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I'm posting this in an effort to assist Slave-to-glass...
8" Cased glass vase consisting of an inner cream colored translucent interior with a transparent peach colored outer layer. There is an applied tendril or vine in the transparent peach color. The rim is crimped in similar style to the green/cream vase in Slave-to-glass's article "Bohemian Czechoslovakia Ruffled Vase".
The base is entirely flame polished with no pontil mark, and there is a straight Czechoslovakia mark, which differs from the curved Czechoslovakia mark on Slave-to-glass' example. My thought is that they are by the same maker based upon style. The marks probably differ either because they were imported at different times, or by different importers. Several friends with good knowledge had attributed mine as being probably by Kralik, but one or two others expressed doubts because of the straight mark Lately we have seen a lot of scholarship on these Czechoslovakia marks where some known Kralik types have surfaced with either straight or semi-circular marks.
The best I can say is probably by Kralik, but possibly by other Czech manufacturers. As to date, even though the styling has some art-nouveau or Victorian elements, because they are marked, I would estimate 1920s-30s for manufacture.


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Dave Twiddy
Dave Twiddy
Dave Twiddy as CTC Cymru secretary is the one who keeps the group going. He bears responsibility for arranging and taking minutes at the meetings, for communicating with the member groups and other interested parties. In addition he often finds himself the first port of call for all manner of enquiries from members, journalists, tourists and people just looking to ride their bikes.
CTC Cymru are quite rightly highly respected for the Welsh Cycling Festival which attracts well over 100 people each year and allows them to explore some of the most beautiful and challenging cycling country there is. Without Dave's tireless energy in the planning, preparation and running of this event it would not be the success that it is.
Dave Twiddy stands out in Wales as someone who is prepared to get involved with everything that CTC can offer to ensure that others can get the pleasure that he does from riding a bike!

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I am using the routine dsyevx for computing eigenpairs of symmetric matrices. The routine is called through the interface of the finite element library deal.ii
When running the program on a single thread everything works very nicely. However, when using two or more threads the eigenvektors of some matrices are not computed correctly - unlike the eigenvalues, which are always correct. I realize that according to the LAPACK 3.3 release notes "all routines in LAPACK-3.3 are now thread-safe.", which hopefully also applies to LAPACK 3.4, which is what I am using. Nevertheless, I was wondering if anyone has experienced a similar problem.
As I see it the room for error in my code is rather limited. My matrices are local variables on different threads. Right before computing the eigenpairs I output each matrix to a file. After the computation I do the same for the eigenvalues and eigenvectors. All variables are local. When I check the results by Matlab, I see that the eigenvectors for some matrices are not computed correctly.
I realize that one source of error could be the interface of LAPACK with deall.ii. On the other hand, the code of this interface is rather short and clear, and the main developer of deal.ii agrees that the source of error is not there.


text: Yesterday, I deleted a large number of messages from the trash and from a few other folders I created, including Sent. Today, when I open Pocomail it runs fine until I try to delete a message...then it hangs. I've tried keyboard shortcuts to delete as well as right click > Delete Message, but each time it hangs. I tried to search the forums but Search says it ignores "delete" and "message" as too common, so I have no idea how it's possible to search for this problem and/or a solution. Any help will be *greatly* appreciated. BTW, I have no idea if deleting many messages yesterday caused this problem, but it's the only antecedent I can think of. THANKS.


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Asked about Phils' offense, Manuel shows frustration
MINNEAPOLIS -- It took just a couple of questions about his lineup and offense Wednesday to get Charlie Manuel riled up.
The Phillies manager is clearly frustrated about his meager offense.View Full Game Coverage
MINNEAPOLIS -- It took just a couple of questions about his lineup and offense Wednesday to get Charlie Manuel riled up.
The Phillies manager is clearly frustrated about his meager offense.View Full Game Coverage
It started innocently enough with a few questions about Ryan Howard's recent struggles and if they might be connected to his ailing left knee. Howard entered Wednesday with just one home run in his past 107 plate appearances. He is on pace to hit just 17 home runs with 77 RBIs this season, and his .735 on-base-plus-slugging percentage ranks 100th out of 163 qualifying players in baseball.
That clearly is not the production the Phillies need from their cleanup hitter.
Asked if Manuel could hit somebody else fourth, Manuel said, "What the [heck] are you getting at? Who's going to hit there? Let me ask you a question. Let me turn that around some. Write what you want to write."
Well, how about Domonic Brown?
"I could put anybody in there, OK?" Manuel said. "I'll do the managing. Whoever hits there, hits there."
But it must be alarming for more than just Manuel that Howard's production has been declining in recent seasons. The Phillies owe him $85 million following this year.
"Of course I'm concerned," Manuel said. "I'm concerned with everybody. Hey, look, I'm concerned with every [single] player I've got. Yeah, I'm concerned. I want to win. We say that we want to win the division and we want to go to the World Series, right? I'm concerned about every one of our guys. I'm concerned about that [.247] batting average. I'm concerned about that. I'm not only concerned about one guy, I'm concerned about them all. How about that? I don't know what I can do about it. I can go back to my room and sit there and look at the walls, and get up and come to the ballpark and look at the walls. I don't know what I can do about it. The only thing I can do is to put them out there and let them play."
Asked if he was upset about the offense or the questions concerning his offense, Manuel said, "A little of both, probably. We are inconsistent performance-wise. And when you've got that, it's hard. We won five games in a row, then we lose four. That's kind of how we've been playing."
Todd Zolecki is a reporter for MLB.com.


