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CINCINNATI -- Despite scoring one run in their first 18 innings this season, the Cardinals are not pointing to the lack of recent game play as contributing factor to the slow offensive start.
Heading into Thursday, the Cardinals had played just twice since wrapping up Grapefruit League play a week ago. An exhibition game in Memphis was rained out, and the team had three scheduled days off in Cincinnati. Adding to the down time was a near three-hour delay on Wednesday and a lengthy rain delay on Thursday.
"You don't expect to have delays and rainouts right from the top," Matheny said. "And you have to keep coming back to the fact that this kid, [Tony] Cingrani, gave us a lot of trouble last year, even when the guys were playing every day for a long part of the season. And [Johnny] Cueto, the way he was throwing the ball, he's going to give anybody fits. There are just going to be those days where you have to scratch and claw, and they scratched a little better than we did [Wednesday]."
Matheny also made the point that many of his starting position players were not playing in games daily for most of Spring Training.
The Cardinals have held workouts on two of the three off-days and have offered hitters extra time in the batting cages for those who would like to take additional swings.
"I think we have more of the guys still looking and still searching a little bit," Matheny said. "But overall, going in there and swinging yourself silly doesn't normally equate into productivity."
The Cardinals were not sour about the delayed start on Wednesday, Matheny said, preferring to start the game late rather than reschedule it for later in the season. They were also aware of ominous forecasts for Thursday and did not want to run the risk of having consecutive games postponed.
"We want to play. I want to watch these guys go," Matheny said. "It's been like having this caged animal that I couldn't watch take off and do their thing. We've been reigning them, letting them go, reigning them in. I just want to watch them run."


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Particle accelerators are outstanding teaching tools for training physics students in research techniques as well as an exciting way to do a wide range of instruction labs including measuring the rest energy of an electron, proving Einstein's equation E=MC2, and measuring the size of the nucleus. The accelerator facility in the Physics Program at Tarleton State University is an undergraduate physics teaching and research facility and one of only 6 undergraduate tandem facilities in the U.S. Dr. Marble's past undergraduate research assistants have gone to graduate school at MIT, Stanford, Rice, UT,A&M, and many other fine schools as well as being selected for summer REU programs at CALTECH, UNT, TCU, etc.
Dr. Marble's accelerator group performs a wide range of research including basic ion-atom collision studies and the use of nuclear technique for materials analysis for electronics and environmental engineering studies. Some of the techniques available include Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS) and Channeling, Forward Recoil Spectrometry (RFS) which is also known as ERD, Nuclear Reaction Analysis (NRA), and Particle Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE). The laboratory has a wide range of detectors including large NaI well detector, 40% efficiency HpGe gamma ray detector with environmental shield, and ultra-thin x-ray detector capable of detecting elements down to Be.
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Condolences are offered to the family of Thomas Carmody, 80, a veteran Shreveport, Louisiana, oilman, and well-known Southern senior badminton champion, who passed away July 17, 2012, of complications following surgery. Tom was a long-time member of the Shreveport Badminton Club, and welcomed players to club venues from the downtown YMCA to the LSU-Shreveport fieldhouse from the 1950's on. He was the inspiration for this writer's beginning career, letting me slip into the YMCA once a week after work in the summer to try to compete with the local men's doubles teams. He was a real gentleman, kind, loving, and always with a twinkle in his eye.
Tom was born January 7, 1932, in Shreveport, and graduated from Georgetown University and Centenary College. He was president of Mallard Drilling Corporation and Gloster Lumber Company, and remained active in the oil and gas business until his death. A longtime director of the Southern Badminton Association, he served several terms as President.
Tom won the National Seniors' Badminton tournament doubles competition in Orlando, Florida, in 1984. He also won the following National Senior Men's Doubles titles: 50MD with Dick Witte (MO) in 1982; 60MD with Duane Enochs (CA) in 1995 and 1996; and 70MD with Duane Enochs in 1996, 1997, and 2003. He was inducted into the Ark-La-Tex Sports Museum of Champions in 1992, the only badminton player in the museum from the Ark-La-Tex. In his last years, he coached badminton as adjunct professor at Louisiana State University-Shreveport.
Tom is survived by his wife of 56 years, Katherine; 12 children; 28 grandchildren; and a brother and sister. A Mass of the Resurrection was held Friday, July 20, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with burial at Forest Park Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers included Joe Averett, another longtime Shreveport badminton player.


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Part of the unmistakeable character of the city on the river are the renowned museums on the banks of the Main, the fascinating high-rise architecture, the thinkers of the Frankfurt School just as much as the Grüne Soße (a herb sauce, a speciality of Frankfurt), Ebbelwei (Apfelwein or cider) and Frankfurter sausages. Numerous exhibition halls, theatres and historic sites are all nearby and the next café or restaurant is also not far way. In short: Frankfurt has a lot to offer!
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Find out what goes into building a set of top-quality, reliable cylinder heads.
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Careful measurement and attention to detail are key.
If something goes wrong, too much!
In one important respect, cylinder heads are like many other parts of our beloved Chevy powerplants. Done right, they provide miles of high-performance enjoyment; done wrong, they can bring the ride to a screeching halt. In this case, we're not talking about cylinder head performance per se, at least not when it comes to flow numbers and compression ratios. What head makes the most power has been covered elsewhere. What we're talking about here is the basic but complex act of cylinder head assembly. Basic because they sit atop our engines and do the will of the camshaft in regulating the internal combustion cycle; complex in that there's a lot of moving parts in a typical cylinder head, meaning there's room for error. And who wants that kind of misery?
Looking to understand what it takes to properly assemble a set of cylinder heads from bare castings to ready-to-install lungs, we went in search of professional help. Our friends at Speed-O-Motive take cylinder head assembly seriously-so seriously, in fact, that they build up all the heads they use from bare castings. The man who builds these heads for S-O-M is one Oscar Alvarez, who's been doing this kind of thing for neigh on a decade. We spent a good half-day with Alvarez, trying to glean all we could about the proper way to assemble a set of cylinder heads.
