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As you can tell from my blog title, my name is Kevin Duvall. I am working on a Master's in Journalism at West Virginia University, focusing on strategic communications. I also work as a graduate assistant at the P.I. Reed School of Journalism, where I help sharpen young minds, or at least grade their papers. I'm a West Virginia native from the Charleston area and, at 26, I'm the old man of my graduate cohort.
The purpose of this blog is to examine the ongoing development of new business practices that utilize social media. In any market today, social media are instrumental in both selling products and services in the short run and strengthening one's brand in the long run.
Social networking sites and user-generated online content have become widely used and popular enough that they are no longer merely a novelty or entertainment form; they are a significant part of daily communication for millions worldwide. The impact social media have had on brands is substantial; clever, innovative social media campaigns can bring new fans, while more conventional use, especially using social media pages as company news feeds, can make a brand seem behind in the times.
These ideas cover a broad spectrum of topics, but in particular, I will focus on three things:
1) How companies use social media to reach out to their audiences: most, if not all companies, big or small, need two-way communication to attract customers. New communication tools can work swimmingly for building a brand, but they can be difficult. Social media make it easier for audiences to connect with companies, but those connections are not always favorable for the image the company wants to promote. Companies must find a balance between letting people do what they want and maintaining some degree of control over the content of messages
In early 2013, CNN Money highlighted nine "Social Media Superstars" that used social media most effectively in communicating with customers. While these companies used a variety of social networking sites and campaign tactics, all of them encouraged participation from audiences and communicated directly with participants. The brands that best use social media are those that do not use social networking sites to simply send information to the masses, but to actively engage their customers. Those are the ones I want to cover.
2) How people use new media to create new business models: in the current media world of two-way communication, there is a more direct link between producer and consumer than in any traditional form of mass production. In recent years, people have come up with fascinating new ways to fund and sell their projects without the need of an intermediary, such as a publisher. This increased ability for "grassroots" production has allowed some great ideas to come to fruition, while challenging longstanding ideas about what was needed to market.
Concepts like crowdfunding and pay-what-you-want digital sales have expanded in recent years, and they will likely continue to grow. With the growth of new business models, however, comes new issues. Are these business models sustainable? Can they grow beyond relatively small initiatives? Should they? I always look forward to reading about the people and companies that cause debate for these questions.
3) What companies' social media use and new business models mean for mass communications as a whole: in less than a decade, social media have had a profound impact on traditional media. Two years after Facebook launched, "You" were the TIME Magazine Person of the Year. Twitter has been the premier breaking news feed for so long that people are not surprised by that notion anymore. What do these ideas say about audience behavior? Do people really want to engage with brands, or do they want brands out of the picture as much as possible? Will they pay what they want when they do not have to pay at all? Can markets survive if the answers to these questions are negative?
After graduation, my goal is to work for an advertising, PR or IMC firm, or a company strategic communications department (if some of my professors cannot convince me to go further into academia). By exploring the issues I've discussed in this post, I will be up-to-date with the latest developments in the influence of social media on branding and able to analyze these developments with proper depth. I'm excited to learn about all the new ways creators use the Internet to realize their goals, and to apply the knowledge and enthusiasm I gain to my own creative endeavors.

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After dropping off the trucks for service and going back to sleep for a bit, Nate, Molly and I took the train into downtown Chicago. We started off with a brief stop at the new Crocs store on State Street.
Following that we stopped at H&M for some brief clothes shopping. Then we went back to Weber Grill for lunch. This time around it was an applewood smoked bacon burger with fries for me. Following lunch, we wandered over to Millenium Park, where we saw the sights including the bean, which lends itself to interesting photos.
Yeah, that's me.
We also saw the creepy face fountains again. Just as odd-looking the second time around.
After a conference call in the park, we hopped a train north to Wrigleyville. There we saw Wrigley field and walked along Clark and Sheffield Roads through bars, shops, and housing. We had Mexican for dinner and took the train back south to connect with the train to O'Hare.
For some reason the train to O'Hare took a long time to show up, so the platform got rather full and we couldn't even get on the first train that came.
After returning to the hotel, I worked out on the treadmill. I was feeling great and apparently had some pent up energy to release, because I ran a six minute mile and upped my pace to attempt to break into the sub-6 minute mile range when the treadmill engine failed because apparently I was pushing it too hard. Regardless, that's the fastest mile I've run recently and possibly ever. And I could have gone faster. I ended up doing just under 5 miles, and now I'm headed to bed.
Tomorrow we'll pick up the trucks and start the drive to Virginia Beach. The Beach sounds like a lot of fun, but right now it's getting lots of rain from spin-off storms as a result of Hurricane Fay, so the weather may not be the best this upcoming weekend. Tomorrow night we plan to end up in Charleston, West Virginia.
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If it is too cold where you live to use your outdoor grill, the Grilled Fish Packet dinner can be made inside just as easily.
I am going to my mother's house this weekend and will be preparing the Asian Pork Tenderloin with Peanut Sauce; it is easy to bake-and-take so that I will just do a little finishing when we are ready to eat. If we don't have any pork leftovers for Wednesday, I will use fresh boneless pork chops for the recipe. Either way, I am a winner because the recipes are quick and easy to prep and are quite delicious.
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I hope you have a great week!Sunday:
Asian Pork Tenderloin with Peanut Sauce (jarred peanut butter; save some pork for Wednesday)
Jasmine Rice (boxed rice)
Steamed Baby Squash
Oriental Cabbage Salad (bagged slaw mix, ramen noodles)
Almond Blueberry Cookies (prepared cookie dough, blueberry preserves)
Monday (Martin Luther King Holiday):
Bistro Chicken (jarred Italian dressing, canned tomatoes)
Fresh Green Beans
Caramelized Peaches and Cream (purchased ice cream)
Grilled Fish Packets
Potato Stacks
Slaw Wedges (jarred cole slaw dressing)
Pound Cake with Grilled Pears (purchased pound cake)
Pork Medallions with Honey-Dijon Glaze (pork from Sunday)
Tomato and White Bean Salsa (canned tomatoes and white beans)
Steamed Brussels Sprouts
Apple Strudel (phyllo dough, canned apple pie filling)
Kung Pao Chicken
Fried Rice
Melon Salad with Apricot Dressing (prepared yogurt, apricot preserves)
Ginger Ice Cream with Fortune Cookies (purchased ice cream and fortune cookies)
Quick Baked Ziti -Vegetarian (jarred pasta sauce)
Panned Spinach (bagged baby spinach)
Individual Cherry Streusel Pies (prepared pie shells, canned cherry pie filling)
Blackened Fish on Bed of Julienned Vegetables (bagged broccoli slaw mix)
Red Beans and Rice (boxed mix)
No-Bake Cheesecake Tarts (purchased graham cracker tart shells, instant cheesecake pudding mix)
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Our first full day in Florence!!! And what a way to start it… By climbing to the top of Brunelleschi's Dome!! With a height of 114.5 meters and 463 steps, it took us about an hour to climb, with some stops to catch our breath in between. We had a reservation ticket for 8:30 and was in line by 8:00, just in case, because there was only a short time frame after the reservation time you will be allowed admittance. Any later that the allocated time slot and you will be denied entry!
The view from the top of the Dome is gorgeous and well worth the climb!!! It's much less strenuous than climbing the Dome at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, because the stairs were designed in a way that there are little corners you can stop to rest and let other people overtake you. If you only have time for one thing in Florence, climb the dome! The sense of pride and achievement is unbeatable. (Also, bragging rights!) It's a little cramped and dark inside, so take heed if you are VERY claustrophobic or don't like dark places. Take a look at the photos below, if you're curious!
