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The Northfield School Board voted 6-1 last night to approve the Transformational Technology proposal.
Left: Sibley Special Education teacher Karleen Sherman and Sibley Grade 5 teacher Paula Baragary spoke in favor of the proposal at open mic.
Center: HR and Technology Director Matt Hillmann reviewed the proposal for the Board and summarized the online engagement activities and stats that I blogged about yesterday.
Right: Board member Rob Hardy raised concerns about the proposal, expressing his preference for a scaled back pilot project approach (which he has blogged about here,) and wondering if a BYOD (bring your own device) approach might be more cost-effective and sustainable (he blogged about this here and here.)
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Finalists for USC Lancaster dean announced
By Wes Hickman, email@example.com, 803-777-3478
The University of South Carolina has announced three finalists for the position of regional campus dean at USC Lancaster.
The finalists are:
Maxie Myron (Ron) Cox Jr., associate dean for academic student affairs and associate professor of history at USC Lancaster;
Walter P. Collins III, assistant dean of student affairs and associate professor of French and English at USC Lancaster; and
Christopher L. Nesmith, director of the Evening Program and assistant professor of English in Extended University at USC Columbia.
USC Palmetto College Vice Provost Chris Plyler said interviews are scheduled through March 8 on the Lancaster and Columbia campuses. The appointment of a permanent dean is anticipated by April 15.
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GSA Partners with Wireless Communications Industry to Meet Growing Demand for Mobile Communication Antenna Sites
June 26, 1998
Contact: Bill Bearden or April Kaufman
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Agency's National Antenna Program Fosters Innovation and Saves Tax Dollars
WASHINGTON, DC -- As telecommunications experts predict that more than 100,000 new sites will be required for mobile personal communications antennas by the year 2000, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is partnering with industry to help to fill the demand for sites with an innovative nationwide program.
Under its National Antenna Program, GSA has signed leases with industry to place new mobile personal communications antennas on the rooftops of 67 government-owned buildings, generating over $1 million a year that helps GSA operate and maintain public buildings. While returning needed dollars back to the government, the program also helps industry provide improved service to the rapidly growing number of personal communications services customers.
David J. Barram, GSA Administrator, said, "Our National Antenna Program brings out the best instincts in government by creating a public-private partnership that is innovative, saves tax dollars and helps foster improvements in the telecommunications industry."
Barram made the remarks this morning at GSA's 1998 Antenna Awards Ceremony, which celebrated the agency's million-dollar revenue milestone reached by the GSA Antenna team and GSA leasing specialists.
"GSA's National Antenna Program has made possible the expansion of the nation's wireless communications industry," said Jay Kitchen, President of the Personal Communications Industry Association. "GSA has enabled private sector service providers to meet their growing demand by making antenna sites available nationwide. This program is an example of government and industry working together to provide our citizens with improved communication services."
The program offers industry several advantages. First, GSA's inventory of 1,900 government-owned facilities provides nationwide sites to lease to qualified providers and carriers. Located in nearly every metropolitan area, most facilities have 24-hour security, minimizing the threat of vandalism or theft. In addition, GSA's guidelines for antenna siting and lease contracts have been streamlined to reduce time and paperwork and to satisfy industry needs quickly. Finally, GSA's national network of highly-trained antenna leasing specialists can easily coordinate antenna-siting needs with qualified providers.
Launched in 1989, GSA's National Antenna Program received a boost in 1995, when President Clinton signed an Executive Memorandum directing federal agencies to assist the wireless communications industry in locating and securing sites for antennas. Moreover, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 encouraged the rapid deployment of new telecommunications technologies nationally.
To maintain the agency's aggressive outreach efforts, a series of forums were held with Federal agencies and industry representatives which streamlined the outleasing process and contributed to the development of the Information Superhighway. Federal Property Management Regulation Bulletins have also been created to assist Federal agencies in their antenna outleasing efforts.
In addition, GSA officials continue to work closely with the House Commerce Committee on proposed legislation which would allow agencies currently retaining proceeds from antenna siting and lease contracts to continue to do so and give agencies without this authority the ability to recover expenses they incur in processing requests for and providing access to antenna sites.
The program is part of GSA's Retail Tenant Services Center, which leases space to private firms for commercial use in federal property controlled by GSA. Examples include leasing space for retail stores, restaurants, rooftop antennas, parking, financial services, office space and pay telephones.
For more information, visit http://www.gsa.gov/pbs/antenna.htm to view a listing of antenna sites and regional representatives.


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Serious fans of the New Orleans Saints have most likely been to more than one game in the Louisiana Superdrome. Those who have been know it to be a fantastic experience. The Superdrome is a great venue; it brings out the uber-fan in most spectators.
If you've never been to a football game in New Orleans, perhaps it's time to go to one. Two upcoming events are well worth a trip to New Orleans: the New Orleans Bowl and the Sugar Bowl. These are popular events, so we recommend you find a New Orleans Bed and Breakfast soon.
The New Orleans Bowl takes place December 17, 2011, at 8 p.m. in New Orleans. Be there if you can. Come support the Sun Belt Champion, and enjoy all New Orleans has to offer while you're here.
The Allstate Sugar Bowl takes place January 3, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. It's a fabulous excuse for football fans to spend New Year's Eve in New Orleans. Arrive in time to see Baby Bacchus drop from the Jax Brewery, then linger until game day. This schedule allows plenty of time to explore New Orleans clubs and restaurants.
Football fans would do well to secure lodging in New Orleans Bed and Breakfasts. This is especially true for fans whose spouses are not big football fans. If your spouse is happy, the whole experience will be that much better.


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Last Holdout State Legalizes Concealed Carry
(NEWSER) – The final state with a ban on concealed weapons has dropped it—just in time to beat a federal deadline. Lawmakers in the Illinois House and Senate, fearing a firearms free-for-all if they failed to act, voted by hefty margins to override Gov. Pat Quinn's veto and pass a new gun law, the Chicago Tribune reports. Quinn had been holding out for changes including limiting carriers to one gun at a tim


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How to know when your baby needs feeding
A common question both on this forum and in my local breastfeeding group is how to know when your baby needs feeding. What are the signs that your baby may be getting hungry? As it is recommended to breastfeed on demand - it is important to know when your baby wants to feed.
Crying is a very late indicator that a baby needs feeding - it is much better to respond to the early feeding cues so that your baby remains content. Breastfeeding does not simply satisfy hunger in babies - it also gives them emotional comfort and social interaction plus many other benefits (including increased immunity). A mum is never merely a source of food to her baby - she is their source of comfort, love and warmth. Therefore, it is key that a baby does not regularly get upset before they are fed as this could inhibit the emotional and social development the baby gains from breastfeeding.
Here are some cues to look out for that indicate your baby would like a feed:
- hand-sucking (particularly for newborn babies)
- a wide open mouth
- opening and closing their mouth
- moving their head quickly from side to side (this one is, in fact, a fairly late indicator of hunger)
- sucking on anything that comes near them
- lip-smacking
You will quickly come to learn the cues your baby gives when they are getting ready for a feed.
If you know any other cues for breastfeeding then please share them here, thanks.
Happy breastfeeding!
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February 28, 2014
To mark the end of Black History Month, Dr. Carolyn Petrosino, professor of criminal justice, discusses a longtime personal and scholarly interest: hate crimes.
