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02 September 2011
The radar satellite TerraSAR-X gazes down from space at the bobbing of the gas tank covers in the Italian Porto Marghera.
When a series of images acquired with the German radar satellite TerraSAR-X – operated by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) – are combined into a sequence, the result is truly amazing; even gas storage tanks can have an eventful life of their own. The position of their covers reveals the amount of gas in the tanks; as it varies over time, TerraSAR-X gazes down at the bobbing of the gas tank covers in the Italian Porto Marghera.
Anyone who has driven over the Ponte della Libertà (Freedom Bridge) on their way to Venice will have glanced at the harbour facilities of Porto Marghera at least once. This industrial zone lies south of the main access route to the lagoon town. Venetians simply do not have room for a port, so they looked for a solution on the neighbouring mainland. Today, about 30,000 people live in the Municipality of Marghera, where Porto Maghera is located. Viewed from space, the most striking features in this region are the circular gas storage tanks on the harbour waterfront.
Researchers at DLR have been gathering data from the radar satellite for two years now, and have combined a total of 50 images to create an animation depicting the movements of the tank covers. TerraSAR-X sends radar signals to Earth from an altitude of around 500 kilometres and then receives the reflected signals. "The shape and partial steel structure of the tanks reflect the radar signals from the satellite back into space in a unique way, where they are detected by TerraSAR-X," explains Christian Minet from DLR's Remote Sensing Technology Institute. The white shapes – that is, the strong reflections – depict the constructed facilities in Porto Marghera. The dark areas in the radar images are, for example, grassy areas, which only reflect radar signals from the satellite to a limited extent. The blue colour of the water in the harbour basin was added to the radar image at a later date. The view that the radar satellite has of these tanks with their floating covers is so accurate that it can record their individual height. The covers float on the liquid in each tank; they move gradually lower as the contents are used up and rise again when the tanks are refilled. "The extraordinary precision of TerraSAR-X data actually enables us to determine the fill level of each individual tank during each image acquisition," continues Minet.
The TerraSAR-X mission
TerraSAR-X is the first German satellite manufactured under what is known as a Public-Private Partnership between the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and Astrium GmbH in Friedrichshafen. The satellite travels around the Earth in a polar orbit and records unique, high-quality X-band radar data about the entire planet using its active antenna. TerraSAR-X works regardless of weather conditions, cloud cover or the absence of daylight and is able to provide radar data with a resolution down to one metre.
DLR is responsible for using TerraSAR-X data for scientific purposes. It is also responsible for planning and implementing the mission as well as controlling the satellite. Astrium built the satellite and shares the costs of developing and using it. Infoterra GmbH, a subsidiary company founded specifically for this purpose by Astrium, is responsible for marketing the data commercially.
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We generally think of the holiday season as causing explosions of bad (if sweet) sweaters, creating waistline expansion and snowballing into bank account shrinkage. But there are loads of less obvious implications of the holidays - both good and bad - in every area of life. For example, I recently read that household energy use spikes almost 39 percent in December (bad), due to holiday lighting (good) and baking (good) and all the extra time we run the furnace for our holiday guests (good). Depression and alcohol use go up, but so does charitable giving. Stress goes up, but so do acts of kindness. What if we applied that same, balanced eye to understanding the effects the holidays are likely to have on your local real estate market and - by translation - on your personal real estate endeavors at this time of year? Let's do just that - here are a few holiday market impacts you should factor into your plans and expectations: 1. Your home's online marketing becomes uber-important. Let's face it - buyers are busy around the holidays. And even where the weather is relatively mild, like here in California, they would rather not spend their warm-and-fuzzy holiday moments traipsing in and out of the rain to view homes that aren't worth it. Further, the holiday season is the time of year in which buyers are the most likely to visit friends and family member's homes in neighborhoods they're not familiar with. That means two things about holiday home buyers:
- they are more severe than at other times of year when it comes to weeding out properties they might want to see in person, based on their online listings, and
- they are more likely to rely on smartphone apps to explore neighborhoods that are new to them - and to investigate the homes for sale in these new areas.
All this has important implications for sellers: it's more important now than ever that your home 'shows' beautifully online (with ample, accurate photos), and that it is priced and described in a way which makes it appeal to buyers as a good value for the money, compared with the other homes that are likely to come up in the same internet search as yours. Collaborate with your agent to make sure that you're both happy with how your home is being reflected online, both on its own and by comparison with other listings that your target buyers are likely to peruse. Fortunately, if you can get the listing to a place where you feel great about how your home is listed on Trulia.com, it will automatically show up the same way on the very popular Trulia mobile apps. 2. Wet weather surfaces property problems. Home inspectors can and do a whole lot to help buyers avoid post-closing surprises in property condition. Wet weather helps inspectors, buyers and sellers, for that matter, see things they otherwise wouldn't. Roof leaks, drainage issues, flood-prone basements and pump problems are all evident in inclement weather in a way they simply are not in the summer time. Seeing and selling a home when the weather is bad lets all parties involved be certain that everyone is on the same page about the home's condition before closing, or that needed repairs are negotiated and/or completed on a timeline that makes sense for everyone involved. 3. Competition falls. If you're a buyer who has been frustrated by multiple offers all year, you're in luck. Because of holiday season weather, parties, dinners, travels and the like, there are a number of buyers out there who flat out press pause on their house hunts until the New Year. That means that if you go contrarian and stay in the game, you're less likely to run into as many multiple offer scenarios this time of year. And this competition-reducing impact also happens on the seller side: if you've had a hard time getting your home seen amidst a crowded field of similar listings earlier this year, the holidays create a great opportunity to position your home as a standout. Some sellers will slow down on showings during the holidays, and a few will even put their listings on hold until 2013. So the sellers who keep their homes on the market and keep them priced, staged and marketed aggressively over the next month have a better chance than at any other time of year of attracting buyers to come see and make an offer on their homes. 4. Motivation spikes. When less motivated folks of both persuasions put their plans on hold until New Year's, net motivation levels on both sides automatically go up. That leaves only the people who are truly ready and committed to make a move still actively in the game. But some members of this already highly-motivated population will see the year's end as a psychological closure mark, and get even more serious about house hunting, Open Houses and even negotiating in order to be done with as much of the work of the home buying or selling process as possible before the end of the year (even though escrow won't close until 2013). When everyone active in the marketplace is highly motivated, it's good for all sides. Sellers will only have their holidays disrupted by buyers who are serious about making offers, and buyers might find sellers more receptive to their offers than they did earlier in the year. Additionally, both parties may find that negotiations are a bit less likely to get stuck on small, nitpicks and more likely to be furthered by a spirit of collaboration and cooperation now than at any time of year. That's just what happens when everyone involved is ready and highly motivated to move forward. 5. Halls are decked. In many areas, homes and neighborhoods are decked to the nines at this time of the year -- decorated, lit and shown off to their very best advantage. This is the case, not only aesthetically, but also in terms of social and community events. This is a great time of year for buyers to evaluate how developed an area's offerings are in terms of social, recreational and cultural events - or not. Almost every town's or neighborhood's news outlets and blogs are running a steady calendar of local events at this time of year. If you're in the process of vetting an area to see whether it might be a good fit, or are trying to get a better sense of the neighborhood flavor of a few different districts around town, compare them against each other. Consider showing up to a few holiday-time local events to feel the area and your prospective future neighbors out. 6. Willpower wanes. Behavioral economists have called out a phenomenon called ego depletion, based on findings that if you are hungry, tired or have depleted your willpower by exercising it to, say, stay on a diet or spending plan, you are more likely to splurge or make an impulsive decision in another area. This is a critical insight for buyers, who may be trying to keep strict controls on their holiday indulgences in food, drink and gift shopping, causing them to have less self-control - neuropsychologically speaking - when it's time to make conservative financial decisions about what to offer or spend for their home. Take care to avoid house hunting - online or off - at the end of a long, holiday festivity-laden day or week, when you're already tired or hungry. In fact, so long as your agent lets the listing agent know that you're preparing an offer (just to make sure the home doesn't get snatched out from under you), it's not a bad idea to do a pre-offer check-in with your mortgage pro, before submitting it, or even to sleep on your offer price and terms before you send the offer out in the morning. ALL: What do you see happening in your local market right now? How are the holidays changing your personal plans - or not - when it comes to buying or selling? ALL: You should follow Trulia and Tara on Facebook!
