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Self-centeredness, tunnel vision, career obsession — these are not traits that endear us to a person. Yet without them, as Terrence McNally's absorbing Master Class makes clear, Maria Callas would not have attained her ranking as a renowned opera diva.
At 2nd Story Theatre (through September 3), directed by Ed Shea, Gloria Crist transforms herself into Callas as convincingly as the star soprano inhabited her own roles — perhaps more so, since Crist possesses an uncanny physical likeness that previous actors in the role would envy, from Zoe Caldwell on Broadway to the current Tyne Daly.
We the audience are addressed as vocal students, soon thankful that we are not one of the three students who venture onstage for a critique. The instructor is every bit as hard on them as she has been on herself in the life that brought her here, past her prime, having lost her performance voice, yet still indomitable in spirit.
She says that she never missed a lesson or was even late to one. You must "subjugate yourself to music," she insists, an instruction understood with a chill up our spines when we later see how she subjugated herself to a satanically cruel (in this depiction) Aristotle Onassis (Bob Colonna).
Dripping costume jewelry, wearing leopard pumps, and carrying a zebra handbag, which accord with Callas's animal nature, Crist strides the stage with the feral nobility of a lioness perusing her prey. "I don't bite," she says to her first student/victim. "I bark, but I don't bite." We wonder.
But no blood is ever shed. The first soprano who steps out, Sophie DiPalma (Stephanie Morgan), may get her self-confidence wounded, but that is done through Callas's smiles and gentle demeanor. Sophie gets one note out, a briefly extended "Oh," before she is stopped and corrected. "I get so impatient with a singer who doesn't listen to the music," Callas chides her while addressing us. This is ironic, because she was chattering moments before through the aria prelude that the accompanist (Charles Elder) was playing.
"It's not a note we have to hear," she tells the student after her second attempt, "it's a stab of pain." Callas is harsh but helpful: "I'm only hearing consonants — she's singing in Sanskrit!"
Pain is a subject that Callas could have given a course on, never mind a class. She makes passing references to her barefoot childhood in Athens, when she knew serious hunger. (The play doesn't mention that Callas was really born and raised in Manhattan, not moving to Greece until she was 14.) Sofia Cecelia Kalos was the ugly duckling of the family, in overweight contrast to a beautiful older sister.
No wonder she became emotionally enslaved to a sadist and egomaniac, shipping magnate Onassis. Playwright McNally and Colonna portray him as all but hissing billows of venom. Callas left a husband much older than herself for this affair, a scandal to her prim and proper fans, abandoning her opera career to sing only for him — he hated opera and made her do bawdy ballads, according to this account. He eventually left her for Jacqueline Kennedy, not mentioned here because that would render implausible this exaggerated demonization.
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I think it's called the MMT. If not, then what I'm reffering to is the huge "elephant" vehicle from Phantom Menace, that carries the rack of battle droids into battle.
Anyways, I'm sure we'd all love to add this vehicle to our collection of Trade Federation toys, but the chances of Hasbro ever making it are slim since its' size would force it to cost somewhere in the $80-$100 range, and therefore not sell until an inevitable price cut.
BUT . . . if this vehicle were to be produced as a carrying case . . . what a good idea. Unlike the Queen's Royal Star Ship, and AT-AT, the MMT would not need any interior detail, electronic effects, or removable panels. It's selling feature would be the battle droid dispensing rack. The rack of course would need a bit of creative altering so that it could hold a variety of figures, other than just battle droids.
Wouldn't this be a good solution to providing us with a necessary vehicle for our collections at a cost that won't discourage retail success? As long as the outer detail isn't compromised (like it was w/ the Falcon carrying case), I would buy a couple of these. It could even come with an exclusive folding up battle droid (or two).
Anyways, I've had that on my mind for awhile, and figured if my idea inspires you all to talk about it more, then maybe we'll see it made some day.


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Fun with firmware ABI confusion
I spent a bunch of the past week trying to figure out why my UEFI bootloader code was crashing in bizarre ways. It turns out to be a known issue that various people have hit in the past. After a lot of staring (and swearing) I finally got to the point where I could run a debugger against a running UEFI binary under qemu and found that I was entering a function with valid arguments but executing it with invalid ones. After spending a while crying on IRC people suggested that maybe the red zone was getting corrupted, and it turned out that this was the problem.
The red zone is part of the AMD64 System V ABI and consists of 128 bytes at the bottom of the stack frame. This region is guaranteed to be left untouched by any interrupt or signal handlers, so it's available for functions to use as scratch space. For the code in question, gcc was copying the registers onto the stack before executing the function. Something then trod on those registers. This also explained why I wasn't seeing the problem when I added debug print statements - signal and interrupt handlers won't touch it, but other functions might, so it tends to only be used by functions that don't call any other functions. Adding a print statement meant that the compiler left the red zone alone.
But why was it getting corrupted? UEFI uses the Microsoft AMD64 ABI rather than the System V one, and the Microsoft ABI doesn't define a red zone. UEFI executables built on Linux tend to use System V because that means we can link in static libraries built for Linux, rather than needing an entirely separate toolchain and libraries to build UEFI executables. The problem arises when we run one of these executables and there's a UEFI interrupt handler still running. Take an interrupt, Microsoft ABI interrupt handler gets called and the red zone gets overwritten.
There's a simple fix - we can just tell gcc not to assume that the red zone is there by passing -mno-red-zone. I did that and suddenly everything was stable. Frustrating, but at least it works now.


text: I pre-ordered this from Amazon a while back. I just got the e-mail saying it has shipped. I am looking forward to seeing what it is like. I really enjoyed the Action Figure Archive, which helped me out a lot when I first started collecting since I had gotten a late start on the POTF2 line. I'm hoping this will be a nice, handy reference I can use without having to look up one of the online archives.


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Electrophoretic band patterns of phosphoglucoisomerase (PGI) and malate dehydrogenase (MDH) enzymes for populations of the prickly pear cactus, Opuntia cymochila Engelm. and 0. phaeacantha Engelm., in southwestern Oklahoma are discussed. Identical electrophoretic PGI band patterns were found in 0. cymochila and 0. phaeacantba. The pattern consisted of 10 bands and is explained by a three-gene model. Two or more gene loci were involved in the control of MDH. A difference was noted in the MDH band patterns for Opuntia species, suggesting that this enzyme might be taxonomically useful.
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Morphological and genetic information concerning the Opuntia is limited, and the systematics of the genus is unclear. This is partly because cacti are not found in areas where extensive botanical research was done in the past (1, 2), and because herbarium specimens are difficult to prepare. Most studies of Opuntia have been nomenclatural, morphological, or anatomical (2, 3, 4, 5). Few studies have examined its genetics. Wallace and Fairbrothers (6) using isoelectric focusing studied genetic diversity in populations of O. humifusa. Pinkava and Parfitt (7) determined the chromosome number of 95 taxa of cacti and indicated that polyploidy was common in Opuntia. This study used starch gel electrophoresis to examine two enzymes, phosphoglucoisomerase (PGI) and malate dehydrogenase (MDH), for populations of O. cymochila and O. phaeacantha located in southwestern Oklahoma. This is the first examination of the band patterns of these enzymes from a large number of individuals from a single population of O. cymochila.
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A total of 382 pads of O. cymochila and 24 pads of O. phaeacantha were sampled between September, 1986, and February, 1987 from a field located approximately 8 km southwest of Hollis, Harmon Co., Oklahoma. The 1.6-km-square field was divided into 100 plots by lines running north-south and east-west at 0.16 km intervals. At each intersection of these lines, the nearest patch of O. cymochila southeast of the intersection was located, and four pads were collected as samples. Two patches contained only two pads, which were sampled. Twenty-four pads of O. phaeacantha were obtained from various places in the field for comparison purposes. A section of the stem epidermis measuring 10 mm x 30 mm x 3 mm was cut from each pad. The sample with 0.5 mL of distilled water was placed in a microcentrifuge tube in an ice bath and ground with a metal pestle. The homogenized sample was centrifuged at room temperature for 10 mm at 8000 x g. A No. 3 Whatman filter paper wick (2 mm x 20 mm) was inserted into the sample and allowed to absorb fluid for 20 mm. Starch gel electrophoresis was conducted utilizing standard procedures (8) with the following variations. Starch concentration was 12.8% (25.6 g of Sigma potato starch and 12.8 g of Electrostarch in 300 mL of gel buffer). The System I of Gottlieb's (9) buffer systems was used for characterizing the PGI band patterns. The gel was placed in an electric field at constant 35 mA at 4 °C for 6 hr during which time the tracking dye migrated approximately 9 cm. The buffer system of Warwick and Gottlieb (10) was used for the MDH analyses. A constant 7.5 W at 4 °C for 4 hr was used for electrophoresis of the
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MDH gel. MDH and PGI enzymes were stained using standard assays of Shaw and Prasad (11) with some modification: for PGI, 50 mL 0.1 M Tris-HCl (pH 8.0), 5 mg NADP+, 40 mg MgCl2, 0.5 mg PMS, 5 mg MTT, 45 units G6PD, and 80 mg fructose 6-phosphate; for MDH, 30 mL 0.2 M Tris-HCI, 75 mg l-malic acid, 5 mg NAD, 5 mg MTT, and 0.5 mg PMS. PGI and MDH were used in this study because the staining procedures produced relatively distinct bands in comparison to other enzymes examined.
