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With the constant media swirl around Boeing's (NYSE:BA) new 787 Dreamliner, it's no wonder a series of recent hiccups including a fire and fuel leak prompted an uproar and garnered worldwide attention -- but perhaps it's all been a bit overblown.
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In just five days, there was a fire in a grounded Dreamliner's auxiliary battery pack, several fuel leaks and a crack in a cockpit window, all mounting on a two-year production delay following lofty delivery promises by Boeing and a series of setbacks that have plagued the 787 since its commercial introduction in 2011.
Yet, it appears more a PR black-eye than anything. While critics say the issues are serious and must be immediately addressed, supporters are trying to suffocate what they believe is a massive overreaction.
"What we're seeing are issues of bringing any new technologically-advanced product into service," said FAA Administrator Michael Huerta.
The Dreamliner undergoes some 150 flights daily and has flown more than one million passengers since 2011. During the FAA approval process, it logged more than 200,000 flight hours. At the same time, last Monday's fire has been traced to lithium-ion batteries that only operate when the jet is shut down.
The flying public nevertheless has become stuck in the middle of what seems like a nasty divorce between the media and Dreamliner. The media, at times idolizing the jumbo jet's fuel efficiency and modern design, has fueled a firestorm against Boeing in the wake of the fire.
The Federal Aviation Administration launched a "comprehensive" probe on Friday into the 787's critical systems, but still seemed broadly supportive of the world's first carbon-composite aircraft.
Stifel Nicolaus analysts said they believed the FAA decision was "driven by the media focus," to reassure fliers, and Oppenheimer earlier in the week said it was "growing convinced" that the issues were just teething problems, possibly even "pedestrian operational hitches," that were "merely being magnified by the 787's media glow."
The A380's "Scary" First Few Months
All new jets suffer early in-service issues and the 787 is no different. Just take a look at the Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger jet.
The super jumbo jet, which made its first flight in 2005 and began commercial service to much fanfare in October 2007 with Singapore Airlines, faced a slew of serious, at times scary, hiccups in its first few years.
The jet, designed to challenge Boeing's hold on the market, quickly became one of the most impressive commercial aircraft of all time after its first few test runs ran perfectly. However, problems began shortly after with production delays.
In 2010, an A380 operated by Qantas experienced an uncontained engine failure when its Rolls-Royce engine exploded, forcing the Australian carrier to make an emergency landing in Singapore.
On inspection, cracks were discovered in fittings within the wings, which led the European Aviation Safety Agency in January 2012 to issue an airworthiness directive affecting 20 A380s that together accumulated more than 1,300 flights.
In November 2012, another A380, this one operated by Emirates Airline, made an emergency landing in Sydney after suffering an engine fault shortly after takeoff.
"Scary things happened in first seven months," Bob Herbst of AirlineFinancials.com said of the A380.
In fact, major adverse events occur every day in the airline industry, most people are just usually unaware due in part to today's highly-trained pilots and meticulous back-up systems.
The Dreamliner just so happens to be the aviation sector's version of a celebrity, which makes its every move – good or bad – newsworthy.
The Media Glow's Impact
That's not to say wide reporting of the 787's missteps is not warranted. When a jet catches fire the way it did last Monday, passengers want and should know about it, hiccup or not.
A report by BB&T Capital markets on Tuesday raised some of the flying public's obvious concerns: If a fire can spark on the ground, what's stopping the same thing from happening in the air? If an engine can leak 40 gallons of fuel on its away to take off, how is one to know that won't occur mid-flight?
"Anything that causes a fire, no matter how small, is an issue," Stifel Nicolaus analysts said in a note.
However, the aerospace sector seems to think the recent mishaps wouldn't have served as a major danger to passengers. They also believe there is a potentially easy, near-term fix.
"In our opinion, the [FAA's] focus is appropriate as other issues reported in the news are minor and occur regularly on many aircraft types in the global fleet," said Stifel Nicolaus, which reiterated its "buy" rating on Boeing on Friday.
Boeing's shares, which have only fallen about 3% over the last five trading days despite all the negative publicity, closed up 1.85% to $76.55 on Monday.
Herbst said the negative publicity was "over blown" but blamed much of the bad press on Boeing for making false promises about the Dreamliner's delivery timetable. He expressed optimism that the jet's many amenities will "far outweigh any of the negative."
"The 787 is a fantastic airliner and will create a measurable positive to the airline industry," Herbst said. "I'd hate to see too much [negative] media destroy that anticipation and excitement people should have."
It's worth mentioning that while the 787 problems have raised broader flight safety concerns, aircraft safety continues to improve and there hasn't been a commercial airline fatality in the U.S. since 2009.
It's unclear whether the recent problems will give pause to carriers. United Airlines (NYSE:UAL) said it's "continuing to work closely with Boeing." Attempts to reach Delta (NYSE:DAL) were unsuccessful.


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Black Elk Wilderness
IntroductionThe United States Congress designated the Black Elk Wilderness (map) in 1980 and it now has a total of 13,534 acres. All of this wilderness is located in South Dakota and is managed by the Forest Service.
DescriptionThe Black Elk Wilderness lies in the center of the Black Hills National Forest in western South Dakota. The wilderness encompasses the Harney Range, an area long held sacred by American Indians. The wilderness is named after Black Elk, a Oglala Lakota holy man. It is the only wilderness in the Black Hills. Deer, elk, turkey, mountain lions and a number of bird species make their home among the rugged granite spires. The wilderness is surrounded by the 35,000 acre Norbeck Wildlife Preserve, managed for the benefit of wildlife and breeding birds. Trails weave through the wilderness for primitive, non-motorized recreation experience. Trail #9 is a concentrated use area, if you are seeking solitude use an alternative trail such as Lost Cabin #2 (National Recreation Trail) or Grizzly Bear Creek #7 to reach Black Elk Peak. These routes are longer but provide a greater solitude experience.
Planning to Visit the Black Elk Wilderness?
- Print a fact sheet
- General things to consider when visiting any wilderness
- Regulations, Permits
- Contact the Forest Service
- Visit the National Forest wilderness website
Leave No TraceHow to follow the seven standard Leave No Trace principles differs in different parts of the country (desert vs. Rocky Mountains). Click on any of the principles listed below to learn more about how they apply in the Black Elk Wilderness.
- Plan Ahead and Prepare
- Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces
- Dispose of Waste Properly
- Leave What You Find
- Minimize Campfire Impacts
- Respect Wildlife
- Be Considerate of Other Visitors

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RE "END-OF-LIFE discussions, care should come before Question 2": The Globe's opposition to the "death with dignity" ballot question (Editorial, Nov. 2) reflects a rather odd political and philosophical phenomenon.
The culturally conservative right opposes the initiative because it seems to place in the hands of man decisions that should be left to God.
The culturally liberal left opposes it because our health care systems should be sufficiently improved so as to take financial pressures out of the equation when a person with a terminal illness is weighing whether to go on.
It's nice to see both ends of the political spectrum agreeing on something, even if for different reasons, in these divisive times.
But haven't we all forgotten the right to personal liberty that John Stuart Mill called "self-regarding conduct" — conduct that hurts no one else in society?
Is the Globe really serious about believing that, for example, a pregnant woman should have the right to terminate a pregnancy, but that a terminally ill citizen in agony should not be allowed to call it quits? Is there no role for consistency in arriving at political positions on such profound personal decisions regarding control of one's own body?


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february 12, 2003
Marion City Commission, on Monday, said they were interested in re-installing the lighting of the path on the Central Park nature trail if other groups would help in providing funding.
Candidates for the 2003 Marion High School King and Queen of Courts are Megan Moore, Krista Zogelman, Kayla Barrett, Jarvis Whiteman, Jake Adkins, and Matt Rhodes.
Arlene Kleinschmidt will have her collection of valentines on display at the Marion City Library through Friday. Next on display will be a collection of Barbie dolls to honor the date the first Barbie was invented in 1959.
Marion High School dance team recently conducted a dance camp for junior high and elementary students. Pictured performing Feb. 4 at the MHS-Centre varsity game is the team of Katie Whitaker, Nikki Moody, Emily Hett, Megan Helmstead, Macy Hess, and Whitney Wear.
A dozen American Bald Eagles were spotted by a keen observer Tuesday near the lookout point on the west end of the dam at Marion Reservoir.
The Conference of United Methodist churches has assigned Rick Branson of Marion to a position of associate pastor at Eastmoor United Methodist Church and pastor of Burdick UMC.


