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This is a new external flash unit that provides i-TTL flash operation in a compact and lightweight body at an affordable price. The SB-400 offers a guide number of 98.4 feet / 30m (ISO 200), and effortless bounce flash function. The SB-400 is a flash unit for entry-level SLR users, but it is also useful for D2 series digital camera users as a handy flash unit.
The SB-400 has been developed to provide an entry-level external flash unit which is compatible with i-TTL flash operation. In combination with cameras compatible with Nikon Creative Lighting System the SB-400 is controlled in i-TTL and D40's M (manual) mode.Its flash head can be tilted in 4 steps, horizontal, 60, 75 and 90 degrees, and has a flash shooting distance range from 0.6m to 20m(depends on the ISO setting). Slow Sync, Red-eye Reduction and other flash modes can also be set on the camera body. With the SB-400, users can easily enjoy brighter and more natural lighting for better flash pictures.


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Weekly Addresses: Fiscal Cliff [VIDEO]
President Barack Obama is urging Congress anew to approve legislation that ensures taxes don't go up on 98 percent of all Americans, families earning less than $250,000 a year.Obama again used his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday to urge action to avert the so-called fiscal cliff, which would raise taxes on all Americans and cut spending across the board starting Jan. 1.
Obama says he had a constructive meeting with congressional leaders Friday as officials look for ways to reduce the federal deficit and strengthen the economy.
New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte says in the Republican response that failure to act on the fiscal cliff is not an option. She says any effort to address the crisis without reforming entitlements such as Social Security "can't be taken seriously."
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State health information exchanges could one day connect, compiling patient data into a vast national database.
Such a centralized repository of information won't necessarily result from a request for proposal and years of integration work. Rather, it's probably starting right now, as states create health information exchanges that ultimately will connect, allowing professionals from throughout the country to access records regardless of location or insurance plan.
Advocates argue that creating a centralized storage center makes sense medically. Patients located on the West Coast, for example, could get treatment from specialists in Boston, assured that clinicians can access their complete and current healthcare information. Patients would no longer spend hours completing duplicate forms for each individual clinician since every provider's office could access all patient records. Risks and costs would drop as test results and other medical information become available nationally.
[Has your organization taken these steps to bolstering security? See 10 Ways To Strengthen Healthcare Security.]
Earlier this year the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology (HIT) unveiled its 10-year interoperability plan, which aims to improve care, cut costs, and enhance patient engagement by enabling government agencies to access patient data from a broader spectrum of providers.
"There is no better time than now to renew our focus on a nationwide, interoperable health IT infrastructure -- one in which all individuals, their families, and their healthcare providers have appropriate access to health information that facilitates informed decision-making, supports coordinated health management, allows patients to be active partners in their health and care, and improves the overall health of our population" the report says.
Access to patients' records regardless of their hometown or primary physician would reduce the number of accidental deaths related to medical errors, said Stephen Cobb, senior security researcher at ESET North America. In 2013, between 210,000 and 400,000 patients in the US died as a result of medical errors, according to the Journal of Patient Safety, with serious harm 10 to 20 times more likely to occur than lethal harm.
"If we had better... access to data, we could solve these [problems]," Cobb said. "Imagine if you were able to [swipe] an unconscious person's fingerprints and pull up the person's records to find they're allergic to latex or penicillin."
On the other hand, the Citizens' Council for Health Freedom argues that centralizing the nation's patient records is dangerous and intrusive. EMR benefits are negligible and unproven, countered Twila Brase, the organization's president and co-founder, and the risks far outweigh any rewards.
"Our government is funneling billions of dollars into systems that will dump all of our private medical records into one giant hub -- accessible by many," Brase said. "The government is touting these procedures as ways to streamline patient care, but they're actually an attempt to capture and store Americans' private medical data and share it with agencies that have nothing to do with health care."
Critics of a national health database worry about where this data will be stored, how it will be used, and who will have access to the information. Despite laws that protect individuals from discrimination due to medical condition, and insurers' inability to ban coverage because of prior medical conditions, skeptics of a nationwide health database fear misuse, abuse, and theft of these personal records. They suspect companies will profit


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Manchester United will go on a transfer spending spree after sealing a deal for Chelsea's Juan Mata, reports the Daily Mirror.
The Spanish playmaker is believed to be close to agreeing a deal to move to Old Trafford for a fee of around £40m but David Moyes won't stop there.
In a bid to turn Manchester United's season around, Moyes will then launch a £20m move for Newcastle's Yohan Cabaye, believing the offer will be too tempting for the Toon Army to resist.
Moyes is also thought to be considering a move for Bayern Munich defender Dante, with the Mirror reporting that £7m will be enough to secure his signature from the Allianz Arena.
However, Moyes will wait to secure his main priority before moving for any other player. Mata is is thought to be his main target as United look to take advantage of Chelsea's dramatic U-turn.
Jose Mourinho had been unwilling to see Mata, who is popular with Chelsea fans, leave Stamford Bridge for a fellow rival but reports suggest that they have had a change of heart after Manchester United showed a willingness to smash their transfer record.
Although Manchester United are out of contention for the Premier League title, the spending spree has been inspired by fears that there is a genuine possibility of missing out on a top four place.
That would mean no Champions League football at Old Trafford for the first time in 19 years.
Making January additions would lay the groundwork for an even busier summer with Moyes' shortlist thought to contain the likes of Ilkay Gundogan, Lucas Moura, Arturo Vidal, Koke and Claudio Marchisio.


