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Cablevision Systems Corp. (www.cablevision.com ) hired Jonathan Schwartz as General Counsel
Cablevision Systems Corporation is a leading telecommunications and media company with a portfolio of operations that includes a full suite of advanced digital television, voice and high-speed Internet services and valuable local media and programming properties. Founded in 1973 as a cable television operator with 1,500 Long Island customers, Cablevision today offers television, phone and Internet services to millions of households and businesses in the New York metropolitan area. Cablevision`s popular Optimum®-branded communications services include Optimum TV® digital cable TV digital cable TV, Optimum Voice® home phone and Optimum Online® high-speed Internet. In the New York tri-state area, Cablevision`s telecommunications properties also consist of Optimum WiFi®, the nation`s largest wireless Internet network, and Lightpath®, a leading provider of integrated business communications solutions that meets the needs of larger companies. Through its local media and programming properties, Cablevision delivers news and information created specifically for the tri-state-area communities it serves. This includes Optimum TV`s exclusive News 12 Networks, an award-winning, local news leader. Providing additional compelling local content is Newsday Media Group, which includes Long Island`s leading daily newspaper, Newsday, and its popular Web site Newsday.com; as well as amNewYork, the nation`s most widely circulated free daily serving New York City; and Long Island`s largest publisher of weekly shoppers and community papers. Cablevision`s rich history includes the creation, ownership and operation of Rainbow Media Holdings and its popular television networks from 1980 until June 2011, when it became a separate, public company named AMC Networks Inc. In addition, Cablevision was owner and operator of Madison Square Garden and its properties from 1997 until February 2010, when the sports and entertainment leader became a separate, public company now called The Madison Square Garden Company.
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Hydroxyurea to Prevent Organ Damage in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00006400
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : October 13, 2000
Last Update Posted : April 27, 2011
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|Condition or disease
|Hematologic Diseases Anemia, Sickle Cell
|Drug: Hydroxyurea Drug: Placebo
|Phase 3
In 1995, the Multicenter Study of Hydroxyurea (MSH) demonstrated that hydroxyurea is effective in decreasing the frequency of painful crises, hospitalizations for crises, acute chest syndrome, and blood transfusions by 50%. The recently completed phase II study of hydroxyurea in children (PED HUG) demonstrated that children have a response to hydroxyurea similar to that seen in adults in terms of increasing fetal hemoglobin levels and total hemoglobin, and decreasing complications associated with sickle cell anemia. In addition, this study demonstrated that the drug does not adversely affect growth and development between the ages of 5 and 15. A recently completed pilot study of hydroxyurea given to children between the ages of 6 months and 24 months demonstrated that the drug is tolerated well by small infant, and that the fetal hemoglobin switch can be forced to remain in the "on position" by hydroxyurea administration.
A Special Emphasis Panel (SEP) met on April 12, 1996 to review the results of the MSH trial and the progress to date of the PED HUG study. The SEP recommended that NHLBI undertake the BABY HUG trial.
BABY HUG is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to determine if hydroxyurea can prevent the onset of chronic end organ damage in young children with sickle cell anemia. Approximately 200 children with sickle cell disease will be recruited to receive either hydroxyurea or placebo. The children will be screened at study entry for signs of abnormal brain, kidney, pulmonary, and splenic function, and developmental milestones. They will then be randomly assigned to receive either hydroxyurea or placebo and followed yearly to assess chronic end organ damage of the major organ systems. The primary endpoint will be a 50% reduction in rates of damage to the major organs with surrogate markers of organ function during follow-up in Phase II of the trial.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|191 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Double (Participant, Investigator)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Pediatric Hydroxyurea Phase III Clinical Trial (BABY HUG)
|Study Start Date :
|August 2000
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|September 2009
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|September 2009
Active Comparator: 1
Participants will receive hydroxyurea.
Drug: Hydroxyurea
Participants will receive hydroxyurea.
Placebo Comparator: 2
Participants will receive placebo.
Drug: Placebo
Participants will receive placebo.
- 50% reduction in rates of damage to the major organs with surrogate markers of organ function [ Time Frame: Measured during follow-up evaluations ]
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|9 Months to 18 Months (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Majority fetal and sickle (FS or SF) hemoglobin pattern confirmed centrally by electrophoresis (screening may begin at 7 months of age)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Chronic transfusion therapy
- Cancer
- Less than 5th percentile (10th percentile for the pilot study) height, weight, or head circumference for age
- Severe developmental delay (e.g., cerebral palsy or other mental retardation, Grade III/IV intraventricular hemorrhage)
- Stroke with neurological deficit
- Surgical splenectomy
- Participating in other clinical intervention trials
- Probable or known diagnosis of Hemoglobin S-Hereditary Persistence of Fetal Hemoglobin
- Known hemoglobin S-beta plus thalassemia (hemoglobin A present)
- Any condition or chronic illness, which in the opinion of the principal investigator, makes participation unadvised or unsafe
- Inability or unwillingness to complete baseline (pre-enrollment) studies, including blood or urine specimen collection, liver-spleen scan, abdominal sonogram, neurological examination, neuropsychological testing, or transcranial Doppler ultrasound (interpretable study not required, but confirmed velocity greater than 200 cm/sec results in ineligibility)
- Previous or current treatment with hydroxyurea (HU) or another anti-sickling drug
The following exclusion criteria are transient; patients can be re-evaluated for eligibility:
- Hemoglobin less than 6.0 gm/dL
- Reticulocyte count less than 80,000/cu mm if hemoglobin is less than 9 gm/dL
- Neutrophil count less than 2,000/cu mm
- Platelet count less than 130,000/cu mm
- Blood transfusion in the 2 months prior to study entry unless HbA is less than 10%
- ALT greater than twice the upper limit of normal
- Ferritin less than 10 ng/ml
- Serum creatinine greater than twice the upper limit of normal for age
- Bayley standardized mental score below 70
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00006400
|United States, Alabama
|University of Alabama at Birmingham
|Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
|United States, District of Columbia
|Children's National Medical Center
|Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20010
|Howard University
|Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20060
|United States, Florida
|University of Miami
|Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
|United States, Georgia
|Emory University School of Medicine
|Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30342
|United States, Maryland
|Johns Hopkins University
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
|United States, Michigan
|Children's Hospital of Michigan/Wayne State Univ.
|Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201
|United States, Mississippi
|University of Mississippi Medical Center
|Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39216
|United States, New York
|SUNY Health Science Center, Brooklyn
|Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11203
|United States, North Carolina
|Duke University Medical Center
|Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Drexel University
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19134
|United States, South Carolina
|Medical University of South Carolina
|Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425
|United States, Tennessee
|St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
|Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38105
|United States, Texas
|University of Texas SW Medical Center
|Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390
|Principal Investigator:
|Sherron Jackson, MD
|Medical University of South Carolina
|Principal Investigator:
|James F. Casella, MD
|Johns Hopkins University
|Principal Investigator:
|Lori Luchtman-Jones, MD
|Children's National Research Institute
|Principal Investigator:
|Rathi V. Iyer, MD
|University of Mississippi Medical Center
|Principal Investigator:
|Scott T. Miller, MD
|SUNY Health Science Center, Brooklyn
|Principal Investigator:
|Sohail R. Rana, MD
|Howard University
|Principal Investigator:
|Zora R. Rogers, MD
|University of Texas SW Medical Center
|Principal Investigator:
|Bruce W Thompson, Ph.D.
|Clinical Trials and Surveys Corp
|Principal Investigator:
|Julio Barredo, MD
|University of Miami Medical Center
|Study Chair:
|Winfred C. Wang, MD
|St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
|Principal Investigator:
|Courtney Thornburg, MD
|Duke University
|Principal Investigator:
|Thomas Howard, MD
|University of Alabama at Birmingham
|Principal Investigator:
|Lori Luck, MD
|Drexel University
|Principal Investigator:
|R. Clark Brown, MD, PhD
|Emory University
|Principal Investigator:
|Sharada Sarnaik, MD
|Wayne State University
Other Publications:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Jonathan Goldsmith, MD, NHLBI
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|October 13, 2000 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|April 27, 2011
|Last Verified:
|April 2011
Blood Diseases
Sickle Cell Anemia
Anemia, Sickle Cell
Hematologic Diseases
Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital
Anemia, Hemolytic
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Antineoplastic Agents
Antisickling Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
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Pony Interior Conversion Kit Upgraded With Supreme Interior Kit 1966
Upgraded Pony Interior Conversion Kit with a Supreme Interior Restoration Kit for all 1966 Mustangs with a Standard Interior.
