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Bravo made some major announcements this week about what is to come next season. The biggest announcement came in the form of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
There had been numerous rumblings and reports but Bravo has finally confirmed the Beverly Hills Housewives series will be the fifth spin-off based on the original "Real Housewives of Orange County." No word yet on when the show will premier.
As for the cast, it has been reported Paris and Nicky Hilton's aunts, Kim and Kyle Richards, have been cast. Kim and Kyle are sisters of Paris's mom, Kathy Hilton. They are also former child stars. Restaurant owner Lisa Todd, who owns the swanky Villa Blanca restaurant in Beverly Hills has also reportedly been cast as a third housewife.
Real Housewives of Atlanta – Bravo also confirmed the return of the Atlanta housewives, more importantly they confirmed all five housewives will be returning. Kim Zolciak made recent headlines when she revealed she had yet to sign on for season 3. According to a report, the women will each receive $150,000 for their third season.
Real Housewives of D.C. – Notably absent from Bravo's announcements were the Real Housewives of Washington D.C. which should have finished filming last year. If you recall, there was a big scandal with the White House party crashers, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, who were part of the cast though Bravo officially said they were simply auditioning them to be on the show. Michaele and her husband had filmed for months with other women, so it would be pretty much impossible for Bravo to air the season without them.
We also reported that Bravo was polling viewers last December to gage their opinion on the two. Guess we will all have to wait a little bit more to see about the DC Housewives.
A photo of Kim & Kyle Richards is below –
Kathy Hilton with sisters Kim and Kyle Richards


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Last Sunday we had a sort of workshop on "negotiation" for some of the Mozilla managers. Part of this workshop was an exercise amounting to playing Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma, with some twists which aren't relevant here. There were three independent games, each with two players, each player being a team of three or four people. We were instructed to maximise our own score without regard to the other player's score.
My approach was to observe that if both teams behave perfectly rationally, they will use the same strategy. Then the optimal strategy is obviously to always cooperate. If the other team defects then you know the rationality assumption doesn't hold, so the game gets more difficult (probably devolving to the game-theoretic equilibrium of always defecting, but then asymptotically it doesn't matter what you did before detecting defection). Fortunately for us the other team was in fact rational enough to always cooperate and we played a perfect game. (If the number of iterations is known in advance, defecting on or before the last round might make sense, but we couldn't be sure how many rounds there were going to be so this didn't matter.) This approach is known as superrationality although I wasn't aware of that at the time...
One surprise for me was that at least three of the six teams did not always cooperate. I was a bit disappointed to find that not all my colleagues think like me :-). I don't think that was supposed to be the lesson of this exercise, though :-).
Another surprise was that some people expected me to play the game according to "Christian principles". In fact, I was purely trying to optimize the objective function we were given, regardless of what God would want. This raises a very interesting question: is it OK to disobey God's commands within the framework of an artificial game? In many games, especially games with more than two players that involve alliances, lies and betrayal are an essential part of the game. Is it OK for a Christian to lie and betray in such games?
I think the answer depends on the context. If everyone understand it's "just a game", the diabolical behaviour is demanded by the framework of the game, and there are absolutely no hard feelings about such behaviour, it seems harmless. But in any context where others might expect you to be obeying God even within the framework of the game, I think we have to follow Paul and play it safe so we do not "cause others to stumble". So I think in hindsight I was wrong to ignore Christian considerations in our negotiation exercise, although I think they lead to the same results anyway.
So what would Jesus do in a real-life Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma? It seems obvious: "do to others what you would have them do to you", which leads to the same analysis as I had before --- cooperate. If the other player defects, the Sermon on the Mount still applies --- "turn the other cheek --- and also "forgive seventy times seven times": we are asked to cooperate in the face of repeated defection.
Interestingly, in this game, belief in the trustworthiness of the other player --- or even belief in divine justice --- lead to superior joint outcomes on average even if the belief is false. Most people think it's obvious we should believe only what is true, but I don't think that principle is obvious at all in (for example) materialist utilitarian frameworks. It should be obvious to Christians.

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'Going downtown' on the Constellation
By Frank Buckley
In our Behind the Scenes series, CNN correspondents share their experiences in covering news and newsmakers around the world.
Air wing commander goes 'downtown' in Iraq
ABOARD THE USS CONSTELLATION (CNN) -- Friday night was extremely busy for us. It was the first night of the "A-Day" air plan.
We were given incredible access to the air plan on the USS Constellation. We knew � several hours before the air plan was launched � what was going to happen.
As part of our embed rules, we were not permitted to say what was going to be happening until it happened, and until those aviators returned safely to the aircraft carrier.
But we got a great insight into the sense of mission the pilots were feeling before their first flights over Baghdad.
I sat in on the briefing of the first strike package that was flying into the vicinity of Baghdad. The carrier's air wing commander led the briefing.
He told the men gathered in the squadron ready room that the day was a day they would never forget. As he put it, the package was "going downtown."
The atmosphere was quite solemn in the squadron room: It was a group of focused pilots who were ready to go out and conduct their mission.
Immediately after the first strike package returned and landed, I happened to be in a passageway when the air wing commander walked by me in his flight suit. He had just gotten out of his jet, but he came down to the hangar bay and gave us his impressions of the flight.
He talked about how he flew during Desert Storm and how they didn't use night vision goggles then. But this time they are using them, and he said he wasn't sure if it was such a good thing, having the ability to look down and see all of the fire directed at them.
He was being a bit facetious, but his point was that a pilot could see everything. Some of the younger guys were talking about how much fire they saw down below, how many explosions they were seeing simultaneously. They were just amazed.
They told us that no amount of training could prepare them for what they saw. Even though all of them have flown combat sorties over Iraq as part of Operation Southern Watch, and most of them have been shot at, they all said that last night was unique.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This report was written in accordance with Pentagon ground rules allowing so-called embedded reporting in which journalists join deployed troops. Among the rules accepted by all participating news organizations is an agreement not to disclose sensitive operational details.


