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The group, titled the 'Governors Wind Energy Coalition' (GWE) comprises 29 governors from across the country and is chaired by Iowa's Chet Culver. It is pushing for 20% of US electricity to be supplied from wind by 2030 and has set out a number of recommendations.
The RES bill, introduced in February last year by U.S. Senator Tom Udall, requires utilities to generate 25 percent of their electricity from wind, solar and other renewable energy sources by 2025.
It is the first time a governors have created a bi-partisan group to further the cause of wind and renewable energy.
The group is calling for a new interstate electricity grid to cater for an expected growth in both onshore and offshore wind projects. It says the current system has been developed by local companies with regional aims will be is ineffective in dealing with renewable energy on a national scale.
Additionally, the GWE warns European nations such as the UK, Denmark and Germany are building a technological lead in the development of offshore wind energy. It says the US should be leading the way in creating deep-water offshore projects.
- According to the GWE, the benefits of hitting the 20% wind energy target include:
- An increase of over 500,000 US jobs.
- Cost savings "ranging from $100billion to $250billion" offsetting the estimated $40billion start-up costs.
- Reducing electric generator carbon emissions by 25%.
- Increase annual property tax revenues and rural landowner payments to more than $1.5billion and $600million respectively.
The US government is currently being assailed by various groups lobbying for changes to wind energy policy.
Recently a group of senators, led by New York's Chuck Schumer, have introduced a bill with the aim of ensuring renewables money made available through the economic stimulus plan will only go to US companies.


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Following my chat with Nick Shorten (Modellers Mate) at Dereham on Saturday last, I can confirm that we have a couple of bookings for layouts for 2010. First one is for the Eastern Rail show on Sunday 22nd August 2010 at Dereham, this is being run by "The Flying Pigs" and not the ALSRM (gossip for our next meeting). The second is the Aldeburgh Model Experience on Saturday 11th September 2010. Layouts and space available to be confirmed for both venues.
I Gneed to get some detail on KH before then!

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As for people saying how bad it is to have lost the Military side of AOR fleet. Look at the US Military, very few of their AORs are staffed by full Military crews, they seem to work pretty well.
Notice the design differences between aft and forward RAS bridge? Is it because one of them came from Protecteur Ships and the other is brand new?
yes of course, but requirements have to "bake in" at some point or the frigging things will never be built .... if the requirement changes, then another type of ship will be needed.
I thought the JSS concept was ditched anyway and the decision was made to go with a ship limited to refueling and re-supply hence the Berlin class modified to the Queenston standards and not some new type of ship with too many expectations. I think somebody mentioned way back in this thread that if the government wants the RCN to perform LPD work, then build or buy an LPD. Same thing with an LHD, or a ro-ro ship or whatever other "joint" function is deemed necessary. We are a rich country, we can afford these things if they were really and truly needed, but they aren't ..... right now, the navy has informed the government through Leadmark 20250 that it needs a new mobile gas station and ships with more firepower.
I realize this is an AOR thread, but since we're on the topic of other types of ships, I can't help but wonder when the discussion will start on what eventually replaces the MCDVS. I understand that they have been continually and greatly updated over the past few years, but if I'm not mistaken, I was under the impression that they will be divested by the early 2030's. To circle back to the AOR's, it's taken well over a decade to be where we are now, which is still likely 5 years away from seeing one in the water. Given the glacial pace of procurement here, shouldn't there be some impetus to get the ball rolling soon? Or will it be that the RCN has to try and juggle two 4 CSC task groups, a summer's worth of Arctic patrolling AND east coast/west coast duties with 5-6 AOPS, 4 SSK, and 15 CSC, once the KINGSTON's have retired? Seems likely to be stretched pretty thin.
Chief, is it possible that they can last longer if they reduce the tasks that are currently assigned to the class? For example, if they're now transitioning back to primarily mine warfare, will that lessen the wear and tear and allow them (or at least some of them) to continue longer?
Need to check my glasses. For a second there, l thought you typed "a dedicated mime warfare ship".
Need to check my glasses. For a second there, l thought you typed "a dedicated mime warfare ship".I suppose it would be rather funny looking.
I remember a few years ago people jumping all over me about the Bell CH-146 Griffon and not being able to deploy it to Afghanistan. The so called experts claimed no way no how could that helicopter be used in the conditions it would be subjected toIt was used and it did a decent job. Not ideal but it was used.
Sharing a link from http://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/guest-column-liberals-must-change-course-on-sinking-approach-to-shipbuildingThe journalist thinks, as I am, that we shall acquire Obelix. I would add MRNSV (pic in next reply). Focus our CAD in Coast Guard to protect against future threats (China, Russia and USA itself) building a truly Polar Class 1 or two. Hold the JSS for a better opportunity to build an LHD or LPD.
... his team were less than stellar too in taking care of things.


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The e-Ultimaster will further validate the safety and efficacy of Ultimaster DES system in unselected patients representing everyday clinical practice. Also the study will assess the impact of non-compliance with dual antiplatelet therapy, one month after stent implementation (frequently observed in every day clinical practice), on stent thrombosis.
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All consecutive patients suitable for treatment with DES according to hospital routine practice in centres across the world that agree to participate in the e-ULTIMASTER registry will be treated with Ultimaster DES.
Secondary objectives Evaluation of worldwide utilization of DES, Detection of rare events in representative patient population, identification of predictors of major advers events, assessment of radial access site utilization and its impact on bleeding and vascular complications, assessment of procedural particularities and patients pathology in wide geographic area, assessment of duration and type of DAPT, assesment of the performace of Ultimaster DES is patients lesions subsets, assessment of possible benefits of biodegradable polymer in lager complex patiets/lesions subset and assessment of sirolimus efficacy in different races.
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Jeff Miller releases first "homecooked" album Ancient Wisdom
Best known for his guitarwork in the bands New Monsoon and The Contribution, Jeff Miller is releasing his first solo album.
"Ancient Wisdom is the first project I've done where I have written, recorded, and engineered all the music myself" says Miller. "I produced it at home in my small cottage, deep in the Northern California forest, with bare-bones recording equipment and a cheap mic. By doing it at home like this I definitely captured a unique vibe unlike any "studio" recording I've done. The environs of the woods crept into the songs for sure."
Instead of going into an expensive studio, with tight timelines and budget constraints, Miller decided to do it himself this time. "I've always written in the band context and gone into a studio to record. When you're working with other people, you work a certain way. When you are all alone at home, your inner Jack Torrance (The Shining) comes out. Spending all day trying to get just one good take can make you go insane!"
"Miller goes on to say "I was going for a more acoustic, stripped-down approach compared to my other projects. I used whatever I could find for percussion: a big ceramic dumbek, shakers, tambourine… I even dusted off my old Roland Guitar Synth to created an entire drum kit on one tune. I couldn't believe it worked!"
Miller played and recorded every instrument on Ancient Wisdom, including bass guitar, mandolin, and organ (done with Guitar Synth.) "Some of my favorite artists are do-it-yourselfers: Jeff Buckley, Beck, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Peter Gabriel… there's a very distinct quality that comes out in an artist's solo work. I wanted to let this quality come out in my work too. I'm glad I didn't rush the process. I think I found a unique sound here."
"Intimate and expansive, the solo debut of New Monsoon's Jeff Miller is both highly personal and a deeply felt song cycle with universal appeal, a step ahead in the ground broken by the likes of Leo Kottke and Michael Hedges." -Dennis Cook, Jambase, Relix
"Play every instrument and do all the vocals on a recording, and chances are the resultant music will be a bit too insular. Not so with the solo debut from New Monsoon guitarist Jeff Miller. Miller, who plays and sings almost everything on the CD, has created mostly laid back, sometimes pastoral music that breathes, its cross-cutting guitars, mandolins and basses supporting elegant story songs. The loping ballad "She is Everywhere" is one of several tracks, including "Desolation Summit," that might remind some of early, folksy Pink Floyd. A couple guests do sneak into the mix — Railroad Earth fiddle player Tim Carbone on the impressionistic "Journey to the Ganges" and singer Danielle Levy on the rambling "Our Arms." These acoustic-electric textures are heady and appealing." -Philip Booth, Relix
"Ancient Wisdom" is the first solo album by the West Marin guitarist best known for his work with the jam band New Monsoon. Miller recorded the CD's 10 original songs in his home studio with, in his words, "bare-bones recording equipment and a cheap mike." But there's nothing cheap-sounding about this highly personal song cycle, recorded over an 18-month period, expansive enough to embrace the conception and birth of his son, Skyler, to whom he dedicated the album, and the deaths of three of his friends."
"Miller wanted the ambience of the San Geronimo Valley woods to creep into this music and it does so to pleasing effect with the sound of rain and thunder as the introduction to the opening song, the ethereal instrumental "Andaman Dream." He sings in a smooth, relaxed, unaffected style and, inspired by do-it-yourself recording projects by Jeff Buckley, Beck, Neil Young and others, played and recorded most of the instruments on this primarily acoustic effort, including bass, guitars and mandolin. A guitar synthesizer simulated a drum kit on one track, and he grabbed whatever he could find for percussion, including shakers, tambourine and a big ceramic doumbek."
"Miller got some help from Danielle Levy, who adds harmony vocals to the serene love ballad "Our Arms." And Tim Carbone of Railroad Earth, a Miller bandmate in the Contribution, weaved Indian-influenced violin threads through the exotic instrumental "Journey to the Ganges." Like so many master Marin guitarists, Miller has been influenced by the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia, and his electric guitar on the tune "Desolation Summit" references Garcia and the Southern rock of the Allman Brothers. On the leisurely rocker "Walk on the Water," Miller sings, "Lord help those who help themselves today." He certainly helped his musical cause with "Ancient Wisdom," an album that is not only inspired, but spiritual as well." -Paul Liberatore, Marin IJ


