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by Clark Groome
When Derek Boogaard died at 28 from what was ruled an accidental overdose of prescription drugs and alcohol, his role as an enforcer in the NHL raised red flags that led to further investigation.
In a fascinating and frightening recent three-part report in The New York Times, Boogaard's life and May 12, 2011, death were reported in exquisite detail.
In October, a report on the state of his brain from the prestigious Bedford VA Center in Bedford, Mass., announced that at the time of his death he was suffering from advanced chronic traumatic encephalopathy, usually referred to as C.T.E. This disease, only confirmable after death, is the result of repeated hits to the head.
That is something that many athletes in both the NHL and the NFL face in the course of doing their jobs. When a hockey player's job is to drop the gloves and fight his opposite number on the other team, he basically faces the same dangers as any other hockey player plus those of boxers.
Boogaard's death, shocking and sad, was the first of three NHL enforcers' deaths this past summer: Rick Rypien, 27, committed depression-driven suicide, and 35-year-old Wade Belak, 35, hanged himself, an act his family characterized as an accident.
Premature deaths of athletes playing hockey and football have become more common in recent years, or at least the connection between them and all those hits has become more apparent.
A 45-year-old football or hockey player's brain looks under the microscope like that of an old man with Alzheimer's.
While the science is still fairly young, indicators are all there that there is a connection between repeated head hits (either by accident or on purpose) and depression, substance abuse, memory loss, early dementia and premature death.
So how have the NFL and NHL reacted?
Both leagues say publicly that they want to minimize head trauma in their sports. Helmet-to-helmet hits and other collisions with an opponent's head in the NFL get a flag, a penalty and in some cases a player tossed from the game.
Any number of penalty possibilities exist in the NHL to diminish the number of hits to the head, either by accident or by thugs who think that because the game is so fast that they can get away with "business as usual."
But nothing has been done in the NHL to diminish fighting. The league apparently feels that fighting does two important things. For one, they say, it diminishes the tension, acts as a pressure valve and reduces the possibility that sticks will be used as weapons. It also pleases the fans' blood lust.
There is evidence that part one of their reasoning has some validity.
As to part two: While North American fans like the fights, fans throughout the rest of the world – in other pro leagues, at college games and in the Olympics – where fighting is outlawed – still turn up in enthusiastic numbers. They get to see the sport in its purest and, arguably, best incarnation.
My guess is that after a while fight lovers at NHL games will cease missing them. I also find it hard to believe that people pay upwards of 100 bucks to spend about three hours waiting for an average of 60 to 90 seconds of fisticuffs.
What's most appalling was NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman's reaction. A long-time supporter of "letting the players settle it on the ice," he noted, "it's way too premature to be drawing any conclusions at this point."
Whatever happened to "it's better to be safe than sorry" when lives are at stake? This reminds me of how the leaders of the tobacco industry testified to congress that no incontrovertible evidence existed that smoking was bad for you.
Heads in the sand – hands in the cash drawer, methinks.
I really don't accept the premise that fans will be lost if fights are eliminated. Passionate as the fans are, they're passionate about the game. The fights are just, for some, an enjoyable bonus.
And then there's the other half of the equation: the players who serve as enforcers. For the most part they are marginal offensive players whose only road to the NHL is as a fighter. They are low-paid kids who really love the game and generally – if they are to be believed – hate the role they're in. They do it to be in the Show.
Perhaps the pay scale is backwards. Pay the fighters the most because the odds are increasingly clear that – like hazard duty pay in the military – they'll have less time to spend it, either because they'll be demented or dead.
Whatever the NHL does it should be done to benefit the players who are, after all, the real reason all those fans pay all that money to see all those games.
It's time for the commissioner to get his head out of the sand and back on the ice where it belongs.


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SOPA Markup Runs Out Of Time; Likely Delayed Until 2012 [Update: Or Not...]
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In the meantime, this represents a very brief, but significant, victory for those in favor of internet freedom and against internet censorship in the US. Have no fear, however, that Hollywood and the US Chamber of Commerce will be pushing very, very, very hard to get SOPA approved as soon as possible. This fight isn't over by a long shot, but there does appear to be a brief and thankful reprieve. The momentum is also on the side of those opposed. When PROTECT IP came out early this year, it was seen as a slam dunk. Congress would bend over backwards to grant Hollywood its wishes. The fact that it's getting pushed into the new year is big, big news. On top of that, people have really jumped up on this one. The grassroots efforts have been amazing -- as an issue that normally gets little attention (copyright) has become a very mainstream issue in a matter of months. We keep hearing about SOPA from random and surprising places. This needs to keep up and Congress needs to learn that giving in to Hollywood's short-sighted whims isn't going to go over well with the public.
Update.... Or not. Despite the fact that Congress was supposed to be out of session until the end of January, the Judiciary Committee has just announced plans to come back to continue the markup this coming Wednesday. This is rather unusual and totally unnecessary. But it shows just how desperate Hollywood is to pass this bill as quickly as possible, before the momentum of opposition builds up even further.

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Urn blamed for evacuation at Toowoomba school
UPDATE: Firefighters say an urn caused smoke which led to schoolchildren being barred from entering their school this morning.
Wellcamp State School was evacuated about 8.20am today after reports of smoke.
A spokeswoman from the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services said the urn was causing the smell.
The incident has been dealt with by firefighters and classes are resuming as normal.
EARLIER: A school has been evacuated as emergency services investigate a strong smell of smoke in a building.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services are investigating the cause of smoke at Wellcamp State School.
Students and staff have been evacuated as crews work to determine the cause of the smell.
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I am not a big stamper, but very occasionally use them in scrapbooking, so it has not been a huge priority for me to buy any of the blocks. It's still been bugging me to have them sitting around useless, so I've been thinking about mounting them a different way. I thought about asking Mr Tempest to cut some timber to size. That would work. Then I was shuffling some things around in a drawer and found the perfect solution.
Who else has some of these babies in a junk drawer?
These have outdated addresses on them so I can't use them any more. They also have plenty of ink left, which could make crafty stamping relatively mess free. They're easy to use and give pretty much perfect coverage every time. They seemed like they must be useful for something in the future! And now they are.
A couple of my freebie stamps were just a little bigger than the stamp plate allowed for. For these, I put the stamp in the 'locked' position, so that it stays stamp side down and doesn't re ink itself. I then removed the old address stamp with some tweezers. They came off relatively easily, just a bit of wriggling and pulling with the tweezers.
I then mounted the stamps on the now bare stamp plate, with double sided foam tape. One plate wasn't quite level with the base of the stamp, so I used 3 strips of foam tape, stacked on top of each other. For stamps narrow enough to fit entirely on the stamp plate and be re inked, I simply used foam tape to attach them. Any double sided tape or adhesive runner should work, I would think. This way, if I want to change the stamp in the future, I can just peel it off.
I noticed that with one of these, the stamp pad had obviously been marked by the previous stamp, which meant there was letters showing through my stamped images.
