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Author's notes. 1)The dateline for this story is 2063 - just over two years before International Rescue becomes operational. (all dates, ages and known details of Gordon's accident taken from the Chris Bentley 'Complete book of Thunderbirds').
2) The one liberty I have taken with established text is to give Jeff a source for his money. The Tracy Transport Corporation has a reputation for developing and backing safe forms of transport (land, sea or air) - hence his interest in the monorail system in 'Brink of Disaster'. Think of Boeing, plus Amtrak, plus Cunard and you get the idea.
3) I have given this a PG rating as I have gone into quite a bit of detail on the medical side. I have tried to make the medical information as accurate as possible, but any errors are mine alone. If you are the sort of person who can't watch 'Casualty' or 'ER' you may want to skip some bits!
Finally, standard disclaimer: My acknowledgement to Carlton plc as the copyright holders of the characters, and my thanks to Gerry Anderson and co. for creating them
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Chapter One
Gordon woke to see the early morning sunlight of a bright June day coming through the chinks in the blind, illuminating the cracks and lines on the ceiling in a pattern he had come to know as well as the faces of his family. No-one was stirring yet, and his head felt clear for the first time. Good - he wanted both a bit of privacy and a clear mind for his first experiment. Taking a deep breath, he looked down at his hand where it lay on the covers and concentrated hard. Nothing. 'Come on, Gordon' he thought to himself, 'You've been doing this all your life'. Another deep breath, this time using every ounce of willpower he possessed. and slowly, ever so slowly, he could see the fingers starting to inch towards his palm. The sweat was standing out on his forehead as the muscles made their unaccustomed effort. Success!! Gordon felt like shouting out loud as he lay back, exhausted. On his chest his right hand lay curled into a fist - his first movement in over two months.
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Back in April, Colonel David Brady, head of NASA operations was sitting in his office late one afternoon, just about to pack up for the day when the intercom buzzed. "Jefferson Tracy on the line for you, sir" said his secretary.
" Great, put him through". The friendly greeting he was about to give his former astronaut buddy dried on his lips when he saw Jeff's ashen face. "Jeff, what's the matter?"
"David, I need a favour," replied Jeff, his voice even gruffer than usual. "I need to talk to John on the space station. Gordon's been in an accident and I want him to hear it from me before he sees it on the news broadcasts. He was representing the WASPs in the round-island race at Hawaii when his hydrofoil crashed so it's bound to have been filmed"
"Yes, of course I'll arrange the call. Are you still at home? I think I've got your number here"
"Yes, I'm calling from the island. I'll be leaving for Hawaii as soon as I've managed to contact all the boys. Look, David, I'm very grateful for this. I feel bad about cadging favours from an old friend."
"Don't worry about it Jeff - I know how much those boys mean to you. Besides I'm only doing what I would do for any member of the crew on my space station - all you've done by coming straight to me is cut through about three layers of red tape." He looked at his friend. "John's only just started this tour of duty - he's not due back down for another three weeks. Do you want me to bring him home early? I can do that on compassionate grounds."
Jeff swallowed hard, trying to contain his emotions. "Can we leave that until I see how things are at the hospital?"
"Sure" replied David. "Now I'll ring off now and call you back when I get down to the Operations room".
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In the International Space Station, Captain Jenny Lund was doing her turn in the control room when the signal light blinked to indicate a call was coming through from Houston. "Jenny here" she responded (things were pretty easy going after a week on the station).
"Hallo there, Jenny," came the reply. "This is Colonel Brady".
"Good afternoon, sir," replied Jenny, mentally cursing herself. It was not every day that the Big Chief himself came on the line.
"Relax, Jenny", came the reply. "This isn't official business. I just need to have a word with John Tracy - is he around?"
"He's outside at the moment, sir," said Jenny, using the spaceman's slang for EVA. "Do you want me to patch you through?"
"Yes, please. And when you do, please cut yourself out. This is a private matter."
Jenny thumbed another switch to open the circuit to the EVA crew. "John, I've got a call for you from 'downstairs'".
Inside John's helmet there was a click, then a familiar voice saying "John? This is David Brady"
"Hallo, Uncle" said John, much surprised.
"Hallo, son. What are you up to out there?"
John replied, "We're fixing up a new antenna. The old one was picking up interference, so we've made some modifications."
Brady's voice came in reply. "I'd like you to stop what you're doing for a moment and tether yourself. I've got your father on the line here, and I want you to listen to what he has to say without drifting off. Let me know when you're ready"
While he had been listening John was already hooking a line to a convenient handhold. "Ready now, sir."
John heard Brady's voice saying, "OK, Jeff, you're through now" then another click. "John? Can you hear me?" came his father's gruff voice.
"Loud and clear, Dad. What's up? Is something wrong?"
There was a pause. "Gordon's been in an accident. He's in hospital"
John inhaled sharply. "Is it bad?"
"Pretty bad, son. They reckon his hydrofoil was doing more than 400 miles an hour when it crashed. He's been taken to the Kane Hospital at Honolulu. The doctors say the next few days will be critical. I'm flying straight to the hospital as soon as I can. The other boys are meeting me there."
"I wish I could be there too, Dad."
"I'm sure you do, son. David has offered to have you brought home if necessary, and meanwhile he's given authorisation for me to contact you at any time, so I'll let you know how things are going".
"Thanks, Dad. Give my love to all the boys, and especially to Gordy."
"I will, son."
Another click inside his helmet indicated the transmission had ceased. John felt a touch on his arm. He turned to see Abi, the second member of the EVA team. "John, it was an open circuit. We heard. I'm so sorry - that's one of your brothers, isn't it?"
"Yes," said John, starting to unhook himself, "but I suppose we'd better finish this job now."
"You stay where you are, John Tracy" came the voice of Greg, the EVA team leader. "EVA work requires concentration, and your mind is not exactly on your work right now. We're nearly finished here anyway, so you just sit tight".
John sat, or rather floated, and looked at the Earth turning below him. The chain of islands that made up Hawaii were just coming over the horizon. It would be early afternoon there. He had been thinking this morning that this was the day of Gordon's big race, but with all the rush to get this antenna relay ready it had since slipped from his mind. The thought of Gordon being injured was hard to bear. 'Stop that', he told himself firmly. Crying in a space suit was never a good idea.
Another touch on his arm from Abi interrupted his reverie. "We're ready to go in now," she said. "Would you like me to go on ahead and tell the rest of the crew?"
"Thanks, Abi" he replied. "That would be a great help. I think I'll just go straight to my cabin." Abi watched him go ahead, wishing there was something she could do for him.
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By the time Jeff and his sons had all arrived at the hospital, the surgeons had already been working on Gordon for a couple of hours. A nurse showed them to a window from where they could see into the operating theatre. She pressed a switch "Dr Ferguson, I've got your patient's father here."
A tall, dark skinned man looked up. "You'll excuse me if I don't stop, Mr Tracy" he said.
"How's my son, doctor?" asked Jeff.
"Well the good news is that he's still alive - though that's a miracle in itself. I gather he was wearing some new type of body armour when he crashed."
"Yes, it was designed by a young man who works for me," answered Jeff, sending a silent thanks to Brains, who, not trusting the safety of the WASP craft, had insisted Gordon wear it.
