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Microsoft argued its appeal of EU antitrust sanctions before the EU's second-highest court yesterday. Appearing before the EU Court of First Instance President Bo Vesterdorf, a lawyer from Microsoft argued that the compnay would suffer irreparable harm if it was forced to unbundle Windows Media Player from versions of Windows.
"Microsoft is forced to create an adaptation of Windows that it would never consider creating otherwise and it must label it with its valuable Windows trademark," Microsoft lawyer Jean-Francois Bellis told the court. "It strikes at the very heart of Microsoft's business model and design of Windows."
At issue is whether the European Commission's sanctions against the software giant should be delayed until Microsoft exhausts the appeals process. Appealing the EC's findings that Microsoft abused its monopoly power could take anywhere from two to five years. In yesterday's proceedings, EC lawyers argued that if the sanctions do not take effect quickly, Microsoft will gain "life and death power" over media formats.
The Commission said Windows Media Player, which consumers cannot remove, is near a "tipping point" in usage that will cripple rivals in the same way Microsoft illegally wrested away the Web Browser market from Netscape in the 1990s.
"If Microsoft secures another dominant position ... it will have the power of life and death over digital formats that can be used not just on computers but also on mobile phones and hand-held devices," said James Flynn, a lawyer for the Computer and Communications Industry Association.
Microsoft has indicated that it will abide by the Court's ruling, and will ship a version of Windows XP without Windows Media Player installed if so ordered. Microsoft's counsel argued that there would be no demand for such a version of Windows, a claim which was quickly countered. Antoine Winckler, representing RealNetworks posited that if there was a demand for a version of Windows without WMP, it would demonstrate that WMP's popularity was largely due to its being tied into Windows. In addition to unbundling WMP from Windows, the sanctions also require Microsoft to disclose information to rivals in the server software space.
It is not known when the Court will issue a ruling on the sanctions.

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you really should use the const keyword for constants
#define num(arr) (sizeof(arr) / sizeof(arr[0]))
I have them in the middle of the code because they are to be used together with a class defined there.
There is a bug, at least in 0017 (and not documented as fixed) in how the pre-processor scans the code
Why isn't the class defined in a separate file?
It's easier to send one file than several.
ZIP file?
You mean the pre-pre-processor which adds function prototypes?
So as long as I declare functions before they are used, it is possible to have defines anywhere?
No, I mean the preprocessor that looks for # statements.
But isn't that preprocessor a part of the standard c/c++ compiler


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New BlackBerry COO: 'We're Going to Prove a Lot of People Wrong'
NEW YORK CITY -- Despite facing significant challenges from Apple Inc. and Android smartphones, BlackBerry is poised to take advantage of an emerging market for Web-connected devices, said new COO Marty Beard. From mobile phones, to connected cars and medical machines, BlackBerry sees the Internet of Things devices as the next green field in mobile. Mr. Beard's job is to help the company sell software that helps manage and secure those devices. BlackBerry said it will target its technology towards the government, financial, health care and energy sectors.
Mr. Beard, who joined the company July 21 after serving three years as CEO of cloud software maker LiveOps Inc., spoke to reporters at a media event here Tuesday. This is an edited transcript of the interview.
What is your day-to-day role with the company?
I'm going to be involved in everything from marketing, to the way we're manufacturing, to the way we're selling solutions, bringing in enterprise application partners and customer support, which will become increasingly important as we move deeper into the enterprise. Our goal is to be as efficient as possible.
What's your first priority?
Making sure the operational efficiency around product launches is as tight as it can be. We've got a very busy fall coming up... in terms of new devices and software. I've got to make sure the connection between all of our groups is as efficient as possible, but we need to be flexible and more nimble because mobile moves so fast. We see opportunity and we have the assets and that's great, but it doesn't mean anything unless you bring them together as quickly as possible.
What does BlackBerry need to get back to being iconic?
We need to meet operation goals, which is to be cash flow positive by the end of next year (and profitable by the end of 2016). Then we have to be successful selling into verticals, to be able to show customers as references. Then comes broader growth. It's an execution challenge, but the brand equity in the enterprise is there.
What are your thoughts on the Apple-IBM partnership?
It highlights that enterprise mobility is important. It takes a lot of work to make those successful. The market is enormous, so even if they are wildly successful, there's a huge market. Obviously it's competition, but that doesn't mean they win 100% of the market.
Some would see it as a risk to go to a company that has struggled. Why join BlackBerry?
No. I have extremely high confidence we will meet the operational goals. Let's say you join a company at the top of mountain, and all you try to do is stay at the top of the mountain. They're are risks associated with that. Staying at the top is not a no-brainer. Over the last five to 10 years, we've seen incredible whipsaws in mobility. There will be more [market leader changes] and we can't predict exactly which ones there will be. So there is risk in transforming yourself, but there is also a huge opportunity in the direction we're going. I love when people think something is done or that you've lost A, B, or C. I'm very competitive so I love that challenge. I think that we're going to prove a lot of people wrong.
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One of the familiar arguments from the loony right is that there is some sort of liberal-Muslim axis working together to destroy America, which is all the more amusing because the ideology of reactionary Islam that they're referring to is far less similarly to liberalism than it is to the brand of social conservatism promoted by those who make this moronic argument. In fact, Al Qaeda is now joining those folks in condemning Obama for supporting marriage equality.
Al Qaeda says the United States has another crime to add to its litany of atrocities: support for same-sex marriage.
In the latest issue of Inspire, the Al Qaeda-produced English-language magazine that teaches readers how to cause traffic accidents, torch parked cars, and "make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom," the terrorist group goes after President Barack Obama for "evolving" on marriage equality. In an infographic titled "The Nation Standing on 'No Values," the magazine also goes after "gay congressman" Barney Frank, who is no longer a congressman.
The image in this article is of Obama saying he's evolving on same-sex marriage and then a picture of Barney Frank actually getting married. Funny, that sounds pretty much exactly like the rhetoric we hear from conservative, doesn't it?


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It is difficult to recall a time when relations between a sitting US president and the Jewish state of Israel have been uglier.
The embarrassing and deadly raid by not-so-crack Israeli commandos on Gaza-bound relief ships May 31 only further demonstrates how badly the American president is constrained because of his earlier jagged ties with the government of Israel and with angry, right-wing American Jews.
The Obama administration was painfully aware of just how abysmal relations with Israel had become even before the confrontation at sea.
Amid Washington's fears of an even deeper breach with Jewish voters as well as earlier disagreements over Jewish settlement building in Jerusalem, the
Obama administration's response to the flotilla raid was muted. Much of the rest of the world viewed the incident as another public relations torpedo below the waterline of Israel's international reputation.
But Washington's reluctance to condemn the Israeli fiasco is not likely to help President Obama's reputation with Jews.
One Israeli friend – who can't be named because he works for a major US media organization – told me he was livid about a previous perceived Obama slap at the Jewish state. "We will never forgive the Obama White House for saying America pays with blood and treasure for the continuing conflicts in the Middle East," he said. "Obama was implicitly blaming Israel for Arab hatred of the United States and terrorism. This is classic anti-Semitism, blaming Jews for all wars."
Earlier, more than a few Jews were infuriated with the Obama administration's flirtation with the idea of a "nuclear-free Middle East." Marcia Wagner, an American Zionist and Boston attorney went meshugeneh (crazy), alleging, "Obama's trying to take away Israel's nuclear arsenal! He's trying to leave Israel defenseless!"
Other Jewish attacks on this American president have been less subtle. Hagai Ben Artzi, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's brother-in-law, recently called Mr.
