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The new 510 PackBot, a favorite bomb disposal robot for military Explosive Ordnance Technicians, will be upgraded with a new 620 Amrel solid-state drive, and thus new functionality, John Breeden II of Government Computing News reports.
Previously, a PackBot with a broken link would sit out on the battlefield, waiting for its operator.
But now, if the robot loses its link, it will "retrace" its steps until it has either returned to its starting point, or the link is restored. This keeps operators from having to approach, of all things, possible Improvised Explosive Devices in order to retrieve their bots.
The robot can also right itself if it "trips," and it can navigate to preset coordinates even in "broken" terrain.
Breeden wrote, "This may seem like a small step, but robots need to learn to walk on their own before they can run. Eventually, and probably not too far in the future, military robots could be deployed to dispose of bombs or guard patrols on their own. It just takes programming to help them interpret and deal with various stimuli."
Researchers have recently been trying to reduce the fingerprint of operators in drone and robotic functions on the battlefield. Scientists and engineers are implementing this sort of "fetch" game with drones as well, hoping to send the flying bots on missions with ony human monitoring, rather than piloting.


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More than half of Vanguard investors are looking to boost their equity holdings in 2014, according to a poll taken during a webinar led by the investing giant's top executives late Thursday.
But the executives — Chairman, CEO and President Bill McNabb and Chief Investment Officer Tim Buckley — urged the 8,600 attendees to proceed carefully.
The poll found that 33% of investors were somewhat likely to increase their equity exposure this year, while 24% were very likely to do so.
"Often, after great returns … people chase them and risk getting in after a run-up. So, don't overallocate to equities," Buckley cautioned.
Valuations, he notes, are historically in the top quartile and "are getting pricey."
In terms of what changes in Fed policy and quantitative easing could mean, McNabb says we are in "unprecedented territory."
"When something slightly unexpected happens, a lot of volatility enters the market, and there are likely to be disruptions as the end [of QE] works out," McNabb said. "There are likely to be surprises."
Vanguard's financial models project that over the next 10 years, average returns could be in the range of 6%-7%.
Overall, there are positive signs that the United States can move beyond its current 2% economic growth rate, Buckley noted.
2014 Outlook
Vanguard's economic and investment outlook, released earlier this week, says the firm's experts "anticipate that the modest global recovery will likely endure at a below-average pace through a period of low interest rates, continuing high unemployment and debt levels."
However, the U.S. may be moving toward better-than-trend growth for the first time since the onset of the global financial crisis, it says. "Our economic outlook, in short, is one of resiliency," the group said in its report.
U.S. economic growth has been 3.2% on average from 1995 to 2007. For the next three years (2014-2016), this growth is expected to be 2.5% on average, Vanguard says.
Europe's growth was 2.3% from '95-'07 and is poised to be just 1.6% in the '14-'16 period. China's 10% growth from 1995 to 2007 is coming down to 7% for the next few years.
"Market volatility is likely as the Federal Reserve undertakes the multistep, multiyear process of unwinding its extraordinarily easy monetary policy," Joseph Davis and a team of experts wrote. "Rather than frame this process as a negative, we view it as an indication of increasing economic strength."
Overall, the group says it is "uneasy about signs of froth in certain segments of the global equity market" and encourages investors to "exercise caution in making strategic or tactical portfolio changes that increase this risk."
Bond Picture
Vanguard says its outlook for global bonds is muted, but it is boosting its 10-year median nominal return of a for a globally diversified fixed-income portfolio to 1.5% to 3% range versus last year's 0.5% to 2%.
The group expects "the diversification benefits of fixed income in a balanced portfolio to persist under most scenarios."
"We believe that the prospects of losses in bond portfolios should be weighed against the magnitude of potential losses in equity portfolios," it added, "because the latter have tended to exhibit much larger swings in returns."
Portfolios with 60% stock and 40% bond allocations can anticipate returns of 3% to 5%, adjusted for inflation over the next 10 years.
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Cher Lloyd + T.I. Serve It Up in 'I Wish' Video
Cher Lloyd plays a hapless waitress without a butt and a rack in her video for 'I Wish' -- and she has her sights set squarely on rapper T.I.
The singer undergoes a bit of a transformation, courtesy of stuffing her bra and a swipe of glittery gold eye shadow across her lids. But regardless, she still catches his eye, angering the tall, hot, model-like babes with which he entered her place of employ!
It's a playful, fun and flirty look at the British singer, who is clearly having a good time cozying up to the rapper. They end up exuding a brotherly-sisterly chemistry by the end of the video.


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Four boys die in Israeli airstrike
Israeli war planes intensified attacks across the Gaza Strip today, targeting senior Hamas leaders and bombing a coastal area where four Palestinian boys were killed.
The renewed violence came after Hamas formally rejected a ceasefire proposal that had been accepted by Israel to end the nine-day-old conflict that has left at least 213 Palestinians and one Israeli dead.
