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This robust aluminium mount for the Apple iPad 9.7" 6th Gen (2018) is ideal for commercial use where keeping your iPad safe is essential. The iPad can be locked inside the mount with 2 keys provided. It has a base plate which accommodates 4 screws (screws not included) so that it can be fitted securely to any flat surface whether it be a bar or front decks. Thanks to it's 5 inch (12.7 cm) arm with a ball socket joints at each end, it can be adjusted and fastened back into place once secured at the base. The mount will also fit tablets with a screen size of 7"-10". Due to it's fully adjustable and secure nature, it is perfect for shops or restaurants who would have iPads for the public to use whether it would be for checking stock or taking orders.
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The new year is upon us! It's time for resolutions and achieving goals. Do you ever stick with them? If you're anything like me, you probably do for a while then forget about them. Maybe posting this free printable goal list by Buttoned Up next to our computers will help us:-)
One of my main goals is to get organized. Here are some great links to help with organization:
10 Ways to Avoid Organizing Overwhelm by Org Junkie
Create a Command Center and get your paper piles off the counter! by Org Junkie
6 Tips for Getting Organized this Year by Simple Mom
What is your clutter costing you? by Solutions for You
7 Types of Organizing Personalities (I'm personality #6 Driven to Distraction)
Organizing for Your Personality by Woman's Day
Spring Organization Series by Krista Colvin (several posts with great advice)
Kid Friendly Ideas for Organizing Legos by Complete Organizing Solutions
Digging Out of the Debris by Metropolitan Organizing
What are some of your goals for 2010?
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Academic Scheduling (Regular Session)
Academic Scheduling
The Office of Academic Scheduling coordinates the regular session Schedule of Classes and is involved in facilitating the management of course and classroom scheduling.
The information below is designed to assist department schedulers, administrators and other university personnel who are involved with the scheduling of course sections.
Semester memos provide information on the upcoming scheduling cycle. Production calendars are full of important scheduling dates. There are 3 main scheduling forms that must be used for adds, cancels or changes. Common questions are answered on the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page.


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Quick Tips
- insurance is not recommended
- only increase your bets when you are winning
Blackjack Dictionary
blackjack - the first two cards being dealt to a player are a ten value card and an ace
bust - when the dealer or player draws cards to a total of more than 21
face card - King, Queen and Jack
hard hand - a hand that does not have an ace or a hand that cannot use the ace as eleven
hit or draw - to draw additional cards
hole card - the face down card dealt to the dealer
insurance - side wager for up to half of the original wager when the dealer is showing an ace
natural - a ten value card and an ace
push - when the dealer and player have identical card values. No winner or loser.
press - to increase the amount being wagered after a win usually by the original amount
soft hand - a hand that can use the ace as one or eleven
split - to make two hands from a pair
stand - to not draw any more cards
stiff hand - a hand between twelve through sixteen
surrender - an option where the player may give up half of their wager
Blackjack History
Blackjack first originated in France as vingt un or 21 in the 1700's. The reason it is called blackjack was if a player was dealt an Ace of Spades and a Jack of Spades, they were rewarded with extra money. Blackjack was first played in the United States in the early 1900's in Indiana. Because blackjack was new and not too popular, the gambling parlors offered to pay 3 to 2 for a count of 21 in the first two cards. In a modern deck of 52 cards, those cards with a value of 10 (10, Jack, Queen and King) represent 30.8% of a deck.
Blackjack Rules
In Blackjack, the objective is to try to beat the dealer by getting closer to 21. If the total value of your hand is closer to 21 than the dealer?s hand, you win an equal amount to what you have bet. If you have a blackjack hand, you win 3:2 times your bet (example - a $5 bet will win $7.50), as long as the dealer does not also have blackjack. Aces have a value of either 1 or 11, face cards as 10 and the cards that are left are valued as their face numbers. Because you can play an Ace either way, a hand with an ace is called a soft hand.
If the total of your hand is over 21, you'll bust and lose your bet. If you have the same card total as the dealer, from 17 and up, you get your bet back in a push as neither have won. Blackjack beats a count of 21.
The dealer must draw cards until they have at least 17 and must stand at 17 or higher.
If you are not pleased with the total of your first two cards, you can draw additional card(s) until you stand or bust. Some casinos refer to hitting as draw.
If you are pleased with your first two cards, you would then stand and not draw anymore cards.
Double Down
Your bet is doubled and you draw only one more card. If you have been dealt two cards and think that a third card may give you a chance to beat the dealer's hand, you can double down.
If your first two cards are of the same value, you can split them into two separate hands by placing a second bet of equal value and drawing cards as usual. Note that at many online casinos, if you split two aces, you get only one additional card for each hand. When you split two aces and one of your hands totals 21, this is not blackjack, it's 21. Note that at some online casinos, you cannot split a split hand.
Insurance is not recommended and is considered a separate game/bet of its own. When you think that the dealer has blackjack, it gives you a chance to guard your bet. If the dealer?s first card is an ace and if you think that the dealer?s hole card is of value 10, you can buy insurance against dealer blackjack. The insurance bet would be at the price of half your original bet. If the dealer has blackjack, the insurance pays 2:1, matching the amount of your original bet. If you have purchased insurance and the dealer doesn't have blackjack, you'll lose your insurance bet. If you and the dealer both have blackjack, the game ends in a push.
Surrender is not offered at very many online casinos. When surrender is available, if you are not pleased with the cards you were dealt, you may give them up and lose half of your bet.


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NY's Electric Zoo music fest shut down by storms
NEW YORK (AP) — The Electric Zoo music festival was shut down in the face of powerful thunderstorms Sunday, forcing thousands of people to leave its island setting and marking its second cancellation in as many years.
As some of electronic music's big names — including Kaskade and Jack U, a collaboration of Grammy Award-winner Skrillex and DJ Diplo — prepared to play the three-day event's final night, organizers and city officials called it off and ordered Randall's Island evacuated around 4:30 p.m., organizers said. The National Weather Service had issued flash-flood warnings as downpours and lightning loomed.
"We apologize to our fans, but ultimately our main concern is for the safety and security of all attendees, artists and staff," spokesman Stefan Friedman said in a statement.
The festival's final day was axed last year after two fans died of overdoses of MDMA, also known as molly or ecstasy, combined with overheating. Organizers tried to set a safer, more security-conscious tone this year, shortening each day by two hours, compelling festival-goers to watch a video about MDMA and adding drug-sniffing dogs, peers watching for people feeling ill, a cooling tunnel and other measures.
This year, the cancellation came about three hours into the last day, with throngs of music-lovers already at the 27-acre venue in the East River. Many had to board ferries or shuttle buses to get off the island.
Organizers said the evacuation was orderly. Police had no immediate information. The fire department hadn't gotten any reports of injuries during the festival or its evacuation.
As fans headed for the exits, some tweeted their frustrations, noting that it was the second year in a row that the show's final night hadn't gone on. And some artists posted their regrets.
"I can't believe this!! I was so looking forward" to playing Sunday night, tweeted the Swedish DJ Alesso, one of the night's headliners.
The Australian duo What So Not, meanwhile, wrote, "Sadly won't be playing NYC today. ... Who wants to hit the bar?"
Earlier Sunday, Friedman said there hadn't been any major problems, with some fans making use of the cooling tent and other safety features.
Police had no immediate information on whether there had been any arrests.
The 5-year-old Electric Zoo has become a popular stop on the circuit for fans of electronic dance music, a growing presence in pop in recent years.
Reach Jennifer Peltz on Twitter @jennpeltz.