Obama an anti-Semite on an Israeli talk show.
Implicit in this criticism is the assumption that US foreign policy is supposed to mirror Israeli doctrine by following the Israeli prime minister's lead in the Middle East. From Israel's viewpoint, this is not an unreasonable expectation. The Bush-Cheney administration gave the government of Ariel Sharon carte blanche in the Middle East.
Yet Obama's vision differs radically from that of both right-wing Israelis and George W. Bush. He is at least to be credited with tackling the Middle East from Day 1. His message to all parties, including Israel, is that the status quo is unsustainable.
"There are three trends working very much against Israel: demography [i.e., high Arab birthrates], ideology [militant Islam], and technology," a close aide to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told me recently. "With the distances rockets can travel, the old kind of thought is proving untenable."
Veteran Israeli journalist Jerrold Kessel defends Obama's record. "It's Israel that is at fault," not Obama, he told me. "Netanyahu needs to propose and support an equitable solution of the Palestinian issue, absent 'right of return' for the Palestinian diaspora. At the same time, Obama must convince Israel and the Jews that America will work to neutralize the Iranian threat."
Prior to the botched interdiction by Israeli forces at sea, it looked as though Obama might be gaining an upper hand in his dealings with "Bibi" Netanyahu. But Obama's dilemma now is that as the rest of the world condemns Israel, his margin for diplomatic maneuvering is narrower.
And Obama would be foolish to expect gratitude from Netanyahu or his supporters in the US. After months of this personal vilification, one can only wonder how much the anti-Obama vitriol is coordinated from within Netanyahu's office.
I have firsthand experience with such campaigns. During Bibi's first administration, his press secretary, the late David Bar Ilan, organized a campaign to get me fired from my post as CNN Jerusalem bureau chief because, as one Netanyahu staffer told me, I "could not be made to heel."
Then-CNN president Tom Johnson told me: "Walt, we've been getting 500 e-mails, letters, and calls for six months demanding we get rid of you." Ehud Barak, who defeated Bibi in the next Israeli election, later called the Netanyahu government's attacks on me shameless. They stopped when Bibi left office.
The problem for the Israelis is that Netanyahu could seriously overplay his hand, as he has done in times past.
Another veteran Israeli journalist who cannot be named told me that senior Obama officials, such as Secretary Clinton and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, are taking a no-nonsense approach toward Netanyahu's bravado. "Today, Israel is a liability," he said. "The best thing Israel can do is be quiet and stay out of America's hair."
That seems unlikely to happen.
Walter Rodgers, a former senior international correspondent for CNN, writes a biweekly column.


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Classic MemoriesHometown: Brady, Texas Ht. 6-3 Wt. 239 Class: Sophomore/Junior/Senior Position: Tackle 1962 Classic: Texas 12, Mississippi 7 1963 Classic: LSU 13, Texas 0 1964 Classic: Texas 28, Navy 6
Statistics1962 Defensive Statistics: 4 tackles, 2 unassisted, 2 QB sacks for -8 yards 1963 Defensive Statistics: 9 tackles, 4 unassisted 1964 Defensive Statistics: 12 tackles, 3 unassisted, 2 QB sacks for -13 yards
Without Scott Appleton, Texas may never have won its first national championship. A fiery competitor and the winner of the Outland Trophy during his senior season, Appleton surprised everyone, including his coaches, in the way he manhandled Navy in the 1964 Classic. Appleton collected 12 tackles and sacked Navy quarterback Roger Staubach twice for 13 yards in losses. Appleton left the game to a thunderous ovation with eight minutes to play after snuffing a Navy scoring threat on fourth down at the Texas 16. The Horns set two defensive records in the Classic by holding the Midshipmen without a rushing first down and limited Navy to minus-14 yards rushing. With Appleton leading the charge, the Texas defense never looked better
Ernie Davis Syracuse
Classic MemoriesHometown: Elmira, New York Ht. 6-2 Wt. 205 Class: Sophomore Position: Halfback 1960 Classic: Syracuse 23, Texas 14
StatisticsRushing: 8 attempts, 57 yards, 1 TD Receiving: 1 reception, 87 yards, 1 TD Two-Point Conversions: 2 receptions Kickoff Return: 1 return, 19 yards Interceptions: 1 interception, 11-yard return Defensive Statistics: 4 tackles, 1 unassisted
Ernie Davis' sophomore performance in the 1960 Cotton Bowl gave college football fans a glimpse of great things to come for the future Heisman Trophy winner. On the game's second play from scrimmage, the "Elmira Express" hauled in a halfback pass and outran Texas defenders for an 87-yard scoring play. It was the longest touchdown pass in Classic history and set the stage for a tremendous battle between unbeaten and top-ranked Syracuse and No. 4 Texas. Soon, Davis scored again on a one-yard run, and followed with a two-point conversion play. In the second half, he set up the Orangemen's final touchdown with a pass interception and then scored on another two-point conversion play. With Syracuse and Davis, college football had a new national champion and a new superstar to admire.
Russell Maryland Miami
Classic MemoriesHometown: Chicago, Illinois Ht. 6-2 Wt. 273 Class: Senior Position: Defensive Tackle 1991 Classic: Miami 46, Texas 3
StatisticsDefensive Statistics: 9 tackles, 4 unassisted Quarterback Sacks: 3 sacks, minus-28 yards Fumbles: 1 caused
Few defensive players in Cotton Bowl history have dominated a game the way Miami's Russell Maryland ran through and over Texas in the 1991 Classic. The lightning quick Outland Trophy winner made a living out of terrorizing quarterbacks and Maryland wasted little time in adding Peter Gardere of Texas to his list of conquests with three sacks for 28 yards in losses. His intimidating presence up front helped the Canes force five Texas turnovers with each leading to Miami touchdowns. The suspense was over by the end of the first quarter. Aided by his nine-tackle performance, Maryland and the Hurricanes recorded an enormous 43-point victory over the Longhorns, the largest point differential ever at the Cotton Bowl.
Coach Jess Neely Clemson/Rice
Classic MemoriesHometown: Smyrna, Tennessee Classic Coaching Record: 3-1-0 1940 Classic: Clemson 6, Boston College 3 1950 Classic: Rice 27, North Carolina 13 1954 Classic: Rice 28, Alabama 6 1958 Classic: Navy 20, Rice 7
For those who knew him or simply admired his remarkable ability to motivate players, Jess Neely was a true coaching legend. Neely prowled the Rice sideline for 27 seasons where he put together an unparalleled record of achievement. He guided the Owls to three Cotton Bowl appearances in the 1950s and is remembered most for the Owls 28-6 thrashing of Alabama in the 1954 Classic. Neely paid his initial coaching visit to the Cotton Bowl in 1940 when his Clemson Tigers defeated Boston College, 6-3, and was the first coach to guide more than one university to the Cotton Bowl. It's well documented that some of the Classic's greatest moments came under Neely's watch. In four New Year's Day appearances, he built a solid 3-1-0 winning record.
Loyd Phillips Arkansas
Classic MemoriesHometown: Longview, Texas Ht. 6-3 Wt. 225 Class: Sophomore/Junior Position: Defensive Tackle 1965 Classic: Arkansas 10, Nebraska 7 1966 Classic: LSU 14, Arkansas 7
Statistics1965 Defensive Statistics: 9 tackles 1966 Defensive Statistics: 17 tackles
One of the most intense competitors ever to set foot inside the Cotton Bowl was Arkansas tackle Loyd Phillips. Even as an underclassman, Phillips was the undisputed leader of the Razorback defense. He was absolutely sensational in the Classic, racking up 26 tackles in two appearances. As a sophomore, his nine stops against Nebraska helped the Hogs clinch the national championship in the 1965 Cotton Bowl. The following year, Phillips was even more intimidating. Against LSU he turned in an amazing 17-tackle effort. From the start, it was obvious that Arkansas had found something special. As a senior, Phillips put the finishing touches on a stellar Razorback career by winning the Outland Trophy, presented annually to college football's finest interior lineman.