After climbing all 463 steps, we arrived at the top of the Duomo, and there we were, at 114.5 meters above ground… The glory and beauty of Florence all laid out before our eyes. The pain and sweat and sore thighs, were all worth it!!! It was a little cloudy, but better than having rain, I suppose.
We visited the baptistery after that, which was featured in Dan Brown's Inferno. Found the baptismal font in which Dante's mask was hidden, but alas, it was roped off so we couldn't get any closer.
The line for the cathedral was not too long, so we popped in for a visit after the baptistery. It's less ornate than I expected… I saw that it was quite plain when I was climbing the dome, and was hoping for something more striking when I finally went in, but it was fairly plain in my opinion. On the plus side, spotted the painting of Dante with his levels of hell!
We stumbled into another small paper/book store and it's a pity I don't understand Italian… So many wonderful treasures to be unearthed, I'm sure!!! They were also selling ancient maps and paintings, which would make a wonderful addition to any home. Give Florence a visit if you are a big fan of the arts!


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Obviously no baby. Blast! However, I feel that I have found my new night routine - I go around and make sure that the house is in order and things are clean and everything is ready. I should probably make that my night routine every night, but uh...yeah, it's not. I have washed all the baby clothes and we're making progress in getting all the necessities. Oooh! I'm getting excited!
Valentine's Day is tomorrow, any lovey plans? I've been working on some festive crafts for weeks and believe or not I've actually finished some of them. My sister was in town during her Birthday the last weekend in January, so the sisters gathered and we crafted one evening. It was SO fun just sitting around the table talking...I started on a wreath for my front door, which I finally finished a week ago.
Then I made this one for my back door. Love it! The red yard is so super bright, it looks awesome with that bubblegum pink bow.
Oooh, and my chandy! I found that sparkly, fringy yarn on clearance and it's in this bright fuchsia color I'm obsessed with. Then I just attached some plastic heart boxes to the bottom.
Since my art room isn't done (but will be soon...insert maniacal laugh here
) I work on stuff at my dining room table. Which looks like this:
Lots of pink and red and glitter. You see those heart playing cards? I attached some to a glittery red ribbon for a banner...and I have no idea where to put it. Nice.
I have started on making some ribbons, though. And I plan on doing something with the "C" and "J" hearts. You know...something.
Between my crafting sessions I made Valentines for the boys' classes. Cole's favorite color right now is dark blue, it seemed only natural to find a blue treat. Sharks! Perfect!
I saw this saying on Pinterest and Cache was all kinds of on board. He loves Pop Rocks, he's not too excited about giving them away.
Have I made a Valentine for Cody? No...hmmm, I should probably do that. What do you do for your love? We're just planning on spending time together tomorrow, having a nice dinner at home and taking it easy. Are we boring? I hope not, I'm rather looking forward to it. A day with an ultra-attractive fireman? Sign me up.


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About Me
I'm a twenty-something Baltimore girl living with her husband and rescue dogs outside of the city. We love Baltimore because of the people, the beauty and its quirks. We spend a lot of time in the city, but love retreating home to the suburbs where things are a little more peaceful.
I spend my days teaching 2nd graders how to read, write, tie their shoes and be good people. When I get home, I'm a full-time dog mom to Lucy and Bailey, my two quirky mutts. I spend a lot of watching reruns of The Office, listening to Frank Sinatra and Sam Cooke, scouring the racks of a thrift store, and going for sunset walks with my bearded man.
My journey to a compassionate life started in 2014 when I went vegetarian and switched my makeup to cruelty-free. In 2015, I went vegan and by 2016, I was working on removing all animal products from my life, as well as trying to not support organizations or companies that support animal exploitation.
I knew going vegan did wonders for the environment and saved countless, precious animal lives but I didn't realize how my waste and plastic consumption was literally killing animals and our planet. Since then, I have been on a journey towards a low-waste, eco-friendly lifestyle. I still have so much to learn and there are so many people further on this journey than I am but that's the beauty- this lifestyle isn't about other people, it's about what YOU can contribute to this beautiful planet, its beautiful animals and its amazing people.
Sounds cheesy, but I truly believe that even one step towards this lifestyle can change the world. I hope you'll join me!


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I know many of my readers are classmates and friends and they are probably completely sick of hearing me talk about distracting a guide dog or service dog, but many of my readers also do not know me in real life or have not heard me talk about it as much. Plus, this post has two topics to it really that relate. Many of us were taught not to touch a dog, regardless of whether it was a service dog or just a pet, without asking its owner first. I love this rule and I wish more were taught this rule or obeyed this rule because even if the person doesn't know the rule of not petting service animals, they should know not to just run up and pet a strange dog. Now some will argue that I wouldn't have an unfriendly dog on an airplane, in a restaurant, in a store, etc., and this is probably true but you truly never know and you also don't know what might agitate the dog (we're talking non-service dogs here) and you get attacked. Point of this semi-ramble is people, just don't pet ANY dog without asking.
I will say though that my classmates are AMAZING. The first few weeks they were learning the rules but they still did really good. Now they almost always pretend she is not there or they will say something to me about her but it won't get her attention in any way. Perfect! 🙂 Now we just need to teach the general population how to do this, haha. A good example of this was the other day I went to the dentist. I hadn't been to the dentist since I got Makiko so I didn't think about xrays. My mom was waiting in the waiting room so I took Makiko out to her and put her in a "down. stay." She did great, Mom said. Then all of a sudden this receptionist comes out from behind her desk and is ALL over Makiko. I mean, ALL over. Mom hadn't obviously ever been in that situation before so she didn't really know how to react. And then, what do ya know, when it was time to get Makiko to up and work back to the room to be with me again after X-rays, Makiko got a little distracted by her. Ugh… that is PRECISELY why people aren't supposed to do that. And then another member of the staff didn't pet her but was talking baby talk tot her the ENTIRE appointment. I was about to say something when the dentist came in. After a while she said, "can I pet her?" and I said "yes, thank you so much for asking. That's super important." and then she just pet her real quick and Makiko maintained focussed on me. Maybe that was a bit of passive-aggressiveness in me, but I was really impressed with the dentist herself and not so much with the staff. I am definitely going to say something next appointment.
Another blogger wrote a bit about this and I wanted to share it with you to show another person's experiences with it. I have shared another part of the same blog post of hers in another blog post of mine. Here is the relevant part: "As is the bain of my existence, a well-meaning woman came up and started baby-talking to Elvis, telling him how sweet, adorable and handsome he was. Ugh. I truly feel it's one of the rudest things well-intentioned people can do. It would creep people out if I walked up to their child without addressing the parent first, and the same applied here. Plus, most people have not been educated that ANY speaking to, or touching of, a service animal is strictly forbidden. Why? He is an animal- not a robot. If someone starts making sweet clucking or encouraging noises at him, he's going to MOVE. A guide dog is the blind person's wheelchair for all intents and purposes. MOVING someone's wheelchair from where it's accesible to the disabled person is cruel and unusual punishment. Having my dog move from where I THOUGHT I put him is a huge danger to me. That's why it is forbidden. However, people are people, and usually ignorant when it comes to these things.
