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Nest Labs Introduces World's First Learning Thermostat
Nest Learning Thermostat Programs Itself, Saves Energy
Palo Alto, California — 25 October 2011 — Nest Labs today announced that it has created the Nest Learning Thermostat™. Nest learns from your behaviors, preferences and surroundings to create a custom heating and cooling schedule, keeping you comfortable when you're home and conserving energy when you're away.
"It was unacceptable to me that the device that controls 10 percent of all energy consumed in the U.S. hadn't kept up with advancements in technology and design," said Tony Fadell, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nest Labs. "Together with the team, Co-Founder Matt Rogers and I set out to reinvent the thermostat using advanced technologies, high-quality manufacturing processes and the thoughtful design elements the iPhone generation has come to expect. The resulting Nest Learning Thermostat is like no other thermostat on the market. We hope it will not only save money and energy, but that it will teach and inspire people to think more about how they can reduce home- energy consumption."
According to the U.S. Department of Energy and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, the annual energy bill for a typical single-family home is approximately $2,200, with heating and cooling (HVAC) accounting for approximately half of the bill. The programmable thermostat, developed in the 1970s, promised to help people conserve energy, but 89 percent of owners rarely or never set a program (source: ACEEE, 2010). The devices are simply too complicated. In fact, Energy Star revoked its certification of all thermostats in 2009 when it became apparent that people weren't actually engaging with programmable thermostats to reach their proper functionality.
Nest Learning Thermostat
Nest addresses the programming problem through a combination of sensors, algorithms, machine learning, and cloud computing. Nest learns behaviors and preferences and adjusts the temperature up or down accordingly, making you comfortable when you're home and saving energy while you're away. Nest also provides people with tips and information to help them make energy-saving choices.
Product Features:
- Programs itself – Nest programs itself based on the temperatures you set. Nest learns your personal schedule in a week and starts automatically turning down heating or cooling when you're away to save energy. Nest will keep refining its schedule over time.
- Saves Energy – Nest tracks the temperatures you typically set and guides you to more energy-efficient ones, displaying the green Nest Leaf as a reward when you set the temperature to a more energy-efficient setting. The Auto-Away™ feature uses sensors to detect when you're not home, lowering the temperature and saving energy. You can also check Energy History to see how much you saved.
- Connected – Connect Nest to your home's Wi-Fi to control it from your laptop, smartphone or tablet. Change the temperature, adjust your schedule and check your energy usage.
- Simple to Use – Rotate the outer ring to adjust the temperature. The display turns blue when cooling and red when heating. Push down to open the menu.
- Convenient Installation Options – Bundle installation service with purchase at
or install Nest yourself if you're handy around the house. Just about everything you need comes in the box. If you've installed a lighting fixture, you'll find that installing Nest is a similar process.
- Thoughtful Design – The brushed stainless steel dial frames the display while the ring's curved, neutral-silver finish creates a chameleon effect that grounds Nest within its environment by picking up the color of the wall upon which it's mounted. This combination of sleek design elements and premium materials makes Nest a thermostat you can finally feel proud to display in your home.
Pricing and Availability
The Nest Learning Thermostat is expected to be available at
The Nest Labs Team
The Nest team is committed to helping reduce home-energy consumption. Team members draw upon their years of technology, design and go-to-market experience from world-class consumer-facing companies including Apple, Google, Logitech, Sling Media and Twitter.
"Nest has built an unprecedented team of experienced designers and engineers with backgrounds spanning Silicon Valley," said Bill Campbell, Apple and Intuit board member and Nest advisor. "Under the leadership of Tony Fadell, the company is poised to make a significant impact on an industry that has been virtually void of innovation for the past 30 years."
About Nest Labs
The creator of the world's first learning thermostat, Nest Labs is focused on reducing home-energy consumption. The Nest Learning Thermostat learns human behaviors and preferences, automatically adjusting the temperature so you can stay comfortable while saving energy and money. Founded by former Apple SVP of the iPod division Tony Fadell and former iPod and iPhone lead engineer Matt Rogers, the Nest Labs team enjoys bringing new life to previously ignored home products by applying the best of today's technology and design. Based in Palo Alto, Calif., Nest Labs is privately funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Google Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Shasta Ventures, Generation Investment Management and Intertrust. For more information, visit


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Decorative crown molding is a beautiful addition to any home. Many period homes had this feature, but modern houses often do not. However, you can add the crown molding which fits your home's architectural design to enhance the style and value of the property.
You can use the molding to draw attention to a special feature in a room. A prime example is a fireplace. Add a border of crown molding to complement the style of this element. Arched doorways are another area where a fabulous trim will draw the eye in. If you have a large window, especially a bay window with a seat, you can use crown molding as a border to create a more in depth look.
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White crown molding is a go to option because it helps highlight the space. Darker moldings are best used for larger spaces or open floor plans.
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The Gift Shop is the entry area to the cave. It is not a character specific area and will be encountered on all playthroughs.
Head right to the gift shop clerk. After hearing him spout about needing attractions for the shop (isn't that his job?), pretend to walk away. He will call you back and suggest trading three trinkets in exchange for entrance to the cave. Take the over-sized Novelty Key, head left past the pool, and use it on the Employees Only door.
Head past the door and descend down the long ladder. Ignore the broken well for now and go left to a lever in front of a closed gate. Use a party member to pull this level and then switch to another, allowing the lever to be held down for the time being. Using another character, descend down the platforms adjacent to the well and pull the lever at the bottom. Make note of the empty fuse box next to the hot dog machines. (Hint: The Time Traveler can be used to obtain the cave painting on the inaccessible side of the broken well early).
With both levers pulled, the gate will open. Use the last party member to jump the spikes and pull the lever over the other side to allow the gate to permanently stay open. Head on through to a series of platforms leading up, and go up with the crowbar in hand. On the way up there is a Cave Painting - interact with it to get a piece of a storyboard with background on a character. Head forward to the well, then use the crowbar on it to obtain a useful crank. (If the crowbar was dropped before the party fell into the pool earlier, it will have followed behind and can be found on the shore.)
Head back to the broken well and use the crank on it to obtain the bucket. This will simultaneously destroy the well and reveal another Cave Painting. Travel back to the platforms leading upward with the bucket, and head up to the left past the now crank-less well. Here you will see a sparking fuse box with controls for a claw, which will eventually be used to catch a monster. Place the bucket on top of the fuse box in order to remove it safely.
Now travel that all familiar route back down to that empty fuse box mentioned earlier. Place the fuse into it and grab a hot dog from the now powered up machine. Take it to that staircase of platforms, but this time head past it and the bell. Place the hot dog on the spike pit by interacting with it without falling in.
Trophy hint: Well Done: After placing the hot dog on the spike, jump across the other side. This will cause the beast to emerge spraying fire, cooking the hot dog, but destroying yourself in the process. (If the knight's power is used, you may survive).
Use a second character to grab the previously used fuse and place it in its original fuse box next to the control panel, and wait by the control panel. Using the character near the pit, ring the bell which summons the monster. He will become entranced with the Hot-Dog-On-A-Stick and start eating it. Switch over to the character near the controls to lower the claw, rendering the monster helplessly suspended in the air.
Continue past the monster's emerging point on the other side of the pit, and find the next Cave Painting. Continue on to the cliff then dive on in!
Emerge out of the water and climb down the ladders to obtain dynamite. Climb back up to the top and interact with the flame on the left hand side, lighting the fuse. Jump back over to the right and drop the lit dynamite near the rubble, getting out of the way before it explodes.
