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Heather Stuart
Dr. Heather Stuart, a professor of Public Health Sciences, was recently named the first Bell Mental Health and Anti-Stigma Research Chair – the first of its kind in the world. Writer Ned Dickens recently spoke with her to learn about her research.
Q: What sparked your interest in mental health issues?
HS: I grew up in Guelph, Ontario, where we lived on the grounds of what was then called the Homewood Sanitarium. Summers and part-time during high school I worked in virtually every department.
Q: How did you become involved with stigma research?
HS: About 15 years ago, Professor Norman Sartorius, who was the President of the World Psychiatric Association at the time, figured out that if we didn't do something about stigma – that is, the negative public stereotypes about people with mental health issues – psychiatry was up against the wall. Even if we could provide better services, people wouldn't access them because they were afraid of being labeled and of the discrimination that goes along with stigmatization. People who have mental illnesses are denied social rights and entitlements that the rest of us have and we all take for granted.
Q: Such as?
HS: Basic health care. I just had a fellow tell me the other day that he went to an [emergency ward] with a badly injured knee and they saw a psychiatric diagnosis on his chart. The first thing they did was to put him in a room and await a psychiatric consult. People are afraid of people who have a mental illness. We buy into all of the media stereotypes that "people like that" are dangerous and unpredictable.
Q: Aren't psychiatric patients more likely to be the victims of crime than the general population?
HS: Yes. Think about why. They are living in the worst parts of most major cities because those are the only places where they can get a landlord to rent to them, where they are at huge risk of being assaulted, teased, bullied or robbed.
Q: How widespread is stigmatization?
HS: We have lots of anecdotal evidence that it's widespread, but there's been no epidemiology to actually quantify the extent of it. In order to get funding for programs to address it, you have to have persuasive evidence that the program works. So stigma research is not something that's been funded because we haven't had any evidence to show how important stigma prevention is.
Q: What do you aim to accomplish in your research?
HS: We have to fill the holes in the evidence. First, we worked out an instrument – a survey that allows us to gather consistent information from people about their attitudes about people with a mental illness. We had a little bit of information to start with, but our surveys made it clear that stigma experiences are huge problems for people.
Q: What's next?
HS: What we really need now is more population-based data, because what we've got so far is from individual programs and we need to know about the rest of the world. We've worked with Statistics Canada and the Mental Health Commission of Canada to develop a stigma research module, and for the first time Statistics Canada will include it in their 2012 Mental Health Survey.
Q: You have said that it is more important to change behaviours than to change attitudes. Can you explain that idea?
HS: The little research we do have suggests that you can change people's attitudes and it makes absolutely no difference to the way they act towards people with a mental illness. We can be told lots of things about mental illnesses. We can even feel sympathy. But the attitude is still "I really feel for these people, I think society should do more for them, but there's no way I'm letting my daughter marry one." The fear is still there.
So what we're saying is that when we do these anti-stigma programs, it's not enough to show that they produce changes in knowledge. That's easy. It's not even enough for us to show attitude change. We want to change behaviours. We hear people [with mental health issues] saying, "Frankly, I don't care what you think about me, keep your opinions and attitudes to yourself. But, you're going to treat me fairly."
Q: But, as you say, that's still anecdotal evidence.
HS: Exactly. If we're ever going to really tackle the serious problem of stigma we have to have the evidence to know accurately what the problem is, where it is and under what circumstances, and what works in the fight to beat it. To know that, we need solid research, and that costs money. Somebody had to take the risk and say this is important, and that's what Bell has done.


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Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Jewlery Boards Tutorial
I got the oval one from the DI for $15, and the curvy one from another thrift store for $25.
Well, I'm going to show you how to turn those....into THESE!
I made these jewelery boards for my two sister-in-laws for Christmas and they loved em! Just a warning....I started out taking pictures of each of them throughout the process...but that got tiring so I figured I could teach you taking pictures of just one! So....they transfer from two to one...but I used the same process on both! And I noticed I didn't take pics of a few of the steps...but I think it's pretty self explanatory.
So here we go:
1. Find a cool frame/mirror.
2. Take off the back and the mirror. I used the prongs of a hammer, and a flat head screw driver, to get staples out and screws out.
3. Kilz frames. Use Kilz Spray paint- I've found things look more store bought when you spray paint vs. brush paint...just my experience though!
4. Spray paint frames. For some reason I didn't take a pic...but if you don't know how to spray paint....read the can :) If you want to glaze it, wait till the spray paint is dry. Then I suggest following allthingsthrifty.blogspot.com 's instructions on glazing! It's super duper easy.
5. Get a board. I found this board in my garage! Score. Don't know where it came from, but it worked! Trace around the mirror onto the board.
6. Get a jigsaw, and saw around the shape! I did this all on my own! I was so proud of myself!!!
And no, it's not mandatory that you wear a paintballing mask while doing it...I am just protective of my eyes!!! And that was the only protective thing I could find in the garage:)
7. Sand edges a titch so that they don't hurt you during the rest of the process :)
8. Put fabric face down, then put the board ontop of the fabric. Pull fabric as tight as you can and tape it!
9. Use a hot glue gun to glue the fabric in place. I found that the tape wasn't the strongest of holds...so I took one piece of tape off, then glued (pulling as tight as can be!). I would suggest STILL taping it first, cause it places it in the general spot you want it...it just makes it easier.
I know this pic doesn't do much for ya...but it's kinda hard to glue gun and take a pic at the same time. But just glue gun within an inch from the edge and you'll get the tightest look. Which you want. Trim excess fabric from back.
11. Place frame ontop of board, and then place hooks where you think you want them...then snip TINY snips with TINY scissors where you want hooks. If you're putting in a headband holder, here is the time to make it.
a) Cut ribbon length of frame + 4 inches.
b) Cut another piece of ribbon that is smaller same length
c) Place smaller ribbon ontop of bigger ribbon and sew little slots for headbands. I made mine various sizes. Make sure you backstitch when you begin and end! These slots will see a lot of action so you want them to be able to hold up through time.
d) Glue gun them to the spot you want them! Make sure you leave enough space at the bottom or side for the headbands to sit...you know, so they aren't squooshed against the frame?
12. Screw hooks in and make your fingers really tired! (My right pointer finger still has a callous from this process...and it's been like 2 weeks!) Note- my hooks stuck out a titch in the back...this was really okay! Cause I still had to put the back of the frame on...so they were covered! As long as they don't stick out A TON- you're okay.
13. Put the back of the frame on however it was put on originally. One of the frames I screwed screws in, the other one I staple gunned.
Seriously- this was soooo fun and so rewarding. The girls loved em and I really need to make one for myself now!
9 comments:
- Aliese the Writer said...
Wow, that is really great. I love reading all of your tutorials even if I could never possibly follow them. I really love these. Maybe I could get Lizzie or my mom to help me make smaller ones for Anna and Gracie. They used to both have one, but even if we do still have one they are at dad's house and we can't have them sent. I do have one. It is amazing how handy these things are. I love the headband ribbon. That is such a great idea. I am sure that they loved them. I sure would if I got one of those. You are so great at making and giving presents. I think it is so cool. I love you! :)
- January 5, 2011 at 6:15 PM
- Sharon/mom said...
good job!! I love the paint ball picture the best!! love and miss you!!!
- January 5, 2011 at 9:27 PM
- AMY AND MIKEY said...
That was such an awesome tutorial! You explained everythign so well, and it made me want to go make one! It made me feel like I could do it. I LOVE the headband deal- I need that for mine. Awesome! I still haven't read your pillow one yet- I'm just waiting until I want to make it. loev you!
- January 6, 2011 at 1:17 AM
- Lizzie said...
Wow. Great tutorial. You have a jigsaw?? So cool. And I'm loving the paintball mask. = )
- January 7, 2011 at 10:08 AM
- Amanda said...
so cool! i'm going to try this. thanks for the tutorial!
- January 28, 2011 at 8:54 AM
- Liz said...