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The PGI bandpatterns of both O. cymochila and O. phaeacantha were identical and consisted of ten bands (Fig. 1) which were labeled A (fastest) through J (slowest). The fasted band (A) was diffuse but present on all gels. Bands B, C, D, and E always stained intensely. In some cases bands B and C were difficult to distinguish from each other, as were bands D and E. Bands F and G were distinct, while the slowest three bands H, I, and J were the most faintly staining. Differences in migration rates seemed to occur when pads were diseased or more dehydrated than normal. Seven diseased ones (apparently infected by a fungus) completely lacked enzyme activity.
The NIDH electrophoretic band pattern (Fig. 2) consisted of a lightly staining band as the fastest (A), three sharply staining bands (C, D, and E) in O. cymochila, or four sharp bands (B, C, D, and E) for O. phaeacantha, and a lighter staining band (F) in both species. In 17% of the O. cymochila and 67% of the O. phaeacantha pads analyzed, another slower band (G) was noted. This band was faint and difficult to resolve on every gel. If recognition of the band was not conclusive, it was not recorded as being present. An Opuntia sp. (species not confirmed) sampled from 10 km SW Freedom, Woodward, Co. had five sharply staining bands and two faint bands (Fig. 2).
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Phosphoglucoisomerase (PGI) is a dimeric molecule (12). In almost all verte-
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brates it has been found to be controlled by a single gene locus (13). Plants usually have one isozyme (a polymer produced from monomeric units specified by one locus) in the cytoplasm and a different one in the plastids (14). The enzyme catalyzes the reversible isomerizations of glucose 6-phosphate and fructose 6-phosphate.
A three-gene model has been used to explain the multiple band patterns of PGI in Clarkia (Onagraceae) (15). It is briefly presented here for comparison to the model we propose for the PGI band pattern in Opuntia. In the genus Clarkia, more advanced species possess two cytosolic isozymes, in addition to the one found in the chloroplasts, and the second cytosolic gene has seemingly originated by gene duplication (15). In Clarkia, electrophoresis reveals band numbers for the PGI system ranging from four to ten. The fastest migrating band (PGI-1) lacks electrophoretic variability and is considered to be specified by a single monomorphic gene. For the other two genes (PGI-2 and PGI-3), the polypeptide subunits coded by the genes may associate to form isozymes which have mobilities intermediate to the PGI-2 and PGI-3 enzymes. For example, if the genes for PGI-2 and PGI-3 are homozygous, three electrophoretic bands result (1A1A, 1A2A, and 2A2A). If both genes are heterozygous (1A1B, 2A2B), ten bands result (1A1A, 1A1B, 1B1B, 1A2A, 1A2B, 1B2A, 1B2B, 2A2A, 2A2B, and 2B2B). In the case of Clarkia, the maximum number of bands was nine due to an overlapping of two bands. The heteromeric isozymes always migrated a distance exactly halfway between the two homodimers.
The PGI banding pattern (Fig. 1) observed in O. cymochila and O. phaeacantha can be explained by a three-gene model similar to that in Clarkia. The fastest PGI band, A, is probably produced by a single gene (PGI-1) and lacks electrophoretic variability. Bands B through J in Opuntia represent allele combinations from two additional genes (PGI-2, PGI-3). Bands B, D, H, and J are analogous to the homomeric isozymes (1A1A, 1B1B, 2A2A, and 2B2B). Bands C, E, F, G, and I are the heteromeric isozymes (1A1B, 1A2A, overlapping 1A2B-1B2A, 1B2B, and 2A2B). Table 1 provides a comparison with the three-gene Clarkia model using mean Rf values exactly midway between the Rf values for bands H and J, which correspond to the homomeric isozymes. The Rf values for the other bands corresponded rather closely, but not exactly, to those proposed by the Clarkia three-gene model. The differences are probably due in part to difficulty in clearly distinguishing and measuring bands B-C, and D-E. The Rf values for bands C and D were estimated as closely as possible to make the comparison to the Clarkia model.
If a three-gene model explains the PGI band pattern of Opuntia, why do these cacti populations lack variation in the PGI system and how is the heterozygote condition maintained? Seemingly if the cacti are reproducing sexually, typical Mendelian variation would be expected, resulting in band numbers ranging from four to 11. The absence of differences in the PGI band pattern suggests that these Opuntia populations may be reproducing vegetatively, as has been shown in populations of O. fragilis in southeastern Manitoba (16). No cactus seedlings have been noticed for O. cymochila or O. phaeacantha in the study area. If sexual reproduction does occur, it is unclear how the heterozygote condition is maintained in these cacti populations. Reciprocal translocation may be maintaining heterosis in a fashion similar to that occurring in Oenothera lamarckiana (17). An examination of the chromosomes may help to determine if reciprocal translocations are involved.
Malate dehydrogenase (MDH) is also a dimer (18). The number of loci involved in its control in plants is unclear (19). MDH exists in the mitochondria as a component of the Krebs cycle and also in the extramitochondrial portion of the cell, where it is involved in several metabolic pathways (18). Plant studies generally report three or four isozymes (14) that function in the mitochondria, peroxisomes, and cytoplasm. Mukerji and Ting (20) reported that MDH is present in the chloroplasts of cactus. In their study, anion exchange column chromatography was used to separate tissue samples into mitochondrial, chloroplast, and supernatant forms. Starch gel electrophoresis was then
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performed on the fractions. The study concluded that different MDH isozymes were involved in malate metabolism in respective plant cell compartments. Maize has been described (21) as having three unlinked mitochondrial gene loci which code for as many as 21 different isozymes. Leech and Ellis (22), Zelitch and Barber (23), and Mukerji and Ting (24) report that chloroplasts contain an MDH isozyme. Yamazaki and Tolbert (19) concluded that spinach chloroplasts do not contain any MDH activity and suggested that previous reports were probably due to contamination.
This confusion about MDH makes it difficult to determine how many loci are involved in MDH production in O. cymochila and O. phaeacantha. The slowest, lightly stained band, G, seemingly corresponds to bands which were attributed to glyoxisomal MDH bands (25). However, nonspecific alcohol dehydrogenase bands occasionally appeared on MDH gels during a study of maize (25). This could also be responsible for band G. Longo and Scandalios (25) also showed a distinct, three-banded pattern similar to that found O. cymochila. They attributed the slowest band to a mitochondrial enzyme and the fastest to a supernatant enzyme, with an unexplained middle band. In O. phaeacantha, the additional band could possibly have arisen through polyploidy, a phenomenon common in Opuntia (19). Polyploid plants often have increased numbers of isozymes (14).
Twenty-four pads of O. phaeacantha were analyzed and four distinctive MDH bands (B, C, D, and E of (Fig. 2) were noted. The third species of Opuntia (species not confirmed) from northern Oklahoma had the same general MDH pattern, but five sharp bands (Fig. 2). The different MDH band patterns noted among these three species of Opuntia suggest that these distinct differences in the number of MDH bands may be taxonomically useful.
In summary, the three-gene model used to explain the PGI electrophoresis band pattern seems consistent with the data. However, more sophisticated genetic studies are needed to substantiate these preliminary conclusions. Additional studies are needed to determine the number of loci involved in MDH production.
We thank Dr. Weniger for assistance in identifying the various species of cacti. In the field and laboratory we were assisted by Jack Herring, Monte Thies, and Jade Pung. The research was supported in part by Faculty Research Grants to William Caire and Jenna Hellack from Central State University.
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11. C.R. Shaw and R. Prasad, Biochem. Genet. 4:297 - 320 (1970).
