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Maintenance programs are becoming increasingly standard with every major purchase these days, but what about those in our realm-electrical, security and communication systems? Maintenance programs in the field have not enjoyed as much acceptance as they should, but the topic remains a key issue in electrical contracting.
It is no secret that preventative and scheduled maintenance can help predict potential problems and thus lower the risk of major system failure. This translates into decreased down time and increased return on investment. The problem is that many end-users choose not to opt into such programs because they are unaware of the benefits and many mistakenly believe a warranty is all they truly need. This is where it is imperative for contractors to educate their customers so they can better understand the importance of maintenance.
According to Bob O'Meara, director of business development for McPhee Electric: "Ownership of the system starts on the turnover. Some people perceive their warranty is in some sense a maintenance option and this is wrong. The goal is to avoid failures all together."
Maintenance programs are about system efficiency, optimal performance and operation. One of the most basic ways to help prolong system life is proper maintenance. Even those who do not routinely practice this agree that it is a key component in system operation.
Beyond the electrical system
Many stop at the electrical system when it comes to maintenance, and they really should not. Overlooking your voice, data, security and life safety systems may not be a wise idea. Some contractors understand this and routinely offer such services. McPhee Electric, of Farmington, Conn., for instance, provides preventative maintenance (PM) programs for fire alarm, emergency generators and UPSs in addition to electrical systems.
All systems benefit from PM programs, because all systems are critical to business operations. This means any downtime can be detrimental to business; it's not something that will make your customers happy.
One of the biggest benefits of a properly administered maintenance program is that it operates at scheduled increments, minimizing disruption. Because the systems in question will need to go down for a brief period during testing, it will be at a time that is convenient (and known in advance) for both the customers and the contractor.
There are some maintenance programs out there that require contractors to be part of a franchise. One such franchiser is nationwide and its contractor base is certified through the main company. Each certified contractor offers the same quality and level of maintenance.
Though there is something to be said for this type of consistency, many contractors have opted not to participate for various reasons.
You could create your own maintenance program for your customers. Many electrical contractors have found that this is a lucrative way to add to their bottom line. In fact, if you wanted to guarantee an installation project was not once-and-done, you would want to sell a maintenance program along with it.
Big business
By offering preventative maintenance programs to your customers, you can increase your overall business. Getting clients on board may take some time, but if you approach them in the right manner, you should have a fairly easy sell. Some firms offer full-service maintenance agreements with their proposals. This is done so that systems remain operational for many years, even after traditional warranties run out.
Most contractors provide system service in one way or another, but many do not have entire divisions within their organizations devoted to such. Looking into this may not be a bad idea. Since there are numerous systems within any given facility, the demand is there. Contractors need to educate both themselves and their customers as to what the benefits are.
Preventative maintenance programs can provide a steady revenue stream for contractors. In addition, by being on-site consistently, you place yourself in a prime position to be in the right place at the right time when larger projects come up. Talk about a win-win situation. EC
STONG-MICHAS, a freelance writer, lives in central Pennsylvania. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Hillsborough's most recognizable piece of real estate is now up for rent on Airbnb.
The Airbnb listing on Friday shows the so-called "Flintstone House," a 2,730-square-foot home at 45 Berryessa Way, can be rented for $750 a night.
The property was listed on the market for just over a year.
U.S. & World
In September 2015, the home was up for sale for $4.2 million. This past summer, the price dropped to $3.2 million.
Visible from Interstate 280, the 40-year-old, three-bedroom, two-bathroom house is striking for its amorphous dome shapes made of wire and shotcrete.
According to Redfin, the last sold price was $800,000 in 1996.
Listing agent Judy Meuschke gave NBC Bay Area an exclusive tour of the home in September 2015 — through the brightly-hued conversation pit and into the quirky kitchen.
"We felt that's a pretty good price for a landmark," Meuschke said of the $4.2 million asking price at the time.

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Dance. Laughter sticks in the throat as the borders of terror are pushed back ... Welcome on stage to enter Peeping Tom's poetic universe!
"Dance taken to the level of acrobatics." Göteborgs-Posten
"Choreographic bravado of the very highest order." Borås Tidning
"GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, already so bold, has pulled off quite a feat." Dagens Nyheter
"The dancers might be described as specialists in northern European dance-drama." Expressen
"An absolute must – go and see it!" Borås Tidning
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33, rue Vandenbranden
In 33, rue Vandenbranden a unique world takes shape, a world where the borders between reality and imagined reality become blurred. We find ourselves in an isolated community, a snowy mountain town where rickety caravans offer the only protection under the unchanging heavens and whose young inhabitants are confronted by their loneliness and the subconscious. The people we follow succumb in the face of fears that turn out to be totally imaginary. The people are living in a vacuum and have become caught in a vicious cycle. The place is full of hopelessness and melancholy – yet is still poetic and beautiful.
The cinematic craftsmanship opens the door to dizzy scenes of an irrational world surrounded by an ultra-realistic set design. The music enhances the hypnotic mood as the onlooker is cast into this cold and stormy universe.
Before founding Peeping Tom, Franck Chartier and Gabriela Carrizo worked as dancers and performers with Anne Teresa de Keersmaekers, Alain Platel, Needcompany and Angelin Preljocaj. Now for the first time Peeping Tom are creating a work for a company other than their own, a tailor-made work for about 20 dancers, based on the performance 32 rue Vandenbranden created by Peeping Tom (Concept and direction: Franck Chartier, Gabriela Carizzo. Creation: Jos Baker, Eurudike de Beul, Marie Gyselbrecht, Hun-Mok Jung, Sabine Molenaar, SeolJin Kim). Interacting with the dancers on stage is mezzo soprano and multi artist Eurudike De Beul.
For the intimate drama 33, rue Vandenbranden we create a new stage on the Main stage, where also the audience is placed.


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What Can I Do With a Recreation & Tourism Management Degree
Commercial Recreation / Tourism
- Travel/Transportation
- Hospitality
- Facilities Management
- Resort Management
- Event Planning
- Local Commercial Recreation
- Promotions and Specials Events
- Facilities Management
- Convention services
- Travel agencies
- Travel/tourism bureaus
- Outdoor outfitters
- Guide services
- Ecotourism agencies
- Cruise lines
- Airlines
- Bus lines
- Rail travel
- Hotels, motels
- Restaurants
- Resorts
- Taverns
- Motor home parks
- Campgrounds
- Recreation communities
- Theme parks
- Private industry
- Second home communities
- Special events companies
- Multipurpose sports clubs
- Racquet clubs
- Dance studios
- Health and fitness clubs
- Golf courses
- Movie theaters
- Skating rinks
- Party services
- Various entertainment providers
- Festivals and fairs
- Sport events
- Vendors
- Concessionaires
Develop strong programming, leadership and communication skills. Obtain business skills with business minor or work experience. Acquire foreign language skills and complete a study abroad experience. Travel to different parts of the country or world to gain exposure to various cultures. Join university organizations related to travel or recreation. Obtain experience working at resorts, hotels, recreation departments, or special events companies. Work or volunteer for departments on campus that plan conferences. Spend summers working at tourist attractions. Learn membership sales techniques. Develop in-depth knowledge and ability for skill area. Gain experience through related part-time or summer jobs. Work at on-campus recreational facilities. Participate in event-planning for campus or community activities. Join related campus organizations such as the campus entertainment board, cultural attractions committee, or student union.
Therapeutic Recreation
- Program Coordination
- Administration
- Rehabilitation hospitals
- Nursing homes
- Acute care hospitals
- Psychiatric facilities
- Community mental health centers
- Senior centers
- Adult daycare centers
- Residential facilities for people with special needs
- Substance abuse centers
- Correctional facilities
- Recovery centers
- Educational facilities
- Camps and outdoor recreational programs
Demonstrate ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary team. Obtain therapeutic recreation emphasis or graduate degree in area. Earn relevant licensure or certification. Learn to be patient, tactful, and persuasive. Possess ingenuity and imagination. Have good physical coordination. Develop an interest in working with all types of people. Gain experience through volunteering in related organizations.
