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Logging the activity of Smart Connection is useful when troubleshooting any technical issues that may be experienced when working with Smart Connection.
The following types of logging are available:
- Logging network requests
- Generic logging
Logging network requests
Network requests and responses — typically those from SOAP — can be captured for further analysis. Each call is logged in an individual file.
Note: This type of logging is meant to be used temporarily for detailed analysis because the required storage space will grow significantly.
- File: WWSettings.xml file
- Name of option: LogFile
- Location: anywhere between the
<Settings> </Settings>tags
- Values:
- RequestBuffer: the path to where the log files should be stored.
- ResponseBuffer: the path to where the log files should be stored.
- SOAPResponse: the path to where the log files should be stored.
- SOAPRequest: the path to where the log files should be stored.
- Advnaced: set to true when a sub folder needs to be created per session, in which all calls are called sequentially. When not set or set to false, per type of call only the last one will be saved (overwriting any previous one). Required storage space will stay about the same, but now only the last call of each type can be traced and there is no way to determine the call sequence.
- Example:
Important: Make sure to validate the WWSettings.xml file for correct content. See Validating the WWSettings.xml file.
Generic logging
The generic logging mechanism writes information about the internals of Smart Connection to a log file. This file is named as follows:
- For InDesign: WWLog_InDesign.txt
- For InCopy: WWLog_InCopy.txt
The location of these log files is:
- Mac OS: /Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/WoodWing.noindex/
- Windows: Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\WoodWing\
In order to prevent these files from growing to enormous file sizes, Smart Connection creates a new file at the start of each session and stores the old file in a separate folder, using the date as the folder name.
Areas that can be logged
Specific areas have been identified which can be included or excluded from logging:
- SCPro-MCV: Smart Connection panel related logging
- SCEnt-Workspace: Workflow actions related logging
- SCEnt-Logon: Logon/logoff related logging
- SCEnt-DIME: Logging about handling DIME attachments
- SCEnt-SOAP: Logging about handling SOAP requests
- SCEnt-HTTP: Logging on http requests
- SCEnt-HTTPTimer: Timing of http requests
Enabling Generic logging
Generic logging can be enabled through the WWSettings.xml file or through a preference.
WWSettings.xml file
- File: WWSettings.xml file
- Name of option: Logging
- Location: anywhere between the
<Settings> </Settings>tags
- Values:
- level: Defines the type of information that should be logged:
- 0 = All. Everything is logged. The logs contains general information about the process.
- 2 = Info. Logging information of level 'Info', 'Warning' and 'Error' are logged.
- 5 = Warning. Logging information of level 'Warning' and 'Error' are logged. The log contains information about actions that may potentially lead to problems.
- 8 = Error. Logging information of level 'Error' is logged. The log contains information about errors during the processing in InDesign/InCopy.
- allareas: Defines if all areas that can be logged are included or only the areas listed (see Logging specific areas only below.):
- 0 = Only the listed areas are logged.
- 1 = All areas are logged.
- Example:
<Logging level="0" allareas="1"></Logging>
Important: Make sure to validate the WWSettings.xml file for correct content. See Validating the WWSettings.xml file.
Logging specific areas only
Instead of logging all areas, specific areas can be targeted or excluded. This is done by using the following elements:
- <Area>: The defined area is ignored when 'allareas' is set to "1".
- <ExArea>: The defined area is ignored when 'allareas' is set to "0".
Example Here, 'allareas' is set to zero, meaning that only the listed areas are logged which in this case are SCEnt-Workspace and SCEnt-Logon.
When InDesign is connected to WoodWing's Elvis DAM system through the Elvis InDesign plug-in, logging can be enabled through a preference:
Preferences > WoodWing > Enable Logging
For more information, see Enabling logging for the Elvis InDesign client for Elvis 6.
Document history
- 30 September 2018: Added section 'Preference' to section 'Enabling Generic logging'


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"Ripping off" controversies aside, Hi-Rez Studios' MOBA PvP shooter game, Paladins, has cultivated quite a devoted community of gamers. This, of course, breeds not from the reductive perception of mainstream gamers that the game is merely the poor man's Overwatch, Blizzard's more polished, more expensive MOBA game which rivals Paladins in terms of gameplay.
On this post—a two-parter series I'm writing with Ritz (who's arguing for the case of Overwatch)—I list down five reasons why I think Paladins is a superior game than Overwatch.
Before that, some housekeeping: I've played only a couple of hours of Overwatch, but in those few hours I've concluded that, 1.) I enjoy it and can definitely relate to the millions of people who are devoted to playing it, and 2.) it is a fundamentally different game to Paladins, so take the following reasons as a means to make clearer those differences that will hopefully help you decide which game you'd enjoy more.
If you're an Overwatch fan, I hope you'll still love me.
Paladins is free-to-play
The most obvious reason why you'd want to pick-up Paladins over Overwatch is money. If you want to hold on to your dear dollars, Paladins is the better choice.
Being a free-to-play game (Overwatch costs 40USD on PC), Paladins draws in some setbacks. The production design, for one, is less sophisticated than Overwatch's famously Pixar-like environments and characters. However, with the overall quality that we're getting for zero dollars, Paladins is definitely worth your while.
It's also worth to note that Paladins is still in beta and that means two things: 1.) there are a lot of things the developers would want to improve on, and 2.) there are virtually endless possibilities where the developers could take this game, which makes it, at least to me, that much more exciting.
Paladins wears your computer less
If you're running these games on PC, you might want to consider Paladin's lighter weight graphics. Sure, Overwatch boasts a gorgeous, more dynamic animation, but that comes at meager processing power to none. If you're running Overwatch on PC, make sure you've got ample supply of power.
Paladins' card system and item shop make for a dynamic, deeper gameplay
Let's talk gameplay. Obviously, there's a long list of pros and cons to both games, but let's look at what Paladins is currently thriving at. This, to me, these are the game's card system and item shop.
The way you power up your champion in Paladins is by using a deck of cards called "loadouts" and through an in-battle boosters which you pay with in-battle game credits. While I agree that this nullifies characters' base skill, it's also because of this that the gameplay is rendered more dynamic. You can assume that the opponent team has a champion poised as Support, but with the right cards and skill, that character might pull the rug under you and cause troubling damage, costing you the game.
Paladins' micro-transactions have greater in-game value
Both Paladins and Overwatch have micro-transactions. Because the former has the card system, the loots carry more in-game value versus the latter's which only carry skins whose purpose are only purely cosmetic.
Paladins' character selection has higher stakes
Unlike in Overwatch, the character you select in Paladins pre-battle has higher stakes. In Overwatch, you can swap out heroes mid-battle. In Paladins, you can't. This pushes the player to really think through team composition, loadouts, and skill. This, in my opinion, shows the biggest difference in the respective mindsets both games are putting players. It forces the player to use skill despite and in spite of the power-ups available.
Bonus: Horses!
The proper in-game term is "mount", and they help you gallop faster into the action. A conspiracy theory: Paladins is the MOBA adaptation of My Little Ponies.
If you haven't yet, check out Ritz's arguments for the case of Overwatch, here:


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Proposed Changes to East Asian Width
Asmus Freytag
Related documents: L2/01-189, L2/01-223
Since the first classifications of characters by East Asian Width (the early drafts are now about five years old) the landscape has changed in two important ways:
These changes need to be reflected in an adjustment to the EAW properties.
