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For those hoping a favorite decorating style from their childhood will return, you may be in luck. With the housing market on the rise, an interesting new trend in real estate has emerged.
Over the past several years more and more buyers are seeking "time capsule" homes, specifically those built in the mid 20th century. These homes maintain original features and décor from their time period—usually housing interiors in pristine condition—and act as a tribute to the past.
"The mid-century home reminds me of bell bottoms. If you wait long enough, they will be back in style," Jeffrey Hogue, owner of Weichert Realtors Neighborhood One, told .
So what's the allure of these untouched homes from the past? Nostalgia's to blame. Like slipping back into a favorite pair of jeans from high school, the average buyer (40- to 50-years-old) finds it transports them back to their youth.
However, it's not just the décor drawing buyers to this niche. Wood timbers, natural hardwood floors, full brick exteriors—products made to last—serve as an ode to old-fashioned living.
Built in 1980, this five bedroom, 5,470-square-foot townhouse in Shorewood, Minnesota is the perfect example of a time capsule home. With lime and orange carpets spread throughout the interior and equally vivid patterns on the walls and furniture this home is the epitome of rad '80s style.Image courtesy of Retro Renovation Image courtesy of Retro Renovation Image courtesy of Retro Renovation Image courtesy of Retro Renovation Image courtesy of Retro Renovation
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Jo Mc necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 328 diseños de 115 diseñadores freelance.
beautiful south
Beautiful South is a Melbourne based boutique lifestyle agency, providing creative magazine editorial services exclusively to the interior design & decor industry.
I style photography for magazines and write the copy/feature story.
I would like to take on more interior design clients and help them get featured in magazines
The business is called 'Beautiful South' as it is based in the southern states of Australia and I have connections with UK magazines too- Australia is also obviously south of Europe. The Beautiful South were also a UK alternative rock band of the late 90s-2007.
Jo McComiskey(business owner of Beautiful South) is a freelance interior stylist for lifestyle magazines with over 20 years experience in the publishing and magazine industries. As the former Creative Director for Australian House & Garden magazine, Jo has a real passion for design, interiors. Having worked on both sides of the magazine page she knows how to transform an interior into a collection of beautiful, print ready images. Jo prides herself on her superior depth of industry knowledge, which gives her access to a network of key industry professionals such as magazine editors, preferred lifestyle photographers and freelance writers.
Interior Designers and the homewares/decor industry is the target audience.
Interior designers need to showcase their work with the media, specifically Lifestyle magazines, such as House Garden, Home Beautiful etc.
Designers can be very hesitant about approaching clients for magazine editorial due to privacy issues.
Homewares/decor stores need product placement in magazines features etc.
Interior designers/decor retail are stylish, on trend, classic, contemporary-it's a broad brush depending on their clients.
I need a logo that is stylish and funky. Mainly just type with a simple graphic element/flourish/embossed looking stamp that references interior design.
Not too elegant or fussy as it has to be both contemporary and classic.
Choose a typeface that will stand the test of time and not date.
Logo must include tag line underneath logo:
lifestyle images &editorial.
- Be 100% original (No stock photos/art or off-the-shelf fonts accepted.)
- Work in 1 color (entries requiring multiple colors or gradients will not be considered.)
- Be versatile (The logo will be used on stationary, print advertising, web etc.)
I need to be able to change the colour of the logo-not sure of format for that? jpg.
Simple use of type with one graphic element that is NOT a house-its about interior decor not building/dwellings.
also no initials/acronyms- for obvious reasons!
Fink & company
Ralph Lauren(no double caps though)
Instyle magazine masthead
Osborne & little
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The wind power and petroleum industries may be seen as rivals, yet oil is essential throughout a wind farm to ensure smooth operation. As such, it is necessary to select the right accumulators for both hydraulic and lubrication applications.
Wind turbine manufacturers typically speak of having availability levels in the range of 97% to 98%, but a 2008 study by British wind consultants Garrad Hassan found actual availability levels to be lower. In North America, turbines were averaging an availability of 94% to 95%.
The reasons for downtime vary widely. Sometimes a fault condition is the result of voltage or current being too high or too low. Grid stability issues can cause downtime, as can rotor overspeed conditions, vibration protection alarms and problems with the pitch rate.
Some of these issues are normal in any new equipment design experiences, and more mature turbine designs usually have a higher mean time between fault (MTBF) than newer models. Downtime caused by overheating or premature failure of bearings, gearboxes, or other components due to inadequate or uneven oil pressure is unacceptable.
This issue is not limited to the wind industry. In 2001, for example, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) found that "inadequate adherence to maintenance instructions" resulted in "a loss of lubrication and subsequent bearing failure" on an auxiliary feed water pump turbine at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Lusby, Md. This failure resulted in one of only seven "yellow findings," the second highest level in terms of potential safety hazard, that the NRC issued from 2001 to 2005. As NRC Regional Administrator Hubert J. Miller wrote, "The finding has substantial importance to safety due to the equipment's intended function of removing decay heat if called upon, as well as the length of time this condition existed."
With wind turbines, we are not concerned with radioactive safety, but even short-term loss of flow can lead to excessive wear and premature replacement. More severely, it can lead to failure of the braking pitch or yaw controls, which in high-wind conditions can result in the loss of the entire turbine. This can be more complicated from a maintenance standpoint, because while a single steam turbine generator can consistently produce hundreds of megawatts, it takes hundreds of wind turbines to produce the same output, vastly magnifying failures of a lubrication system. Furthermore, wind turbine controls must operate continually to compensate for ever-shifting wind speeds and direction.
Given the multitude of hydraulic and lubrication systems in each turbine, and the dozens or hundreds of turbines at each site, it is essential to select a high quality hydraulic system, whether as part of the original equipment or as an upgrade to boost reliability. To prevent unnecessary damage or catastrophic failure in that system, properly sized and maintained accumulators are needed to provide a temporary supply of lubricating oil when the oil pump fails. In hydraulic systems, accumulators provide rapid response and minimize pressure fluctuations.
Function of accumulators
Hydraulic accumulators are energy storage devices that smooth out the pulsation of oil pumps and provide short-term oil pressure during switchover between oil pumps. They help maintain a constant oil pressure during temporary changes in demand. In hydraulic systems, accumulators provide storage for fluid at a constant pressure allowing quick and precise movement of actuators. The number of accumulators in a wind turbine varies by manufacturer, but they typically have several with sizes ranging from about 10 in.3 up to 25 gallon.
Lube oil systems consist of three elements: a pump, a reservoir and an accumulator. Lube oil system accumulators (LOSA) prevent bearing damage and increase bearing life by supplying oil to the bearings when a power failure shuts down the pump, or when changing between the primary and backup oil pump.
Hydraulic and lubrication oil systems, with their accumulators, are placed throughout the hub, nacelle and ground equipment, serving a wide range of functions. These include the hydraulics used for pitch control and braking, and the lubrication of the gearbox, turbine, drive train and other components. When specifying an accumulator to mount within the hub, one has to be selected that would withstand continuous shaking and vibration.
Types of accumulators
The size, design and strength of an accumulator depend upon how it is to be used. There are several types of accumulators including:
Spring accumulators use a spring-loaded piston in a cylinder. As the oil line pressure increases, more oil flows into the cylinder and compresses the spring, with the spring pressure matching the hydraulic pressure. When pressure drops, the spring forces the oil back out of the cylinder into the system. Spring-loaded accumulators have three primary shortcomings. As the spring expands, the pressure gradually drops. Also, their moving parts wear and need replacement. Repeated compression and expansion of the spring fatigues the metal and reduces the amount of pressure the spring can provide, limiting their usefulness in high-cycle applications as the metal will quickly fatigue and lose elasticity.
Gravity-loaded accumulators use weights to drive the piston and provide desired pressure. Their advantage is that they supply a near constant pressure. They are, however, larger, heavier and more costly than other types of accumulators. They too have moving parts, which require maintenance. If the packing on the piston wears and develops a leak, the oil will gradually migrate to the top of the piston, adding to weight and reducing the effective amount of oil in the accumulator. Because of their weight and space constraints and maintenance requirements, it is not practical to install one at the top of a 100-m tower.
