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Tesla Motors has become, for the time being, the face of U.S. electric vehicles. After making news with the release of its all-electric high-performance roadster, and more recently for its partnership with German automaker Daimler (owner of Mercedes-Benz), the young startup now has some less pleasant news to report.
The company is recalling 345 of its Roadster sports cars produced before April 22. It wants to inspect their suspensions as it suspects that a "small percentage" of the Roadsters have improperly installed bolts in their rear chassis, possibly compromising the suspension. Tesla blames automaker Lotus for the problems. Lotus assembles the Roadsters in Britain, and then ships them to California for redistribution inside the U.S.
Tesla has said the problem does not affect the $109,000 USD car's powertrains and no accidents have been reported.
Lotus is also negatively impacted by the problem, as apparently it made the same mistake on some of its sports cars. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, it has issued a recall on 27 of its 2009 Elise and Exige vehicles.
The 345 returned Roadsters represent over two-thirds of the 500 units currently shipped. The problem was actually found by one alert owner, who reported that their vehicle was experiencing "uncharacteristic handling."
To minimize inconvenience on customers, the company is looking to send technicians to their homes to make repairs, or to take the cars to a service shop nearby. Greg Zanghi, Tesla's director of service and parts operations states, "We plan to do everything we can to address this matter swiftly and keep customers satisfied."


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Category talk:FAQ
- 1 Old Wiki Faq
- 2 Development
- 2.1 1. what does OpenEmbedded keyword X do?
- 2.2 2. How can I make bitbake to use a specific version of <tool>?
- 2.3 3. How can I make bitbake use proxychains when doing cvs operations?
- 2.4 4. What is the easiest way to convert Debian ARM packages to ipkg's (if size doesn't matter)?
- 2.5 5. How do I add a package to OE?
- 2.6 6. How can I do a recursive make?
- 2.7 7. How do I set a variable according to the kernel version of the package being built?
- 2.8 8. What is ARM EABI and how do I use it?
- 2.9 9. What is NPTL and how do I use it in OE?
- 2.10 10. How do I apply for read-write status to the OpenEmbedded monotone repo?
- 2.11 11. How do I add additional packages to a bootstrap-image generated image?
- 2.12 12. What order are conf files parsed for variable assignment?
- 3 Build Errors
- 3.1 1. chown error during do_install process
- 3.2 2. Error: autoreconf2.50: unrecognized option --exclude=libtoolize
- 3.3 3. Error: Building libtool-native dies with "configure: error: source directory already configured; run "make distclean" there first"
- 3.4 4. Error: run.do_patchcleancmd.4326: line 442: syntax error near unexpected token `'INHIBIT_PACKAGE_STRIP','`
- 3.5 5. I updated OE.db and now my builds are failing during the glibc compile, complaining about bad symbol definitions. What's wrong?
- 3.6 6. My build dies during the qemu-native section. What gives?
- 3.7 7. Bitbake tells me to "Please set TARGET_OS directly, or choose a MACHINE or DISTRO that does so.", but my local.conf file already does.
- 3.8 8. qemu crashes during generation of binary locales
- 3.9 9. sanity checker complains "/proc/sys/vm/mmap_min_addr is not 0" on Ubuntu
- 4 Debugging OE Builds
Old Wiki Faq
The old wiki installation seems to have eaten the FAQ page. Let's try to restore some of the information from web.archive.org, this will need to be compared with the last known-good version from google (mark all text on that page to make it visible). Content still to be moved follows
--Laibsch 23:08, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
1. what does OpenEmbedded keyword X do?
Check out the documentation in the following file: http://www.openembedded.org/repo/org.openembedded.dev/conf/documentation.conf
2. How can I make bitbake to use a specific version of <tool>?
3. How can I make bitbake use proxychains when doing cvs operations?
See FETCH_COMMAND and UPDATE_COMMAND
4. What is the easiest way to convert Debian ARM packages to ipkg's (if size doesn't matter)?
mv foo.deb foo.ipk
5. How do I add a package to OE?
Most of the time adding a package to OE will not be as easy as 1-2-3. Many software developers do not cross-compile their packages and are generally unaware of good design decisions that facilitate or break cross-compilation.
6. How can I do a recursive make?
Implement a structure along the following lines.
do_compile { for i in dir; oe_runmake ...; done }
7. How do I set a variable according to the kernel version of the package being built?
Use base_conditional in the following manner:
CFLAGS_append = '${@base_conditional("KERNEL_MAJOR_VERSION", "2.6", " -D__Linux26__ ", " -D__Linux24__ ",d)}'
In the example above -D__Linux26__ will be added to the existing CFLAGS if the kernel is 2.6 and -D__Linux24__ if the kernel is 2.4
8. What is ARM EABI and how do I use it?
ARM EABI is the informal name for the ABI for the ARM Architecture standard developed by ARM Ltd and others. This standard explains how tools should generate object and excecutable files.
- http://www.codesourcery.com/gnu_toolchains/arm/faq.html#q_gnu_linux_long_long
- http://www.arm.com/products/DevTools/ABI.html
- http://wiki.debian.org/ArmEabiPort
To instruct OE to build EABI parts, you typically need the following in your distro conf file:
See the Angstrom distro for an example: http://www.openembedded.org/repo/org.openembedded.dev/conf/distro/angstrom.conf http://www.openembedded.org/repo/org.openembedded.dev/conf/distro/angstrom-2006.9.conf
You also need to make sure your kernel has the needed support. From the codesourcery faq, you need the following:
- CONFIG_EABI must be enabled
- Kernel must include support for NPTL
- kernel versions earlier than 2.6.17 should be avoided
9. What is NPTL and how do I use it in OE?
NPTL is the Native POSIX Thread Library which is a software feature that enables the Linux kernel to run programs written to use POSIX Threads very efficiently. It is meant to replace an older implementation named Linuxthreads.
- [1]
- [2]
- to check what threading library you have, run the following command: getconf GNU_LIBPTHREAD_VERSION. You can also type:
/lib/libc.so.6 to get information on what threading lib is used.
There are two options for threading (from pb email):
- With linuxthreads, you need glibc-initial, then gcc-cross-initial,
then glibc, then gcc-cross.
- With nptl, you need glibc-initial, then gcc-cross-initial, then
glibc-intermediate, then gcc-cross, then glibc.
To use linuxthreads, you need something like the following:
PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}libc-for-gcc = glibc
For NPTL, this becomes:
PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}libc-for-gcc = glibc-intermediate
10. How do I apply for read-write status to the OpenEmbedded monotone repo?
Hang around IRC in #oe, use the dev mailing list or some other way to get in contact with the OE devs. Explain to them why you think you should be given rw access. If your request is granted, create your key and send it to the maintainers.
11. How do I add additional packages to a bootstrap-image generated image?
You can add packages to your build by setting the MACHINE_EXTRA_RDEPENDS or DISTRO_EXTRA_RDEPENDS in a conf file. Note, you must rebuild task-base after changing these variables (bitbake task-base -crebuild) as bitbake has no way of knowing task-base has changed. See [3] for a more detailed explanation.
12. What order are conf files parsed for variable assignment?
See oe/conf/bitbake.conf. There should be a section that looks something like:
include conf/site.conf include conf/auto.conf include conf/local.conf include conf/build/${BUILD_SYS}.conf include conf/target/${TARGET_SYS}.conf include conf/machine/${MACHINE}.conf include conf/distro/${DISTRO}.conf include conf/documentation.conf require conf/sanity.conf
A straight "=" assignment in a machine or distro conf file will overwrite a local.conf setting. Therefore, machine and distro conf files should use the "+=" assignment if it is useful for local.conf to be able to append to a variable.
Build Errors
1. chown error during do_install process
As the OE build process runs a normal using, any install process that changes file ownership or groups must be run using fakeroot. This typically involves the following change in the recipe bb file:
fakeroot do_install () { oe_runmake "DSTROOT=${D}" install }
2. Error: autoreconf2.50: unrecognized option --exclude=libtoolize
For some reason the base system's autoreconf is being used instead of the OE version (from autoconf-native)
For me personally this was a problem with my BBPATH having the paths to two branches in it org.openembedded.oz354x and org.openembedded.dev. Removing the one i wasn't trying to build, remove the tmp dir and start bitbake over fixed it.
3. Error: Building libtool-native dies with "configure: error: source directory already configured; run "make distclean" there first"
Your build dir path has one or more symlinks in it. Don't do that!
4. Error: run.do_patchcleancmd.4326: line 442: syntax error near unexpected token `'INHIBIT_PACKAGE_STRIP','`
known bug -- see: http://bugs.openembedded.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=257 There are several workarounds:
- inherit package in the offending bb files
- set INHERIT += "package_ipk debian" in your distro or local.conf file
5. I updated OE.db and now my builds are failing during the glibc compile, complaining about bad symbol definitions. What's wrong?
As of this writing, the version of glibc in the .dev branch of OE calls for a version of binutils it really shouldn't use. A patch has been applied to some DISTRO .confs which forces the "correct" version of binutils (<2.17) for the moment. But if the DISTRO .conf file you're building with isn't patched, a workaround is to add the following line to your local.conf file:
PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils-cross = "2.16"
then reset the glibc build with
bitbake glibc -c clean
and start from where you left off.
6. My build dies during the qemu-native section. What gives?
If the error is:
| ERROR: QEMU requires SDL or Cocoa for graphical output | To build QEMU without graphical output configure with --disable-gfx-check | Note that this will disable all output from the virtual graphics card. | FATAL: oe_runconf failed
Then install SDL headers (apt-get install libsdl1.2-dev under Ubuntu/Debian).
Else another workaround: Install qemu from the distribution for your development computer, and include
ASSUME_PROVIDED +="qemu-native"
in your local.conf file.
7. Bitbake tells me to "Please set TARGET_OS directly, or choose a MACHINE or DISTRO that does so.", but my local.conf file already does.
Be sure you are not running bitbake as root. Doing so breaks Bitbake's use of chroot.
8. qemu crashes during generation of binary locales
Set ENABLE_BINARY_LOCALE_GENERATION = "0" in your local.conf. This is probably a x86_64 issue.
9. sanity checker complains "/proc/sys/vm/mmap_min_addr is not 0" on Ubuntu
Ubuntu Hardy Heron has this value set to 65536 by default. see /etc/sysctl.conf content below
# protect bottom 64k of memory from mmap to prevent NULL-dereference # attacks against potential future kernel security vulnerabilities. # (Added in kernel 2.6.23.) vm.mmap_min_addr = 65536
Since Wine suffers from the same feature, a temporary and permenant fix is already known. See this link (duh!) : http://wiki.winehq.org/PreloaderPageZeroProblem
Q: Why is this necessary? I'm using debian, and mmap_min_addr is 4096, but I run qemu all the time, and it seems to work fine.
Debugging OE Builds
OE is not perfect. Due to the size, complexity, rapid pace of development, and lack of maintainers, you will often be presented with an opportunity to debug OE builds :). Fortunately, OE is easy to debug once you know a few tricks:
1. Debugging tips
- learn to use interactive bitbake (`bitbake -i`)
- The BitBake `--verbose` option will print package dependencies. This is very useful when trying to determine why a package is being built.
- The BitBake `-D` option will increase debugging level. Note `-D -D` is also a valid option and can be used to determine what conf files are being used -- look for lines begining with conf.
2. How do I re-build a failing package?
There are several options:
- `bitbake -b <path to bb file>`
- `bitbake <package name>`
- start bitbake interactive mode (`bitbake -i`) and then run `build <package name>`
3. How do I clean a package?
There are several options:
- `bitbake -b <path to bb file> -c clean`
- `bitbake <package name> -c clean`
- start bitbake interactive mode (`bitbake -i`) and then run `clean <package name>`
You may also put several package names after the command e.g.
- `bitbake -c clean pack1 pack2 ...`
Sometimes you want to clean a particular package version from your build/tmp/work directory. In this case use
- for example `bitbake -c clean gcc-cross-initial-4.1.1`
Note: You have to use the package directory name here from your work directory without the trailing `-rx`. That means there is not an underscore before the package version but a simple dash. The above is quite useful if you want to clean up a work directory from unwanted versions of the same package.
The ipk file in the directory deploy/ipk is not deleted when you perform a clean on a certain package. So make sure you manually rebuild the cleaned package in order to get an updated ipk or delete the ipk prior to a build.
4. What tasks are available for a package/recipe?
Building an OE package consists of a number of tasks. These tasks can be listed with the OE listtasks task. Each task can be run individually.
bitbake -b <path to bb file> -c listtasks NOTE: package matchbox-0.9.1: started NOTE: package matchbox-0.9.1-r0: task do_listtasks: started do_listtasks do_compile do_stage do_build do_mrproper do_fetch do_configure do_clean do_emit_manifest do_populate_staging do_package do_unpack do_install do_showdata do_patch NOTE: package matchbox-0.9.1-r0: task do_listtasks: completed NOTE: package matchbox-0.9.1: completed Build statistics: Attempted builds: 1
5. How do I view the value of OE variables for a package?
- Use the BitBake command.
- `bitbake -e ../openembedded/recipes/meta/bootstrap-image.bb`
- `bitbake -e <package name>`
- Use the OpenEmbedded showdata command. Ex: `bitbake -b ../openembedded/recipes/meta/bootstrap-image.bb -c showdata`
6. How do I unpack ipk files?
ipk package files can be unpackaged with the `ar` command. Ex: `ar x <path to ipk file>` You can also inspect the files inside an ipk and get other information with the dpkg command if your distribution has it.
Ax Men Star Mauled By Pets
Hey I saw this on E! news.... Do you guys think people should keep pets that are so dangerous when they have little kids?
Another sad dose of real life has hit the family of a reality TV star.
The 4-year-old daughter of Ax Men slinger Jesse Browning has been mauled to death by the family's Rottweiler.
Ashlynn Anderson's body was discovered by her mother outside on the lawn Sunday, according to officials in Astoria, Ore., where the family resides.
"Apparently, the dog just snapped," says Clatsop County Sheriff Tom Bergin. "We have detectives working on investigating <what>set the dog off]...We are going to give the family a day or two to grieve before we interview them."
Browning called 911 and the girl was airlifted to a Portland hospital, but pronounced dead on arrival.
There was no immediate comment from the History Channel, which airs the popular lumberjack series.
Bergin says the attack came four months to the day after deputies removed a Rottweiler from the premises after it attacked an adult family member; that animal was euthanized. The Brownings' two other Rottweilers have been quarantined at a shelter and are awaiting their fate.
"It's from my understanding...only one of the dogs was involved in the attack but both dogs were seized by animal control services," said Alan Oja, assistant chief of the Astoria Police Department, which received the initial dispatch.
"It's a terrible tragedy."