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Streaming Media – What happens when you play multimedia in your browserWritten by Mike on September 29, 2008 – 2:23 am -
The streaming experience has improved over the years as our Internet connections have gotten faster. Not everyone understands that streaming actually depends on technologies and protocols different from those used for viewing Web pages or for downloading files.
What Is Streaming?
Streaming refers to the technique of continuous and steady digital data (audio, video, or graphics) transfer as "packets" in real-time from a data server through the Internet to a user's computer. Media files can played in a browser using an embedded plug-in or in a media player. The smoothness of the media stream depends upon the speed of the connection. Multiple versions in terms of quality (high, medium, or low) can be made available for different connection speeds. For slow connections, glitches in frames and delayed or no audio will occur.
A key factor is the compression method used for the media files so they can be streamed seamlessly. Due to compression, some data quality is compromised through perceptual encoding, that is, the audio/video is stripped down in such a way that the changes cannot be easily perceived. Usually, perceptual encoding refers to lossy audio encoding in which psychoacoustics is used to determine what audio signals to encode and what to snip out.
Large media files are encoded using codecs to smaller sizes. Thus you have MOV, RM, etc.
Real Networks, QuickTime, Windows Media and Macromedia Flash are the most common streaming technologies. Windows Media and RealNetworks are the most popular, and broadcasters assume that the player plug-in is installed on the viewer's browser.
QuickTime is installed on all Macs. Also, installation of Macromedia Flash is required in most cases.
Types of Streaming
Streaming technology thus encompasses media content, the streaming server, plug-in, and encoding software. Streaming is of two types—progressive and real-time. During progressive streaming, the media file can be viewed or listened to while the file is in being downloaded. In the case of data loss, re-transmission of lost packets is possible. Media files streamed using the progressive technique gets saved on the viewer's hard drive, which raises the problem of redistribution. HTTP streaming is a type of progressive streaming where the media file begins to play before it is entirely downloaded. In the case of HTTP streaming, a request for data remains open even after the data is received by the client, so that the server can respond at any time.
In real-time streaming, media content gets downloaded temporarily to the user's computer. Almost-live broadcast of content is possible. Content streamed real time can adjust according to the user's connection capacity; if the connection is too slow, the transmission of data would break.
Media streams can also be distinguished as "on demand" or "live." The former are stored on servers for long periods of time, becoming available to be transmitted to the user upon request. Live streams are available only at a particular time—like the streaming of a live T V broadcast.
Streaming server software package, the Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) to control the interaction, and a matching client is needed for real-time streaming.
Transmission Protocols
Internet Protocols play an important role in media file transmission. Transmission protocols such as Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), User Datagram Protocol (UDP), RTSP, and Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) are used.
TCP is "reliable": data transmission happening via TCP is not blocked, and every bit is guaranteed to be transmitted. However, UDP is efficient since priority is given to continuous streaming of data rather than re transmission of lost packets. The user can suffer streaming glitches, but by error-correction techniques, lost data can be recovered. UDP is widely used for real-time streaming of audio, video, and graphics files.
RTSP and RTP are widely used for real-time media delivery over the Internet. Through RSTP, the user can communicate with the streaming server; it is used for simple one-to-one streaming. The user also gets the preference of device control—for viewing any part of the stream. This protocol is a good performer for one-to-
one viewing and larger audiences as well.
This protocol is usually used for streams via unicast (for transmission to a single client computer) or multicast (for transmission to multiple client computers) servers. Unicast is the term for when data is transferred from one point to another point, that is, one client and one server. Multicast is where data is transferred from one or more points to multiple points.
RTP is used for transmitting live streams to multiple users, but the users do not enjoy any sort of control like selective play of the media stream.
Legal issues revolve around users being able to record the streaming of copyrighted content. It is difficult to stop such recording. Broadcasters sometimes use encryption for media content to make it difficult to record content.
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iPhone app helps police catch accused thief
A 13-year-old boy was held up at knifepoint on a popular trail, but new technology on his iPhone helped police catch the accused thief moments later.
Milwaukee police Officer Stephen Dombrowski and Sgt. Christopher Elser out of District Three explained how a new iPhone program is solving many crimes on city streets.
"Using iCloud is a newer technology that not everybody knows about. If you don't have an iPhone, you don't know what it is," Dombrowski said.
Dombrowski is referring to an app called Find my iPhone, which is free and easy to use when your phone is lost or stolen.
On Wednesday, Dombrowski and Elser used the app after assisting a 13-year-old West Allis boy who'd been robbed of his bike and phone at knifepoint.
Police said the holdup happened along the Hank Aaron Trail near 72nd Street, when the robber jumped out onto the trail and confronted the boy on his bike.
Police said he pushed the boy off the bike, pulled out a knife and then raided his pockets, stealing his iPhone.
With the help of the app, police said they tracked 18-year-old Kenyacies Phipps to a nearby home.
"As we left the scene, we had an officer here at the district tracking it live as we headed to the area of 41st and Center, where we had an exact location of where the cellphone was edited at," Dombrowski said.
Police told WISN 12 News they saw the West Allis boy's bike on Phipps' front lawn and eventually found Phipps hiding in the basement with the stolen iPhone.
Police said anyone can benefit from this technology.
"If they take the time to set up their account, set up their GPS tracking capabilities, that helps us immensely," Elser said.


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The God of Thunder needs your help, Mr. Branagh!
Marvel took a big risk hiring Kenneth Branagh to helm "Thor," and it paid off in spades. Then they rolled the dice again, hiring Patty Jenkins ("Monster," the pilot for "The Killing") to direct "Thor 2," but her tenure has been cut short by the dreaded "artistic differences," reported Deadline.
As with Branagh, it appears the studio's split with Jenkins was amicable, as it's rumored that she'll end up directing a superhero film for them eventually, but that "Thor 2" was a bad fit. Now Marvel is furiously flipping their Rolodex in search of a new director--we have to assume they started with Branagh, who has said he didn't want the job, but agreed to chip in on some level.
U.S. & World
Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman both plan to return for the sequel, which will "take Thor literally to other worlds," according to Marvel's Kevin Feige, who added that it would "primarily be the journey of that character, of he and Jane Foster (Portman) and how the new dynamic with his father (Odin, played by Anthony Hopkins) is working out, as well as what are the broader stakes for The Nine Worlds."
In any event, they'd best get to steppin', cuz they've got "Thor 2" slated for a Nov. 15, 2013, release.


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Different OSes uses different filesystem, and interoperability is not guaranteed; even when commonly known filesystems are supported from both the source and the destination systems, the commands to access/read/write the device might not be immediatley known, generally resulting in ... frustration.
Knowing that, and experiencing the issue myself, I have found the simplest way to transfer files between different Unix/Linux flavours is the good old 'tar' command,. (yes it is a short for Tape ARchive).
How is that ? Simple, 'tar' doesn't need a filesystem to operate, it can write to any raw storage device.
In Linux, the USB stick storage will be recognised as /dev/sdX, where X is the letter indicating the real device,
usually /dev/sda is the first disk, /dev/sdb is the second and so on, and there USB sticks are treated exactly like disks.
In FreeBSD/GhostBSD, USB sticks are named differently from disks, they will be named /dev/da0, /dev/da1 and so on.
In both system you can use "dmesg | tail" after plugging in the stick to check for the correct device name.
Then you can use 'tar' along with the -f option to read/write from/to a specific device, examples:
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# write /home dir to a USB stick device:
tar cvf /dev/sdb /home
#list the content of the USB stick
tar tvf /dev/sdb
#extract the content of the stick into the current working directory:
tar xvf /dev/sdb
in GhostBSD
you may notice that there is no use of specific partitions on the USB devices, in fact 'tar' is using the sticks like raw blocks devices, and that doesn't need partitions, nor filesystems, resulting in the desired compatibility.
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# write /home dir to a USB stick device:
tar cvf /dev/da0 /home
#list the content of the USB stick
tar tvf /dev/da0
#extract the content of the stick into the current working directory:
tar xvf /dev/da0
WARNING: if a USB stick is already formatted, it's content will be completely destroyed by writing using 'tar', and after completing the file transfer you may need to repartition/reformat your USB device.


