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Daily online trends from Twitter, the LOL of the day and a viral video of a third-grader's half-court shot at the buzzer.
Twitter trend: Mega Millions
The Mega Millions jackpot has reached a record $500 (pre-tax) million, which is $110 million more than the previous record set in March 2007, according to MSNBC.com. The winner could take the payout over a period of time or opt for a cash payout of $359 million.
LOL of the day: Sailor surprises Grandma
After eight months on board the USS John C. Stennis, a sailor decides to surprise his grandmother at her 76th birthday party by casually sneaking into a family photo.
Viral video: Third-grader makes half-court shot
-- GateHouse News Service


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The Spirit of Chicago Dinner Cruise is one of the most attractive ideas in Chicago if you want a romantic get-a-way. After all what could be better than going over to Navy Pier, getting on a decent sized yacht and heading out into the great blue Lake Michigan for a romantic night cruise. The idea doesn't get better, unless you pick the Wednesday or Saturday cruise… those cruises overlook the Navy Pier fireworks show and that puts a nice cherry on the top of the evening.
No… the problem isn't the idea, the problem is the execution of that idea. The Spirit of Chicago needs work. If you are going to have a semi-formal $100+ per person dinner cruise (We paid $280 for two people) then you should have your whole program on point. I was asked to wear dress slacks and a dress shirt with a collar in 85 degree weather but when I get to the boat the first thing that stood out was the string of flags… They had a number of different country flags on a stringer going from stem to stern and every single one of them was tattered almost to the point that they could not be identified. If you don't have the respect for the flags that you fly or you can't follow proper procedure to take them down in the evening or when the weather doesn't allow for it… if you don't care about your presentation enough to allow a tattered despicable sign of neglect to fly openly for all to see… then something is broken in your process. Right away I had a feeling in the pit of my stomach that the rest of this trip was going to be full of shortcuts and mis-steps. Unfortunately, I was right.
We boarded the ship and one of the crew told us where to sit. We paid a "Small fee" to guarantee a window seat. That "Small fee" was $80 extra (for two people). It seemed excessive after the fact. The reason I say that is Dinner lasts for about 30 – 45 minutes, and then as long as the weather is nice you will want to go upstairs on the top of the boat for the duration of the Spirit of Chicago voyage so you can see the Chicago Skyline. It is simply not worth paying extra for because they cramp all the tables together so there is barely enough room to sit without banging into the person behind you, there is no room to adjust the table for belly room (I need belly room) and the inside tables are just as uncomfortable… it just isn't worth the extra money for a 30-45 minute window view.
The Spirit of Chicago dinner is buffet style. It is probably the worst buffet food I've had in a long time. Everything is overcooked, dry and flavorless. I can't tell you what desert tastes like because 10 minutes into dinner the vent they put my 280 dollar table under sprung a leak and soaked the entire left side of my jacket and slacks with half a gallon of ice-cold water (I hope it was condensate and not some bilge pump water, or waste water… I still don't know the answer to that). It ruined dinner, embarrassed me, and all they did was offer to change our table and put a pad in the vent. Wow. We had to go upstairs onto the top deck early because there is nothing to dry clothing with on the ship other than the air outside.
The Spirit of Chicago wait staff were excellent, our waitress was attentive, she was caring, and she had a personality. If it wasn't for her I would have blown a gasket, but she made us feel comfortable upstairs on the deck and brought us a few complimentary flutes of champagne to celebrate our 4th wedding anniversary.
Unfortunately the water thing really just put a damper on the whole occasion, and the seats upstairs were wet because it had been raining on and off (it stopped just before the cruise started).
The Spirit of Chicago had an annoying DJ who played all the wrong music and the highlight of the 'dancing' part of the cruise seemed to be a congo line and some weird staff karaoke sung off-key to old songs like "it's raining men". We could only hear what was going on from upstairs because I was soaked and the air-conditioned interior of the boat didn't mix well with soaked clothing.
The highlight of the evening was the not the Spirit of Chicago cruise. They go around in a circle, never leaving the barrier so we didn't get to go out into the lake. This gets really very old on a 3 hour boat ride. The highlight of the evening was when the sun started to set and the Chicago skyline was standing out in the night sky. It was breath-taking. We took some photos, and finally around 9:30 the fireworks started. Navy Pier put on a great little 10 minute show complete with a very nice finale. People congregated on the top deck to drink and socialize and the night was very laid back and pleasant.
The trip back to Navy Pier wasn't very long (we never really lost site of it going around in small circles) and we docked. It took them about 15 minutes once we docked to start disembarking passengers and people (including us) were irritated it took so long. After 3 hours on the boat going in circles we were all ready to get off and go home.
I would rate the entire experience a 2 out of 10, if I took the getting soaked issue out of the equation it would really only bump it up a star or two. The entire trip was not worth anywhere near $280 and I left feeling disenchanted and taken advantage of. Originally this voyage was going to be included in our Presidential Stays set of feature articles… but instead all we can advise is to stay far away from the Spirit of Chicago it is a possessed Spirit filled with shortcuts, and poorly run facility.
The video I included in this article is the dripping part of the water issue… it had already dumped its contents on me and I was able to get my cell phone camera out and take video of the remaining drops which came out in a never-ending stream while we hailed a waitress to help us out. I asked for a refund on Saturday but they told me they didn't have the authority to do so. We'll find out what is going to happen on Monday and see if the company will at least be good enough to refund my trip.
***UPDATE: So I called on Monday and got another mini-run around, so I called the business side of the sales department figuring the folks closing the big deals would know a lot more about what is going on than your average double ticket selling agent. I was right. I was immediately transferred to the correct individual (Colleen) and she indicated that there was a training issue at play and wanted to know which numbers I called and to whom I spoke so she could rectify the situation. According to Colleen I should have been issued a refund Saturday (the day I called), and Monday I should have never been transferred to the corporate office to leave a voice mail in the general mailbox, I should have been transferred to her. That said, Colleen issued a full refund immediately, which took a few days to show on my debit card, but it did go through fine. In addition, she apologized for what happened, indicated that they were aware of this issue and that guests were not supposed to be placed under those vent tables for that very reason. She was almost as upset about the situation as I was. That made me feel a little better about what happened. In addition, she offered us a couple of complimentary tickets on a different ship (the Odyssey, it's a higher end trip). My first inclination was to say no, because I figured my wife would have nothing to do with it… but she warmed up to the idea and I may take them up on the offer. If I do I will certainly write about it.
That said… I'll have to bump my experience up a couple of notches and say it was a 3.5. I'm giving them an extra 1.5 stars because they did all of this without knowing that I was a writer, without knowing that I was anyone other than an average guest that paid them to have a good time on his anniversary. They took care of my refund and made the offer of a second free trip on a better boat. I like that and they should get points for that. It's easy to say "Oh wow we screwed up and the press is involved let's give them a bunch of really cool stuff"… it's another thing entirely to say "Wow we screwed up, I'm sorry, let me make this right." without caring who we are. Anyway, I'll likely call Colleen shortly to get this sorted before the season is over. Stay Tuned.


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Feeding America's Hunger in America 2014 report is the largest, most comprehensive analysis of charitable food assistance in America.
Food banks from all over the country, including Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB), participated in the study to learn more about the clients we serve and the need in our community.
The new report shows that 1 in 7.5 people, or an estimated 755,400 people, in metro Atlanta and north Georgia turn to food pantries and meal service programs to feed themselves and their families each year. This includes more than 164,000 children and more than 64,000 seniors.
Each year, 1 in 7 Americans turn to Feeding America network food banks for help. Each week, the Feeding America network serves 5.4 million individuals. ACFB has been a member of the Feeding America network since 1979.
For the Atlanta Community Food Bank service area, the report shows that80,600 people are served each week by programs supported through ACFB, and that those clients turn to ACFB partner programs and pantries for help more than 6.1 million times over the course of the year. This meansclients are visiting ACFB network programs an average of 8 times a year.
The new study documents household demographics and offers a snapshot of the people served by ACFB – their circumstances, the challenges they face and the choices they are forced to make living on extremely limited household incomes.
Among the findings – the report reveals very telling facts about the employment and income situations of our clients:
56% of client households report monthly incomes of less than $1000.
28% of respondents have faced foreclosure or eviction in the past five years.
Among all households served by Atlanta Community Food Bank agencies and programs, 59% have at least one member who has been employed in the past year.
The report also goes into detail about some of the tough choices our clients face each month when it comes to deciding what to pay for when you have limited means. Some examples of what we call "spending trade-offs" include:
76% report choosing between paying for food and paying for utilities.
43% of these households are making the choice every month.
82% report making choices between paying for food and paying for transportation.
46% of these households are making the choice every month.
73% report choosing between paying for food and paying for medicine/medical care.
36% of these households are making the choice every month.
62% report choosing between paying for food and paying for housing.
35% of these households are making the choice every month.