- Outdoor Recreation Planning
- Parks
- Natural Resource Management
- Recreation Management
- Program Management
- Administration
- City, county, or regional government agencies including parks and public recreation programs
- State and federal government agencies including parks, forests, wildlife areas and water resources
- Department of Defense: Military bases in U.S. and foreign countries
- Correctional facilities
- Conservation organizations
- Rehabilitation centers
Learn federal, state, and local job application procedures. Obtain experience with government agencies. Become active in local recreation programs and activities.
Volunteer to lead teams or organize committees in local recreation leagues. Take additional coursework in wildlife, turf management, exercise science or other related field.
Social Service
- Camp Management
- Program Management
- Community Center Management
- Programming
- Coaching
- Camps
- Children's homes
- Correctional facilities
- Senior centers
- Youth programs
- Special Olympics
- Community programs for people with special needs
- Nonprofit and social service organizations
- Community centers
- Religiously affiliated organizations
Obtain experience with camps, youth groups, etc. through summer jobs and volunteer positions. Get involved in campus activities and seek leadership roles.
Learn to work well with a wide variety of people.
- Health Club Management
- Fitness Instructing
- Dance Instructing
- Coaching
- Athletic Training
- Fitness centers
- Corporate fitness centers
- Weight reduction facilities
- Sports and entertainment centers
- Athletic clubs
- Adult care facilities
- Sports clinics
- Self employment
Obtain experience and expertise in various athletic and fitness areas. Work at on-campus recreational facilities. Obtain relevant certifications such as personal trainer or fitness instructor. Develop excellent physical coordination and condition. Get involved in related professional organizations.
Recreation Retailing
- Management
- Buying
- Small Business Ownership
- Department stores
- Specialty shops
- Sporting goods stores
- Outdoor outfitters
Minor in business. Learn basic business principles. Gain experience in direct sales and customer service. Develop skills in management and motivation of others. Get experience in promotion and special events. Acquire skills in inventory management including purchasing, stock control, and merchandise display. Develop expertise in a recreational interest such as hiking, fishing, paddling, skiing, or hunting.
- Teaching
- Research
- Coaching
- Administration
- Universities/colleges
- Elementary/secondary schools
Earn a graduate degree for teaching and administration at the college and university level. Learn the process for teacher certification in the K-12 system.
Get involved in recreation sports or intramurals as an undergraduate student.
General Information
- Obtain summer, part-time, internship, or volunteer experience in camps, playgrounds, recreation/fitness centers, social service organizations, hotels, tourist attractions, etc.
- An undergraduate degree is sufficient for entry-level recreation positions. A graduate degree may be required for administrative positions and teaching/research positions at universities and colleges.
- Obtain a broad liberal arts and cultural background including knowledge/skills in athletics, music, arts and crafts, nature, dance, drama, and club structure.
- Obtain certification in first aid and safety, CPR, or lifeguarding depending upon your interests.
- Enjoy the outdoors and/or be willing to work outdoors.
- Develop physical agility and stamina for your career.
- Develop good verbal and written communication skills.
- Join related professional associations. Attend state/national professional association conferences.
Cultivate the ability to motivate others.
- Possess the ability to enjoy life and positively interact with others.
- Obtain competence and skills in special area(s) of interest.
- Learn to work effectively with people of various ages and backgrounds.
- Possess a cooperative attitude toward others as well as common sense in understanding and dealing with people and situations.
- Demonstrate the ability to work as part of a team.
- Obtain knowledge of U.S. and world geography, history and social customs. Consider taking foreign language depending on your career interests.
- Develop leadership and supervisory skills in coordinating and directing others in various activities.
- Consider participating in the Walt Disney College Program.
Prepared by the Career Planning staff of Career Services at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. (2005) UTK is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA /ADEA Employer


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Spend a lot of time with a guy over five years and you get to know him pretty well. In the time Carrie Underwood has spent co-hosting the Country Music Association Awards with Brad Paisley, she's learned there's nothing fake about the man with the white hat.
Paisley's not projecting the family first, fun-loving, good-guy persona that's made him one of country music's most popular stars. That's who he is, and he's found an uncommon balance Underwood really didn't believe existed in show business.
"He's not a different person in front of the camera and a whole different person away from the cameras," Underwood said in a recent interview. "He is the way you think he is. It's really great to see how somebody has balanced family life and doing this, you know, being in our crazy world. Because a few years ago I was wondering how on Earth anybody could make that work. And seeing him and (wife) Kimberly (Williams-Paisley) — she's superbusy, too — being able to juggle that is very encouraging."
That doesn't mean Underwood's ready to start a family just yet.
She and husband Mike Fisher, a star player for the NHL's Nashville Predators, are at the peak of their respective careers. The former "American Idol" winner's latest album, "Blown Away," was a multiweek No. 1 on the country albums chart. She's in the midst of an arena tour and also is up for female vocalist of the year at Thursday's awards, which air live on ABC at 8 p.m. from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena.
Children are in the plan "eventually," though.
"It's so funny, I still think of myself I guess being much younger than I actually am," Underwood said. "I'm like, I'm too young to have kids when I'm 29 years old, so I'm really not. My mom had a couple in her early 20s and a lot of people do. I don't know, I guess it's a sign of my immaturity in that area. I've only been married two years. I really want to enjoy that and really figure that out a little better before we start throwing so much responsibility into that."


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On Our Radar: Most Overused Word of the Year?
So long, Wall Street: Thanks to lower wages and state and local incentives, banking jobs are increasingly clustering in small cities like St. Louis, reports The Journal's Dan Fitzpatrick. — Nikki Waller
The Atlantic asks: Is this the most densely packed block of corporate jargon ever written? (The passage from Citigroup's recent announcement of massive layoffs.) —Rachel Emma Silverman
On that note, Quartz wonders aloud whether 'disrupt' is the most overused word of 2012. Among startups, perhaps — but we still think 'innovation' takes the cake in the broader business world. —Nikki Waller
Inundated with advice about how to ace an interview? Ebony offers three simple and concise tips for impressing any hiring manager. Among them: quantify your accomplishments as much as possible, as in "I brought in 8 new customers last quarter, and revenues from those deals will total $2 million over the next three years." — Lauren Weber
And finally…
A gallery of onscreen portrayals of CEOs, including Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs, courtesy of The Journal. —Rachel Emma Silverman


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On PHPMaster.com there's a tutorial posted for those out there already using MongoDB for their architecture and might be looking for administration tools. In this recent post Ashish Trivedi looks at one offering, RockMongo (a PHP-based tool), and some of the features it provides.
There are many such GUI tools available, like Rockmongo, PHPMoAdmin, Fang of Mango, UMongo, MongoExplorer, and MongoVUE, to name just a few. When it comes to using MongoDB with PHP-based projects, Rockmongo and PHPMoAdmin are good options. In this article, we'll take a look at Rockmongo. Rockmongo is an open source MongoDB administration tool written in PHP5. You'll become familiar with using Rockmongo to create databases, collections and documents, query collections, and import and export data.
The download and install are pretty simple and he includes a screenshot of what you should see when it's all set up. There's also several other screenshots included showing how to do things like create databases, insert documents, use "explain" and importing/exporting databases.


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Posts tagged AppFabric Cache
Need to build a presentation for PASS AppDev VC0
After my startling findings using AppFabric cache and tweeting about it, I've been called to the mat by none other than two SQL stalwarts, Buck Woody (@buckwoody) and Steve Jones (@way0utwest). Apparently they require proof-of-life for such claims and I've been debating on how best to present it. I could
1) Write a blog post about it
2) Write an article about it
3) Create a presentation
The fact is, there is just way too much information to make a single blog post about it. I would have to break it up into multiple parts and I wouldn't be able to do it justice. Similarly, for an article, I still feel as though I'd be leaving information out. I have to give the back-story as to the problem we are trying to solve. While it can be done, I feel as though I would spend as much time writing about the problem as I would at what I did to solve it. AppFabric Cache should be the star.
I've decided that making a presentation for the AppDev Virtual Chapter at PASS would be the best route. This way I can spend a few slides on how things work today using diagrams and pretty pictures, and then delve into the meat and potatoes of how I used AppFabric Cache to do the work of 60+ servers on one laptop.