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AoNZ wrote:Great job on this FBTB
Love the way you laid out all the entries.
It's almost being like Jabba the Hutt and choosing bounty hunters to do your jobs
I may need to update some of my photos once my BL order arrives to have a decent chance against so many of these great entries.
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Dave_ASD necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 102 diseños de 33 diseñadores freelance.
Go Radio Controlled
We are retailers of Radio Controlled (RC) Planes, Cars, Boats, Helicopters and toys. We operate mainly through our website and would like a logo that promotes us as a dynamic, modern provider of RC products. We'd like to put across a funky but professional image that will stick in our customers minds.
The products that we sell have quite a broad age range but our main target is the age 25 and over male consumer that purchases via the internet. Most of our products are ready to use 'out of the box' and are suitable for the beginner. We're trying to promote the RC hobby as something that's open to anyone regardless of budget or experience.
We'd like a logo around which we can base the redesign of our current site. It must be clean and striking but must also enhance the overall design and appearance of the site. We'd like the logo to be designed from scratch WITHOUT any preconceived ideas based on our current website theme and colour scheme.
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Ideas: A car bursting out of the screen at an angle with a boat at the opposing angle (perhaps slightly behind) with a plane overhead. Perhaps as though they are escaping from an explosion... This is just an idea. We'd like to encourage original ideas and certainly not limit it to the above theme.
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I have some pretty awesome people to say Thank You! to today. It blows me away sometimes just how sweet and thoughtful perfect strangers can be. Thanks to the world of blogging they really aren't 'perfect strangers', just folks I haven't had the privilege of running into in my real life (yet, anyways).
One amazing gal I want to properly thank is Tara over at Modern Maven. She is pretty much the craftiest person on the face of the earth. And not only is a she super talented designer but a pretty sweet e-friend (we 'met' thanks to the goodness that is Instagram). This past week I was honored to get some Happy Mail in the form of a homemade Valentine's garland (in perfectly subtle 'Holly' colors) and some goodies for Wren from her little girl. It totally made our weekend. THANKS AGAIN TARA!
I also want to thank fellow Edmontonian and blogger: Erin in Wonderland. She was so thoughtful and nominated this old blog for an Apartment Therapy Homie. I never know when these things happen or who nominates me but I am so happy to finally know who it was and thank them this year! I definitely do not blog for recognition but it does feel amazing to know that there are people out there who read along and think I'm worthy of being in the company of all the other blogs nominated. Thank you Erin! And thank you to everyone who votes for us!
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UPDATE: Greenpeace did such a good job with this social media campaign—prompting people to create their own memes about Shell drilling in the Arctic—that they had us fooled. If it's any consolation, at least we weren't the only advertising site to be tricked.
Check out the hilarious memes users have made mocking shells new campaign.
Here are the memes>
ORIGINAL POST: In one of the worst examples of marketer-prompted crowdsourcing gone wrong, Shell has asked the people of the internet to create their own meme about the oil company (featuring cute, soon-to-be-endangered or extinct animals of the Arctic).
Obama recently "granted Shell unrivaled access to drill the vast snowy wastes of the North" (yes, it really says that) and the oil company is super "pumped" to have people express how excited they are about the project to, you know, "free much-needed Arctic resources."
In perhaps the most predictable move of all time, thousands of people have created "ads" (featuring Shell's "Let's Go" slogan) that tear the company to shreds over its impact on global warming and wildlife. It ranges from absolutely hilarious to completely nasty. Virtually no one took Shell's lead in creating heartwarming, "thanks for saving the day!" copy.
"But why?" some naive Shell social media manager is surely asking as he packs up his desk. Well, wanna know the kind of people who love snarky memes? The kind of people who don't love Shell. Shell, meet the internet.
Remember the time McDonald's had the horrible idea to have people tweet their experiences at McDonald's under the #McDStories hashtag only to be inundated with graphic tales of food poisoning or how the stench of Type 2 Diabetes wafts through the restaurant? This is debatably worse.
We would have asked Shell to comment, but it hadn't set up the voicemail of its media contact number at the time of publication. Oy.


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In 1980 Kenneth MacMillan's Gloria powerfully evoked the tragedy of the generation that went to war in 1914. La fin du jour, which he made a year previously, is a balletic snapshot of a successor generation - that of the 1930s - on the threshold of war.
The poet W.H. Auden called the 1930s "that low dishonest decade", a view with which MacMillan may well have sympathised. La fin du jour has little of the elegiac about it. In a set of dances derived from fashion-plates of the period, MacMillan is using style to suggest content. His ballet shines a mirror to a leisured class on whose pleasures he seems very content to call time. MacMillan had intended naming the ballet L'Heure Bleue after Guerlain's scent, fashionable in the 1930s, but had to change his plans when Ravel's estate objected.
La fin du jour begins with a beach party, the women in swim suits, the men in plus-fours and golfing caps. The focus is on two couples for whom there are introductory duets, a double pas de deux, solos and a seduction number. The second movement recalls the manipulation of the bridal couple in Rituals (1975). Two women, aviatrixes wearing goggles (recalling Amelia Earheart and Amy Johnson the aviation heroines of the day) are manipulated by five men apiece. Held high, they seem to pedal at the controls of invisible machines. In the final movement, as Peter Williams recorded for Dance and Dancers, the two male principals "bound about it shocking pink or apricot tail suits; the girls wear pleated chiffon culottes. There is much masculine activity, wide leaps covering the stage, and a sense of frenetic high spirits as darkness falls on the garden, seen through the door in the centre of the backcloth; the ballet ends as this door is closed on the world."
For Alexander Bland of The Observer La fin du jour was "a cheerful and elegant pleasantry"; Arlene Croce of The New Yorker wrote "It's a superficial ballet, but then it has superficiality as a subject" Several reviewers thought MacMillan's seriousness of purpose subverted by the designer Ian Spurling's high camp pastiche of 1930s fashion. "But it does", wrote Mary Clarke for The Guardian, "get the period atmosphere of a carefree world when Elsa Maxwell gave parties and Gertrude Lawrence was the epitome of sophisticated elegance." Clement Crisp, writing in The Financial Times, thought it a ballet far richer than it at first seemed. "It makes its points by hints, quick suggestions, but it does so with consummate sensitivity. It is a requiem for the douceur de vivre of an era, and it is nostalgically grateful for the 1930's wayward charm."
First performance: Covent Garden, London, 15 March 1979
Company: The Royal Ballet
Cast: Merle Park, Jennifer Penney, Julian Hosking, Wayne Eagling
Music: Maurice Ravel, Piano concerto in G Major
Design: Ian Spurling
Benesh notation score: Monica Parker (1979) Preliminary master score.


