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So I got the new iMac, right. Okay, well and good. It's display is glorious and I've only got it set at the 2560 x 1440 resolution. The 5k is way sharper than anything I need and makes everything minuscule anyway. To the left of the iMac is a 23″ Acer monitor that was linked to the church's 13″ MacBook Pro as a second display as well as my Toshiba Satellite Pro as the main display since the laptop screen died on me quite some time ago.
I don't use the church computer enough to need a second display. I really have it just for doing the multimedia stuff on Sundays and Wednesdays and logging in the offerings, which requires little more than data input twice a week. So the second display wasn't really necessary. I hope you're following me. I'm going somewhere. I promise. Alright, so, I decided to hook the 23″ Acer monitor up to the iMac as a second display. The truth is that my workflow is such that I require two displays. I've been working like this for more than a year with my MacBook Pro hooked up to dual 24″ Dell monitors.
Still with me? Good. Okay, so I discovered that while I have way more pixels with the gorgeous 27″ iMac display, I still needed another monitor to handle the stuff I do. I thought the Acer would suffice. Problem is, it doesn't. The discrepancy in size is annoying to start. But the way the new desk is set up also presents a problem since the monitors are right next to each other and positioned straight across. They really need to be angled inward to be useful to me.
Am I making sense? I hope so. Let's continue… So I decided that I need another 27″ monitor. I would have loved to get a 1440p Dell monitor but I didn't want to spend over $500 on one. So I opted to go with a 1080p Dell display. I chose the 27″version of the 24″ monitors I already have. It was an easy choice since I already know how great these displays are and how much I love them. I got a good deal from NewEgg and it will be here today.
The 23″ Acer is going to my daughter so she can plug her ChromeBook into it at her desk and have a second monitor or even use it as her main display. The church's MacBook might have to come down off of the Rain Design mStand and simply be rested on the desk in clamshell mode if there's not enough room to accommodate everything. We'll have to see what's possible. But the great thing about the monitor I chose is that I'll be able to have the iMac, MacBook, and Toshiba all plugged into it and toggle through the systems at my leisure! Can't wait.
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Author Notes: I just read Momofuku Milk Bar, Christina Tosi's ode to her sweet tooth, cover to cover. And although I'm not blessed with her body type (I would weigh 200 pounds and have Type2 diabetes in a heartbeat if I ate what she eats), I still love the sweet milk at the bottom of the cereal bowl, and making magical cookies out of random ingredients. (http://www.food52.com/recipes...) Fortunately, I have a sweets-loving husband, and co-workers who love to try out my creations.
My cookie creations are usually crunchy, but I decided to try her technique of making crispy-edged, soft centered cookies, with a variety of ingredients. I had some leftover maple yogurt pound cake in the freezer (http://www.food52.com/recipes...), and a little almond brittle from last week's mango frozen yogurt (http://www.food52.com/recipes...). So, cookies!
I think of this as a jumping off point for lots of flavor combinations, but these are really complex with maple from the cake and the bitter caramel of the browned butter brittle, all melted through with bittersweet chocolate as a counterpoint. I think my co-workers are going to be really happy tomorrow. —drbabs
Makes: about 24 cookies
stick butter
cup granulated sugar
tablespoon dark brown sugar
teaspoon vanilla extract
cup all purpose flour
teaspoon baking powder
teaspoon baking soda
teaspoon kosher salt (Diamond Crystal)
1 1/2
cups maple yogurt pound cake, cut into approx. 1/2 inch pieces
cup browned butter almond brittle, broken into approx. 1/2 inch pieces
cup bittersweet chocolate chips
- In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle, cream the butter and sugar together for 2-3 minutes till pale and well blended. Scrape down the sides and add the egg and vanilla extract, and beat on medium speed for 7-8 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Turn the mixer speed down to slow, and add the flour a little at a time, mixing just till the dough comes together. Scrape down the sides and, with the mixer still on low, add in the cake pieces, almond brittle pieces and chocolate chips. Blend till just incorporated.
- Line a large cookie sheet with parchment, and scoop dough by tablespoonful onto the cookie sheet. Wrap in plastic and place dough in the refrigerator for at least an hour, or the freezer for at least 30 minutes.
- Heat the oven to 375. Arrange the dough balls about 4 inches apart on a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake, one sheet at a time, for 16-18 minutes, till the cookies are browned on the edges and barely tan in the center. Some of the brittle may seep out; it just makes the cookies look interesting. (Leave any dough that doesn't fit on the cookie sheet in the refrigerator or freezer.)
- Cool on the pan thoroughly before placing in an airtight container.
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This weekend is the GCFDA / DDGA combined event at Monroe.
Since the GCFDA ran the event last year, the DDGA is running it this year. For those that do not attend the DDGA BID tournaments, here is the cost for the different events.
All Open Divisions: $20. All Advanced Divisons: $15. All Other Divisions: $10.
Non-DDGA/GCFDA Members add $3.
Need at least 3 to make a division
Optional Ace Fund: $2
Sign-ups are until 9:00 and tee-off is set for 9:30.
