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Among the ruins of a 3,200-year-old palace near Athens, researchers are piecing together the story of legendary Greek warrior-king Ajax, hero of the Trojan War.
Archaeologist Yiannis Lolos found remains of the palace while hiking on the island of Salamis in 1999 and has led excavations there for the past six years.
Now he's confident he's found the site where Ajax ruled, which has also provided evidence to support a theory that residents of the Mycenean island kingdom fled to Cyprus after the king's death.
"This was Ajax's capital," excavation leader Lolos, professor of archaeology at Ioannina University, told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
"It was the seat of the maritime kingdom of Salamis — small compared to other Mycenaean kingdoms — that was involved in trade, warfare and piracy in the eastern Mediterranean."
Ajax was one of the top fighters in the legendary Greek army that besieged Troy to win back Helen, the abducted queen of Sparta. Described in Homer's Iliad as a towering hero protected by a huge shield, Ajax killed himself after a quarrel with other Greek leaders.
Town with fortified palace
On a wooded hill overlooking the sea at Kanakia on Salamis' southwestern coast, Lolos' team has excavated a town surmounted by a fortified palace complex.
The site flourished in the 13th century B.C. — at the same time as the major centers of Mycenae and Pylos in southern Greece — and was abandoned during widespread unrest about 100 years later.
Scholars have long suspected a core of historical truth in the story of Troy, and archaeological evidence from the Kanakia dig appears to agree.
Lolos also believes that, faced by an external threat, part of Salamis' population left for Cyprus, founding a new town named after their homeland.
"There is no other explanation for the creation on Cyprus of a city named Salamis," he said. "We established that there was a population exodus from Salamis, which was completely abandoned shortly after 1200 B.C. ... They must first have gone to Enkomi on Cyprus, which was already an established center."
Salamis was founded around 1100 B.C., when Enkomi — about 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) away — was abandoned. "It was probably the refugees' children that moved there," Lolos said.
Evidence matches stories
The emigration theory would explain why almost no high-value artifacts were found at the Greek site, which bore no signs of destruction or enemy occupation.
"The emigrants, who would have been the city's ruling class, took a lot with them, including nearly all the valuables," Lolos said.
The rest of the population moved to a new settlement farther inland that offered better protection from seaborne raids.
Kanakia, was first inhabited around 3000 B.C. The Mycenaean settlement covers 12.5 acres (5 hectares), and features houses, workshops and storage areas.
So far, archaeologists have uncovered 33 rooms in the 8,000-square-foot (745-square-meter)palace, including two central royal residences containing what appear to be two benchlike beds.
"This recalls a reference by Homer to the king of Pylos sleeping at the back of his house," Lolos said.
Finds include pottery, stone tools, a sealstone and copper implements.
'Unique find' refers to Ramses II
Lolos is particularly pleased with a piece of a copper mail shirt stamped with the name of Pharaoh Ramses II, who ruled Egypt from 1279-1213 B.C.
"This is a unique find, which may have belonged to a Mycenaean mercenary soldier serving with the Egyptians," he said. "It could have been a souvenir, a mark of honor or even some kind of a medal."
Excavations will continue in September, while future targets include the settlement's cemetery, which Lolos has located nearby.
Situated just off the coast of Athens, Salamis is best known for the naval battle in 480 B.C., when the Athenians defeated an invading Persian fleet. The ancient playwright Euripides was born there, and a cave excavated by Lolos in 1997 has been identified as a hideout where the poet composed his work.


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In a newly published study, researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine provide evidence that bacteriophage can acquire a functional and adaptive immune system, possibly opening the door for new phage therapies to treat bacterial diseases.
A study published today in the journal Nature reports that a viral predator of the cholera bacteria has stolen the functional immune system of bacteria and is using it against its bacterial host. The study provides the first evidence that this type of virus, the bacteriophage ("phage" for short), can acquire a wholly functional and adaptive immune system.
The phage used the stolen immune system to disable – and thus overcome – the cholera bacteria's defense system against phages. Therefore, the phage can kill the cholera bacteria and multiply to produce more phage offspring, which can then kill more cholera bacteria. The study has dramatic implications for phage therapy, which is the use of phages to treat bacterial diseases. Developing phage therapy is particularly important because some bacteria, called superbugs, are resistant to most or all current antibiotics.
Until now, scientists thought phages existed only as primitive particles of DNA or RNA and therefore lacked the sophistication of an adaptive immune system, which is a system that can respond rapidly to a nearly infinite variety of new challenges. Phages are viruses that prey exclusively on bacteria and each phage is parasitically mated to a specific type of bacteria. This study focused on a phage that attacks Vibrio cholerae, the bacterium responsible for cholera epidemics in humans.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Andrew Camilli, Ph.D., of Tufts University School of Medicine led the research team responsible for the surprising discovery.
First author Kimberley D. Seed, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in Camilli's lab, was analyzing DNA sequences of phages taken from stool samples from patients with cholera in Bangladesh when she identified genes for a functional immune system previously found only in some bacteria (and most Archaea, a separate domain of single-celled microorganisms).
To verify the findings, the researchers used phage lacking the adaptive immune system to infect a new strain of cholera bacteria that is naturally resistant to the phage. The phage were unable to adapt to and kill the cholera strain. They next infected the same strain of cholera bacteria with phage harboring the immune system, and observed that the phage rapidly adapted and thus gained the ability to kill the cholera bacteria. This work demonstrates that the immune system harbored by the phage is fully functional and adaptive.
"Virtually all bacteria can be infected by phages. About half of the world's known bacteria have this adaptive immune system, called CRISPR/Cas, which is used primarily to provide immunity against phages. Although this immune system was commandeered by the phage, its origin remains unknown because the cholera bacterium itself currently lacks this system. What is really remarkable is that the immune system is being used by the phage to adapt to and overcome the defense systems of the cholera bacteria. Finding a CRISPR/Cas system in a phage shows that there is gene flow between the phage and bacteria even for something as large and complex as the genes for an adaptive immune system," said Seed.
"The study lends credence to the controversial idea that viruses are living creatures, and bolsters the possibility of using phage therapy to treat bacterial infections, especially those that are resistant to antibiotic treatment," said Camilli, professor of Molecular Biology & Microbiology at Tufts University School of Medicine and member of the Molecular Microbiology program faculty at the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts University.
Camilli's previous research established that phages are highly prevalent in stool samples from patients with cholera, implying that phage therapy is happening naturally and could be made more effective. In addition, a study published by Camilli in 2008 determined that phage therapy works in a mouse model of cholera intestinal infection.
The team is currently working on a study to understand precisely how the phage immune system disables the defense systems of the cholera bacteria. This new knowledge will be important for understanding whether the phage's immune system could overcome newly acquired or evolved phage defense systems of the cholera bacteria, and thus has implications for designing an effective and stable phage therapy to combat cholera.
Reference: "A bacteriophage encodes its own CRISPR/Cas adaptive response to evade host innate immunity" by Kimberley D. Seed, David W. Lazinski, Stephen B. Calderwood and Andrew Camilli, 27 February 2013, Nature.
DOI: 10.1038/nature11927
Additional authors are David W. Lazinski, Ph.D., senior research associate in the Camilli lab at Tufts University School of Medicine, and Stephen B. Calderwood, M.D., Morton N. Swartz, M.D. academy professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, and chief, division of infectious disease and vice-chair, department of medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health under award numbers R01AI55058, R01AI045746, and R01AI058935

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BERLIN – Despite dire predictions of a year-long delay, the Cannery Village workforce housing initiative was able to go forward with an application for state funding by the deadline this week.
Several weeks ago, the project was stripped of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding awarded in a previous year, but told to reapply by May 16. The project lacked a firm commitment for the remainder of the funding needed, and CDBG staff explained to the Berlin Town Council that the Cannery Village initiative would only be considered for more CDBG funding after that financial commitment by a bank or other lending body.
"We were very close," said Berlin Community Development Corporation (BCDC) president Frank Gunion. "The main obstacle was receiving a commitment of construction financing as evidence of ability to proceed."
Cannery Village now has a financing reservation letter from the Community Development Authority (CDA) of Maryland's Department of Housing and Community Development, Gunion said. CDA is restarting its loan program, and Cannery Village is the first project to take advantage of it.
That reservation letter allows the project to just meet the 2008 application deadline for CDBG money. Without it, the project would have to wait until the next round of grant funding, 12 months from now.
The cancellation of the earlier CDBG dollars would not affect the new application, Cindy Stone director of the CDBG program, said last month.
Cannery Village insiders say that the CDA reservation letter fulfills the firm funding requirements.
"She said the CDA reservation was the crucial component for the grant to be scored high," Gunion said.
According to Don Bibb, executive director of the Talbot County Housing Authority, BCDC's partner in the initiative, the project is in a bind without the CDBG money, intended as gap financing, because the non-profit BCDC cannot close on any loan without it, but cannot get the CDBG money without the firm offer of a loan.
"It seems like a catch-22," said Berlin Town Council member Paula Lynch.
"It is," said Bibb.
"Everything is contingent on everything else," said Gunion.
An otherwise unrelated project could be jeopardized if CDBG dollars are awarded to the workforce housing initiative, but work is delayed.
Berlin hopes to get CDBG money in the 2009 funding round for the expanded and improved wastewater treatment plant, but cannot apply if less than 20 percent of the money awarded to Cannery Village is spent by the May 2009 application deadline. Any CDBG funds allocated to the housing initiative are awarded to the town of Berlin, which then passes the money through to a sub-recipient, in this case the Housing Authority of Talbot County.
"Twenty percent has to be spent for us to even submit an application," said interim Mayor Gee Williams. "We damn well don't want to jeopardize one of the most important capital projects in the last 15-20 years if there are glitches in the [Cannery Village] project."
The Berlin Town Council had concerns over committing to something that might not happen, said Council member Paula Lynch. "Will this work?" she asked.
Bibb assured the Town Council that the money would be spent on time for infrastructure work. The rush to apply disturbed some Council members, who said Monday that they had not received a copy of the grant application, which they would have to sign by Thursday.
Council member Dean Burrell said he would rather have had the application in his hands.
"Ever since we've been working on this project we've had to double back," said Council member Elroy Brittingham. "Every time you come in there's something we didn't do."
"It's a timing issue. This is the date the hearing had to occur to meet the May 16 application," said Gunion.
The Berlin Town council received the Cannery Village application and signed off on it by Thursday. A public hearing was held on the CDBG application Monday night.
"I do encourage any affordable houses that can be obtained," said Phyllis Purnell. "I support any affordable homes that can become a reality in this area."
"This is a project that would definitely help the community," said Brian Roberts, an accountant who works with BCDC. "People need affordable housing and this is the closest thing in the area."
Gunion said the end result will justify the lengthy process. "This is a very complicated project. We're trying to bring something to the town that has never been brought here before," said Gunion during the public hearing. "We're bringing housing in at a cost that cannot be created in a normal development. Hopefully, the town will have the confidence that this group of volunteers will do it successfully."