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Brawl involves Raiders fan swinging helmet at Dallas player
OXNARD, Calif. – In a joint training camp practice between two NFL teams, it's hard to avoid a fight or two. You just don't expect a fan to get involved.
During Tuesday's practice between the Raiders and Cowboys, Dallas cornerback Morris Claiborne put a big hit on tight end Mychal Rivera. Raiders receiver Greg Little came over to hit Claiborne, and the fight was on. Teams from both sidelines came to the area on the sideline where the battle was. In terms of a football practice fight, it was no big deal.
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But it happened right next to a section that contained mostly Raiders fans, and one took a full-sized replica helmet and swung it at Cowboys cornerback B.W. Webb. Webb responded by giving a hard shove to the fan. Luckily the situation didn't escalate. Here's a Vine video from Channel 5 in Dallas' coverage (Webb is wearing No. 20):
Webb told USA Today's Lindsay Jones that he wasn't aware it was a fan he went at. Webb explained the situation to CSN Bay Area:
"I wasn't expecting that, but whoever jumped on my back, I had to get them off," Webb said, according to CSN Bay Area. "It might have turned a little worse over there, but emotions were up, intensity was up. I didn't go over there with intentions to hurt anybody or anything like that."
At this point, it's probably safe to say two things about the incident: Fans should never be trying to get involved like this, and the NFL is probably lucky that nothing major came from this moment.
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40 Years In The Industry Culminates In National Quality Dealer Award Recognition For Virginia Dealer
One thing, however, hasn't changed for Lewark - her devotion to customer service. Regardless of the type of vehicle she was selling or the type of person she was selling it to, Lewark, owner of Auto Buying Service Inc., in Fairfax, VA, steadfastly has tried to satisfy every customer. A devout Christian, Lewark bases her philosophy on a familiar Biblical principal.
Wanda Lewark
of Fairfax, VA
"You just have to treat people the way you want to be treated," she says. "We started our business with service in mind and as the years have rolled by we've recognized the value of every customer. We don't want to lose them if there is any way possible."
In recognition of such devotion to quality, customer service and community involvement, NIADA named Lewark the 2002 National Quality Dealer of the Year.
"It was a total shock," Lewark says of hearing her name called at the NIADA awards banquet in Orlando, FL, this past June. She was a finalist for the national award as a result of being named the Virginia IADA Quality Dealer of the Year. "There were so many great dealers there that it was an honor just to be included the group."
The award came just one month before her 40th anniversary of entering the car business. She began soon after graduating from high school in 1962 when she went to work in the finance and insurance department of a local new car store. She describes herself as a bit of a "workaholic," and was soon bouncing from job to job within the dealership, learning every aspect of the business.
In 1970, Lewark and her husband, Frank, opened Auto Buying Service in Fairfax, located about 20 miles south of Washington D.C., with just 11 cars on the lot. The dealership's specialty was muscle cars. The Barracudas and Corvettes they kept on the lot appealed to the young men stationed at the nearby Naval officer training camp in Quantico, VA.
"The cars were a high-theft item so at night we used to park them nose-to-bumper so there was no way they could get them out of there," Lewark recalls. "Back then you could afford those cars, but things changed and they got a lot more expensive so we started selling more family cars.
"For many years, the dealership operated in a traditional manner from a lot on Fairfax's busiest thoroughfare. At its peak, Auto Buying Service kept around 100 vehicles in inventory.
In 1996, the Lewark's leased the valuable property to a new car dealership and moved their own business to an upscale business park. The relocation and accompanying downsizing allowed Frank to move into semi-retirement.
Although the unusual location inside a business park means virtually no drive-by traffic, Lewark says Auto Buying Service still sells plenty of cars thanks to its large number of repeat customers.
Much of Auto Buying Services' new business comes through an aggressive presence on the Internet. Another example of Lewark's readiness to change and adapt, Lewark was an early user of Internet technology. Lewark maintains a well-polished web site (www.autobuyingservice.net) that lists the store's complete inventory. The company also is linked with large Internet services such AutoTrader.com, AutoByTel.Com, Cars.Com and others.
"We first started using the Internet in 1994, but it didn't really start paying off until four or five years ago," Lewark says. "The Internet has been very successful for us. We track every sale so we know where it came from. We still do some newspaper ads, but they aren't getting the response like they used to."
A unique feature of Auto Buying Service helps explain the company's name. Many of the vehicles they purchase for sale on the lot don't come from standard sources such as auctions or new-car dealers, but from individuals. Lewark said they advertise heavily the fact that they buy cars. Many people, she said, aren't interested in taking the time to sell their own car. "And they know they'll get a fair price from us, when they know they probably won't if they trade the car in for a new car," she says.
Meanwhile, Lewark and her staff also have developed a business of finding and buying cars for customers. If she doesn't have the right car in stock, the dealership will locate one by scouring sources such as newspaper want ads, other used car dealerships and the Internet to find the right vehicle at the right price. She then buys the car, taking full title to it, and reselling it to the customer.
Regardless of what type of transaction Lewark is handling, customer service remains her paramount concern. Her dealership sends each customer a thank-you note and follows up with a letter 30 days later and then another in 30 more days to inquire about the customers' satisfaction.
"Any complaint is responded to immediately," Lewark says.
A past president of the Virginia IADA, Lewark is an active member and an ardent supporter of the association's goals and programs. She works diligently to recruit members and raise money for the VIADA.
Lewark has been married to husband Frank for 39 years, something she calls her "greatest achievement." They have one daughter, Betsy, and a grandchild. She is actively involved in local Christian outreach programs that work with homeless people and youth. When Lewark isn't selling and buying cars, she spends much of her time reading. She enjoys motivational books and mysteries, as well as reading her Bible everyday.
Lewark has seen her business change extensively in the past 40 years. She remembers when selling a vehicle required completing no more than two forms, while today there "is a whole folder full of paperwork."
One aspect that hasn't changed completely - the acceptance of women working at used car dealerships. Lewark says she often has to prove to customers that she knows what she's talking about. And she also thought her gender might keep her from being named the National Quality Dealer of the Year.
"It's still a man's business,'' she says. "We've come a long way, but it's a man's business. "A lot of times people don't expect me to be able to answer mechanical questions about the car. I still get referred to as the receptionist. But that's OK, when you have to swim upstream, it forces you swim a little harder and swim a little faster."
While Lewark has adapted to many of the industry's changes, it's clear she will never change her basic philosophy.
"We once had a service manager who was a little too cost conscious about how the department was run and I finally told him that he should treat every customer like they were his sister," Lewark says. "That's how I want service conveyed to them."
This is not a business you have to be dishonest in. I know some dealers are, but this is a business where you can treat customers fairly and be very successful."
And also a business where treating customers fairly can earn you your industry's highest honors.
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Sony announced today a new updated internal Blu-ray burner for PC. The new drive doubles the write speed as compared to previous Blu-ray BD-R burners inside computer systems. The new BWU-200S Blu-ray burner cuts burn time in half allowing a full 50Gb BD-R disc to be burned in about 45 minutes. Previous drives were 2x drives and the burn time was around 90 minutes for a BD-R disc.
In addition to burning BD-R discs, the drive can also burn DVD+/-R discs at 16x, DVD DL burning is supported as well. Software is included with the burner that allows for the capture, authoring, editing, burning and viewing of high-definition content captured in HDV 1080i format from HDV camcorders.
With the BWU-200S a BD-R or BD-RW disc can store up to 230 minutes of HD video. Sony uses a SATA interface rather than the PATA interface more common to optical drives. The form factor is the standard 5.25-inch internal size and the drive and its software are compatible with Windows XP and Vista.
"Advanced optical storage technologies, such as Blu-ray Disc technology with its vast capacity compared to DVD technology, will be key enablers for next generation PC applications like HD personal video content and high-definition TV recording," said Wolfgang Schlichting, research director for removable storage at IDC. "Sony's many innovations in optical storage have prepared the company to be a leader in the Blu-ray Disc writable market."
The BWU-200S will be available directly from Sony in November for around $600 and is available for pre-order now.