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Comscore CEO Magid Abraham, PhD shares his perspective on the importance of moving to this standard and highlights key concepts discussed in his recent whitepaper, The Economics of Online Advertising. This presentation advances the industry-wide conversation about viewable impressions by using core economic principles of supply and demand. It also demonstrates how the adoption of this currency provides a win-win scenario for the buy- and sell-side players in the advertising ecosystem.
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It's always illuminating to talk with photographers about their most celebrated pictures—especially if some of those photos have, over the years, taken on lives of their own. Example: John, Paul, George and Ringo in a swimming pool. For countless people, it's the single most memorable photograph of the Beatles early in their career; four young, engaging, somewhat awkward English lads on the cusp of mega-stardom.
But for longtime LIFE photographer John Loengard—the man who took that picture in Miami Beach 50 years ago—the swimming-pool photo is, to put it bluntly, rather weak.
"I never thought it was a terrific photograph," Loengard recently told LIFE.com. "It's not a very expressive picture at all, in my opinion. But given the history and the appeal of the people in it, it keeps cropping up, year after year."
As for how and why he took the picture in the first place, Loengard—who also served as LIFE's picture editor from 1973 to 1987—explains that it was meant to be a cover photo, but instead ended up as a Miscellany, a popular feature that ran for years in black and white on the last page of the magazine.
"I went down to Florida to make this photo after being asked if I had any ideas on what to do with the Beatles as a cover," Loengard recalls. "It was my idea to put them in a pool—but we couldn't find a heated pool, the water in the pool we did use was cold, and there was always the problem of other press trying to get in. It would have to be a pool that we could close off to everyone else. So, in the end, it was a very quick shoot in a private pool, with the Beatles shivering and singing in the water before jumping out. My impression of these guys was that they were like four high school kids. You know, they had beards, sort of—like when you first start having to shave, but aren't quite sure how to do it.
"In the end, Hedley Donovan, who was LIFE's editor-in-chief at the time and was sitting in for the managing editor, George Hunt, decided that the Beatles weren't serious enough to be on the cover. He ran a color picture from the war in Cyprus on the cover that week, instead."
But Loengard does admit that he might be warming to the photo, a little bit, as the years pass.
"Recently," he says, "after coloring the photograph myself and playing around with it on my computer, I felt—for the first time, really—that Donovan made the wrong call. It could have been a strong cover, even if it's not a great picture."
Not many people realize that Loengard originally shot the picture in color, but the color transparency was lost soon after the Feb. 28, 1964, issue of LIFE appeared. (At left: Loengard's own colorized version—and cover mock-up—of the photo.)
"Harry Benson, of course, took a remarkable picture of the Beatles around the same time," Loengard says, seemingly eager to point out a Beatles photo that he feels warrants the attention it's received over the decades. "The one where they're having a pillow fight in a hotel room. That is a very, very well-made photograph."
"My own Beatles photo," he adds, without a trace of rancor or regret, "is a second-rate, or maybe even a third-rate, picture. And yet it still has legs."
See more of John Loengard's work at johnloengard.com
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FAA orders review of Boeing's new Dreamliner
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WASHINGTON U.S. federal regulators are ordering a comprehensive review of the critical systems of Boeing's 787s, the aircraft maker's newest and most technologically-advanced plane, after a fire and a fuel leak earlier this week.}
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Friday that the FAA and Boeing are conducting the review. "This review will cover the critical systems of the aircraft, including design, manufacturing and assembly," LaHood said at a press briefing.
"Through it we will look for the root causes of recent events and do everything we can to make sure these do not happen again."
The 787, which Boeing calls the "Dreamliner," relies more than any other modern airliner on electrical signals rather than hydraulics to help power nearly everything the plane does. It's also the first Boeing plane to use rechargeable lithium ion batteries, which charge faster and can be molded to space-saving shapes compared to other airplane batteries. The plane is made with lightweight composite materials instead of aluminum.
A fire ignited Monday in the battery pack of an auxiliary power unit of a Japan Airlines 787 empty of passengers.
National Transportation Safety Board investigators traced the fire to a battery in the plane's auxiliary power unit, typically used to provide heating and cooling when the airplane is on the ground.
In a statement, Boeing said, "Nothing that we've seen in this case indicates a relationship to any previous 787 power system events."
Last month, a United Airlines 787 flight made an emergency landing in New Orleans after false warnings from an electrical panel.
At Friday's briefing, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said the Dreamliner's electrical system will be the highest level of priority. "We are confident about the safety of this aircraft, but we are concerned about these incidents," he said.
Stating that there is nothing in the data to suggest the plane is not safe, Huerta said that the review would be to verify work done during the plane's certification process.
An FAA statement gave no indication that the agency intends to limit or prohibit the 787 from flying during the review.
"These planes are safe," added La Hood. "I would have no hesitation boarding a flight."
Boeing was cooperating with the review.
Ray Conner, the president and CEO of Boeing, said Friday, "In short, we have complete confidence in the 787, and so do our customers."
Conner said the redundancies that have been built into the Dreamliner "are absolutely phenomenal," and have performed to a high degree. He also discounted a question relating to the outsourcing of labor as Boeing has worked to fulfill orders. "We have complete confidence in our production system and design," he said.
On Friday Japan's All Nippon Airways reported two new cases of problems with the aircraft. ANA spokeswoman Ayumi Kunimatsu said a very small amount of oil was discovered leaking from the left engine of a 787 flight from southern Japan's Miyazaki airport to Tokyo.
The jet returned to Miyazaki, but after checks found no safety risk it flew to Tokyo. ANA said on another flight, to Matsuyama on the island of Shikoku, glass in a cockpit window cracked and the aircraft was grounded for repairs.
- Boeing 787: New Dreamliner has growing pains
- Boeing Dreamliner makes emergency landing as inspections ordered
- Boeing 787 Dreamliner mishap brings safety concerns back front and center
- First "Dreamliner" flight "spectacular"
"Every new airplane has growing pains," said Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, a CBS News aviation and safety expert. "Especially those that push the edge of the envelope in technology."
He told "CBS This Morning" that these kinds of problems are normal for new aircraft.
"If you look at the history of aviation, decades ago, new airplanes had many more issues and they often led to fatal results," he said. "Now we catch these problems much earlier."
Boeing has insisted that the 787's problems are no worse than what it experienced when its 777 was new in the mid-1990s. That plane is now one of its top sellers and is well liked by airlines.
Boeing has delivered 50 of the 787s, starting in late 2011, and has orders for nearly 800 more. To get through the backlog, Boeing is increasing production to build 10 of the planes per month in Washington state and South Carolina by the end of the year.