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"Mimetic Fiction"
There's a minor tradition within the science fiction community of using mimetic and mimesis to mean the opposite of the fantastic. The oldest such uses that I could find (with a quick and profoundly less than exhaustive search) date to the early 1970s, and the casual employment of the term in those contexts makes me suspect that it has a longer history within the SF world as a way to point toward what more generally gets called within that community "mainstream" or (less frequently) "mundane" fiction.
All of these terms are problematic for various reasons, but what struck me this time about the words mimetic and mimesis was how their meaning in this context relates to and in some ways contradicts a few others I can think of -- the classical idea of mimesis as "imitation", particularly "imitation of nature"; Erich Auerbach's influential mid-twentieth century study Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature; and, particularly, Ronald Sukenick's use of "mimetic fiction" in various essays collected in one of the many books I currently have out from the library, In Form: Digressions on the Act of Fiction.
Despite its history within the SF world, I'm not convinced that "mimetic fiction" is the best term for that thing for which there is, admittedly, no perfect term. Using mimesis to describe this thing, though, seems even less perfect to me than most of the other terms, because I'm more persuaded by Sukenick's use of it to mean fiction that tries to hide its illusions. In an essay on Gerald Graff, Sukenick makes this wonderfully efficient statement: "Mimetic fiction depends on the suspension of disbelief; nonmimetic fiction does not."
Almost all genre fiction, of course, depends on the suspension of disbelief, so if we accept Sukenick's definition, then the vast majority of SF is, in fact, mimetic.
This use of the term makes sense to me because it does two things. First, it does not deviate significantly from how the term has traditionally been used -- mimetic fiction in this sense seeks to give the reader a feeling, at least while reading the text, that there is a fundamental reality to the world conjured by the words. Sukenick writes:
The key idea is verisimilitude: one can make an image of the real thing which, though not real, is such a persuasive likeness that it can represent our control over reality. This is the voodoo at the heart of mimetic theory that helps account for its tenacity. Though such schizoid illusions are fostered by concepts of imitation, one cannot have control "over" that of which one is a part, or even formulate it completely -- one can only participate more deeply in it.It doesn't seem to me that we have to accept Sukenick's preference for fiction that shuns verisimilitude in order to see that his distinction between mimetic and non-mimetic fiction is a useful one, which is the second reason I find it persuasive -- it describes in a more coherent and less problematic way than other terms I can think of what feels to me like a fundamental difference between types of writing. It illuminates some of what is different between, for instance, Tender Buttons and Dubliners -- but also some of what is similar between Dubliners and Tarzan of the Apes.
There is a good argument, too, that using mimesis as a way to distinguish SF from non-SF hides (or at least obscures) some of what SF seeks to do -- we're back at the suspension of disbelief. The creation of believable worlds from at least ostensibly unbelievable material. Such fiction relies upon verisimilitude, which is a point made by writers and critics for decades: that SF is realism on steroids. It seeks to create in the reader's mind what John Gardner called a "vivid, continuous dream". It may not be the representation of what we believe to be "reality", but it is an attempt to represent an imagined reality in a way that the reader does not reject as preposterous. This is worldbuilding. Philip K. Dick once offered advice on "How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later" -- a nonmimetic writer might offer exactly the opposite advice.
Even the classical notion of mimesis as "imitation of nature" can apply to SF -- particularly to core science fiction, which deliberately tries to extrapolate from known science, and is often based on ideas of nature as we currently understand it. But even in something like Judith Berman's "Rather Cranky Post on Verisimilitude in Fantasy", we're still talking about the imitation of nature.
There is a need for a value-neutral term for non-SF. I'm just not convinced that "mimetic fiction" is what it should be.
Update (7/7/09): Hal Duncan has posted a thoughtful extension of some of these ideas in connection with some other discussions that have been going on around the intertubes.