Hope to see everyone at Monroe this weekend.


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One of the perks of living in Silicon Valley and being married to an engineer is that I'm continuously exposed to bright ideas and latest developments by the smartest people in the Information Technology industry. Its a great to know that the startup or the idea that we see today in its infancy may one day change the face of the world.
Here is one such idea from a friend which I thought might be helpful to all of us. That's the reason I am taking a break from our regular sewing chit-chat and introducing RentLingo, a great new tool to find the rentals online.
Rentlingo prompts you to enter the zip-code of the area you want to find rental properties in.
Once you enter the area code, it then gives you a nice graphical view of the available rentals on the map. When you hover your mouse over any property flag, it gives you the summary of the rental - A picture, price etc.
I like the interface much better than the traditional house-hunt websites and I hope you would try it too when you are looking for an apartment next time.
Disclaimer: I'm not being compensated in any way by RentLingo. Its founder is just a friend and this post is just a way to give a shout out to a great new online service.


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text: MIDDLEBURY The Lake Dunmore olympic distance triathlon was won by 30-year-old Justin Ryea of Burlington in 2:09:10. Kathy Rakel, age 24, of Arizona claimed the womens crown in 2:24:27. The event was held Saturday at Branbury State Park in Salisbury and was the third event in the four race Vermont Sun Triathlon Series. The worlds best triathletes will compete in the Olympic triathlon to be held in China. The swim is 1,500 meters (.9 miles), 40 kilometers of biking (just under 25 milesLake Dunmore used a 28-mile bike course) and a 10-kilometer run (6.2 miles). The Lake Dunmore Triathlon was the Vermont Qualifier for the Best of the US Amateur Triathlete Competition as well as a USA Triathlon State Club Championship. Ryea was in 10th place after the swim. Brett Nichols, 25, of Brookline, MA led out of the water with a 19:53 swim. Nichols held his lead through the bike with a 1:10:22 ride. Ryea trailed by 3 minutes at the start of the bike but used the days second fastest ride, 1:08:17, to close within a minute at the end. Ryea was 20 seconds quicker in the transition zone (only 26 seconds bike to run) and caught Nichols just before mile two with the third best run (36:43). Nichols finished second in 2:11:00. Kyle Friis, 22, of Brookeville, MD used a 36:41 run (2nd best) to take third in 2:12:34. Jeremy Davis, 29, of Ames, Iowa had the fastest run of the day (35:43) to finish forth in 2:13:30. I was so far back after the swim and I didnt know how strong the leaders were on the bike and run so I rode my race and saw the leader start the run and I knew I could catch him, commented Ryea. Rakel had just come off winning the Arizona Best of the U.S. Triathlon. She is in Middlebury attending the Middlebury College Summer Language School. Morgan Chaffin of Omaha, Neb., age 25, had a strong swim and the womens fastest (1:12:44) bike ride to lead Rakel by over four minutes at the start of the run. Rakel out ran Chaffin by a minute per mile to take the lead at mile four. Mariana Lara Planas, 33, of Colchester had a consistent race to take second in 2:26:32 with Chaffin finishing third in 2:27:13. Twenty-nine-year-old Chris Coffey of Vergennes passed fifty one year old Steve Hare of Middlebury in the last half mile of the run to finish 7th overall and 4th in the 25-29 age group in a time of 1:18:27. Hare placed 8th overall in 1:18:44 and won the 50-54 group by six minutes over Jeffrey Schumann (1:24:54) of Newington, Conn., and Salisbury, Vt. (18th overall). Two Middlebury women had strong overall races as Nicole Wilkerson won the 35-39 age group in 2:33:06 and Brooke Jette took third in 2:42:19. Jette had a 2 minute lead over Wilkerson at the end of the bike but Wilkerson posted the fastest womens run of the day, 41:32 to win. Wilkerson placed 9th overall and Jette claimed 14th overall. Cory Coffey of Vergennes was second in the mens 30-34 group and 13th overall. Coffey has previously had two third place overall finishes in the first two Vermont Sun races. Two Cornwall men competed in the 35-39 group with Barney Hodges placing 8th in 2:36:10 and David Donahue finishing 12th in 2:47:19. Salisburys John Izzo claimed 3rd in the 55-59 group with a 2:59:34. Douglass Dier of Brandon was 7th in 45-49 with a 3:11:21 finish while Ginger Lambert of Middlebury took third in 50-54 (3:11:45). Middleburys Chas Lyons anchored Team Screaming Zucchinis with a 39:58 run to win the team title in 2:24:49. Team Slugbusters, led by Jim Arnolds 1:15:20 bike, won the mixed over 40 group in 2:27:49. The final Vermont Sun Triathlon Series Race is the Half Vermont Journey to be held Saturday, August 23rd at Branbury State Park. The event is half the Ironman distance at 1.2 miles of swimming, 56 miles of biking and 13.1 miles of running. Festivities will include music and full buffet meal under a big tent at the park. Many local organizations and businesses such as Otter Creek Brewing, Mister Ups Restaurant, the Middlebury Inn and Carrara Concrete will be involved in this major event. For more information contact race director Jerrod Rushton at 462-2999.