I think it looks kind of cool, but if you don't like it, just change the stamp pad in the stamp (if you can), or use like a normal stamp on a separate stamp pad. This is also how I use the ones in the 'locked' position that are too big to be re inked by the address stamp.
Word of warning: if you use the stamp in the locked position, and stamp it on a conventional stamp pad, you'll get a border around the stamp (picture above left), unless you wipe it off before stamping. You can also partially wipe for a 'distressed' look.
I kind of like this versatility - two or three looks in one!
Now I am just waiting for the right project to use my stamps on! I hope this helps someone else.
As a bonus, I also mounted one stamp on a glass coffee lid, which works wonderfully. Something to do if you have kept any empty coffee jars.


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Wired or Wireless: Will the Distinction Matter?
By Howard Baldwin, Contributing Columnist
How symbiotic is the relationship between wired and wireless technologies? Simple answer: very. Increasingly, the perceived gap between traditional cellular (3G, 4G), Wi-Fi, and wired technologies is narrowing.
There's no question that the gap between wireless technologies is narrowing. Tiago Rodrigues, project director for the Wireless Business Alliance (WBA), sees venues such as sports stadiums, shopping malls, and even universities combining cellular and Wi-Fi coverage.
"There is a trend for different technologies to operate as one, depending on specific needs of the user. Operators will optimize networks depending on consumption of services, and devices must be able to identify different technologies, so that it will adapt to the available network seamlessly and automatically, without manual input."
"If someone downloads a YouTube video in a shopping mall, then the operator would choose to put that on a Wi-Fi network. If another customer is sending e-mail, that would go on a 3G network. It's a way to optimize and balance traffic, so operators will have a better way of managing and delivering service to customers."
Growth in Enterprise Wi-Fi
Similarly, in the bring-your-own device (BYOD) world where enterprises are still paying or subsidizing cellular bills, they want to deploy similar methods to keep consumption of cellular minutes down. It's not just because bandwidth issues have begun to make unlimited usage harder to get; it's also a question of productivity.
If a smartphone isn't getting coverage, communication suffers. That's why we're seeing so much in the way of Wi-Fi offload solutions – the method of moving cellular data to internal Wi-Fi hotspots in order to maintain coverage.
As Rodrigues notes, operators are focusing considerable efforts in these areas. Nick Marshall, principal analyst for networks at ABI Research, says, "We're seeing double-digit growth in mobile traffic – it'll be eighteen times what it is today in five years. The traffic growth is so large there is a place for all flavors of techniques to satisfy demand for capacity, whether it's carrier Wi-Fi, enterprise Wi-Fi, or licensed small cells."
Marshall adds that carriers, facing flat to slow revenue growth, have to find low-cost ways to satisfy the demand. "It depends on the network and the operator and the circumstances for what technique you choose, and some may choose all of them."
Networks Becoming Heterogeneous
But the gap between wireless and wired is also narrowing.
Marshall points to AT&T's November 2012 announcement of its Project Velocity IP as evidence. The carrier is investing $14 billion – split almost evenly between wired and wireless infrastructure – and expects, according to its release, to give "99 percent of customer locations in wireline service area … high-speed IP Internet access via IP wireline and/or 4G LTE."
Shrikant Shenwai, CEO of the WBA, notes that even with the word wireless in its name, his group counts several fixed broadband carriers and cable companies in its membership. "They are all focusing on integrating Wi-Fi into their [offerings]. Even if you're offering fixed or cable services, there's a critical need to incorporate Wi-Fi." Rodrigues adds that a wired infrastructure is crucial, pointing to one WBA members' efforts to deploy fiber as a backhaul for its Wi-Fi and mobile services.
Given bandwidth issues, will this increasing symbiosis eventually diminish our reliance on wireless spectrum? Marshall believes that even though demand for wireless data seems to be insatiable, cellular capacity will continue to evolve.
He agrees with Rodrigues that operators will offload mobile traffic to wired infrastructure, and points to bumps in backhaul investment to support that contention. "Operators won't stand still. They'll continue to upgrade because their subscribers won't stand for quality-of-service issues."
The upshot then, according to Rodrigues: "Networks in the future will be completely heterogeneous and combine technologies in an optimized way. Operators will combine these technologies in an optimized way to deliver the best experience for their customers."
As long as the broadband subscriber receives the quality of service that they require, when and where it's most needed, the distinction between wired and wireless will eventually matter less than it does today.
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Michael Elling
There are several conflicting models merging under this model/vision: two-way voice, store and forward data and video. The latter is almost exclusively 1-way. But what happens when it is 2-way 4k video conferencing anywhere, anytime? The technology (and low cost) is there to do it today, ubiquitously. What's holding us back is the vertical integration of carriers. They cannot scale all layers in the stack across their limited market segments. The only reason the flaw isn't more widely revealed is due to monopoly pricing and revenue streams. The future will be horizontally scaled intranets in the lower, middle and upper layers. Importantly, settlement systems, in addition to controls and security, will be important in the middle layers. Without balanced settlements we can't get new service introduction or centralized procurement for ubiquitous and universal service. The bill and keep tradition of the internet players won't work. And it's just a way for incumbents to keep new entrants out. That's the irony and paradox of the current ITU debate. The US position is flawed in that it limits new service introduction, while the latter approach is better even though they are trying to sustain monopolies. One is fighting the wrong battle and the other is fighting yesterday's war. Saying there is little difference between wired and wireless is meaningless. Thinking about and discussing the business model to get there is a better route.
David H Deans
@Michael, thank you -- once again -- for taking the time to share your point of view.


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Begin by heading into Glacial Cave. It is a small cave on the northern end of Solstheim not far from Castle Karstaag. Towards the back of the cave, guarded by a few Rieklings, is the Skull of Karstaag. Take it and head to Castle Karstaag. The main gate is master locked, but can be picked. Alternatively, you can enter Castle Karstaag Caverns and work your way up through the tribe or Rieklings into the castle courtyard, bypassing the main gate.
Once inside, defeat the few Rieklings and approach the throne. Interact with the throne to place the skull with the rest of the body, and Karstaag will be summoned. Karstaag is a ghostly frost giant, and uses many similar attacks that a Frost Giant would, only to greater effect. His stomp is so powerful it mimics Unrelenting Force and can throw the player across the room. He also has a permanent frost cloak, and a blizzard that will cast constant frost damage throughout the battle. Karstaag will also summon three Ice Wraiths at a time to aid him.
Once you have defeated him you will gain the power to summon Karstaag, though it can only be used three times, and outdoors only.
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- Frost Resist is reccomended as you will be constantly damaged by the blizzard, and will be suceptible to more attacks when thrown by his stomp.
- Karstaag's remains can be looted for 5 grand soul gems and 10 ectoplasm
- There is a bug that can happen if you are thrown by Karstaag's stomp and into the nearby Castle Karstaag Caverns entrance. Upon loading into the caverns your character will be stuck on the ground, but only in third person view. While you can move around in a hilarious fashion, you will be unable to attack or cast spells in third person view. Because of this it is reccomended to save before summoning Karstaag.
