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PDS_VERSION_ID = PDS3 RECORD_TYPE = STREAM OBJECT = TEXT PUBLICATION_DATE = 2008-02-22 NOTE = "The NH LORRI Jupiter encounter Calibrated Data Archive Be sure to read the Required Reading note below before using the data in this archive. " END_OBJECT = TEXT END The NH LORRI JUPITER Calibrated Data Archive ======================================================================== Introduction ============ This document provides an overview of this dataset of the New Horizons (NH) LORRI JUPITER Calibrated Data Archive, including a general listing of the dataset contents. This dataset contains flight data leading up to and including the Jupiter encounter for the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager instrument of the New Horizons mission. These data were collected from 2007-01-01T00:00:00 up to 2007-06-27T00:00:00 . See the Mission catalog file NH.CAT in the /CATALOG/ directory for a description of the New Horizons mission. Required Reading ================ The information contained in all documents included with, and referenced in, this archive, is an integral part of this archive. Specifically, the information contained in the SOC Instrument Interface Control Document (ICD), and in the documents submitted for publication in Space Science Reviews in 2007, is crucial to understanding the data in this archive. As such, the producers of this archive have included the best possible version of these documents with this archive. * SOC Instrument Interface Control Document (AKA the ICD) The ICD specifies the interfaces between the New Horizons Science Operations Center (SOC) and the instrument pipeline, which process data from raw to calibrated units. The ICD's purpose is to define the various aspects of the interfaces in sufficient detail to establish a clear understanding between the SOC and the instrument team to allow for a parallel pipeline development. In addition to mission-wide information, the ICD contains an entire section devoted to the details of the LORRI instrument. The most important aids provided to the user of this archive by the ICD are * Descriptions of the data files that comprise the data portion of this archive. * Descriptions of the calibration methodology of the LORRI instrument data. * Overview descriptions of the LORRI instrument theory and operations. * References to more detailed documentation. * LORRI Space Science Reviews documents (AKA SSR paper(s)) Scientific papers describing the New Horizons mission, spacecraft, mission design, payload and instruments were submitted to the publication Space Science Reviews in 2007 after the Jupiter encounter; refer to the references catalog for full citations. The LORRI instrument and payload overview SSR papers, I.E. Cheng, A. F., et al., 2007 [CHENGETAL2007] and Weaver, H.A., et al., 2007 [WEAVERETAL2007], provide details of the LORRI theory, design, ground testing and calibration, operational considerations, and post-launch checkout results. Because of time and copyright restrictions, the SSR papers could not be included in this archive in their peer-reviewed and published form. However, Space Science Reviews did agree to allowing the submitted versions of these papers to be included in this archive. This has been done with the initial version of this archive as a convenience to the user of this archive. However, it should be noted that (1) NASA archive procedures do not guarantee that archive documentation will remain with archive data as archives are migrated to newer media. Therefore, it may in the future be up to the user of this archive to use the references provided to obtain the documents. (2) There will be changes made to the submitted papers before they are published. Where any differences exist between the submitted versions of these documents in this archive and the final published versions, the final published versions should be considered authoritative, and it is up to the user of this archive to assess if any such differences will affect their use of this archive. All reasonable efforts have been made to include the documents in multiple formats in the document portion of this archive. Where that was not possible due to copyright restrictions, references to the documents have been included in this archive, and it is up to the user of this archive to obtain a copy of such documents. Volume Format ============= This volume has been formatted according to the PDS Standards Version 3.7. This volume does not contain any Extended Attribute Records (XAR). Thus, some VAX/VMS users may have problems accessing files on this volume. File Formats ============ All text documents and other meta information files such as descriptions, PDS object definitions and detached PDS labels are stream format files, with a carriage return (ASCII 13) and a line feed character (ASCII 10) at the end of the record. This allows the files to be read by most current operating systems. Volume Contents =============== Files on this volume are organized into a set of subdirectories below the top-level directory. The following table shows the general structure and content of these directories, but does not exhaustively list every file in each directory. See the *INFO.TXT files in each top-level sub-directory for specific information about the files under that directory. In this table, directory names are surrounded by forward slashes (/), and the top-level of the volume is indicated by a single forward slash. / Top level of volume. | +-- AAREADME.TXT The AAREADME file +-- VOLDESC.CAT Description of the logical contents of this volume. | +--/DOCUMENT/ Directory containing dataset-related documents. | | ***N.B. These documents describe the | | instrumentation and data of | | this mission and are required | | reading for anyone who desires | | to get the most out of the data. | | ***N.B. The list of files here is not | | exhaustive; see DOCINFO.TXT for | | a complete list of the files | | in this directory. | | | +-- DOCINFO.TXT Description of files in the DOCUMENT directory. | | - Refer to this file for further | | details on the documents available. | | | +-- SOC_INST_ICD.LBL SOC Instrument Interface Control Document (ICD) | | - PDS label for all components | +-- SOC_INST_ICD.* SOC Instrument Interface Control Document | | - MSWord, PDF, ASC formats | | - Describes all NH instruments' data formats | | ***N.B. This is one of the most important | | documents for this data set. | | | +-- /SOC_INST_ICD_IMAGES/ Sub-directory for ICD | | | image components. | | | | | +-- SOC_INST_ICD_*.PNG ICD components which | | are awkward to present in | | text form (equations, | | figures, etc) provided | | as PNG images. | | - See SOC_INST_ICD.LBL | | for a complete list. | | | +-- LORRI_SSR.LBL PDS label for LORRI SSR Paper | | - for all components | +-- LORRI_SSR.* LORRI Space Science Reviews (SSR) Paper | | - MSWord, PDF, ASC formats | | - Describes the instrument | | ***N.B. This is another of the most important | | documents for this data set. | | | +-- /LORRI_SSR_IMAGES/ Sub-directory for SSR | | | image components. | | | | | +-- LORRI_*.PNG SSR components which | | are awkward to present in | | text form (equations, | | figures, etc) provided | | as PNG images. | | - See LORRI_SSR_IMAGES.LBL | | for a complete list. | | | +-- PAYLOAD_SSR.LBL PDS label for all Payload SSR Paper components | +-- PAYLOAD_SSR.* Payload Space Science Reviews Paper | | - Overview of the NH instrument payload | | - MSWord, PDF, ASC formats | | | +--/PAYLOAD_SSR_IMAGES/ Sub-directory for Payload SSR | | | image components | | | | | +-- PAYLOAD_SSR_*.PNG Payload SSR components which | | are awkward to present in | | text form (equations, | | figures, etc) provided | | as PNG images. | | - See PAYLOAD_SSR_IMAGES.LBL | | for a complete list | | | +->NH_TRAJECTORY.LBL Label for Spacecraft Jupiter-relative | | trajectory | +->NH_TRAJECTORY.* NH Spacecraft Jupiter-relative trajectory | | | +->NH_MET2UTC.* Conversion table between Spacecraft | | Mission Elapsed Time (MET) and UTC. | | | +->NH_FOV.* NH pre-flight Field-Of-View figure | | | +->NH_LORRI_V###_TI.TXT LORRI SPICE | | I-Kernel, provided as a convenience | | to the user with an attached PDS label. | | - The SPICE kernels will be delivered | | separately; this file is only | | provided here as documentation of | | the instrument field of view. | | | +->QUAT_ZXYZ_J2K_TO_INSTR.LBL Quaternion description target file for | |->QUAT_ZXYZ_J2K_TO_INSTR.ASC PDS data label pointer QUATERNION_DESC. | | - PDS label + ASCII document | | | +--/SAMPLES/ Sub-directory containing data samples | | | +--SAMPINFO.TXT Description of files in the SAMPLE directory | | *** N.B. Refer to this file for further | | details on the sample files | | available. | +--LORRI_SAMPLES.LBL Detached PDS label for data | | sample files | +--*.ASC Data sample files | - Subset of LORRI instrument data | converted to ASCII so archive users can | confirm that they are correctly reading the | binary data files. | - See LORRI_SAMPLES.LBL | for a complete list. | |--/CATALOG/ Directory containing PDS catalog objects. | | | +-- CATINFO.TXT Description of files in the CATALOG directory. | | *** N.B. Refer to this file for further | | details on the catalog files | | available. | +-- DATASET.CAT Description of | | LORRI JUPITER | | data set. | +-- LORRI.CAT Description of the LORRI instrument. | +-- NH.CAT Description of the mission. | +-- NHSC.CAT Description of the spacecraft. | +-- PERSONNEL.CAT Personnel involved in creating this archive. | +-- REF.CAT References to works cited in catalog objects. | +-- *.CAT Target catalog files; see CATINFO.TXT or | /VOLDESC.CAT for a complete list. | +--/DATA/ Top-level data directory | | *** N.B. SUB-DIRECTORIES OF THIS DIRECTORY WILL | | CONTAIN LORRI DATA FOR THE | | Jupiter encounter | | | +--/YYYYMMDD_SCRMET/ Sub-directories of /DATA/ containing data files | | - See below for a description of the | | data directory naming convention. | | | +-- *.LBL Detached PDS label files describing FITS files | +-- *.FIT LORRI data as FITS