Contrary to expectations, new legacy character sets are being created. The most important ones are JIS X0213 and GB 18030. GB 18030 adds the complete repertoire of the Unicode Standard, and the Chinese government requires all vendors to support it. Normally this would lead to a reclassification of all neutral characters to A, since formally all characters now occur in an East Asian legacy character set. However doing so clearly reduces the usefulness of the EAW property in practice (see also I.2).
At the same time there are some character sets, like JIS X0212 that were included in the character sets used to determine the EAW assignments, but widespread support for this set did not materialize, and the advent of JIS X0213 makes it unlikely for the future.
As a result, we need to explicitly define the legacy character sets that we are using to create the mappings. See II.1 for a concrete proposal.
Many EA legacy character sets contain a copy of the Greek and Cyrillic alphabet, and some contain a set of accented Latin characters, in addition to the set of Full-Width ASCII characters. As stated in document L2/01-223, it is becoming common practice, to use treat these alphabetic characters (with the exception of Full-Width ASCII) as narrow characters, i.e. use Western fonts and line layout behaviors for them. In essence their use as wide characters has been recognized as an artifact of their being included in the double-byte portion of legacy character sets, as opposed to an inherent property.
If we accept that this development is occurring, then, as a result, we need to re-think the assignment of the ambiguous or A property. Currently, it expresses a simple set relation: "occurs in EA legacy sets as well as in non-EA sets". For the implementer, it is clearly useful to further identify the subset that actually must get treated in a context dependent manner (such as the ellipsis, etc). See II.1 for a concrete proposal.
Context based disambiguation has proven more difficult in practice than anticipated at first. Context information to guide software is commonly unavailable or unreliable. This is particularly true for web-based implementations. This is documented in more detail in L1/01-223. As a result, the support of ambiguous characters as narrow characters – where possible – has increased. For certain classes of characters, in particular punctuation, this is not possible. The goal should be to not introduce future ambiguous characters.
Additional detail changes from a recent review of EAW properties as specified in document L2/01-189 Updates to East Asian Width should be applied.


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I have now completed 8 nights on the ResMed S9 Autoset with H5i and ResMed Swift FX nasal pillows mask. I use a chin strap to prevent mouth breathing and I don't use the Ramp feature or the EPR (haven't tried it yet). I had a sleep study over a year ago, split session and they used a pressure of 6 cm. My AHI was 23 in test session and 2.7 in therapy session although the former lasted only 135 minutes and the latter only 22 min. My sleep doctor wanted to do another sleep study for titration but I declined (he wasn't very happy) and just got the Autoset and decided to do my own at-home titration - won't see the doctor again for a few months. I had the machine set at 4-12 and then raised the upper end to 12.6 as I seemed to be bumping up against the upper end in a couple of my sessions. My results so far have been good, at least I think so based on what I read on this board.
Usage: 51.54 with 7 days >4 hours (not sleeping all this time but I can tolerate the mask - get up once or twice a night). Median is 6.5 hours with 6.29 the average. I had one bad night due to nasal congestion where I really had a hard time breathing and took the mask off after 3 hours.
AI/AHI: AI is 1.1 (OA .5, CA .5, Unk .1) and Hypo is .3 for AHI of 1.4.
Last night was my best night with AI of .9 (OA .5 CA .4), HI .2 and AHI 1.1.
Leak: Almost nothing with median of 0 and 95th percentile of 1.2. Max leak is 132.6 which I think has to do with taking the mask off without turning the machine off first - I used the auto-on and auto-off feature so I think this affects the leak?
Pressure: Median is 8.2, 95th is 11.6 and max is 12.5 (my upper setting is 12.6). On my detailed reports I saw some high pressures around 14 but mostly lower than that.
Not sure what other data is relevant.
Other Items:
On 5 of 8 nights, I had more CA's than OA's. On one night I had 2.6 CA's per hour with no OA's and HA of 1.3 for an AHI of 3.9 which has been my highest. Don't know what this means if anything?
I started out with medium size pillows and switched to the small pillows on night 7 and 8. Night 7 was the bad congestion night but night 8 I did much better as the pillows were more comfortable.
I seem to experience some difficulty breathing for several minutes when I start out each night while the machine moves up from 4 cm to something closer to my Median/Average which is around 6 cm. Would it make sense to increase the lower setting say to 5 cm to help relieve this initial breathing issue?
Guess that is it - still trying to figure out what all the data means. I would appreciate any thoughts or comments anyone has.


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The SLA Science Department hosts a conversation about how to use common planning time for reflection, observation, and self-directed professional development.
History, history
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Dialogue, conversation, stories. Talk with us about making history come alive for students. What do you need to make primary sources work in your classroom? We'll discuss historical digital collections and critique online history resources. Chocolate provided.
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Assisting students in the 'making of meaning' is one of the paramount goals of education. This goal is more readily attained with connections within and throughout disciplines of study. In an attempt to 'un-silo' the content and concepts, we will discuss practical examples of interdisciplinarity and suggestions for growing such connective cognitive tissue in your own learning environments.
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I agree with your editorial "Reporters acting otherwise" (Oct. 27). The First Amendment does not protect journalists who use deceit to get a story. But more important than the case cited is the need to deal with the Constitution's First Amendment, ratified in 1791. Simply said, the First Amendment, as it applies to our multifaceted news media, is inadequate. Today's conglomerate media embody a plethora of media besides print. Radio, TV, and cable are making way for a cornucopia of innovations, as computer technology gallops ahead.
In light of the foregoing, let's go back to the First Amendment, which is merely one sentence long. It's no secret that today's press has the power to influence public opinion - sometimes adversely when it is predisposed with bias and/or prejudice towards issues both political and ideological. The First Amendment can not shield the news for ulterior purposes. More definitive language would safeguard everyone's freedom, the press included.
Gene Valentino Montgomery Village, Md.
Moroccan's populist touch?
Your article "Just crowned and shaking up the Mideast" (Oct. 28) seems to put a very glossy touch on the actions of the new Moroccan King. Or maybe it's just a case of "populist touch" being such a subjective term. The people killed in the southern town of Laayoune recently wouldn't see him in such a light. Or even the residents of the Rif region who had to put up with what seemed like half the Moroccan Army guaranteeing his security on a recent visit.
As for a "rapturous welcome" in the Rif, well, I think you are being a little economical with the truth. Mohammed hasn't changed anything for the better, yet. His move away from civilian to more militarized power in the southern provinces illustrate that. Moving Basri is one thing, but instituting real change is another.
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Regarding "Get out of debt one dime at a time" (Oct.25): Thank you for encouraging readers to get out of debt. Not only is it necessary to budget your money wisely as stated in the article, but it is also necessary to differentiate between needs and wants.
As a college student, I have had to learn how to make my money go further. Through writing down everything I buy, I have been able to see what things I truly need and what things I have bought just for enjoyment. I agree with the statement, "Getting out of debt is not just about improving your finances, it's about improving your quality of life." I encourage the Monitor to publish more articles that can help readers like myself to improve our standard of living.