Gas-loaded accumulators, such as non-separator designs, are the simplest and can store the greatest amount of oil; however their drawbacks make them unsuitable for high-pressure applications. Because there is no barrier separating the gas from the oil, the gas may be absorbed by the fluid, particularly at higher pressures. When the pressure drops, the absorbed gas forms bubbles in the oil, causing sponginess in the system, which may damage the equipment through cavitation.
Bladder-type accumulators have proven best for most wind turbine applications. Their vessels are typically made of carbon steel and certain designs can withstand pressures up to 3000 psi. (See sidebar for details on sizing of accumulators.) Inside the pressure vessel is a bladder made of Nitrile compound (Buna-N) or other material as appropriate. Because of its high flexibility and low weight, the bladder has a very rapid response time. If the working pressure is expected to be below 500 psi, a screen can be welded inside the flange to keep the bladder from extruding through the fluid port. At higher pressures, the bladder may extrude through the screen, so a plug and poppet assembly is used. As the pressure drops, the bladder pushes against the poppet and closes the fuel port, keeping the bladder inside the vessel.
Bladder-type accumulators are installed vertically with a gas valve molded into the top of the bladder, and a fluid port at bottom of the vessel. The bladder is precharged to 70 to 80% of the minimum working pressure of the system; this pressure must be periodically verified. Typically nitrogen is used because it is very stable and non-reactive even under pressure. Air is not recommended because of its corrosive properties and risk of explosion under high pressure.
Boosting uptime
The wind industry is rapidly changing and is still working its way up the learning curve. Sometimes the lessons learned make the news, such as when Suzlon had to replace all 1200 of its earlier-generation blades due to cracking or when the Vestas turbine near Hornslet, Denmark suffered a brake failure and a lose blade sheared the tower, generating several million views on YouTube.
Most problems, however, are far less spectacular, idling potentially productive units, lowering reliability statistics and adding to maintenance costs. But here is one area where wind has a major advantage over fossil plants. When you detect an opportunity for improvement you don't have to conduct extensive engineering studies and wait for a regulator-approved spring shutdown to see whether the change boosts output and reliability. (And then wait another year to reverse the change if it didn't work out.) Instead, when reliability problems are encountered, new components can be tested on a single unit and, if the change proves successful, expand it to the rest of the units one-by-one.
Joe Cheema is engineering manager for Fluid Energy Controls Inc., Los Angeles. For information, call (323) 721-0588 or visit www.fecintl.com.
Sizing a bladder accumulator
By selecting a properly sized accumulator and maintaining it according to the manufacturer's instructions, wind farm operators can eliminate the costly and catastrophic damage caused by overheating, wear and premature component failure. Selecting the right size of accumulator and the correct precharge pressure requires an understanding of underlying principles. Bladder accumulators operate based on Boyle's Law, which states that the product of the pressure, P, and volume, V, of a fixed quantity of gas is a constant, C, assuming temperature remains constant (PV= C).
In simple terms, if you double the pressure, you halve the volume. Because the expansion or contraction of the bladder takes place in less than a minute, there is no transfer of heat into or out of the gas as the pressure changes. Given that the polytropic constant for nitrogen, N, is 1.4, the formula for a nitrogen charged bladder becomes:
Applying this data to the sizing and operation of an accumulator, one gets the following:
V1= Size of the accumulator required, in.3 This is the maximum volume of gas in the accumulator bladder at the pre-charge pressure, P1.
Vx= The volume of lube oil to be discharged from the accumulator, in.3 This is the volume of lube oil demanded by the system. Vxis a function of the lube oil system for a particular type of turbomachinery and can be obtained from manufacturer's specifications.
P1= Precharge gas pressure of the accumulator, psia. This pressure is always less than the minimum system pressure, P3.
P2= Maximum system operating pressure, psia.
V2= The compressed volume of gas at maximum system pressure P2, psia.
P3= The minimum system pressure, psia, at which the additional volume of oil (V3) is required.
V3= The expanded volume of gas at minimum pressure P3, in.3
So let's see how this would apply to sizing an accumulator that requires a flow rate of 15 gpm at 100 psig system pressure and a maximum operating pressure of 115 psig. If the main oil pump shuts down, system pressure must be maintained within 10% of the system pressure for 15 seconds while the stand-by pump accelerates from an idle condition to operating speed.
In this case, the volume of fluid needed by the accumulator is:
Vx = 15 gpm ×0.25 min ×231 in.3/gallon = 866.25 in.3
Minimum system pressure (within 10% of the system pressure) is:
P3= (100 x 0.90) + 14.7 = 90 + 14.7 = 104.7 psia.
Maximum operating pressure is
P2= 115 + 14.7 = 129.7 psia.
Precharge pressure of the accumulator is 70% of minimum system pressure, so:
P1= 0.70 ×104.70 = 73.29 psia.
Inserting the above values into the formula below yields the volume of the accumulator required:
V1= Vx ×(P31/N÷P11/N) ÷(1– (P31/N÷P21/N))
This formula yields a volume of 7878.28 in.3 (34.11 gallon).
Of course, there won't be any accumulators made in that exact size, so the next larger size should be selected, not the next smaller one. There is no harm in being able to provide additional oil when needed, but there is a risk of damage if the undersized accumulator runs out of oil too soon.


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Smyth chasing wins, not millions
Des Smyth broke through the European Senior Tour's €1 million career earnings mark thanks to his win in last week's Travis Perkins Senior Masters, writes the European Senior Tour.
As he prepared for this week's Pon Senior Open in northern Germany, the 59 year old from Drogheda, reflected on his outstanding achievement following the second win of his career at Woburn Golf Club last Sunday, where his first place cheque for €57,082 saw his Senior Tour career earnings rise to €1,033,751.
That made Smyth the 16th player in the Tour's history to reach the €1 million milestone, although the man himself was typically modest about a feat which he achieved in just four years.
"That is news to me!" smiled Smyth at the beautiful Winston Golf resort on the outskirts of the northern German town of Schwerin.
"I really didn't realise that I had gone through the €1 million mark – I suppose it is not something I don't pay that close attention to if I am being honest. I think you just play to win every week and to finish as high on the Order of Merit as you can every year, but it is obviously a nice little milestone for me.
"And to do it in the space of four years makes it even better I suppose. I played my first six years as a Senior in America so to do it in four years is a nice achievement.
"As I said though, I don't look at the money like that. My ambition is to try and win every week – that is what really drives me. You want to get the best out of your game and winning is the key to that.
"I wouldn't say that I am burning with ambition at the age of 59 but I do start each season with the goal of winning at least once in the year and if I do that then I just look to win the second and so on and so on.
"I managed to get the win last week and to do it at Woburn again is great because it is one of our very best tournaments with a great field, great crowds and a magnificent golf course. It is a lovely package to win that one and fortunately for me I have done that twice in my Senior career.
"The good thing is that when you win one then you are obviously playing well and you look to push on from there and that is what I am trying to do this week here in Germany."
Smyth is fully aware that he will have his work cut out to win back-to-back titles with some of The Senior Tour's best players in town.
The Irishman will face stiff competition from the likes of Barry Lane, Peter Fowler, Tim Thelen, Anders Forsbrand and Gary Wolstenholme over the Winston Open course, but there is one name in particular that stands out. Step forward Mr Bernhard Langer.
"Bernhard is still the man to aim at," said Smyth. "He is, in my opinion, the Number One Senior player in the world and he is still the benchmark for us all.
"So we will all be aiming for Bernhard this week – if you can keep pace with him then you are never going to be far from the top of the leaderboard."


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Mon, 14 Aug 2006
You know it's nearing the end of the academic quarter when at any given time you have absolutely no idea of the current day/month/time/news/holiday -- school completely takes over (even if you try not to let it). Lets just say I've had my fill of writing serial drivers and interrupt service routines (for now).
Went to see GWAR in niagara last thursday, who were much more insane than the first time I saw them; always an entertaining show. The next day Lindsey and I headed back to MA for the weekend. Got a chance to relax in the hottub and then watch movies by the fire on saturday night, which was definitely necessary. Sunday we spent the day in boston, and hit up our old stomping ground -- Harvard Square. Ran into my favorite bum, who surprisingly recognized me right away, and of course asked for some change. I was also excited to hit up my favorite clothing store, the proletariat, and grabbed a few of his latest shirt designs. Later that night we went and saw Buckethead at the paradise rock club... by far one of the greatest musicians I've ever seen in person.