Hamas fired dozens of rockets into Israel on Wednesday.
In a text message to The Associated Press on Wednesday, senior Hamas figure Sami Abu Zuhri said: "We informed Cairo today officially that we don't accept the proposal they made."
The Gaza Interior Ministry's website said Israel warplanes carried out dozens of airstrikes, targeting 30 houses, including those of senior Hamas leaders Mahmoud Zahar, Jamila Shanti, Fathi Hamas and Ismail Ashkar.
The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the strikes.
Zahar was a key figure in Hamas' violent takeover of Gaza in 2007 while the other three were members of the Palestinian parliament elected in 2006.
Many Hamas leaders have gone into hiding since the beginning of the Israeli offensive.
The four boys, who were cousins and ages nine to 11, were killed while playing on a beach off a coastal road west of Gaza City, said Ashraf Al Kedra, a Palestinian doctor.
Seven others - adults and children - were wounded in the strike, he said.
The boys' uncle, Abdel Kareem Baker, 41, raged at Israel after the attack.
"It's a cold-blooded massacre," he said. "It's a shame they didn't identify them as kids with all of the advanced technology they claim they're using."
The Israeli military said it was looking into the incident.
The Egyptian proposal had called for a halt in hostilities by Tuesday night to be followed by talks on the terms of a longer-term cease-fire, including easing Gaza's seven-year-old border blockade by Israel and Egypt.
The militant group views a significant easing of the Israeli blockade as key to its survival but does not believe Egypt's current rulers - who deposed a Hamas-friendly government in Cairo last year - can be fair brokers.
As Cairo's effort collapsed, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Hamas will pay a high price for rejecting the truce offer.
Alongside the airstrikes, Israel also told tens of thousands of residents of the northern town of Beit Lahiya and the Zeitoun and Shijaiyah neighborhoods of Gaza City, all near the border with Israel, to evacuate their homes by 8 am.
The warnings were delivered in automated phone calls, text messages and leaflets dropped from planes.
The Israeli military said in its message that large numbers of rockets were launched from these areas and that Israel plans to bomb these locations.
"Whoever disregards these instructions and fails to evacuate immediately, endangers their own lives, as well as those of their families," the message said.
Hundreds of residents of Zeitoun and Shijaiyah were seen walking in the streets today, carrying small bags with belongings.
The Wafa Rehabilitation Centre in Shijaiyah, which cares for 15 disabled and elderly patients, received several calls demanding the patients evacuate, said its director, Basman Ashi.
He said an Israel shell hit near the building, causing damage to the second floor, but no injuries. Ashi said he will not evacuate because his elderly patients have nowhere to go.
Four foreign volunteers - from England, the US, France and Sweden - have set up camp at the rehabilitation centre to deter the military from targeting it.
English volunteer Rina Andolini, 32, said the patients range in age from 12 to over 70 and none can walk or move without assistance. She said there are also 17 Palestinian staff members.
Ms Andolini said the patients are living in a constant state of fear, intensified by the Israeli tank shelling from across the border.
When asked about the situation at the rehabilitation centre, the office of the Israeli military spokesman said its residents "have been asked repeatedly to leave".
"There is a rocket launching site in the area," the military said, adding that Gaza militants use the centre to hide "behind civilians."
Only one Israeli has so far died in the conflict - a civilian distributing food to soldiers in southern Israel on Tuesday evening - largely because of the effectiveness of Israel's Iron Dome air defense system in downing incoming rockets.
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In his first months leading the Chinese Communist Party, General Secretary Xi Jinping has continued and expanded his predecessor's emphasis on naval development. Under Hu Jintao's leadership, the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) began continuous deployments to the Gulf of Aden that arguably established a permanent presence in the Indian Ocean, regularized fleet operations beyond the First Island Chain, and hosted a 60th anniversary international fleet review attended by ships from 14 nations. Last year, it commissioned the aircraft carrier Liaoning and commenced limited fixed-wing flight testing and training operations. The internet meme of Chinese citizens imitating the Liaoning's aircraft launch officers' hand signals—dubbed "aircraft carrier style"—points to the tremendous popularity of the new PLAN flagship. Buoyed by new capabilities and missions, the service has grown more prominent in the Chinese military hierarchy and the public eye.
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Yeah the King's Council island is the one to the East. Conveniently located to all 3 of the "good" factions.
If you can make that change, as well as the capital of Loreos, I think you've got a fantastic map.
I really like that each capital's marker is a slightly different shape. That is a neat detail. The shading and logos are all terrific as well.
One thing that I realize as I look at this is that we need to make sure we have a name for the city where the King's castle / Council is located on the E. Island.
I don't believe that has been decided on yet.
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TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp's consolidated sales for November were T$21.23 billion ($732 million), down 31.4 percent from the same month a year earlier, the firm said on Thursday.
That figure compared with T$30.94 billion a year ago, and T$17.21 billion in the previous month.
