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Preston officials to ask residents for smaller loan package
Preston — In three consecutive tense meetings with heated debates in the aftermath of Tuesday's referendum defeat of an $8 million loan package for the Norwich Hospital cleanup, town officials decided Thursday to try a long-shot plan to cut the loan package in half and try again to win both voter and state and federal agencies' approval.
Voters on Tuesday rejected a $4 million state loan with a $4 million town match by a vote of 319 to 261. That offer expires Dec. 31.
The Preston Redevelopment Agency, Board of Finance and Board of Selectmen met in succession Thursday and after heated discussions agreed to propose that the town ask the state Department of Economic and Community Development to reduce the low-cost state loan offer to $2 million, with a $2 million town match.
And town officials will try to negotiate a last-minute extension from the federal Economic Development Administration on a $964,000 federal grant the town is slated to lose by Saturday because residents did not approve the loan package. The rejected loan would have served as the match.
The Board of Selectmen scheduled a town meeting on the new $4 million loan package for Dec. 6 and a referendum for Dec. 18.
In contrast to the $8 million plan, the Board of Finance Thursday unanimously approved the new loan package and added language to say the board "endorses" the plan.
First Selectman Robert Congdon said although the time schedule is tight, the town should stick with the current deadlines in the hopes that the DECD would agree to the change in terms.
If the EDA denies the extension, Town Planner Kathy Warzecha said, the town could apply again for an EDA grant at the end of March, using the new $4 million loan package as the match, if the new loan package is approved by voters.
PRA Chairman Sean Nugent said the entire proposal has "a lot of contingencies here," but it was worth a try to continue cleanup efforts at the former Norwich Hospital property.
After the Board of Finance endorsed the plan unanimously, Nugent said he would send an email to DECD officials Thursday night, along with messages to U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, to ask for assistance in obtaining an extension of the EDA grant.
Town officials hope to learn about an EDA extension by Monday.
Selectman Timothy Bowles, the newly elected 42nd District state representative, pledged to work with state officials in efforts to move the cleanup project forward.
A shift in attitude
The new $4 million loan proposal represented a sharp and quick shift in attitude from the start of Thursday's meetings to the end two hours later.
Nugent said when he walked out of Town Hall Tuesday night, he had a letter of resignation written in his head to quit the PRA and give up trying to get the 393-acre property cleaned and redeveloped.
But he allowed "my Irish to calm down," and came to Thursday's meeting with a determination to continue cleanup efforts and launch an "aggressive" marketing campaign to find developers. In a roundtable discussion, each member of the PRA started the meeting with the sentiment to finish using up the current federal Environmental Protection Agency grants — expected to be spent by March — and close down all operations.
Some said they would turn the entire funding effort over to the Board of Finance. Four members of that board — Jerry Grabarek, Norman Gauthier, Andrew Bilodeau and Ken Zachem — campaigned strongly against the $8 million loan package in the days prior to the vote, a campaign that loan supporters called inappropriate and perhaps illegal.
Their actions led chairman and project supporter Robert Maurice to resign from the board immediately on Tuesday.
But Nugent said he objected to turning over hospital property funding to the finance board, calling its members "incompetent."
Later at the finance board meeting, member Gail Whitney read a one-page written statement into the record objecting to the four members' actions, saying she was "disturbed" by newspaper opinion articles the four published without knowledge of the rest of the board. Grabarek campaigned against the loan package at the town landfill, and Gauthier distributed a flier that recommended residents "Vote NOvember 27" on the proposal.
"As a (Board of Finance) member, I was never given an opportunity to vote for or against the letters that were published in the newspaper or letters that were distributed around town," Whitney read into the record. "In addition, I feel I have been discriminated against by four members of the BOF by excluding me from meetings and as the only woman member of the board. In my opinion, the four members of the BOF have acted unprofessionally and have put their own interests in front of the townspeople."
During the Board of Selectmen meeting, Congdon said he forwarded news stories and the negative campaign flier to the town's law firm for review, and attorneys advised that both state Freedom of Information and state Elections Enforcement laws might have been violated.
PRA member William Legler said he plans to file complaints with both agencies.
Congdon said he will invite officials from both state agencies to review actions of all three town agencies involved in the referendum — the boards of finance and selectmen and the PRA — and meet with town officials to discuss state laws and provisions.
"It's been an ugly couple of weeks," Congdon said.
After the meetings, Gauthier said town officials are objecting to the newspaper articles and fliers only because they expressed opposing opinions.
"If the newspaper articles and letters had supported their opinions, they would not have complained," Gauthier said.
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Wisconsin Badgers (31-4) vs. Davidson Wildcats (28-6)
When: 7:10, tonight
Where: Detroit
1. Bo Ryan has written the book on the Swing Offense. Long before he was roaming the sidelines in as a head coach in Madison, Coach Ryan was perfecting his Swing Offense at D-III UW-Platteville, where he won four national titles and had two undefeated seasons. As a matter of fact, Ryan wrote the book on the Swing Offense. There is a video as well. Description for the video is as follows: NCAA Division III National Champion Bo Ryan shares the offense that has made him successful.The Swing is an offense designed to get the ball into high percentage scoring areas, get your team good shots, and to the free throw line. The constant cutting-on the weak side as well as the ball side-makes the defense work on every possession. Coach Ryan covers the basic continuity of the offense and goes over all the options available. 1996, 38 Minutes. Yes, you too can learn the Swing Offense in 38 minutes. That must be one intense video. I plan on showing it to my first-born son every night. Bo Ryan also has instructional videos on how to do the Soulja Boy dance and the Hambone. A man of many talents indeed!
2. 30 wins? No Problem. Only three times in Big Ten history have teams had back-to-back 30 win seasons. The 1974-75 Indiana team went 31-1, losing in the regional finals. They followed that up with the last undefeated season in D-I and won the national title, going 32-0 in 1976. In 1998-99, Michigan State went 33-5 and lost in the Final Four. The next season they went 32-7 and won the national title. During the 2006-076 season, the Wisconsin Badgers posted the first 30-win season in school history, going 30-6, but losing in the second round of the NCAA tournament. This year's Badgers are 31-4, and counting, and hope to follow the success of the previous back to back 30-win Big Ten teams by winning a national title in the second season. Also, the Badgers are one of just five teams in the country that have won at least 30 games in each of the last two seasons. Joining the Badgers are North Carolina, UCLA, Memphis and Kansas.
3. More fun player facts. In our pre-tournament preview, we told you how leading scorer Brian Butch is not an actual polar bear, Joe Krabbenhoft has had over 35 separate "stitch events" to his face over the years, and Trevon Hughes took a cue from the Cobra Kai's Halloween costume and dressed up as a skeleton. Here are a couple more tidbits. Reserve center Greg Stiemsma has developed a nice reputation as the team's barber. Greg also spent time prior to the second round game hitting up Outdoor World in Omaha to purchase a new fishing rod for an upcoming fishing trip. Something tells me he did not run in to Michael Beasley there. One final Stiemsma note: He lists the worst job he ever had as "hoeing weeds." OK. Michael Flowers, the heart and soul of this team, lists "Welcome to the Jungle" as his cell phone ring. I can support that, but I think Mike was about two years old when that song came out. Also, defense runs in the Flowers family. While Michael was robbed of the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Award this year, his brother, Jonte, won his fourth straight Northern Sun Conference Defensive Player of the Year award for D-II Winona State. Also: Erin > Doris: This season, the Badgers are 5-0 when Erin Andrews is the sideline reporter for the game while they are only 1-2 when Doris Burke is involved in some capacity. This calls for a little more Erin and a little less Doris, something I think we all can agree on. — Ben Goldsworthy
1. We're really a bunch of dorks. Before last weekend, if you'd heard of Davidson, it almost certainly was because of academics, not athletics. But after two upset wins, don't start thinking this is some secret sports juggernaut. That should be readily evident when you hear the team has adopted Sweet Caroline as a sort-of theme song. And that point guard Jason Richards and Stephen Curry do this weird handshake about a hand fitting into a glove. (I always forget who is which.) And, yes, at one point, we (I still use 'we;' sue me) had an all-white lineup on the floor against Georgetown. These are mostly smart guys who managed to be good at sports too.