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On August 10, 2010, nationally known cancer researcher and clinician Craig B. Thompson was named the new President and Chief Executive Officer of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center effective November 2, 2010. His appointment concludes a search that began in January 2010. He succeeds Harold Varmus, now Director of the National Cancer Institute.
"My professional life has been dedicated to combining research in understanding cancer as a disease with my clinical role as a medical oncologist," said Dr. Thompson. "Memorial Sloan Kettering occupies a unique position in both cancer research and cancer therapy, and I am delighted at the prospect of working with like-minded peers. There is nothing better than to be surrounded by people who are committed, talented, and engaged."
Dr. Thompson, 57, has served since 2006 as Director of the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania and Associate Vice President for Cancer Services of the University of Pennsylvania Health System.
"Craig Thompson is an exemplary physician-scientist, educator, and academic leader," said Douglas A. Warner III, Chairman of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Boards of Overseers and Managers. "He brings to his new role significant contributions to the understanding of the biology of cancer, a strong and committed appreciation for the needs of patients with cancer, and superb executive skills. We are fortunate to have him as we seek to maintain and enhance the accomplishments of Memorial Sloan Kettering and move ambitiously into the future."
As director of the Abramson Cancer Center, Dr. Thompson — a board-certified internist and medical oncologist with extensive research experience in cancer, immunology, and translational medicine — oversaw the work of several hundred cancer researchers as well as more than 300 full-time physicians and faculty across the University of Pennsylvania Health System involved in cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. During his tenure, his accomplishments included the opening of a new multidisciplinary cancer outpatient treatment facility; the development of the first proton therapy center in the Mid-Atlantic region; and the expansion of Abramson's translational research effort.
"We are at a time when transformative developments in biomedical research are greatly expanding opportunities to understand disease and to improve human health," Dr. Thompson said. "The mandate for all of us here at Memorial Sloan Kettering is to take the gains of the past 25 years to provide more-effective and safer treatments for patients; to define strategies to help people reduce their risks of developing cancers they might be genetically predisposed to develop; and, ultimately, to prevent the disease from occurring at all."
"I want us to realize the full clinical potential of all the extraordinary research that goes on here," Dr. Thompson elaborated. "We need to continue to strengthen the bridges between our basic scientists and our clinicians — to bring these communities closer together — so that observations made at the bedside inform the kind of research we do, and research discoveries made in the laboratory are adapted into therapies that can be delivered to patients."
Dr. Thompson's current research focuses on the role that metabolic changes play in the origin and progression of cancer. He has also done pioneering research on the genes that control programmed cell death and on how the misregulation of such genes can contribute to cancer. In earlier work, he contributed to the development of innovative treatments for autoimmune diseases and leukemia. In addition, while at the Abramson Cancer Center, he began a collaboration with Memorial Sloan Kettering oncologist Ross L. Levine, a member of the Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, which will continue as Dr. Thompson takes up his new position.
Dr. Thompson will have a laboratory in the Zuckerman Research Center, to be headed by his wife, Tullia Lindsten. Dr. Lindsten, who has an MD/PhD and also headed Dr. Thompson's laboratory in Philadelphia, is an accomplished researcher in her own right and will have an Memorial Sloan Kettering faculty appointment.
"I could not be more enthusiastic about this new role and new challenge," Dr. Thompson concluded. "I look forward to building on Memorial Sloan Kettering's achievements and tradition of excellence and to working with my colleagues in making progress in controlling and ultimately curing cancer."
On a personal note, he said that he and his wife are anticipating their move to New York with excitement and are eager to participate in the cultural life of the city — going to museums, the theater, and concerts. However this will not be the first time he has been a resident. "My father was a career Coast Guard officer," Dr. Thompson explained. "During the years I was in medical school at the University of Pennsylvania my parents lived in a seven-bedroom house on Governor's Island because my dad ran the base there. I'd try to come up on weekends and often brought friends. Because we had to make the last ferry on Friday night there was always a race through the Holland Tunnel to get to the terminal in time — otherwise we'd have to sit around until the ferry started up again at six the next morning. The years on Governor's Island were great fun, but it'll be good to be able to go out at night and not have to worry about getting home!"
Dr. Thompson received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania and completed his residency at Harvard's Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences, two of the most prestigious honors a physician or scientist can receive.


