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Derrick Rose's long-awaited return is just about complete.
The former MVP point guard was back wearing his familiar uniform No. 1, looking ready to lead the Chicago Bulls back to contention in the Eastern Conference after sitting out a season following knee surgery.
He said Friday at the team's media day he understands why fans were frustrated he didn't return last season, but he had to be careful.
"Of course, I would want my favorite player to be back out there," Rose said. "At the same time, I have to be selfish with the idea. The thought of me injuring myself again, I don't want to put myself in that position. I just tried to stay far away from it and just think everything through and stay positive."
One big concern for him was his ability to handle double teams, particularly in the playoffs. He never felt ready to face them.
His confidence is not an issue now, though. He has said he sees no reason why he can't dominate again, and he has no regrets about the way he handled his recovery.
He's expected to suit up for the first time at Indiana on Oct. 5, and general manager Gar Forman anticipates him playing in every preseason game.
That hinges on how Rose feels, and the same goes for his minutes once the season starts.
"I think with Derrick, it'll remain fluid as we go," Forman said. "I think it's difficult at this point to look ahead and say where his minutes will be two weeks from now, four weeks from now, whatever time frame you want to put on it. I think it's something that from a medical standpoint, from a front-office standpoint, from a coaching standpoint that we'll evaluate day to day."
Forman said he expects some "ups and downs as we go" but has little doubt Rose will overcome them. He also said the decision not to play last season "absolutely" was the right one.
Coach Tom Thibodeau called the criticism Rose absorbed unwarranted, saying he followed chairman Jerry Reinsdorf's orders by taking a cautious approach.
"You talk about a guy who's as loyal as they come to his family, to his teammates, to our organization, to the city — he's already done a lot and will continue to do a lot," Thibodeau said. "That's who he is.
"When I look at it, when I look back and I've been thinking about it, he followed Jerry's orders exactly. Jerry made it very clear from the beginning as to how he wanted him to approach it: to be cautious, to be cautious, make sure you're completely healthy. He told him he didn't want him to come back until he was 100 percent, and that's exactly what he did. And then, he got criticized for it."
Rose tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in Game 1 of the 2012 playoffs against Philadelphia, sending the top-seeded Bulls toward a first-round exit. His recovery became a running soap opera, particularly after he started practicing with the team in midseason.
The Bulls never publicly ruled out a return by Rose, and as injuries and illnesses to teammates mounted, his image took a hit. If he dominates again, that would go a long way toward repairing it.
The Bulls are aiming high after winning 45 games and a playoff series last season. With Rose, they believe they can challenge Miami for supremacy in the Eastern Conference. After all, they captured the NBA's top seed the last two seasons he played.
While his health figures to be scrutinized, particularly in the early going, it's not the only story line.
There's Joakim Noah's plantar fasciitis in his foot, an issue for him two of his past three seasons.
There's Luol Deng, coming off a season that ended with him in the hospital after complications from a spinal tap to test for viral meningitis. He has an expiring contract and will likely hit the market at the end of the season.
"I just have to go out there and do what I've been doing, just play basketball," he said. "We have a great opportunity ahead of us. Derrick is back. Everybody's healthy. We love the makeup of the team. The potential is great." AP


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Toxic Crops: Oil Wastewater Irrigating California Fields
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In the nation's produce basket, some California water districts are knowingly selling oilfield wastewater to farmers, putting a huge portion of our fruits and vegetables at risk of contamination. Watchdog group Water Defense uncovered one district buying oilfield wastewater to include in the water it sells to farmers to irrigate crops in California's Central Valley. This year, Food & Water Watch uncovered another district buying this potentially toxic wastewater and selling it to farmers.
A threat to California's agriculture is a threat to the entire country's food supply. Some staples of which California is the primary U.S. producer include 99 percent of olives, 99 percent of almonds, 98 percent of garlic, 96 percent of broccoli, 95 percent of celery, 91 percent of strawberries, 91 percent of lemons and 83 percent of fresh carrots.
The government is allowing oil companies to sell their wastewater for use on crops. Citizens must call on their elected representatives to fix this broken system and protect our food supply.
Source: FoodAndWaterWatch.org.
This article appears in the March 2017 issue of Natural Awakenings.

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Check out the special $129 offer deal for Colossus only for - our Facebook friends! (do keep in mind that this per-order meaning it will be shipping soon and I'm sure there set limet on them)
But when they do run out you have use this link and paid full price $169 (do keep in mind that this per-order meaning it will be shipping soon)
What be nice if it comes with WDM capture drivers for all inputs for use in VirtualDub, but thats not very likely.
The driver are base a round WDM (Windows Driver Model) which has been move to WDF (Windows Driver Foundation)
VirtualDub need raw AVI mode which it was mainly build a round very old out date VFW (Video for Windows) base code which also referred to VCM (Video Compression Manager) which really old 1992 stuff time to get with program and problem with VirtualDub is dosen't fully support directshow nor any realtime hardware encoder.
I haven't used VirtualDub in 5 years becuases it so useless.
I use Virtualdub every day. Not for video capture but just about everything else. I don't think a lot of people use Virtualdub for capture since the old ATI and Conexant days. I think one of the old Hauppauge cards was able to capture AVI.
Virtualdub is very useful to me. I can open all kinds of files with the Directshow Driver or input plugins and I can encode 264/AAC or AC3 MKV, MP4, MPEG or AVI with the external encoder feature. It will do way more than any software that Hauppauge writes. Oh yeah, Hauppauge doesn't write any software. You really shouldn't say that a software is useless if you haven't used it in five years. I've been using Virtualdub for 11 years and I can tell you that, although it has never been useless to me, it is way more useful today than it was five years ago.
If Hauppauge would create their own software that was hopefully better than the 3rd party software that they bundle then people wouldn't have to wish for something better. Something that would not only capture but could cut commercials or other unwanted footage without having to recode the whole capture would be nice. The capture function of TME (with preferably more options) and the editing function of Videoredo 4 would be perfect.
The DirectShow it support is mainly RAW AVI mode there a big diff there in way a Hardware Encoder works I ref to Realtime MPEG1/2, Divx and H.264 Hardware Encoder.
The people that do use VirtualDub there not using for capturing Video just editing and trasn coding.
I'm interested in this mainly for capturing DD/DTS 5.1 from my Xbox/PS3 Games.
So that I can run it through a HRTF filter & change it to stereo simulated surround, and then pass it to my Essence ST.
Would it be possible to bypass the encoding process, and just grab the captured audio?
I'd love to use it's HDMI-in to capture 8-ch LPCM that uses the latest DD/DTS formats, namely; TrueHD, DTS-MA.
But I doubt that there'll be a "HDCP hole" like there is in the Avermedia card...
And even if there is, like the avermedia it'll prolly be limited to grabbing only 48kHz/2ch PCM/16-bit, right?
Any advice greatly appreciated, thank-you.
Got my Hauppauge Collossus today! Box was heavy with cables, card and software. Now for scheduled cable box capture!
Building a Mini ITX HTPC is tricky, heat, noise, specialized PSU and other issues.
Last edited by stevon111; 25th Feb 2011 at 15:30. Reason: mini ITX
I have the USB model and have found the ArcSoft software lacking, though Windows Media Center works pretty well with it. The downside is the stupid .wtv wrapper WMC puts on the recording. VideoRedo can deal with it if you upgrade to the H.264 version. What I am curious about is whether it has the same wonky behavior when changing channels where it first says there is no video input and then says the signal is weak. The Happpauge FAQ's says it is due to the nature of hardware encoding versus software encoding, but I am not sure I buy it. If that behavior is fixed on the card I would like to know it.
WMC and by the way that not what it said
Note: Because the HDPVR utilizes a hardware H.264 encoder, it behaves differently than typical tuner based devices. The HDPVR encoder must be reset whenever the input video resolution or bit stream audio type changes. Additionally, the HDPVR encoder may reset due to input video dropouts or errors in bit stream audio. The HDPVR stops streaming at the onset of the reset and resumes ~ 2-4 seconds after the return of stable audio and video.
