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Kaelin had her first neurology appt in December. After having an MRI is diagnosed with SM. The doctor put her on Prednisone. I have been reading everything I can find and I am worried because Prednisone should not be used as a long term solution. I plan to have an in depth discussion with the neurologist (next appt on Wednesday) but could someone tell me what the alternatives are. I am a little worried that we jumped to Prednisone too early. Kaelin has been on anti-inflamatories (prescribed by orthopedic doctor) but at the time I did not realize what was wrong with her and I did not understand the symptoms. I plan to discuss in detail with doctor. I would appreciate any information.


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Kent (county, England)
Kent, county (1991 pop. 1,485,600), 1,525 sq mi (3,950 sq km), SE England. It lies between the Thames estuary and the Strait of Dover. The county town is Maidstone, and the county is divided into 12 administrative district: Sevenoaks, Dartford, Gravesham, Tonbridge and Malling, Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells, Swale, Ashford, Canterbury, Shepway, Thanet, and Dover. The Isle of Sheppey is separated from the north coast by the narrow Swale channel. The chalky North Downs cross the county from east to west, and to the south lie the fertile Weald and Romney Marsh. The Medway, the Stour, and the Darent are the chief rivers.
The region, largely agricultural, is a market-gardening center. Crops include fruit, grain, and hops. Sheep and cattle grazing, fishing, and dairying are also prevalent. One of London's "Home Counties," Kent is increasingly important industrially because of the encroachment of the London urban area into its western portion. Since Great Britain's entry into the European Community (now the European Union) in 1973, warehousing has emerged as a growing enterprise. Paper, pottery, brick, cement, chemicals, and beer are manufactured, and there is shipbuilding and oil refining.
Because of its strategic location on the path to the Continent through Dover, Kent has been important throughout English history. Julius Caesar landed at Kent in 55 BC, and Roman roads crossed the county. In 597, St. Augustine founded a Christian mission near the Canterbury cathedral. Kent was one of the seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. In the Middle Ages many religious houses were established in the old kingdom of Kent, and Canterbury became the goal of numerous pilgrims such as Chaucer described in the Canterbury Tales. The region was intimately associated with the rebellions of Wat Tyler, Jack Cade, and Sir Thomas Wyatt. The coast was heavily fortified during the two World Wars. In 1974, Kent was reorganized as a nonmetropolitan county.

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Making telephone calls with FRITZ!Box through a cable modem
With an additional cable modem, you can also use the FRITZ!Box on a cable connection. If you connect your telephones to the FRITZ!Box, you can use any internet telephony provider that gave you login data for internet telephone numbers. In this case, you can either use internet numbers from your cable provider or from other internet telephony providers. You can also connect the FRITZ!Box to the cable modem if your cable provider allows you use it for telephony.
Note:The configuration procedure and notes on functions given in this guide refer to the latest FRITZ!OS for the FRITZ!Box.
1 Configuring the FRITZ!Box for internet telephony
Enter the login data for your internet telephone numbers in the FRITZ!Box as follows:
- Configure your internet telephone numbers in the FRITZ!Box.
2 Configuring the FRITZ!Box for landline telephony
The following steps are only necessary if the cable modem is equipped with a port for connecting analog telephony devices and this function has been enabled:
Connecting the FRITZ!Box
- Plug the longer end of the DSL/telephone cable ("Y cable") included with delivery into the socket on the FRITZ!Box labeled "DSL".
- Plug the black plug on the split end of the cable into a telephone jack on the cable modem.
Important:When using your FRITZ!Box with a cable modem, you can only use one of the telephone jacks. You can connect a further telephony device, for example a telephone, to the second telephone jack on the cable modem. If the plug on the DSL/telephone cable does not fit into the jack on the cable modem, refer to your cable provider for a suitable adapter.
Enabling the landline settings
- Click "Telephony" in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
- Click "Telephone Numbers" in the "Telephony" menu.
- Click on the "Line Settings" tab.
- Enable the option "Landline enabled".
- Click "Apply" to save the settings.
Entering a telephone number
- Click "Telephony" in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
- Click "Telephone Numbers" in the "Telephony" menu.
- Click the "New telephone number" button.
- Enable the option "Configure landline number".
- Enable the option "one landline number (analog line)" and click "Next".
Important:You will only be asked to select the type of landline (analog or ISDN line) when you configure the first landline number. If you want to change the type of landline later, you must first delete all of the landline numbers you configured.
- Enter your telephone number and click "Next".
Note:It may be possible to use both lines of your cable modem with a FRITZ!Box. Refer to your cable provider directly for further information.


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In a graph, say that a vertex v covers an edge e if v is adjacent to e. VERTEX COVER, one of the original 6 NP-Complete problems, asks if you can find a set of vertices of minimum size that cover all edges in the graph (for purists, the decision problem is to check, for a given G, and value B, if there is a vertex cover of size at most B).
One of the most obvious attacks on this problem is to use a greedy approach. Pick the vertex of highest degree, and remove all the adjacent edges. Repeat this till all edges have been removed. Clearly the set of vertices picked form a cover. But how good is this ?
The answer is, 'not very good', and one of the first homework problems in a graduate class on algorithms is to show why, by coming up with a counter-example. There are some standard (but not trivial) constructions that can be used, and you can amuse yourself with thinking about this.
However, this is not the point of this post. Amit Chakrabarti is teaching an graduate algorithms class up in Dartmouth, and Khanh Do Ba, a junior taking the class, came up with an ingenious solution that I at least had not heard of before. I will not tell you the solution just yet, but I will give you the hint that Amit gave me when he told me about it: the student used Gronwall's Theorem.
Happy pondering. Tune in tomorrow for the answer.
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HOUSTON – A point of emphasis for the Houston Dynamo this year has been getting off to quick starts.
Considering Chicago's tendency to play tough defense late at home, achieving that quick start could be their key to success Sunday in a match against the Fire (7 pm ET; Galavision) that has major playoff implications.
The Fire have conceded just 11 goals in 12 matches at Toyota Park, including just three in the second half. Knowing the type of late, lockdown defense Chicago can put up, the Dynamo know starting strong will go a long way to getting the full reward against a team just one point behind them in the standings.
"It's taken us a little bit to get into games this year for some reason so putting together that complete performance is very important for us," Dynamo captain Brad Davis said. "For us to get out on Chicago early is very important ... Mentally we have to be ready to go and get on top of this team right away."
Houston has struggled on the whole with quick starts this season but know how important they can be. During an eight match unbeaten streak they scored first in six matches, benefitting from making teams chase the game.
"It's something we've talked about," said Calen Carr. "It's going to be a tight game and one chance can sway the result. You always want to get off to a good start especially on the road and Chicago's a good team and a tough place to play. We'll be ready to go."
On Sunday, they will have to do the same especially in light of Chicago's stiff defense.
"The one thing they do is, defensively, they're very smart and strong and they put a lot of numbers behind the ball and they break well," head coach Dominic Kinnear said. "They don't give away too much. The space between the back, the midfield and the front is very tight."
Knowing where they stand
While every match is important, contests take an added meaning this time of year. With just one point separating Houston and Chicago in the standings, Davis and the Dynamo know how important it is understand the situation.
"That's one thing I wanted to address before this game to make sure everybody should take a look at the standings and see where we're at," Davis said. "Everybody should know how tight it is and we're not guaranteed a playoff spot. We've got eight games left in the year with a conference this tight every point is crucial right now."
Darrell Lovell covers the Houston Dynamo for MLSsoccer.com.


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The last time there was this much ice on the Detroit River was about 20 years ago. Looking down, notice that the compass rose--which is correct and not just a decoration in the tile--indicates that Canada is south of the United States at this place.