Now the fun part is going to be de-classifying the information and make it generic enough for public consumption.
Alternatively I suppose I could make everyone wear a pair of these censor glasses…
AppFabric Cache POC finished!!!0
I finally got the entire project running and got the metrics I needed in order to do my presentation next week. I managed to take 15.6 million records and push them into the cache, performed 6.3 million key lookups, and 800k region lookups with tags in just under one hour. All on my laptop!!! This same workload was captured from an hours worth of processing from 64 application servers with 5 database servers. So far, I'm very much impressed. More details of this to follow when I can produce examples for public consumption.
AppFabric Caching Admin Tool0
I ran across this nifty Codeplex project the other day which puts a nice graphical interface onto the AppFabric Distributed Cache PowerShell scripts. Now instead of opening up a PS window to get everything started, I simply launch this tool and it starts up the cache for me. It allows you to manage items at the Cluster, Host, Name, and even down to the Region.
To download, go to http://mdcadmintool.codeplex.com/releases/view/44428
Windows Server AppFabric RC released0
The release candidate of Windows Server AppFabric is now available for download at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=a9b94a33-2ec2-4439-902f-813539cf42d2
Please remember that if you are running previous versions such as Beta1 and Beta2 that you will need to uninstall the AppFabric Beta first, and then remove any RC versions of .Net before attempting the install. Please read the ReleaseNotes.docx for more information.


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Broccoli rabe
Sharp provolone
Sausage & Peppers
3 pounds sweet Italian sausage
6 red peppers
1 white onion
1 pint slice cremini mushrooms
2 cloves of peeled and chopped garlic
6 torn basil leaves
1 #10 can whole peeled tomatoes
1 bunch broccoli rabe cleaned and trimmed
For the sausage: Cut the sausage into desired size and brown in a sauce skillet. When browned, add the garlic, broccoli, onion, peppers, tomatoes and torn basil leaves. Simmer on low for a minimum of 45minutes.
Serve on sandwich rolls with aged provolone cheese and pepperoncini.
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Technology Diary
Had been doing some PERL code for PARI. Project shelved due grant/funding not coming this year. PERL for genealogy is a favorite pursuit of mine. Been so busy that this is my first Tech Diary for 2015. WWDC15 is both awesome and disappointing at the same time. No new hardware, but plenty of focus on software and some platform technology (ex. Apple Pay, Apple Music, etc.) I really needed some Apple TV love (how about 4K support/UHD and a newer faster set-top-box)! I hope the delay is worth it.
Loving SWIFT. Version 2 is new this year. I like the reg-ex/pattern-match if-statement (just like PERL). You know what else I like? It is being Open Sourced !!! Later this year you will be able to write Swift for iOS, Mac OS X, and Linux. I hope someone ports it to Windows too. Swift is becoming the new JAVA.
iOS – smaller foot print (more space for apps/photos/music/videos and easier downloads for updating), uses less battery which should gain the average user at least 1 hour more time per charge. True multi-tasking in iOS for iPAD. Pic-In-Pic capability. Perhaps it will be more useful in iPhone/iPAD than in TV. Security is more evident and stronger along with privacy. Good for Apple. iCloud app (see last year).
Developed a Powerpoint Deck on one my Trademarked ideas, which I am eager to show interested parties through my lawyer … just waiting for the deal to close and the work to begin.
Adding a FLIPBOARD button seems to be stripped from wordpress, but here is the code anyway:
Add to Flipboard Magazine.
The Whitehouse released its The U.S. Digital Services Playbook (link goes to GitHub) today. It appears that our government is going Agile. That is an excellent move. The playbook (http://playbook.cio.gov) details 13 Digital Service Plays. I was most interested in The TechFAR Handbook on the GitHub project page under its "About" section. In the Federal Requisition Regulation (FAR) handbook we see the emphasis on an Agile Methodology. This #STEM worker approves. I have been a part of such an agile team (SCRUM) for one project and utilized agile concepts in many companies. This works as project management tool.
26-JUNE-2014 thru present
Using PERL to analyze GEDCOM. On a Mac! Cannot write Swift without Mac OS X.10. Have the XCode, now I need the OS updated.
04-JUNE-2014 thru 08-JUNE-2014
Learning Swift programming language (new from Apple's WWDC)
Assembled Documentation, Read Some, 1st Impression SWIFT = Objective-PERL
I love SWIFT because I love PERL and the consistency, and elimination of errors before run-time
05-AUG-2013 thru 11-AUG-2013
- Installed Oracle12c on Windows
- Learned about Common vs Local User, Oerr ORA 65096
- Learned about Container, Pluggable databases
- Started using MailStoreHome for Email Archival
- Learned of the software from Library of Congress
- Using MySQL v5.5 for idea of an App
- Used PERL to analyze GEDCOM files for anomalies
- Using TOAD for MySQL v6.3 for database work
- Familiarized myself with GitHub – not really part of #RootsTech 2012 ToDo List, but is related
- Learned/Used Graphic Syntax Diagrammer (atomble*)
- Used atomble to create a partial grammar for GEDCOM v5.5; made modest enhancements to v5.5
- CreatedGitHub repos.
- Corresponded with Tamura Jones. He provided an excellent article on GEDCOM.
- Updated last two blogs to reflect GEDCOM v5.5.1 being the defacto standard. Added 9 tags and removed 1 (BLOB) tag => 136 total tags.
- ?(day is young)
- tweaked graphic syntax diagram
- Emailed diagram to Ryan Heaton & Tamura Jones.
- As soon as I sent the email fixed typo in diagram and rendered some more things
- Read Brooke Ganz's LeafSeek documentation.
- Rackspace Cloud Server – pricing: http://www.rackspace.com/cloud/cloud_hosting_products/servers/pricing/
- Bought PHP/MySql book after – motivated by Amy Johnson Crow
- Played with Steve Morse's create a One-Step Search App.
- Created a Search App for Dziennik Polski – Detroit Newspaper database
- How did I lose a whole month away from technology? Other than the iPhone.
- Reacquainted myself with PERL shell scripting.
- Found an old perl script of mine that read gedcom files
- Modified the perl script (read_gedcom.pl) to read/analyze gedcom files and print some basic stats
- PERL shell scripting skills coming back.
- Mostly completed perl script to read/analyze gedcom files
- Created a new perl script (indent_gedcom.pl) to read/analyze gedcom files, print some basic stats and output an indented copy of the gedcom.
- I want to add UNICODE, and the ability to detect invalid GEDCOM tags to read_gedcom.pl .
- Learned a trick to embed Code into wordpress blog.
- saved a "DRAFT" entitled Sample Code
- See URL: http://en.support.wordpress.com/code/posting-source-code/
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Samantha "Sammie" Buchanan was a multi-sport athlete until she decided to focus on golf in 2005.
That concentration paid off for the Bluffton High School senior Monday when she signed a letter of intent with the University of North Carolina Greensboro.
Buchanan played soccer and excelled in karate — winning nine championships — "but I knew I had to pick a sport where I could get a college scholarship," she said. "My grades are good, but I wanted to help my parents out."
After playing since she was 3 years old, Buchanan joined the Bobcats' golf team as a seventh-grader and entered summer tournaments on her own.
"My goal was to get a Division I scholarship," she said.
Buchanan said the strengths of her golf game are the long irons and driver. She averages about 250 yards off the tee.
She decided on UNC Greensboro — where she intends to major in occupational therapy — after visiting a number of campuses.
"I felt really comfortable there. I loved the players on the team. Their attitude fits mine," she said.
Bluffton High Athletics Director Dave Adams was as proud Monday as parents Jolene and Mike Buchanan.
"It's exciting stuff for her and her parents," Adams said.
"But it's more than just them," he said. "It's the team. It's the school. It's the community. It's everybody.... Everybody wants to be a part of this."
Buchanan, in her final season, shot a 69 to lead the Lady Bobcats to a Lower State championship and then helped her team cap the season with a State Championship on Oct. 24-25 in Myrtle Beach.
Bluffton beat runner up Chapin by 12 strokes to win its second state title in three years.
