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Fagbenle has earned two Rookie of the Week honors (Gil Talbot).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Temi Fagbenle was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week on Monday, marking the second time this season she has earned the award.
Fagbenle helped Harvard to a 73-59 win over Providence last Tuesday, the team's first against the Friars since 2003 and its second in as many years over a BIG EAST opponent. The sophomore scored 13 of her 15 points in the second half, and finished the night shooting 7-of-9 from the floor with three rebounds and one assist.
Fagbenle currently leads the Ancient Eight in shooting percentage (55.4%) while also ranking 12th in scoring (10.5 ppg), ninth in rebounding (5.5 rpg) and fifth in blocked shot (1.0 bpg). She earned her first career weekly award from the conference on Nov. 12 after going for 12.5 ppg, 9.0 rpg and 3.0 apg in the team's first two games of the year. Harvard has now picked up at least one Ivy League award in each of the season's first five weeks of play.
The Crimson is back in action tonight as it takes on cross-town rival Boston University at 7 p.m.
2012-13 Ivy League Honors
Nov. 12 – Temi Fagbenle, ROW
Nov. 19 – Victoria Lippert, POW
Nov. 26 – Christine Clark, POW
Dec. 3 – Victoria Lippert, POW
Dec. 10 – Temi Fagbenle, ROW


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Indie filmmaker Kelly Reichardt, for the sake of her dog, drives back and forth between her New York home and the Oregonian landscape that shapes her films, noting along the way the increasing toll of industrialization.
The observation has relevance for her latest film, `'Night Moves," which tells the story of three young environmentalists who plot to blow up an Oregon dam choking a stream and flooding old forests. The plotline puts front and center the issue of eco-terrorism - a term that Reichardt does not endorse.
`'I would call it direct activism," Reichardt said in an interview Saturday ahead of the film's world premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival. `'But if there is radicalism, I guess I would say it is on behalf of the corporations. When I drive cross-country and I see the face of America, to me it feels radical in how little remains untouched."
`'Nightmoves," a thriller at heart, but with Reichardt's thoughtful pacing, stars Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning and Peter Sarsgaard as environmentalists who have chosen a radical - and perilous - action to protest environmental degradation.
Reichardt films in detail as the three organize the bombing, revealing the edginess of Eisenberg's Josh, the almost carefree calm of Fanning's Dena and the cavalier daring in Sargaard's Harmon as they buy a boat, figure out how to get another 500 pounds of ammonium nitrate fertilizer and prepare the explosives. They are alternately meticulous and careless.
`'These are not professionals" Reichardt said. `'Harmon has a sort of casualness that makes him dangerous and Dena is at an age that makes her so self-assured, at least at the beginning."
She describes Josh as `'a pretty dark character. He has a lot to feel really, really right about, and that can be dangerous."
Reichardt insists the film is not a meant to make a political statement. Rather `'it's really a character film, and just based on what I think would be the conversation of our time."
And she deflects questions about whether she reveals details that might be useful to would-be copycats.
`'There was so much on the Internet, if you wanted a manual," she said during a press conference. `'I am not sure the film celebrates the glory. It is about the complexity of radicals, and I think the downsides are equally weighed."
The scenery informs this movie, as in all of Reichardt's work, and Fanning said filming on location brought the dilemmas home to her. `'There is a scene when they are on the boat going through a tree grave yard, with stumps sticking out of the water. They used to be trees, but the dam has changed the level of the water," Fanning said in an interview.
Fanning said she could understand the characters' frustration with general apathy in the face of environmental destruction, but she also said she how small projects can make a difference when she was invited recently on a tour of five African nations with former President Bill Clinton's foundation.
`'I think the three characters are all looking for that kind of connected feeling and this is their way of feeling plugged into the world, and plugged into the movement and activism," she said. `'Their maybe rash choice is from a place of just wanting to feel a part of it, and kind of being annoyed at the rest of the people around them that they are not seeing it."
`'I think it happens with all kinds of different things and not just activism. I certainly have moments where I'm like, `Am I the only person who feels this way? Seriously?," Fanning said.
Eisenberg worked for several months on the organic farm that was Reichardt's starting point for the film, living in a yurt and working in cabbage fields - an experience that helped the actor connect with his character's motives.
`'It just gives you a different sense of living," Eisenberg said. `'When you are planting the food that you eat, you feel a direct sense with interacting with the world for practical reasons, and alternatively you are feeling disgusted by a lot of modernity just by being separate from it. That is what my character is mainly driven by.
`'My character thinks of himself as a soldier in a war fighting what he views as modern society that's been co-opted by business and technology," he said. "I suppose there is a kind of irony if he is fighting to create a more beautiful, peaceful and sustainable environment, but doing it through kind of dangerous means. He views his acts as right and just, and he views the damage as collateral damage. `'

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Not sure how many readers happened to catch some of the recent comments from a reader who happens to be a Bears' fan – appropriately named Bearsfan. We at Packergeeks definitely welcome readers from opposing teams. Bearsfan initially commented on my post about Kyle Orton being pretty good so far. The post was an honest look at Kyle Orton's season so far. It was a half-way-point, half-admission that I may have been off in my negative assessment of Orton. While I have no problem with trash talking and taunting because it's a lot of fun, I must admit, I was surprised Bearsfan took to this after this particular post. Though maybe I shouldn't be surprised. The comments for this post were eventually reduced to this gem from Bearsfan:
Yes, my plan worked to perfection. I noticed no Packer fan took the time to comment on the success of Orton so I knew all it would take was a short comment by a Bears fan . I'm just surprised that they had time to climb down from their tree stands to type something in. Maybe they have their lap tops up in the tree with them. Type quietly, you wouldn't want to scare away the deer. Of course, only a backwoods Packer fan would be so superstitious as to believe that they can have an effect on the outcome of someone elses performance. I bet your still wearing that same orange jumpsuit that you killed that deer in five years ago (unwashed too probably).
I'll let Packergeek Nation handle this one – let us know your thoughts.


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Progressive reform measures, such as the academic content standards currently being implemented by Governor Whitman, provide the opportunity for New Jersey's entire education community to work together. It is essential that higher education institutions are actively involved in such school reform efforts and make parallel changes in college admissions, placement, curriculum, and instructional methods to ensure a strong, seamless education system.
The New Jersey Commission on Higher Education estimates that over 500 collaborative projects exist between the state's colleges and universities and elementary or secondary schools. Importantly, because educational opportunity is a key to the revitalization of urban areas, about half of those programs focus on urban students. While there is a great deal more to be done to achieve systemic change, New Jersey's higher education institutions make substantial contributions to the education of K-12 students.
For example, 13 higher education institutions collaborate with special needs school districts in the state's College Bound Program to support precollege programs for urban/minority youngsters in grades 6-12. The on-campus programs provide support services and academic activities designed to encourage students to complete high school with the necessary preparation to pursue postsecondary studies in science, mathematics, or technology, areas which are gateways to careers of the future.
Through New Jersey's Statewide Systemic Initiative (SSI), Rutgers University and 14 other institutions work with schools and other partners to strengthen math, science, and technology education for all students. In collaboration with the SSI, Stevens Institute of Technology implemented the Networking Infrastructure in Education project, a national model for training teachers to use the Internet to enhance education.
Individual colleges and universities throughout the state dedicate their resources and experience to wide variety of programs for K-12 students and teachers. At NJIT, the School of Architecture introduces Newark elementary school students to the power of computing through computer assisted design software. The program reinforces both math and design skills and exposes students to the college environment.
Several collaborative relationships in the form of professional development schools bring college and school faculty together to improve K-12 programs and prepare student teachers. They also provide professional development for experienced K-12 educators and valuable insights for college faculty, both through research and practice. An excellent example is the Cooper's Poynt Professional Development School, a partnership between Rowan University and the Camden City School District.
The New Jersey Network for Education Renewal also provides professional development for school faculty and administrators. It is a partnership between Montclair State University and 18 school districts, including Newark, Paterson, and East Orange. In addition, the university works to enhance science instruction in the early grades in Paterson.
In a more recent effort, Rutgers University established one of New Jersey's first charter schools, the Project LEAP Academy Charter School in Camden. The K-8 school integrates education, health, and human service programs with community involvement, to provide new opportunities for children.
