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France, Australia Downplay Tensions over Submarine Deal
France and Australia reaffirmed their commitment to a A$50 billion ($34 billion) submarine deal on Friday, seeking to defuse tensions after French shipbuilder Naval Group raised concerns over the capability of Australian contractors.Australia signed a production contract with Naval Group in February 2019 for a fleet of 12 attack-class submarines, ending a two-year wrangle over one of the world's most lucrative defense deals.Australia had selected the French firm as its preferred bidder in 2016 ahead of other offers from Japan and Germany. However, final contracts were delayed amid reports of cost blowouts and production delays.
Stowage Deficiencies Caused YM Efficiency Containers Loss -Report
Deficiencies in the cargo stowage arrangement ultimately caused the YM Efficiency to lose 81 containers while sailing in heavy seas off Australia in June 2018, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau's (ATSB) investigation revealed.The Liberian-flagged vessel was en route from Taiwan to Sydney when it suddenly rolled heavily in strong gale force winds and rough seas, causing the ship to lose 81 containers overboard and another 62 containers to be damaged. The containership, operated by Taiwan shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation, also sustained structural damage to its lashing bridges, superstructure and accommodation ladder
Cruise Industry Seeks to Limit Coronavirus Risks
The plight of the cruise ship off Japan with more than 200 coronavirus infections and the shunning of another by five ports despite no known cases has led to a sharp change in tack for an industry in shock: avoid Asia.To that end, many cruises in the region are being cancelled while others currently sailing are being re-routed, skipping originally scheduled stops in China, Hong Kong and Singapore.Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd on Thursday canceled 18 cruises in Southeast Asia after calling off eight trips to China last week. It joined industry leader Carnival Corp in warning that full-year earnings would be hit by the epidemic.
Tech File: Grain Monitoring System for Loaded Barges
Purpose-built for storage challenges brought on by climate change and geopolitical tensions, TeleSense has introduced its cellular SensorSpear Monitors to protect post-harvest grain.TeleSense, a post-harvest grain monitoring innovator, recently introduced a Cellular SensorSpear intended to give grain managers and barge operators an easy and reliable way to accurately monitor stored grain, ensuring grain quality while reducing spoilage and safety concerns.Inserted into piles of stored grain, the Cellular SensorSpear sends temperature and moisture data to the cloud where TeleSense machine learning algorithms analyze the data and alert users to any anomalies and issues that may arise.
44 New Coronavirus Cases on Diamond Princess
Japanese health officials said there have been 44 new positive tests for the novel coronavirus on board the Diamond Princess, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 218 aboard the cruise ship currently quarantined in Yokohama.Princess Cruises' Diamond Princess, owned by Miami-based Carnival Corp, has been placed on quarantine upon arriving at Yokohama on February 3 after a man who disembarked in Hong Kong was diagnosed with the virus now called COVID-19.This week, Japanese officials informed Princess Cruises that they are planning for guests to be able to voluntarily disembark to complete the quarantine process in shoreside facilities.


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View PDF files in Firefox
Firefox includes a built-in PDF viewer to display PDF files inside the browser window. This article explains how to use the built-in PDF viewer, how to use another PDF viewer and how to fix the common issues you might encounter.
Table of Contents
Using the built-in PDF Viewer
Firefox includes a built-in PDF viewer that allows you to view almost all PDF files found on the web without a plugin. The built-in PDF viewer is enabled by default.
PDF Viewer toolbar functions
- View document thumbnails or outline - The slider button on the far left will open a sidebar with thumbnails of the document's pages. Some documents will also have an outline view available. These make it easy to navigate through a long document.
- Page up and down or skip directly to a page - You can use the up and down arrows to page through a document or enter the number of the page you want to go to.
- Change the size of the document - Use the + and - buttons to zoom in and out or choose a zoom setting from the dropdown menu.
- Fullscreen or Presentation mode - Click the fullscreen button to allow the PDF file to take over your entire screen. Press ESC to exit fullscreen mode.
- Print - Click the Printer button to open the print setup dialog.
- Download - Click the Download button to save the PDF file to your computer or to open it with a PDF reader program.
- Copy current view - Right-clickHold down the control key while you click
the current view button to open the current view in another tab or window.
PDF Viewer keyboard shortcuts
|Next page
|N or K or →
|Previous page
|P or J or ←
|Zoom in
|Ctrl + +command + +
|Zoom out
|Ctrl + -command + -
|Automatic Zoom
|Ctrl + 0command + 0
|Rotate the document clockwise
|Rotate counterclockwise
|Shift + R
Troubleshoot problems with the PDF viewer
- With certain types of PDF files, the PDF Viewer may have problems displaying fonts, colors or the whole document. If some PDF files don't render well or are blank, click the download button on the right side of the document header to open it with the default PDF viewer application on your computer.
- If you can't open any PDF files with the built-in PDF viewer, a Firefox extension could be the cause. You can disable all your extensions, to see if one of them was the problem. For details, see Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems.
Using another PDF viewer
You can use a different PDF viewer instead of the built-in PDF viewer, if you prefer. To change from using the built-in PDF viewer to another PDF viewer:
- Click the menu button and select . .
- Select the panel.In the panel, navigate to the Applications section.
- Find Portable Document Format (PDF) in the list and click on the entry to select it.
- Click on the drop-down arrow in the Action column for the above entry. The Action entry will show Preview in Firefox when you're using the built-in PDF Viewer.
- To use an external application to view PDF files, select the entry for the PDF application you wish to use, such as Use Preview or Use Adobe Reader. Warning: The "Adobe Acrobat NPAPI Plug-in" has been known to cause problems in Firefox. See PDF files are blank or cause an error message on Mac for details.
- To use an available plugin to view PDF files in Firefox, select Use PDF plugin name (in Firefox).
Using a PDF viewer plugin
You can use a PDF plugin like Adobe Acrobat, Nitro PDF Reader or Sumatra PDF like Adobe Acrobat, MozPlugger, or KParts plugin, if one is available, to view PDF files in Firefox. If you have installed a PDF viewer plugin but you have problems using it in Firefox, try these solutions:
Enable the PDF plugin
Your PDF plugin may be disabled in Firefox. To enable it:
- Click the menu button , click and select .
- Select your PDF plugin.
- Select in its drop-down menu.
Reset download actions
Open your profile folder:
Note: If you are unable to open or use Firefox, follow the instructions in Finding your profile without opening Firefox.
- Click the menu button , click and select .From the The Troubleshooting Information tab will open. menu, select .
- Under the Application Basics section next to Profile FolderDirectory, click . A window will open that contains your profile folder.Your profile folder will open.
- Click the Firefox menu and select .Click the Firefox menu at the top of the screen and select .Click the Firefox menu and select .
- Delete (or rename) the mimetypes.rdfhandlers.json file.
Other solutions
- Re-initialize the plugins database. Follow the instructions in Re-initializing the plugins database.
- If the PDF plugin comes bundled with an application, check the application preferences, to see if there is an Internet setting to enable the plugin or to display PDF files in the browser.
- If the PDF plugin comes bundled with an application, uninstall and re-install the PDF application. If the PDF application is Adobe Reader, uninstall all versions of Adobe Reader from your computer (see Adobe's instructions for uninstalling for Reader versions 8 and above) and then reinstall the latest version from Adobe's download page. If you still can't view a PDF file in Firefox with the Adobe PDF plugin, see the Adobe help page, Troubleshoot viewing PDF files on the web.

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The National Agricultural Library is always looking for bright, talented people to help us develop innovative services, programs, and exhibits.
Internships and volunteer opportunities are available across the library.
You can step into projects or opportunities NAL is looking to fill, or customize an internship or volunteer position to fit your special interest or career goal (upon request and subject to staff availability).
Internships and volunteer positions can be found in the following areas:
- Acquisitions
- Cataloging/Metadata Creation
- Electronic Resource Licensing
- Indexing
- Thesaurus Development
- Collection Development
- Collection Management
- Digitization
- Special Collections / Archives
- Database Development
- Information Technology
- User Interface Design
- Web Content Strategy
- Web Content Development
- Product Development
- Publicity and Outreach
- Reference / Customer Services
- User Education
You may also discover internships and volunteer positions that tie into specific subjects related to agriculture, including:
- Alternative Farming Systems
- Animal Welfare
- Food and Nutrition
- Food Safety
- Invasive Species
- Rural Community Development
- Water Quality
Internships are open to:
- graduate students
- undergraduate students
- high school students
All interns and volunteers must be at least 16 years old.
U.S. citizenship is not required.
Internships are unpaid. Credit hours may be earned by arrangement with your academic institution.
Varies. One academic term or semester is typical.
To Apply
Submit a cover letter, resume and transcript(s) to:
Jenny Allen
Program Manager
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Your cover letter should address:
- your area of interest;
- your skills and experience, including how you would benefit the area(s) of specific interest; and
- your level of availability, including expected hours per week and length of commitment.
Applications are accepted year round.
All interns and volunteers must be fingerprinted on their first day as part of the required Federal Bureau of Investigation National Criminal History Check.
For appointments longer than 90 days, all applicants must also pass a National Agency Check with Inquiry Background Investigation.
Contact Jenny Allen at email@example.com or 301-504-6507.
More Information
For additional information regarding opportunities for students and recent graduates, see the U.S. Government's Pathways Programs.


