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Danni Kate Williams was born to Chris and Jessi Williams on Sept. 26, 2013, at Frankfort Regional Medical. She weighed 7.0 lbs and was 20.25 inches long. Danni is the granddaughter of Bruce and Ruth Kingkade and Ricky and Judy Williams, of Owenton, as well as Nancy and Bob Flickinger, of Florence.
Brantlee Jacob Campbell, the son of Marybeth Campbell and Nick Currier of Williamstown, was born Oct. 10, 2013, in the Georgetown Community Hospital. He was 18 inches long and weighed 7 pounds, eight ounce. He is welcomed to the world by his maternal grandmother, Sherry Jones Campbell of Corinth; paternal grandparents, Lisa and Brian Currier of Williamstown; and four great-grandparents.
Jeremy Kermicle and Brittani Perkins would like to announce the birth of their son, Axl Taylor Kermicle. Axl was born at 1:05 p.m., Nov. 20, 2013, at St. Joseph East in Lexington. He weighed 6 lbs., 15 ounces and was 20 and a half inches long. His grandparents are Scott and Tina Kermicle, Bill and Pamela Gwin and Stacy Perkins.
Jordan and Elisha Alford are proud to announce the birth of their third child, Deacon Clyde Alford.
Deacon was born Nov. 19, 2013 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood. He weighed 8 lbs. and 11 oz. and was 21 inches long. He was welcomed home by his big brother Fisher and big sister Fynlee. Maternal grandparents are William and Rhonda Glacken of Poplar Grove. Paternal grandparents are Terry and Cathy Alford of Sweet Owen.
Timothy and Megan Wood announce the birth of their daughter, Samantha Lucille, born at 9:05 a.m., Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at Norton Hospital in Louisville. She weighed 9 lbs. and 4 ounces and was 19 inches long. Big brother Jonathan, 3, helped welcome her home. Her maternal grandparents are Ted and Sandy Williams of Louisville; paternal grandparents, Stephen and Teresa Wood of Williamstown, and paternal great-grandparents are Frances and Frank Simpson of Williamstown.
Bransen Allen McKillop was born Aug. 23, 2013, to Brittany Allen Waldrop and Jared Allen Bransen McKillop of Fairfield. He weighed 6 pounds and was 19.25 inches long. He is welcomed to the world by his proud grandparents, Karen and Glenn Todd Waldrop of Frankfort and Tracie Allen of Cincinnati, Ohio; his great-grand parents, Darlyn and the late Glenn Waldrop of Owenton, Carol Saylor or Sarasota, Fla., Bob Allen of Mason, Ohio; and the McKillop families of Ohio and Missouri.
Bruce and Kim Wainscott are proud to announce the arrival of their daughter Grace Leeann Wainscott. She was born at 2:04 a.m., Aug. 11, 2013, at Frankfort Regional Medical Center. She weighed 9 lbs. and was 20 1/2 inches long. Grace was welcomed home by her big brother Austin. Her family includes maternal grandparents Paula and the late Bill Dempsey; paternal grandparents, Tony and Mary Jo Wainscott; great-grandparents Mary Stafford and John and Barbara Colligan.
Rosalie Ann Lenear was born July 5, 2013. She weighed 6 lbs. and 5 ounces. She was 19 inches long. Her parents are Robert Lenear and Bobbie Jump. She has one big sister, Gracie. Her grandparents are Johnny Jump, Jason and Angie Weddle and Bobby and Billie Lenear.
Emma Thornton and Craig Miller would like to announce the birth of their son, Bentley Allen Miller. Bentley was born May 31, 2013, weighing 9 lbs. and 2.6 ounces. He was 21 inches long. His maternal grandfather is Danny Thornton and his paternal grandparents are Vickie Craig and Tommy Miller. Bentley is the great-grandson of Martha and Gene Goodrich, the late William Allen Thornton, Ruby and the late Lloyd Bramblett, the late Tommy and Doris Miller and is the great-great grandson of Jack and Emma Thornton. He is great loved by several aunts and uncles.
Mason Bradford Lilly was born at 10:27 a.m. May 28, 2013, at the Frankfort Regional Medical Center. He is the son of Brad and Lorrie Lilly. He weighed 6 pounds 15 and a quarter ounces. He is welcomed to the world by his maternal grandparents, Sheila Miller and Mike and Lisa Mason of Owenton; his paternal grandparents, Harold and Angie Gaines and Jeff Lilly of Owenton. He is the great-grandson of Ralph and Loretta Mason; Danny Miller and Patricia Spicer; and Russell and Bonnie Woodyard and the late Charles and Joyce Lilly.
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Economic/Transportation System Modeling and Impact Analysis; Disaster and Security Planning; Environmental/Energy Economics; Transportation Planning; Urban/Regional Economics; Applied and Spatial Econometrics
Professor JiYoung Park developed National Interstate Economic Model (NIEMO), a spatially disaggregated operational MRIO (Multiregional Input-Output) model of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The NIEMO is used to analyze economic impacts resulting from natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and hypothetical terrorist attacks (See Figure 1 for NIEMO modeling and development process). He extends NIEMO by including: (1) transportation and multi-modal systems, (2) international countries, (3) temporal extension, (4) price elasticity of demand, (5) HAZUS software, and (6) game theory. The extensions provide us to estimate the economic impacts spilled over regionally and periodically from important infrastructure disruptions in the U.S. including resilient effects. He is also consulting with local governments, e.g. Southern California Government Association (SCAG), for constructing local economic and transportation models which forecast the future of the regions economic indices and transportation patterns if an extreme event occurs in a local region.

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Add USB Port
The performance and connectivity of the box is pretty limited with only one USB port out the back. Some of the boxes already have another connector on the front (CN8). With these instructions you can connect the front connector.
Add a Front USB Port
Add a USB Type A connector indicated above to the front of the case by simply soldering it in. Such a connector can be had from several places, e.g. Digikey part number AE1083
The circuits on the board already support this port as well as the back one.
The front bezel must be cutout to allow the USB connector to come out. The front bezel has a cutout on the back side where the front USB port matches up. cut from the back side using the existing cutout in the front bezel as a guide. An X-acto Knife or regular razor blade will work extremely well for this and will look great.
Another possible option is to purchase the KURO-BOX/PARTS kit, and use the Kurobox HG front bezel on your Kurobox.
Add Additional USB Ports
For the really brave it is also possible to add more USB ports (the un-used ones on the NEC uPD720101). This requires more delicate soldering and should only be attempted for those with soldering skills !!
The circuit
The KuroBox, KuroBox/HG and LinkStation all use the same NEC μPD720101GJ-UEN USB Host Controller for USB support, which has 5 ports, each capable of Hi-Speed USB 2.0 (480Mbit) connections.
Additional USB Port in the Rear
This mod requires some very delicate soldering on the NEC device. Because the buffalo engineers already grounded the unused ports with 15k ohm resistors, connecting up another port is pretty simple. Remove the USB connector from the back of the board. This connector will be replaced with a dual high USB connector, e.g. Digikey part AE 106. the part that you remove can be installed on the front of the kuro if the front USB jumper has not been populated.
The only additional parts required are two 36 ohm (0406 or similar) resistors and some wires to connect it up.
This install uses port 5 of the USB device. Port 3 or 4 could have also been used.
- Remove the USB connector (CN7) from the back of the board (if you are careful you can use this connector for the front).
- Install the new dual USB connector in its place. Cut off the back two tabs as they will interfere with some components on the PCB. There are still two tabs that are used to hold the connector in place. Short pin 1 from the top port and bottom port together and insert into the hole. This is the ground connection. Short pin 4 from the top port and bottom port together and insert into the hole. This is the +5V connection. Bend pin 2 (P) and 3 (M) of the top port so it can be wired to later. Solder the connector in after you are sure it is straight and does not short anything out.
- Solder a 36 ohm smt resistor to the resistor connecting to U20 (the Kuro Standard label for this device is IC20) pin 141 (DP5). Point this resistor straight up. Now solder a wire to the top of the 36 ohm resistor to U20 (IC20) pin 142 (RSDP5).
- Solder a 36 ohm smt resistor to the resistor connecting to U20 (IC20) pin 139 (DM5). Point this resistor straight up. Now solder a wire to the top of the 36 ohm resistor to U20 (IC20) pin 138 (RSDM5).