39% report choosing between paying for food and paying for education expenses.
22% are making the choice every month.
Our clients are also forced to make tough choices about the food that they eat. Subsequently, many of them suffer from chronic health conditions. For example:
86% of households report purchasing inexpensive, unhealthy food because they could not afford healthier options.
73% of households report having to choose between paying for food and paying for medicine or medical care.
- 40% of households include a member with diabetes.
Download the ACFB full report.
Download the national full report.
11Alive - Most food bank clients have jobs but still struggle - View story.
Atlanta Business Chronicle - ACFB, Feeding America shed light on local hunger problem - View story.
USA Today - Hunger in America: 1 in 7 rely on food banks - View story.
NPR - More Military Families Are Relying On Food Banks And Pantries -View story.
NBC News - Military Families Forced to Subsidize Income With Food Banks -View story.
MSNBC - The hunger crisis in America's universities - View story.
The Feeding America 'Hunger in America Study' is the only comprehensive nationwide study that provides in-depth information on the characteristics, circumstances and coping strategies of those living with hunger. We are often called upon by funders, legislators, and the communities we serve to provide information about those who are living with hunger and agencies that serve the hungry. Findings from this study will give Feeding America and the Atlanta Community Food Bank the information they need to fight hunger in America for the next several years and to answer questions about the needs of the hungry.
The study is done once every four years and results in reports for the nation and Georgia.
We are thankful for the over 170 volunteers who trained for the Hunger Study and helped us as we visited over 100 different sites.


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you guys! i'm back! the world rejoices. i was emailing a bit with a blog friend (you know who you are), and she perfectly summed up that summertime, and all it's fun activities, leave a little less time to blog. and i agree. i love having a record of what i've done, but if i'm spotty, i'm spotty. oh well. i'm still here though, promise!
this weekend was a quintessential brooklyn summer weekend, which means we went to coney island. i also made buckwheat pancakes before our sojourn to crazy town, as you can see in the appetizing picture below where they look like huge black hockey pucks. they tasted great though, so i promise you it's just in looks that they stink (and i used this recipe). i'm already looking forward to making some more next weekend.
through an amazon deal, my mom scored brian and i some cheap tickets to the brooklyn cyclones game (a minor league team for the mets), so we made a day of it with my cousin, glynis, and tina. coney island is always an adventure - the people, the rides, the food. the cyclone remains my favorite roller coaster, ever, since i'm partial to wooden roller coasters and it's just a classic thrill, and we also rode the steeplechase and the soarin' eagle, just like last time. i can report back: still good. with some time to kill we decided to venture a few blocks off the boardwalk to go to a pizza place, totonno's, and suffice to say we had one of the more bizarre experiences of our lives. i don't even know if i can tell it properly (you kind of had to be there), but the place is known for having staff that's a little cantankerous. ok, that's fine. and there's often a line outside to get in. that's also fine. what we didn't expect was for the line to be so hostile. we were joined in line by a few other couples and they made it clear that they were unhappy there was a line, and there was so little information on the wait time. people were going in and asking questions, coming out and giving reports on what tables were eating and what tables weren't eating, an old man thought that a young lady thought he tried to cut in line and he started screaming "I DID WHAT YOU COULDN'T DO! I ASKED THE QUESTIONS YOU COULDN'T" i mean the guy was screaming like we were in a war zone or something. when i asked her if she was ok she icily told me "I'M A NEW YORKER" and can take care of herself - i guess an old podunk like me from kansas just came off wrong. this young lady also started to rearrange tables inside so couples could share a table, larger groups could get their own table, and she asked for everyone's input before she got management's blessing. because i guess she thinks she can manage the restaurant better? i mean people, it was bizarre. we probably waited ten minutes in line, just ten minutes (!), and these people acted like they had never been to a restaurant or stood in a line before. we were the most laid back people there, which is saying a lot because that never happens. the line was capped off with a young lady asking me if they were taking names for the wait list, i responded they would come out and just see she was new and take her name then, and she yelled "I COME HERE ALL THE TIME, I KNOW HOW IT WORKS" then why did you ask? so. much. hostility. all in this tiny little line. mercifully, we were soon called in. rest assured - they are better places for pizza in new york, and better places to wait for pizza, too. i realize that's all rambley and makes no sense, but guys this shit was cray. we spent the rest of the night re-living those crazy town people and laughing until we couldn't breathe.
we ended the night with a beer at the cheapest rooftop bar in nyc, that is right on the ocean, so score one for coney, then the baseball game, followed by a classic nathan's hot dog. and finally, in the ultimate twist only new york could pull off, we rode the subway back with some very loud people, the kind of people you remember because you listen to their whole conversation, who happened to get off at our stop. the next morning i had to wake up early and get to penn station and when i got there, who to my wondering eyes should appear - one of the young ladies who rode the train with us late in the night. suffice to say, it looked like she had a rooooough night, and i was shocked by how small and fateful this world can be. of all the gin joints in the world...
thanks for a crazy weekend nyc. keep it up.


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- 1 cup plus 1/2 cup cold water
- 1 package (0.3 ounce) sugar-free raspberry gelatin
- 12 ounces (about 3 cups) fresh or unsweetened frozen raspberries
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
In a large saucepan, bring 1 cup of water to a boil. Add gelatin and whisk until dissolved. Stir in raspberries. Reduce heat to medium, bring to a simmer, and cook uncovered for 5 minutes.
In a small bowl, combine 1/2 cup of cold water and cornstarch, stirring until cornstarch is dissolved. Add to raspberry mixture. Increase heat to high, bring to a boil, and boil for 1 minute, whisking constantly.
Place 1 cup of raspberry mixture in a blender. Cover and process until smooth. Pour fruit puree into a serving container and stir in raspberry mixture. Serve warm over French toast, pancakes, or waffles.
Refrigerate leftovers. Syrup will gel as it cools. Just warm over low heat before serving again.
Yield: 2 1/2 cups syrup (10 servings).
Serving size: 1/4 cup syrup.
Nutrition Facts Per Serving:
Calories: 19 calories, Carbohydrates: 3 g, Protein: 1 g, Fat: <1 g, Sodium: 22 mg, Fiber: 2 g
Exchanges per serving: Free.
This recipe was developed by Tami Ross, a Diabetes Nutrition Specialist and Certified Diabetes Educator in Lexington, Kentucky.


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The first four chapters of the NEC apply to all installations. Chapter 5 applies to special types of occupancies, and it amends or replaces the requirements of Chapters 1 through 4. After providing the requirements for hazardous locations in Articles 500 through 506, the NEC skips to Art. 510. It then begins a sequence of articles (ending with Art. 517), and moves on to a second sequence (Art. 518 through 525).
The sequence that starts with Art. 518 provides requirements for specific types of occupancies where people assemble (typically in large numbers). But what do Articles 510 through 517 have in common? They are specific types of places where vapors or gases might ignite. Whether it's a garage dispensing fuel or a hospital dispensing flammable anesthetic, that's the common thread found in these Articles.
Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities
Article 514 provides the requirements for facilities where vehicles are fueled from storage tanks. A single, large table takes up about half of Art. 514. This table doesn't provide any electrical requirements, list any electrical specifications, or address any electrical equipment. What it does tell you is how to classify a motor fuel dispensing area based on the equipment contained therein. The rest of this Article contains specific provisions and refers to other Articles that must be applied.
Vapors from flammable and combustible liquid will ignite when heated to the correct temperature (at the correct volatile mixture). This type of ignition can occur from circuits that most users of electricity consider "safe," such as a Class 2 power-limited circuit. While a Class 2 circuit is safe from an electrical shock and fire perspective, it's still capable of igniting the vapors in the environment of a Class I location, such as those in fuel dispensing areas.
Section 514.11 now clarifies that all circuits to the dispensing equipment in fuel dispensing facilities must have a means to disconnect them from their power supply — regardless of the voltage. In an effort to isolate the dispensing equipment from any voltage sources present, the NEC has long required a disconnect located remotely from the dispensing devices to disconnect all circuit conductors, including the neutral, simultaneously from the source of supply [514.11]. This requirement includes low-voltage and limited-energy circuits, such as data and communications, but that fact wasn't clear in previous editions of the Code. With the 2011 NEC, this requirement becomes quite clear: Each dispensing device shall be provided with a means to remove all external voltage sources, including power, communications, data, and video circuits and including feedback, during periods of maintenance and service of the dispensing equipment [514.13], as shown in Fig. 1 (click here to see Fig. 1).
Health Care Facilities
Article 517 focuses on those parts of health care facilities where patients are examined and treated. Whether those facilities are permanent or movable, they fall under this Article. However, Art. 517 wiring and protection requirements don't apply to areas such as business offices, patient sleeping areas, or waiting rooms. They don't apply to animal veterinary facilities either.
Patient care areas include patient rooms as well as examining rooms, therapy areas, treatment rooms, and some patient corridors. They do not include business offices, corridors, lounges, day rooms, dining rooms, or similar areas not classified as patient care areas [517.2].