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Nike has a new T.F. on Sixth and Mill for a year in downtown Los Angeles. The party was for P-Rod's new shoe that just came out. Killer Mike performed with free drinks and all the pizza you can eat. With the new park opening we're gonna see some good skating coming soon.


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o facilitate integration of the younger generation into the logic of the pr
esent system and bring about conformity or it becomes the practice of freed
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-Paulo Freire\, Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Teach-In i s a series of artist projects and relational activities\, which manipulate methodologies from traditional education to create a temporary school withi n a school. As is common with artist social practices\, the events organize d by the artists through the gallery focus on topics such as aesthetics\, e thics\, collaboration\, persona\, media strategies\, and social activism. T hese issues are often central to artworks and projects that cross into publ ic and social spheres. Artists working within these modalities either choos e to co-create their work with a specific audience or propose critical inte rventions within existing social systems that inspire debate or catalyze so cial exchange.1
The first teach-in began in 1965\, conceived b y Marshall Sahlins\, professor of anthropology at the University of Michiga n at Ann Arbor. A group of University of Michigan professors planned on can celling classes to protest the US occupation of Vietnam. After much debate\ , the professors decided to extend their classes to last all night\, effect ively occupying the campus. The teach-in consisted of guest speakers\, semi nars and films. Over 3\,000 students attended and 200 faculty members showe d their support. Other schools across the country started using teach-ins o n their own campuses\, and at Michigan Teach-Ins were subsequently held on a wide range of topics such as the environment and women's issues.2
The invited artists are also teachers who employ teaching tactics wi thin their art practices. Their art-education praxes operate in a manner as to inspire reflection and action upon the world in order to transform it i n some way. The collective and participatory atmosphere during the exhibiti on should be viewed as an opportunity to bring challenging questions and di alogue to the campus through convivial\, user-friendly artistic projects. T each-In will serve as a platform to organize actual teach-ins for and by th e staff and students at Cypress College. A calendar of workshops will be po sted on the Cypress College Art Gallery Facebook page.
1. http://www.cca.edu/
2. Jack Rothman to William H aber\, 1972\, pp. 11-12\, Teach-in Vertical File\, Bentley Historical Libra ry


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I think this could be potentially quite beneficial for Jonas. I know that dwight worked with Hakeem a few summers ago, so this cant be a bad thing right?The most impressive aspect of Valanciunass play of late has been his offence. Hes shown a shooting range of up to 15 feet and is far more comfortable handling the ball around the perimeter.
Hes probably further along on that than his back-to-the basket right now, said Casey. I know Bryan has talked about him working with (Hakeem) Olajuwon next summer; we havent talked to Olajuwon about that yet but thats one thing weve talked about.


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NCI grant enables Case researchers to continue study of cancer after-effects
Cancer Survivors Research Program looks at quality of life issues among older cancer survivors
Advances in cancer diagnosis and treatment mean that more people than ever before are surviving the disease. While a great deal of research has been conducted on the immediate aftermath of cancer treatment, until recently little has been known about how long-term survivors are coping with the later effects of the disease.
The Cancer Survivors Research Program at Case Western Reserve University is filling that gap. Under the direction of Gary Deimling, professor of sociology, researchers are examining the quality of life among older cancer survivors. Deimling and his colleagues were recently awarded a five-year, $1.6-million continuation grant by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to continue their work examining the quality of life of older long-term cancer survivors. Data collected over the ten-year period of the original five year, $1.4-million grant and the continuation grant will provide the researchers a unique opportunity to follow individuals age 60 and older who have survived cancer for five or more years.
"Survivorship issues have become a major thrust in cancer research," Deimling explains. "We're looking at the legacy of cancer and how it interacts with the general effects of aging. As people get older they naturally have a greater number of chronic health conditions. We're looking at cancer as an overlay to these aging effects."
The researchers presented their most recent findings at the Cancer Survivorship Conference, co-sponsored by the National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society, for which they received an "award of excellence". Those findings suggest that a majority of survivors experience a good quality of life, in terms of both physical and mental health.
However, they also note that there are significant groups for whom the after-effects of cancer detract from the quality of life. For example, the research found that even decades after treatment breast cancer survivors often experience swelling, numbness and pain attributed to cancer or its treatment. For prostate cancer survivors urinary incontinence and impotence persist. For colorectal cancer survivors constipation and diarrhea are common long-term effects. Moreover, cancer survivors in general experience more health problems than non-cancer groups.
In terms of psychosocial effects, a substantial proportion of long-term survivors report continuing worries about recurrence, and fears that symptoms they experience may indicate a recurrence. Moreover, they found these worries to be significantly associated with both anxiety and depression.
Karen Bowman, senior research associate in the department of sociology and associate director of the Cancer Survivors Research Program, has focused her research on family members of long-term cancer survivors. "I wanted to look at the effects of cancer on families and effects of families on the cancer, the role that families play in their relatives' long-term cancer survivorship," she explains.
Bowman's most recent work looks at families and health maintenance in long-term survivorship, including medical checkups, adequate rest, physical activity and exercise, healthy weight maintenance, and prayer. "What we've found is that family members are acting as what we are calling health maintenance advocates for survivors, encouraging them to do activities to keep them healthy," she says. Family members themselves are performing a high number of health maintenance activities, but most say their activities are not necessarily related to their survivors' cancer.
The research team is especially interested in health disparities related to race and gender. Interestingly, Deimling notes, levels of cancer-related anxiety are lower among African-Americans, even though African-Americans often are diagnosed at a more advanced stage of the disease and are thus more likely to die from it. Women who are long-term survivors experience poorer health than men, but most of that difference is due to the greater number of co-morbid health conditions that women generally experience, not a poorer response to cancer.
The Cancer Survivor Research Program will spend the next five years tracking the effects of cancer on these survivors as they continue to age, trying to identify the key factors that differentiate between those survivors who continue to have cancer-related problems and those who are able to age successfully, in spite of cancer.
About Case Western Reserve University
Case is among the nation's leading research institutions. Founded in 1826 and shaped by the unique merger of the Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University, Case is distinguished by its strengths in education, research, service, and experiential learning. Located in Cleveland, Case offers nationally recognized programs in the Arts and Sciences, Dental Medicine, Engineering, Law, Management, Medicine, Nursing, and Social Work. http://www.case.edu.