The doctor looked up. "Well, whoever he is, I suggest you give him a bonus. He saved your son's life. Without that, Gordon's ribcage would have imploded, crushing his heart and lungs. As it is, the ribs remained intact, also the spine, so we think he should be able to walk again, provided there isn't any nerve damage further down. His skull was also protected by the crash helmet, but that's the extent of the good news. Practically every other bone in his body is in fragments - we're piecing him together at the moment like a jigsaw puzzle. But the main problem is going to be the internal bleeding. Almost every internal organ has suffered impact damage. We're patching up what we can, but most of the damage is at cellular level. We're giving him blood transfusions, but it's a case of stopping the bleeding long enough for the organs to recover."
"Is there anything we can do to help?"
The surgeon looked up. "Well, you all look fit and healthy - you can go down to the blood donor unit tomorrow morning and give blood. It doesn't matter what blood type you are - it will all help someone."
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An hour later the family were all sitting around, staring moodily into empty coffee cups, when a woman approached. "Mr Tracy? I'm Maria Cole, Dr Ferguson's administrative assistant. He's asked me to come and have a word with you."
Jeff was on his feet in an instant "Gordon." he began.
She put her hand on his shoulder. "Calm down, Mr Tracy. The operation is still going on. The doctor said you offered to help if you could. Well, I understand you have some influence in air transport."
"That's right," said Jeff (who last time he had looked owned about 20 of the stock on the U.S. commercial registry). "How can that help?"
"There's a piece of equipment we need called a cryogenic tank. It's an experimental technique and there are only about half a dozen in the country. It works by reducing the body's temperature, which hopefully will slow down the internal bleeding. The nearest available one is in Chicago at the moment. We can get it on a commercial flight tomorrow morning, but ideally the doctor would like to put your son in it as soon as he finishes the operation."
"How soon do you need it here?"
"The doctor reckons they should be finished in another eight hours"
"Can you give me an office with a phone? I've got some calls to make."
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Two of the hospital staff were walking past an office and heard a voice on the phone "I don't care about penalty clauses - I want it done tonight!"
One said, "What's going on in there?"
Her colleague replied, "That must be that millionaire guy whose son was in the boat race crash. It must be nice to be so rich that you just have to say 'jump' and people just ask 'how high'"
"Don't be so cynical" replied her friend. "How many parents do we get in here who would love to be able to move heaven and earth to help their children? The only difference is this one can!"
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While Jeff was making his calls, Scott and Virgil were talking. "Presumably we'll have to sort out some accommodation soon" said Scott. "When Dad gets back I'll ask if he wants me to arrange a hotel."
"Yes, and you'd better get some change of clothes as well." Virgil looked down at Scott's USAF flying overall and boots. "You can't go round like that for long in this climate".
"That's true. I was out on a training exercise when the call came through from Dad - they patched it straight through to my aircraft. Then my CO came on the line and told me to turn my plane round and head straight for Hawaii."
"Well I was in the workshop with some of my colleagues working on Bertha" replied Virgil. Scott nodded - he had heard all about Virgil's end-of-year engineering project to renovate an antique steam locomotive. "I had time to wash and change while I was waiting to hear from Alan about picking him up, so I managed to throw a few things in a bag."
Alan sat in the corner, pale and quiet, for once hoping his older brothers would not include him in the conversation. It looked like he had been the only one watching the live broadcast when the accident happened. Some of his college buddies had come over for the afternoon with beer and popcorn to make an event of the race. As Gordon's boat spun out of control one of them muttered a fervent "Jesus H. Christ!" then a hush had descended on the room. When his father had phoned Alan had been in the bathroom, throwing up. Even now, the memory of the craft ricocheting across the water like a cannonball, pieces flying off in all directions, was enough to make him want to heave again.
Jeff came back into the room, wiping his forehead with his handkerchief. "Well, I've had to call in practically every favour I'm owed in the business, but that equipment will be landing at the airport in six hours time."
"Do you want Virgil and I to go and collect it for you?" said Scott.
"Thanks, son" replied Jeff. "I've also given Ms Cole my private number in case this sort of thing happens again. The next parent who needs it might not have his own fleet of aircraft. You know, boys" he glanced at his sons "This is another thing we could be doing when we start. operations". The three boys nodded. They were used to the way their father referred to his planned rescue business when not in private.
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Up on the space station, John was lying on his bunk, staring at the wall at the foot of the bed when he heard a quiet tap on the door. "Come on in" he called.
The door opened to reveal Abi, carefully carrying two steaming mugs. The residential section of the station rotated to give the effect of one third gravity - enough to keep liquid in cups, but you had to move with care or it tended to slop out.
"You didn't turn up for supper, so I thought you might like a hot drink," Abi said. "Aunt Abi's special recipe - Horlicks and nutmeg from my own personal supply"
"And I suppose you've slipped a Micky Finn in it as well," said John, teasing.
"Well, someone did suggest that, but Jenny vetoed the idea, so I volunteered to come in and bore you senseless instead" she replied. "Besides, there's something I wanted to ask you"
John swung his legs round so she could sit down on the bed next to him. Not that there was much choice in the matter - each cabin only had space for a bed and a cupboard for personal belongings. "What's that?"
"Is David Brady really your uncle?"
"Did I say he was?" John replied, warily.
"Yes, when he first came on the radio - you said 'Hallo, uncle'"
"Oops" replied John, "I'm not supposed to do that when I'm on duty."
"He didn't seem to mind. Well, is he?"
"No, he isn't a real uncle, but he's known me and my brothers since we were small, so I suppose you'd say he was a sort of honorary uncle. He and Dad go way back, to their service days together" He glanced at Abi, who was looking puzzled, "You do know I'm Jefferson Tracy's son, don't you?" Looking at her face again he went on, "OK, maybe you didn't. It's not exactly a secret - I just don't go round making a fuss about it. I don't want people to think I got this job because of family connections."
"John Tracy, no-one who has worked with you for more than ten minutes will ever think that" said Abi, firmly.
"There's a picture of Dad here" he said, pointing to the wall at the foot of the bed. Abi turned to look. She'd been concentrating on John when she came in, so hadn't noticed that the wall was covered in big, glossy photographs. One group was nature scenes - a sunset over the ocean, a leaping dolphin, a hummingbird feeding from an exotic looking flower, a spider's web picked out with dew. Another was action shots - one showed a fighter plane flying inverted, another a dark-haired young man playing the piano with a rapt expression on his face, a third showed a diver leaping from a cliff, and a fourth a blonde boy giving a cheery grin to the camera as he stepped backwards over a cliff in abseiling gear. John however was pointing to a couple of smaller, group shots. "This is my father with me and my grandmother" he said pointing to one, "and if you look at this one" (pointing to a group shot of five boys and a girl with Asian features) "you can see me with my brothers. A lot of people think my eldest brother Scott looks just like Dad did at the same age"
"Yes" said Abi "I can see the resemblance." She paused. "Which one - ?"
John pointed to a young man in the photograph with auburn hair, who had been laughing as the picture was taken. "That's Gordon. But if you want to know what he's really like then this will give you a better idea" He pointed to the picture of the diver. "I tried to catch my brothers all doing the things they love most."
