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I've seen more spaghetti code in my lifetime than I'd care to admit to. Mostly out of embarrasment for the authors who left it behind for me to find and in a couple of cases (I'll confess) out of embarrasment for finding some that I wrote years after I wrote it.
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One fellow, whose name will not be mentioned to protect a friend, whom I owe a great debt of gratitude for pushing me in the right direction when I was a newbie to the world of *nix and helped learn when I was starting in that brave new world, also bequeathed to me a project that he was working on that was a prime example of spaghetti code at its best.
He wrote this wonderful application that consisted of Pascal code that called shell scripts (!) that were strung together via pipes invoking a mix of C language programs and Fortran programs with some bc thrown in for good measure. Some munging of text was also done by awk in between and a wide assortment of temporary files littering the disc, some of which were never cleaned up after.
Did I mention I was a newbie at this point in my career?</p.
After he left the company that he and I worked at together, "Luke", our boss at the time (well, mine now, not his) walked into my cubicle and announced to me that I now had to work on the project my mentor left behind.
From those humble beginnings I went from barely being able to compile a "hello world" C program on Unix (HPUX 1.0 if you want to know) to now learning the myriad world of programming in a Unix environment including sorting out the several dozen make files that made up this wonderful project and figuring on what pieces to keep and what to re-write. It was one hell of a learning experience
Fast forward a bunch of years and I am an adjunct professor at a college in NYC. I give out programming assignments to my students and some of the results I get back are nice clean code and others, you guessed it, resemble a plate of pasta.
It must be noted that I did notice a correlation between the students who wrote nice crisp code and had wonderfully organized notes and took an organized approach to problem solving and those who wrote spaghetti code and were more random in their general style of doing things.
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After 2 to 6 inches of rain fell on much of the region, some fields may be losing nitrogen, says Ron Gelderman, South Dakota State University Extension soil specialist.
Whether nitrogen leaching is occurred depends on many factors, says Gelderman, including soil type, amount of rainfall, rainfall intensity, when nitrogen was applied, nitrification inhibitors used, organic matter levels and many more.
Two modes of nitrogen loss
Two primary modes for nitrogen loss include leaching - where nitrate-N can be moved down in the soil profile and sometimes out of the root zone (4 to 5 feet). Denitrification is the other mode of nitrogen loss. Denitrification is where nitrate can be biologically converted to gaseous nitrogen forms and lost to the atmosphere.
"With present soil temperatures in the low, to mid 60s, nitrogen fertilizer should mostly have converted to nitrate by now," Gelderman says. "It usually takes urea two to four weeks to convert to nitrate depending on temperatures. So we can assume normal spring nitrogen applications were susceptible to both leaching and denitrification."
Soil type and rainfall
Gelderman says medium to fine textured soils can hold 2 to 3 inches of moisture per foot; while coarse soils (sand, sandy loams and loamy sands) are in the range of retaining 1 to 1.5 inches per foot.
"Previous to the rainfall, most soils were probably already close saturation. Therefore less water would be needed to move nitrate deeper," he said. "The other factor is intensity of rainfall. If it comes hard - a large part of the rainfall can runoff into lower areas or waterways etcetera. Runoff will be higher with tilled, fine textured soils."
According to past data and observations with rainfalls of this type, Gelderman does not believe recent rainfalls resulted in large nitrate losses on medium and fine textured soils. However, in fields with course textured soils, 4 to 6 inches of rainfall would be enough to move nitrogen 2 to 3 feet.
"We usually have bigger leaching loss issues when rainfalls of this amount occur slowly - perhaps over a two-week period," Gelderman said. "Significant denitrification losses occur the longer saturated soil conditions exist and the warmer the soil temperature."
He points to Illinois and Nebraska data as an indicator of denitrification rates at about 3% per day for soil temps in the 60s.
Gelderman says saturation for long periods usually occurs in the lower areas of the landscape. However, he adds that significant denitrification in these areas is not the only problem.
"Limited oxygen to plant roots - up to seven to 10 days or more - can kill the plant or cause root changes that will severely limit yield potential," he said. "Therefore if these areas dry out, and the plants are living, it is probably not profitable to apply nitrogen to these areas."
He says denitrification is usually only a problem with surface soils because that is where most of the bacteria that break down organic matter are located.
"These are the same bacteria that use nitrate under low oxygen conditions," Gelderman said. "In low organic matter soils, or subsoils, there are fewer of these microbes."
Advice to growers
Gelderman says if growers suspect significant nitrogen loss they should soil sample at least a few fields to determine loss trends.
He directs growers to probe down 3 feet, taking samples in 1-foot increments to be analyzed for nitrate-N.
"This will give some indication of total available nitrate-N in this depth and also an idea about N movement. This information can then be extrapolated to other fields with similar conditions," Gelderman says.
He warns growers to avoid applying nitrogen after heavy rains based on plant color.
"Plant roots growing in a saturated soil under low oxygen conditions cannot effectively take up nutrients. Therefore, a plant can exhibit nitrogen deficiency symptoms, even though the soil can have adequate nitrate-N," he says. "Once root zone aeration is established, these plants will often green up - although yield potential may have been reduced."
Many growers ask Gelderman if applying foliar N will help green up the plants? If leaching is the problem, and soils are not saturated, a foliar application will not help.
"It's too small an amount to meet the plant's needs - even assuming that the plant takes up this N foliarly - which is unlikely," he says. "In this case the producer would be better advised to apply more N as a broadcast or injected application"
Gelderman adds that if the plant is a yellow color, and it is due to possible denitrification losses a grower would need to wait until the soil is firm enough to hold a sprayer.