To add insult to injury, she asked ELVIS, not me, if his training was going well. I take offense to people thinking that I am training my dog. I so WISH I was training a guide dog. It's awfully presumptive and makes me feel bad when someone doesn't realize I have an invisible disability. Most people would think I find it flattering that I don't appear blind. I think it's just rude and presumptuous. I responded, "No, Elvis' training was done 4 years ago before I lost my sight. I appreciate how cute he is, but please don't distract him while he's working. He is busy taking care of me right now. Thank you." She flushed a deep shade of purple and headed off to her bike." Blindsommelier's blog
This kind of interaction while the dog is working does many things. The first and foremost problem is that it distracts the dog from her job and jeopardizes our safety. If she is looking at someone or something else, she might not see that step in time to warn me, or she might not see that car come out of nowhere as we are crossing the street. That could leave one or both of us killed or seriously injured, and I'm not exaggerating. It also teaches the dog that she doesn't have to stay completely focussed and behaved in harness and she can listen to other people while in harness. Ugh, that is just so detrimental to a working guide dog team it's ridiculous. It can also distract us from our orientation and we could get turned around easily because we are focussing on getting our dog behaved and not where we are going. Our guide dogs are our eyes, and other types of service dogs have just as critical a job to do. It is not fair to the dog or the handler to distract the dog when they have been trained for so long not to react while in harness. Next time we go in the dentist office Makiko may have a reaction to that receptionist because she remembers all the love that she gave Makiko and I will have to correct Makiko. How unfair to her is that? But she needs to learn; but she wouldn't need to learn if the receptionist just respected our relationship. Luckily Makiko has never had a big problem like this before, but I'm saying it very well COULD happen. I would hope not with my baby though but I couldn't entirely blame her if it did, again because of that receptionists actions.
One of my good friends who also has a guide dog recently bought a sign that says "Do Not Pet Me. I Am Working." (Pictured below) I have also seen, "Ignore Me, I Am A Working Guide Dog," "Please Ask To Pet Me: Blind Dog," and "Ask Her Before Petting Me." However, I think that the "Ignore Me" sign isn't direct enough about petting, the "Please Ask" one implies the dog is blind, and the third one kind of encourages that petting is an option so I would go with the "Do Not Pet Me, I Am Working," one if I got one. It attaches to the harness directly. I have contemplated getting one of these for quite a while. I have been told by many that by the time the person has reached down to see the sign they are already petting the dog, or the people that really want to pet the dog are going to do so, sign or not. But I have also heard from others that it does detract people from petting the dog so I'm really still contemplating it.
Another issue involving all of this is I'm still learning how to be strict with the public and loved ones. I do understand that it is crucial to our safety and our working relationship that I am strict with others, setting limits regarding their interaction with her and not allowing them to pet her randomly, but most of the time it is not like me to be confrontational. I can if you push my buttons far enough and I think the general public may have done this for me now. I will still be nice though, of course. Many people have come up to me and started petting her and I have said to many, "Actually, she is my working guide dog so if you could please not pet her that would be helpful." Another strange encounter came to mind. The other day a lady came up to Makiko and stuck her sun hat in her face and was just wanting Makiko to smell it. It was just the strangest thing. I turned Makiko away from the woman and she got the hint. I am better about the public than I am good friends or family. I seem to have more trouble telling them no about what things they can or can't do with her. There are some things I am absolutely strict on and they know that and seem to respect that so I just have to readdress the boundaries without offending anyone. I really hope that I don't offend anyone but if I do, I guess I do. I need to do what is best for Makiko and I. Now don't get me wrong, I haven't been really relaxed at all on rules and I'm never relaxed on rules while in harness. Only times we really have issues with whether I allow something or not is off harness. There are just a few things I'm still learning and figuring out as a first time guide dog user. This is why I say being a first time guide dog user is no easy task.
In the quote from the other blogger above, she mentioned about the same woman who was super distracting to her dog was also talking to the dog about being in training. This is often something I get as well and I have addressed in another blog. It's really reassuring though that others go through the same issues with the public that I do, although I wish none of us had to go through them of course.
It's okay though, I love to educate others and I am patient. I will continue to educate others nicely but I will not jeopardize my working relationship with Makiko while doing so. I will speak up to whomever it is, whether it be a stranger or a loved one or friend. Here we go..


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Ok, I read the miniproject description but spell it all out for me one more time.
The client and the server code provided in the handout are skeletal -- they do not implement the complete protocol or even correctly implement part of the protocol (if they did, there'd be little for you to do!). In particular, the server just closes the socket immediately when it receives a new connection, and the client blindly sends data to the server without checking to see if the server sent "200 OK" responses. You are expected to not only change both the server and the client to correctly follow the amended protocol described in the project, but also to develop additional clients to test corner cases in your server implementation. In particular, you might need test clients that misbehave.
The communication between the client and server occurs over TCP. While TCP guarantees reliable delivery, it does not necessarily guarantee that data sent at the same time on the client will be received at the same time on the server (and vice versa). For instance, if the client sends the string "HELO abc12\n", the string can be chopped into three packets delivered separately at the servers, containing "HE", "LO ", and "abc12\n". You will most likely want to write a "collect_input" function that performs recv() operations in a loop until a whole message has been received, instead of trying to parse the first packet (containing only "HE") received.
A misbehaving client may send a bad command, and your server should deal with this by returning a response with a "500" status code. Your server should not close the socket, but instead resume the conversation from where it left off, thus providing the client a chance to recover from its mistake. So the following is a legal conversation that should be allowed by your implementation:
HELO foo
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MAIL FROM: notice_the_space @foo.com
500 ERROR in senderemail
MAIL FROM: firstname.lastname@example.com
RCPT TO: email@example.com
In essence, you are implementing a very simple state machine whose job is to first collect the sender email, then the receiver email, and then the message.
As with all network protocols, you must code defensively and do something reasonable even in the presence of bad inputs. Part of the assignment is to decide what is reasonable. If you find yourself stuck, feel free to consult course staff.
Because of the way the filesystem is structured and because of the sector-based atomicity of file writes, you may not easily notice an interleaving of messages, even if you neglect to perform your file operations without any synchronization. If you write a proper test client that writes large messages, however, you should be able to see that concurrent accesses to a file without a lock can cause messages to be interleaved. You should perform your file operations as part of a critical section to avoid such interleavings.
Evaluation Criteria
How will my code be evaluated?
Your code will be evaluated not only for correctness but for elegance, maintainability, and the thoroughness of accompanying test code. Please read the preceding sentence carefully, and make sure your submission excels at all cited criteria.
When should the timeout begin? From the time we start expecting the next item, or the time from the last input received from the client?
Your goal is to write a robust server in general, and the specific use of the timer timeout is to make sure that a bad client cannot tie up server resources indefinitely. So, as the system implementer, you get to decide how the timeout should be implemented, keeping in mind that only one of the two choices posted above is the right choice given your goals.
By the way, the timeout should not start when the connection is established, but from the time the server starts expecting the next valid line (transaction) in the protocol. So the client should get 5 seconds to provide each part (HELO, MAIL FROM, RCPT TO, DATA) of the protocol, for a maximum possible connection time of (5 * 4 =) 20 seconds, 5 seconds per line.
Timeout Implementation
Ok, since the instructions call for some kind of a timeout, I did some background reading and decided to use Python's "socket receive with timeout" operation. I'll specify a timeout of 5 seconds and be done. Is this a good idea?
So, if you were to do that, which of the two timeout strategies mentioned in the previous FAQ entry would you be endorsing? Given your goal of not allowing a bad client to tie up resources indefinitely, does that implementation strategy match your goal?
Timeout Precision
A. My timeout implementation might disconnect a client in way under 5 seconds. Is this ok?
B. My timeout implementation might disconnect a client in ever-so-slightly under 5 seconds. Is this ok?
C. My timeout implementation might disconnect a client in slightly over 5 seconds. Is this ok?
D. My timeout implementation might disconnect a client in way over 5 seconds (i.e. 6 or more). Is this ok?
E. If the client is clever enough and knows the internal workings of my code, it could occupy my server indefinitely and never get disconnected, even though I'm catching and disconnecting dumb clients that simply remain idle for a while. Is this ok?