Venture through the previous rubble and hop onto an upper ledge. Snatch up the first trinket! Head forward and switch to another party member. Go underneath the ledge, swimming through the tunnel of water to obtain the second trinket.
Keep moving forward to a pressure plate puzzle. Use a character holding a souvenir and place them on the plate. Then once the gate opens switch to another and place them on the next one. This allows the other two characters to pass through the gate with ease, solving the puzzle!
Take control of the character with an empty hand, move onward to the ladder, and climb up for the final trinket!
Traverse the last leg of this tunnel to reach an elevator button. Gather the trio together on it and take the lift back to the awfully familiar soda machines. Return the trinkets to the ungrateful gift shop clerk (more like jerk!), and finally enter the cave.
Achievement/Trophy Alert: Shoplifting: Simply take a postcard from the stand next to the clerk and walk out the door with it.
Trophy Hint: Remorse: Once you steal your postcard for the Shoplifting trophy, you must take the same one through the entire cave until you return there much later in the game. You must then place it back in the postcard stand from which it was originally taken.
Navigate down the path to a rope connected to a weight. Use a character to grab the rope, shifting a weight across the cavern. Use a second character to jump across the other side to find a Cave Painting. Head down to the floor from there and use the rope-holding character to release their grip, allowing the 2nd party member to pass underneath it. Pull out the crate here and place it in-between the two platforms above (that are between the weights), creating a safe place to drop down to. Place the trio on the pressure plate to be granted access.
Note: From here, the levels and order will change depending on which three characters are in play. As previously stated some levels will always be included, however the order of those stages will also be different due to character choices.
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The Application Client Container (ACC) includes a set of Java classes, libraries, and other files that are required for and distributed with Java client programs that execute in their own Java Virtual Machine (JVM). The ACC manages the execution of Java EE application client components (application clients), which are used to access a variety of Java EE services (such as JMS resources, EJB components, web services, security, and so on.) from a JVM outside the Oracle GlassFish Server.
The ACC communicates with the GlassFish Server using RMI-IIOP protocol and manages the details of RMI-IIOP communication using the client ORB that is bundled with it. Compared to other Java EE containers, the ACC is lightweight.
For information about debugging application clients, see Application Client Debugging.
Interoperability between application clients and GlassFish Servers running under different major versions is not supported.
The ACC determines when authentication is needed. This typically occurs when the client refers to an EJB component that requires authorization or when annotations in the client's main class trigger injection which, in turn, requires contact with the GlassFish Server's naming service. To authenticate the end user, the ACC prompts for any required information, such as a username and password. The ACC itself provides a very simple dialog box to prompt for and read these values.
The ACC integrates with the GlassFish Server's authentication system. It also supports SSL (Secure Socket Layer)/IIOP if configured and when necessary; see Using RMI/IIOP Over SSL.
You can provide an alternate implementation to gather authentication information, tailored to the needs of the application client. To do so, include the class to perform these duties in the application client and identify the fully-qualified name of this class in the callback-handler element of the application-client.xml descriptor for the client. The ACC uses this class instead of its default class for asking for and reading the authentication information. The class must implement the javax.security.auth.callback.CallbackHandler interface. See the Java EE specification, section 9.2, Application Clients: Security, for more details.
Application clients can use Programmatic Login.
The client container enables the application clients to use the Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) to look up Java EE services (such as JMS resources, EJB components, web services, security, and so on.) and to reference configurable parameters set at the time of deployment.
Annotation is supported for the main class and the optional callback handler class in application clients. For more information, see Deployment Descriptors and Annotations in Oracle GlassFish Server 3.0.1 Application Deployment Guide.
Java Web Start allows your application client to be easily launched and automatically downloaded and updated. It is enabled for all application clients by default. For more information, see Using Java Web Start.
In GlassFish Server 3.0.1, the appclient JAR file is smaller than in previous releases, with dependent classes in separate JAR files. When copying the appclient to another location, make sure to include the JAR files containing the dependent classes as well. You can also use the asadmin get-client-stubs command to retrieve the appclient and all associated application JAR files and place them in another location.


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Doing More with Less
Grade 12 NAEP
Blue Ribbon Schools
Financial Education and Savings Programs
Teacher Preparation Programs
Odds and Ends
Quote to Note
Upcoming Events
Doing More with Less
At a recent American Enterprise Institute forum, Secretary Duncan opened with a bold statement. "I am here to talk today about what has been called the New Normal," he said. "For the next several years, preschool, K-12, and postsecondary educators are likely to face the great challenge of doing more with less. My message is this challenge can, and should be, embraced as an opportunity to make dramatic improvements. I believe enormous opportunities for improving the productivity of our education system lie ahead if we are smart, innovative, and courageous in rethinking the status quo. It's time to stop treating the problem of educational productivity as a grinding, eat-your-broccoli exercise. It's time to start treating it as an opportunity for innovation and accelerating progress."
"There are productive and unproductive ways to meet this challenge of doing more with less," he noted. Cuts that damage school quality and hurt children are the "wrong way," like reducing the number of days in the school year, slashing instructional time spent on task, eliminating the arts and foreign languages, abandoning promising reforms, and laying off talented young teachers." He also identified as "necessary but nowhere near sufficient" various district-level cost efficiencies, such as deferring construction and maintenance projects, cutting bus routes, lowering the costs of textbooks and health services, improving energy use and efficiency in school buildings, and reducing central office personnel. "By far," he explained, "the best strategy for boosting productivity is to leverage transformational change in the system to improve outcomes for children. To do so requires a fundamental rethinking of the structure and delivery of education in the United States."
"Broadly speaking, there are two large buckets of opportunity for doing more with less," he continued. "The first is reducing waste throughout the system.... The second... is doing more of what works, and less of what doesn't. That is a simple sounding idea. Yet, as experience shows, that simple mantra is often not followed." Among the transformational productivity reforms that can also boost student outcomes, he advises rethinking policies around seat time requirements, class size, compensating teachers based on their educational credentials, the use of technology within the classroom, inequitable school financing, and the over-placement of students in special education.
"I want to be clear. I am not recommending a specific course of action today to any state or district," the Secretary concluded. And, he added, the federal government has a role, "to cut red tape that diverts dollars from improving student outcomes and to focus our resources on those areas with the greatest potential impact." Then again, "It is important to remember that boosting productivity can cost money. In some cases, government may have to spend more now, to get better returns on our current investment. Race to the Top and i3 are good examples of programs that are important to continue in FY 2011 and beyond."
Grade 12 NAEP
According to new results from the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the performance of twelfth-grade students nationwide in reading and mathematics has improved since 2005. However, the average score for reading was lower compared to 1992, and significant achievement gaps among major racial/ethnic groups remain in both subjects. Moreover, for the first time, the results show the performance of twelfth-graders in 11 states (Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, South Dakota, and West Virginia) that agreed to participate.
The average reading score for twelfth-graders overall was two points higher than in 2005 but four points lower than in 1992. Also, 38% of students performed at or above proficient in reading in 2009, a jump of three percentage points from 2005 but not significantly different from assessment years prior to 2005. The reading results are compared to results from the five previous assessments conducted since 1992.
And the average math score for twelfth-graders overall was three points higher than in 2005. About one-quarter of students performed at or above proficient in math in 2009. The math results are compared only to 2005, when a new framework was adopted, starting a new trend line.
