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Our Verdict
The only clunky thing about Email Pro for Gmail 2.1 ( Mac App Store only) is its name. This slender app provides a convenient way to get to your Gmail messages directly from your desktop.
Essentially a site-specific-browser, Email Pro leans on the mobile version of Gmail's website for its main interface, though you have the option to use Gmail's desktop layout instead. Though this Web-view approach can occasionally make retrieving mail slow, it also has several distinct advantages. Since you're using Gmail directly, rather than importing its mail into an app, you don't have to create an application-specific password, even if you've heightened your Gmail security settings. (Indeed, setting up Email Pro proved painless; after entering my Gmail username and password, I was off to the proverbial races.) And you can start working with your mail instantly, rather than waiting for a POP or IMAP client to download hundreds or thousands of messages.
You can use Email Pro either in a standard window, as a more-convenient popover (accessed by clicking a systemwide menu-bar item), or as an app that replaces your desktop background and sits behind your other open windows. While I preferred the discreet functionality of the popover, the desktop option may prove preferable if you can't bear to be separated from your email for even an instant. It's also an option that many of Email Pro's rivals in the Gmail-front-end market lack.
Email Pro gets additional points for its friendly, colorful interface. While the icons that run down the left-hand toolbar may not be immediately comprehensible, the program includes explanatory help tags, which appear when you hover the pointer over interface elements, to quickly orient you. The search works just fine and dandy on both the desktop and popup mode.
Using those icons, you can navigate to the different Gmail-standard views of your mail, including drafts, important mail, and sent mail. Other buttons open the simple, well-crafted Preference window, with its iOS-style toggle switches, or spawn a new window, should you require multiple views of your mailboxes. An option in Email Pro's preferences lets you auto-hide the left-hand sidebar when it's not in use.
Email Pro isn't flawless. Though its main features worked fine, I couldn't get Gmail mobile's sketching feature to work, though this is admittedly not a dealbreaker. And its preference window, shown in the screenshot above, curiously misspells desktop.
Still, thanks to its solid interface and useful display-as-desktop feature, Email Pro is worth a look if you're a Gmail user.
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Top Items:
Jeff Howe / Wired News:
Gannett to Crowdsource News — The publisher of "America's newspaper" is turning to America to get its news. — According to internal documents provided to Wired News and interviews with key executives, Gannett, the publisher of USA Today as well as 90 other American daily newspapers …
Greg Yardley / yardley.ca: Crowdsourcing news - more or less bias?
Froosh / HipMojo.com: Gannett to Turn to Crowdsourcing
Scott Beale / Laughing Squid: Crowdsourcing To Be Used By News Publisher Gannett
Erick Schonfeld / The Next Net: When the Crowd Takes Over the News
Staci D. Kramer / PaidContent: Gannett Moves Out Of The Newsroom Into The Information Center
Howard Owens / media blog: Gannett crowdsourcing journalism
Seth Finkelstein / Infothought: "The compensation is usually far less than what a employee might make ..."
Dan Gillmor / Center for Citizen Media: Gannett Takes Lead in Citizen Journalism
MrBabyMan / digg: USA Today to use the Digg model to gather news?
Elaine / meeblog:
release XX: one giant leap! — Remember when you graduated to riding a real bicycle? It was a pretty big day! A year ago, meebo had just put on its training wheels. Back then, we barely had emoticons and were months away from group chat. Now, we're taking off the training wheels and coming out of alpha!
Discussion: CyberNet Technology News
Om Malik / GigaOM:
Meebo IM Goes 1.0 with slick enhancements — Meebo, a web based instant messaging service, after spending nearly a year in "alpha," has quietly gone to a full release, skipping the "beta" phase all together. We stumbled upon their new look web instant messaging client early this morning, when we logged in to the service.
Discussion: Mashable! and .:UNEASYsilence:.
Pete Cashmore / Mashable!: Meebo IM Launches 1.0 Version
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Top Digg Users Feeling Snubbed — Digg continues to grow, claiming 20 million visitors per month and an increasing amount of mainstream attention. But as traffic to Digg has grown, the incentive to "game" the site to get stories to the home page has also increased.
Discussion: Digital Micro-Markets, HipMojo.com, LIVEdigitally, RyanUnderdown.com and JD on EP
Donna Bogatin / Digital Micro-Markets: Digg vs. Diggers?
Jeremy Toeman / LIVEdigitally: Digg gets more democratic; annoys geek-elites
James Galbraith / Macworld:
Benchmarks: MacBook Pro gets its Core 2 Duo boost — As with the iMac, next-generation chip bolsters laptop's performance — Like the iMac before it, Apple's MacBook Pro underwent an upgrade highlighted by a chip swap—the Core Duo processor that used to power Apple's pro laptop is gone, replaced by the next-generation Core 2 Duo.
Cyrus Farivar / Engadget: New Core 2 Duo MacBook Pros only see 10 percent speed bump
Typecase / digg: Macworld benchmarks Core 2 Duo Macbook Pros
CowboyNeal / Slashdot: New MacBook Dual Core 2 Benchmarks
Jack Loftus / searchopensource.techtarget.com:
Red Hat: We will be here in one year, Novell will not — In the past two weeks, Oracle and Microsoft have fired salvos across — and some would say into — Red Hat's bow. — The Novell/Microsoft partnership had the desired short-term effect both companies were looking for: Red Hat stock went down …
Discussion: Slashdot
Sara Kehaulani Goo / Washington Post:
AOL Executives See Evidence of Success in New Approach — It took much internal debate, hand-wringing and number-crunching before AOL made the bold step of flipping its business model toward advertising and away from the subscription revenue that built its business.
Discussion: Frank Barnako
Ryan Carter / Download Squad:
Windows XP Zune theme — The new Windows XP Zune theme is here, and it is hot. You might mentally compare this theme to Royale Noir, it does look a bit like it, but it's not. This theme is of course to commemorate the launch of Microsoft's alleged iPod-killer in a few weeks.
Microsoft Zune Theme for Windows XP 1.0
Microsoft Zune Theme for Windows XP 1.0
Discussion: jkOnTheRun
Light Reading:
Google Gets Orkut Users Talking — Google (Nasdaq: GOOG - message board) will soon announce that its Google Talk instant messaging and VOIP service will be built into its social networking site Orkut, Google's version of MySpace. — The company says its Google Talk and Orkut development teams …
Darnell Clayton / The Blog Herald: Is Orkut Adding Google Talk Next Week?
Pete Cashmore / Mashable!: Google Talk Comes To Orkut Next Week
Ionut Alex. Chitu / Google Operating System: Google Talk to Make its Way into orkut
Stuart Henshall / Unbound Spiral: Orkut and GTalk Married Up
Susanna Hamner / Business 2.0 Beta Blogs: Evolution of Social Networking [Madison Avenue Wes
Caroline McCarthy / ZDNet:
Zango reaches settlement with FTC — Adware manufacturer Zango has reached an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission in response to charges that it breached federal law by deceptively installing advertising software on consumers' PCs without a clear means of removal.
Discussion: Vitalsecurity.org, TechSpot and Slashdot
Paperghost / Vitalsecurity.org: Zango, the FTC and...Licat
Justin Mann / TechSpot: FTC decides Zango's actions worthy of $3 Million fine
Matt Marshall / VentureBeat:
Amazon's vision? What vision? — Amazon.com chief executive Jeff Bezos is an impressive entrepreneur, given the success he achieved at Amazon. Skeptics had assumed Amazon would go belly up after the Internet bubble burst. — But Amazon's stock price has drifted slowly downward since late 2003 …
Discussion: Tech Beat
Rob Hof / Tech Beat: Jeff Bezos' New New Thing
I, Cringely:
The $200 Billion Lunch: We're switching to IPv6, dontcha know, and it might be worth it. — Remember Y2K? If you worked in Information Technology in the waning days of the last millennium, you probably remember Y2K as a combination of Christmas and the hardest workday of your life.
Discussion: Stumble Buzz
Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed:
Rich Sherlund is Leaving the Microsoft Building — There are lots of ways to read the news that Goldman Sachs analyst Rick Sherlund, historically the "axe" on Microsoft, is leaving the firm and looking to get into money management (read: hedge funds). — One straight up view …
Discussion: deal architect and Sadagopan's weblog …
Laurie A. Duncan / The Unofficial Apple Weblog:
iVue case replaces your iPod's hard outer shell — With all the iPod cases out there it's getting hard to stand out in the crowd. The iVue Crystal Case from iPodMods doesn't try to compete with all those other cases. It aims to make them unnecessary. the iVue is a see-through shell …
Discussion: Gizmodo
Matt Marshall / VentureBeat:
BrightRoll serving contextual ads in video — BrightRoll, a San Francisco company that places relevant advertising in vidoes, has launched with an expected $1 million in funding (we'd reported this when the company was still called PostRoller). — Announcement is here, with full list of investors …
Discussion: TechCrunch and Clickety Clack
Marshall Kirkpatrick / TechCrunch: BrightRoll Launches DIY Video Ad Network
Seth Godin / Seth's Blog:
Getting from here to there — So, a few times a day, I hear from a reader who wants my advice on how to be Google. Or Reddit. Or Scoble. — There is a good place to be. There is traffic and attention and influence and profitability. Here, on the other hand, is nothing special.
Discussion: The Social Customer Manifesto