By comparison, it builds more than one 737, Boeing's best seller, every day.
The company said in November that it had begun making five 787s per month. But if any major manufacturing changes are needed to fix the problems, it could fall further behind in deliveries.


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(AP) Obama likely to accept change in spying on leaders
By JULIE PACE and STEPHEN BRAUN
Associated Press
President Barack Obama is expected to tighten restrictions on U.S. spying on foreign leaders and also is considering changes in National Security Agency access to Americans' phone records, according to people familiar with a White House review of the nation's surveillance programs.
Obama could unveil his highly anticipated decisions as early as next week. Ahead of that announcement, he is consulting with lawmakers, privacy advocates and intelligence officials who were invited to White House meetings Wednesday and Thursday.
Among the changes Obama is expected to announce is more oversight of the National Intelligence Priorities Framework, a classified document that ranks U.S. intelligence- gathering priorities and is used to make decisions on scrutiny of foreign leaders. A presidential review board recommended increasing the number of policy officials who help establish those priorities, and that could result in limits on surveillance of allies.
Documents released by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden revealed that the U.S. was monitoring the communications of several friendly foreign leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The revelations outraged Merkel as well as other leaders, and U.S. officials say the disclosures have damaged Obama's relations around the world.
Obama and Merkel spoke by phone Wednesday, but U.S. officials would not say whether they discussed the NSA issues.
The president also is said to be considering one of the review board's most aggressive recommendations, a proposal to strip the NSA of its ability to store telephone records from millions of Americans and instead have phone companies or a third party hold the records. The NSA would be able to access the records only by obtaining separate court approval for each search, though exceptions could be made for emergency national security matters.
It's unclear whether Obama will ultimately back the proposal or how quickly it could be carried out if he does.
Before making his final decisions, the president was supposed to receive a separate report from a semi-independent commission known as the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, which was created by Congress. However, that panel's report has been delayed without explanation until at least late January, meaning it won't reach the president until after he makes his decisions public.
Members of that oversight board did meet with Obama on Wednesday and have briefed other administration officials on some of their preliminary findings. In a statement, the five-member panel said its meeting with the president focused on the NSA phone collection program and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which oversees the data sweeps. White House spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden called it a good opportunity for Obama "to hear the group's views directly as we begin to finalize our internal review."
It's unclear why Obama will announce his recommendations before receiving the report from the privacy and civil liberties board. One official familiar with the review process said that some White House officials were puzzled by the board's delay. But the official said the report probably would still have strong weight in Congress, where legislators are grappling with several bills aimed at dismantling or preserving the NSA's authority.
That official and those familiar with the White House review insisted on anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the process by name.
Obama and Vice President Joe Biden also met at the White House with Attorney General Eric Holder and members of the U.S. intelligence community, the White House said, including Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and the heads of the NSA, FBI and CIA. The intelligence community largely supports keeping the NSA surveillance programs intact.
On Thursday, the president will meet with members of Congress, while his top lawyer, Kathryn Ruemmler, will meet with representatives from privacy groups.
Shortly after receiving the review board recommendations last month, Obama signaled that he could be open to significant surveillance changes, including to the bulk collecting of phone records.
The president also has backed the idea of adding a public advocate position to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court which rules on many of the domestic surveillance decisions. The court typically hears only from the government as it decides cases and the advocate would be added to represent privacy and civil liberties concerns.
That review followed disclosures from Snowden, the former government contractor, who leaked details of several secret government programs. Snowden faces espionage charges in the U.S., but has been granted temporary asylum in Russia.
While Obama has said he welcomes the review, it's unlikely it would have occurred without Snowden's disclosures.
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i want to share a new product with all of you- jamberry nails!
a friend of mine at work had a perfectly manicured fingernail of a chevron print! so cute!
she told me it was a nail decal called jamberry- they have all different sizes and colors! the way it works is you cut out a piece to fit your fingernail, place it on, and use your hairdryer to seal it. then use a wooden nail stick to smooth out the decal for the perfect fit.
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Social science research conducted since the late 1970s has contributed greatly to society's ability to mitigate and adapt to natural, technological, and willful disasters. However, as evidenced by Hurricane Katrina, the Indian Ocean tsunami, the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, and other recent events, hazards and disaster research and its application could be improved greatly. In particular, more studies should be pursued that compare how the characteristics of different types of events--including predictability, forewarning, magnitude, and duration of impact--affect societal vulnerability and response. This report includes over thirty recommendations for the hazards and disaster community. Notably, comparative research should be conducted to refine and measure core components of societal vulnerability and resilience to hazards of all types, address the special requirements of confronting disasters caused by terrorist acts, and advance knowledge about mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery related to disasters having catastrophic physical and social impacts. Moreover, strategic planning and institution building are needed to address issues related to the management and sharing of data on hazards and disasters (hazards and disaster informatics), sustain the momentum of interdisciplinary research, advance the utilization of social science findings, and sustain the hazards and disaster research workforce. And above all, the National Science Foundation and the Department of Homeland Security should jointly support the comparative research, strategic planning, and institution building called for in the report.


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Academy Award-winning screenwriter of the film ""American Beauty"" and creator of the HBO series ""Six Feet Under"", Alan Ball has consistently probed the cultural forces shaping gender, sexuality, and death in the United States. Through gritty dialogue and edgy humor, Ball centers much of his social critique on the illusory promises of the American Dream. For many of his characters, a belief in the American Dream - including idealized notions of the family, heterosexual norms, and the acceptance of prescribed gender roles - proves stifling and self-destructive. This is the first book to explore the impact of Ball's works on contemporary film, television, and western culture. The essays herein examine Ball's writings for theatre, television and film, with emphasis on his best-known work. They offer insight into both the captivating and problematic dimensions of Ball's work, while drawing connections among his diverse writings. An interview with Ball is included.
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Did you know that it takes plastic and aluminum cans 500 years to break down but only 6 months for organic materials, cotton, rags and paper? This coming Earth Day (April 22, 2014) is the perfect reason to make some simple changes in your life for a more eco-friendly home. Below you will find 10 tips for a greener home from organic textile brand, Coyuchi. These simple yet effective tips can have a positive influence on the environment as well as your health.
1. Reevaluate your energy consumption Use compact fluorescent lamps. You can lower your lighting bill by converting to energy-efficient low-wattage compact fluorescent lighting and fixtures.
2. Upgrade Your Bedding Inserts Before filling the inserts at Coyuchi, the down is washed twice with a fragrance-free, non-toxic soap. It is then steamed to remove bacteria that are incidental to feathers and down. The process also includes a water-based, non-toxic chemical which is used to reduce the static charge that is associated with natural filing. All Coyuchi down duvets and pillow inserts are made in the U.S.A. with down gathered on a small duck farm in Indiana.
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5. Skip the Vinyl Shower Curtain Conventional shower curtains have volatile organic compounds in them. Breathe easier with sustainable options that don't require a liner, just toss them in the wash for easy care. We recommend our certified organic cotton shower curtains, made of 100% GOTS certified organic cotton. Another favorite is our versatile Linen Breeze shower curtain, made from Belgium linen grown without toxic pesticides.
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My proven Culpepper line begins with John William Culpepper b. 1772
His wife was Nancy Gillespie.
Their son William Henry was born Oct. 17, 1813. He married Sarah Leslie.
Their son John Malcolm Culpepper b. Nov 13, 1835 married Sarah Ann Elizabeth Stephens.
Their son William Jehu Culpepper b. Oct 15, 1857 Married Emily Julia Ann Josephine East.