The first video contains highlights from her talk. The second video (full version) is also available below.
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COMMENTS ON STORIESPleasanton reacts to teacher tenure ruling
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COMMENTS ON STORIESNumber of homes for sale, prices soar in Pleasanton
Real estate markets in the East Bay seem to be defying Economics 101 as the supply of homes for sale and sales prices are...Original post made on Jun. 11, 2014
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AROUND TOWNAlameda County Fair opens next Wednesday
The Alameda County Fair begins its 102nd year next Wednesday, June 18, with $1 admission and rides. The fair will run through...Original post made on Jun. 11, 2014
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Pleasanton's Relay for Life event for 2014 will be July 19-20 at the Pleasanton Middle School. Luminaria are decorated,...Original post made by Ken mano on Jun. 20, 2014
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Some 2,000 runners and their families turned out Sunday for the 21st annual Father's Day Spirit Run, an event hosted by the...Original post made on Jun. 19, 2014
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Kaiser Permanente Community Benefit in the Diablo Area has awarded $50,000 to Axis Community Health. The funds will be used...Original post made by D. Erickson on Jun. 19, 2014
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SCHOOLS & KIDSCalendar 'option' on Pleasanton school board's agenda for tomorrow night
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SCHOOLS & KIDSFyi...Film Showings About "Common Core" July 22
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SCHOOLS & KIDSBay Area nonprofit wins state teacher tenure lawsuit
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Pleasanton's Lady Cavaliers rugby team returned home from Massachusetts with a national championship crown last month. Read...Original post made on Jun. 14, 2014
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Foothill and Amador Valley high schools will hold graduation ceremonies today for the Classes of 2014. Read the full story...Original post made on Jun. 13, 2014
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Did anyone else happen to see the Streaker running down Main Street on Saturday afternoon around 7:15pm. I haven't seen...Original post made by Ethel on May. 22, 2014
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Broadband mistakes have been at taxpayers' expense
Just as millions of taxpayers' dollars were set to be handed out to provide broadband Internet service to some areas of West Virginia, it came to light that several of them already have it or may soon, without government funding. Chalk up another fiasco involving state use of federal technology funding.
Members of the West Virginia Broadband Deployment Council plan to hand out millions of dollars to companies that have submitted proposals to provide broadband Internet service in areas that lack it. The money comes from federal grants.
The council was set to vote on $4 million in grants when one of its members, Dana Waldo of Frontier Communications, suggested there was a problem. "I note many of those areas are currently served or can be reasonably served by Frontier," Waldo explained.
Action on the grants was postponed. Council members agreed grant requests should be reviewed - again - with the goal of voting on them Dec. 12.
Applications for grant money already had been reviewed once by a Pennsylvania consultant who provided the council a list of suggested rankings for funding.
But as Waldo and the consultant explained Wednesday, updated information about Frontier's high-speed Internet services was not available when the list was prepared.
Frontier and other companies providing similar service were asked to supply information about their coverage areas two years ago. But that information has not been updated for several months.
More evidence enormous sums of public money are being handed out without adequate planning came later in the Wednesday meeting. Two council members asked for maps showing how fiber-optic cable, capable of carrying high-speed electronic signals, was routed to more than 1,000 public buildings throughout the state. That was done as part of a separate federal grant program.
The two council members pointed out the maps they want will help them make decisions about grants they are administering.
But at least one of the two members already had asked for the maps at two previous council meetings, according to a published report. Why wasn't the material provided then?
Given the rapid pace of change in technology, including expansion of high-speed Internet service by both government and the private sector, some missteps in programs such as the council's are to be expected.
But frankly, it appears West Virginia already has had far more than its share of boneheaded errors and massive waste of taxpayers' money. At some point, a reboot of state government's technology programs may be in order.


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NIAMS Update April 2013
Office of Science Policy, Planning and Communications
Communications and Public Liaison Branch
Anita Linde, M.P.P.
Nancy Garrick, Ph.D.
Deputy Director—CPLB
Trish Reynolds, R.N., M.S.
Media Liaison
Letter From Dr. Stephen I. Katz: Making the Case for NIH
Dear Colleagues:
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the largest source of funding for medical research in the world, is the driving force behind many of the health advances we benefit from every day. Yet, in a recent Research!America survey, only 9 percent of respondents correctly identified the NIH as the agency that funds most of the medical research paid for by U.S. taxpayers. Many are also unaware that most of the NIH budget, greater than 80 percent, goes outside the agency to universities and scientific institutions throughout the country.
NIAMS Seeks Tenure-Track Investigators
The NIAMS Intramural Research Program is recruiting outstanding tenure-track scientists (M.D., Ph.D., or M.D./Ph.D.) active in research areas relevant to musculoskeletal biology or diseases of bone, cartilage or muscle at the basic, translational or clinical level.
Common Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis Reduces Risk of Death
Taking methotrexate—a commonly prescribed anti-inflammatory medication—may reduce the risk of death among patients with rheumatoid arthritis, according to recently published research in the journal Arthritis and Rheumatism.
NIAMS Welcomes Four New Advisory Council Members
The NIAMS has appointed four new members to its advisory council. The council comprises scientific and lay members who have expertise in the mission areas of the institute. Council members provide advice to the institute on broad policy issues and make recommendations on research proposals.
NIAMS Postdoctoral Fellow Honored With International Dental Research Award
Brian Foster, Ph.D., a researcher in the NIAMS Intramural Research Program, has won the 2013 Distinguished Scientist Young Investigator Award from the International Association for Dental Research. The award is given annually to early-career dental researchers who are making significant contributions to the field of dental research.
NIH Names Dr. Jon Lorsch Director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences
NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., announced the selection of Jon R. Lorsch, Ph.D., as Director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. Dr. Lorsch is expected to join the NIH this summer.
Welcoming the BRAIN Initiative
What an exciting day for science and innovation in the United States! Dr. Collins was thrilled to be present at the White House on April 2, as President Barack Obama announced a pioneering project to explore the complex workings of the human brain: the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative. And Dr. Collins is proud to report that NIH-supported scientists will be among those at the forefront of this ambitious endeavor.
Meet Alex, Before and After NIH Clinical Trial
When Alex was born, he looked like he'd been dipped in boiling water: his skin was bright red and blistered. He spent most of his time sleeping. When awake, he screamed in agony from headaches, joint pain and rashes. After a torturous 14 months, a rheumatologist told his mother that Alex suffered from Neonatal-Onset Multisystem Inflammatory Disease (NOMID).
New Prize Celebrates Biology Breakthroughs
The brand new $3 million Breakthrough Prize in the Life Sciences delivered a very nice reward and well-deserved recognition to 11 exceptionally creative scientists who have devoted their careers to biology and medicine. And, with five awards to be given each year, Dr. Collins hopes this inspires other life scientists to embark on innovative and high-risk endeavors.
Save the Date: NIAMS Advisory Council Meeting
The next NIAMS Advisory Council Meeting will be held June 4, 2013, in Building 31, 6th floor, C Wing, Conference Room 6, NIH Campus.
NIH Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series
The NIH's Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series offers weekly lectures every Wednesday at 3 p.m. in Masur Auditorium, Building 10, NIH Campus. Renowned scientists from around the globe present research on a variety of topics. The lectures are continuing medical education certified, open to the public and available live via webcast.