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Serious Green: A Preview of 'Food, Inc.' in Theaters June 12
"Though heavy-handed in places, Food, Inc. is both a chilling expose and a practical manifesto."
"You can change the world with every bite," ends the film Food, Inc., in theaters on June 12. Directed by noted documentarian Robert Kenner, with Fast Food Nation author Eric Schlosser on the production team, Food, Inc. takes a sharply critical look at Big Agra--the corporations that manage an enormous percentage of America's food supply by controlling the nation's beef, poultry, corn, and soy industries.
Pointing fingers squarely at corporations driven by profit motive rather than product quality or consumer health, along with the government agencies that allow them to do so, Food, Inc. finds plenty of villains to tackle, blaming them for obesity, illness outbreaks, worker abuse, and the environmental consequences of factory farming.
And they're not shy about pulling on your heartstrings, with close-ups of wobbly, fluffy chicks on conveyor belts, and an extended segment with a food safety advocate whose two-year-old died after eating an E. coli tainted hamburger.
Though heavy-handed in places, Food, Inc. is both a chilling expose and a practical manifesto. Sweeping aerials of cattle farms are sobering; shots of ammonia-cleansed ground beef, nauseating; and statistics about the FDA's lax behavior, enough to raise even the most jaded eater's eyebrows.
These factory farms are juxtaposed with shots of more holistically-minded farmers, the kind who raise grass-fed cattle, greet their swine with "Good morning, piggie!" and ruminate on the morality of a profit-minded world.
Yet the film doesn't stop at this small-scale pastoral ideal. It goes on to profile Stonyfield Farms, today the nation's third-largest yogurt producer--a company that, despite its size, still hasn't loosened its responsible-farming standards. "I'm thrilled to be at Wal-Mart," says CEO Gary Hirshberg, once a self-fashioned botanical anarchist of the 1970s.
Selling to the masses isn't selling out, by his logic, but proving the economic viability of sustainable dairy manufacture. And the Wal-Mart dairy buyer has a clear message of his own. "If the customers want it, then we get behind it."
Ultimately, the film suggests, control of the food industry lies with the consumer. Mega corporations may own the farms, but their product is only as good as our business. If we demand ethically and environmentally sound food--and purchase accordingly--they will have to supply it. Which shifts part of the blame to us, the public. But also shifts the power.
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Are you contemplating putting on a cedar wood shingle roof on to your Kent County home? Or maybe you are looking to repair a cedar wood roof already on your house, or replace an aging or storm damaged cedar shake roof.
We find many homeowners in Kent County love cedar shake roofs because of the natural and rustic appearance that they offer. Cedar shake takes extreme specialization. Whether it is a cedar wood repair or cedar shake roof replacement, you want a cedar shake roofing company that is familiar with the process from start to finish.
There are numerous benefits and advantages for investing in a cedar shake roof, such as:
Cedar shake has been used going back to the Colonial period – and is just as practical now as it was then. With beautiful colors, and strong material, cedar shake is a fantastic roofing material to consider.
Unlike a slate roof that is extremely heavy, a cedar shake roof is lightweight and easy to install. Perhaps you already have an asphalt shingle roof that is nearing the end of its life after 15 or 20 years, or perhaps your existing roof has storm damage, and you need a full roof replacement. A cedar shake roof can be installed on your Kent County roof if you have spaced sheathing or solid decking (nothing rotting). The cedar shingles will be nailed to your sheathing.
How do you know if your cedar shake roof shingles need to be replaced? Are they:
If your cedar roof shingles are damaged, you may need to have those shingles replaced with a properly fitted cedar shake shingle nailed into place.
Caring for your cedar shake roof can extend its lifespan. The more exposure to moisture your roof has, it can begin to decay. Some things to do to maintain your roof are removing debris, removing stains, repairing damaged shingles, eliminating nearby tree branches.
If maintained properly, a wood shingle roof can last for 30 or more years.
This is why you want to work with a Kent County roofing company that specializes in cedar shake shingles installation and replacement.
There are handsplit shakes, tapersawn shakes, and shingles
Handsplit Shakes: can typically be found in 18 or 24 inch lengths. They have a natural look and charm to them.
Tapersawn: Offer a thicker appearance and shadow than shingles.
Shingles: Smoothest appearance & typically even thickness.
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Kent County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of the 2010 census, the population was 162,310, making it the least populous county in Delaware.[1] The county seat is Dover,[2] the state capital of Delaware. It is named for Kent, an English county.[3]
Kent County comprises the Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area.[4]
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Does it take long to replace a roof on a house?
Replacing a roof is a labor intensive project and depending upon the type, size and complexity of the roof it could take one day or a few days or more to complete. It also depends upon weather conditions. Bad weather always creates delays and hinders completion of the project.
Can you install roof shingles in winter?
Asphalt shingles can be installed properly in winter (late fall and winter) but only if some additional costly measures are taken. A specialized adhesive is needed to be manually applied to each shingle if the temperature is below 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
What is the minimum roof pitch for asphalt shingles?
The manufacturers say a 4/12 pitch is the minimum but the absolute minimum is 2/12. Pitch is measure in inches in vertical rise over one foot of horizontal run. So a 4/12 pitch roof rises 4 inches vertically for every 12 inches of horizontal run.
How long do asphalt shingles last?
Asphalt shingles can last up to 30 years. Wood shingles and shakes have a target lifetime of 30 years, but they can last much longer under moderate weather conditions.
What roof lasts the longest?
Material lifespan:
|Wood Shake
|14-20 years
|Asphalt Shingle
|10-30 years (20 is the norm)
|50+ years
|50+ years
|50+ years
|25+ years
|Built-Up (BUR)
|25-30 years
|30+ years
So the metal, steel, tile, concrete and slate roofs last the longest. Asphalt, built-ups and single ply are the next longest lasting roofing material.
Are metal roofs noisy?
This may surprise you but metal roofs, when installed with solid sheathing, are actually quieter than asphalt roofs. These metal roofs, when installed properly, can actually silence the noise from rain, hail and other bad weather better than those other roofing materials.
Do metal roofs attract lightening?
No. Metal roofs do not attract lightening and are not struck any more often than any other roofing materials. People's concern about metal roofs being hit by lightning strikes comes from the fact that metal can be an electrical conductor.
Bottom line, what is the cost to the homeowner?
If you have insurance and insurance is paying, then the homeowner's cost is their deductable and any upgrades. Call for a free quote and check your insurance policy to see the amount of your deductable to help you know the costs involved.
Does my roof have to be replaced or can it be repaired?
The common thought is that a leaking roof has to be replaced, but this is not necessarily the solution unless it is very old. Those missing, cracked, broken, or curling shingles are able to be repaired and replaced to stop a leak without replacing the whole roof, while older roofs or roofs with many leaks or other issues should be replaced.
What is the cost to repair my roof?
Repair costs vary and depend upon the pitch of the roof, the kind of shingles used, the condition of it, and how many different layers of shingles are on the roof. The only way to know what the price is to have someone come out to your house and provide you with a free quote.


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Do You Let Your Wine 'Open Up'?
If I could give five pieces of advice to people who are starting to get interested in wine, I'd point them this way. But if I couldn't say all that, recommending books and suggesting that they focus on tasting one grape at a time, I'd suggest this single tip: let your wine open up.
Maybe you've heard about letting wine 'breathe', and maybe the term's a little metaphorical, but what I'm asking you to do is slow down your gulping and let the wine get exposed to a little air before you drink it. Wine has been stuck in a bottle, under a cork or a screw cap, and when you pour it into a glass, a little bit of time and oxygen can help it smell and taste better. If you drink too fast, your wine may not be tasting its best.
Try this: open a bottle of wine and pour yourself a glass. Take a sip and pay attention: is it juicy? Tart? Mouthwatering? Smoky? Bitter? Then take a break, do some dishes (you know you shouldn't leave them in the sink, right?) and come back to the wine in 10 minutes. Swirl the wine (you can hold the glass and circle it so the base remains on the table if you're not already a swirling pro) to bring the aromas up to your nose, and then sip and pay attention again. Is it the same set of flavors you noticed before? Does the texture seem the same? Is it sharper somehow? Brighter? Repeat as necessary (though you might want to consider sharing the bottle.)
I asked Master Sommelier Laura Maniec, proprietor of Corkbuzz Wine Studio in NYC, to help explain. "When sommeliers refer to a wine as "opening up"," she says, "it means that the wine will evolve over time and might be more expressive aromatically as it is exposed to air." (Even if you're not ostentatiously sticking your nose in the glass, this matters: much of what you taste is what you smell.) Letting the wine warm up slightly makes a difference too—you're more likely to get to taste and smell more going on in the wine if it's not fridge-cold.
Do some wines need air more than others? "Yes," says Maniec: "thicker skinned red grapes like Cabernet Sauvignon definitely need more air than thinner skinned grapes like Pinot Noir and wines with more oak usually can also benefit from additional air." Maniec notes that the structure of a wine can soften slightly as the wine is exposed to oxygen.
Your Cab may really need it, but white wines can open up, too. I recently tasted a bottle of dry riesling sent to me by Wines of Germany. This white wine, from Eva Fricke in the Rheingau, was so tart on the tongue at first that it seemed that was all that was going on. It seemed fresh and clear, but it wasn't until the bottle had been open 20 minutes or so that this delicate wine started to really get delicious.
As it opened up in my glass, the wine was less unforgivingly tart, and there were swirls of fennel and ginger and lime zest, all beautifully focused and integrated. A wine that started ho-hum became exciting after it was exposed to enough air. After some warming and swirling, there was a lovely talc-like texture (in a good way...think powdered sugar on lemon bars) and a certain saline minerality that made it seem like the perfect accompaniment to sushi.
Do you give your wine a little time? Have you noticed a difference in how it tastes?
About the Author: Maggie Hoffman is the editor of Serious Eats: Drinks. You can follow her on Twitter @maggiejane.
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Dell to Acquire Compellent
Three months after losing a bidding war for storage company 3Par to Hewlett-Packard, Dell said today it has reached a deal to acquire Compellent, another storage company. Dell will pay $27.75 a share, or about $960 million. This is higher than what Dell said it expected to pay when it announced that talks were underway last week.
It's the latest move in the roll-up of storage companies by larger IT providers. The wrestling match over 3Par had driven up Compellent's share price, and prior deals by IBM for Netezza and EMC's grab of Isilon Systems added fuel to the fire. Something tells me it won't be the last.
Here's the press release:
Dell to Acquire Compellent
* Fast-Growing Compellent Technologies, Inc. Provides an Intelligent, Powerful and Easy to Use Virtualized Storage Platform
* Compellent's Channel Focus Will Further Extend Dell's PartnerDirect Relationships, Offering New Set of Storage Products to All Members
* Transaction Expected to Be Accretive to Dell Non-GAAP Earnings in Its Fiscal Year 2012
ROUND ROCK, Texas & EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Dell (NASDAQ:DELL – News) and Compellent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:CML – News) today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for Dell to acquire Compellent, a rapidly growing provider of highly-virtualized storage solutions with automated data management features, including tiering and thin provisioning, for enterprise and cloud-computing environments. The acquisition is the latest strategic investment by Dell as it expands its portfolio of enterprise-class storage solutions and is consistent with Dell's strategy to help customers better manage data growth, reduce storage costs and dramatically simplify the management of IT infrastructure.
The acquisition of Compellent will deliver on Dell's commitment to provide its customers solutions that are open, capable and affordable. Dell delivers an open and integrated approach to data management that drives efficiency and dramatically reduces costs by streamlining operations.
Upon closing the transaction, Dell will quickly make Compellent an integral part of its industry-leading storage portfolio, including PowerVault, EqualLogic and Dell/EMC. Compellent expands Dell's award-winning storage solutions, which now offers customers innovative systems and choice at every storage tier, from direct-attach to highly-virtualized SANs.
Dell also plans to keep Compellent's existing operations in Eden Prairie, Minn., and will invest in engineering, support, operations and sales capability to grow this business.
Compellent sells its solutions through an extensive network of channel partners. Dell plans to maintain and enhance the strong channel program that Compellent has developed. Dell also signed a reseller agreement with Compellent that extends the storage portfolio it can offer its worldwide customer base, effective immediately.
"Compellent is a natural complement to Dell's expanding enterprise storage portfolio. The Compellent storage platform will enable Dell to provide customers additional mid- and high-end network storage solutions that simplify and reduce the cost of data management," said Brad Anderson, senior vice president, Enterprise Product Group. "Compellent's design focus on intelligently managing data to increase efficiency, agility and resiliency is consistent with Dell's approach of building solutions that can quickly scale to meet the most demanding enterprise environment."
"We are excited about our merger with Dell. This is the next logical step in our goal to scale our products, channel and team worldwide," said Phil Soran, President, CEO and Chairman of Compellent. "With Dell's scale and technology leadership, we accelerate the adoption of our virtualized platform, Fluid Data, to redefine the value of enterprise storage for data centers and cloud computing."
Terms and Closing
Under terms of the agreement, approved by the boards of directors of both companies, Dell will pay $27.75 per share in cash for each share of Compellent for a total equity value of approximately $960 million, and aggregate purchase price of approximately $820 million, net of Compellent's cash. The transaction, which is subject to approval by Compellent's shareholders and customary closing conditions, is expected to close in early 2011.
About Dell
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL – News) listens to customers and delivers worldwide innovative technology, business solutions and services they trust and value. For more information, visit www.dell.com.
About Compellent
Compellent Technologies (NYSE:CML – News) provides Fluid Data storage solutions that automate the movement and management of data at a granular level, enabling organizations to constantly adapt to change, slash costs and secure information against downtime and disaster. This patented, built-in storage intelligence delivers significant efficiency, scalability and flexibility. With an all-channel sales network in 35 countries, Compellent is one of the fastest growing enterprise storage companies in the world. For more information and news, visit www.compellent.com and www.compellent.com/news.