Buchanan was one of three Bluffton players — including Brandi Hammonds and Kylie Nizolek — who finished in the top 10 individually in the state tournament to qualify for All-State honors.
"To me, this caps the season highlight," Adams said. "They win the state championship and then Sammie signs a college scholarship."


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"Law & Order" fans have long wondered if the chemistry between "SVU" stars Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni would ever extend beyond the precinct.
Come May sweeps – they're getting married! Sort of.
"Law & Order: SVU" executive producer Neal Baer told Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello that their characters of Olivia Benson and Elliot Stable will play husband and wife on a case this season.
"They're going undercover as a married couple adopting a baby," Baer said.
Will the two share an on-screen kiss?
"You'll have to wait and see," a coy Baer said. "But there's certainly emotion shown between them because they're [supposed] to be married."
The episode will air May 5.
In February, Baer debunked a report which suggested Meloni wouldn't be around for the show's upcoming twelfth season.
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Google App Engine Webapp
You will learn
Now to modify your code to implement a full web application with port listening and continuous interaction with SAP HANA
Now you will need to add additional node module, run the command
npm install express --save.
Now open your
app.js, here you will add the following to the top of your code.
var sql_command = "";
const express = require('express');
const app = express();
// [START hdb_client]
Now to modify the output, previously the output was simply a
console.log out put so a slight modification will output to the web browser.
app.get('/', function (req, res) {
sql_command = "SELECT VALUE FROM SYS.M_SYSTEM_OVERVIEW WHERE NAME = 'Version'";
async.waterfall([connect, executeSQL, disconnect], function (err, rows) {
if (err) {
return console.error(err);
res.send("System Version: " + rows[0].VALUE);
Now to the bottom of the file you will add the following code which will enable a listening port and web interface.
if (module === require.main) {
// [START server]
const server = app.listen(process.env.PORT || 8080, () => {
const port = server.address().port;
console.log(`App listening on port ${port}`);
// [END server]
module.exports = app;
Now you will need to synchronize your changes to GitHub.
Now you will need to return to the Google Cloud Shell where you will run a
git pull command to bring down the changes from GitHub.
Now you can execute the
npm start command again to test the application or you can choose to deploy the application by the following command.
gcloud app deploy --project sapdevs-sample-1
The result this time should be very different from the first attempt.
Updating service [default]...|Stopping version [sapdevs-sample-1/default/20170314t151959].
Updating service [default]...-WARNING: Error stopping version [sapdevs-sample-1/default/20170314t151959]: INTERNAL: This flexible version cannot be modified, it can only be
WARNING: Version [sapdevs-sample-1/default/20170314t151959] is still running and you must stop or delete it yourself in order to turn it off. (If you do not, you may be cha
Updating service [default]...done.
Deployed service [default] to [https://sapdevs-sample-1.appspot.com]
You can stream logs from the command line by running:
$ gcloud app logs tail -s default
To view your application in the web browser run:
$ gcloud app browse
In order to access your now deployed app you will need to go to the
App Engine and from here you can see the URL of your new service.
Clicking the URL in the right corner will load the app itself.
System Version: 2.00.000.00.1479874437 (fa/hana2sp00)


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"A fun romp — a guide to 'the kitchens on wheels' that serve up meals on urban street corners."
—Final Word, USA Today, 5/24/11
"In this excellent cookbook on roving foods, Shouse, the food and drink editor for Time Out Chicago, interviews 50 proprietors of various taco carts, ice cream trucks, crepe trailers, and kebob-mobiles across 18 major U.S. cities (cooking in a truck is still illegal in the Windy City). Along the way, she creates a fascinating landscape of cultural diversity–folks from all walks of life who have dedicated themselves to cranking out quick, cheap, nomadic snacks. In New York, there is the classically trained bassoonist who has become a local hero with his Big Gay Ice Cream Truck. In Seattle, a woman who is part Korean and part Hawaiian teams with a Chinese-Filipino to serve up Spam sliders. And in New Orleans, a Katrina victim who attended culinary schools in London and Sydney makes brisket in a refrigerator that has been turned into a giant smoker. Along the way, Shouse provides recipes for crowd favorites like the buttermilk fried chicken found in Oahu, and a Sloppy Jose in Miami. Some ingredients, it turns out, travel more intriguingly than others. Bacon, for instance, shows up as a mac & cheese garnish in New Hampshire, arrives as a doughnut topping in Austin, Tex., and beds down in an ice cream sandwich in Manhattan. (Apr.)"
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Jack Reacher, the hero of Jack Reacher (in case you were confused), is a drifter with nothing to lose. We know this because that is exactly what Tom Cruise says he is while yelling at a bad guy on the phone, Taken-style. Reacher is novelist Lee Child's six-foot-five, fictional meal ticket beloved by millions who were outraged at the casting of the Lilliputian Cruise. Honestly, Cruise's well-honed action hero swagger compensates for just about everything, other than a line of dialogue that suggests he's capable of killing with just one punch. Um, maybe if the victim is a comatose, anorexic hemophiliac.
As depicted in the movie, Reacher is a butch, heterosexual male's dream version of himself: brilliant to Batman-detective levels, rugged as dollar-store toilet paper and beholden to no one, living off the grid and rambling wherever he wishes. When a suspect in a mass shooting asks for him by name when interrogated by a top cop (David Oyelowo) and the District Attorney (Richard Jenkins), Reacher finds himself reluctantly aiding defense attorney Helen Rodin (Rosamund Pike), daughter of the D.A. and pouty-lipped, helpless hottie.
Of course, nothing is as it would seem in this twisty-turny tale that involves a one-fingered, one-eyed villain played by brilliant German director Werner Herzog. But with Sherlockian investigatory work, copious thug punching and the aid of a kindly shooting range owner (Robert Duvall) with septuagenerian sniper skills, the case is broken easier than aforementioned thug noses.
Writer/director Christopher McQuarrie delivers solid entertainment. Well, solid entertainment whenever there isn't monologuing going on. For some reason, dialogue that is spoken in conversation crackles with wit and fun, and tough guy diatribes sound like they were written by a fifth-grade bully. Although Reacher's military origins pull him a slight bit away from the prototypical "private dick" in classic noir, the antihero intent remains present as can be. Only, instead of a femme fatale, we get a "femme heaving bosom" in Helen, a character so woefully underwritten one has a hard time believing she'd be capable of signing her name let alone passing the Bar exam.
When Jack Reacher works, it is largely because McQuarrie gives in to a formula Cruise knows by heart. Lost in the shuffle of his off-screen shenanigans is the fact that Mr.Cruise is a "grade A," class-one friggin' movie star. Not an actor, per se, but a full-fledged iconic figure that hearkens back to a bygone era before "indie movies" and "street cred." It is entirely possible that this film marks the start of yet another successful franchise. But it is equally likely this is a one-off bit of inconsequential action fluff.
Either way, in a month that sports nothing but Oscar hopefuls, family-targeted entertainment and Russell Crowe singing, Jack Reacher represents a choice for some adult fun. Sure, it's cliched, unoriginal, kinda-dumb adult fun, but if you can't indulge on things that aren't exactly good for you at holiday time, when can you?
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Praise for One Glorious Ambition
"Jane Kirkpatrick's ability to probe the human spirit makes One Glorious Ambition a soaring novel of love, compassion, and duty. Born a nineteenth-century woman with few rights, Dorothea Dix nonetheless challenged the nation's most powerful men to provide humane treatment for the hopeless—the retarded and insane. In Kirkpatrick's skillful hands, One Glorious Ambition inspires like few other novels."
—Sandra Dallas, author of True Sisters and The Quilt Walk
"One Glorious Ambition is a compelling novelization of Dorothea Dix's crusade on behalf of the mentally ill. Kirkpatrick's painstaking documentation and customary attention to historical detail shine here, and the connections between Dix's personal relationships and her life's work stand out. Dix is a worthy American heroine. The interview section at the end of the book adds many fascinating nuggets to the story."