Upcoming lecture:
May 15, 2013
Erika Matunis, Johns Hopkins University
"Finding Your Niche: Tales of Tissue Stem Cell Biology From the Drosophila Testis"
NIH Science Lectures and Events Available Online
The NIH hosts a number of science seminars and events that are available online through real-time streaming video. An event can be watched at your convenience as an on-demand video or a downloadable podcast. Most events are available to all; a few are broadcast only for the NIH or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and are marked as such. See additional details on events.
The Genomics Landscape a Decade After the Human Genome Project
When: April 25, 2013, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT
Where: Natcher Auditorium, Building 45, NIH Campus
NIH Research Matters
NIH Research Matters is a review of NIH research from the Office of Communications and Public Liaison, Office of the Director, NIH.
Shaking Out Clues to Autoimmune Disease
Researchers gained new insight into how an immune cell involved in several autoimmune disorders is regulated. Among their findings was a potential link with salt consumption.
NIH News in Health
Read practical health information in NIH News in Health, which is reviewed by the NIH's medical experts and is based on research conducted either by the NIH's own scientists or by its grantees at universities and medical schools around the country.
NIAMS Announcement
Notice of NIAMS' Participation in PAR-13-137 "Bioengineering Research Grants (BRG) (R01)"
NIH Common Fund Initiative Announcements
NIH Director's Biomedical Research Workforce Innovation Award: Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training (BEST) (DP7)
Application Receipt Date: May 10, 2013
Planning Grants for the NIH Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD) Initiative (P20)
Application Receipt Date: May 10, 2013
Planning Grants for the NIH National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) (P20)
Application Receipt Date: May 10, 2013
Notice of Participation of the NIH Common Fund in PA-12-149 "Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp)"
Notice of Participation of the NIH Common Fund in PA-12-150 "Research Supplements to Promote Re-Entry Into Biomedical and Behavioral Research Careers (Admin Supp)"
Notice Announcing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Applicant Information Webinar for RFA-RM-13-004 "Clinical Sites for an Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) (U01)"
Other Research Announcements
Lasker Clinical Research Scholars Program (Si2)
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: May 24, 2013
Application Receipt Date: June 24, 2013
Limited Competition: Revision Applications for Basic Social and Behavioral Research on the Social, Cultural, Biological and Psychological Mechanisms of Stigma (R01)
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: July 2, 2013
Application Receipt Date: August 2, 2013
Notice of Information on the Reissuance of Funding Opportunity Announcement "NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00)"
Request for Information (RFI): FY 2013–2018 Strategic Plan for the Office of Disease Prevention, National Institutes of Health
Notice of Deferment of the Global Environmental and Occupational Health (GEOHealth) Hub Program Competition
If you would like to review information about funding opportunities more frequently than our monthly updates allow, see the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, the primary source for information about NIH funding opportunities. You can also request a weekly Table of Contents from the NIH Guide.


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Wayne Coyne visiting record stores to sell EP in chocolate skull
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Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne will be hitting up record stores in the heart of the country this week. He's set to kick off a "Record Store Tour" on Thursday in Nashville, where he'll be selling limited-edition reissues of some of the band's earliest releases.
The Flaming Lips 2nd Cassette Demo, originally released in 1983, comes on blue seven-inch vinyl signed by Coyne, while 1984's The Flaming Lips 1st EP will be available in a solid chocolate skull.
Coyne tells "Rolling Stone" that the "anatomically correct and life-sized" gourmet package also contains a "golden coin" that will get the owner into any headlining Flaming Lips concert.
Anyone who can't make it one of Coyne's "Record Store Tour" stops can look for both the "1st EP" and the "2nd Cassette Demo" at select record stores starting December 24th.
Wayne Coyne's "Record Store Tour" dates:
December 19 - Grimey's, Nashville, TN
December 20 - Guestroom Records, Louisville, KY
December 20 - Permanent Records, Chicago, IL
December 21 - Vintage Vinyl, St. Louis, MO
December 22 - Love Garden Sounds, Lawrence, KS
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What kind of payload are you using? If it is a simple tcp_backdoor then on the box you just exploited, open a cmd shell, run netstat -an and if you see TCP/4444 listening, then the problem is probably firewall related.
If you are using a reverse_tcp_backdoor, then my guess is that the victim is not allowing the backdoor to install/execute. Try a different payload.
Since you provided no information about your network or victim host setup, this is all I can think of.


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Travelers Rest, S.C.- The Brevard College women's golf team finished 9th at the 2013 Cherokee Valley Invitational in Travelers Rest, South Carolina on Monday and Tuesday.
Emily Smith led the way for the Tornados, carding a 193 (+49) to tie for 31st while Bridget Abee was BC's next finisher with a 207.
Victoria Campbell and Kasi Benskin also competed for BC, shooting a 215 and 231, respectively.
The Tornados next hit the links in the Mount Olive Invitational on April 8th-9th in Goldsboro, North Carolina.


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McKissick Museum notes for October
Permanent Display
"Bernard Baruch Silver Collection"
A collection of the Baruch family silver. Since 1965, through the generosity of the estate of Bernard Mannes Baruch, the University of South Carolina has housed an extensive collection of 18th- and 19th-century British silver. This collection of more than 452 pieces was assembled in the early 20th century by Baruch's wife, Annie Griffen Baruch.
"Natural Curiosity: USC and the Evolution of Scientific Inquiry into the Natural World"
This natural-environment exhibition explores the process of collecting and displaying natural specimens and artifacts and what they reveal about man's relationship with, and obligation to, the natural world. "Natural Curiosity" features an impressive array of specimens collected during the university's past 200 years.
Aug. 8 – Jan. 23 --- "Southern Satire: The Illustrated World of Jak Smyrl." Jak Smyrl, from Camden, served as the illustrator and artist for The State newspaper from 1949 - 86. During his 37-year career, Smyrl created hundreds of caricatures of leading political and community figures, illustrations for magazine covers, and portraits for The State newspaper and The Columbia Record (a former afternoon newspaper). Smyrl masterfully understood the region in which he lived and connected with readers through personal reflections and an awareness of Southern culture and history (North Gallery, second floor).
Aug. 22 – Jan. 9 --- "The Biennial Department of Art Faculty Exhibition." McKissick Museum hosts the department of art's faculty exhibition. This biennial exhibition features works created by art faculty and a wide range of mediums including painting, photography, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, digital arts, computer graphics, textiles, drawing and film presentations (South Gallery, second floor).
Aug. 15 – Jan. 16 --- "Urban Archaeology in Columbia, South Carolina." Archaeology has the task of understanding human behavior through the material remains left behind by past people. It examines the people with and without a written history. This exhibition will present the fundamentals of urban archaeology in South Carolina and how it has been applied at Columbia's historically significant properties under the stewardship of the Historic Columbia Foundation (third-floor lobby gallery).
Oct. 6 – Nov. 3 --- "Urban Archaeology Lecture Series" Archaeologists and site directors will discuss their excavation projects conducted at the properties maintained by Historic Columbia Foundation. The lectures will be held in room 306 of McKissick Museum on the historic Horseshoe.