"Today's report suggests that high school seniors' achievement in reading and math isn't rising fast enough to prepare them to succeed in college and careers," responded Secretary Duncan in a statement. "President Obama has set a goal that the United States once again will have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by the end of the decade. In a survey that accompanied the NAEP test, 86% of seniors said they expect to graduate college. They'll only succeed if we challenge and support them to raise their academic performance and offer them the financial support they need to pay for college."
Blue Ribbon Schools
Last week, at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., Secretary Duncan and White House Domestic Policy Advisor Melody Barnes honored 314 schools as 2010 National Blue Ribbon Schools. "We have a responsibility to ensure that every child in this country receives a world class education," the Secretary said. "Today's Blue Ribbon Schools award winners have proven their commitment to our kids. Their work reflects the conviction that every student can learn and succeed in the classroom."
The pair also recognized 10 Blue Ribbon School principals as Terrel H. Bell Award recipients:
- Darlene Brister (Ryan Elementary School, Baton Rouge, LA)
- Naomi Drouillard, Rosa Parks School/Public School 254, Queens, NY)
- Thomas Evans (Eastern Technical High School, Baltimore, MD)
- Sammy Jackson (Elgin Middle School, Elgin, OK)
- Sandi Jones (West Side Elementary School, Jacksonville, TX)
- Michael Lucas (Cornell Elementary School, Coraopolis, PA)
- Laverne Nimmons (Granville T. Woods School/Public School 335, Brooklyn, NY)
- James Verrilli (North Star Academy Charter School of Newark, NJ)
- Lisa Williams (Anna F. Booth Elementary School, Irvington, AL)
- Cole Young (Humboldt Elementary School, Dewey-Humboldt, AZ)
The awards, named after a former Secretary of Education and presented by the Department in partnership with the National Association of Elementary School Principals, the National Association of Secondary School Principals, and the National Middle School Association, honor truly exceptional leaders who overcome challenging circumstances and maintain a commitment of excellent education for every student.
Also, as part of the Blue Ribbon event, the Department's Teacher Ambassador Fellows facilitated five roundtable forums with teachers and principals, helping them to collaborate on issues such as parent/community engagement and developing and evaluating educators.
Financial Education and Savings Programs
On November 15, Secretary Duncan, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Sheila Bair, and National Credit Union Administration Chairman Debbie Matz signed a new agreement that aims to help millions of students get on the path to financial success. The agencies will work together to facilitate partnerships among schools, financial institutions, federal grantees, and other stakeholders to provide effective financial education; increase access to safe, affordable, and appropriate accounts at federally insured banks and credit unions; and encourage savings. Duncan, Bair, and Matz spoke with high school students at the student-run credit union branch at T. C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia, before announcing the agreement to an audience that included bank and credit union executives, asset-building experts, state policymakers, educators, and parents.
Teacher Preparation Programs
On November 16, in remarks to the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education's (NCATE) Blue Ribbon Panel, Secretary Duncan called on colleges and universities to hold teacher preparation programs more accountable for the impact of their graduates on student learning. Specifically, he called on those responsible for licensing teachers to make accreditation much more rigorous, "outcome-based and propelled by clinic practice." To illustrate, the Secretary cited a survey of over 700 education school professors released by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, which found that only 7% of teacher educators believe that an NCATE accreditation means a program is "top-notch." Nearly 90% said that accreditation assured only that a program was in procedural compliance or met a minimum baseline of acceptable quality. The Secretary made his remarks at the release of NCATE's Blue Ribbon Panel report on teacher education, which calls for schools of education to raise their standards for applicants and provide teachers-in-training with relevant classroom experience.
Note: In a new video, Secretary Duncan describes the Department's efforts to support teachers, strengthen the teaching profession, and improve parent involvement.
Odds and Ends
At an event at River Terrace Elementary School, the first school in the District of Columbia to achieve Gold award status in the HealthierUS School Challenge, Secretary Duncan and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack urged passage of legislation to improve school meals.
Secretary Duncan joined National Education Association (NEA) President Dennis Van Roekel, Governor Martin O'Malley, Superintendent Jerry Weast, and other guests at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland, to celebrate American Education Week.
The Department recently celebrated the 35th anniversary of the passage of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, now the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). On November 18, Secretary Duncan was on Capitol Hill to offer remarks. Also, the Department's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) has released a publication on IDEA's progress over time.
"Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2010," a new report issued jointly by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, examines crimes occurring in school, as well as on the way to and from school, and presents data on crime and safety at school from the unique perspectives of students, teachers, and principals.
"Open Doors 2010," published annually by the Institute of International Education, reports on Americans studying abroad and international students in the U.S.
The Department and five other federal agencies have joined the Appalachian Regional Commission in formalizing the Appalachian Regional Development Initiative, an unprecedented partnership to energize economic development in Appalachia.
Quote to Note
"We have so many young people, many of whom were my students when I ran the Chicago schools, who have done everything right. They've gone to school every single day. They've gotten good grades. They've worked hard. They've played by all the rules. And then the chance of going to college was denied them. That is absolutely unfair to those children. It's absolutely unfair to our country and to our economy, by denying hard-working young people the opportunity to pursue higher education and ultimately be productive members of our society and contributors. So I think there is a real moment of opportunity here."
|Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (11/18/10), on a press call regarding consideration by Congress of the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act
Upcoming Events
eCYBERMISSION, a web-based science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) competition sponsored by the U.S. Army, poses multiple Mission Challenges in nine different areas: alternative sources of energy; ecosystems; environment; food, health, and fitness; nanotechnology; national security and safety; robots and robotics; speed, velocity, acceleration, vectors, and scalars; and sports and recreation. Teams of three to four sixth-, seventh-, eighth-, and ninth-grade students identify and solve a real life problem, with prizes for participating and winning. Registration is open until December 17, 2010, with submissions due February 25, 2011.
Next week, the Department will exhibit at the American Association of Educational Service Agencies' Annual Conference in Savannah, GA (December 1-4) and the Association for Career and Technical Education's Annual Convention in Las Vegas (December 2-4). If you are attending either of these events, please stop by the Department's booth.
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Proba-V is a miniaturised satellite that maps land cover and vegetation growth across the entire Earth every two days. This data can be used to anticipate crop failures, map water resources or track deforestation. Proba-V is also providing some technology payloads with a test flight. Read online


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Paris Hilton has ordered a hair and makeup team to meet her at her home 9 AM Monday so she can get done up and look her best for the media when she walks into prison. A friend tells Rush & Molloy:
"The timing is to make sure she makes all the celebrity weeklies. Paris is a genius at marketing herself. She managed to turn having a sex tape to her benefit, and she's going to do the same out of going to prison. It's not just about marketing, it's about making money. If she can set up her entry into jail in a very grand way, the payoff will be greater ... Paris doesn't do contrite very well. She will be glam, and Paris is the queen of the prop. Expect her hair pulled back in a ponytail, big sunglasses and maybe a Holy Bible under one arm. And she just got a new kitten, so maybe she'll hand that to her sister [Nicky] as she gets out of the car. There might even be tears."
Paris has also decided to write a prison diary during her 23-day sentence, in hopes of publishing it upon release.
"Paris' prison diary will make a more dramatic read than Martha Stewart's. If she can make it believable, and not exaggerate too much, she might expect to make a million dollars out of it."
You know, maybe getting all done up before entering a prison filled with lonely inmates might not be the best idea. After the mustached creatures they're used to seeing, Paris is going to look like a lobster stuffed with fillet mignon. And I don't know if she'll be able to find a publisher for her diary. There's not a very large market these days for books filled with 23 pages of frowny faces.