- Spirit of Karstaag has the same body as frost giants found in forgotten valley (Dawnguard). He even has the same giant's club
- Karstaag is also a unique frost giant found in Elder Scrolls 3:Bloodmoon.
- Nerevarine killed the original Karstaag in Morrowind's Bloodmoon Expansion during the quest "Hircine's Hunt", with the Dragonborn defeating his spirit 200 years later.
- When Karstaag was alive he and Skaal tribe lived in peace
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Window Farms: Hydroponic Edible Gardens for Urban Windows
In order to help urban dwellers grow food inside their apartment all year long, Britta Riley and Rebecca Bray developed Window Farms — vertical, hydroponic, modular, low-energy, high-yield edible window gardens built using low-impact or recycled local materials. Using a drip system made from recycled water bottles that held 25 plants, they were able to grow beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, arugula, basil, lettuce and kale…
They've since written How-To manuals, downloadable from their website, with instructions on how to build your own system from scratch, and are working to produce fully prepped kits available for purchase. You can also commission a window farm, and let a core team of experts build it for you. (More info available on the website's Services section.)
The Windowfarmers' Community is a terrific, growing support system for everyone wanting to learn more about this project and/or attempt to build their own Window Farm. You can find out more information about the system here, how to build a reservoir system window farm here, or all about the Materials and Resources you'll need. Check out the "How To Use This Site" featured post to get started.
We think this is totally cool. If anyone gives this a try, do let us know!
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MOSCOW – World War II may be slipping into distant memory for most Americans and western Europeans, in part because they have all long since agreed on the conflict's basic narrative.
But Russians and many eastern Europeans continue to furiously dispute the war's causes and results, almost as if it were still going on. That acrimony is likely to be on full display when Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets other European leaders in Gdansk, Poland, on Tuesday to mark the 70th anniversary of the Nazi invasion of Poland, which triggered a six-year war that claimed more than 50 million lives.
Many Poles, joined by leaders from Estonia, Latvia, and other post-Soviet states, are demanding that Moscow use the occasion to make a clean break with its Soviet past by apologizing for the August 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, and its secret provisions under which Germany and the USSR colluded to divide eastern Europe between themselves.
A weekend survey conducted by the Warsaw newspaper Rzeczpospolita found that 76 percent of Poles want Mr. Putin to say he's sorry for the bargain between Adolf Hitler and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, under which Poland was ripped apart and shared between the two dictatorships. Thousands of Polish military officers were subsequently murdered by the Soviet secret police and buried in the Katyn forest, in western Russia, and as many as half a million Poles were exiled to Siberia.
"Apologize for attacking Poland, for the Katyn genocide, for murdering our heroes, for sending Poles to Siberia," a Monday editorial in another Warsaw paper, Super Express, urged Putin.
"You cannot deny these crimes," it said.
Following the war, the Soviet Union was permitted to keep the territories it had gained under its deal with the Nazis, including eastern Poland, the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, as well as Moldova, and even part of Germany.
Many of those countries, liberated after the Soviet collapse, have joined NATO and the European Union in recent years, but their anger about the long winter under communist rule has yet to subside.
"Everyone is struggling to build a new identity for themselves, but as soon as we touch upon any key foreign policy issue all of the unresolved feelings from the war come rushing back," says Dmitri Suslov, an expert with the independent Council on Foreign and Defense Policies in Moscow. "They still blame Russia for the long occupation of their countries," he says.
But in Russia, where the very existence of the secret Soviet-Nazi deal was officially denied until 1991, a poll conducted last week by the independent Public Opinion Research Center in Moscow found that 63 percent regard the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact as a necessary decision by Mr. Stalin aimed at preventing war.
The Russian narrative views the Soviet-Nazi pact as a defensive step taken in the wake of the Western allies' 1938 bargain with Hitler at Munich, where Czechoslovakia was handed over to Germany in exchange for a brief illusion of peace.
In an open letter to the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza on Monday, Putin admitted that the deal with Hitler was a "crime" but denied that it was a major cause of WWII. Instead of an apology, he called for "forgiveness."
"Our duty is to do everything to relieve Russian-Polish relations of the burden of mistrust and prejudice, to start a new chapter in relations," Putin wrote.
Experts say Russia's inability to simply renounce Soviet crimes and turn a fresh page is bound up with its self-image as a superpower, which was a key outcome of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany.
"When Moscow fights against 'revisionism' in the interpretation of WWII, it is really trying to combat the degradation of Russia's international status following the collapse of the USSR, and to insist that Russia is still a major player," says Mr. Suslov.
Eastern Europeans are still railing against Moscow, almost two decades after the Soviet Union's demise, in part because they are not yet fully in tune with their new identities as Western states, some experts suggest.
"In western Europe they set aside their historic enmities and traumas in the interests of integrating into a united Europe and, while they have not forgotten history, they've placed it outside politics," says Fyodor Lukyanov, editor of Russia in Global Affairs, a leading Moscow foreign policy journal.
"In eastern Europe it's the opposite. History remains politicized, and everyone is trying to build their national identity through historical dispute. That's why, in this part of the world, we're still arguing over who started World War II."


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Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort announced last week that a new technology will be installed and ready for the upcoming season to address what it says is the resort's most complained-about issue.
The traditional lift ticket will be a thing of the past, as will the lift line attendant manually scanning passes each time a guest passes through the line. In their place, Meadows is installing electronic gates at all of its lifts this summer. The gates use Radio Frequency Identification technology to scan passes guests will carry either inside their clothing or on an arm band. An embedded chip in tickets and passes will trigger gates to open, eliminating the requirement for guests to present their pass or lift ticket for hand scanning
"Showing a ticket or season pass for scanning, every time a lift is boarded is the number-one guest complaint at Mt. Hood Meadows," said Dave Tragethon, resort executive director of communications. "The RFID access gates will allow instant and consistent verification, with the card or pass tucked securely in a guests' pocket. Guests will no longer need to fumble for their ticket, holding up others for scanning. This will improve lift line flow and the overall experience."
To facilitate the new system, and to improve overall digital capabilities, the resort is installing fiber optic lines to update its old internet connection. Other changes for the upcoming year include two new snow-cats added to the grooming fleet, some minor "infrastructure improvements" and new efforts to help alleviate at-capacity conditions during peak winter days.
"A large initiative we're taking is to reduce the amount of vehicles coming to the mountain on peak days," Tragethon said. "We had six days last year and six the year before when we reached capacity in our parking lots."
Tragethon noted two ways the resort is trying to reduce traffic on peak days. The first is by increasing the number of buses traveling to the mountain. He said there will be about four times the number of park-and-ride buses available. The second is a new pricing structure that will result in higher ticket prices on peak days.
Ticket and season pass prices for the 2012-13 season have not yet been released.
With parking at a premium on peak days, the resort is also planning on expanding its capacity with a new lot between Highway 35 and the Hood River Meadows parking lot, where an Oregon Department of Transportation gravel staging area currently sits.
Tragethon said the development is still a few seasons away and will serve as a shuttle lot.