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Suburbanites rise to the finals on CBS baking show
When it comes to pastry, Darlene Pawlukowsky and Brian Emmett speak French.
The two suburban bakers turned out exemplary tarte Tatins, napoleons and puff pastry towers during Wednesday night's airing of CBS's "The American Baking Competition" and secured their places in the show's final round.
Pawlukowsky, a Mount Prospect native and Prospect High School graduate, and Emmett, a Glenbard East High School grad now living in Itasca, are two of the three bakers remaining in the heated elmination-style reality show. The show will crown American's best amateur baker on July 10.
Wednesday night's episode on French pastries allowed both bakers to shine; Emmett, an advertising executive earned his first Star Baker (the title judges Paul Hollywood and Marcela Vallodolid bestow on the week's top performer) for his savory onion tart and flaky layered napoleon.
"I went into this feeling like I was a great baker, and the judges have really humbled me," Emmett said after Wednesday's show aired. "I'm learning; I've improved each week."
Coming off two weeks as Star Baker herself Pawlukowsky, who now lives in Georgia, hosted a viewing party Wednesday at Emerson's Ale House in her hometown. The crowd of family and friends, many from her grade school days, whooped, hollered and cheered during the show as if they were watching the Blackhawks in overtime.
"This has been so surreal, so crazy," Pawlukowsky said trying to talk above the crowd. "I followed my heart, and I did my best. I wanted to do something my children could be proud of."
The competition started with 10 bakers from across the country and put them through a series of weekly challenges that included croissants, custard and showstopping cakes. The top baker wins a $250,000 grand prize and has the opportunity to publish a cookbook with Simon & Schuster.


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It is important to tread carefully when taking a sexual history, not only because the answers are important but also because your client or patient will want to know why you need all that personal information. Since people can be uncomfortable when asked about their sexual history, providers must remain mindful of why each question is asked and what action will follow from the answers given.
Providers may need to obtain information for data collection purposes as required by funders, but they must first consider what the process means to clients. They should feel comfortable enough asking intimate questions to be able to help clients discuss risk behaviors and harm-reduction strategies, and to provide information. Whether collecting basic sexual history data or conducting in-depth research, they should be able to explain why they are collecting the information and how it will be used.
Taking a sexual history is an essential first step when providing contraceptive, reproductive, and HIV/STD counseling. It can screen for high-risk sexual behaviors, can identify sexual problems, and is an opportunity to provide information and support to clients. Statistics bear out that having sex is not rare for adolescent and young adult patients, or for any other patient who feels healthy enough. In a 2004 study of high school students, nearly 47% reported having had sexual intercourse. Between 800,000 and 900,000 females under the age of 19 become pregnant every year. Sexually transmitted diseases are also a major concern: chlamydia and gonorrhea incidence is highest among females aged 15-19 years old and males 20-24 years old.
Sex-related problems can lead to disease, illness, and even death; sexual abuse can cause sexual dysfunction and potentially contribute to substance abuse and mental illness; homosexual and transgender patients are at heightened risk for suicide and depression; and an estimated 50% of all pregnancies are unintended, leading to less prenatal care and a higher incidence of low birth weight, infant mortality, and other medical problems. Thus, understanding our clients' sex and sexuality is important in helping to decrease medical concerns linked to sexual behavior and sexual orientation.
Whom Should We Screen?Many high-risk-taking behaviors begin in adolescence. In fact, 7.4% of teens have had sex before the age of 13, according to a 2004 study. Despite this, research has shown that clinicians are less likely to question younger adolescents than older adolescents about their sexual behaviors.
At the other end of the life cycle, some care providers assume that older adults are no longer sexually active and fail to assess their sexual health. But older adults who remain sexually active also remain at risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and they may be less forthcoming about any sexual problems they may be experiencing. In a study of sexual activity among older adults, 31% of men and 43% of women reported sexual dysfunction. In the 1989 Massachusetts Male Aging study, 52% of men aged 40-70 reported erectile dysfunction.
Unfortunately, studies show low rates of sexual health assessment of older adults by physicians and other clinicians. Time constraints, underestimation of patient risk, and embarrassment prevent some clinicians from conducting such assessments. Others may not believe that a sexual history is medically relevant to the purpose of a particular visit, while still others are unfamiliar with some sexual practices and avoid the topic entirely.
In the case of adolescent patients, many clinicians fear that if teens disclose sexual activity it will initiate a cascade of questions about pregnancy and STD risk. This may both lengthen the clinical visit and raise issues of confidentiality, parental involvement, and risk reduction. With older patients, some young physicians are uncomfortable asking questions about sexual dysfunction or satisfaction of people who may be their parents' or grandparents' age.
Do Patients Want to Be Asked About Sex?Patients who do not discuss their sexual health with clinicians or health service providers often wish they had, and that the discussion had been part of a routine exam or intake process. A 1999 study assessed adolescents' views regarding sexual history taking and found that a majority of adolescents believe it is important to discuss sexual intercourse, contraception, pregnancy, unwanted sexual activity, and STDs with their doctor.
Are Clinical and Nonclinical Service Providers Trained to Obtain Thorough Sexual Histories?Many graduating clinicians, including physicians, psychologists, and social workers, do not feel adequately prepared to evaluate sexual health problems. For example, studies have found that older physicians report they received less training on STD assessment than younger physicians. The situation is similar with non-clinical service providers.
Training in sexual history assessment may be increasing in medical school education, however, and students who have had sexuality/sexual health instruction report increased confidence in addressing this topic with patients. The American Medical Association has instituted efforts to increase physician comfort and sensitivity when assessing sexual history. A 2002 study reported that physicians who conduct sexual histories are also more likely to test patients for STDs, including HIV. Physicians and other healthcare providers are often the first point of contact for patients with sexual health concerns, and they can greatly affect sexual health and behavior in patients.
When Should a Sexual History Be Taken?Often a sexual history is obtained when a patient or client presents with a specific symptom or complaint, such as vaginal discharge. But providers should also take advantage of routine check-ups, well visits, and preventive health visits, not only at STD or HIV testing sites. A sexual history may be obtained during the general medical history or during the taking of personal and social history. The Guidelines for Adolescent Preventive Services (GAPS) screening tool (available at ama-assn.org) assesses several risk factors, including sexual activity, and can be given to adolescent patients as a survey to be completed before the physician enters the room. Likewise, other assessment tools can be developed to assess the sexual histories of all patients or clients who might also be putting themselves at risk for HIV, HIV superinfection, or other STDs.
Elements in a Sexual HistoryThe following is a list of elements that are essential to taking a good sexual history. There are many other sources of detailed examples of sexual risk assessment questions. This is meant solely as a summary of questions needed when gathering a sexual history:
Asking all these questions at the initial visit might be overwhelming, depending on the reason for the visit; some of them may be reserved for subsequent visits. If patients or clients realize that a sexual history is part of a routine exam, they may be more comfortable raising questions or concerns in the future. Also, if patients see that their clinical and nonclinical service providers are sensitive and are comfortable asking these questions, they may view them as a resource for future sexual health information and discussions.
Luis Scaccabarrozzi is Director of Treatment Education at ACRIA.
This article was provided by AIDS Community Research Initiative of America. It is a part of the publication ACRIA Update. Visit ACRIA's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.


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text: Joe Landman <landman at scalableinformatics.com> wrote > So along comes a drive manufacturer, with some nice looking specs on 2TB > (and some 1.5 and 1 TB) drives. They look great on paper. We get them > into our labs, and play with them, and they seem to run really well. > Occasional hiccup on building RAIDs, but you get that in large batches > of drives. > > So now they are out in the field for months, under various loads. Some > in our DeltaV's, some in our JackRabbits. The units in the DeltaV's > seem to have a ridiculously high failure rate. This is not something we > see in the lab. Even with constant stress, horrific sustained workloads > ... they don't fail in ou testing. But get these same drives out into > the users hands ... and whammo. > > Slightly different drives in our JackRabbit units, with a variety of > RAID controllers. Same types of issues. Timeouts, RAID fall outs, etc. > > This is not something we see in the lab in our testing. We try > emulating their environments, and we can't generate the failures. > > Worse, we get the drives back after exchanging them at our cost with new > replacements, only to find out, upon running diagnostics, that the > drives haven't failed according to the test tool. This failing drive > vendor refuses to acknowledge firmware bugs, effectively refuses to > release patches/fixes. While there is no doubting that these drives didn't work reliably in your arrays, that doesn't necessarily mean they were "defective". Just playing devil's advocate here, but it could be the array controller is using some feature where there is a bit of wiggle room in the standard, so that both the disk and the controller are "conforming", but they still won't work together reliably. In a situation like that I would expect the vendor to disclose the issue, so it would be clear why the disks had to come from A and not B. As long as the vendor explained the problem clearly most customers would be fine buying the preferred disks. It's when the vendor says "you have to use OUR disks" and doesn't tell you why, and when, as far as you can tell, these are the same devices that you could buy directly from the manufacturer without the 5X markup, that things smell bad. Regards, David Mathog mathog at caltech.edu Manager, Sequence Analysis Facility, Biology Division, Caltech


