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NEW YORK — My U.S.-Japanese business consultant friend John Gillespie dropped by and, upon hearing that my wife Nancy had been summoned to jury duty, said Japan should introduce a similar system.
At the time, the Lewis "Scooter" Libby case — about whether the former chief of staff of U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney had lied about his role in revealing the identity of a CIA officer — was being deliberated by a jury. My immediate reaction to Gillespie's suggestion was skeptical. Let me explain.
Before I left Japan in the late 1960s, there were, as far as I was aware as an ordinary citizen, two major complaints about the Japanese judicial system: slowness and political bias.
In retrospect, they were two sides of the same coin, or so I've come to understand. Some of the most famous cases were political in nature and, accordingly, they took a long time to resolve. The infamous Matsukawa Incident, for example, took 14 years until all of the accused were found not guilty (1963). Other than that, I did not have the impression that law was something you were conscious of in daily life.
After I arrived in the United States, it did not take me long to be impressed by the overt role that law plays in American society. The major political dramas that played out in my early years here were also legal.
First came the Pentagon Papers, in 1971. The New York Times started publishing a top-secret history of U.S.-Vietnamese relations, President Richard Nixon issued an injunction, and the Supreme Court moved with uncustomary speed: Within two weeks it handed down its decision, 6-3, upholding the freedom of the press. This was followed by the Watergate hearings, in 1973, the impeachment proceedings, and Nixon's resignation.
It was in those days that I learned two expressions that Americans seem to like to quote: "the system works" and "a government of laws and not of men." The system, of course, refers to that of checks and balances and the government to that of the United States. But if the idea of law superseding man struck me as vaguely inhumane, "the system," as I have learned since, assumes ideal conditions that seldom prevail.
Law, yes, reigns supreme in this country, but always as manipulated by man. That's why the president, senators and governors are given the right to pick justices, judges and attorneys. And the interpretation of law depends on those same justices, judges and attorneys. The problem is that, because law is made to supersede all others, it grows ever more complicated, subjective and arbitrary. The jury system is no exception.
Take the two premises for jury selection that seem to hold sway for now: exclusivity and inclusiveness. Exclude certain people to minimize bias and include as many kinds of people as possible — yes, to minimize bias. On the face of it, these premises seem admirable. The murder of Emmett Till in 1955 and the murder of three civil rights workers in 1964 — two cases recently revived — reminded us of their importance. Initially the murderers were acquitted because all the jurors were white.
But the process of ensuring exclusivity and inclusiveness can be arbitrary. There is, for example, the right to "peremptory challenges," reserved for both the prosecution and the defense. As "The Oxford Companion to American Law" puts it, it is the right to ask potential jurors questions "on hunches and intuition" to get rid of anyone who might harbor a bias.
But what is bias? Don't we all have views and opinions, be they well-grounded or impressionistic? In a way, it is as if the selection process is meant to arrive at a bunch of nincompoops, uninformed and unthinking or, as Gillespie put it more kindly, those "largely uneducated and not widely read." He is for the jury system but has doubts about the elimination process. The problem is compounded by the practice of sequestering the jurors during part or all of the trial, as was done during the Libby trial. One juror was dismissed because she was "exposed" to outside information during the jury deliberations.
The jury system, indeed, has produced some strange practices and professions. The use of "expert witnesses" is one. In a hearing preceding the Libby trial, a Dr. Elizabeth Loftus, who offered herself up as a "memory expert," turned out to be anything but. It was, I think, when a rape trial in 1991 was at the jury selection stage that I was dumbfounded to learn of the existence of "jury selection consultants." It came to light because the defendant happened to be Sen. Edward Kennedy's nephew. The rich can afford anything.
Where the law profession is indulged, as it is in this country, "the law's delay" often seems deliberate, as it probably is. My wife tells me of her accountant, who was selected to be a juror but was so incensed by the days ticking by with nothing happening that he left in the middle of the case. Nothing was happening because of the judge's schedule, the lawyers or witnesses failing to show up, and so forth. Nancy was lucky this time: She was kept waiting only for two days before dismissal.
As has been reported, Japan has taken steps to introduce a hybrid jury system. Called "citizen judgeship" (saiban-in seido), it is scheduled to start functioning two years from now.
In this system, six citizens will be selected for each felony case to join three judges to reach a decision. A simple majority decides the outcome. That may sound all right, but the rules for the system seem largely designed to inflict another bureaucratic burden on the citizenry. Most likely dreamed up by some law professors, the rules include, for example, imposition of heavy monetary penalties on those "citizen judges" who provide false information or fail to play their role.
The Japanese Constitution neither proscribes nor requires the jury system, and it may not be a bad idea to try citizen participation in judicial procedures. Also, the general belief that the Japanese are not as "legally oriented" as Americans may be false, as a law professor friend of mine has argued.
But from what I've learned about the jury system in America, I doubt if "citizen judgeship" will improve Japan's justice system.


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CHAPLIN to Perform in JFK Airport as Part of American Airlines Concert Series, 10/12
Cast members from CHAPLIN will perform a selection of songs from the show at Terminal 8 at John F. Kennedy International Airport as part of American Airlines' JFK concert series on Friday, October 12 at 2:30 p.m. and 3:15 p.m.
Joann Camuti, American's Director – Sales Promotions and Community Relations for New York, commented, "CHAPLIN has been winning over audiences at the Barrymore Theatre on Broadway since it began previews on August 21 and we are delighted to bring the magic of this brand new original musical to our terminal at JFK Airport."
CHAPLIN, a new musical depicting the life of film icon Charlie Chaplin played by Rob McClure, with music and lyrics by Christopher Curtis and book by three-time Tony Award-winner Thomas Meehan (Annie, The Producers, Hairspray) and Christopher Curtis, opened on Broadway on Monday, September 10, 2012. Warren Carlyle (Finian's Rainbow; Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway) directs and choreographs the production.