MCE displays a "Weak signal" message when it sees" bad" or "no" transport data from a source for a predetermined time. The reset time of the HDPVR encoder appears to fall just within the threshold to trigger a weak signal message.
I just noticed and will respond soon.
I won't keep my line of questioning going in here any-more.
Good news it seem that using Colossus HDMI on dishnetwork and directv work with no HDCP lockdown
There are people on SageTV forum check it out rigth here http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52718 go to page 31
Oh yeah I suppose it could be an "accident" like the avermedia...
Yet to see confirmation that any of the STB's it's capturing from, are in-fact HDCP sources.
The Haupauge Colossus and included software does NOT bypass or decrypt HDCP. I have the UVERSE Motorola VIP1200 set to max 1080i quality out HDMI port. The signal has HDCP on top of it coming out of the box. In order to view the HD video a " MUX DVI repeater" was required in between VIP1200 STB and Colossus card to see video on HTPC. VIP1200 HDMI cable to Colossus shows in WinTV7 software "No signal". So Colossus is fully compliant with HDCP as advertised. Did not try component capture.
So you can't even preview it in the bundled software? That would mean it isn't compliant at all. Devices that follow HDCP can still display content.
Yes, the Haupauge Colossus and bundled software is HDCP compliant by not showing HDCP encrypted video. It is not an approved video display by the HDMI consortium or Intel subsidiary Digital Content Protection agency. It is supposed to shut off encrypted HD video to be compliant and it does.
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By that definition, wouldn't a monitor that can't display HDCP video by virtue of not implementing the technology (ex Dell 2405FPW) be considered "compliant"?
What is meant by "compliant" is that if you use HDMI interface and pay HDMI consortium fees, you agree you will not break DRM guidelines and honor HD content protection source "flags". There is a lot more specifications for compliance.
DELL could make an encrypted HDMI input display but wants to avoid the required $10K fee, per year to the HDMI consortium and another aproximate $10K to Intel subsidiary Digital Content Protection agency. I think Intel would be willing to wave their HDCP fee because DELL is a partner. HDCP protected signal is encrypted and removes sync pulse. To view HDCP protected video and hear sound, sink device (TV, display) has to have a discrete IC to negotiate keys, restore sync pulse and decrypt video to a regular unencrypted HD stream. For Dell the added complexity, demand and yearly license and per piece fees to Silicon Image was probably unacceptable and not justifyable for the increased cost to customers put on each Display panel. That's why DELL and others are backing the competing royalty free HD video standard Display Port. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisplayPort
Oh, by the way, Displayport also honors DRM on video and audio
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There is a workaround but it isn't cheap. A MUX-HD is around $280 shipped and has DVI out. Check out Curt Palme website. http://www.curtpalme.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14624
Last edited by stevon111; 3rd Mar 2011 at 16:59.
No need, I actually bought the later 2408FPW that does display HDCP content. But thanks for all the info. The thread you linked to doesn't mention the MUX-HD; I think I read that they quit selling it.
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Weighing Your Weight-loss Options?
Lexington Medical Center is pleased to begin its 2014 Physician Lecture Series with "Weighing Your Weight-loss Options?" featuring Dr. Marc Antonetti, MD, FACS, of The South Carolina Obesity Surgery Center at Riverside Surgical Group, a Lexington Medical Center physician practice. This free lecture will take place on Monday, January 27, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. inside the Lexington Medical Center Auditorium located inside Lexington Medical Park 1 at 2728 Sunset Boulevard in West Columbia.
Dr. Antonetti will talk about the types of surgical and non-surgical weight loss options that are available at the South Carolina Obesity Surgery Center, offer advice about pursuing these options, discuss the best way to choose a bariatric surgery center and explain how the bariatric surgery process works.
The lecture is free and open to the public. Attendees will also have the opportunity to ask questions.
Accredited by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program, the South Carolina Obesity Surgery Center is home to some of the most experienced bariatric surgeons in the Southeast. In addition to Dr. Antonetti, its surgeons are Jim Givens, MD, FACS, S. Gray Hughes, MD, FACS and Glen Strickland, MD, FACS. They have performed more than 4,000 bariatric surgeries. To learn more about the South Carolina Obesity Surgery Center and view patient testimonial videos, visit www.scobesity.com.
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I have a great fondness for the Mel-O-Bar, as regular readers may know. The listing has some great information and hints at some of the flexibility of this multi-string format. Here's what the seller has to say...
This 1980s Melobar X-10 Explorer, a true Vintage Classic. Melobar guitars were made for lap steel and Dobro players to be able to play standing up. Melobars were made by Walt Smith who collaborated with many outstanding innovators in the guitar world from the Dopyera Brothers to Ned Steinberger and Semi Mosley. The design is basically the same on all models -- the neck is tilted as to be slightly less than perpendicular to the player. It hangs from a strap. There were very few of these instruments made and a number of them are used by "A-List" players in contemporary country bands (Tim McGraw and Toby Keith), David Lindley has several, also Rusty Young of Poco and Cindy Cashdollar to name a few. You can use your favorite tuning on these. It is totally up to you. For pedal steelers the 10 string models enable you to tune the first six strings to standard "E" tuning (E,B,E,G#,B,E). The remaining four are tuned to "A" (A,E,A,C#, A) which allows for suspensions and secondary chords to be produced without pedals.
The last few lines of the ad are quite telling.
This Bad Boy is in Excellent Condition - Minor wear and tear. - Guaranteed to Shred in the Right Hands!"Shred in the Right Hands!" Hmmmm, I would love to hear what could be done with this by a young, free thinking (that bit is very important) metallurgist, Jazzologist or shredderista. I think it needs someone like that just because of the high degree of skill and dedication required to really master it, the potential for the execution of the most esoteric and/or microtonal scales and the potential for the wildest solos combined with jaw dropping visuals. Not to mention instant and total admiration from the rest of the musical community. The Hendrix of steel guitar!
Probably the instrument's biggest drawback is its history as the backbone of country music. You barely have to look at a lap steel for it to start wailing out those whiny Nasville yeehah! tones and "Crystal Chandelier" melodies. Musicians like David Lindley have done a lot to popularise it to a non-country audience but for the world at large the association with "that sound" is so strong, it will take a complete change of way-of-thinking about it to shake off that baggage.
I bought my own Mel-O-Bar on eBay a few weeks ago (still awaiting delivery but I'm patient). I have a Peavey Powerslide and am awaiting the imminent delivery of an old (40s/50s) National New Yorker lap steel - also care of eBay. The slide guitar bug has bitten hard.
I've just invested in a pile of lap steel books and an instructional dvd from the wonderfully named Cindy Cashdollar, which I'd recommend to anyone thinking of taking up any kind of steel guitar. I'm not a country music fan (the only albums I have are Merle Haggard, The Dixie Chicks and The Indigo Girls) but one thing I found out very early on is, the lap steel requires a lot of practice and a fair bit of discipline. And, understanding a few basic techniques, exercises, tunings and scale structures makes such a difference.
This is not a dig at country music, by the way, before all you rednecks start giving me grief, y'all. Just out loud thinking that maybe there is a another tonal voice to be heard from these instruments. Gavin pointed me in the direction of Captain Beefheart circa "Ice cream for crow" (one of my favourite Beefheart tracks) and although the (Mel-O-Bar) has a prominent contribution, it doesn't sound like a regular steel guitar.
Anyone know of players in other genres doing innovative stuff, metal, jazz?
David in Barcelona
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If you are tired of the same look, same styles and looking like the person standing next to you, Superdry has come along just in time to save your fall wardrobe selection from the mundane existence of past years.
Superdry has been in Europe since 2003 and they finally decided that they would infuse a little of their fashion style into the United States. The idea behind Superdry is a combination of Japanese design influences and the vintage American look.
