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Power Home Remodeling Group™ Expands Into Illinois, Creating Hundreds of New Green Jobs
Company donates $10K in support of Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation efforts in Chicago
Mar 26, 2013, 11:40 ET from Power Home Remodeling Group
CHESTER, Pa., March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Power Home Remodeling Group, one of the nation's largest home remodeling companies, has expanded its operations in Rosemont, Illinois — ushering in hundreds of new, green jobs in the greater Chicago metropolitan area. Power has already hired more than 75 employees in the Chicago region with plans to create at least 150 additional jobs in 2013. The company will host an official ribbon cutting today at its Rosemont offices with the support of state and local elected officials, including Senator Dick Durbin and Congressman Mike Quigley, as well as Rosemont Mayor Bradley Stephens.
"We are thrilled to expand into the Chicagoland area and to introduce Power to the Midwest," said Corey Schiller, Power's chief executive officer and partner. "This expansion will increase our footprint beyond the east coast to provide more opportunity to both current and prospective employees looking for employment in the green jobs sector. We're committed to working toward our goal of being the leading home remodeler with a focus on green products and energy efficient, environmentally friendly solutions to help homeowners enhance their home and reduce their energy consumption."
Power's burgeoning success in a rebounding economy is due in large part to the administration's energy efficiency tax credits for homeowners, state and federal support for green-collar job growth and the company's commitment to investing in a green workforce and renewable energy solutions. In 2011, Power expanded into three additional markets including Boston, Long Island and Atlanta — accompanying its existing PA, NJ, MD and CT territories. As a result of this aggressive expansion, Power has added more than 600 jobs to the economy. Power's portfolio of innovative, energy efficient exterior remodeling solutions includes replacement windows, siding, roofing, entry and garage doors, home insulation, and more.
"Green jobs are the jobs of the future, as Power Home Remodeling Group's success shows," said Senator Dick Durbin. "Power has built on the momentum generated by federal energy efficiency programs to boost employment across the country while helping homeowners cut costs. With the company's expansion to Rosemont, we can now expect more of those next-generation jobs right here in Illinois. I congratulate Power on its growth in the Midwest and look forward to the economic growth it will bring to our state."
"I'm proud to have such an environmentally conscious business like Power Home Remodeling Group in our district and appreciate their commitment to long-term sustainability. The new green jobs created by Power are exactly the type of innovative opportunities our community needs to move the economy forward," said Congressman Mike Quigley.
Additionally, Power will continue its support of Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) in celebration of its expansion to the Chicago region by donating $10,000 to help fight pediatric cancer and support ALSF's efforts in the region, including a previous childhood cancer research grant totaling $200,000 awarded to the University of Chicago. Recognizing the financial burden that families often encounter who face the need to travel for childhood cancer treatment, ALSF has also provided more than $11,000 to families traveling to Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago through its Travel Fund program.
Power announced its initial national sponsorship of ALSF in April 2011 and has committed to donate portions of its sales in an effort to raise awareness of pediatric cancer within each of the markets it offers home improvement services. To date, Power has donated more than $300,000 to ALSF. Power also extends a 25 percent discount, in addition to any current promotions, to members of the local police and fire departments.
For more information about Power and available career opportunities, please visit PowerHRG.com.
About Power Home Remodeling Group
Family-owned since 1992, Power Home Remodeling Group is the nation's sixth largest home remodeling company with more than 1,200 employees and $170 million in sales. Headquartered in Chester, Pa., Power provides energy-saving and environmentally friendly exterior remodeling solutions to residents across the country, including Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, DC. An Inc. 5000 company, Power has served more than 87,000 homeowners and is recognized as a home improvement leader by its two-time "Dealer of the Year" award from Window and Door Magazine and was named the top remodeler on Professional Remodeler's 2012 Market Leaders Philadelphia list. For more information please visit PowerHRG.com, or follow the company on Twitter @PowerHRG and Facebook at facebook.com/PowerHRG.
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A special community event is being held to discuss issues around a nature reserve.
North Tyneside Council and Whitley Bay Neighbourhood Policing Team are inviting residents to the meeting.
It will take place at Marden Quarry on Wednesday, July 30, at 6pm, to discuss matters relating to the reserve.
Before the meeting there is an opportunity to join the council's Parks Development Officer for a walk around the quarry, to find out more about its management and maintenance.
The walk sets off at 5pm from the car park, with the meeting beginning at 6pm in the Scout Hut at the quarry.
Marden Quarry is accessed via Broadway, Whitley Bay.
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Set in Bucharest, it follows a clan that's half human and half wolf; its members live in constant fear of exposure and extinction from their human neighbors. And when one member falls in love with a human, the other members cannot tolerate the situation and threaten to kill him. With Agnes Bruckner, Hugh Dancy, Olivier Martinez, Katja Riemann and Bryan Dick. Directed by Katja Von Garnier. [1:38]
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► A young woman lies nude after shifting from her wolf form to her human form and we see her bare abdomen, legs and side of her buttock. We see two nude male dead bodies (bare buttocks, chests and legs are visible). Men and women begin removing their clothing before a hunt and we see the young men bare-chested. A young woman wears a low-cut nightgown that reveals cleavage and bare shoulders, and a woman wears a low-cut dress that reveals cleavage in several scenes. We see a picture of a woman's bare buttocks and young men throw darts at it.