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Brewing up a rowdy fusion of punk rock, hard rock, heavy metal, and twisted pop, the Lunachicks are a furious all-female ensemble from New York City. The Lunachicks were formed by singer Theo Kogan, guitarist Gina Volpe, and bassist Sydney "Squid" Silver while all three were students at Fi ...
Brewing up a rowdy fusion of punk rock, hard rock, heavy metal, and twisted pop, the Lunachicks are a furious all-female ensemble from New York City. The Lunachicks were formed by singer Theo Kogan, guitarist Gina Volpe, and bassist Sydney "Squid" Silver while all three were students at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York; they met up with Sindi Benezra, another rock-minded student who played guitar, and began writing songs, most informed by the more outrageous elements of popular culture or the concerns of semi-crazed teenagers (one early tune involved the non-accidental death of two of their teachers). Theo's brother Mike Kogan sat in on drums for their first gig in 1987, and with the arrival of drummer Becky Wreck, the group's first solid lineup was in place. Souping up their shows with outré costumes and deliberately offensive theatrics, the Lunachicks became regulars on what became known as the "Scumrock" scene (largely comprised of other noisy pre-grunge bands with equal portions of fuzzy guitar and snarky wit), and one memorable show was attended by Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth. Gordon and Moore were taken with the Lunachicks and told their friend Paul Smith of Blast First Records to check out the band.
Blast First ended up signing the Lunachicks, and released a double 7" EP of early recordings in 1989, with their debut album, Babysitters on Acid, following in 1990 (the same year that saw the release of New York Scum Rock: Live at CBGB, a multi-artist collection recorded during a series of shows at the iconic New York punk venue that included the Lunachicks' "Makin' It [With Other Species]"). In 1992, the Lunachicks jumped to the American indie label Safe House, issuing their second LP, Binge & Purge. In 1994, Becky Wreck left the band; Kate Schellenbach of Luscious Jackson briefly filled in for Wreck until Chip English came aboard as the new Lunachicks drummer. English made her recording debut with the Lunachicks on the 1995 album Jerk of All Trades, which was also their first release on the New York punk rock label Go-Kart Records. In 1997, the Lunachicks returned with their fourth studio album, Pretty Ugly, but the year also saw the departure of guitarist Sindi Benezra, and the group opted to continue as a quartet. The concert album Drop Dead Live arrived in 1998, while 1999 brought the studio set Luxury Problem.
By this time, the group was holding up a busy touring schedule, headlining clubs in the United States, Europe, the U.K., and Japan, while opening for the likes of the Ramones, the Buzzcocks, No Doubt, the Go-Go's, Rancid, and NOFX and appearing on the Vans Warped Tour. In late 1999, Chip English left the group and Helen Destroy took over behind the drums, but in mid-2000, the Lunachicks were in need of a rest and announced they were going on hiatus. Since then, the Lunachicks haven't released any new recordings, and outside of two shows in 2002 and 2004 with Chip English on drums (one of which was a benefit), the band remained inactive, though no official breakup has been announced, suggesting further mayhem is not out of the question. While the Lunachicks have been on hold, Theo Kogan has recorded and toured with her band Theo and the Skyscrapers, as well as pursuing careers in acting and modeling. Elsewhere, Sydney "Squid" Silver has worked as a tattoo artist and restaurateur, Gina Volpe became a member of the band Bantam, Chip English plays drums with the group Suicide King, Becky Wreck was percussionist for the Blare Bitch Project, and Helen Destroy tours with an all-female Led Zeppelin tribute band, Lez Zeppelin. ~ Mark Deming


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We may not know much about the December LSAT, but we do know that it is over.
Today thousands of law school hopefuls filled LSAT testing centers across the country in hopes of earning an LSAT score that will catapult them into law school admission paradise. Were you one of them? What did you think?
So far, the consensus seems to lean towards a pretty standard LSAT overall. Some folks thought an RC section on perfuming was kind of hilarious, while others found it tough going. Likewise, an LG involving rugs was either cake or a real time-burner.
Agree? Disagree? Start talking about your LSAT test day experience. How do you think you did? Which sections tripped you up, if any? Did anything crazy happen at your LSAT testing center?
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8:30 a.m. — Mora Schools' Dia de la Cultura, Mora Elementary Gym
TBA— Mora High School at State Track Meet, Albuquerque
TBA— Mora High School at State Track Meet, Albuquerque
6 p.m. — Mora Little League, Dodgers vs. Yankees, Field 1, and Cubs vs. Rockies, Field 2
6 p.m. — Mora Little League T-Ball, Angels vs. Giants, Field 1, and Rockies vs. Padres, Field 2
So there I was, visiting with my Optic compadres, friends when suddenly the whole press and production staff flew out the front door. Someone shouted "There's a bear in the tree" and there was a bear in a tree, across the tree, in a big fir tree. The game wardens tranquilized him, and turned him loose in distant mountains.
3 p.m. — Mora High School baseball vs. Cimarron, double header, home
4 p.m. — Mora High School softball vs. Raton JV, double header, away
11 a.m. — Mora High School softball vs. Wakatowa, double header, away
3 p.m. — Mora Middle School baseball vs. McCurdy, home
4 p.m. — Mora High School baseball vs. Questa, home
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Annual Transition/Health Fair, Joseph Montoya Gym
A friend came by to borrow a book from my overloaded bookcase in my living room. There was an aged newspaper clipping in the book, so I sent the book home with him and I finally decided to check out this bit of newspaper memorabilia.
The book is from my parents' collection and from my big Valmora house bookshelf, a sort of timeline about New Mexico history.
Seems as how when I happen to visit with folks I know here, around our Las Vegas, they have opinions. Opinions about our Meadow City and its growth or decline, depending on how one defines the life or possibly the decline of a town.
Sixty years ago, big boss Jim and I lived on Dalbey Drive for a year or so, until we could move into the house we were building out near Montezuma. What an experience that was, particularly for me! I grew up in the Valmora Sanatorium hospital complex, with three meals a day served in the big dining room there.
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Archery winners announced
On Saturday, the Mora Youth Hunter Education Club hosted a youth archery tourney at the baseball field at Mora High School. Despite the low turnout at the event, organizer Jack Rains said attendees had a great time learning the art and skills of archery.
Participants were divided by age group and gender into compound bow or traditional bow competitions.
4 p.m. — Mora High School baseball vs. Cimarron, away
3 p.m. — Mora High School softball vs. Tucumcari, double header, home
3:30 p.m. — Mora School Board meeting
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Community-wide clean-up, meet at Southwest Capital Bank or area fire departments. For more information, call Duane at 575-387-2800.
4 p.m. — Mora High School softball vs. Jemez, away
The three-part series on the history of cancer caught my eye and I watched the whole six hours of the program with interest, to say the least. I remember my doctor father talking about the early days of his long medical profession, so I dug up an article written about him in 1985. His story almost parallels the story, the devastation of cancer a century ago.
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Paid to live; guaranteed income for all in Switzerland?
Switzerland is soon to vote on the possible introduction of a basic guaranteed income for all citizens; regardless of their employment status or circumstances. The amount will be 2,500 Swiss francs (about £1,750) per month. That's right, the citizens of Switzerland may about to be guaranteed a set monthly 'wage' without having to do any work at all, unless they are so inclined.
