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"Imagine a 6-year-old kid about to start school. The kid has only known his local village, the local fields," Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli said at MIT on Friday. "This is a place that kid would have imagined was close to the stars. That kid, of course, was me."
Bocelli, who became blind after a childhood accident, visited MIT in support of the Andrea Bocelli Foundation's (ABF) funding of research on assistive technologies for the blind and for reducing global poverty.
Speaking through a translator, Bocelli described the origin of his partnership with MIT: "It was born here in Boston two or three years ago, when, after a concert, I met Professor Munther Dahleh. We discussed the idea to create a device that could act as a substitute for the eyes. The answer I got from Professor Dahleh was, 'Yes, we can.'"
While admitting that this research may help him personally, Bocelli said his primary motivation was helping others who are blind or visually impaired: "I have friends who have issues with going to work or grocery shopping, locating items on the shelves. The issue is having the ability to live independently."
Seth Teller, a professor of computer science and engineering in MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL), described the goal of MIT's Fifth Sense project as "developing portable, wearable devices that [can] enable blind and visually impaired people to participate independently in daily activities." Most of the millions of blind and visually impaired people around the world "are simply left behind" in work and education, Teller said. "We're pursuing a multidisciplinary approach to solving these problems in the real world."
Teller detailed a number of challenges ahead: "The world is full of hazards," from curbs to poles and more. A wearable device would have to be comfortable and socially acceptable. Other challenges include collecting and transmitting information about the user's surroundings, such as "notifying a user when people approach" and "decoding texts and symbols" from the surroundings, Teller said. A final obstacle is the user interface, which must allow for privacy while transmitting information fast enough for users to act upon it.
"Many of the ideas that were impossible decades ago are now possible," Teller said, "but we're trying to go from impossible to possible in principle, to practical and usable by real people, and finally to devices that are affordable. We're early on the road to satisfying these requirements."
Assistive technology devices were exhibited as part of Bocelli's visit. CSAIL postdoc Nick Wang and senior Chelsea Finn demonstrated a wearable text recognizer that first scans the likeliest places for text, such as on vertical surfaces, and then zooms in to decode that text for the user. "You start by making a map of the environment and then zoom in to isolate text," Finn explained. "The decoding of the text is more demanding computationally," Wang added, "because you need higher image quality."
Pierluigi Gallo, a professor at the University of Palermo, displayed a smartphone-based navigation system for the blind featuring a tactile interface that vibrates when the user is following the right path. A wi-fi network would disseminate path information, Gallo said, describing the application as "both practical and relatively simple to implement."
The all-day "Challenges 2013" workshop included panel discussions on various obstacles facing assistive technology research, from computer vision to crowdsourcing to user interface design, and included researchers from multiple disciplines at MIT, Italian universities, and elsewhere.
At a midmorning press event, Bocelli drew chuckles when he explained his role in ABF-funded projects: "I do almost nothing. My main role is raising funds, so the big challenge for me is to continue singing well or maybe to begin singing well." (Bocelli has sold almost 100 million albums worldwide.) Teller and Laura Giarré of the University of Palermo, co-chairs of the "Challenges 2013" workshop, quickly refuted Bocelli's tongue-in-cheek claim of limited involvement. "We are inspired by Andrea," Teller emphasized, "and he is a frank participant in what we are doing." Giarré added, "Andrea is involved in all of our decisions."
In the afternoon, the focus shifted to fighting poverty. Bocelli opened a "Break the Barriers" workshop attended by Claudio Bisogniero, Italy's ambassador to the United States, and hosted by MIT's Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab. The workshop focused on reducing poverty through education, clean water projects, and environmental protection efforts, as well as emphasizing the use of scientific data and methods to assess the impact of such programs.
Jaebets Gille, director of a Haitian vocational school, praised Bocelli's humanitarian efforts: "It's amazing for us. Andrea feels the love to help undeveloped countries. It's about heart-thinking. He can't see the images [of poverty], but he can feel the needs and has responded."
Bocelli ended the day with a challenge for researchers: "We need to solve the problems first, before worrying about cost," he said. "My invitation to the MIT scientists: Go ahead with your research and then we will do something about lowering the cost later." Bocelli finished with a smile and two final words spoken in English: "Good luck!"


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Could Facebook's next big "awesome" thing be a music service? Some folks digging around in their code may have found evidence to support this theory.
Mashable reports various references to something called "Vibes" have been found in the bowels of Facebook.
Jeff Rose, who was digging around in Facebook's code, when installing the plugins for their new video service, and discovered the following:
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if (paramString.equals("com.facebook.peep"))
return this.window.getMember("VideoChatPlugin");
if (paramString.equals("com.facebook.vibes")) {
return this.window.getMember("MusicDownloadDialog");
Apparently the "peep" reference is talking about the Skype video, and it would appear that "vibes" would be talking about a music service to come.
Didn't MySpace do all this already?

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One way to discover your French-Canadian roots is to join a family association. It all has to do with collaboration, doesn't it?
The Library and Archives Canada says that "The main goal of a family association is to perpetuate the memory of these ancestors and preserve the cultural heritage associated with them, such as the land that was granted to them in New France, or the ancestral house, if it still exists".
The association members organize meetings and reunions, small or large, and publish newsletters, and of course, many have a website and a Facebook page.
On a personal note, I see where my husband's paternal surname (Lapointe dit Audet) and his maternal surname (Jobin) are there.
The website is at http://www.genealogie.org/associations.asp
If you have Acadian roots, go to http://www.fafa-acadie.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30&Itemid=40 for a list of Acadian surnames.


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Troubleshooting irrigation valves
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
Nowhere is this truer than with irrigation valves. They are highly reliable and will last for years if you properly care for them. But valves can be difficult to troubleshoot because many of the parts that could be causing the problems are hidden. By learning how irrigation valves work, you can troubleshoot almost any problem.
Proper valve troubleshooting starts with a few basic questions: * Is the irrigation controller plugged in and properly programmed? * Is the master water supply turned on? * Is water present to the valve? * Is the flow-control handle open? * Is sufficient water pressure and flow available? * Is the pump working?
Valves 101 Before troubleshooting begins, you must understand how irrigation valves work. Valves control the flow of water to sprinklers and can be mechanical, hydraulic, electric or a hybrid-know what kind you're dealing with.
A valve stays closed because the surface area above the diaphragm is about two-and-half times larger than the pressurized surface area below the diaphragm. The difference causes a greater force above the diaphragm than below it. The valve traps the water, which fills the upper chamber. The valve will open only when the force above the diaphragm has been relieved. This will happen electrically when the controller energizes the solenoid or manually when you use the manual bleed.
The solenoid is a coil of electrical wire that, when charged with an electrical current from the controller, creates a magnetic force and pulls up a small, metal plunger inside the valve. As the plunger rises, it dumps water from the chamber above the diaphragm to a lower (downstream) pressure area. This reduces the force above the diaphragm and the valve opens.
To close a valve, the irrigation controller stops sending an electrical current to the solenoid. As the current terminates, the solenoid drops the plunger and stops the flow of water from above the diaphragm. The pressure above the diaphragm builds to a force greater than the pressure below the diaphragm, and the valve closes.
This also occurs when you operate the valve manually. When you open the manual bleed screw, you relieve the force above the diaphragm either to the atmosphere or to the downstream side of the valve.
Electricity and Water A variety of conditions can cause an irrigation valve to malfunction. But don't overlook the obvious. If the valve will not open, make sure you have turned on the water supply. You can check to make sure you have a water supply by manually opening or "bleeding" the valve.
There are two types of manual-bleed devices. The most common is an external manual bleed. It usually consists of a small knob on top of the valve bonnet that bleeds-or relieves-the water above the diaphragm. The second type of manual-bleed device is an internal manual bleed. It is usually a lever on the solenoid or the solenoid itself. When you turn on the lever or activate the solenoid, water pressure above the diaphragm bleeds to the downstream side of the valve. Turn the external manual-bleed screw or operate the internal manual bleed and check for water flow. Be aware that some valves incorporate both external and internal manual-bleed systems. If there is still no water flow to the valve, check the PVC line for breaks.
Another common problem is lack of electrical signal (voltage) to the valve. To determine if the valve is receiving power, use a volt-ohm meter. From the irrigation controller, manually turn on the station you are troubleshooting. With the volt-ohm meter, check the voltage between the ground and the controller-station terminal. Your reading should be 24 volts AC (VAC). If it is not 24 VAC, you need to determine the cause-which is usually a blown fuse in the controller or in the controller's transformer.