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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Contest: Win a copy of Soulless by Gail Carriger! CLOSED
Gail Carriger has kindly offered a chance to win a signed ARC of her upcoming novel, Soulless to one lucky reader!
Entering this contest is easy:
Simply leave your email in a comment to this post! You must leave an email address or you will be disqualified!
Of course, there are some chances for extra entries for those of you who want every entry you can get to win this amazing new novel!
+2 Comment on my review of Soulless, here.
+2 Comment on my interview with Gail, here.
+1 Tell me something interesting you learned while browsing Gail's website, blog, or Livejoural!(I really mean anything...!)
+2 Every time you link this contest (Sidebars, Twitter, Blog post, etc) (You may not get multiple points for multiple tweets... only +2 once!)
This contest is open until September 30th, the day after Soulless officially hits the shelves!
Good luck and have fun!
69 comments:
+2 Commented on review of SoullessReplyDelete
+2 Commented on interview with Gail
+1 From her LiveJournal, I learned that there apparently is an unbreakable umbrella... Going to have to get me one of them for my next Britney Spears tantrum...
+2 Tweeted here: http://twitter.com/penultimatepage/statuses/4319511949
+2 Linked on sidebar: http://penultimatepage.blogspot.com/
+2 Linked in blog post:
I am beyond excited to read this book!
- AnonymousSeptember 23, 2009 at 12:58 PM
Wow it sounds really interesting! I have been wanting to try a steampunk book and this looks like an interesting start! email@example.com
Oh and I am commenting on your review +2 and posing a tweet (http://twitter.com/dyockman/statuses/4319647433)! +2
Hey please enter me, thanks!ReplyDelete
+2 Commented on review
+2 Commented on interview
+1 Gail has done scientific research into the exciting arena of ancient artifacts!
+2 Posted on my sidebar at http://booksobsession.blogspot.com
- AnonymousSeptember 23, 2009 at 2:05 PM
please enter me in the giveawayReplyDelete
Sounds like a great read! Enter me please :)ReplyDelete
+2 Commented on the review.
+2 Commented on the interview.
+1 Gail received a review request from someone in Serbia!
+2 Posted on my sidebar over at Falling Off The Shelf
Thanks for the great contest!
This looks very cool! Awesome giveaway!ReplyDelete
please enter me
I'm very intrigued...ReplyDelete
+2 commented on interview
+2 commented on review
+1 yesterday's quote of the day on her blog was: "The Internet is the world's largest library. It's just that all the books are on the floor."
~ John Allen Paulos
melacan at hotmail dot com
Sounds like a fun book. I'd love to be in your contest, please include me.ReplyDelete
okelberry dot chris at gmail dot com
I read your review and enjoyed it but didn't comment...I'll go do so now. :)
The book sounds great, count me in!ReplyDelete
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Please enter me!ReplyDelete
+2 commented on interview
+2 commented on review
+1 something interesting- she likes cat's to pee on the toilet
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Ooh, awesome! I've been trying to get my hands on a copy of this, partly because it sounds awesome and partly because of my ongoing campaign to find vampire books that are actually good (i.e. no sparkling undead).ReplyDelete
+2 commented on review
+2 retweeted contest (100_indecisions)
+2 posted contest link to the Steampunk group on Facebook
+2 posted contest link on general Facebook profile
+2 for comment on interview
Annd forgot my address: spinning underscore dolphin at hotmail dot comReplyDelete
+4 commented on both the interview and review post.
+1 I found out on Gail's website that you can buy the outfit the model is wearing on the cover of soulless
Please count me in!!!ReplyDelete
+2 commented on interview
+2 commented on review
+1 something interesting: I really love the pictures on her website and blog, they are great
+2 Link on my sidebar: http://entrelibelulas.blogspot.com/
- AnonymousSeptember 23, 2009 at 4:29 PM
I would love to be entered in your draw.ReplyDelete
I commented on your review.
I commented on your interview.
Great contest, I really want to read this(:ReplyDelete
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kelseythebookscout at gmail dot com
Been waiting for you to post this contest. I really want to read this.ReplyDelete
+2 Comment on my review of Soulless
+2 Comment on my interview with Gail
+1 I love that she has a lot of pictures with her and teacups. They look amazing.
+2 added to sidebar
Oh, how awesome? This book sounds incredible, thanks for the contest!ReplyDelete
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+2 comment on interview
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Awesome, thanks! I'm a follower : DReplyDelete
adrienne2093 at comcast dot net
Gail will often put up menu's from Victorian times of the things people in gentle society ate and drank. I find it fascinating the number of courses they went through in an evening, though I shy away from Fois de Gras and Spatchcock.ReplyDelete
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Great Contest!ReplyDelete
+2 Comment on interview
+1 You can "shop" at her website!
+2 Sidebar: http://crystalreviews.blogspot.com/
+2 Tweeted - @SabriHorande
I've been wanting to read this one for a long time! Thanks for the contest :DReplyDelete
Ooo, you designed a great contest and I shall be very amused by google analytics after all the website visits.ReplyDelete
~ Gail
- AnonymousSeptember 23, 2009 at 8:38 PM
What Have I learned from Gail? I have learned that I could never be an Archeaologist because one must eat weird local food. Also I follow her on twitter and she is witty and fun. I can not WAIT for the book to come out.ReplyDelete
Oh I really want to read this!ReplyDelete
+2 linked on my blog's sidebar
Here's to a new book by a lovely girl.
Fun contest, this book looks really interesting.ReplyDelete
+2 commented on the author interview
+2 Posted on my sidebar (http://cornucopiaofreviews.blogspot.com)
Posted on my sidebar at: shutupimreading.blogspot.comReplyDelete
I commented on your review of Souless and your interview with Gail. +4
+2 Sidebar at: shutupimreading.blogspot.com
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OMZ, I really want to read Soulless!! Please enter me. :)ReplyDelete
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I'd love to play please!ReplyDelete
+2 commented on review
+2 commented on interview
+1 One interesting I found from her LJ is that there are Alexia paper dolls available!
Totally fascinated. Especially by the parasols.ReplyDelete
Kate_the_bookworm AT yahoo DOT com
Ohh, enter me please! This book sounds great :)ReplyDelete
+2 Commented on your review
+2 Commented on the interview
+1 She has an addiction to bad SciFi!
+2 Linked on sidebar http://liliesveggiesandshootingstars.blogspot.com
Thank you!
Great contest...and the book sounds great!ReplyDelete
+2 - comment on review
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+1 - interesting thing I learned from the website (she is definitely a shoe-aholic, has been interviewed several times for the upcoming book, and I like the fact that in her posts, she puts her current mood, location, music, etc....makes it more personal!)
+2 - adding to contest sidebar!
+2 Commented on review. You have amped up my need to read this book.ReplyDelete
+2 Commented on interview. I am quite jealous of you actually getting to talk to her.
+1 I loved her article about Victorian curses. I know call people "poodle-fakers"
+2 On Facebook
+2 On my blog
- AnonymousSeptember 24, 2009 at 2:31 PM
would love a chance to win this! thanks!ReplyDelete
sensitivemuse at gmail dot com
Please enter me. I would love to read this.ReplyDelete
Great contest!ReplyDelete
+2 commented on review
+2 commented on interview
+1 I thin kit is interesting that she has eaten guinea pig and alpaca in Peru, rabbit in Italy, and octopus in Greece
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#1 I'm fascinated with vampire and werewolf stories. This one sounds great.ReplyDelete
#2 I reread the review and I've never read a vampire story that has this type of humor in it. I look forward to reading it.
#2 In the interview I cracked up when she said that writing the nookie scenes was embarrassing.
#1 When I viewed Gail's website I was fascinated with the time period pictures. I bet each has a story!
clenna at aol dot com
The cover looks fantastic!ReplyDelete
firstnovelsclub [at] gmail [dot] com
+2 for link in sidebar at First Novels Club
+2 for comment on review
+1 I love how you can tell how much she loves fun words just by reading the "About Me" on her blog
- AnonymousSeptember 24, 2009 at 7:51 PM
Please enter me! wyccadgoode(at)yahoo(dot)com Thanks! BTW... I saw this on a Steampunk Facebook Group.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the giveaway. I would like to enter.ReplyDelete
+2 Commented on review
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+1 One thing I learned from Gail's website is that the second book of the sreies comes out in April next year.
This sounds like an awesome book! Please enter me.ReplyDelete
+2 I commented on the review of Soulless.
+2 I commented on the interview with Gail.
+1 I learned that Gail is fond of teeny tiny hats and tropical fruit.
This book looks greatReplyDelete
+2 commented on interview
+2 commented on review
+2 linked on sidebar
Thanks for the contest!ReplyDelete
+2 I linked this to my sidebar
two_of_hearts_101 at yahoo dot com
Enter me, please!ReplyDelete
+2 Commented on review
+2 Commented on interview
bcanyon at hotmail dot com
Hi everyone!ReplyDelete
wow, that books sounds so fantastic - can't wait to read it...
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+ I learned about her great release - Alexia seems to be a very interesting prota...
Have a nice day!
Greetings from Austria
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I simply LOVE the cover of this.ReplyDelete
Also, your header is so cute!
Hi :)ReplyDelete
I learned that Gail's Blog is her back-up blog and that LiveJournal is her main blog. I learned that Gail adores short stories, both in the reading and the writing.
All the best,
PS - I'm rkcharron at gmail.com
Wow, I'm eager to read this book. Please do enter me!!!ReplyDelete
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I've heard great things about this one! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!ReplyDelete
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+1 I Love the Gail's Daily Dose at the end of each of her blog entries! :)ReplyDelete
+2 Commented on review of Soulless.
+2 Commented on interview
+2 Tweeted:http://twitter.com/bookgoil/status/4410216316
+2 commented on your reviewReplyDelete
+2 commented on your interview
+1 I love that at the end of each of her blogs is something about fashion or cuteness and a quote of the day.
+2 I advertised the contest on my sidebar http://titania86-fishmuffins.blogspot.com/
Hi! i really want to read the book! please count me in!ReplyDelete
+2 I Comment on your review of Soulless.
+2 I Comment on your interview with Gail.
thanks for the giveaway!
- AnonymousSeptember 27, 2009 at 9:08 PM
2+ reviewReplyDelete
2+ Interview
Gail insist on tea imported directly from London and cats that pee into toilets.
+1 Tweeted (tegan 19)
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I can't wait for this one to come out! Please enter me in the contest and thank you. (:ReplyDelete
This looks good.ReplyDelete
I wish I would have known about this contest earlier, this late in the game I prob. wont get picked. :)
But thats okay, i guess.
what can you do???
By the way, incase you cant tell this is a pretty cool contest.
+5--I posted on the review, the interview and I leaned that I love the steampunk style from her blog. I never thought that I would have wanted to wear a victorian dress but I really, really do!ReplyDelete
I listened to the audio of the first chapter which Gail has on her website, and love the writing voice. Can't wait to read it on my Kindle on Thursday.ReplyDelete
This book look pretty neat. Enter me!ReplyDelete
count me in. this sounds great.ReplyDelete
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Checked out website: I thought it was cool she made a list of people she'd want in a movie version of Soulless. Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry are awesome.
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Enter me please!!! I'm in love with anything steampunk and this book sounds perfectly awesome!ReplyDelete
+2 Commented on the review of Soulless
+2 Commented on the interview with Gail
+1 Tell me something interesting you learned while browsing Gail's website, blog, or Livejoural!(I really mean anything...!) - She has a list of steampunk books on her website!!! I will now use it to hunt down new reading material!
+2 Every time you link this contest (Sidebars, Twitter, Blog post, etc) - sidebar - http://paradoxrevealed.blogspot.com/
+2 Every time you link this contest (Sidebars, Twitter, Blog post, etc) - http://twitter.com/ParadoxRevealed/status/4487475865
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I would love to have this book! Thanks for the chance!ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousSeptember 30, 2009 at 4:49 AM
I'd _love_ to read this book. It would be perfect after a lackluster selection of books available to me recently...Thank you for holding this contest and for opening it internationally since it's quite difficult to find unique titles in my country.ReplyDelete
+2 tweeted about itReplyDelete
Please enter me o/
juiceb0xx at hotmail dot com
+ 1: I can't wait to read this book! I'm sure the whole series will be added to my long list of favorites!
+1: Something interesting - linked to a Banned Books blog from Gail's site. Interesting that censorship is alive & well!
I grew up with the author, and remember playing dressup and pretend together.... and can't wait to read her stories, if they are anything like our dressup stories then they will be great!ReplyDelete
Oh wow, I'd love to win this book, it looks like a great story.ReplyDelete


