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Pear Head
Past MnGCA President
Joined: 04 Apr 2004
Posts: 5833
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 6:19 pm
Post subject: Volunteers for the formation of committee(s)
The board is looking for assistance from you, the MnGCA members and website users, in forming two committees, a CITO event committee and a Spring Event committee. You do not need to be a MnGCA member to be part of these committees.
The charters for both are listed below. The signup period ends on Feb 6. You can sign up PMing myself,
emailing the board
, or posting here.
If you have any questions, please post them here.
MnGCA 2007 International CITO Day Committee
1. Event Committee Composition
a. The committee should consist of at least 5 individuals
b. MnGCA membership is not a requirement to serve on the Committee
i. Anyone is welcome to serve on a committee
ii. Website access is required to access the Committee forum
iii. MnGCA events are open to anyone, regardless of membership status
c. Committee members must be able devote the appropriate time for planning
i. Committee members must be able to attend the event.
ii. Reasonable considerations for emergency conflicts are understood
d. The Committee will have a private forum for their use in coordinating the event
e. A Committee Chair must be selected within seven (7) days following the committee closing date
i. The committee chairperson will be responsible for communication with the MnGCA Board
ii. Progress reports will include milestones established/accomplished
iii. Requests for funding should be made within 60 days of the event
2. Committee Purpose and Responsibilities
a. The committee is responsible for planning and executing an MnGCA sponsored event to commemorate International CITO Day on April 14th, 2007.
b. The committee will select a location(s) for the event
i. The event(s) will be located on public land within the state of Minnesota and free from access fees unless a fee waiver is negotiated.
ii. Municipal, State, or Federal properly may be considered
iii. The primary CITO Event will be located within a reasonable commuting distance of the Minneapolis metropolitan area.
(1) Satellite events can be established by the committee or subcommittees
(2) These events should coincide with the MnGCA Primary Event
(3) Satellite events must have their own cache page and GC.Com waypoint
iv. The committee must make contact with a responsible manager/director of the park or recreation area
(1) Inform them of our event
(2) Meet any requirements for permission for the gathering
(3) Negotiate possible sponsorship or support for the event
c. The committee will prepare information for the CITO Event cache page
i. A member of the committee will be responsible for providing a Board member with the information needed on the cache page
ii. The cache should be submitted for approval no later than 60 days prior to the event
d. The committee may plan a social event or geocaching at the conclusion of the park clean-up portion of the event
i. Standard rules for temporary caches will be adhered to
ii. Suitable facilities for the event should be considered (shelter, restrooms, etc.)
iii. Schedule of events should be developed and published
4. Funding and Sponsorship
a. There should be no cost for event attendance and credit on gc.com
i. If social time or refreshments are planned, reasonable accommodations may be considered.
(1) Meal cost per person or per group
(2) Pot Luck (Bring a dish to share)
(3) Other creative solution determined by the committee
b. The committee must determine how to fund the event.
i. The committee may establish the need for participants to provide their own supplies for the event (trash bags, gloves, etc.).
ii. The committee may choose to obtain sponsorship from a commercial or retail entity to defray costs of the event
iii. The committee may submit a reasonable request for MnGCA funding no later than 60 days prior to the event
4. Additional Information
a. Facilities for removal of collected trash should be made.
i. Event may generate more trash than facilities on site may be able to handle the ability to transport and drop off trash at a suitable location must be arranged
b. Publicity.
i. Pictures of the event are encouraged but not required
ii. The committee will publish an article following the event to the MnGCA website
iii. Media may be invited to cover the event.
5. Committee Dissolution
a. The committee chair will disband the committee when the following conditions are met:
i. The event has concluded
ii. All trash and debris collected during the event has been properly disposed of
iii. All indebtedness with regard to the event has been satisfied
iv. The article has been written for the MnGCA website
b. The MnGCA Board will be notified that all of the above conditions have been met and the committee disbanded.
MnGCA 2007 Spring Event Committee Charter
1. Event Committee Setup
a. Should include no less than 5 cachers
b. You must be willing to commit 100%
i. Must attend the event
c. Will have a private forum to communicate in
d. Anyone is welcome to be on the committee regardless of membership status
i. MnGCA Events are open to everyone
e. Final choices must be presented to the Board prior to moving forward
i. At least two possible location/date choices
f. A Committee Chair must be chosen within 7 days following the Committee closing date
i. the Chair is responsible for Board<->Committee communications
2. Choose a Location
a. Must be in the State of Minnesota
b. Should be outside the Twin Cities metro area (outstate)
c. DNR controlled lands (State Parks, etc) may be considered
i. possible access fees for those attending
d. It should have, on premises or nearby, sufficient camping/lodging for 30 to 35 people
i. This should include hotels for those that do not like to camp
ii. Nearby restaurants for those that want to camp but not cook
e. It should include a covered shelter that is able to be reserved or held for our General Meeting
i. This should be large enough to comfortably support ~50 people
f. Physically visit each possible location
i. Verify that they are indeed acceptable for the needs of the event
3. Timeline
a. Should take place in mid-May through mid-June
b. Monthly committee status updates must be submitted to the Board on the 30th of every month
c. Date needs to be set, location chosen, and cache page created
i. no less than 60 days in advance of the event date
ii. cache page is to be submitted to the Board for submission to geocaching.com
4. Cost
a. Costs associated with the event should be considered
i. there are limited funds available for location reservations, permits, etc
5. Temporary caches
a. The park should be large enough for 10 to 15 temps
i. They should be a mix of different types of caches
1. micros, multis, regulars, and large caches
ii. They should be placed in advance of group arrival
1. If time permits, coordinates should be made available in GPX/LOC format for attendees
b. The temporaries should be removed before everyone leaves
6. Food
a. Determine an acceptable method for a Saturday lunch
i. Donations
ii. Potluck
iii. Other
b. Be on hand to facilitate the food distribution if necessary
c. The MnGCA may fund all or part of the food costs
i. Other donations should be considered first.
7. Door prizes
a. Donations
i. Membership
ii. Third parties
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Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:50 am
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Tomorrow: The OSCON epilogues.
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any tricks to keep your cans operating at low tempratuures (-12 celcius)?
Put your balls on them.