If you have a 1966 Mustang with a Standard Interior, you now have the unique opportunity to completely revolutionize how your interior looks by purchasing this Upgraded Pony Interior Conversion Kit with a Supreme Interior Restoration Kit. CJ Pony Parts has compiled the best interior products from some of the top brands in the industry to convert your standard interior to a Pony interior, as well as restore your interior to a style that will make all of your fellow enthusiasts jealous. As your one-stop shop, there are multiple color options available for you to choose from whether you have a Coupe, Convertible or Fastback, so you can put a personalized touch on this drastic change to your classic interior.
Kit Includes:
- ACC Carpets Molded Original Style Carpet
- Fold Down Seat Carpet (Fastback Only)
- 2-Piece Carpet Underlayment Kit
- Pony Interior Seat Upholstery
- Dashes Direct Seat Foam
- Pair of Quarter Trim Panel Upholstery (Coupe & Convertible Only)
- Pair of Sun Visors
- Headliner (Coupe & Fastback Only)
- Pair of Kick Panels
- ACC Carpets Kick Panel Carpeting Set
- Scott Drake Kick Panel Carpet Molding
- Dashes Direct Reproduction Dash Pad
- Woodgrain Instrument Bezel
- Woodgrain Glove Box Door
- Door Courtesy Light (2)
- Door Light Wiring (2)
- Pair of Dashes Direct Deluxe Pony Door Panels
- Set of Stainless Steel Door Trim
- Driver & Passenger Side Interior Pony Door Handle
- Driver & Passenger Side Door Handle Shaft
- Pair of Chrome Pony Door Handle Escutcheons
- Scott Drake Door Panel Cup (2)
- Scott Drake Door Panel Cup Bracket (2)
- Scott Drake Door Panel Cup Insert (2)
- Door Sill Plate
- Black Door Sill Plate Ford Decal (2)
- Set of Pony Door Panel Clips (2)
- Set of Watershields
- 16ft Windlace Kit
- Interior Screw Kit (2)
Replace and upgrade your carpet with ACC Carpets' original carpeting that is heat molded into two separate pieces for an easy installation. The carpet is manufactured using the same material mix as the original carpet (80% rayon/20% nylon). After it is made, the carpet is dyed to the color of your choosing and tested to make sure it won't fade over time. A heavy, 36 ounce jute padding is then attached to the carpet's underside. ACC Carpets makes their carpet not come with pre-cut holes which allow you to make the necessary cuts when needed. If you are purchasing this kit for a Fastback, you will receive the correct fold-down carpeting to get with your Mustang's body. You'll also receive carpet underlayment so you can limit the amount of road noise you'll hear when cruising down the road.
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The doors in your vintage Pony will see a drastic change as you'll be provided with brand new deluxe pony door panels. The correct door trim in this kit is made from polished stainless steel and makes for better fastener clearance. The correct set of mounting clips will make sure you install everything properly. A new feature for your doors is the door panel cups that come from Scott Drake. Each cup is double-dipped in a textured vinyl and mounts to Scott Drake's support b racket on the inner portion of the door. Then you simply slide in the insert to cover the screws for a clean look.
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Please Note: Parchment convertible kick panels are NOT available. These kits receive black kick panels, which can be painted to match.
*Fastback watershield set does not include quarter trim panel watershields.
Tech Tip: We recommend laying the carpet out in the sun for a few hours to help soften the jute backing and to help reduce the amount of wrinkles that are visible prior to installation.
Restore and convert your vintage Pony by ordering this Upgraded Pony Interior Conversion Kit with a Supreme Interior Restoration Kit for your 1966 Mustang with a Standard Interior from CJ Pony Parts today!
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Imagine that everytime the mob swings at you, there is a table of possible results and a number from 1 to 100 is rolled. The number rolled is matched to the table entry, and that entry is the result of the attack. For example, a simple combat table might look like:
Roll Result
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41-100 Hit
26-40 Crush (150% damage)
21-25 Critical (200% damage)
16-20 Block
11-15 Parry
06-10 Dodge
01-05 Miss
This is basically what happens in WoW when a mob attacks you. As you increase your defensive stats, the chances of each event change. If you have 490 Defense, criticals disappear from the table. As the block/parry/dodge/miss entries grow, they "push off" the upper entries.
So after getting a lot of tanking gear, the table might look like this:
Roll Result
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91-100 Crush (150% damage)
51-90 Block
31-50 Parry
11-30 Dodge
01-10 Miss
Notice how hits have been pushed off the table entirely? And now you only have a 10% chance to get crushed?
If you got 10% more block/parry/dodge/miss, crushes would be pushed off the table entirely. You'd still take damage, because you take damage everytime you block. But you wouldn't take non-blocked hits, crushes, or criticals.
Because crushes are the last things to be pushed off the table, achieving this state is called being "uncrushable".


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In March we released a closed captioning pod for Adobe Connect 8, and now we have a new version with additional features. Version 1.5 of the Connect Captioning Pod is available for free download.
This version still has all of the features available in the earlier version, but the new version also introduces the following features:
- Additional preset for caption providers using Streamtext. Streamtext provides an online caption delivery service utilized by hundreds of real-time captioners in North America and Europe.
- Support for word-by-word caption delivery and caption correction. End users can receive captions as they are entered by the stenocaptioner rather than waiting for a full line of captions to be delivered. Stenocaptioners also have the ability to correct mistakes in the captions by backspacing to delete errors and retype the correction. This feature is an option for the caption provider – at present Streamtext and CaptionFirst support this feature.
- Support for in-meeting captioners. Sometimes a meeting is scheduled when a stenocaptioner is not available, or budget doesn't allow the hiring of a professional. For these situations, it is now possible to assign a participant the role of captioner. The captioner's work will be viewed in the caption pod and can be exported to text or HTML and is archived as part of recorded sessions just like captions delivered by stenocaptioners. In-meeting captioners are less expensive but also typically deliver less high-quality captions for end-users. If experimenting with in-meeting captioners, make sure to ask end-users who need captions how effective the results are.
- Updated documentation for caption provider implementation is provided in the download package. Any caption service can deliver captions to Adobe Connect's caption pod with this information.
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The new pod, and documentation for incorporating it into your Connect meeting, is available now: Connect Captioning Pod v1.5 at the Adobe Connect Exchange.
An October 2011 post (to the March 2011 announcement) noted that there was a problem with the captioning pod in archived (recorded) webinars. Has this issue been resolved?
What is the easiest way to add captions to a recording after the meeting has ended?
