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Introduction to DynTIM
On-demand Web Seminar
This webinar will give an introduction to DynTIM, Mentor Graphics' new solution for the quick and accurate characterization of thermal interface materials. After a brief introduction, the operation of DynTIM will be discussed in details and an overview of its most important characteristics will be given. This will be followed by measurement examples on different material types: soft materials such as thermal greases, viscoelastic materials such as gap pads and solid materials such as metallic sheets. The presentation will end with a possible methodology for the determination of the measurement parameters such, that the measurement error is kept low.
What You Will Learn
- The importance of the proper selection of thermal interface materials for electronics applications
- How to get the most accurate measurement of the thermal conductivity of a TIM
- The operational principle of DynTIM and how these lead to the highest measurement accuracy
- How DynTIM supports fast and reliable measurements compared to steady-state methods
- Some important practical considerations for the measurement of TIM materials
About the Presenter
Andras Vass-Varnai
Andras Vass-Varnai obtained his MSc degree in electrical engineering in 2007 at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. He is a Product Manager in the MicReD Division at Mentor Graphics. Beside his work he is also a correspondent Ph.D. student at the Technical University of Budapest. His main topics of interest include thermal management of electric systems, advanced applications of thermal transient testing, characterization of TIM materials and high power semiconductor devices.
Who Should View
- TIM manufacturers and end-users
- System designers of electronic systems
- Thermal engineers
- Engineers interested in reliability issues
- Anyone involved in the selection of TIM materials
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Greta Gerwig both should and shouldn't become a major star. She should because she's amazing and her talent ought to be recognized outside of the indie film world where she's already a well-known and respected name. And she shouldn't because if she did, she might not have time to make charming little one-off films like this one....Read More
TIFF & AFI Fest 2011 Review: Oslo, August 31st
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Though I don't completely subscribe to the "Auteur" theory in all its finer points, I do tend to look at films as having directorial stamps on them – not just from common stylistic points of view or as vehicles that cover similar themes, but as works that have a certain quality about them. For example, when I see a movie like Joachim...Read More
AFI Fest 2011: Pina
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Even though I'm fairly vocal about my dislike of 3D, I remain open to the possibility of interesting and appropriate uses of the technology. Last year I was quite entranced by Werner Herzog's use of 3D to illuminate the Chauvet caves in Caves of Forgotten Dreams, and I was hopeful that Werner Herzog's dance-filled tribute to choreographer and...Read More
AFI Fest 2011: Attenberg
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This is my first exposure to the films that seem to be constituting a Greek New Wave (largely made up of this film plus the ones directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, who also appears here as an actor), and if it's any indication, I'm very excited to see the rest. In the lineage of the French New Wave by way of the more anxious Czech New Wave (and more...Read More
AFI Fest 2011: Le cercle rouge (1970)
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Usually I skip repertory screenings at festivals to focus on the newer stuff that I might not be able to see elsewhere, but when I saw that Artistic Director Pedro Almodóvar had programmed Jean-Pierre Melville's crime drama Le cercle rouge, I couldn't resist. I've been meaning to see this film for quite a while, ever since I saw and...Read More
AFI Fest 2011: Coriolanus
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Sometimes I think there are reasons why some Shakespeare plays remain largely unknown among his vast repertoire – I have never read Coriolanus or seen it performed, but assuming this is a fairly faithful adaptation in terms of the text itself, it's just…not that interesting. Caius Martius (Ralph Fiennes, who also directs) is a great military...Read More
AFI Fest 2011: Extraterrestrial
Posted by Jandy Hardesty on Nov 6, 2011 | 1 comment
Nacho Vigalondo's previous film Timecrimes was a refreshing take on the very common sci-fi sub-genre of time travel, and this time he throws his hat in the ring of another very common sci-fi sub-genre, the alien invasion film. But as you might expect if you've seen Timecrimes, there's not much about this film that's common. And...Read More
AFI Fest 2011: This is Not a Film
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Director Jafar Panahi was at the AFI Film Festival a few years ago presenting his film Offside, a well-regarded drama about an Iranian girl breaking all the rules and pretending to be a boy to attend a football game, something that girls are forbidden to do in Iran. This year, he could not be here, and indeed, could not legally make this film, because he has...Read More
AFI Fest 2011: A Biased Preview
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This year's AFI Fest kicked off last night with the world premiere of Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar, and I head to my first screenings tonight. There will be very little sleep over the next week as I overload on cinema from around the world, catching up on films praised at other festivals and trying to find a few hidden gems on my own. I probably...Read More
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One of the most common questions we get about our next game is, which platforms is it coming to? Today we're excited to have a specific answer for you at last: When Transistor is released sometime early next year, it will be available day one for PlayStation 4, and for PC on Steam. We plan to bring the game to Linux and Mac afterwards, and haven't ruled anything out beyond that.
It's no coincidence we're making this announcement now during the week of the big Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. Sony gave us the opportunity to show our game in their booth this week, where we'll be on hand with an early playable build. After an amazing PAX East, it's going to be great letting a whole new slew of players try the game at E3 — but back to the topic at hand!
Even before we announced Transistor earlier this year, we'd been giving a lot of thought to which platform or platforms would make the best home for the game. It's a big decision that can influence aspects of the game's design and can ultimately have a lot to do with its overall success. By focusing on the PlayStation 4 and PC as our launch platforms, we think we'll be able to reach many of our existing fans right from the start, while letting us focus on delivering the best game possible at launch.