While you are at the controller, check the entire irrigation program. In many cases, a valve will not operate properly because of faulty controller programming.
If your meter reads 24 VAC at the controller station wires, check the zone in question to make sure it's operating. Make sure that the controller has a programmed start time and run time and that the "days-to-run" setting is programmed. Though this may seem elementary, an improperly programmed controller is one of the most common causes of valve malfunction-and usually the largest source of customer complaints.
If the controller is working properly, check the voltage to the solenoid. With the controller turned off, skin the insulation off the two wires running from the valve solenoid to the splice. Make these cuts as close to the splice as possible. Attach a voltmeter to the wire running from the splice-the voltage should read zero.
Manually operate the irrigation controller, and check that you are receiving 24 VAC. It is normal to experience some voltage loss at the valve, but if the volt-ohm meter reads less than 20 VAC, the field wires have a problem. You need to find the source of this problem or replace the wires.
After completing this test, cut out the original splice, and reconnect the wires. It's important to leave enough wire to make the splice.
Contamination Because of its direct connection to piping from the main water line, a valve is susceptible to contamination from dirt and debris, especially if you use non-potable or effluent water. To reduce the risk of contamination, most irrigation valves have a filter or screen to keep dirt out of the area above the diaphragm and the solenoid area.
Dirt and debris trapped in the valve may cause it to "weep." The telltale sign of a weeping valve is excessive puddling at the lowest sprinkler after the valves have shut off.
To check for excessive dirt, debris or algae buildup, turn the water off, remove the valve bonnet, and check the screens for contamination. Some valves have filter screens directly below the solenoid, which can be removed with a small screwdriver or coin. Flush the screens with water to remove any debris.
This is also a good time to check the diaphragm and valve seat for debris, wear or deterioration (note that some valves have these two components molded into one piece). The diaphragm, which is a large, rubber-like, flexible disc, is subject to deterioration. It can be nicked or torn by a trapped pebble or a build-up of grit.
The valve seat is the lower sealing surface in the valve body. Inspect it for nicks by running your finger over the lip of the valve seat. Replace the valve body if the valve seat is damaged. Check the diaphragm and the valve seat for cracks and wear. Replace them if they show signs of wear or deterioration. Reassemble the valve, turn on the water, and manually operate the irrigation controller to make sure everything is working properly.
Solenoids If you have checked the water supply, the power supply and the diaphragm and valve seat, and the valve is still malfunctioning, usually the only possibility left is a faulty solenoid.
With the water turned off, unscrew the solenoid from the bonnet of the valve. Be careful not to lose the plunger or the small spring, which helps force the solenoid plunger downward.
Inspect the solenoid plunger. The plunger is the small, metal piston with a rubber base inside the solenoid housing. The plunger must be clean and free of any debris.
To check the operation of the solenoid, manually turn on the valve or zone from the irrigation controller. If it's working, the solenoid plunger will be pulled into the solenoid body.
Some irrigation-equipment manufacturers have designed "captive" solenoid plungers. A small piece of plastic holds these types of plungers in the solenoid housing. If the valve has a captured solenoid, you will hear a sharp clicking sound when the solenoid energizes. If the solenoid is not working properly or if the solenoid plunger does not move freely in the solenoid housing, clean and retest it. If it is still not working, replace the solenoid.
Also, with the solenoid removed, check the small hole in the bonnet that allows water to pass from above the diaphragm to the downstream side of the valve. Check the opening with a paper clip or small piece of wire. It is important not to enlarge this hole because it controls the opening and closing speed of the valve.
By following these suggestions, you'll be able to save time and quickly get to the root of the problem when valve troubles occur.
Laurie Berry is valve product manager with Rain Bird Sales Inc. (Azusa, Calif.).
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This is a Mid Century Modern, Regency Mandarin Red, TR-4 transistor radio, circa 1956. It is almost mint condition with it's original leather case and ear microphone. I spent some time researching this radio. It is the second of this model the first being the Regency TR-1. The TR-1 sells for $500.00 to $700.00, just for the radio. The main difference between the two is the TR-4 has a aluminum dial plate and the TR-1 has a heavier brass dial plate. Most of the Regency radios I have seen listed for sale are for the radios only and the cases and earphones listed separately. I think this is because the case and earhones are same for both models. My delema is if I were to list this for sale should I keep them together as a set or should I list them separate for the highest profit potential?


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SSL Security Protection Tips
Without applying extra efforts to your connection on the internet you are wandering around an unsecured environment. Before you make administrative modifications to secure Zen Cart® and its database, you need to equip yourself with secure ways to make these modifications. Otherwise if someone is watching/listing to the information you transmit, it might not be long before your private business information becomes public. The bare minimum you should have is access to shared SSL services from your hosting company.
The preferred would be to have a dedicated SSL certificate for your store, as it is more professional in appearance than the use of a shared certificate. There will be an expense incurred to obtain a dedicated SSL certificate and dedicated IP address in your hosting account.
Accessing Your Site Files Securely
Instead of using regular FTP to access your server's files, it would be wise (if your hosting company offers FTPS support) to use a program that offers FTP over SSL/TLS. This method will encrypt the information you transmit and receive. This is important especially when you are downloading database backups or configuration files which contain usernames and passwords, etc.
If your hosting company does not offer SFTP or FTPS, then they are most likely not PCI Compliant either, and you should be choosing a different hosting company who takes security seriously.
The following is a list of several steps you can take to secure your Zen Cart® site:
1. Remove extra folders from your server after install
It's important that after you've installed your site and are satisfied that it's working properly, including actually doing live transactions to test ALL the payment and shipping modules you're using on your site, be sure to do some cleanup:
REMOVE THE FOLLOWING FOLDERS (and all the files inside them), TO MINIMIZE SECURITY RISKS:
- /docs
- /extras
- /zc_install
- /install.txt (this file can be removed, too)
It is safe to keep these files on your own computer, since they can be used as references/documentation, or used to aid in troubleshooting as diagnostic tools, or for upgrading/installing again in the future. But those folders/files should *not* be on a live webserver.
Optional: Additionally, *IF* you have no intentions of supporting downloadable products or music-media products, you can *also* remove these folders:
- /download
- /media
- /pub
(And you'll need to go to your Admin->Configuration->Attribute Settings->Enable Downloads, and set it to False to turn off the warning message about the missing download folder) In the future, if you choose to add downloadable products to your site or music-products, you will want to re-upload these appropriate folders (and their contents) to your server again, and assign appropriate permissions.
2. Rename your /admin folder
It is recommended for additional security that you rename your admin directory after installation. This way, it will be significantly harder for hackers to find your admin area or attempt any attack on breaking into it.
Instructions for renaming your admin folder can be found in this article.
If your server doesn't support use of .htaccess files, you'll need to work with your hosting company to come up with a way to provide the security protections offered by the supplied .htaccess files but using *your* server's available tools. If you cannot come up with alternate measures, you should reconsider whether your current hosting service is really adequate for the security appropriate to eCommerce.
3. Use SMTPAUTH or SMTP as your Email Transport method, instead of the generic "PHP" or "sendmail" settings.
Go to Admin->Configuration->Email Options, and change your Email Transport Protocol to SMTPAUTH, and then fill in all the SMTP credentials in the other settings lower on that same screen.
This will not only help prevent outgoing emails from ending up in spam folders, but will also prevent the disclosure of your admin folder when sending emails from your admin screens.
4. Set configure.php files read-only
It's important that you CHMOD (set permissions) on the two configure.php files as read-only. Typically this means setting them to 644, or in some cases 444.
The configure.php files are located in:
Quite often setting permissions on a file to read only via FTP will not work. Even if the permission looks like it was set to read only, it really may not have been. You must verify the correct setting by entering the store and seeing if there is a warning message on the top of the screen. "Warning: I am able to write to the configuration file:..." In this case you will need to use the "File Manager" supplied with your webhosting account.
If you're using a Windows server, simply set the file as Read-Only for Everyone and especially the IUSR_xxxxx (Internet Guest Account) user if running IIS, or the System account or apache user if running Apache.
5. Delete any unused Admin accounts
v1.3.x or older:
Admin > Tools > Admin Settings
v1.5.0 or newer:
Admin > Admin Access > Admin Users
In your admin Users screen, check for any unused Admin accounts, and delete them. Especially the Demo account, if it exists.
6. Admin Password Security
It is wise to use complicated passwords so that a would-be hacker can't easily guess them.
We recommend that you use passwords that are at least eight or more characters long, and a mix of letters and numbers, and even upper-and-lower case. Making it multiple words (of letters-and-numbers) with spaces in between will make it almost impossible to guess or crack.