I love this! My sister would totally die for one of these. okay, not really die... but she would love me forever if I made her one! Thanx for sharing!
- February 7, 2011 at 10:26 PM
- Jen said...
Hi! Found your blog through Sage and Cocoa and I love this idea!
I was just thinking I need somewhere to put my necklaces. I am featuring this (as well as Sage and Cocoa's version) on my blog tomorrow:
- March 18, 2011 at 2:55 PM
I was just saw these on Charming Ink's blog. I love these. I made my jewelry organizer with picture frames and wine corks!
Thanks for posting
- July 6, 2011 at 3:05 PM
- RedeFIND said...
I love it! What a great idea. I may have to try this Idea for some Christmas Presents!
- November 7, 2011 at 6:57 PM

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Nintendo's Wii outsold both the Xbox 360 and the Sony PlayStation 3 in the US during February, the latest sales stats coming out of North America shows.
According to market watcher NPD, some 335,000 Wiis were sold in the US in February. Microsoft sold 228,000 Xbox 360s and Sony 127,000 PS3s. Nintendo was just 20,000 units short of outselling both its rivals put together.
NPD's tally of cumulative console sales, cited by Reuters, puts the much older Xbox 360 in the lead, as you'd expect. Americans have bought around 5m 360s, to 1.86m Wiis and 1.1m PS3s. The Microsoft console's launch lead over the other two consoles explains why Xbox 360 owners possess, on average, 5.4 games to Wii owners' 2.8 and PS3 owners' 2.3.
The Wii's success isn't hard to fathom: it's cheaper than its rivals and pitched at a broader range of potential buyers. The PS3, by contrast, is expensive and provides a more limited array of games.
Last month, market watcher IDC forecast the Wii would outsell both the Xbox 360 and the PS3 in 2007 and 2008.


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It's been rumoured for a long time and now it's finally here. We are, of course, talking about the Nikon D7100 - the company's latest APS-C DSLR camera that looks to give even the D300S a run for its money. Pocket-lint had a play with a pre-production model ahead of the official unveiling to see how this new APS-C champion fared.
The D7100's specs read rather well. It's laden with some of the tech that can be found in the top-spec, full-frame Nikon D4 model but at a fraction of the price, coupled with other brand new features such as a newly developed 24.1-megapixel CMOS sensor which - wait for it - has done away with the anti-alias filter, just like the Nikon D800E model. Only the D7100 doesn't come in two flavours: none of the models is equipped with the filter.
READ: Nikon D4 review
Nikon claims that at such a high resolution and where pixel density crosses a certain threshold - although, when questioned, declined to comment where that threshold was - the need for an anti-alias filter has little use in most given shooting situations. Sounds as though it's being treated as the camera's equivalent of an appendix - and Nikon doesn't think you'll miss it. Will it leave a scar?
As it stands, we're not yet sure. The low-pass filter's function is to filter out certain frequencies of light while slightly diffusing the light before it lands on the sensor to provide a more generalised, yet softer, read that can be better interpreted to omit colour inaccuracies or moire. The D7100 will still have the wavelength-limiting filters, such as an IR filter, so it's not as though the full filter unit has been removed, it's just that diffusion no longer takes place which, in turn, should result in a sharper final image.
The pre-production sample we got to play around with wasn't loaded with a card and we weren't allowed to leave with any shot-on-site image samples either. We'll have to await the full and final production sample to give it a thorough testing.
When Pocket-lint questioned Nikon about the move the company said that "the positives outweigh the negatives" - which doesn't necessarily mean some shots won't run into issues. We're yet to see the results so it'll be interesting to see how the D7100's processing resolves images, but the camera uses a standard Bayer colour array - nothing new-fangled like, say, Fujifilm's X-Pro1 colour filter arrangement.
READ: Fujifilm X-Pro1 review
The D7100's sensor itself is the same base as that found in the Nikon D5200 but has been "newly developed" with more advanced, faster circuitry to outperform the mentioned mid-level model. Paired with the Expeed 3 processor and the D7100 can produce images from ISO 100 through to ISO 6400 and also supports Hi1 and Hi2 settings with equivalent values of ISO 12,800 and 25,600 respectively.
As we spotted in our Nikon D5200 review there were signs of banding in shadow areas of raw files, so we hope the D7100's updated development will iron out any issues we've seen with the mid-level model.
READ: Nikon D5200 review
Elsewhere the D7100's only gone and nabbed the same 51-point autofocus system as found in the Nikon D4. Yup, the full 51-point, 15-cross-type, sensitive to 2EV and f/8 system adapted for the APS-C model. It'll probably bring a tear to the D300S's cameray eye. Or should that be lens?
We put the autofocus to the test in a fairly dim room - that's why our sample pictures in this article are a touch noisy - and it flew without any qualms zipping into focus on faces, furniture and fittings. Sounds like an episode of Grand Designs - but this was much more exciting.
Both focus types and area modes can be accessed via the AF switch to the front left side of the camera, including 5, 9, 21 and 51-point options through AF-S, AF-C, AF-A and 3D tracking options. Impressive for this level. We like.
But there's another feature that made the AF system all the better in our minds. There's a 1.3x crop function that, well, does exactly what it says on the tin - it crops into the frame to produce 15.4-megapixel images with the benefit of an increased telephoto equivalent. But it also means the 51-point system is far, far wider-reaching across the viewfinder frame which means little-to-nothing will be out of reach from the focus point array.
It also means a 7fps burst mode is possible - one better than the 6fps burst that's available in the full-resolution 24-megapixel mode. In other camera systems that employ a similar tele-zoom function option, such as the Sony Alpha A99, for example, there isn't the option to shoot raw files. In the Nikon, however, this is possible - something we've been waiting on for a while.
READ: Sony Alpha A99 review
In use we found the D7100's 100 per cent optical viewfinder to be large and bright with a good feedback display of focus points. Reaching for the rear d-pad to move individual point selection felt natural, while the new Organic EL display to the base of the viewfinder is super bright with white text that's easy to read.
The camera's rear LCD screen, while fixed to the body rather than on a variable bracket, also sees updates. It's not only 3.2-inches in size, but now also features a new white layer for a brighter view to withstand stronger light sources. This 1000:1 contrast ratio WRGB panel is 1229k-dots which, while it may sound higher resolution than the usual 921k-dot screens, isn't the case - each of the white, red, green and blue layers amounts for one "dot" each, so each four amount to a "pixel". In other terms it's still a VGA panel with a 640 x 480 pixel resolution, it just happens to be larger, brighter and, well, just better. We're yet to see it outside in the big, bright world - something that a British summer should help with when we get hold of a final review sample closer to launch date. Assuming, of course, that it doesn't rain cats and dogs for six months in 2013.
Design-wise there are other more subtle changes to be seen and felt too. The imprint of the D7100's body is smaller than the D7000, hence the need for a new optional MBD-15 battery grip to fit to the camera's shape, despite both models - as well as other Nikon DSLR units - utilising the EN-EL15 battery type. The mode dial now features a press-and-hold lock button and is a different, more prominent texture.
The D7100's magnesium alloy top and base panels are not only tough, but the camera is also weather-sealed to the same standard as that found in the D800 model, according to Nikon. It's a toughie.
READ: Nikon D800 review
Another addition is a new "i" button on the rear to the bottom left - it makes up a total of five buttons arranged to the side, compared to the four as found on the D7000. This new button brings up a full-screen menu to quickly dive in and out of, while in live view it brings up a side-menu that's superimposed across the preview.
Movie-wise there's the option to shoot 1080p at 30, 25 or 24 frames per second with progressive capture or 50/60fps using interlaced capture. A mic input and headphone output also feature. However we're not sure how the removal of the anti-alias filter will effect video results - with no cards in the camera it wasn't possible to shoot clips to take an early look.