You may know that our first game, Bastion, is available for more than six different platforms at this point. But it started on just one. We were still working on new versions of Bastion more than a year after the initial launch on Xbox LIVE Arcade. The main reason Bastion ended up in so many places, of course, is because a lot of people liked the game. And the main reason a lot of people liked it is because we were able to create the game we wanted to make in the first place, by not spreading our focus too thin and making sure Bastion ran great on XBLA, then on Steam, and so on. So, in short: Our strategy of focusing on a console/PC launch worked well on Bastion so we're doing it again on Transistor.
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What happens if I miss a dose (Ancef, Kefzol)?
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Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Bet Linda Rice Will Have Silver Timber Set For Belmont Feature
Now that the 139th Belmont is in the books, the countdown to Saratoga will begin with todays six furlong grass sprint for three-year-olds and up, a non-winners of two other than maiden or claiming, or optional $50,000 claiming.
Christophe Clement saddles the favored entry headed by Ever A Friend (2-1) that should be formidable. But well call for a minor upset with the Linda Rice-trained Silver Timber (3-1).
Ever A Friend owns the fastest performance figures on turf by a significant margin, and just missed under these conditions at Belmont last out. Mate Quietly Mine is a budding Horse for Course, having won its only start given the same scenario. Since Garrett Gomez is named on both, however, only one will start. The latter would provide better value.
Silver Timber, meanwhile, earned competitive figures at three, is a turf sprint specialist, and has worked purposefully for his seasons debut. He returned last year with a victory following a similar layup and owns excellent late kick. Rice has developed a good working relationship with jockey Cornelio Velasquez. The eventual price should accurately reflect his winning chances.
Taking Silver Timber to win at 2-1 or greater and an exacta box with the starting member of the Clement entry.
Running Totals: (38) 17-9-7 Dollar Return: $89.80 [win selections only]
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.bat file for persmissions? what persmissions mate :-) and i see if i can help you
Any one got a copy of this or can postbthe contains on here for me please.
.bat file for persmissions? what persmissions mate :-) and i see if i can help you
do you mean simsprem.bat?
You can find it inside your sims setup directory
That's the one and we don't have it on the sims server. We Have a problem printing. They have full control to local sims folder but it don't work. Add user to local admin group works. It uses a part of the old novat for printing reports and timetables.
Here is the code, just make your batch file with this
I have PM'd you the .bat code as i dont really want to post it just incase not supposed to.
ok silly question, I have made the bat file, when i run it i get this
Usage simsperm [domain]\<username> or simsperm [domain]\<user group>"
I have tried putting in the our domain and user group but it doesnt appear to run.
why not just use active directory to give the permissions out rather than a batch file?
i believe it also sets permissions on some reg keys as well possibly why it works as admin
Syntax should be SIMSPerm.bat domainname\groupname
Don't mess around editing the batch file itself - run it with the switch.
We have a few computers that are shared between a few members of staff
do i have to run sims perm for each member of staff?
if i do is there any way to run sims perm for multiple users at once?
You run it per computer as a startup script. this may help - Overview of Logon, Logoff, Startup, and Shutdown Scripts in Windows 2000
This file is useless if you have an RM network btw, as all group names in the RM system are preceeded by RM (and a blank space) and when run the file will only accept string input up to the first space!! So ours (RM Teaching Staff) doesn't work
We havent had the problem you describe though :s
Our Users are limited users so it would not work?? as the simsperm would need to be run as an admin or have i got this wrong?
SIMSPerm is to be run after install of the SIMS program. It needs to be done with admin rights as its changing permissions on folders
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Chapter One0 Reviews
Skyla Miller was excited for her first 30 Seconds to Mars concert. Soon she gets thrown into helping the band find one of their own.
Skyla Miller sighed and flopped on her bed. Her dozens of 30 Seconds to Mars posters glared at her from all over her room; after living in Chattanooga, Tennessee, her whole life, it seemed that posters, magazine articles, and their music videos were the closest she'd ever get to seeing 30 Seconds to Mars.
She picked up her phone and called her best friend Jessey Vargas. They shared the same interests and could talk about anything; she wanted to discuss with her the possibility of Jessey's parents talking with her own about attempting to go to a 30 Seconds to Mars concert in Charlotte, North Carolina.
"Hello?" Jessey's voice asked on the other end.
"Any luck?" Skyla had already told Jessey to ask, but she was positive her blonde friend had forgotten. Skyla wrote down in her planner: "Talk to Jessey about dying hair different color."
"They aren't back yet. And they aren't going to let two twenty-year-old girls drive from Chattanooga to Charlotte by themselves," she stated.
"You have a point." Skyla sighed and looked at a photograph of Jared Leto. "But what if they say yes?" she blurted out.
"What?" Jessey was unprepared for that. "I doubt that they will, but we'll go!"
"If it's yes?"
"If it's yes."
Skyla groaned. There was no way their parents would say yes.
"Talk to your parents. They know nothing will happen if you try and convince them," Skyla said.
"Are you going to try and talk to yours?" Jessey asked.
What a stupid question. "Of course."
"All right," she said, and the topic quickly changed to something else that Jessey had been annoying Skyla about for weeks.
"Do you think Aaron likes me?" she giggled.
"I don't know. He just broke up with Val, remember?" Skyla said, and rolled over on her bed.
"Yeah. I don't want some guy coming after me because he's on the mend," Jessey said. "All the guys that ask me out only do it to make their ex-girlfriends jealous."
"At least you get asked out; I just get eyeballed by every creep at school," Skyla said. She was always the wallflower at their school dances, even though she was prettier than all of the cheerleaders at their school.
"You'll get asked out, don't worry," Jessey assured her. "You're too pretty to go unnoticed for long."
"Thanks Jessey." No wonder they were friends. "Hey, I got English work to do; text me later, okay?"