12. E.A. Noltmann, The Enzymes 6:271-354 (1972).
13. J.C. Avise and G.B. Kitto, Biochem. Genet. 8:113 - 132 (1973).
14. L.D. Gottlieb, Science 216:373 - 380 (1982).
15. L.D. Gottlieb, Genetics 86:289 - 307 (1977).
16. K.A. Frego and R.J. Staniforth, Can. Field-Nat. 100:229-236 (1986).
17. J.A. Ayala and J.A. Kiger, Jr., Modern Genetics, Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc., Menlo Park, Calif., 1984.
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19. R.K. Yamazaki and N.E. Tolbert, Biochem. Biophys. Acta 178:11-20 (1969).
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Vidyo, batipi's powerful telepresence technology, has gotten another vote of confidence from the world of technology. Google has recently enlisted the help of Vidyo to improve the video quality of web-native applications that do not require plugins or special software. It's not a new partnership, necessarily. Google previously called on Vidyo to power Google+ Hangouts. Seeing the effectiveness of Vidyo's scaleable video coding (SVC), they expect the technology to aid WebRTC improvements.
The magic of Vidyo is in its responsive design. With SVC extensions, video and audio automatically adjust quality and bandwidth depending on the characteristics of the device accessing the content.
The partnership will serve as a great boost to WebRTC, Google's current protocol for responsive real time communication (RTC). Expectations are that the power of WebRTC and the expertise of Vidyo will create a sort of RTC dream team. Web-native content will be more responsive and app-like, giving the user a better real-time experience.
Those signed onto a telepresence service powered by Vidyo already understand the importance of the technology in video conferencing. Responsive design allows browser-to-browser and browser-to-server communications to give every participant in the video conference a quality experience, no matter where they are or what device they're using. Mobile and field players are better brought into the fold.
Organizations looking for a cost-effective and eco-friendly way to link team members and partners separated by satellite and field offices, can trust in clear communications with minimum technical glitches. Vidyo's responsive design minimizes clumsy load times and sporadic disconnections that interrupt important discussions and hinder productivity. They can do so without the cost and carbon footprint of extensive travel.
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i have a the vinci and im wanting a gun that will shoot 3 1/2 looking for input on softest shooting best duck gun
i have a the vinci and im wanting a gun that will shoot 3 1/2 looking for input on softest shooting best duck gun
you're about to get a lot of different answers for sure.
I have an SBE2 that i like pretty good.
i like the vinci but i bought it when they first came out and were not chambered in 3 1/2 i really like the sx3 but they are so light i was worried about recoil
SBE II, with Pattern Master EX range, Deadly.
Gregg Leonard
I think in autoloaders, it is just personal preference as with any gun... Benelli, Beretta, Browning. As with any type of gun you can't go wrong with a "B" gun. I'll be getting one of those next year.. This year I will get by with my Remington 1187 and 870 ,both of which I have had little to no trouble with. I have heard some pretty decent reports on the new remington autoloader too. Good luck with your choice. Jim
The mightiest oak was once a small nut that stood its ground
If your looking for "soft shooting" the Versa Max is the way to go. A 3 in load feels like a 20 ga. I have one ordered. I just sold my SX3 and in my opinion it's the best gun I have ever hunted with. The only reason I'm trying the Versa Max is I had two shoulder surgeries last yr and hoping it will help a little. If not for that I'd still be shooting the SX3
If you love your Vinci, why not get the Super Vinci?
Old Oak's Irish Poet ~ "Teegan"
Sire: Irish FTCH Rockenhart Voyager
Dam: Old Oak's Ipswich Addie JH
Ford, Chevy, or Dodge???
I actually own and shoot a Remington 1187 auto, an 870, and Browning Citori Satin Hunter O/U. I have shot, and would own, a Benelli SBE if I could afford one (after fishing expenses-lol). ALL 3 are fantastic!!! My favorite is the Citori due to it's weight, balance, and fit. It simply handles 3 1/2" rounds VERY smoothly. Of course I don't get the extra shot, but hell, I never hit anything with a third anyway. I've probably saved enough money to pay for my Citori by not shooting a third shot-lol!!!
We are only as good as those that surround us.
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FC-BUTCH's DREAM CODE of TCR
Gettin' Jiggy Widdit-MH
Dancin' Dreamer Kate-MH (dam to FC-"FINN", several QAAs, 2-MNHs)
RIP Jiggy, Kate, and sweet mama Dancy!!!
You don't need a 3 1/2"...You need a shotgun that will fit you. 3" chamber shotgun will kill ducks and geese with no problems. It's the shooter not the waterfowl. Practice now or your dog is going to disown(sp) you.
I love my browning maxxus used it all last year very light. Very little kick. Shot hundreds of light target loads thru it also not one jam at all on anything I shot thru it as of yet. Throw a 3 1/2 heavy load and you will notice it.
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I'm 5-1 at Pokemon Battles.
I'm 5-1 at Pokemon Battles.
Beat Eliteknight 2-0 good games.
Beat rairyan 2-0 sorry both was pretty haxy :/
lost 2-0 both games had hax but meh dont matter good games
Lost against Jazz 2-1 HAX
Beat Blues 2-0 good games.
Beat FrozenPhoenix96 2-0 good games.
lost to torm
Beat ek 2-1 good games.
lost to tormented 0-2 ggs
Beat mcdanger 2-0 good games.
Beat Frozenphoenix 2-0 good games.
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Good games.
My Pokémon Guild/Clan: Legends Untold!
Beat ShowMeTheMankey 2-0 good games.
Lost against eliteknight 2-0.
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Grado GR10 In-ear Headphones
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Grado GR8 In-Ear Headphones
" I love the full size grado HF2 and older grado's but these do not sound good to my ears. Strident and uneven. These were not lovingly crafted or dialed in. There was no 'man' behind the tuning of these and this is evident in the final product. I'd love to see grado come out with a smooth yet dynamic sounding iem similar to the HF2 but am not holding my breath, especially when I've found..." --thelostMIDrange
Ironbuds from Acoustic Forge - under $50 ecobuds
" I am tired of: throwing away earphones, wasting money, and destroying the environment. Ironbuds promised to be an answer to all three - imho they've cracked it. What is surprising is how good they sound. Been waiting a year for Acoustic Forge to release these. I posted in the forums about 8 months ago about them - but Thomas (the CEO) announced they were having some difficulties..." --intelegant


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Writing Program
Welcome to the Writing Program, the largest program at Lansing Community College. We now teach about 250 sections of writing a year, and we're growing with every registration period. We have nearly 86 dedicated teachers (11 full time, and approximately 75 part time) who share the common goal of teaching written communication to a broad range of students.
What We Offer
We offer fifteen courses, all transferable, in the Writing Program: WRIT 121 and WRIT 122 (and their Honors versions), Business Writing, Tech Writing, Journalism, and Advanced Writing. While most of our enrollment falls at the Freshman level, we have one of the finest advanced writing programs in a community college, offering courses in advanced Journalism, Design and Layout, Creative Writing I and II, Writing for Publication, Writing the Novel, Seminar in Prose Style, and Forum for Authors and we currently offer an Associate of Arts Degree in Creative Writing or Associate of Arts Degree in Journalism.
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Avonelle Glasbrenner
Avonelle Glasbrenner, age 88 of Boscobel, passed away on Sunday February 3, 2013 at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse.She was born on October 12, 1924 in Henry Township Crawford County Wisconsin. The daughter of George and Cora (O'Brien) LeGeune. She married Carroll Glasbrenner on November 12, 1942 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Boscobel. He preceded her in death on September 16, 2001.
She is survived by a daughter Candice (Alan) Kruszka of Thornton Iowa. 21 Grandchildren 7 Great-Grandchildren. 3 sisters Doris Kartman of Lancaster, Marcella Fusher of Boscobel, Hazel Crowley of Steuben. A daughter in law; Sandy Glasbrenner of Boscobel. She was preceded in death by her parents, a son Jeffrey Glasbrenner, a daughter Jill Jo Glasbrenner, 3 brothers Clifford LeGeune, Cecil LeGeune, Clyde LeGeune, a sister Helen Lostetter and a grandson John Erickson.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday February 9, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. at St. John's Lutheran Church in Boscobel. Pastor Charles Koester officiating. Burial in the Boscobel Cemetery. Friends may call on Friday February 8, 2013 from 5:00-8:00 P.M.. at the Kendall Funeral Home in Boscobel and at the church on Saturday from 10:00 A.M. until the time of Service. In lieu of flowers memorials can be sent to St. John's Lutheran Church or the Boscobel Rescue Squad.