It did not give further details.
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What are your favourite techniques to improve scalability of highly websites?
I have compiled the following list for techniques I've used using open-source tools:
- 1.) Caching full-page reverse-proxy to avoid hitting appserver: Varnish
- 2.) Distributed key-value-cache to avoid hitting DB: memcached
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|The whole family in front of
La Fortaleza, El Palacio Santa Catalina,
the Governor's residence in San Juan, Puerto Rico
built between 1533 and 1540
|Illumination displays of the Three Kings
near the beach
|Public light displays in the Condado
neighborhood of San Juan (The Three Kings again!)
|Illuminated displays in Old San Juan,
Plaza Colon, with the walls of the city.
|Our family visit with the Three Kings
(the Hispanic version of Santa Claus)
in a mall in San Juan
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After seeing the advantages of using interactive visuals in the classroom, Eric Schulz, a mathematics instructor at Walla Walla Community College, started thinking about how to redefine the standard ebook model of lifeless, static pages.
Using Mathematica and the Computable Document Format (CDF), Eric combined the capabilities of traditional text and interactive application into a single computation-powered knowledge container.
After sharing this vision and presenting some of his dynamic figures, Schulz was invited to join authors Briggs, Cochran, and Gillett for a new calculus text to be published by Pearson. CDF allowed the use of one tool, Mathematica, for typesetting, data, interactivity, and deployment. "It's hard to imagine how a book like this would be brought alive without having Mathematica."
Using the free Wolfram CDF Player, students can immediately navigate through sections and explore the ebook's interesting interactive figures and intuitive text, which combine to bring hard-to-convey concepts to life. "Those that have been teaching have been yearning for something that would bring our subject alive and move beyond the textual content we normally find, and support that with visualizations that are interactive, so the feedback has been incredibly positive."
Published in fall 2010, the ebook is being used at hundreds of colleges and universities across the United States and has been recognized with awards in the software and publishing industries.


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August 8, 2007: Sneezing at Embassies
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Listener comments!
Wed. 8/8/07 11:52pm
i got through almost 40 minutes before i stopped liste--...ah...ah...ACHOO!
Thu. 8/9/07 2:31am
That was one of the funniest show this year, don't be so hard on yourselves.
Thu. 8/9/07 4:35am
Listener zero:
Most retarded idea ever. I will try to send some new ones in by e-mail, as you seem to be running on fumes in the concept department.
Thu. 8/9/07 4:49am
John from Oslo:
Bless this show.
Salute - Italian - means health
Prosit - danish, norwegian and swedish
terveydeksi - Finnish
Na zdrovie - polish = to you health
bood zdarov - russian = be healthy
In Venezuela:
If someone sneezes once, you say salud (good health)
If they sneeze again, you say dinero (money)
And if they sneeze a third time, you say amor (love)
Gezondheid - Dutch
Labriut - hebrew
Saude - portuguese
Deus te crie - popular expression in Brazil, rather old (means, May God take care of you, a Kid).
Thu. 8/9/07 5:12am
Borderline interesting:
In Japan, if you sneeze, it means somebody was thinking about you just then.
In "Essays in Idleness" (1330-1332), KenkÅ relates an aged nun, questioned for why she was constantly murmuring "kusame", the japanese version of "bless you", saying angrily:
"Don't you know that unless you say the magic word when somebody sneezes, he'll die? The young master I've brought up is an acolyte now on Mount Hiei. He may be sneezing at this very minute, for all I know. That's why I said kusame."
Thu. 8/9/07 8:50am
Listener Minus One:
One for the record books.
Thu. 8/9/07 11:22am
I think last week's multitasking contest was a lot worse than this.
Thu. 8/9/07 12:22pm
Maybe these foreign consulates are worried about Andy spreading SARS into their countries. Maybe they're more on the ball than you think.
Fri. 8/10/07 11:27am
haha, I loved the idea. Sri Lanka and the Malays were incredible.
Fri. 8/10/07 2:19pm
To note a bright spot, with all due respect:
Congoo.com guy, his plug finally pulled....
I think "Congoo" is how a sneeze is addressed in Tanzinia.
Quick tip: Call back, never mention "Congoo.com" again, love will be thrown back at you....Well, 7SD love. I mean, c'mon.
Wed. 11/4/09 1:57am
boy, those sri lankans are reeeeal assholes. i dont understand why you guys were so negative about the show; i thought it was pretty brilliant.
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Frederick Ratsch was born and raised in Chicago, IL. He began his leather working trade with Ortmayer & Son Saddlery. In 1895 He headed out on his own and founded Chicago Sporting Goods Mfg. as a maker of all types of sporting equipment and uniforms including "Ratch's Peerless" line of baseball gloves. He sold his equipment through various wholesale suppliers, one being Falwell, Ozmun-Kirk Hardware of Minnesota. At the turn of the century, the FOK catalog was 10" thick. FOK marketed the Ratsch gloves under the "Peerless Hiawatha" brand and used the "Hiawatha" trademark for many of their other hardware products such as saws, guns and oils. Wilson Sporting Goods bought Chicago Sporting Goods in 1919 mainly because of their expertise in making uniforms.