Charles "Cotton" Speyrer Texas
Classic Memories1969 Rushing: 1 attempt, 2 yards 1969 Receiving: 5 receptions, 161 yards, 2 TDs 1969 Two-Point Conversions: 1 reception 1970 Rushing: 1 attempt, 13 yards 1970 Receiving: 4 receptions, 70 yards 1970 Punt Returns: 1 return, 19 yards
StatisticsHt. 5-11 Wt. 169 Class: Sophomore/Junior Hometown: Port Arthur, Texas Position: Split End 1969 Classic: Texas 36, Tennessee 13 1970 Classic: Texas 21, Notre Dame 17
One of the greatest clutch performers ever to play in the Cotton Bowl was Texas receiver Charles "Cotton" Speyrer. The elusive Speyrer burned Tennessee with two long scoring catches in the 1969 Classic. But, it was his celebrated fourth-down reception against Notre Dame in 1970 that is remembered above all others. With 2:26 left to play and the national championship at stake, the Longhorns trailed the Irish, 17-14. Texas had driven 66 yards to the Irish 10, and on fourth and two the Horns gambled with a pass. The call went to Speyrer, but the ball was thrown low and behind him. Speyrer was forced to stop, turn and lunge for the ball at the two. Somehow, he made the catch, scooping up the football just before it hit the ground. Seconds later the Horns scored, and thanks to quick thinking by Cotton Speyrer, the national title went home with Texas.
Coach Bill Yeoman Houston
Classic Memories1977 Classic: Houston 30, Maryland 21 1979 Classic: Notre Dame 35, Houston 34 1980 Classic: Houston 17, Nebraska 14 1985 Classic: Boston College 45, Houston 28
StatisticsHometown: Glendale, Arizona Classic Coaching Record: 2-2-0
Bill Yeoman couldn't have asked for a better introduction to Southwest Conference football. After a 2-8-0 finish in Houston's final year as an independent, few expected the Cougars to do much in their first SWC season. So, all Yeoman did was lead Houston to a share of the conference title and thump undefeated Maryland in the 1977 Classic. Two years later, the Cougars were back in Dallas for the infamous "Ice Bowl" showdown with Notre Dame and one of college football's greatest thrillers. The following season, Houston won the SWC title again and landed in the Cotton Bowl for a third time. Now it was Houston's turn to deliver a knockout blow in the final minute, clipping Nebraska on a touchdown pass in the final 12 seconds. Three Cotton Bowl trips in four years proved to the rest of the SWC that Yeoman's Cougars had come to play.


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Antenna theory: analysis and design
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Work Time: Conflict, Control, and Change
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Cynthia Negrey examines work time past and present, exploring structural economic change and the gender division of labor to ask: what are the historical, cultural, public policy, and business sources of current work-time practices? Topics addressed include work-time reduction in the US culminating in the 40-hour statute of 1938, recent trends in annual and weekly hours, overtime, part-time work, temporary employment, work-family integration, and international comparisons. She focuses on the US in a global context and explores how a new political economy of work time is taking shape.
This book brings together existing knowledge from sociology, anthropology, history, labor economics, and family studies to answer its central question and will change the way upper-level students think about the time we devote to work.
Table of contents
List of Figures, Tables, and Boxes vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
1 From Field to Factory and Beyond 9
Original Affluence? 10
Medieval Church Time, Modern Clock Time 14
Commodified Time 18
Industrial Time-discipline 19
Time-work Discipline in the Twenty-first Century 25
Gendered Time 27
2 Work-time Reduction in the US 31
Citizenship, Leisure, Education, and Health 34
From Haymarket to Henry Ford 40
Work Sharing and Fair Labor 51
Two 30-hour Experiments 57
Conclusion 63
3 Current Trends 65
Annual Hours 66
Weekly Hours 69
Overtime 71
Non-standard Work 74
Non-standard Schedules 90
Hours Mismatches 92
4 Work–family, Work–life 96
From Family-based to Family Consumer Economy 97
Women's Labor-force Participation 99
Family Structure and Employment Hours 102
Housework, Child Care, and Free Time 102
Work–family 108
Private Adaptations 109
Workplace and Public Policy Initiatives 114
Work–life 124
5 Work Time Outside the US 128
Work Hours in Industrialized Nations 128
Work Hours Regulations in Europe 136
Women's Part-time Employment in Europe 148
Family Policies 151
European Couples' Work-hour Strategies 158
Work Hours in Transition and Developing Countries 163
Work Hours Preferences 171
Conclusion 172
6 A New Political Economy of Work Time 174
The Electronic Cottage 178
Customized Time: Two Forms 180
Recommendations for Change 181
Work Time and Environmental Sustainability 187
Conclusion 191
Notes 195
References 201
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Peter Meiksins, Cleveland State University
"Engaging and accessible, Work Time illustrates the historical development of the concept of time, then deftly weaves together the broad literature around the defining work-time innovations of our era, namely the transition to part-time, temporary, and other non-permanent forms of employment. By integrating the literature on today's work-time configurations and providing an international comparison of social policies aimed at supporting work-life balance, Negrey helps readers make sense of one of the most complex and significant issues of our times. Work Time is essential reading for students and a valuable resource for researchers, educators, and practitioners who are interested in work, gender, and the intersection of the two."
Anne Zacharias-Walsh, Solidarity Ink
"an excellent example of good sociological analysis which illuminates the underlying social characteristics of dominant institutions."
Contemporary Sociology
- An engaging sociological overview of the complex web of relations that shapes our experience of work and life.
- Focuses on an area that has previously not been explored adequately: what are the social causes and consequences of the accepted norms of working hours?
- Covers topics such as recent trends in annual and weekly hours, overtime, part-time work, temporary employment, and work-family integration.
- Brings together knowledge from sociology, anthropology, history, labour economics, and family studies, as well as internationally comparative material.


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After Clinton, who'll fight for women?
Amid all the speculation over what Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will or will not do next, here's the question that's not being asked: Will anyone else bring the same dedication and focus to improving the lives of women around the world as she has done?
Three of the last four secretaries of state have been women and there might be another if United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice is indeed nominated — but it has been under Clinton that women's issues have become a core component of our nation's foreign assistance and foreign policy. It hasn't come easy and, going forward, it isn't a given that many of these gains will hold.
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Women's ongoing battle for equal opportunity and rights around the world is one of the biggest moral imperatives of our time. About one-third of women worldwide face violence because of their gender; more than six in 10 of the world's hungry are women; and women's access to education, health care, legal standing and social participation are routinely denied in too many ways. Just recently, the world was outraged when 14-year-old activist Malala Yousafzai was shot and wounded by the Taliban in Pakistan for defending her right to an education.
As first lady in 1995, Clinton famously declared that "women's rights are human rights." As secretary of state, she has acted on her conviction that women's empowerment is key to any country's democratic and economic growth, which in turn are key to global peace and security. She has systematically made gender equality and the advancement of women and girls into the two major pillars of U.S. foreign policy: diplomacy and international assistance programs. In contrast to episodic high-decibel calls for women's rights that past administrations made but failed to sustain, Clinton has consistently spoken out for women, visited women's projects in almost every country she has touched in her record-breaking foreign travel and made major changes to policy making.


