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Welcome to Holiday Inn & Suites Chicago Northwest - Elgin
Welcome to the newly renovated Holiday Inn Elgin Hotel & Suites Chicago Northwest perfectly located between Hoffman Estates, West Dundee, Barrington, Rockford and Huntley. Whether visiting Bystronic, SKF, Siemens, Judson University, Renishaw, Verizon, or General Electric our location directly off of I-90 and only 19 miles west of O'Hare International Airport makes us the ideal location.
During your stay enjoy the many attractions of downtown Elgin including the Grand Victoria Casino and Hemmens Cultural Center or attend an event at the Sears Centre.
The Holiday Inn Elgin Hotel & Suites Chicago Northwest caters to business and leisure travelers with deluxe amenities and services; including complimentary Wi-Fi, HDTVs, and mini fridges in all guest rooms. We offer several dining options featuring Bennigan's Irish Restaurant and Pub, breakfast in Crystals and room service.
Our ballroom accommodates up to 300 guests for dinner, making us the perfect Elgin Wedding Venue. From intimate affairs to grand events, our 10,000 sq. ft. of banquet space can accommodate all of your needs. Our Catering Managers are here to assist with planning your Wedding Reception, Birthday Party, Reunion or Quinceanera.
Our Sales staff is here to assist with any guest room block needs for offsite wedding receptions, reunions and sport groups. Your guests can enjoy the largest indoor pool in the area featuring an oversized hot tub.
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Kids ages 18 and under stay for free when sharing their parents' room. Up to four kids ages 11 and under eat free any time of the day in any Holiday Inn® on-site restaurant.
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- Number of Floors: 8
- Total Number of Rooms: 243
- Number of Suites: 63
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The current edition of The Sporting News ranks all 120 NCAA FBS teams and has Colorado at No. 74.
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The king of hearts.
After spending a few years in the saddle, we all come to understand that certain components may get a lot of attention (shift levers and rear derailleurs, we're looking at you) but other components are actually the heart of a bike's build. We're thinking wheels and cranksets here, and today's industry knows no finer specimen of the latter category than the newly redesigned Campagnolo Super Record 11 4-Arm Crankset.
The big, obvious changes are in the crank arms and chainrings. The crank arms lost a longtime comrade when their number fell to four, which nets a claimed 12% gain in torsional stiffness. They also lost a bit of metal, replacing it with lighter, stiffer carbon that extends all the way to the big ring. Like their predecessors, the new arms are strategically hollowed in areas that don't need the extra reinforcement in order to reduce weight.
The number of chainring coupling holes increased, bringing the total from five to eight, which accounts for the redesign of the chaingrings. Instead of sharing one set of holes, both rings get the benefit of their own set. This effectively standardizes the crankset's bolt circle diameter and lets you switch from compact to standard rings without swapping the entire unit. The full-size rings have eight pins with corresponding up- and downshift zones for immediate shifting engagement. The compact and semi-compact outer rings have four pins. They're all more aerodynamic, using the same deep rim philosophy that makes you love your Bora wheelset.
This isn't all to say that Campagnolo redesigned everything, just the elements where improvement was possible. For example, Ultra-Torque returns for its eighth year, and its self-centering, self-aligning Hirth joint still equals heavier, single-piece spindles in terms of power transmission. The titanium axle and reverse-threaded bolt are just as strong as the steel used in Record and Chorus but save a combined 40 grams. Ultra-Torque's single-bolt construction is simple, elegant, efficient — everything you'd expect from Campagnolo.
Campy's CULT bearings are another returning star. CULT's ceramic bearings and Cronitect races are smooth enough to make us want to don a hooded habit and start murmuring chants of fealty. They've been hit with a thermochemical surface treatment in order to reduce bearing wear, so we'll be murmuring for some time. The friction reduction is so great that Campy claims you gain 3.5 watts per pedal stroke in respect to the average energy loss from bearing friction.
Due to the upgrades from previous model years, Campagnolo suggests that the 2015 Chorus, Record, and Super Record groups aren't compatible with previous generations of drivetrains. In order to remove any doubts about compatibility, the Italian firm has added an "A" in a square box to drivetrain components that are compatible with 2015 Chorus, Record, and Super Record. Having made that declaration, we're also able to report that we've been able to build groups using the new derailleurs and shifters (2015 and later — the ones marked with an "A") paired with the previous generation cassettes and cranks (2014 and earlier).
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I have a Colnago C60 this bb will fit? Because I ordered it...
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Italian elegance. Zero flex. Bearings smooth as butter. Luke was exceptional to deal with.
Is this compatible with 2014 Record groupset?
I am wondering if I can switch this with my standard size of 2014 Record chainring.
Hello. I have an Orbea with a Ultra Torque British BB. Is this SRM compatible with the British BB? Hoping that it is. And thank you in advance for your answer.