Hope Yo sound aint loud.
thats fucked up.
keep your cans warm? will first off if its -12 dont go out and paint. Thats dumb, youll end up with hand cramps and possibly frostbite. If you cant resist, buy a big ass box of handwarmers, and tape them all around the can.... it wont work long, but it will help with the freezing over of your hand
^ But it's fucking hilarious.
no, it isn't. it's cruel, unnecessary and boring. the duck doesn't even jump that high.
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quickest way to knock down other DHCP services is to exhaust their aloocatable IPs.
dhclient eth0
macchnager -r eth0
goto 10
(lol to anyone who trys to run the above 4 lines )
this screen size seems to be a netbook issue. i do have one solution which is go full screen on desktop 2 then I get the start button. I do need to figure out a hot key for switching desktops.
just installed Ghost Phisher and tried running it on a netbook (not tried it since the first version).
I get the main screen and can select the tabs OK but the problem there is No Text and I can't enter any data.
Tried font settings still the same. When a window is too big for my screen I normally move around by holding down the left mouse button + Alt and then drag the window around the screen, now the Alt displays the font settings window.
Tried a re-install still the same. Do I need to un-install first and if so what is the best way?
To do this, go to line 1405 of the ghost phisher code.
Installation directory is: /usr/local/bin/Ghost-Phisher/
and change conditional statement from :
to:Code:if event.key() == QtCore.Qt.Key_Alt:
Code:if event.key() == QtCore.Qt.Key_F2:
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Alt key problem fixed - thanks
Using BT4 on eeepc with atheros wifi (wlan0)
Run your Fake AP, my Windows XP detects the fake AP but won't connect (had this problem with other scripts )
Re-Run using Zidas ZD1211 USB wifi adaptor (wlan1) XP connects no problem
Fake DNS tab will not let me use wlan1
Fake HTTP Server tab same problem
If using 2 interfaces with wlan0 connected to my wifi and I manage to get a client to connect to the fake AP (wlan1) will the client be routed to my internet connection so that I can run MITM?
Ghost fake-ap works with the aircrack's airbase-ng program, when a wireless card is placed on monitor mode and airbase-ng used to start an access point on the monitored interface, The airbase-ng actually creates a new network interface at0, the ghost fake-ap adds this interface (at0) to the interface options of the fake dns and http server combo boxes.... You could use that instead.
Saviour Emmauel Ekiko
using wlan1 as AP
Client XP box connects and I get IP address - etc all OK
fake DHPC Server - "starting DHCP server dhcpd3 at Wed Apr xxxx"
fake HTTP Server - cloned website OK
HTTP Server running on http://220.127.116.11
Client browser www.google.co.uk - Server not found
All the browser ever does Server not found. Should the browser be re_directed to the cloned web page?
Any Ideas
For some reasons, aireplay-ng refuses to respond when clients connect to the http service over the wireless network,but the http service responds fine when connected to on the machine instance of ghost-phisher, Its a bug with aireplay-ng and i am thinking of porting the process to hostapd... YOu could use hostapd for the fake access-point while you use the other ghost-phisher tabs for the redirections..
Hostapd Setup Guide:
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Evolutionist duplicity in church as Justin Thacker, Head of Theology for UK Evangelical Alliance advised Christians to mislead others when he wrote an article entitled "I'm a Creationist - are you?" His article was in response to the UK Government stating teachers could now discuss creation in the classroom.
He wrote: "I have a confession to make: I´m a creationist. Unfortunately, the Government doesn´t agree. On Monday this week, it released guidance regarding the teaching of creationism in school science classes. This is what it said, "Creationism and intelligent design are sometimes claimed to be scientific theories. This is not the case as they have no underpinning scientific principles." Given that I am the kind of creationist who views evolutionary processes as part of the way in which God brought this world about, I was a little perplexed by this affirmation. For surely evolution is underpinned by scientific mechanisms, and if evolution is an aspect of God´s creative activity, then creation itself is also underpinned by scientific principles.
Things became a little clearer, however, when I examined the FAQ section of the guidance. In it, the civil servants draw a hard distinction between "creationism" and "belief in creation". "Creationism", in their eyes, turns out to be the view that the earth came into being within the last 10,000 years (i.e.young earth creationism), and "belief in creation" is to accept that "God created everything that exists". This is different from "creationism" in that those who `believe in creation´ do not add the belief that the Earth is geologically young.
Having appreciated this, the condemnation of "creationism" at least becomes clearer. In reality, what they are suggesting is that belief in a young earth is not underpinned by scientific principles. This conclusion seems to me to be valid, as we cannot escape the fact that the currently available scientific evidence points in the direction of a geologically old earth. In addition, even the book of Genesis when examined in its original language doesn´t require a young earth interpretation.
Where I take issue with these officials, though, is the way in which they label "creationism" as out of bounds at the start of this document without explaining what they mean by the term until the FAQ section.
While the distinction they draw between those who are "creationists", and those who "believe in creation", has now been accepted by many of the scholars and authors in this field, it has not yet been appreciated by many of the school children, let alone teachers, who struggle with this issue. I suspect that many of the teachers won´t get to the FAQ section, and will simply read into this guidance that they are not allowed to discuss in the science class any notion of a creator God. In other words, the students will be presented with a choice - either believe in a creator God, or keep your scientific principles. The implication of the first part of this guidance is that you are not allowed both.
In the face of this challenge, too many Christians appear to give up the fight and just don´t talk about a creator God. So, here´s my suggestion.
Let´s not give up, let´s fight the good fight. Let´s talk about a creator God and creation till we´re blue in the face. Indeed, let´s even call ourselves "creationists". But let´s do it while at the same time accepting where the scientific evidence leads, which at present certainly means an old earth, and probably some form of evolution. Sometimes `both - and´ really is possible. This is one of those times."
Justin Thacker, Head of Theology.
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M92 by onyx-boox.com is not the same as eReader (or some other stores). (I mean, it is the same hardware, but it has different firmware and different accessories and different lenght of warranty)
It does not have cover and warranty is 1 year (eReader 2 years), but it has better TTS (text to speach) software and some cloud ability a maybe few more things. The most important difference (for certain users) is that you cannot use "Booxstor's" firmware, but one by owner of onyx-boox.com.
So, it is up to you, what you prefer.... And you need to add a good cover, so the price difference will be a bit smaller...
Also, geekbook.cz has good price, which is about 280 EUR +VAT. But their pages are only in Czech and I do not know if they sell international.