In patient care areas, do you bond metal boxes containing receptacles, using the insulated equipment grounding conductor? With the 2011 revision, 517.13(B) clearly answers "yes." This section also includes a change to clarify the sizing of equipment bonding jumpers [517.13(B)(2)]. Although it was obvious to most NEC users that you size equipment bonding jumpers the same as equipment grounding conductors in these areas, technically the sizing wasn't addressed. This change eliminates that oversight (click here to see Fig. 2).
Receptacles with insulated grounding terminals (isolated ground receptacles) are no longer allowed in a patient care area [517.16], as shown in Fig. 3 (click here to see Fig. 3). What's the reason for this rather substantial change? The wiring method in these locations requires two equipment grounding conductors: one of the wiring method type; the other in the form of an insulated green conductor [517.13]. Using an isolated ground receptacle defeats the entire concept of this dual equipment ground concept by effectively removing the metal wiring method equipment grounding conductor.
In these areas, the patient is often involved in an invasive procedure. That is, the human skin is broken (typically by an incision). When this is the case, the patient is much more vulnerable to electric shock. In fact, current applied directly to the circulatory system of the patient can easily cause death at current levels lower than even a GFCI will protect against.
Previous editions of the NEC included an Informational Note telling the Code user that the use of these
receptacles was a bad idea in these areas. With this change, the Code rule now prohibits the practice altogether.
If electrical noise is the concern, there are many other remedies available. Adding yet another difference of potential via the isolated ground usually makes matters worse. To investigate further, see IEEE-142.
The 2011 Code clarifies that a Class 2 or Class 3 signaling or communications circuit, or a power-limited fire alarm circuit, need not comply with some of the requirements of Art. 517 [517.80]. These requirements include protection by a raceway system, using an insulated equipment grounding conductor, and protection from physical damage like the circuits of the emergency system.
However, the new wording leaves some confusion regarding the rules for communications circuits, because they aren't classified as Class 2 or Class 3 — they're just "communications circuits." Additionally, the Informational Note regarding nonelectrical equipment was deleted.
In other than patient care areas, the installation of communications and signaling systems must be in accordance with Chapter 7 and Chapter 8 as applicable [517.81].
Assembly Occupancies
When does Art. 518 apply? When a building or portion of it is specifically designed or intended for the assembly of 100 or more people. Article 518 goes out of its way to eliminate any confusion about the occupancies to which it applies by listing 19 examples [518.2].
It's much harder to evacuate 100 or more people from a burning building than to evacuate just a few. That concept underlies much of the reasoning behind the requirements of this article.
What's changed with the 2011 Code is that 518.3(B) is much clearer about the rules for GFCIs in temporary installations in assembly occupancies. This section allows for receptacles that aren't GFCI protected in exhibition halls, which are typically a venue for trade shows, by following the rules of Art. 590 for temporary installations (except for the GFCI requirements of 590.6). However, some Code users have read this as allowing the GFCI protection requirements of 210.8 (for example) to be waived by this section. Section 90.3 clearly requires that the rules of Chapters 1 through 4 of the NEC apply except where amended by Chapters 5, 6, and 7 for the particular conditions. This means that the GFCI protection requirements of 210.8 apply to installations made under Chapter 5 unless specifically amended. Art. 518 does not make any such amendment.
Consider a kitchen trade show, for example. If the sinks are functional, that fact kicks 210.8 into play, and some of the countertop receptacles require GFCI protection. Nothing in 518.3 waives that requirement [90.3], and there is no Code basis for leaving the countertop receptacles near those sinks unprotected. To prevent erroneously applying an exception to an obvious requirement, the 2011 revision is now explicit about this.
Article 525 covers the installation of portable wiring and equipment for carnivals, circuses, exhibitions, fairs, traveling attractions, and similar functions [525.1]. At first glance, a couple of questions arise. "Aren't these just like assembly occupancies? Why do we need Art. 525 if Art. 518 covers the same thing?"
Yes, these locations are similar to assembly occupancies [Art. 518], but they are not the same. In fact, there are two big differences:
- Article 518 occupancies are not temporary; Art. 525 occupancies are.
- Article 518 doesn't cover amusement rides and attractions; Art. 525 does.
You may want to compare these two Articles to see if you can spot other similarities and differences between them. Doing so will help you understand both Articles better.
The disconnecting means requirements discussed in 525.21(A) were revised to correlate with the new term "lockable disconnect." However, the term "lockable disconnect" wasn't added to the Code. Although this change was intended to be accepted only if the new term was added to the NEC, the term somehow found its way into this section.
Section 525.23 was changed in a previous Code edition to help make the requirements for GFCI protection in carnivals, circuses, and fairs easier to understand. Although the resulting text was easier to read and understand, there was one glaring problem — the language left this section without any enforceable requirements. The 2011 version of the NEC creates a rule in the opening statement of the section, requiring GFCI protection in the areas discussed. In addition, the requirement was reorganized to make a more logical and consistent NEC rule.
GFCI protection is required for nearly all receptacles in carnivals, circuses, and fairs (click here to see Fig. 4). One application that is afforded a more relaxed GFCI protection requirement is the use of receptacles for quick disconnecting and reconnecting of electrical equipment, provided the receptacles are of the locking type.
The 2011 NEC now requires these receptacles to be high enough in elevation that they aren't accessible from grade level. Considering that these receptacles are only for "quick" interchange, it leaves some people wondering if this allowance really serves any purpose. If a ladder is required to get to the receptacle, is that still a "quick" interchange?
Core Issue
It may be argued that one of the core issues for the occupancies covered in Art. 517 through Art. 525 is timely evacuation. Consider these points:
- A patient undergoing a surgical procedure, or confined in a hospital, is not in a position that would allow swift evacuation.
- Evacuating large numbers of people from a theatre, an assembly occupancy, or a location such as a circus, carnival, or fair, where they are unfamiliar with the facilities can become a confusing, disorderly process.
Considerations such as these must be included in the design and installation of the wiring systems of these special occupancies in order to provide a higher level of safety.
Holt is the owner of Mike Holt Enterprises, Inc., Leesburg, Fla. He can be reached at: www.mikeholt.com.


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i'm trying to rotate an oval in Netbeans (java program). I tried a lot of stuff but i can't seem to figure it out. Can anyone help me please? Note: i'm a java "idiot" so please keep it simple.
Or even just typing the code for me would also be nice but please help!
here is my code so far:
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.Polygon;
import java.awt.geom.AffineTransform;
public void paintComponent(Graphics g){
g.setColor(new Color(205, 65, 65))
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Summit County Community Notes 1-1-13
Step one: Remove any lights, ornaments, tinsel, garland, tree stands and anything else.
Step two: Bring your tree to the tree drop-off location in the dirt lot located near the southeast corner of Main Street and Summit Boulevard in Frisco between now and Jan. 26. (The lot is open 24 hours a day)
Step three: Return to dirt lot on Jan. 26 at 6 p.m. and join your friends and neighbors as well as the Summit Nordic Ski Club to watch your tree light up again at the annual Spontaneous Combustion Community Bonfire!
Call (970) 668-5276 if you have any additional questions.
Parade float entries are now being accepted for the 50th anniversary Ullr Fest parade on Jan. 10 at 4:30 p.m. Entry is free and winners receive cash – $1,000 for first, $300 for second and $200 for third – Bud Light prizes and more. Community members are encouraged to show their creativity, as a new Travel Channel show, "Edge of America" will shoot the parade and other Ullr Fest activities. Float submissions are due by Jan. 8. Email email@example.com with questions or to submit.
Each winter, snow-worshipers don Viking horns and line the streets of Breckenridge to pay homage to Ullr, the Norse god of snow. The 50th annual celebration, Jan. 6-12, gives thanks for snow with a notorious Main Street parade, wacky Ullympic competitions, a new family night, town bonfire and more.
The Keystone Science School is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help facilitate a hands-on free astronomy program for all Summit County fourth-graders and their families. No previous astronomy knowledge is required, and all volunteers will have the chance to experience our on-site observatory to view the night sky. The program runs on Jan. 14-17, 22 and 29 starting at 5:45 p.m. and lasting until 9 at the science school campus. For additional information or to sign up for a date, contact Amanda Seidler at (970) 468-2098 or email email@example.com.
Would you like to be a positive influence in a teenager's life? Pre-collegiate is looking for mentors for its middle school program.
A commitment of (the first Monday of the month) for a total of 2 hours (3-5 p.m). Interested? Contact Mary Lockard at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The 2013 Budweiser International Snow Sculpture Championships is seeking enthusiastic people who love the championships and want to volunteer. Volunteer opportunities are available from Jan. 15 through Feb. 3. Some of the volunteer opportunities include snow stompers, lounge attendants, technical assistants, meal servers and People's Choice Vote Collectors. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer for the championship, contact Heather Bridges at (970) 453-3187×3 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Free Community Dinners are offered every Tuesday, including New Year's Day, from 5-7 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, north of Target on Highway 9 in Silverthorne. All are welcome to come for a free, hot nutritious meal.