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When it comes to flying around the country on commercial aircraft for business or pleasure, the length of the flight was traditionally one spent without access to internet or other forms of communication with the ground.
Many commercial airlines have announced over the last year that they are going to offer in-flight internet access. Today Virgin America announced that it had launched in-flight internet access via provider Gogo on select aircraft.
Virgin plans to equip multiple aircraft with the Gogo service by the end of 2008 and plans to extend the service fleet-wide by Q2 2009. American Airlines will also be using Gogo for its in-flight internet service, but was only planning to equip its 15 767-200 aircraft with the service when first announced in June.
Virgin America reports that it unveiled its Gogo service on November 22 and performed the first Air-to-ground video stream from YouTube. The first week of launch for the service was a beta launch and it was free to all passengers on the flight.
Once the service is out of beta and offered to passengers it will cost $12.95 for flights over three hours and $9.95 for flights under three hours. AirCell, the company behind Gogo, and rival JetBlue both received their in-flight Wi-Fi licenses from the FCC in June of 2006.


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I will be administrating your test and the rules are as followed:
-Rei's R&R
-You may only use water, wind, nin, tai and gen
-You may use custom jutsu only if they are related to the above techs.
-Breaking the rules will result in the failure of the test.
-I will be using all 5 elements
Please do not spam this fight. Only Myself, the participant, Admins, Mods, and Senseis (upon request) may post here.
I'll be using my Misaki Yata Kiyoshi (left dot in sig) biography
Location: Barren wasteland with large boulders scattered throughout the area
State your biography and I will begin.


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These are the field binoculars that attach to an iPhone for easy viewing and recording. The view through the eyepiece transfers to the phone's camera lens, turning the phone into a viewfinder for sharing the sights with friends or taking pictures of the action. The 36mm lenses on the binoculars deliver 8X magnification for a 465-foot field of view at 1,000 yards. When the phone is in camera mode, the screen displays all magnified images as if it were an external monitor. The included phone case seals snugly over one eyepiece, aligning the phone's camera with the binocular lens. Included phone cases fit iPhone 5/5S and 4/4S. The field glasses also function as standard binoculars when detached. Includes carrying case and cleaning cloth. 1 3/4" H x 6" W x 7" L. (2 lbs.)
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children's TV show "Sesame Street" has been notoriously known for its
educational value for youngsters. Researchers have even studied what is called
the "Sesame effect," which suggests that children who watch
"Sesame Street" as a preschooler eventually achieve higher grades in
high school.
Now, "Sesame Street" is looking to broaden the minds of its
little viewers in its 42nd season by adding math, science and engineering to
its educational lessons by way of singing, dancing, games and experiments,
according to ABC
"Sesame Street" Executive Producer Carol-Lynn Parente hopes
this season's addition of new educational subjects will help children ages two
and older develop the skills they need to excel at school. The show plans to conduct simple science
experiments, for example, in a way that is fun and easy to understand for
"It really boils down to a curriculum of asking questions, observing
-- making a hypothesis and testing it out," said Parente.
By handing children these skills at an early age, studies suggest they
are more prepared for school when they get to that point and excel beyond those
who didn't receive those educational tools at a young age.
According to the "Sesame effect" studies, children who
frequently watched "Sesame Street" as a child achieved better marks
in English, science and math as well as a better grade
point average in school than those who didn't watch the show.
"Sesame Street's" producers say they are addressing an
"urgent need," since data such as the 2009 Program for International
Student Assessment shows that 15-year-old's in the U.S. placed 23rd in math and
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SHERIDAN— There will be a community dance Friday at the Sheridan County Fairgrounds. Underneath the grandstands, dance to music by Justin Beasley at 7 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. The fairgrounds are located at 1753 Victoria Street.
SHERIDAN— The Never Flinch annual Summer Slam will be on Saturday, August 2 at 8 a.m. at the Sheridan YMCA. The annual Summer Slam is a 3-on-3, co-ed grass volleyball tournament that will help raise funds for the Weston Johnson Memorial Scholarship. The entry fee is $100 per team, and you can register up until 7:30 a.m. on August 2. For more information, please call Liz Dearcorn at 763-2614.
SHERIDAN— Local musician and music therapist Michele Foster will present a free class on basic guitar skills. Folster will be at the Sheridan Fulmer Library on Saturday from 10-11:30 a.m. This class is meant for beginners interested in learning how to play the guitar. If you have a guitar, please bring it to the class. Folster will have two available for use. For more information, please call the Sheridan County Fulmer Library at 674-8585 ext. 29.
SHERIDAN— The Elks Lodge will hold a fundraiser for Harold Johnson to help raise money for his cancer challenge. From 4-6p.m. on Saturday there will be a dinner, live music, and an auction. The cost is $10 and the lodge is located at 45 W. Brundage St. If you can't make it, you can send donations to the Harold Johnson Fund, PO box 5082, Sheridan, WY 82801. For more information please call Terry Jurosek at 686-7755 or Sara Silla at 461-1442.
HERIDAN — The next Concert in the Park will be held Tuesday and will feature the Sheridan Concert Band. From 7:30-9 p.m. in the Kendrick Park Bandshell, directed by Don Cherni and Areil Downing. The concert is free and open to all members of the community. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets. Food concessions will be available. For more information on the concert call David Kuzara at 751-7960.
SHERIDAN— The Sheridan Memorial Hospital will have a blood drive Thursday, August 7. There is a critical need for O negative and O positive blood types. From 11 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. in Conference Room B, Sheridan Memorial Hospital, 1401 W. Fifth St. Appointments are strongly recommended, but walk-ins are welcome. To schedule an appointment log onto www.bloodhero.com. For more information call Mike Frigon at 800-365-4450 ext. 3054.
SHERIDAN— The next Sheridan Farmers Market will be held Thursday on Grinnell Plaza. From 5-7 p.m. vendors will sell produce, arts and crafts and more as live music, children's activities, demonstrations and nonprofit booths are hosted. This week's activities include a watermelon eating contest, homemade pie contest, rooster crowing contest, a market basket raffle and a beer and wine garden. Attendance is free for customers and vendor booths are available to rent. For more information or to sign up as a vendor call Bonnie Gregory at the Downtown Sheridan Association 672-8881 or see sheridanfarmersmarket.org.
SHERIDAN — In celebration of their fourth anniversary, the Kula Space will host "Flavor of the Week," a weekly free class on Thursdays this summer at 5:30 p.m. Some of the free classes will request optional donations to support a local cause and suggestions of local causes to support are welcome. This week's class will be Barre Body with Michele. Sign-up is required and it is limited to 12. Donations will benefit The Food Group. For more information or to nominate a cause to promote contact Michele Fritz or Evelyn Ferrante at firstname.lastname@example.com. The studio is located in Journeys Center of Wellbeing at 37 S. Main St.
SHERIDAN— Help the Sheridan Jaycees raise funds to prevent malaria in Africa. On Thursday, August 7, there will be family fun at Kendrick Park starting at 6 p.m. There will be live entertainment from the Boot Hill band, dance lessons, silent auction, food vendors, and adult beverages. This is a fundraiser for Nothing but Nets, an international organization that supplies bed nets to African families. The event is free, but donations are appreciated. For more information call Michelle Edwards at 371-1460.
SHERIDAN— The NSI Academy presents their fall fest Friday August 8 and Saturday August 9. On Friday there will be a Pig Spit BBQ and live music by The Craft Brothers starting at 6 p.m. On Saturday at 9 a.m., there will be a 5k Color Run that you can register online for. There will also be a lunch and a duck race. Both days will feature musical performances by the student body and inflatables for the whole family. This event is free and open to the public, but donations are welcome to establish a performing arts program at NSI Academy. The NSI Academy is located at 5 Lane Ln. For more information call 674-6878.


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French Presses
Often referred to as a "French Press," coffee presses combine ease of use with slow-brew quality, without the eco-terror of disposable filters. Using your press is simple: Start with freshly ground beans and grind them coarsely just before each brew. Add good quality, filtered water that's been heated to between 198 and 204 degrees Fahrenheit. The right temperature is essential to extract essential oils and to develop the fullest flavor from the coffee beans. Stir, then let the grounds steep in the the hot water for four minutes before pressing the plunger down to filter out the grounds. Pour and enjoy!
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President Barack Obama has issued a 60-day review of federal cyber security just days after numerous high-profile hacker intrusions, including an attack on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
During the review, the government expects to look at the "plans, programs and activities" of U.S. cyber security efforts against both domestic and foreign attacks.
"The national security and economic health of the United States depend on the security, stability, and integrity of our nation's cyberspace, both in the public and private sectors," President Obama's assistant for counterterrorism and homeland security John Brennan said in a statement.
Several security experts accused former President Bush's cybersecurity team of neglecting possible cyber attacks, while also stating the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was ill-equipped to deal with cybersecurity.
The U.S. government has Northrop Grumman, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin working on numerous cyber security projects, although most of the projects are classified. Industry analysts predict cyber security to one of the fastest-growing markets in the coming years, with the government issuing more than $10 billion in contracts over the next four years.
Security experts are still worried about the unprecedented level of vulnerability facing U.S. assets, as hackers have the potential to destroy banking records, stop electric power distribution, plus a number of other activities that could have a negative effect on the U.S.
In addition, China has drastically increased its cyber espionage, and continues to steal "vast amounts" of classified information from U.S. computer networks while the government continues to do little to stop it.
Obama will also focus on the physical protection of data -- it was recently published a New Zealand man purchased an MP3 player that contained troop deployments in Afghanistan, equipment deployments, private information on soldiers, and other personal information.


