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I was just taking a gander over at Puget Systems and their super-silent systems. I love the promise of near silence, but the pricepoint seems pretty dang steep considering I'm not scared of a screwdriver and thermal paste.
I'm thinking it's about time to upgrade my Dell-based HTPC/music-box (no tuners; just online video and a big disk of music). Frankly I'd love to go pre-built again, but I want quiet and only the big brands appear to be in my pricerange (under $1K for a non-gaming system).
Is there an equivalent of the Ars system guides for silence? Seems like the Puget folks use some fancy-schmancy parts and insulation, and I bet the devil is in the details for these quiet builds so would love to see some parts lists.
Thanks all!
For an HTPC the problem is likely space. If you can use a 1m³ box, building a dead silent system is no problem. If it has to fit in a tight space, it gets troublesome.
Modern systems have gotten much better at that, though, especially since they consume so little power. Depending on how silent you need it, buying a solid case, good fans and a slightly oversized cooler in combination with some decoupled mounting for the HDD should be 90% of the way. Make sure to get a board with good fan control options.
Beyond that, you need to get ingenious and/or special parts. I've e.g. seen a nice build of a passively cooled i3. It was a big heatsink standing upright, with the board screwed to it and a round piece of copper to connect the CPU to the heatsink.
How silent does it have to be, what does it need to do, what is it supposed to cost?
Good questions. I'd like pretty damned quiet, although don't know what that means relative to my current system. That one is audible in the background of a silent room at around a 6 foot range. But mostly quiet unless doing a lot of disk work with some ambient noise.
This doesn't need to be much. Mainly playing music to my stero (via analog, digital/hdmi eventually), video to my TV @ 1920x1080 (via HDMI) and staying quiet. I'm also willing to pay up to $1k for quiet - no idea on how quiet, but hopefully semi-inaudible to a person of normal hearing (I'm not going to claim cat-like senses)
Looks-wise I can go with a tower next to my media rack. That's what I have now and *everyone* is used to the look (even if they don't like it), but of course smaller/prettier is always better.
Spec-wise I'm thinking:
The make-me-quiet parts are my big question mark.
I'm using an Asaka Cypher Ultra case (ThinITX), with an Intel DH61AG board, Celeron. There's room for a 2.5" drive in there, and the board has a mSATA slot. The supplied 40mm fan and heatsink are both very, very quiet. Inaudible unless I put my ear right against it. The fan is either stopped or idling at 200rpm unless the machine is very busy.
I'm using a 65W Sandy Bridge Celeron, which means it gets a little warmer than I'd like, and therefore the fans can ramp up a little - a 35W chip like the Pentium G2100T would be faster and cooler, so therefore quieter.
The case will take a normal 9.5mm 2.5" drive, which means topping out at 1TB at the moment. The WD Green 2.5" 2TB drive doesn't fit, it's a 15mm high drive and is hard against the southbridge's heatsink, which really screws up cooling in the case.
Get something like the Intel NUC for display, and put your current system with all the files, etc. in a closet somewhere. Connect it with Cat 5, and you should be all set.
NUC isn't quiet. It's got a stupid little buzzy fan, and still melts it's wifi chip.
I should also mention that I'm an apartment dweller so closets aren't much of an option for me, otherwise I would go that route for all my networking stuff. This needs to be accessible to plug in devices for occasional charging / synching.
An actual box isn't an issue for me. Just want it to be quiet. With the size of modern hard drives I really only need room for a boot SSD and 2-3 TB 3.5" drive. I'll do local backups via USB3. There are times I'll even work on powerpoint from the htpc, so there are definite advantages to a full PC.
I guess I could also wait until Haswell (we're close) to get some more energy/cooling advantages.
For some research of specific components, I highly recommend using Silent PC Review and their forums.
Well, this seems rather easy to me!
Puget has been mentioned already. Look what parts they take for cooling and what cases.
One of Intel's thin mini ITX boards with a 35W Pentium CPU should be fine. Those things sip power and hence produce no heat. Using a laptop PSU would also mean no moving parts to think about on that front. Still, the CPU would be fast enough for what you want and it would be pretty cheap. With a cooler meant to keep an overclocked K model cool, it should be possible to keep this thing below 50C as good as passively. Add one or two low running case fans of the kind Puget uses or look at SPRC for quiet fans. It might make sense to only mount them at the back, one in blowing one at the bottom, one out blowing one at the top.
If the HDDs aren't quiet enough, get some decoupled mounting thingy where they hang between rubber strings. No more vibrations. If this is still not enough, start stuffing the case with dense foam to dampen vibrations and swallow noise.
If you don't need a powerful system that requires much airflow to get rid of its heat and don't need to respect size constraints, getting silent is not hard anymore these days.
Thx. Will get over there.
Separately picked up a tip to use a smartphone app as a quasi-SPL meter to at least give myself a kinda/sorta benchmark to shoot for. I know it's not as good as the real thing but it's free and easy to get.
Keen wrote:
For some research of specific components, I highly recommend using Silent PC Review and their forums.
Agreed--I got some good tips from reading their reviews there. Ask in their forums too, if you have any questions. I built a modestly-powered system in a Solo II case, and it can't be heard unless the hard drives are spinning. But I was surprised when a chose a pre-built system from Acer for a friend, and it was nearly as quiet.
HellDiver wrote:
NUC isn't quiet. It's got a stupid little buzzy fan
Remove fan, insert motherboard into Tranquil PC NUC case*. Job done!
* Other fanless NUC cases are available.
Ooooh, now THAT is tidy.
Shame the boards are £200 and the case is £100. Even I can't justify that price, especially considering the continued shitty image quality of the Intel HD video. I'll stick to my old i3-550/GT610 based HTPC for the foreseeable future.
Here's essentially what I'm running for my a workstation that could do duty as my HTPC, which has a mATX mobo, only with an Ivy vs Sandy Bridge, and a HD (my storage is on a file server).
Seagate Barracuda STBD2000101 2TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Retail kit - $104.99
SeaSonic SSR-360GP 360W ATX12V v2.31 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Active PFC Power Supply - $59.99
ASUS Black Blu-ray Drive SATA Model BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS - $59.99
Noctua NH-L9i 95mm SSO2 CPU Cooler - $47.99
Intel Core i3-3225 Ivy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 55W Dual-Core Desktop Processor - $144.99
Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model BLS2KIT8G3D1609DS1S00 - $104.99
SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD256BW 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - $219.99
Crucial M4 CT256M4SSD3 mSATA 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - $209.99
LIAN LI PC-Q07B USB3.0 Black Aluminum Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case - $64.99
SILVERSTONE Black Aluminum skin reinforced plastic front panel, 0.8mm SECC body MILO Series ML03B Micro ATX Media Center - $59.99
Depending on your SSD and case choices, that build is just over or just under $800.
I went with the cheapest CPU with the HD400 IGP just to be on the save side, but you could drop that down and save a bit there, and probably another $50 if you can live with 8GB.
Add another $20 if you want a BluRay burner, but it's probably not worth it.
My HTPC is in the Milo, with a Samsung 830 SSD, as it fits in with the audio components. The workstation is in the Lian Li with the mSATA drive, but would be easy to tuck away behind or near a TV. With the Noctua HSF and the Seasonic PSU, I have to put my head within a foot of the case to tell that it's on.
Also, the HTPC has a low profile HD 7750 in it for a bit more performance when I need it.
Oh, and these make the build much much easier.
I don't really like the super slim enclosures as they usually have buzzy 60mm or smaller fans, similar fans in the PSU, or use a power brick, and many do a poor cooling job, none of which I want to deal with.
Ace wrote:
HellDiver wrote:
NUC isn't quiet. It's got a stupid little buzzy fan
Remove fan, insert motherboard into Tranquil PC NUC case*. Job done! ...
The price of this aftermarket case is almost the cost of the Celery-version of the product.
Black Jacque wrote:
Ace wrote:
HellDiver wrote:
NUC isn't quiet. It's got a stupid little buzzy fan
Remove fan, insert motherboard into Tranquil PC NUC case*. Job done! ...
The price of this aftermarket case is almost the cost of the Celery-version of the product.
£99 for the case
£215 for the i3 NUC board (the non-TB one).
£63 for a 64GB mSATA Crucial M4
£40 for RAM
£20 for wifi
Total: £437.
That's a VERY expensive little machine. OK, it's totally silent, and it'll be quick, but doesn't even have USB3. Buying all the parts separately like that is basically adding £100 to the cost. A similar spec NUC in the standard case is about £340.
I think I'll stick with my Shuttle DS61 and DIY ThinITX machines - they're quiet enough.
Gigabyte's verison of the NUC should have USB 3... but agreed, for that kind of form factor and total silence it's $$$$$...
HellDiver wrote:
Total: £437. That's a VERY expensive little machine.
It's a bargain compared to Zalman's TNN 500AF case. That cost ~£900 nine years ago!!!
Over long years of experience, I've come to believe, 'Silence is over-rated.'
I've poured hundreds of dollars into parts into silencing many generations of rigs. If I were to add the labor, it would likely be thousands of dollars. (I recall balancing the blades of Panoflex case fans with pieces of electrical tape to reduce their noise.)
The good news is that there are modestly priced off-the-shelf parts that are an order of magnitude quieter than their ancestors.
At this point, it takes a lot to screw-up a build that has me grating my teeth over its noise, I won't pay an extra US$200 to save an additional 2 dB.
Then again, it may be I've gone deaf from all the server room fan noise I've been exposed to.
Black Jacque wrote:
Then again, it may be I've gone deaf from all the server room fan noise I've been exposed to.
I believe you've hit upon the answer.
I blame my reluctance to do anything special towards reducing noise these days on the neighborhood.
Especially as it gets warm again, the neighbors' offspring plays outside. In the early morning birds do their job. That real silence that used to be there is no longer.
If I would live in Alaska, I'm pretty sure I'd either want the last bit of silence or make the PC louder and draw a friendly face on it to feel more social.