From the slums of London to the heights of Hollywood, CHAPLIN is the showbiz Broadway musical about the silent film legend the world couldn't stop talking about - Charlie Chaplin. The brand new 24-person musical reveals the man behind the legend, the undeniable genius that forever changed the way America went to the movies.
Tickets for CHAPLIN can be purchased through Telecharge at www.telecharge.com or by calling 212-239-6200, and in person at the Barrymore Theatre box office (243 West 47th Street). For more information, visit: www.ChaplinBroadway.com Follow CHAPLIN on Twitter @ChaplinBway and Facebook.


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Paul Rudd was born April 6, 1969 in Passaic, New Jersey. Though he's mostly known for his comedic chops, Rudd studied acting at Pasadena's American Academy of Dramatic Arts, followed by a semester at Oxford's British Drama Academy.
When Rudd returned the United States in the early 1990s, he landed several minor TV roles. His big break came in 1995 when he starred opposite Alicia Silverstone in Clueless. Several years later, he appeared in a recurring role on Friends as Phoebe Buffay's (Lisa Kudrow) love interest. In 2003, Rudd married Julie Yaeger; the two have one son, Jack.
After being pushed into the mainstream with Friends, Rudd played comedic parts in a string of films that solidified his spot as a Hollywood star.
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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Jose Valencia scored in the 53rd minute, and goalkeepers Milos Kocic and Jake Gleeson combined for the shutout Wednesday night to earn the Portland Timbers a 1-0 victory in an exhibition match with English side Norwich City.
Valencia found himself unguarded on the left side and collected a pass from Kalif Alhassan, then slid his shot past Canaries goalkeeper Carlo Nash to tally the game's only goal.
The first half started out scrappy, with more fouls than goal-scoring opportunities, but the teams eventually settled down, combining for 12 shots and each hitting the goalpost once. Portland's Kalif Alhassan scuffed a shot onto the Norwich post, while the Canaries' Nathan Redmond forced Kocic to make a full-stretch save, tipping the shot onto the crossbar.
Valencia nearly scored earlier in the second half, when his 25-yard shot smashed off the Norwich goalpost. Norwich had a couple of opportunities to tie the score. The first came in the 72nd minute, when second-half substitute Jacob Butterfield's shot was knocked wide by Gleeson, who entered the game at halftime. Then Redmond forced a diving save from Gleeson in the 85th minute.
Portland will return to MLS action on Saturday with a trip to face Western Conference rivals San Jose.
Norwich is preparing for its third consecutive season in the Barclays Premier League after spending the previous six seasons in lower divisions. The Canaries finished 12th and 11th, respectively, in their first two seasons back in the 20-team English top flight.
This was Norwich's third preseason match in North America, having previously defeated Mexican side Dorados de Sinaloa, then losing to the San Jose Earthquakes. The team now goes back to England ahead of its Premier League opener against Everton on Aug. 17.
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Buffalo vs Tampa Bay Wrap - Buffalo Wins 2-1
The Sabres earned a 2-1 victory over the Lightning on Tuesday at Tampa Bay Times Forum.
Buffalo was an underdog by +130 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.
Buffalo got goals from Cody Hodgson and Tyler Myers in the victory. Hodgson opened the scoring at 10:02 of the first period.
Ryan Miller stopped 30 of 31 Tampa Bay shots in the victory.
Steven Stamkos scored for the Lightning, finding the net behind Ryan Miller.
Mathieu Garon stopped 19 of 21 shots for the Lightning, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Buffalo went 0-for-1, while the Lightning were 0-for-6 with the man advantage.
Buffalo lost the shots on goal battle to Tampa Bay by a margin of 31-21.
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Tickets for ROCK OF AGES go on sale to the public this Friday, December 14th at 10:00AM! ROCK OF AGES will rock Jacksonville's Times-Union Center for 8 performances only from April 2-7, 2013.
Tickets for ROCK OF AGES begin at $32.00 and are available at www.artistseriesjax.org or (904) 442-BWAY (2929). Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more at (904) 442-2947 or firstname.lastname@example.com. ROCK OF AGES contains some adult language. For more information, visit www.rockofagesontour.com.
In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small-town girl met a big-city dreamer – and in L.A.'s most legendary rock club, they fell in love to the greatest songs of the '80's. It's ROCK OF AGES, a hilarious, feel-good love story told through the hit songs of iconic rockers Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Pat Benatar, Whitesnake, and many more. This 5 time Tony nominated musical is rockin' its way across the USA. Don't miss this awesomely good time about dreaming big, playing loud and partying on!
ROCK OF AGES is a worldwide phenomenon with a smash hit production in London, and still rockin' on Broadway, featuring 28 classic rock tunes including "Don't Stop Believin'", "We Built This City", "The Final Countdown", "Wanted Dead or Alive", "Here I Go Again", "Harden My Heart", "Can't Fight this Feeling", "Renegade" and "I Want To Know What Love Is".
ROCK OF AGES is directed by Tony Award Nominee Kristin Hanggi (Bare, Pussycat Dolls on the Sunset Strip) and choreographed by Kelly Devine (Jersey Boys – Associate Choreographer). With a book by Chris D'Arienzo (writer and director of the film Barry Munday), original arrangements by David Gibbs (Counting Crows, Film: That Thing You Do) and the Music Supervision, Arrangements & Orchestrations by Ethan Popp (Tarzan; Europe: We Will Rock You, Mamma Mia).
ROCK OF AGES features set design by Beowulf Boritt (Spelling Bee, LoveMusik), costume design by Tony Nominee Gregory Gale (Cyrano, The Wedding Singer), lighting design by Jason Lyons (The Threepenny Opera), sound design by Craig Cassidy (Phantom, Mamma Mia), and projection design is by Zachary Borovay (A Catered Affair). ROCK OF AGES is produced by Phoenix Entertainment.