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Craig Thomson arrested
Federal Member of Parliament Craig Thomson was arrested at his electorate office and faces over 140 fraud charges.
TONY JONES, PRESENTER: On just day two of a marathon federal election campaign, Labor has taken its first hit with police arresting and charging the crossbench MP Craig Thomson.
The former Labor backbencher and union boss was charged with one count of fraud and police intend to lay another 149 charges next week.
Craig Thomson maintains he's done nothing wrong and has promised to vigorously defend himself.
Shortly we'll look at the political reaction but first this report from Karen Barlow.
KAREN BARLOW, REPORTER: More than four years after allegations of misusing union credit cards were first raised, and 18 months after Victoria Police began their investigation, the Member for Dobell has been charged with fraud.
There was one charge for Craig Thomson today and another 149 are expected to be laid on Wednesday. This long-running political scandal is heading to the Melbourne courts.
CRAIG THOMSON, FEDERAL MP: On legal advice I've been asked not to give a speech ...
KAREN BARLOW: The now-independent MP maintains his innocence.
CRAIG THOMSON: ... Particularly when every fibre of my being is screaming out to say how wrong this is.
KAREN BARLOW: Craig Thomson took no questions as he stated he will vigorously defends himself against the fraud charges.
CRAIG THOMSON: As I have said, from the start, I have done no wrongdoing and that's what will be found in these matters.
KAREN BARLOW: Today's very public arrest was made by New South Wales officers acting on a Victorian request. They say it could have been avoided.
COLIN DYSON, NSW POLICE: He was invited to travel to Victoria to surrender himself prior to Christmas, he didn't do that, he refused. And the end result was the issue of that warrant.
KAREN BARLOW: That account is disputed.
CHRIS MCARDLE, LAWYER: We were never told he was about to be arrested and were not invited to take him down to surrender himself.
KAREN BARLOW: And Craig Thomson's lawyer is fuming about yet another tip off to the media.
CHRIS MCARDLE: This is something out of the Roman colosseum. This man's been thrown to the lions.
KAREN BARLOW: Craig Thomson's bail conditions include the instruction that he has no contact with anyone he's allegedly paid for sex.
His former union has welcomed today's developments.
CHRIS BROWN, HEALTH SERVICES UNION: We look forward to the matter being resolved. Obviously the HSU's been through a hell of a time over the last 12 to 18 months.
KAREN BARLOW: A separate New South Wales investigation into alleged corruption in the state Health Service Union branch is continuing.
Karen Barlow, Lateline.
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LOCAL badminton player Alyssa Lim plans to use the experience gained from a fruitful long-term partnership with Jess Fletcher to build a successful relationship with new mixed doubles partner Marcus Ellis.
GB Badminton announced last month significant changes to the doubles pairings in the country, in particular the mixed, with former Royal Latin School pupil Lim one of many affected.
While Lim and Fletcher have stayed together in the women's doubles, she has now joined forces with Ellis in the mixed.
Alongside Fletcher, Lim is ranked comfortably inside the top 80 in the world, and she believes joining forces with Ellis will see an improvement in her mixed doubles game.
Lim said: "We are a new partnership so we are quite new in training and just getting used to how each other play on court.
"It's been OK so far – we've only had a couple of sessions together and there's a few little things to sort out but so far it all looks good.
"With Jess we both feel more settled and we know each other's games really well."
While being content with her progression alongside Fletcher, Lim believes they can become even better now they are training together more regularly in Milton Keynes.
Moving to the National Badminton Centre has already proved beneficial to their partnership according to Lim, and she is determined to build on a solid 2012.
She added: "It's better now because we have come together in Milton Keynes – Jess used to train in Leeds and myself in Birmingham.
"That made it difficult to make progress in the way we would like because we couldn't train together. We're already seeing the benefits of that on court.
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Two Britons are captured and enslaved by invading Romans and taken to Rome. Hengist Pod creates useless inventions, while Horsa is a brave and cunning fighter. One of their first encounters in Rome leaves Hengist being mistaken for a fighter, and gets drafted into the Royal Guard to protect Ceaser. Cleo doesn't want him around and plots for his sudden demise.
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Charles Hawtrey as Seneca;
Joan Sims as Calpurnia;
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Sure enough, the vehicle, which was rolled out from Ford India's Maraimalai Nagar plant in Chennai last week, has already created quite a lot of stir. Experts have greeted it with good reviews, and they say it will be a serious contender in the market.
A lot has been riding for Ford on the EcoSport. The company has invested $142 million on the plant in Chennai-its fifth facility in the world for manufacturing the SUV. The other four plants are in Brazil, China, Thailand and Russia. What makes Ford particularly bullish about the prospects in India is the recent surge in the demand for SUVs, even as the auto sector remains downcast. Passenger car sales fell for the seventh straight month in May. For the 2012-13 on the whole, car sales dropped 6.69 per cent to 1.89 million units. However, demand for SUVs increased 52 per cent in 2012-13 to 553,660 units and it is only expected to grow in the future.
Clearly, that's a huge market for any automobile maker to miss. "Who would have ever thought that a small SUV on a (compact vehicle) platform would be one of the fastest growing segments in India," says Alan Mulally, president and chief executive, Ford Motor Company, who was in Chennai last week to witness the rollout. "The B-segment compact SUV is what India customers have been looking for over the years," he adds.