Another option is refurbished returned pieces. Booxtor wrote in another thread that he has few pieces for sale at 20% discount price with 2 year warranty. So, if you do not need a brand new piece, it might be an option.
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My 5 cents.
To the best of my knowledge, the BOOX M92 device from ArtaTech (i.e. www.onyx-boox.com a.k.a. "Onyx Europe") contains exactly the same hardware as the "plain vanilla" one (delivered by another European distributors, which have already been mentioned in this thread).
However, from ArtaTech, you will just get the device (with a stylus) and a USB cable. No power supply, no cover (note: you can buy a cover from ArtaTech, but it costs about 30 or 40 Euro).
The warranty time is 1 year.
The worst thing, however, is that you will have BIG problems as soon as you try to "update" the firmware of this device -> their firmware is really "outdated" and they do not allow you to install the well maintained Booxtor's one.
ArtaTech claims that they supply additional "unique" features:
1. the "IVONA EMBEDDED" Text-to-Speech engine -> what they do not say is that the only available language is Polish (just a single woman's voice called "Agnieszka" -> I've read somewhere that you may possibly buy additional voices and languages from the original company www.ivona.com but every single additional voice will cost you about 35 Euro),
2. a "Cloud Service" -> suports "GoogleDrive" and "Storino" services only,
3. a "RSS Reader",
4. a "Bookstore" -> see booxsource.com for available books (site available in Polish only, books in Polish only?).
Note: the size of the BOOX M92 is very similar to the size of the Apple iPad 2, so many covers designed for the latter device fit the first one.
An additional advice: remember to buy the "black" version, not the "white" one (the reading comfort depends on the colour of the box).
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Your "opinion" is really not worth those "5 cents".
But you called this an "opinion", so let me tell you what truth is.
Cover at onyx-boox.com costs from EUR 19 to EUR 39 (this one is from genuine leather). The covers are the high quality ones - very high quality ones.
Onyx International warranty is 1 year (12 months) (wherever you buy a device from). However onyx-boox.com or ArtaTech as an EU company is obliged by law to give additional 12 months (which makes total 24 months) guarantee that the device works correctly if not misused or damaged by user.
1. Ivona sold with any device on onyx-boox.com is English Amy + one more licence that corresponds with the country of order or from preference of user (German, French, Spanish, Italian or Polish). That is already included in the price. You can also buy additional voice licences on onyx-boox.com or ArtaTech for 6,5 EUR (six euro and a half). /what is your 35 EUR information? A desktop Ivona aplication for PC ?/
2. Supporting 2 cloud services (also the one of Google Drive) is for you "only"? Then please note that soon the users of our devices will have one more cloud service available - Dropbox. We are now finishing the integration.
How many cloud services does the "well maintained Booxtor's" firmware support? None.
3. No comments
4. If you say that it is in Polish only then I know you must use Polish menu. If the device language would be set up to English you would claim that it is English version only I suppose. Version depends from device settings. English and Polish are now available, German, Spanish and Italian are in translation. In Q1 2013 more content in various languages will be available (today there is not a big choice in English, that I shall admit)
For iPad and M92 cover. Probably the size is quite similar, but our covers are designed for Boox M92. A question to you - does iPad cover have a standard port for stylus? If so, that means you were right, everybody shall use iPad covers.
And I just leave the firmware issue - onyx-boox.com or ArtaTech firmware is not outdated - the above explains all - more features, better licences and last but not least - tested before offered to users (we do have our testers and our policy is to test before any firmware launch - we do not use forum members as laboratory test mice).
Those are the facts.
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Have you included into your firmware new PDF reader, developed with participation of Booxtor? If you have how much bugs your testers found in it and how much was fixed before releasing the firmware?
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Do you have some more pictures of the "Passion of Boox" and "Genuine leather" covers? I would especially like to see the padding.
Also - are you going to have the "Passion of Books" one made from real leather? And will the "Daytona" version be also available for the M92?
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And this:
So, what is the difference between 1st and second year from purchaser's poin of view? What your company will do, if display in M92 stops working the 2nd year and there is no visible damage by user?
And, if you sell outside the EU, for how long is the buyer covered against device failure? Does he has the same rights as the EU one?
And 2 voices for free? FAQ mentions only one - Amy.
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The warranty time as stated by European regulation means that during the first 6 months the seller has to prove that the device was not defective upon arival. Since that is pretty much impossible, the law assumes that if the device breaks during this time, it was already defective from the very start.
In the period after the first 6 months, you as a buyer have to prove that the device was defective from the start and that it is not you who is responsible.
Furthermore, that 24 month warranty is part of the contract between you ,the buyer, and the seller (the shop you got it from).
The guarantee on the other hand is a voluntary offer by the manufacturer, and therefore this is an arrangement between the buyer and the manufacturer (who might just delegate all the beaurocracy to the seller).
Those things are really very different.
Please note that I am not a lawyer, and neither is English my native language. So take the above with a grain of salt.
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Let me explain a couple of things.
I own a brand new Onyx BOOX M92 "Black Pearl" from ArtaTech which was delivered not even a week ago. Everything I say is based on my own experience.
In my previous post, I gave two web links to two covers in the ArtaTech's shop. Contrary to what "Maurice13" writes, the cheapest one is definitely NOT available for 19 Euro (just "click" the links yourself).
Note: one cannot find any information about weights of these covers -> well, the M92 devices itself is "pretty heavy", so I don't really want to add another "brick" to my wallet. I've seen some light (about 90 grams) neoprene covers, originally designed for the Apple iPad 2, and I think I will get one of these.
All written documents explicitly say ... 12 months warranty (I mean the documents that came with my device as well as these on ArtaTech's web pages).
The additional 12 months in the EU, that "Maurice13" mentions, are NOT a warranty -> as written by "mSSM", this only covers situations in which YOU can PROVE that there was something broken in your device from the very beginning (i.e. your device was defective upon arrival but you did not notice it up to now) -> it does NOT cover situations in which your device had been working o.k. and then simply broke.
According to "Maurice13", new devices from ArtaTech should come with TWO voices, one English and another one of one's choice. My device came with Polish only. Nobody asked me whether I wanted another language instead.
