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Last night's beat down to the Heat marked the end of the first half of the season for the Knickerbockers, and left a bit of a sour taste in the mouth of Knicks fans for at least the weekend. It has been a rollercoaster type season for the Knicks thus far, and they head into the All-Star break a game below .500. The break couldn't have come at a better time for guys as the lockout condensed season has fatigued many, none more than Jeremy Lin, who was visibly overwhelmed by the Heat's physicality and athleticism.
Despite the loss you have to feel confident, or at least encouraged by the way the Knicks have recovered from a horrific 8-15 start. Obviously Jeremy Lin is a vital component to the Knick resurgence, but all season long the defense has been a huge catalyst for the orange and blue. Offensive numbers are down across the board in the NBA due to the lockout season, but it does not discount the improvement the Knicks have made protecting their bucket. They are 12th in the league in points given up at just 94.1 per game, and second in the league in steals with 9.57 per game, two much improved stats from just a year ago.
Prior to Shumpert missing the last three games, he and Lin provided great on-ball defending of guards. Shumpert ranks fourth in the league with 2 steals per contest, with Lin contributing 1.5 steals per game since being inserted into the rotation. Heading into the draft the characteristic the Knicks loved about Shumpert was his ability to defend multiple guard positions, and he has done nothing short of that so far this year.
It has been said time and time again about Jared Jeffries contributions and how they cannot be told in the box score. While he has heard the wrath of Knicks fans countless times, he does all the little things to be a solid role player on a very good team. It seems every other play he is standing in there and taking a charge, or grabbing an offensive rebound to keep a possession alive. Jeffries also possesses the ability to potentially guard any position out on the floor, as we have seen him guard guys from Rondo to Lebron.
The backbone of the D is the big guy they brought in during the offseason, Tyson Chandler. Chandler has never been known as a premier shot-blocker, but he is the captain of that defense. It is an attitude change when a guy like Chandler anchors your defense, and provides a trickledown effect. It allows the other guys to fall back into their roles, and puts less pressure on them. Tyson has also done his job on the offensive end of the floor, with an outrageous field-goal percentage over 70% (The next highest is 58.3%). I would love to see Chandler develop any sort of a jump-shot, even from just 8-10 feet out. He does shoot 72% from the charity stripe, so it's not like it is out of the question for him to add that tiny element to his game. Overall though the impact he has had on this team defensively can't truly be measured, and a major reason for the Knicks turn around.
The ball movement and increased offensive efficiency created by Lin's emergence has been well-documented, and did turn this team's season around, possibly saving Mike D'Antoni's job. The defense that's been played all year by the orange and blue cannot be overlooked though. The Knicks now head into the break at 17-18, just 3.5 games back in the Atlantic. It's time to sit back and joy the all-star festivities, although they have declined in excitement each year, at least in my opinion.


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TRIUMPH OF LOVE Opens Tomorrow; Runs Through Feb. 23rd
The comedy runs February 7 - February 23, 2013 and will be presented at the Stone Cottage Theatre, 15650 Addison Road, Addison TX, 75001. Tickets and more information can be found at www.MBSProductions.net. Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM. There will be a Saturday matinee on February 16th at 2PM. Ticket prices $18-$27. On Valentine's Day join us for our annual Chocolate & Roses fundraiser show: All audience members receive a rose, a box of chocolates and a free ticket to an upcoming MBS Productions show.
This fun French comedy takes place in the 1930's in the kingdom of Andorra. It is about young princess, Leonilde, who dresses up as a man to sneak into a home to be with the man she loves, Agis. He doesn't recognize her disguise, and to his dismay he discovers himself to be quite attracted to what he thinks is a man. On top of all of this, another woman falls in love with her, and when discovered by the philosopher Hermocrates that she is actually a woman in disguise he falls in love with her, too. She ends up having to juggle the three.
Triumph of Love is considered to be one of Pierre Marivaux's most famous plays. It premiered in Paris in 1732. The original production received negative reviews, yet within a short span of time it was hailed as a masterpiece. It is now considered as one of the greatest comedies in French Theatre.
The play is translated by Mark-Brian Sonna who received national praise in the press in 2012 for his translation of Marivaux's The Game of Love and Chance which was called "a sophisticated triumph." (newstouse.org)
The play is directed by Charles Ballinger, the former director of Casa Manana Musicals, and stars Klarice P. McCarron, Jason Kyle Harris, Charli Armstrong, David Swanner, Joel Frapart, Nancy Lamb, and Mark-Brian Sonna.

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Schagrin Gas in Middletown held the ribbon-cutting ceremony today for the first fueling station in New Castle County for propane-powered vehicles. State officials applauded the station and propane-powered vehicles which have the potential to save fuel costs and reduce the country's dependence on foreign oil, while being more environmentally-friendly than gasoline-burning vehicles.
Schagrin Gas in Middletown held the ribbon-cutting ceremony today for the first propane fueling station in New Castle County, but using propane-powered vehicles is nothing new to the Schagrin family.
"We have basically something old and something new here," said Rick Levinson, chief executive officer of Schagrin Gas. "Propane has been around as a fuel for more than 100 years. We've used it in our vehicles since 1946. It started being used in vehicles during World War II after it was used in forklifts."
Because workers in factories and warehouses during World War II were being overcome by fumes from gasoline-powered forklifts, the switch was made to cleaner-burning propane, Levinson said.
He also remembers the gasoline shortages in the 1970s and how Schagrin was able to continue with business as usual because they had propane-powered vehicles.
A propane-powered vehicle gets almost the same fuel mileage as a gasoline-powered vehicle; however, the price per gallon of propane is much less, he said.