format files | - See Filenames and Product IDs below | - See /INDEX/INDEX.LBL and /INDEX/INDEX.TAB | for a complete list | +--/CALIB/ Top-level directory containing | | LORRI | | calibration files. | | | +-- CALINFO.TXT Description of files in the CALIB directory | +-- *.LBL Detached PDS labels for LORRI | calibration files. | - See CALINFO.TXT for a complete list. | +--/INDEX/ Directory containing index files. | +-- INDXINFO.TXT Description of files in the INDEX directory +-- CUMINDEX.TAB Cumulative index table of data in this dataset. +-- CUMINDEX.LBL PDS label for CUMINDEX.TAB file. +-- INDEX.TAB Index table of data on this volume +-- INDEX.LBL PDS label for INDEX.TAB file. Filenames and Product IDs ========================= The filenames of data files and the Product IDs of observations adhere to a common convention e.g. ALI_0123456789_0X0AB_ENG_1.FIT ^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ ^\__/ | | | | | ^^ | | | | | | | | | | | +--File type (includes dot) | | | | | - .FIT for FITS file | | | | | - .LBL for PDS label | | | | | - not part of Product ID | | | | | | | | | +-- Version number from the SOC | | | | (Science Operations Center) | | | | | | | +--ENG for Raw data * | | | SCI for Calibrated data * | | | | | +--Application ID (ApID) of the telemetry data | | packet from which the data come | | | +--Spacecraft Receipt Mission Elapsed Time (SCRMET) | +--Instrument/observation designator Note that, depending on the observation, the SCRMET in the data filename and in the Product ID may be similar to the Mission Elapsed Time (MET) of the actual observation acquisition, but should not be used as an analog for the acquisition time. The SCRMET is the time that the data are transferred from the instrument to spacecraft memory and is therefore not a reliable indicator of the actual observation time. The PDS label and the index tables are better sources to use for the actual timing of any observation. The specific keywords and index table column names for which to look are * START_TIME * STOP_TIME * SPACECRAFT_CLOCK_START_COUNT * SPACECRAFT_CLOCK_STOP_COUNT Data directory naming convention ================================ All of the data files in this dataset are under, but not in, the top-level /DATA/ directory. Sub-directories, based on the SCRMET (see above) of the top-level /DATA/ directory have been provided to increase the granularity of data storage locations which in turn keeps there from being too many data files in any one directory. The granularity implemented is one sub-directory per 10,000 counts of the SCRMET (see Filenames and Product IDs section above). The subdirectory names on this volume reflect that granularity. These names are of the form YYYYMMDD_SCRMET/ where SCRMET is a grouping of the first six digits of the ten-digit SCRMET count, and YYYY, MM, and DD are the year, month and day of the first possible SCRMET corresponding to that six-digit SCRMET prefix. Any data file will be located in a directory whose six-digit SCRMET prefix matches that of the data file. Since each count represents about one second, there may be as many as nine six-digit SCRMET prefixes with the same YYYYMMDD values. Also, since days will not start or end exactly on 10,000 count SCRMET boundaries, directories with the naming convention may span day boundaries. That is, the YYYYMMDD value corresponding to the start of a 10,000 count SCRMET range may not be the same as the YYYYMMDD that corresponds to the end of that range. Explanation of granularity -------------------------- The granularity of sub-directories under /DATA/ on this volume has been copied from that used on the Science Operations Center (SOC) where the data files were originally generated. On the SOC, the same granularity was implemented across all eight New Horizons instruments' directory structures. Because the mission instruments generate data files at varying rates, from one or more data files per second to one or more days per data file, a compromise granularity of 10,000 SCRMET counts was chosen, and propagated to this volume. Suggested FITS & PDS software ----------------------------- For working with PDS-labeled data, software packages are available at Planetary Data System (PDS) nodes (as of 2007). Several other options for reading either FITS or PDS-labeled data are listed here. If not included in the text below, references to the packages may be either found at one or more PDS nodes or found via a search engine. Data users planning to write custom software should refer to the PDS label description in the subtopics that follow for a general introduction and to the PDS Standards document available at PDS nodes. The following URLs are current as of 2007. Readers and viewers (Package name, format handled by it, and URL): READPDS PDS http://pdssbn.astro.umd.edu/nodehtml/software.shtml NASAVIEW PDS http://pds.nasa.gov/tools/software_download.cfm FV FITS http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/software/ftools/fv/ DS9 FITS http://hea-www.harvard.edu/RD/ds9/ Development toolkits for IDL (http://www.ittvis.com/idl/): OAL PDS http://pds-rings.seti.org/toolkits/ ASTRO FITS http://idlastro.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Development toolkits for C & FORTRAN: OAL PDS http://pds-rings.seti.org/toolkits/ CFITSIO FITS http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/software/fitsio/ Development toolkit for Python and Perl: PyFITS FITS http://www.stsci.edu/resources/software_hardware/pyfits/ CFITSIO.pm FITS http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~rpete/cfitsio/ General FITS info and many more references may be found at http://fits.gsfc.nasa.gov/fits_home.html N.B. The following description of PDS labels is only meant to be sufficient to write a program to read the data, and is therefore not a complete exposition. For full details of the PDS standards, refer to the source from which this dataset was obtained. PDS label overview ------------------- Each PDS label file is a multi-record flat ASCII file describing the Data Units in a corresponding FITS data file that represent a single observation or group of observations. A FITS file is made up of one or more contiguous 2880-byte records. Each Data Unit (DU) in a FITS data file comprises one or more records. The data in each DU starts at the first byte of the DU and is arranged as described in the PDS label. If the data in a DU do not end at a 2880-byte boundary, then that DU is padded out to the boundary. Each record in a PDS label is 80 bytes long comprising 78 printable 7-bit ASCII characters and/or spaces and ending with a carriage return and a line feed. Most records are of the form KEYWORD = VALUE where KEYWORD is the name of a quantity, and VALUE represents the value of that quantity. Spaces before, after, and between the keyword, the equals sign, and the value(s) are not significant. String values may span multiple records, and are usually delimited by (i.e. enclosed in) double quotes. Strings contain no double quotes. Some string values, such as UTC times, are not enclosed in quotes. Integer & floating point numeric values are displayed without quotes. Multiple values for a single keyword are indicated by enclosing the values in parentheses or curly braces and separating the values with commas. Comments are initiated by a contiguous forward-slash & asterisk pair (i.e. /*) on the left and continue to the end of a single record where they are usually terminated by a matching asterisk & forward-slash pair (*/). Blank lines may be inserted between other lines to enhance readability. 1) PDS pointers Pointers are special cases of keyword/value pairs in the PDS label, and define where each DU starts in the FITS file; pointers look like this: ^HEADER = "XYZ.FIT" /* Primary Header DU (HDU) */ ^IMAGE = ("XYZ.FIT",11) /* Primary DU */ ^ERROR_HEADER = ("XYZ.FIT",22) /* Extension #1 HDU */ ^ERROR_IMAGE = ("XYZ.FIT",31) /* Extension #1 DU */ ^HOUSEKEEPING_HEADER = ("XYZ.FIT",43) /* Extension #2 HDU */ ^HOUSEKEEPING_TABLE = ("XYZ.FIT",44) /* Extension #2 DU */ ^THRUSTERS_HEADER = ("XYZ.FIT",45) /* Extension #3 HDU */ ^THRUSTERS_TABLE = ("XYZ.FIT",51) /* Extension #3 DU */ N.B. The single quotes in the examples above are double quotes in the actual labels. Pointer keywords HEADER and IMAGE refer to the Primary Header Data Unit (HDU) and Primary Data Unit, respectively. Pointer keywords that end in _HEADER refer to Extension HDUs. Pointer keywords that end in _IMAGE or _TABLE or _ARRAY refer to Extension DUs. The text after the equals sign in each pointer is usually enclosed by parentheses and comprises the filename of the file where the DU resides and the DU's location in that file. The filename and the location are delimited by a comma. The filename is a string enclosed in double quotes, and the DU location is a decimal integer value indicating the cardinal location in the file of the first 2880-byte record of the DU. For example, the ^IMAGE DU above, with a location value of 11, starts at an offset of 28800 bytes (= [11-1]*2880) from the first byte of the file. If only the filename is given, with neither the parentheses nor the comma nor the location, then the DU starts at the beginning of the file i.e. the location is implicitly set to one. 2) OBJECT stanzas Each pointer in a PDS label will have a corresponding OBJECT stanza. OBJECT stanzas comprise the lines between corresponding 'OBJECT=<object_name>' & 'END_OBJECT=<object_name>' keyword lines. OBJECT stanzas referring to TABLEs will contain one or more 'OBJECT=COLUMN'/'END_OBJECT=COLUMN' stanzas. See the comments (/* ... */) to the right of the keywords in the example below to understand the OBJECTs and keywords that describe binary tables. ************************************************************************ ********** N.B. This example does not describe every keyword ********** ********** that will be present in each table, but only ********** ********** those necessary to read and understand the ********** ********** arrangement of the data in the DU to which ********** ********** OBJECTs refer. Refer to the PDS