Now, I had never heard of such a staggering concept before, but this article from the BBC suggests that actually the idea of a basic income for all has been around since this 16th century when Thomas Paine (I think incorrectly mentioned as Thomas More) presented it as part a utopian ideal. In 'The Rights of Man' Paine argues that a basic income which would provide for a child's education and welfare as well as a comfortable state pension and funeral costs should be a considered a human right rather than charity. In a later pamphlet Paine stated:
It is wrong to say God made rich and poor. He made only male and female; and he gave them the Earth for their inheritance.
So, this brings me to the real point of this post: what would you do if your material needs were met and you were free to do whatever you wanted with your life?
Be lazy
Of course there is an argument that a guaranteed income will lead to laziness. Swiss economist Rudolf Strahm suggests that, "There will be no incentive for young people to learn a job or study". I think this takes a fairly dim view of humanity. Just because people are financially comfortable it does not mean that they will drift into inherent laziness. If this were the case then no one born into wealthy families would ever be motivated to do anything, and we know that this is not the case. It is ridiculous to suggest that money is the only thing which motivates people, I like reading, drawing and blogging. None of those things pay, I'm not going to stop anytime soon because I believe they help me to develop, allow me to engage with the world and I find them interesting – but mostly because I enjoy them.
Be fulfilled
In my experience people are always in pursuit of something that will give their life purpose and meaning, whether that be raising a family, career success, a relentless pursuit of more money to add to the pile or even simply power; everyone is looking for something and financial stability will put these things within reach rather than cause them to disappear. I believe that human beings enjoy learning, being productive and developing their talents and a guaranteed income would allow them the time and financial freedom to do these things. My own personal take on this is that I would probably be in further education right now if it weren't for the crippling debt involved.
Be an entrepreneur
A society where people have the freedom to pursue what they like and are good at can only be a good thing, could Switzerland become a nation of happy entrepreneurs? Young people are curious about the world around them and eager to learn and develop new skills, in fact, they are the driving force behind the guaranteed income in Switzerland. It would help them to study, learn a job, and be more engaged in society rather than hinder them as Strahm suggests.
Still be an employee
I often wonder if there are people out there who might be doing my dream job, but they are totally and utterly miserable and are unable to give it up because they can't afford to. I have my suspicions that there is probably a lot of this unhappy job clinging going on at the moment, and there are a whole plethora of people waiting for the economy to recover so that opportunities might arise for jobs they might actually like. If a guaranteed income was introduced then people would have real power to choose a job that motivated them, rather than do something they hated just to pay the rent. Enno Schmidt (as quoted from the BBC article), a campaigner for basic income suggests that 'a society in which people work only because they have to have money is "no better than slavery" '.
Switzerland need not worry about employees suddenly just giving up work because they don't need the money anymore, so many people love their jobs and have spent a lot of time and effort getting good at them – they aren't about to throw that away. Perhaps there would be more freedom of movement between jobs where you would have an opportunity to try something out for a while, with no pressure to stay if it didn't suit you. This might sound a little bit flakey initially, but in the long term companies could be sure that their employees were there because they really were dedicated and enthusiastic, not just present under miserable duress. I really do believe that a happy workforce is a more creative and productive one. For those people in currently in wage-slave jobs who would definitely leave if they could, then perhaps mass resignations would prompt employers to reconsider working conditions.
But is it possible?
Switzerland is a very wealthy country with the fourth highest per capita income in the world at $78,881 (Wiki), so affordability is not the the central issue. Nonetheless, if Switzerland did vote for a guaranteed income then it would be a fascinating and very risky social experiment. 2,500 Swiss francs (£1,750*) per month is scarcely enough to survive on according to Mr. Schmidt, so maybe everyone will be keeping their day jobs for a while yet, although it would undoubtably make life a lot easier for the majority of people.
My two cents: UK perspective
A guaranteed liveable basic income will never be introduced in the UK, but I thought I would muse over the possible implications.
*Yeah, ok, what? £1,750 is pretty crazy amount of money from where I'm sitting here. It's more than what I got paid at the best paying job I've ever had, and I think there would be plenty of adults in the UK who would be delighted with this princely sum on top of their usual wage, given the real clamp down on pay increases and level of inflation here. It certainly throws an interesting light on the notion of a living rather than a minimum wage. However, I hear through the traveller grapevine that Switzerland is a hellishly expensive place as it is a very wealthy country, and a guaranteed income is probably going to drive the prices up even further – so if you were depending on this income alone then maybe life would be possible rather than easy per se. I assume that unlike benefits in the UK the basic income would keep people above poverty levels, because otherwise this defeats the entire object. Also there is something to be said for an income which everyone is entitled to, rather than fostering a suspicious and cold society where people are criminalised because they are poor; so called 'benefit scroungers'. It also eliminates the Dickensian idea of 'deserving' and 'undeserving' poor which is increasingly creeping into the UK discussion state benefits (by actually treating people like human beings, we all have a right to a certain standard of life, opportunites and education). If I was a viable adult in a career that was progressing well then I would probably hope to be earning slightly more than this in times not blighted by recession – and I would be proud to earn my own money. However, it would be nice to know that I wouldn't fall into poverty and be branded as scum if this were not the case. So yeah, I do think the economic/personal incentive to work would still be there, just not in such an authoritative, threatening, shouty and judgemental way; all carrot and no stick – touché Switzerland.


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CORRESPONDENTS: Florence seniors send cards
The Florentine Seniors met Friday at a local café in Florence for the monthly meeting.
Connie Omstead brought cookies. Betty Ireland brought an angel food cake for dessert. Harold Grinstead won the traveling prize.
Shut-in cards were signed for Ed and Nora Robinson and Eleanor Davidson and Mildred Cox.
The group recognized Bud Vinduska on his birthday.
The next meeting will be held at noon March 8 at the same location.
Those present for the February meeting were: Lenora Graham, Dale Miller, Jean Shipman, Betty Ireland, Mary Jane Grimmett, Elsie Jonanne, Connie Omstead, Bill and Edna Robinson, Harold and Shirley Grinstead, and Bud and Rose Vinduska.
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The following table includes distances, and par settings for three levels of play. Note also that elevation change is included for fairways from box to target. The total distance of play is about 3,100 feet, while the total walking distance is about 5,100 feet. An overview map can be downloaded from the Attachments link below.


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Someone mentioned this on one of the other boards I am on. I was trying to find some more details on it.
This link has the following info about the piece
"In 1919 local tune writer Joseph John Davilla wrote the song "The Mysterious Axeman's Jazz (Don't Scare Me Papa)". Published by New Orleans based World's Music Publishing Company, the cover depicted a family playing music with frightened looks on their faces.
In 1945 the book " Gumbo Ya-Ya , A Collection of Louisiana Folk Tales" came out. The popular book had a chapter on the Axeman entitled "Axeman's Jazz", which helped spark renewed interest in the Axeman. The book also reproduced the cover of the 1919 sheet music."
I have searched on the net and asked on another forum about this song/tune. Does anyone know of a recording of it or the lyrics for it (if there are any lyrics)


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Q&A: Jays' Stroman eager to start
Jays first-rounder reviews joining rotation, clothing line, shoes
By Danny Wild / MLB.com | February 13, 2013 4:42 AM
Marcus Stroman has a plan, and it mostly involves striking out two of his baseball idols, Derek Jeter and Robinson Cano.
But before he gets to that stage, he's got some other options. A new clothing line is in the works, as is a growing sneaker collection. Most Blue Jays fans, though, would rather see Stroman in Toronto than have him modeling his new threads on Twitter.