I would be very grateful if someone ("Maurice13"?) could point me to any place where I can download MY FREE VERSION of the "English Amy" (well, it's a one week old device, so I should have got it inside, in the first place).
I would also be happy to remove "Polish Agnieszka" from my device and install another language instead. "German Gretel" (or "German Hänsel"), please.
I don't know of any ArtaTech web page / shop which currently offers any additional voices / languages for 6.5 Euro. I took my 35 Euro estimation from a post in another forum (in which people were also asking how to get additional voices but there were no definite answers, just some ideas where one could try to get them from).
What concerns cloud services. I don't really care about "GoogleDrive", "Storino", nor the future "Dropbox" (the clouds that I might be interested in are not supported) -> I listed the two currently existing options so that people know what they can expect from the device NOW.
In my previous post, I gave a web link to the "Bookstore" shop. Just "click" it and see it yourself that it exists in Polish only (there's no button to switch to another language at all).
On my M92 device, I am using English as the "Language Locale Setting" and I still get all entries in "ONYX - Aktualnosci", "Categories" and "Recommendations" frames in Polish (note: I'm not talking about the language of the application itself but about the language of the "shop", also prices are always in Polish zloty only).
Note also: even if I use English, I might like to get books in another languages and there's no way to search the "shop" for books in a user specified language.
Last but not least ... the firmware.
Soon after I started my device for the first time I noticed that many things do not work properly. So I immediately (just several hours after I opened the box for the first time) installed the newest official ArtaTech's update ("Version 1.7 20120927"). But things were still bad. So ... while desperately looking for a solution, I found the Booxtor's firmware. I immediately noticed that I was NOT able to install it due to ArtaTech's firmware obstructions. Finally, I found the web page with the Mixed Firmware for I62/I62e/I62HD/A62/A62s/M92/M92s ArtaTech devices. Things are much better now, though still far from being perfect.
These are the facts.
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i orered at arta tech, onyx-boox.com/. everything was ok and good. nice contact, before buying and after it. i sent the device back, after buying i found this page that said arta has not the latest firmware, and that booxstore and his shop is really managing the whole development in software and so. so i became afraid and quickly asked of return, which was no problem with money back within no time.
i like the idea of selling the device without cover and additional charger but then to a lower prize. i don't neet them. and arta has additional different covers to reasonable prize. they should mention to choose a cover from the accessoire, for, true, a big reader without a cover can be a bad thing.
i would not recommend the blach above the white onyx boox m92. the black is all black. it is a strong black. it means a strong contrast and it also gives you much fingerprints all over. the white leaves virtually no fingerprints and i like it better for the eyes. dont know, not that much contrast. and, white is white and black is black. i also like the white. it's a good white. it has quality. so i like the onyx boox m92.
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This morning we received news that our dear caching friend Russ Crawford (better known as Ole of
Ole and Lena
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Russ also had a voracious appetite as a FTF fanatic, being the first to find a cache was a source of joy and accomplishment to Russ. The tougher the better. Russ enjoyed both telling and hearing a good story from the trail. He was an Air Force Veteran, who retired in Northern Minnesota to enjoy the outdoors and regular trips to the Boundry Waters Canoe Area (BWCA).
He will be sadly missed by his wife Donna, his family, and the countless people Russ touched with his wit and humor.
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I can't believe what a shock this is. Ole just called me on Monday night and we had a good catch up. I heard about his 8 days in the BW with Lena and what a great time they had. We talked about caching and how we both were going to be out soon.
I was fortunate to meet Ole through this great sport of geocaching and we became friends over the years. Truth be told Ole was my "go to guy" when I need a hint. Because he had for sure already been there, and had an amazing memory for the details of a cache. He always would answer my calls with a cheerful "Where you at today Hooligan?"
He will be very missed.
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R.I.P. Kind Sir,
It was truely a pleasure to have known you!!!
May your batteries always keep a charge, may your GPSr have clear reception for ever more, and may all your finds all be FTF's!!!!!
Leave some for the rest of us though!!
Truly a sad day..............
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I have enjoyed the company of Ole on more than one FTF adventure, and was shocked to hear of his passing. The north woods has lost a wonderful soul. Our hearts go out to his family and friends as they mourn their loss of this wonderful man.
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I had heard a lot about Ole, and had the chance to meet up with him at the 10th aniversery event in Bemidji. I was impressed with everything I saw & heard. I'm sure he will be truely missed. Our prayers go out to his family.
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We had heard of Ole for a few years and we got the chance to meet him at the Bemidji 10 year event. He was well known in the Northwoods and will be missed by all. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family. Eric and Jo.
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The 10 year event in Bemidji. Ole front and center, just where he belonged in the northern Minnesota geocaching community. Aim high, my friend, aim high. I am a better person for having known you.
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I first met the legendary Ole coming home from work one day. I saw a car parked near Uffda's Micro, so I stopped to chat with whoever was there looking for the cache. Ole emerged from the woods and we talked like old friends for a good while before he headed down the road. Since then, we've met at geocaching events and it was always fun to hear about the adventures going on over in Grand Rapids.
Ole(Russ) will be missed by everyone.
Rest in peace, my friend.
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The news of Oles passing hit my like a ton of bricks this morning. Like so many others, I first met Russ on the way to a cache in the woods. Everyone that met him on the trail knows the he had a certain knack for engaging anyone in a conversation. His wit, his humor and his kindness just came through in words. Your first experience with Ole was like you had just run into your best friend.
He was always up for a little conversation and a good laugh but even though he had many experiences that he could have bragged about, he was just too modest to do that. I feel very lucky to have known him for a short time. He was man of dignity and will be missed by many.
Remember: If theres Geocaching in heaven, Ole just beat all of us to a few more
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I will miss my old buddy Ole we sure had a lot of good laughs and good times. always a kind word and a story to tell! We had many FTF races! (usually won by "The King" Loaner) when we were trying to be FTF we weren't always honest... maybe not giving up our true location and of course never answering the "Land Line". When I look back the most valuable find I made while caching was the friendship of "Ole and Lena" thanks Ole! and if you would give me a little nudge, when I forget my compass,gps,hat,walking stick,gloves,cell phone!!