Successful collaborative efforts are not limited to large or four-year institutions. For example, Caldwell College, a small Catholic institution, sponsors a Hispanic Concerns Program that helps Hispanic high school students improve their academic skills and ultimately pursue higher education. And community colleges are engaged in many programs with K-12 schools, such as tech-prep programs, which coordinate the last two years of high school with the first years of college to prepare students for the workforce.
These are but a few examples of successful K-12 and higher education partnerships, and new efforts are underway. For example, the four higher education institutions located in Newark (Essex County College, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rutgers University, and the University of Medicine and Dentistry) are working with the Newark School District to plan for the year 2000 opening of an 800-student, $35 million science and technology high school to prepare urban students for career paths that require specialized knowledge and skills in math, science, and technology.
Collaborative relationships such as those described above require conscious nurturing by policymakers, business leaders, and concerned citizens alike. None of us should be content to allow New Jersey to define success as slowing down the rate of failure, and all of us should be committed to ensuring that all students have access to the educational opportunities necessary to succeed.


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Bluej problem with adding object from another class to a different class?
Hi there i am trying to create a fish tank which has fish and a fish feeder, i have created methods and objects for the fish and the fish feeder. But now i am having trouble trying to create a field in the tank class to store the fish feeder object.
here is the code from the tank class where i am having trouble creating the field for the feeder and also creating code for adding and removing a feeder:
public class Tank { private Fish myFish; private boolean full; private FishFeeder newFishFeeder; /** * Constructor for objects of class Tank */ public Tank() { full = false; myFish = null; newFishFeeder = null; } /** * Add a feeder to the tank */ public void addFeeder(FishFeeder feeder) { if(!full) { newFishFeeder = feeder; full = true; } else { System.out.println("Sorry there is no room in the tank for another feeder"); } } /** * Add a fish to the Tank. * @param fish, the fish to the tank */ public void addFish(Fish fish) { // Can only have one fish if(!full) { myFish = fish; full = true; } else { System.out.println("Sorry there is no room in the tank. It is already occupied and the resident fish will not share. "); } } /** * Remove the fish - e.g. if it has died. */ public void removeFish() { // Can only remove if there is a fish there if(full) { myFish = null; full = false; } }


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Magic spell: Can the County Fair really bring rain?
Question: How do you predict when it will rain in August?
Answer: What date is the Albemarle County Fair?
Even in a drought year, there's an amazing consistency to the county fair's ability to conjure rain. The day the fair opened, the sky darkened and began gentle spitting. By the second day– Wednesday, August 28– the rain came down in earnest, and the fair had to close for the night.
Threats of rain for the rest of the week kept away so many fairgoers that gate and amusement receipts were 25 percent below 2001 numbers, says fair president Barbara Shifflett.
By comparison, last year was a good year– it rained only once, and the fair didn't shut down, unlike in 1999 and 2000, when heavy downpours caused the fair to lose money.
Why is the fair so plagued? "It's just poor luck," says Shifflett philosophically.
The Hook went to state climatologist Pat Michaels, who suggests that the fair harness its rainmaking abilities.
"They're a very effective rainmaker," jokes Michaels. "They should hire themselves out."
If it's any consolation to those unpaid volunteers who put on the fair each year, Albemarle isn't the only end-of-summer festivity that regularly suffers from bad weather. Michaels points out that the Virginia State Fair, held in September, is "notorious for being rained out."
September is typically a dry month, says Michaels, especially if no tropical storms make landfall. But just as the state fair can find rain in a dry month, "Albemarle County can find rain in a drought. These aren't little showers. When you have an Albemarle County Fair, the rain is serious."
In contrast to Albemarle's poor run, the opposite is the case in Augusta County.
"I have the authority to speak on that," brags Michaels, "because I've won First Place in the Pumpkin Quality competition for the past five years." Even this year, when Michaels' pumpkins were affected by the drought? "Everyone else's were worse."
So is there any scientific explanation for why the Albemarle County Fair has been so unfortunate in its rain dates? "Who says we have to be able to explain everything?" quips Michaels. "Obviously it's pure witchcraft."
Shifflett doesn't want to count on the good graces of witches or rain gods. After the 1999 and 2000 fair "put us in the hole," the fair didn't break even on its $150,000 budget, she says.
"It's always a struggle with the weather, and one-third of our budget goes to putting up the big tents every year," she says. Shifflett wants a permanent facility.
"We're looking for 100 acres," she says. Fair organizers want to build a community center that could be used by 4-H groups and as a concert facility. "That's our dream," Shifflett says.
As bummed as organizers are that this year's fair was a wash, there are some who are quite happy with the way it turned out. "It's gotten us pretty popular with farmers," says Shifflett. "They want us to run in June, July, and August."


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It's Monday and I am up way too early. In need of coffee immediately! Last week was insane for me, but such a great week. Seen beautiful collections and met beautiful people.
I wore this last night for the premiere of Wren + Fallon Film directed by Leith Clark & Gia Coppola. Met Sofia Coppola and she's just as stunning as she is in photos.
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The Eight: Reindeer Monologues, Frosty Farm, San Diego Bay Parade of Lights
Events December 12-December 18, 2019
Various Authors noon, Dec. 8
On principle, I'm a fan of being able to get coffee outside. It makes a lot of sense to avoid going into a building to get something that's perfectly suited for on-the-go consumption. Why, when it's a beautiful day, go in when you could stay out?
I pass by the Meshuggah Shack on the regular, as it's on the corridor for bicycle travel heading towards La Jolla. It's hard not to stop and grab a shot of espresso for the road. The green kiosk is right at the corner of Goldfinch and Fort Stockton. Motorists will be happy to hear that the business just succeeded in getting the curb out front painted green for 15 minute parking.
Yiddish speakers will be familiar with the word for for "crazy" in the shack's name...and death metal fans will mistakenly wonder why name a coffee klatch after a metal act? The Shack's been done up in bits and pieces of conventional wisdom (Jewish and otherwise), my favorite of which is the "no kvetching" sign. English owes some truly awe-inspiring words to Yiddish roots, "schlep" is just about the best way to imply burdensome carrying, and it's a pity that "kvetch" doesn't get more usage.
Because, seriously, quit kvetching and have some coffee. It's a beautiful day!
Maybe try the serpent-themed mocha at the Shack that's been laced with Sriracha. It's easy to make a case for Rooster Sauce as the greatest hot sauce in the world and throwing it into a cup of coffee is a rad way to say "wake up."
Meshuggah Shack has WiFi, as far as I know, so sitting and messing around on the interwebs is a possibility. But a little conversation never hurt anyone and John (the owner) is expert in all things coffee talk and more entertaining than YouTube cat videos on any given day.
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Post subject: Birthday of His Imperial Majesty Shahanshah Aryamehr
October 26th
The Birthday of:
His Imperial Majesty Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Shahanshah Aryamehr
The Late Emperor of Iran
He would have been 86 years old today.
I will repost what I had posted on one of "Pirooz's" threads on Shahanshah Aryamehr with some additions:
25 years ago on this day His Imperial Majesty Shahanshah Aryamehr passed away having had cancer.
The ungrateful people of the country, which was on the right track towards modernity, progression, and democracy, exiled him because they claimed he was a "puppet"/"bloodthirsty dicatator" and the list goes on; however history has shown that he was simply a patriotic Iranian who had the best interests of his nation at mind and as any human being made mistakes and had flaws, but none that would earn him the label of "bloodthirsty dictator" or an american "puppet".
Imperial Iran was not a democracy but was on its way to become one, a nation that less than a hundred years ago was a backward, poverty-striken, disease infested wasteland under the rule of ignorant Qajars (who in turn reported to the British) had under the Pahlavi's become a strong nation-state who had made enormous advances in a very limited amount of time. With the coming of the Islamic Republic, through the Islamist Coup D'Etat, our country was set back hundreds of years. This was indeed the "second arabo-islamic invasion of Iran".
The Iran of today in the hands of the mollah's is a country in which:
- women are treated as sub-humans
- teenagers are denied the right to enjoy life and cannot see a bright future for themselves in their homeland
- workers/teachers/nurses etc have not been given their salaries for months and in some cases years (!)