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Campus Construction Update for Week of Oct. 7-13
These are among the construction activities scheduled Oct. 7-13 at the University of Wyoming.
The UW Facilities Planning Office reports the following activities for the week:
Landscaping work is substantially complete on projects at Sullivan Plaza, Tailgate Park, Ninth and Grand, and the Bureau of Mines Building.
Ribbon Cutting Friday -- A ribbon-cutting ceremony to dedicate Sullivan Plaza at the northeast corner of Prexy's Pasture is set for Friday, Oct. 5, at 2 p.m.
Ivinson Parking Lot -- The Ivinson monument foundation and concrete wall is complete. Masonry work will begin this week. All four metered spaces and motorcycle parking are blocked off for contractor staging. Work may require the Ivinson sidewalk to be closed at times so pedestrians will need to go around the area. All of the Ivinson parking lot is now open, adding 67 new parking spaces including ADA (Americans with Disability Act) spaces and four metered spaces. Access is from both 10th and 11th streets. Landscaping is complete.
UW Office Annex (21st Street and Garfield, scheduled completion Nov. 15) -- The project involves partial renovation of the lower level of the west wing for improvements to offices and other adjacent multi-use spaces. Installation of mechanical equipment and duct work is under way, and will be completed in two to three weeks. Conference rooms and adjacent spaces will be closed until Nov. 15.
ESCo Project (Energy Services Company) -- Long Energy Services Company will be in Old Main and the Engineering, Agriculture, Arts and Sciences, and Bureau of Mines buildings this week investigating corridor ceiling types and heights. This will have minimal impact on building occupants. Workers will wear identifying badges.
University of Wyoming/Casper College Student Union (UW/CC Student Union, scheduled completion November 2013) -- Exterior structural framework is completed and roof membrane is installed. Building will be closed in for remainder of the interior construction activities.
White Hall Renovations -- Demolition continues on the first through third floors, with new installations on the 10th through 12th floors. Excavation for a new transformer vault on the east side of White Hall is scheduled to begin Oct. 15. Fencing is placed around the area. The west parking lot will be closed until summer 2013.
Energy Innovation Center (formerly ERC, at 1020 Lewis St., scheduled completion October 2012) -- Access to main campus will be between or through Earth Sciences and the Berry Center. Lewis Street will remain closed during construction. Parking will be limited in areas around construction, including the drive along the west side of Engineering. The access from main campus, along the west side of Engineering to Lewis Street, will be closed during this phase of construction. The west end of the ramp, behind the Engineering Building, will be closed. Handicapped parking has been relocated to the northwest corner of Lewis and 10th streets, with access through the Berry Center or Earth Sciences Building to main campus.
Interior finishes continue throughout the building. Door and hardware installation is under way. Installation of lab equipment and casework is nearing completion on the first and second floors. Work continues on the south retaining walls to prepare for landscaping. Landscape work is finishing on the north side. Paving and gutter work continues on the east and south of the building. Interior painting is under way, with preparation for floor finish. Expect congestion from delivery trucks, and take extreme care when walking around trucks waiting in the street.
Museum Closed -- The UW Geological Museum is closed for renovation and is scheduled to reopen later this semester.
Counselor Education Training Clinic (Education Building, scheduled completion Nov. 19) -- Renovation construction work continues in the northeast portion of the Education Building basement. Limited access for students, faculty and staff via the northeast building entry has reopened. Construction activities and staging will continue, requiring appropriate caution in the area. Construction staging will continue to occupy a portion of the pedestrian walkway and accessible parking area northeast of the Education Building. Temporary substitute accessible parking has been designated with temporary signage.
The UW Physical Plant reports the following activities for the week. Please direct questions to the service desk, 766-6225.
Wyoming State Vet Lab -- Painting in the main hallways is scheduled. Please use caution near painting equipment.
Hansen Arena -- Excavation has begun to repair a broken water main serving the facility. Please use caution near materials and equipment.
Jacoby Golf Course -- Construction continues on the east campus drainage project at Jacoby Golf Course. Design for inlet work is under way and will affect the play of hole #7 once construction is started. Re-seeding has been completed. Signs are posted at the affected holes and in the clubhouse. Affected holes will be off-limits during construction hours (7 a.m.-5 p.m.) for the remainder of the construction period. Please use caution in the work areas.
Education Building -- Final system work continues in the Education auditorium to integrate new projector equipment with the existing system.
Campus -- Crews are blowing out irrigation systems for the season using compressed air. Work is scheduled to continue throughout September and October. Overspray on sidewalks and driveways may create slippery spots. Please use caution.
Concrete Repairs -- Sidewalk replacement at the Service Building, north of Stores, is scheduled. Please use caution in this area.
Beta House -- Renovations to the first and second floors are under way. Completion of the project is scheduled for October.
Honors Center (10th and Ivinson streets) -- The classroom is open for classes, and the Honors Program has moved into the remainder of the house. Sidewalks are reopened. Landscaping around the building is scheduled to start this week.
Rochelle Athletic Center -- Construction is under way on the hydrotherapy pool room renovation in the training room. The staging area will be at the southeast corner of the building. Access to the area will be limited to authorized personnel.
Service Building -- Replacement of the roof will continue as weather permits. Please use caution around equipment and staging area.
Pump Testing -- Annual fire pump testing is being rescheduled.
Sod Replacement -- This project is complete.
Hansen Arena -- Painting of the north wall is complete.
Prexy's Pasture Irrigation Extension Project -- Irrigation system work near the Geology and Engineering Buildings is complete.
Knight Hall -- Lighting replacements are complete. Patching and painting will follow soon.


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After the Crit Room
28 September 2015,
This is a void appreciation post.
It's not often that we have a lot of time to reflect on what we do, because there's always so much to do. So, before I jump into venue hire revamps; finishing off a piece of prep for this Women's Archive Wales conference and helping with new 'suggest an event' pages, let's look into the murky abyss and just take a minute to breathe.
Nice, no? [The Sea's Edge, Arthur Giardelli]
Since 'keeping busy' is the other Welsh national sport, it's not for everyone - but I'm a firm believer in taking stock, staying still for a minute, and listening. There'll always be a call: an email that's fallen down the back of the sofa, a book you've been meaning to pick up, or a colleague you'd like to make more time for will pop upstairs and say hi.
Evaluation and Taking Stock
We're in transition as a department - welcoming two new team members this week - and have been working, quite separately and like the clappers recently, on various projects, on web, galleries, social, governance, research and planning.
Graham, who heads the Content Team (and who I will now be calling Captain Content if he lets me), has been taking part in a cross-sector project looking at evaluation and taking stock, called Let's Get Real. Last week, he braved their Crit Room in Brighton, where he presented our work for open criticism and questioning. Curiously scary.
The results of the crit have been a real encouragement - I had been worrying about the size of our twitter network, since the time cost of keeping everyone trained up is ever growing for me. But, we were encouraged to see it as a sign that we're a healthy, tweeting organisation.
I am really trying to believe them.
Feedback from the Crit Room
Self-deprecation aside, I'm quietly happy with how we're working as a network, and really chuffed to see people really run with the new skills they've acquired on social media. In fact, while totting up some numbers for an unrelated report last week I saw we'd passed a great milestone - as a network, we now have over 125,000 followers on twitter alone. I know it's not just a numbers game, but there's something reassuring about those great, neat, empty 000s in a row.
The Crit Room also had great words of encouragement for Chris, who's built all the foundation for the website redesign (and much more besides), and the rest of the team - namely that our digital offer was 'highly rewarding, rich and satisfying'. I can't stop thinking of coffee when I read those words. Speaking of which: time to stop blogging about stopping now, and start stopping for a cuppa.