Summit County Extension and the Colorado State Forest Service are partnering to provide local landowners with low-cost seedling trees, grown from native stock at the Colorado State Forest Service Nursery in Fort Collins.
Seedlings are sold in lots of 30 or 50, and include native mountain species such as Engelmann Spruce, Colorado Blue Spruce, Douglas-Fir, Limber Pine and Bristlecone Pine. CSFS seedlings offer an affordable way to ensure a diverse, forested landscape on your property in years to come.
Place your order early for the best selection, as popular varieties often run out. Seedlings will be available for pick-up in Frisco in May (exact date to be determined). To download an order form and for more information on selecting appropriate species for your property, visit the Extension website at http://www.co.summit.co.us/Extension , or call the Extension office at (970) 668-3595.
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Use this procedure to install the Solaris OS for an x86 based system with the GRUB menu.
If the system is part of a network, ensure that an Ethernet connector or similar network adapter is attached to your system.
If you want to install a system that is connected through a tip(1) line, ensure that your window display is at least 80 columns wide and 24 rows long.
To determine the current dimensions of your tip window, use the stty(1) command.
Decide if you want to use a profile diskette.
A profile diskette is no longer used to boot the system but, a diskette can be prepared that includes only the JumpStart directory. The diskette can then be used situations such as performing a JumpStart installation and booting off the CD-ROM.
If you are using a profile diskette, insert the profile diskette into the system's diskette drive.
If you are not using a profile diskette, continue with step Step 4.
Decide how to boot the system.
If you boot from the Solaris Operating System DVD or the Solaris Software - 1 CD, insert the disc. Your system's BIOS must support booting from a DVD or CD.
If you boot from the network, use Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) network boot. The system must support PXE. Enable the system to use PXE by using the system's BIOS setup tool or the network adapter's configuration setup tool.
(Optional) If you are booting from a DVD or CD, change the boot setting in your system's BIOS and set to boot from DVD or CD media. See your hardware documentation for instructions.
If the system is off, turn the system on. If the system is on, reboot the system.
The GRUB menu is displayed. This menu provides a list of boot entries.
GNU GRUB version 0.95 (631K lower / 2095488K upper memory) +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Solaris 10 10/08 image_directory | |Solaris Serial Console ttya | |Solaris Serial Console ttyb (for lx50, v60x and v65x | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ Use the ^ and v keys to select which entry is highlighted. Press enter to boot the selected OS, 'e' to edit the commands before booting, or 'c' for a command-line.
The image_directory is the name of the directory where the installation image is located. The path to the JumpStart files was defined with the add_install_client command and the -c option.
Instead of booting from the GRUB entry now, you can edit the boot entry. After editing the GRUB entry, you then perform the JumpStart installation. For instructions about how to edit the GRUB entry and a list of installation options, see x86: Performing a Custom JumpStart Installation by Editing the GRUB Boot Command.
At the prompt, perform one of the following instructions:
Select the type of installation you want to perform: 1 Solaris Interactive 2 Custom JumpStart 3 Solaris Interactive Text (Desktop session) 4 Solaris Interactive Text (Console session) 5. Apply driver updates 6. Single User Shell Enter the number of your choice. Please make a selection (1-6).
To select the custom JumpStart method, type 2 and press Enter.
The JumpStart installation begins.
If you do not make a selection within 30 seconds, the Solaris interactive installation program begins. You can stop the timer by typing any key at the command line.
If you select items 1, 3, or 4, you install with an interactive installation. For information about interactive installations, see Solaris 10 10/08 Installation Guide: Basic Installations.
If you select item 5, you install driver updates.
If you select item 6, you can perform maintenance tasks.
If you did not preconfigure system information in the sysidcfg file, when prompted, answer the questions about system configuration.
Follow the instructions on the screen to install the software.
When the JumpStart program finishes installing the Solaris software, the system reboots automatically. Also, the GRUB menu.lst file is automatically updated. Then the instance of Solaris that you have installed appears in the next use of the GRUB menu.
After the installation is finished, installation logs are saved in a file. You can find the installation logs in the following directories:


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(I am cross-posting this from math.SE as it seems to be slightly over the top for that site.)
I saw in the class the theorem:
Suppose $X$ is a separable metric space, and $Y$ is a polish space (metric, separable and complete) then there exists a $G\subseteq X\times Y$ which is open and has the property:
For all $U\subseteq X$ open, there exists $y\in Y$ such that $U = \{x\mid\langle x,y\rangle\in G\}$.
$G$ with this property is called universal.
The proof is relatively simple, however the $y$ we have from it is far from unique, in fact it seems that it is almost immediate that there are countably many $y$'s with this property.
My question is whether or not this $G$ can be modified such that for every $U\subseteq X$ open there is a unique $y\in Y$ such that $U = \{x\mid\langle x,y\rangle\in G\}$? Perhaps we need to require more, or possibly even less, from $X$ and $Y$?
Some thoughts:
Firstly $X$ cannot be finite, otherwise there are less than continuum many open subsets, and since $G$ is open we have that the projection on $Y$ is open, since $Y$ is Polish we have that this projection is of cardinality continuum, which in turn implies there are continuum many $y$'s with the same cut.
Secondly, as the usual proof goes through a Lusin scheme over $Y$, and using it to define $G$, I thought at first that using the axiom of choice we can select a set of points on which the mapping to open sets of $X$ is 1-1, and somehow remove some of the sets from the scheme. This proved to be a bad idea, as we remove sets that can be used for other open sets.
Thirdly, I thought about enumerating the open sets according to a rational enumeration so $A_i\subseteq A_j$ if and only if $q_i\le q_j$, and then instead of just placing the open sets of $X$ arbitrarily by the Lusin scheme, we use the rationals somehow.


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Next to Mumbai's bustling international airport, a boy picks through refuse, looking for pieces he can recycle and sell to support his family of 11. He is a resident of Annawadi, a slum built on a patch of reclaimed swampland — now fringed by luxury hotels.
As economists and activists fret over increasing income inequality in America, scenes like this one from journalist Katherine Boo's new book, Behind the Beautiful Forevers, are a forceful reminder of the extreme disparity of wealth that exist all over the world — and what people must do to survive.
Boo, a Pulitzer Prize-winner who earned acclaim for her pieces on poverty in America, became a regular visitor to Mumbai after she married a man from India. She tells Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep how she felt compelled to investigate further after witnessing the struggles of Mumbai's poor.
"When a kid like Abdul ... is supporting a family of 11 by buying and selling the things that richer people throw away ... you don't say, 'Oh yeah, well, I'm gonna go home now and go to Whole Foods and buy some cheese.' You just have to find out what's happening," she says.
Abdul, the hero of Boo's book, is a young man struggling to eke out a living when he's falsely accused of setting a neighbor on fire. By focusing on Abdul, Boo tells the story of one of the world's largest cities while maintaining narrow, intimate dimensions.
Boo reports that at the time of her visits, only six out of Annawadi's 3,000 residents had permanent work. Most made their living by buying and reselling the recyclable garbage of the rich people whose homes bordered the slum.
Others stitched quilts or strung marigolds on threads to make garlands. All of them were trying to get into the "over-city," as Boo calls it, by figuring out how the corruption around them might be turned to their advantage.
According to Boo, this is a key problem for people in the developing world: making sense of what she calls "the infrastructure of opportunity," an infrastructure that can seem designed to keep them down.
"We talk a lot about infrastructure in cities, and it's talking about highways and it's talking about trains, but I think more important to people who are low income is, how do I get from here to there? How do I become part of the affluence that's surrounding me?" Boo says.
In her book, a few of the residents of Annawadi actually break the barrier between the slums and the world of the rich — at least temporarily. For instance, one kid gets a job bussing dirty plates and bagging trash at a Bollywood party. But the job ends after two days, and he's back where he started, in the slums.
Boo admits that she was often daunted by the weight of her project. "There were so many times when I was reporting in Annawadi that I would just come home and cry, because I didn't think that I was going to be able to bring the stories to the page in a way that would make other people care," she says.
Added to that was the difficultly of being a stranger to the culture and language and having to depend on translators every time she talked to somebody. Her position as an outsider, she believes, allowed her to approach the story in fresh ways.
"When I first started talking to people about some of the issues that I was finding, people would be like, 'Yeah, it's all corrupt — of course it's going to be like that." And ... I was like, "No, wait — it doesn't have to be like that,'" Boo says.
Despite the difficulties she faced, Boo felt strongly that this was a story she needed to tell, and one that would challenge basic assumptions about how people get ahead in the world.
