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Newborn Babies: Getting Ready at Home
Preparing for a new baby doesn't have to be an overwhelming experience. Experienced parents have learned that newborn babies just need some basic items at first. These include a warm and safe place to sleep, food, clothing, and diapers.
Although there are many baby products available, listed below are the essential items you'll want to have ready for your new baby.
Choosing carefully
Safety is an important issue when choosing your baby's new furniture, especially for the bed. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) offers the following recommendations:
Baby cribs must meet federal safety standards which include:
Slats should be spaced no more than 2 3/8 inches (60 mm) apart.
All slats should be intact, not missing, or cracked.
Mattress should fit snugly—less than the width of two fingers between the edge of the mattress and the side of the crib.
Mattress support should be securely attached to the head and footboards.
Corner posts should be no higher than 1/16 inch (1.5 mm) to prevent entanglement of clothing or other objects worn by child.
The head and footboards should have no cutouts, which would allow for head entrapment.
Drop-side rail cribs are no longer considered safe.
All screws or bolts, which secure components of crib, should be present and tight.
The CPSC recommends against placing a crib near draperies or blinds where a child could become entangled and strangle on the cords. When the child reaches 35 inches in height, or can climb and/or fall over the sides, the crib should be replaced with a bed.
Crib mattress and bedding
According to the CPSC, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, soft bedding may be a major contributor to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). These organizations offer the following recommendations for infant bedding:
Place your baby on his or her back on a firm, tight-fitting mattress in a crib that meets current safety standards.
Remove pillows, bumper pads, quilts, comforters, sheepskins, stuffed toys, and other soft products from the crib.
Consider using a sleeper or wearable blanket as an alternative to blankets, with no other covering.
If using a blanket, put your baby with his or her feet at the foot of the crib. Tuck a thin blanket around the crib mattress, only as far as the baby's chest.
Make sure your baby's head remains uncovered during sleep.
Don't place your baby on a waterbed, sofa, soft mattress, pillow, or other soft surface to sleep.
Bassinet or cradle
These small beds are helpful and portable in the first few months. The CPSC recommends following the manufacturer's guidelines on weight and size of the baby in determining who can safely use these products. For safety reasons, be sure to look for a bassinet or cradle with the following:
A sturdy bottom and a wide base for stability
Smooth surfaces (no staples or other hardware sticking out that could hurt the baby)
Legs with strong, effective locks to prevent folding while in use
A firm mattress that fits snugly
Changing table
Changing tables offer a convenient place to change your baby's diaper. Always use straps to prevent your baby from falling. However, straps are not a substitute for constant supervision.
These provide enclosed areas where a baby can nap or play safely. The CPSC recommends never leaving an infant in a mesh playpen or crib with the drop-side down. Even a very young infant can roll into the space between the mattress and loose mesh side and suffocate. Only playpens that meet federal safety standards should be used. These include:
Drop-side mesh playpens or cribs with warning labels to never leave the side in the down position
Mesh with small weave (less than 1/4 inch openings)
Mesh with no tears, holes, or loose threads
Mesh securely attached to top rail and floor plate
Top rail cover has no tears or holes
Wooden playpen with slats spaced no more than 2 inches (60 mm) apart
If staples are used in construction, be sure they're firmly installed and none are missing or loose
Strollers and carriages
These are helpful in transporting babies on outings. The CPSC recommends always securing the seat belts when the stroller or carriage is in use. Never leave a child unattended in a stroller. Keep children's hands away from pinching areas when stroller is being folded or unfolded, or the seat back is being reclined. For safety reasons, be sure to look for a stroller or carriage with:
A wide base to prevent tipping
The seat belt and crotch strap attached securely to the frames
A seat belt buckle which is easy to use
Brakes that securely lock the wheel(s)
A shopping basket which is low on the back and directly over or in front of rear wheels for stability
Leg hole openings which can be closed when being used in the carriage position
Car seat
All states have laws requiring babies and children to travel in an approved car safety seat. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration offers recommendations for choosing a car safety seat, which include:
Buy the car seat well before your due date.
The simplest and least expensive model usually will work as well as one with fancy features.
Choose a seat that you find easy to use and that fits in your vehicle.
If you choose a convertible seat, try it facing both toward the front and rear.
Look for a seat you can use as long as possible that faces the rear.
Keep up with child safety seat regulations recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). An AAP policy advises parents to keep their infant in a rear-facing child safety seat until age 2, or until the infant has reached the maximum height and weight of the car seat's manufacturer.
If you buy an infant-only seat, you will need a convertible seat later. Most babies need to use rear-facing convertible seats as they get larger, because they outgrow their infant-only seats before age 2.
When you purchase a car seat be sure to follow instructions on proper installation.
Nearly every car seat and most vehicles manufactured since Sept. 1, 2002, are required to have the Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) system. The LATCH makes it easier to install the child seat correctly.
Supplying your home appropriately for your newborn's arrival
The following is a suggested list of items you may want to have on hand before you bring your newborn home.
Bath Items
Choose simple clothing that's easy to get on and off, without long strings or ties that might be a choking hazard. Make sure sleepwear is flame-retardant. You may want to buy mainly size 0 to 3 and 3 to 6 months size clothing and a few newborn items.
As you prepare your home for your new baby, look for sturdy furnishings and equipment. Be sure that all products meet current safety standards. This is especially important if you're borrowing or buying items secondhand.
What to know about preventing SIDS and other sleep-related infant deaths
Here are recommendations from the AAP on how to reduce the risk for SIDS and sleep-related deaths from birth to age 1:
Breastfeed your baby. The AAP recommends breastmilk only for at least the first 6 months.
Make sure your baby is immunized. An infant who is fully immunized can reduce his or her risk for SIDS.
Place your infant on his or her back for sleep or naps. Place your baby on his or her back for all sleeping until he or she is 1 year old. This can decrease the risk for SIDS, aspiration, and choking. Never place your baby on his or her side or stomach for sleep or naps. If your baby is awake, allow your child time on his or her tummy as long as you are supervising, to decrease the chances that your child will develop a flat head.
Always talk with your baby's healthcare provider before raising the head of the crib if your baby been diagnosed with GERD (gastroesophageal reflux or heartburn).
Offer your baby a pacifier for sleeping or naps, if he or she isn't breastfed. If breastfeeding, delay introducing a pacifier until breastfeeding has been firmly established.
Use a firm mattress (covered by a tightly fitted sheet) to prevent gaps between the mattress and the sides of a crib, a play yard, or a bassinet. This can decrease the risk for entrapment, suffocation, and SIDS.
Share your room instead of your bed with your baby. Putting your baby in bed with you raises the risk for strangulation, suffocation, entrapment, and SIDS. Bed sharing is not recommended for twins or other higher multiples. The AAP recommends that infants sleep in the same room as their parents, close to their parents' bed, but in a separate bed or crib appropriate for infants. This sleeping arrangement is recommended ideally for the baby's first year, but should at least be maintained for the first 6 months.
Avoid using infant seats, car seats, strollers, infant carriers, and infant swings for routine sleep and daily naps. These may lead to blockage of an infant's airway or suffocation.
Avoid placing infants on a couch or armchair for sleep. Sleeping on a couch or armchair puts the infant at a much higher risk of death, including SIDS.
Avoid using alcohol and street drugs, and don't smoke during pregnancy or after birth. Keep your baby away from others who are smoking and away from areas where others smoke.
Avoid overbundling, overdressing, or covering your baby's face or head. This will prevent him or her from getting overheated, reducing the risk for SIDS.
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Help us testing the Cypher-JDBC-Driver
Update The results that our awesome community provided in testing the driver are available.
As many of you know Rickard Öberg did a lab project last December developing a first prototype of a JDBC driver that connects to the Neo4j Server Cypher endpoint. It implements the JDBC API's to execute Cypher statements remotely and returns the tabular results. The Driver is published on GitHub as an open source project
The first tests of the driver covered JDBC-use-cases like:
- LibreOffice/OpenOffice
- IntelliJ IDEA
- DbVisualizer
- JDBC-ODBC bridge on Windows
JDBC as Integration Approach
Besides making it work it was fun to be able to make this happen. Meanwhile some of our customers are looking into integrating Neo4j into their BI solutions and so we suggested that they should give the JDBC driver a try.
Ralf Becher from TIQView worked on integrating it with Qlikview and published quite impressive results.
With the existing feedback we worked on improving the driver and updated the following aspects:
- Internal Refactoring and Bug fixes
- Support for Streaming Mode of Neo4j-Server
- Support to use it with an embedded graph database or an in-memory variant.
Next stop: Public Testing
To cover a greater range of SQL/JDBC tools than we know and use – you know we're mainly working on a NOSQL Graph Database, we would like to ask for YOUR HELP.
You certainly know, use and like some of JDBC-related tools, and could try the Neo4j JDBC driver with those. We pepared a form to add your findings which is connected to a public Google Spreadsheet.
How to Test
Choose your tool, download the driver from the resources link and set it up to point to a Neo4j Server which has the Dataset.
You can download and set up the Server on your own. Then the jdbc-url is
jdbc:neo4j://localhost:7474 We have also prepared a Heroku instance that hosts the dataset, so it is accessible to everyone at http://jdbc.herokuapp.com which would use the jdbc-url:
Some Sample Queries
// user node
START n=node(1)
RETURN n
// number of nodes
START n=node(*)
RETURN count(*)
// user and friends
START user=node:User(login="micha")
MATCH user-[:FRIEND]-friend
RETURN user.name,ID(user),friend.name
// other movies with these actors
START user=node:User(login="micha")
MATCH user-[:RATED]-movie<-[:ACTS_IN]-actor-[:ACTS_IN]->other_movie
RETURN other_movie.title, count(*) as occ
ORDER BY occ DESC
If you want you can also test out the integration with an embedded or in-memory Neo4j-Instance, e.g. by integrating it with Spring's JdbcTemplate
Please make sure to take some notes and a screenshot. If you want to take it to the next level, please record a screencast or write a short blog post about your experience. Armed with this information, fill out the Survey Google Form and let us know what you think.
- Neo4j Server Download
- Sample Cineasts Dataset (Movies, Actors, Users)
- Rickards Blog Post
- Driver Download and Documentation
- Survey results Google Spreadsheet
- Survey Form
- Cypher Cheat Sheet
We will compile a blog post with all your contributions, update the Driver with all the necessary fixes and then make it available as part of the Neo4j distribution.
Thanks a lot for your support,
Michael, Peter, Andreas – the Neo4j Community Team
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Of course 🙂
I did a successful testing with SQuirrel. You can read the blog post about here: http://bit.ly/Mlsgqr
Done with the SQL Query plugin for IntelliJ
Wow, awesome stuff at https://docs.google.com/a/neopersistence.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApGscBPFbvRzdEQ2aVlGMGNuUjg5NVpvcHkzRTNWbGc#gid=0 !