—Susan Page Davis, award-winning author of more than forty books
"Jane Kirkpatrick has the rare ability to use what's known about historical women as the foundation for compelling historical fiction. Here, Kirkpatrick shines her light on the remarkable life of Dorothea Dix, seamlessly blending fact and fiction to illuminate Dix's journey from a girl struggling to save her family to a woman championing all those in need. Dorothea Dix can still inform and inspire modern readers, and One Glorious Ambition is a story to be treasured."
—Kathleen Ernst, award-winning author of the Chloe Ellefson Mysteries
"Jane Kirkpatrick uses her considerable writing talents to bring Dorothea Dix to life in this exciting historical novel. In doing so, Kirkpatrick gives a voice and face not only to a heroic crusader but also to Americans seldom seen or heard in our society—those living with mental disorders. Her fiction reads like fact because it describes a campaign that still needs to be waged and exposes societal flaws that have yet to be addressed."
—Pete Earley, author of Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness
"Thank you, Jane, for personally introducing me to Dorothea in your book One Glorious Ambition. It is a joyful experience to come to actually know someone I knew so much about. My admiration of Dorothea Dix and her work has been deepened by your work, Jane."
—Dean Brooks, MD, superintendent (1955–1982), Oregon State Hospital
"A must-read! I was moved to tears by the sense of history, tragedy, and hope of Dorothea's life work accomplished on behalf of people with mental health challenges. Every human being should know Dorothea Dix's story. Jane Kirkpatrick captures it magnificently!"
—Gina Firman Nikkel, PhD, president and CEO, Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care
"Read this book and have Dorothea Dix transform your life. Be uplifted not simply by the grand trajectory of Dix's singular journey but by the irresistible voice that Jane Kirkpatrick compels you to hear. A deeply sensitive and intelligent young woman overcomes trenchant pain and social barriers to fight tirelessly for those who have neither a voice nor an advocate. Her impossible life is unraveled and liberated in this novel. And read with a sense of urgency, for the battles fought by Dorothea Dix more than a century ago are very much in need of being waged again."
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Ladies and gentlemen…start your putters! "Golf Around Chicago" is
celebrating its tenth anniversary with new holes, new challenges, and new
opportunities for fun. The popular miniature golf experience, proceeds from
which benefit the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago, will run from Friday,
March 11 through Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at Navy Pier's beautiful Crystal
To date, nearly 150,000 people have teed off at this whimsical 18-hole
course, which celebrates Chicago's landmarks, buildings and culture. This year,
five brand new holes have been added, allowing golfers to step back in time to
the flappers and speakeasies of the Roaring '20s, putt through the faces that
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whom contributed their time and efforts.
Golf Around Chicago's course hours will be 10:00 am to 10:00 pm Monday
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Admission is $6.75 for adults, and $5.25 for children under the age of 12. On
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All proceeds from "Golf Around Chicago" benefit the Epilepsy Foundation of
Greater Chicago, which provides a full range of counseling, case management, and
advocacy services to people with epilepsy and their families. The Foundation
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INDIANAPOLIS - Duke Assistant Coach Chris Collins was kind enough to chat up the Blue Devil Nation shedding light on West Virginia, his relationship with his Dad, Coach K and more. Collins also shares how the staff doesn't want a wonderful season to end in that this Duke team is special in so many ways.
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PDX Sites & Eats: The Cheese Plate
I really thought when we moved to Portland that we would spend all of our time trying the various vegan friendly food carts but honestly we have only been to a handful. While we are trying to make a better effort to diversify our food cart experiences we seem to keep coming back to The Cheese Plate.
Yes you read that correctly, The Cheese Plate.
It doesn't seem like it would be a very vegan friendly place and at first I was skeptical of it as well but they actually have a lot of vegan options on their menu including an amazing cheese plate. This plate has a selection of their housemade crackers, housemade cashew cheese, Heidi Ho's feta, housemade pickles and Missionary Chocolates.
I mean how could you not want to eat all of that? Plus they make two super delicious vegan grilled cheeses.
On top of that they are right next to our favorite Portland brewery Captured By Porches and if you aren't into cheese there is an Indian cart (also vegan friendly) next door as well as a retro food cart.
Bonus on (at least) Friday nights and Sunday afternoons there are local musicians who come out to play in this little food pod area. We also love how baby/child friendly the area is so of course we will keep returning.
Although we love The Cheese Plate I guess we should try some new places as well, although we did buy two Living Socials' for The Cheese Plate that we will be using. What are your favorite vegan friendly Portland food carts?


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Anxiety of the Parents. 1Meanwhile, day by day, Tobit was keeping track of the time Tobiah would need to go and to return. When the number of days was reached and his son did not appear, 2he said, "Could it be that he has been detained there? Or perhaps Gabael has died, and there is no one to give him the money?" 3And he began to grieve. 4His wife Anna said, "My son has perished and is no longer among the living!" And she began to weep aloud and to wail over her son: 5"Alas, child, light of my eyes, that I have let you make this journey!" 6But Tobit kept telling her: "Be still, do not worry, my sister; he is safe! Probably they have to take care of some unexpected business there. The man who is traveling with him is trustworthy and one of our kindred. So do not grieve over him, my sister. He will be here soon." 7But she retorted, "You be still, and do not try to deceive me! My son has perished!" She would rush out and keep watch every day at the road her son had taken. She ate nothing. After the sun had set, she would go back home to wail and cry the whole night through, getting no sleep at all.a
Departure from Ecbatana. Now when the fourteen days of the wedding celebration, which Raguel had sworn to hold for his daughter, had come to an end, Tobiah went to him and said: "Send me off, now, since I know that my father and mother do not believe they will ever see me again. So I beg you, father, let me depart and go back to my own father. I have already told you how I left him." 8Raguel said to Tobiah: "Stay, son, stay with me. I am sending messengers to your father Tobit, and they will give him news of you." 9But Tobiah insisted, "No, I beg you to send me back to my father."
10Raguel then promptly handed over to Tobiah his wife Sarah, together with half of all his property: male and female slaves, oxen and sheep, donkeys and camels, clothing, money, and household goods. 11He saw them safely off. Embracing Tobiah, he said to him: "Farewell, son. Have a safe journey. May the Lord of heaven grant prosperity to you and to your wife Sarah. And may I see children of yours before I die!" 12Then he said to his daughter Sarah, "My daughter, honor your father-in-law and your mother-in-law, because from now on they are as much your parents as the ones who brought you into the world. Go in peace, daughter; let me hear a good report about you as long as I live." Finally he said good-bye to them and let them go.
Edna also said to Tobiah: "My child and beloved kinsman, may the Lord bring you back safely, and may I live long enough to see children of you and of my daughter Sarah before I die. Before the Lord, I entrust my daughter to your care. Never cause her grief all the days of your life. Go in peace, son. From now on I am your mother, and Sarah is your sister. Together may we all prosper throughout the days of our lives." She kissed them both and saw them safely off.
13Tobiah left Raguel, full of happiness and joy, and he blessed the Lord of heaven and earth, the King of all, for making his journey so successful. Finally he blessed Raguel and his wife Edna, and added, "I have been commanded by the Lord to honor you all the days of your life!"
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When a top college football team swarms onto the field at a freshly renovated stadium, there is one feature every fan sees and appreciates: the turf. A strong, consistent playing surface is crucial to football programs at the Division I level, as sports turf managers know. For many programs, the optimal surface is natural turf, like the bluegrass the University of Iowa grounds crew installed last fall at Kinnick Stadium (Iowa City, Iowa), home to the Hawkeyes.
Jane Meyer, Ph.D., senior associate director of athletics at The University of Iowa, is in charge of the $87 million renovation of the 75-year-old stadium that included new turf. A state-of-the-art press box and scoreboard, more inside seating and an entirely new section and entrance beyond the south end zone are among the major improvements.
While new turf was expected near the end of the two-year project, sunny days intervened. Grounds directors can't control the weather, so all they can do is be versatile and be prepared to supply their organization with suitable options when weather makes life difficult for the key people using a facility. Meyer explains that the turf replacement done last October became necessary after a very hot, dry summer of 2005 in Iowa City.
