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The government is ditching the famous food pyramid for a dinner plate as part of the latest changes to USDA dietary guidelines. Everydayhealth.com offers the new rules:
New Food Rule 1: Eat the Most Nutrient-Dense Foods
Why change: Americans consume far too many "empty calories" - those that lack good-for-you nutrients like whole grains, lean protein, vitamins, and minerals. "About 260 calories in a 2,000-calorie daily diet could be from indulgences like cookies or soda. But the typical American eats closer to 600 to 800 empty calories a day.
Nutrient-dense foods are described as "foods that in their prepared state have significantly more nutrients per calorie. For example, for the same amount of calories as soda, fat-free or low-fat milk offers calcium, vitamins, minerals, and protein, where soda has none. Fill half your plate at any given meal with vegetables, fruits, and whole grains, which are naturally nutrient dense. Skip add-ons like batters, breading, and butter, and choose sauces and dressings wisely, like vinaigrettes made with healthy olive oil instead of full-fat dressings. Opt for a baked potato instead of French fries, grilled chicken instead of fried, brown rice instead of white rice, and low-fat milk instead of whole milk or soda. But remember that nutrient-dense doesn't always mean low-calorie. The key is displacing empty calories with nutritious, filling calories.
New Food Rule 2: Eat Fewer Solid Fats and Added Sugars
Why the change: Solid fats and added sugars have no. Solid fats include butter, stick margarine, and meat fats. Added sugars are commonly found in packaged goods such as grain-based snacks and desserts, soda, energy drinks, and juice "drinks."
What you can do: Trim fat from meat, remove skin from poultry, and use less table sugar. Watch for sneaky sugar in food, like ketchup. Read ingredient lists of packaged foods for tip-off words like corn syrup, sucrose, sugar, honey, syrup, and dextrose. If you spot them in the first few ingredients, avoid the food or eat it less frequently.
Treat desserts, sugar-sweetened sodas, and candy as treats - not as everyday foods. Or rethink your definition of dessert: Try a bowl of fruit with an ice cream topping, rather than a bowl of ice cream with fruit topping.
New Food Rule 3: Eat More Seafood
Why change: Seafood is rich in heart- and brain-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, which the typical American diet sorely lacks. The new food guidelines recommend consuming at least 8 ounces of fish, shellfish, and other types of seafood every week (the 2005 guidelines did not recommend a specific amount of fish).
What you can do: Swap out your usual meat or poultry dinner twice a week for seafood. A 4-ounce serving of fish is smaller than you might think - it looks like a deck of cards. Pick fish that's high in omega-3s but low in mercury, such as salmon, trout, or herring.
Pregnant women should eat fish too, but it's especially important to pick low-mercury varieties (in large amounts the heavy metal has been linked to health problems). If you're pregnant or breastfeeding, limit your intake of white tuna (albacore) to 6 ounces per week, and and don't eat tilefish, shark, swordfish, or king mackerel, which can be high in mercury. If you're concerned about the mercury content in tuna, use canned salmon instead for your sandwiches or casseroles.
How to get your kids to eat it? Grill salmon burgers instead of hamburgers or toss teriyaki tuna strips onto a salad.
New Food Rule 4: Show Red Veggies Some Love
Why change: The previous food guidelines mentioned orange, but not red, vegetables. Now the two have been combined into one veggie sub-group. The guidelines recommend eating more of this group, along with dark-green veggies and beans and peas. Remember red vegetables include tomatoes and red peppers, both great sources of vitamin C, lycopene ,other antioxidants, and other nutrients.
What you can do: Most people should eat five-and-a-half cups cups of red and orange vegetables each week. To get the most nutritional bang for your buck, keep in mind that your body is better able to absorb lycopene, the fat-soluble antioxidant in red peppers and tomatoes, in the presence of oil.
Lycopene is important because it may improve heart health and lower the risk of cancers like breast and prostate cancer. Keep a supply of jarred red peppers in oil and add them to sandwiches, salads, stir-fries, and omelets for a flavorful nutrient boost.
Tomato sauce is another easy way to boost your red veggie intake, but the ready-made stuff can be loaded with added salt. Look for jars with 300 or fewer milligrams of salt per serving. Some stores even carry no-salt-added versions. And think beyond the usual suspects to red varieties of vegetables such as red cabbage, beans, and Swiss chard. Red cabbage and beans contain anthocyanins, plant chemicals that show promise in preventing heart disease and cancer and protecting brain health. Red beans are the most fiber-rich vegetable in the world, Grotto says.
New Food Rule 5: Eat More Fruit Every Day
Why change: Here's why, only 42 percent of Americans eat the two cups of fruit per day that are recommended for someone on a 2,000-calorie diet.
Choosing fruit over less-healthy snacks will automatically make your diet more nutrient-dense and lower in calories. All fruits are healthy, but berries are among the best – gram for gram, they're jam-packed with nutrients for very few calories. One cup of whole strawberries has about 50 calories and contains elagic acid that may help the lining of your arteries become more pliable, which could help prevent atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries.
What you can do: The best way to work more fruits into your diet is to have them ready to go: peeled, cut up, and mixed together in individual serving containers in your fridge.
At least half of your fruit should be in whole fruit form - fresh, frozen, or canned if it's packed in 100 percent fruit juice - because whole fruit contains fiber that juice doesn't. You can get the rest of your fruit from 100 percent fruit juices, such as orange juice. Eat fruit for snacks or dessert, add it to salads, and use it in place of sugar, syrups, and other
sweet toppings for cereal and pancakes.
New Food Rule 6: Vegetarianism and Veganism Can Be Healthy
Why change: For the first time, the dietary guidelines include a model for healthy vegetarian and vegan eating. With proper planning, you can get enough protein from dairy, eggs, beans and peas, soy products, and nuts and seeds, and other nutrients from vegetables, fruits, and whole grains.
What you can do: Not surprisingly, the biggest concern with meat-free diets is getting enough protein. You'll need to replace meat with other foods that qualify as complete proteins - which means they contain all of the essential amino acids. Complete proteins include dairy, eggs, soy (such as tofu and edamame), and certain grains, such as amaranth and quinoa.
Watch out for the salt: Veggie burgers and other frozen meat substitutes can be packed with sodium. Vegans, and vegetarians who don't get enough dairy and eggs, may also be deficient in certain nutrients, namely vitamins B12 and D, calcium, and iron, so it's a good idea to talk to a registered dietitian, who may recommend that you take supplements or make other changes to your diet.


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The Marlene Reimer Research Award was established to promote neuroscience nursing research in line with the mission and vision of CANN. This award provides financial support to qualified nurses to pursue a research project focusing directly on neuroscience patient care issues relevant to the scope of nursing practice in Canada. Amount awarded is determined yearly. The award may be awarded to one or more individuals depending on available funds.
Deadline for application: November 1st of each year.
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As the calendar turns, it's time to explore our fitness options
Here it is, January 2014. Plenty of us are going to make a resolution to either get in shape, lose weight, get stronger or a combination of all of them.
But, many of us quickly give up. In fact, less than 10 percent of people who make resolutions actually follow through, according to the University of Scranton's Journal of Clinical Psychology.
So this year we thought we would check out what's new and interesting. According to the American College of Sports medicine, the number one fitness trend predicted for 2014 is high-intensity interval training. The most popular version of that is Crossfit, a weights-centered cult movement that focuses on high repetitions and body movement.
However, some of the old favorites still made the list, such as yoga and personal training.
Also remember, just because you don't have the dough to shovel out this year, there are many free and low-cost apps for your smart phone that can help. Some include:
• The Bodyweight Training: You Are Your Own Gym app costs $2.99 and provides more than 200 exercises and a 10-week fitness program that takes less than 40 minutes a day.
• The Gorilla Workout app costs 99 cents and offers no-equipment workouts that combine cardio and strength training to achieve the best results in the shortest amount of time using your own body weight.
• Runkeeper is free and allows you to track your mileage through GPS. It can also suggest workouts.
Sometimes, it can feel overwhelming when trying to pick a new gym. Here, we asked four local businesses to describe what they do, and why they think it could work for you. Some were edited for space.
Let's make 2014 the year for health!