standards ********** ********** for more details. ********** ********** Example starts after the next line ********** ************************************************************************ ^S_TABLE = ("XYZ.FIT",51) /* EDU #3; Data table */ OBJECT = S_TABLE /* Start of object describing data of pointer ^S_TABLE */ INTERCHANGE_FORMAT = BINARY ROWS = 463 /* Table comprises 463 rows */ COLUMNS = 97 /* Table comprises 97 columns */ ROW_BYTES = 1080 /* Each row comprises 1080 bytes */ DESCRIPTION = "..." OBJECT = COLUMN /* OBJECT describing column 1 */ NAME = STATUSES /* Column name */ COLUMN_NUMBER = 1 /* Column location within row */ DATA TYPE = MSB_INTEGER /* Column data element type */ ITEMS = 3 /* Number of data elements in column */ ITEM_BYTES = 2 /* Size of each data element in column */ START_BYTE = 1 /* Byte location in row of 1st byte of column */ BYTES = 6 /* Column width (bytes); <= ITEMS*ITEM_BYTES */ DESCRIPTION = "..." END_OBJECT = COLUMN OBJECT = COLUMN /* OBJECT describing column 2 */ NAME = TEMPERATURE /* Column name */ COLUMN_NUMBER = 2 /* Column location within row */ DATA TYPE = IEEE_REAL /* Column data type */ ITEMS = 1 /* Number of data elements in column */ ITEM_BYTES = 4 /* Size of each data element in column */ START_BYTE = 7 /* Byte location in row of 1st byte of column */ BYTES = 4 /* Column width (bytes); <= ITEMS * ITEM_BYTES */ DESCRIPTION = "..." END_OBJECT = COLUMN ... END_OBJECT = S_TABLE /* End of object S_TABLE */ ************************************************************************ ********** Example ends before the previous line ***************** ************************************************************************ In the example above: - the table S_TABLE starts at byte 144001 ((51-1)*2880 + 1) of the file, and comprises 97 rows each of width 1080 bytes. - the first column, named STATUSES, in each row starts at the 1st byte of that row and comprises three MSB-first 16-bit integers using 6 bytes total on each row. - the second column, named TEMPERATURE, in each row starts at the seventh byte of that row and comprises one IEEE 32-bit floating point value using four bytes total on each row. - Subsequent rows are offset 1080 bytes from the previous row. Generic PDS label details ------------------------- The PDS label has meta-data which describe the circumstances surrounding the data in the FITS file. These meta-data are in keyword and value pairs (e.g. the pointers above) and each of these keywords is described in the PDS Data Dictionary plus the New Horizons mission- specific local data dictionary supplemental items, both of which are available in this archive. All FITS Header Data Units (HDUs) and Data Units are described in the PDS labels. In some cases, no Data Unit will be described in the PDS label because there is nothing to describe i.e. it is not present in the FITS file. PDS LABELS: Column Descriptions in binary tables ------------------------------------------------- FITS extensions may contain data that are a subset of instrument and/or spacecraft housekeeping telemetry packets formatted as binary tables. Where possible, each column included in such extensions has a DESCRIPTION field something like this (double quotes have been replaced by single quotes): DESCRIPTION = ' Full Mnemonic: SWAP_RT.SEC64_ST General Description: A bit indicating the beginning of a 64-second cycle Conversion: STATES - [lo:hi]=state description: [0:0]=CONT [1:1]=START Subsystem: SWAP Packet ApID: 0X584 Byte Offset within ApID packet: 10 Bit Offset within Byte of ApID packet: 0 Bit Length within ApID packet: 1 Type of value: UNSIGNED Units: N/A ' The sub-fields used in these DESCRIPTION fields are as follows: Full Mnemonic: The complete mnemonic used in the definition of the packet. The COLUMN name will typically be a subset of this mnemonic. General Description: A description of the column Extended Description: More information - this field is not always present Conversion: This item describes the conversion of the value found in the column to a meaningful quantity. It takes one of two forms: STATES and polynomial. If the conversion form is STATES, then the bits of the column are combined into an integer and compared against the ranges list. In the example above, if the value of the bit is zero, then the SWAP_RT.SEC64T column represents a continuing state. If the value of the bit is 1, then the SWAP_RT_SEC64T column indicates that a new 64-second cycle has just begun. If the conversion form is polynomial, then the bits of the column are combined into an integer and used as the independent value of the polynomial with the coefficients given. For example, if the integer value of a column is 100, and its conversion looks like this: Conversion: polynomial coefficients: Order 0: 0.92516257733262 Order 1: 0.979219301744176 Then the derived value of this instrument is 0.925 + (0.97922 * 100) = 98.847 Subsystem: Which subsystem generated the packet Packet ApID: The Application ID of the packet Byte & Bit Offsets & Bit Length: the location of the column's value in the packet, including the 10-byte CCDS header. Type of value: For integer values, whether the value is signed or unsigned Units: Nominal units of the derived column values Whom to Contact for Information =============================== New Horizons LORRI Principal Investigator: Andrew Cheng Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Space Department 11100 Johns Hopkins Road Laurel, MD 20723 USA See also PDS_USER_ID ACHENG in CATALOG/PERSONNEL.CAT for additional contact information. New Horizons Science Operation Center (SOC): Joe Peterson Southwest Research Institute (SWRI) Department of Space Studies 1050 Walnut Street, Suite 400 Boulder, CO 80302 USA


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Sept. 25, 2013, Langley, BC – The second day of the 2013 NORCECA Men's Volleyball Continental Championships was filled with match ups that were much closer than day one. Canada enjoyed a rest day as they prepare for their second match against Mexico Wednesday at 8pm at the Langley Events Centre.
With Cuba dropping a set to Puerto Rico in day two action, it's opened up the door for Canada as a three sets to nothing victory over Mexico tomorrow would guarantee a bye to the semi-finals. Mexico is coming off a 3-0 win over Guatemala in their first taste of play at the 2013 NORCECAs and will be looking to spoil the party for Canada.
The action gets started again at 4pm with Puerto Rico and the Bahamas, followed by the Dominican Republic and St Lucia at 6pm, and finally Canada will take on Mexico at 8pm. Wednesday night (September 25th) will be the last day of pool play, as the outcomes will determine the final placing for each team heading into the playoff rounds.
Due to high demand additional reserved seating has been opened up for the rest of the 2013 NORCECA Men's Volleyball Continental Championship at the Langley Events Centre. Just go to: http://www.ticketmaster.ca/Norceca-Mens-Volleyball-Continental-Championships-tickets/artist/1865380
For a complete schedule, webcast links and details on the tournament visit http://www.langleyeventscentre.com/continentalvolleyball
Mexico began their play in the 2013 NORCECA's with a victory over Guatemala in three sets (25-18, 25-14, 25-23). Daniel Vargas of Mexico was the top scorer of the match with 13 points (3 aces). Jesus Valdemar Valdes finished with 12 and Tomás Aguilera scored 11. Jose Alfredo Gonzalez topped with 10 for Guatemala while Jeyson Nery recorded 8.
Cuba defeated Puerto Rico in one of the classical battles of the Caribbean. The score was 3-1 (25-17, 22-25, 25-22, 25-22). Rolando Cepeda was the top scorer of the match with 26 tallies for the Cuban unit that is now 2-0 at the Norceca Men's Continental Championship. Along with Cepeda, who had 3 aces, Javier Ernesto Jiménez registered 16 points (2 aces) and Danger Quintana scored 10. On the Puerto Rican side, Ezequiel Cruz had 14 points while Roberto Muñiz and captain Enrique Escalante closed with 12 apiece.
The United States clinched its second victory after a solid performance against Dominican Republic, particularly in the third set. The score was 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-9). The team coached by John Speraw had William Priddy as the best scorer with 15 points. Matthew Anderson and Maxwell Holt finished with 10 points apiece. For the Dominican team Henry Tapia closed with 10 and Captain Wilfrido Hernandez with 8.

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The world-renowned Italian film director Federico Fellini was born in the seaside village of Rimini on January 20, 1920. He was the oldest of three children, and a keen observer of the characters of his small town upbringing. He left for Rome in 1938 and enrolled in university to avoid being drafted into the service. He left school and in the years prior to the outbreak of World War II he made his living as a cartoonist. He also began writing and acting in sketch comedy productions and radio programs with his good friend Aldo Fabrizi. During this time period he met his wife, the actress Giuletta Masina who became a great influence on his work. Another famous Italian director, Roberto Rossellini, wished to cast Fellinis' friend Fabrizi in one of his films and Fellini arranged their meeting. Through that contact he started work as an assistant scriptwriter and was given access to the inner workings of how films are created and edited, thus beginning his new career as a film director.
His career in cinema spanned five decades and he gained much critical acclaim. He won many awards including four Oscars in the Best Foreign Language category. His films offer a combination of themes including memory, dreams, fantasy and desire. They are often intimate looks at people at their most bizarre and the term "Felliniesque" is used when depicting an ordinary scene that has been altered by the addition of hallucinatory imagery. Many current filmmakers such as Woody Allen, David Lynch, Pedro Almodovar and Terry Gilliam have claimed to have been influenced in their work by Fellini.