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It's been over 7 years since I posted this piece on gaming clans and the conversation is STILL going over at my personal website, Yomar.me (a.k.a. Y3B) – clearly, we gamers are on the same wavelength. Being in a gaming clan is fun and rewarding. It makes games more immersive or at least replayable.. But it can also be a lot of work so there's good reason some people stay solo.
This is a conversation I'd love for us to have here at Geeky Antics, where it is a lot more relevant. Think about all the stuff we as geeks do – podcasts, videos, indie games, gaming clans, or whatever tickles your fancy – how many times do flakey people and drama queens create more work for you? The eSports scene is booming. More and more gamers dream of being sponsored, championship winners, or at least winning some free stuff.
The reality is that maybe 1% of all "hardcore" competitive gamers are sponsored AND can make a living off it. The cost for that may be losing your love for games. Is it really worth it? Well, it depends how competitive you are.
For me, being in a gaming clan is more about the social experience, collaborating on stuff beyond games, and getting more out of our video games. Thing is, do your fellow clan members feel the same way? If not, do they know just how much work goes into pro gaming?
The tournaments with the biggest prizes are highly-selective. You're lucky if they take in 16 players from any given region. Of course, there are always local tournaments at hobby shops. Those can be great fun and provide supplemental income.. Or maybe just street cred. The point is that, no matter how good you are, you always have to consider there is someone with more free time and commitment than you.
Are you willing to pay the price to be a top-tier pro gamer?
League Of Legends and Starcraft 2 may be the most competitive games out there today. There are so many people playing and qualifying for the big tournaments is daunting. Well, maybe SC2 doesn't have quite the gameplay hours of LoL but the gap in skill between good players and awesome players is quite significant. They measure that gap mainly in APM (Actions Per Minute) and, well, if you suck at multitasking and buckle under pressure, playing SC2 professionally could burn you out quickly.
I like the way Dreamhack handles tournaments. They recently held a Hearthstone tournament with $10,000 in prizes. This tournament was open to the first 128 registrants but, in other tournaments, there is usually a small buy-in. This is fair considering there are prizes at every level. What's nice about it is that you can very well be the unknown, low-ranked player who pulls some upsets. That makes for a great narrative.
The barrier to entry is certainly low here. Now, you could argue it takes $200-300 to build a top-tier competitive deck in Hearthstone but you can reduce that cost by running a Hunter deck or playing more. Also, compare that to Magic: The Gathering where you're spending at least $500-700. Just sayin.
Dreamhack is one of the biggest players in the pro gaming circuit. These guys are based out of Sweden yet they are known throughout the world. You may not play Starcraft 2, DotA 2, LoL, WoW, or even Hearthstone.. but chances are you've heard of Dreamhack.
Just look at the scene in the photo above. Dreamhack really puts on a show. Who wouldn't want to be a part of this experience? Dreamhack events double as massive LAN parties too. By most standards, this is the biggest digital festival out there.
That's great but how does this relate to gaming clans?
Well, I wanted to pain a picture about how competitive pro gaming really is. Some people throw on a tag and think they magically become pro gamers. There is a lot to it. To me, there are not many gaming clans out there because loyalties lean towards the personal gains rather than the fellowship. Most clans are what I would call competitive or scenario squads.
To be fair, it's easier to manage smaller groups when competition is the main focus. You need a personality fit above all because you can't train that. Skills can be improved but chemistry you usually either have or you don't.
In any successful organization, there is unity under a single-minded purpose. This is critical. You can't mix together casual gamers with uber-competitive ones. If that situation develops, split the clan into sub-groups or divisions to keep things civil. I mean, some gamers think that we all focus on one game for months or years at a time. That's just not realistic but those are the expectations at times.
LOTR (Lord Of The Rings, for the unitiatied) is a great example of the power of having a single purpose or goal. This is the vision that binds us within a thriving organization. In LOTR, lots of things happened but, ultimately, it was all about destroying the darn ring. They succeeded because they had laser focus.
The frustration for people in gaming clans usually takes two forms:
- You guys expect too much from me – I don't have that sort of desire or time/money to commit!
- You guys are not serious enough – I'm tired of losing!
Often in coaching/mastermind sessions with clients and collaborators, I'll talk about the importance of managing expectations. It's easy to join a clan but working together as a cohesive unit is a whole different matter. As we hinted earlier, some people avoid clans all together because they feel they're all about work and drama. It doesn't have to be that way.
When we recruit people for NoF, we simply look for folks that are active and friendly. If everyone gets along and we have fun together, what else really matters, amirite? We're not looking to be the next Team Solo Mid, Team Liquid, Gambit, or whatever.. We just want to have fun and meet new people. It's great that we can travel just about anywhere, online and offline, and meet local Nips for some debauchery, good conversation, and gaming fun. Of course, if we detect someone is purely about winning and being "pro", we kindly let go because we know the cost for that would sacrifice who we are at heart.. And gaming would become a chore. Eff that!
How about sore losers? Are they worth recruiting if they are skilled enough?
Well, you can't play League Of Legends without running into trolls (see the featured image). Sore losers LOVE to blame their teammates and fail to see they become part of the fail sauce due to their poor sportsmanship. Avoid these types of players. They are a plague to gaming clans and squads, especially once you stop winning most of your match-ups. People will leave and, eventually, they will too so there's no point catering to them unless they are truly willing to conform and compromise for the sake of the team.
We can go on and on about what makes a sustainable gaming clan thrive, not just survive. Here are some of the things we discussed in the linked article and the comments thereof:
- Leaders inspire, managers merely bark orders.
- The servant-teacher is a type of leader that remains humble, learning as much from others as he teaches others.
- The best leaders listen more than than they speak.
- Squads and clans function for different purposes, though they share similarities.
- Finding a gaming squad/clan is much like job hunting: all parties should make sure it is a right fit.
Go ahead and read the full article over at Y3B. I'd love to see what you all think. After reading the article, let's bring the conversation back over to the Geeky Antics community. Here are a few questions to ponder:
- What is the biggest stumbling block for gaming clans or squads?
- Does recruiting women add to the stability or instability?
- What is the average shelf life for gaming groups of any kind?
- Is there a sweet spot for the max size of a clan?
Leave us a VM at (206) 415-4987 and drop some comments in the spiffy area below. This is a great discussion and I love hearing the stories everyone is experiencing in gaming spaces all over the place.
Don't be shy.. Gather around the fire (hey, at least I did not say hearth) and join the conversation.
Yogizilla's Blankity Blank-Blank (Y3B)
"Hey, look at all those nifty acronyms people have attached to their handles and screen names. That's really cool – I want one too!" That is exactly what I think runs through the heads of many people that join or create a clan. People want to feel like they are a part of something bigger than them. It's just human nature.
With the next-gen gaming consoles tapping into an online gaming market that has existed for many, many years on the PC front, gaming squads are arguably more popular than ever. For most, it's just about hanging out with some people or being part of the most kick-ass team and getting some big wins under the belt. Whatever way you chop it up, people are in these…
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It's mid-afternoon and you're sitting in an outdoor café when suddenly the street is closed to traffic and a procession of villagers comes streaming by. Women with delicate frangipani blossoms woven into their hair balance lavish offerings of food, fruit and flowers on their heads and walk with grace and poise, while men march by playing musical instruments or sporting ceremonial swords. All are making their way to one of the village temples to honour its gods and celebrate the anniversary of its dedication.