Here is a great looking postcard advertising "Ratsch-Peerless" and Chicago Sporting Goods Mfg. in 1908
A couple of trade paper ads for Ratsch-Peerless
Here is a letter head for the FOK Harware Co.in 1899
An Ad for the "Hiawatha" baseball equipment which was the FOK house brand at the turn of the century Another product from FOK using the Hiawatha brand


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So i've seen the WOL scripts and they seem like they could work well when i'm trying to connect from a computer that is outside my router.
Script i'm using: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Useful_Scripts#Web_Server_Wake-up
Now the problem that i see is that when ever i'm home the WOL script will be useless because the initiating computer and the server are on the same subnet so the router will not log the request.
Is there a way to have the router log the requests that are sent between two computers inside its network? I'm not very knowledgeable when it comes to network structure but i don't know if this is possible. Do i need to somehow proxy all my traffic through my router?
For explanation here is what i'm trying to do:
I have my home server that serves up SMB, AFP, HTTP(s), and a few other web applications. I would like the server to be sleeping when its not being accessed period. So if something outside the network requests HTTP access i want the server to wake up. If a computer on the local subnet requests a SMB share i want the server to wake up.
Things to note: I have an Ubuntu server. All machines that are on the local network are directly connected to the router. I have one hub that some machines are connected to but all traffic should be going through the router.
EDIT: Just had a thought. What if i put the server in question on a separate VLAN and allowed for communication between the VLAN through the router. Then the traffic would have to go through the firewall and i could log the traffic there. Would anyone know how to set up such a system?


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Dwight Howard on Phil Jackson: He'll be great for me
LOS ANGELES -- Dwight Howard has been through all this before.
The coach firings and hirings, the questions about player input and who will make the call on who comes next. It's the same scenario the star center dealt with during his final act in Orlando.
MORE:Lakers only target Phil Jackson
MORE:Kobe openly wants Phil Jackson back
In the wake of Mike Brown's firing as coach, Howard was trying hard to stay in the background on Friday night, letting the resident locker room spokesman, Kobe Bryant, do the campaigning for Phil Jackson to return. Howard dodged the coaching questions as if they were elbows from a defender.
"I'm going to keep (his talks with team officials about a replacement) between me and (team officials)," Howard told reporters. "I learned my lesson last year."
With indications that Jackson could be on his way back after his retirement in 2011, it's clear that Howard -- who was blamed for the firing of Magic coach Stan Van Gundy late last season -- would be a happy man if the coach known as the "Zen master" returns to Los Angeles.
Asked if he agreed that Jackson was the greatest NBA coach of all time, Howard said he did.
"He is (the greatest), and...I think he'll be great for me," Howard said in an interview with USA TODAY Sports as he walked out of the Staples Center on Friday night. "But as of right now, my main thing is getting healthy and getting these guys together throughout all the scrutiny and all the stuff that we've been through so far -- just keeping the guys together."
Amid all the noise about the Lakers' sluggish start and the sudden firing of Brown, the evolution of the 26-year-old Howard continues ever so quietly. Having been criticized for his handling of his exit from Orlando and scrutinized for the appropriateness of his playful personality, Howard said he's making a concerted effort to become a better leader.
It's a significant development regardless of who the next coach is, as Bryant, 34, is winding down his years as a player and the Lakers -- who want to sign Howard when he becomes a free agent this summer -- are hopeful that Howard can embrace the challenge of becoming the next great big man of their storied franchise.
"I've been more vocal this year than I've been in probably all my years in the league, and guys are listening," said Howard, who is in his ninth season. "People think that I'm keeping things light (in the locker room), but what people don't understand is we go through so much as players on and off the court, and this season we have a microscope on us.
"We're all pulled into the negativity where people bring scrutiny and we can't play and be free, so everybody feeds off my emotions. If I'm up, then everybody is up. If I'm down, then everybody is down. We've just got to find a medium."
While Howard returned from back surgery in April sooner than expected, he is not fully healthy. And while Brown became a casualty of both that reality and the fact that point guard Steve Nash is out with a non-displaced fracture in his left fibula, Howard said his focus remains on the rest of the season as opposed to the beginning.
"I just don't want to put too much pressure on myself to succeed," Howard says. "I know why I'm here. I know what people expect. I'm still not 100%, but I know people are expecting to see what they've seen the last eight years. I think as a team, we looked pretty good (against the Warriors). We had a flow tonight. It's going to get better, the more I get in shape, the more we get in shape."
Howard is hoping to put this latest coaching saga behind him as soon as possible, acknowledging that the experience of his final season in Orlando made him uncomfortable in the current situation.