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So yesterday, me and my supervisor went driving to the station (which took forever in rush hour). He was showing me where it was and where to park and how to get there from the parking lot. I get free parking. Which is awesome. If i had to pay for gas + parking, I'd have decided to go by bus. His first route to the lot was too difficult. Not enough distinguishable landmarks for the many turns. But he found another more direct route which I learned pretty fast. And today during work I even made a very simple map which really impressed him. I labeled my apartment, the BOE, Fukuya, the fire department, McDs, Mipple, and Nishigaki... drew flags for the parking lot and arrows toward the station (in case I forget how to walk there).
They have to insist I take a pretty direct route to Kyoto and change trains to go to the station closest to Ryota where we are meeting. That's nice and all... but I rather change one more time and save myself 1600 yen. I think I'll be fine with my route. I hope.
I actually got my homework done for the conference. I had to create my self intro lesson. I made it a big game. i just need to make my clue cards I guess. I got my gaijin card today too :D Saturday I'm going to get my new cell phone!!!! I'll continue to use my softbank as an alarm clock.
I came home today and began to pack for my trip to the city. I don't really have an ideal bag to pack stuff in... I'll have to steal mine back from Ryota LOL. I tried numerous bags and settled on one finally. While going through my bags I found my mp3 player and remembered it needed to be charged (it died in the car this morning). So I took it downstairs and plugged it to my computer. I remembered then I needed to charge my computer because the battery was low from earlier... so I went to plug in the cord and........... GASP!!! More like AHHH! There was a HUGE spider on the wall. Like... with it's legs and all it was as big as the palm of my hand. I panicked.
I was too afraid to catch it... so I thought I'd go to my friendly next next door neighbor (not a typo) who helped me with trash earlier. I ping pong her door and no answer (I hope it's because she wasn't home LOL). So then I don't know who I should ping pong... my next door neighbor has a baby and I figured if she was home alone, she may not be able to help... so I decided on the people diagonal from me (with the guy who speaks some English). The lady answered the door and I told her hi and she remembered who I was (don't know how anyone can forget that one gaijin who lives in the area). I apologized and told her there was a spider in my apartment. And she's like "ok!" and i told her a big one! And she fetches and net (like a big one you skim a pool or fish with) and a plastic bag.
I show her the spider and she goes "Oh that's small" O.O say whaaaaat? ok... those little spiders as big as my pinky nail in my house back in FL... small. This spider??? NOT.SMALL. I'll give her medium size.... but it wasn't small. Luckily I didn't try to throw books at it like the other previous bug that entered my house (RIP) because it took her awhile to catch it. Yes. CATCH IT. SO SHE CAN RELEASE IT OUTSIDE!!! PFFT! I think it's the death penalty for entering my house. Corporal Punishment! None of this SOS (Save Our Spiders) in this house. If you wanted to kill the mosquitos, then you shoulda kept your 8-legged self outside!!
Luckily! I have a bug bomb that is set to go off at 8 am tomorrow morning :D (not really set... but I'll pop it open before leaving). My neighbor told me to open up my little closets and all the doors. I asked her if it will kill all the bugs and she said yes, and I asked her if it will kill spiders, and she said yes. WOOT! I shall get my revenge on you!!!!!!!
Thursday, August 12, 2010
I love my neighbors!
So yesterday, me and my supervisor went driving to the station (which took forever in rush hour). He was showing me where it was and where to park and how to get there from the parking lot. I get free parking. Which is awesome. If i had to pay for gas + parking, I'd have decided to go by bus. His first route to the lot was too difficult. Not enough distinguishable landmarks for the many turns. But he found another more direct route which I learned pretty fast. And today during work I even made a very simple map which really impressed him. I labeled my apartment, the BOE, Fukuya, the fire department, McDs, Mipple, and Nishigaki... drew flags for the parking lot and arrows toward the station (in case I forget how to walk there).
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Blondie ^.^
So another week has started. Oddly it is going by fast considering I get to see my boyfriend on Friday.
Anyways... Monday I was soooo sleepy. The heat isn't doing much to motivate me to go out on the weekends (thought I kept saying "I WILL WALK OUTSIDE FOR MORE THAN 5 MINUTES). So Sunday I took a late nap til almost 5 pm and couldn't go to sleep easily that night. I'm catching up on new dramas that have already started, specifically Hammer Session and Mioka. Anyways... so Monday I was sleepy (I used the shika~nai grammar!) because I only got 5 hours of sleep or so.
I went to my base JHS that morning introduced myself to the third year class of girls (coincidence... the school isn't all girls, they just got lucky). Then I sat at the desk and read the Twilight book I found in my apartment. I read a lot... I was just too sleepy to focus on studying. Then again I only remember so much of what I read specifically. But that's nothing new. Reading really is my worse way of learning something. (on a side note, one thing I have learned, is my learning style is doing. I have to do it to learn it... ie: I drive while my supervisor tells me directions to get some place... I won't learn as well being a passenger... ok enough rambling on learning styles).
After spending the morning at JHS, the JTE and Japanese prof there insisted on coming to my apartment and helping me with my oven. Story: Saturday I wanted to try to make an oven pizza (note: I've only seen an actual oven a few times... usually at houses where I do homestay... my oven if my microwave with the handy oven button... a handy thaw my meat because I forgot to do it myself button too). Anyways... I was use to making oven pizza before at SH2 (dorm)... preheat, pop it in, cook, eat. So I hit the buttons and preheat the oven... pretty simple. Then it stops after 5 seconds and displays U 10 on the little alarm clock like screen. That means absolutely NOTHING to me. So after trying again, I decide to take the plate out of the microwave (the one that sits on the turner). It worked... so I figured it might burn in the oven or something. So it preheats... and I place the pizza on the metal thing... U 10!!! Oy... so I put the pizza on a dish and put the dish on the metal thing... U 10!!! So I burn myself taking it out.... and I give up. Solution... the microwave turning plate goes back in. I didn't think of this because I had to take it out... thinking it doesn't go in the oven.
ANYWAYS... that totally threw off my meal schedule because I had to eat a pizza for lunch. Afterward, I went to the BoE and mostly read. The day went by so fast I thought I had passed out at some point. I needed some water so I went to Nishigaki (a smaller suupaa) before heading home. On the way out I decided to get a coke out of the vending machine while I was at one. 120 yen. I get my wallet out and DRAT i only have 200 yen... thinking I'm 20 yen short. Remember I was sleepy. I started to walk away when I stopped myself "WAIT"... hahahaha...
Today, I went to my other JHS. Let me just say, despite being further, it should be the more easier to access than my other JHS. But... yet... of course being more simple... I have to mess it up. I drove down to where the ES is and turned around then drove up this hill and turned around (I think a more or less illegal move right in front of the police station LOL). Then I found it. Everyone there is nice but a lot of big huge bugs enter the school. Most were dead. I studied Japanese a lot today.
