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Offering a free class to help teen girls with their body image sounds like a great idea. Not so great: advertising the class with a flier depicting only thin white girls.
According to the New Haven Register, that's what the city's Cornell Scott Hill Health Center did when it advertised its Girls' Group via email yesterday. Though Hill Health Center serves a predominantly black and Latino neighborhood, the emailed flier features five white girls, who may in fact be the same girl in different poses. Community members were extremely disappointed — said activist Ken Ewing on Facebook,
Who can tell me what is wrong with the flier trying to recruit girls for work on their self-esteem and body image? What message is it sending our little black and Latino girls?
Unfortunately, it's a common message: that eating disorders and body image issues are problems only for already-skinny white girls. This message can make it harder for girls (or adult women, or men) of color to get help, and it can blind laypeople and clinicians alike to the fact that not everyone with an eating disorder "looks like it." Then there's the fact that girls dealing with body image problems may not respond especially well to a poster that includes only girls with America's most privileged body type. Luckily, the flier, which has been sent out before, hasn't kept kids out of the class — it's been filled to capacity each time it's been offered. And Hill Health Center officials have already changed and re-sent the flier. So hopefully their mistake won't keep girls from benefiting from the program. But it's a good reminder that, when it comes to body politics, images matter.
Poster For Body Image Class At New Haven's Hill Health Center Revamped Following Outcry Over Race Of Girls [New Haven Register]


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Prisma - The photo editing app that's taken over the internet. Prisma allows you to apply filters to your images. Prisma morphs your photos into fine art like Picasso or Mondrian, and it's blowing up the iOS app charts. This prisma app is launched in App store by a Russian programmer and its completely free to download.
Viral photo app sensation Prisma has just unveiled its beta app for Android users, considering the waves it has been making on social media off late. Here are the prisma app memes in tamil.


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Direct contact for Lindab products and system in your country (local languages).
The manifold can be used for both supply and exhaust air. It is available in several types and dimensions. All types have Ø 63 mm studs with Lindab Safe sealings for connections of either SR 63 spiral-seamed ducts or semiflexible or flexible ducts. The manifold is designed for floor installation but can be used everywhere, also in the ceiling for example.
The Smart lock function allows you to fasten semi flexible ducts effortlessly to the Ø63 connections.
Two turnable anchor plates, placed on the bottom of the manifold, can be used for fixation.
Fulfills air tightness class D.
There are no softwares available for download for this particular product.


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SKY REPORTER: February 2011
by Steve Beyer on
On Tuesday February 1st, the Sun is within boundaries of the constellation Capricornus. At the end of February our nearest star is in Aquarius. The daily duration of time the Sun is above the horizon increases this month by a total of one hour and eight minutes.
February 1st sunrise in New York occurs at 7:05 a.m. and sunset is at 5:14 p.m. At the end of the month the sun rises at 6:31 and sets at 5:46. During February average overnight temperatures recorded in Central Park rise from 26 degrees Fahrenheit on the first, to 31 degrees on the 28th. Currently, Mars and Mercury are too close to the Sun's direction for casual observations.
On February 1st, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune are all above the western horizon an hour after sunset. Jupiter is in the constellation Pisces and shines prominently at visual magnitude –2.2. Uranus (you-RAN-us) is also in Pisces and has an apparent magnitude 5.9. Neptune is at the border between Aquarius and Capricornus, and is near the horizon at the end of evening twilight. It is dim with a magnitude of just 8. At the start of February these planets set at the following times: Neptune 6:27 p.m., Uranus at 9 p.m., and Jupiter at 9:19.
Over at the opposite side of the horizon on February 1st, Saturn rises at 10:27 p.m., with magnitude 0.5. Venus enters the sky at 4:11 a.m. shining at magnitude minus 4.3. It remains a brilliant pre-dawn sight throughout this month. Aside from the Sun and Moon, no celestial object is as eye catching as Venus. Its brilliancy is such that many assume the planet's vivid light is from an aircraft whose landing lights are aimed towards them.
By the end of February, Mercury, Mars, Uranus, and Neptune all are too close to the Sun for convenient viewing. On the last day of the month Jupiter is low in the west, ten degrees of arc above the horizon, one hour after sunset. The current observing season for Jupiter is then about to conclude. We must wait until May to again easily see this largest Solar System planet. Jupiter will reappear from the Sun's dazzling zone of the ecliptic, and becomes visible in the pre-dawn sky.
Primary lunar phases this month begin with New Moon on Wednesday the 2nd. First Quarter phase is Friday the 11th. February's Full Moon, known as the "Snow Moon" or "Hunger Moon" in Native American cultures, is Friday the 18th and Last Quarter phase is on Thursday, the 24th.
Passages of the moon cycling through its phases each month serve as markers of other sky objects. On the evening of Sunday February 6th a beautiful waxing crescent moon may be seen near Jupiter and Uranus. This night the three objects are about six degrees of arc apart. That approximates the same angular span as the width of three knuckles of your fist when seen at arm's length. At about 6 p.m. on the 6th look above the western horizon for Jupiter, located almost directly to the left of the crescent moon. As the sky continues to darken, use binoculars or a telescope to seek Uranus, located between and lower than Jupiter and the Moon. The three will form a nearly equilateral triangle with Uranus marking the lower apex.
If you can access a telescope use this opportunity to enjoy the spectacular beauty of the lunar crescent as well as the fascinating Jovian moons. If you haven't seen Jupiter with a telescope during the past year, have a look and note if one of its previously prominent equatorial belts is still missing! This structure has recently been reported as having started the process of reforming, so look for your own visual evidence of current developments. Also, if Uranus is not yet on your "life list" of planets, try for a glimpse of this dim seventh planet from the Sun. Remember, even if it's cloudy on the evening of the 6th of February, and the moon will have moved further east during succeeding nights, Jupiter and Uranus shall be in approximately the same sky location for several additional weeks.
We recommend you also take advantage of crystal clear winter nights to enjoy the bright set of stars centered on the constellation Orion. Detailed charts of constellations usually depict far more stars than those that may be seen with unaided eyes in city skies. Therefore, urban observers are encouraged to concentrate on stars of first magnitude or brighter. This season, such luminaries include Betelgeuse (BATE-el-juice) and Rigel (RYE-jell) in Orion, Procyon (PRO-see-on) in Canis Minor, Capella, (ka-PELL-ah) overhead in the constellation Auriga (awe-RYE-ja), and Sirius (serious), brightest star in the entire night sky, located in Canis Major, the mythological Big Dog.
On the nights of the 13th and 14th of February, the waxing gibbous moon is seen in the midst of those brilliant stars. It is a region of active star formation containing objects that demonstrate progressive stages in stellar evolution.
During the night of Tuesday February 15 the bright gibbous moon is nine degrees of arc (a fist length) from Pollux (POL-lux), one of the notable "Twin Stars" in the constellation Gemini (GEM-in-ee). Due to the moon's brilliance, cover it with your hand to better observe Pollux and Castor, its slightly fainter twin.
Pollux is a yellow star 34 light years from us. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 1.2 and is a giant ten times the Sun's diameter. In addition to manufacturing energy by the thermonuclear process of fusing helium into carbon and oxygen in its core, Pollux also generates light and heat as a by-product of the transformation of hydrogen into helium within a shell surrounding the core. Pollux is orbited by a planet with a mass about three times that of Jupiter, in an orbit slightly bigger than the orbit of Mars. Pollux's orbiting planet takes about one Earth year and seven months, to make a circuit of that star.
The evening of Friday January 18th when the Moon is Full it is about 222, 640 miles from Earth, located in our sky about 12 degrees southeast of the first magnitude Regulus, brightest star in the constellation Leo, the Lion.
On Monday February 21st, the waning gibbous moon is between the constellations Corvus and Virgo, just nine degrees (about a fist length) south of Saturn.
Around 5:30 a.m., on Monday the 28th of February, look for a thin waning crescent moon approximately 12 degrees above the southeastern horizon, to the upper right of Venus.