A. No, not OK. The spec says that the client can count on having 5 seconds of time to converse with the server.
B. No, not OK, same reason as A. Would you like to be connected to a heart defibrillator that was as cavalier about its timing requirements?
C. Your implementation provides the agreed minimum amount of time to the client. It also ties up server resources for a little bit longer than it strictly could, but strict time enforcement is often so difficult that this kind of tradeoff (of occupying server resources versus doing a very very precise job of time accounting) is acceptable. What's an acceptable level of imprecision? See the next question, though you should strive to be as accurate as possible.
D. No, that implementation overshoots and ties up the resources for 20% longer than it should. You can do better (though we will accept anything that provides more than 5 seconds to the client and terminates in under 6 seconds in the worst case).
E. No. Server code needs to be bulletproof against malicious clients, and security should never be predicated on your code remaining obscure. A good implementation can be simultaneously robust and public (and often the better implementations are).
Invisible \n
Is there a \n after DATA? Is there a \n after 200 OK?
Yes and yes.
Windows and \r\n
I am using telnet on Windows to test my server, and the Windows terminal driver insists on generating "\r\n" when I press the return key. What should I do?
If you want to be able to perform ad hoc testing from the Windows terminal and telnet, you should treat "\r\n" as if it is a "\n". In fact, you should have done this without asking us, as it is easier to do it than for you to type an email and for us to write a FAQ entry. Keep in mind that our spec talks only about regular "\n"s, so your code need only recognize "\n"s, and our test code will only issue "\n"s.
Keep in mind that you should be developing and turning in an automated test suite, as opposed to relying on ad hoc manual testing.
Also keep in mind that every time someone reads a clarifying answer, like this one, which says "you can do X AND Y, but you need only do X", then sends an email asking "wait, am I required to also do Y?", a baby seal dies.
DATA and Message Timeout
Is the timeout 5 seconds for DATA and the message, or 5 seconds for DATA, and another 5 seconds for the message?
The FAQ asked you to implement the former, but we will accept the latter as well.
Message Length
Is there a limit on the length of a message?
The 5-second timeout is an effective limit on the length of a message. The spec does not call for any other limit on messages.
Client "Pre-Sending" Commands
What if the client does not wait for the server, and sends everything all at once?
What if? What do you think ought to happen? We know that the spec is written to describe the normal-case scenario, where the client waits for the server, but how would a server ever hope to ensure that the client got what it sent? Clearly, in this instance, the client did not wait, but from the perspective of the server, the client sent a command on the stream, then sent another command on the stream, then sent another. Since you know what a stream is, and how it differs from datagrams, you know that streams do not have a concept of message boundaries. They are like the end of a hose out of which data pours, a little bit at a time, regardless of how it was packed into the other end of the hose. As far as the operation of the server is concerned, the stream just has to contain legal commands, so what the client did is perfectly legal. So your server should be able to deal with legal commands appearing on the stream, even though you, with your God\'s eye view, know that the client "did not follow the protocol." If you think about it, only you know that the wrong thing happened; your server has no way of figuring out when precisely the client sent what it sent. What if the server had sent its response at time x, to be received by the client at time x+rtt/2, but the client sent its next command at time x+rtt/2-epsilon? How would a server detect that the client is "disobeying the protocol"? Ahhh, impossible, right. And guess what? If you wrote your server in the natural style that is simplest to implement (i.e. read, process command, make state change, etc), it will already deal with the case of an overeager client that sends commands early just fine. So do the simple thing that the current spec is asking for, not the crazy thing (causality tracking with a protocol that does not capture causality) that is impossible to do.
HELO netid
The spec says that the server should respond with HELO yournetid. Whose netid is it? Is it the client's? How would I even discover the client's netid? Do you all smoke crack at TA meetings? This is IMPOSSIBLE!!!
Please replace "yournetid" with your NetID. Take your NetID, hardcode it in a string in the server, return it in response to HELO commands. We will use it to identify your server during testing. It's like the part of the test where you're supposed to write your name. It is not supposed to be a tricky question. ;-)
What should we turn in?
You should turn in a ZIP file containing mp3/answers.pdf (containing your answers to questions.txt), mp3/*.py containing your python code for the server, the client, and all of the test cases you have developed in conjunction with the SMTP server.
Submission Errors
I failed to follow the simple instructions above. Can I write to you and ask for special treatment? My 10 second mistake will only take 3 minutes of your time to fix up.
Actually, it breaks our automated flow, so it takes much more than 3 minutes of someone's time. But assuming the 3 minutes estimate is correct, 171 students * 3 minutes = 513 minutes = 8.5 hours of doing nothing but this kind of special treatment. We'd rather spend those hours talking about course material and the subtle content therein. Please follow instructions carefully.


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I am relatively new to this forum, so I apologize if this was a topic already discussed.
1. I have a component MyTitleWindow that is based on TitleWindow. I defined a state inside MyTitleWindow - say "X"
2. Next I created a component Dialog that is based on MyTitleWindow
3. Next I create MyDialog which is based on Dialog . This class also has a state say "Y"
So this is the class hierarchy
MyTitleWindow -> Dialog -> MyDialog
During run time I am able to set the current state of MyDialog to "Y" and it works fine
But when I set current state to "X" flex throws an ArgumentError: Undefined state 'errorState'.exception !
The funny thing is - If I remove state "Y" from MyDialog then state X works fine !!
Attached is the sample code I wrote.
Any idea how to fix this ?


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Basic Phonemes
Animating speech can be one of the most difficult tasks in animation; the process of matching the mouth-movements of your animation to the phonemes of your audio track is most commonly known as lip-synching. For a quick fix, it's no problem to just animate the mouth opening and closing, and it's a simple shortcut, especially when animating for the web. But if you want to add actual expression and realistic mouth-movements, it helps to study how the shape of the mouth changes with each sound. There are dozens upon dozens of variations, but my sketches are renderings from the basic ten shapes of the Preston Blair phoneme series. (They're also an example of what happens when Adri dashes off ten-minute sketches from memory rather than detailed artwork.)
These ten basic phoneme shapes can match almost any sound of speech, in varying degrees of expression--and with the in-between frames moving from one to the other, are remarkably accurate.
You may want to keep this for reference.
- A and I: For the A and I vowel sounds, the lips are generally pulled a bit wider, teeth open, tongue visible and flat against the floor of the mouth.
- E: The E phoneme is similar to the A and I, but the lips are stretched a bit wider, the corners uplifted more, and the mouth and teeth closed a bit more.
- U: For the U sound, the lips are pursed outwards, drawn into a pucker but still somewhat open; the teeth open, and the tongue somewhat lifted.
- O: Again the mouth is drawn to a pucker, but the lips don't purse outwards, and the mouth is rounder, the tongue flat against the floor of the mouth.
- C, D, G, K, N, R, S, Th, Y, and Z: Long list, wasn't it? This configuration pretty much covers all the major hard consonants: lips mostly closed, stretched wide, teeth closed or nearly closed.
- F and V: Mouth at about standard width, but teeth pressed down into the lower lip. At times there can be variations closer to the D/Th configuration.
- L: The mouth is open and stretched apart much like the A/I configuration, but
- M, B, and P: These sounds are made with the lips pressed together; it's the duration that matters. "M" is a long hold, "mmm"; "B" is a shorter hold then part, almost a "buh" sound; P is a quick hold, puff of air.
- W and Q: These two sounds purse the mouth the most, almost closing it over the teeth, with just the bottoms of the upper teeth visible, sometimes not even that. Think of a "rosebud mouth".
- Rest Position: Think of this as the "slack" position, when the mouth is at rest--only with the thread of drool distinctly absent.