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MARIN CITY — A 21-year-old Vallejo man was shot several times in the chest Thursday night in an attack in Marin City, according to preliminary reports.
The man was taken to Marin General Hospital, where he went into surgery, said sheriff"s Lt. Jamie Scardina.
The man was able to speak to investigators briefly before surgery.
No other injuries were reported, despite the shooting having occurred amid a group of about 20 people.
The gunman ran away and eluded a heavy search that included sheriff"s deputies, Sausalito and Tiburon police and the Caliifornia Highway Patrol.
The shooter was described as a black man in a black hooded sweatshirt and a ski mask.
The shooting occurred at about 7:30 p.m. in a parking lot off Drake Avenue. Resident Ava Tate said she was standing near the parking lot when she heard what she at first thought were firecrackers.
"Out of the corner of my eye I could see the sparks," she said. "There were so many people and kids around I couldn"t believe someone would start shooting."
Then she saw a bloody young man limping toward her. By then, witnesses were calling 911, and paramedics arrived to take the victim to the hospital.
"The boy was so scared," Tate said. She has lived in the neighborhood for 30 years, did not recognize the victim and knew he must be from out of town.
Scardina said the Vallejo man was sitting in a car when he was attacked, and it was unclear whether he was alone.
Investigators recovered a gun dropped in the grass and were trying to determine whom it belonged to.
The parking lot remained sealed off Thursday night while the investigation continued.
Scardina said the motive was under investigation.
Witnesses with possible information about the shooter can call Bay Area Crime Stoppers, a multilingual hotline that offers possible rewards for anonymous information, at 800-222-TIPS.
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A gecko's foot is like a perfect Post-it: As the lizard walks up a wall, its feet stick fast and peel off smoothly, never slipping and--since no viscous glue is involved--never losing grip. Now, a team at Ohio's University of Akron has produced a new kind of "gecko tape" that mimics the thousands of hairs on the gecko's footpad, each of which splits into hundreds of smaller nanohairs. The tape uses bundles of setae--strong but flexible carbon nanotubes--which, like the gecko hairs, create an electrostatic attraction with a surface.
Other researchers have also aped the gecko--Stanford University's Stickybot, for example, climbs using feet covered with tiny angled setae hairs. But these previous attempts have never matched the strength and reusability of the original. One square inch of the new tape supports 50 pounds, making it four times stronger than a gecko's foot. No commercial plans have been announced, but the team envisions the tape being used in space.
• PLUS: Gecko-Inspired Bandage Could Become Surgeon's Duct Tape
The secret to the gecko's Spider-Man-like adhesion is the bundled hairs on its footpads (inset). Bottom, Stanford's Stickybot does its best gecko impression.


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What Truth Sounds Like: Robert F. Kennedy, James Baldwin, and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America (Hardcover)
Named a 2018 Notable Work of Nonfiction by The Washington Post
NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Winner, The 2018 Southern Book Prize
NAMED A BEST/MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2018 BY: Chicago Tribune • Time • Publisher's Weekly
A stunning follow up to New York Times bestseller Tears We Cannot Stop
The Washington Post: "Passionately written."
Chris Matthews, MSNBC: "A beautifully written book."
Shaun King: "I kid you not–I think it's the most important book I've read all year..."
Harry Belafonte: "Dyson has finally written the book I always wanted to read...a tour de force."
Joy-Ann Reid: A work of searing prose and seminal brilliance... Dyson takes that once in a lifetime conversation between black excellence and pain and the white heroic narrative, and drives it right into the heart of our current politics and culture, leaving the reader reeling and reckoning."
Robin D. G. Kelley: "Dyson masterfully refracts our present racial conflagration... he reminds us that Black artists and intellectuals bear an awesome responsibility to speak truth to power."
President Barack Obama: "Everybody who speaks after Michael Eric Dyson pales in comparison."
In 2015 BLM activist Julius Jones confronted Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton with an urgent query: "What in your heart has changed that's going to change the direction of this country?" "I don't believe you just change hearts," she protested. "I believe you change laws."
The fraught conflict between conscience and politics – between morality and power – in addressing race hardly began with Clinton. An electrifying and traumatic encounter in the sixties crystallized these furious disputes.
In 1963 Attorney General Robert Kennedy sought out James Baldwin to explain the rage that threatened to engulf black America. Baldwin brought along some friends, including playwright Lorraine Hansberry, psychologist Kenneth Clark, and a valiant activist, Jerome Smith. It was Smith's relentless, unfiltered fury that set Kennedy on his heels, reducing him to sullen silence.
Kennedy walked away from the nearly three-hour meeting angry – that the black folk assembled didn't understand politics, and that they weren't as easy to talk to as Martin Luther King. But especially that they were more interested in witness than policy. But Kennedy's anger quickly gave way to empathy, especially for Smith. "I guess if I were in his shoes…I might feel differently about this country." Kennedy set about changing policy – the meeting having transformed his thinking in fundamental ways.
There was more: every big argument about race that persists to this day got a hearing in that room. Smith declaring that he'd never fight for his country given its racist tendencies, and Kennedy being appalled at such lack of patriotism, tracks the disdain for black dissent in our own time. His belief that black folk were ungrateful for the Kennedys' efforts to make things better shows up in our day as the charge that black folk wallow in the politics of ingratitude and victimhood. The contributions of black queer folk to racial progress still cause a stir. BLM has been accused of harboring a covert queer agenda. The immigrant experience, like that of Kennedy – versus the racial experience of Baldwin – is a cudgel to excoriate black folk for lacking hustle and ingenuity. The questioning of whether folk who are interracially partnered can authentically communicate black interests persists. And we grapple still with the responsibility of black intellectuals and artists to bring about social change.
What Truth Sounds Like exists at the tense intersection of the conflict between politics and prophecy – of whether we embrace political resolution or moral redemption to fix our fractured racial landscape. The future of race and democracy hang in the balance.
About the Author
MICHAEL ERIC DYSON—Distinguished University Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies, College of Arts & Science, and of Ethics and Society, Divinity School, and NEH Centennial Chair at Vanderbilt University—is one of America's premier public intellectuals and the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers including Tears We Cannot Stop, What Truth Sounds Like, JAY-Z, and Long Time Coming. A winner of the 2018 nonfiction Southern Book Prize, Dr. Dyson is also a recipient of two NAACP Image awards and the 2020 Langston Hughes Festival Medallion. Former president Barack Obama has noted: "Everybody who speaks after Michael Eric Dyson pales in comparison."
Praise For…
"Passionately written...Dyson's larger purpose is to reflect on the relevance of the dynamic it represented — speaking truth to power — in the current racial and political climate. Singling out the cultural types represented in Baldwin's delegation — artists, intellectuals and activists — Dyson devotes individual chapters to how examples of each bear witness to black struggle today. When it comes to artists (and athletes), Dyson invokes a sometimes dizzying array of pop-culture stars and phenomena, from Jay-Z and Beyoncé, to LeBron James and Colin Kaepernick, to "Hamilton" and "Black Panther." —The Washington Post
"[An] exploration of persistent questions about race that appear today, starting with a 1963 meeting between Attorney General Robert Kennedy and black activists, including James Baldwin." —Texarkana Gazette
"Dyson's much-recommended work puts forth the artists and activists who continue to celebrate blackness, offering a welcome reminder of the power of art to maintain dialog with and within America." —Library Journal
"Dyson delivers a piercing and wide-ranging analysis of American race relations. … a poignant take on still-festering racial tensions in the United States." —Publisher's Weekly
"A moving ode to the potentiality of American social progress." —Booklist, starred review
"[A]n incisive look at the roles of politicians, artists, intellectuals, and activists in confronting racial injustice and effecting change. An eloquent response to an urgent—and still-unresolved—dilemma." —Kirkus Reviews
"Michael Eric Dyson has finally written the book I always wanted to read. I had the privilege of attending the meeting he has insightfully written about, and it's as if he were a fly on the wall. Not only does he capture the spirit and substance of our gathering, but he brilliantly teases out the implications of that historic encounter for us today. What Truth Sounds Like is a tour de force of intellectual history and cultural analysis, a poetically written work that calls on all of us to get back in that room and to resolve the racial crises we confronted more than fifty years ago." —Harry Belafonte
"Dyson has produced a work of searing prose and seminal brilliance; a conversation that starts in a tony Manhattan apartment in 1963, where legendary black thinkers and performers confront race in the rawest terms with Bobby Kennedy, who stands in for a white America forced to lose its innocence and confront its demons. Dyson takes that once in a lifetime conversation between black excellence and pain and the white heroic narrative, and drives it right into the heart of our current politics and culture, leaving the reader reeling and reckoning. An essential book for anyone who cares about racial redemption in America." —Joy-Ann Reid, MSNBC anchor and author of Fracture: Barack Obama, the Clintons, and the Racial Divide
"Dyson masterfully refracts our present racial conflagration through a subtle reading of one of the most consequential meetings about race to ever take place. In so doing, he reminds us that Black artists and intellectuals bear an awesome responsibility to speak truth to power." —Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination
More praise for Michael Eric Dyson and Tears We Cannot Stop:
"Anguish and hurt throb in every word of Michael Eric Dyson's Tears We Cannot Stop...It is eloquent, righteous, and inspired...Often lyrical, Tears is not...without indignation...brilliance and rectitude." —The Philadelphia Inquirer
"Dyson...creates a sermon unlike any we've heard or read, and it's right on time...an unapologetically bold plea for America to own up to its inexplicable identity anxiety." —Essence
"[Dyson's] narrative voice carries a deeper and more intimate authority, as it grows from his own experience as a black man in America — from being beaten by his father to being profiled by the police to dealing with his brother's long-term incarceration...Dyson's raw honesty and self-revelation enables him to confront his white audience and reach out to them." —The Chicago Tribune
"Be ready to pause nearly every other sentence, absorb what is said, and prepare for action. Tears We Cannot Stop is meant to change your thinking." —The Miami Times
"[Tears We Cannot Stop] talks directly to you, about issues deep, disturbing, and urgently in need of being faced." —Philly.com
"One of the most frank and searing discussions on race ... a deeply serious, urgent book, which should take its place in the tradition of Baldwin's The Fire Next Time and King's Why We Can't Wait. —The New York Times Book Review (Editor's Choice)
"Impassioned." —Library Journal
"Readers will find searing moments in Tears We Cannot Stop, when Dyson's words proves unforgettable...But more than education, Dyson wants a reckoning." —The Washington Post
"Dyson lays bare our conscience, then offers redemption through our potential change." —Booklist
"If you read Michael Eric Dyson's New York Times op-ed piece "Death in Black and White," then you know what a powerful work of cultural analysis his book, Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America is going to be. At a time when everyone needs to speak more openly, honestly, and critically about the racial divisions that have been allowed to grow in the United States, Dyson's book — available in January — could not be a more welcome read." —Bustle
"A hard-hitting sermon on the racial divide... The readership Dyson addresses may not fully be convinced, but it can hardly remain unmoved." —Kirkus Reviews (Starred)
"Elegantly written, Tears We Cannot Stop is powerful in several areas: moving personal recollections; profound cultural analysis; and guidance for moral redemption. A work to relish." —Toni Morrison
"Here's a sermon that's as fierce as it is lucid. It shook me up, but in a good way. This is how it works if you're black in America, this is what happens, and this is how it feels. If you're black, you'll feel a spark of recognition in every paragraph. If you're white, Dyson tells you what you need to know—what this white man needed to know, at least. This is a major achievement. I read it and said amen." —Stephen King
"Michael Eric Dyson is alive to the fierce urgency of now and yet he's full of felicitous contradictions: an intellectual who won't talk down to anyone; a man of God who eschews piousness; a truth-teller who is not afraid of doubt or nuance; a fighter whose arguments, though always to the point, are never ad hominem. We can and should be thankful we have a writer like Michael Eric Dyson is our midst." —Dave Eggers, from the preface of Can You Hear Me Now?