The North Canton YMCA
Submitted by Kathy Yaros, communications and marketing director
1. What are the biggest fitness trends you saw at the Y in 2013?
"TRX (The TRX Suspension Trainer is a workout system that uses gravity and bodyweight to perform hundreds of exercises. Users can challenge themselves with each exercise by adjusting body position to add or decrease resistance.) was a huge success in 2013. Everyone that took this class loved the challenge and results they noticed not only in strength but in body transformation". (Rudi Hiney, Personal Training Director)
"The most noticeable trend in 2013 was a range of activities from small group training to 30 day mini-challenges. These small groups and mini-challenges have allowed our members to foster new relationships. They get an opportunity to try something new with very little risk, and make some new friends along the way." (Shawn Wise, Wellness Director)
"HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training). HIIT is a specialized form of fitness training that involves short intervals of maximum intensity exercise separated by low intensity exercises or periods of rest. This style of training involves both your anaerobic and aerobic energy systems." (Jamie Dannemiller, Assistant Health and Fitness Director)
2. What classes did you add this year? Any that you are planning to add soon?
"Our new JUMPSTART program empowers individuals to tailor their own path to a healthier lifestyle by choosing how they will accomplish their health and wellness goals. We expect this trend to continue, and will be kicking off a new triathlon style challenge that allows you to accumulate mileage over a seven week period. The challenge starts with an Indoor Triathlon on Feb. 23rd." (Wise)
"We will be offering a weight-loss based program — Choose to Lose. For 8 weeks, members can challenge themselves and their friends to be more active, have fun, win prizes. Get ready to Get Real is a real-life approach to weight management and healthy living. Learn how sensible eating, adequate activity, and self-empowerment can help you achieve or maintain a healthy weight.
"Power Yoga is growing in popularity due to the strength as well as cardio training it provides. We have added an additional class this year." (Dannemiller)
3. What is your most popular request?
"Personal trainer, extra classes, etc. We continue to have a demand for personal training both individual and partner. Here at the Y, a member can participate in personal training, but also take advantage of all our group exercise classes and pool classes. What a great way to cross-train". (Hiney)
"The majority of the requests I get is to keep researching and providing the most up to date equipment as we have in the past." (Wise)
4. What is your prediction for the most popular fitness trend for 2014?
"TRX will continue to grow in 2014 as well as small group classes geared to challenges." (Hiney)
"High intensity training, small group activities and body weight training will continue to lead a long list of trends for 2014." (Wise)
5. Where can people find more information about the North Canton YMCA?
Call us at 330.499.2587 or see our website www.ymcastark.org.
7901 N Cleveland Ave., North Canton
Completed by David MacDonald, owner and head coach
1. How would you describe CrossFit?
CrossFit workouts change daily, are high intensity, and combine cardio, gymnastics, and weightlifting to maximize results in minimal time. This is why CrossFit is the fastest growing fitness program in the world. We use the best of the best and discard the rest. We've found what works.
The backbone of CrossFit is great coaching, something you will only find this at an established CrossFit Affiliate. CrossFit Affiliates are required to have certified instructors and use best practices of movements and scaling to make sure workouts are effective and safe.
At MTM CrossFit, we take that a step further with coaching apprenticeship programs and continuing education, on top of a foundation that includes six years of CrossFit experience and two and a half years of Affiliation to make sure that athletes get exactly what they're looking for.
2. Do you have to be in great shape? What advice do you have for someone who has never really exercised before?
CrossFit is for everyone but not everyone is for CrossFit.
We have the ability to scale and modify every workout to the athlete's ability, but that doesn't mean it'll be easy. For example: Maybe a workout has a 315 pound deadlift but you couldn't do that with good form. We'd scale that weight down to whatever is appropriate for you, but it would still be challenging and intense.
3. What is the difference between Crossfit and a regular bootcamp class at my local gym?
CrossFit is self-motivating because we time or score every workout. At a bootcamp, you're doing something fast so the instructor doesn't yell as much at you.
In CrossFit, you want to do the reps faster to win the workout. Scoring also makes CrossFit quantifiable – we're not guessing that we've improved our fitness: we know it, we can prove it, and it's objective.
4. How would you describe the culture of your gym?
A CrossFit gym is unlike any other type of gym. We suffer together and support each other.
Everyone who does CrossFit didn't at some time, so everyone knows what it's like to start new. There's always more cheering and support for the last one done than the first because we've all been the last one at some point. This creates a tight knit community of athletes where people know one another.
5. How much does it cost and where can people find more info?
At MTM CrossFit we start new members with two weeks of Beginner's Classes to learn the basic movements and two weeks of unlimited classes in their first month – all for $115. The next set of beginner's classes start Monday and we offer a free class every Saturday at 11 a.m. After that we have various memberships that are all month-to-month with no contracts. More info at www.mtmcrossfit.com.
4627 Everhard Rd NW, Canton
Completed by Ken Roberts, owner and head coach
1. One of the terms in CrossFit is WOD. What is that?
WOD is the workout of the day. At Everhard CrossFit (ECF) it's only a part of your class.
We do a comprehnesive group warm up, mobility, strength/skill, and then only then do you do the WOD.
The WOD itself can literally be anything and everything. We pull from power lifting, olympic weightlifting, strongman, gymnastics, running, rowing, cycling and swimming. If it is effective and fits within the principals of functional core to extremity movement, we do it. All of those elements are programmed in either time or task priority to elicit a particular physical response.
2. I've always heard that longer workouts are always better. Now people are contradicting that, especially in the world of crossfit. What is your workout philosophy?
There is a lot of dogma out there in the fitness world. Unfortunately, there are a lot of incorrect beliefs based on nothing more than "that's how we have always done it."
The reality is that you have three primary energy systems, and you live and work primarily in the first two, which are designed around much shorter work cycles. The third is your primary source for what is thought of as traditional cardio. The problem with that type of program, is it leaves massive holes in your fitness and it is impossible to maintain high levels of intensity (the true key to real results) for longer periods of time.
3. What is your favorite crossfit move? Your least favorite? When do you get the most groans?
Favorite: the thruster, a move that is a combination of a front squat and a push press. It leaves no part of your body untouched and is really taxing.
Least favorite: the thruster, because it destroys me for all the aforementioned reasons.
Most groans: double unders, because they are a technical movement that is frustrating. Even once you have the skill down they drive your heart rate through the roof.
4. How would you describe the culture of your gym?
We are a family oriented community of people who care about our fitness and each other. We are a general physical preparedness gym (not a competition gym) and we serve the needs of the average person who wants to maintain a high level of fitness for the rest of their life.
5. How much does it cost and where can people find more info?
Cost is $115 a month for unlimited classes. If you are a fire fighter, police officer, paramedic, military or teacher K-12, it's $90 a month. We only do month to month, no long term contracts. More info: www.everhardcrossfit.com or our Facebook page.
1965 E Maple St., North Canton (Washington Square)
Completed by Richard Suarez, CEO
1. How would you describe Studio Fit One?
When you enter Studio Fit One, you will experience a cool, hip, industrial vibe. But the soul of the Studio is the new Fit One X3.
The X3 is the only machine in the world that combines three proven workouts — a cardio bike, core ball and strength bands — providing a total fitness and total body transformation in a single workout.
There is no need to go to a gym and lift weights, do a cardio workout, and then a core workout, which can take 90 min. At Studio Fit One you get all three in half the time.
2. Do you have to be in super shape to complete a class? What advice would you give to beginners?
The classes are tailored for intermediate level fitness, but the instructor makes it clear for beginners to simply lower the resistance of the flywheel, pedal at a slower RPM, and use the lowest resistance bands. Beginners can do it and love it.
3. What's the difference between a Studio class and a regular spinning class?
Spinning has been a great workout for the past 20 years, but the Studio Fit One class takes spinning to a whole new level. First, the X3 replaces the hard, uncomfortable seat with a ball, so you ride on air in comfort while working your core (A University Of Akron study showed 347 percent more core muscle activity than a stationary bike).
Second, the X3 adds both front and rear strengths bands for a complete upper body workout.
Third, with the addition of the ball and bands, you get a total body workout that engages all 620 of the bodies muscles, which burns 22 percent more calories than spinning (University of Akron test).
4. Do you offer personal lessons?
Each class has an instructor, so yes there is personal training, but not one on one. A big part of the excitement is working out with other people. Many women come in groups with their friends.
5. What does it cost and where can people find more information about it?
Classes cost from about $8 - $10 depending on how many you buy. But the best bargain is a one year membership for $49.95 per month, which offers unlimited classes. If you work out just 3 times a week (many of members workout more), your cost per class is just $3.87. For more information go to www.studiofitone.com.