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Giving his farewell address in his adopted hometown of Chicago, President Obama was surrounded by staff, family and well-wishers. He ticked off the challenges facing America and his accomplishments over the past eight years. Obama reminded the nation that he entered the presidency with the U.S. economy on the verge of collapsing. He chose not to mention that the prior Republican President and Congress were responsible for this predicament with their drive for deregulation, tax cuts and unpaid-for wars. He then retold how his policies helped create the longest stretch of job creation in U.S. history, re-established the auto industry, helped usher in marriage equality and health care expansion to 20 million people. As he noted, for all the things Obama was not able to and or not willing to do, the country is being left in a much better place than when he took office.
However, as the nation's first Black President exits the White House, the federal government is fully controlled by a Republican party that is actively seeking to roll back and repeal his legislative accomplishments and, hence, his legacy. The incoming President-elect Trump appealed to white America's fear and anxiety about racial and ethnic changes, which galvanized the needed support for his "victory." Trump basically promised to restore white people to their "rightful" place as owners of the country and to improve their collective economic lot. The election campaign was a brutal mix of insults and fearmongering, particularly on the Republican side. Unfortunately for the Obamas and the Democrats, Michelle Obama's embrace of a new creed to 'Go high when they go low' did not win the day. The person who went the lowest actually won the election, if not the majority vote. Obama took some sly swipes at the incoming President-elect and the Republican party's hard right-wing core, but he remained true to his nature, embodying the hopefulness of America, even while the underbelly rises to claim victory.
Obama not only offered an eloquent defense of his own accomplishments but also of the American experiment in democratic governance and embracing standard notions of American exceptionalism. Obama stated "… what we mean when we say America is exceptional. Not that our nation has been flawless from the start, but that we have shown the capacity to change and make life better for those who follow."
He used his oratory gifts to pay deference to the ideas of the "Founding Fathers" and he idealized the notion of incremental change being one of the greatest attributes of the American system. In doing so, he recognized the issues of race and class that plague the country and pushed organizing and electoral participation as a way to make changes over time.
"Yes, our progress has been uneven. The work of democracy has always been hard. It has been contentious. Sometimes, it has been bloody. For every two steps forward, it often feels like we take one step back. But the long sweep of America has been defined by forward motion, a constant widening of our founding creed to embrace all, and not just some."
Although forever optimistic, Obama also gave a series of warnings on the challenges that lie ahead from climate change, economic disparity, racial strife. President Obama fully acknowledged how his presidency did not usher in a post-racial society and that class and racial divisions remain a chief dividing factor within the United States.
What Obama did not do, similar to the Democrats at Jeff Sessions' hearing earlier in the day, is offer a forceful rebuke to the other side. He and his party seem unable to match the Republican party's ferocity in standing by its core beliefs. The Democratic party seems locked in a space of being apologetic for not using a strategy of dog-whistle politics that appeals to white racism. What remains is a party that is confused as to what it stands for. As its greatest orator leaves the stage in a somewhat humbled position and with the Democrats unexpectedly in tatters, Obama's farewell may have been a farewell for the party as well, at least for the next four years.


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Night Shooting in Salt Lake City
Stability is the key to ruling the night.
I had a chance during a recent visit to Salt Lake City to photograph the Utah State Capitol Building at night.
Night photography is different from daytime photography. When shooting at night, you are dealing with very low light, long shutter times and difficult trade-offs in ISO and aperture.
All that aside, stability is the real key to night photography. The slightest movement of the camera will ruin your shot when shutter times are measured in minutes. I use a very sturdy tripod. I also use a remote control or the timer on my camera to trigger the shutter. I never touch the camera.
But that's still just not good enough…
My camera is a digital SLR. That means there's a mirror arrangement that allows you to look through the lens via the view finder to compose the shot. When you press the shutter button, the mirror pops up out of the way for the exposure. That causes vibration.
I use the Mirror Lockup feature of my camera to prevent mirror vibration (most DSLRs have this feature). When I use the camera's menu to enable Mirror Lockup, pressing the shutter button once pops the mirror up out of the way but does not trip the shutter. Then, I press the shutter button again to take the picture.
The time between the first button push and the second allows any vibration from the mirror popping up to die down.
Of course, I still don't want to touch the camera so the Mirror Lockup feature works with the remote trigger, the timer, or a cable shutter release. I always use one of these methods to trip the shutter without touching the camera.
Here's one of my images from that night at the Capitol. Notice it's sharp in spite of the fact that the exposure time was 30 seconds.
If you are a big fan of Utah or its State Capitol Building, you can order a print here.


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The Moon is More Active Than Expected
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Author: Guest_Jim_*
The Moon is, well, the Moon. It is the closest object to us in space and the only stellar object humans have traveled to and returned from that is not Earth. Despite this though, we are still learning about it.