There's no way we can boil down our sensei's teachings into a few words, but we did ask Alvarez to start us off with a few tips:
Oscar's Top Three Tips
1. Check for correct spring pressure.
2. You must check the head surface.
3. Use top-quality parts.
After our time with Alvarez, we'd have to add this: there may be no substitute for experience, but making careful measurements, paying attention to detail, and learning from the experience of others can get you a long way toward a reliable set of cylinder heads.
Alvarez actually gave us a fourth tip-in fact, he feels so strongly about it that he gave it first. "People have to check the valve/piston clearance," he declared. "It's the most common mistake I see." Unfortunately, that process is a bit outside the scope of this article. On the other hand, what's the point in building a solid set of heads, only to have valves banging against pistons the first time you fire her up? With this in mind, we'll get to work on an article on checking valve/piston clearance. For now, here's a look at what it takes to build a bulletproof set of cylinder heads.
Whether you're assembling an all-new cylinder head combo or refreshing a tired set of lungs, much of the info we've given you here applies. Reusing a set of valvesprings, however, may require a few extra steps. First and foremost, the springs should be cleaned and checked for visual damage. When it comes to checking spring pressure and installed height, Alvarez left no doubt that the best way to make these measurements is to follow the manufacturer's specs for the cam you're using. Don't know what 'stick is in there? Get ready for some shimming. "If a spring pressure is very low," Alvarez told us, "you can shim it and bring the pressure up." As for installed height, you'll need to use your height mic on each valve, find the tallest installed height, then shim the rest to match.
It's imperative to make sure that the valvesprings you're using can handle the cam you're using. If the spring binds, or becomes "stacked," you can end up with a lunched cam. So, while you're compressing springs, here are two ways to check for coil bind:
1.800 Installed spring height
-0.500 maximum valve lift
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With the spring at its compressed height, you should have a minimum of 0.060 inch clearance between the coils, measured with a feeler gauge.
You can also compress the spring until it is completely compressed ("solid height"), make a measurement, and subtract this figure from the compressed spring height. For example:
1.300 Compressed spring height
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And as it turns out, 0.100 inch is the minimum clearance you should have. Whatever method you use, this is an easy way to ensure valvetrain longevity.
Shims come in 0.015-, 0.030-, and 0.060-inch sizes. If you're 0.005 short, that's OK; if you're 0.010 short, use a 0.015 shim to come in at 0.005 over.
Taking 0.006 inch off the head surface decreases the chamber volume by 1cc.
If you're not having a valve job done, each valve must go back in its original spot.
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Gerard Cartier – Woonsocket
Gerard Cartier – Woonsocket
Gerard A. Cartier, 90, a resident of Wyndemere Woods in Woonsocket, RI and World War II Navy veteran who served in Northern Africa, passed away after a brief illness on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence RI. He was the husband of the late Lucille (Bilodeau) Cartier with whom he celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on September 13, 2007.
Born June 2, 1923, in Woonsocket, he was the son of the late Donat and Marie Rose (Gregoire) Cartier.
A graduate of Mt. St. Charles Academy and Rhode Island College, Mr. Cartier was appointed the Woonsocket Education Department's Federal Aid Coordinator in 1965 and served in that capacity until his retirement in 1985. As part of his duties, he supervised federally-funded Compensatory Education programs including remedial reading and remedial mathematics programs, Head Start, and the Neighborhood Youth Corps. He was also instrumental in the establishment of Parent Advisory Councils in several Woonsocket schools. Mr. Cartier also served on the Woonsocket School Committee in the 1950s.
He is survived by two daughters, Yvette M. Trahan of Sarasota, FL, and Paulette E. Cartier of Woonsocket, RI; and two sons, Richard P. Cartier and his wife Kelly of Leicester, MA, and Gerard A. Cartier Jr. of Woonsocket. He was the loving grandfather of Kathryn M. Laferte of Providence, RI, Kelly E. Cournoyer of Harrisville, RI, Richard Cartier Jr. of Milford, MA, Christopher Cartier of Marlborough, MA and Michaela Cartier of Leicester MA. He is also
survived by three great-grandchildren: Morgan Cournoyer, Elise Cartier, and Luc Cournoyer.
Mr. Cartier was the brother of Claire Trottier of Pawleys Island, SC; Rolande Dubois of Bellingham, MA; Therese Trottier of Bellingham MA; Estelle Valois of Manville RI; Jeanne Levreault of Woonsocket RI; George Cartier of Wilmington NC; and the late Laurent Cartier. He also leaves behind many loving nieces and nephews.
Funeral will be held on Saturday, March 8th at 9 a.m. from CARTIER'S FUNERAL HOME, 151 So. Main St., Bellingham, MA with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph's Church, 1200 Mendon Rd., Woonsocket, RI. Interment will follow at Resurrection Cemetery, Cumberland, RI. Visiting time Saturday from 9 to 10 a.m. at the funeral home prior to Mass. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to The Global Genes Project, 28 Argonaut, Suite 150, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 or www.globalgenes.org
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Fibre Channel directors are the choice for consolidating isolated SAN fabrics. Brocade's 48000 Director and Cisco's MDS 9513 Multilayer Director are the undisputed leaders in this small field, but they offer very different paths to storage services and consolidation options. We'll help you decide which company's product is the best director for your storage environment.
Data destruction: When data should disappear
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With so many archiving systems on the market, putting together a request for proposal (RFP) for an archiving program for structured, semistructured or unstructured data is a key step. It's equally important that your team is well-prepared to evaluate vendor proposals so you'll end up with a product that fits your company's needs at a price that doesn't break your budget.
Demystifying Unix dump
dump is a powerful tool to back up Unix files. In this excerpt from W. Curtis Preston's new book, Backup & Recovery: Inexpensive Backup Solutions for Open Systems, the dump utility is described in detail, including how it works, when to use it and exactly what can go wrong at various stages of the dump backup process.
"Trusted" storage on the horizon
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Editorial: Backup done right and not so right
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"clear v.t. ...
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It cleared up. Is it the best example? But "clear" here is an intransitive verb.
Please clear it up. thank you!
It rained all morning but cleared up around lunchtime.
"clear up" is is a verb plus adverb particle combination in "The weather cleared up," and it does not require any obligatory adjunct.
"clear" in "I cleared the desk is an transitive verb.