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Ethiopian runners continued their dominance of the Yangzhou International Half Marathon on Sunday (21) as Jakob Jarso and Worknesh Degefa triumphed at the IAAF Gold Label Road Race.
Having won both men's and women's races in 2011, Ethiopian runners narrowly missed the feat in 2012 with a win in the men's race and a loss by one second in the women's race. But on a sunny Sunday morning in 2013, they started the race as favourites and did not disappoint at the finish line.
Clear skies and temperature at 7°C got the runners to a good start at around 8am and the leading group was off immediately. Kenyan Nicholas Kipkemboi, one of the favourites, took the lead from the start, leading a pack of 12 runners to the Guangling Bridge.
The first 5km was passed in 14:31 and the 12 runners were still together at 10km, where they clocked 28:49. With Kipkemboi still leading, 13km was reached in 37:23, but now the pace had picked up considerably and there were only eight runners left at the top at this stage.
By the 15km mark in Xuyuan Garden, only four were left at the lead with Kipkemboi still heading the group, followed by Eritrean Nguse Tesfaldet and Kenyans Silas Kipruto and Luka Lobiwan. Lobiwan seemed to be dropping off the group, but just 500m after this the three leaders seemed to slow down a bit to let the Kenyan back in.
Just after 16km, another runner, Yakob Jarso of Ethiopia, caught up with the leaders too making it a group of five men. Things didn't change before 18.8km when Kipkemboi, in the lead from the very first moment of the race, accelerated considerably.
The 26-year-old Kenyan attacked and immediately Lobiwan, already in trouble earlier, was quickly dropped 10m back. Exactly one kilometre later it was time for Silas Kipruto to go backwards and at the same time the former steeplechaser Jarso made his move, taking the lead off Kipkemboi for the first time in the race. Jarso was timed at 57:36 for 20km, and 400m later Olympic 10,000m finalist Tesfaldet surrendered and it was only Jarso and Kipkemboi left at the top.
Jarso held on to win in 60:39, a season's best and his second-best career clocking behind a 60:07 personal best in 2010. Kipkemboi was timed 60:42 for second place, also a season's best, and Tesfaldet set a PB of 60:46 for third. Kipruto was fourth in 60:52 and Lobiwan fifth in 60:53.
Degefa finally lands a big win
The women's race was a very different one in contrast to the men's competition. Right from the start line three Ethiopians – Worknesh Degefa, Tadelech Bekele and Yebrqual Melese – left the others well behind, making sure it was a race only between athletes from one country.
After 30 minutes of running the trio had covered 9.2km and they stayed together until very late in the race. The deciding move came after 19km and it was made by Degefa, who moved up another gear, leaving Melese quickly behind. Bekele tried to follow, but after Degefa got five metres in between them at the 19.6km point, it seemed it was an easy win for the 23-year-old.
But it wasn't over with Degefa fading a bit in the long final straight as Bekele almost caught up with her. Degefa still won in 68:43 with Bekele clocking a 68:45 personal best for second place. It was Degefa's first victory in an international Half-marathon race, having finished third at the Roma-Ostia Half Marathon in March and second in Prague earlier this month.
Melese was third in 69:02, a PB as well, while the best Chinese athlete Yang Dingrong finished fourth in a 73:23 PB. Former World Marathon champion Catherine Ndereba finished sixth in 77:54, one place behind fellow Kenyan Alice Mogire (75:25).
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George Strait Launches Another Charity Auction in Honor of Late Daughter
Country superstar George Strait may be launching his final tour, but that doesn't mean he's finished helping out the charitable causes that are nearest and dearest to his heart. After an overwhelming outpouring of support for a recent online charity auction, the good-hearted singer has launched a second online auction which kicked off Friday (Nov. 23), with the proceeds going to benefit the Jenifer Strait Foundation.
The singer and his family formed the Jenifer Strait Foundation in memory of his daughter Jenifer, who was killed in a car accident in 1986 at the age of 13. The foundation relies on private donations, which are donated yearly to child-related charities. Over the years the foundation has supported Boysville, the Greater San Marcos Youth Council, Dare to Love Rainbow Room, Boys and Girls Club of San Antonio, Youth Alternatives, Carver Academy, and St. Jude's Ranch, among others.
This month's online auction will allow fans to bid on two exclusive VIP packages for each stop on Strait's upcoming The Cowboy Rides Away Tour, which will include two front row tickets, a meet and greet with Strait, private pre-show access, admission to a private exhibition of Strait's memorabilia and more.
For more details, visit the singer's official website.


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One of the corridors to the many business that are setup in the St Louis Union Station. Up until the 1960s this was the largest train station in the world. At its peak it handled over 100,000 passengers per day. It gradually fell into decline but was renovated in the mid 80's. Today it is a major tourist attraction and a national historic landmark. Union Station hosts a shopping center, luxury hotel, and entertainment complex.
The United States is one of the most diverse countries on earth, jam packed full of amazing sights from St. Patrick's cathedral in New York to Mount Hollywood California.The Northeast region is where it all started. Thirteen British colonies fought the American Revolution from here and won their independence in the first successful colonial rebellion in history. Take a look at these rolling hills carpeted with foliage along the Hudson river here, north of New York City.The American south is known for its polite people and slow pace of life. Probably they move slowly because it's so hot. Southerners tend not to trust people from "up north" because they talk too fast. Here's a cemetery in Georgia where you can find graves of soldiers from the Civil War.The West Coast is sort of like another country that exists to make the east coast jealous. California is full of nothing but grizzly old miners digging for gold, a few gangster rappers, and then actors. That is to say, the West Coast functions as the imagination of the US, like a weird little brother who teases everybody then gets famous for making freaky art.The central part of the country is flat farmland all the way over to the Rocky Mountains. Up in the northwest corner you can find creative people in places like Portland and Seattle, along with awesome snowboarding and good beer. Text by Steve Smith.


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Six years ago, Nintendo returned to its 2D platforming roots with New Super Mario Bros. It went on to become not only the bestselling DS title but also the third bestselling hand-held title ever (behind Pokemon Red/Blue and Tetris) with over 28 million copies sold worldwide. After a brief detour to the Wii, the series returns to hand-helds with New Super Mario Bros. 2. Does this new title recapture the magic of Mario once again, or does this series need to find itself a new magic wand? [*Note: Minor Spoilers Follow]
Good — Seems More Like Mario 3 than Mario 2
In many ways New Super Mario Bros. was the original Super Mario Bros.—only more so. The levels and enemies were similar and even the new power-ups of Mega Mario and Micro Mario were just exaggerations of normal and Super Mario. In the same way, New Super Mario Bros. 2 is an homage to Super Mario Bros. 3. The koopa kids are back with their magic wands as is the raccoon suit. The world themes are often identical to Mario 3—e.g., World 1 is normal, World 2 is a desert, World 3 is water. All in all, it brings with it a welcome sense of nostalgia to anyone who spent countless hours with the NES classic.
Good — Plenty of Replay Value
Beating New Super Mario Bros. 2 takes only six hours (eight if you include the optional mushroom and flower worlds). Luckily there is plenty to do after beating the game. As in
previous iterations, each level has three hidden medals to find and collect, and many levels have several exits that open up optional paths with optional levels.
Moreover, New Super Mario Bros. 2 also includes a coin attack mode. In this mode, the game challenges you to collect as many coins as possible across three levels which you must complete without dying—and under a certain time limit. It's a great addition for Mario veterans hoping for a little more challenge in the game—because, let's not mince words, New Super Mario Bros. 2 is...
Mixed — Easy
It's really easy. Because of the game's new focus on giving billions of coins—as exemplified by the new golden fire flower and golden enemies debuff—you will never be in the slightest danger of running out of lives. Besides a few notable exceptions, the levels themselves are pretty simple, with deaths likely to occur only because of the addition of a new element or a blind jump.
Bad — The Long Retry
Despite the game's average ease, there are one or two sudden difficulty spikes—usually involving a particularly tricky jump at the very end of a level. This of course means that every time you fail, you must go back to the world map, start the level again at the halfway point, and spend a minute or two getting back to the place where you failed. But why would I want to load back to the world map after each failure? What I want is to try again as quickly as possible, not to waste time loading.
The worst example of this is the final boss. As all of his attacks are one-hit kills, a single mistake sends you back to the last check point—forcing you to beat his first form and then watch an unskippable cutscene before getting back to the part in which you died. It's just an aggravating waste of time.
Final Thoughts
Make no mistake, New Super Mario Bros. 2 is a 2D side-scrolling Mario game. There are new power-ups, levels, enemies, and gameplay modes; but at its core, it's the same Mario experience you've had again and again since the NES. If you are looking for a new take on Mario, you'll be better off playing last year's Super Mario 3D Land. If, on the other hand, you are looking to relive the glory days of the NES with a re-imagining of Mario 3, this will certainly be a game you'll enjoy.
New Super Mario Bros. 2 was released on the 3DS in Japan on July 28, 2012. It will be released in North America on August 19, 2012.