Federico Fellini died of a heart attack the day after celebrating his 50th wedding anniversary with Giuletta on 31 October 1993 in Rome.
Note: We had run a poll here for a long time that unfortunately was discontinued by the polling service without warning - the question was: "What was your favorite Fellini film?" The leading response was 8 ½ but I am sorry that I don't have the exact and final tally, including some write ins. We'll trying adding something new soon!


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http://nesn.com/2014/09/ichiro-suzuki-learned-spanish-to-trash-talk-opponents-for-laughs/Ichiro Suzuki is a man of many talents. The New York Yankees outfielder not only is one of baseball's most unique players, with his blazing speed, unorthodox hitting approach and unmatched work ethic, but he boasts another skill that's arguably the most entertaining one in his arsenal — he speaks Spanish.
According to Brad Lefton of the Wall Street Journal, Ichiro picked up the language throughout his career so that he could interact with Latin players and — more importantly — trash talk them for a laugh.
As told by Lefton, Ichiro once asked veteran first baseman Carlos Pena "What the hell are you looking at?" in Spanish after reaching first on an infield hit. Ichiro also once responded with something not fit to print when Miguel Cabrera called him "feo" or "ugly" while he was on the basepaths.
But more than that, Ichiro said he feels a special connection with Spanish-speaking players. Although he can't engage in a full conversation with them, Ichiro's short, humorous interactions with Latin players has helped them build camaraderie.
"I feel a bond with them," he said. "We're all foreigners in a strange land. We've come over here and had to cope with some of the same trials and tribulations. When I throw a little Spanish out at them, they really seem to appreciate it, and it seems to strengthen that bond. And besides, we don't really have curse words in Japanese, so I like the fact that the Western languages allow me to say things that I otherwise can't."
Ichiro's efforts certainly have won over the Latin players in the league. Lefton recalled a time at the 2004 All-Star Game in Houston when the seven Venezuelan players participating in the Midsummer Classic lined up for a picture. But there ended up being eight All-Stars in the photo when someone motioned for Ichiro to join them, asking him to stand right in the middle of the group.


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This as an interesting list that deserves thought.
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Too often the food technology lists are uninspiring coming up with the old faithfuls of convenience, ethnic and health or else looking at a weird niche like the trends in Timbuktu's fas food!
This one looks at the most significant inventions in the food industry, ever! It was executed by none other than the Fellows of the Royal Society assisted by leaders from the food industry.
The twenty inventions they came up with we're:
1. Refrigeration
2. Pasteurisation / sterilisation
3. Canning
4. The oven
5. Irrigation
6. Threshing machine/combine harvester
7. Baking
8. Selective breeding / strains
9. Grinding / milling
10. The plough
11. Fermentation
12. The fishing net
13. Crop rotation
14. The pot
15. The knife
16. Eating utensils
17. The cork
18. The barrel
19. The microwave oven
20. Frying
Of course it's the press who came up with the "you fridge" attention grabber. It's really refrigeration or more precisely the cold chain which is the significant invention.
What would you add or remove from the list? What about another list – The 10 Things That Most Degraded The Pleasure of Eating?


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History of the Thunderbird 1955 ~ 2005
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History of the Thunderbird 1955 ~ 2005
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The Ford Thunderbird is an American automotive icon first introduced in 1955. During the early 1950's, military men were returning from fighting in World War II. In Europe, the style of vehicle was very different from the Detroit American car. The graceful but sporty MG, Triumphs, and Jaguar's, to name a few, had found their way into the hearts of many of these serviceman. The American automobile manufacturers noticed this trend and felt there was a strong market to support a small sportscar.
The Chevrolet was one of the first, if not the famous, of the Detroit auto-manufacturers to test the market with the introduction of their Corvette. Not wanting to be left behind, Ford entered with their Thunderbird.
Lewis D. Crusoe, Frank Hershey, and George Walker are considered the creators of the Thunderbird. Crusoe was a retired GM executive; Hershey was a designer for Ford; and Walker was the chief stylist for Ford. While Crusoe and Walker were in Paris, they saw a sports car and were instantly inspired. They convinced Hershey to create designs and the result was an open car with room for two passengers. As with all cars, deciding upon a suitable name is difficult. There were well over 5000 suggestions, with the one submitted by Alden Giberson behind selected. The name Whizzer had been seriously considered but was dropped for Gibersons suggestion, the Thunderbird.
The Thunderbird, though similar, was different in many ways to the Corvette and the rest of the small sports cars being offered. The Thunderbird was created as a 'personal luxury' car and even to the current production version, has never been designed as a sports car. Instead of fiberglass, the Thunderbird was constructed of metal. Instead of six cylinder engines, Ford upped-the-ante with a V8. To keep cost and development at a minimum, it used as many parts as possible from the other Fords of that era. The result was a two-seater with many creature comforts and impressive styling. Manual and automatic transmissions were both available. The instrument panel was home to a tachometer, clock and a 150 mph speedometer. The suspension was comprised of a ball-join in the front, offering a plush ride.
The Thunderbird was first debuted to the public at the 1954 Detroit Auto Show, though it was still in concept form. The production version varied slightly. In September of that same year, the first production Thunderbird was completed and ready for sale. It was only available as a convertible. A popular option, the removable hardtop with circular portholes was available. During its introductory year, over 16000 examples were produced.
A 292 cubic-inch V8, depending on the configuration, ranged in horsepower from 193 through 212. A year later, the horsepower rose to a base of 215 and a high of 340 from the 292 and 312 cubic-inch engines. Ventilation was improved with the addition of side vents. The exhaust pipes were moved to the ends of the bumper. By moving the spare wheel to the outside, the trunk space was enlarged and the Continental Kit was born. Production for 1956 was down just a little but still strong with over 15,600 examples being produced.
The Thunderbird received styling changes in 1957 with a reshaped bumper and an enlarged grille. In the rear, the tailfins grew in size and became more pointed. The round tail-lights also grew in size. The spare tire was again housed inside the trunk. The big news was under the hood with versions of the 292 and 312 cubic-inch engines being offered. The base engine was the 292 offering just under 200 horsepower. The top of the line configuration was the F-code 312 with the NASCAR racing kit performance package, boosting horsepower to 340. The F-code, in non-NASCAR racing kit form was popular; with the help of a single four-barrel carburetor and supercharger it produced around 300 horsepower. The E-code 312 engine option, another popular engine choice, was equipped with two four-barrel carburetors and produced 270 horsepower. In total, 1957 was a great year for the Thunderbird, both in performance and in sales with over 21300 examples being produced. The 1957 season actually had three extra months of production because the 1958 models were not ready to be sold. On December 13, 1957, the last of the first series of Thunderbirds was produced and marked the end of two-seater Fords until the 1982 Ford EXP. A two-seater Thunderbird would not reappear until 2002. In total, over 53,160 examples had been produced from 1954 through 1957.
The major complaint of many of the owners of the 'Classic' or 'Little Bird' Thunderbirds had been due to its size, mainly because there was no back seat and limited trunk space. The next version of the Thunderbird addressed both of these issues.
The second series of the Thunderbird was produced from 1958 through 1960 and are commonly referred to as the 'Squarebirds' due to their design. The designs of the Corvette and the Thunderbird went in different directions with the Thunderbird continue to further evolve into the luxury car segment. Robert McNamara, the CEO of Ford at the time, made the final decision to morph the 2-door Thunderbird into a four-door. The decision was made in an attempt to increase sales.
The square and angular design quickly made its way to the rest of the Ford model line. It was primarily the work of Joe Oros who would later aid in the designing of the Ford Mustang. The design proposed by Elwood Engel was declined but later influenced the 1961 Lincoln Continental.
The Thunderbird was now built with a unitized body replacing the traditional body on frame construction. The interior had bucket seats and a center console. The console and bucket seats were the result of an engineering problem. The Thunderbird sat very low, lower than most automobiles at the time. The powertrain needed to be revised in order to fit under the car without dragging on the ground. The result was to burrow it higher in the car and offer a center console. The center console was a welcomed amenity, allowing buttons, switches and ashtrays to be built into it. The Thunderbird was offered as a hardtop or a convertible. A retractable top was considered but after less-than favorable experiences with the Skyliner, the idea was scrapped. Lincoln and the Thunderbird were both built on the same assembly line at a newly created plant located in Wixom Michigan specifically for the development of these upscale vehicles.
Under the hood was a 352 cubic-inch V8 that produced an impressive 300 horsepower. A three-speed manual transmission was standard with overdrive or Cruise-O-Matic being offered as optional equipment. The vehicle was suspended in place with a front independent suspension and a live rear axle both with with coil springs. The combination of luxury and power seemed to be a suitable decision for Ford, as sales skyrocketed to almost 38000. The hardtop option was by far the popular choice with almost 36000 units constructed. A little over 2000 examples of the convertible option were chosen.