"By that time, the plant will probably green up on its own, or roots will be so damaged that the N will make little difference in yield potential," Gelderman says.
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Oops! Remember that time that Texas lawmakers cut $73 million of family planning funding and thought that wouldn't have an effect on the overall birth rate in the Lone Star state? As it turns out, proving fewer alternatives to having babies means... that there will be more donut holes. I mean, paper clips. Wait, no, I mean babies. More babies.
The Health and Human Services commission is now projecting that over 20,000 unplanned births are on the horizon for women in poverty on Medicaid, at a $237 million cost to taxpayers. Although the Texas Women's Health Program admittedly boasts an entertainingly tacky old-school Sweet Valley High-cover-style logo, Republican lawmakers have finally decided that its inadequacies will cost them more than the benefits of "defrauding the abortion industry."
They've proposed an additional $100 million of general revenue to be filtered into Community Primary Care Services Program to be used specifically for women's health services. From the New York Times:
The additional money could increase the number of patients served annually in the program to 234,000 from 64,000 and nearly double the number of participating health care organizations, to 100 from 57, according to the Department of State Health Services.
Ideally these funds will broaden the range of low-income Texas women eligible for assistance as well as the scope of services offered, although some of the state's women's health officials would have preferred a reinstatement of federal family-planning money over a funneling of general state revenue into primary care. Also—naturally—Texas Right to Life is currently double-checking that none of the providers that would receive the money offer abortion services.
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For Immediate Release
Patricia Kiernan Johnson;
Board of Overseers Established to Assist in Fulfilling Vision of National Opera Center
New York, NY—
OPERA America
, the national nonprofit service organization for opera, is proud to announce that four new members have been elected to its Board of Directors. Elections were held during OPERA America's recent Annual Business Meeting at
Opera Conference 2013
in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Serving first terms are
Melia P. Tourangeau
(President & CEO, Utah Symphony | Utah Opera in Salt Lake City, UT),
Kathryn Smith
(General Director, Madison Opera) and
Nicole Paiement
(Founder, Artistic Director and Conductor, Opera Parallèle in San Francisco, CA). Returning after a required hiatus is
Charles MacKay
(General Director, The Santa Fe Opera). MacKay previously served on the Board of Directors from 1997-2012, having been elected to the offices of Chairman (2004) and Vice Chairman (1998-2004).
"It is a great honor to welcome these outstanding members to our Board of Directors," stated
Marc A. Scorca
, president/CEO of OPERA America. "Nicole, Kathryn, Melia and Charles lead opera companies that exemplify the broad spectrum of the industry today — from presenting world premieres in unusual and intimate venues to mounting classic repertoire on grand stages to designing meaningful programs for their communities. As a result of their demonstrated leadership, strategic and agile decision-making and commitment to our art form, voting was unanimous and enthusiastic."
Seven current members of the Board of Directors were re-elected to a second term:
J.A. "Gus" Blanchard
: trustee emeritus, Minnesota Opera
Gregory Carpenter
: general director, Opera Colorado
Rena M. De Sisto
: global arts, culture and international CSR executive, Bank of America
David B. Devan
: general director and president, Opera Philadelphia
Allen R. Freedman
: opera patron
Jake Heggie
: composer
Andreas Mitisek
: general and artistic director, Long Beach Opera and Chicago Opera Theater
Five officers of the Board of Directors were re-elected to their posts:
Darren K. Woods
(general director, Fort Worth Opera) as Vice-Chairman and Artistic Services Committee Chairman
Stephen Trampe
(trustee, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and president, Owen Development) as Vice-Chairman and Opera Center Committee Chairman
David Bennett
(executive director, Gotham Chamber Opera in New York City) as Vice-Chairman and Governance Committee Chairman
Timothy O'Leary
(general director, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis) as Treasurer and Finance Committee Chairman
James W. Wright
(general director, Vancouver Opera) as Secretary and Membership Committee Chairman.
The OPERA America Board of Directors oversees the organization's portfolio of programs, including professional development activities, research and advocacy, educational offerings and grant initiatives such as the Building Opera Audiences program and The Opera Fund in support of new works. The Board of Directors meets three times each year, and the next meeting will take place in October in Washington, D.C.
Board of Overseers Created
At the same meeting, OPERA America established the National Opera Center Board of Overseers. Members of the Board of Overseers, collectively and individually, assist the OPERA America Board of Directors and senior staff in fulfilling the vision of the National Opera Center and, through it, advancing the mission of OPERA America.
The following individuals have accepted an invitation to serve on the Board of Overseers:
John Baumgardner
(New York),
Emilie Roy Corey
(New York),
Henry Cox
(Delaware and Washington D.C.),
Jane Gross
(New York),
Stephen Prystowsky
(North Carolina) and
Brett Stover
Charles MacKay, General Director, The Santa Fe Opera
When Charles MacKay succeeded Richard Gaddes as general director of The Santa Fe Opera in 2008, he became only the third individual to hold that title in the company's 55-year history. Raised in Santa Fe, MacKay had held several positions at The Santa Fe Opera in his early career, including French horn player, box office manager, development and sales manager, and business manager. Following positions with the Spoleto Festival U.S.A. in Charleston, SC, and the Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto, Italy, MacKay joined Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and was named general director in 1985. During his 23-year tenure, the company gained national and international acclaim for the presentation of innovative repertory and the discovery of important young singers. A frequent adjudicator for the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, MacKay is a member of the Curtis Institute of Music Board of Overseers and the Board of the William M. Sullivan Musical Foundation. MacKay is the recipient of a Missouri Arts Award in recognition of his contribution to the advancement of the arts in Missouri; a Doctor of Music
honoris causa
from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and the St. Louis Arts & Education Council's Excellence in the Arts Award. His election to the OPERA America Board of Directors marks a return to the organization, having been first elected in 1985. He served again from 1997-2012, holding the offices of Chairman (2004-2008) and Vice Chairman (1998-2004).