"clear" in "My mind cleared when..." is an intransitive usage.
All questions of the type "Why does this horse have five legs" are more easily answered if a link is given to the picture of the horse.
Glad to meet you here. I am sorry I can't print and show you the page of the <Webster's dictionary of the Eglish Languag unabridged encyclopedic Edition > in 1979. In the dictionary under "clear v.i. 1...2...3...4... " , there is no verb phrase.(p.336):
" fire ,v.i. ... fire up : (a) to start a fire in a furnace,stove, etc; (b) to become irritated or angry," The above is quoted from the Dictionary too. Obviously, in "fire up (a), fire is a transitve verb,,but (b), an intransitive one.(p.689)
Thank you very much!
The skies began to clear.
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Michael DeShane MA '71, PhD '77 and Keren Brown Wilson PhD '83 have done a lot for older Oregonians, including funding the Aging Matters: Locally and Globally Initiative at the PSU Institute on Aging.
Alumni couple Keren Brown Wilson and Michael DeShane want to make sure that as we grow older we are valued by others and ourselves.
NO ONE should look forward to retirement.
At least that's the way Keren Brown Wilson PhD '83 and Michael DeShane MA '71, PhD '77 hope to shape the conversation as society grows proportionally older.
"Meaningful and purposeful activity is critical to people's sense of well-being," says Wilson. "If you're 65, you have a good 25 years ahead of you—more than one-quarter of your life. And the notion that you don't have anything left to do and can't be fully integrated into society is silly."
Wilson, 65, and DeShane, 71, have no plans to retire and much they want to accomplish. They funded the Aging Matters: Locally and Globally Initiative at the PSU Institute on Aging with $1 million, and Wilson has also been instrumental in the institute's evolution. The initiative seeks to broaden and change the way society views aging, and Wilson and DeShane have worked with the University to highlight challenges facing the most underserved elderly here and abroad.
As true change agents for the elderly, Wilson, DeShane and a few other visionaries started the first assisted living residence in Oregon in 1983. It provided personal care services to residents in their private apartments—a radical departure from the nursing home model where residents had little independence or control. Wilson served as the residence's first administrator and further delineated its model of care from those of nursing homes. Today, she is considered the architect of the Oregon model of assisted living, a model that has been copied across the country.
DeShane is president of Concepts in Community Living Inc., headquartered in Clackamas, which operates 17 assisted living residences, mostly in rural communities.
In June, the two will receive the College of Urban and Public Affairs' Urban Pioneer Award—its most prestigious honor.
"They're thoughtful and very engaged in terms of thinking about the situation in our world today and trying to identify solutions to problems," says Margaret Neal, director of the Institute on Aging.
THE COUPLE have dedicated themselves to serious work, but weave humor into their interactions and outlook. With 7,000 to 10,000 Baby Boomers turning 65 every day for the next 18 years, they see a vital need for more policy discussions on how this demographic change will impact everything from housing to transportation to employment.
Michael DeShane visits with a resident at Rackleff Place in Canby, one of 17 assisted living residences his company, Concepts in Community Living, manages.
"Aging is not sexy," says Wilson. "If we could just figure out how to make it sexy."
"That's going to be difficult," says DeShane.
At least, says Wilson, we can make it interesting.
That's something both believe aging is, since older people have crucial skills, experience, and perspective—and often aren't as worried about what other people think.
"You should think of old age as the time to get political: 'By God, let's go out and get them,'" says DeShane.
Or, says Wilson, simply "find something with meaning and attach yourself to it and have the same kind of fervor and passion we think is appropriate in very young people."
In changing how society thinks about aging, Wilson and DeShane say it's important to scrap many "age appropriate" boundaries, especially in education. Instead of considering college mostly for the 18- to 21-year-old set, society should embrace the idea that people attend periodically throughout their lives. A big goal of the Aging Matters Initiative is to make universities relevant to older people.
"We need an ageless society where starting college at 45 is no different than starting at 20," says DeShane, adding, in a nod to the IFC television show Portlandia, "We want Portland to be a place where old people go to unretire."
The DeShane Wilson Scholarship, which the couple established in 2007, is helping students in their 20s, but is open to those of any age. The scholarship is for students who complete two years at Clackamas Community College and then transfer to PSU to earn a bachelor's degree. Preference is given to health studies and social science students. So far, eight DeShane Wilson scholars have graduated from Portland State, three others attend the University, and several more attend Clackamas Community College.
"We invest in scholarships because we believe they have the power to change lives and because we derive pleasure from returning the investment others have made in us," says Wilson. "Most of us have benefited from someone's kindness at some point in our lives."
FOCUSED KINDNESS is a good descriptor for Wilson, who now spends most of her days running the Jessie F. Richardson Foundation. She established the foundation in the mid 1970s and later named it after her mother, whose nursing home experience of no door locks or independence prompted her to ask her daughter, then a graduate student, "Why don't you do something to help people like me?"
The foundation works with PSU as well as Concordia and Pacific universities on student service learning projects to help poor and elderly people in Nicaragua. At PSU, students take a spring course and then spend two weeks in Nicaragua building physical improvements like handrails. They also train caregivers and medical first responders on what to do when an elderly person falls, becomes lost, or has a heart attack.
"If your family can't take care of you, you are in a world of hurt," says Wilson. "It's just a lot of extreme poverty."
And the problem isn't just in Nicaragua. By 2050, 80 percent of the world's elderly population will be in developing countries.
The foundation just started a new initiative in Appalachia where a big challenge is protecting the elderly from drug-addicted children and grandchildren. Wilson wants to create a special community health worker program to train older people to help their peers recognize and come to terms with the abuse. That model could be replicated across the U.S. since the problem is becoming endemic.
These specially trained workers would also help their peers handle chronic medical conditions. Evidence suggests Baby Boomers, particularly those born between 1946 and 1964, will experience more health problems, including obesity, diabetes, and hypertension, says Wilson. Partly, she says, it's diet and partly people are simply living longer due to advances in modern medicine. DeShane himself had fairly routine heart valve replacement surgery at 65.