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Psoriasis is not contagious. It is not something you can "catch" or that others can catch from you. Psoriasis lesions are not infectious.
While the exact causes of psoriasis have yet to be discovered, we know that the immune system and genetics play major roles in its development. Most researchers agree that the immune system is somehow mistakenly triggered, which speeds up the growth cycle of skin cells among other immune reactions.
No special blood tests or diagnostic tools exist to diagnose psoriasis. A dermatologist (doctor who specializes in skin diseases) or other health care provider usually examines the affected skin and determines if it is psoriasis. Sometimes a piece of skin is examined under the microscope.
There is no cure, but many different treatments, both topical (on the skin) and systemic (throughout the body), can clear psoriasis for periods of time. People often need to try out different treatments before they find one that works for them.
No single psoriasis treatment works for everyone, but something will work for most people. It is hard to predict what will work for a particular individual; however, it is important to be open-minded and willing to work with your doctor to find a treatment that will work for you. Learn more about treatment options for psoriasis.
No. There are various forms of psoriasis with plaque psoriasis being the most common. Other forms are:
Psoriasis can range from mild to moderate to very severe.
Psoriasis most commonly appears on the scalp, knees, elbows and torso. But psoriasis can develop anywhere, including the nails, palms, soles, genitals, and very infrequently on the face. Often the lesions appear symmetrically, which means in the same place on the right and left sides of the body.
Yes. Psoriasis often appears between the ages of 15 and 35, but it can develop at any age. Approximately 10 percent to 15 percent of those with psoriasis get it before age 10. Some infants have psoriasis, although this is considered rare.
Psoriasis occurs nearly equally in men and women. It is also present in all racial groups, but in varying rates. Psoriasis prevalence in African Americans is 1.3 percent compared to 2.5 percent of Caucasians.1


text: Rita Zrour wrote: > Hello I have a question, > when i do many MPI_Alltoall in my program always the > first MPI_Alltoall take too much time to be done. You should be more precise: - which MPI implementation, which interconnect? - a code and timing example would be helpful > I don't know where the first communication is always > expensive. Is that a problem of memory??????? One possible reason: some MPI implementations do not set up the "connections" between the processes until communication is actually taking place. When the first communication call is all_to_all, then this setup procedure takes some more time because each process communicates with every other one. Joachim -- Joachim Worringen - NEC C&C research lab St.Augustin fon +49-2241-9252.20 - fax .99 - http://www.ccrl-nece.de


text: On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 12:40 PM, Marcel Siegert <mws at linuxtv.org> wrote: > Mauro Carvalho Chehab schrieb: >> On Thu, 25 Sep 2008, Manu Abraham wrote: >> >>> A discussion between people who were already decided what to state >>> beforehand, i must say. >> >> Not true at all. >> >> Only 3 persons were Americans. Yet, 2 of them living at the oposite coast >> of US. So, even for they, a long trip (5 hours of time fuse). >> >> All the others there came from other continents: Europe, South America, >> Asia. On most cases, people took 2 days to arrive there, and 2 other days >> to return back home, for a 2,5 day meeting. >> >> Some of them even payed the expenses from their own pockets. > > Nice, if people can afford this "sparetime" and the money, or even they get > paid to attend ... > >> We all suffered a lot from Jet Leg effects, geting 5 or more hours of >> difference at the time fuse. >> >> We all now have a big list of pending work that accumulated due to the 1 >> week spent with the trips. >> >> People woudln't do at all such big efforts just to say: "me too", or to do >> some sort of political arrangement. If there was a previous decision, it >> would be a way easy to announce it via email. >> >> People went there because: >> - They want a better future for video input infrastructure; >> - They think that people make difference; >> - They want to solve pending things; >> - They believe that being together is the way for fixing social >> issues at the community. >> >> So, all people there put a lot of resources for what they believe >> it is the right way to do. Please respect. >> >> I understand that you are unhappy with the results of the vote, but it >> was a fair decision. > > from my POV i can absolutely not say it was a fair decision > > your mail - when i asked why multiproto doesn't get pulled - contained > some small statements > > ---snippets--- > > - I didn't have time yet to do carefully inspect the latest version of the > multiproto. I suspect that nobody did it yet, since I didn't see any technical > analysis of the current proposal. > > - I'll carefully review multiproto proposal during my trip, and compare it > with the Stoth's proposal. > > - As I've already explained, merging today or after Plumbers won't make any > practical difference. The upstream merge will only happen after 2.6.27 being > released, due to the next kernel window for merging patches. This is a major > change at API and claims for a carefully analysis. > > --snippets end--- > > now, lets get to the point: > you told me you are going to analyse the code and compare it > you told me its a important API change and must be carefully analysed > > you NEVER told me and all the other, that there will be a FINAL DECISION what > api will be merged or when. > > so, even if the S2Api decision might come out as right in the future, you > didn't act like a maintainer at all - for me it looks like a dictatorship. > > a kind and detailed information and then a vote/poll would have been a > real community decision. > > i do understand when devs/users like oliver take their decisions to leave the > project. > > > my 2ct > on a disgracing act of being a maintainer > what's the matter of merging both? please let us discuss that, the APIs shouldn't have a big impact on each other. Does it break someone's neck to have both? Markus


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Yet another Mexican restaurant rises in the spot where Javier's and Callejon once stood. Asada has been many months in the making with a renovation that had Lagunans peeking through the plastic with great curiosity.
Finally unveiled, the space is dominated by a prodigious tequila bar where you can munch on snacks or have a full meal while sampling your beverage of choice. The rest of the dining area is cozily divided into four separate spaces, which keeps the noise level fairly tolerable (the bar scene is something quite different).
The food is advertised as "American Mexican." Although we are not sure what the exact definition of that term is, we would call it "Laguna Mexican" because it's a style of Mexican cooking unique to Asada.
The chips are very thin and very good, not the familiar fat triangles. The regular salsa has a nice little bite with plenty of flavor, but if that's too tame for you there is a salsa diablo that will blow your head off, so handle with care. Guacamole is made to order and you may choose ingredients to add such as cilantro, onion and tomato. They also have a diablo guacamole to try (at your own risk).
Their version of spicy chicken tortilla soup was more like a thick bean soup with vegetables, rather than a tomato broth. It had a minuscule amount of chicken and no heat, but it was very tasty even though not what we expected.
Baja crab and shrimp ceviche was also a different take on the classic, which is seafood marinated in lime juice. This was more like a generous shrimp cocktail with tiny shreds of crab. The sauce was a sweetened, smooth tomato salsa with no heat or acidity. The shrimp were nicely cooked, tender and sweet, while big chunks of very good avocado rounded out the dish.
From the "Mexican Especialities" we chose the chicken enchiladas de casa. They also can be ordered with cheese or vegetables, fish, steak, shrimp or crab. These were definitely American Mexican, as the enchilada sauce was extremely mild and lacked complexity or depth. There was just a tiny bit of shredded cheese and a drizzle of sour cream for decoration only.
This entrée comes with black beans and rice. The beans were a bit oversalted.
Our favorite dish was the roasted prawns and grapefruit salad. Although not exactly a Mexican classic, it was quite delicious. Served on a long, narrow platter, the beautiful presentation featured three thick baby butter lettuce cups, topped with more chunks of the excellent avocado, pine nuts, chopped tomatoes and lovely peeled grapefruit segments that were pink and super sweet. The giant roasted prawns were succulent. Only the overly sweet citrus dressing was a bit of a miss.
Tacos del mar are warm, soft flour tortillas that can be ordered with fish shrimp or crab. We chose the fresh, well-seasoned halibut, which was quite good. Also very tasty was the tomatillo salsa that came on the side. It was nicely spicy and multifaceted. A sprinkling of pico de gallo, chopped tomato, lettuce and cabbage added texture.
Some interesting side dishes not found everywhere are roasted corn with chipotle butter and camoté (Mexican sweet potato) with butter honey brown sugar and ancho chile.
We ended our meal with a wonderful dessert called a sweet apple chimichanga. Stuffed in a crunchy, deep-fried tortilla roll were excellent tart, spiced apple slices drizzled with yummy caramel sauce and served with vanilla bean ice cream. The crust was really good and surprisingly not at all greasy.
Asada also bills itself as a steakhouse, and indeed there are three cuts of steak and a prime rib. They have sandwiches and tortas at both lunch and dinner, and a kid's menu with six entrées for los niños.
ELLE HARROW and TERRY MARKOWITZ were in the gourmet food and catering business for 20 years. They can be reached for comments or questions at email@example.com.
Where: 480 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach
When: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday-Monday
11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Tuesday-Saturday
Appetizers and salads: $5-$15
Sandwiches and tortas: $9-$14
Entrées: $7-$38
Desserts: $6- $7
Bottles: $19-$65
By the glass: $6-$18
Corkage Fee: none
Information: (949) 715-5533; asadalaguna.com


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About The Peruvian Chef
A passion for food artistry began in his abuela's kitchen and has carried him through culinary school in Peru and beyond.
"You eat with your eyes first."
As a child, Abraham learned this golden rule about cooking from his Abuelita as he helped her prepare classic Peruvian dishes. These hours spent in his grandmother's kitchen instilled in Abraham a deep appreciation for the love that goes into meticulously prepared meals, and the pleasure of serving a masterpiece that brings family and friends together.