- Use some twisted wire to connect U20 (IC20) pin 141 (DP5) to pin 2 of the top USB connector. Connecting at the two resistors will be the easiest. These wires will wrap around the corner of the board to get to the top.
- The other of the twisted wire is connected to U20 (IC20) pin 139 (DM5) to pin 3 of the top USB connector. Connecting at the two resistors will be the easiest.
The back plate must be cutout to allow the larger USB connector to come out. An Xacto Knife will work and is potentially dangerous (be careful).
Additional USB Port in the Front
So replacing or installing a dual USB connector onto the front of the board adds one or two additional USB ports. This would hook to another of the unused ports (3 or 4) on the NEC device. The data sheet should show the correct pin numbers. Use the same instructions for the front USB port as was used on the back.
The front of the overlay must be cutout to allow the USB connector to come out. A nibbler works good for this. An X-acto Knife will also work but is more work, does not look as nice and is potentially more dangerous (be careful!).
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Old Man River
Once when I was the foreman of a papermill job in West Point, Va., I had one of my older electricians trace some conduit from a motor control center we were replacing. As I said, he was an older gentleman, and his job was to find a good spot to tie the conduit into the new center. Well, when we started cutting the pipes and water went everywhere, we realized he had gotten confused and marked a 1-inch water line as the electrical conduit. The resulting flood shut down a major piece of equipment, and it was a costly repair, to say the least.
Bryant Warren
Chester, Va.
School of Hard Shocks
My dad was called to a vocational high school to run power to a new piece of equipment in the plastics shop, and he decided to take along his new apprentice, Mike, who was extremely energetic and willing to learn but a little hard to hold back. After they completed the new 3-phase cable/conduit run from the main panel to this new piece of rotating equipment, Dad and Mike energized it and left the cover off to check for voltage at the terminals. The instructor came over to test it but found that it rotated in the wrong direction. Dad asked Mike what should be done and reminded him it was a 3-phase system, and Mike instantly realized that all he needed to do was interchange two phase wires. But before Dad could get the words from his mouth, Mike had quickly reached into the still live piece of equipment with his screw driver. The resulting short circuit tripped the breaker, let out a little smoke, and produced a pretty loud bang that drew the attention of all the students in the room. Once he realized he was uninjured, Dad did his best to hold back a smile. Mike learned a lesson that day that he would never forget.
David Sanders
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Track Trio Set for Indoor Nationals• March 10, 2010 Share:
Senior Emmanuel Aouad will be joined by sophomore Kevin McCarthy and freshman Jake Waterman at this weekend's NCAA Division III Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship Meet at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.
Head Track Coach Clyde Morgan says the opportunity facing the three Little Giants comes down to performing as they have all season.
"We've been telling those guys if you get there, just do what you did to get there," Morgan emphasized. "Do what got you there and you'll be fine. You see kids try to do too much and they crash and burn. You see coaches there and they're doing things they haven't done before with their kids."
Aouad, who participated in the 2009 Outdoor Nationals in the hurdles, will compete Friday night in the 55-meter hurdles. Aouad's qualifying time of 7.61 is the ninth-fastest in the field of 13 athletes.
Waterman and McCarthy both earned spots in the 800-meter run. Waterman is the only freshman qualifier in the event and is one of only 18 freshmen to make the national championship meet overall. His top time of 1:52.88 is the fourth-fastest in the field.
McCarthy qualified for his first track and field national championship meet after competing in the fall in the Division III Cross Country National Championship meet. McCarthy's time of 1:53.45 is the ninth-fastest in the field of 12 runners.
"We've never had a freshman qualify and qualify that high," Distance Coach Roger Busch said.
"Then yesterday Jake was named the Great Lakes Region Division III Indoor Track Athlete of the year. To get Wabash distance running and Wabash track and field on the national scene is awesome. To have two guys from same school in the same event is just incredible."
The honors didn't stop with Waterman. Morgan was named the Great Lakes Region Indoor Track Coach of the Year.
The preliminary round of the 2010 Championship Meet will be held Friday, March 12 with the finals to take place on Saturday, March 13.
Aouad runs in the first heat of the 55-meter hurdles at 4:35 p.m. on Friday. Waterman runs in the first heat of the 800 meters at 5:45 with McCarthy running in the heat that follows.


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If Newspapers Had Never Offered Free News Online... They Would Still Be Failing
from the besides,-they-tried-that dept
But the bigger, more ridiculous claim, is the one that newspapers never should have posted free content online:
Rather, the state of daily newspaper journalism only proves English majors should not be allowed to make business decisions. Only English majors could give their product away (i.e., online), then be surprised to see revenues decline.We've debunked this ridiculous trope in the past. Lots (tons, in fact) of newspapers did try to charge online. And you know what happened? Their revenue declined. Because no one signed up. Those early experiments were all failures. People just started going elsewhere for news anyway. And the real issue, of course, is that it wasn't "the news" that was the newspapers' true business in the first place: it was bringing together a local community (around the news) and then selling the attention of that community to advertisers.
But the market changed. Craigslist showed that you didn't need a newspaper (or to pay high prices) to do "classifieds." The web created other types of communities as well, such as communities of interests, rather than communities of location, like newspapers. But (for the most part) newspaper industry folks still refuse to understand this. They think that they're in the "business of news" and so they think that they need to get people to pay for news. And the end result is fewer people in their audience -- meaning a smaller community and much less interest in anyone paying to get the attention of that community.
The failure isn't the failure to charge. It was the failure to innovate and to recognize that they needed to be building stronger communities. And, of course, one way to do that would be to... empower citizens to be journalists as well. But apparently that's not allowed in the mindset of old school journalists either.


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NASSAU, Bahamas – Serving as assistant coach for the Bahamas women's national basketball team, ETSU head coach Brittney Ezell will document her experiences with the team over the next month as it prepares for competition in the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Games.
Below is coach Ezell's first post in a series of installments:
June 23 -24
Day one was a travel day and Tri-Cities airport and Charlotte airport made getting down here stress free. Upon arrival, we headed to our hotel to get ready for practice. Did I mention that they drive on the opposite side of the street that we do?!? I was ducking and dodging cars mentally all the way here.
We then headed to our first practice and it was high energy and enthusiastic from the start. We still have to trim the final roster to 12 by Friday so there is lots of competition. There is plenty of talent here, but we need to find the right chemistry to take them to the CBC Games in Tortola, British Virgin Islands in two weeks! Practice number two should be tough as well. In addition, there is no air conditioning in the gyms here and fighting for the right to play for their country makes every second on the floor hotly contested.
I'm supposed to get local food here tonight. I'm a little anxious, but hey, I'm just happy to be here and to help! We shall see how this goes...
I will check in with you all later! Thanks for the support and Go Bucs!
P.S., check out the photo gallery for photos I took walking to the beach today before meeting with head coach Yolett McCuin!
-Coach Ezell
Please check back to this link for updated posts from coach Ezell.
Additional information about the Caribbean Basketball Confederation Games can be found here.
Wednesday, June 25 (Blog #2)
Thursday, June 26 (Blog #3)
Friday, June 27 (Blog #4)
Saturday, June 28 (Blog #5)
Sunday, June 29 (Blog #6)
Monday, June 30 (Blog #7)
Tuesday, July 1 (Blog #8)
July 2 - 4 (Blog #9)
July 5 - 6 (Blog #10) (FIBA Americas)
Tuesday, July 8 (Blog #11)
July 9 - 10 (Blog #12)
July 11 - 12 (Blog #13)
July 14 (Blog #14)
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Korean women are known for their dewy, bright and clear complexions. They work hard to get that skin but even though some real Korean skin routines can be complex, there are simple steps that can be pulled from them.
In order to incorporate some of them into your own routine so that you can enjoy better-looking skin, here are essentials that you will want to put into practice right away.
The basic steps you want to follow include proper cleansing, exfoliating and moisturizing your skin. You will also want to get faithful about applying an SPF of 15 or higher to your face every single day. The reason is that even moderate sun exposure has an intensely aging effect on the different layers of the skin. It is never too early to start making an SPF application a regular part of your skincare routine.