Tuesday, Oct. 6, noon
Woodrow Wilson Family Home
Lecturer: Helena Ferguson, master's candidate, department of anthropology
Tuesday, Oct.13, noon
Mann-Simons African American Cottage
Lecturer: Jakob Crockett, Ph.D. candidate, department of anthropology
Tuesday, Oct. 20, noon
Robert Mills Salvage Archaeology
Lecturer: John Sherrer, director of collections and interpretations, Historic Columbia Foundation
Wednesday, Oct. 28, noon
Seibels Kitchen House
Lecturer: Dr. Terrence Weik, associate professor, department of anthropology
Tuesday, Nov. 3, noon
Hampton-Preston Mansion
Lecturer: Helena Ferguson, master's candidate, department of anthropology
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We were going to write about the despair and grief that the right wing is suffering in these days before they finally pull themselves together and begin their campaigning for Obama's impeachment, but our admirable graciousness in victory and our noblesse oblige trump our schadenfreude-fueled glee - and by the way, has anyone heard the term "schadenfreude" bandied about as much as it's been this last week? - but we've settled instead on a subject we can all agree on: Christmas.
Can Christmas ever come too early? We say no. We should start celebrating Christmas right after the Epiphany. "The Nutcracker" should be performed by buskers on street corners year-round. We have to suffer through nine or 10 months out of the year before we get to hear "The Little Drummer Boy" and "The 12 Days of Christmas" again.
Progress has been made. Thanksgiving used to be an impassable roadblock, keeping the yuletide at bay. But lately Christmas has not only swamped Thanksgiving, rendering it little more than a midweek turkey dinner, but it's taken a big bite out of Halloween as well. It's got its sights set on Labor Day.
And by "Christmas," we mean the Christmas season, not "the holidays." The year-end holidays of Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Eve/Day all remain pretty tidily and politely keyed to the calendar without slopping over into all the months in which it's safe to eat mussels and clams.
There are hundreds of soft openings for the Christmas season, mostly concerning sales at cut-rate department stores, but for our purposes, we're calling the first day of Christmas Nov. 28, when Long Beach, in the spirit of the season, generously joins forces with Signal Hill for the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony, in which city officials throw the switch on the tree at Discovery Well Park, 2200 Temple Ave., in Signal Hill, but just barely. The fun starts at 5:30 p.m., or, in the case of bad weather, not at all. Guests are invited to bring unwrapped gifts for children from infant to 17 years old.
The local trinity of Christmas parades kicks off at 6 p.m. Dec. 1 with the 30th annual Belmont Shore Christmas Parade. This one has more than 100 entries, including floats, marching bands, drill teams and the always wildly popular city councilpeople.
For the 100th consecutive year, we will be one of the float judges and we should warn floaters that we look askance at those that don't cleave to the theme which, this year, is "Go for the Gold," with grand marshals Misty May Treanor and her Dodger husband and Mater Dei alum Matt Treanor.
Other Olympians will also be in the parade, including Wilson High's gold and bronze medalist Jessica Hardy. The parade goes east on Second Street from Livingston Avenue and makes a U-turn at Bayshore and returns west.
The following Saturday, Dec. 8, you get the 59th running of the Daisy Avenue Parade, which is at 5 p.m. The parade runs along Daisy Avenue between Burnett Street and Pacific Coast Highway in the Wrigley neighborhood of Long Beach. It's way more down-home than the more spangly Shore version, with more car clubs, more kids and more Marion Catholics.
The parade season takes to the sea on Dec. 15, with the 64th Naples Holiday Boat Parade, featuring smallish decorated craft cruising through the canals, with the larger, more garish yachts circling around like shark outside the canals on Alamitos Bay.
The large boats start patrolling the water at 6 p.m.; the canal crawl starts at 6:45.
The Naples theme is Olympian as well: Go for the Gold.
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As we veer closer to the dates of the parades, we'll give you more details, including what the police will do to your stuff you put out along the curb on Second Street on parade day to reserve space for all your family on friends if you set it out too early.
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There is another similar thread which has been raised here. When you say other electronic devices work, do you mean they can connect to your WiFi, or do you just mean they turn on and seem to function?
How can I prevent my computer from being deauthentificated (aireplay-ng -0 option) ?
I guess that somebody plays every night deauthentificating all neighbours and it's very anoying. He uses different fake bssids.
Wired connection works properly but wireless is not working for me nor for many other neighbours.
It could also be some kind of interference, but it's always happening for several hours and ends at sleeping time. Other electronic devices (TV, radio, mobile, screens...) work well.
There is another similar thread which has been raised here. When you say other electronic devices work, do you mean they can connect to your WiFi, or do you just mean they turn on and seem to function?
I mean that I cannot connect my home wifi AP and my neighbours cannot connect their respective APs either. But we can properly surf the Internet by using a wired connection.
And I mean that all other radio devices such as TV and cell phones work without noticing any interference.
Indeed I'm almost sure that is somebody trying to deauth everybody because some weeks ago I checked with backtrack looking for something strange and I saw constant deauth messages.
The link you give doesn't offer any solution.
Somebody from aircrack-ng suggested me that drivers could be modified, but I'm not a IT guru.
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Well as I alluded to in that thread, I don't think there is necessarily an easy solution for you and your neighbours. The deauthentication packet is part of the IEEE regs which is embedded in WiFi chipsets; the suggestion to modify drivers is, presumably, to disable this function in the chipset. Your neighbours are likely to be using different drivers for their differently manufactured WiFi devices, so this is not a practical solution. You will be able to continue to use your wired connection, as this type of deauth only effects WiFi connections.
Whoever is doing this may will be experimenting with their own access point, and may not even realise they are causing this amount of mayhem in the neighbourhood. Maybe a diplomatic approach to try and find the person and asking them to stop is better?
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Hi Forum Pals,
My wife named Shermaine is having our first honeymoon baby and is now on her 18 weeks of pregnancy. She is a fulltime online worker. There are times that she told me that she feels so heavy and cannot sit well in her chair leaning on her back. What I did is I gave her pillow in her chair so she will feel comfortable working in front of computer and also gave her a stool chair to put her feet in it. As I have observed, instead of sitting lied on her back, she puts the back of the chair on her side and lied back on her side when she said she felt heavy.
My question is, what is the best position for sitting when working in front of computer for long hours for a pregnant woman. Thanks in advance for your help.
19th July 2012 09:26 PM #2
Hi Shao,
Thank you for your question. It's an interesting one, as pregnant women are spending longer and longer sitting, and working, in front of a computer.
Many women do suffer from a painful back in pregnancy. This is generally because of the way the muscles must adapt to the growing bump.
It is important to sit up as straight as possible and avoid slumping. As your wife's bump gets bigger, she will probably find this easiest to do if she sits with her legs slightly apart. Your wife could also use a 'lumbar roll' to support her back further.
It is advised for pregnant women to have regular breaks from sitting in front of a computer. Every 20-30 mins your wife should get up and have a walk around the room or make a drink. Also, at times when your wife is not working on the computer she could spend some time sitting on a 'birthing ball' to help improve her posture.
I hope some of these suggestions are helpful for you and your wife,
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LJ's suggestions are spot on. I know it's difficult to get up and walk around when you're working, but this is very, very important for your wife and baby. The baby will get better circulation and oxygen and your wife will be in much better shape when it comes time for the birth.