- "elections" are fraud and in which people have the freedom to chose candidates carefully screened and approved by the Islamic establishment on the basis of their loyality to the system and islam
- poverty and prostitution is rampant
- aids figures have rapidly grown
- democratic activities are quickly and brutally supressed by the savage islamic forces that the IRI have at their disposal (revolutionary guards, basijis, and plainclothesmen/thugs)
- political activists/ journalists are being tortured in prisons across the country
- suicide rates are rampant
- well over ten million people are drug-addicts!
- university graduates leave the country as soon as there is an opportunity, causing a huge "braindrain"; some people risk their lives trying to leave the Islamic Republic in hope of reaching Europe/U.S.
- depression affects the overwhelming majority of the Iranian population due to the terrible state that our country has been reduced to under the rule of a bunch of illiterate, anti-Iranian mollah's who are filling their foreign bank accounts with what is left of Iran's wealth
-journalists are imprisoned for telling the truth and newspapers not in line with the regime's ideology are shut down
- a photographer being a canadian citizen is beaten to death by the a top official in the regime's judiciary and nothing has been done to bring the people responsible for her death to justice
- young children (9-17) are raped and executed by Islamic Revolutionary Tribunals!
- homosexuals are tried and executed by Islamic Kangaroo Courts!
- harbouring/financing/supporting and creating terrorist islamic organizations is a daily task of the Islamic Republic
- state-supported suicide brigades are created to attack western nations
- Iraq/Afghanistan are two neighbours that are victims of the Islamic Republic's terrorist activities in those two countries
- Iran's cultural heritage is neglected and at worst destroyed or freely open to looting
- and and and...
Iran and Iranians are ready for change. Today Iranians are waiting for the day to vent all their anger they have kept inside for 25 years towards this barbaric Islamic establishment. Today we witness the terrified state that the mollah's and their supporters find themselves in by having to impose martial law in Iran's main cities in order to crush any popular uprisings.
The Shah of Iran was striving to bring Iran to a higher level in which the country would be ready to embrace a full democracy, but unfortunately that moment was never allowed to take place because of those people who commited treason in 1979 and betrayed their nation by handing it over to the waiting enemy.
Today it's time for us to fulfill that vision of His Majesty Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and create an Iran which is free, independent, secular, and democratic. This can be done and will be done once we rid our country of the Islamic Regime that has been preying on it for 26 years now.
As this great Iranian patriot was slowly leaving this world he had to suffer even more by seeing all his efforts to modernize Iran being wiped out in one day by the lowest scum on this earth, and all those who served Iran being executed in cold blood one by one.
May his memory live on forever!
Khoda biamorzatesh!
Roohesh shaad!
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Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 8:35 pm
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Reza Shah the Great
Shahanshah Aryamehr
Prince Reza Pahlavi
15th January 1979. One day before his departure from Tehran, Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi stood in front of a statue of Reza Shah I in one of the rooms at the Niavaran Palace and expressed his regrets for deciding to leave Iran and said farewell to his father. Dr Amir Aslan Afshar, Chief of Protocol at the Imperial Court, stands to the right of the Emperor.
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A quote I would like to share with you ladies/gentlemen:
"On this eve of the 95th anniversary of the Constitutional Revolution we strongly believe that the future is in our credit. Iran might seem to have lost track from her path to reach the Great Civilizaion; however, the recent events prove that changes are underway. In this day and age of globalization, Iran has too important a place for it to be ignored. Though it seems everything visible has been burnt to the ground, but the roots of our great civilization lie buried in thousands of years of history."
The vision of future Iran emanating from the creative ferment of the Iran of today is one of a society once again attaining greatness. With half a population less than one generation old and with an ancient heritage to build upon, the nation is at once more than 2,500 years mature and less than twenty years young. This duality expresses itself in an ever-widening interaction with all parts of the globe, complemented by a renewed sense of cultural roots. Nader Khalili
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Javid Shah, he was a very good man deep inside!
Zende-bad Iran-e-Aria Zamin
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Shahriar: The picture of the raghead, murderer, Khalkhali....that you are using is nauseating....usually people use pictures to represent them....I assume this raghead is your representation, that is why you are using his picture.......
it says a lot about you!!!!
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 6:12 pm
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Happy Birthday to Shahanshah Aryamehr.......the history has shown what a true patriot he was......Rest in peace, roohash shad.........
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after his father he was the next best thing that happened to modern Iran, real shame that the people didn't get it back then, now they do though
Happy Birthday Shahanshah, May you rest in Peace and Thank-you
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Shahriar: The picture of the raghead, murderer, Khalkhali....that you are using is nauseating....usually people use pictures to represent them....I assume this raghead is your representation, that is why you are using his picture.......
it says a lot about you!!!!
You are mistaking that man for someone else it seems. That is Ayatollah Montazeri. A senior cleric who has been betrayed by Ayatollah Khame'ini.
He is a man of many wise words who has shown his side regarding the velayate faqhih. He is the most respected religious figure in Iran.
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May I also add that, he does not deserve the title Shahinshah. The most he ever amounted to was Shah, and a puppet at that. Although he was a very good man, he was not the Shah that Iran needed at that time.
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 4:26 am
Post subject: I miss you, Shahanshah
I Miss You, Shahanshah
I miss you, Mohammad Reza Shah
I miss your father too, the first Reza Shah
I miss both Pahlavis, kings of mine
I miss the recent past, when Iran was fine
I miss 1941, the year of your ascension
I miss that young man, who lacked apprehension
I miss your resolve, your unbreakable determination
I miss you saving Iran, defying foreign intervention
I miss your noble venture
I miss your kingly adventure
I miss your firm, Persian gaze
I miss your speeches, never ceasing to amaze
I miss your grand plan
I miss the pride you brought to our clan
I miss your peace, and prosperity
I miss your calm, and tranquility
I miss your military might
I miss your uniform, shining so bright
I miss your solid, imperial power
I miss how you made our enemies tremble and cower
I miss your Royal Air Force, the guardian of the sky
I miss your Imperial Army, waving our flag high
I miss your Imperial Navy, sentry of Persian Gulfs coast
I miss the message they all sent: attack Iran and youre toast
I miss your love of country, your patriotism
I miss the principles you fought for, your idealism
I miss your sense of honor and duty, above all
I miss the Commander in Chief, who always answered Irans call
I miss your palace of Golestan
I miss the beauty you brought Iran
I miss your ambassadors receptions
I miss their envy, their awe stricken perceptions
I miss your class, your opulence
I miss your demeanor, your elegance
I miss your walk, an effortless glide
I miss your head held high, emanating pride
I miss your fair and just reign
I miss your benevolence, lending a hand to those in pain
I miss the kindness you showed your subjects
I miss how you treated them as people, not as objects
I miss your building style, your architecture
I miss your improvements, of Irans infrastructure
I miss your commitment, to health and education
I miss the progress, of our once proud nation
I miss your endeavors, your dreams
I miss everything you did, everything that gleams
I miss the unity of our Persian quilt
I miss the nation you once built
I miss your peaceful, White Revolution
I miss your land reforms, ridding us of an old pollution
I miss the champion of womens rights
I miss the champion of literacy; all just fights
I miss your love of Kourosh, and his heirs
I miss your homage, to the glory that was theirs
I miss your gala event, the Persepolis celebration
I miss your parade in time, presented in gradation
I miss your tough, yet gentle love
I miss how you looked as an eagle, but acted as a dove
I miss your show of power and strength
I miss also your restraint, avoiding bloodshed at great length
I miss that cold, dark, January day
I miss your last day as king, alas you couldnt stay
I miss your sad farewell, before boarding that dismal plane
I miss that last day, before Iran became insane
I miss your last day of life, in a foreign but friendly land
I miss the pain I felt, unable to lend you a helping hand
I miss the humanity you received from Sadat, a true Pharaoh
I miss both of you now, leaders joined by sorrow
I miss our freedom, something we should have cherished
I miss our dignity, which with you also perished
I miss our happiness, which left with you as well
I miss our dreams and hopes, weve bid them all farewell
I miss you Shahanshah, our just and noble king
I miss a nation unable to laugh, dance, or sing
I miss not just the king, but more so the man
I miss the simple person, who like me, had just a simple plan
The evil acts of the wicked serve to show the righteousness of the just
Amir Nasseri
I am Dariush the Great King, King of Kings, King of countries containing all kinds of men, King in this great earth far and wide, son of Hystaspes, an Achaemenian, a Persian, son of a Persian, an Aryan, having Aryan lineage
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 2:45 pm
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May I also add that, he does not deserve the title Shahinshah. The most he ever amounted to was Shah, and a puppet at that. Although he was a very good man, he was not the Shah that Iran needed at that time.