"You took all these? They're wonderful"
"Yes, it's a hobby of mine. That one of Gordon is one I'm really proud of. It took about a week of trying to get exactly the right effect" The photograph had been taken at sunset, when the light was just leaving the top of the cliff, but had still caught the diver arched at the top of a beautiful swallow dive. The sunlight had given his body a golden glow, and made his hair a fiery red. "Luckily for me, Gordon was quite happy to carry on climbing up that cliff and diving off the top until I was satisfied. He's always at his happiest when he's in the water - swimming, diving, scuba diving, water ski-ing, windsurfing or any sort of boat. He was swimming when he could barely walk." John pointed to the group picture again. "Virgil, my middle brother, tended to follow Scott around, so when he was born, I started to keep an eye on Gordy. I was the one who'd pick him up if he fell over, the one he came to if he was upset, or being teased by the older boys at school - and I should be there for him now!" John pounded on the bed with his clenched fists. "I just feel so helpless!" The tears began to pour down his cheeks.
Abi put her arm round his shaking shoulders. "I'm sure your brothers are feeling just as bad, even though they are there with him. It's up to the medical staff now. You all just have to wait and that is the hardest thing to do" She held him tight, rocking to and fro as if he was a small child. They stayed like that for a long time.


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Any superhero worth his or her salt has night vision: Doctor Mid-Nite, Wolverine, Peter Parker, Superman, Catwoman. Regular humans have desired this power for quite some time—night-vision devices have been around since World War II. But most of them look more like binoculars than anything else, though some of them do mount on a helmet for hands-free use. Still, who wants a bulky gadget when slinking around in the darkness? Not superheroes. And not Science for the Masses, a California-based biohacker group that has developed a high-tech eye drop that allows humans to see in the dark.
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After about an hour, they went out to test the effects, conducting three rounds of "subjective testing" involving three stages of assessment: recognizing symbols from a distance, recognizing symbols against various backgrounds at the same distance, and recognizing moving objects against different backgrounds at different distances. At first, Licina was able to discern shapes roughly the size of his hand from about 30 feet. Then they increased the distances, and still Licina could see the objects, even when they were small. For another test, people walked into the woods and stood among the trees—a particularly tough background when it comes to distinguishing objects in the dark and at a distance. Still, Licina was able to distinguish people from trees from about 160 feet away with 100% accuracy. The control group, which hadn't been dosed with Ce6, was able to perform the same identification roughly 33% of the time. The group has documented and released its findings.
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Deep-sea fish aren't the only creatures that can see in the dark. It's not as pleasant of an association for most people, but some of nature's most famous night-seers are also some of the grossest: cockroaches. While they're pretty disgusting, especially because their excretions contain allergens that can cause reactions or trigger asthma attacks, they can do a whole slew of awesome stuff, like live without water for a month and without food for three months. They can survive radiation (if you want to test this out, pop a cockroach in the microwave) and can live without a head for a number of weeks. I'm not sure why some of the most vile creatures are also the most resilient (bed bugs come to mind as well), but who are we to question nature, especially when we can try to replicate it? To that end, cockroaches' ability to see in the dark is a little different from those animals that benefit from Ce6. The cockroach approach is more akin to time-lapse photography, according to Finnish physicists who recently conducted experiments on the insects' night vision.
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First, just a few words about blogging: Mixed feelings: so much Zen practice effort aims at releasing self-centeredness, and blogging has a self-centered flavor. Sometimes it feels not very different from a sea of Tweets and Facebook messages about nothing very interesting, and, at its most shadowy, not entirely distant from The Jerry Springer Show. Still, blogging offers the possibility of connecting and communicating in a thoughtful way. So I'm at it, and trying to be careful. My intention is to encourage Zen practice (or any other form of sincere spiritual practice) by sharing questions, thoughts, and materials I've found useful.
Having just retired, I've been nearly overwhelmed with gratitude for my health, family, friends, practice, teachers and overall good fortune. A growing body of scientific research suggests gratitude and happiness are closely related and that cultivating gratitude increases feelings of happiness. One example is cited here: http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/09/practicing-gratitude-can-increase.php. While it's true that Buddhists are big on suffering, gratitude is also a natural and nourishing part of practice; countless Zen stories express the experience of deep gratitude that arises from practice. Many Zen poems subtly express appreciation for the smallest tender moments. Here is a beautiful poem of gratitude by American poet W. S. Merwin (who studied Zen with Robert Aiken Roshi in Hawaii, beginning in the mid-70s):
with the night falling we are saying thank you
we are stopping on the bridges to bow from the railings
we are running out of the glass rooms
with our mouths full of food to look at the sky
and say thank you we are standing by the water thanking it smiling by the windows looking out in our directions back from a series of hospitals back from a mugging after funerals we are saying thank you after the news of the dead whether or not we knew them we are saying thank you over telephones we are saying thank you in doorways and in the backs of cars and in elevators remembering wars and the police at the door and the beatings on stairs we are saying thank you in the banks we are saying thank you in the faces of the officials and the rich and of all who will never change we go on saying thank you thank you with the animals dying around us our lost feelings we are saying thank you with the forests falling faster than the minutes of our lives we are saying thank you with the words going out like cells of a brain with the cities growing over us we are saying thank you faster and faster with nobody listening we are saying thank you we are saying thank you and waving dark though it is
Lovely poem 🙂
Wow; nice website with a nice feel to it.
Thank you for the offering.
Gassho, Norm G.
Glad you liked it. More to come.
I struggle with gratitude. I have a gratitudinal blockage, I think…
Ditto on the poem! I love Merwin.
And ditto on the blogging: having just started one myself-I'm trying to not get sucked in to negativity especially since I deal with politics…
Thank you for this heart-opening poem. I'm glad to find out abut your blog.


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Students often graduate university with little to no real world experience. These students are then required to start in an entry-level position to gain any experience at all. (how many degrees does your barista have?) Experiential Learning has become a hot topic recently as schools try to prepare students for the real world. There are two ways to achieve an experiential learning component in a degree: 1) co-op/internship terms for students, and 2) class projects that require the students to work with companies. Experiential learning isn't going anywhere – New York state and Ontario are attempting to mandate this type of experience for all students. So how do schools bridge the gap for their students? Meet Riipen. Continue reading "Experiential Learning: Meet Riipen"


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Soviet President Yuri Andropov said the Soviet Union insists on counting French and British missiles in the Geneva talks on limiting medium-range nuclear arms.
Mr. Andropov's comments came in response to West German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher's statement that Bonn hopes and expects the Soviets to drop their demand for counting all NATO missiles in reaching a nuclear balance. Mr. Genscher was in Washington, reporting on last week's meeting of Mr. Andropov and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl.


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Tuesday Training
More tempo riding today, 76-90% of FTP and felt very comfortable, I just wonder if my FTP has risen just a few watts but it's not the time to be testing now and as long as I'm not going backwards that's just fine. I used to fall into the trap of always wanting to be elevating my wattages but I'm now of the view that the most important thing, for many riders, is not the wattage you can produce but how long you can produce it for that matters.
It's very like the situation where someone wants to be able to ride at 20mph which is actually very easy, for a short period of time. However, it's a whole lot more difficult to ride 20 miles in one hour, it's all down to sustainable power output. I'm concentrating not on producing big wattages but on producing decent wattages for long period of time, that's what will get me to Paris.
Instead of doing another FTP test at the moment I'm planning to do some blood lactate tests at the ends of some of my "standard" ergotrainer sessions. The idea behind this is to ensure that when I do say a sweet spot session that my blood lactate is indeed up around the 4mMol level by the end of the session, that way I can be pretty sure that I should be working hard enough to still be stimulating muscular adaptations. If the level was much below this I would need to be increasing the loads for these sessions.