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Sponsorship can last several or many years, as long as your friend remains eligible for the program and you choose to continue.
If your friend is attending school, including trade school or college, eligibility for benefits may continue.
At some point, your friend will leave the program. Here are some reasons why:
- Graduation. When sponsored friends have achieved their educational goals and graduated from high school or university, they receive a loving farewell and celebration by CFCA staff.
- Family moves from the program area. Our offices in the field cannot serve families once they have moved from the area where our program is.
- Sponsored friend leaves school to begin working. We place a high value on education, and in most cases someone must be in school to be sponsored. We encourage families to understand the importance of education and to continue their children in the sponsorship program as long as possible, but it is always the family's choice.
- Familyís economic situation improves. Our sponsorship program is based on the needs of each family. If the family becomes self-sufficient enough not to need sponsorship, that's cause for celebration!
Whether the departure is expected or not, CFCA will always notify you. In 90 percent of cases, the sponsored child or field staff members also send a final letter describing the reasons for the departure.
If this occurs, we hope you will sponsor someone else who needs support, but you are under no obligation.
In case you've already paid for quarterly or yearly sponsorship benefits, CFCA will automatically select someone else (based on need) to receive the sponsorship benefits you've paid for in advance.
However, you can always contact us at any time to cancel the sponsorship. We'll always respect your decision.
If at any time you find you are unable to continue sponsorship, please let us know so we can find another sponsor for your friend. Thanks, and we appreciate your support.


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By DAVID GREEN
Dr. John Norder agrees that he leads a very interesting life, but that includes experiences such as the recent situation when he had to dig his car out of three feet of snow in the Upper Peninsula.
It includes the argumentative days when the archeologist wants one thing for the preservation of old Native American art and the tribe owning the piece wants something else.
But all in all, the trips out of his Michigan State University classroom and into the field in search of petroglyphs, pictographs, geoglyphs and more add an exciting element to his career as an archeology professor.
Dr. Norder is scheduled to speak at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Stair Public Library to discuss Great Lakes archeology, and rock art in particular.
"There's rock art all over the place," Norder said about the Upper Great Lakes, but that statement doesn't include Michigan.
There are four documented sites in the state, and the Sly Petroglyph is not among them.
A large boulder west of Morenci shows markings that a University of Toledo archeologist documented as petroglyphs—engravings in rock—in the 1970s. The rock is on property formerly owned by Don and Grace Sly. Norder looked at photographs of the boulder and decided the artist is probably the well-known Mother Nature.
He'll take a look at the rock before his talk Thursday, but he's quite certain the unusual markings are the result of glacial action as the boulder made its way down from the north.
"Mother Nature inspires people to see art in rocks," Norder said.
He's visited dozens of sites that were actually made from natural actions, and he'll discuss the differences between those and real petroglyphs when he visits.
His field work generally takes him northeast into Ontario—one of the leading rock art regions on the planet. He studies the culture of the Anishinaabeg people—Odawa, Ojibway and Potawatomi of this region—and the Cree to the north.
As a landscape archeologist, Norder studies why rock art was placed in a particular place.
"Only certain places were chosen," he said. "There are patterns to how humans modify the landscape."
For example, the sites are generally near water and often accessible only by boat.
Norder also works as an applied archeologist in the field of cultural heritage management. He assists several Native American tribes in reviewing the history of centuries old art, often to help balance preservation with tourism. The process evolves into a situation similar to national park management.
His doctoral thesis and continuing research considers the social and sacred landscapes of the northern Algonquian people of Ontario.
The challenge for archeologists is to verify rock art and attempt to understand what it means—the way it reflects how people viewed the world around them and interacted with it.


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Game-Theoretic Network Simulator (GTNS)
This is GTNS: game theoretic network simulator help document. In order to download GTNS click it. To download samples click it!
GTNS is a discrete-event network simulator targeted primarily for research and educational use.
GTNS is written in Visual C++ programming language and supports different network topologies. This simulator was first produced to implement locally multipath adaptive routing (LMAR) protocol, classified as a new reactive distance vector routing protocol for MANETs. LMAR can find an ad-hoc path without selfish nodes and wormholes using an exhaustive search algorithm in polynomial time. Also when the primary path fails, it discovers an alternative safe path if network graph remains connected after eliminating selfish/malicious nodes. The key feature of LMAR to seek safe route free of selfish and malicious nodes in polynomial time is its searching algorithm and flooding stage that its generated traffic is equi-loaded compared to single-path routing protocols but its security efficiency to bypass the attacks is much better than the other multi-path routing protocols. LMAR concept is introduced to provide the security feature known as availability and a simulator has been developed to analyze its behavior in complex network environments [1]. Then we have added detection mechanism to the simulator, which can detect selfish nodes in network. The proposed algorithm is resilient against collision and can be used in networks which wireless nodes use directional antennas and it also defend against an attack that malicious nodes try to break communications by relaying the packets in a specific direction. Some game theoretic strategies to enforce cooperation in network have been implemented in GTNS, for example Forwarding-Ratio Strategy, TFT-Strategy and ERTFT. This tutorial helps new users to get familiar with GTNS and run different network scenarios.
Getting Started with GTNS:
After debugging GTNS simulator you can see the following window:
Figure 1- GTNS simulator environment
To implement your own network you can click on Network-Router as you can see in figure 2 and 3 you can add one node by clicking on add button, or you can add different number of nodes, randomly placed over screen by clicking the Self-Generate button. In figure 4 you can see a sample network topology created by adding 5 nodes to the network. You can change the default preferences of node by clicking on Default Preferences button, or you can change different parameters of any node in the network by clicking on that node in the screen. Any node in the network can be deleted or you can change its parameters during simulation or you can force it as a selfish node. Figure 5 shows different parameters of nodes that can be changed. You can change the router's caption, its coverage range, delay, X_axis and Y_axis of the router in the screen, the length and width of router image and battery power of any router can be changed in the network.
Figure 2- Network-Router button
Figure 3- Network-Router-Self-Generate button
Figure 4- A sample of network topology created by adding 5 nodes in GTNS environment
Figure 5- Editing node parameters by clicking on any node on the screen
Creating Links between nodes in GTNS:
As it is seen in figure 6 you can add links between nodes by clicking on Network-Link-Self-Generate button. All nodes which are in the coverage range of each other will be connected with a full-duplex link.
You can also add links between any two nodes in network by clicking on Network-Link-Add. Figure 7 shows different parameters that can be changed by clicking this button. You can select two routers that you want to make a link between them and frequency and duplicity of the link. You can add wormhole links between any two nodes by creating links between nodes which are not in the coverage range of each other. During simulation you can add or delete a specific link between any two nodes in network.
Figure 8 shows a sample topology created by using Link-Self-Generate button.
Figure 6- Adding links between nodes in GTNS simulator
Figure 7- Different parameters that can be changed by clicking Link-Add button
Figure 8- A sample network created by adding self-generate links between 10 nodes in GTNS
Adding Traffic to network:
As you see from figure 9, you can add traffic between any two nodes in network by clicking Network-Traffic-Add. Figure 10 shows different parameters that you can change when you want to add traffic between any two source and destination node in network. You can select routing protocol and start time of traffic sparks.
Figure 9- Adding traffic to the network
In GTNS you can add random traffic to network. Figure 11 shows the window when you click on Network-Traffic-Self-Generate-Ad-hoc. You can select the starting and stopping time of random traffic generated, and number of connections during this interval. Data traffic rate and different protocols can be selected in this window.
Figure 10- different parameters that can be changed during adding traffic between any two nodes
Figure 11- Different parameters that can be selected by adding random traffic in network
Simulation in GTNS:
To simulate the network created in GTNS, you should click on Simulation-Profile button as you can see in figure 12. Then the Simulation window will be opened where you can see the clock and view events. Figure 13 shows Simulation window. You can also change the speed of simulation by moving Master and slave speed buttons.
By clicking on Resume button you can run the simulation and see different packet exchange in network.
For example we have created one connection between node 1 and 64. After clicking Resume button node 1 will broadcast RReq packets. Figure 14 shows broadcasting of RReq packets, when RReq passes a link, it will become blue. When the first RReq packet reaches to destination, node 64 will broadcast RRep packets. Figure 15 shows broadcasting of RRep packets. Links become yellow when RRep packets pass them.
Figure 12- A sample grid network topology and simulation button in GTNS
Figure 13- Simulation-Profile window
Figure 14- A sample grid network topology and broadcasting of RReq packets
Figure 15- A sample grid network topology and broadcasting of RRep packets
Afterwards node 1 sends the traffic towards node 64 by choosing the shortest path in its routing table. The intermediate nodes send the traffic towards their first index entry, the best path. The purple line in Figure 16 shows the forwarding path from the source to the destination (this line is overwritten by the return path of ACK packet). The ACK packet traverses the reverse path (the green line) back to the source, as the intermediate nodes set the reverse hop back to the source in their routing tables. So the green line of reverse path over-color the purple line of forwarding path.
Figure 16: Established connection with the shortest path
Getting results:
You can see different statistic results of the simulation by clicking on Simulation-Statistic button as shown in figure 17. Figure 18 shows the Statistics window opened when you click on this button. You can see different parameters of network. For example you can see number of data packets that have been forwarded by intermediate nodes in Data Trans. No, you can see number of forwarded RReq and RRep packets in the fields RReq Trans. No and RRep Trans. No respectively. Also number of data packets and number of Ack packets generated during simulation are shown in Gen. Data No. CN and Gen. Ack No. CN. Number of established connections and total power of network after simulation and number of ad-hoc nodes and selfish nodes of type 1 and 2 and clock of the system is shown in this window.
Also after clicking on Simulation-Statistics button, the results of simulation will be saved in my_file.txt file. An example of this file and simulation results of some simulations are shown in figure 19.
Figure 17- Simulation-Statistics button in GTNS
Figure 18- The Statistics window which shows the simulation results created in GTNS
Figure 19- Simulation results written in my_file.txt in GTNS
[1] F. Farhat, M. R. Pakravan, M. Salmasizadeh, M. R. Aref, "Locally Multipath Adaptive Routing Protocol Resilient to Selfishness and Wormholes", ISPEC 2010: 187-200.
[2] D. Z. Tootaghaj, F. Farhat, M. R. Pakravan, M. R. Aref, Risk of Attack Coefficient Effect on Availability of Ad-hoc Networks, IEEE CCNC Research Student Workshop, 2011.
[3] D. Z. Tootaghaj, F. Farhat, M. R. Pakravan, M. R. Aref, Game-Theoretic Approach to Mitigate Packet Dropping in Wireless Ad-hoc Networks, IEEE CCNC Research Student Workshop, 2011.