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I was contemplating naming this post "come clean" to pay homage to Hillary Duff circa 2003 due to all this rain as of late. Instead, I chose phoenix and crown to hone in on my new favorite jewelry pieces from MERIN &GUSSY. check them out (link above). We also have new outerwear on our hands today provided by BODA SKINS, a premium online leather jacket boutique. The asymmetrical zippers have and always will be a favorite.
As you can see, I'm sporting one of my christmas presents, the beats by Dre headphones. I asked Santa Claus for black in the hopes it would cohesively blend with most of my outfits, and today it worked!
so, WHO'S READY FOR THE NEW YEAR?!


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This article was originally written in English. Text in other languages is provided via machine translation.
Technical help authors can use RoboHelp 10 to create help in multiple formats (like Webhelp, FlashHelp, AIR Help, MultiScreen HTML5 and Microsoft HTML etc.) and locales.
While generating localized Microsoft HTML help (CHM help) with English locale settings using RoboHelp, Help authors might face following issues:
- CHM Help output is not getting generated
- The Table of contents (TOC) entries get seen as question mark(as shown in below screenshot)
- The Topics authored in the Help are not visible when viewed and an error is shown: "This program cannot display the webpage" (as shown in below screenshot)
- Index for double byte languages may appear garbled
The above mentioned issues are not encountered while:
- Creating other help formats using RoboHelp10.
- Generating Microsoft HTML Help in the languages with code page 1252.
- The languages are English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Swedish.
These issues are encountered while:
- Generating Microsoft HTML help for rest other locales. (e.g. Russian, Japanese, Chinese Simplified and Korean)
- Even for locales which seems to be similar to English and fall in code page 1250 like Polish, Hungarian, Croatian, Czech Albanian and Romanian
The reason for these issues is that HTML Help is not fully Unicode compliant.
For the help authors who want to generate localized (take Chinese Simplified as example) Microsoft HTML help we would recommend using the following settings –
- (Recommended) Change the language for *non-Unicode programs to Chinese (Simplified,PRC). There is no need to change the display language to Chinese as only changing system locale should work. Also keep the project language as Simplified Chinese.
*language for the non-Unicode programs can be changed from
- Windows 7 –"Control Panel" >"Region and Language" >"Administrative" >"Change System Locale"
- WinXPP-SP3- "Control Panel" >"Regional and Language options" >"Advanced" >"Select a language"
- WinXPP-Sp3 users' also needs to install the Simplified Chinese language pack.
2. If its required to keep English locale settings for some reason (generating help in multiple locales on same machine) then follow the below steps (also refer below screenshots) –
- Create a new project with FilenameLocation in English and keep project language as Simplified Chinese
- Create topics with name(Title and Filename) in English and topic content in Chinese Simplified
- Create TOC and rename the TOC entries to Chinese
- Index and "See also" also needs to be kept in English
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We hope that this blog helps our customers facing issues generating Microsoft HTML help in multiple locales. We also endorse other help formats like WebHelp , Flashhelp and AIR help which are fully Unicode compliant.


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Day 7: think outside the box
Monday, December 3, 2012
Pimp Yo' Presents Tip #1: DIY paper poinsettia gift topper
Day 7: think outside the box
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Looks so pretty and you make it look so easy. Might have to give it a try.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the tutorial. I pinned this for future use and started a new board for gift wrapping ideas with it.ReplyDelete
I was actually able to get this to look right on the first try, thanks to your grand instructions!ReplyDelete
All your posts have been really helpful this holiday season.
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Red Bull has made a strategic move into tennis by signing up the World Number one tennis player Victoria Azarenka.
Azarenka has signed a personal endorsement deal with the energy drink, becoming the first tennis player to endorse the Red Bull brand.
The Belarusian is currently defending her Australian Open title in Melbourne. She has signed a multi-year deal, though specific financial details have not been disclosed.
The 23-year-old said: "I am really excited to be part of the Red Bull family. I've always enjoyed the product and admitted how they have worked with their athletes."
The signing of Azarneka is the first time the energy drink has signed up a tennis star.
The World Number One already has deals with Wilson, MuscleTech, Citizen Watches and Six Star Pro Nutrition.
She will be joining a number of other sporting stars which have deals with Red Bull which include the golfer Rickie Fowler, NFL player Reggie Bush, and NBA stars Deron Williams and Blake Griffin.
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How do you ferry six friends with a BAC of "bourbon" around Nashville for a four day bachelor party extravaganza? Are you stumped? I was too. So I asked Nissan and they suggested the NV 3500.
The whole gang.
(Full disclosure: Nissan wanted me to drive my friends around in the NV 3500 so badly that they gave it to me with no questions asked. Well almost no questions asked… They did ask me if I knew that driving while intoxicated was a serious legal no-no. I assured them that I would only drive while hungover.)
This is my friend, Gabe. He's getting married to the lovely young woman he has his arms wrapped around in the above photo. Her name is Robyn. Did I mention she's lovely? Because she is. His last wish as a single man was to go eat some hot chicken and see some live music in the great city of Nashville. So off we went.
"Dude, I think that's it," Gabe says to me as we walk towards the valet at BNA.
"Huh? Where?" I ask, stupidly.
"Over there, that massive… thing."
As the valet pulls up, I am filled with panic. How am I going to drive this monstrosity of a motor vehicle in a strange city? Worse, how am I going to drive this behemoth in a strange city with six dudes in various states of inebriation blocking my view out of the rear windows? Gabe sees the fear in my eyes and doubles over with laughter. "Enjoy, bro!" Gabe might not make it home alive.
Climbing in, I'm shocked. This is the nicest commercial van I've ever been in. (Disclosure: I do not spend a lot of time in commercial vans) The seats are leather for fucks sake. All of them. To my utter joy, there's a backup camera and sensors at all four corners to warn me of smaller, weaker objects around me. There are enough cup holders to accommodate the hydration needs of an entire soccer team. And perhaps most importantly, given my non-existent navigational skills, there's a nav unit.
For obvious reasons — the over-consumption of alcohol — I was lucky enough not to spend the whole four days were were in Tennessee behind the wheel of the Nissan. But here's what I did learn about it, mostly while driving the four hour round trip to Jack Daniel's and George Dickel's distilleries.
Jack Daniels is surprisingly pretty for a working distillery.
The NV 3500 drives exactly like a Ford Mustang. Which is to say, it drives like a particularly well-behaved massive truck. Though not as quick as a Mustang, I was told at several points by various people to "slow the fuck down" so I can assure you that both acceleration and top end speed aren't an issue.
Unsurprisingly, the ride is also greatly improved with the addition of weight in the form of drunk people over the rear axle. The resort we were staying in forced us to drive over 5 speed bumps each time we entered or exited. The first few times I crept over them I worried that I would break my spine. Once more people piled in the back, my spine was fine. I didn't ask them what they thought of the ride. Frankly, I didn't care. But from the amount of time they spent semi-conscious in the back seats, I'd say it's pretty good.
George A. Dickel is as small and quirky as Jack Daniel's is large and efficient.
On the highway on our way to Lynchburg, the NV 3500 was a relative joy. Gabe hooked up his iPhone to the stereo and dj'd, the nav bossed me around when I took a wrong turn and Todd yelled at us. Luckily, the rearmost seat is so far away and Todd so pedantic that I found it relatively easy to just tune him out.
After four days, our list of activities in the NV 3500 was impressive. Our gas mileage, not so much. Seriously, the Monroney sticker just says "N/A" where a MPG number should be. Here's what we did:
Jack Daniels uses sugar maple to create its own charcoal. They even use their own whiskey as an accelerant.
Visited Jack Daniel's distillery.
Visited George A. Dickel's distillery.
We went go-karting.
Ever the tinkerer, Colin messed with the rev limiter on his go-kart and dusted us all.
We played mini golf.
We, uh, saw this store.
We paid the band at a honky tonk $20 to make the bachelor sing on stage. The bachelor paid the band the same amount to not be forced to sing on stage. We had a few drinks. The bachelor paid the band at a honky tonk to sing "Sweet Caroline" in front of everyone.
The bachelor was politely removed from said bar mostly because he forgot all the words to "Sweet Caroline."
Ariel proved himself to be the best brother-in-law-to-be of all time after the bachelor got us politely removed from the honky tonk.
We thought we were going to a Rascal Flatts concert and instead showed up drunk at intermission at the Grand Ole Opry where we quite confused by the fact that it was going out live on AM radio.
Colin and I spent an hour of our Saturday night touring the Peacemaker Bus and probing its mechanical innards. We were invited to go help build another one somewhere in rural Tennessee. Though we greatly admired the custom coachwork, we politely declined.
We tried to steal a Canadian couple's limousine outside the Opry and instead of being angry, they gave us a ride downtown and took a prom photo with all of us.
Todd found a traffic cone and yelled at people with it.
Todd fell asleep in his traffic cone.
Noah felt ashamed after ordering $75 worth of McDonald's.
Johnny promised us his hidden talent was "blowing shit up" and proved himself right by putting on a shotgunning performance that only Colin could match.
We ate at Waffle House three times and each time the NV 3500 was the biggest thing in the parking lot.
After four days of bourbon and mischief, we were exhausted, bloated and ready to head home. Each one of us had failed in some way during the trip. But the Nissan never did.
Whatever happened to the happy couple you may ask? They were married this past weekend in the Catskills.
Oh, and we made the groom sing "Sweet Caroline" again. Twice. He still doesn't know the words.