For a while researchers have seen evidence that the Moon is shrinking in features called lobate scarps. These features can be found across its surface and suggest the Moon contracted by as much as 300 feet in the (geologically) recent past. What no researcher expected though was to find long valleys called graben, which are the result of the Moon's surface stretching. The graben form when the crust is pulled apart and surface material falls into the trough.
Exactly what is causing stretch marks, researchers do not yet know, but NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will be looking for it. With only half the Moon's surface imaged in high resolution though, there could be many more surprises to come.


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Led by the You Can Play Project, the hockey community has been noted for its progressive support for the LGBTQ community. And next year, Sweden's Kiruna IF will show its support by wearing rainbow-colored jerseys.
The hockey world is often noted for its progressive approach to the LGBTQ community, most notably led by the
You Can Play Project. NHLers have taken their support to social media and on the airwaves, but this support goes beyond just the North American hockey community. Next season, Kiruna IF, a team in Sweden's tier-3 professional league, will wear these rainbow-colored jerseys in support of Gay rights.
The tweet loosely translates to: "Official Shirt 14/15. "We're looking forward to wearing the colors of acceptance." The jerseys may not be the best for TV (are these games on television?), but it's a noble effort for a worthwhile cause. And it's going to put Kiruna IF on the hockey map. What do you think of the jerseys?
Editor's Note: Translation was changed. Thanks to commenter Johan Hammerby.
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MAUMEE, Ohio, Feb. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Dana Holding Corporation (NYSE: DAN) has published a new white paper for the commercial-trucking industry that presents optimized tire pressure as a solution to prevent blowouts and other tire events, improve fuel economy, and reduce operating costs.
Titled "Optimized Tire-Pressure Management," the paper is free and may be downloaded at danacv.com/optimizedtirepressure.
Authored by Jason Sidders, engineering manager for advanced chassis control systems at Dana, it describes the benefits of an optimized tire-pressure management system that not only monitors pressure for all tires on a linehaul tractor, but has the capability to automatically adjust that pressure, inflating or deflating as needed for optimal driving conditions.
The paper also describes the advantages and disadvantages of currently available tire-pressure monitoring systems. Recently proposed Phase 2 standards from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) support the need for more technological options to help manufacturers further reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase fuel efficiency, including systems such as Dana's optimized tire-pressure technology. These agencies specifically identify the need for optimized tire pressure in order to maximize the efficiency of low-rolling-resistance tires and also recognize the benefits of automatic tire inflation versus monitor-only systems.
"We support these new standards proposed by the EPA and NHTSA, which introduce the concept of a 1 percent credit toward fuel-economy targets for linehaul truck owners that utilize automatic tire-inflation technology – a credit that does not apply to monitor-only systems in the proposal," said Mark Wallace, executive vice president of Dana and group president of Dana On-Highway Driveline Technologies. "In fact, we believe the incentive should differentiate between inflate-only systems and technology such as Dana's, which features both inflate and deflate capabilities to boost efficiency even further."
In addition to details on Dana's technology, charts in the white paper help illustrate the data presented, including the impact of underinflated tires on fuel economy and a comparison of benefits between monitor-only systems and Dana's optimized tire-pressure management technology.
Dana has been a longstanding leader in tire-pressure optimization, with decades of experience engineering tire-pressure management technology for the U.S. military. Building on this expertise, Dana's tire-pressure optimization system overcomes the significant challenges that other systems for linehaul trucks do not currently address.
Dana's system eliminates dependence on the malfunction indicator lamp to alert the driver to potential problems, freeing the driver from making judgment calls that could affect safety and efficiency. Additionally, drivers can spend more time on the road and less time stopping to check the pressure of each tire. The system will adjust tire pressure as needed and record each occurrence, alerting maintenance personnel to examine seemingly minor issues and address larger problems before a major failure occurs.
Available in 2017, Dana's system is optimized for use with 6x4, 6x2, and 4x2 configurations. The first integrated system of its kind, the technology will be installed at the OEM level and is compatible with J1587 and J1939 SAE communication protocols.
Overall savings will vary from fleet to fleet depending on a variety of factors, including the number of miles driven annually and truck configuration, along with average fuel prices, service expenses, and tire-replacement costs.
Visitors to the Technology & Maintenance Council's 2016 Annual Meeting, which takes place Feb. 29 through March 3 in Nashville, Tennessee, can get a printed copy of this white paper and learn more about Dana's optimized tire-pressure management system in booth 710.
About Dana Holding CorporationDana is a global leader in the supply of highly engineered driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies that improve the efficiency and performance of vehicles with both conventional and alternative-energy powertrains. Serving three primary markets – passenger vehicle, commercial truck, and off-highway equipment – Dana provides the world's original-equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket with local product and service support through a network of nearly 100 engineering, manufacturing, and distribution facilities. Founded in 1904 and based in Maumee, Ohio, the company employs approximately 23,000 people in 25 countries on six continents. For more information, please visit dana.com.