/peter
Is this a wrapper for the REST api or can we use transaction with this driver?
If anyone reading this needs a great JDBC tutorial, go to http://www.unityjdbc.com/doc/jdbc/jdbc_tutorial.php

this tutorial is very easy to understand, has great explanations, and sample code.

Hope this helps


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Court hears lawsuit today on DeKalb school board removal | Education
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ATLANTA -- A federal court will hear arguments today on whether Governor Deal can remove DeKalb school board members from office.
RELATED | NAACP accuses Governor of racism over DeKalb School Board suspensions
The Governor wants them out, the Georgia Board of Education wants them out and most of their constituents say it's time to go, but six DeKalb County School Board members refuse to step down.
MORE | Continuing coverage of DeKalb school issues
In fact, they continue to use taxpayer money to fight their suspensions, handed down by Governor Nathan Deal (R-Georgia) on Monday.
Fallout from the controversy has already produced some new legislation in the Georgia General Assembly.
State Representative Mike Jacobs (R-Brookhaven) has introduced a bill that would keep suspended or removed officials from using taxpayer dollars to try to win their jobs back.
Some DeKalb County Democratic lawmakers have signed on as well.
"I had to sign the bill based on my concern about the use of taxpayer money to protect their own political office," State Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur) told 11 Alive News on Tuesday.
"I don't believe that's right; I don't believe my constituents think that's right," she added.
State Rep. Billy Mitchell (D-Stone Mountain) believes the removal law is unconstitutional since it overrules the wishes of voters.
He said taxpayer dollars should be used to defend public officials accused of something they did while on the job.
"If they are being removed, if they are going through this litigious situation because of their membership on the board, then I think that we have some responsibility as taxpayers to absorb those costs," Mitchell told 11 Alive.
Mitchell believes cutting off those public defense funds could discourage people from running for office.
The controversy has also sparked a constitutional amendment that would allow newly formed cities to break away from the DeKalb County School System and create their own.
State Representative Tom Taylor (R-Dunwoody) believes DeKalb's academic probation, which led to the removals, is driving off potential new businesses and companies.
"When they ask about the school system, how's that? You're on probation? Well, let's go somewhere else then, and so it's really hurting the economic engine, the perimeter area, in North DeKalb", he told 11 Alive.
Since this year's legislative session is more than half way over, both proposals will probably have to wait until next year.
Meanwhile, the DeKalb County school board remains in limbo thanks to the ousted members' challenge of the law.
A federal judge has ordered the six suspended members not to take any official action, as well as any replacements soon to be chosen.
That leaves three remaining members who can't act either because the law requires a quorum of five.


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I'm a YA reader/reviewer/ other than that, I'm a nutcase gone awry. Yes, I'm insane so to speak:) I'd say I'm a girl next door, but I'm much better off without a Pinocchio nose, thank you very much. I'm a pretty fun chica, I guess. I also realize that this About Me section doesn't do the three dimensions of my character justice. Or four. Or five. Or six. Oh shooh!
Bloggers and readers, if you have anything to say to me, here: firstname.lastname@example.com. YA authors who would like me to review their books, I'll be more than honoured. Contact me at the same address.
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(HONG KONG) Twelve Dragonair cadet pilots from Hong Kong's first Multi-crew Pilot's Licence (MPL) programme were honoured at a graduation ceremony today. The ceremony took place at the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department (HKCAD) Headquarters and was officiated by Captain Peter Sanderson, Dragonair's General Manager Operations, and Mr Norman Lo Shung-man, Director-General of Civil Aviation.
Dragonair has been at the forefront of pilot training in Hong Kong for close to three decades. It was the first local airline to launch its own cadet pilot recruitment and training programme back in the 1980s, and in 2011 it introduced the MPL programme - the first of its kind in Hong Kong - in partnership with CAE Oxford Aviation Academy (OAA) and with the formal approval of the HKCAD.
The 12 graduates went through a comprehensive training programme which started off with a ground school training module in Hong Kong, followed by flying training at the CAE/OAA training school in Melbourne. The cadets then returned to Hong Kong to undergo simulator flying training before receiving their wings and embarking on an exciting new career.
Commending the graduates on their achievement, Captain Sanderson said: "You should rightfully feel a great sense of pride at what you have achieved, both individually and collectively. The MPL training you have gone through takes advantage of a modern approach to better equip pilots to handle the new generation of modern jet aircraft that we operate. MPL applies the 'train like you fly' philosophy, where pilots are trained to operate as part of an airline crew right from the beginning of the programme."
Speaking at the graduation ceremony, Mr Norman Lo said: "I would like to congratulate all the graduates for successfully completing this pioneering MPL programme. Being one of those selected to go through this very demanding pilot training programme, you have also made yourselves as part of the aviation history in Hong Kong. Throughout the course, you have acquired the professional aeronautical knowledge as well as all the competencies of a professional pilot in multi-crew aircraft through a new set of training methodologies."
MPL was approved by ICAO in 2006 as an effective new way to train airline pilots. The training programme focuses on the core competencies required by pilots of modern jet airplanes, emphasising the multi-crew operation aspect from the outset. MPL provides airlines with the opportunity to train people directly for co-pilot duties.
Another focus of the programme is on the interpersonal skills and attitude, specifically in the areas of communication, leadership, teamwork, workload management, situational awareness and structured decision making, that an airline pilot will require throughout his or her career.
Preparations for the introduction of MPL took more than a year and involved three parties working closely together: Dragonair as the airline operator, HKCAD as the regulatory body and CAE/OAA as the flying training organisation.
"I would like to express my thanks to my team who helped evolve this vision," said Captain Sanderson. "Thanks also to HKCAD for their patience and hard work putting all the rules and regulations in place, and to CAE/OAA for the significant input in the development stages. Without all this great effort by different parties, Hong Kong's first MPL course would not have become a reality."