Which BB is compatible or best for this this Crankset the Italian or
Campagnolo Ultra-Torque which is an Italian BB will work best. Give me a call at 801.204.4577 and I can help you out!
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I never ridden ceramic bearings before in my life and it was amazing because I was able to pedal whole lot better then riding campagnolo record cranks. So if you have the money for it then get it
When you say that the 2015 crankset is not compatible with other drivetrains, are you saying that it is not compatible with 2014 EPS Super Record 11 derailleurs?
From what Campy says, its only compatible with the new parts but I can't see why it wouldn't work. We haven't tried it yet, so i can't say it will work for sure.
When are you guys gonna have the complete set of all new campagnolo group set complete? I need to update my campy record group set.
We have all the pieces but we haven't gotten a set together yet. If you want to give me a call here directly I would be happy to put a group together for you.
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Some law enforcement agencies want carriers to store your text messages
There's a controversial new push to persuade Congress to make it easier to see what you're typing and receiving on your cellphone.
Several law enforcement groups are pushing Congress to pass a law saying your carrier has to record and store your text messages.
It's not clear how long they want them stored.
The National District Attorneys Association is pushing for the new law.
This group favors a period of three or four months, maybe longer if an investigation is urgent.
"I mean 20 years ago we weren't talking about this. Today, everybody has a cellphone. Everybody texts and emails and is on social media. And that's where the evidence is today," said Scott Burns of the National District Attorneys Association.
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Happiness is chosen, not determined: research
Behavioural scientists have ruled out the theory that happiness is linked solely to genetics, in a study hailed as a breakthrough in psychological research.
The results of a 25-year study on 60,000 Germans show long-term happiness is determined by lifestyle decisions including choice of partner, employment and religion.
Study leader and Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne, Bruce Headey, says the study turns the long-term notion of happiness being linked to personality on its head.
"Happiness isn't just a matter of heredity, it isn't just in the genes," he said.
"Genes might be about 50 per cent of the story but the rest depends on lifestyle choices - choices relating to your partner and also relating to your work life."
The study appears in this week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) and is based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel.
It analyses responses from a national representative sample of people aged 16 and over who answered questions every year from 1984 to 2008.
On relationships, the findings reveal that individuals with neurotic partners are significantly less happy than those with more emotionally stable partners.
"People who select or happen to be selected by partners with relatively benign personalities, with low levels of neuroticism, and who are reasonably extroverted and outgoing, they tend to be happier than average, and happier than they would just on the basis of their own personality traits," Professor Headey said.
The study finds people who prioritise altruistic and family goals over career and material success are more satisfied with life.
It shows people who work much more or less than they want are significantly less satisfied with life than those who come close to making their preferred trade-off between work and leisure.
"Other things that matter are social activities, getting involved in social and community things with friends in an active kind of way," Professor Headey said.
He says a link between religion and happiness is also evident.
"Religion seems to work for people - people who regularly attended church or mosque were a bit happier on average than people who were non-religious or non-attenders," he said.
"So having some kind of belief system that gives you a sense of meaning or purpose is important for happiness."
Professor Headey says the findings are the first of their kind on such a large scale.
"In terms of what we research in terms of this empirical work on the determinants of life's satisfaction it is I think something of a breakthrough," he said.
"People want to be happy, they want to know what they can do to make a difference and this gives some indication of the kinds of choices that matter.
"So we don't have to be stuck with the idea that happiness is set, like disease or height or genes."
He says although the study was based on Germans, the findings can also be applied in Australia.
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* [http://www.copticchurch.net/topics/synexarion/mark.html St. Mark the Apostle, Evangelist, and Preacher of the Christian Faith in Africa]
* [http://www.copticchurch.net/topics/synexarion/mark.html St. Mark the Apostle, Evangelist, and Preacher of the Christian Faith in Africa]
* [http://www.zeitun-eg.net/stcyril6/stcyril6_v18.zip The return of St. Mark Relics from Italy (June 1968 - zipped RealVideo)]
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The holy, glorious and all-laudable Apostle and Evangelist Mark is the author of the Gospel of Mark, the companion of the Apostle Paul (as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles), and is numbered among the Seventy Apostles. He is often referred to as John Mark, and is the founder of the Church of Alexandria, being regarded as its first pope. As a result, he is also particularly venerated by the Coptic Church as its founder, as well.
His name was John, as the Holy Bible says: "He came to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together praying" (Acts 12:12). He was the one that the Lord Christ, to Whom is the glory, meant when He said: "Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, The Teacher says, My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at your house with My disciples" (Matthew 26:18).
His house was the first Christian church, where they ate the Passover, hid after the death of the Lord Christ, and in its upper room the Holy Spirit came upon them.