Stroman is enjoying it all. The Jays' first-round pick in 2012 said he's being converted into a starting pitcher this season when Spring Training begins later this month. A Duke product who blossomed with Team USA, Stroman went 3-0 with a 3.26 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 19 1/3 innings at two levels last summer before missing the final month due to a drug suspension. He'll likely begin this year in extended spring training before trying to prove his critics wrong again.
We spoke with the 5-foot-9 right-hander about his past and hopes for the future:
MiLB.com: With Spring Training approaching, how anxious are you to get back on the mound and geared up for this season?
Marcus Stroman : I'm excited, I've been feeling like it'd been forever since I've played. This is really my first offseason, I've never experienced this time off before. I've been home for four months, so that's the first time I haven't been around practice.
MiLB.com: Take me back to last summer when you were drafted by the Blue Jays in the first round.
Stroman: It was unbelievable. We had a party in my house, close friends and family who'd been there through it all over the years. It was a dream come true. It showed all the hard work I'd put in had finally paid off.
Stroman: I wasn't highly recruited out of high school. I didn't get any recognition until my senior year after I'd already committed to Duke. I talked to a couple Ivy League schools, Stanford for a little bit, but Duke ended up being the best choice. It was closer to home on the East Coast. My parents didn't want to let me go to some baseball factory and not get a good education.
MiLB.com: Tell me about pitching for Team USA, you had some ridiculous numbers in 2011 -- 8 1/3 innings, 17 strikeouts, no hits allowed.
Stroman: That was my second coming-out party -- that really put me on the map. The first time I got put on the map was my summer in Cape Cod. I closed for Orleans and that propelled me into the next year. That was the best experience I've had, coming in to that atmosphere and having "USA" on my jersey and playing with the best talent in the nation. It's definitely something I'll never forget.
MiLB.com: You've played twice at Fenway Park, once in the Cape Cod League All-Star Game and again with Team USA. What was it like to get on that mound?
Stroman: Unbelievable. I'm so excited to get to the big leagues 'cause I feel like the more people watching and the more attention there is, the better I perform. I remember kind of running out from the 'pen and taking the mound, I could see myself doing that for a while. The mound was literally perfect, the landing was so strong.
MiLB.com: You pitched in 15 games last season, how was it moving from North Carolina to Vancouver for a few weeks?
Stroman: It was awesome. I didn't know what to expect. I was down in Florida for a week, and then they shipped me off to Canada, to Vancouver. Vancouver was ... maybe the best city I've ever been to. The weather was gorgeous. They have a great stadium and it's packed every night, so it was an unbelievable place to start my career out.
MiLB.com: Were you surprised the Blue Jays promoted you straight from short-season to Double-A? How noticeable was the different in talent at New Hampshire?
Stroman: I felt like it wasn't that much of a difference. The biggest adjustment I made was because the hitters had better approaches at the plate. The talent wasn't that much greater, but everyone at Double-A wouldn't swing at balls that they would in Vancouver. I had to execute in certain counts and couldn't get away with mistakes.
MiLB.com: You're all over Twitter lately -- talking baseball, promoting your upcoming clothing line and the "TeamStro" fan page. How important is it for you to connect with fans?
Stroman: That's honestly the best part of the game. It's so exciting to go down to my first Spring Training and interact and talk and kick it with them. Twitter, I love it, it's the best thing for sports -- fans get to interact with players. "Height Doesn't Measure Heart" (HDMH) is my new clothing line -- I feel like there's a lot of undersized athletes who will respect it and want to rock some gear.
MiLB.com: Tell me about the apparel line. What's the concept, the look?
Stroman: Basically I'm just starting it; the designs are showing up now. T-shirts, 3/4-sleeve shirts and tank tops to start. Eventually we'll be working into hoodies, sweats, bracelets, hats, snapbacks. We're going to start small and get what people want, get the logo and idea out there and then go full steam aheaad.
MiLB.com: I guess your height has been a topic of discussion, and some folks have compared you to Tom Gordon. Who do you think you're most comparable to?
Stroman: Honestly, I'm starting to believe the Tom Gordon comparisons myself because I've heard it so many times (laughs). I've heard it almost daily. I've never had the opportunity to see him pitch, but I've talked to my pitching coach who played with Tom Gordon and he says the same thing. I guess it's accurate and it's not a bad comparison. He played what, 17, 18 years in the Majors? I'll take that any day.
MiLB.com: You grew up on Long Island, so I'm guessing you were a Mets fan?
Stroman: I was a Yankees fan growing up. I wasn't a diehard, but I just enjoyed going to games. I was a Derek Jeter fan -- I'm a huge Robinson Cano fan. But I have to get out of that mindset, I have to get these guys out in the near future, maybe this year. But I'm a Blue Jays fan now and that's all I care about, getting up there and producing.
MiLB.com: You won the Paul Gibson Award, which goes to the top pitcher on Long Island, and your cousin Erskine Kelley played in the Pirates system. Was he an inspiration? Was baseball always a big part of your life growing up?
Stroman: Growing up, I played all three sports -- basketball, baseball and football. Baseball was always my third favorite. I still have a huge love for basketball -- if I had been blessed with height, I would have played. It was my favorite, but I knew I would make it further in baseball, so I dedicated myself to that in the eighth or ninth grade. My cousin ... I still keep in touch with him, he talks baseball everyday -- he loves it. My dad never played baseball -- he was a football guy -- but he pushed me to do it. He'd take me all over, so I definitely have to thank my mom and father for doing that growing up.
MiLB.com: So in August, you were suspended for using a banned stimulant that you said was in an over-the-counter supplement. A number of players have tested positive over the past few years for methylhexaneamine, which is in some pre-workout products. What's your side of the story and how has it affected you?
Stroman: It was an honest mistake. People didn't realize that I would never, ever cheat the game. That's not who I am, that's not how I was raised. But I'm working harder now than I've ever worked in my life. I know what [the suspension] is, so I'll honor it, serve the rest of my games. I couldn't be happier to get back out there, to be able to prove everyone wrong and do my thing.
MiLB.com: It was a 50-game suspension, so I'm guessing you'll begin this season in extended spring training. What type of things are you planning to work on in terms of your pitches, mechanics, etc.? Do you know what date you're eligible to return?
Stroman: I don't know the exact date, but I know around mid May. I'm excited, I heard I'm going to be extended into a starter to begin with, so that's exciting. I throw four pitches, and I'm starting to mix in my changeup and cutter. I've been working on the changeup. It's getting very good, so I'm excited to get out there with my four-pitch repertoire and show that I can start. People would tell me I can't start due to my height, but I did it my whole year at Duke. And if the Blue Jays end up moving me back to the bullpen, that's fine -- I don't care.
MiLB.com: How far away from the Majors do you think you are at this point?
Stroman: I think I'm ready. I've been working extremely hard, I know I can pitch at the big league level. I just need to go out and do it on a consistent basis in the Minors.
Danny Wild is an editor for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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I was totally over for this game, I had no feelings for this game since it has been out for 3 years and the developers seems has been given up this game.
But recently my Youtube playlist playback one of the soundtrack from Sleeping dogs, it just brought me back so much memory.
I know it is kinda late since Triad war is going to close up shop and back when this forum is filled with personate people and modders such as RandomPerson, SleepingDogs(user),etc. I really missed those days.
I know the developer won't be reading this post, but I hope they will and hope that they will make a sequel for this game. This game means a lot to everyone who participated in this masterpiece.
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USDA is holding steady that there will be a strong corn supply this year. Jerry Gulke offers his analysis.