Tomorrow's session looks as if it is the ideal place to start this process, I have a 45 minutes of power session scheduled which won't be much fun but will provide me with a good benchmark test. I'll be riding in my sweet spot for around 45 minutes with no recovery periods and a supra-threshold surge every 3 minutes. This session should put my blood lactate well above the 4mMol level and I'd be surprised if it was much below 6mMol to be honest judging by how my legs feel after these sessions! We shall see.
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PC Gamer: "Leon S. Kennedy doesn't just blow the heads off of zombies and Ganados like a boss. He reloads his guns like a boss, too—and he was doing it before flashy reloads were cool. Shooters released since Resident Evil 4 have added progressively more detailed animations to their gun reloads, but Capcom set a high bar for reloads in 2005. There's something incredibly tactile about the way Leon slams a new round into the bolt-action rifle. And when he whip-cracks open the Broken Butterfly, violently jams new rounds into it, and slams it shut...well, at that point he's just showing off.
After playing through the new HD port of Resident Evil 4, I decided to capture Leon's dramatic reload animations in high quality GIF form."
yea, was an ok game - at the time it was released.....but, why would anyone be excited for this now?


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Near the Unbalanced Aquarium
One morning in July 1954 I sat in my bedroom on the third floor of the Payne-Whitney clinic of New York Hospital, trying as usual to get my picture of myself straight. I was recovering from a violent manic seizure, an attack of pathological enthusiasm. What I saw were the blind white bricks of other parts of the hospital rising in my window. Down the corridor, almost a city block away, I heard the elevator jar shut and hum like a kettle as it soared to the top floor with its second and last allotment of sixteen of my fellow patients going to Occupational Therapy. My mind, somewhat literary and somewhat muscle-bound, hunted for the clue to the right picture of itself. In my distraction, the walls of the hospital seemed to change shape like limp white clouds. I thought I saw a hard enameled wedding cake, and beside it, holding the blunt silver knife of the ritual, stood the tall white stone bride—my mother. Her wedding appeared now less as a day in the real past than as a photograph.
The hospital was a blending of the latest and laciest Gothic-and-skyscraper styles of the Twenties and Thirties—arch, groin, coign, and stainless steel. I thought for a moment of that island in the Seine, a little Manhattan with river water on both sides, the island of King Louis's SainteChapelle, all heraldry and color and all innocent, built to house a thorn! Under its veneer of fragile white bricks, how merely geometrical this New York hospital was, how securely skeletonized with indestructible steel, how purely and puritanically confined to its office of cures. Counting the tiers of metal-framed windows, I myself was as if building this hospital like a child, brick by brick or block by block.
The mornings were long because, after breakfast and bed-making and informal lounging and television-news period, we were all expected to walk for some forty minutes in the courtyard. It was a formal, flowerless place covered with bright gray octagonal paving stones, like some unaccountably secluded and clean French place. Two by two, we walked round and round, and without any props or screens or diverting games, we tried to make conversation. It was thought uncooperative and morbid if we walked with another man. The women were terrible to me. Some were concave and depressed, some worried endlessly about their doctors' feelings and remarks, some flattered, some flirted, some made fierce well-expressed sarcastic thrusts—they all talked. Distant, thorny, horny, absentminded, ineptly polite, vacantly rude, I walked with the ladies. They were hurt, and I was hurt. The men were almost as bad. I had my cronies, but I had soon exhausted their novelty, which mattered little to me. What hurt me was that in a matter of minutes I used up any strength I had to be new or fresh or even there.
Then there were the student nurses, crisp-fronted, pageboy bobbed, pale-blue-denim bloused, reading new Herald Tribunes and eyeing watchfully the strategic angles…
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There's no doubt about it: Antibiotic resistance in human medicine is a serious concern.
Despite what you may have heard, there is doubt about whether using antibiotics to care for farm animals creates or worsens antibiotic resistance in humans. Research shows the potential impact is quite small.
What we do know is this: Farmers and ranchers have an obligation to care for their livestock, and the conscientious use of antibiotics plays a crucial role in assuring animal health. At the same time, protecting animal health protects human health, by assuring that animals that enter the food chain are healthy.
As a veterinarian, I work with farmers and ranchers to help assure the health of food animals. Raising healthy animals depends on a number of factors, including proper nutrition, vaccines, shelter, hygiene and overall management of herd health. Farmers consult with veterinarians to create plans to prevent disease, and antibiotics can be a valuable part of those plans.
Antibiotics must be used carefully because their use can lead to resistant bacteria. That's one reason the government oversees use of antibiotics in agriculture. All antibiotics allowed for livestock use must pass significant review from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which requires proof that medicines are both safe and effective. Antibiotics are labeled for treatment of certain diseases or conditions at specific dosages for a specified time period. Through this careful process, veterinarians and farmers have access to the medicines we need to keep animals healthy while protecting human health.
FDA regulations undergo frequent updates. Right now, FDA is phasing out use of antibiotics used in human medicine for "subtherapeutic" purposes to promote growth in food animals. Soon, animals will be given antibiotics only for therapeutic purposes, at the direction of a veterinarian.
You may have heard assertions that the vast majority of antibiotics used in the United States are given to food animals. But keep in mind that more than one-third of the medicines used to treat animals are compounds known as ionophores. These medicines are not used by humans, so they have no impact on antibiotic resistance in humans.
Addressing antibiotic resistance in human medicine requires a comprehensive approach and cooperation among physicians, veterinarians, policymakers and government agencies assigned to oversee this complicated issue. Banning antibiotic use in livestock would not solve the problem of human resistance and might have other negative consequences for public health.
You can be sure that farmers, ranchers and veterinarians are aware of the concerns about antibiotics and work constantly to improve our knowledge about how to help food animals remain healthy. When antibiotics are required, we use only what is needed, when it is needed, to make sure animals don't suffer from illness.
Healthy animals are the key to healthy, humane and safe food.
(Tom Talbot, a large-animal veterinarian and rancher in Bishop, is former president of the California Cattlemen's Association and chairman of the Cattle Health and Well Being Committee for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. This commentary first appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle.)
Permission for use is granted, however, credit must be made to the California Farm Bureau Federation when reprinting this item.


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President Emeritus
Dear Muhlenberg Parents:
I write to you today to ask your help in responding to a threat not just to your children's health, but to their lives.
It is no secret that alcohol use is a common occurrence on our nation's college campuses. This is hardly surprising when we learn that approximately 80% of high school seniors have consumed alcohol before going away to college. Of course there is a long tradition of college drinking, immortalized in countless movies, drinking songs, and traditions. Many of us have memories of college keg parties. Many may think that, in the realm of problems on college campuses, a little student drinking is pretty low on the list. It's important for you to know, however, that things have changed. Binge drinking, drinking to get drunk, drinking to the point of blacking out, drinking to the point that students must be rushed to emergency rooms because alcohol abuse threatens their lives - are behaviors that have now become an epidemic on many campuses. With increasing frequency, students seem to be consuming large quantities of hard liquor in a short amount of time and in non-social situations, with the apparent objective of getting drunk as quickly as possible.
Muhlenberg has, until recently, been spared the worst of these excesses. Indeed, as a community, we are still in better shape than most colleges when it comes to student behavior. But we must face the facts: the plague of binge drinking has arrived on our campus. By this time a year ago, seven students had been taken to local emergency rooms for excess consumption of alcohol. This year, so far, twenty-six students have been transported to the hospital. Twice in the last three weeks our Dean of Students has stood at an unconscious student's hospital bedside and heard a doctor report that, had not friends brought the student's condition to someone's attention, that student would have died.