So apparently today is my day of birth. Had a pretty chill gathering last night, which consisted of the usual ingredients (good food, tasty beverages, jamming, etc). I definitely got spoiled this year with a pair of Etymotic Isolator Earphones, Logitech V20 Notebook Speakers, and probably the greatest book ever printed on paper:
Aside from the earphones, my buddy Josh also invited Lindsey and I to come stay at his [very rich] grandfathers place, The Clive House in Jamaica during spring break. /me lusts.
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Three rampaging pit bulls attacked three Bay Terraces residents and sent them scrambling for safety Tuesday morning before a San Diego police officer shot the dogs.
The dogs all died after the barrage of gunfire on Petal Drive, near Dillard Street, about 8:30 a.m.
A 78-year-old retired Navy chief was bitten first, when he went outside to get his newspaper. The animals then charged a woman and bit her ankle before she could scale a neighbor's 4-foot fence.
Then the dogs turned on 19-year-old Michael Ward, who stepped out of his Petal Drive house to find out why a woman was yelling.
"She was trying to get away from three large pit bulls," Ward said. "Then they came chasing after me. One bit my thigh and one bit the side of my ribs.
"I was like, I've got to get out of here. They went pretty fast, ran after me, jumped on me. I closed the door behind me real fast."
A police officer arrived while the dogs were near Ward's house, and shot all three animals. Two died in the street another was euthanized at a veterinary clinic because of its severe wounds, said county Department of Animal Services Lt. Kalani Hudson.
Hudson said the dogs had no ID tags or microchips, and the owner had not come forward. Residents said they'd never seen the dogs before in the usually quiet neighborhood.
Carolyn Law was in her Dillard Street home when she heard numerous gunshots and dogs yelping in pain. She looked down onto Petal Street from her backyard.
"An officer had his gun drawn and a dog was in the gutter," Law said. "Then I saw the dog get up. That was shocking. That dog was Cujo. The officer shot him one more time, and it was still standing, then he shot it one more time and it fell."
Amy Hastings and her niece, on Petal Street, also heard the gunfire and went outside to find a neighbor woman in their yard.
"She said the dogs attacked her. She was bit on the back of her ankle. We brought her inside and gave her a blanket," Hastings said. She said she was relieved to find that her own pit bull mix was not involved.
Paramedics bandaged the woman's wounds and Ward's. The older man was taken to a hospital with minor to moderate wounds.
His neighbor on Dillard, Rosalinda Falaminiano, said the man gets his paper from the driveway every morning, and takes walks with his wife.
"We don't have any dogs on this end of the street, but there are pit bulls on Petal and Jouglard," Falaminiano said. "This is a quiet neighborhood, an older neighborhood."
Across Dillard, homeowner Giovanni Jefferson, 28, said the gunfire woke him up.
"Nine gunshots were my alarm clock," he said. "I told my wife, 'oh no, time to move.'"
Statistics compiled by DogsBite.org show that pit bulls were responsible for 25 of the 32 fatal dog bites in the United States last year. Bull mastiffs and German shepherds were each blamed for killing two people. Supporters of the pit bull point out it is a very common breed, and contend it is no more likely than other breeds to attack if raised with proper training, love and responsible ownership.


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Swimming Pool Blog
by Guest Blogger Matt Giovanisci, April 25, 2012
The worst thing that could ever happen to your pool just did - Algae! What are you going to do? How are you going to stop it? More importantly, how are you going to KILL it?
Sounds harsh, but the truth is, algae can ruin a summer afternoon by the pool (maybe even several afternoons). You don't own a pool so that you spend your free time getting rid of algae. You bought it because you want to swim in it!
No matter what type of algae has decided to make residence in your beautiful swimming pool, it must be destroyed, and die a thousand deaths with CHLORINE!!!
Chlorine is the ultimate algae killer. It kills:
- Standard green algae
- Stubborn yellow (or mustard) algae
- Even the dreaded black algae.
With that said, you must first determine what type of algae you have.
Standard Green Algae
This type of algae is the most common. It's green, it's slimy, and it grows extremely fast in the right conditions. Conditions such as warm water, with high pH levels, and perhaps high phosphate levels. Tends to like the shady side of the pool.
Stubborn Yellow (or Mustard Algae)
Yellow algae is sometimes mistaken for sand or pollen, but if it's attached to your pool walls or floor and easy brushes off and dissipates into the water, then it's yellow algae. It's stubborn because it has a resistance to chlorine and tends to grow back in the same spot if you don't treat it correctly.
Yellow algae also travels well. It can travel on your bathing suits, floats, and maintenance equipment. All of these must be treated as well as the pool water.
The Dreaded Black Algae
Black algae looks like black spots on your pool wall or floor. We dread them because they have strong roots that grow deep into the surface of your pool, and much like a wart, it can grow back. It's very hard to get rid of because it requires a good amount of brushing to knock the heads off, so the chlorine can penetrate into the roots.
Black algae, much like yellow algae, travels very well and most likely came from an ocean or a lake. Keep in mind that if you use the same bathing suit or floats in the pool as you do on the beach, make sure you wash and disinfect them before introducing them back into your swimming pool.
How To Kill The Algae
As I mentioned before, chlorine is your best weapon against algae. More specifically, you are going to use calcium hypochlorite pool shock to super-chlorinate your water.
First, let's determine just how much algae is in your pool. If your pool is very light green or you see very little yellow or black algae, you will need to double shock your pool. That means, using 2 pounds of shock for every 10,000 gallons of water your pool holds.
If you pool is dark green or you see heavy spots of yellow or black algae, you will need to triple shock your pool. 3 pounds for every 10,000 gallons of water.
Finally, if your pool is black or really infested with yellow or black algae, you'll need to quadruple shock your pool. 4 pounds for every 10,000 gallons.
Note: If your pool is really infested with algae, you might have to repeat the shocking process again the following night to completely destroy the algae.
Here are the steps you should take to kill the algae...
1. Remove all floats from the pool, gather up all cleaning equipment, and sanitize them using a chlorine or bleach solution. Also make sure you thoroughly wash and dry all bathing suits in hot soapy water.
2. Get your water tested to make sure you have the proper pH and alkalinity levels, and that your pool can hold chlorine.
3. Wait until the late afternoon or dusk to brush the entire pool. Paying close attention to hard-to-reach places like under the ladders and creases.
4. Turn on your filter and keep it running 24/7.
5. Shock your pool with the correct amount of shock as we mentioned earlier. Pre-dissolve each pound of shock in a bucket of pool water before broadcasting it throughout your pool. Make sure you cover the entire pool with shock as best you can.
6. Let your pool run overnight. Shocking at night helps the shock to do a more efficient job. Sunlight can eat up 1ppm (part per million) of unstabilized chlorine (like shock) every hour.
7. Keep brushing your pool for the next couple of days and brush often. Make sure you keep a good level of pH, alkalinity, and chlorine during this time. It's crucial.
After a couple of days, if the algae hasn't returned, you're probably good. Keep brushing for good measure and keep a very close eye on your chemical levels to ensure the algae doesn't make a return.
Finishing Up
At this point, your pool might be a little cloudy. It's ok. It's partly dead algae that is causing this. Your filter can do the job of cleaning up the mess you left on the battlefield. Just keep your pump and filter running until your pool is clear. You can add a little clarifier to help speed up the process. Backwash filter very thoroughly when pressure rises.
DE filters should have the grids removed and hosed clean after backwashing. Soaking the grids or filter cartridges in a bleach solution of 1 gal bleach to 10 gals water is recommended for extreme algae conditions.
I hope you can use this method to destroy any algae outbreak that may occur. Your best bet is to keep this from ever happening. Make sure you keep your water chemistry in check and shock your pool once a week with 1 pound per 10,000 gallons of water.
For those with recurring algae blooms, add a Phosphate Remover chemical and follow up with a regular treatment of a good pool algaecide.
If you are persistent in taking care of your pool, you won't have a problem with algae.