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Many new riders are confused by bike tire sizing. Hopefully the following tutorial by our Spin Doctor Tech Tip team will clear up some of the confusion.
Tire Sizing:
Bike tires are sized by a simple combination of diameter and width. Modern road tires are sized in millimeters. The most common road tires are 700C's, meaning they are about 700mm in outside diameter (O.D.). If the tire is 700 x 23 then it is ~700mm in diameter and the inflated tire is 23mm wide. MTB tires are sized in inches, so a mounted and inflated 26 x 1.95 tire is about 26" in O.D. and 1.95" wide.
Common road tire diameters:
700C is by far the most common modern size
650C is a smaller size used on some time trial and triathlon bikes
27 inch is a less common, older American size
27" & 700Cs are not interchangeable [see ISO Sizing below]
Common mountain bike tire diameters:
26″ is the most common size
29" is based on the 700C road size (see ISO Sizing below) and is essentially a wider and knobbier 700C tire fitted to a wider and stronger 700C rim
What's the largest and smallest tire I can put on a rim?
John Barnett of Barnett's Bicycle Institute is very conservative when he recommends that:
A road tire can be no larger than 2 times the inside width of the rim nor smaller than 1.4 times that width
A MTB tire can be no larger than 3 times the inside width of the rim nor smaller than 1.4 times that width
A less conservative guide is: The width of the tire must be larger than the width of the rim from braking surface to braking surface. For example, a Mavic Open Pro 700C rim is 19.4 mm wide (braking surface to braking surface). With this rim a 700 x 19 mm tire would be too narrow but a 700 x 20 would work fine.
ISO Tire measurement:
The International Standards Organization (ISO) has adopted more precise metric standards for tires and rims. Unlike traditional sizing, e.g. 26 x 1.95 or 700C, ISO sizing is based on accurate measurable dimensions.
For instance, the ISO equivalent of a 700 x 25 tire is 25-622 where 25 is the width of the inflated tire in mm and 622 is the inside diameter of the tire's bead in mm. The bead is one of two steel or Kevlar cables that run along the inside edges of the tire casing. They keep the tire from blowing off the rim. The 622 is called the Bead Seat Diameter (BSD) because it is also the diameter of the place along the inside of the rim where the inflated tire beads will seat.
The ISO equivalent of a 26 x 1.95 mountain tire is 50-559 where 50 is the width (50mm = about 1.95") and 559 (22") is the BSD. Most modern tires have both measurements on their sidewalls.
Here's a chart of common tire sizing equivalents:
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Little Manila: Filipinos In California's Heartland The "Little Manilla" section of Stockton, Calif., filled with chop-suey houses, gambling dens and dance halls, served as the de facto hometown for displaced Filipinos at the turn of the 20th century. In its heyday, this lively area contained the largest population of Filipinos outside of the Philippines. D