"There's some way in which we would prefer not to see very clearly the immense gifts and intelligence of some of the people who live in our most abject conditions," she says. "Maybe there are some things at work in deciding who gets to be society's winners and who gets to be society's losers that don't have to do with merit."
The journalist Katherine Boo won acclaim writing about poor people in America for The Washington Post and The New Yorker. Then she began writing about poor people in a single neighborhood in the vast Indian city of Mumbai.
Did you know at the beginning what you were looking for when you began reporting this book?
KATHERINE BOO: I was so completely clueless when I started this book.
INSKEEP: Katherine Boo became too big a regular visitor to Mumbai after she married a man from India. The result is a new book, "Behind the Beautiful Forevers." She tells a story of one of the world's largest cities. While keeping the narrow focus, she writes of one struggling young man who is trying to make a living when he was falsely accused of setting a neighbor woman on fire. In this neighborhood, called Annawadi, Katherine Boo examines what she calls the infrastructure of opportunity for people in the developing world.
BOO: We talk a lot about infrastructure and cities. And it's talking about highways. And it's talking about trains. But I think more important to people who are low-income is how do I get from here to there? How do I become part of the affluence that's surrounding me? That I think is question of the infrastructure of opportunity.
INSKEEP: Now, I love the way that you phrase the question: How do I become part of the affluence that's surrounding me, because you chose a neighborhood that is in fact surrounded by affluence.
INSKEEP: I may not like miles away. People look out of the front of their homes and there is a Western-style hotel, there's a big hotel.
BOO: Right, there's a Hyatt. There's an Intercontinental. There's a Sheraton. A few of the kids have actually broken the barrier between the slum world and the rich one. I talked about kid who gets a temp job bussing dirty plates and bagging trash at a Bollywood party...
INSKEEP: Suddenly, he's middle class, practically.
BOO: Exactly. And then, of course, the job ends two days later and he's back in the slum. But that's the way we work now.
INSKEEP: And this is a neighborhood that is near the Mumbai Airport.
BOO: Yeah.
INSKEEP: It must be a neighborhood that millions of people, including no doubt people listening to us now, who have, you know, come out of that airport and driven by it on the road and never noticed it. If you turn into that neighborhood, what's it like? What do you see?
BOO: You turn at this wall. There was a long wall advertising ceramic floor tiles that said: Beautiful Forever, Beautiful Forever, Beautiful Forever. And the advertisements were for the clientele of the airport. But if you went passed that wall, you get a road that was really more crater than dirt. And you turn inside, and you'd see this slum where thousands of people were living in, on top of, outside of, makeshift huts.
And the whole slum sat on this vast beachfront of sewage lake. It was a lake of sewage and illegally dumped construction materials. It was a breeding ground for malaria, dengue and other health hazards. And most of the people in the slum were making their living by buying and reselling the recyclable garbage of the rich people who lived all around the slum.
In that slum only six people out of 3000 had permanent work. So every day, people were getting up and saying, here I am in my piece of the global economy, now how do I take what I can do and try to convince the world that that's what they need.
INSKEEP: What are some of the ways that people make a living, the characters in your book?
BOO: Well, many of them buy and sell recyclable garbage. At the airport, every morning at dawn, thousands of scavengers go out around the airport area and they pick up pieces of the city's vendible excess: plastic bottles, old newspapers, old cans, metal scrap. And then they collect that and sell that by the kilo.
There are other people who are taking plastic remnants off of clothespins - work that they get paid by the kilo. Some people are stitching quilts. Some people are stringing marigolds on a thread. And some people are trying to get into the Overcity, as I call it, the more prospering city, by trying to figure out how some of the corruption around them might be turned to their advantage.
INSKEEP: Did frighten you or intimidate you at first to take on a project like this; to be a foreigner going in to study people who are not quite at the bottom but very near the bottom in India?
BOO: Yeah. And there were so many times when I was reporting in Annawadi that I would just come home and cry because, you know, I didn't think that I was going to be able to bring the stories to the page in a way that would make other people care. Whether it's in an Oklahoma City housing project or a colonia out in South Texas, or a housing project in Washington, D.C. or a slum in Mumbai, you go and then you start to care about people and you start to see what happens to them. And maybe something happens and you just can't go away because you are completely invested in understanding where the story is going to go.
When a kid, like Abdul, who is supporting a family of 11 by buying and selling the things that richer people throw away - when a kid like that gets falsely accused of setting a disabled woman on fire, and gets launched into this incredible web of a corrupted justice system - you don't say, oh well...
BOO: ...I'm going to go home now and go to Whole Foods and buy some cheese. You just have to find out what's happening.
INSKEEP: Do you think it was actually an advantage to be an outsider trying to learn the story and tell it?
BOO: No, I don't think so. You know what it's like to work in a place where you don't know the culture as much as you want, where you are using translators instead of just sitting across from somebody, in the way we're sitting together now. And so, so no, I don't think...
INSKEEP: I understand. I understand all that. But at the same time, maybe you're asking basic questions that people who are insiders haven't asked themselves in a long time.
BOO: When I first started talking to people about some of the issues that I was finding, people would be like, ah yeah, it's all corrupt - of course it's going to be like that. And to me, I was like no. Wait, it doesn't have to be like that.
INSKEEP: You're saying that you were not willing to assume that everything was decided, that everything was fated for the poor and that they were all the same.
BOO: Right.
INSKEEP: You wanted to see the gradations, the nuances between different people and different lives.
BOO: Right, exactly. Exactly. And I think that there's some way in which we would prefer not to see very clearly the immense gifts and intelligence of some of the people live in our most abject conditions. Because most of us who are sitting here talking about the world and the meritocracy or how people get ahead, well, we - you know, maybe we kind of think, hey, we worked hard, we got there.
And if you start to think about the people who are working harder than I, for instance, have ever worked, and start to think that they have real intelligences and real moral judgments, and are extraordinary people in many, many ways, maybe then you have to say, gosh, well, did I actually deserve to get here?
Or may be there are some things at work in deciding who gets to be society's winners and who gets to be society's losers, that don't have to do with merit.
INSKEEP: Katherine Boo is the author of "Behind the Beautiful Forevers."
Thanks very much for coming by.
BOO: Thank you, Steve.
INSKEEP: It's MORNING EDITION FROM NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep.
And I'm Renee Montagne. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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SPRINGFIELD — Girl Scouts of
Central Illinois is now accepting registrations for a variety of
summer camps and activities at four regional camps in central
Illinois. Girls in grades one through 12 have the opportunity to
spend their summer horseback riding, canoeing, kayaking, sailing,
swimming, backpacking and camping, among other activities. Camp is
one of several pathways through which girls can develop their
inherent leadership skills in Girl Scouts, as they experience
independence, develop new skills and learn to live in harmony with
the environment.
"Camp provides an opportunity for girls of all ages and skill
levels with a wide range of interests with something exceptional to
do this summer," said Girl Scouts of Central Illinois CEO Pam
Kovacevich. "The experiences we provide during these camps are
designed to develop leadership and independence as well as create
lifelong friendships and memories."
Camp sessions are available at four regional camps: Camp Peairs
in Hudson, on Lake Bloomington; Camp Kiwanis in Mahomet, adjacent to
Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve and bordered by the Sangamon
River; Camp Tapawingo in Metamora; and Camp Widjiwagan on Lake
Springfield. All sites are accredited by the American Camping
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Resident camp is a camping experience in which campers live at
camp, typically for a week. Girls sleep in platform tents with other
girls and enjoy a variety of outdoor activities during their stay.
Campers can go horseback riding, boating, canoeing and hiking, enjoy
archery and arts and crafts, and take on a challenge course. They
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Players of the Week - No. 3
Moloto, a 5-11 junior forward from Polokwane, South Africa, tallied eight points during a 2-0 week for the Blue Raiders. In the 6-0 victory over St. Catharine (Ky.) on Sept. 13, he posted three assists. He finished the week with a pair of goals and an assist in a 3-0 win over No. 25 Auburn Montgomery (Ala.). He ranks third in the NAIA in assists per match (1.00) and 31st in points per match (2.500).
Poteat, a 6-0 senior goalkeeper from Lincoln, Neb., held two top-10 opponents to one goal as the top-ranked Broncos went 2-0 on the week. In the 1-0 shutout of No. 8 Kansas Wesleyan on Sept. 13, Poteat stopped three shots in 90 minutes of action. Then, he went 90 minutes and posted one save in the 2-1 triumph over No. 9 Grand View (Iowa) on Sept. 17. He has played a big role in helping Hastings win an NAIA-record 32-straight matches. His .890 goals against average ranks him 34th in the NAIA.