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I first met Ole on the trail like so many other cachers have. I was new to geocaching and Ole was a great PR person for the sport! He always offered encouragement and had many funny caching stories to tell. Trying to beat Ole to a FTF became a sport in it self! If a new cache came out late in the evening Ole liked to say that he set his alarm for zero dark thirty so that he'd have a chance at beating out the 'FTF fanatics'. He never admitted that he was one of them! Ole became a friend the first time I met him and its hard to believe that I won't be running in to him at caches from now on. He will be missed by every cacher that was lucky enough to meet him on the trail.
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Visitation for Russ will be in Grand Forks at the Gregory Norman Funeral home, Monday, Sept 20 from 5-7 p.m. His funeral will be on Tuesday 2 p.m. at St Michael's Catholic Church in Grand Forks. Burial will be in Forest Grove, Oregon.
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Naturallycurly Editor, Lauren shares how her family reacted once she went natural plus the realization of a short cut and all it entails.
Transitioning from relaxed to natural hair is a process where you grow out your processed hair in favor of your natural texture before cutting off the processed or damaged ends off (known as the big chop). Transitioning is about learning to accept (and love!) the texture you were born with. Are you transitioning from relaxed to natural hair? Find articles, tips, products, videos, salons and support here.


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I believe you are asking if you can log into persistence, run your updates or install nessus, then be able to access those update programs/nessus in a non-persistence mode so you can reverse anything that may mess up by rebooting.
That would be excellent. However, persistence runs from the separate partition you made on your stick whereas non-persistence does not. So when you run it in non-persistence, it doesn't tap into the persistent partition you created thus you wont be able to use nessus or updated programs.


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- Compressive strength is one of the most important measurements in manufacturing concrete. As a producer, I need to know whether this measurement is accurate. How can I be sure my concrete compressive strength results are correct?
Hundreds of thousands of concrete cylinders are tested daily in the United States. Most tests are performed on manually operated concrete compression testing machines which require the operator to continuosly adjust a valve during a test so that the loading rate remains within specification.
ASTM C39, Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens, specifies that the loading rate fall within 0.14 to 0.34 MPa/sec (20 to 50 psi/sec). On average, the compressive strength of cylinders tested at the high load rate limit will be 3% greater than cylinders tested at the low load rate limit. Many testing laboratories are paid by the number of cylinders tested, creating an incentive to test as fast as possible.
A 20% increase in compressive strength of high-strength concrete is possible when loading rates exceed ASTM C39 limits. About half of concrete testing machines are equipped with an analog dial guage or a digital panel meter that has no provision to indicate load rate. An approximation of loading rate can be determined on these machines by using a stop watch and measuring the change in load over 15-, 30-, and 60-second periods. This method of measuring load rate often requiring two people is archaic and is not verifiable.
About 20% of machines used today employ a digital load rate indicator. These indicate load rate but cannot provide verification after the test is complete. More and more manually operated machines are being equipped with state-of-the-art digital indicators that provide live load rate. They also calculate and report the average load rate according to ASTM C39 requirements and can generate load/stress versus time curves.
Both the average load rate calculation and load/stress versus time curves provide verification that a test was performed according to specification. However, none of these solutions eliminates operator loading rate errors on manually operated testing machines capable of loading rates much greater than 0.34 MPa/sec (50 psi/sec.). This, coupled with the incentives to test each cylinder as fast as possible, creates the need for an automatic concrete testing system.
Also, 95% of all concrete testing machines in operation are hydraulically actuated and require oil pressures to 68.9 MPa (10,000 psi). The maximum pressure that conventional servo-hydraulic testing systems operate is 31 MPa (4500 psi). Their inability to operate at oil pressures to 68.9 MPa (10,000 psi) and their high cost preclude them from widespread use in concrete testing.
In the past two to three years, a reliable automatic loading valve for concrete compression machines that operate to 68.9 MPa (10,000 psi) has become available. The simple design results in machine costs 50% to 75% less than comparable servo- controlled testing machines. The new automatic testing system eliminates the operator from controlling the load rate during the testing process and verifies loading rates.
Richard Gedney, founder and president of ADMET, a manufacturer of testing systems, provided the answer. Visit www.admet.com
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Office: Scientific Review Branch (SRB)
Phone: 301-402-7703
As a Scientific Review Officer in NIA's Scientific Review Branch, Dr. Ferrell is responsible for organizing peer review meetings across NIA's research areas. She is the SRO for the Behavior and Social Science of Aging Standing Review Committee (NIA-S) and also runs program project (P01) and request for application (RFA) reviews. She has been active on several trans-NIH committees and is the co-lead of the NIA Green Team.
Dr. Ferrell is a biological anthropologist with expertise in skeletal aging, dental microstructure and development, demography, and reproductive aging. Her overarching research interests include the reconstruction of health and mortality patterns in past human populations and evolutionary adaptations in humans.
Before coming to NIA in March, 2009, she was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Howard University, where she taught courses in biological and cultural anthropology and conducted research in dental anthropology funded by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). Prior to that, she was a postdoctoral fellow in reproductive aging at Georgetown University's Center for Population and Health where she studied reproductive endocrine changes across the menopausal transition and the evolution of menopause. She received her B.A. in Anthropology from the College of William and Mary, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Biological Anthropology from the Pennsylvania State University.


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Choose Leicester to Study Geography
Geography at Leicester is a top ranked department with particular strengths in critical geography, environmental change and management, and spatial literacy and modelling. We are distinctive by our size with an excellent reputation for high quality international research, teaching, consultancy, public engagement, and importantly, collegiality. We strive to be 'Elite Without Being Elitist'.


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Certified personal trainer here. I do full body circuit training 3 days a week. It is important to strive for balance between all muscle groups as imbalance puts you at an increased risk for injury. As a rule of thumb your back should be stronger than your chest. When your chest is stronger than your back your shoulders become rounded and you are at an increased risk for shoulder impingement and rotator cuff injuries (these will keep you out of the water and are a pain to rehab). Legs and core should also be a priority as they are the most important muscles for balance and you don't want to be that guy with a big upper body and scrawny legs. I do a lot of box jumps and deadlifts. I also do single leg squats, bulgarian split squats, and pistol squats to promote balance between legs. Shoulders are obviously important. Focus more on the rear deltoids and rotator cuff muscles to help prevent rounding. The front of your shoulders get worked enough with chest exercises and don't need to be isolated as much the rear.