When you're drawing or modeling your animation, by listening to each word and the syllable combinations inherent you can usually break them down into a variation of these ten phoneme sets. Note that my drawings aren't perfectly symmetrical; that wasn't just shoddy sketching. No two people express themselves in an identical fashion, and each has individual facial quirks that make their speech and expressions asymmetrical.
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Whenever I look through animation discussions on lip-synching—and some become vastly more complicated than this—I always remind myself of Kermit the Frog.
A guy's hand in a sock puppet. The mouth opens. The mouth closes. Sometimes the mouth scrunches up.
It's easy to become seduced by interesting complications.
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Sometimes you get lucky and get to build a brand new 45 year old kit, I happened to get lucky and find this for a song.
Paint is 1950 Ford Matador Red under 2 coats of urethane clear, Interior is black and white gloss coat, shot with a flat coat, then top coated with semi gloss clear, same with the top. The only thing that is not original to the kit is the decal, my original ones blew apart when they hit water, so I used the ones in the Monogram Classic Cruisers 32 Ford. This was a fun build, I hope you guys enjoy it. Criticism is always welcome, good or bad.
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2 Kings 9
1 Then Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, "Tie up your garments, and take this flask of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead. 2 And when you arrive, look there for Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi. And go in and have him rise from among his fellows, and lead him to an inner chamber. 3 Then take the flask of oil and pour it on his head and say, 'Thus says the Lord, I anoint you king over Israel.' Then open the door and flee; do not linger."
4 So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead. 5 And when he came, behold, the commanders of the army were in council. And he said, "I have a word for you, O commander." And Jehu said, "To which of us all?" And he said, "To you, O commander." 6 So he arose and went into the house. And the young man poured the oil on his head, saying to him, "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, I anoint you king over the people of the Lord, over Israel. 7 And you shall strike down the house of Ahab your master, so that I may avenge on Jezebel the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord. 8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male, bond or free, in Israel. 9 And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah. 10 And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the territory of Jezreel, and none shall bury her." Then he opened the door and fled.
11 When Jehu came out to the servants of his master, they said to him, "Is all well? Why did this mad fellow come to you?" And he said to them, "You know the fellow and his talk." 12 And they said, "That is not true; tell us now." And he said, "Thus and so he spoke to me, saying, 'Thus says the Lord, I anoint you king over Israel.'" 13 Then in haste every man of them took his garment and put it under him on the bare steps, and they blew the trumpet and proclaimed, "Jehu is king."
14 Thus Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram with all Israel had been on guard at Ramoth-gilead against Hazael king of Syria, 15 but King Joram had returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds that the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) So Jehu said, "If this is your decision, then let no one slip out of the city to go and tell the news in Jezreel." 16 Then Jehu mounted his chariot and went to Jezreel, for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah had come down to visit Joram.
17 Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel, and he saw the company of Jehu as he came and said, "I see a company." And Joram said, "Take a horseman and send to meet them, and let him say, 'Is it peace?'" 18 So a man on horseback went to meet him and said, "Thus says the king, 'Is it peace?'" And Jehu said, "What do you have to do with peace? Turn around and ride behind me." And the watchman reported, saying, "The messenger reached them, but he is not coming back." 19 Then he sent out a second horseman, who came to them and said, "Thus the king has said, 'Is it peace?'" And Jehu answered, "What do you have to do with peace? Turn around and ride behind me." 20 Again the watchman reported, "He reached them, but he is not coming back. And the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi, for he drives furiously."
21 Joram said, "Make ready." And they made ready his chariot. Then Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah (son-in-law to Ahab, married to one of Ahab's daughters - Baal worship) king of Judah set out, each in his chariot, and went to meet Jehu, and met him at the property of Naboth the Jezreelite. 22 And when Joram saw Jehu, he said, "Is it peace, Jehu?" He answered, "What peace can there be, so long as the whorings and the sorceries of your mother Jezebel are so many?" 23 Then Joram reined about and fled, saying to Ahaziah, "Treachery, O Ahaziah!" 24 And Jehu drew his bow with his full strength, and shot Joram between the shoulders, so that the arrow pierced his heart, and he sank in his chariot. 25 Jehu said to Bidkar his aide, "Take him up and throw him on the plot of ground belonging to Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember, when you and I rode side by side behind Ahab his father, how the Lord made this pronouncement against him: 26 'As surely as I saw yesterday the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons—declares the Lord—I will repay you on this plot of ground.' Now therefore take him up and throw him on the plot of ground, in accordance with the word of the Lord."
27 When Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled in the direction of Beth-haggan. And Jehu pursued him and said, "Shoot him also." And they shot him in the chariot at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo and died there. 28 His servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his tomb with his fathers in the city of David.
29 In the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab, Ahaziah began to reign over Judah.
30 When Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. And she painted her eyes and adorned her head and looked out of the window. 31 And as Jehu entered the gate, she said, "Is it peace, you Zimri, murderer of your master?" 32 And he lifted up his face to the window and said, "Who is on my side? Who?" Two or three eunuchs looked out at him. 33 He said, "Throw her down." So they threw her down. And some of her blood spattered on the wall and on the horses, and they trampled on her. 34 Then he went in and ate and drank. And he said, "See now to this cursed woman and bury her, for she is a king's daughter." 35 But when they went to bury her, they found no more of her than the skull and the feet and the palms of her hands. 36 When they came back and told him, he said, "This is the word of the Lord, which he spoke by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, 'In the territory of Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel, 37 and the corpse of Jezebel shall be as dung on the face of the field in the territory of Jezreel, so that no one can say, This is Jezebel.'"
It's a familiar passage, most people know of the treachery of Ahab and Jezebel. What is unusual is one of the prophets' son, now a servant of the chief prophet, adds to the Word of the Lord heard from Elisha. The servant adds considerably and very unusual information - to slay part of the Davidic line. It seems it would go very badly for the servant. Being unnamed as a servant of the Lord isn't necessarily an indication of displeasure. Genesis 24, Abraham's trusted servant, sent to pick Rebekah out as a wife for Isaac isn't named. Being a servant of the Lord says something about the person's soul. The telling must have been correct and Word from the Lord. Although, the servant's Word isn't adding new facts to previous Word - Ahab himself was notified by Elijah his house, his line would be killed. Jezebel's body had already prophesied to become food for the dogs.The Word of the Lord is sure. Saul was not to be killed by David, but the house of Ahab was to be destroyed. Elisha did not say how Jehu was to be king. The Word of the Lord Elijah spoke came to be. Jehu wanted to honor Jezebel's birth right as king's daughter, but the Word of the Lord was fulfilled first.
What God speaks is stronger than man's will or desire. It's interesting remembering, Ahab himself was granted forgiveness from being annihilated, after hearing Elijah, because he believed the Lord and had remorse. The end of Ahab's family is the opposite - Elisha, the head prophet, merely proclaims another king. Perhaps these ruling sons were just waiting for the end, perhaps they believed but were unwilling to have remorse and change - we cannot know their attitudes, but their action was not remorse from Baal worship.
Jeremiah 19:5 tells us Baal worship involves child sacrifice by fire. This passage tells us prostitution and sorcery is in Baal worship. What would induce the people away from the Lord God Almighty and His mighty acts? By that time, Israel had placed God in the Holy of Holies, an inner sanctuary, behind a curtain - Israel was both afraid of God and unsure of His acts. The relationship between God and His people had become obligatory in the heart of His people. The priests of Baal offered a set of steps to financial security. For good crops or more children, child sacrifice was said to work. The worship required by Baal was not like anything God ever asked for. Child sacrifice, prostitution, sorcery were always abomination in the site of God - who considers us as His children, and Himself as our Father.