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Once again, Jamaican music icon, Buju Banton, is featured on the cover of this week's Miami New Times. The story, "Buju Banton Is Innocent," penned by staff writer Chris Sweeney, details the events leading up to the Reggae star's arrest, and duly picks apart the government's case, which hinged on the testimony of career criminal, Alexander Johnson.
A convicted drug trafficker turned government informant, Johnson worked vigorously for months to set Buju up, bringing his potential "big catch" to the attention of pals at the DEA and overzealous prosecutor, Assistant US Attorney James C. Preston, Jr. who he has been working hand-in-hand with for the last 10 years.
Thoroughly researched and incredibly well written, this compelling feature is the first to paint a fuller picture of Buju's life's work and the seedy circumstances surrounding the government's case. Sweeney writes:
"The saga sheds light on how far the government will go and how dirty it will play to win the few big battles left in the long-ago failed War on Drugs. Now, while one of the most successful and controversial Jamaican artists — a man who won a Grammy for best reggae album a year ago — sits in a Miami penitentiary, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals is considering whether unconstitutional tactics were used to nail a man who had no known criminal record."
A sidebar piece in the Broward-Palm Beach New Times takes a closer look at government snitch Johnson, and breaks down the millions of dollars he's made off the backs of US taxpayers, while working as a confidential informant. Sweeney writes:
"But Johnson isn't a U.S. citizen, and he'll never be one due to his felony-laden criminal record. Yet he has managed to earn nearly $3.5 million of taxpayer money while working as a confidential informant. He's a persistent and crafty snitch who used booze and claims of music industry contacts to lure Buju, a Grammy-winning reggae artist, into environments he may otherwise have avoided."
The entire story is available online now. Hard copies will begin circulating in South Florida on Wednesday evening. Big respect to Chris Sweeney and The Miami New Times for making sure the full regarding this case is told.