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Regarding "A last hurrah for urban liberals?" (Nov. 1): Your depiction of Willie Brown as a traditional liberal mayor is inaccurate. His administration here has been characterized by his pro-business stance and antihomeless policies. I would not call a mayor who wants to impound shopping carts from homeless people a liberal. Many of us who live in San Francisco see Willie Brown as a mayor who is selling the city to the highest bidders for political gain. His business partners and minority hiring contracts are being investigated. He would like to push out the homeless population to make the city more attractive to tourism. He may have the support of Jesse Jackson and Bill Clinton, and he may have a national reputation as a liberal, but his local reputation is very different.
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Visalia Fox Theatre
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Built at the beginning of the Great Depression, the Fox Theatre in Visalia was a smaller version of its more grandiose cousins in cities like Los Angeles. It opened on February 27, 1930 with George O'Brien in "Lone Star Ranger" and Laurel & Hardy in "Night Owls". It was equipped with a Robert Morton 2 Manual pipe organ, which came from a theatre in Los Angeles.
The Robert Morton organ was sold and removed from the building in August 1956. In an attempt to increase business, the Fox Theatre was triplexed in 1976. The Fox Theatre continued to show movies for the next 20 years but with the 1996 opening of a twelve-screen megaplex at a nearby mall, the beleaguered Visalia Fox Theatre shut its doors after sixty-six magical years, on November 7, 1996 with "A Long Kiss Goodbye"
Soon after, The Friends of the Fox took over the theatre and it was returned to a single screen auditorium. They have renovated the theatre and raised money for its rebirth as a community and performing arts center. It reopened on November 20, 1999 with composer/pianist Marvin Hamlish appearing on stage.
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Was in Visalia on 9-24 for the "annual gang of HS classes" picnic at Mooneys Grove. Bought from Ron Burris a 200 page pictorial history book of Visalia from 1850-1950. Very few pix of the theaters, but very entertaining and rewarding. I believe he still has some more. If you did not save your old pictures but knew Visalia for a bunch of years, this is a worthwhile treat.
The Fox is very sharp. It puts on great productions as well as the usual. Many thanks and kudos to the Restoration Committee, Crew, Grunts et al and especially to Mrs. Dresser. Pete Sweeney is at home again as was I, aka Bryce, on dragging Main before looking for the Oval Drivein!!
Here are three vintage pictures from the Tulare County Library:
The beginning of construction on the Fox
Thanks, Joe. These pics were also in the book mentioned above. Now I know the source.
Ken names FOUR theaters of downtown Visalia. Could there have been a FIFTH existing at the same time around 1940 – 1965? In prox '48-'49 I worked at the Fox until 10:00 PM, then 'closed' the one maybe three blocks east on the south side of Main. Which one was that?
Here is an undated photo of the Fox:
- Theatre Visalia (torn down when the Fox opened)
- Fox Theatre
- Visalia Theatre (built in the late 1940s or early 1950s)
- Drive-In (south Mooney Blvd.)
Are there others?
In the '60s, everyone from Mt. Whitney High School went to the Sequoia Drive-In east of town. The Mooney Drive-In wasn't considered to be as "cool" as the Sequoia.
Belated reply to Tom DeLay's question of Aug 8, 2007: The L.A. Library's California Index contains a card quoting an item in a 1912 edition of The Rounder, which says that motion pictures were doing splendid business at the Bell Theatre in Visalia.
The Index also has a few cards citing 1910s and 1920s articles about plans for construction of theaters in Visalia, but names are not given for any of them, and its not clear which, if any, of these projects were actually completed.
Also, the June 26, 1943, issue of Boxoffice Magazine mentions a Bijou Theatre then operating in Visalia.
An interesting item in the October 7, 1946, issue of Boxoffice is a brief obituary of Okanosake Nakamichi, who it said had operated a theater in Visalia from 1911 until he was relocated to a prison camp in 1942. The name of the theater was not given, but given the prevailing attitude among Californians of that period I would imagine it served only Asian patrons.
A 2011 photo can be seen here.
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After 9/11, the U.S. did its best not to allow that crisis to 'go to waste' and worked hard to sell a bill of goods to the American people that groups of rogue militants were dead set on destroying America, and that an ideological War on Terror must be fought to stop this new threat. But a little more than a decade later, the veil of propaganda has been lifted as those who had an ear to hear came to realize that not only was Al Qaeda a construct of the U.S. government, but according to a Pentagon report disseminated by a few former intelligence officers on June 8, ISIS as well was not only created in part by Washington, but allowed to grow as part of their foreign policy objectives.
In essence, not only is the War on Terror dead, but over time we have been discovered to be the global terrorists.
Two weeks ago, courtesy of the investigative work of Nafeez Ahmed whose deep dig through a recently declassified and formerly Pentagon documents released earlier by Judicial Watch FOIA, we learned that Western governments deliberately allied with al-Qaeda and other Islamist extremist groups to topple Syrian dictator Bashir al-Assad. In his words: "According to the newly declassified US document, the Pentagon foresaw the likely rise of the 'Islamic State' as a direct consequence of the strategy, but described this outcome as a strategic opportunity to "isolate the Syrian regime."
Now, in a follow up piece to his stunning original investigative report titled "Secret Pentagon report reveals West saw ISIS as strategic asset Anti-ISIS coalition knowingly sponsored violent extremists to 'isolate' Assad, rollback 'Shia expansion", Nafeez Ahmed reveals that according to leading American and British intelligence experts, the previously declassified Pentagon report confirms that the West accelerated support to extremist rebels in Syria, despite knowing full well the strategy would pave the way for the emergence of the 'Islamic State' (ISIS). – Zerohedge
Many Americans have believed for awhile that the U.S. government has been either complicit, or physically involved in supporting terrorist activity. And like the revelations that there were no WMD's in Iraq after the Bush Administration took us to war for more than a decade over a lie, so too has the creation of the surveillance state and militarized law enforcement been the ultimate objectives of instigating a fake war on an ideology.
Since the end of World War II America has fought wars using two different armies and two different forms of foreign policy. On the surface is the Department of Defense, which is at least publicly answerable to the world and the American people for actions they undertake through the Executive Branch and from votes out of Congress. But what is rarely seen are the objectives and actions of the second military, which not only uses NGO mercenaries and hired thugs to topple governments and assassinate citizens and foreign leaders alike, but in some cases, like with ISIS and Al Qaeda, work in opposition to the public policies of the DoD.
This of course is what is happening with ISIS right now. We are sending military support to attack ISIS while at the same time the intelligence agencies are directing ISIS to fight against the DoD.
Anytime a government declares a war on an ideology, the true mission is the subjugation of their own people using lies and propaganda to point at a bogeyman enemy, rather than the real target. And with this revelation that the Pentagon not only knew of ISIS, but was complicit in their formation and goals, there is no shred of credibility left with Washington, nor with the missions tied to the fake War on Terror.
Kenneth Schortgen Jr is a writer for Secretsofthefed.com, Examiner.com, Roguemoney.net, and To the Death Media, and hosts the popular web blog, The Daily Economist. Ken can also be heard Wednesday afternoons giving an weekly economic report on the Angel Clark radio show.


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Earlier today Google rolled out their Instant Previews feature for mobile devices like iPhone. The feature adds elegant thumbnail previews to your search results and works perfectly on your iPhone or iPod touch, even bearing a resemblance to the way Mobile Safari handles tab management.