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Google's AndroidOS, the development and operating platform
for smartphones, is stated to be one of the most powerful platforms in the mobile
market. The AndroidOS is built on the Linux platform and allows third-party
developers to create mobile applications on top of the Java framework.
Some wireless carriers and mobile device makers such as
T-Mobile, HTC, and Motorola are accepting
this open platform with open arms while others such as Verizon and AT&T
are shying away from it as they feel it will hurt their proprietary platforms.
One Google high-up is confirming the threat Android is going to be to one of
the largest selling mobile platforms on the market today, Apple's iPhone. Rich
Miner, Google's group manager for mobile platforms, stated after a presentation
he gave at the Emerging Communications Conference that devices utilizing the
Android platform will
be in good position to outsell the iPhone.
Google and its Android platform are leading the Open Handset
Alliance with some of the biggest names in the mobile industry such as
Intel, NVIDIA, and Texas Instruments among the semiconductor crowd; T-Mobile,
Sprint, and Japan's NTT DoCoMo in the mobile operator arena; and HTC, LG
Electronics, Samsung, and Motorola on the handset manufacturer scene. The
purpose of this forum is to promote openness in the mobile community through
third-party software development without boundaries that proprietary platforms
have set.
With the number of members within this alliance and the participation of four
of the major handset makers, the Open Handset Alliance could give Apple and
other mobile operating systems such as Microsoft's Windows Mobile and Nokia's
Symbian OS a run for their money if Android takes off.
"Once you have devices out there from Motorola, HTC, Samsung, and so on,
there's a much larger potential market on Android than for the iPhone," said
Miner who then went on to state, "There's a
single manufacturer, it's targeted at a particular demographic, and it falls
far short of the 1 billion mobile phones sold every year worldwide."
Additionally, Miner remarked that with the launch of the Android SDK, "There are things I saw people doing with the first version
of the Android SDK that it seems like you can't do with the iPhone at least at
the moment."
Miner, however, does not try to lure consumers away from those proprietary
platforms, but goes on to present the opportunities and potential out there for
developers of the various mobile platforms. "[If I were a
developer] I'd certainly be looking at the iPhone, and if you believe there
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Half of Employers Plan 2013 Hiring: Report
This year, 51% of employers say they plan to hire while 31% say they anticipate keeping their employment levels steady, according to the Employee Engagement and Turnover Trends Report by TalentKeepers.
Meanwhile, only 19% of respondents say they expect to make staff cuts this year.
"Over a four-year period, companies reported a consistent decline in plans to downsize or reduce staff, from 43% in 2010 down to 19% for 2013," said Christopher Mulligan, CEO of TalentKeepers. "Also, more companies are stabilizing major business strategies as well as human resources practices, such as compensation and benefits, showing less urgency to react to changes in the economy, and a greater focus on executing current plans."
The report, which looks at key trends in employee retention, engagement and talent management practices, finds that 11% of respondents say they expect to make significant hiring increases this year. Additionally, more respondents say they consider employee engagement metrics a critical data component to guiding business growth. In fact, many respondents even formally connect talent engagement metrics to key performance indicators.
The 2013 report also recognizes the top 10% "Best in Class" organizations and examines how they engage and retain valued employees while helping them succeed in their roles. A number of talent management issues are covered in the report, which will be available in early April, the company said.
This article was originally posted at BenefitsPro.com, a sister site of Credit Union Times.


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new Pew Charitable Trusts report reveals the United States Air Force
has reduced energy consumption over the past six years by 20 percent,
as the military looks to continue going green."The
military's reliance on fossil fuels compromises
combat effectiveness by restricting mobility, flexibility
and endurance on the battlefield," according to the new report,
as government officials work with private contractors.Going
green is a popular initiative in the U.S. government at the moment,
especially among Air Force officials who are interested in developing
alternative fuel sources. Since the Air Force uses more energy
and natural resources than the other branches, there has been an even
higher urgency for fuel efficiency and eco-conscious projects.In
addition to heavily researching biofuels and
green spy planes, the Air Force also is developing solar farms,
wind turbines, and power plants at airbases in select locations.
There also are 37 airbases that have renewable energy sources
partially powering bases, with the overall number of bases expected
to increase.The Air Force recently performed a successful
test flight of an A-10 fighter jet with a mix of 50/50 jet fuel and
camelina weed mix.Military officials and lawmakers plan to
work with other contractors to help spur new green projects for use
by the military. The U.S. Army has
given EnerDel a contract to make a hybrid Humvee battery, as
Army officials also look at various ways to make greener
vehicles.Even though the military is testing biofuels,
numerous trials must be conducted before the new fuels will be used
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Metabolic syndrome is not a disease, but rather a group of risk factors for heart disease.
Elevated blood pressure, abnormal lipid levels, large waistline and a high fasting blood glucose level are all risk factors that can make up metabolic syndrome. According to the American Heart Association, metabolic syndrome affects 35% of adults in the United States. It is important to be tested for these risk factors and have them managed because they put you at a higher risk for a number of serious conditions, including type 2 diabetes, coronary artery disease, heart attack, and stroke.What are the risk factors for metabolic syndrome?What are the symptoms of metabolic syndrome?How is metabolic syndrome diagnosed?What are the treatments for metabolic syndrome?Are there screening tests for metabolic syndrome?How can I reduce my risk of metabolic syndrome?What questions should I ask my doctor about metabolic syndrome?Where can I get more information about metabolic syndrome?
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0verkill is a client-server 2D deathmatch-like game in ASCII art. It supports free connecting/disconnecting during the game, and runs well on modem lines. Graphics are in 16-color ASCII art with elaborate hero animations. 0verkill features 4 different weapons, grenades, invisibility, and armor. The package also contains reaperbot clients, a simple graphics editor, and a level editor.
AFD is a program to automatically distribute files either locally or to remote hosts. The files are distributed by using FTP or SMTP, and can be sent in parallel and with priority. It provides a GUI to monitor and control the distribution and extensive logging of all activities.
Apsfilter is a magic printfilter, allowing you to print different document types "automagically" without having to convert them manually into something which is understood by your printer. Apsfilter is a mature and powerful printing solution for any flavor of Unix running lpd or LPRng. It supports the latest GhostScript version and 3rd-party printer drivers (such as hpijs, ijs, hpdj, pcl3, and gimp-print). It autodetects lots of file, archive, and compression types. It supports printing on local as well as on Appletalk, Unix, and Windows remote printers. General and "per printer-queue" based config files allow you to configure the printer for your needs. The lpr command line options allow you to change printing parameters like print quality, orientation, duplex mode, etc. "on the fly" without having to edit any config file. A SETUP script helps you to test various supported ghostscript drivers prior installation, makes the necessary entries in /etc/printcap, creates spool directories, and creates apsfilter default config files as needed. A handbook in HTML is available. Several tools are also included: "aps2file" allows you to print to a file via apsfilter, "apspreview" previews files as generated by apsfilter using gv and friends, and "apsfilter-bug" assists you in doing bug and problem reports.
Arkeia Network Backup is designed for organizations that require fast, easy-to-use, and affordable data protection. It backs up critical data to disk, tape, and cloud storage. Arkeia protects all major virtual platforms including VMware, Hyper-V, XenServer, and more than 200 physical platforms including Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Netware, most UNIX flavors, and BSDs. The company's source-side Progressive Deduplication technology helps users realize better performance at a lower cost by reducing data volumes. Arkeia's deduplication is crucial to accelerating replication of on-premise backups to private or public clouds.
Arrow is an elegant, powerful, graphical interface to electronic mail. This is not just another single window mail reader. Instead, it displays each mailbox and message in a separate window, thereby allowing one to simultaneously open as many mailboxes and view and compose as many messages as one wishes. This paradigm also allows one to drag-and-drop text between messages and organize ones mail by dragging messages between mailboxes.
Automated Password Generator is a set of tools for random password generation including a standalone password generator, an RFC972 password generation server, and a Perl client for the password generation server. These feature a built-in X9.17 random number generator, and 35 modes of password generation, including pronounceable password generation.
afinger is a configurable finger client, written in Perl. It can be used both together with a finger daemon and from the command line. afinger honours a .nofinger file in home directories, you can set a minimum and maximum UID, use a Fortune program for erroneous requests, and virtually control each part of the returned information.


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With Opera's first
two betas of its upcoming 10.0 browser, it came a long ways to
closing the speed gap between it and Chrome/Safari. In the
popular SunSpider benchmark, though, the third Opera beta still lags
behind Firefox
3.5. Nonetheless, the third beta does offer noticeable
speed increases, as well as new customizations.
The exciting
thumbnail preview feature, similar to Aero Peek in Windows 7 and a
canceled feature of Firefox 3.5, is now customizable and can appear
to the right or left and on the top or bottom of the screen.
The browser's crash logger has been improved, as has the turbo mode,
a feature which uses Opera's servers to compress data for faster
The new beta also features improved language support
-- 38 languages are now supported. Other popular features
present in the other betas return, including inline spell checking,
an integrated email client, and a web feed reader. The browser
also scores a perfect 100 on the challenging Acid3 test, thanks to
its strong standards support.
Still, the browser does have its
rough edges. Security is rather poor, though much of
Microsoft's protections (such as anti-phishing, and detecting
malicious URLs) typically are not needed by more web savvy users
(though you can't always count on your friends, family, or a
significant other being as knowledgeable).
some pages that have been designed around the Firefox/IE 8 duopoly
may have minor quirks. For example, dynamically resizing
Office-like windows in blogs sometimes experience an odd glitch where
they get stuck in an infinite downscroll when the typed text hits the
bottom of the box (triggering a resize in Firefox). Again, this
probably isn't the fault of Opera or its rendering engine (Presto),
but rather is an unfortunate inevitability of being a smaller player
in the browser market.
Nonetheless, Opera 10.0 beta 3 seems a
sign of good things to come. With Opera a leading player in the
smartphone browser market, and currently on the Nintendo Wii and
Nintendo DSi, the company appears to be moving in the right
direction. And for experienced users, the new beta, like the
last couple, is definitely worth taking for a ride.