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Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2014 Player of the Year "Watch List"
New Haven, Conn. – The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the names of fifty "players to watch" for its 2014 Player of the Year award, the nation's fourth-oldest individual college football accolade.
Florida State sophomore quarterback Jameis Winston, the 2013 Walter Camp Player of the Year award recipient, headlines the 2014 watch list. Winston, a Second Team Walter Camp All-American a year ago, accounted for 4,057 passing yards and 40 touchdowns for the national champion Seminoles. Ten players on the 2014 watch list, including Winston, have previously earned Walter Camp All-America honors.
In all, 42 schools are represented on the list with Alabama having three players. There are 33 offensive players (16 quarterbacks, 8 receivers, 7 running backs, and 2 offensive linemen) and 17 from the defensive side of the ball (7 defensive backs, 5 defensive lineman, and 5 linebackers).
"We are proud to continue the great work of Walter Camp and recognize the best college football players in the nation," Foundation president James Monico said. "This watch list is a great start to what is shaping up to be another exciting year of college football."
The watch list will be narrowed to 10 semi-finalists in mid-November. The 2014 Walter Camp Player of the Year recipient, which is voted on by the 125 NCAA Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors, will be announced live on ESPN SportsCenter onThursday, December 11. The winner will then receive his trophy at the Foundation's annual national awards banquet on January 17, 2015 at the Yale University Commons in New Haven.
Please note: Appearing on the preseason Watch List is not a requirement for a player to win the Walter Camp award or be named to the All-American team.
Walter Camp, "The Father of American football," first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation (www.waltercamp.org; @WalterCampFF) – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.
Reynolds is coming off one of the greatest seasons by a Navy football player in school history, rushing for 1,346 yards and 31 touchdowns, while throwing for 1,057 yards and eight touchdowns. His 31 rushing touchdowns was not only a school record, but an NCAA record for a quarterback as well. Reynolds was just the fourth player in NCAA history (any position) to rush for 30 or more touchdowns in a single season.
He finished the 2013 campaign No. 1 in the country in scoring per game (14.7 points per contest), tied for first in touchdowns (31) and tied for 11th in points responsible for per game (18.2). His 1,3446 rushing yards are the 14th most in NCAA history by a quarterback and the third most in school history by any player. His seven rushing touchdowns against San Jose State set an NCAA record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in any game and tied the NCAA record for rushing touchdowns by any player against an FBS opponent.
Reynolds scored 188 points in 2013, eclipsing the school record of 174 set by Bill Ingram in 1917. His 236 points responsible for (31 rushing touchdowns, eight passing touchdowns, one two-point conversion) shattered the previous school record of 198 set by Ricky Dobbs in 2009.
Reynolds has led Navy to five fourth quarter comebacks in his first two seasons, which is the second most fourth quarter comebacks in the country among active quarterbacks. Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller has engineered six fourth quarter comebacks.
The Navy football team finished the 2013 campaign with a 9-4 record, won the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy for the ninth time in the last 11 years, qualified for a bowl game for the 10th time in the last 11 years, won a bowl game for just the eighth time in school history and defeated Army for a series-record 12th-consecutive year. The 2013 team is just the fifth in Navy's 132-year history of playing football to win at least nine games in a season, beat Army and win a bowl game joining the 1957, 1978, 2004 and 2009 squads.
Navy kicks off the 2014 campaign on August 30th against national title contender Ohio State. The team reports for camp onWednesday, July 30, the first practice is Thursday, July 31 and Media Day/Fan Fest is Saturday, August 2.
Season and single-game tickets are still on sale by going to navysports.com (click on this link for the direct link:http://bit.ly/LNw2FX), by calling 1-800-US4-NAVY or at the ticket office in Ricketts Hall. Navy has sold out its allotment of Army-Navy tickets.
2014 Walter Camp Player of the Year WATCH LIST
Ameer Abdullah, Sr., RB, Nebraska
Nelson Agholer, Jr., WR, USC
Jay Ajayi, Jr., RB, Boise State
Chi Chi Ariguzo, Sr,. LB, Northwestern
Vic Beasley, Sr., DL, Clemson (2013 Walter Camp Second Team All-American)
Shilique Calhoun, Jr., DL, Michigan State (2013 Walter Camp Second Team All-American)
Shane Carden, Sr., QB, East Carolina
Rakeem Cato, Sr., QB, Marshall
Landon Collins, Jr., DB, Alabama
Amari Cooper, Jr., WR, Alabama
Jamison Crowder, Sr., WR, Duke
Mike Davis, Jr., RB, South Carolina
Stefon Diggs, Jr., WR, Maryland
Lorenzo Doss, Jr., DB, Tulane (2013 Walter Camp Second Team All-American)
Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Sr., DB, Oregon (2013 Walter Camp Second Team All-American)
Cameron Erving, Sr., OT, Florida State (2013 Walter Camp Second Team All-American)
Devonte Fields, Soph., DL, TCU
Devin Funchess, Jr., WR/KR, Michigan
Everett Golson, Sr., QB, Notre Dame
Melvin Gordon, Jr., RB, Wisconsin
Garrett Grayson, Sr., QB, Colorado State
Randy Gregory, Jr., DL, Nebraska
Todd Gurley, Jr., RB, Georgia
Vernon Hargreaves, Soph., DB, Florida
Anthony Harris, Sr., DB, Virginia (2013 Walter Camp Second Team All-American)
Brock Hekking, Sr., DL, Nevada
Austin Hill, Sr., WR, Arizona
Taysom Hill, Jr., QB, BYU
Brett Hundley, Jr., QB, UCLA
Myles Jack, Soph., LB, UCLA
Duke Johnson, Jr., RB, Miami Fla. (2012 Walter Camp Second Team All-American)
Matt Johnson, Jr., QB, Bowling Green
Taylor Kelly, Sr., QB, Arizona State
Trevor Knight, Soph., QB, Oklahoma
Qushaun Lee, Sr., LB, Arkansas State
Tyler Lockett, WR, Sr., Kansas State (2011 Walter Camp Second Team All-American)
Sean Mannion, Sr., QB, Oregon State
Marcus Mariota, Jr., QB, Oregon
Nick Marshall, Sr., QB, Auburn
Braxton Miller, Sr., QB, Ohio State
Ty Montgomery, Sr., WR, Stanford (2013 Walter Camp Second Team All-American)
Andrus Peat, Jr., OT, Stanford
Bryce Petty, Sr., QB, Baylor
Terrance Plummer, Sr., LB, UCF
Cody Prewitt, Sr., DB, Ole Miss
Keenan Reynolds, Jr., QB, Navy
Derron Smith, Sr., DB, Fresno State
Ramik Wilson, Sr., LB, Georgia
Jameis Winston, Soph., QB, Florida State (2013 Walter Camp Player of the Year, 2013 Walter Camp Second Team All-American)
T.J. Yelden, Jr., RB, Alabama


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Michael Pena has been toiling away for years as one of Hollywood's most talented and under utilized bit players. In 2011 alone he stole the show in films like "30 Minutes or Less," "Tower Heist," "The Good Doctor" and "Everything Must Go," often giving performances far better than the films deserve.
Now he's getting his chance to step to the fore, playing legendary labor rights leader Cesar Chavez, reported Variety, in "Chavez," a new film to be directed by Diego Luna, and co-starring Rosario Dawson and America Ferrera.
Chavez brought together some 50,000 workers under the banner of the United Farm Workers, using all manner of non-violent protest, from staging hunger strikes to organizing a boycott of grapes, rallying his colleagues with the slogan, "Si, se puede!," which Barack Obama would later translate and steal for his own presidential campaign.
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Ferrera will play Helen Chavez, Hugo's wife, while Dawson will portray Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the UFW. Great story, great cast.
Luna can next be seen March 16 in Will Ferrell's Spanish-language comedy "Casa de mi Padre," while Pena has a role in the Oct. 12 Oscar-bait "Gangster Squad," which co-stars Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn and Josh Brolin.


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Maine energy bill targets prices
Bill wins support in committee
A bill that seeks to lower Mainers' bills for electricity and heating has won a 12-1 vote of support in a legislative committee, enhancing its chances of passage by the House and Senate.
The Energy, Technology and Utilities Committee voted Friday for the bill, which incorporates parts of numerous other proposals. It would increase funding for energy-efficiency efforts and provide financial assistance to help low-income families switch to more affordable heating systems.
Under the bill, the state would partially finance pipeline construction in southern New England so more natural gas can get into the regional electric grid. That would help reduce Maine's electricity rates.
The bill doesn't include two things Gov. Paul LePage wanted: scaled-back wind-power goals and removal of a 100 megawatt cap in the state's renewable energy portfolio.


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For once here comes a digital protection technology designed to stop shoplifters rather than prevent consumers copying content. US-based Kestrel Wireless this week announced a plan to make DVDs, Blu-ray Discs and HD DVDs unplayable until they've been purchased.
It's a simple scheme: each disc is coated with an electro-optic film that's initally opaque but turns transparent in response to an electrical pulse transmitted by a Kestrel radio unit after it has authorised the process by checking an RFID chip embedded in the disc.
This takes place at the point of sale (POS), after the purchase and only when the disc has been authorised, via Kestrel's network, by the vendor.
Kestrel and RFID-making Philips spin-off NXP are pitching the process primarily at optical media, but they believe it can also be applied to any consumer electronics product with a display or anything else that, if obscured, renders the device unuseable. And if they can't be used, the partners reckon, thieves won't want to nick 'em.
The cynic will suggest the shoplifters will turn to mugging instead, but there other, more realistic flaws in the scheme. To implement, it will require the participation of the retailers, who will have to install potentially expensive POS upgrades. And they'll all have to get with the programme, or the studios will need to press two sets of discs for each title, one with the technology for retailers who support it, and another without the coating for retailers who don't. Not a move they'll be keen to make when they're already having to deal with two separate HD disc formats.
And there are privacy concerns. Will consumers accept the notion that the studios will know exactly which disc they own - just link the purchase data to the unique identity code embedded in each RFID chip?