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April 11, 2007
Opera 9.20 - More Homepages at Your Fingertips
Opera shows real-time thumbnails of the selected pages and lets you reload them at a custom interval so it's a cool way to monitor changes.
Opera finally becomes a normal browser: if you enter a query in the address bar (something that's not an URL or a single word), Opera performs a search.
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- AnonymousApril 11, 2007 at 7:54 AM
Honestly, why would anyone use Opera? This is the stupidest feature I've ever seen. Opera Mini is great for my mobile phone, so why don't they just focus on that and leave the desktop browser market alone? I think people use Opera for some futile grasp at individuality, not because it has anything useful.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 11, 2007 at 8:53 AM
A reply to Anonymous:ReplyDelete
Opera has been the first to feature many of the bits that are now considered standard in a modern browser. Its fast, low resource overheads and still retains dozens of small yet significant features over and above alternatives which I suspect for many of its users are significant factors in their choice.
I'm sure you havn't taken the time to read a little about the browser, but if by chance you have you will know that the desktop and mobile browsers use the same render engine. In short this means there is at the core, only one thing to focus on, its a different platform not a different browser.
For those who download Opera 9.20 and don't like that speed dial has a Yahoo search box, here's how you can change it to Google.ReplyDelete
Type this in you address bar:
and change the value from the list from 1 to 0. In fact, you can change it to any search engine from your list.
- AnonymousApril 11, 2007 at 9:38 AM
when a google toolbar for opera?ReplyDelete
When Opera will provide a way to create plug-ins / extensions / add-ons. Widgets are the only thing you can develop for Opera, but they live outside the browser and can't interact with the current page.ReplyDelete
Many people prefer Firefox to Opera because it has extensions, but Opera developers say that extensions could lead to security problems, memory leaks etc.
I've been using the 9.2 beta for a couple of weeks now, and I've found speed dial to be a great feature. I've got the Google Bookmarks "Add a Bookmark" bookmarklet set on 1, so anytime I want to bookmark something I just hit ctrl-1 - nothing could be faster.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 11, 2007 at 12:19 PM
Once somebody creates an extension that does this for Firefox, I'll be happy...ReplyDelete
Opera have some features I miss in Internet Explorer; speed is the most important one.ReplyDelete
I have used Opera for years and will continue to do so for a long time.
Why change something that works? :)
The zooming on Opera is very nice for big monitors that require sitting at a distance. It's too bad they don't open up to plugins and extensions as it could be much more versatile. Some Google pages are also not supported, like Web Albums and Docs & Spreadsheets.ReplyDelete
You can patch some Google services. Read this post.ReplyDelete
For example, Google Spreadsheets works if you mask the browser as Internet Explorer.
From Opera's press release:ReplyDelete
"Speed Dial fits in with my life. I've been using it since the beta release and I've surprised even myself with how I've come to rely on it," said Chris Thornton (aka SeaEmpty), an avid Opera user and member of the My Opera community. "It's far faster than typing the URL over and over, and I can use it to see when my Speed Dial sites are updated - so I can have one easy overview of what's going on with my favorite sites."
Sounds much like the Netscape 7's ability to make a bookmark consist of several open tabs and even the homepage could be set to several tabs. Similar to the google homepage tabs. Generally speaking I use Opera to check my code - it's written more to w3c specs than other browsers and is stricter.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the fix link. It's still hard to justify making Opera my default browser when it requires such fixes, but I steadily use the View in Opera extension for Firefox.ReplyDelete
I'm guessing over time that either Mozilla will catch up with Opera or vice versa.
- AnonymousApril 23, 2007 at 12:19 PM
I have all three main broswers on my systems. However, when it comes to daily use, it is Opera for me. I really like the native Opera features. In Firefox, I find extentions frequently outdate, and some have crashed FF. You know when you download a new version of Opera - it will all work seemlessly. And, anything I want to modify, I can do it in Opera:config. You can also ask in the community and may find it as a new feature in the next release. Opera is very sensative to it;s user requests.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 21, 2007 at 7:59 AM
I upgraded to 9.21 without thinking or reading anything about it. That speed dial page popping up annoyed heck out of me. Opera also didnt give anyway in tools/preferences menu to disable it, I had to bring up the config file and search it for entry to modify. For anybody else wanting to disable speed dial, set 'speed dial state' to 3. Luckily there was at least that way to disable it or Opera would be history on my computer. Why make any option default on, without an easy way to disable it?? Thats just stupid and something more worthy of M$.ReplyDelete
But there is a very easy way to disable the speed dial: a button at the bottom of each tab that says "Hide Speed Dial". And if you change your mind, you can always click on "Show Speed Dial".ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 29, 2007 at 8:52 PM
Speed dial sucks!! You can turn it off by goin to config but how do you have your home page back without the extra click. Even though I prefer Opera over the other choices these "feature" might make me move to Firefox.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 1, 2007 at 6:24 AM
I love Speed Dial, esp now that I have changed the search box to google instead of Yahoo. I don't see why the search box is even necessary, with the toolbar having one.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 1, 2008 at 9:14 PM
I just wish there was a way to put MORE spead dial buttons on there. I have somewhere around 20 sites I visit daily. Would be nice to have all of them on speed dial.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 13, 2009 at 10:42 AM
i find opera useful for my USB as its fairly fastReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 19, 2009 at 9:23 AM
Fast and that brilliant [ctrl] [space] just cannot be beat!ReplyDelete


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Another issue is software support. Since your tools are limited, supporting and troubleshooting your application can be very difficult, and it can be a very manual and time consuming task to find and fix bugs. This makes it a very unwise choice for commercial applications (such as creating an app to sell, or a website to promote your business and engage your customers), but can still be suitable for more personal use.
In terms of helping you learn programming, requiring you to find and fix bugs can be very helpful, as you must learn and understand what is going on. But for people looking to quickly create something useful, this can be time consuming and frustrating.
Also listed under "the bad" is the over-estimation of what you can build with little or no programming experience. These tools allow you to build the core framework of very basic applications, with strict limitations on the features you can include (although some allow elements to be added at the code level, but that requires an amount of expertise). What many users find missing is the ability to manage the final look and feel of an application, which can be almost as important as the functionality of an application.
Do-it-yourself programming tools can be a great way to learn and experiment, but require a lot of learning and have many limitations which restrict your ability to create professional-quality applications.
As a custom software development company based in Boulder, Colorado, we are often asked if these types of tools are a threat to our core business. The answer: definitely not. These tools help people better understand the time and expertise required to make quality applications, and they help build interest in the technology itself.
Many people and small companies are interested in do-it-yourself options because they hope it will save money over hiring someone else to do it. However, there are many other options that may be better suited to commercial needs, that wont break the bank. Some of these include semi-custom websites, and simple mobile apps which are designed from a prebuilt template, but then customized to fit a specific need.
These other options can also benefit from customization by experienced programmers, which can help ensure that it meets all of your needs and can be easily expanded as your company grows. One example of this is the Virtuoso Website Builder and Support which offers not only customized websites, but also 24/7 support, cloud hosting, SEO, and many other benefits. The sites are based off common templates but still benefit from an entirely customized look and feel. This saves time and money without reducing quality.
As a custom software company, we appreciate anything that helps people understand technology and become a part of the creation process. As people continue to imagine and experiment, we will continue to specialize in helping people translate those dreams into reality.