2. And Curry is this good. He is grabbing highlights and headlines with 40 and 30 points in the two NCAA tournament games, but the people going ga-ga over him are the ones who haven't paid that much attention. Thanks to DirecTV, I now receive every sports channel ever created, and that means I was able to watch 10 or so Davidson games from a distance this season — which is, by far, the most games we've ever had televised. And Curry has played like this all season. So forgive me if I'm not bowing down to his greatness right now. I did that about three months ago.
3. How about that coach? As happy as I am about these wins and as proud of an alum as I am, I am especially happy for Bob McKillop, who finally got his signature wins after 19 mostly good seasons at Davidson. About 10 years ago when I was in school and covering the team, I used to be around McKillop on a fairly regular basis. I would not say that I got to know him, but I became a little familiar with his type of personality. So when I heard that he said, "I'm numb right now," I was happy for him. He is not somebody I ever would imagine genuinely feels numb. But that he thinks he feels numb must be an incredible feeling for him.
And I have to admit that I had a fleeting thought that these signature wins would be the publicity that McKillop needs to get a job at a more well-funded program. There have been rumors about him being up for such a higher-profile job over the years and, at one point, he might have made that jump. Several years back, though, he crossed over into legendary status. Yeah, he could go somewhere else for a few years, but he would always be our coach. I have a hunch that this time around, he would be the one telling the bigger dogs to take a hike. That, however, is something to worry about after Wisconsin.
So, from the Piedmont, to the Triad, to the hills of Carolina, it is a great week to be a Wildcat. — Matt Pitzer

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Sam Scavuzzo's monthly improv showcase ran Tuesday night in Manayunk. Parking was actually not atrocious despite large deposits of snow on the ground, and it being Manayunk. Laughs were had. PBR's were $3 bucks. You should come to the next one.
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Tigers would match largest single-season win total in program history at Division I level with victory
HARRISONBURG, Va. — The Towson men's basketball team will seek to match its longest win streak of the season on Wednesdaywhen the Tigers travel to James Madison to conclude a three-game road swing.
The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) battle, set to tip at 7 p.m., can be heard live on the Towson Sports Network (TSN) with Spiro Morekas and Vince Angotti on the call.
Towson (20-9, 11-3 CAA) has won four straight games and eight of its last nine after picking up road wins at Northeastern (79-70) and Hofstra (83-77) last week. With their next win, the Tigers will match a school record for most wins at the Division I level.
Towson enters this week just a game behind Delaware for first-place in the CAA standings. The Blue Hens travel to UNC Wilmingtonon Wednesday before closing the regular season at College of Charleston on Saturday. The Tigers will return home to SECU Arena, where they are 14-1 this season, to wrap up their regular season against William & Mary on Saturday.
Senior Jerrelle Benimon earned his third CAA Player of the Week award on Monday after averaging 18.3 points, 10.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists while shooting 63.3 percent from the floor in Towson's three wins last week. The All-American candidate leads the NCAA with 18 double-doubles and ranks third in rebounding by averaging 11.4 boards a game.
James Madison (11-17, 6-8 CAA) has won two straight games and three of its last four. The Dukes haven't played in a week since handing Drexel a dramatic 63-61 overtime defeat. JMU is led by sophomore Andre Nation, who averaged 15.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.
The Dukes lead the all-time series with Towson, 27-12, but the Tigers have won two of the last three meetings, including an 80-71 victory inside SECU Arena earlier this month. Senior Rafriel Guthrie led the Tigers with 17 points in that win.


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Vimba: GigE hardware synching images of multiple cameras
Vimba Viewer users: The Trigger IO tab enables easy configuration, see Vimba Viewer Guide.
Alternatively, follow these instructions:
To synchronize GigE cameras, use the Exposing output of the master camera to trigger the slave cameras:
Choose one camera as the master. Connect the SyncOut1 pin of the master camera physically to the SyncIn1 pin(s) of the slave camera(s).
Note: This document refers to SyncOut1 and SyncIn1. Different camera families have different numbers of camera inputs and outputs. Instead of SyncIn1 and SyncOut1, you can also use SyncIn2 and SyncOut2, and so on.
The camera Technical Manual provides detailed specifications of the I/Os and notes on triggering.
Set the master output mode:
Set the trigger source of the master camera as desired, for example, Freerun, FixedRate, or Line1. You can trigger the master camera internally or externally.
Set the slave camera(s) to external trigger mode:
Now the slave cameras acquire images at the same time as the master camera.
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TechnaGlass — Grand Junction's Auto Glass Expert
TechnaGlass was founded in 1991 by Mr. Troy Mason, whose family has generations of experience in the glass industry. His father worked in the glass industry for more than three decades, which enabled Troy a natural transition into the industry. His ability to understand the emerging needs of auto glass customers within the Salt Lake City market led him to the realization that the consumers relied upon his unrelenting quest for quality products and services. The Company opened its first retail location in September of 1992 on a busy Salt Lake City corner just off a major freeway exit. This location became a catalyst to the company's existing 14 prime retail locations.
TechnaGlass began as a typical full-service glass shop, offering a variety of glass related products and services. In 1997, TechnaGlass opened two stores in one year. TechnaGlass then executed a program of retail growth, refining its operations to specialize in auto glass repair and replacement.
In 2001, the growth of TechnaGlass began to surge. Consumers responded positively to an auto glass repair and replacement company that provided high quality services in prime retail locations. This response continues to the current day as TechnaGlass has opened an average of more than one new location every year since 2001.
TechnaGlass opened its first distribution warehouse in 1996 to further accommodate growth and facilitate buying efficiencies. The additional warehouse capacity has allowed TechnaGlass to truly maximize economies of scale. TechnaGlass placed itself in the enviable position of purchasing product directly from manufacturers around the world. The result: TechnaGlass offers industry-leading service, quality and price to its valued retail customers.
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Apple's swanky flagship store in Paris was attacked on New Year's Eve by an armed gang that injured a member of staff before making off with a reported £1 million ($1.6 million) of smartphones, tablets and laptops.
The raid happened after-hours on 31 December at around 9pm local time as large crowds assembled on the nearby Champs-Élysées for New Year celebrations, a moment police believe was chosen to mask the robbery.
One member of the store's sales team was injured as four robbers loaded the store's stock into waiting vans before leaving the scene.
"They were well prepared," said police union spokesperson, Christophe Crepin in a translated statement. "As the majority of police were busy watching the Champs Elysees, the robbers took advantage of this opportunity."
The exact value of the stock taken has not been confirmed but it now believed to be over 1 million Euros. Police have a CC TV video of the raid to begin an investigation.
Armed raids on Apple stores are extremely rare and for France this sort of organised attack represents a first.
In the UK, large-scale thefts of valuable branded tech goods tend to be inside jobs such as the September loss of 250 iPhones, taken by an O2 South London store manager who later fled the country.


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BIO 315 Organismal Physiology
The major physiological systems (nutrition, transport, gas exchange, elimination of wastes, coordination, and defense) are considered from the adaptational perspective. The emphasis is on the physiological system as it is related to the survival of vertebrates in their natural environments. The laboratory focuses on physiological techniques and methods of analysis. This course is offered alternate years. Next anticipated offerings will be fall semesters of 2011 and 2013.