But the model of care DeShane and Wilson promote is intentionally not a "medical model" that treats a person as a disease or set of problems, says Paula Carder, a faculty member in PSU's Institute on Aging. Instead it's a "social model" that considers a person's life history and honors their independence—including allowing people to make choices that could be judged bad from a medical standpoint.
ALTHOUGH THEY have no plans to retire, Wilson, who has worked long days for many years, would like to work a little less. The two have a child from DeShane's first marriage and four grandchildren. They have 38 nieces and nephews. And four cats. Wilson wants to spend more time with family and friends, work on her genealogy research, and volunteer for organizations whose missions she supports. DeShane plays golf when he can, he says, "but not well." He occasionally tinkers with old cars. The two live in Happy Valley, have a home in Bend, but like to travel. They've been to every continent except Antarctica.
DeShane won't stop working in part because there is so much to do for the frail and elderly. And his friends are at work.
It's his purpose.
Carrie Sturrock is a Portland freelance writer.


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The possibility of a Gary Johnsonpresidential bid is an exciting one, and I say that as a New Mexican who didn't like some of the major projects he undertook as governor. I can say that I would happily support his candidacy were he to pursue the Republican nomination. That's part of the problem Gary Johnson faces in a GOP nominating contest: he appeals to people like me and Matt Welch, who are not remotely representative of the Republican primary electorate. For one thing, I'm not a Republican. Not even Ron Paul's 2008 bid could make me change my registration to vote in the state primary, and I doubt I would change it for the next election.
The more significant difficulty Johnson faces is that all of the reasons why I would want to support him (e.g., his views on civil liberties, foreign policy, the drug war, etc.) are the reasons why he would be persona non grata for much of the GOP. Like Ron Paul's run in 2008, a Johnson campaign would be refreshingly oriented toward ideas and policy, and it would show many of the leading candidates to be hypocrites and frauds when it comes to protecting constitutional liberties, balancing budgets, and reducing spending. More than that, it would offer libertarians and traditional conservatives a decent alternative, and it might force some healthy and much-needed debates on the security/warfare state, foreign policy, and the drug war. All of these are interrelated with one another, and all of them are huge blind spots for most Republican politicians. Johnson has enormous credibility in challenging the party line on all of them. I have no illusions that Johnson would win the nomination, but he might cause some Republicans to re-think their positions and he might bring some people to take libertarian and small-government conservative arguments more seriously.
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If everyone at the office gets the same pay raise, the argument goes, there is no incentive to do great work. It's a compelling argument, as it its converse: Knowing great work can get you a bigger raise than your phoning-it-in co-worker is an incentive to do great work.
But if there are 14 people in an office and only one gets a raise, what are the other 13 to think? If your answer is "I'm going to find a place to work where I'm appreciated," then you should be concerned about a brain drain in our state government.
In the first round of pay increases for Wisconsin state employees since union contracts were invalidated, supervisors delivered an average 6.52 percent boost to 2,757 workers, roughly one in 14 of those eligible, the Wisconsin State Journal reported on April 8.
The payout — totaling $8.2 million — is very different from union-era raises, which were much smaller on a percentage basis but cost tens of millions of dollars more because they were distributed to most non-academic employees. Another difference from the old contractual pay system is that more than half of the merit awards were one-time lump sum payments that didn't become part the workers' base salaries.
Within certain constraints, supervisors were allowed to propose extra pay for valued employees who did superior work, were seeking other employment or were underpaid compared to others in similar circumstances, the State Journal reported.
Cullen Werwie, former spokesman for Gov. Scott Walker, called the merit-based payouts a good beginning and said that Walker will "work to keep the best and the brightest employees."
Not if only one in 14 are getting a raise. Especially if you're talking about DNA analysts or attorneys. The Department of Justice made most of its awards in those two categories, as the best in those fields can certainly make more money in the private sector, Executive Assistant Attorney General Steven P. Means said.
And there's the issue: If you can make more in the private sector, and almost nobody in your department is getting a raise, what incentive do you have to continue to serve the public?
"Wisconsin just has very, very good public employees and we have very good public services," said Charles Carlson, a compensation expert for a management consulting firm in Middleton. "You have skilled engineers and scientists and accountants. You could say 'well, you just replace them with someone else,' but they are very difficult to replace with all their experience and expertise."
State government agencies should consider the long-term effect of rewarding such a small percentage of employees. The one out of those 14 who got the pay bump will feel appreciated and stick around. But the second-best in the office, and the third-best? They're going to update their resumes and look for something better. When they leave, state government will suffer from the loss of expertise. Ultimately, the brain drain in government costs taxpayers through less efficient service.


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Described by their supervisors as "always a step ahead," and having "astonishing work ethics," five student employees at UT Dallas have been honored as part of National Student Employment Week.
The annual program recognizes student employees for their work in on-campus jobs.
The Student Employee of the Year award was presented to Kaitlen Clare, a junior gender studies major in the School of Interdisciplinary Studies who works in the Galerstein Women's Center.
Clare provides support services and helps coordinate the center's programs and events.
"She is always a step ahead, especially in identifying and tackling potential issues that may arise during an event," Clare's nomination letter stated. "Her ability to think critically and her attention to detail enhance the outcomes of the tasks assigned to her. Everything Kaitlen does, she gives her all, and she ensures it is carried out with pride, loyalty and excellence."
Other student nominees included Michael "Mac" McGlynn, who works in the Counseling Center; Sri Rama Bhupatiraju of the Career Center; Jamie Choate from Enrollment Services; and Erin Venza with the Center for Brain Health.
"From customer service to helping complete projects, our student employees have the benefit of knowing the inner workings of the University, and they use that advantage to help UT Dallas function at its best."
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Michael Doty, director of the Career Center, said student workers gain valuable experience in their on-campus jobs, which can be applied to future internships or full-time employment.
"We're always proud to honor UT Dallas students at this time of the year," Doty said. "We understand the value they provide throughout the University. From customer service to helping complete projects, our student employees have the benefit of knowing the inner workings of the University, and they use that advantage to help UT Dallas function at its best."
As UT Dallas' Student Employee of the Year, Clare was nominated for the regional competition, the winner of which advances to the national competition.