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Protein expression gets the heart pumping
Most people think the development of the heart only happens in the womb, however the days and weeks following birth are full of cellular changes that play a role in the structure and function of the heart. Using mouse models, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have now been able to categorize the alternative splicing (the process in which genes code proteins, determining their role) that takes place during these changes and what mechanisms they affect.
The findings, which appear in Nature Communications, also helped to identify a protein that regulates some of the alternative splicing and then goes on to change dramatically in its expression during the postnatal period.
"The cells of the heart stop dividing after birth but they have to continue growing and working together for the heart to pump the blood. So basically, we have made the connection between the process of alternative splicing and the development of this system that coordinates heart contraction and function," said Thomas Cooper, the S. Donald Greenberg professor of pathology & immunology at Baylor.
Researchers were able to separate two main cell types of the mouse heart, the cardiomyocytes and cardiac fibroblasts. Using RNA sequencing they looked at early- and late-stage development within the days following birth. RNA sequencing is a technique that reveals the messages transmitted to the cell from the genome, allowing researchers to see the mechanisms associated with gene expression. During the sequencing, Cooper and his colleagues were able to see what genes are turned on and off and which ones undergo an alternative splicing change.
By pinpointing these changes, the team of researchers identified the CELF1 protein as being responsible for regulating certain alternative splicing events, Cooper said. So by turning on and off CELF1 expression at different points in development, researchers were able to see how the protein affects development during this stage.
"We looked at hundreds of genes that undergo alternative splicing and were able to see which ones are regulated by CELF1," Cooper said. "We asked if is there anything in common among these genes and found that some were responsible for endocytosis and vesicular trafficking. So what is going on in heart development that is related to these processes associated with cell membrane dynamics?"
It turns out, Cooper said, that the cell membrane machinery that is required to coordinate contraction, the electrical activity of the heart, all develops in this postnatal period.
There are some ailments that CELF1 is associated with such as arrhythmias and some forms of muscular dystrophy and Cooper said it is possible that this protein could provide a treatment target.
"Now we know what happens during this period in terms of what genes are on and off and what alternative splicing takes place. This is new information for further studies to build on," he said. "There is still information about this developmental stage that must be looked at first."
This work was performed by Jimena Guidice, a postdoctoral fellow in Cooper's lab. Others who contributed to this research include Zheng Xia, Marissa A. Scavuzzo, Amanda J. Ward, Auinash Kalsotra, Wei Wang, Xander H.T. Wehrens, Wei Li, all of Baylor College of Medicine; and Eric T. Wang and Christopher B. Burge, both with Massachusetts institute of Technology. Ward and Kalsotra are currently with Isis Pharmaceuticals, Carlsbad California.
Funding for this research is from the National Institutes of Health (R01HL045565, R01AR060733, and R01AR045653), the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation, the American Heart Association, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, CPRIT and Foundation Leducq.


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The Daily Beast's Michael Moynihan heroically ventures into the fever swamp. Note: Above video not directly from Moynihan's piece; I just couldn't resist posting some Alex Jones craziness.
The tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School has provoked yet another "national conversation" about gun laws, with smaller break-out sessions on the problems of mental-health diagnoses and treatment. And while it's broadly accepted among the intelligentsia that America is afflicted with an intractable "gun problem," fewer seem convinced that we're in the midst of a large-scale mental-health crisis.
But ignore those New World Order-niks in the mainstream media: After a week among the anti-Zionist conspiracy theorists, the pop-eyed Infowarriors, and various autodidacts and "independent researchers," I'm convinced that America is indeed overflowing with people who need their heads checked out.


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Detailed plot synopsis reviews of Gridlinked
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Plot & ThemesComposition of Book Descript. of chases or violence 10%planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 30%Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 50%Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places 10% Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story Spying & Investigations - Yes What is main char. doing? - unraveling a conspiracy Robots, Computers, VR - Yes Robot, PC, VR Plotlets: - virtual reality Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Main CharacterIdentity: - Male Profession/status: - government investigator - police/lawman Age: - 20's-30's - long lived adults
SettingTerrain - Water - Mountains - Planet surface, need spacesuit - Space, need spacesuit - Domed/Underground City Spaceship setting: - futuristic human warship A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a futuristic society - inhabited by friendly aliens - unfriendly aliens - neutral aliens - empty, or nearly empty world - big overbuilt futuristic city Planet outside solar system? - Yes Takes place in spaceship? - Yes
Writing StyleAccounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment - explicit references to deaths scientific jargon? (SF only) - some scientific explanation Sex in book? - Yes What kind of sex: - vague references only How much dialogue? - significantly more dialog than descript - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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I've read Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal, so forgive me a moment, but I couldn't help but wonder if the poor would make the best fuel for this floating in-your-face exuberance from the folks at Yacht Island Design.
Helipad? Check. Volcano with waterfall? Of course. Pool on a ship floating in the world's largest pool? Naturally. Oh, and the volcano/waterfall combo is also a cabana. Like you didn't see that coming.
Powering it all would be the world's poor, because their slender matchstick frames are akin to brittle kindling, and I imagine they'd be at least half as effective as diesel fuel or whatever it is powers 90-meter-long floating cabana megayachts these days. Plus, they're free and easily found all around the world, and their self-sustaining numbers are graciously increasing every day!
Yes, it's a concept design, but honestly, people and their money sometimes. WTF?
The top speed is 15 knots. [Gizmag]
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Stradivarius cello broken in accident in Spain
MADRID – A Stradivarius cello housed at the Spanish Royal Palace was broken in an accident, an official said Monday. The instrument could be worth more than $20 million.
A National Heritage official declined to specify what went wrong. She refused to comment on an El Mundo newspaper report that the instrument fell off a table during a photo session. She confirmed it happened about three weeks ago. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with department policy.
The damage sustained: a piece that joins the neck of the 17th-century instrument to the body of it broke and fell off the rest of the cello. That piece was not original but rather a replacement installed in the 19th century.
The official said the cello can and will be repaired.
The heritage official declined to say how much the cello was worth. She said it was part of a set of instruments — two violins and a viola were the others — that were known as "the Quartet." They got this name because they were commissioned at the same time.
However, Tim Ingles, head of the musical instrument department at Sotheby's auction house in London, said he believed the Spanish cello was worth $20 million (€15.4 million) or more.