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Words, Words, Words: Ready-to-Use Games and Activities for Vocabulary Building, Grades 7-12
Wiley, Jun 28, 2004 - Education - 336 pages
"Words, Words, Words" offers teachers a handy and much-needed resource filled with creative and engaging games and activities that will help students in grades 7-12 improve their vocabulary. The book features proven, practical, and accessible methods to encourage your students to increase their vocabularies and have fun while they are doing it.
"Words, Words, Words" is divided into thirty thematic units each containing fifteen interrelated words. Each unit contains four different ready-to-use activities for each group of words. The book is designed to help students understand each word's meaning, associations, similarities, and differences and includes dynamic classroom-tested activities such as Crossword puzzles Matching columns Magic squares Jumbles Word finds Close reading Multiple choice questions Concealed quotations Riddles
These activities are ideal for quick time-fillers, competitions, tests, quizzes, make-up quizzes, or extra credit assignments and can be used for individual, group, or entire class formats. In addition, a twenty-five question test is found after every group of three units that will inspire your students to become more motivated and excited about studying vocabulary. "Words, Words, Words" is an essential tool that can help your students learn how to increase their word power and reading skills.
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Top 5 Reasons LA Lakers Won't Make Playoffs
Currently, the Lakers are in possession of the Western Conference's eighth seed by one game over the Utah Jazz.
HoopsVibe Very Quick Call: If the Lakers don't make it, they have at least five legitimate reasons why they failed.
Firing of Mike Brown, Hiring of Mike D'Antoni, Not Hiring Phil Jackson
After five games, the Lakers brass fired Mike Brown. But before he got fired, they forced him to employ the "Princeton Offense," an offense that never got properly instituted because of injuries to nearly every key player in the preseason. Brown was out, but who would replace him? For several days, Phil Jackson was going to be re-hired, it looked like a foregone conclusion. But under the cover of night, late on a Sunday evening, the Lakers announced they would hire D'Antoni instead. As the season has now almost completely played itself out, they couldn't have been any worse if they would've just retained Bernie Bickerstaff for the entire season, who won four of his five games as head coach.
Every significant player on the team was injured at some point this season. Steve Nash, Kobe, Dwight Howard, Metta World Peace, Pau Gasol- and those are just the starters. The bench was equally ravaged. Robert Sacre, Devin Ebanks, Jordan Hill, Steve Blake; and that's the short list. No wonder they haven't had any chemistry all year.
Lack Of Pau Gasol
Gasol's head wasn't right all season. And yours wouldn't have been either if your name was Pau Gasol. No one has taken more of a beating for being "soft". But if he was soft, Gasol wouldn't have two rings and a slew of all-star appearances. So what does he get for his trouble? He gets benched for Earl Clark by D'Antoni, who was trying to assert his power to "motivate" Gasol. That was a "bass-akward" thing to do. To make it worse, D'Antoni did it when the Lakers rotation was being held together with duct tape. If he was healthy, the Lakers should've squeezed every last second out of him.
Where Was "Ron Ron" All Year?
I get that "Ron Ron" has decided to completely give up on scoring. I get that he fancies himself a lockdown one on one defender. But for a guy who has scored over 20+ ppg in his career, for him to not be more involved offensively (and I don't mean hoisting up three's from the corner, which has become his signature offensive move), I mean getting involved and productive when the team needed him. He didn't, so Kobe had to carry the squad, and still is, like always.
Dwight Howard Saga
I don't care what Howard's numbers are, or if Andrew Bynum missed the entire season- Howard killed the Lakers with his endless, me first drama. It started before he got traded to LA, then continued once he arrived because of "injuries" and a bunch of other excuses. Dwight Howard is a drama queen and softer than Pau Gasol- FACT.
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Over the last few years, Canonical and Mark Shuttleworth have become extremely innovative about User Experience (UX). Ubuntu really has some UX experts in its team, and the kind of things that have been coming out of Canonical for the last few months shout out loud that Canonical is putting them to good use. The recent UX change for Ubuntu is "Heads Up Display" or HUD, and it surely looks like a good feature.
Heads Up Display, or HUD is a new way of interacting with applications, where you do not go through multiple menu hierarchies to reach a menu item. Instead, you simply type it and HUD will search it for you, in live. Moreover, HUD remembers what you typed last and prioritizes those commands in search results, so is also very fast for common tasks. It bridges the gap between the command line interface and application menus, and does it wonderfully.
As mentioned by Olli Ries in a blog post, who was once the Principal Director of engineering at Novell, and is one of the Product Strategy Engineering Managers at Canonical presently, plans for HUD were underway even before the last Ubuntu Developer Summit.


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Accenture, Siemens, HP and Fujitsu are some of the IT services companies that have signed up to a sector-wide charter for employing apprentices in the UK.
Capgemini, CSC, Logica and Steria have also signed up to the agreement, which is supported by the Business In The Community (BITC) charity. Other IT firms are also encouraged to sign up to the charter.
The charter aims make the IT industry's approach to apprenticeships more consistent. For example, the nine companies have standardised six common IT roles for the scheme, namely software development, testing, IT support, project management, networks and business analysis.
Other commitments the companies have made include reviewing their hiring approach to see where opportunities can be offered to apprentices, and encouraging diversity of applications into the IT service sector. They have also pledged to creating structured career pathways to help the long-term career development and training of apprentices.
"With youth unemployment at over one million, this charter is a welcome step that will help put more IT careers within the reach of young people.
"By collaborating in this way, the IT industry can more effectively address the skills gap and strengthen appeal of IT careers, particularly for women," said Sarah Gibb, director of skills and workplace learning at BITC.
The next round of recruitment of apprentices will take place in September 2011.


