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They're important. Kids who don't know them will struggle later in math.
But many kids resist learning these facts, complaining that they are boring and pointless. And many parents dread them, having had similar experiences as students themselves (and maybe having forgotten their math facts by the time their kids are learning them).
Let's look at how we can apply a bit of insight from learning science to make the times tables easier to learn and remember.
What's the problem?The multiplication facts are usually presented in a table like the one below (the familiar "times table"). We'll focus on the facts from 1x1 through 10x10 here.
The most common strategy for learning the facts is "brute force memorization" – which means using a combination of worksheets, drills, flashcards and the like to badger the brain into remembering this information through sheer repetition – that is, repeating the same problems over and over again.
If the brain were like the hard drive on your computer, this might be fine. In fact, we can enter the table of numbers above into a spreadsheet and save it to our computer's hard disk on the first try – no problem at all.
But we know from brain research that your brain is nothing like the hard drive on your computer. In fact, brute force memorization alone is probably one of the worst possible ways for a human being to learn something. Brute force memorization can be unpleasant - no wonder kids resist it! – and it's ineffective. Even if you manage to hammer the information in there, it's more likely than not to leak away pretty quickly.
There is a better wayThe brain isn't set up to store large numbers of isolated facts rapidly (like a hard drive). Instead, it's set up to identify and encode meaningful patterns.
What kinds of patterns? Well, visual relationships and symmetry are two good examples. Let's take a look.
How is the times table constructed?Have you ever thought about where the times table comes from? To understand that, first think about what a multiplication represents.
If we take a multiplication like 8x4, we are saying we want to copy one number (the multiplicand) a certain number of times (the multiplier). There's no hard and fast rule about which order the multiplier and multiplicand are written. For our purposes, consider the first number (8) to be the multiplicand (the number being copied) and the second number (4) to be the multiplier (the number of copies). So in this case "eight times four" means "copy the number eight, four times." (Note that the word "multi-ply" is derived from the words for "many layers" – you can see why in the diagram below).
How do we get from the four eights to the result of the multiplication (which is 32)? Easy – just count out the number of squares in the whole rectangle like so…
The familiar times table is made up of all the rectangles representing all the multiplications from 1x1 to 10x10 laid one on top of the other, so that only the very last square of each one - containing the final count of squares in that rectangle - peeks through. If you look at the cell for the multiplication of interest, you can see that it is at the top, right corner of a rectangle that represents the multiplication of interest (and covers that number of squares).
This visual relationship between the individual multiplication problems and the structure of the whole table can help students understand and remember the facts, because they can start to picture the problems visually in their mind's eye. Also, if they forget one of the facts, then this conceptual understanding gives them a way to reconstruct it from known facts nearby.
How can symmetry help students learn the facts?Consider the multiplication 8x4=32. This means, "copying eight squares four times gives you thirty-two squares." Notice that 4x8=32 means something different, namely "copying four squares eight times gives you thirty-two squares." The picture below shows the two visually.
The rectangles represented by the two multiplications are different shapes, but they give the same result in the end (32 squares). This works for any two numbers you multiply – changing the order changes the rectangle's shape but doesn't change the quantity that results. This is called the commutative property of multiplication.
Now let's apply this insight back to our times table. Look at the table below. It's the same as the one above, but color-coded to highlight the symmetry associated with the commutative property. Notice that if you folded the table on its diagonal, the numbers in the two halves would overlap perfectly.
For students, this is great news – it means instead of memorizing all 100 facts, they can learn 55 facts (45 facts in one of the triangles plus the ten facts along the diagonal that are perfect squares like 1x1 or 4x4 – on the diagonal the multiplicand and multiplier are the same and so they have no mirror image). Learning this one relationship cuts the number of facts almost in half instantly.
Multiplying by 1: Mono-plyingWe can cut the number of facts down further by looking at specific groups of facts. Multiplying by one, for example, is not really multiplying at all – it's mono-plying (if multi-ply means "many layers" then mono-ply means "one layer").
Remembering the mono-plying rule (multiplying any number by 1 gives you back that same number) takes care of another ten facts, leaving us with just 45 facts to learn.
Multiplying by 10Multiplying tens is easy, too. It's just like multiplying by one except you append a zero to the result.
2x1 = 2 and 2x10 = 20 = "twenty" (derived from the words "twin tens")
3x1 = 3 and 3x10 = 30 = "thirty" (derived from the words "three tens")
4x1 = 4 and 4x10 = 40 = "forty" (derived from the words "four tens")
and so on…
To see why, look at the picture.
Adding the rule for multiplying tens takes care of another nine facts, leaving just 36 to learn.
If 36 multiplication facts still seems like a lot, consider that there are 26 letters in the English alphabet plus ten digits that have names (zero, one, two, etc.), which is also 36 facts. Your child memorized those, and you can use the same kinds of techniques for the remaining 36 times table facts. Just keep in mind that helping a child to understand where the facts come from along with patterns like the visual relationships between rectangles and the symmetry that comes from the commutative property will make learning the facts (and other things later, like long multiplication, division, and algebra) much easier. The knowledge will also stick better and last longer.
SummaryTo summarize, we started with 100 multiplication facts to learn, from 1x1 through 10x10.
First we introduced a few key concepts:
- What is multiplication? It's copying one number a specified number of times (as in "eight times four" and "times table") and counting up the quantity that results
- Where does the times table come from? From stacking all the multiplication rectangles on top of one another, letting just the last square of each with the total quantity for that rectangle show through
Then we introduced a few key rules:
- Commutative Property: It doesn't matter which order you multiply two numbers – it means something different but you still get the same result (Example: 8x4 = 4x8 = 32)
- Multiplying by one (or mono-plying): When you multiply any number by one, you just get that number back
- Multiplying tens: Just like multiplying by one, except you append a zero to the result (Example: 1x4 = 4 and 10x4 = 40). Remember: the name "forty" is just a short form of "four tens"
With these few rules we cut down the number of facts to a manageable 36. Not only does this reduce the memorization load by about two-thirds, but the conceptual understanding will make the remaining facts easier for students to learn and remember.
Additional resourcesThis is a lot of information (who knew there was so much to know about the lowly times tables?).
Some teachers, tutors, and parents can make use of it in the form it's presented here in the blog post. To make it easier for everyone else, I've packaged this information up into some free videos and a couple of inexpensive apps for iPhone and iPad - each priced less than a pack of index cards. (Note: If you are searching for one of the apps on an iPad, you'll need to change the default filter from "iPad" to "iPhone" apps to find them).
Another great way to help kids learn is to insert yourself into the process – show them you're interested and available to help if they need it. The same way you read books to your children when they were small, you can sit with them and work through some math mini-lessons at the table, in Minecraft, or using these apps.
Video examples of using Minecraft to learn arithmetic:
- Minecraft Math #1: Numbers - Even, Odd, Prime & Square Root
- Minecraft Math #2: Addition, Multiplication & Commutativity
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HOUSTON - Family members and witnesses are disputing claims that a man fatally shot by a Houston police officer was a threat.
Houston police said Florida Rubio called 911 after Rafino Lara told her that he thought a man with a knife was following him on Bissonnet near Fondren at 4:20 p.m. Monday.
Police said they arrived and tried to gather everyone up, but officers said Lara would not listen to commands in English or in Spanish.
Police said Lara, 54, hid one arm under his shirt, then made an abrupt move at the end of the sidewalk. Detectives said Officer J. McGowan, who has been with the department for two years, said she was afraid he had a gun.
Investigators said McGowan noticed a bulge concealed underneath Lara's shirt near his waistband that he was holding with his left hand. He was walking away and McGowan gave him commands, in English and Spanish, police said. With both hands on his left side, Lara turned toward McGowan and she fired one shot at him, police said.
Rubio said that was not what she saw. Through a translator, Rubio said Lara's hands were in the air when the officer fired.
"She said that when he raised his hands, he turned around," said Gabriella Pardo, who translated for Rubio. "When he turned around, she already had taken out a gun and shot him."
Police said they did not find a gun on Lara, but they found a can of beer on him.
"If you put an officer on the defensive and conceal your hands when being ordered and giving commands to show your hands, you're automatically putting that officer in fear," HPD spokesman John Cannon said.
One woman who came to the scene on Monday said Lara was her brother. She said a witness told her that police quickly got out of their car and fired without giving instructions in Spanish.
Lara left El Salvador more than 30 years ago. He lived in New York state for a while and moved to Houston in 2007. His family said he had a drinking problem and sometimes lived on the street. Relatives said he was never violent.