Prerequisite: Biology 212 or permission of the instructor.
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Five Copa Libertadores matches you can't miss this week
Approaching a mini pause due to the upcoming international break, the Copa Libertadores has a big week coming up, with 28 of the 32 teams in action.
Some are playing their third of six group games, while most are playing their fourth. This is the time, then, when qualification for the knockout stage starts to be defined. There are some huge matches coming up in the next few days. These are the five to pay attention to.
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In the three seasons prior to Head Coach David Cutcliffe's arrival in Durham, Duke compiled a record of 2-33. Those results were really nothing new, as the program had been mired in losing seasons since 1994. The majority of those Duke teams were filled with outstanding student-athletes, but few true BCS-caliber football players. With a few notable exceptions, the Blue Devils rarely were able to beat out other BCS schools on the recruiting trail.
When Cutcliffe arrived in Durham in 2008, he charismatically promised to change all of that. The initial results were encouraging; with better coaching and conditioning alone, the Blue Devils improved their win total in each of his first two seasons. Those who followed the program closely, however, knew that much remained to be accomplished if Duke was to compete for an ACC Championship. The program that Cutcliffe and his staff inherited was significantly limited by its substandard facilities, inadequate support, and, ultimately, a lack of respect from opponents. If Duke planned to compete consistently with ACC and SEC powers on the field, they would have to beat them off the field first.
Thanks to the vision of Coach Cutcliffe, along with the enormous generosity of Duke University and its boosters, the Duke Football facilities are now among the best in the conference. The Blue Devils now boast a full-length outdoor practice facility (the Brooks Practice Facility) along with a full-length indoor practice facility (the Pascal Field House). With millions of dollars in improvements to Wallace Wade Stadium planned, Duke's football facilities will not only be on par with the rest of the ACC, but will be among the best in the country. Fans are starting to take notice, as the Blue Devils surpassed 30,000 in attendance at 9 of their past 27 home games, a milestone they had reached just four times in the previous 8 seasons.
But on the surface, the Blue Devils appeared to have taken steps backwards in 2010 and 2011, winning just three games in each of the past two seasons and suffering a dozen heartbreaking losses. Some fans have grown frustrated with the perceived lack of progress with the program. But those fans are truly missing the forest for the trees. Restoring Duke football to the top of the ACC was never going to happen overnight; it was always going to have to be a marathon, not a sprint.
Fast forward to the summer of 2012. All of that work behind the scenes and off the field has finally begun to produce tangible results for the Blue Devils. Back in February, the Blue Devils pulled off their biggest National Signing Day haul in years, securing last-minute commitments from in-state stars Jela Duncan and Keilin Rayner. Duncan, a speedy running back who had been at the top of Coach Cutcliffe's recruiting board since early 2011, chose Duke over ECU, Pittsburgh, Purdue, and Wake Forest, and spurned UNC as well after the Tar Heels made a late push. Rayner, a first-team all-state selection at linebacker who bench presses over 400 pounds, committed to Duke over Clemson, ECU, NC State, UNC, and South Carolina. With a solid recruiting class having already committed, the late additions of Duncan and Rayner helped to create one of Duke's top classes in years; several of the incoming frosh are expected to contribute this fall.
As it turns out, Coach Cutcliffe and his staff were just getting started back in February. To date, they have secured verbal commitments from a total of 14 players in the class of 2013 and already have their first from the class of 2014 in LB Zavier Carmichael. Yesterday, they added yet another highly-coveted player in Terrence Alls, a terrific all-around receiver from Dade Christian HS in South Florida. Alls joins three other Floridians in the Duke's class of 2013 -- QB Parker Boehme, ATH TJ Douglas, and WR Johnell Barnes. Before committing to the Blue Devils, Alls had received nearly 20 scholarship offers from BCS programs across the country. In fact, led by the commitments of Alls and CB Evrett Edwards, the Blue Devils have begun to beat out not only ACC programs, but also Big Ten and SEC programs on the recruiting trail. The Duke class of 2013 already contains a number of highly-recruited players, and it's still nearly six months from National Signing Day.
In fact, here's a look at the FBS schools (BCS Automatic Qualifiers in bold) Duke has beaten out for a player thus far in the class of 2013:
Air Force, Akron, Arizona State, Arkansas State, Ball State, Boston College, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Clemson, Connecticut, ECU, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, Hawaii, Houston, Illinois, Iowa State, Kansas, Kentucky, Marshall, Maryland, Massachusetts, Memphis, Mississippi State, Navy, NC State, North Texas, Northwestern, Ohio, Old Dominion, Ole Miss, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, SMU, South Carolina, Temple, Tulane, UCF, USF, UTSA, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Washington State, West Virginia, Western Kentucky.
For those of you counting, that's 29 BCS AQ schools (including recent expansion changes) that Duke has beaten on the recruiting trail for just their first 14 commitments in this class. With several scholarships remaining, and with the Blue Devils making the final cut for several top prospects, the best might be yet to come.
Of course, now that the Blue Devils have begun to beat other ACC programs for coveted recruits, it's time to start beating them on the field. But even if Duke's first winning season since 1994 ends up being a year or two away, it's clear that the Blue Devils are no longer an afterthought among the FBS ranks.
The 2012 campaign kicks off at 7 PM on Saturday, September 1st in Wallace Wade Stadium against FIU.


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Make sure the web template design has a warm, soft and safe feeling to it (in your own interpetation of course). Keep all colors centered around that concept. People should be able to look at the web template and get a sense of what they can expect from this site. Try to keep all navigation simple and streamlined.
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SINGAPORE - More than $3 billion in sales of hotels in Asia have been recorded in the first 9 months of this year.
Of the total transaction volume in the region, approximately 70% originated from properties located in China, Japan and South Korea, and most were bought by domestic investors, according to a report by JLL's Hotels Hotels and Hospitality Group, which published its annual report for the year to 30 September 2018 on Thursday.
Despite the dominance of domestic investors, foreign investors were increasingly active in countries such as Japan and South Korea.
Private equity firms and property companies were the biggest investors in terms of transaction volume during the first nine months of 2018, investing $1.6 billion and $1.5 billion in the hotel space respectively.
Ownership remains tightly-held in some key markets such as Singapore, JLL said. With Singapore trading performance on the upswing, especially for the luxury segment, investor appetite for the city is unlikely to subside and frustrated capital will continue to push pricing higher, the global brokerage firm said.
The strength of the New Zealand market meant that capital markets activity was limited. With strong trading performances in Auckland and Queenstown, these remain as the key focus areas for developers in the market.
Properties in China represented slightly more than a quarter of the transaction volume as of September 2018. The sale of Ariva Beijing West Hotel & Serviced Apartments in Beijing was the biggest transaction for the period; transacting for $242 million or $765,000 per room. Another notable transaction was the sale of the Novotel & ibis Beijing Sanyuan by Ascendas Hospitality Trust to a joint venture between Huazhu Hotels and TPG Capital amounting to $186 million. The purchase price represented a 100% premium over its latest valuation and was more than 1.5 times higher than the initial purchase price in 2012 – the property will likely be converted to office-use.
South Korea has seen a steady flow of transactions during the period, primarily in Seoul, said JLL. Foreign investors in the South Korean market are also becoming increasingly active, as exemplified by Ascendas Hospitality Trust's acquisition of KY-Heritage Hotel Dongdaemun in Seoul.
Properties that exchanged hands in Thailand were located in Bangkok and Phuket, the country's most active investment markets. The largest transaction in 2018 was the sale of the Bangkok Edition Boutique Hotel to King Power for $202 million at a price per room of $1.3 million.