Plus, your wife may find that if she doesn't take breaks every half hour, that she will be in more pain (i.e. back, belly, legs) and then that may mean that she either has to stop working or that you end up having to have regular Chiropractic visits to help get things in alignment (which will cost money). Regular Chiropractic visits are important during any woman's pregnancy, and I found them especially helpful at the end of my pregnancy when we were trying to get baby into a really good position to make the birth easier and faster. You can find a Chiropractor here.
Ultimately you are doing the right thing in giving your wife pillows and stools to help her feel more comfortable. Keep doing what's needed to help her feel comfortable.
Warm regards,
23rd July 2012 09:01 PM #4
Thanks for the reminder of the help a chiropractor can be in pregnancy Kate. It's so important to protect our backs.


text: Dolly Parton's professional career has had the dramatic arc of a movie, or at least a Behind The Music episode, traveling from extreme rural poverty to country-music stardom in the 1960s and '70s. Her early singles can stand head to head with those of any of her contemporaries, but what started so well eventually soured into a mess of commercial opportunism, legal wrangling over dissolved partnerships, movie stardom, and poor judgment. Parton wisely made a joke of her unpolished origins and comically feminine persona before anyone else could, investing her music with enough sharpness and sadness to offset her self-deprecation. But eventually, the sharpness became shamelessness, and the sadness unearned sentimentality, leaving only the joke. In a Dolly Parton biopic, her current projects would have the feel of a happy-ending coda. Last year's The Grass Is Blue, a bluegrass album, gave her music focus it hasn't had in years. Little Sparrow makes up the second part of a proposed trilogy of tradition-oriented Parton albums, this one a merger of bluegrass and folk-minded country. So what's a cover of Collective Soul's "Shine" doing on it? Not as much damage as might be expected, but not a lot of good, either. Purism is for fools and fogies, of course, but the rest of the album confirms what the presence of a Collective Soul song suggests: that Little Sparrow doesn't possess the clear-headed direction of its predecessor. But even with an excursion into tragi-kitsch in the form of "Mountain Angel"more a throwback to the 1977 Parton abomination "Me And Little Andy" than a continuation of the folk-song tradition of madness and deaththere's still a lot to like, including a heartbreaking cover of The Louvin Brothers' "I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby," the new "Bluer Pastures," and the Eagles favorite "Seven Bridges Road," here turned into a workout for Parton's all-star backing band. With Little Sparrow, Parton's comeback/homecoming continues, even if it has less force behind it. Loretta Lynn's life has already been turned into a movie, but it's taken some sad turns since the time of Coal Miner's Daughter. In 1993, she lost her husband "Doo" after a long illness, and frequent singing partner Conway Twitty to a sudden aneurysm. Still Country is her first album of any kind since, and her first solo collection of new material since 1988. If it isn't quite a blazing return to form due to its workmanlike arrangements and uneven song selection, it still makes for a welcome addition to Lynn's catalog. The sense of loss that permeates the album makes it tough listening at times, but Lynn balances it with an equally strong sense of perseverance in "Country In My Genes" and "The Blues Ain't Workin' On Me." The album title is a superfluous touch: With Lynn, there's never been any reason to doubt where she's coming from, and it's good to have her back.


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By Affad ShaikhRecent trends suggest that technology is not an add-on to campaigns. Rather, it is a carefully integrated strategy.Hasna Maznavi lives in Cerritos, California. She has been a proud Obama supporter since 2008, but felt she wanted to do more, so she joined the countless volunteers in Las Vegas helping the Obama for America (OFA) campaign this year.She saw a Facebook status update that one of her friends was volunteering, and jumped at the opportunity. Maznavi, worried by … [Read more...]
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(Elyria) -- 15-year-old Taylor Opel, the Lorain County girl missing for over a month, has been found safe and sound in Wayne County. That's according to the Ohio Attorney General's office and state officials who put out Amber Alerts.
The Lorain County Sheriff's Department tells WTAM 1100 that their counterparts in Wayne County got a tip that Taylor and her mother were at a motel in Wooster. When Wayne County deputies went to the motel, they found Taylor and her mother, who did not resist arrest.
Taylor was at first thought to have been a runaway, but Lorain County deputies investigated and found out that she could have been with her non-custodial mother, who was believed to have had a drug adddiction. It was thought they could have been headed to Indiana.
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Clarkson chemical and biomolecular engineering majors Patrick Kelleher and Sydney Laramie were among six Clarkson students who spent last summer working on affordable renewable energy alternatives thanks to a $350,000 endowed fund created by National Grid to promote and support undergraduate research focused on renewable energy.
Current methods for producing inorganic solar cells from silicon are expensive, which translates into high costs for green electricity. That leaves the general public unable to afford eco-friendly, energy-saving devices. Kelleher worked on solar cell technology that would result in significant cost savings thereby improving its user-ability.
Working with Prof. Sitaraman Krishnan, Kelleher researched the development and characterization of iodine-doped thin films to produce solar cells, which are used in photovoltaic devices like home solar panels, at a lower cost. "In our research, we used unconventional, yet economically viable materials to produce the solar cells because we wanted to save the end user money," Kelleher says.
Laramie, who also worked on solar cells with Prof. Krishnan, focused on structure-property correlations for the density, viscosity and conductivity of ionic liquids used in green technologies, such as electrolytes in dye-sensitized solar cells.
To perform her research, Laramie gathered data from the available literature to find a density correlation and predict the density of an ionic liquid at room temperature.
"By using the properties I have predicted, researchers do not need to waste time and money synthesizing and testing these ionic liquids. Instead, they already know which liquids would be the best for a particular use," she says.
The National Grid Endowed Fund for Student Research Opportunities in Sustainable Energy annually funds summer research opportunities for Honors students studying sustainable energy. The engineering students performed faculty-mentored original research on projects related to energy storage systems, energy efficiency and biodiesel production.
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The eight Viewmont seniors aren't going to be in awe of playing at Rio Tinto Stadium. They've been there before. Plenty of times.
Friday's Class 5A final at 4:30 p.m. will be the Vikings' third crack in as many years at a state title. The previous years, they've come up short first to Brighton, then to Alta.
Viewmont won't lack motivation against Alta again this year. The Vikings haven't yet so far.
"Our seniors have carried this team on their shoulders from day one," first-year Viewmont coach Emalee Tate said. "They've all helped the team buy into what our staff was doing, our different systems and philosophies, and they did it to help us get back to this game."
Alta will be fighting for its second straight title and sixth in seven years. But the Vikings will be battling to be better than second-best, a less-than-ideal label they've worn after their last two tries.
The Hawks are aware that the underdog spirit could be a powerful factor in the game.
"I think everyone is aware of the motivation," Alta coach Lee Mitchell said. "Of course they'll be ready to play. They've got a well-rounded team, and they've scored more goals than anybody in the state."
Viewmont will be quite a threat, even if the matchup between the two lacks some of the nationally ranked hype of last season. Five Vikings have scored at least 10 goals this season, partly a reflection of a weak region but also a testament to the team's deadly finishing ability. Heidi Lorschieder leads the team with 18 goals.
