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Even though it is a John Harris article (ugh), the part about Kordell to Atlanta was kinda funny. And if you click on the link below, there are a couple of videos and a slideshow. It is not as revolutionary as Troy's offseason workout regimen, but it is always good to see what our players are up to, preparing themselves for this season.
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By John Harris
Sunday, July 6, 2008
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Steelers linebacker James Farrior was drenched in sweat, his muscular upper body sagging from physical exertion in the sweltering central Florida heat at Disney's Wide of Sports.
And then something magical occurred.
Farrior recovered quickly after running several "gassers" while wearing a weighted vest and pulling a parachute. The chute popped open and billowed behind him upon reaching top speed while offering 30 pounds of resistance.
Upon catching his breath, Farrior eagerly proclaimed himself ready for the next stage of the football boot camp better known as Tom Shaw Performance Enhancement.
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"It's the Fountain of Youth down here," said Farrior, at 33 the second oldest player on the Steelers. "This is probably the biggest key to my offseason and my training program, as far as me playing at a high level. A guy my age, it takes a little bit extra. You've got to do a little bit more, work a little bit longer, just to keep up with the younger guys."
Farrior, a 12-year veteran and the Steelers' defensive captain, was the oldest NFL player who attended Shaw's popular speed-and-conditioning camp. Having endured the camp for several years, he glided through the myriad of drills as though he was in his mid-20s.
Membership has its privileges.
"James wants to play four more years -- that was our last conversation," Shaw said. "This is the only job in the country that you're not trying to retire. These guys don't want to retire. They want to play as long as they can."
Steelers flock to Orlando
Bypassing an opportunity for some rest and relaxation in the final weeks leading up to the start of training camp at St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Farrior and three of his Steelers teammates -- wide receiver Santonio Holmes and cornerbacks Ike Taylor and Bryant McFadden -- made the trek to Florida in what has become an annual event.
According to Holmes, who led NFL receivers in yards per catch last season, it's a sacrifice that more players should make.
"Coming here to work out is a lot of fun," said Holmes, who was roundly criticized in the local media last month for saying that the Steelers conducted too many voluntary workouts. "It brings a lot of excitement. It's way different than having to sit in a classroom all day, studying plays, watching film and then going out to football practice.
"It gives you a totally different mind-set because you know you're coming out here with about 15-20 other guys from different teams in the NFL that want to compete a lot harder than you.
"When you have teammates, throughout practice you're gonna get that urge to take a step back," said Holmes, who also led the Steelers in receiving yards and touchdowns in 2007. "You don't want to hurt your teammates. You don't want to go too hard. But down here, you're going to get guys working at 100 mph every time."
Said Taylor, who purchased an offseason home in the Orlando area so he could be closer to Disney's training base: "We all have one goal as a team. Just to have a few teammates come in and work out with each other, it definitely helps. We know how hard we work down here. I'm sure other guys are working hard wherever they're at. Today this workout felt like a training camp day. I don't think you can really get that from anywhere else."
There's little that can duplicate the heat at Wide World of Sports, which averages around 90 degrees in the summer.
"They like this heat to get the sweat going," said Frank Beyer, one of Shaw's assistants who is from Bradford, Pa. "We are in a huge steam/sauna bath. Hell, it's not really all that hot yet."
Asked to compare the weather on a typical summer day in central Florida and Latrobe, Farrior snorted his response.
"It doesn't compare," Farrior said. "It gets hot at Latrobe, and we might have a couple of hot days, but down here it's humid every day."
In addition to the unique running exercises, position-specific drills and intense weight lifting that have become staples of the program, the players also play football.
During 7-on-7 passing drills, Taylor and McFadden were often matched against Holmes, just as they will be when training camp opens July 28.
"Me and Tone go against each other almost every day in practice, and we're doing the same thing here," said McFadden, who's entering his fourth season. "He's getting better, he's helping me get better, along with going against Ike. For us to be successful as a team, individually, we need to have successful guys also."
Shaw a 'speed guru'
Leading the players through their paces is Shaw, a former speed and conditioning coach with the New England Patriots and New Orleans Saints and an assistant track coach at Florida State. Nicknamed "The Speed Guru," Shaw popularized the SPARQ (speed, power, agility, reaction, quickness) training method.
Among the first coaches to train college players for the NFL draft, Shaw moved to Florida in late 2005 after Hurricane Katrina damaged his facility in Kenner, La., near the airport in New Orleans. He has trained dozens of NFL stars, including the past six Super Bowl MVPs.
"In New Orleans, we had a great facility, but guys were killing me because they had $6 million or $7 million facilities," Shaw said. "Now when I recruit athletes to come train at Disney's Wide World of Sports, it doesn't seem like they bring up facilities any more.
"This is a $100-million facility. We're building a 100-lane bowling alley. We have 10 full football fields. We have a full weight room. We have training rooms. The same thing they can get (with) their NFL team is here."
On the field, Shaw's mantra to the players is speed kills.
"The No. 1 thing is we try to enhance speed and explosive power," Shaw said. "We try to work on vertical jump and standing long jump. The more explosive you are, the more powerful you are, there's a good chance that you're still going to be able to keep your speed. Every technique that we work on is to increase explosiveness."
Shaw was asked about the number of Steelers he trains - more than any NFL team.
"The Steelers have a really good program, and they always have," he said. "Garrett Giemont is a really good strength coach. It's just I give them an opportunity to get away, to come to Florida, to come to Disney World with their families. They work out, they do everything they can to get better as football players during the morning. In the afternoon, they get an opportunity to go to the different theme parks. That's the big thing."
Farrior adds longevity
The amenities are nice, but hardly the only attraction. Players train with Shaw because his system produces results.
"I feel like it extended my career and enabled me to play at a high level throughout the whole season," said Farrior, who started all 16 games for the fourth time in five years while leading the team in tackles the past two seasons.
"I feel like when I'm down here, I get in tremendous shape, and my body's always at its best. Tom does a good job of not overworking us. When we go to training camp, we'll be in our best shape."
In addition to those Steelers currently training with Shaw, Pro Bowl linebacker James Harrison was expected to join his teammates at Disney World late last week.
Other Steelers who have trained with Shaw include wide receivers Hines Ward, Dallas Baker and rookie Limas Sweed, linebacker Larry Foote and safety Anthony Smith, who is expected to return to central Florida to work out before the start of training camp.
In a surprising revelation, Shaw said former Steelers quarterback Kordell Stewart was a visitor a few months ago.
"At the beginning of the offseason, Kordell came down because the Atlanta Falcons told him to get in shape because they were looking for somebody," Shaw said. "Kordell came down and worked out for four weeks."
Stewart didn't sign with Atlanta. But the fact that he sought out Shaw after being inactive for several years speaks volumes about Shaw's reputation among NFL players.
Impressive list of players
Among the players working out last week at the Wide World of Sports complex were Minnesota safeties Darren Sharper and Michael Boulware, New Orleans defensive end Charles Grant, Jacksonville fullback Greg Jones, Buffalo cornerback Ashton Youboty, Carolina cornerback back Ricardo Colclough (formerly with the Steelers), Minnesota quarterback Tavaris Jackson and St. Louis tackle Alex Barron.
"This is my eighth year working with coach Shaw in the offseason," Sharper said. "I came here before my fourth year in the NFL. The end result was that I had a great season and went to the Pro Bowl, so I was pretty much sold."
Sharper's success resulted in Farrior, a long-time friend from their native Virginia, joining him to train in the offseason.
Holmes and McFadden began training with Shaw upon leaving college and preparing for the draft. Taylor has trained with Shaw since he was in the sixth grade.
