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By Rob Schabert, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- On the drive home from Indiana two years ago, the last time the Tennessee Tech cross country teams competed in the Evansville Invitational, a quick check of the list of career-best times showed that nearly every member of both the women's and men's team had set a new personal-best time on the fast course.
"We really like that course, the weather was perfect, and everybody ran very well," said coach Tony Cox about the individual success of his troupe.
Since that last visit to the banks of the Ohio, the Golden Eagle runners have nearly all rewritten their personal-best marks at other races. On Saturday, after not running in Evansville a year ago, the teams will return to the meet hosted by the Purple Aces, and several runners will bid to lower their best times.
"The Evansville meet is always one of our fastest races," Cox said. "It has a few hills, but the course "rolls" well and the competition is usually good there, so we always have some our best times at this meet. The weather is usually cool and dry, so that also makes for faster times."
Saturday's meet is the final tuneup for the Golden Eagles before the OVC Championships early next month.
"I use the last couple of meets to determine who will be on the team for the OVC Championship meet," Cox said. "We can only have eight runners in the championship race. Therefore, this is an important meet for a few people on the team who are trying to make those final spots."
The meet will be held at the UE Cross Country Course, located near the I-64 and U.S. 41 interchange. The course consists of rolling hills, is run almost exclusively on grass and has been recognized as one of the top courses in the Midwest. The women's 5K begins at 11 a.m. with the men's 8K to follow at 11:45 a.m.
This event will mark only the third time this season that the Golden Eagle women will run a 5K race, along with contests at Vanderbilt and Jacksonville State. Tech's opening meet at Western Carolina was two miles, while the Charlotte Invitational was a 6K race.
It hasn't mattered what the distance, senior Rebecca Cline has been the team leader for the Golden Eagle women in all four events this season. Cline's season-best 5K time of 18:57.52 was clocked at the Vanderbilt meet, which is also the career-best 5K time for the senior from Spring Hill, Tenn.
Yeshi Dohrmann, a senior from Tullahoma, Tenn., has quietly climbed to second on the team in the past two meets, including a career-best time of 19:32 at the Jacksonville meet two weeks ago.
Three other seniors have battled for the next three positions in the team finishes this season. That trio includes Peri Winborne, Amelia McCoy and Meghan O'Donoghue. Of that group, Winborne's career-best time came in 2010 at the Evansville Invitational.
Tech's men will be covering an 8K course for the fourth time this year, with the lone outing of the season that was a different distance being the season-opening, 5K race at Western Carolina.
John Greene has been Tech's leader in all four meets in 2013, and he looks to set the pace again this weekend. Greene set a new personal-best for the fifth consecutive meet in the 2011 Evansville Invitational when he ran 26:17 to take 17th overall out of 122 runners.
After sitting out the entire 2012 season, the redshirt senior from Friendsville, Tenn., established a new personal-best of 26:13 at the Charlotte Invitational on Sept. 28. Another current Golden Eagle whose career-best came at Evansville is junior Sterling Smith, who ran a time of 28:32, only to beat that two weeks later at the 2012 OVC Championships. Smith has finished second on the squad all four meets this season.
The next three spots for Cox's team have been filled this year by freshmen Brennan Huber and Daniel Williamson and senior Matt Bishop.
Tech Lineups at Evansville:
Claire Cashin
Rebecca Cline
Yeshi Dohrmann
Landry Loving
Amelia McCoy
Elizabeth Mitchell
Meghan O'Donoghue
Sarah Wilson
Peri Winborne
Matt Bishop
John Greene
Sam Lariviere
Jordan Roth
Sterling Smith
Nathan Snow
Daniel Williamson


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Friday, 21 May 2010
Copenhagen Marathon Preview
Between Ronnebæk and Næstelsø
This is a field of raps, which is grown to make cooking oil.
Between Mogenstrup and Lov
This was the second real taper of my life (the first was before the 50 miler in 2008). Mostly because of my Tri club, it wasn't that bad. And I just kept telling myself to pretend I was injured. Okay, that wasn't that easy.
But now I am more than ready to run. I went a little 1 mile sprint today and my legs felt like butter.
Yes, it's the Copenhagen Marathon on Sunday. 12,311 registered runners as of right now. I've never run a big city marathon. I am a countryside runner at heart. The one "city" marathon I've run was the Lakefront Marathon in Milwaukee in 2005. I told absolutely no one (besides very essential people) I was running it, didn't taper at all, and didn't specifically train for it. My plan was to run it in 4:20, since I tended to run a 10 minute per mile pace, but had only ever run 20 miles once and that was the max. I am not sure what happened that day, but I ran it in 3:43 and had so much extra energy at the end that I was angry with myself for not pushing harder. I just hope I get that same sort of unexpected energy again on Sunday.
So it's 5 years and a heck of a lot of training later. I could say that all I want from this race is to have fun, which is true, but to me having fun is fighting, with myself and the other ladies (and men) out there. And hoping they are jealous by how fast I run and how good I look in my shorts. Yes, it's all part of the fun :). And I can't wait to run a race with so many people I know. What joy to see them all at the finish line.
How fast am I going to run it? Well, I am going to go out with the 3:15 (total time) pacers (that is just under 7:30 min/mile, 4:37 min/km). It's faster than I think I can run it. But, I don't want to think afterwards "Oooh, if only I had tried to run a little faster". But anything under my previous PR of 3:27 will make me happy.
Well, I considered wearing a water belt, but it just seems too bulky. And I decided not to do this because of Piccola Pinecone's luck with short walking breaks. So I am praying they have sports drink and not just water. I am going to carry 1 gel. I wish I could carry more, but they are Maxim's and have a cap that makes them big, so only one will fit in my shorts pocket.
I wanted to wear a Herlufsholm (my track club) jersey, but I haven't bought one yet and I honestly can't figure out how to. So I am going to wear a white and gray Montrail sleeveless jersey, provided by Olga. I have been growing out my armpit hair for weeks now so I can wear a sleeveless shirt to the marathon and not have chafing.
Need to work on my list. Suggestions are ALWAYS welcomed.
What an exciting race for him. He is of course going for a PR, too. Perhaps as low as 2:40. He is very light and fast now, so who knows what kind of pace he'll have. And he has no pacers to follow. He has talked all week about how nervous he is about not getting out to the front of the pack. There is no elite group at Copenhagen Marathon, otherwise I imagine he could qualify.
And speaking of people who could qualify as elite, our friend Justin is vising us from the US and he has run a marathon in 2:26 and was in the elite group at Boston last year, so he is certainly going for a top 5. We are having dinner with him, his wife and son at Pasta Basta tomorrow night. It will be good to spend time with someone who is perhaps more nervous than me. I also want to wish Henriette, Mette, Helle and Tina a great race and I will look for you all after the race.
Fun Fact
In the 1981 Copenhagen Marathon, the first place female was from the USA and won with a time of 3:16:26. So does that mean I've got a shot? :)
15 comments:
- Danni said...
A tip: if you wear two sports bras you can stash gels between the two comfortably. If you need to, pin the bottoms together so the gels don't fall through. You can fit a lot between two sports bras.
Good luck!
- 21 May 2010 at 22:11
- Fast Bastard said...
Wow, I just wrote a strangely similar post from work (slow call night here). Same short section about you; same short section about Justin.
- 21 May 2010 at 22:15
- Ewa said...
I just want to wish you good luck and loads of fun. You will do great. Hope the weather cooperates.
- 21 May 2010 at 22:36
- olga said...
You can also pin a couple of gels to your shorts with safety pins. Do get those gels. You'll thank us later:) Have fun fighting. I know I am late for prediction, but I'll throw 3:22.
- 21 May 2010 at 22:50
- mmmonyka said...
Good luck. You will do great!
- 21 May 2010 at 23:20
Just to let you know: They serve Powerade for energy. See at which points here:
And for SRwho might be reading this too: This year Danish Nationals ARE held at Copenhagen Marathon.
I wish you both a great race!
- 21 May 2010 at 23:23
- Barefoot AngieB said...
Wow! How exciting!! Hope you have a wonderful time!!
I can't believe you busted out that kind of speed on your first! amazing :)
- 22 May 2010 at 02:27
You're closer to the 3:20 than you think. Definately start out on the 3:15 pace band. Just saw SR's blog and suprised he doesn't think you will crack 3:20. I totally disagree. I have followed your blog for quite a while and I think your training is faster than mine. I thought 3:20 was a long shot and finished in 3:20:30. Good luck and I look forward to seeing the results. Run smart!
- 22 May 2010 at 05:24
- May-Britt Hansen said...
I think Powerade is a little hard on the stomach, so remember to drink water at the same time.
I ran Hamburg Marathon without the use of gels, and if you only carry one, I would consider carrying none at all, so your focus will not be on 'when to use the one gel, I have'.
With the times you´ve run lately, I expect you to beat my time from Hamburg! Just go for it!!! :-)
- 22 May 2010 at 11:03
Rigtigt godt løb til jer begge:-)Også jeres ven fra From over there:-)
- 22 May 2010 at 14:45
- christy said...
Im definately not as speedy as you in the shorter distances_ I dont put in the work unfortunately that you do with the mile intervals. Maybe after pregnancy! Best of luck in the target 26.2. Id echo others that going with one gel could be dangerous especially if youre pushing hard for 3+ hours. Also for what its worth I had a previous PR of 3:28 before this last fall's marathon and had felt great and strong with training so started out with the goal to stay ahead of the 3:30 pacer as I have the problem of starting to fast and dying in the last 10K. In the fall, I stayed around 3:25 pace and really did have energy left in the last 1/2 and for the first time negatively split the race and came in 3:19- a nine minute PR and what I thought was way out of my league. So I caution against starting out too strong and trying to hang on in a distance such as the marathon. Just my thoughts, you are obviously a speed machine and may be able to do so but after 15+ marathons Ive found that the price is high if I follow that tactic.
Good luck to you and cant wait to see the report of you kicking more butt out there!!!
- 22 May 2010 at 16:09
- PiccolaPineCone said...
it's Christmas Eve. tomorrow you get your present! I am so excited for you! Enjoy this evening, anticipating the PB is half the fun.
Run intelligently!
Run fast!
Sending you lactic acid free vibes from Northern Italy.
- 22 May 2010 at 18:47
- OrangeBlossom said...
Good luck on the race! Looking forward to your post-race post. I'm training for my first half marathon, June 26. Thinking on surprising my sister and doing the full marathon with her Sept. 4. I have no speed as I just started running last Nov. You are an inspiration. Keep up the blogging!
- 22 May 2010 at 21:48
- Helen said...
Good Luck!!! Can't wait to hear how it goes - judging by those mile repeats and tempo runs I think you're in great shape and you should have the endurance. Hope you both do great and finish smiling :)
- 23 May 2010 at 04:38
- SteveQ said...
Marathon, schmarathon... what's important are the tunes you listen to! "Dog Days" by Florence and the Machine and "Drunk Girls" by LCD Soundsystem are my current faves.
Best of luck! Even I could run 3:16, so yeah, you have a shot.
"Raps" are called "Rape" here - one reason they're not popular.
- 23 May 2010 at 20:44