Ongoing major construction along Highway 35 has sparked discussion of developing additional parking for the resort along the highway, as an extension of the Teacup Lake nordic area parking. Tragethon said that both ODOT and the U.S. Forest Service do not approve of having shuttle parking along the highway.
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At one point this season, pundits were calling for this team to forge an identity. It seems the team is settling on 'shootout specialists.'
After an offensive onslaught, a come-from-behind shot parade, and a 41 save one-goalie show, the Jets rode faceoff wins, powerplay goals, and Dustin Byfuglien to victory to make it four in a row against the Flyers. What is this team?
Once again, Dustin Byfuglien was on for every goal of the game, good and bad.
After scoring his first powerplay goal – a snap shot from an open wing on a crossing pass during a zone entry – colour man Brian Engblom wanted to talk about Dustin having a sort of drive. "He's got a look in his eye tonight," he said as we watched him completely ignore Scott Hartnell activate off the faceoff, collect the puck, wrap around and score the tying goal. It was his man and Byfuglien just floated away, but all Dennis could give us was "it looked as if the Jets just weren't ready on that faceoff." Well, maybe just one Jet.
A powerplay goal by Wayne Simmonds on a scramble with Byfuglien in front later in the period made it 2-1, where it stayed for most of the game.
That's not to say the Jets did nothing. In fact, by the middle of the second period, the Jets and Flyers were tied in shots on net and missed shots at 24 each. From that point on, the Jets turned up the heat, and ended the third period up 50-33 in that statistic.
Still, the Flyers were clogging up the neutral zone well, and generating a few counter-punch opportunities. It wasn't until a Steven Downie penalty late in the third that Byfuglien would walk off the boards and pound it home where Steve Mason has struggled all his career – high glove side.
Though Andrew Ladd's streak of 7 straight shootout goals came to an end, Bryan Little was able to put the Jets ahead with a shot over the pad blocker side. The only shootout goal against Pavelec came on a five hole attempt heavy enough to push his stick blade between his own legs and wedge his pads open for the puck to trickle by. Another strong showing for the Jets shootout-phobic netminder.
The Good
We discussed before the game that the Jets should be able to beat the Flyers. Still, I think it would have been a laugher to suggest they would win the faceoff battle 40-32 and go 2 for 4 on the powerplay.
Winning in different ways on different nights can be the sign of a team starting to put pieces of their game together, or it can be a sign of a team on a streak. Pavelec stole a game against Detroit, the shootout has been prominent, and the team doesn't know what part of their game will show up from one night to the next. It's four wins in a row, but the method has been a bit concerning.
One major area of improvement over the last couple weeks is the Jets' shot differential, and it was on display again tonight.
Although the Flyers did play a bit of rope-a-dope, the Jets out-shot them at even strength 28-20, and attempted 49 shots 5 on 5 to their 31. They're getting the puck at the net – this game, and most games – and it's a solid foundation for continuing to create offence.
The second line of Setoguchi, Kane, and Jokinen was doing more than their fair share of puck hucking. Setoguchi was on for 18 even strength shot attempts by the good guys, and just 4 against. That's an over 80% corsi rating, the best of any single Jet in any single game to my memory. His linemates were not far behind, and of course Jokinen earned two assists on the night as well. Remember that is exactly twice as many powerplay points as he scored all of last season despite heavy minutes with the man advantage.
Byfuglien was not only the only Jets goal scorer on the night, he was also hard matched against Grioux. He played 10 of his even strength minutes against him, the most of any single Flyer. Particularly after Bogosian's injury, all of Clitsome, Enstrom, and Byfuglien were forced to play any and all of the Flyers top 6, and all three ended up close to the 2/3 even strength corsi share mark, meaning 2 of every 3 shot attempts made while they were on the ice were for the Jets.
Pavelec stopped 32 shots through 65 minutes, and as usual the Jets were hardly defensively sound. They played most of the game on the attack, but Pavelec bailed the team out a number of times, especially in the overtime. Neither goal was particularly odour free, but he made half a dozen or more than no one would have blamed him for missing.
The Bad
First, Zach Bogosian suffered what is officially being called a lower body injury. He didn't return after leaving part way through the second period. The bottom pairing suffered slightly for it, and we saw them over the heads a little on occassion.
Bogosian has been hurt in every one of his professional seasons, even playing through a broken wrist for an entire season in his sophomore year. Obviously we hope the injury is minor, for both the person and team. Still, this is the opportunity Zach Redmond has been waiting for, and with a quick turn around for back to back games on Sunday and Monday, it seems likely Redmond will see his first NHL action since his lacerated artery last season.
How about that fourth line? Trust me, it's more tiresome for me to write about James Wright than it is for you to read it. Once again he was at the bottom of the list for shot differential at 38% (when the team was 62%), and he was the only Jets below 50% in the stat. You can say the stat is flawed, but by eye he was in his own zone most of the night. The puck gravitates toward the Jets' end when that player steps on. He played just 6:49 at even strength, and Thorburn played even less at 5:19. Tangradi and Halischuk split third line assignment, and each played a little over 8 minutes at even strength.
In the past, I've listed limited minutes for the bottom players as a positive – it means the Coach sees what's happening. Tonight, I list it in the negative. This team is once again mounting a streak to get back into contention for the playoffs, and is once again held back by the limited ability of its depth players. It's a constant for this team.
In 4on4 play in overtime, the Jets gave up 8 shots against and generated just 3. The Flyers held pressure almost the full five minutes, and if Braydon Coburn had ever lived up to his potential, he would have buried one of the many open opportunities he had on the back-door shooting lane. Thankfully, Coburn is still the type who could be using a flat bladed birch branch and we wouldn't notice the difference.
In general, the team needs to move away from this shootout victory model and start closing out games inside of 60 minutes. It is extremely difficult to gain ground when you give your opponent a point even when you win. As they turn to a Divisional opponent in Minnesota, and a Western conference basement dweller in Calgary, clean points will go a long way to moving them up the Central Division ladder.


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Evaluation of the Healthy Love Workshop, an HIV Prevention Intervention for African American Women
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00362375
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 10, 2006
Results First Posted : May 14, 2010
Last Update Posted : May 14, 2010
- Study Details
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- Study Results
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- How to Read a Study Record
|Condition or disease
|HIV Infections Sexually Transmitted Infections
|Behavioral: Healthy Love Workshop Behavioral: HIV/AIDS 101 Workshop
|Phase 1 Phase 2
SisterLove, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia, is evaluating its HIV/AIDS prevention intervention called the Healthy Love Workshop (HLW). The HLW targets African American women and women of African descent who are at risk for HIV infection and transmission. The HLW, which lasts 3 to 4 hours and is delivered during a single session, is a highly interactive workshop that aims to provide a safe environment in which women can learn about: a) the modes of HIV transmission, b) effective strategies for reducing one's risk for contracting or transmitting HIV or other STIs, c) opportunities to develop or enhance skills for self-assessing the risk level of sexual behaviors and the use of safer sex techniques, and d) how to develop an awareness of personal, community and social attitudes, beliefs and norms that influence women's relationships, sexual behavior, and decision-making. SisterLove will identify a minimum of 28 groups of women to participate in the evaluation, which will use a concurrent comparison design with block randomization. These groups will be typical of those that currently receive the HLW, including but not limited to sororities, friendship circles, church groups and other affinity-based groups. Fourteen of the 28 groups will participate in HLW as the intervention group; 14 of the recruited groups will participate in an HIV/AIDS 101 workshop (HIV 101) as the comparison group. Each group will contain about 15 women, thus approximately 420 women will participate in the evaluation. Outcome measures will assess HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitudes towards condom use and HIV testing, condom use intentions, personal HIV/AIDS risk assessment, self-efficacy for taking steps to prevent HIV transmission, consistent condom use, sexual abstinence, and reduction in other sexual risk behaviors. These outcomes will be measured at baseline, and after the intervention at 3- and 6-month follow-ups.