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The problem was that IOSerialStreamSync requires a driver (IOSerialDriverSync) when it's attached, and the SCC stuff needs to live on the client side, so the USB code has to live on both sides of the driver/client fence. also reworked the way the nub and resources were allocated in the usb side, so we can use the stub class as our nub when letting the BSD stuff attach to us, and we need the nub around to let the user-client code connect and start/stop irda. 7/2/01 moved the newUserClient code to a small nub called AppleIrDA so that client code can have a single, simple name to connect with. merged in kdp code into dumplog. use requires an arp entry and the hex address of the info block of irda (logged to system.log at irda start time). 7/24/01 lots of changes to usb code to recover from broken hardware changes to usb code to create bsd device at start, and start irda when bsd open or user client starts changes to irglue to send async messages to inform clients of irda state changes 8/6/01 new scc code. has new start/stop logic, safter keylargo register access, better pseudo-tty code, adaptive serial driver rx timeouts, uses thread calls to let serial driver workloop run properly. 9/18/01 turned debugging on in the checked-in code. be sure and turn off before production. added sanity checks to keep from issuing multiple usb bulk-in reads call new keylargo enablescc routine to turn on (and off) the irda clocks fix bug in 'wait in open' in usb acquire port. wasn't waiting if usb resume works connect to hp netbeamir if debug build and no ircomm device in range allow to run on tibooks and pismos. 101 doesn't have PE support yet. 10/4/01 fixed secondary mode AppleSCCIrDA/AppleSCCIrDA.cpp tx_thread: comment about not needed a delay for speed changing, code still there speed_change_thread: added 20ms delay to let tx fifo empty before changing speed speed_change_thread: call irda speed-change-complete after setting speed AppleUSBIrDA/AppleUSBIrDA.h port's readActive moved and renamed to fReadActive. fWriteActive added. AppleUSBIrDA/AppleUSBIrDA.cpp SetSpeed: calls StartTransmit w/empty buffer to change speed. start: init fReadActive, fWriteActive to false. interruptReadComplete: new sanity checks, new name for read complete flag. dataReadComplete: new name for read complete flag dataWriteComplete: check/update fWriteActive. dataWriteComplete: if single byte, call SetSpeedComplete and return. startPipes: new name for fReadActive. StartTransmit: check/update fWriteActive. SetStructureDefaults: read active not in the port structure anymore. IrDA/IAS/IrIASServer.cpp NextState: questionable change of XASSERT to require (&fRequestEvent) IrDA/IO/CIrDevice.h SetSpeedComplete(Boolean worked) -- added IrDA/IO/CIrDevice.cpp moved call to IrDA's set speed compete from ChangeSpeed to SetSpeedComplete IrDA/IrComm/IrComm.h Listen() added IrDA/IrComm/IrComm.cpp Init: change class to be IrDA:IrCOMM so client can be server tinytp too Listen: new TTPConnectIndication: new listen complete code TTPAcceptDoneIndication: new accept complete code IrDA/IrGlue.h SetSpeedComplete - new IrDA/IrGlue.cpp Init: calls fNameServer->ListenStart() to get the IAS server started SetSpeedComplete: glue to IrDevice SetSpeedComplete. IrDA/Stack/IrLAP.cpp disconnected listen request: no longer do 5 second timer and abort i/o replyStateEvent: no longer do 5 second timer and abort i/o IrDA/Streams/CIrLSAP.cpp DiscoverComplete - debugging added ListenComplete - debugging added IrDAComm.h new states: listening, stopping listen new SetSpeedComplete for driver to call updated comments IrDAComm.cpp new SetSpeedCompete, calls IrDA through the command gate ConnectionStatus: seriously more complex, lots of work now. TimerRoutine: state connecting -> timing out so go to stopping listen TimerRoutine: state listening -> stop listen TimerRoutine: stopping listen: stuck? note 40 second timeout on irda! DoSomething: added SetSpeedComplete, call runqueue afterwards too. Added clean disconnect state and hooked up to power management IrDAComm.cpp new state engine routine to combine the state logic and make it a lot easier to follow. CIrLSAP.cpp removed duplicate DebugLog definition IrDADebug.h new var-args style of DebugLog IrDAComm.h, .cpp new stop thread and states to do quick disconnect on stop added IrDA: and filename to assert messages. IrLapConn.h, .cpp DoIdleDisconnect added to stop idle disconnect timer and fire off the disconnect if idle w/out waiting another second. IrGlue.h, .cpp pass through call for DoIdleDisconnect so IrDAComm can call it. AppleSCCIrDA.cpp moved three thread_call alloc's to start routine. added three tread_call free's to stop routine new routines/calls to link into power manager AppleUSBIrDA.cpp, .h new routines/calls to link into power manager and do sleep/wakeup 10/26/01 IrDADebugging.h turned off debugging for production builds fixed DebugLog macro when debugging is off to be varargs style 6/24/02 AppleSCCIrDA.cpp added IOSleeps after sending PD_E_ACTIVE (false) to serial driver. was getting crash in AppleSCCSerial when read completed after release. added upper limit to how long to wait for initial connect during open. IrLAP.cpp.h, IrGlue.* init myQOS and peerQOS at init time. was crashing with NULL in passive connect. don't double-enqueue pending discover request on connection complete (double free) IrEvent.cpp avoid panic if double-release on event block CTimer.cpp stop timer if restarted without an explicit cancel timer first.


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On Saturday night, the Blast expected to celebrate another Major Indoor Soccer League playoff berth. The Missouri Comets had another idea.
Missouri (9-9) went on a 10-3 run in the middle of the second half to outlast the Blast (15-5), 14-11, before an announced 6,319 at the 1st Mariner Arena.
"We had a decent stretch, but it wasn't good enough," Blast coach Danny Kelly said. "With some of the goals we gave up, you're not going to win a professional soccer game. Our defending was poor and our finishing was poor."
The loss ends a streak of nine consecutive home victories for the Blast, which had set a franchise record for most home wins to start the season. It is also the first time the Comets have beaten the Blast this season. Missouri had lost two previous games.
Early in the game, the Comets looked like the team with a playoff berth on the line. Missouri took the lead just 1:42 into the game when Coady Andrews used a deflection of a shot from Stefan St. Louis to beat Blast goalkeeper William Vanzela to his left for a 2-0 lead.
The Comets added to the lead exactly seven minutes later when Leo Gibson took a pass from Milan Ivanovic and fired a shot into the top of the net to extend the lead to 4-0 in the first quarter.
Then the offense started to click for the Blast. Lucas Rogue opened the home team's scoring 10:05 into the game, taking a feed from Machel Millwood and beating Missouri goalkeeper Danny Waltman to cut the lead in half, 4-2. The Blast tied the game 2:41 later when Ptah Myers scored on a restart with an assist from Tony Donatelli to tie the game at 4 at the end of the first quarter.
"I don't understand why we fall behind and then come charging back," Blast defender Mike Lookingland said. "I think it's a lack of focus on our part. It's something we need to fix."
The Blast controlled play in the second quarter and finally scored when Lucio Gonzaga's three-point goal found its way through a crowd in front of the goal 6:55 into the period to give Baltimore a 7-4 lead at the half.
Defense played a key role for the Blast in the second quarter as it limited the Comets to only three shots after Missouri had nine in the first.
The third quarter began with the Blast getting many scoring opportunities. Mike Lookingland scored on another deflection 5:53 into the period to give the Blast a 9-4 lead.
Then it was Missouri's turn to take the lead.
The Comets' John Sosa scored 7:02 into the quarter, and then Gibson added another 8:45 into the period to cut the deficit to 9-8. The Blast scored again when Tino Nunez beat Waltman with 11:03 gone, but Missouri scored 1:05 later when Gibson beat Vanzela to cut the Blast's lead to 11-10 heading into the final quarter.
Missouri wasted no time taking the lead in the fourth quarter, scoring just 19 seconds into the period when St. Louis collected a loose ball off the board and fired a strike past Vanzela to give the Comets their first lead since the first quarter, 12-11. The Comets added the final goal on a two-on-one breakaway when Cristiano scored 4:50 into the quarter to run the lead to 14-11.
The Blast pulled Vanzela for a sixth attacker with 2:58 left, but it could get no closer.
"We gave up some soft goals," Lookingland said. "This was not a typical game for us. They're a great team, but we made it way too easy for them."
Missouri 14, Blast 11
Missouri -- 4 0 6 4 --14
Blast -- 4 3 4 0 -- 11
First quarter
Scoring: 1. Missouri, Andrews (St. Louis), 2 pt, 1:42, 2. Missouri, Gibson (Ivanovic), 2 pt, 8:42; 3. Blast, Rogue (Millwood), 2 pt, 10:05, 4. Blast, Myers (Donatelli), 2 pt, 12:46.
Penalties: None
Second quarter
Scoring: 5. Blast, Gonzaga, 3 pt, 6:55.
Penalties: None
Third quarter
Scoring: 6. Blast, Lookingland (Rogue), 2 pt, 5:53, 7. Missouri, Sosa (St. Louis), 2 pt, 7:02, 8. Missouri, Gibson (Assadpour), 9. Blast, Nunez (Gonzaga), 2 pt, 11:03, 10. Missouri, Gibson (Palmer), 2 pt, 12:08.
Penalties: None.
Fourth quarter
Scoring: 11. Missouri, St, Louis (Harris), 2 pt, :19, 12. Missouri, Cristiano (Gibson), 2 pt, 4:50.
Penalties: None
Shots on goal: Missouri -- 9-3-7 5 -- 24; Blast – 7-6-8-7 -- 28.
Power-play opportunities: Missouri 0-for-0; Blast 0-for-0.
Goalie saves: Missouri, Waltman, 12; Blast, Vanzela, 13.