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Rule #1 - Be Patient - Rule #2 - Don't ask when, if you don't contribute - Rule #3 - You have coding skills - LinuxMCE's small brother is available: http://www.agocontrol.com
Is it true LinuxMCE supports DSC PC5401 ?On linuxmce.org web site, I search for DSC and there's not even a single entry. Same in the wiki :-(Thank you,PB
I already have a PC5401 but I'm not ready yet to connect my linuxmce box to the alarm system. I'm just making my grocery list to make sure I don't miss nothing when I'm ready to do it.I will try with the 5401 and see the results. If there are issues, I've done programmation in the past so I might be able to figure it out and pass the information back to linuxmce to make sure the changes make it in the distribution.If I'm not happen with the 5401, I will resale it and order a DCS IT 100. On DSC's web site for the IT 100 it says : Real-time zone status . I'm not sure if the 5401 can provide that information. In the 5401, there's a command to get the status of each zone. I'm thinking the IT 100 maybe outputs the data to the serial port each time there's a zone tripped regardless if the system is armed or not. I'm not 100% positive but I wish someone could guide us...Thank you all,PB
I didn't try to troubleshooting this with the devs because at this time I don't have the alarm pannel installed.Hernan


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7 charged in Donovan probe
NEW HAVEN -- The influence-peddling investigation directed at the congressional fundraising campaign of Democrat Christopher G. Donovan broadened Thursday with the indictments of seven men, including a longtime aide to the embattled House speaker.
During two hours of hearings before federal Magistrate Judge Joan G. Margolis, five of the defendants were brought into a third-floor U.S. District Court room in handcuffs, read specific charges, pleaded not guilty to individual counts against them and arranged bail.
The trial is set for Oct. 10.
Chief among the defendants was Joshua Nassi, 34, Donovan's former campaign manager, who also faces charges of making false statements and taking campaign contributions in the name of someone who was not the actual source of the money.
Unlike Robert Braddock Jr., Donovan's campaign finance director, Nassi was a longtime aide to the speaker and regarded as someone who enjoyed his intimate trust and confidence.
Donovan's 5th District campaign allegedly accepted nearly $30,000 in contributions from owners of Waterbury-area smoke shops who wanted to kill legislation this year to raise the cost of roll-your-own cigarettes.
More InformationINDICTMENT CHARGES ROBERT BRADDOCK JR., 33, of Meriden Donovan's former finance director. Charged with conspiring to make false statements to the Federal Election Commission; accepting more than $10,000 in federal campaign contributions made by persons in the names of others; causing false reports to be filed with the FEC. BENJAMIN "Benny" HOGAN, 33, of Southington Smoke House Tobacco employee. Charged with conspiring to make false statements to the FEC. DAVID "Moff" or "Buffalo" MOFFA, 52, of Middlebury Former president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees representing state Department of Correction employees. Charged with conspiring to make false statements to the FEC; causing false reports to be filed with the FEC; making false statements to FBI special agents. DANIEL MONTEIRO, 33, of Wolcott Owner of Waterbury construction company. Charged with conspiring to make false statements to the FEC. JOSHUA NASSI, 34, of Fairfield Former campaign manager for Donovan's congressional race. Charged with conspiring to make false statements to the FEC; accepting more than $10,000 in federal campaign contributions made by persons in the names of others; and causing false reports to be filed with the FEC. PAUL "Paulie" ROGERS, 39, of Watertown Co-owner of Smoke House Tobacco. Charged with conspiring to make false statements to the FEC; accepting more than $10,000 in federal campaign contributions made by persons in the names of others; causing false reports to be filed with the FEC; and two counts of devising a scheme to defraud and deprive the citizens of Connecticut. GEORGE TIRADO, 35, Waterbury Co-owner of Smoke House Tobacco. Charged with co-conspirator in delivery of $2,500 checks (conduit donations) to the campaign through BRADDOCK; causing false reports to be filed with the FEC; and making false statements to FBI special agents. HARRY "Ray" SOUCY, 60, Naugatuck Former employee, state Department of Correction, former treasurer of AFSCME, Local 387. Pleaded guilty to one count of devising a scheme to bribe a public official and one count of conspiring to make false statements to the FEC. Faces up to 25 years in prison when he is sentenced.
In a statement he delivered at the Capitol in Hartford, Donovan reiterated that he has done nothing wrong.
"What I didn't expect, what I'm practically speechless about, is that in spite of my hard-earned reputation for honesty and my career working for campaign finance reform, that there are people who thought that they could buy my vote," Donovan said in the statement. "That's everything that's wrong about politics, and everything I've spent my life fighting against." He addressed reporters but did not take questions.
Waterbury smoke shop owners, including George Tirado, 35, a 14-year Waterbury Police veteran and his business partner Paul Rogers, 39, of Watertown, were also indicted, as was a former official with the union representing prison guards.
Tirado and Rogers allegedly attempted to kill then-pending legislation that would have added fees to their cigarette-rolling operation at Smoke House Tobacco in Waterbury and other such businesses.
An employee of theirs, Benjamin Hogan, 33, of Southington, was also indicted, along with David Moffa, 52, of Middlebury, former president of Local 387, the correction officers' union affiliated with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; and Daniel Monteiro, 33, of Wolcott, a Waterbury businessman. Monteiro was not at the hearing Thursday and thus has not entered a plea.
Raymond Soucy, 60, of Naugatuck, a former corrections union treasurer and longtime Democratic operative, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of devising a scheme to bribe a public official and conspiracy to make false statements to the Federal Elections Commission.
Soucy had been cooperating with the FBI and recorded several conversations for them for use in the investigation into possible influence peddling, the sources said. When he is sentenced, Soucy faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years on the honest services fraud conviction and a maximum term of imprisonment of five years on the conspiracy conviction.
Also indicted was Braddock, 33, of Meriden, Donovan's former chief fundraiser, who was arrested at the end of May as part of the federal probe that has cast a shadow over what was Donovan's front-runner status for the three-way Aug. 14 Democratic congressional primary.
Braddock previously was indicted by a federal grand jury July 11. He was arrested and charged with accepting about $20,000 in contributions from tobacco shop owners who were attempting to derail the legislation. He had pleaded not guilty to earlier charges, which were superseded by Thursday's indictments.
The bill raising fees on roll-your-own shops died in the state Senate in early May, but it became part of the state budget in a June special session. The alleged conspiracy began last year, months before the state lost in state court an effort to tax the smoke shop machines that roll cigarettes from loose tobacco.
Sensing a legislative reaction, the shop owners allegedly bundled political contributions, using the names of other people, whom they reimbursed in cash.
David B. Fein, U.S. Attorney for Connecticut, and Kimberly K. Mertz, special agent in charge of the FBI's New Haven Division, said a federal grand jury in New Haven charged the seven with conspiracy and other federal offenses in connection with the illegal contributions.
"The purpose of the conduit contributions, which are contributions made by one person in the name of another person, was to conceal the fact that the individuals who were actually financing the payments had an interest in legislation that was expected to be introduced, and eventually was introduced, before the Connecticut General Assembly during the 2012 legislative session," Fein and Mertz said in a statement.
"By trying to conceal $27,500 in campaign contributions, as alleged in the indictment, the conspirators struck at the principles of transparency and fairness embodied in our campaign finance laws and upon which the integrity of our electoral system relies," Fein said.
The issue dates back a year, when the state attempted to treat the shops as cigarette manufacturers. By the end of last year, Moffa, Soucy, Tirado, Rogers and others had delivered the first $10,000 in campaign contributions to Braddock, according to the indictment. In April, an undercover FBI agent had joined Soucy and Rogers, meeting Braddock and Nassi in a Southington restaurant, where $10,000 was given in four $2,500 checks.
The indictment alleges that, in 2011, Moffa, Soucy and certain roll-your-own smoke shop owners, including Tirado and Rogers, began to discuss the possibility that the General Assembly would enact legislation harmful to smoke shop owners' business interests during the 2012 legislative session.
In November 2011, the co-conspirators began to deliver to the campaign, the indictment stated, through Braddock checks in the amount of $2,500, which were, in fact, conduit contributions. Typically, the contributors were reimbursed with cash from Rogers and other shop owners. In November and December 2011, four $2,500 conduit contributions were made to the campaign. One of the conduit contributions was delivered to Braddock immediately prior to a meeting between certain co-conspirators, the member of the General Assembly and Braddock.
The indictment further alleges that, on April 3, the Legislature's Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding voted in favor of Senate Bill 357, legislation that would have deemed roll-your-own smoke shop owners to be tobacco manufacturers under Connecticut law, a designation that would have subjected shop owners to a substantial licensing fee and tax increase.
On the day of the vote, Soucy contacted Nassi, who then communicated with the General Assembly member's legislative aide about the status of Senate Bill 357. Approximately, one week later, Soucy, Rogers and an FBI special agent working in an undercover capacity delivered four additional $2,500 checks in the names of conduit contributors to Nassi and Braddock at a restaurant in Southington.
The indictment stated Nassi continued to communicate with the legislative aid about the roll-your-own legislation. On May 9, 2012, the legislative session ended, and the legislation had not been called for a vote by either chamber of the General Assembly.
At the time of Braddock's arrest, Donovan fired Braddock and his assistant, Sara Waterfall, of Danbury, and Nassi, one of the speaker's former staff attorneys in the Capitol. Both Nassi and Waterfall were also under scrutiny for possible violations of campaign finance law.