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A shot of vodka (including shot glass) dropped into a half-full glass of Gatorade, preferably lemon-lime flavored. Once the shot is dropped into the Gatorade, the mixture is chugged.
After coming home from Senior Week, I itched for a Godka bomb going down my throat.
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Second Batch of Black Lodge Pictures
"Through the dark of futures past
The magician longs to see
One chants out between two worlds
'Fire walk with me'
I'll catch you with my death bag
You may think I've gone insane
But I promise
I will kill again"
Here is the second batch of pictures.
You got to see a preview of the Laura Palmer decoration earlier, and now here it is up on the wall.
I do like the simplicity of using crumpled brown craft paper for the quote "She's dead. Wrapped in Plastic". Something earthy about it, and a sense of being disposable (easily thrown away in the trash).
I used the craft paper for cave symbols across the room too. And of course, the brown paper bags for the Sycamore tree lanterns.
The chess game and playing cards with the faces changed are hat tips to Windom Earle, and the poker chips are for "One Eyed Jacks".
All that's left are the pictures of the fireplace. Will post them tomorrow!
I really like the jacks. Made
I really like the jacks. Made with paper bags too? I seem to have taken to pumpkins for my Halloween decorating almost to the exclusion of all else.
Looks like a fun party! Glad
Looks like a fun party! Glad I did my homework and know your references!
Wow! Very impressive! I'm sure the party was a success but how do I get invited to next year's soirée? ;)
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CH2M HILL, Englewood, Colo., has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to help 25 American cities accelerate the adoption of solar energy. The contract is part of The Solar America Initiative, a DOE effort to make solar electricity from photovoltaics (PV) cost competitive with conventional forms of electricity from the utility grid by 2015. Under the three-year, $5.5 million contract, CH2M HILL's IT Consulting and Spatial Information Management practices will work alongside the DOE and officials from 25 cities taking part in the DOE's Solar America Cities program, to eliminate market barriers to adoption and debut new solar solutions.
"DOE's Solar America Cities Program is helping our cities accelerate the adoption of clean, solar energy technologies," says Tom Kimbis, director of the Solar America Cities program. "With technical assistance, cities will have expert assistance to overcome market and technical barriers."
Contracted through separate task orders, CH2M HILL will work with the DOE and officials in each city to create customized programs that encompass solar engineering, financial modeling studies, zoning code revisions, structural engineering analysis, emergency management operations using solar power, site selection for solar arrays, and installer certification and training. The contract follows a seven-month pilot program.
The 25 cities that CH2M HILL will be working with alongside the DOE include: Denver; Houston; Knoxville, Tenn.; Milwaukee; Minneapolis; Orlando, Fla.; Philadelphia; Sacramento, Calif.; San Antonio; San Jose, Calif.; Santa Rosa, Calif.; Seattle; Ann Arbor, Mich.; Austin, Texas; Berkeley, Calif.; Boston; Madison, Wis.; New Orleans; New York; Pittsburgh; Portland, Ore.; Salt Lake City; San Diego; San Francisco; and Tucson, Ariz.


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|First Appeared
|Tekken (1995)
|Hit Points
Kuma II is the son of Kuma I and made his debut in Tekken 3. He has the intelligence of an average, perhaps slightly dim human being, although this is obviously amazingly intelligent for a bear. The first Kuma died of old age during its travels with Heihachi. Its child, also named Kuma, became Heihachi's second pet. This Kuma is smarter than its father, and is a good bodyguard for Heihachi. In Street Fighter X Tekken, Kuma partners with Heihachi after being pleased to see his old master again.
EditChanges in 2013
• cr. MP - Hit box enlarged
• j. MK - Can crossup
• Hunting Stance - Can be canceled into from normal attacks
- Input timing to exit Hunting Stance (KKK) is 5F slower
• Rolling Bear Headbutt - Changed input timing to transition to Rolling Bear
• Bear Smash - Hit box enlarged
- Midair hit causes knockdown
• Break'n - Armor period changed from 1~42F->1~20F
• L. Frolicking Bear - Startup 8F->7F
- Anti air invincibility changed from 3~7F->1~8F
- Damage 120->100
• Swing Swung - Damage 150->190
• L. Rock 'n Roll Circus - Damage 150->180
• M. Rock 'n Roll Circus - Damage 160->190
• H. Rock 'n Roll Circus - Damage 170->200
• EX. Rock 'n Roll Circus - Damage 180->200
• Headbutt - Damage 200->250
Special move meter gain:
• Rock 'n Roll Circus: whiff 15->30/On hit 40->10×8(80)
• Megaton Claw: whiff 15/On hit 20->35
• Grizzly Claws: whiff 5->10/On hit 20->40
• Grizzly Claw Smash: whiff 5->10/On hit 20->30
• Headbutt: whiff 15->30/On hit 40->100
• Rolling Bear: whiff 10->15
• Frolicking Bear: whiff 15->0/On hit 40->60
EditMoves List
EditNormal Throws
|Move Name
|Bear Hug
| (near opponent)
|Damage: 140
|Bear Slam
| (near opponent)
|Damage: 140
|Swing Swung
| (during Hunting Stance, near opponent)
|Damage: 150
EditUnique Attacks
|Move Name
|Left Right Bear Claw
|-> +
|Damage: 90
|Double Wild Slap
|Damage: 170
|Jab Elbow Smash
|-> ->
|Damage: 166
|Jab Elbow Stomp
|-> ->
|Damage: 134
|Triple Hammer
| + -> ->
|Damage: 164
|G-Clef Cannon
|+ -> ->
|Damage: 166
|Bear Smash
|Damage: 100
|Big Tree
|(during Hunting Stance) +
|Damage: 60
|Grizzly Fling
| (during Hunting Stance) +
| Damage: 100
| (during Hunting Stance) +
|Damage: 120
|Hunting Spear
| (during Hunting Stance) +
| Damage: 90
Has wall-bounce effect.
|Feral Crouch
|(during Hunting Stance) +
|Stance Change
|To Hunting Stance or Regular Stance.
EditSpecial Moves
EditSuper Art
|Move Name
|Fatal Wind
|Damage: 350
EditGeneral Strategy
Kuma is a large slow close-range character. His main methods of getting damage involve specials that have some type of invincibility. For example, Rolling Bear has projectile invincibility and can lead into his Headbutt command throw. Break'n allows him to roll in with a hit of super armor. Kuma doesn't have good enough normals or movement to play a standard footsies battle, so it's best to take advantage his specials that have invincibility.
EditUseful Normals
EditStandings.: This is Kuma's longest range normal attack.
EditCrouchingc.: This is an anti-air for long-range jump-ins. Kuma takes a step forward before the attack comes out.
EditJumpingj.: This is Kuma's best jump-in attack for damage.
j.: This is Kuma's best cross-up attack. j. works too, but does less damage and has a similar hit-box so it isn't preferred.
j.: This is Kuma's best air-to-air option.
EditUnique AttacksBear Smash (): This is similar to Kuma's s.. It has a slightly larger hit-box and hits twice. It is also special cancelable and safe on block.
EditRock 'n Roll CircusThis is a command grab. Kuma grabs the opponent and launches them across the screen towards his back side. The version has the largest range, but does the least damage. The version has the smallest range, but does the most damage. The EX version does more damage and has strike invincibility.
EditMegaton ClawKuma steps forward and throws his palm out. This is only useful in combos, as it has no special abilities. The starts up the fastest, but does the least damage. The version starts up the slowest, but does the most damage. The EX version has strike invincibility. Megaton Claw also has two different follow-up attacks.
EditGrizzly Claws (during Megaton Claw hit)
This is a high hitting attack that can be comboed off of Megaton Claw. It is unsafe on block and causes a knockdown on hit.
EditGrizzly Claw Smash (during Megaton Claw hit) or
This is can also be comboed off of Megaton Claw. It does less damage and is also unsafe on block. The upside is that it is an overhead that causes a ground-bounce on hit to continue a combo.
EditHeadbutt (near opponent)
This is a command throw that only hits standing opponents. Kuma leaves the opponent right in front of him, which is a good position to continue pressure upon the opponent's wake up. The EX version has invincibility and does more damage.
EditRolling Bear (far from opponent)Kuma rolls towards the opponent with projectile invincibility. The version travels the shortest distance and has the fastest recovery. The version travels the farthest distance and has the slowest recovery. The EX version has projectile and strike invincibility. Press again when near the opponent to perform the Headbutt command throw.
EditFrolicking BearKuma lunges towards the opponent and hits with his head. This special crushes airborne attacks, making it a good option against jump-ins. The version travels the shortest distance. The version travels the farthest. The EX version has full body invincibility and causes a wall-bounce on hit.
EditHunting Stance
EditStance Change
Kuma stands on all four legs and has access to a few new moves. Hunting Stance lowers his hit-box, as if Kuma is crouching. He can't block during the stance. He can also move forward/backwards and dash forward/backwards.
EditHunting orKuma slashes the opponent. / and / hit high and are positive on block. The / version is negative, but hits low. You can also chain all 3 together in one combo
EditBig Tree
This is an anti-air. It also crushes airborne attacks during its active frames. It is very unsafe on block, so only use it when the opponent jumps.
EditGrizzly Fling
This is a low attack that launches the opponent into the air to begin a combo.
EditBreak'nBreak'n puts Kuma on his back for him to slide around the screen. Holding or allows you to control where he goes. It is unsafe on block, so try to go in for the hit, then back up for safety. Break'n also gives Kuma one hit of armor and on hit, it will send the opponent far across the screen.
EditHunting Spear
This attack gives has projectile invincibility. It also causes a wall-bounce on hit to start combos.
EditFeral Crouch
Kuma's hit-box greatly shrinks. He can crouch under most fireballs for a good period of time. Transitioning between Feral Crouch and Hunting Stance is very fast, making this a viable option for approaching.