"To me, (Shaw) is the best," said Taylor, who led the Steelers in interceptions and was second in tackles last season. "He always comes up with something new, year in and year out."
Shaw's methods differ from other trainers. A former sprinter at Central Michigan, he has a master's degree in exercise physiology. He puts players through a battery of drills that are position specific.
Then there's the running. Shaw's players run wearing vests weighing between 17 and 22 pounds. Running with a parachute ensures that players assume a forward lean while remaining on the balls of their feet. The goal is to prevent hamstring pulls while preparing players for the rigors of training camp two-a-days. Lifting weights after the workouts helps prevent injury.
"We have the total program," said Shaw, a native of New Port Richey, Fla. "We do the running drills for speed. We do the football-specific stuff. And then we lift weights. The whole reason you go to the weight room is to keep guys from being injured."
Said Holmes: "A lot of people think we just go to coach Shaw, work on our running drills and go home. It's probably something that nobody sees us do, use weights, but we get in a group and really work our tails off. I felt drastic improvement after my (last) year in college to my first year in the NFL after working out with coach Shaw. I'm going to continue training with him every year that I can."


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Coast Guard crews are teaming with Royal Dutch Shell to keep one of the oil company's drilling unit from running aground amid terrible weather in Alaska, the Coast Guard said Monday.
Crews of two Shell-contracted tug boats were able Monday secure towing lines to the drilling rig Kulluk, which went adrift for 10 hours on Sunday while being shuttled to Seattle.
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Forecasters predicted the wind in the area, about 19 miles from Kodiak Island off the southern Alaska coast, to exceed 60 mph on Monday night. Waves could reach as high as 28 feet, the Coast Guard said.
"Ensuring the safety of personnel and protecting the area's environment continue to be of the utmost importance," Shell said in a statement.
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The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation said there was no spill in that incident.
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|August 5, 2012, 10:05 AM
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Spikes 37mm flare launcher to DD
I've been reading about adapters to load 12ga rounds into my new 37mm flare launcher and that it will change the classification to a destructive device. I certainly have no intent on breaking the law so before I purchase an adapter I'd like to get the launcher registered correctly. I'm new to the NFA game and I've just started the suppressor paperwork a few months ago. What is the process for registering a destructive device?
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|August 5, 2012, 12:07 PM
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Fill out a form 1 and submit it.
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|August 7, 2012, 07:55 AM
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I believe that anything you shoot out of a 37mm flare launcher that is basically not a flare is considered a DD.
|August 7, 2012, 09:59 AM
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I'd do some research on using a BBL insert in a 37mm though, think about this:
Seems that legally it would be no different than adding a cylinder conversion kit to a cap and ball pistol: An individual manufacturing a conventional firearm out of a non-firearm, which is legal to do. There's a distinction between "firing something other than a 37mm flare out of a flare gun" and "manufacturing a small bore cartridge firearm out of a non-firearm" which is what a barrel insert does.
It would need to be a rifled bbl if for a rifle/pistol cartridge and you can likely make & use it without any papers at all.
For a shotgun cartridge adapter (smooth bore) the adapter itself would need to be dealt with as a SBS on a Form 1, but not as a Destructive Device.
The flare launcher itself becomes a DD if you decide to load up 37mm buckshot cartridges.
A letter from BATFE would be a bonus to ensure no adverse ambiguity.
|August 7, 2012, 11:21 AM
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Coach Z,
As Willie Lowman said, complete a Form 1 and send it in.
Also you should be able to speak with the company you are interested in buying the 12ga conversion insert from, and they will probably be able to walk you through the paperwork to keep you legal. Unsure which company you are looking at, but I have noticed a couple require a copy of the approved Form 1 before they will process your order.
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|August 7, 2012, 09:45 PM
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So just to clarify:
Is the Form 1 done for the BBL Insert "as a SBS", or is it done for the flare launcher that is "now becoming a SBS"?
|August 8, 2012, 09:49 PM
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Everywhere I have seen such adapters it says only to be used with flares. I think they are aluminum. You didn't link exactly what you are talking about though.
|August 9, 2012, 09:40 AM
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The OP didnt mention which version he was looking at, but since he was speaking of registering the launcher as a DD I guessed it was one that would fire a standard 12 ga shotshell. There are several companies selling different types of inserts, adapters, or whatever the proper name is... You can check out the link below, and see a difference in the description because they sell one for a 12 ga flare, and another for a 12 ga shotshell. They do not describe the difference in construction though, and both do look similar. Also note that from that site,
Also note ATF ruling 95-3
Also, to Willie Sutton,
The Form 1 should be done for the launcher as I understand it to become a Destructive Device. SBS has nothing to do with it from my understanding because the Destructive Device does not have a required barrel length, so hence it can not be "short-barrelled"
Also, just to note, that the smaller, pistol type flare launchers with an insert are considered an AOW per the ATF website, except for the 25 mm to 12 GA which is legal unless modified, but it gives no further description.
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|August 9, 2012, 10:37 PM
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To the above...
"Yeah"... I see your point "sort of" and "Naah" I see the opposite point "sort of"... I think it's a delicate point that could be made either way.
If you shoot 37mm *cartridges* with anti personnel loads directly thru the 37MM tube... it's a DD as per the BATF. No questions about this.
If you shoot 12 Guage cartridges thru a 12 guage barrel that is used as an adapter to the flare launcher, you are shooting a 12 guage short barreled shotgun. The adapter itself might be the SBS. Or the launcher/BB combo might become a SBS and not a DD as it does not meet the bore size requirement for a DD. Or at least it could be intetpreted that way.
Methinks a BATF opinion would make this one go away.
|August 10, 2012, 09:59 AM
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Willie Sutton,
There are already other 12 ga shotguns that the ATF considers are DD already, and they are factory built shotguns in 12ga, but do not meet the sporting use requirement.
I do see your view point on the SBS aspect, but unfortunatly, I know of no arrest or case law over an adapter alone being a SBS. Perhaps there is case law on this already out there, but I just dont remember any. Others may have more knowledge.
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And all this is one thing that deters many people from entering the NFA arena. Too much of what goes in is interpretation. I will research more and post results. I'm trying not to write directly to the ATF because I believe this has been addresses by them already but I may if I can't find a ruling or interpretation that explains in detail what I'm looking for.
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|August 10, 2012, 10:35 PM
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"Umm, how does it not meet the bore size requirement? The bore size of a 12 ga is over the 1/2 inch limit that can bring it in to the DD area."
You're exactly right. My bad. I was tired and dehydrated from being out on the flightline in 110 degree heat all day when I posted that. Hot in the Mojave these days.
But in any event... the technical question still remains: Is the insert "by itself" a SBS at that point when found in compamy with it's host, or is the entire assembly a DD?
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I'd be willing to bet that possessing both would be "constructive possession" of a DD.
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Register the 37mm as a destructive device.
You aren't the first person to think of this. Don't bother writing to the ATF. Register the 37mm as a destructive device.
Also, if you want to shoot shotgun shells out of it, make sure it is mounted well. I have seen where the aluminum rails on a AR15 and the mount on a DD'ed flare launcher were broken off from excessive use with a 12 gauge insert.
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|August 11, 2012, 10:25 AM
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I'd be willing to bet that possessing both would be "constructive possession" of a DD.
Agreed 100% Brian. Zero questions.
I also see the points made above and agree that others can agree reasonably that this is a way to go about it.
I also believe that a case could be made that the flare launcher is a "host" and that the insert is the "weapon" and that you might be able to register the insert as a DD or SBS and then use it in a number of different host flare launchers as you desire... think "registered sear" as analogy.
|August 14, 2012, 05:10 PM
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If you think of the insert as a barrel then you can understand that the 37mm needs to be registered, not the insert.