Happy Swimming :-)
About The Author
Matt Giovanisci is the creator of Swim University and has over 15 years of experience in the swimming pool and hot tub industry. He is also an award winning web designer and has been featured on Martha Stewart Radio as a pool & spa expert. For more information, how-to articles, and videos about pool and hot tub care, please visit SwimUniversity.com


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China, Once Again, Using Censorship Elsewhere To Justify Oppressive Great Firewall Of China
from the well,-duh deptBack during both the ACTA fight and the SOPA fight, we pointed out that any move by Western countries to do even minor censorship would be used by the Chinese to justify its own much more oppressive censorship via the Great Firewall of China. The fact that the MPAA held up China as the model of a country that does censorship right played right into the typical Chinese justifications for its internet regime. In fact, Chinese officials have been quoted claiming that they really first put the Great Firewall in place to stop copyright infringement, but have since expanded it to better protect the public.
The latest, as pointed out by Dan Tobias in our comments, is that the official newspaper of the Chinese government is now pointing to various attempts in the west to "block" content to explain that internet censorship is in the public's interest (they refer to it as "web regulation" but you know what they mean). They cite a variety of cases that we've spoken about as heading down the slippery slope to justify their own censorship. They mention Germany's plan to try to tax Google for fair use-level snippets, Facebook's new efforts to censor speech they don't like, the UK's new hysteria blaming Google for child porn, and even the Turkish Prime Minister blaming Twitter for social unrest.
The new rule for Google Search is said to be a milestone that marks Germany's first efforts to regulate its Internet services.The op-ed then argues that these are all just different ways of recognizing that free speech online is dangerous and needs to be regulated for the public benefit.
Many countries are trying to regulate their Internet services. Under pressure from public opinion, many well-known websites are becoming more self-disciplined. For example, Facebook has started to provide training for its website regulators to help identify and delete inappropriate remarks. In Turkey, where chaos and turmoil are running rampant, the Turkish government criticized social media as the top threat. Similar denouncements have also been heard from the British Parliament.
Finding ways to take concrete regulatory approaches that appeal to the broad masses is what really matters. Considering the complexity of public opinion, this is the most difficult part of Internet regulation. People are starting to understand the necessity of Internet regulation when they are publicly informed of some major measures and actions in advance, thanks to more transparent approaches.Note, of course, that this was presented on the very same day that the government sought to censor any mention, no matter how oblique, of the Tiananmen Square uprising.
Most Chinese are looking forward to free speech on the Internet, while at the same time are expecting an orderly social environment. People already understand that free speech can not go against social order. Internet regulation is not only an embodiment of the government's will, but is also laid on the foundation of the public interest.
Through the Internet, Chinese people are becoming more knowledgeable about democracy and freedom. Although this virtual community has bred some political and moral traps, Internet regulation has to be carried out until those spreading adverse remarks fear the strength of the public interest.
When you start down the slippery slope of censorship, even if the intentions are good, you have to realize that others will use it to justify any and all oppressive censorship as well, in the name of "the public interest."
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 106 diseños de 25 diseñadores freelance.
Stratford Farm
We've left the corporate world and have started milking goats. Our team loves everything about cheese and are excited to start making some of our own. Our farm uses no chemicals, we are naming each of our goats, and plan to create facebook and twitter identities for a few of our more charismatic goats.
Our farm uses no chemicals, is totally green and tended by us! We love the idea that we're urban farmers and going back to basics. We want to project the image of fresh, green (environmentally friendly), and delicious.
Anyone who loves cheese. Specifically, people who tend to eat organic, well educated, like to throw parties and pair their cheese with a little wine. Since we live in NY and Maryland, our target market is New Yorkers who shop at Farmer's markets, the chefs who like to buy local products, and potentially grocery stores like Whole Foods or Trader Joe's.
Our farm is called Stratford Farm, but want the name of our specific cheeses to stand out more than the name of the farm. The name of the farm should be smaller than the name of the cheese. Since we haven't finalized our cheese names, if you want to show an example name (like the ones I've listed below) that would be perfect.
Since we're selling urban, we'd like the logo to be very fresh, trendy, and simple. Ideally, we'd like a logo that can be adapted as we name our cheeses. The basic brand of the logo stays the same, but the image or text is changed based on the name of the cheese.
Some of the cheese names we've come up with are:
Escape Goat
Naughty Nanny
Goat Hill
The idea is to keep it cheeky and try to be a bit sophisticated to appeal to the organic shopper.
If we are going to use an image of a goat, I'd like to it be concept, not a replication of a real goat. Perhaps a hoof or a horn rather than the whole goat? I'm not opposed drawing the body of a goat, but don't want the logo to look like every other cheesy farm logo. I wouldn't mind going a little retro with this concept either.
We'd like our logo to be used on business cards and on our website as well.
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When last I checked the RCP Electoral College Map, for a May 3 piece trying to explain why the Electoral College favored the Potus, I noted that the conservative-leaning but open-minded and ecumenical web site was giving 227 EV's to Obama as either solids or leaners, and Willard M. Romney was getting 170 in those two categories. The site had 141 EV's from 11 states as toss-ups.
I just looked for the first time since, at 3:30 on Monday. New numbers: Obama 253, Romney the same 170, toss-ups 115. I don't have and don't know how to find a cached version to see what's flipped, but obviously, 26 EV's have. You know, of course, that 253 would put Obama just 17 EV's away from reelection. RCP still has Virginia in the toss-up category, even though Obama has been leading that state by several points in every recent poll I've seen. Throwing in Virginia would give Obama 266, putting him four votes away.
Yeah yeah it's early. We do have yet to see the impact of the gay-marrriage business in the polls. Maybe that will put a couple of states back in play. But it's gotta be pretty disheartening for Romneyites and Republicans to look at this site, a site that is run by fellow Republicans, and see numbers like these, with Obama flirting with 270 before the general election campaign has really even begun.
All this raises for me (again) the jerk question I explored over the weekend. How is Romney going to reintroduce himself to the public in a more favorable light? I really have no idea. It's a very strange case of a man who has led a basically honorable life, but it's a life that makes for an utterly uncompelling narrative because a) there was no adversity in the ways the rest of us understand that term, either financially or having to battle for acceptance somewhere and b) to the extent there is nuance and complication, he can't really talk about it because it will merely remind people of how he's changed his views.
Abortion is a case in point here. There's that very sad-seeming story of the relative of his who died during a botched abortion procedure. He once spoke about that, and it filled the family-hardship slot very well. But he can't mention it now, because he used to say that that incident was the reason he was pro-choice. Back when he was pro-choice. Except he never was. That was his wife! How dare you!
See what I mean?
It still might be a close race. Hey, he still might win, I guess. And it is also possible that Republicans wake up on Wednesday November 7 and say to one another, "By gum, maybe we just should have gone ahead and nominated Santorum."


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Browsing Peninsular War letters, 1808-1813 (MS 155) by Issue Date
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Letter from Major Tulloh to Lt. Col. Arbuthnot, Eloas, November 8, 1811 (1811-11-08)Letter written by Major William Tulloh to Lieutenant Colonel Robert Arbuthnot on November 8, 1811 while in Eloas, Portugal.
Letter from Major Tulloh to Lt. Col. Arbuthnot, Eloas, November 2, 1811 (1811-11-02)Letter written by Major William Tulloh to Lieutenant Colonel Robert Arbuthnot on November 2, 1811, while in Eloas, Portugal.
Letter from Br. Gen. Blunt to Lt. Col. Hardinge, Mafra, August 25, 1811 (1811-08-25)Letter written by Brigadier General Richard Blunt to Lieutenant Colonel Henry Hardinge on August 25, 1811, while in Mafra, Portugal.
Letter from Lord Somerset to Lt. Col. Hardinge, Quinta de Sao Joao, June 28, 1811 (1811-06-28)Letter written by Lord Fitzroy Somerset to Lieutenant Colonel Henry Hardinge on June 28, 1811, while in Quinta de Sao Joao, Portugal.
Letter from Major Patrick to Marshal Beresford, Villa Leal, April 8, 1809 (1809-04-08)Letter written by Major R. M. Patrick to Marshal William Beresford on April 8, 1809, while in Villa Leal Portugal.