Their daughter, my mother was Tessie Lee Sue Culpepper married my dad
Thomas Van Buron Reeves. Both are deceased.
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mostly on the research of Lewis Griffin. www.gen.culpepper.com
I need more on the older generations of course.
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Thompson and Cinderella Reeves were born in 1799 and 1800 respectively. They married before 1820 in Georgia. One of their daughters was named Sarah Ann Reeves b.ca. 1818 who married William Wiley Taylor
William Wiley Taylor was the son of Thomas Freeman Taylor b 1795 and Mary B. Holston b. 1806
I am also seeking for a friend a contact with a Leonidas Taylor who is somehow connected to the same line.
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I'm hoping to get some advice on protecting a few websites hosted from a colocation rack. There is no schedule or deadline for it, so I'd like to take the time to design a robust setup before making heavy use of the servers. I have a vague idea of what it is that I'm looking for, but I don't know enough about complicated protocols like OSPF, BGP, and STP to reason whether or not they're necessary and/or where to place them.
I can get 6U of space for a good price, and I already have two light-duty 1U boxes with a lot of NICs and two beefier 2U boxes. The 1U boxes I'm thinking of turning into a redundant firewall with relayd load balancing (RNWT) to the two boxes behind it. The two 2U boxes are acting as redundant web applications server (RWAS). This diagram shows what it might look like
ISP ISP | | | | | | --------------- --------------- | if1 | | if1 | | RNET1 | | RNET2 | | if0|__ __|if0 | | | \/ | | | if3|__/\__|if3 | | if2|------|if2 | | if4,5,6 | | if6,5,4 | --------------- --------------- | |\ /| | | | \ / | | | | \ / | | | | \ / | | | | \ / | | | | \ / | | | | \/ | | | | /\ | | | | / \ | | | | / \ | | ------------- ------------- | if0,1,2 | | if2,1,0 | | RWAS1 | | RWAS2 | ------------- -------------
RNET1 and RNET2 are the 1U boxes with lots of NICs.
RWAS1 and RWAS2 are the 2U boxes with more processing power.
For RNETs:
- if0 - Dedicated IPMI port, not visible to the device's OS
- if1 - ISP connection. Dedicated Public IP for management and a shared public VIP used by relayd through if2 CARP...
- if2 - CARP for both RNET1 and RNET2
- if3 - "IPMI-IN" RNET1's if3 is connected to RNET2's if0, RNET2's if0 is connected to RNET1's if3. Makes it possible to reach an offline RNET from an online RNET. These should probably only be accessible to someone connecting through a VPN or SSH tunnel. Private IP.
- if4 - Connected to RWAS1's if2 or RWAS2's if1. Load balances using relayd to RWASs, SSL acceleration, also forwards SSH connections.
- if5 - Connected to RWAS2's if2 or RWAS1's if1. Load balances using relayd to RWASs, SSL acceleration, also forwards SSH connections.
- if6 - Connected to RWAS1's if0 or RWAS2's if0. Only to be used for Wake-On-LAN. Private IP.
For RWASs:
- if0 - Management port for the RWAS servers. Will have Wake-On-LAN enabled. These should probably only be accessible to someone connecting through a VPN or directly from the RNETs. Private IP.
- if1 - Connected to RNET1 and RNET2. Allows both RWAS1 and RWAS2 to communicate through either RNET1 or RNET2, even when one of the RNETs is offline. Gets HTTP and SSH connections. Public IP.
- if2 - Connected to RNET1 and RNET2. Allows both RWAS1 and RWAS2 to communicate through either RNET1 or RNET2, even when one of the RNETs is offline. Gets HTTP and SSH connections. Public IP.
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The RWAS if1 and if2 interfaces will have their own public IP addresses.
1. Does this make sense?
2. Will OSPF, STP, and BGP be needed to implement?
As the servers become available to me, I'll update the thread with any new developments.
I don't believe, based on what you've posted, that you'll require use of either of the routing management protocols, nor should you require the bridge loop management protocol. The clients will reach this farm via its single outward facing carp(4) address. Your relayd(8) load balancer will manage the traffic to the back ends at Layer 3 and/or Layer 7, and carp(4) will manage back end redundant links as well.
I've set up a similar infrastructure with relayd, where the web servers were on separate platforms from the application servers and the database servers. I used relayd to manage all of the traffic between the web (nginx) and application (php-fhm) servers. However, all of that was in a lab environment; the infrastructure was never launched in production.
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You've just completed a few landscaping jobs in a residential neighborhood and you have happy customers spreading the word about your great work. Now eager neighbors are asking for your services.
Sounds like a good deal, but there are problems. You can't get your full-sized equipment into these small backyards, so your crew ends up hauling a lot of material by hand. In the areas where you can use your equipment, it's tearing up lawns and you're spending extra time repairing the damage. The results look great, but your labor costs are high.
Should you skip jobs like this and stick with projects that are a better fit with your equipment? Or is it time to invest in a more streamlined, turf-friendly machine?
Many contractors turn to mini-skid steers and compact utility loaders to solve problems like these. Small but mighty, these mini machines can do many jobs their full-size cousins can do . . . and in some cases, they can do it more profitably.
With dozens of attachments, these multi-tools offer companies a relatively economical way to branch into new service. Often contractors find that a mini loader allows them to take on jobs they had to pass up before.
With an investment in one power unit and attachments, you can haul materials, dig trenches, remove debris, auger holes, sculpt the ground, rake it smooth and more. When winter hits, snow removal tools can keep the machine working year-round.
Mini-skid steers and compact utility loaders aren't right for every company. Before investing in one, you'll want to think carefully about the kinds of work you do now and your plans for the future.
Weighing size and performance
Loaders come in all sizes. Before buying, you'll need to evaluate the physical size of the machine itself and balance this against the operating capacity, dumping height and other performance requirements you'll need.
Don't judge size by name alone.
The terms "mini," "compact" and "small" can mean different things, depending on the manufacturer. Look at actual specifications. See how these measure up to the types of properties you access most often and the kinds of lifting, moving and other work you do.
Do you frequently encounter narrow spaces? Some mini skids and compact utility loaders are slim enough to slip though a narrow garden gate. If you foresee a lot of gated yards in your future, a model like this can save hours of labor.
"To determine whether it will be a profitable investment, contractors need to look at how a machine can save them money," says Neil Borenstein, senior marketing manager with The Toro Company, Bloomington, Minnesota. "It's usually a matter of whether it saves labor . . . either the time spent on the job or the number of people on the job. It's also impacted by how flexible the equipment is and how many tasks it can do."
With mini-skid steers and compact utility loaders, the labor savings can add up quickly. A single operator can do many jobs with one machine and tackle projects that would otherwise require a few workers with wheelbarrows, hand tools and lots of muscle.
As Borenstein points out, before this equipment was introduced there wasn't much between a shovel and a skid steer loader. Now these machines fill that niche by offering the versatility and agility of hand labor without the payroll, workers comp, overtime or sick days.
"A small contractor might get this equipment so he doesn't have to add more people," says Tim Maloney, Vermeer, Great Plains, Olathe, Kansas. "A larger contractor sees this as a good way to do a lot more without having as much labor on the jobsite or trucks to haul. One person can operate it. They can haul it in one truck and do the work they would usually do with two or three people."
Andy Batcheller, owner of Handy Andy Outdoors, Chamblee, Georgia, is on his second compact utility loader.