Considering the inserts are not regulated now, I do not see how the ATF would allow registration of one as a DD. Beehive rounds are not regulated, just the launcher. Same follows for a 12 ga insert which they also have for the 40mm.
Again, only my opinion.
|August 14, 2012, 05:57 PM
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Yeah... I see your point. And it's probably right.
But just to be contrary...
"Considering the inserts are not regulated now, I do not see how the ATF would allow registration of one as a DD"
The same way that thoughtful folks registered AR-15 drop in auto sears before 1986 and made a now-legal $10,000 chunk of steel out of a $29.00 one? Move it from host to host and it's the sear and not the host that is the registered item?
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As long as you don't use more than .25oz of overall powder flashbangs are okay and smokes are obviously not anti-personell rounds; HOWEVER, even pointing a flare at someone can make that an "anti personel round" to a prosecuting attorney.
Just don't be stupid and don't load projectiles that aren't pyrotechnic.
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Not to drag up a few month old thread, but I know kennesaw cannon makes 26.5 mm adapters for .22lr and .410/.45lc. They come with the batfe approval letter. It's feasible to get a 37mm to 26.5 mm adapter, then drop the .410/.45 adapter into that and your cool flare launcher becomes something more fun. Maybe someone with more nfa knowledge can comment on that.
Note: the barrels in those adapters are rifled.
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If you have any questions about how the tags are made, we will probably wait to answer most of them in the reveal at the end so that we can answer without trying to hide the identity of the artist. But in the meantime…ask away!
Today we both tried to do some somewhat new things for us, and some trial – and error – was the result before we finally produced the tags we are posting. It's amazing how long – and how many steps – it can take to produce something that looks to the eye to be very simple.
Well, let's take a look at what we came up with today…the tag stash is getting pretty thick. I hope the binder ring I'm planning to use will hold them all when I'm ready to arrange them all nicely!
Tag #1:
City Nights paper pack by Anne Langpap (Two Peas)
Digital Date Stamps Brushes & Stamps No. 20 by Katie Pertiet (Designer Digitals)
Free Holiday Party Kit by Brandy Buffington (Two Peas)
Font: Hawaii Killer
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Alterations by Tim Holtz for Sizzix Tag & Bookplates Die
Stampendous Wood Mounted Rubber Stamp (Music Score)
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Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Ink
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Installing Arch Linux on a USB key
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This page explains how to perform a regular Arch installation onto a USB key (or "flash drive"). In contrast to having a LiveUSB as covered in USB Installation Media, the result will be a persistent installation identical to normal installation to HDD, but on a USB flash drive.
- 1 Preparation
- 2 Installation
- 3 Configuration
- 4 Tips
- 5 See also
There are various ways of installing Arch on a USB stick, the simplest being from within Arch itself:
- If you are already running Arch, simply install arch-install-scripts and proceed with the Installation Guide just like you would from the iso, but you will not be using /dev/sda. Use
$ lsblkto get the /dev/sd* name of your USB key prior to installation.
- An Arch Linux CD/USB can be used to install Arch onto the USB key, via booting the CD/USB and following the Installation Guide. If booting from a Live USB, the installation will have to be made on a different USB stick.
- Or, if you have another Linux computer available (it need not be Arch), you can follow the instructions to install from existing Linux, and then skip to the configuration section.
Follow the Installation Guide as you normally would, with these exceptions:
- If cfdisk fails with "Partition ends in the final partial cylinder" fatal error, the only way to proceed is to kill all partitions on the drive. Open another terminal (
Alt+F2), type
fdisk /dev/sdX(where
sdXis your usb drive), print partition table (p), check that it's ok, delete it (d) and write changes (w). Now return to cfdisk.
- It is highly recommended to review the Tips for Minimizing SSD Read/Writes on the SSD wiki article prior to selecting a filesystem. To sum up, ext4 without a journal should be fine. Recognize that flash has a limited number of writes, and a journaling file system will take some of these as the journal is updated. For this same reason, it is best to forgo a swap partition. Note that this does not affect installing onto a USB hard drive.
- Before creating the initial RAM disk
# mkinitcpio -p linux, in
/etc/mkinitcpio.confadd the
blockhook to the hooks array right after udev. This is necessary for appropriate module loading in early userspace.
- If you want to be able to continue to use the UFD device as a cross-platform removable drive, this can be accomplished by creating a partition housing an appropriate file system (most likely NTFS). Note that the data partition may need to be the first partition on the device, as Windows assumes that there can only be one partition on a removable device, and will happily automount an EFI system partition otherwise. Remember to install dosfstools and ntfs-3g. Some tools are available online that may allow you to flip the removable media bit on your UFD device this would trick operating systems into treating your UFD device as an external hard disk and allow you to use whichever partitioning scheme you choose.
- Make sure that
/etc/fstabincludes the correct partition information for
/, and for any other partitions on the USB key. If the usb key is to be booted on several machines, it is quite likely that devices and number of available hard disks vary. So it is advised to use UUID or label:
To get the proper UUIDs for your partitions issue blkid
- When GRUB is installed on the USB key, the key will always be
- It seems that current versions of GRUB will automatically default to using uuid. The following directions are for GRUB legacy.
GRUB legacy
menu.lst, the GRUB legacy configuration file, should be edited to (loosely) match the following:
With the static /dev/sdaX:
root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/sda1 ro initrd /boot/initramfs-linux.img
When using label your menu.lst should look like this:
root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/disk/by-label/Arch ro initrd /boot/initramfs-linux.img
And for UUID, it should be like this:
root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/3a9f8929-627b-4667-9db4-388c4eaaf9fa ro initrd /boot/initramfs-linux.img
With the static /dev/sdaX
LABEL Arch MENU LABEL Arch Linux LINUX ../vmlinuz-linux APPEND root=/dev/sdax ro INITRD ../initramfs-linux.img
Using your UUID:
LABEL Arch MENU LABEL Arch Linux LINUX ../vmlinuz-linux APPEND root=UUID=3a9f8929-627b-4667-9db4-388c4eaaf9fa ro INITRD ../initramfs-linux.img
Using your USB install on multiple machines
For the most versatile compatibility it is recommended that you install the x86_64 architecture with multilib support because it will run on both 32 and 64 bit architectures.
Input drivers
For laptop use (or use with a tactile screen) you will need the xf86-input-synaptics package for the touchpad/touchscreen to work.
For instructions on fine tuning or troubleshooting touchpad issues, see the Touchpad Synaptics article.
Video drivers
The recommended video drivers are: xf86-video-vesa mesa xf86-video-ati xf86-video-intel xf86-video-nouveau xf86-video-nv.
For the most versatile compatibility install all of the open source video drivers include their multilib counterparts: lib32-ati-dri lib32-intel-dri lib32-nouveau-dri.
Persistent block device naming
It is recommended to use UUID in both fstab and bootloader configuration. See Persistent block device naming for details.
Alternatively, you may create udev rule to create custom symlink for your usb key. Then use this symlink in fstab and bootloader configuration. See udev#Setting static device names for details.
Kernel parameters
You may want to disable KMS for various reasons, such as getting a blank screen or a "no signal" error from the display, when using some Intel video cards, etc. To disable KMS, add
nomodeset as a kernel parameter. See Kernel parameters for more info.
nomodeset as a kernel parameter as a preemptive measure you may have to adjust the display resolution manually when using machines with Nvidia video cards. See Xrandr for more info.
The fallback image should be used for maximum compatibility.
Optimizing for the lifespan of flash memory
- Again, it is highly recommended to review the Tips for Minimizing SSD Read/Writes on the SSD wiki article.