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Really awesome live performance…obviously Ye kills it:
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Because my opinions are better than yours
Really awesome live performance…obviously Ye kills it:
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My homie Chance the Rapper made his late-night debut last night on The Arsenio Hall Show, performing "Chain Smoker" off of his "Acid Rap" mixtape, check it out, it's almost as good as playing video games with services from Elitist gaming!
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PBS does it again, possibly even outdoing its now-classic (classic in my mind, that is…) "Garden of Your Mind" video with a new "remixed B-side" video of Mr. Rogers autotuned…and it's fantastic once again:
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What happened at Drake's 4th Annual OVOFest that took place near the new stroller-center is the kind of stuff that dreams are made of:
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Obviously Yeezus has great taste…
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Jimmy Fallon just continues to get the best music acts to perform, this time featuring Ice Cube doing his classic "It was a Good Day" while, of course, backed by the Legendary Roots Crew:
And here's the original video for the hell of it/because this song still never gets old:
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Video: Does It Get Any Worse Than A LIRR Train Packed With Rave Kids? Answer: naz. [via Gothamist]
Just a dope, dope video here by Pusha T for his Kanye-produced joint "Numbers On The Boards": (peep the Kanye cameo at around 2:31)
UPDATE 5/10 – A video was just released of the first time Pusha T hears the mastered version of "Numbers on the Boards," and it's amazing:
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So the above
album free mixtape is exactly why I get so excited about where hip-hop is going right now; add 20-year-old Chicago-MC Chance the Rapper to the constantly-growing list of hip-hop artists under 25 that have begun to consistently put out great, original stuff on a consistent basis (see: Kdot, A$AP Rocky, Joey Bada$$, etc.), and the result is an influx of great talent that makes the future of hip-hop that much more exciting.
That being said, there's no reason Chance can't blow up just like the rest of those previously mentioned; fine, this is a little different, but there's no denying that it's just outrageously awesome…and bumps. (Plus when someone says "Lean all on the square/That's a fuckin' rhombus" you listen):
"Smoke Again" (feat. Ab-Soul)
And that's just one song on the tape…
Here's another one for good measure:
"So Good (Good Ass Intro)"
And, finally, one that dropped a few months ago but is still hot:
And if you haven't yet then download his new tape "Acid Rap" by clicking right here, and do it this very second – you will thank me later.
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In a segment that I don't believe aired on national TV, here is Method Man and Black Thought performing the Wu-Tang Clan's classic "Protect Ya Neck" backed by the Legendary Roots Crew in an amazingly candid (and dope) performance (please note Meth stepping up and telling Black Thought "I got this" right before spitting ODB's verse…):
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Balanced Falcon Boys Ready for 2012 Tennis Campaign.
NEWPORT–With the season getting underway this afternoon, the North Country boys tennis team is ripe with promise."We've got a good blend of upper and underclassman this year," said head coach Gary Atchinson. Said senior Maoz Knight, "It looks good. A lot of the guys have gotten better, and we have all improved. I think we should be pretty good."The team finished 4-9 and missed the tourney last season, but with a very balanced team in 2012, Atchinson is feeling good about this year's chances."I think as long as we play good tennis we can get some good results in the win loss column," said the coach.The team features three seniors, three juniors, three sophomores and one freshman.Eighty percent of the squad is made up of returning players from the 2011 campaign, with junior Kody Halikas and freshman Peter Steuwe being the two new faces on the team.As it stands right now, with not enough time for play-downs with their opening match this afternoon, no decision as to where each player will be slotted this season has been made.But, with a strong balance of skill up and down the roster, competition for positioning should be fierce."It looks like it is going to be a real dogfight when we get to play-downs. Everybody seems to be right there as there is a lot of parity on the team," said Atchinson.Dave Durivage, last year's number one, will again be in the top position today when the boys square off against Mount Mansfield.However, according to Atchinson, he may not be there to stay if someone else is playing better."He has got to show that he has earned that before we settle into our regular line-up."Durivage is coming off a tough off-season that had him recuperating from shoulder and collar bone injuries suffered during a mountain biking accident.As he makes his way back into game form, he has set reasonable goals for himself in 2012."I hope to break .500 this year and do a little better than last season, seeing as how a lot of players (I faced) from last year have moved on."Moving through the rest of the roster, it is anybody's guess at this point.Knight, Zachary Tweed, Andrew Medley, and Steve Raboin played at multiple positions last year, and as of now Maoz could be the one making a full time switch to singles, possibly in either the four or five slot.The number two and three spots might come down to a battle of the sophomores. Thomas Durivage, Travers Parson-Grayson and Fred Petzoldt are all candidates to fill those positions.Halikas still needs to get in five more practices before he is game eligible, but the junior says he is feeling good and that his collar bone is ready to go after being damaged during the hockey season.That leaves the freshman Steuwe as the last player still needing to find a position. With Halikas out, Peter will should be playing in today's match against the Cougars, possibly in the second doubles position.To the coach, it does not matter really where people are playing, as long as they are playing well."All the points count as one. Whether it is first singles or second doubles, they are all equal. We can cover a lot of positions all the way down through."The lone new variable is the new court surface at Prouty Beach. The surface plays slow, which will force the Falcons to construct their points through longer rallys instead of a one or two volley score.The boys get their season, and the North Country spring sports season as a hole, underway this afternoon at 3:30 on the re-surfaced courts of Prouty Beach, squaring off against the aforementioned MMU Cougars.