If you are going to use normal words it is a good idea to join together two normal words that don't normally go together, again separating them with spaces and maybe mixing in some uppercase letters.
Admin passwords should be changed at least every 3 months.
v1.3.9 and older:
You can change your Admin password in Admin > Tools > Admin Settings, and click on the Reset Password button, or click on the icon that looks like a recycle symbol.
v1.5.0 and newer:
Visit Admin > Admin Access > Admin Users to change passwords.
7. Admin Access Protection
It is wise to observe caution while working in your admin area:
- use only one browser tab to access your admin area
- do NOT visit other sites (ESPECIALLY email sites like gmail/yahoo/hotmail/etc) when your browser has an active admin login session enabled -- even in another tab (this is because if you're clicking links in emails you run the risk of opening yourself up to XSS problems if you're logged into your store admin at the same time. It's like handling raw chicken and licking your fingers ... do so at your own risk!)
- always log out of your admin when not using it
8. Protect your "define pages" content in "html_includes"
After you have finished editing your define pages (Admin > Tools > Define Pages Editor), you should protect them:
A. Download a copy of them to your PC using your FTP software. They are located in the /includes/languages/english/html_includes folder and subfolders.
B. Make them CHMOD 644 (ie: "read-only"). See notes above on CHMOD. /includes/languages/english/html_includes – and all files/folders underneath
If you make them read-only, then a would-be hacker cannot edit them if they gain access to your system, unless they can get permissions to change the read-only status, which is more complicated.
Note: Of course, once you set them read-only, then you'll need to go and set them back to read-write before making additional changes using the define-pages editor or uploading replacements via FTP, and then read-only again when done.
9. Use .htaccess files to protect against unwanted snooping
NOTE: This step is already largely addressed in v1.3.9 and v1.5.0 and newer, with the included .htaccess files. If you are using older versions of Zen Cart then you will have to do these adjustments manually:
In several folders, there are .htaccess files to prevent malicious visitors from being able to browse through the files on your site unless they know exact filenames. Some also prevent access to any .PHP scripts, since it's expected that all PHP files in those folders will be accessed by other PHP files, and not by a browser directly. This is good for security. If you delete these files, you run the risk of leaving yourself open to people snooping around.
There are also some blank index.html files in several folders. These files are there to protect you in case your FTP software won't upload .htaccess files, or your server won't accept them. These only prevent directory browsing, and do not stop execution of .PHP files. It's a good alternative, although using .htaccess files in all of these folders is the better choice, for servers that accept them.
Suggested content for .htaccess files in folders where there is an index.html file but not yet an .htaccess file would be something like the following (depends on your server configuration):
#.htaccess to prevent unauthorized file access files
OPTIONS -Indexes -ExecCGI
IndexIgnore */*
### This part says to deny access to EVERYTHING. Afterwards, you'll allow access to JUST the permitted items. See next FilesMatch section.
<FilesMatch .*>
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
### NOTE: Add only appropriate PERMITTED filetypes to this list, depending on which folder you're protecting:
<FilesMatch .*\.(js|css|jpg|gif|png|swf)>
Order Deny,Allow
Allow from all
In order for the above suggestions to work, your host must include either 'All' or all of these: 'Limit Options Indexes' parameters to the AllowOverride configuration in the server's master apache httpd.conf file.
If your webhost configuration doesn't allow you to create/use your own .htaccess files, you'll need to work with your hosting company to come up with a way to provide the security protections offered by the supplied .htaccess files but using *your* server's available tools; sometimes they provide an interface in your hosting admin control panel where you can set the desired settings. You need to choose, and use, the appropriate method for your server. As mentioned above, it's best to work with your web hosting company to select and implement the best method for your specific server. We can't tell you what to use for your specific server, but we offer these guidelines as a starting point. If you cannot come up with alternate measures, you should reconsider whether your current hosting service is really adequate for the security appropriate to eCommerce.
10. Disable "Allow Guest To Tell A Friend" featureNote: v1.5.0 does not have this feature built-in, so there's nothing to disable.
You may wish to go to Admin > Configuration > Email Options > Allow Guest To Tell A Friend and set the option to false. This will prevent non-logged-in customers from using your server to send unwanted email messages.
In Zen Cart® v1.3.x this option is set to 'false' by default.
NOTE: Changing this option to 'true' might allow rogue visitors to use your tell-a-friend form to send spam to other email addresses.
If you intend to NOT use the tell-a-friend feature at all, rename the /includes/modules/pages/tell_a_friend/ folder to something random, or delete it altogether.
11. Protect your "images" and other folders
During initial installation, you are advised to set your images folder to read/write, so that you can use the Admin interface to upload product/category images without having to use FTP for each one. Similar recommendations are made to other files for various reasons.
However, leaving the images (or any other) folder in read/write mode means that hackers might be able to put malicious files in this (or other) folder(s) and thus create access points from which to attempt nasty exploits.
Thus, once your site is built and your images have been created/loaded, you should drop the security down from read/write to read. ie: change from CHMOD 777 down to 644 for files and 755 for folders.
(Note: This is already done since v1.3.9) -- *IF* your server is running PHP as a CGI application and not as an Apache module, and you wish to prevent hackers from executing scripts in your images folder (which is only an issue *if* they are able to successfully hack to your images folder and insert rogue script files), you could further secure it by adding a custom .htaccess file which only allows images to be displayed, and won't allow the use of php files etc. Here's the code for said custom .htaccess file:
# Prevent directory viewing and the ability of any scripts to run.
# No script, be it PHP, PERL or whatever, can normally be executed if ExecCGI is disabled.
OPTIONS -Indexes -ExecCGI
File/Folder permissions settings
On Linux/Unix hosts, generally, permission-setting recommendations for basic security are:
- folders/directories: 755
- files: 644
On Windows hosts, setting files read-only is usually sufficient. Should double-check that the Internet Guest Account has limited (read-only) access.
Folder Purposes
The folders for which installation suggests read-write access for setup are these. If your site supports .htaccess protection, then you should use it for these folders.
- /cache
This is used to cache session and database information. The BEST security protection for this is to move it to a folder "above" the public_html/htdocs/www area, so that it's not accessible via a browser. (Requires changes to DIR_FS_SQL_CACHE setting in configure.php files as well as Admin > Configuration > Sessions > Session Directory.
- /images
See other suggestions earlier.
- /includes/languages/english/html_includes
See other suggestions earlier.
- /logs
This folder is used for storing debug or error logs needed for troubleshooting problems which may be ocurring on your site. You may wish to relocate this folder above your web/document-root for security reasons. Update the DIR_FS_LOG in both configure.php files to point to the new location.
(Not applicable to versions older than v1.5.0)
- /media
This is only suggested read-write for the sake of being able to upload music-product media files via the admin. Could be done by FTP as an alternative.
- /pub
This is used on Linux/Unix hosts to have downloadable products made available to customers via a secure delivery method which doesn't disclose the 'real' location of files/data on your server (so that people can't share a URL and have their friends steal downloads from your site)
- /admin/backups
This is used by automated backup routines to store database backups. Optional.
- /admin/images/graphs
This is used by the Admin > Tools > Banner Manager for updating/displaying bar graphs related to banner usage. If not writable, this feature is ignored.
12. Remove the print URL feature from your browser
To stop the browser from printing the admin URL (which discloses your Admin foldername) on the invoice follow these steps:.
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Click on File then Page Setup
- At page setup window, remove these two character combination "&u" from the header or footer text box.
- Firefox
- Click on File then Page Setup
- On page setup window click on the tab "Margins & Header/Footer". In the "Header & Footer" section set all of the drop downs to --blank--. (Or at least remove all instances of "Title" and "URL" from the various boxes.)
- Other browsers offer similar menu choices to change these settings.
13. Things to Check Up on Regularly
- Be sure you've done all the steps listed in this document.
- Make recent backups of your website files and database.
- Backup the database over a secure connection (ie: if you're using phpMyAdmin to backup, then make sure you're using HTTPS addresses in your URLs).
- Backup the website files over a secure connection (If you're copying files via FTP, be sure to use SECURE-FTP FTP over SSL/TLS). A good tool that supports Secure FTP (SFTP) is WinSCP, provided you configure your connection in it accordingly.)
- Store the backed up database and website files into an encrypted file. (You should NOT keep your backups on your server. But if you do, encrypt them securely. See your hosting company for advice.)
- Check your server's error log regularly for odd or suspicious activity. (Your hosting control panel should give you access to the Apache error_log)
- Look for any links that went to a page that isn't in your site.
- Look for links that have http after the index.php.
- Check your website files regularly to be sure nothing's been added or altered.