Apart from the EcoSport, Ford is set to launch a few more models in the segment in the future. Mulally says globally Ford will produce 2 million vehicles under the segment by 2015, with a part of this demand being met through the Chennai plant.
However, Ford will have a tough fight in Renault's Duster. Both-the EcoSport and the Duster-were unveiled almost at the same time last year, but while the EcoSport is yet to be launched, the Duster has already hit the showroom and acquired a sizeable market in India. Since its launch last year, it has upstaged the country's biggest car maker, Maruti Suzuki, for three months in a row in the SUV/MUV segment. In May, 5,146 Dusters were sold as against only 4,306 Ertigas.
No doubt, Ford will now have to play catch-up to compete. Its direct competitor will be Renault's Duster, which is also a compact SUV. Other players like Mahindra & Mahindra and Maruti Suzuki are not present in the compact SUV segment as of now.
Yaresh Kothari, analyst (automobile) at Angel Broking, says: "Definitely it is exciting, but everything boils down to pricing. If the product is priced well, then it will succeed." He also adds that "slowing demand may affect sales."
Mullay, however, is confident of making inroads in the Indian market. "We looked at the Indian market seriously only in 2006 and our first major product was in the B segment-the Figo. It created excitement after the launch and today it is doing well both in the domestic and the international markets. Now the EcoSport is being added in the same segment as a compact SUV and one would see more products in this segment going forward," he says.
Analysts say the EcoSport's success in the end will depend on pricing. "People don't associate with brands in India, what they look for is value for their money, which is both initial investment and the cost of ownership," says another analyst who does not want to be named. He says Hyundai is a classic example of this. When it launched the Santro in India, people wrote it off saying it looked like a "rat". Despite that, sales soared. "People accepted the car because its ownership cost was less," he says.
Analysts says nearly 60 per cent of the customers in India look at the price when they buy a car, while only 30 per cent go for design and just five per cent take their pick based on the brand.
Ford, of course, has taken note of this. Mullay says the company has been paying special attention to performance, fuel efficiency and cost of ownership. He says the Figo stood the test on all these grounds and the EcoSport will match up to expectations as well.
Cost-cutting measures
The company has taken several steps to keep the cost of ownership low. First among them is the use of so called "child parts", or sub-components. This means in the event of a breakdown, only the faulty part will have to be replaced instead of the entire assembly. For instance, the Figo (and also the EcoSport) comes with a replaceable door skin. So, when there is minor damage to the door, only the door skin is removed and fitted with a new one instead of changing the entire door. The same applies to other parts such as the piston assembly, alternator assembly and the exterior mirror assembly. I"With heavy road congestion, door repair is both frequent and quite expensive in India," says PK Umashankar, vice-president (customer service operations), Ford India. "In many instances, simply replacing the door skin rather than the entire door can save customers a substantial amount of money," he adds.
Ford has also localised its vehicles heavily to keep costs low. Nearly 80 per cent of the Figo's parts are procured from within the country. While the company did not give the details on the extent of localisation for the EcoSport, it said a large part of this vehicle too is sourced domestically. Ford also says the EcoSport will benefit from the economies of scale in terms of sourcing since the vehicle is produced globally. A three-pronged strategy has also been worked out to increase fuel efficiency, improve design and expand its sales and customer service network.
Serious contender
While the company is tight-lipped on pricing, analysts say the EcoSport is likely to be cheaper than the Duster as the company might want to firm up its position by competing on prices to start with. The SUV may be priced at par with mid-sized sedans such as the Honda City (ex-showroom price starts at Rs 7.29 in Delhi). "EcoSport will be a value proposition as a sub-four- meter car," says a Ford India official.
That apart, what will make the EcoSport a serious challenger to Renault's Duster will be its exteriors, interiors, stability and performance. Also, the arrival of the EcoSport will widen the choice for customers in the compact SUV segment, at the moment dominated by the Duster alone, wrote an automotive journalist in his review after test driving the vehicle. However, in terms of performance, the EcoSport won't be significantly different from the Duster. Analysts also say the EcoSports' smaller dimensions (sub 4-metre) and lighter controls will make it better suited for city driving compared to the Duster.
Ford India President and Managing Director Joginder Singh says, "We believe it is not only a game changer for Ford in India, but we are going to set a new standard in the industry as well."
Renault, though, is not too worried about the new entrant. Sumit Sawhney, executive director (marketing & Sales), Renault India, says the Duster's popularity is well established and, coupled with its extensive network of dealerships and after-sales experience, the vehicle will continue to hold its ground in the market. "Renault India is confident the Duster will continue to be a competitive offering in the market," he says.


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The Linux Kernel Cryptographic API
This article provides a brief overview of the new cryptographic API for the Linux kernel. It is aimed at anyone with a technical interest in Linux, such as system administrators, and other curious people who would like to gain insight into the API's design, implementation and application. Some knowledge of kernel internals is useful but not essential for a broad understanding of API concepts.