Afterward I went to the BoE to study more. It started raining and to my surprise it seems a Typhoon is a'comin. But I don't think it should get too bad here... just some wind and rain. I tried to explain to my supervisors about Hurricane Ivan and Katrina LOL. Japanese people tend to freak about typhoons no matter how slight the impact (look through my previous blog about Melor aka Melon).
Tomorrow my supervisor will show me how to get to the station and park so I can go to Kyoto Friday. While he's there, I'm going to have him show me how to fill my gas tank. Looks like I will get my gaijin card Thursday or Friday... so Saturday I am going to get my new cell phone with Ryota. I can get it earlier and i have my useless softbank one... but I just rather wait to get my gaijin card and go with Ryota. I'm in no hurry to get one. Unlike most people (understandable... it seems like most of them have no internet at their place... yay for inaka, no way they were going to cancel the internet just so I can set it back up, lord knows how long that would've taken).
So tomorrow should be decent since I have something do besides twiddling my thumbs all day.
Thursday is another story. I'll figure it out.
Speaking twiddling my thumbs, I have decided to take the JET course. Initially, I was going to just stick with my books, and I still am. But it's only 1 lesson a day (4 pages) and I think it will help enforce what I've learned already and maybe I'll learn something new. If anything... it should be easy. The course doesn't start until November and I'm hoping to be about done with this book I'm using now.
You know, speaking wise, my Japanese isn't too bad. Besides vocab, I can usually get out what I want to say. But listening can be a totally different matter sometimes. Speaking of, one of the teachers was wanting my help with some English words... and in the end I felt like a sucky new ALT... I have seriously never seen those words before in my life. I cannot even spell them or remember them now.
Oh wellz.
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Friday, August 6, 2010
Week 2 - 終わり~
So week 2 of work is over. Monday I spent the whole day at the BOE, Tuesday I went to my base JHS for the morning and basically met and talked to my JTE and other teachers. The art teacher who sits across from me had all these blocks (some one square, some longer rectangular shapes) and she showed me how to glue them together and make a coaster. LOL so I have this coaster on my desk now. After eating lunch, I went back to the BOE to twiddle my thumbs.
OK, oddly in my post last week I didn't talk about me getting a car!! So last Friday me and 2 of my supervisors went to get a car about an hour drive away. We pulled into the rental place and there were a few cars sitting there. None of them very appealing but if and old car means cheaper rental price, I'll take it... but I just knew I was going to get the ugly red one. BUT I drove off in the cute little blue car. I didn't drive anywhere that weekend since I had just gotten the car and still a little nervous about driving.
So back to Tuesday. I come into the BOE and they tell me we are changing the car. So I thought maybe the found a better deal on a better car or something. So we go back to the same place..... and guess what is waiting for me? The ugly red car -_- Well I got some free service... I got to drive the blue car for free and didn't have to refill the tank before returning it AND I had free fireworks in my new red car. It'll do I guess.
Wednesday and Thursday I continued to twiddle my thumbs (this is why I haven't been updating).
Today I spent the day at my base JHS. I did a short self intro to 7 of my students that were present (boys were at a baseball game, 3rd yrs at a meeting at a high school, 3 students absent... so I talked to 7 girls). Then I twiddled my thumbs all day at the JHS. I can't wait for summer to end LOL.
I found out that the largest amount of students I have is 49 (and I think that is at the ES). The base school has 29 or so students. All the other have 30 or so. SMALL SCHOOLS!
This weekend I don't have any plans but I'm going to try to walk to the beach. Get a little exercise. Get out of the apartment. This time next week hopefully I will be arriving at Enmachi eki and can spend some time in the city :) And about a week after coming home I get to back again :D YAY FOR BUSINESS TRIPS!!
Anyways... nothing going on. I study Japanese all day. I think I pretty much decided to not enroll in JET's course. I'm just going to use my own book which I hope to be almost finished with by the time JET's course begins. People speak so fast here that basic phrases are shortened... like otsukarasama and arigatougozaimasu and ohayougozaimasu... LOL. I still have that problem of people speaking to me and I don't realize it until all I hear is "OUHOEGAO DESUKA?" (that first part is jibberish by the which is what I hear when I'm not listening).
I'm watching Hachi now on TV :) Cute puppy ^.^
I want an Akita... and I'm gonna name it bobo. Get a kitty and name it lala. We'll be a happy family <3
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Can I use this general-purpose lithium grease on my chain until I can get some Finish Line lube?
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Can I use this general-purpose lithium grease on my chain until I can get some Finish Line lube?
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Not ideal. You need something that will penetrate into the chain, and grease will not readily do that. If your chain really needs lubing and you can't get any proper chain oil then plain old engine oil would be a better choice. ("Sewing machine oil"/3-in-One oil would be a second choice, but it's probably a hair too "light".)
The real bike maintenance nuts used to melt paraffin wax, beeswax, and kerosene together and soak their clean, dry chains in that. This is essentially the lube applied at the factory. But modern liquid chain lubes work as well with less trouble/mess.
No.The viscosity is high (too thick)to penatrate between the chain side plates all it will do is cause dirt and grit to stick to the chain and accelerate wear.
Grease shoudn't be applied, because it does not naturally flow to the inside of the chain due to its visco-plastic behaviour. Besides, it would be terrible to remove when needed.
Oils, even thick, will eventually flow inside the chain due to their pure viscous behaviour, thus reaching the only important parts that need to be lubed, which are the internals.
Light oils penetrate fine, but due to the high surface friction while pedalling, won't work as well as thicker oils.
I use SAE 90 gearbox oil, which is the chain oil recommended by the manual of a Honda motorcycle I had. This oil is cheap, the bottle lasts forever, and it also lasts a lot in the chain. It's very similar to Finish Line Wet (green) lube.
If you go to the mechanic's section of Bikeforums, you'll find that chain-lube discussions tend to go on and on and on.... Everyone has their own opinion, and many seem to have an almost-manic tendency to concoct the ultimate chain lube...
I just buy whatever commercial product is handy. A bottle of high-quality chain lube will generally last the average cyclist for a year or more, unless you race cyclocross or something. So even at 9 bucks a bottle it's pretty cheap. I use the Finish Line products for our patrol bikes; I maintain about 30 of them.
Unfortunately, the ultimate lube likely doesn't exist. If it did, it would penetrate deeply into the chain's rollers, where it would then set up into a grease-like substance that would also magically repel dust, dirt, and road grime. Petro-based lubes penetrate well, but tend to fly off and attract dirt. Wax-based lubes shed dirt, but they do that by solidifying and falling off... You have to constantly re-apply. Most good commercial lubes are a complex blend of petro products, teflon, and other ingredients. they have a "carrier" vehicle that helps them penetrate, and when the carrier evaporates it leaves the lube behind, hopefully in the right places.
Maybe more important than what lube you use is how often and how thoroughly you clean the chain.
If you've got nothing else vegetable oil will work in a pinch, as long as you give the chain a good cleaning before you put something else on there. I've done this a few times when I was broke and ran out of oil. It doesn't last as long but it got me through a week of commuting on several different occasions.