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Development News #68 - Optimization and Improvements - are never enough.
Hey, Feudalists!
You can expect an MMO patch later today. We're glad to announce that we have reached a significant breakthrough in the client and server side
physics calculations optimization (especially inside forests). This should greatly improve performance of both the server and client. Other
content contained in the patch is listed below:
- Client side collision detection optimized. There are some visual side effects possible. Please let us know if you experience this!
- New Web Map implemented! In the game and on our site you will see the same map now. We plan to add a lot of new functionality to it later on.
- Reverted back to the "Hollywood night" where you can see things much clearer. We had a lot of discussions about it internally and externally and our decision is final.
- All minigames are working on HTML5 now. That should add more stability to the client side and better overall performance of both minigames and the game client.
- You should no longer see camera trembling while turning your horse
- Added a "Simple Cloth" resource that is available in the early stages of the game
- Instanced battles list management should not produce much lag now
- You can use Global Search for all goods across all Trade Posts on the continent now (at last!). The synergy with the new map updates will allow you to see exactly where trade posts are located when travelling to buy or sell your goods
Stay tuned!
— The team
Development News #69 - Horse Carts: So Close, So 'Soon™'
Hey, Feudalists!
One of your most frequently requested features, which has been in development for a looong time, is at the finish line right now. You can expect horsedrawn carts to be patched into the game 'Soon™'.
It is actually quite a complex feature, where four types of entities
(horse, cart, player, movable objects) within the game have to interact
with each other in a straight and logical way. This is the main reason
why this feature has taken so long to implement.
We're excited to share a peek at the current state of this feature as it looks now:
We have also implemented even more optimizations for the instanced battle servers in order to minimize the amount of lag during these huge battles. We want to thank all of our players, who have regularly organized stress test battles every weekend, and even some on workdays, to help us stabilize and improve this feature!
Stay tuned!
— The team
Carpe Diem et memento mori
" Sieg bedarf keiner Erklärung, Niederlage erlaubt keine. "
.."wir müssen zuerst das Leben gewähren, um den Tod auferlegen zu können"..
Könige repräsentieren,aber die wahre Macht liegt im verborgenen
" Sieg bedarf keiner Erklärung, Niederlage erlaubt keine. "
.."wir müssen zuerst das Leben gewähren, um den Tod auferlegen zu können"..
Könige repräsentieren,aber die wahre Macht liegt im verborgenen


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About 40 percent of the nation's nuclear power plants have begun moving spent fuel out of cooling pools and into massive dry casks, embracing a storage approach that a National Academy of Sciences panel said offers safety advantages.
WASHINGTON About 40 percent of the nation's nuclear power plants have begun moving spent fuel out of cooling pools and into massive dry casks, embracing a storage approach that a National Academy of Sciences panel said offers safety advantages.
The nation's 64 active nuclear power plants, which together house 103 reactors, all now store nuclear waste in pools of water after it is removed from reactors. Eventually, the spent fuel is supposed to be shipped to a national nuclear waste dump planned for Yucca Mountain in Nevada.
As Yucca Mountain has been delayed, utilities are increasingly moving some of the waste from pools to huge metal or metal-and-concrete casks. That method is now employed at about 25 active U.S. nuclear power plants, according to the Nuclear Energy Institute, the industry trade group.
NEI spokesman Steve Kerekes said Monday that both storage methods are safe -- contrary to the findings of the National Academy of Sciences panel, which told the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that the vulnerability of spent nuclear fuel pools to terrorist attacks needs urgent new study.
The Academy panel also said that in some cases, the NRC might find it prudent to move spent fuel from cooling pools to dry cask storage more quickly.
Agreeing with industry, the NRC said either form of storage "provides reasonable assurance that public health and safety, the environment and the common defense and security will be adequately protected."
The NRC also said the additional analyses recommended by the Academy panel, including studies of possible attacks by large aircraft or explosives, were "more than is needed."
Watchdog groups contend the casks are safer than the pools, especially when the pools reach capacity. But the dry casks are more expensive -- a cost that would be born by the power plant owners and the government, which is being sued by utilities for failing to make good on a promise to accept their nuclear waste starting in 1998.
The report by a 13-member National Academy panel of nuclear scientists and power plant experts was delivered to the NRC last summer. It remains classified but portions were released to lawmakers this month as part of a report Congress requested from the NRC.
The Academy's executive officer, E. William Colglazier, criticized the NRC report and an accompanying letter by commission Chairman Nils Diaz as misleading and incomplete. Colglazier also said the NRC was delaying attempts by the Academy to release a declassified, public version of the panel's study as required by law.
"In our feeling it all could have been avoided if the Nuclear Regulatory Commission had approved a release of a public version of our report in a more timely manner," Colglazier said Monday.
NRC spokeswoman Sue Gagner said the agency was working with the Academy on releasing a public report that doesn't contain information of use to terrorists. She wouldn't comment on Colglazier's criticism of the NRC letter and report beyond saying, "Our letter made the points as we see them."
Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., accused the NRC of trying to withhold information from the public by failing to approve a declassified report, and asked the agency's inspector general to investigate the issue.
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When we're on the go or in a time crunch, it's not always easy to eat well and eat right. It seems like such a strange paradox of the modern condition that we are surrounded by so many food choices yet so few of them provide our bodies with what we really need. In this article, I want to provide some easy solutions for a nourishing and healthy lifestyle. For most of us, breakfast seems to be the meal we typically forgo. And that's fair. The last thing we want to do is be breaking out pots and pans when we could be squeezing in an extra ten minutes of sleep. An easy fix to this predicament is simply keeping your pantry full of food options rich in protein and vitamins. Great options for breakfast include instant oatmeal with sliced banana, nuts, and raisins. Drizzle your oatmeal with all natural agave nectar for a great, sumptuous taste.
Or if you really have no time to prepare anything at all, grab a banana and an energy bar. Bananas are wonderful sources of vitamins, potassium, and iron. Just having one banana can quell your hunger!
Energy bars and drinks are also great for when you're on the road or going on an outdoor adventure. Some of my favorite brands include: Muscle Milk, Luna Bars, and Kind. Many of these brands feature all natural ingredients, which is a great way to boost your day's nutrition. Other kinds of healthy "on the go" options include sliced fruit and yogurt. Pick your favorite fruits and toss them together into a snap container served with a side of your favorite yogurt for a healthy, sweet afternoon snack!
A simple tomato avocado salad drizzled lightly with EVOO and Balsamic Vinaigrette is a delicious and nutrition rich option as well.
If you're looking for some protein, always keep lean deli meat around. It's clean, healthy, and light in calories and goes with pretty much anything. Wrap your favorite lean meat around your choice of fruit or vegetable (like jicama, fig, or dates) and dip into a whole grain mustard for a satisfying snack. And finally, as many of us know, hummus is a great protein substitute. Always keep some fresh hummus in the fridge along with raw vegetables or whole grain pita bread for dipping. Forgoing a meal once in a while is inevitable, but always make sure to keep healthy options around so that you aren't just grabbing whatever is around to satiate your temporary hunger attack!


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The Beach Boys aren't going to kick sand on Katy Perry just because she may have lifted a little too liberally from their 1965 hit "California Girls."
Following a report in the New York Post that the quintessential surf band's record label wants royalties from Perry's summer anthem "California Gurls," one of the band's leaders gave her the all-clear.
"The Beach Boys are definitely not suing Katy Perry, in fact we are flattered that her fantastically successful song is bringing to mind to millions of people our 1965 recording of the Beach Boys' 'California Girls,' " Mike Love, who cowrote the classic with Brian Wilson, told E! Online. "We think her song is great and wish her all the success in the world."
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A spokesman for Rondor Music told E! News that while the company isn't planning to sue, it hopes Perry's creative team will give credit where it's due.
"In regard to the various rumors circulating, we would like to make it clear that there is no lawsuit against the writers or publishers of 'California Gurls.' We have established diminutive claims. It is up to the six writers and various publishers of 'California Gurls' to decide whether they honor the claim or not."
Wilson and Love have previously both admitted to liking Perry's work, especially since she said her tune was a tribute to their legendary band.
"I love her vocal," Wilson said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times. "She sounds very clear and energetic...The melody is infectious."