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Good news for End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients - Apollo Hospitals and Medtronic will launch portable hemodialysis system in India during 2016
Singapore: Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, one of the leading healthcare providers in Asia, and Medtronic, global leader in medical technology, have partnered to bring to market an innovative, affordable and portable hemodialysis system in India to help improve access to care for End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients who need Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT).
This collaboration will leverage a Medtronic-developed technology platform, supported by clinical insight from Apollo. Both organizations envision an affordable and accessible health care delivery system that addresses the critical need for dialysis solutions in India. Both companies do not expect the collaboration to materially impact their earnings in the respective company's fiscal year.
Specifically, the collaboration seeks improved accessibility, outcomes, affordability, operational ease, and environmental protection while providing hemodialysis services to ESRD patients requiring RRT.
Medtronic intends to develop and manufacture key components of this system in India, with an investment of more than $25 million. For the first time, Medtronic is establishing an India R&D team that will focus on design, development and manufacturing of key components of the system in India. The commercial launch of the product is slated for 2016.
Dr Prathap C Reddy, chairman, Apollo Hospitals said, "Our partnership with Medtronic will help in fulfilling our vision of delivering better clinical outcomes through bench-to-bedside innovation. This alliance reinforces Apollo's commitment to research-driven healthcare. We are undertaking this landmark initiative to explore opportunities in dialysis solutions to address a critical need with the right, yet affordable treatment as part of our legacy of providing clinical excellence. This collaboration is a further symbol of Apollo's commitment to having a share in everyone's good health by touching lives."
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Despite occasional appearances, science is a highly personal pastime
David Schoonmaker
Science often seems to overlook, if not outright neglect, its personal side—at least when putting on its public face. Of course, we all know how intensely personal it actually is. In a world that's increasingly collaborative and multidisciplinary, it cannot be any other way. And through no conscious intent of the editors, this issue proves it.
The right place to start is with Mohamed Noor and Caiti Heil's Ethics piece, "Mentor vs. Monolith" (pages 450–453). What can be more personal in science than the relationship between an advisor and a Ph.D. student? Mohamed has become known for the class he offers for all science graduate students at Duke University, "Grad. School 101." When you read the conversation between Caiti and him, you'll begin to understand why the wait list for this fall's session is so long.
Backing up just a bit, try on William Carter's Macroscope, "An Interlude with Dirac" (pages 438–441). According to most accounts, P. A. M. Dirac was a man of few words carefully chosen—most often "yes," "no," or "I don't know." The Carters had the good fortune to see another side of Dirac when, on stopping on Maui to visit the lunar laser ranging observatory, where Carter worked, the Diracs spent the evening with the Carters. Father, as Magrit Dirac referred to Paul, enjoyed a relaxed and pleasant evening reading books to the Carters' daughter, Pam.
Pat Shipman also relates a personal encounter, but hers was with wildlife of Yellowstone National Park. In her Marginalia, "The Cost of the Wild" (pages 454–457), she explores the complex ecological and economic ramifications of the reintroduction of wolves to the park. The effects are far ranging and offer important lessons for future efforts at "rewilding." The experience was also exceptionally vivid, as she spent a day observing the life-and-death interactions of wolves.
We also have a wonderful lesson to offer on kindness-of-stranger personalities. Ralf Dahm may be a familiar name to you, as he as written for the magazine on topics ranging from Alzheimer's disease to zebrafish. Over the years, Ralf has just about defined peripatetic, as we have heard from him from his native Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Spain. In this issue, Ralf explains himself in "The Buzz of New Beginnings" (pages 522–523). I won't spoil the punch line; let's just say that it's hard to find the word for "toiletbrush" in a Spanish–English dictionary.
This issue also marks the last of American Scientist's centennial-year issues. We took one last opportunity to pluck an owl from the archives in the form of Masakazu Konishi's 1971 article "How the Owl Tracks Its Prey" (pages 494–503). Konishi has earned major accolades for his work combining ethology and neurophysiology (at Caltech since 1975), including National Academy membership.
We also continue the celebration of book reviews, which have been a vital part of the magazine since 1942. You can read a few more of our choices for "classics" beginning on page 517.
Finally, we gave way to curiosity about some of the magazine's achievements (including sheer volume) over the years (pages 408–409). This is mostly just fun trivia, but I do call your attention to the productivity of one of American Scientist's true stalwarts, G. Evelyn Hutchinson. Prepare to be amazed.—David Schoonmaker
You can find this online at http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/num2/2012/6/getting-personal-1/1
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Aid Worker Diary: People Helping People after Typhoon Bopha
At first, the main road out of Davao, southern Mindanao, to the picturesque Compostela Valley looks completely normal. Lorries and motorbikes weave through the traffic and, by the side of the road, shops and houses are festooned with Christmas decorations.
But as we near the area that suffered the brunt of Typhoon Bopha last week, ominous signs start to appear. A flooded rice field; branches dangling from trees; a tin roof torn up as if by a can opener.
By the time we reach the heart of the valley, the devastation is complete.
There are wooden houses flipped upside down by the power of the wind. Coconut palms have been torn up by their roots and flung across the road. Metal telegraph poles are snapped in two. Wooden houses are completely destroyed; concrete ones have lost their roofs.
At the heart of the town of New Bataan, dozens of people have been killed in landslides. As we arrive at the main operations centre, they are carrying in yet more bodies. Beside the temporary mortuary, people search through lists of those missing and confirmed dead.
The mortuary is set up in the car park of a battered basketball court, which was used as an evacuation centre during the storm and is now home to those with nowhere else to go. It is partly destroyed: the floor is one big puddle and the roof gapes open to the sky. Huddled on some steps and wandering outside, we find stunned survivors. A ten-year-old girl, covered in cuts and bruises, has lost her entire family. A mother, Violie, cannot hold back the tears for her 15 year old daughter, lost beneath the mud.
But mixed up with these tragedies are stories of human kindness and generosity.
As humanitarians, we know that local people are the first responders, the real sources of help in the raw, early days after a disaster. But at times like this, you start to understand what people helping people actually means, and how extraordinary it is.
A local doctor in the evacuation centre tells us that as soon as the storm finished, she and her husband drove straight here from their home in the next town, stopping only to buy supplies at a pharmacy. She set up a trestle table as a surgery and began work. She's been sitting here patiently cleaning wounds for three days.
The ten-year-old girl who lost her family has been taken in by her teacher, who has volunteered to care for her as long as she needs it.
Food is being prepared for everyone by women volunteers, cooking whatever they can find.
Down the road, fire department and military teams are out working around the clock, clearing the roads, and trucking up to remote villages.
The sound of saws and hammers can be heard, as people start picking through the wreckage and finding materials to fix their homes. The women are busy washing everything that was soaked by the storm, and hanging it out to dry over roadside barriers, fallen palm trees and even the sides of trucks.
Local search and rescue teams are pressing on with the grim job of finding and recovering bodies, still hoping there may be survivors in the mud and debris.
Down the road, in the town of Monkayo, a clinic has been almost smashed in half by a tree thrown on the roof by the storm. The need is so great that they opened anyway, and patients are queuing to see Olivia Lanaba and her colleagues. Olivia has seen 250 people so far, and says the most urgent need is for basic medical supplies like oral rehydration solution. Cases of gastrointestinal disease and diarrhea are on the rise. She hasn't slept in three days. We leave her all the hand sanitizer we have, along with sanitary pads and diapers.
At the local government operations centre around the corner, things are impressively well organized. An official is in contact with his counterparts in other sub-districts, even those that are cut off, by VHF radio. He has written details of the damage in each location on one whiteboard. A second board shows all the local NGO donations and available supplies.
At a public information desk, we are briefed on the number of people confirmed dead in this area (81 so far) missing (14 so far) and affected (94,000, or the entire local population).
The biggest needs are for shelter, drinking water and food; the authorities have been providing 3kg bags, which will feed a family for a few days. People here also need clothing and logistics support. Roads are blocked and some villages are still unreachable except by motorbike. Generators are also needed as the power supply has been completely cut. Much of the assistance is coming from ordinary local people and businesses.
The quiet commitment and compassion of local communities here is common to every emergency, but it never fails to inspire. There is not enough aid here, and much additional support will be needed in the weeks and months to come, but community networks will and must remain at the heart of the response, as they must in any effective aid operation.
We might be the aid professionals. But today, in Compostela Valley, across Mindanao and the other affected areas, everyone is a humanitarian worker.
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ARSC T3E Users' Newsletter 191, March 16, 2000
Yukon is busy! Help Us Provide More Cycles!There are several reasons why application (APP) PEs on a T3E may be idle even when NQS jobs are queued, dying to run. One of them is addressed by a simple addition to NQS scripts.