This apostle was born in Cyrene (one of the five Western cities, Pentapolis, in North Africa). His father's name was Aristopolus, his mother's name was Mary and he was a kinsman of the Apostle Barnabas. They were Jewish in faith, rich and of great honor. They educated him with the Greek and Hebrew cultures. He was called Mark after they emigrated to Jerusalem, where St. Peter had become a disciple of Jesus Christ. St. Peter was married to the cousin of Aristopolus. Mark visited St. Peter's house often, and from him he learned the Christian teachings.
Once when Aristopolus and his son Mark were walking near the Jordan river, close by the desert, they encountered a raving lion and a lioness. It was evident to Aristopolus that it would be his end and the end of his son, Mark. His compassion for his son compelled him to order him to escape to save himself. Mark answered, "Christ, in whose hands our lives are committed, will not let them prey on us." Saying this, he prayed, "O, Christ, Son of God protect us from the evil of these two beasts and terminate their offspring from this wilderness." Immediately, God granted this prayer, and the two beasts fell dead. His father marvelled and asked his son to tell him about Christ. He believed in the Lord Christ at the hands of his son who baptized him.
After the ascension of the Lord Christ, he accompanied Paul and Barnabas to preach the gospel in Antioch, Seleucia, Cyprus, Salamis, and Perga Pamphylia, where he left them and returned to Jerusalem. After the apostolic council in Jerusalem, he went with Barnabas to Cyprus.
After the departure of Barnabas, St. Mark went to Afrikia, Berka, and the five Western cities. He preached the gospel in these parts, and on his account many believed. From there, he went to Alexandria in 61 A.D.
When he entered the city, his shoe was torn because of the amount he had walked during his preaching and evangelism. He went to a cobbler in the city, called Anianus, to repair it. While Anianus was repairing the shoe, the awl pierced his finger. Anianus shouted in Greek saying "Eis Theos!" which means "O, one God!" When St. Mark heard these words his heart rejoiced exceedingly. He found it suitable to talk to him about the one God. The apostle took some clay, spat on it and applied it to Anianus' finger, saying "in the Name of Jesus Christ the Son of God," and the wound healed immediately, as if nothing had happened to it.
Anianus was exceedingly amazed by this miracle that happened in the name of Jesus Christ, and his heart opened to the word of God. The apostle asked him about who was the only God that he cried for when he was injured. Anianus replied "I heard about him, but I do not know him." St. Mark started explaining to him from the beginning, from the creation of heaven and earth all the way to the prophecies that foretold the coming of Christ. Anianus then invited him to go to his house and brought to him his children. The saint preached and baptized them.
When the believers in the name of Christ increased and the pagan people of the city heard of it, they were enraged and thought of slaying St. Mark. The faithful advised him to leave for a short while, for the sake of the safety of the church and its care. St. Mark ordained St. Anianus as bishop of Alexandria as well as three priests and seven deacons. He went to the five Western cities, and remained there for two years preaching, where he ordained more bishops, priests, and deacons.
Finally he returned to Alexandria, where he found the believers had increased in number, and built a church for them in the place known as Bokalia (the place of cows), east of Alexandria on the sea shore.
The angel of the Lord appeared to him and told him: "O Mark, the good servant, rejoice, for your name has been written in the book of life, and you have been counted among the congregation of the saints." The angel disappeared, then the Lord Christ appeared to him and gave him peace. His soul rejoiced and was glad.
The next morning, the pagans took St. Mark from the prison. They tied his neck with a thick rope and did the same as the day before, dragging him over the rocks and stones. Finally, St. Mark delivered up his pure soul into the hands of God and received the crown of martyrdom.
Nevertheless, St. Mark's death did not satisfy the rage of the pagans. They gathered much firewood and prepared an inferno to burn him. But a severe storm blew in, and heavy rains fell. The pagans became frightened and fled in fear.
The believers came and took the holy body, carried it to the church at Bokalia, wrapped it up, prayed over the saint, and placed him in a coffin. They laid the coffin in a secret place in this church.
In 828 A.D. the body of St. Mark was stolen by Italian sailors and was removed from Alexandria to Venice in Italy. However, the head remained in Alexandria.
Importance to the Coptic church
In the Non-Chalcedonian Coptic Orthodox Church, the Apostle Mark is perhaps the most beloved of all saints, being the founder of the see of Alexandria in the first century. Many Coptic churches are named for him, and on the 30th of Babah (Coptic calendar), the Coptic Orthodox Church celebrates the commemoration of the consecration of the church of the pure St. Mark the Evangelist, the founder of the church in Egypt, and the appearance of his holy head in the city of Alexandria.