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The GE E1486TW is a 14-megapixel camera with an 8x optical wide zoom lens. GE has created a control-free back on the E1486TW by placing most of the controls on a 3.0-inch touchscreen LCD. The camera has a tough aluminium body, compact design and HDMI connectivity. Its packed with features as well. One that stands out and we look forward to testing is the Pan-Capture Panorama, a new way to make panoramic photos. It also has face detection, blink detection, smile detection and auto scene detection. The E1486TW is available in three colors: black, red and silver and has an MSRP of $199.99.
GE E1486TW Features:
- 14-Megapixel CCD imager
- lens consists of 8 elements in 12 groups with a 35mm film equivalent of 28 – 224mm
- 8x optical zoom
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 3.0-inch LCD Color Touch Screen
- Movie Mode; HD @ 1280×720, 640×480 or 320×240 with audio
- 12 scene modes
- 160 shots on a fully charged battery
- ISO speeds: Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
- Uses removable SD/SDHC memory cards
- Powered by Lithium Ion battery
Whats in the box:
- E1486TW camera
- Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery
- Battery Charger
- USB cable
- Wrist strap
- CD ROM Manual
- Quick Start Guide
- Arcsoft Photo Impression 6
The E1486TW is equipped with an 8x optical Wide zoom lens. With a focal length of 5.1mm (Wide) to 40.8mm (Tele) it has a 35mm equivalent of 28mm to 224mm. When the camera is powered down, the lens will retract into the body of the camera and a shield closes over the lens to protect the glass.
Focal Length:
Normal Mode: 23.6 in. Wide – 39.4 in. Telephoto
Macro mode: 2.0 in. Wide – 39.4 in. Telephoto
The flash is located on the left side of the lens at the top of the camera. There are 6 flash options including: Auto, Red-Eye Reduction, Forced Flash, Red-Eye + Slow Synchro, Slow Synchro and off. The effective range for wide angle is 17 ft. and for Telephoto its 10 ft.
The controls located on the top of the camera include the power button, the playback button, the zoom control as well as the shutter release.
There are no buttons or switches on the back of the E1486TW, all functions are controlled through the use of the cameras touch screen. Pictured here you an see the cameras mode button in the upper left, the settings button in the lower left as well as several other touchable icons accross the bottom.
There are two external ports on the side of the camera. At the top is the HDMI port which can is used to connect the camera to high-definition devices. Below that is the USB/AV port. This is used to connect to a myriad of devices such as televisions, printers and computers.
The E1486TW is compatible with all SD and SDHC memory cards up to 16GB in size, while featuring 18MB of internal memory. It is shown here with a 8GB Lexar Professional SDHC memory card.
Power for the camera comes from a rechargeable Lithium Ion battery. The included charger plugs directly into an outlet with no need of any cords. GE claims approximately 160 shots can be taken on a fully charged battery.
Note: the GE E1486TW only outputs a slideshow when the A/V cable is plugged in, so we had to photograph the LCD for these screens captures.
Auto Record mode controls most of the camera's functions for you.In the image above you can see the icons for shooting mode (upper left), settings and menus (lower left) and changing the amount of information displayed as well as activating a shooting grid (lower right). Also, any of the icons with a yellow arrow are functions that can be changed. This is done by "touching" them.
The green square in the middle shows the camera with the auto-focus locked and ready. If the camera does not focus correctly they will show up in red.
The camera does not have a FUNction button, quick access icons are displayed around the perimeter of the screen. To activate them just touch the icon and the menu for that particular function will be displayed.
The different Scene shooting modes can be found by pressing the mode button, then the SCENE button. There are 10 different scene modes: Sport, indoor, snow, fireworks, museum, night landscape, children, leaf, sunset, glass, landscape and night portrait.
Rec Shooting Menu Options (Manual):
Continuous Shot – Off, Unlimited, 3 Shots, 3 Shots Last, Time-Lapse
Quality – Best, Fine, Normal
AF Mode – Single, Multi, Touch-to-Focus
Expo Metering – Spot, Center, AiAE
Digital Zoom – On or Off
Quick Review – Off, 1 sec, 2 sec, 3 sec
Date Imprint – Off, Date, Date/Time
AF Assist Beam – On or Off
Blink Detection – On or Off
Slow Shutter – Off, 2-30 seconds
OIS- Mode1, Mode 2, Off
In playback mode, the last image taken is the first one that is displayed when you press the playback button. Just like in REC mode, the bottom right corner changes the amount of information that is shown on the screen. There are three different amounts of information that can be shown as well as a screen that shows just the image with no information.
Index mode allows you to quickly search through the images that you have captured. Pressing the wide zoom control brings up a screen of 4 thumbnails and pressing it again changes it to 9.
Pressing the zoom control towards the telephoto end allows you to zoom in on your images up to 8x. Once you have zoomed in, press and hold on the screen for 1 second and you will be able to drag the image around on the screen.
Playback Menu Options:
Protect – Protects an image from being deleted from the memory card
Delete – Removes an image from the memory card
DPOF – Sets the parameters for printing directly from the camera
Slideshow – Runs a slideshow of the images saved on the memory card
Movie playback gives you VCR or DVR-like controls that allow you to play, pause, return to beginning, and move frame by frame in either direction. While the video is playing, you can adjust the volume via the icon in the bottom right corner.
Camera Settings Options:
Format Memory – Formats the Memory card inside the camera
Beep – Adjust the levels of the beeps for Volume, Shutter, Self-Timer, Key, Power
LCD Brightness – Auto adjustment or Manual adjustment
Power Saver – Controls when the LCD screen and camera will automatically turn off
Date / Time – Sets the date and time on the camera
Zone – Allows you to choose the area of the world you are currently in, so the camera can automatically adjust the time
File Numbering – Reset or Continuous
Language – Choose the camera's menu language
Video System – NTSC or PAL
Copy to Card – Copy images to the memory card from internal memory
Reset Settings – Resets the camera to the factory defaults
FW Version – Displays the camera's current firmware version
USB Mode – PC, PC (PTP), Printer
HDMI Mode – Auto, Manual
GE's top of the line "Power" series model (as of 6/2010), the E1486TW is a stylish point-n-shoot that is packed with cool features, like a 3.0-inch touchscreen LCD, 14-megapixels, an 8x optical zoom lens with wide 28mm coverage, optical image stabilization, face/blink/smile detection, high ISO settings, HDMI output, Li-ion battery, etc. All of these are stuffed into a petite frame, which can be tucked into a small pocket.
Like past models, the E1486TW feels well built, with a good weight to it. Although small, the camera still fits well in our hands, and due to the touchscreen there are very few controls mounted on the body. All you will find are the power and playback buttons as well as the shutter release with the zoom controls mounted around it. Everything else is handled by touching the large 3.0-inch screen. The LCD seems to have an anti-reflective coating, as there are only a few angles in which is reflects strong light. I did find that it collects finger prints quite easily, so be sure to wipe it off often.
The touchscreen system itself worked Ok. It wasn't the most responsive system I've used, but not the worst either. We especially found it difficult to use during playback mode, where the camera's response to our touch was a bit slow. If you touched the screen to quickly, it would not respond. I was also disappointed with the playback zoom function. While you can zoom in quite easily by using a diagonal sweep with your finger or using the telephoto zoom control, once magnified you can not scroll around the frame. This function has been standard on digicams for years, and pretty much made the zoom function worthless on this camera as it only enlarges the center of the frame.
Image quality from the E1486TW was average for a compact camera. It produces nice looking 14-megapixel photos outdoors that display good exposure and pleasing color balance. Images are also relatively sharp, however when viewing at 100% you can see a large amount of luminous noise present throughout the photo (much more easily seen in on dark objects or in shadow areas). This can cause photos to look a bit soft when critically viewing them, however it is unlikely to be seen in you small to mid-sized prints; larger ones on the other hand could possibly be affected. Image noise stays pretty consistent up to ISO 800, however after this setting images are pretty much unusable in my opinion. One small annoyance we found was that the date imprint function is set to On by default. I noticed this after I had taken all of our typical outdoor photos.
Indoors the E1486TW did well capturing close-up portraits, just be sure you are no more than about 6-7 feet away from your subject. The flash is tiny, like most all compact cameras, and will not be able to properly illuminate subjects beyond that range. The Face Detection system seemed to find faces within the frame rather quickly, which will help ensure that your family and friends faces will be nice and sharp.
Like most digicams on the market today, the E1486TW boasts a HD video recording option at 1280×720 (720p) resolution. You can also choose smaller standard definition options for 640×480 and 320×240. The frame rate is selectable from 15 or 30fps. Our video samples looked Ok for a sub $200 camera. Videos play back nice and smooth then using the 30fps quality setting, and the exposure system seems to do well. There is a good amount of compression noise, even outdoors. The lower the lighting, the worse this will get. One annoyance we found was that movie mode will not start recording unless focus is achieved. Therefore, if you just mash the shutter release to start recording a movie, it will not start. You have to wait for the slower AF system to lock focus first. Also Digital zoom is the only magnification option available while recording, the optical zoom is inoperative. As you can see from our movie sample, it's degrades quality and causes the video to get choppy while you are zooming; it would be best to only use this option sparingly.
Battery life on this model is quite bad. Power is supplied by a small 3.7V, 700mAh Li-Ion rechargeable battery pack, which is charged in the included AC charger. While testing the camera, we were only able to capture about 100 photos and some other brief tests before it posted a low battery indicator. They claims you cna get about 160 photos, which might be possible on a single outing, but it pushing it. A second battery pack is pretty much a necessity with this camera, especially if you are planning on taking it with you on vacation.
Bottom Line – GE's E1486TW is one of the cheapest touchscreen digicams on the market today. This model is loaded with high-end features at an affordable price tag of US$199 or less. However, you get what you pay for. While the camera captures decent photos and offers good burst mode options, it's slower standard shooting performance, substandard touch system, and horrible battery life help reflect why it's so much less than the competition. Therefore, we highly recommend you ponder on the features that mean most to you, and look at various models in the Sub $250 category. While you may not get a cool touchscreen, for $200 you can find a camera with superior performance and image quality.