This combination certainly works as the first thing you notice when you enter the store is that each shirt is a knockout. Not only do they have great designs and eye-catching looks, but the color combinations are all flawless. The plaid shirts stick out most with this; all the colors are combined so well that they really give you an upscale look, taking what is normally a pretty average take-it-or-leave shirt, and turning it into an all-purpose shirt you can wear anywhere. The designers are what really sets this store apart from others. No matter what store you go into you will have some hits and misses, I failed to see any misses at Superdry and they certainly take some chances on giving you some different looks.
The other thing that I have yet to see anything remotely similar to is that the logo on some of the t-shirts and hoodies are given the worn look. You probably are asking what is original about that. In Superdry the worn look is not given by Superdry itself, it is given by you. The shirt is completely new, but with a little tug or a big tug, you can decide right away how worn you want your shirt to look. It is also just a pretty cool experience, almost like creating your own vintage t-shirt.
A major concept that you will find with Superdry is that no matter what you buy, you really are in control of the look. The clothes are really designed for you to create your own look and you have the ability to change that look every time you delve into your closet. For example some of the jackets have multiple zippers allowing you to decide how tight you want to zip up or if you want a more casual open California look. The clothes also have a great layering effect, you can combine almost anything in the store.
While the shirts, jeans and everything else in the clothing line is great, if you are looking for a jacket Superdry really has set itself apart from other stores. Not only do they have a wide assortment of jackets ranging from casual, to dressy, all the way to heavy duty jackets so you can get ready for some harsh weather jackets. They are all just very stylish and high quality and you are going to have to do some searching to find similar jackets at prices that are even close to Superdry. Just a tip for the ladies, check out the trench coat and the washed suede jacket, it is going to be hard to choose between these two great jackets and you might just be leaving Superdry with both jackets.
If you have any doubt about how stylish Superdry clothes are or that this store will be as big of a hit in America as it is overseas, all that you have to do is look to Hollywood. You have celebrities all over Sunset Strip in Superdry clothes and David Beckham has to be wearing a big smile on his face as he doesn't have to wait to go back to Britain to buy some of his favorites. It you want to pull of the Becks look, give the Osaka Tee a try, these are great looking shirts.
Superdry will be opening its first-ever West Coast location at the Beverly Center on Thursday, September 23. This is the second of what looks to be a number of stores in the U.S. with Superdry creating their own British invasion. Whether you have all the style in the world or if you have no fashion sense at all, in Superdry it would not matter because you could not leave this store in a fashion disaster.
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Combining the best of lemon meringue pie and lemon tart, a cloud of soft meringue tops the sprightly lemon curd filling and buttery cookie crust.
- Yield
- Makes 6
- Crust
- 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 2 large egg yolks
- Filling
- 4 large eggs
- 4 large egg yolks
- 3/4 cup plus 6 tablespoons sugar
- 1/3 cup finely grated lemon peel
- 10 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 10 large egg whites
- Pinch of salt
- Powdered sugar
- For crust:
- Combine flour, sugar, and salt in processor. Add butter. Using on/off turns, cut in butter until coarse meal forms. Add yolks and process until moist clumps form. Gather dough into ball. Divide into 6 equal portions. Press 1 dough portion over bottom and up sides of 4 1/4- to 4 1/2-inch-diameter tartlet pan with 3/4-inch-high sides and removable bottom. Repeat with remaining dough, forming 6 tartlets total. Place on rimmed baking sheet, cover with plastic, and chill 1 hour. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Bake crusts until golden, pressing with back of fork if crusts bubble, about 20 minutes. Cool.
- For filling:
- Whisk eggs, yolks, 3/4 cup sugar, and lemon peel in medium metal bowl. Place bowl over saucepan of barely simmering water; whisk until sugar dissolves, about 1 minute. Stir in lemon and lime juices. Whisk until mixture thickens, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat; add butter in 3 additions, whisking until smooth. Strain lemon curd through fine sieve into medium bowl. Press plastic directly onto surface of curd. Chill until cold, at least 5 hours.
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Place 1 1/4 cups lemon curd in large bowl; reserve. Divide remaining curd among tartlet crusts, spreading evenly over bottoms.
- Using electric mixer, beat egg whites in large bowl until frothy. Add salt and beat until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining 6 tablespoons sugar, beating until stiff but not dry. Fold half of egg whites into reserved lemon curd. Gently fold in remaining whites. Divide egg-white mixture among tartlets, sealing to crust edges and mounding in center. Bake until filling is golden brown and set, about 13 minutes. Let tartlets stand at room temperature 5 minutes. Push pan bottoms up, releasing tartlets. Transfer tartlets to plates. Dust tartlets with powdered sugar and serve warm or let stand up to 30 minutes.


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tado° Smart AC Control
Targets 1 billion ACs globally
Compatible with 82% of all installed AC units in the world. No wiring necessary.
Automatically adjusts your AC power to your location
Using smartphone location services outdoors, and Bluetooth Low Energy / iBeacon® indoors.
Saves energy & money
Reduces your AC's electricity consumption by up to 40%.
San Francisco/Munich, May 12, 2014 - Today, the high-tech start-up tado° launches the world's first Internet-of-Things device designed to make remote controlled air conditioning systems smart. The launch takes place on Kickstarter USA, inviting people from around the world to back the project and be the first to receive tado° Smart AC Control this summer.
The intelligent tado° smartphone app detects when the last person has left the house, and automatically turns off the air conditioning. Additionally, when any person is on the way home, tado° begins to pre-cool the house. tado's indoor positioning system, based on Bluetooth Low Energy/iBeacon® technology, allows one to move throughout the house without turning on and off the ACs. Instead you can rely on tado's room-to-room feature to know what room to cool and when. Even users without a smartphone can take advantage of tado°'s intelligence thanks to its onboard array of ambient light, motion and noise sensors. With the tado° app on your smartphone you can keep an eye on how tado° is working for you. It also allows you to adjust your home temperature according to your preferences - even while on the move. On the tado° Smart AC Control device itself there is a translucent matrix LED display and a capacitive touch interface for quick and easy adjustments.
The new tado° device is compatible with any remote controlled wall mounted (also called ductless or split-units), in-window, or portable AC unit. It connects to the AC via infrared and links it to the Internet via WiFi. To setup tado° Smart AC Control you simply point the AC remote at the device, then press the temperature controls and fan speed buttons to teach tado° the language of your specific AC unit. The combination of location sensing, weather forecasts and intelligent software enables tado° to achieve ideal indoor temperatures and higher energy efficiency with AC units already installed in homes and small offices. Here tado° leverages its experiences and intelligent algorithms it has developed since 2011 for the European heating market.
tado° launch on Kickstarter
From May 12th until June 11th, anyone can pledge their support on the world's largest funding platform: Kickstarter.com. The funding goal is $150,000 within 30 days. "We are really excited about our new product. If enough people like our idea and support the project we will bring tado° Smart AC Control to the mass market. We see Kickstarter as a great tool to involve early adopters in the ongoing development of the tado° platform," says Leopold von Bismarck, CMO at tado°. With tado's 'Early Bird' offer on Kickstarter, the device is available for $69 (the future retail price will be $149). Additionally, anyone who orders tado° Smart AC Control on Kickstarter will receive the device 4 months before it is available in the tado° webshop or in selected retail locations.
Why we made it
"At tado° we strongly believe that combining efficient use of energy seamlessly into our lifestyle will enable a more comfortable and sustainable world. Therefore, we are designing cutting edge technology to add intelligence to the devices used in our daily lives. The potential for the tado° community around the world to have a big impact on the environment and the resources of our planet is tremendous." says Christian Deilmann, founder and CEO of tado°.
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Headquartered in Munich, tado°, the European market leader in intelligent home climate control solutions, was founded in 2011. tado° revolutionises the way energy is consumed at home. Through the use of a geo-aware app, tado° automatically adjusts the temperature based on the residents' locations, enabling households to significantly save on energy costs while reaching a higher level of comfort.
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Governor Should Sign Bill Authorizing OSC Oversight of LDCs
December 18, 2019CBC urges Governor Cuomo to sign A7476/S5445, which will authorize the Office of the State Comptroller to audit local development corporations.