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AIKEN, S.C. - The bats for No. 20 Georgia College & State University baseball (37-19) produced nine runs on 18 hits, but the Bobcat pitching struggled to retire Belmont Abbey College (36-24) hitters in a 14-9 loss today (May 15), as GCSU was knocked out of the NCAA Southeast Regional.
A six-hit, four run sixth gave Georgia College a 6-4 lead-its first of the game-but the Crusaders answered back with 10 runs over the next two frames to take the reigns of the contest for good.
Junior shortstop ChandlerSnell (Loganville, Ga.) went 4-for-4 today with three RBI to pace Bobcat hitting. First baseman Matt Pitts (Brunswick, Ga.) had three hits in five trips and scored all three times. Designated hitter Buddy Elmore (Dallas) added a 2-for-5 day, swatting a two-run home run to left.
"It says a lot for such a young and inexperienced team to make it this far," said head coach Tom Carty. "While it didn't end the way we wanted, at the end of the day you look back at the thing and can see some real accomplishments made. This week has reminded us how much work we have to do to win a National Championship."
The Bobcats sent five pitchers to the hill in the game, with the final hurler, lefty Luke Rogers (Watkinsville, Ga.) the only one not allowing a run. He picked up the final six outs. Closer Martin Dewald (Mannheim, Germany) fell to 5-3 with the loss, going one inning and allowing eight runs. Crusader reliever Evan Jonas (1-2) went 1 2/3 in the win, allowing one run.
The game also brought to a close the careers for four Bobcats, as Derek Johns (Waynesville, Ga.), Brooks Robinson (Evans, Ga.), Danny McCorkell (Wentzville, Mo.) and Pete Paris (Scranton, Pa.) wrap up their collegiate baseball careers. Paris drove in a pair today and Johns went 3-for-5 with two doubles. Robinson was 2-for-5 with a run and McCorkell pinch hit in the ninth.
The Bobcats were 37-19 in the 2009 campaign, the second under Carty. Georgia College finished third in the Peach Belt Conference (PBC), making their third trip to the NCAA Tournament in the last four seasons. The Bobcats wound up the season with 154 stolen bases, tying the school record set in 1985.
Visit www.GCSUBobcats.com to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GCSU Athletics Hall of Fame. The GCSU Department of Athletics sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, GCSU prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the Bobcats' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at Twitter.com username GCSUSID for up-to-the-minute reports.


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That's because my friends (we're totally BFF, didn't you know? Of course, see note at bottom) at Bravo have offered up this totally mega-sweet giveaway because of their extreme happiness surrounding the premiere of Top Chef Just Desserts Season 2. Want to read more about it? OK:
The chef'testants and the sugar are back for season 2! As the pastry chefs meet and greet, they are surprised by host Gail Simmons and head judge Johnny Iuzzini with their first Quickfire Challenge. One of the first challenges includes a fairy-tale inspired dessert. Imagination and talent are a must to survive the not-so-sugar coated competition. Will the chef's be able to get past their first-challenge nerves and fight their way to sweet success, or will the pressure make some contestants crumble from the start? Find out this Wednesday 8/24 @ 10/9c on the PREMIERE of BRAVO's Top Chef Just Desserts 2
Two winners will be chosen. A grand prize winner will receive a gorgeous Kitchen-Aid Mixer; a runner-up will win this cute and sweet cupcake kit.
How do you enter? Totally easy. Since this week not only marks the premiere of Season 2 of Just Desserts but my own 30th season of life (aka, it's my birthday on the 26th), tell me what kind of birthday cake you're wishing for this year. Leave it in the comments section below (comments are moderated so don't cry if you don't see it pop up right away!) or on the CakeSpy facebook page! But don't delay: this giveaway closes on August 26th at 5pm PST.
The fine print: This prize was provided by the BRAVO Network but BRAVO is not a sponsor, administrator, or involved in any other way with this giveaway. All opinions expressed in the post are my own and not those of BRAVO. Per prize donor: entrants from the USA only.
UPDATE: The winners! The KitchenAid went to Erika of Fargo, ND, and the cupcake kit went to Suzanne S. of Austin, TX! Congratulations, ladies.


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Members of the group will be at the West Oakland BART station tonight to serve as safety escorts to holiday shoppers. Both Oakland and BART police officers will work with CPAAA members to try and ensure holiday shoppers make it safely to their parked cars.
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Five winners have been chosen for this year's Design Challenge. This was the third third year of the competition giving students from National Skills Academy colleges a unique opportunity to develop their skills. There are five design categories to choose from: Set, Costume, Marketing, Digital Educational Resource or Hair & Make Up.
This year's challenge was based on Tosca and saw over three hundred entries from ten National Skills Academy colleges across England. A team of judges from the Royal Opera House visited all of the colleges during in January to shortlist entries to a final 30 across all the categories.
Watch our film about last year's Design Challenge:
Students from all of the colleges came to watch the Schools' Matinee Performance of Tosca and to see the special exhibition in the Crush Room, which displayed the final 30 shortlisted entries. The standard of the entries was exceptionally high and the judging panel were extremely impressed with the level of research, innovation and skill that was on display.
Director of Opera, Kasper Holten announced the five winners to a crowded Crush Room after the performance:
Set Design: Madeleine Dowd - North Hertfordshire College
Marketing : Rhona-Anne Breeze - Stoke on Trent College
Hair and Make Up: Mollie Gibb - South Essex College
Costume Design: Bethany Warner - Grimsby Institute
Digital Educational Resource : Vaughan Walton - Grimsby Institute
The five winners now have the opportunity to have a tailor-made backstage experience at the Royal Opera House that relates to their specialism.
Design Challenge - Kasper Holten and Mollie Gibb, winner in hair and make up design © Mat Smith/ROH 2013
The Design Challenge is kindly supported by the Paul Hamlyn Education Fund.


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Rock Band 3 First Tracks, Real Guitar Controller, MIDI Keyboard, Pro Mode Revealed
The standard Rock Band 3 keyboard controller will be a 25-key MIDI keyboard also playable as an actual instrument. Available separately will be two "advanced" stringed guitar controllers which must be strummed to be played, one of which is described by USA today as "a full-sized, fully functional" Fender Squier Stratocaster guitar.
"It can tell where your fingers are based on technology in the neck and the bridge of the guitar. No buttons," Harmonix communications manager John Drake explained to USA Today. "While you're playing it, it feels exactly like playing a real guitar."
A new 'Pro' mode "lets players develop real-world music-playing fundamentals for keyboards, guitars and drums," USA Today says, with "more realistic music notations" replacing coloured notes. "For guitar," it explains, "numbers flow down the screen along six guitar strings, telling you where to place your hands on the neck and when to strum."
The the first 22 of Rock Band 3's planned 83 tracks are also revealed.
Metric - "Combat Baby"
Them Crooked Vultures - "Dead End Friends"
The Vines - "Get Free
Phoenix - "Lasso"
Juanes - Me Enamora
Ida Maria - "Oh My God"
Rilo Kiley - "Portions of Foxes"
The White Stripes - "The Hardest Button to Button"
Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealing
Spacehog - "In the Meantime"
Stone Temple Pilots - "Plush"
Smash Mouth - "Walkin' on the Sun"
Ozzy Osbourne - "Crazy Train"
Whitesnake - "Here I Go Again"
Joan Jett - "I Love Rock and Roll"
The Cure - "Just Like Heaven"
Dio - "Rainbow in the Dark"
Huey Lewis and the News - "The Power of Love"
Night Ranger - "Sister Christian"
Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody"
The Doors - "Break On Through"
Jimi Hendrix - "Crosstown Traffic"
Rhythm game newcomer Power Gig: Rise of the SixString is also working the 'real instruments' angle, with a playable guitar included as the standard controller.