"We didn't get the growth out of the turf that we wanted to last summer," she says, noting that there were more than 40 days where the thermometer topped 90 degrees. With a maturing bluegrass field in place, the heat simply compromised the root system. It's an impossible balancing act with a mature field when the weather doesn't cooperate because if it's watered too much, the roots don't grow deep enough; too little, and it can't survive the scorching summer. Either way, the field is coming up in chunks on game day.
Ted Thorn, director of grounds, agrees that the stress from the excessive heat weakened the root system, leading to the decision to replace the turf with three kinds of bluegrass. The new field is maintained at 2.5 inches and gets about 1 inch of water a week from a traditional pop-up irrigation system. The turf is expected to be in play for about five years.
The $150,000 installation in October took just over a week and was wedged in between the third home game for the Hawkeyes and their fourth, two weeks later. Cale Doyle, the University of Iowa's sports turf manager, led the crew and contractors during the replacement effort.
"It was a roaring success," Thorn says, recognizing the new turf's performance in the final three home games for the Hawkeyes. He commended Doyle's crew on its high quality installation, noting that people installing the turf were a mix of the normal grounds crew, some contractors and some grounds employees "loaned" to the contractor. The hybrid crew provided the best mix of talent at the right cost.
The decision to go with natural turf was a no-brainer, Thorn adds. First, the coaching staff, led by 2002 AP Coach of the Year Kirk Ferentz, was heavily in favor of natural grass. The coaches prefer grass to artificial surfaces because it's cooler on hot days and safer for players, he says. Artificial surfaces are not as forgiving and are sometimes a factor in the injuries players experience. The team has one artificial surface practice facility that it uses so the coaching staff has experience with the pros and cons of the two types of playing surfaces. Thorn said the coaches' experience with various surfaces factored into the final decision.
Another big factor was the time involved. As you might guess, an artificial surface takes much longer to install. With nature not cooperating during the sizzling summer in Iowa last year, there would have been no time to replace the grass with an artificial surface during the football season. If all that were not enough to tip the scales, an artificial surface would have cost about $600,000 more, Thorn says.
The new turf will have a slightly different atmosphere than before as a new section of seating went in along the south end zone, which was open prior to 2005. That part of the big renovation changes the airflow in the stadium.
Sunshine and shadows will also influence the new turf, Meyer says, due to the final phase of the renovation which includes a new, taller press box and additional indoor seating that stretches all along the west side of the stadium. In years past, there were shadows on the field by 1 p.m. The structures along the west side are much taller, but it's very hard to predict how the new shadows will fall with the new press box, Meyer adds. It will mean some reduction in sunshine for parts of the field.
Beyond the turf, new locker rooms are part of the renovation as well. For fans, seating will top 70,000. Additional landscape work around the stadium and some parking is also being added. Concession stands are increasing and concourses on all sides of the stadium will be renovated by the time the project ends later this year.
But none of that makes any difference to the players when it comes to gaining ground. All that's required for a first down is solid footing — on new turf of course.
Michael Coleman is a freelance writer who resides in Olathe, Kan.
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Bethel board expands elderly tax relief
Board members last month raised the income cutoff for the 2009-10 fiscal year from $45,000 to $46,000. Seniors whose income is less than that get a 10 percent break on their property taxes.
The tax freeze program pushed by Independent Party head Dr. Robert Fand did not come up for a vote. It was discussed by finance board members, but chairman Phil Gallagher said no one made a motion to approve or reject it.
"It's worthy of consideration," Gallagher said later about the tax freeze, but the town is facing a possible revenue shortfall of $1.5 million and a tax freeze would mean even less revenue.
Under a state law that went into effect in October 2006, Connecticut towns and cities are allowed to freeze property taxes for income-eligible residents who are 70 or older.
If a homeowner's property taxes are $4,000 when he or she becomes eligible for the program, for example, the taxes remain $4,000 as long as he or she owns the home. The income cutoff for this program is currently $29,800 for a single person and $36,500 for a married couple.
"I want a discussion and a vote," Fand said in an interview about what he wants the Bethel Board of Finance to do about a tax freeze.
Fand says the freeze will help keep the elderly in town and bring in new senior citizens, whom he said are less of a tax burden than residents with school-age children. "There would be more balanced demographics."
Town officials, however, say they have to be even-handed with all residents and not put too heavy a burden on younger taxpayers.
Bethel's current elderly tax relief program, which has six levels of eligibility, cost nearly $327,000 in the last fiscal year, according to tax collector Ann Scacco ..
Fand says a tax freeze would cost about an additional $62,000 a year. Scacco, however, estimates the additional cost of a tax freeze at between $2 million to $4 million over a 10-year period.
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Working in physics: Protecting the future
Patent attorneys work at the interface of science and law, helping inventors to safeguard their intellectual property. Elliott Davies describes a career that combines technical knowledge and commercial savvy.
As a profession, patent attorneys have been around for more than a century, but their job often goes unnoticed by the general public. In the last few decades, however, the number of patent applications being filed has risen sharply. International patent applications, for example, have increased by about 5% per year – thanks, in part, to a jump in the number of applications being filed in China and Japan, and to pressures on energy resources, which have boosted the number of energy-technology-related patents. And, of course, all these applications require people with the expertise, both legal and technical, to understand them.
It is a common misconception that a patent enables the applicant to make and sell the protected invention. However, patents actually provide a negative right, namely the right to prevent third parties from unauthorized use, manufacture or sale of the protected invention. Accordingly, inventors often race to get the relevant patent applications filed before their invention is disclosed.
The job of a patent attorney can vary widely, but the core elements involve preparing and filing patent applications for inventions, and subsequently prosecuting the applications through various government offices, like the UK or US patent offices. Patents are only granted for new and inventive technological developments: to be "new", the invention must not have been published or otherwise disclosed before the relevant patent application is filed; to be "inventive", the invention must not be an obvious development of an existing technology. To convince a Patent Office examiner that a invention is both new and inventive, attorneys must be able to assess documents that disclose similar technology and that have been published before the filing date of the application in question. Accordingly, patent attorneys generally specialize in particular technical fields, such as electronics, chemistry and biotechnology.
Finding a niche
I joined the patent profession in 2003 after completing both a Masters degree and a PhD in physics at Bath University. When I graduated with my first degree, several of my close friends decided to pursue careers in accounting, engineering and marketing (to name but a few), but I decided to stay on to do a PhD, comfortable in my surroundings and with what I knew. My PhD had both an experimental and a theoretical theme; I first studied the theory of how acoustic waves propagate in periodic systems, then performed experiments to investigate the interaction of acoustic and optical modes in photonic-crystal fibres. During this time, I was unable to distil any preference for a career, but I knew that my grounding in physics would help create a variety of options.
In 2002, as my academic life was drawing to an end, I naturally became more proactive in searching for a job. Around that time, a close friend from my undergraduate years mentioned that he had recently changed jobs and was now training to become a patent attorney. At that time I did not know much about the profession, but I did know that it required a combination of technical knowledge – which I had acquired during my studies at university – and legal knowhow, of which I had none. Still, at least I had the technical part, and it seemed like a waste not to use it. So with this in mind, I decided to apply to become a patent attorney.
Looking back, it is clear that I did not fully appreciate how challenging this would be. In all, I applied for about 10 or 11 trainee positions at different firms of attorneys around the UK. I had several interviews that tested both my command of the English language and my technical ability, and all of these seemed to go well. However, patent-attorney firms are very selective in who they employ, with most trainees having previously completed a science degree at Oxford or Cambridge universities. But after dogged persistence – including sending my CV seven or eight times to the same firm – I was finally granted an interview and offered a position with a London-based firm.
Training, exams and qualifications
I started work in September 2003 and spent the bulk of my first year reviewing patent documents under the guidance of a senior attorney, and sitting in on meetings with clients. During this time, I gradually became better able to understand the sometimes convoluted phrases used in patent documents and the subtleties that can distinguish one invention from another.
Qualifying as a chartered UK patent attorney, however, requires more than just an ability to get one's head around legal subtleties. All trainees must have first completed a scientific degree, but beyond that, candidates also have to pass a series of challenging exams that comprise a series of foundation papers and a series of finals papers. The foundation papers cover, among other things, basic English law, design and copyright law, patent and some trademark law. The four finals papers, in contrast, test your ability to practise as a patent attorney, such as your skill at preparing a patent specification and your ability to assess whether a patent is valid and/or infringed.