Transactions in Japan consisted of mainly leased limited-service hotels located in Sapporo, Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka. These properties were typically sold to institutional investors who favour stable fixed income. Japan REITs were relatively active in 2018, comprising almost 20% of the buyer pool in terms of volume, said the JLL report.
Deal flow in Australia during the first nine months of the year was relatively subdued, largely due to the limited availability of institutional grade stock. Nevertheless, investor interest remains strong in Sydney and Melbourne. Approximately $671 million worth of properties transacted during the period, with total transaction volume projected to hit just under $800 million for the whole of 2018.
The largest deal that transacted during the period was a cross border transaction - Bell City Hotel Melbourne was sold for $119 million by investment fund, Elanor Investor Group, to Gaw Capital.
""Whilst transaction volume is down year-on-year and rising USD interest rates impacting some underwriting, continued access to well-priced financing for a number of investors, as well as abundant equity, continues to drive domestic and cross border deal making," a JLL Hotels and Hospitality Group spokesperson said Thursday.
Note: All figures in this article are quoted is U.S. dollars).


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Can i am use my old MacBook charger on my new Mac?
I have a 2011 15" MBP, that uses a 85W power supply. My old 2008 MBP 15" also has a 85W power supply, but I cannot get it to work. Shouldnt it? Its the same watt power, and the adapter fits.
I have a 2011 15" MBP, that uses a 85W power supply. My old 2008 MBP 15" also has a 85W power supply, but I cannot get it to work. Shouldnt it? Its the same watt power, and the adapter fits.
After 2 years my Macbook Pro battery life has seen better days. It will only last 2 hours max. However, I recently visited friends and forgot my 85W power supply. Instead I charged up with the 13" Macbook 60W adapter. Yes, it took longer to charge all the way. However, I found a seemingly rejuvenated battery - with life extended to 4-6 hours depending on what applications I'm running.
To test this phenomenon, I have since tried multiple charge cycles with both a 60W and 85W adapter. Sure enough, every time I used the 60W charger I had a much longer battery life. And when I switch back to my brand new 85W power supply, I'm back to about 90 minutes battery life.
I've discussed this with several physicist and engineer friends, who can't offer an explanation. I assumed that the battery life was running down with time (even though I maintain proper battery training protocol) but I can't argue against the reality that using a 65W adapter has yielded a bigger charge and longer life. Go figure?
Apple sells and markets the Cinema Display with an 85 watt adapter and it's an accessory for all MacBook whether your portable shipped with an adapter of 45 watts, 60 watts or 85 watts.
Using your higher rated adapter with a Mac that draws less power is safe to do. Going the other way is also safe - but the Mac will either not charge, charge slowly or work fine depending on how much power it needs from moment to moment.
The way Apple power adapters are designed is that you can use any charger on any laptop that has the same, or lower, power rating. For example, you can safely use an 85W power adapter (for MacBook Pro) on a MacBook Air (which requires only 45W) or MacBook (which requires 65W).
However this does not work the other way around, you cannot use a MacBook Air (45W) adapter to power a MacBook Pro.
A 2008 MacBook Pro adapter rated at 85W should power a 2011 MacBook Pro with no problem. If this is not the case, then the adapter is faulty.


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Katney wrote: Holy Toast, did you sleep at all since the polls closed?!! And taking care of two sick babies (yes, I'm counting your hubby ^^) on top of that? You're a machine, woman!
It's certainly a pleasant surprise that the runner-ups got their pieces inked, and everyone else got sketches. And so well detailed! It's amazing, babe. ... ... ... Nee, Cait, someone, get to work on a clapping smilie, please. XDDD
I didn't sleep much at all the last few nights. I've been going to bed between 3 and 4 am... then getting up again at 7am. BUT last night I went to bed early and got caught up on sleep XD
The sick ones are finally better. Ally Kat had her last dose of medicine yesterday.


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Apparently, khachapuri comes in different shapes and there are many different techniques. Some are rounds stuffed with cheese. Others take the stuffed rounds and top that with more cheese. Still, others add potatoes! The cutest one of all is the boat-shaped khachapuri! They aren't extremely hard to shape, but I definitely need practice.
|I really should have zoomed in on the cheesy greatness
So...a recipe? This isn't a recipe exactly. It's more of a crazy marriage of two books. So, here's the idea.
Vegan Khachapuri
8 servings (or 4 if you are super hungry)
Deep Dish Pizza Dough from 500 Vegan Recipes*
Cashew Ricotta from Veganomicon, omit the basil and add 1/4 cup fresh cilantro
mozzarella Daiya or your favorite melty vegan cheese
pat of vegan margarine (optional)
Make the pizza dough according to directions. After the first rise, preheat the oven to 450 degrees, and divide the dough into four balls. Place one of the balls on a floured surface, covering the rest until use. Now roll out the dough into a long oval shape. Place on a greased cookie sheet and repeat with a second piece of dough. Cover the rolled out dough and let it rest.
While the dough rested, I made the cashew ricotta. Easy peasy, just throw in some fresh cilantro.
When the oven is ready, spread about 1/4 cup onto each of the rolled out pieces of dough. Make sure to leave about a 1/2 inch border. Now roll the sides of the dough in toward the filling, creating a barrier. For the top and bottom, crimp the edges like the front and back end of a boat. Sprinkle with Daiya.
Place in oven and bake on bottom rack for 10 minutes, or until golden brown. Roll out the remaining two pieces of dough and let them rest while the others are baking. Repeat the same filling process with the final two as you did with the first ones.
To serve, top with butter...or not. Enjoy!
Tomorrow, I have a very nerdy dinner and a movie MoFo theme planned. I attempted to have it ready today, but I consider my first attempt a fail for a few reasons. So, here's a hint of what to expect tomorrow. Well, it's a picture of the failed version anyway. :)


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1. Were you present when any of the articles of property specified in the claimant's petition were taken?
2. Did you see any of them taken? If so, specify the articles you saw taken.
3. Did you see any of the articles named in the petition taken, other than those you have specified?
4. When and where and by whom were the articles taken, which you say you saw taken?
5. Who were present when you saw them taken?
6. Was any United States officer, either commissioned or non-commissioned, present at the taking? If so, state his name, rank, regiment, and the command to which he belonged. Did he order the property to be taken? Did he say anything about the taking?
7. Describe how the property was taken, and give a full account of all you saw done, or heard said, upon the occasion of the taking.
8. How was the property removed, by soldiers, or in wagons, or in what manner? State fully as to each article taken and removed.
9. To what place was it removed? Did you follow it to such place, or see it, or any portion of it, at any such place, or on its way to such place?How do you know the place to which it was removed?
10. Do you know the use for which the property was taken? What was the use, and how do you know it? Did you see the property so taken used by the United States army? Did you see any part of the property so used? State fully all you know as to the property or any of it having been used by the army; and distinguish between what you saw and know, and what you may have heard from others, or may think, or suppose, or infer to be true.
11. Was any complaint made to any officer on account of such taking? If so, state the name, rank, and regiment of the officer. What did he say about it? State fully all that he said.
12. Was any voucher or receipt for the property asked for; if so, of whom asked? State name, rank, and regiment. Was any receipt or paper given? If so, produce it, or state where it is and why it is not produced.If no voucher or receipt was given, state why none was given, and if refused, why it was refused; state all that was said about it.State fully all the conversation between any officer or other person taking the property, and the claimant or any one acting for him.
13. Was the property or any of it taken in the night-time? At what hour of the day, (as near as you can tell,) was it taken? Was any of the property taken secretly, or so that you did not know of it when taken?