Offensive Nominees: Kyle Clifford, Daemen (N.Y.); Trent Remmich, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.); Juan Garcia, McPherson (Kan.); Robert Boyd, Cumberland (Tenn.); Achille Campion, Belhaven (Miss.); Steve Howard, Texas at Brownsville; Nate Polak, Hastings (Neb.); Thiago Pereira, Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.); Dino Ramic, Clarke (Iowa); Aultain Gaye, Indiana Tech; Lucas Almeida, Oklahoma Wesleyan; Chris Ochieng, Milligan (Tenn.); Sam Fairhurst, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Dusan Rasovic, Science & Arts (Okla.); Trent Popp, Asbury (Ky.); Danny Delgadillo, Great Falls (Mont.); Tyler Beachler, Taylor (Ind.); Christian Ramirez, Concordia (Calif.); Facundo Dipascuale, Concordia (Ore.); Victor Trujillo, St. Francis (Ill.); Matheus Barbosa, Menlo (Calif.).
Defensive Nominees: Nikola Velickovic, Columbia (Mo.); Blake Jett, McPherson (Kan.); Matthew Shattuck, Cumberland (Tenn.); Josh Leader, Tennessee Wesleyan; Greg Hartley, Belhaven (Miss.); Kevin O'Brien, Davenport (Mich.); Donnie George, Baker (Kan.); Nathan Kenyon, Houston-Victoria (Texas); Yuta Nomura, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Daniel Valencia, Clarke (Iowa); Hector Herrera, Oklahoma Wesleyan; Loren Jessen, Oregon Tech; Hunter Ganze, Lubbock Christian (Texas); Taylor Ita, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Michael Amico, Houghton (N.Y.); Ryan Troyer, Goshen (Ind.); Dylan Fouts, Asbury (Ky.); Patrick O'Neil, Northwood (Fla.); Jim Jones, Cardinal Stritch (Wis.); Joe Geletko, Azusa Pacific (Calif.); Alex Palomarez, Menlo (Calif.).
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Week 1: Billy Forbes, Lubbock Christian (Texas); Zack Schultze, Reinhardt (Ga.)
Week 2: Trent Remmich, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.); Sam Winstanley, Illinois Tech
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The president of Gallaudet University said in a statement today that the university would like to "work with" the chief diversity officer who was placed on leave for signing a petition about same-sex marriage.
Angela McCaskill signed a petition to put Maryland's same-sex marriage law on the ballot, but she said she only signed it so the issue could be decided by the democratic process.
In the statement, President T. Alan Hurwitz said:
As many know, Dr. McCaskill exercised her right to sign a petition concerning legislation on gay marriage. Because of her position at Gallaudet as our Chief Diversity Officer, many individuals at our university were understandably concerned and confused by her action. They wanted to know "does that action interfere with her ability to perform her job?"
I placed her on paid administrative leave as a prudent action to allow the university — and Dr. McCaskill — the time to consider this question after the emotions of first reactions subsided. While this has become an issue beyond our campus, as President of Gallaudet University, my number one concern is our university community — our students, faculty and staff and so many others who support us. I act on their behalf, not with any agenda other than their well-being as all of us work to prepare these university students for the future. While I expect that a resolution of this matter can be reached that will enable Dr. McCaskill to continue as our Chief Diversity Officer, this will require that she and the University community work together to respond to the concerns that have been raised.
J. Wyndal Gordan, an attorney for McCaskill, said Monday that she is not "anti-gay," and he noted that she has not expressed her personal view on the matter. She will do that in the voting booth, he said.
McCaskill is scheduled to speak in Annapolis today.
McCaskill, who lives in Upper Marlboro, was placed on leave last week. Gordon said he is exploring legal options to get her reinstated.
Gallaudet is the nation's leading university for the deaf and the hard of hearing.
Maryland lawmakers passed a law this year recognizing same-sex marriage, and voters in the state will weigh in on whether to keep the measure on Election Day.


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Parallel NFS: Read / Write Hundreds of Gigabytes Per Secondlast updated in Categories data center, File system, Hardware, High performance computing, kernel, Linux, News, Storage, UNIX
NFS is pretty old file sharing technology for UNIX based system and storage systems. However, it suffers from performance issues. NFSv4.1 address data access issues by adding a new feature called parallel NFS (pNFS) – a method of introducing Data Access Parallelism. The end result is ultra fast file sharing for clusters and high availability configurations.
The Network File System (NFS) is a stalwart component of most modern local area networks (LANs). But NFS is inadequate for the demanding input- and output-intensive applications commonly found in high-performance computing — or, at least it was. The newest revision of the NFS standard includes Parallel NFS (pNFS), a parallelized implementation of file sharing that multiplies transfer rates by orders of magnitude.


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ABSTRACT: Women with dense breasts have a modestly increased risk of breast cancer and experience reduced sensitivity of mammography to detect breast cancer. However, evidence is lacking to advocate for additional testing until there are clinically validated data that indicate improved screening outcomes. Currently, screening mammography remains the most useful tool for breast cancer detection and consistently has demonstrated a reduction in breast cancer mortality. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists does not recommend routine use of alternative or adjunctive tests to scr...
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Abstract: The relationship between induced abortion and the subsequent development of breast cancer has been the subject of a substantial amount of epidemiologic study. Early studies of the relationship between prior induced abortion and breast cancer risk were methodologically flawed. More rigorous recent studies demonstrate no causal relationship between induced abortion and a subsequent increase in breast cancer risk.
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Many patients with thyroid cancer have no symptoms whatsoever. A lump on the thyroid gland may be found by chance on a routine physical exam or an imaging study of the neck done for unrelated reasons. Other patients feel a gradually enlarging lump in the front portion of the neck or have difficulty swallowing or speaking. Occasionally, the lump may cause a feeling of pressure or shortness of breath. Finding a lump in the neck should be brought to the attention of your physician, even in the absence of symptoms.
Causes and Risk Factors
The exact reason nodules grow in the thyroid gland is not known. But these factors increase the risk:
- Family History. If a parent or sibling had a thyroid nodule, the chance of developing a nodule is increased
- Age. The risk of developing a nodule increases as you age.
- Gender. Woman develop nodules more often than men
- Thyroiditis. Nodules are more likely to form in people who have chronic inflammation of the thyroid gland.
- Radiation exposure to the head or neck. Babies, children and teenagers were treated with radiation for birthmarks, acne or enlarged tonsils in the 1940s and 1950s. People who had these treatments have an increased risk. Exposure to nuclear power plant accidents (for example, the 1986 nuclear power plant explosion in Cherynobyl), or radioactive particles released into the air during atomic weapons testing also increases the risk.
Thyroid Cancer Types
Papillary Tumors
- Papillary thyroid cancers account for about 80 to 90 percent of all cases.
- Papillary tumors develop more often during 30 to 60 years of age.
- They occur three times more often in women than in men.
- The cure rate is usually 97 percent or better.
- Papillary tumors often spread to lymph nodes in the neck (about 25 percent of the time), but rarely spread to distant organs.
- Distant metastases to lung, bones and other sites are rare (<3 percent at time of initial diagnosis).
Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma (including Hurthle Cell Carcinoma)
- Follicular thyroid cancers are the second most common thyroid cancer, comprising about 15 percent of total cases.
- Follicular thyroid cancers usually develop during 40-60 years of age.
- They occur three times more often in women than men.
- The cure rate is typically 90 percent or better.
- Metastasis to the lymph nodes is less common than in papillary cancers
- Metastasis to distant organs (for example. lungs, bones, brain, or liver) is more common than with papillary carcinoma.
Medullary Tumors
- Medullary thyroid cancers are a rare type of thyroid cancer and accounts for about three to five percent of all thyroid cancer cases.
- It occurs more often in older adults.
- Metastasis to the lymph nodes is common at the time of diagnosis.
- Prognosis varies depending on extent of disease at time of diagnosis and post-operative calcitonin levels.
Anaplastic Tumors
- Anaplastic tumors are the least common type of thyroid cancer, making up only one percent of all thyroid cancer cases.
- The tumors grow rapidly, are difficult to treat and the cure rate is very low.
- The average age of onset is 65 years of age and older.
- Men are two times more likely than women to have anaplastic cancer.
- The prognosis is generally poor due to the aggressive nature of these cancers.


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AMD Bulldozer core to weave multiple threads
But not the way Intel's HyperThreading does so
AMD's 'Bulldozer' core design will incorporate some kind of simultaneous multithreading (SMT) technology, it has emerged. But it's not going to be like Intel's HyperThreading the smaller chip maker has insisted.
This week, AMD showed off its 'Magny Cours' chip architecture, a design that crams in six of the cores found on its 'Istanbul' chips, each with 512KB of their own L2 cache and 6MB of shared L3 cache.
An architecture roadmap revealed at the Hot Chips conference shows the 45nm processor - out next year in its initial form - will soon evolve into a 12-core beast with 12MB of L3. It'll gain a four-channel 1333MHz DDR 3 controller along the way - Istanbul has a two-channel controller the peaks at 1066MHz DDR 2.
It's not clear whether the 12-core Magny Cours will use the Bulldozer core from the word go, or get it in a subsequent revision.