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Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:10:56 GMT —
A statewide effort is underway to legalize pot.
Members of a group called Show-Me Cannabis Regulation are circulating a petition to legalize and tax marijuana through a state constitutional amendment.
Group members have already collected thousands of signatures on their petition to legalize and tax marijuana. Theyâ??re trying to collect 150,000 signatures across the state by May 6 in order to get their initiative on the November ballot. Attorney Dan Viets is organizing the petition drive in Columbia. Viets says his group wants to legalize marijuana just like alcohol.
Viets said, â??This proposal would not only stop the prosecution and incarceration of people for non-violent victimless behavior, but it would also allow people who have received a conviction, have those convictions expunged from their record so they can get a decent job, they can pay taxes and be contributing members of society.â??
The petition would allow Missouri lawmakers to tax marijuana by up to $100 per pound. Petition organizers said that could generate $41 million in annual state tax revenue.
An October Gallup poll shows a record high 50% of Americans want to legalize and tax marijuana. Thatâ??s up from 46% from the previous year.
8 years ago, Columbia voters passed a marijuana city ordinance that provides a maximum fine of $250 and no arrest for someone cited for a misdemeanor marijuana violation.
Columbia is the only city in Missouri with this type of ordinance.
We want to know what you think. Should the state legalize marijuana? Should it be taxed?
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2007/01/19 - New venture results in commercial-scale ethanol production plant producing ethanol from wood chips.
GreenField Ethanol Inc., Canadas leading ethanol producer, and SunOpta Inc today announced a new joint venture to develop a commercial-scale plant that will produce ethanol from wood chips.
The plant is slated to produce 40 million litres of cellulosic ethanol per year, making it the first operating commercial cellulose ethanol plant in the world using wood chips.
This partnership combines decades of GreenFields experience in developing world-class ethanol plants and SunOptas experience in developing cellulose pre-treatment technologies, said Bob Gallant, President and CEO of GreenField Ethanol. This new joint venture creates unparalleled experience in developing cellulose technology.
GreenField Ethanol and SunOpta are actively involved in selecting a site for the plant in Ontario or Quebec.
GreenField Ethanol and SunOptas BioProcess Group will own the new joint venture 50/50.
SunOpta BioProcess Group is a leader in the design, construction and optimization of biomass conversion equipment and facilities. With more than 30 years of experience in delivering biomass solutions worldwide, the BioProcess Group combines its application expertise with innovative technologies to produce cellulosic ethanol, cellulosic butanol, xylitol, and dietary fiber for human consumption; and is currently supplying equipment and technology to three cellulosic ethanol projects in the U.S., Spain, and China.
GreenField Ethanol, formerly Commercial Alcohols, is Canadas leading ethanol producer. The company produces 215-million litres a year of corn-based ethanol at its plants in Chatham and Tiverton, Ontario. A third facility in Varennes, Quebec is slated to open in February 2007 and two more plants are under construction in Hensall and Johnstown, Ontario, and will be operational in 2008. GreenField Ethanol will be one of the top producers in North America with five operating plants, producing more than 700-million litres of ethanol per year by 2008.
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The VP/Director of Sales in the Mobile Apps division will report directly to the Vice President of Sales for the Company. This VP/Director position requires a dynamic and experienced leader who can manage a team of high performance Associates and Executives from initial prospect contact through the entire sales life cycle in order to secure new strategic and affinity partnerships with key event and hospitality industry associations in order to fuel company-wide lead generation for Cvent's various products and services. This person will also work closely with a team of customer care professionals to ensure a high level of quality of service to our customers. This position also includes hands-on management of a marketing research team focused on strategic lead generation and highly visible marketing campaigns. Exposure to managing cross cultural teams will be an added advantage because Cvent has international operations of its Sales, Marketing, and Client Services departments which includes 24x7 customer support. This position may involve travel to our international office during the year.
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One of the first things Jasmine Villegas says after we finish talking about the Timberlands she's wearing is how excited she is to be turning 21. Villegas has been in the public eye since her first role at age 9 and her popularity went through the roof when she played Justin Bieber's love interest in the "Baby" video at 16 — a video that's been viewed over one billion times, by the way.
But now Villegas is ready to enter a more adult world, in her professional career and in her style. She tells us the reason she recently went blonde was to finally look a little older.
"My hair's always been dark brown," Villegas said. "I went through a couple of stages where I dyed the tips red, blue and purple but everyone was always like, 'Oh, you look 15! You look so young, how old are you?' So I [wondered] what can I do to look my age? I know looking young is cool but…I don't always want to be cute."
Villegas says the change made her not only feel older, but feel like a new person.
The former child star told us she didn't really start wearing make up until she was 14 or 15, despite her life on the set, and that now, as an artist with her own single, "That's Me Right There" featuring Kendrick Lamar, she's working with her hair and make up artist to learn the tricks of the trade. Her other favorite place to pick up tricks? Those 15 second Instagram beauty videos.
Villegas is known for posting many of her looks on her website with information on where to buy the same things she's wearing — which are always a mix of high and low lines. Think a jumper from Urban Outfitters paired with her beloved Timberlands and a cuff from Marc Jacobs.
"What I always explain to everybody is: my fans look up to me, they want to dress like me," Villegas said. "I always want to make sure I am relatable towards them. I'm not a big fan of all the big high-end brands. I'd rather just be in a t-shirt, jeans and some cool sneakers."


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NAIROBI, Kenya — A suicide car bombing killed a Mali soldier and wounded six others in an overnight raid on the Timbuktu airport.