Instant Previews has been available on the desktop since last year but I never found myself actually using it. I've only been playing with it on my iPhone for a few minutes but can already tell you I'll be using Instant Previews a lot more on the go than I ever did on the desktop. Just tap the little magnifying glass next to your search results to see Instant Previews in action.
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Fangs, Vampire Spy: Operation Golden Bum
Our October children's chapter book of the month is Fangs, Vampire Spy: Operation Golden Bum.
Meet Special Agent Fangs Enigma – the world's greatest vampire spy – and his werewolf sidekick Puppy Brown as they battle society's worst criminal monster minds. Recruited by secret intelligence agency MP1 (Monster Protection, 1st division) his mission is to stop the world's super(natural) villains and monster criminals from realising their evil plans.
In Operation: Golden Bum, Agents Fangs and Brown are drafted in to investigate a string of high-profile robberies. The presence of an unidentifiable foul smell at all of the crime scenes leads MP1 to suspect that this is no ordinary robber but one with magical abilities. Can the world's greatest vampire spy and his sidekick sniff out the thief before he puts his stinker of a plan into action?
Fangs: Vampire Spy is a new series of comedy horror adventures from the bestselling author of Scream Street, Tom Donbavand.
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Sure to be a massive hit with all children aged 7+, the Fangs: Vampire Spy series holds a certain pun-filled, cheeky charm for reluctant-reader boys, who won't be able to get enough of these hilarious global monster-beating adventures. Find out more on the Fangs: Vampire Spy website.
About the author
Tommy Donbavand was born in Liverpool and has worked at a number of careers that include clown, actor, theatre producer, storyteller and writer. Fangs: Vampire Spy is his second series for Walker. His first was Scream Street. Tommy lives in Rossendale, Lancashire with his family.
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The Twenty is Andrew Jackson, for whom information on his religious views is scarce all the way around.
Here's someone I'll be sending a fiver to.http://www.atheistthinktank.net/thinktank/index.php?topic=4996.msg106209#msg106209David Campbellc/o Ridgeview High School466 Madison Ave.Orange Park, FL 32065
Question: For the purposes of the FDC, I think I will henceforth be sending money with the "In God We Trust" marked out. However, I'd like to discuss the symbolism involved in potentially switching the notes used. The five has got Lincoln's face on it. Lincoln was frequently known to appeal to religion in his speeches. George Washington, by all accounts, supported secularism, but neither is the case clear that he held no personal godbelief. The Ten has Hamilton, who apparently lived a largely non-religious life, but is reputed to have embraced some theism late in life (Obviously, rumors like this are easier to find years after the person has deceased, when it becomes suddenly important to prove the "Founding Fathers" wanted Santa and Baby Jesus carved into every governmental building.). The Twenty is Andrew Jackson, for whom information on his religious views is scarce all the way around. The Fifty is Ulysses Grant and the Hundo is Ben Franklin. Franklin would be an ideal person, but $100 is a bit steep. The only other option is the Deuce, with Jefferson on it. Jefferson is widely recognized as a "deist", whatever that means. Of these, maybe someone here would like to make a suggestion for the best course.Too bad we don't have a ten-pound note with Darwin on it like the Brits. That'd be perfect. Fourteen bucks wouldn't be too bad, as I sort of anticipated having to do at least a couple of these FDC donations a month, and experience now shows that it is substantially fewer than that.
You believe evolution and there is no evidence for that. Where is the fossil record of a half man half ape. I've only ever heard about it in reading.
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Budding practitioners of science have created 35,000 maps in Portal 2's new puzzle maker, The Perpetual Testing Inititive, after it was released on Tuesday. To celebrate this achievement, Valve have cut the price on both Portal 2 and Skyrim, both of which take advantage of the Steam Workshop. That isn't all that is on offer this weekend though, and we have a full round-up after the jump.Click here to read more...
Portal 2 will be receiving a free DLC pack on May 8th, Valve revealed today. The Perpetual Training initiative acts as a simplified puzzle editor, allowing players to create their own challenges and share them via Steam Workshop. We'll naturally be able to download and rate content from other players, providing yet another reason to keep playing Valve's sensational puzzler.
The Perpetual Training Initiative has only been dated for PC and Mac - console versions haven't yet been announced. With Valve making headlines recently due to scurrilous rumours and intruiging speculation, it's great to see some concrete details emerge from the coy studio - and especially when it concerns awesome free stuff.
Just a quick PSA: the free Peer Review DLC pack for Portal 2 is now available for download (as promised) on Xbox Live, automatic Steam update and the PlayStation Network. The co-op testing track delivers new challenges for P-Body and Atlas, the adorable robotic BFFs from the original cooperative campaign, as well as some singleplayer content and leaderboards.
Note, however, that the content pack weighs in at a massive 1.37 GB. It might be time for a bit of spring hard drive cleaning for console owners.
Portal 2's Aperture testing duo P-Body and Atlas are back on October 4th in a chunk of DLC titled 'Peer Review'. The best part? It's completely free! The add-on will download automatically via Steam on PC and Mac, and will be available on PSN and XBLA starting Tuesday.
Alongside the new co-op testing track, which will see you run into GLaDOS once again, the DLC will offer both singleplayer and co-op Challenge Modes along with Leaderboards.
Get testing on Tuesday!
Our industry is obsessed with sequels. Just look at 2011's upcoming slate, for example; Gears of War 3, Arkham City, Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3, Elder Scrolls V. We're not complaining - not now, anyway - but it has made us think; what's the best follow-up yet this generation? We've had a whole host of excellent new IPs and long overdue successors. But what sequel has impressed us the most?
Now, before we dive in, a few ground-rules. First; to make this list, said sequel must follow up a game exclusive to this generation. So the likes of Fable 2 and so on and so forth don't count. Second; this must be the second entry in a series; not a third or a forth. Now we've got that out of the way, let's get cracking shall we!
We'll level with you; Bioshock is nowhere near as good as the original. It doesn't even come close. That said, living up to Irrational's dystopian underwater epic is a tall order. And while developers 2K Marin couldn't quite replicate the same sense of wonder, dread and jaw-dropping spectacle as Levine, they did deliver a solid, polished experience with a surprisingly robust and enjoyable multiplayer component. The created a game that could never really have the same impact, but they certainly made a slicker, smoother, more challenging FPS experience and for that, they should be commended.Click here to read more...
We sort of liked Portal 2 here at Dealspwn; and by 'sort of', I mean we absolutely bloody loved it! Valve's mind-bending, co-operative masterpiece was a tour de force in game design and narrative genius, and so we couldn't be happier to report that it has sold over three million copies since its April release. That's according to Valve's head honcho, Gabe Newell.Click here for more
Valve have gone and announced the release of Portal 2's soundtrack in a three part musical bundle entitled 'Songs To Test By', for absolutely free. Mike Morasky's mechanical masterpiece provided a cracking backdrop for the events of Portal 2 - and were procedurally-generated in the game too, though it's doubtful the soundtrack itself will adapt to your own actual daily life.Click here for more details...
Well, surprise, surprise! LA Noire's jumped straight in at Number 1 in this week's UK Games Charts and my guess is that it'll stay in the top three for at least the next couple of weeks. Rockstar's Detective saga is jam packed full of content and I had a wicked time investigating away and busting criminals over the weekend! That's not to say it's a perfect game by any means, there are a couple of areas that could do with a bit of polish, but it's wonderful to see the story unfold before your eyes.Click here to see who made the Top Ten this week!