Either way, Bulldozer itself will deliver the ability to handle multiple threads simultaneously, EE Times reports after a chat with Pat Conway, principal member of technical staff at AMD.
He didn't say much more - and AMD has subsequently stated for the record that it has made no formal announcement on adding SMT to Bulldozer - though he did indicate AMD's approach will operate "in a different fashion than HyperThreading".
HT allows a second thread access to core resources that have not been called upon by the first thread. That's not always possible, which is why HT delivers a performance boost generally well below that of adding a further physical core: improvements of 15-30 per cent and up to 80 per cent, respectively.
Intel's approach isn't the only one, and SMT is implemented in a number of different ways in MIPS, IBM Power and Sun Sparc processors. ®
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You name it, the weather has probably delivered it across the Corn Belt this spring - wind, drought, hail, flood, more flood - and late planting. Given those conditions, the National Corn Growers Association has extended the final entry deadline for the 2011 National Corn Yield Contest by 10 days to July 25. Entries must be submitted online or postmarked on or before that date and are subject to the standard fee of $110 per entry.
This contest, which draws international attention, has shown that - even if only on small acreage areas - corn is capable of a lot more than 250 bushels per acre. "It was a late, long planting season for many growers throughout the Corn Belt," says Steve Ebke, chairman of the Production and Stewardship Action Team. He notes that the association recognizes the strain farmers experience while attempting to get the crop in the ground.
Ebke adds: "Early delays can cause tasks to pile up. We want every grower interested to have an opportunity to participate in the contest and hope that by extending the deadline we make it easier for them to do so."
This contest, which has been underway for nearly 50 years, provides growers the opportunity to compete with their colleagues to grow the most corn per acre. And contestants have stepped up with some tremendous numbers in the past. This has given participants recognition and an opportunity to learn from their peers. In addition, winners receive national recognition in publications such as the NCYC Corn Yield Guide, as well as cash trips or other awards from participating sponsoring seed and crop protection companies. In Nashville, Tenn., during the 2012 Commodity Classic, state winners will be presented awards at the NCYC Breakfast, and national winners receive recognition at the awards banquet.
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Here is a cool design that I conjured up when I was drawing a few days ago. I was watching a movie that was really creepy. All over the spooky house there was candles burning and what they were burning on was completely cool. Instead of candle holders, these wax objects were burning on the tops of skulls in every nook and cranny of the place. It looked so awesome like one of them houses that you think about when you read something from Shakespeare, wicked cool. The total time it took me to draw out this skull was only three hours and I managed to color it all in in less than two hours. The wax that is dripping down from the candle is blood red and it looks loose and lively too. I really enjoyed sketching this skull design out because it took me back to the medieval days when everything was raw and the nights was cold and dark. Anyways, I am going to show you "how to draw a burning skull candle" step by step. I will be back in a while with more drawing fun so stay tuned in because you never know what your going to get. Well I have to go for right now but I shall return. Be creative when you learn from this lesson, maybe add a rose or two who knows. Peace out amigos and adios!
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The global smart watches market is expected to show a remarkable growth rate by coming years. One of the major factors contributing the growth of the global smart watches market is the entrance of big vendors in the market. The market has also witnessing an increase in R&D spending. The global leading players such as Sony, Samsung, Pebble, and Maritime have increased their R&D investments for smart watches. For that, they are entering into partnerships with value-added resellers and suppliers and investing in R&D activities. These increasing R&D investments are helping players to introduce new products with better integration ability and accuracy. This will help with the reduction in smart watch prices and lead to an increase in their adoption among consumers.
Although the various driving factors, the global smart watches market is retraining due to the lack of proper technology standards. In addition, this is a new and emerging technology and thus technology standards are not clearly defined. The wearable computing device has failed because of the bulkiness, ugly look, battery issues and weak functionality. However, after the launch of number of new smart watches, consumer perceptions have changed. Nowadays, smart watches have become an important accessory to smartphones and an independent communication device. In future, smart watches will have a screen which potentially run software and allows to serve a robust extension to smartphone operating systems and apps.
The global smart watches market is segmented into two major categories, on the basis of application into general consumers, sports and healthcare and others. The market is also segmented on the basis of product characteristics into companion devices and standalone smart watches.
The market is driven by factors such as the rapidly growing consumer electronics goods industry and its distinctive features. The rapid technological advancements and changing consumer preferences will also act as drivers for the global smart watches market. Other factors fuelling the growth of the global smart watch market are the growing adoption of wireless technologies and softwares. Also the continuous adoption of mobile processor technologies is driving the demand for this market.
Some of the factors inhibiting the growth of the global smart watches market are the lack of standardization in this technology. The growing penetration of electronic devices will serve as an opportunity, fuelling the growth of the global smart watches market.
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Madden NFL 10 Basics
What Madden game would be complete without an inundation of gaming options? Madden NFL 10 is absolutely no different than its predecessors. Below is a comprehensive list of game modes and other options available in the game with a brief overview of each. Keep in mind that some of the options will open up more options (and so on and so forth) which is represented below as well.
As mentioned earlier, "Game Modes" is the real meat of the game. Here, you will find seven features that are all fun to use and have practical in-game applications. These seven features are discussed below:
|This is the reason many people purchase Madden year after year - so you can have the chance to play as your favorite team through many seasons. Once you select this option, you will be asked to load a franchise or begin a new one. Choose your poison, then continue on to playing what is arguably Madden's deepest feature.
|NFL Superstar
|If you ever imagined playing as just one particular player, a player which you create and control the ultimate destiny of, than this feature is what you want to explore. You can literally pick any position, create a player at that position, and then play only as him in-game, without even calling any of the plays on your team's behalf. Remember, this can be on the offensive and defensive side of the ball. But you don't only control the player on the field, but also off the field as well. Give it a go, and you'll see exactly what we're talking about. Madden veterans will be more familiar with this style of deep gameplay. What's more, if you cultivated a player in EA's NCAA Football 10, you can import that character into the world of Madden!
|It is what it says it is. What did you expect?
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|There's really little to explain here - if you're a person who loves to play Madden online, then this is the option for you. Selecting this with an internet-ready gaming console will allow you to join other Madden players on the network, where you can putz around with friends or make some new enemies by showing them just how well you play the game. Remember, things get competitive online, so it's only for the well-prepared!
The My Madden section is where you can find all of the Madden Cards you won in the game by accomplishing certain tasks in your various games. For instance, you get points for a long touchdown throw, a shutout, a blocked kick, or a quarterback sack. These points all go towards your Madden Cards, which is a collector's dream.
On the other hand, you can also find a stat book, as well as coaching strategies, gameplay settings and system settings. This is the section where you can also load and save various in-game "personalities." In other words, you can load a franchise here, or save it. You can do this for all of your Madden saves at this very location. You can also find the Ring of a Champion here, which will chart your save file's progress through the annuls of Madden completion. As usual, depth, depth, and more depth.
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Q: My pond is filled with hundreds of frogs, really loud frogs. What is the best way to decrease the frog population?
– Diane of Metamora, IL
A: Ahhh, frogs. Its nice to have a few frogs here or there to jump in the pond as you walk by, but if the population gets over bearing, all of a sudden they become a huge annoyance. Frogs can be very loud, especially when there is an excessive amount of frogs present. If you would like to keep the frogs population down here are a couple of things you can do:
1.) Frogs love to hide in cattails or any other emergent weeds around a pond's shoreline. A clear shore will usually have a lesser population of frogs. Simply use the Shoreline Defense® & Treatment Booster™ PLUS Combo to control shoreline emergent weeds and grasses.
2.) Bass – Simply adding bass to your pond is a great way to control excessive amounts of frogs. Bass will utilize the frogs as another food source.
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March 10 Galaxy S II ICS upgrade date posted in error, says Samsung Korea
Yesterday Samsung's Filipino site published statement announcing that the Galaxy S II would be receiving the latest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, starting tomorrow, Mar. 10. Since then, Samsung has stepped in via its official Korean Twitter account to say that the article was posted in error, and that any official date will come straight from them.
This isn't the first time a supposedly official date for the long-awaited update has been rescinded. Last week Samsung Israel took to Facebook to announce that the update would land on Mar. 15, and that post has since vanished. With all this talk of updates arriving in the next week or so, though, we're sure Galaxy S II owners won't have too long to wait.
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A day after his big win on Top Chef: All Stars, 39-year-old chef Richard Blais is speaking out via a new interview with Entertainment Weekly. In excerpts below, Richard explains why he always appeared insecure about his dishes, his feelings on chicken oyster-gate today plus his next plans.
How He Chose His Final Dishes – "Most of it is on the fly, like, here are the ingredients you're given. I tried to focus on picking out my favorite ingredients. Hamachi is a fish I really love. The black cod has such a beautiful fat content that it's easy to cook, especially for a lot of people."
On Why He Always Doubted Himself – "On Top Chef, we're getting reviewed every single Wednesday night, and in reality, every day. So you're just seeing a little bit more intense version of that. But I think all good chefs do that. They analyze and maybe over-analyze the tiniest details."