Lara's criminal record included two misdemeanor arrests on charges of failure to give information to a police officer and trespassing. He served days in jail on each charge in March.
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By default, Message Queue uses a file-based data store, in which individual files store persistent data (such as messages, destinations, durable subscriptions, transactions, and routing information).
The file-based data store is located in a directory identified by the name of the broker instance (instanceName) to which the data store belongs:
(See Appendix A, Distribution-Specific Locations of Message Queue Data for the location of the instances directory.) Each destination on the broker has its own subdirectory holding messages delivered to that destination.
Because the data store can contain messages of a sensitive or proprietary nature, you should secure the …/instances/instanceName/fs370 directory against unauthorized access; see Securing a File-Based Data Store.
Broker configuration properties related to file-based persistence are listed under File-Based Persistence Properties. These properties let you configure various aspects of how the file-based data store behaves.
All persistent data other than messages is stored in separate files: one file each for destinations, durable subscriptions, and transaction state information. Most messages are stored in a single file consisting of variable-size records. You can compact this file to alleviate fragmentation as messages are added and removed (see Managing Physical Destination Disk Utilization). In addition, messages above a certain threshold size are stored in their own individual files rather than in the variable-sized record file. You can configure this threshold size with the broker property imq.persist.file.message.max_record_size.
The broker maintains a file pool for these individual message files: instead of being deleted when it is no longer needed, a file is returned to the pool of free files in its destination directory so that it can later be reused for another message. The broker property imq.persist.file.destination.message.filepool.limit specifies the maximum number of files in the pool. When the number of individual message files for a destination exceeds this limit, files will be deleted when no longer needed instead of being returned to the pool.
When returning a file to the file pool, the broker can save time at the expense of storage space by simply tagging the file as available for reuse without deleting its previous contents. You can use the imq.persist.file.message.filepool.cleanratio broker property to specify the percentage of files in each destination's file pool that should be maintained in a "clean" (empty) state rather than simply marked for reuse. The higher you set this value, the less space will be required for the file pool, but the more overhead will be needed to empty the contents of files when they are returned to the pool. If the broker's imq.persist.file.message.cleanup property is true, all files in the pool will be emptied at broker shutdown, leaving them in a clean state; this conserves storage space but slows down the shutdown process.
In writing data to the data store, the operating system has some leeway in whether to write the data synchronously or "lazily" (asynchronously). Lazy storage can lead to data loss in the event of a system crash, if the broker believes the data to have been written to the data store when it has not. To ensure absolute reliability (at the expense of performance), you can require that all data be written synchronously by setting the broker property imq.persist.file.sync.enabled to true. In this case, the data is guaranteed to be available when the system comes back up after a crash, and the broker can reliably resume operation.
A file-based data store is automatically created when you create a broker instance. However, you can configure the data store using the properties described in File-Based Persistence Properties.
For example, by default, Message Queue performs asynchronous write operations to disk. However, to attain the highest reliability, you can set the broker property imq.persist.file.sync to write data synchronously instead. See Table 17–5.
When you start a broker instance, you can use the imqbrokerd command's -- reset option to clear the file-based data store. For more information about this option and its suboptions, see Broker Utility.
The persistent data store can contain, among other information, message files that are being temporarily stored. Since these messages may contain proprietary information, it is important to secure the data store against unauthorized access. This section describes how to secure data in a file-based data store.
A broker using file-based persistence writes persistent data to a flat-file data store whose location is platform-dependent (see Appendix A, Distribution-Specific Locations of Message Queue Data):
where instanceName is a name identifying the broker instance. This directory is created when the broker instance is started for the first time. The procedure for securing this directory depends on the operating system platform on which the broker is running:
On Solaris and Linux, the directory's permissions are determined by the file mode creation mask (umask) of the user who started the broker instance. Hence, permission to start a broker instance and to read its persistent files can be restricted by setting the mask appropriately. Alternatively, an administrator (superuser) can secure persistent data by setting the permissions on the instances directory to 700.
On Windows, the directory's permissions can be set using the mechanisms provided by the Windows operating system. This generally involves opening a Properties dialog for the directory.
Because many activities can occur during a transaction, persisting a transaction's state over the complete life cycle of the transaction can adversely affect overall performance, especially when the imq.persist.file.sync.enabled property is set to true to avoid data loss in case of a system crash.
Message Queue provides a transaction logging mechanism that can improve performance of transaction persistence. This transaction log offers tuning parameters that can improve performance of file-based persistence for other objects, such as message payloads.
To enable this transaction logging mechanism, set the imq.persist.file.newTxnLogenabled broker property to true.
After enabling the transaction log, essential changes to the state of a JMS transaction are written to the transaction log. When the transaction is committed, all details regarding it are gathered and written to the persistent store. Additionally, the logging mechanism periodically performs a "checkpoint" operation to ensure that the persistent store and the transaction log are synchronized and that the log size remains manageable.
As a further refinement, the operation of the logging mechanism is subject to the value of the imq.persist.file.sync.enabled broker property:
When imq.persist.file.sync.enabled is true, write operations to the transaction log are written synchronously to disk. Non-transacted message and non-transacted message acknowledgements are also written synchronously to the transaction log before being written asynchronously to the persistent store.
When imq.persist.file.sync.enabled is false, write operations to the transaction log are written asynchronously to disk. Non-transacted message and non-transacted message acknowledgements are not written to the transaction log.
The tuning parameters supported by the transaction logging mechanism are:
Information about these parameters can be found in Table 17–6.


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My father moved to California due to the racial violence of the time. My father hit my mom, and they both hit me. I fought at school, fought with my brothers, and fought with Crooks Street friends. The teachers gave beatings. I broke my brother Jimmy's arm with a two-by-four when he threatened to take my money. My brother Jerry went off to war in Vietnam. My brother Arthur was scalded with hot water and stabbed by one of his many girlfriends. All of the whippings, at home and at school, only toughened my ass, my resolve, and my resentment. I grew numb.
I knew I would not be able to make things work in regular high school. Besides, they kicked me out when I got in a fight with a white guy who'd just called me a nigger. I did not quit school, though, because school is where I could find girls. Plus the words of my elementary school principal echoed in my soul. I could not let those words—"Boy, you'll never graduate from high school"—come true.
Not long after graduation, I was on one of my runs. I got caught up, was shot, and then killed someone. In the depth of my heart and soul I felt that what I did was wrong. I did not set out to kill anyone that night, but the fact is I did. After they found me guilty of the murder, I awaited the sentencing of life without possibility of parole or death. The jury could not choose between the two, so the judge gave me life without parole. At nineteen, one cannot grasp the depth of a no-parole life sentence.
I was ignorant about all prison ways. I came from the desert, the natural world—purple and red clay mountains, open spaces—and there was nothing natural about cells. On the prison yard I kept my mask on, my dark shades, non-smiling, dead-eyed gaze, and silence, but when I was back in the cell writing letters I opened up and released the realness and feelings inside me. Letters were like blood veins or life lines: I lived through them and only ate and slept in prison.
When people told me I had a way with words, I did not equate that with being a poet and writer. I just wanted to expand in areas I knew nothing about, and my word trail led me to sign up for two poetry classes.
Poetry was still a puzzle and mystery, but deep and enjoyable. I thought poetry must come from some hidden, magical place, a place heavy with knowledge and wisdom. I thought I could never be intelligent enough to write poetry. I now saw poetry in some of the songs of Stevie Wonder; the Beatles; the Rolling Stones; Earth, Wind and Fire; in some old blues and Motown sounds.
Some spirit, muse, or magic moved me to create my first poem one Christmas Eve. Somehow I let go of my pre-conceived notions of what should and should not be. Some force, some sweet realness, engulfed me.
The next Monday, I caught my teacher, Judith, in the hallway of the education building and handed her my poem. I had been in Judith's class, shades on day and night, in silence, for over a year. When she read the poem, all she could say—with tear-filled eyes—was "outrageous."
After I began to write, I gradually realized that all my letters had been poetry, too, that all along I had been writing poems. My life was the melody that flowed like free verse.
People from many walks of life—teachers, professors, stockbrokers, college students—complimented me on my work. Reverend Smith at the prison chapel said, "I never liked poetry, but I like yours." I had never heard such kindness about anything I had done before.
has taught poetry in a wide variety of settings from primary school classrooms to maximum security prisons. She is the author of several books, including her memoir, . She currently serves as training coordinator for WriterCorps in San Francisco.