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RIDGEFIELD -- With two dependable goalies at its disposal, the Ridgefield High School boys hockey team has a luxury most other teams don't have, as juniors Patrick Sheehan-Delaney and Alec Schneider have both proven themselves against quality opponents already this season.
Sheehan-Delaney got the starting nod Saturday night against Xavier and held up his end of the bargain, stopping all 23 shots he faced in a 4-0 victory.
"My fellow goalie Alec, we split time together, and he's playing really well right now, shut-down goaltending, and I know I have to match that," Sheehan-Delany said. "It's a good thing for Ridgefield to have two good goaltenders to come into a game with."
This was the second meeting in seven days between these two perennial Division I contenders. Ridgefield also won the first one, 4-2, last Saturday in the West Haven Christmas Tournament. And, Ridgefield ended Xavier's season last year with a victory in the Division I state quarterfinals.
Ridgefield was ranked seventh in The New Haven Register's most recent state poll, while Xavier was bumped from the top 10.
"It's always a grudge match against Xavier," Sheehan-Delany said. "They're a good team and they're going to come out hard."
It always seems to be an evenly-played, hard-fought battle when these two teams meet, and Saturday's game was certainly one of them, contrary to what the final score might indicate.
Sheehan-Delaney was obviously a key, as was the Tigers' penalty killing, which killed off seven Xavier power plays.
"Xavier is a good team and they deserve a lot of credit for playing hard," Ridgefield coach Shaun Gallagher said. "Tonight, I just think our goalie came up big and our penalty killing came up big."
Callan McCormick scored two goals to lead Ridgefield's attack and Brendan Winne and Sam Sarath each scored one.
After a scoreless first period, McCormick broke through with an unassisted goal at 8:19 of the second period. He raced through the neutral zone with a head of steam and snapped a quick shot from just inside the blue line that found the top corner of the net.
Just 1:22 later, Winne made it 2-0 with a goal off a pass from Liam Smith. Seconds earlier at the other end of the ice, Tigers defenseman Matt Keegans alertly slid across and blocked a shot to thwart an Xavier scoring chance.
At 6:31 of the third period, McCormick netted his second goal of the game, burying the rebound of a shot by Shane Luery. Jack Tregurtha also assisted. Sam Sarath then scored at 9:07 of the third period off a feed from Smith to make it 4-0.
Ridgefield improves to 3-2, with its other win coming against West Haven. Xavier (2-3) has lost three of its last four after a season-opening victory over St. Joseph. Both teams have big games coming up on Wednesday, as Ridgefield will visit No. 4 Darien and Xavier will visit No. 3 Hamden.
"We've just got to work through it and find a way to score goals," Xavier assitant Brian Healy said.
Records: Xavier 2-3; Ridgefield 3-2.
First period: None.
Second period: 1. R, Callan McCormick, 8:19; 2. R, Brendan Winne (Liam Smith) 9:41.
Third period: 3. R, McCormick (Shane Luery, Jack Tregurtha) 6:31; 4. R, Sam Sarath (Smith) 9:07.
Goalies: X--Ben Guidobono (15 saves); R--Patrick Sheehan-Delany (23 saves).


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Attorney General Eric Holder delivered a major speech on LGBT rights to the parliament of Sweden—the Riksdag—today in Stockholm. The Attorney General described LGBT rights as one of the "civil rights challenges of our time"and called for an international movement to fight anti-LGBT discrimination.
Holder's remarks are only days before the opening of the Sochi 2014 Olympics. Russia's poor record on human and LGBT rights are likely to continue to dominate news coverage. Video has not yet been uploaded of Holder's speech but two highlights from the transcript:
Just as our forebears came together to overcome tremendous adversity – and to forge the more just and more equal societies in which we now live – so, too, must the current generation rise to the causes that have become the struggles of our day; the defining civil rights challenges of our time. I believe one of these struggles is the fight for equality for our lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender – or LGBT – citizens.
Holder also referenced the Supreme Court's historic decision on June 26, 2013 to strike down Section Three of the Defense of Marriage Act in United States v. Windsor. Section Three banned federal recognition of legally married same-sex couples and denies more than 1,000 benefits, such as Social Security, pension benefits and preferential tax treatment.
This marked a major victory for the cause of equal protection under U.S. law, and a significant step forward for committed and loving couples throughout the country. Today, these couples and their families are one step closer to the equal treatment, and the full recognition, to which they, their loved ones, and their children are entitled.
The speech was "perhaps the strongest statement of his career at the Justice Department in favor of expanding LGBT rights," noted the Washington Post.
The Attorney General also highlighted the Obama Administration's other accomplishments on LGBT issues, such as pushing for the end of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and protections for LGBT domestic violence victims that were added to the Violence Against Women Act.
Holder also discussed other human rights challenges such as terrorism, human trafficking and gender inequality, economic justice and racial discrimination.
Holder announced on January 10 that the Obama Administration will recognize the 1300 plus same-sex marriages that were performed in Utah—-despite that state's decision not to recognize those marriages pending a decision in the federal court system.
Sweden is generally regarded as one of the global leaders in human rights. It was the first nation to mandate a parental leave act and one of the first to ban discrimination nationwide against its LGBT citizens. Sweden became the seventh nation to mandate equal marriage in 2009 by an overwhelming vote. At least fourteen nations mandate equal marriage today—Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark,France, Iceland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, South Africa, Sweden and Uruguay. Some jurisdictions in Brazil, Mexico and the USA also allow same-sex marriage. Legislation has been approved to mandate equal marriage in England, Wales and Scotland later this year.


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Veracode has unveiled enhancements to its SecurityReview automated static binary and dynamic web application testing service that gives developers cloud-based approach to improving software application security. According to Veracode, developers can now upload applications automatically and download line-of-code specific vulnerability identification and remediation instructions directly to defect tracking systems and IDEs. The company says that results are often 100 percent lower in false positives than alternative on-premise source code tools.
"By integrating cloud-based testing capabilities directly into tools that are part of a developer's everyday life, Veracode is really completing the 'last mile' needed to deliver the advantages of both static and dynamic cloud-based security testing into the on-premise development climate," said Nigel Stanley, practice leader, Bloor Research. "It's one of the few really useful examples of the cloud that I have seen and the potential is clear -- more secure code for substantially less developer effort."
Veracode SecurityReview now features a number of new APIs and reference integrations that support security testing in popular Java, .Net, C/C++, ColdFusion and PHP development environments. Developers simply upload the executable (not source) or provide the URL to Veracode's cloud-based platform at points of their choosing in the development lifecycle for automated static binary and dynamic web application security testing. The step may be automated and scheduled in build management systems using SecurityReview's Upload APIs. Depending on the size and complexity of the application, developers quickly receive line-of-code specific vulnerability identification and remediation instructions that are often 100 percent lower in false positives than on-premise source code tools. These results may be integrated into defect tracking systems and IDEs using SecurityReview's Results APIs and XML formatted output.
With SecurityReview, the aggregation of security testing from thousands of applications produces a more effective security testing engine that, the company claims,can provide more coverage (dynamic, static, manual) and greater accuracy (continuously improving scans that instantly benefit the very next application tested, fewer false positives) than on-premise source code security testing tools.
"Until now, developers responsible for incorporating security testing into their development lifecycles have had two options -- on-premise tools with high false positive rates, or manual third-party penetration testing that can be time consuming and costly," said Jon Stevenson, senior vice president of engineering, Veracode. "With this announcement, we are truly offering developers the best of all worlds – the integration advantages that on-premise tools have sometimes delivered plus the benefits of an expert security partner. Veracode is changing the game for software development, destroying the myth that improving the security of every application is prohibitively slow, complicated and expensive."