The Student Employee of the Year award program is led by the Student Employment Coordinator in the Career Center. During the past two weeks, representatives from the center honored the nominees and presented them with certificates, plaques and a small scholarship at ceremonies held in their respective departments.
Nominations for the program were evaluated by staff members from the Eugene McDermott Library, the Career Center, Recreational Sports, and two areas within the Dean of Students Office: Student Leadership Programs and the office of Fraternity and Sorority Life.
The committee considered such criteria as reliability, quality of work, initiative, professionalism and uniqueness of their contribution to their department.
Student Employee of the Year Kaitlen Clare was praised for her ability to think critically and identify potential problems in her work at the Galerstein Women's Center. Other nominees included:Jamie ChoateMichael "Mac" McGlynnSri Rama BhupatirajuErin Venza
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Mass Effect 3: Omega launches today, and its been hailed by Bioware as the largest expansion to date for the action-RPG; however, it wasn't originally four hours long nor 2GB in size, according to producer Fabrice Condominas.
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It was on a trip to Paris almost two years ago that Joan and Daniel O'Connor of San Francisco realized something was wrong. Daniel, 79, who was familiar with the city, became disoriented and confused while in a Metro station.
After a number of visits to the doctor back in San Francisco, Daniel O'Connor was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
"No matter how prepared you think you are, it is so stunning," said Joan O'Connor, 65, of learning about her husband's diagnosis.
The O'Connors said dealing with the disease has been made easier with the help of Dr. Catherine Madison and the team at California Pacific Medical Center. Now, the services the medical team provides will be expanded at the new Brain Health Center, which opened last month at CPMC's Davies campus in San Francisco.
The center, made possible by an anonymous $21 million donation that established an endowment, offers patients with neurodegenerative problems and their families a large, dedicated place where their medical and emotional needs can be met. More administrative staff allows the practitioners to focus more on patient care and working with family members than in the past.
"It allows me to really be a social worker and therapist," said Nalani Dunn, a licensed clinical social worker.
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The center includes offices and rooms for treatment and counseling and is meant to create a calm atmosphere, with nature photographs on the walls and a color scheme of soft yellows, greens and oranges.
The endowment also enabled the center to hire a family care specialist through the Alzheimer's Association who teaches classes about Alzheimer's and what can be done to minimize its effects. The collaboration between CPMC and the Alzheimer's Association is the first of its kind.
The hope is that the center will be more than the place where patients come to see their doctor or where research takes place. Its care navigation team is there to guide patients and their caregivers through the gamut that comes with a neurodegenerative disease diagnosis - from how to communicate with each other to dealing with insurance to healthy eating. Staff members offer counseling services and encourage the "worried well" - people who are concerned that they may be showing early signs of neurodegenerative problems or have family histories - to come in for evaluations.
Underlying all the services the center's staff provides is the idea that patients and their caregivers need a customized plan tailored for their individual circumstances.
"We try not to treat people as illnesses or diseases," Madison said.
Born of experience
Madison's own experience dealing with her mother's dementia in the late 1990s informed how she treats patients. She felt as though there was not someone she could turn to for support when making difficult decisions as a caregiver, like whether her mother should be put on a feeding tube.
"You get a diagnosis and then everyone walks out the door with a 'Now what?' " she said.
One program offered at the center is cognitive coaching, in which counselors work with patients to assess what skills they have and how to build a strategy to get the most out of those skills. Similar programs exist elsewhere, but insurance may not cover them. At the Brain Health Center, the costs are partially paid for out of the endowment.
The new center has also allowed the staff to expand their support groups. Dunn has been leading three of the groups for spouses of people with neurodegenerative problems, and recently started one for the adult children of people with such diseases.
Learning to cope
Joan O'Connor is a member of one of the spouse support groups and has had one-on-one counseling sessions with Dunn. She said the support she has found and coping skills she's learned have helped her manage caring for her husband. She understands that her husband's condition will only get worse, so they have learned how to make the most of each day.
"I breathe a lot more probably than I ever did before," she said. "These people help you put a measure of control back into your day, and joy."
For his part, Daniel O'Connor is handling his diagnosis well. He continues to walk around the city, and he said when he gets lost, he just goes to the top of the nearest hill to see where he is.
"I don't feel like someone who has got a disease," he said. "I recognize that I've got some limitations, but everyone I know has limitations. I view it more as an adventure."
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I wrote back and said that I believe that the therapies that we are currently working on for spinal cord injury will be applicable to patients who have paralysis from other causes, such as neurofibromatosis. She responded, asking if there are doctors that I can refer her to and treatments that I would recommend. I told her that such therapies are not yet available but I believe that they will be.
Von Recklinghausen's disease present two additional problems that must be addressed in addition to restoring fucntion. The first is the orthopedic problems associated with the disease. Most people with neurofibromatosis develop scoliosis or other curvatures of the spine that require orthopedic correction. The second is that the tumors that is often associated with the disease. Both of these issues can be corrected with careful and limited surgery.
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An analysis of payments to large agribusiness operations, big city residents, and the USDA bureaucracy
Freedom to Farm: Foreword by Kenneth A. Cook
Suppose you're an editor or a reporter who suddenly falls victim to corporate downsizing at the newspaper, magazine, television network or radio station where you work. You'd probably appreciate a new Federal program that will keep you whole with guaranteed payments of tens of thousands of dollars per year, every year, for the next seven years. You might get as much as one million dollars from the government, in total. And you'll get your Federal checks on top of whatever severance payments you get from your employer. In fact, you'll get government payments for 7 years even if you're fortunate to find a new job right away that pays more than the job you lost.
Or let's say you're a manufacturing worker who loses your job because of a factory closing or workplace automation. How about a Federal program under which Uncle Sam will pay you $20,000, $30,000, $40,000 or more every year from now through the year 2002, with no requirement that you get another job? Better yet, under this program even if you do get a job you'll still get the government payments--and your spouse may well get the same amount or more.
Or perhaps you'd just like to retire to a sunny resort spot right now -- even if you're only thirty-something. This Federal program will support you while you do absolutely nothing--a guaranteed Federal annuity of as much as $300,000, $400,000, or more, payable over the next 7 years.