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Spring Cocktail
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1 glass Quinquina. (1/2 oz Bonal)
1 Glass Benedictine. (scant 1/2 oz Benedictine)
Before shaking (I'd stir) add a dash of bitters and serve with an olive (Nicoise Olive).
As usual, to convert this "party cocktail" to a single serving, I am dividing the "glasses" in half and then counting them as ounces.
I never quite know what to use when a recipe calls for "Quinquina". I don't know if there was a specific product called "Quinquina" at the beginning of this century or if there was a specific brand of Quinquinas which was used when this appeared in cocktail recipes. To me, Quinquinas are a class of French wine based aperitifs which contain Quinine. Unfortunately, this is a fairly wide variety of products, from Lillet Blanc to Dubbonet Rouge. If you cast your net a bit wider, there are about a million wine and neutral spirit based beverages from around the world which potentially qualify as "Quinquinas", due to the fact that they contain Quinine as a bittering agent. All have very different results when used in cocktails.
Haus Alpenz has begun importing an interesting wine based Gentian and Quinine aperitif called "Bonal".
From their website:
Since 1865, this delicious aperitif wine has stood apart for its exceptional complexity, delightful flavors and stimulating palate. Serious to its role as aperitif, it was known as "ouvre l'appétit" – the key to the appetite. Found popular with sportsmen, Bonal became an early sponsor of the Tour de France. It is made by an infusion of gentian, cinchona (quinine) and renown herbs of the Grand Chartreuse mountains in a Mistelle base. Traditionally enjoyed neat or with a twist; also may enhance classic drinks in place of sweet red vermouth.
I would describe the flavor as similar to a more extreme version of dry or blanc/bianco vermouth. The botanicals seem more herbal than spice based. There seems to be little citrus. The middle flavors are similar to savory, culinary herbs with a strong gentian bitterness at the fore and lingering quinine bitterness in the finish. Quite nice.
Well, give a boy some new booze and ya gotta mix with it, especially when it seems appropriate in the recipe.
Scouring the refrigerator, I discovered I was out of Green Olives. Horror! How do things like this happen? In fact the only olives I had were Nicoise olives. Well, ya gotta do what you gotta do.
Thinking about these flavors and with the generic specification of "Gin", I was reminded a bit of the savory combination of Junipero and Genevieve I had enjoyed in the Some Moth. Let's try that again.
Huh, actually, the Nicoise Olive is quite tasty in the Spring. The savory brininess working well with the funk of the genevieve and complexity of the Bonal. About all I'd say is even a scant half ounce is a little much Benedictine for me. I think my ideal for this would be about 3/4 oz Junipero, 3/4 oz Genevieve, 3/4 oz Bonal, 1/4 oz Benedictine. Your Mileage May Vary.
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H. D. Smith outsources B2B and secure file collaboration
The Business – Vital supply chain
Headquartered in Springfield, Illinois and founded in 1954, H. D. Smith is among the largest national full-service wholesalers in the pharmaceutical industry. The company provides a range of solutions and services to manufacturers and a complete line of pharmaceuticals; over-the-counter medications; healthcare products, equipment, and merchandise; and marketing programs to retail pharmacies, regional chains, and health systems.
"Sharing data with our thousands of partners and suppliers is the absolute lifeblood of the business at H. D. Smith," said David Guzman, Chief Information Officer, H. D. Smith.
"To handle this data sharing, we did a thorough evaluation and outsourced all of the integration infrastructure and related management to SEEBURGER," Guzman stated.
"We trust SEEBURGER with this vital aspect of our business because of their combination
of technical competency, customer service, and depth of understanding of the health care industry."
The Goals – Fulfilling on the vision
"This is a time of rapid change in the healthcare industry. But while the challenges are immense and the competition is stiff, H. D. Smith stands apart as a company with a phenomenal completeness of vision and a real commitment to people," Guzman said.
"The company's twin goals are optimizing patient care and reducing administrative burdens in healthcare."
"A few years ago H. D. Smith undertook a huge initiative to improve a wide range of processes and technology to position the company to scale and grow and fulfill its vision effectively," Guzman said. "Today we handle the chain of distribution between manufacturers and products, and we know there is an immense amount of information that can flow up and down that chain," Guzman said. "We see an opportunity to expand into solutions and services based around information, and this view of how our services will evolve is also part of the H. D. Smith vision."


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In another election year, perhaps one of the most significant in American history, the president-elect wanted to buy his wife a gift of jewelry to wear at his inauguration.
The year was 1861 and the new American leader was Abraham Lincoln. He walked into one of New York's fashionable salons known as Tiffany & Co. and purchased a strand of seed pearls for Mary Todd Lincoln, which she wore at the inauguration.
Tiffany & Co. celebrates its 175th anniversary this year. Founded in New York in 1937, with an initial investment of $1,000 borrowed from family members, fast forward to today and the international jeweler records a $3.6 billion-a-year sales volume.
Michael Botsko, the sophisticated store director at Tiffany & Co.'s South Coast Plaza store, reports that the American standard bearer in luxury goods has a year of impressive plans ahead. Recently, Tiffany & Co. introduced a new metal named Rubedo, marking another milestone in the company's legacy.
The term comes from "the medieval philosophy of alchemy, a title applied to the highest achievement when matter and spirit fused to create something of rare beauty."
Tiffany & Co.'s 21st century Rubedo blends gold, silver and copper. Metallurgists experimented at length to come up with the desired blend, ultimately declaring that the new metal embodied the glow of "first light."
Botsko invites the O.C. community to stop in the shop and experience Rubedo, the first creative unveiling in what promises to be a remarkable year of artistic advancement for the company that catered to Abraham Lincoln for his inauguration.
Shampoo & Style opens
Elsewhere in Costa Mesa, a family business catering to the personal beauty requirement of the social set has opened its trendy doors. The pretty and petite powerhouse real estate producer, Monica Ruggieri, joined with her handsome actor son, Mike, in opening the latest concept in hair styling they call SAS Shampoo & Style.
"It's all about hairstyling that includes the wash, blow dry and style for the price of $35," said Ruggieri, welcoming some 300 guests to her white-tented grand opening evening at the 17th Street salon, designed with panache by Lois Inchicki and the famous Barclay Butera.
In the crowd were local style meisters Cerise Casello, Jayne Lally and the gorgeous Jean DeVries, welcomed by store manager Elizabeth McNerney. Newport Auto Center's debonair Tim Tauber joined Jim Markham and Glenn McMahon, chief executive of St. John Knits. The high-energy opening was designed by Austin Johnston with catering by Bayside Restaurant.
Taking stress out of the dress
Feeling over-stressed?
On May 3, the Newport Beach company known as STYLE 2020 will host a special evening at its 888 San Clemente Drive executive headquarters, welcoming respected physician and author Dr. Stephanie McClellan. She will talk to the crowd about her latest co-authored book, titled "So Stressed: The Ultimate Stress-Relief Plan for Women."
Newport Beach Councilwoman Leslie Daigle, a current candidate for the state Assembly, will introduce McClellan to the crowd. The talented stylists at STYLE 2020 have created an event themed around McClellan's topic, which they are calling "Stress Resilient Style," or, in other words, how to take the stress out of the dress.
The public is invited to the reception, which will begin at 6 p.m. Please call STYLE 2020 at (949) 219-2360 to RSVP because seating is limited.
Teeing up for SPIN tourney
When it comes to making a difference on the Orange Coast for families and individuals in need, few charitable groups are as hands-on as Serving People In Need (SPIN). The local nonprofit run by the indefatigable Jean Wegener and her super-development exec, Kim Frazier, are in the final planning stages of the annual 2012 SPIN Golf Tournament.
The event tees off May 16 at Strawberry Farms Golf Course in Irvine, and will be a day of fun and surprises. Philanthropic Cliff Fleming of South Coast Helicopters will donate his services for the anticipated "Helicopter Golf Drop."
A putting contest will precede a noontime shotgun start. Following 18 holes, players will enjoy cocktails and supper in the clubhouse with the annual awards presentation. It will include generous prizes provided by local merchants such as A Restaurant and Market, The Monogram Store, Dr. Kate Sahafi DDS, Lido Village Books, YAS Yoga and Spin, STYLE 2020, IntelliSkin athlete wear and Haute Cakes Caffe, to name a few.
To find out more call, Kim Frazier at SPIN: (714) 751-1101 ext. 19.