The price for propane at the new fueling station at 1000 N. Broad St. on Tuesday was $2.19 per gallon.
"The infrastructure cost to build propane fueling stations is also much less than building natural gas fueling stations," Levinson said.
Morgan Ellis, Delaware Clean Cities Coordinator with the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, said the propane station in Middletown is the third in Delaware, but the first in New Castle County.
"This is a huge step and a big piece of the puzzle for Delaware. We're hoping for many more across the state," she said.
Propane vehicles produce much less carbon dioxide than gasoline vehicles, she said.
Legislators see win-win situation
Sen. Bethany Hall-Long (D-10th District) and State Rep. Quinn Johnson (D-8th District) attended Tuesday's ribbon cutting and congratulated Schagrin for serving as a pioneer with this technology.
"Anytime we can improve productivity and reduce our carbon footprint, that's a win-win situation," said Hall-Long. "We're really thankful to the businesses like yours who are doing this. Our offices stand ready to support you."
Johnson said, "It's exciting to have this fueling station in our home district – the first one in New Castle County – and I applaud you for taking this important step."
Chris Remmel from the Mid Atlantic Propane Gas Association told the legislators that the association is hoping for state and local government incentives to go along with the 50-cent-per-gallon federal tax credit to encourage citizens and companies to consider using propane vehicles.
"What will move the market is government incentives," said Remmel. "We see advances [with propane] in states like California because they have blackouts due to air quality issues when they restrict the use of gasoline-burning engines. One example is lawn maintenance crews at universities can still work with propane-powered equipment when there's a restriction on the use gasoline-powered engines. By using propane, they don't lose time, and they can get the job done instead of waiting."
What about the safety of propane vehicles?
Remmel said the MAPGA is also working to inform people "to overcome the mystery or fear about how propane vehicles work."
Levinson said the propane tanks are made out of heavy steel and are actually bullet-proof.
"There are police cars that use propane in some places, and they've shown photos of those cars after they've been in a collision, and the only thing that escaped unscathed is the propane tank," Levinson said.
He said Schagrin's decades of experience using propane-powered vehicles has shown several advantages over gas or diesel vehicles.
"The cost of fuel is lower. It increases the life of the engines. You basically double the duration of oil changes – you don't have to change the oil as often, and the tanks are safe," he said.
Famous NASCAR owner has started propane company
After Tuesday's ribbon-cutting ceremony, guests got to listen to a presentation about propane vehicles by Derek Whaley, northeast region business development manager for Roush CleanTech, one of the companies owned by well-known NASCAR car owner and engine builder Jack Roush.
"It's really all about the money," Whaley said. "If it wasn't economically sustainable, it wouldn't fly."
Whaley said propane-powered vehicles have lower fuel costs, lower service and maintenance costs, and nearly the same miles per gallon as gasoline or diesel vehicles.
The most common usage now is in company trucks and vans, city buses, and school buses.
His company currently produces the propane-power system for several Ford truck models, vans, and two bus models.
"It makes sense for fleets that use lots of liquid propane," Whaley said, giving examples of savings on a large scale and a small scale.
The Thysson Krupp elevator company in Texas saved $224,208 in fuel costs in its first year switching to propane trucks. The Mesa, Arizona public school system saved $5,667 in fuel costs the first year it added some propane buses to its fleet.
Whaley also said propane vehicles will reduce our country's dependence on foreign oil.
There are only about 200,000 propane vehicles in the United States, but there are 17 million worldwide, he said.
"The United States is now an exporter of propane autogas," said Whaley. "So right now we're exporting clean propane and importing dirty oil from countries that don't like us."
Propane is also more environmentally-friendly than gasoline. It's much cleaner burning, and it doesn't contaminate the water or soil, so it can be safely stored underground, he said.


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This last week I was out with a falconer that had an absolutely stunning pale form Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) and the beauty of this wonderful bird really touched me. Well, to be honest, seeing this stunning raptor with jesses on a pole in an SUV wasn't exactly the happiest of moments, but as soon as he took to wing, he blew my mind.
But this gets me back to my original question, something that has been bouncing about within me for a good few years: "is falconry a good thing?"
A few months ago, James Currie wrote a very interesting piece Falconry – Bloodsport or Alternative Form of Birding? about his experiences with Harris' Hawks (Parabuteo unicinctus) as falconry birds in the Sonoran Desert in which he discusses various pros and cons of falconry. James' expression of his feelings and thoughts on falconry have helped me cement a little in me how I feel/think about it. But I still am nowhere near to being clear.
In the 1970's and 1980's, organizations like the Peregrine Fund effectively used captive breeding of – initially – Peregrine Falcons to re-establish wild populations and effectively changed the course of the peregrine's future. Hundreds of individuals around the USA and the entire world dedicated their lives and hearts to working on raptor conservation – much of which was centred around the activities of passionate falconers.
With the initial successes of the work with and on the Peregrine Falcon other raptors in need garnered more attention. I really have no idea how it might be possible to quantify the real effect – direct or indirect – that falconers have had on the health of world raptor populations; but I suspect that the indirect influence of their passion for birds of prey may have been huge.
The thing is, when anyone is really enthusiastic about anything – be it fighter jets, rare books or raptors – that enthusiasm tends to be infectious in that they seek out people that are open to their interest, and enthuse a wider circle of people. Reminds me of gull people. But on Gulls: terribly boring creatures that people like Alvaro Jaramillo try (rather successfully) to convince us are cool.
But after having seen this gorgeous Gyrfalcon come to life on the wing, the bunny-hugger in me struggles to come to terms with keeping such a majestic flyer in captivity. And I had the same misgivings about captive parrots. The day I saw my first wild Cape Parrot (Poicephalus robustus), something changed in me.