6990 Whipple Ave, NW
Completed by Michael Curtis (owner, janitor, teacher, water boy)
1. How would you describe yoga on a fitness level?
Yoga is more about health, than about fitness. But even on a purely fitness level, yoga is fantastic and is an excellent cross-training choice whether you play basketball, knit or bike.
Yoga is always trying to do what is best for the body and bring you into balance.
For example, yoga strengthens you where you are weak, and loosens you where you are tight. With yoga, you are helping every part of your body.
In yoga practice nothing is sacrificed—you don't hurt one thing to help another. Doing too much is really discouraged.
2. Do you have to be experienced? What advice would you give beginners?
Beginners can start off on the right foot by studying with older and experienced yoga teachers. Don't be in a hurry starting out with something new — take your time and enjoy the process.
Progress depends on safety — there are many healthy ways to challenge yourself without putting your body at risk. We tell beginners — and remind regulars — that yoga is a practice of being kind to yourself and to everyone else.
Yoga is not a fitness routine. Younger new students often want to go right away to the harder more exotic poses, which is funny because for experienced veterans it is just the opposite: the veterans fall more in love with practicing the basic moves and the allure of doing something showy fades away.
Beware of going to a class where the teacher's primary motivation is "Oh, I think it would be fun to teach a class."
3. What part does breathing and breath play into yoga?
I would say breath does four things primarily (speaking personally anyway):
• The breath helps a practitioner stay focused and remain centered. When we watch the breath we are connected to the present moment and to the body.
• Breath in yoga is a gauge that helps us be sensitive and understand when we are doing too much.
• The movements are often designed around the breath — the breath helps you decide when and what to do next.
• The breath is versatile — it can help us relax or it can help lift our stamina. It is a constant source of energy. It is like a wordless prayer.
4. How would you describe the culture at your studio?
The spirit of service motivates us. The environment at The Yoga Place is welcoming, supportive and encouraging.
The culture is cooperative, not competitive. There is a healthy curiosity. People feel free to explore the inner world in a relaxed nurturing way.
5. How much does it cost and where can people find more information?
Prices at The Yoga Place
16-class pass: $100
10-class pass: $75
5-class-pass: $45
Drop-in: $10
Unlimited access to 4 weeks of yoga: $48 (or $500 annual)
Private class: $50
More info: www.theyogaplaceohio.com.
The top ten fitness trends predicted for 2014 are:
1. High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT): HIIT, which involves short bursts of activity followed by a short period of rest or recovery, jumps to the top of this year's list. These exercise programs are usually performed in less than 30 minutes.
2. Body Weight Training: This is the first appearance of this trend in the survey. Body weight training uses minimal equipment making it more affordable. Not limited to just push-ups and pull-ups, this trend allows people to get "back to the basics" with fitness.
3. Educated and Experienced Fitness Professionals. Given the large number of organizations offering health and fitness certifications, it's important that consumers choose professionals certified through programs that are accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA), such as those offered by ACSM.
4. Strength Training. Strength training remains a central emphasis for many health clubs. Incorporating strength training is an essential part of a complete physical activity program for all physical activity levels and genders.
5. Exercise and Weight Loss. In addition to nutrition, exercise is a key component of a proper weight loss program. Health and fitness professionals who provide weight loss programs are increasingly incorporating regular exercise and caloric restriction for better weight control in their clients.
6. Personal Training. More and more students are majoring in kinesiology, which indicates that they are preparing themselves for careers in allied health fields such as personal training. Education, training and proper credentialing for personal trainers have become increasingly important to the health and fitness facilities that employ them.
7. Fitness Programs for Older Adults. As the baby boom generation ages into retirement, some of these people have more discretionary money than their younger counterparts. Therefore, many health and fitness professionals are taking the time to create age-appropriate fitness programs to keep older adults healthy and active.
8. Functional Fitness. This is a trend toward using strength training to improve balance and ease of daily living. Functional fitness and special fitness programs for older adults are closely related.
9. Group Personal Training. In challenging economic times, many personal trainers are offering more group training options. Training two or three people at a time makes economic sense for the trainer and the clients.
10. Yoga. Based on ancient tradition, yoga utilizes a series of specific bodily postures practiced for health and relaxation.
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So Wednesday night was the annual Christmas tree lighting in Rockefeller Center, in New York, that event created to convince tourists to pay $50 to skate around on an undersized ice rink, weaving unsteadily amidst crowds of people who would probably have better balance if they were legally drunk and standing on a sailboat during a squall.
Anyway, the star of the show is the tree — or else Al Roker, I can never tell which gets the top billing — but this year, the tree got the nod for its status as a Hurricane Sandy survivor. The 80-foot-tall spruce, which was growing in Mount Olive, somehow survived the whipping winds and intense rain — and a serious snowstorm a week or so later — before being selected for the honor. From The Star-Ledger:
Trees around it cracked and snapped and fell, destroying power lines, homes and cars.
But like the state where it grew, it withstood Hurricane Sandy. And that's what made it special to Jim Daggon.
"A lot of big trees came down," Daggon said. "This one was kind of like the rest of New Jersey — it stood tall."
So, you know, it was cut down. You guys do know what happens to the Rockefeller tree when Christmas is over, right? Has nobody in New York — or Mount Olive — studied irony?
You have to love the irony of not only the tallest tree around being cut down for its durability, but the fact that in the aftermath of the storm, when it was tapped for this honor, it was able to make the trip into Manhattan when so few commuters were able to do so.
Even though climate change already has three strikes against it — as a lie, a hoax and an Al Gore pet project — for some other unexplained reason, we are seeing more severe storms striking New Jersey of late — Irene and so-called "Snowtober" late last year, and Sandy this year. Flooding is becoming a more serious concern. And an 80-foot-high tree soaks up hundreds of gallons of water a day. Maybe we should have used a downed tree, for the sake of the flood next time.
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Kemper project receives statewide recognition
- The Kemper Military School Redevelopment Project, Boonville, is the winner of a statewide award for business excellence.
The project received a 2013 Excellence in Business Award from the Missouri Small Business & Technology Development Centers (MO SBTDC) and Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (MO PTAC) at a gala banquet in Jefferson City, Mo., on Jan. 30. The firm also received legislative resolutions at the Missouri Capitol from Senator Sen. Kurt Schaefer, District 19, and Rep. Dave Muntzel, District 48.
The Kemper Military School Redevelopment Project is one of 22 outstanding Missouri economic development projects that received the award. The annual awards recognize outstanding achievement in business management, government contracting, job creation and revenue generation by client firms of the two programs.
"Kemper Military School Redevelopment Project: Repurposing historic structures, maintaining community values" was previously recognized by the University Economic Development Association (UEDA) with its 2012 Award of Excellence. UEDA says this harmonious, multi-industry, community-centered approach advocates smart growth, community involvement and betterment while retaining historic structures and the community's civic and spatial values, serving as a template for other towns and cities struggling to survive while preserving their history.
The Kemper Military School Redevelopment Project is an imaginative repurposing of the Kemper Military School, Boonville, which closed in 2002. Through a series of sessions and meetings with college administrators and city officials, a partnership emerged to open a new State Fair Community College campus on the Kemper grounds, which is expected to draw hundreds of students and create up to 100 part- or full-time jobs.
Ten beautiful, neocolonial buildings, including red-brick academic halls, a gracious president's home and large residence halls, sat vacant. The city purchased the campus in 2003 to prevent its destruction but over time, the buildings fell into disrepair, roofs sagged and portions of the campus were surrounded by high wire fencing. A large tower atop the administrative building collapsed in 2010.
That same year, Boonville Mayor Julie Thacher reached out to Jim Gann, director of technology business development at the MU Economic Development Administration (EDA) University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, housed with the MU SBTDC and funded by EDA, which emphasizes helping economically distressed communities. The loss of the school also cost the city its sole institution of higher education as hundreds of cadets and positions for instructors and administrative support staff were eliminated.
Gann facilitated a series of community stakeholder meetings and initiated research into historic preservation, realistic tenants and community needs. He facilitated strategic development sessions and town hall meetings with city residents and other concerned stakeholders. He also offered advice on getting buildings up to code for educational, recreational, hotel and housing purposes and facilitated meetings with higher education executives.