THE CROWD runs Thursdays and Saturdays. B.W. Cook is editor of the Bay Window, the official publication of the Balboa Bay Club in Newport Beach.


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By By Andrew Drwiega, International Bureau Chief | September 25, 2013
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A range of international operators agreed on the second day of Helitech International 2013 in London that the certification process stipulated by authorities to allow helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) operators to use night vision goggles (NVGs) in Europe needs to be quicker and more streamlined.
While all confirmed that safety had to be the main consideration whether operators were conducting day or night missions, it was unanimously agreed night operations using NVGs were always safer than not using them.
Show floor at Helitech International 2013. Photos by Andrew Drwiega
During the conference those speaking included representatives from the East Anglian Air Ambulance (with support provider Bond Air Services), Spanish operator Inaer, DRF Luftrettung from Germany and the Norwegian Air Ambulance.
"Flying with NVGs is much better than flying without," said Erik Normann, manager of flight operations for Norwegian Air Ambulance. In 2012, Normann said that his organization had flown 7,757 flight hours, or which 1,716 were at night (22 percent) and 1,158 (15 percent) on NVGs. In Norway, particularly taking into account is position in the Northern Hemisphere, darkness is always a factor in providing a service to the population. Because of the rugged geography in some parts of the country, what is only a 15-minute flight be helicopter can be up to seven hours by car.
In terms of crew resource management (CRM), Normann said that both the pilot and HEMS crewmember in the cockpit had NVGs and that even the doctor in the back was given a hand-held device: "During a landing – all eyes count," he said.
While the Norwegians have been operating with NVGs since 2002, the East Anglian Air Ambulance became the first UK HEMS operator to certified to use NVGs earlier this year. Bond Air Services director of flight operations Capt. Pete Cummings said: "East Anglia have been the first to really push for night HEMS. The CAA were supportive within their regulatory framework – and always erring on the side of caution." With the application process beginning in November 2011, a list of considerations to gain approval was received from the CAA a month later. The CAA eventually published its safety directive in July 2012 – which included the requirement to illuminate the final approach area with white light from a height of 500 feet. This required the fitting of a Trakka 800 light onto the front left hand skid. Eventually, all points were satisfied and the first night HEMS flight took place on May 13, 2013.
The question raised at the conference was whether operators might soon make use of symbology within the NVGs that would provide them with flight information, as already practiced by military forces around the world, was generally assessed as a step too far given the existing certification difficulties.
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The Movie the Faithful Want You to See
Forget the Hollywood Jesus of Son of God. Persecuted is the film that best expresses the dark fears of the religious right.
Jesus is the star of the latest faith-based blockbuster movie, Son of God, but a new conservative hero may well break out of a smaller, independent film. Persecuted, which opens in theaters May 9, is a political thriller about an evangelist facing down a government threat to destroy religious freedom in America. In Son of God, the main character is divine; the Persecuted protagonist, the film's producers suggest, could be you.
Persecuted screened this week at the Conservative Political Action Conference outside of Washington, D.C., and it couldn't have found a more sympathetic audience. The tribulations of the evangelist, not so subtly named John Luther, seem calculated to capitalize on conservative claims that a tyrannical government is infringing on their religious freedom. The spreading legalization of same-sex marriage, the contraception coverage requirement under the Affordable Care Act and other laws have convinced many religious conservatives that, as political strategist Ralph Reed told the CPAC crowd at another event, "Our freedom as Americans to practice our religious liberties and to express our faith in God is under assault as never before."
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If so, it's under assault from within the right itself, as the film comes at a time when libertarian-leaning and younger conservatives are starting to make their peace with same-sex marriage. At one CPAC panel, Alexander McCobin, president of the libertarian group Students for Liberty, argued, "gay marriage is the civil rights issue of the 21st century." A recent survey by the Public Religion Research Institute found that fully half of Republicans between the ages of 18 and 33 favor same-sex marriage, compared with just 18 percent of Republicans over 68.
But religious liberty is one issue both social conservatives and libertarians can coalesce around. It lets each camp play into the other's concerns by invoking a fear of government strong-arming its citizens, in this case by violating their religious conscience in making them comply with secular laws. In that sense, Persecuted is perfectly pitched to bring CPAC's dominant wings together.
About 150 people attended the Friday-night screening, and responded eagerly to the producers' plea to help them promote the film. Unlike Son of God, which debuted last weekend in 3,260 theaters across the country, grossing $26.5 million, Persecuted is very much a do-it-yourself affair. Without studio backing, the producers said, they need supporters to pre-purchase at least 500 tickets per city just to be able to fund a weeklong screening.
Daniel Lusko, the movie's writer and director, told me he was an admirer of Alfred Hitchcock, and aimed to emulate his work. But Persecuted is more like a made-for-TV melodrama than The Man Who Knew Too Much. It is rife with ham-fisted symbolism—Luther's name is just one example—and plot twists that range from inexplicable to implausible. Imagine House of Cards for the religious set: that's Persecuted.
The film opens with Luther (James Remar, who played the father of a serial killer on the Showtime drama Dexter) refusing a last-ditch effort of Senate Majority Leader Donald Harrison (Bruce Davison, best known for his role as Sen. Robert Kelly in the X-Men movies) to convince him to endorse the Faith and Fairness Act, a bill that would give "equal time" to all religions. "I cannot water down the gospel to advance anyone's political agenda," Luther tells Harrison in one of many robotic pronouncements.
Furious, the senator dispatches what later is revealed to be a Secret Service agent to drug Luther and frame him for the rape and murder of a 16 year-old girl. Emerging from his stupor the next morning on a rural roadside, Luther discovers a massive manhunt for him is underway. He spends the remainder of the film attempting to prove his innocence and evading the government's efforts to assassinate him.
One of the film's many duff notes involves Fred Thompson, the former senator and presidential candidate, who plays Dr. Charles Luther, John Luther's father, a Catholic priest. Thompson's grimly earnest Luther advises his son that he's "just a pawn in a bigger game" and that he must "stand up against a cabal of phony politicians" who "can't silence the truth." How the protagonist, named for the founder of the Protestant Reformation, is the son of a Catholic priest, is never explained in the film. After Father Luther is executed by government agents, his evangelical son goes to his church, takes communion, enlists the help of one of the younger priests in his father's parish and begins carrying a rosary.
Lusko explained the backstory in an interview: Father Luther had a family before becoming a priest, and father and son had been estranged until the younger Luther's crisis. (In very rare instances, the Catholic Church has permitted ordination of priests who are married, but only when they were clergy in another denomination and chose to convert to Catholicism.) The father-son relationship, Lusko told me, "represented the schism between the Catholic and the evangelical church." Lusko added that "under persecution," these denominational differences disappear, as with the evangelical son and his Catholic father.
But it's precisely the erasure of religious differences that lies at the heart of the diabolical government plot at the center of the story. Luther, the evangelist, runs a ministry called Truth. The government seeks, through the Faith and Fairness Act, to impose "equality for all faiths," a concept presented darkly as the mysterious acronym SUMAC, with symbols nearly identical to a Unitarian Universalist "co-exist" bumper sticker.
After Luther's disappearance, Truth's rapacious board of directors, led by Luther's double-crossing right-hand man, Ryan Morris (comedian Brad Stine) meets to decide whether to support the bill. After Morris tells them they will get tax breaks and earmarks (eliciting a knowing groan from the audience), they decide to support it. Gone are the Truth logos; they are replaced with SUMAC's irreligious leaf motif.
In front of the SUMAC logo, Senator Harrison is shown telling an audience: "This is no longer a Christian nation! It never has been!"
After Luther returns from hiding to confront Harrison, the senator defends the bill as "the most crucial piece of legislation since the Bill of Rights." He won't have time for remedial civics class, though, as moments later he is gunned down by the same agent he ordered to frame Luther. But before he meets his end, he abruptly reveals the bill isn't about religion at all, but about national security. If someone has a bomb hidden in a mosque or a temple, Harrison tells Luther, "I don't have oversight!"
The majority leader still hates religion, though; when Luther protests, he snarls, "Stop with your Christian platitudes!"
The audience ate it up.
"Given our current administration," said Avi Davis, president of the American Freedom Alliance, a Los Angeles think tank that "promotes, defends and upholds Western values and ideals," the film could depict realistic events, a sentiment echoed by others in the crowd.
"Government has already overtaken freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the Second Amendment," said Teresa Frerking, a CPAC attendee from Kentucky. "I have lost total faith in the government."