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Within a technical document I want to refer to a system or process by a shorter name. I have no idea what this process is called so searching the internet is not getting me anywhere.
Is this correct?
The Core Distribution Engine (engine) is the main module of the Distribution Hub system.
After that sentence I can simply refer to the Core Distribution Engine as engine?
What is this process called?


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The "ultrabook" designation doesn't mean too too much, since manufacturers constantly look for ways to skirt around Intel's sorta-arbitrary specs. But just being on Team Intel's gonna get a few new perks, with its new deal to get all ultrabooks free, automatic, no-login access to 5.6 million Wi-Fi hotspots.
The deal with Devicescape will use a custom DNS query to let ultrabooks log in without going through the whole process. That'll allow Intel's autoupdating Smart Connect tech to, say, refresh your email or RSS or Twitter feed while you're at a coffee shop, without ever taking your laptop out of your bag. Pretty cool!
The tech will require Devicescape's software to be preloaded on the ultrabooks themselves, and there are certainly some security concerns if your computer is going to be autoconnecting to a bunch of strange networks. But the networks, at least, will presumably be monitored by Devicescape, and you can always turn the feature off if it creeps you out too much. [Reg Hardware]


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Say what you will about Representatives John Dingell (D-MI) and Edward Markey (D-MA), they're good at sending out letters containing lots of questions. In fact, on Friday, the dynamic House Energy and Commerce Committee duo sent out worried queries to eleven parties in which they inquired about various loose ends associated with the DTV transition.
All full power television stations are expected to switch to digital on February 17. Dingell/Markey suggest that it's still unclear if the nation is prepared for that great day, and voice concerns that problems will be worse if some TV stations have digital broadcast areas that are different from their old analog ones.
Dingell is the Chair of Energy and Commerce; Markey heads the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. The lucky recipients of these missives include the Federal Communications Commission, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, ABC, NBC, CBS, and David Rehr, the main dude at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB).
FCC Chair Kevin Martin was also on the letter list. The query directed to him indicates that Dingell/Markey didn't get the memo that the DTV trial run in the city of Wilmington, North Carolina on September 8 was a great success. True enough, most Wilmingtonians knew about the transition, but a bunch still couldn't figure out how to upgrade their analog receivers using one of those digital converter set top boxes. To be fair, they probably bought the gadget for their 1963 Magnavox, but many forgot that they had to press that rescan button on Digital Day, or they didn't replace their old TV antenna (or coat hanger).
The number of confused couch potatoes left behind during the Wilmington experience has led some to suggest that quite a few Americans may need some hands-on tech support on or after February 17. To minimize the length and extent of this after-the-fact ordeal, Dingell/Markey have sent Martin a bunch of nudgy, don't-you-think-you-should-be-dealing-with-this type queries. Such as, "What is the Commission doing, or what, specifically, does it intend to do to let viewers, including viewers without ready access to the Internet, know that they may need to obtain a new antenna or adjust an existing antenna to receive over-the-air signals after February 17, 2009?"
Other questions involve figuring out how many full-power stations will offer digital coverage in regions smaller than their analog area. One license in Wilmington changed its digital contour, resulting in over 700 panicky calls to help centers. The Representatives ask Martin what percentage of TV watchers could lose coverage nationally as a result of this sort of snafu? And how will converter box users be able to figure out that this is the problem, assuming it is?
Martin has to fork over answers to these queries by Friday, November 14. Meredith A. Baker of the NTIA received more or less the same letter, with questions focusing on the rescan/antenna/signal area problem. She's got to pony up a response by November 14 too. Ditto for all the TV honchos and Rehr of the NAB.
Of course, they're not legally required to deliver on their answers by said date, or any date, so the closing requests are a little more polite. "To better gauge the extent to which the transition is on track, we respectfully request answers to the questions below," Dingell and Markey's letters conclude.


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The story of powerful and connected drug lords running amok in Kenya is slowly trending into the realm of conspiracy theories. First it was a case of MPs – Kabogo, Mbuvi "Sonko", Mwau and Joho – being the suspected culprits. But after a government report cleared the names of the MPs (on the grounds that no evidence was found against them) it emerged (according to Kabogo and Mbuvi) that President Mwai Kibaki's infamous "mistress" Mary Wambui and her daughter Winnie Wangui Mwai were also connected to drug-trafficking.
Interestingly, in 2007 a parliamentary report linked Ms Wambui, her daughter and President Kibaki's principal political adviser Stanley Murage to the thuggish Artur brothers. Quoting the parliamentary committee report:
Evidence adduced before the Committee established that the Artur brothers had direct connection at the highest levels of Government. Mary Wambui and her daughter Winnie Wangui Mwai, were close associates of the Artur brothers. Mr. Stanley Murage, Permanent Secretary and Special Adviser to the President on Strategy and based at State House was a key player in the saga, As will appear elsewhere in this report, the ultimate questions are: what did the Head of Government know about this matter? When did he get to know it and what did he do about it?
The report proceeds…
Artur brothers were enjoying state protection at the highest levels of Government. These involved the registration of their two companies, Kensingston Holdings Ltd and Brother Link International, importation of goods where tax was not paid as well as their strange appointment to the police force as Deputy Commissioners of Police, their use of government vehicles, amongst many others
The report concludes on page 39:
From the evidence adduced to date before the Committee, the gravity of this mater (sic) has emerged. It is for example abundantly clear that the two brothers were conmen and drug traffickers. That they enjoyed protection by the high and mighty in the Government is not in doubt.
The report does not say anything implicating President Kibaki in drug trafficking. But it certainly raises questions about how it is that the Kenyan security authorities have been able to unearth evidence about the involvement of all sorts of actors (from the military to police officers to government bureaucrats) linked to drug trafficking without finding a single individual guilty of an offense.
It might be time Kenyans consulted First Lady Lucy Kibaki about the activities and business relations of her much-hated "co-wife."


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Conservative Group Recommends How to Be 'Tonally Sensitive' on Immigration
Want to be sensitive? Try avoiding terms like "anchor baby," "aliens" and "illegals."
Now that immigration reform is front-and-center in Washington, conservative politicians may be left in a tricky spot: how to stick to an argument without alienating Hispanic voters.
That's where talking points come in.
The Hispanic Leadership Network, a conservative group backing comprehensive immigration reform, began circulating talking points around Washington on Monday, including a list of six do's and don'ts. Among them: don't say "anchor baby, but do say "undocumented immigrant." And for goodness sake, avoid all the focus on "amnesty."
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"Tone and rhetoric will be key in the days and weeks ahead as both liberals and conservatives lay out their perspectives," writes HLN executive Director Jennifer Korn. "Please consider these tonally sensitive messaging points as you discuss immigration, regardless of your position"
Here's the rundown of do's and don'ts from HLN:
-- Acknowledge the immigration system is broken, but don't begin with "we are against amnesty" since it can be interpreted as being against any kind of reform.
-- How to talk about those immigrants who are here illegally? Try "undocumented immigrants" rather than "illegals," "aliens" and the highly-charged term "anchor baby." There wasn't an explanation included on this one, but it's worth noting that Tea Party Republican Sen. Marco Rubio opted against using the term "illegal immigrant" at Monday's press conference announcing bipartisan immigration reform.
-- Use the phrase "earned legal status" instead of "pathway to citizenship." The reasoning? That could "denote getting in front of the line to get citizenship, – this is not true. Most Republicans and Democrats, along with 70% of Americans, support a fair system by which those who are undocumented can come forward, register with the government, pass a background check, pay a fine, learn English and get legal status first – that is earned legal status, not automatic citizenship."
-- Talk about enforcing borders with "more border patrol, technology, and building a fence where it makes sense." Avoid phrases like "send them all back", "electric fence" and "build a wall along the entire border."
-- Point out that amnesty means "to pardon without penalty" rather than equating amnesty with earning legal status. Also, "don't characterize all Hispanics as undocumented and all undocumented as Hispanics."
-- You can still stick it to President Obama by noting he didn't propose immigration reform for five years, and talk about issues you support within immigration reform. But try not to focus on amnesty as "a tenant of immigration reform." Oh, and "don't use President Reagan's immigration reform as an example applicable today" since "that legislation was true amnesty."