This is to everyone on this site, this guy, with the raghead avatar, is an agent.... I have seen them on every website, they usually pick a Persian name as oppose to their real name, they agree on few things and then mostly try to cause diversion or change the focus to something else. You can see it on his responses, first he said "Javid Shah", now "He is a Puppet". Actually he did us all a favor by picking a raghead avatar, and praising a mullah...now we know who he is.......
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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 11:24 am
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Because we do not like something, we ignore it and pretend that it did not happen. Well this revolution happened. Now whether for good or bad, whether it was successful in what it achieved or not, and whether we like it or not, it happened. Millions and millions of people rose up against the king and his government.
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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:22 pm
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Because we do not like something, we ignore it and pretend that it did not happen. Well this revolution happened. Now whether for good or bad, whether it was successful in what it achieved or not, and whether we like it or not, it happened. Millions and millions of people rose up against the king and his government.
Okay this is for you mullah Shahriar/guest, read it carefully...it wasn't millions & millions of people, as you and your mullah's like to advertise... This was basically a coup from within the government orchestrated by a TRAITOR CALLED FARDOOST.... read on.
Drums of war are beating in Tehran
The staff of the supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei are burning late night candles. The news of referring Iran to the Security Council has become public.
The Ball is now in their court. They have to make the next move ..
They are getting ready to implement the plans which they had prepared just for this occasion. It is called Operation Divine Intervention. In the series of events they will try to inflict damage through their proxys in order to make nations withdraw their demand without their actual direct confrontation.
Operation Divine Intervention
During the Iran, Iraq war became obvious to the Iranian clergy leadership that confrontation with United States is immanent. That is, if they wish to control the Middle East and to export their brand of revolution in order to create the new Islamic Empire.
Sepah Pasdaran and Baseiji organization, through series of low level confrontation with the US Navy in Persian Gulf, Marines in Beirut, Army in Iraq and Special Forces in Afghanistan have learned many valuable lessons.
During the Shahs regime Savak Secret Police headed by General Nassiri (later executed by firing squad) was divided into two distinct and separate major sections. Under these two sections were various different subsections. Depending on the tasks, the subsections operated by their names and reported to the head of their respected major sections. The International Section under General Motazed had to report to General Nassiri, the head of Savak.
The National Section under General Fardoost had to the same. Howevevr, there were sub sections in National Secret police under the direct orders of the Shah reported only to Fardoost. They did not have to answer to General Nassiri or his boss which was the Prime Minister of Iran.
The Two major sections were 1. National Secret Police which operated something like FBI, headed by General Fardoost, the late Shahs closest confident and later turned turn coat. The second section 2. International Operations, Headed by General Motazed which operated like CIA. For the purpose of International intelligence gathering and reporting on Iranian political organization operating outside of Iran
The most important sub section under the National Secret Police unit and under the total control General Fardoost was completely intact. This divisions code name was Ekbatan.
During the revolution Ekbatan section under the direct command of General Fardoost, only responsible to report to him, had provided the
crucial tasks of implementing the national strikes in the work force; Government organizations, Bazzar and the Private sectors infrastructure.
This section under General Fardoosts direct control comprised of infiltration unit, identification, and political ideology; Planning and implementation units.
Easily, they were able to mass duplicate the exiled Ayatollah Khomeinis speeches and audio tapes, distributing it through their own agents inside the government organizations and companies.
Plan and orchestrate strikes, demonstrations and recruitments.
Later on when General Motazed was forced to resign and accept the post of Iranian Ambassador to Syria during the Shah regime, a large chunk of his international section fell into hands of General Fardoost as well.
After the revolution General Fardoost was in charge of creating the New Islamic Secret Police called Savama with the help of Ekbatan section and the Simorgh; part of General Motazedd intact international section.
Ekbatan and Simorgh divisions under the watchful eyes of Revolutionary council created the Islamic Secret Police called Savama.
The new recruits were selected from the veterans of Iran-Iraq war. Hand picked through the ranks of Sepah Pasdaran and Baseiji groups. They have been selected among the most fevering religious zealots who are unquestionably loyal to the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Khomeini and the Guardian council.
These new recruits under the expert training received from Ekbatan and Simorgh operating staff have become a very impressive operating team. Their precision assassinations and the style of tortures soon made them famous. They surpassed the reputation Savak had made before and created fear into hearts of all Iranians.
As the old guard of Ekbatan and Simorgh retiring, new people replaced them and advanced to many important and influential positions. The current President of Iran Mr. Ahmadi Nejad is a very good example of these recruits.
Operation Divine Intervention was established during the 1980s for the purpose of assessing, planning and the possibility of US invasion of Iran; Engagements with the US Armed Forces and delivering devastating blows in case of conflict. In co-ordination with the armed forces, Sepah Pasdaran and Baseiji, this operation is under the direct control of the Supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei and his staff.
Currently there are 3000 experienced top senior level filed operatives engaged in Operation Divine Intervention.
Depending in their region of service, some of these agents are already in place of their duty and some are in Tehran on call, awaiting orders to become operational at a very short notice.
They are all experienced professionals. Have worked in regions they are assigned to before and do speak the local languages. They are at the levels of Directors in each geographical area of their field service.
All have proven track records and have been in combat and undercover operations ranging from wars, Para-military/partisan activity, reconnaissance, prisoners debriefing, information extraction, kidnapping, assassination, infiltration, explosives and recruitment.
They can blend into any environment posing as businessman, staff employee, student, media person and others.
Some of these operatives despite their strict religious habits have received Fatwa which is direct orders from the Supreme leader to be able to drink Alcoholic beverages and engage in activities prohibited by Islam in order to infiltrate the groups they are targeting.
The Operation Divine intervention is now activated in full force by the order of the Supreme leader and close supervision of the New President and all his cabinet members who were/are in the Savama (later changed its name to ministry of intelligence and security (MOIS), and related fields.
What is their next step?
In coming weeks you will see them in action in phase one of their operation. Iran will heat up the engagements of insurgents and US coalition teams in Iraq. The operatives from this operation are already on their way to Iraq. They will take over planning, directing and implementation of the tasks from the local Militia Such as Muqtada al-Sadr, Mahdi Army in Naiaf and Kabala, against the British forces, US forces and the rest of the coalition.
Another visible sign will be the introduction of new insurgent groups as they will start claiming victories on attacks made to coalition forces.
A major visible sign you will note is the direct attacks against the Japanese peace keeping force in Iraq. Until now, this group has been unharmed as they do not engage enemy like other coalition forces and are in Medical delivery and other humanitarian activities.
The Japan constitution prohibits any act of war against enemy. The Japanese peace keeping army can only fight if attacked and in defending themselves. Although as of now, the rules of engagement has changed since Japan has voted in favor of dragging Iran to the Security Council. You will see some clashes between insurgents and Japanese peace keeping forces.
During the upcoming two months until Iran is taken to Security Council, you will see gradual escalation of violence in Iraq and other places; although, none of these attacks will be claimed by Iran.
The major clashes will be in Iraq. However, you will see terrorists activity in France and Germany as well. Not something serious but enough to rattle the cages in these two countries. Trying to scare people into submission and forcing their governments to withdraw their demands.
These operatives will plan and deliver devastating blows to the British forces as Britain was the one that wrote the Security Council resolution draft. The British Army is in their backyard and through more than dozens of insurgent groups under their payroll; they will make it very uncomfortable for these forces in Najaf, Kabala, sea shores, beaches and ports Which British Army controls.
The engagement with the US will be in the next two months limited to Iraq and some minor staged clashes in Afghanistan. The engagement will be under their controlled insurgents and not a direct confrontation.