One thing that James Currie said in response to a comment on his Harris' Hawk blog post was: "I never though of falconry as an art-form before but I can see how falconry can be described as such. The attention to detail, creativity and patience required to practice it properly are certainly reminiscent of a form of art."
But on the other hand, another comment by a reader read: "The only justifiable falconry used today is to rehabilitate birds."
Now that is some food for thought!
Happy birding,
Dale Forbes
You provocateur! Can we just copy and paste comments from James' post? or do we need to wade through all of that again.
Dale, I totally get "just working through something(s)". There are a lot of ethical and political conundrums I'm working through myself. When it comes to falconry, I'm in the same boat with ya…a bit confused about wild vs. captive, yet amazed at the skill of the bird and handler, impressed by the rich history between man and bird, and grateful for the conservation help from falconers.
I've been torn on this issue for a few years now – since I worked for a short time at a renowned falconry/raptor conservation centre/hospital. In fact I even discussed this a few times in the last couple of weeks.
I don't want to make this comment a teal deer but, having seen first hand both aspects (the rehab/conservation side and the leisure activity/entertainment side) I'm leaning towards "It isn't 'good' unless it is for rehab or conservation purposes" and I don't think it's going to change. When the birds are not being used for conservation/being rehabbed then I don't see how it can be defended as much more than a hobby (a bloodsport?), no matter how much people love the birds. I am definitley not speaking for the entire world here, but these days many people involved in falconry do not NEED to use a bird to kill their food for them, certainly here owning a raptor is a luxury, so the working animal arguement always seems a bit of a stretch to me too.
"…That among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
I'm really, really, profoundly unimpressed with the utilitarian arguments against falconry. Of course no one needs to fly hawks. On the other hand, no one needs to draw, or paint, or sing, or dance, or write, or read, or play. (Or watch birds, for that matter.) But how impoverished an existence must one lead to satisfy the emotional prejudices of other people?
Falconry has been proven to have no deleterious effect on populations of either the raptors employed or the quarry pursued, so there can be no rationally compelling argument against the practice. All that is left, then, is the vague sense (on the part of some minders of other people's business) that "this isn't necessary", or "aesthetically justified", or what have you. Can we agree to live and let live? I won't interfere with anyone else's unnecessary enjoyments if they'll accept my right to mine.
@Mark – I haven't argued against falconry. I answered the question in the post title which is "Is falconry a good thing?" and I think, no, generally not a good thing, I haven't said I thought it was a *bad* thing or it should be stopped. Just because someone does not personally like something or that it isn't outright beneficial does not mean they think it needs to stop or is harmful.
I simply disagree with most of the arguements (which are pretty utilitarian in nature) for it provided by most of the people in favour of it who I have communicated with, or for that matter, just read.
I tend to think of falconry a bit like I think of ferreting.
@crowbones – Sorry if I overstated or misrepresented your position. Not your cup of tea? Fine with me. I suppose you'll just have to taake my word for it when I say that falconry is a positive good for me and for many of my friends, just as music and art are for many others, and that it can be (and has been) good for raptor populations as well. Falconers have traditionally been the first (and occasionally the only) people to advocate for birds of prey, and as has been noted, the technical expertise of falconers can be valuable for wildlife management as well as rehabilitation purposes.
@Mark – I have no doubt that you & your friends enjoy falconry greatly. I cannot imagine why anyone would do it if they didn't, given the enormous amount of effort that goes into doing it well 🙂
And I have seen first hand how many falconers have done and are doing an enormous amount of good for bird conservation and welfare and I fully support them (and have personally benfitted from the bird handling & management experience).
Aside from that aspect, I just think a private individual flying birds as a hobby (and if you aren't involved in rehab/captive breeding or dependant on the bird for your livelihood then why else?) is no more good or bad than something like ferreting or horseriding. Any 'good' that comes of it is down to the falconer not the activity.
It might be worth thinking beyond the shores of the USA when suggesting falconry has no negative impacts on quarry populations. The Houbara Bustard is listed as vulnerable and to quote the birdlife international species account 'The principal threat is from hunting by Middle Easten falconers, largely but not exclusively on the species's wintering grounds…' I have heard of reports of falcons that are bred in the states trained to hunt greater prairie chickens (listed as vulnerable itself) and then shipped to the Middle East to hunt bustard.
I´m from Chile , and the falconer comunity here is less than 10 people . We care alot about wild raptors, we manage breeding programs for endangeres species or populations , we run field studies, banding , satelite tracking among other research programs. We also have flying raptor displays for schools and comunities. Chilean falconers also manage wild raptor population research programs, in my case peregrne and aplomado falcons, chilean hawk , white throated and rufous tailed buzzard , all poorly known species. The regulations in my country are poor , but we falconers are passionate about raptors and wildlife in general , we care not only for our birds but for wild ones too. By the way , the houbara bustard reintroduction program is runned by the local falconers association, is basics, no game , no flying. Falconer would never push the prey species to edge of extinction or threat, because all the meaning of their practice is related to the healthy populations of what they seek to hunt with their birds…plus , hawking and falconry are very little productive means of hunting, a BB gun or shot gun will be far more productive as a hunting method…
Hi Dale, I'm a falconer from east Texas, and I'd like to give you some information. Falconry is a good thing if you care about the preservation of birds of prey. Let me elaborate. The average raptor has a 90 percent chance to die in its first season. Of the 10 percent that survive that, the average life span in the wild is 2.
Falconers know we can not truly make a large impact on this fact. There is simply no way, with only 5000 of us in the U.S. But the personal satisfaction of capturing a wild, first year bird, and getting it past that first season is a feeling worthwhile.