This change is so simple that we ask all ARSC users to make it. Here's the explanation:
When the last "mpprun" in your qsub script returns, the APP PEs that it was using become idle. Since this was the LAST mpprun, your script no longer needs the APP PEs. However, NQS will not release them to other jobs until your script either terminates or explicitly release them.
Please explicitly release the PEs by adding the following two lines immediately after the last "mpprun" command in your qsub scripts:
qalter -l mpp_p=0 # release parallel processors echo qsub -q mpp -eo -o /dev/null # force NQS to rescan queuesThis will release the APP processors and tell NQS to start someone else's job, while allowing your job to complete all of its normal single-processor work.
It's important to add the above lines before ANY "post-mpprun" commands. Even innocent looking commands, like "mv" or "cp", can take a very long time (if the file system is busy or the files big, for instance).
As an example, this script:
#QSUB -q mpp #QSUB -l mpp_p=50 #QSUB -l mpp_t=4:00:00 cd /u1/uaf/morris/progs mpprun -n50 ./myprog data1 mv restart.* ../RESTART/ cat myprog.log >> run.logwould be modified to this:
#QSUB -q mpp #QSUB -l mpp_p=50 #QSUB -l mpp_t=4:00:00 cd /u1/uaf/morris/progs mpprun -n50 ./myprog data1 qalter -l mpp_p=0 # release parallel processors echo qsub -q mpp -eo -o /dev/null # force NQS to rescan queues mv restart.* ../RESTART/ cat myprog.log >> run.logNOTES:
Here's an explanation of the command,
echo qsub -q mpp -eo -o /dev/null # force NQS to rescan queuesIt is required because "qalter" doesn't do the obvious and tell NQS to check for waiting jobs. The command submits a job which will run, but have no effect except to awaken NQS. Here's what the options do:
- " -q mpp ", in the absence of any " -l " options, runs the job in yukon's single queue.
- " -eo " causes the script's STDERR to be merged with its STDOUT.
- " -o /dev/null " sends the STDOUT to /dev/null (instead of creating a " .o " file in your directory).
The " echo | " pipes a new-line character to the STDIN of "qsub". This is needed because " qsub ," if no script file is given, expects input from STDIN. In the absence of the " echo | " the command will hang, waiting for input.
For anyone who is "chaining" jobs, the above is an alternate method for submitting the required "do_nothing" job,we described in newsletter #176 (
Also, if you're chaining, please move the above pair of lines from the end of your script (if that's where it is now) to immediately following the last " mpprun ".
- Please send us feedback on yukon throughput. We hope to see improvements if everyone honors the above request. Also, let us know if you have other ideas for improving efficiency.
Faster T3E CodeSeveral ARSC users have recently reported significant improvements by using the split2 option on the f90 compiler.
This option splits loops to make better use of the streams into memory hardware. In some cases there is no gain, other users report a 10-20% improvement. As with any higher level of optimization, you should perform test cases, both in terms of performance changes and in verifying results are still correct.
As discussed in the article, "CF90 Optimization Options," in newsletter, #127,
/arsc/support/news/t3enews/t3enews127/index.xmlan aggressive set of options to try with the f90 compiler might be:
Three good books for spring reading
The Clockwork Muse: A practical guide to writing theses, dissertations, and books. Eviatar Zerubavel. Havard University Press. ISBN 0-674-13586-5.
The Nature of Mathematical Modeling. Neil Gershenfeld. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-57095-6.
Structured Adaptive Mesh Refinement (SAMR) Grid Methods. Scott GBaden, Nikos Chrisochoides, Dennis Gannon, Michael Norman. Springer. ISBN 0-387-98921-8.Reading the above set should give you ideas on how to improve your algorithms and tell people how you did it in time for the summer conference season.
CUG SUMMIT 2000 Preliminary Program Now On-LineThe complete Preliminary Program for the upcoming CUG SUMMIT 2000 in Noordwijk is on-line.
It is accessible from the CUG home page at http://www.cug.org/
from the European server at http://cug2000.sara.nl/ (Noordwijk CUG SUMMIT 2000 Home Page)
from the US server at http://www.fpes.com/cug2000/ (CUG Office CUG SUMMIT 2000 Home Page)
Arctic Climate Modelers to Meet in Fairbanks, September 2000From an announcement we received recently:
> ARC-MIP, the Arctic Regional Climate Model Intercomparison Project will > hold its first meeting at Fairbanks, Alaska, USA, on September 13-15. > This meeting will coincide with the WCRP ACSYS Numerical > Experimentation Group meeting which will be held the same week on > September 11-12. > > In ARC-MIP, models developed by research teams from Europe, Australia, > USA, and Canada are invited to perform a common set of simulations over > two common domains: one that covers much of the Arctic Ocean, and a > second that concentrates at higher grid resolution over the western > Arctic corresponding to the location of the SHEBA ice camp, > > http://sheba.apl.washington.edu/. > > Participation in the workshop and the ARC-MIP project is open. Modelers > and observationalists are invited to attend this workshop. The first > workshop will be rather exploratory. Difficulties encountered in > modeling the Arctic (clouds, surface schemes, dynamics, etc.) will be > discussed as well as observations taken during the SHEBA experiment. > Issues of funding will be discussed. The common simulations to be > performed will also be defined during the workshop. Oral presentations > by workshop participants are welcome. > > A preliminary ARC-MIP web site is located at: > > http://cires.colorado.edu/lynch/workshop/
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A: {{ I want to share some directories with members of my group, giving {{ them write access. This command: {{ {{ chmod -R g+rwX ~ {{ {{ would work, but I don't want anyone messing with my dot files. {{ How can I share a directory with my group? Make your home directory group-executable (only). Group members will be able to "cd" into your home directory, but neither see nor change anything (thus, your dot files will be safe). This command would do it: chmod g=x ~ Next, give your group rx or rwx permission on the desired subdirectories and files. You might create a subdirectory, "GROUP", and store in it everything needed by the group. The following command adds group-read and -write permission to everything below GROUP and adds group-execute to everything below GROUP that was owner-execute. chmod -R g+rwX ~/GROUP With this set-up, group members can cd through the "blind" home directory into GROUP, assuming they know in advance of its existence. Once in GROUP they have full access. (By the way, it's a security policy violation at ARSC to give write access to your home directory, except to yourself.) Q: I'm in four Unix permission groups: yukon$ groups hyprfast bigfoot wulfdown marsbar Whenever I create a new file, it's in "hyprfast," but I've left those guys behind. So I'm always running, or forgetting to run, chgrp: yukon$ chgrp wulfdown new.file.out How can I change my default group to "wulfdown"?
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In the early nineteenth century, a man named William Miller, after careful study, came to the conclusion that the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, spoken of in both the Old and New Testaments, was imminent. And, in fact, his careful calculations revealed the year this was to take place as 1843.
On display are eight of the 36 charts from Aurora University's Jenks Memorial Collection of Adventual Material. The charts were visual aids used at church services and camp meetings to teach about the prophecies, which Miller believed were about to come to fruition. This exhibit, curated by students in the MST2200 Museum Exhibitions course, also includes photographs, letters and scrapbooks from the collection.
The exhibit will be on display Friday, October 5 - Friday, December 14.
Attend a special lecture by Dr. Susan Palmer, Jenks Collection Curator, on Saturday, October 6 9:30 a.m. at Perry Theater.
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Sunday: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
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Come, go with me apart; I will withdraw.
To furnish me with some swift means of death
For the fair devil. Now art thou my lieutenant. Othello
I am your own for ever. Iago " Act III, scene iii
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Drupal Migration - Drupal Business Summit
The Drupal Business Summit brings together business leaders and technology strategists to learn about Drupal-powered solutions. You'll see examples of Drupal-in-action, lessons learned, and hear about best practices. You'll discover how smart investments in the leading open source content platform returns immediate business benefits and also continues to pay dividends for years to come.
Below are sessions from past Business Summits, but be sure to check out upcoming Drupal Business Summits in your area: Upcoming Drupal Business Summits.
Migrating a top 100 Website to Drupal 7 and FOSS
In this presentation, Michael Myers, CTO at Clarity Digital Group walks through Examiner.com's migration to Drupal 7. With over 42,000 content contributors, Examiner.com has enjoyed some of the fastest year-over-year growth of any online media company. Examiner.com has demonstrated a long-term strategic vision to leverage social media for improving online news distribution models. This commitment has directly led to the large-scale migration of the entire Examiner.com site to open source Drupal.