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The sleek look of the X Ultra 2 GTX® indicates the speed with which you'll conquer every trail. With running shoe technology mated to a lightweight, protective upper and a Gore-Tex® waterproof membrane this lightweight hiker likes to move fast all year long.
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SOURCE: Solos Endoscopy, Inc.
January 28, 2014 13:54 ET
BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Jan 28, 2014) - Solos Endoscopy, Inc. (OTC Pink: SNDY), a provider of quality innovative healthcare instruments to hospitals across the country, is pleased to announce that the Company has received its ISO 13485:2003 Certification from TUV SUD America. The Certification to ISO 13485:2003 will in turn allow Solos Endoscopy to place the CE Mark on the majority of endoscopic instruments including the MammoView® devices.
The Certification Body of TUV America has certified that Solos Endoscopy has established and is maintaining a quality management system that meets the requirements of the European Union and Canada. The Certification comes at the conclusion of a lengthy audit with TUV SUD America this past year. The audit included a comprehensive review of Solos Endoscopy's Quality Manual and 28 Quality System Procedures for compliance with the international quality system standard ISO 13485:2003, to the European Union's Medical Device Directive (MDD 93/42/EEC) and to the Canadian Medical Device Regulations (SOR/98-282).
Solos Endoscopy has posted its Certificate from TUV America on its website, (http://www.solosendoscopy.com).
"ISO Certification is an amazing accomplishment for a company our size. I am proud to say that Solos Endoscopy now carries endoscopic instruments that are both FDA approved and ISO Certified," stated Robert Segersten, President of Solos Endoscopy.
Now that Solos Endoscopy is ISO Certified, the Company will begin to focus its sales efforts internationally. Solos Endoscopy previously retained Emergo Group as its authorized representative in Europe. Emergo will provide Solos assistance related to communications with authorities and importation of Solos instruments in Europe. Emergo Group will register Solos instruments with the competent authorities (Ministry of Health) as required, including the Dutch Ministry of Health. Emergo will act as a liaison for Solos Endoscopy between the European Commission and national competent authorities. Emergo Europe consultants will assist Solos with a wide variety of regulatory, quality assurance, and distribution.
About Solos Endoscopy, Inc.:
Solos Endoscopy celebrated its 25th year of providing quality innovative healthcare instruments to hospitals across the country. For more than 25 years, from medical schools to hospitals, surgeons have trusted Solos Endoscopy to develop and market breakthrough technology, applications, medical devices, and procedural techniques for the screening, diagnosis, treatment and management of disease and medical conditions. Additional information on its FDA approved products is available on the Company's website at: www.solosendoscopy.com.
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Source: EQUECAT, AIR Worldwide
Posted on 07 Sep 2010
New Zealand's South Island was rocked by a strong earthquake, causing ground motions and damage in Christchurch, New Zealand. Reported as a preliminary magnitude 7.4 event, the (revised) magnitude 7.0 event occurred at 4:35 AM local time on Saturday, September 4. The 12 kilometer deep earthquake occurred about 35 miles WNW of Christchurch and 200 miles south of Wellington, New Zealand.
AIR Worldwide estimates that industry insured losses to be between NZD $2,700 million ($2.0 billion USD) and NZD $6,000 million ($4.5 billion USD).
While design requirements for new construction in New Zealand are quite stringent, Christchurch -- the country's oldest city -- has many historical masonry buildings, which dominate the central business district. Few had undergone seismic retrofit and many were the target of strong ground motion caused by the earthquake, which is now estimated to have occurred at a depth of just 5 km and about 44 km from the city. The shallow focal depth will undoubtedly have exacerbated the damage.
Christchurch's central business district was heavily affected. Streets lined with buildings of unreinforced masonry or frame with masonry infill walls are now littered with fallen bricks and broken glass. Whole sections of walls fell away from buildings' frames, and chimneys and parapets toppled. Officials in Christchurch have activated the Building Safety Evaluation process, roping off streets so buildings can be individually assessed. It is likely that many older masonry buildings—even those in which damage is not immediately apparent—will have sustained cracks that compromise structural integrity. Broken shop windows led to some looting and an overnight curfew was imposed, though it was said to be intended to protect people from falling debris. The state of emergency in the city is likely to remain in effect until at least noon on Monday. Meanwhile, inside shops, goods fallen from shelves litter floors. One fire broke out, which was thought to be caused by a surge when the gas and power supply was turned back on.
Significant damage to residential structures has also been reported, including some collapses in inland Canterbury nearer the epicenter. Much of the damage seems to have been the result of toppled chimneys smashing roofs and the contents beneath.
Many local roads were damaged and railways warped, though bridges seem to have escaped significant damage and regional highways are largely intact. Christchurch airport, which was closed for inspection following the quake, was reopened by early afternoon local time.
Injuries are numerous, but most are minor. Two people were seriously injured as a result of falling masonry and glass; one remains in critical condition. Remarkably, there have been no reports of fatalities, likely due to the fact that the earthquake occurred in the early morning before Christchurch's commercial center became filled with people. The Red Cross has opened shelters for those whose homes are destroyed or unsafe.