Return of relics in 1968Baounah (Coptic month), of the year 1684 A.M. (Coptic calendar), which was Monday, June 24, 1968 A.D., and in the tenth year of the papacy of Pope Kyrillos the Sixth, 116th Pope of Alexandria, the relics of St. Mark the Apostle, the Evangelist of the Egyptian land and the first Patriarch of Alexandria, were returned to Egypt. After eleven centuries outside Egypt, St. Mark's body has at last returned to the same country (Cairo, Egypt) where he was martyred, and where his head is preserved to this day in the city of Alexandria, Egypt. Pope Kyrillos had delegated an official delegation to travel to Rome to receive the relics of St. Mark the Apostle from the Roman Catholic Pope Paul VI. The papal delegation consisted of ten metropolitans and bishops, seven of which were Coptic and three Ethiopians, and three of the prominent Coptic lay leaders. The Alexandrian delegation received the relics of St. Mark the Apostle on Saturday the 22nd of June, 1968 A.D. from Pope Paul VI. The moment of handing over the holy relics, after eleven centuries, during which the body of St. Mark was kept in the city of Venice, in Italy, was a solemn and joyful moment.
Troparion (Tone 3)
- Holy apostle Mark of the Seventy;
- entreat the merciful;
- to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.
Troparion (Tone 4)
- From your childhood the light of truth enlightened you, O Mark,
- and you loved the labor of Christ the Savior.
- Therefore, you followed Peter with zeal
- and served Paul well as a fellow laborer,
- and you enlighten the world with your holy Gospel.
Kontakion (Tone 4)
- The Church ever sees you as a shining star, O apostle Mark,
- Your miracles have manifested great enlightenment.
- Therefore we cry out to Christ:
- "Save those who with faith honor Your apostle, O Most Merciful One."
Kontakion (Tone 2)
- When you received the grace of the Spirit from on high, O Apostle,
- you broke the snares of the philosophers and gathered all nations into your net,
- bringing them to your Lord, O glorious Mark,
- by the preaching of the divine Gospel.
Apostle Mark
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Each hands-on activity presents a child with a challenging question that can be investigated and explored, then answered through lab work and experiments. An answer is reached through exploration of resources, following the individual steps of each activity, collecting data, and then drawing conclusions. After completing the activity as outlined in the workbook, there is an additional opportunity to create your own experiment. This allows the child to design his or her own activities, creating a personalized learning experience and further demonstrating scientific reasoning.
In some instances, parents might need to help children with certain parts of the activity, which turns science into a family affair! The activities in these workbooks will encourage every child to think like a scientist, encourage him or her to be inquisitive, and prepare kids for future lessons in science.
This curriculum has been modified specifically for homeschool families. At times, there may be references to print or digital components that are not included within the homeschool bundle. This will not hinder your child's successful completion of the course.
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EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Track 4: EPSCoR Research Fellows (RII Track-4) NSF Wide Programs
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PROGRAM GUIDELINESSolicitation 18-526
Important Information for Proposers
A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 19-1), is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after February 25, 2019. Please be advised that, depending on the specified due date, the guidelines contained in NSF 19-1 may apply to proposals submitted in response to this funding opportunity.
Full Proposal Deadline Date
March 10, 2020
Second Tuesday in March, Annually Thereafter
The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is designed to fulfill the mandate of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to promote scientific progress nationwide. A jurisdiction is eligible to participate in EPSCoR programs if its level of NSF research support is equal to or less than 0.75 percent of the total NSF research and related activities budget for the most recent three-year period (FY 2018 Eligibility Table). Through this program, NSF establishes partnerships with government, higher education, and industry that are designed to effect sustainable improvements in a jurisdiction's research infrastructure, Research and Development (R&D) capacity, and hence, its R&D competitiveness.
RII Track-4 provides opportunities for non-tenured investigators to further develop their individual research potential through extended collaborative visits to the nation's premier private, governmental, or academic research centers. During these visits, the EPSCoR Research Fellows will be able to learn new techniques, develop new collaborations or advance existing partnerships, benefit from access to unique equipment and facilities, and/or shift their research toward potentially transformative new directions. The experiences gained through the fellowships are intended to have lasting impacts that will enhance the Fellows' research trajectories well beyond the award period. These benefits to the Fellows are also expected to in turn improve the research capacity of their institutions and jurisdictions more broadly. Those submitting proposals must either hold a non-tenured faculty appointment at an institution of higher education or an early-career career-track appointment at an eligible non-degree-granting institution.
What Has Been Funded (Recent Awards Made Through This Program, with Abstracts)
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Slave to the Needles #2
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Hooray for another great issue of Slave to the Needles! Issue 2 of this knit-centric zine contains interviews with knittin' members of Cursive, Mates of State, Bikini Kill, Tegan & Sara, The Sick Lipstick and more! Aimee covers all the techniques you were curious about, like turning that old sweater into a freshly recycled ball of yarn, as well as some related sewing techniques to take your knit projects to the next level. You can learn to make a beer muff (or coozy to some of y'all!), a flowered bonnet, and adorable pixie underpants--to name a few. What more could you ask for in a zine?