When we cornered Valve's Chet Faliszek for an interview at a recent EA Showcase, we were quick to ask him whether the venerable Source engine was finally running out of steam (no pun intended). His answer was that they'd "keep adapting it" to suit their requirements - and Valve have now confirmed that they have no plans to create a new engine in the near future. However, they are apparently keeping an interested eye on the facial animation software displayed by Rockstar's upcoming L.A. Noire. Valve also plan to stay out of the engine licensing race - and we have the full details below.
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Game on! Portal 2 got a big, fat, full ten from us last month, and with good reason. But there were still one or two questions hanging over the game's staying power in the long-term. Now, however, in typical Valve fashion, the doors have been blasted wide open to give folks the chance to create their own fiendishly puzzling testing chambers as well as music, sound effects, skins and character models.


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PhD position for:
biologist / physical geographer / (civil) hydraulic engineer
Vacancy number CEME-RE-08417
General background:
The department of Spatial Ecology of the CEME (http://www.nioo.knaw.nl) and the department of Community and Conservation Ecology Group at the University of Groningen (http://www.rug.nl/biologie/onderzoek/onderzoekgroepen/cocon/people/index) study how a fundamental understanding of i) interactions between organisms and their physical environment (i.e., how do currents and waves determine the living conditions of organisms and vice versa) and ii) the interactions between species (i.e., who eats what and how does that affect populations) can be used for sustainable management of salt marshes.
Research topic / Job description:
Salt marshes are important habitats along the Dutch coast, providing feeding grounds for migratory birds. Salt-marsh development is however increasingly threatened by sea-level rise and overgrazing by increasing goose populations. Salt marshes that are not grazed by geese are well able to keep up with sea-level rise by reducing hydrodynamic energy and trapping sediment within their tall vegetation. It is unknown how shortening of the vegetation by grazing reduces the ability to trap sediment and keep up with sea-level rise. Trapping sediment enhances the fertility of the marsh, and thereby canopy height. Too tall vegetation hampers bird grazing. Hence, implications of sea-level rise for the ability of salt marshes to continue to support large populations of grazing birds are also unknown thus far. Present project will unravel how the interacting effect of marsh vegetation, hydrodynamics, sediment trapping and bird grazing affect the future development of salt marshes. This will be done by combining ecological and physical field studies, flume experiments and hydrodynamic modeling by two PhD students:
PhD 1 will study experimentally how (1) grazing intensity, (2) sediment fertility and (3) patchiness in the landscape affect the mechanistic relationship between vegetation characteristics and sedimentation/erosion processes. (For information on PhD-position 1, please contact Prof.dr. j.p.bakker@...)
PhD 2 will study experimentally the large-scale hydrodynamic and sedimentation processes and incorporate the results in a spatially explicit hydrodynamic model that can be used to predict long-term, large-scale dynamics of salt marshes in relation to grazing intensity, sediment fertility and patchiness.
We are currently looking for a candidate for PhD-position 2
Requirements for PhD 2:
We are looking for a biologist or physical geographer or (civil) hydraulic engineer with a strong interest in the interaction between biological and physical processes as may occur in salt marshes. The candidate must be able to design and carry out experiments, and to analyse the results. Experience with mathematical modeling is a strong asset. Management skills and a good feeling for statistical interpretation of the results is essential to the job. Candidates should be capable to clearly report on their results, both orally and in writing. Candidates have in depth knowledge of their own research area, and are willing to extend this knowledge in other research areas that are crucial to the job. Supervision will be given by a multidisciplinary team of scientists.
The research should result in the successful defense of a PhD thesis.
The appointment will be initially for 1 year, which will be extended to 4 year provided that the applicant has proven to be well suited for the job. The project will start fall 2008.
The gross salary starts at ? 2000,- per month in the 1st year, and will gradually increase to a maximum of ? 2558,- per month in the 4th year.
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Written applications for PhD 2, vacancy number CEME-RE-08417, should be sent before 9th July 2008 sent to Prof. Dr. C.H.R. Heip, director NIOO-CEME, P.O. Box 140, 4400 AC Yerseke, The Netherlands or by e-mail to a.visser@....
The Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO) is a top research institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). It comprises three centers: the Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology (CEME) in Yerseke, the Centre for Limnology (CL) in Nieuwersluis, and the Centre for Terrestrial Ecology (CTE) in Heteren.


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Jan Klinger becomes 3D-Micromac's new Head of Sales
On May 1, 2017, Jan Klinger took over as new Head of Sales of 3D-Micromac AG, the industry leader in laser micromachining and roll-to-roll laser systems for the photovoltaic, medical device and electronics markets, based in Chemnitz, Germany. He is now responsible for all the company's sales activities. In his new role, he will report directly to the CEO Tino Petsch.
He is supported by Thomas Goldschmidt, who is responsible for the sales processes in the company in his function as team manager Sales Administration. Thomas Goldschmidt has been working for 3D-Micromac AG since October 2015.
Jan Klinger has industry knowledge relevant to 3D-Micromac and formerly worked in sales and key account management at HSEB Dresden GmbH and in the Sales, Service and Technology departments of Applied Materials. He will strengthen the existing sales team and will primarily be responsible for tapping into new market segments and further expanding the international sales network.
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Recently I made another attempt to get good KAP photos of the Happy Valley Reservoir from the park on its eastern side. Not a dog-owner was in sight this time - good! Nothing against them, but people walking and playing with dogs simply does not mix well with doing KAP.
Circumstances on the day dictated doing the flying between 1pm and 3pm. A risk in the warm sunny conditions, due to inevitable rough air up there. So the ever-reliable Multi-Dowel Barn Door kite was selected. It has never let me down in light-to-moderate winds!
Last time, only the flight which took video got high enough to see the water. So stills had to be taken from video. No such problem on this session though, despite having to wait for a lengthy gust to get the kite up.
The panoramic photo below shows a small section of the pale-brown West embankment of the reservoir. Just like last time, except from a slightly different view point. Play 'spot Tim's white Lantra' in the enlarged version. The car does its best to sneak into various KAP panoramas or even aerial shots from time to time!
Overall, the weather this time was remarkably similar to last time. As before, a line of Cumulus clouds stretched right up and down the Flinders Ranges, some of which you can see in the panorama. The sky was almost blue over most of Adelaide.
Winds were light, but not as light as last time. With every thermal lifting off or passing through, a worrying amount of leaf noise would be generated in the nearby tall gum trees. Would it overpower the kite?
Once again, doing all the setting up of line, rig and kite was sweaty work. The temperature turned out to be just below 35 degrees C at the time.
Lifter: The Multi-Dowel Barn Door kite. I plain forgot to attach drogues to steady the kite's motion. But with launching so marginal today, it was perhaps for the better. Even so, the kite descended right to the grass before I could ready the camera for its second sequence of shots.
KAP Rig: Bamboo skewer cradle, suspended from a Half-Picavet line. Camera pointing down-wind, with direction adjusted between flights to capture the entire reservoir. Perhaps other wind directions would allow just two photos to capture the entire extent of the water.
Camera: Pentax Optio WG-2 with built-in intervalometer. For the aerial shots, EV was set to -0.7 and focus was fixed on infinity. Auto ISO ended up on 125 with a shutter speed of 1/1500th.