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Representatives of North American Breweries Inc. downplayed a report Thursday that the Rochester-based company is being offered for sale by its majority stakeholder.
The company is the parent of the Genesee Brewing Co. in Rochester and a portfolio company of New York City private equity firm KPS Capital Partners LP.
"North American Breweries has been a focus of buying and selling rumors since its inception," CEO Richard Lozyniak said in a statement released late Thursday afternoon. "We have made it clear that we are always exploring opportunities to build our business.
"It's our policy not to comment on speculation," he added. "But what we can tell you is that the management team and employees are vested and committed to our business. We will continue to grow North American Breweries by focusing on what we do best: make and sell quality beer."
Reuters, citing sources familiar with the matter, reported Thursday that KPS has put North American Breweries up for sale. The company could be worth $400 million, a source told the news service.
KPS has hired investment bank UBS to advise on the sale, Reuters reported.
KPS formed North American Breweries in 2009 after buying the former High Falls Brewing Co. LLC and the Buffalo-based U.S. operations of Labatt Brewing Co. Ltd., whose beer is brewed in Canada.
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C80 Pure Gaming Chair – black-red
- Breathing PU faux leather cover
- Rear of the back rest with carbon look
- Comfortable cold foam upholstery
- Arm rests with soft cushioning
- Safety class 4 gas lift
- Top-notch rocking mechanism up to 15°
- 50 mm casters with coloured accent
- Steel (frame)
- Nylon (five-star base)
- Cold foam (upholstery)
- PU faux leather (cover)
- PVC (back side)
- Nylon / Polyurethane (casters)
Product Description
Like all models of the Carbon Class, the Nitro Concepts C80 Pure gaming chair in black-red is a high-quality gamer seat with valuable polyurethane (PU) imitation leather covering and an excellent price-performance ratio. This representative of the Pure Series relies on especially high sitting comfort and, accordingly, possesses a soft padding in the seat and contact areas, while also presenting a breathable PU faux leather cover with improved aeration. The straight-lined shape of the relaxing seating area as well as the cushioned backrest and armrests invite the user to linger on comfortably and offer the pleasant sitting experience of a living room armchair.
Gaming chair with soft PU faux leather cover in racing car design
Both covering and workmanship are without a doubt unparalleled in this price range, since all Nitro Concepts chairs have been developed with plenty of know-how as well as much love for detail and are being manufactured under strict quality specifications. This is primarily noticeable on the black breathable PU faux leather cover, which is – in this version – accentuated by a large red segment on the backrest plus two red stripes at its sides and further crested by trim red seams along with smoothly running black-red swivel casters. The contact areas of the C80 Pure are perforated, which grants an optimal breathability for chair and user, that can be a real lifesaver, especially in summer. The already sporty design is being complemented by a cleanly embroidered Nitro Concepts logo on the headrest plus a PVC cover with a carbon look at the rear of the backrest.
The foundation of any good gaming chair lies in its interior makeup
A highly sturdy steel frame constitutes the basis of the Nitro Chairs, which allows not just for a maximum load of 120 kg, but also for absolute stability and durability. In addition, the five-star base made of firm, black nylon is equipped with five PU-coated casters of 50 millimetres in diameter, that permit practical, quiet and extraordinarily softly gliding movements across sundry surfaces.
High-grade cold foam provides dimensionally stable ergonomics
The steel frame is surrounded by high-class cold foam that keeps its shape even after prolonged usage and is responsible for the chair's ergonomic upholstery, which ensures an upright and simultaneously very comfortable sitting posture. Your back will be thankful without a doubt! Furthermore, the cold foam upholstery has been moulded extra soft with the C80 Pure series, which warrants an ideal adaptability to one's own body.
Stylish armrests with cold foam cushioning
The Nitro Concepts C80 Pure gaming chair features soft, curved armrests, which have to be screwed together with the seat area and backrest and possess a solid cold foam padding for maximum comfort as well as red seams like the chair itself. Due to this installation method, the overall stability of the whole chair is being increased even more.
Proven mechanisms and high adjustability provide satisfaction
The 360-degree swivel chairs by Nitro Concepts are in every respect true executive chairs amongst the office chairs for gamers and offer reliable adaptation options accordingly, in order to meet the individual needs of the users with regards to state and function. The star base holds a height-adjustable safety class 4 gas lift, that leads to a proven rocking mechanism, which in turn enables the user to lean back up to 15 degrees while maintaining a constant angle between seat area and backrest. The rocking mechanism can be activated via a lever at the side and its tilt tension adjusted through a control knob at the bottom of the seat.
Proudly demonstrate that you belong to the Nitro Concepts elite!
The already unique design of the chair is being vastly upgraded further by the Nitro Concepts logo decorating the headrest. Well-crafted, the lettering with a flame presents itself to your surroundings. As an added bonus, each unit also comes with a sticky metal plate boasting the Nitro Concepts logo. With it, you can proudly proclaim your ownership of a Nitro Concepts gaming chair everywhere you desire.
UK Fire safety compliance
All UK versions of the Nitro Concepts chairs abide by the UK Fire Safety Regulations for Furniture and Furnishings (BS 5852) and therefore feature a fire-retardant layer that has been applied to the surface material to minimise fire hazards.


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Neighbor to be arraigned in rape, death of 9-year-old Ohio girl whose body was found in trash
WOOSTER, Ohio – An Ohio man is set to be arraigned on charges in the rape and strangulation of a 9-year-old girl found dead in a trash bin at the trailer park where they were neighbors.
The Wayne County prosecutor's office says 24-year-old Jerrod Metsker will be arraigned Thursday on charges of aggravated murder, kidnapping and rape.
Records for the county court do not list a current attorney for Metsker.
Authorities say he was the last person seen with Reann Murphy at their trailer park in Smithville, southwest of Akron. A caller identifying himself as Metsker reported Reann missing in a 911 call.
Her body was found Dec. 15. Metsker was arrested later that day.
Authorities have said the death penalty would be available as punishment if Metsker is convicted of murder.