"It happened at the Malian army checkpoint, just before the French checkpoint ... we are mopping up to see if there are any other attackers in the area," said Captain Samba Coulibaly, spokesman for Mali's army in Timbuktu, according to Reuters.
It was the first suicide bombing in Timbuktu since forces from Mali and France ran al Qaeda-linked militants out of the city nearly two months ago.
More from GlobalPost: Meet the unlikely group that saved Timbuktu's manuscripts
"There were about 30 attackers ... It took a while but the result was good," a French officer in Mali said. He did not say if any of the attackers were killed or captured.
Suicide bombings have become a signature of Mali's Al Qaeda aligned militants since French soldiers began occupying towns in the north of the country in late January. Suicide attackers have struck in the remote towns of Gao and Kidal, but this is the first time the tactic has been employed in Timbuktu.
Wednesday's suicide bombing was partly strategic. The explosion killed one Malian soldier and wounded eight others at a military checkpoint, and served as a diversion for about 30 armed militants who sought, unsuccessfully, to infiltrate Timbuktu airport. The French army said that around 10 Islamists were killed in the ensuing firefight.
That the jihadists would employ Al Qaeda-style guerrilla tactics once they were ousted from urban areas was predicted. But their frequency and tenacity will give France pause as it plans to begin withdrawing troops in the weeks ahead.


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WASHINGTON {AP} With the presidential election seemingly hanging by a chad, Thanksgiving Day brought a brief yet welcome respite for George W. Bush and Al Gore though perhaps not for their lawyers.
It was a day, as Jay Leno noted, for counting and recounting their blessings.
In drizzly and foggy Austin, the Republican Texas governor began his day with a morning jog through the streets where he donned shorts and a baseball cap. He was gone for about an hour.
"I want to wish everyone, all my family and friends, a happy Thanksgiving," he called out to reporters before returning inside the governor's mansion.
Bush, his wife Laura, and their twin daughters, Jenna and Barbara, each in their first year of college, had their Thanksgiving meal at the home of longtime Austin friends that Bush aides would not identify.
Laura Bush brought a green salad with apples and walnuts, extra gravy and a roasted turkey breast. Also on the menu was more turkey, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, green beans and pumpkin and pecan pies.
At a Washington hospital, Bush's vice-presidential running mate, Dick Cheney, was recovering from a "very slight" heart attack and his doctors said he could be released as early as Friday.
In sunny and chilly Washington, Gore and his wife Tipper spent Thanksgiving with their children. Like most years, Tipper cooked a Thanksgiving dinner and the family enjoyed getting away from their busy schedules.
The Gores were having "a lot of good family time," Gore campaign spokesman Chris Lehane said Thursday. After spending "the last year, year-and-a-half traveling around the country," Gore and his family were content to enjoy "some quiet family time together today at home," said Lehane.
Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman went home to Connecticut where he shared Thanksgiving dinner at a family member's home. On Thursday morning, Lieberman telephoned his Republican counterpart and wished him a speedy recovery and a happy Thanksgiving, said Kathleen Shanahan, Cheney's chief of staff.
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I am currently in the process of selecting a grad school to attend this fall. Miraculously I've been accepted for the M.Arch 1 program at Yale, Columbia, Cornell, and MIT, and am having a difficult time making a decision between these finalists. Still waiting to hear back on financial assistance, but in the mean time do any of you - maybe past students, current students, or prospective students - have any insight you might be able to offer on one or more of these schools? What was it like to live there, what did you like about the program, what did you dislike, etc.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! I just wanted to get some insiders' opinions on these schools.
What amount of aid has each program offered? Also, did you get into GSD? I know that, among M.Arch cross-admits, Yale will "match" GSD's aid packages.
Still waiting to hear back! And unfortunately no, didn't make the cut for GSD. But that is helpful to know!
Wait on the aid and then post when you know. It's a pretty crucial factor. At the end of the day, your experiences at each institution will differ but I think that they will open the same doors if you make the most of your experience at any of these institutions.
These are all great, but very different programs-- Yale at one end of the spectrum with its focus on a "classical" education with a focus on traditional architectural drawing and the Building program, GSAPP on the other end with its focus on digital work. MIT seems like an intimate, awesome program although I know of a few people who hated it. They have Media Lab alongside them which I've heard does interesting work. Cornell is also a smaller, but from what I can tell, very strong albeit younger M.Arch I program. Try to visit all of them and keep an open mind until you have aid packages on the table.
And do not be afraid to negotiate price! This is your life and your future. Use your aid packages to leverage more aid from each program (but realize that Yale will be less willing to budge if you use your Cornell offer as leverage, and so on and so forth). Avoid paralyzing debt.
Good luck!
I am in a similar situation! Does anyone know if Yale or GSD will match aid from MIT? I got a full ride at MIT...no aid info yet from Yale and got none from GSD as far as I know (this is merit aid not need based). Any insight into the specifics of how to leverage would be very helpful ie: do i call up the dean of these programs? and when? before/after open house??
I am interested in environmental design, so am leaning towards yale bc i also got into the joint degree with the school of forestry and environmental studies, but feel like I could pursue environmental design more easily within the arc school alone at MIT or GSD. any insights would be really helpful!
Go to MIT if it's free. I would contact Yale and GSD admissions and explain the situation, that you're eager to attend the institutions, that finances are a major consideration and that you're leaning toward MIT for that reason, and see whether they'll match. The worst they can say is no. In the end, free is free, and an MIT degree ain't too shabby.
Thanks everyone! I am making visits soon. I am especially curious about MIT... Can't find much information on the program in the forums.
I second SeriousQuestion, go to MIT. Although I am no expert on American Schools I heard many good things about that particular school.