The United States is one of the most diverse countries on earth, jam packed full of amazing sights from St. Patrick's cathedral in New York to Mount Hollywood California.The Northeast region is where it all started. Thirteen British colonies fought the American Revolution from here and won their independence in the first successful colonial rebellion in history. Take a look at these rolling hills carpeted with foliage along the Hudson river here, north of New York City.The American south is known for its polite people and slow pace of life. Probably they move slowly because it's so hot. Southerners tend not to trust people from "up north" because they talk too fast. Here's a cemetery in Georgia where you can find graves of soldiers from the Civil War.The West Coast is sort of like another country that exists to make the east coast jealous. California is full of nothing but grizzly old miners digging for gold, a few gangster rappers, and then actors. That is to say, the West Coast functions as the imagination of the US, like a weird little brother who teases everybody then gets famous for making freaky art.The central part of the country is flat farmland all the way over to the Rocky Mountains. Up in the northwest corner you can find creative people in places like Portland and Seattle, along with awesome snowboarding and good beer. Text by Steve Smith.


text: In Karachi, Pakistan, a runaway boy's life hangs on one critical question: where is home? The streets, an orphanage, or with the family he fled in the first place? Simultaneously heart-wrenching and life-affirming, These Birds Walk documents the struggles of wayward street children and the samaritans looking out for them. [Oscilloscope Pictures]


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Some New Clinton Scrutiny. Peter Jennings annoyed by Morris story. | Ted
Kennedy's Hit Speech Goes Uncriticized for Harshness | Convention
Ratherisms | Sidebites
listened to those reports of the people turning down the dials when
negative responses were made in San Diego. He did it on the high road. He
said this was to be a campaign of ideas, not insults, no personal attacks.
And I think a final thought, Dan. This was a convention that was
well-planned and well-thought out. They had their themes and they hit the
mark every day. And the President hit the mark tonight."
-- CBS reporter Ed
Bradley, after Clinton's speech.
The networks
generally praised Bill Clinton's acceptance speech last night, but earlier
in the evening coverage concentrated on the resignation of Clinton
campaign strategist Dick Morris after revelations of a relationship with a
prostitute. The Morris news forced some networks to discuss issues
suppressed the first three nights: Clinton's character and whether Morris
pushed him artificially to the right.
"Two of the best and
brightest of their political generation, both baby boomers," marveled
Tom Brokaw of Clinton and Gore. ABC's Sam Donaldson offered: "Clinton
always gives a great speech, and this was another one of them. But the
record shows that the next day he may give a different speech, change his
-- CBS and NBC evening shows led
with Morris, but ABC's Peter Jennings seemed annoyed that he had to even
mention the allegations. "Here in Chicago," Jennings began World
News Tonight, "the President has been fine tuning, as they say, the
speech he will be giving to this convention and to the country tonight.
And he has a lot to be pleased about. A very upbeat convention. A very
successful train trip here with rising poll numbers to accompany it. And a
very important set of statistics about the economy today, which he will
certainly point to as evidence that the country should re-elect him. And
then along comes a nasty little scandal to take the edge off the good news
at least for one day."
-- Questions about liberal
influences on Clinton. Tom Brokaw, on NBC Nightly News, asked Tim Russert
"Does this open the door then...to some of the President's old
friends, who are more left of center than right of center?" Dan
Rather to Ted Kennedy in prime time: "Bob Dole said today with Morris
gone President Clinton has only around him now liberal aides, and that's
going to hurt him?"
-- Character issue raised on CNN
and NBC, which were the only networks to detail the Morris story. On the
7pm ET Inside Politics, Judy Woodruff inquired of Vernon Jordan:
"Does it say anything about the President's judgment that he would
turn again and again over 20 years to a man like Dick Morris with the sort
of personal problems that he allegedly has?" As prime time began,
only CNN's Bernie Kalb and NBC's Lisa Myers noted the Star reported Morris
used a Clinton campaign hotel room and that he allowed the woman to listen
in on phone calls with Clinton.
-- The rank hypocrisy of Al
Gore's speech Wednesday night went unmentioned Thursday morning and
evening. Gore said his sister's death from lung cancer in 1984 prompted
his anti-tobacco crusade, but in 1988 he boasted of growing and selling
tobacco. The only exception came on CNN's Crossfire which showed the 1988
clip of Gore.
Reporters continued to miss the
hypocrisy of Clinton's proclamation of an "ideas, not insults"
campaign when matched with the attack-dog rhetoric of podium speakers.
Last night, Ted Kennedy used the exact same literary device that two weeks
ago fueled media criticism of Republican Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison.
Said Kennedy of the GOP platform:
"It is the radical wish list of the education-cutting,
environmental-trashing, Medicare-slashing, choice-denying,
tolerance-repudiating, gay-bashing, Social Security-threatening,
assault-rifle-coddling, government-closing, tax
loophole-granting....minimum wage-opposing Republican majority that
dominated the delegations in San Diego"
-- NBC's Lisa Myers asked
Hutchison in San Diego: "Do you think you went too far?" On PBS,
Tom Brokaw said last night: "Senator Edward M. Kennedy, still in full
voice after all these years in the United States Senate. The proud
champion of the liberal cause, addressing this convention hall once again
as he does every four years."
-- On CNN,Bernard Shaw asserted:
"Sixteen years ago in New York's Madison Square Garden, Sen. Edward
Kennedy rallied the Democratic Party. Tonight, he has done it again in
Chicago." Ken Bode added: "You need a partisan speech, one that
puts it to the other party. You get it at any convention. Ted Kennedy does
it as well as anybody could do it. Elder statesman of the party.
-- CNN's Bill Schneider found
code words: "What they're trying to do is take advantage of Dole's
age and portray him as sort of out of it. He's kind of irrelevant. He's
kind of a dupe. That the ideas are the sinister ideas of Newt Gingrich,
and even Jack Kemp with his supply-side ideas." But that attack theme
drew no criticism.
-- Later, CNN's Judy Woodruff
interviewed Kennedy: "Do you really believe that the Republicans are
as dangerous, that Bob Dole is as dangerous, as you described in your
remarks?" Bernard Shaw queried: "You had a who's who of names
tonight: Pat Buchanan, Newt Gingrich, Jack Kemp, Rush Limbaugh, Ralph
Reed, Pat Robertson. What were you driving at?"
-- On CBS, where Bob Schieffer
asked Sen. Hutchison in San Diego how she felt being "Attack Dog
Hutchison," Dan Rather interviewed Kennedy last night but failed to
ask him about the speech or its tone.
Special events often inspire the
folksy aphorisms known as Ratherisms:
This is your classic case of two
pounds of politics in a one-pound bag. This hall is only a third the size
of the Houston Astrodome, where the last Republican convention was
held." -- Dan Rather, leading off Republican coverage, August 12.
-- "She's expected to hit
President Clinton rhetorically with everything short of a tire tube."
-- Rather on Kay Bailey Hutchison, August 13 convention coverage.
-- "It looks like
California's Governor Pete Wilson is out of the doghouse. You know from
his view he's been put so far back in the doghouse they had to FedEx him
daylight." -- Rather during August 14 Republican convention coverage.
-- "The Vice President of
the United States, Albert Gore Jr. of Tennessee, age 48, is about to give
an address in which he is widely expected to hit Republicans with
everything short of a window weight." -- During August 28 Democratic
-- "The consensus in the
hall is that Albert Gore has scored with what Harry Caray, the famous
Chicago baseball announcer, might call a home run ball." -- Rather
during CBS Democratic convention coverage, August 28.
Just a day before the Dick Morris
prostitute story broke, USA Today ran a profile. Susan Page's front page
piece Wednesday included this line: "He is a small man and a dapper
dresser, openly devoted to his no-nonsense wife."
Wednesday's New York Times
insisted the Democratic Party defined centrism, but the story listed some
very liberal views. The Democratic "platform takes a middle ground
between the unfettered capitalism and government-enforced morality es-
poused by Republicans and the welfare-state economics and Aquarian values
that once formed Democrats' image," reported David Rosenbaum.