And on to the numbers: the D7100 will be available at the tail-end of March priced £1100 body only or £1300 with the 18-105mm VR lens. There's a lot of tech on offer here and, assuming the filter-free system delivers the goods, this sounds like the enthusiast DSLR to beat for 2013. It's got us scratching our chins as to whether camp Canon will make a DSLR appearance in the immediate future.


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Sisko takes an untested Starfleet warship into the Gamma Quadrant in an attempt to find the Founders of the Dominion. (Season premiere)
Kira, Dax, O'Brien, Odo, and Bashir are in Ops, having a discussion about the possible invasion by the Jem'Hadar, the soldiers of the Dominion. Dax says the only two options are to abandon the station and make a stand on Bajor, or to collapse the wormhole. Just as Kira rejects both ideas and demands a third alternative, a subspace surge activates the security sensors; O'Brien is shocked that a cloaked vessel somehow approached the station's shield perimeter completely undetected. Suddenly, the ship decloaks, and hails the station. On Ops' viewscreen, Commander Benjamin Sisko appears, standing on the bridge of an experimental vessel called the USS Defiant, a warship originally designed to fight the Borg. He says to Kira that he has "brought back a little surprise for the Dominion."
Act OneEdit
Sisko and the senior officers discuss the Defiant in the station's wardroom. Sisko says it is a prototype; a warship originally designed to fight the Borg. With the Borg threat becoming less urgent over the years, the idea was abandoned after design flaws were found during initial testing. Sisko avoids the technical details, but sums up the situation: the Defiant is overpowered and overarmed for a ship of her size, and almost tore herself apart when tested at maximum impulse. When Kira complains at being sent this from Starfleet to fight the Dominion with, Sisko tells her that they are not going to fight the Dominion – yet. Their mission is to go into the Gamma Quadrant, locate the Founders whom are believed to be the Dominion's leaders and to convince them that the Federation is not a threat to them. The Defiant is to be used in order to show the Dominion that the Federation can, and will, defend themselves should there be an attack.
At this point, Lieutenant Commander Michael Eddington and Sub-Commander T'Rul enter, informing Sisko of the new security measures they have implemented. When Odo objects, Sisko introduces the sub-commander, and says she is here to operate the cloaking device, loaned to Starfleet by the Romulan government. She says her role is to keep unauthorized persons away from the cloaking device. When Sisko tries to introduce his officers to her, she interrupts, saying she is not here to make friends. She then leaves, abruptly. Eddington then says he is here to make friends, and introduces himself to Kira. Odo is more than a little put out by Eddington being from Starfleet Security, and asks what exactly Eddington is doing here. Before he can reply, Sisko tells them that there will be a full station briefing at 1800 hours, and the Defiant will depart at 0700. He dismisses everyone.
Odo comes to a conclusion. He informs Sisko that there is no need to brace himself to tell him unpleasant news, and that he already knows he has been replaced as head of security. Sisko runs to catch up, telling him in a corridor that he will still be head of all matters concerning non-Starfleet security. For Odo this is not enough, and he asks why. Sisko says he has even been to the Chief of Starfleet Security herself, but the decision was final, due to concerns about recent security breaches on the station. Odo blames it on the restrictions caused by Starfleet regulations, and Sisko tells him that his reluctance to follow those regulations is a problem as well. Odo thinks it is to do with his being a shapeshifter, and assures the Commander that his resignation will be logged shortly.
Inside the Sisko quarters, the commander finds Jake sitting at the dinner table eating an I'danian spice pudding, even though he is supposed to be unpacking. Sisko finds he now thinks of the station as home, and wonders aloud when he began to think of "this Cardassian monstrosity" as that. Jake suggests it was last week, when the commander brought some of his items, including a 2,000 year old Yoruba mask, to the station, out of storage on Earth. The two have a comforting moment together as the elder Sisko looks for a place to hang the mask.
Kira comes up to Odo as he looks out of a window on the Promenade. She says that the provisional government has asked for his presence on the mission. Odo says he highly doubts that, and he thinks it is just an attempt to make him feel better. Kira almost acknowledges that it is, and says that she is his friend, and is trying to make him see that he is still needed on the station. She leaves, after telling him that the Defiant leaves at 0700 hours. Odo continues to quietly look out the Promenade's viewports.
Act TwoEdit
Quark is in Sisko's office, confused as to why he has just been asked to come on the trip to find the Founders. Sisko says it is because eight months ago, he helped the Grand Nagus establish trade links with the Karemma, who are part of the Dominion. They may help to establish contact with the Founders. Quark tries to find excuses not to go, but Sisko will have none of it. Quark then flat out refuses, saying he has no intention of repeating his last experience with the Jem'Hadar. Sisko gets out the Grand Nagus' staff, saying that the Nagus has already agreed to Quark's going on this mission. Quark is forced to accept it, and is made to kiss the staff before leaving, to Sisko's amusement.
Dax tells Sisko that O'Brien's checks indicate the ship will be ready at 0700. The two discuss the chances of succeeding; Sisko says the chances are slim, but better than the chances of surviving a Jem'Hadar attack on the station. Dax says she thought she'd never see him so passionate about something since Jennifer died. Sisko says it was going back to Starfleet Headquarters, and being inspired by the admirals that made him passionate again. Dax says that Curzon never thought Sisko would be an admiral – he thought that Sisko would always have to be in the thick of things, and not sitting behind a desk. Dax leaves, after they both agree that they need to get some sleep.
On the Defiant the next morning, Bashir tells Sisko that the medical facilities are severely lacking. Dax enters, informing the commander that Quark has settled into his quarters, despite being disappointed by the decorations. All systems are online, and they are about to depart, when they alerted to someone's presence in the airlock. It is Odo. He requests to come aboard, and Sisko agrees. Bashir volunteers to find him some quarters, as he has to go down to sickbay. The ship leaves, and cloaks once it enters the Gamma Quadrant. It begins to head for the Karemma system.
Odo has been forced to share a bunk with Quark, as it is the only remaining quarters aboard with life support. Odo sits in a corner, as Quark begins to complain about almost everything there is to complain about. Odo says he has been holding his humanoid shape for 16 hours and needs to revert to his original form. Odo does not want Quark to watch. When Quark continues, he gets angry, and tells him to stay out of his way. Odo then shifts into a liquid, and goes into his bucket.
A Jem'Hadar fighter is detected in the vicinity. Sisko orders the ship to remain on course, as this will be a good time to check if the cloaking device is effective against Jem'Hadar sensors. The ship appears to have detected them, as it turns round. The sub-commander disagrees, saying it may be subspace fluctuations that a cloaked ship emits at warp, and suggests dropping out of warp. Sisko gives the order to do so. The ships scan the area with antiprotons, and it is unknown whether they will detect the ship. The ships almost seem like they have detected the Defiant, but they fly off into warp.
Act ThreeEdit
On arriving on the Karemma homeworld, Quark tries to persuade the first minister Ornithar into putting them in contact with the Founders in exchange for trade advantages (namely a three percent increase of tulaberry wine purchases). However, stating that their only contact with the Dominion leadership is through the Vorta race, who didn't instruct them how to deal with the newcomers, Ornithar is reluctant to help them. He also points out he doesn't even know if the founders are real, and that the Jem'Hadar will intervene at the smallest sign of insubordination. Quark then threatens to discontinue buying the wine altogether, prompting Sisko to point out that losing an important trade agreement with the Alpha Quadrant might also displease the Dominion.
Compelled by Sisko's argument, Ornithar directs them to an unmanned subspace relay station in the Callinon system, where the Karemma send all communications for the Dominion. Interestingly, while looking at the star chart on the viewscreen, Odo recognizes a familiar form, the Omarion Nebula and feels inexplicably drawn to it. Quark, with his job now done, chooses to remain with the Karemma to continue trade negotiations and get a ride home and Sisko agrees.