14. When the property was taken was any part of the army encamped in that vicinity? If so, state how far from the place where the property was taken, and what was the company, regiment, or brigade there encamped. How long had it been encamped there? How long did it stay there, and when did it leave? Had there been any battle or skirmish near there, just before the property was taken? Did you know the quartermasters, or any of them, or any other officers of the army for whose use the property is supposed to have been taken?
15. Describe clearly the condition of the property when taken, and all that tends to show its value at the time and place of taking.Thus, if corn, was it green, or ripe? Had it been harvested? Was it in the shock or husked, or shelled? Where was it?If grain, was it standing; had it been cut; was it in shocks; or in the barn or in stacks; had it been threshed? If horses, mules, or cattle, state when they were taken, how taken, and fully their condition, age, and value. Have you talked with claimant about their value?
16. What means have you of knowing quantity taken? How much did you see taken and removed? What quantity was taken in your presence? As to quantity distinguish carefully as to what you saw and know, and what you may think or believe from what you have heard from others.
17. If you have testified as to the taking of wood; how do you know it was taken? How do you know the quantity? Was it measured? By whom? What was the kind, quality, and value of the wood? Was it taken in the tree, standing? Or had it been cut? Where was it taken?
18. If rails were taken; did you see them taken; how taken; in wagons, or by soldiers? To what place taken? How do you know, and what do you know as to the quantity taken? Were the rails new or old? Did officers try to prevent their being taken? Was any complaint made to officers on account of the taking?
19. Do you know, suppose, or believe that the property described in each item was taken for the actual use of the army, and not for the mere gratification of individual officers or soldiers already provided by the Government with such articles as were necessary or proper for them to have?
20. Do you know, suppose, or believe it was taken in consequence of the failure of the troops of the United States to receive from the Government in the customary manner, or to have in their possession at the time, the articles and supplies necessary for them, or which they were entitled to receive and have?
21. Do you know, suppose, or believe that it was taken in consequence of some necessity for the articles taken, or similar articles; which necessity justified the officers or soldiers taking them?
22. Do you know, suppose, or believe it was taken for some purpose so necessary, useful, beneficial, or justifiable as to warrant or require the Government to pay for it?
23. Do you know, suppose, or believe that it was taken by, or under the order or authority of some officer, or other person connected with the army, whose rank, situation, duties, or other circumstances at the time authorized, empowered, or justified him in taking it, or ordering it to be taken.
(The witness must be caused, in answering the five preceding questions, to state fully, clearly, and carefully, his or her various reasons for the knowledge, supposition, or belief entertained with respect to each question.)


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In part one of this three part series on my thesis research (which concluded last May) I gave an overview of the ambitions of the project and some of the ideas and outcomes that emerged along the way.
I will use this post to talk about some of the major results of those ideas; in particular, a full-scale installation in Detroit entitled Installation 7721. I generally hate giving names to my research projects, a conclusion I came too after seeing multiple studio projects from my peers get crushed at final reviews based solely on the perceived relevance of their titles. Why talk about the ideas behind the work when we can just spend 35 minutes talking about what the title means? That happened way too much at school. Thus I kept it simple for the naming convention of my final installation. Installation 7721 is named for the address of the houses where the work was located...keeping it simple.
Anyways, while the previous post showcased some of the drawings and 2D representations that came out of my thesis research, the goal at the end of the day was always to arrive at a full-scale installation. This ambition actually served as the underlining motivation for the entire project. I went into my thesis with one simple goal in mind; learn the logistics that went into developing full-scale work, in this case an installation. While I believe that some interesting ideas eventually came out of my research, going through the installation process was the key educational activity of my entire thesis journey.
Luckily my thesis advisor, Catie Newell of Alibi Studio, is a rockstar in this area and served up some key teaching and motivational moments throughout the process. Catie's "just do it!" pep talks were crucial in moments of trepidation (like the time I was hesitant to pull the trigger on a 1000ft order of steel rod)....JUST DO IT! With Catie's help, Installation 7721 was both a success in teaching me how to approach full-scale work, and also in terms of demonstrating my overall thesis ideas and research.
As described in my previous post, the thesis work was intended to explore vanishing spaces within the post-industrial city. Particular to this work is the spatial charge created through the dense distribution of housing units, a condition which is continually in danger of disappearing as the city's density is lost due to demolition and destruction. While drawings were used to explore the formal qualities and implications of these spaces, the installation begins to activate the work within the larger context of the city. The installation was meant as a physical manifestation of the spatial charge given to the space through the adjacent houses which make the space possible. The secondary goal of the installation is to highlight this space and bring attention to a condition which is fading away within the city of Detroit. Consisting of over 1200ft of bent steel rod, the installation was designed and fabricated in Ann Arbor and then transported to Detroit and installed over a (2) day period. Sounds pretty good on paper, right? Unfortunately, things did not go "according to plan" and in addition to getting my Master's Degree, I ended up getting an Associate's degree from the school of Hard Knocks.
Here is what happened:
Installation 7721
Once I knew what I wanted to do and where I wanted to do it, I spent several days driving around Detroit scouting out locations; finally settling on a site adjacent to the now abandoned Packard Automotive Plant. The site was a standard neighborhood block for the area, however only two houses on the North-West corner remained. The rest of the block was covered with overgrowth and debris. The (2) remaining houses had been abandoned for several years after an apparent fire destroyed most of the upper floors of both structures.
Once I had my site, I next spent about a week developing a digital model of the site and its remaining structures. I used this model in the designing of how each of the hundreds of steel rod modules would interact with both the houses and each other. The modules were separated into (3) subsets, each with a specific task within the larger scheme of the installation. Subset_1 was responsible for created the spatial presence of the installation, emerging out of the adjacent facades of the existing houses. Subset_2 built off of the first by tracing the characteristics of the existing facades and extruding them into the space created by Subset_1. This second subset is equipped with battery powered LED lights in order to "remember" the existing architecture as it fades away. The role of Subset_3 is simple; create noise and distortions in order to camouflage the intentions of the first (2) subsets.
After figured out how the (3) subsets would interact with both themselves and the existing facades, it was time to jump head-first into production and fabrication. This involved countless trips to pick up steel rod at a local metal shop and then cutting and bending each piece to specific sizes and angles in Taubman College's FABlab. As my classmates were up in the studio (aka thesis land) putting together final presentation boards filled with renderings and diagrams, I was downstairs bending away… day after day for countless hours at a time.
With all the pieces cut and bent, I was now ready for my install in Detroit. I had rented out the school's pickup truck and was in the process of loading up the hundreds of steel rod bundles late one night I got a tilting email from Catie in which she informed me that she had just driven by my site, only to find that both houses had been demolished. In their place…nothing. Now with hundreds of steel rods bent to specific measurements based on a site that no longer existed, I'M FREAKING OUTMAN!
Instead of installing my hard work in Detroit, I spent that following day again driving around the city searching for a new sight, in addition to having hourly panic attacks. With light fading and my gas tank running on fumes, I finally found a suitable replacement site, grabbed some quick measurements and headed back to the studio to reconfigure everything to suit the new conditions. Each of the (3) subsets was specifically designed for the original site and its houses, so it wasn't easy to transfer the work to a new set of circumstances. Finally, after several sleepless nights and countless coffees, I managed to rework the design to fit the new site.
With the truck loaded up again, I headed to Detroit and began a (2) day installation marathon. I was very fortunate to have (3) awesome friends sacrifice their Saturday in order to help me out, and with their help we were able to finish everything over the course of a single weekend.