text: 2008 is a special year for the digital security community. Twenty years have passed since the Morris Worm brought computer security to the attention of the wider public, followed by the formation of the Computer Emergency Team\/Coordination Center (CERT\/CC) to help organizations detect, prevent and respond to security incidents. Ten years have passed since members of the L0pht security research group told Congress they could disable the Internet in 30 minutes. Five years have passed since the SQL Slammer worm, which was the high point of automated, mindless malware. The Internet, and digital security, have certainly changed during this period.The only constant, however, is exploitation. For the last twenty years intruders have made unauthorized access to corporate, educational, government, and military systems a routine occurrence. During the last ten years structured threats have shifted their focus from targets of opportunity (any exposed and\/or vulnerable asset) to targets of interest (specific high-value assets). The last five years have shown that no one is safe, with attackers exploiting client-side vulnerabilities to construct massive botnets while pillaging servers via business logic flaws.Despite twenty years of practical experience trying to prevent compromise, intruders continue to exploit enterprises at will. While they may not be successful attacking any specific asset (unless inordinate resources are applied), in aggregate intruders will always find at least one viable avenue for exploitation.\u00a0 The maxim that "prevention eventually fails" holds for any enterprise of sufficient size, complexity, and asset value to attract an intruder's attention. The threshold has fallen to the point where a single home PC is now considered "worthy" of the same sorts of attacks levied against multibillion-dollar conglomerates.In a world where the adversary eventually breaches some aspect of a target's protective measures, what's an enterprise security manager to do? The answer is simple: 1) detect compromise as efficiently as possible; 2) respond to incidents as quickly as possible; and 3) investigate using digital forensics as effectively as possible.\u00a0 This article will provide several ways to think about this issue and implement computer incident detection, response, and forensics capabilities to support your enterprise.Incident DetectionIncident detection has suffered from a variety of misconceptions and miscommunications during its history. One of these has been the narrow way in which most operators view the detection process. I recommend thinking of incident detection in terms of three "orders."First order incident detection is the traditional way to apply methods to identify intrusions. First order detection concentrates on discovering attacks during the reconnaissance (if any) and exploitation phases of compromise. Reconnaissance is the process by which an intruder learns enough about the target to effect intrusion. Exploitation is the process of abusing, subverting, or breaching a target, thereby imposing the intruder's will upon the asset. Almost all security products that seek to detect and\/or "prevent" attacks monitor activity during these stages of the compromise lifecycle.Second order incident detection moves beyond reconnaissance and exploitation to the final three stages of compromise: reinforcement, consolidation, and pillage. Reinforcement is the process by which an intruder leverages the unauthorized access gained during exploitation in order to build a more stable platform for repeated re-entry. Downloading and installing a remote access Trojan program is a classic reinforcement activity.\u00a0 Consolidate is the act of controlling a compromised asset using the means installed during reinforcement.\u00a0 Pillage is the execution of the intruder's ultimate plan, which could be pivoting on the target to attack another system, exfiltrating sensitive information, or any other nefarious plan the intruder may wish to execute.\u00a0 Second order detection focuses on identifying any of these final three phases of compromise, which can be highly variable and operate at the discretion of the intruder.Third order incident detection occurs outside the realm of the five phases of compromise by concentrating on post-pillage activities. Whereas first- and second-order detection is done at the enterprise, either by watching hosts, network traffic, logs, or possibly even sensitive data, third order detection takes place outside the enterprise. Third order detection seeks to discover indications that preventative and detection mechanisms have failed by finding the consequences of an intrusion. Looking for these sorts of signs could take the form of searching for, and finding, private company documents on peer-to-peer networks, or intruder-operated botnet servers, or a competitor's release of a product uncannily similar to your company's own. Each of these events indicate a breach or policy violation occurred, yet none may have been detected by conventional means.\u00a0 Third order detection is a powerful way to determine if the formal detection mechanisms operated by an organization's security team make any difference in the real world.A complementary way to think about detection takes the form of six maturity levels.\u00a0 Using the ideas below, you can determine how advanced your detection initiative may be.Level 0.\u00a0 No primary detection method exists. No formal data sources are used. No actions are taken, since this "blissful ignorance" hides the fact that the enterprise could be (and probably is) severely compromised.Level 1.\u00a0 Customers, peer organizations, and users are the primary detection methods. No data sources beyond those provided by the aforementioned parties are available. The predominate reaction is to form an ad-hoc team to fight fires on a repeated basis.Level 2.\u00a0 Customers, peer organizations, and users are still the primary detection methods. However, the organization has some data store from which to draw conclusions -- once the enterprise knows it must look for clues. Reaction involves more fire fighting, but the officers aren't quite as blind as they were at level 1 thanks to the availability of some logs.Level 3.\u00a0 The Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) is discovering incidents in concert with the parties listed at levels 1 and 2. Additional data sources augment those aggregated at level 2. The CIRT develops some degree of formal capability to detect and respond to intrusions.Level 4.\u00a0 The CIRT is the primary means for detecting incidents. All or nearly all of the data sources one could hope to use for detection, response, and forensics are available. The CIRT exercises regularly and maintains dedicated personnel, tools, and resources for its mission.Level 5.\u00a0 The CIRT is so advanced in its mission that it helps prevent incidents by identifying trends in the adversary community. The CIRT recommends defensive measures before the enterprise widely encounters the latest attacks. The CIRT operates a dedicated security intelligence operation to stay in tandem or even ahead of many threat agents.Incident detection natually leads to incident response, where actions are taken to contain, eradicate, and recover from intrusions.Incident Response and ForensicsTwenty years ago incident responders were taught to locate a potentially compromised computer and literally, physically, "pull the plug." The idea was to eliminate the possibility that an intruder occupying a compromised system could notice a normal shutdown and implement techniques to evade detection. Incident responders also worried that intruders might have planted rogue code that started cleanup routines upon initiation of a shutdown command.\u00a0 Following the abrupt removal of the power cord, incident responders would duplicate the hard drive (usually 40MB -- if it had a hard drive at all in 1988!) and scrutinize the duplicate for evidence of malfeasance.\u00a0 Despite the small hard drive size, this process took time, physical locality (to acquire the hard drive), and expertise.\u00a0 In 2008, and really for the last decade, the situation has been vastly different.\u00a0 Pulling the plug has been a discredited strategy for years. The major problem with abruptly removing power is the removal (heroic freezing efforts to the contrary) of volatile evidence from system RAM. System RAM is the place where computers store much of the data that incident responders care about, like running processes, active network connections, and so on. Most of that sort of high-value information is not stored on the hard drive, so it perishes when power disappears.\u00a0 For example, do you remember the Slammer worm mentioned previously? Slammer was completely memory-resident. Remove the power and Slammer disappears. Unless an intruder takes steps to entrench himself on a system (in the reinforcement stage), sometimes a simple reboot is enough to remove him (at least temporarily). If the original vulnerability persists, re-exploitation may quickly follow. For a certain category of stealth-minded intruders, reliance on re-exploitation is the preferred means to maintain a low-profile network presence.The question of who pulls the plug, and when it could happen, is also paramount in 2008. Most important systems run in data centers built for uptime and redundancy. Pulling the plug isn't a normal operation, and even getting to the server in question can be an adventure. Furthermore, few asset owners would consent to having their money-making systems abruptly removed from operation. Some managers are willing to tolerate compromise because losing a production host is considered the greater risk (never mind that hacker -- we need to make money!).Given these realities, incident response in 2008 is now a different animal. Often a system suspected of being compromised is on another continent, in the hands of a user who may not even speak the same language as the security team. Hard drives are routinely 80-160GB on laptops and more than 500GB on servers, with storage area networks and related systems easily exceeding any investigator's ability to duplicate. With such huge volumes of data to analyze, it makes more sense to concentrate on the 4GB of virtual memory present on 32-bit systems.Incident responders are increasingly relying on live response, or the collection and analysis of system RAM for indicators of compromise. Live response activities have been used for the last eight to ten years by professional investigators in high-end cases, but modern realities are forcing most security pros to add the techniques to their repertoire.\u00a0 Current tools usually push an agent or executable to a remote system, capture or parse memory, and communicate the results to a central location. There an expert human or, in some cases, a series of programs reviews the evidence for signs of malware or unusual activity.\u00a0 In addition to remote retrieval and analysis of memory, incident responders and forensic investigators are trying to avoid duplicating the entire hard drive of target computers.\u00a0 Increasingly it is just not technically possible or cost effective to do so.\u00a0 Judges, agents, and investigators who were taught that only a "bit for bit copy" was a "forensically sound copy" will have to wake up to the expansive nature of today's digital environment. Why copy a 2-terabyte RAID array on a server if cursory analysis reveals that a small set of files provides all of the necessary evidence to make a sound case? Expect greater use of "remote previews" during incident response and select retrieval of important files for forensic analysis.In addition to focusing on just the material that matters, modern incident response and forensic processes are more rapid and effective than historical methods. When hard drives were 40MB in size, it was feasible for a moderately skilled investigator to fairly thoroughly examine all of the relevant data for signs of wrongdoing. With today's volume of malicious activity, hard drive size, and efforts to evade investigators (counter- and anti-forensics, for example), live response with selective retrieval and review are powerful techniques.Richard Bejtlich is Director of Incident Response for General Electric and author of the TaoSecurity Blog (taosecurity.blogspot.com) and several books, including The Tao of Network Security Monitoring: Beyond Intrusion Detection. Richard began his digital security career as a military intelligence officer at the Air Force Computer Emergency Response Team (AFCERT), Air Force Information Warfare Center (AFIWC), and Air Intelligence Agency (AIA).