"It was very credible in this day and age," Marlene Curry, a CPAC attendee from Virginia, said. "I grew up in a country where government was restrained and represented the people. And of course that's no longer the case."
Persecuted is very much the personal project of Daniel Lusko, the movie's 30-year-old writer and director. Lusko grew up Christian, the son of a pastor, Chip Lusko, in Albuquerque, N.M. Interested in filmmaking as a teenager, Lusko attended the New York Film Academy at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, and then worked with his father's production company.
Lusko told me he wrote the script five years ago, before many of the recent political battles with the Obama administration, but said the film's themes of religious persecution were "timeless." On his blog, Lusko's father has praised his son's perseverance in pursuing funding for the film. The elder Lusko also described the film's prescience, as his son wrote it "before it was obvious the IRS, DOJ and other organized government arms were targeting people of faith."


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Korean GP 2012
Friday Team Quotes
Red Bull-Renault
Sebastian Vettel (1st, 1:38.832): "All in all we can be quite happy, but I think it looks extremely tight. I'm not happy with every run we had today, but I think the track was changing quite a lot this morning, it was better than we expected. This afternoon it was quite slippery to start with, but then I think it got a little bit better so, all in all the car felt alright and now we see what we can do for tomorrow. I think we have to improve ourselves to match the others."
Mark Webber (2nd, 1:38.864): "We had a pretty good program for today and I think both of us managed to get the most out of it. We'll have a look where we can improve tonight in different areas; it's always a compromise on a track like this with a bit of top speed in the first sector, then the last sector is pretty twisty in terms of rhythm - it's a bit like Budapest, so you need a bit of downforce there. So far so good, we have good information and the guys will now get on with the job tonight."
Jenson Button (4th, 1:39.219): "It's so tricky to get a good set-up around here. We're still not quite quick enough, but we're heading in the right direction. We've been making progress all day, although this morning's session was more about testing new parts and making sure everything worked correctly and less about choosing the right set-up. At the moment, it doesn't look like we're quite as quick as the Red Bulls - who'll probably be quite difficult to beat in qualifying - but our race lap-times and consistency both look good. I think the track has done most of its evolution already today - it's not going to re-set tomorrow - so the adjustments we've been making are looking positive. And there's still more to come."
Lewis Hamilton (8th, 1:39.717): "I struggled a little bit with set-up today. There was quite a big difference in feeling between FP1 and FP2, which we don't fully understand yet. This morning's session was fine, but I made some changes for the afternoon and wasn't quite able to get a good time out of either the Prime or the Option [tyres]. So now we'll work hard to figure out what direction we want to take. The Red Bulls look pretty quick, but Jenson wasn't that far off their pace this afternoon. So that's good. We'll make some changes to the balance overnight, and hopefully we'll be in better shape for tomorrow. As I say, this afternoon Jenson showed that our car has pace; all we need to do is fully extract it. If we can improve the balance overnight, I think we can be competitive."
Martin Whitmarsh, Team Principal: "Finding the perfect set-up for this circuit is a somewhat tricky balancing act - and it's not made any easier by the 'green' track surface and the changing wind direction between sessions. Nevertheless, I think we've made a solid start to the weekend. We evaluated a number of new solutions and made decent progress towards cracking the balance needed for both the Soft and the Supersoft tyres. As always, the sharp end of the field looks extremely competitive, so the remainder of the weekend will be all about trying to maximise the slightest competitive advantage. There's still work to be done, but our engineers and mechanics will doubtless rise to the challenge. We're in the thick of it, and we're very much looking forward to qualifying tomorrow."
Fernando Alonso (3rd, 1:39.160): "It's hard to say where we are compared to the others, because today, we focused mainly on ourselves, working this morning on a comparison of various ideas relating to car configuration and, in the afternoon on the tyres. We must wait til tomorrow to have a more precise picture of the situation. The track improved a great deal from one session to the next:
Fernando Alonso (3rd, 1:39.160): "It's hard to say where we are compared to the others, because today, we focused mainly on ourselves, working this morning on a comparison of various ideas relating to car configuration and, in the afternoon on the tyres. We must wait til tomorrow to have a more precise picture of the situation. The track improved a great deal from one session to the next:it's a phenomenon that's particularly accentuated here, because there's hardly any racing on this track and this morning, it was particularly dirty. Let's hope the situation improves for tomorrow because it's always more fun driving when the track offers at least some grip. The most demanding part of this circuit is definitely the third sector, the shortest in terms of time, made up almost entirely of corners. The set-up choices are dictated mainly by car behaviour in this third sector, while the other two are definitely easier to deal with."
Felipe Massa (6th, 1:39.422): "I'd say this weekend has got off on the right foot, but the important thing is to continue down this path tomorrow on Sunday, when it really counts. Our car seems pretty good on this track, which is cause to be hopeful, even if we will only discover the truth tomorrow in qualifying. From what we could see this afternoon, in the second session, the difference between the Soft and the Supersoft is definitely a big one:
Felipe Massa (6th, 1:39.422): "I'd say this weekend has got off on the right foot, but the important thing is to continue down this path tomorrow on Sunday, when it really counts. Our car seems pretty good on this track, which is cause to be hopeful, even if we will only discover the truth tomorrow in qualifying. From what we could see this afternoon, in the second session, the difference between the Soft and the Supersoft is definitely a big one:we seemed comfortable on the two of them, on both low and high fuel loads. Now we are trying to prepare as well as possible for qualifying, which looks like being very closely contested: there is some very strong opposition and we will have to do everything perfectly if want to be able to match them."
Pat Fry: "Overall, it was a positive day and as usual on a Friday, we had a lot of work to get through, managing to complete almost everything we had wanted to achieve. This morning, the aim was to evaluate a few updates on the car and try various aerodynamic configurations, especially relating to the rear wing, to choose the best one for a track of this type. In the afternoon, we concentrated on a comparison of the Soft and Supersoft tyres, which Pirelli has supplied to the teams for this Grand Prix, over both short and long runs. From what we could see this afternoon, the difference in performance between them does not seem so high, but it's true that, in theory, as the track evolves over the next couple of days, the difference should be accentuated. I would say we have a reasonably clear idea when it comes to the technical choices to be made for this Grand Prix:
Pat Fry: "Overall, it was a positive day and as usual on a Friday, we had a lot of work to get through, managing to complete almost everything we had wanted to achieve. This morning, the aim was to evaluate a few updates on the car and try various aerodynamic configurations, especially relating to the rear wing, to choose the best one for a track of this type. In the afternoon, we concentrated on a comparison of the Soft and Supersoft tyres, which Pirelli has supplied to the teams for this Grand Prix, over both short and long runs. From what we could see this afternoon, the difference in performance between them does not seem so high, but it's true that, in theory, as the track evolves over the next couple of days, the difference should be accentuated. I would say we have a reasonably clear idea when it comes to the technical choices to be made for this Grand Prix:now we must try and optimize the package we have in order to get the best possible result."
Mercedes GP
Michael Schumacher (5th, 1:39.330): "I was pleased with both sessions today. As expected, it looks like our car is better suited to the circuit. The day went well, so I think we can get into the top ten tomorrow and plan our strategy on that basis. We have made some small changes, nothing major, and we looked ok on our long runs. Of course, I haven't been able to study the times from the other teams yet, but we will try to secure a solid result this weekend."
Nico Rosberg (7th, 1:39.584): "It was a good day for us and we made some progress over the two practice sessions. We had some small new things to try on the car which worked quite well, and we seem to be looking better here than in Suzuka. So I'm looking forward to tomorrow and seeing where we are compared to the other cars."
Ross Brawn, Team Principal: "We've had a very solid Friday working through our planned programme and were able to complete a lot of running. The car seems reasonable on lower fuel levels, although there is still work to be done on high fuel. The grip evolves very rapidly here and I expect we will have a different track on Sunday to the one that we saw today, so we need to try and anticipate that. Overall it's been a pretty reasonable day."
Norbert Haug, Mercedes Motorsport Director: "Two good sessions without interruptions for our team today. Michael and Nico did lots of laps in both sessions during which we ran through our planned programme. Without reading anything into our positions today, we have a decent base for tomorrow. With today's data and the observations from the drivers, we will try and further improve our set-up for both qualifying and the race on Sunday."
Kimi Raikkonen (10th, 1:39.839): "The circuit is okay; it's surprisingly bumpy in some parts but it's quite different from other places we race. It's difficult for me to say about the exhaust until I've sat down with the engineers and gone through the data. We'll try to improve the car for tomorrow as it wasn't very easy to drive and get a good lap today. Let's see if we can get it completely right and maybe we can be in the top five in qualifying."