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Three panoramic photos were taken with the aid of the little yellow chair which is marked with the appropriate angles. The camera stitches 3 photos into one. The best panorama appears near the top of this page.
After laying about 60 meters (200 feet) of line, I walked out with the camera, the bamboo cradle and the Multi-Dowel Barn Door kite.
The first job was to check the camera settings and insert it into the bamboo cradle. Next, the two sides of the Half-Picavet suspension were unwound and attached to the flying line. Finally, the big Barn Door kite was rigged and launched without much trouble in the next hefty gust.
With the camera suspended right in front of me, a small tweak ensured that it was pointing in roughly the right direction. Then it was time to carefully walk back to the kite's anchor-point, letting the flying line slip through my hand and under my arm. This worked OK since the average wind speed was quite light. If everything tightened up, I just slowed down a bit.
During the walk-back, the kite hung fairly low. At one point it was necessary to stop completely to allow some gain of height.
Back at the anchor-point, it didn't take long for the kite to smoothly gain height until it was hovering around 40 degrees or so most of the time. A bit low, but it was right near the bottom of its wind range and carrying the KAP rig on the line. A patch of rising air helped the kite up much higher, as evidenced by some of the resulting photos.
It looked like the camera had been pointing slightly to the South, so on bringing the rig back in, I tweaked the moveable bamboo cradle about 20 degrees anti-clockwise for the next sequence of shots. With a 4-minute delay before the first photo went off, there was just a little pressure to re-launch the kite quickly. The kite had descended all the way to the grass while I wasn't looking!
This time I had used a steel carabiner to slip along the flying line and bring the KAP rig down. So now it was a matter of reversing the procedure. Walking back with a finger holding one end of the shiny steel loop and the flying line slipping through the other.
Towards the end of this second flight, things got interesting, with a massive thermal forming right over the field! I could even see the cloud starting to form, several thousand feet above. The big blue Barn Door got sucked right up to vertical, and pulled the line tight while it was there. The hapless KAP rig swung every which way, doing a spot of KAP pole-dancing around the line.
After a couple of anxious minutes and a couple of vertical dives downwind from overhead, the big kite steadied and the whole setup returned to normal. As if nothing had happened. Whew.
KAP is often something of an adventure. But I think the photos were much better this time...
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Experience Egypt
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Many package holidays to Egypt centre around Cairo, but Luxor is also an excellent option. The Valley of the Kings is where most of the pharaohs were buried, and those tombs are now numbered with a King's Valley or KV prefix. The tombs themselves are open to visitors throughout the summer and winter months.
For a slightly different experience during a holiday to Egypt, head to Aswan. This smaller city is also more relaxed than either Cairo or Luxor, and is the furthest south of the major tourist destinations on the River Nile. It also has something unique to offer, in the form of the Aswan Dam, which is often included as just one stop on a longer bus tour. Generally speaking, this is a sensible way to visit it, as those who do so tend not to spend too long at the site once they have ticked it off of their to-do list.
Alexandria is an awe-inspiring destination for many travellers on Egypt holidays, not so much because of its present-day status, but because of some of its former landmarks. Sadly these did not survive, but still there is a hugely spiritual feeling when you walk through the streets of the modern city and think about what came before. Among those treasures was the Library of Alexandria, believed to have housed all of the great knowledge of the time, which was sadly destroyed in its entirety sometime in the first few centuries AD. The Lighthouse of Alexandria, on the island of Pharos, was up to 150m in height, built around the third century BC. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, it survived about a millennium and a half, until successive earthquakes in the early 1300s brought an equally sad end to the structure.
Wherever you go on holiday in Egypt, you get the sense that you are walking through history. Many cultures and traditions are represented throughout the country, its cities and even in its tourist resorts, instilling evocative and emotional sentiments in the vast majority of those who make the journey to this ancient part of the world.
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Egypt's main landmarks are instantly and universally recognisable. The great pyramids that stand on the outskirts of Cairo are the one remaining Wonder of the Ancient World, still in close to their original condition. The Pyramids of Giza, to use their most common name, date back to the third millennium BC, and were constructed as tombs for the pharaohs.
Outside on the Giza Plateau is another iconic structure often associated with the Pyramids, but standing alone a short distance away. This is the Sphinx, whose name in Greek literally translates as 'Strangler', and the human-headed lion figure represents the sun god Re-Horakhty, known to the Egyptians as Abu el-Hol or the Father of Terror. It is not actually a construction in the same way that the Pyramids are built from millions of individual blocks of stone; in fact, the entirety of the Sphinx is carved from a single block of sandstone and measures 19m wide and 75m long. The missing nose is attributed to troops playing target practice, although nobody is certain whether the British, French or Turks were to blame for this.
Although it is not a form of entertainment as such, a trip to the top of Cairo Tower is a good idea if you are staying in the city. It's a catch-all way to spend an afternoon as you can enjoy a delicious dinner with great views across the cityscape around you. Telescopes can be used for a closer look at particular parts of the city too, and this gives you the perfect opportunity to get a good idea of the 'fabric' of Cairo as a whole, and potentially spot some landmarks or streets that you would like to go and see close up later in your visit.
You might want to head to one of the city's sports clubs, where you can usually buy a day pass as a foreign guest. There are changing rooms on site, along with places to buy food, and your ticket should give you access to the full range of sports available at the relevant club. On particularly hot days during holidays to Cairo, this can be a good way of getting access to a swimming pool for a refreshing dip, and the clubs often also have grounds and gardens where you can simply relax in the sun or in the shade of a tree.
Although the iconic view of the Pyramids can give the impression that Egypt is a desert, it has coastlines on both the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. Seafood forms a hugely important part of the diet during holidays to Egypt, and of speciality dishes of the region. For an authentic taste, buy from a stall located close to a fish market. You may well be given your own choice of exactly which kind of fish you want to be served, and it's always a good sign if the communal tables are occupied by as many local diners as they are by tourists.
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Need to know
The official language you'll find during package holidays to Egypt is Arabic. However, you shouldn't face a language barrier, as European languages are widely spoken. These include French, German, Spanish and Italian, along with English, and they are especially likely to be spoken as a courtesy in the tourist resorts.
The currency on holidays to Egypt is the Egyptian pound, although you will find major currencies including sterling, US dollars and the euro may be widely accepted. Resist the temptation to spend your own currency - you'll get better value by exchanging it. Withdrawing cash from ATMs is a good way to avoid having large amounts of currency with you, or if you want to exchange cash, do it at a bureau de change for better rates than at hotel reception desks. An interesting point is that foreign currency notes may be accepted, but coins are not - and if a local approaches you in the street with a handful of sterling coins, they may actually be hoping to exchange them for Egyptian currency so they can spend them.
International arrivals into Egypt require a visa, which can be obtained at the airport and is valid for a fairly short period of one month. An exception is the popular package holiday destination and coastal area of Sharm el-Sheikh, as you may be allowed in without a visa as long as you don't leave the town.
When choosing Egypt holidays, keep in mind that it has a largely desert climate - think of the sands surrounding the Pyramids and you're along the right lines. Expect it to be very hot and dry in summer, with greater humidity on the coast and the Nile Delta. Pure cotton clothing is sensible for the summer, as it will let your body breathe.