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Bad taste, exploding pouches – about what you'd expect of zombie blood, right? Wrong. According to the novelty product company Harcos Labs, zombie blood should have a lime flavor and reside peaceably in its container. Harcos' product Zombie Blood, green and conveniently stocked in re-sealable speciman bags, was a snapped-up by customers when it was first introduced in mid-2010. Then, 28 days later, things went horribly wrong.
OK, things did not go that horribly wrong. They went this wrong:
…in late August 2010, Harcos first learned of the complaints of the Zombie Blood product tasting "like yogurt". In late September 2010, Harcos first learned of the complaints of the Blood product having expanding and exploding pouches and foul smell. [1]
What's to blame for Zombie Blood going bad? Harcos says it's the Glanbia Nutritionals product whey Provon A-190, a whey protein isolate and a top ingredient in both Zombie Blood and Harcos' 2009 bestseller, Blood (red and fruit punch flavored). Who's to blame? Harcos points the finger at several defendants in their lawsuit, but Power Brands is the first to make an appearance in this tale. Harcos hired Power Brands to develop a formula for their ghoulish products Zombie Blood and Blood. Harcos claims Power Brands made a series of bad calls in making both products, starting with Provon A-190.
The reason that the Blood and Zombie Blood products tasted like yogurt and had expanding and exploding pouches and foul smell is that Power Brands's formulation contained the protein Provon A-190 manufactured by Glanbia, yet did not specify "hot fill" but rather a "cold fill". Said protein caused growth of microbial organisms and caused the products to, in layman's terms, spoil. [2]
Products containing a whey isolate like Provon A-190, which is a dairy protein, typically require thermal processing to ensure products keep on store shelves ("shelf stability"). Thus, Zombie Blood and Blood should have undergone thermal processing to keep them from putrefying. Both of the processing methods mentioned, "hot fill" and "cold fill", involve thermal processing. "Hot filling" involves heating liquids (or liquidy things) to 85 – 100 ◦C for about a minute, then pouring the hot (> 90 ◦C) liquid (or liquidy thing) into heat resistant containers, where they're kept hot for a few minutes before being allowed to cool. If you've ever made jelly or jam, you've probably "hot filled".
"Cold filling" also involves thermal processing, but the liquid (or liquidy thing) is cooled before packaging, eliminating the need for heat resistant packaging. Seems like either hot or cold filling, with their thermal processing steps, could work for Zombie Blood and Blood - but processing dairy beverages is a tricky business. The pH of the beverage before and after thermal processing, the packaging material and treatment (e.g. sterialized or not?), reactivity of non-dairy ingredients, desired product storage conditions – these are just a few things one must consider. There is a lot of data out there, so companies have a good starting point when cooking-up new products. Even with all the data available, it's best to test new products to ensure quality, determine/confirm shelf life, etc.
One standard test on done of food products is a aerobic plate count (APC), which is used to evaluate the sanitation of products, predict shelf-life, indicate product safety, etc. As the name suggests, APC involves counting – specifically of bacterial colonies grown in oxygen (aerobic). With the APC test, unlike a test in school, you want a low score*. A high APC indicates something is rotten in the state of Denmark.
A product with a high APC hints at of poor sanitation or problems with process control or ingredients. APC testing was done on Zombie Blood and Blood. Harcos is accusing Power Brands' co-defendants Silliker, Inc. (testing lab), Primal Essence Inc., American Bottling (both beverage packaging companies), and others (DOEs) of ignoring the APC results.
Silliker and DOES 21 through 40 have tested and analyzed numerous batches of the Blood and Zombie products after the products had been filled into pouches and prior to release of the products to the market, in order to determine safety and propensity for spoilage. Said tests included an "Aerobic Plate Count". Silliker and DOES 21 through 40 then provided written analytical results of such tests to Primal Essence and/or American Bottling, which proceeded, based on the test results, to release the product to the market.
Said test results indicated that the Aerobic Plate Count was grossly out of range acceptable for release of the product to the market. [3]
This explains why Harcos is out for blood. Or, according to their lawsuit, out for…
…damages in the amount according to proof at the time of trial, for costs of the lawsuit and other relief that the Court deems just. [4]
This post originally appeared on The Journal of Are You Fucking Kidding (JAYFK)
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Excerpts [1] – [4] are from HARCOS, LLC., vs. SILLIKER, INC., PRIMAL ESSENCE INC., POWER BRANDS CONSULTING, LLC., AMERICAN BOTTLING, and DOES 1 though 100, inclusive
*As an APC only deals with aerobic bacteria (not human pathogens or anerobic bacteria or anything else), a low APC doesn't guarantee a perfectly safe product.
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If you want a really FUN game for your retreat or small group gathering….you have GOT to pick up QUILT SHOW, a board game by the wonderful Judy Martin and her hubby Steve Bennett!
When they sent me a sample game to try, I knew that bringing it up here for my cabin time with friends would be the perfect time to try it out.
You can have 2 to 4 players, and the game can last anywhere from about 35 minutes to an hour depending on how you play and how many players there are.
I absolutely LOVE the intro paragraph and the in-depth instruction booklet:
Award-Winning quilt makers devote considerable effort to collecting fabrics for their stashes. The shop for specific colors, often ranging into neighboring hues to achieve a nuanced, scrappy look. If they cannot find the colors they want, they sometimes hand dye their own fabric. They use their time and skills converting fabric into blocks, which they combine to make quilts. Often, Quilters work on more than one quilt at a time to keep things interesting. They may embellish their quilts with intricate quilting stitches. The best quilters make good color choices, combine blocks skillfully, use their time well, and win generous purchase awards when they enter their quilts in shows.
Do you have the skill and the patience to make the most beautiful quilts? Do you have the cunning to enter your quilts in the right shows in order to earn the most prize money? In short, do you have what it takes to win BEST in SHOW and become a master Quilt Maker?Click HERE for more info on QUILT SHOW!
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I came across this photo today and couldn't resist. John Elder and I worked at the company Barron Associates, Inc. (BAI) in Charlottesville, VA in the 80s (John was employee #1). Hopefully you can identify John in the back right and me in the front right, though it will take some good pattern matching to do so!
The Founder and President of the company was Roger Barron. Both John and I were introduced to statistical learning methods at BAI and of course went on to careers in the field now known as Data Mining or Predictive Analytics (among other things). I write about my experience with BAI in the forthcoming book Journeys to Data Mining: Experiences from 15 Renowned Researchers, Ed. by Dr Mohamed Medhat Gaber, published by Springer. Authors in the book include John (thanks to John for recommending my inclusion in the book), Gregory Piatetsky-Shapiro, Mohammed J. Zaki, and of course several others.
The photo appeared as I was searching for descriptions of our field back in the 80s and was looking in particular for the Barron and Barron paper "Statistical Learning Networks: A Unifying View", where "Statistical Learning Networks" was the phrase of interesting, along with "Models", "Classifiers", and "Neural Networks". We used to refer to the field as "Pattern Recognition" and "Artificial Intelligence". It's interesting to note that pattern recognition on Wikipedia contains a list of "See Also" terms that includes the more modern terms such as data mining and predictive analytics.
I will post within a couple days on the pattern recognition terms of the day and how they are changing.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Where it began: John Elder and Dean Abbott at Barron Associates
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Elamang Avenue is a project designed in 2010 by Luigi Rosselli and is located in Sydney, Australia. Photography by Justin Alexander.
What makes a house comfortable? Is it the level of padding in the couches or the climatic and physical comfort that architecture, integrated with nature, allows? Elamang is a house that attempted the highest level of "comfort" as described above, whilst producing the smallest environmental impact.
A rammed earth wall spine is the passive thermal system developed in this house to provide protection from climatic extremes. The spine links all levels of the long stepping dwelling on its south side.
The scheme also aimed to morph the existing dwelling into a more contemporary house and to link it to a new garage structure on Elamang Avenue. The design of the house uses the articulation of the old footprint, the additions and the garage volumes to form three landscaped courtyards and gardens.
Photovoltaics produce a considerable amount of the dwellings energy, as does a solar hot water installation. The bowels of the house contain 14300 litres of water tanks and, much like a camel it can survive heat and drought with minimal water and energy consumption.
The project succeeded as a testing ground for our aim to combine a high quality of residential design with a high level of environmental sustainability.
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Authorities in central Pennsylvania have charged 13 people in connection with disturbances following Penn State's upset over No. 2 Ohio State last month.
Police in State College said Monday that charges filed in district court included felony counts of riot, misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct and reckless endangering, and summary counts of criminal mischief and disorderly conduct.
Police said 11 of those charged are Penn State students, and they will be referred to the university's Office of Student Conduct for further disciplinary action.
Authorities say 5,000 to 10,000 mostly college-aged fans gathered in downtown State College after the 24-21 victory on Oct. 22. Some pulled down five streetlights, damaged streetlight globes, took about 20 streets signs and stop signs, and damaged a vehicle. Damage was estimated at $18,000 to $30,000.