Father God, You love justice. Yet You are a God who listens to remorse and has mercy. Help us each day to be just and merciful. In the name of Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen.


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Sunday, March 29, 2009
Realizations...slice of life
And to tangent a bit, I know that some of who you read my blog might understand the battle in a different way (battling food, obsession, and body image), but there's something comforting about someone who has removed weight and knows the thinking that goes on when you look in a mirror and still seeing the old body and afraid that you'll wake up the next day with it back. Yes, I know that is physically impossible...
My slice of life today is about realizing that I still battle and need to be honest with myself, with God, and with a few trusted friends (and of course the blogging world...ha ha). Today is a new day...and in the words of an amazing worship song...Forever, I am changed. It's time for me to start living that.
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- Letterpress said...
I loved the thoughts on your post today--it's such a difficult topic to broach and I thought you had a strong and steady hand at the tiller.
When I had my physical this year I was chatting with my doctor about image and body weight. I had decided not to be weighed that day (freeing myself from some judgement issues) and she commented on how we evaluate ourselves according to what we see on the television--none of who are probably a good selection of normal weight people. it was the first time I'd had an easy discussion with her about this, and it was freeing.
And that's what I liked about your post--it feels free, that even though you acknowledge your challenges you seem comfortable in your own skin.
Nice thoughts for a Sunday afternoon--
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There's a lot of fretting going on in the conservative blogosphere regarding the nomination of Miers by President Bush today. ARC:Brian and I discussed this at length today as we headed back from our secret location over the weekend. Bush and Rove love poker and are great at bluffing and getting opponents to misunderestimate their abilities.
We both think that this is the case with Miers. Our thought is that Reid likely said "Pick someone that's mainstream and not a knuckle-dragging conservative, George. Heck, your counsel Miers was great to work with and she'd be an excellent nominee."
Bush, knowing that Miers is in fact a staunch conservative and strict constructionist gave Reid exactly what he wanted. Who do you think knows Miers' opinions better: Bush or Reid?
Frankly, I know that the "base" is upset that Bush did not appoint someone who is easily identified as a strict constructionist jurist. However, I think that this is more out of the fact that people want to have the fight and see the Dems attempt a fillibuster - followed by the nuclear option by the GOP in the Senate. While this might make great political theater and give the pundits (in the media and in the blogosphere) some interesting topics to cover, the net effect is that such a nominee would not be confirmed. Heck, I don't even think that the GOP would have the required votes for the nuclear option. So, from a politics standpoint, it would be great. From a transformation of the court standpoint, it would be a serious mistake.
Now, back to poker... what's the best situation to be in when you're playing poker? For only you to know what cards are in your hand - and to make sure you don't give divulge any information about that hand. What many of the pundits were wishing Bush to do in this high stakes game of poker was to play the game with his cards face up. While this may be disappointing to many social conservatives to have yet another "stealth" candidate, the resume that a nominee brings to the table (in the form of previously published opinions on matters) is of less importance than the decisions they make on the court. Clearly, Bush (and perhaps more importantly, Cheney) firmly believe that the conservative base will appreciate Miers in the years to come. Unfortunately, only time will tell if they are correct.
Does anyone really believe that Miers is going to be in the O'Connor or Souter model? Would Bush nominate someone to be a "moderate' without that nominee having a "moderate" track record that can be pointed to by the White House, highlighted to the press (etc) so the appropriate applause from the MSM and the Dems could be given?
I think not... based on some of the things I'm hearing, I think we have a situation similar to Roberts. A strict constructionist with a very limited papertrail. And the only people that truly know that she's a strict constructionist are the inner circle at the White House - as it should be.
I frankly do not understand the cronyism angle that many on the Left and Right are throwing around. That's just ridiculous. You don't appoint your friends to the Supreme Court as a cronyism appointment. You make them the ambassador to a Carribbean nation. Seriously... drop it.
Good to see that Hewitt shares this opinion.
The first President Bush didn't know David Souter, but trusted Chief of Staff Sunnunu and Senator Rudman. The first President Bush got burned badly because he trusted the enthusiams of others.
The second President Bush knows Harriet Miers, and knows her well. The White House Counsel is an unknown to most SCOTUS observors, but not to the president, who has seen her at work for great lengths of years and in very different situations, including as an advisor in wartime. Leonard Leo is very happy with the choice, which ought to be enough for most conservatices
All in all, the Right doesn't get to have the knock-down, drag out fight over Judicial Activism vs Constructionist/Original Intent that many wanted. However, winning that debate is secondary when compared to actually getting your nominees on the Court, and Bush seems to have focused on this primary goal.
These posts by BeldarBlog and Volokh are great as well.
Another issue that some of the Conspirators here were discussing was the fact that Bush is likely to get a 3rd appointment. John Paul Stevens turned 85 in April of this year. Perhaps these nominees are intended to assure him that it's okay to retire sometime in the next 3 years.
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Hello Ladies and Gentlemen, I am your Local Hero, and your Review Guy Cameron McDonley, and I am back with another installment of Match Of The Week, where we take a look back at classic matches from any era, in any promotion and I will talk about the story behind the match, the background of the athletes, and the match itself. This week, we go back in time nine years ago to when Ring Of Honor held it's 6th Anniversary. A night where two amazing professional wrestlers put on an absolute clinic for one common goal, to prove just who was the best in the world at that time.
It was a cold winter night in New York City on February 23, 2008 when a rivalry that has already spanned two years was about to reach one of the most dramatic and story-driven matches these two men would have in their entire careers for the Ring Of Honor World Championship. The two men competing for this prestigious title were none other than Bryan Danielson and Nigel McGuinness.
Bryan Danielson was a professional wrestler with a passion for the business. At this stage in his career, Bryan was already a multiple-time world champion in many promotions, including but not limited to PWG, NWA, FIP, ASW and last but certainly not least, Ring Of Honor, as he was a former Ring Of Honor World Champion and Pure Wrestling champion. He had many five star classics with the likes of Samoa Joe, James Gibson, Chris Hero, Naomichi Marifuji, Adam Pearce and many others. However his total counterpart and the biggest rival he ever had in the ring was Nigel McGuinness.
Nigel McGuinness on the other hand also had a very impressive resume, but carved a completely different path for himself in his career. He too was also a multiple time world champion in other promotions, but most of those championships were in promotions such as Hearland Wrestling Association and his homeland promotions such as 1PW and NBWA. However his biggest success came when he joined Ring Of Honor in August of 2003 and every day since, as he had many classic battles and was a former Pure champion before eventually becoming the Ring Of Honor World Champion on October 6, 2007. He was a brash heel who didn't care about what the fans or anybody in the back thought when he did anything he wanted to do, including breaking the Code of Honor. These type of actions not only angered many of the ROH faithful, but also his bitter rival Bryan Danielson, as these two were on another collision course, this time at Ring Of Honor's 6th Anniversary in Hammerstein Ballroom.
McGuinness' world championship was on the line, and the whole match was centered around how much these two despised each other, which was more personal than the ROH World Championship. Physicality was dished out, blood was spilled, but only one man was destined to walk out the victor.
See this epic contest for yourself……
Well that is it for this installment of Match Of The Week, I will be back later this week to review the ROH 11th Anniversary show. This is Cameron McDonley saying so long everybody!!!


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- 03-Jul-2018 to 03-Aug-2018 (EST)
- Clerk's Office
- Ypsilanti, MI, USA
- Part Time
This is a clerical position involving performing clerical functions for three city commissions. Commissions meet once a month on Monday or Tuesday night starting at 7:00pm. Position is part time and approximately 15-20 hours per month. Possibility role could expand to more responsibilities with other commissions. Employees in this classification perform work using considerable independence within established policies and procedures.