These exams were nothing like I had taken before, so despite having done a PhD and winning an award from British Aerospace for outstanding work during my first degree, I found them surprisingly challenging. Fortunately, I knew I was not alone, since statistics show that, on average, trainees take four years to qualify.
For those who want to practise before the European Patent Office, it is also necessary to take four further examinations to qualify as a European patent attorney. Before sitting these examinations, trainees must have completed three years in the profession under the guidance of a qualified European patent attorney. I completed these examinations in 2009, and I am now fully qualified to prosecute European patent applications through the European Patent Office.
Beyond paperwork
In addition to preparing the actual patent documents, patent attorneys are often heavily involved in the commercial direction of their clients, which may be large companies or small and medium enterprises (SMEs) employing just a few staff. This is because the attorney will advise on protecting the innovation and enforcing the rights in patents to protect the company's niche in the market. In my position, I also work closely with government agencies and investors to secure financial assistance for entrepreneurs and SMEs as they develop their businesses and establish a commercial foothold.
Another service that patent attorneys can provide is help with licensing a patent – granting a third party the right to exploit the invention in return for a royalty, for example – and with reviewing a company's or entrepreneur's patent portfolio in estimating the value of their intellectual property. In this way, patents, just like other forms of property, can act as useful sources of income in their own right.
I am currently practising as a patent attorney with Chapman Molony, a firm of UK and European patent attorneys and European trademark attorneys that specializes in intellectual property in hi-tech industries. The firm's core strength lies in hi-tech patent work, particularly in the electronic, optical technologies, telecommunications, defence and energy sectors. Since I joined in 2007, I have found it a good fit for me personally, since my background in electronics and photonics is particularly suited to handling the range of technical subject matter involved in our clients' inventions.
One thing I particularly enjoy is meeting private inventors and SMEs to understand the invention in question. Inventors are often extremely enthusiastic about their product and small businesses typically start out with only a single marketable product. The success of the business, therefore, will often depend on the market niche created by the patent. I gain a real sense of satisfaction whenever an invention I have helped to protect reaches the marketplace.
About the author
Elliott Davies is a European patent attorney at Chapman Molony, a patent-attorney firm with four offices across England and Wales.
This article originally appeared in the March 2010 issue of Physics World
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- Ralph Nader suggested Obama should face primary challenge
- Donna Brazile says Nader should beware creating Democratic disunity
- She says his candidacy in 2000 took key votes away from Al Gore
- Brazile: Progressives should unite to prevent GOP victory in 2012
Ralph Nader floated the idea this week that a primary challenge to President Obama will help the president and the country.
He is flat-out wrong. His views are based on a faulty premise and a myth. We will start with the faulty premise and get to the myth later.
Remember back to 2000, when Nader himself ran as a third-party candidate? He's not proposing that here -- at least not yet -- but it's important to remember what happens when Nader gets involved in challenging a Democrat. In 2000, he siphoned enough votes from Al Gore in Florida to swing the election to President Bush. It gave us eight years of Bush-Cheney politics and policies.
If Nader were being honest with himself, he'd look to 2000 as an example of what the consequences can be for the country and progressive causes when progressives don't stick together.
A primary challenge could further divide the party and possibly dampen Democratic enthusiasm. These races could erode our ability to reach swing voters, who are crucial to electoral viability, by forcing candidates to draw a sharper contrast on issues than necessary to win an election. On most issues, Nader agrees with the Democrats more than the Republicans.
By running as an independent and drawing votes in Florida that might otherwise have gone to Gore, Nader helped usher in eight of the worst years our country has ever seen. Bush ignored or trampled on Nader's major concerns.
Look at the record: Bush took President Clinton's budget surplus and squandered it. He used part of the surplus to offset the costs of his tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. He used the rest to begin funding an elective war in Iraq.
Bush policies allowed predatory lenders to dupe families seeking mortgages for homes. Wall Street bankers got the green light to play by their own rules. Bush created the bubble that burst and continues to rain on us. Bush policies cost millions of Americans their jobs. Middle class workers watched as their wages stagnated. They looked on helplessly as corporate executives reaped obese compensation.
Obama took over an economy that was shedding 750,000 jobs every month. He came into office with the nation in two wars and with crumbling bridges and superhighways, a health insurance system financially crippling middle class families, plus multiple other domestic maladies. We will be dealing with the repercussions of Bush's eight years for generations. And Nader thinks a primary challenge is a good idea? The question is for whom?
Primary challenges against moderates or centrist candidates work both ways. Does Nader suppose the primary challenges in November that wiped out veteran moderate Republican legislators and left the national GOP where it is today -- with energized extreme right-wing purists almost in control -- was good? Does he really want to be the Democratic Party's equivalent of a tea party purist?
Nader knows there is another progressive activist: Cornel West, who also seeks to stir a primary challenge against Obama. West has honest but debatable differences with President Obama. He rightly should challenge every politician to wage a battle against poverty and injustice in the United States. I see no reason for West to go beyond his rhetorical challenge to the president to address these issues and hold every elected official more accountable to the middle class and working poor.
Here's "the myth": Nader's and West's advocacy of primary challenges is based on the premise that Obama neither speaks to nor fights for progressive ideals. They're wrong. Look at what Obama has done, with pit bull opposition fighting him inch by inch.
Obama repeatedly called for a tax system in which all people pay their fair share, including the wealthiest Americans. The steep deficit cut Obama proposed this week mandates even-handed taxing and closes the tax loopholes that CEOs use to slide by with paying taxes at lower rates than their own secretaries do.
Our country witnessed the end of "don't ask, don't tell" this week. That finally allows brave men and women to serve openly and proudly in our armed forces, regardless of their sexual orientation.
In less than 30 months, the president signed health insurance reform that expanded everyone's access to quality, affordable health care. He outlawed the use of those so-called pre-existing conditions that forced many Americans to go without health insurance or pay exorbitant premiums.
He signed the Fair Pay Act to end workplace discrimination and to ensure that women receive equal pay for equal work. He appointed two highly qualified women, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, to the Supreme Court. For the first time in our history, there are three female justices.
The question facing progressives is not whether Obama should have a primary challenger. Rather, it is: Do they want to return to the disastrous economic and social policies advocated by the tea party and the Republican presidential candidates today?
As Gore's former campaign manager, no one knows more than I do what the consequences are of efforts like Nader's. If he and West care about the progressive causes they purport to hold dear, they won't, still once again, risk putting another Republican -- and perhaps another swashbuckling governor from Texas -- in the White House. America cannot afford to go backward. It's time progressives unite for change we all believe in.


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The court ruled unanimously that the lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. cannot proceed as a class action, reversing a decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. The lawsuit could have involved up to 1.6 million women, with Wal-Mart facing potentially billions of dollars in damages....I hope the GOP candidates for President are smart and articulate enough to use this case in their argument against electing the Democratic President to a second term.
The justices divided 5-4 on another aspect of the ruling that could make it much harder to mount similar class-action discrimination lawsuits against large employers.
Justice Antonin Scalia's opinion for the court's conservative majority said there needs to be common elements tying together "literally millions of employment decisions at once."
But Scalia said that in the lawsuit against the nation's largest private employer, "That is entirely absent here."
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, writing for the court's four liberal justices, said there was more than enough uniting the claims. "Wal-Mart's delegation of discretion over pay and promotions is a policy uniform throughout all stores," Ginsburg said.
ADDED: After the oral argument, back in March, I wrote:
I think plaintiffs are trying to say that if headquarters can see a pattern of women doing poorly under the decentralized discretion system, then keeping that system in place is a discriminatory policy. That absence of centralized control is the common issue that makes it an appropriate class action (rather than lot of individual cases that ought to be brought separately if at all).ALSO: I'm reading Justice Scalia's assessment of the "social framework" analysis that the plaintiffs offered to prove that Wal-Mart had "a general policy of discrimination" (which was supposed to be the common question supporting the class action form of litigation):
So... the thing that makes a million individuals the same is that they... are different. They should have been made the same.... or more alike... by a sex-discrimination-conscious policy. I think it's possible to get your head around that idea, but nearly impossible to picture workable legal doctrine governing the real-world affairs of human beings... including the judges who would apply it.