Nicole Paiement, Founder, Artistic Director, and Conductor, Opera Parallèle
Nicole Paiement founded Opera Parallèle with the primary intent of promoting contemporary music and opera. Paiement has since gained an international reputation as a conductor and specialist of contemporary opera and contemporary music. Her recordings include many world premiere works, and she has toured extensively in the U.S. and Asia. As artistic director of Opera Parallèle, she conducted the 2007 world premiere of Lou Harrison's
Young Caesar
, the West Coast premiere of John Rea's re-orchestration of Alban Berg's
(2010), the San Francisco premiere of Philip Glass'
(2011), the world premiere performance of Jacques Desjardins' re-orchestration of John Harbison's
The Great Gatsby
(2012) and the Bay Area premiere of Osvaldo Golijov's
(2013). Paiement is an active guest conductor both in the U.S. and abroad. For The Dallas Opera, she recently conducted a new production of Peter Maxwell Davies'
The Lighthouse
and she will return in January 2014 to conduct Tod Machover's
Death and the Powers
. Paiement is also artistic director of the BluePrint Project — a new music concert series sponsored by the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She is on faculty at the University of California at Santa Cruz, where she conducts the orchestra and opera productions.
Kathryn Smith, General Director, Madison Opera
Kathryn Smith has been general director of Madison Opera since July 2011. Her time in Madison has seen an expansion of the repertoire, with five company premieres and the creation of the new Studio Artist Program. Under her leadership, the company is preparing to open The Madison Opera Center, which will be the company's new artistic and administrative home in downtown Madison and allow a further growth of outreach and education activities. Smith came to Madison after seven years as general director of Tacoma Opera, where she won praise for expanding the company's productions and eradicating years of accumulated debt. She received ArtsFund's 2008 Outstanding Achievement in the Arts Award. From 1997 to 2003, Smith worked at the Metropolitan Opera, starting in the rehearsal department and ending as the company's assistant artistic administrator. She also worked at Lyric Opera of Chicago and Wolf Trap Opera early in her career. A native of Seattle and graduate of Harvard University, she is a judge for the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and has served on an advisory panel for the National Endowment for the Arts.
Melia P. Tourangeau, President and CEO, Utah Symphony | Utah Opera
Following an extensive national search, Melia P. Tourangeau joined Utah Symphony | Utah Opera (USUO) as president and chief executive officer in April 2008. USUO is the only combined 52-week orchestra and opera organization in the U.S., which has an $18 million annual operating budget, an administrative staff of 65 and 85 professional musicians. Under Tourangeau's leadership, USUO increased ticket revenue by over $1 million, returned the annual fund to pre-recession levels and secured over $6 million in bridge support between 2008 and 2012. Prior to joining USUO, Tourangeau was appointed president of Grand Rapids Symphony in April 2005 where she was responsible for the overall financial, operational and administrative management of the organization with an $8.5 million annual operating budget, an administrative staff of 33 and 75 contracted professional musicians. Tourangeau joined the Grand Rapids Symphony as education director in January 1997 and was promoted to director of operations, then vice president and general manager. She received her B.M. in 1994 from the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music with a major in piano performance and a minor in musicology. In April 2007, she received a Master's in public administration with an emphasis on nonprofit leadership at Grand Valley State University and was inducted into Pi Alpha Alpha, the honors society for public administrators. Tourangeau was on the Executive Committee and the Board of the Economic Club of Grand Rapids, was a member of the Grand Rapids Rotary Club and on the Conservatory Committee of the Oberlin College Alumni Council. She is currently a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), the International Women's Forum, the League of American Orchestras and the Alta Club.
Frayda B. Lindemann, Ph.D. (Chairman), Trustee, Metropolitan Opera
David Bennett (Vice-Chairman), Gotham Chamber Opera
Stephen Trampe (Vice-Chairman), Trustee, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Darren K. Woods (Vice-Chairman), Fort Worth Opera
Timothy O'Leary (Treasurer), Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
James W. Wright (Secretary), Vancouver Opera
Marc A. Scorca (President/CEO), OPERA America
Daniel Biaggi, Palm Beach Opera
J.A. (Gus) Blanchard, Trustee Emeritus, Minnesota Opera
Gregory Carpenter, Opera Colorado
Keith Cerny, The Dallas Opera
Rena M. De Sisto, Bank of America
David B. Devan, Opera Philadelphia
James Feldman, Washington National Opera
William Florescu, Florentine Opera Company
Allen R. Freedman, opera patron
Anthony Freud, Lyric Opera of Chicago
Christopher Hahn, Pittsburgh Opera
Jake Heggie, composer
Carol F. Henry, Trustee, Los Angeles Opera
Barbara Leirvik, opera patron
W.R. (Bob) McPhee, Calgary Opera Association
Andreas Mitisek, Long Beach Opera and Chicago Opera Theater
Susan F. Morris, Trustee, The Santa Fe Opera
Esther Nelson, Boston Lyric Opera
Kevin Newbury, stage director
Kenneth Pigott, Trustee, Lyric Opera of Chicago
Norman Ryan, Schott Music Corporation & European American Music Distributors LLC
Gregory C. Swinehart, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP
Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano
Francesca Zambello, The Glimmerglass Festival
Christina Loewen, Opera.ca
Nicholas Payne, Opera Europa
For more information about OPERA America and its services,
OPERA America leads and serves the entire opera community, supporting the creation, presentation and enjoyment of opera.