"I did my own lawn and fell in love with it," says Batcheller. "We mostly do renovation work. It's great for getting into backyards without damaging the existing landscape."
He's also in love with the versatility. "We have two buckets, an auger with three bits, a trencher, forks, a leveler, a tiller and a soil cultivator. Today we trenched, we moved mulch, we moved dirt, we leveled terrain. We can use it to move around rocks and boulders. It's also great for drainage."
A mini loader isn't a replacement for a full-sized skid steer. If heavy lifting is the norm and narrow spaces are the exception, consider sizing up. Full-size skid steers cost more and sacrifice some accessibility, but offer increased operating capacity. They also offer the versatility of multiple attachments and the turn-in-their track agility skid steers are known for.
Patrick Shanahan, owner of Artistic Landscaping, Inc., Lanham, Maryland, opted for a larger multi-purpose machine, a compact track loader. It's the size of a full-size skid steer but features tracks instead of wheels. "This one's not narrow enough to go through garden gates, but it can take pallets of salt off of tractor trailers," says Shanahan.
So far, he's equipped his loader with forks, a toothed bucket, a grapple bucket and snow bucket. He plans to get a toothless bucket for moving mulch soon.
Shanahan admits that the snow bucket sat idle last year, but this year, he says, it practically paid for the machine. "We had the greatest snow on record. I can push much more snow with tracks and a snow bucket than with a standard bucket," he says.
Whether you go with a full-size skid steer or mini loader, be sure to consider transportation needs. How easy and economical it is to transport your equipment can play a big role in profitability. Be sure to evaluate how your new purchase will fit into your current system and discuss this with your dealer.
"People don't always understand what kind of truck they're going to need and what size trailer," says Maloney. "That has to factor into the decision. You don't want to have to change the way you haul equipment."
Batcheller purchased his loader with a trailer. "The trailer is set up so that there is a place for each attachment."
Treads or wheels
Another big consideration when choosing a loader is whether you'd be best served by a machine with treads or wheels. Skid steers, mini-skid steers and compact utility loaders are available with either wheels or tracks. Track loaders travel around on treads like a tank or bulldozer.
Tracks distribute more of the machine's weight, allowing equipment to "float" over the surface.
"If you're seriously worried about damaging lawns, tracks are going to make it a whole lot nicer," says Maloney.
Tracks can also make it easier to operate in soft soils or muddy conditions. That's why Shanahan chose to go with his tracked unit.
Testing a machine in the field is one of the most important parts of the decision-making process.
Batcheller also opted for tracks.
He says that way he can use it more often, regardless of weather. "It's a lot more versatile than a wheeled machine," he says. "It's more expensive, but you're going to get more done."
Sit, stand, or walk
Another decision to make is whether you want your operators to sit, stand or walk behind their machine. Operator comfort can make a big difference in productivity.
Standard skid steers and some mini-sized machines have an enclosed cab. This decreases visibility but increases operator comfort, especially in hot or snowy weather. In some weather conditions, a loader without a cab would be unusable.
Walk-behind loaders offer greater visibility and easy-on/easyoff agility for the operator. Many offer stand-on platforms to decrease fatigue.
Whether you choose a full-size skid steer, a mini-skid or a compact utility loader, attachments are what give you the ability to do more jobs with one machine. It's worth a long talk with your dealer to make sure you choose the attachments that fit your needs.
"We try to determine their goals and plans for the business," says Borenstein. "We look at what their business is like and what their overall operations are like so we can help them determine which equipment will be profitable for them. Are they an irrigation contractor, a landscaper? Are they putting in hardscapes? Where can they use their equipment and where can't they use it?" It often boils down to financing and budget, says Maloney. "You can spend as much on attachments as on the machine. Some people only want a bucket and that's all they care about. Some want to plant trees, rake the yard, prep for new lawns. This gives them the versatility to add attachments as they grow."
Try it out
Testing a machine in the field is one of the most important parts of the decision-making process. This will give you a chance to see for yourself what all the specs you read about in the brochures will actually mean to your company.
Joseph Huling, Keystone Outdoor Equipment, Duluth, Georgia, points out that while some manufacturers offer stronger hydraulics or more horsepower, those numbers don't tell the whole story. "It all boils down to how that power is used and the efficiency of the machine. Try them out. Do a side-by-side comparison."
Another key question is service and availability of parts. "This is a huge consideration," says Batcheller. "Another product may be able to lift more or do more, but at the end of the day, if you need a part, how soon you can get it is critical."
Renting a machine is one of the best ways to determine whether it meets your needs. Many dealers will apply a month's rental cost toward a purchase or lease.
"This gives contractors the opportunity to try it out and see how it fits," says Maloney. "A lot of times, when they get in there and start using it, they see all the other applications they could use it for. It will also help them determine the best size. Maybe the size they rented isn't lifting what they need it to lift and they see a need to step it up." It will also help you judge how simple it is to use. This is another big factor in productivity.
"Make sure to look at how easy the machine is to operate," says Borenstein. "That will tell you how quickly your crews or temporary employees will come up to speed."
Sometimes it makes sense to rent the loader or attachments only for specific jobs by the day or week. Some decide a full-size skid steer is a better fit and only rent a mini loader for jobs in the tightest spaces. But keep in mind that picking up equipment from the rental store, bringing it to the site and returning it, all adds labor and slows down progress. All this should be factored in as you decide whether buying is a better deal.
"Before I bought, I looked at what it cost to rent for a day or a week or month and compared it to how many days we'll use it," says Batcheller. "It goes out on average three days a week year round, sometimes more, sometimes less."
Many contractors start out with a mini loader and find it's all they ever need. Others start with a full-size skid steer and add the mini loader later. Whether you go big or small, prepare to do many different jobs with these multi-tasking marvels.


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Carved from wood, this statue shows a woman with half of her head intact and the other half with a bare skull. This type of figure is known as a memento mori – literally a reminder of death, used to prompt people about the shortness of life and the inevitability of death. A skull was used to represent death from the 1500s onwards, replacing the older image of a skeleton leading a living person to their fate.
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Let $X$ be a connected graph with maximum eigenvalue $k$. Assume that $-k$ is also an eigenvalue. I wish to prove that $X$ is bipartite.
Now if $\vec{x}=(x_1,\cdots ,x_n)$ is the eigenvector for $-k$ then I can show that for the vector $\vec{y}$ whose entries are $(|x_1|,\cdots ,|x_n|)$ we have $y'Ay=ky'y$. From here can I conclude that $\vec{y}$ is an eigenvector with eigenvalue $k$?
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CoQ10 and Cancer TreatmentSeptember 2009
By William Faloon
For more than a decade, Life Extension® has reported on small clinical studies that demonstrate beneficial effects in those with certain cancers who supplement with coenzyme Q10.
More recent studies have not only documented clinical improvements, but also have identified probable mechanisms by which CoQ10 may help slow tumor growth. Some of these mechanisms include immune augmentation, suppression of vascular endothelial growth factor (that facilitates tumor angiogenesis), and reduction of inflammatory markers that may facilitate cancer cell propagation.
Melanoma and breast cancer are two types of malignancies for which CoQ10 has demonstrated substantial clinical benefit.1,2 Regrettably, the media and cancer establishment have ignored these promising discoveries that could save many lives.
For example, a recent melanoma study compared the effects of administering alpha interferon with or without daily CoQ10 (400 mg). There was an astounding 10-fold lower risk of metastasis in the CoQ10-supplemented group! This effect was even more pronounced for those with more advanced melanoma, where CoQ10-supplemented patients were 13 times less likely to develop metastasis. Alpha interferon is an immune boosting drug that can induce side effects so severe that patients have to discontinue it. In this study,2 only 22% of CoQ10-supplemented patients developed side effects compared to 82% not taking supplemental CoQ10.