When the Defiant arrives at Callinon VII, the site of the subspace relay station, it engages the cloaking device and enters orbit. Dax and O'Brien beam down and manage to tap into the main computer suspiciously easy. However, before they upload the information to the Defiant, the two are interrupted as a hand grabs Dax's shoulder while an alarm is triggered which activates a shield around the facility, trapping them inside. As Jem'Hadar warships approach the planet, Sisko is forced to flee and abandon the two of them on the surface with T'Rul's approval and despite Bashir's objections.
Act FourEdit
Bashir wonders what will happen to Dax and O'Brien. Sisko assumes they will be interrogated, and hopes they will also try to contact the Founders. He moves on and calls Odo to the bridge to talk through security measures, but, oddly, Odo refuses, saying he's busy. Kira leaves to talk with him when T'Rul reports that three more Jem'Hadar vessels heading in their direction. Sisko decides to drop out of warp, cut off main power, and wait until they pass just like last time.
Kira finds Odo obsessed with the map on the computer in his quarters. She confronts him but also wants to repay the friendship he's shown her when she needed him. Odo then reveals to her his strange obsession with the Omarion Nebula, and begs her to let him go there in a shuttle. Kira is very confused by Odo's attitude, and tells him that they can consider taking him once they've finished their mission to find the Founders. Odo however angrily and desperately tells her he needs to go there right now. As Kira insists that the mission comes first, the ship comes under fire from three Jem'Hadar ships, who have managed to penetrate the cloak.
Act Five Edit
The Defiant decloaks and destroys one of the attacking vessels, but sustains heavy damage, and soon loses shields and main power, enabling Jem'Hadar soldiers to beam aboard. Kira is knocked unconscious, but Odo rescues her and escapes. After a brief fight, the bridge crew is overwhelmed.
Kira wakes up on a shuttle with Odo, who informs her that the Defiant was captured by the Jem'Hadar. When she finds out the shuttlecraft is heading for the Omarion Nebula instead of back to DS9, Kira protests energetically, but Odo is unmoved. They finally arrive in the nebula, and discover an class M planet ahead, but no star system. They land the shuttlecraft on the surface, and discover a strange mass of viscous liquid. As they are watching, several humanoid forms resembling Odo's appearance rise from the liquid. One of them, a female Changeling, approaches Odo and greets him: "Welcome home".
Log entries Edit
Memorable quotesEdit
"I've brought back a little surprise for the Dominion."
- - Sisko, referring to the Defiant
"She may have flaws, but she has teeth."
- - Sisko, talking about the Defiant
"I have no interest in speaking to you, or listening to your witless prattle! So stay out of my way, or you'll regret the day you ever met me!"
- - Odo, to an overly chatty Quark
"Rom only has his son to think about. I have a business!"
- - Quark
"We'd all feel a bit better with [Odo] here to watch over Quark."
"I take that as a personal insult, doctor!"
"You should."
- - Bashir and Quark, aboard the Defiant
"What the hell is wrong with Starfleet? How could they do this to him?"
"This has been a long time coming, Major. Starfleet has never been happy with the Constable. They've been pressing me to replace him for the last two years."
"Because he worked for the Cardassians."
"No, it goes deeper than that. Odo is not what you'd call a team player."
- - Kira and Sisko
"Who's your contact in the Dominion regarding administration, trade, defense?"
"Our only contact with the Dominion has been through the Vorta. I have no idea who they report to. All I know is that the Vorta say to do something and you do it."
"Because if you do not, they will send in the Jem'Hadar, and then you die."
- - Sisko and Ornithar
"Ever since we've come into the Gamma Quadrant, I've had this feeling of being drawn somewhere, pulled by some instinct to a specific place. The Omarion Nebula."
- - Odo, to Major Kira
"Where are we?"
"Approaching the Omarion Nebula."
"You should have taken us back to the wormhole."
"You didn't object at the time."
"I was unconscious!"
- - Kira and Odo, aboard a Defiant shuttlecraft taking them to the Omarion Nebula
"Welcome home."
- - Female Shapeshifter, to Odo
Background informationEdit
- This episode takes place eight months after "Rules of Acquisition" and two months after "The Jem'Hadar".
The USS DefiantEdit
- Of the creation of the USS Defiant, Robert Hewitt Wolfe points out, "Bringing in the Defiant was based on our own internal perceptions of something that would make the show better. It was not based on ratings." There was also a practical reason, as Ira Steven Behr explains, "We'd created villains who were that powerful, and all we had floating around as the thin red line of defense against this possible invading army were three runabouts." (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
- Rick Berman was initially against the idea of the ship having a cloaking device because one of the tenets of Gene Roddenberry's universe was that Starfleet "did not believe in sneaking around." However, Ira Behr and Robert Wolfe were able to convince Berman that the Defiant was a unique ship in a unique situation and, with the added stipulation that the cloak could only be used in the Gamma Quadrant, Berman agreed. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
- Of the fact that the Defiant had a number of design problems, science consultant André Bormanis says, "I liked the idea of getting away from the concept that all Federation technology was squeaky clean and perfect. The Defiant has its problems because it's a prototype. It was hastily put together in the face of the Borg threat." (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
- As his first contribution to the show, Ronald D. Moore was charged with naming the ship. He originally wanted to call the Defiant the USS Valiant, but was unable to, as the USS Voyager also began with a "V". As such, he decided to call it the Defiant after the ship seen in the Original Series episode "The Tholian Web": the USS Defiant. Moore later created a Defiant-class USS Valiant for the sixth season episode "Valiant".
- After deciding not to make T'Rul a recurring character (see below), the producers also decided not to use the cloaking device beyond "The Search, Part I". Indeed, they actually planned to mention early in the season that the cloak had been returned to the Romulans. So certain were they that it wouldn't be used again that they even informed production designer Herman Zimmerman and director of photography Jonathan West, and told them that they didn't need to design an elaborate lighting rig because the dimming effect seen when the ship is under cloak would only ever be seen once. As such, Zimmerman's set design didn't allow room for West to construct a rig which could contain the set-up necessary for both normal lighting and cloaked lighting. Instead, West had his crew simply manually change the lights for the scenes under cloak. Of course, only a few episodes later, in "Defiant", the cloak was once again employed, and many times after that, but the set and the lighting rig were never redesigned, so every time the ship went under cloak, West had to have his crew manually change all of the lights, something which he was quite annoyed about. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
- The USS Defiant's weapons in this episode feature a heavy, machine-gun type of sound effect. All other episodes in the series involving the Defiant firing her weapons use a different sound effect resembling a cross between a phaser and a cannon.
- The Defiant was built to fight the Borg, which it would do for the only time during the Battle of Sector 001 in Star Trek: First Contact.
Story and scriptEdit
- This episode is a continuation of the events portrayed in "The Jem'Hadar" and the first of a two-parter concluding with "The Search, Part II".
- In The Birth of the Dominion and Beyond featurette found on the DS9 Season 3 DVD, Robert Hewitt Wolfe explains the structure and organization of the Dominion: "The Gamma Quadrant isn't empty, it isn't just a bunch of planets. It's bound together by the Dominion, a very very tough, very smart, very old civilization, run by the mysterious Founders, who are experts in genetic engineering, and who turn out to be Odo's people, the Shapeshifters. They then go and engineer these slave races that do their bidding. Essentially, the two main slave races were the 'carrot' and the 'stick'. The carrot being the Vorta, who would come to your planet and say "Hey, you're nice people, here's some M-16s and some popcorn, and whatever else you want baby, alcohol, fire-water? All you have to do is sign this little contract and we'll make you cool". Then there's the Jem'Hadar. So the Vorta say "Oh, you don't want to play ball? Then meet these guys. They're gonna kick your ass"."
- This episode features the first on-screen appearance of the Karemma. They were mentioned in the season 2 episode "Rules of Acquisition", but they were not seen at that time. This episode also establishes that Quark was obviously successful in opening trade negotiations with the Karemma after being referred to them by the Dosi, and it suggests that Grand Nagus Zek's plan to get in touch with a higher ranking member of the Dominion by making demands which the Dosi couldn't fulfill was successful.