Artistic services help opera companies and creative and performing artists to improve the quality of productions and increase the creation and presentation of North American works.
Information, technical, and administrative services to opera companies reflect the need for strengthened leadership among staff, trustees and volunteers.
Education, audience development and community services are designed to enhance all forms of opera appreciation.
Founded in 1970, OPERA America's worldwide membership network includes nearly 200 Company Members, 300 Associate and Business Members, 2,000 Individual Members and more than 16,000 subscribers to the association's electronic news service. In 2005, OPERA America relocated from Washington, D.C. to New York as the first step in creating the first-ever National Opera Center. With a wide range of artistic and administrative services in a purpose-built facility, the Opera Center is dedicated to increasing the level of excellence, creativity and effectiveness across the field.
OPERA America's long tradition of supporting and nurturing the creation and development of new works led to the formation of
The Opera Fund
, a growing endowment which allows OPERA America to make a direct impact on the ongoing creation and presentation of new opera and music-theater works. Since its inception, OPERA America has made grants of nearly $11 million to assist companies with the expenses associated with the creation and development of new works.


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Snap: Starr Hill houses from train
Houses along Anderson, Page, and Albemarle Streets still sport their mantle of snow, as seen in this 11:14am view from Amtrak's Northeast Regional on Sunday, January 3.
–-the headline has been adjusted to give the correct neighborhood name
–original headline: "Rose Hill houses from train"
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You are correct, cvllelaw, I believe the neighborhood is Starr Hill.
Sanp of the... day?
The romance of trains, as a 13 year old girl, I used to ride the Phoebe Snow, from Buffalo to Morristown N.J., to see my grandparents; no worry back then, just a note to the conductor, to keep an eye on our little girl and away I'd go, heading straight for the last car on the train--the smoking car, where I'd always find a friendly partner to buy me cokes and play canasta. Maybe, those days are gone, but if you are a parent, believe me, kids love trains and, if you can, hop aboard, you and they will have a ball, or better yet, let them ride alone, there's nothing like that feeling of independence and the friendly conductors are glad to help.
And remember Washington is a great train trip, there's nothing like the first sight of the Jefferson Memorial and Washington Monument as you cross the Potomac; fabulous place to take the kids, with wonderful free museums to keep everyone happy for days.
Right on time today.
Just being picky -- "Rose Hill", as a neighborhood, is actually the area on the north side of Preston Avenue, where streets like Dale and Charlton are found, rather than Anderson and Page.
Heard the whistle from my house, Northeast Regional, due to depart at 8:49 am today, left the station at 8:54--5 minutes late, not bad. With all the uncertainties of air travel: weather, security, canceled flights; I'm hoping trains will make a resurgence, not just for people, but freight as well.


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- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 1 pound)
- Juice of one lime (about 2 tablespoons)
- 1 to 2 tablespoons fresh coriander, chopped
- 1 tablespoon honey
With a mallet (the bottom of a heavy coffee mug works, too) pound each breast half to about 1/2-inch thick. Combine lime juice, coriander, and honey in a small bowl. Brush chicken breasts with glaze. Brush grill lightly with olive oil. Grill (or broil) chicken approximately five minutes on each side. Can be served hot immediately or refrigerated for use in sandwiches or salads later.
Serves 4
Each serving contains about 149 calories, 27 g protein, 1.5 g fat (9 percent calories from fat), 69 mg cholesterol, 5 g carbohydrates, less than 1 g fiber, and 79 mg sodium.


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text: Prius, but for greenies the advantages here are considerable: zero carbon emissions and a renewable fuel source. Toyota has been showing off its hydrogen-powered FCHV (pictured above) for quite some time now, but the initial model to hit dealers will instead be a sedan (presumably a luxury one at that price point) that would have a range comparable to gasoline models. Toyota hopes to actually make a profit on the car thanks to ever-decreasing fuel cell costs, a goal that the company did not achieve when the Prius initially hit the road and was sold at a loss. Of course, if the hydrogen distribution system in the US doesn't improve over the next five years then this thing will surely be a loser too.


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Gold-filled jewellery (also called Gold Overlay) is composed of a solid layer of gold bonded with heat and pressure, to a base metal such as brass. Some high quality gold-filled pieces have the look, lustre, and beauty of 14 karat (58%) gold. By definition, the minimum layer of karat gold in an item stamped GF must equal at least 1/20 the weight of the total item. 1/20 12kt GF is the most common stamp you will find on gold-filled jewellery. 10kt and 14kt are also common karatages. Gold filled items, even with daily wear, can last five to 30 years but will eventually wear through. The gold layer on gold plated jewellery varies greatly depending on manufacturer, so there is no single, simple comparison. Gold-filled items are 50 to 100,000 times thicker than regular gold plating, and 17 to 25,000 times thicker than heavy gold electroplate (sometimes stamped HGE or HGP - usually found on flashy cubic zirconia "cocktail rings").