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Town Hall Meetings, Candidate Forums and Debates, and News Conferences are great places for activism.
Here's How to Take Advantage of Town Meetings and other public appearances which are often arranged by your elected representatives or civic groups; and in election years by the various candidates and debates. You can learn about them on the representative's or candidate's websites/Facebook/Twitter/social media sites, mailings, in the media; or call their offices. Sign up at the websites of candidates and elected officials to receive emails or text messages and you will get advance notice of such meetings.
Put Them on the Spot: These meetings are an excellent opportunity to ask important questions in front of the media and other citizens. By publicly asking them about their stand on the issues, you can hold them accountable for their votes and put them on the spot if they do not want to take a stand or if they do not want their big-government votes known.
Know How They Vote: You can research their voting record in advance so you can ask why they voted liberal or to thank them for voting conservative. Thomas is a good starting place because it lists all recorded Congressional votes; though it doesn't analyze them for their effect so check with various conservative or even liberal groups who evaluate and rate Congressional votes.
Educate the Audience: You can hand out information about your issue to the people and media attending such meetings so more people will learn about it. Ask candidates or representatives to take a stand on the issues in our Federal and State candidate questionnaires. Ask if they will take a pledge to repeal ObamaCare, to block "cap and trade" energy taxes, to limit their terms, to never raise taxes, to stop illegal immigration/build the 2,000 mile fence, to stop the North American Union, or to stop funding abortions, as examples.
Make it Public: If they give you any answer, lock in their commitment or condemn their refusal by writing a letter to the editor of your local newspaper and calling local talk shows, and adding comments at newspaper sites/blogs/websites. "At a town hall meeting, Congressman Smith refused to support building a border fence to stop Mexican drug-gang violence." Email everyone you can as well. You may get a vague "we're studying it" answer or even have them try to ridicule you, but at least you've forced them to publicly avoid the question and you let them know people want an answer.
Record It! YouTube it! It's essential in today's world to take a video camera to all such events. You may get a valuable video to post on YouTube and to send to all local TV and radio stations (call or email them, tell them you've got a newsworthy video for them. Even a cell phone video can get the idea across if you can hear what the candidate or representative said. Sit close to the PA system speakers to pick up the sound better. In hotels the loudspeakers are often in the ceiling; scout them out before you sit down. Remember how videos from the 2009 & 2010 town hall meetings, as well as the ACORN Investigations, Joe the Plumber, and Obama bowing to foreign tyrants all made the news and got America talking? A video of the right moment is worth 1,000 pictures! Let's make 2011 and 2012 town halls make even more history.
Don't Let the Left Control the Meetings: As Congressmen have learned that real Americans come to these town hall meetings and protest their left-wing votes, they sometimes bus in leftists and government workers to create a facade of support. Don't give up, but match their numbers and make sure our side gets equal time at the microphone as do the planted supporters.
News Conferences: If you learn of a news conference by your elected official (or any government official--they all work for you), attend and ask the questions the liberal media won't dare ask. Some may restrict attendees to media with official credentials, but if you're a blogger, Facebook commentator or "youtuber," you ARE the real media today. News conferences rarely ask for ID, they usually just ask you to write your name and contact info on a sign-in sheet. Arrive in the rush just before starting if you want, and bring a video camera. With a laptop or smartphone, you can post the video right after the event.
"The people are the ultimate guardians of their own liberty" Thomas Jefferson
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China is going to battle! The enemy: polluting coal plants, gas-guzzling cars and smoggy cities.
Premier Li Keqiang said Wednesday that China would "declare war on pollution," acknowledging that it was a major problem for the country.
Heavy pollution "is nature's red-light warning against the model of inefficient and blind development," Li wrote in a report he delivered at China's annual parliamentary meetings. "We must strengthen protection of the ecological environment and resolve to take forceful measures."
Li set goals to lower energy consumption, reduce emissions, shut down 50,000 coal furnaces, minimize vehicle exhaust fumes and boost alternative energy sources.
Related story: China's pollution crisis threatens car sales
None of this is brand new -- Beijing has before touted similar initiatives. And while cleaning up China's air and water could shore up social stability, the plans remain at odds with China's main priority -- economic growth.
"The 'war on pollution' as Premier Li put it, will place downward pressure on the economy," said Eurasia Group's Michal Meidan. "Tackling air pollution means capping coal consumption and shutting down inefficient steel smelters, aluminum and cement producers [but] this will be partly offset by investments in clean tech, more efficient consumer goods and renewable energy."
Related story: Air pollution cuts life expectancy by 5.5 years in China
Although Li's report lacked details on how the government would fund its anti-pollution plans, experts say there are signs that the government is serious about fighting smog.
Some officials have proposed subsidies for residents living in hazy areas, paid for with a tax on polluting enterprises and motor vehicle owners, said Reorient economist Steve Wang. Beijing could also increase electricity and water prices, thereby pushing thrifty consumers to be more energy efficient.
Related story: Severe pollution hangs over Shanghai
China spent 180.4 billion yuan ($30 billion) on energy conservation and environmental protection last year, 9.7% less than the previous year after a subsidy program ended, according to a report from the finance ministry.
Meidan said environmental spending is expected to rise this year.
Overall, Beijing has said it plans to invest 760 billion yuan ($124 billion) to battle pollution over the next three years, IHS Global Insight's Brian Jackson said.
At the end of the day, "it's not about the cost," Wang said. "They have to do it."