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But as educational as this event is, what faculty members tell us makes the conference so memorable is the energy that surrounds it. Faculty attend because they are passionate about teaching. When you bring together more than 1,000 people who are all interested in teaching that promotes learning, theres an enthusiasm thats infectious.
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Overcurrent protection of conductors is an idea so simple that it is almost self-evident. Excessive current in a conductor results in rapid temperature rise, which damages insulation and creates enough heat to ignite nearby combustible material. Therefore, if you limit the current to a manageable level, you'll protect the conductor and any materials nearby.
You can achieve this in one of two ways:
1) Insert a short segment of material of lesser ampacity (e.g., a fuse) in the circuit path, which would melt and open the circuit path before more widespread damage could occur, or
2) Incorporate a mechanical device into the circuit (e.g., a circuit breaker) that would perform the same protective function, but that could be reset any number of times rather than being replaced.
Fuses provide perfectly competent overcurrent protection. However, in residential and other low-power applications, they are considered obsolete, though still Code-compliant. Besides being resettable, a circuit breaker provides a clear visible indicator when it has switched off after detecting a fault. In addition, these types of panelboards are easier to wire and repair.
O&M problems and solutions
Plug fuses that have blown may often be considered to be out of service, but this is not always the case. Old fuse boxes may have out-of-date, missing, or illegible directories, so it's necessary to find the open fuse. Many times, old fuses are stuck in place, so it is difficult to unscrew them. Rather than removing each fuse and checking it with an ohmmeter, it is better to measure the voltage across each fuse. A good fuse will always measure 0V, whereas an open fuse will read some voltage, because the load side is hot. The output terminal will have a ground potential through the load, if it is connected. A neon tester or solenoid voltmeter works well for this operation.
Sometimes, a branch circuit will exhibit intermittent operation, causing flickering lights. If you gently move the breaker handle from side to side, the flicker will respond. You may hear a frying sound or see light coming from behind the breaker. This means the contacts — where they draw current from the bus bar — have become corroded and are making a less-than-perfect joint. Once this process begins, it will accelerate as less good metal remains available to perform its function.
A missing panel cover can also create problems. One of the functions of the cover is to hold the breakers firmly in place.
If the damage at a single-pole breaker is severe, most electricians replace the box. This is actually not necessary, because it is possible to replace the offending bus bar at a fraction of the cost, using a bus bar kit available from the manufacturer. Be sure to get the catalog number off the box, due to the number of variations.
Breakers should be exercised (turned off and on) periodically. Trade practice is for breakers to be exercised once per year, regardless of size. Where there is no excessive dust or humidity, this interval may be extended to once every three years, but the procedure is so easy that you might as well do it once a year. This is particularly true in the larger sizes, and it should be part of the preventive maintenance program in any large facility. If properly maintained, breakers last a long time. However, some workers intentionally shunt a branch circuit in order to trip the breaker. This is a very poor maintenance practice, because it stresses the contacts and shortens the life of the breaker.
If large aluminum conductors are terminated at a circuit breaker, then the lugs need to be retorqued periodically. A loose connection where heavy current is present will inevitably heat up.
Follow the Code
Needless to say, the NEC covers all aspects of overcurrent protection where electrical safety is an issue (Art. 240, Overcurrent Protection). The topic is straightforward and easy to understand, but it is essential that design and installation work be done correctly if the protection is to be meaningful. A close reading of the Code and adherence to its mandates regarding overcurrentprotection may not result in a totally efficient installation — or one that will have sufficient capacity for future usage — but we may be assured that it will be free of hazards to persons and property.
Article 240 begins by specifying that equipment is to be protected in accordance with the applicable Code article. There follows a table that lists 35 types of equipment in alphabetical order — ranging from air-conditioning and refrigerating to X-ray equipment — and includes article references. But the next section, Protection of Conductors, is really the heart of Art. 240. It specifies that conductors, other than flexible cords, flexible cables, and fixture wires (treated later), are to be protected against overcurrent in accordance with their ampacities specified in Sec. 310.15. There are, however, several paragraphs that amend this general principle:
Conductor overload protection is not required if the interruption of the circuit would introduce a hazard. An example is a crane with an electromagnet used to lift steel. Loss of power could endanger workers below. Another example is a fire pump, which should be allowed to run even as it is being damaged by overload. The idea here is that the fire-fighting function outweighs the value of the pump. Of course, cooling equipment in a nuclear reactor cannot be allowed to cutout due to overload. Notice, however, that only overload protection is specified. The conductors should still be provided with ground fault and short circuit protection. These events would interrupt power to the equipment anyway.
- If the overcurrent device is rated 800A or less, the next higher standard overcurrent protection may be used, provided the branch circuit protected by the conductors does not supply more than one receptacle for cord- and plug-connected loads.
- Small conductors have requirements. These involve listing requirements for fuses and circuit breakers as well as special treatment for continuous loads.
- Tap conductors are permitted, in certain limited instances, to be smaller than the conductors that supply them. This is a little bit counter-intuitive, because the tap wires are being fused at a higher level than their ampacity. Wouldn't these wires overheat? The answer is that any temperature rise would not exceed acceptable levels due to limits placed on size reduction, coordinated with additional protection, such as being enclosed in raceway. Details are provided in Part II, Location.
- Transformer secondary conductors, under certain circumstances, may be considered adequately covered by the primary overcurrent protection. This is because a rise in current flow in the secondary will, because of electromagnetic induction and based on the turns ratio, result in a rise in current in the primary. It is essential to remember that such overcurrent protection is not to exceed the value determined by multiplying the secondary conductor ampacity by the secondary-to-primary transformer voltage ratio. Primary overcurrent protection is valid for secondary conductors only for a transformer with a 2-wire primary and 2-wire secondary, or for a 3-phase, delta-delta-connected transformer with a 3-wire, single-voltage secondary.
A subsequent section provides that fuses and circuit breakers may be connected in parallel only if factory assembled and listed as a unit.
There's another requirement that, if overlooked, will require a massive amount of rework to correct. Overcurrent devices are not to be located in the vicinity of easily ignitable material, such as in clothes closets. They may not be installed in bathrooms of building units, dormitories, guest rooms, or guest suites. (In other occupancies, such as manufacturing facilities, they may be installed in bathrooms. They are not to be located over steps of a stairway in any occupancy.)
We have all seen overcurrent devices, such as cartridge fuses, that are closely integrated with a disconnecting means, such as a safety switch with an operating lever on the outside of the enclosure. But do you know the underlying mandates? Fuses in circuits over 150V to ground and cartridge fuses of any voltage, if accessible to unqualified persons, are to be provided with a disconnecting means on the supply side.
The Code discusses is some detail plug fuses, fuseholders, and adapters. Type S fuses are used where there is evidence of tampering in the past. These fuses are not interchangeable with lower ampere devices, and are designed so that they cannot be used in any fuseholder other than a Type S fuseholder or a fuseholder with a Type S adapter inserted. Type S adapters, once inserted in a fuseholder, cannot be removed. They are designed so that tampering or shunting would be difficult.
Part VII of Art. 240 shifts the focus from fuses to circuit breakers. There are several general requirements you should be aware of. All circuit breakers are to be trip free, meaning that if you fasten the handle in the ON position, the breaker will still trip when current reaches the critical level. There are devices that lock a breaker in the ON position so that power to critical electronic equipment will not be shut off without removing the device, but the overcurrent protection remains in place.
All circuit breakers must be capable of being opened and closed by manual operation. They must clearly indicate whether OFF or ON. If mounted vertically, the up position of the handle must be the ON position of the breaker.
Circuit breakers are to be non-tamperable, meaning that the trip point and time delay cannot be altered without dismantling the device or breaking the seal.
Circuit breakers are to be marked with amperage. If rated 100A or less and 600V or less, the ampere rating is to appear on handles or escutcheon areas. If the interrupting rating is other than 5,000A, that rating is to be marked on the breaker. The marked voltage rating is to be not less than the nominal system voltage.
A series-rated system involves a combination of circuit breakers or fuses and circuit breakers. If there is an increase in available fault current due to utility or customer-owned transformer or line upgrades, it may not be necessary to do a facility-wide replacement of all vulnerable downstream equipment. Instead, an engineering solution is implemented whereby it is assured that downstream breakers that are part of a series combination remain passive during the interruption period of the line-side fully rated current-limiting device. Needless to say, it is important that such measures function as expected. They should be designed by individuals fully knowledgeable in the area.
Herres is a licensed master electrician in Stewartstown, N.H. He can be reached at: [email protected].