There are a number of international airports in Egypt, giving you several options as to where you land. Cairo, Luxor and Alexandria each have an airport to serve them and it is Cairo that handles the bulk of international air traffic. This is ideal if you want to see the Pyramids, as they are located around two hours from the buildings.
Egypt's airports are served by a range of airlines, flying to both domestic and international destinations. Those booking package holidays to Egypt can choose from a range of airlines flying from UK airports.
If you are planning to fly into Egypt from one of its closest neighbouring countries, it is worth checking beforehand that the route is still in operation, as schedules change quite often. As with any destination, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office issues regularly updated advice on which locations to consider safe and which you should avoid. Check this information before you travel so you can be more confident that the part of the country you intend to visit is not considered to be a cause for concern at the present time.
Strict border controls mean driving to Egypt isn't an option for package holiday-goers, but you can always travel by boat if you don't fancy hopping on a plane. You may have to fly part-way, but can then catch a ferry and enjoy the scenic route.
Egypt is a diverse and varied country, with transport systems to match. If you're looking to travel around the country or simply explore the local area as thoroughly as possible, there are plenty of options open to you.
Long-distance bus services are an alternative, and on the more popular routes you should have a choice of operators for these. You travel at your own risk; some drivers will speed considerably, and Egypt's road safety record is not the best. In the cities, taxi drivers are equally reckless, but they are a convenient way of getting from place to place at a relatively low cost. It is wise to make sure you have all of your belongings with you at the moment you step out of the car - and definitely before you hand your money to the driver.
Almost the entire rail network is state-owned, with regular and frequent services, including along the route from Cairo to Alexandria. Long-distance trains may include sleeper cars for you to rest during the overnight portion of the journey, and it is often said that the relatively small additional cost for First Class accommodation is well worth it. There are caveats, however, such as the risk of trains being fully booked in the peak season, making it worthwhile to buy a ticket in advance if possible. In some circumstances you may find as a foreigner that you are simply not allowed on a certain train due to security restrictions.
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- The Pyramids of Giza were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and are the only entry from the original list to survive intact to this day.
- 'Intact' is open to some debate. The Great Pyramid of Khufu, built using more than two million individual blocks of stone, was originally 146m tall. However, today it stands at 138m, probably due to the outer layer of 'casing stones' having been removed after a 1303 AD earthquake shook them out of position.
- A few casing stones remain in place. Their precision positioning is often said to be so close to perfect that it would be almost impossible to achieve.
- The Pyramids of Giza were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and are the only entry from the original list to survive intact to this day.
- 'Intact' is open to some debate. The Great Pyramid of Khufu, built using more than two million individual blocks of stone, was originally 146m tall. However, today it stands at 138m, probably due to the outer layer of 'casing stones' having been removed after a 1303 AD earthquake shook them out of position.
- A few casing stones remain in place. Their precision positioning is often said to be so close to perfect that it would be almost impossible to achieve.


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My old Kentucky home: DW breaks down this weekend's NASCAR action
Now I admit I am very biased when it comes to Kentucky Speedway. I love the joint. I was fortunate to be asked all those many years ago to join in as a consultant. I was there when they turned the first shovel of dirt and have been along for this bumpy ride, yes, both literally and figuratively.
The short-term goal at the time was to grab the attention of NASCAR and hopefully secure a Camping World Truck Series event. From there the goal became to secure a Nationwide Series event. I told them from Day 1 that while they were focused on their short-term goal, they really needed to take a hard look at the Big Picture. By that I meant they needed to build Kentucky Speedway so that one day it could host a NASCAR Sprint Cup series event.
They were successful in both endeavors. While the track was built to specs to handle a Cup race, the fans flocked to the truck and Nationwide events. The track held 70,000 fans and was filled time after time. Heck for that matter it wasn't uncommon for it to be sold out for an ARCA race and the IndyCar races. That's how hungry and passionate the fans in Ohio, Kentucky plus the surrounding area were to have NASCAR events in their backyard.
The initial investors also made it a point to make the purses big. There was a point where the truck and Nationwide races were second to only Daytona International Speedway in what they paid out to the drivers. That in itself was huge. The investors did everything right in my book, again with the ultimate goal of being able to join the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule.
The problem was it never happened. The battles between the initial investors and NASCAR are well documented and don't need to be rehashed here. That is way long in the rearview mirror now. As good as the initial investors were to work with, personally it was like a dream come true to me when track owner Bruton Smith came onto the scene. Not only did he buy Kentucky Speedway, he upgraded it even further and then moved a Cup date from one of his other tracks to Kentucky Speedway.
Again, the problems the first year have been well documented. While the track and the road system was built to hold those 70,000 fans that always came, when it was time for the very first NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kentucky Speedway, the crowd doubled and Mother Nature wasn't very kind to anyone that weekend.
I was there and I never expected to see so many people. While it was such a beautiful sight, it quickly turned into a nightmare as everyone was overwhelmed. There were fans that came that couldn't get out. There were fans that came and sat for hours in traffic only to finally be turned away. The road system and the parking literally and figuratively were flooded. It was nothing short of a track owner's worst nightmare.
The saving grace is Bruton Smith never has been or ever will be considered a normal track owner. He stood up and admitted the problems. At the same time he looked everyone in the eye and told them they had his word it would be fixed. That's why Bruton remains our sport's No. 1 fan's fan. He cares about the fan and their experience at his tracks, so he went to work like only Bruton can.
He bought more property to expand the parking. He vastly improved the logistical nightmare that comes with getting so many people in and out of a professional sporting event. The Governor of Kentucky also stepped in with help widening and improving the Interstate. So through the sum of all the parts, that became a problem solved.
In the second year obviously some fans were reluctant to go back. It's like going to a restaurant the first time and getting bad food along with bad service. Why go back and spend your hard-earned money there? Luckily the fans that did go back had a great time. When they left they told their friends, who told their friends, etc., etc. So slowly and surely the folks gave Kentucky Speedway another chance.
This past weekend at Kentucky Speedway I probably heard the same two words easily a million times. They were "Keselowski" and "bumpy". The reason I kept hearing about Brad was he was bad fast from the moment he unloaded. He blistered that old surface at 189 miles an hour setting yet another new track record. That in and of itself was nothing short of phenomenal.
Brad had one of those weekends that drivers dream about. He had what is known as max points. He was fastest in practice, he sat on the pole and he dominated the race leading 199 of 267 laps. Probably the only bad thing Brad experienced Saturday night under the lights happened, in all places, Victory Lane. In a freak accident, he cut his hand on a champagne bottle celebrating his win. He had to leave Victory Lane, get some stiches in his hand, change into a clean uniform and return for pictures. Brad's fine, though, and I doubt the cut hand will give him any problems this Saturday night in Daytona.
The other word I heard all weekend, as I mentioned was bumpy. You didn't see one interview by anybody either in the truck, Nationwide or Cup series where they didn't mention the track surface in some form or fashion. The reality is Kentucky Speedway has a very old surface. It's rough and bumpy. It doesn't surprise me that the track is bumpy. Actually I mean it's ironic the track is bumpy cause it sure was a bumpy ride getting Kentucky Speedway to where it is today.
Have no fear, Bruton will take a hard look at what the next step should be at Kentucky Speedway. That track is no different from any of the others he owns. He's constantly looking at ways to improve the fan experience. He listens to what the fans have to say. If there's an idea out there that can make a positive difference, Bruton Smith is the man to latch onto it and put it into motion.