This case study highlights how Examiner.com's migration to Drupal 7 has effectively improved their search engine and page load performance, community interaction and user engagement, and the elimination of all costs associated with server licensing fees.
Drupal in the Enterprise: A System's Integrator's Perspective
In this presentation, Tony Rems, Managing Partner at ThoughtMatrix, discusses how his web development firm made the switch from proprietary, closed web content management platforms to open source Drupal and the resulting impact on his business. He discusses how client demand for both lower cost, better innovation and faster time to market has resulting in a groundswell for open source Drupal as the platform of choice. Tony walks through two case studies, including the use of Drupal at Expedia, and the future of Drupal in the enterprise.
The Stanford Crucible - Innovation, Plurality and Drupal
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ACG Worldwide's Verif-i and B 45 won recognition at Pacmachine 2012 awards, organised by the Indian Institute of Packaging
Mumbai: ACG Worldwide has won recognition for multiple products at the Pacmachine 2012 awards. Organised by the Indian Institute of Packaging, the awards are given to products that demonstrate innovative concepts in design and development of packaging machinery for the pharma industry.
The award will be presented on January 29, 2013, during Indiapack 2013. Three entries of ACG Worldwide have been selected for the prestigious award, including Verif-i and B 45.
Verif-i is a track and trace solution for packaging machinery from ACG Inspection System that helps companies to inspect blister cartoning, bottling, vial and ampoule filling lines, and pouch packs, among others, which helps them protect their brands in real-time.
B 45 is a high-speed rotary sealing flat bed blister packaging machine from ACG Pampac Machines that operates at 45 cycles-per-minute for PVC-ALU blisters and 35-cycles-per-minute for ALU-ALU blisters with the large format area. Integrated with a camera system for online blister inspection, the machine helps the pharma industry meet GMP and regulated market audit needs.
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The Cooperative Fund of New England is a Community Development Financial Institution focused on providing financial and technical assistance to community-based, cooperatively owned businesses and nonprofits serving low-income communities throughout New England and parts of eastern New York state.
Founded in 1975 to support food cooperative development, the Cooperative Fund has recently expanded its focus to include other types of cooperatives involved in affordable housing development and job creation. Loans made by the Cooperative Fund can cover such needs as working capital, predevelopment costs, business expansion, and equipment and real estate purchases.
In 2010, the Cooperative Fund made loans that resulted in the creation or retention of 616 jobs and 545 units of affordable housing throughout its service area, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont. Recent loans originated by the Cooperative Fund have supported a variety of activities, including local retail food cooperatives, energy-efficiency service providers, youth services, affordable housing development, and rural and urban food production.
Loans provided to the Cooperative Fund are used exclusively as capital for its revolving loan program. Contributions and grants help the fund to provide technical and educational services that support its lending activities.
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Under the Community Development Investment Program, qualified nonprofit organizations and municipalities engaged in community development activities apply for state tax credit awards through the New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority. Organizations receiving tax credit awards must raise money for their specific projects within certain time frames. For-profit businesses can invest cash, securities, or property to help fund these various housing, economic, or community development projects. In exchange for these donations, the businesses receive a 75 percent state tax credit. Examples of recent tax credit opportunities include funding to construct a community center to provide programs and services for at-risk families and youth; funding to support the expansion of a state-wide food bank; funding for the construction of a community health center; and funding for a program providing foreclosure prevention assistance.
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PPPL plans open house, June 12
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The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 12. The event is free and open to the public.
Visitors can tour fusion machines, see scientific demonstrations, find out about the science behind sports and take part in a host of activities for the family. PPPL Director Rob Goldston will give a talk, "Lighting a Star on Earth," at 12:30 p.m. in the laboratory's auditorium. Free refreshments will be provided.
Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and managed by Princeton University, the laboratory is a collaborative national center for science and innovation leading to an attractive fusion energy source. It is located on the Forrestal Campus off U.S. Route 1 in Plainsboro. For more information, call (609) 243-2750 or check out the Web site .
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The role of boilerplate in healthcare contracting
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Approaches to dispute resolution in healthcare contract boilerplate
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Indemnification provisions in healthcare contract boilerplate
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This lively and fast-paced interactive panel discussion will cover a variety of healthcare contract boilerplate provisions including amendments, assignability, blow-up clauses, time of the essence, construing the contract against the drafter, force majeure, governing laws, notice, delivery, receipt, non-compete clauses, non-solicitation provisions plus topics of interest from the live and internet audience.
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The first meeting of WIPO's Provisional Committee on Proposals Related to a Development Agenda (PCDA) has just ended, amidst a last-minute flurry of activity. The question on everyone's mind is where to from here? The answer is not so clear.
After four days of discussions about interesting proposals from Chile, the Africa Group, Colombia, the United States of America and the 15 countries in the Group of Friends of Development, late yesterday the Chair asked countries to "cluster" the 50-or-so proposals currently on the table under five headings, with the goal of shaping discussions at the next PCDA meeting on June 26-30. That meeting must produce recommendations on a Development Agenda for the WIPO General Assembly.
In the afternoon of Day 2 of the WIPO Provisional Committee on Proposals Related to a Development Agenda we finally got down to business: discussing Chile's thoughtful proposal on the Public Domain. Chile had actually put forward three suggestions, but it was the proposal for WIPO to undertake a study of the value of "a rich and accessible public domain" that drew comments from a slew of Member States, the Committee Chair and public interest non-governmental organizations. And rightly so. As Chile's proposal notes, the public domain is essential for ensuring access to knowledge, and provides the foundation for technological innovation.
The first meeting of the newly-created WIPO Provisional Committee for Proposals Related to a Development Agenda (PCDA) started yesterday, and runs until February 24. The PCDA is tasked with reviewing the 50 or so proposals put forward by WIPO member countries and coming up with concrete action proposals for the September 2006 General Assembly. No easy task indeed.
And then there's the politically-charged atmosphere. The meeting began almost three hours late after intense negotiations to elect a Chair that was acceptable to all countries. But when talks finally got underway in the afternoon, and countries presented their new proposals, the real issue at stake here - how to create intellectual property laws that protect human rights like access to knowledge and medicine - took center stage.
The UN's World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has just finished another round of deliberations on a new treaty. Although the draft treaty is nominally about Broadcasters' rights, most of the discussion focused on proposals to create new rights over Internet transmissions: the US's proposal to extend the treaty to "webcasting", and the European Union's pitch for "simulcasting" rights, covering retransmission of broadcasts and cablecasts over the Internet.
Today, the World Intellectual Property Organization, the UN's copyright/patent/trademark body, hosted a "Information Meeting on Educational Content and Copyright in the Digital Age" -- a meeting where representatives of libraries, Creative Commons, publishers, and science organizations vied to convince representatives from WIPO's 182 member national governments about the need for laws that balance the rights of creators and educational users of copyrighted works. Representatives from the governments of Chile and Canada gave inspirational presentations about the education-friendly copyright exception proposals currently being considered in their national legislatures.
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On Saturday (April 26) Ursuline students and faculty helped restore campus stream banks impacted by the tornado that hit the College last summer. The team planted a total of 15 trees, 100 shrubs and 700 live stakes provided by Chagrin River Watershed Partners.
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North Smithfield Planning Board meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 4 - 7:00 PM at Kendall-Dean School auditorium, Green Street, North Smithfield.
North Smithfield Economic Development Commission meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 8 at 5:30 PM at Town Hall, 1Main Street, Slatersville.
North Smithfield Personnel Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 8 at 7:00 PM at the Primrose Fire Station, 1470 Providence Pike, North Smithfield.
North Smithfield Conservation Commission meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 9 at 7:00 PM at The Villa at Saint Antoine, Small Dining Room, 400 Mendon Road, North Smithfield, RI.
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I just wanted to let you know that our members will be receiving an email from us next week announcing the following:
1. Collector's Society web ordering will be up and running and all orders will be processed
2. Sale Date of the CS exclusive Luke Elite!!
3. Master Replicas CS exclusive Comic-Con party!!
As soon as the email goes out I will come back and post a copy in this thread so everyone will be able to see it.
If you would like a sneak peak we will be posting the information on our blog this weekend so if you get a chance go check it out!!
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Generations Connected to the Sea, Washed Away by Sandy
Posted On November 19, 2012 by Guest Blogger
This is a guest post from Pam Weiant. Pam is a marine scientist with Ph.D. from UC Santa Barbara. She is founder of a Strategic Environmental Planning (StEP), a consulting company that focuses on natural resource planning and management, and works as a watershed specialist for Malama Maunalua, a community non-profit organization in Hawaii. Previously, she advised the marine program of The Nature Conservancy in Hawaii.