2. What is "Gold plated" and how good is it?
Most "Gold plated" items are actually flash plated (gilt). That is, the item is placed quickly in a solution until it just has achieved a gold colour. Plated products in this way often do not last very long, but the price of proper thickness plating is often too high for commercial purposes. I can't see that this will change soon either since during 2007 prices of raw materials have jumped so dramatically that most brass based products (as well as plated) have increased in price by up to 150%. Take care of the plating by cleaning the jewellery after wear. Humidity and perfume oils will also affect the jewellery. Most fashion designers that have ongoing production will often purchase findings in "Raw". The product is assemble and than given to an electro plater for full thickness plating. However, this will increase the cost considerably.
Update in regards to gold plating October 2009:
Most gold plated jewellery has a thin wash of as little as 1 micro inch (.025 microns). Since this leads to fast wear and discolouration of most gold plated items, we are now introducing a higher grade of plating wherever possible. This gold plate is 40 TIMES as thick, at 40 micro inches (1 micron). Although more expensive than gilt plate (the standard currently used by us), we find this thickness extremely durable and will increase the life of the product dramatically. Hence, to distinguish this product from other forms of plating, the description of the item will include "1MGP" instead of the standard "GP" or "G/P".
3. What is "Nickel free'?
To achieve a glossy smooth surface when plating a product either silver or gold, the item is traditionally first plated with nickel. After the final gold or silver plating often the nickel can leach through the plating or becomes exposed through wear. Statically, 10% of women and 5% of men are allergic to nickel and some suggestion has been made that there are other health risk associated to nickel. This led to the use of nickel to be banned in most parts of Europe and to the inclusion of a warning label for plated goods sold in California USA. However goods plated for the Australian and Asian market are still plated with nickel content. Due to the additional costs of plating nickel free, approximately 30% extra charge, there is little incentive for businesses to convert over to all nickel free.
4. What is the difference between 'Sterling Silver" and "Fine Silver"?
Sterling Silver, also referred to as "925" is generally 925 parts pure silver and 75 parts copper. The copper content has been added to allow for the soldering of silver using solder that will melt at different temperatures. Some Sterling Silver products are also now available with additional additives so that the metal is tarnish resistant, or is plated or coated in some way to reduce the risk of tarnishing.
Fine Silver is pure silver and is not suitable for soldering. It, however, is highly resistant to tarnishing and used in kiln work since heat will not change its colour.
5.What is "Swarovski Crystal"
There are two forms of Crystal, the stuff that comes out of the ground, and manmade. Swarovski is of the later. Manmade crystal is glass with a minimum lead oxide content of 30%. So when you get offered Chinese Crystal at 15% you know it's not crystal. Please note that there is no leaching of lead since the glass is molecular fused with the glass (I don't think that you would be able to purchase crystal wine glasses otherwise).
Crystal, rather than any other of the many different glasses produced, is used due to it softness and density for cutting and polishing and it's clarity. All Swarovski glass is precision machine cut. Colour names such as "Amethyst" and "Aquamarine" refer to the colour and do not indicate the nature of the product as sometimes assumed.
Natural Crystal is rarely pure but has lines and clouds included. Often glass is sold as crystal. Check for tiny bubbles, which are a clear indication that the product is not crystal.
6. What are the differences between all the Pearls?
Natural Pearls:
Can be divided between Fresh and Salt Water. There are more than 1.2 tonnes of Freshwater pearls sold in China every day alone. Although these are often very nice they have otherwise no long-term value unlike the saltwater pearls. Although the price of saltwater pearls is much higher partly due to the difficulty in cultivating them, it can also be argued that the price is reasonably stable due to the tight regulation of the market. For more info on natural colours etc see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl.
Swarovski Pearls:
Have a crystal base and are coated with a synthetic product. Swarovski claims to have the best quality artificial pearls, are dry cleanable and perfume resistant, and extremely cheap when compared in quality to the nearest competitor.
Shell based Pearl:
The base of the pearl is a shell, similar to those inserted into freshwater pearls to create a natural pearl. However, the coating is artificial like the Swarovski Pearl. We have no information available on the wear and tear properties of the pearls.
7. What is "Art Clay Silver".
The product is finely ground pure silver with an organic non-toxic binder added. It is called clay because the additional water makes it look and feel somewhat like clay. However, the product quickly dries out and becomes solid within 24 hours if left exposed to the air in a lump. When the product is heated over a gas flame the binder will shrink and hold the particles of the silver together. This will result in a bond similar in nature to cast iron which is solid but not overly flexible (will snap off if too thin or bend to often).
8.Tiger tail and other wires. What is that with 7 strand and 49 strands?
Ok, tigertail and the other stainless steel wires such as produced by 'Softflex' and 'Beadalon' are several strands of wire twisted together to create a robe after which the wire is coated in Nylon. Some wire is also plated before coating. The wires are often referred to a 3,7, 19,21 and 49 strands, although we are talking about a single strand being the end result. The more strands are used within the resulting wire the more flexible and kink resistant the wire becomes. With 'Softflex' products the wire also looks a bit more greyish rather than metallic and can be knotted. Although 'Softflex' and 'Beadalon' seems expensive please note that most necklaces only use 50cm of wire! When the wire is referred to a clear it simply means that the nylon coating is clear. Most wires will get their colour through adding oxide to the nylon unless the product states that it has been plated. Note also that the "gold coloured" wire sold by 'Beadalon' is actually Brass and not Stainless steel. Brass is very soft, like silver, and will kink easily.


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Target-date and target-risk products grew 5% in 2011 and 8% in the fourth quarter, according to New York-based Strategic Insight. They had a total of $842 billion in assets as of Dec. 31, the group said Wednesday, with target-risk products accounting for $460 billion, or 55%, of assets.