So, what do all these essential steps look like in a Korean skin care routine? Start with the cleansing first. Take off all of your makeup every night. Some women tend to get lazy about this and leave bits of mascara on. You want your skin as pure as possible so take all makeup off using a great, moisturizing makeup remover.
One to try from Korea is a product called Innisfree Olive Real Cleansing Tissues. Don't tug or pull on the skin, especially around the eyes. That will only age the skin faster. Again, it is never too soon to work to prevent accelerated aging. Another product is Dr. Jart Dermaclear Micro Water which contains hydrogen mineral water. These products from Korea clean skin thoroughly but gently.
A few times a week, double down on the cleansing by exfoliating the skin with a Korean brand of exfoliator. Some of the most popular products include gommage peels. These will help with cellular turnover and help remove dead skin.
Moisturizers in Korea come in many formulas some of which resemble serums. There are also moisturizing face masks which can be applied before bed for a bright beautiful complexion in the morning. In the morning, add your SPF moisturizer to your skin care routine to get the extra protection your skin needs.
Some women find that various SPFs make skin break out. Experiment with moisturizers formulated to be gentle on facial skin. For an extra moisturizing step during the week, get a snail extract formulation. This is one of the best ingredients all Korean women look for in an effective moisturizer. Mizon's All-In-One Snail Repair gets rid of fine lines and improves the look of acne scars. It is one of the most popular in Korea.
A Korean skin care routine can help any woman of any age with any skin type get glowing, beautiful skin. It will take some work but instead of going through 10 steps of cleansing, exfoliating and moisturizing as many Korean women do you can get great results with a pared down routine using products straight from Korea. Most all are available for purchase online.


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In Case You Didn't Know: Internet Sales Can't Grow At Ridiculous Rates Forever
from the seriously? dept
The NY Times wants to make a big deal out of the fact that e-commerce growth rates may be slowing, but that hardly seems like much of a story. Note that they're not saying internet growth is disappearing -- just that the rate of growth is slowing. That's to be expected of any market once it goes mainstream, because you simply cannot maintain the same growth rate on such a large base. You hit diminishing returns. Of course, that's a concept that's been around for ages, so it hardly seems newsworthy to suggest that growth rates may be starting to slow -- even as tremendous growth remains. But, these days, it's fun for the press to poke at the internet. However, if the best they can do is to say that growth rates are hitting their expected diminishing returns, it hardly seems like a real problem. Of course, that didn't stop the headline writer from suggesting this was a sign that people were tiring of buying on the internet -- even if the data doesn't support that conclusion at all.


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Gerard Butler: Castaway Studios Stop
Gerard Butler heads to Castaway Studios on Wednesday (June 22) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 41-year-old Scottish stud was spotted out surfing earlier in the day – check out the shirtless pics of Gerry if you missed them!
Earlier in the month, Gerry was invited to join the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences!
Before being granted membership to the Academy, candidates must have two Academy members sponsor them and be endorsed before an executive committee.
The Academy is comprised of more than 6,000 artists and professionals in the entertainment business.


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of the American Society for Information Science
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Volume 25, No. 3
February / March 1999
Accommodating the User's Information Search Process: Challenges for Information Retrieval System Designers
by Carol Collier Kuhlthau
Carol Collier Kuhlthau is with the School of Communication, Information and Library Studies at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, in New Brunswick. She can be reached by phone at 732/932-7916; by fax at 732/932-6916; or by e-mail at email@example.com
The model of the information search process (ISP) described here was developed in a series of studies of the experience and behavior of library users involved in extensive research projects and more recently people in the workplace using information for complex work-related tasks. This research, discussed in numerous publications, presentations and seminars, has had considerable impact on library services but relatively little impact on information retrieval (IR) system design. With the current interest in users and user-centered systems, the time seems right for considering the implications of this research on the design of user-centered IR systems.
This article is an introduction to the ISP for those involved in the design of information systems and services. It briefly presents the problem addressed, summarizes the research findings, discusses theoretical perspectives emerging from these findings, describes the impact on library and information services and suggests some implications for IR system design.
This research has developed through a series of studies on the user's perspective of information seeking in libraries. In the first study in the series, common patterns in users' experience were identified and a model of the ISP was developed. Four subsequent studies further verified and refined the model. Readers interested in studying these research findings in more depth can begin with the references in For Further Reading. A full description of the model is published in Seeking Meaning: A Process Approach to Library and Information Services, while strategies for guiding students in each stage in the process are presented in Teaching the Library Research Process. Information seeking in the workplace is discussed in my latest article in the Journal of the American Society for Information Science (in press.)
The Problem
People using a variety of sources of information to learn about a particular subject, complex problem or extensive issue often have difficulty in the early phases of information seeking. Even when they begin with enthusiasm and initial success, many become confused and uncertain about how to proceed after a short period of time. This is particularly noticeable with students who have been assigned a research paper, but is not characteristic of students alone. Hesitation, confusion and uncertainty in the early stages of information seeking are reported by people in all types of libraries and are noted by people engaged in complicated information seeking tasks in the work place as well. In fact, although there is no way of knowing just how many people give up after initiating a search because they become uncertain and feel confused about how to continue, I suspect the number is substantial.
This research into the user's process of information seeking grew from my own experience with students when I was a high school librarian. I noticed a recurring problem: no matter how well students were oriented to the library and its resources, there was a common pattern of behavior when students came to the library for the first few days to begin an extensive research project. They were confused and disoriented, often expressing annoyance at the assignment, the library and themselves.
I have come to understand that this point, when people encounter an information system early in their research, whether it be a library or other type of database, is the most difficult stage of the search process. Rather than experiencing a steady increase in confidence from the beginning of a search to the conclusion, as might be expected, a dip in confidence is commonly experienced once an individual has initiated a search and begins to encounter conflicting and inconsistent information. A person "in the dip" is increasingly uncertain until a focus is formed to provide a path for seeking meaning and criteria for judging relevance.
Recent study of the ISP in the workplace reveals that the user's experience of the stages in the search process is related to how much the person knows about the problem and the degree of construction that needs to be undertaken during information seeking. In more routine tasks, where the goal is to answer a simple question or to monitor periodic change, people do not usually experience stages in their information seeking. However, in more complex tasks, where the goal requires considerable learning, people are likely to experience a process as described in the ISP model.
A dip in confidence seems to be a natural stage in the ISP. In Seeking Meaning, I discuss how, when the ISP is viewed as a constructive process, the work of George Kelly, John Dewey and Jerome Bruner becomes pertinent. They explain similar situations in which people are actively engaged in learning. Their work then provides a useful framework for understanding the process of information seeking. Each of these theorists describes the constructive process as occurring in a sequence of stages or phases to be actively worked through by the individual in the context of the situation. Uncertainty common in earlier stages is caused by the introduction of new information that conflicts with previously held constructs.
Advances in information systems that open access to a vast assortment of resources has not eased the user's dilemma and in many cases has intensified the sense of confusion and uncertainty. New information systems may deepen the problem by overwhelming the user with everything all at once, rather than offering a few well-chosen introductory pieces for initial exploration. Can mechanisms be developed that accommodate a range of different types of information seeking tasks from routine to complex? Can mechanisms be developed that accommodate different stages in the ISP in complex tasks?
Stages in the Information Search Process
The ISP may be thought of as occurring in six stages: Initiation, Selection, Exploration Formulation, Collection and Presentation.
Common patterns of thinking, feeling and acting were found in each stage. The names of the stages represent the primary task at each point in the process. Although the sequence of tasks may appear somewhat recursive rather than strictly linear, the process proceeds from the initiation to the completion of the project.
The first stage in the ISP is initiation, when a person first becomes aware of lack of knowledge, information and understanding to solve a complex problem or accomplish an involved project. Feelings of uncertainty and apprehension are commonly associated with the vague or ambiguous thoughts in this early stage of information seeking. Selection is the second stage, when the task is to identify and select the general area or topic to be investigated. Feelings of uncertainty often give way to a brief sense of optimism after a selection has been made and there is a readiness to begin the search.
The next stage is exploration, which is often the most difficult stage for users and the one most misunderstood by providers of information services and designers of information systems. Feelings of confusion, uncertainty and doubt frequently increase during this time. The task is to investigate information on the general problem in order to extend personal understanding. At this stage an inability to express precisely what information is needed makes communication awkward between the user and the system. Thoughts center on becoming oriented and sufficiently informed about the topic to form a focused perspective that will guide the search and lead to accomplishing the user's goal.