In all of their activities during these two months the goal is scare tactic. Scare the EU 3, US and other countries who have voted in favor of this resolution to back off from their original demand.
They have seen good results in Spain as the government caved in. There was a new prime minister after the bombing. The new Spanish government recalled its troops from Iraq. These operatives will try to create same situations in order to frighten the governments into submission.
During this period the rest of the operatives remain in Iran will be dispatched to their pre-designated areas and will start to take over and work closely with the local groups they have set up previously as sleeper cells or others.
The Phase one will end after the two months period. Depending on its derived success, the Phase Two of the operation will commence.
The civilized nations of world are against ruthless, fanatic and disciplined force which is determined to make the A- Bomb as it knows making this bomb will be insurance for their survival, recognition, respect and longevity of their tyrannical regime.
As it is said, the best defense against such a fanatical group is an effective offense. United Nations must send troops to Iraq; helping the US and the coalition to face these operatives and their paid insurgents head on. There can be no yielding under the pressure from these criminals.
The Supreme Leader and his gang are preparing for the total all out war in the last phase of this operation. In their sick minds they think they can win the war. If they have to sacrifice the entire Iranian population in order to achieve their goal, they are prepared to do it.
The plans are made. The timetables are set. They know exactly what they intend to do and are willing to go to any extreme in order to achieve it.
The rest is up to us in the free world to stop this megalomaniac so called supreme leader and his murderous cronies dead on their tracks.
What they want is not the wish of the Iranian people. The Iranian people are fed up with this bunch more than the world is. But, they cant do anything until they get moral support from the free world.
The majorities of Iranians are against these people and will answer to the call of uprising against the regime. Providing this call is true and sincere.
Ramin Etebar, MD
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Isn't there some expiration date for the title "elder statesman"? If not, there sure should be, since former President Jimmy Carter wore out his welcome on the world (and, indeed, domestic) stage some time ago.
The uproar caused by Carter's declaration that racism was driving various criticisms of Barack Obama is just the latest embarrassment partly caused by the unwelcome interference of America's 39th president.
After being soundly drummed out of the White House in 1980 by Ronald Reagan -- following a term characterized by economic malaise, an energy crisis, a 444-day hostage standoff and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan -- one of Carter's first "acts" as an ex-president actually helped cover him in glory. Attaching his name to the Habitat for Humanity charity, he helped build houses for the poor (ably assisted by an army of volunteers). What made Habitat such an ideal charity was that it was far more a hand-up than a hand-out. Recipients weren't given the house. Rather they put in their own sweat equity -- right after they helped build someone else's home too.
By lending his name to Habitat, Carter began to craft a brand new legacy: From failed chief executive to "America's greatest ex-president." That was partly cemented with the work of his Carter Center which monitored elections. Any good that the Center did early on as an objective monitor organizations has been tainted in recent years with approval of suspect elections in Venezuela.
For a man who advocated the importance of human rights while in the White House, ex-President Carter seemingly loves kissing up to dictators and authoritarian strong men. Carter essentially broke the long-standing bipartisan isolation of Fidel Castro by speaking in Havana in 2002. Mild criticisms of Cuba's human rights violations were more than tempered by a full-throated call for the U.S. to end its embargo. But perhaps Carter's most reprehensible action in recent years was the one that helped sunder the organization that bears his name. By writing a book comparing Israel's treatment of Palestinians to that of blacks under apartheid South Carolina, Carter caused one Carter Center scholar and 14 members of the center's advisory committee to resign.
The pattern in all of these incidents is the same: Carter either adopts positions, gives a speech, or writes a book that is explicitly contrary to the stated announced policy of the United States. Even when "playing ball," Carter is hopelessly naive and still messes up. As a special envoy to North Korea under then-president Bill Clinton, Carter helped broker a deal that was supposed to prevent the country from building a nuclear weapon. Fifteen years later, the Pyongyang is as close to completing one as can be.
In this sense, the current flap over racism is much of a piece with his earlier actions in the international area. This statement and controversy is not helpful to Barack Obama. Quite the opposite. Even if it were true, it's not a conversation that the president wants. It's a lose-lose for Obama: Even if he wanted to, Obama can't afford to create -- or participate in -- a racial flap. Been there, done that. Who knows? Maybe the one-time peanut farmer was feeling guilty about the way he once shamelessly played racial politics when he was Georgia governor and running for president?
The great irony is that previously pundits predicted that Bill Clinton would be the problematic former president -- especially with his wife as secretary of state. Instead, it's rather obvious that Obama has strong respect for Clinton -- despite the sharp elbows thrown during the, yes, South Carolina primary last year.
In fact, the trust between Presidents 42 and 44 could be seen in Obama's tasking Clinton -- not Carter -- to go to North Korea to help free imprisoned journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling, Earlier this week, the two men had a private lunch in New York City.
Figure on Obama having a lunch with Jimmy Carter anytime soon?
Don't hold your breath.
New York writer Robert A. George blogs at Ragged Thots. Follow him on Twitter.


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So my professor wants me to implement read from and write to .txt functionality in my current program. I've only implemented read/write to txt once and that was with integers using a postfix annotation.
So I'd like my program to start by asking the user which way they would like to input their data. 1 by entering it into the console or 2 by reading from a .txt file.
If they choose number 2 I would like to print out a pre-formatted text file which allows them to enter what actions they want to take in the lines below the instructions given. This is also the same .txt file from which I would like the program to read... so for example:
Please enter an action: add, assign, or exit. If you want to add a recruit please enter the name of the recruit after the action. If you want to perform multiple actions, then continue those actions on the same line. Type exit when you wish to exit.
<user input>
The program would skip the first line of the text file, which are the instructions given and read the actions of the second line and print to an output.txt file informing the user of the actions taken.
I would like to create two methods, one for the read and one for the write.
Here are my problems:
1. My professor wants the implemented linked-stack structure to be made of Object-type nodes. Is this going to be a problem when I try to read/write from/to the txt files since they are expecting String types?
2. How do I implement Exception handling with read/write functions? Like if the user saves an incorrect input to the .txt file, how do I get the program to throw an exception and write it to the output .txt?
3. How can I get the read method to skip to the second line of the .txt file where the user inputs will be? Is there a skipLine() method within a buffered reader class?
Anyways, here is my code so far:
LinkedStackpackage Assignment4; public class LLObjectNode { private LLObjectNode link; private Object info; public LLObjectNode(Object info) { this.info = info; link = null; } public void setInfo(Object info) { this.info = info; } public Object getInfo() { return info; } public void setLink(LLObjectNode link) { this.link = link; } public LLObjectNode getLink() { return link; } }
LLStackMain... so farpackage Assignment4; public class LinkedStack implements UnboundedStackInterface { protected LLObjectNode top; public LinkedStack() { top = null; } public boolean isEmpty() { if(top == null) return true; else return false; } public void push(Object element) { LLObjectNode newNode = new LLObjectNode(element); newNode.setLink(top); top = newNode; } public void pop() throws Exception { if (!isEmpty()) top = top.getLink(); else throw new Exception("pop attempted on an empty stack."); } public Object top() throws Exception { if(!isEmpty()) return top.getInfo(); else throw new Exception("Top attempted on an empty stack."); } }
package Assignment4; import java.util.*; import java.io.*; public class LLStackMain { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { LinkedStack lStack = new LinkedStack(); String response1; String response2; Object holder; boolean done = false; Scanner kybd = new Scanner(System.in); FileReader fReader = new FileReader("Instructions.txt"); BufferedReader bReader = new BufferedReader(fReader); FileWriter fWriter = new FileWriter("userOutput.txt", true); PrintWriter pWriter = new PrintWriter(fWriter); System.out.println("This program allows you to add new recruits to a boot camp.\n" + "You can deploy the most recent recruit to assignment.\n"); System.out.println("First you must choose how to enter the data.\n" + "Enter 'user input' if you would like to enter into the console," + " or 'file input' if you would like to read the data from a file"); response1 = kybd.nextLine(); try{ if(response1.equalsIgnoreCase("user input")) { while (!done) { try { System.out.println("What would you like to do? add,assign, or exit?"); response2 = kybd.nextLine(); if (response2 == "add") { System.out.println("Please enter the name of the recruit you would like to add"); holder = kybd.next(); lStack.push(holder); } else if (response2 == "assign") { System.out.println("Recruit " + lStack.top() + "Was given assignemnt."); lStack.pop(); System.out.println(lStack.top() + "Is now awaiting assignment."); } else if (response2 == "exit") { System.out.println("Now exiting program."); done = true; } } catch(Exception e) { System.out.println("Input was incorrect."); } } } else if(response1.equalsIgnoreCase("file input")) { System.out.println("Please refer to directory C:/Users/Galen/Java/Workspace/Data Structures/src/Assignment4.\n" + "and open the Instructions.txt to continue."); System.out.println("Enter 'ready' once you have completed the file to be read."); response2 = kybd.nextLine(); try { if(response2.equalsIgnoreCase("ready")) { } } catch(Exception e) { System.out.println("Input was incorrecct."); } } } catch (Exception e) { System.out.println("Input was inccorect."); } } //Where I would like the read and write methods to be }
I know this is asking a lot,but our teacher didn't go over read/write past saying we needed to implement it and I've been spending hours searching the internet for read/write tutorials and can't seem to find the answers.