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Batu is a city in East Java.
The cool, fresh hill town of Batu was a retreat for the Dutch in colonial days. Similarly, these days wealthy local business people from Surabaya and Malang have weekend houses up here whilst the less fortunate visit on a more casual basis. The area is also a major agricultural centre with apple orchards everywhere and a large number of orchid nurseries.
Until 2001, Batu was administratively part of Malang but since that time it has been a municipal town in its own right.
Batu and the nearby town of Selecta (specifically constructed as a tourism venue in 1928) sit on the slopes of Mount Welirang and Mount Arjuna (Gunung Welirang, Gunung Arjuna) about 20 km to the west of Malang. Batu, Selecta and the surrounding villages make for a charming place with much that will appeal to visitors and a couple of days exploring this beautiful area is a worthy part of any visit to Java.
The Batu area is at 800 to 1,100 metres so it is pleasantly cool here compared to lowland East Java. Typical day time temperatures are 17 to 20 °C. Night-time temperatures on the high peaks at 3,000m+ are regularly as low as 3 to 4 °C.
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Get in
It is an easy 30 minute drive from Malang to Batu.
Regular shuttle buses and bemos ply the route, departing from Malang's Landung Sari bus terminal.
The better hotels in the area are open to arranging to collect you from Malang. If you are not driving yourself, try to get this as part of your accommodation package.
A word of warning that it does get very crowded in Batu at weekends and during school holidays with trippers from Malang and Surabaya. Avoid those periods if at all possible.
Get around
The area lends itself very well to walking. There are regular local bemo services and all of the better hotels offer tours and/or private transport to the main sights.
Climb Mount Arjuna and Mount Welirang. This is a tough 3 day expedition for experienced trekkers only. These two mountains combine to form a volcanic massif. Dormant Arjuna is at 3,338 m and active Welirang at 3,156m and the two are joined by huge saddle ridge. There are several ways to approach the trek but the best start point is at Selecta, 4 km north of Batu. You will need a guide and these are best found in Selecta village. If you are staying in Batu your hotel may also be able to help with connecting you to a good guide. Plan for two nights on the mountains in temperatures which can approach freezing. There is no need to cart tents as there are simple hut shelters used by the local sulphur workers and all guides will know the locations. You will need a warm sleeping bag and appropriate clothing though.
The lower slopes are lush but this gives way to a high terrain which more recalls the Andes or Tibet than tropical Indonesia! The same is true of the basic shelters in which you will be sleeping. The route from Selecta tackles Arjuna first and the views from the top are stunning - the whole volcanic spine of East Java stretches before you. The following day, Welirang offers similar magnificence with the added thrill of a steaming, sulphurous active crater. Be very careful on Welirang and take no risks - this Mountain is classed as a very active A-type by geologists. This is a very rewarding trek with views as good, if not better, than from any of Java's volcanic peaks.
Walk. The area in and around Batu and Selecta is very scenic indeed and lends itself well to casual walking as well as more strenuous treks.
Eat apples. They are everywhere and you can hardly not.
Theme and amusement parks
While it is not exactly a shopping mecca, there are interesting souvenirs one can take away from Batu.
Apples again. This is the nation's major apple producing centre and aside from the delicious fresh produce, try:
There are good quality restaurants attached to all of the main hotels.
Unsurprisingly, there are several local variations on apple juice, both pure and laced with different syrups.
There are a lot of quite highly priced hotels in Batu these days which were set up to cater for the wealthy local weekend market. If you are visiting Batu on a weekday outside of the school holiday season you can very likely get a nice deal at one of these higher end hotels.
Simpler budget accommodation is also available and if you visit on weekdays without a reservation you will almost certainly find plenty of available options.
The telephone area code for Batu is 0341.
Internet connectivity is good and you will find public internet cafes in central areas of Batu.
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SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. – With two goals scored just 40 seconds apart in the first nine minutes of play, #20 MIT women's soccer defeated Mount Holyoke College in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) game by a score of 2-0 on Saturday afternoon. The Engineers are now 6-2-2 and 2-1 in conference play, while the Lyons dipped to 5-6 and 0-3 in NEWMAC action.
Eight and a half minutes into the first half, senior Michaelann Rodriguez (Florence, Ala.) sank the ball in the back of the net after receiving a cross from sophomore Morgan Moroi (New Albany, Ohio). Rodriguez, with her five goals, has been the lead goal scorer for the Engineers since the start of the season, scoring the game-winning goals against both Simmons (9/02) and Worcester State (9/03). Exactly 40 seconds later, junior Ambika Krishnamachar (Darien, Conn.) scored her second goal of the season following a cross from senior Rachel Dias Carlson (Albany, N.Y.). Dias Carlson leads MIT with her five assists.
The remaining 30 minutes of the half were not quite as fast-paced. Mount Holyoke keeper Zoe Marshall made three saves, and freshman goalie Lauren Ullmann (Princeton, N.J.) saved two shots, a header by Ashleigh Hartsock at the 21 minute mark and one fired by Sana Barclay directly before the period was over.
In the conference, Ullmann currently sits in first in save percentage (.911), third in saves (51), tied for third in goals against (5) and third in goals against average (.67). Krishnamachar is first in shots with 52.
Freshman Hannah Zlotnick (Rochester, N.Y.) replaced Ullmann for the second half, making her first collegiate appearance in net. During those remaining 45 minutes, Marshall was kept busy in the opposing net, making four saves within a span of four minutes, two of which were sent by junior Michelle Battipaglia (Katonah, N.Y.). Sophomore Amma Okwara (Charlotte, N.C.) got her foot on the ball, sending it flying at the net but was thwarted by Marshall. With one more shot by Moroi that was saved by Marshall and two by Krishnamachar, the first of which hit the crossbar, the game ended with an MIT victory.
MIT took 24 shots, 10 of which had to be saved by Marshall, while the Engineers' defense held the Lyons to just two shots that were both taken in the first half and both were saved by Ullmann, who is now 6-2-2 in net. During her first appearance in net, Zlotnick did not have to make a single save. Krishnamachar led Tech with her seven shots and was followed closely by Moroi with five.
The Engineers will return to action on Tuesday, Oct. 5 when they host NEWMAC rival Wheaton College at 4:00 p.m.


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Ever wonder what your favorite shreds get up to when the snow melts? You'd think they'd be doing something mundane like watching Sally Struthers infomercials and trying to lose the winter fifteen. Those glamorous pro snowboard lifestyles can't last all year round, can they? However, turns out they're doing stuff like hanging out with movie stars and working on high-profile media projects. With that said, we managed to procure an electronic conversation of sorts between two of the schralp world's busiest individuals, Lukas Huffman and Jon Cartwright, as Lukas stressed over deadlines on his book/movie project ir77, and Jonny, well, according to the last ranting e-mail we got, was doing this: "Up all night owning shit in French and causing shit in Cannes and totally delirious 'cause I've been in a suit all night at this class-ass shit and saw Penelope Cruz at the VIP bar and then hit the beach in shorts for sunrise and beers with speakers and the iPod and now it is like eleven and I'm gonna keep going in my pastel shirt being a f—k ass. Yarghhh!
Lukas: Where are you today?
Jon: The Cannes Film Festival—VIP suiting it up with Awake Films. Tell me something you're proud of Lukas.
Is that a trick question? I guess I'm proud of keeping pride on the minimal. Where were you yesterday, Jon?
Traveling here. What's something not too many people know about you, Lukas?
I really like to listen to 95.5 JAMZ when nobody else is in the car. Where will you be tomorrow, Jon?
Living better and larger. What is mustache confidence, Lukas?
A social editing system—the folks who can't get beyond the mustache don't go beyond the mustache. What's the coolest thing that went down on your trip so far, Jon?
It keeps getting better every second. I love my friends—they make it worth it every time. And they buy the beer. Where's the next good place and the next good time for you, Lukas?
Dude … I will be happy when I'm sitting up to my waist in the river with sun on my back, this book/movie thing of mine in the bag, and fewer furrows on my brow. The happy moments don't ever last long, though. That's what fuels the future. Does your trip have anything to do with snowboarding, Jon?
F—k no, Lukas. There's no snow in Hollywood. Okay, I gotta go sit beside Penelope Cruz tonight and see people who I should admire.