It may sound like "Publisher's Bonanza," but in fact it's public policy -- from the new Congress. And sorry, taxpayer: only past farm subsidy recipients are eligible. The rest of us lose -- big.
It's a Federal farm subsidy "reform" proposal called "Freedom to Farm." Ed McMahon and Dick Clark won't be picking the big prize winners. Congress will.
If "Freedom to Farm" becomes law, Congress will be sending out checks for $35.6 billion, written against your account, taxpayer, to a handful of Americans who will qualify for "Freedom To Farm" payments over the next 7 years.
Under the preposterous rules of this new subsidy game, the only way to win is if you've won before. That's right: only past farm subsidy recipients are eligible for "Freedom to Farm" payments. And the bigger the payments they've received in the past, the bigger the checks they'll get through 2002 under "Freedom to Farm." Some recipients stand to get more than $1 million over 7 years. They won't have to plant a seed to earn it. But if they or the tenants they leave back on the farm do raise a crop, they'll receive government subsidy checks in addition to huge profits from the marketplace, where prices are higher than they've been in years. "Freedom to Farm" subsidies will be made entirely without reference to economic need or market conditions.
For the average taxpayer, the proposition goes something like this: you're taking a pay cut so that anyone who has received a farm subsidy payment over the past 5 years will automatically receive a continuous stream of welfare payments over the next 84 months, even if they get a job that pays as much as yours pays, or even if they don't work at all.
In this report we focus on some of the biggest and most outrageous winners of "Freedom to Farm." These recipients will be familiar to readers of previous EWG studies of agriwelfare, City Slickers, Fox in the Henhouse, and The Cash Croppers. They're the "farmers" who live in the middle of America's biggest cities. They're the federally-paid employees and farmer-committee members of the USDA bureaucracy who will get "Freedom to Farm" payments through the very programs they administer. And they are the super-big winners: the top two percent of Federal farm subsidy recipients--roughly 28,000 large agribusiness operations, corporations, joint ventures and assorted "paper farms" that will haul in more than 22 percent of "Freedom to Farm" payments -- $7.8 billion in all, averaging more than $40,000 apiece per year.
We also debunk some of the misconceptions about the "reforms" represented by "Freedom to Farm." "Freedom to Farm" does not cut farm subsidies, it increases their cost by billions and stretches payment guarantees from 5 to 7 years. "Freedom to Farm" does not end farm subsidy programs, or even phase them out: at least $4 billion will be available per year for farm subsidies after the program expires in 2002. "Freedom to Farm" also does not allow farmers to plant freely for the market instead of for the government. And "Freedom to Farm" does not end any of the well-known abuses and inequities of current programs, which are a goldmine for corporate subsidy loophole artists. In fact, it makes past rules worse by divorcing payments entirely from market conditions, actual farming activity, or economic need.
A sensible reform bill would retain a safety net for bona fide, working family farmers. It would shift billions of taxpayer dollars out of "Freedom to Farm" payments and reinvest those funds in the real needs of rural America. Affordable housing. Help for small businesses. Clean streams and safe tap water. Reduced use of pesticides. Protection of threatened and endangered species.
Then again, if you're the type of taxpayer who likes your government big, dumb, and free-spending, "Freedom to Farm" is the subsidy reform for you.
Kenneth A. Cook
Environmental Working Group


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The party has ended and most everyone has returned home from what can only be described as ONE FANTASTIC WEEKEND!!! Congratulations to the DC convention committee, chaired by Dee and Tracey, for a wonderfully planned event!! Thanks to the many, many companies and individuals who donated items for the raffles. There were so many wonderful things to choose from and the movie-themed baskets were just AMAZING!!
Thanks as well to Gerry for graciously signing so many items for the raffle and sending word of his heartfelt thanks to the fans for all their support and admiration for the fine work they do for Kids Kicking Cancer and other worthwhile causes.
Early estimates are that this convention may have exceeded the successes of our three previous conventions in funds raised for Kids Kicking Cancer!!! We are beyond excited and awaiting the final hotel bill and bus rental charges before coming up with the final tallies so keep checking the site for the total amount raised from Saturday evening's event.
One of the major announcements of the evening was the news that the fine work started by the MAG Tarts for this event will continue for many years to come. Their non-profit, started to benefit the convention, will become the non-profit arm of GerardButler Dot Net and Dee and Tracey have graciously agreed to continue to serve the organization so that other events and the website can benefit other charities nationwide through the groundwork they have set. The MAG Tart legacy and all their hard work will live on!!!!
Fan photos from the convention are coming in and being added to the gallery. Please contact Gieselle if you have any you would like to submit!
Thanks to Dave for sending us the link to his video from the Nim's Island premiere. Here's what he had to say about it:
So i attended the movie premiere of Gerard Butler's latest movie Nim's Island. The premiere took place at the Graumann's Chinese theater on Hollywood Blvd on March 30,2008. Gerard was great, he came over signed autographs for his fans. At one point Gerard is signing and a fan asks Gerard to sign. Gerard having seen this man before and believing he sells the autographs, Gerard proceeds to tell the fans in attendance to all give the man a slap before they leave. It was very funny. Right after that Gerard proceeds to sign an autograph on a sign some fans had made and he also poses for a picture with the sign that the fans had made. As i've stated before Mr.Butler is one of the best actors, not only for his work but for taking the time to interact with his fans.
Check out the video below!
Fox fantasy adventure "Nim's Island†jumped past George Clooney's "Leatherheads†for the second spot at the weekend box office, reversing Sunday's order of finish. Final figures released Monday showed "Island†nearly matching its Sunday estimate with $13.2 million while the Universal pic's number slid 6% to $12.7 million. And U's estimate for Sunday's total missed by about 28%. Read more…
Last week, Gerard Butler Dot Net quietly exceeded 9 MILLION HITS TO THE WEBSITE!!! Thank you, as always, to the many visitors who continue to support GB.net through your visits, news and photos submissions and support!!!!