The NASCAR racing circuit saw the square bird racing around the track during 1959 and 1960. The vehicle was not only popular with consumers it also captured the coveted Motor Trend's Car of the Year for 1958.
For 1959 Ford began offering leather seats in the Thunderbird. Ornaments could now be found on the exterior of the vehicle. Though little was changed in regards to aesthetics, there were many new mechanical components. The coil springs in the rear were replaced with a Hotchkiss drive unit and parallel leaf springs. An optional Lincoln 430 cubic-inch V8 boosted power to 350 horsepower, while the 352 was still the base engine. Part way through the year a change to the convertibles mechanism made them full automatic. Sales continued to be strong, with over 67000 examples being produced. The hardtop was still the more popular with just over 57000 examples created. The convertible had respectable sales with 10,261 examples being produced.
1960 marked the final year for the second generation Thunderbird. A Golde Edition, named after the German company who held the patent for the sunroof, was offered which featured a sunroof. 2530 examples selected this option, making vehicle outfitted with this option very rare in modern times. Sales for 1960 were nearly 93000, 11,860 were convertibles.
1961 was the beginning of the third generation, commonly referred to as 'Projectile or Bullet Birds'. The Thunderbird was completely redesigned with sleek styling that many believe resembles a bullet. In the rear of the vehicle the taillights and fins gave the impression of a jet or rocket-ship. The chassis was carried over from the prior year with minor improvements to produce a smoother ride. Performance continued to be strong with the 390 cubic-inch V8 producing 300 horsepower being the only available engine. The interior dashboard was curved and the steering wheel was the first vehicle to feature the 'Swing Away' design.
It was invited to participate as the pace car for the Indianapolis 500. John F. Kennedy's rode in a Thunderbird during his Presidential inaugural parade. Elvis Presley purchased a 1961 Thunderbird.
Though the design of the Thunderbird was controversial, sales continued to hold strong, though less than the prior year. Over 73000 examples were produced with 10,516 opting for the convertible. The following year, sales rose to 78,011 with 9,884 being convertibles.
From 1962 through 1964 a Thunderbird Sports Roadster package was available which included a fiberglass tonneau cover to be used to cover the rear seats, converting the car into a two-seater. The tonneau cover was designed by Bud Kaufman and built with headrests. The convertible could still be operated even with the cover in place. Kelsey-Hayes wire wheels and trim completed the ensemble.
Performance was improved with a optional 'M-Code' 390-cubic-inch V8 with Holley two-barrel carburetors producing 340 horsepower. Only 145 examples were produced with the 'M-Code' option. In total around 62,000 hardtops and 10,516 convertibles were produced. 1427 buyers opted for the Convertible Sports Roadster package.
A Landau model was also introduced in 1962. It was a luxury hardtop version that featured a vinyl roof. It proved to be a popular option with over 12,000 examples being purchased in 1963. Overall, sales declined in 1963 with a total of 63,313 examples being produced. The Sports Roadsters were the least popular with only 455 examples produced. The convertibles had respectable sales with almost 6000 produced. Only 55 M-code Thunderbirds, 37 being Sport Roadsters, were produced in 1963. A Limited-Edition of 2000 'Principality of Monaco' Landau model were created. These special editions were inscribed with the original owner's name and production number on a plaque.
Styling changes continued in 1964 with square features replacing many of the round items. This was the beginning of the fourth generation of Thunderbird. The mechanics remained unchanged. The size of the wheelbase and length were increased. This was the final year for the Sports Convertible option.
Disc brakes were added in 1995. A new grille was added in 1966, as was the addition of an optional 428 cubic-inch engine producing 345 horsepower. Zero-to-sixty took about 9 seconds. The 390 cubic-inch engine was standard, able to propel the Thunderbird from zero-to-sixty in just eleven seconds while top speed was achieved at 110 mph.
This generation of the Thunderbird played a staring role in the TV series 'Highlander'. A 1966 model was shown in the 1991 movie 'Thelma & Louise.'
1966 was the final year for the fourth generation Thunderbird, commonly referred to as 'Flair Birds' or 'Jet Birds'.
The fifth generation of the Thunderbird was produced from 1967 through 1971, commonly referred to as 'Glamor Birds'. The design changed considerable, now available in four doors. Part of the reasoning was to distinguish it further from the Mustang, which had been intruding on the sales of the Thunderbird. So the Thunderbird was moved upward, further into the luxury car segment.
The unibody construction was abandoned for a body-on-frame construction. The design was changed, complete with a new grille and headlight layout. The headlights were hidden until needed. The rear doors were 'suicide' with the handle positioned on the opposite side of traditional doors. The door opened backwards. A convertible option was no longer offered.
In 1968 the grille was new but the rest of the vehicle remained mostly unchanged. Ford now offered a powerful 429 cubic-inch 8-cylinder engine capable of producing 360 horsepower. 1968 also marked the first year that the Lincoln Continental and the Ford Thunderbird would be closely related, built in similar fashion. This would continue until the close of the 1990s.
The grille and taillights changed in 1969. Two taillights replaced the single units. A sunroof was offered as optional equipment.
In 1970 the Thunderbird was available as a two-door or four-door. Minor changes were made in 1971, with most of the changes occurring to the bumper and grill.
From 1972 through 1976 the sixth generation of the Thunderbird was produced. This generation grew in every conceivable way, thus gaining it the 'Big Bird' name. It grew in size, weight, horsepower, and luxury. The 429 cubic-inch was standard and the 460 cubic-inch V8 was offered as optional. The weight of the vehicle topped the scale at nearly 5000 pounds. The large engines and heavy bodies meant the Thunderbirds received poor fuel mileage. This would turn into a concern for Ford when the country entered into an oil crisis.
In 1973 dual headlights and egg-crate styled grille were placed on the front of the vehicle. The 1974 version remained mostly unchanged from the prior year.
1977 began the seventh generation of the Thunderbird which persisted for only two years, ending in 1979. The Thunderbird shrunk in size, now sitting atop of the Ford Torino platform. At almost a foot shorter, it dropped nearly a thousand pounds and the price tag listed the car for almost $2700 less than the prior year.
Most of the vehicles diet was due to a new drivetrain consisting of a small-block 302 cubic-inch V8. A 351 and 400 V8 were offered as optional.
In 1978 a T-top option was offered. The front of the Thunderbird was restyled slightly in 1979 with a new grille.
The decrease in power was attributed to increasing government and safety regulations and due to the oil shortage. Ford made the decision to continue to make the Thunderbird smaller and lighter. The engines continued to decrease in size and as a result, the fuel economy improved. The interior remained to be luxurious offering many popular amenities of the era.
The eight generation of the Thunderbird began in 1980 and persisted for just two years. It continued to decrease in size dropping another 800 pounds and shrinking by over a foot. Though gas mileage increased, the Thunderbird decreased in popularity. The design was very 'boxy' featuring many squares and upright lines. The body now sat atop of a uni-body frame. The headlights were flip-up.
There were two engines offered, both were eight cylinders. The 255 cubic-inch was standard while the 302 cubic-inch could be purchased as optional equipment. The interior was elegant with digital instrumentation and multiple trim packages available.
The ninth generation began in 1983 and continued until 1988. The car continued to become more fuel efficient, this time aerodynamics were addressed. Though the engine bay now housed a 3.8 liter six-cylinder engine, the design became sportier.
The big news in 1983 was the Thunderbird Turbo Coupe, a 2.3-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine mated to a manual gearbox. This was the first time that a four-cylinder engine was offered in the Thunderbird. The Heritage version came equipped with a 3.8 liter 110 horsepower engine and a three-speed automatic gearbox. An eight-cylinder engine producing 140 horsepower was available as optional equipment.
There were minor changes throughout the next few years. In 1985 the front grille and tail lights were new. The interior received a new instrument cluster. The horsepower improved to 155 on the Turbo Coupe. A 30th Anniversary Edition model was offered.
By 1987 the turbocharged Thunderbird was producing nearly 200 horsepower, thanks in part to an intercooler courtesy of the Mustang SVO. The Thunderbird was redesigned with larger glass and headlights that were even with the rest of the grill. The result improved aerodynamics. It was named Motor Trends Car of the Year for that year.
The Turbo Coupe was replaced in 1989 with the Super Coupe, a 3.8 liter supercharged V6 engine capable of producing 210 horsepower and nearly 320 foot-pounds of torque. Good enough to earn the Thunderbird another Motor Trends Car of the Year Award.
The tenth generation of the Thunderbird began in 1989 and produced until 1997. This brought the introduction of the Thunderbird SC, meaning Super Coupe. The Thunderbird SC was equipped with the supercharged engine, disc brakes, and ground effects. Two other versions were available, the base Thunderbird and the Thunderbird LX.
The wheelbase became longer and a new independent suspension was placed in the rear. The interior was roomy and comfortable offering many luxuries and continuing the proud tradition of the Thunderbird.