Our editorials have harshly criticized the National Cancer Institute for failing to fund larger studies in order to ascertain exactly how effective CoQ10 may be as an adjuvant cancer therapy.
It is our pleasure to reprint an update by the National Cancer Institute that presents their views on the role that CoQ10 may play in cancer treatment. Considering that this report emanates out of a federal agency that is normally biased against alternative therapies, we are quite pleased with the relative balance this report provides.
We do take issue with the National Cancer Institute's insinuation of CoQ10 side effects, as these are likely the result of the underlying cancer and/or problems inflicted by toxic chemo drugs. Of the tens of thousands of healthy Life Extension® members who use CoQ10, none report these side effects.
Questions and Answers About Coenzyme Q10
Coenzyme Q 10 is a compound that is made naturally in the body. The Q and the 10 in coenzyme Q10 refer to the groups of chemicals that make up the coenzyme. Coenzyme Q10 is also known by these other names:
A coenzyme helps an enzyme do its job. An enzyme is a protein that speeds up the rate at which natural chemical reactions take place in cells of the body. The body's cells use coenzyme Q10 to make energy needed for the cells to grow and stay healthy. The body also uses coenzyme Q10 as an antioxidant. An antioxidant is a substance that protects cells from chemicals called free radicals. Free radicals can damage DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). Genes, which are pieces of DNA, tell the cells how to work in the body and when to grow and divide. Damage to DNA has been linked to some kinds of cancer. By protecting cells against free radicals, antioxidants help protect the body against cancer.
Coenzyme Q10 is found in most body tissues. The highest amounts are found in the heart, liver, kidneys, and pancreas. The lowest amounts are found in the lungs. The amount of coenzyme Q10 in tissues decreases as people get older.
What is the history of the discovery and use of coenzyme Q10 as a complementary or alternative treatment for cancer?
Coenzyme Q10 was first identified in 1957. Its chemical structure was determined in 1958. Interest in coenzyme Q10 as a possible treatment for cancer began in 1961, when it was found that some cancer patients had a lower than normal amount of it in their blood. Low blood levels of coenzyme Q10 have been found in patients with myeloma, lymphoma, and cancers of the breast, lung, prostate, pancreas, colon, kidney, and head and neck.
Studies suggest that coenzyme Q10 may help the immune system work better. Partly because of this, coenzyme Q10 is used as adjuvant therapy for cancer. Adjuvant therapy is treatment given following the primary treatment to increase the chances of a cure.
What is the theory behind the claim that coenzyme Q10 is useful in treating cancer?
Coenzyme Q10 may be useful in treating cancer because it boosts the immune system. Also, studies suggest that CoQ10 analogs (drugs that are similar to CoQ10) may prevent the growth of cancer cells directly. As an antioxidant, coenzyme Q10 may help prevent cancer from developing.
Refer to the PDQ health professional summary on coenzyme Q10 for more information on the theory behind the study of coenzyme Q10 in the treatment of cancer.
How is coenzyme Q10 administered?
Coenzyme Q10 is usually taken by mouth as a pill (tablet or capsule). It may also be given by injection into a vein (IV). In animal studies, coenzyme Q10 is given by injection.
Have any preclinical (laboratory or animal) studies been conducted using coenzyme Q10?
A number of preclinical studies have been done with coenzyme Q10. Research in a laboratory or using animals is done to find out if a drug, procedure, or treatment is likely to be useful in humans. These preclinical studies are done before any testing in humans is begun. Most laboratory studies of coenzyme Q10 have looked at its chemical structure and how it works in the body. The following has been reported from preclinical studies of coenzyme Q10 and cancer:


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TAMPA, Fla. (June 18, 2012) – ETSU men's soccer freshman Emmanuel Wilson (Memphis, Tenn.) recorded a hat trick for the Knoxville Soccer Academy on his way to being named a Super-20 League top performer.
Wilson scored his three goals as part of a 4-0 win against FASA in Super-20 League play, helping his team rise to first place in the South Atlantic Division. The freshman's hat trick also moved his goal total to five through the squad's first four games, which leads the team.
"Emmanuel is a talented young man with a bright future in soccer ahead of him," said Knoxville head coach Josh Scott in a USL release. "His athletic ability and how he applies it to the game is impressive for a young player of his age. On top of that, one of Emmanuel's great strengths is his ability to be clinical in front of goal while under pressure."
Wilson and the Knoxville Soccer Academy next face the Northern Virginia Royals on Monday at 7 p.m.
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Bored with typical bathroom trope, one DC coffee shop has decided to skirt tradition and go with a mildly rapey bathroom sign that makes customers stop and say, "Wha?"
An eagle-eyed reader sent us this gem, captured at Saxby's Coffee at K Street and Vermont Ave. It appears that the water closet at the establishment is demarcated with a sign that indicates that men just can't get enough of watching ladies erotically use the toilet. What is this, Japan?
Anyway, if you ever find yourself in the District, make your way to Saxby's. Where the coffee is hot, the people are cool, and the stick figures are bathroom peeping toms.


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Edward Durell Stone: A Belated Appreciation by Hicks Stone
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Edward Durell Stone was my father. Father and I had a tenuous and at times a difficult relationship. He would have found it both comically improbable and deeply touching if he had been aware that I had written his biography. Even though our relationship was distant, I had a closely-held but deeply-seated admiration for his achievements. The underlying impetus to write his biography extends back to my childhood in New York during the 1960s. Anyone who came of age during those years recalls them as a time when activists would champion the rights of people unjustly relegated to living life at the margins of society. It was this sensitivity to injustice and an activist's desire to right wrongs that set me on the course that led me to submit a proposal to Rizzoli for my father's biography in the spring of 2008. Simply stated, Father has been unfairly treated for over a half-century, and the time for him to be accorded the simple decency, recognition and respect that he deserves from the architectural community is long overdue.


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The Holy See has said that a statement by the Society of St Pius X (SSPX) is "not sufficient" to overcome the doctrinal problems that keep it estranged from Rome.
In a communiqué published today the Holy See asked Bishop Bernard Fellay, the superior of the SSPX, to "clarify his position in order to be able to heal the existing rift, as is the desire of Pope Benedict XVI".
The SSPX statement had been a response to a "doctrinal preamble" issued by the Vatican outlining principles that would form the basis of any further discussion between the SSPX and Rome. The preamble, issued in September, had come at the end of years of talks.
Last November Bishop Fellay said that the preamble needed changes before it could be accepted as the basis for reconciliation.
He said the preamble was "a document which can be clarified and modified, as the accompanying note points out. It is not a definitive text.
"The proposal that I will make in the next few days to the Roman authorities and their response in turn will enable us to evaluate our remaining options. And whatever the result of these talks may be, the final document that will have been accepted or rejected will be made public," he said.
In its communiqué the Holy See said that the SSPX response had arrived in January.


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Brand's performance product recognized for second time by most influential running specialty organization in the country - LEXINGTON, MA (November 24, 2009) – For the second time in three years, Saucony, Inc., a leading global supplier of performance athletic footwear and apparel, has been recognized with the competitive "Shoe of the Year" award by the Independent Run
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - (November 22, 2009) - Running USA, the national industry non-profit organization, has announced that MYLAPS, the leader in sports timing, is an American Record sponsor of Running USA 2010: The Industry Conference. The popular conference will run from January 31 to February 2 at the world famous La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California.