The signature of Viewmont is that anyone can score at any time. That was painfully evident to Davis, which lost its semifinal game to the Vikings in double overtime on a goal by McKenna Kimber, her first of the season.
"I think it shows how we've been able to fight through adversity and ride through the emotions of the game a little bit," Tate said. "We've really focused on maintaining the attitude and being able to get the job done. I think that win shows we can grind it out if we have to."
That doesn't mean Alta will be intimidated. The Hawks are undefeated this year, with only one game ending in a tie. Madie Lyons and Bizzy Phillips have combined for a whopping 42 goals to lead the team.
And Alta also has an experienced keeper who helped the team pull out a win last year. Elyssa Hashimoto set a state record for fewest goals allowed and shutouts last season, and the senior can lock it down in clutch moments.
"I think having her back there gives us all confidence," Mitchell said. "It's good to have a leader back there."
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Bonneville and Bountiful might want to compare the size of the chips on their shoulders before playing for the Class 4A state championship at 7 p.m. Friday.
Both teams still harbor some feelings that it could've been them playing in Rio Tinto last year.
"I think last year, we kind of came into the semifinals expecting to win, and we just couldn't match Skyline's intensity," Bonneville coach Rob McDaniel said. "I know how Bountiful felt about its loss last year, and that game was pretty close, and yeah, I guess we both think we should have been there."
Both may be deserving, but only one will win. And looking at the teams, it's pretty hard to pick a favorite.
On one hand, there's Bountiful, which struggled in a tough preseason schedule but went on to roll through region play. The Braves boast a skilled midfield, led by sure-footed Jenny Skedros. Many of their players are tall and match up physically with just about anyone. The team is hoping to have scorer Kennedy Merrick back for the game after the forward was injured against Skyline.
Bonneville, the champion in 2010, is quite a versatile team as well. The team's defense-first mantra has paid off for senior keeper Megan Fillpot, who has 11 shutouts this year. Goals have come from a lot of players, namely Sienna Thornock, Ellee Hall and Emilie Tafunai. Balance has been key to the team's success.
Leaders such as Lexie Stratford and Ivy Ulrich have played a big role in keeping Bonneville grounded, making sure no one thinks the Lakers simply deserve a state championship.
The Lakers or the Braves will have to earn it.
"Our leaders have really done a good job keeping morale up and reinforcing the rest of the team," McDaniel said. "It will be pretty tough against Bountiful. They've got a good team."
Friday's playoff soccer schedule
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4:30 p.m. • 5A final, Alta vs. Viewmont
7 p.m. • 4A final, Bonneville vs. Bountiful
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11 a.m. • 3A semifinal, Wasatch vs. Snow Canyon
1:15 p.m. • 3A semifinal, Ogden vs. Park City
3:45 p.m. • 2A semifinal, Waterford at Maeser Prep
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that was brilliant, hahaha
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that was awesome.
before my time sadly. i'd loved to have been there
i miss Cage Kombat actually.
i always wanted to make a cage combat show but never did, bring it back Willie
Wish we had filmed the fucker in the changing rooms.
Bring back cage kombat willie ,was some right good fights there over the years
That was awesome!! Particularly the backfist to the cage after he lost.
Did I hear him shout "you fight like a poof" after he got tapped?
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Absolute quality. I love how our hero, in trying to escape the RNC, pulls the dude's arm over the chin and further down towards his throat, just to give him an even better choke. Fantastic. God bless Doolan for starting the chant, wish that had been captured on the video.
Anyone know if Cunningham is still "fighting"?
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cunningham never started fighting haha
I loved Cagekombat. 1st shows i started going to.
Mongo chant was Inspired and factually correct.
Bunch of slack-jawed faggots around here. This stuff will make you a god damned sexual Tyrannosaurus, just like me.
we also started the mongo chant at a pretty epic fight between a giant librarian looking mother fucker with a middle shed and a wee part time tyre fitter full time pub fighter type guy at a show in airdrie town hall.
I feel you only had to mention it was in Airdrie there and it would have been justified for me.
Bunch of slack-jawed faggots around here. This stuff will make you a god damned sexual Tyrannosaurus, just like me.


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Cake serves 60. Each cookie serves 1.
Bake your favorite 2-layer cake recipe or mix in sheet pan. Cool cake in pan on wire rack 10-15 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely. Place on foil-wrapped cake board.
Make Roll-Out Cookie recipe or use refrigerated cookie dough. Roll out to 1/8-in thickness; cut cookies using locomotive engine and airplane. With knife, cut out tree and train car cookies using patterns. Bake 7-10 minutes or until golden brown.
Spatula ice locomotive engine, train cars and airplane; add candy decoration accents. Decorate tree cookies with brown tip #47 outline trunks and green tip #352 leaves.
Spatula ice cake sides with white buttercream icing. Spatula ice top of cake with green buttercream icing "grass" and blue buttercream icing "sky". Pipe tip #47 brown icing train tracks; position locomotive, train car and tree cookies on cake top. Place airplane cookie on cake. Pipe tip #1D white banner; add tip #2 message. Using fingers, flatten marshmallows; arrange in groups on cake top to form clouds. Add tip #14 shell top border and tip #16 shell bottom border.


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Despite conservative accusations, Kerry didn't "out" Mary Cheney
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Following the final presidential debate on October 13, conservatives have been quick to accuse Senator John Kerry of "outing" Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter, Mary Cheney, when he stated: "We're all God's children, Bob [Schieffer, debate moderator]. And I think if you were to talk to Dick Cheney's daughter, who is a lesbian, she would tell you that she's being who she was, she's being who she was born as."
But far from constituting a disclosure of a previously non-public fact, Kerry's reference to Mary Cheney as a lesbian during the third debate in response to a question about homosexuality was merely a restatement of something that the Cheney family -- Dick, Lynne and Mary -- have been very open about. The vice president himself mentioned his "gay daughter" in an Iowa town hall meeting in August, and he thanked Senator John Edwards during the vice presidential debate on October 5 after Edwards remarked: "And you can't have anything but respect for the fact that they're [the Cheneys] willing to talk about the fact that they have a gay daughter, the fact that they embrace her. It's a wonderful thing."
Mary Cheney was responsible for gay community outreach as lesbian/gay corporate relations manager for Coors Brewing Company and served as a member of the advisory board of the Republican Unity Coalition, a gay-straight alliance formed within the Republican party. According to an Associated Press article, Mary Cheney helped the GOP recruit gay voters during the 2002 midterm elections. As Margaret Carlson noted in the Los Angeles Times, "Mary Cheney is happily in the public eye."