The history of this API is short. Not long before the Halloween 2002 kernel feature-freeze, an IPSec implementation being developed by Dave Miller and Alexey Kuznetzov became slated for inclusion into the 2.6 kernel. IPSec requires cryptographic support within the kernel, which along with an increasing general need for kernel cryptography, prompted the development of a new cryptographic API.
Although initially aimed at supporting IPSec, the API has been designed as a general-purpose facility, with potential applications including encrypted files, encrypted filesystems, strong filesystem integrity, the random character device (/dev/random), network filesystem security (for example, CIFS) and other kernel networking services requiring cryptography.
A specific design requirement was that the API work directly in place on page vectors. A page is the primary unit of memory managed by the kernel. A page vector-based API allows for deep integration with kernel substructures, such as the VFS and networking stack, as well for as scatter-gather operations. In the case of IPSec, cryptographic transforms may be applied directly to discontiguous memory pages associated with network packets.
Simplicity was a significant design goal, which is always a good idea in general, and particularly important for kernel and security code.
Deployment flexibility was another goal. For example, the API has a flexible policy toward algorithms; they can be loaded dynamically as kernel modules, without the API needing to know anything about them in advance.
Future design goals include:
Hardware support for cryptographic accelerator cards and NICs with IPSec offload.
Support for specification of algorithm preferences when multiple implementations are available, for example, optimized assembler versions and various hardware implementations.
Asymmetric cryptography support (RSA), which may be needed in the kernel to support multicast IPSec and kernel module signature verification. This may be a contentious issue, as asymmetric cryptography is generally slow and complicated—both are very good reasons to exclude it from the kernel.
A unified API for user-space applications wishing to utilize available cryptographic hardware, such as SSL, IPSec key exchange, secure routing protocols and DNSSec.
Further optimizing the API memory footprint to cater to embedded systems scenarios.
Three types of algorithms are currently supported by the API:
1) Digests (one-way hash functions)--these take arbitrary messages and produce short, fixed-length message digests. To be one-way, the hash function must be designed so it is easy to generate the hash but difficult to compute the original message from the hash. For cryptographic purposes, hash functions need to be collision-resistant, so that it is difficult for two messages to hash to the same value. Applications include ensuring data integrity and generating message authentication codes for network protocols. Examples of digest algorithms are MD5 and SHA1.
A message authentication scheme called HMAC (RFC2104) is included within the API, which will operate on any standard digest algorithm. This is currently used to generate authentication data for IPSec packets.
2) Ciphers—these algorithms implement symmetric key encryption, where a plain-text message is encrypted with a key to produce ciphertext. Generally, the same key is used to decrypt the ciphertext back into the original plain text. It should be easy to encrypt and decrypt messages with the key (which must be kept secret) but difficult to do so without it. Applications include encrypting data to ensure privacy and generation of message authentication codes. Examples of cipher algorithms are Triple DES, Blowfish and AES.
There are two types of ciphers: block ciphers operate on fixed-length blocks of data (e.g., 16 bytes), and stream ciphers use a key stream to operate on as little as one bit of data at a time.
Ciphers also may operate in a variety of modes, such as Electronic Codebook (ECB), where each block of plain text is simply encrypted with the key, and Cipher Block Chaining (CBC), where the previously encrypted block is fed into the encryption of the next block.
3) Compression—this is often used in conjunction with encryption so that it is more difficult to exploit weaknesses related to the original plain text as well as to speed up encryption (i.e., compressed plain text is shorter). By definition, encrypted data should be difficult to compress, but this adversely affects performance over links that normally utilize compression. Compressing data before encryption helps reduce this performance hit in many cases. Examples of compression algorithms are LZS and Deflate.
So far, algorithm implementations from well-known sources have been adapted for use with the API, as they are more likely to have been reviewed and widely tested. For inclusion into the mainline kernel, algorithms generally must be patent-free (e.g., IDEA will not be a candidate for inclusion until around 2011), based on open, recognized standards and submitted with a set of test vectors.
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An All-Irish line-up with Ian Madigan as playmaker will enter the Franklin's Gardens fray this evening.
Leinster coach Matt O'Connor has handed Madigan the number 10 slot ahead of Jimmy Gopperth, having gone with the Kiwi for the Blues' opening two Heineken Cup wins of the campaign against the Scarlets and Castres.
With the vast experience of Gordon D'Arcy and Brian O'Driscoll available outside his out-half, O'Connor is going with Madigan.
The 24-year-old started last week's Pro12 win over the Scarlets at the RDS and also replaced Johnny Sexton in the role against Australia and New Zealand in the Guinness series.
"It's about combinations," said O'Connor.
"It's what other blokes in and around him bring – and vice versa.
"Most guys have slightly different skill sets and are capable of delivering for the team on any given day.
"Whoever gets the nod has to stand up and deliver a quality performance because the competition in the group is so high."
Gopperth has impressed since his move from Newcastle in the summer.
But by his selection of Madigan, O'Connor is putting all his chips on an attacking display from Leinster in the Northampton cauldron.
"Ian hasn't been in the environment as long as Jimmy, in terms of pre-season and November," said O'Connor.
"So Jimmy had a bit of an advantage in relation to that, which he capitalised on and played very, very well – and was outstanding in those first two Heineken Cup games and has continued that form through the Rabo.
"Jimmy has been very good for us, he has taken his opportunities.
"Ian was very good at the weekend against Scarlets.