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Letter dated 04/27/09 – Consumer Product Safety Commission
April 27, 2009
The Honorable Nancy A. Nord
Acting Chairwoman
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
4330 East West Highway
Room 402
Bethesda, MD 20814
RE: Notice of inquiry, Implementation of Section 103 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 ("CPSIA"), Tracking Labels for Children's Products
Dear Chairman Nord,
The Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC") published a notice in the Federal Register on February 26, 2009 inviting comments and information on how the CPSC should implement the tracking label requirement of section 103 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 ("CPSIA").(1) The Office of Advocacy ("Advocacy") applauds CPSC for using a Notice of Inquiry ("Inquiry") to gather information about industry practice, options for implementing the labeling requirement, and the benefits, limitations and impacts that options will have on manufacturers of children's products before issuing a proposed rule.
In 2007, several large toy manufacturers were forced to issue recalls of millions of Chinese-made toys due to safety risks of lead paint and small magnets.(2) Congress reacted to the massive recalls by passing the CPSIA, which was signed into law by President Bush on August 14, 2008. The CPSIA added many consumer safety provisions to the Consumer Product Safety Act(3) ("Act"), including a requirement in Section 103, effective August 14, 2009, that manufacturers or importers of children's products "place permanent, distinguishing marks on the product and its packaging, to the extent practicable."(4) The labeling requirement is intended to give manufacturers and consumers the ability to ascertain the specific source of a children's product (such as location and date of production, cohort information, manufacturer name) in instances of a consumer safety recall.
The Act defines a "children's product" as a consumer product that is designed or intended for use by children 12 years old and under.(5) Advocacy has been concerned about the regulatory effects of the CPSIA on small businesses, and that the overall impact of the CPSIA will impose a disproportionately high burden on small businesses. Ninety-nine percent of businesses manufacturing toys, dolls, and/or games are classified as small businesses.(6) The Act's broad definition of children's products means any small businesses that produces a children's product, not just toy manufacturers, will have to comply with Section 103 labeling requirements, including manufacturers and importers(7) of clothing, textiles, toiletries, furniture, and the like.
Advocacy has heard the opinions of small businesses that create or import children's products on the Section 103 labeling requirement. Advocacy urges CPSC to take care when issuing labeling requirements and compliance standards, and consider the practical effects of those regulations on small businesses before mandating a broad-based, one-size-fits all approach.
Office of Advocacy
Advocacy was established by Congress under Pub. L. 94-305 to represent the views of small entities before federal agencies and Congress. Advocacy is an independent office within SBA, so the views expressed by Advocacy do not necessarily reflect the views of SBA or the Administration. Section 612 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) also requires Advocacy to monitor agency compliance with the RFA, as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act.(8) Based on our discussions with small businesses that will likely be affected by this regulation and our authority under the RFA, Advocacy submits the following comments on this rulemaking.
Advocacy urges CPSC to complete a regulatory analysis in order to assess the impacts any labeling regulation would have on small businesses and to tailor their regulations to minimize adverse effects on small businesses.
Given the large number of small businesses that this regulation will likely impact, Advocacy encourages the CPSC to comply with the regulatory impact analysis requirements of the RFA. For all rules that are expected to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, Federal agencies are required by the RFA, to assess the impact of the proposed rule on small businesses and consider less burdensome alternatives.(9)
Advocacy hopes that the information obtained from the CPSC's Inquiry will help the CPSC prepare an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis ("IRFA"), as statutorily required by section 603 of the RFA. The IRFA, or a summary of it, must appear in the Federal Register at the same time the proposed rulemaking is published. The IRFA must describe the impact of the proposed rule on small entities and contain:
a description of the reasons why the action by the agency is being considered;(10)
a statement of the objectives of the proposed rule;(11)
a description and estimate of the number of small entities affected;(12)
a description of all projected compliance requirements of proposed rule;(13)
a description of any significant alternatives to the proposed rule that accomplish the stated objectives of applicable statutes and minimize the rule's impact on small entities;(14) and
a list of any duplicative, overlapping, and conflicting rules.(15)
Executive Order 13272 also requires the CPSC to notify Advocacy when the agency submits a draft proposed or final rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs or at a reasonable time prior to publication of the rule by the agency.(16) Moreover, the earlier a copy of the IRFA is provided to Advocacy, the more opportunity exists for Advocacy to provide constructive involvement and feedback to the agency. This is especially important considering the short time-frame involved in issuing rules for Section 103.
A mandatory, one-size-fits-all labeling requirement would be impractical, and would overly burden small business.
Advocacy has heard concerns from small businesses about the implementation of Section 103 labeling requirements. Detailed batch labeling may be economically efficient for some manufacturers, since it would allow manufacturers to limit losses in the event of a safety recall by allowing the manufacturer to identify and narrowly target those products subject to a recall. However, requiring all businesses to abide by the same labeling requirements, regardless of their size or methods of production, would burden the smallest businesses with significant production costs while yielding little to no benefits to that small business in the event of a safety recall.
Many small businesses are not factory operations, therefore a mandate that they track cohort information (such as batch number or run number) would be irrelevant for them in the context of their business operations. Batch and run information are only meaningful when products are created and assembled in factory settings. In fact, some large manufacturers already have detailed information on labels imprinted or molded into their products. It may not be difficult for them to adapt to any labeling requirements with minimal additional costs.
Small business manufacturers would be burdened, however, with regulations that require a particular method of marking (laser etching versus adhesive label, for instance), and by regulations mandating inclusion of information with constantly changing values. Similarly, if CPSC mandates the use of more permanent labeling methods, such as laser-etching, the dramatic increase in production costs coupled with the inability to pass these costs onto consumers, could put many small business owners out of business.
Small-scale importers of children's products may also encounter problems if CPSC mandates a one-size-fits-all labeling requirement. It would be impossible for small-scale importers to track cohort information if the foreign manufacturer does not provide them with such information; and since a small-scale importer's bargaining power is limited due to its small size, it is unlikely that these foreign manufacturers would go to the added expense and trouble to do so.
The CPSC should allow businesses to have flexibility in determining what is practical regarding the location, nomenclature, appearance and arrangement of information on labels.
Advocacy asks that the CPSC keep the different needs, constraints, character, and structure of small businesses in mind when drafting regulations. Advocacy asks that CPSC strive for flexibility when issuing rules regarding:
Cohort information. Many small business manufacturers have a limited product range, so businesses should be allowed to decide whether or not cohort information should be included, and if so, what information to present and how to convey it.