The fourth stage is formulation, which is the turning point of the process when feelings of uncertainty diminish as understanding increases. The task is to form a focus from the information encountered in exploration. Thoughts become more clear and defined as a focused point of view is formed. The fifth stage is collection, when interaction between the user and the system functions most effectively and efficiently. At this point the task is to gather information pertinent to the focused problem. The sixth stage is presentation, when the task is to complete the search and resolve the problem.
This research has revealed that people experience the process of information seeking holistically as an interplay of thoughts, feelings and actions. These studies were among the first to investigate the affective aspects, or feelings of a person, in the process of information seeking along with the more commonly studied cognitive and physical aspects. One of the more surprising findings was "the dip" described above after a search had been initiated during the exploration stage. However, this experience is also one of the most recognizable to both librarians and library users when the model is presented to them. Users tend to think that they are the only ones to experience "the dip" before they become aware that it is a common occurrence in the ISP.
In summary, this research found that from the user's perspective forming a focus is a central task of the early stages of the search process. Searching is a process over time rather than a single event. Searching is a holistic experience rather than just an intellectual activity. Initially, searching commonly increases uncertainty rather than reducing uncertainty.
Uncertainty in Information Seeking
Uncertainty, common in the early stages of any constructive process, has not been adequately addressed in the systems and services designed for information seeking. User's uncertainty is traditionally considered a negative to be reduced as quickly as possible. Most information retrieval systems work fairly well when a problem is well defined in the collection stage of the ISP. But few are designed for a person who is learning in the exploration stage.
An Uncertainty Principle has been developed to provide a theoretical framework for library and information services to accommodate uncertainty and lack of constructs in the early stages of the ISP. The following principle is based on the findings of the research into the user's perspective of information seeking described above.
Uncertainty Principle: Uncertainty is a cognitive state that commonly causes affective symptoms of anxiety and lack of confidence. Uncertainty and anxiety can be expected in the early stages of the ISP. The affective symptoms of uncertainty, confusion and frustration are associated with vague, unclear thoughts about a topic or question. As knowledge states shift to more clearly focused thoughts, a parallel shift occurs in feelings of increased confidence. Uncertainty due to a lack of understanding, a gap in meaning or a limited construction initiates the process of information seeking.
The Uncertainty Principle is expanded by six corollaries: process, formulation, redundancy, mood, prediction and interest. These are further explained and discussed in Seeking Meaning. Can this principle be applied to the design of information retrieval systems? If we think of uncertainty as a sign of the beginning of innovation and creativity the goal of IR design shifts considerably. Can systems be designed that do not close the person down too quickly � that are sufficiently open to accommodate exploring and formulating?
Impact on Library and Information Services
These research findings have had important implications for library and information services and have had considerable impact on development of user-centered services. Many librarians are aware of process, and the term process is common in library vocabulary. Library services that formerly concentrated solely on the physical attributes of information seeking, such as locating and circulating materials, are attending to the more cognitive and affective attributes of using information for solving problems, for learning and for seeking meaning. For example, reference librarians who have become aware of stages in the ISP describe important changes in the way they view students and faculty who approach the reference desk. They now listen for an indication of the stage in the process of the user and particularly note when someone is "in the dip" and needs some extra help to explore for learning in order to formulate a research focus. They are especially careful not to give too much too soon and to assist in pacing the use of resources by suggesting strategies for exploring information to form a focus for research.
Librarians planning instructional sessions describe being more cautious about offering one-shot sessions where students are expected to learn everything at once. Instead they are accommodating the user's constructive process by giving a series of instructional sessions spread over a period of time aimed at different tasks in the stages of the ISP. Once aware of the ISP, teachers also change the way they design assignments to give more time for exploring and formulating. They are acknowledging the learning process and finding new ways to access and evaluate the construction process of students.
Zone of Intervention
Once librarians become aware of the process of information seeking, they find new ways of intervening with users. The notion of a zone of intervention, introduced in Seeking Meaning, describes a time when or an area where the user needs the help of another to move ahead, a concept based on Vygotsky's zone of proximal development. Identifying when intervention is needed and determining what mediation and instruction are appropriate is the librarian's professional task and is important for IR system designers to consider as well. Intervention into areas where an individual is self-sufficient is not only unnecessary but may be intrusive and annoying. However, mediation into areas where individuals cannot proceed on their own, or can advance only with great difficulty, is enabling and enriching. The area where a person can do with assistance what he or she cannot do alone is the zone of intervention.
The zone of intervention varies from person to person and from time to time. For some it simply involves pointing out one source in response to a single factual request. For others it encompasses extensive collaboration in the ISP. Five zones of intervention are described in Seeking Meaning along with corresponding levels of library service. The diagnostic task is an important professional skill for designing library and information services. Can the concept of zones of intervention and levels of mediation be applied to designing IR systems? Are IR systems presently designed to work at all levels of intervention or just on simple levels?
Implications for Information Retrieval and Information System Design
Although this research has had considerable impact on library and information services, there has been little impact thus far on design of IR systems. In fact the concept of process in the holistic sense that the user experiences seems to be somewhat outside of the paradigm of IR. User-centered information systems call for a broad vision of users as people actively engaged in tasks rather than the narrow view of information searchers at the time of interface with the system. The following concepts emerging from this research may be useful for designing information retrieval systems that support innovation, creativity and learning.
Concept of Process. The first and foremost concept emerging from this work has been the concept of process. In many cases, information seeking is more than source location and fact-finding or even question answering and problem solving. Ongoing studies have revealed a complex inquiry process that involves learning from a variety of inconsistent and even incompatible sources. This view of information seeking as a process in which a person is actively constructing a new understanding from the information encountered, has some important implications for the way systems are designed. Exploration and formulation within the information search process are essential considerations for developing systems that enable the user's constructive process. For example, browsing traditionally considered a haphazard and insignificant approach to information seeking is being reconsidered for its potential as a strategy in the early stages. Participants in the study of the ISP in the workplace explain that they are looking for a new angle to present rather than just reporting on facts they are finding.
Uncertainty. Uncertainty is another concept that emerges from this research. There is a marked contrast between information systems that are built on a principle of order and certainty, and the individual's profound experience of uncertainty in the early stages of the information search process. These findings indicate the need for considering uncertainty as a natural, essential characteristic of information seeking rather than regarding the reduction of uncertainty as the primary objective of information seeking. Uncertainty is a concept for information retrieval design that offers insight into the user's quest for a personal perspective within the process of information seeking, what I have called "formulating a focus." When uncertainty is accepted as an important concept many other related corollary concepts become apparent.
One is the notion of the relationship between uniqueness and redundancy of information. At the beginning of an information seeking process we can expect that the likelihood of encountering uniqueness (new information) will be high and redundancy (familiar information) to be low. As the process progresses and the person learns more about the problem there is likely to be more of a balance between the two types of information. Finally, at the close of the process we can expect that the ratio may be reversed with uniqueness low and redundancy high. Therefore, uncertainty may be associated with high uniqueness and confidence with high redundancy. This concept may lead to new ways of thinking about relevance judgments.
Another concept related to uncertainty is the notion of the mood or stance of an individual in the process of seeking information. At the beginning of an information seeking process an invitational mood is most appropriate for opening the individual to new ideas. At the close of the process, an indicative mood might be more productive for leading the individual to summarize, organize and present existing ideas. However, this may be counterintuitive for the more uncertain one feels the more likely he or she is to take an indicative approach with prescriptive steps for guidance. Can information retrieval systems be designed to incorporate the concept of stance to assist users through the ISP?
Interest is another concept associated with uncertainty. At the beginning of the process, when uncertainty decreases, interest frequently increases along with personal knowledge. These critical shifts in interest and the relation to motivation and incentive may be important factors to consider in designing user-centered information retrieval systems.