Hope for strong corn prices this year seems to be slowly waning, after the July 11 USDA reports turned out to be a non-event.
USDA's monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates and Crop Production report held virtually no surprises, as the department didn't deviate much from its June forecasts. Corn production estimates were lowered slightly to 13.95 billion bushels—still a record crop—with a predicted new-crop carryover of nearly 2 billion bushels.
"They didn't admit or deny that there's a shortage in corn. They didn't raise or lower the carryover. It is what it is, I guess," said Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group.
Despite wet weather in much of the Corn Belt and a late start to planting this year, Gulke said lots of acres still got planted and the corn crop is looking good in many areas.
"A lot of the nation has got a good corn crop," he said. "We have bad spots, but as we've been talking about for months, we've got enough acres out there that we can stand some acres performing badly."
With many analysts predicting a strong carryover as well, Gulke said that farmers might be looking at $3.50-$4 corn prices next fall.
"I think the market is anticipating that we might not get a record yield, but we'll get enough yield to sufficiently supply us with the demand that we have a still have carryover," he said.
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Assaf You wrote ... >>>However, if you want to prevent the message that is sent from being modified by some intermediary (accidentally, or intentionally, e.g. an attacker) you would sign the message. In that case, the acknowledgment should include not just the message, but also a reciprocal signature to confirm the message content was not changed en route.<<< This sounds like Non-Repduiation of Receipt (NNR) - which I agree you need. Now is this something that a Reliable Messaging Group should do, or the WS Security group in OASIS perhaps ;) David -----Original Message----- From: Assaf Arkin [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 2:06 PM To: Cutler, Roger (RogerCutler); Ricky Ho; Burdett, David; Burdett, David; firstname.lastname@example.com Subject: RE: Different Levels of Reliable Messaging > How about, however, "I got the message and it has not been altered from > what you sent". This is, of course, enabled by digital signatures and I > think it is a reasonable part of the "ack" mechanism, as then would be, > "I got the message but it is NOT what you sent". Roger, I one word: yes. If you can confirm that a message was recieved not just by it's identifier but also by its contents you significantly improve the reliability of the protocol. Typically we use reliable protocols, such as TCP that ensure the message sent is exactly the message received, and TCP uses a simple signature mechanism to confirm that fact (CRC if I remember correctly). However, if you want to prevent the message that is sent from being modified by some intermediary (accidentally, or intentionally, e.g. an attacker) you would sign the message. In that case, the acknowledgment should include not just the message, but also a reciprocal signature to confirm the message content was not changed en route. arkin > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ricky Ho [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] > Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 8:13 PM > To: Burdett, David; Burdett, David; email@example.com > Subject: RE: Different Levels of Reliable Messaging > > > > Thanks David, see my followup questions (embedded) > > > >The "ack" doesn't need to be per-message based. I can send an ack for > >a bunch of message (of course, sequence number is used). <DB>Agreed, > >but now you are adding in an extra level of complexity (sequence > >number) that often won't be needed. What I would suggest is that you > >split this into another two levels: 1. Sequencing Support. This is a > >protocol, built on top of reliable messaging that ensures that messages > > >arrive in the sequence they were sent. 2. Reduced Frequency > >Acknowledgement Messages. You could then vary the reliable messaging > >protocol so that a request for an acknowledgement is every so many > >messages and if it is not received, then corrective action is taken. > ></DB> > > <Ricky> > I was presuming that sequence ordering to be part of reliable > messaging. Seems like you consider this as a separate layer. </Ricky> > > > >The "time expiry" is unreliable because clocks may be unsync. > ><DB>Absolutely right. > > > >The "cheap", but as you say inaccurate way to do this is to set and > >compare "expires at" using a local system clock. The fact that it is an > > >approximation to the true time is often not a big issue especially if > >you are doing end-to-end acks where the time between sending a message > >and when it expires is long compared to the clock accuracy (e.g. a > >day). Even so, it is probably good practice that Reliable Messaging > >solutions take this uncertainty in the accuracy of the time into > >account and extend the "expires at" to some time beyond the nominal > >expiry time. > > > >If time accuracy is *fairly* critical, then the sender and receiver of > >a message SHOULD agree to keep their clocks accurate using, for > >example, protocols such as the Network Time Protocol. If accuracy is > >*really* critical then you can include in the message the accuracy to > >which the system at the destination MUST keep its clocks. If the system > > >does not keep its clocks accurate or cannot keep them accurate enough, > >then the destination should reject the message and not process it.</DB> > > <Ricky> > Maybe I misunderstood the purpose of expiration time. I guess your > purpose > of time expiry mechanism is for reducing the "in-doubt" condition. So > if A > send a message to B which is valid within T minutes. And A doesn't > receive > an ACK from B. So A keep resending but still doesn't get back the ACK > after (T+10) minutes. Can A at this point simply gives up and conclude > that the message is undelivered ? All I try to say that "A cannot draw > that conclusion". Sorry, I agree this is irrelevant with the clock sync > > problem. > So I see the expiration time is purely an application level semantic > (e.g. > you send a bid response which is valid within one day). I don't see > what > role the expiration time play at the RM level. I must be missing > something > here. > </Ricky> > > > >I don't think there should be a step 4 in LEVEL 3. Step 3 should say > >"Have you receive the message ? If not, forget the message afterwards" > > ><DB>I don't think you can always say this. For example if you want to > >place an order and there is only one supplier, then even if you message > > >failed, you might want to resend it if the connection became available > >later. In this case, the conent/payload/body of the message might be > >identical but in other ways it was a completely new message.</DB> > > <Ricky> > What I'm trying to prevent is the situation that the request message > arrives the receiver after the query (so the receiver respond: "I > haven't > got it"), but before the "forget message" get there. In this case, the > message has been delivered, but the sender think it hasn't. > > Going back to your example, you should send a query to the supplier > "Have > you receive my purchase order with message id=12345 ? if you haven't, > ignore that message if it arrives later". > If you get back an answer "NO", resend your same purchase order with a > new > message id=98765. > > However, if you send a separate "forgot" message after you receive a > "NO". Then it is possible that the receiver get 2 purchase order (one > with > message id = 12345 and the other with id = 98765). > </Ricky> > > > >I think LEVEL 5 should be done at the transaction layer, below > >choreography, but above reliable messaging. Using some > >2-phase-interaction style like BTP. <DB>Quite possibly. The problem > >with two phase commit is the action you take when you geet a failure > >(i.e. a rollback) may not always the right one and often it can be > >impossible to do. For example, if you want to roll back a payment, but > >the payment has already gone to the bank, then its to late. You have to > > >do a reversal, or refund instead. Both of these would leave a trace in > >the records of what happened.</DB> > > <Ricky> > Of course, you can always handle exception at the application level, > which > can recovered from a partial failure situation is a very application > specific manner. However, this can complicates the application flow > because it mixes the normal flow with exception handling logic under > different failure scenario. > > The beauty of transaction processing is that application can encapsulate > > multiple activities within a transaction block and safely assume > everything > will automatically undone. In other words, the application doesn't need > to > worry about all failure situations. > > Lets look at a simple case where A is sending a "money transfer request" > to > B, which sends a "money deposit request" to C as well as another "money > withdrawal request" to D. Let me illustrate the flow based on a 2-phase > > handshaking. > > 1) A sends "transfer" to B, and wait for "Prepared-ACK-transfer" from B > 2) B sends "deposit" to C, and wait for "Prepared-ACK-deposit" from C > 3) B sends "withdrawal" to D and wait for "Prepared-ACK-withdrawal" from > D > 4) After B got back all the "Prepared-ACK" from C and D, it send back > the > "Prepared-ACK-transfer" to A > > 5) A sends "commit" to B, and wait for "Commited-ACK-transfer" from B > 6) B sends "commit" to C, and wait for "Commited-ACK-deposit" from C > 7) B sends "commit" to D and wait for "Commited-ACK-withdrawal" from D > 8) After B got back all the "Commit-ACK" from C and D, it send back the > "Commited-ACK-transfer" to A > > </Ricky> > > By the way, you have raised some very good points David ! > > Best regards, > Ricky > > >Received on Monday, 16 December 2002 13:48:11 UTC
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In Florida, a new smart growth strategy called "Grove of the Future" is being looked at which seeks to balance the need for both urban spaces and working agriculture lands by combining the two in a way that enhances them both. Following is a guest post on the concept.