This is a community problem, and we must respond to it as a community. So far we have been fortunate: through their vigilance and caring, our students have saved the lives of their classmates by notifying authorities when they saw friends in trouble. But we may not always be so lucky.
In the remainder of this letter let me summarize what we have been doing, what we propose to do, and, most important, the partnership role I hope you, as parents, will play in addressing this issue.
- 1. What We Have Already Done
Although Muhlenberg has not seen the level of alcohol-related problems that have characterized many other campuses, we already have substantial policies and programs in place. For those who have not achieved the legal drinking age in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sole responsible choice is abstention. The college takes prompt and firm action through its judicial system and/or the local law enforcement process to set underage student drinkers back on the path of responsible behavior. In addition to our judicial system, however, we try very hard to educate our students about the dangers of alcohol abuse. The educational process commences with freshman orientation and continues with periodic programs throughout the academic year. In crafting these programs and fine-tuning our policies, our staff has consulted with student leaders and worked closely with substance abuse experts, representatives of law enforcement, medical experts and local members of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board .
- 2. What We Propose to Do
Within the next few weeks I will be convening a campus task force on alcohol abuse to refine our understanding of this new dimension to the alcohol problem on our campus, to bring all possible campus expertise to bear on the issue, and to consider further refinements to campus policies. In the meantime, the College's senior staff will consult with student leaders about immediate ways we can discourage irresponsible drinking. It is too much to hope that such measures will be welcomed by all students, but we can hope they will start us in the right direction. Finally, we will be working to organize new educational outreach efforts, collectively described as "days of dialogue" on alcohol, harnessing all the resources at our disposal to focus student attention on this problem, and to facilitate substantive conversations about responsible behavior. This dialogue should include chaplains, coaches, professors, staff members, student leaders, and others who have students' confidence and who care deeply about their welfare.
- 3. Your Role
I ask you to have a frank discussion about alcohol with your children. As we approach Spring Break, it is worth noting that many students travel to locations that are known to promote excess consumption of alcohol. Please talk with your sons and daughters before they undertake such trips. As the father of two college students, I know such conversations can be awkward and difficult. But I also know that your children (though they may not admit it) care deeply about your opinion of them, that they crave your advice, that they want you to have high expectations for them, and that they want to meet those expectations. If you are very clear about your standards and expectations related to alcohol use, you will have a powerful impact. You may save the life of your own child, or someone else's. These conversations should stress not only responsible behavior in your sons' and daughters' own choices about alcohol, but their responsibility to look out for friends and classmates who may be engaging in dangerous behavior, to exert peer pressure in favor of moderation, and to call for help when a friend seems to have over imbibed.
I am not so naïve as to believe we can eliminate alcohol abuse. But if we work together, we can greatly reduce the threat to our students.
Peyton R. Helm


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Mare Tectum
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Rough Geography
Character Guidelines
Campaign Overview
There was a world, populated by wondrous beings. These beings forged a civilization and reached for power that would rival that of the gods themselves. Their fingertops brushed the power and it fell upon the world, bringing with it a great Cataclysm. The world shook, continents were shattered, oceans were drained or created, and the wondrous beings vanished. The world descended into a Dark Age that would last a millenium.
Many of the so-called lesser races took shelter on what became the islands of the Mare Tectum. There, they endured the Dark Age until they managed to rekindle the light of civilization once again. Now, their ships sail between the scattered islands of the Aslos Archipelago and search for new lands – and new peoples – across the trackless ocean.
Rough Geography
Work in Progress To the South of the Aslos Islands lies an area populated by the savage sahuagin, who swarmed over the ships of the early explorers and torn their crews apart. It did not take long for the people of the islands to stop sending ships in that direction.
Ships sent to the East and West found nothing or just failed to return, depending on how far they went. Again, after a while, the people stopped sending ships in those directions.
Ships sent to the North found the tip of a peninsula after a voyage of some time and distance (1000 miles or so over open ocean—a scary prospect for the Islanders!) The peninsula was rich with needed resources and few native peoples, and the Aslosians set up an outpost there and started to ship the resources back. About 80 to 100 years ago, a permanent settlement/shipping port was established and some of the Aslosians began to settle on the Peninsula. The area is still fairly rough and frontier-like, unlike the Islands, which are, all things considered, a pretty sophisticated and developed place. If you go too far North on Peninsula, you run into bad things that want to kill you … monsters and orcs and other horrible things. It's likely that half-orcs are not native to the islands, but some as a result of contact between the Islanders and the orcs of the northern land mass. If you manage to push your way through the bad things and continue farther north on the land mass, you just don't come back … it's assumed that you get killed by tougher things. is the last bastion of civilization
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Sid and Gabriela are thrilled to win a contest to be the first kids to explore the brand new Super Ultimate Science Museum! However, while they're on their tour, Bobbybot, the state of the art robotic tourguide of the future malfunctions and it's up to Sid and Gabriela, along with the other winners YangYang and NiuNiu from China, to fix Bobbybot and save the museum!. D
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As much as I love just being in my studio… I still have to get my work out into the world.
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There were recently leaked report on list of 5 rumored Nokia Lumia devices however, it seems that two of devices might turn out to be true. All thanks to folks at NokiaPowerUser, we have got our eyes on two of the Nokia Lumia devices i.e. the Nokia Lumia 1820 (alleged render shown above) and the Nokia Lumia 2020. According to NokiaPowerUser claimed reports, following are the tips for the upcoming imaging flagship devices: Lumia 1820 will feature a metal unibody with a Lytro-style camera, while the Lumia 2020 will be an 8-inch Tablet which will be powered by Snapdragon 800 and will sport a 1080p resolution display. It will be faster and have higher PPI display than Lumia 2520 and will come with stylus support. This Tablet and Nokia's next imaging flagship Lumia 1820 will be unveiled during MWC 2014. If the rumors are true, then Lytro-style camera featuring device will be the device to look for. Stay tuned for more updates. Continue reading Alleged Nokia Lumia 1820 Render Leaked, To Arrive In MWC 2014 With Lumia 2020
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BlackBerry Playbook Gets OS Update
Well, it was heard previously that the BlackBerry Playbook will not be receiving any further OS update. However, it seems that the folks at BlackBerry have not forgotten the tablet, as they have released an official OS update for the BlackBerry Playbook. This official OS update which is now ready to install for your Playbook updates the software to OS 188.8.131.523. This update for this BlackBerry tablet is packed with lot of tweaks and bug fixes which includes the update to Adobe Flash player and more. Though the news about the update was already in a rumor since past couple of weeks, but finally the device gets an official update. So, if you are eager to update the Playbook, then just load up your tablet, hit the check for updates button and you will have what you want. If you have successfully updated the tablet, then please do leave comments below about it. Stay tuned for more updates. Continue reading BlackBerry Playbook Gets OS Update


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ARK''s studios are located in the tranquil setting of the university village of Princeton, New Jersey and the vibrant urban setting of Istanbul's Beyoglu district. This contrast of locations brings a unique vision to the work of ARK.
These locations are the hubs for the work in the US and Turkey regions. With a collaborative history of working together on many built projects over the last several years, ARK and the Istanbul based B-Design have formed a seamless partnership in the pursuit of architecture.
To contact us:
ARCHITECT / M.Arch
Partner of B-Design, Istanbul
As Partner, Baris manages the Istanbul office and collaborates with his colleagues at ARK on the design of Educational and Commercial projects within Turkey and the US.