Officials say that power has been restored to most homes and businesses in Christchurch. However, there is still no electricity in rural areas of Canterbury, where the quake toppled utility poles. In areas where broken mains cut off the water supply or where water has been contaminated, tankers will be used to bring in water. However, in the coastal town of Kaiapoi, north of Christchurch, officials are advising residents to leave town if possible, as it may take considerable time before clean water and sewage services are restored. In Christchurch, shelters have been set up to house those made homeless by the earthquake.
The earthquake is thought to have occurred on the Porters Pass-Amberley Fault Zone (PPAFZ), which forms the southern part of the collision zone along the Pacific-Australia plate boundary. Scientists at New Zealand's Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS Science), however, are now speculating that it occurred on a previously unknown fault. GNS Science is joining forces with several local and regional universities to deploy 40 portable instruments in the epicentral region that will record aftershocks; data will be used to better understand the rupture mechanism of the main shock and to ascertain whether seismic stress may have been transferred to neighboring faults.
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Citation: On 04/14/2011, at approximately 0520 hours, while performing ISP task 04C04 pre chill at the west pre-chill station on the 10 bird randomly selected sample I found fecal material inside one of the birds. The fecal material was inside the tail area and down inside the bird on the inside of the breast on the left side of the keel bone. The fecal material was brown in color and about 1/4" in size. Two of the fecal smears inside the breast on the left of the keel bone were approximately 1" by 1/4" in size and brown in color, there were also two spots of fecal material on the left side of the keel bone that were approximately 1/4" in size and brown in color. I took regulatory control action of the west evisceration line and immediately notified the following individuals: Mr. (Evisceration Supervisor) and Ms. ( Quality Assurance Group leader) Mr. (SCSI) of my findings. I observed the Establishment implement immediate corrective actions. This is a failure of the establishment's HACCP plan for CCP 1B as well as ( CFR 381.65 (e) and 417.2(c)(4). Establishment management has received both written and oral notification of this noncompliance. Continued failure to meet regulatory requirements could result in additional enforcement action as described by 9 CFR 500.
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With Martin Sheen as Uncle Ben and Sally Field as Aunt May, it appears that the "Spider-Man" relaunch is truly swinging into action. But if you're still holding out hope for a Mary Jane Watson casting announcement, we have some bad news for you...
Despite rumors to the contrary, it turns out that Mary Jane Watson will not have a role to play in director Marc Webb's "Spider-Man" reboot, according to The Wrap. The report notes that Mary Jane doesn't factor into the current script written by James Vanderbilt, and apparently, she was never involved in the first place.
Earlier reports suggested that Mary Jane would be one of two love interests featured in the "Spider-Man" relaunch. Gwen Stacy, Peter Parker's ill-fated first girlfriend, would be the second lady competing for the web-slinger's affections. But Emma Stone's casting as Gwen is apparently the end of the story -- no Mary Jane.
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Actress Kirsten Dunst played Mary Jane in all three previous "Spider-Man" films, opposite leading man Tobey Maguire and director Sam Raimi. Unlike those two, Dunst won't have to worry about a replacement filling her shoes for the "Spider-Man" franchise's immediate future.
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Image via WikipediaI happen to think that the atheist bus ads appearing in many major cities around the world are a great idea, and I would like to see even more of them. Unfortunately, some cities have rejected the ads. I am posting the following at the request of a reader from Ottawa, Canada, one such city. It sounds like there is a reasonable chance that they will reconsider the ads if they hear from enough of us. I'm no Pharyngula, but I'd like to bring this to the attention of as many people as I can.
As I am sure you already know, Ottawa, Canada has rejected the "there probably is not god" bus ads. The good news is that City Councillor Alex Cullen will be moving to repeal the decision at the Council's March 11 meeting. I've asked him what I could do to help and he advised contacting the other Council members before the meeting,I imagine that this is the sort of effort we will need to do more of if we want to see more of these bus ads.
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As I am sure you know, the more people we have contacting them, the better. I have already posted on Atheist Nexus, but you have a great deal of readers and would be able to reach far more people than I ever could. I was hoping that you would consider posting about Ottawa's March 11 Council meeting and ask people to contact the Councillors.
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Brother in the Bush is a coming-of-awareness memoir of what the experience of Africa can mean for a 21st-century African American. John Slaughter, a successful stockbroker, has amade ita as a black man in America, but his life is full of constant reminders of how violently fragile existence here really is. Not long after his Baltimore townhouse is invadedaand Slaughter confronts, shoots, and kills the intruder with his shotgunahe embarks on a series of trips to Africa that unfold over almost a decade. Along the way he discovers a way of life that transforms and deepens his identity as an African American. Seduced and humbled by the contrasting realities, beauties and dangers he discovers in East Africa, Slaughter encounters different ways of life that begin to change his conceptions of lifeas purpose and meaning. Slaughteras vivid, blunt, and erudite narrative voice moves back and forth from his past growing up in the sixties and seventies to the present-tense of his journeys. Brother in the Bush unearths, probes and assesses the truths that Africa helps teach Slaughter about his lifeaand all of our livesahere in todayas America.This aquot;coming-of-awarenessaquot; memoir explores how travel through Africa transformed the life of a successful African-American professional.