Date & Location of production. Allow small businesses to decide when a product is manufactured, and the format of the date (yearly, monthly, quarterly, weekly, etc.)
Nomenclature. Allow businesses to determine whether to present some information via alphanumeric code or in English.
Small businesses that make custom-ordered children's products should be exempt from any strict labeling requirements. These items are often one-of-a-kind items, crafted to the specifications of a buyer, and component information is meaningless in this situation. In many instances, a label identifying the company and the year of production would be sufficient.
Many products (i.e. dollhouse furniture, beads) are too small to bear a legible imprint or permanent label on each piece. The surface material of other products may make it impossible to put a label directly on the item, and in other products, a permanent label would detract from the aesthetics and purpose of the product itself. In these cases, CPSC should allow exemptions for the permanent labeling requirement in circumstances where the nature of the children's product would make it impractical to require a permanent label.
In situations where a manufacturer makes a product consisting of component parts (such as blocks or craft kits), Advocacy believes that it would also be impractical to require every component part to bear a label. Advocacy urges CPSC to allow manufacturers to determine the location of the tracking label, and when feasible, only require a label on one component of the product set or on the container holding the component pieces.
The CPSC should work with manufacturers in the implementation of the regulations to minimize economic losses.
Small businesses suggested to Advocacy that it would be impractical—and in some cases impossible—for many small businesses to comply with major regulatory mandates within the statutorily mandated enforcement date of August 14, 2009. To the extent that the CPSC has any flexibility in interpreting the CPSIA statute, small businesses request that the CPSC to consider the monetary costs and time needed to comply with regulations, and issue a stay of enforcement for at least a year in order to give businesses time to adapt to the final rule. To the extent that a stay of enforcement cannot be achieved, Advocacy refers the CPSC to Section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act(17) that requires, "that for each rule or group of related rules for which an agency is required to prepare a final regulatory flexibility analysis under section 605(b) of title 5, United States Code, the agency shall publish one or more guides to assist small entities in complying with the rule and shall entitle such publications 'small entity compliance guides.'" Advocacy asks that CPSC issue these compliance guides to assist small businesses in their compliance efforts especially since the enforcement date of the rule is less than five months away.
Advocacy thanks CPSC for the opportunity to provide suggestions on how the Agency should approach regulations for a labeling requirement under CPSIA. Advocacy hopes that the CPSC will take into account and analyze the costs and burdens any proposed rulemaking will have on small businesses and consider a broad range of regulatory alternatives that avoid imposing unfair burdens on small businesses. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me or Assistant Chief Counsel Linwood Rayford at (202) 401-6880, email at email@example.com.
Shawne McGibbon
Acting Chief Counsel
Office of Advocacy
Linwood Rayford, III
Assistant Chief Counsel
Office of Advocacy
Anna Rittgers
Mercatus Fellow
Office of Advocacy
1. 74 Fed. Reg. 8781 (February 26, 2009)
2. "Mattel Recalls 9M Chinese-made Toys in the U.S." USA Today, Aug. 15, 2007. accessed online at http://www.usatoday.com/money/world/2007-08-13-china-products_N.htm on 4/15/09.
3. 15 U.S.C. § 2051 et seq.
4. 15 U.S.C. § 2063(a), as amended August 14, 2008.
5. 15 U.S.C. § 2052(a)(2).
6. Out of 776 US firms that manufacture dolls, toys, and/or games (NAICS Code 33993), 763 have fewer than 500 employees. Employer Firms, & Employment by Employment Size of Firm by NAICS Codes, 2006. http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/us06_n6.pdf.
7. "Manufacturer" is defined as any person who manufactures or imports a children's product. 15 U.S.C. § 2052(a)(11).
8. Pub. L. No. 96-354, 94 Stat. 1164 (1981) (codified at 5 U.S.C. §§ 601-612) amended by Subtitle II of the Contract with America Advancement Act, Pub. L. No. 104-121, 110 Stat. 857 (1996). 5 U.S.C. § 612(a).
9. 5 U.S.C. § 601 et seq.
10. Id. at § 603(b)(1).
11. Id. at § 603(b)(2).
12. Id. at § 603(b)(3).
13. Id. at § 601(3).
14. Id. at. § 603(c).
15. Id. at § 603(b)(5).
16. Exec. Order No. 13,272 §3(b).
17. Pub. L. No. 96-354, 94 Stat. 1164 (1981) (codified at 5 U.S.C. §§ 601-612) amended by Subtitle II of the Contract with America Advancement Act, Pub. L. No. 104-121, 110 Stat. 857 (1996). 5 U.S.C. § 612(a).


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Why do I need Internet Explorer in Linux meanwhile I have a more power full and faster browser like Firefox?
The main reason are some sites only can be accessed using Internet Explorer, for examples Bank websites, and, if you are a web designer and you need to test your sites.
IE4Linux is only on run on Windows. So, if you want to run on Linux, you need a simulator like Wine. IE4Linux is free open source. The installation is not difficult.
Step 1. Download the source code.
Open your browser and open www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/page/Main_Page. Then click 'Download' button at the top right menu.
In this sample, I will show you how to install IE4linux from the source code.As you can see on the screen below, there is a guidance on how to download the source code.
Make sure that you have an internet connection already. Now, open your Linux terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal) and type
sudo wget http://tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/downloads/ies4linux.latest.tar.gz.
Wait until the downloading process is done.
Step 2. Installation
Before you can install, you have extract the file first.
taufanlubis@toshiba:~$ sudo tar xvzf ies4linux-latest.tar.gz
Go to ies4linux directory.
taufanlubis@toshiba:~$ cd ies4linux-184.108.40.206
Run the installation program.
taufanlubis@toshiba:~/ies4linux-18.104.22.168$ sudo ./ies4linux
The warning below occurs because I installed the program using 'sudo' command which is not necessary. You don't have to be a 'root'.
So, I do it again but now as a normal user.
taufanlubis@toshiba:~/ies4linux-188.8.131.52$ ./ies4linux
Installation is running. There are few options that you have to choose then click 'OK' button.
Installation process is done. Click 'Close' button to close it.
Now you can try to access web sites that only run with Internet Explorer.