- Ask your web host what they have done to be sure the server you're on is safe and secure so that outsiders cannot do any harm, and so that other websites on your server cannot be used to get to your site and cause any harm (in case they have security holes in them).
- If your business warrants, or you still want additional assurance (especially if running forum software on your site, or other scripts outside of Zen Cart®), hire a security consultant to check your site regularly and give you peace of mind in exchange for a few dollars.
- Check your Zen Cart /logs/ or /cache/ folder for myDebug-XXXXX.log files to see whether any errors are happening which need to be fixed. Delete the log files after you've addressed the errors.
14. Server Operating System Patches
There are some common server vulnerabilities that are worth checking into to ensure your server isn't vulnerable to easy hacker exploits. There are entire professions dedicated to this subject, so it's impossible to list everything here; but some of the more common things needing attention are:


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Durham, North Carolina's Family Sircle group plans to release two CD singles ahead of a 14-track full-length in mid-August. The first single, which you can preview below, is entitled "Natural Attraction." The group will be performing this number and many others in concert at the Alston Avenue Elks Lodge on Saturday, July 2nd (3920 South Alston Ave, Durham, NC). This will only be their third performance since long-time vocalist Edgar Saunders passed away in the fall of 2009.
These sweet soul specialists' Carolina Soul roots run deep. Edgar Saunders (in the middle on the cover of their 1999 debut, below) sang with several local '70s-era acts including Blue Steam (aka Formula 12) and the Modulations. His brothers Stanley Saunders and Jerome Saunders worked with Duralcha and the Differences, respectively, and represent half of their re-vamped vocal line-up (they're on the left and right in the picture at the top of this entry). Barry Nichols (pictured in the middle, above) and Pierce McKoy (not pictured; worked out-of-state for a spell with national artist Main Ingredient), share the singing duties.
Excerpt of "Natural Attraction" by Family Sircle (2011).


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1L Exam Info and Software Installation Session
November 03, 2009 • 10:00 AM • Law School 3037
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1L JD students are asked to come to one of our introductory sessions on exam procedure. The registrar will share information about using your laptop in exams, and we will assist you in installling Electronic Bluebook (EBB), the exam software in use at Duke Law. 2Ls and 3Ls are welcome as well, but please uninstall your old version of EBB before the session. International LLM students will be assisted at special smaller sessions (look for an invitation in your email).


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Best Landscape Architecture Projects Received ASLA 2009 Professional Awards
By Bustler Editors|
Monday, May 11, 2009
The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has announced the winners of its 2009 Professional Awards. The jury considered nearly 600 entries—the largest number in ASLA history—from around the world and selected 49 projects for recognition in general design, residential design, analysis and planning, communications and research. The awards ceremony will take place at the ASLA Annual Meeting in Chicago on September 21.
General Design
Award of Excellence
Buffalo Bayou Promenade, Houston. Designed by SWA Group, Houston.
Honor Awards
Teardrop Park, New York, N.Y. Designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc., Cambridge, Mass.
Macallen Building, South Boston, Mass. Designed by Landworks Studio, Inc., Boston.
Changi Airport Terminal 3 Interior Landscape, Singapore. Designed by Tierra Design (S) Pte Ltd., Singapore.
The Museum of Modern Art Roof Garden, New York City. Designed by Ken Smith Landscape Architect, New York City.
Observation Balloon Preview Park Orange County Great Park, Irvine, Calif. Designed by WORKSHOPWEST Ken Smith Landscape Architect, New York City and Irvine, Calif.
ChonGae Canal Project, Seoul, Korea. Designed by Mikyoung Kim Design, Brookline, Mass.
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. Designed by SWA Group, Sausalito, Calif.
Museo del Acero Horno3, Monterrey, Mexico. Designed Surfacedesign Inc.+ Harari arquitectos, San Francisco.
Poly International Plaza, Guangzhou, China. Designed by SWA Group, San Francisco.
Zobon City Sculpture Garden, Pudong Shanghai, China. Designed by SWA Group, Los Angeles.
Beijing Olympic Forest Park, Beijing, China. Designed by Beijing Tsinghua Urban Planning & Design Institute, Beijing, China.
Panhandle Bandshell, San Francisco. Designed by CMG Landscape Architecture, San Francisco.
Westminster Presbyterian Church Fellowship Courtyard and Memorial Columbarium, Minneapolis. Designed by Coen + Partners, Inc., Minneapolis.
Spadina Wavedeck, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Designed by West 8 + DTAH, Rotterdam, the Netherlands and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz. Designed by Ten Eyck Landscape Architects, Inc., Phoenix.
Corporate Headquarters, San Francisco. Designed by OLIN, Philadelphia.
HtO, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Designed by Janet Rosenberg + Associates (JRA), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Claude Cormier Architectes Paysagistes, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Hariri Pontarini Architects, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Dell at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. Designed by Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects, Charlottesville, Va.
Residential Design
Honor Awards
Lee Landscape, Calistoga, Calif. Designed by Blasen Landscape Architecture, San Anselmo, Calif.
Stone Edge Farm, Sonoma, Calif. Designed by Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture, San Francisco.
Pool Pavilion Forest, Napa Valley, Calif. Designed by Tom Leader Studio, Berkeley, Calif.
Speckman House Landscape, St. Paul, Minn. Designed by Coen + Partners, Inc., Minneapolis.
Hilltop Residence, Seattle, Wash. Designed by Paul R. Broadhurst + Associates, Seattle.
The Crack Garden, San Francisco. Designed by CMG Landscape Architecture, San Francisco.
Oak Savanna Vineyards, Los Olivos, Calif. Designed by Lutsko Associates Landscape, San Francisco.
Two Rivers Residence, Jackson Hole, Wyo. Designed by Verdone Landscape Architects (VLA Inc.), Jackson, Wyo.
Vienna Way Residence, Venice, Calif. Designed by Marmol Radziner & Associates, Los Angeles.
Analysis and Planning
Award of Excellence
Scout Island Strategic Plan, New Orleans. Designed by Mossop Michaels, LLC, New Orleans.
Honor Awards
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, N.Y. Designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y.
Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan, Los Angeles, Calif. Designed by Mia Lehrer + Associates, Los Angeles.
Celebrating the Cultural Landscape Heritage of Mills College, Oakland, Calif. Designed by Robert Sabbatini, San Francisco.
Roadside Cultural Resources Preservation: A Guide to Assessing the Effects of Roadside Safety Implementation Projects on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Blue Ridge Pkwy., N.C. & Va. Designed by The Jaeger Company, Gainesville, Ga.
Brays Bayou Greenway Framework, Houston. Designed by SWA Group, Houston, Texas.
Urban Corridor Planning — City of Houston, Houston. Designed by The Planning Partnership Limited, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Stabiae Archaeological Park, Naples, Italy. Designed by Tom Leader Studio, Berkeley, Calif.
Greensburg Sustainable Comprehensive Plan, Greensburg, Kan. Designed by BNIM, Kansas City, Mo.
Geos Net Zero Energy Neighborhoods, Arvada, Colo. Designed by David Kahn Studio, Eldorado Springs, Colo., and Michael Tavel Architects, Denver.
Rockefeller Park Strategic Master Plan, Cleveland, Ohio. Designed by Siteworks, Charlottesville, Va.
A Civic Vision and Action Plan for the Central Delaware, Philadelphia. Designed by Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC, Philadelphia.
The Floyds Fork Greenway Master Plan, Louisville, Ky. Designed by Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC, Philadelphia.
Trinity River Corridor Design Guidelines, Dallas. Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC, Dallas.
Award of Excellence
JoLA — Journal of Landscape Architecture, by Georg D.W. Callwey GmbH & Co. KG, Munich, Germany.
Honor Awards
Up By Roots: Healthy Trees and Soils in the Built Environment, by James Urban, FASLA, Annapolis, Md.
The Master List of Design Projects of the Olmsted Firm 1857-1979, Lucy Lawliss, ASLA, Caroline Loughlin and Lauren Meier, ASLA, Editors.
One Drop at a Time — New Resourceful Paradigms at 168 Elm Ave, by de la fleur LLC.
Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates: Reconstructing Urban Landscapes, by University of Pennsylvania, School of Design, Philadelphia, Pa.
Interactive Mapping Project, by Ujirany Group, Budapest.
Honor Award
Restoration ecology processes to advance natural landscape design, by Steven N. Handel, Hon. ASLA
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Ever heard the phrase, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em?" Well, we couldn't think of a truly original topic to blog about this Earth Day. For the last forty years, people have talked about Earth Day and ways to preserve our planet. In the Internet age, it's even tougher to think of something truly unique, truly mindblowing.