Rock Band 3 is due out on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii for the 2010 holiday season.
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Anatomy of a Data Breach: Part II
Don't be the Next Victim
Even as the latest breach headline fades away, we all know there is another waiting in the wings (read Part I of my blog). How can organizations protect themselves? There is no panacea for securing a payment environment, and implementing advanced technology alone will not make an organization compliant with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS). The PCI DSS provides a solid foundation for a security strategy that covers payment and other types of data, but overall security does not begin and end with PCI compliance. Therefore, an organization's security strategy should employ best practices and an architecture that will not only facilitate PCI compliance, but also help secure the cardholder environment, prevent identity theft, reliably protect brand image and assets, mitigate financial risk, and provide a secure foundation for new business services.
Segmentation and Scoping: Start with Best Practices
As we've seen from recent breaches, the stakes associated with noncompliance are high. At the same time, each organization's network, storage, and security infrastructure, as well as processes and business requirements, are unique and complex.
Segmenting is a best practice in any environment that can improve network performance, increase security, simplify compliance, and limit the extent of a potential compromise. In network segmentation, each network exists within a "boundary of trust." Anything that crosses the boundary must be checked to make sure it can be trusted, whether the traffic consists of devices, packets, protocols, applications, or users. Checks must be applied to both incoming and outbound traffic.
Segmentation can be difficult to achieve in large complex networks. Many large organizations' networks have grown over time and include proprietary systems, disjointed architectures, legacy applications, and IP protocols that make it difficult, or impossible, to segment for meeting PCI DSS requirements and still function as required for the rest of the business.
Scoping is another best practice. In the context of PCI, scoping is the process of identifying all system components, people, and processes to be included in a PCI DSS assessment. The first step of a PCI DSS assessment is to accurately determine the scope of the review.
The Cisco® PCI Solution 2.0 solution helps organizations secure cardholder data, customer privacy, and business assets at every point: from the data center, to branches, and across e-commerce sites and payment processors. The Cisco PCI Solution 2.0 is built on network security best practices, proven Cisco products, Cisco Services, and partner solutions that are validated for compatibility with Cisco PCI Solution architectures. See www.cisco.com/go/pci to learn more about the Cisco PCI Solution 2.0 and to download the latest Design and Implementation Guide.
A critical element of the Cisco approach to PCI compliance is network architecture and validated network designs. More than just printed diagrams, these designs are deployed and tested in Cisco labs and evaluated by PCI auditors, such as Verizon Business. With this input, Cisco provides architectural designs that incorporate end-to-end PCI security recommendations. Organizations can use these design guidelines for their own networks as they address PCI compliance.
There are many benefits of an architectural approach to PCI compliance. Consistent, validated architectures deliver:
- Simplification of all aspects of the network, from foundation addressing to routing, and troubleshooting
- Standardization to help ensure repeatability of critical processes
- Operational efficiency to minimize downtime and simplify manageability
- Scalability to grow and adapt as business needs change
- A secure foundation that builds in strong security to create a robust platform that can adapt as threats, standards, and business needs evolve
In a recent interview, Bob Carr, CEO of Heartland Payment Systems who suffered a breach in 2009, provides a perspective on data breaches. "To be PCI compliant does not mean you can't be breached," Carr says. "Any of us that process PII (personally identifiable information) should be humble… Anyone that thinks they're not going to be breached is being naive."
Given this reality, Cisco solutions and Cisco Services can help organizations simplify PCI compliance and build robust, secure architectures and solutions for everything from the data center to branches and branch locations of all sizes and to the network edge.
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The Senior Carnival was a great success Friday, July 1. It wouldn't have been possible without the support of local businesses and people.
I have collected for the Crusade for Children for 29 years as a member of the Bedford Volunteer Fire Department. My home territory includes both Bray Ridge and Gills Ridge. I want to commend my neighbors and friends for their generosity again this year. I was able to collect nearly $957.00 in checks, plus a bucket of loose change. People literally flagged me down when they saw me around the farm, mowing grass or checking on the cows, to give me their money for the Crusade.
Forty-five years I have proudly been active in the grass roots movement, from local elections and state elections. During that time I have seen it all from good servants of we the people to the good old boys that fool the voters to place them into the seat of power. Many of our elected officials here at home and sometimes beyond are the cream of the crop and they well deserved our support and votes.
I've got an idea.
Why not make the old library the new Adult Education Building?
With the high level of high school children dropping out of school this poses a problem with the overcrowding at the present location. Sure, someone is going to have to pay for it but let's concentrate on our young adults' education.
Bob's Bunch Walk to Defeat ALS
Bob, along with 62 family members and friends walked on May 14, 2011 to raise money for research to cure ALS also known as Lou Gehrig's. We were one of the largest groups present and raised over $8000. Through the hard work of volunteers that placed canisters in the community, sold cookbooks and requested donations, we were able to go over our original goal of $1000.
I am John Lackey, candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture.
It is appalling what candidates for public office feel they have to spend to win election. No middle class person can afford these sums. Larger contributors do expect something in return.
My campaign hopes to show that voters appreciate a qualified, hands-on candidate who finances a modest appeal from personal resources. This lets an elected official call them as he or she sees them, without influence from groups seeking a personal interest.
May is National Foster Care Month, a time to shine the light on the foster care experience. Let's start with some figures:
More than 6,800 Kentucky children and youth are in out-of-home care, with 75 to 80 percent of those in foster care. Most are placed in temporary foster care due to parental neglect or abuse.
The average age of a child in care: 10.7 years.
More than 73 percent of the children/youth in care are white; 19.3 percent are black and 4.3 percent are Hispanic.
According to NRAILA website, (as of June 2010) "it is illegal for a person with a concealed carry permit to carry a firearm into any courthouse, soley occupied by the Court of Justice courtroom, or Court proceeding." Unless my understanding is wrong, courtroom and court proceeding should cover the issues of concern of Judge Conrad, Judge Stevens, or even Perry Arnold.
I was very fortunate to have attended the 2011 Washington, D.C., trip with the Trimble County High School junior and senior students on April 4-8. While there, I spent much time with the students and faculty sponsors. As a military veteran, the trip was my first to our nation's capital. The trip could not have been more special, due to the wonderful students of TCHS.
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Performance buckets allow you to define buckets and link them to various server functions. Every time one of these functions is invoked, the server collects statistical data and adds it to the bucket. For example, send-cgi and service-j2ee are functions used to serve the CGI and Java servlet requests respectively. You can either define two buckets to maintain separate counters for CGI and servlet requests, or create one bucket that counts requests for both types of dynamic content. The cost of collecting this information is minimal, and the impact on the server performance is usually negligible. This information can later be accessed using perfdump. The following information is stored in a bucket:
Name of the bucket. This name associates the bucket with a function.
Description. A description of the functions with which the bucket is associated.
Number of requests for this function. The total number of requests that caused this function to be called.
Number of times the function was invoked. This number might not coincide with the number of requests for the function, because some functions might be executed more than once for a single request.
Function latency or the dispatch time. The time taken by the server to invoke the function.
Function time. The time spent in the function itself.
The default-bucket is predefined by the server. It records statistics for the functions not associated with any user-defined bucket.