- Prepares for commission meeting
- Uses the word processor to create meeting agendas, working from rough drafts, general instructions or established procedures; may also compose agenda independently
- Take or transcribe oral dictation from monthly commission meeting
- Sorts copies and files material in predetermined order and obtains necessary information and material from files as needed
A high school diploma or equivalent with courses in typing and business, and 12 months of clerical work experience, or any equivalent experience and training to provide for the following knowledge, skills and abilities:
- Knowledge of modern office principles and practices
- Knowledge of business correspondence methods, English and grammar and alternative applications and arithmetic
- Proficiency with: computers for word processing and spreadsheet applications, 10 key calculator, photocopier, facsimile machine and typewriter
- Ability to type accurately at 50 w.p.m. on computer
- Ability to search files with little information to collect and assemble data
- Ability to communicate in nontechnical terms procedures, ordinances and policies to the general public
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, coworkers, citizens, and appointed and elected officials
The physical demands characterized here epitomize those that must be met by an employee to properly perform the integral functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
In order to properly perform the integral functions of this job, the employee is occasionally required to: stand or walk and stoop or kneel. Frequently, the employee is required to sit. It is crucial to the outcome of job tasks that the employee is able to: talk or hear; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms extensively.
The employee in this classification will be required to frequently list objects of up to 10 pounds in weight. Occasionally the employee will have to life/move objects of up to 25 pounds in weight. Vision requirements for this position include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
The employee performs job duties within a climate controlled office environment, with a moderate noise level.
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330. Steven13 Heckler (Evelyn Maude12 Musser, Willis Timothy11, Maude10 Teegardin, Phebe Eliza9 Haughey, Timothy8, Robert7, Robert6, Johannah5 King, Francis4, Pieter De3 Coninck, Pieter De2, Francois De1) (#4235) was born Steuben Co., Indiana 04 Nov 1947.
He married three times. He married JoEllen Kling Steuben Co., Indiana, Abt 1970. (JoEllen Kling is #4338.) He married LuAn Karen Rock Abt 1973. (LuAn Karen Rock is #4339.) LuAn was born in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan. He married Cheri Lyn Westphal 11 Jun 1991. (Cheri Lyn Westphal is #4340.)
He resides in Michigan 2000. from Susan Musser Minch
2000 woeks as printer. Adopted by step father Loren Heckler. served 1 year active duty Viet Nam. Natural father Robert Beach.
Steven Heckler and LuAn Karen Rock had the following children:
406 i. Edward Charles14 Heckler (#4341) (still alive).
+ 407 ii. Angela Heckler (still alive).
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Sometimes I get the question how it is to live in a country where the temperature is constantly between 28-34 degrees. Aren't we just hot, hot, hot all the time??
Well, in a way, yes. But only if we are outside!
If you don't want to (or have to), you don't need to be in the heat. You can just move around from indoors to indoors - from air condition to air condition, via your air conditioned car, and you'll be fine!
We don't run our A/Cs all the time, some people do. We only turn ours on if we have guests over or have been outside and need to cool off a bit; but only in the room we are at the moment. We don't have any fans in this house, as we did in our previous one, that used to be enough otherwise.
The houses tend to be rather cool anyway, but it's sure nice with some extra cool air if you've been outside running around in the heat.
We do run the A/Cs all night though, otherwise we would overheat completely. It's noisy, but you get used to it, it's kind of soothing!
So when we wake up in the morning and pull the curtains, the windows look like this:
In a way it's easier to escape the heat here, than f.e during a hot summer in Sweden. You just go inside and turn the A/C on here! In Sweden, there is nowhere to go, nothing to do, houses there are rarely equipped with A/C.
I remember the summer holiday back there two years ago, it was so hot. No matter what you did - hot outside, hot inside, hot while you slept whether you opened the window or not, the air just stood completely still. It was rather uncomfortable...
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The Broad Jump
As high-speed Internet lines become easier to get, the path is clear for all sorts of new services
Dial-up modems have long been the barrier separating today's Internet hype from Internet reality.
Whizzy technologies such as streaming media and online video games have dominated the headlines, but it's the likes of e-mail and plain-text chat that account for most of users' time online. One reason is that the vast majority of home users remain stuck in the information superhighway's slow lane, using analog modems that make Web wonders such as downloading MP3 music files an exercise in cyber-masochism.
Until late last year, DSL and cable modems were little more than a big tease. Both high-speed technologies were available for only a handful of home users. At last, times are changing. The Baby Bells and cable-television companies, spurred by a number of smaller competitors and rival technologies, are finally taking steps to roll out their services on a nationwide scale.
Neither DSL nor cable-modem technology is anywhere near perfect yet: Technical glitches and service issues remain, and demand so outstrips supply that prices aren't likely to come down for some time. Moreover, a high-speed connection won't bypass all of the Internet's bottlenecks, like a popular Web site -- or the limitations of a slow personal computer. But in city after city, the dark ages of the dial-up modem are definitely passing.
Cable-TV companies offer cable modems, which use the network of coaxial cables that bring suites of TV channels into the home to deliver super-fast Internet connections. Telephone companies, meanwhile, offer digital subscriber line, or DSL, which uses electronic trickery to push a wealth of data down your regular phone line -- without tying up the line, so it can be used to make a call.
What's the Difference?
Technically, the chief difference between the two is that a cable-modem line is shared by all the users of a "node," into which a cable company divides its network. (A user's communications are encrypted to guard them from online eavesdroppers.) However, when more users are using the service, there is less capacity available per user, and the service slows. A DSL connection, on the other hand, isn't shared, so speeds should remain constant. How much speed users get depends on their distance from phone-company central offices and the quirks of an individual line.
In the marketplace, much has been made of the differences between the two technologies. The Bells have warned of the horrors of sharing a node with cable-modem "hogs," while the cable companies deride DSL as a jury-rigged technology. But if you've been using a dial-up modem, the much higher speeds offered by either service will seem like a godsend.
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One important difference between broadband and dial-up connections is that with broadband, your high-speed connections typically remain "on." This is convenient, but it also poses a small security risk: A favorite hacker trick is to run programs that roam the Internet probing computers' connections in search of vulnerabilities that can be exploited.
Michael Harris, principal analyst for Kinetic Strategies Inc., a Phoenix market-research firm, says both the phone and cable-TV industries are worried about addressing the issue head-on for fear of spooking potential customers. Both industries tell users how to disable file- and print-sharing capabilities -- a security hole for PCs -- but Mr. Harris and other experts still recommend that broadband users spend the $40 or so it costs to buy and install a personal firewall program. (High-speed connections make downloading the software from the Internet a breeze.) As for the cost of broadband services, the phone and cable-TV companies are still tinkering with pricing. In New York, for example, cable-modem service from Time Warner Cable, a unit of Time Warner Inc., costs $39.95 a month if you're a cable-TV subscriber. (There is a $4.95 surcharge for each extra PC configured.)
What You Get
For your money, a cable modem will let you download information at more than 35 times the top speed of the fastest dial-up modem. And that's far from a cable modem's top speed: Time Warner Cable limits the available download speed to keep greedy Web users from overwhelming the system.
DSL service from Bell Atlantic Corp. covers any number of PCs using a given phone line and is divided into pricing tiers. Of Bell Atlantic's customers, 95% opt for its Personal Infospeed service, which costs $49.95 a month for consumers and is more than 10 times speedier at downloading than the fastest dial-up modem. You can get even faster speeds, but it will cost a little more: Professional Infospeed, nearly 30 times faster than a top dial-up modem, costs $99.95 a month, and Power Infospeed, more than 125 times faster than a top dial-up modem, costs $189.95 a month.