Nonetheless, conservatives have claimed Kerry "outed" Mary Cheney:
Morton M. Kondracke (Roll Call executive editor): I want to say something that I forgot to mention in the vice presidential debate because Kerry repeated it tonight, which I think is totally underhanded, and that is the outing of Dick Cheney's lesbian daughter. [FOX News Channel, post-debate analysis, October 13]
Rush Limbaugh: Now, John Kerry wants to say, Bob, I firmly believe that homosexuality is not a choice. That's fine. Let him say what he - what he - what he thinks. To bring Vice President Cheney's daughter into it. To violate her privacy. He talked about privacy a lot in this debate last night but he doesn't give a whit about Mary Cheney's privacy. He [Kerry] saw fit to out her to people who don't know. [Rush Limbaugh Show, October 14]
Dr. James Dobson (radio host, and founder and chairman of the board of Focus on the Family): Right. There was something that Senator Kerry said that bothers me even more than outing Vice President Cheney's daughter, which I thought was terrible. It wasn't fair. It was an invasion of her privacy. I don't even know if she's outed herself. But what bothered me more was the assertion, which nobody challenged, that she was born that way. [FOX News Channel, Hannity & Colmes, October 14]
Wall Street Journal: Mr. and Mrs. Cheney have not kept their daughter's lesbianism a secret but neither have they shouted it to the sky. (In the days before the GOP Convention the Vice President mentioned it briefly at a campaign rally in Davenport, Iowa.) By outing Mary Cheney before millions of viewers on prime-time television, Messrs. Kerry and Edwards may hope to score points with their base of gay activists. [Wall Street Journal, Review & Outlook, October 15
NewsMax.com: The White House blasted John Kerry Wednesday night for outing Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter as a "lesbian" during the third and final presidential debate. ... FOX [News Channel] debate panelist Mort Kondracke said Kerry's "outing" of Mary Cheney was a calculated effort to damage the Bush-Cheney ticket in the eyes of conservative voters. ["Firestorm Erupts Over Kerry's 'Lesbian' Attack," October 14]
Salon.com's Eric Boehlert reminded readers of another instance in which Mary Cheney's lesbianism was publicly discussed. "[T]he Cheneys themselves remained relatively quiet last month when the Republican candidate for the Senate in Illinois, Alan Keyes, called homosexuals, and specifically Cheney's daughter, 'selfish hedonists,'" Boehlert noted, adding that the Cheneys' relative lack of public outrage over Keyes' comments "raises suspicion that the current outrage is politically driven."
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Panasonic PT-AE7000 Home Theater Projector Review
The usual reminder about the accuracy of these images taken of projected content from the Panasonic PT-AE7000 home theater projector:
A lot goes on: The projected image -any shifts due to the camera, a Canon 60D professional dSLR, a Mac laptop for cropping and resizing, etc, using Adobe Bridge and Photoshop, then saved "for web" (super compressed), and displayed with your graphics card, monitor, and browser all, further coloring the PT-AE7000 photos. In other words, they are useful, only to a point, as colors are not going to be all that accurate. Rest assured, the Panasonic PT-AE7000 will look far better in your darkened theater, than these images on your computer monitor
For one reason or another, no photo shoot looks exactly like what's on the screen. Technologies do cause some shifting. Note that all the PT-AE7000 images, while looking very good, seem to have (on the screen of my MacBook Pro, the slightest "salmon" shift – a little almost pinkish. Keep that in mind, though your monitor may end up with a different shift.
Panasonic PT-AE7000 Out of the Box Picture Quality
The PT-AE7000 has lots of color modes. We found the best color, however, right out of the box, to be the REC 709 mode (officially that's the HDTV standard). The other close to "best" is the D-Cinema mode, although many may find that dark.
Cinema 1, 2, and Normal all can look pretty good, but each is cooler – color temp wise, than the one before, and white is about 7500K to 9000K+ for these modes. D-Cinema, and REC 709, though are right about where they should be: 6500K.
Only Game and Dynamic can routinely seem "over the top" and no surprise with those two modes.
Out of the box performance, therefore, is overall, very good. Just choose the right mode for what you are viewing, and remember, our settings should help you improve the "out of the box" accuracy, without having to hire a calibrator (who would do a better job though)!
Panasonic PT-AE7000 Projector - Flesh Tones
Once calibrated, the Panasonic's skin tones took on a very natural look. Not perfect. I mention above, that the images have a slight "salmon" colored shift. Let me say that the projector seems to exhibit this after calibration, but it is significantly exaggerated in the photos, compared to live. Minor further tweaking of the calibration, or, perhaps if we actually calibrated the individual colors as a professional calibrator normally would, that this might well disappear completely, at least from the projected image.
Our first two (above and below) as usual, are Gandalf and Arwen, from the Blu-ray version of Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King:
Below are three James Bond images from Casino Royale. Each has a different lighting scenario, the first – full sunlight, the second image; indoor fluorescent, and finally, a night time photo. As one would expect, that causes each image of James Bond – Daniel Craig – to have different looking skin tones.
More images we like for considering skin tones:
And that concludes our skin tones images.
Panasonic PT-AE7000 Black Levels & Shadow Detail
On nice bright scenes, few people care about black levels and shadow detail, unless it's really bad. Where these more expensive ultra-high contrast projectors come into play, is on darker scenes. Note the huge variation in the photos below, the lower cost projectors wash out far more than the Panasonic, and others that are ultra-high contrast. That's why we pay so much attention to Black Levels. Two projectors can be virtually equal in picture quality on a nice average scene, but on some dark scenes, one can look great while the other looks mediocre or poor.
This Panasonic is a true ultra-high contrast projector. Forget the 300,000:1 contrast spec, with dynamic irises and no formal testing method a projector with 50,000:1 can best a projector claiming 300,000:1, since they all measure differently. We make our determinations by actually viewing the content, not the specs.
It's middle of the pack for an ultra-high contrast projector, but the most important thing is to be one, and not have entry level (or near) black level performance. Sure blacker is better, but at this point, its just one, and a very acceptable one (aspect of the PT-AE7000's performance.
We'll start first fairly normally exposed version of this scene from The Fifth Element, followed by a heavily overexposed one which makes it easier to compare black level performance with all the other projectors whos images are below.
Shadow Detail Performance
I must say the same thing about Dark Shadow Detail handling: Essentially the PT-AE7000 is very good at dark shadow detail, but several competitors are slightly better. The Casino Royale train scene below is excellent for looking at dark shadow detail. Peek into the shrubs on the right on the other side of the tracks, and in the dark areas of the trees behind them. You can see the differences in the larger images that come up when you click.
Panasonic PT-AE7000:
Epson Home Cinema 3010: Just reviewed, a lower cost, and not an ultra-high contrast projector. Note: The 5010, arriving shortly has higher contrast and is a direct competitor to this Panasonic projector. We will add that image when we've reviewed the Epson.
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Optoma HD8300: Note, my original expectation was that the Panasonic and the Optoma would be about a tie. As it turns out (and there will be a side by side image in the competitor's section), the Optoma's blacks are blacker (about half way between the Panasonic, and the Epson 8700UB.
Epson Home Cinema 8700UB: Still the black level champ of the projectors selling for around the Panasonic's price or less, though only $2000. The better blacks definitely add some extra pop and wow, on these really dark scenes.
Mitsubishi HC4000: Excellent lower cost DLP projector, but no dynamic iris for improving blacks.
BenQ W6000 (ultra high contrast, 2D):
Sony VPL-HW30ES:
Black Level and Shadow Detail Performance: PT-AE7000 Projector – Bottom Line
The PT-AE7000 does well on both, but not exceptionally. This is a solid, ultra high contrast projector. Blacks are really good, but there are better for the price, and in general, it's not quite as good as those slightly more expensive projectors I've mentioned, as well as the Epson, which has been the best under about $4K. That said, it's good enough to allow you to concede a small difference and be concerned with other features that the Panny has.