I do know this much, there are three types of ppl that go to Ivy schools. People that pay nothing, ppl that pay half and ppl that pay full. When you apply to jobs make sure to put on your CV the full scholarship. It is known in academia about the three types and even if you do go a more reputable school such as GSD with no scholarship it actually will look worse than getting a full ride at MIT.
Visit both schools, trust your intuition, and go with the one you feel best suits you.
There's a reason both schools are prestigious and very different. The studio cultures are worlds apart as is the curriculum. To base a choice on prestige is a bit shallow. In the case of MIT's merit based scholarship, it will change come the second year when non architecture background students also qualify.
@spqr- me too I hope I am wrong....however heard that from two very reputable sources.
Wonder where you get that info from. I rarely saw ppl who mention their scholarship unless if it is fellowship, award and/or dean's list.
As far as I know, I also never saw such HR person cares about how much money the candidate had earned from the school.
Is anyone else considering Yale vs. Columbia, from a curriculum standpoint? Is it true that Yale is much more traditional?
A girl from my undergrad is there right now and she does a lot of grasshopper scripting / physical models / digital work and beautiful drawings. Maybe some aspects of the program are more "traditional", but the work I've seen coming from the school looks great. What does "traditional" even mean. They do physical models by hand and 3D printing as well.
You should check out Columbia's visual studies part of the curriculum and more from their downloadable app. http://abstract20112012.com/
I think they offer a plethora of courses that suits the digital age in architecture.
with respect to the "traditional" aspects of yale -- i should have been more specific. i meant the first-year curriculum. obviously you can do scripting, they have a good fabrication lab, etc. but they are big on drawing and building in the first year.
@gambler, I'm deciding between Columbia and MIT. I've basically already chosen MIT, but the only concern I have about that program is that I've heard it is socially very quiet and introverted. I want to feel like my studio mates and I are in it together! Does anyone have any insight on this?
I visited MIT and the program is quite small... around 25 students! I'm not sure what the class size for Columbia is.
It only matters when applying for post graduation fellowships and academic type appointments. Weather or not you got a full ride when applying to OMA most likely won't matter.
...heard this info from a previous dean and a higher up prof.
@the people responding to Archinet
It's an award, why not include it? I wouldn't stuff it right in with the school, I would (and have) included scholarships under an "awards" section in my resume. I have seen a good number of people do it that way. I thought it worked pretty well, but I don't think that it makes one degree superior to another.
I don't think any of these schools are really "better" than the others, they are just different. Visit them all, check out the facilities, talk to the faculty, see if the work is what interests you, and then try to pick one that makes you a good offer. That's your best option.
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|9th July 2006, 10:32 PM
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Another grounding problem-need advice.
I have some problems when driving a power amplifier directly from PC's sound card.
Currently I am using 10R parallel with two diodes side to side 'ground dividers' between both physical earthing and power ground and between power ground ans signal ground.
This removes any hum from looping, but causes sound card to severly distort, probably because of high current in ground (PC is earthed of course).
Removal of earth-to-power 'ground divider' makes distortion disappear, but brings the hum back.
Now, can I remove power-to-signal parallel diodes? Or do you have any better options?
|9th July 2006, 11:40 PM
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Grounding to the PC won't help, need isolation
ALL computer power supplies are dirty, noisy beasts. Large switching PC power supplies have barely enough capacitance to get the job done for computer CPU, RAM and drives, etc. .... thus any direct analog metal conductor connection to the input side of your amp or pre-amp will probably be noisey and full of hum, etc.
Best advise: for digital music outta da PC is to get a USB to SP/DIF Toslink optical interface to your pre-amp / amp. (FireWire to SP/DIF Toslink optical is even better, but few WinPCs have FW ports.)
2nd best: for digital music outta da PC is to get a USB to SP/DIF Coaxial to your pre-amp / amp. (FireWire to SP/DIF Coaxial is even better, but few WinPCs have FW ports.)
The above are relatively inexpensive = about the same costs as a "good" plug in sound card ... but the above assumes your pre-amp / amp has the SP/DIF (Toslink or Coaxial) connections.
3rd best but more $$: (actually this can be the best of the best, but mucho denaro will have to be laid down) a USB to Quality DAC. The better breed here all have electronic isolation and very good filtering ... to get the noise offa the PC data line.
Sources: Roland (Edirol) and M-Audio ... semi pro and professional digital to analog converters (DAC) and digital to digital converters .... There are also quite a goodly number of really fine USB and FireWire to DAC makers. (http://wavelengthaudio.com is but one.)
The important thing is that that $100 analog sound card is really not up to snuff when it comes to keeping PC noises outta you sounds ... This is the reason those new Apple MiniMacs and MacBooks sound so great = they have built in Toslink optically isolated audio.
I know, I know you were going to say that your plug in sound card already has SP/DIF output ... BUT the sound card is plugged into the PC chassis and the SP/DIF coaxial cable has a metal shield ... which carries all that chassis / PC power supply / ground looping noise all the way to your input on your amp = poor electronic or optical isolation between the PC and sound system = no way to get around it except to buy very expensive addons or ... start at the top and read this all over again = junk your sound card and connect by USB or FireWire ... :>( ...
Disclosure: I work for an M-Audio distributor/online outlet ... http://3dotaudio.com ... http://usbstuff.com ... http://firewirestuff.com ... http://industrialcomponent.com/mudio/index.html ... http://3dotaudio.com/maudio/transit.html = ~$100
... BUT the Roland stuff is just as good! = http://rolandus.com/products/product...3&ParentId=114 = ~$100
|10th July 2006, 08:20 AM
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Hmm, skip earthing the power amplifier ?
Or drive PC and amp from the same mains outlet.
Skipping power-to-signal parallel diodes might burn the 10ohms.