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电子邮件礼仪(E-Mail Etiquette)
E-Mail Etiquette
This document [ Adobe Acrobat (pdf) version ] is intended to offer guidance to users of electronic mail (e-mail) systems.
This is not a "how-to" document, but rather a document that offers advice to make you more computer-worthy (probably more worthy than you desire) and to prevent you from embarrassing yourself at some point in the near future.
To, Cc and Bcc
With only three choices for addressing an e-mail, i.e. the 'To', 'Cc' and 'Bcc' fields, you would think addressing would be trouble free. Unfortunately, that's not the case.
First, there are the users who have no idea that the 'Cc' exists. Every address is listed in the 'To' even if the email is only directed to one person. In cases such as this the receivers have no clue as to who should take action so either they all do something or they all do nothing.
Secondly, there are users who feel that every single e-mail should be copied to their entire address book whether it's relevant to those receiving it or not. These are the 'cry for attention' crowd.
Lastly, there are users who never read the names of the people who receive a copy of an e-mail. They are the 'Did you see this?' crowd. For example, person X sends an e-mail to persons A, B and C. C immediately forwards it to A and B with the question 'Did you see this?' not bothering to see that X already sent A and B copies.
In summary, here's a rough guide on how to populate the address fields:
The addresses in the 'To' are for the people you are directly addressing.
The addresses in the 'Cc' are for the people you are indirectly addressing. They are the FYI-ers or CYA-ers. Don't over do it here. Copy only those who need to be copied; not your entire universe of contacts.
The addresses in the 'Bcc' are like 'Cc' except that the addresses in 'To' and 'Cc' do not know that the addresses in the 'Bcc' are included in the conversation. The 'To' and 'Cc' addresses are blind to the 'Bcc' addresses. As you can imagine, use of the 'Bcc' is somewhat unethical and therefore its use is discouraged.
Reply To All
The 'Reply to All' button is just a button, but it can generate tons of unnecessary e-mails. For example, if I send a dozen people an e-mail asking if they are available at a certain time for a meeting I should get a dozen replies and that's it. However, if each person hits the "Reply to All' button not only do I get a dozen replies, but so does everyone else for a total of 144 messages!
I'm not saying that the 'Reply to All' button should not be used. I'm saying that it should be used with care.
Don't Be A Novelist
Messages should be concise and to the point. Think of it as a telephone conversation, except you are typing instead of speaking. Nobody has ever won a Pulitzer Prize for a telephone conversation nor will they win one for an e-mail message.
It's also important to remember that some people receive hundreds of e-mail messages a day (yes, there are such people), so the last thing they want to see is a message from someone who thinks he/she is the next Dickens.
Too Much Punctuation!!!
Don't get caught up in grammar and punctuation, especially excessive punctuation. You'll see lots of e-mail messages where people put a dozen exclamation points at the end of a sentence for added emphasis. Big deal. Exclamation points (called "bangs" in computer circles) are just another form of ending a sentence.
If something is important it should be reflected in your text, not in your punctuation.
Formatting Is Not Everything
Formatting can be everything, but not here. Plain text is it. Period. End of sentence.
Using HTML, or heaven forbid the Microsquish Rich Text Format, to format messages so that they have fancy fonts, colors or whatever is asking for trouble. There are lots of e-mail clients (and some servers) which cannot handle messages in these formats. The message will come in as utter gibberish or in the worst case, crash the e-mail client. I've seen it happen.
If you absolutely, positively feel that it's good karma to use HTML e-mail, stick with the default fonts and simple formatting. Leave the colorful backgrounds, scripty fonts and animated images for your personal web site.
Abbreviation usage is quite rampant with e-mail. In the quest to save keystrokes, users have traded clarity for confusion (unless you understand the abbreviations). Some of the more common abbreviations are listed in the table below. I would recommend that you use abbreviations that are already common to the English language, such as 'FYI' and 'BTW'. Beyond that, you run the risk of confusing your recipient.
This Means This
BCNU be seeing you
BTW by the way
FWIW for what it's worth
FYI for your information
IMHO in my humble opinion
OBO or best offer
ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
RTFM read the funny manual
TNSTAAFL there's no such thing as a free lunch
TTFN ta ta for now
TTYL talk to you later
Part of the nature of a good one-on-one conversation is the use of visual cues. How important are facial expressions and body gestures to a conversation? A simple eye movement can mean the difference between "yes" and "YES". What about auditory cues? The results are the same.
Since there are no visual or auditory cues with e-mail, users have come up with something called "smilies". They are simple strings of characters that are interspersed in the e-mail text to convey the writer's emotions (cues). The most common example is :-). Turn your head to the left and you should see a happy face (the colon are the eyes, the dash is the nose and the parentheses is the mouth). Here are some more examples.
This Means This
:-) Smiley face
;-) Wink (light sarcasm)
:-| Indifference
:-> Devilish grin (heavy sarcasm)
8-) Eye-glasses
:-D Shock or surprise
:-/ Perplexed
:-( Frown (anger or displeasure)
:-P Wry smile
;-} Leer
:-Q Smoker
:-e Disappointment
:-@ Scream
:-O Yell
:-* Drunk
:-{} Wears lipstick
Please don't ask me to interpret, because I don't understand them all.
They are typically found at the end of sentences and will usually refer back to the prior statement.
I would recommend you use these sparingly. There are hundreds of these things and their translations are by no means universal (a miss-interpreted smilie could lead to a flame).
The question here is "How personal is too personal?" or to be more specific, how do you open your e-mail: "Dear Sir", "Dear Mr. Smith", "Joe" or none of the afore-mentioned.
If you posed this question to Miss Manners, I expect she would come back with a quick answer - use the standard formalities -- but I don't know that I would agree.
In a non-business situation, I would recommend that you bypass the standard formalities. At most, I would only include something along the lines of "Dear Virgil" or just "Virgil".
In the business situation, things are much more complicated. Each situation will need to be evaluated on its on, but in general, I would use the following as a guide: If you normally address a person as Miss/Mrs./Ms./Mr. Smith then that's the way I would initially address them in e-mail. If you normally call them by their first name then I would either omit the salutation or follow the guideline specified in the prior paragraph. If you are unsure, stick to the formal salutation. It's the safest bet.
If you had to guess what a signature was (the e-mail version), you would probably be close.
On a paper document (save a tree, send e-mail) it's typical to close the document with the following:
Gene Wicker, Jr
Gene Wicker, Jr.
I Will Follow... Services
Since it's not possible (yet) to sign your e-mail, users will sometimes include the same information (minus the signature) at the bottom of their e-mail messages.
I would highly recommend this practice because the originator is not always clear to the recipient. Lots of companies use abbreviated names or numbers for employee e-mail addresses and those abbreviations or numbers will mean little to someone not familiar with their significance.
I would also recommend that you included your e-mail address in this information. Sometimes it can be very difficult to locate your e-mail address in the information that's a part of transmission, especially if it's going across the Internet.
If your e-mail address is a business address, I would include your title and company name in the signature. Normally, this might be part of a letterhead, but in the e-mail world letterheads are not used (wasted space).
You will sometimes run across a user's signature that contains a quote (as in "...the secret to life is that there is no secret.") after the person's name. This has become a fairly common practice. If you choose this option I would recommend that the quote be something that is a reflection of yourself. Keep it short. You don't want the quote to be longer than the message.
Also you will run across signatures that contain images built out of keyboard characters. These are kind of hard to describe unless you've seen one, but you will surely know one when you see it. As with the quote, the image should be a reflection of the person.
Whether you choose to add a quote, an image or both, I would recommend that you keep the total number of lines for the signature down to four or less.
Back in dial-up days I would have recommended that all attachments be held to 1MB in size. However, in today's ever expanding broadband world, things are a little different.
For users on dial-up, the 1MB limit still applies. For users on broadband or a direct connection, I would up the limit to 5MB. HOWEVER, this is not a blanket recommendation to send attachments of this size. Even if user is on broadband or a direct connection, there is no guarantee that their mailbox can handle it. With limits this small you can see that sending someone a 5MB attachment will quickly fill their mailbox and cause other e-mails to bounce.
Generally, the only time I send attachments of the 5MB size is when I know the other party is expect it.
vCards are simply a nightmare for a user of Outlook (which I am). They make every e-mail appear as if it has an attachment. It does in one respect, but it's not what you would normally consider an attachment i.e. a document, a spreadsheet, etc. Therefore, I recommend against using them.
Once you send that first e-mail, you will probably get a response. If you want to reply to that response what should you do? The wrong thing to do is to start a new e-mail message. This breaks the link (called a "thread") between the original message and your soon-to-be-created response. Without the link, it can get difficult for the users on each end to follow the sequence of messages, especially after several exchanges. This becomes an even larger problem when you are dealing with newsgroups (more later) where several people may be replying to messages and trying to follow the thread of exchanged information. The correct thing to do is to reply, which is essentially the same thing as creating a new message, but maintains the thread.
Nothing is more wasteful than to reply to an e-mail by including a complete copy of the original with the words "I agree", "Okay" or "Ditto" at the bottom.
The correct method is to use quoting. This is best explained by an example:
>and do you agree with the proposal to hire Ms. Ross to
>handle our legal services?
Yes. Please make the necessary arrangements.
The '>' in front of the text indicates to the recipient that this is quoted material from his/her last e-mail message. The second sentence is your response to the quoted material. The key with quoting is to include enough material in the quote so that it will be relevant to the recipient. Imagine that the original message was a hundred lines long and the only question that required a response was located in the last sentence. Why send the whole message back in the reply? That would cause the recipient to scroll through the hundred line message again just to find your response at the bottom.
Quoting can occur again and again as in the example:
>>and do you agree with the proposal to hire Ms. Ross to
>>handle our legal services?
>Yes. Please make the necessary arrangements.
Arrangements made. Our first meeting is scheduled for tomorrow morning.
From this we see both two level quoting (>>) and one level quoting (>). The (>>) indicate that the sender is quoting your quote and the (>) is a quote of part of your message you sent in reply.
Don't get hung up in quoting. After so many levels, all you end up with is a bunch of ">" and very little substance.
Save A Tree
Sometimes I think that the best thing that could happen would be for someone to take away the printer. Why? Every time I send an e-mail out to a large group, a third of the group will print the message even before reading it, a third will read it and then print it, and the last third will simply delete it.
One of the goals for e-mail usage is to eliminate (or greatly reduce) the shuffling of paper, but what chance does that have if a significant number of people are going to print every message they receive. I'm not saying that all messages should not be printed. I'm saying that too many messages are printed for no reason (a lot are printed and never retrieved from the printer).
Unless you have a very primitive e-mail system, it probably has some system (usually called "folders") that can be used to permanently store messages for recall at any time in the future. If the same people who print messages for paper file systems would create the same structure in the e-mail system with folders, it would accomplish the same goal, but would save an enormous amount of paper (and trees).
Privacy, Are You Kidding?
Stop right where you are and set aside a couple of brain cells for the following statement: there is no such thing as a private e-mail. I don't care what anybody says, states, swears or whatever, there is just no such thing as private e-mail. The reason? Keep reading.
With some e-mail systems, the e-mail administrator has the ability to read any and all e-mail messages. If this is the case where you are located you better hope that there is a honest and respectable person in that position.
Some companies monitor employee e-mail (I consider this one of the worst forms of censorship). The reasons for this obtrusive behavior range from company management wanting to make sure users are not wasting time on frivolous messages to making sure that company secrets are not being leaked to unauthorized sources.
E-mail software is like all software in that occasionally things go wrong. If this happens, you may end up receiving e-mail meant for another person or your e-mail may get sent to the wrong person. Either way, what you thought was private is not private anymore.
Somewhere in the world there is a person (usually a hacker) who is able to read your e-mail if he/she tries hard enough. Of course "Tries hard enough" is the key. It's not that simple to read another person's e-mail (usually). There are (usually) security measures in place to prevent this from happening, but no security is one hundred percent hacker-proof. I have "usually" in parenthesis in the prior two sentences because I'm making the assumption that the person/persons who install and operate your e-mail system have taken the necessary precautions. Of course, the same must also be true for the person/persons on the receiving end of your e-mail.
So where does this leave us. First, let me reiterate the initial statement: there is no such thing as a private e-mail. Got it? Second, don't send anything by e-mail that you would not want posted on the company bulletin board. If it's safe enough for the bulletin board, it's safe enough for e-mail. Finally, if you are debating whether or not to send something personal by e-mail, either deliver it by hand or send it by snail mail.
If You Send It From the Office, It Comes From The Office
Personal e-mails sent from the office are regarded as official company communications regardless of content and could possibly expose you and your company to unnecessary risk. Scary, huh?
What is a "flame" or specifically what does it mean "to be flamed?" To be flamed means that you've sent an e-mail to a person(s) that has caused that person(s) to respond in many, not-so-nice words. It's basically a verbal attack in electronic form. I would provide examples, but I'm not too sure of the age of my audience and I, in turn, do not want to end up getting flamed from the readers of this document.
Sometimes the reason for a flame is quite obvious (keep reading), but in other cases you just never know. You might send what you think is a harmless e-mail to ten people. Nine people respond in a rational tone while number ten sends you a flame. Just remember that everyone sees the world differently. You may be lucky and spend your whole life dealing only with the people in the group of nine, but I'll bet that sooner or later you will run into person ten.
How do you respond to flame? Tough question. The best answer would be to ignore it and go about your life as logical and rational human being. If this is not your first reaction, it probably will be after you've been flamed a couple dozen times. You will find out that responses just aren't worth the effort. Remember that old saying about "You can please some of the people...".
If you do choose to respond you will probably end up in what is known as a "flame war". This is where two or more people end up exchanging flames for an extended period of time, usually to the point that users start making references to one's mother, one's mental capability, etc... At some point, all those participating in the war will eventually forget what originally started it and go back to being normal human beings.
Never been flamed? Well if you are begging for it, I would suggest one of the following:
Send an e-mail in all UPPER-CASE. Use of upper-case words is the equivalent of shouting in some one's ear. ONLY use upper-case words when trying to make a point (such as I just did). Even at that, you should be careful with who you are exchanging messages.
Make a comment about grammar or punctuation. Nobody wants to feel like they are exchanging e-mail with their eighth-grade English teacher.
Send a mass-mailing advertisement. This is numero uno on the don'ts list and will generate more flames than the devil himself.
Think about the amount of junk mail you receive everyday by snail mail. Even though you don't want it, you find you must look through all of it because somewhere in that stack of unwanted advertisements and wasted paper could be your monthly water bill. The same principle applies to the e-mail. Would you want to search through a mailbox full of advertisements simply to find that all-important message from your boss?
Request computer help without providing system-specific information. For example, if I submitted an e-mail that stated "I've got this problem with Word...". Well is that Word 97, Word 98, Word 2000, Word for XP or Word for 2003? Tell them the version and if there are any service releases installed.
Remember, the world (and its users) is made up of every kind of computer imaginable, from PCs to Macs to Linux workstations to the one your neighbor assembled in his garage.
The correct method would be to list all the system specifics first, then describe the problem or question. For example, if I were seeking answers to questions about Microsquish Word for my computer at home, I would list Windoze 2000 with SP5, Orfice 2000 with SR3, HP Kawack, dual Pentium IIs, 512MB of RAM and 4GB SCSI hard drive and then state the problem in detail.
Better Than Snail Mail
You would think that since e-mail is electronic and electronic information is suppose to move at the speed of light, your e-mail message would arrive seconds after you send it. If you're sending e-mail to the person in the office next to yours it might happen that way. In most cases, however, the message will probably take anywhere from a couple of minutes (majority of the time) to a couple of days (in which case there is usually a problem).
Think of it this way. Sending e-mail locally is as easy as delivering it by hand. Following that premise, if you had to hand deliver mail to some one clear across the country, doesn't that take a little more effort?
The reason it takes longer is that in the transmission of a message from point A to point B, the message may pass across one, two, or up to who-knows-how-many different types of mail systems before it reaches its destination. Remember my earlier statement? All computers (and e-mail systems) are not the same.
No matter how far away you are sending your e-mail message I'll guarantee that it will beat snail mail. On top of that you save the cost of a stamp.
A Blessing And A Curse
E-mail is a conversation that does not require an immediate response (like a telephone). If someone calls you on the telephone, you pick it up (unless you have an answering machine, voice mail or you are just plain rude) and the conversation begins. This is an interactive conversation.
With e-mail you send a message and then wait for a response. The response may come in five minutes or the response may come in five days. Either way it's not an interactive conversation.
If a hundred people send you e-mail in one day, so what? You didn't have to talk with all one hundred. Just think of all the hellos, good-byes and other unnecessary chit-chat you avoided. With e-mail you only deal with their messages (which usually omit hellos, good-byes and such) and you deal with them on your own time. That's the blessing.
Now for the curse.
Too many users assume that the minute someone receives an e-mail it, the person will read it. Bad assumption.
If you schedule a meeting for an hour from now and send an e-mail to each attendee, the chance that all the attendee's will read that message within the hour will be pretty small. On the other hand, if you schedule the meeting for the next day, the chance that they will read the message will be pretty high. Remember, e-mail is not designed for immediacy (that's why you have a telephone), it's designed for convenience.
Some (not all) e-mail systems have features that try to combat this problem. These features (usually called "notification") will notify you when a person has received your e-mail and may also notify you when the person has read it (really all it can do is assume you that the person has looked at the first screen of the message -- it has no way to know if the person has read the message word for word). Referring back to the example in the last paragraph, you could check to see who has checked their e-mail before the meeting and then telephone those who have not read it.