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Stranger gives father a free plane ticket for his 2-year-old child
A good Samaritan at an airport helped a distraught father who had discovered his 2-year-old girl needed a plane ticket.
The man was checking in to his flight when an airline representative asked how old his daughter was and if she had a ticket, according to a Facebook group called Love What Matters, which did not identify the people involved.
The man had thought his daughter would fly for free, so a woman standing next to the counter offered to pay for the child's $749 ticket, according to the Facebook post, which did not give the flight's destination.
The woman knew the ticket would be about $700, but the post said she just kept saying to the father, "Don't worry about it."


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World premiere : Music AI used in a documentary
Published on May 24, 2017
On March 10, 2017, RMC Découverte broadcast Anna Kwak's documentary, in French « Tunnels de guerre : la Grande évasion ».
It is the first time in History that a music composed by an artificial intelligence, has been chosen to be part of a professional documentary.
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Oreo cookies seem to be pervasive in this country. Oreo cookies showed up at every party while I was growing up, and they are still used in countless desserts. My personal favorite is Oreo cheesecake (not to slight my Oreo cupcakes). Oreo cheesecake was in the dessert cycle in our cafeteria on Semester at Sea and I just couldn't resist it!
I've always liked the Oreo, but since I could read and understand product labels, I've never been a fan of their ingredients.
For this month's Taste & Create, I was again paired with Heaven is Chocolate, Cheese, and Carbs. Last time, I made her amazing naan recipe. This time, I had to try out the homemade oreo recipe.
How Were the Homemade Oreo Cookies?
The homemade Oreo cookies were just like the ones from the store – they even had that same, familiar smell. The only difference was that they were better.
The Oreo Cookie Recipe
Clearly, this recipe is a slut. I am reprinting it below with my notes.
Oreo Cookies Made From Scratch
The Oreo Cookie Ingredients
- 1 1/4 C all-purpose flour
- 1/2 C unsweetened cocoa
- 1 t baking soda
- 1/4 t baking powder
- 1/4 t salt
- 1 C sugar
- 1/2 C plus 2 T butter room temperature
- 1 large egg
The Filling Ingredients
- 1/4 cup room-temperature unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
- 2 cups sifted powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract I used vanilla bean paste instead.
The Oreo Cookie Instructions
- In a medium-sized bowl, mix the flour, cocoa, baking soda and powder, salt, and sugar.
- Beat in the butter and the egg. Continue mixing until dough comes together in a mass.
- Take rounded teaspoons of batter and place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet approximately 2 inches apart. With moistened hands, slightly flatten the dough. (I found that while the dough wasn't sticky enough to roll, I could press it flat with my hands like the recipe said and then use cookie cutters to cut perfect circles. If you just care about the taste, then there is no need for the cookie cutters. Also, remember this is a chance to get creative and use all kinds of cookie cutters.)
- Bake for 9 minutes at 375 F. Set on a rack to cool.
The Filling Instructions
- Place butter and shortening in a mixing bowl, and at low speed, gradually beat in the sugar and vanilla.
- Turn the mixer on high and beat for 2-3 minutes until filling is light and fluffy.
Making the Oreo Cookie
- To make a cookie, pipe teaspoon-sized blobs of cream into the center of a cookie using a pastry bag with a 1/2 inch round tip. (If you don't have a pastry bag, you could easily just spread the filling with a knife or use a Ziplock with the corner cut off as a pastry bag. I had a pastry bag, but I only had a star tip. The tip doesn't matter much.)
- Place another cookie, equal in size to the first, on top of the cream. Lightly press, to work the filling evenly to the outsides of the cookie. Continue this process until all the cookies have been sandwiched with cream. (If you do this really fast, it will look like you are spinning records. See above.)
- Eat the cookies using whatever method you prefer. I like the take apart, lick the cream, then eat the cookie method. Be sure to save some to make oreo cupcakes!
The Chocolate Wafers
The Filling
Special Thanks
Special thanks go to my mom who was my assistant baker for these Oreos. She was making a special visit to St. Louis so that she could touch my belly.


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The Lady Devils won in three straight sets, 25-20, 25-22, 25-19.
"This was by far our best team effort," said GCHS head coach Deb Hren. "The nine we had subbing on the court just clicked! They were just awesome to watch – spine tingling!"
According to Hren, Jessica Valdes led the team with three service aces, while Sydney Lema had nine kills. Also, Shailee Croasmun recorded seven service receptions, and Kasey Betts and Symony Call combined for a total of 20 blocks.
Madison Jones and Brook Schultz contributed 11 setting assists, while Tiffanie Whipple had 16 digs.
"Each player went in and did the job they needed to do," Hren said. "The bench was as much a part of that win as the nine on the court. The vibe was amazing!"
This week, Grand has a non-region game against Monticello on Tuesday, Oct. 22, followed by the final two region games of the regular season. Grand will face North Sevier at Moab at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25, and South Sevier at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26.
Hren said the team is playing with "great energy" heading into the state playoffs next weekend – Nov. 1 and 2.
"With wins over North Sevier and South Sevier this weekend, the Lady Devils could move into the third-place spot," Hren said.
Friday's game against North Sevier will be the team's annual "pink" breast cancer awareness game, with all proceeds going to the Huntsman Cancer Foundation. Former GCHS coach Carolyn Noyes made the Lady Devils part of this annual event seven years ago, joining a program that was started in Utah by Kendra Tomsic and Kathy Howa.
At Friday's pink game, each player on both teams will put her jersey up for auction at the silent auction table. The freshmen games start at 4 p.m. on Oct. 25. Other donated items will also be displayed at the silent auction table. Anyone who cannot attend the game but is interested in bidding or donating is asked to contact Hren at 435-260-1785. Concessions will also have a "pink" flair that night. Jen Sadoff from the Moab Regional Medical Center will also have an information booth and will provide information about mammograms.
Grand's four senior players – Croasmun, Whipple, Valdes, and Haley Rice – will be honored prior to the Saturday, Oct. 26 varsity match against South Sevier.