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The Churchill bust controversy was discussed on America Live with Megyn Kelly, earlier today, and as of airtime, there were still crickets in response to Krauthammer's demand for an apology. Kelly had the perfect guest on to discuss the issue, Niles Gardiner, the Director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at The Heritage Foundation. He declared that Pfeiffer should be issuing "a full, unequivocal apology", adding later that, "what you have here, is a White House that is constantly trying to bury the fact that it has a very strong anti-British record."
Gardiner also made the very important point that Obama was given the option to keep the bust, but chose to send it back, which was seen as a "hugely insulting move." The White House, now, is saying that there was no snub at all – they merely returned the bust when the loan was over, per "tradition", or something..
They're lying, as usual.
Yesterday following his column, I sent the following email to Charles Krauthammer. Charles asked that I make the email public and I have agreed.
I take your criticism seriously and you are correct that you are owed an apology. There was clearly an internal confusion about the two busts and there was no intention to deceive. I clearly overshot the runway in my post. The point I was trying to make – under the belief that the Bust in the residence was the one previously in the Oval Office — was that this oft repeated talking point about the bust being a symbol of President Obama's failure to appreciate the special relationship is false. The bust that was returned was returned as a matter of course with all the other artwork that had been loaned to President Bush for display in his Oval Office and not something that President Obama or his Administration chose to do. I still think this is an important point and one I wish I had communicated better.
A better understanding of the facts on my part and a couple of deep breaths at the outset would have prevented this situation. Having said all that, barring a miracle comeback from the Phillies I would like to see the Nats win a world series even if it comes after my apology
Dan Pfeiffer
Notice how his first weaselly instinct was to make the apology in private. Fortunately, Krauthammer demanded full vindication.
Charles Krauthammer responded today on Special Report:
On Special Report, Krauthammer reacted to the apology saying, "Well I must say it's a gracious apology. I was stunned; I didn't expect it to happen. I actually wrote in my column that I thought the Nationals would win the World Series before I'd see an apology, so now I suppose the Nationals are going to win the World Series. But it's a gracious apology, they're still clinging to a tiny point on this, but the argument is over and I appreciate the correction and retraction."
Video here.
My own theory as to why this happened discounts the idea that there was "internal confusion" in the White House over the two Churchill busts. They always knew the truth, but it was time to invent a new narrative to replace the deadly 'Obama's anti-Brit' narrative that took root after he returned the bust. Depending on the sad fact that Americans have short memories, they put up a post pointing out that there was still a Churchill Bust in the White House residence, (the one that had been there for fifty years) and feigned ignorance about the Oval Office bust because you see, the loan had "expired". The returning of the bust was simply a small matter someone on the transition team handled, so White House bigwigs completely forgot about it. Never mind that it caused a firestorm in the British media and in conservative US media, and was considered by many to be a serious, early misstep.
They forgot all about it!!!!
Ain't buying it Skippy.
The truth will be whatever the Obama team wants it to be – especially this election year.
Niles Gardiner, the Telegraph: Churchill bust debacle: 'amateurish' Obama White House remains firmly in denial over snub to Britain
The Foundry: The White House Attack Machine Backfires
Hat tip: NRO Media Blog
Michell Malkin: Lying Obama press flack apologizes to Krauthammer over Churchill bust story
Lesson, once again:
When you ignore false narratives, you lose. When you fight back fast and hard, the truth can and will out.
Linked by Michelle Malkin, thanks!


text: Back Helping Teens Embrace Self-Care Before teens leave home, parents need to teach them to make their own health care decisions. One way is to provide information and involve them in their own self-care from an early age. As you develop, it is important to learn how to take care of your own body. Yes, it's difficult for parents to give up control out of concern for their children's safety. But, it is important to remember that an adolescents' ability to cope with increasing responsibility is often enhanced by the parents' willingness to support them as they face new challenges. By involving teens as full participants in their self-care, they're more likely to choose healthy behaviors throughout their lives. Helping your teen You can help your adolescents move toward independence in making health care decisions by being a good role model. Take all prescription and over-the-counter medications as directed, follow your health care provider's instructions, eat nutritious food, and exercise regularly. Don't smoke, abuse alcohol, or take illegal drugs. Your teen will take away a powerful message that these activities jeopardize health and well-being. Encourage your teen to think independently and express his or her own thoughts. This will give your adolescent a healthy sense of self and a greater ability to resist peer pressure. Make sure your teen has all the information he or she needs to make informed, responsible decisions about reproductive health, including the meaning of safe sex. Work with your teen's health care provider to help your teen make age-appropriate decisions regarding treatment. The teen years are a good time to foster an independent relationship between your children and their health care providers. Parents can make sure they have time at each appointment to talk to their health care provider alone. This will prepare them for relating to medical professionals independently as adults. Chronic conditions If you have a teen with a chronic illness, such as diabetes or asthma, help him or her learn as much as possible about managing the condition and treatment options. Knowledge is empowering. It can help your youngster feel more in control. It is critical for parents to help their children accept appropriate responsibility for caring for themselves. Letting them master day-to-day self-care can instill self-confidence that can prepare them for adult life.


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Senate Majority Whip Richard J. Durbin (D-Illinois) will introduce so-called bankruptcy cramdown legislation Thursday, seeking a vote on the controversial proposal, say Congressional and industry sources.
The legislation, which has been stuck at the committee level for some time now, was still being worked on Wednesday.
"It will be on the floor," said a Senate source
Industry opposition to the proposal, which essentially lets financially-strapped homeowners use bankruptcy court to restructure their debt and avoid home foreclosure, has been strong.
Industry groups Wednesday sent a joint letter of opposition to Senate members, saying the measure would hurt an already unstable housing market by allowing bankruptcy judges to rewrite mortgage contracts. (CNBC.com has obtained a copy of that memo.)
The House passed what some consider a watered-down version of cramdown legislation earlier this year.
Consumer groups and the White House support the cramdown idea, as a key component in the effort to forestall home foreclosures.
Under one scenario, the measure would be attached as an amendment to an existing piece of legislation, known as the "Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009," which the Senate is expected to vote on.
The bill, which already passed the House, increases the FHA's borrowing authority and provides other forms of mortgage relief.
Sen. Durbin has been pushing the cramdown measure for more than two years, but there have been persistent concerns that it could not attract the 60 Senate votes necessary to avoid a GOP filibuster.
Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), however, supports getting the measure to the floor. "It's something we want to do," said another Senate source.
Supporters of the plan were emboldened earlier this year when Citigroup (NYSE: C) broke ranks with the rest of the industry and said it would support the bankruptcy court alternative.
Proponents say the threat of a bankruptcy court filing—chapter 15 for individuals—would encourage lenders to make a more concerted effort in working with borrowers trying to avoid foreclosure.
Opponents say it underlines contract law and will raise the cost of borrowing as lenders factor in the possibility of bankruptcy proceedings.
Opposition aside, major industry players such as Bank of America (NYSE: JPM) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) and have been negotiating terms and specific language for a narrow version of the measure for about a month. Those talks are said to have failed to reach any agreement.
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One Marine Is Dead After a Shooting at a North Carolina Base
One Marine was shot to death by another Marine at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. The incident has been declared "no longer active" by authorities.
One Marine was shot to death by another Marine at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina earlier today. The incident has been declared "no longer active" by authorities.
Details are sketchy thus far and the name of the victim and the shooter have been withheld, but the base's spokesman offered that "the Marine who fired the shot from his M4 rifle was in custody and awaiting questioning by Naval Criminal Investigative Services."
The natural logical leap is to connect this incident to the shooting rampage at Fort Hood last week that left three people dead and 16 others wounded. No motive has been established in either incident although the spokesman at Camp Lejeune immediately sought (somewhat unconvincingly) to distance today's shooting with the one in Texas.
"It's important that we convey that this is not a Fort Hood-like incident. It was an isolated incident that's no longer active."
At least one military news publication speculated that the shooting might have been caused by negligent discharge. Officials have yet to comment on whether they believe the shooting was intentional, but Lejeune spokesman Nat Fahy stressed that the camp was never in lockdown and that the incident, under investigation, is "being ruled neither an active shooter situation nor an act of terrorism." He added:
On behalf of the commanding generals at the base and all Marines aboard Camp Lejeune, this has been crushing for everybody, and our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victim... It's a tragedy for all of us, and right now, this community is hurting. I know that the prayers of Camp Lejeune are with the victim and their families.
We'll have more as this story develops.


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- Size 21.8 MB
- Ratings 35
- AgeRating 4+ [?]
- Developer: Jongha Back
- Website: Official website
- Release Date: 2010-10-04
- Supports: Game Center,Family Sharing
- Languages: English
- Compatibility: Requires iOS 4.3 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
## Description
Hero Wars 2: Zombie Virus - New Game Release!!
\- #1 Role Playing in Japan.
\- #1 Arcade in Japan.
\- #2 Role Playing in USA.
\- #10 Arcade in USA.
Now New Game!!
Hero Wars : Angel of the Fallen
is a Defense + RTS game that combined action arcade.
In 2012, Mutants and Aliens invaded the Earth.
All cities are destroyed. They destroy crops, buildings, bridges and roads. They are very powerful enemies.
The Co-Army just didn't have what it takes to do.
Heroes must fight against the Enemies.
And must retrieve the Earth.
Your Battle fields are
New York, Miami, London, Cairo, New Delhi, Siberia, Mediterranean Sea, Tokyo, Caribbean Sea, Paris..
If you press home button, your game will be saved automatically. And you can play continuously.
Game Playing Choice:
You can play 2 different modes!!
1\. Heroes vs Mutants (Easy Mode)
2\. Humans vs Aliens (Hard Mode)
Game Features:
\- Full HD 2.5D Cartoon Characters and 3D map terrains.
\- Total 74 different type of players and 90 enemies.
\- Becomes hyper power hero when units are fully upgraded.
\- Unlimited numbers of stages.
\- One touch Online easy Ranking system.
\- 10 Wonderful Back Ground Musics.
\- You can change game view of camera, Side or Top.
You can produce Heroes, Humans, Humanoids and Arms.
If your hero upgrade, attack will increase.
Special control:
Also, You can control all your characters
360 degrees freely like joy pad!!
You can fly, jump, dash and stunt flying shooting.
All your characters will upgrade new one.
They'll have super vehicle or armored machine.
And Base weapon can upgrade more powerful.
If you get upgrade money in battle, you can exchange to product money.
Big Bomb - Use AirStrike To bomb your enemies.
Poison Mortar - Use poisonous gas bombing to make them week.
Fixed Bunker or Tank - Fire or missile attack.
Barrier - Prevent enemy attack.
Radar - You can see the invisible enemies.
Users says:
\- This game is perfect for bored people and good for someone who just wants to game and not do homework.
\- This is the a awesome game!!!
\- This is the most addicting game i've ever played on any kind of this type games.
\- Hero Wars is the best game for me right now.