So rather than telling you once more to purchase a water filter to filter your tap water and a reusable water bottle to carry it with (which is astonishingly good advice), we figured we'd point you to some writers who have provided an interesting, fresh take this Earth Day.In no particular order are a few blogs that made quite an impression on us. The first, from the Huffington Post, especially had us thinking green blue.
Is Blue the new Green?
The folks over at the Huffington Post think so, and they give nine reasons — each accompanied by a breathtaking photo – that Earth day is as much about our planet's water as it is our greenery. Gazelle Emami at the Huffington Post explains why we need to "Go Blue," too:
"Earth is often seen as synonymous with land, but our planet is overwhelming dominated by water. Which is why this Earth Day, we're going blue. Taking care of our oceans and other sources of water is critical to sustaining our planet, but the attention they get often doesn't reflect that. While 71 percent of the Earth's surface is covered by water, 95 percent of the oceans have not even been explored. We're taking a look at nine reasons why water and the life within it is vital to life on Earth, and how celebrating the earth means celebrating our most precious resource — water."
Eco-friendly Bottled Water
Jill Fehrenbacher of Inhabit wrote about the Top Five Dumbest Greenwashed Earth Day Gimmicks. First on her list were "eco-shaped water bottles," which the manufacturer Poland Springs touted as using 30% less plastic. Be that as it may, Fehrenbacher is quick to point out the hypocrisy involved in putting tap water into "eco-friendly" bottles.
Water for People
If you pledge to Save Your Water this Earth Day, UL Worldwide has promised to donate a dollar to Water for People, a program that helps bring clean water to some of the places on Earth that need it most.
Blue Link Bonanza
Oceana, the largest international organization focused solely on ocean conservation, published an Earth Day Blue Link Bonanza. The link bonanza included several links to celebrate Earth Day through water, including links to senators and suggestions to tell them to stop ocean acidification and offshore drilling..


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You really can't look anywhere right now without reading about someone hating the yen.
SocGen's Kit Juckes wrote today:
I hadlunch yesterday with a bunch of old friends/colleagues/acquaintances from the HF/investment/HNW markets. The result was a wide-ranging debate about markets. Everyone wants the yen to weaken (FX folks want to short the yen, equity folks think a weaker yen can let the Nikkei play catch-up).
Morgan Stanley's big 2013 currency outlook is called: FX Outlook 2013: The Year of JPY Weakness.
There are news reports about how traders are seeing "vindication" in their longtime bearishness.
Pop traders like Dennis Gartman say they are are shorting the yen.
Per the CFTC, traders ahve recently gone net short the yen for the first time since the Spring (chart via SocGen):
Goldman's Jim O'Neill says he's been a longtime Yen bull, but has now gone negative:
Anyhow, we may soon see a general election and a return of the LPD, whose probable Prime Minister has told us now 3 times in the last fortnight that he would force the BOJ, if necessary, to pursue a 3% inflation target. This is the sort of thing that many were advising Japan from overseas in the mid to late 90's when so many people mistakenly lost of lot of money betting against the Yen. Go get all those guys out of retirement as the time has probably come. The outlook for the Yen is highly asymmetric. It could either waffle around, or could decline sharply in coming months. It is, in my opinion, the most interesting macro thing out there. I have been getting more and more negative about the Yen for the past couple of years, and I have, so far, been wrong, but it seems more and more obvious to me, that the moment is here.
It's really non-stop. Hating the yen -- due to expected BOJ easing and a trade deficit -- is the currency story of the moment.


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NETWORK: Lifetime Television
NETWORK TAGLINE: "Connect, Play, Share"
DESCRIPTION OF NETWORK: Lifetime is dedicated to offering quality entertainment and informational programming, in addition to advocating a wide range of issues that affect women and their families.
GENRE(S) OF PROGRAMMING: Drama, Comedy, Documentaries, Reality, Specials
TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC: 18-49 Women
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS: 96.4 million
PARENT COMPANY:A&E Television Networks (the partnership between Disney/ABC, Hearst Corp. and NBC Universal, has officially acquired Lifetime Entertainment Services, the companies announced 8/27/09)
SISTER NETWORKS: A&E, Bio, Crime & Investigation, History, History en Español, History International, Lifetime Movie Network, Lifetime Real Women, Military History,
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Brian Sandford: Our Facebook page is a collaboration we hope you 'like'
If you follow the Nevada Appeal's Facebook page, you might notice wide variation in the tones of the posts you read. Some are serious; some are lighthearted. Some deliver news, while others invite readers to participate in contests or seek their feedback.
That's because several people from multiple departments contribute regularly to our page. In the newsroom, deputy editor Adam Trumble, photographer Shannon Litz, reporter Teri Vance and I post updates. In the past week, we've posted photos featuring AAA All-Star Game events in Reno, a car show and Charlie, the recovering Dayton puppy.
In the newsroom, we're working to interact more with you, our readers, via social media. It isn't just a tool we use to share information. It allows us to collect tips and feedback, and to lift the veil and show that real people work here. At an institution that has been around as long as the Appeal, sometimes the individual faces within can appear a bit blurry from the outside. Our staffers live here and love the community — that's why we're here — and we're dedicated to serving you.
When C-SPAN had vehicles canvassing Carson City, gathering video to feature on its history and book channels, we had a conversation with you about where we'd seen the vehicles and what they might be filming. When fires hit early this month, readers shared numerous photos and updates on our page as we sought to do the same for you. When C Hill was changed briefly to 13 Hill to honor Carson High School's graduating class of 2013, we had a lighthearted exchange about who was responsible. One reader joked that the class of 2014 likely had changed it back.
Our Facebook page has many uses, which is why it isn't the newsroom's domain alone. Far from it.
Much of what appeared on our page in the past week was posted by classified department manager Alsy Brinkmeyer, who was promoting free day passes offered by the Appeal for the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship at Lake Tahoe.
"Giving away free day passes to the Golf Championship was a lot of fun! We really enjoy sharing these sort of opportunities with our Facebook followers," she said Thursday. "Beyond giveaways, we also use Facebook as a marketing tool to expand our audience for our classified advertisers. You'll notice that several of our local recruitment advertisements are posted to our Facebook pages. Our employers are pleased that we are able to provide this niche demographic."
Candice Lindsey, who works in our sales and marketing department, also updates our page.
"For subscription and circulation promotions, we will use Facebook for special offers for new subscribers and current subscribers," she said of what she posts. Wearing her marketing hat, she added, "Watch for our 'My Carrier is the Best' contest coming this fall."
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Renowned international legal and financial experts to offer courses at law school's second annual summer programUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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William S. Richardson School of Law
HONOLULU — The William S. Richardson School of Law is proud to announce its Second Annual Hawaiʻi Summer Law Program, which begins on July 2 and runs through August 3, featuring an impressive slate of international legal and business scholars offering special courses in ethics and international protection of human rights. School of Law faculty will also offer law courses in civil and criminal procedure, insurance law and professional responsibility.
A noted financial genius, Will Weinstein will teach a course on "Honest, Trust and Professional Ethics" that will focus on ethical performance in law, business and medicine. In addition to teaching at San Francisco State University, Weinstein has 40 years of experience in the financial services business, was the governor of the American Stock Exchange for five years, and currently serves as a financial investment advisor and money manager to individuals and corporations active in the equity markets.
Renowned international scholar Ved Nanda will co-teach a course on "International Protection of Human Rights" with the law school's expert and scholar, Professor Jon Van Dyke. Nanda, an honorary Yale graduate fellow, has served as the vice provost for internationalization at the University of Denver since 1994, and has been teaching international law for more than 40 years.
An orientation and welcoming reception for students and faculty will be held on Monday, July 1, at 3 p.m. in the School of Law's courtyard. For more information about the summer program, contact Hawaiʻi Summer Law Program Director Spencer Kimura at 956-9038 or visit www.hawaii.edu/law/summer.
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Property access
Boulder County commissioners directed the county staff on Tuesday to seek court authorization for county contractors to have access to two privately owned properties in order to remove flood-deposited debris from streams running through or alongside those properties. According to the county, those properties are:
15690 N. 83rd St., property owned by Michael J. Sclafani, where woody debris on either side of the Little Thompson River threatens a temporary low-flow crossing and bridge downstream.
7311 Fourmile Canyon Drive, property owned by Jeannie Lavelle, where fallen trees and other piles of woody debris piles and masses of vegetative material threaten to create debris dams in the Fourmile Creek basin.