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Ohio State Psychology Class Quiz Tells Students Atheists Are Smarter Than Christians
Here's an actual, for-credit homework quiz in an undergraduate class called Psychology 1100 at Ohio State University:
Theo has an IQ of 100 and Aine has an IQ of 125. Which of the following statements would you expect to be true?
• Aine is an atheist, while Theo is a Christian.
• Aine earns less money than Theo.
• Theo is more liberal than Aine.
• Theo is an atheist, while Aine is a Christian.
The bolded statement, suggesting that atheists are — demonstrably and as a group — smarter than Christians, is the credited answer on the quiz.
A student currently enrolled in the class who wishes to remain anonymous tipped off Campus Reform about the questionable quiz at the taxpayer-funded school.
"Colleges will tolerate pretty much any religion other than Christianity," the student told Campus Reform. "If colleges really want to give everyone a fair shot, they should stay away from making comments about any religion."
"How can you really measure which religion has a higher IQ?" the student added.
The quiz was one of several online quizzes related to Psychology 1100 — a general education survey course. Enrolled students must complete a certain number of quizzes and are encouraged to complete them all to get ready for the final exam.
An Ohio State administrator in the psychology department – who also wished to remain unidentified – said that quizzes are typically fashioned based on textbook material but, at the end of the day, they are created by graduate assistants.
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2010 Spring Milan Fashion Week Fab Roundup!
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2010 Spring Milan Fashion Week Fab Roundup!
Even under a scrunched time line, Milan Fashion Week stunned with numerous beautiful collections. In this roundup, I highlight some of my favorite designers, including Versace, Ferragamo, Fendi, and Armani, to name a few. I admit, Dolce & Gabbana's collection was my favorite, but that's not stopping me from showing you Bottega's soft and swirly frock, Gucci's cut-out wonder, and Emilio Pucci's magical prints. I can't seem to resist this tropical bohemian masterpiece from Etro. Simply a-mazing.


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Seventeen years ago I stood in a CompUSA at midnight to welcome the launch of the biggest change to computing since the graphical user interface: Windows 95. Windows 95 introduced the start menu and look to the Windows operating system that has endured to Windows 7. On Friday, October 26th we welcome Windows 8 and ready or not the world of Windows is about to change in a pretty dramatic way.
Before we get into the specifics on the launch let's look at why Windows 95's interface served us so well for so many years. Windows was created for a device called a mouse, which changed input with a computer from mostly keyboard based command keys to moving a mouse pointer and selecting items on screen. Windows 3.x had folders and icons but no ordered way of locating and launching programs, documents or files. Often the fastest way was still to use old command line or keyboard shortcuts.
Today we have touch screen technology that looked like science fiction in 1995. (Don't believe me? Watch Star Trek: The Next Generation and look at the touch screen device Captain Picard uses… looks familiar doesn't it?) With touch screen computing on the rise and more people browsing the web on phones, tablets and laptops, Microsoft needed to think of how to change Windows to work equally well with touch as it has in the past with the mouse. This is the guiding principal behind the new interface design and the retirement of the start button.
WorldStart will have extensive coverage of Windows 8 including tips, tricks, installation videos and troubleshooting… but what do you need to know about Windows 8 right now?
Windows 8 RT and Windows 8 are not the same thing. Windows 8 RT is a tablet only operating system designed to run on ARM cpu's which require special code and special programs. Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro run on traditional processors (like Intel i5 or AMD A8 series) and can run all of your regular existing windows applications. Don't buy a tablet with Windows 8 RT expecting to install a piece of software you bought 2 years ago or download a game made for Windows 7 to it.
You don't need to buy it immediately. Windows 7 is a stable, well-designed operating system which is going to be supported for many years to come. Large companies upgrade very slowly. Microsoft makes a very large amount of money on these customers so security patches, updates and improvements will continue to come to Windows 7.
Windows 8 still has the old desktop and will still run Windows 7 applications. Microsoft knew they couldn't pull the rug out from under everyone, so behind the new Windows 8 interface is still the old desktop which you can access by clicking the Desktop tile. Programs designed for Windows 7 will launch to the desktop and display just like you're used to seeing them. The only difference will be the program's shortcut will be on the new interface (previously called Metro) versus on a start button.
You can probably run Windows 8 on any PC that runs Windows 7. The only real catch is having a graphics card or built-in adapter that's DirectX 9 compatible, though almost all video cards or integrated adapters sold within the last few years are.
Windows 8 comes in two different versions for laptop/desktop computers. There is Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro. Windows 8 Pro includes all the features of Windows 8 but allows you to join corporate networks (called domains), includes BitLocker hard drive encryption and includes remote desktop server and Windows Media Center. Windows 8 Pro license keys can also be used to downgrade to Windows 7 if you choose (you will need to find windows 7 install media and reformat/reinstall windows from scratch.)
Windows 8 upgrades are discounted for a limited time. To encourage people to adopt Windows 8, Microsoft is offering $39.99 Windows 8 and $69.99 Windows 8 Pro upgrades until January 31st 2013. You can take advantage of this special pricing at many retailers or by going online to Microsoft by clicking here [1].
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Elmhurst College Theatre
Music & Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Conceived and Written by Ray Roderick & Michael Berkeley
Directed by Scott Uddenberg and Amy Lyn McDonald
The name Irving Berlin is synonymous with American music. Few people have become woven into the fabric of American culture like Irving Berlin, from "White Christmas" and "God Bless America" to "Alexander's Ragtime Band" and "There's No Business Like Show Business." The musical revue I Love a Piano is a celebration of Berlin's impact on the people of America during each era in which the music was written. Come join us on this historical journey through America's past, with Irving Berlin's songs as our musical GPS!
The production runs February 1–3 and February 7–9. Thursday–Saturday performances are at 8:00 PM, and the Sunday performance on February 3 is at 2:00 PM.
Date: Friday, February 1, 2013 - Saturday, February 2, 2013
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Mill Theatre
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Sony Xperia Z SmartphoneMonday January 14 2013 Mobile Preview
Sony has announced the latest addition to its Xperia range the Xperia Z. In a further blurring of the boundaries between different types of device , the Xperia Z has a sensor of 13.1 Mpx, more pixels than many dedicated cameras. If the performance is as good as the specifications then this is worth looking at.
The Sony Xperia Z is a large, but very thin smartphone: 139mm x 71mm x 7.9mm. Weighing in at 146g it is still more a phone than a tablet but only just. As a phone it has 4G, dust and water resistance to the highest level, a 1.5Ghz quad core processor with 2Gb Ram and a batter that boast standby times of up to 550 hours (that's nearly 23 days!) The highlights of the specifications from a photographic perspective start with the 13.1 Mpx sensor, Sony is not alone with this resolution, but there are still only a few. The high resolution will probably mean that the 16x digital zoom may produce useable results, at least at the lower end of the range. The camera will produce HDR stills and video, has an image stabilizer and a wide range of automated effects and functions to help get the picture. On top of this, it has a 5" high resolution TFT screen: 1920px x 1080px. Again it is not alone but with the combination of large image dimensions and high resolution screen it should be quite impressive.
Sony's Xperia Z will not appeal to everyone, it is big for a phone, small for a tablet and as a camera it has only a digital zoom. However, it would appear to fulfil, in some way, nearly all of the functions expected of a computer and of a phone and of a camera.