Baris and Roger Klein have been working collaboratively for the last 5 years in the design and construction of Ozyegin University in Istanbul. They have already completed 11 buildings together and continue to oversee the design of additional buildings at OzU.
About B-Design
As an architectural office, B-Design has been designing projects in Turkey and abroad since 1986. B-Design's portfolio has a wide range of project types from retail shops to offices, residences, shopping malls, campuses and touristic buildings such as hotels, casinos and holiday resorts.
In addition, the company has implemented many restoration projects of major historical buildings in Turkey and Romania.
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At times it is desirable to play a procedurally generated sound through FMOD without resorting to a programmer sound.
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1. Use a custom DSP and the System::playDSP function, which is designed for playing a DSP unit that generates sound.
This will allow control of the generated sound through the DSP parameter-interface.
The "generatetone" example includes Firelight Technologies' DSP Oscillator generator DSP unit being used to generate a sound.
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What every best Grills has:
- Provides easy access to the cooking space.
- Resists rust.
- Retains heat.
Although it seems pricey at first glance, when it comes to quality for the price, experts and owners agree that the Weber Spirit E-310 is a great value. It's large enough to cook for about four people, and is easy to use and clean. It's also backed by a long warranty, good customer service and replacement parts are widely available. In other words: it will live to cook for years. It comes in both propane and natural gas version. See our full review »Buy for $499.00
If you need a bigger grill, but don't want it to take too big of a bite out of your wallet, experts say you'll love the 627 square inch (total cooking surface) Nexgrill 720-0830H Gas Grill. It's both Recommended and a Best Buy at ConsumerReports.org, Good Housekeeping calls is "a steal for its price" and it gets good ratings from hundreds of owners as well. Features include four interior burners, a side burner and an attractive, stainless steel housing.
Experts agree: it's worth the $50 price bump to trade up to the Weber Original Kettle Premium from the Weber Original 22-inch Kettle (Est. $100) [B00004RALU] for the improved ease of use. And it's still a terrific value since Weber grills last for decades. It performs equally well at direct or indirect grilling, and is also a great smoker. The 22-inch Kettle's 363 square inch cooking space can handle a large quantity of food, and it's reported as easy to assemble, use and clean. See our full review »Buy for $149.00
Reviewers say the Big Green Egg is one of the best -- and easiest -- smokers they've ever used, but it's not just a one-trick pony; this versatile oval oven also grills and cooks things like pizza to perfection. It's so popular with owners that its fandom call themselves "EGGheads." Experts say its extremely solid construction and excellent heat retention mean that you can maintain a consistent temperature for many hours, making it ideal even for challenging foods like pulled pork. The Egg comes in seven sizes. See our full review »
Some think pellet grills are the grill of the future, and one that's both affordable and gets great reviews from experts and owners is the Camp Chef PG24. Experts say it's simple and straightforward to use, and is a great value compared to other pellet cookers in its class. Best of all is the ingenious design that makes it easy to remove the ash from the fire pot. There's also a stainless steel meat probe included -- eliminating the hassle of using a separate thermometer.
The Smokey Joe 14" Charcoal Grill is a scaled-down version of the iconic Weber Original Kettle Series, and reviewers say it works just as well as its big brother. Its light weight and small size make it highly portable, and it's equally popular with tailgaters, campers and those who live in homes or apartments with limited outdoor space. Many say they've had their Smokey Joe for many years and it cooks as well as it did on day one. Owners also say it's easy to use and clean. See our full review »Buy for $29.99
Gas grills are the most convenient type because they heat so quickly and are easy to use: they feature knobs just like an oven's. Many gas grills also have temperature gauges so you know when it's at the optimal temperature (although they get terrible reviews for accuracy, so you might want to invest in a dedicated meat thermometer, which we cover in a separate report). Gas grills are versatile and can be used for both direct and indirect cooking, just like a charcoal grill -- except instead of fiddling with moving charcoal around, you just have to turn off the heat on one side for indirect. You can also buy smoker boxes that hold wood chips and can be set on the flames to impart a more traditional barbecue flavor to your food.Charcoal Grills
Charcoal takes longer to light than a gas grill and controlling a charcoal grill's heat isn't as simple as turning a gas grill's temperature dial. But enthusiasts say the extra trouble is worth it for the flavor that cooking over charcoal imparts. Most charcoal grills are versatile too, and can be used as smokers. Many charcoal grills are built to last for years or even decades.Smokers
While charcoal grills can often be used as smokers, a dedicated smoker will maintain a low, slow temperature better than a grill. Most people think of smokers as strictly for large, tough cuts of meats like ribs or brisket, but, in fact, smokers are quite versatile -- you can even make pizza in a smoker. Many grilling aficionados say they never knew what they were missing until they added a smoker to their backyard.Pellet Grills/Smokers
Although this type of grill is usually referred to as a pellet grill, experts say these actually are more appropriate for use as smokers, although manufacturers are tweaking the technology to make them more versatile. Pellets are an all-natural fuel source made from the byproduct of wood -- basically compressed sawdust, which is a more environmentally-friendly fuel source than charcoal. Some pellets are even flavored to further infuse flavor into the meat. Pellets heat up more quickly than charcoal and it's easier to clean up afterwards because pellets leave very little ash. However, pellets aren't as readily available as charcoal, cost more, and you need to be sure you get food-grade pellets. The pellets used in pellet stoves, which we cover in a separate report, are not suitable to use in pellet grills.Portable Grills
These are available in both charcoal and gas models and are great for camping, tailgating or picnics -- or if you just have a limited outdoor space and need a small grill. In spite of their smaller size, portable grills should offer a relatively large cooking surface so you don't have to grill too many batches to produce a family meal.
Because grills use fire or gas, it's not surprising that some models would end up on the Consumer Product Safety Commission's list of recalled products. If you're planning to buy a used model or shop at an outlet rather than a conventional retailer, it pays to check the CPSC list before buying. Also, it goes without saying that grills get hot on the outside when they're being used for cooking. Keep children and pets away from them and take basic safety precautions like wearing oven mitts and being careful not to touch hot surfaces.
Grilling is a popular activity year 'round and there is no shortage of professional testing and expert roundups of grills -- more for gas than charcoal models, though. ConsumerReports.org is a great resource in our search for the best gas grill because they have an exhaustive roundup of dozens of models of grills in every size, while Cooks Illustrated and TheSweethome.com test and compare charcoal grills. We also turned to expert reviews by barbecue professionals and enthusiasts in articles and on sites dedicated to grills and grilling, such as AmazingRibs.com and BBQGuys.com.
To get a feel for how each grill operates in real-world, long-term use, we also consulted thousands of owner reviews from users at retail sites, such as Amazon.com, Walmart.com, HomeDepot.com and Lowes.com. The result is our picks for the top grills and smokers for any lifestyle or budget.
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Topics:Private spaceflight, International Space Station
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket broke apart over the Atlantic Ocean today during the company's seventh paid cargo run to the International Space Station. Following a successful 10:21 a.m. EDT (14:21 UTC) liftoff, Falcon flew flawlessly for more than two minutes. But 139 seconds into the flight, a white cloud appeared near the rocket's second stage, and the vehicle disintegrated shortly thereafter.
SpaceX CRS-7 liftoff video (NASA TV)
"What I can tell you at this point is that first stage flight remained nominal, " said Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX's president and chief operating officer. "We saw some pressurization indications in the second stage which we'll be tracking down. We did receive telemetry from Dragon after the event as well." Data readouts on the SpaceX web feed froze with the vehicle at an altitude of about 45 kilometers, traveling at more than 4, 700 kilometers per hour.