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Yes, that is your refrigerator telling you it's out of milk, and your plant asking for water.
Welcome to the Internet of Things, or Your House is Alive, and seemingly every appliance, device and random piece of hardware is connected to the Web and waiting for you to tell it what to do.
A new wave of technology using sophisticated sensors and other measuring tools is quickly turning otherwise normal household hardware such as thermostats, locks, light bulbs, and garage doors into smarter devices that can be controlled remotely via the Internet and in some cases are clever enough to learn a users' habits and adjust themselves accordingly.
While much of these technologies may have seemed far-fetched just a few years ago, many connected objects can now be easily found on the shelves of Home Depot and Target.
Most important is you don't have to be in the vanguard of technology to participate in the Internet of Things. And much of the credit (or blame, depending on your view) for making it mainstream goes to Google Inc., the Internet giant that is seemingly creeping into every corner of the Web. Earlier this year, it spent $3.2 billion to buy Nest Labs Inc., a California company best known for its sleek $249 Internet-connected thermostat.
The deal gives Google a toehold in the home to expand its reach with even more connected devices. A robot that does chores? It's not that exotic an idea. In addition to thermostats, Google has its own robots, too. It's conceivable that one of them can be programmed to do laundry.
"I suspect the phrase Internet of Things got more exposure after the Google acquisition of Nest than it ever had in the past," said David Stephenson, a technology analyst and author of "SmartStuff: an introduction to the Internet of Things."
It was a coming of age moment for the connected home. The deal with Google gave Nest a new level of mass market exposure that is also raising the profile of a growing range of Internet connected stuff for the home.
But all of these gadgets aren't just "technology for the sake of technology," said Stephenson.
While Nest offers the ability to remotely turn down the heat via a smartphone app, and track energy consumption, Stephenson said the real value of the Internet of Things for homeowners, especially older ones, comes from devices that can passively monitor health-related signs, air quality, and track activities in real time.
Startups and big companies such as General Electric and AT&T now sell all kinds of such devices. One of the smaller players, SmartThings, makes sensors that start at $49 for detecting simple movements, such as when someone opens a door, or an entire kit for $300 that can outfit an entire house so a homeowner can remotely turn on a light or know whenever someone else is coming and going.
Over the next six years, some 5 billion additional objects will become connected to the Web, estimated Maciej Kranz, a vice president with the corporate technology group at Cisco Systems Inc., one of the biggest drivers of trend. It's such a big phenomenon that Maciej refers to the trend as the Internet of Everything.
"The impact of the Internet of Everything will be bigger than the Internet as we've known it," said Kranz. "Over the next 10 years, we believe the Internet of Things will be the major technology driver."
And not just at home, Kranz said. The Net is inside cars, allowing drivers to connect to Pandora Internet Radio for streaming music or to Google Maps for directions. Elsewhere, global businesses are increasingly using sophisticated sensors to remotely track production in far-flung factories.
But as companies race to turn everyday objects into smart gadgets, the Internet of Things is experiencing growing pains.
For instance, Nest recently stopped selling its newest product, a $130 smoke and carbon monoxide detector, over safety concerns after it learned that users could accidentally trigger a feature to silence an alarm with a wave an arm. As with all new technologies, there are inevitable glitches and potential downsides.
One of the biggest concerns are privacy and security. It's conceivable a hacker could take control of an Internet-connected thermostat or alarm system. Stephenson, the technology analyst, said that companies are still working on improving security issues that are inherent with turning on more objects that are connected to the Web inside the home.
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Hold on. Don't just reboot your Windows 7 PC. I realise that rebooting is the go-to solution when a program won't shut down, or the system starts dragging or acting wonky, but there is another way. The Task Manager is a powerful tool for troubleshooting and resolving issues in Windows 7.
Task Manager lets you view the programs, processes and services currently running on the PC. You can use Task Manager to monitor your computer's performance, and to close a program that is not responding, view network status and see which users are connected to the PC.
You can have many applications open at once in Windows 7 - limited only by the available memory and processor capacity of the PC. But what you see is a little like watching a duck on a pond. On the surface it seems to calmly glide along, while under the water its feet are furiously paddling away. Generally, Windows does an awesome job of prioritising and managing all of the underlying processes and services, but every so often something goes awry. That is when you need to dive into Task Manager.
Starting Task Manager
To begin with, you have to open up Task Manager. You have a few different ways to do this.
- Press Ctrl-Shift-Esc.
- Press Ctrl-Alt-Del, then select Start Task Manager.
- Click Start, type 'task manager' in search bar and press Enter.
- Right-click anywhere on the task bar and select Start Task Manager.
Use any of the above techniques and you will open up the Task Manager console.
Vital information at a glance
At the bottom of the Task Manager window - no matter which tab you happen to be viewing - is a sort of dashboard view that displays the current number of running processes, the percentage of the processor capacity being used and the percentage of physical memory.
The information displayed here can instantly let you know if a process or application is consuming all of the CPU or memory resources, which is your first clue for troubleshooting a problem.
Task Manager tabs
Across the top of the main window in the Task Manager console are a number of different tabs: Applications, Processes, Services, Performance, Networking and Users. We will dive into detail on the use of Applications, Processes, and Services, but the other three won't be covered comprehensively in this article because they are not as directly related to troubleshooting and resolving issues. Here is a brief summary of the last three tabs:
Performance: The Performance tab displays a real-time graph depicting processor usage (split to show the separate cores available for dual- or quad-core processors), and a real-time graph of the memory in use along with various details such as the amount of time the PC has been up and running and the amount of virtual memory available to Windows. You can already see the overall processor and memory usage on the dashboard bar at the bottom of the Task Manager; however, by reviewing the usage graphs on this tab you can identify whether there is an issue with a specific core or cores within the processor. For example, if there is significant activity on one processor core, while the other is flatlined, you may have a defective CPU.
Networking: This tab displays real-time usage of active network connections. A pane at the bottom of the console lists the various available network connections, the percent of the network capacity being used, the maximum speed the network connection is capable of and its current state.
You can use this tab to determine if there is any suspicious activity going on, such as high network bandwidth usage when you aren't actively downloading a file or streaming a movie, or network activity on adapters that you aren't actively using, like the Bluetooth adapter. Either of these symptoms could mean you have malware on your machine or that an intruder has somehow gained access. Without a network sniffer of some sort, it is difficult to identify exactly what is going on, but you can run a malware scan of your PC, or dig deeper into the Processes tab to try to determine which process might be responsible.
Users: For most desktop PCs, the Users tab will show only the actual owner or primary user. On a system that has shared resources or allows external connections, though, this tab will display all of the currently connected users. You can use the buttons at the bottom of this console to forcibly disconnect or log off other users, or you can send a message - perhaps to let them know you're about to forcibly disconnect them. If you do see other users connected on a system that isn't intended to be shared, you obviously have an issue. You can forcibly boot the intruder from your PC, then perform a malware scan to try to determine how the user was able to gain access to your system.
Now that we have covered the basics of those three tabs, let's dive deeper into using Task Manager to identify and resolve problems on your Windows PC using the other three tabs.
Applications tab
When you first open Task Manager, the Applications tab is the default tab displayed. This tab shows a list of the currently active applications - but only applications that are open on the taskbar. Programs that are running, but minimised to the System Tray - like Microsoft System Essentials and Yammer - will not appear on this list and the Task Manager itself is also absent.
If you want to quit an application from this menu, just select the item under the Tasks list and click End Task.
But the most important aspect of the Applications tab is the Status column. This lets you know whether a program is running properly or not. Applications that are frozen or hung up will show "Not Responding". Odds are fair that if the program status is "Not Responding" in Task Manager, you also won't be able to interact with it or shut it down by normal means such as clicking the "X" in the upper right corner to close the window. In those instances, select the problem application and click the End Task button.
You will most likely get a pop-up window confirming that you want to terminate the "Not Responding" application. Occasionally, you run into an application that won't quit after the first try - or the second, or the third. That's when you switch to the Processes tab.
Processes Tab
The Processes tab is really the heart of Task Manager. This tab has the most useful information when it comes to troubleshooting and identifying issues, and it provides the most effective tools for resolving those issues.
First, let's go over the information that is displayed on the Processes tab. It shows five columns of information by default: Image Name (the process), User Name (the user account context the process is running in), CPU (the percentage of the processor being used by that process), Memory (the amount of system RAM being used by that process), and Description (a more understandable description of what the process is).
You can sort the processes using any of the columns - simply click the column that you want to use as the primary sort filter. If you click Image Name, the processes will be sorted alphabetically (or reverse alphabetically). Generally, you will want either to sort the processes alphabetically to make it easier to find a specific process, or to sort based on CPU or Memory to identify the processes that are hogging system resources.
For example, if your PC is slow and unresponsive, but all of the programs on the Applications tab appear to be running fine, you can sort the Processes tab based on the CPU or Memory column to see if a particular process is using up a huge chunk of the available resources. You might also be able to identify suspicious or malicious activity If you find processor or memory resources being consumed by processes that you don't recognise or can't make out which application they belong to.
First, though, click the checkbox at the bottom of the Processes tab next to "Show processes from all users". If you sort the Processes based on the CPU column, you will most likely notice that adding up the numbers of the processor percentage in use by the displayed processes does not match the CPU usage reported in the dashboard at the bottom of the Task Manager. That's because the Processes tab displays only the tabs running in the logged-in user's context by default - so system processes and processes from other users aren't shown unless you click this checkbox.
The CPU and Memory columns are the most useful ways to identify problem processes, especially if you have already tried End Task on the Applications tab and found that the program is too stubborn to shut down. Sort based on the CPU or Memory column to find the process hogging the system resources, select it and click the End Process button at the bottom of the Processes tab. End Process is typically much more effective than End Task - even for tenacious processes.
The Processes tab also offers more customisability than the other tabs. Click View at the top of Task Manager, and choose Select Columns to see a list of all of the other information you can display in the Processes tab columns. One custom column I highly recommend adding is process ID - or PID. It will come in handy when trying to work with the Services tab because the Services can be filtered based on the associated PID to make it easier to match the processes and services that go together.
Another very handy column to add is Image Path Name. This column lists the path to the location of the executable for the process in question. This can help you determine what the actual application is that is behind an errant process, or help you locate where malware executables might be hidden on your system.
Services tab
The Services tab is essentially a scaled-down version of the Services management console, something you can access by clicking the Services button at the bottom of the Services tab. A service is a program that is designed to perform a function and that can be called by other programs without user intervention. For example, the Print Spooler service can be used by various applications to queue items to be printed. This tab lists the service name, the PID, a description in more understandable language of what the service is or does, the current status of the service, and its group - assuming it's in one.
Each service will have a status of either "stopped" or "running". If you right-click on any of the services, you will see that there are really only three things you can do with it, and only one or two of the choices is available at a given time. If it is "running," you can stop it, and you also have an option to "Go to Process," but the "Start Service" option is grayed out because the service is already on. If the service is not running, you can click "Start Service," but the other options are grayed out because you can't stop a service that isn't running to begin with, and stopped processes aren't connected with any running processes.
Clicking "Go to Process" takes you to the associated PID on the Processes tab. However, if your Processes tab is sorted by CPU usage, memory, or some other dynamic column that changes frequently, the processes will likely be bouncing around too much for you to really use this tab. You should first sort the Processes tab based on PID (after you have followed the instructions under the Processes tab section to add the PID column) so that the processes are listed in numeric order.
If you sort the Services tab based on PID, you will see that a number of services can be associated with a single PID simultaneously. Ending the process will impact all of the services connected to that process. Using the two tabs together, though, you can find the services related to a problem process, and try stopping each service one at a time to isolate the problem without killing the process and impacting all of the associated services.
Stop each service one at a time, then monitor the Processes tab to see if the issue is resolved. Once you isolate the problem service, you can use the Image Path Name column on the Processes tab to help you identify the actual application causing the problem. Then, you can check with the developer to see if there is a patch or workaround for the issue you are having, or find an alternative program that doesn't have those issues, or simply uninstall it to resolve the problem.
Once you've found a particularly problematic service, you can click the Services button to open the full services management console where you can access the properties for the service and either disable it or change it to only start manually so you can see if that leaving that service off resolves your problem.
The Task Manager in Windows 7 is a powerful tool, and we have really only scratched the surface. It lets you monitor and optimise system and network performance. It lets you troubleshoot and resolve issues, and terminate stubborn software without rebooting.
Open it up and check it out. Poke around and see what Task Manager has to offer.