Boulder County commissioners on Tuesday approved court authorizations to remove flood debris from two more private properties where the materials threaten to cause renewed flooding or downstream damages during spring runoff or heavy thunderstorms.
Later Tuesday, though, Jeannie Lavelle, the owner of one of those two properties, told the Times-Call that she and her husband, Michael, would welcome the county's assistance in cleaning the piles of woody debris last fall's floods deposited on several places on their land at 7311 Fourmile Canyon Drive.
The county can enter the property "and do whatever they want, whenever they want to," to remove the debris there, Lavelle said in a telephone interview from her home in Phoenix, Ariz.
The other property on the county commissioners' Tuesday agenda for possibly "involuntary high-hazard debris abatement" is owned by Michael J. Sclafani and lies on either side of the Little Thompson River, behind a home at 15690 N. 83rd St.
County staffers told the commissioners on Tuesday morning that they hadn't been able to contact either Sclafani or Lavelle after sending them hazard-notification letters on April 1 as well as two subsequent letters.
Neither Sclafani nor Lavelle or representatives of either property owner appeared at a Tuesday morning public hearing on the county's intent to get court authorization to remove what county officials said, in their letters to the owners, "presents a hazard to the public."
The Times-Call could not reach Sclafani by telephone after the commissioners' meeting.
But Lavelle said her family had gotten a telephone message from a county official on Monday night and has told the county to "do what you need to do" to remove the debris from the Fourmile Creek area where they have a cabin — and where they intend to spend at least part of this summer.
Last Thursday, the commissioners OK'd going to court to get authorization to enter and remove debris from six other private properties that hadn't responded to notices the county mailed in late March. One of the six was another of Lavelle's properties, at 7315 Fourmile Canyon Drive, which Lavelle told the Times-Call on Tuesday that the family will allow the county and its contractor to enter.
"It's beautiful country, and we want to keep it that way," Lavelle said.
Assistant Boulder County attorney Kathy Parker said last week's six-properties list had been trimmed to four, after the county was able to contact two of those owners who have either consented to the county entering their properties or to doing the debris removal themselves.
Boulder County sent its March 26 and April 1 high-hazard debris letters to owners of 265 properties, Land Use Department director Dale Case said.
Almost all of the owners of those properties have either agreed to remove the debris themselves or to allow the county to do it, or the county has ascertained upon re-examination of the properties that the potential hazards aren't imminent enough to require the work to be done now.
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Ecological Physiology Research
I am currently in my first-year as a Ph D. student in the Biological Sciences Program of Stanford University, with a focus in Marine/Integrative/Organismal Biology. Directed by renowned ecological physiologist and marine biologist Professor George Somero, I will study the adaptations of marine organisms to their environment. Our research has implications that extend from a greater understanding of marine organism physiology to the effects of climate change and other anthropogenic forces on the oceans.
The turning point for my decision to focus on ecological physiology research came about through the National Science Foundation – Research Experinces for Undergraduates (REU) program at the University of Alaska-Southeast (UAS), where I had the opportunity to collaborate with crustacean physiologist Dr. Sherry Tamone. Under her direction, I completed my first independent research project investigating the hormonal cues regulating the molt cycle of the female snow crab Chionoecetes opilio.
The project combined my passion for physiological research with marine biology, as I was able to work alongside Dr. Tamone on my own project as well as contribute to other students' projects in field sites like Glacier Bay National Park. The REU program was also a wonderful opportunity to meet other like-minded undergraduates with similar interests in both marine biology and the many implications of this field.
The NSF-REU program opened my eyes to the great research opportunities at UAS in the Biology program, because behind the Anderson Building we truly had a natural laboratory in our backyard. After completing the program, I decided it would be worthwhile to apply to the National Student Exchange program in order to return to Juneau and complete my undergraduate studies in the Biology Program.
Studying at UAS was like nothing I had experienced before. It was so great to be able to walk right outside the lab to collect marine organisms and learn about the marine environment. This was vastly different from my previous university, where we rarely interacted with the organisms we studied in zoology courses. Instead of just studying the phylogenetic tree in a textbook, I was able to view every lineage first hand through exploring the intertidal and scuba diving to investigate subtidal organisms.
It was also great to interact with students and other professors in classes that would contain around 15 students, instead of being lost in a crowd as often happened in my undergraduate university classes that were sometimes around 300 students. I was also able to continue my research with Dr. Tamone, which really made me feel ready for graduate school, as I was able to contribute to the experimental design of the project as well as address questions directly related to my interests in how thermal stress can affect marine invertebrates.
My experiences at UAS, first in the REU Program and then in the Biology Program, had a great impact on both my professional decisions and career focus. These experiences sparked my interests in marine organisms as research models and fostered my desire to further pursue research in marine animal physiology, studying the biochemical interactions between an organism and the ocean environment.
UPDATE: Mellissa is currently a PhD student in Biological Sciences at Stanford University.


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A draft of the United Nations organisation's fifth climate report (IPCC AR5), due to be completed 2014, has been leaked onto the internet.
The International Panel of Climate Change is a time-consuming voluntary process comprising three working groups, that produce the three blockbuster reports (on physics, impacts, and mitigation strategies respectively) every seven years. Although the process produces no new science, it is intended to faithfully reflect the state of play.
Although anyone could sign up to "review" the draft, anyone who did was forbidden from disclosing the contents. Skeptical climate blogger Alec Rawls signed up and waited until the after the second review round closed on November 30th, then posted the draft to his blog - which promptly buckled under the weight.
Rawls' decision has won some support from surprising quarters. The New York Times Malthusian-in-residence Andy Revkin described the IPCC demands for secrecy as archaic.
What does it say, then? We shall refrain from cherry-picking all but the cherry-picked "Summary for Policy Makers". There's little change in the conclusion since AR4. Although only a small fraction of CO2 in the atmosphere is produced by human activity, and only half of that isn't absorbed, this remaining component is the dominant factor in determining the climate, say IPCC authors.
"Globally, CO2 is the strongest driver of climate change compared to other changes in the atmospheric composition, and changes in surface conditions. Its relative contribution has further increased since the 1980s and by far outweighs the contributions from natural drivers."
Computer models predict a 3°C rise over a hundred years, and they're more sure than ever "that many changes, that are observed consistently across components of the climate system, are significant, unusual or unprecedented on time scales of decades to many hundreds of thousands of years."
Dire predictions of an increase in violent weather aren't justified however, according to the IPCC.
Rawls says he was motivated to leak the draft because of the IPCC's refusal to accept any other solar factors other than irradiance, or 'brightness'. The refusal is a fact, but results largely from the failure of the scientific community to explore such factors. The Svensmark hypothesis on cloud nucleation is at least acknowledged, for the first time.
It is rarely noted that the IPCC process is voluntary, and the more distinguished skeptical scientists - those who accept the CO2 hypothesis but attribute lower postive feedbacks for CO2 in the climate model, such as Professors Christy and Lindzen, dropped out after AR3 was published in 2001. What's left is scientists with the time to participate and Governments (or more accurately, state apparatus: the bureuacracies) with the inclination and funding to take part.
If Revkin described the confidentiality demands as archaic, much could be said of the entire process, which is designed to chivvy policy-makers into adopting carbon mitigation policies (aka into reducing CO2 emissions), as a sister process to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change talks. Yet it is now evident, after the failure of successive conferences, that most countries favour adaptation rather than mitigation. China has surpassed the USA in CO2 emissions and now adds an entire "USA's worth" of CO2 to the atmosphere on top of that. This leaves a rump of Anglophone countries (the UK, Australia and New Zealand) still pushing for mitigation - allied to a cluster of small states looking for as much compensation as they can extract from the process. Thus the IPCC appears to be designed for a bygone age.
You can find links to the leaks to the AR5 WG1 draft all over the place, including via the Watts Up With That Blog here. ®
The Interacademy Panel made several recommendations to improve public confidence in the IPCC (pdf), after much criticism.
The WG3 part of the IPCC process was criticised for its heavy reliance on "grey literature" and the role of environmental activists in the editing process). It is left as an exercise for the reader to decide how much was incorporated into AR5.


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This blog is about my great grandparents Amarilla and George Angus Barclay. George is given the credit for being the founder of the city of Pine River, Minnesota. Pine River is located about the center of the state of Minnesota. It is north of Brainerd and before you get to Walker the county seat of Cass County.
This blog will cover their lives:
- George's origins as best I can report at this time.
- His Civil War experiences including his brother Alexander and his father John.
- George's life in Minnesota after the Civil War up to 1873.