- Shala 7/15/2008
Love love love the Slave to the Needles zines. Simple projects that aren't too intimidating for a beginner knitter like me, and really cute comics. Funny and thoughtful and well laid out and written.
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About Apache Week
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1999 Features
1998 Features
1997 Features
1996 Features
Here are all the previous features of Apache Week. Note that some links in old features might not work anymore.
2004 Features
Security levels
A quick summary of security levels that Apache Week apply to Apache web server vulnerabilities
2003 Features
Practical mod_perl
mod_perl embeds the Perl programming language in the Apache web server, giving rise to a fast and powerful web programming environment. "Practical mod_perl" aims to be the definitive book on how to use, optimise and troubleshoot mod_perl.
Vendor patches to Apache 1.3
We take a peek inside ten popular vendor distributions of Apache 1.3 to find out what has been added
Apache 2.0.44 Released
Apache 2.0.44 was released on the 21st January 2003. This release addresses recent security issues in Apache 2.0.43
2002 Features
Linux Apache Web Server Administration
We review "Linux Apache Web Server Administration", for well-versed Linux administrators who use Apache as their web servers in a small to medium-sized company.
ApacheCon 2002 Las Vegas
Paul Weinstein visited the Las Vegas ApacheCon in November 2002 and gives his highlights of the interesting news and events
SAMS Teach Yourself Apache 2 in 24 Hours
Aimed at beginners and intermediate users of Apache 2.0 this book covers how to install, build, configure, customise, monitor, and troubleshoot Apache 2.0 on a variety of platforms ranging from Linux, Windows to other Unix flavours.
Apache Administrator's Handbook
A practical, hands-on guide on how to install, configure, and administer the Apache Web server for Apache Web server administrators and Web dynamic content developers.
Apache 2.0.43 Released
Apache 2.0.43 was released on the 3rd October 2002. This release addresses recent security issues on non-Unix platforms, some minor bugs found in the 2.0.40 release, and adds some new features.
Professional PHP4 XML
There are lots of books about PHP and there are lots of books about XML, but there are very few books about PHP and XML. Wrox Press have attempted to fill this niche in the market with "Professional PHP4 XML".
Apache 2.0.40 Released
Apache 2.0.40 was released on the 9th August 2002. This release addresses recent major security issues on non-Unix platforms, some minor bugs found in the 2.0.39 release, and adds some new features.
O'Reilly Open Source convention in San Diego
Paul Weinstein visited the five day O'Reilly Open Source Conference in San Diego this week and gave his highlights of the interesting news and events
Professional Apache 2.0
Wrox Press Ltd's latest Apache book in its "Programmer to Programmer" series targets web server administrators and experienced Apache users who are interested in migrating from Apache 1.3 to Apache 2.0 web servers.
Apache 1.3.26 Released
Apache 1.3.26 was released on the 18th June 2002. This release addresses a recent security issue, some minor bugs found in the 1.3.24 release, and adds some new features.
Apache 2 Release
Apache 2 was released on the 6th April 2002; we look at the history of development on Apache 2.0 and features to help you use this new release
mod_perl Developer's Cookbook
"mod_perl Developer's Cookbook" by Geoffrey Young, Paul Lindner, and Randy Kobes which was first printed by Sams Publishing in January 2002 is a much-awaited addition to the few existing books which are exclusively about mod_perl
Apache 1.3.24 Released
Apache 1.3.24 was released on the 22nd March 2002. This release addresses a security flaw on Windows, some minor bugs found in the 1.3.23 release, and adds some new features.
Apache 1.3.23 Released
Apache 1.3.23 was released on the 24th January 2002. This release addresses some minor bugs found in the 1.3.22 release, and adds some new features, including HTTP/1.1 support for mod_proxy
2001 Features
Featured Articles 2001
Our selection of the best featured articles from our weekly newsletters. Read about everything from "Apache and Tomcat" to "Apache Security"
The CERT Guide to System and Network Security Practices
An abstract abstract
Hacking Linux Exposed
Book Review: Hacking Linux Exposed
Apache 1.3.22 Released
Apache 1.3.22 was released on the 12th October 2001. This release addresses some security flaws, fixes minor bugs found in the 1.3.20 release, and adds some minor new features. Version 1.3.21 was not released.
Apache Desktop Reference
The Apache Desktop Reference provides a concise but comprehensive reference guide to using Apache at compilation, configuration, and run time.
Code Red requests for /default.ida
Don't panic if you see requests for the default.ida file in your Apache access logs. These requests are from the Code Red Worm designed to seek out vulnerable IIS servers.
O'Reilly Open Source convention in San Diego
Apache Week visited the five day O'Reilly Open Source Conference in San Diego this week and found an overwhelming source of Apache information.