Letter from Colonel Nicholas Trant to Marshal Beresford, Coimbra, April 5, 1809 (1809-04-05)Letter written by Colonel Nicholas Trant to Marshal Beresford on April 5, 1809, while he was in Coimbra, Portugal.
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Simon and Garfunkel [and later, The Bangles] had it right. Winter light is hazy - it's more diffuse. The sun is lower in the sky and the sun's rays reach the Earth at an angle, losing much of their power. And of course, there's less sunlight during each 24-hour day of winter than during the rest of the year.
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- Playa on Isla Mujeres' less-populated east end.
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Sail away from Cancun crowds.
Isla Mujeres, once home to occasional pirates and Mexican fishing families, has become a popular off-the-beaten-path destination for tourists and divers as well as an expat art colony.
Many tourists visit the island as a day trip from the 20-minute boat ride from Cancun. The small island's beaches are covered with white powdery sand and populated with 70 or more inns and hotels. The west side of the island (left) facing Bahia de Mujeres, with Playa Lancheros and Playa Tiburon beaches, is the more congested with souvenir stands and restaurants.
You can swim in a fenced pen in shallow water with somewhat-tame nurse sharks at Playa Tiburon (Shark Beach), or, if not so adventurous, take a photo for $2. Diving enthusiasts go to the Los Manchones reef beyond El Garrafón, where you can board a trip to the Cave of the Sleeping Sharks made famous by Jacques Cousteau.
En route to El Garrafón, visit the marine biology station and turtle farm in the center of the island.
You have three ferries to choose from to get to Isla Mujeres: the Ultramar ferries from Gran Puerto Cancun at Puerto Juarez and Transportes Maritima Magana are modern, air-conditioned high speed ferries. They're fast and more expensive ($150 pesos or more) than the Naviera Contoy Vehicle Ferry at Punta Sam, a car-and-truck ferry and only 14 pesos. The latter takes 45 minutes, but the views from the top deck are breathtaking and allow more photo opportunities, and you don't feel like a sardine in a can.
Those who prefer a day trip from Cancun or Playa del Carmen can take a sailing catamaran, which includes a lunch buffet on the boat and sightseeing around the island along with a snorkel tour. Prices range from $65+ depending on the season.
If you've had enough of Cancun and the west side of Isla Mujeres, stay a couple of day on the quiet, less-populated east side of Isla Mujeres at the Maravilla Caribe Bed & Breakfast, where the owners live on premises. They're equipped with beach chairs and laundry facilities so you save $, and it's handicap-friendly too.
Maravilla is like having your own private beach cottage. You can sit on the patio and watch the sunrise with coffee and fruit; later, take in the sunset with a beer or cocktail and enjoy your own private happy hour. Each cottage has a kitchenette, so you don't need to spend a lot of money on restaurants. The cheapest (least-touristed) time to visit the island is the low season – April thru November – and you'll find accommodations starting at $40/night. I prefer the last week of April and first week of May.
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The Switzerland international nodded home his first ever Cottagers goal in the 89th minute to ensure the hosts followed up their win at the DW Stadium earlier in the season with another deserved victory.
Fulham dominated play by the Thames but the match looked set to end level after Pavel Pogrebnyak saw what he felt was a legitimate goal ignored.
Shortly after the Russia international had brought the Whites level following Emmerson Boyce's strike, he saw a 63rd-minute effort hit the underside of the crossbar and bounce down towards the line.
The 28-year-old thought the ball had crossed the line and wheeled off in celebration, but the officials waved play on having ruled the ball was not fully over.
Pogrebnyak hit the post as Fulham continued to press and, with a draw looking on the card, Senderos nodded home John Arne Riise's free-kick.
The visitors were on the back foot for much of the opening exchanges and were fortunate not to give away a penalty inside a minute.
Clint Dempsey burst down the left flank and went down under pressure from Gary Caldwell but referee Lee Mason waved away the hosts' penalty appeals.
The Cottagers had the Latics penned back in their own half and only a late challenge prevented a Pogrebnyak cut-back being met from close range by Dempsey.
Jordi Gomez fired over on a rare Wigan attack, before Damien Duff miscued with the goal gaping after a neat free-kick by Danny Murphy.
Wigan began to settle after a slow opening and Victor Moses forced Mark Schwarzer into action with a stinging effort in the 12th minute.
The match became far more even as the first half progressed, with both sides enjoying spells in the ascendancy.
Fulham followed Wigan's spell of dominance with Pogrebnyak and Senderos efforts, before Mousa Dembele saw a fierce drive blocked.
The Whites again came close moments later when neat interplay between Riise and Dempsey allowed the latter to fire the ball across the face of goal.
Nobody could connect with the squared ball but Wigan's foothold on the game was clearly slipping.
Their afternoon got worse in the 33rd minute when striker Franco Di Santo limped off injured and was replaced by Conor Sammon.
Duff curled wide moments after the substitution and Dempsey forced a low save from Ali Al-Habsi as Fulham looked for the opener.
The away support continued to sing "I'm a believer" despite Fulham's dominance and they almost had something else to cheer about with the last chance of the opening 45 minutes, with Gomez forcing Schwarzer into a low save from an acute angle.
Six minutes after the restart Wigan fans were celebrating what they thought was the opening goal when Gomez controlled and struck yards from goal, although the effort only managed to ripple the side netting.
The visitors, though, had begun the second period brightly and Moses tested Schwarzer from long range, before Maynor Figueroa's bouncing effort went well wide.
Fulham fans spent the start of the second half rounding on referee Mason, who was the subject of ironic cheers when he handed Caldwell the game's first booking.
The official's performance could not hide the hosts' poor start, though, and Wigan took the lead in the 57th minute.
Boyce followed up his pass to Sammon and hit an exquisitely-struck shot from 20 yards into the bottom left hand corner.
However, the lead lasted just over 60 seconds as Fulham attacked immediately and Pogrebnyak hit a left-footed effort past Al-Habsi from the edge of the box.
The Russia international thought he had then given Fulham the lead in the 63rd minute when he met Riise's cross, striking an effort which hit the underside of the crossbar and bounced down toward the line.
Pogrebnyak thought the ball had crossed the line, but the officials waved play on having ruled the ball was not fully over.
The 28-year-old again came close in the 77th minute when Dempsey forced Al-Habsi to parry only for Pogrebnyak's follow-up to bobble onto the post and out.
Fulham continued to press for a winner and Senderos almost scored when a Caldwell clearance hit him and flew into the side netting.
The goal would not have counted due to offside but the former Arsenal defender was not to be denied for long, heading home Riise's free-kick in the 89th minute.


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Hey Traxxas fans! This boat looks sick! Just wondering what you guys think of it...
I see it has a water cooling system? sweet! And the Velineon motor can handle up to 6s lipos! 50+ on a stock boat, that's sick.
I wonder if they are going to make trucks up to 6s capable now with Traxxas products, not Castle as in the ERBE and such.
Anyways, post what you think of it here!
Edit: 2nd thread I guess... another member clicked 2 minutes before me, lol!
Actucally you were second. But I agree its nice looking. But in closing you were second to post.......seecond
lol, that's why I edited my postOriginally Posted by slowenuff
It's a nice looking boat with plenty of power if you choose to go that route. I am not happy with the choice of name though. Why name it after a motor that wears out quickly? I emailed Traxxas my idea for a name. I explained to them why they should name it the "Hurricane"!!!!
Was an xl-5, now its vxl-ent!
Gotta have it and then build a trailer to tow it behind the ERBE.
Never do anything half fast. Hey Ya'll, watch this
Wait to you hear it! The video doesn't do the sound justice as it screams by and then all you hear is the water from the rooster falling for a long time afterwards.
"A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end."
George Patton
I gotta say I love the boat and i'm sure I'll pick one up within a year.
However I still don't agree with the name being there are titan motors already, which aren't used in the boat nonetheless. But oh well, titan it is.
VXL Rustler on 3s
Villain IVX on (2) 2s
Nice lookin boat
Anyone have an even remote guess as to what it will retail for.