text: On Fri, 8 Apr 2005, Mark Hahn wrote: > > Water has all sorts of nifty properties -- large heat capacity (relative > > to air), intermediate boiling point, LARGE latent heat of vaporization > > water cooling is certainly very attractive to an HPC installation - > even if you're not doing high-density stuff (say, >15 KW/rack), > you've still got obscene amounts of space taken up by airflow > and chillers. > > on the other hand, I really don't want 800 water-filled pipes in my > machineroom. putting a heat-exchanger on the front and/or back of each > rack would work (SGI does it, as well as some OTC products.) I don't > think much of the APC sealed-cooled-rack approach, at least not in > a machineroom, in part because they don't seem to understand that > machines are front-to-back. Liebert's top-of-rack boosters seem very > much like a retro-fit solution, to me. > > is it possible to make a flexible heatpipe? if there was a sealed > heatpipe that sucked heat off my CPUs, that would make the problem > much easier. perhaps the cold end of such heatpipes could be cooled > by a chilled-water loop (even eth-gly), which wouldn't be as bad > if it had fewer, simpler or factory-configured connectors. There are wet solutions out there including ones that are wet right onto/through the CPU heatsink, coming in through special fittings in the back: http://www.pyramid.de/e/produkte/server/cluster-liquid-cooling.php (and more). Google as always is your friend. I think that one CAN do all of these things -- it is just "messier" in every sense of the word and adds significantly to the overall expense because the further you get from the beaten path, the more expensive things are. There are benefits; I don't know if (up front expense or not) they are ultimately cost-benefit wins in most cases or in any specific cases. As you have advanced in your own arguments, my own opinion is that if you have the space and net power/cooling capacity in the first place, the easiest thing by far to do is to build racks or shelves of systems at a density that can be "comfortably" carried by mainstream, not-horribly-expensive chiller/airflow combinations that don't (maybe) require a union plumber to be on hand every time you want to remove a node or don't have whatever horrible set of inspections an integrated "wet" environment might require to pass code and limit liability. Code requirements and liability issues don't usually get much mention in the online advertising for wet solutions and I don't know what they are. I would >>guess<< that at the very least every single circuit would have to be GFCI (in fact, I think that this is plain old code just about everywhere already, not just machine rooms) and that there would have to be environmental monitors and other cutoffs to protect people and equipment from the effects of wet leaks and spills, especially if either a conducting medium (water) or toxic medium (EG) were used as a coolant in close proximity to bare wire electrical power -- in a case, for example. Give the hassle and cost and complicated code/liability issues, I think wet >>might<< be a thing for folks doing tight-packed 16 KW racks to think about, but not so good for <8 KW racks, where good airflow and reasonable rack spacing can still do the trick pretty effectively. Is >>ANYBODY<< on this list doing wet? I'd like to hear about it if so, as it is an interesting idea and it LOOKS like there are companies that sell wet, so there must be clients, right? rgb -- Robert G. Brown http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/ Duke University Dept. of Physics, Box 90305 Durham, N.C. 27708-0305 Phone: 1-919-660-2567 Fax: 919-660-2525 email:rgb at phy.duke.edu


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In what may be the smallest story of the week, Microsoft has renamed its Xbox Live Silver Membership, which will now be called Xbox Live Free Membership, tweets Graeme Boyd, Xbox Community Manager of Europe. The changes come as part of the company's overhaul of the Xbox.com site.
The Silver Membership was already Microsoft's free Xbox Live account and nothing about it will change except the name. The new Xbox website already features the updated lingo, but the actual Xbox 360 console dashboard will not reflect the new wording until it is updated sometime this fall, reports JPS.
By using the word "Free," Microsoft hopes to encourage more account activations and lessen confusion about Live's availability. Unlike the Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation 3, a paid subscription is required to fully utilize the Xbox 360's online features. Microsoft is likely trying to pre-counter a potential backlash when it raises the subscription price on Nov. 1.
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Saturday, September 17, 2011
The Manumitted Smith Family of Dallas County, Alabama
A short bio on the manumitted Smith family by Alabama genealogist and historian, Gary Mills from the book "Plain Folk of the South Revisited"
3 comments:
- Kristin said...
My 2x great grandmother Eliza Williams and her daughter Mary were freed in Dallas County before 1860. I find them in the 1860 census however it does not list them as MU or Black. Do you know where I would look to find evidence that they were freed? they both looked white.
- September 17, 2011 at 8:37 AM
- The Family Griot said...
Kristin, thanks for the question. Many of the documents relating to the Smiths were found at the county courthouse, in legal documents (there was a lawsuit between the heirs of Tom Smith in 1854 which went to the Alabama state supreme court), in census records and public documents such as books and newspapers. Gary Mills does give some good sources in his chapter of the book "Plain Folks of the South Revisted" about how he located the FPOC in Dallas County. I was also able to find information on Tom Smith with the aid of RAOGK. You can try Carter G. Woodson's book on Free People of Color. Hope these things are helpful. You can always contat me at email@example.com
- September 19, 2011 at 6:28 PM
- Kristin said...
Thanks you for the quick response. I think I need to make a plan and see what I can do outside of Dallas Cty. and perhaps plan a research trip there. it's only a matter of hours away.
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BOSTON, Mass. - The Yale men's swim team continued its strong start to the season with another solid day at the Terrier Invitational at Boston University. The Bulldogs led the pack after day one of competition, and ended a similarly successful day two with an exclamation point - a four-second win in the 800-yard freestyle relay.
That relay squad was made up of three freshmen - Robby Harder, Josh Ginsborg and Alwin Firmansyah - and sophomore West Cuthbert. With the win, Harder pushed his win count this weekend to three in two days, having been a part of Yale's winning 400-yard medley relay corps on Friday and won the 500-yard freestyle earlier that day. He (3) and fellow 800-yard relay teammate Ginsborg (2) gave Yale two swimmers in the top three of the 200-yard freestyle, an event in which Cuthbert took tenth overall.
The 800-yard relay also marked the third win of the invitational for Firmansyah, who added a win in the 100-yard butterfly (50.08) to his win in the 200-yard IM Friday. The Bulldogs had three swimmers in the top ten in the 100-yard fly, as Paschall Davis (50.79) took fifth, while sophomore Ed Becker (51.72) grabbed tenth.
Freshman Ronald Tsui was the Elis' top finisher int he 100-yard breaststroke, taking fourth in 58.04. Yale got several solid swims in that event, including a tenth-place finish from another freshman, Andrew Heymann (57.97) and a 13th-place race from sophomore Danny McDermott (58.99).
A different freshman, still, led the way in the 100-yard backstroke, as Mike Lazris (51.73) took sixth. Junior Mike Dominski (52.77) finished tenth, and Davis (53.55) was 12th.
That event set up the win in the 800-yard relay, which marked the final event before Sunday's final day of competition. The Bulldogs are firmly in the hunt, and will look to chase down a win that would make quite a statement to the rest of the Ivy League about just how good this young Yale team may prove to be.
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And now the top stories:
- The bullish housing story continues to get more exciting. Housing starts surged 12.1 percent in December to 954,000 at an annualized rate. Economists expected starts to rise just 3.3 percent to 890,000. November housing starts were revised down to 851,000 from a prior reading of 861,000.
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- Initial jobless claims plunged to 335k last week, which was much better than the 369k reading economists were looking for. However, some economists were quick to cry foul. "However, the claims data can be very volatile around the turn of the year and the Department of Labor indicated that at least some of this most recent drop may have been due to an " adjustment issue," so it is likely not a very reliable indicator for the labor market," wrote JP Morgan's Daniel Silver. "It may take a few more weeks until we can get a clean read on the labor market from the claims numbers."
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(CNN) -- When life gives you Comcast, make a "shamecast."