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A woman was nearly blinded by a Christmas card when a piece of glitter worked its way into her eyeball.
The 49-year-old attended the ophthalmology department of Singleton hospital in Swansea complaining of a painful, reddened eye, loss of vision and swollen eyelid.
Doctors spotted a lesion on the patient's cornea and initially suspected it to be caused by a herpes simplex infection, according to a case study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). But when the lesion was examined under a powerful microscope, a shiny surface was spotted inside.
The patient remembered getting glitter in her eye when it rubbed off a Christmas card. The glitter had formed into a clump, causing a lesion that mimicked the symptoms of a herpes infection, the report said.
The report advised doctors to always ask about the cause of a possible trauma to the eye, even if the symptoms seemed to clearly indicate a common infection.
"The lesion may have been easily misdiagnosed as a herpetic simplex infection by non-specialists for which treatment would have been topical antiviral ointment instead of removal and antibiotics," the report said.


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RIM CEO Thorsten Heins is either in denial, or really knows something no one else does, because he is adamant that RIM is not completely screwed. With stocks tumbling, market share declining, and BB OS 10 delayed until 2013, it will take nothing short of a herculean effort to pull the hardware maker out of its nosedive. But is the promise of an improved OS alone enough to save RIM. Do you think it's too late at this point?
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The idea to change this thread to a bake-off was cooked up here. Let's share our experiences with spelt, what works and what doesn't. Teresa has a very helpful thread on her spelt experience. Nowonmai and bushturkey have started blogs...see here and here. Theoreticgal tells about her spelt starter here. There's lots of time for all to join in...20 days and counting. I may bake another loaf or 2.
Announcing....that spelt has finally arrived on our shores....Bob's Red Mill. It's expensive but I was so thrilled to finally see it here that I bought the lone packet without even glancing at its price. It was the only packet not because many bought it, the shop had only one packet because even they don't know anything about spelt and didn't expect anybody to buy it. I've put in orders for more.
Here's the fully sourdough half plain/half spelt loaf I made last week. I'm toying with the idea of making fully spelt. Shall I?
Thanks for looking.
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text: Summertime Entertainment has signed a master toy licensing agreement with Bandai America Incorporated through its exclusive licensing agent, Travis James LLC, for the upcoming 3-D CGI animated musical feature Dorothy Of Oz. The line of Bandai toys will include dolls, play sets, plush, role play, trading cards, and more. The toy line is set to launch in conjunction with the movie release in summer 2012.