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Perhaps this old article can help? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 01, 1998 The Twofish Encryption Algorithm (Page {5} of {7}) Dec98: The AES Candidates Dr. Dobb's Journal December 1998 The AES Candidates ------------------------------------ NIST received 15 algorithms in response to its request for AES candidates. They came from companies, universities, and individuals. Ten of the submissions came from outside the U.S.; all but one submission have non-U.S. nationals as at least one coauthor. Three submissions have been broken already, two before the First AES Conference and one during. Each algorithm has a 128-bit block size, and must support key lengths of 128-, 192, and 256-bits. (Of course, you can always support different key lengths simply by fixing some key bits.) The algorithms will be judged on security (of course), but also speed, flexibility, and simplicity. 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A first break was published before the First AES Candidate Conference, and some are extending the attack. * Mars. IBM gave the world DES, and Mars is its submission to AES. The algorithm is very fast on the Pentium Pro/II, but has some large tables. Still, the pedigree and impressive design document make this a strong candidate despite its "kitchen sink" appearance. * Magenta. Where do I start? There are so many security problems with this algorithm that it was broken during the question session at the First AES Candidate Conference. * RC6. This submission, by Ron Rivest and others at RSA Data Security Inc., builds on the success of RC5. It's the fastest submission on the Pentium Pro/II (22 percent faster than Twofish), but its performance drops by almost a factor of three on Pentium machines. It's slow on smart cards, and doesn't fit in smart cards with low RAM. An excellent candidate all the same, with a comprehensive analysis document. * Decorrelated Fast Cipher (DFC). Serge Vaudenay is an excellent cryptographer, and this is an interesting submission. It uses some radical techniques to provide security in surprisingly few rounds. Performance is mediocre, though; 64-bit multiplies are expensive on most platforms. I've heard this called a "research cipher." * Serpent. It's pretty hard to find anything wrong with this submission. It's not the fastest, but that's only because of its overly conservative design. It works on low-memory smart cards and 32-bit CPUs. And its design team includes two of the most impressive names in cryptanalysis this decade -- Eli Biham and Lars Knudsen. * E2. This is NTT's submission, another Feistel network. The design document is impressive, and I like this cipher a lot. It's not as fast as some others, but is likely to be a strong candidate. * Rijndael. A variant of Square, the chief drawback to this cipher is the difficulty Americans have pronouncing it. Square is a strong algorithm, and Rijndael seems to be a strong variant of it. The designers, Vincent Rijmen and Joan Daemen, know what they are doing. * DEAL. This is a variant of triple-DES, designed by Lars Knudsen. There has been some cryptanalysis, but it looks strong. I don't know how credible the idea is for AES, though. Triple-DES already exists as an alternative for those not interested in migrating to AES. * Hasty Pudding Cipher (HPC). Take everything you can think of, throw it in a cipher, shake well, then add some attitude. "Bizarre" is all that I can say. * Crypton. Like Rijndael, it is a variant of the Square algorithm. Like Rijndael, it is efficient on a variety of platforms. Unlike Rijndael, it was not developed by the authors of Square, but by a Korean professor. Crypton has some clever design elements, but unfortunately the author is not playing by NIST's rules; he's modifying the key schedule after the deadline, changing the design, and so on. I fear that the language and culture barrier will prevent this algorithm from going as far as it could. * Twofish. Twofish was designed by Bruce Schneier, John Kelsey, Chris Hall, and Niels Ferguson of Counterpane Systems, David Wagner of University of California at Berkeley, and Doug Whiting of Hi/fn Inc. I've already said enough about it. * SAFER+. A member of the SAFER family, designed in part by James Massey, this algorithm was submitted by Cylink. It was designed for 8-bit microprocessors, and is very slow on 32-bit machines. The 256-bit key version is even slower than triple-DES. Noticeably absent is a submission from the NSA. The word is that the NSA had a submission ready, but that NIST asked them not to submit. NIST would prefer that the NSA help them as an impartial evaluator, not as a combatant. (Skipjack is not an AES candidate because it does not meet NIST's submission criteria: Both the key length and the block length are too short.) 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American Express had been the official credit card company of the New York Knicks and Madison Square Garden for about 15 years before that alliance ended last season.
In addition to Barclays, the naming rights partner, and American Express, founding partners for Barclays Center now also include Calvin Klein, Cushman & Wakefield, EmblemHealth, Foxwoods Resort Casino, MetroPCS, Stolichnaya and Ticketmaster. Other sponsors include adidas, Anheuser-Busch, Coca-Cola, Haier America, HighPoint Solutions, LIU Brooklyn, New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, Sony, Tyco and Willis.
"We are thrilled to sign on as an official partner of Barclay Center and the Brooklyn Nets," Rich Lehrfeld, vp-global media, sponsorship and experiential marketing for American Express, said in a statement. "This alliance gives us the opportunity to provide our customers with access to some of the best in entertainment and sports at a state-of-the-art venue and show our continued support of our hometown."
Meanwhile, the team's multi-faceted ad campaign is "designed to introduce the players to the borough and enable fans to learn more about their hometown team," according to the Nets. The new phase of the "Hello Brooklyn" campaign includes billboards in select locations such as on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, by the Manhattan Bridge, at Atlantic Avenue and Eastern Parkway and at Kings Highway and Utica Avenue.
In addition to a photo of each player, respective text offers:
"Hello Brooklyn. I'm #8, Deron Williams, three-time NBA All-Star and father of four."
"Hello Brooklyn, I'm #7, Joe Johnson, six-time NBA All-Star and lifelong Razorback."
"Hello Brooklyn, I'm #11, Brook Lopez, 20-point scorer and Batman's biggest fan."
"Hello Brooklyn, I'm #45, Gerald Wallace, All-NBA Defender and offseason fisherman."
The campaign includes activation across all team digital and social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and Google+. The next phase will expand to subway signage, phone kiosks, print, direct mail and digital.
"We are delighted to continue building a connection between Brooklynites and the players on their new home team."
According to Brett Yormark, CEO for the Nets and Barclays Center, "We are delighted to continue building a connection between Brooklynites and the players on their new home team. This phase of the 'Hello Brooklyn' campaign is a creative way for the players to share something about themselves in advance of their debut at Barclays Center this fall."
Is Brooklyn responding to its new franchise, which relocated from New Jersey for the 2012-13 NBA season?
"It's clear from the big crowd at our recent public celebration at Borough Hall Plaza, as well as our successful ticket and merchandise sales, that the borough is excited for their Brooklyn Nets," said Yormark. "We're thrilled to be part of the community as we get ready for opening night."
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The Dakota boys just can't catch a break, as their derocker breaks down while they're running at top speed to make up for lost time.
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Ragin Cajuns: Voodoo Cajuns
Blimp explains the many superstitions of shrimping. He soon faces his own bad luck when his boat's winch breaks.
Ragin Cajuns: Going for the White Gold
Captain Trae Cooper of the Lacy Kay has added a new deckhand to the crew in hopes that his new recruit will add to their productivity.
Bering Sea Gold: Bering Sea Dredge Boats
Meet the dredge boats of the Bering Sea.
Bering Sea Gold: Emily On The Beach
Emily is down but not out as she continues her quest by working on the beach and living in a shack.
Gold Rush: Parker's Junk Job
Parker's has to experiment with the excavator to remove a pile of old, heavy mining junk.
Bering Sea Gold: Dredger Funnies
Have some fun with a few of our favorite Bering Sea Gold outtakes.
Gold Rush: Thurber's Grim Fix
After Todd and Harness decide to tear apart the washplant and set the operation back again, Jim Thurber just can't believe he's still stuck in the same downward spiral.
Material Marvels: Shape-memory Alloys
Shape-memory alloys are used in everything from space exploration to dentistry -- but how could metal have a memory? Tune in as Dr. Ainissa G. Ramirez, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science at Yale, explains. www.seas.yale.edu
Bering Sea Gold: Knock Down Blow
Christine Rose deckhand Cody Moen forgets to duck and gets slammed by the rotating excavator cab.
Bering Sea Gold: Lovesick Bar Blues
The Pomrenke's flip out when their deckhand Robbi Wade presses too hard to get paid.
Gold Rush: Cheating Death
One of the cameramen of the Gold Rush film crew finds out just how treacherous the road to the Quartz Creek claim is.
Bering Sea Gold: Ice and Wolf Eels
The crew talk about the challenges of ice dredging and all agree that the wolf eel is the weirdest underwater creature.
Bering Sea Gold: Don't Call Me A Thief
Scott Meisterheim gives After The Dredge host Thom Beers his thoughts on the fight with Wild Ranger owner Vern Adkinson.
Bering Sea Gold: What Is Gold?
After The Dredge host Thom Beers brings in UC Santa Barbara scientist Doug Fischer to help explain exactly what gold is and where it originates.
Bering Sea Gold: Zeke Drops A Bombshell
Seemingly out of nowhere, Zeke accuses the Sluicey crew of making back-handed deals.
Bering Sea Gold: Cosmic Gold Origins
Our gold science expert Doug Fischer shares more about where gold came from billions of years ago.
Bering Sea Gold: Zeke and Emily Story
Zeke and Emily talk about their long relationship on and off The Clark.
Bering Sea Gold: Meet John Mehelic
Find out more about John Mehelic, the mystery man who has been our guide to Nome's golden history.
Bering Sea Gold: Crabby But Happy
The Pomrenkes and crewman Cody Moen talk about working hard and trying to get along.
Bering Sea Gold: Wild Ranger Boils Over
The Wild Ranger crew's tense reunion boils over as Vern and Scott let their deep-seated anger get the better of them.
Bering Sea Gold: Wild Ranger Reckoning
The Wild Ranger crew's reunion comes to blows as Steve Riedel pushes Scott Meisterheim's buttons and owner Vern Adkinson hurls accusations at his former captain.
Bering Sea Gold: Bidding On The Future
The Pomrenkes bring everything to the table in the Nome Gold Auction to obtain the mining lease that will secure their future.