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Attendance (9)
12.10.11 11:09 pm
Great show! (My very first one- thanks for making it so amazing!) And i was also disappointed in the fact that they didn't sign autographs for the fifteen or so people that remained. After having such a great night, that put a bit of a damper on it. But still, the show was fantastic, great mix of performance and humor (the Alex/Jamie guitar duel, the "subtle proposition oar movements- everyone who was there knows what i mean ;D)
12.10.11 6:21 pm
Great show! A little disappointed that they didn't sign autographs afterwards, but it looked like they had guests. Any way, met some cool people. If the Angela A. (filipino, from Florida) reads this, I need to get in contact with you!
05.10.11 9:00 pm
the tabernacle is a 100 year old baptist church in downtown near CNN headquarters. saw many shows there. some bands love it and some hate it. saw Jethro Tull there in the front row seat and that was amazing. the sound guys for Tull said they hated the venue and the sound system sucked. suck it and see.
09.09.11 1:13 am
I bought a ticket using "eyes". How do I access it? Do I just show up on concert day?
24.07.11 8:19 am
So...are these sold out? It says tickets are unavailable when I click tickets to buy them...
20.07.11 8:19 am
soooooooooo excited!!! how's the tabernacle? i've never been.. saw em at 40 watt club and lolla, brilliant shows. i love me some AM!
13.07.11 9:16 pm
@ fry10c the code is " eyes "...
I can't wait ether! :):)
12.07.11 9:13 am
I seem to not be able to buy tickets, do I need some code to access the tickets? Thank you :)
11.07.11 11:00 pm
Can't wait!!!! Best band ever! (:


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Snooping Scandal
"The law authorizes the federal courts to order a company to provide information in certain circumstances, and if Verizon were to receive such an order, we would be required to comply."
–Randy Milch, general counsel of Verizon Communications Inc.
The news that the National Security Agency (NSA) has been secretly collecting data from the phone calls of Americans nationwide has dominated recent headlines (and sent sales of George Orwell's "1984" soaring). The covert program came to light courtesy of Edward Snowden, a former employee at NSA security contractor Booz Allen Hamilton, who leaked details of the classified surveillance operation to The Guardian and The Washington Post.
Verizon was among the companies that handed over phone records—including phone numbers and data on call length, location and time—to the NSA. The phone company maintains that it "continually takes steps to safeguard its customers' privacy," but that it would be obliged to comply with the NSA's request for information.
Patents in Peril
"The balance of our patent estate is still valid and enforceable."
–Rick Marsh, general counsel of Myriad Genetics Inc.
In a much-anticipated decision released this week, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that naturally created human genes cannot be patented. That decision was likely unwelcome to Myriad, the defendant in the case, which held patents on two genes that are linked to an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
The ruling does allow companies to patent synthetically created genetic material, a partial victory that sent Myriad stock rising immediately following the ruling. Unfortunately, that climb was followed by a swift plunge, perhaps because investors fear that other companies will now be able to create tests designed to isolate the cancer-casing genes.
Supposed Settlement
"This is a testament to the old adage: Those who are talking don't know and those who know aren't talking."
–Gerson Zweifach, general counsel of News Corp.
News Corp. is denying reports that it is close to a settlement that would require it to pay large fines to settle Department of Justice claims that it bribed overseas government officials. The agency has reportedly been investigating whether the news organization violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by bribing U.K. police for information connected to the company's phone-hacking scandal.
On Monday, a report in The Guardian suggested that News Corp. might have to pay anywhere from $850 million to "billions" of dollars to settle the allegations. But in a meeting with shareholders, Zweifach adamantly denied the existence of any such deal, saying that "there [has] been no discussion of fines. Period."
Hospital Horror
"The government didn't seem particularly outraged. It seemed pretty sanguine about the whole thing, which is why we need to dig deeper, find out how many people this happened to, what happened to them."
–Allen Lichtenstein, general counsel of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Nevada
Nevada resident James Brown was admitted to the Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital earlier this year for psychosis, auditory hallucinations and suicidal thoughts. Three days later, the hospital allegedly discharged Brown with nothing more than a bus ticket to Sacramento. Brown is now the plaintiff in a class action lawsuit, filed by the ACLU, that alleges "patient dumping" on the part of the hospital.
The state is now reviewing Rawson-Neal's practices, and the hospital is reportedly now requiring chaperones to accompany out-of-state patients when they leave the hospital.
Terrestrial Tunes
"As with any innovative technology, we have encountered many attempts by the incumbent industry players to undermine Pandora's mission to connect millions of fans with the music and artists they love."
–Christopher Harrison, assistant general counsel of Pandora
Although Harrison maintained in a recent op-ed that "the Internet isn't just the future of radio; it is radio," he used the rest of his column to explain why the famed online music service opted to buy a terrestrial radio station earlier this week. The problem, Harrison says, is that a January 2012 agreement between the Radio Licensing Marketing Committee, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, and Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) gives preferential treatment—including lower licensing fees—to traditional radio stations.
Pandora purchased its South Dakota station in an effort to avoid those fees, but the move wasn't enough to stop BMI from suing the company, arguing that the fees it charges are "reflect the explosive growth of the Internet music streaming marketplace."


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Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, April 1978 (ICPSR 8731)
Principal Investigator(s): Economic Behavior Program. Survey Research Center. University of Michigan
These surveys were done to measure changes in consumer attitudes and expectations, to understand why these changes occur, and to evaluate how they relate to consumer decisions to save, borrow, or make discretionary purchases. This type of information is essential for forecasting changes in aggregate consumer behavior. Each quarterly survey contains approximately 40 questions, each of which probes a different aspect of consumer confidence. Open-ended questions are asked concerning evaluations and expectations about personal finances, employment, price changes, and the national business situation. Additional questions probe buying intentions for automobiles and the respondent's appraisals of present market conditions for purchasing houses, automobiles, and other durables.
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Economic Behavior Program, Survey Research Center, University of Michigan. SURVEY OF CONSUMER ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR, APRIL 1978. Ann Arbor, MI: Survey Research Center [producer], 1978. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1988. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08731.v1
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and Samsung have been working on ways to rid customers of traditional
lithium-ion batteries used in notebook computers. Both companies are looking
towards fuel cells and the technology is very promising.
Samsung displayed a version of its Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
(DMFC) in late December that was capable of powering a Q35
ultra-portable notebook eight hours a day for a month. The fuel cell, which
contained an energy density of 650Wh/L and total energy storage of 1,200Wh, was
contained in a rather large box that was nearly as wide as the notebook and
roughly twice as tall.
Samsung has made great strides to perfect its DMFC and recently
showcased an even smaller design at its company showroom. Samsung appears
to have shaved a few inches off the device in length/width/height. The DMFC now
looks to be roughly the size of a couple of extended batteries stacked side by
Samsung reports that the fuel cell is still capable of
operating a notebook for up to a month.
Despite the advances being made in fuel cell technology, we
are still a few
years away from fuel cells being commercially viable.
"Though we still need to solve 'going smaller and
sturdier' issues, I think that we have made a technical quantum leap in
commercialization," said SAIT VP Dr. Hyuk Change in November. "Within
2~3 years, the fuel cells including those for laptops currently in development
with Samsung SDI will be widely used as it is forecasted to acquire a stable
market with lower price lines."


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i thought you said they had no talentI've been Raptors fans for 15 years. They are the only team in any pro sport I cheer for. I had season tickets for the 4 years I lived in Toronto. I was in the Philly stands covered in beer and ketchup and spit when VC went off rim in the EC semi-finals. I've suffered through Thomas, Damon Stoudemire leaving, the Babcock years, VC being traded for a bag of balls, Bosh leaving, Chris Childs forgetting how to count, the red t-shirt debacle, the Araujo era, etc., etc. Don't judge my bona fides as a fan.
As for the "talent" comment, it's pretty clear when someone says a pro team has little or no talent that they mean pro-level talent. Not talent per se. Guys I played with in high school had talent, but not NBA-level talent. Second, let me ask you a question: how many guys on this Raptors would start on any one of the 16 playoff teams last year? Bargs on some. Maybe Calderon on a couple. Who else? "This team has lots of talent". Who?
If you want to quibble on semantics, then that's okay, I'll put it this way: this team does not have enough players playing at a high enough skill level to compete with other NBA teams. A good NBA team needs at least 8 highly skilled players that range from good to elite to superstar to win. The Raptors have one (Bargs), maybe two (Calderon). Everyone else is fungible. Derozan and Davis may grow into "top 8" players but neither is there yet.


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We're 28 games into the season and I'm curious what people think of Demar Derozan's contract now? He is signed for four years after this one for a total of 38 million plus incentives.
I'm actually pretty pleased with the contract, he is a legit NBA calibre starter at the 2 that still has some potential to improve a lot and is already good for 19 pts and 5 boards almost every night. His shot is improving and he never seems to force his game, taking almost everything in the flow of the offense. He's an improved defender, maybe not great but he's better than a lot of other wings out there.
What is most impressive about him, IMO, is the fact that he has missed a total of 8 games in in the four seasons he's played and is averaging 31 minutes a game in that time. Durability is one of the most underrated aspects in an NBA player and DD seems to have it in spades (knock on wood).
I'm personnally still not happy that we didn't at least see what his market value was in the offseason but I guess BC wanted to show our faith in him and was looking to buy low.