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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee may be out of the presidential race, but he's clearly not out of politics. Now, he wants the two former Presidents Bush to endorse Donald Trump, or get out of the party.
In an appearance on Fox News' "America's Newsroom" on Thursday, Huckabee said that if Bush 41 and 43 continued in their refusal to support Trump as the GOP nominee, they ought to formally renounce membership in the Republican Party.
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It's stupid o'clock at night and I'm up and staring, bleary-eyed, at a monitor filled with prose.
I am inserting commas and full stops, changing tenses, and occasionally leaving what I later realize to be horrifically acidic commentary in the margins – calling out a character's actions, bringing up the effect the writer's having on me, as a reader, and advising as to whether I feel that's the appropriate effect for the moment.
I'm in the middle of editing another writer's first novel. I am fucking tired, and I'm terrified I'm going to miss a typo'd pronoun.
There's not a lot I can say about editing that isn't going to make me sound like a jerk. I've done it for over a decade. I've done it professionally. I've done it and gotten paid for doing it (and yes, I can send you a rate sheet).
I've edited as part of teaching undergraduate journalism. I've edited my own work, I've edited the work of my peers, and a few months ago on this blog I re-edited part of The Hunger Games to highlight the entirely lackluster job done by its editor.
I tweet Twitterers from my home stream and correct their grammar, and call out people I've never met before (and whose points I agree with) because they're lazy with their language in conversation. My excuse? "It's the editor in me."
This marks the first time I've ever edited someone else's novel. It wasn't easy, but it was a hell of a lot easier than writing a blog post about editing. Because what can you say about editing?
You're essentially telling a parent with a pretty decent kid – all the limbs, everything where it should be, no vestigial body parts and no major diseases – that their happy, healthy kid isn't good enough yet. You're pointing out every pimple, every crooked tooth, too-short eyelashes, the pouches of fat around the kid's middle. "You don't say that like that," you say. "Wait. Wait. Take an extra beat there before you keep talking." It's like pageantry coaching, only on the page instead of the stage.
Now imagine you're doing this to the firstborn child of one of your close friends. And as much as you respect your friend's dedication to their child's career, there are a few things that could really up her chances of winning. Or in this case, honing a successful and clear representation of the author's original intention, in the author's voice, plus finding all his typos. And you don't just have a responsibility to the parent who hired you, you also have a responsibility to the book itself (or the toddler and her beloved tiara). If you slack or try to spare feelings, it will ultimately hurt more than it helps.
I've been reading pieces and versions of this book for a few years now. I've seen a couple different incarnations of the book, and I've peeked in intermittently, over the years, on the journey the author's had in writing and now self-publishing it. This time, I fixed typos, changed pronouns, and did my best to help make the experience of reading the book frctionless. It was the first time I sat down and read the book all the way through. Beginning to end.
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The High Line's planting design is inspired by the self-seeded landscape that grew up between rail tracks after the trains stopped running in the 1980s. Today, the High Line includes more than 300 species of perennials, grasses, shrubs, and trees — each chosen for their hardiness, adaptability, diversity, and seasonal variation in color and texture. Some of the species that originally grew on the High Line's rail bed are reflected in the park landscape today.
This week we share with you one of our gardeners' current favorites.
Brome-like sedge, or Carex bromoides, is a native grass found on most of the eastern United States and Canada, most commonly in wetlands or swamps. While sedges may be referred to as "ornamental grasses" or may superficially resemble grasses, sedges are of a separate family of plants altogether. There are a few easy characteristics to distinguish sedges from grasses: sedges are often found in cold and wet environments while most grasses prefer drier climates, their stems are triangular, and their flowers are generally very subtle.
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Rotary Pumps
Various types of pumps are used on board a ship, depending on requirement of pressure and flow. Apart from that, there are several other factors that are taken into consideration while selecting a pump for a specific purpose.
This article will describe three types of pumps having the same basic principle but differ in construction an working. Screw, Vane and Gear pumps are the three pumps that come under the category of positive displacement pumps. These pumps fall under the rotary pump type as pumping action is done as a result of rotating motion.
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General concept of Rotary Positive displacement pumps.
In all these types of pumps, except the screw pump, liquid is forced to travel circumferentially when displaced by the movement of vane or gear.
The only difference between screw pump and other rotary pumps is that the liquid displaced in screw pump moves axially, whereas in other rotary pumps it moves in a circumferential pattern. The main feature of these pumps is that they continue to force liquid into the system, in spite of any type of opposition in the transfer.
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Characteristics of Rotary Pumps
1. These pumps are adaptable to very high pressure operation.
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4. The pumps are capable of efficient performance even at low volume throughput rates.
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Applications Of Rotary Pump
- The main applications where rotary pumps are used are - Refrigeration Heating and Air Conditioning.