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Chthamalus stellatus
|Chthamalus stellatus
|A colony of C. stellatus
|Scientific classification
C. stellatus
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|Chthamalus stellatus
(Poli, 1791)
Chthamalus stellatus, common name Poli's stellate barnacle, is a species of acorn barnacle common on rocky shores in South West England, Ireland, and Southern Europe.[1][2] It is named after Giuseppe Saverio Poli.[3]
C. stellatus is a sessile barnacle that attaches to rocks and other firm materials in the intertidal zone using its membranous base. It is basically cone-shaped but can assume a more tubular shape in a crowded colony. Like other sessile barnacles, as an adult C. stellatus is a suspension feeder that stays in its fixed shell and uses its feathery, rhythmically beating appendages – actually modified legs – to draw plankton and detritus into its shell for consumption.[4]
The chalky white shell of C. stellatus has a kite-shaped opercular opening when it is a juvenile and an oval operculum opening when it is an adult. The shell is made up of six solid wall plates of approximately equal size. Its relatively narrow rostral plates remain separate from its rostrolateral plates and do not fuse. C. stellatus has bright blue tissue with black and orange markings which can be seen when its opercular aperture is not tightly closed. Depending upon environmental conditions and the amount of food available, it can reach up to 14 millimetres (0.55 in) in diameter.[4]
Like most barnacles, C. stellatus is hermaphroditic and capable of self-fertilisation when isolated, but individuals typically take on either a male or female role in order to mate. Their penises are significantly longer than their bodies and are used by the stationary "functional males" to search the area for an equally stationary "functional female" neighbour to fertilise.[5]
Barnacles of this species produce about 1,000 to 4,000 eggs per brood when functioning as female.[5] The fertilised eggs remain inside the shell of the adult until they are released as nauplii, free swimming larvae which float on currents along with other plankton. After several moults they metamorphose into a cyprid, a stage at which they cannot feed. The cyprid swims in search of a suitable surface on which to attach itself, head first, in order to metamorphose into the familiar, hard-shelled, immobile form.[4][6] The duration of its breeding season can be temperature dependent, and it produces fewer broods near the northern limit of its range.[7]
Habitat and range[edit]
C. stellatus attaches to exposed rocky shores in the mid to low eulittoral zone in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. It especially favours islands and headlands as opposed to bays and more protected areas.[8] It is a southern, warm-water species but has been discovered as far north as Shetland and as far east as the Isle of Wight.[4]
The vertical distribution of C. stellatus overlaps with Chthamalus montagui (considered the same species as C. stellatus until 1976)[5] and Semibalanus balanoides with the specific prevalence of one species over another in a given locale possibly related to differences in the distribution of the species' larval stages.[1][8]
- ^ a b P. M. Ross; M. T. Burrows; S. J. Hawkins; A. J. Southward; K. P. Ryan (2003). "A key for the identification of the nauplii of common barnacles of the British Isles, with emphasis on Chthamalus" (PDF). Journal of Crustacean Biology. 23 (2): 328–340. doi:10.1651/0278-0372(2003)023[0328:AKFTIO]2.0.CO;2.
- ^ J. Davenport; S. Irwin (2003). "Hypoxic life of intertidal acorn barnacles" (PDF). Marine Biology. 143 (3): 555–563. doi:10.1007/s00227-003-1057-0.
- ^ "Chthamalus stellatus". Environmental database on the Lagoon of Venice. Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
- ^ a b c d Karen Riley (2002). "Chthamalus stellatus (Poli's stellate barnacle)". Marine Life Information Network.
- ^ a b c Karen Riley (2002). "Chthamalus stellatus (Poli's stellate barnacle) — reproduction and longevity". Marine Life Information Network.
- ^ "Barnacles". PZNOW. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
- ^ "The influence of climate on intertidal reef biotopes". UK Marine SACs project. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
- ^ a b M. T. Burrows; S. J. Hawkins; A. J. Southward (1999). "Larval development of the intertidal barnacles Chthamalus stellatus and Chthamalus montagui". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 79 (1): 93–101. doi:10.1017/S0025315498000101.