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Spencer Pratt's not known for keeping his mouth shut, but "The Hills" star has been notably quiet since his wife, Heidi Montag, appeared on the cover of People magazine to reveal her latest plastic surgeries – until now.
"Anytime I hinted that it might be a little much or if I just asked if she was sure, I even felt like I was crossing lines," Spencer told People of his misgivings on Heidi's multiple surgeries. "I'm not in charge of what she does with any part of her body. I'm her husband – not her owner."
But the reality star made it clear that he didn't think his wife needed to undergo cosmetic surgery to change her appearance, procedures which included a mini brow lift, Botox in the forehead, nose job revision, fat injections in cheeks and lips, chin reduction, neck liposuction, ears pinned back, breast augmentation revision, liposuction on her waist and thighs and a buttocks augmentation.
"I may not be OK with things, but it's not my call," he said. "Everyone sees themselves differently when they look in the mirror… Nobody truly understands how she feels except her."
The hardest part wasn't the surgeries, he added – but what came after.
"Right after … it was the worst experience of my life," Spencer told the mag. "Nobody that loves a loved one should see that."
Heidi previously told Access Hollywood that she "almost died" after her procedures, later clarifying in a joint statement with her plastic surgeon, Dr. Frank Ryan, that her medical difficulties came five days after her November surgeries while in an aftercare center and she was "not harmed in any way."
Dr. Ryan refuted Heidi's initial claims of her near-death experience, telling Access' Shaun Robinson, "That didn't happen as far as I know."
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During Thursday's episode of Project Runway, host Heidi Klum gave her contestants one of their biggest challenges yet — design stylish, yet comfy pieces for kids.
The prize: A chance to have their creations added to the Fall 2012 collection of Klum's new children's line, Truly Scrumptious, sold exclusively at Babies 'R' Us.
And who better to join the judges panel than new mom Hilary Duff, who sat alongside Klum, Michael Kors and Nina Garcia to choose the winning pieces.
Selecting one girl and one boy outfit, judges crowned Sonji Williams for her punk-inspired fleece jacket and pant set and Christopher Palu, for his sweet ruffled dress and blazer ensemble.
"This Project Runway episode was really special to me because, for the past year, I've put so much of my passion, mom know-how and design experience to work creating an exciting collection," Klum says. "I'm truly proud of some of the stand-out pieces that the designers created."
Love the adorable runway-ready outfits? As promised, Williams and Palu's winning designs are now available at Babiesrus.com.
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The fascination of motor racing in everyday life — the Mercedes-AMG C 43 4MATIC incorporates this combination visually as well. Dominating design elements are the AMG bodystyling, the light-alloy wheels and the special AMG badge on the front wings. They underscore the progressive nature and performance of the brand. Last but not least, the engine cover with red aluminum insert likewise visualizes the strengths of the new twin-turbo six-cylinder engine.
The Mercedes-AMG C 43 4MATIC fascinates with exclusivity and sportiness. Sports seats with AMG-specific seat upholstery layout and pronounced lateral support offer long-distance comfort and brace the passengers during dynamic cornering. A fitting complement to the sporty handling is the three-spoke nappa leather multifunction sports steering wheel with flat bottom. The convincing looks and touch and feel comes in part also courtesy of loving details such as red contrasting topstitching, the molded grip area, steering wheel paddle shifters and the silver chrome steering wheel trim.
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We began selling vehicles way back in 1991 and our mission when we started out is still unchanged today; to make car and van buying and servicing easy and affordable and to treat people as we would like to be treated.
Since those early days we've grown quite a bit. We're now one of the UK's top 30 dealers, but as we've grown we haven't forgotten how important our customers are.
Put simply if you're happy, we're happy. We'll do everything we can to find you the best car or van available at a price you can easily afford and for the whole experience to be as stress-free as possible. Every Pentagon dealer is also there to take care of all your servicing and maintenance, parts, accident repair and warranty requirements. All this ensures you're guaranteed an exceptional level of service.
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P.S. We mess up occasionally so please tell us when we do and we'll do our best to sort it. Please click here to contact the Pentagon Customer Care Centre or call freephone 0800 9174480.
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Pentagon was established in March 1991. The company originally operated just one Vauxhall dealership at Pentagon Island in Derby.
Since those early days the business has grown to become one of the largest dealer groups in the UK operating dealerships representing Ford, Cupra, Citroen, Dacia, Kia, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Peugeot, Seat, Renault and Vauxhall.
Today Pentagon Motor Group is a subsidiary of Motus Group (UK) Ltd., itself part of Motus Holdings Limited, a diversified (non-manufacturing) South African company centred on the automotive sector and founded initially as a single car dealership in 1948. Today, it is a business listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, turning over close to £4.5 billion and employing some 18,300 people across its operations in South Africa, the UK and Australia.
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IVF pioneer Robert Edwards dead at 87
- Edwards developed in vitro fertilization
- First %22test tube%22 baby was born in 1978
- Technique has led to births of more than 4 million babies worldwide
Nobel Prize winner Sir Robert Edwards, a pioneer of in vitro fertilization (IVF) research, which culminated in the highly controversial birth of the first "test tube" baby in the late 1970s, died Wednesday at his home in Cambridge, England. He was 87.
Edwards, who began working on fertilization techniques in the 1950s, concluded that eggs fertilized by sperm in a laboratory could be a viable solution to human infertility issues.
Edwards and the late Dr. Patrick Steptoe were able to bring their research to fruition with the 1978 birth of Louise Brown.
Brown was conceived using sperm from her father, John, and an egg from her mother, Lesley. The embryo was eventually implanted in Lesley's womb and carried to term. The Browns had tried unsuccessfully for nine years to conceive prior to Louise's birth.
Since then, data show more than 4 million babies have been born worldwide using IVF, but not without ongoing controversy.
"(Edwards) was an extraordinary scientist," said Peter Braude, emeritus professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Kings College London, who was at Cambridge when Edwards and Steptoe were developing IVF. "There was such hysteria around the kind of work he was doing."
Religious leaders and other opponents characterized conception outside the womb abnormal, and the Vatican has been extremely vocal in its objection to IVF.
For his part, Edwards remained resolute in the face of criticism.
"Ethicists decried us, forecasting abnormal babies, misleading the infertile and misrepresenting our work as really acquiring human embryos for research," he wrote in the biomedical research journal Nature Medicine in 2001.
When Edwards was awarded a Nobel prize in 2010 for his work on IVF, the Roman Catholic Church denounced the Nobel award, arguing that human life should only begin through intercourse and not artificially. The Vatican said Edwards "bore a moral responsibility for all subsequent developments in assisted reproduction technology and for all abuses made possible by IVF.
In 2011, Edwards was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II "for services to human reproductive biology."
"(Edwards) only had the best motivation," Braude said. "There are few biologists that have done something so practical and made a huge difference for the entire world."
He was "like a granddad to me," Louise Brown said of Edwards in a 2008 interview with the BBC.
"If it wasn't for Bob Edwards and Patrick Steptoe, I wouldn't have this family," Louise's mother said in the same interview.
"The most important thing in life is having a child. ... Nothing is more special than a child," Edwards was widely quoted as saying. "(Patrick) Steptoe and I were deeply affected by the desperation felt by couples who so wanted to have children. We had a lot of critics but we fought like hell for our patients."
Edwards is survived by his wife, Ruth, five daughters and 11 grandchildren.
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Maxwell's baby/scrapbook is filled to overflowing, and it's still not even complete.
With Sammy, I did alright. I started a journal for him and started his baby book. But somewhere along the way, we switched to a digital camera and 90% of our pictures remain unprinted and un "scraped".
Now, Gabe...Gabe HAS a baby book...
...and one or two pages are filled in...
AND he's got...this post!
This post is an Ode to my Baby...
My Gabey-Baby.
He's really really cute!
And he's growing up before my eyes. So I thought I'd better document a little of his littleness before it's gone.
First it should be noted that Gabe has been my best baby so far in terms of crying/sleeping/eating/birthing. I was induced early and he was the first kid to come out willingly with NO cord wrapped tightly around his neck. Best post-birth recovery too.
Gabers just has a good dispostion. Maybe it's having two big brothers, but he's a pretty easy to please kid. (Except that lately he HAS been showing a bit of a 'tude. I choose to believe it's just a REALLY short phase he's going through and NOT the start of the "terrible two's" early.)
He was a little late to walk, (14 months) but he figured it out eventually.
He's talking a little. He says "Mama, Dada, Yeah!, Ta Dah!, Ah Duh (all done), EAS! (please), MA (more) and the sign for Milk which means he wants a drink. (He can also do the "more" and "all done" signs.)At the moment, I'M his favorite parent. But I'm sure he'll soon be a Daddy's Boy just like the other little traitors.
He loves to eat and can feed himself with a spoon. (Though it's a bit messy.)
He's a proficient climber and mischief maker.
He thinks he can dance (just like his Mama).
He's super drooly just like Max was.
He's my first boy to have even a HINT of curl in his hair. (which is why I'll NEVER cut it no matter how mullet-ish it becomes...)
And his brother Max can make him belly laugh harder than anyone.
***Thanks to WENDY, (of Blue Lily Photography) FABULOUS PHOTOGRAPHER JEN, (of JenLee Photography) DOUG, (Dentist by day, Photographer by night) and MADISON, (of Mark's Loins) for providing some of the photo's for this post!!!***