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Presidential descendants to highlight symposium on how Ohioans in the White House have shaped U.S. history
Day-long event also will feature John Dean and chairs of Kerry's Ohio campaign and Ohio GOP
Ohio is home to eight U.S. presidents, all of whom played significant roles in shaping American history. Descendants of five of those presidents — Stephen Hayes, James R. Garfield II, Scott McKinley, Rick Taft and Warren G. Harding III — will take their place among authors, professors, historians and professional politicians as part of a day-long symposium, "The Ohio 8: Ohio's History in Presidential Politics."
The symposium, held in conjunction with the 2004 Vice Presidential Debates at Case Western Reserve University, takes place Tuesday, October 5, from 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. at the Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd., and is presented by Case, the Western Reserve Historical Society and the Cleveland Museum of Art. It is open to the public but a $10 registration fee is required. Admission is free for college students with ID, current and retired Case faculty, and Case staff. Support for the event comes from KeyBank.
"KeyBank is proud to be the major financial sponsor of the Ohio in Presidential Politics Symposium," says Robert B. "Yank" Heisler, KeyBank chairman and CEO. "Events like this benefit our businesses and community, raise awareness of Cleveland and our world-class institutions and help inform us about major candidates and their positions on the issues facing America."
Other highlights of the day will include presentations by former White House counsel John W. Dean III; Jim Ruvolo, Ohio state chairman for John Kerry's presidential campaign; and Robert T. Bennett, long-time chair of the Ohio Republican Party.
James Robenalt, author of Linking Rings: William W. Durbin and the Magic and Mystery of America, will moderate the program and introduce Allan Peskin, professor of American history at Cleveland State University. Peskin will summarize Ohio's key role historically in determining the outcome of presidential contests.
Following this introduction, the day will be broken into three panels. The first panel will review Ohio presidents from William Henry Harrison to Benjamin Harrison. This will include examinations of the presidencies of Grant, Garfield and Hayes. The panel will focus on parallels from these presidencies to the present. For example, panel members will look at Reconstruction and compare the difficulties of nation-building with problems faced today in Iraq.
This first panel, entitled "Ohio Saves the Nation" (9 a.m.-noon), will include Professor Andrew Cayton of Miami University of Ohio; Professor Brooks Simpson of Arizona State University; Professor Emeritus Ari Hoogenboom of Brooklyn College; Professor Allan Peskin; Kenneth Ackerman, author of Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield; Professor Charles Calhoun of East Carolina University; James R. Garfield II, a descendent of Garfield; Murney Gerlach, executive director of the Hayes Presidential Center; and Stephen A. Hayes, a descendant of Rutherford B. Hayes.
The second panel, entitled "Ohio Sets the Agenda for Nation-Building and the Emergence of a World Power" (1-3:30 p.m.), will focus on the country's growth and development into a major world power during the presidencies of McKinley, Taft and Harding. Panelists will include retired Professor Wayne Morgan of the University of Oklahoma; Carl Sferrazza Anthony, author of America's First Families and The Kennedy White House; John Dean, counsel to President Richard M. Nixon and author of Warren G. Harding; James D. Robenalt; and Scott McKinley, Rick Taft and Warren G. Harding III, all members of presidential families.
The third panel, entitled "Ohio from FDR to 2004" (3:45-5:30 p.m.), will explore Ohio's role in the election of modern presidents, with special emphasis on the 2004 presidential election in Ohio. Case's Alexander Lamis, editor of Ohio Politics, will moderate. Panelists include Professor John Green of the University of Akron's Bliss Institute; Jim Ruvolo; Chairman Bennett; Michael Curtin, president and associate editor of the Columbus Dispatch; and Brent Larkin, editorial page editor of the Plain Dealer in Cleveland.
Concurrently, the Western Reserve Historical Society will host "Presidential Descendants at Western Reserve Historical Society" (4-5:30 p.m.). This event will include a tour of the Western Reserve Historical Society's new exhibit, "Every Four Years: Ohio's Role in the Making of the American President," with the descendants of the Garfield, Harding, Hayes, McKinley and Taft families.
For more information or to register for the "Ohio 8" symposium, call 216-421-7350. Due to University Circle street closings October 5, visitors to either event should go to the Web at
KeyBank comprises the retail banking office network of Cleveland-based KeyCorp, one of the nation's largest bank-based financial services companies, with assets of approximately $86 billion. Key companies provide investment management, retail and commercial banking, consumer finance, and investment banking products and services to individuals and companies throughout the United States and, for certain businesses, internationally. The company's businesses deliver their products and services through KeyCenters and offices; a network of nearly 2,200 ATMs; telephone banking centers (1.800.KEY2YOU); and a Web site, Key.com®, that provides account access and financial products 24 hours a day.
Mr. Ackerman is author of Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield (New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2003). He is also the author of The Gold Ring: Jim Fisk, Jay Gould and Black Friday 1869 (Dodd, Mead & Co, 1988; new paperback edition by Carroll & Graf in winter 2005) and a new book on "Boss Tweed" of New York's Tammany Hall to be published in February 2005. Mr. Ackerman is Of Counsel at the law firm Olsson, Frank and Weeda, P.C., in Washington, D.C. Born in Albany, New York, Mr. Ackerman received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University in 1973 and his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 1976. He has held senior legal positions at two United States Senate committees and the U.S. Department of Agriculture; as a writer, he has appeared on C-Span's Booknotes with host Brian Lamb, C-Span's BookTV, and National Pubic Radio's "All Things Considered."
Mr. Anthony is the author of the newly published, Heads of State: The Presidents as Everyday, Useful Household Objects in Pewter, Plastic, Porcelain and more... (New York: Bloomsbury) a new area of study examining presidential history and popular culture. His book, Nellie Taft: The Unconventional First Lady of the Ragtime Era will be published by William Morrow in February, 2005, which also published Florence Harding: The First Lady, the Jazz Age and the Death of America's Most Scandalous President (New York: W. Morrow & Co., 1998). He is a former speech writer for Nancy Reagan and was a contributing editor for George magazine. He has authored nine books on presidential family history focusing on First Ladies, and his work has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Vanity Fair. Mr. Anthony has appeared as a political history commentator on "Nightline," "Larry King," CNN, MSNBC, and ABC, NBC and CBS nightly new programs. He is currently assembling the Audio-Visual Collection of the National First Ladies Library, located in Canton, Ohio. He lives in Los Angeles.
Robert T. Bennett is chairman of the Ohio Republican Party and a member of the Republican National Committee since 1988. In January 2003 he was re-elected to his eighth term as chairman, serving in this position since February 1988. Mr. Bennett is also chairman of the Midwestern State Chairmen's Association of the Republican National Committee.
Mr. Bennett is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and an attorney who formerly specialized in tax and business law. Previously, he was a partner in the law firm of Bennett & Harbarger and the firm of Bartunek, Bennett, Garofoli & Hill. He was also the former finance director of the city of Strongsville and a CPA with the firm of Ernst & Ernst (now Ernst & Young).
Mr. Bennett is a member of the Board of Trustees and Board of Directors of a number of Ohio business and civic organizations including University Hospitals of Cleveland and Southwest General Health Center, the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections (Chairman), the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati (Chairman) and The Howland Group of Philadelphia.
Mr. Bennett is married to the former Ruth Ann Dooley, is the father of Robert Jr. and Rose Marie, and lives in Fairview Park, Ohio. He was born and raised in Columbus where he graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School. Mr. Bennett has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from The Ohio State University and a Juris Doctor Degree from Cleveland Marshall Law School of Baldwin Wallace College (now Cleveland State University.).
Dr. Cayton is Distinguished Professor of History at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. A graduate of the University of Virginia, he received a master's degree and a Ph.D. from Brown University. He is the author of Ohio: The History of a People (Columbus: The Ohio State University Press, 2002); The Frontier Republic: Ideology and Politics in the Ohio Country, 1780-1825 (Kent: The Kent State University Press, 1986) and Frontier Indiana (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1996). His most recent book, The Dominion of War: Empire and Liberty in North America, 1500-2000, co-authored with Fred Anderson, will be published by Viking in January 2005.
Professor Calhoun is currently writing a biography, Benjamin Harrison (New York: Times Books – Henry Holt, spring 2005). He is a past president of the Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era and teaches history at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. His undergraduate degree was from Yale University and he received his master's and Ph.D. in history at Columbia University. He is the author of multiple books, articles and review essays and general editor of The Human Tradition in America, a series of books published by Scholarly Resources.
Mr. Curtin is the president and associate publisher of the Columbus Dispatch. He is also the author of the Ohio Politics Almanac, published by Kent State University Press in 1996.
Former White House counsel, Dean is the author of Watergate memoirs Blind Ambition and Lost Honor, as well as a book on Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist. He is a columnist for FindLaw.com, a frequent contributor to national publications and author of a current book, Worse Than Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George W. Bush. Mr. Dean completed his undergraduate studies at Colgate University and the College of Wooster, with majors in English literature and political science. He received a graduate fellowship from American University to study government and the presidency before entering Georgetown University's Law Center, where he received his J.D. in 1965. In 2004 Dean wrote a biography of Warren G. Harding as a part of the American Presidents Series. He works as a writer, lecturer and private investment banker.
A direct descendant of President James A. Garfield. Colonel Garfield has a distinguished record of command and service including assignments in General Patton's reconnaissance company at the Battle of the Bulge in World War II and command of the 1st Squadron, 107th Cavalry. He is the great-grandson of our first Regimental Commander and later U.S. President, James R. Garfield, who formed the regiment during the Civil War and commanded it in its first battles.
Dr. Gerlach became the executive director of the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center in Fremont, Ohio in August 2003. He earned his B.A. in government and international relations from Lake Forest College, Illinois in 1972; a master's degree in modern European history from San Diego State University in 1976; and his doctorate in modern British and American history from Oxford University in 1983. Primarily a 19th-Century historian interested in American and British political, social and cultural history, Dr. Gerlach has an impressive record of research, presentation and publication. His most recent book, British Liberalism and the United States: Political and Social Thought in a Late-Victorian Age, was published in 2001. He has served as a consultant for a number of historical institutions, such as the American Association of Museums. He was the director of the Rhode Island Historical Society from 1999 to 2001 and was on the board of directors of the San Diego Historical Society from 1987 to 1992.
John Green is the Director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics and Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Akron. Dr. Green is widely known as an observer of Ohio and national politics, and is frequently quoted in the national and state media on elections, campaign finance, party politics, and religion and politics. He is the co¬editor of The State of the Parties: The Changing Role of Contemporary Party Politics (2003), now in its fourth edition, Multi-Party Politics in America (2002), The Politics of Ideas: Intellectual Challenges to the Major Parties (2001), and co-author of The Diminishing Divide: Religion's Changing Role in American Politics (2000). He is the editor of Vox Pop, the newsletter of the Political Organizations and Parties Section of the American Political Science Association. He received his Ph.D. from Cornell University and his B.A. from the University of Colorado.
Warren G. Harding III, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgeon with a special interest in shoulder problems. He has been associated with Wellington Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Inc. since 1975 and a volunteer assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at the College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati. He was formerly team physician for the Cincinnati Reds. Prior to entering private practice, he completed training at the University of California, Los Angeles and served in the Medical Corps of the United States Navy at the Naval Regional Medical Center, San Diego.
He is a member of the Development Board of the Ohio Historical Society, a trustee of the Madeira-Indian Hill Fire Company, a Rotarian, a 32nd Degree Mason and member of the Indian Hill Episcopal-Presbyterian Church. He and his wife Barbara live in Cincinnati. They have three sons, Warren IV of Memphis, James of Miami and Andrew of Washington, D.C.
A fourth generation Ohio physician and grandnephew of Warren G. Harding, 29th President of the United States, Dr. Harding has also developed an interest in history and government. He recently edited the republication (University of Missouri Press, 2003) of President Harding's book Our Common Country: Mutual Goodwill in America, the guide and blueprint for a return to "Normalcy" after World War I. The book's relevance to the solution of current world problems is of special interest.
Stephen A. Hayes is the great-great-grandson of Rutherford B. Hayes, the 19th president of the United States. Mr. Hayes grew up in Washington, D.C. and spent his summers and holidays at Spiegel Grove, President Hayes' home in Fremont, OH, with his parents and three brothers.
Mr. Hayes is the vice chairman of DHR International, a Big 5 executive search firm. He is also president of the Board of Trustees of the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library. He and his family live in Washington, D.C.
Professor Hoogenboom is the author of Rutherford B. Hayes: Warrior and President (University Press of Kansas, 1995). He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University and is retired from the department of history at Brooklyn College, City University of New York. He is also the author of The Presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes, Rutherford B. Hayes: One of the Good Colonels, and Outlawing the Spoils: The History of the Civil Service Reform Movement, 1865-1883; and co-authored with his wife, Olive, A History of the ICC. Professor Hoogenboom most recently edited the Gilded Age volume of Facts on File's Encyclopedia of American History.
Alexander P. Lamis is associate professor of political science at Case Western Reserve University. In 1994 he edited Ohio Politics (Kent State University Press), a comprehensive survey of the state's post-World War II politics with chapters written by Ohio journalists and political scientists. A revised and expanded edition of Ohio Politics is forthcoming in 2005. Dr. Lamis is author of The Two-Party South, 2nd expanded edition (Oxford University Press, 1990) and editor of Southern Politics in the 1990s (Louisiana University Press, 1999). He teaches courses on elections, public opinion, and the American presidency.
Mr. Larkin is the editorial page director of the Plain Dealer.
SCOTT A. McKINLEY
Scott A. McKinley, a descendant of President McKinley's brother David, was born in Ashland, Ohio. He received degrees from Capital University and The Ohio State University and is Director of Logistics for the Sygma Network Inc. Scott attends Trinity Episcopal Church in Columbus and is involved with community outreach ministries. His political experience includes serving on the Clintonville Area Commission, as an Ohio Senate aide, and as a volunteer for Governor Taft's gubernatorial campaigns.
Professor Morgan is the author of William McKinley and His America (Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, Second Edition, 2003). He received his Ph.D. in history from the University of California-Los Angeles in 1960. He first published his award-winning biography of William McKinley in 1963. He has written 11 books and edited nine others. He is considered one of the history profession's foremost experts on the late 19th-Century United States. Professor Morgan is also the author of From Hayes to McKinley: National Party Politics, 1877-1876 (Syracuse, New York, 1969). Professor Morgan is retired from the History Department of the University of Oklahoma.
Dr. Peskin is the author of several books, including Garfield (Kent, Ohio: The Kent State University Press, 1978; revised and illustrated edition, 1998); and Winfield Scott and the Profession of Arms (Kent, Ohio: The Kent State University Press, 2003). He is also the author of many articles, including "Mother of What Sort of Presidents? The Shifting Reputation of Presidents from Ohio." Dr. Peskin received his Ph.D. in history from Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University) in 1965. He is a professor emeritus at Cleveland State University and a frequent speaker and lecturer on James A. Garfield.
Mr. Robenalt is the author of Linking Rings: William W. Durbin and the Magic and Mystery of America (Kent, Ohio: The Kent State University Press, 2004). His book explores Ohio politics from the campaign of 1896 between William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan through the 1912 campaign among Woodrow Wilson, William Howard Taft, Theodore Roosevelt and Eugene V. Debs, the 1920 campaign between Ohioans James Cox and Warren G. Harding, and the 1932 election of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The subject of Mr. Robenalt's biography, William W. Durbin, was a leading Ohio Democrat from the time of Bryan through the New Deal. Mr. Robenalt is a partner in the Cleveland law firm of Thompson Hine LLP.
Jim Ruvolo, the long-time chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party and former senior advisor for both the Clinton and Gore campaigns in Ohio, is currently state chairman for John Kerry's campaign. He lives in Toledo, Ohio.
Dr. Simpson received his Ph.D. in 1989 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He teaches in the department of history, Arizona State University. His primary area of expertise is 19th century American political and military history, especially the Civil War and Reconstruction Era, and the American presidency. His books include studies of Ulysses S. Grant, Henry Adams, and Reconstruction policy and politics, as well as several documentary editions and shorter works. His publications include: Let Us Have Peace: Ulysses S. Grant and the Politics of War and Reconstruction (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1991); Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph Over Adversity, 1822-1865 (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000); and The Reconstruction Presidents (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1998).
Rick Taft is a great-grandson of William Howard Taft. His grandfather was Charles Taft, a long-time councilman in Cincinnati, and Rick's father is Seth Taft, who served two terms as a Cuyahoga County Commissioner. Rick attended college and law school at Yale and is a partner in the Cleveland firm of Spieth, Bell, McCurdy and Newell. He is active in the City Club of Cleveland, an author of varied works, a member of Pepper Pike City Council and the founder and president of a company that has developed and sells an inquiry-structuring software program known as Ideaspace®.
About Case Western Reserve University
Case is among the nation's leading research institutions. Founded in 1826 and shaped by the unique merger of the Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University, Case is distinguished by its strengths in education, research, service, and experiential learning. Located in Cleveland, Case offers nationally recognized programs in the Arts and Sciences, Dental Medicine, Engineering, Law, Management, Medicine, Nursing, and Social Work. http://www.case.edu.