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December 17, 2019This report assesses REDC design and implementation based on best practices identified through case studies of successful local revitalization efforts in the U.S.
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A New Approach to Funding New York City Health + Hospitals
December 16, 2019This report analyzes the system's finances, compares H+H to other providers in the City, and outlines options to right-size the City subsidy and improve H+H's fiscal future.
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December 12, 2019We ask that the MTA Board work with MTA staff to revise the regulations to not mandate automatic debarment.
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December 10, 2019The Citizens Budget Commission welcomes the recognition that the State must immediately address its serious fiscal imbalance.
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CBC Calls on NYS to Use Flexible, Market-Driven Strategies to Meet its Ambitious Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Goals
December 09, 2019CBC Report Finds Massive Needed Scale Up of Renewable Generation Capacity Infeasible in Time to Meet 2030 Goal.
Report State Budget
Getting Greener
December 09, 2019While GHG emissions have risen in other large states like Texas and Florida, New York has been a leader in reducing GHG emissions; the continued focus on getting greener through further emissions reductions is necessary and important.
Video Education
Taking a Look at Foundation Aid
December 05, 2019After months of public roundtables, will state lawmakers move to change the formula that determines aid for public schools? The Times Union's Rachel Silberstein speaks with three education advocates about why they think it should happen.
Testimony Taxes
Comments on New York City Property Tax Reform
December 04, 2019The balancing act facing legislators as they consider proposals to reform the property tax is how to increase equity, fairness, and transparency, while maintaining fiscal stability and reliability.
Testimony Education
Testimony on the Distribution of the Foundation Aid Formula as it Relates to Pupil and District Needs
December 03, 2019Despite significant increases in state aid and local revenues, not all districts have the resources to provide a sound basic education, and some wealthy districts have more than needed.
Letter Capital Spending
CBC Urges Governor to Authorize Design-Build for NYC Agencies
November 27, 2019CBC urges Governor Cuomo to sign A7636B/S6293A, which would authorize NYC to use design-build and other innovative capital procurement methods.
Video State Budget
Projected Deficits in NYS Budget
November 26, 2019A mid-year New York State budget update shows a $6.1 billion gap estimated in Fiscal Year 2021 and even higher deficits projected in the following years.
Testimony Housing
Testimony on State Policies and Housing Development in New York City
November 25, 2019CBC has long seen housing affordability as a key factor affecting New York City's long-term competitiveness.
Testimony Transportation
Testimony on Metropolitan Transportation Authority's 2020-2024 Capital
November 25, 2019CBC's longstanding position is that MTA capital investments must first emphasize state of good repair and routine replacement before projects to expand the system or provide enhanced amenities.
Testimony Economic Development
Testimony on Industrial Development Agencies and Local Development Corporations
November 22, 2019CBC has long advocated for increasing accountability and improving the performance of all entities engaged in economic development spending.
Statement State Budget
CBC Statement on the New York State FY 2020 Midyear Update
November 22, 2019Statement by Citizens Budget Commission (CBC) President Andrew S. Rein on the New York State FY 2020 Midyear Update
Podcast episode Transportation
Episode 85: 275, with MTA Board Member Veronica Vanterpool
November 21, 2019275 is the number of meetings Veronica Vanterpool has attended since she was appointed to the board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. She is one of four individuals appointed by the Mayor to the 21 member board. She joined the pod to discuss her time on the board, the important challenges facing the MTA, and more.


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For the second year in a row I had BlackHat live demo issues. Shame on me.
Fortunately, the demo worked at Defcon. Had it not worked, however, I was prepared with a video thanks to Camtasia.
You can view the video here.
The demonstration shows a MITM using a regular SSL certificate (Domain Validated) to intercept data sent to a site protected with an Extended Validation (EV) SSL certificate. Since the browser treats the high-assurance EV certificate the same as a low-assurance DV certificate, the user is never warned about any connection downgrade. All they might notice is the "flicker" of the green EV badge.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
BlackHat 2009 and Defcon 17: EV SSL MITM Demo
For the second year in a row I had BlackHat live demo issues. Shame on me.
Posted by Mike Zusman at 10:52 AM
1 comment:
- Mark said...
Fantastic demo. I wish I could have been there in person. Keep up the great work.
- August 7, 2009 at 1:39 PM
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Raise Your Voice. Raise Your Hand.
One Million High School Students Drop Out of School Each Year in the United States. We Want To Know Why. Raise Your Voice and Help Remix the Conversation.
One Million High School Students Drop Out of School Each Year in the United States. We Want To Know Why. Raise Your Voice and Help Remix the Conversation.
Jonathan Williams, 22, is an Actor, Emcee and Poet from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He will graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the Spring of 2015. Williams represents the 5th cohort of the First Wave Hip-Hop Scholarship program at UW, the first and only full tuition Hip-Hop scholarship. His work has been performed on stages locally in Wisconsin & Chicago, nationally for the New York Knicks Poetry Slam as well as the headline group feature for national conferences in Boston, Anaheim, San Diego and Orlando. His artistic expression has also reached international levels in Manchester's 2012 Contacting the World Festival and London's "Cultural Olympiad, which preluded the 2012 London Olympics. While at UW, Jonathan has been President of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated, Vice-President of Order of Omega Greek Honor Society, and an involved member of the First Wave Hip-Hop Community. Post-Undergraduate, Williams intends to move to LA in pursuit of a career in Acting.
Nytesia Ross, 19, is a poet from Tyler, Texas. She is a sophomore at Stephen F. Austin State University. Her aspirations are to become an International Inspirational Speaker, Television Host, and Author. In order to see her dream come into fruition, she chose to become a Radio/TV major to help her perfect her craft and provide additional insight on the world she aspires to make a difference in. She enjoys speaking, writing poetry, and spending time with the people she loves. Nytesia is involved with The Office of Multicultural Affairs, NAACP, Fashion N' Motion, African Student Organization, and Kids Aspiring To Dream which you can find out more about at http://www.sfasu.edu/multicultural/.
Sarah O'Neal, 19, is a poetic student activist from the Bay Area. She graduated from the Middle College program at Santa Clara Unified. Sarah is now attending Mills College in Oakland where she plans on creating her own major. She is also an athlete on the Mills College swim team, and believes real education is a powerful tool for the liberation of oppressed peoples. She is involved with Youth Speaks Inc., which you can find out more about at www.youthspeaks.org.
Jourdan Lee, 17, is a poet from New Orleans, Louisiana who graduated from Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas. Jourdan is currently studying Neuroscience at Tulane University with hopes of eventually becoming a neuroengineer or a neuropsychologist. She also enjoys running, writing short stories, traveling, volunteering, and acting. She has been doing spoken word and competing in slams for two years now, and her personal motto is the famous quote "If not us, then who? If not now, then when?"
Aaron, 19, is a student, rapper, and poet from Detroit MI. He graduated from Michigan Collegiate High School back in 2013. Now he will graduate from Eastern Michigan University in 2017. Aaron plans on majoring in psychology at Eastern then transferring to a trade school to become an audio technician to learn the mechanics of recording studios. His ultimate goal would be to become a signed hip-hop artist to Def Jam Records. He also enjoys writing, rapping, producing, working-out, and listening to music. Growing up musically Aaron always looked up to the lyricism of Nas more than anyone, and now looks up to J.cole as well.
Founded in 2006 in Los Angeles, Get Lit is the leading nonprofit presenter of literary performance, education, and teen poetry programs in Southern California. Get Lit uses the performance of classic and spoken word poetry to increase teen literacy. By inspiring a nation of teens to read, Get Lit is leveling the playing field between rich and poor, mainstream and marginalized, bringing previously unheard voices to the front.