Shamecasting is what I'm calling tech journalist Ryan Block's ingenious method of publicly shaming Comcast for the way the cable company treated him on the phone. I hope it becomes a national trend.
On Tuesday morning, Block posted an audio clip of his 18-minute, nightmarish attempt to try to cancel service. Instead of cooperating with Block's simple request, which Comcast is legally required to do, the customer service representative badgered him, threw up obstacles and generally exhibited sociopathic behavior.
After the clip went viral, Block received an official apology from the company, which said, in part: "The way in which our representative communicated with him is unacceptable and not consistent with how we train our customer service representatives."
Nor is it consistent with the social norms of any society on Earth. Yet the clip went viral because of our cathartic solidarity with Block. We've all been held hostage by big companies afraid of losing business. We've all been told by anonymous customer service representatives that they "can't" help us. They "can't" discontinue service. They "can't" give us a confirmation number.
In short, we've all felt helpless.
Comcast's apology also cited its "embarrassment." If embarrassment is the only language these companies speak, let's give it to them. Let's shamecast companies who refuse to treat customers with respect.
Coincidentally, a few weeks before the Comcast episode, I started recording my own phone calls with customer service representatives.
My latest dispute had gone on for months, and I was still receiving bills for work that was never done (and that had been officially canceled).
But things took a swift turn when I notified the representative that I was recording the conversation. Soon after that call, I was contacted by the same person — this time with an apologetic tone, assuring me the matter was resolved.
Most customer service representatives do not exhibit the sociopathic behavior of the Comcast employee. Most customer service reps are nice people who are just trying to do their job. Furthermore, many of them have to suffer their own abuse from angry callers who feel trapped and mistreated by a company. Most of the time it's not the customer service rep's fault.
But we've got to do something about the dysfunctional system of customer service.
Enter shamecasting.
Online review sites are helpful, but there's a big difference between interpretation and reality. With a recorded conversation, you've got proof. It's the difference between "I'm being mistreated by a company" and "I'm being mistreated by a company — listen to this audio clip of our interaction."
The next time you call a big company and get a difficult customer service representative, protect yourself. If you have an iPhone, you don't need anything else. There are several apps that can record calls for you. (For legal reasons, make sure you notify the representative that you're recording the call.)
If you don't have a smartphone, no problem. As long as you put your call on speakerphone, there are several ways to record it. Most laptops have built-in microphones, and you can simply record the conversation using Garage Band or another piece of recording software.
Or you can buy a cheap digital audio recording device that records in several modes, including .wav and .mp3. These files can be easily transferred to your laptop, and then, if necessary, to the Internet.
As you record your conversation, stay calm. If anybody is going to look like the bad guy, it's not going to be you.
Hopefully, your call will go well, the company will cooperate with your request, and you can go about your day.
But if not, you can upload your audio clip to Soundcloud, like Block did, and then broadcast it to the world through Twitter, Facebook, or your blog.
Imagine the relief you'll experience the next time you interact with a telephone representative. When he or she tells you that your call may be recorded for "quality assurance purposes," you will be able to respond with: "And just so you know, I'm recording this call for consumer protection purposes."
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As a small business owner, you will be faced with difficult choices during difficult times like an economic downturn or a decrease in demand for your product or service. In order to stay competitive, you must streamline operations and offer creative responses to external threats. It is critical to encourage innovation and make the kinds of changes that are necessary to ensure that your business succeeds today and in the future.
When times are tough, business owners often resort to layoffs as a cost-saving measure. However, laying off employees can damage your business and impair its ability to succeed in the long term. Layoffs incur direct costs, including severance pay, administration fees and legal fees, which immediately affect your bottom line. There are also less tangible costs like the skills, knowledge and experience that are lost when an employee is let go.
In the face of layoffs, employees often experience lower morale and productivity, higher levels of absenteeism and job-related stress, and a loss of faith in the business. Your best employees may start looking for other opportunities. And, when business does improve, the costs of finding and training new employees can be very high.
Innovative cost-cutting and restructuring measures can help you reposition your business and define how business will be conducted in the future, without the need to let valuable employees go.
- Work-Sharing
If business is slow, you can offer at least 2 of your core workers a temporarily-reduced work week instead of laying them off.
- Employment Insurance and Work Force Reduction program due to downsizing
Learn about employment insurance options for employees who voluntarily leave your business to preserve the jobs of co-workers.
- Alternate work arrangements and work hour reductionOnly Applies to : QuebecTake advantage of advice and funding to help your preserve jobs.
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Are high wage expectations making you reluctant to put up that Help Wanted sign? A wage subsidy program can put the perfect employee within your reach.
Think long term
- Where possible, avoid layoffs. Recruiting new employees when your business rebounds can be expensive, and can put your reputation as an employer at risk.
- Reduce employee costs through work reorganization. Multi-tasking and learning new skills allow your staff to support the needs of your organization now, and in the future.
Use recognition and rewards
Rewarding employees can be a challenge in times of fiscal restraint. Here are some smart ways to recognize employees, while keeping costs low:
- Acknowledge employee contributions — employees want to feel that their efforts are recognized and appreciated.
- Use staff meetings as a forum to recognize outstanding achievements.
- Link incentives to the overall goals and objectives of your business.
- Offer low-cost, innovative perks, such as giving employees an afternoon off or access to a coveted parking spot.
- Make recognition personal — allow employees to choose their rewards.
Maintain a positive work environment
- Ensure that employees have work that is challenging, interesting, and fulfilling.
- Give employees continuous feedback and ensure that they understand their roles, the impact their work has on customers, and how they bring value to your organization.
- Offer employees flexible scheduling to help them balance their work and personal lives.
- Offer job-sharing and reduced work weeks. These alternatives to layoffs can help your firm retain existing jobs and return employees to full-time work when the period of recession is over.
- Have a strategy to deal with workplace stress and conflict.
- Set a clear sense of direction and leadership. Management should set a positive example for employees to follow.
Although avoiding layoffs during hard times can be a challenge, the benefits to your business in the long term are significant.
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Stay or go? When it comes to Indian tribes and the United States, the answer has almost always been the former. And for that, there are many reasons.
When the U.S. began to make treaties with Indians in the 1770s, the agreements generally contained a clause affirming that the Indian nations recognized this country's dominion. These understandings did not mean that the Indian nations accepted administrative control over Indian lands and affairs. Rather, it was acknowledged that Indian nations would no longer make treaties with other European nations—such as France and Spain—and, later, Canada.
In return, the Indian nations would have the military protection of the United States—which would assume trust responsibilities to manage government-to-government and international affairs in ways to protect Indian interests and well being. The Indian nations were pretty much forced to accept U.S. dominion, especially after the War of 1812, since European nations such as Great Britain agreed not to enter into any more treaties with Indian nations within territories recognized as the U.S. sphere of influence.
The U.S. Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia (1831), which acknowledged that Indians lived in "domestic dependent nation" status, established that they were not U.S. citizens but "wards" of the government. This notion implied that Washington had trust responsibility to look after the interests and future welfare of Indian peoples and issues. Chief Justice John Marshall, writing in Worcester, affirmed that Indian nations continued to manage their own internal political affairs and retained management over land until ceded to the federal government.
Worcester is used by Indian tribes to argue for the right to retain and maintain their own internal forms of government and powers of decision-making. However, recognition of U.S. dominion does not enable Indian nations to make the decision to leave the United States, or to manage government activities outside of U.S. treaty alliances.
In brief, today's Indian tribes can't simply decide to exit the U.S. They are bound to U.S. alliance at the will of the federal government. And thus, they have no possible means of secession.