After collaborative input, an innovative proposal emerged: offer Kemper and its redeveloped facilities to higher educational institutions as an open, plug-and-play campus. The city had already converted some campus green space to football, baseball and other playing fields and leased a building to the Boonslick Heartland YMCA. The former Kemper library building, Math Hall, could be renovated quickly; the city-maintained playing fields offered athletic facilities; and the YMCA boasted a full-sized pool, gym and childcare. Gann facilitated negotiations with State Fair Community College and other institutions to use the campus, and State Fair classes began in the fall of 2012.
Gann and the city are considering further educational and other proposals, such as food, entertainment and lodging entities. While there is still much redevelopment to do, more improvements are in the works, and new tenants are being reviewed for suitability and best fit to fully rejuvenate the campus, maintain its historic appeal and attract more investment.
The MO SBTDC and MO PTAC are a statewide network of business technical assistance providers and educators who serve Missouri businesses with consultation and training in the areas of management, marketing, international trade, financial management, government contracting, technology commercialization and market research.
For more information, go to www.missouribusiness.net. Or call Mary Paulsell, director of communications, at 573/882-1353 or email@example.com.


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Fog: Collector's Edition, The (US - BD RA)
Gabe knows better than to answer a knock at the door on a foggy night...
The sleepy seaside village of Antonio Bay is about to learn the true meaning of the word 'vengeance.' For this seemingly perfect town masks a guilty secret...a past steeped in greed and murder. Exactly 100 years ago, a ship was horribly wrecked under mysterious circumstances in a thick, eerie fog. Now, shrouded in darkness, the long dead mariners have returned from their watery grave to exact a bloody revenge. (From Scream Factory's official synopsis)
'Knock knock'
'Who's there?'
'Knife ghosts!' stab stab stab stab.
The Fog marked the first time John Carpenter was handed a decent budget ($1 million in 1980 dollars) and wide release, following the surprise success of Halloween. Carpenter, who was also coming off the success of his made-for-television Elvis biopic, took the opportunity to make something a little more ambitious. With Halloween, Carpenter had turned a 'job for hire' and turned it into a subgenre-defining ode to pure suspense. Unfortunately, the films that followed Halloween were (for the most part) far less stylistically inspired and graphic gore became the name of the game. Not that graphic gore isn't awesome – it just works better in the hands of a great filmmaker, like Carpenter, who apparently wasn't ready to embrace it just yet. The Fog, which was originally conceived as a PG-rated feature, was too 'old-fashioned' for audiences of the era and wasn't quite the hit the director needed as his first 'studio' feature (relatively speaking, AVCO Embassy was a major-minor studio). Fortunately, it would also start the long, proud tradition of John Carpenter films becoming cult films that made money on the home video market.
Not that The Fog isn't one of Carpenter's weaker good movies (which is an indication of a great filmmaker if I ever typed one). It isn't comparable to fiascos, like Memoirs of an Invisible Man or Village of the Damned, nor is it quite an Escape from L.A. or Ghost of Mars type of entertainingly bad movie – it's a very good film that never quite settles into greatness, like Prince of Darkness or Christine. Though, even this designation isn't quite right, because The Fog is one of Carpenter's more consistent films and, with this consistency, it loses the sporadic highs of Prince of Darkness. It is, at the very least, the unmistakable work of a master finding his trademark. He stumbles here mostly in terms of overall mood. In his efforts to recreate an antiquated brand of spooky, he makes a film that is tonally pretty flat. There's a weird sense of seriousness that doesn't gel with the satirical EC Comics that supposedly inspired it, which is too natural to fall in line with the likes of the comparatively melodramatic Hammer Horror films and H.P. Lovecraft stories. Then in an effort to stamp the old-fashioned creepiness with his Halloween signature (after a preview screening, the director himself decided the movie was not scary enough), Carpenter also gets a little carried away with cramming jump scares into the eeriness. These may have played better to 1980 audiences, but really lose their rhythm about halfway through the film. As a slice-of-life, non-supernatural drama, The Fog is actually pretty rewarding and is an early glimpse at the kind of strong character studies the director would craft with The Thing and Starman, but, as a horror film, it's not quite as successful.
The one thing that consistently works in The Fog's favour, however, is Carpenter and cinematographer Dean Cundey's wonderful widescreen composition. Cundey, who actually reels in his natural ambition for much of the film, is at his most brilliant when dealing with the film's fog-heavy sequences. Fog is such a common piece of horror movie shorthand that it's impossible to say who shot it best, but there's a lot of evidence here to assume that perhaps Cundey was the absolute master of the visual trope. The 'trapped in a truck that won't start' sequence alone is evocative and beautiful enough to deter future generations from trying to one-up Cundey's prowess in the field. It's no big secret that there was a bit of a filmic dialogue going on between Carpenter and his counterparts in Italy. Carpenter cops to taking inspiration from Mario Bava and Dario Argento and filtering it through his American sensibilities. What's interesting, though, is that Lucio Fulci appears to have taken inspiration from The Fog for his City of the Living Dead and The Beyond imagery. Despite an iconic ability to create a thoroughly gothic atmosphere with layered imagery, neither Fulci nor cinematographer Sergio Salvati were ever able to recreate Carpenter and Cundey's simpler ambience. Carpenter seemingly returned the favour (note: I've never read anything to verify this claim) when he made Prince of Darkness in 1987, which appears very much to have been influenced by Fulci's maggot-strewn, grotesquely gory masterpieces (hopefully I'll have a chance to expand these thoughts in September when Scream Factory releases Prince of Darkness on Blu-ray).
The cast is brimming with '80s horror favourites performing very well within the limitations of the relatively serious tone. Most of the actors are not permitted to chew the scenery as they normally would and I think the whole film suffers a tiny bit because of it. It's not often that nepotism in casting is a good idea, but, in this best case scenario, Carpenter hired the then (mostly) unknown Adrienne Barbeau to head his cast, alongside her friend, the also (mostly) unknown Tom Atkins. Both would go on to have long, successful careers in cult classics from the era, including starring alongside each other once again in Escape from New York and George Romero's Creepshow in subsequent years. From Halloween, Carpenter snagged Jamie Lee Curtis as his sort of secondary lead, along with Charles Cyphers and Nancy Loomis. Then, for good measure, he also brought along Curtis' mother, horror royalty Janet Leigh. The cast's all-star is, however, is everyone's favourite Mark Twain impersonator, Hal Holbrook, who plays an emotionally tortured priest that discovers the town's dark secret (a character Fulci recycled in the form of a villain for City of the Living Dead).
The release of any pre-'90s John Carpenter film on Blu-ray is enough reason to celebrate. Hell, even the director's worst usually looks good enough to benefit from an HD upgrade and the less remarkable HD transfers of his films (the slightly over-scrubbed The Thing and generally dull and disappointing Halloween discs, for example) have been worth owning over their SD counterparts. The Fog was released on Blu-ray in the UK by Optimum in 2008 and was reviewed by our own Scott McKenzie. He was not impressed. Besides telecine wobble, low level noise, and bouts of heavy grain, this transfer was way too bright. The black levels were either devalued to grey or crushed until background details disappeared entirely, and the lighter bits were boosted until they were blooming (as you can see from these images, it was also mis-framed and too warm). The Optimum release was also only 25GB (with reportedly 12GB devoted to video). The image quality of Scream Factory's new 50GB, 1080p, 2.35:1 transfer is, to my eyes, a big upgrade, though not exactly what we'd call perfect – assuming 'perfection' is what fans want from this release. Oh, and did I mention it was supervised by Dean Cundey himself? Because it was. First off, Cundey ensures this version is definitely not over-brightened. If anything, I suspect some viewers will complain that it is too dark, but the darker pieces all look pretty natural to me, especially since the obvious focal points are still highlighted clearly enough to discern. Some of the black levels are deep enough to crush minor dark minutiae, but the overall contrast is steady enough to reveal differentiations in darker hues without crushing them.
There's not much cause to complain about too much DNR here, either, which was a concern for some critics of Scream Factory's They Live release. There's plenty of grain sprinkled over the film. The grain levels are a bit inconsistent without ever appearing particularly muddy, outside of a handful of the darker shots. Some daylight exteriors also feature minor print damage artefacts, specifically short scratches. Detail levels aren't so high that you'd mistake The Fog for a new movie, especially not since, as the title implies, the image quality is often defined by fogginess. When the title substance isn't involved, edges are sharp, at least those that Cundey is leaving in focus – the anamorphic lenses do make for some softened corners of the frame and some fuzzy backgrounds. At one point, I thought I was seeing CRT-related shimmer effects, but realized that what I was seeing was the natural shimmer of grass blowing in the coastal wind. The colours are very natural (the rolling, grassy hills are gorgeous), except, of course, those times Cundey breaks out the candy-coloured gels to create a Bava/Corman-esque supernatural mood. The more hyperactive hues are very vivid, without any notable blocking effects, and are sharply cut against each other with only minor edge haloes in a few cases. All in all, I think this is a great transfer that looks like what I assumed the film looked like in theaters in 1980. Or at least what Cundey wanted it to look like in 1980.