Cast and charactersEdit
- Rene Auberjonois initially felt that the decision to have Odo find his people was a bad idea; "I thought if we solved that mystery about Odo's character, I didn't know where we'd go with him." Auberjonois felt it would be the dramatic death of the character and that fans would lose interest in him. However, after being told that Odo would find his people, but would almost immediately alienate himself from them, Auberjonois came to see the potential; "What it did was make the character more complex. It just added to Odo's angst and to his depth, and it made him more challenging and interesting to play. And the fact that he ultimately comes to understand that he can't go back to his people, that he can't go home again. They opened up more avenues for me to travel as an actor." (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
- Armin Shimerman hated the scene where Sisko makes Quark kiss the scepter of the Grand Nagus; "Despite the Federation's lip service to their Prime Directive, which says they're not supposed to apply their standards to any culture's attitudes, it seems to me that this was another example of the Federation making fun of, taking advantage of, and ridiculing the Ferengi way. So kissing the scepter was a bit irksome to both the actor and the character." (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
- Jadzia Dax's new "up" hairstyle is unique to this episode and part II.
- According to Ronald D. Moore, the character of Michael Eddington, who is introduced in this episode, was initially conceived of merely to fill in when Colm Meaney was away doing a film, but over the course of the season, the writers decided to expand the character and even went so far, towards the end of the year, as to set Eddington up as a possible Founder infiltrator. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
- Sisko's reaction on how bad the coffee is on the Defiant is similar to his disgust with the replicated coffee on DS9 in the first season episode "Babel".
- T'Rul was originally conceived to be a recurring character who would be in charge of operating the cloaking device on board the USS Defiant. However, after the initial two-parter, the producers realized that the character would not offer enough story material to warrant keeping her around. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion) T'Rul was played by Martha Hackett, who later went on to play the recurring role of Seska on Star Trek: Voyager.
- This is the first episode in which Sisko expresses a love for Bajor and the first time he voices his refusal to allow it to fall, under any circumstances. The theme of Sisko's love for the planet would become more and more important as time went by, and would be one of his character's primary motivating goals in the series finale "What You Leave Behind".
- Odo's reaction to Lieutenant Commander Eddington is almost identical to his reaction to Lieutenant Primmin in the first season episode, "The Passenger": on both occasions, he tells Sisko that he will be handing in his resignation.
- Further, while talking to Sisko about Eddington, Odo references his frustration with having to adhere to Starfleet procedures being a key reason why he can't keep the station safe. These concerns were previously raised in "The Maquis, Part I" following the explosion of a ship and two kidnappings, where Odo says: "If you (referring to Starfleet) will let me be in charge of security, I will give you a safe station".
- This episode sees the first appearance of Salome Jens as the Female Changeling, the Founders and the Founders' homeworld. It is also the first appearance of Romulans in Deep Space Nine.
- The new style combadge that was used up to and including Star Trek Nemesis is first seen in this episode, after it was designed for Star Trek Generations.
- Odo's slightly altered makeup and uniform debuts in this episode, at the request of Rene Auberjonois. He liked the way his mirror version of Odo looked in "Crossover" and he lobbied the producers to keep this design. His uniform remained like this for the rest of the series. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, p. 144)
- This is the first episode with Jonathan West as Director of Photography. He served as such for every episode of the series run, except for the ones he directed, starting from this episode.
- This is the first of eleven DS9 episodes, the last being "Past Tense, Part I", that premiered without another Star Trek series also on the air. All episodes of DS9 before this premiered while The Next Generation was still running, and after "Past Tense, Part I", Voyager had begun.
- This is also the first appearance of the wardroom.
- "Empire" Magazine cited the whole two-parter, "The Search" as the best episode of Deep Space Nine when they ranked the series #47 on their list of "The 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time". [1]
- "A new focus, DS9 going 'out there' for just about the first time in an attempt to turn Sisko into a 'proper' Star Trek captain. The Jem'Hadar attack on the Defiant is breathtaking, and there are some great Odo/Quark scenes. Various racist undertones concerning Odo are also explored. A promising new direction". (The New Trek Programme Guide)
Video and DVD releasesEdit
- UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, CIC Video): Volume 3.1, 6 February 1995
- At this point, CIC Video dropped the previous continuous volume numbering, introducing a season-specific volume number, which is displayed at the top of the front cover.
- As part of the DS9 Season 3 DVD collection
Links and references Edit
Starring Edit
Also starring Edit
- Rene Auberjonois as Constable Odo
- Siddig El Fadil as Doctor Julian Bashir
- Terry Farrell as Lieutenant Jadzia Dax
- Cirroc Lofton as Jake Sisko
- Colm Meaney as Chief Miles O'Brien
- Armin Shimerman as Quark
- Nana Visitor as Major Kira Nerys
Guest stars Edit
- Salome Jens as Female Changeling
- Martha Hackett as T'Rul
- John Fleck as Ornithar
- Kenneth Marshall as Michael Eddington
Uncredited co-stars Edit
- Majel Barrett as Narrator
- Steve Diamond as Bajoran officer
- Christopher Doyle as
- William Frankfather as male Changeling
- Kevin Grevioux as Starfleet operations officer
- Sue Henley as civilian
- Tom Morga as
- Tami Peterson as female Changeling
- Unknown performers as
Stunt doubles Edit
- J. Suzanne Rampe as stunt double for Martha Hackett
- Patricia Tallman as stunt double for Nana Visitor
References Edit
alloy; Alpha Quadrant; Africa; antiproton beam (antiproton); Bajor; Bajoran; Bajoran Provisional Government; Bajoran wormhole; bearing; beritium; boarding party; Borg; bunk bed; bunk mate; Callinon system; Callinon VII; Cardassian; caterer; central computer room; Changeling; chief of security; Chief of Starfleet Security (individual); Class M; cloaking device; Constable; central computer room; Dax, Curzon; Defiant, USS; Defiant-class; design flaw; diamide; dirak; Dominion; Dominion cold war; Earth; emissary; escape pod; evasive pattern; explorer; Federation; Ferengi; Founders; Founders' homeworld; Gamma Quadrant; Grand Nagus; Grand Nagus' staff; heart; I'danian spice pudding; inertial damper; interior decorator; Jem'Hadar; Jem'Hadar fighter; Karemma; Karemma system; kilometer; latinum; meter; Nog; ODN matrix; "Old Man"; Omarion Nebula; outpost; phase inducer; polyduranium; Promenade; Romulan Star Empire; security officer; security protocol; Starfleet; Starfleet General Orders and Regulations; Starfleet Headquarters; Starfleet Security; sub-commander; Sisko, Jennifer; subspace variance; Thursday; transporter; tulaberry wine; Type 18 shuttlepod; user interface; Vorta; wardroom; Yoruba mask; Zek
Other references Edit
- USS Defiant dedication plaque: Ahern, Terry; Antares Ship Yards; Bajor sector; Baxter, Michael; Behr, Ira Steven; Berman, Rick; Blackman, Bob; Brown, Judy; Cameron, B.C.; chief of staff; Clancey, Pat; Curry, Daniel; DeGaetano, Dave; Della Santina, Bob; Elkins, Judy; Echevarria, René; Fleet Operations; Fredrickson, Anthony; Gocke, Bill; Herbertson, Scott; Hutzel, Gary; Jein, Gregory; Krosskove, Chris; Lauritson, Peter; Lawrence, Paul; Livingston, David; Martin, Jim; McIlvain, Randy; Longo, Joe; Masefield, John; Meininger, Tony; Monak, Gary; Moore, Ronald D.; Nash, Erik; Okuda, Denise; Oster, Steve; Piller, Michael; Research and Development; Richarz, Laura; Roddenberry, Gene; Science Operations; Smothers, Heidi; Starfleet Command; Sternbach, Rick; Tactical Ops.; Takemura, David; Unsinn, Jim; USS Defiant dedication plaque; Van Over, James; West, Jonathan; Westmore, Mike; Whitley, Brian; Wilkinson, Ron; Wolfe, Robert; Yard Engineer; Zimmerman, Herman
External links Edit
- "The Search" at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- "The Search" at Wikipedia
- "The Search, Part I" at StarTrek.com, the official Star Trek website
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Isles rally past Pens, Crosby scores twice in return
Pittsburgh, PA – Kyle Okposo scored the winner in the third period as the New York Islanders rallied to take a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 2 of this Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at CONSOL Energy Center.