But that hasn't stopped a few tribes from trying, at least long ago. Some Apaches in the 1880s left this country and sought the protection of the Mexican government. A band of the Kickapoo Nation once emigrated to Múzquiz, in the Mexican state of Coahuila. In 1877, Chief Joseph and his Nez Perce people sought escape into Canada, only to be stopped 40 miles from the border.
In addition, some members of the Sioux Nation in the 1860s and 1870s moved to Canada after the Plains Wars. Many members of the Delaware Nation Turtle Clan found refuge by moving to Ontario in the 1790s. (Conversely, many Yaqui Indian communities and individuals sought refuge in the United States after enduring several centuries of political and cultural persecution in Mexico.)
It should be noted that today, the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples does not provide for indigenous nations to withdraw from the nation-states that surround them. Article 46, section 1, states, "Nothing in this declaration may be interpreted as implying for any state, people, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act contrary to the charter of the United Nations or construed as authorizing or encouraging any action which would dismember or impair, totally or in part, the territorial integrity or political unity of sovereign and independent states."
So, for most indigenous nations, immigration or exit secession is not a favored strategy. By all indications, contemporary indigenous nations prefer to enjoy the benefits of citizenship and trust responsibility, live on their territories, and focus on purely internal political, territorial and cultural recognition. And when it comes to seeking redress for past or present wrongs, indigenous persons work with national governments instead of bolting from them.


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- Ecru worsted wool two-piece suit. A: Jacket with center front opening with four beige plastic buttons with bound button holes, first two spread apart by 2" next two spread apart by 10". Collared. Motif of concentric arced inserts, 1.175" wide each, starting from shoulder point, arcing down past second button. This upside down arc repeats on the back with a rainbow meeting the shoulder's center. On front, two more arc inserts motif repeat, with the rainbow arc stretching over the smaller reversed arc between the sections of buttons. One-piece set in sleeves with double elbow darts. Lined in beige silk faille. Retailer's label at center back collar: "Neiman-Marcus" Designer's Label at front right jacket lining: "Adrian / Original" B: Unlined A-line skirt of same fabric with lapped zipper covered by triangle pointed waistband tip on the left side. Waistband 1 3/8" wide. Four darts total, two in front, two in back. Pinked edge to seam allowances. Hem tape attached to 3" wide hem edge with machine stitch, tape hand based to inside of skirt with blind hem (slip stitch) stitch.
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- Pillbox hat of red velvet with red feather trim and lace interior lining. Designers Label: "Amy / New York"
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- Red silk taffeta dress with print of white line/dashes. A) Cocktail dress of red silk taffeta print. The print is of short white lines/dashes, scattered over the entire garment. Short sleeves, collar with rounded "points". Dropped waist, with a wide panel of same fabric with vertical stitching between bodice and skirt. "Tiered" skirt, with a flounce of same material gathered at bottom of dropped waist and continuing to about knee-level. Skirt gathered at dropped waist, under the flounce. Center front opening with 5 small circular self-covered buttons. Zipper at left side from under arm to dropped waist. Unlined. Inner ivory grosgrain belt/petersham with single hook and eye at left side. Seam where flounce joins skirt reinforced on interior with horsehair band. Combined designer's/retailer's label sewn in skirt: "Neiman-Marcus Dallas / Traina-Norell" B) Thin belt of cream leather covered in matching fabric. Rectangular buckle covered in same fabric. No marks on belt.
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- Bridge hat of navy blue straw. The cylindrical crown has a domed top section, and is encircled at the base by a wide band of off-white grosgrain ribbon, with two self bows at front left and right. On front section of the band are applied three applique "club" shapes of navy blue and off-white. A fourth applique is set on the front of the brim. The brim is a four-lobed quatrafoil, emulating a club shape, the back lobe truncated somewhat. The outer edge of the brim is rolled under. Underside of brim lined with off-white grosgrain fabric, inside of crown lined with black fabric, and with an inner off-white grosgrain ribbon hatband. Label: "Made to Order Hat / Bergdorf / Goodman / Fifth Ave. at 58th St"
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- Hat of pea green straw. Formed of a coil of tightly braided straw, the hat has a high domed crown and brim that slopes slightly downwards. The base of the brim is encircled by a wide band of artificial white flowers, which almost covers the brim. The edge of the brim is embellished with bands of the same straw braid, sewn across the edge. The hat is unlined, with inner green grosgrain ribbon hatband and elastic cord to help secure to wearer's head. Label inside: "Regalle"
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- Hat of pale pink velvet with pink roses and carnations. The flat-topped, cylindrical crown is encircled with artificial pink roses and carnations, totally covering the sides of the crown. The wide brim slopes down steeply. The hat is lined in a pale pink satin, the brim is lined with the same pale pink velvet. The hat has an inner pink grosgrain ribbon hatband. Label inside: "Regalle"
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- Hat of olive green fur felt and peach and gold ostrich feathers. The domed crown is encircled by a "cloud" of peach and yellow gold ostrich feathers, which almost totally cover the narrow brim, which is edged in a pale ocher band. The brim is faced in concentric circles: outer pale ocher band, olive green fur felt band, inner band of pale ocher felt. Crown is unlined, with inner green grosgrain ribbon hatband, and with elastic cord to help secure hat to wearer's head. Label inside: "Regalle"
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- Pillbox hat of paisley velveteen. The circular, domed hat is made of a velveteen fabric with printed paisley pattern in shades of green, red, brown, purple, cream, etc. At top of hat is a ball of the same materials. The entire hat and ball have added sewn-on colored rhinestones scattered throughout, and small gold beads. Lined in black cloth, with black grosgrain ribbon inner hatband. Sewn into inner hatband is retailer's label: "Innes / Wichita" Purchased at the Innes store, Wichita, Kansas.


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DENVER, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Peyton Manning connected with Demaryius Thomas on a 6-yard touchdown pass Saturday to help the Denver Broncos to a 27-26 pre-season win over St. Louis.
The Rams went for a 2-point conversion after Kellen Clemens' 1-yard touchdown pass to Zach Potter with 1:56 to play in the fourth quarter, but the attempt failed.
Manning finished 25-of-34 passing for 234 yards and an interception. Montee Ball rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries for Denver.
Sam Bradford was 9-of-16 passing for 110 yards and a touchdown for the Rams.


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ORLANDO, Fla. — The death this week of Ralph Wilson, founder and sole owner of the Buffalo Bills, was but half the heartache of the NFL franchise and its fans.
Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly, who led the Bills to four Super Bowl appearances in the early 1990s, found out two weeks ago that the oral cancer he was originally diagnosed with in June has returned. His wife, Jill, wrote on her blog that "the cancer's back, aggressive, and starting to spread." The 54-year-old Kelly, an icon in western New York, is hospitalized in Manhattan, and has been visited by a steady stream of Bills teammates.
Jill Kelly had written on her Instagram that surgery on her husband was "tentatively scheduled for Thursday," but those plans changed Wednesday. Instead, Kelly will undergo chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
His wife provided an update via Facebook: "There's been a lot that has been said so we thought it would be best to clarify," she wrote. "At this point and time surgery is not the best option for Jim. Because of complexity and aggressive nature of this cancer and after more scans and tests, the plan has changed. At this point, Jim will not be having surgery. The cancer is in areas that surgery cannot successfully eradicate. Therefore, the medical specialists here in NYC along with our Buffalo team believe that chemotherapy and radiation are the best option."
Kelly had part of his jaw and teeth removed as part of a surgery when he was first diagnosed.
The latest developments were sobering news at the NFL owners meetings this week in Orlando, Fla., where friends and admirers of Kelly struggled with the reality that he's now fighting for his life.