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Battle of the 4 TB NAS Drives: WD Red and Seagate NAS HDD Face-Offby Ganesh T S on September 4, 2013 6:00 AM EST
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The SMB / SOHO / consumer NAS market is expected to experience good growth over the next few years. With declining PC sales and increase in affordability of SSDs, hard drive vendors have scrambled to make up for the deficit and increase revenue by targeting the NAS market. Hard drive models specifically catering to 1-5 bay consumer NAS units have been introduced by both Western Digital and Seagate. Seagate took the lead in the capacity segment with the launch of the 4 TB NAS HDD in June 2013. Western Digital achieved parity with the launch of the second generation WD Red models yesterday.
The higher end SATA DAS/NAS storage segments have been served by 4 TB models for quite some time now. The WD Re (targeting applications where durability under heavy workloads is important) has been available in a 4 TB version since September 2012, while the WD Se (targeting applications where scalability and capacity are important) was introduced in May 2013.
The correct choice of hard drives for a NAS system is influenced by a number of factors. These include expected workloads, performance requirements and power consumption restrictions, amongst others. In this review, we will discuss some of these aspects while evaluating four different hard drives targeting the NAS market:
- Western Digital Red 4 TB [ WDC WD40EFRX-68WT0N0 ]
- Seagate 4 TB NAS HDD [ ST4000VN000-1H4168 ]
- Western Digital Se 4 TB [ WDC WD4000F9YZ-09N20L0 ]
- Western Digital Re 4 TB [ WDC WD4000FYYZ-01UL1B0 ]
While the WD Red and Seagate NAS HDD compete against each other in the same market segment (consumer / SOHO NAS units with 1-5 bays), the WD Re and WD Se are portrayed as complementary offerings for higher end NAS units. We will also try to determine how they differ in the course of this article.
Western Digital provided us with at least two drives each of the WD Red, WD Se and WD Re, but, Seagate came forward with only one disk. Readers of our initial WD Red 3 TB review would have found us evaluating the disks in multiple NAS units with multiple RAID configurations. Unfortunately, Seagate's sampling forced us to rethink our review strategy for these NAS drives. We will start off with a feature set comparison of the four drives followed by a look at the raw performance when connected directly to a SATA 6 Gbps port. A 2-bay Intel Atom-based NAS (LenovoEMC PX2-300D) with single-bay occupancy is then used to evaluate performance in a networked environment. Power consumption numbers and other factors are addressed in the final section with the networked configuration as a point of reference.
We used two testbeds in our evaluation, one for benchmarking the raw drive performance and the other for evaluating performance when placed in a NAS unit.
|SATA Drive Benchmarking Testbed Setup
|Intel i7-3770K CPU - 4C/8T - 3.50GHz, 8MB Cache
|Asus P8H77-M Pro
|OS Hard Drive
|Seagate Barracuda XT 2 TB
|Secondary Drives
|Corsair Performance 3 Series™ P3-128 128 GB SSD
|G.SKILL ECO Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) F3-10666CL7D-4GBECO CAS 7-7-7-21
|Antec VERIS Fusion Remote Max
|Power Supply
|Antec TruePower New TP-550 550W
|Operating System
|Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Our NAS testbed was built for evaluating NAS units when subject to access from multiple clients (virtual machines). We ran the benchmarks presented in this review on one of the twenty five available Windows 7 VMs.
|AnandTech NAS Testbed Configuration
|Asus Z9PE-D8 WS Dual LGA2011 SSI-EEB
|2 x Intel Xeon E5-2630L
|2 x Dynatron R17
|G.Skill RipjawsZ F3-12800CL10Q2-64GBZL (8x8GB) CAS 10-10-10-30
|OS Drive
|OCZ Technology Vertex 4 128GB
|Secondary Drive
|OCZ Technology Vertex 4 128GB
|Tertiary Drive
|OCZ RevoDrive Hybrid (1TB HDD + 100GB NAND)
|Other Drives
|12 x OCZ Technology Vertex 4 64GB (Offline in the Host OS)
|Network Cards
|6 x Intel ESA I-340 Quad-GbE Port Network Adapter
|SilverStoneTek Raven RV03
|SilverStoneTek Strider Plus Gold Evolution 850W
|Windows Server 2008 R2
|Network Switch
|Netgear ProSafe GSM7352S-200
The hard drives under the scanner were placed in a single-drive configuration in the Intel Atom D525-based LenovoEMC PX2-300D. The network links of the PX2-300D were bonded in LACP 802.3ad mode, but that shouldn't have any bearing on the results since we are looking at a single client scenario with a single GbE link.
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zlandar - Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - linkWould really like a comparison in a RAID-5 setup with 4 drives since that's what I use for media storage.
Tell Seagate to send you 3 more drives!
otherwise - Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - linkDoes anyone know how read patrolling factors into usage numbers? There is no way I would come even close to 150 TB/yr in a home NAS with my own data, but with ZFS read patrolling going on in the background I don't exactly know what the true load is.
bobbozzo - Thursday, September 5, 2013 - linkI don't really understand these read or read/write ratings... iirc, Google's data said reads and writes do not affect failure rate on hard drives. (SSD's are obviously a different story, for writes).
htspecialist - Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - linkI have had good experience with Hitachi drives in NAS use. HGST has both consumer class and enterprise class 7200 rpm 4tb drives capable of NAS use. Any plans to include the HGST in the review evaluation of 4tb NAS capable drives?
wintermute000 - Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - linkyah I've had several WD and Seagate failures over the last 6-7 years of running 4 drives in a RAID5 but no Hitachi failures, running all hitachi now
iwod - Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - linkTo me, Speed doesn't matter any more. Not for NAS Market. Since even the slowest HDD will saturate 1Gbits Ethernet in Sequential Read Write, and Random Read Write are slow as well as mostly limited by the NAS CPU as well.
I want Price and Disk Size. Reliability is also a concern as well but since most HDD will just fail in one way or another over time It is best to have something like Synology where you over a number of disk you could have up to 2 HDD failure.
tuxRoller - Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - linkAre the idle power numbers in the chart correct?
It looks like the decimal point was pushed to right...
KAlmquist - Thursday, September 5, 2013 - linkThe power numbers are wall power, so it includes power supply losses and the power consumed by the LenovoEMC PX2-300D, in addition to the power consumed by the hard drive. So the absolute values aren't useful (unless you own a PX2-300D), but the numbers do show which drives consume less power.
mcfaul - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkseconded, i have 32 x 3tb drives.. the heat adds up....
mcfaul - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - link"We have also been very impressed with WD's response to various user complaints about the first generation Red drives."
Can you expand on what the complaints were, and what WD have done about them? I've only heard good things about the Red drives


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The cheesehead noir "Thin Ice" presents Greg Kinnear in a role that's almost too easy for him: He's a morally flexible Wisconsin insurance salesman for whom honesty is the least-likely policy.
In a routine deal with an absent-minded old man (Alan Arkin), Mickey (Kinnear) discovers an antique violin the codger has no idea is immensely valuable. His efforts to slip away with the instrument, though, are complicated by a security-system installer (Billy Crudup) with a slight psychopathic streak.
Cunningly crafted, the film demands close attention as Mickey finds a seemingly simple rip-off getting complicated by sudden violence and the demands of pesky sideline players such as his estranged wife (Lea Thompson), a violin appraiser (Bob Balaban) and an unctuous fellow salesman (David Harbour). As an aging winter melts into a spring that threatens to expose dark secrets, Kinnear and director Jill Sprecher make you feel Mickey's squirming desperation, even if the ending feels like a cop-out.


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Music's biggest night has arrived. LL Cool J kicked off the 2013 Grammy Awards Sunday, Feb. 10 live from the Staples Center in L.A. While enjoying performances by Taylor Swift, Adele, Rihanna and Justin Timberlake, nominees anxiously awaited the presentations for this year's top awards.
Best Pop Solo Performance
**"Set Fire to the Rain (Live)," Adele**
"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)," Kelly Clarkson
"Call Me Maybe," Carly Rae Jepsen
"Wide Awake," Katy Perry
"Where Have You Been," Rihanna
Best Country Solo Performance
**"Blown Away," Carrie Underwood**
"Home," Dierks Bentley
"Springsteen," Eric Church
"Cost of Livin'," Ronnie Dunn
"Wanted," Hunter Hayes
"Over," Blake Shelton
Song of the Year
**"We Are Young," fun. featuring Janelle Monáe (Writers: Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost and Nate Ruess)**
"The A Team," Ed Sheeran (Writer: Ed Sheeran)
"Adorn," Miguel (Writers: Miguel Pimentel)
"Call Me Maybe," Carly Rae Jepsen (Writers: Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen and Josh Ramsay)
"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)," Kelly Clarkson (Writer: Jörgen Elofsson, David Gamson, Greg
Kurstin and Ali Tamposi)
Best Urban Contemporary Album
**Channel Orange, Frank Ocean**
Fortune, Chris Brown
Kaleidoscope Dream, Miguel
Best Rock Performance
**"Lonely Boy," The Black Keys**
"Hold On," Alabama Shakes
"Charlie Brown," Coldplay
"I Will Wait," Mumford & Sons
"We Take Care of Our Own," Bruce Springsteen
Best Pop Vocal Album
**Stronger, Kelly Clarkson**
Ceremonials, Florence + the Machine
Some Nights, fun.
Overexposed, Maroon 5
The Truth About Love, Pink
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
**"No Church in the Wild," Kanye West and Jay-Z featuring Frank Ocean and The-Dream**
"Wild Ones," Flo Rida featuring Sia
"Tonight (Best You Ever Had)," John Legend featuring Ludacris
"Cherry Wine," Nas featuring Amy Winehouse
"Talk That Talk," Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
Best Country Album
**Uncaged, Zac Brown Band**
Hunter Hayes, Hunter Hayes
Living For a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran, Jamey Johnson
Four the Record, Miranda Lambert
The Time Jumpers, The Time Jumpers
Best New Artist
Alabama Shakes
Hunter Hayes
The Lumineers
Frank Ocean
Record of the Year
**"Somebody That I Used to Know," Gotye featuring Kimbra**,
"Lonely Boy," The Black Keys
"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)," Kelly Clarkson
"We Are Young," fun. featuring Janelle Monae
"Thinkin' Bout You," Frank Ocean
"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," Taylor Swift
Album of the Year
**Babel, Mumford & Sons**
El Camino, The Black Keys
Some Nights, fun.
Channel Orange, Frank Ocean
Blunderbuss, Jack White


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POCOMOKE- Budding sports dynasties continue to grow at little Pocomoke High in the south end of Worcester County with the girls' varsity field hockey team winning its sixth straight state championship last weekend and the boys' varsity soccer team vying for its fourth straight state title tonight.
Pound for pound, or sport for sport, Pocomoke has to have one of the best high school athletic programs in the state in terms of collecting state championship hardware. Over the years, the Warriors have won 27 state championships in various sports, including 16 alone by the varsity field hockey team, and could add number 28 tonight if the boys' varsity soccer team completes its magical run through the state playoffs against Boonsboro on the campus of UMBC.
The small, rural school of just over 300 students continues to produce highly successful sports teams year after year. In addition to the 27 state championships, Pocomoke has reached the state title game in various sports 19 other times. The aforementioned girls' varsity field hockey team has led the dominance with six straight state championships and 16 overall.
The Warriors beat Glenelg, 5-1, last weekend to claim their sixth straight state championship and seventh since 2001. The only season Pocomoke did not win a state title in field hockey in this century was 2002. In addition to its current six-title game-winning streak, the Warriors had a run of five straight in the 1990s, a decade during which Pocomoke won the state championship seven times overall. The Warriors also won three field hockey state championships in the 1980s.
No less impressive has been the remarkable run by the Pocomoke boys' varsity soccer team. The Warriors won the state Class 1A-East region title last week with a 1-0 win over Glenelg and are now on the threshold of their fourth straight state championship. The Pocomoke boys won the state 1A title in 2005, 2006 and 2007 and are preparing to add 2008. The Warriors also won the state championship in 2003 and 2001, along with other titles in 1995 and 1988. Incidentally, Pocomoke's girls' varsity basketball team is the reigning state Class 1A championship, while the boys' varsity basketball team has won three state titles, the most recent coming in 2002.
"We've been pretty consistent with what we've been able to do athletically and with our academics and it has shown through with what we've been able to accomplish over the years," said Pocomoke Athletic Director Dave Byrd. "We've got great student-athletes and good coaches, which has been the winning formula."