Scream Factory has fitted The Fog with a lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack, likely based on the one that already accompanied the various MGM DVD releases of the film, and has also included the original mono soundtrack in lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. The mono version of the soundtrack probably seems like the ideal way to go, since changing the basic make-up of a film's audio is similar to changing its framing. Unfortunately, the two stereo channels sound a bit out-of-phase on this mono track, which messes with the typical illusion of the sound coming from somewhere around the center. I admit that my stereo speakers are set further apart than many people would prefer, but usually do not have similar problems. The 5.1 track, on the other hand, actually settles the bulk of the sound much more snuggly in the center channel. Dialogue and effects are more consistent in terms of volume levels here, too, and so few effects even find their way into the stereo or surround channels I'm inclined to point even the purists towards the remixed track.
The sound is designed to re-create the spooky noise of unseen terrors going 'bump' in the night, so, like Halloween, the bulk of the mix is actually quite quiet. The opening title sequence is a good example of the blending of subtle ambience with much more dramatically dynamic volume (payphones suddenly ringing, cars suddenly honking, objects just out of the camera's sight shaking on the shelves of a convenience store). As the film continues, Carpenter has a fun with his punchy startle scare cues and develops a more aggressive 'ghostly' sound for his undead pirates. The surround enhancements are limited mostly to the immersive ambient noise, like wind and crashing waves (though nothing is very directionally enhanced, aside from some of the off-camera knocks, which are situated either right or left of the viewer) and Carpenter's wonderfully moody keyboard score. The stereo and LFE enhancements are impressive enough for me to continue pointing to the 5.1 track as the ideal way to experience this release.
Scream Factory has done another fine job in securing the extras from MGM's previous special edition DVD release alongside a small collection of all-new extras. The classic extras begin with a commentary featuring Carpenter and producer/co-writer Debra Hill (who died of cancer in 2005). This is an old news track, sure, but I've never heard it before, and frankly, even when he doesn't care (both Masters of Horror releases), Carpenter gives good commentary. This is a typically informative and personable track, though not quite as fun as those tracks where Carpenter talks with actors like Kurt Russell or Roddy Piper. Assuming a slightly more robotic Carpenter isn't enough to bother you, this track comes just as highly recommended as the rest. This is followed by a brand new commentary from Barbeau, Atkins, production designer Tommy Lee Wallace, and moderator Sean Clark. This track is a bit more loose and fun. As a person that worked on the film in a technical capacity, Wallace is sort of the center of the track, while Barbeau and Atkins chiming in with a little less regularity. I suppose those fans interested in production design will enjoy this track quite a bit, but I found the subject matter a bit dull following Carpenter and Hill's track, even if they're a little more dry in comparison. The new track is a little on the quiet side, as well.
The new stuff continues with My Time with Terror (21:50, HD) an incredibly personably and sweet-natured interview with Jamie Lee Curtis on her horror movie career. Curtis traces Halloween's slow-moving success, Carpenter and Debra Hill's break-up, Carpenter making a part for her in The Fog, the awkwardness of working with Carpenter and his new squeeze, Adrienne Barbeau, her breakaway success with the Halloween-inspired Prom Night and Terror Train that cemented her status as a 'scream queen,' and her place in Road Games and Halloween II. Dean of Darkness (18:40, HD) is an interview with cinematographer Dean Cundey, who traces his career from film school and B-movies, to his work with Carpenter and subsequent mainstream success. This is followed by a look at the film's locations with Sean Clark and the good people at Horror's Hallowed Grounds (20:20, HD), and raw footage from special effects tests (2:40, HD).
The most substantial legacy extra, outside of Carpenter and Hill's commentary, is Tales From The Mist: Inside The Fog (28:00, SD), a retrospective mini-documentary that features cast & crew interviews, including Carpenter, Hill, Wallace, Cundey, and cast members Barbeau and Curtis (with older footage). Other holdovers from the MGM disc include Fear on Film: Inside The Fog (7:40, SD), a brief vintage promotional piece, a storyboard to film comparison (1:30, SD), outtakes (4:10, SD), trailers (4:30, HD), TV spots (3:10, SD), an image gallery (8:00, HD), and storyboards (2:20, HD).
The Fog still isn't very high on my personal list of best John Carpenter films, but Scream Factory's classy treatment here makes me more than willing to continue second-guessing myself in the future. The new transfer is vivid and filmic, the DTS-HD MA 5.1 sound is crisp and well-rounded, and the extras, which include new items alongside legacy features from the old MGM DVD, are about as close to comprehensive as I think we'll ever see from this particular film. An extra special thanks to Matt for supplying the Blu-ray and DVD screencaps.
* Note: The images on this page were taken from the Scream Factory Blu-ray, the Optimum Blu-ray, and the MGM DVD. The full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of each transfer.
Review by Gabriel Powers
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Disc Details
Release Date: 30th July 2013
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
Subtitles: None
Extras: Director and Producer Commentary, Production Designer and Actors Commentary, My Time With Terror, Dean of Darkness, Tales from the Mist: Inside the Fog, Fear On Film, Horror's Hallowed Grounds: The Fog, Storyboard Comparison, Outtakes, Trailers, TV Spots, Special Effects Tests, Image Gallery
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Atkins, Hal Holbrook, Janet Leigh
Genre: Horror
Length: 90 minutes
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7.9.07: Howto: Revive your arm9 box from scratch
7.9.07: Howto: Disassemble the LS Live v2
5.9.07: Updated Donations-page
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22.8.07: We need volunteers for reworking the wiki!
If you want to contribute to this community then post to this thread.
Some articles are outdated & many downloadlinks are broken because of the reorganisation of the downloadsection. We want to get this done before the new server is finally installed on the 7th September by ka6sox at OSUOSL.
18.8.07: LS Live - Changed Hardware!
All Users with this new LS Live are advised not to flash their boxes for now!
9.8.07: More than 1.000.000 Hits since 12 June 06
4.8.07: Real Pictures of the new Server available:
25.7.07: Anyone from europe wants to swap his TeraPro v1 with a TeraPro v2?
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- Thanks to all who donated.
We still need funds for the installation of the server and other ongoing development. If you haven't donated, please consider supporting this project.
Thats the server you all donated for!
I will never say "i'll eat a shoe if we raise that amount of money" again :-)
27.6.07:Spare Parts Sale
As most of you know, Kuroguy has amassed a rather large pile of parts from old hacked linkstations (and even a terastation HS). Now is your chance to get some replacement parts for your NAS device. Kuroguy is selling off some of the spare parts in exchange for donations towards the new server. Available parts include internal power supplies that fit the Linkstations (120/240 volt), a front panel for a Terastation HS, case parts for the Linkstation Pro, cooling fans, etc. Make a Post in this thread if you are in need of a replacement part for your device.
27.6.07:Recent Downtime
Well the recent down time over last weekend just goes to justify the need for a stable reliable hosting solution which is only going to get worse as the community continues to grow. I know all the staff of Linkstationwiki.net are sorry for any inconvenience that the downtime caused our community it was due to situations beyond our control and help justify our reason behind the fund raising drive we are currently doing. I would like to thank everyone who has already donated to help improve this community. And I would also like to ask any other community member who has not donated to please consider making a small donation to our community. For more info about the what we are trying to do to prevent this from occurring in the future you might want to check out this thread for more info
20.6.07: The 2007 Linkstation Wiki Donation Drive
Please think about a donation.
23.5.07: LS Pro JTAG tested and confirmed working. After a few long nights and days and with the help and support of many on the IRC we have successfully revived two (2) LS Pro bricks. We have also confirmed that a full flash to a blank flash chip is possible. The process has been chronicled here. Our next step is to get the working version of OpenOCD and a process on how to use it out to the masses.
Many thanks to Kuroguy, Drath, Peteheff, and Jonli447 for making this all possible.