You must specify all configuration information for performance buckets in the magnus.conf and obj.conf files. Only the default-bucket is automatically enabled.
First, you must enable performance statistics collection and perfdump.
The following examples show how to define new buckets in magnus.conf:
Init fn="define-perf-bucket" name="acl-bucket" description="ACL bucket" Init fn="define-perf-bucket" name="file-bucket" description="Non-cached responses" Init fn="define-perf-bucket" name="cgi-bucket" description="CGI Stats"
The previous examples create three buckets: acl-bucket, file-bucket, and cgi-bucket. To associate these buckets with functions, add bucket=bucket-name to the obj.conf function for which to measure performance.
PathCheck fn="check-acl" acl="default" bucket="acl-bucket" ... Service method="(GET|HEAD|POST)" type="*~magnus-internal/*" fn="send-file" bucket="file-bucket" ... <Object name="cgi"> ObjectType fn="force-type" type="magnus-internal/cgi" Service fn="send-cgi" bucket="cgi-bucket" </Object>
For more information, see The bucket Parameter in Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.0.9 Administrator's Configuration File Reference.
The server statistics in buckets can be accessed using perfdump. The performance buckets information is located in the last section of the report returned by perfdump.
The report contains the following information:
Average, Total, and Percent columns give data for each requested statistic.
Request Processing Time is the total time required by the server to process all requests it has received so far.
Number of Requests is the total number of requests for the function.
Number of Invocations is the total number of times that the function was invoked. This number differs from the number of requests because a function can be called multiple times while processing one request. The percentage column for this row is calculated in reference to the total number of invocations for all of the buckets.
Latency is the time in seconds that Web Server uses to call the function.
Function Processing Time is the time in seconds that Web Server spends inside the function. The percentage of Function Processing Time and Total Response Time is calculated with reference to the total Request Processing Time.
Total Response Time is the sum in seconds of Function Processing Time and Latency.
The following is an example of the performance bucket information available through perfdump:
Performance Counters: ------------------------------------------------ Average Total Percent Total number of requests: 62647125 Request processing time: 0.0343 2147687.2500 default-bucket (Default bucket) Number of Requests: 62647125 (100.00%) Number of Invocations: 3374170785 (100.00%) Latency: 0.0008 47998.2500 ( 2.23%) Function Processing Time: 0.0335 2099689.0000 ( 97.77%) Total Response Time: 0.0343 2147687.2500 (100.00%)


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June 28, 2002
Excellence Alliance acquires National Telecom Alliance
Excellence Alliance, Inc., Cincinnati, a membership organization that provides independent contractors with comprehensive business management tools and a network of industry resources, recently acquired the National Telecom Alliance (NTA)—the country's first alliance of privately held telecommunications and electrical contractors.
With more than 250 member locations in its nationwide network of residential and commercial/mechanical contractors, Excellence Alliance announced late last year that it would establish new alliance territories for plumbing, electrical, and refrigeration contractors and created the Contractors Advisory Board to service these areas. The integration of NTA and its members into EAI will serve as the foundation for the new EAI electrical and telecom alliance.
June 28, 2002
GE Energy Rentals, Hertz Equipment Rental join forces
Forming one of the largest alliances of its type in the rental industry in recent years, GE Energy Rentals and Hertz Equipment Rental Corp. are teaming up to provide North American customers with a single source for renting equipment.
Under a new nonexclusive agreement, GE Energy Rentals' power and climate control equipment is now available at several Hertz facilities that specialize in construction and industrial equipment and vehicle rentals. Customers also will be able to place orders at any Hertz location in the United States to rent GE equipment, including generators, heating and cooling system, and light towers.
June 26, 2002
Department of Energy invests in the future of wind power
The Department of Energy (DOE) has made its most recent investment in reusable power supplies to the tune of $100,000, this time awarding a grant to Salt Lake City-based Pyramatrix to develop lightweight, low-cost wind turbines. The DOE is interested in the company's structural technology that will make it possible to build towers more than 600 ft tall with a material 91% lighter than steel.
The larger units can reduce total tower costs by 53% as compared to a steel tower of the same size and capacity, according to a company press release.
The company plans to use the grant to begin work now on turbines with a 1.5MW capacity, with the possibility of 5MW capacity units in the future.
June 26, 2002
Home Shopping Network rings up Krone cabling system
The Home Shopping Network has chosen the Krone TrueNet Structured Cabling System for part of a 3-yr upgrade to its campus computer network in St. Petersburg, Fla. The network is moving from Cat. 3 cabling to both Cat. 5e and Cat. 6 systems.
In addition to the TrueNet 5e and 6T structured cabling systems, the company is slated to provide fiber optic cabling and connectivity components, as well as building entrance protection between buildings to support the campus' network, which includes 11 buildings that house 1.4 million sq ft of office, production studio, and warehouse space.
June 24, 2002
Trade Service sues Material Express.com and Vision Infosoft
Trade Service Corporation has accused Material Express.com and Vision Infosoft of misappropriating the layout and arrangement of the company's Electrical Price File Maintenance Service (PFMS) and copying various data elements from the PFMS and TRA-SER products, all of which are protected under U.S. copyright laws. Trade Service filed suit against the companies on June 14.
The San Diego-based company alleges that Material Express.com and Vision Infosoft have used the protected elements from service programs and incorporated them into the ApeX electronic price updating service offered by Material Express.com and the EPIC electronic pricing and catalog information service offered by Vision Infosoft.
Tony Dubreville, Trade Service senior vice president and general manager, says his company will "continue to take all of the steps necessary to protect [its] assets."
June 24, 2002
EPRI PEAC opens DG test facility in Knoxville
In an effort to provide a controlled environment for unbiased assessments of new technologies, EPRI PEAC, a division of the Electric Power Research Institute, recently opened the doors of its new Power Quality and Distributed Resources Test Center in Knoxville, Tenn. Dedication of the center was held on June 17 in conjunction with the dedication of two nearby energy technology facilities at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
The design of the new facility with facilitate the testing of complete distributed generation, energy storage, and end-use systems, according to an EPRI press release.
"The evolution of a deregulated energy market has brought a surge of interest in distributed resources for use in power generation, energy storage, and power quality applications," says Hank Courtright, vice president of EPRI. "Before these technologies enter into service, they must be evaluated for the utility industry and for the electricity consumers who will be using this equipment in their homes and businesses."
June 21, 2002
T&B hands out 2002 Signature Awards
Thomas & Betts Corp., Memphis, Tenn., has announced the winners of the 2001 Signature Award, which it presents to electrical apprentices/students, electricians, and electrical companies for outstanding performance in the electrical field. This year's winners are:
Mark Gensamer, Veno Electric Inc., North Conway, N.H., Student/Apprentice of the Year
Dan Talbot, Fischbach & Moore, New Providence, N.J., Electrical Professional of the Year
Electrical Design & Motor Control, Electrical Company of the Year
Gensamer, who is a second-year apprentice, won student/apprentice honors for exhibiting exceptional dedication to the electrical field at an early age. Talbot took T&B's Signature Electrician of the Year award for organizing and managing a system that tracks standardized material pricing for all Fischbach & Moore locations, and eliminates much of the time the company had to spend on cost estimates. Electrical Design & Motor Control won the Company of the Year Award for treating its employees as its biggest assets and creating a company culture that maintains a spirit of creativity and cooperation.
The winners were presented with their Signature Awards at the T&B Distributor Appreciation Dinner at the recent National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED) Conference in Chicago.