Installations, meanwhile, have gotten much more humane. Today, 80% of Bell Atlantic's customers opt to perform their own installations, ordering the necessary hardware and software in a do-it-yourself kit. That option eliminates a $120 installation charge, and Bell Atlantic says it will send a technician out at no charge to the homes of customers who try to install the service themselves and can't resolve problems over the phone with a technician.
Getting a cable modem installed by Time Warner usually takes as much as an hour and involves two installers. Such an installation costs $99 per PC -- $69 if the PC already has the right hardware. Time Warner Cable says it hopes to offer self-installation as an option in New York later this year.
If you get high-speed Internet service from Time Warner Cable and Bell Atlantic, you'll also have to use those companies as your Internet service provider. But you can still use your existing ISP: America Online Inc., which is merging with Time Warner, offers an unlimited-use "bring-your-own-access" plan for $9.95 a month for customers who already have an Internet connection.
The Market
Currently only a handful of companies offer broadband service. But Jupiter Communications, a New York market-research firm, estimates 2.8 million North American households will have cable modems by year end, with an additional one million or so DSL households. And there is still considerable room for growth: More than 48 million North American homes have cable-modem service available to them, while about half as many homes are within reach of DSL service from Bell Atlantic, SBC Communications and BellSouth Corp. By 2003, Jupiter estimates, 7.7 million households will use cable modems, compared with 5.7 million households for DSL.
Of the companies that offer cable-modem service, RoadRunner and Excite At Home Corp. dominate the landscape. RoadRunner, based in Herndon, Va., is controlled jointly by Time Warner and MediaOne Group Inc., which is being acquired by AT&T Corp. Under the RoadRunner model, local cable companies -- including Time Warner Cable of New York -- market and install the service and maintain local networks, while the national office maintains the venture's national network, which connects all the local networks.
On the DSL side, the Baby Bells are being pursued by a plethora of smaller DSL companies that have sprung up, most of which resell DSL service bought wholesale from a Baby Bell and then try to beat the Bells on retail prices and customer service. A ruling by the FCC this month made things easier for Bell competitors by requiring the Bells to let resellers lease their existing voice lines.
Other technologies are in the mix as well. Satellite and other wireless services offering high-speed connections in both directions are being developed, but aren't an answer yet for most consumers. Satellite services such as Hughes Electronics Inc.'s DirecPC offer fast downloading speeds, but require a dial-up modem for uploading.
"Clearly, the cable guys are still ahead," says Zia Daniell Wigder, a senior analyst with Jupiter Communications. "DSL has really come into its own, however, and is starting to be a formidable force in the marketplace."
Looking ahead, Ms. Wigder expects the cable-TV companies to keep their lead among consumers -- but sees DSL making inroads among businesses, where the Baby Bells have the advantage of already offering phone service while cable companies don't have many existing lines.
Slow Going
So what took companies so long to get high-speed access to consumers? Internal inertia certainly played a role, but the scope of the task facing the industries was daunting -- and expensive.
To offer cable-modem service to lower Manhattan, for instance, Time Warner Cable had to replace the coaxial cable and amplifiers that originally formed the core of its cable-TV network with a system of fiber-optic lines and nodes. Fiber-optic lines offer a host of advantages over coaxial cable -- they can carry much more data, and the quality of signals sent over them doesn't degrade, resulting in a more reliable network. Existing coaxial connections were left between the nodes and the homes and apartments they serve.
That upgrade began three years ago and demanded "a huge amount of time and engineering," says Joe DiGeso, vice president and general manager of RoadRunner's New York operation. It also took a considerable amount of money: Mr. DiGeso estimates the cost at about $400 million.
Time Warner Cable, which started offering cable-modem service last September in Manhattan, had nearly 15,000 users by mid-May. By the end of 2000, Mr. DiGeso estimates, cable-modem service will be available for all of Manhattan and Staten Island, 80% of Queens households and as much as 60% of Brooklyn. (Currently, the Bronx and part of Brooklyn are served by Cablevision Systems Corp. in Bethpage, N.Y.) By the spring of 2001, Mr. DiGeso says, the entire New York City franchise area will be cable-modem-ready.
... Cable Leads in Broadband
Broadband service in millions of U.S. households.
Source: Jupiter Communications
Bell Atlantic -- which will become Verizon after its merger with GTE Corp. -- introduced its DSL service in October 1998, beginning in the Pittsburgh and Washington metro areas. By early May, the company had equipped more than 900 of its 2,500 central offices for DSL, and more than 19 million of the 44 million lines in its service area were ready for the service. Bell Atlantic began offering DSL service in New York last July, though the roll-out really gathered speed late last winter. Today, only a handful of the central offices serving the metro area aren't DSL-ready. At the end of May, Bell Atlantic had about 70,000 consumer DSL customers.
DSL uses conventional copper phone lines, something Bell Atlantic sees as a big advantage in the high-speed access wars. It means the U.S. is already wired for broadband, says Jeff Waldhuter, director of Bell Atlantic Network Data Inc., which handles advanced data services. After all, he says, copper phone lines terminate in every home, office and public place, so to deliver high-speed access, Bell Atlantic just has to put smart electronics at each end of these copper lines to allow the lines to transfer data.
Distance, however, is a limiting factor for DSL today. For technical reasons, the current "distance limit" for DSL is about three miles from a central office. If you're among the approximately 40% of Bell Atlantic customers who don't live within that distance or don't qualify for other technical reasons, you'll have to wait for DSL service even if your central office is already equipped.
Learning as They Go
The industries' slow pace in providing more areas with access isn't all bad for consumers.
Installations should get even simpler as the national roll-outs progress. Both industries have been working -- internally and with partners in the computer-hardware industry -- to develop modem standards with an eye toward a day when a PC will ship with a cable or DSL modem already installed.
The cable-TV industry has learned valuable lessons about how many users can share a node without a degradation in service. While 500-user nodes are now fairly common, some of the industry's first roll-outs used 10,000 users as a standard.
Meanwhile, Bell Atlantic and the Baby Bells are working on technological solutions to extend the range of DSL. At the same time, they're looking beyond DSL entirely. Mr. Waldhuter calls DSL "an interim technology" that he expects will be around for 15 years -- during which time Bell Atlantic will bring super-fast fiber-optic lines directly to more customers.
Until that goal is reached, Mr. Waldhuter says, DSL "allows us to get out to them sooner with affordable technology. When you have 40 million customers, it'd take a long time to dig up the streets."
-- Mr. Fry is technology editor for WSJ.com in New York.
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Long ago, I started this blog as my virgin attempt at blogging. After six months, I moved to my own domain and used Movable Type. I have great difficulties understanding MT and merely know how to publish.
Then, I changed to Wordpress and found what a breeze it is. Now, I read that MT is back in the market and try to capture the blogsphere. Will I once again try MT? Maybe yes. Just so that I have some blogging topic to write.
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With the Mayo Civic Center being a hub for concerts and events, staff there are reflecting on safety in the wake of Sunday's shooting in Las Vegas.
The Civic Center says its security often depends on the type of event, but it always has some kind of security presence, including checking bags.
At some events, there will be a metal detector.
The Civic Center says it has a good relationship with Rochester Police, who sometimes sends officers to help at events.
And though the center hasn't had any big issues with safety, the center's managing director says staff are always reviewing security protocols.
"We have more means perhaps to control the entrance points and obviously without the ability to come in from overhead, we're a little more secure just inherently," said Andy Krogstad, Managing Director of the Civic Center. "But we want to make sure again the patrons are safe so we're always reviewing our policies and procedures."
The Mayo Civic Center says all of its staff have gone through active shooter training.
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