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18 perfect deer calls in your pocket always with you.
Deer call is a handy app with a variety of high quality and most popular and effective deer call sound. Use it to train your own hunting call or test your skill to bring in deer. You can also set your favorite call to your ringtone. Now added Solunar Weekly rating for best hunting days.
To extend the range, connect the GPhone to an external speaker.
Included calls:
Adult Buck Grunt
Buck Bawl
Buck Grunt
Buck Raging Grunt
Buck Alert Wheeze
Buck Snort Wheeze
Buck Sparring
Buck Social Grunt
Deer Pawning
Deer Rattling
Deer Tending Grunt
Deer Wheeze
Doe Grunt
Estrus Bleat Mild
Estrus Bleat
Fawn Distress
Fawn Grunt
Young Buck Grunt
Additional Features:
.Moon phase for any date in weekly view
.Solunar day ratings for any date in weeklu view
.Set the sound as your ringtone
The Solunar day ratings (1 - 6, where 6 deers is when the deers are most active) helps you choose the days that are most likely to be productive.
Comments from hunter mom:
Works! I downloaded this app and went hunting that evening. I used the doe distress call & 5 deer walked out.
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text: Back to results Scroll Items 9170 of 13360 Family Members 8"x10" - /7x9 TUSCANY gold $248.00 6"x8" - /5x7 TUSCANY gold $176.00 5"x7" - /4x6 TUSCANY gold $164.00 5"x5" - /4x4 TUSCANY gold $134.00 4"x6" - /3x5 TUSCANY gold $134.00 Main view Signature Giftbox with Each Frame Product Details The magnificent terraces of Tuscany are inspiration for this extraodinary scotia frame. The tulip brocade center is elegantly bracketed by the sausage/bead edge and the finishing touch is the tiny bead sight. All connected at the corners by four tiny beads. Traditional but unusual – the complete package.- Constantine Elias, Designer Each Elias Artmetal® frame makes a statement of style, luxury and beauty. Your piece has been crafted from hand-made molds giving each frame its stunning 3-dimensionality. Only the purest of metals are used to create an Elias frame. With a hint of refined and pure silver, you will greatly enjoy the exquisite and intimate detail. An 18kt gold vermeil electroplate gives the piece a warmth and rich tone. Displays an 8"x10" print with its acid-free mat; a 9"x12" without mat. Glare resistant glass lens. All Elias frames are shipped in Elias signature gift box. From the Elias Artmetal® collection, offered exclusively at fine jewelers and SendAFrame. SendAFrame proudly stocks the entire Elias picture frame series, factory fresh, for your shopping convenience. To view the complete collection, visit: Elias Artmetal® Collection TUSCANY 18kt Museum Gold over fine Pewter 9x12/8x10 by Elias Artmetal® Model #05347591 $345.00 This item can be expected to ship by 08/27/2020. Order now by clicking ADD TO CART (below); you are only charged when we actually ship. Or, Click here to be automatically notified when it comes back in stock. Your Price Match is Active Your request for a price of $0.00 for a minimum quantity of has been accepted. You have [time] left to purchase this item for $0.00 Find a Lower Price? We BEAT All Authorized Retailers [?] Brand: Elias Artmetal® Displays: 9"x12" Orientation: Both Material: Gold vermeil (fine) Display Type: Desktop Only Color: Gold This item ships in its own box Buy More - Save More * Add this item to your cart for the full details of this promotion. Conditions may apply. SHARE THIS ITEM Share on Facebook View more items Family Members Different Size, Similar Look Tags - Similar Searches Family Members Different Size, Similar Look Tags - Similar Searches 8"x10" - /7x9 TUSCANY gold - $248.00 6"x8" - /5x7 TUSCANY gold - $176.00 5"x7" - /4x6 TUSCANY gold - $164.00 5"x5" - /4x4 TUSCANY gold - $134.00 4"x6" - /3x5 TUSCANY gold - $134.00 9"x12" - /8x10 TUSCANY gold - $345.00 4"x6" - /3x5 TUSCANY gold - $134.00 5"x5" - /4x4 TUSCANY gold - $134.00 5"x7" - /4x6 TUSCANY gold - $164.00 6"x8" - /5x7 TUSCANY gold - $176.00 8"x10" - /7x9 TUSCANY gold - $248.00 gold vermeil reproductions Vintage Elias ArtMetal


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From Basel to Hong Kong, Don't Miss These Dreamy Exhibitions and Events
Katja Novitskova and Timur Si-Qin, Installation view at the Center for Curatorial Studies: Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
I'm going to imagine a time in which post-internet megabucks are really rolling in, and I'm equipped with a private Rhizome Vistajet. If that time happened to be this week, I'd be sure to hit up these exhibitions and events, ranging from Katja Novitskova and Timur Si-Qin's upstate New York exhibition to Robin Peckham's new art fair excursions in Hong Kong. Check out the upcoming exhibitions listed below, with a couple outstanding shows not to be missed.
"Bcc 9: Das Ei ohne Schale." at Oslo10, Basel, Switzerland
Opening Thursday, May 10th at 7PM.
Is Bcc the new BYOB? Oslo10, a new exhibition space in Kunstfreilager/Dreispitz, just outside of Basel, Switzerland, will host the ninth edition of Bcc. Originated by Aurélia Defrance, Julie Grosche and Aude Pariset, who have also curated this edition, the exhibition format mandates that all artists submit their work digitally, rather than physically. Artists in this round include Harm van den Dorpel, Calla Henkel and Max Pitegoff, Stephen Lichty, Sara Ludy, Mélodie Mousset.
Kate Steciw, "Live Laugh Love" at The Green Room, London
Opening Friday May 11th at 6:00pm, runs through June 17
Surprisingly, this is Kate Steciw's (much belated) first exhibition in Europe. Green Room programmer Ché Zara Blomfield seems to be aggressively bringing the work of American "internet-related" artists to London, her last exhibition mounting the work of Artie Vierkant, and previously showing Petra Cortright.
Rhizome Benefit – New York, NY
May 9th at 7pm, VIP Cocktails with a silent auction and DJ set by Venus X, 9PM, Afterparty with LE1F and Extreme Animals
Alright, this is a shoo-in, but come party with us! Support Rhizome, drink some drinks, and enjoy ...
Report from Frieze New York
The verdict from Frieze New York? Not so bad! While the city has experienced a rash of yawn-worthy art fairs — this year's Armory no exception — yesterday saw the impressively successful debut of Frieze Art Fair on New York's Randall's Island. Combining mainstays such as Gagosian with younger, more innovative galleries such as 47 Canal, T293, and Balice Hertling, Frieze NY offered a crowd-pleasing multifaceted, international approach. Some stand-out works below.
Stephen G Rhodes, "Untitled," 2012 at Overduin and Kite. All photographs by Marcus Cuffie
While I'm familiar with Rhodes' installation work through a recent solo exhibition at Metro Pictures in New York, this collages proves his two-dimensional work to be much more pared down and sensitive to detail. Rhodes, who splits his time between Berlin and New Orleans, has gathered materials around both of his studios, using spraypainted reliefs of New Orleans flora as a background to this composition. Although the most satisfying details of the piece are lost in this jpeg, Rhodes further layers his collage with text from Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian, "'Whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent.' -- Judge. GO OUTSIDE."
Keltie Ferris, "(*)", 2012 at Mitchell Innes and Nash
On view at Mitchelle Innes and Nash's booth is Keltie Ferris' large, graffiti-inspired paintings. While the term "graffiti-inspired" alone may be enough to turn many a viewer off, Ferris' paintings seem timely, and dare I say, internet-aware. With titles that frequently employ various combinations of punctuation marks, Ferris' paintings appear at once almost pixelated or digitally inspired as well as cognizant of delicate position that abstract painting occupies in 2012.
Sarah Braman, "Untitled," 2012 at Mitchell Innes and Nash
Sarah Braman also kills it at Mitchell Innes and Nash...
JODI: Street Digital
Joan Heemskerk and Dirk Paesmans, collectively known as JODI, are rightfully venerated for their countless contributions to art and technology, working as an artistic duo since the mid-90's. Generally referred to as pioneers of "net.art," that oft-misunderstood "movement" combining the efforts of artists using the internet as a medium circa 1994, JODI is revered not only for their artistic meditations on the increasing presence of new technology in our daily lives, but also for their fuck-if-I-care attitude toward both the establishments of the technology and art worlds. JODI's famous five-word "acceptance" speech—if you could call it that—for their 1999 Webby Award in art, simply read, "Ugly commercial sons of bitches."
Unlike an overwhelming majority of artists, and especially those in art and tech, JODI has managed to sustain a successful career for over 15 years, mounting exhibitions internationally. February 2011 saw the duo literally blow its audience in the face with bomb-like cans of oxygen at Foxy Production, accounting for one of the best performances of the year.
Yet, their recently launched exhibition at the Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) finds a flashy, overly simplistic exhibition that fails to represent the deeply important perspective that JODI has come to represent over the last two decades. Comprising work made from 1999 to the present, "Street Digital" extends JODI's focus from the desktop computer to hardware's broader, more public landscape including cellular phones, LED signs, and iPods. A projection split into four channels, YTCT (Folksomy) (2008/2010), combines Youtube videos of "people doing weird things with hardware," or more specifically, the video features mostly-teenage boys destroying old iPods, cameras, laptops, etc., by throwing, bashing, or hammering them. Periodically, a legitimately strange occurrence replaces the usual simple, hormonally charged violent acting-out of an enfants terrible ...
Artist Profile: Ann Hirsch
Stills from Here For You (Or My Brief Love Affair with Frank Maresca)
Having appeared as a recurring character on various reality television shows such as "Frank the Entertainer," would you consider reality television to be an artistic medium that you work through? If so, are there any important attributes specific to it? Were you interested in reality television due to the wide audience that it could offer your work?
"Medium" is a tricky word here because most other media bear the ability to become a craft to an artist, one you can mold, shape and learn to use better and better over time. Reality TV is more like a grab bag. You never know what's going to happen. So, if it is a medium, it is not a medium that you, as an artist, are ever really in control of. Someone else is calling the shots--the producers, storywriters and editors.
I currently think of reality TV more like a landscape, in which I can appear and reappear in different places in various ways.
I went on "Frank the Entertainer…In a Basement Affair" to just be this anomaly. To get the non-art audience who might see me to scratch their heads for a minute and say "Hey what is this girl doing here? I'm used to seeing girls that look and act like X on these shows." And then, after I sang the dirty rap song, which was completely incongruous with the woman I had been portraying up to that point, to have audiences see that I was not who they thought I was—that none of the girls on these shows are.
Building on the last question related to reality TV, are there some instances on air in which you're mainly acting, and others in ...
Spies in the House of Institutional Critique
Tim Davis, Cornelia Rutgers Livingston, (2003)
Paradoxically, exhibiting artists that rage against the institution within the institution is both non-ironic and particularly vogue. Unlike the institutional critique of the late 1960s and 70s, which had the exceedingly explicit dynamic of the artist versus institution, those roles today have become less clearly defined. Consider Creative Time, the New York based public sculpture non-profit headed by Nato Thompson and Anne Pasternak, which has recently extended its brand to support the occupation of other institutions as an institution itself. Thompson and Pasternak called for the take-over of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's Lent Space last December in an open letter posted on occupyartnyc.org, signed also by art world professionals, listing their institutional affiliations beside their names. And how could one forget the sophomoric hullabaloo surrounding Take Artists Space last October, in which artist Georgia Sagri botched an occupation of the Soho nonprofit Artists Space, all the while admitting that powerful commercial galleries such as Gagosian would be a better target for their concerns, though less sympathetic to their efforts than non-profits. Sagri is now included in the upcoming Whitney Biennial. How an artist negotiates contextualization as fuck-it-all raucous, while cosmopolitan and strategic enough for institutional recognition remains to be seen.
Institutional critique dates back to the late 1960s and 1970s when both government and private support of American public institutions existed on a different plane than it does today. The NEA's annual budget peaked in 1992 at $176 million, and thanks to the "culture wars" of that period, is about half of that today considering inflation. Offering both historical and contemporary perspectives coming from the lineage of institutional critique is Spies in the House of Art, recently opened at the Metropolitan Museum. (The exhibition's press release erroneously states that the show begins with the dawn of artists working with the subject of the museum, which they locate in the 1980s, though that would likely make Belgian institutional critique pioneer Marcel Broodthaers roll in his grave. It also purports to study the "secret lives of museums," which sounds better as a movie tagline than a curatorial thesis.) Nevertheless, the juxtaposition of the more aggressive work of institutional critique greats such as Andrea Fraser with the less full-on work of younger artists such as the British filmmaking duo Nashashibi/Skaer illustrates how thoroughly conversations surrounding institutional critique have become neutralized, which is arguably due to the recent passing of art world power from museums to galleries acting as international chains such as the aforementioned Gagosian.
Thomas Struth, The Restorers at San Lorenzo Maggiore, Naples, (1988)
For her 1989 video "Museum Highlights: A Gallery Talk," Fraser dons the character of the upper-class museum docent Jane Castleton, who bears a striking semblance to Parker Posey's yuppie, catalog-shopping, Starbucks-loving character Meg Swan in "Best in Show." Castleton guides us around the Philadelphia Museum of Art with a running commentary on the obvious class differences of several works...