Pittsburgh saw the return of captain Sidney Crosby, who had been out since March 30 when he suffered a broken jaw, and he scored two goals in the game, but the Islanders were able to bounce back from a 5-0 thrashing in Game 1 to even this best-of-seven series heading back to New York for the next two games.
Matt Moulson, Colin McDonald and Matt Martin all scored for the eighth-seeded Islanders, who received 30 saves from Evgeni Nabokov.
In addition to the two goals from Crosby, top-seeded Pittsburgh also got a goal from Evgeni Malkin, but all three tallies came in the first period and the team was stymied by Nabokov and the Islanders in the final two periods.
"I think we know we didn't play the way we needed to," said Crosby. "Obviously they got some bounces but they worked for them and I don't think we feel we did enough to deserve that one."
Marc-Andre Fleury was victimized by bad bounces all game and let in all four goals on 42 shots.
Game 3 of this series will take place Sunday afternoon.
The Islanders, who had a season-high 20 shots in the first period, continued to apply pressure in the second period and were able to tie the game.
It was a 3-2 game 5:12 in as a dump-in pass saw the puck come behind the net and from a sharp angle at the right side, McDonald chipped it to the front and it found its way past Fleury.
Just past the midway mark, the Islanders tied the game as Josh Bailey's shot from the slot went wide to the left of the net, but it came to the stick of Martin and he shot it past a surprised Fleury.
Pittsburgh had a chance to go back up when John Tavares was whistled for a high sticking double-minor with 3:29 to play in the second, but the Islanders were able to kill it off.
Another fortunate bounce for the Islanders led to the go-ahead goal as Okposo fired a shot from the slot that went wide to the left of the net, but it came back out front and Fleury inadvertently kicked it into the net while trying to cover it up for a 4-3 game with 7:37 to play.
New York stifled Pittsburgh's offense and was able to kill off a good chunk of the clock inside of two minutes to play when the team held the puck in the Pittsburgh end, keeping Fleury in the net.
The Pens finally got Fleury out of the net for an extra attacker with under a minute to play, but the team was unable to get any quality chances before time expired.
"We had our legs going," said New York head coach Jack Capuano. "After the first period, we had 20 shots on net. You could tell we were playing our game. Our guys are relentless. It only takes a couple shots to get back in the game. I knew if we continued to play the way we did in the first period, we would get on the score board and have some kind of success throughout the game."
It took all of 43 seconds for the Pens to take the lead as pressure deep in the Islanders zone saw Jarome Iginla throw it to the front from the left side where Malkin was able to chip it in for his first goal of the playoffs.
Less than three minutes later, it was a 2-0 game as a left circle faceoff win saw the puck come down low, with Iginla feeding the puck from the right to left for an easy tap-in by Crosby for a power-play goal.
New York's first power play of the game bore fruit for its first goal of the series as Moulson's sweep pass from the right side to the left hit off the stick of Paul Martin and went in at the 7:04 mark.
Pittsburgh got it back just 18 seconds later, as a rebound from Pascal Dupuis' shot in the slot went to the right side where Crosby snapped it home for a 3-1 advantage.
Game Notes
Nabokov had been chased from the net early in the first period of Game 1 after giving up four goals on 15 shots ... This is the fourth time these two clubs are meeting in the playoffs. The Isles won the previous three series, including a victory in the division finals in 1993 which was the last time the club won a playoff series ... Both teams were 1-for-4 on the power play ... Mark Streit had two assists for the Islanders ... Pittsburgh won four of the five games against the Islanders this season, including both games in New York.


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ATLANTA, GA – The York College baseball squad dropped a 5-4 decision to Denison University in 10 innings on Saturday afternoon during the second day of the Rawlings Southern Classic in Atlanta, Georgia. The Spartans, who downed the Big Red 13-4 on Friday, fall to 1-2 overall while Denison picks up its first win of the season as they are now 1-2.
The Big Red reached Spartan starter Tommy Moran for a pair of runs in the bottom of the first after the Spartans had left the bases loaded in the top of the frame. Moran didn't help himself in the inning with two walks and a pair of wild pitches.
Denison increased its lead to 4-0 with two more runs in the bottom of the third. The Big Red got its third run on a squeeze play while their fourth run in the game came on a RBI double.
The Spartans finally got on the board in the top of the fourth on a Devin Harbold RBI ground out as York trimmed the deficit to three.
The Green and White tied the game in the top of the sixth. Senior CT Stanley started the uprising by getting hit by a pitch for the second time in the game. He scored when fellow senior Joe Doyle ripped a triple down into the right field corner. Doyle scored when senior Rob Klinck singled to right center. Klinck eventually came around to score when Dustin Worthman singled up the middle, tying the game at four.
The Spartans had a chance to break the tie in the seventh as Justin Cohen doubled but then was unable to score on a Doyle single through the left side. The Spartans would leave both runners stranded.
Denison had a chance to win the game in the bottom of the ninth as they had runners on second and third with two outs but Spartan reliever Josh Kohn got a fly out to center to end the threat.
The Spartans went quietly in the top of the tenth but the Big Red did not as they won the game on a Josh Butler RBI single with two outs in the frame.
Chris Fries earned the win in relief for the Big Red as he allowed just two hits in his 3.1 innings of relief. He improves to 1-0 with the win. Fries struck out two and did not walk a batter in his relief stint. David Holmes started for Denison and allowed four runs on 10 hits with a walk and two strikeouts in his 6.2 innings of work.
Freshman Bryan Palumbo suffered the loss as he allowed a run on three hits in his 0.2 innings of work. Moran finished the game allowing four runs on seven hits with three walks, a strikeout and four wild pitches in his 6.0 innings of action. Junior Brandon Ullom was outstanding in relief of Moran as he tossed two innings, allowing just one base hit with one strikeout. Kohn did not allow a run on two hits with a walk in his one inning of action.
Tim Duxbury led Denison with three hits and two RBI while Andrew Mahle was 2-for-4 with a run scored and RBI. Butler added two hits including his game-winner.
Worthman led the Spartan offense with three hits while he had one RBI. Junior Steve Tretter, Doyle, and Klinck each had two hits for York.
The Spartans conclude their trip to Atlanta on Sunday morning at 10:30 am when they face the host Eagles from Emory.
Dustin Worthman photo courtesy of Zach Clabaugh (www.sharpedgefoto.com)


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Former middleweight boxing champion Kassim Ouma has been charged with felony battery after allegedly assaulting a man in Los Angeles on Friday, reports TMZ. The Ugandan-born boxer knocked a man "unconscious" after making "gay advances" on him, according to police reports.
Law enforcement sources tell us ... the former IBF junior middleweight champion is telling investigators ... he was hanging out in Hollywood early Friday morning when he struck up a conversation with a guy he just met.
Ouma says the two went back to the other man's home for a drink ... where the guy allegedly made a pass at the boxer. Ouma claims he politely declined multiple advances ... but says when he got up to leave, the guy made one final move -- and Ouma shoved him away. The altercation then escalated ... with Ouma allegedly knocking the guy out cold. Cops were called to the scene -- where the victim was treated and transported to a nearby hospital.
The boxing champ "went to the man's home for a drink." That's an interesting situation, no?
The 35-year-old Ouma was born in Uganda. Ouma has a very compelling personal story and is the subject of the 2008 documentary Kassim the Dream. He was kidnapped at 6-years-old and forced to become a child soldier for the rebel army under the leadership of Yoweri Museveni—who later become Uganda's president and has remained in that position 1986. Ouma was drafted into the army as a teenager, became a boxer in the army's amateur team and applied for political asylum in the United States when he was 18-years-old. Ouma later became the International Boxing Champion Junior Middleweight world champion.