On Being A Favorite To Win It All – "There was definitely a tremendous amount of support on social media. It's such an honor to have people root and cheer for you, and to walk down the street and have people say, "Oh you should've won your first season," and "We're rooting for you this time." I definitely got the sense that maybe everybody else thought I was a favorite, but internally I never bought into it."
When asked about oyster-gate, Richard states it is completely "squashed" and that while Mike might have been influenced by his idea, he did not steal his recipe. For the time being, Richard is still a partner at Flip Burger but reveals he has some new projects ahead that he can't discuss just yet.
Meanwhile, it seems the folks behind Top Chef can breathe a sigh of relief today as some fans of the show actually threatened to stop watching if Blais did not win. In fact, one fan tweeted to judge Tom Colicchio before the finale aired and stated that all faith would be lost in Tom and the show if Richard lost. Tom replied, "if Richard doesn't win perhaps you should loose faith in Richard."
As we all saw, Richard did indeed win which however brings us to an interesting question. If Richard, who appeared to be a much better competitor than Mike Isabella based on wins (9 wins to Mike's 4), had lost the final challenge hence the competition, would that have been fair? This also seems to be the criticism with contestant Tiffany Derry making it to the final 4 over other competitors such as Dale Talde, who won way more challenges than she did.
Let's compare the two contestants shall we –
Tiffany – Won 2 quickfires and zero elimination challenges. In the bottom 7 times.
Dale T. – Won 4 quickfires and 3 eliminations challenges. In the bottom twice.
Dale came in 6th while Tiffany made it to the final 4. And oh yeah, both of Tiffany's wins came in group challenges. Numbers don't lie and from looking at the above stats, it seems absurd that Dale was sent packing first. This isn't to criticize Tiffany or put down her culinary talents, but once again, numbers don't lie.
In Tiffany's defense, she doesn't make the rules which leads us to believe it might be time for the show to make some rule changes, taking into consideration the overall season performance, and not just one challenge when it comes to the elimination rounds. The 'Top Chef' title shouldn't go to someone who got hot in the final challenges, or someone who was mediocre all season long and managed to hide in the middle of the pack.
The Top Chef title should go to the contestant who excelled consistently over a season's entirety, like Richard Blais. We can't help but sit and imagine a finale battle between Richard and Dale. Now that would have been something to watch. Fans of the show also seemed to believe Mike was no competition for Richard as our poll question of who deserved to win before the finale aired garnered Richard 84% of the votes. A similar poll from UsWeekly gave Richard 86% of the votes. Something tells us those poll numbers would have been much different had Dale been in Mike's shoes.
While Mike did end up giving Richard a run for his money, sorta, on the finale, fans of the show still overwhelmingly believed Richard deserved the title. A PEOPLE.com poll had 86% of the viewers agreeing with the show's end results.
And though the finale showdown between Richard and Mike appeared extremely close on television, Melissa Maerz of the LA Times disagrees. The reason? Maerz was one of the lucky few who actually got to taste the finale dishes during Bravo's finale party on Wednesday.
According to Maerz, it was not a close call at all. Maerz states all of Richard's dishes were superb, describing his hamachi dish as "astoundingly delicious and clean-tasting, it was like a magical fish that's spent its whole life swimming upstream into a Brita water filter."
As for Mike, his halibut "was the worst dish by far, flavorless and cold, with a slightly sweaty texture, and the overly sweet kumquats lent it an aftertaste of jelly doughnut." His pork shoulder with pepperoni sauce was "as if someone had nursed a tender baby pig from a bottle of liquid pizza." Ouch. Maerz however adds that the dishes were not prepared by the all-stars themselves, but rather by a team of chefs.


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One of the best things about running this blog is being able to meet a bunch of different people online on nearly a daily basis. What's even better is when I get to meet up with some of these awesome people. And what's even better is when I get to meet up with a person whom I've been blogging about for some time now (over 2 years, yikes!).
Lucky me got that chance to hang out with John Paul, the mastermind behind one of favorite indie brands, Fuzzy-Ink. Turns out that he and his lovely lady friend has been here in Hawaii on vacation for the last two weeks, however, because of my Los Angeles trip I wasn't able to meet up with him earlier. Fortunately, we were able to finally meet up for dinner and chat a bit about Hawaii, food, Duke vs. UNC, and Fuzzy Ink.
Since John hadn't yet enjoyed the wonders of Hawaiian food, I decided to take him to one of my favorite Hawaiian food restaurants – Ono's. Now for those of you that don't speak or understand Hawaiian (which I assume is the bulk of you), "ono" in Hawaiian means delicious. But of course, a lot of Hawaiian food is an acquired taste (as they soon found out) and involves a LOT of pork. I had them order the Kalua Pig and the Laulau (both of my favorites). They also got nice servings of some lomi-lomi salmon, pipikaula, poi, and haupia. I'm pretty sure they enjoyed the Kalua Pig (pork cooked in an underground "imu" for hours; similar to pulled pork) but i think I might have scared John off with the poi (mashed and fermented taro root)! In any case, I hope that they enjoyed it!
I was also stoked when John brought out a couple of gifts for me that travelled with him all the way from Raleigh, North Carolina. He sent me home with a brand new and as yet unreleased Fuzzy Ink shirt, as well as the amazing Fuzzy Ink cookie cutter set! You guys don't even know how much I've been wanting this cookie cutter set. Thanks, John! By the way, if the shirt (Steamboat Mario by Jublin) look familiar, it's because it was recently featured on Teefury. I Looks like Fuzzy Ink purchased the design and will be selling it soon on their site.
I didn't have a chance to snap a photo of our food, but this is prett much what we had (minus the poi). Via Selvin Chance.
Steamboat Mario by Jublin, soon to be available at Fuzzy Ink!
Can't wait to bake some cookies! Thanks for the cookie cutter set, John!


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Mattresses for Overweight People. For those who prefer foam mattresses and are overweight consider the latex mattress or the visco elastic mattress. Because these mattresses have no springs there are no painful pressure points exacerbated by the extra weight. In addition overweight people tend to wear out spring mattresses faster than foam mattresses. When buying a foam mattress select a high-density style, as it will last quite a bit longer. Another good option for overweight people is an air mattress. Once again there are no pressure points causing pain. The firmness is easily adjusted by adding or releasing air. If an overweight person must purchase a spring mattress try to get an inner coil mattress. Their construction is perfectly suited to heavier individuals. A futon mattress is very similar to a regular bed mattress. When shopping for one, consider how firm you want the mattress to be. Below is a guide to the different degrees of firmness in a mattress and the types of brands that make them.
Hard Vs Soft Mattress. Mattresses come in a wide range of solidity. From the ultra soft to the extremely hard, it is more a matter of preference than necessity. However, there are some basic truths that hold for the majority of us. Very soft cloud-like mattresses can wreak havoc on bad backs. This is because there is very little support in a soft mattress. While hard mattresses might be better for a bad back, very hard mattresses can cause just as much trouble. It all boils down to what works best for each individual.
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Graced with historical treasures, modern attractions and incredibly diverse landscapes, languages and cultures, Europe is a fabulous destination to explore via land tour. A wide variety of itineraries are available to match your interests and your preferred style of touring. In general, tours of Europe (and elsewhere in the world) can be divided into two broad categories: escorted tours and independent fly-and-drive tours. What are the differences? On an escorted tour, you will travel with a group and an experienced tour guide. You'll have a set itinerary, and the tour guide will arrange for admission to museums, cultural performances and other attractions, allowing you to focus on enjoying the sights and experiences each day brings. As part of a tour group, you often get to bypass long lines and spend more time visiting the actual attraction. Your transportation (which might include travel by air, train, ship or motorcoach), lodgings and most or all meals will be pre-arranged, too. Many, many different itineraries are available. For example, an eight-day whirlwind can take in Amsterdam, Germany's Rhineland, the Swiss Alps, Paris and London; or, a leisurely 24-day tour of Great Britain can show you cities and countryside from London to the Scottish Highlands to the west of Ireland, and on to Wales and Cornwall. A fly-and-drive tour provides professional assistance with travel arrangements while allowing you to set your own itinerary. Many people don't even realize this type of "tour" is an option and wrongly believe they need to set up all of these details on their own. You'll fly to the European airport of your choice, pick up a vehicle, and travel where you like: perhaps to the Mediterranean Coast of Spain or the diverse seashore-to-mountains landscape of Croatia. This type of tour provides more privacy and independence than an escorted tour: you decide which attractions to visit and for how long. Still, a fly-and-drive tour provides the advantages of a planned (but flexible) itinerary and advance reservations for your lodgings, vehicle and any other transportation you'll need (perhaps a ride on the Eurostar between London and Paris, or a boat to sail among the Greek Isles). The best type of tour for you may depend on several factors, including:
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