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Flood-tolerant Rice Plants Can Also Survive Drought
Flood-tolerant Rice Plants Can Also Survive Drought, Say UC Riverside Scientists
Research could greatly benefit rice farmers and consumers worldwide
(March 2, 2011)
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The images show rice plants treated with drought, followed by recovery. Each image shows two kinds of rice plants. The plants to the left of the red tape lack the Sub1A gene; the plants to the right of the red tape have Sub1A. The image marked "Day 0" shows the plants when the experiment began. The image marked "Day 8" shows the plants on the eighth day of drought. The image marked "Recovery" shows that only the plants with the Sub1A gene are recovering from drought stress after the pot was regularly watered for 14 days after Day 8. Photo credit: Bailey-Serres lab, UC Riverside.
Now plant scientists at the University of California, Riverside have made a discovery that can greatly benefit rice growers and consumers everywhere. The researchers have demonstrated in the lab and greenhouse that rice that is flood tolerant is also better able to recover from a drought.
"Flood tolerance does not reduce drought tolerance in these rice plants, and appears to even benefit them when they encounter drought," said Julia Bailey-Serres, a professor of genetics in the Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, who led the research project.
Bailey-Serres and her team – Takeshi Fukao, a senior researcher, and Elaine Yeung, an undergraduate student – focused on Sub1A, a gene responsible for flood or "submergence" tolerance in rice and found only in some low-yielding rice varieties in India and Sri Lanka. Sub1A works by making the plant dormant during submergence, allowing it to conserve energy until the floodwaters recede. Rice with the Sub1A gene can survive more than two weeks of complete submergence.
Plant breeders have already benefited farmers worldwide – especially in South Asia – by having transferred Sub1A into high-yielding rice varieties without compromising these varieties' desirable traits—such as high yield, good grain quality, and pest and disease resistance.
Bailey-Serres's lab found that in addition to providing robust submergence tolerance, Sub1A aids survival of drought. The researchers report that at the molecular level Sub1A serves as a convergence point between submergence and drought response pathways, allowing rice plants to survive and re-grow after both extremes of precipitation.
Study results appear in the January issue of The Plant Cell. The journal has the highest impact factor of primary research journals in plant biology. The research paper also has been selected as a recommended read in the Faculty of 1000.
Bailey-Serres's lab investigated the drought tolerance of flood-tolerant rice plants because her research team wanted to be sure that the flood tolerance trait, which the lab has studied for many years, did not reduce the ability of the plant to endure some of the other common stresses – such as drought.
"We found that Sub1A properly coordinates physiological and molecular responses to cellular water deficit when this deficit occurs independently, as in a time of drought, or following 'desubmergence,' which takes place when flood waters recede," Bailey-Serres said.
She explained that after a flood, a period follows when the leaves that have been submerged lose water and become dehydrated. Moreover, because a period of dehydration is part of the natural progression of a flood, Sub1A also happens to have benefits after desubmergence and is therefore important for drought tolerance as well.
"Our finding suggests that the plant recovers well from drought by growing new shoots," Bailey-Serres said. "This is something that is also seen with flooding."
Next, colleagues of Bailey-Serres at the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines will test the Sub1A rice for drought tolerance in the field.
The research was supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service to Bailey-Serres, who is the lead recipient of the 2008 USDA National Research Initiative Discovery Award. Fukao is the first author of the research paper.
The University of California, Riverside (www.ucr.edu) is a doctoral research university, a living laboratory for groundbreaking exploration of issues critical to Inland Southern California, the state and communities around the world. Reflecting California's diverse culture, UCR's enrollment has exceeded 21,000 students. The campus opened a medical school in 2013 and has reached the heart of the Coachella Valley by way of the UCR Palm Desert Center. The campus has an annual statewide economic impact of more than $1 billion.
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Friday, August 18th
East/West Crossover @ Jamestown
Century def. Fargo South 1-0
Shanley/Oak Grove/Park Christian def. Jamestown 3-1
Century JV def. WF Sheyenne 5-0
Bismarck def. Fargo North 3-0
Century def. Shanley/Oak Grove/Park Christian 1-0
Jamestown def. Fargo South 3-2
Century JV tied Fargo North 1-1
Bismarck def. WF Sheyenne 1-0
Saturday, August 19th
East/West Crossover @ Jamestown
West Fargo def. Minot 2-0
Fargo Davies def. Mandan 2-1
GF Central def. Legacy 1-0
GF Red River def. St. Mary's 4-0
Fargo Davies def. Minot 2-1
West Fargo def. Mandan 5-0
GF Red River def. Legacy 2-0
GF Central def. St. Mary's 2-0
Tuesday, August 22nd
Fargo Davies def. GF Red River 1-0
Fargo South tied WF Sheyenne 1-1
GF Central def. Fargo North 7-2
West Fargo def. Shanley/Oak Grove/Park Christian 2-1
Jamestown def. St. Mary's 1-0
Minot def. Mandan 5-0
Bismarck def. Legacy 4-0
Thursday, August 24th
West Fargo def. Fargo North 8-1
Shanley/Oak Grove/Park Christian def. GF Central 3-0
GF Red River tied Fargo South 1-1
WF Sheyenne tied Fargo Davies 1-1
Bismarck def. Mandan 8-0
Century def. Jamestown 6-0
Minot def. St. Mary's 4-0


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The recipe here has a couple of tweaks as I had half a butternut squash to use up and didn't have any spinach so I used peas, but you can use whatever's going. I really like the different textures and tastes that the sultanas and cashews bring to the dish, they really compliment the curry flavour - a fruit and nut sensation!
I made this for the second time here in San Francisco and I used the cup measurement method and the rice came out perfectly! It's basically 1 part rice to 2 parts liquid. So I used 2 cups of rice and 4 cups of stock (to serve 4 people). I didn't have any peas or spinach but it still tasted great!
Serves 2
1/2 butternut squash, peeled and cut into bitesize pieces (optional)
1 tbsp sunflower oil
1 or 2 crushed garlic cloves
1 tbsp medium curry paste (I used Madras)
125g/4.5oz [1 cup] basmati rice (or brown rice - see note below)
225ml/8fl oz [2 cups] hot vegetable stock
1 can of chick peas (241g), drained
1 or 2 handfuls of frozen peas (replaced 2 or 3 handfuls of spinach)
A handful of raisins or sultanas
A handful of cashew nuts
Dash of double cream (optional)
Directions - If using the butternut squash:
- Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas Mark 4
- Put the butternut squash pieces in a baking tray and drizzle with little bit of oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Roast in the oven on the top shelf for 45 minutes or until tender but not mushy.
- Heat the oil in a large non-stick pan that has a lid, then fry garlic and curry paste until it smells toasty.
- Tip the rice into the pan along with the stock, chick peas, raisins/sultanas and squash. Stir well and season with salt and pepper (stock is quite salty so go easy on the salt), then cover and bring to the boil.
- Reduce to a medium heat and cook for 15-20 minutes or until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed. If it's taking a long time for the liquid to reduce, just take the lid off the pan for a few minutes. Add the frozen peas 10 minutes before end of cooking time.
- Stir in the cashew nuts (and spinach and let it wilt).
- Stir in the dash of cream just before serving, this will take off the spicy edge of the curry paste.
Note – if using brown rice, cook the rice in plenty of boiling water for 20 minutes first, and then add to the pan as normal in step 2.


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The Y chromosome is often considered somewhat of a genetic oddball. Short and stubby, it carries hardly any genes, most of which are related to traits associated with maleness. Most of the chromosome consists of highly repetitive sequences of DNA, known as massive palindrome sequences, whose function is unknown.
Evolutionary biologists have long believed that the mammalian Y chromosome is essentially stagnant, having lost most of its genes hundreds of millions of years ago. But new research from MIT's Whitehead Institute, published in this week's issue of Nature, overturns that theory. The research team, led by Whitehead Institute director and MIT biology professor David Page, showed that the Y chromosome is actually evolving rapidly and continuously remaking itself.
For the first time, the researchers sequenced the Y chromosome of the chimpanzee, allowing for the first interspecies comparison of the chromosome. They found significant differences between the two species' Y chromosomes, suggesting that those chromosomes have evolved faster than other chromosomes during the six million years since humans and chimpanzees emerged from a common ancestor.