Bali is home to over 10,000 temples of varying sizes, each one of which has a dedication ceremony at least once during the course of the Balinese year of 210 days. Each anniversary celebration, known as an odalan, is carried out on an auspicious date set by a local priest and usually lasts three days. In preparation the temple is cleaned, blessed and decorated with flowers, silk sarongs and colourful umbrellas. Women spend hours weaving elaborate headpieces and decorations from palm leaves while men carve ornate objects from wood. Streets leading to the temple are lined with vivid flags, banners and long, decorated bamboo poles (penjors) that arch overhead with woven garlands of dried flowers and ornaments fashioned from young palm leaves. Worshippers from around the island arrive en masse to celebrate with prayer, ceremonial dance, drama, musical performances and food to entice the gods and spirits.
Celebrations take place inside the temple walls: fragrant hair oils and smoke from sandalwood incense fill the air as the chimes of bells and the shimmering sounds of the gamelan orchestra electrify the atmosphere. In one corner worshippers kneel before an altar filled with offerings to recite prayers and be blessed with holy water and rice, while in another spectators are treated to an elegant dance of girls in golden costumes. Shadow-puppet performances recount ancient tales while barong dances ward off evil sprits. All this activity competes with the sizzling smells of saté being grilled over coconut husks and the laughter of lads gambling with cards.
Foreigners are invited to attend temple cere-monies, however you must respect local customs and ensure you are appropriately dressed with a sarong, headpiece and footwear.
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"When we decided on SAP® Business Suite powered by SAP HANA®, we were looking for experienced partners to work with us. With PRIMEFLEX for SAP HANA, Fujitsu promised us an easy to implement and bullet proof solution and delivered it with the highest quality. If we need further guidance regarding optimized infrastructure solutions which are easy to implement, we would surely choose Fujitsu again."
Alaa Al Nasser, MD - Retail, Al Nasser Group
Al Nasser Group is one the largest suppliers of lighting, wiring devices and advanced building control systems in the Middle East. Founded in 1976, it employs over 400 people and has an annual turnover in excess of $75m. With retail showrooms (N plus and N Gold) and projects division (Al Nasser Pro) selling own brands SIDRA and NOORTEK professional lighting solutions it has worked on numerous high profile building projects across the region. The company is headquartered in Riyadh and has over 20 showrooms and offices around the country.
Al Nasser was running its business on an outdated ERP platform that struggled to produce reports and dashboards in a timely fashion and could not support the company's plans for strategic growth.
In 2013, Al Nasser decided to implement SAP Business Suite powered by SAP HANA and at the time was the first customer for this specific solution in Saudi Arabia. There was little local experience in the implementation of the application and the specific infrastructure. Fujitsu supported Al Nasser in this innovative project and demonstrated that FUJITSU Integrated System PRIMEFLEX for SAP HANA would be the perfect fit for the company.
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ETA International
Certified Network Computer Technician
5 Depot Street, Greencastle IN 46135
Certified Network Computer Technicians are expected to obtain knowledge of computer electronics basic concepts, Internet and networking technology applicable to various areas of the computer industry. Once the CNCT has acquired these skills, abilities and knowledge, he or she will be able to enter employment in any part of the computer industry. With minimal training in areas unique to the specific products, the CNCT should become a profitable and efficient part of the computer industry workforce.
Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes Renewal Required? Every 4 Year(s) Does applicant have choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No This certification is related to military occupational specialties. Read more about certifications related to military occupations.


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13 'thugs' die in attack on China police station
BEIJING – Chinese police shot dead 13 people who attacked a police station in the restive northwest region of Xinjiang Saturday morning, according to a report on the local government website and the state-run Xinhua news agency.
"A group of thugs drove a vehicle to ram the main office building of the public security bureau of Yecheng County in Kashgar District and detonated explosives," reported the official Tianshan Net web portal. "Police took decisive action and shot dead 13 thugs." Three policemen were slightly injured and no civilians were hurt, Tianshan reported.
The incident appears the latest in an escalating series of attacks over the past two years by radicalized members of Xinjiang's native Uighur population. Beijing says overseas terrorist groups spread terrorism and extremist views within Xinjiang and other parts of China. Uighur exiles argue that Chinese repression triggers the growing violence.
A Turkic-speaking, mostly Muslim people, the Uighurs have seen massive inflows of Han Chinese, the country's majority ethnic group, into Xinjiang in recent decades. Some Uighurs say economic development chiefly benefits the Han and resent Beijing's strict policies towards religious practice, Uighur language and culture.
Located close to China's border with Pakistan, Yecheng, known as Karghilik to Uighurs, lies in the Uighur heartland of southern Xinjiang, where fewer Han Chinese have settled. The attack Saturday follows several similar attacks on police stations in Xinjiang in recent years
In addition to traditional targets within Xinjiang, assailants have begun attacking public places such as train stations and markets in other Chinese provinces.
Last month, 39 people died in the Xinjiang regional capital Urumqi when assailants threw explosives and drove two off-road vehicles through a crowd at a morning vegetable market. In March, 29 people died and 143 were wounded when five attackers armed with knives stabbed passengers at the main railway station in the southwestern city of Kunming.
In response, authorities have increased the presence of armed police in major cities nationwide and stepped up anti-terror drills. Thirteen people were executed in Xinjiang this week for terrorism and violent crimes, Xinhua reported Monday.
China launched a campaign Friday to cleanse the Internet of audio and video materials that promote terrorism and violence. The move will safeguard social stability and peace in Xinjiang, said the State Internet Information Office, which blamed such material for the "high incidence of terrorist activities at present."


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If you could ask the Duchess of Cambridge her hopes for her first child, I'd bet a Royal Mint silver penny her answer would match Diana's for her oldest son: "The one thing his father and I were absolutely agreed on was that William would have as normal an upbringing as possible." Although for a prince born in 1982, when "Di mania" was at fever pitch and the Palace's old guard still dictated court protocol, "normality" was bound to prove elusive at times. As Prince Charles wrote to his godmother, Patricia Bradbourne, after William's birth: "By the end of the day I really felt as though I'd shared deeply in the process of birth, and as a result was rewarded by seeing a small creature which belonged to us even though he seemed to belong to everyone else as well!" Words that should resonate deeply with Kate, knowing that she must share her first-born with a prying world.
Most mothers want to nest in domestic seclusion once a baby arrives. It's nearly impossible to imagine what it must be like to be wrenched from that cocoon by the glare of a thousand flashbulbs.
Fortunately, Kate has an extraordinary resource to call upon in times of duress: the Middleton clan. Nothing helps a new mum more than personal experience of a happy childhood and her own mother being on hand to help replicate that security.
Some have criticized the suggestion that Carole Middleton may be present at the royal birth - in part because William's work as a search-and-rescue helicopter pilot may prevent him from being at Kate's side speedily. The carpers are surely misguided. Fear and panic are the enemies in childbirth, and few things will make you feel safer than having a trusted relative there to support you. How much better than the days when a royal birth had to be witnessed by a statesman or two (in later years, the Home Secretary), a process that stopped only with the birth of Prince Charles in 1948.
But when it comes to royal births, Diana, Princess of Wales - the mother-in-law Kate never met - was the true frontierswoman. Diana was the first mother of an heir presumptive to choose hospital over home (or palace) when she plumped for the private maternity wing at St Mary's in Paddington; a decision Kate has emulated.
Diana broke with tradition in many other regards. She took baby William with her when she and Charles toured Australia and New Zealand in 1983, rather than leaving him at home with a nanny. And she dispatched her toddler son from Kensington Palace's patrolled borders to nearby Mrs Mynor's Nursery School. She didn't want William to miss out on key childhood treats, taking him and Harry go-karting, to rugby matches, the cinema, McDonald's. She was spotted queuing with both boys to see Santa at Selfridges. She also escorted her sons to shelters for the homeless and hospices, keen for them to recognize their privilege.