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With Maps Navigation, Google Puts Dedicated GPS Makers on a Road to Nowhere
Google is moving into your market.
For tech companies, few words are more frightening, and yesterday we saw why. The mere announcement of Google Maps Navigation sent shares of established GPS device makers like Garmin (GRMN) and TomTom into an ugly downward spiral.
Shares of Garmin lost 16 percent of their value and shares of TomTom plummeted more than 20 percent to a new 52-week low. This, despite the fact that Google's (GOOG) new turn-by-turn mapping service is currently only available for Android 2.0 smart phones like the Droid from Motorola (MOT).
Clearly, investors already see where this is headed. Who will pay for a Garmin or TomTom unit when they've got an Internet-connected smart phone that offers turn-by-turn voice guidance for free? It might be a bit slow coming out of the gate given the current paucity of Android-based smart phones, but once more handsets arrive at market, Google Maps Navigation will undoubtedly have a significant impact on sales of dedicated GPS units.
And if Google brings the service to Apple's (AAPL) iPhone, as the company hopes to, it's going to be even worse.
"With this product, Google injects itself into a new market and has the potential to cause serious pain for the existing players, like Garmin and TomTom, while giving potential customers one more solid reason to switch to a Google-powered phone," said Gabriel Consulting Group analyst Dan Olds. "It's a lot easier to justify the switch to a new device if it takes the place of two devices, like a phone and a navigation device, and if it does the job better."