Stealing babies? Perhaps one could call it that. However, keep in mind that not only would at least one bird have to be left in the nest(by law) and the birds have died without such capturing, the parents have no love for the baby, and in fact a complete disregard for it after its grown up. All parents who ever see there children again at the nest will shoo away, or more commonly, kill the child, unknowing of their relationship.
Falconry is a sport. And an art. But also its a chance at giving life to the most wild, majestic animals this planet has to offer. Its not like the bird can run away anytime it wants. Its not against its will. And all we do is slowly help the population grow.
Hi, I am a falconry enthusiast and am training to become a falconer myself. I've read a couple of the comments and some of them seem to be made from a relatively uneducated (as far as falconry goes) point of view. Raptors in the wild generally only live about 3 years, 5 if their lucky. Most species can reach around 10 to 50 years in captivity depending on the type of bird. not to mention at least 50% of raptors die before their 1st year.
Oh, and by the way, crowbones, if something is not good, then doesn't that make it bad in definition?
My brother has been wanting to buy gyrfalcons for a while, and I think he's finally in a place to be able to do it. I'm glad you talked about a few falcons, including gyrfalcons in your post. I'm going to have to see what I can learn about becoming a falconer and see what I find!
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Quick breads are not only a perfect way to fill out a meal, they are fun to make too and a good choice for novice bakers just starting out in the kitchen. I just love these soft, moist savory pull-apart biscuits with sharp extra-old Cheddar cheese — they ended up being an evening snack well after the dinner was over. Dotted with poppy seeds, they're a very pretty quick bread too.
|Poppy Seed Cheese Biscuits
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Adapted from The Best Quick Breads: 150 Recipes for Muffins, Scones, Shortcakes, Gingerbreads, Cornbreads, Coffeecakes, and More
Published on January 15, 2010
Quick and easy, these savory Cheddar cheese pull-apart biscuits speckled with poppy seeds are soft, moist and delicious
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U.S. panel OKs Smithfield sale to Chinese firm
WASHINGTON — The purchase of U.S. pork giant Smithfield Foods by a Chinese meat processor was cleared Friday by the federal government, moving the controversial $4.7 billion deal a step closer toward being completed.
Smithfield said the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States approved the purchase by Shuanghui International first announced by the companies in May.
The acquisition, which must still receive approval by Smithfield shareholders, would be the largest takeover of a U.S. company by a Chinese firm.
STORY: Shareholder opposes Chinese deal for Smithfield
"We are pleased that this transaction has been cleared by CFIUS, and we thank the Committee for its careful attention to this review," Larry Pope, Smithfield's chief executive, said in a statement late Friday. The proposed buyout also received clearance from the Ukraine government, Smithfield said.
CFIUS has traditionally paid more attention to reviewing the impact that foreign purchases of American companies have on national security threats such as technology, telecommunications or national defense rather than food or agriculture.
The government panel is notorious for operating in secret and is not permitted by law to talk about or comment publicly on any transaction, largely because of the sensitive information it is given to review. CFIUS opened the Smithfield takeover to a 30-day review, before announcing in late July it would complete a second-phase lasting 45 days .
Smithfield shareholders are expected to vote on the takeover on Sept. 24. The deal is expected to close soon after, the companies said.
"This transaction will create a leading global animal protein enterprise," said Zhijun Yang, Shuanghui's chief executive. "Shuanghui International and Smithfield have a long and consistent track record of providing customers around the world with high-quality food, and we look forward to moving ahead together as one company."
CONCERNS: Smithfield workers wary over China deal
A remaining hurdle for the deal could come from an activist investor group that told Smithfield Foods shareholders this week it plans to vote against the deal as it works with interested buyers who may be willing to pay "substantially" more than the $34 a share offered by Shuanghui.
Starboard Value, which holds a 5.7% stake in Virginia-based Smithfield, has argued the world's largest pork processor and hog producer could command a higher price if the company was split into three parts — hog farms, pork sales and international operations — and then sold.
Under the Shuanghui deal, the company's board is only allowed to consider alternative merger proposals before that date, and must hold the meeting as scheduled unless it does not have enough support to approve the takeover, Starboard said.
Washington lawmakers have expressed concerns that the purchase of Smithfield by a Chinese company could squeeze U.S. pork supply as more of the meat goes overseas while leaving the U.S. susceptible to food safety concerns that have plagued Chinese companies, including Shuanghui. They also have worried that the acquisition would lead to additional takeovers of U.S. food companies by Chinese firms.
SMITHFIELD CEO: China deal won't hurt food safety
Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat who heads the Senate Agriculture Committee, said many questions remain about the deal.
"It remains unclear what factors the Committee took into account in making its decision," said Stabenow, whose Senate panel held a hearing in July to review the impact purchases of U.S. food companies by foreign groups have on the country.
"We still do not know if the potential impact on American food security, the transfer of taxpayer funded innovation to a foreign competitor, or China's protectionist trade barriers were considered," she said.
Founded in 1936 and based in Virginia, Smithfield sells packaged products under its own name and other popular brands, including Farmland, Armour and Cook's. The company employs more than 46,000 people in four countries and 25 states.
Friday's announcement came hours after Smithfield reported a 36% drop in net income for its fiscal first quarter due to weakness in key export markets.
The company said net income fell to $39.5 million, or 27 cents a share, from $61.7 million, or 40 cents a share, in the same period last year. Revenue rose 10% to $3.4 billion. Hog production earnings nearly tripled from last year because of higher hog prices.
Shares of Smithfield ended regular trading down 4 cents at $33.92. The stock added 57 cents, or 1.7%, to $34.49 in after-hours trading.


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ROCKFORD - Police today announced the arrest of a Rockford man suspected in several recent bizarre incidents in Rockford and Machesney Park.