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Applications for the Active Filter Board include being used as an anti-aliasing filter for A/D conversion or as a reconstruction filter after D/A conversion.
The Active Filter Board is configured as a two-pole active filter followed by a third passive pole if desired. The op-amp circuitry forms the two-pole filter while the RC network at the output of the operational amplifier forms the third passive pole.
The operational amplifier used for this board is the Texas Instruments OPA172 whose main features make it suitable for experimenting.
These features are:
For your convenience, the board comes bundled with some components that you can put into the sockets two 15KΩ resistors, a 3KΩ resistor, a 750Ω resistor, a 10KΩ resistor, a 0.1µF capacitor, a 0.033µF capacitor, and a 0.01µF capacitor. See the User Manual and Bill of Materials for typical socket placement. Between the sockets are solder pads in case you want to install SMD components instead.
The User Manual shows you which component values to place where to create Butterworth, Bessel, and 3-dB Chebyshev type low-pass filters, as well as how to calculate new corner frequency values. Using that information, it is easy to make active anti-aliasing and reconstruction filters.
Male headers provide access to the power pins.
The Active Filter Board can be operated with single or dual power supplies, and the 10MHz bandwidth makes it sufficient for most experimental circuits.


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I'm going to write a Christmas Gift Story. It'll be relatively short. 5-10K words, max. For ten days around Christmas, I'm going to make this story free on Kindle and free as a .pdf download. But I want to know what you want me to write for the gift. Please respond to the poll below. I'll announce the winning Christmas Present Story right after Thanksgiving.
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One of the most often-asked questions I receive is the potential impact of higher interest rates on portfolio returns. Investors seem aware that rates are extremely low—and artificially so, give the Fed's easy money policy—but that they may return to historic norms.
The catalyst for higher rates could have economic or market-based origins. Stronger economic growth might cause the Federal Reserve to rethink its dovish mindset and put the brakes on asset purchases, which could potentially cause higher short-term rates. Or market participants might start selling Treasury debt for the potential for higher returns in equities. Either scenario could lead to higher rates.
Advisors may want to considering adding convertible bonds if one of these scenarios unfolds. These unique fixed-income securities typically have a coupon and can be converted to stock under certain circumstances. Convertibles are sometimes referred to as "hybrid" securities, since they share characteristics of both equity and fixed-income asset classes. And the combination is unique, as it generates a return stream that has historically been unaffected by rising rates.