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A few days ago I 'finished' the proper rhug integration of Ant and the java bytecode compiler hidden within Eclipse. When built with gcj, I believe we end up with the absolute fastest java bytecode compiler in the world (yes, faster than jikes). gary was speechless.
Unfortunately, it requires a little tweak to GCC. If you're tenacious, or jh-build enabled, then you should be able to enjoy ecj yourself.


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2012-13: Had a breakout year scoring a career-high 205 points in her junior campaign for the Panthers... started in 17 games and played in all 26... notched a career-high 23 points at Hendrix on January... averaged 7.9 points per game... ranked first in the SAA with a three-point percentage of .412... SAA All-Sportsmanship Team selection.
2011-12: Played in 20 contests for the Panthers as a sophomore... scored 56 points and pulled down 43 total rebounds.
2010-11: Played in seven games as a freshman... averaged 1.0 point and 1.0 rebound a game with a .400 shooting percentage.
Pre-BSC: Native of Somerville, Ala. ... lettered three years in basketball at Brewer High School for Coach Ricky Allen... her Patriots team finished state runner-up for 5A in 2009 and were regional champions that same year... holds school record for most consecutive free throws, 157, most three-pointers made in a game, and highest three-point percentage in a game (80 percent)... 2010 All-County and Honorable Mention All-State... Decatur Daily First-Team All-Area... Huntsville Times Honorable Mention All-Area... member of A honor roll for four consecutive years... girls state representative... Who's Who Among American High School Students... also lettered in soccer, volleyball, and track and field.
Personal: Daughter of Tracy and Pete Bromirski... born April 4, 1992... father, Pete, played basketball at Christian Brothers University... seeking a double major in religion and psychology... also competes for the BSC track and field team.


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Potential starter Stanton leads Marlins on ASG ballot
A knee injury kept Giancarlo Stanton out of the All-Star Game and the Home Run Derby in 2012. But at the rate he is going now, nothing may keep the Marlins' 24-year-old slugger out of either event this season.
Stanton is off to the best start of his career, and the right fielder is making the case to be the National League Player of the Month. If he keeps it up, he promises to attract plenty of fan votes to be a serious contender to start at the Midsummer Classic in July.
A knee injury kept Giancarlo Stanton out of the All-Star Game and the Home Run Derby in 2012. But at the rate he is going now, nothing may keep the Marlins' 24-year-old slugger out of either event this season.
Stanton is off to the best start of his career, and the right fielder is making the case to be the National League Player of the Month. If he keeps it up, he promises to attract plenty of fan votes to be a serious contender to start at the Midsummer Classic in July.
It's not too early to talk All-Star voting, because the process is about to begin online.
Fans can cast their votes for starters at MLB.com and all 30 club sites -- online or on a mobile device -- using the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com Ballot Sponsored by Experian until Thursday, July 3, at 11:59 p.m. ET. The 2014 All-Star Game will be played at Target Field on Tuesday, July 15.
Voting gets underway at Marlins Park on May 4, and it runs through June 20.
Stanton headlines the list of Marlins regulars on the ballot. In all, the eight Marlins projected to be everyday regulars entering Spring Training are on the National League ballot. Of the group, second baseman Rafael Furcal is in position to play catch-up, because he's been on the disabled list all year.
Furcal, a three-time All-Star, strained his left hamstring in Spring Training, and he currently is on rehab assignment at Double-A Jacksonville. The 36-year-old projects to join the big league club in early May.
The other seven on the list are pretty obvious. Along with Stanton in the outfield are Christian Yelich and Marcell Ozuna. Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, first baseman Garrett Jones, shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria and third baseman Casey McGehee round out the list.
Fans may submit up to 25 online ballots, but they can also earn a one-time bonus of 10 additional online ballots. To access these additional online ballots, you must be logged into your MLB.com account when you submit any online ballot. If you do not have an MLB.com account, register on the site in accordance with the enrollment instructions for a free MLB.com account.
Because of his power and popularity, Stanton has a chance to become the Marlins' first position player to be voted in as a starter since Hanley Ramirez in 2010.
Stanton was selected to participate in the 2012 All-Star Game in Kansas City, but the day before he was to perform in the Home Run Derby, he underwent surgery on his right knee and missed more than a month of action.
This year, Stanton is healthy and giving fans plenty to think about when they cast their votes.
Fans this year once again can participate in the Home Run Derby Fan Poll. Fans will have the opportunity to select three players in each league who they would most like to see participate in the Home Run Derby. The 2014 Home Run Derby will be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN HD, ESPN Deportes and ESPN Radio in the United States beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, July 14.
The 2014 American League and National League All-Star teams will be unveiled on the 2014 MLB All-Star Game Selection Show during the weekend of July 5-6, with further details to follow on MLB.com. Immediately following the announcement of the AL and NL All-Star rosters, fans can begin voting to select the final player for each league's 34-man roster via the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com Final Vote Sponsored by Experian. Fans will cast their votes from a list of five players from each league over the balloting period.
And the voting doesn't end there. The final phase of All-Star Game voting will again have fans participating in the voting for the Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet. During the Midsummer Classic, fans will vote exclusively online at MLB.com via the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com MVP Vote Sponsored by Pepsi, and their voice will represent 20 percent of the overall vote that determines the recipient of the Arch Ward Trophy.
MLB.com will provide extensive online coverage of the All-Star Week festivities.
The 85th All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS, and worldwide by partners in more than 200 countries via MLB International's independent feed. ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide national radio coverage of the All-Star Game. MLB Network and SiriusXM will also provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage. For more information, please visit allstargame.com.
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro.


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Finland, Russia and Poland complete European contingent for Nanjing
Antalya, Turkey, May 17, 2014 - The European contingent for the beach volleyball tournament at the 2014 Youth Olympics is now complete. By winning the last three matches of the second elimination round in the men's 2014 CEV Youth Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Final in Antalya, the teams of Finland, Russia and Poland secured their tickets to Nanjing.
In the Nordic derby, Finland's Miro Maattanen / Santeri Siren shut out Norway's Anders Berntsen Mol / Mathias Berntsen by 2-0 (21-15, 21-17) in 33 minutes to claim their Olympic visa.
"The last game was very tough for us and it was our best performance so far," Santeri Siren admitted. "This facility in Antalya is really nice. We hope we get the same results in China."
"We were nervous before the game, but we believed in ourselves," added teammate Miro Maattanen. "We said to each other to be brave. I do not know what to say about the 2014 Youth Olympic Games. I am just very happy."
On the neighboring court, the 2013 U18 European champions Oleg Stoyanovskiy / Artem Yarzutkin from Russia also needed 33 minutes to claim the victory against Spain. They managed a 2-0 (21-15, 21-17) win over Hugo Rojas Martínez / Javier Huerta Pastor and may now start packing for Nanjing.
"We like this tournament a lot," enthusiastic Oleg Stoyanovskiy said. "The only bad thing was to have only two days to play. We are really happy to achieve our goal here. I hope we will win the gold medal at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games."
"We played very badly at this tournament because we competed at the Satellite last week and we were tired," Artem Yarzutkin surprisingly confessed. "If we had to play another game today to make it through to China, it would be very difficult for us."
Fourth-seeded Poland managed to book the last Olympic spot by securing a surprisingly quick victory over second-seeded Latvia in what was supposed to be the battle of the giants in this round. Dominik Kmiecik / Jakub Macura completely dominated the match against Raimonds Linins / Karlis Kaulins and finished their job in only 28 minutes for the final 2-0 (21-7, 21-16) to triumph as Olympic participants.
The remaining matches in Antalya are set to determine the final standings in the 2014 CEV Youth Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Final from the seventh place one, which will be used to fill any extra vacancies offered to Europe by the IOC / FIVB.
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4 small leeks
2 Tbsp. unsalted butter
1/4 cup vegetable broth
2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
1 tsp. freshly grated lemon zest
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
Cut tops off leeks at the point where they turn dark green. Cut roots off. Cut leeks in half the long way and rinse well under running water, separating the segments, until all sand is removed. Cut lengthwise again to make quarters.
Melt butter in a big skillet over medium heat. Sauté leeks, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and cover pan. Cook without stirring for 10 minutes. Remove lid, increase heat to high, and cook 5 minutes until most of the liquid has evaporated.