More values can be realized from ag land than just growing crops if things are designed differently. The idea is to use part of the land for production of crops, but also include design features that would enhance other values. We need windbreaks for control of citrus bacterial canker, for example, so the windbreak trees could become part of buffers around the crop that also provide biodiversity, habitat, storm water attenuation, and recreational opportunities.
There are currently incentives for landowners to devote part of their land to non-crop uses such as cost-share programs and potential revenue for storm water storage and treatment. If additional incentives are added, such as recreational user fees, tax breaks, etc., the idea becomes more economically feasible and realistic.
If ag lands designed along these lines are situated adjacent or near urban areas, mutual values can be enhanced. The easier it is for people to access and enjoy the open space and fresh air of rural lands, the more value it would have. And, again with proper design, ag lands could attenuate and treat storm water from urban areas, which would add more value to the ag lands, and work better than digging lakes, which is an "Open Space" use that has a siren call for developers because it's easy. But, you can't grow food in the middle of a lake, and the habitat value is less than a shallow wetland.
If treated wastewater is used to irrigate the ag lands, disposal costs would be lower and growers would save money on fertilizer and use less water for irrigation, freeing up supplies for urban or industrial uses. The closer the ag lands are to the urban areas that are generating the storm water, the shorter the pipe runs and lower the pumping costs.
To capitalize on the value that urban residents can bring to ag, farmers need houses in the general vicinity of their fields. And, to capitalize on a lifestyle that involves less driving and is healthier, urban areas need rural lands nearby. So, the values and benefits will depend largely on the way the landscape is designed.
The successful achievement of the "Grove of the Future", and "Town of the Future", hinges entirely on design. Things have to be designed right to function in the way that is visualized. It has to be more than numbers and formulas – the design parameters must be specified. The illustration (above) shows how the "Green Space" can be designed with the same level of detail that is included now with urban design. If the designs of the two are combined, both will be better – and more profitable for everybody, including the County.
Why not give it a try? It'll mean thinking about alternatives that may, when you first hear them, sound impossible and ridiculous. But, as you can see by these grove design ideas, if it is possible to design every acre of ag land in a way that we will have food to eat, crops to sell, higher profits for farmers, and provide places for people to interact with their living environment in healthy, enjoyable, and affordable ways — maybe it's not so crazy after all.
It is possible and probably will happen at some point as we continue to wean ourselves from sprawl development patterns. Why not now?
About the Author: Pete Spyke is a native Floridian and third generation citrus grower. Pete and his wife Cindy operate Arapaho Citrus Management (ArapahoCitrus.com), a farming company in Ft. Pierce, and The Orange Shop (FloridaOrangeShop.com), a gift fruit shipping company in Citra, FL. He has been involved for many years as a volunteer and consultant in the development of rural land strategies for Growth Management initiatives for governments in Florid. Pete and Cindy recently received the 2010Florida Ag-Environmental Leadership Award from Commissioner of Agriculture Charles Bronson.


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McPherson Police Department has arrested a second suspect in the death of Tabor College junior and football player Brandon Brown, who died at 10:16 p.m. Saturday of injuries sustained Sept. 16 in McPherson.
DeQuinte Oshea Flournoy, 19, of Dallas, Texas, was arrested Wednesday. He and Alton Lamont Franklin, 19, also of Dallas, are both charged with aiding and abetting murder in the second degree. Both suspects are McPherson College students and were listed on the 2011 McPherson College football team roster, although neither is listed on the 2012 roster.
Franklin was arrested Saturday on a charge of aggravated battery. The charge was amended to aiding and abetting murder in the second degree Monday following Brown's death. Both suspects are being held in McPherson County Jail on $500,000 bond. If convicted, they could each face a sentence of up to 493 months in prison and a fine up to $300,000, according to criminal complaints filed in McPherson County District Court.
The criminal complaints list four current McPherson College football players — Taajon Richardson, Torry Hamill, D'Andre Sampson, and DeMarcus Trotter — as witnesses endorsed by the prosecution whom may be called to testify. Tabor College football player Ilai Eteaki is also listed as a possible witness.
Brown, 26, of Sacramento, Calif., was found beaten and unconscious shortly after 4 a.m. Sept. 16 in the 400 block of North Carrie Street, two blocks west of the McPherson College campus. He was transported first to McPherson Hospital, then to Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita. He was the father of two children, a 3-year-old son and 7-month-old daughter.
Geoff Jones, Brown's former coach at Santa Ana College in Santa Ana, Calif., said he never had any concerns about Brown getting into trouble.
"He always seemed very focused as a student athlete and making himself better as a person," Jones said Monday. "I'm just sickened and saddened for what happened, and I feel so deeply for Brandon's family and little ones that he left at home. This is a completely senseless tragedy."
On Monday, Hillsboro Police Chief Dan Kinning, who is not part of the investigation, said the charge suggests additional arrests in the case are likely. A press release from McPherson Police Department gave no indication whether additional arrests were expected.
Aiding and abetting essentially means being an accomplice or assisting in a crime, Kinning said. Kansas statutes define murder in the second degree as killing someone either intentionally but not premeditated, or "unintentionally but recklessly under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life."
Brown was 6-foot-3 and weighed 280 pounds, according to the Tabor College football roster, which listed him as a defensive lineman. He was listed as redshirting this year, which means he couldn't play but did practice with the team.
Franklin was listed on McPherson College's 2011 football roster as 5-foot-7, 178 pounds. The same roster listed Flournoy as a 5-foot-10, 291-ound offensive lineman.
McPherson College's Campus Conduct Committee has suspended both Franklin and Flournoy as students while the charges are pending.
McPherson Chief of Police Robert McClarty refused Monday to answer questions about whether any weapons were involved in the incident, what events led to the incident, or whether an autopsy was or would be done.
Marion County Coroner JoAnn Knak said an autopsy was almost certain to be done because of the nature of Brown's death.
Brown got started in college football at a much later age than most players, joining Santa Ana College at age 24.
"I'm really not sure how Brandon ended up here at SAC," Jones said. "He just kind of showed up one day. Coaches don't get many guys that just walk through the door that have his athletic makeup."
Jones thought Brown decided to attend Tabor College because several other Santa Ana players recruited him. Tabor College's roster lists four other players who previously played at Santa Ana College.
Jones said he has been in touch with Anthony Daniel, who has been Brown's teammate at Santa Ana College and Tabor College, about the possibility of memorializing Brown with stickers on both colleges' helmets.
A public memorial service was Tuesday in Hillsboro.
A fund to assist Brown's family with expenses has been set up at Emprise Bank in Hillsboro. Counseling services have been made available to students through the Tabor College Student Life office.