I try to swim or do yoga on the days I don't lift if there is no surf. Of course surfing generally takes priority for me as well. If I surf I will readjust the days that I lift during the week. TRX is awesome too if you have access to it.
Push ups, Sit ups, Pull Ups, Squats (no weights), Yoga, Running, Surfing. I hate gyms and pumping iron, just boring to me. I think next winter I'm going to incorporate some distance swimming in the pool to keep the paddling muscles up.
I hit the Bally's where everyone can watch me bench 4 stacks. They know it's me when I roll up in the fastest car on the block like vin diesel. I want everyone to see how jacked and tan I am.
For this subject, I prefer to work the f**k out of the FORUM SEARCH TOOL.
The Dane Reynolds' workout plan.
For years, I used to hit the gym and weights 3-4 times a week with running 3-6 miles on the other days. Since I added swimming and now surfing, I get to the gym maybe once a week. I'd rather be outside. I'm still doing my runs to which I've added 8-10 sets of push-ups along the way. If there's a pull-up bar around, like at a nearby school, I'll add that in as well.


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Black Student Union hosts Third Annual Poetry Jam
Headlining BSU's poetry jam, in which several students performed poetry, were award-winning spoken word artists Alysia Harris and Carvens Lissaint.
July 18, 2017PVTA potential cuts affect UMass and five college students -
July 10, 2017New director of student broadcast media at UMass this fall -
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June 24, 2017Man who threatened to bomb Coolidge Hall taken into ICE custody -
June 24, 2017Cale Makar drafted by Colorado Avalanche in first round of 2017 NHL Entry Draft -
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June 17, 2017UMass basketball lands transfer Kieran Hayward from LSU -
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May 17, 2017Report: Keon Clergeot transfers to UMass basketball program -
May 15, 2017Despite title-game loss, Meg Colleran's brilliance in circle was an incredible feat -
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Headlining BSU's poetry jam, in which several students performed poetry, were award-winning spoken word artists Alysia Harris and Carvens Lissaint.


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Then, there is Patton himself, who is presented with a constant grimace on his face, and described as the ultimate warrior.
A self described anarchist, he inveighed against what he saw as the "constant run for money" in Moscow.
Pictures show a dark-haired young woman with a bright, constant smile.
A minority reacted to the constant strain by shooting themselves in the foot or running away.
Like Khatami, Rouhani wears a constant smile on his face and speaks in measured tones.
His constant run of good fortune was the accomplice of his immorality.
Is the steward the only person who has been a constant visitor to the cabin?
Their legends recorded this constant decline, but assigned no reason for it.
This flow of moral sewage to our shores is constant and unceasing.
What is wanted is a constant moderate supply of water, keeping the pressure as nearly even as possible.
late 14c., "steadfast, resolute," from Old French constant (14c.) or directly from Latin constantem (nominative constans) "standing firm, stable, steadfast, faithful," present participle of constare, from com- "together" (see com-) + stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Of actions and conditions from 1650s. Related: Constantly.
1832 in mathematics and physics, from constant (adj.).
constant con·stant (kŏn'stənt)
Continually occurring; persistent.
Unchanging in nature, value, or extent; invariable.
A quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context.
An experimental or theoretical condition, factor, or quantity that does not vary or that is regarded as invariant in specified circumstances.
A number that appears in equations and formulas and does not vary or change. Examples are Planck's constant and the speed of light.
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Why get the S3?? The S7 will be out by the time the next iPhone arrives with an even BIGGER screen, a bunch of ******** stuff that you wont use, and it will still have the same ****** plastic construction quality. Screw Samsung and their POS phones that they never support more than a few months before they move on to the NEXT BIG PHONE!
Why get the S3?? The S7 will be out by the time the next iPhone arrives with an even BIGGER screen, a bunch of bullcrap stuff that you wont use, and it will still have the same horrible plastic construction quality. Screw Samsung and their POS phones that they never support more than a few months before they move on to the NEXT BIG PHONE!
Isnt the galaxy S4 suppose to be released in march? im sure it will have a 6 core processor, bigger screen, Android's peanut butter and jelly sandwich software, and even harder throw to zoom feature. All the Fandroids will buy it even though they just bought the galaxy S3 but yet call iPhone owners SHEEP. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.....
It's already been reported that Samsung are set to unveil the Galaxy S4 early next year -Google it if you want to.
As for everything else, he's right about that. Like Apple, Samsung will naturally upgrade their product, so there will be improvements from the S3. No doubt a bigger screen, better processor etc etc. They're hardly going to release a new phone if the specs haven't been improved.
Judging by your signature though, I reckon you're only going to continue kicking off at Apple fans. Whatevs.
I understand all the fanboy stuff....
I have owned iPhones since the first, and all of them up until the iPhone4.(my wife has it now). I tried out android and really liked it, because of the unity it offered, just like Apple has unity with it's product. I now have the SG3, and it is really a good phone. I am not disappointed by it. Why? Because it does everything that my iPhones did.
I don't care about who copies who, and if you really want to get down to it, Apple did it's own share of copying. How come no-one is talking about that?! Each company brings what they do to the table, end of story.
And to the guy that said something about the S7?! Really? It's been a trend of Android makers to release multiple phones. So PLEASE, END THAT STUPID ARGUMENT!!!
And to be fair, what has really been improved upon with the iPhone5 that the iPhone4s couldn't do? Really?! And why the hell would you make a phone so big yet so slim and hard to hold Samsung?!!!!
Dammit all to hell.
to me i want soming that can Fit in my hand and pockets, a good battery life and alot of customization. my iphone 4 gives me a good battery because ive looked after it, a good size not to big or to small and with it been jailbroken i have a **** ton of customization.
I was a iphone fan, but when 4s came out, I bought a Galaxy s2 and loved it, blowen away with what it coud do right out of the box. I could not wait for the Galaxy s3, and love it. I carry it in my shirt pocket, never really cared about what the plastic covers because I put a case on any phone I owned. Not for looks but for protecting in the job I have ( Millwright ). There is no way I would go back to Itunes and JB as long as Apple keeps playing catch up. Galaxy s3 rocks, it is amazing phone. There is just no comparing the Galaxy s3 with the Iphone 5. With saying that, my wife hates my phone. way to busy for her. So I took her to order her a Iphone 5, and I bet it will be a very nice solid phone and she will love it.