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Pa.'s gas drilling job figures raise questions
"We can't guarantee that every one of those employees are working in the Marcellus Shale," department spokeswoman Sara Goulet said. "We don't have that ability to drill down to determine that."
By MARC LEVY, Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — It might sound good as a campaign claim, especially if you're trying to take credit for it: The Marcellus Shale natural gas industry supports more than 200,000 jobs, goes an online ad for Gov. Tom Corbett. Then there's what Corbett said in his first re-election campaign speech: "The energy industry in Pennsylvania is now supporting the livelihoods of over 200,000 people and their families."
The problem is, it's an iffy claim for an energy sector that economists say is relatively small.
The statistic comes from a state Department of Labor and Industry report, whose authors don't exactly make the same claim. It is the agency's estimate of employment at Pennsylvania businesses in 36 different lines of work that have some sort of relationship to the exploration of the Marcellus Shale, the nation's largest-known natural gas reservoir.
That number was about 232,000 at the end of March, an increase of roughly 31,000 over the four years that drilling has boomed in the Marcellus Shale.
Aside from the fact that many of those employees were here before the drilling boom, not every business or employee in that statistic is involved in Marcellus Shale-related work.
"We can't guarantee that every one of those employees are working in the Marcellus Shale," department spokeswoman Sara Goulet said. "We don't have that ability to drill down to determine that."
The flipside is the Labor and Industry Department report does not include out-of-state businesses — say, Ohio and West Virginia companies that send pipeline or drilling services crews to Pennsylvania — and it does not include railroads, law firms, hotels, quarries or certain other lines of business that have handled rising demand because of the drilling boom.
Patrick Henderson, a deputy chief of staff for Corbett who spearheads energy policy, said the department's figure requires context, but he would not say it is necessarily inaccurate. Rather, the figure is conservative, Henderson said, because it does not take into account a ripple effect of money being spent in the state's economy because of people whose work involves some sort of relationship with Marcellus Shale or people who benefit from lower gas prices and the royalties from the gas harvested beneath their land.
For instance, Henderson said, any tally should count the extra employees hired at a convenience store and gas station to accommodate the heavy patronage by drilling hands. In any case, the exact number is not as important as is the idea that a significant number of people base their livelihoods on the industry, and policymakers need to be mindful of that, Henderson said.
"You get to a certain number where people realize it's a big enough deal that you have to pay attention to the public policy that affects it, and that's the goal," Henderson said. "Without question, the number of Pennsylvanians working in oil and gas is a big number."
The Labor and Industry Department statistic counts six "core" industries that involve oil and gas extraction and pipelines. Over four years, those jobs grew by 17,414 to 28,155.
Then it counts 30 "ancillary" industries, including highway construction, metal making, laboratories, trucking, power plants and engineers. Over four years, those jobs grew by 13,352 to 203,814.
Tim Kelsey, a Penn State professor of agricultural economics and a co-director of the university's Center for Economic and Community Development, said an academic economist's very rough calculation of the job impact would be closer to multiplying by two the increase in core jobs — 17,414 — to get a figure of about 34,000 or 35,000. And that includes ripple effects, Kelsey said.
But a formal economic study to better determine the employment impact takes time and money, he said.
"There's absolutely no doubt that the Marcellus Shale is having a positive employment, wage and income effect, particularly in the counties where it's going on," Kelsey said. "What is not clear exactly is how large those effects are."
Related articles
- Drilling job figures questioned (triblive.com)
- Economists question Corbett's Marcellus Shale jobs claims (stateimpact.npr.org)
- Pa's gas drilling job job figures raise questions (timesleader.com)


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Next Xbox One Backwards-Compatible Game Arrives
This 2012 Ubisoft shooter is now playable on Xbox One.
This 2012 Ubisoft shooter is now playable on Xbox One.
Far Cry 3's Vaas actor will join the star-studded cast of Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Ubisoft's Humble Bundle from February is back for an encore run.
Recent releases like Far Cry Primal and Rainbow Six Siege are among the many deals available now.
Another Humble Bundle is here, and this time it's all Ubisoft-published games.
Sniper Elite III, South Park, Skate, and more also on sale this week.
Forza Horizon, Sniper Elite III, and Murdered: Soul Suspect all discounted, even if you don't have Xbox Live Gold.
The sale also includes Splinter Cell: Blacklist for $7.50, Child of Light for $11.24, and Rayman Legends for $10.
GameSpot celebrates Far Cry's 10th anniversary with a look back at the game that started it all.
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says, "We are working on launching games that will be played for a longer time."
Plus, South Park: The Stick of Truth sees "better-than-expected" sales, 25 percent of which were digital.
There's also a small chance that Ubisoft has more employees than EA.
[UPDATE] Ubisoft now says the 1 million figure is "not a literal number that Ubisoft takes into consideration when looking at delivering game experiences and content for new platforms."
Far Cry 4 said to be set in the Himalayas, and Ubisoft will be officially unveil the game for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC at E3 2014.
Ubisoft Montreal lead writer Lucien Soulban says it won't happen for "a while" over fears that a gay or lesbian hero could negatively impact sales.
Latest information comes from Ubisoft Shanghai studio design manager, who lists "the next Far Cry" on his LinkedIn resume.
But European bundle The Wild Expedition includes original Far Cry and is also coming to Xbox 360 and PC.
Elias Toufexis says he spent two years recording for Jason Brody, before Ubisoft replaced him because he reportedly sounded too similar to Adam Jensen.
Film composer and former Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Cliff Martinez reveals Far Cry 4 is in development.
Sony outlines October's PlayStation Plus content for European subscribers.
EA Sports' college football game the month's best-seller in US, followed by Minecraft and The Last of Us; overall industry sales slide 19 percent to $443 million.
Assassin's Creed publisher sales plummet to €76 million for latest quarter; back catalog sales rise 56 percent to €60 million for the period.
"We're clearly going to make another one," says Ubisoft marketing manager.
Ubisoft's film division lines up feature films based on three more of its major franchises; company now producing six total films.
Dr. Alec Earnhardt actor Martin Kevan dead at 66 after brief battle with cancer.
Take a blast from the past in the retro-inspired first-person shooter Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon.
Far Cry 3 spin-off officially confirmed two days after the full version of the game is leaked online.
Leaked footage shows Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon gameplay, though Ubisoft has yet to confirm the existence of the title.
Xbox.com listing says Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon won't require Far Cry 3 to play.
Screenshots reportedly from unannounced Far Cry 3 spin-off.
Teaser video and new website for mystery game or content surface; no comment from Ubisoft.
Brazilian classification ratings board reveals new first-person shooter may be coming to Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.
Ubisoft release update for Far Cry 3 that brings tweaks and fixes for multplayer, alongside new difficulty and the option to reset outposts in single-player,
Research group reports latest Call of Duty top title during five-week reporting period; total sales for month fall 13 percent on adjusted basis.
Ubisoft action games reach new sell-in milestones; Just Dance 4 ships 8 million; company's Online segment jumps 143 percent.
Ninja Theory's reboot knocks FIFA from the top spot.
$9.99/£7.99 DLC pack makes web of preorder DLC available to all.
UK retailer Game posts listings for Ultimate Splinter Cell, Ultimate Far Cry Compilation for release in 2013 for consoles and PC.
Free PS3-exclusive expansion for Ubisoft's action-shooter arriving January 15; adds two new co-op chapters.
Research group reveals latest Call of Duty not only December's top game, but entire year's; overall 2012 industry sales down 22 percent to $13.26 billion; Xbox 360 sells 1.4 million ...
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These past few days, my hair has been experiencing it's quarter life crisis. It can't decide what it wants to be- straight? long? curly? short? or what it's purpose is in life- to stay the same? opt for change? It's a sad story really, and I think it's probably because my hair was my saving grace, especially during those awkward teen years when I looked so "nene" and gross. The only thing that appeared not to experience the horrible effects of teen puberty was my silky smooth locks. I love my hair, and I've had it the same way for about seven years. No dyes or color changes, no drastic cuts, no nothing. I know, I know- definitely time for change! But everytime I try to do something different, I always find myself missing my long curly locks and side swept bangs. I've just gotten too comfortable with it that the moment it starts to look different, I feel utterly lost. So what do I do?
Get creative of course! While I can't decide what I want for longer lasting change, I have my trusty hairspirational sister, Jack, to work her magic fingers through my locks and create pretty hairstyles that suit my every whim! Watch out for her tutorial on this look soon!
Also, on a totally unrelated note, did you notice that I'm wearing two different pairs of shoes on this outfit post? I couldn't decide which looked better because both of them fit so well! What do you like most?
Everything matches this classic outfit with it's directional twists, and I'm loving how minty fresh it makes me feel! Somehow, white and spearmint are two hues that always make you effortlessly crisp without trying at all!
What do you think?
WAGW skirt, SM Accessories belt J&M wedges and espadrilles, Cartier bracelet, Charriol bracelt, Other bracelets from my mom, Goody hair pins