[Dr. William] Bielby testified that Wal-Mart has a "strong corporate culture," that makes it " 'vulnerable' " to "gender bias." Id., at 152. He could not, however, "determine with any specificity how regularly stereotypes play a meaningful role in employment decisions at Wal-Mart. At his deposition … Dr. Bielby conceded that he could not calculate whether 0.5 percent or 95 percent of the employment decisions at Wal-Mart might be determined by stereotyped thinking." 222 F. R. D. 189, 192 (ND Cal. 2004)...."[W]hether 0.5 percent or 95 percent of the employment decisions at Wal-Mart might be determined by stereotyped thinking" is the essential question on which respondents' theory of commonality depends. If Bielby admittedly has no answer to that question, we can safely disregard what he has to say.AND: I've written a new post to help you understand the way in which this was not a unanimous decision.


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James Cameron promised that the extra 9 minutes he's added to Avatar, set to be re-released theatrically on August 27, will "spice it up a bit."
Some of that heat will come from a previously deleted love scene between two Na'vi, the films blue-skinned aliens.
"You mean the alien kink scene?" Cameron joked with MTV News. "It's been restored, every last minute of it."
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But the "Titantic" director was quick to assure viewers that parents won't have to cover their children's 3D glasses during the added scenes.
"It does not change our rating at all," he said. "I would call it more of an alien foreplay scene. It's not like they're ripping their clothes of and going at it."
Cameron told Access Hollywood that other new scenes include extra battling, a new, and even more exotic species.
The next two installments of the Avatar series will be shot back to back, the director confirmed, but played coy on the time table.
He did reveal another project in the works, a historical movie titled "the Last Train From HIroshima," about a survivor of the atomic blast there. The director hinted that the second and third Avatar movies might have to come after the World War II flick.
The "Avatar" sequel is set to take place on the same planet, Pandora, but this time under the ocean.
"I'm going to be focusing on the ocean on Pandora, which will be equally rich and diverse and crazy and imaginative, but it just won't be a rain forest," Cameron told the L.A. Times.
And as for part three? "We created a broad canvas for the environment of the film," Cameron said. "That's not just Pandora, but throughout the Alpha Centauri AB system."


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I know it may surprise some of you to learn that The Genius is actually a relentless optimist. Critical as I may sometimes be, the truth is I have a natural tendency to look for the positive in people and situations. It's just not as entertaining to write about the nice stuff. Sorry.
Given my optimistic nature, it's been rather annoying to watch tv, read magazines, or even make small talk with my neighbors lately—because everyone has their panties jammed waaaaaaay up their @#$*! as a result of "the current economic situation" [insert melodramatic music here].
Listen, people. I understand that the sh*t has hit the proverbial fan. I'm not denying the facts. We all had one big over-indulgent party together, and now we're suffering from one MASSIVE hangover. But it doesn't do us any good to dwell, now does it? Does complaining all day about how much your head aches make things better?
Genius that I am, I'm fairly certain that "this too shall pass" and in the meantime, we best not PANIC. Which is why I took the time out of my very busy and extremely important schedule to throw together a little bit of thinking aptly titled "The Glass is Half Full." Lest you dismiss it as yet another martini-induced rant, I assure you, it's got real data. Naturally, it has a few curse words. And most definitely, it offers some fresh perspective.
I hope you'll enjoy it, and… if you're so inclined, perhaps you'll even pass it on. Because just about everyone could use a bit o' good news.
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She was a down on her luck prostitute with a pimp, at least she pretended to be while working to uncover alleged wrongdoing within advocacy group ACORN, but it turns out the 20-year-old hooker is actually a South Florida pastor's daughter and an FIU undergrad.
Hannah Giles quickly became the most famous journalism student at Florida International University after she stirred up quite a storm and become a conservative hero while spending her summer posing as a call girl to infiltrate the offices of ACORN.
Giles became an internet sensation after hidden camera videos, showing her in scantily clad hooker gear entering ACORN offices in Baltimore, New York, Washington and San Bernadino, Calif., accompanied by James Keefe, himself dressed in outrageous pimp wear, made the rounds on news outlets the past few weeks.
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In the videos, Giles and Keefe discuss their situation with ACORN workers, saying the two need help getting a house which they would like to turn into an underage brothel. The ACORN workers advise the two of illegal ways of getting around laws regarding income reporting.
The hooker role is a shocking turn for Giles, whose father, Doug Giles, is senior pastor of the Clash Church in Aventura, according to the Miami Herald.
Giles reportedly tried to work her undercover sting in Miami earlier this summer, but was unable to bait the local ACORN staff.
ACORN's Florida director, Stephanie Porta, told the Herald that Giles showed up at the Miami office, but that staffers advised her to visit a domestic violence shelter.
Yesterday, the national ACORN office announced that the organization was suspending key operations while they perform an independent review into the videos.


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Hosts Amy and Tina Crushed It!
Cate Blanchett in Armani Couture
Daughter Liv and I watched together the Golden Globes Red Carpet last night–via texting–she in Brooklyn and me in Gloucester. Cate Blanchett, winner of best actress in a motion picture drama, and Margot Robbie won hands hands down for best dressed!
Cate's Armani dress was made from the most exquisitely delicate black lace you could possibly imagine, with subtle shimmer sprinkled throughout. From the front view, I loved the dramatic contrast of the high neck and then softly flowing lower skirt; the sparkles caught the light when she walked–and the back was equally as stunning!
U2's Tribute to Nelson Mandela wins Best Song Golden Globe!
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The Central Connecticut women's basketball team earned a 71-66 overtime victory over the Terriers of St. Francis Brooklyn on Saturday afternoon at Detrick Gym. The Blue Devils (9-8, 3-4 NEC) and Terriers (13-5, 4-3 NEC) were knotted at 57-57 at the end of regulation, but 14 points in overtime, including seven from senior Jessica Babe, gave CCSU a 71-66 victory.
The Blue Devils trailed by five with two minutes left in regulation, but with 1:21 left to play sophomore Nicole Ferguson connected on a game-tying three-pointer off a pass from Babe. Ferguson's shot had been set up by a pair of free throws from sophomore TeJahne Malone.
A jumper by Babe with 25 seconds remaining gave the Blue Devils a 57-55 edge, but the Terriers answered with a basket by Eilidh Simpson that tied the game and forced overtime.
Less than two minutes into overtime the Blue Devils secured the lead for good with a pair of free throws by sophomore Kayla Miller. Babe followed with a basket and free throw to increase the lead to four points.
The Terriers continued to close the gap, but a three-pointer and then a free throw from Babe iced the game over the final 25 seconds.
The Terriers held a 28-25 lead at the half, behind a 12-of-24 shooting effort from the field. Babe and Ferguson each scored five points in the first half to lead the Blue Devils.
The Blue Devils posted a season-high 16 steals and forced the Terriers into 21 total turnovers. However, the Blue Devils also turned the ball over 22 times.
Malone (13) and Ferguson (11) joined Babe with double-digit points. Malone did most of her scoring at the free throw line where she was 9-of-11 on the day. Ferguson was four-of-six from the floor and 3-of-5 from behind the arc.
Senior Brooke Bailey also had a strong game for the Blue Devils with six points and seven rebounds in 20 minutes off the bench.
Senior Lauren Arbogast led all players with eight rebounds. Bailey (7), Malone (7), senior Jaleen Thomas (6) and Arbogast were all strong on the glass and helped CCSU take a 44-30 advantage on the boards.
Arbogast was also responsible for five of CCSU's steals.
The Blue Devils finished the game 25-of-60 (41.7%) from the field and 4-of-16 (25%) from three. St. Francis shot 23-of-55 (41.8%) and 5-of-17 (29.4%) from behind the arc.
The Blue Devils return to action on Monday night at Detrick Gym. The Mountaineers of Mount St. Mary's will visit New Britain for a 7 p.m. tip-off.