June 21, 2002
GE Industrial Systems acquires Euro-Diesel
GE Industrial Systems, Plainville, Conn., recently expanded its European presence when it signed a definitive agreement with the Seghers Group to purchase UPS manufacturer Euro-Diesel. Expected to close in the third quarter of 2002 and subject to regulatory approval, the business will become part of GE Digital Energy. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Included in the deal are the rights to Euro-Diesel's No-Break KS rotary UPS product family, which includes units ranging from 100kVA to 2,000kVA.
The Liege, Belgium-based company engineers, manufactures, and installs rotary UPS systems and other power quality equipment for applications like computer networks, financial institutions, radar installations, and hospitals.
June 19, 2002
Graybar to distribute Corning fiber optic cable
Seizing on an opportunity to expand its reach in the growing market for the installation of fiber optics for Internet and data communications in commercial buildings and industrial facilities, Graybar, St. Louis, has signed an agreement to distribute Corning Cable Systems' LANscape fiber optic cabling packages. Communications Industry Researchers Inc. predicts the number of fiber-connected buildings in the United States alone will more than double from 21,000 in 2001 to more than 43,000 in 2005.
Graybar is banking on the continued success of these systems, which include vertical or backbone connections from floor to floor, campus connections from building to building, and horizontal connections to desktop devices. Such fiber can also be used to create virtual private networks or to converge voice and data onto one network using voice over Internet protocol technology.
The distributor has begun to stock the fiber optic cable in its regional zone warehouses throughout the United States.
June 19, 2002
More contractors are going online, survey says
The Internet is becoming a common business tool for contractors in the United States, according to a new survey conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America. Almost half of the 15,000 contractors polled use the Internet, and 63% use online plan distribution.
Proving that the Web is for more than just the distribution and dissemination of information, the survey also revealed that 52% of respondents collaborate on projects with other contractors via the Internet.
The full results of the survey are available at www.agc.org/technology.
June 17, 2002
NECA releases guide to codes, enforcement, and licensing
NECA recently made available its Guide to State Electrical Codes, Enforcement and Licensing (2002), a reference for contractors, manufacturers, and others who operate in multiple jurisdictions around the country. As its name implies, the guide summarizes information about electrical codes, enforcement and inspection, and contractor and electrician licensing in every state plus the District of Columbia.
Among the information included is whether a state adopts the NEC for regulatory use, whether inspections and Code enforcement are handled on a statewide basis, and applicable fees for licensing.
The guide is free for download in .pdf form from www.neca-neis.org.
June 17, 2002
GELcore, GE develop alternative technology for white LEDs
The search for the Holy Grail of the LED industry has taken another step forward. GELcore, Valley View, Ohio, and GE Global Research, Niskayuna, N.Y., recently announced they have developed a phosphor that can be combined with visible LED chips to produce white light LEDs. The patent-pending phosphor will serve as an alternative to YAG-based materials.
According to a GELcore press release, the phosphor can be combined with LED chips with emission between 430 nm and 490 nm to create the white light. The company plans on using the technology for end use applications like backlights for LCDs in cell phones and PDAs and automotive interior lighting.
The company plans to make the technology available for functional use later this year.
June 14, 2002
Fluke announces winner of "Take a Test Drive" Sweepstakes
Palmer Thornton, vice president of Sawdy Electric, Palmetto, Fla., has a new Harley Davidson, thanks to Fluke Corp.'s "Take a Test Drive" Sweepstakes.
One of more than 170,000 customers that entered the contest, which ran from September through March, Thornton won the bike in a drawing after "test driving" eligible Fluke products through his local distributor, Rexel Consolidated, Bradenton, Fla.
"I've owned a Fluke DMM in the past, and my wife bought me a Fluke clamp meter for Christmas, so I decided to fill out the contest entry form at Rexel," said Thornton. "I never expected to win. I send in for things all the time, but I've never won anything. I just went kind of numb when I heard."
June 14, 2002
FCI redesigns Web site
FCI, Manchester, N.H., recently enhanced its Web site, www.fciconnect.com, integrating the company's electrical and electronics divisions online. By uniting these divisions into one combined search function, users can now search the site by product name, part number, industry standard, or application. In addition to the online catalog, the redesigned site features corporate information, the latest product launches and news, as well as career opportunities.
June 12, 2002
Lighting Education Institute to offer several course delivery methods
With a stated mission to "provide direct-to-the professional/industry lighting education programs on a national basis," former Penn St. professor Dr. Craig A. Bernecker recently founded the Lighting Education Institute (LEI) in Philadelphia. The institution is intended for design professionals, manufacturers, and building owners.
LEI's programs will include both courses for individuals and tailored programs for companies available in a variety of delivery modes including workshops and seminars at company locations, interactive video conferencing, geographically based seminars and Internet learning activities. The courses will cover topics like emergency lighting, lighting field measurements, and lighting maintenance.
Most of the courses will last one day and focus on one topic, and students will be awarded CEUs and certificates for successful completion.
Bernecker says he's excited about the creation of LEI. "We are committed to filling the significant gap that exists in the lighting industry between academic programs and on-the-job training, addressing both fundamental and cutting-edge lighting topics," he says.
For more information, email LEI at [email protected].
June 12, 2002
Echelon powers World Cup in Korea
Tens of thousands of rabid soccer fans will visit the new Pusan Asiad Main Stadium in Pusan, Korea for the 2002 World Cup and cheer on every goal, oblivious to the new interoperable building automation system powering and controlling the stadium. Echelon's LonWorks power and lighting system has been installed to control the stadium's network for power and lighting management.
The power and lighting system consists of one or more of the company's LonPoint DIO-10 input/output modules, which monitor current flow and control the voltage inputs; a LonPoint SCH-10 scheduler, which works like a timer; a LonPoint DL-10 data logger that provides a history of on/off cycles and power usage; Echelon SLTA serial adapter for dialup connectivity; and an i.Lon 1000 for Internet-based management functions.
Samsung Heavy Industries, which won the contract for construction of the stadium, chose the system after first trying a gateway-based system blueprint for the controls of the building. The decision to go with Echelon's platform will allow the stadium's 665 nodes to be controlled and monitored via the Internet. In addition, the interoperability of the system will allow users to make future upgrades with products and services from any vendor.
June 10, 2002
Juno Lighting launches new Web site
Juno Lighting Inc., Des Plaines, Ill., responded to increased informational demand from designers, engineers, and contractors by unveiling its new Web site (www.junolighting.com) at Lightfair International last week. The new site provides access to the company's entire catalog, including photos, text descriptions, projects, IES files, photometric data, and specification sheets. Web site visitors can now access information about the company's products using a graphic icon- and photo-based architecture that makes it possible to search for information by product or application need. "We found that our constituents want fast, easy, intuitive access to our catalog and various key information items," says Scott Roos, vice president, product management and development for Juno. "We learned that they search for this information in different ways, and tailored our Web site's architecture to accommodate these approaches."
June 10, 2002
Advance Transformer expands online course selection
Advance Transformer Co., Rosemont, Ill., has added four new courses to its Advance University interactive ballast training site. The new courses complete Level 1 of the program, which represents "Ballast Basics."
Upon successful completion of the 15 courses and quizzes, students will have the ability to print out a personalized certificate documenting their completion of Level 1 courses.
According to a company press release, new courses are currently in development and will be added to the site on an ongoing basis in the coming months. Advance University can be accessed via www.advancetransformer.com.
June 7, 2002
Siemens to give away a truck in Rewards promotion
Need a truck? Siemens, Alpharetta, Ga., is presenting a 2002 Dodge Durango as the grand prize in its Drive to Rewards promotion aimed at increasing distributors' stocked-products business.