Thank you for any help!


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Subaru Introduces the new XV Crosstrek
Joining Subaru's lineup of crossover-utility vehicles is the new 2013 XV Crosstrek. Versatile and fun-to-drive, the XV Crosstrek debuts with a bold five-door design and impressive fuel economy ratings: 33 mpg on the highway and 25 mpg in the city (28 mpg combined).
Subaru offers two versions of the XV Crosstrek, the Premium with a high level of standard features, and the Limited model with additional luxury and technology — all 2013 XV Crosstrek models are powered by a 148-horsepower 2.0-liter engine.
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The Subaru XV Crosstrek is a good-looking crossover with its black side- and wheel-arch cladding, rocker spoiler and roof rails and unique-design 17-inch wheels. Front and rear bumpers and the front grille are also unique to the Subaru XV Crosstrek.
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The Subaru 2.0-liter Boxer engine produces 148 horsepower at 6,200 rpm and 145 pound-feet of peak torque at 4,200 rpm.
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A 103.7-inch wheelbase yields interior roominess in the 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek. Rear seat legroom of 35.4 inches is close to that of some midsize cars. With the standard 60/40 split rear seatbacks folded, this versatile five-door crossover provides a flat load floor with up to 51.9 cubic feet of carrying space.
The standard cargo area is outfitted with a cover that can be pulled into place or removed, along with a removable waterproof cargo tray, tie-down hooks and grocery bag hooks.
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Inside, rich-looking appointments and details abound, including soft-touch materials for the dashboard, door trim and center console armrest.
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Pulse-measurement, sphygmometers and sphygmographs
Taking the pulse is diagnostic practice found in many medical traditions, from Galenic to Traditional Chinese Medicine and Unani Tibb. In the Western tradition, physicians have made attempts to quantify this observation since the early modern period. The Italian physician Sanctorius invented a 'pulsilogium' to count the pulse with the aid of a pendulum, and the British physician Sir John Floyer (1649-1734) introduced the second hand on watches to time the pulse more accurately.
In 1831 Julius Hèrisson developed the 'sphygmomanometer' (or 'sphygmometer' for short), an instrument to display the pulse beat visually. This instrument was improved over the course of the 1800s. In 1854 the German physiologist Karl Vierordt (1818-84) combined Hèrisson's instrument with a device to record the movement of the pulse on paper. His 'sphygmograph' could be used to record a human pulse over a longer period of time. In 1863 the French physiologist Étienne-Jules Marey improved the device by making it portable.
In the late 1800s blood pressure measurements became routine in hospitals and were recorded on patients' charts together with other data such as temperature. Further developments in the late 1800s and early 1900s led to the development of the cuffs that we use to measure blood pressure today.
Related links
Anon (P H G), 'Measurement of the pulse: the sphygmometer, "an instrument which makes every action of the arteries apparent to the eye", invented by Dr Jules Hèrisson, with remarks on its utility in the study of disease', The Lancet, 1/578 (1834-35), pp 22-27
C Lawrence, 'Physiological apparatus in the Wellcome Museum. Pt. 1, The Marey sphygmograph', Medical History, 22 (1978), pp 196-200
C Lawrence, 'Physiological apparatus in the Wellcome Museum. Pt. 2, The Dudgeon sphygmograph and its descendants', Medical History, 23 (1979), pp 96-101
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The food industry races to get products from farm to processor to market as quickly as possible, but how fast it moves off the grocery shelf and into a shopping cart depends on the whim of the consumer. That's why packagers increasingly embrace modified atmosphere packaging (MAP).
Every food product has its own ideal atmosphere, be it oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, or a carefully controlled mixture of gases. MAP lets processors and packers adjust the atmosphere within a package, preserving freshness, ensuring safety, and extending the shelf life of meats, vegetables, and other items that go bad over time.
New design
One of the latest offerings from UltraSource LLC, Kansas City, Mo., is the Rhino 12 high-capacity modified-atmosphere tray packing machine that's specifically built for washdown environments. It's designed for medium to large-sized commercial production and accommodates bowls, trays, and family packs. For example, the Rhino 12's extra-wide seal area simultaneously handles up to four rows of popular #3 sized trays.
Machine throughput rates are up to:
• 7 cycles per minute for vacuum/gas mode.
• 8.5 cycles per minute for gas-flush mode.
• 10 cycles per minute for seal-only mode.
A stepper motor advances trays with ±0.5-mm repeatability into the sealing mold, where they're sealed with plastic film and then automatically discharged. But because the unit must stand up to the heat, chemicals, and high pressures common to washdown environments, much of the motion control and actuation depends on pneumatics.
Pneumatic motion
"Contaminants and moisture can have a significant negative impact on the performance and energy efficiency of pneumatic-based motion actuation in washdown environments," says Scott Lickteig, a machine design engineer at UltraSource. For that reason, the company worked closely with engineers at Festo Corp., Hauppauge, N.Y., to specify pneumatic components that would set the Rhino 12 apart from its competitors in terms of uptime and performance for this class of high-capacity machine.
Among the pneumatic motion-control functions, the Rhino 12 uses Festo DNC-80-175 cylinders for die closing, AEVC-25-10 cylinders for film clamping, and ADN-80-30 cylinders for sealing and cutting.
The DNC cylinders in this application have an 80-mm diameter and 175-mm stroke. They are standard, double-acting cylinders made of aluminum alloy with a smooth-anodized finish, and high-alloy steel piston rods. They come with polyurethane or nitrile-rubber seals, although fluoropolymer seals are available. Ambient temperature rating for the standard version is -20° to 80° C, though optional versions handle temperatures from -40 to 120° C.
AEVC cylinders are compact, short-stroke, single-acting units that come in diameters from 4 to 100 mm with strokes from 2.5 to 25 mm. The version used here has a 25-mm diameter and 10-mm stroke. They're designed to offer rapid response, large clamping force in relation to their size, and require minimal installation space. They have anodized aluminum bodies, alloy steel rods, and polyurethane rod seals.
The ADN products are compact, double-acting cylinders. The Rhino 12 uses versions with 80-mm diameter and 30-mm stroke, but these cylinders are noted for availability in a wide range of variants, configurations, and mounting accessories – thanks to its modular design – letting engineers tailor them to suit specific applications.
They feature anodized aluminum construction, alloy steel rods, and polyurethane or fluoro elastomer seals. Standard, built-in cushioning rings absorb impact energy and thus permit high speeds, fast machine cycles, and long service life.
Controlling all the machine's pneumatic valves is Festo's VTUB electronically controlled valve manifold. It can hold from 2 to 16 valves on a single manifold, making it suitable for a wide range of pneumatic applications. Valve options include 3/2-way normally open and normally closed; and 4/2-way valves with single or double solenoids. It also handles vacuum applications. Pressure capabilities range from -0.9 to 8 bar and flows to 1000 lpm, and operating voltage ranges from 12 Vdc to 230 Vac. This compact manifold also saves on wiring — the VTUB requires only a single cable with a 26-pin connector to control and activate the manifold's nested valves.
Festo also offers a valve-terminal configurator to help users more easily select the right version for an application. All terminals are supplied fully assembled and individually tested, reducing installation time for the machine builder.