This puts the lifecycle group's asset growth roughly in line with the uptick of the Dow Jones Industrial Average last year–5.5%. Lifecycle products (including both mutual fund and variable annuities) had net inflows of $11.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011.
"Target-date funds continued to grow faster than target-risk funds in the fourth quarter," said Bridget Bearden, head of lifecycle research at Strategic Insight, in a statement. "Target-risk funds saw net outflows in the last two quarters of 2011, ending the year with modest net outflows."
Target-date products are those that move into a more conservative portfolio over a specific time horizon, while target-risk products keep a set portfolio style and asset allocation (i.e., aggressive, conservation, etc.)
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Target-date mutual funds returned 6.85% on a weighted average basis over the quarter, and netted $9.1 billion in flows. Target-risk mutual funds returned 6.23%, but they experienced their second consecutive quarter of net outflows, losing $1.9 billion.
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In the target-risk mutual fund field, the largest-five managers represented 44% of the $205 billion market. Top quarterly-flow leaders included Fidelity, MFS, Manning & Napier, Franklin Templeton, and DFA.
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Middle East
III Humanitarian Crisis & Civil War in Libya
IV. Civil Society and the Future of RtoP in the Middle East
The Middle East is a region with a varying degree of recognition and support for the Responsibility to Protect from governments, civil society groups and institutions such as the Arab League and the Islamic Conference. Debates on the norm have been plagued by the controversies surrounding the war in Iraq and the protracted conflict between Israel and Palestine, which came to a bloody watershed during the Israeli invasion of Gaza between December 2008 and January 2009. The rise of the Arab Spring in countries such as Egypt, Tunisia, Bahrain, Syria, Yemen and Libya, once again raised concern and debate regarding RtoP, specifically its implementation. The resolution and consequences of the crises in the region have yet to be seen and must continue to be monitored as they will have a strong impact on the future of RtoP and the prevention of mass atrocities.
The 2003 Invasion of Iraq and RtoP
Some opponents of the norm have long argued that the illegal use of force in Iraq in 2003, and the early attempt by Prime Minister Blair and President Bush to justify the intervention as serving humanitarian purposes were examples of the potential danger and misuse of RtoP. However, many academics and politicians have since made clear that the invasion of Iraq in no way represented a proper case for the implementation of RtoP, nor an example of a response under the RtoP framework. While gross human rights violations occurred in Iraq in the 1980s and 1990s, these crimes were not occurring, nor likely to happen, at the time of the 2003 military intervention, thus failing to meet the basic criteria legitimizing the consideration of 'RtoP crimes' in this situation. Nor were peaceful measures exhausted before the consideration of military force, another pre-requite under RtoP as spelled out in the 2005 World Summit. Lastly, while RtoP restricts the use of force by the Security Council under Ch. VII, in accordance with the UN Charter, the invasion itself was illegal as it occurred by a 'coalition of the willing' led by the United States, with the absence of UN Security Council authorization.
Regional Developments Since the 2005 World Summit
Middle Eastern governments voiced their support, as well as opposition, for RtoP at the 2005 World Summit, in the semi-annual Open Debates of the Security Council on the Protection of Civilians, and before the General Assembly's 2009 Debate and 2010 Interactive Dialogue on RtoP.
Lebanon, United Arab Emirates and Palestine voiced support of RtoP during the Open Debates on the Protection of Civilians. Jordan has been a strong advocate for RtoP, as indicated by Crown Prince El Hassan bin Talal's involvement as a patron with the Global Centre for Responsibility to Protect.
While Qatar appreciates the "noble humanitarian value" and agrees with the basic principles of the Responsibility to Protect, Qatar representative Mr. Jamal Nasser Al-Bader warned that states and the UN "should be cautious" to prevent the norm from being "exploited and abused".
Egypt and Pakistan have been very vocal in their opposition to RtoP. Their unwillingness to support the new international norm primarily lies with their insistence on the concept of absolute sovereignty and the principle of non-intervention. For instance, Pakistan insisted on an "affirmation of non-interference, national sovereignty and territorial integrity".
For more information on the positions of Middle Eastern governments please visit our Government page and theUN and the Responsibility to Protect page.
A breakdown of the cease-fire and a military offensive between Israel and Hamas sparked a crisis in which both sides were accused of violating human rights law and international humanitarian law. Once more, civilians were the vast majority of casualties and, according to the UN, the crisis claimed over 1,300 lives, 412 of them children, and wounded more than 5,450 people, 1,855 of them children. According to the Human Rights Watch report,Deprived and Endangered: Humanitarian Crisis in the Gaza Strip, Gaza civilians faced dire shortages of food, water, cooking gas, fuel and medical care; electricity, water and sewage infrastructure. Amnesty International researchers in Gaza reported many cases of "unwarranted attacks on defenseless civilians, many of them children." Months after the end of the military offensive, the dire humanitarian situation continued. According to Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon in a statement issued on 8 June 2009, nothing beyond basic needs such as food and medicine was allowed into Gaza nearly 5 months after the end of the conflict. Essential recovery efforts and long-term development initiatives were impossible in these conditions.
The escalation of violence in Gaza raised serious questions about using RtoP to urge international action to protect civilians in the conflict. RtoP has been referred to, notably by Richard Falk, UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, but also by others who claim that crimes committed in Gaza have reached the threshold of RtoP crimes. Falk called into question the implementation of RtoP in Libya in an April 2011 opinion piece for Al-Jazeera, stating that action was taken to protect Libyan civilians, however a similar response was absent as a measure to aid the people of Gaza. Indiscriminate killings of civilians and the use of civilians as human shields led several governments and civil society organizations to accuse both Israel and Hamas of committing war crimes. There remain questions as to the extent to which these crimes were widespread and systematic, arguably a determining factor for whether the RtoP threshold for an international response was met. In addition, questions remained as to whether invoking RtoP would have brought the desired changes to protect civilians in this deeply politicized situation.