Romain Grosjean (11th, 1:39.957): "It's not been the easiest day. I think we still have some work to do with the car to get the best out of the tyres so tomorrow morning will be important. The track is interesting but it's not been so hard to learn. The trickiest part is definitely Turns 11 & 12 which are not easy to get exactly right but overall it's not too bad. On the positive side we've had a good amount of time learning the circuit and gathered a lot of data, so hopefully we can analyse things overnight and see an improved performance by the time we get to qualifying."
Alan Permane, Chief Race Engineer: "We're happy with how the new exhaust worked from a performance perspective and now need to assess if there are any potential reliability implications due to the hot exhaust gas running in different areas than usual. Early impressions are certainly good and we expect to retain it for the rest of the weekend with Kimi. Both drivers learnt the circuit very quickly. Romain complained of a little too much oversteer and with Kimi there's still potential with the setup, especially as we learn more about the new exhaust. Both drivers reported that they were very happy with the balance of the car when on high fuel loads and degradation levels look manageable from the tyres so it's been a productive first day."
Force India-Mercedes
Nico Hulkenberg (9th, 1:39.739): "I'm feeling pretty happy with today. I didn't drive here last year so I spent the first few laps getting to grips with the circuit again and finding my rhythm. We did our programme, completed all the tests and have all the tyre data to look at tonight. Balance-wise I'm feeling pretty comfortable in the car so we're in a good position and ready for tomorrow."
Paul di Resta (13th, 1:40.140): "It's always difficult to judge too much from a Friday, but we got through our various programmes and got the data we needed for short and long runs. The long run pace looks quite competitive, but I don't think my short run pace was representative because both my runs were compromised by traffic and I didn't get a clean lap. I think we've got a reasonable idea of where we are, but there's a lot of work to be done between now and final practice."
Jules Bianchi: "I got my first experience of the track today so the first few laps were not easy as I tried to get familiar with the track as quickly as possible. Before I came here I watched a lot of videos of the circuit, but it still takes a while to get up to speed. I enjoyed the session and the track is really nice to drive. It's an interesting lap because there is a bit of everything:
Jules Bianchi: "I got my first experience of the track today so the first few laps were not easy as I tried to get familiar with the track as quickly as possible. Before I came here I watched a lot of videos of the circuit, but it still takes a while to get up to speed. I enjoyed the session and the track is really nice to drive. It's an interesting lap because there is a bit of everything:big stops, long straights, quick corners and slow sections. The car felt pretty good today and I tuned the set-up a bit more with each run."
Jakob Andreasen, Chief Engineer: "After the issues we had in Japan last week, it was a relief to have a straightforward day of practice and get all the data we needed. The car is working well and the drivers are generally happy with the balance so I'd say we are not too far away from the sweet spot. Jules was in action this morning and did another excellent job. The track was quite dirty and he was driving here for the first time, but he steadily got on with things and evaluated some useful set-up options. The afternoon session showed that our long run pace looks encouraging and we've got a good feel for both the soft and super-soft tyres."
Kamui Kobayashi (14th, 1:40.445): "We completed a huge programme with my car today but I'm not really happy yet. On high fuel it doesn't look bad actually but on low fuel I'm struggling a lot. We have to find out how we can improve and I think we will find solutions."
Sergio Perez (15th, 1:40.745): "For me the first session went quite well but then in the second session I lost a lot of track time because of a technical problem. I just had no engine power anymore and had to stop on the track. That was why I could not complete my programme and haven't done any long runs on either tyre compound yet so it is too early to say what we can do here. Nevertheless I am very confident for the remainder of the weekend."
Giampaolo Dall'Ara, Head of Track Engineering: "Unfortunately we have lost half of the second session on Sergio's car because of a problem with the engine management. With Kamui's car we didn't have any reliability issues but performance-wise we have to improve. We need to get a better understanding of a few things and decide what to do. Generally speaking the soft tyre compound is definitely the better one for us. We have to look deeper into the data to find solutions on how to manage the super-softs."
Toro Rosso-Ferrari
Jean-Eric Vergne (16th, 1:40.789): "Today was a sort of anniversary for me, as it was in Korea that I started driving the Friday morning sessions for Toro Rosso and today, that went much better than a year ago, when I only completed 5 laps in very heavy rain. I can't say I thought about it much, as there was plenty of work to do today. It's a nice track and I felt quite comfortable here. During the day, we worked hard on finding the right balance of the car, between oversteer and understeer and I believe we made some progress over the course of the three hours. But there is more to come, so we must work hard overnight to see how we can move forward for the rest of the weekend."
Daniel Ricciardo (17th, 1:40.997): "We made progress from the morning to the afternoon session and when I started FP2 on the Soft tyre I felt the balance of the car had improved. However, on the Supersoft, I encountered traffic on my first two laps and by the time I had a clear run on the third one, the tyres were no longer at their best. I did the long run on the Option tyre and even if the pace was not what we wanted, it was not too far off, so all things considered the most positive factor is that we have an idea how to move forward for tomorrow and improve in time for qualifying."
Laurent Mekies, Chief Engineer: "Overall, this Friday went smoothly for us, as we completed all our programme with no real issues. This track is quite difficult to assess, as it sees very little use over the year and therefore the grip level increases significantly as the track gets cleaner and evolves when more rubber is put down. It is a very interesting track with a mix of corner types. Daniel and Jean-Eric also increased their performance level as the day progressed and we have all the elements we need to improve the car tomorrow. We are not yet where we want to be in terms of car balance, but today we collected plenty of data to work on. The only slight inconvenience is that Daniel did not get a clean lap on his Option run, when he encountered a lot of traffic."
Bruno Senna (12th, 1:40.089): "It was a productive day for me. Missing the first session wasn't ideal because I'm not so familiar with this track and my experience here in the last two years has been hampered by rain. But in the end I think we got a good idea of the direction we need to go to improve. It's going to be very tough, we can see that in low fuel situations some cars are faster than others, so we need to improve on that, but I'm confident that we can start the race further up the grid."
Pastor Maldonado (18th, 1:41.200): "It was a difficult day today which means we have a lot of work to do before qualifying. The track is quite challenging anyway, but we had some problems in the car this afternoon which we now need to analyse to make sure we can resolve them before tomorrow."
Valtteri Bottas: "It took quite a few laps to get into the rhythm today. It's a new track for me so I was just learning the corners and the feel of the track initially. I did my best lap time on the last lap as I couldn't get everything out of the car in the first two sessions when the tyres might have been best. But again, a very positive session for me and the team - we managed to complete all our planned tests and got some good data that we will now analyse and learn from."
Mark Gillan, Chief Operations Engineer: "As we have seen in previous years the track evolution on the Friday is very big with low levels of grip to start with. We completed a very full combined development and set-up balance optimisation programme with our three drivers. We have a few areas to improve on for tomorrow and Pastor also had a car issue throughout FP2 which we are currently investigating."
Heikki Kovalainen (19th, 1:41.602): "FP1 was a good session for me. The car felt well balanced right from the start and it kept improving throughout. The track was obviously very slippery to begin with but the grip levels improved pretty quickly and the small changes we made for each run were working well. In FP2 I went off track in my first run and that dislodged a couple of bolts in the cockpit that meant we had to make a temporary fix to the seat so we could get through the program. Until that point the balance didn't feel quite as good as it had in the morning but once we went out on the supersofts the balance was back to where I'd like. We also improved the braking throughout the session so overall this has been a good day."
Vitaly Petrov (22nd, 1:43.067): "FP2 didn't start as we'd have liked as I could almost immediately feel like we had a right rear puncture. We cut run one short and when I got back in the garage we found we did have a puncture so we changed the session plan to avoid using up another set of the soft tyres. On my first run on the supersofts the balance wasn't quite there so we made a couple of mechanical changes and they definitely improved the handling on the long run. The deg level on the supersofts is pretty high and with the need to look after the tyres we obviously had to change the program and my times would have definitely come down with more time on track and with the chance to run more laps on both compounds. Despite that both Heikki and Giedo have put in a good number of laps on the soft tyres so we have a lot of data to work through, enough to put us in a decent position for tomorrow."