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I am more interested in the generator side of a welder that was given to me by my father in law. It seems to generate fine when the engine is idling slow, but when the engine runs fast it doesn't have any output at the receptacles. Does anyone know why? Thanks.
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i got one of them, and it'll generate 60 hz power at 1800 rpm. when at weld rpm (high idle) it will generate 100 hz power at the "other" receptacle. mainly for a light bulb or something like that. if you use it for a grinder, make sure that your grinder is an ac/dc unit, the 100 hz will burn it up, if its notwelder_one
nothing fancy, just a few hot glue guns for metal
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Hi RayRay3738,
Your AEAD supplies 60 Hz of power at idle. When it goes to 3000 RPM weld speed, the main bank of receptacles is supposed to go dead so that higher frequency power does not go to motors, pumps, etc that could be plugged in and are not designed for higher power frequency. There is a separate single receptace that can be used for power at higher speeds. It is 100 Hz power which is OK to use for lights and most AC/DC power tools (check your tool specs. to make sure).
I hope this answered your question.
Have a great day,Have a great day!
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I would concur with the other posts, one receptical shuts off while at welding (high idle). I have not posted too much here, but I have been lurking around for quite a while. There is plenty of great info and ideas here. Thanks to all of you for your great posts.
I posted a little while back asking if it is possible to set up this unit with a TIG. I am not sure about it but somewhere someone told me that it was possible. Any ideas?
Oh yea, by the way if your machine doesn't already have an inline fuel filter in it, you might want to put one in. I have gone through two fuel pumps because of stuff damaging the diaphram on the pump.
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Hi there. I had a Miller AEAD 200LE also, but the engine died when the switch ,S1, was put in the power position. It is fitted with a wonderful engine that cranks over first time. I have decided that I cannot figure out what is wrong with the generator.
This is a Post script: On Sunday, my boys and I disposed of the machine. It seemed to be too expensive to renovate. You cannot do things on the cheap these days, so I'm looking out for a modern model welder/genny.
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I'm spiritual, but not religious.
I say that quite often and it's also something I hear quite often, typically when I'm getting to know a new friend or an acquaintance and the topic turns to spirituality, meaning-making, defining a sense of purpose, or just pondering the mysteries of a vast and mysterious universe.
Whether it's stated or implied, the "I'm spiritual, but not religious" statement just bubbles up naturally and, in my experience, this mutual disclosure usually marks a deepening of understanding between me and the person I'm engaging with. Why? I'm not really sure. But I've found that this disclosure's a roundabout way of saying, "Hey, like you, I don't know what makes things tick in the grand scheme of things, but I just know and feel there's something greater out there," and the conversation evolves from there.
It's a sort of mutual acknowledgement that has a connecting factor because of the authenticity involved—you are, after all, sharing a deeply-held, personal belief that may (or may not) jive with the other person's ingrained dogmas. It's high-risk sharing that invites openness, receptivity, and a willingness to learn and feel harmonious with another amid the ambiguity of what may (or may not) exist out there in the cosmos.
Not a lot of people get that. And CNN contributor Alan Miller appears to be one of those people.
In an opinion piece titled, "My Take: 'I'm spiritual but not religious' is a cop-out," published Saturday on CNN.com, Miller wrote, "The increasingly common refrain that 'I'm spiritual, but not religious,' represents some of the most retrogressive aspects of contemporary society… [and] highlights the implosion of belief that has struck at the heart of Western society."
He continued, "…The spiritual but not religious reflect the 'me' generation of self-obsessed, truth-is-whatever-you-feel-it-to-be thinking, where big, historic, demanding institutions that have expectations about behavior, attitudes and observance and rules are jettisoned yet nothing positive is put in replacement. …The spiritual-but-not-religious outlook sees the human as one that simply wants to experience 'nice things' and 'feel better.' There is little of transformation here and nothing that points to any kind of project that can inspire or transform us."
Miller points to a growing trend that more and more people are developing a greater awareness of self in connection to something larger than themselves—be it God, divine source, Mother Nature, or whatever name you'd like to ascribe to that feeling of unifying oneness that's tied to pure spirituality (no religion). So, it seems, more people are choosing to think and feel and define spirituality for themselves by adopting and incorporating Buddhist philosophy, Yoga, and Christian prayer, for example, into their daily lives.
Miller called this mixture "a smorgasbord of pick-and-mix choices."
I call it self-guided learning through the integration of spiritual thought and practice that rings true to the self. It's self-cultivation, not self-obsessiveness. It's learning to allow happiness to grow and thrive from within and letting that be a guiding factor in relation to others. When you learn to "feel better" from within and encourage that feeling through spiritual beliefs and practices that help you maintain that positive feeling, you can help others feel better more effectively through simple acts, like making them laugh or listening to them when they need to talk.
To me, being "spiritual, but not religious" involves fostering an authentic, healthy relationship with the self—yourself—so that you can have authentic relationships with others. In that ebb-and-flow engagement, which echoes the writings of Martin Buber, transformation occurs and it occurs constantly as the self you project to others is constantly being reflected back on you.
Your goal? Be the kindest, most loving person you can be to yourself and to others—and mean it in every word and every action. It has a greater impact than most people think.
"That attitude," Miller wrote, "fits with the message we are receiving more and more that 'feeling' something somehow is more pure and perhaps, more 'true' than having to fit in with the doctrine, practices, rules and observations of a formal institution that are handed down to us."
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Two years ago, Evernote shocked the world when the company began selling a whole smorgasbord of physical products.
Some of them made sense, like a stylus that worked with Evernote's app and a scanner that pulled documents into the note-taking software. Others were more tenuously connected to Evernote's core business, with observers taking particular glee in pointing out the company's new collection of socks.
At the time, then-CEO Phil Libin said the Evernote Market was a way for the company to diversify its revenue streams, taking advantage of customer loyalty to make more money by selling high-quality (and high-priced) goods. The store's limited selection was curated by a group of employees inside the company who had other day jobs, and it included unique and hard-to-find items from designers around the world.
Last October, Libin said Evernote had sold $12 million in merchandise in the Market's first year, with 50 percent of sales coming from first-time purchasers who hadn't paid for any Evernote product before.
But a lot has changed since then. Now, it seems that the Market may be on its way out. Evernote used to promote it inside the company's mobile applications, but the button to access it has disappeared from the Evernote apps for iOS and Android. And the company has offered progressively deeper sales over the past few weeks, even on expensive products.
Those don't seem like moves the company would make if it were trying to keep the store open. If Evernote wanted to drive more interest in its retail operations with deep price cuts, it would make sense to promote the sale in the mobile and desktop apps, but that's not happening.
User response to the sale seems to indicate why Evernote would want to shut down the Market in the first place. Reactions on Twitter were muted, to say the least, with little discussion except in Japanese. Discussions on Evernote's own forum don't seem to show anyone noticing that the company has pulled the Market tab from mobile apps, either.
The changes to Evernote's business model line up with big shifts at the company as a whole. Earlier this year, Libin was replaced as CEO by former Googler Chris O'Neill and Chief Operating Officer Linda Kozlowski reportedly is going to leave the company at the end of this year along with other executives.
Evernote has been tightening its belt across the board, laying off 19 percent of its employees and closing 3 of its 10 global offices in the past year. Closing down the market would make sense if Evernote is going to refocus its efforts on building its core application.
The company hasn't said anything about its plans for the market, however. A representative for the company didn't respond to repeated requests for comment on this report.


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I apologize for not posting sooner. I did continue working on my Sister's shirt/jacket during the last week, the final chapter of my Sister's Sewing Projects, although I am sure she will eventually think of something else for me to do! I am using Simplicity 5455, a pattern from 2003. I started it here using two wonderful fabrics, a solid blue and a white "newsprint floral", both made of 97% cotton and 3% spandex. Things were rolling along nicely … until they came to a dead stop! Why?
Let's just say I probably spent THREE nights doing the buttonholes. Only 5 buttonholes, yet THREE nights! I must be the only person who freaks when it comes to sewing buttonholes. I spent the first night thinking about their placement and drawing them in. Over and over again. Then a good TV show came on and I quickly packed everything up.
Then I spent the second night staring at what I had drawn in. I stared for so long I started seeing actual words and sentences in the so called "newsprint floral" fabric. My fabric was speaking to me. (Tell me you see it too.) I wasn't too sure what my fabric was saying though. Probably "Finish this friggin' thing. Will ya?" But a good TV show came on and I quickly packed it all away! (Sound like avoidance issues to you?)
The third night came. Am I the only person who thinks of having a good stiff drink before tackling a nasty task?
For Pete's sake! My sewing machine has a buttonhole foot. All I have to do is set the machine on "50", put the fabric under the foot and step on the foot control.
Unfortunately I have visions of putting the fabric in crooked or to close to the edge or too far from the edge or even on the left side instead of the right – don't laugh, I have done it! And what if you have to remove all those zig zag stitches? Then the next challenge is cutting the silly things open and doing it without cutting the zig zag stitching. Just think about this… you want me to cut 5 holes in the fabulous shirt/jacket I have just made?
Yes, I am probably over-reacting. So, down goes the good stiff drink and away I go, for good luck, starting with the bottom buttonhole as is my usual habit … and what the heck was I so nervous about anyway?
So there you have it. The guts of my Sister's shirt/jacket – inside out to show off facing and bias tape. I tried to make it as nice on the inside as on the outside.
The contrasting collar with the "newsprint floral" fabric.
An all around look!
My Sister will be visiting soon. I do like this shirt/jacket. I think she is going to have to pry it out of my white knuckled-clutching fingers, I love it so much! If she succeeds in getting it away from me, I will just have to make one for myself!
Do you have a sewing technique that drives you to drinking? Do share! Don't let me remain the only crazy one!
Happy Sewing!