"We're fortunate we have two players who can deliver for us."
The three-time champions are boosted by the return of O'Driscoll after he was concussed against the All Blacks, while Rob Kearney gets the nod – as expected – over Zane Kirchner for the full-back slot.
Kearney's younger brother Dave is also in the back three, along with Luke Fitzgerald.
O'Connor believes Fitzgerald can be a real weapon for Leinster now that's he's fit and back in the team.
"Luke's talent is unquestionable," said the Aussie.
"As a young player he demonstrated going on that Lions tour in '08, the talent that he's got.
"He's been a little bit unlucky and has been stop-start with his career due to injury.
"But he's a very, very dangerous player for us and a real threat and it's certainly going to be our intention to give him as many opportunities with the ball at the weekend as we can."
Devin Toner also returns after an excellent Guinness series, replacing veteran second row Leo Cullen – while ominously for the Saints, Jamie Heaslip and Sean O'Brien return to a back row that includes in-form Rhys Ruddock.
Northampton welcome back James Wilson at full-back in the absence of Ben Foden, while George North
returns to the wing after his Wales duties and Courtney Lawes will look to dominate the lineout along with Samu Manoa.
It's the first competitive meeting of the sides since Leinster's remarkable comeback win in the 2011 Heineken Cup final.
" They've picked up a few world-class players since that final in 2011," said O'Connor.
"They've tried to evolve their game and they're certainly trying to play more rugby.
"We will still have to deal with their strengths, which are the drive and the scrum and the maul.
"And the momentum that creates for them, they have smart enough guys to execute beyond that."
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And inclusion in a at large web handbook brings not single traffic, but a non-reciprocal back-link to your website. As most SEO professionals will notify you, Google and the other leading hunt engines be passionate about non-reciprocal back-links. Getting your website incorporated into 100 complimentary online directories gives you a nice sideways outcome of 100 surplus to requirements non-reciprocal back-links. And back-links are one of the maximum grievous ingredients in the graduate survey engine results formula.
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It must be a slow day in Hollywood, because Lance over at FilmDrunk took a brief break from telling it how it really is to send me this image of ESPN's John Clayton next to a child with Progeria.
Even more troubling is that I suspect — I don't have scientific evidence yet, but it's only a matter of time — that the Progeria kid is a result of the unholy coupling of Clayton and Mother Teresa.
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J/A+A/428/149 Hipparcos parallaxes of O stars (Schroeder+, 2004)
On the Hipparcos parallaxes of O stars. Schroeder S.E., Kaper L., Lamers H.J.G.L.M., Brown A.G.A. <Astron. Astrophys., 428, 149-157 (2004)> =2004A&A...428..149S
ADC_Keywords: Stars, O ; Parallaxes, trigonometric ; Magnitudes, absolute ; MK spectral classification Keywords: astrometry - stars: early-type - stars: fundamental parameters - stars: statistics Abstract: We compare the absolute visual magnitude of the majority of bright O stars in the sky as predicted from their spectral type with the absolute magnitude calculated from their apparent magnitude and the Hipparcos parallax. We find that many stars appear to be much fainter than expected, up to five magnitudes. We find no evidence for a correlation between magnitude differences and the stellar rotational velocity as suggested for OB stars by Lamers et al. (1997A&A...325L..25L), whose small sample of stars is partly included in ours. File Summary:
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ReadMe 80 . This file table1.dat 54 154 Characteristics of the O star sample. table2.dat 45 8 Characteristics of the B stars in the sample of Lamers et al., 1997A&A...325L..25L depicted in Fig. 5. refs.dat 43 14 References
See also: I/239 : The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues (ESA 1997) Byte-by-byte Description of file: table1.dat
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1- 6 I6 --- HD HD number 8- 25 A18 --- SpType MK spectral type 27 I1 --- r_SpType Reference for SpType, when not Mason et al., 1998AJ....115..821M 29- 33 F5.2 mas plx Hipparcos parallax, corrected for interstellar extinction (AV) 35- 38 F4.2 mas e_plx rms uncertainty on plx 40- 43 F4.2 mag AV Interstellar extinction 45- 49 F5.1 mag VMAGH ? Hipparcos absolute magnitude 51- 54 F4.1 mag VMAGSK Predicted absolute magnitude, derived from the spectral type according to the calibration of Schmidt-Kaler et al. (G1)
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1- 6 I6 --- HD HD number 8- 15 A8 --- SpType MK spectral type 19- 23 F5.2 mas plx Hipparcos parallax, corrected for interstellar extinction (AV) and the presence of spectroscopic companions. 25- 28 F4.2 mas e_plx rms uncertainty on plx 30- 33 F4.1 mag VMAGH ? Hipparcos absolute magnitude 35- 38 F4.1 mag VMAGSK Predicted absolute magnitude, derived from the spectral type according to the calibration of Schmidt-Kaler et al. (G1) (1) 40- 42 I3 km/s vsini Rotation velocity 44- 45 I2 --- r_SpType ? Reference for SpType and vsini
Note (1): If necessary through interpolation (note that they have a special section for Be stars).