Giedo van der Garde: "Another very useful session for me and the more time I spend in the car the more confident I'm getting. This morning we were running a similar program to Heikki and apart from some issues with the front tyres graining early on I think we made some good progress on another track that's new to me. After the first full run we made a few mechanical and aero changes and the car immediately felt much better, giving me more confidence to push a bit harder, but I'm still learning and I want to do what the team asks me, not try and put in the quickest laptimes I can. Next up is FP1 in India and I'm already looking forward to making more progress there."
Narain Karthikeyan (23rd, 1:43.869): "As I didn't run in the first session we had to make the most of the second one to adapt to the circuit. There are very technical areas such as turn 11 and the second sector, so we have to run even more to get to know it better. Tomorrow we will try out a different set-up and I hope that in the third free practice session we'll be able to prepare better to give it our all in qualifying."
Pedro de la Rosa (24th, 1:44.533): "Today was a classic Friday practice session. We focused on testing everything we had programmed and getting to know the circuit because I'd never raced here. It's very technical and you need to know it well. That was the target in the morning and we also gradually improved the set-up of the car. In the second session we mounted the new wing and tested both tyre options and now we must all the data we gathered to optimize the set-up for tomorrow's qualifying."
Dani Clos: "I'd never raced here and it was an interesting session. The track was very dirty, especially at the beginning, so there wasn't much grip. It was a very demanding practice session because I had to learn the track very quickly to be able to give the maximum amount of feedback to the team. I'm satisfied because we drew positive conclusions and did a good job."
Luis Perez-Sala, Team Principal: "The important thing in any Friday practice session is to complete the test programme with no incidents. But at this particular circuit the drivers also had to learn the circuit because they'd never raced here. Dani did a good job in the morning y Narain adapted very quickly in the afternoon. Pedro, on his behalf, was also able to test the new rear wing and, although there is a lot of data to analyze, it looks like it's a small improvement. Tomorrow I hope we can confirm this and close the gap a bit."
Timo Glock (20th, 1:42.596): "Not an easy first day for us in Korea. I think we had reasonable pace in FP1 but the car behaviour was already a bit difficult this morning. In FP2 we weren't really able to improve. The rest of the cars in the field made a step forward I think and unfortunately we did not, so we need to find out why we could not get rid of the strange car behaviour that we have experienced here so far. We need to have a close look into the data and see what we can find there because this is limiting the pace of our car at the moment. Finding the problem overnight won't be an easy job, but the car has to be better for tomorrow so that is the challenge for us."
Charles Pic (21st, 1:43.066): "In Free Practice 1 this morning I felt that my first experience of this track was quite positive. We did some good work with the new floor to compare the data with Suzuka while I started to learn the circuit and get up to speed. This afternoon I was less comfortable with the steering. As we were unlikely to improve unless we changed something, and in fact the car was very difficult to drive, we decided to switch the steering rack, although this would mean losing some track time. The change was positive but the car was still not as we would like, so we have to work to understand why."
John Booth, Team Principal: "In FP1 this morning we completed the installation laps with both cars and Timo was uncomfortable with the steering. We opted to revert to a specification of steering rack that we ran with in Japan and, as we hadn't planned to do much running in the first session anyway to allow the track to improve, we were hopeful that this wouldn't affect our programme too much. Once the change had been actioned, Timo got up to speed quite quickly. With Charles, we focused more on his acclimatisation to this new circuit and at the same time did some comparison work with the new floor following its debut in Japan. This afternoon, once Charles was a little more attuned to the circuit, he experienced the same lack of confidence with the steering and once again, we opted to trade running time for the opportunity to improve by reverting to the prior specification of steering rack. Again the change was beneficial. This seems to be an issue relating more to the characteristics of this specific circuit, as opposed to a 'problem'. Neither driver is fully happy with the balance, although we end FP2 feeling happier as a result of the changes made. It is also appropriate at this stage to say that we plan to fit a new engine to Charles' car this evening in the knowledge that, as his ninth engine of the season, we will incur a 10-place grid penalty on Sunday."


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Disk imaging is the process of making a bit-by-bit copy of a disk. Imaging (in more general terms) can apply to anything that can be considered as a bit-stream, e.g. a physical or logical volumes, network streams, etc.
The most straight-forward disk imaging method is reading a disk from start to end and writing the data to a Forensics image format. This can be a time consuming process especially for disks with a large capacity.
Hardware solutions
Software solutions
Common practice
It common practice to use a Write Blocker when imaging a pyhical disk. The write blocker is an additional measure to prevent write access to the disk.
Also see: Device Configuration Overlay (DCO) and Host Protected Area (HPA)
Error tolerance and recovery
Smart imaging
Smart imaging is a combination of techniques to make the imaging process more intelligent.
- Compressed storage
- Deduplication
- Selective imaging
- Decryption while imaging
Compressed storage
A common technique to reduce the size of an image file is to compress the data. On modern computers, with multiple cores, the compression can be done in parallel reducing the output without prolonging the imaging process. Since the write speed of the target disk can be a bottleneck in imaging process, parallel compression can reduce the total time of the imaging process. Guymager was one of the first imaging tools to implement the concept of multi-process compression for the Encase image file format. This technique is now used by various imaging tools including Tableau Imager (TIM)
Other techniques like storing the data sparse or empty-block compression can reduce the total time of the imaging process and the resulting size of new non-encrypted (0-byte filled) disks.
Deduplication is the process of determining and storing data that occurs more than once on-disk, only once in the image. It is even possible to store the data once for a corpus of images using techniques like hash based imaging.
Selective imaging
Selective imaging is a technique to only make a copy of certain information on a disk like the $MFT on an NTFS volume with the necessary contextual information.
EnCase Logical Evidence Format (LEF) is an example of a selective image; although only file related contextual information is stored in the format by EnCase.
Decryption while imaging
Encrypted data is worst-case scenario for compression. Because the encryption process should be deterministic a solution to reduce the size of an encrypted image is to store it non-encrypted and compressed and encrypt it on-the-fly if required. Although this should be rare since the non-encrypted data is what undergoes analysis.


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(Braised lamb at Kuen Fat Restaurant)
I ate a lot of casseroles on my last visit to Hong Kong. The weather wasn't particularly cold, but for some reason the restaurants my relatives chose for Chinese New Year get-togethers came with a lot of casserole specials. Not that I minded. Braised meats and sauces over rice are comfort food heaven.
Kuen Fat Restaurant in Sai Wan Ho is one of those rowdy, Chinese-menu-only restaurants where the Harbin beer girl comes around with your booze in a bucket. You almost need earplugs for all the high-decibel Cantonese conversation around you. We ordered 7 dishes, including 6 casseroles, some set over flames to maintain the heat. The lamb casserole had a nice light broth, less likely to put you in a food coma than Beijing or Dongbei lamb dishes. But the lamb needed about 15 minutes more of braising to be as tender as I'd like. The braised chicken with chestnuts, though, was well-cooked and coated in a slightly caramelized, just-thick-enough sauce.
(Braised chicken with chestnuts at Kuen Fat Restaurant)
Previously on this blog I have written about Tai Hing, a chain of upscale cha chaan tengs, upscale meaning it's clean, moderately priced, and serves more food than just noodles and pineapple buns. (They have a very good iced milk tea, served in a bowl of ice instead of with ice cubes to not dilute the flavor.) We also love going there for dinner. Tthe food is moderately priced, there's no 10% service charge, and each table has its own elementary-school-style drawers, filled with chopsticks and silverware.
Their lamb, thankfully, tasted as good as it cooked. It melted on first bite, skin and meat and braised oniony juices forming a perfect union.
(Braised lamb at Tai Hing)
Their braised eggplant with minced pork had bits of chili pepper and a surprising touch of lemongrass that elevated it from merely good to "wow, I need to figure out the recipe and make it every damn night."
The only bad part about hearty casseroles, and their abundant amounts of sauce, is running out of rice at the end.
(Eggplant with Minced Pork with Chili and Lemongrass at Tai Hing)
Kuen Fat Restaurant (權發飯店) 1/F 121-131 Shau Kei Wan Road Sai Wan Ho 西灣河筲箕灣道121-131號金寶大廈一樓 2513 0065
Tai Hing (太興燒味連鎖店) G/F 26-31 Tai On Building, 57-87 Shau Kei Wan Road Sai Wan Ho 西灣河箕灣道57-87號太安樓地下G26-31舖 2567 7362


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Group Policy has been around since Windows 2000. It was a welcome change to System Policies we had in Windows NT because it let you manage configurations over many computer and user features from a centralized console, as well as easily enforce those changes throughout your Active Directory domain.