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National parks in the U.S. will sharply drop the number of days they allow visitors to get in for free. Pictured are tourists on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in northern Arizona. Felicia Fonseca / Associated Press
National parks in the U.S. will sharply drop the number of days they allow visitors to get in for free, a move that was criticized by opponents of the parks' plan to raise entrance costs at other times of the year.
After waiving fees 16 days in 2016 and 10 days in 2017, the National Park Service announced Tuesday that it will have four no-cost days next year. They will be Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan. 15), the first day of National Park Week (April 21), National Public Lands Day (Sept. 22) and Veterans Day (Nov. 11).
This year's free days included all of Veterans Day weekend and the weekends surrounding National Park Week. All of National Park Week and four days over the 100th anniversary of the Park Service were free in 2016.
The Park Service charges weekly entrance fees of $25 or $30 per vehicle at 118 of the 417 national parks. The Park Service has proposed raising the cost to $70 at 17 busy parks mainly in the West, including Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Yosemite and Zion.
The agency estimates the increase would generate an additional $70 million to help address backlogged maintenance and infrastructure projects. Opponents, including attorneys general from 10 states, say the higher costs could turn away visitors and might not raise that much money.
The Park Service didn't explain why it was cutting back on free days. An Interior Department spokeswoman didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
"The days that we designate as fee-free for national parks mark opportunities for the public to participate in service projects, enjoy ranger-led programs, or just spend time with family and friends exploring these diverse and special places," National Park Service Deputy Director Michael T. Reynolds said in a statement.
A group opposed to raising fees criticized the change.
"Not everyone can book a helicopter or charter a boat when they want to visit our national parks," said Jesse Prentice-Dunn with the Denver-based Center for Western Priorities in a release. "America's parks must remain affordable for working families."
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Hello Everyone! After a long over due space upgrade on my blog, I'm able to get back to posting again. Although it won't always be as often as I did a couple of years ago…but probably just enough to keep up-to-date my digital diary. Admittedly I've been obsessing over Instagram and sometimes posting up to four photos a day. YIKES! Have you been following my obsession and took note of the name change? Anyways, if you haven't you can check it out here.
Today, I would like to share my bar cart update! The brass was looking a little outdated with my current tastes. Where the style around our flat was void of anything resembling gold or having been adorned with gold accents.
I began looking at that lifeless bar cart as a dull piece of furniture which lacked the cohesiveness I've been trying to settle comfortably with. Eventually I became so fed with it that I ended up storing it away in our buildings cave, en francais. Out of sight and out of mind right? Wrong! Although this bar cart was out of sight, it was never far from the back of my mind. I love the functionality and the overall look in which it presented, just not entirely in its originality. All this piece needed was a minor update that would harmonise a modern and glamorised look to our flat.
Using two bottles of basic black matt spray paint with primer all ready mixed in, this DIY project can be a simple task for anyone. If you decide to try it, I hope you'll love the black matt look as much I do!


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1. Come, all ye Saints of Zion,
And let us praise the Lord;
His ransomed are returning,
According to his word.
In sacred song and gladness
They walk the narrow way
And thank the Lord who brought them
To see the latter day.
2. Come, ye dispersed of Judah,
Join in the theme and sing
With harmony unceasing
The praises of our King,
Whose arm is now extended,
On which the world may gaze,
To gather up the righteous
In these the latter days.
3. Rejoice, rejoice, O Israel,
And let your joys abound!
The voice of God shall reach you
Wherever you are found
And call you back from bondage,
That you may sing his praise
In Zion and Jerusalem,
In these the latter days.
4. Then gather up for Zion,
Ye Saints thru-out the land,
And clear the way before you,
As God shall give command.
Tho wicked men and devils
Exert their pow'r, 'tis vain,
Since He who is eternal
Has said you shall obtain.Source: Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints #38


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'Hogs beat Barons at home
ROCKFORD — On the Rockford IceHogs' holiday check list, beating the Oklahoma City Barons at BMO Harris Bank Center had to rank at or near the top.
That's because they never had done so. Until Friday.
Rockford had been 0-6-1-0 at home against Oklahoma City until topping the Barons 4-3 before a turnout of 3,359.
It wasn't easy. Naturally.
"I didn't realize the stats until I read the game notes," Rockford head coach Ted Dent said. "They're always a good team, with a good penalty kill. I thought we played a pretty good game tonight.
"Still, I think we have another level we can get to."
The numbers certainly favored Rockford. It hasn't lost this season scoring first (9-0-2-0), leading after the first (7-0-1-0) or second periods (7-0-2-0) – and Oklahoma City now is 0-12-0-0 trailing after two.
And Rockford scored not only the first goal but the first two. It led 3-2 after one and 4-3 after 40 minutes.
Brandon Pirri (1:24) and Brad Winchester (3:13) put Rockford up 2-0 before the Barons could chuck a puck on net toward goalie Mac Carruth. Garret Ross made it 3-1 at 11:45.
Oklahoma City eventually tied it 3-3, only to have Winchester restore the lead 4-3 at 11:41 of the second with his eighth tally of the season.
"The first (goal) was a really good shot by Vik (Viktor Svedberg)," Winchester said. "He was able to get the puck to the net. As a forward, you look for that opportunity to tip good shots, and that was a great shot.
"The second one, (Mark) McNeill was going to the net, and I was able to put it inside the far post."
Rockford's late one-goal advantage held up despite having its last-ranked penalty kill be called on twice in the final 4:33.
"It was good," Dent said. "With (Linus) Omark, they have a real good power play, and he's a nice player. It's best to just neutralize him and keep the puck out of his hands."
The 'Hogs thus held on to hand Carruth his first AHL win, as he made 27 saves.
"It was my third AHL game. Was I awful the first period? No. Was I great at all? No," he said. "But I thought as the game went on I got better and felt more comfortable, and I know I can play at this level."
Notes: Tonight's game will be the second of four meetings between the two teams and the last at home. … Rockford had allowed a third-period goal in eight straight games before stopping the Barons. … There was no update available after the game on Viktor Svedberg's apparent lower-body injury. He had to be aided off the ice late in the second period. … Rockford has garnered points in four straight games and six of seven. The Barons are on a 2-6-0-2 stretch. … The Barons bounced back to win both previous times after they were shut out this season. But not this time after being blanked in Milwaukee on Thursday.
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Drug prices jump again while other health costs decline
- Trend in contrast to drop in other health costs
- Brand-name drugs drive prices up
- Escalation offsets savings from generic medications
Prescription drug prices are taking off again as other health care costs are flat or falling.
After dropping during the recession, drug prices have reignited in the past four years, returning to growth rates of a decade ago. In 2012, prescription drug prices rose 3.6%, twice the 1.7% inflation rate, Bureau of Economic Analysis data show.
The trend is in sharp contrast to other health costs. Prices for a doctor's visit, lab test and nursing home room all fell below the rate of inflation for the past two years.
What's driving drug costs up: brand-name drugs paid for by insurance and often heavily advertised.
The price escalation on patented drugs has offset enormous savings that have occurred simultaneously from the growing use of inexpensive generic drugs. Generic drugs can be made by multiple companies, which compete on price. Four of every five prescriptions are for generics, which can cost one-fourth or less than the brand name version.
This blend — expensive brands and cheap generics after patents expire — lets consumers buy drugs at low cost while providing profits for drug research. The Food and Drug Administration has approved 70 new drugs in the past two years, including a breakthrough treatment of cystic fibrosis and the first drug for a common form of skin cancer.
The top-selling drugs reflect the strategy of the $310 billion annual drug industry:
No. 1 Nexium, a heartburn drug, had a 7.8% price hike to a $262 average prescription in the first nine months of 2012, IMS Health reports.
No. 2 Abilify, for bipolar disorder, increased 10.4% to $642 per prescription.
No. 3 Crestor, a cholesterol-lowering drug, went up 9.7% to $193 per prescription.
"Pricing decisions are based on many factors that reflect our obligations to patients and shareholders," says Stephanie Andrzejewski of AstraZeneca, which makes Nexium.
"This price system is a blessing as well as a frustration," says N. Lee Rucker, a pharmaceutical expert at AARP, which represents seniors. High prices create a robust market for innovative drugs, she says, but the patents can be too long and physicians may be poorly informed about a drug's cost and effectiveness.
Most consumers are protected from rising drug prices. The Medicare drug benefit, started in 2006, means the government pays most costs that once fell on seniors.