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The creation of dynamic web content is made much easier by using templates. These templates include substitution variables that are replaced with the proper value when the content is delivered to the user. There are a number of languages and frameworks that offer templating to developers, but Cheetah is one of Python's frontrunners. It allows templates to be made and then converted into Python objects for use within Python applications, and it works with pretty much every Python framework. For example, Cheetah could start with a template that looks like this:
Hello, $name. Your last visit was on $date.
Cheetah would then compile it into a module, and $header, $name, $date and $footer could be substituted for just about anything, complete with any bells and whistles. In this article, we'll examine Cheetah and what it has to offer to Python developers looking to simplify dynamic content generation.
Installing Cheetah
Cheetah may be obtained from SourceForge:
Simply unarchive Cheetah and install it:
python install setup.py
Windows users will likely want to take a few extra steps when installing Cheetah. The first is to rename the file cheetah since it does not come with any extension to identify it as a Python file. It's located in the Scripts directory of your Python installation. Simply rename it cheetah.py, and if you are dying to lose the extension, create a file in the same directory called cheetah.bat:
cheetah.py %*
Next, it is recommended that you obtain a file named _namemapper.pyd from SourceForge. It speeds up Cheetah on Windows:
Place the file in the Lib/site-packages/Cheetah directory of your Python installation.
You'll probably want to add Cheetah to your Path environmental variable, too. If you've never done anything like this before (and since this article is intended to be useful to people of various levels of experience), simply go to the Properties of My Computer, click the Advanced tab, and then click the Environmental Variables button. Then, add a semicolon to Path followed by the path to cheetah's location. For example:
You'll want to make sure Python is there, too.
{mospagebreak title=Basic Templating}
Let's start off with a basic template with which to test out Cheetah. A simple counter will work fine. Create a file named counter.tmpl:
Hello, This page has been viewed $counter times.
In the above example, we will obviously want to substitute the $counter variable for the number of times the particular page has been viewed. It's pretty easy to turn our template into a real, working page in just a few lines of Python. We'll use a text file to store the count for simplicity's sake:
import os.path
from Cheetah.Template import Template
# Update the count
if os.path.exists ( 'count.txt' ):
count = int ( file ( 'count.txt' ).read() )
count = count + 1
count = 1
file ( 'count.txt', 'r' ).write ( str ( count ) )
print Template ( file = 'counter.tmpl', searchList =
[{ 'counter': str ( count ) }] )
After updating the count, we simply pass the file we wish to parse and a dictionary containing the replacement value. Cheetah then does the rest and returns the result, which is printed.
It's also possible to pass objects to Cheetah. Take a look at this template, contact.tmpl, which display's a particular person's contact information:
Name: $profile.name

E-Mail: $profile.email

Phone: $profile.phone

MSN: $profile.msn

AIM: $profile.aim

ICQ: $profile.icq

YIM: $profile.yim
All we need to do is create an object with the above properties and pass it under the profile key:
from Cheetah.Template import Template
class Profile:
def __init__ ( self, name, email, phone, msn, aim, icq, yim ):
self.name = name
self.email = email
self.phone = phone
self.msn = msn
self.aim = aim
self.icq = icq
self.yim = yim
johnDoe = Profile ( 'John Doe', 'firstname.lastname@example.com', '(555) 555-
5555′, 'email@example.com', 'JDoe', '0123456789', 'JDoe' )
print Template ( file = 'contact.tmpl', searchList =
[{ 'profile': johnDoe }] )
Cheetah then substitutes the appropriate attributes.
{mospagebreak title=Compiling Templates}
Compiling a template converts it into Python code, which eliminates the need for Cheetah to go through a template and replace everything. This means that Cheetah can work faster. Compiling a template is very simple, and all it involves is a call to Cheetah. Take a look at this template, quote.tmpl, which provides a placeholder for a random quotation:
$quotation

— $speaker
To compile this, we pass a few arguments to cheetah:
cheetah compile quote.tmpl
Cheetah then generates the file quote.py, which contains the class quote. The class can be imported into a Python script and then used similarly to the Template class:
import random
from quote import quote
# Define a list of quotations
quotations = [ [ 'It is easier to find people fit to govern
themselves than people fit to govern others.', 'Lord Acton' ],
[ 'A house divided against itself cannot stand.',
'Abraham Lincoln' ],
[ 'Before anything else, preparation is the key to
success.', 'Alexander Graham Bell' ] ]
# Pick a random quotation
quotation = random.choice ( quotations )
# Print the product
print quotation ( searchList = [{ 'quotation': quotation [0],
'author': quotation [1] }]
Adding Logic
Instead of having a Python script control all the logic for a certain template, it's possible to slip a bit of simple logic into a template. Cheetah makes this possible through special directives. For example, say that you want to display a certain message if one condition is met and a certain message if another condition is met. The #if directive can be used for this task, rather than doing work in Python. Take a look at greeting.tmpl, which displays different greetings for different times of day:
#if $hour < 12
Good morning!
#else if $hour >= 12 and $hour <=18
Good afternoon!
Good evening!
#end if
All we need to do is pass the hour of the day to the script, and it will display the appropriate message:
import time
from Cheetah.Template import Template
hour = time.localtime() [3]
print Template ( file = 'greeting.tmpl', searchList = [{ 'hour':
hour }] )
The #unless directive is similar to the #if directive, but it returns the opposite of what the expression returns. If the expression is true, then the contained code is not executed. If the expression is false, then the contained code executes. Take this template for example:
#unless $a
< Message >
#end unless
Unless $a returns a true value, "< Message >" is displayed to the user. If $a does return a true value, then the message is never displayed.
Cheetah also allows for loops to be used within templates. The #for directive acts as a for loop, as in listPresidents.tmpl:
#for $name in $names:

$name
#end for
To see the template in action, we need to pass a list to take the place of the $names variable:
from Cheetah.Template import Template
presidents = [ 'George Washington', 'John Adams', 'Thomas
Jefferson', 'James Madison', 'James Monroe' ]
print Template ( file = 'listPresidents.tmpl', searchList =
[{ 'names': presidents }] )
The #repeat directive simply repeats something a specified amount of times. For example, say I wanted to make a primitive horizontal bar graph using "|" characters. I could use the #repeat directive to do this in graph.tmpl:
#repeat $x
#end repeat
We can now substitute $x for the length of the graph:
from Cheetah.Template import Template
# Set the length of the bar graph
x = 10
print Template ( file = 'graph.tmpl', searchList = [{ 'x': x }] )
If you run the above script, however, you will see that each "|" character is put on a new line. This can be fixed using the #slurp directive:
#repeat $x
#end repeat
Lastly, the #while directive acts as a while loop:
#set $x = 1
#while $x <= 10
#set $x = $x + 1
#end while
Notice that the above template uses the #set directive. This simply sets the value of a variable.
Cheetah also contains #break and #continue directives for use in loops. This template will not display "4" or anything past "5":
#set $x = 1
#while $x <= 10
#if $x == 4
#end if
#if $x ==5
#set $x = $x + 1
#end if
#end while
{mospagebreak title=More Logic}
Functions can be declared in Cheetah templates, too, using the #def directive:
#def number($num)
Number: $num
#end def
#set $x = 1
#while $x <= 5
#set $x = $x + 1
#end while
Cheetah also contains #return and #pass directives for use in functions that behave just like their Python equivalents.
It's possible to import Python modules in a template using the #import directive:
#import time
A #from directive also exists that is identical to Python's from.
You can also import other compiled templates, and it's possible to subclass both compiled templates and Python modules as well. Here, we define parent.tmpl:
One: $one
Two: $two
Three: $three
Compile it, and then we are able to subclass it and define methods for $one, $two and $three:
#from parent import parent
#extends parent
#def one
#end def
#def two
#end def
#def three
#end def
Of course, just because you can play around with logic in Cheetah templates does not mean that you should. Combining presentation and logic wherever possible defeats the purpose of templating, which is to separate the two elements of dynamic content. Too many directives within a template make the template difficult to read, anyway. In my experience, a good rule of thumb is to use template logic where actual layout elements will vary as a result. Otherwise, if it's just a simple message or something that will vary, Python does the job a lot better. More complex layout elements are probably best left to Python, too.
Cheetah offers templating that can be used with just about any Python framework. I should also note that it doesn't have to be used with web pages. It can also be used for XML documents, e-mails and just about any other format. Beyond basic templating, it also allows for logic to be placed within templates, such as conditional statements, loops and functions. It's an easy-to-use tool that's worth taking into consideration for projects that require dynamic content.


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Perry will provide something interesting and helpful.
gailr, however, is enchanted by the concept of combing the Bible for "familiars" (not to mention hints on getting them to do double-duty as "formals")...


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The mission of the Office of Criminal Investigations is to prevent and investigate violations of California's Hazardous Waste Control Laws for the safety of the public and protection of the environment.
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Brush Fires Erupt Near Parkway
Five brush fires that broke out along the Garden State Parkway just north of the shore points are quelled, but the warning continues for extreme caution through our extensive rainless streak aggravated by gusty winds.
New Jersey State Police say that the blazes erupted in spots near Woodbridge, Clark, Cranford and Union within a 20-minute span just after 9 AM. A spokesman says they didn't appear to be deliberate.
New Jersey Environmental Commissioner Bob Martin says that fire danger is currently rated high. Dry, windy conditions can turn an errant spark into a conflagration that consumes massive acreage of parched woods or grasslands.
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service says it has responded to 315 wildfires that have burned 254 acres so far in 2012. Last year during the same period, its figures indicate 167 reported fires that damaged 176 acres.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Ride in comfort.
The Ergon GP1 grip is a great starting point for an exploration of Ergon's wares. The grip has two kinds of rubber, a harder rubber on the outside and a soft, patterned and textured Kraton rubber pad that both grips the hand or glove and offers great support. Each grip is held in place by a forged aluminum alloy clamp set by an Allen key. By comparison, the GP1 is a bit more forgiving than the race-oriented GX1. So those looking for the most comfort, look no further.
Since the grip is a unique shape, the wing shaped support is right where some glove makers are putting extra padding these days and provides more support for the palm of the hand. It's great that the clamp is what holds it in place. This way, the grip can be slid on and the clamp left loose so a rider can get a feel for where the ideal position is. Most likely, people will have it at level or slightly below level, but having a clamp so the grip can be set and reset until the position is dialed is a sweet convenience. Those who do drop-offs or spend lots of time with their butt behind their saddle might want the grips lower still.
The Ergon GP1 grip comes in six versions -- standard, SRAM, and Nexus/Rohloff widths in small and large. The size does not refer to the length but the thickness of the grip. The people at Ergon tell us that macho types assume they should have large unless otherwise indicated, so consider this a warning. Ergon has found that most people, except those who have huge mitts, go with the small. The smaller diameter is lighter, a bit stiffer, and easy to grab. Those with big hands and those who spend long, long days in the saddle might want to lean towards large.
The grip is 54mm at its widest (measured front to back). The GP1 Standard small and large are both 140mm. The GP1 SRAM small and large are both 94.5mm long. The Nexus/ Rohloff set has a full length left side grip and the right grip is 96.5mm long to accommodate the twist shifter. The clamp tightens via a 4mm Allen key and is designed to take not more than 7nm of torque. The left and right grips are mirror images of each other. They come with end plugs and mounting instructions. Weights for the GP1 are 169g per pair for the standard small, 206g for the standard large, and 155g for the SRAM small, and 174 for the SRAM large. Available in Black/Grey. Those of you using the Nexus-Rolhoff system, please be sure to make the appropriate selection.
Choosing the correct grip (PDF)
Choosing the correct size (PDF)
Ergon weight comparison (PDF)
- 4mm Allen key for easy installation
- End plugs and mounting instructions included
- Available in four sizes: Standard width in Small and Large, and SRAM width in Small and Large
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Reviews & Community
Love The Grip
I had them on my old mt. bike and bought them again for my fatty. Makes my ride more comfortable and easier on the palms and wrists.
Its all about fit
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
The Ergon grips are pretty cool if they fit your hands (I ride the Large size).
I've been running the GS and GX Ergons on my mtbs for years and have had great luck with the fit and design. I bought the GPs as a cheaper alternative to the GS and GXs for my commuter and have had mixed results. It seems the taper of the platform on the grip is more pronounced on these (GP) which has lead to more pressure being put on the area between my thumb and forefinger. As with all Ergons, the pitch of the platform is very important to proper fit and relief, but I find these don't fit my hands as well as the others. Its not necessarily a dig toward these grips, its just that the GS and GXs fit my hands better. The ergon quality is always great and there is definitely a reason why they offer a variety of grip styles. So please bear in mind that my 3 star fit could be a five star fore someone else. Best advice would be that if you prefer a chunky, over-sized grip these might be the Ergons for you, If you prefer a standard sized grip I'd say go with the GX or GSs.
On the Kona
They are 'OK'
I had these installed on my 29er for a while but ended up installing them on my commuter. Like others have said, they are ok for a little while on a mtn bike but I feel like sometimes you need a traditional grip that you can wrap your fingers around. I think it really depends on your riding style and the trails that you choose.
Starter Ergons