There was an overpressure event in the upper stage liquid oxygen tank. Data suggests counterintuitive cause.— Elon Musk (@elonmusk)
The vehicle experienced an anomaly on ascent. Team is investigating. Updates to come.— SpaceX (@SpaceX)
The ISS-bound Dragon capsule was laden with 1.8 metric tons of crew supplies. William Gerstenmaier, NASA's associate administrator for the agency's human exploration division, said a spacesuit was among the items lost. Additionally, Dragon was carrying a new docking adapter in its unpressurized trunk, designed to allow future commercial crew vehicles to dock with the station.
"This is not really where I wanted to be on a Sunday afternoon, " Gerstenmaier said, speaking to reporters during a post-launch press conference. "But spaceflight's not easy, as we've described to you before."
The loss of Dragon marks the third ISS resupply mission failure in just eight months. In October 2014, an Orbital ATK Antares rocket exploded shortly after liftoff. Six months later in April, a Russian Progress vehicle was left spinning out of control in orbit, doomed to an atmospheric reentry on May 7. "There's really no commonality across these three events, " Gerstenmaier said, "other than the fact that it's space and it's difficult to go fly."
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Despite major advances in disk technologies, tape continues to be the mainstay of most companies' backup efforts, despite being viewed to some users as throwback technology. New capabilities such as higher tape densities, the ability to manage different tape mediums in one library and increasingly higher rates of reliability are keeping tape the most cost-effective storage medium. Sony introduces AIT drive for PCs Sony Electronics recently released an external Advanced Intelligent Tape (AIT) drive for PCs and laptops with USB and i.LINK/FireWire (IEEE 1394) connectors for most PCs and Macintosh computers, as well as an internal ATAPI version for use in entry-level servers and workstations. With maximum compressed capacities from 91GB to 130GB and maximum native data transfer rates from 4MB/s to 6MB/s, Sony's new StorStation AIT drives start at $800. Sony's new external AITe90-UL drive will include a complimentary copy of IVision Software Inc's ISafe backup software for Windows. Rick Luttrall, director of marketing for ...
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Tape: Alive and full of options
Sure, disk is going down in price, but don't underestimate the value of tape technology. We look at what's available in tape libraries for large-scale backup.
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Picking Up the Pieces from the BMC Debacle
BMC unceremoniously dumped its open systems storage management suite leaving customers in the lurch.
Virtual SANs bring order to chaos
What will Cisco's embedded virtual SAN technology in its new MDS switch line mean to storage managers? For starters, a new way to manage SANs as they spread across the company.
Midrange or high end: what's right for you
While the line is blurring, it's not gone. We look at what really differentiates high-end from midrange storage. And we look at the virtues of combining them.
USC Spurns Usual Tape Suspects
In his role as director of emerging technologies at the University of Southern California (USC), Mike Lin is responsible for storing and backing up between 50TB to 100TB of data, for faculty and students alike.
Intelligence Sprouts in the Storage Network
It's still too early to tell how the fight for the so-called "intelligent switch" market will pan out, but players are slowly starting to reveal what team they're on.
Let the iSCSI Games Begin
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Desktop backups don't happen automatically.
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SATA drive challenges SCSI functionality
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Storage managers grapple with Windows
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Johnson-Thompson sets new British high jump record
Katarina Johnson-Thompson set a new British high jump record with a height of 1.96 metres at the British Indoor Championships in Birmingham.
Johnson-Thompson was crowned British indoor champion at the National Indoor Arena and the height also earned her a new personal best. The record had previously been held by Debbie Marti since 1997.
The 21-year-old first broke her personal best at 1.90m before narrowly failing 1.92m on her first attempt. However, the crowd soon erupted as Johnson-Thompson cleared the bar on her second attempt.
She was now gunning for the record as both Jayne Nisbet and Isobel Pooley both failed their respective attempts at 1.90m, giving Johnson-Thompson the win.
However, Johnson-Thompson - the European Athletics Under-23 heptathlon champion - went further clear to cement victory with the new record.
"It's a proud moment. I can't believe it," Johnson-Thompson told BBC Sport. "I knew I was in good form because I had a good session in Loughborough last week and had a really good high jump session.
"I've been working on things mentally because last year and the year before I knew I had a good jump in me but it's just me against the bar.
"With the high jump it's a height that you can see and you've got to clear it and that's a lot harder than the long jump where you can just run down the runway. My coach Mike Holmes and I have been working on it mentally to try and get myself to overcome it."
@JohnsonThompson congrats on that massive jump! :)— Jessica Ennis-Hill (@J_Ennis) February 8, 2014
Elsewhere, JJ Jegede jumped 7.85m to win the final of the long jump, five centimetres ahead of Dan Bramble who jumped a personal best of 7.80m.
Andrew Pozzi ran a season best time of 7.64 seconds to claim the men's 60m hurdles title while Asha Philip won the women's 60m final in 7.09 seconds.
James Dasaolu meanwhile edged out Dwain Chambers once again in the 60m final, winning with a time of 6.5s to set a season's best. Chambers' time of 6.53s was his best for the season as well.


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Transferring personal data, corporate data or any sensitive information over the internet into cloud storage is inherently risky. All you need to do is look at the number of data breaches in the US to realize that cloud storage can be a porous way to store your data.
When you use a cloud storage account such as DropBox, iTunes Cloud storage or any other account your data is controlled by their software and IT personnel. Most cloud storage services offer data security and encryption yet still hold the keys and can have data breaches or get hacked.
One of the best ways to protect your online data is to have it encrypted. The problem with encryption provided by the cloud storage provider is that they often also have access keys to your data. Essentially you have a username and password with encryption access keys that allow you to access your data in the cloud; while at the same time the storage provider also has a master access key. Should the provider get hacked at the root level, data leakage can occur simply because the master access key has also been hacked.
Other reasons for losing data even though it is encrypted is by having substandard encryption or by not encrypting your data at all points in the data chain, including at rest, in transfer or in storage. The best level of encryption should include the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140 – 2, a government accredited level of cryptographic encryption in use by the government and considered military grade. This level of encryption is generally inaccessible without the access key.
Points of Risk
For information in the cloud there are several security issues that you should be aware of. Data security is one of the most talked about issues surrounding cloud storage. There are several points in the data management chain where your data can be hacked or put at risk through insecure data transfer or data itself that is not encrypted and is at risk. The other major aspect is having your data at risk of being accessed by unwanted or unauthorized personnel. It could be like having your neighbor's rifle through your garbage for information about you.
Security Solutions
One of the best ways to ensure that your data is safe at every point in the data management chain is to have it encrypted at the point of creation. This means that you need encryption software such as SkyCrypt that is installed on your desktop, laptop or mobile device that enables encryption, by you, before data is transferred to the cloud. The process is simple and allows you to designate cloud storage accounts and create drives where information is encrypted before transfer.
This process is used by governments and military to ensure their data security. By encrypting your data before transfer it allows you as the owner and creator to have the only access key to the encrypted information. Should your cloud storage provider have a data breach, leak or get hacked your data is unreadable and out of reach for criminals or others trying to access your information. The process is simple and gives you data protection and peace of mind.