The only thing no one can control — you, me, Bruton or even NASCAR – is Mother Nature. I hated the thunderstorms we had in the area a few hours before the race Saturday night. That always has had and always will continue to have a negative affect on what's called your "walk-up" crowd. A walk-up crowd to any race track is huge. So when fans are thinking about driving over to the track and it's raining at their house, human nature tells you they are going to assume it's also raining at the track and they'll simply stay home. So I know that hurt the overall attendance Saturday night.
For the weather conditions I thought we still had a pretty good crowd. It was simply amazing to me how one team, in this case, Brad's No. 2 bunch was able to get a handle on that old bumpy, worn-out surface better than anyone else. Here is some more irony for you. As I mentioned, Brad led 199 laps. Guess who led the second most laps? It was Brad's teammate, Joey Logano, who led 37 laps. It's just always fascinating to me how on certain weekends, some teams hit right on that magic setup and all the others end up simply racing for second.
Brad kicked everyone's butt. He got his second win of the season. He punched his ticket into the 2014 Chase for the Sprint Cup, and, oh yeah, he got four stitches in his hand. Overall, it wasn't a bad Saturday night's work in the Bluegrass State.
So now we head to the Sunshine State and Daytona International Speedway for another Saturday night race. It's the Fourth of July weekend. Brad's got a full head of steam right now and in championship form, so I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to see him win another Saturday night race. Happy Fourth of July to everyone and I hope if you are traveling that you get there and back safely. Enjoy the fireworks, not only at Daytona but those in your own backyard!


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West of Highway 101, ranging from Santa Rosa and Windsor out to Occidental and Freestone, the Russian River Valley region has a special affinity for growing Zinfandel grapes, while the closer you get to the Pacific Coast the better the conditions get for Pinot Noir. The roads are easy to navigate, and the tasting room staffs are welcoming.
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Benovia – Named after the winery founders' fathers, this is a great find with several delicious Pinot Noirs. Unfortunately for us, we always think of The Princess Diaries thanks to a silly remark from a friend (Genovia, Genovia, Forever will your banner wave!) Aim for the La Pommeraie Chardonnay, and the Savoy and Bella Una Pinot Noirs at the very least. 3339 Hartman Road, Santa Rosa (707) 526-4441 [reservation required]
Copain Wines – Small winery focusing on stellar vineyard-designated wines. Our favorites here were the Monument Tree and Tous Ensemble Pinot Noirs. 7800 Eastside Road, Healdsburg (707) 836-8822
Dutton-Goldfield – A small-lot focused winery with great customer service in the tasting room. The wines are crafted to express the personalities of their cool-climate vineyards. A variety of excellent Pinot Noirs and several Chardonnays comprise most of the wine portfolio for Dutton-Goldfield, but they also produce wines made from Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Zinfandel and Syrah. While here, we recommend you try as many of the wines as you can, including some of our favorites: the Freestone Hill, Dutton Ranch, Angel Camp and Devil's Gulch Pinot Noirs as well as the Dutton Ranch Chardonnay. 3100 Gravenstein Highway North (corner of Highway 116 and Graton Road), Sebastopol (707) 827-3600
Freeman Winery – Elegant, cool-climate Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs are made here in the Burgundian style. If you come, everything is worth trying and buying, but the Keefer Ranch and Akiko's Cuvee Pinot Noirs and the Chardonnay stand out for us. 1300 Montgomery Road, Sebastopol (707) 823-6937 [reservation required]
Inman Family Wines – Small family winery focused on Pinot Noirs and grapes from the Russian River Valley. We like the Thorn Ridge and Olivet OGV Pinot Noirs here. 3900 Piner Road, Santa Rosa (707) 293-9576
Lynmar Estate – Lovely, relaxed tasting experience here at this beautiful property with great owners and staff. Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs are the focus here. All of the Russian River designated wines are great, as well as the many single-vineyard wines such as Quail Hill. There is a special place in our heart for the La Sereinité Chardonnay and the Bliss Block and Freestone Pinot Noirs. In addition, Lynmar has some food options by appointment, utilizing organically grown produce from the beautiful adjacent garden. A separate "Bar" menu of small snacks is available without an appointment. 3909 Frei Road, Sebastopol (707) 829-3374
Marimar Estate – Certified organic winery in Russian River Valley with a Spanish heritage. We like the Chardonnay/Albariño blend, the Acero and Dobles Lías Chardonnays, and the La Masía and Mas Cavalls Pinot Noirs. 11400 Graton Road, Sebastopol (707) 823-4365 and they also have a tasting room now at The Barlow, 6780 McKinley Street, Sebastopol (707) 823-9910
Merry Edwards – Phenomenal Pinot Noirs are the focus here, each carefully coaxed into portraying the nuances of their individual terriors. We buy almost everything made here, but particularly love the Olivet Lane, Klopp, and Coopersmith Pinot Noirs. And the Sauvignon Blanc here may be the best you can find anywhere. 2959 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol (888) 388-9050
Siduri – Ultra premium, single-vineyard Pinot Noirs from grapes sourced in California and Oregon are made here, although "here" isn't that glamorous or scenic. The Cargasacchi, Clos Pepe, Keefer Ranch, and Santa Lucia Pinots have been our favorites recently. 981 Airway Court, Suites E and F, Santa Rosa (707) 578-3882 [reservation required]
Sonoma-Cutrer – Here you fill find a wide range of well-made Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs. Only recently opened to the public regularly, this is a tasting room worth driving to, especially if you like Chardonnays (try the Les Pierres). 4401 Slusser Road, Windsor (877) 797-3489
Favorite Food Stops in Russian River Valley
Ca´ Bianca – Comforting italian food with stellar homemade pasta in a quaint old building. 835 2nd Street, Santa Rosa (707) 542-5800
Mom's Apple Pie – Pies, pies, and more pies. Also, not a bad place for a sandwich if you are in the area and need something quick. 4550 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol (707) 823-8330
Rosso – Excellent Pizzeria and Wine Bar in the Creekside Center that draws a local, loyal crowd for their great pizzas. Their salads are a great way to start, too. 53 Montgomery Drive, Santa Rosa (707) 544-3221
Screaming Mimi's – Freaking delicous ice cream at this center-of-Sebastopol spot where 12 and 116 cross. 6902 Sebastopol Avenue, Sebastopol (707) 823-5902
Wild Flour Bread – This small but popular bakery in a very small village makes their delicious products in a wood-fired oven. Sticky buns, the Bohemian (apricot, orange, pecan) and their Cocoa Scone (with sour cherry, almond, and ginger) are among our favorites. 140 Bohemian Hwy, Freestone (707) 874-2938
Willow Wood Market Cafe – Funky, quirky restaurant (and mini-store) in the heart of Graton serving delicious food. 9020 Graton Road, Graton (707) 823-0233
Other Links
Russian River Valley Winegrowers – Association promoting the Russian River Valley
Wine Road – Association of wineries and lodgings in the Alexander, Dry Creek, and Russian River Valleys


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Verses with the word alush in the Old Testament (2 verses):
Numbers 33:13And they departed from Dophkah, and encamped in Alush.
Numbers 33:14And they removed from Alush, and encamped at Rephidim, where was no water for the people to drink.
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