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Systematic methodology is the key to quickly and effectively troubleshooting control circuits.
Even the most experienced troubleshooter must rely on a systematic troubleshooting process to solve problems on today's complex control circuits. At a high level, a good troubleshooting process is simple. First, you must investigate the symptoms. Then, try to identify the possible causes. The next step is to test the system and verify possible causes. After correcting the problem follow through by monitoring the operation to make sure you've pinpointed the root cause, and completing any required documentation. Let's take a closer look at each of these steps.
Investigate the symptoms. Make sure you understand the system. Pull any available documentation, whether online or hardcopy. Look for schematics and piping and instrumentation diagrams, as well as loop sheets. Talk to the operators and anyone else familiar with the operation. Look up operations and maintenance records and control and configuration parameters. Some of this information may be available from the PLC or DCS or other online databases.
Because you often won't know where the problem lies, keep the big picture in mind. Start by breaking down even the most complex system into the following five elements:
Process controller—most often involving a microprocessor.
Input field devices—sensors of some type that monitor the process.
Output field devices— drives, valves, and alarms that receive a command signal from a control element.
Connectivity elements—wires, cables, and buses.
Process material(s).
Don't forget the sixth element: the people who can affect the process and its control system.
Since the wiring and the inputs and outputs (I/Os) are the most vulnerable elements in a system, you'll want to examine them first. As you talk to people and review information, look for a reoccurrence or pattern. If you see a pattern, is it related to shift changes, process changes, or any other reoccurring event? Use your judgment on when to quit gathering information, but make sure the data displayed by the human machine interface (HMI) match what the operator tells you.
Understand everything the operator did in response to the problem. Walk down the system or process to make sure the field conditions match those reported by the operator HMI.
Identify possible causes. Analyze the system with an open mind, systematically eliminating components and functional elements from the overall process as unlikely trouble spots. Start by following the logic through from input to output. What happens in the cause-and-effect chain? Compare the current symptoms with the action that the specified decision logic or control algorithm should produce. As you eliminate some process elements as possible causes, you can also start building and prioritizing your list of most likely causes, keeping in mind that you'll want to test the system to eliminate these possibilities.
You can usually eliminate simultaneous, unrelated problems as being too unlikely. If you can link a problem to one likely cause, do so. At this stage, don't look for interrelated, multiple causes. Your first priority should be to get the operation back up and running. Tackle complex situations after a quick fix gets things going. Just don't forget to use your company's work procedures to highlight the open job. Operations people sometimes confuse a quick fix with a problem solution, so be very clear that your fix is temporary.
As you prioritize possible causes, go back to your sources of information. Maintenance records can help you decide that one component has been much more trouble-prone than another. For example, construction work in the area might lead you to suspect damaged cabling rather than an I/O board failure, because cabling running through the plant is more likely to suffer damage than is an I/O board inside a cabinet.
Test possible causes. When you've narrowed your probable cause list down to a manageable size, you can begin testing. Once the process is back up and running, first do those tests that don't interrupt operations. Quick and easy tests can save you time in eliminating potential causes, so do those early in your troubleshooting. In many cases you need to look, listen, or feel specific components. When working around or with energized equipment, don't take chances with safety. In all cases, follow established and required safety procedures.
As stated before, inputs and outputs are usually the first place you should look for problems. Most inputs and outputs fall into one of two categories: discrete devices with two states (on or off), or analog devices that can send and receive continuously varying signals.
Common discrete devices include limit switches, solenoid valves, indicators, and alarms. When PLCs send signals to a master PLC or DCS, they count as discrete devices. Common analog devices include resistance temperature devices; thermocouples; transmitters for pressure, level, temperature, and flow; valves; analytical field devices like pH sensors; and variable speed drives.
Discrete field devices typically use low-voltage DC. A variation in these voltages usually indicates a problem. Some drift is acceptable, but anything more than 5% to 10% in either direction, at either end of the range, calls for a close look.
Use a scope to check a discrete signal. Rise and fall times that aren't instantaneous usually indicate a fault in the sensor itself, which can typically be attributed to sticking contacts in a mechanical switch or an impending failure in a solid-state device. High signals that aren't flat usually indicate loose ground connections, ground loops, or improper shield connections. Low signals that aren't flat are often noisier than the high signals and usually indicate a grounding or shield problem. Noisy low signals can also indicate an improperly wired field device.
If a measurement suddenly dips to a minimum or maximum, you've most likely got a sensor, wiring, or other I/O problem that should be relatively easy to find. Often the best place to check is the field termination assembly because you can divide a process loop in half.
More gradual changes could indicate much more complex and hard-to-pin down problems like a change in valve stiction (static friction), a subtle change in the process materials, or a drift in instrument calibration. Your job will be much easier if you're working with a DCS because you can pull up the history of each signal loop and look for changes over time.
Sometimes the only way to test a circuit is to see how the system reacts to a manual input. When working with PLCs you're forcing the contacts. When working with continuous process control loops, you're bumping the system. If you can't manually force the system to respond to your input, you probably have a problem with the outputs. If the outputs respond properly to manual inputs, you can probably eliminate outputs and look more closely at the field transmitters, proximity switches, and other related input devices.
Be careful testing the process this way. Forcing contacts, adjusting timers and counters, changing set points, and tinkering with loop tuning parameters or the control program is risky business that can have disastrous results. Coordinate closely with the process operator. Be sure you know what limits the process can tolerate so you don't destabilize the system or crash it.
Follow through. Follow through with careful replacement of faulty parts, a period of monitoring the operation, and documentation of what you did according to your plant's requirements. If your action was a quick fix to get equipment up and running, follow your plant's root-cause analysis procedure to get to the bottom of the problem.
All the sophisticated equipment and software in the world is useless if the troubleshooters who use it fail to follow a systemic process and make full use of the tools available. Take the time to understand what you're doing. Don't be afraid to ask for training if you need it. Then conduct your troubleshooting methodically all the way through to root cause and you'll have the respect of management and your peers.