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ARCONA MEN Targeted, Powerful All Natural Luxury Skincare For Men - Now ARCONA introduces its first ever MEN'S line, an 8-Piece Collection ($24-52) featuring the brand's signature all-natural, but highly effective, live, active ingredients. Introducing ARCONA Men – an 8 pc.
Brooks® Launches Facebook Application for Runners
BOTHELL, Wash. - Leading running company Brooks Sports, Inc. has announced the official launch of its Brooks Running Club application for members of Facebook, the world's largest social network.
Runners High 'n Tri Named Top 50 Best Running Stores in America
Competitor Magazine Honors Runners High 'n Tri - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., – With countless running stores across the United States, Runners High 'n Tri is honored to be named one of the top 50 best running stores in America. The announcement was made at an awards ceremony organized by Competitor magazine on Nov.
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Atlanta Added to International Cities Set to Host the Dow Live Earth Run for Water
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BOTHELL, Wash. - (November 5, 2009) - Leading running company Brooks Sports, Inc. (www.brooksrunning.com) announced today that two of its newest footwear styles have been honored by the worldwide authority on running, Runner's World magazine.
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CHICAGO - (November 5, 2009) - North American-based companies will spend an estimated $86.1 million to sponsor marathons, triathlons, 10Ks and other running events this year, a 2.5 percent increase from the $84 million spent in 2008, according to IEG, the world's leading authority on sponsorship.
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In disaster scenario 3, we lose everything on the share drive.
Examples of potential loss involved: • In the archivist area, this would be loss of all the digitization and metadata preparation performed by April, all the access databases, and all the archivist spreadsheets. • In the digital services area, loss includes all our organization and tracking spreadsheets, all the digitization done that's not uploaded, all the documentation of procedures and policies • In the metadata area, loss includes all the procedures, policies, resources, and spreadsheets
The access databases are particularly critical for the archivists. Eventually, Archivists Toolkit (AT) is to become the database of record, replacing the access databases. AT is on the library webserver, so it would not be impacted by this scenario. In the meantime, we need to:
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The Danielle Ferris & Vincent Tomaselli Engagement
It was a mutual love of football that brought Danielle and Vincent together at Finnegan's, a sports bar in Thornwood, four Septembers ago. And while they were rooting for rival teams—Danielle for the Giants, and Vincent for the Jets—that didn't stop the two from starting a relationship.
Danielle, originally from Rye, is an elementary school teacher at Bedford Road in Pleasantville, while Vinny works as an IT specialist out of their townhouse in Cortlandt Manor (where he grew up) for the company Matrix 42.
Vinny turned the "Big 30" in late September, so, to celebrate, Danielle planned a trip to the wineries in Napa Valley, CA in October. It ended up turning into a family affair, as Vinny's mom and stepfather decided to join in the festivities, as they were also celebrating milestone birthdays, as well as their 20th wedding anniversary.
Not wanting to set herself up for disappointment, Danielle says, "I kept talking myself out of thinking that a proposal would happen on the vacation, but had definitely visualized it as a possibility."
They spent the first day of the vacation relaxing and hanging out at the hotel, but it wasn't until the following day that the real fun began. Robert Mondavi winery and Napa Cellars were on their list of stops for the wine trail the next day. After those, the last vineyard they visited was the beautiful Opus One, with its gorgeous terraces adorning the spacious grounds. Throughout it all, Danielle noticed that Vincent was acting very strange, "standing in awkward poses and sticking his butt out," because, unbeknownst to her, he didn't want her to feel the ring that was burning a hole in his pocket.
"Vinny's mom was flashing away with the camera, trying to commemorate each moment from the day, which was making him very cranky," Danielle says, so after some time his parents left them to go explore the rest of the winery.
When they were alone, Vinny starting telling Danielle how much he cared for her and that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. But they had had conversations like this before—plus, theyd' been drinking wine, which always brings out one's emotions—so she didn't see it as a definite sign of an impending proposal.
Then next thing Danielle knew, Vinny was down on one knee and asking for her hand. "I put my hands on my mouth and starting shaking my head in disbelief," she says. "Vinny started laughing and asked me 'does this mean no?'"
Danielle assured him to the contrary, but was in such complete shock, that she actually didn't cry (which even surprised herself). Afterward, she was "numb for the rest of the vacation."
They plan on getting married next year either late September or early October, and want to keep the colors and theme within the rich and warm fall tones.
While they are still exploring venues, they know that they want to get married in Westchester and somewhere on the water with a ceremony preferably at Danielle's parish church, Resurrection in Rye.
"Vinny is such an amazing guy and I couldn't be happier. He is the most respectful, thoughtful person and always makes me feel like I am No. 1 all the time. I feel so fortunate to be marrying my best friend.


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New Jersey has more sites than any other state listed on the Superfund National priorities list.
The National Priorities List (NPL) is the list of national priorities among the known releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants throughout the United States and its territories. It is intended primarily to guide the EPA in determining which sites warrant further investigation.
Here are the sites located in Bergen and Passaic counties:
Fair Lawn Well Field: Chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, and tetrachloroethylene are among the major contaminants to three fields used to supply water to Fair Lawn's 32,000 residents.
The wells in the Westmoreland Field are the most heavily contaminated. Lower levels have also been detected in wells in the Memorial and Cadmus Fields. None of the levels has been high enough to force closing of the wells.
The investigation concluded that the primary source of the contamination was located in the Fair Lawn Industrial Park. As a result of this investigation, two local companies, Thermo Fisher Scientific Company, LLC (Fisher) and Sandvik, Inc. (Sandvik), were identified as contributing sources to the groundwater contamination. The Site was placed on the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) in September 1983.
Garfield Groundwater: . The site consists of the E.C. Electroplating (ECE) property and a chromium groundwater plume that extends a half-mile west from the ECE property to the Passaic River. Site investigations to identify potential sources and determine the extent of contamination and levels of chromium have concluded and EPA has proposed a remedy for the site.
Here's the thing: ECE is no longer in business, so the government has agreed to pay... but there's no money currently in the budget.
Curcio Scrap Metal, Saddle Brook: The Curcio Scrap Metal, Inc. (CSMI) is an active scrap metal yard that contains 10,950 square feet of warehouse and office space. CSMI and Cirello Iron and Steel Company (CISC) recycle scrap iron, copper, aluminum and other ferrous and non-ferrous metals at this active yard. In 1982, CSMI received shipments of 50 electrical transformers. While cutting the transformers, oil containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) spilled on the ground.
Groundwater and soil were also contaminated with heavy metals and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). VOCs are potentially harmful contaminants that can easily evaporate into the air. Soil cleanup has been completed. Groundwater cleanup is ongoing.
Maywood Chemical Co. (Maywood, Rochelle Park, Lodi): The Maywood Chemical Superfund Site is located on more than 90 properties in Maywood, Lodi and Rochelle Park, Bergen County, about 10 miles west of New York City. From 1916 through 1955, the Maywood Chemical Works processed radioactive thorium ore on site, which resulted in residual radioactive thorium waste.
Other processing activities generated various types of chemical wastes. These waste materials were used as fill on site and at nearby properties, resulting in chemical and radioactive contamination over much of the local area. The site is being cleaned up by two separate entities – the federal government's U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Stepan Company, a responsible party.