I didn't want to take any chances so as soon as we finished I made sure to meticulously photograph everything. However, since the installation had a lighting component to it, I had to return the next day at dusk in order to capture the lights properly. It was at this time that I encountered the second devastating blow to my thesis morale. Upon my return, not more than 20 hours after finishing the install, I found that every single component had been ripped out of the facades and stolen. Over 1200 feet of steel rod had disappeared over night, stolen by the city and sold for about $7 in scrap metal. 10 months of work had evaporated over the course of a single night. A brutal reality to doing work in a post-industrial city, my only source of comfort was knowing that everything that happened had served as a type of "proof of concept" for my work and its underlining ideas. The structures and the spatial charges they created had indeed disappeared, and this work attempts to remember and shed light on them.
Special Thanks to:
Whit Self
Clay Montgomery
Brittany Szczepanik
All for now, part three coming soon…
What a coincidence that you just posted this and I just read this today on Vice: http://www.vice.com/read/scrap-or-die-0000117-v20n10?Contentpage=-1
Super interesting project, Harry, and very relevant to what's going on in these cities. Great work!
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As 2011 slowly comes up to a close, I wish all my readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2012!
The image above was shot just before landing our Cessna 172 at Everglades city, Florida, last month.
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That smoky barbecue aroma is wafting through residential streets around dinner time. Meat is sizzling on the back yard grills, beers and coolers are popped, and people are settling into a more relaxed routine. Less rush, more family time, more time around the patio table.
It's good for the hectic, stressed-out North American to take a step off the hamster wheel and sit down to a good old-fashioned nosh, but barbecue season can be a challenge for recent vegetarians who miss the mouth-feel of a meaty steak or burger and the camaraderie of an outdoor barbecue — and brown-bagging leftovers to work for lunch.
"Oh, you don't eat fish, either?" friends and extended family may be the first with the rhetorical questions, only because they really don't know what to slap on the grill to make you a happy guest. So don't surprise anyone. Plan it out ahead to bring your own special patty or have a power snack beforehand and stick with the potato salad and devilled eggs.
In idyllic Victoria, goveg.com's second-most vegetarian-friendly city in Canada, you'll find Rebar restaurant, which has catered to local herbivores since 1989. Its cuisine features Asian and Southwestern-inspired spins on whole grains and organic vegetables. The Almond Burger has been a mainstay on the grill since the beginning, long before co-chef Jeremy White arrived, but he's a fan.
"It's got a good bite to it and lots of flavour," he says. "Basically, it's a nut burger with a lot of seasonings, similar to a soup or stuffing. There's cornmeal, eggs, butter, onion, celery and red pepper."
Rebar chefs play up the toppings, such as salsa, banana peppers, feta or montery jack cheese, and a dill pickle slice. White agrees that a freshly-made patty is great for barbecue season when it's done in a skillet.
But not everything has to be in the form of a patty on the barbecue to excite your palette, he says. Head to a market for local vegetables and grill asparagus, halved onions, halved garlic, shallots and red bell pepper. "It's okay to not have something that sits on a bun."
Another favourite burger that pops up as a special on the menu is the Rebar Mushroom Pecan Burger with cremini mushrooms, brown rice, toasted pecans, fresh thyme and topped with grilled Spanish onions and horseradish. "There's so much flavour with the fresh thyme, and I love pecans," White says.
Now there's a veggie burger. The recipe can be found in the restaurant's cookbook published in 2001, Rebar: Modern Food Cookbook, by restaurant creator Audrey Alsterburg and former Rebar chef Wanda Urbanowicz. But White likes the recipe so much he wanted to share it, so people looking for a stellar patty to show off at their next barbecue will have things well in hand.
Too bad he couldn't Purolator one over to me today.
The important thing at barbecues is not to feel sorry for yourself and your possible outcast status. Don't limit yourself to a patty, either, there are numerous options for barbecuing vegetarian, Glen Delukas, manager at The Naam restaurant in Vancouver, says.
"Throw caution to the wind. Anything grilled with a good sauce — fresh vegetables, kebabs with vegetables or tempeh (soy-based protein) — is good," Delukas says.
Patrons of the Naam, a 24-hour vegetarian eatery that's been going strong for 30 years, rave about its signature Naam Burger, a veggie-nut patty made from tofu, flours, brown rice, walnuts, sunflower and sesame seeds, and shredded vegetables.
Beyond those notes, the recipe is a secret, but Delukas says it's made fresh to order, not flat and press-formed like a store-bought patty. "It's wholesome, hardy and with the tofu and brown rice, the texture doesn't get as congealed as ground beef does."
These patties are done on the flat grill, so opt for a grill pan or skillet if you want to barbecue homemade vegetarian burgers at home, he advises. "You don't want to be showing off your flipping tricks with these."
Also, give some careful consideration to the toppings and bun, part of the Naam Burger's success, he says. It's served with lettuce, alfalfa sprouts, shredded raw beets — with other custom-ordered toppings — on a fresh-baked, whole-wheat sesame bun.
"I've tried all the veggie burgers in town, hoping to find something as tasty, but it really is good."
For more food and recipes, visit the National Post's Appetizer Blog.
Rebar Mushroom Pecan Burger
2 tablespoons (30 mL) vegetable oil
1 diced red onion
1 teaspoon (5 mL) salt
4 minced garlic cloves
2 tablespoons (30 mL) fresh thyme leaves
1/2 teaspoon (2 mL) red chili flakes
6 cups (1.5 L) sliced cremini mushrooms
2 tablespoons (30 mL) balsamic vinegar
1 1/2 cups (375 mL) cooked brown rice
1 1/2 cups (375 mL) grated carrot
1 cup (250 mL) ground and toasted pecans
2-3 cups (500-750 mL) fresh breadcrumbs
1/2 teaspoon (2 mL) cracked pepper
1/4 teaspoon (1 mL) Tabasco sauce
2 tablespoons (30 mL) soy sauce
Grilled onions
2 sliced Spanish onions
2 tablespoons (30 mL) olive oil
1/2 teaspoon (2 mL) salt
cracked pepper to taste
Horseradish Mayonnaise
1 cup (250 mL) regular, homemade or eggless mayonnaise
4 tablespoons (60 mL) prepared horseradish or, if available, grate fresh horseradish root to taste
In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat and saute red onion. Turn up the heat and add the garlic, mushrooms, salt, thyme and chili flakes. Stir and saute until the mushrooms have released their juices and the pan begins to dry out. Deglaze the pan with balsamic vinegar. Let the liquid evaporate, turn the mushrooms out into a large bowl and let cool.
Add the brown rice and grated carrot to the mushrooms; in a food processor pulse the mixture in two or more batches until well combined but coarse in texture. Return to the bowl and add all remaining ingredients. Mix thoroughly and season to taste. Refrigerate for 1 hour or overnight. Shape into patties and saute until golden brown.
Before serving, prepare the grilled onions by heating oil in a large skillet and adding the onions and salt. Fry until golden and season with cracked pepper.
Prepare the horseradish mayonnaise. Stir mayonnaise and horseradish until well combined.
Serve hot burgers on your favourite bun with lettuce or sprouts, sliced roma tomatoes, pickle or Dijon mustard. Top with grilled onions.