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The medical suspensions stemming from the Ultimate Fighter Live debut have been released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and the list includes a fighter who won his way into the house.
According to the document released, Jeremy Larsen has been suspended until April 9 with no contact until March 31 due to a laceration on his scalp, received during his fight with Jeff Smith.
Larsen can be cleared by a doctor after March 16 however so his exclusion from the show is anything by a sure thing. If Larsen can be cleared he can still fight on the show, assuming he can avoid the first round fights up till then.
UFC President Dana White arrived back in the United States today after finishing the filming of the Ultimate Fighter Brazil, and took to Twitter to proclaim that some kind of disaster already struck the new season of the reality show.
"Just landed in Vegas from TUF Brazil and something bad has already happened on TUF here so on my way to the training center," wrote White.
Whether Larsen's situation was what White was referencing is unknown. The answers will surely be revealed on this Friday's episode of the Ultimate Fighter Live on FX.
Here are the full medical suspensions for The Ultimate Fighter Live debut show:
Jeremy Larsen suspended until 4/9/12 with no contact until 3/31/12 for scalp laceration. Can be cleared by doctor after 3/16/12.
Jeff Smith needs a follow up MRI in 2 years to follow arachnoids cyst due 1/10/14, the MRI needs to be compared to the old MRI's he has had
James Krause must have right ankle x-rayed. If positive then needs orthopedic clearance or no contest until 9/6/12. Minimum suspension no contest until 4/24/12, no contact until 4/9/12.
Cody Pfister suspended until 4/24/12 with no contact until 4/9/12. Deep right eye laceration.
Austin Lyons suspended until 5/9/12, no contact until 4/24/12
Erin Beach suspended until 4/9/12, no contact until 3/31/12, TKO and laceration on lower left lip.
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Lloyd Banks Gives Back TO The Community: Gives $10K To The High School He Used To Attend! [OLD NEWS - 2006 Footage]
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At a time when the Jaguars aren't interested in bringing Tim Tebow home to Jacksonville, he went there anyway.
Via the Florida Times-Union, Tebow was in town Friday night to speak at New Life Christian Fellowship. As he did earlier this month in Michigan, he said nothing about his NFL future.
Tebow did offer one funny, self-deprecating jab at his NFL past.
"One of my favorite stories, ironically, was against the New York Jets," Tebow said, referring to the game-winning touchdown run for the Broncos, in a 2011 Thursday night game. "And probably my greatest Jets highlight, I guess."
The Jaguars remain uninterested in allowing Tebow to create similar highlights for them, even though in 2012 the Jags tried to trade for Tebow. Jaguars legend Tony Boselli recently suggested that Tebow possibly could be a "franchise quarterback," but Boselli agreed with the Jaguars' decision to steer clear of Tebowmania.
"What team wants to bring a guy who's a developing player onto their roster when he's going to be a complete distraction — through no fault of his own — and become a disruption in the locker room?" Boselli said. "It becomes all about that — whether he is going to play, whether it's going to work — and the rest of the team is saying, 'We're trying to win ballgames.' I feel bad for Tim because I don't think it's all his fault. It's outside circumstances and people who are making it tough on him."
Still, Tebow's image feels partially scripted and contrived. Though he seems to be a good person, there's a too-good-to-be-completely-true element that Tebow and/or those close to him possibly have helped perpetuate. Many casual fans have bought it completely, prompting them to skew their view of his football abilities.
Unless a team is willing to embrace Tebow and Tebowmania, making him the starting quarterback no matter how bad he is in practice or the first 3.75 quarters of a close game, it won't work. With no team willing to do that for 2013, the question becomes whether a team that stinks this season will decide that, for 2014, it can stink again without Tebow — or it can stink with him.


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Ipazzi Restaurant – NoosaPosted by Martin Field on 27 July 2011 in Restaurant Reviews
Not so crazy
Ipazzi Ristorante is a tiny new eatery in Noosa Junction, a couple of minutes over Noosa Hill from the Hastings Street resort strip. It is fast gaining a reputation as the best Italian restaurant in town.
Ipazzi, Ruby explains, means something like "We're crazy!" Ruby runs everything front of house and Fabio, her husband, is chef.
The narrow room features well-separated small tables and is all red and white checked tablecloths with candles burning in old bottles. It looks like a full house would max out at 25 covers.
Fabio, I learn, prepares house-made pasta each afternoon and the choices on our menu are fettuccine, spaghetti and maltagliati. Read the rest of this entry


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Messer '91 Credits Liberal Arts Education for Political Successby Howard W. Hewitt • September 19, 2006 Share:
Luke Messer '91 came to college not knowing what he wanted to do. After leaving Wabash, he has carved a career in public policy and politics based on principles he learned largely in his speech classes.
"Wabash College teaches you the skills necessary to understand hard work and clear thinking," the state representative said. "Wabash is hard and that's good because life is hard. If a student is going to excel here you're going to have to work at it. I really didn't know anyone who kind of coasted through Wabash and did well. I think that's a skill that will serve you well in life."
Messer was on campus Tuesday and spoke to students at the invitation of Rhetoric Professor Todd McDorman. His presentation was sponsored, in page, by the Lilly Endowment Know Indiana grant.
Messer, R-Shelbyville, is the current assistant majority floor leader of the Indiana House of Representatives. He also has served as chairman of the Indiana Republican Party.
His comments were non-political though. He titles his remarks: "Political Persuasion: How the Academic Lessons of Wabash College Apply to the rough and Tumble World of State and Federal Politics."
"Ninety-nine percent of the persuasion that happens in any discourse doesn't happen at a podium," Messer said. Quoting Ronald Reagan and author/humorist Ben Stein, Messer realizes politics takes creative thinking in a concise manner.
"I would say if you want to be persuasive it's your job to take complex ideas and simplify them in a way that folks can understand in 30 seconds," he said of today's sound-bite world. "That sometimes can be frustrating but that doesn't help you achieve your goal. You have to figure out how to boil your ideas down."
He cited a Wabash example that came to mind. The speech major had Professor Jim Walsh for his C&T class. He recalled Walsh assigning a one-page paper and warning everyone it wouldn't be easy. Many of his fellow students laughed off a one-page assignment, but Messer knew that it wouldn't be easy to say anything in just one page.
"Taking information, analyzing information and then working with that information are critical skills for public policy," he said. "The ability to work hard and think clears is all you need to be successful in life."
Messer will retire from the General Assembly at the next election cycle. Raising two small daughters isn't conducive to a State Representative's schedule. He is an attorney with Ice Miller, Indianapolis.
He shared his thoughts extemporaneously with his mentor Speech Professor Emeritus Joe O'Rourke in the Baxter Hall audience.
He gives his Wabash College, O'Rourke, and his liberal arts education much of the credit for his success. "You can compete with anybody in the world," he told the students. "if you come here and apply yourself. What is College about but learning the skills to follow your dreams?"
In photos: Messer at podium, below, and with speech mentor Joe O'Rourke watching on at top right.