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1- 2 I2 --- Ref Reference code 4- 22 A19 --- BibCode BibCode 24- 43 A20 --- Aut Author's name
Global notes: Note (G1): Schmidt-Kaler et al., 1982, Landolt-Boernstein: Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology - New Series, Group VI: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 2b, Schaifers/Voigt, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Stars and Star Clusters
History: From electronic version of the journal
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Bechem United Football Club will play their 24th week Premier League match against Inter Allies on Saturday at Tema without their head coach, Manuel Zacharias, whose services have been suspended with immediate effect following growing tension between the Portuguese and some officials of the club.
In a statement signed by Bechem United president, Kingsley Owusu Achiau, and made available to the Daily Graphic yesterday, the club have asked Zacharias to step aside and disengage himself from all activities of the club.
The MTN FA Cup finalists who are deep in a relegation fight where they lie in 15th place on the league log, claim the coach does not have the "temperament or the singlemindedness" to save the club from being relegated.
The order for Zacharias to step aside "includes but not limited to the training of the players, handling technical direction for matches, team selection and sitting in the technical area during matches."
"Certain tensions between you and some officials of the club have left us with no other option than for you to step aside," the statement added.
The coach was indicted for raging tensions with the Team Manager over issues concerning Zacharias' decision to travel to Wa with his partner/girlfriend in the team bus, and the statement described as unacceptable the coach's refusal to join the team bus against management directive.
It concluded that the club cannot find a solution to the issues between the coach and his girlfriend/partner and the club while they are deeply involved in a relegation dogfight.


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Taking part in exercise, whether it's playing sport, running or working out at the gym, provides numerous benefits; fitness, physique, current and future health all see gains in a variety of ways. However, injuries during exercise are not uncommon and after sprains, strains and pulled muscles, ligament damage is amongst those most frequently seen. Ligaments are the tissues that connect bones to each other and therefore play an important role in movement.
Those who take part in sport are most likely to tear their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), one of the ligaments in the knee, which usually occurs when you stop or change direction abruptly. You will soon know if this ligament has been damaged, as besides the "pop" you are likely to hear at the time it occurs, severe knee pain and swelling are accompanied by an inability to straighten your leg or place any weight on it. While some doctors will recommend reconstructive surgery for repair of the ACL, this is not your only option, as non-surgical management is available. Here we consider the treatment options for managing this sports injury.
Discussing your options
Surgery is only carried out when necessary, as complications can occur during and after the operation, which include bleeding, development of a blood clot or infection. However, in certain instances a doctor who specializes in trauma injuries will advise that surgery will be your best chance of regaining full function and preventing further injury to the knee. More conservative management of ACL can leave you vulnerable to knee instability and is usually recommended when only a partial tear has occurred, there are no symptoms of knee instability and in those people willing to give up high-intensity activity or who already undertake light exercise.
The surgical repair of ACL tears has a success rate of at least 80% and in certain subjects may be as high as 95%, while knee instability following this is only seen in around 8% of cases. This provides a greater certainty that you will be able to return to exercise and sport and is nearly always recommended for anyone with a physically demanding job, who has complex or multiple injuries to the knee. If you do decide to opt for surgery, ensure you choose an experienced and competent surgeon who has a good track-record for the procedure.
Conservative management
Besides the management of symptoms with anti-inflammatory drugs and ice packs to reduce swelling, physiotherapy plays an important role in non-surgical management of a torn ACL and consists of four stages of prescribed exercises. Initially the aim is to regain motion while reducing swelling and pain; this is then followed with exercises to strengthen the quadriceps and hamstrings – the muscles that support the knee. By the third stage the strength and range of motion should be equal in both legs, allowing the introduction of sport-specific exercises during the final stage of physiotherapy. The use of a custom-made knee brace will also be important while the knee is regaining its strength.
Surgical treatment
If ACL tears were merely sutured, there is a high chance that they would rupture again, so instead a graft is made using a tendon – the tissue that joins muscle to bone – which is most commonly taken from one of those of the kneecap, hamstrings or quadriceps. Prior to surgery physiotherapy is often undertaken to improve the range of motion to aid recovery after surgery. At the start of the surgical procedure an examination is conducted to confirm the diagnosis and check for any other damage that requires repair. If the ACL is indeed torn, a tendon is collected and prepared to be the right size. The remnants of the ACL are removed and the tendon graft is attached to the leg bones either side of the knee. After surgery further physiotherapy will be needed to ensure the procedure's success.
Dietary considerations
Whichever treatment option you choose, the appropriate dietary intake will help to aid your recovery. The collagen fibers of ligaments are made from protein and for the tissues to recover after surgery adequate is required in the diet. Lean meat, poultry, fish, eggs, low fat dairy produce and soya are all high quality proteins that will aid the healing process. One of these should be included with each meal and snacks such as a low fat yogurt or a small sandwich are good options between meals. It is also important to include complex carbohydrates – bread, cereals, potatoes, pasta and rice – regularly over the day, as these will help to fuel tissue repair, which requires additional energy.
When there is inflammation in the body, substances known as free radicals are produced, which can cause further tissue damage. Antioxidant vitamins A, C and E, which are abundant in fruit and vegetables, can help to counteract these free radicals. The inflammatory process can also be modified by dietary measures; polyunsaturated fats, which are present in high amounts in sunflower, corn and soya oil and their spreads, make inflammation worse, while omega-3 fatty acids that are found predominantly in oily fish can help to minimize this. Choose olive or rapeseed oil and include oily fish twice weekly; omega-3 fatty acids are also found in walnuts, linseeds and green leafy vegetables if you don't eat fish.