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Love and partnership
If you are experiencing a bit of turmoil in your relationship at the moment, don't always automatically assume your partner is responsible for it. Make sure not to put your personal stress or the stress from your professional life on your partner. Go and create a shared oasis of serenity and calmness and take time for each other. In this way you will bring about a return of positive excitement in your relationship.
Flirt - love for singles
A tendency to rush into romance scares off potential candidates for your love. Such a forceful approach can have an adverse effect on the person you desire. If you're not looking for rejection, try to develop a gentler and serene attitude, then those you meet find you to be a far more attractive proposition to date.
Family and friendship
Your social life is due to suffer some turbulence. You feel put down by friends and family or even get into arguments with them. Take a critical look at yourself - perhaps you are asking too much of your loved ones. Hold back a little and resolve the issues by talking to them instead of trying to have your own way all the time.
Working life
Your career faces unexpected obstacles which aren't easily overcome. Your work performance is scrutinized much more rigorously than usual. Hesitation does not help, rid yourself of nagging doubts before they get out of hand. You'll soon feel more comfortable and not constantly have to look over your shoulder.
Money and finances
Even if you are receiving tempting offers on how to invest profitably, bide your time. You may not know all the facts, there might be a catch or a nasty surprise waiting, or an inconvenient coincidence will ruin your investment. Patience is a virtue, and this is particularly true for money transactions.
Your body needs special attention and your nerves are on edge too. Everything that excites you endlessly is not always worth your attention. Strengthen your body's resistance and make sure to get plenty of sleep and rely on both for a bit longer. When eventually you do relax you enjoy it more intensely than ever.
Daily horoscope
Thursday, 4th June 2019:
Today the stars are announcing a family day since the Moon enters into Cancer and will arouse our longing for security, home, and family. And besides, Mercury will also move to the sign Cancer and will stop there for the rest of the time. This will cause us to think about our family members, but our mind will also go back to our past and our history.
Daily aspects
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Moon (Gemini) Square Neptune (Pisces)
This period reveals dreamy tendencies, passivity, illusions and emotional disturbance - Maybe you feel lost in thoughts and amazing imaginations.
Moon (Gemini) Opposition Jupiter (Sagittarius)
The opposition could cause some trouble towards law authorities. It reveals the tendency to extravagance. Regarding love matters conflicts and disadvantages could be shown. This could lead to separation and estrangement. The bile and liver could show unusual weakness.
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WASHINGTON, January 20, 2012 – First Lady Michelle Obama will be joined by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at Parklawn Elementary School to speak with parents about the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) new and improved nutrition standards for school lunches. An important accomplishment of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act that President Obama signed into law last year, USDA is making the first major changes in school meals in over 15 years, and doing so in a way that's achievable for schools across the nation. The new standards make the same kinds of changes that many parents are already encouraging at home, including ensuring kids are offered fruits and vegetables every day of the week, substantially increasing offerings of whole grain-rich foods, offering only fat-free or low-fat milk varieties and making sure kids are getting proper portion sizes.
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My favorite dish to cook and eat has always been My Dad's "Not-Mutton" Mushroom Curry— a recipe I shared long ago here at Holy Cow! It is a spicy, saucy vegan curry made using the same flavor base my father used when he cooked his very special mutton curry for our family each Sunday, when I was growing up.
The vegan version I first shared contains far less fat than my father's curry did, because I both cut down on the amount of oil added to the dish and because, of course, I cut out on all that fat that meat inevitably introduces to a dish. As I explore ways to make my recipes even leaner than they already are, I decided to challenge myself this weekend: to see if I could make a version of my dad's not-mutton mushroom curry with no added fats whatsoever, without losing any of that wonderful flavor.
I must say I surprised myself– very pleasantly. I left out completely the two tablespoons of oil that I had used in my earlier version, and I cut down on the coconut milk. But I also modified the process to add more flavor without adding more oil. For instance, I roasted the garlic and the chillies, and I added green bell peppers. It had been a suggestion from a reader who'd tried the recipe, and it was a really good one.
I also used a different spice mix: instead of the garam masala that my father mixed up each time he made the dish, I used Kolhapuri Masala. This is a zingy red masala from Kolhapur, a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra known for its fiery chillies. I chose it because it has more ingredients than garam masala does, and therefore it adds more depth to the dish– very important when you're cooking without fat. Since Desi can't stand too much heat in his food, the chillies I use to mix up my Kolhapuri masala are just the moderately spicy dry red chillies I keep in my pantry and not the super-spicy ones. Still, the flavor's quite special. I always keep a jar of Kolhapuri masala around for those evenings when I need to come up with something really special really fast.
Here are the recipes, then, for my no-fat-added version of My Dad's "Not-Mutton" Mushroom Curry, and for that very special Kolhapuri masala. Enjoy, all!
Kolhapuri Masala
- 8 dry red chillies
- 1 cup coriander seeds
- 2 tbsp cumin seeds
- 8 cloves garlic
- 1 large onion
- 12 cloves
- 12 green cardamom pods
- 1 tbsp black peppercorns
- 1 tsp mace
- 1/4 cup sesame seeds
- 1 2- inch piece of cinnamon
- 4 large bay leaves
- 2 tbsp poppy seeds
- 1 tbsp fennel seeds
- 1 tbsp turmeric
- Roast all the ingredients one at a time (except the turmeric), until they are a couple of shades darker and aromatic. Roast the garlic and the onion until dark spots appear, but don't let them burn.
- Remove everything to a dish to cool, and then place in a blender. Blend into a coarse powder. I sometimes add some coconut milk, blend the masala into a paste and then freeze it, but you can skip that because we are trying to cut out fats from our diet.
My Dad's Not-Mutton Mushroom Curry with No Added Fats
- 2 cups sliced shiitake mushrooms
- 2 cups sliced crimini mushrooms
- 2 medium potatoes , cut in 3/4-inch cubes
- 1 large green pepper , cut into 3/4-inch pieces
- 1 large onion , coarsely chopped
- 8-10 cloves garlic , coarsely chopped
- 1- inch finger of ginger , coarsely chopped
- 1 cup tomato puree
- 2 green chillies
- 1/4 cup Kolhapuri Masala
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
- Heat a large pan. Turn the heat to medium and add the onions. Roast, stirring frequently, until brown spots appear.
- Add the garlic and ginger and saute another two minutes.
- Remove the onions, ginger and garlic to a blender. Add the tomato puree, green chillies, and half the coconut milk.
- Add enough water and blend into a smooth paste.
- Heat the same pan and add the kolhapuri masala to it along with the rest of the coconut milk. Saute for a couple of minutes, then add the potatoes, mushrooms, and green bell pepper and stir to coat everything.
- Add the blended masala paste and add enough water so the veggies are almost but not quite submerged. Bring everything to a boil and lower the heat to a simmer. Slap a lid on the pan and let it cook for about 20 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
- Season with salt to taste. Garnish with some fresh coriander and serve hot with rice, roti, naan, or a crusty bread.