Despite Diana's devotion to her sons, she relied on nannies to fulfil her royal obligations and often felt jealous of them. She couldn't call on her mother Frances to fill the gap because, while their relationship was mostly fond, it was riven with complexity. In 1967, Frances left Diana's father, Earl Spencer, for Peter Shand Kydd. She fought her former husband for custody of their four children, but there was little judicial sympathy in those days for an adulteress and Spencer won. Diana's confidence was badly dented, and she and her brother Charles (the current Earl Spencer) struggled to find lasting romantic happiness as adults. The fractured and fractious Spencer clan never offered any real refuge to the young Wills or Harry.
So it's easy to understand why Kate will be reluctant to be pushed into the same lonely corner as Diana, with her butler and nursery staff. She knows the value of her parents' loving union and the stability it afforded her. Carole stayed at home with her children in their preschool years, and her daughter looks determined to show the same hands-on spirit.
Insiders believe that once William's paternity leave is over, Kate will spend a chunk of time at the Middleton's new Berkshire manor house to get the benefit of Carole's wisdom - thus also ensuring that the child knows a life free of footmen and curtsies. The new heir will be the first to enjoy the company of commoner aunts, uncles and grandparents on equal terms with royal relatives.
Nor is this decision solely driven by Kate. William has found solace and sanity around the Middletons' kitchen table, with the family's love of party games. It's an arena where he can discard the "Prince" tag and just be part of a warm, teasing, grounded family.
You can't help hoping that Kate and William will continue to kick out the boundaries of protocol in all directions. What new mother wouldn't like to see the Duchess of Cambridge at a toddlers' group in a church hall singing "I'm a little teapot". It was just this kind of formative experience that helped to foster Kate's girl?next-door ease.
She attended her local primary school in Berkshire and was also an enthusiastic member of the local Brownie pack. I can't imagine any better preparation for a future generation of monarchy than a couple of years at a friendly state school - more useful than incarcerating a royal bairn at a South Ken private prep stuffed with the offspring of bankers and oligarchs. It would be a considerable innovation if a baby grew up to join a normal Cub or Brownie pack. The Queen and Princess Anne may have been enthusiastic Guides, but only on the creation of a pack at Buckingham Palace, filled with daughters of staff and courtiers. Normal it wasn't.
Smaller but no less significant departures from royal precedent would delight many a parent. Imagine the boost to hands-on dads if William was seen sporting a Baby Bjorn carrier while greeting foreign dignitaries, or Kate wore a sling on a hospital visit. Of course, if the couple really want their child to be normal, they must ignore the temptations of the rock star parents' Bugaboo and purchase a Maclaren Techno, the trusty, classless steed of NCT mums. The litmus test of the normal parent will be best met if the Duke and Duchess are pictured struggling to install their first baby car seat in a family hatchback, before shipping in a Nasa scientist to work it out for them.
Where William and Kate can really challenge the orthodoxy, however, is with their choice of godparents. Look at the photos of Prince William's baptism and you see a coterie of Charles's royal cousins and aristocratic pals: King Constantine of Greece, Sir Laurens van der Post, the Duchess of Westminster, Lord Romsey and Lady Susan Hussey. Meanwhile, Diana sits smiling awkwardly between the Queen and Queen Mother, holding her son without a true friend in the room. Let's pray the Duke and Duchess can avoid a pan-European royal knees-up and that Kate will be free to choose a couple of her closest friends (or her sister Pippa) as moral guardians for their firstborn.
In fact, on behalf of royalists everywhere, I wish Kate and her child emancipation from the royal old guard, and the freedom to follow her instincts - and those of Carole.
Which leaves just one important issue. Pacifiers: should they or shouldn't they? I believe even the most ardent modernizer may resist a ring of lurid plastic gagging the royal bairn's mouth. What's wrong with sucking on a lovely thumb? The comfort of kings and commoners alike
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On Saturday 27th November 2010, the Pirate FM Crew took over Town Square, Launceston for our second round of auditions for the Xmas Factor search for a singing sensation.
It was FREEZING cold and we had a snow showerat one point, but our brave auditionees took to the stage and impressed our judges.
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Stop Playing School and Start Teaching
2010 Teacher of the Year asks delegates to take a new look at learning
By Cindy Long
When Sarah Brown Wessling, the 2010 Teacher of the Year, was growing up, she spent a lot of time playing school with the neighborhood kids. They put each other in rows, passed out assignments, and gave each other grades. They told some students they were good, and others they were bad, and her younger brother spent a lot of the time with his head down on his make believe desk.
"Here's the thing," she told delegates in her speech at the 2010 NEA RA in New Orleans. "I was playing the game of school, not teaching. And I think our system is playing the game of school."
Wessling believes that it's our collective responsibility to transcend the game, and to create places where students thrive because of the system, and not in spite of it by "relearning" the landscape of the classroom.
"What if making a mistake became the new education? What if we started rewarding a process instead of an answer?" she asked. "What if we stopped acting as though everyone were the same and started acting upon our belief that it's our differences that will ultimately unite us?"
She told the delegates that her message is the message of her students, who ask that we relearn what we thought we knew about our classrooms, and recognize that the best lessons are those they teach us.
Some lessons she's learned from her students: that frustration is the first step to fruition, that nobility is watching one student bring out the best in another, that the students who sit in the back are often those who need to be in the forefront of her mind, and that can't doesn't mean won't.
She's learned that students deserve passionate teachers who provide them with every opportunity, but she said educators deserve the same opportunities.
"You are worth more than any pay check or test score. You are worth more than being a pusher of paper, than a ringer of bells," she said. "You are worth the knowledge that your life's work cannot be compartmentalized into bubbles and checkboxes; that your students are you life's work."
Sarah Brown Wessling, 2010 Teacher of the Year, addresses delegates at the 2010 NEA Representative Assembly.