The only engines offered were the 3.8 liter V6 and the supercharged version. The normally aspirated engine produced around 140 horsepower while the supercharged version, the 3.8-liter V6 with a supercharger, provided 70 more horsepower. A four-speed automatic gearbox was standard. A five-speed manual gearbox was offered with the SC version. By 1991 a 5-liter V8 could be installed in the Thunderbird, offering 200 horsepower. In 1994 a 205 horsepower 4.6 liter V8 was offered, replacing the 5-liter option. The Super Coupe's horsepower rating improved to 230. By 1995, the Super Coupe was no longer offered.
There were little styling improvements made to the tenth generation Thunderbirds. Changes to the front end helped improve the aerodynamics. In 1994 the interior received updates. In 1996 it received an update that made changes to the head and tail lights. New wheels, hood bulge, and a few others updates gave the Thunderbird a modernized appeal.
There were little changes made to the Thunderbird in 1997, its final year of production. On September 4th, the last Thunderbird was created, until its reappearance in 2002.
In 2002 Ford introduced the eleventh version of the Thunderbird. The design was very retro with its design taking styling cues for the early versions of the Thunderbird. It was good enough to capture the Motor Trend's Car of the Year award. It sat atop a chassis that it shared with the Lincoln LS.
It was a 2-door, 2-passenger luxury sports coupe, equipped only as a convertible with a removable hardtop. The price tag was set at around $40,000, putting it in the near-luxury category. A 3.9-liter V8 engine, mounted in the front provided the power.
Throughout its production lifespan, the design was never changed but the colors offered did. Sales were never strong and rather disappointing. It stayed in production only a few years, lasting until 2005.
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It's pretty safe to assume that empathy has never been one of John Yoo's strong points. The former member of the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel has become a figure of ire for penning the "torture memos," which authorized the now-famous harsh interrogation techniques for Guantanamo Bay detainees. Now, however, he at least has some idea of what it's like to be a detainee.
No, he probably hasn't had a heart-to-heart with a tortured prisoner or taken a crash course in sensitivity. As Talking Points Memo reports, Yoo spent a solid chunk of his Monday afternoon as a detainee himself. Well, sort of. Before he was scheduled to speak at the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, Bush II appointee Judge Consuelo Callahan announced, perhaps without choosing her words carefully (or maybe she did), that Yoo would not be attending because he was "unexpectedly detained … for six hours." The statement was met with hoots of laughter from half the audience that were decidedly unappreciated by the other half.
Unfortunately for those hungry for scandal (or karmic justice), Yoo was not placed on the U.S. terrorist watch list and wrongfully brought to Gitmo. What I glossed over with ellipses was that Yoo was just delayed due to fog, stuck at the Oakland International Airport. Something tells us the accommodations there are a bit more comfortable than the 6-by-8-foot cells at Camp Delta.
Whatever the case, we at Justice Watch hope that the whole ordeal served as something of a learning experience. Perhaps his six hours of eating Cinnabons and hanging out at Hudson News was as torturous to Yoo as waterboarding and sexual humiliation are to the detainees he affected. Somehow we doubt it.


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Managing Your Site's Structure with Dreamweaver
One of the more common mistakes new Web designers make is plunging into developing a site without thinking through all of their goals, priorities, budget, and design options. The instinct is to simply start creating pages, throw them all into one big directory, and then string stuff together with links. Then, when they finally test it out on their audience, they're often surprised when users say the site is hard to navigate and users can't find the pages they want to use.
Do yourself a favor and save yourself some grief by making a plan. By having a plan, you also stand a much better chance of creating an attractive Web site that's easy to maintain and update. You need to understand the common planning issues of Web design. You also need to grasp how Dreamweaver makes it easier to manage a team of developers and how to get the most out of the site management features, such as site synchronization and integrated e-mail. If you do find yourself in the unfortunate predicament of trying to fix broken links, you may also appreciate how Dreamweaver makes that task easier, too.Managing the structure of a Web site has two sides: the side that users see, which depends on how you set up links, and the behind-the-scenes side that depends on how you organize files and folders.
What the user sees
The side that the user sees is all about navigation. When users arrive at your home page, where do you direct them from there? How do they move around your site? A good Web site is designed so that users can navigate easily and intuitively and create their own path to the information most relevant to them. As you plan, make sure that users can access key information easily from more than one place in the site. Make sure that they can move back and forth between pages and sections and return to main pages and indexes in one step. Setting links is easy in Dreamweaver; the challenge is to make sure that they're easy for visitors to follow.
What you see
The second side to managing your Web site structure happens behind the scenes (where your users can't see the information, but you want some kind of organizational system to remember what's what). Before you get too far into building your site with Dreamweaver, spend some time thinking about the management issues involved in keeping track of all the files you create for your site. Files consist of all the images, HTML pages, animations, sound files, and anything else you put in your Web site. As you create pages for your Web site, it's best to organize them in separate folders or directories.
Some Web developers get 20 or 30 pages into a growing Web site and then realize that having all of their files in one folder was a mistake. In fact, it's more than a mistake; it's a mess. And to make matters worse, if you start moving things into new folders after the site grows, you have to change all the links. Not realizing this, some people start moving files around and then find that they have broken links and don't remember where things are supposed to go. Fortunately, Dreamweaver includes site management tools that automatically fix links when you move pages around or create new folders, but starting out with a good plan is still better than having to clean up the structure later.
Before you build those first few pages, think about where you're likely to add content in the future. After you've put together a list of the key elements you want in your site, you're ready to create a storyboard or outline. Use the list and outline to create logical sections of a site that anticipate growth. For example, you may start with one page that lists all of your staff; however, after they see how cool it is, staff members may want to develop their own pages. In that case, you may want a separate folder dedicated to staff pages. If you're providing information for your sales team, you may find that you want a separate section for each product. As you add new sections, create new sub-directories or sub-folders to store their respective files. Creating sub-directories also makes it easier to manage a site that's built by multiple people. If each subsection has a separate folder, then each developer can better manage his or her own files.


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Saturday, March 2, 2013
My babies
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Friday, March 1, 2013
Teagan is loving school, thriving and is out going as ever, but for some reason her kindergarten experience is bringing out my social anxiety, feelings of inadequacy and awkwardness! I don't want it to affect her, it sucks. I see other moms effortlessly volunteer, get involved, etc... I feel out of place, inferior & lack confidence..... I didn't feel this way with Alexis. I wasn't real involved with Masons stuff because I had Teagan. I need to get over this.
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Friday, February 22, 2013
More snow fun
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
Snowmageddon 2013!
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Friday, January 18, 2013
Still trying to get positive forces to come my way....
It's been an eventful week!! Last week after my day of acts of kindness, I went to QT for my morning drink, and ironically didn't have my debit card or cash! I ended up having to go to my car and scrounge for change. It honestly made me chuckle a bit!!!
This week I managed to lock myself out of a running car. Luckily it was in my driveway. Jeff had to come home and unlock it so that I could turn it off!!!
I performed another RAOK, this time leaving $ in a baggy at Meiners. A locally owned convenient store.
I also decided to dedicate Thursdays as "Thankful Thursdays." I loved all of the "thankful" posts during the month of November. It seems since the first of the year, it has been a lot of negativity going around. In my act of being thankful, I managed to hurt someones feelings...not what I intended. I was trying to give a shout out to the original members of LS MOMS club, the girls who invited me to join. They were my gateway to all my current friends. I guess I didn't word it correctly or something. Things are worked out now (I hope.)
I haven't had any vinyl orders since Christmas. I am getting sad and really miss making stuff!!!! Need to come up with some ideas to get things jumping again!
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
2013~ new year, new blog!
I have been a slacker at blogging. Mostly because our life has turned into same old, same old. Day in, day out stuff. I also update on Facebook, so it seemed silly to also blog. Not sure I have that much to say.
After the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in December, the suggestion came up to do 26 acts of kindness in rememberance of the victims. Some people vowed to do those acts within a week, or by the end of the year. I wanted to do this but it was Christmas time and I was completely swamped with my new Vinyl Business ( ). I gave up doing resolutions a few years ago (mostly because I always FAILED), so I decided to do more of a bucket list over the past few years. This year I also chose a word to live by. My word is Generous. Generous with my time, money, spirit and love. I had cards made up to honor the Sandy Hook victims with a variety of random acts of Kindness. My hope is that with each act I do, the person will "pass it on" and we will have a year of lots and lots of generous acts of kindness.Of course, I will never actually know if others participate, I can only hope. Since I wanted a way to document my acts, I decided to come back to my blog to share my year long journey. I also have joined a 365 photo project so this seems like a good place to share that too.
My cards arrived yesterday (I ordered 100!), so I thought that now was a good time to start my journey.
Act #1~ Wrote a note to someone who impacted my life when I was a child. I left a heartfelt message on their FB page, probably not the best way to do it, but it was a spur of the moment. I hope my message was received well.
Act #2~ put $2 in an envelope (with a RAOK card) for each of the kids teachers and left a note that said "Please enjoy a cup of coffee on me. Have a nice day"
Act #3~ Put $1.10 in an envelope (above) and taped it on the lids at the QT.
Act#4 ~ Put $2 in envelopes for my bosses and also told them to have a drink on me.
So simple, yet I hope I made at least one person smile today. It really is addicting. My goal is 26, but I have a feeling, it will exceed this number!!!