Customers receive a game card with every qualifying product order they purchase, and counter personnel can earn Siemens Rewards points for every card handed out. The points are redeemable online for prizes, including electronics, sporting goods, and travel vouchers. They will also be entered into a monthly drawing.
The promotion runs through Sept. 15. For more information, visit www.sea.siemens.com.
June 5, 2002
NECA publishes new panelboard standard
The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), Bethesda, Md., recently added another publication to its growing series of National Electrical Installation Standards (NEIS). Approved as an American National Standard by ANSI, NECA 407-2002, Recommended Practice for Installing and Maintaining Panelboards, describes the installation procedures for panelboards rated 600VAC or less.
The new standard applies to single panelboards or multi-section panelboards and load centers used for distributing power for commercial, institutional, and industrial loads in non-hazardous locations both indoors and outdoors. It also covers periodic routine maintenance and troubleshooting procedures for panelboards and special procedures used after adverse operating conditions such as a short circuit, ground-fault or immersion in water.
Available for $25 (with NECA-member and quantity discounts), you can purchase the standard by calling 301-215-4504, faxing 301-215-4500, or e-mailing [email protected] NEIS area also available in PDF format at www.neca-neis.org/catalog.
June 5, 2002
MPS announces new scheduling membership on ProjectTalk.com
Demonstrated this week at the A/E/C Systems show in Anaheim, Calif., Meridian Project Systems (MPS), Folsom, Calif., has released a new scheduling membership for ProjectTalk users. This added feature enables distributed project teams to easily collaborate on project schedules/tasks and efficiently manage resources, budgets and other project data in real time online.
Introduced two years ago as a comprehensive project management application service provider (ASP) that allows users to access project information via the Internet without installed software, ProjectTalk's new scheduling membership now allows users to manage multiple project schedules in one location.
For more information, visit www.ProjectTalk.com, e-mail [email protected], or call (916) 294-2000.
June 3, 2002
Leviton joins D-Tools to make product specification easier
Leviton recently announced it has joined the D-Tools Manufacturer Partner Program in an effort to streamline the process of specifying its products for residential applications. The Little Neck, N.Y.-based manufacturer is the first member company of the program. Systems designers can use the D-Tools System Integrator program to design and lay out wiring and communications schemes via graphic icons and drag-and-drop menus. It also makes it easier for installers to sell upgrade packages in new construction and retrofit situations. For more information, visit www.d-tools.com.


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|Rat Target Sites
|Mouse Target Sites
|TD50 (mg/kg/day)
|no positive
|no positive
|no positive
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Key to the Table Above
The Carcinogenic Potency Database (CPDB) is a unique and widely used international resource of the results of 6540 chronic, long-term animal cancer tests on 1547 chemicals. The CPDB provides easy access to the bioassay literature, with qualitative and quantitative analyses of both positive and negative experiments that have been published over the past 50 years in the general literature through 2001 and by the National Cancer Institute/National Toxicology Program through 2004. The CPDB standardizes the diverse literature of cancer bioassays that vary widely in protocol, histopathological examination and nomenclature, and in the published author's choices of what information to provide in their papers. Results are reported in the CPDB for tests in rats, mice, hamsters, dogs, and nonhuman primates.
For each experiment, information is included on species, strain, and sex of test animal; features of experimental protocol such as route of administration, duration of dosing, dose level(s) in mg/kg body weight/day, and duration of experiment; experimental results are provided on target organ, tumor type, and tumor incidence; carcinogenic potency (TD50) and its statistical significance; shape of the dose-response, author's opinion as to carcinogenicity, and literature citation.
Only tests with dosing for at least ¼ the standard lifespan of the species and experiment length at least ½ the lifespan are included in the CPDB. Only routes of administration with whole body exposure are included. Doses are standardized, average dose rates in mg/kg/day. A description of methods used in the CPDB to standardize the diverse literature of animal cancer tests is presented for: 1) Criteria for inclusion of experiments 2) Standardization of average daily dose levels and 3) TD50 estimation for a standard lifespan. See Methods for other details.
TD50 provides a standardized quantitative measure that can be used for comparisons and analyses of many issues in carcinogenesis. The range of TD50 values across chemicals that are rodent carcinogens is more than 100 million-fold. More than half the chemicals tested are positive in at least one experiment.
A plot of all results on each experiment in the CPDB for this chemical is presented below. These results are the source information for the Cancer Test Summary table above.
Chemical (Synonym) CAS # Species Sex Strain Route Xpo+Xpt PaperNum 0 Dose 1 Dose 2 Dose 3 Dose Literature Reference or NCI/NTP:Site Path Site Path Notes TD50 DR Pval AuOp LoConf UpConf Cntrl 1 Inc 2 Inc 3 Inc Brkly Code
L-TRYPTOPHAN 73-22-3 6416 M f b6c eat 18m24 TR71 : 0 1.74gm 3.48gm TBA MXB no dre P=1. - 5.55gm n.s.s. 3/15 11/35 3/35 liv MXB 30.2gm * P<.6 7.40gm n.s.s. 0/15 1/35 1/35 liv:hpa,hpc,nnd. lun MXB no dre P=1. 11.9gm n.s.s. 1/15 0/35 1/35 lun:a/a,a/c. 6417 M m b6c eat 18m24 TR71 : 0 1.61gm 3.21gm TBA MXB 1.47gm \ P<.2 - 602.mg n.s.s. 1/15 15/35 (12/33) liv MXB no dre P=1. 3.33gm n.s.s. 1/15 5/35 7/33 liv:hpa,hpc,nnd. lun MXB no dre P=1. 4.66gm n.s.s. 0/15 4/35 2/33 lun:a/a,a/c. 6418 R f f34 eat 18m24 TR71 : 0 690.mg 1.33gm TBA MXB no dre P=1. - 1.53gm n.s.s. 11/15 24/35 19/35 liv MXB no dre P=1. n.s.s. n.s.s. 0/15 0/35 0/35 liv:hpa,hpc,nnd. 6419 R m f34 eat 18m24 TR71 : 0 552.mg 1.07gm TBA MXB no dre P=1. - 560.mg n.s.s. 11/15 21/35 (14/35) liv MXB no dre P=1. n.s.s. n.s.s. 0/15 0/35 0/35 liv:hpa,hpc,nnd. 6420 R m fis eat 23m24 1430 0 769.mg Fukushima;canr,41,3100-3103;1981 ubl mix no dre P=1. - 4.12gm n.s.s. 0/27 0/26 6421 R m fis eat 24m24 1574 0 800.mg Murasaki;carc,4,97-99;1983 liv tum no dre P=1. 3.30gm n.s.s. 0/30 0/20 ubl tum no dre P=1. 3.30gm n.s.s. 0/30 0/20
See full CPDB Summary Table on 1547 chemicals. See Full CPDB for all results on 6540 experiments of 1547 chemicals.
A complete list of CPDB chemicals, which is searchable by name or by CAS number, is available here.
For a compendium of CPDB results organized by target organ, which lists all chemicals in each species that induced tumors in each of 35 organs, see Summary Table by Target Organ.
The CPDB is available in several formats that permit printing and downloading into spreadsheets and statistical databases.
A Supplementary Dataset gives details on dosing and survival for each experiment.
Relatively precise estimates of the lower confidence limit on the TD10 (LTD10) are readily calculated from the TD50 and its lower confidence limit, which are reported in the CPDB. For researchers and regulatory agencies interested in LTD10 values, we provide them in an Excel spreadsheet.
PDF versions of our publications of analyses using the CPDB are available, organized by year and by research topic.


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