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text: Mars is a hard place to reach. While there have been many notable success stories in getting probes to the Red Planet, the historical record is full of bad news. Counting all Soviet/Russian, U.S., European, and Japanese attempts, more than half of Mars missions have failed, either because of some botched rocket launch on Earth or a systems malfunction en route to or at the planet. The success rate for actually landing on the Martian surface is even worse, roughly 30 percent. Set to touch down on Aug. 5, NASA's newest Mars rover, Curiosity, will be the largest man-made object ever placed on another planet, requiring a never-before-attempted landing sequence. With its carefully orchestrated parachutes, rockets, hovering UFO-like platform, and sky crane, the descent has to go off in a pitch perfect order to avoid the rover becoming a fiery crater on the Martian surface. With this in mind, NASA officials have been nervous about their $2.5 billion flagship probe's chances of successfully reaching the ground, alternating between anxious and hopeful tenors when talking about the mission in recent weeks. The agency at least can take comfort in the fact that three out of four landers and every rover built in the good-old U.S. has made it down safely thus far. Though we sincerely hope that Curiosity doesn't join them, here we take a look at the challenging history of Mars mission failures and the vast robotic graveyard of probes that didn't make it. Image: The surface and atmosphere of Mars taken by the Viking Orbiter. NASAMarsnik 1 and 2 The earliest planned Mars missions were the Soviet Mars 1M series of spacecrafts, known in the U.S. as Marsnik 1 and 2. Both probes were meant to fly by Mars and return images of its surface as well as study the effects of extended spaceflight on electronics to pave the way for future interplanetary travel. Marsnik 1 was launched on Oct. 10, 1960 but failed to get enough thrust to make it out of Earth's atmosphere. This early attempt, undertaken behind the secrecy of the Soviet space program, has been denied by some scientists involved with the flight. It's a strange face-saving effort considering that Marsnik 2, launched four days after Marsnik 1, suffered the same failure to achieve Earth orbit as its predecessor. Image: The Marsnik 1 spacecraft. NASAMars 1 Two years after their first tries, the Soviets were at it again with a suite of three robot attempts at Mars. On Oct. 24, 1962, they launched Sputnik 22, a Mars flyby mission that exploded in Earth orbit before it was able to fire its rockets to head to the Red Planet. This satellite would be of little historical note if it hadn't almost triggered World War III. The poorly timed launch occurred during the Cuban missile crisis and, when the U.S. Ballistic Missile Early Warning System radar detected debris from the shattered spacecraft, it was momentarily feared to be the start of a Soviet nuclear missile attack. Seemingly undeterred by their failures, the Soviet space program launched the Mars 1 probe eight days later. This probe was designed to image the Martian surface and send back data on cosmic radiation, micrometeoroid impacts, Mars' magnetic field, and search for possible life. Despite a leak in one of the gas valves in the orientation system, Mars 1 started out in good working condition, achieving Earth orbit and rocketing off to Mars. But a few months later, the spacecraft ceased communicating, possibly from failure of the orientation system. The last Soviet attempt of this era, Sputnik 24, launched three days after Mars 1. It would have deployed the first lander to reach the surface of Mars. Unfortunately, the probe broke up in Earth orbit shortly after launch and reentered the atmosphere in pieces a few months later. Image: The Soviet Mars 1. NASAMariner 3 While the Soviets seemingly had a monopoly on Mars spacecraft failures during this time, at least they were trying. NASA wasn't even in the game yet — the first American attempt at a Mars flyby didn't come until 1964, with the launch of Mariner 3. And this attempt failed when a protective shield didn't eject properly. The extra weight prevented the spacecraft from reaching its intended orbit. NASA's Mariner 4, launched a few weeks later, was the first probe to successfully fly by Mars, finally returning pictures of its surface from close up. Image: The Mariner 3 spacecraft. NASAZond 2 Days after the launch of the successful Mariner 4, the Soviet space program launched a rival probe, Zond 2. Much like the earlier Mars 1, this probe was intended to carry out scientific exploration of the Red Planet, take pictures of its surface, and brought with it a descent craft to reach the Martian surface. (Soviet probes at this time were all designed basically the same, with engineers learning from the mistakes of previous spacecraft.) Though its launch went smoothly, Zond 2 reported serious problems from the beginning of its mission. Out in space, one of its solar panels seems not to have deployed, giving the probe only half the expected amount of power. Several months later, the spacecraft's communication system began sending back irregular updates, eventually succumbing to a critical failure somewhere on the way to Mars. To this day, no one knows exactly what happened to the probe but its believed that Zond 2 went by Mars on August 6, 1965 – just a few weeks after Mariner 4's successful flyby — and drifted silently off into interplanetary space. Image: Zond 2. NASATwin Failures The Soviets rounded out the 1960s with a pair of twin Mars probes that failed spectacularly shortly after launch. Launched in 1969, the Mars 1969A and 1969B probes each carried three television cameras designed to record the Martian surface in detail that surpassed Mariner 4. Both rockets experienced terrible launches. The first spacecraft, 1969A, lifted off the launch pad, experienced a malfunction, caught on fire, shut down its engines, exploded, and had its remains crash into the Altai Mountains. The second probe suffered a rocket stage explosion 0.02 seconds after liftoff, which caused the rocket to tip over as it climbed. About half a mile above the surface, all the engines shut down, and the rocket hit the ground and exploded 41 seconds after launch, less than 2 miles from the launch pad. Image: Rockets similar to this Proton carried the Mars 1969A and 1969B probes and both suffered failures. NASAMariner 8 and Cosmos 419 By the 1970s, Martian flybys were passé and both the U.S. and Soviet space agencies were racing to be the first to orbit a probe around Mars. NASA was first out of the gate with the Mariner 8 probe, which launched May 8, 1971. Unfortunately, the probe's rocket began to wobble after liftoff, eventually tumbling out of control and returning to Earth. Two days later, the Soviet Cosmos 419 probe launched. Though its NASA rival crashed, many believe that part of Cosmos' mission was to overtake the U.S. spacecraft during the voyage to Mars and enter orbit around the planet first. The Soviets may have gotten a quick laugh at their American counterparts. But an erroneous ignition timer in Earth orbit sent the Soviet spacecraft quickly plummeting back to the ground. Image: Mariner 8. NASAMars 2 and 3 Mere weeks after the back-to-back Mariner 8 and Cosmos 419 failures, both the U.S. and Russia were attempting to achieve Martian orbit again. On May 19 and 28, 1971, the Soviets launched the Mars 2 and 3 probes. Two days later, NASA's Mariner 9 spacecraft launched. The three probes raced to Mars, each hoping to bring glory to their country's space program and engineering prowess. While it launched slightly later, the U.S. probe beat the Soviet spacecraft by a mere fortnight and Mariner 9 became the first man-made object to ever orbit another planet. During its mission, Mariner 9 mapped 70 percent of the Martian surface and studied changes in the planet's atmosphere. Though slightly late, Mars 2 and 3 also entered Martian orbit. Each spacecraft imaged the Martian surface and clouds, and studied the planet's temperature, pressure, and composition. Mars 2, which arrived slightly before its companion, has the distinction of sending the first attempted lander to the surface of Mars. This dome-shaped landing robot contained two cameras to provide a 360-degree view of its landing area, and a mechanical scoop to search for organic matter and signs of life. It was meant to slow down using parachutes and rockets and make the first soft landing on Mars. Once on the ground, four triangular petals that opened like a flower were meant to right the probe. Perched atop the dome was a small black rover (left) that "walked" on two skis, and could travel about 50 feet away from its base while remaining connected via a communication cable. The orbiters were both a success, but their landers did not fare as well. The Mars 2's descent landing sequence failed, bringing the probe in too fast. The lander exploded when it hit the surface. Mars 3's lander actually made it to the ground, achieving the first touchdown on another planet and sending back an image from the surface of Mars, a blurry and static-filled shot. Inexplicably, the lander stopped transmitting about 20 seconds after it hit the ground, never resuming transmission. The failure may have been related to an extremely powerful and unfortunate Martian dust storm taking place at the time, which could have damaged its communications system. Images: 1) The Mars 2 lander. 