ApacheCon 2001 Dublin Cancelled
The ApacheCon Europe 2001 conference scheduled for Dublin in October has been cancelled, due to financial difficulties with Camelot Communications.
ApacheCon 2001 Conference Report
This is a special edition of Apache Week covering the April ApacheCon 2001 conference in Santa Clara.
mod_perl Pocket Reference
"mod_perl Pocket Reference" by Andrew Ford is the latest addition to the O'Reilly Pocket Reference series with many other titles to its name. We would highly recommend this book to mod_perl lovers as they may discover something that they may have missed while using the module. As for the experts, this book may be quite handy as a quick revision guide.
Using Certificate Revocation Lists
Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL) increase the security of Client Authentication Realms by enabling server administrators to block client certificates that have been revoked because they are known to have been compromised. Mike Leach and Tim Starr take a look at how to get CRLs working with mod_ssl and Apache.
Web Authoring and HTTP
Joe Orton explains WebDAV, the distributed authoring protocol for HTTP.
2000 Features
Apache in the News 2000
All the important news stories about Apache from the year 2000
Beginning PHP4
"Beginning PHP4" published by Wrox Press serves to fill the void of books written by professionals for open-source product. PHP 4.0.0 has been released in May 2000 and since then PHP, a server-side, cross-platform, HTML embedded scripting language has been growing in popularity.
ApacheCon 2000 Europe Conference Report
Report from the third Apache conference
Apache Pocket Reference
"Apache Pocket Reference" by Andrew Ford is the latest addition to the O'Reilly Pocket Reference series with sixteen other titles to its name. On its back cover, O'Reilly markets the "Apache Pocket Reference" as a companion volume to "Writing Apache Modules with Perl and C" and "Apache: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition".
Administering Apache
The latest addition to the "Administering"; series from the Osborne Media Group, targetted at Internet Service Providers who aim to provide more secure services, web developers, applications programmers, right up to the corporate system administrator.
Professional Apache
"Professional Apache" by Peter Wainwright is one of the many books in Wrox Press Ltd's "Programmer to Programmer" series, aimed at experienced Apache users and web server administrators who are using Apache for the first time.
What the Web Server Surveys Reveal
We look behind the headline figures of two popular web server surveys with an in-depth analysis of which Apache versions are being used and how long it takes the Apache community to adopt new releases.
ApacheCon 2000 Conference Report
Report from the second ever Apache conference
Appaloosa Awards 2000
The Appaloosa Awards were announced at the O'Reilly Open Source Conference this week. The winners included ASF members Ryan Bloom, Lars Eilebrecht, Roy Fielding, Doug McEachern, Dirk-Willem Van Guilik on behalf of Apache XML projects, and Rasmus Lerdorf on behalf of the PHP team.
1999 Features
Apache 2.0 Preview
A preview to development work on the next generation of Apache, version 2.0
Apache 1.3.6 Guide
A guide to everything new and changed in Apache 1.3.4
1998 Features
ApacheCon'98 Conference Report
Report from the first ever Apache conference
1997 Features
Apache and the Year 2000
How will Apache and the web in general cope with the year 2000?
Apache 1.2 API Guide
For module authors, a comprehensive list of changes to the Apache module API.
Apache 1.2 Guide
A guide to everything new and changed in Apache 1.2
Publishing Pages with PUT
Apache can support publishing pages with PUT, but it requires some work.
Dynamic Page Languages
From SSI to CGI via PHP and perl: which language should you use for your dynamic pages?
Apache and Secure Transactions
All about Apache and SSL, including US export restrictions, RSA licensing, ciphers, key escrow, certificates and authorities.
Gathering Visitor Information: Customising Your Logfiles
Apache 1.2 makes it easy to create multiple customised log files so you can record details of who is browser your site.
Hints and Tips
Apache Week regularily contains information about how to get the most out of the Apache server. To save you having to wade through all the past issues, here is a summary of the hints and tips we've carried, plus a few more for good measure.
1996 Features
DBM User Authentication
With more than a few users, keeping user passwords in a .htpasswd file can get inefficient and slow down page accesses considerable. DBM user files let sites efficiently store many tens or thousands of users (or more) with very quick access. This feature explains what DBM is, and how to use it with Apache.
Using Apache Imagemaps
Imagemaps are an easy way to provide an graphical front-end. We explain how to use Apache's imagemap module and the Apache extensions to the NCSA map file format.
Using User Authentication
Restrict your documents to people with a valid username and password.
Converting from NCSA
The differences between Apache and NCSA HTTPd. Also, how to convert an existing NCSA HTTPd installation over to Apache.
Apache 1.1.1 bugs review
A round-up of all the bugs in 1.1.1
Module Soup
Customise Apache to do what you want it to do by adding in extra modules, or remove modules you do not need.