The sea soaked and the winds pounded our family home on the Jersey Shore for hours and hours on October 29, just as numerous hurricanes and Nor'easter storms had for decades. But Hurricane Sandy was different. At some point, under the cloak of darkness that night, Sandy's punishing power brought our house down.
The neighbors' homes on both sides of ours in Mantoloking are scarred but still standing. Where our house once stood and hosted five generations of our family, there is now only sand and debris. Everything is gone, including the giant antique stove where my grandmother used to prepare the catch of the day.


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I wasn't at the MySQL Conference this year but it was very nice to follow this event from Paris.
Of course I didn't feel the general atmosphere by visiting booths or met fabulous people.
But it was a great opportunity to offer you a live post about the conference with an external point of view.
Twitter, RSS feeds (yes Google, I still use RSS), Planet MySQL and infiltrators were my best friends during this crazy week.
I would like to summarize the major announcements and events occurs during this tenth edition.
Oracle at Percona Live!
Yes, Oracle was at Percona Live 2013 and it was for the best.
I invite you to watch this keynote from Tomas Ulin about Oracle's Investment in MySQL, read this post from Sheeri and this one from Mikael Ronstrom.
Oracle promises a future for MySQL and I'm sure many of you were expecting this signal.
MySQL 5.7 and MySQL Applier for Hadoop were also announced during the conference.
MySQL Applier reveals a promising use case for the binary log API.
You can read this first look of MySQL 5.7 by Stewart Smith.
TokuDB and Tungsten Replicator become open source
TokuDB is now open source via a community edition! (An enterprise edition remains available)
The MySQL, MariaDB or Percona users can now freely use TokuDB.
And this engine deserves your attention, for more informations : http://www.tokutek.com/2013/04/announcing-tokudb-v7-open-source-and-more/
Tungsten Replicator is now 100% open source. You no longer have excuses to not use this tool.
Continuent was corporate contributor of the year through the MySQL community awards 2013.
SkySQL + MariaDB = Love (the community)
The next generation of open source database company was born, SkySQL merges with MariaDB Developers. This merge doesn't affect the MariaDB Foundation, MariaDB will survive!
In the same time Wikipedia adopts MariaDB and shares his experience with the community.
Honestly, I've never really understand why SkySQL and MariaDB was two separate companies because the SkySQL's message was confused.
From now, you can't be surprised that SkySQL highlights MariaDB and it's a good point because MariaDB is a great product.
This may affect the independence of SkySQL on MariaDB competitors but I'm convinced that people behind SkySQL could surprise you.
And the new SkySQL/MariaDB becomes a strong alternative to Oracle.
The ping pong between Oracle and MariaDB on their respective resources affected to MySQL/MariaDB development is also quite funny and interesting.
However, I think that MariaDB should stop criticizing Oracle and should focus and communicate more on its own features.
This kind of message is a perfect exemple of counterproductive communication :
(I know this comes from zdnet but reflects what MariaDB proclaims usually)
Look out, Oracle: SkySQL and MariaDB join forces by @sjvn on zdnet j.mp/15EWBva
— MariaDB (@mariadb) 23 avril 2013
MariaDB deserves better, but this is only my opinion.
In the meantime…
.. you can pin on a map where you come from.
HP, Amazon, Continuent and Percona talks about the impact of MySQL and its future in the cloud.
– Brian Aker (HPCloud) asked Simone Brunozzi (AWS) : what is the engine of DynamoDB?
– Simone : we don't disclose
– Brian : it's MySQL!
Peter Zaitsev evokes the JaSON generation of developers.
LeapMotion announce a new shipping date, you will have to wait another 3 months.
Incredible small data stats from Facebook, again…
"the best answer of 99.9% database optimization questions is 'it depends'", really?
Some amazing pictures of a rather unusual booth appear on my twitter timeline.
And this post from Sheeri caught my attention, the comments too.
I believe that if someone is uncomfortable in a conference such as perconalive, there is a problem… (even if this affects only one person)
Slides and what's next?
Slides from the conference are now available.
You can find these slides and much more on [Plus].
Next steps will be MySQL Connect 2013 and Percona Live London 2013 (hope to see you there)
Continue to follow me on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news about the MySQL Community.
And don't forget to have fun…


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Rhubarb and strawberries are a refreshing pair for spring. To prepare fresh rhubarb, trim the ends and discard all traces of the leaves (rhubarb leaves are poisonous). Scrub the stalks and cut into pieces about 1 inch in length.
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|Ocean Flyfishing for Salmon Perhaps the most under-rated fishery in the world
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|Sounds altogether too lonely! I think you could use some company... so where would I fly to, and how do I get to your anchorage?
Hoping for more!!
Its a little early for judging the Coho run but the fish that have been caught are certainly larger than last years average. Many times they stay off shore and do not come to the beach in signifigant numbers until the last week of July and we should know how that goes soon!
Sounds like way too much fun...good to hear you found some coho. Reports I had heard from Sitka made is sound like the coho fishing was much slower then normal for this time of year.
Cohos South of Sitka
I made the 900 mile run from Port Angeles to Sitka and laid around town for a few days getting caught up on local friends and some light engine room fix ups. After a few days I decided to head down South of Sitka Sound through the inside passes on the West Coast of Baronof Island. I was short of time as there were several oppurtunitys for bussiness ventures that I was keen on looking into. However one thing I was predisposed to do was fish for Cohos in the salt water down around a certain unnamed island that sits on a western ocean cape.
This spot has several things that I like it for 1. A very good anchorage 2.A very short skiff ride from the anchorage to the "Fishing Grounds" 3. Huge volumes of plankton and bait fish 4. Nearly always after 1 July a lot of heavy feeding cohos. 5. Its probably one of the lonliest places on the west coast re. sport fishers.
All the above reasons were the reason I picked this spot to Anchor the big boat and launch my 12' lund from its resting place on the aft shelter deck. This is a simple operation and as I was alone I did so with sasftey first and foremost in my mind.
The 9.9 Honda started on the first pull of the rope and I made my way around the head land and out in front of the giant kelp beds that ringed the little island. Small bait fish were working in an area that encompassed several acres and there were larger predatory fish slashing through the schools. I removed my Fly Rod from its case and chose a fly (a needle fish imitation) twisted the fly to 10# maxima and worked out about 65' of fly line as I was a bout ready to lay the cast on the water a fish slashed through the bait fish at my 12 oclock. I needed no more encouragement than this and laid the line on the water. Several fast strips and I was solid to fiesty 7 pound coho that was reved up and ready to sprout his wings it was a typical ocean coho with several good runs with lots of great surface action and jumps as high as my head. The fish stayed hooked and was landed and as I had other plans for dinner I released it and after reflecting on where I was and the fact that I had done what I set my mind to do I simply cut the fly off and restarted the honda and headed back to the big boat and returned to Sitka. All in all a delightful cruise and a well planned fishing trip.
I left my boat in Sitka and will be returning in early August at which time I am certain too make more than one cast!!!
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The Dining Room at Woodlands Mansion, a five-star restaurant that closed in September 2012, reunited former staff to reopen for one night only. The intimate event was not organized purely to please nostalgic party-goers, but also to benefit Chase After a Cure, a local charity that raises awareness for childhood cancer and donates funds to ongoing pediatric cancer research at MUSC Children's Hospital.
The evening began with an hour of classic Woodlands hors d'oeuvres, wine tastings, and the chance to mingle with other guests while enjoying live music from pianist Tom Bailey.
After the cocktail hour, guests settled into the softly lit dining room for a five-course dinner prepared by Tristan executive chef Nate Whiting with wine pairings by sommelier Stephane Peltier, both former staff members of Woodlands Mansion.
Whiting's reinterpretation of the original Woodlands peach tea, a refreshing, encapsulated one-bite bubble, set the innovative precedent for the following courses—each more delicious and decadent than the last. Fare highlights included melt-in-your-mouth vanilla poached New England lobster with scallop crudo; made-from-scratch risotto with saffron, Chinese five-spice, and Parmigiano Reggiano; and dry-aged Canadian duck breast with foie gras and a misoyaki glaze. And for those with room for it, the swoon-worthy finale: a smoked chocolate parfait recently named by Food Network magazine as the best ice cream dessert in South Carolina.