"Yeah, because a lot of stuff that happened last year -- I really had nothing to do with it, but it came out like it was me," Howard said. "So now when it comes out or if somebody says something about me, I'm going to stand up say, 'Hey, this is not going to happen again.' I'm just going to play. I don't want to get caught up in it."


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Fiscal fight could remake Hill in '14
Not again.
That's the message several national GOP strategists and some lawmakers have for Republicans hell bent on waging another fiscal fight this fall.
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The 2014 midterm season is about to heat up – and President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies are eager to tag the GOP as the root cause of Washington dysfunction. The Republicans say they can ill afford another game of high-stakes brinksmanship in the looming negotiations over raising the debt ceiling and funding the government.
( PHOTOS: Who won, lost with fiscal cliff deal)
"The only way Republicans will lose the House is to shut down the government or default on the debt," said Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole, a former National Republican Congressional Committee chairman. "Shutting down the government is not in the best interests of the American people and it makes you look politically irresponsible."
"I'm not inclined to jeopardize the crown jewel," Cole added, "and the House of Representatives is the crown jewel in this election cycle."
Capitol Hill has been immersed in debate over immigration and the farm bill, but that will change once Congress returns from its August recess. There's an Oct. 1 due date for passing a continuing resolution to keep the government funded, and the nation is expected to hit its borrowing limit sometime between October and the end of the year.
Congressional Republicans are just beginning to put together a debt ceiling and government funding strategy, and there's growing division within the party over what path to take.
( PHOTOS: The 8 senators who voted 'no' on fiscal cliff deal)
House GOP leaders and many rank-and-file lawmakers appear to be itching for another showdown with the White House over raising the debt ceiling — one of the few real leverage points they have to deliver on their pledge to cut spending.
In the Senate, a trio of potential 2016 GOP contenders — Marco Rubio of Florida, Ted Cruz of Texas, and Rand Paul of Kentucky — want to defund Obamacare as part of a deal to keep the government open. Other Republicans are warning the party shouldn't go there: Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) called it the "dumbest idea" he had ever heard.
How those battles play out is likely to become a dominant political story line heading into the election year. That's especially true in the battle for the House, because it's been center stage for Washington's recurring fiscal drama ever since the tea party-led GOP takeover of the chamber in 2010.
( Also on POLITICO: GOP feuds over Obamacare tactics)
Republicans head into 2014 heavily favored to retain control of the House. Thanks largely to the recently-completed redistricting process, which shored up many Republican incumbents, only a few GOP seats are considered to be truly in jeopardy. The Cook Political Report actually projects that Republicans will expand their 17-seat majority by between two and seven seats.
To lose the chamber, Republicans argue, something drastic would need to happen – an epic event that Democrats could blame them for. Something, say, on the magnitude of a default or a government shutdown.
Such a scenario could complicate the party's already uphill climb to capture the Senate.
"If you ask me what is the one thing that could reshuffle the deck on an otherwise stable mid-term environment in 2014, the answer is a government shutdown," said Brock McCleary, a GOP pollster and former NRCC deputy executive director. "Convincing voters that the other side is to blame would become a game of high-stakes politics."
Another strategist who is deeply involved in the House GOP's planning for the midterms said: "A government shutdown could change the current 2014 dynamic and put a number of seats in play that aren't in play today."


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My guys deodorant scent is too strong. Is there another option?
Unscented formulas will work just as well as overly potent ones. Get him to switch by telling him that you really like the aroma of his cologne or his natural smell and that a fragrance-free product (like Lab Series Antiperspirant Deodorant Stick, $12) will let it come through. Hell dig the compliment!


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They're called "smokejumpers." Twenty eight-year-old smokejumper Luke Sheehy was killed while fighting a fire in Modoc National Forest in northeastern California.
Arlen Cravens with the U.S. Forest Service says smokejumpers go through special training and have unique responsibilities.
"Usually smoke jumpers will fight fires without water so they'll get into what we call a dry mop up situation where they start mixing the burning fuels with dirt in order to put all the embers and flames out. And that's the sort of situation that Luke was involved in when he was fighting a fire in the Modoc National Forest."
Sheehy was fighting one of dozens of lightning-sparked fires when he was killed by part of a falling tree. His memorial service is scheduled for Sunday.
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Staub Ceramic Stoneware Mini Cocotte Set
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Staub stoneware bakers distribute and hold heat gently and won't absorb moisture, so foods bake to a moist, tender, golden finish without drying out. And you can take them from freezer to oven to table with ease. These covered mini cocottes are perfect for individual servings of potpies, soups, baked desserts and more.
- Made of stoneware with a vitreous glass porcelain enamel finish.
- Stoneware will not absorb moisture, diffuses heat gently and retains heat exceptionally well.
- Superior thermal shock resistance, so cocottes can go directly from refrigerator to an oven or microwave, then out to the table for serving.
- Finish resists scratches and stains and is easy to clean.
- Oven, broiler, microwave, freezer and dishwasher safe.