Have you measured the voltage difference between the 2 grounds ?
|10th July 2006, 07:17 PM
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MikeB: ... " skip earthing the power amplifier ? ... "
Well it really won't do much good as the noise from the PC will still be generated. You will probably see some improvement, but not enough to warrent the effort.
" ... Or drive PC and amp from the same mains outlet. ..."
This is effect will also help some, but you will still have a) a dirty supply side ripple and hum ... and b) the possiblity of added ground loops (quite common).
" ... Skipping power-to-signal parallel diodes might burn the 10ohms. Have you measured the voltage difference between the 2 grounds ? ..."
Actual voltage measurement with volt meter (DC or AC) may prove to not tell the whole picture as noise like "hum" and ground loops may be in a higher frequency range than the DVM can read ... although certainly if you have any DC or AC component differential between ground points, you will have noise ... or even worse.
(I still stand by my recommendation to go digital interface and let the pre-amp do the translation and noise filtering = USB to Digital and/or USB to Analog sound.)
|10th July 2006, 07:46 PM
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Don't these little "ground lift" circuits normally include a cap??
The problem originated from a less than ideal earth, too high an impedance... too many neighbours... all kinds of noise on the old earth line, can even measure up to 100mVdc on it with a cheap DMM! That comes in the form of spikes when turning on/off switches, fans, appliances, sure, it does it when the neighbours do the same. Even with the soundcard's outputs muted, since it has a direct connection to the dirty earth via the ground on the computer (WHYYYYY?????) it manifested itself as anything from eyepopping crackles and pops to sustained buzzing.
This appears to be an extremely common problem with soundcards, even if the ground loop current is minimal (non audible) very few people have an ideal earth or have the capability to do anything to improve on it.
Some may recommend the use of a UPS to power the computer with, some say that won't work because most of the time they're connected to mains anyway, and I wouldnt' be shocked to find out they're always earthed as well.
You "could" invest in a signal transformer as a means of galvanic isolation.. to me it isn't an option, part of the reason I spent the money I did was because I didn't want to the hear the sound of a coupling cap, so why would I turn trade that for the sound of a transformer.
I have cured it temporarily by doing something I can't recommend, like cutting off the ground lug to the PC and ensuring nothing else that's earthed is plugged into its power bar. That resulted in a wicked hum. My amp is earthed, I like it that way, and so with the PC supply earth left to float, the only point of true earth ended up being where its best, right at the input stage of the amp.
To fill in any blanks here.. with the PC earthed I broke the ground loop by only having one end of the shield connected. The loud buzzing that ensued after I floated the earth of the PC was due to the soundcard losing it's point of reference, therefore warranting the connection of both ends of the shield. This worked well, however I found it to be noisier than with one end open. Why?
It comes back to those damned switchers. The SMPS of the computer has Y caps which would be filtering noise right to my soundcard I'd imagine. So my next move was to replace them with a MOV and a good X2 cap right across the lines. I haven't done it yet, but I may still.
However it's since come to my attention that the monitor is actually the worst offender. I wasn't willing to float that as well, so I plugged it into the wall directly, as opposed to into the PC power bar.
Needless to say this ignores the fact that there's undoubtedly a ground wire in the signal cord for the monitor connecting to the PC and so that must form some sort of ground loop... oddly enough it doesn't really seem to, no audible hum anyway, but the switching noise from it is incredible.
So what now... There's still the possible solution of using a massive ISO transformer to power the computer with... but if I'm to get one of those, I'd much rather have it front of the amp, and this would still not at all begin to cure the switching noise, only addressing the ground loop issue in a safer way than floating it all.
So I'm looking for a better, more robust cure, cheap yet effective and maybe even safe too.
Let's just "say" I have an ISO transformer for the computer, and nothing is left to dangerously float, perhaps the switching noise could be attenuated with added PI filtering, the premade modules that seem cheap enough.
Then again, maybe it's time to get off my butt, and go for the all out cure, hack the hell out of both my soundcard and audiodock (EMU 1820M) and implement auxiliary supplies for it.
So that's where I'm at at this stage of the game: the best, most robust, safest, quietest!!, cheapest, most true to the sound cure, does seem to be the auxiliary supplies. Any comments on that?
Sorry if this seems to be hijacking your thread, but it doesn't seem to be very different from your problem, and I think some of this can help you too.
|10th July 2006, 07:55 PM
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PC = dirty earth ground?
classd4sure: " ... Even with the soundcard's outputs muted, since it has a direct connection to the dirty earth via the ground on the computer (WHYYYYY?????) ..."
'Cause that is the cheapest, easiest and least complicated for digital engineers to accomplish ... and understand ... digital computer engineers are usually more concerned with what goes in, not what comes out and most of them don't know audio from apple butter. And their level of concern is what goes in should be cheapest way to accomplish.
"Why would anyone want to listen to a computer? ... its just modem noise." - HP engineer at an engineering conference.
|10th July 2006, 08:06 PM
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Yeh really.
BTW I just had a minute to think about this, the aux supply might be a good cure, but that goes with the assumption that one could get away with floating the aux. supplies from the computer.. which doesn't seem very likely??
|10th July 2006, 08:23 PM
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Thank you guys very much
I should have added PC as a sound source is just temporary solution.
What I am really thinking about is that grunding scheme of amplifier itself is faulty if it cannot do well with grouded source!
Should I add a 'lifted-grounded' switch? (so that I could follow Mike's advice whenever I want)
I saw such a switch in numerous PA amplifiers, but I have kind of gut feeling there is a simpler solution.
thanks and regards
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After halftime, Cathedral Catholic added two third-quarter touchdowns to bury Olympian (9-4) in the Eagles' first section finals appearance in school history. The 41-point shutout win is the Dons' most decisive during its current run of five consecutive titles.
"Our defense has been great all year and when they got in the big game they were great. They gave up very little," Doyle said.