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Our central location is an easy drive to any of Southwest Colorado's many visitor attractions, with all the amenities and none of the hassle! Sundance RV Park is an adult oriented RV park featuring 68 spacious, level sites, long pull-thrus, ample shade and accommodations for large RVs and slide-outs. All sites have full hookups with 50/30/20 amp service and free cable TV.
There is a lot to see and do in southwest Colorado, so plan to stay a while. We offer weekly and monthly rates, free wi-fi, on-site laundry, clean restrooms and showers, phone hookups are available, and there is even a special pet walk for your traveling companions. We're located next door to a restaurant, hospital, a service station & convenience store, and carry numerous RV supplies on-site. RV services are also available.
Our area is one of the most beautiful and culturally diverse regions in the Southwest. Archaeological sites abound, with Mesa Verde National Park, a World Cultural Heritage Park, as the crown jewel at the heart of it all. Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway rolls right through Cortez and includes Lowry Pueblo, Hovenweep National Monument, and Ute Mountain Tribal Park... all are nearby daytrips for travelers interested in the culture and architecture of the area's previous inhabitants.
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My sister, my husband and I were driving my mother to see the assisted-living place we picked out for her. For a year, since our dad died, my sister and I have been caring for Mom at home, six months at her house and six months at mine. After a year of total immersion in elder care, we can't do it anymore. The medical issues of Mom's daily routine are too much for us. It's time to make a change.
We all agreed. Well, not all of us. The lead player, my 94-year-old mother, declined to participate in the process. She said, and continues to say, that she wants to live with us. She also says she doesn't want to be a burden. We want her to live with us. We don't want her to live with us. A mother is never a burden. She is a burden. All of the above are true.
One might conclude that she was reasonably content with the "aging at home" arrangement. Sadly, she has not been content, but rather deeply sad and withdrawn, which is no one's fault and beyond anyone's ability to ameliorate.
So, it seems the time has come to try a different environment, where she might try to speak to someone her own age.
"Just shoot me," she said on the way to the place last week. In case I hadn't heard, she said, "Just get a gun and shoot me."
"I can't hear and I can't see," she added, reciting the mantra that is her answer to basically every request to engage. Yet as we sped along, she read the "chicken on sale" sign in the supermarket window, and she heard me whisper to my sister, "I can't take this."
"I can't either," my sister said from the backseat.
"What can't you take?" Mom asked.
This kind of life passage pushes people beyond their abilities. You think you're someone who can step up and take care of an aging parent with grace and energy and kindness. And then, after a year, you discover that the daily drain of elder care has tested your emotional resources, and found their limit. You had a vision of yourself, but in real time it's more vision than reality.
My sister looks weary these days, and I imagine I do, too. Taking care of one super-old parent can do that to a whole passel of grown children. I have a tape running through my head at all times of the day and night, reminding me what chore is next: the meds, or the special food, or the safe shoes, or the shower protocol, or the new cane, or the lightweight wheelchair, or the haircut, or the eyeglasses.
In the meantime, I'm forgetting my own stuff all over town. Two pairs of sunglasses went missing in two months. I've left gloves and scarves and even my iPad in random restaurants. When my mom was living with me, sometimes I drove around just to get out of my own house and back inside my own head.
The assisted-living facility we chose is by far the nicest place my mother has ever stayed. Elegant and beautifully appointed, it looks too good to be true, because it is. It's basically a stage set. Every chair and delightful bouquet and platter of cookies is perfectly placed. But it's no one's real home, and very few of the residents willingly chose to live the last years of their lives in a "place."
For some, I suppose, it does become a home away from home. Friends are made. Cards are played. Meals are shared. But those are the people who were probably good campers in their day. This move is an unlikely leap for our mother. On yesterday's get-acquainted tour, she declined offers of every single thing proffered, from water to chocolate to meeting her neighbors.
So, I'm not getting a great feeling about the prospects of a happy adjustment. My sister and I just can't do the level of care that we've been doing anymore, and our mother, rather than saying she'll give this a try, wants us to shoot her. No one ever discussed this scenario with me. There is no blueprint.
I did have one brilliant idea. Yesterday I said to her, "With all that you've lost, you're still our mother. You can still be the selfless mother you always were and try this new living arrangement for us as well as yourself."
"What?" she said. "I can't hear you."
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Welcome to the Altenew Educators Blog Hop! As Altenew-Certified Educators, we were asked to share our FAVORITE something- so I chose a new favorite technique I learned from Jennifer McGuire's blog! If you've been following along, you've just arrived from Nancy's blog. You can join the beginning of the blog hop at the Altenew Card Blog.
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getrusage() reports kernel counters that are updated only once application loses context and a switch to kernel space happens. For example on modern Linux server kernels that would mean that getrusage() calls would return information rounded at 10ms, desktop kernels - at 1ms.
getrusage() isn't usable for micro-measurements at all - and getmicrotime(true) might be much more valuable resource.


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Beethoven & the Broadwood Fortepiano
Beethoven owned a Broadwood fortepiano built in 1817, a gift from Thomas Broadwood who had met Beethoven in Vienna in the summer of that year. Broadwood asked five fortepianists living in London to help him select the appropriate instrument and had the names of these men engraved on a plaque. The keyboard of Beethoven's Broadwood spanned six octaves (CC to c''''), slightly narrower than the Beethoven Center's 1823 instrument (which extends up to f'''').
Map of the journey of Beethoven's Broadwood fortepiano
In December 1817, Broadwood shipped the instrument from London. It arrived in Vienna seven months later slightly damaged after an arduous journey over sea to Trieste, then by cart into Vienna.
Beethoven enlisted his friend, the Viennese piano builder Nanette Streicher, to make the necessary repairs. Beethoven kept the instrument at his home in the Schwarzspanierhaus until his death in 1827, and it was then sold to C. Anton Spina, a music publisher.
In 1845, Spina gave the instrument to Franz Liszt who kept it in his home in Wiemar until he donated it to the Hungarian National Museum in 1874. In 1991, Beethoven's Broadwood was restored to playable condition and was featured in a tour with the fortepianist Melvyn Tan.