Eligible groups of women were randomly assigned to receive the intervention (15 groups; 161 women) or a comparison workshop (15 groups; 152 women). Behavioral assessments were conducted at baseline and at 3- and 6-month follow-ups. Among sexually active women at the 3-month follow-up, HLW participants were more likely than comparison participants to report having used condoms during vaginal sex with any male partner or with a primary male partner, and to have used condoms at last vaginal, anal or oral sex with any male partner. At the 6-month follow-up, HLW participants were more likely to report condom use at last vaginal, anal or oral sex with any male partner, and having an HIV test and receiving their test results. The study findings suggest that a single-session intervention delivered to pre-existing groups of black women is an efficacious approach to HIV prevention. This study also demonstrates that a CBO can develop and deliver a culturally appropriate, effective HIV prevention intervention for the population it serves and, with adequate resources and technical assistance, rigorously evaluate its intervention.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|313 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Evaluation of the Healthy Love Workshop, an HIV Prevention Intervention for African American Women by SisterLove, Inc. in Atlanta, GA
|Study Start Date :
|May 2006
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|April 2008
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|April 2008
Experimental: Healthy Love Workshop
Single-session, small-group HIV prevention intervention
Behavioral: Healthy Love Workshop
The Healthy Love Workshop is a single-session intervention lasting 3-4 h that is typically delivered to groups of 4-15 women; however, SisterLove facilitators can accommodate larger groups if needed. The intervention is designed to increase consistent use of condoms and other latex barriers, reduce unprotected sex with male partners, and reduce the number of sex partners. HLW also promotes sexual abstinence, HIV testing, and receipt of test results.
Other Names:
Active Comparator: HIV101
Single-session, small-group intervention providing facts regarding HIV/AIDS
Behavioral: HIV/AIDS 101 Workshop
The comparison workshop (named HIV101) was also delivered as a single session lasting 2-3 h, to groups of women about the same size and in settings similar to those used for the HLW. The HIV101 workshop consists of an opening, one module containing the same three HIV/STD-related components as the HLW (HIV/AIDS facts, STI facts, and the Look of HIV) and a closing. However, the presentation of this information used a didactic, lecture-style format, as opposed to the interactive approach used to deliver the HLW.
Other Name: HIV101
- Condom Use During Vaginal Sex With Any Male Partner [ Time Frame: Past 3 months ]Percentage of women who used condoms during vaginal intercourse with any male partner during the past 3 months
- HIV Testing and Receipt of Results [ Time Frame: Past 3 months ]Percentage of women who reported testing for HIV infection and received their test results during the past 3 months
- HIV Knowledge [ Time Frame: current ]
- Condom Use Self-efficacy [ Time Frame: current ]
- Knowledge of HIV Test [ Time Frame: current ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Women of African descent (including African Americans, Caribbean, and African Immigrants)
- Over the age of 18 years
Exclusion Criteria:
- Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant
- Do not speak English
- Recent (past 6 months) participation in HIV prevention workshop
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00362375
|United States, Georgia
|SisterLove, Inc.
|Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30331
|Principal Investigator:
|Dazon Dixon Diallo, MPH
|President/CEO SisterLove, Inc.
|Study Director:
|Jeffrey H Herbst, PhD
|Project Officer, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, NCHHSTP, CDC
|Study Director:
|Thomas M Painter, PhD
|Project Officer, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, NCHHSTP, CDC
Additional Information:
Publications of Results:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Dazon Dixon Diallo, MPH, CEO, SisterLove, Inc.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00362375 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
U65/CCU424514-02 ( Other Grant/Funding Number: CDC Cooperative Agreement U65/CCU424514 )
|First Posted:
|August 10, 2006 Key Record Dates
|Results First Posted:
|May 14, 2010
|Last Update Posted:
|May 14, 2010
|Last Verified:
|April 2010
Keywords provided by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
*HIV Infections/pc [Prevention & Control]
Safe Sex
Sexual Behavior
HIV Testing
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Genital Diseases, Female
Communicable Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Genital Diseases, Male


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OK, so maybe it's not the Giro d'Italia or the Tour of California, but we humbly present #5 in our series of Wednesday night ride recaps, wherein an ever-changing band of riders from HQ aim for 40 miles at an average pace of 20 miles per hour (or more). Commentary, as always, is provided by the ever-youthful Randy (who never misses a chance for a musical reference):
Like jellybeans of every imaginable color and flavor, 16 riders spilled out from the world of proofs, powerpoints, and production into the cool sanctuary of sanity that is the 40@20. New to the mix were O'Reilly and Danz, both of whom looked eager to prove their mettle and their chops to the motley crue. Danz fired the start gun early–needing to get back in time for The Love Language and St. Vincent show–and was off the front into the strong NW winds before Tony D could even put his Huey Lewis and the News cassette tape into his stem-mounted Walkman. The temperature was as brisk as the pace, and the variety of fashion accessories on our heads, arms and legs gave pause to commuters, who must have thought we were either a month late for Mardi Gras or eager participants in the new video collabo from Marc Jacobs and Sigur Ros. Eichvalds, clearly hailing from the equatorial climes of Kiribati, was more bundled than Randy getting ready for school in A Christmas Story, and he could barely turn the pedals for the bulk of his goose down leg warmers and 12mm neoprene socks.
On the first set of rollers down Lamont Norwood, the group was as strung out as Pete Dougherty at breakfast. Jones was off the front, Gaynor was off the shoulder, McCarter was holding on to Baker's saddle, Ali was riding wheelies, Overby hit a double between mailboxes. Always a bit of a codger, Webster didn't cotton to the chaos and shot to the front to rope in Jones and ease back the pace. The rope-in was successful but for one lone calf—O'Reilly. Some believe he was abducted by aliens at mile marker 2, others posited he was vaporized by a thermal anomaly, but a report in the local paper seemed to have the real answer for his disappearance: "Late Wednesday afternoon, a Chatham county woman reported a man thrashing a set of aero bars in her front yard. When the police arrived, the man in question relayed a cryptic story about late night infomercials, 4 easy payments of $79.99, and promises of aerodynamics more sophisticated than even Boeing could develop." Next time, O'Reilly, just pedal faster!