I also shared some cards with friends so that they can also spread the joy.
Whew! What a day!
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Leonor Greyl Paris
Huile Secret de Beauté, 95ml
- Instructions for use:
- - For body: after bathing, dry the skin and spread on a very small amount, massaging in gently
- - For hair: Apply to dry hair, brushing through to ensure even distribution. Leave on for 5 minutes then use the shampoo suitable for your hair type
- - For hair before styling: Apply a small amount to the length and ends on dry or damp hair
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More than 150 asylum seekers whose boat was intercepted near Christmas Island more than two weeks ago are being held behind locked doors on a customs ship in rooms without windows on the high seas, with no clue to where they are or where the Abbott government plans to take them.
A document lodged with the High Court on Wednesday provides the first news of the asylum seekers, who set off for Australia from India on June 13, since the government confirmed they were being held on a customs vessel more than a week ago.
They have no freedom of movement, can only leave their rooms in the presence of those guarding them, and do not know who the guards are, says the document, lodged by lawyers repesenting the asylum seekers.
It also reveals that their possessions, including any mobile phones, were seized when they were detained, and asserts they are being denied "reasonable access" to legal advice.
Lawyers representing them are now seeking a High Court order that they not be taken to Sri Lanka, Nauru or Manus Island, saying the government has no power to take them to a place, other than Australia, against their will.
The case will be the first comprehensive test of whether the government has the power to intercept boats on the high seas, hold asylum seekers against their will and take them where it chooses.
Immigration Minister Scott Morrison continued to refuse to provide any information on the boat in Parliament on Wednesday, instead accusing the opposition of being "a field of dandelions" when it came to border protection. "What a bunch of jellyfish you are!" he taunted.
The court document was filed as the United Nations refugee agency expressed alarm that Australia may have breached a cornerstone of the refugee convention by returning another group of asylum seekers to Sri Lanka after intercepting their boat at sea.
Volker Turk, Director of International Protection, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said there was a serious risk that the "enhanced screening" of claims at sea fell well short of requirements for the fair processing of claims and could mean that asylum seekers were returned, or refouled, to persecution.
"You can only ensure respect for the principle of non-refoulement if you have in place proper and fair procedures that identify, with due process, who is in need of international refugee protection and who is not," he said.
In an exclusive interview with Fairfax Media, Mr Turk also expressed concern at the fate of the 153 asylum seekers on the customs vessel, whose boat was about 27 kilometres from Christmas Island when it was intercepted on or about June 29.
A High Court directions hearing on their case is set for Friday, with the case likely to begin on August 5.
According to the amended writ of summons lodged on Tuesday, all are of Tamil ethnicity and Sri Lankan nationality, with the possible exception of children born in India. The only information sought from the asylum seekers has been their names, ages and addresses, it says.
The action asserts that neither Nauru nor Papua New Guinea have assumed all the non-refoulement obligations under international law. It seeks a declaration that the Commonwealth acted unlawfully and an injunction preventing them from being taken to Sri Lanka, Nauru, PNG or any other country that has not assumed international non-refoulement obligations.
Mr Turk said that, while the world faced a displacement crisis that was "probably unprecedented since the end of the Second World War", he was ''absolutely'' concerned about the message Australia's approach sent to the rest of the world. ''You cannot extrapolate Australia's approach to the rest of the world because, if that was the case, you would spend an enormous amount of resources on moving people from one country to the next and keeping them in limbo," he said.
''And that's not what we need as an international community in order to address the massive displacement problems that we face in today's world.''
With almost 3 million refugees outside Syria and more than a million internally displaced in Iraq, Mr Turk said the agency found itself "a bit startled" by the debate in Australia.
"Quite frankly, when one looks at what's happening with those two boats ... it does give rise to concerns whether this is in line with international law and standards."
His message to Australia was not to lose perspective of the global dimension and to re-examine policy to make sure the system in Australia has space for people who come in unauthorised fashion.
Michael Gordon was one of Australia's most respected journalists. He won many honours, including the Graham Perkin award for Australia's most outstanding journalist and the Walkley Award for Most Outstanding Contribution to Journalism. His reporting turned an unflinching spotlight on the treatment of asylum seekers and the injustices faced by many Indigenous Australians. He suffered a fatal heart attack in 2018, a week after filing his last story.


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A global posse of cyberthieves, armed with laptops in place of guns, hacked into financial institutions and stole $45 million from automated teller machines in a first-of-its-kind heist made for the 21st century, authorities in New York said Thursday.
Over a seven-month period ending last month, the authorities said, hackers broke into computer networks of financial companies in the United States and India and eliminated the withdrawal limits on prepaid debit cards.
Then, people involved in the heist withdrew tens of millions of dollars from ATMs in Manhattan and more than 20 other places around the world. In one case, surveillance cameras picked up a member of the "cashing crew" going from machine to machine, his cash-stuffed bag growing bigger with each hit.
In unsealing an indictment Thursday against eight men accused of helping to orchestrate the looting, the authorities described an underworld of cybercrime that they said was a burgeoning threat in the Internet age.
"This was a 21st-century bank heist that reached through the Internet and spanned the globe," said Loretta Lynch, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York. "Moving literally at the speed of the Internet, the organization made its way from the computer systems of international corporations to the streets of New York."
Banks, not individual ATM users, were harmed. But the heist reinforced fears that new payment systems -- such those being built into smartphones -- raise a variety of new risks for consumers.
"New technologies and the rapid growth of the Internet have eliminated the traditional borders of financial crimes and provided new opportunities for the criminal element to threaten the world's financial systems," said Steven Hughes, special agent in charge of the Secret Service office in New York.
According to the indictment, the eight defendants -- mostly men in their mid-20s and all residents of Yonkers, about a half-hour north of Manhattan -- carried out the New York-based part of the fraud. Seven of them were arrested in recent weeks. An eighth man was reportedly slain last month in the Dominican Republic.
The authorities dubbed the heist an "unlimited operation" because hackers eliminated the withdrawal limits of debit cards. According to the indictment, the efforts began in October.
The masterminds of the scheme -- whose identities or locations, if known, were not disclosed -- breached an Indian firm that processes credit card transactions for MasterCard debit cards issued by Rakbank, an institution in the United Arab Emirates. These hackers attempted to either dramatically increase or eliminate withdrawal limits.
They next distributed prepaid card numbers associated with hacked accounts to cashing crews around the world, including the defendants in New York, the indictment says. These crews, armed with cheap technology easily bought online, reprogrammed gift cards and other disposable cards with the account data delivered by the hackers.
The crews conducted 4,500 ATM transactions in locations around the world, withdrawing $5 million, the indictment says.
A few months later, a second -- and much larger -- heist was conducted.
Once again, hackers launched an unlimited operation, attacking a MasterCard processor in the United States that handled transactions for prepaid debit cards issued by the Bank of Muscat in Oman. The name of the processing firm wasn't disclosed.
Crews in two dozen countries set out over 10 hours, withdrawing $40 million in cash in 36,000 transactions. About $2.4 million was taken from ATMs in New York.
The thieves, according to the indictment, took a variety of steps to dispose of the money.
One defendant allegedly deposited nearly $150,000 worth of $20 bills in a bank branch in Miami. Others allegedly bought expensive items such as Rolex watches and a Mercedes SUV.
Authorities from around the world, from Canada to Thailand, were involved in the investigation. The defendants in New York each face 17 1/2 years in prison and up to $250,000 fines if convicted.
Henry Schwarz, a security expert who provides consulting to ATM companies, said the main vulnerability lay with the networks that were penetrated by hackers. He said it is extremely difficult to break into a network and obtain a regular customer's four-digit personal identification number.
"The vulnerability was the ability to hack into the card processors' servers," he said. With a PIN, he said, "it's very difficult because a PIN is stored by the card issuer in a heavily fortified" server.
Brian Riley, senior research director at CEB TowerGroup, said that although most people would suffer a terrible inconvenience, they would be protected if their ATMs were hacked.
"There's no doubt it will be a major inconvenience to get your way through this," he said. "Consumers are generally protected by the terms and agreements they signed up for with the card."
He added that there will always be growing threats as companies seek to broaden access to financial transactions through new technologies.
"The first thing the card business is trying to do is to make it easier for people to transact," Riley said. "As you do that, you're opening up new areas to get attacked in. You're opening up new vulnerabilities that never existed."


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November 8, 2013
Book Review: Smoky Joe Wood: The Biography Of A Baseball Legend, By Gerald C. Wood
By Gerald C. Wood
University of Nebraska Press (2013)
It's difficult to imagine anyone writing a more thorough biography of Smoky Joe Wood than what Gerald C. Wood (a possible, though extremely distant, relation) has produced. Despite its many good points, this book is also flawed.
The first 25 pages of the book detail the life of Smoky Joe's father, John F. Wood, a fascinating character in his own right. John F. – both stubborn and eccentric – was a "lawyer and two-time newspaper editor, as well as a politician, gold rusher, chicken farmer, wood- and metal-worker". John F. also worked as a schoolteacher (his wife was a former student) and as a land speculator. Joe always expressed pride in his father, but Gerald Wood concludes that "Joe's defensiveness toward John masked the hurt of a boy orphaned twice by his father's lust for gold".