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H.J.Res.58 - Proposing a balanced budget amendment the Constitution of the United States.109th Congress (2005-2006)
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Thai food has several cornerstones. Some might argue a mire-poix (carrot, celery and onion) for the basis of much of French cookery, but Thai cuisine is more about the balance of hot, salty, sweet and sour accomplished most commonly sugar, lime juice, chillies and fish sauce which turn up in almost every dish.
Indeed, in good Thai restaurants you'll be offered these to customise a dish to your particular taste. This includes nam prik pow (chillies in vinegar), naamtam (sugar), prik pon (chilli flakes) and nam plaa (fish sauce, often with chillies) – referred to as 'The Four Flavours'.
It's Thai New Year from the April 13-15 – known as Songkran or the Water Festival – which is an ideal time to start cooking Thai food at home.
Once you've got a few basics in your store cupboard you'll be knocking out red and green curries, spicy salads and soups in no time.
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DRHOOK- Tell all: Can patients know too much?
Fame suits me well. I was shopping at Whole Foods, and between picking the yum-yummiest vegan General Tso's "Chicken" and some apples, a few fans stopped me. The first said, "I saw you speak at our conference, and I just loved you! I don't remember what you talked about, but..." The next person said, "I know you! You are that TV doc, Dr. Chan!" (Do I look like Charlie Chan?)
Then one lady said, "I read your article on migraines, and you didn't mention that diet can affect migraines." Well, howdy-doody-do to you too! I told her that she was absolutely right, and that all my articles are incomplete because I don't have the space (and time) to include everything.
Then she said what many patients and fans have said to me over the years, "Doctors are so apt to prescribe a medicine instead of looking for other alternatives."
She researched migraines and found certain foods precipitate them. I said, "Like chocolate, wine, cheese..." Her migraines are gone now, so her research paid off.
Should you do your own research? Do you really want to know everything?
Barbra Streisand sang in a movie that the more she learned, the more she realized how little she knew. This is so unbelievably true, as I learned during my year of taking collage physical chemistry– and years of watching Entertainment Tonight.
I understand patients don't get to learn a whole lot during their 15-minute office visit with the doctor. If every office visit were like a pharmaceutical commercial on TV, patients would never get their prescriptions, because naming every side effect would suck the life out of the doctor: "Side effects include death, wrinkles, and enjoying The O'Reilly Factor."
Most doctors know what the side effects of medicine are. And the medicine wouldn't be prescribed if the benefits didn't outweigh the possible negatives. As I tell my patients, life has side effects as well... which is why you're having the headache, high sugars, or angina.
So maybe medicine and lifestyle changes will be useful.
When a patient picks up a medicine, an information sheet is provided. To me, it's like the paperwork involved in buying a house. My lawyer suggests that I should read all the fine print, but, frankly, I don't care to read it. I don't get all the Latin jargon. And mostly, I trust my lawyer to act in my best interests. He just tells me what I'm signing, and I sign it.
Reading all the side effects on the drug information sheet makes some patients run for the hills. Even when folks taking placebo (a sugar pill containing no medicine) are reported to have the same side effects as those taking the real medicine, some believe the medicine is dangerous.
I have some patients and readers over-reacting to what they read or hear. "Maybe I have weight gain because of my blood pressure medicine." Could it be because you don't exercise, you drive your car from one end of the Downtown Mall to the other, and you drink beer by the case?
"No, it has to be the pill!" Hmmm.
I have had some people who claim their illness is a hidden disease that the US government and American Medical Association won't let the public know about. (Watching too many episodes of Lost or X-Files?)
It's impossible to know everything about one's health or about medicines, foods, or herbs. Like choosing your spouse, your college, or your house, major decisions are often without all the necessary information. Sometimes it comes down to trust.
But then, I've heard, "Trust in a higher power, but still tie your horse to a post."
Dr. Hook cracks a joke or two, but he's a renowned physician with a local practice. Email him with your questions.


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Carson volleyball keeps playoff hopes alive
Behind the setting of Danielle Good (28 assists) the Carson volleyball team picked up a much-needed three game sweep of Damonte Ranch (25-13, 25-19, 25-22) on Thursday.
"I am proud of the them," coach Robert Maw said. "It was a great team effort."
Maw credited Good for keeping Damonte off balance by moving the ball around. He also credited Jaycie Roberts and Savannah Smith with playing strong defense.
Roberts had 16 digs. Smith had five kills and seven digs. Gina Peacock and Yana Spence each had six kills. Juliana Anderson had five kills and two aces. Sarah Christl had two aces.
The sweep keeps Carson alive for the fourth playoff spot, at 6-8, heading into games at Wooster on Tuesday and at Douglas on Thursday.
"We need a couple of 'Ws' to keep us in the playoff spot," Maw said about next week.
Dayton sweeps Fallon
Dayton improved to 15-0 in league with a 25-16, 25-14 and 25-14 sweep of Fallon on Thursday night.
Coach Monica Halverson was pleased with the team's performance. Halverson and the players have been talking about having stronger — more focused — warmups so the Dust Devils are ready to play from the first point on.
"The intensity and teamwork was there from the get-go," she said.
Madi Foley had 16 kills and 15 digs to lead Dayton. Ashley Vickers had a strong all-around game with four aces, five kills and four digs.
Lettie Lynch added four digs. Setter Peach Coons had 23 assists and five aces, and Taryn Schriner had nine digs.
Dayton plays next Friday against Fernley.
Carson girls tie Reno
Despite tying Reno, Carson girls soccer coach Greg Lehman said the Senators played their best match of the year on Thursday.
Carson and Reno tied at 3, in a game made up after being postponed due to smoke from the wildfire in Yosemite earlier this year.
"The girls played really well," Lehman said. "That's one of the best all-around efforts."
Scoring for Carson were: Mayra Olivares, Chantal Torres and Josilyn Daggs.
Lehman was pleased with the Senators' urgency to score and their high-pressure defense.
The Senators (10-1-4) play at Douglas (12-1-2) at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday before heading into the playoffs.
JV: Carson and Reno played to a scoreless tie.
Dayton: The Dust Devil girls lost to Elko 5-0 on Thursday. No other information was provided.
The Carson boys and girls cross country teams both finished third at Thursday's Northern Division I conference meet at Rancho San Rafael Regional Park in Reno.
The boys team, running without Daniel Jauregui and Ian Van Rensselaer, finished third (80 points) behind Galena (28) and Douglas (45).
Leading Carson was Tylar Chester seventh overall in 18:11. Anthony Cacioppo was eighth overall at 18:25. Wyatt Cartier (20th in 19:17), Tony Xie (22nd in 19:22) and Michael Leiken (23rd in 19:25) rounded out Carson's scores.
"They ran pretty good for not having two of our top guys," said Carson coach Pete Sinnott.
In the girls race, Carson finished third (70 points), behind Douglas (33) and Galena (56).
Carson suffered a setback when one of its top runners, Alex Drozdoff, dropped out of the race mid-way through. Sinnott believes if Drozdoff would have finished Carson would have finished behind Douglas. Drozdoff has been battling a leg injury.
Leading Carson was Eveline Delgado in third at 20:23. She finished behind Douglas' duo of Lindsey Adams (19:10) and Moriah Munyan (20:11).
Carson's Cindy Juchtzer finished fourth (20:45), Shelby Brown was 15th (22:48), and Alison Green was 27th in 23:08 to round out Carson's scorers.
"It is a tough league," Sinnott said, adding that Northern Nevada teams are expected to compete for the state title.
Both Carson teams are fighting to advance to the state meet by qualifying in the top three during next Saturday's regional meet at Rancho San Rafael,
Sinnott feels both Senator teams have a good chance, if healthy.
Elissa wins at ROP invite
Aaron Elissa won the 2.85-mile ROP Invitational at Lampe Park for the Dayton cross country team on Thursday.
Rounding out the Dayton finishers were: JJ Ply in 11th (17:18); Nick Langstaff in 17th (18:03); Brady Heusser in 20th (18:42); Thomas Liddle in 21st (18:49); Tyler Brown in 22nd (18:50) and Toby Tapley in 24th (19:00)
In the girls race, Hanna Elissa came in seventh place with a time of 20:53.
In JV action: Jared Logan finished 10th (19:45), Colton Hansen was 13th (20:58) and Mitchell Fialkowski was 14th (21:08).
Terada finishes second
LAS VEGAS — Douglas High School's Koko Terada narrowly missed in her bid for a state title on Thursday when she lost to Katrina Prendergast of Spanish Springs in a playoff at the NIAA Division I State Girls Golf Championship at Bear's Best.
Prendergast sank a 6-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to win the title. Prendergast made up three shots on the final three holes to force the playoff.
Terada shot 4-over par 76 on Thursday to finish the 36-hole regulation at 148.
She made the turn on Thursday at 40 and then charged through the back nine holes with an even-par 36.
Mercedes Khumnark of Green Valley finished one shot behind at 149. The top three players are all juniors.
Spanish Springs finished the tournament with a 646 total (320-326) to successfully defend its state team championship.