"I'll tell you how it went!" Jessey hung up with her usual cheerful disposition.
Skyla yawned and picked up her English textbooks. Her assignment was to write an essay on comparing three of William Shakespeare's works, and she had chosen to write about Julius Caesar, Macbeth, and Romeo and Juliet. But after writing a few lines, she decided to read a book instead.
When she was about three chapters into 'Dolphin Girl' by Shel Delisle on her Kindle, she heard her mom pull into the driveway. She was anxious about asking her mom to go to a concert in Charlotte, but her mother was easier to get an answer out of than her father.
Cecelia Miller worked at a local college, and she wanted Jessey, Skyla, and their siblings to attend it; Jessey, with her perfect record, was a shoo-in, while Skyla had been in trouble so much her father had yelled at her once, "Any more trouble and you're eternally grounded!" Skyla did her best since to make him happy, which included not breaking her curfew and doing her best in school.
"Mom, I want to ask you something," Skyla started.
"Sure, what is it darling?" her mom asked.
"There is a 30 Seconds to Mars concert in North Carolina soon... can Jessey and I go?" Skyla asked hopefully.
"Let me talk it over with your father," Cecelia waved Skyla on out, and went to work making dinner.
Skyla went back upstairs to her room. It'd be at least another hour before her dad came home; she wanted to get a little bit of her homework done before then.
She grabbed her laptop and turned it on; as she waited for it to boot up, she got her iPod and started listening to it. When her 30 Seconds to Mars background finally came up, she opened up Mozilla Firefox for her history homework and grabbed her history textbook.
About an hour and a half later, she finished up an essay on Bessie Smith and went downstairs. Her father had come home and was in his study talking to her mother.
Neil Miller worked as a hospital administrator at one of the top hospitals in the state. His son, Jackson, was working his way through medical school at John Hopkins to be able to join his father in the medical business. Neil and Cecelia wanted Skyla to succeed and be in the medical business as well; Skyla didn't think she was cut out for it at all. She wanted to be like her older sister, Madeleine, and become an artist instead.
"Oh, good, Skyla. Come here for a minute," her father said.
Skyla walked over to where her parents were sitting and sat down across from them. She was positive, in all her nineteen, almost twenty years, that her brother and her older sister and her together had never been in this much trouble.
"We decided to let you go to Charlotte by yourself," her father said, "and we're going to talk to Jessey's parent's about her going with you."
Skyla was shocked. North Carolina? Her and Jessey? Alone? It was too good to be true!
"Thank you both so much!" Skyla squealed. She hugged her parents and then ran upstairs to her room to tell Jessey the great news.
"U WILL NEVER BELIEVE WHAT JUST HAPPENED!" she texted, hardly caring for grammar.
"WHAT?!" Jessey messaged back in her usual caps.
"They said YES!" Skyla was beside herself with joy, and was smiling like crazy.
"O M G!!!!!" Jessey replied, and within the next ten minutes she was in Skyla's room in a blur of neons and bright blonde hair.
"Where are the tickets you bought awhile back?" Jessey asked in a hushed voice.
"They're in my bedside table." Skyla and Jessey had created a joint savings account so they can buy two Golden Tickets to the 30 Seconds to Mars concert in North Carolina; the checking account still held fifty dollars and they were planning on putting more in the account to buy another ticket for another show later on in their tour.
"What all does it include again?" Jessey asked; Skyla had been the one to purchase the tickets with the help of Jackson, as she had never been to a concert and he had been to quite a few.
"Everything." Skyla was glowing with excitement. "How much longer until the concert?"
"Two weeks. And it's on a Friday, so we can't even brag until the following Monday," Jessey said mournfully.
Two long, painful weeks. Skyla couldn't bear to think what would — or could — happen in that time.


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Now I'm going to try and find a date for my dog so she can go to the prom next year! She'll also have to be back before midnight. Not trying to be a daddy anytime in the near future ;)
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|Arsenic Removal From Drinking Water by Adsorptive Media, EPA Demonstration Project at Rollinsford, NH, Six-Month Evaluation Report (EPA/600/R-05/116) October 2005
This report describes the activities and results of the first six months of the arsenic removal treatment technology demonstration project at the Rollinsford Water and Sewer District facility in Rollinsford, New Hampshire. The objectives of the project are to evaluate the:
The project is also characterizing the water in the distribution system and residuals produced by the treatment system process. The types of data collected include system operation, water quality (both across the treatment train and in the distribution system), process residuals, and capital and O&M costs.
The APU-100 treatment system consisted of two 36-inch-diameter by 72-inch-tall fiberglass-reinforced plastic vessels in parallel configuration, each containing approximately 27 cubic feet of AD-33 media. AD-33 is an iron-based adsorptive media developed by Bayer AG and marketed under the name of AD-33 by AdEdge. (It is identical to Severn Trent Services' SORB 33 media used at larger arsenic removal systems.) The system was designed for a peak flow rate of 100 gallons per minute (gpm) (50 gpm to each vessel) corresponding to a design empty-bed contact time of about 4 minutes per vessel and a hydraulic loading to each vessel of about 7 gallons per minute per square foot (gpm/ft2).
The AdEdge treatment system began regular operation on February 9, 2004. From February 9 to August 13, 2004, the system treated approximately 7,158,000 gallons of water, or about 19,500 bed volumes.
Breakthrough of total arsenic concentrations above the 10 µg/L target level was first observed during the May 25, 2004 sampling event at 12,500 bed volumes. Concentrations in the treated water were below 10 µg/L during the next sampling event on June 8 but again exceeded the target level of 10 µg/L on June 22. Based on these data, it appears that breakthrough of arsenic at concentrations above the target level occurred when 4.5 to 5.5 million gallons (12,500 and 15,000 bed volumes) of water had been treated. This volume represents about 15 to 20 percent of the vendor-estimated working capacity of the AD-33 media.