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C.D.S. Newsletter January 2009
In this issue...
- Announcing TRACE 700 Version 6.2!
- Optimize TRACE for More LEED® Points
- Import TOPSS Selections Into TRACE
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Meet the C.D.S. Support Staff...Clair
TRACE 700 Version 6.2 Is Now Available!
The use of TRACE has increased significantly over the past few
years, primarily due to the interest in use of the LEED Green Building
Rating System™. Version 6.2 continues to improve on the numerous
features—such as energy modeling for LEED certification—that were
implemented in the previous versions.
What's new in version 6.2:
- Underfloor air distribution systems. Constant and variable-volume underfloor air distribution systems are now available.
- New ASHRAE Standard 62.1 report. View detailed components of the ASHRAE Standard 62.1 calculation used to determine outdoor air requirements.
- Enhanced supply-air-temperature reset capabilities. Reset supply air temperature based on outside air or space conditions as well as limit the amount of reset allowed.
- Ability to model hot-water reset. Model a reduction in boiler energy usage by resetting the hot-water supply temperature based on outdoor air dry bulb (also required for LEED modeling by ASHRAE 90.1 Appendix G).
- Updated weather data. Use ASHRAE design weather parameters from the 2005 Handbook of Fundamentals.
- Hot gas reheat dehumidification feature available for unitary equipment. Accurately account for energy savings when recovering heat from the refrigeration circuit in unitary equipment for improved dehumidification performance.
- Ability to import CenTraVac™ selections from TOPSS. Import selections to get accurate unloading and full load performance when doing energy calculations.
- Ability to account for duct leakage. Input supply air leakage up- and down-stream of terminal units based on system type.
A detailed list of enhancements is available on the TRACE Release Notes page. To order your copy of TRACE 700 Version 6.2, click here.
Optimize the Use of TRACE to Maximize LEED Credit Points
Since its inception 15 years ago, the United States Green Building Council's (USGBC) efforts to define high-performance green buildings has resulted in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating systems. Nine rating systems defining various industry markets set the standard for designing and constructing sustainable buildings. As the rating systems evolve, those looking to achieve LEED certification continue to require the most up-to-date tools to help maximize credit points. Many of you already know how TRACE 700 helps to achieve Energy and Atmosphere prerequisite 2 and gain credit points under Energy and Atmosphere credit 1, but there are other credit points TRACE 700 can help attain. Four additional credits lend themselves to the modeling capabilities of TRACE 700.
Water Efficiency credit 3
The Equipment Energy Consumption report shows the amount of make-up water associated with the cooling coil condensate. This information may be helpful in achieving this credit.
Energy and Atmosphere credit 5, option D: Measurement & Verification
The model used for EAc1 can be used towards achieving this credit. Reference the "International Performance Measurement & Verification Protocol: Concepts and Options for Determining Energy Savings in New Construction Volume III" for detailed information on how to appropriately adjust the model from EAc1 to be used for this credit.
Energy and Atmosphere credit 6: Green Power
The model used for EAc1 can identify the baseline to achieve Green Power credits.
Indoor Environmental Quality credit 8: Daylighting &
Credits are awarded when a specified level of daylighting is achieved. When users create daylighting definitions within TRACE, the program generates a special report showing the foot-candles of daylight present in the spaces with daylighting controls.
Similar credits exist in many of the other rating systems. Feel free to contact our support center with any questions regarding the capabilities of TRACE 700 to meet these credits or any others you think TRACE may be able to help achieve.
Import TOPSS Selections Into TRACE
Recently, the TOPPS development team along with a team from C.D.S
created the ability for customers to import TOPSS CenTraVac selections
into TRACE 700 version 6.2. This new feature streamlines the equipment
creation process in TRACE eliminating the need for users to manually
build power consumed and ambient relief curves.
When a Trane Sales Engineer runs a CenTraVac selection, an option exists in TOPSS to export an XML file to TRACE. With this file, TRACE users may import the file through the Cooling Equipment library. During the import process, users choose to include pump and cooling tower information from an existing chiller library member or exclude this information. If users choose to exclude this information, it may be entered at a later time. After import, users will notice the newly created chiller includes the appropriate condenser and evaporator temperatures plus power consumed and ambient relief curves.
Future plans for TRACE include adding additional chiller families as well as rooftop unit. Find more information on TOPSS or contact C.D.S. support.
How is the Environmental Impact calculated on the Monthly Energy
Consumption? The program utilizes the values of each environmental
component (SO2, CO2, etc.) provided by an Environmental Protection
Agency database, based upon averages for each state, in conjunction
with the TRACE 700 simulated energy consumption per year to calculate
the environmental impact. The environmental impact can be seen on the
different Energy Consumption Reports. For more information, visit www.epa.gov.
International locations will not display this environmental information due to the fact that the EPA only publishes data for the US.
How do I share global templates? Global templates are stored in the TRACE 700 library and can be shared in one of two ways:
1. By e-mail: If you are sharing a template for a single project, you can load the templates into a project (which converts them to project templates), archive the project, and e-mail the TRACE archive file to the other user. Remember, the templates will only be available in that single project and will not be loaded into the other user's library.
2. By creating an export file: If you want to load the templates into another user's library (assuming you do not share the same library through a network installation), create a library export file and then import that file onto the other user's computer. To create the export file (which will export ALL custom libraries from the given computer), open the Library and Template editor and select File > Export Custom Library. A library.exp file will be created in your Projects directory (in version 6.1.1 or earlier), or you will be prompted to save the file to a specific location. Take note of where the export file has been saved. Once the file has been created, send the *.exp file to the other user to import.
To import the library export file, the user will need to place the *.exp file into their Projects directory (or any directory for versions later than 6.1.1), open the Library and Template editor, and select File > Import Custom Library. Once the process is complete, a message displays the number of library members that were imported.
How do I restore fields to the values from the templates? All red values originate from templates. Numbers/text that are black are user-entered. Overriding a template value or selecting a new item from a list changes the value in the field to black. To restore a numeric value from the template, enter an asterisk (*) in the field and press Enter. For text fields where a drop-down menu is used, select *Template.
When changing or updating a template, the changes will only affect the fields in red. In other words, if the fields were user-entered on the room level (the values are black), the changes to templates will not affect these fields as the program will not overwrite user-entered values.
Clair Jacobson
I joined Trane in 1981 and have been in the CDS Department for the
past 19 years. Since I work primarily in the Support Center, my best
guess is that I've taken about 70,000 support calls during that time.
That in turn means that I've talked to a lot of interesting people
with good senses of humor.
Outside of work my interests include history, travel, and books. I find the frontier history of the Great Plains, and of the Dakota or Sioux Indians, to be particularly rewarding.
Q. What three items would you want if stranded on a desert island?
If stranded on an island, the three items I would want most would be smokes, a sufficient quantity of wine, and some writing materials.
Q. What is the most enlightening book you've read in the past year?
One of the most interesting books I've read recently is The Oregon Trail by Francis Parkman. Perhaps not surprisingly, Parkman's first-hand account is about his 1846 travels across the Great Plains, including encounters with the buffalo and Dakota Indians.
C.D.S. Newsletter April 2009
C.D.S. Newsletter October 2008