- They are also used as pumps carrying out high viscosity substances transfer such as lubricating oil.Lobe-type, flexible-vane or screw pump are generally used for high viscosity or metering.
- Screw-type pumps are used for high density stocks such as Paper and pump.They are also used for Chemical Transfer and metering.
- Because of their positive displacement characteristics they are specifically used in Sewage Treatment plants for transfer of concentrated sludge and scum
- Maximum of the hydraulic pumps used for numerous applications on ship are of rotary type.
- Rotary pumps are also used as Water Supply and carbon slurry pump.
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Main Components Of Rotary Pump
The Main Components of any type of rotary pump are:
1. Pumping chamber - Pumping chamber of the rotary pump is the area which contains the pumped fluid when the pump is pumping. Fluid may enter the pump through one or more ports and can leaves through one or more outlet ports.
2. Casing - It is that part of the pump which surrounds the pumping chamber. It is also referred to as the housing,body or stator of the pump.
3. End plates - They serve to close off the ends of the body so as to form integral part of the pumping chamber. These plates can also be referred as the end covers.
4. Rotating assembly - It refers to all the moving parts inside the pump. The moving parts generally comprises of a driver and driving shaft. The driver shaft is turned by the motor and the driver is turned by the driving shaft.
5. Seal chamber - The cavity through which the driving shaft comes out or protrudes is called seal chamber and the leakage through this chamber is controlled either by a mechanical seal or by a normal packing material.
6. Seal -The seal can either be a mechanical seal or a normal packing material.The seals used should be leak proof when the pump is pumping any toxic substances. Cooling and lubrication of these seals is done by the same liquid which the pump is pumping
6. Relief valves - They are given so as to control the outlet pressure of the pump. As soon as the pressure increases above the pre-determined value, the relief valve lifts and releases the excess pressure to the inlet port, thus controlling the pressure. The relief valve is generally set 5-10% above the normal working condition.
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Marine Auxiliary Machinery, 7th Edition, 1995 by McGeorge
Pump Handbook- 4th Edition By Tata McGraw Hill
Types of Rotary Pumps on Ships
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Medscape finds docs are a lot like their patients
Doctors give a lot of advice. But do they follow it? Medscape's third survey about doctors' habits shows that it all depends on who is wearing the lab coat.
As a run-up: WebMD Chief Medical Editor Michael Smith told MM&M in an interview about the survey that he takes a multivitamin, and Medscape Clinical Editor Laurie Scudder could not say either way—she's part of a clinical trial in which she may or may not be ingesting a supplement—but can get back to us in five years when she finds out.
Around 8%, or 30,000 doctors, given the chance to participate provided answers, and they represent a variety of specialties. Those with a bias against dermatologists as the "beautiful people" will not be discouraged: Medscape found that these doctors were the least overweight of the 26 specialties, are the second happiest (behind ophthalmologists); and are among the top two specialists who rank their personal health as excellent (almost neck and neck with the eye guys).
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Within these poles, however, are some commonalties. The majority of overweight or obese doctors cleaved to the classic American diet, whereas underweight or normal weight professionals generally huddled more around diets like those recommended by the American Heart Association or the Mediterranean diet, and those who were heavier generally ate out more regularly than their under- or normal- weight peers.
What this means in the context of matching up doctors and patients: 34% of the surveyed doctors were overweight, and 35% of the US population is obese, but only 16% of the doctors said they were following a weight-loss diet.
In terms of personal health regimens, doctors popped vitamins just like everyone else, though women were higher users of complementary medicine than men, a category that includes supplements, massage and acupuncture among others. Normal and underweight doctors were the majority of professionals who exercised twice a week, while the obese and overweight...were less so, but were trying: 57% of overweight physicians said they exercised twice a week and 38% of obese physicians said they exercised twice a week.
WebMD's Smith said the results may make an impression beyond a clinician's office.
"I think one of the things that was the most striking to me, people sometimes like to put physicians up on a pedestal. I think what this lifestyle report really shows us is that doctors are people too," he said, and noted that it's also proof that knowledge is not what keeps people from following through on "good behaviors."
Medscape's Scudder said the use of alternative or complementary treatments also shows professionals are acting like their patients, and said the data indicated doctors were using complementary medicine for pain, which adds another layer to the report's insight. "I think it probably speaks to a broader issue of deficiencies in pain management...people are looking for relief."


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"I don't have any sweaters that can withstand a Syracuse winter," said Minott, a 5-8 senior shooting guard for Miami Country Day. "I'll have to get new clothes when I go up there this summer."
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Minott said her family was trying to nudge her to stay closer to home, meaning Miami … or at least N.C. State.
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Syracuse had other advantages, too. Minott has two brothers and other family members who live within a four-hour drive of Syracuse, and the Orange, as new members of the ACC, will play at Miami a couple of times during her career there.
All that's left now for Minott is to lead MCD to the first state title in program history. The Spartans reached the regional finals in her sophomore year before last season's heartbreak.
"The last two years have been a tease," she said. "We've come so close. But I'm pretty confident we can win this year. That would be the perfect finish to my high school career."


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