- George's Trading post in Pine River and his land purchases
- The Marriage of George and Amarilla
- Various events that happened in the life of George and Amarilla in Pine River
- Their son George Alexander Barclay and his death.
- Grace their daughter, her marriage to Ronald S. McDonald and a little on the children.
- George's father John Barclay and his two families.
- George's Murder – Coroner's Inquest, trial and the aftermath.
- Amarilla's birth in Iowa and migration to Minnesota.
- Amarilla's family – The two marriages of her father Daniel D. Spracklin.
- Amarilla's Mayflower and DAR connections.
- Amarilla's other grandparents John Keller and Mary Delano
- Amarilla's father Daniel D. Spracklin and mother Elizabeth Keller
- Daniel D. Spracklin and his second wife Sarah Blacketer Allgood and her first family
- The two families of Daniel D. Spracklin and the children of both.
Here is a list of surnames associated with my family. I will probably add to this list as I go along, but we will start with this surname list for now:
- MacDonald/McDonald/McDonell/Macdonell/Macdonnell
- Barclay, Barkley, Barckley
- Boardman, Bordman
- Brown
- Ward
- Spracklin, Spracklen
- Goss
- Keller
- Delano
- Cooley
- Wolcott
- Hayward
- Bliss
- Vassall
- Hopkins
- Prescott
- White
- Andrews
- Scott
- Kendall
- Richardson
Locations covered will be: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa, Minnesota, Washington State. In Canada we have New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, and British Columbia.
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Hi there,
I'm trying to build the current stable release (2.63a) of Blender on Ubuntu 64bit.
I obtained the source from here:
I successfully built and ran the application.
But comparing it to the pre-built ZIP installation for Linux 64bit I find it is different!
Surely it was meant to produce the same release?
The splash screen was never updated from 2.63 to 2.63a, so that is no indicator I know.
The ZIP build gives an r48... number.
The build from source says "rexporte" instead.
On the ZIP build I have full Cycles/CUDA support.
The source build has no option for CUDA. I can only use my GPU by selecting OpenCL and also "Experimental" features. So all in all it seems to be a slightly older version.
Has the wrong source tarball been labelled as 2.63a?
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Here's George's multiverse post on TypCreate.
Here's a step-by-step manual on how to override XML objects in Transcendence.
1. You can only override objects once, in OnGlobalTypesInit. OnGlobalTypesInit is run at the very beginning of the game. If you want to override an object after this time, well the next best option is cloning that item and using TypCreate to create a modified clone while getting rid of the original.
2. Since our new xml* functions rely on finding the UNID of particular objects, we need to be careful on how we find the UNID. Currently the two ways I know of having the UNID of a particular item accessible at OnGlobalTypesInit is
*Knowing the UNID beforehand, manually inputting the hex number in code.
*Using TypFind.
1. We stick OnGlobalTypesInit in the <Events> of whatever item or spaceobject that's in our mod.
2. We then look for the unid using TypFind and magical boolean or logic switches.
In addition to the TypFind syntax, we have a couple tricks in our sleeves.
For example in the Settings.xml of Civilian Crafts, we can use tricks like
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(typFind criteria) -> list of UNIDs
a AdventureDesc
b ItemTable
c EffectType
d DockScreen
e SpaceEnvironmenType
f OverlayType
h ShipTable
i ItemType
m Image
n MissionType
p Power
q SystemTable
s ShipClass
t StationType
u Sound
v Sovereign
y SystemType
z SystemMap
$ EconomyType
+/-{attrib} Require/exclude types with given attribute
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(typFind (cat "* +unid:" &scDanu; ))
to find a particular unid without knowing the hex number.
We can also use the knowledge of certain properties to narrow our search.
In this thread, we can enumerate through all the items in the game, then use an if switch to sort out all the items we want, namely weapons
that are not launchers
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(eq (itmGetProperty (itmcreate theUNID 1) 'category) "weapon")
and are not energyweapons
Code: Select all
(not (typGetProperty theUNID 'launcher))
Code: Select all
(not (itmHasAttribute (itmCreate theUNID 1) "energyWeapon"))
I have tested that itmEnumTypes and (itmGetTypes "*") do not work in OnGlobalTypesInit in the same thread, so we're left with TypFind as our only option.
3. Now we can use all of our xml* functions to manipulate and create the new xml we want. I can't go over details because everything is a case by case basis but if there are any pressing questions feel free to ask them in this thread.
General tips:
I myself like to build things from the ground up. One useful function for doing that is (xmlAppendSubElement xml xmlToAdd [index]).
The general game plan is this:
*Create a generic template, such as <Ship or <Station
*Then create all the details, such as <Player or <Dockscreens
*Then using xmlAppendSubElement, I can (xmlAppendSubElement genericTemplateXml detailXmlToAdd [index of where I want that detail to be])
If you're having trouble, always know that you can do (PrintTo 'log XML) and check what your XML looks like in the debuglog at various stages in your code.
4. Once you're done creating the right XML, all you have to do is (TypCreate unidoftheitemyouwanttoreplace xmloftheitemyouwantittobe).
Then that's it.
*edit: added link to George's post on multiverse.


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I'd like to contribute to this project in whatever way I can.
My day job is application security ("ethical hacking"), but I started my career in development and still write a lot of code. They're not my favorite languages but I know C++ and C#.
Have not worked with Source or Steam before, but figuring out software is what I do for a living.
Additionally, I have basic level design (Unreal) and 3D modeling (3DS Max, ZBrush) skills. From screwing around with Unreal Tournament.
More than happy to disclose more info and/or my resume over PM.
I have great Nightfire memories from childhood and hate to see this project stagnate. I've contemplated my own reboot in Unreal, but would rather join the progress made here.
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I case anybody wondered: I did not make it to produce a single post from Oberwolfach last week. For me it was an unusual dense week. Not only that there were many interesting talks on a tight schedule. The "talk-free" parts of the days I had a lot of interesting and stimulating discussions and the night life did not permit the writing posts either. Sorry – but you may probably read about the outcome of some of the discussions in future blog post…
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Well, I spoiled the solution in the title anyway (and of course, some of you recognized the sculpture in the last picture): I am in Oberwolfach this week at the workshop "Computational Inverse Problems". Maybe I'll find some time to blog about some talks but I am not sure if I can make it. Usually the Oberwolfach workshops are quite intense and hence, blogging will be too much…
Anyway, the autumn looks great here these days:
October 2, 2012
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In a previous post I wrote about my experience with three job interviews for math professorships in Germany I had earlier this year. In this post I'll tell the next part of the story. As the previous post on this topic, this post is a mixture of a description of my own experience and the general procedure. I won't spoil any names of people or institution here but if you are interested in more details, feel free to contact me.
1. The "Ruf"
It turned out that I actually got two job offers which are called "Ruf" in Germany (which translates to "call"). The first one arrived (unofficially) by phone once the committee had formed its list. Some time later I received another phone call when the list had passed the Fakultätsrat. The official letter from the Rektor needed some additional weeks to arrive. The other offer arrived first by email (from the Rektorats office) and by paper mail a few days later. The first thing I did after each offer arrived, was to contact the speaker of my math department (by phone), to inform my colleagues (by email) and to inform the dean and the president (both by email and paper mail). I am not sure about the precise protocol here, but I thought it would be best to put the cards of the table.
Both offer-letters were short and formal and the most important thing was that they asked me to prepare a document in which I list my "Vorstellungen zur Ausgestaltung und Ausstattung" (unofficially this is called the "list of wishes") which is the next point I am going to discuss:
2. The "List of Wishes"
I had no real clue how this document should look like. I was lucky that I could ask friends and that they were so kind to send me documents they had prepared for similar occasions. However, I do not think that there any rules here. University Rektors, Kanzlers or Presidents have negotiations with people from all kinds of disciplines and I am sure that the list of wishes from neuro-biologists, mechanical engineers or philosophers will differ considerably from the one I wrote.
I think the list of wishes should contain:
- A section about what you plan to do. I think this one is difficult because it should be concrete but honest and also be written in layman's terms.
- A section about the workgroup which you have in mind. Especially important: How many associated positions for PhD students/teaching assistants do you expect the university to provide? Do you bring any third party funded people?
- A description of the office space you need.
- A list of what you wish for as "start-up funding" (buying computers, laptops, furniture, books, servers,…).
- Your wishes for a yearly budget (for traveling and guests).
- What salary do you expect? Are there special reasons for a bonus?
- Any other circumstances which you find important.
Moreover, you should propose a date (or several) for the negotiations.