2) The Mars 2 rover. NASA via Alexander Chernov and the Virtual Space Museum.Mars 4, 5, 6, and 7 Between July 21 and August 9, 1973, the Soviets launched what basically amounts to an armada at Mars. Four spacecraft lifted off, one after the other in close succession. Unfortunately, not a single one was entirely successful. Mars 4 (above) launched fine and was safely on its way to Mars when a computer chip malfunction prevented a necessary rocket from firing. Subsequently, the probe was going way too fast when it reached Mars, bypassing the planet entirely and drifting off into interplanetary space. Its companion, Mars 5, fared better, entering Martian orbit but then operating for only a few days before shutting down. Mars 6 and 7 were each flyby missions that deployed a lander as they approached Mars. Mars 6 successfully released its descent probe, which traveled down to the surface but then crashed, likely from a misfired rocket. It did transmit a few minutes of data on its way down — the first information returned from the atmosphere of Mars. But the mission was a comedy of errors, and much of the data were unreadable because a computer chip error degraded the records during the probe's journey to Mars. The Mars 7 spacecraft fared much worse, missing the planet entirely due to an on-board malfunction. Image: The Soviet Mars 4 probe. NASAPhobos 1 and 2 Just before the collapse of the Soviet Union, the country's space agency sent out two more ambitious Mars probes, Phobos 1 and 2. The Cold War was nearly thawed and the missions relied on the help of 14 other nations, including the U.S. Both probes were designed to study one of Mars' moons, Phobos, and release a lander to the tiny body's surface. Phobos 1 worked fine until a communication failure, ultimately traced back to a software error that caused the solar panels to face away from the sun, depleting the spacecraft's batteries. The lesson for programmers is: always check your code! Phobos 2 was slightly more successful, entering orbit around Mars and returning some data. But before the spacecraft could release its lander to the moon Phobos, it too suffered a communication failure, ending the mission. Image: Phobos spacecraft with the moon and Mars nearby. NASAMars Observer NASA's Mars Observer was meant to study the climate and geology of Mars from space. The $813 million robot launched in 1992 and cruised its way to Mars. Though no one is sure exactly what happened, the probe never came through. Engineers suspect that a fuel line ruptured and caused the spacecraft to spin uncontrollably in interplanetary space. The probe lost contact with mission control three days before it was meant to enter Martian orbit. Image: NASAMars 96 The first Mars probe in the post-Soviet Russian era, Mars 96 was an ambitious spacecraft and the heaviest probe launched up to that point. With instruments from several countries, including the European Union and the U.S., the bloated spacecraft carried an orbiter, two landers to explore the surface, and two penetrators that would have hit and delved about 17 feet into the ground, analyzing the Martian underground for the first time. The mission launched in November 1996 but failed to make it to Earth orbit. The spacecraft was a dramatic disaster, crashing back to Earth and breaking up in a 200-mile stretch over the Pacific Ocean, Chile, and Bolivia. Though it was initially believed that most of the spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere, later assessments suggested that pieces of the probe hit the ground, possibly including its 200-gram plutonium fuel tank. No part of the spacecraft or upper stage has been recovered to this day. Image: A model of the Mars 96 probe. NASANozomi The Japanese space agency (JAXA) has one entry in this field with its Nozomi spacecraft. Nozomi (meaning hope) was meant to study the upper Martian atmosphere and its interaction with the solar wind. Launched in 1998, the probe took a long, circuitous route, using the Earth and moon several times as gravity assists to save on fuel. In April 2002, as Nozomi was approaching Earth for the gravity assist maneuver, powerful solar flares damaged the spacecraft's on-board communications and power systems. Though the spacecraft flew by Mars the next year, engineers were no longer able to properly control the spacecraft. It was unable to complete its mission and enter Martian orbit and was abandoned that year. Image: NASAMars Climate Orbiter and Polar Lander Proving that even NASA engineers can have problems with math, one of the most well-known and embarrassing failures in space history came in 1998. The Mars Climate Orbiter was meant to study Martian dust storms, weather systems, clouds, surface features, and erosion. When the spacecraft reached Mars, it completed a burn to enter into orbit around the planet. When the probe went behind Mars, it briefly lost radio contact with mission control. For some reason, it never reestablished the connection. Engineers later determined that the spacecraft had encountered a navigation error stemming from a few commands being sent in English units instead of getting converted to metric. Rather than entering Martian orbit 90 miles above the surface, the probe plunged straight into the atmosphere, where it burned up due to friction. The other half of the mission, NASA's Mars Polar Lander, which was meant to descend to the ground near the planet's South Pole, also suffered a failure. Before reaching the surface, the lander ceased communicating with Earth. Though officials aren't sure of the exact cause, it is likely that one of the probe's rockets stopped firing too early, causing the lander to slam into the surface at high velocity. Image: NASA/JPLBeagle 2 The British Beagle 2 lander was named after Charles Darwin's famous ship and was planned to study the transition between the Martian ancient southern highlands and northern plains. The small probe carried stereo cameras, a microscope, and a small drill, and would have searched for signs of life, past or present. After its scheduled landing, ESA attempted to hail the Beagle 2 lander but heard nothing. Mission control kept trying to call the Beagle for a month after its descent, to no avail. No known cause has been determined for the failure, though electronic glitches, a gasbag puncture, damage to a heat shield, a broken communications antenna, and collision with an unforeseen object could all be possible explanations. Image: NASAPhobos-Grunt The most recent failure to reach Mars was the Russian Phobos-Grunt mission. Launched in 2011, the spacecraft was headed to Mars' moon Phobos to return a sample from the body's surface to scientists on Earth. It carried the first Chinese probe to go to the Red Planet as well as a small experiment set up by the Planetary Society to carry live organisms through interplanetary space and see how they fared. After launching, Phobos-Grunt experienced an unknown malfunction in Earth orbit. It drifted there for a while, watched by telescopes all over the planet. Russian and European attempts to communicate with the probe were unsuccessful. The spacecraft eventually fell back to Earth on Jan. 15, over the Pacific west of Chile. 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The German architectural studio Alexander Brenner realised this luxurious single family residence in its hometown Stuttgart. The three storeyed building is situated on a steep trapezoidal residual area with an overall height difference of 8 m and a residential size of just over 270 m² – which was for many years considered unsuitable for building on due to its small size, its steepness and the difficult state of the building ground.
"The clients are both extremely busy people which led the architects to create flexible and readily useable outdoor spaces for the valuable free time. Like the rest of the structure, these outdoor areas are oriented towards the side with the main view.
The house has four levels and fits into the topography, being heavily integrated into the slope on three sides. Where they rise above the terrain, these three sides are largely closed, while the southwest side of the house (the side with the view) has full-length or even multi-storey glazed apertures. The extensively projecting storey ceilings, made more substantial by their continuous parapets, make the house more distinctive and protect the living areas from being looked into from the road.
To allow the extensive view to be enjoyed, the living rooms are located on the upper floor. The internal transparency here is created largely by two air spaces. One of these, to the southeast, connects all four storeys, and allows sunlight to fall deep into the entrance level. This vertically open structure makes the house appear surprisingly roomy, in spite of the small surface area."
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While President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney battle it out for undecided voters, both men may be falling far behind a couple of birds in the Halloween race.
That would be Big Bird and Batman.
"There is an adult Big Bird for men that's an XL, that's selling well. The men's is a normal Big Bird costume, the women's is a little bit more like a dress and but it doesn't really have a mask," explains Seth Gittlitz of Ricky's, the New York makeup and beauty supply chain, which expands into a full-fledged Halloween store each October.
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It's no surprise that Big Bird is, well, taking off, after Mitt Romney's mention of him during the first presidential debate gave the Sesame Street favorite a major pop culture moment.
But some costume vendors say they have not yet had much interest in the two candidates -- or maybe folks are just going the DIY route.
Gittlitz says Ricky's decided not to order too many Obama or Romney masks after they reviewed the weak sakes of presidential candidates in '08.
"My personal belief is people just don't want wear the mask. It's uncomfortable to drink with the mask on, it gets hot, it doesn't smell very good," said Gittlitz.
Other stores in New York are getting hit with Big Bird requests (one reported being sold and madly restocking), as well, but Big Bird is not big everywhere. Brian Bowers, owner of Halloween Hallway in Chicago, says his stores "haven't really gotten many requests" for Big Bird.
"Bane from Batman is probably the most requested costume," adds Bowers. Before you go out and score yourself Bane's breastplate, shearling coat and face mask, ask yourself, Do I have Bane's hulking musculature?