Chase After a Cure, a nonprofit started in 2009 by Whitney Ringler, decorated one of the mansion's rooms with pictures and stories of children who have battled cancer; it served as an inspiration room for the evening. Since its founding, the organization has raised more than half a million dollars, and all proceeds from this successful, sold-out event went to support Chase After a Cure's mission.


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67. Call tailor to custom fit the S&M suit for new apprentice.
68. Write a speech for the start of the Empire.
69. Rent Bill and Ted's excellent adventure and invite the boys over for drinkypoos and nachos.
70. Find REALLY reliable shredding and computer memory wipe service.
71. paint everything black and silver so it matches the original movies.
72. Two words: Banana Hammocks.
73. Take your child to work day.
74. Declare a ban on all nachos.
75. Cancel season tickets to degenerate alien operas.
76. Kick myself for not having Order 69 involve Mara Jade or some other Sith Hottie.
78. Find out who wrote the book of love
79. Tease Jek Porkins till he develops an eating disorder
80. Vote Republican
81. Make manicure appointment. Force Lightning's aim has been off lately....
82. Contact old friend Voldemort and weasel Horcrux secret out of him.
83. Find some way to reasonably get own name to fit "The Name Game" song.
84. Take the place of Charles Nelson Reilly on The Match Game.
85. Find a suitable replacement for Bob Barker.
86. Figure out why all these clone "orders" seem more like a "to-do" list.
87. Send in application for next season of Age Of Love.
88. Host American Bandstand
89. It's been a while since I ordered food and I'm gettin' a little hungry...so, send a Stormtrooper out to get me a Burrito Supreme, Nacho's Bel Grande and a large Baja Blast Mountain Dew.
90. Submit gothic plastic life-support suit idea to "American Inventor".
91. Invade Hummel System and capture key strategic figurine manufacturing centers.
92. Translate as Hors d'oeuvre # 66 (Le morte du jedi)
93. Be sure to tell Tarkin to Draft Oden 1st in the GELB(Galactic Empire League Basketball)
94. Find a girl who looks exactly like that stupid Bi**h who dumped me in High School and kill her.
95. Order TV services from Galactic Dish
96. Call Coldstone Creamery, order Vader's birthday cake.
97. Get Jabba the hutt's recipe for spice cake
98. Get tickets to Spice Girls reunion tour show
99. At show, see if Mel B. "Scary" Spice is interested in becoming a Sith apprentice
100. Send Private Ozzel out for some wrinkle cream. This Dark Side stuff is doing a real number on my face.
101. Determine if wrinkle cream is sufficient for "other uses".
102. Record a song with P. Diddy
103. Buy War Bonds
104. Check if Sith Holocrons are compatible with the Wii.
105. Transfer all key files to new iPhone (with "Bad to the Bone" ringtone).
106. Have Mas Ameeda give me a tongue bath
107. Randomly insert "1138" around the Empire's territory and property
108. Hire a maid to clean the office
109. Repeal Order 74.
110. Big order of nachos.
111. Movie Night
112. Hire a secretary to take dictation, my hand is cramping
113. Fart in Vader's general direction.
114. Add "Iron Giant" to Netflix queue
115. Rub Sly Moores bald head
116. Go ronto scaring with swoop gang Mustafar's Angels
117. Celebrate Canada Day with Mabs and JJ.
118. Bullseye Whomp Rats with a T-16
119. Pick up some power converters in Toschi Station
120. Give droids an oil bath
121. Buy up all the McQuarrie figures to drive up demand
122. Watch video of droid oil bath. Lock door first.
123. Get Imperial tattoo on left cheek(your choice).
125. Prepare to Qualify
126. Ensure that Elf Needs Food Badly and that All Your Base Belong To Us.
127. Ask for clarification about what in the world I meant in order 126.
128. Finish getting 5 stars on Guitar Hero 2 before the new 80's edition Comes out.
129. Cancel subscription to Oprah magazine. (Though with a saddened heart because I learn much of what I need to to become Emperor from that mag.)
130. Order new batch of clones.
131. Play more 1980s video games to recall soundbites like in Orders 125 and 126, or others like Body Blow, Body Blow.
132. Plan Nacho Week on Coruscant.
133. Start recruiting non-clones for the army
134. Remodel the Jedi Temple
135. Apply to "Query Eye for the Sith Guy" to accomplish #134
136. Change all names to "peaceful" things like Death Star, Star Destroyer, and Death Squad Commander.
137. Name Baron Papanoida "Official Imperial Excavator" and send him and his family to Kessel.
138. Sneak into Muftak's bedroom and shave him in his sleep.
139. Whomever released "One Night in Coruscant" on the internet, find and disintegrate them.
140. "Invite" the Czech Republic to become part of the Empire because all of their women are f'ing HOT!!!!
141. Buy up all the copies of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" on Coruscant and hock them for triple the price.
142. Take Eddie Money up on that offer for his second ticket.
143. Call Tarkin and have him send over some Twi'lek masseuses
144. Beat Michael Bay and Don Murphy to death with an Optimus Prime figure.
145. Hoard Canadian beer supply, force them to imbibe upon Bud Light.
146. Tell Vader no more Black Jeans on casual Friday
147. Call Dermatologist for rash on my back
148. Brainstorm a catchy slogan to promote the Empire. If time permits: Write accompanying jingle.
149. Sell Barry Bonds some Flac Seed Oil
150. Call Pacman Jones and see if he wants to go to the local bar.
151. Have the Big Brother America's Houseguest guy do some really crazy crap.
152. Investigate rumors of glory hole activity at the Outlander Club. Personally.
153. Execute the designer who insisted that an exhaust port was necessary on the Death Star, and would be of no concern due to its size (note to self - correct this problem on next Death Star)
154. Change Scatman Crothers' name to Catman Scrothers. Sing "NananananananananaNANA CATMAN!" whenever he's around.
155. Frolic in the Autumn mist with Puff
156. License the likenesses of everyone in the new Empire to a toy company in order to recoup costs of "peace."
157. Order Clone Troopers to report to the Quartermaster to be fitted for their new Ziggy Stardust armor.
158. S'mores, and lots of 'em.
159. Have the Foreman save money on the Deathstar by installing a small thermal exhaust port instead of using that expensive water cooled system.
160. Put Rosie O' Donnel at the top of the list to test the fully functional battle stations firepower on.
161. Find out why orders #159 and #153 contradict each other. Force-lightning the person responsible for the oversight.
162. Check "Orders" software for apparent glitch made evident in Order 161 then execute programmers and replace with less expensive seven-year old indentured servants.
163. Start cloning Hot Pockets, the Emperor is sick of having to go out and purchase them.
164. After cloning Hot Pockets, contact ad execs to create new commercial involving the crazy Chinese dude superimposed into the end of the Mace Windu/Me battle in RotS yelling "What wrong with you, Emperor? You no hungry for unlimited power! You hungry for HOT POCKETS!"
165. Reap benefits of royalties AND sales of cloned Hot Pockets.
166. Kill crazy Chinese dude for his insolence.
167. On second thought, the Emperor is growing tired of Hot Pockets. Clone Eggo Waffles instead.
168. Have all available troops stationed at all Borders bookstores for midnight release of new Harry Potter book, so the Emperor will get a copy.
169. Get Mas Amedda to do the voiceover for all these decrees, saying: "Order! We will have order # ____ ."
186. Delete any references to my first name.
187. Pop a cap in Snoop Doggy Dogg. Blame Sean Combs Puffy Combs Puff Daddy P Diddy Diddy Whatever-The-Hell-He's-Calling-Himself-This-Week.
191. Buy Amazing Fantasy #15 and change Spidey's origin story by having him bitten by a radioactive man instead.
197. Get together with Sim Aloo and Ozzel and start cramming for next year's "World Series of Pop Culture".
204. Toilet paper Tarkins ISD
205. Before going to store to buy more TP, stop by Skywalker Ranch, and Kill George Lucas for destroying the Star Wars story in the prequels and one of the best movie series of all-time!
206. Have slave clean out fridge from Coruscant office and transfer the non-perishable items to Death Star Executive Lounge.
207. Decree that henceforth, October 19th shall no longer be called the International Day of the Nacho, but the Galactic Day of the Nacho.
208. Be nice to the good guys after the Empire is toppled.
209. Buy Kidhuman Christmas presents
209. Buy StillaKID Christmas presents (reason for editing: typo)


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Comment Re:All hail the Chaos Computer Club (Score 2, Informative) 129
I think you are arguing from the perspective of Common law which does not apply in Germany. Here, judges and courts in general have much more freedom in discovering the truth during trials, they may ask questions, they may ask for more information. And we are happy they do so.