Once free from pain and swelling, and when full movement and function have returned to the leg, you will be able to return to sport and usual activity; though do remember to follow the advice given for how to reduce the recurrence of this injury.See some words or phrases that you don't understand? Check out The Dragon's Lexicon.


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The typhoon that hit the Philippines Friday has shaken a tight-knit Filipino community in rural Manitoba.
The town of Neepawa has about 1,200 people from the Philippines who have immigrated there in recent years to work at HyLife Foods, a hog processing plant.
Winnie Duque arrived in Neepawa with her family in 2010. She said while her friends and family back home in the Philippines are safe, the community is afraid for others who haven't been so fortunate.
"Because of the loss of power and communication like internet and phone, there is still some families worried because they don't know what happened to their families back home," she said.
- Philippines typhoon aid not reaching masses as death toll rises
Duque said everyone in the Filipino community in Neepawa has been glued to a Filipino news channel in the local grocery store.
"We're all sad for what's happening to our country, after the earthquake last month and then now the super typhoon," she said. "Its very, very sad. Heartbreaking."
Duque is collecting donations at the Tim Tom grocery store in town to send to the Philippines.
Kent Canasta is desperately worried, because he hasn't heard from his wife and children, who are 10 and 16 years old, since the typhoon hit.
He has been trying to wire them money from the Tim Tom grocery store in Neepawa.
But with communications down in the Philippines, it's not easy.
"It's very hard," he said. "I'm sending money for them. But I don't know where can I send (it)?"
Neepawa man loses many in extended family
It's a very difficult time for Marvin Pangilinan, too.
He moved to Neepawa last year and works a night shift at the hog plant.
He comes from a tiny community just seven kilometres from Tacloben, the epicentre of the storm.
He's already had bad news from back home. His extended family of 45, including aunts, uncles and cousins, were at first, all missing.
Then, information started to trickle in. The first news was not good.
"Our grandmother is already died, confirmed died," he said, adding that his grandmother raised him and he calls her 'mama'.
Then, on Facebook Tuesday, more bad news. Ten other family members are dead. Twenty-six are still missing.
"I don't know where to start, that all your family is already missing or gone," he said.
He tries to shut out the scenes of devastation on television and the internet.
"When I try to close my eyes, I try to recall that place, when I was there, that's really beautiful."
Winnipeg MCC, Peak of the Market, stepping in to help
The Winnipeg office of the Mennonite Central Committee's Disaster Response Unit is helping co-ordinate specialists heading to the Philippines.
Spokesperson Brad Reimer said representatives have been on the phone non-stop with their counterparts in the Philippines and in Thailand.
"(To) distribute locally purchased blankets and toiletries and that kind of thing," he said. "But they may not have the capacity to help people with trauma counselling or rebuilding their houses."
Reimer said so far MCC has sent $50,000 to Church World Service for the relief.
No one from the Winnipeg organization is expected to head to the Philippines.
Reimer said eight MCC disaster specialists stationed in the Philippines are already involved, and two psychologists from the U.S. who are experts in trauma situations are on the way.
"They will be connecting with ... churches and their work responding to the disaster, and there'll be things like disaster trauma healing expertise, you know, water expertise."
Reimer said MCC is looking for financial donations for the region.
Manitoba's Peak of the Market is also stepping up to help the Philippines.
President and CEO Larry McIntosh said 25 cents from each bag of potatoes, carrots, onions and parsnips will go towards relief efforts.
McIntosh said the company has raised money before for Haiti and for Calgary relief efforts, but the situation in the Philippines called for immediate action.
"This is one that really obviously struck our hearts when you hear about it, see the images of it, we knew we had to do something," he said. "We thought this was a way that we could get some money to the Red Cross to help out the families in the Philippines."
The goal is to raise $25,000 by the end of November.
Manitoba premier Greg Selinger said Tuesday that his NDP government is doubling the relief money it is sending to the Philippines, to $200,000.
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The deed is done
These little cakes are a dressed up version of a standard flourless chocolate cake that I've been baking for years. I based them on a simple premise: hazelnuts and chocolate together are uncommonly good. Some might even say that they are destined to be together. I'm not sure what it says about my character that it has taken me upwards of five years to grind up some hazelnuts and toss them into this batter, but it can't be good. It certainly does nothing to boost my already questionable authority in the kitchen. But now that the deed is done, I'm doing my best to get past all that. It's amazing what a bite of something wonderful from your very own oven can do for your confidence level.
Like most flourless chocolate cakes, this version is one of those melt, stir, and pour numbers, a convenient number to have around when you've also got three different kinds of macaroons and a batch of cherry almond chocolate chunkies on the docket. When it comes to holiday baking, I don't mess around. I normally make this cake in an 8-inch tart pan with a removable bottom, but this time, I decided to pour the batter into mini muffin pans, instead. I wanted something that could be eaten out of hand in a couple of bites, something large enough to satisfy, yet small enough to justify reaching, guilt free, for a second. I've spooned and forked my way through many a flourless chocolate cake, but flourless chocolate cake as finger food is a first for me. There's something special about picking it up between finger and thumb, like you would a brownie or a creamy truffle, and biting into what tastes like a combination of both. If you have ever stuck a spoon into a jar of Nutella and brought it directly to your mouth – and if you haven't, then I suggest you get on that immediately – then you already have a pretty good feel for the flavor of this cake. Only it's richer. Darker. And with a salty finish that makes the whole thing pop. It's a deed done right.