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Seeking to block the expected $2 billion sale of the Los Angeles Clippers, attorneys for Donald Sterling on Friday filed legal papers asking the court to intervene and reconsider the case.
However, the request was denied because a final ruling was still pending from the judge who cleared the way for the sale to move forward.
In documents filed in appellate court, Sterling's attorneys argued that if "the sale of the Clippers is not stayed, the team is likely to be sold before any appeal could be brought or decided, rendering Donald's appeal rights hollow."
The Clippers sale to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is scheduled to occur no later than Aug. 15, but "could occur as soon as today (Friday)," the filing notes.
The legal filings in the case were expected.
Judge Michael Levanas ruled last month that Shelly Sterling had every right to oust her husband as a trustee of the entity that owns the Clippers and sell the sports franchise to Ballmer. Levanas also ruled that any appeals on Donald Sterling's part couldn't stop the sale, citing Section 1310(b) of California Probate Code.
In a statement Friday, Donald Sterling's attorney Bobby Samini said he was seeking a "review of the Trial Court's ruling on various issues including the 1310(b) Order and further asks for a Stay pending the Appellate Court's review."
The proposed sale to Ballmer came after the NBA imposed a lifetime ban on Donald Sterling and initiated a forced sale of the team after the Clippers owner was heard making racist remarks to a female companion on a leaked audiotape.
Donald Sterling has denied he is racist and said he intends to fight the sale of the basketball team, which he's owned for more than three decades.
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Major Section: RULE-CLASSES
See rule-classes for a general discussion of rule classes and
how they are used to build rules from formulas. An example
corollary formula from which a
:well-founded-relation rule might be
built is as follows. (Of course, the functions
lex2p, and
ordinate would have to be defined first.)
Example: (and (implies (pairp x) (o-p (ordinate x))) (implies (and (pairp x) (pairp y) (lex2p x y)) (o< (ordinate x) (ordinate y))))The above example establishes that
lex2p is a well-founded
relation on
pairps. We explain and give details below.
Exactly two general forms are recognized:
General Forms (AND (IMPLIES (mp x) (O-P (fn x))) ; Property 1 (IMPLIES (AND (mp x) ; Property 2 (mp y) (rel x y)) (O< (fn x) (fn y)))),or
(AND (O-P (fn x)) ; Property 1 (IMPLIES (rel x y) ; Property 2 (O< (fn x) (fn y))))where
fn, and
rel are function symbols,
x and
y are distinct
variable symbols, and no other
:well-founded-relation theorem about
fn has been proved. When the second general form is used, we act as
though the first form were used with
mp being the function that
ignores its argument and returns
t. The discussion below therefore
considers only the first general form.
Note: We are very rigid when checking that the submitted formula is
of one of these forms. For example, in the first form, we insist
that all the conjuncts appear in the order shown above. Thus,
interchanging the two properties in the top-level conjunct or
rearranging the hyptheses in the second conjunct both produce
unrecognized forms. The requirement that each
fn be proved
well-founded at most once ensures that for each well-founded
fn, there is a unique
mp that recognizes the domain on
rel is well-founded. We impose this requirement simply so
rel can be used as a short-hand when specifying the
well-founded relations to be used in definitions; otherwise the
specification would have to indicate which
mp was to be used.
Mp is a predicate that recognizes the objects that are supposedly
ordered in a well-founded way by
rel. We call such an object an
mp-measure'' or simply a ``measure'' when
mp is understood.
Property 1 tells us that every measure can be mapped into an ACL2
ordinal. (See o-p.) This mapping is performed by
Property 2 tells us that if the measure
x is smaller than the
y according to
rel then the image of
x under
fn is a smaller
than that of
y, according to the well-founded relation
(See o<.) Thus, the general form of a
:well-founded-relation formula establishes that there exists a
rel-order preserving embedding (namely via
fn) of the
into the ordinals. We can thus conclude that
rel is well-founded on
Such well-founded relations are used in the admissibility test for recursive functions, in particular, to show that the recursion terminates. To illustrate how such information may be used, consider a generic function definition
(defun g (x) (if (test x) (g (step x)) (base x))).If
rel has been shown to be well-founded on
mp-measures, then
termination can be ensured by finding a measure,
(m x), with the
property that
m produces a measure:
(mp (m x)), ; Defun-goal-1and that the argument to
g gets smaller (when measured by
m and
compared by
rel) in the recursion,
(implies (test x) (rel (m (step x)) (m x))). ; Defun-goal-2If
rel is selected as the
:well-founded-relation to be used in the
definition of
g, the definitional principal will generate and
attempt to prove
defun-goal-1 and
defun-goal-2 to justify
g. We
show later why these two goals are sufficient to establish the
termination of
g. Observe that neither the ordinals nor the
fn, of the
mp-measures into the ordinals is involved in
the goals generated by the definitional principal.
Suppose now that a
:well-founded-relation theorem has been proved
mp and
rel. How can
rel be ``selected as the
:well-founded-relation'' by
defun? There are two ways.
First, an
xargs keyword to the
defun event allows the
specification of a
:well-founded-relation. Thus, the definition
g above might be written
(defun g (x) (declare (xargs :well-founded-relation (mp . rel))) (if (test x) (g (step x)) (base x)))Alternatively,
rel may be specified as the
:default-well-founded-relation in
acl2-defaults-table by
executing the event
(set-default-well-founded-relation rel).When a
defun event does not explicitly specify the relation in its
xargs the default relation is used. When ACL2 is initialized, the
default relation is
Finally, though it is probably obvious, we now show that
defun-goal-1 and
defun-goal-2 are sufficient to ensure the
termination of
g provided
property-1 and
property-2 of
mp and
have been proved. To this end, assume we have proved
defun-goal-2 as well as
property-1 and
property-2 and we show
how to admit
g under the primitive ACL2 definitional principal
(i.e., using only the ordinals). In particular, consider the
definition event
(defun g (x) (declare (xargs :well-founded-relation o< :measure (fn (m x)))) (if (test x) (g (step x)) (base x)))Proof that
g is admissible: To admit the definition of
g above we
must prove
(o-p (fn (m x))) ; *1and
(implies (test x) ; *2 (o< (fn (m (step x))) (fn (m x)))).But *1 can be proved by instantiating
property-1 to get
(implies (mp (m x)) (o-p (fn (m x)))),and then relieving the hypothesis with
(mp (m x)).
Similarly, *2 can be proved by instantiating
property-2 to get
(implies (and (mp (m (step x))) (mp (m x)) (rel (m (step x)) (m x))) (o< (fn (m (step x))) (fn (m x))))and relieving the first two hypotheses by appealing to two instances of
defun-goal-1, thus obtaining
(implies (rel (m (step x)) (m x)) (o< (fn (m (step x))) (fn (m x)))).By chaining this together with
(implies (test x) (rel (m (step x)) (m x)))we obtain *2. Q.E.D.


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