Prior to breakthrough, the system reduced total arsenic levels from 28.7–46.3 µg/L in raw water to less than 10 µg/L in the treated water. The soluble arsenic concentration in the raw water included an average of 18.3 µg/L of arsenic (III) and 14.8 µg/L of arsenic (V).
In March, 2004 total arsenic levels in the treated water were observed at concentrations of 5.5 to 7.7 µg/L, and the majority of arsenic passing through the AD-33 media was arsenic (III). Prechlorination was added to the treatment train on March 24, 2004, and was effective at oxidizing arsenic (III) to arsenic (V). Following the switch to prechlorination, the average arsenic (III) concentration in the treated water dropped to 0.6 µg/L, which was very similar to the arsenic (III) concentration seen in untreated water sampled upstream of the adsorption system.
Total and free chlorine residuals measured before the adsorption vessels ranged from 0.05 to 0.40 mg/L (as chlorine) for free chlorine and 0.20 to 0.71 mg/L (as chlorine) for total chlorine.
Total and free chlorine residuals measured after the adsorption vessels ranged from 0.04 to 0.05 mg/L (as chlorine) for free chlorine and 0.23 to 0.26 mg/L (chlorine) for total chlorine.
This indicates little or no chlorine consumption by the AD-33 media.
Influent total iron concentrations ranged from 37 to 489 and averaged 156.4 µg/L, with the majority of iron present in the soluble iron (II) form. Upon prechlorination, iron precipitated immediately and was filtered by the media.
Influent total manganese levels ranged from 52 to 245 µg/L and averaged 114.0 µg/L, with the majority of manganese present in the soluble manganese (II) form. Prior to prechlorination, manganese quickly broke through the AD-33 media, reaching about 100 percent breakthrough after about 3,700 bed volumes of water treated. Unlike iron, manganese remained mostly in the soluble form upon prechlorination, indicating slow oxidation kinetics. However, following adsorption, manganese was decreased to less than 10 µg/L, suggesting that the presence of chlorine promoted the removal of manganese on the surface of the AD-33 media.
Results of the distribution samples collected before and after the installation and operation of the APU-100 system showed no discernable trend in any of the distribution sampling results collected, indicating that the treatment system had little to no effect on the water quality in the distribution system. This was probably caused by the blending of the treated water with untreated water from another well location used to supply water to the town's looped distribution system. The blending of the treated water with the untreated water might have masked any detectable effects of the APU-100 system on the water quality in the distribution system.
Three backwash water samples were collected during the first six months of system operation. Arsenic concentrations in the backwash water ranged from 11.1 to 33.4 µg/L. In most cases, arsenic, iron, and manganese concentrations were lower than those in the raw water (backwash was performed using raw water from the supply wells), indicating some removal of these metals by the media during backwash.
Since startup, the APU-100 system experienced higher than expected pressure drops across the treatment system and elevated inlet pressure. In multiple attempts to address these elevated pressure conditions, backwashing was conducted repeatedly with flow rates up to 11 gpm/ft2, as recommended by the vendor. However, the aggressive backwashing did not appear to be effective in solving the elevated pressure problems. In addition, there were periods when the system was bypassed due to the elevated pressure conditions.
Extensive troubleshooting and replacement of certain system components were performed to address the problems encountered. However, at the end of the first six months of the evaluation period, the system continued to operate under elevated pressure higher than that expected based on original design information.
The capital investment of $106,568 included $82,081 for equipment, $4,907 for site engineering, and $19,580 for installation. Using the system's rated capacity of 100 gpm (144,000 gallon per day [gpd]), the capital cost was $1,066 per gpm of design capacity ($0.74 per gpd) and equipment-only cost was $821 per gpm of design capacity ($0.57 per gpd). These calculations did not include the cost of the building construction.
O&M costs included only incremental costs associated with the adsorption system, such as media replacement and disposal, chemical supply, electricity, and labor. Although not incurred during the first six months of system operation, the media replacement cost represented the majority of the O&M cost and was estimated to be $16,810 to change out both vessels. This cost was used to estimate the media replacement cost per 1,000 gallons of water treated as a function of the projected media run length to the 10-µg/L arsenic breakthrough.
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Local farmers have come together for the third consecutive year and donated $38,845 to the River Bend Foodbank in Moline as part of the Bushels for Hunger program.
That's up $29,500 from the farmers' first donation in 2010.
Wayne Anderson, Illinois Farm Bureau District 3 director, presented the check to River Bend executive director Tom Laughlin on Wednesday.
The money came from the sale of 4,376 bushels of corn and soybeans set aside by farmers in five counties, beginning in August, Mr. Anderson said.
"It's really exciting to get the money," Mr. Laughlin said. "We can feed more hungry people. The farmers realize the need, they are in tune with the community."
He said there's been a 10 percent increase this year in demand for food from area charities and agencies.
Mike Secymore, a grain merchandiser with Goldstar FS who works as a liaison in the bushel donation, said the program is rewarding because the money stays in the area and helps local people.
The River Bend Foodbank serves 300 charities in 22 counties. More than seven million pounds of food is distributed each year to needy families, an average of 10,000 people each week, Mr. Laughlin, said.
"This will make a huge difference to people during the holidays," he said. "You can imagine the impact this will have on local families. It's a perfect example of the community support we need."
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Wibbly Wobbly, Shirty Whirty!