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Malware targeting Google's Android mobile operating system exploded in the last several months, its volume quintupling since July, Juniper Networks said today.
The rash of infected apps aimed at Android owners shows no sign of abating, said Dan Hoffman, Juniper's chief mobile security analyst and a member of the company's global threat center.
"We're seeing a mix of the traditional hacking community [working] on malware very similar to organized efforts on the PC side, as well as people who are just a little smart, the '15-year-old kid crowd,' who are able to hide some malicious content in an app," said Hoffman in an interview today.
According to Juniper's research, the number of Android malware samples -- each defining a different piece of attack code, or a variant of one discovered earlier -- increased by 472% since July 2011. The bulk of that growth occurred in September and October.
"We've seen an exponential growth in Android malware over the last several months," Juniper said in a blog post that accompanied Juniper's recently-published mobile threat report.
The prime threat remains purposefully-malicious Android apps that are crafted by criminals, often pirated versions of legitimate applications, then planted in either Google's official Android Market or in one of the scores of alternate download sites, which are especially popular in Asia -- China in particular.
"That is very clearly the threat now," said Hoffman, who added that the hackers' strategy would likely continue indefinitely.
That's because Google doesn't control what apps can be installed on an Android mobile device, as Apple does with code-signing technologies for iOS apps, and so makes third-party app download centers possible. Nor does Google vet apps submitted to the Android Market.
Other security researchers have noted the same when they have found malicious apps in the Android Market or in unsanctioned e-stores.
At least three different waves of malware -- in March, June and finally July -- infiltrated the Android Market this year. The malicious apps were removed by Google only after they had been downloaded by an unknown number of users.
Far more attack apps have appeared in Chinese app stores that distribute Android software.
Juniper speculated that the hackers now crafting Android malware are those who used to specialize in Symbian and Windows Mobile attack code. But as those operating systems' share plummeted -- Web metrics company Net Applications put their shares during October at 3.5% and 0.07%, respectively, down from 8% and 0.2% a year ago -- the criminals have abandoned those platforms and jumped on Android.
And those hackers know their stuff.


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Have you read in your local papers all about the saga playing out here in New England? The story of a family run business in turmoil? Where one cousin was in charge and all kinds of money was being made and new stores held "Grand Openings", then the new shareholders wanted the other cousin to run the show.
Well it has been a well known fact about this families inner turmoil for those who grew up near the where it all takes place. I have looked on from the outside and as a trucker I have delivered loads of goods that would be placed on the shelves in their stores.
When I moved to my home in 1988 I made 20 mile round trip runs once a week, to do my food shopping. No they were not the only game in town just a place that toted "More For Your Dollar". I have shopped at their many stores since I was 18 and now 58 I would say I have been a very loyal customer. From the very old original stores to my towns brand new one, I love them all, what I don't like is that family squabbles, yes we all have them, have to interfere with the shopping public.
You see back in July they told Artie T. he would have to step aside to let his cousin Arthur S. run the show. The store was about to take on a look and feel unlike the last 40 years I shopped. The workers were upset and unrest began pretty quickly. The workers said "Bring Artie T BACK!" You see he cared about the company as well as the workers and maybe just a little less about the bottom line as his cousin maybe. The worker's made signs. Some stayed home but most worked their shift and then stood outside for a month boycotting the way Artie T. was told to go. They rallied behind him in a way that makes me so proud. You see they stood up for a man they loved to work for and held their ground to the point where almost all customers showed their support for them and refused to enter any of the many, many stores of this famous New England supermarket chain. Have you shopped at one of our Market Baskets/Demoulas stores?
Day after day we had to shop elsewhere. Customers would bring their receipts to their local boycotted stores and tape them up as a reminder they had to eat and that this is what their beloved stores were loosing in revenue. Store after store windows were covered with receipts how could management not see? It has been going on for so many days that it is usually the lead story on our local news. The duel being played out by the two Arthurs.
Well the recent news on this fiasco is that they will all will be fired should they not go back to the stores and warehouses. Managers told to CLEAN UP the properties. Signs of BOYCOTT must come down! Receipts too! See they have had enough, well so did the workers.
It comes down to power plays and greed. Artie T. from the moment he was told to go home said he would buy controlling interest from his cousin. There came a point where this group of CEO's stated another local food chain was interested in sweeping in to purchase the whole package. I for one watched that store put a Mom and Pop run small chain out of business when they moved in 3 miles away, with great prices and as soon as the other one failed up went their prices, which is why I traveled the 20 miles round trip each week for 40 years. So should they sell to them I will continue to shop my local Farmer's Markets and Meat shops yes it will be more expensive but I have my priorities and principles as well and my allegiance is to my much loved Market Basket store.
We miss you Artie T.
Rock on to all those workers who held their ground and brought this company down upon their knees, begging for customers and for their workers to return to their posts, when maybe they should stayed on theirs knees just a bit longer and gave thanks to God for all they have enjoyed for so many years here in New England.
I will miss you so much if you go.
A valued customer indeed


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Recent advancements in turbomachinery aeroelastic design analysis
Conference Paper
In this paper, we review some recent developments for computing unsteady aerodynamic loads associated with turbomachinery aeromechanics. In particular, we example the use of frequency domain techniques for computing unsteady flows in turbomachinery. The frequency domain approaches, which can be used to model both small-disturbance and nonlinear time periodic flows, are computationally very efficient, typically at least one order of magnitude more efficient than time domain techniques. Furthermore, they can be used to analyze a wide variety of aeromechanic, performance, unsteady heat transfer, and flow stability problems in turbomachinery, including the important problem of unsteady flows in multistage machines. We show a number of novel uses of frequency domain techniques including their use to model nonlinear flows, multistage flows, and self-excited non-synchronous fluid instabilities.
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Cited Authors
- Hall, KC; Kielb, RE; Ekici, K; Thomas, JP; Clark, WS
Published Date
- January 1, 2005
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- 43rd Aiaa Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit Meeting Papers
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- 11253 - 11274
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.2514/6.2005-14
Citation Source
- Scopus