The findings offer the first evidence that a Y chromosome as evolutionarily old as the human Y is in fact still evolving, says Andrew Clark, a genetics professor at Cornell University who studies Y chromosome evolution in fruit flies.
"There's a dramatic amount of turnover, and it's not just degeneration — it's gain and loss of genes that do something on the Y chromosome," says Clark, adding that the new sequence comparison may also help researchers study male infertility, which is often driven by defects in the Y chromosome.
Hundreds of millions of years ago, the Y diverged from its sister X chromosome and became specialized for male-specific traits. Evolutionary biologists have theorized that it quickly lost most of its genes through a process known as degeneration, then lapsed into a fairly static state.
However, this theory was difficult to test because all of those repetitive DNA stretches make the Y chromosome very tricky to sequence, says Jennifer Hughes, a postdoctoral associate at the Whitehead Institute and lead author of the Nature paper. Most genome sequencing studies completely exclude the Y chromosome.
In 2003, Page's laboratory and collaborators at the Genome Center at Washington University (who were also involved in the new chimpanzee study) were the first team to sequence the human Y chromosome. They found that the Y carries 78 genes, more than expected, but still far fewer than the 1,000 or so located on the X chromosome.
"Having the human sequence tells us quite a bit, but to obtain information about the evolution of the Y, we needed to do a comparative analysis," says Hughes.
As its next target, the Whitehead team chose the chimpanzee, humans' closest living relative. Human and chimpanzees genomes differ very little: 98.8 percent of DNA base pairs are identical between the two species.
Page's team expected that the chimpanzee and human Y chromosomes would also be very similar. To their surprise, they found that chimp and human Y chromosomes differ considerably — far more than the rest of the chromosomes. During the six million years of separation, the chimp Y has lost one-third to one-half of the human Y chromosome genes. However, the chimp Y has twice as many massive palindrome sequences as the human Y.
Page compares the Y chromosome changes to a home undergoing continual renovation. "People are living in the house, but there's always some room that's being demolished and reconstructed," says Page, who is also a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. "And this is not the norm for the genome as a whole."
The researchers suspect several factors are at play in the divergent evolution of human and chimp Y chromosomes, including differences in mating behaviors. Because a female chimpanzee may mate with many male chimpanzees around the same time, any genes on the Y chromosome that lead to enhanced sperm production offer a distinct competitive advantage.
If a Y chromosome with genes for enhanced sperm production also carries mutations that alter or eliminate a gene not related to sperm production, those less advantageous mutations also get passed on, resulting in a Y chromosome with far fewer genes than the human Y.
"The gene loss seen in chimps and the possibility that this has been driven by the influence of sperm competition in chimps but not humans is interesting, and we will be able to judge this more readily once we have functional information about the gene products, which is still sketchy in many cases," says Mark Jobling, professor of genetics at the University of Leicester, who studies the evolution of the Y chromosome.
Researchers in the Page lab and the Washington University Genome Center are now sequencing and examining the Y chromosomes of several other mammals, to investigate whether rapid evolution is occurring in species other than humans and chimpanzees.
Opiyo Berya James
January 18, 2010
What if the huge difference in the genetic makeup of chimp and human Y-chromosomes was there from the start, and had nothing to do with evolution? What if, indeed, men and chimps were created differently right from the start? Has any one stopped to think about this?
January 19, 2010
Yes, but if we accept this as proof of creationism, then we have to deny all the other evidence of evolution such as the Peppered Moth. Evolution progress far faster in one species than the other after both diverged from a common ancestor. The questions to be answered are: Why and How?
George Mitchell
January 27, 2010
Having read the article, and being relatively ignorant of the subject area, I am led to ask if the female (X-X) is more genetically stable than the male (X-Y), and what significance this could have.
Frederick Lüthcke
February 2, 2010
Isn´t this rpoof for teh evolutionary theory, as the chimpanzee Y-chromosome evolves to what could be a human Y-chromosome, which already has evolved.
(I don´t know much about biology or the science behind it, therefore my statement may not make sense at all... )
February 8, 2010
I trying to do biology project on the this topic "are men evolving faster then woman". My topic has to be between 2000 and 2500 words. Would just like to know if you have found any in depth info on topic as most the articles i am reading are more broad info. Do you think it is possible writing so many words and have you heard of any books dealing with topic.
Thanks.... =)
dave tribbett
February 16, 2010
I understood from a recent interview with Craig Venter that the difference between chimps and humans is more like 6% and the difference between humans is actually more like 2-3%. This is twice what we thought before.
As our ocean of knowledge expands so does the shoreline of ignorance, funny how everything we KNOW turns out to be wrong when we can finally observe or measure it.


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Great blog entry (with pics) on the Wondermill
Thanks to the Bread Feed, I stumbled across this GREAT description of the WonderMill, along with a recipe for 100% whole wheat bread. Her experience with the mill is identical to mine, and she's got great pictures to boot. Also has a recipe.
I made some buttermilk whole-wheat bread myself last night -- we ran out of whole wheat sourdough sandwich bread, so I whipped some up. Mmmmmmm.


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Poetry.com Returns
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware
Once upon a time, there was an infamous vanity anthology company called the International Library of Poetry, also known by the name of its website, Poetry.com.
The ILP advertised free poetry contests in newspapers and magazines, with cash prizes for the finalists and publication in a hardbound anthology for finalists and semi-finalists. The contest wasn't a real contest, however. Just about everyone who submitted a poem was declared a semi-finalist, and offered the "opportunity" to buy the anthology in which their work was to appear (with, of course, a discount for multiple purchases). If they stumped up for the anthology, they were bombarded by offers of other ways to spend money: yet more contests, their poems embossed on coffee mugs or enshrined on plaques, memberships in poets' societies (which demanded $100 or more in annual dues), attendance at poetry conferences (which cost as much as $600, travel and hotel not included).
In 2009, the ILP finally went bust, and the Poetry.com domain was acquired by self-publishing service Lulu.com (I blogged about this when it happened). Lulu kept the functionality of the Poetry.com website–including the thousands of poems published by Poetry.com participants over the years–but discontinued the vanity anthologies and the merchandising aspects of the business.
Good news for poets–though of course there was no shortage of similar schemes to take the ILP's place.
Now it appears that the Poetry.com domain has changed hands again. The new owner is a company called Newton Rhymes, LLC, which filed a trademark application for the Poetry.com name in January of this year. Virtually no information on Newton Rhymes turns up in a web search, other than the fact that it is a brand-new business based in Massachusetts and licensed in New York, which also owns a rather neglected-looking website called TRCornelius.com that advertises writing contests.
Former Poetry.com participants found out about the change via an email solicitation at the end of March, inviting them to "claim" their poems on the re-launched Poetry.com website and "share your message with the world!"
The new Poetry.com–which is already drawing participants–features a points and badges system, allowing poets to earn points for activities such as providing critiques and promoting Poetry.com on social media. Poets who amass 25,000 points earn an ugly pin. The poets who earn the most points for doing various things that boil down to promoting the site are promised an appearance on national TV (no details on when or where).
Though the junk mail-style tone of the solicitation email and the tacky look of the re-vamped website don't bode well, membership in the new Poetry.com is free, and there's no sign of the contests, anthologies, coffee mugs, or other cheesy methods by which the ILP extracted cash from poet-participants.
There also doesn't appear to be any advertising–which raises the question of how the new Poetry.com pays for itself, and what's in it for Newton Rhymes. A hint, possibly, can be found in the Privacy Policy (my bolding): "We will receive and store any information you enter on the Web Site or
give us in any other way that personally identifies you…By submitting this
personally identifiable information to us you agree to receive email
and postal mail communication from us and our marketing partners." In other words, anyone who signs up for the new Poetry.com website should expect to be solicited.
I'll be keeping an eye on the new Poetry.com, and will update this post if anything changes.