I am typing this on my Macbook Air, without a doubt the best laptop I have every owned, and like the Galaxy s3, I plan on never going back to a PC.
If you still love Iphone, more power to you my friend, it will be a great phone. I was hoping Apple was going to blow the top off with this update, just in my mind, very disappointing.


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Introducing themselves for 2013 are jrcoaching (imas wrestling) . Jr coaching provides first class wrestling sessions around the southern region of england. The main base for imas wrestling is in berkshire, but we are now offering our services to clubs around the southern region. I myself have had over 19 years of wrestling experience and have been representing great britain at a international stage for 10 years. I am now a well known wrestler both on the domestic scale and on the international scale. Having being in ukraine wrestling for the past two years i produced a programme for wrestling for mma and rugby to teach athletes the importance of learning wrestling.
The sport of wrestling is a fine art to learn, it is also proven that it is the core base of some sports such as mma, rugby and kabaddi. I take pride in our coaches and find world class coaches around the uk and europe to deliver these training session. For sessions near you and timetables please visit our website or if you would like to introduce wrestling to you own gym please contact us.
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Nearby hotels:
A Google map showing the location of the institute and of some of these hotels
More offers at www.budapesthotelservice.com
Studio apartments with kitchen, bath etc, within walking
* Parisi
* Petôfi
Sándor utca
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* Aranykez
* Karolyi
Mihaly utca
GENERAL RULES: usually min. 4 nights+3% tourist tax (waived for students). In case of shorter stays there is a supplement of 30 % charged upon only one night.
The price includes the use of water, gas, electricity, heating, bed-linen, towels and the cleaning once a week.
("utca" above means "street")
For larger apartments see the full list at IBUSZ apartments. Ibusz also offers private rooms.
Youth hostel: Ginkgo Youth Hostel very clean, safe just at the corner. Beds from 15 euros/night. Double room for about 44 euros/night (11000 forints).


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d'Arnaud, Peralta among Sunday cuts
Roster numbers dwindling with Opening Day two weeks away
March 18, 2012 7:34 PM ET
The Blue Jays' top prospect, d'Arnaud hit .311 with 21 homers and 78 RBIs en route to being named Eastern League MVP last year. He did not enjoy the same type of success this spring, going 3-for-21 in nine games, although all three hits were for extra bases (a homer and two doubles). He went hitless in his final nine Grapefruit League at-bats.
Named top defensive catcher by Eastern League managers, d'Arnaud caught two of three potential base-stealers this spring. The 23-year-old is expected to begin the season at Triple-A Las Vegas, where J.P. Arencibia was named Pacific Coast League MVP in 2010.
For the Brewers, Peralta was cut after allowing eight runs -- six earned -- over 6 1/3 innings. He also did not perform well in Spring Training last year, surrendering 10 runs over 10 innings.
Still, Milwaukee's No. 1 prospect has proven his talent in the Minor Leagues. Peralta posted a 3.46 ERA in 119 2/3 innings at Double-A Huntsville last year, striking out 117 and earning Southern League All-Star honors. The 22-year-old right-hander then put together even better numbers following a promotion to Triple-A as he compiled a 2.03 ERA with 40 strikeouts in 30 frames. He is slated to return to a well-stocked rotation in Nashville to begin the year.
Segura, meanwhile, was assigned to Double-A Arkansas after a hot spring in which he went 8-for-21 with two homers and six RBIs. The Angels' No. 2 prospect also provided strong defense at shortstop, a position to which he moved last season after signing as a second baseman.
"His tools are incredible," Angels manager Mike Scioscia told MLB.com. "Probably the biggest thing has been his growth as a shortstop. I think he's starting to feel much more comfortable at that position. He's much more under control but still can make the big plays when he has to -- he can go in the hole, turns a double play. ... On the offensive side, he showed some really good plate discipline this spring. And I think as he grows and keeps developing, he has as much upside as anybody who's in that room."
Last year, Segura hit .281 with three homers and 18 steals at Class A Advanced Inland Empire but was limited to 44 games due to hamstring issues. He went on to play in the Arizona Fall League, where he batted .310 with five steals in 23 games before earning an invitation to Spring Training.
"I didn't make the team, but I'm leaving happy because I did a good job, I played well and I impressed a little bit," the 22-year-old said. "I just have to keep working hard so that next time I can stay here and come up."
Beckham, the Rays' No. 4 prospect and the first overall pick in the 2008 Draft, was sent down along with former No. 1 pick Matt Bush and No. 13 prospect Brandon Guyer. The 22-year-old shortstop recorded one hit in 24 at-bats but still impressed with his defense.
"I was very impressed with him," manager Joe Maddon said. "I believe he has Major League-caliber defense already. He's got to really work on his hitting a bit, and I'm not talking about mechanical stuff. He just needs to get more of a game plan from the plate perspective, understand how to attack pitchers better.
"And as he does that, he's going to be a big league ballplayer because defensively, he's got a good idea on the bases, he really handles himself well as a person. I really believe he has Major League makeup. We just have to get his hitting in order, and that's going to take a little time."
Finally, Braves first-rounder and No. 6 prospect Sean Gilmartin was reassigned to Minor League camp after allowing two runs on seven hits over six innings this spring. The 21-year-old left-hander was 2-1 with a 2.53 ERA in five starts for Class A Rome last summer.
David Heck is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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Science Spectacular Reveals the Fun Side of Science
Last Modified 10:43 AM, July 9, 2009
April 3, 2009—
Girls from across the UP and northern Wisconsin are coming to Michigan Technological University for a Saturday of science fun this weekend.
In a "Science Spectacular",a sponsored by the Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes, women students from Michigan Tech will lead hands-on science projects such as Engineering Slime, Cosmetic Chemistry, Candy Cars and How Does Your Garden Grow? Different choices of activities target girls in grades K-3, 4-8 and 9-12.
Science Spectacular begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 4, and runs until 2 p.m. The activities will take place in the Dow Environmental Sciences and Engineering Building on the Michigan Tech campus.
Approximately 80 girls are preregistered for the event.
For more information contact Joan Chadde, coordinator of education programs for the Western Upper Peninsula Center for Science, Math and Environmental Education at Michigan Tech, 906-487-3341, or Allison Potter, communications manager, Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes, 906-225-8020.