Howard Ellsworth Wood was born in October 1889, the second of three children, in Kansas City, Missouri. Wood explains how Howard Ellsworth became "Joe". While living in Chicago, the family attended the World's Fair in 1893. The antics of two performing clowns (billed as "Joey and Petey") reminded Joe's parents of their two boys and they began calling them Joe and Pete.
One of this book's strengths is its attention to detail, but Wood often goes overboard, swamping the reader with unnecessary facts. The Woods descended from pioneers in Orange County, New York, so Wood offers a lengthy history of the area. He also includes quite a bit on John F.'s travels near the turn of the century to the state of Washington, Alaska, and British Columbia, searching for gold. (Gerald Wood makes liberal use of letters John F. wrote home, part of the Wood Family Archives to which he had access.)
The book's most serious problem is Wood's insistence on mentioning every game Joe pitched and giving his pitching line and (sometimes) a little play-by-play. This excessive detail bogs down what should be a lively narrative. I found myself skimming these sections – one minor league season run seven dense pages – or simply skipping ahead to where the story picked up again. Also, Wood offers few looks beyond Joe's performances. The reader often has no idea who else on the Red Sox is doing well (or poorly), where the team is in the standings, or what else is going on in the American and National Leagues. Also, Wood puts undue importance on Joe's win-loss record as a measure of his success, and when ERA is mentioned, it is usually only at season's end.
Joe's beginnings in professional baseball are expertly recounted. If Joe felt abandoned by his father, he found a surrogate family on the diamond. Wood writes that Joe "filled the void [left by his father] with baseball. Joe's success on the town team offered acceptance and prestige while his father roamed the Southwest, trying to get rich quick." Baseball was always a refuge for Joe. "I don't know of anything that I'd rather have done," he told one interviewer. "Baseball is all I ever wanted."
In 1912, the Red Sox moved from the Huntington Avenue Grounds to brand-new Fenway Park – and Joe had the finest season of his career. He led the major leagues with 34 wins and had a 1.91 ERA (2nd best in the AL). Joe also led the league with 10 shutouts, including a 1-0 victory over Walter Johnson in a much-hyped duel in Boston on September 6. In late August, Boston Post writer Paul Shannon first used the "Smoky" nickname that would stay with Joe for the rest of his life. After Joe bested Johnson, other papers picked up the nickname.
Although supremely talented, Joe was often injured. In 1913, he sustained a sprained ankle in spring training and a fractured thumb during the season. Joe pitched with excruciating pain in 1915, likely from a torn rotator cuff. He sat out the 1916 season after being disgusted by a one-third cut in pay and the trading of his friend Tris Speaker to Cleveland.
Unable to pitch and desperate to remain in the game he loved, Joe transitioned into an outfielder after the Red Sox traded him to the Indians. He finished 10th in batting average in 1918 and was among the league leaders in doubles, RBI, and slugging percentage. In addition to playing both left and right field, he also played 19 games at second base.
Over the next two seasons, Joe platooned in the Cleveland outfield with Elmer Smith, with Joe playing against left-handers. In 1920, Cleveland overcame the shock of Ray Chapman's mid-August death to win the pennant and defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series.
Wood retired from baseball after the 1922 season to spend time with his wife and four children and also for the security of regular, long-term employment. He accepted a coaching job at Yale University, a position he would hold until 1942.
The book offers details of the gambling and game-fixing scandal that enveloped Joe in 1926. In the spring of that year, Dutch Leonard told AL president Ban Johnson that Joe had conspired with Speaker and Ty Cobb to bet on and fix a Tigers-Indians game late in the 1919 season. Joe admitted placing a bet and collecting his winnings. Although Commissioner Landis declared the accused not guilty of fixing a game, he was completely silent on the betting issue.
The "Legend and Legacy" chapter offers an excellent overview of Joe's career, along with his thoughts on all aspects of the game and its history. This is the type of entertaining recap that was sorely needed in other sections of the book. Gerald Wood also includes a bit of trivia: Joe and Babe Ruth are the only players to have 300 innings pitched one year and 500 at-bats in another. They are also the only two players to start a World Series game as both a pitcher and an outfielder.
This review originally appeared in the November 2013 issue of "The Inside Game", SABR's Deadball Era Committee's newsletter.
9 comments:
- laura k said...
Are you related to either Joe or Gerald?
- November 8, 2013 at 8:00 AM
- allan said...
I don't believe so.
- November 8, 2013 at 8:16 AM
- johngoldfine said...
Surely all Woods are chips off the old block?
- November 8, 2013 at 12:35 PM
- Jere said...
I saw that coming.
- November 8, 2013 at 10:59 PM
- Philip said...
Take a cedar, jgf. You can pine over baseball history all you like, but leave the punning to those with the balsa to stick with it. Maple you think it's something to fool around with, but to us practitioners, it's no j-oak.
- November 9, 2013 at 12:02 AM
- laura k said...
Philip ftw!
- November 9, 2013 at 4:26 AM
- allan said...
He's one clever son of a birch!
- November 9, 2013 at 6:22 AM
- Jere said...
Guys, let's get back on topic. Did the book strike a chord with readers or was its bark worse than its bite? Does the title have a ring to it or does it leave something to be desired? Now that you've read Wood, are you rooting for him to branch into poetry?
- November 9, 2013 at 8:42 AM
- allan said...
Qs: Will Wood log on and cedar this review? Willow he be pining to reply? Or perhaps simply leaf without comment?
- November 9, 2013 at 8:56 AM


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Reagrding your first question: Khalid ibn Sinan al-`Abasi. There is a sound but mursal report from Ibn `Abbas that his daughter -- or descendent -- came to see the Prophet, Allah bless and greet him, and he said: "Welcome to the daughter of a prophet whom his own people lost (through their lack of faith)." Narrated by Ibn Kathir in al-Bidaya (al-Ma`arif ed. 2:211), Ibn Hajar in al-Isaba (2:370-371), Ibn Sa`d in al-Tabaqat (1:295) and others. But the Prophet -- Allah bless and greet him -- said that there is no Prophet between him and `Isa, and this is narrated in Sahih al-Bukhari. The Fusus reconcile the two reports by stating that Khalid's prophethood was not during his life on earth, but after he died and entered Barzakh, hence it does not count in the same way as the missions of other prophets, and Allah knows best.
He should not be confused with the Companion of the same name, Khalid ibn Sinan al-Awsi who fought at Badr, may Allah be well-pleased with him. By the way, Shaykh Mohyi al-Din Ibn Arabi forbade reading his books without training in Sufi terminology. Does the person who reads his books possess such training?
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The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index for April fell to a level of 53.6, down from 55 in March. A value above 50 indicates economic growth.
"The good news is the economy is continuing to come back," said Tim Butler, associate professor of supply chain management at Wayne State University's School of Business Administration, in a news release.
"That the PMI settled down a bit from March only demonstrates that the rate of growth is continuing at a steady pace, overall. Another indicator of an expanding economy is the three-month moving average index, which increased from 51.5 to 52," he said.
Among components of the index, the employment index fell from 54.8 to 52.5, and the commodity price index increased from 61.4 to 64.3.
The survey showed that April prices increased for aluminum, steel, copper and air fares. No commodities decreased in price.
Just more than 76 percent of purchasing managers who responded to the survey anticipate the economy remaining stable or improving over the next six months, while just less than 24 percent think the economy will become less stable.
The index is a research partnership between WSU and the Institute for Supply Management-Southeast Michigan.
Find more details in the full PMI report for April.
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PHILADELPHIA – The LA Galaxy have been wheeling and dealing over the last two weeks and don't expect them to stop there.
On Wednesday, Galaxy head coach and general manager Bruce Arena told LA Galaxy Insider that the club was hoping to add another player to their roster over the last two weeks to fill the spot vacated by Hector Jimenez who was traded to the Columbus Crew on Monday. Ahead of Thursday's MLS SuperDraft even more details emerged as the Washington Post's Steve Goff reported that LA had secured the signature of a foreign wide midfielder. The position of the unnamed player is of particular interest as wide depth is a concern for the Galaxy heading into preseason with just three players (Landon Donovan, Robbie Rogers and Gyasi Zardes) expected to fight for the two starting spots on the flanks.
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George Clooney's ex-girlfriend Stacy Kiebler has become a new mom.
The wrestler-turned- TV personality, 34, gave birth to baby girl Ava Grace on Wednesday as her Clooney dating predecessor Elisabetta Canalis was preparing to confirm reports of her engagement.
Little Ava is Keibler's first child with husband Jared Pobre.
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Keibler wed tech entrepreneur Pobre in March.
Clooney is set to wed his current girlfriend Amal Alamuddin in Italy next month.


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Remember when we thought it was really cold at Lambeau Field? Well, it still is cold—four degrees, currently—but that wasn't accurate evidence of how Lambeau Field is a frigid hellscape. Here are some real photos from today, thanks to AP photographers.
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