With that, I'd better be on my way. Whether or not you're celebrating tonight, may this spring be a season of new and renewed life for us all. Happy Passover.
Mini Chocolate Hazelnut Cakes with Sea Salt
Adapted from Gourmet, November 1997
I have one very important thing to tell you before you begin: Do NOT over bake these cakes. Do not. Please. If you do, you won't get that smooth, creamy interior that, in my opinion, is the hallmark of a truly fine flourless chocolate cake. Instead, you'll end up with a consistency that is decidedly more brownie-like. While that's not the worst thing in the world, if you wanted brownies, you would just make brownies, right? The key here is to remove the cakes from the oven as soon as a thin crust has formed over the tops. I'm going to tell you the exact same thing in the recipe in just a moment, but it's so important, that it bears repeating.
4 ounces high quality bittersweet chocolate (I use Scharffen Berger, 70%)
1 stick (1/2 c.) unsalted butter
¾ c. sugar
3 large eggs
½ c. unsweetened cocoa powder
½ c. hazelnuts
Coarsely ground Sea salt
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees, and generously butter a 24-cup mini muffin pan. (You can, as I mentioned, also bake this cake in an 8-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. If you decide to go this route, you will want to butter the pan, line the bottom with a round of parchment paper, and butter the paper.)
Toast the hazelnuts in the oven for about 7-8 minutes, and rub them with a cloth dish towel to remove the loose skins. Once they have cooled, grind them in a food processor until medium-fine. (Mine were on the finer side.)
Chop the chocolate into small pieces, and melt it together with the butter in a double boiler (or heat-safe bowl) placed over a pot of barely simmering water. Stir until smooth, remove the mixture from the heat, and whisk in the sugar. Add the eggs and whisk well. Sprinkle the cocoa powder and the ground hazelnuts over the chocolate mixture and whisk until just combined. Pour the batter into the pans, and sprinkle a pinch of sea salt onto each one. Bake for approximately 12 minutes (25 minutes if you're making a single, 8-inch cake), or until the top has formed a thin crust. If your oven runs hot, check them at 10. Cool in the pans for five minutes, and then remove the cakes. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Makes 24 mini cakes.
Note: These cakes freeze well, and I actually like their consistency even better once they have been frozen and thawed.
10 comments:
- sasasunakku said...
How I wish I had some dark chocolate lying around...alas, that never happens for more than, oh, an hour in this household. Chag pesach sameach!
- March 29, 2010 at 2:33 PM
- Megan Carroll said...
hmm that gives me an idea... better get baking...
- March 29, 2010 at 6:24 PM
- Maddie said...
It's amazing what sea salt can do to transform a recipe...makes me think of those talked-about chocolate chip cookies featured in the New York Times a few years ago. I tried those, and was transfixed by how a few flakes on top made the other flavors sing! This recipe looks like an even yummier use of the ingredient.
- March 29, 2010 at 7:02 PM
- molly said...
Rather more crooked than straight, this delivery. And so, so much the better for it. Now please excuse me while I check my hazlenut supply, as I have a few raging Nutella fans around here.
- March 30, 2010 at 9:48 AM
- Jess said...
sasasunakku - Oh, the siren call of dark chocolate straight from the wrapper! I know it well. Happy Passover to you, too.
Megan - An idea? Do tell!
Maddie - Would you believe that I still haven't tried that much-touted recipe? I don't think I even realized that there's sea salt involved. That's it! I'm moving that recipe to the top of my list.
Molly - You are very sweet. We crooked storytellers have to stick together, I think.
- April 4, 2010 at 11:55 AM
- sherilee said...
I too have been making little flourless chocolate bites for years, and while I'd pondered peanut butter or mint as an addition, I'm shocked to realize hazelnut hadn't crossed my mind--AND I'm a Nutella and gianduja freak. Thanks for the post, and I will be making these soon!
- April 4, 2010 at 11:23 PM
- lemon lime juicers said...
these are such cuties! id love to make them for a kids party. this makes no mess to kids to, one munch and no crumbs. :)
- June 10, 2010 at 2:43 AM
- Laura Beckerman said...
The recipe calls for 1/2c. hazelnuts. I don't have a food processor, so I'd like to try to find them pre-ground. Does anyone know now much ground hazelnuts result from 1/2c. whole hazelnuts?
- March 14, 2013 at 1:55 PM
- Laura Beckerman said...
I would like to try this recipe, but I don't have a food processor. I'm going to try to find pre-ground hazelnuts. Does anyone know how much ground hazelnuts results from the 1/2c. whole hazelnuts?
- March 14, 2013 at 1:56 PM
- Hannah said...
So we just made these today after ogling them for years. Wonderful! Made them in standard muffin tins (12) and baked for about 14 minutes. Heavenly. Unsweetened whipped cream on top. Everyone here loves me now! Thanks Jess.
- March 30, 2013 at 10:18 PM