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Adam relishes experience with hometown team
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Pitcher Jason Adam, 22, is living out one of those boyhood dream experiences by being in the Major League training camp of the team he cheered for as a kid, the Royals.
Adam grew up in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park, Kan., where he played so well at Blue Valley Northwest High School that he was taken in the fifth round of the 2010 Draft by the Royals.
"I grew up going to their games and everything," Adam said. "Obviously, I was playing a ton since I was 8 so I couldn't go to as many games. But they were always my team, back in the Jermaine Dye days. ... He was my favorite player. I never played outfield, but I always liked him."
Adam spent last season with Double-A Northwest Arkansas, going 8-11 with a 5.19 ERA in 26 starts.
"I had a bit of a down year, especially for the first half, but I was happy for the adjustments that were made so we'll see where this year takes us," Adam said.
And what were the adjustments?
"A lot of the mental side of pitching as far as how to read batters, throwing the right pitches in the right situations, taking all that into account and then just refining my pitches," Adam said. "I'm constantly doing that, obviously."
His parents, Doug and Becky, often traveled from Overland Park to watch him pitch in the Texas League. They'd have a much shorter trip, of course, if he played at Kauffman Stadium.
"It's close to the stadium, so if I get up to the big leagues, I can just live right at home," Adam said.
During the winter, Adam and other prospects attended classes at Surprise for tips on how to act in their first big league camp.
"Basically like stay under the radar, take care of your work and there's no such thing as working too hard. You've just got to work smart," Adam said.
It'd be a long shot, of course, for Adam to make the Major League club this year, but the exposure is good.
"Obviously, there's a greater goal, but it's a nice stepping stone to get you there. Keep making steps in the right direction is the goal," Adam said.
Adam is on the side of the clubhouse generally reserved for players coming up from the Minors. But the idea is to learn from the veterans in the other part of the room.
"It's definitely awesome to be here. I love it -- so far," Adam said. "I mean, we're only a few days in. I'm excited to really get started. It'll be an experience."


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Formerly the driving force behind Weeping Tile, Canadian singer/songwriter Sarah Harmer began her solo career in 1999 playing dates with the Indigo Girls, Great Big Sea, and Moxy Fruvous. Harmer's first album outside of Weeping Tile was a tribute to her father titled Songs for Clem. Credited to Harmer and Jason Euringer, the folksy album was released independently by Harmer, but was eventually given wider release by Universal Canada. Her proper debut album, You Were Here, was released in mid-2000 by Zoe Records, and showed a polished, more mature side to her music than her work with her former band. It wasn't until 2004 that Harmer returned with a follow-up, All of Our Names, while in 2006 she explored her country and bluegrass side in I'm a Mountain, which garnered the singer three Juno Award nominations. 2010 saw the release of her fifth album, Oh Little Fire, which features guest appearances from Neko Case, Julie Fader and James Shaw (Metric). ~ Heather Phares
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Saturday, November 17, 2012
Girly Quilt!
Duh! Now my signature has gone again, not my fault, naughty Blogger! Have a wonderful weekend!
Hugs - Lurline♥
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18 Lovely People said ...:
- Miriam said...
Beautiful work Lurline! Congratulations on the finish.
Love the hand quilting and the little girls with head scarves!
- November 17, 2012 at 3:58 PM
- Deb said...
I love your big stitch Lurline! it is perfect for this project. I love big stitch but have not got the knack of it yet...I have a quilt waiting till I do.
I will wait to see what next inspires you for another bigstitch project!
- November 17, 2012 at 5:28 PM
- Anonymous said...
Lurline that quilt is gorgeous,well done on a beautiful finish.xx
- November 17, 2012 at 6:48 PM
- antique quilter said...
another beautiful quilt, I love that you quilted it with red pearl cotton makes the quilt
cute fabrics :)
thanks for sharing
- November 17, 2012 at 8:13 PM
- Margaret said...
What a fun quilt! I love how you quilted it.
- November 17, 2012 at 8:48 PM
- Rosa said...
It`s just beautiful.Great job!!
- November 17, 2012 at 10:26 PM
- Terry said...
I love the big stitching on this one! It's just beautiful! :0)
- November 17, 2012 at 11:34 PM
- Pokey said...
I love this quilt, all stitched in red! Any girl would love it.
Are you thinking low volume like I am? I am dreaming ideas, and right now doing a strip checkerboard in light colors. When our package comes, it will seem like Christmas ~
- November 17, 2012 at 11:45 PM
- Nedra said...
What a lovely quilt. And you have done a beautiful job with the hand stitching, that I especially like in red.
- November 18, 2012 at 3:30 AM
- debbie said...
That is a gorgeous quilt! The hand stitching suits it perfectly and the fabrics are really sweet. debbie
- November 18, 2012 at 4:39 AM
- Bev C said...
Hello Lurline,
Oh that is so pretty, love the colours, they really pop.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend.
- November 18, 2012 at 9:39 AM
- Quilter Kathy said...
I just love love love everything about this quilt Lurline! The scrappiness, the fabrics, the design, the RED stitches...YUM!
- November 18, 2012 at 10:16 PM
- Jean(ie) said...
I just love the hand-stitching on that, Lurline! It's just beautiful!
- November 19, 2012 at 9:31 AM
- Nanette Merrill said...
This is beautiful, all of it from the fabric, to piecing to quilting. I love it.
- November 21, 2012 at 4:15 AM
- Jen said...
Hello Lurline,I am catching up on here also. Where does the time go!! I think your girly quilt is so pretty and your hand quilting is beautifully done .
- November 23, 2012 at 11:28 AM
- Elaine Adair said...
Pretty, pretty! The hand stitches are first rate and so tempting!
- November 30, 2012 at 8:28 AM
- Send Flowers and Chocolates said...
I was very pleased to seek out this net-site.I wanted to thanks on your time for this wonderful learn!! I definitely enjoying every little little bit of it and I have you bookmarked to check out new stuff you blog post.
- December 1, 2012 at 1:26 PM
- Linda said...
I love your quilt. It looks easy to do. I have never made a quilt but I am making those little hexie's. They are so much fun. I would love to try and make one like this little girl quilt though. Not sure if I might need to find a pattern for it.
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A new CD-ROM from AKH Inc., Indianapolis, IN, explains how the firm's Fas-Ner system automatically feeds, inserts and locks fasteners into a sheetmetal assembly in one simple process. Demonstration and field-application videos provide a first-hand look at how the process works. AKH provides single-hit machines as well as completely automated turnkey systems integrated into main production lines. It also designs custom Fas-Ners around customer needs, in a variety of lengths and with special coatings and paints.
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We received constant requests to re-make our vintage American Flag that we dyed and hung the day we opened Wolves Within available for purchase. After years of researching we couldn't find American -Made Cotton Flags. As a peace offering we collaborated with a local textile producer to make these custom Black Flag Blankets. Locally and American made of 100% recycled organic cottons, machine washable and maintain their perfect shape.
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Fans have been eagerly awaiting this newest release in the Halo series for what feels like forever. This enthusiasm was tempered with some serious concerns. Fans didn't know if the hand over to 343 Industries would be successful. I'm relieved to say that they went above and beyond any and all expectations. They did such a great job, my amazing coworker Brett McLeod (also Twinfinite's multiplayer Halo master), demanded to contribute and wrote a little piece detailing his experiences with the multiplayer aspect of the game.
I absolutely agree! Heres some reasons why:
1. Easily the BEST single player in any Halo game!
2. Great new MP modes and improvements compared to previous games Halo games.
3. Spartan Ops is awesome! Watch episode then play with friends!
4. Armor looks much more futuristic compared to Reach which I like a lot :)
5. Prometheans add more variety to enemies.
6. I love the concept of the Spartan IV's and Infinity War games!!!
My only issues are the following:
1. Is the battle rifle weak? Or is the DMR too good?
2. Forge magnets are a slight letdown.
3. NO PELICAN IN FORGE D: I mean atleast bring the falcon back!
4. Tone down the boltshots secondary fire mode. Its ridiculously powerful...
My issues with the game are a little picky but I still absolutely love this game!
I think Halo 4 is a marvel for sure, Bungie created the franchise and will never be forgotten because of that, but I agree that 343i has done the best Halo game with Halo 4.
It also cant be lost that at least a few employees at 343i are former Bungie, and the rest of 343i is made up of an all star team of developers. Microsoft spared no expense with the future of Halo and it shows.
Halo 4 is an epic masterpiece. It's damn near perfect.
My only complaint is that I wish a few more classic Halo maps would come back. I'm hoping that the DLC will have unbelievably awesome maps.