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Apple CEO Steve Jobs will launch iCloud, a new music and streaming service, as well as Apple's new Lion operating system.
Microsoft CEO's slip on Windows 8 and a hedge fund manager's call for his ouster put the software giant in focus after Memorial Day.
As LinkedIn's stock surges, investors are looking beyond the next big IPO, chipmaker Freescale, to Facebook and Twitter.
Investors wait for new reports to see if oil demand continues to fall and if unemployment levels will be lower.
The search giant and Korea's electronics behemoth will announce a partnership following the Google IO conference next week.
Merger talks may reheat between NYSE shareholders and the Nasdaq, despite the rival bid by Germany's Deutsche Boerse.
All ears will be tuned to what Warren Buffett says about the economy and David Sokol at the Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting.
The Federal Reserve chairman is holding the first-ever press conference after an FOMC meeting. Don't expect any surprises though.
The online movie rental service may soon have more subscribers than Comcast and Sirius XM, and the stock is up 43.5% this year.


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The closing ceremony of the XV International AIDS Conference is available in its entirety in PDF, RealPlayer video and Windows Media video formats.
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, organizers and delegates, and especially people living with HIV/AIDS. I would like to thank the Thai government, the International AIDS Society and the co-organizers for the initiative of holding this conference in Thailand. Thai hospitality has been evident in many ways. Mostly, I would like to thank God. He is the author of my life, my Savior and Lord. My name is Violeta. I am 27. I am Bolivian. Bolivia is a small developing country in Latin America. You can see it now on the map. The map please. As a small part of my culture I want to show you the typical Bolivian shawl that I'm wearing now and I would also ask you to think of Latin America as an important part of the world that needs global support to deal with HIV/AIDS. We would like to ask the IAS to consider South America for hosting the International AIDS Conference in 2008. The Caribbean and Latin America belong to one region, but it is a diverse one. We have model countries like Brazil with successful responses to AIDS, but also poor countries like Bolivia, Peru or Ecuador. To advocate is difficult for us because our statistics do not convince policymakers. People with HIV in Latin America are women, youth, children and men dying everyday because of the lack of commitment of many politicians. In Latin America we need access to antiretroviral treatment, integral care, technical and financial resources to uphold the community response. In Latin America we do need the global support to deal with HIV/AIDS. I will share a small part of my life story with you because it is similar to most of the lives of many young Latin American women.
When I was 20, I was raped by 2 strangers while going home after school. This experience changed my life forever. I became sexually active without having acute information about the risk of AIDS. This personal statement leads me to the first challenge we have to face. To address the gender structures that put young women and men at risk of AIDS. Many young women are engaging with older men. They find HIV wrapped inside a valentine's gift when they are in love. Women find themselves in imbalanced power relationships. We must end all forms of violence against women and girls and provide education and legal services for them. We must face the gender inequalities that increase the risk of AIDS for both women and men.
These difficulties lead me to the second challenge, to involve youth more actively in the AIDS response. We must work with youth. Today we find two types of positive youth. Those who acquire HIV because of unprotected behavior and those who were born with HIV. The needs for both groups are different. The youth at risk of AIDS are diverse. They include young girls, young men who have sex with men, young people involved with [Inaudible] sex as a means of livelihood, youth in poverty or friends injecting drug users and also differently abled youth. They face particular problems related to their cultures, gender inequity, poverty, lack of access to information and services among many others. We must deliberate the fact that youth are an available and powerful resource for an effective response to AIDS. I want to call up on government cooperation, agencies and NGOs to look at youth as important actors in the AIDS fight and to support them.
As a person living with HIV I consider one of the most important challenges we still have to face is the access to treatment care and support for people living with HIV and AIDS. We demand accountability on the global commitments to scale up treatment. I celebrate the fact that the access for [Inaudible] is becoming a reality, however important initiatives like 3x5, [Inaudible] declarations, millennium development goals and regional agreements are not a guarantee of access to treatment for people with HIV. Being accountable means taking concrete actions. Eradicate the bureaucracy [Inaudible] in the antiretroviral [Inaudible] and delivery, which in turn leads to needless deaths. Seek political commitment and resource mobilization to scale up treatment. Fund the fund. The Global Fund is the only window of hope for countries like mine, however understand that [Inaudible] rise of antiretroviral drugs should go to the Global Fund and then to the government, not to bureaucracy.
The last challenge I want to speak about is stigma and discrimination. I recall experiences of different people with AIDS dealing with painful stigma and discrimination experiences, but I also want to share an idea that may lead to change. Given that we are living in a particular time when HIV/AIDS information is widely distributed, it seems like some persistent attitudes of stigma and discrimination are based on ideology rather than information. I thank my Peruvian friend and artist, Fernando Libos who was inspired by quilts and typical patchwork of the Andean region to create works, which showed me that stigma and discrimination have no rationale. In fact they are irrational attitudes and they seemed to be linked to two basic feelings, hate or love. In Latin America we think magic and dreams may become reality. We believe it is possible to eradicate the stigma and discrimination. This artist has a dream; the name of this dream is the garden. It means one day there will be a garden where love all humans have inside will flourish. This blooming love like plants will be a powerful tool to deal with the stigma and discrimination. We need nothing more, nothing less, only love. Thank you.
Gracia Violeta Ross is with the International Community of Women Living With HIV/AIDS.
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What makes sushi such a good dietary choice?
Sushi has become an incredibly popular dish around the world, and its amazing taste is the main reason for it. However, what you probably do not know about sushi is that it can also be extremely good for your health, being rich in nutrients. When it comes to Westfield Sushi delivery, you will come across many great takeout restaurants that offer affordable prices, so you will not have to spend a fortune to include this type of dish in your diet with regularity. If you are still uncertain why this meal makes such a good dietary choice, then the following information will help you understand.
If you opt for the right type of sushi meals, then this food choice can help you in the process of losing weight. Because the ingredients used to prepare the meal are low in calories, sushi is a great choice when you are trying to keep your weight under control. To ensure yourself that you are not eating something that might be fattening, go for the rolls that are rich in vegetables, such cucumbers, avocado or carrots, and stay away from cream fillings. What could be better when dieting than eating something that tastes great, but is not caloric at all. And if you buy from the right sushi shop Baker Street, you will also manage to afford getting takeout at least once or twice a week.
An energy boost is also something that is often linked to easting sushi. The ingredients that help you rise your energy level significantly are rice (preferably brown rice) and vegetables. This food combo is great in making you feel more energetic. Moreover, because this dish contains fish and is rich in protein, it can also have a positive role in building muscle and in muscle recovery. If you eat sushi after an intensive work-out, over time, the benefits will show. Even if you might not have ever thought about it, making sushi a post-exercise meal could be a great option.
One last thing you should know about sushi is that it aids digestion, something you cannot say about many tasty meals. Because usually this dish is cooked using rice vinegar, this ingredient helps your digestive system run smoother, preventing you from experiencing the feeling that is usually linked with eating too much. However, to make sure you are getting only health benefits from this meal, avoid ordering sushi with sugary sauces, which could reverse the health advantages. Keep your sushi choices as healthy as possible.
Besides having an excellent taste, sushi comes with great health benefits, so including it in your diet is certainly a wise decision to make. However, to enjoy the best possible sushi experience, and to make sure the ingredients used are fresh and nutritional, it is recommended to buy it from the right takeout shop or restaurant, one example is Youme Sushi. If you are trying to adopt healthier eating habits, but you want to still enjoy tasty meals, then sushi is your best option.