Originally Posted by pavmentsurfer
It says will retail for $399, so I'm guessing it will sell for about $310 or so
Yeah... a villian EX retails for $250... this thing will have to be every penny of $400. My guess would be $499... A venom brushless is about $399 I think. Maybe we'll get lucky and traxxas will not only be the fastest and best looking... but also the most competitively priced as well.
I'm not sure what Traxxas is going to do price wise.
If you look back at past models, whether its the villain, blast, rustler, emaxx, etc. The prices (now anyways) are running about 52-65% of that of retail. Now using that info tells me that maybe not right away, but down the road it will run around $250
So starting out i'm going to guesss it'll run low-mid $300's.
Btw pavmentsurfer the villain ex retails for $410, it's priced $250 now.
VXL Rustler on 3s
Villain IVX on (2) 2s
i hope they got the low voltage thing right.
i am the most modest man, thats why im better
Just perfect!!!
I must say I can't find anything I don't like...
Good job Traxxas!!!
He Who Dies With the Most Toys Wins.
This looks awesome! Great job traxxas not just focusing on trucks
PLEASE do not PM me and immediately go offline :p
a 1600KV motor. wow
The Titan looks MAD!!!. It would look choice sitting on a trailer behind a Summit with a body shell done in similar graphics.
Always gotta bring the convo around to the Summit. LOL, just kidding. Yes, it would indeed.. though maybe an ERBE instead...Originally Posted by Bug777
I agree on the name Hurricane, They already have a product called the titan, and if you add an "ic" it will sink for sure!!
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If I knew everything I forgot, I'd be a geneious!
Are you kidding the "Hurricane" wouldn't go over well with the Louisiana natives.
Originally Posted by spky
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Originally Posted by slowenuff
I could understand this if it was given the name of a certain hurricane. But being from wisconsin I cant say for sure, I have never experienced one, and now that I sit here and think about it more I see your point.
If I knew everything I forgot, I'd be a geneious!
Very nice looking boat.. I think my pocket book is itching to play with it..
MERB T-Maxx x2 Revo 3.3 pede 3.3 EMaxxBL Mslashvxl
Originally Posted by Bug777
i have to agree with you on this one for sure!
one heck of a nice boat... i just watched the videos of it and checked out the traxxas site about it
i got to have me one of these... especially running dual 6s lipo's
its gunna fly
who will be the first to buy the esc and whack it in a traxxas vehicle and go nuts with 6s lipos....
would be extremely awesome to see in a traxxas slash
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i havent been this exited about anything rc since i got my seconed trx fiero (i freaked like a little girl when the lhs had it on the shelf)
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hah, it wouldn't bother me!Originally Posted by slowenuff
2 ERBEs, Merv,Pede vxl & xl5, mmm/neu rustler
Well what if it were called the oily hurricane?
LOL. Hopefully I don't have to go through one of those. Not exactly sure how much interest that name would bring for a boat though.
2 ERBEs, Merv,Pede vxl & xl5, mmm/neu rustler
The name Hurricane would be fine for me...
I'm just wondering how Traxxas got by with the name Titan, as Aeromarine already has a hull called Titan. I'm assuming Aeromarine didn't have the copyright for the name.
Emaxx- truggy/CD conversion...
I'm thinking either "Monsoon" or "Typhoon" would be more fitting
Just remember what happened the last boat that was named after a Titan
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Off topic here, but I think I may own your old MMM/rustler now. LOL Where is Gramercy? Near New Orleans? I'm in SW La.Originally Posted by nitrostarter
2 ERBEs, Merv,Pede vxl & xl5, mmm/neu rustler
WOW awesome boat... sorry to go of topic, but will this new VXL 6s system outperform the Mamba Moster, and will a land version be in the emaxx/erevo brushless editions in the near future? How much will the system alone cost? Thanks!
Looks decent I recommend going lipo these brushless boats that are out now are crazy fast....the esc and motors heat up quickly....
I just noticed, in regards to my earlier question about pricing, the site actually says suggested retail will be $399... thats almost unbelieveable. Even if tower sells them for full retail you can get $60 off. That is just sick. 2.4 radio, includes batteries (albeit ones that need to be upgraded but still). What a deal. This thing makes a SV27 look like a toy... and its super competitive on price. Ive just decided... getting one.
Strange that the bearing supported drive system is an option. I would think with a power system like this bearings would be included. Not a big deal... just interesting. All other VXL vehicles have bearings.
It looks like Towerhobbies has it listed for $399 as the suggested selling price says. I would not necessarily think that this is definite but I would assume that this will be very close to the price when it becomes available.
A very fine boat Traxxas, good job! I cant wait to see theses things in action.
4wd Sportmaxx 3.3
E-Revo - Mamba Monster - Neu 4s
I think some are confusing retail and MSRP. MSRP is the one that is typically 25-50% above the street price. Retail is street price. It will be $399 in most places, you could probably find it at $375ish at some online places.Originally Posted by 98 SNAKE EATER
Slash PE, Slash 2wd, E-revo BE soon
Will the motor/esc work on land vehicles? Like the Rustler, Bandit, Stampede.
Rustler|Brushless Losi XXL
^It's water-cooled, so I don't know how you manage that.....
They should come out with a non-water cooled version
Stampede XL-5
Tower is $384.99 now, minus the $60 = $324.99 Shipped!!Originally Posted by Jason_garrison
Just ordered me a red one and I may get a blue for my 10 year old son.
Can't wait!!
Without a way to cool the ESC... no heat sink at all... this is a boat ESC only. If you look at the ESC in a villian it is an EVX 2 with the aluminum heat sink removed and a watercooling cover in its place. This new ESC has no opening on the top at all for a heat sink. Its all internal.


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The SpaceX Dragon CRS-2 mission vessel rendezvoused with the International Space Station for robot arm capture early Sunday, successfully overcoming a post-launch thruster issue that slowed the arrival by a day.
SpaceX's Dragon resupply vessel captured by Space Station commander Kevin Ford early Sunday. The two spacecraft were flying 253 miles over northern Ukraine as the capsule was grappled with the station's Canadian built robot arm. Photo Credit: NASA TV.
Station commander Kevin Ford and flight engineer Tom Marshburn grappled the unpiloted capsule with the station's 58-foot-long Canadian-built robot arm at 5:31 a.m., EST, -- well ahead of the schedule the ISS mission management team anticipated on Saturday as the multinational membership cleared Dragon for the approach.
After grapple, NASA's Mission Control in Houston took over the operations of the robot arm for the berthing of the supply ship to the station's U.S. segment Harmony module. The berthing process got underway at 8:39 a.m. Dragon will remain attached until March 25.
"That was a brilliant capture," radioed Kate Rubins, the spacecraft communicator in NASA's Mission Control Center.
"It's not where you start," responded Ford. "It's where you finish.You guys really finished this one on the mark."
The SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., at mid-morning Friday on the second mission under a $1.6 billion, 12 flight NASA Commercial Resupply Services contract awarded in late 2008. After orbital insertion, the spacecraft was unable to activate three of four thruster pods used to raise altitude and hold attitude during rendezvous activities.
Controllers at the company's Hawthorne, Calif., headquarters overcame a stuck check valve or blockage in the helium plumbing that pressurizes the nitrogen tetroxide oxidizer system for the thruster system later in the day. But the difficulties delayed the planned rendezvous and berthing from Saturday until Sunday.
The supply craft arrived with a 2,700-pound cargo, including the mass of protective packaging, the company reports. The deliveries include U.S., European and Japanese research gear as well as a pair of "grapple bars" that will be fastened to radiator panels outside the station during a future spacewalk.
Over the berthing period, the reusable CRS-2 capsule will be reloaded with just over 3,000 pounds of research gear and equipment in need of refurbishment as well as protective packaging. SpaceX water craft will be positioned in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja, Calif., to await the Dragon's parachute descent for recovery.


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WASHINGTON -- Five men are under round-the-clock U.S. surveillance in Libya, wanted for questioning in the attack last year on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. The White House believes there is enough proof for a military force to seize them as terrorist suspects, officials say, but prefers to wait until investigators have enough evidence to try them in a U.S. civilian courtroom.