These were the first Ergon grips I tried. I do in fact have pretty large hands. I wear XL and even XXL gloves, so I tried the large size grips. They were fine riding on flat, open bike paths etc, but riding on single track trails, I felt like I was wearing mittens or something. I don't think it really matters how big your hands are, these just are not designed with bike handling in mind. If you intend any off road, technical use, try a different model like the GS1 or GX1. If you just plan on cruising around the neighborhood and such, these will be fine.
good stuff
I bought these because i was having a lot of trouble with my standard grips... On the descent i had tons of pressure in the "pit"of my hand, between my thumb and index finger. After long descents my hands were killing me. Talked to several bike techs here at BC and they recommended me to get Ergon grips. This way it helps disperse the the pressure across the majority of my hand vs. just the pit between the thumb and index finger.
What does SRAM mean? Difference between...
What does SRAM mean? Difference between Standard and GripShifter. Went to Ergon website didn't see SRAM. The GP1-L set we have has the length as 130 mm. You show it as 140mm. The Art No. 424 000 15 is right off the box we have. Looking for a second pair.
SRAM = Gripshift. This is actually a mislabel by Comp Cyclist. It should say "Gripshift"
Buy the Small
The sizing doesn't reflect the width or clamp size, but rather the "girth" of the grip as you hold on. Unless you have HUG-UNGOUS hands, you're gonna want the small.
Great grips. Comfortable when chattering along rocky downhill runs, but they also provide lots of decent hand positions for climbing.
As I began my foray into replacing my 10 year old bike, I rode friend's new bikes. A couple had these grips, and I did not buy the bikes they had - but I went with this grip (which they had). I don't have carpal tunnel, but I have had numbness and tingling issues with a conventional grip. These seem to solve that problem, and I just find them to be very comfortable. From the reviews, this product falls into the category of personal preference (ie it is not just a good or bad product - it will vary depending on all kinds of factors), but if they work for you, you will be psyched. I like them and am glad I chose them for the new ride.
Close to the right one
The grip pictured is the low weight plastic clamp grip. The grip received was the heavier, metal clamp grip. Still functional and it is very comfortable.
I love these grips
very comfortable and easy to install... i use my bike on trail and to commute around town and these just make riding for long periods of time enjoyable
Just not for me, may be for you
I tried to like these. I really did. I built up a rigid 29er and put these on because I hoped they would save my palms and wrists some wear and tear. And they did...at first. They lock your wrists into a particular position and are great on climbs. They spread out the impact on your palms and for a while make descending better on a rigid. Once you get them dialed angle-wise in they seem much more comfortable than regular grips. They're firm yet squishy and nice and tacky and grippy.
After a long descent, though, it just became painful, because it's harder to hang on to these. That wing on the back is right where I would be gripping with end end joint my last three fingers, so instead of allowing my really wrap my fingers around the bar if forces me to crimp on a larger surface. After long descents or on really long rides this just pumps out my forearms and causes everything below my elbow to turn to painful jelly. It's also a pain when climbing out of the saddle, because your wrists rotate forward and it's harder to grab the bar. I thought it was because my fingers weren't in shape; I built up to longer rides and even did the Tahoe Sierra 100 on these (not to mention the rock climbing I do). In the end my hands just never adjusted and my forearms were always painfully pumped out after long rides with anything technical or bumpy.
I have pretty big hands, that may be my problem (I tried both the S and L; the L was just humongous and the S worked better). I know some people swear by these things and love them, and I know people like me who tried to like them and just couldn't get into it. Eventually I went back to ODI Rogues and have been much happier since, they're just so much easier to hold onto. I think it depends on your hand size and shape combined with riding setup and style. You may love them, you may hate them. I also tried the GX1 grips because the wing is thinner, but had the same problem there. These are squishier than the GX1 and a little tackier.
As far as quality goes, they are built well. I wish there were a clamp on the inside as well for more peace of mind on carbon bars, but the outside clamp holds reasonably well. They wear at a reasonable rate, though a little faster than the GX1. I had no problems with quality at all.
Ergon uber comfy
I've had carpol tunnel of the wrist so standard grips just don't work for me. Odi's and the like, while they look great, kill my wrists and forearms after a long and arduous climb/descent. I wish I could use them but I can't. I used to use Specialized BG grips on all my bikes but after awhile the wide part of the grip that supports your weight leaning forward started to become too flexy and there was no gritty tactile feel for the extra "hold on for dear life" death-grip on the gnarly DH sessions. I have both the Ergon GR2 on my On One 456 Summer Season and GP1 (on my Trek Fuel Ex) grips - - my most recent Huck N Roll purchase, btw, and they NOTICEABLY add so much comfort to my ride. Well constructed and quality material. Ergon has grips with or without the bar ends. Both are equally comfy. The bar ends just give you more options as far as hand position when climbing.
I ordered these but had to return since the grips were not black as the picture indicates. The grip area is a dark grey and palm area light grey with the clamps being silver aluminum. Otherwise, I tried these grips on another bike and loved the way they felt, especially after a long ride.
how do i know what size will fit my...
how do i know what size will fit my bike?
Ergon offers the GP1, GC2, GR2, GC3, GE1, GA1 and GS grips in 2 sizes. Please note that the GX models only come in one size, which is small. The small and large label refers to how thick or thin the grip is. There is no difference in the length or wing size between the small and large. The only exception to this is with the GA1 where the large is a little bit longer than the small. The small grip is best for riders with small hands, those wearing thick padded gloves, and riders riding/racing technical mountain bike terrain. The large grip is best for riders with large hands, commuting, and city riding.
Great DH and XC grips
These grip lock so solid on the bars it inspires confidence. But, the best part is my fingers don't go numb on long DH runs, and I can keep my hand strength for 7-9 hours now. Instead of most of my weight carried in the thumb crotch, it's now spread over the whole palm, which also means my steering control is now on the outside of the bars where there's more leverage.
I'd never even think about going back to tube-shaped grips.
Ebon's sweet non-locking Ergon.
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The Atlanta Braves have announced that the team won't be wearing hats featuring the "screaming Indian" logo in the upcoming baseball season after all.
When designs for the batting practice caps for all 30 Major League Baseball teams were released in December, the Braves' cap instantly drew criticism for its use of a logo many Native Americans find offensive. The "screaming Indian" or "screaming savage" image had not been seen on a Braves uniform since 1989, and most baseball fans considered it retired, for understandable reasons.
Backlash over the hat was intense. Paul Lukas of uni-watch.com awarded it a failing grade in his review of the new gear — and soon afterward received a tip that the cap would be scrapped:
Word I'm hearing through the grapevine is that last week's ESPN column on MLB's new BP caps generated so much controversy and backlash against the Braves' "screaming Indian" design that the team may end up switching to another cap logo. If that happens, expect MLB to issue lots of revisionist-history talking points about how the Indian design was just "one option we were exploring" and that it was "in development but never finalized" and that the Braves simply "opted to go in another direction" or some such. But take it from me: That design was (and, for now, still is) good to go. As of today, it's listed in the MLB Style Guide. If the Braves ultimately abandon it, it'll be because they responded to the backlash, period. Which, of course, is precisely what they should do. Here's hoping.
An article posted to the Braves official site on MLB.com yesterday makes it official: The batting practice cap will be adorned with the script "A" logo, not the Indian head. Although the Braves did (as Lukas predicted) say that the design given to the sports press was not final, the MLB.com reporter acknowledged that the design was controversial. In a post at ESPN.com, Lukas says the Braves explanation "doesn't ring true."
Lukas also brings up another product that is bound to cause some consternation — a retro Cleveland Indians tee made by Majestic (official uniform suppliers of Major League Baseball):
Oh dear.