Using Virtual Hosts
How to obtain and set up virtual hosts.
New in Apache 1.2
All about what is coming up in Apache 1.2
HTTP/1.1 is a major revision of the HTTP standard, which defines how browsers, servers and proxies communicate.
Using Server Side Includes
Server Side Includes make adding dynamic content to your documents easy. We show how to use SSI on your site, and the extensions that Apache supports.
Content Negotiation
How to use Apache's content negotiation to transparently serve files in different languages, media types or character sets.
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Would you like to get some more teaching experience? The Open University (the UK's largest distance-learning University) would like to offer Cambridge postdocs the opportunity to gain experience tutoring on their courses. They can offer:
- Flexible teaching opportunities to suit your workload and preferences
- The chance to support students from a diverse range of backgrounds
- Training and support to teach through a variety of media, which is becoming increasingly valued on the academic job market.
Come along and find out more about what is on offer, and how you can get involved. Jane Jones, Associate Dean at the Open University, will lead the session, which will include input from former Cambridge postdocs who have taken up this experience.
Postdocs are invited to an interactive and engaging discussion with the Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning. This is a rare opportunity to have a conversation with someone who has successfully navigated the worlds of academia and industry.
An official welcome from the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPdA), there will be a brief interactive presentations from the Careers Service and Personal and Professional Development (PPD) whose principal role is to support the University's research staff.
An official welcome from the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPdA). This event consists of two sessions so as to give postdocs an opportunity of attending either a morning OR an afternoon session as best suits. Both sessions will include brief interactive presentations from the OPdA, Careers Service and Personal and Professional Development (PPD) whose principal role is to support the University's research staff.
Introductory forum on Impact, specifically user engagement, focused on enhancing awareness of media relations, public engagement and policy engagement.
Have you ever faced any issues related to authorship within your research group or making a submission to a journal?
- Who gets to be an author?
- How do you start a conversation on authorship with your research team?
- What approaches can be used to resolve an authorship problem?
- How are mistakes handled in a published paper?
- In what circumstances will a paper be retracted from a journal?
Using case studies and group discussion, this course will explore best practice from how authorship of a paper is decided to managing the challenges that can arise when working with publishers or editors. Discussions will include 'grey areas', common issues and pitfalls, and you will be given the opportunity to share your experiences and perspectives.
This talk will take place on Friday 27th September at 13:00 in room AG03b Exams hall, Student Services Centre
Topics covered:
- Mission and values of the University
- Principles informing governance at Cambridge
- Overview of governance bodies
- Senior University offices and officers
- Key governance bodies: Regent House, Council, General Board, Board of Scrutiny
- Key governance resources: Statutes and Ordinances, Reporter, Governance hub
If you have recently started peer reviewing, or are ready to get involved, the OSC invites you to this unmissable session, where you will pick up tips and best practices from PLOS, publishers of the world's largest multi-disciplinary peer-reviewed journal.
This session provides valuable career advice to science postdocs from the speaker's own experience, expressed with a good deal of humour.
Postdoctoral Researchers are typically employed on relatively short-term contracts, and are funded by so-called 'soft money' to carry out a specific project for a PI. This creates an immediate tension. The specific project will have research objectives and deliverables that must be met to satisfy whoever is funding the work, and the PI will be assessed on whether these goals have been met. However, a postdoctoral researcher will often have their own research interests and also career objectives. A really successful postdoctoral project is one in which everyone's goals are met. The talk will cover a little about Dr Flewitt's own experience of this process from the perspective of both sides and try and draw out some general thoughts for discussion.
GSK, the science-led global healthcare company, is running a forum for networking and sharing information about what unique skills postdocs have, by virtue of their roles, and how these are mutually beneficial.
People love stories. They entertain, they help us to remember. This short interactive session is aimed at researchers looking to improve the effectiveness of their communication. It will introduce the importance of working out who your audience is and what they want to know. It will also explore how storytelling is as relevant to research communication as it is to fairy tales. We all have to communicate our research and ideas, why not do it through stories?
The session will be delivered by the Academic Director for STEM, Institute of Continuing Education.
Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to book by linking here.
Once you have booked a provisional place on this course, you will need to email the organiser Dr Rahuman Sheriff, sheriff AT ebi.ac.uk with your CV and cover-letter explaining why you would like to participate, with "MOL-workshop" in the subject line by 18th September 2019.
Computer models are increasingly used by researchers as well as pharmaceutical industry to investigate molecular mechanisms disease initiation, progression and therapy. Systems modelling of biochemical pathways deregulated in disease condition offers mechanistic insights into the pathology; helps to elucidate mechanisms behind dug action and predict dose required for treatment and thereby greatly facilitates fundamental research and drug discovery. Such modelling requires background in both molecular biology and mathematics.