The decision not to seize the men militarily underscores the White House aim to move away from hunting terrorists as enemy combatants and toward a process in which most are apprehended and tried by the countries where they are living, or arrested by the U.S. with the host country's cooperation and tried in the U.S. criminal justice system. Using military force to detain the men might also harm fledgling relations with Libya and other post-Arab Spring governments with which the U.S. is trying to build partnerships to hunt al-Qaida as the organization expands throughout the region.
The investigation has been slowed by the reduced U.S. intelligence presence in the region since the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks in Benghazi and by the limited ability to assist by Libya's post-revolutionary law enforcement and intelligence agencies, which are still in their infancy since the overthrow of dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
A senior administration official said the FBI has identified individuals it believes have information or may have been involved in the Benghazi attack and is considering options to bring those responsible to justice. But taking action in remote eastern Libya would be difficult. America's relationship with Libya would be weighed as part of those options, the official said. The official and others familiar with the operation spoke only on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the effort on the record.
The Libyan Embassy did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
Waiting to prosecute suspects instead of grabbing them now could add to the political weight the Benghazi case already carries. The attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans weeks before President Barack Obama's re-election. Since then, Republicans in Congress have condemned the administration's response to the attack and its aftermath, criticizing the level of security, questioning the talking points provided to U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice for her public appearances to explain the attack and suggesting the White House tried to play down the incident to minimize its impact on the president's campaign.
Republican lawmakers continue to call for the Obama administration to provide more information about the attack. The White House released 99 pages of emails about the talking points drafted by the intelligence community that Rice used to describe the attack. The talking points initially suggested the attacks were part of a series of regional protests about an anti-Islamic film. In those emails, administration officials agreed to remove from the talking points all mentions of terror groups such as Ansar al-Shariah or al-Qaida, because the intelligence pointing to those groups' involvement was still unclear and because some officials didn't want to give Congress ammunition to criticize the administration.
The FBI released photos of three of the five suspects earlier this month and asked the public to provide more information on the men pictured. The images were captured by security cameras at the U.S. diplomatic post during the attack, but it took weeks for the FBI to see and study them. It took the bureau three weeks to get to Benghazi because of security problems, so Libyan officials had to get the cameras and send them to U.S. officials in Tripoli, the capital.
The FBI and other U.S. intelligence agencies identified the men through contacts in Libya and by monitoring their further communications. They are thought to be members of Ansar al-Shariah, the Libyan militia group whose fighters were seen near the U.S. diplomatic facility prior to the violence. The U.S. has kept them under surveillance, mostly by electronic means. There was a worry that the men could get spooked and hide, but so far, not even the FBI's release of surveillance video stills has done that.
U.S. officials say the FBI has proof that the five men were either at the scene of the first attack or somehow involved because of intercepts of at least one of them bragging about taking part. Some of the men have also been in contact with a network of well-known regional Jihadists, including al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb.
FBI investigators are hoping for more evidence, such as other video of the attack that might show the suspects in the act of setting the fires that ultimately killed the ambassador and his communications specialist, or firing the mortars hours later at the CIA base where the surviving diplomats took shelter - or a Libyan witness willing to testify against the suspects in a U.S. courtroom.
But Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, the Republican chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said he is concerned the Obama administration is treating terrorism as criminal actions instead of acts of war that would elicit a much harsher response from the United States.
"The war on terror, I think, is a war and at times I get the feeling that the administration wants to treat it as a crime," he said Tuesday.
Administration officials have indicated recently that the FBI is zeroing in.
"Regardless of what happened previously, we have made very, very, very substantial progress in that investigation," Attorney General Eric Holder told lawmakers last week.
That echoed comments made by Secretary of State John Kerry to lawmakers last month.
"They do have people ID'd," Kerry said of the FBI-led investigation. "They have made some progress. They have a number of suspects who are persons of interest that they are pursuing in this and building cases on."
But options for dealing with the men are few and difficult, U.S. officials said, describing high-level strategy debates among White House, FBI and other counterterror officials. Those confidential discussions were described on condition of anonymity by four senior U.S. officials briefed on the investigation into the attack.
The U.S. could ask Libya to arrest the suspects, hoping that Americans would be given access to question them and that the Libyans gather enough evidence to hold the men under their own justice system. Another option would be to ask the Libyans to extradite the men to the U.S., but that would require the U.S. to gather enough solid evidence linking the suspects to the crime to ask for such an action.
Asking other countries to detain suspects hasn't produced much thus far. In this case, the Egyptian government detained Egyptian Islamic Jihad member Muhammad Jamal Abu Ahmad for possible links to the attack, but it remains unclear if U.S. intelligence officers were ever allowed to question him.
Tunisia allowed the U.S. to question Tunisian suspect Ali Harzi, 28, who was arrested in Turkey last October because of suspected links to the Benghazi attack, but a judge released him in January for lack of evidence.
Finally, the U.S. could send a military team to grab the men, and take them to an offsite location such as a U.S. naval ship - the same way al-Qaida suspect Ahmed Warsame was seized by special operations personnel in 2011 in Somalia. He was then held and questioned for two months on a U.S. ship before being read his Miranda rights, transferred to the custody of the FBI and taken for trial in a New York court. Warsame pleaded guilty earlier this year and agreed to tell the FBI what he knew about terror threats and, if necessary, testify for the government.
The U.S. has made preparations for raids to grab the Benghazi suspects for interrogation in case the administration decides that's the best option, officials said. Such raids could be legally justified under the U.S. law passed just after the 9/11 terror attacks that authorizes the use of military force against al-Qaida, officials said. The reach of the law has been expanded to include groups working with al-Qaida.
The option most likely off the table would be taking suspects seized by the military to the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, which Obama has said he wants to close.
"Just as the administration is trying to find the exit ramp for Guantanamo is not the time to be adding to it," said Morris Davis, the former chief prosecutor for Guant??namo.
Beyond being politically uncomfortable, it's less effective, he said. "There've been a total of seven cases completed since 2001," with six of them landing in appeals court over issues with the legitimacy of the charges.
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Former Playboy model Kendra Wilkinson has thanked fans for their support after she was hospitalized in Los Angeles over the weekend following a car accident.
The reality TV star was seen checking into the Providence Tarzana Medical Center on Sunday after she was involved in a minor collision, but doctors later gave the 27 year old the all-clear and she is now recovering from the crash at home.
Wilkinson has since taken to Twitter.com to assure followers she's on the mend, writing, "Thank you for all well wishes. Just really reminded me how fragile life really is and how important love really is."
It has been a rough couple weeks for the star – she was forced to quit the high-diving show "Splash" earlier this month after struggling to overcome her crippling fear of heights.


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A few months ago I bought the Coffret D'or Moist F Coat Base primer and Silk Cream Foundation (review later today!).
I thought the idea behind the Coffret D'or Moist F Coat was very clever and appropriate for the winter season – it's a pearly pink type cream in a small pot which is used as a primer, but for dry spots.
On top of that, this product can be used as other things – a highlighter for example and a….ok, I'm out of suggestions.
For the record, my face has been covered in dry spots this winter – it's been so harsh. On the top of my cheeks especially, I've had impossible to move flakes (well, not without being extremely rough anyway) so I had to do the best I could with it.
It meant that certain bases looked horrible, and some powders clung badly to patches of my face.
They say:
This adheres tightly to the corners of eyes, lips and other areas of dryness. This gel-type corrector keeps skin hydrated, covering up fine wrinkles and preventing makeup smudges for hours.
The packaging is lovely…
Very princessy, and nicer than the foundation which comes in a plastic tub (this comes in a glass jar). Even though the jar isn't massive you get plenty of product and you only need a tiny dab.
See the shade of the product? It's like a soft pink peach with a tiny hint of pearl, tiny tiny hint.
The texture is interesting…it reminds of a thick Benefit High Beam and a bit like a face cream although I wouldn't use this all over – it leaves too much of a highlighting effect. I did actually wonder why they'd make it in this shade – what if it draws attention to the dry patches?
Well luckily it doesn't! It blends in and there's a bit of a glow but it doesn't stick to any flaky bits:
I have been using this a lot on my cheeks and I do think it's a useful and cool product- you could hydrate more but the extra moisturiser tends to make make up slide off, this doesn't.
See there's a slightly pearly whitish effect?