On Jan. 16, Rockford police say Todd Swanson, 47, donned a woman's dress, bright red lipstick and a long wig when he approached women in the 1300 block of South Alpine Road. He reportedly made vulgar comments to a couple women, one who was accompanied by young children.
The same day, the suspect was located inside Flynn Middle School by a teacher. He said he was there looking for his daughter, but when that statement was shown to be false he was escorted from the building by staff members.
On Jan. 20, another woman reported an encounter with a man matching Swanson's description in the 500 block of South Perryville and again in the 6500 block of East State Street. Police obtained a warrant for Swanson on charges of criminal trespass to the school and disorderly conduct. He was arrested on Jan. 24 and taken to jail but later bonded out.
On Feb. 4, police received reports of a man taking pictures of two customers in a dressing room of the Bergner's department store at the Machesney Park Mall. The description of the suspect and the red pickup truck he was driving matched Swanson.
On Feb. 11, staff at Peak Fitness on East State Street reported a man matching Swanson's description and dressed in drag was located in the women's locker room. He was escorted out of the facility for the third time since Jan. 6, police said.
Officers again obtained warrants for Swanson on charges of disorderly conduct and criminal trespass. He was arrested Feb. 14 and taken to jail where he's being held on $65,000 bond.
Swanson faces three counts of disorderly conduct and two counts of criminal trespass.
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Water SA vol.34 no.6 Pretoria Jan. 2008
Hydroinformatic system (implementation in Thailand)#
H Vathananukij*; S Malaikrisanachalee
Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, 50 Paholyothin Rd., Bangkok10900, Thailand
The first hydroinformatic system in Thailand originated from the National Water Resource Strategy of 2007. In order to manage different hydrological data format in text file, html file, access file and spreadsheet file from different institutes, an interactive data assimilation system was introduced. Acquisitive data from 1 150 major hydrological stations were inspected, verified, reformatted and statistically analysed. This research performs processes of two successful versions of the Thailand Hydroinformatic System. Virtual mechanism can, however, increase public participation to attain and utilise both information and metadata under open source licence. At the time of publication, the effective utilisation of the international standard format (ISO19115) is implemented through the public domain system. This hydroinformatic system enlarges potentiality of national communities to truly realise the potential of their natural water resources and tangibly understand their water environment. This system is regarded as a nationally sustainable prototype system to improve water resource management capability.
Keywords: hydroinformatic system, public domain model, virtual system
The Kingdom of Thailand is situated in the heart of the Southeast Asian mainland, occupying 513 115 km2. The geographic form is composed of four natural features, namely mountain; plateau; central plain; and coastline and island. Thailand is a warm and humid tropical country which is influenced by monsoons in both wet and dry seasons. The country has faced serious disasters in terms of both flood and drought at times. Over the past 10 years, expansive droughts have occurred in the mountainous area (northern region) and the plateau area (north-eastern region) during the dry season. During the rainy season flash floods and landslides in the upper basins accumulated in and overwhelmingly inundated the central plain during the same drought year. Faced with serious disasters in terms of drought and flood especially during 2002 and 2006, the Thai government was extremely concerned and fully realised the national urgency in addressing these important problems.
In the past, research on vertical resolution and the effect of map scale digital elevation models on parameters has been focused on hydrology and hydrological processes (Gyasi et al., 1995). Furthermore, the geographical information system (GIS) becomes an important tool of water resource management (Tsihrinzis et al., 1996) and the system of geographical information can be based on hydrological and hydraulic engineering applications (Olivera et al., 1999). Merging the geoinformatic system into the Thai database systems needs national standard format in each map scale and layer (Vathananukij, 2003) and network flow analysis is also very important in engineering management (Malaikisanachalee et al., 2005). Therefore, in 2007, the Thailand National Strategy stressed the need for hydroinformatic systems to support the national decision in an effort to address flood and drought problems. Complexity among numerous data, several formats, lack of available models and strategies could not effectively deal with the catastrophe. Fundamental difficulties lay mostly in the fact that initial inputs were both in hard copy format and analog systems. Hence, the Thailand Hydroinformatic System Prototype Project was initialised with precipitation data acquired by more than 1 000 observation stations between 1994 and 2005.
Research processes
The processes were accomplished through:
Standard database assimilation
Interactive systems for community engagement strategy.
Standard database assimilation: The Thailand Hydroinformatic System maintains hydro-meteorological data from 1994 to 2005. Data retrieved from 1 150 stations were inspected, verified, reformatted and statistically analysed. The historical precipitation and discharge data are from two departments, namely the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) and the Royal Irrigation Department (RID). The TMD provides not only daily data but also geographical locations as well as descriptive information of data-gauging stations. The data from RID, however, are more difficult to process because they are encoded in a number of separate text files that complicate content structure. Although both departments maintain more than 1 000 hydrometeorological gauging stations all over Thailand, many of them are not consistently functioning. Hence, initial inspection (quality processing) is required for discriminating stations with questionable reliability. The research objective is to study and develop all data into standard format as ISO19115 which could inspect and access data in terms of an interactive geoinformatic system on public domain system (International Standard 19115 Geographic Information-Metadata, 2003; Vathananukij, 2005; Malaikisanachalee et al., 2007). In order to reduce data-processing time as well as minimise human errors during data processing, a custom-made Java Script program is introduced to develop the semi-automatic process for managing data from the complex text files. However, data integration and analysis for OS/OW permitting could facilitate and promote the data-sharing process (Adams et al., 2002). The implementation of metadata schema requires spatial data description (Malaikisanachalee et al., 2007) and interpolation techniques (Vathananukij, 1998). Mathematical techniques do take into consideration where all mass digital metadata is determined on spatial distribution. By being visible, providing the inverse-distance weighted approach or the Thiessen polygon approach to assist in benchmarking the mathematical interpolation, the process was able to establish a trusted presence into the database assimilation. Given in Eq. (1) are the mathematical formulation, variables and parameters used in the inverse distance weighted approach:
z(x0 ) = estimated pixel data
(xi ) = observed station i data
dij = station distance
p = distance coefficient
n = number of stations
As can be seen from Fig. 1, the production of a case study on mean monthly precipitation data (140 gauge stations) through spatial distribution (inverse distance-weighted approach) is illustrated in the form of an isohyetal line. Figure 2 illustrates the example process of deriving standard data from original precipitation data.