It's not only time that can be wibbly wobbly, timey wimey – t-shirts can too!
You see people assume that buying a t-shirt is a natural progression from hanger to neck but actually from a non linear, non subjective viewpoint its more like ensnaring a big ball of zeitgeist, trapping it forever in American Apparel, holding in status a collective experience until somebody else says: "huh, that's cool" – wibbly wobbly, timey wimey.
This classy shirt (which to me resembles an art deco whiskey bottle) is designed by 6amCrisis – who has previously designed some other excellent shirts – and is available until 5am Wednesday morning (UK time) from ShirtPunch, where you will find it in various sizes for a very reasonable $9.99!
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18 biggest things married couples complain about
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Face it: No matter how much you and your partner love each other, you also get on each other's nerves from time to time. We polled couples on what irritates them most about their significant other. Check out what they had to say -- we're betting you can relate to at least one of these!
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"He still leaves the toilet seat up, and it burns me up every time I go into the bathroom." -- virgo&sag
"He will not look behind anything in the fridge. He just claims whatever item he wants isn't there."
-- Kimbus22
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"He leaves mail all over the counter, instead of putting it in the mail sorter three feet away."
-- Mama2TwoBoys
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"He still puts dirty utensils and dishes in the sink instead of in the empty or dirty dishwasher." -- srgw
"He constantly complains about where I keep things but refuses to put them somewhere else." -- Kimbus22
"He leaves soaking-wet towels on the floor, the bed and the couch. Meaning there's a cold, wet spot there for hours afterward. UGH!" -- littlemisswitness
"Bless his heart -- he thinks I'm the 'Keeper of All Things.' 'Have you seen my (fill in the blank)?' 'Do you know what I did with (fill in the blank)?' 'Where do we keep the (fill in the blank)?' All the time." -- lest12


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I'm using Centos 6.2 and PHP 5.3.9.
I am trying to build PHP with OpenSSL extension in order for me to be able to use PEAR Mail/SMTP over SSL.
During configuration of PHP I get this in the error_log (for both options mentioned below):
checking for pkg-config... /usr/bin/pkg-config
configure: error: Cannot find OpenSSL's <evp.h>
This is my ./config
./configure --enable-intl --with-gettext --with-gettext=/usr/sbin --with-apxs2=/usr/sbin/apxs --with-mysql=mysqlnd --with-mysqli=mysqlnd --with-pdo-mysql=mysqlnd --with-imap=/path/to/imap_src --with-libdir=lib --with-kerberos --with-imap-ssl --with-openssl=/usr/lib/openssl
As option 2 I have also tried with
None is working and that's a bit strange since evp.h is located in /usr/include/openssl
When using --with-openssl=shared I get this at start-up of apache/httpd (no errors upon making php)
PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library '/usr/local/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20090626/openssl.se' - /usr/local/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20090626/openssl.se: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory in Unknown on line 0
This is the error message from PEAR Mail (this is for successfull making using --with-openssl= shared):
Failed to connect to ssl://mail.smicloud.se:465 [SMTP: Failed to connect socket: Unable to find the socket transport "ssl" - did you forget to enable it when you configured PHP? (code: -1, response: )] firstname.lastname@example.com
I don't post my php-code since I am positive the problem is related to the system setup.
I have searched around a lot and tried the most things I found. Following are just a couple of examples:
yum install openssl-devel
yum install libcurl-devel
"yum list installed | grep openssl" gives
openssl.i686 1.0.0-20.el6_2.2 @updates
openssl-devel.i686 1.0.0-20.el6_2.2 @updates
Any suggestions for how to solve it or how to find additional information about the setup that will help me understand the problem better?
I'm a newbie working with these kind of things. If there is a better way of downloading and compiling needed extensions I would be more than happy to know. The reason why I do like this is simply because I don't know any other way. Can it be done just using yum?


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Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea
- Hotel Class:
- Reputation: EXCELLENT
Awards Received:
- AAA/CAA Five Diamond Lodgings 2014
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- Conde Nast Readers' Choice List 2013
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How it Ranks: Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea ranks #1 out of 287 Maui Hotels based on an evaluation of expert ratings and awards, as well as user reviews. The hotel scored high enough to make the exclusive U.S. News list of the Best Hotels in the USA.
- #1 in Best Maui Hotels
- #3 in Best Hawaii Hotels
- #4 in Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
Our Take: At the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea, visitors are impressed by the beautiful setting and ample amenities. Guests love thoughtful touches — like the towel service and complimentary snacks offered at the pool — and say that the staff here goes above and beyond the call of duty in order to ensure a pleasant stay. The resorts guest rooms also receive high praise their spacious floor plans and private balconies or patios. Accommodations here come dressed in salmon and beige hues and feature iHome docking stations, evening turndown service and luxury bath amenities by Lorenzo Villoresi. What's more, travelers say that this Four Seasons is also one of Maui's most kid-friendly locales, offering a welcome serving of milk and cookies upon arrival, complimentary kids' toiletries, a popular game room and kid-friendly menus in each of the three on-site restaurants. Those traveling sans little ones can make the most of the resort's spa and the property's proximity to three scenic golf courses. Or, spend your days lounging on the island's shoreline, where service staff will ensure you have enough ice water and towels to keep you feeling cool and comfortable. As its name suggests, Maui's Four Seasons sits pretty on Wailea Beach.
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Of 287 hotels in Maui, 15 are ranked on the U.S. News list of the Best Hotels in Maui. The 10 closest to Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea are shown on the map below. These include Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort (<0.5 miles) and The Fairmont Kea Lani (<0.5 miles).