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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mobile devices that let people track how much they eat and exercise may help them shed pounds over and above the benefits of a typical weight-loss program, a new study suggests.
Researchers found overweight and obese adults lost an average of over eight pounds more when they had personal digital assistants (PDAs) and occasional phone coaching to help them in addition to a group program.
There's no reason to think the same wouldn't hold true for smart phone apps that can log nutrition and activity information and give real-time feedback, they said.
"The number one mechanism through which people lose weight is self-monitoring, just watching what you eat and keeping a record of it," said Dr. Goutham Rao, from the NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, Illinois.
Rao, who wrote a commentary published with the new study, noted that programs for mobile devices are easily personalized - and readily available wherever people carry their phones or PDAs.
"I'm actually very optimistic that people who are motivated, who can couple the technology with in-person counseling and management are going to be very successful," he told Reuters Health.
The new study included 69 overweight and obese people in their late 50s, on average, who were referred to a Veterans Affairs clinic for weight-loss support.
All were enrolled in 12 group sessions over six months, which focused on nutrition, exercise and behavioral changes to promote weight loss. Half of the participants were also given a PDA to record their food and activity throughout the day and had a coach who checked in with them by phone.
Most of the study subjects were men who didn't know much about technology - which made them an extra hard group to reach, said lead researcher Bonnie Spring, from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
After six months in the trial, people in the PDA group had lost an average of almost 10 pounds, and 41 percent of them had met the goal of losing at least five percent of their initial body weight. Those in the comparison group had dropped just over two pounds each, on average, and 11 percent had achieved the weight-loss goal.
And at the one-year mark - six months after the mobile devices were taken away - people who'd used the PDAs had managed to keep off most of the weight they initially lost, Spring's team reported Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
"The issue has always been that it's possible to help anyone lose weight as long as you invest enough time or money into the effort," Rao said.
The benefits of using an app on a mobile device, he said, are that it can be cheaper and widely available - and can help re-engage people who are having trouble, unlike an in-person program with a specific end date.
Although PDAs have mostly fallen out of fashion, the researchers said smart phones can serve the same purpose as the devices used in the study. Spring said most weight-loss apps on the market haven't been scientifically tested but may still help people drop extra pounds.
However, Rao added, there's evidence that apps alone don't have much of an impact on weight loss. It may be more helpful to think of the technology as something that augments help from a primary care doctor or nutritionist, he said.
Spring agreed.
"An app and some human support, coaching, nutrition education - that combination of things will help," she told Reuters Health.
"The most important thing is to use the app for decision support and keeping track, but also to get the social support."
SOURCE: bit.ly/Rfk14F Archives of Internal Medicine, online December 10, 2012.


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Welcome to Maasai Mara Conservancies
The Mara Conservancies offer visitors the ultimate safari: the lowest tourism densities; incredible day and night game viewing; and authentic cultural interactions. But above all, these Conservancies are managed according to a model that protects the delicate eco-system and benefits the landowners themselves – the Maasai people.
This website portrays the excellent work done by the Conservancies and profiles the Tourism Partners - the unique camps and lodges that raise the Conservancy fees and ensure guests enjoy the true wildlife experience. It is hoped that this site will educate and encourage visitors to choose the Conservancies for their safari and in doing so contribute to the protection of this remarkable destination. Read more.


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Tribal tattoo designs make the design of flower, animal and religious symbols and tribal flower tattoos are great variation of art and it is being greatly used by worldwide tattoo lovers.
Tribal flower tattoos are one type of ancient tattoo that can make you feel the essence of great cultural heritage. There is huge number of people are recognizing the value of the its body art. The bold strokes and curve designs are the combination of beauty and strength but now it is blended with fashion factor. The unique shapes and colors of tribal flower tattoos can really make you one from others tattoos fan. Normally the basic idea of imprinting it is done on one arm or on the back. These types of tattoos are really sophisticated and traditional.
In recent days tribal tattoos are executed and incorporated in different ways. Stark, black, arching lines and mirror-image patterns are the typical tribal tattoo patterns. Flowers are the most popular designs of it. Flower has become very popular and off course it is highly fashionable. There are lots of flower tribal tattoo designs and you can easily choose the perfect one for you.