Interactive or virtual systems for community engagement strategy: While a number of databases are underway in assimilation processes, interactive systems for community engagement are developing, being web-based and GIS through open-source technology. The processes perform under ServerR2 operating system, internet information service IIS6 Web Service, Minnesota MapServer4.8.3, Chameleon2.4, PHP4.4.3, Java Script and HTML GIS. With thin-client approach, the MapServer processes GIS data upon request from each client machine and returns a geo-referenced image. The production can be in GIF, PNG or JPG format through a means of web-map service (WMS). Chameleon2.4, an open-source tool for developing a client-side web-map application, is utilised to customise the GIS web application interface. The system is password protected due to the copyright restrictions of the data. Figure 3 illustrates an overview of the existing Thailand Hydroinformatic System which is distributed through the internet (URL: http://gis.eng.ku.ac.th/ and http://game_t.eng.ku.ac.th/).
As a complement to the 2007 version, additional essential data played a supportive role in layers of administrative boundaries, population, surface water resources, faults, and geology data, to increase the potential uses of the system. This system was developed to equip with standard web-based GIS tools including zoom-in, zoom-out, scan, distance measurement, re-centre, and automatic scale bar. It also allows users to select display layers as well as to change spatial referencing systems on-the-fly. Figure 4 presents a snapshot of the 2007 Hydroinformatic System of Thailand.
This interactive system does enlarge potentiality of national communities to realise the potential of their natural water resources and to understand their water environment. Although the 2007 Thailand Hydroinformatic Prototype System is successfully tested and the community is engaged on a national basis, certain limitations of flexibility on data query, analysis and updating still exist. Other system limitations include lack of interoperable data dissemination and slow response time in opening large GIS datasets from remote areas. These limitations have led to the improvement of structural design and methodology development. The new hydroinformatic system aims to overcome exiting limitations in previous versions, adds additional databases and enhances usage through hydrological analysis functions. A more comprehensive improvement of the new system emphasises the national sustainable system to relieve catastrophes, reduce risks and improve water resource management capability. Thus, the new virtual system for 2008 comprises clusters of overlapping networks among tele-metering systems, database management systems, public domain models, user-interface systems and capacity building systems. Figure 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating the 2008 Thailand Hydroinformatic System.
Concurrency and computation can be used in real-time streaming data-grid services and management (Fox et al., 2006) and graphical techniques have their roots in water analysis as applied in continuous processing and mathematical techniques (Gouws et al., 2008). Database improvement of the 2008 version is designed to include the XML-GML generator that offers an interoperable data dissemination. Extensive Markup Language (XML) is the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) recommendation for data sharing over the internet. It is simple, e easy to read, and effortless to create and process. Geography Markup Language (GML) is an extension of XML to support the modelling of spatial data. GML is developed by Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and serves as an open interchange format for disseminating spatial data over the internet (International Standard 19115 Geographic information-Metadata, 2003). To this end, all standard GIS and MIS data will be transferred to store in the central PostgreSQL/PostGIS database. They are being stored in atomic form to allow more flexibility for data query, analysis, and updating. Storing data in the PostgreSQL/PostGIS database also helps to improve data integrity and system security. Database backup and recovery can be accomplished easily through the use of the backup and recovery system provided by PostgreSQL.
In order to achieve on water sectors/stakeholders engagement, Flash is selected to develop lightweight GIS application to offer ease of use for users with minimum GIS background and users in remote areas. Flash was selected because of good functionalities to support the development of the user-friendly interface. In contrast to the WMS approach where maps are rendered at server machine and then transferred to client machines in raster format, Flash transfers vector data directly to client machines as maps are drawn on-the-fly from the vector data. This approach helps to reduce workload of the server machine since it no longer needs to perform map rendering. Furthermore, it also helps reducing the size of the file being transferred between client and server machines as well as minimising the reloading process when users zoom in or zoom out.
Server-side/client-side application is rather important to assist the virtual system. GeoServer is selected as a server-side application to publish GIS data through the internet. GeoServer supports both WMS and Web Feature Service (WFS) capabilities, which essentially allow data to transfer in both vector and raster formats. OpenLayers, an open-source Java Script tool for developing client-side web map application, is selected to develop a more sophisticated web-based GIS application for advanced users, complex data analysis and queries. Since both GeoServer and OpenLayer are Java-based, they seamlessly support AJAX technology for better customisation of the user interface.