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Your GSA club probably has a lot of wonderful ideas and projects in mind, but does not have enough money to support them. In order to be an effective leader of a strong GSA club, it is very important to understand how fundraising works. Many students elect a treasurer to be in charge of all financial responsibilities, but fundraising is work that everyone needs to know how to do! This resource sheet will help get your club on the path to raising dollars to spend on queer-fabulous events!
It is important that every GSA member understands fundraising and thinks about ways to help the club members raise money.
Once your GSA has decided on a possible fundraiser, use GSA Network's "How to Plan an Event [2]" Resource Guide to help you with the logistics of the event. Follow the numbers with the Event/Project Planning Worksheet
If your GSA has a very successful fundraiser event,
let us know at firstname.lastname@example.com [3]—we'd like to hear about it!
If you are unsure of how to ask for donations here are a few examples:
Short Version:
Hi, May I speak with _____? Do you have a minute to discuss (school name)? I am a student there and we have (a problem, an opportunity. Explain what it is in 1 sentence). This is what we want to do (explain your project in one sentence); and we need your support. This is how you can help (ask for something specific like donate $20, buy 2 tickets, donate food to feed 10 people, etc.) Do you have any questions? Your donation will (be specific: make our school safer, help 10 students, buy 2 books for our library, etc.) Will you support us?
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Hi, may I speak with __________? Hi, this is _______ calling, I wanted to talk to you about an organization I'm involved with at school, do you have a few minutes?
I'm a member of a student-run club at school called the __________. We work to fight homophobia and transphobia and anti-LGBT harassment in our school by educating our peers about sexual orientation and gender identity issues as well as providing a safe space for queer youth and their allies.
Some of the projects and event we've sponsored in the past include: _________. This year we'd like to _____________ [mention a particular project your GSA is working on]. We also have weekly meetings at school, where folks come to hang out, have a snack, plan events and talk about what we can do for social justice.
I'm calling to ask if you'd like to become a supporter of the ________ by making a donation to our club. [Give them time to think before you say anything else.]
If yes:
Great! Do you have a pen? You should make your checks payable to: _________. You can send the check to: ____________.
[Thank them]
[In a few days, call them to see if they've had a chance to mail the check yet.]
If maybe/unsure:
[Don't give up right away! Ask them to donate any amount they can]
[If they want to know more about the GSA, try to answer any questions they have and offer to send them GSA-related materials if you have any]
If no:
[Thank them for their time and move on to the next person. You can't win them all. You should expect as many as half of the people you ask to say no, that's normal. People have many reasons for saying no, don't assume it's personal.]
Dear __________:
For the past ___ months, I have been involved with a student-run club at my school called the ___________ Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA). We work to fight homophobia and transphobia and anti-LGBT harassment in our school by educating our peers about sexual orientation and gender identity issues and providing a safe space for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning) youth and their allies. I am writing to ask you for you to donate any amount possible to this organization to help make some of our upcoming projects possible.
Harassment towards LGBTQ youth is a very real problem in our school. In ______ [your town] harassment and bullying against queer youth in our remains a serious problem. In many schools, students hear words or phrases such as "fag" and "that's so gay" multiple times a day. For instance, [Give specific examples from your school]. Our GSA club was started to help make our school safer for LGBTQ students, teachers, and staff by educating the school community about sexual orientation and gender identity issues.
I joined the GSA because [explain why and how it has helped you].
Some of the projects and events we've sponsored in the past include: ______ [list previous projects]. This year, we'd like to work on _______ [name a specific project. Make it clear what their money will go towards]. We also have weekly meetings at school, where folks come to hang out, plan events, and talk about issues in their lives and social justice.
We can't continue this important work without the support of individuals who really believe in what we're doing to fight homophobia and transphobia in our school and make it easier.
Thank you,
[sign the letter]
P.S If you have other questions about the GSA please call me at _______. I hope you will support our GSA and its efforts to make our school safer for LGBT youth.
[If you send a letter, it is very important to do follow-up phone calls about a week later. This will increase your success in getting donations.]
Community grant-making programs give money to organizations or student clubs that submit an application that explain why they need the money. Usually, the grants are given to organizations/clubs that have specific detailed projects they would like to work on, but need money in order to accomplish it.
Here is some advice from Julie Dean of the Community Foundation Silicon Valley:
The following organizations/foundations have funding available for youth-initiated projects. Sign up for GSA Network News at www.gsanetwork.org [4] to stay updated on various grant opportunities.
Also check out these organizations that have funded GSA clubs before:
Don't forget to check with your local community's foundation to see what kind of opportunities they can offer to your GSA! To see what's in your area, just do a search online for the name of your community and "community foundation."
Download the pdf version [8]
[1] https://gsanetwork.org/files/resources/Fundraising.pdf
[2] https://gsanetwork.org/resources/gsa-actions-events/planning-events
[3] mailto:email@example.com
[4] https://gsanetwork.org/
[5] mailto:email@example.com
[6] mailto:email@example.com
[7] http://www.communityfoundation.net
[8] https://gsanetwork.org/files/resources/fundraising%20v4.pdf


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Robin Thicke sues Marvin Gaye's family over 'Blurred Lines'
Robin Thicke, T.I and Pharrell Williams are asking a federal judge to determine that their hit song 'Blurred Lines' does not copy older songs by Marvin Gaye and George Clinton's Parliament-Funkadelic band. VPC
The singers are asking a judge to rule that their summer anthem 'Blurred Lines' does not copy elements from songs by Marvin Gaye and Funkadelic.
Sometimes, the best defense is an offense.
At least that's the strategy that Robin Thicke, T.I and Pharrell Williams seem to be taking with their summer pop hit Blurred Lines.
An attorney for Thicke and collaborators Williams and Clifford Harris Jr (aka T.I.) filed a lawsuit Thursday, asking a federal judge to determine that their song Blurred Lines does not copy elements from two older songs from Marvin Gaye and Funkadelic (George Clinton).
This comes after Marvin Gaye's family and Bridgeport Records' alleged claims against the singers that the song sounds remarkably similar to Gaye's Got To Give Up, demanding financial compensation for copyright infringement.
"Gaye defendants are claiming ownership of an entire genre, as opposed to a specific work," the suit alleges.
Funkadelic, the George Clinton-led band that led the '70s funk movement, has also allegedly claimed similarity between Thicke's hit and Sexy Ways.
A copy of the suit obtained by The Hollywood Reporter reads:
"Plaintiffs, who have the utmost respect for and admiration of Marvin Gaye, Funkadelic and their musical legacies, reluctantly file this action in the face of multiple adverse claims from alleged successors in interest to those artists. Defendants continue to insist that plaintiffs' massively successful composition, 'Blurred Lines,' copies 'their' compositions."


text: Nonverbal school-age children with autism have not received sufficient attention from the research world (NIH conference, April 2010). Despite considerable efforts to improve communication during preschool years, many children with autism remain nonverbal or have very minimal verbal repertoires. One of the goals identified in the strategic plan for Autism Speaks is to develop and test the efficacy of treatments for school age nonverbal children, specifically treatments aimed at improving a core autism symptom. The aim of this pilot study is to investigate a multi-modal comprehensive intervention focusing on word production that includes four components: speech sound practice based on principles of developmental phonology, joint book reading, computerized instruction, and AAC. The package will increase auditory and visual input (via picture symbols and text) for the targeted words as well as incorporating the words in actual communicative contexts. This multimodal approach will strengthen the representational connections between referents and symbols. The AAC component will teach participants to select target words on speech generating devices in communication routines. All components will focus on the same set of target vocabulary words, individualized for each participant based on principles of phonotactic probability. Target word selection uses an innovative procedure that identifies sounds in a child's repertoire through speech sound recordings via a digitized recording device (LENA). Target vocabularies are then. One 5 year old boy with autism participated in a feasibility study and successfully completed all of the intervention activities. This pilot includes nine children between the ages of 5 and 9 years with autism and expressive vocabularies of less than 20 words will participate. Intervention will be provided 4 days per week for approximately an hour a day for up to six months per child. A multiple baseline across participants design will be used to determine if the intervention impacts spoken word and AAC word productions. In addition, the investigators will analyze correlations between participants' intervention outcomes and their initial nonverbal cognition, language comprehension, imitation and play to identify potential predictors of outcomes. During the second year, the investigators will develop a detailed procedural manual that will enable future implementation of a large scale multi-site It is anticipated that the increased input through speech and visual images and additional practice with the sounds in targeted words will provide active ingredients that may have been missing from earlier intervention attempts. A manual describing the intervention procedures will be developed during this study in order to replicate the procedures in future research.