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text: More than ever before, there are two schools of musical success story these days. Those riding a wave of almost instant gratification based on a blog hit gone viral, a reality show win or a particularly canny advert sync. And those who have taken the more traditional approach: gigging and grafting and slowly building their arsenal into a formidable sonic weaponry. Band of Skulls firmly fall in the latter camp, and Himalayan—the group's third long player—is an album indebted to years of polishing, perfecting and whittling their skills into a core that packs an immediate and inimitable punch. Breaking out of the blocks as Band of Skulls in 2008, having initially played together under a different guise for the previous four years, the Southampton trio, formed of Russell Marsden (guitar, vocals), Emma Richardson (bass, vocals) and Matt Hayward (drums), first began to pique interest with the call and response vocal interplay of early single "I Know What I Am." A debut, 2009's Baby Darling Doll Face Honey, shortly followed alongside a host of glowing reviews praising the record's dangerous, dusky charms and glam sensibilities. With impressed comparisons to The Kills and The Duke Spirit, NME labeled the record, "so deliciously evocative, it's like taking a hike to The Joshua Tree," while Clash described the debut as, in turns, "seductive", "catchy" and "raunchy." Following successful support tours with the likes of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and The Dead Weather, a new EP (Friends) and a live record, the trio then unveiled album #2 in February 2012. Sweet Sour not only took the blues-ridden sonic imprint of Baby Darling Dollface Honey and ramped it up several gears, it also showed a band dreaming bigger. Fuller and more fleshed out than its predecessor, the likes of "The Devil Takes Care Of His Own" and "Bruises" were tracks born to fill bigger venues and tracks that very quickly did. By the end of 2012, Band of Skulls had played their largest shows to date—including a headline slot at London's 5,000 capacity Brixton Academy—and supported some of the biggest bands in the world (including Muse and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers) at some of the biggest venues in the world. It makes sense, then, that when it came to starting album three, the band's scale would continue to grow in this same trajectory… "We learnt a lot in that middle period," begins Russell. "It gave us a bit of validation and confidence. We realized then that we wanted to make an upbeat and energetic album, and we mostly succeeded I think." He continues, "This album feels like a coming of age record for the band because of the confidence in it. We really know our own sound now. On your second record you're doubling your back catalogue, which is a bit stressful. Whereas on your third, you're adding to your canon of work and they all start to interact and reference each other. We're doing the MA of ourselves now." The classroom they chose to begin their studies was Terminal Studios on London's Bermondsey Street, where the band spent the first few months of 2013 writing. An intense period made more intense by the ever-nearing deadline of the building's imminent demolition date ("I originally wanted to call the album Wrecking Ball, but then… well we couldn't now," Russell jokes wryly), the session nonetheless yielded immediate results. "We went in with a very clear idea of what we wanted to do," continues Emma. "We were trying to get rid of the choice of what would be the single and make 12 pop songs." "Playing to lots of audiences has helped. You have songs that clearly do something and you can see it happening, and then you see gaps in your armour and you have to go back and write them," adds Russell. "It's like a very long-term plan of filling in the gaps." With an almost-complete album written and Terminal Studios heaving its last breath, the trio then decamped to State of the Ark Studios in Richmond to record with noted producer and Sweet Sour mixer, Nick Launay (Nick Cave, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Cribs). And within less than two months, the group had managed to hone their strict vision for the album into something that fundamentally stayed true to their original ideas, but also allowed room for some interesting curveballs. From the opening assault of recent single "Asleep At The Wheel," which the group say, "bridges the gap between the last record and this one" and represents Himalayan in terms of its "confidence and swagger," to the gutsy, full-throttle riffs of the title track. "Hoochie Coochie'"s seductive glam rock-isms to the expansive, echo-laden atmospherics of Richardson-fronted "Cold Sweat," the record begins in dramatic and uncompromising form. "'Cold Sweat' is a tune that's been around for a while and it felt like the right moment to do it justice," Russell informs. "Sometimes when you're younger, you write a song that's almost too mature for yourself or the band whereas later it seems to align with how you're feeling." Much of Himalayan, indeed, was also born perhaps from interesting beginnings such as these—either sonically or lyrically. "Heaven's Key," they note, "was written as a pop song, but it turned into this monster rock song," while "Toreador" was inspired by Ernest Hemingway's 1932 novel Death In The Afternoon and a subsequent trip to Spain where Richardson became interested in the rituals and culture of bullfighting. The intriguingly-titled "I Feel Like Ten Men, Nine Dead and One Dying," meanwhile, was named after a favourite phrase of Marsden's great grandfather. "Sometimes people say these great lines and they don't even realise; it's up to us to at least do something with them," he notes. Between these intriguing idiosyncracies and the overarching scale that the group are quite clearly aiming for now, Himalayan lands at a junction that's epic without sacrificing personality. It's a record that can afford to aim big because, with ten years leading up to it, it's earned the right to. And it's a record that's not afraid to wear that aim on its sleeve. "We were hyping ourselves up [with that title]," Russell smiles. "We thought, why not go brave with it? Calling it something with an epic title seemed quite fitting as that was our manifesto all along."


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"Book of Mormon" ticket auction: new Boulder theater company answers prayers
The good news: Denver is the launch pad for next month's "The Book of Mormon" national tour. The lousy news: the Ellie Caulkins Opera House shows have been sold out for months.
But thanks to Boulder denizen and theater-lover Brad Farkas, a new theater company dedicated to new work has a hip way of raising funds — and its profile.
Local Theater Company is auctioning 12 tickets to the Tony Award-gobbling musical on eBay. The auction ends Friday.
"Fundraising is always a challenge, but particularly with new plays," Pesha Rudnick, the company's artistic director, said in an email. "Farkas' generosity is a real vote of confidence for LOCAL."
The nascent company's first production will be "Elijah: An Adventure" (Sept 19 – Oct. 7), one of three plays it workshopped at Chautauqua in March as part of its Local Lab New Play Festival. Rudnick will direct Michael Mitnick's play at Boulder's Dairy Center for the Arts.
An additional bit of fine timing comes by way of the casting of Benjamin Bonenfant as title character. At the recent Henry Awards ceremony, Bonenfant won outstanding supporting actor honors for his turn in "Red."
"Elijah" was cast entirely with local actors, but it's nice to have an up-and-comer in the mix. "Ben was our first choice to play Elijah, we're thrilled that he's accepted the role," Rudnick said. "Ben has that unique combination of intelligence, introspection and courage as an actor. We're very proud that he's at the helm of this amazing ensemble."