One of the major objectives of the 2008 system is the ability to predict inundation/drought possibility. Past methodologies suggested coupling geographic information systems with hydrological and hydraulic flood modelling which is essential to water resource management (Correia et al., 1998) and digital elevation model uncertainty could model inundation depths (Yilmaz et al., 2004). The majority of research requests were for five-dimensional flow simulation to solve flood/drought problems which varied from area to area. Further, inundating/drought periods and damage quantities are reticulated to proceed for decision and strategy management. Previous studies suggest that public domain models challenge substantive simulation in flow scenarios (Vathananukij, et al., 2004a; b; c). A representative model with hydraulic gradient and storage deficit below saturation is a rather suitable methodology that could increase simulation accuracy. Specific hydrological concepts for inundation are apparent in the following equations:
si = local gravity drainage storage deficit
θs = soil moisture at saturation
θfc = soil moisture at field capacity
Zi = ground water level
Δθ1 = effective drained porosity
Δθ2 = root zone storage
ψ0 = effective depth of capillary fringe
srz = root zone storage deficit
sr max = maximum allowable storage deficit
Qb = base discharge
T0 = mean permeability coefficient
= 1/A ∫ λi
A = drainage area
λi = ln(ai / tan βi)
(t) = mean storage deficit below saturation
m = recession curve coefficient
These specific concepts are presented in the topographic model Grass-KU version (Vathananukij and Nitayawatana, 2008). Therefore, the flow simulation requires integration between open-source Grass GIS, Python Web Processing Service (PyWPS) and Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) technology. Grass GIS serves as the flood analytical component where PyWPS is used to control Grass GIS modules as well as to communicate with the web server. The VRML technology will apply to three-dimensional objects display through standard web browser. Figure 6 illustrates an overview of the effective portion of the 2008 Thailand Hydroinformatic System (THS 2008) which comprises public domain models, database management systems and supporting applications. Figure 7 presents a snapshot of flow simulation module in the 2008 Thailand Hydroinformatic System which is distributed through the internet (URL: http://gis.eng.ku.ac.th/ and http://informatic.eng.ku.ac.th/ ).
The knowledge and management of water resources are becoming urgent issues to strengthen and resolve resolve the unpredictable flood/drought nature. The hydroinformatic system is essential to integrate information, transfer knowledge and for strategic planning. Two standard-process versions (under open source licence) have been presented for operations. The hydroinformatic system has proved to be a touchable innovation that could improve the ability of national communities to realise the potential of their natural resources and better understand their water environment. Making its academic debut in June 2007, the KU Awards of Excellence Innovation honoured the Thailand Hydroinformatic System as its best achievement in engineering and architecture improvement with sustainable impact on society. Lessons learnt from 2007 implementation did stimulate the 2008 version to add more dimensions.
Future work will be focused on linking all portions in THS2008. The outcome scenarios are focused on the modern true-scale virtual system which plays an important role as genuine decision supporting system to solve flood/drought problems, prevent catastrophes, reduce risks and improve water resource management capability.
THS researchers gratefully acknowledge the financial support received from the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) since 2005. The Thailand Meteorological Department (TMD) and the Royal Irrigation Department (RID) are thanked for data and field experiments; and the Faculty of Engineering Kasetsart University is gratefully acknowledged for giving advice, opportunity and support.
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The price of oil was up slightly Friday, as a strong U.S. jobs report was tempered by gains in the dollar.
Benchmark oil for April delivery was up 39 cents to finish at $91.95 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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Wayland junior helps tear down barriers during summer in Germany
The Berlin Wall is no longer in existence in Germany. But Wayland Baptist University student Melissa O'Brien knows that other walls still exist in the European country.
O'Brien, a junior from Lander, Wyo., spent her summer traveling around Germany as a missionary through Texas Baptist Student Ministries. The 10-week adventure took O'Brien and her four teammates - all students in Texas - to 10 different towns in Germany, where they worked with churches doing youth evangelism work.
"We visited a lot of schools, mainly English classes, where they'd ask us all kinds of questions about America and about Texas," she said. "When they'd ask us why we were there, we sometimes had the chance to share the gospel in the classroom."
O'Brien said the group planned many events for local students in the towns they visited, working with churches to recruit more youth for their ministries. Those events patterned American youth fellowships: lots of food, games and testimonies from the summer missions team and plenty of time to visit with the German students. O'Brien said those times were valuable to their efforts.
"We did a lot of tearing down walls and preparing the fields for planting seeds (of the gospel)," she said. "These students hear about God, but it's all about religion. For the first time, they heard that it's about a relationship too."
An elementary education major, O'Brien said the trip really gave her a first-hand lesson in the importance of relationship evangelism, a process of becoming friends with people and gradually sharing your faith both verbally and in one's actions.
"God really taught me that reaching people for him is a process, and we were doing exactly what he wanted us to do there," she said. "God wants you to build friendships, and once people know you care, that witness will be more real to them."
O'Brien said she first tried to apply for summer missions without a location preference, saying she really didn't care where she went as long as she could serve. But when the application forced her to choose a place, she listed the Germany assignment first because of the job description and her interest already in youth work. She also listed two locations in the United States that involved working at camps.
Shortly after turning in her application, O'Brien said, "God just kept bringing things up about Germany, and I wondered if that was preparing me." She said she now has no doubt that was where she was meant to be for the summer.


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White House Press Secretary Jay Carney faced a fusillade of questions Friday about the administration's response to the Sept. 11 attacks on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, amid new reports that show the White House scrubbed the official talking points about the tragic incident.
The questions stemmed from a new ABC News report, which reveals that in the days after the attacks, the White House and the State Department excessively edited the official talking points to remove all references to the Al Qaeda-affiliated group Ansar al-Sharia, as well as to CIA warnings about jihadist terrorist threats in Benghazi prior to the attack.
Until now, the White House has claimed that those discredited talking points — which characterized the attacks as a spontaneous demonstration in response to an anti-Islamic video — were entirely crafted by the intelligence community based on their understanding of the attacks at the time.
Barraged with questions about the new revelations, Carney did an elaborate word dance that failed to provide any substantive answers accounting for the White House's role in crafting the talking points.
Instead, he stood by the administration's initial claim that the CIA was responsible for the talking points, saying that the White House had merely "suggested" revisions. That assessment contradicts the emails, which show the White House brokering revisions to those suggested by the State Department.