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5 of the Coolest Company Cafeterias
Back in high school, the cafeteria's role as a road map for social status was limited to the seating arrangements of the people eating in it, but now it's the room itself that holds all the power. From in-house sushi chefs to onsite sustainable farms, companies around the country pull out all the stops when it comes to creating a state-of-the-art culinary haven for their workers. Here's a roundup of some of the most enviable examples.


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If you're waiting for your cancer test results, here's how you can prepare for your consultation.
Find out when you'll get your results. Jean Slocombe, senior cancer information nurse at Cancer Research UK, says: "It's always a good idea to ask when you can expect to get your test results and how you'll get them. If you don't hear anything for a few weeks, you may wonder if your results have got lost. Check up, as occasionally letters can go astray."
If you ever have any questions, ask. Most cancer charities have websites or helplines that can offer you advice and support. Macmillan runs a helpline on 0808 808 0000 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 8pm) and Cancer Research UK has information about cancer tests on its website.
Write down all the questions you might like to ask during your consultation. "It's very easy to forget what you wanted to ask because you may have to absorb a lot of information in a short time," says Jean.
That's what happened to Linda Hadley when she received her breast cancer diagnosis. "Everything just dashed through my mind and I couldn't think clearly," she says. "I'm glad I had my husband there to ask questions for me."
Another useful tip is to record your consultation on a dictaphone, but check with your GP or consultant first. Either way, you should be offered a record of the consultation.
It's a good idea to have someone with you when you get your results. Breast Cancer Care's Carolyn Rogers says: "When you're frightened and anxious it can help to have someone there to be another pair of ears and support you.
"Having said that, some people just want to do it by themselves. You might find it useful to make notes or record the consultation so you can listen at home. It depends how you feel."
Neil Gooding, 43, was diagnosed with mouth cancer in 2005 and was living alone at the time. "My sister came along," he says. "I'd thought of questions I wanted to ask in advance, but it can be daunting. It was good to have someone on hand as a support."
If you don't want to ask someone you know to go with you, you may be able to ask someone from a local support group. Find cancer support services near you.
There's no right or wrong way to react to a cancer diagnosis. What matters most is that you have as much information as you need and feel comfortable with any decisions you make.
You might feel a range of emotions, including fear, anger or helplessness. Linda says she was in shock. "An absolute total numbness went through my body," she explains.
Nigel felt isolated. "I wanted to say to people around me on the street: 'Don't you realise...?' It felt strange that life just went on as normal."
Whether or not you confide in those close to you, it can often be helpful to get some support from someone who's not related to you. Many people and places are available to help.
Your nurse or specialist can give you information that's relevant to your situation and may be able to direct you to local support services, such as counselling and support groups, helplines and online forums.
Find out about the choices available to you, such as whether there's a specialist nurse you can talk things through with, for example. Read more about coping with a cancer diagnosis.
Write down questions as they occur to you and take these with you when you see your doctor. Here are some of the things you may want to ask:
Cancer Research UK has more information on cancer support organisations in the UK.
healthtalk.org has articles and videos of people talking about their experiences of having cancer.


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My talk at Skepticon IV on the importance of Bayes' Theorem to skepticism is now available on YouTube (Bayes' Theorem: Lust for Glory!). (My slides in that on the UFO case don't show the whole text because I had to use Darrel Ray's computer at the last minute [thx D!] which didn't have the right font; but I speak most of it out, so you don't miss anything. There were some other font goofs, but that's the only one you'll notice. Oh, and the slide near the end that everyone laughs at but you can't see on the video, says "Ockham's razor will cut a bitch." Oh yeah she will!)
For a handy web page on using and understanding Bayes' Theorem (which I'll soon be improving with an even more versatile applet) see my Bayesian Calculator. And besides my book Proving History: Bayes's Theorem and the Quest for the Historical Jesus which has since become available (and is now the first place you should go to learn about Bayes' Theorem and Bayesian reasoning), the other books I recommend in the video are: Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences by John Allen Paulos (I also recommend his Beyond Numeracy and A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper); Proofiness: The Dark Arts of Mathematical Deception by Charles Seife; The Theory That Would Not Die by Sharon Bertsch McGrayne; Math Doesn't Suck by Danica McKellar (this is the only one of her series that you need, and everyone should buy, but if you want to gift her higher grade math books to a teen you know, she also has Kiss My Math and Hot X: Algebra Exposed!, and more to come; I didn't have time to also mention another woman who advocates for wider math literacy, so I will here, although it's less useful than McKellar's, since it doesn't teach math but only why you might like learning it more than you thought: The Calculus Diaries: How Math Can Help You Lose Weight, Win in Vegas, and Survive a Zombie Apocalypse by Jennifer Ouellette); and The Mathematical Palette by Ronald Staszkow and Robert Bradshaw (get a used one, since new copies are priced at "textbook robbery" levels; you might get stuck with an old edition when buying used, but they're all good) and 101 Things Everyone Should Know About Math by Marc Zev, Kevin Segal and Nathan Levy.
In addition to Proving History, which is now my most comprehensive treatment of Bayesian reasoning for laymen, the books in which I also discuss and apply Bayes' Theorem are The Christian Delusion (TCD) and The End of Christianity (TEC), both edited by John Loftus. In TCD, in my chapter "Why the Resurrection Is Unbelievable," I only mention Bayes (and show the math) in the endnotes, but you can see how those translate what I otherwise say in that chapter in plain English, and thus see an application of Bayes' Theorem in action. That chapter refutes previous attempts to use Bayesian reasoning to prove the miraculous resurrection of Jesus (by Swinburne and the McGrews, for example), by showing the correct way to do it, and how using the correct facts changes everything. (TCD also has my chapter explaining why Christianity isn't responsible for modern science, contrary to a popular claim of late, but I don't translate my argument there into Bayes, though I could.)
In TEC I have two chapters deploying Bayes' Theorem, and both explicitly discuss and use it from the get go. One proves the entire Christian religion false just from considering how it began, and that gives you a good look at how Bayesian reasoning opens your eyes to things you might have overlooked before, or confirms what you intuitively knew but couldn't articulate the logic of. The other uses Bayes to prove every design argument false, including creationism, divine biogenesis, and the fine tuning argument (among some others). In fact, I show how the fine tuning of the physical constants actually proves God doesn't exist. Quite conclusively in fact. And in saying that I'm just explaining in ordinary language what two independent teams of expert mathematicians already proved (I cite their work in the chapter). (TEC also has my most controversial chapter, peer reviewed by several professors of philosophy, proving my theory of godless morality correct, and Christian morality defective, but I didn't translate that into Bayes, though again I could have.)
Although I might punt a lot to Proving History, this is the place to ask questions about my Skepticon talk or my use of Bayes' Theorem in TCD, TEC, or elsewhere. Feel free to query me on any of that here.