Uganda has received worldwide attention after Museveni signed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill earlier this year. . The bill punishes same-sex relations with life imprisonment and denies bail to those accused of "aggravated homosexuality."


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Villy Custom had the rare opportunity to be featured on ABC's Shark Tank. The premise of the show is simple: small businesses pitch their products in front of business magnates like Mark Cuban. Over 10,000 companies applied, but only 52 were picked to air on the show and to Shark Tank's more than six million viewers. For Villy Custom, or any small company that got the chance, it was an unforgettable experience. There is a great deal of work behind the scenes to makes sure things go smoothly — travelling, shooting video, practicing and finally appearing in front of judges and answering their questions on TV.
Appearing on a show like Shark Tank is almost guaranteed to drive traffic to a participating company's web site. To accommodate that massive boost, which is usually in a matter of minutes, everything must be perfect. You want to ensure that your website stays up and running when millions of people flock to it. Villy Custom did just that.
"Our relationship with Rackspace has been great so far," said Villy Custom president Fleetwood Hicks. "Everything has gone smooth, and, even when we had the super high traffic of Shark Tank, you guys had everything under control. Adam Hansen (our main contact at Rackspace) has done a great job and all issues have been handled perfectly. We look forward to our upcoming Shark Tank Update and are hoping we get the same smooth sailing with our site as before. Moving to Rackspace and getting the "personal" touch has definitely given me peace of mind during the busy times. Good job."
Here are more details and numbers on the traffic that flowed through the custom and limited edition beach cruiser bicycle maker's web site when its Shark Tank appearance aired:
- Total traffic served: Approximately 3.2 million page hits
- Peak traffic: Approximately 120,000 visitors in one minute
- Traffic time frame: Approximately 30 minutes
Handling such a huge amount of traffic in a very short amount of time required a strong partnership between Villy Custom and the Rackspace Cloud Sites team. Villy Custom optimized its website to handle the event. It started re-designing the site with straight HTML5, CSS and java script, and all the static files located in Cloud Files. Rackspace ensured that it had the entire infrastructure including servers, load balancers and redundancy ready to rock and roll. Interestingly, the traffic handled by the load balancer was SSL traffic, which adds an extra step. Rackspace and the Cloud Sites crew also followed our best practices for high traffic events – including hosting images on Cloud Files.
Here are some of the stats on infrastructure that was used so to maintain optimum throughput :
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In short, Rackspace ensured that Villy Custom didn't have to worry about its website crashing as it pitched itself and its products to business tycoons like Cuban and Barbara Corcoran and millions of viewers. Had the site gone down, the small business could've lost millions of potential visitors and customers. We're glad that we could help another customer through an astounding traffic spike!
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To the Residents of Lincoln County:
This is a letter in regards to the Lincoln County service building. I have been doing research and obtaining information pertaining to the bidding and letting of this project to Ellis Stone as the general contractor.
As mentioned in an earlier letter back in November, the bidding requirements that Lincoln County requires contractors to abide by, seemed to have been violated by some of the Lincoln County Board supervisors and Building Committee members.
The letting of this project to Ellis Stone is not the problem, the problem is how Ellis Stone replaced the qualified electrical contractor who spent time and money to bid this project and was the low bidder and met all the requirements that Lincoln County set forth.
What bothers me is that the electrical contract was given to a contractor who didn't even bid this project and is also a relation to the general contractor which in itself seems unethical, so do we know if this electrical contractor met the requirements that Lincoln County set forth? Another question is, are the residents of Lincoln County getting the best value for their hard earned money?
I had the opportunity to sit in on a few County Board meetings and was taken back when Mr. Powell said that they did everything correctly and that they had all the documentation that was required for the changing of the sub-contractors according to what Mr. Powell is saying and what documents I have been able to obtain there seems to be a discrepancy in what the residents of Lincoln County are being told.
I requested these documents in the beginning of November and was told there was none so I settled for what I could get. After the meeting in December, I again requested the same records and wouldn't you know it, they had a document sitting under a pile of papers in an office and the person that was helping me knew right where it was even though I asked for such records under the public records request back in November; how convenient.
I would just like to say that as residents of Lincoln County and residents of the city of Merrill, we should all be asking the County Board what is going on and also, is our tax dollars being spent wisely?
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MIDDLEBURY — A Salisbury couple is seeking permission to transform the former Dundon Plumbing & Heating headquarters at 610 Route 7 south into a small brewery and trade school for aspiring beer producers.
Steve Parkes and Christine McKeever-Parkes are advancing the project, which would provide a base of operations for the American Brewers Guild (ABG) Brewing School. Steve Parkes — former brewmaster for Otter Creek/Wolavers Organic Beers — has been leading the ABG's school since the late-1990s.


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Sealed bids will be received for the Storm Drainage and Street Improvements, (Mittie Byrd Target Area & Elizabeth Target Area), CDBG No. 13p-x-001-2-5592 at the Baxley City Hall, 282 E. Parker St., P.O. Box 290, Baxley, GA 31515 until 11:00 AM (Local Time), Wednesday, September 10, 2014, at which time they will be publicly opened and read.
The work under this Contract will consist generally of the following:
The construction of ± 1.16 miles of grading, ± 14,500 SY of 8" soil cement base, ± 360 tons of Portland cement, ± 1,450 tons of 9.5mm Superpave, ± 196 LF of arch storm drain pipe (18.5" x 28"), ± 450 LF of side drain pipe, and all appurtenances necessary for a complete job.
A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting shall be held at Baxley City Hall on September 3rd, 2014, at 11:00 AM.
All work on the Project must be completed within 180 consecutive calendar days of date of notice to proceed.
Bid shall be submitted on Bid Proposal Forms furnished for that purpose, in accordance with the Contract Documents and the Plans and Specifications, which are on file and may be reviewed at the office of the City Manager and the office of Hofstadter and Associates, Inc., Consulting Engineers, 4571 Arkwright Road, Macon, Georgia 31210.
Copies of Bid Forms, Plans, Specifications and Contract Documents may be obtained from Hofstadter and Associates, Inc., 4571 Arkwright Road, Macon, Georgia 31210, upon deposit of $150.00 per hard copy set and $75.00 per digital set (.pdf format). No refund will be made for returned documents.
No bid will be considered unless sealed and filed with the City of Baxley prior to the time set forth above, and accompanied by a Bidder's Bond, payable to the City of Baxley, for 10 percent of the amount of the bid; to be forfeited as liquidated damages in the event that the bid be accepted and the bidder fail to enter promptly into a written contract and furnish the required Payment Bond and Performance Bond and Insurance Certificates. Bids arriving after the designated time will be returned unopened.
No bids shall be withdrawn for a period of 60 days after the opening of bids. The City of Baxley reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to overlook and/or disregard informalities or irregularities in the proposals.
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The following items must be enclosed with every bid submitted or your bid will be rejected. Please check to make sure that all eight items are enclosed and forms are completed before sealing envelope.
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5. Certification of nonsegregated facilities
6. Bidding contractor drug free workplace certification
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The Lamar County Trojans (14-0) fought back from a 7-0 halftime deficit to defeat the Benedictine Cadets 10-7 at Trojan Field Friday night and will advance to the state title game next Saturday in Atlanta.
The Trojans will play Lovett at 2:30 p.m in the Georgia Dome
Realtime scoring from the game was provided by Walter Geiger.
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For the second year in a row, Trojan kicker Tyler Scandrett, shown celebrating with family and friends after the game, broke the hearts of the Benedictine Cadets with a last second field goal and the Lamar County Trojans will play for their first ever state title next Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in the Georgia Dome. (Photo: Walter Geiger)
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History was made Monday morning when the first active male athlete in a major U.S. team sport announced that he is gay. He's Washington Wizards center Jason Collins. He stands 7 feet tall, weighs 255 pounds, has started almost 500 NBA games and is known as a durable, strong, physical, team-oriented big man.