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100 Hollow Tree Ln has a Walk Score of 31 out of 100. This location is a Car-Dependent neighborhood so most errands require a car.
This location is in Houston. The closest park is Enchanted Oaks Park.
Nearby schools include Lemm Elementary School, Bammel Elementary School and Abiding Word Lutheran School.
The closest grocery stores are Diet Gourment, Seven J Stock Farm Inc and American Health Foods No 21.
Nearby coffee shops include Dunkin' Donuts, Starbucks and Starbucks. Nearby restaurants include Cilantro Cocina Mexican Restaurant, Anothai Cuisine and Red Lobster.
100 Hollow Tree Ln is near Halliburton Headquarters, Frontier Oil Headquarters and Group 1 Automotive Headquarters.
There are minimal bike lanes and the terrain is flat as a pancake. 100 Hollow Tree Ln is somewhat bikeable, there is minimal bike infrastructure.


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Dog food refers to food specifically intended for consumption by dogs. Like all carnivorans, dogs have sharp, pointed teeth, and have short gastrointestinal tracts better suited for the consumption of meat. In spite of this natural carnivorous design, dogs have still managed to adapt over thousands of years to survive on the meat and non-meat scraps and leftovers of human existence and thrive on a variety of foods.
In the United States alone, dog owners spent over $8.5 billion on commercially manufactured dog food in 2007.[1] Some people make their own dog food, feed their dogs meals made from ingredients purchased in grocery or health-food stores or give their dogs a raw food diet.
A rare classical reference to dog food appears in Virgil's Bucolics:
"....sed una
Veloces Spartse catulos, acremque Molossum,
Pasee sero pingui :"
annotated as "Sero pingui : 'nutritious whey,' which Columella, vii. 12, speaks of as dog's food."[2]
In France, the word pâtée began to appear in the 18th century and referred to a paste originally given to poultry. In 1756, a dictionary indicates it was made of a mixture of bread crumbs and little pieces of meat given to pets."[3]
In 1781, an encyclopedia mentioned an earlier practice of removing the liver, heart, and blood of a downed stag and mixing it with milk, cheese, and bread; and then giving it to dogs.[4]
In 1844, the French writer Nicolas Boyard warned against even giving greaves (tallow-graves) to dogs, though the English favored them (see below), and suggested a meat-flavored soup:
By a misguided economy dogs are given meat scraps and tallow graves; one must avoid this, because these foods make them heavy and sick; give them twice a day a soup of coarse bread made with water, fat and the bottom of the stew pot; put a half-kilogram of bread at least in each soup.[5]
In England, care to give dogs particular food dates at least from the late eighteenth century, when The Sportsman's dictionary (1785) described the best diet for a dog's health in its article "Dog":
A dog is of a very hot nature: he should therefore never be without clean water by him, that he may drink when he is thirsty. In regard to their food, carrion is by no means proper for them. It must hurt their sense of smelling, on which the excellence of these dogs greatly depends.
Barley meal, the dross of wheatflour, or both mixed together, with broth or skim'd milk, is very proper food. For change, a small quantity of greaves from which the tallow is pressed by the chandlers, mixed with their flour ; or sheep's feet well baked or boiled, are a very good diet, and when you indulge them with flesh it should always be boiled. In the season of hunting your dogs, it is proper to feed them in the evening before, and give them nothing in the morning you take them out, except a little milk. If you stop for your own refreshment in the day, you should also refresh your dogs with a little milk and bread.[6]
(Greaves, which was often recommended for dogs, is "the sediment of melted tallow. It is made into cakes for dogs' food. In Scotland and parts of the US it is called {cracklings}."[7])
In 1833, The Complete Farrier gave similar but far more extensive advice on feeding dogs:[8]
The dog is neither wholly carnivorous nor wholly herbivorous, but of a mixed kind, and can receive nourishment from either flesh or vegetables. A mixture of both is therefore his proper food, but of the former he requires a greater portion, and this portion should be always determined by his bodily exertions.
It wasn't until the mid-1800s that the world saw its first food made specifically for dogs. An American electrician, James Spratt concocted the first dog treat. Living in London at the time, he witnessed dogs around a shipyard eating scraps of discarded biscuits. Shortly thereafter he introduced his dog food, made up of wheat meals, vegetables and meat. By 1890 production had begun in the United States and became known as "Spratt's Patent Limited".