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William Secord Gallery
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The William Secord Gallery, located in Manhattan's Upper East Side, specializes in nineteenth century dog paintings, bronzes and works on paper. The only gallery of its kind in North America, it was established by William Secord in 1990. Since then, it has become a popular destination for those interested in dog art and collectibles. In addition to creating the gallery, William Secord was the founding director of The Dog Museum of America and is the author of Dog Painting, 1840-1940, a Social history of the Dog in Art, as well as European Dog Painting, both books available at the gallery. And of course, your well-behaved dog is welcome inside! If you ask, they will serve your pooch cookies and water. If you want a portrait of your own pooch, this gallery can direct you to several painters like Christine Merrill and Barrie Barnett. Samples of their work are located at the gallery. Merrill has painted several pet portraits for celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Bob Schieffer. Prices for consignment portraits start at $7,000 and up. The gallery is open Monday – Saturday 10a.m. to 5:00p.m. and by appointment. It is located on the third floor, so when you enter from the street, press the "William Secord" button. One of the staff members will then buzz the door open. Once inside, you can either take the small elevator or use the stairs. The toll free number is 1-877-249-DOGS.
DogFriendly.com, with tens of thousands of places listed to take your dog to, will be releasing on it's Dog News blog, Facebook page and on Twitter a list of 200 Top Places that you can take your dog in the U.S. and Canada. This list, while intended to highlight top places that are especially pet-friendly, is not designed to be the absolutely top 200 places that we could find, but a sampling of the top places so that all regions, types of attractions, hotels, B&Bs, vacation rentals, parks, beaches, shopping and more can be considered. No doubt each of you will find many other places not on this list or our full list of dog-friendly places at https://www.dogfriendly.com. Please let us know about them by commenting on the blog or emailing us at firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also let us and our readers know if you agree or disagree with the selections, or your experiences there. Please keep in mind that places often change their policies regarding dogs and thus may have different policies at any time in the future.
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Mr Joe Cole's CV reads like the logbook of a juvenile correctional facility: a catalogue of gangsters, thugs and borstal boys. The 24-year-old actor seems to have carved out a niche as the kid from the wrong side of the tracks - and now, with a role in the BBC's new big-budget gangster series, Peaky Blinders, he's got one more to add to the list.
Peaky Blinders sees the BBC doing its best HBO impression, as it ramps up production values and applies a heavy cinematic lacquer to the story of a Birmingham gang in the years immediately following WWI. Mr Cole plays John Shelby, younger brother of the leader of the Peaky Blinders, a real-life gang who were notorious for stitching razorblades into their suit lapels and the peaks of their caps - a practice that not only gave new meaning to the phrase "a sharp suit", but also lent them their grisly name. While the story may be based loosely on fact, gritty realism is not the order of the day: this is Pirates of the Caribbean translocated to England's West Midlands: a caricature of early 20th-century industrial Birmingham shot through a Hollywood lens. Flames belch from smokestacks, Rastafarian preachers stalk street corners and sparks fly from the anvils of burly, shirtless ironmongers.
I've played a lot of characters who are struggling with themselves - characters from the wrong side of the tracks
"The things I really love about it," says Mr Cole, discussing the show over coffee on a typically dank September day in east London, "are the same things I love about drama shows from the US. A lot of what we produce in the UK falls into the category of kitchen sink realism - that really down-in-the-dumps, depressing aesthetic. But watching shows such as Boardwalk Empire or films such as Goodfellas, it just made me want to be a gangster. It made me want to be in that fold, because it's so glamorised."
Much has been made of the obvious stylistic debt that Peaky Blinders owes to Boardwalk Empire, another glossy gangster drama set in roughly the same period. But the show also doffs its razor-lined cap to Gangs of New York, and to the work of Mr Sergio Leone. One particular scene early on sees the lead character, played by Mr Cillian Murphy, literally riding into town on a horse. Other Western tropes are present, too: the swinging saloon doors, the family run gang operating outside of the law, and the God-fearing lawman in the form of a scene-stealing Mr Sam Neill. From start to finish, the show has the feel of a loving homage to cinema - and one that has taken considerable effort to create.
"It was a huge production," agrees Mr Cole. "In terms of scale and the level of historical research that went into it, it was without a doubt the biggest thing I've done." Costume, in particular, was one historical element that fired his imagination. "The whole thing was just really damn cool. Everyone was dressed to kill. Buttoned-up grandad shirts, tweed suits, everything. There was a real element of style that we needed to reproduce because the original Peaky Blinders were known for being young, fashionable guys; that was their label. They were the subculture of their time, the equivalent of the 1980s football hooligans who'd wear Stone Island on the terraces." A born-and-bred London boy who grew up a few minutes from the home of Queens Park Rangers FC - and, coincidentally, MR PORTER HQ - Mr Cole should know what he's talking about. "I must have spent half my teenage years in Stuarts," he says, referring to the cult London menswear store popular with fashion-conscious football fans. "And half my money, too."
There's a swagger, a hint of attitude about the young actor that suggests he channels some of his own personality into his rebellious on-screen demeanour - but he's quick to point out that he's a far cry from some of his more unsavoury characters. "I've played psychopaths, murderers, rapists - I'd like to think that I'm very far removed from that," he laughs. Nevertheless, he admits to a fascination with these characters - and with the challenge of playing them. "My job is to dissect their psyche and turn it into something exciting, and something that the audience can relate to...
The Peaky Blinders (from left): Messrs Ned Dennehy, Ian Peck, Cole, Murphy, Brian Cohen and Paul Anderson
"Take Skins," he continues, referring to the teen drama in which he played a short but attention-grabbing part. "I played a guy who's in a destructive relationship with this girl. I had to make the audience fall for this character in the same way that the girl falls for him. I've played a lot of characters who are struggling with themselves - characters from the wrong side of the tracks. And I always try to find an affiliation from my own personal experience."
Indeed, it was his own personal experience that led him to acting in the first place - "things going on in my personal life", he says - including a missed opportunity to study theatre at university. "Ultimately," he continues, "it made me realise that I wanted to do something more than selling carpets and coffee, which is what I was doing at the time." He sounds driven: a young man with something to prove. And it's hard not to be convinced. Selling coffee is something of a rite of passage for aspiring actors, and yet somehow you just can't picture Mr Cole doling out the flat whites. With that rare combination of looks and youthful exuberance - not to mention a hint of the rebellious charm, equal parts menace and insouciance, that has marked out so many iconic actors - he's clearly made for something more.
Peaky Blinders concludes on Thursday 17 October. The series will be available to view on BBC iPlayer until 24 October.