- Includes lids.
- Colors coordinate with Staub cast-iron cookware.
- Set of three.
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- 4" diam., 2" high; 8-oz. cap.
- Made in China.
- Use & Care
- Oven safe to 572ºF.
- Broiler, microwave, freezer and dishwasher safe.
- To avoid thermal shock, do not transfer directly from freezer to a hot oven; instead, place frozen dish in a room-temperature oven and bring both to temperature at the same time.
- Use wood, plastic or heat-resistant nylon tools to avoid scratching the enamel surface.
- Enamel can chip or crack if dropped or banged on hard surface.
- Do not use on stovetop or any other direct heat source.
- Allow to cool before washing.
- Dishwasher safe.
- Avoid using steel wool, steel scouring pads, harsh detergents or abrasive cleansers.
- Stubborn food residue and stains can be removed with a nylon scrubbing pad or sponge.
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Staub traces its origin to the Alsace region of France, where founder Francis Staub designed his first enameled pot while working in an old French artillery factory in 1974. With the goal of creating the perfect pot for cooking the region's traditional hearty soups, stews and braises, he combined cast iron, the most popular material of the time, with the latest enameling technology available. Today, Staub still makes its cookware at a traditional atelier in France, casting each pot in an individual sand mold, which is heated to 800°F and destroyed after use. The exterior enamel coating is made with glass powder and mineral pigments, applied in two or three coats to generate brilliant glossy colors.
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Railroad Earth: 18 November 2011 - Cleveland
It's a Friday night in the rock 'n' roll capital of the world and Railroad Earth's increasingly popular formula that blends bluegrass instrumentation with rock sensibility has filled the room with party people.
It's a Friday night in the rock 'n' roll capital of the world and there are no tables out on the dance floor, as venues will sometimes use to help fill space when a show has undersold. But that's not necessary tonight – Railroad Earth's increasingly popular formula that blends bluegrass instrumentation with rock sensibility has filled the room with party people.
The Beachland Ballroom has become the go-to venue in Cleveland for bands that have outgrown the popular Grog Shop in Cleveland Heights but who may not have quite the draw or financial flow to play the House of Blues downtown. The Beachland also has one of the best beer selections of any comparably sized club in the nation, making it a great place to hang out for libations.
Several members of Railroad Earth are gray-haired hippies but the crowd features a diverse age range. The New Jersey-based band's profile has been on the rise throughout the past decade as they've become known for delivering a reliable good time based on strong songs and stellar musicianship that touches on rock, blues, Americana, jazz and "newgrass". Singer/guitarist Todd Scheaffer's soulful voice is like that of an old friend as he welcomes the audience to settle in for "The Good Life" on the band's second song. The group then takes off on the first hot jam of the night in "Bread and Water". This is where the violin of Tim Carbone, mandolin of John Skehan and banjo of multi-instrumentalist Andy Goessling start to gel in crowd-pleasing fashion.
Scheaffer leads the band deeper into the well on "For Love", singing about doing it all for love over a sweet melodic groove accented by the gorgeous string work of his band mates. The fiddle, mandolin and banjo all meld together in a big crescendo at the end of the tune to win a big cheer.
"If I ever eat acid again, it'll be at a Railroad Earth show", an older fan remarks, a compliment of the highest order on the jam circuit. The band may not melt face quite like some of their electric guitar-wielding competition on that jam rock circuit, but Railroad Earth's heady talent for tight jamming with a psychedelic flavor has won them a passionate fan base - and deservedly so.
This talent is demonstrated time and again throughout the evening, such as on Carbone's hot solo on an extended jam during "Colorado". But it's on tunes like "Hunting Song" where Railroad Earth really stand out amongst the bluegrassy jam crowd. Any group of musicians worth their salt can jam out, but doing so in the context of memorable songs that can touch the soul is what separates the contenders from the pretenders. Bassist Andrew Altman and drummer Carey Harmon lay down a deep bluesy groove, while Goessling delivers a tasty flute intro. Sheaffer delivers some of his deepest vocals here, with all the different instrumental elements then coalescing to create a sum that's greater than the parts.
A standard half hour set break is followed by a big second set where the band really opens things up for some longer and deeper jams, much to the delight of the crowd. "Goat" finds the group stretching out over a bluesy groove with a hot sax solo, some crisp mando chords and some sharp banjo plucking. The fiddle and mandolin are featured again in "Walk Beside Me", over a walking groove with Sheaffer singing about putting one foot in front of the other. "I don't know just where I'm going, but I'm gonna get there anyhow," sings Sheaffer in a sentiment that many can surely relate to in this era of economic struggle.