He even claimed that the talking points were correct, except for the references to demonstrations before the attack.
"Even then it was couched — in all iterations it was couched," he added.
Predictably, Carney accused Republicans — including Mitt Romney— of politicizing the attacks and of leaking the White House emails to the press.
"Efforts to refight the political battles of the past are not looked on kindly by the American people," he said.
As Carney continued to wilt, commentators eviscerated his performance on Twitter:
Jay Carney is wrinkling his forehead so hard I want to plant crops in those furrows. — Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) May 10, 2013
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We have now received permission for 2,5 kW on MW 1512 kHz from Kvarnberget (Stockholm) and also on the original Radio Nord channel, 603 kHz, from Sala (the same location as the shortwave transmitter). As for short wave the frequencies have not yet been determined but we will most likely be in the 41 and 31 metre band. SW frequencies will be announced as soon as they are cleared and power will be 10 kW. We will also be running a test towards North America in night time and hope you will be able to hear us over there. As usual you can also hear us on web radio, now with improved webstreams. On May 27 official transmissions will start from the former ice-breaker and museum ship s/s S:t Erik and there will be a lot of live transmissions from the ship. We are also planning a small Radio Nord exhibition on board and the plan is to build a studio with vintage equipment of the same type that was used by Radio Nord. Everybody is welcome to join us the weekend of May 27-29 on board the S.t Erik!
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Hello! Can you tell me if the licences are for short term use or did you receive long term broadcasting licences for 603 / 1512 and shortwave frequencies?SvaraRadera
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Increase the bandwith to 8 kHz and a Breakaway adio proccessor on 603 and 1512 khz and it will sounds like am FM station.SvaraRadera
To Tom, in Sweden a temporay licence of 2 weeks is possible, no limoit of coverage or power in all broadcasting bands.Even 8 years am licences possible. licence issued by Ministry of Culture.
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Pontiac GTO is police chief's dream car
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Hillsboro Chief of Police Dan Kinning keeps a busy schedule. Between patrolling city streets, staying on top of police vehicle maintenance, tracking down child molesters, and routine meetings with city leaders, he does not have time to waste. If one mentions the Pontiac GTO in his garage at home however, Chief Kinning finds time for a conversation.
"I've always been a motor-head," Kinning said. "Ever since high school I've loved cars, especially the older ones. They're getting hard to find these days."
Kinning is especially fond of his white 1967 GTO with split grill and 400 cubic-inch Pontiac motor because it reminds him of days gone by.
"I had one just like it in high school when I first started dating my wife," he said. "She would get all dressed up for a date but most often we ended up in a buddy's garage looking at a car, or at the drag strip. It's a good thing she loves cars too."
Kinning, who grew up in northern Colorado, then moved to Denver his first year of high school, had several favorite muscle cars in the 1970s.
"Back then we could buy them pretty cheap as people were selling them because of the gas crunch," he said. "I had a 1967 Cougar XR7, two 55 F-150 pickups, a convertible Dodge Dart, and two Cameros."
It was the chance to once again own a Pontiac GTO that kept Kinning on the lookout when midlife set in and he was more Kansan than Coloradoan.
Kinning spent 16 years as a police officer in Marion, before moving to Hillsboro where he spent the next 18 years as Police Chief.
"I also have a '77 Trans-am that needs some work. It's going to be my 'Smokey and the Bandit' car," Kinning said. "But the GTO will always be my heartthrob, after my wife, of course. Maybe it is because I wanted one so bad as a kid, that is why having this one makes me so happy."
Kinning looked for several years in and around Hillsboro for a GTO. He owned a Corvette at the time and wanted to make a trade as prices for the older, restored cars had greatly increased since his teenage years.
"I paid $300 for my first GTO," he said. "It was a 1964, the first muscle car ever made — wish I had that one back."
Kinning said he could have bought a brand new Pontiac GTO for around $3,000 when he was younger, but now, depending on condition, options, and rarity, cost would likely be $30,000 or more.
"They are just really hard to find," he said. "More guys are hording them and Pontiac quit making them in 2004. I was just real happy to get mine."
Kinning found his GTO up on blocks at Irv Schroeder Chevrolet in Hillsboro, 15 years ago.
"It was actually Bruce Schroeder's car, and it turned out that he was Corvette guy too," Kinning said. "We made a trade and I haven't regretted it since."
Though current responsibilities with his job, and life, make it difficult for Kinning to get his car out on the road much, he is looking forward to warmer weather so he can go for a spin.
"It runs good, real good," he said. "I need to work on the brakes some. It's scary fast, but those cars are notorious for not stopping well."
Even though Kinning denied any connection between working as a police officer and liking to drive fast, there is no question that he falls into the "once a motor-head, always a motor-head" category.
"Those cars just make me feel young again," he said. "It's fun to relive the good old days. They don't make them like that anymore."
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Battle against the Undead and Umbrella Corporation
Do you know what you are doing next Friday? Many people are patiently awaiting for the opening day for the 5th rendition of "Resident Evil." I have been looking forward to September 14 for a long long time, and I can't contain myself of the excitement. This time the movie is titled "Retribution" - the act of repaying or repairing something that has been damaged. The cast of Resident Evil have began their retribution and taking back the world from the virus spread.
Old characters such as Jill Valentine and characters that died such as Rain, One, and Carlos will come back in this movie. I am sure the audience will be wondering how they prepare the story line for the characters to come back to live since they were killed in the past Resident Evil movies. The new movie also has new characters, "Ada Wong" and "Leon S. Kennedy" who are included in many of the resident evil games. "Retribution" will be in 3D as well.
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