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We can thank ASUS for ushering in the netbook era with its tiny Eee personal computer. Since the introduction the netbook segment has boomed and many different models of netbooks are being offered from virtually all notebook makers.
DailyTech has been following the Dell entry into the netbook market for a while now, which was called the Dell Inspiron Mini when it was first covered in June. According to Information Week, the system will now be called the Inspiron 910 or Inspiron Mini 9.
The launch date for the system is debatable; Information Week claims that the netbook will be released this Thursday, September 4. Gizmodo was the first publication to run leaked specs for the Dell netbook and according to Gizmodo, the launch date will be September 5.
If the leaked specifications Gizmodo is reporting are accurate, the system will run on an Intel Atom N270 CPU at 1.6GHz. The system will has 1GB of RAM and use an 8.9-inch WLED screen with a 1024 x 600 screen resolution. Video will be via Intel 945GMS UMA and audio will be ALC268.
The Inspiron 910 will also feature storage via SSD with 4/8/16GB capacity and feature WLAN and WWAN connectivity. Gizmodo also reports that the 910 will have a pair of full size minicard slots on the bottom and a 3-in-1 card reader. Operating system choices will include Ubuntu Linux or Windows XP. The system weight will be 2.20 pounds with the base 4-cell battery.
Pricing is still up in the air at this point. Gizmodo reports that the starting price could be as low as $299. Other sources report pricing would be in the $400 range.


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High School Wrestling
Montezuma-Cortez at Montrose for 4A Western Regionals, 9 a.m.
Dove Creek and Dolores at Grand Junction for 2A Western Regionals, TBA.
High School Girls Basketball
Montrose at Montezuma-Cortez, noon.
Nucla at Dove Creek, 3:30 p.m.
Dolores at Mancos, 5 p.m.
High School Boys Basketball
Montrose at Montezuma-Cortez, 1:30 p.m.
Nucla at Dove Creek, 5 p.m.
Dolores at Mancos, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 21
High School Wrestling
Montezuma-Cortez, Dove Creek and Dolores at CHSAA state championships in Denver, 3 p.m.
High School Girls Basketball
Dolores at Dove Creek, 5:30 p.m.
High School Boys Basketball
Dolores at Dove Creek, 7 p.m.


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