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One of the FOSS projects I really hold dear (mainly because they chose to include a few models made by myself :p ) is UFO:AI.
For those totally out of the loop: it's a turn based strategy game based on the classic game X-Com utilizing an improved Quake2 engine.
Recently they had a new release, version 2.4, but the changes upcoming are even cooler (new soldier models and a greatly improved GUI):
More cool screens of those upcoming changes can be found here and here. And here you can find some more as part of a slightly older, but still interesting interview with the developers.
Besides these development news, there seems to have been an informal competition of who can do the nicer Let's Play videos of UFO:AI ;)
Click here for Part 2 and Part 3, or check out this series of Let's Play videos as the alternative: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (Part 1 starts out with an outdated version though).
So if you are hooked now by this awesome game, you might as well check out some alternatives: OpenXcom and XenoWar. Neither of which has as much polish and nice graphics as UFO:AI however.


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8 Creepy Spy Technologies That Can Be Hitched to Your Neighborhood Drones
America's cities may soon be swarming with surveillance drones equipped with high-tech snooping tools.
March 13, 2012 |
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Last fall, the Montgomery County Sheriff's department got together for a photo op showing off a new unmanned surveillance craft. The $300,000 drone did not have an
auspicious debut. Minutes after take-off, the UAV lost touch with the control console and plummeted to earth, crashing into the police officers assembled for the launch. No one was hurt, because police were hanging out in their armored car ("the Bearcat") another warzone weapon that has crept into the arsenals of local cops around the country (the Bearcat came out alright).
Meanwhile, there are no such plans underway to build legal barriers against the privacy erosions portended by cheap, versatile, unmanned aircraft -- drones small enough to fly around your window or large enough to hover far above the earth, out of site but watching over miles of land.
Police enthusiasm for military weaponry (and a drone industry salivating over a new market) is driving a rapid spread of domestic law enforcement drones, which are already being used by border agents. In February, the FAA was directed to lay out guidelines opening up airspace for commercial and civil drones by 2015, at the latest; the technology is likely to be embraced by property companies, paparazzi, and totally random people who want to spy on others. (There are also many positive uses, like helping track wildfires or oil spills.)
Privacy advocates are duly freaked out. "All the pieces appear to be lining up for the eventual introduction of routine aerial surveillance in American life—a development that would profoundly change the character of public life in the United States," the ACLU's Jay Stanley and Catherine Crump wrote in a report released earlier this year (PDF). A long tradition of government inaction in response to the privacy threats unleashed by new technologies does not auger well for Americans' expectations of privacy.
Drones may beso intrusive that M. Ryan Calo, director of privacy and robotics for the Center for Internet and Society, thinks they might finally shake Americans out of their complacency about the relentless attacks on their privacy in the decade after 9/11.
"People would feel observed, regardless of how or whether the information was actually used. The resulting backlash could force us to reexamine not merely the use of drones to observe, but the doctrines that today permit this use," Calo writes in the Stanford Law Review.
AlterNet has assembled an incomplete list of spy technologies and surveillance programs, military and civilian, that can take to the air on drones. Here are eight things that could potentially be strapped to the UAV that may be flying over your head in the next few years.
1. WiFi and phone hacking: The Wireless Aerial Surveillance Platform (WASP) can break into WiFi networks and hack cell phones, according to Forbes. Jerry-rigged from an old army drone by two former military network security analysts, the spy plane comes with a Linux system and dictionary to help generate password-cracking words.
Plus, its antennas mimic cell phone towers, allowing the machine, allegedly, to tap into cell phone conversations and access text messages. "Ideally, the target won't even know he's being spied on," one of the designers told Forbes.
Their intentions are not to get a head start on unleashing a dystopian future where no conversation is private, but to show how easily breached communication networks are. Point taken.
2. NYPD sensor that sees through clothes: The NYPD, which is not known for its cautious approach to the use of surveillance, announced recently that it was perfecting a sensor that uses radiation to reveal weapons hidden under a person's clothes. The technology can clearly be put to good use, diffusing dangerous situations and saving lives. But as NYCLU director Donna Lieberman said in a statement, it would be helpful if the NYPD shared what the surveillance can do and its intentions for using it: "We have no idea how this technology works, if it is effective, and what its error rate is. If the NYPD is moving forward with this, the public needs more information about this technology, how it works and the dangers it presents." (The NYPD is also not hailed for its transparency.)
Right now the sensor can "see" metal objects from a few feet away and the department is trying to expand its reach to 82, according to NYPD spokesman Paul Browne, in an interview in the New York Times.
Ryan Calo told AlterNet, "Why not have drones fly around looking for guns then?"
3. Biometrics: Advances in facial recognition, iris scans and other identifying biometric markers are speeding along, with both police departments and federal agencies juicing up the biometrics industry by offering a welcoming market for its wares. This includes the MORIS device, spreading through police departments all over the country, which lets police capture iris scans and run image algorithms that can recognize a person from the geometry of his or her face. Biometrics like facial recognition (and eventually iris scans) are a natural fit for aerial vehicles, as camera zoom and image quality continue to improve. Meanwhile, government databases are collecting more biometric information from more people, making the technology increasingly useful as an identification and tracking tool. The logical outcome: a zoom lens on a drone could zero in and snap a picture that can be scanned and run through a number of databases, including ones kept by DHS, DOJ and DoD, without anyone being the wiser.
4. Video analytics: The video analytics industry seeks to develop systems that can analyze and interpret data. So instead of a stream of raw footage, the camera itself can perform searches for people and objects of interest. One example is LPR readers that can read license plates and run them against a database, helping match identity and track location. Those are already in use all over the world, and more sophisticated forms of video analytics have also started to creep into metro areas. Chicago, which bears the honor of being called the most surveilled city in America by Michael Chertoff, has cameras that can track specific people or cars as they move around the city, according to the ACLU of Illinois (PDF).
Private companies, government agencies and academic institutions are working to improve cameras that can hone in on specific objects or people, figure out location, or pick people out of a crowd.
DARPA, the military's science lab, has one of the more ambitious projects in play, as Wired's Danger Room reported last year. The "Mind's Eye" project would power cameras with artificial intelligence that lets them decide what to monitor -- visual intelligence that lets them pick out "operationally significant activity and report on that activity so warfighters can focus on important events in a timely manner."
5. Sense-through-the-wall (STTW) technology: For about a decade various branches of the military have been working to create sensors that can penetrate walls. DARPA's Visibuilding project is working on "surveillance capabilities to detect personnel within buildings, to determine building layouts, and to locate weapons caches and shielded enclosures within buildings," according to the DARPA site. The US Army's research arm (CERDEC) has also developed technology that can sense behind walls.
The appeal of STTW technology in urban warfare is clear, and offers obvious temptations to domestic law enforcement as well; an NIJ (research arm of DOJ) report from 2008 laments the fact that some of the best stuff is still too expensive for many domestic agencies, like the $20,000 RadarVision2, which can sense people 30 feet into a room (in this case, the Fourth Amendment against search and seizure would likely come into play).
6. ARGUS-IS, the 100-eyed giant: The military's ARGUS-IS (Autonomous Real-Time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance Imaging System) endows the A-160 Hummingbird, one of the military's newest, fanciest drones, with the power to stake out 36 miles of land from one spot. The sensors can absorb 80 years worth of footage in a single day, using 65 video screens capable of tracking different locations, according to Wired. According to DARPA's site, "Each video window is electronically steerable independent of the others, and can either provide continuous imagery of a fixed area on the ground or be designated to automatically keep a specified target (dismount or vehicle) in the window." ARGUS-IR adds infrared vision to the setup.
7. Gorgon Stare: The Gorgon Stare is similar to ARGUS-IS, except that it's named after a monster that can turn people to stone, rather than merely a giant with 100 all-seeing eyes. Hitched to Reaper drones, Gorgon Stare is supposed to collect information from an entire small town or city and send data to troops in the field and to ground stations for deeper analysis. "Gorgon Stare will be looking at a whole city, so there will be no way for the adversary to know what we're looking at, and we can see everything," an Air Force general told the Washington Post.
(Gorgon Stare is also notable for failing spectacularly the first time it was tested, deemed "not operationally effective" by DoD testers, in a memo obtained by Winslow Wheeler, director of the Center for Defense Information. The Air Force claimed it could be fixed.)
8. Wide Area Aerial Surveillance System (WAASS): ARGUS-IS and Gorgon Stare are planned for Afghanistan, but as Wired reported in January, the Department of Homeland Security has inquired about a similar system that can scan large swathes of land in the US. The agency has solicited industry feedback on the possibility of a surveillance system that does the following:
The primary objective of WAASS is to provide persistent, long-term surveillance over urban and rural terrain at least the size of 16 km2. The surveillance system shall have an electro-optical capability for daylight missions but can have an infrared capability for day or night operations. The sensor shall integrate with an airborne platform for data gathering. The imagery data shall be displayed at a DHS operations center and have the capability for forensic analysis within 36 hours of the flight.As Spencer Ackerman points out, "If it's starting to sound reminiscent of the spy tools the military has used in Iraq and Afghanistan, it should."


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Student Performance on Grade 4 English
What does this measure?
The percent of students tested who scored at level 3 or above-meeting or exceeding the state standard-on the state Grade 4 English exam. The test is scored by placing a student's performance in one of four levels.
Why is this important?
Early reading skills are critical to a successful school experience and a productive work life.
How is Orange County performing?
In 2017, 39% of fourth-graders in Orange passed the English exam (met or exceeded state standards), similar to the regional rate of 37% and below the state (exluding NYC) rate of 41%. The rate in 2017 was also a 3-point increase from 2016. Among Orange school districts, passing rates were lowest in Washingtonville (18%) and highest in Greenwood Lake (71%).
It should be noted that a substantial number of students did not take state exams in 2017 due to parent concerns about testing in schools. The large percentage of students not taking the exam may have an effect on overall achievement levels and should give caution when interpreting results. The opt out rate was 34% in Orange, 37% in Dutchess and 35% for Ulster.
Notes about the data
Changes in the state's testing program over the last decade impact the comparability of test results year to year. In addition to the shift to Common Core Standards in 2013, the state in 2010 revised scoring of its tests, raising the threshold for passing. The Common Core was adopted in most states to better prepare students for success beyond high school by emphasizing problem solving, understanding and synthesis, comprehension of nonfiction text, and other higher-order thinking skills. Data for this indicator are expected to be released in the third quarter.


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The Student Managers attend weekly meetings and are required to monitor department budgets and work with their department supervisor. They are also the link between the union full-time staff and the student employees.
Student Manager positions are great for developing skills that you will use throughout your career. Student Managers learn leadership and management skills and can create valuable networking opportunities with professionals.
How do I become a Student Manager?
Glad you asked. Becoming a Student Manager requires hard work ethic, a great attitude, the desire to lead, and most importantly, the ability to have fun.
Are you up to the challenge? Contact the AMU Office of Administration (AMU 213) for more information.


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LAS VEGAS — Ronda Rousey needed nine shots to make it a perfect 10.
The UFC women's bantamweight champion delivered nine consecutive right hands to a downed Alexis Davis to retain her title in just 16 seconds and improve to 10-0 in the co-main event at UFC 175 Saturday night at Mandalay Bay Events Center.
After a brief exchange of punches in the center of the ring, Rousey landed a right, grabbed Davis (16-6) and executed one of her patented judo throws.
Rousey landed on Davis and into side control with her left hand still around Davis' neck. With nowhere to go, Davis absorbed nine consecutive blows before referee Yves Lavigne jumped in to stop the fight.
Rousey, who has ended her first eight fights by submission with her vaunted armbar, has now finished her past two fights by knockout in the first round.
The Venice resident finished Sara McMann with a knee to the liver in 66 seconds at UFC 170 in February.
They are the only finishes by knockout in the women's division, and the 16-second fight was the shortest in UFC women's history.