Four paragraphs later Rosenbaum
summarized the "middle ground" policies: "The Democrats
call for government-paid abortions for poor women, full civil rights for
homosexuals, a strong commitment to public schools, gun control, tobacco
regulations, a continuation of affirmative action programs and a greater
emphasis on environmental protection than on the development of
Clinton's promise to
"fix" welfare reform didn't prompt questions about his backing
down on a promise. Instead, reporters pressed from the left. On CBS last
night Ed Bradley cornered U.S. Rep. Ron Dellums: "I know you saw it
not as welfare reform but more as a budget cut. What does he have to do to
fix it?" And, "The President is expected to say tonight that
he's going to propose a $3.5 billion jobs program for welfare recipients,
is that enough?"
-- Brent Baker with Tim Graham,
Steve Kaminski, Clay Waters, Geoffrey Dickens, Jim Forbes, Gene Eliasen
and Matt Turosz
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I received this statement today from Barry Altman, Commodore USA's CEO.
- retract the idiotic legal threat
- apologize for the legal threat
- ship something
Certainly a phone call would be considered appropriate before you print something, so you can have all the facts before determining your position.
The three points above came from me - before I would even be open towards changing my position on Commodore USA, the idiotic [my words] legal threat had to be retracted and an apology had to be made. The last point, about shipping something, refers to the fact that I believe Commodore USA should actually ship something as well.
My original opinion of Commodore USA, the opinion that started all this nonsense, still stands, and nothing has happened between then and now to soften that position (in fact, the threat only made it worse). We'll have to see what the future brings, but in all honesty, I don't have high hopes at this point.
Still, that silly threat has been retracted and apologised for, and that's something I'm very happy with. No matter how silly it was, having a legal threat hover above your head simply isn't something I particularly like.


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Thirteen times this year he's taken the mound at Nationals Park, knowing in each instance he'd have another opportunity to take the same mound again five or 10 days later.
But when Stephen Strasburg emerges from the first base dugout at 7:05 p.m. tonight, he'll do so with the knowledge he won't be allowed to make that stroll anymore in 2012.
Having been informed by team management last week he will be shut down following next Wednesday's start in New York, Strasburg finally has a clear view of the finish line on what will be remembered both as an equally remarkable and frustrating season for the young right-hander.
Remarkable because he returned from Tommy John surgery to post 15 wins (at least), a sub-3.00 ERA and more strikeouts than any pitcher in baseball. Frustrating because -- even though he's healthy and feels like he can continue to pitch -- the Nationals are shutting the 24-year-old down at the tail end of a pennant race for purely precautionary reasons.
So it could be an emotional night at Nationals Park when Strasburg faces the Marlins, the home crowd getting one final opportunity to watch their young ace in person this season.
Just don't expect the man on the mound to show any more emotion than he usually does.
"He's all-in," manager Davey Johnson said. "Every time he goes out, he's committed to be the best he can be. He probably puts that standard higher than I like it. So I don't see him ramping down to the last one of two, going at it any harder or any softer."
Indeed, Strasburg's motivation tonight likely won't have anything to do with his impending shutdown but with trying to move the Nationals one step closer to their first NL East title, not to mention making amends for his last start against the Marlins.
Only 10 days ago in Miami, Strasburg suffered perhaps the worst beating of his professional career, getting tagged for seven runs (five earned) and nine hits in five innings. The Nationals lost that game 9-0, their fifth consecutive loss, and the following day Johnson closed the doors of his clubhouse to hold a team meeting.
Since then, the Nationals are 8-1, beating their opponents by a collective score of 70-27.
Strasburg called that start "a big learning experience for me." Will he take what he learned and apply it to tonight's game?
The bigger challenge might be finding a way to rediscover success against a Marlins team lineup that has already faced him four times this season and eight times in his career. No other team has gone up against him as many times.
Whatever the result, when Strasburg retreats to the dugout at the end of his outing, surely he'll receive a standing ovation from an appreciative crowd that won't get a chance to say thanks again this year.
After a summer spent worrying about and debating the shutdown of a healthy pitcher, the end has finally arrived.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 24th Sep 2012 16:15 UTC
"Apple today announced it has sold over five million of its new iPhone 5, just three days after its launch on September 21, and more than 100 million iOS devices have been updated with iOS 6, the world's most advanced mobile operating system." The last claim is debatable, but the figures are not - very impressive. Of course, do note that the iPhone 5 was available in more countries than the 4S in its first weekend, and if you take that into account, the iPhone 5 didn't do any better than the 4S at all (which doesn't negate the incredible sales - it just highlights the smartphone market's growth might be slowing). It's also lower than what analysts expected, but they're just monkeys throwing darts at figures anyway.
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RE[2]: basically a disaster
by henderson101 on Fri 28th Sep 2012 14:27 UTC in reply to "RE: basically a disaster"
Doing a little digging to back myself up, it sounds like the bullshit Gene Munster was spinning. He then backtracked and started saying his figures included pre-sales (which are not included in the released figures, as only "delivered" units are counted.)
As I said - analysts are full of crap. Don't misrepresent this as being anything more than one "insider's" best (aka. fantasy) guess. Speculation is speculation, no matter how you dress it up.


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[NOTICE: The information contained herein is based upon various sources. It is an extrapolation of said sources, and is as I know it to be at this time. The information is subject to change as more accurate sources become available to me.]
Birth: Sunday, February 22, 1846, Jamaica, Windham, Vermont, USA
Father: Joshua Underwood (s. of Daniel K. and Mary Elizabeth (Msaon) Underwood), b. 1805 in Rindge, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA. After being accused of selling real estate that he did not own (i.e. the real estate actually owned by Joshua himself in Mount Tabor, Rutland, Vt.) by the newly elected Judge of Rutland, VT, one Benjamin Cox, Joshua went to prison and served 1yr; until his case, which was among many involving Benjamin Cox's attempts to gain the best properties around; was reviewed and Joshua's petition for release was obtained through the Hon. Judge and former State Senator Charles H. Congdon in 1854. Joshua's farm in Mount Tabor, VT, was never restored to its proper ownership, as it had been parceled-out while he was incarcerated. This made Joshua destitute for quite some time after his release and he would work as a farm laborer on the Congdon family's farm in Danby, VT. In 1863, he married one Eliza Ann (Nutting) Williams, on Sunday, April 19th. The officiator of the ceremony was none-other than Judge Charles H. Congdon. Both Joshua and Eliza Ann produced a son (named after his older half-brother John Underwood b. 1800-d. 1883, of Stratton, Windham, Vermont s. of Daniel K. & Mary (Mason) Underwood ), in 1864 at Danby, Rutland, Vermont, USA.
Mother: Hannah M. Thompson (d. of Unknown Parents) b. ~1807 either in New Hampshire or Vermont. Not much is known of her beginnings at this time. But sometime after 1853, it may be possible that she and Joshua were divorced. However, no such record can be found. Additionally, there are references to one Melinda Thompson in the Non-population Schedules of the US Census Bureau that say a Melinda Thompson died of consumption about 1870 but, as to whether this is Hannah M. Thompson or not cannot be determined. What is known presently is that her parents are unknown and her whereabouts after 1854 can [not] be determined.