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The Commercial Service International Buyer Program Trade Show Video Series is a set of four videos that can assist you in making your international sales. It focuses on some services that you can take advantage of, but also highlights how to take advantage of International Buyer Program trade shows if you are an international buyer. The four videos included in this series are:
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Each year more than 80,000 international buyers attend key trade shows in the U.S. These buyers spend tens of millions of dollars on U.S. made products. Using one of the International Buyer Program participating shows—the National Association of Broadcasters—as a model, this video describes the scope of this business and introduces some of the small U.S. companies that derive a significant chunk of their annual revenues from selling to these buyers through the International Buyer Program.
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Many international buyers and U.S. sellers at these competitively selected U.S. trade shows in the International Buyer Program receive business counseling and other assistance from the U.S. Commercial Service, the trade promotion unit of the Department of Commerce. Broadly described, the Commercial Service excels at business matchmaking: introducing buyers and sellers and creating an atmosphere of trust. In this video at an International Buyer Program event you'll meet the matchmakers and their grateful clients from across the U.S. and the world—all part of the International Buyer Program.
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Showtime is one of the services offered at domestic trade shows by the U.S. Commercial Service as part of the International Buyer Program. U.S. producers exhibiting at the show can introduce their products and services to commercial specialists from U.S. embassies who accompany delegations of buyers from their countries. The specialists then set up meetings on the show floor and contact additional potential buyers when they return to their countries after the show. In this video we meet these specialists, hear from sellers and buyers, and learn about other services including financing that help generate sales. The cost for all this to U.S. exhibitors at the show: nothing.
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For the international buyer, U.S. trade shows can be overwhelming. How can you make the most of your time when visiting trade shows in the International Buyer Program? How can you check out the suppliers before you leave for the U.S.? How can you get a visa? This video presents the stories of buyers from throughout the world who are attracted to U.S. trade shows participating in the International Buyer Program, and the matchmaking assistance of the U.S. government to fill their order books. To confidently access the world's best technology and the world's best prices, watch now.
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Fingers: Arthritis
I've had an inflamed middle knuckle in one of my fingers for a few months. I saw a doctor, and after an x-ray he told me it was synovitis, the first stage of rheumatoid arthritis. He told me a) not to be worried and b) maybe to be a little worried.
I've had an inflamed middle knuckle in one of my fingers for a few months. I saw a doctor, and after an x-ray he told me it was synovitis, the first stage of rheumatoid arthritis.
He told me a) not to be worried and b) maybe to be a little worried. I'm 25 and hope to have a long climbing life ahead of me. Aside from four weeks of rest and a steady dose of anti-inflammatory drugs, what else is recommended? Is there an effective physical therapy for your finger joints?
I've done physical therapy twice, which just consists of dipping my hand in hot wax a few times and then resting it under a heat lamp. He also advised me to soak it in hot water at home.
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Arthritis is the silver bullet that every hedonist climber wants to avoid. The young are invincible if only in their own angst-driven world; the old have arthritis already and are dealing (or not), but the middle-aged hedonist is frightened like a baby fur seal.
Inflammation of the synovial cartilage (aka hyaline cartilage, the shiny surface on the ends of the bones in synovial joints), can be alarmingly painful. Mostly, it will feel like a slow-burning fire. Squeeze the joint and it will become more like an oxyacetylene torch. Aside from emanating pain on pressure, it will cause a dull pain deep in the joint whenever you run the joint to the end of its range, worse so when it is loaded.
In climbers, the impetus for synovitis (and its conjoined twin, capsulitis) in finger joints is usually the loss of accessory motions, namely rotation and side-bending, by chronic overuse. The joints become stiff and easily aggravated.
X-rays are not illuminating for synovitis or the early stages of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). I assume your doctor has made the diagnosis of synovitis on the basis of joint pain alone, and really, it's a reasonable call. RA, on the other hand, is a behemoth step along the diagnostic odyssey given your penchant for a retro-evolutionary hobby. Many doctors like to add a little drama into their day by telling you all the things it could be. Puts the wind up you, and gives them an overwhelming sense of omniscience.
Synovitis is a symptom of, among other things, arthritis. The differential diagnosis for synovitis is as wide and varied as an inflamed lymph node in your neck. Yes, synovitis could herald RA, an inflamed node could be leukemia rather than a cold, and a headache could be the mother of all tumors rather than too much time on the Internet. In 80 percent of RA cases, a simple blood test will answer your question.
When the surfaces of a joint are jammed tightly together the synovial cartilage becomes annoyed. When the opposing joint surfaces are able to shift about a little and assume a comfortable position, there is less irritation.
Stretching your fingers is a jolly fine idea. Most climbers tend to think that pushing your fingers back for a few seconds as you take a final glance skyward constitutes a stretching program. Feckless drunks, of course. This type of stretch, aside from being categorically useless, will not actually stretch the joint capsule, which contains and stabilizes the joint.
Take your finger and twist the last two segments like a homebrew screw top. Now bend it sideways as well. Hard! [Go to http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=IMO__OrzM_U.] It will both feel and look alarming. At first the site will be exquisitely tender, but the days of masochistic bliss will regrettably fade. If you are a city dweller, the inconvenient traffic light is now your friend.
Hot wax, hey? I can think of a few uses for hot wax that would result in more satisfaction. But I don't want to talk about my private life. Without any adjunctive therapy, you could apply it more times than Linda Lovelace for only marginal benefit. And I fail to see what therapeutic benefit hot wax has over hot water. That said, it won't do any damage (other than to your wallet), and will surely help the process in conjunction with some targeted stretching.
Anti-inflammatory medication will only band-aid the problem in the short term. Inflammation and pain arise due to an underlying problem, in this case joint overload and tightness. Rest, in this instance, is a bit over-rated. Stretch the joints aggressively and, suffice to say, crimp less.
Pain in your joints is a great bellwether. As you can see from other posts on the forum, this problem has a propensity to return. Deal with it now!
In defense of your doctor, synovitis in the general population is often indicative of some form of arthritis. Synovitis is arguably more common in the fingers of climbers, but is it related to joint stress rather than arthritis.
A word of caution: Stress fractures close to the joint can have a similar appearance. If the pain does not subside, procure yourself some appropriately fancy images.


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Okay, so you've watched that promo video for BlackBerry 6 announced at WES 2010, and think you got the general gist of what's new? Well, there's a lot in there you might have missed. Here I've gone through every teeny-tiny detail and picked out what's new and important about the new BlackBerry OS. There's only so much we can know about without a device to try out for ourselves, but we can learn a whole hell of a lot from this video. By and large, folks who have used BlackBerry in the past will get along fine, and the aesthetic changes should lower the learning curve for those new to the platform. There are, however, a few new features, some borrowed from other manufacturers, if slightly reworked. Hey, even the ad itself reminds me of Palm.
Anyway I've found more than a couple of surprises after combing through the clip, and I think you will too.
0:13 – Kicking things off, we have Ms. Hayhayhay McGirlfren'. Flick up to bring up the icon screen. Yep, taken out of the Android playbook, but the tabs along the top allow you to filter which apps show when you bring things up. More on that near the end of the video.
0:16 – The tabs continue even as you drill down into subfolders, as shown here in the Media folder. I'm still not sure if that's still a sorting mechanism, or if it lets you navigate horizontally to other folders at the same level. Also worth noting is a preloaded YouTube app (which is awesome, since the browser streaming sucks and works about 10% of the time for me), and a brand new Podcasts application.
0:27 – Most of the media app is pretty much the same, with the addition of larger icons next to entries. The search bar is still at the top, you still have to plow through music categories like artist, or album. The actual media player has had a bit of a facelift, and includes album art of not just what you're currently listening to, but a carrousel of other related music, in this case Will.i.am (of course). Left and right gestures let you pick out new tunes. I hear this is like CoverFlo, but wouldn't know – couldn't get me to touch iTunes or an iPhone with a cattleprod.
0:36 – This bit is brand new. Extended Search allows you to quickly access related content on YouTube, on the web and on your device from within the media app. Android already does this kind of stuff, so it's nice to see on BlackBerry too.
Following that, we're getting a look at the YouTube application, which is what you'd expect: a tailored app emulating the mobile website. It includes access to your account and search, as well as the ability to rate, favourite, e-mail, and add YouTube videos to playlists.
0:49 – Now we get a look at the pictures app. The top level's shortcut bar shows search and folder creation, and after navigating to a subfolder, you've got options for list view, search, slideshow, and a few unfamiliar icons – possibly for captions and deleting. Greg also noticed the first gen iPhone background – second icon from the top! Inside joke? Jab? Homage?
Of course, the star of this segment is multitouch zooming. Everybody "oo" and "aah".
0:55 – What pops up next is what looks like the next generation contextual menu. On current BlackBerrys, you can bring up a "short menu", that lists all of the common tasks that can be done whereever you happen to be by simply clicking down on the trackpad or trackball. If you want more options, you hit the menu key. That system seems to have changed a bit in OS 6.0, by offering large icons for common tasks, with the option of opening up a fuller menu. From previous hands-on experience, we're led to believe this new menu is launched via long press.
Oh yes, there's more…


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Sometimes, you need to expand a Wi-Fi network, whether it is to accommodate more devices or you're adding an extra office. What follows is a quick guide on the items you need to plan in advance and a few things to look out for when another wireless router is added to your network. It is a general guide, as opposed to being tied to specific brands of Wi-Fi routers.
The first part is to decide how to connect the two routers together. The best solution is to have a cat 5e cable running from a port on one router to a port on the new router. This may mean a little bit of extra work. In our case, the cable had been run already and ports were installed at both ends of the office. The original intent was to use one end as the server/switch room and the other end as the print room. We simply re-used the printer outlet and plugged the new Wi-Fi router into the old printer outlet. Using cable is probably the best way to go; there are Wi-Fi routers that can be re-configured to act as range extenders, but this tends to suffer from the drawback that you lose a slice of the spectrum (and hence throughput) that could otherwise be used.
If you use DHCP, then the next step is to decide where the DHCP server should reside: on the new router, on the existing router, or on a server. Alternatively you could switch DHCP off and assign every device an IP address. If you keep DHCP, then you may want to exclude some devices, such as (for example) the new router, any NAS that is on the network, and any servers that require fixed IP addresses. Whatever you decide, ensure that you have DHCP on one router only.
You probably want to make sure your new router is on the same subnet as the existing router. It is best to assign the IP address of the new router as a permanent one, in which case you should exclude it from the DHCP range. The assumption is that this is a SOHO network, which by definition will be a small network, in which case putting the router on the same subnet will be sufficient.
Alternatively, you could create another subnet. This would mean extra work in configuring routes, and may cause issues with printing to any printer that is on the other subnet. Unless you have some good reason to operate separate subnets, it is probably best not to do it on a SOHO network.
You also need to decide what SSID you want to use, or whether you want the same SSID. Sometimes having a different SSID can assist in isolating issues. You will know pretty quickly which router has a problem. There are no strict rules on whether you keep the same SSID for both routers or use different ones for each router.
A few words of caution: Selecting ports and channels
Some routers have a separate port that is labelled Internet. If you are adding a second router, then you do not use this port. You use one of the standard Ethernet ports instead.
Before starting out, make sure you know how many devices will be on the subnet. The best way to check this is to log in to the existing router and see what IP addresses are currently in use. You may be surprised that the network that you thought had just a couple of laptops and a server is actually home also to several tablets and a couple of smartphones. Check before you begin.
Make sure both routers auto select which channel to use. Usually, a wireless router will first scan the channels, looking for a vacant one to use. Depending on the algorithm, they will usually pick a channel that is separated in frequency to a neighbouring Wi-Fi router.
If you do manually set the channels, then beware of the following scenario. A neighbouring Wi-Fi is set up with a hidden SSID and also has a manually selected channel. Your Wi-Fi may now experience interference, particularly if the neighbouring Wi-Fi network is using your channel. In this case, the throughput will be reduced, and isolating why this is occurring could take some time. Setting the router to auto-select the channel mitigates this issue.
In summary, adding a Wi-Fi router to a SOHO network is not complicated. All it needs is some planning beforehand, and careful configuration of the wireless components.