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LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) Augustine Rubit scored 26 points to help South Alabama beat Louisiana-Lafayette 91-89 Thursday night in double overtime.
Dre Connor and Antione Allen added 19 points apiece and Mychal Ammons tallied 10 points and 10 rebounds for South Alabama (8-7, 5-2 Sun Belt Conference), which led 40-30 at the end of the first half but had to rally to send the game into the first overtime.
The lead went back-and-forth in the first overtime before Allen's layup tied the game 82-all with 45 seconds left. Neither team scored during those 45 seconds to force a second overtime, but South Alabama opened the second extra frame on a 7-2 run to pull away.
Ammons' dunk with 20 seconds left created the final margin. Louisiana-Lafayette (6-12, 2-5) had possession with 8 seconds left in the second overtime but did not get a shot off before time expired.
Elfrid Payton's 26 points led Louisiana-Lafayette.


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3 Major Resume Issues Solved
Ten signs it's time to break up with your job.
By Anish Majumdar, Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW)
Stymied by a particularly difficult resume problem? You're not alone. Many of the clients I work with in my capacity as a Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) come to me because they're not sure what the solution to a particular issue is. What's interesting is that, by and large, most of the problems revolve around one of the three major issues below. Take a look- hopefully it helps solve your particular issue and get you moving towards a great new job!
Problem #1: Too long.
Yes, a resume needs to contain relevant job details and accomplishments. However, if your document is looking more like a novella than a concise summarization, something's off. Overlong resumes are the SINGLE BIGGEST REASON behind rejected applications. The trick behind solving this issue isn't thinking in terms of length, but focus.
Solution: Identify your personal theme.
Look through your work history. In what areas have you consistently excelled? Make a list of three to five skills that you possess, and which are heavily in-demand by potential employers (hint: analyze relevant job postings). These will form the "personal theme" of your resume, a set of ideas that are meant to differentiate you from the competition and pique interest in a reader, resulting in interviews. Develop and opening paragraph that lays your personal theme out and keep returning to it in different forms throughout the work history portion of your resume. This approach will lend focus to your resume and make it much easier to cut non-relevant information.
Problem #2: Too messy.
Many job seekers turn to the included templates in MS Word as the underlying structure of their resume. Unfortunately, the vast majority of these templates are either outdated, loaded with unnecessary graphics, sidebars, etc., or else unsuited to the particular needs of recruiters and hiring agents. While it's not necessary to start from scratch, some tweaking is required to de-clutterize your resume.
Solution: Implement a reader-friendly structure.
Structuring your resume to deliver a great experience for a reader is one of the best ways to ensure your document actually gets read. Ideally, your resume should divide up each of the following into separate sections.
- An opening paragraph.
- A "Core Competencies" or keyword section listing in-demand terms (note: horizontal bullets work very well here).
- A "Professional Experience" section with job responsibilities described in paragraph form and "Key Accomplishments" listed as bullets.
- Brief closing sections listing educational credits, publications, etc.
Problem #3: Too bland.
You're looking over the resume and, even though there's nothing terribly wrong about it, it also doesn't make much of an impact. Don't ignore this feeling: if you're not excited about submitting the document, chances are a reader won't be excited to read it. Luckily, there is a fix for this issue: effective wording.
Solution: Utilize active language.
If you've been searching the Internet for advice for on crafting a great resume, you've probably already come across the term "active language". But what is it, exactly? Here's a brief primer:
- Active language are brief sentences that tackle one to two main ideas without going into unnecessary detail
- Active language on a resume is usually written in the third-person as opposed to the first person (i.e. don't use "I")
- Every sentence should start with a verb. Examples include Managed, Optimized, Controlled, Guided, etc.
Best of luck in your job search!
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Gumnut flower earrings
Gumnut flower earrings
A pair of cute wooden earrings in the shape of gumnut flowers. I hand-paint every single earring, so they're all unique in their own way. The earrings measure approximately 1.4cm (0.5 inch) on the longest side.
The posts and nuts are hypoallergenic - safe for sensitive ears as they contain no nickel or lead.
The earrings are sealed with varnish. This makes them withstand wear and tear, but please treat these cuties with love and try to keep them away from water and sharp objects.


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Study Raises Concerns About Drug-Resistant HIV
The emergence of drug-resistant strains of HIV could one day threaten efforts to control the global HIV pandemic, according to a study published online Thursday in the journal Science, HealthDay News/U.S. News & World Report reports. The researchers based their findings on "a mathematical model that tracks the transmission of multiple strains of HIV" in San Francisco, the news service writes (1/14).
The report asserts that "drug-resistant strains [in the city] are improving their ability to transfer from person to person," the San Francisco Chronicle reports. "According to their research, about 60 percent of the drug-resistant strains circulating in San Francisco are infectious enough that they could create mini-epidemics among HIV-positive patients," the newspaper writes adding that "San Francisco public health officials emphasized that drug-resistant HIV is not a health crisis and said that while the study is interesting, they don't expect it to change how doctors treat people with HIV infections" (Allday, 1/15).
According to the researchers, the mutant strains run the risk of reversing progress made in HIV treatment programs in developing nations, where there is little access to alternative medications when resistance to first-line therapies occurs, Bloomberg/Business Week reports. "If the resistant strains we have identified in our analyses evolve in these countries, they could significantly compromise HIV treatment programs," the researchers wrote (Bennett, 1/14).
"This isn't just about San Francisco. It's basically about many other communities in resource-rich countries and has significant implications for global health," study senior author Sally Blower, director of the Center for Biomedical Modeling and a member of the AIDS Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles, said in a university news release, according to HealthDay News/U.S. News & World Report. "San Francisco is like the canary in the mine. In fact, the most significant implications of our work are for countries where treatment is just being rolled out" (1/14).
Researchers say the results of their study cast doubt on a 2008 study by WHO that predicted "testing everyone for HIV in hard-hit African countries and treating all infections immediately may eliminate most of the virus's spread," because it did not account for the possibility of drug-resistant HIV strains, Bloomberg/Business Week writes (1/14).
TIME writes though "[c]urrent treatment guidelines do not call for the prescription of antiretroviral drugs until there is evidence of progressive damage to the immune system," some health experts have advocated "a 'test and treat policy' for populations with high HIV rates, as in major Western cities and parts of the developing world. In November, WHO held a conference in Geneva to discuss whether the policy should be rolled out through its various agency programs."
The magazine continues, "According to the team behind the Science study, however, that could prove disastrous. 'Test and treat has been designed based on overly simplistic modeling. It is misguided and could lead to very serious public-health problems in resource-constrained countries,' Blower says." The article includes comments by Alvaro Bermejo, executive director of the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, who says the Science study illuminates the need for an HIV vaccine and patent pools for HIV drugs (Harrell, 1/14).This is part of the KHN Morning Briefing, a summary of health policy coverage from major news organizations. Sign up for an email subscription.


text: Off the Portgual coast, the Nazaré Canyon is an undersea chasm the size of the Grand Canyon that funnels enormous waves directly to Nazaré Beach. That's where American Garrett McNamara caught and rode one estimated at 90 feet—a world record. And best of all, while you watched him ride it you probably weren't even thinking about Penn State.


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Lausanne, Switzerland, April 17, 2014 – The FIVB is celebrating the anniversary of its establishment, with a special "Throwback Thursday" on its Instagram social media account." />
"ThrowbackThursday" recognizes anniversary of FIVB Constitutional Congress
On June 18, 1947, representatives from 14 countries gathered in Paris, France to attend the FIVB Constitutional Congress, to adopt statues and rules of the game of volleyball.
Representatives from Belgium, Brazil, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, France, Netherlands, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Uruguay, USA and Yugoslavia met in Paris under the leadership of France's Paul Libaud to found the FIVB. Mr. Libaud, President of the French Federation, was also elected first President of the FIVB at the meeting.
Along with signing the constitution, which harmonized American and European rules of the game, the congress nominated two commissions: one for rules of the game, and the other for refereeing.
Paris was also established as the headquarters of the FIVB, where it remained for the first 37 years, until 1984 when Mexico's Dr. Rubén Acosta took over the Presidency from Libaud.
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Yelp, the San Francisco company that lets you rate and review just about any business, has surprised analysts by going with a bang.
Shares have jumped 60 percent since going on sale for the first time this morning. Shares were first sold for $15 but opened around $24 and closed at $24.58, up $9.58. (Track the stock here.)
Analysts were bearish on the stock's prospects because the company has never made a profit since its founding eight years ago. But investors seem keen on the stock, at least so far this morning.
The offering was expected to bring Yelp about $96 million after expenses. Yelp sold 7.1 million shares and its charitable foundation another 50,000. The IPO price valued Yelp at $900 million, but the company is now valued at roughly $1.49 billion if the stock prices stay high.
Big first-day jumps are not uncommon for high-profile Internet companies such as Yelp. Stock of LinkedIn, the professional networking service, nearly tripled on its first trading day, reaching as high as $122.70 after pricing at $45. The stock has now fallen to $86.