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Model for Far From Equilibrium Transport in CNT/GNR FETs
Simulation of CNT/GNR FETs including inelastic scattering via virtual probes approach and accounting for the presence of possible Schottky barrier contacts.
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This tool solve the output and transfer characteristics for a field-effect-transistor based on carbon nanotubes or graphene nanoribbons. The solution is obtained with a semi-analytical model, which treats the device electrostatics within the long-channel approximation, but include the effect of possible tunneling Schottky barriers at source and drain, as they frequetly affects the behavior of carbon-based devices. Tunneling is treated within WKB approximation, multiple reflection/tunneling processes are properly taken into account, assuming a complete phase-randomization along the device. Transport in real nano-devices is surely out-of equilibrium, but still it is not ballistic, however much of the semi-analytical model, but also much of the numerical simulation, are restricted to the ballistic limit. Our model is able to reproduce the continuous transition from ballistic to drain-diffusion transport regimes, and indeed any degree of inelastic scattering can be simulated. Dissipative processes are implemented within the virtual probes approach, in which a real FET is viewed as a suitable chain of N elementary ballistic FETs, separated by fully-thermalizing virtual probes, spaced by the "free mean path". Inelastic scattering is restricted to the virtual reservoirs, while transport is ballistic in the elementary channels. N=1 corresponds to a ballistic regime, while large N to drift-diffusion transport. Note that we have developed an analytical approach for the solution of a N-elementary ballistic series of FET, which results to be accurate. We use our analytical approach in order to reduce computational costs, and, moreover, enables us to treat any real N, given by the ratio of the channel length and the free mean path. We provide a number of physical quantities for characterizing the behavior of the device, such as the current/voltage output and transfer characteristics, the conductance and transconductance, the self-consistent charge and channel potential. A preliminary analysis of the device performance it is also carried out, with the evaluation of the cut-off frequency and the delay time of the transistor.
Physics-based compact model of nanoscale MOSFETs - Part I: Transition from drift-diffusion to ballistic transport, G. Mugnaini and G. Iannaccone, IEEE Trans. El. Dev. 52, 1795 (2005). Physics-based compact model of nanoscale MOSFETs - Part II: Effects of degeneracy on transport, G. Mugnaini and G. Iannaccone, IEEE Trans. El. Dev. 52, 1802 (2005). Analytical Model of Nanowire FETs in a Partially Ballistic or Dissipative Transport Regime, P. Michetti, G. Mugnaini and G. Iannaccone, IEEE Trans. El. Dev. 56, 1402 (2009). Analytical model of 1D Carbon-based Schottky-Barrier Transistors, P. Michetti and G. Iannaccone, IEEE Trans. El. Dev. 57 (7), 1616 (2010).
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 11:55 am
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Segregation is the best policy. Kiters need to be separated from normal water activities or banned altogether if there is limited access. It works great at the Comfort Inn on Lakes Bay. I had a really great session there the same day as the fight. All the kooks at PT Point never came close. It also works at Kalmus and West Dennis during the beach season, but now with no lifeguards it will return to "accident waiting to happen" status... I'm not worried about losing windsurfing access... the authorities seem to have figured out what sport causes the most problems.
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 1:03 pm
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A terrible shame that this had to happen at all. I don't believe it bodes well for anyone who visits that venue or neighboring ones as well.
Banning a sport is far easier for the authorities than having to deal with these kind of issues. It falls on the enthusiasts to make it easy for the people in power to allow access, rather than more difficult.
Though enforcement is kind of hit or miss, NYS banned kitesurfing at state park beaches, and boat access points in 2012. Of course there weren't many state beaches that allowed it or windsurfing to begin with. Probably explains why so many NY sailors travel to the CT shore of LI Sound, or the NJ shore and beyond for wind and rides.
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 1:20 pm
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This reminds me of an incident from last year in the DR. I was walking along the beach when an errant kite slammed down close to me, very hard. I turned around, and the kiter was on the beach doing the walk of shame with kite (formerly) in tow.
I'm not sure what came over me, but I responded with obscenties, and by yanking hard on his lines, which is apparently the go button for kiters. He came sprinting towards me, eyes bulging and angry. He certainly had agression on his side, but I liked my chances in the categories of upper-body strength (315 bench), hardness (6% body fat), and core stability (I'm a windsurfer, not a kiter). So as he arrived, still running at full speed, I assumed the position of a middle linebacker, getting low and bracing my right foot in the sand behind me. He hit me hard, but lowered shoulder prevailed over concave chest. His momentum neutralized, I finished him with a good shove from the aforementioned muscle groups.
I stood over him, and briefly considered tucking his head under his spreader bar so he could spend some quality time contemplating his namesake until help arrived--but then thought better of providing him what he might consider a silver lining.
Anyway, I spent the rest of the evening beating myself up for putting myself--and, by extension, my family--at risk over one tool's reckless behavior. And I spent the next several days on the lookout for whatever posse the kiter might assemble. But one thing for sure, there's no one quite as easily angered as the guy who thinks someone else is trying to ruin his fun.
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 2:19 pm
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I have to say, that Im a little disappointed that any windsurfer would go all agro when a kiter screws up. Ive seen enough kite-mares to know how dangerous that thing can be. If one of the kiters somehow let his kite get away bad enough to slam down on my car where I sail, even though Id be really ticked, my first instinct would be to grab the kite and make sure it didnt keep going and hold it there till the rider got there. Then, calmly discuss restitution.
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 3:26 pm
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I would have beat the ____ out of you as well if you had grabbed my kite lines!!!
A kite landing on parked cars is kooky yes but not life threatening like you yanking the lines of someone's kite that they are attached to.
You very well could have killed that kook!
I think we should rename this thread.....
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 4:43 pm
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I ride with kiters all the time, most our very good friends that I trust with my life. They are here to stay, it is not "us against them" we are all in this together. And if you did pull his lines on purpose you got what you deserved, that's just as dangerous as him launching in a crowded lot.
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 5:34 pm
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I would have beat the ____ out of you as well if you had grabbed my kite lines!!!
A kite landing on parked cars is kooky yes but not life threatening like you yanking the lines of someone's kite that they are attached to.
You very well could have killed that kook!
I think we should rename this thread.....
ABSOLUTELY! Sounds like a Joke situation to me with a lot of really bad responses. I have yet to see anything like this on the Cape, I imagine I will with all the hostility out there.
I can take a joke and a punch.. Prefer the former. I like Kiting with windsurfers, keeps me away from the kook kiters! BTW if im kiting near you and you are windsurfing and want me to move away from you please let me know. I have a habit of sitting on the nose of peoples boards for a tandem ride (Paging Dr. Kimball). Just wave me off if you feel im too close, I have no problem with that and will clear out.
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 7:35 pm
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I'd like to jump back in here as the topic name is misleading, for one, and has added a flavor of conflict that is not there. I think it's Seaside- kite windsurfer fight? There was no windsurfing equipment involved. So it wasn't a fight between two entities, counties, communities or any of the such. There was a kite that my friend launched in the parking lot. Bonehead move unless you have another term for endangering kiters, windsurfer, tourist, couples, families with young children or even dogs being walked.
I use the word bonehead because I am a friend of the Lot Launcher. I was busy rigging down and wasn't paying attention to the crowd. I have my spot and it's as far away as I can get from the other cars and chatter. i like my solitude. I windsurf way south away from everyone except for the others that must feel the same way about crowds.
I didn't see Lot Launcher getting ready, doing the pump and whatever kiters do. If I had I would have walked over and asked him not to attempt launching upwind of people. The South Point was being the launch spot. There had to be at least 10 kiters out at the point, getting ready, helping one another, launching and sailing back and forth. The point seems to be their turf and a narrow band bayward on a south wind is their fun zone. The Island State Park is not going to take down the "Not Beyond This Point" but the park ranger's didn't care if the point was being used that day.
So why was he launching from the crowded parking lot? I did ask him afterward once we settled down, his answer is for another topic. In the real world there was NO REASON. I can't figure peoples motives out but I am a good judge of personalities and mental states of mind. The best and shortest I can come up with is he is a stubborn SOB, otherwise a real Bonehead. I'm not saying he is stupid at all, I'd rate his IQ above average. Hope I am writing and communicating what I have to say about the topic.
It's not anything to do with kiting and windsurfing. If he was an outback snowboarder and he caused an avalanche and hurt skiers, its not a fight between snowboarders and skiers. It more of an issue of someone taking chances with putting those traversing below in deadly risk.
To say we were fighting is so wrong, as that's the way communication is done at times between friends. Who better to set him straight than me, as we know one another on more than a surface chatter level. There was no real fight as fights can be. No punches were thrown. I was pushing the limits of nasty, he had no good comebacks, except to say he was sorry, but sometimes sorry isn't enough, when someone at the state park could have been killed! DEAD, with as windy as it was getting, I was going down to a 5.2 Tiger, so it was beginning to gust.
My car was not damaged, I needed to get in that fact. Now in spite of a sorry which was given but not accepted as he was terribly dangerous to whomever the kite and wind decided to smash. The whomever was my 2012 Fanatic Freewave on top of my new car, which is a tuff dog windsurfer, not for sale, with that WSC layup and can take a hit of nasty shore break.
My fin got lucky I took it off for the ride down. I think the fin would have fought back like a saber toothed cat to rip that black and yellow kite a new one. Maybe you all can get into an intelligent topic about weed fins and yellow and black kites fighting it out.
Sure would be better than reading most of the gobblegoop written about kiters fighting windsurfers. That is pure BS.
We were not fighting, punching, nor playing games. The incident report says it all, X lost control of his kite and hit Y's car. I could have added on to that report but choose not to have a friend cuffed or whatever the cops do. They knew what happened and let us come to terms by ourselves without causing any more bad feelings. SO much has been said about how men behave. Men fight without fists and resolve issues, and walk away as best their pride will allow.
No one was hurt, the kite was fine, and we both sailed all day, apart. Got that third men in shit down? I'll take Bonehead to cover my back anyday over some of you. Say whatever you all want, the cops were not worried and that is an indication that Lot Launcher and Balls Bigger than Brains had already moved on to a better place.
I for one know he'll be more aware of not putting others in danger path for any reason, soon. I'll be old and dead by then at this pace of never knowing when to back down.
I am lucky or blessed to still be alive at 64, and plan to keep going strong.
You know boys, sometime you gotta take the bull by the horns and ride it.
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You sure sound like a good friend the way you glowingly describe him. You go on and keep grabbing the bull(or lines) by the horns. it seemed to work well for you.
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Last summer we successfully launched our Maine Summer Institutes with just a few courses in cooperative learning and problem-based learning.These programs were very successful which has motivated us to expand our course offerings and repackage our summer program under the title, "Maine 207 Summer Professional Learning Academies."
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