14.5.07: Real info about the Terastation Pro v2
It is NOT based on ARM11...it uses the same CPU-architecture as the LS Pro/LS Live/KuroboxPro.
9.5.07: Kuroguy has determined the pinout for JTAG on the LS Pro. Kuroguy used a torch to remove the SOC from one of his dead LS Pros and from a damaged Kuro pro and then followed the traces with a continuity tester. The results are that we now know the pin descriptions for the JTAG port on the LS Pro. Mdfirefighter installed the JTAG header in his LS Pro and was able to detect the chain. Pass the U-Boot source code and lets start fixing those bricked LS Pros too.
25.04.07: Everyone can help finishing the forum port! Look at the status of the forum port here. There you can see what you can do to speed up the migration. The more partiticipate the faster it is done.
24.04.07: bbcodes (all tags) are disabled by defaults for all registered users in the forum. but this can be easily fixed by all users. Click on "User Control Center" on the top right, then "forum preferences" on the left and finally "Edit posting defaults". there you can uncheck the "Disable bbcodes"-option. i encourage every user to uncheck this option, we will try to enable bbcodes by default for all users in the future. (just4info: there you can edit the default email-notification-behaviour as well)
24.04.07: Forums back online: As we were not able to transfer the PMs to the new forum you can access the old forum here for 2 weeks. There is still some work needed as several tags did not convert properly, we will fix that in the important postings. Also be aware to uncheck "bbcodes disabled" when posting until we found out why it is set by default for normal users. Report back in this thread. Thx for your patience.
18.04.07: Forums will be closed until April 22, 2007, 6:00 AM GMT for forum maintenance. Sorry for the inconvenience.
11.04.07: Current Status of Development
27.3.07: Donations needed: With the release of several new hardware types and new development ongoing on the LS2 we have worked our way through almost all the funds in the treasury. The last purchase of 10 JTAG adapters (to be distributed with development boxes) put the treasury at less than $5 euros. Work is ongoing on the LS Pro kernel and hardware modifications as well as a kernel for the LS2. In fact, we have made great progress with the LS2 and it is only a matter of time before we release something. If you have benefited from this wiki and the work the developers do, please show your appreciation/support with a donation. If you have already donated, thanks for the support. If not think of supporting us and click the "Make a Donations"-Button on the top-left of the wiki.
25.3.07: The Big 2007 Linkstation Wiki Downloads Reorganisation
Its done! - directlink to downloadsection
Of course many links from the forums/wiki/other sources are broken now. please help us fixing all the links in the wiki and tell us in which valuable forum threads it is worth to fix the links here: forum thread
12.3.07: Add a fully functional eSATA port to the LS Pro. This is the first step in adding RAID 0 or RAID 1 to your Linkstation Pro.
8.3.2007: Development Box Tracking
You can see where a box came from...what happened to it...where it goes next....
6.3.2007: More pics of the Kurobox pro - here and here
1.3.2007: Pictures of the Kurobox Pro
- GenLink v1.0pre6 (arm9) available
- Running KDE's ksysguard Daemon on the Linkstation and connecting to it from the desktop
17.02.2007: Timtimred booted an OpenLink-OpenEmbedded-Snapshot on his HG
This means that UBoot, the kernel and the Linux-OS (compiled from OpenEmbedded) is all working. More info in this article.
9.2.2007: HowTo add a serial port to the LS pro WITHOUT soldering
If you are interested in a serial cable like this put your forum-name to the list.
26.1.2007: HowTo create custom partitions on the LS Pro using only EM Mode
Opening the box NOT necessary. Forum Thread
18.1.2007: FreeLink v1.0 (arm9) released!!!
11.1.2007: Current Status of Development
31.12.2006: LinkStation Pro Firmware Update Problem
Several users have had problems when updating custom firmware on the LS-GL. Please read this forum topic first to help with confusions and repeat support questions:
The Linkstation Community Forum / Linkstation Pro (arm9) / LS-GL Firmware Update Troubleshoot Fix
19.12.2006: Would you buy a prebuilt & ready2use LS pro serial-connector for 25 $?
Please participate in this POLL. It would be similar to the one lb_worm is using. We need to know how much demand is out there for that. Forum Thread
16.12.2006 New sections added to the mantis bug tracker
14.12.2006: Removing the HDD of the LS Pro in 2 minutes - Forum Thread
21.11.2006: JTAG fully working on the LS2!
After kuroguy modified his JTAG-cable for the LS2 he needed working software. The jtag-tools & HairyDairyMaid did not work initially. LinuxNotIncluded and Kuroguy modified the source of HairyDairyMaid and reading/writing to the flash via JTAG is now possible! This instantly means that we are able to recover LS2-bricks now AND that we can work on porting UBoot to it. This would fully open it like the ppc boxes.
read about it on the wiki and in the forum
Great work Kuroguy & LinuxNotIncluded!
21.11.2006: Current Status of Development
20.10.2006: DEVELOPERS ONLY - Native Toolchain for LS-Pro (LS-GL) ready for testing - ALPHA
Yuji created a tarball which can be downloaded from the downloadsection. Report back to the related forum thread. ---
20.10.2006: Tampakuro aka Kuroguy completely repaired the LS2 we bought via ebay and now he even has 2-way-communication via serial
Installation instructions for serial can be found on the "Hardware Hacks for the LS2"-Wikipage and the MIPS serial port installation page.
18.10.2006: FreeLinkomatix - a system setup script for the Debian version of Linux - BETA
This is a script for a fresh FreeLink install will install the commonly needed applications automatically and upgrade to a 2.6 kernel. Although it's still somewhat beta in nature it worked well at recreating a somewhat robust FreeLink install on a fresh hard drive for me on an HG and Stevos on a LS2. The script is open to modification by anyone and is kept here: Talk:FreeLinkomatix. There is also a discussion in the Forum: FreeLinkomatix - a system setup script for the Debian version of Linux - Ramuk 17:16, 18 October 2006 (EDT)
17.10.2006: Incremental update for OpenLink 0.5x -> 0.73b (LS1/HG/HS) moves to BETA
After mr.infinity and Davy_Gray tested the new script coded by mindbender successfully on a LS1 & HG the status was moved from alpha to beta. This script updates Openlink for all ppc-boxes to 0.73b. After that all boxes are in the same state(which is outlined in this changelog of 0.73b for the LS1) It is planned to enhance this script to support the LS2 (mips) also.
2.9.2006: U-Boot for LinkStation HG / KuroBox HG
linuxnotincluded finished porting U-Boot 1.1.4 version 2.0 which can be compiled for either LS1/KuroBox or LS-HG/KuroBox HG. Among other things it supports both U-Boot images and LinkStation "flashimg" images. A complete description can be found on his webpage or in the wiki: U-boot bootloader.
1.9.2006: JTAG and LS2?
Currently we have a discussion in the forums about developing a compatible JTAG cable for the LS2. tampakuro has offered to look what he can do to modify his current cable (which works with all ppc-boxes) to make it compatible. He of course has no LS2. The question is how we can provide him a development box temporary. Either buy one via donations or someone lends him one. Development on the LS2 is highly coupled to the presence of compatible JTAG cables.
Problem: the box could be bricked completely.
Please read through this forum thread and post your opinion
24.8.2006: Do we need the domain linkstationwiki.org back?
or is this just a waste of donations? here are two links which you should look at before: Search Engine Rankings & pages with links to linkstationwiki.org
please tell us your opinion by participating in the poll: Should we try to get back linkstationwiki.org?
20.8.2006: Das U-Boot ported to the LS1!
linuxnotincluded released a patch for u-boot 1.1.4 - the features are quite impressive. A complete description can be found on his webpage.
18.8.2006: telnet enabled & modified firmimg.bin flashed back to the Linkstation
@developers & power users: please post your comments to my suggestions here. this is a major breakthrough in my opinion. we can modify and open EM Mode kuroboxlike...we could even do more... Mindbender 14:38, 18 August 2006 (EDT)
02.8.2006: OpenLink-DevelopmentTools 2.1 released for ppc and mips Changelog - Installation Instructions
29.7.2006: MIP-SEL Freelink has moved from Alpha to Beta.
24.7.2006: ALPHA MIP-SEL Freelink available for testing. A Freelink version built on Debian sarge is available for testing from the downloads section under /freelink/development. There is also a posting on: The Linkstation Community Forum / General Development / Freelink for the mips - Testers required covering questions/answers. Please respond.