Siblings (Order of Birth): (1) Joseph Daniel Underwood (b. 1836), (2) Abigail Underwood (b. 1838), (3) Pvt. Lorenzo Daniel Underwood (b. Sunday, April 6, 1845-d. Monday, March 14, 1864) [NOTE: Lorenzo's body was prepared for burial and picked-up at the Morgue of Ft. Slocum, in Washington DC, by friends of the family on Wednesday, March 16th], (5) Elias Daniel Underwood (b. 1849)
Political Affiliation: Republican Party (aka the Grand Old Party or "GOP")
Religion: Christian
Religious Faith: (Protestant) Congregationalist
Wife: Sophronia A. (Horton) Rhodes (b. Wednesday, July 27, 1853-d. Thursday, May 10, 1917), Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA
Marriage: Saturday, January 18, 1873, Wallingford, Rutland County, Vermont, USA [NOTE: This was Sophronia (Horton) Rhode's 2nd marriage, as her first husband had died, one James E. Rhodes, III. This union produced one child who was about 4yrs old at the time of Lodwick's marriage to Sophronia, one Albert T. Rhodes (b. 1869-d. 1917). Albert became a machinist/mechanic later on in life, and he practiced that trade until his death. Lodwick raised this boy as his own. The Marriage was conducted by Hon. G.E. Johnson, a Justice-of-the-Peace, in Wallingford, VT. Both Lodwick and Sophronia would enjoy a good life together on the farm, and raise good respectable children, until their deaths.]
Children (In Order of Birth): (1) Edgar Elias Underwood (b. 1873), (2) Franklin Leroy Underwood Sr. (b. 1875-d. 1922), (3) Mary (Underwood) Farr (b. 1878), (4) Martha "Mattie" Jane (Underwood) Buffum (b. 1880-d. 1943), (5) Elwin Underwood (b. 1881), (6) William Henry Underwood (b. 1884-d. 1884), (7) Henrietta Underwood (b. 1885-d. 1885), (8) Emmett Harrison Underwood (b. 1888-d. 1974), (9) Jerusha Underwood (b. 1889).
Skills & Miscellaneous: Won countless national marksmanship competitions, as one of the first original members of the National Rifle Association (NRA), awarded a Sharps rifle by his Regiment inscribed, "In honor of your service and skill, during the War (1875)." This rifle remained in excellent working condition, and was passed-down to my grandfather, Raymond Author Underwood Sr. (b. 1910-d. 1994), and is still (to the best of my knowledge) in the family, today. Additionally, he was an active and "Good Standing" member of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), right up until his death. He was always thoughtful, kind, considerate, and considered a "Good Man," by [all] who knew him.
Enlistment: Wednesday, August 14, 1861 in Stratton, Windham, VT., at the age of 15yrs [NOTE: Lodwick lied about his age and altered his name many times before his father signed him over to the Union Army.]
Unit: Cos. I & F, 4th Vermont Volunteer Infantry (VVI) Regiment, 1st Vermont Brigade (aka The "Old" Brigade or "The Vermont Brigade"), US Volunteers (USV). It was assigned to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, IV & VI Corps, Army of the Potomac and Army of the Shenandoah, Department of the Potomac, Union Army.
Reenlistment: Tuesday, December 15, 1863
Promotions: Corporal (Cpl.) on Thursday, January 19, 1865
Transfers: Co. F, 4th Vermont Volunteer Infantry (VVI) Regiment, on Saturday, February 25, 1865.
Medical Matters
Wounds Received:
- Monday, May 4, 1863 [NOTE: Severely wounded in the hand during the battle at Bank's Ford, 3-miles from Fredericksburg, VA.]
- April 4, 1864
- October 19, 1864
- April 2, 1865 [NOTE: Left leg almost shot-off from an exploding artilery shell during the breakthrough of the Petersburg Defenses.]
Disability: Loss of left leg, on April 4, 1865 at the Armory Square Hospital, Washington, DC
Discharged: August 11, 1865 at Sloan US General Hospital, Montpelier, Vermont
Disability Pension: $18.00 per month • Land Grant: ~25acres
Fourth Vermont Regimental Timeline
Unit Formation, Equipped, Departures, Arrivals, Movements, and Encampments (1861)
- Rendezvoused & Organized, Camp Holbrook, Brattleboro, Windham, VT (Thursday, September 12-Saturday, September 14)
- Mustered Into Federal Service, Camp Holbrook, Brattleboro, Windham, VT (Saturday, September 21)
- Marched through town twice before boarding the train, Brattleboro, Windham, VT (Saturday, September 21)
- Boarded the train at Brattleboro Station, Brattleboro, Windham, VT (~8:00PM Saturday, September 21)
- Arrived in Stonington, New London, CT (Saturday, September 21)
- Boarded a steamer for Jersey City, NJ (Sunday, September 22)
- Arrived in Philadelphia, PA (5:00PM Monday, September 23)
- Left Philadelphia, PA (~11:00PM Monday, September 23)
- Arrived at "Soldier's Rest", Washington, DC (Monday, September 23)
- Encamped on the East steps of Federal Hill (aka Capitol Hill), Washington, DC (Tuesday, September 24)
- On Duty at Camp Advance around Fort Smith, near Lewinsville, VA (
- On Duty at the Chain Bridge around Fort Smith, near Lewinsville, VA (
- Reconnaissance to Vienna, VA (Saturday, October 19)
- On Duty at Camp Griffin, Defenses of Washington, DC (October 1861-Monday, March 10, 1862)
Battle Honors
McClellan's Peninsula Campaign (March 10-July 16, 1862)
- Movement to Alexandria, VA (Monday, March 10)
- Moved to Fortress Monroe (Sunday, March 23-Monday, March 24)
- Embarked on the NY Steamer "SS 'C. Vanderbilt,' " at Alexandria, VA (Monday, March 24)
- Anchored in the Chesapeake Bay during the night at George Washington's property of Mount Vernon sometime after midnight (Tuesday, March 25)
- Arrived at the wharf of Fort Monroe on Old Cape Comfort, VA and disembarked the SS Vanderbilt (6:00PM Tuesday, March 25)
- Left Fort Monroe (12:00PM Wednesday, March 26)
- Moved through the town of Hampton, VA on the James River (Wednesday, March 26)
- Reconnaissance to Big Bethel, VA (Thursday, March 27-Friday, March 28)
- Reconnaissance to Warwick, VA (Sunday, March 30)
- Skirmish at Young's Mills, VA (Friday, April 4)
Siege of Yorktown, Yorktown, VA (April 5-May 4)
- Reconnaissance to Lee's Mills, VA (Saturday, April 5)
- Battle of Warwick Court House, VA (Sunday, April 6)
- Battle of Lee's Mills, Lee's Mills, VA (Wednesday, April 16) [NOTE: This was the first assault of the war in the Eastern Theater on a fortified position, and the 4th Vermont Infantry attacked and demonstrated at Dam No.1, around ~4:00PM, under fire. This was done in conjunction with the assault made by the 6thVermont Infantry, as the sharpshooters of the 4th's Co. "I" covered that assault.]
- Battle of Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA (Monday, May 5) [NOTE: The 4th Regiment was held in reserve at the Headquarters of BGen. William T.H. Brooks, while Company I, 4th Vermont Infantry was charge with the retrieval of the wounded and burial of the dead.]
The Seven Days Battle (June 25-July 1)
- Battle of Fair Oaks (aka Seven Pines), Fair Oaks Station, VA., (Thursday, June 26)
- Battle at Garnett's Farm, near Savage's Station, VA., (Friday, June 27)
- Battle at Golding's Farm, near Savage's Station, VA (Saturday, 28)
- Battle at Savage's Station, Savage's Station, VA (Sunday, June 29)
- Battle of White Oak Swamp, at White Oak Swamp Bridge, White Oak Swamp, VA (Monday, June 30)
- Battle of Malvern Hill, VA (Sunday, July 1)
- Duty at Harrison's Landing, VA (Sunday, July 1-Saturday, August 16)
McClellan's Maryland Campaign (September 4-September 20, 1862)
- Battle of South Mountain, at Crampton's Gap, Burkittsville, MD (Sunday, September 14)
- Battle of Antietam Creek, Sharpsburg, MD (Wednesday, September 17)
- Duty at Hagerstown, MD (Friday, September 26-Wednesday, October 29)
Burnside's Winter Campaign (1862)
- 1st Battle of Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, VA (Thursday, December 11-Monday, December 15)
- Burnside's "The Mud March" (January 20, 1863)
Hooker's Chancellorsville Campaign (April 30-May 6, 1863)
- Battle of Chancellorsville, Chancellorsville, VA (Thursday, April 30-Wednesday, May 6)
- 2nd Battle of Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, VA (Sunday, May 3)
- Battle of Marye's Heights at Lee's Hill (formerly known as Telegraph Hill), Fredericksburg, VA (Sunday, May 3)
- Battle of Salem Church, Fredericksburg, VA (Monday, May 4)
- Operations at Bank's Ford, Fredericksburg, VA (Monday, May 4)
The Gettysburg Campaign (June 3-July 14, 1863)
- Battle of Franklin's Crossing, Fredericksburg, VA (Friday, June 5-Saturday, June 6)
- Battle of Gettysburg, Gettysburg, PA (Wednesday, July 1-Saturday, July 4) [NOTE: taken prisoner by skirmishers of the 1st Texas Regiment, of Gen. Hood's Division, along with a Sgt. Leblen Green, Co. H, 1st Vermont Cavalry around Big Round Top/Devil's Den area. He showed-up among POWs, at Camp Parole, Annapolis, MD; where he was "Paroled and Exchanged" about 30-days later. According to Gen. Lewis Addison Grant's "After Action Report," the 4th Vermont Infantry were posted as skirmishers and pickets, during Farnsworth's Raid of Friday, July 3-Saturday, July 4.]