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Before version 11.70, database operations treated strings stored in all Informix databases as case-sensitive. For example, a query for the string "Central" returns "Central" but not "CENTRAL" or "central". Operations designed to disregard the case of text strings required a bts index or a functional index for each query.
In version 11.70, a database is still created as case-sensitive by default. However, you can use the NLSCASE INSENSITIVE option with the CREATE DATABASE statement to create a database that ignores the case of text strings. For example, querying "Central" returns "Central", "CENTRAL", and "central".
A case-insensitive database ignores letter case only on NCHAR and NVARCHAR data types, but it treats the other built-in character data types (CHAR, LVARCHAR, and VARCHAR) as case-sensitive. You cannot include both case-sensitive and case-insensitive databases in a distributed query.
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text: Korean Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - my cat died Speak Korean Now! Korean Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in my cat died Goto page Previous 1, 2 Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Off-Topic Forum View previous topic :: View next topic What now? Wait till the garden thaws & bury her there. 12% [ 3 ] Take her to the vet's for cremation. 54% [ 13 ] Put her out for the trash guys to dispose of. 29% [ 7 ] Other (specify). 4% [ 1 ] Total Votes : 24 Author Message Dodge7Joined: 21 Oct 2011 Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 10:51 pm Post subject: nora wrote: Dodge7 wrote: Seon-bee wrote: Sorry to hear about Juni. Just to let you know, if you drop off the cat at the vets, they discard it as medical waste. I was told that technically it's illegal to cremate pets here; but a small tip at the crematorium will get the job done. I did it for my dog. How is it illegal when they have pet crematories one of which I've been to before when my wife's dog died. (Don't give grapes to a dog!) Anyway, yeah just throw the cat out with the trash if are able to do that and be done with it. Or, throw it in a rice paddy. Im sorry for your loss. It was probably the dead frog in the grapes, not the grapes themselves. Good thing you didn't eat them yourself! OP, whatever you do, get rid of it. If you wait to bury it, you'll have a dead cat hanging around for a few months. It's unsanitary, even in the cold weather. My cat died and my father put it in the dumpster at his office. I worked at a job where we had a dead opossum in the warehouse and when the animal control people came, they put it in a bag and then tossed it in our dumpster as they left. So, if you're not sentimental, then just pitch it. Better to do it now than to have a dead cat on your mind for the next few months. haha, Nice-uh! Back to top Old fat expatJoined: 19 Sep 2005Location: a caravan of dust, making for a windy prairie Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 2:21 am Post subject: poor kitty is now rat food. Circle of life. I feel all Disney Back to top yodanoleJoined: 02 Mar 2003Location: La Florida Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 2:08 pm Post subject: Other - Cher on Facebook... Back to top DejaVuJoined: 27 Jan 2011Location: Your dreams Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 6:58 pm Post subject: yodanole wrote: Other - Cher on Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/cher I don't know the plan, but it's got a good start. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Off-Topic Forum All times are GMT - 8 HoursGoto page Previous 1, 2 Page 2 of 2 Jump to: Select a forum Forums:----------------FAQJob-related Discussion ForumGeneral Discussion ForumOff-Topic ForumTravel ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumBuy/Sell/Trade Forum You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group TEFL International Supports Dave's ESL Cafe


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I'd forgotten there was a carousel there. As I waited for her to arrive I watched the children and parents enjoying the color, music and magic that only carousels provide. I tried to decide which animal I would most like to ride on; a prancing black horse, the turtle, the seahorse, the pig, the giraffe. I couldn't decide. I did notice there was only one unicorn on that carousel and every little girl that had the chance chose that magical unicorn.
This carousel is on the wharf near Pike Place Market in Seattle. I can remember one in San Diego and of course the one at Disneyland. They always make me smile.
Which animal would you choose to ride?
Memoir Prompts:
Write about all the carousels you remember.
Write about a special carousel memory with a parent or grandparent.
If you've been to one of the Disney parks; what is your favorite ride? Has it changed over the years?
If you came across a carousel tomorrow would you ride it? Explain.
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South Dakota UFO Sightings [VIDEO]
According to the Huffington Post, a woman successfully photographed a UFO in the Netherlands. She was actually photo-bombed by the craft, since she was trying to photograph a medieval castle. The picture she took is authentic and was found not to be altered in any way.
When I read about this, it made me wonder if there are any records of UFO sightings in South Dakota. It turns out, there have been. The latest report was made on January 28th of this year.
NUFORC, the National UFO Reporting Center, has listed UFO sightings in South Dakota since 1998. While some reports list the shape of the craft, there have been no sightings that rank as sensational as Roswell, New Mexico.
I was also able to find a video of a purported UFO sighting near Sioux Falls on You Tube. The person who posted it said, "My husband and i were driving home from my families SD trip and saw what we thought was only one light but in the video there were two lights... Strange."


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Melges 24 Volvo Winter Cup: All In is the Winter Champion
1 March 2010
From 27th to 28th of February the last appointment of Volvo Winter Cup had taken place in Sanremo, so closing the winter regattas and opening the exciting 2010 Volvo Cup.
The boat of Renato Vallivero, All In helmed by Pietro Sibello won anticipating all the challengers. The last appointment had seen a great participation of new boats and fear crews. Among them it was possible to notice the exploit of the boat Hurricane that belongs to Paolo Testolin and Gianni Catalogna. This was a new crew composed by the young Alberto Bolzan in the helmsman role and Daniele Cassinari as tactician. That appointment had also involved many foreign crews that are now endear to the Italian regattas. Jean Marc Monnard stood out among all the international figures. From years he kept to the top of Melges 24 class.
At the moment there is a big turmoil in the timeless Melges 24 class due to the waiting for the new 2010 season. So be ready, because from 12nd to 14th of March we will enjoy ourself always in Sanremo and always on the mythic Melges 24!


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UCM Telephony SS in partial service after fall back to Node1
|Problem Summary
|UCM Telephony SS in partial service on a Node
|Error Message
| Unified CCX Engine -> Unified CM Telephony subsystem is in partial service on a node.
|Possible Cause
|During the initial HA setup, there may have been an error in creating a JTAPI user on that node due to such a JTAPI user already existing in CUCM. So the set of CTI ports for a call control group may not have been created on that node.
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