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[♪upbeat music♪] [ADOBE TV Presents...] [♪♪] [Paul Trani in...] [♪♪] [Adobe® Flash® Professional CS5 - Training with Trani] [♪♪] [♪♪] So when it comes to designing for multiple screens, there is quite a difference between, say for instance, this monitor and this small monitor. And what we want to do is we want to determine how our content changes from one screen to the next. More specifically, I want to control how this content gets resized, even to the point to whether it's a portrait view to a landscape view. I'm going to do most of this just in ActionScript, of course in Flash. But as you can see right here in Device Central, I'm actually showing you the current application I'm working on. It's just a fun game. You can see that it actually does fit within this Google Nexus One perfect. So everything is working really well, but again, what happens if I change the display? For instance, I'll change the screen mode to landscape mode. Well, what Flash does is it goes ahead and it sort of resizes all that content. I can still see everything but, obviously, I can't read that text. So my next step is to control how this information appears based on the size of the screen, whether it's horizontal or vertical. All right. So I'm going to jump into Flash. Here's my file. Just to kind of review some of this content, I have three graphics. I have this background graphic, bkgd, and if I zoom out, notice that it's pretty large. And what's going on there is this is just one little dot that's being tiled. It's basically filling that what was a solid texture. It's filling it with those dots. So that's an effective way for you to create some pattern outside of something that's just a solid color. Next up we have this game title, so that's the name of this object, gameTitle. And then I have this button, and it's just called the panel. Okay? So those are my three objects, and now I want to start controlling them with ActionScript. So I have an empty layer right here called Actions. I'm going to select that first keyframe, I'm going to go to Window and open up my Actions panel. So what I want to do here initially is I just want to make sure that "// the stage shouldn't scale". So I want to confine it so it doesn't scale at all and doesn't distort everything on the stage. So I just need to type in "stage.scaleMode". Notice how it does give me that code hinting. I can just go ahead and select that "stage.scaleMode = StageScaleMode." I've got to set the property to "NO_SCALE;" "stage.scaleMode = StageScaleMode.NO_SCALE;" So don't scale any of this content. And as far as alignment, "stage.align". I want to align it, sure enough, to the top left. "stage.align = StageAlign.TOP_LEFT;" All right. So those are the two properties I'm defining. Now my content won't scale. So that's exactly what I want because I want to be able to actually read that text. I've confined the stage, and now I can work on the resizing of this content because I can add a listener. So I want to "//listen for the stage resize". Any time the stage is resized, even though it's not actually going to change, I want to listen for it when that happens. And I'm going to do that by typing in "stage.addEventListener" I'm going to add an Event Listener, and I'm going to go ahead and type in "(Event RESIZE" and I want to call a function called "resizeLayout);" "stage.addEventListener(Event.RESIZE, resizeLayout;);" So that's my Event Listener. I can go ahead and type in "function resizeLayout (e:Event)" And right within here, within these two brackets, that's where I'm going to go ahead and add additional functionality on how the stage is going to be resized. So I'm going to set the position. "void{" setPosition( )". So this is just a new function that I'm about to define, okay? setPosition. All right. So right up here I'm going to go ahead and "//Adjust the interface". And here's where I'll write a "function setPosition ( ):void { }" which is a standard call. I don't want it to return anything. But here's my setPosition function. So now at this point, I can start to determine what's going to happen with the content. I can check for, say, the width of the stage if I want to. Anything like that. So setPosition within this function. I'm going to go ahead and say "if (stage.stagewidth > widthofGraphics)[" If the stage width is going to be greater than the width of the graphics, then do something. I know this might be looking a little complex, but I'm going to explain it. In general, if the stage width is greater than this variable that I'm just about to define. So I'm going to copy this code and I'm going to put it up here, and this is a variable. The width of graphics is actually going to be a number, and in general, it is going to be the "gameTitle.width + panel.width;" So again, if the stage is going to be wider than the width of these two graphics, then go ahead and put them side by side. So right in here "//put the graphics side by side". So that's what I want to do next is start to control these graphics all using ActionScript. So in here, "gameTitle.x". Actually, it's X position. I want to adjust its X position and I want to kind of put it off to the side. I don't want it to be at the top. I want it to be right in the center. So "stage.stageWidth/2;" "gameTitle.x = stage.stageWidth/2;" That's what I can do. I can go ahead and say, "Hey, regardless of where the title is, go ahead and put it right in the center of the screen." And that's what this does right here, okay? And another thing I can do is go ahead and control the game title's Y position. "gameTitle.y = stage.stageHeight/2;" And I can go ahead and make the stage height divided by two as well. So regardless of where it is, it's always going to put it in the very center. That's not quite exactly what I want. I actually want to take this game title, and I'm going to want to move it off to the left-hand side a little bit. In fact, what I can do there instead of making the X position right in the center, I can say, "Put it on one-third of the way in." "gameTitle.x = stage.stageWidth/3;" So that's all I'm going to do. I know that seems like a lot of code, but notice how I've placed this function above the actual function call. So that's where the position of this code comes from. But not only that, I need to make sure I call this, so I'm going to copy this code, and I'm going to make sure the function gets called when this application initially loads. So check for all this stuff when it initially loads as well. Again, I'm just resizing the game title real fast. Everything else should stay the same, other than the background will be fixed. So I'll do a Control, Test Movie. We're going to test it in Device Central. When I run it, I can see that it repositions that title. So again, it puts it off to the side at sort of a third of the way in, which is perfect for my positioning. And then I can go ahead and start to work on the other items. But what happens if I change it to portrait? So I'm going to change it to more of that vertical. Sure enough, it's going to be in the correct position there as well. It just lines it right up to the middle. Remember, this is a third of the way from that top part. So the nice thing is you don't have to define where graphics go based on the stage width all the time. What you can do is you can define where objects go based on other objects. So if I want to go ahead and take that panel, I can take that panel and make its Y position equal to the game title's Y position. "panel.y = gameTitle.y;" Okay? So I don't have to make it always equal to the stage width or whatever. I can start defining objects based on where the position of other objects are. All right. The last thing I will do with this panel, maybe I'll change its X position as well. "panel.x = gameTitle.x + gameTitle.width;" I can go ahead and instead of making it equal to the stage width, I can take it and make it equal to not only the game title's X position-- and you can do this however you want. You don't actually need to put that within parentheses. You can make it equal to the game title's X position plus the game title's width as well. So again, just defining where the position of items are based on other objects. And I'll just run this really fast. Control, Test Movie. Everything looks good so far. We'll see how our characters kind of pop out. Let's go ahead and change this to landscape mode. And we can see that content actually has shifted off to the side. Now, of course you want to do further adjustments based on what I've talked about here. Just to kind of show you some final code that I've implemented, you want to do the same thing but maybe sort of subtract from where it currently is. So you might want to hard code numbers, but you really want to keep from hard coding specific numbers in there because you want to keep your interface as flexible as possible. So again, with some additional code added in here, I can go ahead and do Control, Test Movie and test it in Device Central. By sort of doing some fine tuning, we can see everything lands in place and works out great. So regardless of the device or regardless of the orientation of the device, the content is always going to be where I want it to be. So just a quick example of how to resize content regardless of the device. You can obviously see that Flash does a great job of positioning items. 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Just like Tom Hanks in that movie from the '90s, sometimes you never know what you're going to get. Whether you're a prospector panning for gold, a would-be member of high society scratching off a lottery ticket in hopes of winning big or you're forced into an office gift exchange during the holidays, the outcome of your efforts, or luck, is never certain. For lack of a better option, this week on RoundAbout we venture into uncharted territory with an unusually eclectic theme in our first-ever "Grab-Bag" episode. Submitted for discussion this week, a man in the UK gets busted for drunk driving in something ridiculous. We find a C3 Chevy Corvette that's received some unusual chassis work. Plus we talk about Audi's sexy new drop-top when we go In The Garage. All that and more on this week's installment of RoundAbout, The 'Grab Bag' Episode. Enjoy!
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If you're upgrading from Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, Windows RT, Windows 8.1 Preview, Windows 8.1 Pro Preview or Windows RT 8.1 Preview, the process is basically the same: You launch the Upgrade installer from Windows Store, run the installer while the PC or device is offline, reboot a few times, and then emerge with the OS upgraded. Here's a visual guide to this process.