"This is a hard time for the Bills family," said Bill Polian, former team president, his eyes welling. "The good part about it is it's a big family. We'll mourn Ralph's loss, and we'll pray for Jim. But there's a lot of people doing that."
Making the rounds on the Internet is a heartbreaking shot of Kelly lying in a hospital bed, watching the NCAA tournament with his daughter, Erin. She is hugging his arm and resting her head on him. Her Instagram caption reads: "Watching the Syracuse game with daddy - he's my buddy! Love him so much!! #daddysgirl #prayersforjk #Kellytough."
At the conclusion of the three-day meetings Wednesday, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell spoke of his friendship with Kelly and said he hoped to see him Friday, if Kelly is up to having visitors. Goodell spoke to Kelly's brother twice Tuesday night to get updates on Jim.
"Jim's such a wonderful man, a special guy," said Goodell, standing with a reporter in an otherwise empty hallway at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Orlando.
Years before he was promoted to commissioner, Goodell oversaw the Pro Bowl, and had the responsibility of escorting the Pro Bowl players from the losing Super Bowl team to Hawaii. He got to know the Bills well, as they lost the league's marquee game four years in a row, from 1990 through '93, and he routinely would pick up Kelly and a handful of his teammates at their hotel at 5:30 the morning after their Super Bowl defeat.
"Every single one of them was extremely respectful and professional," recalled Goodell, who is from Jamestown, N.Y., 70 miles south of Buffalo. "It was, 'Hey, this is disappointing but I'm privileged to play in the Pro Bowl.' You'd see them at some of the most difficult moments, and Jim was always top of the class. Just a super guy. Treated you the same, always respectful."
Kelly's blue-collar toughness is legendary and universally respected in a league that saw him inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002. He was part of the famed quarterback class of 1983 — one that included John Elway and Dan Marino — and spent his first years with the USFL's Houston Gamblers before a Bills career that stretched from 1986 to '96.
"He was one of those guys who was the toughest quarterback you could see," said Jay Gruden, a former Arena Football League quarterback and new coach of the Washington Redskins. "He took a beating. He'd stand in there, and you could tell he was a great leader, one of those guys you wanted to pattern yourself after.
"The Joe Montanas, the Jim Kellys, the Dan Marinos, those are the kind of guys who were in a class by themselves. He played at Miami, too, and I played for [coach Howard] Schnellenberger, so I was a huge fan of Jim's. To see him struggle like this is terrible news, and we hope and pray that he gets well soon."
For some at the meetings, the one-two punch of Wilson's death and Kelly's cancer was overwhelming.
"There are two iconic figures in Buffalo right now," said Joe Horrigan, vice president of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, his voice trembling. "One's gone, and now the other one's sick too."
He lowered his head, wiped his eyes and looked away. His throat was too thick to keep talking.
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Gluten-free food labels must now comply with FDA rules
New federal rules defining the use of the term "gluten free" on packaged foods take effect today. The rules are intended to help the 3 million Americans — a little less than 1% of the population — who have celiac disease.
"This standard 'gluten-free' definition will eliminate uncertainty about how food producers label their products and will assure people with celiac disease that foods labeled 'gluten-free' meet a clear standard established and enforced by FDA," said Felicia Billingslea, the Food and Drug Administration's deputy commissioner for foods and veterinary medicine, in a statement.
FDA officially published its labeling rules in August 2013. Manufacturers had a year following the publication announcement to bring package labels into compliance.
Celiac disease, an inherited autoimmune digestive condition, can only be managed by eating a diet free of the protein gluten. For people with the condition, consumption of the protein results in the destruction of the lining of the small intestine, resulting in the malabsorption of critical vitamins, minerals and calories.
Common signs and symptoms of celiac disease may include diarrhea, iron-deficiency anemia, lactose intolerance, fatigue, joint pain, abdominal pain, migraines, depression, short stature and osteoporosis, according to the American Celiac Disease Alliance.
Under the new federal definition, food that carries a "gluten-free" label must contain fewer than 20 parts per million of gluten, "a virtually undetectable amount" of gluten that occurs naturally in wheat, rye and barley, says Dana Angelo White, a registered dietitian and clinical assistant professor at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn.
FDA says that most people with celiac disease can tolerate foods with very small amounts of gluten and that the set limit is the lowest level that can be consistently detected in foods using valid scientific analytical tools.
The Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 directed FDA to define and permit the use of the term "gluten free." The same act also required food packaging to clearly list whether they contained any of eight major food allergens (milk, egg, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, crustacean shellfish, soy and wheat).
Gluten-free foods have become increasingly popular in recent years. The retail market was estimated to be $4.2 billion in 2012, according to Packaged Facts, a marketing research firm. It estimated that sales will exceed $6.6 billion by 2017.
Marketing research firm Mintel estimated sales in the gluten-free food and beverage market as high as $15.6 billion in 2016.
Eleven percent of U.S. households follow a gluten-free diet, but only 25% of those living in a gluten-free home say celiac disease or gluten sensitivity is the main reason, according to a report this spring from the NPD Group, a market research firm that tracks eating trends.
There is a common misconception that gluten-free diets are healthier or for weight loss, says White. Although people with celiac disease must adhere to a gluten-free diet, "people who are not afflicted with this condition put themselves unnecessarily at risk for nutrient deficiencies by banishing all gluten from their diet," she says.
Also, many gluten-free products, including a variety of baked goods, are higher in calories than their gluten-free counterparts, which could lead to weight gain, White says, adding that there are many healthy foods that are naturally gluten free.
FDA's gluten-free rule applies to packaged foods that may be sold in some retail and food-service establishments, such as some carry-out restaurants, but the agency notes that, "given the public health significance of 'gluten-free' labeling, restaurants making a gluten-free claim on their menus should be consistent with FDA's definition."


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To celebrate the upcoming opening of Shangri-La Hotel, Qufu, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, the managing hotel group of Shangri-La's Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Taipei, is showcasing Kong Family cuisine at six selected hotels between January and March 2013. From February 27 to March 5, 2013, a culinary team of seven members will arrive at Shang Palace, found on the sixth floor, bringing the unique cuisine of the Kong Family to town. Three set menus and 25 à la carte items, featuring numerous storytelling dishes, will be available. For reservations, please call (886 2) 2376 3229.
Qufu, located in Shandong Province in mainland China, is the birthplace of the famous Chinese educator and philosopher, Confucius, who is also known as Kongzi (literally "Kong Master" in Mandarin). The city is rich in ancient culture, historical monuments, as well as fine cuisine. Abundant official banquets, ceremonies and royal commemorations brought the Kong family, descendants of Confucius, opportunities for the development of its own style of formal cuisine, which is based on the Shandong regional Lu cuisine with an imperial influence and a touch of Huaiyang cuisine from southern China. The dishes of Kong Family cuisine are prepared with unsparing attention to ingredients, appearance, taste and shape. In one of Confucius' famous quotes, he said, "Food can never be too good and cooking can never be done too carefully."
Shang Palace will feature one set menu for tables of six people, priced at NT$12,800 per set, and two set menus for 10 people, with one priced at NT$26,800 and the other at NT$38,800 per set. The à la carte menu includes an assortment of cold and hot dishes, soups and desserts, starting from NT$180 each.
A classic menu item is the "Six Arts" Cold Appetizers Platter (spiced beef shanks, jelly fish salad, spiced duck tongue, sea whelk jelly salad, scallop skirt and lettuce salad, and baby celery with sesame and olive oil). Each appetizer represents a category in the "Six Arts," which Confucius advocated at the time; the arts are Rites, Music, Archery, Chariot Racing, Calligraphy and Mathematics.