A big peak occurs with "Seven Story Mountain", which starts slow and then builds into a fifteen minute jam vehicle that showcases the band's talent for meshing their different instruments into a gorgeous sonic tapestry. The delicate jam ascends with waves of violin from Carbone, playing the role of what seems a musical shaman building what becomes a roaring fire. Another highlight occurs when violinist Tim Weed from opening band Rose's Pawn Shop sits in on "Reuben's Train", a bluesy number ripe for a smoking twin-violin dual between Carbone and Weed. It's here that Carbone almost starts to look a little like the hobbit Smeagol before he got hold of the ring of power. It's not hard to imagine Carbone throwing down hot jams like this at a tavern in the Shire during a past life in Middle Earth.
The band cools things down a bit with "Mountain Time" before revving back up on "Spring Heeled Jacks", an instrumental jam vehicle from their latest album that gives the players a chance to really stretch out. Bassist Altman lays down a mean groove and all the instrumentalists go to work riffing out on top. If done wrong, the song could devolve into chaos, but the chemistry onstage keeps the jam popping and peaking for another glorious 15-minute surging jam. Playing in such a loose yet controlled way is a true art form and Railroad Earth really hone their craft on this hot number.
The band ends the night with a stellar encore choice of "Sisters and Brothers", the Charles Johnson gospel rock classic popularized by the Jerry Garcia Band. It was a perennial crowd pleaser for Jerry, and so it is here as Sheaffer implores listeners to "keep the faith". The classic anthem has a timeless quality that seems to create a sense of spiritual unity whenever its played, and that's certainly something the world can use more of right now.


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UM Physician Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award
Barry J. Materson, M.D., M.B.A., professor of medicine in the Divisions of Clinical Pharmacology and Hospital Medicine at the Miller School, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Consortium for Southeastern Hypertension Control at the organization's annual professional educational meeting on October 29 in Charleston, South Carolina. The award recognizes an outstanding clinician or basic scientist working in the southeastern United States who has contributed substantially to the enhancement of and knowledge in the fields of hypertension and cardiovascular research.
In more than four decades at the Miller School, Dr. Materson has worked on the cutting edge of hypertension research. Early on, he developed a simplified method for measuring kidney function that eventually led to work on new diuretic agents and their use in treating high blood pressure; work on other anti-hypertensive agents followed.
"This is a great honor to be recognized in this way and it is something I clearly cherish," Dr. Materson said about the award. "Early in my career I was very fortunate to be able to work under the tutelage of the late Dr. Edward D. Fries, one of the pioneers of hypertension research. His landmark trials in the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital system paved the way for much of the clinical research that followed in the field of hypertension."
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Vinson Synan, Dean Emeritus of the School of Divinity at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia, received his Ph.D. in American history in 1967 from the University of Georgia. In 1970 he co-founded the Society for Pentecostal Studies which has given institutional shape to Pentecostal research. Over the years, Dr. Synan has published numerous scholarly and popular articles, essays and books on various Pentecostal and charismatic themes.
His Holiness-Pentecostal Movement published in 1971 was one of the few early scholarly treatments of Pentecostalism and is still a significant work on the origins of American Pentecostalism. His Old-Time Power(1973) is a history of the Pentecostal Holiness Church and the more popularly written, In The Latter Days (1984) and The Twentieth-Century Pentecostal Explosion (1987) are surveys of the Pentecostal and charismatic movements. He has also published a brief descriptive account of the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship, Under His Banner (1992), and The Spirit Said "Grow" (Fuller Church Growth Lectures, 1990). His newest major book, Century of the Holy Spirit (2001), is a historical summary of the major streams of Pentecostal and charismatic renewal. Another book of personal testimonies, Voices of Pentecost, appeared in May, 2003.
In 2010 he published his memoirs titled An Eyewitness Remembers the Century of the Holy Spirit. The next year, 2011, he edited and published a major work titled, Spirit Empowered Christianity for the Twenty-First Century.
An ordained minister in the Pentecostal Holiness Church, Dr. Synan has founded and pastored four churches and has held various denominational offices. He has participated in the International Roman Catholic-Pentecostal Dialogue, and has served as chairman of several large Congresses on the Holy Spirit and World Evangelization.
Dr. Synan will be bringing this extensive experience and knowledge to Franklin Springs, GA. Coming this fall, Emmanuel College is excited to welcome Dr. Synan as he teaches on the Pentecostal/Charismatic history (HTC410) in four weekend sessions. The class, HTC410, is open to the public for certificate credit and will be held on September 10th, 17th, 24th, and October 1st. Class sessions will located in Wellons Science Resource Center beginning at 9:30am and running through 4:30pm with a one hour lunch break. The total cost for the course will be $50 per person with a $25 non-refundable deposit due by August 21, 2011. Checks can be made payable to Emmanuel College and designated for the Synan/HTC410 class.
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West Nile virus found in Nevada Co. bird
NEVADA CITY, Calif. — A case of West Nile virus was detected in a dead bird in Nevada County, according to the Friday memo issued by Nevada County Executive Officer Rick Haffey.
The California Department of Public Health notified the county of an American crow from the Nevada City area that tested positive for the virus, which is spread through mosquito bites.