A Festo D Series air-preparation unit filters, regulates pressure, and lubricates the Rhino 12's compressed air. Supplying clean and regulated compressed air to a pneumatic system helps ensure better overall performance and energy efficiency over time, compared with a system operating on dirty, unregulated air. Both the D Series FRL and VTUB manifold are mounted in a NEMA-4 rated enclosure. A Festo CRVZ-10 compressed air reserve tank rounds out the core pneumatic system.
"Over the course of its lifetime, Rhino 12s will perform millions of cycles and UltraSource wanted a trouble free, reliable, and accurate motion system that customers can depend upon," said Kevin Ost, Festo Food and Beverage Industry Segment sales engineer. "The care that went into the pneumatic system design was exemplary and the result well suited to the application."
Other features of the Rhino 12 include a controlled film-advance system that reduces film breakage to near zero and tightly controls advance distance from the uncut side for optimum conservation of film. Its proprietary film-clamping system provides assured sealing. And a pivoting discharge conveyor provides for easier maintenance access to the inside of the sealing area than most if not all high-capacity tray packers. Product changeovers take less than 15 minutes, as users need to change only a single tool.
The Rhino 12 includes an 8.3 cfm, 10-hp compressor, and a 7.5-hp vacuum pump. Optional features include a motorized ejection conveyor, printed film registration, integrated film labeler, 10-hp vacuum pump, and additional lane configurations.
For more information on UltraSource food processing and packaging equipment, visit www.ultrasourceusa.com.
For more information on Festo pneumatic components and systems, visit www.festo.com/us.


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For p a constant in (0,1) and n going to infinity such that pn is an integer, consider the distribution on n bits that selects a random subset of pn bits, sets those to 1, and sets the others to 0. What is the largest k = k(n,p) so that the induced distribution on any k bits is 1/10 close in total variation distance (a.k.a. statistical distance) to the distribution that sets each bit to 1 independently with probability p? For every p I would like to know k up to a sublinear (i.e. o(n)) additive term. (For starters, p = 1/8 is good too.) Does anybody know of a place where this is worked out?
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One-eyed man creates prosthetic 'surveillance' eye
The aptly named Eyeborg Project
A one-eyed man has taken advantage of some of the world's smallest imaging and data transmission technologies to help him create documentaries filmed from the first-person perspective.
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Rob Spence, a 36-year-old film maker from Canada, finally had his eye surgically removed some 13 years ago - and a further 13 years after the organ was badly damaged in a shotgun accident.
However, he and a team of ocularists, inventors and engineering specialists are now working on the Eyeborg Project – the development of a prosthetic eye that captures and transmits video.
Spence's eye includes a battery (far left), wireless transmitter, circuit board-mounted camera and double layer eye
The eye will include a 1.5mm CMOS camera, an RF transmitter "smaller than the tip of a pencil eraser" and a lithium-polymer battery. Footage will probably be sent to recording equipment in a rucksack, which will presumably be worn by Spence.
His aim, aside from breaking technological boundaries, is to raise awareness of the issues surrounding surveillance in our society.
"Hold still, this might sting a bit..."
Spence's project sounds remarkably similar to the dream of Tanya Vlach – a one-eyed woman who last year appealed for some gadget guidance to help her turn her artificial eye into a camcorder. ®


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US stocks rose for the week, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average reaching a record, as earnings topped forecasts and the US Federal Reserve said it will further trim bond purchases as the economy gains momentum.
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index briefly climbed above its highest closing price on the final day, before tensions over Ukraine overshadowed data showing payrolls rose the most since 2012.
Pepco Holdings Inc surged 23 percent amid a pickup in deals activity. Yahoo Inc jumped 6.9 percent as Internet stocks rebounded after a selloff.
The S&P 500 rose 1 percent to 1,881.14 for the five days. The Dow added 151.43 points, or 0.9 percent, to 16,512.89. The NASDAQ Composite Index increased 1.2 percent.
"You had positive economic data and evidence the US economy is gaining momentum this week, which should be driving us to higher highs," Chad Morganlander, a fund manager at Stifel Nicolaus & Co, said in a phone interview from Florham Park, New Jersey. "Even the Russian issue should have little effect on global growth, and the jobs number bodes well for future growth in the US."
The Dow climbed to a record 16,580.84 on Wednesday, capping a three-day rally, after the Fed said the economy is perking up after stalling last quarter and the job market is improving.
Data on the final day showed US payrolls rose the most in two years last month and the jobless rate plunged to 6.3 percent, the lowest since 2008.
The US Federal Open Market Committee pared its monthly asset buying to US$45 billion, its fourth straight US$10 billion cut, and said further reductions in "measured steps" are likely.
GDP rose at a 0.1 percent annualized rate from January through March, compared with a 2.6 percent gain in the prior quarter, the US Department of Commerce said on the same day as the Fed decision.
Other data during the week showed consumers and companies were shaking off winter doldrums. Household purchases, which account for about 70 percent of the economy, rose 0.9 percent last month, the most since August 2009. Incomes increased by the most in seven months.
A report from the Institute for Supply Management showed factories added employees last month at the fastest pace in four months. Manufacturing climbed the most this year.
The S&P 500 has expanded 1.8 percent this year, while the Dow is down 0.4 percent. Tensions in Ukraine have offset better-than-forecast corporate earnings. US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel set a May 25 trigger for possible economic sanctions against Russia, and the UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on Ukraine on Friday after Kiev dispatched forces to retake a separatist stronghold.
Almost 140 companies reported earnings during the week. About 76 percent of those that have posted results this season have beaten analysts' estimates, data compiled by Bloomberg show. More than 52 percent of them have topped sales projections, the data showed.
Yahoo, whose share price doubled last year, rose 6.9 percent to US$36.87 this week, while Netflix Inc added 5.8 percent to US$340.65 as the Dow Jones rose 1.4 percent following a 4.2 percent drop in the previous week.
The NASDAQ Composite rebounded after disappointing results from Amazon.com Inc on April 24 triggered a selloff in technology shares. The technology-heavy gauge fell in four of the previous five weeks amid concern valuations have outpaced estimates for earnings growth. NASDAQ companies trade at 35 times reported earnings, double the level of S&P 500 members.
Apple Inc rallied 3.6 percent to US$592.58, extending gains from the previous week after reporting surging sales of iPhones and setting plans to increase its share repurchase authorization by US$30 billion, boost its dividend and split its stock 7-for-1.


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Moore dominates Tribe in encouraging start
Zobrist drives in three runs with two doubles
ST. PETERSBURG -- Tampa Bay will go only so far as the pitching will take it this season. Based on what Matt Moore and company gave the Rays Friday night, this year's team could go a long way.
Led by Moore's solid effort, the Rays won, 4-0, over the Indians at Tropicana Field with 16,019 watching, a result that moved both teams to 2-2 on the season.
Moore struggled with command issues throughout Spring Training, though he did show signs of life in his last outing in Saturday's exhibition against the Tigers. Given the way the 23-year-old southpaw began his second full Major League season, March's madness is in the rearview mirror.
Throughout his outing, Moore appeared to have the Indians eating out of his hand, setting them up with fastball strikes before pulling the string with breaking stuff outside the zone.
"Usually, when I'm ahead [in the count], that really opens up options," Moore said. "I kind of started expanding the zone a little bit. So that first pitch is huge and tonight I was able to pop some two-seamers in there early, and that set up the other stuff."
Jason Kipnis, who hit a ball to deep center field in the first that Desmond Jennings hauled in before slamming into the wall, said Moore's velocity seemed to be down a little bit from the 95-97 mph range he showed last season.
"Today, it was kind of in the 92-94, but he knows that," Kipnis said. "He's a smart pitcher, so he started using his offspeed a little bit more and moving the ball in and out."
Moore threw six scoreless frames, allowing just two hits and two walks while striking out eight en route to his first win of the season.
"He got into some deep counts, was able to throw a strike when he wanted to with the fastball, which I think is also very important for him," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "But I thought it was the perfect time for him to get him out. 100 pitches, six innings, he feels really good about himself as he goes home tonight. That's a great game for him to build off off."