For further information please visit our Crisis in Gaza page.
Political protests demanding an end to Muammar Gaddafi's 41-year reign began on February 15, 2011 in the capital of Tripoli and spread across the North African state, ultimately descending into a civil war and humanitarian crisis. The government of Libya responded forcefully by dispatching the national army to crush the unrest. The indiscriminate and widespread use of force by the government against the Libyan population clearly turned the situation into one where human rights violations constituted crimes against humanity, one of the crimes included in the RtoP framework. The international community, including regional organizations, swiftly responded to the deteriorating situation.
The African Union (AU), in a 10 March 2011 communiqué, denounced the violence in Libya and called for the creation of a High-Level Committee on Libya to engage with all parties and facilitate dialogue. The AU, however, expressly rejected any form of foreign military intervention; a position which varied from those taken by regional bodies such as the Arab League or Gulf Cooperation Council. On 25 May 2011 the AU Assembly releasedits Decision on the Peaceful Resolution of the Libyan Crisis which expressed its "concern at the dangerous precedence being set by one-sided interpretations of these resolutions, in an attempt to provide a legal authority for military and other actions on the ground that are clearly outside the scope of these resolutions and at the resulting negative impact on the efforts aimed at building an international order based on legality." The AU recalled that African states are those that bear the impact of the Libyan conflict and expressed "surprise and disappointment at the attempts to marginalize the continent."
The Arab League took a strong position against the use of force by the Gaddafi regime, and at a meeting on March 3 suspended Libya from the League and began to consider imposing a 'no-fly zone'. On 12 March 2011 the Arab League convened an extraordinary session and "called on the Security Council to bear its responsibilities…and to take the necessary measures to impose immediately a no-fly zone" as well as take measures to protect the population "while respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of neighboring States".
The Gulf Cooperation Council, which met on 7 March 2011, also called on the "UN Security Council take all necessary measures to protect civilians, including enforcing a no-fly zone over Libya", and condemned the "crimes committed against civilians, the use of heavy arms and the recruitment of mercenaries" by the Libyan regime.
The initial support by Middle Eastern regional organizations for the implementation of a no-fly zone quickly faded following the passage of UN Security Council Resolution 1973 and the subsequent military campaign launched by states including France and the US, which was ultimately overtaken by NATO. The Arab League spoke out against the NATO airstrikes and declared that the campaign differed greatly from the no-fly zone initially desired to protect civilians from Gaddafi's forces. The shift in support by the Arab League and other regional organizations, , highlights the concerns and debates that arose in the aftermath of Resolution 1973 and the actions of NATO Member States as to whether NATO's actions overreach the implementation of a no-fly zone, and if the military force being executed protects civilians from further crimes.
For more information please visit our Crisis in Libya page.
It was suggested, at the March 2009 FRIDE conference on the implementation of the responsibility to protect, "the Middle East, and Gaza specifically, would be a useful testing ground for R2P." However, the implementation of the norm in the Middle East region is ridden with obstacles. Many states in the Middle East view the emerging norm with distrust, suspecting it to be another Western tool for humanitarian intervention.
In addition, according to the report from the FRIDE conference, impediments in the way of successfully implementing RtoP include: "the chasm between rulers and the ruled; restrictions or absence altogether of the media (for example, the recent media blackout during the Israeli invasion of Gaza); the relative inexperience of regional organizations like the Arab League or the Islamic Conference as decision-making bodies in terms of regional responses; and the relatively unsophisticated nature of civil society."
Nevertheless, it is important to note that the religious culture in the Middle East emphasizes on "protecting one's fellow man," which may be conducive to the basic principles of the Responsibility to Protect. While these values may not directly transform into political action, given the many obstacles, it may facilitate positive responses to the fundamental concepts of the norm.
Below please find reports and statements by civil society. As information from the region is limited we welcome any additional information on events, reports, panels, etc. that focus on issues related to RtoP, conflict prevention, and enhancing regional and civil society capabilities.
• The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies published its fourth annual report, "Fractured Walls, New Horizons," on 6 June 2012 which addresses the repercussions of the Arab Spring throughout the region, concluding that the achievements of revolution were not as successful as expected by movement leaders. The report concludes that rebuilding efforts have not fulfilled their potential and available options for in most Arab countries is limited to reforms of old regimes or the establishment of a theocracy.
• The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)published its third annual report, "Roots of unrest in the Arab World," on 29 March 2011 documenting the state of human rights throughout the region. The report discusses the primary roots of unrest, including a deteriorating role of human rights, a lack of political will to advance human rights, poor legislation, perpetuating impunity and immunity, and use of states of emergency.
• The US Institute of Peace, through its Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention, conducts research, publishes documents, and hosts events relating to the issues and concerns regarding various conflict zones. Middle Eastern countries, including Libya, Lebanon, and Iran, are amongst the states under close examination by researchers at the Center. Resources and information on the various projects and papers are available at the Center's website, which was most recently updated in June 2011.
• Search for Common Ground hosted a meeting as part of its Conflict Prevention and Resolution Forum on 10 May 2011 entitled From Revolution to Democracy Lessons for Political Transitions in the Middle East and North Africa. The forum examined the various factors that influenced the calls for democracy in the region and panelists discussed the effect of Middle Eastern history on the crises.