Complexity. The concept of complexity is important for understanding the experience of uncertainty in the information search process. Findings suggest that it is an individual's perception of the complexity of a task that determines his or her experience of process and degree of uncertainty. Since it is the perception of complexity, and not the complexity inherent in the task, tasks cannot be labeled in advance as complex or simple. A task in which considerable construction is required is likely to be considered to have a higher degree of complexity than a task that is considered routine, regardless of the inherent complexity of the task. This more subjective approach to determining complexity may prove productive for developing systems that respond to a wide range of users in a variety of tasks. Task complexity is emerging as an important concept for understanding why and when the stages of the ISP are experienced by users in contrast to information seeking that is a more straightforward source-location and question-answering endeavor. In the workplace complex tasks that lead to innovation are often seen as time consuming and disruptive to routine. Can task complexity inform designers of IR systems?
Enough. The concept of enough involves the deceptively simple question of, "What is enough?" What is enough may have been a fairly straightforward notion when a person could gather all there was to know on a problem or topic in a contained collection. The concept of enough is quite a different matter in the present information environment. Understanding "what is enough" is essential for making sense of the information available to us. Enough relates to seeking meaning in a quantity of information by determining what one needs to know and by formulating a perspective on which to build. The ISP treats the concept of enough as what is enough to make sense for oneself within a context and to accomplish the task at hand. By applying the concept of enough in each stage of the process, systems may be developed that
Challenges for IR System Design
This research addresses information use as well as information seeking. It does not stop at locating information, but is concerned with interpreting and using it. These ideas challenge some of the underlying principles of IR system design, as they questioned the foundation of information provision in libraries. This research becomes more pertinent as researchers and system designers begin to turn their attention to the consideration of more user-centered approaches. User-centered systems will need to accommodate users beyond the interface, as people seeking information to create, learn and innovate in the context of their daily lives.
For Further Reading
Kuhlthau, C. C. (in press). The role of experience in the information search process of an early career information worker: Perceptions of uncertainty, complexity, construction and sources. Journal of the American Society for Information Science.
Kuhlthau, C. C. (1993a). Seeking meaning: A process approach to library and information services. Norwood, NJ: Ablex.
Kuhlthau, C. C. (1994a). Teaching the library research process (2nd ed.). Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press.
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The Voting for Mushroom Challenge Begins!
When you see this post, I will probably be in Madrid, Spain.
I got email from Marx Foods that all the submissions will be up for voting on Monday, so I decided to make a quick post and schedule it to post today.
As I mentioned in the open-faced wild mushroom provolone sandwich that I submitted this dish to the challenge. If you like my dish, please take a min hopping over to Marx Foods and vote for me. If you just "eh"to my dish, it's still worth it to see other submissions. They have so many submissions this time that they have to extend prizes.
The poll will be live on Marx Food's blog at 6 AM PST on Monday and will close on Friday at midnight.
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Thank you guys!
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- denise @ quickies on the dinner table said...
Hey Tanantha - I tried to vote for you but when I clicked on the link, I was directed to a 404!!!
Hope you can check it out but anyway, I will check again later...
- October 18, 2010 at 3:37 AM
- denise @ quickies on the dinner table said...
Hey Tanantha - I tried to vote for you but when I clicked on the link, I was directed to a 404!!!
Hope you can check it out but anyway, I will check again later...
- October 18, 2010 at 3:38 AM
- Anncoo said...
Just voted you! Good luck :)
- October 18, 2010 at 7:55 AM
- roxan said...
Hi T! Have fun in spain :) Drink lots of sangria and take lots of wonderful siestas. I'll miss you while you're gone.
I voted for you... will vote again when i get home!
- October 18, 2010 at 8:30 AM
- Lazaro Cooks! said...
I put the word out and voted. Good luck and happy trails.
Be Good...
- October 18, 2010 at 9:23 AM
- lequan said...
Hey Tanantha,
Hope you're having a great time in Spain! Will head over to vote for you tonight as soon as my little monsters...er...I mean kiddies have been taken care of ;)
- October 18, 2010 at 12:47 PM
- Mo said...
I voted! Good luck. :)
- October 18, 2010 at 4:46 PM
Good luck Tanantha - just voted for you and really hope you win. Your entry is fantastic!
- October 18, 2010 at 7:35 PM
- Monet said...
You have my vote. Safe travels...enjoy Madrid, Ryan and I were there last year and had a fabulous time.
- October 18, 2010 at 8:50 PM
- Angie's Recipes said...
Just voted for you!
- October 18, 2010 at 10:11 PM
- lequan said...
just voted for you Tanantha (as promised). best of luck, dear. enjoy your vacation(s)!
- October 18, 2010 at 11:33 PM
- She's Cookin' said...
I just voted! Have a fantastic time in Spain. I'm going to be MIA till the end of the month - leaving for France tomorrow!
- October 19, 2010 at 8:35 AM
- Stella said...
Hey Tanantha! I'm going over to Marx Foods now to vote. Otay?!
Hope you're having a relaxing week.
p.s. Can non-bloggers vote too?
- October 19, 2010 at 11:57 AM
- Emily said...
Hi Tanantha, I have just voted. Good luck!
- October 19, 2010 at 3:06 PM
- Juliana said...
Good luck!
- October 20, 2010 at 12:21 PM
- GreenGirl said...
another vote from me, good luck
- October 22, 2010 at 10:25 AM
- Chef Dennis said...
hope you are enjoying Spain! I will definitely vote for you!
- October 25, 2010 at 5:53 PM
- Foodessa said...
Have a fab time in Europe and good luck on the mushroom challenge ;o)
Ciao for now,
- October 26, 2010 at 5:27 PM
- sophia said...
I got referred to here by a fellow blogger...and you've got my vote! :-)
- October 28, 2010 at 10:25 PM
- Jessie said...
Hey Tanantha!
I voted for you last week when I saw the link on Lazaro's blog - I'll cross my fingers! I thought yours was sooooo good!
I know you're back not, but I hope you had a great time in Spain! :)
- October 29, 2010 at 12:01 PM
- Stella said...
Hey Tanantha! Me thinks you would totally qualify as a part-time vegetarian (smile). It's actually becoming really popular. People are doing like three days veg and 4 days regular menu or some variation of this. A lot of people do it to help things like cholesterol, triglycerides, and blood pressure issues. I used to be a part-time vegetarian (smile)!
Hope you guys have a relaxing weekend, Tanantha. XO, Stella
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Loved this line from Chiemi (It wasn't really her though )
"Kanba, Shouma, Himari. Our precious children, our future."
Poor Kanba. I think that to save him Himari would have to "choose" him. But to do that she would have to love him, and to be honest, I don't think she does. Sucks to be him lol.
All in all, I'm enjoying this series less and less with every new episode. I keep watching mostly out of curiosity (want to see how it ends) but I don't care anymore. Too many nonsensical "twists" and shit going on. The "plot" is all over the place. Not a single likable character in sight (except Ringo, but lately she's getting less screen time so). The whole thing is just pointless.
Oh well, let's just see how it ends so we can move on to better things.
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Loooved this episode! After the last two episodes, which I didn't care for at all, this episode was like a breath of fresh air even though it was quite sad. That sibling fight was awesome - so many people had been waiting for that and it was worth it. I imagine that there's more to come in future episodes. I honestly didn't expect the parents to be dead. Some people called it but for some reason I didn't think the show would go that route. They've been dead for a really long time judging by the skeletons. Who killed them? Maybe someone in Kiga set them up for a fall. Maybe Shouma did it. (I doubt it but who knows, I wouldn't rule out anything in this show.)
I also loved Himari spying on Kanba and then going after him to save him. Whether she loves him in that way or not, she does love him as a brother at least. I hope she manages to save him. My favorite part of the episode was that little flashback at the end where she puts a bandaid on his face. So cute. <3 I want more of that flashback in the next episode and it seems like we're likely to get one judging by the title. The flashbacks of the brothers painting the house was adorable too.
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The fight and hissy fit between Shouma and Kanba felt forced and nonsensical, as did Shouma's little emo fit before booting Himari out the door. After going through so much together, to split so suddenly, over so much less, felt cheap.
It was written more like an overly maudlin tweenage girls fanfic, than actual plot. The split could have been handled so much better.
So, if it wasn't for the mawkish dorauma this episode would have been ok; but thanks to all that virtual tweeny fanwank, it was the worst.
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Wow, did Yuri get stabbed?