This workshop will train postdocs from life science and mathematics to communicate and work together to learn to build and analyse computational models using user-friendly open source software. Participant will explore selected computational models from a recent publication, freely available in BioModels repository (www.ebi.ac.uk/biomodels/).
Lourdes Cucurull-Sanchez PhD Director, Quantitative Clinical Pharmacology GSK Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 2NY, UK
Prof. Jasmin Fisher PhD, FRSB Professor of Computational Biology UCL Cancer Institute Faculty of Medical Sciences, Paul O'Gorman Building 72 Huntley Street, London WC1E 6DD
Alfonso Martinez Arias PhD Professor of Developmental Mechanick Department of Genetics University of Cambridge Cambridge CB2 3EH
Rahuman Sheriff PhD, Thawfeek Varusai PhD and Krishna Tiwari EMBL-EBI, Cambridge, UK
This seminar, facilitated by the Head of Research Information at the Research Strategy Office, outlines online tools that can be used to enhance networking and online presence. The software overview includes Symplectic Elements (a publication retrieval tool and Research Information Management System), Altmetrics (a social media analysis tool) and Research Professional (a funding information database).
Join the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs [OPdA] at their flagship Postdoc Centre @ Eddington for lunch with the Head of OPdA, Karina Prasad, and Assistant Head, Liz Simmonds. Over lunch, Karina and Liz will give a brief overview of the OPdA and how it can support you in your role. This will include the OPdA's current initiatives, work on the Concordat, and other areas with a connection to HR and support for postdocs. There will also be an opportunity to have your questions answered.
Do you know what to look out for when choosing an Open Access publisher or a data repository?
It's important to get these decisions right to be at the forefront of the trend towards Open Research, ensuring that you build a strong profile and embrace the changes that are expected from researchers.
Practicing Open Research will help you to:
- Be cited more often
- Secure grants
- Spark collaborations
- Make your findings more reproducible
In this session, you will learn about:
- The State Pension system in the UK
- Private Pensions in the UK
- The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS)
The session will be delivered by Head of Pensions at the University of Cambridge, and there will be ample opportunity for asking questions.
Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to book by linking here.
The next event on 'Postdocs' Work and Family Life Seminar Series' will be a panel session about how academics improve their wellbeing and productivity with hobbies and interests.
A recent report indicated that; 'In large-scale surveys, UK higher education staff have reported worse wellbeing than staff in other types of employment (including education, and health and social work) in the areas of work demands, change management, the support provided by managers and clarity about one's role.'*
Elena Pavlenko and Amber Ruigrok will be sharing their own mental health challenges as academics and their strategies for coping.
Please register your interest in this well-being event and feel free to bring your lunch. Coffee/tea will be available.
- Guthrie, Susan, Catherine A. Lichten, Janna Van Belle, Sarah Ball, Anna Knack, and Joanna Hofman, Understanding mental health in the research environment: A Rapid Evidence Assessment. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2017. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2022.html.
A must-attend morning with information tailored to postdocs in Cambridge, whether University-based or employed by Colleges or Research Institutions.
At this event, you will be given information about: o Your contract o Professional development & the careers service o Accommodation (including how to apply for accommodation at the new North West Cambridge development) o The postdoc community at Cambridge
and have ample opportunity to meet other postdocs and network.
|Wed 15 Jul 2020
Philip Guildford, Director of Research for the Department of Engineering will offer a unique perspective on the life of postdocs during this engaging interactive session.
A series of discussions with Cambridge University Press. Find out about the University's own publisher and hear first-hand how the world of publishing has changed. Be surprised by the innovative products that are being developed here in Cambridge. Meet the people leading these developments and have your opportunity to shape their plans.
A brief overview of Cambridge University Press, top tips on getting your book or journal article published, and a chance to tell us how you would like to shape publishing in the future.
Cambridge Enterprise
The Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellows (DHFs), will discuss their experience with the Royal Society's funding schemes.
This talk will be relevant to final-year PhD students and researchers from postdoctoral level upwards working in life and physical sciences (excluding clinical medicine) and engineering. The presentation will cover Early Career Fellowship schemes, Senior Fellowship schemes, Innovation schemes, Research Capacity/Infrastructure schemes, and Collaboration and Travel schemes.
A fun evening of networking, pizza and beer. Postdocs will quickly pitch their current research ideas to other postdocs using a "speed-dating" format, followed by networking. Express your research ideas to postdocs who might be from outside of your field and potentially forge new interdisciplinary collaborations! The Head of Office of Postdoctoral Affairs will provide information on funding for interdisciplinary research.
This workshop, facilitated by the Faculty of Education's Library Team, will take you from the basics to best practice, while offering advice and support. The team will demonstrate how to navigate the conversations and interactions that are developing within and linking the academic community. These connections are not just among individuals, but also include conference and event pages, journals, institutes and research bodies.