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About the English Major
Nyack College's broad and varied program in English has been lauded as excellent preparation for graduate study in literature. It has also been viewed traditionally as a solid foundation for graduate school. Study in the English major effectively prepares students for participation in public life – whether the arts, education, law, politics, public service, ministry, or business. You will be challenged by professors who are committed to working with you in and out of the classroom and through regular advisement, fieldtrips, and special events. Normally, upper level English classes have 8-12 students, which allows for lively discussions and regular interactions with the professor and classmates.
Those students who intend to major in English and Adolescent Education will be pleased to know that we are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.
English majors may choose to gain valuable practical experience working on the school newsmagazine, The Forum; serving as a peer leader in our Writing Studio program, and editing and writing for the school literary journal, The Fine Print, Many majors also work for our Writing Center to hone their skills and gain additionally training. Students may choose to participate on or offstage in college dramatic productions. In addition to the numerous on campus opportunities, eligible students may also study at Oxford, with the Oxford Honors Program, work in film at the LA Film Institute, intern in journalism at the Washington D.C. program, or participate in other off campus study opportunities in cooperation with the CCCU and Nyack College. Students may choose to arrange for an internship in publishing, a not-for-profit organization, or other English-related internship as well.
This major is offered at the Rockland Campus and the Manhattan Campus.
ENG201 Global Literature I or ENG202 Global Literature II
ENG312 Literary Criticism
ENG463 Shakespeare or ENG 465 Milton
ENG 401 Themes of Faith in Literature
ENG470 Topics in Literature
Electives from upper level English (21 credits)
ENG255 Legends of King Arthur ENG 326 Victorian Literature
ENG259 Oxford Christian WritersENG 334 Modern Poetry
ENG321 Medieval Literature ENG 336 19th Century Novel
ENG322 Renaissance Literature ENG 337 Modern Novel
ENG324 18th Century English Lit. ENG 465 Milton or ENG 463 Shakespeare
ENG325 Romantic Literature
ENG231 Modern Drama ENG331 African-American Literature
ENG328 American Romanticism ENG334 Modern Poetry
ENG329 American Realism ENG338 Contemporary American Novel
EDT341 General Meth. in TESOL ENG353 Eng. Gram. & Phonology
EDT342 Meth./TESOL: Lang. Arts ENG354 Second Lang. Acquisition
ENG352 Hist. of the Eng. Lang.
ENG235 Introduction to Journalism ENG352 Hist. Of English Language
ENG311 Creative Writing ENG364 Writing Theory
ENG339 Newswriting ENG441 Adv. Expository Writing
ENG332 Magazine Writing ENG443 Adv. Poetry Workshop
ENG340 Bio, Autobio, Memoir ENG445 Fiction Writing


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There's no question that the amount of lead in children's blood has dropped significantly in recent decades, much to the benefit of their brains and bodies. There's also no question that children who are still being permanently damaged by excessive lead levels live mainly at the poverty level or near it, in neighborhoods where they can be poisoned by lead from contaminated paint, water, soil and dust.
However, no one at any level of society, not even those with seven-figure incomes, can afford to be complacent about the exposure of children to lead in home and play environments.
Here are some disturbing facts important to everyone concerned about the damage lead can cause and its individual and societal costs.
About a quarter of the nation's children are exposed to lead at home, and more than 400,000 children are found each year to harbor amounts of lead deemed hazardous to normal mental and physical development.
Environmental exposure to lead in early childhood is a prelude to a host of societal ills. It is associated with an increased risk of reading problems, school failure, delinquency and criminal behavior.Continue reading the main story
There is no safe threshold for lead levels in the blood. In other words, any amount of lead is a potential hazard to a developing child.
Studies have shown that half the amount of lead deemed acceptable by the United States government can inflict notable damage. In fact, the intellectual harm inflicted by lead is proportionately greater at levels below 10 micrograms per deciliter of blood, the level now considered acceptable by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Risks associated with lead exposure begin in the womb, and not just from lead acquired by pregnant women. During pregnancy, lead stored in a woman's bones can leach out, get into her blood and injure the fetus.
A child need not be poor to be exposed to lead. Children can be harmed by lead in toys, for example. Lead paint was banned for indoor use in 1978, so those living in homes built before then can be contaminated by lead in dust when windows are opened or when renovations are done.
Children are not the only ones whose health is endangered by lead. In adults, whose bodies may have stored lead from exposures incurred decades earlier, lead is associated with such problems as cardiovascular disease, tooth decay, miscarriage, kidney disease, mental decline and cataracts.
A Need for New Guidelines
The American Academy of Pediatrics recently revised its policy on detecting high lead levels in children, determining the sources of exposure and rectifying the problems without delay.
The academy called for mandatory testing of all children who are eligible for Medicaid, since they make up 80 percent of the children in this country who have elevated blood lead levels.
Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have shied away from recommending mandatory testing of all children, since a vast majority of children from middle- and upper-income families would not test above the 10-microgram level. But you never know.
As a parent and grandparent, I would insist on a lead test for every child at 6 months of age and again at ages 1 and 2, when all kinds of objects and fingers find their way into children's mouths. When my twin grandsons, who live in a house built around 1900, were about 18 months old, an initial finger-prick test revealed lead levels twice the acceptable level. (Fortunately, when retested with blood from a vein, they were within the acceptable range.)
The usual approach if the level is high is to eliminate the source of exposure. If the level is very high, chelation therapy may be needed to reduce the child's lead level more rapidly.
National Safety Council says leaded paint can be found in about two-thirds of homes built before 1940, half of homes built from 1940 to 1960, and a smaller number built from 1960 to 1978.
Last year, thousands of homes in the nation's capital were found to have unsafe levels of lead in their water, a result of leaching from lead pipes when ammonia was added to the water supply to strengthen the purification ability of chlorine.
Also last year, the Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled more than 150 million pieces of toy jewelry that were contaminated with lead. The commission cited several cases of high blood levels in children who swallowed or repeatedly sucked on the jewelry items.
The incident prompted the commission to tighten its enforcement policy for lead in children's jewelry, limiting the amount that can be extracted from any component of a jewelry item to 175 micrograms. I suggest avoiding these items altogether since no amount of lead is safe.
And in 2003, a serious lead hazard was linked to salty fried grasshopper treats from Mexico. Some of them had lead levels that were 60 times as high as the daily amount officially considered "safe" for children under 6. The grasshopper alert came only two weeks after New York City officials warned of high lead levels in a medicinal powder called litargirio that was being sold in stores catering to Hispanics.
But you don't need any special risks to raise a child's blood lead levels. Lead is not biodegradable. Long after the ban on leaded gasoline, soil near streets and roads can remain contaminated. Also, lead from outdoor house paint and paint on fences and railings can leach into soil around homes and in parks where children play.
While the use of lead in pipes, solder and other components of public water systems was restricted by Congress more than two decades ago in a revision of the Safe Drinking Water Act, the water supply in many older communities and homes passes through lead pipes and brass fixtures and copper pipes soldered with lead.
Food and drinks can also be an indirect source of lead if prepared or served in utensils made of ceramics, china or porcelain that contain lead. Such items can leach lead into foods and beverages, especially if they are heated. Lead solder may be used to seal some imported canned foods.
Reducing the Risks
The most effective control measures have involved government regulations, in particular the bans on lead-based indoor paint, lead in water pipes and leaded gasoline and controls on smokestack emissions. Many communities, too, insist that landlords either remove peeling lead-based paint or effectively cover it to prevent flaking if a child is to live there.
Cleanup of a lead-contaminated environment really should begin before a baby is born -- in fact, even before it is conceived. Blood lead levels typically peak by the time a child is 2.
Renovations in older homes should be done when no children are living there, and the cleanup should be conducted by a lead-abatement professional. If your home or city has old plumbing, let the cold water run for 30 to 60 seconds before drinking it, and never use the hot water tap for drinking or cooking or preparing baby formula since hot water leaches more lead than cold.
If you live in an older home where window sashes may contain lead-based paint, wipe the sills and floor near the windows daily with a damp cloth. If you have a small child and are exposed to lead at work or with a hobby, be sure to remove potentially contaminated clothing before handling the child or entering her environment.
And avoid the use of imported traditional medicines, especially those from southern Asia; several of them have caused lead poisoning.Continue reading the main story