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I once was a language bigot. I paid the bills creating SaaS and SOA enterprise software using Java. All the while I secretly loathed Java and everything that it stood for. At night I would dink around with Ruby and Haskell and Erlang and … you get the idea. Always thinking that if only I had a job that used those langauges I would be happy and awesome, all at once. Then came the day when I was free to do what I wanted, I was working for myself; a clean slate, no legacy code, no customers pushing for those pesky features (and bug fixes). So what did I do? I created an iOS app to help teach language to kids with Autism. Objective-C is nowhere near a super clean modern quasi-functional language. Instead it is kind of a mess. A mess it may be, but I soon realized that languages are just a piece of the puzzle. A means to end. Suddenly I was no longer a language bigot. Good riddance.
What I Have Been Up To
I have been absent for some time but not without reason. I have spent the past several months reengaging my mind in the wonderful world of Mathematics and finally engaging my mind in the absolutely stunning world of Physics. My one and only university degree is a BS in Mathematics. Pretty much from the day that I received it I have spent my time either creating software or teaching and raising my 2 kids. Come this summer I will be reengaging with the world of software. This past November my oldest son, who was previously home-schooled by yours truly, entered public school.
These two events have given me both the motivation and the time to re-learn some of my Mathematics and to learn a bit about Physics. I have always been interested in Physics but have never had any formal Physics education, other than whatever I got in high school 20 some odd years ago. Being, possibly, a bit of a masochist/over-confident I started with General Relativity. I have since moved on to a "basic" text in Astrophysics.
Now that I have gotten that out of my system I have moved on to learning Clojure and looking at Haskell again.
Shameless Self Promotion: Stack Overflow Careers
I recently setup my profile on stackoverflow Careers 2.0 site. I really like what they have done with the site. I also love the idea that I can put myself out for employers to see without having to use the monstrosities that Monster, Dice, et al are. This should at the very least cut down on all the annoying recruiter emails/calls that I still get (after last having my resume on Monster/Dice nearly 3 years ago!). I highly recommend checking them out.
OS X Oddness - Permissions on TMPDIR
I recently bought a new Mac. My first non-laptop Mac in fact. It is a gorgeously awesome 27" iMac. It replaces my old and mostly trusty MacBook Pro that I have had since late 2008. Right before I updated to the new machine I upgraded the old one to OS X 10.7, Lion. Overall it was pretty decent though I did have some issues (Flash was even worse than with Snow Leopard and Safari has become unusable). One other issue I had was with various applications not being able to save new documents. I poked around trying to figure it out and was given the advice to Repair Permissions from the Disk Utility. I did this and the problem persisted. I then forgot about the problem as my shiny new iMac had arrived.
I decided that it was time to do a clean install. The old MacBook Pro had been upgraded from Tiger to Leopard to Snow Leopard to Lion. There was much cruft and even some flakiness, due I am sure to the long life and many upgrades of the OS. So, I started over with the new machine. A fresh factory install of Lion. Liberating. I have been installing things as I need them and manually moved over my documents, music, and such. Good riddance to the cruft! Today I needed to create an OmniOutlier document. I installed the application, added my license, and off I went.
After a minute or so I faced the same damn error message that I was having on my old laptop. Lion telling me that it can not save my 'Untitled' document! Uggghh. I ran the repair permissions task from Disk Utility, it fixed a few things but it made no difference, still no luck saving any new documents from OmniOutliner. I then tried OmniGraffle, same thing. BBEdit, no problems. TextEdit, no problems. iWork, same problems as the Omni products. What is going on here?
After some googling and poking about I discover that the TemporaryItems directory in my $TMPDIR does not have group write permissions. A quick
sudo chmod g+w $TMPDIR/TemporaryItems later and all is well. Why the hell is this happening? And why did it happen twice to me on two totally separate installs (with no migration between them) of Lion. And finally, why if this is such a seemingly common problem is google not aflame with others having this same issue?
I never saw this pre-Lion. I had at first thought that it was an issue with Lion's file versioning feature, but this does not seem to be the case since TextEdit did not exhibit the behavior. Upon figuring out the permissions issue it is even odder since the inability to write to the TemporaryItems directory would seem to affect all applications that allow document creation, but yet it didn't. I am fairly sure that applications do not ever deal with the writing of the file to the TemporaryItems directory before it is moved to the place that they user has chosen to save. So it does not make much sense that some applications worked and others not.
A mystery…
Starting From Scratch
I wish I could say that I boldly decided to abandon the previous 10 years of my spotty blogging life and make a clean-break, but instead it is simply that I did not properly respect the power of rsync. Let me just say, thank goodness for backups! Losing the entire www directory on my hosted account made me think about whether I even wanted to carry all of that baggage forward. I have decided for the clean break. Now I can look forward to 10 more years of writing stupid banalities before I rsync my way to a reset again.
Blog Reset : Moved to Octopress
Trying out Octopress. This is, at least, the 5th different iteration of this blog in the last 10 years.


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z/OS WebSphere MQ: What Goes Up Must Come Down
I thought it'd be a good idea to take a look at problems with starting up WebSphere MQ and shutting it down. These types of problems usually have totally unrelated causes and so are resolved in totally different ways. Let's start with how to stop a queue manager.
There are three modes available to stop MQ, the first being by using the default of QUIESCE. The QMGR can also be stopped by FORCE, or with MODE(RESTART). QUIESCE mode will allow all programs currently running to finish processing before the QMGR stops. No new programs can start and any connections that MQ has to other address spaces have to end beforehand. If any such connections need to be broken, z/OS commands can be used to accomplish this.
The more powerful MODE(FORCE) doesn't wait for programs to finish processing but terminates them (including utilities) right away; which can leave some work in-doubt. This is an option during troublesome conditions (for instance when the active logs are full, archiving is not working or in cases where the z/OS CANCEL command might otherwise be used).
Lastly, the RESTART flavor terminates the QMGR much in the same way that MODE(FORCE) would except the QMGR is *not* deregistered from the ARM (Automatic Restart Manager) component of z/OS. This means the MQ subsystem can be restarted in place if abending or can be restarted on another z/OS image if z/OS is having a problem.
In most instances some flavor of the STOP command will end the queue manager's life but, for some types of the STOP command there are some obscure points to make. For one, when a QMGR is stopped with MODE(FORCE) you can expect to see an ABEND6C6 if - previously - the queue manager had been subject to a STOP MODE(QUIESCE). The abend means the quiesce shutdown processing has been terminated by the force shutdown and in this case no dump is produced. No reason code is presented with this abend type.
Use of a FORCE STOP can mean that a previous STOP QMGR MODE(QUIESCE) either was taking too long or never was going to complete at all. While there certainly have been defects to cause such shutdown hangs, we've also seen where the shutdown procedure has prevented the QMGR from terminating. When stopping the QMGR with MODE(QUIESCE) check to see if any panels (CSQOREXX) are still held open by anyone. If so, these will prevent the QMGR from terminating. When we receive dumps to Level 2 we'll immediately check to see if any BATCH connections are left open to the QMGR and if so, we'll know these will prevent termination. In a recent case a CICS transaction which had started some 41 hours previously prevented a STOP (mode QUIESCE) from ending while MQ waited for that transaction in CICS to end. So, if a QUIESCE has been used, it's important to note that MQ will wait for programs running to finish. If they don't complete their work then MQ will not be able to complete its QUIESCE shutdown.
So how can you tell if an existing connection is preventing shutdown completion. Well, in Version 7.1.0 at queue manager termination MQ issues the following command so you can see what's holding things up; ie. DISPLAY CONN(*) TYPE(CONN) ALL WHERE (APPLTYPE NE SYSTEMAL). This will return the existing connections to the queue manager. Note that SYSTEM connections are those with an APPLTYPE of SYSTEM or CHINIT. APPLTYPE NE SYSTEMAL differs from a display of APPLTYPE NE SYSTEM since SYSTEM only includes queue-manager threads, whereas SYSTEMAL(L) includes queue-manager and channel initiator threads. Thus APPLTYPE NE SYSTEMAL will return threads which are NOT from the queue-manager or channel initiator. It's those other returned threads which could prevent shutdown.
For lower levels of the product an operator could manually issue a slightly different flavor of this command (DISPLAY CONN(*) TYPE(CONN) ALL WHERE (APPLTYPE NE SYSTEM) to determine more about threads still in existence at the time of shutdown.
The dynamics for starting WebSphere MQ are quite different however. Successful QMGR startup depends on having the right pieces in place. This includes setting up the BSDS so that the log inventory can be kept. A BSDS that has become corrupted can lead to READ or WRITE errors that will prevent MQ from functioning properly. Log content works hand-in-hand with the BSDS so their content should agree with the information the BSDS holds. In cases where a discrepancy exists, MQ will generate appropriate error messages and provides a change log inventory utility so that you can align the BSDS contents with the actual log inventory. This may not be the only anomaly that can disrupt QMGR startup. Procedural missteps can cause issues such as unequal timestamps to exist in dual BSDS data sets; or problems where the BSDS can't be opened at all. The information center documents any problems that we expect the BSDS could encounter and how to fix those issues. Searching on "BSDS Problems" in the informatoin center takes the reader directly to those symptoms with linked solutions.
It is very highly recommended that advantage be taken to use dual logging, dual BSDS data sets, and archiving. Recoverability of the QMGR and data is improved manyfold when these kinds of failsafes are used. If you still run into problems, searching the information center for "Active Log Problems" or "Archive Log Problems" will take you directly to the bulleted solutions you'll need in order to get past startup problems caused by these data sets.
There are also some odds and ends, rarely seen though, which can prevent a queue manager from successfully starting. Generally, it's always good to rebuild the system parameter module for the QMGR every time you migrate to a new level of QMGR code. We know that, sometimes, an old parameter module can still be used when you move to a new code level; however, because the level information is internalized, users have no way to know which level of code will prevent the queue manager from starting if the parameter module is not rebuilt. I recently had a case where the client had upgraded several queue managers (that had been running at varying old levels of MQ) to the most current 7.1 code. He found that out of the 10 QMGRs that had been migrated (and on which none of the parameter modules had been rebuilt) that one of them failed to start. That QMGR continually generated the message CSQY019E indicating the parameter module was at an invalid level. The client immediately thought (since 9 QMGRs started fine, and 1 did not, and all had been migrated to the same 7.1 level) that a defect must be at hand. It certainly took some digging to find out that a boundary (from the very old MQSeries 5.2) had been crossed which was the level that the old parameter module had originally been built at. That old build however, had an internal level which version 7.1 code flagged as invalid. All of the other queue managers were using parameter modules that had been built at Version 6 (and modules built at that level pass the 7.1 test for currency). Needless to say, the client was glad once that one was figured out. The moral of the story was to always rebuild the parameter module ensuring that the macro-name is recompiled with the same level of code that the queue manager is running with. This happens to be Task 17 in the z/OS System Setup Guide.
Command prefixes fall into the odds and ends category too. Command prefixes tell the operating system which subsystem to route a command to; but it does happen that the command prefix is unknown. When this is the case, it becomes impossible to start the QMGR since z/OS has no idea where the START QMGR command should be routed to. The Migrating WebSphere MQ portion of the information center gives direction on the requirements for SYS1.PARMLIB in order to properly define the MQ subsystem as does Task 12 in the Setup Guide.
One other startup failure caused by configuration relates to the setting for MQ's use of 64-bit (or above the bar) storage. MEMLIMIT set to 2 GB on the QMGR started proc (and a REGION of 0M) most often works just fine. MQ will try to store existing control blocks into this above the bar storage, but if our 64-bit allocations are not allowed then the QMGR may fail to start. Sometimes the indications that MEMLIMIT needs to be set are unclear, and the diagnostics produced require much review in order to piece the root cause together. Given this, it's always best to either set up MEMLIMIT within the started task, or alternatively make sure that the limits provided by SMFPRMxx (in SYS1.PARMLIB) give the queue manager enough space to make its allocations. The IEFUSI exit can also be used to provide a default limit for jobs using virtual storage above the bar.
For now that's about all I can think could be keeping the queue manager from holding its CHIN high (groan). With a bit of review of the information center and performance of the set up tasks, the queue manager should start and shut down as expected and provide years of productive message queueing.