In later years, dog biscuit was sometimes treated as synonymous with dog food:
The first three prize winners at the late coursing meeting at Great Bend were trained on Spratt's Patent Dog Biscuit. This same dog food won no less than three awards, including a gold medal, at the Exposition in Paris which has just closed. It would seem that the decision of the judges is more than backed up by the result in the kennel. Another good dog food is that manufactured by Austin & Graves, of Boston. They, too, seem to be meeting with great success in their line.[9]
Canned horse meat was introduced in the United States under the Ken-L Ration brand after WWI as a means to dispose of deceased horses. The 1930s saw the introduction of canned cat food and dry meat-meal dog food by the Gaines Food Co. By the time WWII ended, pet food sales had reached $200 million. In the 1950s Spratt's became part of General Mills. For companies such as Nabisco, Quaker Oats, and General Foods, pet food represented an opportunity to market by-products as a profitable source of income.[10]
A number of common human foods and household ingestibles are toxic to dogs, including chocolate solids (theobromine poisoning), onion and garlic (thiosulfate, sulfoxide or disulfide poisoning[11]), grapes and raisins, macadamia nuts, as well as various plants and other potentially ingested materials.[12][13]
Green tomatoes should be avoided in a dog's diet because they contain tomatine, which is harmful to dogs. As the tomato ripens and turns red the tomatine disappears, and the tomato become safe for the dog to eat. The tomato plant itself is toxic.[14]
Certain ingredients in dog food are known to be a key cause of allergies. A popular belief among pet owners is that wheat and soybeans are a leading cause of dog allergies,[15] however many studies backed by veterinarians have failed to show wheat and soybeans as major sources of allergies, and in fact blame the meat protein for most allergies: beef, chicken, lamb, etc.[16] A number of "grain free" dog foods are available that claim to alleviate such allergies in dogs, however given the current research that true wheat/grain allergy is rare in dogs, these diets are seen as controversial, gimmicky, or unnecessary by veterinarians.[17]
Food allergies account for about 10% of all the allergies seen in dogs, being the least most common cause after flea bite allergies and atopy (inhalant allergies). Food allergies generally account for 20% of the causes of itching and scratching in dogs.[18]
After the 2007 recall, many new diets came on the market differentiating themselves as grain or carb free to offer the consumer an alternative to the norm, claiming carbohydrates in pet foods to be fillers with little or no nutritional value. Carbohydrates in dog food contribute to approximately 3.5 kcals of energy per gram, the same as protein per the modified Atwater method of calculating metabolizable energy.[19] The grain-free diets have created a trend toward avoiding commercial petfood as much scientific research has proved it may lead to illnesses. Although a recent study published in Nature suggests that domestic dogs are adapted for metabolizing carbohydrates[20] it varies from animal to animal.
Most store-bought dog food comes in either a dry form (also known in the US as kibble) or a wet canned form. Dry food contains 6–10% moisture by volume, as compared to 60–90% in canned food. Semi-moist foods have a moisture content of 25–35%. Pet owners often prefer dry food for reasons of convenience and price, spending over $8 billion on dry dog food in 2010 – a 50% increase in the amount spent just seven years earlier.[21]
Wet or canned dog food is significantly higher in moisture than dry or semi-moist food.[22] Canned food is commercially sterile (cooked during canning); other wet foods may not be sterile. A given wet food will often be higher in protein or fat compared to a similar kibble on a dry matter basis (a measure which ignores moisture); given the canned food's high moisture content, however, a larger amount of canned food must be fed. Grain gluten and other protein gels may be used in wet dog food to create artificial meaty chunks, which look like real meat.[23]
In recent years, alternatives to traditional commercial pet food are being sold. Many companies have been successful in targeting niche markets, each with unique characteristics.[24] A non-alcoholic "beer" for dogs (Kwispelbier) is made in the Netherlands from beef extract and malt.[25]
Popular Alternative Dog Food Labels:
Many commercial dog foods are made from materials considered by some authorities and dog owners to be unusable or undesirable.[30] These may include:
Less expensive dog foods generally include less meat, and more animal by-products and grain fillers. Proponents of a natural diet criticize the use of such ingredients, and point out that regulations allow for packaging that might lead a consumer to believe that they are buying natural food, when, in reality, the food might be composed mostly of ingredients such as those listed above.[31][32] More expensive dog foods may be made of ingredients suitable for organic products or free range meats. Lamb meal is a popular ingredient. Ingredients must be listed by amount in descending order.
According to the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO), animal by-products in pet food may include parts obtained from any animals which have died from sickness or disease provided they are rendered in accordance to law. As well, cow brains and spinal cords, not allowed for human consumption under federal regulation 21CFR589.2000 due to the possibility of transmission of BSE, are allowed to be included in pet food intended for non-ruminant animals.[33] In 2003, the AVMA speculated changes might be made to animal feed regulations to ban materials from "4-D" animals – those who enter the food chain as dead, dying, diseased or disabled.[34]
Supporters of raw feeding believe that the natural diet of an animal in the wild is its most ideal diet and try to mimic a similar diet for their domestic companion. They are commonly opposed to commercial pet foods, which they consider poor substitutes for raw feed. Opponents believe that the risk of food-borne illnesses posed by the handling and feeding of raw meats would outweigh the purported benefits and that no scientific studies have been done to support the numerous beneficial claims. The Food and Drug Administration of the United States states that they do not advocate a raw diet but recommends owners who insist on feeding raw to follow basic hygienic guidelines for handling raw meat to minimize risk to animal and human health.[35]
Many commercial raw pet food manufacturers now utilize a process called High Pressure Pasteurization (HPP) that is a unique process that kills pathogenic bacteria through high-pressure, water-based technology. High Pressure Pasteurization is a USDA-approved, and is allowed for use on organic and natural products.
Commercial frozen raw dog food is distributed by various independent pet specialty retailers.
Raw foods produced for dogs and sold in pet stores are commercially safer than raw meats purchased in grocery stores.[citation needed] The acceptable level of bacteria in meats sold at grocery stores is relatively high because it is meant to be cooked. The acceptable level of bacteria in produced raw foods for dogs is relatively low because it is meant to be fed raw.[citation needed]
In the United States, dog foods labeled as "complete and balanced" must meet standards established by the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) either by meeting a nutrient profile or by passing a feeding trial. The Dog Food Nutrient Profiles were last updated in 1995 by the AAFCO's Canine Nutrition Expert Subcommittee. The updated profiles replaced the previous recommendations set by the National Research Council (NRC).[citation needed]
Critics argue that due to the limitations of the trial and the gaps in knowledge within animal nutrition science, the term "complete and balanced" is inaccurate and even deceptive. An AAFCO panel expert has stated that "although the AAFCO profiles are better than nothing, they provide false securities."[36]
Certain manufacturers label their products with terms such as premium, ultra premium, natural and holistic. Such terms currently have no legal definitions. There are also varieties of dog food labeled as "human-grade food". Although no official definition of this term exists, the assumption is that other brands use foods that would not pass US Food and Drug Administration inspection according to the Pure Food and Drug Act or the Meat Inspection Act.[citation needed]
The ingredients on the label must be listed in descending order by weight before cooking. This means before all of the moisture is removed from the meat, fruits, vegetables and other ingredients used.[citation needed]
The 2007 pet food recalls involved the massive recall of many brands of cat and dog foods beginning in March 2007. The recalls came in response to reports of renal failure in pets consuming mostly wet pet foods made with wheat gluten from a single Chinese company, beginning in February 2007. After more than three weeks of complaints from consumers, the recall began voluntarily with the Canadian company Menu Foods on March 16, 2007, when a company test showed sickness and death in some of the test animals.