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Mount Saint Mary 75
Farmingdale State 60
(Newburgh, NY) Story by Brian Granata, MSMC SID – Top-seeded Mount Saint Mary College pulled away from No. 2 seed Farmingdale State University down the stretch en route to posting a 75-60 victory in the Skyline Conference Tournament championship game at the Kaplan Center in Newburgh. The 25th-ranked Blue Knights (27-1) have now won six straight Skyline titles and will head to the NCAA Division III Championships for the sixth year in a row.
Senior Oneisha Staples (Newburgh, NY) led all scorers with 28 points on 10-for-18 shooting from the floor. Sophomore LaSheena Brown (Rockville Centre, NY) tallied 12 points and nine rebounds. Senior Nneka Cruse (Highland Falls, NY) posted a double-double (10 points, 12 rebounds). Sophomore Annie Cossolini (Fanwood, NJ) hit three critical three-pointers and finished with nine points and nine rebounds.
For Farmingdale (22-5), senior Sharon Billips (Brooklyn, NY) had a team-high 22 points and 16 rebounds. Freshman I'shawna West (Hempstead, NY) added 14 points on 4-for-7 shooting from downtown.
Mount Saint Mary, which never trailed in the game, shook off a slow start to open a 13-point lead late in the first half when junior Kellie Stuart (Massapequa Park, NY) drained consecutive three-pointers. The Rams responded with five straight points to trim the deficit to 34-26 at the break.
The Blue Knights were once again unable to pull away from FSU early in the second half as the Rams cut the Mount's lead to 44-40 with 13:01 remaining on a three-pointer by Kristen Tong (Swanzey, NH). MSMC responded with nine straight points in the span of 1:27 courtesy of two three-pointers by Cossolini and one by Staples as the Blue Knights stretched the lead to 53-40 with 11:34 to go. After Farmingdale moved to within 55-51 with 7:42 left in the game, Mount Saint Mary went on an 8-1 run to open a 63-53 lead with just over five minutes to play.
Mount Saint Mary has now won 63 straight Skyline games (including playoffs) since the women's league began in 1999-00. The Blue Knights, which are ranked No. 1 in the Atlantic Region, have won a school-best 21 straight games this season and will find out their NCAA future during a telephone press conference on Sunday at 10:00 p.m.


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I know, I know, 'm necro posting again... but this time, I have something that might help.
I tired running WZ2100 on a computer at work (I know, I know, I shouldn't be, but...).
I ran "the pit", and it worked fine.
Once again, when I ran the "Great Rift", the game crashed.
However, my work computer actually gave me the ability to save a memory dump file.
So here ya go. warzone2100.mdmp, saved at the time of the crash. I received roughly the same error message as I did at my home computer (a 0xc000005 memory access error, although my work computer's was at 0x004480e8, as opposed to my home computer's, which was at 0x0044811b).
I may have issues with my home computer, but I know the one at work is a very run-of-the-mill, maintained-by-certified-professionals type, so I no longer think this crashout is due to faulty settings on my CPU.
I hope this helps.
(Yes, I noticed that you are discontinuing the bug thread, but your post also states that if a thread was already here, I can append it. Hopefully, this will be the last time.)


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What with the Nexus 7 being days old already it must be time for the speculation regarding the next Nexus device, right? (Oh and before you yell at me, yes that is just an image of the Nexus 7.)
The oft-maligned Digitimes is reporting today that Google has placed an order for 10-inch touch panels with Wintek. Wintek has already supplied Google with 500,000 touch panels for the Nexus 7 and considering the positive first impressions we are seeing on the Nexus 7 it would make sense that they would want to keep the team together.
There are no further details to speak of at the moment and as with all things that we specifically call out as a rumor you shouldn't be betting the farm on this information. With that said it is certainly plausible that Google would want a device to actually go toe to toe with the iPad just as the Nexus 7 is clearly designed to take on the Fire and Nook.
I hope that Google does have a Nexus 10 in the works as while the 7-inch form factor is compelling for a number of use cases I still think there is a place for 10-inch tablets and that will only become more true as Chrome OS and Android continue to grow together.
Let's assume the rumor is true. What would you like to see out of a 10-inch Nexus tablet in terms of both specs and pricing?


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Updating Builder
Before You Begin: Make a Backup.
It is highly recommended to take a full backup of your Builder powered site using BackupBuddy before upgrading.
- Make sure that you have first upgraded any Builder-related plugins in use such as Style Manager, Builder SEO and Builder Blocks to their latest versions before attempting to upgrade Builder.
- Ensure that you are not using Builder (core/parent) as your site's active theme. Otherwise, customizations and changes you might have done to Builder files will be lost during upgrade. You must always use a child theme of Builder as your site's active theme.
Use the Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades Plugin
The easiest way to upgrade Builder and any WordPress plugin is by using Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades plugin. Created by lead Builder developer Chris Jean, this plugin allows you to easily update themes (like Builder) and plugins without having to manually delete your current version of the theme or plugin before uploading a new version.
- Download, install and activate the Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades plugin. If this plugin is already present, ensure that it is the latest version.
- Go to Appearance -> Themes. Click on Install Themes, then Upload.
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Before there was the Web, which makes it possible for people to click themselves in and out of friendships, there was a tale of true friendship called "Charlotte's Web." No mouse needed for that baby, though a rat named Templeton does fall into the fray. He's one of many character living on a farm where a pig named Wilbur makes friends with a spider named Charlotte. Theirs is a tale of mutual support and sacrifice, first penned by author E.B. White, and adapted through the years for live theater performance.
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Also director Pasha Yamotahari, who makes a tale told countless times feel truly fresh. Young theater goers let out gaggles of giggles as farm animals worked together to save Wilbur from a frying pan fate. Every actor gave a skilled, energetic performance that seemed to reach right out into the audience. But I especially loved the goose (Nathalie Cadieux)/gander (Kim Manning) pairing. One rocked a French vibe while the other channeled Spanish-American performer Charro — making the show plenty fun for adults in the crowd.
Come next season, Cookie Company will return to performing on the Phoenix Theatre mainstage campus, where exciting renovations are currently underway. Phoenix Theatre Family is presenting three Cookie Company productions for the 2012-2013 season — including "Peacemaker" (both fall and spring), "Quiltmaker's Gift" (Nov/Dec) and "Hanky and Girlo" (March/April). Children enjoy milk and cookies, and get to meet costumed cast members, after every show. Naturally, I made sure my son snagged a cookie after Sunday's performance. For old time's sake.
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People who consistently get too little sleep face bigger concerns than daytime fatigue and crankiness. Over the long term, sleep deprivation also increases the risk of serious health problems including obesity and type 2 diabetes. A small new study helps explain why.
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People who consistently get too little sleep face bigger concerns than daytime fatigue and crankiness. Over the long term, sleep deprivation also increases the risk of serious health problems including obesity and type 2 diabetes.
Scientists have come up with a number of plausible explanations for this increased risk. Various studies have shown, for instance, that how much we sleep can affect blood sugar levels, hormones that control appetite, and even the brain's perception of high-calorie foods.
A small new study, published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine, adds a key piece to the puzzle by drilling down to the cellular level: Sleep deprivation, the study found, impairs the ability of fat cells to respond to insulin, a hormone that regulates metabolism and is involved in diabetes.
In the study, seven healthy young men and women spent a total of eight days and nights in a sleep lab. They were allowed to sleep normally on four of the nights, and on the other nights they were limited to just 4.5 hours. In order to neutralize the effects of appetite or overeating, the researchers strictly controlled the participants' meals and calorie intake.
After the four nights of sleep deprivation, blood tests revealed that the participants' overall insulin sensitivity was 16% lower, on average, than after the nights of normal sleep. Moreover, their fat cells' sensitivity to insulin dropped by 30%, to levels typically seen in people who are obese or who have diabetes.
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"This is the equivalent of metabolically aging someone 10 to 20 years just from four nights of partial sleep restriction," says Matthew Brady, Ph.D., the senior author of the study and an associate professor of medicine at the University of Chicago. "Fat cells need sleep, and when they don't get enough sleep, they become metabolically groggy."
Specifically, the participants' fat cells—which were collected via biopsy and analyzed—required nearly three times as much insulin to activate an enzyme known as Akt, which plays a crucial role in regulating blood sugar. If insulin resistance of this sort becomes persistent, excess sugar and cholesterol can accumulate in the blood, increasing the risk of diabetes and heart disease.
Previous sleep-lab studies have found that insufficient sleep can affect overall insulin sensitivity, but this is the first to identify a concrete cellular mechanism that might underlie the well-established links between sleep, diabetes, and obesity.
"This takes the research on the effect of sleep deprivation on metabolism one step further, by revealing a molecular mechanism involved in the reduction of total body insulin sensitivity," says Nathaniel F. Watson, M.D., co-director of the University of Washington Medicine Sleep Center, in Seattle, who was not involved in the study.
"If you want to make a causal argument that short sleep is causing diabetes," Watson adds, "one of the key elements is coming up with a physiological mechanism by which this would happen."
Brady and his coauthors aren't yet sure how exactly fat cells recognize and register sleep deprivation. One possibility, they say, is that lack of sleep triggers the body's stress response, leading to the release of the stress hormones cortisol and norepinephrine, which are associated with insulin resistance.
The new findings will need to be confirmed in different populations and settings. The study included only seven people (and just one woman), and they were all young, healthy, and lean, so the results can't necessarily be extrapolated to people who are older or overweight.
Likewise, the sleep deprivation in the study was relatively drastic and short-lived. It's unclear whether less severe sleep deprivation over longer periods of time—a more common real-world scenario—would have the same effect on fat cells.
If the results are borne out in the future, the good news is that the treatment for the type of insulin resistance seen in the study is straightforward: sleep more.
Sleep is "as important to your health as a healthy diet and exercise," Watson says. "Until somebody invents a procedure or a pill that's going to approximate all aspects of sleep, really what you're left with is what is a pretty simple treatment… Just turn off the computer and go to bed earlier."