Michigan Technological University (www.mtu.edu) is a leading public research university developing new technologies and preparing students to create the future for a prosperous and sustainable world. Michigan Tech offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering; forest resources; computing; technology; business; economics; natural, physical and environmental sciences; arts; humanities; and social sciences.


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- Alpine3D
- Alpine3D is a spatially distributed (surface), three dimensional (atmospheric) model for analyzing and predicting dynamics of snow-dominated surface processes in mountainous topography. It includes models for snow cover (SNOWPACK), vegetation and soil, snow transport, radiation transfer and runoff which can be enabled or disabled on demand.
- Avaneya: Viking Lander Remastered DVD
- Whether you are a fan of science fiction, a space–science enthusiast, hobbyist, photographer, gamer or a patron of grass–roots libre arts and technology, you are sure to find the first successful images from the surface of Mars highly captivating. These mind blowing images were taken by NASA's Viking landers during the highly ambitious, billion–dollar mission first launched in 1975. However, many images were nearly lost to history due to magnetic tape deterioration and archaic proprietary technology. With NASA's blessing, our team developed the technology to recover many of these images. This research tool was part of the design phase of our parent project, Avaneya — our upcoming libre cerebral science fiction game for the GNU operating system set on Mars, described in the words of Richard Stallman as an exciting, pioneering project. Originally an internal research tool, overwhelming public interest compelled us to release the technology on this DVD for all. Now everyone can relive the original breathtaking experience that captured the world's attention and marked the first successful moment in history that humanity saw Mars — not as a distant, impersonal, celestial body, beheld through a telescope for centuries, but as a tangible and alien world well within its reach.
- On a stationary GPS without a differential correction signal, you should see a 20 meter average radius "random walk" pattern. On the same receiver with DGPS corrections and a good view of the sky, the error should be reduced to approx. 2 meters average radius.
- Earth3D
- Earth3D visualizes the earth in realtime in a 3D view. You can rotate and zoom the view until countries, cities and even single houses become visible (in areas where the necessary map resolution is available), and fly around. You can also embed external data like current earthquake positions or cloud data. Additional data layers can be added to the view, e.g. country flags and names. The package uses data from NASA, USGS, the CIA, and the city of Osnabrück. The data is loaded on demand over the Internet.
- The Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL) is a unifying C/C++ API for accessing raster geospatial data, and currently includes formats like GeoTIFF, Erdas Imagine, Arc/Info Binary, CEOS, DTED, GXF, and SDTS. It is intended to provide efficient access, suitable for use in viewer applications, and also attempts to preserve coordinate systems and metadata. Python, C, and C++ interfaces are available.
- 'GEOS' is a C++ implementation of the functions and predicates defined in the OpenGIS "Simple Features for SQL" specification. It includes high quality implementations of all important spatial relationships and operations, robust versions of all functions in the dimensionally extended 9 intersection predicate model, and implementations of the operators Buffer(), Union(), and Intersection() and all other SFSQL functions including Area(), Length(), Centroid(), etc.
- Generic Mapping Tools is a collection of ~60 GNU/Linux tools that allow users to manipulate (x,y) and (x,y,z) data sets (including filtering, trend fitting, gridding, projecting, etc.) to produce Encapsulated PostScript File (EPS) illustrations ranging from simple x-y plots through contour maps to artificially illuminated surfaces and 3-D perspective views in black and white, gray tone, hachure patterns, and 24-bit color. GMT supports 25 common map projections plus linear, log, and power scaling, and comes with support data such as coastlines, rivers, and political boundaries. Since the package is quite large, the authors suggest looking at the list of mirrors on the page to ensure that you download from the one closest to you.
- GPSBabel
- 'GPSBabel' converts waypoint data between about four dozen file formats, including Magelland and Garmin serial, Mapsource, Mapsend, Streets & Trips, Delorme, National Geographics, many Pal formats, and many others. It is endian and word-size safe, includes a GUI, and runs on a variety of operating systems. It also supports Groundspeak GPX extensions for geocaching.
- GPStk
- 'GPSTk' is a set of both fundamental and advanced GPS processing algorithms. The library provides functions including RINEX I/O, ephemeris calculation, atmospheric refraction models, and positioning algorithms. The applications include cycle slip detection and removal, calculation of the Total Electron Content (TEC) of the ionosphere, bindings to 'octave', and RINEX file manipulation.
- Commonly referred to as GRASS, this is free Geographic Information System (GIS) software used for geospatial data management and analysis, image processing, graphics/maps production, spatial modeling, and visualization. GRASS is currently used in academic and commercial settings around the world, as well as by many governmental agencies and environmental consulting companies. GRASS is an official project of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. GRASS contains modules for raster data manipulation (2D and 3D voxels), vector data manipulation, rendering images on the monitor or paper, multispectral image processing, point data management and general data management, as well as tools for interfacing with digitizers, scanners, and SQL databases as PostgreSQL, and other through an ODBC interface.
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Suk-min Yoon chats about his Orioles debut
Chris Tillman discusses his spring training start
Matt Wieters talks about the O's catching staff
Wayne Kirby chats about the Orioles' defense in the outfield
Happy Pi(e) Day, Orioles fans!
Kevin Gausman talks about his second big league camp
Jerry Blevins chats about his first spring training with the Nationals
Zach Walters discusses his comfort in the major leagues
Ryan Zimmerman shares his thoughts on Matt Williams
Stephen Strasburg discusses his newest pitch and more
Gio Gonzalez has fun chatting with Bob Carpenter and F.P. Santangelo
Nate McLouth chats about why he's happy to be with the Nationals
Adam LaRoche talks about his spring training and more
Jim Hunter and Jim Palmer wrap up the O's victory
Joe Torre talks about the new replay rules
Nelson Cruz chats about his hitting


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Osseo, Reunion 1961-50th
Reunion of all times, best activities, great planning done, and as classmates, we only had to show up. What a celebration of High School, even though it was 50 years ago. Many high school students are not as lucky as us, and they do not have reunions.Read More


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New Big Brother 13 Commercial Hits: "Craziest Twist Ever"
Thank you to WLBB, we are now seeing a new commercial for Big Brother airing on CBS. It touts the "Craziest Twist Ever" which for some fans means a lot of fun, for others, dread. The commercial uses footage from last seasons Houseguests to get you in the Big Brother mood. Watch below, and let…Details