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Nintendo has made gamers out of third graders, PTA moms and senior citizens. But Simon Jeffery, president of Sega, says there's one big audience the Wii hasn't captured yet: the traditional, hard-core gamer.
While it's true that Nintendo has made a mint selling the cutesy console to families, it's also true that most serious gamers think the Wii is lame.
Sega hopes to change that perspective with three new games: "House of the Dead," which launched in February, "MadWorld," which came out on Tuesday, and "The Conduit," due out this summer.
There is a dearth of decent shoot-em-ups on the Wii. But this is the console that brought you "Super Mario Galaxy." Inviting gunplay and bloodsport onto the Wii is a bit like bringing Rob Zombie onto "Dancing With the Stars."
Still,Jeffery believes that the Wii haters are looking for a reason to believe in the Wii. He cites Sega's research, which shows that a lot of hard-core gamers actually own a Wii alongside their Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3. "The core gamers will buy a system when it's cool, and it'll go in the closet when it's not cool."
Nintendo doesn't quite see it that way. Denise Kaigler, the company's vice president of corporate affairs, wrote in an e-mail statement that "It's been clear since the day that Wii launched that so-called 'core' players have enjoyed games from 'Wii Sports' through 'Super Mario Galaxy' to 'Super Smash Brothers Brawl.'"
"So-called 'core gamers'" grew up playing Mario games on Nintendo game systems. And they feel betrayed that their beloved company has, in their opinion, thrown them over for the shiny mass market.
How do I know? I sat in the Nintendo briefing at the 2008 E3 game conference, surrounded by hard-core gamers waiting for a new "Zelda" game. (Which Kaigler says is in "in the works.") These same gamers looked aghast as company execs Cammie Dunaway and Reggie Fils-Aime dorkily demonstrated "Wii Sports Resort."
It doesn't help that many of the Wii games that initially tried to capture the core gamers were clearly just rushed-out ports of the same game on other platforms. Jeffery contends that Sega immediately saw the promise of the Wii — and set out to create games specifically for it.
"We were pretty much the first of the third parties to adopt the Wii at a time when the third-party community in general was … dismissing it as a toy." Jeffery cites "Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games," one of the Wii's best-selling titles, as proof.
Still, critics on the fan sites — the audience Sega now seeks to win over — awarded "Mario and Sonic" a lackluster 67 average score, calling it mediocre and overly complicated. Will the new games fare any better?
Jeffery describes "House of the Dead: Overkill," as a total, ground-up remake of the company's much-beloved arcade game. The game, which launched last month, has a new "grindhouse" look, old-school music and uses the Wii Zapper for better zombie obliteration. Dialogue includes liberal use of the F-bomb.
Reviewers awarded the madcap zombie shooter with solid reviews, dinging it on the difficulty level and the graphic quality. (Hey guys? The Wii is last-gen tech. We know this. Get over it.)
"MadWorld," which shipped Tuesday, fared even better. Fan site IGN praised the comic-book-style and its over-the-top action. The ultra-violence and spurting red blood earned the wrath of the National Institute on Media and the Family which slammed Nintendo for allowing its release. Nothing gets hard-core gamers to the cash registers like angry watchdog groups.
Unlike "MadWorld" and "House of the Dead," which both sport mature ratings, Sega's going for the teen set with "The Conduit," a first-person shooter that comes out in June. Not as much blood and gore in this one, but still, you get to shoot up giant insect-looking aliens in a post-apocalyptic Washington, D.C.
It's not Sonic the Hedgehog, but Kaigler writes that she's "excited to see great core content from our third-party publishing partners."
"Sega's upcoming releases as well as the recently announced 'Dead Space Extraction' from (Electronic Arts) and 'Cursed Mountain' from Deep Silver are great examples of Nintendo and publishers creating experiences that will excite the core."
What do you think? Does the Wii need more games for serious gamers? Or should it stick to its knitting? Drop me a line and let me know what you think. Responses may be published in a subsequent story.
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Sometimes a break is needed from the everyday hustle. A trip to the great outdoors was planned and off we went the to Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon. Within the park there is no cell phone service and no internet. The only technology while outside of the hotel room (that's as close to roughing it that I get) was the 7D. So here are my pics from the 3 days spent with nature that consisted of hikes, sightseeing, photography, and a close call with a bear.
I'm sure this meadow would be full of color in the Spring
Not quite an Eames Lounge chair, but great after a few miles of hiking