Charged up and bunched up, the mass hit River Road full of chatter. Swan and Gillis discussed belt buckle and cowboy boot pairings, Rogers and Tommy V discussed the shrimp and grits at Crooks Corner, Danz and Ali discussed beer selection at The Federal vs. Pinhook, Gaynor talked to himself. Baker began to sweat. Maybe it was the talk of cold beer, or maybe the pot holes and grass made her think about her hard efforts during the cyclocross season, but Ali jumped out front for the first truly strong pull of the ride, and again let us know that the group better get cookin for the county line sprint.
With Jones and Eichvalds up front, and the winds howling in their faces, a strange buzz could be heard emanating from the peloton. Eich thought it might be Tony D's Walkman chewing up Purple Rain, Jones thought it might be Tommy V's Blackberry; neither expected what came next. With no less than two miles until the line, McCarter—feigning fatigue all week—exploded from the pack, beginning what would become the longest and hardest sprint of the season. Hard on McCarter's wheel were Turits, Overby, Gillis, Rogers, Webster, Baker and Swan. Jones and Eich couldn't believe the attack was happening so soon, and it took all they had to grab a wheel. As McCarter started to fade, Turits dropped left and started the second attack. Those of slow recovery dropped from the sprint: Baker got the shake-n-bake; Swan slipped on an Irish loogie, Eich had just had enough. When Turits started to fade there was a collective exhale as we thought the madness might be over. Little did we know that Danz had a score to settle with Rogers over a lunch ride drubbing earlier in the week, and the collective exhale quickly turned to a collective curse as Danz jumped up for the third attack! Gillis, Turits and Overby, knowing that Danz didn't have the top end to hold on, stayed tight and waited patiently for him to blow-up. It took only 40 meters for the meltdown, and the final seconds looked like this: Turits jumped hard, Gillis gave chase, Overby was content, Webster looked over his shoulder, Jones jumped around Rogers and McCarter. At the line it was Turits by a wheel over Gillis, Overby by a camera lens over Jones, and Webster by a salt shaker over McCarter.
The sprint had us all whipped and it was a nice soft-pedal out to the crossroads. Gaynor, Ali and Tony D dropped off the pack and enjoyed a great 30 miles at an 18.5 average. Nice work, guys! The remaining dozen popped gels and sipped bottles, readying for the long slog through Orange County. Down 54 and onto Orange Grove it seemed that Gillis, Baker or Danz were always up front. It was great to see Baker riding so strongly, the 12 step program at Burritos Anonymous clearly working well for him. Jones and Swan took to the front for the long climb up Dairyland, and Swan put it best when he said: "I hate getting stuck up here for this stretch." It was brutal on the legs, and more than once did Jones wish for Overby to call the ride a success already and suggest a laggard jaunt over to Maple View for some ice cream, chocolate milk, and sunset snuggling. Alas, that dream was laughed off, and the consolation was the sweet glide of Dodson's back to 54. The Kraken bar beckoned again, but a snarling dog tied to the bumper of a primered El Camino triggered a childhood nightmare for McCarter and he was soon in tears babbling about Toughskins jorts, a pack of Skoal bandits, and some "experimentation" with firecrackers and a watermelon—things get weird in Oklahoma; we kept riding.
Onto the rollers of Old Greensboro-Chapel Hill Rd, it was clear that everyone was feeling strong, and more than ready to make the final hill sprint one of great suffering. Turits and Eich pulled the first stretch at close to 25mph, with Jones taking the rest at maybe 12. The short connector road gave time for a last gel and a little ribbing before the home stretch. Yet again, the Damascus devil alighted McCarter's shoulder and he attacked strong and early. Everybody gave chase, with Jones, Overby, and Baker off the back and needing a miracle to catch up. Overby looked over at Jones and asked if he was ready to hurt? Jones wasn't, but his ego got the better of him, and he was soon hard on the wheel of Overby as they caught the group just as the descent began.
The swarm of riders descended with great fury, and it was Eich's body mass and strong legs that carried him out into the lead and pushing strong into the first rise of the hill. McCarter made a jump with Overby, Gillis and Turits, while Webster, Danz and Rogers tucked in. Jones had somehow managed to be last in the mix, and was amazed that his legs didn't disintegrate when he stood to overtake Swan and Tommy V. Up ahead, Jones could see McCarter, Gillis and Rogers fading, and that sparked another out-of-saddle attack to put him just off the wheel of Danz. The lead group was now Turits, Overby, and Webster, Danz and Jones in the chase. When Webster looked over his shoulder with a string of drool slapping his helmet, the chase knew they had a chance. Jones kicked hard enough to take Danz, and kicked one more time to take Webster. The Turits-Overby battle was over quick, as Turits just walked away with yet another victory. Overby was a strong second, even while lugging a camera strapped to his chest!
Rolling back in to the ranch, Turits couldn't resist another sprint attack, and he launched a head to head battle with Rogers down Mann's Chapel. The group gave chase but only to watch the finale. Rogers took the young Turits at the line, and gave the young man some classic Irish words of wisdom: "There was never a scabby sheep in the flock that didn't like to have a comrade." Now, I'm not quite sure what the heck that means, but if I had to guess…. "Nice riding everyone, te veo el Miercoles."


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Nude photographs of ScarJo were circulated online after they were allegedly hacked from her smartphone in March 2011. "Just because you're an actor or make films or whatever doesn't mean you're not entitled to your own personal privacy," Johansson said later in an interview with CNN. And the photos? They were for her husband at the time, Ryan Reynolds (now married to Blake Lively). MORE: Who gave us Scarlett Johansson naked? FBI says Christopher Chaney | Scarlett Johansson's hacked nude pics were for Ryan Reynolds
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How Multinationals Can Protect Workers
As details from the terrorist attack in Algeria continue to trickle out, multinational companies look to provide safety for employees working in politically unstable countries. Sam Olsen of Kroll Advisory Solutions talks to the WSJ's Deborah Kan about companies and the risk assessments they should be making.
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Openstack:Getting Started with COE development
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Cisco's OpenStack Installer (COI) is almost entirely composed of Puppet modules with a small number of bash scripts. At its core, puppet is a system that enables users to describe the state of the system they are managing, and the puppet runtime will ensure that the system matches that state. To do this, puppet manages a number of what are termed "Resources". For example, puppet can ensure that a package is installed, that a file has certain contents, or that a service is running. In fact, for many simple deployments, these three resources will cover all of what is required. These resources can be grouped into classes and modules, to allow developers to separate concerns.
Before attempting to modify COI, it is recommended that developers are comfortable writing their own puppet modules. There is a wealth of information on the Puppetlabs site including a tutorial on how to work with Puppet.