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Thunder overthrow Generals in RMFL opener
The Interlake Thunder captured the Rural Manitoba Football League championship in their debut season last year and after their season opener against the Moosomin Generals, there was no reason to believe they wouldn't repeat this season.
Interlake rumbled on the gridiron with a 77-6 demolition of the Generals at Stonewall Collegiate Institute on Sept. 7. Quarterback Josh Charison of Teulon made 13 of 19 passes for 227 yards and three touchdowns, while receiver/backup pivot Carter Fuerst from Beausejour was two-for-two for 45 yards and another touchdown.
Brady Delaroque of Warren was the star of the Thunder offence, rushing for 126 yards on eight carries for two touchdowns, making three catches for 91 yards and another major and scoring another touchdown on a 70-yard kick return. Graeme Perrie of Stonewall also had eight carries and two touchdowns on 172 yards, while catching five passes for 95 yards and tallying another six points. Kelby Arendt of Lockport and Karson Karish of Fraserwood also scored majors.
Benjamin Olafson of St. Andrews led the defense with eight tackles, two sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.
"Despite being a relatively young group, (we) are still seeking to create an identity as a team," Kris Johnston, Interlake's vice president of football operations wrote in an email to The Stonewall Argus and Teulon Times. "You'd expect there to be a little bit of sloppy play in the first game of the season. Both teams were definitely looking to work out some kinks and are starting to create chemistry amongst their athletes."
He also had praise for the team's defence.
"Both Olafson and Aden McLean (of Lockport) made plays all over the field, setting a physical tone," Johnston added.
The Thunder play the Park West Outlaws at Shoal Lake School on Sept. 13 before returning to SCI to face the Virden Golden Bears on Sept. 19 at 4:30 p.m.
Atoms defeat Coyotes
Interlake's atom squad improved their record to 2-3 this season with a narrow victory over the Sunrise Coyotes 15-12 earlier in the day at SCI.
The team will have a bye week before facing the Valour Patriots at SCI on Sept. 22 at noon.
The Thunder crunchers squad also played their Sunrise counterparts, also at SCI on Sept. 8.


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3/14/10 NOTE: Something I initially saw as a drawback to only having people for a max of 12 hours, I am realizing is actually an excellent learning opportunity for me; I always have "uncooperative" ukes. Because Todd Sensei almost always teaches good ukemi [how to properly and safely respond to a technique], most of the people at my home dojo know how to move defensively, if not cooperatively. Resistance is usually "instructive", i.e. an attempt to show you where you might not be doing a technique properly. Unfortunately, this cooperative ukemi, can also lead to weak or sloppy technique.
Many of the vets are fairly strong, sometimes rigid, and have no idea how to "take technique". Most are not deliberately uncooperative, although there is always one or two who constantly attempt to lock me up, or out muscle me. This has two consequences for me;
I have to do my technique safely, being sensitive to the energy, tensions and possible physical issues of my partner.
I have to do my technique right, no short cuts, half hearted or sloppy moves, staying focused on my own movement while being sensitive to my partner.
While it is damn hard, it is making a difference in how I work in the dojo. If I remember my own five points of technique, a technique works, even with the muscle men. In fact, when I sense that strength and I relax, their strength flows into the technique, and back into them.
Damn! All this stuff I've been spouting actually works!


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Objections to Lenovo + SuSE
June 10, 2008
I just received my Thinkpad T61p and was eager to try SUSE, seeing as I have never used SUSE before but have used about every other major Linux distribution. Sadly it didn't pan out:
1) Updating the software via zmd
Sat for over half an hour "resolving dependencies" without telling me anything else (buttons were grayed out). Sorry, but rule number one: never leave the user out of the loop.
2) Installing a basic -devel library (libpng, depends on zlib):
resolve-dependency: 50 sec
transact: 54 sec
update-status: 49 sec
And when I add in zmd updating the list of software, I am talking about a three or four minute process just to install trivial developer libraries such as libpng-devel. I'm sure this is just a configuration issue but it really gave me a sour taste.
3) Using Yast2
A) Common libraries and programs not in SUSEs repo
Many packages weren't even found, for example 'wine' and 'libjpeg-devel' turned up zero search results. Perhaps there is some reason the GUI isn't giving me much, but using yast through the cli doesn't seem to be any comparison to apt or yum. Am I mistaken in thinking yast2 should help here?
B) Many options not entirely visible
"Installation into Dire" ok, so I know thats "Directory", but what does it do? Can it help with any of my issues? Why can't I mouse over it and read it all or see the entire text in a status bar?
4) Upgrading to 10.1 and 10.2
A) Three was no blatant 'upgrade to 10.1' button, but I found it and lived, no big deal
B) Upgrading to 10.2, short of downloading openSUSE DVDs, seems to require registration. This is amazingly stupid if so. Even if there is a way to do so without registering why have the road block method be the easiest one to stumble across (via yast2 -> online update)?
C) Registration requires a "Service Tag" which probably came with my laptop (or could it be that I am not entitled to this service?). Being a savvy computer user I know right where to look for service tag numbers… after trying numbers on the laptop, the CD, the CD sleeve, and some on the box I gave up (I couldn't find any documentation that identified such a number, obviously).
What does all this mean to the average Troll Enthusiast Fanatic Open-source-developer-wanna-be Parasite (TEFOP)?
1) I'm too tired
2) I don't know how to use SuSE (and don't care enough to spend much time)
3) My Internet connection must be mush (nope, I've been getting 200KBps, all of my HTTP downloads were fine)
And what do I want you to take away?
1) Hardware vendors shouldn't ship 3 year old OSes (10.0 came out 6Oct2005)
2) More importantly: Software vendors trying to improve on their brand name should not allow older versions of their product to continue shipping on new hardware!
3) Requiring registration is a bad idea, but if it must be so then tell customers where to get the information you are requesting of them.
4) Keep the user informed. I don't like 4 minute install times for 400KB libraries. I literally found the homepage, downloaded, compiled and installed a program before my single package install finished in two cases.
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June 16, 2008 at 4:55 pm
My little brother got a Thinkpad 600x recently (ancient history!) and I put xubuntu on it. Now something in his mind has clicked, and he's finally jumped off the deep end, downloading any Linux ISOs he can find. Oh, and diving into Opera and boasting about ACID-compliant browsers. It's scary to behold.
I've had dependency hell issues lock up the "gnome-ish looking" Update Manager in Fedora also, but never in Ubuntu. In other news, aptitude hasn't been getting any faster but it certainly still works!
June 25, 2008 at 9:20 pm
Just wondering if u found the "service tag". I beleive the SLED (mine R61) comes with 1yr support (which is ~50-60$). Tech. support didnt have any idea.


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TOWSON, Md. – After a lengthy lightning delay, No. 10 Penn (8-3) handed Towson men's lacrosse (8-6) a 15-9 loss on Tuesday evening at Johnny Unitas® Stadium.
The game was delayed twice for lightning; the second delay lasted for nearly two hours. Freshman Joe Seider led the Tigers with a hat trick. Junior Justin Mabus added four points on two goals and two assists. Nick Doktor posted three goals for Penn, while Isaac Bock and Chris Hilburn each tallied two.
"I thought the first half was hot and cold," noted Head Coach Shawn Nadelen. "Being down two goals, I thought we were in good position but we came out kind of flat. They did a great job ramping up their offense, which they're known to do … We got caught on our heels. It's hard to swallow. There's no reason for us to do that. "
For the second straight game, Mabus opened the scoring at 14:03 in the first. He closed the quarter with his second of the evening, off an assist from senior Thomas DeNapoli exactly 13 minutes later to put the Tigers up 3-2.
However, Bock's and Doktor's four total goals – they book-ended the second quarter, each with a pair of back-to-back goals – gave the Quakers a 6-4 lead at the half, just before the first lightning delay. Doktors' two goals at the end of the second quarter kicked off a six-goal Quaker run that extended Penn's lead to 10-4 at 10:58 in the third.