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Integrating Areas to Get Volumes
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Objective: SWBAT explain and solve problems involving integrating cross-sectional areas of solids to compute their volumes.
Big Idea: Integrating area gives volume. But why? Students will answer this question in two different but related ways.
Warm-Up + Homework Review
For today's Warm-Up I ask students to distinguish between total distance and displacement in a thoughtfully chosen velocity function to illustrate the difference. A velocity function that changes sign at some point, or equivalently crossing through the x-axis, will demonstrate to students the distinction between velocity and speed.
If my students do not bring it up in our discussion of the warm-up, I will question students about the relative sizes of the total distance and the displacement values. I want to focus their thinking on when these two quantities are equal and when they are not. I expect my students to notice the negative area under the velocity function reflecting over the x-axis to represent positive area under the speed function, which justifies why total distance is always greater than or equal to displacement and why the total distance cannot be negative.
Teacher's Note: Last night's homework solutions appear in the In The Classroom file.
Note that on part E of last night's homework, the total distance and displacement are equal (for t > 0) since v(t) = 4 + 8/(t+ 1) is always positive. But, students should learn to always ask this question just-in-case the car changes direction on the interval.
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Setting the Stage
If necessary, I will take some time today to wrap up the Variable Limits FTC Exploration worksheet from yesterday. Additionally, I often find it worthwhile to spend some extra time with the Trace Area Under Curve v1 applet. I typically ask students to describe whether the traced integral function is increasing/decreasing and concave up/down, and to identify local extrema and inflection points based on the graphical behavior of the first derivative function.
Prior to today's review of volumes of solids (later in today's lesson), it will be important for my students to master finding areas between curves. Students remember the mnemonic "Big Y minus Little Y" very well, but often forget where it comes from or why it works. Recreating the Areas Between Curves graphic helps students visualize subtracting the red area between g(x) and the x-axis from the green area between f(x) and the x-axis. Akin to cutting cookies out of cookie dough, what remains is the area we wanted to find.
I find my students have two common misconceptions about areas between curves.
- Students sometimes switch which function represents Big Y and which represents Little Y. Another way you might phrase this mnemonic is "Top Y" and "Bottom Y", to emphasize which function has the greater y-values. This might be especially confusing if both functions are below the x-axis, in which case the function farthest from the x-axis is actually the Little Y since it's y-values are more negative, whereas students might think that function should be Big Y since it's y-values are farther away from the x-axis.
- The second misconception is that the location of the x-axis matters. I challenge my students to explain why the area of the region would change if the x-axis was farther above/below the region bounded by the two functions, or equivalently, if both functions were translated up or down by the same amount.
I share additional ideas for pursuing these misconceptions in Differentiating this Lesson.
After completing this discussion, the In The Classroom file contains released AP multiple choice questions related to finding areas between curves. I use PollEverywhere (see my Polleverywhere In The Classroom video) for students to submit their answers via text to promote active engagement among all students.
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I open this chunk of the lesson by introducing the Big Idea. We are transitioning from calculating areas to determining volumes of solids. I find that students have good intuitions about how this might happen: Integration by "reversing" the power rule for derivatives means the exponent increases by one. Informally then, it makes sense that integrating an area expression measured in square units will result in cubed units, which corresponds to volume as is familiar to students.
I also discuss a concrete example. We can think about slicing a loaf of bread very thinly, so thinly that it only makes sense to calculate the area of each slice, and then summing the areas of all of the infinitely thin slices to "reassemble" the loaf of bread and determine its volume. In this way, we can extend our work with finding areas between curves into finding volumes of solids when those areas are revolved around a line or when those areas represent cross-sectional slices of a solid.
Volumes of Solids of Revolution
For solids of revolution, the In The Classroom file defines a region and asks students to revolve this region around horizontal lines above, below, and on a boundary of the region, and vertical lines to the left, right, and on a boundary of the region. If students still struggle with setting up the correct integrals then I will first give time for students to discuss the problems with each other without beginning to actually solve each problem on their papers, and after ample time direct students back to working individually to solve each problem.
This format preserves the opportunity for students to get guidance from each other when it is needed, but also attends to the need to solve these problems individually in a few weeks on the AP exam and our final exam. Through repetition, students should recognize the similar structure (SMP #7) that exists in setting up the disk method for the lines on a boundary of the region and the washer method for the lines not on a boundary of the region and thereby leaving a "donut hole" when revolved around the other lines. Some students experience difficulty with algebraic aspects of this lesson (see Watching for Misconceptions).
To wrap up this chunk of the lesson, I remind students of their work on the Bottle Project for plotting a region from the edge of a bottle then revolving that region around a line to get its volume.
Cross-sectional Volumes of Solids
Two-at-a-time, I display the shapes at the end of the In The Classroom file. I ask my students to work individually to calculate the area of each shape using their knowledge of basic geometry. The figures on the left give a numeric value for the length of one of the sides, but the figures on the right give that same side defined in terms of a difference between two functions. The purpose here is for students to fluently operate with quantities whether they are constants or variables. Ultimately, I want students to be able to integrate the variable expressions for Area representing cross-sectional slices of a solid to obtain its volume. At this point in the year, having learned this content just a few months ago, I expect my students should be comfortable transitioning from the numeric to the variable case.
If my students struggle to make this transition, however, I will likely ask them to solve several more cases with constant side lengths. I will, however, give the figures wacky measurements like 5.0799318 and tell students to carry through this decimal without simplifying along the way. If students can do this, then carrying through a variable is no different than carrying through the wacky decimal.
To wrap up this chunk of the lesson, I remind students of their in-class project using pipe cleaners to construct models of volumetric solids with a variety of cross-sectional shapes.
Teacher's Note: The next two lessons will continue working the problems from today's In The Classroom file, so there is no need to rush through these problems or attempt them all in today's lesson. Students will need time to recall and apply their prior learning. If students need a mini-reteaching on a particular topic, I will take the time in class to provide this adapted instruction, and pick up wherever I leave off in the next class.
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Closure + Homework
If I choose to go for a less active but fascinating closure, I might play one of many videos on YouTube animating volumes of solids. Here is one of them, but there are many others you might prefer over this one.
For a more traditional closure, I will give students a minute to think independently and then explain to a neighbor how
- A loaf of bread
- The 2nd and 3rd dimensions
can be used to explain why integrating area gives volume.
I tell each pair that one neighbor gets to explain the bread approach. The other explains the dimensions approach.
Here is tonight's homework: Integrating Areas Homework.docx


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Former The Wire star Michael B. Jordan is in the running for a role in the forthcoming Star Wars sequel after confirming he has auditioned for J.J. Abrams' new film.
The actor reveals he took advantage of his relationship with franchise creator George Lucas, who he met while making 2012 war film Red Tails, and landed a chance to try out for an unspecified part in the highly-anticipated Star Wars: Episode 7, which is set to be directed by Abrams.
Jordan, who is also in talks to play the Human Torch in Josh Trank's Fantastic Four reboot, tells the Associated Press, "I mean, everybody's going in on this project. They're trying to figure out what they want. That's another incredible franchise. It's pretty crazy!
"We'll see how it happens. I don't know how I can do everything."
Jordan, who recently gained critical acclaim for his role in independent drama Fruitvale Station, isn't the only young star hoping to become part of the Star Wars family - Irish actress Saoirse Ronan revealed last week (ends04Oct13) that she had met with casting directors, but had been banned from discussing details about the project.
The 19 year old said producers would "chop off my head with a lightsaber" if she shared anything about the sequel.
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