Note: The only major difference between these installs, aside from the installer download size, is that those with Windows 8.1 or RT 8.1 Preview will need to reinstall all of their Metro-style apps and desktop applications when the upgrade is complete.
For a complete rundown of what upgrade options are available to each Windows version, please refer to my post Windows 8.1 Upgrade Guide: Electronic Upgrade Options.
OK, let's dive in.
Windows Store. You will see an Upgrade Windows tile.
Windows 8.1/Windows 8.1 Pro/Windows RT 8.1. This landing page will help you trigger the downloading of the Windows 8.1 installer.
Installer downloads. Oddly, you don't see this screen, or any download progress, with Windows RT.
App reinstall warning. If you were using a Preview version of Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1, you'll be warned that you will need to reinstall your apps after the upgrade is complete.
Restart required. Tap Restart Now to begin the upgrade. Otherwise, it will happen automatically after a timer expires.
Installation. Your PC will reboot and begin the install process.
Installation continues. Your PC could reboot 2-3 times in total as install completes.
Out of box experience. Once Windows 8.1 has installed, the PC will reboot and you will need to step through an out of box wizard in which you will agree to the license terms, choose between Express settings and a more manual configuration, sign in to your Microsoft account, and agree to use SkyDrive.
App installs. Once that process is complete, Windows 8.1 will install its default app set and links to your previously-installed Metro-style apps so you can manually install them afterwards.
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I soon learned that my new best friend became the ol' manila envelope. Yes I tried file folders, but nothing like the secure edges of a manila envelope to house (and haul around) your treasures. Read on and you'll see why.
As I gathered photos and mementos I sorted the items based on the following:
- A manila envelope for each sibling and parent (for individual photos and documents only)
- A manila envelope for "family group shots" (when one or more of my siblings or parents were photographed together - easier to find these and share with everyone later)
- Manila envelopes for each of my uncles and aunts' families, plus manila envelopes for my ancestors which I called my "Butler ancestors" and "Morris ancestors." I have 43 first cousins on my Mom's side, so needless to say I needed quite a few manila envelopes. (Needless to say, our family took the commandment "mutliply and replenish the earth" literally!)
- Unidentified photos - and there will be many if you don't start soon!
- I later added electronic file folders on my computer hard drive that mimic these same manila envelopes and their contents.
As I would collect information in the envelopes, I loved how transportable the envelopes became. I would take those envelopes to family reunions, weddings, funerals, etc., and would ask cousins and ancestors to help identify ancestors. (Always keep a pencil handy to write on the back of your photos.). And, I would turn over those manila envelopes to the recipients named therein as well. What a nice present to give them photos of their loved ones. In fact, one family actually had a house fire and lost all of their photos many years ago, so my little manila envelope turned out to be a family treasure to them. I still maintain all of these manila envelopes to this date, though the contents may have changed over the years (as I give away photos, etc).
My only regret: not thinking I'd need copies (or digital images) of all of the photos in those manila envelopes. Now, I make sure every photo is scanned and processed to an identical electronic file folder for safekeeping before I give away original photos. Lessons learned.
ancestry.com under my family tree. Sharing the photos on ancestry.com has helped me connect with many more extended cousins. It is nice to receive emails from relatives who have never seen these items before, and share in their joy.
Sure - manila envelopes may not be the answer for you, but it worked well for me. Get the larger manila envelopes too -- 10 x 13 is sufficient to start. And, these manila envelopes can become the precursor for future scrapbooking projects or family histories (if you are so inclined). It's a great place to start, and that's the point -- get started!
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Peter Linder has been named to the newly created post of entrepreneur-in-residence within the office of the Vice President for Research at Penn State, part of an ongoing effort to invigorate entrepreneurship and technology transfer at the University.
Most recently Linder has served as board chair for the Penn State Research Foundation, a nonprofit organization comprised of University faculty, alumni, Trustees and industry representatives that promotes patenting and commercial applications for Penn State's scientific and technical research.
"Peter's new responsibilities will include advising faculty, staff and students with regard to their entrepreneurial aspirations and activities," said Henry C. Foley, vice president for research and dean of the Graduate School. "He will help to evaluate Penn State start-up companies as investment opportunities, and help to identify funding sources, especially among members of the southeastern Pennsylvania investment community."
Penn State's research and development expenditures in fiscal 2012 totaled $808 million -- a 48 percent increase in the past decade.
"Those numbers indicate that our faculty are proposing path-breaking R&D initiatives to public- and private-sector sponsors," Foley said. "We need to explore additional ways to make this important new knowledge available for real-world applications, and Peter will be part of this effort."
Linder's expertise will be available to faculty and students University-wide who are engaged in research and research-based entrepreneurial activities.
Linder is past treasurer and chairman of the finance committee of the board of directors of Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania. He is chairman emeritus of the Mid-Atlantic Angel Group Fund, a member-managed angel fund that makes investments in start-up companies. He also served as the chairman of LORE, one of the oldest angel investment groups in the nation, and chair of the Angel Capital Education Foundation. He is a member of the Valuation Committee of Edison Venture Fund and of the board of directors of Molecular Detection Inc.
Linder was founding president of ETHIX, a managed-care company operating HMOs and PPOs in 13 states. He also founded American Interactive, a company specializing in hospital laboratory data processing systems. He has been a member of the board of governing trustees of The Jackson Laboratory.
Linder graduated from Penn State in 1961 with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
He will be based at the University Park campus and at Penn State Great Valley in Malvern.


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Ben Silverman is back in business with Elisabeth Murdoch, partnering with her Shine Group to launch a new international unit.
Silverman's new multimedia company, Electus (a part of Barry Diller's IAC), has struck a deal with Shine Intl. to launch Electus Distribution, which will oversee worldwide sales for Electus' TV, film and digital output. Silverman, who sold his Reveille shingle to Murdoch for $125 million in 2008, announced the alliance on Tuesday.
He'll run the new division along with Shine Intl. prexy Chris Grant — who was originally hired by Silverman at Reveille to handle that company's international operations.
According to Grant, the partnership will allow Silverman immediate access to an established international distribution pipeline. In other words, rather than having to build a new international operation from scratch, Silverman will rely on the operation he previously built at Reveille.
"Given the shorthand that Ben and I have, we'll be able to hit the ground running at 100 miles an hour," Grant said. "From a business perspective and a personal perspective, it made all the sense in the world…(Silverman's) approach to international content has helped shape my vision of the distribution business."
Electus Distribution will be based at Shine Intl.; Silverman and Grant are currently looking at hiring execs to staff the division.
As part of the arrangement, Electus and Shine Intl. are looking to co-fund projects and make third-party production deals.
First up, Electus Distribution has sealed a deal with Israel's Abbot Reif Hameiri Prod. Co. As part of that setup, Electus is in line to develop Abbot Reif Hameiri's programming throughout the world outside Israel (including the U.S.), while that company will have the ability to sell Electus content to the Israeli marketplace.
Electus has already identified Abbot Reif Hameiri's gamer "Cuckoo's Nest," which launched as a Facebook application and turned into a TV series. "Cuckoo's Nest," which will now be developed for U.S. auds, consists of daily live broadcasts on Facebook and will utilize both a studio-based game and home-based audience participation.
"The deal with Abbot Reif Hameiri will make great strides in sharing exceptional content throughout the world — both by bringing their outstanding multiplatform programming and talent to U.S. audiences and by exporting Electus content to Israeli audiences," Silverman said.
Beyond that, Grant said he and Silverman are looking now at bringing more scripted fare overseas, just as they earlier had success with selling nonscripted formats ("Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader," "The Biggest Loser") abroad.
Electus Distribution plans to staff up quickly, with a mix of execs moving over from Shine, as well as new hires.
"We're getting into this quickly," Grant said.