- Battle of Funkstown, Funkstown, PA (Friday, July 10) The Draft Riots of 1863
New York City Draft Riots, New York, NY (Monday, July 13-Thursday, July 16)
Meade's Bristoe Campaign (October 13-November 7, 1863)
- 2nd Battle of Rappahannock Station, Rappahannock Station, VA (Tuesday, November 7)
Meade's Mine Run Campaign (November 7-December 2, 1863)
Grant's Overland Campaign (May-June 1864)
- Battle of the Wilderness, Wilderness, VA (Thursday, May 5-Tuesday, May 10)
- Battle of Spottsylvania, Spottsylvania, VA (Tuesday, May 10-Wednesday, May 18)
- Assault on the Mule Shoe Salient (aka the "Bloody Angle"), Spottsylvania, VA (Thursday, May 12)
- Battle of Cold Harbor, Cold Harbor, VA (Wednesday, June 1-Sunday, June 12)
Before Petersburg (1864)
- 1st Battle of Petersburg, Petersburg, VA (Saturday, June 18)
- Battle at Weldon Railroad, Petersburg, VA (Tuesday, June 21-Thursday, June 23)
- Battle of Monocacy, Monocacy Junction, VA (Saturday, July 9)
Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign (August 7-November 28)
- Battle of Charlestown, Charlestown, WV (Sunday, August 21)
- Battle of the Opequan, Gilbert's Ford, VA (Tuesday, September 13)
- Battle of Winchester, Opequan Creek, VA (Monday, September 19)
- Battle of Fisher's Hill, Fisher's Hill, VA (Wednesday, September 21)
- Battle of Mount Jackson, VA (Saturday, September 24)
- Battle of Cedar Creek, Cedar Creek, VA (Wednesday, October 19)
The Siege of Petersburg (1865)
- Duty at Fort Fisher, Petersburg, VA (Saturday, March 25, 1865)
- 2nd Battle of Petersburg, Petersburg, VA (Saturday, March 25)
- 3rd Battle of Petersburg, Petersburg, VA (Sunday, April 2) [NOTE: Lodwick lost his left leg, as a result of an exploding cannon shell in the trench where was sniping the enemy. He was taken from the battlefield, when it was safe to remove him after the city surrendered, and was transported to City Point, VA; where he was placed on a steamer bound for Washington, DC. He would be admitted into the Armory Square Hospital, where his leg would be amputated, on about April 4th. By April 30th, he transported by steamer to New York City for 2-weeks, awaiting transport by train to the Sloan US Army General Hospital, at Montpelier, VT. He would later be discharged from that place, on about August 18, 1865; and sent to Mount Tabor, VT to recover from the amputation in the home of relatives--never to leave Vermont again.]
The Appomattox Campaign (1865)
- Battle of Little Saylor's Creek, Saylor's Creek, VA (Thursday, April 6)
- Battle of Appomattox Court House, Appomattox, VA (Sunday, April 9)
- Lee's Surrender at Appomattox, Appomattox, VA (4:00PM, Sunday, April 9)
Newspaper: Rutland Daily Herald, Tuesday, October 1, 1923
Death: Saturday, September 28, 1923; Wallingford, Rutland County, Vermont, United States
Wallingford—Lodwick "Ludwig" D. Underwood died at his home on Church Street Saturday morning at 8 o'clock after a week's illness, at the age of 77 years. Mr. Underwood was a Civil War veteran, having served as corporal in Co. F., 4th Vermont. He is survived by four children, Mrs. Mary Farr of Perkinsville, Edgar of Peterboro, N.H., Mrs. Mattie Buffum of this place and Emmett of Springfield, and several grandchildren. The funeral will be held this afternoon in the Congregational Church at 2:30 o'clock. Members of Kearney W.R.C.***** will meet at the church at 2:15 to attend the service.
Burial: Green Hill Cemetery on the east side of S. Main Street (US7), in Wallingford, Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The grave-site is on Patriot's Hill, Plot #14.
*****Kearney W.R.C.: Kearney is the Post Name of one of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Posts in Vermont that Lodwick was a member of. The initials W.R.C. stand for the "Women's Relief Corps" of that particular GAR Post.


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This post is a guide to maintaining a Jekyll website on the Akamai-powered Rackspace Cloud Files CDN network. However, it may serve as a general guide for hosting any static website on the network.
I decided to use the Akamai Content Delivery Network as a host after reading an article about the use of Jekyll and Akamai in the Obama fundraising campaign. In general, hosting a static website on a CDN gives extremely quick load times with nearly unlimited scalability. However, CDNs were built for delivering content, not whole websites, so making this setup work requires some finagling.
This guide assumes:
- An existing Rackspace account
- Familiarity with cURL statements
- Access to and understanding of your site's DNS
- Basic familiarity with the Rackspace interface (including access to your API key)
- A working Jekyll site, and a basic understanding of it
Container Creation
In the Rackspace Cloud Files interface, first create a Cloud Files container, then publish it to the CDN. Note the published URL, as it is used to configure the CNAME in DNS, below.
Also decide on a TTL for your domain – this will be the maximum time items are cached. I keep mine at seven days, but this also means that any whole-site changes could take up to a week to propagate. Also note that we can override a TTL with Edge Purge, as discussed below.
In order to set your URL (ex. www.example.com) to the CDN, set the CNAME record to the published URL of your cloud container that was noted in the above step (omitting the "http://"). For using www.example.com, this means setting the www CNAME to the published URL.
Note: Because Cloud Files requires a CNAME instead of an A record, in general we must use a subdomain. Therefore, the naked domain (e.g. example.com) cannot be used. While it is technically against standards, some nameserver-level services such as Cloudflare allow naked domain CNAME records. I have had limited success with naked domain CNAME records and do not suggest it.
After you have configured DNS, the next step is uploading your Jekyll site to the CDN. First, run the command Jekyll to compile your site into the _site folder.
In order to upload my site to the CDN, I use this Jekyll to Rackspace Cloud Files Python script. It requires having Python installed on your computer – if you are unsure of how to do this, Google the directions, because installation on each operating system differs.
Save the script to your root Jekyll directory, and edit it to put in your Rackspace username, API key and container name. To run the file, thus uploading your site to the CDN, use the command:
python cloudfiles_jekyll_upload.py
Warning: Add the uploading script to the exclude in your _config.yml, and consider adding it to your .gitignore. Otherwise, the access credentials for your Rackspace account could be compromised.
Note: You may upload the contents of your _site folder however you wish; I find the above script most efficient, but using the web interface or Cyberduck is equally viable.