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BERLIN — Mayor Gee Williams made three additions to Berlin's proposed fiscal year 2012 budget during Monday's Mayor and Council that if finalized would mean a raise for town employees and more money in the town's Special Apportions' fund.
Two of the three proposals met with unanimous support; however, one council member spoke out against a potential 3-percent raise for town employees.
"What kind of message are we sending to the rate payers?" asked Councilwoman Lisa Hall.
According to Hall, the economy is not stable enough to justify raising employee pay.
"We don't know what's going to happen next year or the year after," said Hall, pointing out the country was still in a recession and that many communities were still stinging from the recent economic downturn.
Williams agreed that the country wasn't in the best shape at the moment, but stated that national issues did not necessarily translate to municipalities, at least not to the same degree.
"We did our cutting up front," he said, explaining that town department heads had trimmed their individual budgets beyond what was expected.
As a result, the fiscal year 2012 budget was more flexible than it has been the last few years. On top of the paring down by department heads, Berlin has also been experiencing considerable economic growth, according to Williams.
"I think employees should share in that progress," he told the council.
Williams added that the proposed 3-percent raise was "only fair and appropriate" given the talent of town employees and their commitment to put in extra effort.
"We're doing a lot more in house," said Williams, saying that many jobs which had traditionally been outsourced were now handled by town employees.
Williams felt that Hall's worries were reasonable, given the state of the national economy and many other local municipalities, but he asserted that Berlin shouldn't make financial decisions based on the condition of its neighbors.
"We try to live within the means that we have," said Williams.
Williams brought up the fact that employees wouldn't actually receive the full 3-percent raise. A new Maryland law requires government employees to pay 2 percent of their salary into a state retirement fund, which means that 3-percent increase would only be a 1-percent raise in reality, as opposed to a 2-percent pay cut. Added to the fact that employees didn't receive any type of raise last year, Williams felt that the change to the budget was justified.
Councilman Troy Purnell supported the pay raise, though the council had initially thought it unlikely at the start of budget season.
"It's a moving target every year," said Purnell.
However, Purnell agreed with Williams' statement that town funds had been appropriated over the year efficiently enough that there was stretching room with this year's finances.
Purnell added, "It's certainly not something we can do every year," referring to the pay increase. But for this year at least, he believed a 3-percent bump to employee paychecks was feasible.
The Berlin Police Department (BPD) received special attention during the discussion of employee pay. Questions of whether Berlin is competitive with other municipalities when it comes to attracting police officers have been raised at previous council meetings.
Williams hopes to address those worries by including a salary scale adjustment at all levels of the BPD, except for the positions of lieutenant and chief. All told, the adjustments would cost $34,291, a number Williams considers a low price to keep Berlin competitive. He added that, besides attracting new recruits to the police force, the adjustment should encourage current officers to stay with the town as opposed to transferring to higher paying areas.
"If they [residents] don't feel safe, everything else doesn't amount to a hill of beans," said Williams in support of the adjustment.
While Hall was hesitant about a blanket raise for all employees, she did voice her approval of the adjustment for the BPD, agreeing that it would make the town more competitive
The third addition to the current budget was $10,000 being placed in the town's Special Apportions' fund. Earlier in the year, representatives of Diakonia, a charitable organization that helps feed and shelter distressed residents, approached the council asking for $7,500 to help keep up with the community's demand.
The $7,500 would come out of the Special Apportions' fund with the remaining $2,500 allocated to possible future Economic Development Department projects.
"That department is so active," said Williams. "The support from the community is fantastic. We don't want to stop the momentum."
Even if all three of Williams' suggestions are added to the final budget, he pointed out that the town would still have a $147,000 contingency fund for either "emergency or opportunity."
"None of this would affect the bottom line of the proposed budget," he told the council, citing the healthy reserves Berlin is able to draw upon.
All three measures were voted into the budget unanimously, with the exception of the 3-percent employee raise, which Hall voted against.
A public hearing to discuss the budget will be held on May 23.


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The federal investigation into a close call between a plane and a staff vehicle at the Trail Regional Airport a year ago has finally wrapped up.
Released Thursday by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), the report details the risk of collision that occurred in December 2018 when an airport vehicle was conducting a runway inspection at the Trail airport as a Pacific Coastal Airlines plane touched down.
In short, the TSB states the "runway incursion illustrates risks to safe operations when communications break down between airport operations staff and flight crew."
Further, the investigation found that no radio functionality check was done before the airport vehicle operator entered the maneuvering area of the airport, and the operator did not realize the volume had been turned down to a level that prevented effective communication.
TSB states that the airport vehicle operator did not broadcast the vehicle position or his intentions when changing locations on the runway, as required by Transport Canada's Aerodrome Standards and Recommended Practices.
Additionally, the sun was low over the horizon and reflected off the wet runway, creating a solar glare condition that diminished the flight crew's ability to detect the airport vehicle on the runway.
The investigation also found that if proactive hazard identification and mitigation strategies are not implemented under an airport's safety management system, the risk of incursions and collisions will remain. Further, if airport vehicles are not conspicuous, they may not be seen by aircrew, increasing the risk of potential collisions.
Following the occurrence, the TSB reports that the Trail airport created new procedures and modified existing procedures concerning communications during airport operations.
The airport updated the Apron Management Plan and Airport Staff Training Manual, and installed additional radio equipment in airport vehicles.
As well, airport staff were provided additional training and were tested on vehicle and communication procedures.
The City of Trail announced earlier in the day that it had received a report from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada outlining the findings from an investigation for the Dec. 12 runway incursion.
"The airport took the matter very seriously and worked co-operatively with the TSB during their investigation," the city stated.
"The airport, purchased by the city in 2014, remains fully compliant with the stringent Canadian Aviation Regulations, and maintains a Safety Management System with oversight by Transport Canada," the release reads.
"While the Airport's Safety Management System was compliant at the time of the incident, the airport has taken considerable steps to enhance and improve airport safety policies, procedures, and operator and staff training."
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About The Dalles Civic Auditorium
The Dalles Civic Auditorium
The Civic Auditorium was built in The Dalles in 1922. It was dedicated as a memorial to the local Veterans of World War I. Today it honors all Veterans.
During its heyday, it was the venue for local cultural, entertainment, ceremonial, social, and recreational events ranging from concerts and theatricals to high school graduation ceremonies.
In the 1950s and early 1960s, it was operated by the city Parks & Recreation Department, whichi held indoor recreational activities and sock hops, referred to as Rec Dances, in its gymnasium for local youth. Toward the end of that era, the facility had largely fallen into disuse, the auditorium proper having been turned into a professional wrestling arena. It was ultimately condemned for safety reasons.
By the 1970s some initiatives were already beginning to be proposed to the city for its rehabilitation and reopening, but because of budgetary pressures, worsened by local economic conditions, none of these gained approval.
By 1991, after over 20 years of disuse, the city decided it needed to be relieved of the burden of maintaining a derelict property, and demolition was scheduled. This, despite the buildings status as a historical landmark, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
The same year, a group of concerned citizens formed the non-profit corporation which raised the funds to purchase the property from the city, and undertook the project privately.
Today, the Civic Auditorium Historic Preservation Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit charity, is responsible for raising funds and overseeing the Civics well-being.


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An autonomous driving mode that will take some of the strain off of drivers during long trips should arrive in Tesla cars in the next few weeks.
Earlier this year, CEO Elon Musk promised the feature as part of a "summer" update, and while Tesla will miss that deadline by a couple of weeks, it is about to roll it out.
The company has been testing the software for several months on long drives, including from its Silicon Valley headquarters to Seattle. It keeps the car safely in lane and adjusts its speed to allow for other vehicles, akin to an autopilot for the car.
Describing the system in March, Musk said it relied on ultrasonic sensors that cover the area around the car to a distance of about 5 meters, as well as a forward camera and radar.
The software will be rolled out as an update to Tesla cars in the next few weeks, Musk said late last week in an interview with Danish financial newspaper Børsen.
"We're probably only a month away from having autonomous driving, at least for highways and for relatively simple roads," he said.
Asked about the more ambitious goal of fully autonomous vehicles, Musk said he thinks that technology is still one to three years away, and that regulations could hold it up by a further one to three years.