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Chula Vista to Host NORCECA Beach Series Event
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sept. 20, 2012) – Olympic silver medalist April Ross is scheduled to compete on Sept. 28-30 at the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour event at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif.
Ross (Costa Mesa, Calif.), who won the silver medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London with partner Jennifer Kessy (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.), will compete at Chula Vista with Jennifer Fopma (Bellflower, Calif.). Fopma finished first with partner Brooke Sweat this year at the Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Tour event in Milwaukee and had second-place finishes with Sweat at Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach.
The NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour will include teams from North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The event in Chula Vista will be free and open to the public.
Among the other U.S. women's players competing will be San Diego's Summer Ross (no relation to April), who recently won the gold medal at the World University Championships in Brazil, and also won the 2010 FIVB youth and junior beach world championships. Ross will compete with Morgan Beck (Coto de Caza, Calif.).
On the men's side, Ryan Doherty (Toms River, N.J.) and Casey Patterson (Van Nuys, Calif.), who won Jose Cuervo Pro Beach events in Belmar, N.J., and Chicago and finished second in Manhattan Beach, Calif., are scheduled to compete. At 7 feet, 1 inch, Doherty is one of the tallest beach volleyball players in the world.
Tony Ciarelli (Huntington Beach, Calif.) will compete with partner Jeff Carlson (Newport Beach, Calif.). The pair won the silver medal at the 2008 FIVB youth world championship.
Teams from Canada, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, Guatemala, Costa Rica and El Salvador, among others, are expected to compete.
For more information on the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour, click here.
Photo information: Summer Ross, left, attacks during the 2010 NORCECA Beach Series event in Chula Vista, Calif. Photo copyrighted by USAV/B.J. Hoeptner Evans


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The objective of this effort is to enable US DHS and other government agencies to build mobile applications that are highly secure, establishing enterprise-wide mobile security practices for US DHS through mobile application development governance standards, best practices and tooling. It will establish mobile security standards as well as define and build-out a number of core elements required to establish for US Department of Homeland Security (US DHS) a mobile application development and deployment process that is secure, consistent, streamlined, repeatable and scalable across the entire US DHS enterprise. It will ensure a user experience that is fully native to the mobile device, maximize code share across platforms as well as reuse across mobile application projects, and ensure standardized approach to DHS mobile application development and testing.
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Promoting the sharing of technical data between researchers is one of the most effective ways to advance technology development. As a result, there is a growing trend for research communities to develop websites with curated catalogs of data sets and tools. However, once a large number of resources have been collected, it can become challenging to maintain a centralized site so that potential users can easily find resources that are useful to them. We propose to address this problem by extending InferLink's ActiveSearch technology. ActiveSearch is a novel semantic search framework that combines natural language processing (NLP) techniques and a massive ontology so that users can search through document repositories in an intuitive fashion. In this project, we will extend this core technology to support search through collections of resources, such as data sets, software tools and analytics. This "catalog search" problem typically differs from document-centric search in some respects. For instance, there may be relatively little meta information associated with a resource. In addition, the search system must support expert researchers and contributors who are intimately familiar with the site's resources, as well as less sophisticated users who are unfamiliar with the resources. Our primary application focus will be the IMPACT portal (Impactcybertrust.org) but the work will be generally applicable to other resource information sites. Due to the growing number of such sites, there are numerous commercial opportunities for a semantic search solution that can be easily customized for an application domain.


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You will receive a shipping notification email that will notify you of the shipment date and the tracking options available for it.
We accept orders shipped to PO boxes and APO/FPO or U.S. territories.
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New SKF CE double row angular contact balls bearings now available
2013 November 18, 14:00 CET
Gothenburg, 18 November, 2013: SKF has announced that they have developed a new cost-effective double row angular contact ball bearing suitable in trucks and agricultural applications - where a reliable and robust performance is essential - ranging from pulleys, fan hubs and seeding planters to disc harrows and other attachments.
It was recently launched at the Agritechnica Exhibition in Hannover Germany.
The new SKF CE double row angular contact ball bearings are available in the 32 and 33 series in the range from 20 to 50 mm bore diameter. The limited range of CE bearings enables SKF to offer customers a cost-effective solution for application specific requirements. The CE bearings are equipped with low friction and low noise glass fibre reinforced polyamide cages as standard. They are optionally available with stamped steel cages.
The SKF CE double row angular contact ball bearings are available open or capped with either seals or shields. Both opened and capped bearings are dimensionally interchangeable and have the same high load carrying capability.
The sealed CE bearing have steel reinforced Nitrile Butadiene Rubber(NBR) seals that exert a light contact pressure with the bearing inner ring for effective retention of the lubricant and exclusion of contaminants. The sealed CE bearings have a lower limiting speed than open or shielded bearings owing to the additional seal friction.
The shielded CE bearings have sheet steel shields that extend into a recess in the bearing inner ring for good grease retention and reduces the ingress of contaminants. The shielded CE bearing have the same limiting speed rating as the open bearings.
The sealed and shielded CE double row angular contact ball bearings are filled with a high performance polyurea (GXN) grease as standard.
The open and sealed CE bearings are available in Normal (CN) axial clearance class. Sealed and shielded bearings are available with greater than Normal (C3) clearance class.
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text: Philly Improv Theater Executive Director Greg Maughan announced publicly today that beginning in January, 2014 PHIT will call The Second Stage at The Adrienne Theater its new home. This means all PHIT shows, classes, rehearsals, and office space will be together in one location finally giving them a permanent place to call their own. The announcement comes almost three years after a Kickstarter campaign helped PHIT raise over $15,000 to find a permanent home for Philadelphia's "exploding alternative comedy scene". The move will increase PHIT's presence, giving them a stage they can produce shows on every week of the year. More information will be available soon and we plan to sit down to talk with Greg about his plans for the future of the expanding comedy theater.


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Gusts of up to 80mph are set to hit Yorkshire on Thursday as Storm Doris arrives on UK shores.
The Met Office has issued an amber warning for high winds in the entire region throughout the day, including a period where the gusts could reach 70-80mph.
Forecasters have advised that damage to structures, interruptions to power supplies, disruptions to travel networks and flying debris are all likely.
The winds will be accompanied by heavy rain with the possibility of snow on higher ground as the weather system heads east.
A yellow warning is in place for snow in North Yorkshire on Thursday, with around 10cm expected to fall.


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Nick Cave delivers Logan Lecture at Denver Art Museum Wednesday night
Textiles are hot. Dance is hot. Fashion is hot. Performance is hot. And it all comes together in the work of artist Nick Cave, who is also, right now, very hot.
He speaks Wednesday night at the Denver Art Museum.
Cave's medium is costumes, though that's a broad oversimplification for the wild and wearable art he creates.
The pieces are made with everything from a simple fabric to shaggy fake fur. They might be sequined, or embroidered or dyed neon pink. They stand alone as sculptures (of a sort) or Cave puts them on during his live movement performances.
He'll have a major exhibit of his work at DAM next June, which the museum is describing as "a multi-sensory, immersive installation that will transport visitors to a magical world of color, texture, sound and movement."
As a windup to that, he delivers the next in DAM's Logan Lecture series. It starts at 7 p.m. We're expecting a mix of chat and video and a little insight into what Cave is really thinking.
Tickets are $18. You can get them at denverartmuseum.org.


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Hotels: Which Country's Are Cleanest?
Tokyo's hotel rooms may not overlook any white sandy beaches or have gorgeous frescoes dating back to the Italian Renaissance, but tourists say there's one key factor that's driving their popularity.
Based on the opinions of more than six million users, hotel booking portal Hotel.info said that Tokyo has the cleanest hotel rooms among selected international cities.
Japan's capital scored 8.93 on a scale of one to 10, where 10 is best. Warsaw placed second with 8.76, followed by Seoul's 8.73. Slovakian capital Bratislava and Bulgaria's Sofia tied for fourth with both scoring 8.54.
"The hoteliers in Tokyo come out very well in comparison with other large cities in an international survey. Guests in Warsaw could also eat their food from the floor," hotels.info said in its press release.
Rio de Janeiro ranked at the bottom of the list with a score of 7.29, followed by London (7.52), Oslo (7.53) and Amsterdam (7.58). Despite its rich tourism offerings, Paris also scored a lowly 7.63, placing it sixth on the ranking of cities with unclean hotel rooms.
Hotel.info provides services for more than 250,000 hotels globally. The company is a member of Germany-based hotel booking portal hotel.de.
If travelers find themselves in an unhygienic room, they should "remain polite but firm and request that the shortcomings be corrected immediately or that they be permitted to move to another room," the company said in its release.
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