Setting a Web Index
If you type in the root URL of your website now, e.g. www.example.com, it will show an error. However, accessing a specific file works – e.g. www.example.com/index.html. This is because, when accessing the root URL, you are not calling a specific file, just the container. We need to tell Akamai which file to show when somebody accesses just the container. Here, we will make index.html the web index of the container, so that visiting www.example.com will show the file at http://www.example.com/index.html.
We do this in two steps using the Rackspace API. First, we authenticate to receive an authorization token, which gives us access to the files for 24 hours, and also to find the CDN URL where we will send our request. Second, we set the container's web index to index.html.
API Authentication
This step authenticates with Rackspace and gives us an authentication token (valid for 24 hours) to access the container through API. It also gives us the CDN URL for managing your containers.
Note: The CDN URL is different from the published URL for your container that we put in your CNAME record. The CDN URL is obtained through the API, and it gives you the ability to control all of your containers. The published URL is specific to a container, and is the public view of a container's files. Use the CDN URL for cURL statements / management, and use the published URL to update your DNS records.
In order to obtain an authentication token and in order to see the CDN URL, you need your Rackspace username and Rackspace API Key (available in your Rackspace Account information). Run this cURL command:
cURL -H "X-Auth-User: [Rackspace Username]" -H "X-Auth-Key: [Your Rackspace API Key]" https://auth.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0/ -v
In the response, there are two important lines for this guide. X-Storage-Url is your CDN URL, and X-Auth-Token is your authentication token. Record both of these, as we will use them in the next step.
Setting Web Index
Now that we have the authentication token and CDN URL, we can set the web index file using the below cURL command. The command is specific to a container, so you need your container name, which you append to the CDN URL. Here, I am setting the web index to index.html, but you could hypothetically set it to any file in the container.
cURL -X POST -H "X-Container-Meta-Web-Index: index.html" -H "X-Auth-Token: [Authentication Token]" [CDN URL]/[Container Name]/ -v
It should take a few minutes for this to propagate, but you then should be able to navigate to your root URL, e.g. www.example.com, and see the contents of index.html.
Error Pages
Rackspace also allows 401 (unauthorized) and 404 (not found) error pages to be configured for a container. This means that if somebody navigates to www.example.com/nonexistent_file, you can show your own 404 error page instead of the default Rackspace error. This adds professionalism to your site.
To start, you need to add two static pages to Jekyll: 401error.html and 404error.html. Rackspace is a bit idiosyncratic in that you must have both a 401 page and a 404 page to use their custom error pages. The query for configuring error pages is almost exactly the same as creating a web index, and requires information from the preceding API authentication step. Once you have uploaded the error pages and obtained the authentication token and CDN URL, run this cURL statement:
cURL -X POST -H "X-Container-Meta-Web-Error: error.html" -H "X-Auth-Token: [Authentication Token]" [CDN URL]/[Container Name]/ -v
Note that we set the web error page to error.html, even though we created the pages 401error.html and 404error.html. This is because Rackspace preprends the error code to the page we set. Thus, if you want the error pages to be 401request.html and 404request.html, you could update the above statement with request.html in place of error.html.
Pushing Changes with Edge Purge
Updating the site is a simple matter of running the upload script. However, updates on existing pages may not be visible for the time length of your TTL. That means that, if your TTL is one week, it could take one week for your change to propagate through the CDN. This section covers how to override the TTL in order to push changes immediately so that changes are visible in minutes, rather than days.
Updating a Page
If you are updating a single file in the root of your container (e.g. www.example.com/about.html), you can use a basic Edge Purge. Edge Purge overrides the TTL of a file, and resets it across the CDN in a couple minutes.
Executing an Edge Purge is simple through the Rackspace Open Cloud Files control panel. When viewing the contents of the container, click the sprocket on the left and select Refresh File (Purge). The update should then be visible in a few minutes.
If you use Cyberduck to manage your cloud files, the software supports Edge Purge with its "invalidation" command.
Note: Rackspace limits you to 25 Edge Purges per day.
Updating a Page in a Directory
If you have a file at www.example.com/folder/index.html (for example a Jekyll blog post), you can access it three ways:
In our structural directories, we see this as one file. However, Akamai uses a flat file database. This means when you upload /folder/index.html it creates three separate files to match the above files. If you Edge Purge the index.html file, only one of the three file paths will be updated:
The other paths will remain unchanged because Akamai sees them as separate files:
This is a problem because the permalink structure of Jekyll posts will use the www.example.com/folder/ path in navigation, which does not reflect an update to www.example.com/folder/index.html. Thus, attempting to update a blog post can be difficult.
In order to overcome this, we need to use the API again. We run three separate purges – one for each of the file structures. However, these purges are destructive, meaning that you must upload the corrected file after running these queries.
Run these three queries, subbing in your authorization token, CDN URL and container name. They are structured to delete the file path /folder/index.html; modify the query for folders or sub-folders. In addition, you can insert your email address and Akamai will email you when the purge is complete. In my experience, deleting files through this method takes about 10 minutes.
Delete /folder
cURL -D – -X DELETE -H "X-Auth-Token: [Auth Token]" -H "X-Purge-Email: [Your Email]" [CDN URL]/[Container Name]/folder -v
Delete /folder/
cURL -D – -X DELETE -H "X-Auth-Token: [Auth Token]" -H "X-Purge-Email: [Your Email]" [CDN URL]/[Container Name]/folder/ -v
Delete /folder/index.html
cURL -D – -X DELETE -H "X-Auth-Token: [Auth Token]" -H "X-Purge-Email: [Your Email]" [CDN URL]/[Container Name]/folder -v
At this point, you have successfully deleted the old file. Now, upload your corrected /folder/index.html file, and changes should be reflected online in about five minutes.
Note: Each of these purges counts against your daily limit of 25 Edge Purges through Rackspace.
Site-wide change
If you are making a large-scale change to your Jekyll site (like updating the footer on every page), consider setting up a new container and starting fresh. After re-configuring the index and error pages, updating your CNAME will put the new site live. Rackspace does offer a whole-container edge purge that you may request through a support ticket, but I have found problems with the script (specifically related to the flat file structure) and am currently working with Rackspace to fix these problems.
A Note on SSL
Cloud Files CDN does support SSL delivery, but the certificate is valid only for the Rackspace domain. This means that you cannot use SSL on your own domain using this static site method.


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Reverse engineering ELRO HA51 wireless
What is it
It's a alarm system, used with wireless accessories. We have a central and a remote control:
We opened the device, no internal alarm trigger's where used. The system contains 2 board:
- Logic board
- 433 receiver
We hooked up a logic analyzer on the 433 receiver board to "snif" the datastreams:
We opened the remote to change the dipswitches:
After sniffing a few times this the result:
"Put alarm off" with all dips off:
"Put alarm off" with all dips on:
As you can see, the first pulse is always short, the next 8 pulses is the code of the system, dip "off" is a small pulse, a wide pulse is dip "on".
Also we have seen the last 4 pulses are used to control the system:
System off: 1100
System on: 1110
System Delayed on: 1011
Panic button: 0011
Other codes will be added after analysing (PIR, door detection etc)
After replay function we also did test these codes:
Alarm trips when set: 1111
Does nothing: 0000
What to do
- Create pulse system to brute force the system and check for hidden codes
- Use a 433 transmitter to create a remote brute forcer
- Get a new/more current system and test it
- Reverse a bunch of other alarm systems


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I want more Syo and Otoya. Still rooting for HarukaxOtoya in the end
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Ep 2 - OK, I think I have a new favorite character.
As for the actual story, this ep was hilarious. XD Why so short, UtaPri?
Spoiler for ep 2:
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So Haruka has to do a new song.
That should be interesting since Cecil gave her an inspiration.
Seems like I'm watching this just because of the characters.
The story has just begun, but I not so sure it will reach the level of 1st season.
Others were not too happy about Cecil's arrival though..
That guy has some interesting skills and no shame at all.