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POPLARVILLE – Students in the second graduating class of the Honors Institute at Pearl River Community College received medallions in a ceremony Thursday, May 1, in Poplarville.
The Honors Institute gives intellectually-gifted students the benefits of small, specialized classes along with field trips and an internship partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency at Stennis Space Center. Dr. Stephen Black directs the institute.
Fourteen Honors Institute students at the Forrest County Center and the Poplarville campus will be graduating on May 14.
"I was really shy," said Sonya Conerly, a Forrest County Agricultural High School graduate. "I didn't feel like my opinion mattered. The small classes helped me find my voice and that's an incredible thing."
Dr. William Lewis, PRCC president, told the students that they have helped make the Honors Institute a greater success than envisioned.
"When we began this effort a couple years ago, I'll tell you we had a selfish interest – we thought it would help us attract some special students," Lewis said. "We have taken some giant steps to make this a reality. We hope that you have been served well."
Lewis and graduate Trevor Creighton of Hattiesburg praised the faculty who teach Honors courses.
"What makes our Honors Institute so exceptional is the instructors," Creighton said. "It is the faculty who labor beyond expectations."
The small classes provide an enhanced setting for learning, said graduate Chelsea Gascho of Picayune.
"The thing I value most about the institute is the environment, being surrounded by people who value learning as much as I do," she said.
In addition to Conerly, Creighton and Gascho, graduates are Sarah Krock and Stephen Perry, both of Hattiesburg; D'Shanal W. Fowler and Nigel H. Simmons, both of Picayune; Marcus R. Petty and Shassidy L. Ramshur, both of Columbia; Hollie A. Chester of Lumberton, Natalee Baggett Dukes of Sumrall, Branden D. Edenfield of Diamondhead, Rachel C. Fowler of Purvis and Sarah A. Silver of Perkinston.
Pearl River Community College awarded medallions to Honors Institute graduates on Thursday, May 1. They are, front from left, Nigel H. Simmons of Picayune, Shassidy L. Ramshur of Columbia, Chelsea E. Gascho of Picayune, Hollie A. Chester of Lumberton, Sarah A. Silver of Perkinston, Sonya Conerly of Hattiesburg; back row, Marcus R. Petty of Columbia, Stephen Perry, Trevor Creighton and Sarah Krock, all of Hattiesburg; and Brandon D. Edenfield of Diamondhed. Not pictured are Natalee Baggett Dukes of Sumrall, D'Shanal W. Fowler of Picayune and Rachel C. Fowler of Purvis.


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I have noticed that a lot of atheists and skeptics will still say "Oh my god" or "Jesus" when they are surprised by something.
I always tell people, "Don't use the g-word", or "Don't use the j-word."
People will defend the practice by saying that it is due to habit. Some excuse it, saying that it is just part of the culture.
For those who say it is habit, I say: Say strong, my naturalistic brothers and sisters. Change your habits to reflect your rational outlook.
For those who say it is okay because it is part of the culture, I reject that excuse. How did it come into culture? From religion. We must remove all religious and superstitious influences from our culture and our thinking. If we do not remove religion in small ways, how can we remove in large ways?
People should not replace "Oh my god" with something like "Oh my Darwin", or "Oh my Hithchens". We do not worship fictional characters. We should neither invoke nor give the appearance of worship of fictional or actual people, living or dead. Do not personify or anthropomorphize the impersonal universe.
The only exclamation I can think of at the moment is: "Uranium 235!" [Note 1]
Make your awe and wonder reflect the mechanistic nature of the universe.
[1] Would "Thorium Tits" count as a compliment amongst the scientifically literate?


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Few questions about a little Home-Automation project I am trying.
Below is the schematic which I found in an article, slightly modified to suit the parts I have in hand --
Original had,
Relay = 12V coil voltage
Mine has,
Relay = 5v coil voltage
Q1) Is that an acceptable conversion ?
Note: The BC547B has Vcbo:50V, Vceo:45V, Vebo:6V, where-as the BC548 in original circuit has Vcbo:30V, Vceo:30V, Vebo:5V, rest of the parameters being pretty same as per datasheet (hFE:220-450).
The relay is the SPDT PCB-mount kind (rated for 10A @230VAC), also called "sugar cube".
Q2) The load I am trying to drive is resistive (60W 220VAC incandescent lamp). What changes might I need if I would like to drive loads like --
- Fluorescent lamp
- Fan (220VAC, 60W)
- 1HP Water pump (220VAC, 800W) -- One thought is to use higher current rated (e.g. 30A) relay. But, I think I need to worry about EM feedback which might cause arcing and destroy the EM relay.
Q3) Right now I am making this on a veroboard (el-cheapo phenolic kinds). While I understand that this may be sufficient for the lamp/fan control, I am wondering if I need something better for higher loads, s.a. the Water-pump control ? What is the minimum gauge wire to be used for this purpose ? What kind of connectors (terminal blocks) could be used ?


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OCEAN CITY – Over the past few months, tax differential has become an issue on the forefront for the Mayor and Council, resulting in numerous discussions over the issue and a contract with a financial services group in an effort to assess the real numbers involved with tax differential.
The following is a look at what a tax differential is, how it is applied throughout the State of Maryland, and the impact that a tax differential could have on Ocean City and Worcester County. The following information comes from a report from Municipal and Financial Services Group (MFSG).
Background: Property tax set-offs (tax differentials or tax rebates) are used as an effort to compensate for double taxation of municipal taxpayers that results when both the municipality and the county are providing for similar services.
For years, Ocean City has met with Worcester County in an effort to gain a tax differential of county real property taxes. While the county has been reluctant to grant a tax differential, they have instead provided a variety of grants in lieu of a tax differential. Despite this, the Town of Ocean City has maintained that a tax differential would likely outweigh the money being received in the form of grants.
In October 2007, the Town of Ocean City entered into a contract with MFSG in an effort to garner further and more in-depth data regarding tax differential.
What is it?:
A tax differential is a lower county property tax rate within the boundaries of the municipality, i.e. Ocean City. Simply stated, a tax differential results in lower property tax rates for taxpayers within certain municipalities.
A tax rebate is often used in lieu of a tax differential and is a direct payment to a municipality for providing the duplicated services or programs. A tax rebate results in direct payment to the municipality government body rather than a decreased tax rate.
"May" and "Shall" Counties":
Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Garrett, Harford, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George's counties meet annually to discuss the property tax rate. If it is agreed that there is a duplication of services, then the governing body of the county "shall" impose a tax differential.
The remaining counties, including Worcester County, "may" impose a tax differential if the municipality performs services in lieu of similar county services.
All counties are also given the option to use tax rebate in lieu of a tax differential.
Duplicated services in Ocean City:
The duplicated services for Ocean City include services and programs offered by the Worcester County Tourism Department, Department of Public Works, Department of Recreation and Parks, Department of Emergency Services, Fire Marshal's Office, Department of Comprehensive Planning, approximately 90 percent of the Department of Development Review and Permitting, approximately 80 percent of the Sheriff's Office, 50 percent of the Department of Environmental Programs and 5 percent of Debt Service.
What the other counties are doing:
In the fiscal year 2006, 17 of the 23 counties in Maryland had property tax set-offs within their respected jurisdictions. Of the six remaining counties, (Baltimore, Harford, Queen Anne's, Wicomico and Worcester) neither Baltimore nor Harford have municipalities. Queen Anne's, Wicomico and Worcester County are the only counties in Maryland that provide no property tax set-offs for their municipalities.
Seven counties; Allegany, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Caroline, Charles, Garrett and Talbot counties, provided $22 million in tax differential for their municipalities in FY06.
Eight counties; Carroll, Cecil, Dorchester, Frederick, Kent, Montgomery, St. Mary's and Washington, provided $16.9 million in tax rebates to their municipalities in FY06.
Two counties, Prince George's and Harford, provided tax differential and tax rebate, totaling $14.3 million and $5.6 million respectively.
Ocean City and Worcester County:
According to the report by MFSG, "the level of property tax revenue that Ocean City contributes to Worcester County as a result of the City's very large assessable base is unique in Maryland."
In the Fiscal Year '07, Ocean City contributed $71,103,966 in local property tax to the county, which accounted for 60 percent of the total local county property tax collected, and 40 percent of the total county revenue to be collected.
The Worcester County assessable base totaled $16,418,513,719, which is larger than several other Maryland Counties that maintain far larger populations. Worcester County's assessable base is larger than the combined assessable base of Dorchester, Wicomico, Kent, Somerset, and Caroline counties. Ocean City's assessable base totaled $10,157,513,719, which by itself is comparable in size to Carroll County and Charles County.
According to the report, "Worcester Counties relatively large assessable base has had a tremendous impact on the counties willingness to tax itself for the services it provides for its citizens and its reluctance to consider a tax differential for the Town of Ocean City."
The real property assessments of Ocean City account for 61.9 percent of the county's total assessments.