I assume that Kanba, Masako and Mario's dad was actually the leader of the Kiga group and hence expelled by their grandfather. Still don't know how Mario fits in the whole picture.
Looks like this is the start of the end game.
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Gosh, what are with the episodes this week? First Horizon, Mashiro-iro, HaGaNai and then this...
So much moving with plot in just one episode and I'm totally not complaining. This is definitely the most satisfying episode of the show so far. A lot of stuff got revealed, but it also opened to plot a lot too.
The fist fight between Sho and Kanba, along with the revelation of theri relationship was very touching. I was almost in tear when Sho basically tried to shoo Himari away while being heart-broken about her condition.
So is Kanba now officially the bad guy of the show now? I hope he will not appear as the final boss though... That pink hair guy maybe, he looks like a real jerk.
Can't forget to mention the gorgeous soundtracks this episode has this week too.
What a week!
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If someone would've told me fifteen episodes ago that Ringo was the most normal character in this series, I would've asked them what they're smoking. Funny how that completely turned around, eh. With the plot being as opaque as it is lately, I kinda miss the days when all we had to worry about was "why does Ringo's story take up so much screentime".
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This show gets more and more depressing by each episode. I feel so sorry for them that I couldn't explain my feelings with words right now. I'm hoping good end regardless and looking forward to last two episode :< Lastly ending song was awesome.
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Really emotional on family ground. Kanba devoted himself to save Himari and made a step too far. He really get pretty deep into the organization now (seeing how he commanded on killing that reporter). Himari on another hand, realised her coming fate, decided to step away from her soul mate, and planned to devote whatever left on her life to save Kanba (with Natsume cooperation). Shouma... well i don't know what he is trying to do. He and Ringo probably will be the final trump card. But wtf is he doing this episode? He can't stop Kanba anyway, and i don't even know why did he send Himari away....
How isolated that ramen shop have to be, that no one ever step in and realise human skeletons in the corner of the rooms? Seriously. "How did they die" probably will turn a bit of drama later. And i have a feeling Yuri won't end well, there's even an tvtropes for it. Could be reversed and Tabuki getting the wrong end of the stick dagger instead. And Sanetoshi as ultimate mastermind of the terrorism plot? I know it!!! We should never trust the pink/purple hair bishounen character
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"Money and parents: Don't think they'll last forever" This subway phrase scene was in the very beginning! And quite the foreshadowing! xD (almost to spoiler levels)
I've really liked this episode. More mysteries are slowly showing their solutions, Kanba actually fully took the anti-hero route by killing the journalist (poor man, your face was never shown... you were meant to die just to mark that change in Kanba). And ok, now I believe Kanba and Masako are actually brothers and this won't be twisted until the end (I hope).
But the status quo was even more shattered! Himari now stand against her "brother". Shouma totally stepped out. Yuki and Tabuki attacked? That probably means their half of the diary is gonna be stoled... Great expectation builded for the next episode.
I've read people saying there aren't likeable characters in there anymore. Is it just because they act like human beings instead of anime chars by doing exactly that; going against the status quo of their previously estabilished "trademark traits" into the realm of human complexity? That's wrong, but I'm might be jumping at conclusions.
Not to mention Himari is still adorable, or even more now that I know her sad past, and I can't think of people not at least hoping for her survival. What is somewhat close to like her.
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Talking about it, it was kinda strange that Kanba, while probably not as sane as he showed to be, could be hallucinated at such high level. And so conveniently done to benefit KIGA/Sanetoshi as well. It's likely that he was manipulated all along, and maybe that is what behind Himari and Masako's sickness
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Now that was a fantastic episode.
Here is where, in my view, Ikuhara reigned in his surrealist tendencies a bit in order to present something raw, real, poignant, and powerful. Just absolutely superb character drama while the plot thickens with key revelations carefully and shrewdly executed.
For emotional investment, for good use of every important cast member, and for creating great plot intrigue, this was my favorite episode of MPD so far.
Kanba, Shouma, Himari, and Ringo, and the relationships between them, were all developed impressively well here.
Most importantly, I'm relieved to see that Shouma's "manning up" wasn't left until the last or 2nd last episode - That it is happening now. While I knew that he was no physical match for Kanba, it was still electrifying (to borrow Sanetoshi's favorite word ) to see Shouma finally stand up to his brother and truly try to stop him. Now I can fully embrace Shouma as the main main protagonist of this work, should the anime continue to take him in that direction.
At the same time, Kanba now works well (I suspect) as a highly sympathetic yet misguided antagonist of sorts. The pain and tragedy of Himari's overall position is laid bare here. Ringo grounds it all by, ironically, being the most normal and sane character of the entire main cast - She's the cast member most able to stand up for and deeply sympathize with the Takakuras without being made insane herself by their internal conflicts. With this in mind, the one scene between Ringo and Himari in this episode was truly adorable, and made for such a wonderful contrast to the darkness that permeated the rest of the episode.
The drama and suspense in this episode was downright Godfather-esque, that's how good and rich it was. The flashbacks, the confrontations, the dialogue, the way characters were dressed, it all came together so beautifully, and with such scintillating Directorial skill.
Ikuhara's writing had lost me a bit before, but not now. Now it is all coming together, and I can't wait to see what comes next.
10/10 for Episode 21.
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even with an injured hand, no way Kanba gonna lose a fight to Sho
we get the see: Kanba turning to the dark side, the Himari-Natsume alliance, Sanetoshi is a ghost, Himari dying soon, the truth in that restaurant, Yuri and Tabuki... such a tense eps
now i am guessing the key to end all this is Ringo
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And booting Himari is probably the best -- without Kanba's money, he has no way of supporting her, let alone paying for her treatment. Better to send her to his uncle who can at least put a roof over her head and maybe give her the care she needs. Shouma staying behind in their dingy, rundown house is also in keeping with his martyr complex -- he's failed and now he has to suffer alone. Too bad for him Ringo's still around and isn't going to let him do it.
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STAMFORD -- Ken Smith has this dream: He watches his Trinity Catholic High boys hockey team play and just stands behind the bench quietly watching his players do exactly what they are supposed to.
Well, for at least eight seconds Wednesday at Terry Conners Rink during Trinity's 2-1 victory over Westhill, Smith's dream came true.
With his Crusaders on a 4-on-3 power play for just eight seconds following a Stamford penalty, the faceoff was at the right circle in the SHS end. Trinity's Sean Dolan won the faceoff and sent the puck back to Steve Lambrinakos at the right point. Lambrinakos flicked the puck over to the left side to Colin Bernard who broke in on SHS goalie Hunter Alderman.
Knowing that the Black Knights had only three skaters and that the defenseman on that side had to watch the slot in front, Bernard was patient with his shot, skating in and beating Alderman with a wrister that caught the inside of the right post with 3:31 remaining.
The Crusaders held on for the FCIAC victory, retained their city championship and also made their coach a happy man.
"We work on that all the time," Smith said of the shortened power-play situation. "To see them execute it like that was great. I tell them every season that by the end of the season I want to stand there and watch and not say a word. That's what I meant."
The goal ruined Stamford's hopes of ending Trinity's hold on the city title and the Dan Connell Cup.
"Trinity is a good team but should they have won? I doubt it," Stamford coach Doug Robinson said. "We had (one) penalty in the first two periods combined but then three in the third period to give them the (4-on-3) advantage."
The Crusaders (4-10-1, 3-4-1) have now owned or shared the Cup six consecutive years. Even better, with a favorable schedule looming ahead, they moved closer to a possible FCIAC and state tournament berth.
"We're in the same spot as last year," Smith said, referring the Crusaders late run. "We're still alive but it won't be easy. At least we know it can be done because we did it last year."
The Knights (6-8-1, 4-3) never really responded to the Trinity's early aggressiveness, although Stamford got on the board first. Justin Nizolek beat Trinity goalie Kyle Odierno (10 saves) after a Trinity giveaway from behind the net.
But with 1:09 left in the opening period, Dolan took a pass from Lambrinakos to tie it.
Trinity, which outshot Stamford 24-11 in the game, allowed just six shots on goal in the final two periods.
"I don't know why but my kids just don't like to shoot the puck," Robinson said.
Stamford, still in contention for an FCIAC playoff berth, now needs three points in their final five games to qualify for the state tournament. But their next three are against Darien, St. Joseph and Greenwich.