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As of April 2015 Apple's MacBook brand includes the long lived polycarbonate case 13" MacBook, two later 13" Unibody models, and the latest 12" MacBook with a retina display and an aluminum case.
For the early generation MacBook, upgrades are easy! Any 9.5mm SATA hard drive is compatible with these machines, and two RAM slots allow for a fast speed boost. Either a 60 or 85-watt MagSafe adapter will keep your MacBook charged and happy.
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Pebble: E-Paper Watch for iPhone and Android
Our Kickstarter campaign is over, but you can still get a Pebble. Head over to www.getpebble.com for more info and to place an order.
May 8 - Pebble now supports Bluetooth 4.0!
If you're an app developer, big or small, please keep Pebble in mind! Sign up for our Developer's mailing list here.
High resolution photos for PRESS download here. For press inquiries, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow Pebble on Twitter @pebble and on Facebook.
April 12 pt 2 - Pebble is now even more water resistant! You can go swimming, run in the rain with Pebble.
April 12 update - We're absolutely blown away by your support, Kickstarter. $1M in 28 hours!
Daring Fireball - "The watch itself is a very cool idea; I'm in as a backer"
Forbes - "Proven track record...Incredibly useful product"
Engadget - "Allerta intros Pebble smartwatch, inPulse's attractive younger sibling"
Wired Gadget Lab - "Smartwatches haven't really caught on with mainstream buyers - but that might change with Allerta's new wrist-worn creation"
The Verge - "...a smartwatch that might strike one of the best balances between functionality and power drain to date"
William Gibson - "Kickstart [a] nice e-paper watch! Your Backer, e pluribus unum!"
r/Android - p1zz4guy "I started throwing money at my computer screen while reading this"
PandoDaily - "Pebble is a smartwatch done right"
April 11 update - added if-this-then-that (ifttt.com) support
Customize Your Perfect Watch. It's as Easy as Downloading an App.
Pebble is the first watch built for the 21st century. It's infinitely customizable, with beautiful downloadable watchfaces and useful internet-connected apps. Pebble connects to iPhone and Android smartphones using Bluetooth, alerting you with a silent vibration to incoming calls, emails and messages. While designing Pebble, we strove to create a minimalist yet fashionable product that seamlessly blends into everyday life.
Apps bring Pebble to life. We're building some amazing apps for Pebble. Cyclists can use Pebble as a bike computer, accessing the GPS on your smartphone to display speed, distance and pace data. Runners get a similar set of data displayed on their wrist. Use the music control app to play, pause or skip tracks on your phone with the touch of a button. Don't worry about the rain, Pebble is water-resistant! If you're a golfer, feel free to bring Pebble onto the course. We're working with Freecaddie to create a great golf rangefinder app for Pebble that works on over 25,000 courses world-wide. Instead of using your phone, view your current distance to the green right on your wrist. These apps will be the first, with more in the works!
Pebble can change instantly, thanks to its brilliant, outdoor-readable electronic-paper (e-paper) display. We've designed tons of watchfaces already, with more coming every day. Choose your favourite watchfaces using Pebble's iPhone or Android app. Then as the day progresses, effortlessly switch to the one that matches your mood, activity or outfit.
If you need to stay on top of things, Pebble can help with vibrating notifications, messages and alerts. Dismiss a notification with a shake of your wrist. Don't worry, it's easy to disable all notifications.
- Incoming Caller ID
- Email (Gmail or any IMAP email account)
- Calendar Alerts
- Facebook Messages
- Weather Alerts
- Silent vibrating alarm and timer
Android users can also receive Text Messages (SMS) on their Pebble. Unfortunately iPhone does not expose this data. Have any suggestions for other notification types? Leave us a message in the comments!
Want your watch to tell you when your next bus is leaving? Maybe you're jonesing to see your compile status or recent github commits.. Think push notifications, directly to your watch using the data connection on your phone. Want to check-in on your watch, or create an app that can monitor your sleep? Pebble can send data from the accelerometer and buttons back up to the internet.
Pebble can receive simple alerts and notifications from if this then that (ifttt.com) or our web-facing RESTful endpoint. More adventurous developers can use the Pebble SDK, with its Arduino-like abstractions and simple C structure, to gain full control of the watch. Multiple apps can run on Pebble, along side watchfaces and regular notifications.
- Load apps using Bluetooth
- 144 x 168 pixel display black and white e-paper
- Bluetooth 2.1+ EDR and 4.0 (Low Energy)
- 4 buttons
- Vibrating motor
- 3 axis accelerometer with gesture detection
- Distribute apps via Pebble watchapp store
Detailed SDK specs are available on our Pebble Dev Blog.
How does it work?
Pebble connects by Bluetooth to your iPhone or Android device. Setting up Pebble is as easy as downloading the Pebble app onto your phone. All software updates are wirelessly transmitted to your Pebble.
- iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S running iOS 5 or any iPod Touch with iOS 5.
- Android devices running OS 2.3 and up. Works great with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)!
Unfortunately Pebble does not work with Blackberry, Windows Phone 7, or Palm phones at this time.
Where we're at
We've been working on smartwatches for over 3 years now. The Pebble that you see in the video is a real, working prototype.
With your support, we can bring Pebble onto wrists worldwide. While we're close to entering production, your contribution will help fund:
- Production tooling
- Large component order
- Global Bluetooth certification
Each Pebble has a textured plastic case, shatter resistant lens with an anti-reflective optical coating and a custom-designed 22mm rubber strap. You'll also receive a special USB cable that recharges the watch.
Color Option: Voter's Choice You're part of the design process! Three color options are already set: Arctic White, Jet Black and Cherry Red. If you back any of the color options, we'll email you a survey after the project closes so you can vote on a new, 4th color option. Later on, we'll email you again asking which of the final color options you'd like to select. Even if you don't like the Voter's Choice, you'll be able to choose from Red/White/Black.
$99 - Early Bird: 200 Black watches available.
$115 - One Black Pebble.
$125 - One Color Pebble.
$220 - Two Black Pebbles.
$235 - Prototype Pebble for early app development + one Color Pebble.
$240 - Two Color Pebbles.
$550 - Five Color Pebbles.
$1000 - Ten Color Pebbles.
$1,250 - Custom watchface + five Color Pebbles.
Q. How long does the battery last? A. The rechargeable battery keeps Pebble going for 7+ days.
Q. Does the watch display stay on all the time? A. Yes. The display shows a watchface at all times.
Q. Does it have a backlight? A. Yes, Pebble has a backlight to view the display at night.
Q. Is it waterproof? A. Pebble is now water resistant, at least enough to go swimming, run in the rain etc. You can fully submerge Pebble in water. We're working on getting the actual certification level settled (3ATM, 5ATM, etc). This is in response to your suggestions!
Q. Scratchproof? A. Yes, Pebble has a scratch and shatter resistant lens with an anti-glare optical coating.
Q. Does it use up my phones battery? A. Pebble is a Bluetooth device, similar to a Bluetooth headset. It does affect the battery life of your phone, usually using up an extra 5-10% per day.
Q. How does it charge? A. We include a special USB cable. You can charge Pebble using your computer or any wall USB charger.
Q. Can I replace the bands? A. Yes, Pebble is designed to fit most 22mm watch bands.
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You maybe already know that adding milk to your coffee can help you lose about a pound in one month, although it's a combination you should avoid in the morning.
Still, the recipe below is much more powerful, therefore more efficient in weight loss. And, it's not only that is efficient, but also it's very delicious as the bitterness of the coffee is swept away by the ingredients that you'll add.
These ingredients will improve your coffee'staste;it will speed up your metabolism and set your body into fat-burning mode.
Recipefor Coffee Creamer
- 1 teaspoon of cocoa (optional)
- ¾ cup of coconut oil
- ½ cup of honey (optional)
- 1 powdered cinnamon
Method of Preparation:
Put all the ingredients in a small bowl and stir until they blend well. Store in a small jar then refrigerate.
Add one or two teaspoons of this mixture into your morning coffee while it's still hot. Stir for several seconds or until the coconut oil melts. Enjoy your new fat-burning drink!


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Welcome to the Future
Sensors are the future of distributed data. General-purpose computing is dissipating and becoming increasingly embedded into our lives (four words: the Internet of Things). We will soon begin to move in a sea of data, our movements monitored and our environments measured and adjusted to our preferences, without need for direct intervention.
What will this look like? How can we create and shape it? How can we introduce the relevant hardware to people who already possess data analytics skills?
One answer is: the O'Reilly Data Sensing Lab.
Sensors Now Available for Sale
When we ran the Data Sensing Lab at San Francisco's Moscone West during Google I/O, we were besieged by requests to buy our sensor shields. We're happy to say that two of them are now available for sale from kippkitts! See our Store page.


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Standard drop ceilings no longer need to be an afterthought with our new Tetria drop-in tiles.
Use our design tool to visualize your feature, or simply order by quantity.Start Designing
Our new series of drop-in tiles feature sloped and dynamically angled shapes in four distinct designs. Combine, mix, and rotate these sound absorbing tiles in decorative patterns to define your space.
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Noise Reduction Coefficient (NRC) is a measurement of how well a material absorbs sound energy. Higher numbers mean more sound is being absorbed.
Tetria solutions are simple to design with our online design tool and easy-to-install within an existing 15/16" or 9/16" grid system. Flat tiles can be cut on-site to accommodate ceiling features such as sprinklers, HVAC components and lights.
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When Congress passed a bill last February allowing unmanned drones to fly American skies it became only a matter of time before UAVs patrolled U.S. cities for local law enforcement.
While most drones in the U.S. are flown along the Mexican border, the Orange County Sheriff's Office wants to put them over metro Orlando within the next few months. The Greater Orlando metropolitan area is home to more than 2 million residents and is Florida's third largest city.
Dan Tracy at the Orlando Sentinel reports the local sheriff wants a pair of unarmed UAVs able to record the activities of everyday citizens and criminals alike.
From the Sentinel:
Sheriff's spokesman Jeff Williamson ... would not say exactly how the drones would be used, he wrote in an email that they might be deployed when looking for explosives, barricaded suspects and to inspect "hostile/inaccessible terrain" or at train accidents.
As for civil-rights concerns, Williamson wrote, "The OCSO has the privacy of its citizenry as a foremost concern. The device will only be put into operations on the command of the high risk incident commander."
The sheriff still needs the County Commission to sign off on the request before it goes to the FAA for approval. The federal agency should have no problem accommodating as it was ordered by Congress to get as many drones as possible into the air by November, and be able to handle 30,000 UAVs by 2020.
Though Orange County refused to specify which type of drone it would be flying, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department fought to fly Octatron's SkySeer surveillance drone over its jurisdiction in 2006 after a long battle with the city. The manufacturer has since been working closely with law enforcement agencies to coordinate networks and platforms, making it a reasonable choice for the Orlando Sheriff.
Octatron's SkySeer description:
SkySeer™ is a lightweight, portable, autonomous-flight UAV designed for single-person operation. It weighs less than five pounds, flies quietly, can be assembled in minutes, and is hand-launched. It has a flight time of 70 minutes and is recoverable through a normal landing or parachute-based vertical landing (optional). GPS coordinates (latitude/longitude) can be programmed into the Ground Control Station so the SkySeer™ can fly to a specific point of interest. The flight path can also be set by pointing and clicking GPS waypoints on the ground controller, giving the operator full control over the UAV's air-borne activities as well as the operation of its equipment, such as cameras. The video can be recorded to a DVD or Flash media at the ground station. The night version SkySeer™ includes a thermal camera that allows filming in total darkness. A stealth surveillance mission at night at 250' has been demonstrated. The two-mile range of coverage can be extended using NetWeaver™. Training is required to fly a SkySeer™
Octatron now offers the SkySeer to any law enforcement office with the proper FAA paperwork. If Orlando does go with that model it should be convenient, as the company's sales office is listed down the road in St. Petersburg, Florida.