Ensure all your data stored in the cloud is protected by top level encryption software, such as SkyCrypt. By using encryption alongside your cloud storage service provider it enables a layering of security for your information, where you never have to worry about a data breach again.
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Geocaching and Orienteering
Did you know that we have two geocaching sites on campus? Are you even aware of what geocaching is?
"Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices. The basic idea is to locate hidden ontainers, called geocaches, outdoors and then share your experiences online. Geocaching is enjoyed by people from all age groups, with a strong sense of community and support for the environment." – Geocaching.com
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Austin trio Pure Ecstasy is now Austin trio Pure X, which makes the name of their debut somehow dirtier (that, or the chains and roses on its cover). Pleasure's not out until July. Before then, perhaps to jog memories, their You're In It Now EP's been re-released as a limited-edition 12″. In addition to its three original songs, the record also includes an unreleased track, "Back Where I Began," which comes from the same You're In It session. It's a shadowy, pretty one with a bit of Texas twang. Take a listen:
You're In It Now is out now via Acéphale and Light Lodge in an edition of 500 copies on black/white blended vinyl and 150 on red/white blended vinyl. Pleasure, in turn, is out 7/5 via Acéphale. It'll look like this:
They're going on the road with This Will Destroy You and past 7″ mates Sleep?Over.
05/16 – Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
05/17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Echo
05/18 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
05/20 – Portland, OR @ Star Theater
05/21 – Seattle, WA @ The Vera Project
05/22 – Vancouver, BC @ The Media Club
05/24 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
05/25 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
05/26 – Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre
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Dolph Ziggler was Jonathan Coachman's guest this week on ESPN's Off The Top Rope segment, as seen in the video above. Below are some highlights:
* Ziggler talked about facing Dean Ambrose at SummerSlam. Ambrose said that it's truly a new era, not just for new talent, but for stars like himself who have been around for a long time and have been waiting for the right moment. Ziggler said that he's excited to tear the house down with Ambrose and that he didn't come this far to lose.
* Ziggler was asked about Brock Lesnar. Ziggler noted that as a freshman in college at the national wrestling tournament, he saw Lesnar walking off and noted how big Lesnar was. Ziggler called him a special, unique athlete and said that while he's afraid of Brock, he "sure as hell" wouldn't back down.
* Ziggler talked about being a fan of Cleveland teams and how great it was that the Cavaliers won the NBA World Championship. He also talked about RG III joining the Browns.
* Ziggler talked a little about his stand-up career and said that he's not doing it so much right now.
You can check out the full segment in the video above.
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By JEFFREY COLLINS
Associated Press
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A civil rights organization is demanding South Carolina make it as easy for men who change their names when they get married to get new driver's licenses as they do for women.
The American Civil Liberties Union wrote a letter Thursday to the Department of Motor Vehicles on behalf of a Travelers Rest man seeking a new license.
The group says Jason Baize took his wife's name after their June wedding and brought his new Social Security and marriage license to the DMV last month. The ACLU says that is all the proof women need when they take their husband's name.
But the ACLU says workers told Baize he would have to get a court order to have his name changed on his license.
DMV officials didn't immediately comment.
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USS Savannah (CL-42)
Crewmen pose beside one of the cruiser's 6"/47 gun turrets, during World War II.
The Sailor kneeling third from right in the front row is Edward R. Kozak, who served in the Navy between September 1942 and December 1945.
Note the "E" award, with two hash-marks, painted on the turret's side;
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- Program Title: People's Century: Asia Rising
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- Subject: Economics & Business
- Program Type: Documentary
- Media Type: VHS
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- Release Date: 1999
- Running Time: 60 min.
- Color or BW: Color
- Program Abstract: People's Century looks at the twentieth century's defining moments, giving voice to the people who experienced them directly. Rather than a stock political history, this award-winning 26-hour documentary, a living and compelling history of our age --- what many have come to call the "American-Century."
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Author, former diplomat, speaker and now a sought-after advisor to Fortune 50 and Silicon Valley CEOs, Anja Manuel shares her powerful insights on the rise of emerging markets in Asia and beyond, what this means for us and America's future role in international leadership.
In this charged political environment, Anja Manuel is able to cut through the rhetoric to offer an informed analysis of how President Trump's policies might affect the United States' relationships with foreign allies and enemies alike. Drawing on years of experience working at the State Department and as an international business consultant with the esteemed firm of RiceHadleyGates, Manuel breaks down the sometimes inflammatory foreign policy and trade pronouncements into thoughtful and understandable realities. From the likely direction of U.S. trade policy, to relations China and India, to what the instability of the Middle East and Russia's assertive policies might mean for the U.S. businesses in the near term, Manuel can draw on expertise in every region of the world to provide answers to today's issues. Anja's rational and measured approach to the issues has established her as an informed resource for audiences around the world.
In the next decade and a half, Asia will surpass the combined strength of North America and Europe in economic might, population size and military spending.
From her front-row view of this colossal shift, first at the State Department and now as an advisor to American CEOs, Anja Manuel escorts the audience on an intimate tour of the corridors of power of Asia's predominant powers—China and India—to reveal what makes each country "tick" and what Americans doing business there should know. Through vibrant stories that have been described as "both heartbreaking and funny," she reveals how each country is working to surmount enormous challenges—from the crushing poverty of Indian slum dwellers and Chinese factory workers, to outrageous corruption scandals, rotting rivers and unbreathable air, to managing their citizens' discontent, and how some of these challenges create opportunities for joint work with American companies.
Based on her book This Brave New World, Manuel shows us an optimistic path—American politicians, businesses and ordinary citizens can bring China and India along as partners rather than alienating one or both, and thus extend our own leadership in the world.
Every day, American businesses must decide where in the world to sell, invest or source parts of their supply chain. How do you determine which emerging markets to enter first? And how do you do it both effectively and ethically? Based on her extensive experience in government and now leading businesses through these difficult decisions, Anja Manuel shares her insight and illuminating stories about how to engage local governments and business partners from Bogota to Bangalore.
As an investment banker, lawyer, government official and now business owner in Silicon Valley, Anja Manuel has experienced firsthand both the challenges and inspiring change afoot globally for women. Drawing on global examples as well as her own decisions and sometimes funny mistakes, she shares her perspectives on women in the seat of power, and adds common-sense solutions to empower women around the world to reach their full potential.
Author, former diplomat, speaker and now a sought-after advisor to Fortune 50 and Silicon Valley CEOs, Anja Manuel shares her powerful insights on the rise of emerging markets in Asia and beyond, what this means for us and America's future role in international leadership.
Anja Manuel was deeply involved in U.S. policy towards Asia as a diplomat for the U.S. State Department. Her front-row view of the colossal shift in power to China and India in particular makes her a significant voice on globalization and how to manage it today. As co-founder and partner with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley and former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in a strategic consulting firm, she helps business leaders make sense of and expand into key international markets.
Her book This Brave New World (May 2016) draws on two decades of experience in business, law and government to take the audience on an intimate tour of the corridors of power and the lowly slums of Asia.She has traveled extensively across Asia and the world, and with her clients, regularly experiences tough negotiators and managing unruly subsidiaries in cities from Beijing to Bangalore to Bogota. A graduate of Harvard Law School and Stanford University, Manuel now lectures at Stanford.
Providing audiences a candid look at U.S. foreign policy, Manuel is a commentator on TV and radio, and writes frequently for major media outlets such as NPR, BBC, Al Jazeera, Reuters, FORTUNE, The New York Times, Foreign Affairs, The Daily Beast and others.


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