Trinity 2, Stamford 1
Records: Trinity 4-10-1, 3-4-1 FCIAC; Stamford 6-8-1, 4-3 FCIAC.
Goals: T--Sean Dolan, Colin Bernard; S--Justin Nizolek. Assists: T--Steve Lambrinakos 2, Dolan; S--none. Goalie saves: T--Kyle Odierno 10; S--Hunter Alderman 22.


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This climate is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. This climate type is found on the eastern sides of the continents between 20° and 35° N and S latitude. In summer, these regions are largely under the influence of moist, maritime airflow from the western side of the subtropical anticyclonic cells over low-latitude ocean waters. Temperatures are high and can lead to warm, oppressive nights. Summers are usually somewhat wetter than winters, with much of the rainfall coming from convectional thunderstorm activity; tropical cyclones also enhance warm-season rainfall in some regions. The coldest month is usually quite mild, although frosts are not uncommon, and winter precipitation is derived primarily from frontal cyclones along the polar front.
The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfa". (Humid Subtropical Climate).
The average temperature for the year in Greensburg is 52.8°F (11.6°C). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 75.0°F (23.9°C). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 28.7°F (-1.8°C).
The highest recorded temperature in Greensburg is 106.0°F (41.1°C), which was recorded in July. The lowest recorded temperature in Greensburg is -25.0°F (-31.7°C), which was recorded in January.
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Greensburg is 41.8" (1061.7 mm). The month with the most precipitation on average is May with 4.4" (111.8 mm) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is February with an average of 2.5" (63.5 mm). There are an average of 114.0 days of precipitation, with the most precipitation occurring in April with 12.0 days and the least precipitation occurring in February with 8.0 days.
In terms of liquid precipitation, there are an average of 110.6 days of rain, with the most rain occurring in April with 11.4 days of rain, and the least rain occurring in September with 7.8 days of rain.
In Greensburg, there's an average of 17.8" of snow (0 cm). The month with the most snow is January, with 5.4" of snow (13.7 cm).


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For those tired of dragging their fishing boat, ski boat, or wakeboard boat back and forth to the lake, Divnick International, Inc. might have the solution you've been looking for. A new lift has been developed to keep your secondary boat behind your houseboat with no scum line and it was unveiled on Thoroughbred's show boat at the On Water Expo back in August. Crowds flooded the dock to get a glimpse of the lift in action and for most attendees it stopped them cold in their tracks as the system quietly raised and lowered the PWC.
"Unlike traditional lifts that lower a sloped platform into the water, our new lift operates straight up and down," says Steve Divnick, who has a number of other inventions and patents. "It can be lowered into the water so your secondary boat or PWC can glide over it without any resistance or wear on the hull. With the push of a button, it raises straight up and level with your swim platforms."
The inventor feels the bonus of the lift platform being level at all times is that you can actually back your boat onto the lift for overnight or long-term storage. It also makes it easy to service your engine or prop.
The Divnick Lift has no external hydraulic cylinders or hoses so it eliminates the risk of an environmental mess and expensive repair that would otherwise require the houseboat to be raised or pulled from the water. The Divnick Lift uses a unique system to move the platform.
Another benefit of this new lift is that none of its parts are in the water when the lift is in the up or "stored" position.
"If you have had any experience with hydraulic rams that are always in the water, they become contaminated with algae and other growth, which causes sluggish movement and accelerated seal wear," says the inventor. "The Divnick Lift stays clean."
Perhaps most amazing is that when in the up position, the entire lift mechanism will be hidden from view. The mechanism is contained within the same thickness as the platform itself.
"No one driving past your houseboat in the marina will know how you got your play boat up there," says Divnick. "This will look especially puzzling when your boat is backed in. James Bond would love this lift!"
Divnick's new 106- by 20-foot houseboat is currently in production at Thoroughbred and will of course include the heavy-duty lift that can lift up to 5,000 pounds, which is enough to handle any wakeboard boat. When Shawn Heinen, president of Thoroughbred, saw the working model that Divnick brought to the Louisville Houseboat Expo, he immediately knew it was a winner.
"I knew this would change the way small boats and PWC's were loaded on the back of houseboats and I wanted Thoroughbred to be the first to offer it," says Heinen. "It won't cost any more than a traditional hydraulic lift, but it will be a lot more versatile. When people consider how handy it is to always have their small boat right there with their houseboat, we think they'll love this system."
For more information on the Divnick Lift call 937-384-0003 or visit www.divnick.com. To learn more about Thoroughbred custom houseboats that are manufactured in Albany, Ky., call 606-387-7421 or visit www.tbboats.com.
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It is amazing how differently different people see things. I suspect much of these differences boil down to simply which news broadcasts and talk show hosts we tune to.
If only we could have news stations like the BBC, which believe it or not, actually broadcasts news. We could then take the facts that are reported as the basis for making up our own minds. Instead, we have "facts" that are manufactured by people from either the extreme left or right, which are then played full strength over and over.
It's not surprising we become so one-sided when we are given only one side's opinions. And most of them are not even opinions; often they're outright lies.
But we don't admit that they could be lies, because they are "our" opinions; we've heard them so often that not only do we believe them, we believe that we thought of them.
Take Ilene O'Connell's recent letter in which she talks about President Obama having doubled the price of gasoline. I have a gasoline receipt from May 2008 when the price was $4.12 a gallon. Last week, I purchased gas locally for $3.33 a gallon.
(Incidentally, gas was $1.40 a gallon when George W. Bush entered the White House in 2001 — and $4.12 in May 2008, not long before he left, almost triple the price).
Ms. O'Connell mentions deficits. Former President Bush doubled the national debt, and Ronald Reagan quadrupled it. Mr. Obama still has a long way to go to match that.
And why do I see no mention of the fact that the Dow Jones industrial average nearly doubled under Mr. Obama, from 7,000 to over 13,000, while Mr. Bush saw it go down, from 12,000 to 7,000?
There are "facts" aplenty on both sides of the argument, but we seem to only want to quote "our" facts while giving no credence whatever to those of our opponents.
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Revised ISA88 Part 5 draft definitions
We've revised the Oct. 25 posted ISA88 Part 5 draft language on definitions using comments, suggestions, and questions received. See what you think of the revised language, below, and let me know if you have any further questions or comments or suggestions.
3 Definitions
For the purposes of this part of this draft, the following definitions apply. Definitions and concepts expressed in the Part 1 standard apply, except where differences are explicitly stated in this part.
3.1 Automation Object (AO)
The grouping of engineered control components that will carry out the requirements of a module. This must include one or more functional strategy components and may include a function manager and a resource manager. An automation object provides public methods to interact with its components.
3.2 Command Processor
The functionality of an AO that will receive commands from a public source and evaluate them to determine what actions to take. Appropriate commands will be passed to the active functional strategy in whatever form the functional strategy requires. The command processor provides public status results of any requested activity.
3.3 Control Strategy (CS)
The actions required to carry out the control described by an operating scheme for any equipment or control module or grouping of such modules.
3.4 Device
A Device is a piece of physical equipment, such as a sensor or actuator, and has no control associated with it. Part 1 refers to this as a Control Module. When control is associated with a device it becomes a Control Module Entity.
Example – the valve body, actuator and limit switch are devices that when paired with the functional strategy of a control module form an on/off block valve.
Example – (From Pierre)
3.5 Engineered Control Component
The part of an automated implementation that provides the control to create an entity as defined in the Part 1 entity model. These components are generally created in the automation environment as part of an engineering effort and will be used to form a control strategy.
3.6 Function Manager
If the AO functional strategy supports command and control capabilities in a public method the AO function manager provides the public interface and methods to process commands and manage control that is applied to the functional strategy.
3.7 Functional Strategy
The part of an AO containing the control function specifically engineered to carryout the control required by an operating scheme. This AO component must as a minimum provide predefined information in a public way.
3.8 Mode of Action
The mode of action is used to define the behavior of the functional strategy independent of the source of commands. A functional strategy may support the part 1 defined modes of automatic, semi-automatic, manual. Other modes that pertain to the functional strategy may also be supported, for example simulation.
3.9 Mode of Control
Where an AO has more than one functional strategy and/or more than one source of command and control the mode of control will define the behavior of the entire automation object as to who or what can issue commands and which functional strategy will react to those commands.