Kong Mansion's Eight Seafood Treasures in Superior Broth, Lu Wall's Hidden Collection (prawn roll wrapped in crispy vermicelli), the Three Ingredients Soup (soup cooked with chicken, duck and pig trotters), and Kong Family's Special Four Treasures (braised chicken, braised fish, braised pork and meal roll of minced chicken breast and prawns wrapped with seaweed) are also signature dishes found in Kong Family cuisine.
Many dishes commemorate Confucius and impart stories related to him. One example is called Wisdom Frees Perplexity (braised pork ribs stuffed with spring onion stalk). Legend has it that the dish was created during Emperor Qin Shi Huang's era of the burning of the books and live burial of scholars. It was said that in order to preserve the Kong family line, a minister named Zhang Ge exchanged his own son for the life of a Kong family male descendent. In the process, this dish was created to pass on secret information. Mirroring the concept of the story, pork rib bones are removed and replaced with the stalk of a scallion. The meat is deep-fried and finished with a rich sauce.
The Kirin Imperial Book dish (deep-fried snapper with crispy skin) tells another tale. Rumor has it that just before the birth of Confucius, one Kirin – a mythical Chinese creature believed to bring good omen and that looks like a unicorn with scales – made its appearance in the neighborhood of the Kong family with a jade stone in its mouth. On the jade was written, "From a defeated kingdom rose a new emperor – a spiritual leader." The fish, marinated in Chinese wine, is deep-fried with scales until golden brown, which resembles the skin of a Kirin.
Leading the team from Shangri-La Hotel, Qufu is Executive Chef Ng Kok-Leong, a member of the Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts family since 2010, and Banquet Sous Chef Washington Lin. Two of the senior chefs – Chef Perry Kong and Chef Sam Liu – are from Qufu; the other culinary member is Sous Chef Frank Chen of Shang Palace at Shangri-La Hotel, Qufu. In addition, two "storytellers" who are also from Qufu will be traveling with the chefs, to help unfold tales related to the dishes. The seven members of the team will be in Taipei throughout the promotional period.
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts will open Shangri-La Hotel, Qufu in early 2013. Located in Qufu's city center, the 325-room hotel will be the first international property operating in the hometown of famous Chinese philosopher Confucius, who was born in 551 BC. The hotel is within walking distance to the Temple of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion – both listed as UNESCO world heritage sites – and a 20-minute drive to the Qufu high-speed train station.
The quoted prices are subject to 10 per cent service charge. Shangri-La's Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Taipei is located at 201 Tun Hwa South Road, Section 2, Taipei.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Since graduating last May, former Yale heavyweight crew captain Tom Dethlefs '12 (Lawrenceville, N.J.) has wasted no time advancing his rowing career. Dethlefs rowed in the U.S. eight that won a gold medal at the World Rowing Under 23 Championships last July, and rowed as part of the U.S. Senior National Team entry in the championship eight at the 2012 Head of the Charles Regatta in October. Now in his first race representing the U.S. at the international level, Dethlefs will race with the U.S. men's eight at the 2013 Samsung World Rowing Cup from Mar. 22-24 at the Sydney International Regatta Center in Penrith, Australia.
The lineups for this first World Cup were announced last month, but Dethlefs was not on the original list. On Mar. 6 it was announced that Dethlefs would replace London 2012 Olympian Ross James in the lineup of the eight.
In total the U.S. roster of 22 athletes includes 13 members of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Rowing Team.
As of Mar. 12, Dethlefs is listed as six seat of the U.S. crew. The full lineup from bow to coxswain is: Grant James (Dekalb, Ill.), David Banks (Potomac, Md.), Nareg Guregian (North Hills, Calif.), Brandon Shald (Sausalito, Calif.), Stephen Kasprzyk (Cinnamonson, N.J.), Dethlefs, Thomas Peszek (Farmington Hills, Mich.), Michael Gennarro (Havertown, Pa.) and Stephen Young Jr. (Tampa, Fla.).
Three other countries have eights entered: Australia, Great Britain and New Zealand. The racing format will be a straight final on Sunday Mar. 24, but with a race for lanes on Friday Mar. 22.
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My sister-in-law and I are back from one week in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. It was fun and fast paced. We drove so could take what my little car would hold. While there we stayed next door at The Plaza Hotel. This is convenient to the library and also Temple Square and other places in downtown Salt Lake City. The TRAX stops at the Plaza, so you can easily take breaks and go to outlying areas.
This was her first time at the library. While I have been there numerous times, it is always a delight to return. For those who have not been at the library, maybe some of these ideas will be helpful. If you have been there, send me comments with your tips and ideas.
1. Take breaks in your research. I cannot over stress this. The library is open (except on Mondays when it closes at 5 p.m.) from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Those breaks are necessary as your brain can turn to mush and your legs to rubber. We took a break one day to walk to the Deseret Bookstore which is about three blocks from the library. Other times we returned to the hotel room or walked around Temple Square. Keep in mind when walking that the blocks in Salt Lake City are longer than a normal city block.
2. We took a large paper punch which stayed in the room. This really wasn't necessary to bring as each floor near the photocopying area has a paper punch, stapler, paper clips and rubber bands. Of course, if you need the paper punch in the middle of the night, it might come in handy to have one!
3. Not everybody is honest, even in the Family History Library. We went prepared with locks for our computers, but were amazed at the number of people who did not have locks with them. Buy one before you go and learn how to use it.
4. Keep anything of value on your person. My sister-in-law wore a fanny pack and I had a light weight, very small bag (from L.L. Bean) that went across my shoulder and mid-section. It has one larger zipper pocket, small zipper pocket for cash and a velcro pocket. I kept my room key card and the photocopy card inside the bag. On the sides where there are metal loops I attached the key to my computer lock and a flash drive. It was large enough to hold other items, but not inconvenient.
5. If you need to check something on the computer that requires your password, be sure you either remember it or bring it. I use a Mac computer and have Password Plus on it. This requires remembering only one password and once into the software I can locate all of my other passwords.
6. Turn your cell phone off or on vibrate. I turned mine off. When I arrived home there was a note in the kitchen from my daughter ... "Tried to call you, but your cell was always off!" Actually we did talk on the phone several times. As can be expected, there were people who had their cell phones on. Even if answered quickly, they can be annoying. You can use the cell phone in the area around the elevators, in the bathrooms or outside.
7. The library was not overly busy while we were there. The morning that I was using the British film, the area was busy. Normally we were able to make photocopies non-stop. If the library is busy, you are limited to five copies at a time. There are a variety of photocopiers available. One I particularly liked was the binder minder copier which allows you to copy books that are tightly bound. The photocopy machines seemed to be more in use in the evenings.
8. And speaking of photocopies ... keep track of your card. You can purchase a photocopy card for 60 cents, leaving 40 cents to use. The machines will not take the newer bills. You can add to your card with $1, $5, $10, and $20 bills. If you need to exchange the new bills for older ones, go to the access office on the main floor. It is a good idea to sign your card on the line provided on the back. While I never left my card in a machine, I did find other people's cards and turned them in. My sister-in-law reported that while making copies a man next to her left his card in the machine. A woman proceeded to use it, until he returned for it. Copies are 5 cents a page, but that can add up.
9. You can use your flash drive to make copies from microfilm, microfiche or books. Instructions are posted, but to get started I recommend that you ask for help. Remember to disconnect your flash drive when finished. And take it with you!
10. Always ask if you have questions. And ask again! We both had books that we could not locate. After asking, sometimes twice, we learned that they were in high density. You have to sign for the books and they are retrieved for you to use. I was also told that some of the film numbers or call numbers might not agree with the Family History Library Catalog because they are re-cataloging some items. If a book is being scanned for the digital project, it will not be back on the shelf.
The most important thing is to make the most of your time at the Family History Library, go prepared, but also have fun.