Quanta Resources, Edgewater: For close to 100 years starting in the late 1800s, coal tar, paving and roofing materials were made at the site by various entities. Quanta Resources operated an oil processing facility there from 1974 to 1981, when the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) closed the site after discovering large quantities of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-laden oil in storage tanks.
The site is being addressed in two operable units. Operable Unit 1 (OU1) addresses the land and groundwater, and Operable Unit 2 (OU2) addresses the sediments and the river.
Ringwood Mines/Landfill: The 500-acre Ringwood Mines/Landfill site is located in a historic iron mining district in the borough of Ringwood in Passaic County, New Jersey. Site features include abandoned mine shafts and pits, inactive landfills and open waste dumps.
During the late 1960s and early 1970s, the 500-acre area was used for the disposal of paint sludge and other wastes generated at the Ford Motor Company's Mahwah facility. Following immediate actions to protect human health and the environment, site investigations and long-term cleanup activities are ongoing.
Scientific Chemical Processing, Carlstadt: The site includes a six-acre property where a waste processing facility that accepted various wastes for recovery and disposal was located. About 375,000 gallons of hazardous substances were stored on site in tanks, drums and tank trailers.
The facility shut down in 1980 in response to a court order. Some company officials received fines and jail terms for illegally dumping hazardous waste. From 1979 to 1980, drums and contaminated soil were removed. The property is now vacant. A cleanup plan for on-property soil and shallow groundwater has been implemented. Contact with contaminated soil has been prevented and contaminated shallow groundwater has been contained. EPA issued a final cleanup plan to address contaminated deep and off-property groundwater in September 2012 and is overseeing its implementation.
Universal Oil Products, East Rutherford: Various chemicals were manufactured at the 75-acre area from 1932 until 1979, when the company ceased operations and dismantled the plant. The company also recovered solvents and waste chemicals at the site from 1960 through 1979.
About 4.5 million gallons of waste solvents and solid chemical wastes were dumped into two unlined lagoons during this time, which resulted in contamination of soils, surface water and groundwater. After immediate actions to protect human health and the environment, the site's long-term cleanup is ongoing.
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Collector Car Appreciation Day - Tuned Up
Source Interlink Media recently held it's annual cruise-in/car show at a number of our offices across the country to celebrate Collector Car Appreciation Day. Thanks to the actions of the SEMA Action Network, our government saw fit to officially designate one day to the hotrodding culture.
Here at our Tampa, Florida, office, July 12 can be a challenging time of the year to hold a car show, as we're often drenched daily with summer rain showers. Car enthusiasts must decide if it's worth it to pull out their shiny (and clean) rides and take the risk of getting soaked. This year, we've been getting a healthy soaking, and while the storm clouds circled, we had a great turnout that enjoyed some hot, but mostly sunny weather—thanks to the folks at Nestle, they also got to sample some cold ice cream to help them beat the heat.
Source employees are encouraged to drive their classic cars to work—I have to give the very unofficial Thumb-your-nose-at-the-weather award to MM&F's own tech editor, Mark Houlahan. Rolling the dice on a 50 percent chance of rain (during the summer, that's usually good for 100 percent rain), Houlahan piloted project Snake Charmer to and from work beneath storm clouds that were at times as dark as his Factory Five roadster.
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Like many of the other Source employees, my cars were all inoperable at the time of the show, though some had their rides at our shop for attendees to check out. I've included a few brave Ford fans that opted to blow off work or whatever they had planned that day to come check things out. We'll likely be doing this every year, barring an actual hurricane blowing through the bay area, so be sure to check our Facebook page and website for all the details as the event nears.
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SUNNYVALE, CA, May 18, 2006 - SanDisk® Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) announced today that Eli Harari, Chief Executive Officer, will make a presentation regarding SanDisk's business to the stockholders attending the SanDisk Annual Stockholders meeting in Santa Clara, California on Thursday, May 25, 2006 at approximately 8:15 a.m. Pacific Time. The session is being webcast and can be accessed live from SanDisk's website at www.sandisk.com/IR. The webcast will also be available on-demand following the conference. If you have "pop-up" blocking software installed, please disable or press and hold the CTRL key when you click on the webcast link.
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HILLSVILLE –– Just seven days after allowing a school-record 63 points in a shutout loss at Richlands, Carroll County turned the tables and scored the most points ever by a Cavalier football team, thoroughly dismantling Graham 60-21 in the regular season finale for both teams Friday at Tommy Thompson Field.
Carroll County finishes at 7-3 (5-1 Southwest District) and wrapped up the No. 3 seed in Region IV, Division 4. The Cavaliers will most likely host Bassett in a first round game this week. Carroll County had opened the season with a 17-14 loss to the Bengals, losing on a last-second field goal. Graham dropped to 1-9 (1-5) but may still be playing this week in the Region IV Division 3 playoffs, pending final tabulation of the VHSL ratings.
Blake Bowman threw for 100 yards and four touchdowns, ran for 62 yards and returned a kickoff 90 yards for a score as the Cavaliers topped the previous high of 59 points they put up against Grayson County in 1997. Carroll had reached 50 points just eight times in 40 years before topping the half-century mark twice this season.
It was the third straight game allowing more than 50 points for Graham, which has given up an average of 42 points per game.
Carroll led 14-7 when Bowman opened the floodgates for the Cavaliers with a 90-yard kickoff return for a score early in the second quarter, then tossed three touchdown passes before halftime as Carroll took a 41-7 lead at the break.
Bowman connected with tight end Aaron Willard on TD plays of 7 and 22 yards, then hit Alex Horton on a 3-yard touchdown pass four seconds before the half.
Jordan Lamb scored on a 1-yard run and Jacob Mollett bowled up the middle on a 31-yard score, his third touchdown of the night, as the lead widened to 54-7 by the end of the third.
Cameron Marshall added a 41-yard touchdown run in the fourth for Carroll County.
Mollett had two first-quarter scores, a 2-yard run and a 25-yard reception, but Graham's Adderius Jackson scored on a 19-yard run early in the second quarter to trim the lead to 14-7. Jackson would score all three Graham touchdowns.
Bowman, who entered the game with one touchdown pass in nine games, was 8-of-10 for 100 yards and the four TDs. Mollett had two catches for 33 yards and ran 13 times for another 85 yards as Carroll gained 450 yards of total offense. Ryne Ayers led a 350-yard rushing attack with 90 yards on seven attempts.
Graham................. 0 7 6 8––21
Carroll County................. 14 27 13 6––60
First quarter
CC–Mollett 2 run (Moreno kick) 5:23
CC–Mollett 25 pass from Bowman (Moreno kick) 0:21
Second quarter
Gra–Jackson 19 run (Sheets kick) 11:50
CC–Bowman 90 kickoff return (Moreno kick) 11:31
CC–Willard 7 pass from Bowman (run failed) 8:21
CC–Willard 22 pass from Bowman (Moreno kick) 4:08
CC–Horton 3 pass from Bowman (Moreno kick) 0:04
Third quarter
CC–Lamb 1 run (Edwards kick) 5:43
CC–Mollett 31 run (kick failed) 3:18
Gra–Jackson 5 run (kick failed) 1:13
Fourth quarter
CC–Marshall 41 run (kick failed) 7:30
Gra–Jackson 11 run (Jackson run) 0:53
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Wal-Mart's New Online Plan Adds Bricks and Mortar
For more efficient shipping, Wal-Mart is creating a system that uses workers in stores to pack items and send them to customers. The WSJ's Shelly Banjo tells Michael Arnold why Wal-Mart is lagging behind Amazon, the e-commerce leader.
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