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Hamilton Co. residents can receive emergency notifications
More than 350,000 signed up for service
Overnight, residents of Watertown, Mass., woke up to calls about a manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. WLWT News 5 has learned, Hamilton County Emergency Management has a similar notification system.
The county has an early warning notification system that can send automated telephone calls to residents.
"We can just draw a circle on the map or identify it by ZIP code and notify just those residents. We can narrow it down to just a few houses on a street," said Warning Coordinator Dana Schratt.
Schratt said at the last test, EMA could alert the entire county in four hours if needed.
Roughly 330,000 residents already receive the service through Cincinnati Bell, another 23,000 have self-registered.
By self-registering residents can receive alerts via call, email, text, or page. And soon, the EMA will update their system to connect with their Facebook page and Twitter accounts.
For more information and to sign up, go to the Hamilton County EMA website.


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Lawyers for Google and Oracle gave their closing arguments in a lawsuit over allegations that the search giant infringed on Oracle's Java copyright and patents.
The high profile suit between the two Silicon Valley titans is now in the hands of a jury, who will deliberate over the outcome.
The lawsuit mostly centers around how Google allegedly used Oracle's copyright and patents involving Java in the Mountain View company's Android-powered phones.
Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems in 2010 and in the process it obtained patents related to the computer language Java.
Less than eight months later, Oracle sued Google in a San Francisco federal court alleging that Google's mobile operating system Android infringes on its patented Java technology.
After failing to reach a settlement, a trial began on April 16. Both Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and Google CEO Larry Page were called to testify during the proceedings.
Monday a judge sent the trial to a jury. There is no time line on when they may reach a verdict.


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Heritage Hill apartment complex sees $12M makeover
An extensive $12-million renovation of a 124-year-old residential structure in Grand Rapids' Heritage Hill neighborhood has begun.
Eagle Point Development, a division of Eagle Point Companies in South Portland, Maine, recently bought Stuyvesant Apartments and will invest in upgrading the multi-unit affordable housing complex, which includes 87 one- and two-bedroom units, at 401 Cherry St. SE.
The renovation
The Wolverine Building Group of Grand Rapids is managing the work: interior and exterior renovations, site improvements, installation of Energy Star-rated appliances in every apartment, new electrical, mechanical and plumbing systems, cabinets, countertops, fixtures, finishes and barrier-free units.
The project will also add a community room and a recycling center for the tenants.
When the renovation is completed next year, Eagle Point will have the Stuyvesant Apartments certified as an Enterprise Green Community.
Eagle Point Development President DJ Nelson said his company is working to enhance the quality of life of the building's residents and the surrounding community.
Jason Barnes, Wolverine's project manager, said the local general contractor is proud to have the opportunity to put new life into an old building.
The Stuyvesant opened in 1889 as a residence and became a multi-unit structure in 1926. The building's 2013 taxable value is $1.2 million, according to Kent County property records.
The renovation work is being financed by multiple entities: Founders Bank & Trust, Red Stone Equity Partners, the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the city of Grand Rapids, which awarded Eagle Point Development a payment-in-lieu of taxes, or PILOT, for the project. Low-Income Housing Tax Credits are also part of the financing.
Eagle Point Development
Eagle Point Development entered the local housing market in 2004 when it purchased the Pheasant Ridge Apartments in Kentwood in 2004. The firm has other Michigan holdings in Benton Harbor, Mount Pleasant, Jackson and Port Huron.
Eagle Point Development has been buying and restoring affordable housing since 2001, and its portfolio contains more than 4,300 units in nine states.
"We expect our portfolio to grow even more as a result of our launching of Eagle Point Development, which is focused on acquiring, renovating and preserving additional multi-family affordable housing properties nationally," said Eagle Point Companies CEO Laura Burns.
Eagle Point Companies employs 200 nationwide, with about 30 of those employees based in its home state of Maine.


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Sometimes things aren't always what they seem...
On her way to one of music's biggest nights, Miley Cyrus took to her Instagram to show off her arm candy for the 2014 MTV Movie Awards, saying no more than, "My date :) #jesse #myfriendsplace #mtvVMAs2014," as she puckered up to his handsome face.
And while the "We Can't Stop" singer made no mention of Jesse prior to today's PDA-filled pics, she has frequently referenced her charity work (and sometimes, artwork) at myfriendsplace.org--an organization dedicated to helping the homeless build self-sufficient lives.
The former homeless teen hit the VMA stage to accept the Video of the Year Award for "Wrecking Ball" on behalf of Cyrus and shed some light on his connection with the former Disney star.
PHOTOS: See the most memorable fashion from the MTV VMAs!
Cyrus looked on with tears in her eyes as Jesse nervously began speaking of the 1.6 million runaways and homeless teens in America and admitted to being one of them.
Committed to doing something about the widespread numbers of homeless youth residing in L.A., the pop star has launched a Prizeo fundraising campaign to get fans to join her fight with the campaign benefitting the drop-in service center in Hollywood that's she been visiting as of late.
Photos: Check out the most controversial moments from the MTV VMAs!
"I'm just getting started," said Cyrus in a statement, "and I want to make sure my fans are part of helping me to give back and make an impact on this issue - we all have the power to make change happen. This is about helping youth, people just like you and me have the opportunity to find their inner power and potential, no matter what their circumstances."
"My Friend's Place is so grateful for Miley's genuine interest and involvement in supporting homeless youth in Los Angeles," added My Friend's Place Executive Director Heather Carmichael.
PHOTOS: Take a look at all the red carpet arrivals from the MTV VMAs!