Overall, several major companies have recalled more than 100 brands of pet foods, with most of the recalled product coming from Menu Foods. Although there are several theories of the source of the agent causing sickness in affected animals, with extensive government and private testing and forensic research, to date, no definitive cause has been isolated. As of April 10, the most likely cause, according to the FDA, though not yet proven, is indicated by the presence of melamine in wheat gluten in the affected foods.
In the United States, there has been extensive media coverage of the recall. There has been widespread public outrage and calls for government regulation of pet foods, which had previously been self-regulated by pet food manufacturers. The economic impact on the pet food market has been extensive, with Menu Foods losing roughly $30 Million alone from the recall. The events have caused distrust of most processed pet foods in some consumers.
In 1999, another fungal toxin triggered the recall of dry dog food made by Doane Pet Care at one of its plants, including Ol' Roy, Wal-Mart's brand, as well as 53 other brands. This time the toxin killed 25 dogs.[37]
A 2005 consumer alert was released for contaminated Diamond Pet Foods for dogs and cats. Over 100 canine deaths and at least one feline fatality have been linked to Diamond Pet Foods contaminated by the potentially deadly toxin, Aflatoxin, according to Cornell University veterinarians.[38]
In recent years, recalls of traditional and raw commercial pet foods have become frequent due to increased awareness and testing by the FDA. Every few months a new large scale recall is announced and a dynamic list of recall alerts is being continually updated by the FDA[39]
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10: Ramires | Chelsea to Real Madrid
There has been a host of Chelsea players linked with the exit door following the arrival of Jose Mourinho.... Ramires has not been one of them.
The Brazilian has been great for the Blues and to lose him would surely put a dent in their ambitions.
However that hasn't stopped Real Madrid from stating their intent, and Ramires from flirting with the idea.


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While the good news out of Sabres Nation has been flowing like crazy since Terry Pegula took over, as we approach the start of training camp, players, coaches, and personnel are filing into the city of Buffalo to start the quest for the Stanley Cup. On the minds of Sabres fans everywhere – Is Jason Pominville going to be ready for the start of training camp?
It appears that Jason Pominville will be ready for the start of the season – and will be present in full practicing mode during training camp. This is huge for the Buffalo Sabres, as the Sabres forward was predicted to miss the start of the regular season after suffering a cut leg back in April as the Buffalo Sabres were facing the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Pominville and Flyers player James van Riemsdyk went into the corner, and Pominville left more worse for the wear.
According to the report filed by Paul Hamilton of WGR550:
As far as if he'll be able to skate in training camp in a week he said, "No, I don't see why there would be any issue. I have to be cleared by the doctors, but I think it's just a formality. I feel fine, I can do everything I used to be able to do whether it's in the gym or outside in my workouts I feel good."
The fact that Pominville comes into the training camp picture healthy has got to put some pressure on the organization to make a move, or at least figure out whats going to happen to other players on the roster. The Buffalo Sabres have a lot of depth up front. While Ellis will play most of his time in Rochester this year, I doubt McCormick sees much time in Red, White, and Blue, given the raise they just gave him. Kotalik might find himself on waivers, and then could end up either on his way to the AHL – or to a team in Europe. Some of our NHL ready forwards that saw some action in the bigs last year, might have to wait another year before they don Blue and Gold permanently, playing the season in Rochester waiting for that callup is not necessarily a bad thing. Paying your dues in the AHL is going to start to pay off for these guys if the Buffalo Sabres can truly become Hockey Heaven. Having them toil in the minors can be a bad thing for the Sabres, because it means a quicker stint to the free agency window when they do enter the big leagues on a permanent basis. I say lets cross that bridge when we get there.
I like the fact that we have an immense amount of depth – if you can get into the post season in good shape, then you have the backups necessary to make a long run. 2006 would have worked out much differently for the Carolina Hurricanes if the Buffalo Sabres had the foresight to strengthen up the defense beyond the top four blue-liners.
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Two gops Arrested On Coercion And Official Misconduct Charges # 315 # 316
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Deputy Mayor, former Village Manager, indicted and arrested on numerous charges
MONTICELLO – Deputy Monticello Mayor T.C. Hutchins and former Village Manager John LiGreci were arrested Friday and indicted on a charges of coercion and official misconduct, accused of committing crimes while attempting to hire a friend of Hutchins' as a patrol officer.
Hutchins, LiGreci and Monticello resident Kariem McCline were driven to the Sullivan County Courthouse in police cruisers and led into the courtroom in handcuffs, where a 13-count indictment was unsealed by Judge Frank LaBuda.
Hutchins and LiGreci, a former town of Lumberland supervisor and chairman of the county Republican committee, were charged with two counts of first-degree coercion, a felony that carries a sentence of up to seven years in prison on conviction. LiGreci is charged with a second felony of falsifying business records. Both were charged with multiple counts of misdemeanor official misconduct. LiGreci was fired last month by the village.