The incident is the first this year and no cause for great concern, said Nevada County Public Health Officer Ken Cutler, adding that the incident is a reminder to people to take precautionary steps to protect themselves from mosquitoes.
Such steps include not being outside during dawn and dusk when mosquitoes are most active, using mosquito repellent and wearing long sleeves or pants when outside.
"There's no vaccine against it, so really, your best bet is prevention," Cutler said.
The vast majority who become infected are unaware and exhibit no symptoms, he said.
Twenty percent who become infected have symptoms of a fever, headache or body ache that subside.
Only 1 percent or less develop serious symptoms of meningitis or paralysis, which is most prevalent in the elderly.
Last year marked the highest number of West Nile virus cases in 10 years, Cutler said, adding that a third of the cases were found in Texas.
"I can't tell you why that was. Whatever local changes really increase mosquito activity," he said.
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The county urges people to report dead birds as they can be an indication of infection and can be used to help locate infected mosquitoes.
Flyers and larvicide were distributed in Nevada City to rid ponds of mosquito eggs, Cutler said.
No human or equine cases have been confirmed as of this date in Nevada County.
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To report a dead bird, members of the public can call 530-265-1450.
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When you start up your MacBook Pro, the Control Strip on the right side of the Touch Bar shows a few familiar buttons like volume, mute, and display brightness, as well as Siri. The Escape (Esc) button appears on the left side of the Touch Bar.
System controls: Tap in the Control Strip and it expands, showing system controls like brightness, Mission Control, Launchpad, and media playback:
Make your adjustments, then tap . The Control Strip returns to its smaller version on the right side of the Touch Bar, with Esc showing on the left side. You can always tap to expand the Control Strip and see all the system controls.
Function buttons: To use the F1–F12 function buttons in the Touch Bar, hold the Function (fn) key at the bottom left of your keyboard. The function keys appear:
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As you use your Mac, the Touch Bar changes automatically based on what you're doing to show relevant tools that you already know how to use. Read on for examples of what the Touch Bar can do in your favorite apps, and learn how to customize the Touch Bar to make it your own.
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Here's a look at what Touch Bar can do in some popular Mac apps. Explore your other favorite apps to see what Touch Bar offers.
Navigate and view: In Finder, tap the arrows in the Touch Bar to move back and forth among items, and tap to view items in Quick Look.
View and sort: Tap to see options for viewing and sorting your files and folders.
Share: Tap to see options for sharing your files.
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Visit your favorites: In Safari, tap a favorite website in Touch Bar to open it.
Navigate and search: Click the right or left arrow button to go backward or forward. Tap the search field to begin a search, or tap to open a new tab.
Perform common tasks: You can use the Touch Bar in Mail for composing, replying, archiving, marking as junk, and flagging messages.
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Say it with emoji: In apps like Mail and Messages, you can choose emoji instead of words for a fun way to make your point. Tap to see the emoji you use most, and then tap an emoji to insert it.
Speed through your library: In Photos, the Touch Bar speeds your search for just the right photo as you slide your finger across the thumbnails. Tap to mark a selected photo as a favorite, to use Auto Enhance, to rotate, or "Add to" to include the photo in an album.
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Chinese Internet giant Alibaba Group has acquired an 18 percent stake in the Twitter-like Weibo service from Sina, as part of a partnership focused on social commerce and giving merchants on Alibaba the opportunity to connect and build relationships with Weibo users.
The deal is expected to generate US$380 million in advertising and social commerce services revenues for Weibo over the next three years, Sina said in a statement.
Alibaba, through a wholly owned subsidiary, has paid $586 million for the stake in Weibo. It also has the option to increase its ownership in Weibo to 30 percent in the future at a mutually agreed valuation.
The two companies will work together in the areas of user account connectivity, data exchange, online payment and online marketing, among other things, and will explore new business models for social commerce based on the interactions of users on Weibo and on Alibaba's e-commerce platforms, Sina said in the statement.
Sina's Weibo has grown to a dominant position in China where Twitter and Facebook are blocked. It and other microblogs have emerged as powerful forums for political and economic discussion by China's people. Other sites run by Sina include a portal with regional versions and a mobile portal. In the fourth quarter of 2012, the company's revenue was $139 million, most of it from advertising.
China's Internet users were 564 million at the end of December last year, and users of weibo microblog services were 309 million, according to the government-linked China Internet Network Information Center. At 42 percent penetration, China's Internet population is large, but user growth slowed in recent years, CNNIC said in January.
Alibaba, which is China's largest e-commerce operator, and leads in the online retail market with its sites Taobao Marketplace and Tmall.com, has recently tried to spread its wings including into areas such as search.
The cooperation between Alibaba and Weibo will bring valuable services to Weibo users, as well as make the mobile Internet a core part of Alibaba's strategy, Jack Ma, Alibaba's chairman, said in the statement. The company did not comment beyond the Sina release.
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