COI Structure
COI currently uses ~30 Puppet modules, each managing a particular part of the deployment, plus a "manifests" package that ties together the modules. For example, the naginator module is used to install the nagios monitoring system on all nodes. In the manifests package there are puppet class and define elements that enable this module for each node. There are also two higher order classes called control and compute within the manifests, which are currently used to configure what is on openstack compute nodes and what is on the control nodes, like so:
class control() { #the things we want on each openstack controller } class compute() { #the things we want on each openstack compute node }
So to have a compute node, in
site.pp we could have a line such as:
node my_compute_node { class { compute: } }
This allows us to easily configure the compute and control nodes separately. To have something on every node, such as nagios, we create a node type and inherit our nodes from that, like so:
node base { class { "naginator::base_target": } }
node my_compute_node inherits base { class { compute: } }
These are the two main mechanisms in place for controlling what is installed on the nodes managed by puppet. If you look through the folsom-manifests repository, you'll see that there are a number of differences to what is shown above:
- There are a large number of arguments to each of the classes. This allows customisation without having to edit anything more than site.pp.
- There is more than one base class. Because the build node sits outside the openstack cluster but is still managed by puppet, there is a
basenode type, then inheriting from that that there is
os_basefor openstack nodes and
build-nodefor the build node.
- Nodes seem to be defined twice in
site.pp. This is because they are defined once for the build node via their out of band address so that it can PXE boot and install ubuntu, and once so that puppet can manage them.
Machine Provisioning
In addition to the management of all nodes (including itself) using puppet, the build node is responsible for booting and provisioning the base OS of the control and compute nodes. This is done using Cobbler, which is itself installed and configured using puppet. The first commands to install COI are to download the manifests folder and install the needed puppet modules to the build node, and after this a
puppet apply is run locally on the build node. This
puppet apply will install Cobbler, the Ubuntu 12.04 install image, and the puppetmaster along with some ancillary services such as apt-cache and DNS. The compute and control nodes will be populated into the Cobbler database and can then be turned on and provisioned. A quick look at
cobbler_node.pp shows this basic structure:
define cobbler_node($node_type, $mac, $ip, $power_address, $power_id = undef, $power_user = 'admin', $power_password = 'password', $power_type = 'ipmitool' ) { cobbler::node { ... # Arguments for the node class defined in the cobbler module ... } } node /cobbler-node/ inherits "base" { ... # Things that will be installed on any node that inherits "cobbler-node" ... }
It is important to draw the distinction between these two sections. The first section is used to inform the build node that it needs to put something into Cobbler to manage a compute or control node. Both types of nodes are provisioned in the same way, so they are simply called
"cobbler_node" at this point. In
site.pp, they are seen like this:
node /build-node/ inherits master-node { cobbler_node { "control-server": node_type => "control", mac => "00:11:22:33:44:55", ip => "192.168.242.10", power_address => "192.168.242.110", power_user => "admin", power_password => "password", power_type => "ipmitool" } ... # Other compute / control nodes ... } node build-server inherits build-node { }
So we can see that the build server now knows which machines to provision via these
cobbler_node definitions, and that is the reason for #3 in the previous section: puppet needs to know where a machine is to manage it, and Cobbler needs to know the out of band access details in order to provision it. The reason for inheriting
master-node is that
master-node is in
core.pp with all the ancillary classes for the build node, and
master-node inherits from
cobbler-node which is the second section in
cobbler_node.pp and contains only the Cobbler module definition to install Cobbler on the build node.
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There is going to be a huge sale in the north Dallas area in September. I went last year and it was amazing how much stuff there was at really great prices. It is all baby and little kid clothes, toys, furniture, etc. Even some maternity stuff, too. If you want details, just email me and I will send it to you.
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CHANCE OF FLARES: The odds of a significant solar flare are improving as three sunspots develop complex magnetic fields with energy for M-class eruptions.
Can't say I feel any different based on flares, moon phases, etc. But then I also have wildly uncontrolled diabetes, and I feel the same all the time, whether I haven't ate anything in 15 hours or just wolfed down a whole pizza... so maybe my body is just fairly deadened by this point
There was a Nicholas Cage movie called Knowing, which deals with this. Most depressing movie ever.
Solar windspeed: 639.1 km/secdensity: 0.0 protons/cm3explanation | more dataUpdated: Today at 1617 UTX-ray Solar Flares6-hr max: C9 1543 UT Jun07 24-hr: C9 1543 UT Jun07
M-FLARES: A fast-growing active region near AR1499 is crackling with impulsive M-class solar flares, including two on June 9th (1132 UT and 1650 UT). This development could signal an uptick in solar activity.
Oh, my. A double whammy of M-class solar flares today. My eyes and teeth have brought me to tears.1132 UT = 7:32 AM EDT1650 UT = 12:50 PM EDTThis in from www.spaceweather.comQuoteM-FLARES: A fast-growing active region near AR1499 is crackling with impulsive M-class solar flares, including two on June 9th (1132 UT and 1650 UT). This development could signal an uptick in solar activity.
I did have some problems with satellite radio before.
X-ray Solar Flares6-hr max: C1 1815 UT Jun10 24-hr: M1 0645 UT Jun10 Updated: Today at: 1900 UT
I do not know about you guys, but I feel wiped out with headaches whenever C-class and M-class+ flares explode in the direction of the earth.
...you can imagine so-called healing services of the pigpen. The books that could be written, you know: Life in the Pigpen. How to Cope in the Pigpen. Being Happy in the Pigpen. Surviving in the Pigpen. And then there could be counselling, for people who feel unhappy in the pigpen, to try to get them to come to terms with the pigpen, and to accept the pigpen.
CHANCE OF MAGNETIC STORMS: NOAA forecasters estimate a 30% chance of polar geomagnetic storms during the next 48 hours as a pair of CMEs pass by Earth, possibly delivering glancing blows to our magnetic field.
Solar windspeed: 412.8 km/secdensity: 4.2 protons/cm3Updated: Today at 0457 UTX-ray Solar Flares6-hr max: C1 0428 UT Jun11 = 0028 hours EDT June 11.24-hr: C1 0428 UT Jun11 Updated: Today at: 0500 UT
SHAPE-SHIFTING SUNSPOT: As it pops and crackles with low level solar flares, sunspot AR1504 is rapidly evolving. During the past 24 hours the active region has shape-shifted from an irregular dumbbell into a dark ring of magnetism wide enough to circumscribe a half-dozen planet Earths:
MILD GEOMAGNETIC STORM: A mild (Kp=5) geomagnetic storm is in progress, sparking high-latitude auroras. Barth Firth sends this picture from Dawsonville, New Brunswick:
SUBSIDING GEOMAGNETIC STORM: A minor geomagnetic storm that crested during the opening hours of June 12th is subsiding now. At maximum, it ranked 5 on the 0-to-9 K-index scale of magnetic disturbances and turned the skies purple over Dawsonville, New Brunswick:[go to www.spaceweather.com for this glorious photo of the northern sky.]"The auroras lasted just a couple of minutes, [but they were beautiful]," says photographer Bart Firth. "They were blue to purple in color."The storm was sparked by an episode of "negative IMF." That is, south-pointing magnetic fields in the solar wind opened a crack in Earth's magnetosphere; solar wind poured in and fueled the display. NOAA forecasters estimate a 10% to 20% chance of similar storms in the next 24 hours as the solar wind continues to blow. Magnetic storm alerts: text, voice.