It its final nine games of the season following a blowout loss to Helix, Cathedral Catholic went undefeated and allowed a total of 22 points. The Dons shut out each of their three postseason opponents.
"I didn't expect it. But with the group of guys that we have and the way we came out playing and how much we studied, it makes sense now that it is all over," Reeder said.
Cathedral Catholic beat Olympian 31-0 on Sept. 23, and delivered a more decisive result in the championship rematch. The Dons have now enjoyed a half-decade of dominance in Division III.
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It seems like every year we have a thread where we try to pick a guy in the system flying under the radar and predict a big jump in value. In past years, names like Carlos Fisher, Adam Rosales, Sean Henry and a host of relievers have been the picks. With the minor league forum being such a great place to discuss this stuff, there aren't many minor leaguers who are under the radar anymore. Oh well, I thought I'd give it a shot anyway.
My Picks: Pitchers Matt Fairel and Jeremy Horst and OF Alex Oliveras.
I'm tempted to name Danny Dorn since he isn't on many prospect lists, but I don't really consider him a sleeper.
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The small space in the Cortaro Plaza seems to be custom-made for a pizza joint.
Years ago, it was home to Lococo's Pizzeria and in late June it will be home to Dominick's Real Italian.
The restaurant, owned by longtime Tucson restaurant manager Lindsey Fisher, will specialize in pizzas, pastas and Italian sandwiches. The 36-seat restaurant, named after Fisher's grandfather, will occupy 1,600 square feet in the plaza,8330 N. Thornydale Road, on the southeast corner of Cortaro Farms Road.
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Get an overview of this hotelPlaya de las Americas property near Los Cristianos
Popular property highlights
Expansive hotel complex set in tropical gardens, surrounding a pool 300 meters from the beach, in Playa de las Americas' pedestrian area.
Property Amenities
Guests can cool off in the outdoor pool and relax under palms and parasols, or relax in the new spa and wellness center.
The 282 air-conditioned rooms feature neutral colors, simple modern furniture, and satellite television with music channels.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Guests can take a dip in the outdoor swimming pool or spend the day relaxing under palms and parasols on the surrounding sun terrace, with a cocktail from the poolside bar in hand. A separate children's pool is a bonus for families. For more strenuous activity, guests have complimentary use of a nearby fitness center and there is a floodlit tennis court on site. Other amenities include wired and wireless Internet access, a 24-hour front desk, room service, computer station, and a concierge for tourism assistance. For those traveling by car, a complimentary car park is available nearby. La Siesta also offers a roundtrip airport shuttle service on request for an additional surcharge.
The hotel's natural spa and wellness center covers 500 square meters and includes hydromassage facilities, thermal baths, and relaxation treatments. Particular treatments include anti-stress, beauty, and executive packs. The center also features a gym for the use of active guests.
The 350-square-meter kid's club is divided into two age group zones: one for those between four and 10, and another for children between 10 and 14. Slides, ball pools, games consoles, and arts and crafts are offered to the younger group, whilst the older kids can play on the arcade games, Internet, table football and pool tables. In addition, all enjoy live entertainment.
- Outdoor pool
- Children's pool
- Poolside bar
- Concierge services
- Free use of nearby fitness center
- Coffee shop or café
- Restaurant
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Conference space
- Business center
- 24-hour front desk
- Multilingual staff
- Total number of rooms - 282
- Number of floors - 4
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Bar/lounge
- Elevator/lift
- Full-service spa
- Wired Internet access - surcharge
- Computer station
- Rooftop terrace
- Turkish bath/Hammam
- Tennis on site
- Arcade/game room
- Garden
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Sauna
- Health club
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Free parking nearby
- Spa services on site
- Free breakfast
- WiFi (surcharge)
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Children's pool
- Soundproofed rooms
- Laundry facilities
- Arcade/game room
- Sofa bed
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Wired high-speed internet ( EUR 4 per night )
Available in some public areas: Wired high-speed internet ( EUR 4 per day ), Wired high-speed internet ( EUR 4 per day )
Free parking nearby
Room Amenities
- Balcony
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Bidet
- Shower only
- Satellite TV service
- Television
- In-room safe
- Sofa bed
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Soundproofed rooms
- Sofa bed size
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
Where to Eat
Guests of the Hotel La Siesta enjoy a complimentary buffet breakfast each morning.
El Drago - Buffet restaurant serving international cuisine. Hosts themed Canarian, Italian, Mexican or Spanish evenings, and barbeques take place each week. Vegetarian or other dietary requirements are available on request.
Snackbar El Bohio - Situated beside the swimming pool, this cafe serves snacks, drinks and and ice cream throughout the day.
Bar El Salon - Open for evening drinks and live evening entertainment.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
- Windsurfing nearby
- Rafting nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Skydiving nearby
- Parasailing nearby
Spa Services
- Manicures and pedicures
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- New Year's Eve gala dinner fee
- Christmas Day gala dinner fee
Optional extras
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: EUR 4 per night (rates may vary)
- Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: EUR 4 per day (rates may vary)
- Fee for wired Internet in public areas: EUR 4 per day (rates may vary)
Hotel Name
- Siesta Arona
- Siesta Hotel Arona
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Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2500, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. A fee for a mandatory Christmas Day gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on 25 December. A fee for a mandatory New Year's Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on 31 December. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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Hospital ancillary software vendor Mediware Information Systems in recent years has expanded to serve providers in alternative settings outside the hospital via acquisitions. The company is continuing that strategy by acquiring MediServe, its fourth buy in 2012.
Chandler, Ariz.-based MediServe sells information systems to manage inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation and respiratory care facilities. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Mediware itself was acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo in November.