With most every release of Windows Server, we've seen many improvements to Group Policy -- both major and minor -- and of course they've been implemented on the Windows client side. That's not so true in Windows Server 2012 R2; very little is new or improved when it comes to Group Policy.
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Here's what has changed in Windows Server 2012 R2 itself:
- IPv6 support (improved): The support now encompasses printers, item-level targeting, and VPN networks.
- Policy caching (new): This capability allows policies to be written to the local store on a system once it receives the latest policy from a domain controller. This allows a system running Group Policy in synchronous mode to read the policy from the local store rather than downloading it from the network. This in turn allows for a faster boot time in synchronous mode and a shorter policy processing time -- great for off-premises systems that have latent domain-controller connections over WAN links or DirectAccess.
- Event logging (improved): New logging details for Group Policies include how long it takes to download and process policies by clients.
But Jeremy Moskowitz, a Group Policy MVP and founder of GPanswers.com, notes additional changes that cross into Windows 8.1:
One counterintuitive improvement to Windows 8.1 -- and when Windows Server 2012 R2 is acting as a client -- is that login scripts are delayed. The goal is to minimize disk access at login and boost startup time. The new default in Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 is that login scripts fire off five minutes after the user has logged on. If you didn't know this, it could be a little confusing! Note that this can be turned off using a policy setting (Configure Login Script Delay).
Also new, Group Policy can now deliver a "fixed" Start Screen to Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows 8.1 as clients, Moskowitz notes. Thus, IT can enforce a consistent, locked-down experience. You can configure different layouts for different users, if needed.
For Internet Explorer, Group Policy for Windows Server 2012 lets IT configure the use of SPDY/3 network protocol, configure whether background loading is permitted for websites and other content, configure whether antimalware programs run against ActiveX controls, and turn off phone number detection (a feature that converts recognized phone numbers into links that if clicked dial the number using a software-based phone dialer).
Group Policy has a long history, and it's reached the point where tweaks rather than major overhauls are appropriate for its level of maturity. But don't assume Group Policy's maturity means you can ignore its altogether -- even tweaks can be quite useful.
This story, "What's new in Group Policy for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1," was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Read more of J. Peter Bruzzese's Enterprise Windows blog and follow the latest developments in Windows at InfoWorld.com. For the latest business technology news, follow InfoWorld.com on Twitter.


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The thermometer is mainly used in the chemical industry but also finds its use in other branches. The device with head transmitter is a complete unit ready for use with enhanced measurement accuracy and reliability compared to directly wired sensors. A variety of process connections and dimensions offer flexible application possibilities.
Pt100 measuring element according to IEC 60751 with an accuracy Class A according to IEC 60751 and Band 5 (1/10 DIN)
Sheath material SS316/L
Customized immersion length
Electrical connection by means of a ceramic terminal block or head mounted transmitter with universal inputs, galvanically isolated and various output signals: Analog output 4…20 mA, HART®, PROFIBUS® PA, FOUNDATION Fieldbus™
Область применения
RTD sensor for industrial applications. The thermometer consists of a 6 mm diameter stem with either a transmitter mounting plate or a ceramic terminal block. The terminal head can be selected from a wide choice of standard items.
It also provides an extension neck, a hex nipple or a NUN neck with different lengths. To be installed into a thermowell by means of a fixed thread on the extension neck.


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I almost signed up right after last year's BlogHer conference (which I did not attend), but when one person's post (in this case, Florinda's from The 3Rs Blog) convinces you this is where one should be a full year from now, that tells you something about the power of the blog.
And then the first-ever Book Blogger Convention was announced for New York City in May, coinciding with Book Expo America (BEA), and I knew I wanted to be part of the Convention. BEA is free for us bloggers (and especially now with the affiliation with Book Blogger Con), so that was a matter of Amtrak and hotel.
Which begged the question of BlogHer '10 - should I stay or should I go?
Yes, the money is significant. In a matter of six weeks, I've dropped a total of $300 on registration for blogging conferences - and that's before accommodations and transportation. But I am justifying this by thinking that these three events will likely not converge on NYC in the same year, and since I am the epitome of a white-knuckled flier, the likelihood of my flying cross-country to one of these soirees is next to nill. Amtrak is doable from where I sit, so ...
What the hell. I'm going. To all three. I feel like I am out of my mind.
But, I'm looking at this as an investment in my writing, in my blog, in myself. Maybe there comes a time when we have to push ourselves a bit, to do what feels a little scary and exciting at the same time, to believe in ourselves that the money will come back someday in the form of a new opportunity, a new contact, a new experience.
We'll never know unless we try, will we?
Early bird registration for BlogHer ends today. Registration for the Book Blogger Convention is still open.
Will I see you at either of them?
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UFC dominated by Brazilian Ju-Jitsu in submission supershow
As a Freestyle Kickboxer I have spent a lot of my time recently pointing out how many fighters in the UFC and other MMA events are starting to incorporate our style, techniques and combinations into their game.
Multiple-kicking combinations, fancy feints and gymnastic attacks have all been making the headlines recently, but watching Saturday's UFC: Nogueira vs. Werdum I had to concede that Brazilian Ju-Jitsu was taking centres stage.
Eight of the thirteen fights on the night, including five of the six on the main card, were finished with submissions in either the first or second round.. In fact it was a night of finishes, with only two fights calling upon the judges to declare a winner.
This event was also the finale of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 2, crowning Leo Santos as the second ever TUF Brazil winner and pitting the show's opposing coaches Werdum and Nogueira against each other - a fight which Werdum largely dominated before winning by submission.
Main card
Fabricio Werdum defeated Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira by Submission (Armbar, Round 2, 2:41)
Leo Santos defeated William Macario by Submission (Arm triangle choke, 2nd Round, 4:43)
Thiago Silva defeated Rafael Faijao by KO (Punches, 1st Round, 4:29)
Daniel Sarafian defeated Eddie Mendez by Submission (Arm-triangle choke, 1st Round, 2:20)
Erick Silva defeated Jason High by Submission (Armbar, 1st Round, 1:11)
Rony Jason defeated Mike Wilkinson by Submission (Triangle Choke, 1st Round, 1:24)
Preliminary card
Raphael Assuncao defeated Vaughan Lee by Submission (Armbar, 2nd Round, 1:51)
Felipe Arantes defeated Godofredo Castro by TKO (Elbows, 1st Round, 3:32)
Ildemar Alcantara defeated Leandro Silva by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Rodrigo Damm defeated Mizuto Hirota by Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Caio Magalhaes defeated Karlos Vemola by Submission (RNC, 2nd Round, 2:49)
Antonio Braga Neto defeated Anthony Smith by Submission (Kneebar, 1st Round, 1:52
It is fitting that Brazil, birthplace of BJJ, played host to an event, which demonstrated that submissions can be just as entertaining as knock-outs. What was also so impressive was the overall ground-game on display; the movement and chess game" tactics of BJJ were fantastic to watch.
Any young or aspiring grapplers should definitely watch this one - some of the techniques used were unique, but all of them were performed flawlessly.
Of course, as Thiago Silva showed tonight (and as Anderson Silva regularly demonstrates), not all Brazilian fighters focus on BJJ. They are generally very well-rounded fighters and that's the reason why recently, almost every UFC title belt was held by a Brazilian fighter - something the rest of the MMA world is working hard to rectify.
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Learning Seed Foundation Scholarship
Amount: $3,130
Due Date: Friday, February 22, 2019
Keep this scholarship funded for future generations.
Offered to a new or currently enrolled student with at least sophomore standing attending full time. This scholarship is intended to support promising students who may be at risk of dropping out of college for reasons not related to academic performance and who demonstrate financial need. The applicant must also demonstrate a commitment to using their talents to give back to his or her community. Preference will be given to students of color and students who are the first in their family to attend college. In addition, the applicant should be one or more of the following:
- Facing high levels of student loan indebtedness
- A first generation student, e.g., a student who is the first in his or her immediate family to attend college
- Native American
- Hispanic/Latino
- African American
- A parent
- Age 24-26 and working to complete their degree
- Letter of application no longer than two pages. Please speak to the following in your letter of application:
- What are your studying and why?
- How do you plan to use your degree after you finish at Evergreen?
- Describe how you have used your talents to give back to your community, as well as how you intend to do so in the future.
- Statement, no longer than half of one page, outlining how you meet one of the additional criteria set out above.
- Two letters of recommendation supporting your application.
- FAFSA or WASFA (see How to Apply #4).