X-FLARE: Earth-orbiting satellites have just detected a powerful X1.6-class solar flare (Sept. 10 @ 17:46 UT). The source was active sunspot AR2158, which is directly facing Earth. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the extreme ultraviolet flash:
Active sunspot AR2158 erupted on Sept. 10th, producing a strong X1.6-class solar flare. Because the sunspot is directly facing Earth, this is a geoeffective event. HF radio blackouts and other communications disturbances have already been observed on the day-lit side of Earth. Stay tuned to http://spaceweather.com for more information and updates about the possibility of an Earth-directed CME and geomagnetic storms in the days ahead.
A serious question. I've noticed sporadic bad reception on XM radio in the car the past two days. I've only had the car a week or so. Does solar activity impact satellite radio feeds?
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Thanks, giving this a go now.
I know some of you go around bricking your OUYAs so hopefully this helps.
Some of you have other methods, feel free to share.
1) Plug a USB keyboard into your OUYA while it's powered off.
2) Power on your OUYA and let it boot as far as it can.
2.5) Find the sysreq key on your keyboard. On most extended keyboards, it is Print Screen.
3) Hold down Alt and Print Screen
4) Press and hold ALT and Print Screen (sysreq) Key.
5) Press i and hold for 5 seconds then release. Repeat this step for 30-45 seconds.
6) Press the HOME key
7) Select "wipe data/factory reset" and hit Enter key.
8) Select "Yes -- delete all user data" and hit Enter key.
9) Select "wipe cache partition" and hit Enter key.
10) Select "reboot system now" and hit Enter key.


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During October, the public is invited to Grace Lutheran Church in Hendersonville for special events in celebration of National Hispanic American Heritage Month.
During October, the public is invited to Grace Lutheran Church at the corner of Sixth Avenue West and Blythe Street in Hendersonville for special events in celebration of National Hispanic American Heritage Month. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America also is observing Global Church Sunday and honoring ethnic diversity.
The events include:
- 5:45 p.m. Wednesday: A short Hispanic Culture immersion experience facilitated by the Rev. Alfredo M. Oviedo, associate pastor at Grace Lutheran and a native of Mexico.
- 8:15, 9:45 and 11:15 a.m. Oct. 13: Ethnic Diversity Sunday will be celebrated at all three morning worship services. The final service will include Scripture readings in English and Spanish. Pastor Oviedo will preach in all three worship services on "Crossing the Border … Between Samaria and Galilee," based on the lectionary Gospel reading, Luke 17:11-19.
- 12:30 p.m. Oct. 13: Following the final morning service, there will be a luncheon sponsored by the youth of Grace that will feature authentic Mexican food. A voluntary love offering is suggested to support the youth missions program, and registration is necessary. Registration deadline is Oct. 8.
Call 828-693-4890 for more information.
First United Methodist Church of Hendersonville at 204 Sixth Ave. W. will host a special service of healing and remembrance at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 6.
The service will honor families dealing with Alzheimer's, dementia and other mental afflictions.
The community is invited to the sanctuary for a short service with familiar hymns and special prayers for caregivers and care receivers and for those who have lost friends and family due to mental afflictions.
Call 828-693-4275, Ext. 106; email anniehvlfumc.org for more information.
The Youth of Grace Lutheran Church will host a Blessing of the Animals service at 6 p.m. Oct. 6 in the outdoor area by the front entrance of the church, corner of Sixth Avenue West and Blythe Street in Hendersonville.
All members of the community are welcome to bring pets of all kinds for a blessing.
The service of the blessing of the animals is often held in conjunction with St. Francis of Assisi's feast day on Friday. The spirit of the service is one of thanksgiving as those gathered acknowledge and rejoice in God's creation.
Call 828-693-4890 for more information.
Smart Start of Henderson County is working with Smart Start Partnerships in Western North Carolina to host the First 2000 Days Faith Summit from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Oct. 15 at Second Baptist Church, 191 Green St., Rutherfordton.
The summit brings together faith leaders, community leaders and early child care experts to discuss the critical role places of worship play in building a strong foundation for learning and health for North Carolina's youngest residents.
Summit attendees will discuss the significance of early child development and how places of worship can help children to have the opportunity to grow into happy, successful and contributing adults. Additionally, each summit will host a discussion panel with representatives from community colleges, local places of worship and child-development organizations.
Transportation and lunch will be provided. RSVP to Erica Woodall by calling 828-693-1580 or email erica@smart starthc.org.
Reformation Presbyterian Church at 120 Seventh Ave. W., Hendersonville, (Associate Reformed Presbyterian Synod) will celebrate the 15th anniversary of its founding at 10:45 a.m. Oct. 6.
An invitation is extended to the community to attend the special worship service with a reception following. There will be activities set up outside for the children.
Reformation Church was founded in the fall of 1998 by a group of people from various churches in the area. Members say the congregation has grown spiritually as well as numerically.
At this anniversary, the church remembers with gratitude the generosity of Cliff Shipman, who gave the congregation the church building on the corner of Church Street and Seventh Avenue free and clear in 1999. His only condition was that it be restored "to the way it used to be."
The church also extends thanks to the Bonclarken Conference Center and Pinecrest Presbyterian Church, which so graciously offered the use of their facilities until the congregation was able to purchase and renovate the former banquet hall next to the church in 2000.
It was renamed Kirkside Hall (meaning "alongside the church"), and now houses the fellowship hall, Sunday school rooms, library and offices.
The renovation of the sanctuary was completed in 2007.
Call 828-698-3536 for more information.
Adult Christian Formation continues with classes in Christian outreach on Sundays from 10:15 to 11:10 a.m. through Nov. 17 at St. James Episcopal Church, 766 N. Main St., Hendersonville.
In the Gospel of John, Christians are told that Jesus sends them into the world as he was sent by God, but what does it mean to reach out to the world in the spirit of Jesus? The series will explore the biblical and theological foundations of outreach and the specific and practical ways that this outreach takes form in people's lives.
Guest panelists from the community will speak about issues of social justice, the struggles of young people and the challenges faced by the elderly in our society.
Jonathan Stepp, who has a master's in divinity, will facilitate the classes and draw on his experience of pastoral ministry in an inner-city environment where these issues are a daily reality.
Visitors and members of the community are invited to attend the 9 a.m. or 11:15 a.m. Eucharist. Nursery care is provided.
Call 828-693-7458 for more information.
Wendy Jones Quartet will perform at 7 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hendersonville at the corner of Kanuga Road and Price Street.
Accompanied by Michael Jefry Stevens on piano, James Simmons on bass and Rick Dilling on drums, Jones will perform not only jazz, but also some favorite romantic standards.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Home-baked goodies will be available during intermission.
Tickets may be obtained at the door for a suggested donation of $15; the proceeds benefit the fellowship's ongoing programs and projects.