DeNapoli and Mabus teamed up again for DeNapoli's first goal in three games at 10:03 before Mike Powersscored for Penn, and the game entered its second lightning delay with 7:18 remaining in the third frame. Both teams had one hour and 53 minutes to wait before resuming play.
The Quakers were quicker off the restart, scoring three of the next five goals to hold a comfortable 14-7 advantage with 9:22 left in the game.
Towson continues to wait for its Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Tournament seed. The Tigers' fate depends on the outcome of this weekend's CAA contests.
COLLEGE MEN'S LACROSSE: Penn 15, Towson 9
Penn (7-3) 2-4-6-3/15
Towson (8-5) 3-1-3-2/9
GOALS: PENN – Doktor 3, Bock 2, Hilburn 2, Brown, Belinsky, Losco, McCallion, Staller, Power, D. Feeney, Tudor; TOW – Seider 3, Mabus 2, DeNapoli, Siskind, Drenner, Athens. ASSISTS: PENN – Brown 3, Belinsky 2, Bock; TOW – DeNapoli 2, Mabus 2, Cuccinello. SAVES: PENN – Feeney (13, 59:02, 9 GA), Lopes (1, 00:58, 0 GA); TOW – White (7, 56:49, 15 GA), Hoy (0, 3:11, 0 GA). SHOTS: PENN – 46; TOW – 33. GBs: PENN – 33; TOW – 22. FACE-OFFs: PENN 17-28; TOW – 11-28. EMO: PENN – 0-3; TOW – 1-4. ATT: 446.


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LI treehouses delight kids, adults alike
There are a lot of homes on Long Island. But situated on about 300 wooded acres and nestled securely among a cluster of trees is a very special house, for very special people.
It's about 10 feet off the ground, and has forked branches in place of window panes. A long ramp slopes ever so gradually upward, leading to the deck.
It's a treehouse, a magical play space in Wheatley Heights for children who attend Sunrise Day Camp, a free, summer-only camp for children with cancer. The one-of-a-kind structure at the Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds accommodates 20 to 25 children at a time and is fully wheelchair accessible.
"These are children who spend a lot of their lives in hospitals," said Arnie Preminger, president and chief executive of the Oceanside Friedberg Jewish Community Center, which operates the camp.
And they don't normally get to do things other children might take for granted, such as climbing trees. The treehouse changes all that.
"The treehouse takes them into the sky and lets them look down at the world," Preminger said. "It's an incredible addition to their lives."
The JCC is not alone in understanding the magic of treehouses. On Long Island, many parents have built their own or have enlisted designers and architects to construct structures ranging from basic to more elaborate creations -- complete with windows, decks and plumbing -- and priced at a few thousand to tens of thousands of dollars.
The Sunrise treehouse is made of live edgewood -- untrimmed siding that makes the structure look deliberately rustic and whimsical, said designer James B'Fer Roth, of The Treehouse Guys, a company based in Warren, Vt., that specializes in universally accessible treehouses. Roth and his partner, Chris "Ka-V" Haake, also designed the Connecticut treehouse at the late actor Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, which is for children with serious illnesses.
"A treehouse is the epitome of a childlike place," said Roth, whose company also builds treehouses for homeowners.
'A special place' to hang out
With so many children plugged into computer games, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices, treehouses can offer a wondrous opportunity to be part of the outdoors and engage in imaginative play.
"It's special having a place for me and my brother to hang out," said Max Ludwick, 9, of the Sag Harbor treehouse his parents built so he and brother Roland, 6, could have a place to enjoy nature.
Max said he also likes to use it as an exclusive clubhouse for him and his friends. There, imaginations soar.
In a treehouse, "you're removed from earth, seeing it from a different perspective," said treehouse builders Jeanie and David Stiles, of East Hampton and Manhattan. "You're seeing nature and seeing things from a bird's-eye view." Through their construction company, Stiles Designs, they sell building plans and how-to books, such as "Treehouses & Playhouses You Can Build."
Their treehouses typically cost from $15,000 to $25,000, but if you build one yourself, they say the cost of materials is usually $500 to $2,000. More elaborate structures, such as the ones by San Francisco-based custom builder/designer Barbara Butler, typically run between $40,000 and $50,000, although she said she has built some that cost up to $200,000. The disparity in cost is based not only on the amount of building materials required, but also on how elaborate and detailed the treehouse is -- its size, accoutrements such as decks, working doors and windows, and extras like furnishings and zip lines.
For the ambitious, building a do-it-yourself treehouse can be a fun project, but careful attention must be paid to the details that go into building a safe structure, one that protects the children who will use it and the tree or trees that will support it. The tree should be strong and thriving, and the treehouse should never stunt its growth or health, advised Jeanie Stiles, who helped client Reed W. Super select a sturdy tree for the treehouse at his summer house in Amagansett.
Another way to go is to contact a certified arborist to recommend the best tree for the size and scope of the planned treehouse. Oak is a popular choice on Long Island projects. It is also important to keep in mind that not only do trees grow, they can also move with storms or heavy winds, so that must be taken into account when installing the platform and selecting the proper hardware.
But if you think a DIY treehouse will be a weekend project, think again.
"It always takes 10 times longer than you think it will take," said Pete Nelson of Nelson Treehouse & Supply in Fall City, Wash. Nelson conducts treehouse workshops and has traveled the globe to write his books, among them "Treehouses of the World" and "New Treehouses of the World." He is taping the reality show "Treehouse Masters," which will premiere May 31 on the cable channel Animal Planet.
Super knew it was best to hire a professional to build his sons' Robinson Crusoe-style treehouse.
"Even if I had the skills, I didn't have the time to build it myself," he said. Because the family lives in Brooklyn most of the year, Super said that for his boys, who are 7 and 5, "I wanted to give them more of an experience in a natural part of the property in such a beautiful part of Long Island," he said.
It seems he made the right choice. "They love it; it's their own special area," he said of the treehouse, which cost about $3,500 and has railings made of woven rope. "We didn't want it enclosed too much. It's got a full roof but not much in the way of sides."
Many design ideas available
Super had a clear vision of the style he wanted, but for those who don't, Butler, the San-Francisco-based designer/builder, suggests searching the Internet for ideas.
"I have about 550 custom projects on my website," she said. "Look at pictures of past projects; that's a good way to sort of see the range" of possibilities.
Pamela Harrison Ludwick had a few simple ideas in mind for the Sag Harbor treehouse Butler built for her two boys.
"I knew I wanted something blending with the environment and I wanted it to look like an A-frame home -- a traditional-looking treehouse," Ludwick said.
The process of building a custom treehouse with a professional builder pretty much emulates a home construction project: The builder does a site inspection, selects the best tree or trees for the project, submits sketches to the clients and then designs the plans. Butler builds all of her treehouses at her plant, then ships the parts to the site, where she assembles them with a crew.
The Ludwick boys are thrilled with their treehouse, which includes a deck, zip line, fire pole and a rope with a bucket attached to it, for hoisting up snacks and toys.
Many of Butler's designs include pop-up tables and benches, features that enhance playtime inside the treehouse Carmelo Musacchia had built for his children in Southampton. Windows with working shutters add to the charm.
Musacchia's children, Carmelo Jr., 9, and Sofia Rose, 11, had always wanted a bona fide treehouse, he said. His initial pre-made purchase, a freestanding swing set with a treehouse above it, didn't cut it. But Musacchia said the $35,000 investment in a custom design that Butler built -- of sustainable redwood that is fairly maintenance free -- was worth it. "The stains are very easy to clean, like a car," Butler noted. "You can use a soft soap and brush."
The treehouses are not just a draw for the children they're built for. Musacchia said his is the neighborhood focal point.
"It's become their own little world," he said. "Any kid that comes to the backyard, that's the first place they go. They get drawn to it."
And some parents, like Ludwick, don't seem to mind their kids' no-adults-allowed policy. Rather, they actually encourage it.
"It's their private getaway," she said of her sons' treehouse. "A place really for them to go and explore and have fun and go back to the old days."


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