• Human Rights Watch issued a press release on 27 April 2011 entitled Arab States should push for End to Killings which called on states and regional bodies, such as the Arab League, to endorse calls for the establishment of an international inquiry into government-led violence in Syria and to implement measures, such as travel bans, to discourage continued violence.
• On February 22, 2011, Amnesty International called on the Arab League and the Security Council to take action to investigate human rights violations in Libya, as well as for the League to dispatch investigatorsto the country.
• In March 2009, FRIDE hosted a conference on the Responsibility to Protect: Translating Ideas into Capacity, which included a brief discussion on the implementation of and obstacles facing RtoP in the Middle East.


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Assignment objectives:
- Input / output
- Decision making statements
- Loops
- Methods
Shoot a watermelon from a cannon and write a program in JAVA to compute the following given the initial velocity and initial angle of trajectory:
1. Maximum horizontal distance
2. Maximum vertical distance
3. Total travel time
4. Elapsed time when it reaches maximum vertical distance
5. In addition if there is an obstacle in its path, would the cannon ball clear it or not.
Initial velocity, initial angle (in degrees), the obstacle distance from the canon and the height of the obstacle is given by the user, use any way you like to ask for the data.
The user must be allowed to try different set of inputs as many times as desired.
1. You must use methods for each of the above calculations.
2. You must use Dialog box for inputs from the user
3. Check the validity of input data
Sample output:
Initial velocity = ???
Initial angle = ????
Obstacle distance from the anon = ????
Obstacle height = ?????
Maximum horizontal distance = ?????
Obstacle was cleared or not
I am getting that my obstacle is not cleared every time I run the program (even when obstacle is 0 feet). Also, I don't know how to make the program wok using methods and how to validate the input data.
Please help
import java.text.DecimalFormat; import javax.swing.*; class projectileMotion{ public static void main(String[] args){ int n; do{ //declare variables double x_max; double y_max; double t_total; double t_maxV; double GRAVITY = 32; //feet/s2 String str1 = null; // get needed input from user String initialVelocity = JOptionPane.showInputDialog ( "Enter the initial velocity (in feet/sec):" ); String initialAngle = JOptionPane.showInputDialog ( "Enter the initial angle (in degrees):"); String y_obst = JOptionPane.showInputDialog ( "Enter the height of the obstacle (in feet), if any:"); String x_obs = JOptionPane.showInputDialog ( "Enter the distance seperating the canon and the obstacle (in feet), if any:" ); //convert numbers from type String to type double double initialVelocity2 = Double.parseDouble ( initialVelocity); double initialAngle2 = Double.parseDouble ( initialAngle); double y_obst2 = Double.parseDouble ( y_obst); double x_obs2 = Double.parseDouble ( x_obs); //convert the given angle from degrees to radians double initialAngle3 = initialAngle2 * Math.PI / 180; //calculate maximum horizontal distance //double maxDist (double initialVelocity21, double initialAngle31) //{ x_max = Math.pow(initialVelocity2, 2) * Math.sin(initialAngle3*2)/GRAVITY; //} //calculate maximum vertical distance //double maxHeight (double initialVelocity211, double initialAngle311){ y_max = Math.pow(initialVelocity2, 2) * Math.pow(Math.sin(initialAngle3), 2)/(2*GRAVITY) ; //} //calculate total time traveled //double totalTime (double initialVelocity2111, double initialAngle3111){ t_total = x_max / (initialVelocity2 * Math.cos(initialAngle3)) ; //} //calculate elapsed time when maximum vertical distance is reached //double timeYmax (double t_total1) { t_maxV = t_total/2; //} //will canon ball be clear or not??? // calculate time it takes to reach distance at which obstacle is placed given speed and angle double time = x_obs2 / (initialVelocity2 * Math.cos(initialAngle2)); // Calculate height at the time we just found double height = (initialVelocity2 * Math.sin(initialAngle2)*time) - ((GRAVITY * Math.pow(time, 2)/2)); // Compare height of the projectile and height of the obstacle if (height <= y_obst2 ){ str1 = ("Obstacle wasn't cleared."); } else{ str1 = ("Obstacle was cleared."); } // Format numbers so that only 2 decimals appear DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat("#.##"); // Show ouput in dialog box String output = ("Initial velocity = " + initialVelocity2+ "feet/sec. \nInitial angle = " + initialAngle2+ "degrees. \nObstacle distance from the canon = " + x_obs2+ "feet. \nObstacle height = " + y_obst2+ "feet. \nMaximum horizontal distance = " + df.format(x_max)+ "feet. \nMaximum vertical distance = " + df.format(y_max)+ "feet.\nTotal time traveled = " + df.format(t_total)+ "sec. \nElapsed time when maximum vertical distance is reached = " + df.format(t_maxV)+ "sec.\n" + str1); JOptionPane.showMessageDialog (null,output); n = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null, "Would you like to enter a different set of data?", "Try Again?",JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION); }while(n==0); }


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During a complete installation of Oracle Database, the Sample Schemas can be installed automatically with the seed database. If for some reason the seed database is removed from your system, you will need to reinstall the Sample Schemas before you can duplicate the examples you find in Oracle documentation and training materials.
This chapter describes how to install the Sample Schemas. It contains the following sections:
Caution:By installing any of the Oracle Database Sample Schemas, you will destroy any previously installed schemas that use any of the following user names:
Data contained in any of the these schemas will be lost by running any of the installation scripts described in this section. You should not use Oracle Database Sample Schemas for your personal or business data and applications. They are meant to be used for demonstration purposes only.


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