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If you're a Quora user, then you receive its weekly email newsletters. Quora is a Q&A site which highlights answers from credible people. It was created by Facebook's former CTO, Adam D'Angelo.
Unlike the spam that infiltrates your inbox, Quora emails are enjoyable to read. Open rates and click through rates have never been released, but we'd guess Quora's are well above industry average. Most email marketing campaigns are opened 20% of the time, and clicked through 5% of the time.
From a recipient's standpoint, there are few reasons Quora's emails stand out:
- Quora sends weekly instead of daily emails. It's hard to keep up with a daily email. But a weekly email is much easier to manage and therefore less annoying to receive.
- The subject line is always a catchy question. "Is a $100k salary too much for an angel/VC-backed startup co-founder?" for example.
- The emails contain interesting, high quality, and personalized content. Algorithms pick the stories, not editors. It's a great content discovery experience.
- It shows someone credible tied to every story featured. When you see someone who's lost a sister answering the question, "What it feels like to lose a sibling," it makes you more curious about the answer.
- The design is simple and the content is easy to scan.
Quora's Adam D'Angelo recently revealed how his team made the quality newsletters. He tells Gigaom's Om Malik:
"Well, it is algorithmically created. I wanted to make something that people would read. What I didn't want was something that was an annoying little email. It took awhile, but it has paid off. We had two people who worked on it (in a dedicated fashion) for a month, though we had been working on-and-off on it for nearly a year and a half. The email essentially looks at what people are reading and engaging (with) the most on Quora."


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RALEIGH, N.C. — Decades before the television show, a Marine Corps battalion decorated for extensive combat in World War II and Vietnam earned the nickname the "Walking Dead."
Now the 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, which also saw action in Iraq and Afghanistan, has been deactivated during a ceremony Friday at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. The step comes as top U.S. military and political leaders are moving to trim the size of America's military after more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Marine Corps historians say the battalion appears to have gotten the nickname because of its high rate of casualties during the Vietnam War. But the unit also has a reputation for heroism that included Medal of Honor recipients at Guam and Iwo Jima during World War II and two in Vietnam.
Formed during World War I, the battalion had previously been deactivated in 1994 and reactivated in 2007. Its insignia depicts a cloaked grim reaper carrying a scythe.
Retired Marine Col. Wesley Fox, who received the Medal of Honor while leading a company within the battalion in Vietnam, said he wasn't happy about the deactivations.
"Not a better battalion in the world. I don't know why they're the ones who keep getting put on the bench, but that's the way it goes I guess," Fox said.
The deactivation comes as the Pentagon plans to reduce the size of the Marine Corps by several thousand to 182,000 by 2016 and could cut further. The Corps' wartime peak in recent years was more than 200,000.
More than 300 battalion members who have been reassigned to other units participated in Friday's ceremony, which included each platoon or company marching to the reviewing stand to salute the battalion commander. Dozens of spectators watched from bleachers and chairs, and veterans of the unit were also gathering for a reunion.
A memo by Marine Corps historian Annette Amerman says the nickname was changed for at least a while starting in 1984 to "Walking Death" and the insignia became a dragon because some members thought the older nickname was derogatory.
However, when the battalion was reactivated in 2007, "Walking Dead" was once again embraced and the battalion's official Marine Corps website currently bears the grim reaper design.
The "Walking Dead" nickname and battalion history are celebrated on several websites run by veterans and a Facebook page that has more than 1,700 members.
The battalion's legacy was noted at its 2007 reactivation by then-Col. David Berger, who was leading its regiment at the time. Berger is now a lieutenant general commanding the I Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton, California.
"No other unit can claim more history or more heroic leaders than 1/9," Berger was quoted as saying in a 2007 article on the Marine Corps website.
The "Walking Dead" television series, about survivors of a zombie apocalypse, began airing in 2010.
On the eve of the deactivation, Fox recalled first hearing the nickname in 1968 from a personnel officer.
"He asked me if I wanted the 1/9, and I said that sounded good to me. He did the paper work," said Fox, who's 82. "Then he asked: 'Have you ever heard of the Walking Dead?' My response to him was: 'Maybe a better name is the Walking Death.'"


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Pop 32 - 3x3m ORANGE Heavy Duty Gazebo
MCD Pro Tent™ Pop-Up Gazebos - Heavy Duty Domestic Frame Box 32 - Cost effective, Simple to use and easy to transport.
Perfect for your next outdoor event, this top quality pop-up gazebo will have you covered if there is a chance of rain or too much sun. Sleek, sophisticated and strong design.
Pro Tent gazebos are built to last. Can be erected in just minutes.
This pop-up gazebo is perfect for gardens, outdoor events, holiday homes and caravans, farmers markets, commercial trade shows, tradesmen and motor sport events.
*Sidewalls not included in this set. Can be purchased separately.
- Super strong metal frame Box profile 32mm
- Erected in minutes
- Fully Water resistant
- Fire Rated to BS 7837:1996
- 3 Sizes 3x3m | 3x4.5m | 3x6m
- 10 Colour Options
ProTent Pop-32 Gazebo 3x3m cost effective, simple to use, easy to transport.
Gazebo Pop 30 Main Features:
Robust & Durable
High Quality Engineered Materials
Highly Versatile
Water Resistant to a High Standard
Extended Warranty
Fire Rated to BS 7837:1996
Erected in Minutes
3 Sizes 3x3m | 3x4.5m | 3x6m
10 Colours to choose from
Printing & Branding Available
Heavy Duty Box Section Profile
Carbon Fibre Nylon Joints
Welded Steel Footplates
5 Height Adjustment Legs
Quick Release Pin-Pull Bracket
Supplied with guyropes and pegs
FREE heavy-duty wheeled storage bag
PVC Coated Polyester Roof Cover (600D)
Water Resistant to a High Standard
Fire Rated to BS 7837:1996
Hot Taped Seams
Reinforced material on all corners/stress points
PVC Coated Polyester Roof Cover (600D)
Water Resistant to a High Standard
Fire Rated to BS 7837:1996
Heavy Duty Velcro bands to attach to Canopy
Heavy Duty Corner Zips
x2 Clear PVC Window Panels along with Privacy Window Blinds
x1 Twin Zipped Door Panel
x1 Solid Blank Panel
Specifically designed PVC Weather Flap Skirting all round
Sky Blue
Forest Green
Light Grey
Fuschia Rose
3m x 4.5m
3m x 6m
Optional Equipment:
Cast Iron Weighted Feet
Ratchet Tie Down Kits
Gutter Kits
Gazebo Connectors
Half Sidewalls
Strengthening Bars
Heavy Duty Folding Trade Tables
Canopy - 53cm x 37cm x 8cm - 6.30 kg
Sidewalls - 45cm x 45cm x 16cm - 10.0kg
Canopy - 53cm x 37cm x 12cm - 8.90 kg
Sidewalls - 45cm x 45cm x 20cm - 12.0kg
Canopy - 53cm x 37cm x 14cm - 9.80 kg
Sidewalls - 45cm x 45cm x 22cm - 14.0kg
- Gazebo Type
- Heavy Duty
- Gazebo Size
- 3x3m
- Other Sizes
- 3x4.5m and 3x6m
- Colour
- Orange
- Other Colours
- White, grey, green, yellow, black, red, pink, purple, blue
- Height
- Leg: 1260mm - 2090mm + Roof bar: 1310mm
- Weight
- Frame 24kg + Canopy 6kg + Sidewalls 10kg
- Total Weight
- 30.3kg
- DIY Installation
- Yes - erected in minutes
- Frame Type
- 32mm x 32mm Reinforced Coated Steel Frame (39mm cross diameter)
- Frame Specification
- Heavy duty, steel frame 32mm - Carbon Fibre Nylon Joints
- Frame Packaging Dimensions
- 167cm x 23cm x 23cm
- Canopy Specification
- PVC Coated Polyester Roof Cover (600D)
- Canopy Packaging Dimensions
- 53cm x 37cm x 8cm
- Fire Rating
- Fire Rated to BS 7837:1996
- HeightOptions
- 5 Height Adjustment Legs