So much for stereotypes. Whatever any of us pictured when we thought of or heard the words "gay man," we now have received a wonderful view of who that man actually is. Through Collins, we also have been given an enlightened and intelligent view about so many of our fellow citizens, neighbors, friends and role models.
REACTION: Support floods in for Collins
If a tough, 7-foot NBA veteran can be gay, can't just about any athlete be gay? Oh, and anybody got a problem with that?
It's not just sports history that took place when Collins told Sports Illustrated his riveting, classy and courageous story. It's U.S. history. Just as Jackie Robinson played such an important role in American racial integration, and Billie Jean King in the advancement of women's rights, so too will Collins with the march to equal rights for gay Americans, and those around the world as well.
This news is that big of a deal. Coming from the macho, industrial-strength world of men's professional sports, it's nothing short of a watershed moment in the sweep of American history. If we listen to all the sports radio shock jocks and nameless, faceless screamers in the rafters and the old-time assistant coaches asking antiquated and illegal questions at the scouting combine, big, strapping NBA and NFL guys aren't supposed to be gay.
NBA player Jason Collins came out as the first openly gay professional athlete. His team, the Washington Wizards, made a statement supporting Collins. VPC
Women's sports? Sure. We can never discount the strength of Martina Navratilova, Sheryl Swoopes and Brittney Griner, among others, but their news didn't really shock us. Artistic men's sports? Of course. Greg Louganis and Rudy Galindo are heroes a hundred times over, but again, we were hardly surprised.
WHO IS JASON COLLINS? A look at his NBA career
NOTEWORTHY: 5 key quotes from Collins' column
But big, bruising Jason Collins? Really?
That's exactly what makes this news so important.
"I take charges and I foul -- that's been my forte," Collins wrote in SI. "In fact, during the 2004-05 season my 322 personals led the NBA. I enter the court knowing I have six hard fouls to give. I set picks with my 7-foot, 255-pound body to get guys like Jason Kidd, John Wall and Paul Pierce open. I sacrifice myself for other players. I look out for teammates as I would my kid brother."
So it is that Collins is the perfect messenger for the cause of gay rights, inclusion and understanding in a nation that appears more ready than it has ever been to accept someone like him. Except for this: he is an NBA free agent, and he is 34 years old. It's certainly possible that his career is over, or close to it, and if that's the case, we know that there will be those who believe it's because of this announcement, not because of his physical abilities, and they will build whatever case they want to make accordingly.
So let us hope that there is an NBA team that wants him, not to make a social statement, but to sign a veteran big man with another season left in him. That is how the story of Collins' career should be written, with more games left to be played.
"I go against the gay stereotype," he said, "which is why I think a lot of players will be shocked: That guy is gay? But I've always been an aggressive player, even in high school. Am I so physical to prove that being gay doesn't make you soft? Who knows? That's something for a psychologist to unravel. My motivations, like my contributions, don't show up in box scores, and frankly I don't care about stats. Winning is what counts. I want to be evaluated as a team player."
Taking one for the team just took on a whole new meaning.
PHOTOS: Jason Collins through the years


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ive been advised that my fish will be fine however i dont want them to get sick form being stressed by no food.
I do feed them once a day so i think 6 nights with no food will be a major shock
any advice on what i can so to make sure they will be okay?
ive bougt an automatic feeder so going to test run it, however im worried about fish jumping out arghh
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India Inc biz confidence worst in 4 years: Survey
New Delhi: India Inc's business confidence has plunged to the lowest level in 17 quarters -- reminiscent of the 2008-09 financial meltdown -- as cost and availability of credit constrain growth in a weak demand scenario, says a Ficci survey.
The industry body said overall business confidence index has fallen to 49.0 in the survey period, highlighting the significant moderation in the performance of companies vis-a-vis performance over the previous six months.
The participating companies are not too optimistic about the near term performance either, it added."A discernible increase is seen in the proportion of respondents reporting a 'moderately to substantially worse' performance at the economy and industry level going ahead," according to Ficci's Business Confidence survey, which was conducted during the months of July and August, 2013.
The slide in the confidence level of corporate India continued for the fourth successive quarter.
About 72 percent of the participating companies cited high cost of credit as a major concern and a factor constraining growth, while 38 percent said that availability of credit was an issue, the survey revealed.
Going forward, the companies suggested measures like expediting stalled infrastructure projects, simplifying policies and procedures in conducting business, implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) and a cut in interest rates by the RBI to kick start investments and propel growth.
The Reserve Bank will release its next mid-quarter monetary policy review on September 20.
Further, the surveyed firms indicated they would be comfortable paying an average interest rate of 9.4 percent on working capital loan and 8.9 percent on term loan in the current situation.
Moreover, 67 percent of the participating companies said that they do not intend to hire in the near term and their workforce is expected to remain at the current levels.
"The outlook with regard to sales, profits and exports remains subdued, with a majority of respondents anticipating no change from the current levels in the next six months."The participating companies are not too optimistic about the near-term performance either," the survey said.
The companies surveyed also said that the sharp fall in the value of the rupee has affected their input costs, which in turn has lowered their profitability.


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An introduction to the highly successful ZM fish foods.
Phytoplankton Culture Guide
Invertebrates fed on live phytoplankton will have a higher natural HUFA content and increase their nutritional value to fry. Nannochloropsis and Tetraselmis have traditionally been used for rotifer and Isochrysis and Pavlova have also proved effective to rear copepod cultures.
To maintain and develop your phyto culture you need to set aside an area with a warm stable temperature, aeration for the culture vessels, 1-2 plant bulbs rigged approx. 200mm to the side of the culture vessels, and a timer providing 12-24 hours of light per day. Aim to set up 4-6 separate cultures in case a culture crashes.
If you are new to culturing phytoplankton set up your culture undiluted, add 1ml fertiliser per 2.5 litres of culture, and leave for the first week to ensure it settles in.
Once the phytoplankton is stable your first new culture can be set up with 1 part mature culture and 1 part new culture water. Add the fertiliser at a rate of 1-2ml per 2.5 litre of culture. Traditionally, ratios of 1 part mature culture and 3 parts new culture water have been successful but with this greater dilution effect you are at greater risk of a culture crash. Be realistic on the volumes of phytoplankton you need and balance this with the rates of dilution used, and the number of cultures you wish to set up.
For further reading look no further than the Plankton Culture Manual.
For a culture 'reactor' go to a major supermarket and buy the 5 litre mineral water bottles at 80-90 pence ea., drill the lid, add a rigid plastic airtube and you're away.
Starting a culture from a phyto disk
We normally have phyto disks for Nannochloropsis, Tetraselmis, and Isochrysis phytoplankton kept in stock under refridgerated conditions. The phyto disks are specially prepared for long term storage (up to 12 months) and suitable for the infrequent user or as a backup to active cultures that may have crashed or become cross contaminated.
For first 24 hrs add sterile salt water to the dish so that the algal cells are submerged and then place under constant light.
Use a sterile swab to gently rub the algal cells from the agar plate. The Iso cells will come off the dish in clumps when you use it. Start with only 500 mls of water and add fertiliser at 0.2ml per 500ml of culture.
After 1 week the culture should have matured and ready for splitting or dilution. Add fertiliser at 1ml per 2.5 litre culture
Additional Notes for Isochrysis culture:
At the initial 500ml culture stage ensure the Isochrysis clumps remain in suspension and avoid letting them stay around the top of the container - leave culture to develop for a week.
If after 1 week the culture has not developed a brown colour just add more fertiliser and leave to grow for another week.
After 2 weeks, if the culture still has not developed a brown colour transfer 300ml of the culture to a fresh vessel, add replacement 200ml fresh salt water and fertiliser. Keep the culture at a maximum of 500ml until the culture is chocolate brown in colour.


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