Camus is a completely different story and that icy behavior really suits him.
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Everytime I see Cecil I can't help but think of Saliyaa from Garnet Cradle (doesn't help that Elements Garden also did the OST for it). But he was pretty awesome during the episode although the other Starish are the guardians of Haruka's chastity so he's going to have it difficult.
Highlight of the episode however was Camus' entrance
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It's hard not to love some of these characters. The show is one I probably wouldn't enjoy, but for some reason it sucks you in. Definitely a guilty pleasure hahaha.
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I wonder how Haruka's character will be like this season ^_^
I really like her and find her relatable, but a bit flat at times. She has more personality than others, like the heroine from Amnesia, but still I'd like to see more from her, and maybe talk back slightly. That'd be funny and shocking.
Sometimes I think one reason they would rather not create a strong personality for heroines of these types of games/shows is kinda like how teddy bears don't have expressions. Projection of their own self emotions onto the character.
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Just saw episode 3
I also liked the relationship between Syo and Hyuga explored in the episode. It kinda relates to all of us in a way. When we put someone on a high pedestal, it's only going to hurt us more when they finally fall from grace. Though that didn't really happen in here, Syo is finding out more about Hyuga, and a harsh reality that they are in a way rivals now that Syo is an actor.
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In this episode: Complete Lack of Basic Safety Measures.
(OK, there was a safety rope when they were filming.)
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Spoiler for ep 3:
As for the OP, it's growing on me but I liked S1's OP better, both the song and the visuals. (I thought it was a pretty well made OP.) This one is all right, but I don't know, to me it feels like Miyano's voice isn't strong enough for this song. (Could be just the mixing, but it was the same with S1 OP, except there they wisely arranged the instrumentals not to drown out his voice.)
By the way, I just noticed that Haruka's boobs light up and sparkle when Otoya grabs her arm. XD;;
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That's why he's going into acting and not solo singing haha
That reminds me of the best part of the episode: MAXIMUM MANLINESS!!!
I loved that outfit Syo had on. It makes me happy that everyone changes outfits in the show, makes it a bit more realistic.
This was the first episode where I truly recall Syo and Haruka having a "moment". I bet it'll happen with the others too. Too bad he'll never end up with her because he has Natsuki
Oh and the music I was talking about that I loved was around the 8:25 mark and when Syo was trying to jump. I love that one.
Btw I read a question on Crunchyroll that was intriguing,
Anyone know the answer? Was it in the game? Either way it sets up the focus for the season.
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Syo's cheerfulness always brings a smile to my face.
His fired up side is fun to watch as well.
The Uta Pri award thing sounds interesting.
Watching Syo on the set was just ROFL
At least Nanami gave him the push he needed.
This episode was all about Syo ^-^
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As for BGMs, at least two of the BGMs during the character intro scenes in ep 1 were based on the character's insert song in S1. (Otoya and Shou definitely, perhaps Masato, too... but not Natsuki or Tokiya, at least as far as I'm aware. I don't remember Ren's song. )
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As many of you are probably already aware, AMD released their mainstream enthusiast GPU offering, Pitcairn, a little over a month ago. Better known as the Radeon HD 7800 series, the two models making up this mainstream class are the 7850 and 7870. By nature, qualities of the mainstream enthusiast class consist of a good balance between high image quality and value pricing. With Pitcairn, this translates generally translates to maxed out (or close to it) image quality in games at HD 1080p resolution, with a launch price tag between $250-350. Now that we're past the initial wow of the paper launch and products actually widely available to buy, we're taking a look at the cheapest Pitcairn offering we could find. That happens to be PowerColor's Radeon HD 7850 2GB video card.
It's a basic no frills 7850 that comes with AMD's reference cooler, stock clock speeds, and not much extra in the box. But its main selling point is its low price. Selling for $230, it's almost 10% cheaper than AMD's suggested retail price.
PowerColor Radeon HD 7850
PowerColor's entry level offering based on the Radeon HD 7850 is identical to the reference design. The top of the card is fully enclosed in a plastic shroud which hides all of the important bits, with the exception of a cooling fan. The only branding visible on the card is a PowerColor sticker on the fan and a sticker denoting the model, HD7850. The HD7850 sticker makes the video card look cheap, but that's the point of this card, to be a cheap model.
The black PCB matches the plastic shroud on the opposite side of the card. There is a metal bracket supporting reinforcing the area around the GPU, and it's also part of the cooler's mounting system.
The output connectivity options on the back of PowerColor's Radeon HD 7850 include two mini-DisplayPorts, an HDMI port and a dual-link DVI port. Adapters are included to convert one of the mini-DisplayPorts to a standard DisplayPort, the HDMI port to single-link DVI, and DVI to VGA.
The outside side of the 7850 is mostly plastic shroud. The only other functional part of the side is a single Crossfire connector.
Removing the shroud exposes the top of the video card's PCB, where all the action is. We can easy see the single six pin PCI-E power connector, which really highlights the fact that this card isn't a power hog. Combined with the relatively short 8" length of the video card, the Radeon 7850 should prove to be easy to accommodate as an upgrade.
The dual heatpipe heatsink is fairly small and only directly cools the Radeon HD 7850 GPU. With the shroud in place, air is sucked into the video card with the fan and pushed along the surface of the video card. This provides a cooling effect to the rest of the video card, importantly the memory and VRMs. Hot air is both pushed out of the front of the video card (into the case) and the backplate (exhaust out of the case).
There are eight Hynix H5GQ2H24MFR-T2C (2Gb) GDDR5 modules on the video card, totalling 2GB. These modules are rated for 1250MHz (5000MHz GDDR5 effective). With stock memory clocks at 4800MHz, I'd expect the memory to be able to overclock with ease... at the very least to 5000MHz.


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I love living in the Duke City, but like many Burqueños, there are times I need to stretch my brain and see what the rest of the world is up to. A handful of places lure me to their special brand of living large, and one of them is a city that knows not only how to survive, but how to make rebuilding an art form.
In San Francisco, a phoenix has risen from the derelict Ferry Building. Built in 1898, the building was the hub for inland trains and ferries crossing the bay—the center of a financial district growing out of the Embarcadero Pier. The building began to lose traffic with the opening of the Bay Bridge and the Golden Gate in the '30s, and the advent of motorcars. The '70s construction of the Embarcadero Freeway obscured the view of the Ferry Building façade and relegated it to a dark walkway between the pier and Justin Herman Plaza. Ironically an earthquake brought it back to life.
The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake had soundly shaken San Francisco. The Embarcadero Freeway was in ruins and would not be rebuilt. Instead the Ferry Building, again visible against the bay, was reimagined by forward-looking city planners and entrepreneurs and remodeled for a new audience in 2003.
Today the Ferry Terminal is jam-packed with locals and tourists alike, shopping and dining at the nearly 50 shops and restaurants that offer only sustainable, natural and organic foods. In early summer, my friend Mike Wing had a conference near the pier, so I tagged along to visit a mall devoted to some of the best food in the world.
Imagine the blocks of shops: McEvoy Ranch; Cowgirl Creamery, which sells their own and other gourmet dairy products and cheeses; Boccalone Salumeria's "Tasty Salted Pig Parts" where house-made salamis, cured sausages and even lardo chill; the Slanted Door Vietnamese Restaurant; Hog Island Oyster Company; Acme Bread Company; El Porteño Empanadas Argentinas; Prather Ranch Meat Company; San Francisco Fish Company; and more and more.
Today the Ferry Terminal is jam-packed with locals and tourists alike, shopping and dining at the nearly 50 shops and restaurants that offer only sustainable, natural and organic foods.
The lines to Slanted Door wind onto the pier where customers from many shops sit at tables with plates full of fresh oysters, pizza or tapas and listen to the screech of gulls diving into the bay. I recharged myself and recharged my phone while sipping a latté at Peet's Coffee and Tea. After a gourmet Asian fast food lunch with friend Sharon Tracz at Delica, we enjoyed afternoon tea at the Imperial Tea Court. A couple conversed over a dozen wine glasses at the Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant.