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Didnt really know what this was and looked for it in the shops for ages but its both rare and expensive, usually in 5 gallon pots. Then I saw some on a verge by a pavement and rooted round at the base and was able to dig up a few shoots which I have potted.
This is like Blue Agave but its leaves are more erect and its a verigated green.
Planted the last two pots in the front garden area. Most of them went there. This plant seems bullet proof which is amazing considering that I got it from cuttings from a wild plant that I found on the pavement in St Pete. they are still small but its clear they are going to have good form and I think dominate their spot, ie not get too bogged down with weeds.
This seems fairly robust, especially considering that i got it for free from the side of the road.
Seems to be going for it.
After the one I planted at the front of the house was mowed over within a few hours by the neighbours gardeners i planted another one a bit further in nearer to the Blue Agave.
Wow, these really seem to be taking to their pots. I am a bit afraid to transplant them incase they die, however, I have transplanted one into the gardens hot spot. When I took it out of the pot you could clearly see a very well established root structure already although it was fine root matter, it was already circling the pot, so im hopeful for this. I cant believe that its not more widely available for purchase considering how easy it is to grow. Must say though, it wasn't that easy getting them, I had to dig them out of the ground from a specimen that was in a public place, a sidewalk. its not like you pick Mexican Petunias and pot them, its quite invasive as you have to dig down and hopefully get enough of the root structure. Makes me wonder really as im sure thats all they did with the Blue Agave and that cost me $15 or so. This was free. Hopefully it will explode in that corner and im hoping it will love all the hot sun.
One of the nice surprises of the winter was that these plants survived and appear to be coming along nicely with quite a few new shoots.
Potted 6 shoots of varying sizes. Im actually confident that they will grow. I dont think they are goinf to be as tough as other plants to propogate. The two larger ones had much more extensive root systems hence the larger pots and they have been strimmed repeatedly, ie cut back, so they are obviously fighters, and I hope that they take root now and grow fast.


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Just a few months before my father passed away from complications of diabetes and kidney disease our cousin asked him if he could do anything differently, what would he change. Dad's answer: I wouldn't change a thing. At his funeral Mass of Christian Burial I asked to have Frank Sinatra's "My Way" sung. I would have done it myself but did not think I could have kept control of my emotions.
"Regrets, I've had a few, but then again, too few to mention."
He modeled this behavior for me and I try to live it every day. I have taken a few chances and once I decide one direction or another, I do not spend much time wondering what it would have been like to have chosen the other. I do not have enough time in my life to use it up worrying about what I did not do.
If the desire to do something I "coulda woulda shoulda" is so burning that I keep thinking about it, then I'll just do it. Or set the plan in motion.
I have had a burning desire to write a book. In 2011 I am going to do just that.
Why not begin 2011 without a "to do" list? Just turn a few "coulda woulda shoulda's" into a plan and then go for it!
Life is good!
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- Bousquet Receives NSCAA Scholar Athlete Award -
Farmingdale State senior Jordan Bousquet was selected to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) 2011 College Division Men Scholar All-East Region Team. He was named to the Honorable Mention team.
Bousquet, a senior captain on the men's soccer team, played in 47 games over his four-year tenure with the Rams. He finished his career with two goals and three assists from his midfield position. An Electrical Engineering Technology major, he holds the highest GPA on the team with a 3.93 and will be graduating next year.
In order to be nominated for this honor, student-athletes must have at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average, start more than 50 percent of all games, be a significant contributor to their team, and earn at least junior academic standing.
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Josef Ackermann resigned because he saw the suicide of Zurich Insurance Group's finance chief curbing his ability to drive through change to revive profits, a source close to the former chairman said on Sunday.
Top managers at the Swiss insurer, now battling to reassure investors, told Reuters they were puzzled by Ackermann's abrupt departure after less than 18 months in the job and by his explanation that Pierre Wauthier's family blamed him for driving the Zurich CFO to kill himself - an allegation Ackermann denied.
Some speculated on other possible motives for Thursday's resignation, which surprised many who have followed the dynamic career of the 65-year-old Ackermann since he rose to prominence and power in turning around Germany's Deutsche Bank.
But the person familiar with Ackermann's reasons dismissed talk of him using Wauthier's death a week ago as an excuse for a move motivated by other reasons - such as personal legal headaches or an existing disillusion with a company in which some say the banker was lost in the alien culture of insurance.
"He was not satisfied with Zurich's performance, which is why he campaigned to change this," the source said.
"When the CFO took his life, it became clear to him that he could not keep up this pressure. Because of this, the chances of succeeding were called into question. That's why he resigned."
Wauthier, 53, explicitly blamed Ackermann for putting him under pressure in a suicide note, his family told the company - an allegation Ackermann called "unfounded" as he announced he was leaving to spare the reputation of Europe's No.3 insurer.
The remarks on Sunday point to more fundamental concerns about Zurich's business strategy, with Ackermann apparently unhappy about management performance but realizing that being seen to pressure executives for improvement was unlikely to be an option in the wake of Wauthier's death.
The initial dual messages from Ackermann - that he was stepping down over the family's allegations about his role in the suicide but also rejecting the accusations - had prompted head-scratching among senior managers at Zurich Insurance.
After a decade running Deutsche, why did he quit after becoming Zurich chairman only in March 2012, they wondered. Some added a note of disapproval of what it meant for the business.
"When the company is in crisis you need stability, not a chairman who takes off," said one person who has spoken to high-ranking managers.
"People are wondering if the Wauthier suicide is enough of a reason to resign, and people are wondering what other explanations there could be."
Chief executive Martin Senn insisted to Swiss weekly paper NZZ am Sonntag at the weekend that there had been no evidence of tensions between Ackermann and Wauthier.
But people in Ackermann's entourage vigorously reject the suggestion that he may have been motivated to step aside by factors other than the chief financial officer's death.
If concerns about what it would mean for future performance were the main explanation, however, it was no secret Ackermann had been struggling already to get his way at the company.
Even before Wauthier died, there were signs that Ackermann, who rose from the hard-charging world of investment banking to become one of Europe's leading economic power brokers, was struggling to change the cautious, consensual culture at Zurich.
Shaking up that approach was one of the main reasons he was made chairman last year. But delivering change was not easy, and Ackermann encountered resistance from the start.
There was grumbling, insiders say, with Ackermann's style. He retained the services of his own spokesman from his Deutsche days and insisted on being given an office with a lake view - something his predecessor Manfred Gentz did not have.
At events like the World Economic Forum in Davos, Ackermann sometimes appeared to upstage the Zurich CEO, Senn.
Some within the company saw him as a fish out of water - a brash banker in the sedate world of insurance.
"Ackermann's mission when he came was to shake up Zurich, to infuse a more dynamic mentality into it," another source close to the departed chairman said. "Yes, insurance isn't banking but there was still more 'oomph' to be wrung out."
Wauthier's suicide may have convinced Ackermann that this sort of change was impossible.
Another hypothesis, put forward by a senior executive at the insurer, was that Ackermann may have been worried about other scandals from his time at Deutsche Bank catching up with him.
Ackermann's resignation came shortly after German media reports that Munich prosecutors had summoned him and several other former Deutsche executives for questioning in a decade-long dispute with the heirs of deceased media magnate Leo Kirch.
Prosecutors want to examine claims, according to these reports, that former management board members at Deutsche misled the court during an earlier trial. Munich prosecutors and Deutsche Bank have declined to confirm the summons.
People close to Ackermann have said the long-running Kirch affair has absolutely nothing to do with his resignation.
Meanwhile, the Swiss insurer is trying to return to business as usual. But it faces major challenges that go beyond the recent upheaval in its executive suite.
Two weeks ago, Zurich warned investors it would be hard pressed to meet certain targets after high natural disaster payouts led to a 27-percent drop in second-quarter net profit.
The firm is struggling to meet cost-cutting goals at its U.S. unit Farmers, and like other insurers, is struggling to generate strong returns on investments.
Its shares have held up well since news of the suicide emerged.
The stock has slipped just 1.36 percent, broadly in line with the European Insurers index.
Still, over the past six months the company's shares have fallen 10 percent, compared with a near 9-percent increase in the European sector.
And Senn told the newspaper that reaching the company's three-year profit goals would be difficult: "The death of Pierre Wauthier and the resignation of Joe Ackermann have tarnished the very good reputation Zurich, without question," he said.
"The resignation of Ackermann was a personal decision. We have to accept that. I'm now working so we can blow away this loss of reputation, these clouds that have gathered over the company."
Additional reporting by Clare Baldwin, Alice Baghdjian and Katharina Bart and Martin De Sapinto; Writing by Noah Barkin; Editing by Alastair Macdonald