24.7.2006: We currently have two Polls running. Please participate. The outcome of the polls will affect what the donations will be used for in the future. Read this forum thread before:Poll on main page has an odd choice on the ballot? More choices?
Here are the polls: General Development - OpenLink Development
Leave a comment in the forum if you have an opinion: What direction should development go?
23.7.2006: Articles renamed to be sortable. Check out Category:All Pages to see what it looks like. Please add: Template:Articles to the top of any new article you make to help categorize it. Ramuk 16:58, 27 July 2006 (EDT)
21.7.2006: GPL-Source available for the Terastation HS, Terastation Pro and the Linkstation HS
If you look at the names of the files you will notice that the HS & the HG use the same GPL-Source.
16.7.2006: InterWiki to terastation.org (prefix "terastationwiki") & kurobox.com (prefix "kuroboxwiki") is now working.
if you want to link to an article there just use the right prefix and the article-name.
This is the scheme:
[[ <prefix> :
 | name of the link ]]
You can find examples and other valid prefixes here: InterWikiPrefixes.
Besides: we now have a nice Worldmap at the bottom of the sidebar
Mindbender 12:38, 16 July 2006 (EDT)
02.7.2006:Compare linkstationwiki.org articles to make sure the original authors are given credit. Example at: Articles everything appears to be done by (Flavoie Timtim, Bauldrick, and Ramuk) and credited somehow, if you find an error please fix it. Ramuk 16:57, 30 June 2006 (EDT)
- Add at the top
-  This article originally Based on work by Frontalot at Linkstationwiki.org
30.6.2006: Linkstation-info belongs to the Linkstationwiki, Kurobox-info belongs to the Kurobox-wiki, Terastation-info belongs to the Terastation-Wiki
This is just a logical decision which helps users to find the right information in the adequate place and to prevent some to try stuff that will definitely not work on their box. So if there are some nice articles anywhere, link them but do not copy them.
As all three communities are using mediawiki now maybe InterWiki is the way to a virtual big community?
--Mindbender 02:10, 30 June 2006 (EDT)
28.6.2006: ElGringo has merged the topics and postings from the old forum into the current forum and it's like it was always here
He did an unbelievable job, saving a very important part of the community's knowledge. Some of the internal links in the forum do not work. If you linked articles from the Wiki to the Forum you'll have to fix the links. But otherwise it's a HUGE save.
28.6.2006: Anonymous access restored. You no longer have to login to edit pages. Unless there is vandalism or strong user feedback it will stay this way. I encourage you to login before making changes for traceability, but you are not required to. "Nix" on linkstationwiki.org made the suggestion to go back to anonymous and I have no problem restoring it. If you have an opinion on this, check this thread and post a reply:
IMPORTANT: Future of www.linkstationwiki.org
--flavoie 16:41, 28 June 2006 (EDT)
25.6.2006: Expect ElGringo to merge the topics and postings from the old forum into the current forum soon.
If you have not registered on the new forum yet: Do it!
If you register on the new forum there will be no problems getting your old account back. Later you may have to send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com or you won't get your old nick + stats back.
22.6.2006: Look at the testforum ! ElGringo did some really nice work here. He parsed the html-pages of the old forum with some scripts and recreated all the threads + postings from the old forum!
We are currently thinking about how we should proceed with the forum transfer.
Please read this forum thread for more info: linkstationwiki.org forum port
20.6.2006: Porting of all the wiki pages has finished
Thanks to Shrike, Bauldrick, Flavoie, timtimred (and maybe some unknown contributors) - all the information is ported to the new wiki now.
16.6.2006: Server & Domain Transfer
Because frontalot didn't show up by the 16th of June we decided to finally move to a new account at powweb and register a new domain. mindbender setup the wiki, the forum & the bugtracker - it was time to port all the information to a new site!
16.6.2006: Linkstation Image
- Looks good to me, if it also works for the logo. --Shrike 16:38, 16 June 2006 (EDT)
- To me also. i already switched to the new pic. thx Goat :) --mindbender 23:47, 16 June 2006 (CET)
14.6.2006: Wiki Information Migration
We need to plan a bit, especially about how we should organize the information on this new wiki. The pages that we are creating now, copy/pasted off the old one, follow the highly disorganized and confusing way the old one was made. That is something I wanted to address in the bery beginning, so we might have a plan ready to go when everything is finally imported. --Shrike 19:43, 14 June 2006 (EDT)
We are currently moving all the information of the wiki at www.linkstationwiki.org (which will expire on the 6th of July) to this wiki here at www.linkstationwiki.net.
14.6.2006: Designing a new Structure After moving the pure information, we will think of and implement a new structure in the wiki. We want to make it easier to find the information anyone is searching for. The main problem for that is that there are many different versions of the Linkstation (LS1 , LS2, HG, HS)
Then we can finally go back to the stuff we really like: Develop the software & firmware images and enhance the linkstation.


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Here are sample photos, taken by an astronaut, of each place. What place do you think is the most photogenic? If you were flying over it, which place would just have to snap a picture? Why?
If you want to see more images of each place go to the "Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth" (http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov) and under the "Find Photos", search using the clickable map.
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The basement, as you may already know, isn't - traditionally - an easy conversion.
For every dishevelled one we view, and for each client who aspires to a stylish lower level (that doesn't feel like a basement), there are many for whom good results can't be delivered due to that age-old problem - head height. Sure, if budget permits - and planning allows - virtually anything is possible, but it has to be said that reworking vertical proportions (in most circumstances) is a major challenge.
In our endeavours to inform, we could deliver countless cautionary tales of over zealous DIYers who've dug down beyond foundation level only to deal with "slippage" caused by missing side support. A dangerous issue like this can, of course, be avoided if the correct attention is paid to structural integrity before work commences, so think on and call a contractor who's suitably experienced.
In the meantime, let's consider today's before and after; a suburban basement that, pre reno, had in its favour three important aspects; monolithic square footage, an entire elevation above ground and, as its pièce de résistance, extraordinary ceiling height. Accordingly, its inhabitants were able to develop the space without the worry of excavation or rein-forcing retaining walls.
Enter Shalini and Shaun Mitchell, busy professionals, and Jackson, their cute-as-you-like wee toddler. Married two years, Shalini lived, until married, in a downtown condo while Shaun occupied the Richmond Hill, Ont., bungalow the couple now calls home.
As we set up our camera, Shaun explains that, while comfortable enough, "the space was a bit blokey though it definitely had potential. I guess it just needed to be harnessed." Shalini kicks in; "Yeah, but your job meant you couldn't concentrate on the house, particularly the basement." Shalini, indeed, has a very good point because Shaun, it transpires, is a captain at Central York Fire Ser-vices and, for the longest time, his vocation took priority over his home. "I've always liked the house but, you know, work came first, especially when I was single."
Things began to change, how-ever, when the firefighter met his damsel and, while remaining steadfastly committed to his vocation, he's finally making time for himself. "Part of us considered moving but my family, with whom I'm really close, are just around the corner and work is nearby. And besides, we both love the area."
Decision making, it turns out, was soon made a whole lot easier as Shalini explains. "When the little fella came along we knew for certain we needed more room. And we love that, because of proximity, Jack and Dianne, Shaun's mom and dad, can see their grandson any time they want. After a lot of soul searching we decided to make the house fit our needs rather than vice versa."
Enjoying the same 1,500 square feet as the level above, the basement's transformation has been a labour of love, although Shaun concedes "its creation nearly got the better of us on various occasions. It just didn't seem to end."
We ask how hands-on the couple were and Shaun immediately picks up. "I'm lucky that a lot of my colleagues have secondary skills and, put simply, that translated into more hands on deck."
So team effort, then? Shaun smiles and, without hesitation, shares the glory. "You've no idea how much they helped. Sure, we brought in specialists whenever required, but much of it was down to the boys. They helped with drywall, painting, tiling and a whole load more. It would have been much more expensive if we hadn't been blessed with such good friends."
Towards the rear of the new family room, french doors yield to a terrace where, as well as ample space for al fresco dining, there's room sufficient for a hot tub, an asset which the extended Mitchell clan enjoys no matter what the Canadian thermometer is doing.
Back indoors, slick Karndean "Bearwood" covers the majority of the floor, setting an immediately warming tone without the attendant issues often associated with genuine timber. "We looked at various suppliers," proffers Shalini, "but when we stumbled across the team at Generations Flooring they went the extra mile when it came to advice on practicalities and finish.