Miguel Dixon of Dixon Costumes in Miami hasn't gotten any Big Bird requests since the day after the first debate, but he too is doing brisk business in the Caped Crusader.
"The Batman stuff has been our bestseller, because of 'Dark Knight Rises,'" says Dixon. "Batman and Catwoman."
The National Retail Federation reports that Batman characters will be the fourth most popular costume for adults and second for kids, according to a survey conducted in September. (And they have that info in a cool graphic.)
If Romney's threat to pull Big Bird's funding may have managed to spark one brief, regional costume craze, is it possible that he'd sparked another with his performance in the second presidential debate?
Sadly, there's been "No uptick in binder sales," according to Nicole Miller at Office Max's media relations office.


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Message from the Chief
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the Moorefield Police Department Web Site. We continue to provide effective law enforcement within the municipality by adding additional manpower, additional equipment, improved investigation techniques, and improved patrol effectiveness. All are essential tools for a safe city and are paramount to our overall goal of providing the citizens of Moorefield with the best possible police service.
The Moorefield Police Department continually upgrades our services and has recently added equipment such as a Mobile Command and Crime Scene Unit, Electronic Message Display, a secure Wi-fi system for officers to utilize the most up to date records management system in the area which is linked to the Hardy County 911 System, and the Hardy County Prosecutors Office.
Officers are continually training and are receiving training such as evidence collection, drug interdiction, domestic violence, child sexual assault, photography, patrol rifle and shotgun as well as many other fields over and above mandatory annual training.
The Moorefield Mayor and Town Council have provided support and cooperation with the shared goal of providing the most effective police department possible. A year long construction project has just been completed complimenting the Department with a completely new office areas, interview rooms, training auditorium, and locker rooms. The new office area boasts on of the most modern police agencies in the area. A modern police agency equipped to attack the modern problems of our community.
I would also like to thank the Moorefield Community for the pledges of support of the Department in general, and for information provided to aid the Police Department as we daily fight to make Moorefield the safest place to live.
The Moorefield Police Department pledges to strive for the most effective policing of our town. We look forward to positive interaction with the community, through community policing, social interaction, and being involved in community organizations.
Steven D. Reckart
Chief of Police
Mission and Values
To safeguard freedom by preserving life and property, protecting the constitutional rights of individuals, maintaining order and encouraging respect for the rule of law by the proper enforcement thereof.
To earn the respect of all individuals, by maintaining a knowledgeable, responsive, well-trained and accountable work force that discharges their duties and responsibilities with evidence of fairness, tolerance and equality.
To reduce the opportunity for the commission of crime by implementing effective crime prevention strategies, fully investigating crimes when they occur and expeditiously apprehending criminal offenders.
To Identify, address and resolve the root causes of community problems and concerns in concert with citizen groups and representatives throughthe use of community oriented policing strategies.
Moorefield Police Department Is committed to an ongoing partnership with the community and other Law Enforcement
Agencies to ensure and promote the common goal to keep, maintain and preserve a safe environment for which we live.
PROFESSIONALISM: Committed to excellence through ongoing training and certification.
INTEGRITY: Dedicated to Honesty, Respect, and Trust at a standard beyond reproach.
ACCOUNTABILITY: Strive to build confidence and trust through communication with the community and other Law
Enforcement Agencies, and promises to hold all officers to the highest standard of professional conduct.


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Asthma symptoms can have a highly detrimental effect on both sleep quality and school performance in children living in urban areas says a 2013 study.
The findings of this continuing study, which so far includes 170 parent and child groups, were presented at the annual meeting of the American Thoracic Society in May 2013.
By examining symptom diaries, speaking to teachers and measuring air flow rates of the kids with asthma, researchers found that children with poorly controlled asthma produced lower-quality schoolwork when compared to kids with better asthma control. The more severe the symptoms, the more negatively the school work was affected.
The poorly controlled children were also found to be more careless with school work, which the researchers associated with poorer sleep quality because of asthma flare-ups at night. Teacher reports of students struggling to stay awake during class were tied to difficulty falling asleep at bedtime – the kids who could fall asleep quickly tended to be more alert in class, which led in turn to higher quality school work.
These results suggest that asthma symptoms can have an impact on both sleep quality and school performance in children. Researchers hope these results will contribute to family- and school-based initiatives to help improve asthma control, sleep quality and school performance in kids with asthma living in urban areas.


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Pepper And Herb Green Rice
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- 3 dried pasilla chiles
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil plus
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup chopped white onions
- 2 teaspoons chopped garlic
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup roughly-chopped fresh cilantro plus
- more for garnish
- 1/4 cup roughly-chopped fresh parsley
- 1 3/4 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup long-grain white rice
Servings 4
Step 1
Heat a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chilies and toast 2 at a time to blister the skin, turning, about 30 seconds. Remove from the heat and soak in a bowl of water until soft, about 15 minutes. Remove the stems, skins, and seeds, and discard. Roughly chop the chiles.
In a medium saucepan, heat 1 1/2 teaspoons of the oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions and chiles and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add the garlic, cumin, salt, cilantro and parsley, and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Remove from the heat and transfer to a blender with 1/2 cup of the stock. Process on high speed until smooth.
Heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in the pan over medium heat. Add the rice and cook, stirring, until translucent, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the puree and cook, stirring, to evaporate most of the liquid, about 2 minutes. Add the remaining stock, stir and cover, and lower the heat to medium-low. Simmer without stirring, until the rice is tender and the liquid is absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and let sit without stirring for 10 to 15 minutes. Fluff with a fork and serve, garnished with additional cilantro.
This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings.


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Address : 50, Angle Rue Louverture et Lamarre, Pétion-Ville
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4 Reviews
The staff is very friendly and they have a bus with a driver that can take you anywhere in Petion Ville anytime for free.
would stay again. room was clean price could be cheaper. the pool had a lot of dead flies. but the restaurant I would not recommend the pasta overcook and no taste at all
Very clean, modern and up to date, staff is friendly. Experienced some inconsistencies from the staff perhaps due to lack of internal communication but once it was cleared up it was fine. The food wasn't the best and I found a tiny bug in my morning oatmeal. Otherwise I would highly recommend Best Western Premier. Cheers!
I stayed there last month before the Holidays and though I had a good time in Haiti, there was a dark spot during my stay at the hotel.
I had made reservation weeks before I travel to Haiti to have a room with King bed but for some reason when I got there, my wife and I were sent up in a double bed room. I went down to the front desk to explain to the lady that I had reserved a King and not a double bed room, she did not apologize nor showed any empathy for this inconvenience, she just went back to her computer and handed out a new room key to the bellboys and told them which room to take us! To make it worse they've only given us one room key, so my wife went downstairs to get a second one and also mention how she didn't like how sending us to the wrong room was not acknowledged, only to be told that they don't guarantee what room a guest would have, in other words the time spent selecting which room one wants online means nothing, one could have walked in the hotel and get any room!!!
I think this is totally unacceptable from the staff to treat guests like this, we're the reason why they have a job in the first place! There are hundreds of places we could have traveled to or stayed at but we chose Haiti and this hotel for it was conveniently located and also to get away from the cold weather! I also woke up one morning and there was no water for like 3 hours, so no flushing, no shower until 10AM, it seems like the management staff didn't foresee that their water level was lowering and fill back those cisterns!
The place itself is nice and well kept, the cleaning crew and guys at the doors are efficient and prompt in their work. Overall I would recommend this hotel only if the front desk people are either replaced by real professionals or get trained properly on how to service customers because they're the face of the hotel when people walk in and nobody likes to deal with a staff that is not appreciative of their customers
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