I found this list of wishes particularly difficult because it depends largely on the structure and habits of the particular department/faculty and the university. Moreover, some things will be handled by the department and some things will be handled by the Rektorat and it is not always clear a-priori who is responsible for what. In any case it is helpful to speak to the dean of the faculty and any other people you know in the department to find out how this is organized. E.g. usually the organization of secretaries is basically fixed, as well as office space. It is in general a good idea (if not even necessary) to speak to the dean prior to the official negotiation because several things will be handled by the dean and not by the Rektor and if you did not agree with the dean about these things you can get in awkward situations in the negotiations. The salary is always discussed with the Rektor and the Kanzler (not with the Dean), there are a lot of rules according to which salary of professors is organized in Germany. There are federal laws, and university laws concerning the base salary and any additional bonuses. Moreover, these bonuses can be given permanently or temporary. If they are temporary then can be linked to a "target agreement" and this target agreement can or can not contain that the bonus will turn into permanent in case of success… I've heard that the base rule here is that it is better to overshoot than to undershoot.
Once you've sent your list of wishes you have to wait again. The Rektorat has to find a date for the negotiation and since several important people are involved (to be precise: Rektor, Kanzler and Dean), this may take some time. But after some time, I was contacted (by mail or phone) to agree on a date for the next important step: The negotiation.
3. The negotiation
In both case I was a little bit nervous when the day of negotiation came. As preparation I read several "Gesetzesblätter" again and moreover, tried to get information about the negotiation partners (especially the Rektor and the Kanzler because I knew the Deans already).
The actual negotiations took something between half an hour and one hour and besides Rektor, Kanzler, Dean and myself there was somebody from personnel administration. In both cases the conversation was basically conducted by the Rektor and started with some small talk.
In my first negotiation, the Rektor opened the official part by asking me to explain my research plans in layman's terms. He seemed honestly interested and tried to suggest connections with other areas of expertise of the university. Next we moved into the list of wishes and then the Kanzler took over. We went over my list of wishes part by part and it was basically that the Kanzler said what the university could offer and what not. Sometimes the dean of the faculty was asked if the faculty could supply something but it seems that this was also prepared in advance. When it came to positions for research assistants, I was also asked about my plans to get third-party funding and how I would like to see and organize my work group. The last point was the negotiation of the salary. Here the dean left (somehow, salary is a highly confidential thing here) and the discussion was basically between the Kanzler and me. The Kanzler tried to briefly explain how the system for extra bonuses works and why he would only offer much less than I wished. I had a few things to reply and in the end, I did not feel that the negotiation ended with a definitive decision. However, they said that I should present my other offers when I get them and that they would be willing to think about outdoing them. Finally, we agreed on a decision deadline for me. The official offer arrived (first by email than in paper form) about a week later. I forwarded the official offer to the second university for the preparation of the next negotiations. I don't know if this is the usual practice but again, I think that playing with cards on the table in easier here.
My second negotiation directly started with the discussion of the salary (there was no question about my field of research). The Rektorat had prepared a nice tableaux in which they illustrated my current situation, the other offer, and their offer side by side and basically they just topped the others by a small but non-negligible amount. Next we went over my list of wishes as in the first negotiation: The Kanzler said what they can offer and I could comment. Again, the last thing was to agree on a decision deadline for me. Also, the Rektor suggested that I could contact him I would "conditionally accept the offer" depending on smaller things (I am not totally sure what this could be, but salary can definitely be a point here).
In conclusion: I was a bit surprised that the negotiation was kind of a pleasant and open discussion but also that not too much negotiation actually happened (but this probably due to my limited "negotiation capabilities"…).
If I had to extract a general rule of thumb: Getting start-up funding for computers and furniture is easy (at least as a mathematician), increasing the yearly budget is harder, getting more positions for research assistants is hard if not impossible.
4. Next steps
After I had informed my faculty about the job offer, the administration asked, if they should prepare for "Bleibeverhandlungen" (negotiations to stay), i.e. if there was a chance that I would like to stay rather than leave and also if I truly consider to accept an offer (my honest response was that there was a chance for both, but I've heard that it could be a disadvantage to give a strong tendency at this stage). Some weeks later I received an official letter from the President of my university in which he invited me to negotiations to stay and asked me to present the official offers when I receive them along with another list of wishes…
Now the final steps will be: Preparation of the next list of wishes, negotiations to stay and finally, the most difficult part, forming a well-founded decision.


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Skip to comments.Unwelcome and Unfazed, Demonstrators Push Messages [D.C. Chapter of Free Republic Mentioned]
Posted on 01/21/2005 2:39:01 AM PST by conservative in nyc
They were pelted with snowballs, doused with pepper spray. They were outnumbered by police and by Bush loyalists, drowned out for the most part by the fanfare of the nation's 55th inauguration.
The thousands of protesters who took to the streets to oppose President Bush's second swearing-in did succeed on at least one score: No one who came to Washington to celebrate the inauguration yesterday left without encountering them.
The biggest disruption apparently occurred late last night, far from the center of inaugural action, in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Northwest Washington. Shortly before midnight, police clad in riot gear arrested 65 people they described as anarchists for allegedly parading without a permit after the encircled A symbol of the anarchist movement was spray-painted on buildings.
Police reported 14 arrests for various offenses, most of them related to the protests. But about two dozen activists who wanted to be arrested were left lying on the cold asphalt near Lafayette Square for three hours before abandoning their "die-in."
"I think [the police] had a no-arrest strategy because of all the bad publicity they've had in the last few years and the fact that they are facing a lot of lawsuits," said Mark L. Goldstone, a veteran protest lawyer.
A few blocks down the parade route, other demonstrators, these of a conservative mind, rallied in support of the president in an event organized by the D.C. chapter of Free Republic, a banner reading "God Bless W And Our Troops" attached to the barricades.
But many didn't need a banner to show their support for the president or frustration with protesters. "You don't like our country!" one person seated on the West Front shouted to the protesters, who included a group from Code Pink: Women for Peace, who disrupted Bush's speech.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
The WaPo also reports that the protest crowds were much smaller this year --- even the organizers only estimated 25,000.
Mark Goldstone sounds like the type of guy who would complain about conditions if he actually got arrested. What type of loser protester deliberately tries to get arrested, but can't?
I would have loved to have the Fire Dept come and just spray a gentle mist onto them. Then again, as far as the LSM goes, that would be torture.
Great sign.
I watched the parade from a building in the 1200 block. The stands were half empty. One other person said that the reason the bleachers were not filled is that the demonstratiors were getting in the security line and bringing things they couldn't have to slow up the search.
This kept people with tickets from getting in.
I don't know if this is true, but that's what a man at my party told me.
On NBC, I think, they did show some of the leftist protestors being hosed down. Just enough to get them wet in that cold weather. They all backed off real fast.
The pro-terrorist, anti-american Democrat/Communist "protesters" did not accomplish their goal of making the front pages of the worlds newspapers. What they did accomplish was revealing their identities and tactics to the FBI and other security agencies.
And propabaly license numbers etc etc . The eyes in the sky probably never took the lense off them.
They are too stupid to get arrested.
"die in"
We should be so lucky.
I heard one radio reporter say that from what he saw, the number of protestors was greatly exaggerated - there were hundreds, not thousands.
Heh. Cops knew what they were doing. :-)
"I think [the police] had a no-arrest strategy because of all the bad publicity they've had in the last few years and the fact that they are facing a lot of lawsuits," said Mark L. Goldstone, a veteran protest lawyer.
Or we have discovered a handful of lefties who were smart enough to come in out of the cold.
No Mark, no one cares. That's what hurts you the most.
They all looked liked mindless soldjers marching to one beat led by lies and more lies. The most important, being making sure they all chanted in unision with no regard to the truth. Only controlled and mindless speak.
Oh, so now it's in the thousands. Yesterday it was 500. Tomorrow, tens of thousands I guess.
People around DC don't call the Post "Pravda on the Potomac" for nothing, c in nyc. As a paper of note, the Post has been spiralling downward in readership and credibility for more than a decade.
Even with all the Ballyhooed noise and expectations from the Media and the net. What exactly did these protesting Butt Monkeys accomplish?
In sound bites on CNN they came across as superb examples of big city Public Education and Collegiate Socialist Indoctrination. Unkempt, ill advised and un-informed. Their arguments, rants and screeds did them and their brethern no good at all.
I like this...
the dufus in the picture who is holding up the "worst president ever" sign looks to be maybe 25 or so years old.
In all his years of meaningful political dissent, he could have only been personally aware of a handful of American presidents.
Indoctrination is an ugly thing...
Go to the "Search" box and type in "worthy." Then look at the article posted yesterday evening entitled, "Caption Worthy." You'll see spray. :)
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