All in all, I paid about $20 for this and it was worth it. It can use it on my dry patches and also as a highlighter and it works nicely as both – also I can't think of anything else I have which specifically primes dry parts of my face!


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Experiential Learning Course Credit
Experiential Learning Course Credit is an option for non-traditional college students who bring significant work experience, both in terms of years and responsibility, to obtain course credit for specific courses in their major if they can demonstrate achievement of course outcomes and competencies obtained through prior learning experiences.
Experimental Learning Course Credit is available for the following courses:
- SPE 105 Oral Communication for Professionals
- NSG 490 Special Topics
- CRJ 390 Specialization
The requirements for earning experiential learning credit follow the guidelines of the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning.
To be eligible for Experiential Learning credit for this course, a student must meet the following criteria:
- Be enrolled in a TU degree completion program (RN-BSN, BS in Medical Lab Science) or transfer into a major program as a junior;
- Have a transfer G.P.A. of 2.0 or better;
- Successfully complete or transfer ENG101 and ENG102; (CRJ majors seeking credit for CRJ 390 must also have completed a minimum of 21 upper-division credits at Thomas University).
- Document at least 3 full-time equivalent years of employment relevant to the course credit you are seeking;
- Understand that plagiarism, falsification, or misrepresentation are unacceptable and will result in rejection of the portfolio;
- Pay $350 fee if materials merit course credit.
A student seeking Experiential Learning credit must complete a request form supplying/verifying the information above. A screening committee will determine whether the student meets the requirements to proceed with the portfolio. An assessment committee made up of faculty/administrators in the Area of Arts and Sciences will determine whether the portfolio merits course credit.
Steps for students seeking Experiential Learning credit:
- Complete a request form supplying/verifying the information above to John Meis, Associate VP of Academic Affairs: email@example.com Permission to proceed must be received before a portfolio is submitted.
- After initial approval to proceed, submit portfolio or other requested materials. (See links below for requirements for specific courses)
- An assessment committee made up of faculty/administrators in the appropriate Division will review the portfolio and/or other materials to determine whether the portfolio merits course credit.
Requirements for Experiential Learning Credit for Specific Courses
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The 2011 WNBA draft, held at 3 p.m. on a Monday, is now wrapping up. No shockers here: the Minnesota Lynx selected UConn's Maya Moore (projected during the draft to be the league MVP) with the first pick, 6'8" Australian Elizabeth Cambage was second overall and will play for Tulsa, and Courtney Vandersloot went to Chicago with the third pick. View the rest of the picks here, or just giggle a little bit with us at this view of ESPN's "Family & Friends Room" in Bristol, which may have worse ambiance than the continental breakfast room at your local Best Western and less space than Lynn Hoppes's office down the hall.
If you're wondering, Geno was on the main floor with Moore.


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Sunday, 26 June 2011
Sorø Triathlon Report
I arrived very, very early. I wanted to run before the start to warm up. It is really important for me to "warm up" now that I am so far along. And I hope you all realize that when I say "warm up" it actually means "evacuate bladder and colon" :). So I decided to run the 4.2 km run route before the tri actually started. Since I was so early, I was awared start number 1!
This is my first time with number 1. (and it seemed ironic and sad that number 1 might also come in last. I just hoped I would't be too far behind everyone else.)
My "warm up" went really well and I figured I was ready.
Here were the distances:
375 meter swim
15 km bike
4.2 km run
Here is the lake and the ladders we used to climb out.
Here is a video of the beginning of the swim. Can you identify the large pregnant woman in a bright orange swim cap scurrying to get to the side before the start so she doesn't get kicked?? Okay - normally I swim with a better stroke, but I was so irritated that the guy in front of me was walking. Is that allowed??!!
(if you can't see that video, like me, here is the link: https://picasaweb.google.com/101306852460861752402/AltanTriSor2011?authkey=Gv1sRgCOqJnJGizYqbfA&feat=directlink#5622486249829061810)
I remained to the side the entire swim, which wasn't the fastest way to accomplish things, but I only got kicked once and not in the uterus. I still ended up finishing in about the middle of the pack in around 18 minutes. By no means a fast swim time, but it was fun! (I adore lake swimming!)
My transition was terrible. First you had to run about a quarter of a km on rocks and across a street to the bikes and then actually getting out of the wetsuit was probably the biggest challenge of the day. I was rolling around like an eel trying to get out of that thing. (they are made for a normally-shaped human body after all).
Why is it I always resemble a boy when I see picture of myself on a bike?
The bike route was fast, except for the big hills, rain, potholes, etc. Okay, so it wasn't that fast. But I was able to use my tri bars nearly the whole time, at the expense of some lung capacity. Let's just say I was happy to pass the hung over high school student talking on her cell phone and biking at the same time. She was the only person I passed who didn't have a flat (and she wasn't even in the tri, so it probably doesn't really count!). Time: 35 minutes. Ouch.
Oh geez, when I arrived, Helene, (seen here)
a good friend from our tri club, had just finished! Wow. She won second woman and I was so proud - had to stop and congratulate! But then I was off.
It was a 2.1 km x 2 (=4.2 km) trail route in a woods. The first loop was slow and I had to make two visits to the bushes. The "warm up" hadn't been as effective as I had hoped. But then, by the second loop, I actually started passing people and came in with a run time of 23 minutes. Hey, hey! Not bad for the end of a tri!
Total time was 1:22, with way too much time spent in transition, but I am just so big and awkward these days. (all of these times were from my watch, by the way, so they are approximations from when I looked down at the time. But I do know we started at 10am and my watch said 11:22 when I crossed the finish line. Turns out it was good I had a watch, by the way, since their timing system stopped working because it got wet in the rain!)
I was awarded a seriously nice black backpack by the Sorø Tri Club because they were so relieved I didn't go into labor. What an awesome morning! Thanks to the Sorø Tri Club and to Daniel for all of the pictures!
6 comments:
- mmmonyka said...
Wow, I wish I will be able to do a tri when 8 months pregnant! (Not that I am planning on having to deal with that any time soon)
Some people might call you nuts but I LOVE it!
- 26 June 2011 at 18:00
- SteveQ said...
Now you have me going back through hundreds of races over decades to remember if I've EVER worn #1. Maybe in a high school track race, but I don't think so.
- 26 June 2011 at 19:14
That is the best reason ever to win a prize!
Pretty amazing, girl. Your little one has done more tris than I will ever do.
Take care,
karen s
- 26 June 2011 at 19:43
- cherelli said...
Nice work again SLG; I agree that lake looked extremely inviting for swimming...love that you are always listening to your body for pace, and whilst I know there are "possible risks" in a tri when pregnant (obviously the bike being the BIG one, but more for someone/thing crossing the bike's path)) I figure if you're careful and aware (and can actually sit comfortably on a bike at 8mth pg) then go for it! Love that you scored a backpack as a thankyou for not going into labor!
- 26 June 2011 at 19:55
- Kirsten said...
Well done and you should be proud of yourself. Thanks for not going into labour on the track....
- 26 June 2011 at 21:27
- heather said...
Congratulations! I must admit, of this whole report I was most envious of your bib number :)
- 28 June 2011 at 08:56


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Sharing government data with the public really does create a culture of accountability. The Denver Post analyzed spending data for Colorado's three largest school districts and this forced Denver Public Schools to take action:
After queries from The Post, DPS officials Friday sent an e-mail to principals and staff announcing cost controls.
"Effective immediately, we will be restricting food purchases and travel expenses," the message said.
Food may still be purchased for community meetings but no longer for internal staff meetings. Administrators are asking staffers to participate in "virtual conferences" rather than paying for out-of-state travel.
Among the expenses were $4,113 for doughnuts and burritos (Montbello High School) and $1,174 for a Dave & Buster's year-end party (Lincoln High School). Lincoln seems to be one of the worst offenders, charging $161,000 to district-issued credit cards. North High School charged less than $14,000. (But North has bigger problems).
Many commenters on the article seem to think this isn't a big deal, that the amounts of money involved are relatively small, and why shouldn't teachers get some coffee? But public school systems shouldn't be paying for coffee and food and entertainment for their staff or for parents or for students, especially in a time of serious budgetary problems. Most families have to cut back right now; so should the government workers they support.