The next day I met Gus Vespa for a game of pétanque on the plaza, and we had lunch with a friend at Il Cane Rosso, a stand-in-line sandwich shop that features an unctuously moist beef brisket sandwich made with Prather Ranch beef. I finished my tour with scoops of Ciao Bella's blackberry and passion fruit gelato.
Tuesdays and Thursdays, the sidewalk in front of the building is lined with market vendors selling produce, home-baked goods and food-truck fare from local farms and businesses.
After four days in the city, as tasty as it was, Mike and I escaped across the Golden Gate Bridge through Sonoma wine country, past the Muir Woods and Korbel vineyards, 83 miles north to the Redwood forests to Raymond's Bakery in Cazadero, California. We were meeting longtime friends Patty and Edo Marigliano and their son Sammy who have known proprietors Mark and Elizabeth Weiss since their Lindy hop days in the Bay area.
When we arrived late Friday evening, the bakery was sending out hot, crusty pizza to tables indoors and on the patio where nearly a hundred customers were clapping to live music. The beer and wine flowed freely, and I felt as if the '60s were alive and well in these north woods.
But morning found them short one staff member, so I volunteered to help Mark, Elizabeth and core staff Cory, Alan and Tiffany for an early turn in the bakery, prepping a carload of crusty breads, Danishes, giant cookies, tarts, savory turnovers and other pastries for the trip to Santa Rosa's Organic Market. By 7:30am Mark was on his way, and I joined Elizabeth, her three children and the rest of the late risers in the bakery kitchen where the smell of warm pastries still lingered.
I should mention, Raymond's operates a handful of guest accommodations year-round. The Elim Grove Cottages vary in size and are designed for a cozy stay. Most cottages have shelves full of cookbooks. While I spent a quiet morning after the early shift, Mike and friends were walking the nearby woods where streams run clear, and the trees reach over 1,000 years of age.
In the compound there was a smoker and an outdoor grill where Mark worked his magic on roast pork and chicken, and we feasted into the evening with grilled vegetables, Mark's cherry tomatoes in balsamic glaze, the bakery's fabulous rosemary wheat bread and lots of storytelling.
The next time you want a change from the stuccoed vistas of the Duke City, what better than a trip to the San Francisco Bay, and a hideaway at Raymond's in the wine country?


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The fascinating role of giant armadillos as ecosystem engineers has recently been described, thanks to the hard work and dedication of researchers in Brazil.
The Pantanal Giant Armadillo Project has been running since July 2010, establishing a long-term ecological study of giant armadillos and other species of Xenarthra at the Baía das Pedras Ranch in the Nhecolandia sub-region of the Brazilian Pantanal. One of the project's main goals is to research the ecology and biology of giant armadillos in the region, and understand the contribution this species makes to its ecosystem.
Armoured animals
The giant armadillo is the largest species in a group of animals known as the Xenarthra, which also includes sloths and anteaters, and can reach up to 1.5 metres in length and weigh up to 50 kilograms. This nocturnal species is highly adapted to life underground, with large scimitar-shaped claws on its forefeet that help it to dig deep burrows.
Found east of the Andes, from Colombia and Venezuela southwards to Paraguay and northern Argentina, the giant armadillo occurs in a wide variety of habitats, including tropical forests and open savannahs. However, it is rare across its entire range, and very little is known about this rather secretive species. The giant armadillo has declined as a result of habitat loss and hunting, and is now classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and as Critically Endangered on many State lists in Brazil.
Fact-finding mission
In the Pantanal, most local people have never seen a giant armadillo, and there are fears this species could go extinct before its natural history is properly understood. The Pantanal Giant Armadillo Project set out to use a variety of methods, including camera trapping, fitting radio transmitters, conducting burrow surveys, resource mapping and interviews, to get a better insight into the life of this mysterious mammal. What the researchers discovered showed the true importance of the giant armadillo to the species with which it shares its habitat.
Camera traps
For over two years, giant armadillo burrows were monitored using camera traps set up near the burrow entrance. These cameras are triggered by motion, and hundreds of images of 57 different species were obtained in this way during the research period. Interestingly, it was found that giant armadillo burrows provide new habitats and influence resources for at least 24 of these species.
"It's amazing to see that such a secretive species which occurs at such low densities can play such an important role within the ecological community," said Arnaud Desbiez, Project Coordinator from The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland.
Unexpected visitors
Giant armadillo burrows can be up to five metres deep, and the camera trap images showed that 16 different species used these areas as a refuge against predators or against temperature extremes, as well as places to seek certain resources. The three other armadillo species found within the study area were all registered spending prolonged periods of time in the giant armadillo's burrows, but the most surprising discovery came in the form of another member of the Xenarthra: the southern tamandua. The southern tamandua is known to be a tree-dwelling species, yet astonishingly it was the animal most often documented using the giant armadillo's underground dwelling place. A whole host of other species, including ocelots, crab-eating foxes, lizards, tortoises and collared peccaries were also photographed entering the burrows.
The sand mound
The researchers found that it wasn't just the refuge provided by the deep burrows which was of use to other species. Giant armadillo burrows have a characteristic large mound of sand in front of them, and the study showed that this area, too, was used by a surprising number of other species. White-lipped peccaries, collared peccaries and feral pigs were all seen using the sand mound to wallow in, rest and cool down, while giant anteaters were also photographed taking sand baths in the mound. Lowland tapirs and pumas were discovered using the pile of earth as a resting spot, whereas various raccoons, ocelots, lizards, small rodents and various other species were captured on film searching for their prey in the mound.
Ecosystem engineers
Through the creation of burrows, the giant armadillo physically alters its surroundings, and creates a host of new habitats which have now been found to influence the resources of at least a further 24 species – this is known as ecosystem engineering. As ecosystem engineers, giant armadillos are extremely important components of their environment, with their burrows and the large sand mound affecting the characteristics of the ecosystem, from geomorphology and hydrology to the vegetation and animal communities in the area, both on a small and large scale. The role of giant armadillos as ecosystem engineers has also been recorded in the Amazon by Dr Renata Leite Pitman, who documented the rare short-eared dog, as well as several other species, using giant armadillo burrows.
"Climate change is predicted to increase maximum air temperatures. Our data loggers placed inside giant armadillo burrows demonstrate that temperatures within the burrow remain constant at 24 degrees Celsius," said Desbiez. "Giant armadillo burrows offer an important refuge from extreme conditions, and their role may become more important as impacts from climate change increase."
Although rarely seen, the giant armadillo plays a key role in the ecological community in which it lives, and it is vital that this species is better understood and protected.
Find out more about the Pantanal Giant Armadillo Project.
Read more about this and other Xenarthrans with the IUCN SSC Anteater, Sloth and Armadillo Specialist Group.
View more images and videos of giant armadillos on ARKive.
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January was a dull month as far as entertainment goes, but this week roars back with the Grammy Awards, the return of "The Walking Dead," and an intriguing new movie, "Side Effects."
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Medication is an undeniable part of our world now, but in the new movie "Side Effects," it may be more of a problem than a help. Rooney Mara plays a young woman dealing with an anxiety disorder who suddenly finds a dead body in her home. Did the side effects of her medication turn her into a murderer? (Opens Feb. 8.)
SUNDAY: Grammys
Even if you hate awards shows, there's something appealing about the Grammys. Blended in with the typical speeches and other ceremonial bits, there's plenty of great music. This year's performers include Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Elton John and fun. LL Cool J returns as host.
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The zombies aren't the worst foes out there on "The Walking Dead." The Governor is one evil dude, as if you couldn't tell from the heads he keeps in jars or the gladiator fights he stages. As the show returns after an end-of-year break, Rick and crew and The Governor are about to throw down. (Feb. 10, 9 p.m., AMC.)
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