3.10 Resource Manager
If the AO has multiple functional strategies and/or supports multiple users/owners the AO resource manager will provide a public method to manage the other components of the AO to see the required functional strategy that is active and insure the commands and control are accepted only from approved sources.
David A. Chappell, Complete Manufacturing Automation associates – LLC
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Prior postings from the blog: Standard Profits: Make2Pack and ISA88
OMAC standards yield operational savings
Make2Pack's S88.05: Continuous control to packaging
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Legacy technology of library catalogs affects us today. What is the term "enter under" in AACR2 if not a throw-back to the book catalog where indeed titles were literally entered under the author's name? In 2009, we are creating bibliographic metadata using a code of rules developed quite separately from any computerization of data, a set of rules that was implemented at a time when the size limits of the catalog card and the searching limitations of the card catalog were still the norm. Think back to 1978, those of you who are old enough to have been in libraries then.
As the linked data grassroots folks clarified at their ALA session (see the powerpoint slides at http://wikis.ala.org/annual2009/index.php/Grassroots_Programs), we are in a different world in terms of data structures and possibilities. The change is not simply to our bibliographic records as it was throughout the 20th century but from bibliographic records to something else entirely. The Marc format, yes, was a communications format for bibliographic data but it was also a handy-dandy card set maker, the most obvious instances of that being the Festschrift byte and the second indicator of the 245. (Try explaining the utility of the Festschrift thingie without going into divided catalogs and card printing profiles!)
We have been developing our data content standards and our data structure definitions in isolation from each other. AACR2 and MARC were developed and maintained by two different groups of folks under different auspices, often at cross purposes (though not at odds with each other, just separated and sometimes unaware). Are we headed in that direction again?
Just as AACR2 wasn't, RDA is not an open standard. It is an owned publication. As such, its maintenance and distribution will be limited by concerns related to publication ownership. Many will be priced out of having access to it while still trying to apply it in data they share with the rest of us. This is wholly antithetical to the development of data standards that are trying to "leave the silo." It's not that there is some evil corporate empire behind this control over our cataloging code. We did this to ourselves, starting with the first publication of ALA Rules in 1883.
The changes we must embrace are fundamental. We need to embrace openness in our standards development, joining the rest of the world in what makes the Web work. If we want to encourage use of a standard we must make it readily available to anyone creating bibliographic metadata.
We need to acknowledge that the stand-alone bibliographic record as we know it is not a valid structure in the linked data world. We need to understand that catalogs may work best if instead of policing access to the data we encourage more open wiki-style data development.
We need to figure out how we deal with the change in the economics of bibliographic metadata that must occur for libraries, vendors, system developers, and data providers. LC doesn't want to be the world's chief cataloger anymore. Nobody other than OPAC folks who have to will pay ALA for access to RDA when other, more open, metadata practices are available.
If we strive now to adopt RDA while shoe-horning the results into MARC-based bibliographic records and our current models of who does what, are we wasting our time on development of work arounds when we could be developing a wholly new environment? Are we going to spend hundreds and thousands of man-hours training catalogers and other library workers how to do this awkward adaptation thereby delaying our ability to pay for the eventual greater change?
We have to solve the issues of data structure and infrastructure before we go worrying about how we train catalogers to adopt RDA to Marc and the rule of three, don't we? I think back to the hours and hours of labor spent on adopting heading changes in card catalogs for AACR2 in the early 80s, changes that really didn't affect access and would be much easier a few years later in online catalogs.
So, what exactly does the current testing of RDA by the chosen 20 comprise?
(Unfortunately, I was not able to attend the grassroots meeting and am basing my reference to that group on their slides and other writings by the individuals in the group.)


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Years ago, Bob Valenti got in the habit of sleeping at his Multi-Aquaculture Systems facility on Napeague when major storms threatened. He was there to weather Tropical Storm Irene along with the thousands of striped bass he farms in a series of tanks.
The aquaculture facility's water circulation and oxygen are supplied by electrically-powered equipment, and therein lay the rub, first when the system lost power, and second when Dr. Valenti sought help, in vain, from the Long Island Power Authority.
What happened at the fish farm surely highlighted frustration with LIPA, but it also clarified the roles of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Small Business Administration in the wake of castastophic storms.
While Napeague, the sandy stretch between Amagansett and Montauk, kept its power for the most part during Irene, the lights and machinery went out at the fish farm. In the 40 minutes it took Dr. Valenti and crew to fire up the backup generator, $9,000 worth of striped bass died.
"Three of us were sleeping here. At 4 a.m. the power goes off. By the time the generator was going the pump had lost its prime. We lost about 1,000 11/2-year-old bass. The waste of a lot of effort."
The marine biologist and fish farmer said his frustration with the Long Island Power Authority got to the point of painting "S.O.S. LIPA" on a sign and placing it on Cranberry Hole Road in an attempt to get the utility's attention. The power was not restored for five days.
"You can't talk to them. I even called the supervisor of Islip for help. I don't want a handout, but their business is selling power. This storm was nothing. What the hell are we going to do if a real hurricane comes?"
Dr. Valenti said he contacted the Federal Emergency Management Agency to see about assistance and was told the agency did not administer grants to commercial enterprises and recommended he contact the Small Business Administration for a low-interest loan.
Mike McCormick, a FEMA spokesman, said the agency's disaster assistance focused on residential needs and losses. "We don't deal with businesses at all. We deal with grants having to do with shelter, also government-to-government money, and nonprofits that have to do with public service such as day care, hospitals, and public assistance."
Jelani Miller of the S.B.A. confirmed that businesses damaged in disasters were eligible for low-interest loans at 4 percent for up to 30 years. The money can be used to replace machinery and other equipment, as well as real estate, and "economic recovery," meaning working capital, Mr. Miller said. S.B.A. involvement was triggered by Gov. Andrew Cuomo's emergency declaration.
He added that low-interest loans were also available for homeowners and renters whose property was damaged in a disaster. In this case, homeowners and renters can get loans up to $200,000 at 2.5 percent interest for primary real estate repair or replacement, and up to $40,000 for personal property loss.
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Scenes from the Lucky Rice Sunset Luau
The Lucky Rice Asian food festival continued last night the roof of the Gansevoort hotel, which was transformed into a Hawiian getaway complete with top Hawiian chefs serving delicious dishes that showcased island-grown ingredients. Hosted by Hawiian Airlines, the event featured Chefs Alan Wong and Roy Yamaguchi, two of the founding fathers of Hawaii Regional Cuisine, as well as Chef Vikram Garg and Hawaiian Airline's own executive chef Chai Chaowasaree. Click through the slideshow to see their creations!


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KnowledgeBase 00047: LIST.FILES - Who Has That File Open?
Sometimes it is useful to know which files are open and by which users. The LIST.FILES command provides this functionality.
Which Files?
With no additional options, the LIST.FILES command shows the pathnames of all files open across all QM sessions.
Number of files open = 4. Peak = 16. Limit (NUMFILES) = 40. C:\QM\VOC C:\QMSYS\$IPC C:\QM\BP C:\QM\&SED.EXTENSIONS&The first line of this report shows the total number of files currently open, the peak number of files that have ever been open simultaneously, and the limit on the number of open files.
The NUMFILES configuration parameter sets a hard limit on the number of QM files open, system wide. Multiple processes opening the same file only contribute a single file to this count. The LIST.FILES command is very useful in determining whether the NUMFILES parameter should be increased. Setting it too low will result in application failures. Setting it significantly too high causes a very small performance degradation.
Using LIST.FILES with the BRIEF option shows only the first line from the default output.
Who Has Each File?
The DETAIL option extends the report to show the user numbers and user names for each QM process that has the file open.
Number of files open = 4. Peak = 16. Limit (NUMFILES) = 40. C:\QM\VOC 2 smithm, 7 sales C:\QMSYS\$IPC 2 smithm, 7 sales C:\QM\BP 7 sales C:\QM\&SED.EXTENSIONS& 7 sales
Adding a filename after the DETAIL keyword restricts output to the named file.
Specific User
Using the USER option restricts the report to show only the files open to the process with a specific user number. If no number follows the USER keyword, the report is for the process in which the command is executed.
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