"We initially veered towards a dark finish but, to reflect light and keep everything clean and crisp, we opted for a lighter tone. Shawn Daly, who owns and operates Generations Flooring, ensured the job was carried out to an impeccable standard and with minimal upheaval. At the end of the day, Karndean was probably one of the easiest decisions we've made."
At and around the bar, stone tile provides esthetic punctuation, delivering as it does solidity that simply adds to the room's earthy, organic feel. "I think Shaun and I surprised everyone with this place," explains the ever charming Shalini. "Some of our friends imagined that, because of our modernist leanings, we'd be tempted to create a very cut-ting-edge look, but that was never our plan. We both wanted our basement to feel warm and welcoming but getting that cosy feel in such a huge volume was always going to be a challenge."
Now complete, and with concerns averted, their home's lower level is the very essence of casual sophistication though it's certainly not short on con-temporary touches, such as the rectilinear living flame fireplace that appears to float within stack stone brickwork sourced at The Tile Shoppe, a great value, no-fuss supplier from whom we have ourselves specified on many occasions.
Our eyes darting everywhere, conversation eventually turns to furniture selection. "We started from scratch," explains Shalini. "It's our first place together so we wanted a united front rather than a hotchpotch of things pulled from our previous lives.
"We've always liked Corner-stone in Toronto, and when we heard they'd opened a new outlet in Cambridge we headed over." Pouring coffee, Shaun adds; "We didn't expect it to be a one-stop outing, but they carry an incredible inventory and we couldn't help ourselves. We picked out the display cabinet and, while doing so, we were also drawn to the dining chairs and bar stools."
And how about the table? "Same place. The minute we saw it we knew it was perfect." Running his hand across the deliberately irregular wooden surface he adds; "Getting it in here, though, was a struggle as it weighs over 400 pounds."
Another 911 call to his off-duty colleagues?
"It's amazing how big the lure of a home cooked dinner can be. We traded pasta and beer for muscle and sheer determination."
Paint: Benjamin Moore, www. benjaminmoore.ca
Building sundries: Rona, www. rona.ca
Window blinds: Hunter Douglas, www.hunterdouglas.ca
Wall unit, dining table, chairs and bar stools: Cornerstone Home Interiors, www.corner-stonefurniture.ca
Fireplace: Napoleon, www. napoleonfireplaces.com
Stack stone for fireplace: Tile Shoppe, www.tileshoppes.com
Flooring installation and Karndean supplier: Generations Flooring, www.gen-erationsflooring.com
Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan are the hosts of HGTV's Colin & Justin's Home Heist and the authors of Colin & Justin's Home Heist Style Guide, published by Penguin Group (Canada). Follow them on Twitter @colinjustin or on Facebook (ColinandJustin). Check out their new candle range at www.candjhome.co.uk. Contact them through their website, www.colinandjustin.tv.


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Kim Kaufman is a true testament to the fact that you can have brains and brawn. Kaufman wrapped up her college career with a 4.0 cumulative GPA and spent part of the 2012-13 season as the No. 1 ranked player in the country.
Kaufman has always put a lot of work into her schoolwork and got started in golf at a young age in South Dakota.
"I was four years old, and my dad started playing," Kaufman said. "My sister and I just started riding around in the golf cart, and we would stay out and putt and chip. It just started from there."
Kaufman credits her success to competing with her sister while they played together as they were growing up.
"My sister and I both grew up playing together," Kaufman said, "which is a big reason why I am where I am."
This competitive streak helped Kaufman grow to her full potential. She ended her high school career as a four-time state champion and was an all-state selection all four years.
From high school, Kaufman said the decision to commit to playing for Texas Tech was an easy one.
"I always knew I wanted to come south," Kaufman said. "I liked it out here, and the practice facilities are awesome. It just had everything I needed. I came and I visited, and I committed right after. I just liked it here. I like Texas."
Kaufman settled in to being a Red Raider quickly. She set a new school record in the spring of her freshman year for the lowest 18-hole round at 65. In the same year, Kaufman also managed to finish her first year with at 4.0 GPA.
She continued to excel in her golf career and kept raking in the 4.0 GPA every semester after that.
Kaufman ended her Red Raider golf and academic career strongly. She set the Tech single-season and career stroke average records this past season and led her team to the postseason all four years, a feat that had not previously been accomplished in school history.
She credits her success to the support system she had all four years of college.
"My team and my coaches here all want the best for me," Kaufman said. "I was lucky enough to have the same coach for all four years. I knew she believed in me. My parents, my instructors, and my teammates, that little group of people were huge. I really needed all of them."
Kaufman will continue her golf career on the Symetra Tour, the developmental league for the LPGA, and she is very appreciative of her time spent playing college golf.
"I really couldn't have asked for much more," Kaufman said. "I couldn't have asked for a better way to have played my four years of golf."
Although Kaufman has a very bright future ahead of her in the golf world, she also has a plan for when she is done with her golf career.
"I will probably go back to law school. I'm pretty outspoken," Kaufman said laughing. "I've been told many times I would make a good lawyer. I really like it, and it really interests me."
Kaufman's dedication to athletics and academics does not go unnoticed by those around her. Her coach, JoJo Robertson, is expecting great things from Kaufman in whatever path she decides to take."Kim is a player that there is never a challenge too big to tackle," Robertson said. "She is the epitome of a student-athlete and we couldn't be prouder of what she has accomplished these past four years. We know she has a bright future ahead."


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The 57th annual Otero Arts Festival invites all artists grades 7-12 to participate in a juried art festival April 2-4 at McDivitt Center on the Otero Junior College campus. Entries will be accepted on Friday, March 29, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the south door of the OJC McDivitt Center Gym. Entries are free and open to all area students in grades 7-12.
The 57th annual Otero Arts Festival invites all artists grades 7-12 to participate in a juried art festival April 2-4 at McDivitt Center on the Otero Junior College campus. Entries will be accepted on Friday, March 29, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the south door of the OJC McDivitt Center Gym. Entries are free and open to all area students in grades 7-12.
The Otero Arts Festival showcases creative writing, sculptures, pottery, paintings, drawings and other works of art submitted by middle and high school students from throughout southeast Colorado. Students from 10 southeastern Colorado counties including Otero, Crowley, Bent, Las Animas, Baca, Prowers, Kiowa, Lincoln, Cheyenne and Kit Carson will participate in this year's event. Over the past several years, the writing and art contests have drawn over 2,000 entries annually.
Over the years, judges have included outstanding professional artists and art teachers from Colorado's leading colleges and galleries. This year's visual art judges include Tim Deibler, award winning artist and art instructional book writer from Walsenburg, Colo., and Gary Holder, retired performing arts teacher and former education curator for the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center, from Pueblo.
Judging for the second time is Gary Holder, a Colorado native whose life has been immersed in the arts from early childhood. Holder grew up in Delta, Colorado.
After serving as high school theater director, then directing and designing for summer musicals, Holder helped to begin the Pueblo School for the Arts and Sciences, an arts-integrated charter school. Holder taught there for 30 years, then retired to become the Curator of Education at the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center. Holder instructed theater classes, worked with the Colorado Department of Education on state theater standards, and directed the arts education arm of the Center.
Holder has judged student art shows at the Arts Center, and he is a 4-H talent judge for the Colorado State Fair. Holder retired from the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center in July of 2011. He is married to Pamela, a retired teacher, and has two children: Rebecca, a medical school student on hospital rotations, and Samuel, a filmmaker currently working for National Geographic productions.
All area students, grades 7-12, are encouraged to enter the Otero Arts Festival. Entries for the art contest will be accepted on Friday March 29 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the McDivitt Center gym on the Otero Junior College campus. Students may have one entry for each medium/technique with a maximum of six entries total per student. Entries must be labeled and hung per the guidelines that are posted on the OJC website: http://www.ojc.edu/OteroArtsFestival.aspx
The jurors will award over 600 ribbons for this annual art festival to the over 2,000 anticipated entries from middle school and high school artists of southeastern Colorado. They will also choose the recipients of Best of Show High School and Middle School and Outstanding Senior Portfolio ribbons. Judging will take place on Saturday March 30. Public viewing of the art show will begin on Tuesday April 2 at 8 a.m. The exhibit will remain open to the public April 2-4 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. There is no cost for admission to the exhibit. The public is invited to visit the exhibit and view the outstanding work the students.


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