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Venus Express overview
Status: Post-operations phase
Venus Express was the first spacecraft to perform a global investigation of the Venusian atmosphere.
Venus Express studied our nearest planetary neighbour. In particular, it investigated the noxious atmosphere and clouds in detail and made global maps of the planet's surface temperatures.
What's special?
Venus is our nearest planetary neighbour, approaching twice as close to Earth as Mars ever does. In terms of size and mass, Venus is Earth's twin and yet it has evolved in a radically different manner, with a surface temperature hotter than a kitchen oven and a choking mixture of noxious gases for an atmosphere. Venus Express has made unique studies of this atmosphere.
In the past, both the Russians and Americans have sent spacecraft to Venus. As the closest planet to the Earth, it was a natural target. These studies revealed details about the surface of the planet, but left many scientific puzzles unresolved.
Venusian weather cannot be explained simply by comparing it to the Earth's. Scientists are unable to explain some of the more extreme atmospheric phenomena that take place on Venus. For example, the planet only rotates once every 243 Earth days, and in the opposite direction. However, in the upper atmosphere, hurricane-force winds sweep around Venus, taking just four Earth days to entirely circumnavigate the planet!
The surface of Venus also baffles scientists. The oldest craters seem to be only 500 million years old, which may indicate that the planet behaves like a volcanic pressure cooker. On Earth, the constant, steady eruption of volcanoes and the shifting of the Earth's surface, causing earthquakes, ensure that the energy released by the Earth is dissipated gradually.
This probably does not happen on Venus. Instead, pressure builds up inside the planet until the whole world is engulfed in a global eruption, resurfacing the planet and destroying any craters that have formed. This probably last happened 500 million years ago and so accounts for the lack of older craters. Today, there is a strong relationship between the surface and the atmosphere. This may be similar to the oceanic–atmospheric relationship we have on Earth.
Venus Express has supplied scientific data that could shed light on all of these mysteries.
The Venus Express spacecraft was an adapted copy of Mars Express. The spacecraft body itself, termed a 'bus', was a honeycombed, aluminium box about one and a half metres wide. With its solar arrays extended, it measured about eight metres across.
Venus is only half the distance from the Sun compared to Mars, meaning that the spacecraft was heated four times more than Mars Express. Therefore, some design changes were required to make the spacecraft more suited to operating around Venus. For example, the radiators for Venus Express were increased in area and efficiency. On the other hand, the increased solar illumination means that radiation to power the spacecraft is plentiful. Venus Express's solar arrays were therefore only about half the size of those on Mars Express.
Venus Express had seven scientific instruments: the Venus Monitoring Camera (VMC); Analyser of Space Plasma and Energetic Atoms (ASPERA); Planetary Fourier Spectrometer (PFS); Visible/Ultraviolet/Near-infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIRTIS); Venus Express Magnetometer (MAG); Venus Radio Science Experiment (VeRa); and the Ultraviolet and Infrared Atmospheric Spectrometer (SPICAV/SOIR).
Venus Express was launched from the Russian Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on 9 November 2005, using a Soyuz-Fregat launcher. It arrived at Venus on 11 April 2006 for a nominal mission of 500 days. After more than eight years of operations, the spacecraft exhausted its propellant in November 2014 and could no longer maintain its orbit. The spacecraft eventually was lost in the planet's atmosphere. The Venus Express mission officially ended in December 2014.
The mission was proposed in March 2001 after ESA asked for suggestions for reusing the design for the Mars Express spacecraft. The guidelines were extremely strict. The mission would have to run to a tight timeframe because it had to make use of the same equipment as Mars Express, and the same industrial teams that worked on that mission. It would have to be ready to fly in 2005.
Venus Express was especially attractive as it used many of the spare instruments developed for the Mars Express and Rosetta missions. ESA gave the green light to start the spacecraft development on 11 July 2002 and on 5 November 2002, ESA made its final decision on the payload complement and therefore to proceed with the mission.


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Film: Chance
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Date and Time
- Tuesday, October 16, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Salomon Lecture Hall (Maher, second floor)
A San Diego premiere, the Latin American Studies Program, in partnership with the Social Justice Learning and Living Community, will present Chance (Panama, 2010), followed by a discussion led by Alejandro Meter (LAS Program Director).
This hilarious comedy tells the story of Toña and Paquita, the housekeepers for the aristocratic González-Dubois family. These domestic employees have been mistreated for quite some time and they are tired of their situation. So when the family plans a shopping trip to Miami, the maids have a plan of their own; to take control of the mansion. Unexpectedly, they will also discover a family secret. (Synopsis written by Chicago Latino Film Festival.)
In Spanish, with English subtitles. Watch the trailer.
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Superhead Throws NBA Star "Jermaine O'Neil" (Who's Married) Under The Bus! "Slapping My a$$ Was Disrespectful. Your Disrespected Your Wife"
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Some Bottle-Fed Infants May Exceed 'Safe' Dose Before Age 1
Statement on Phase-out of Cyanazine: Press Release
Bottle-Fed Infants May Exceed 'Safe' Dose Before Age 1
For Immediate Release:
Nov. 15, 1999
Media Contacts:
Bill Walker, EWG, (415) 561-6698
Justin Ruben, Pesticide Watch, (559) 486-0165
SACRAMENTO -- The tap water of more than 1 million Californians, mostly in the Central Valley, is contaminated with a banned pesticide that is one of the most potent carcinogens known, according to an Environmental Working Group (EWG) analysis of state data. Yet current standards for the compound allow exposure to 100 times the "safe" adult dose and almost 300 times the "safe" dose for infants and children.
As reported Nov. 13 by The Sacramento Bee, EWG's computer-assisted analysis of water utility test results found that DBCP contaminates tap water in 38 water systems in nine counties. Fresno, Riverside, Clovis, Lodi and Madera are the largest communities with serious problems (See table, p. 2). EWG's complete report is available online at www.ewg.org.
In all 38 communities, the tap water delivered to homes, schools and businesses contains levels of DBCP well above the levels considered safe by the state for other cancer-causing compounds. In 19 communities, bottle-fed infants fed formula mixed with tap water receive a lifetime's "safe" dose of DBCP by their first birthday. EWG recommends that parents in the contaminated areas should not feed infants formula made with tap water.
DBCP, or dibromochloropropane, is a potent carcinogen and perhaps the most powerful testicular toxin ever made. The pesticide causes genetic mutations and cancer in every species of animal on which it has been tested. According to University of California researchers, a single dose can cause permanent testicular malfunction in test animals.
DBCP has been banned nationwide for 20 years, but is still found in hundreds of Central Valley water supplies. In connection with a lawsuit by families of children who drank DBCP-tainted water at school in Bakersfield, researchers have found a high rate of sterility or abnormally small testicles among the former pupils.
The state is scheduled to announce new limits for the amount of DBCP allowed in tap water next month. EWG recommends that the state cut the amount of DBCP allowed in tap water in half, and also sue for damages from the manufacturers of DBCP, which would be used to clean up or replace contaminanted water supplies.
"There's no known safe level of exposure to DBCP," said Bill Walker, California director of EWG. "It's going to take many millions of dollars to make these communities' water safe again or find new supplies. The state should take immediate action to protect public health and take legal action to recover damages from the manufacturers of DBCP."


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Today Ubisoft teased the Origin of Pain DLC pack coming to Trials Evolution this fall on XBLA for 400 Microsoft Points.
If the user-generated maps weren't enough for you, this DLC pack brings you 36 new tracks, as well as new editor objects to play around with and a new BMX bike to ride around in.
Check out the video above for a sneak peek at some of these new maps.


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