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Top 10 of 2006: KPMB
The work of this firm triggers new optimism in an architecturally ordinary city like Toronto, writes LISA ROCHON.
LISA ROCHON Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Toronto, the malleable, -- oh, ye burgeoning metropolis of thearrivistes and the just arrived -- is being thankfully converted: from a city of mostly mediocrity to a place of occasional astonishment. Three buildings, all of them by Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects(photo), amazed me this year: the Young Centre for Performing Arts, the Gardiner Museum and Canada's National Ballet School. All three express a joyous belief in the city.
Here are three cultural institutions with an undated shelf life, where we want to return for the exhibitions or performances as much as for the architecture. Arrivals are always crucial moments for the KPMB work, as much as the views from inside. Because of the generous stretch of the stairs leading to the entrance of the Gardiner, because of the beguiling sculpture courtyard in front of the National Ballet School, because of the Young Centre's exuberant canopy thrust over the cobblestones at the Distillery District, your senses are alerted and the pace slows down.
KPMB's work interrupts the way we travel, blindly, through the uninterrupted ordinariness of Toronto.
When they first came together, the four partners -- Bruce Kuwabara, Thomas Payne, Marianne McKenna and Shirley Blumberg -- emerged from the singular, urban teachings of American architect Barton Myers. He left Toronto in 1987 to return to the United States, leaving their minds and hands invested with the robust forms of his mentors Louis Kahn -- the need to make something important of windows by expressing them in wood -- and the fine, nearly obsessive detail work of designer Charles Eames. Canadian winters were harsh, summers were too short, so the need was urgent to create light-filled, transparent lobbies and inner collectors for people paralyzed with cold. Lessons from Woodsworth College (1991) at University of Toronto, a pivotal KPMB project, are still being repeated among students of architecture: It established KPMB as architects who could produce artful compositions of disparate buildings and unify them under decisive, warm-to-the-touch contemporary architecture.
Not long ago, it was possible to chide KPMB for producing careful, even formulaic buildings, for wanting to simply fit in, to make invisible architecture. But the work of the last year displays a sumptuous confidence in what architecture can do and how it can trigger new optimism for the city. In that complex urban development for theNational Ballet School's Jarvis campus (photo), under the tireless management of then-director Robert Sirman, KPMB combined forces with Goldsmith Borgal and Company Architects to create an effortless dance of two historic buildings wrapped by glass volumes housing new ballet studios, a library and cafeteria. Two condominium towers on the tight downtown site helped to pay for the development, allowing the National Ballet School to be noticed around the world as one of the most enlightened and progressive dance institutions. To see young dancers working at the barre, their figures bending and turning against the taut glass curtain wall provides one of the city's rare exhilarations.
For a city on alert for death-defying architecture, in which Daniel Libeskind at the Royal Ontario Museum has produced walls angled as sharply as black-diamond ski hills, there is an exquisite counterpoint being produced by the KPMB partners and their nimble-minded project architects.
Architecture can be contemporary and restful. It can be as cool as the white oak used in the Gardiner Museum, but it can also be earthy and grounding like the Young Centre, where a new atrium of massive wooden timbers connects two historic tank houses, giving an intimate theatre and rehearsal space to Soulpepper Theatre Company and drama students from George Brown College.
Twenty years ago, when the partners put out their shingle, they were filled with social aspirations for architecture. Their maxim was to produce excellence of even small jobs such as the interior design of men's boutiques. This year, the firm has completed or is currently designing five of the major cultural renaissance projects in Toronto, including the highly anticipated Festival Centre and Tower for the Toronto International Film Festival Group at King and John Streets, which will energize an entire city block, and the Royal Conservatory of Music's Telus Centre for Performance and Learning, a work of inspired connections between old architecture and new. In 2006, the omnipresent Bruce Kuwabara won the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Gold Medal.
KPMB's intelligent response to the city has found the firm work outside Toronto -- in Ottawa, where the Canadian Museum of Nature was partly reopened this year, in Montreal for Concordia University, at the University of Michigan Walgreen Drama Centre with Arthur Miller Theatre, which opened in September, at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago and performance centres at Yale University. Coming up is the energy-conscious Manitoba Hydro project now being designed for Winnipeg, and the master plan for Ryerson University, a badly needed exercise for a university in Toronto's downtown that has never known an urban identity. KPMB is about to deliver a wake-up call to Ryerson, and shake it, like so many of its clients, out of its urban complacency.


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A white producer at the Philadelphia sports talk station 97.5 The Fanatic has sparked controversy after he created a black persona based on stereotypes to call into the station.
"Dwayne from Swedesboro" was a regular caller for the Mike Missanelli Show. The character, who claimed to be an African American man, often talked about his love for white women as well as his fear of having illegitimate children. He even had a Twitter account with a black man in the profile picture.
A recent report from Crossing Broad however reveals that "Dwayne from Swedesboro," was actually Pat Egan, a white producer at 97.5.
"I think the fact that it was a young white kid doing sort of like the stereotype of a black guy made it a lot worse and sort of just like piled on whatever that initial shock was," said Kyle Scott, a blogger for Crossing Broad who wrote the story.
In a series of tweets, Egan seemed to admit to creating the character as an "exact opposite" of himself.
News that the character was fake sparked a mixed reaction with some criticizing the character's stereotypical nature.
"It just seems that there are so many racial issues going on in the country," said Tony Marchionne of Collingswood, New Jersey. "Why do we continue to promote these stereotypes?"
Some fans of the show didn't find the character offensive, however, and instead believed he was simply entertaining.
"I didn't take it as being extremely racial at all," said Dave Whitman of Lansdale. "I kind of saw it more as just kind of a crazy, funny guy creating a reason to talk."
Mike Missanelli directly addressed the controversy on his show Tuesday.
"The only thing I can do is tell you that I wasn't in on it and I had no idea about it," he said. "If you don't want to believe that, that's your choice. I could tell you first hand that had I known this was a fake I would have shut it down immediately because I would've been sensitive to the racial undertones of it."
It's unclear whether anyone at the radio station will be disciplined for the character. NBC10 reached out to 97.5 for comment but we have not yet heard back.
The Philadelphia Business Journal also reports Josh Innes, a radio host on Sportsradio 94 WIP, was fired for his comments on the controversy.


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Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick are now the proud parents of healthy twin girls.
The surrogate mother carrying the twins gave birth to the healthy babies at the East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry a couple weeks ahead of time, Access Hollywood reported.
The birth was announced by Barbara Walters on "The View" Tuesday morning and picked up by local TV affiliates in Ohio.
Parker, 44, and Broderick, 47, awaited the arrival of their double bundles of joy in an adjacent room at the Ohio hospital, WTOV-TV reported.
The twins are the second and third children for the couple, who have been married since 1997 and announced they were using a surrogate to get pregnant in April.
"Well, you know, we've been trying to expand our family for a number of years and we actually have explored a variety of ways of doing so," Parker told Access Hollywood after the announcement. "This was one of the things we discussed with seriousness that had real possibilities for us."
Parker said in the interview she was thrilled to find out the couple was having twins.
"I mean, giggles," Parker gushed as she spoke of her reaction to the news. "We didn't expect it. I think after a certain amount of time, you tend to hold your hopes at bay a bit so as not to be disappointed. One really would have been thrilling and we would've felt incredibly lucky. And two was a comedy."
The pregnancy has not been without controversy. The woman who carried Parker and Broderick's babies became a target for tabloids and others.
Two Ohio police chiefs are under investigation by the Bureau of Criminal Investigation over a recent break-in at the home of the woman.


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The Half-Life 2 Cinematic Mod has been around forever and in that time has proven fairly divisive. Sure, it adds some lovely effects to the game, but it also makes so many changes that some feel it loses a little of Valve's original vision for City 17 and its surrounding countryside. The "improved" character models are a particular bone of contention.
I could never get past the latter, with almost everyone in the mod looking like a Baywatch reject, but if all you care about are environmental effects and the crusade to make a game that's nearly 10 years old look brand new, you might want to watch the new video below and see how far the mod has progressed since its inception back in 2005.
If you can meet its surprisingly hefty specs, you can download the mod below.
CM11.35 Trailer - Mod DB Cinematic Mod [Official Site, via PC Gamer]