Moore retired the final eight hitters he faced before Jake McGee, Brandon Gomes and Joel Peralta pitched the final three innings without allowing any Indians to reach base. Michael Bourn got the only two Indians hits. The rest of the squad managed just two walks, and they managed to hit just five balls that left the infield.
Friday's night's shutout was the Rays' first of the season, following a 2012 campaign in which they set a franchise record for shutouts with 15.
"It feels good for us to have a combined shutout like that," Moore said. "It's something we really work toward every year, and to have the first one on my night it feels nice."
Meanwhile, Sam Fuld and Ben Zobrist led a solid offensive attack against Cleveland starter Zach McAllister, who needed just 20 pitches to navigate the first two innings.
During the length of Spring Training, Maddon preached prudence in regard to the recovery of Fuld's right hamstring. After all, a lot of the good things the Rays outfielder does are related to his speed.
"I think it was definitely the right plan of attack," Fuld said. "I think maybe the only thing that was going to be an issue was going to be the number of at-bats I got during Spring Training. But luckily I felt confident that I didn't need a ton of at-bats in the spring. And I'm starting to feel more and more comfortable at the plate now."
Fuld rewarded his manager's patience with results Friday night.
He singled to center field to start the fourth. When Ben Zobrist followed with a double to right, Fuld scooted around the bases to score the Rays' first run.
Zobrist later scored on Yunel Escobar's groundout to put the Rays up 2-0.
Fuld was again in the middle of things in the fifth when he singled with two out to move Desmond Jennings to third. Zobrist then doubled to right. Jennings scored and Fuld raced around the bases before "Super Sam Fuld-ing" it across home with a headfirst slide to put the Rays up 4-0.
Zobrist has hit safely in all four of the Rays games and has multiple RBIs in three of the four. He went to bed Friday night with a .467 average that included one home run and seven RBIs.
"As a team, I liked what we did today," Fuld said. "We had a lot of good at-bats against a guy we haven't seen much and had some pretty good stuff. It's encouraging to get off to a good start like that."


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It doesn't get easier
Coming off the Thanksgiving Day game, the Lions schedule has been tweaked for this week. Usually they have a walk-through on Mondays and then have Tuesdays off. This week they have today (Monday) off, then will start preparing for the Cincinnati Bengals with a practice on Tuesday.
Nothing gets easier for these Lions (2-9) who play three of their final five on the road. That includes the next two Sundays at Cincinnati, then at Baltimore. The Lions havent won on the road since Oct. 28, 2007, a streak of 17 straight road losses.


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Sometimes life comes at us with such force, surprise and ruthlessness, it stuns us. I don't have any more answers than you do but I do have it whacking me in the face or elsewhere, every day of my life. I know if you're reading this, you do, also.
This week has been a good example of that as so much is going on in our little world as well as the impending danger for millions of Americans facing a hurricane in the east. Let me use yesterday as an example. Jim, my dear man, who had just returned from a trip to California on family business had missed his flight because the hotel did not give him the wake-up call he had requested. While he was in CA he went to visit an old friend many miles from where he was staying to discover that old friend's wife had been found dead that morning in their bathroom. She was recovering from surgery. Thankfully Jim was there for the rest of the day and evening for his old friend and his sons as they arrived on various flights from all over the country.
Then yesterday he had to be back in Portland, 75 miles from here, at 7:30 in the morning to see the dermatologist. Two more biopsies were taken. Jim thinks they're trying to do him in, one "scoop" at a time. I assured him as any good smart-ass wife would that it would take a lot of scooping. Meanwhile, as he was being prodded and biopsied, I was awakened by a backhoe, shoveling and scraping weeds, Oregon blackberry bushes and a tree stump or two in a large empty lot across the street. Then a large bucket/ladder truck arrived in all its glory to park on and crush the sidewalk across the street, on the other side of us, in preparation to remove a once huge beautiful tree that had split in our fierce windstorms of 2007. Of course, it was accompanied by a shredder of indescribable volume. You know those sounds that make your teeth rattle?
I was waiting for the dear man who works on our computers to come by and help me with Jim's computer while my new one is being prepared for me because I'm too ignorant to do it myself. (I must share with all of you the fact I didn't know what to call the backhoe and had to call my daughter who I knew would know because of her 7 year-old son. I wanted to call it a steam shovel but felt certain that wasn't correct any longer. When she said backhoe I started laughing and said, "Wow, that would be such a great code name for me, wouldn't it?" But I digress.)
I had to return some movies to the video store and because we get few dry days around here, all of the streets are being worked on. There were huge signs in front of our house I had to manipulate around and as another car came up the hill toward me, I over-corrected and clipped one of the neighbor's huge trash cans which was out in the street for trash pick-up and tore the side mirror off my car, glass flying everywhere. I drove around the block to pick up my mirror pieces and to scoop up as many fragments as possible. All of this happened and it wasn't even noon yet.
Since it was so wonderful outside I finally got to wash some windows, and perform a few other chores that needed doing. As all of you know, we have to more or less strike while the "iron is hot" when your body is compromised by pain and illness. Yesterday I struck and later last night it struck me back. There is always a price to pay but I think that's life.
Please allow me to share one of my poems with all of you today because it seems appropriate for this subject.
The Human Condition
We become fatigued by life
slowly, one day at a time.
Successes, failures
love found, love lost.
This shell and vehicle
once a friend,
now becomes less cordial.
You feel the same
yet your body and the mirror
tell a different tale.
You grow weary of
experiences and
Life's joys
grow more profound
And you become more
of what you truly are.
Tones become deeper
Resonance becomes fuller
Colors become richer.
You gradually become
a sum of all.
Each experience,
each relationship,
each sunrise and sunset
equal the who of you.
Each path you've taken
has led to some destination.
One day you begin to wonder.
What did I accomplish?
What did I achieve?
Was my stack the highest?
Does it matter?
Regrets become reflections.
The past is only a moment in time.
You realize learning is the food of life
and loving is the sunshine.
Each day you move forward
fed by learning,
spurred on by loving
you move toward the sunshine.
Find some sunshine today, my friends.
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Name at birth: Richard Charles Rodgers
Richard Rogers was one of the most successful and celebrated composers of the 20th century. His partnerships with lyricists Lorenz Hart (1895-1943) and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960) resulted in dozens of hit musicals for the stage and screen, from Babes in Arms to The Sound of Music. A published songwriter by the age of 17, Rodgers and Hart began collaborating in the 1920s. Between 1920 and 1943 they wrote dozens of musicals for the New York stage and Hollywood movies, including The Boys of Syracuse and Pal Joey. In 1943 Rodgers teamed with Oscar Hammerstein II to write Oklahoma!, a box office smash and a landmark in the history of musical theater. Rodgers and Hammerstein went on to write and produce hit musicals such as Carousel, State Fair, The King and I and The Sound of Music, all of which were adapted for the movies. After Hammerstein's death in 1960, Rodgers continued composing, sometimes writing his own lyrics. Rodgers was known for his catchy melodies and ability to incorporate other musical styles into popular tunes. Some of his songs, such as "My Funny Valentine" and "The Lady is a Tramp" have become jazz standards.
Rodgers also composed for television, winning an Emmy for the music of the documentary series Victory at Sea (1952).
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Maison Margiela black tshirt dress / STELLA McCARTNEY coat / Yves Saint Laurent black high top shoes / 3 1 Phillip Lim black shoulder bag / Marni necklace / Michael Kors stainless steel watch / Marni bracelets bangle / Smoke & Mirrors mirrored glasses
My favourite time of year is coming up.
It's the last month of Winter and as the days start getting warmer, the need to layer fades. Soon the amazing feeling of throwing a coat on over a short t-shirt dress and kicks will be all you need to step outside into the great outdoors. Gone will be the days of trying fruitlessly to grab on to the ends of cardigan or sweater sleeves so that they don't bunch up under your coat sleeves. Which by the way are way too tight to fit anything under comfortably anyway.
As a minimal dresser, layering items in Winter is just not my forte. I end up just being either way too cold, or way too hot. Also anyone who wears a lot of black will know the pain of putting on a entire black outfit, consisting of many layers, only to find that some of the blacks you're wearing are blue/black, some are red/black and some are green/black…
The struggle is real.