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Radar and Sonar
William C. Vergara
Sometimes, when conditions are right, you can hear your own echo. If you shout "hello," the sound may bounce back at you from a large object. You then hear your own voice coming back. Your returning voice is called an echo. Radar and sonar are electronic devices that use the principle of an echo to detect and locate objects.
Both radar and sonar locate objects from the echo of a signal that is bounced off the object. Radar uses radio waves, which are a type of electromagnetic energy. Sonar uses the echo principle by sending out sound waves underwater or through the human body to locate objects. Sound waves are a type of acoustic energy. Because of the different type of energy used in radar and sonar, each has its own applications.
The word "radar" was formed from the first letters of the term "radio detection and ranging." A radio wave is a type of electromagnetic radiation. (Microwaves, X-rays, and light waves are other types.) It is the fundamental part of this form of technology. "Detection," as used here, means finding an object or target by sending out a radio signal that will bounce back off the target as a radio echo. "Ranging" means measuring the distance to the target from the radar set (the device that sends out the radio signal and picks up the returning echo).
A true radar system uses radio waves. Another system, called optical radar or lidar (from the first letters of the term "light detection and ranging"), is based on the same principle as radar but uses light waves.
How Radar Works
Radar sets, also called radar systems, come in many different sizes, depending on the job they are expected to do. But all have four main parts -- a transmitter, an antenna, a receiver, and an indicator (display screen). The transmitter produces the radio waves. When a radio wave strikes an object such as an airplane, part of the wave is reflected back to the radar set. The signal is detected by the antenna as a radio echo. The returning echo is sent to the receiver, where its strength is increased, or amplified. The echo is usually displayed as an image that can be seen on the indicator.
The usual type of indicator is the plan position indicator, or PPI. On the face of its large tube, the operator sees a map-like picture of the surrounding region. This picture looks as if it were made looking down at the area from high above the radar set. On the indicator, the echoes appear as bright spots, called blips. The blips show where land areas are located. Blips also show the position of targets, such as planes and ships. The radar operator can pick out these targets because they are moving, while the land areas are not.
A common type of radar is called pulse radar. This type of radar sends out radio waves in short bursts, or pulses. The distance to a target is determined by the time it takes the signal to reach the target and the echo to return. Radio signals travel at a known speed -- about 186,000 miles (300,000 kilometers) per second, the speed of light. If the radio signal comes back in 1/1,000 second, then the round trip is 186 miles (300 kilometers). The target must be half that far, or 93 miles (150 kilometers) away.
Pulsed transmission helps determine the distance more accurately. Why is this so? Imagine that you are about to shout across a canyon to make an echo. If you shout a long sentence, the first words will come back before you can finish. It would be impossible to hear the entire echo clearly because it would be mixed with your own speech. But if you shout a short word the echo comes back crisp and clear with no interference from the transmitter (you).
The location of the target in relation to the radar set is found in a different way. The radar antenna sends out radio pulses in a narrow beam, much like the beam of a flashlight. The antenna and its beam are rotated slowly through all possible directions, searching the entire horizon for targets. An echo is reflected from a ship or other object only if the narrow beam happens to strike it. The returning echoes are amplified by the receiver, then go to the indicator, which displays the range and direction of the target.
Uses of Radar
Radar has both military and civilian uses. The most common civilian use is to help navigate ships and planes. Radar sets carried on a ship or located at an airport pick up echoes from other ships and planes and help prevent collisions. On ships, they also pick up echoes from buoys in channels when the ships enter or leave port. Radar sets help commercial airplanes land when visibility is bad or in the event of mechanical failure.
Radar is also used in meteorology, including weather prediction. Weather forecasters use it, normally combined with lidar (optical radar), to study storms and locate hurricanes and blizzards. Doppler radar is based on the principle of the Doppler effect -- that is, the frequency of a wave changes as the source of the wave moves toward or away from the receiver. By analyzing changes in the frequency of reflected radio waves, Doppler radar can track the movement of storms and the development of tornadoes. An improved Doppler radar system called Next-Generation Radar (NEXRAD) can predict weather more accurately and farther into the future.
Scientists use radar to track the migrations of birds and insects and to map distant planets. Because it can tell how fast and in which direction a target is moving, radar is used by police to locate speeding automobiles and control street traffic. Similar systems are used in tennis to measure the speed of serves and to call faults. Balloon-borne radar supports officials fighting drug trafficking. Surface-wave radar detects surface waves of the ocean to warn ships of icebergs and nearby vessels.
Historically, there have been two main military uses of radar: search radar and fire-control radar. Search radar is the kind already discussed. It continually searches the horizon to find targets. Fire-control radar helps aim a gun or missile so that it will hit the target when fired and must be more accurate than search radar. The U.S. military has also developed specialized types of radar. For example, Miniature Synthetic Aperture Radar (MSAR) is used on aircraft to provide high-quality images in all kinds of weather.
History of Radar
Radar technology began with experiments using radio waves in the laboratory of German physicist Heinrich Hertz in 1887. He discovered that these waves could be sent through many different materials but were reflected by others. In 1900, a radio pioneer, Nikola Tesla, noticed that large objects could produce reflected radio waves that are strong enough to be detected. He knew that reflected radio waves were really radio echoes. So he predicted that such echoes could be used to find the position and course of ships at sea.
Pulse radar was introduced in the United States in 1925. In 1935, radar was patented under British patent law partly as a result of the research led by Scottish physicist Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt. This patented radar later developed into the radar system that proved effective against German air raids on Britain during World War II (1939-45). The term "radar" was first used by U.S. Navy scientists during that war.
Advances in both military and civilian applications of radar continued throughout the 1900's. By the early 2000's, researchers were targeting their efforts at improving radar's range, quality, imaging, and size and reducing its cost.
The word "sonar" comes from the first letters of "sound navigation ranging." Sonar can detect and locate objects under the sea by echoes, much as porpoises and other marine animals navigate using their natural sonar systems.
How Sonar Works
There are two types of sonar sets: active and passive. An active sonar set sends out sound pulses called pings, then receives the returning sound echo. Passive sonar sets receive sound echoes without transmitting their own sound signals.
In active sonar sets, the sound signals are very powerful compared with ordinary sounds. Most sonar sets send out sounds that are millions of times more powerful than a shout. Each ping lasts a fraction of a second.
Some sonar sets emit sounds you can hear. Other sonar signals are pitched so high that the human ear cannot hear them. These signals are called ultrasonic waves. ("Ultra" means "beyond," and "sonic" means "sound.") The sonar set has a special receiver that can pick up the returning echoes. The location of underwater objects can then be determined by the length of time that elapses between sending the signal and hearing the returning echo.
Uses of Sonar
Sonar has many uses. Submarines use sonar to detect other vessels. Sonar is also used to measure the depth of water, by means of a device called a Fathometer. (One fathom equals 6 feet, or about 1.8 meters.) The Fathometer measures the time it takes for a sound pulse to reach the bottom of the sea and return to the ship. Fishing boats use Fathometers to locate schools of fish.
Oceanographers use sonar to map the contours of the ocean floor. Sound signals can also be sent into the mud or sand on the ocean floor and strike a layer of rock underneath. An echo then comes back, giving the distance to the rock layer.
The same principle is used in searching for oil on land. A sonar pulse is sent into the ground. Echoes come back from the different layers of soil and rock and tell geologists what kinds of soils and rocks are present. This helps them identify areas for drilling that are most likely to contain oil or gas. This subterranean mapping is called seismic exploration.
A special kind of sonar used in medicine is called ultrasonography or echoscopy. High-frequency sound waves produce different echoes when reflected by different body organs. Doctors can use these echoes to detect disease and to monitor the growth of an unborn child.
Extremely high-frequency sound waves are used in medicine and industry to clean many kinds of materials by shaking loose tiny particles of dirt or other matter.
History of Sonar
It was nature itself that invented "sonic radar," or sonar, well before humans did. For example, bats fly in the dark with poor sight without hitting obstacles and locate prey by means of sound pulses humans cannot hear.
In 1906, American naval architect Lewis Nixon invented the first sonar-like listening device to detect icebergs. During World War I (1914-18), a need to detect submarines increased interest in sonar. French physicist Paul Langévin constructed the first sonar set to detect submarines in 1915. At first, these sonar sets could only "listen" to returning signals. By 1918, Britain and the United States had built sonar sets that could send out, as well as receive, sound signals. The U.S. military began using the term "sonar" during World War II. As with radar, new military applications for sonar are constantly being developed. For example, in the early 2000's, the U.S. Navy introduced a sonar system to help clear military mines.
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