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This song is a French Swing Jazz or Gypsy Jazz song. You can call it Jazz Manouche too, it's all good. It's influenced by Django Reinhardt guitar and Stephane Grappelli violin with a bit of Paolo Conte. A good happy mood, a bit classy and jetset. Use it for commercials, documentary, video, web etc…and have a smile!
Tracks included: -Gypsy Jazz and Swing: 1:50 -Gypsy Jazz and Swing Loop: 0:52
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As covered on Kotaku yesterday, photos of schoolgirls doing faux manga style martial arts moves have been popping up on forums and threads in Japan. Those photos, however, are just the tip of the iceberg.
Numerous Japanese teens, it seems, are uploading photos of themselves doing the Kamehameha attack from popular manga and anime series Dragon Ball.
Many of the photos, which also could be influenced by these floating pics, were uploaded to Twitter within the last week or so. On Twitter, Japanese teens are saying that this is how they've recently been goofing off with friends.
During the 1980s, when the Dragon Ball anime was on primetime television, kids would unleash Kamehameha attacks on each for fun at school or in the park. The difference here is that teens these days can snap digital photos and upload them for instant internet fame.
Why now? It's perhaps because a new Dragon Ball anime, Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, is slated to hit Japanese movie theaters at the end of the month. This is the first Dragon Ball animated feature to get a theatrical release in 17 years—and the first one to get viral pics of teens doing its signature move.
More manga style attacks below:
Very important update: The trend is spreading from schoolgirls to bikers!
Yet another very important update: It seems the trend is starting to make its way outside of Japan (below: @xabitolosa and @nOahcarlstrom).
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Milk Chocolate Hazelnut Pots de Crème
Makes 2 servings.
yolks of 2 large eggs
¾ cups half-and-half
5 tbsp. chocolate hazelnut spread
3 oz. milk chocolate, finely chopped
Set function control to bake and preheat a Countertop Oven to 325°F.
Place egg yolks in heatproof bowl and whisk until smooth. Combine half-and-half with hazelnut spread in a microwave-safe bowl and heat until the spread has melted. Stir thoroughly and return to the microwave and heat on high until steaming and almost to a boil. Pour about half of the hazelnut mixture into the egg yolks in slow, steady stream, whisking constantly. Heat the chopped chocolate in the microwave until melted and smooth and whisk into the hazelnut/egg mixture. Add remaining hazelnut mixture, whisk thoroughly. Strain mixture into a heatproof measuring cup.
Arrange two 6oz. ovenproof tea or coffee cups in a shallow, oven-safe pan. Pour 4-5 oz. of custard into each of the 2 cups. Place the pan in the oven and pour enough hot water into pan to come halfway up sides of cups. Bake for 25 minutes, until custard is a little wobbly in the center when cups are jiggled. Do not over bake; custards will set as they cool. Chill cups completely, about 4-6 hours, before serving. Garnish with mint leaves, chocolate shavings, and hazelnuts, if desired.
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Ten more lives were lost in Afghanistan last week. Many people will likely say this danger is reason not to work in Afghanistan, yet I would disagree.
Panicked as I saw the news Saturday morning, I immediately began chatting with friends around the world who I'd worked with in Afghanistan, trying to figure out the names of those killed, which had not yet been published. Stuck to my kitchen stool, tears streaming, I was horrified by the violence and bombarded by grief with each new name learned. Working in Afghanistan, the faith-based aid community quickly becomes tight-knit.
It's been three days since I found out, and I wonder when the tears will abate. They've not yet.
For me, and for hundreds -- Afghan and foreign alike -- these 10 are people we will never have the joy of encountering again. They are not a news report, but friends, and family, and coworkers. The grief at the loss of their remarkable lives is great.
Many think we are foolish to live and work in Afghanistan, but we are not blithely unaware. We knowingly consider this danger, having to choose whether proactively working for the peace and restoration of a country and its people is worth the risk. And we decide that it is. Because as people of faith, we believe that love, mercy, grace, forgiveness, and service are meant to interrupt the hate. We believe that one in six women should not die in childbirth, that kids should have schools with trained teachers, that families should have food, and that basic health care should be available. And so we go -- we give, and love, and risk.
I've carried around the following quote by Martin Luther King Jr. on a 3x5 notecard for years:
"Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek but a means by which we arrive at the goal.
Through violence you can murder a murderer but cannot murder murder.
Through violence you can murder a liar but you cannot establish truth.
Through violence you can murder a hater but you cannot murder hate.
Darkness cannot put out darkness; only light can do that.
We will not build a peaceful world by following a negative path. It is not enough to say we should not wage war, it is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it. We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war but on the positive affirmation of peace. We must say that peace represents a sweeter music, a cosmic melody that is far superior to the discords of war."
Those who were murdered lived this, some of them having given decades to the people of Afghanistan. In them, we've lost people who sacrificed and loved when most others would not.
And I'm challenged that, even though I don't live in Afghanistan today, I am no less intended to live this life of sacrificing for peace. My city and my neighborhood need the hatred, fear, and despair to end as well. In the wake of this loss, I have the choice to either grow in compassion and empathy, or to be hardened by the violence -- for peace does not come without sacrifice.
A good friend wrote in an email yesterday, "Of all the proposed solutions to the world's problems, I suppose that this would be the best -- that many of us would give up our shot at luxury and fortune and give selflessly to those who have been ignored or mistreated."
So what is our response? Because the solution to darkness requires more than a few people. How will we be part of giving selflessly to bring an end to violence and hate?
Cheryl Beckett, Tom Little, Dan Terry, Glen Lapp, Tom Grams, Karen Woo, Brian Carderelli, Dahram Ali, Daniela Beyer and Jawed -- thank you for being examples to us of what it means to live lives that put out darkness. You will be missed terribly by many.
And today, oh, that I may be willing to love peace and sacrifice for it.
Heather Wilson is Marketing/Circulation Assistant at Sojourners and a freelance photographer. She has spent the past 10 years working throughout the U.S., Asia, and the Middle East, doing photography and communications work for developmental non-government organizations.
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