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Three Affiliated Tribes to build oil refinery
Published January 1, 2013 | January 2013 issue
The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation are moving ahead with plans to build a $400 million oil refinery on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in northwestern North Dakota. It will be the first refinery built in the U.S. in more than 30 years and is the largest economic development project in the history of the tribes.
Fort Berthold is located atop the Bakken formation, an oil deposit that underlies an area of approximately 200,000 square miles of North Dakota, Montana, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. The Thunder Butte Petroleum Services refinery will process about 20,000 barrels of Bakken crude oil a day into gasoline, jet fuel, diesel fuel, and naphtha (a petroleum distillate used to make lighter fluid and lantern fuel, among other products). The first phase of construction is slated to begin in the spring of 2013, less than a year after the Environmental Protection Agency granted its final permit approval for the project. The refinery site is on a 467-acre parcel of tribally owned land in the northeastern corner of the reservation, approximately 40 miles southwest of Minot, N.D.


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PEREIRA, Maria Lúcia; CARMO, Luiz Simeão do; SANTOS, Elisângela José dos and BERGDOLL, Merlin S.. Staphylococcal food poisoning from cream-filled cake in a metropolitan area of South-Eastern Brazil. Rev. Saúde Pública [online]. 1994, vol.28, n.6, pp.406-409. ISSN 1518-8787. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101994000600003.
Twelve people became ill with vomiting and diarrhoea approximately four hours after eating cake with a cream filling at a birthday party and on the day following. The cake had been prepared by a food handler who had long experience in preparing foods for such functions. Staphylococcus aureus that produced enterotoxin A was isolated from the nose, the fingernails, and a healed infection on the neck of the food handler, and from the cake. Enterotoxin A was detected in the remaining portion of the cake. The cake, while still warm, had been refrigerated for one hour after it was prepared before it was removed for the party; it was refrigerated after the party. The cake was large (6 kg) and hence it was not adequately cooled in the hour during wich it was refrigerated before the party. The conclusion is that the cake was accidentally contaminated by the food handler and inadequately cooled before it was eaten.
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Picture: Lea Michelle from the TV show Glee leaving the Kate Somerville boutique on Melrose Place Los Angeles, California - 04.11.11
"This is definitely going to be the best day ever... Getting ready to shoot my first scene with my two dads! So excited to work with the amazing Jeff Goldblum and my old friend Mr. Brian Stokes Mitchell!!" Glee actress Lea Michele is thrilled to have the two actors star as her gay fathers on the hit TV show.


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BUFFALO, NY - For 165 years, the grounds beyond the gate of Buffalo's Forest Lawn Cemetery have borne witness to immeasurable grief. The monuments and mausoleums here are modern reminders of Buffalo's most historic figures. But not all the stories of those at Forest Lawn are told on the surface.
Inside the Main building, down a narrow flight of stairs, amid boxes and back offices are three vaults. Places that contain a record of Buffalo's history. Places that were off limits to the public. But are now revealed.
These are the books, pages, and ledgers of Forest Lawn. Documents detailing every piece of land - including the family plot of President Millard Fillmore. And instructions for the design and construction of the Walden-Myer mausoleum, built in the late 19th century. It was ordered by the daughter of former Buffalo mayor Ebenezer Walden. The other name - Myer - is her husband, General Albert Myer, the founder of the US weather service.
Back among the volumes of records are thousands of other names and dates - many you may know, but many more you may not. "It's the history of the founders, the leaders of the city and also the people who built the city everyday," says John Edens, who works among the often tattered bindings lining these shelves, and knows many of the stories contained within.
"Another record that's in here that's very important, it began in the 1870's, are burial permits. In many ways, this is an instruction to the superintendent to prepare a grave," says Edens.
On one page is the name of Edward Austin Kent, a Buffalo architect. He died April 15th, 1912. Listed as his place of death; at sea, S.S. Titanic.
Just above Kent is another entry from a funeral the same day. "A young boy, 12 years old, named George. We
don't know much about George. We know from our records that his father died two weeks earlier," says Edens.
Kent rests in an impressive lot, overlooking the lake, with granite memorials. The same, however, is not true for George. "George is in a lot, with his father, in their unmarked graves," says Edens.
And the stories here - among these historic books - of people like George and his father, far outnumber those of the well-known.
All of the stories from Forest Lawn will soon be available for the public to see in person. Construction is nearing completion on the Margaret L. Wendt Archive and Resource Center near the Main Street entrance. The historic records will be moved there when it's finished, which is expected to happen this summer.


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On Fri, Mar 24, 2006 at 03:47:13PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote: > elein <elein(at)varlena(dot)com> writes: > > Attached is a patch to parse_oper.c which essentially does the > > following. The major change is in binary_oper_exact(). > > Instead of checking only one level of the basetype it checks > > all possible combinations of type and parent types for > > an exact match (only). > > I'm going to object to this just on the grounds of the extent to which > it will slow down parsing. I also think it completely destroys the > logical structure of the lookup code: binary_operator_exact is supposed > to find exact matches, nothing else. Approximate matches should be > sought only after that's failed. Also, why aren't the unary-operator > cases handled? And why are you making the semantics of operator lookup > different from function lookup? I chose to mess with binary_exact_oper() primarily because this is where you put in domain checking. I was following the logical structure that was there. Also, prior to my patch, it reset the argument types causing the func sel check to choose the wrong function. Without at least part of my change, arguments to an operator which have two different types as operands do not get kicked out to func sel properly (with the type id set to unknown id). Operators have the single distinction from functions in that when one argument has an unknown type, then an exact match is tried with the unknown arg type set to the known type. This code has always been in there. I believe it was introduced to catch most cases before having to go through func sel check. My code does expand it to do parent type checking, though. > > The correct place to be fooling with this is in func_select_candidate(), > whose initial smashing of domains to base types is the proximate cause > of the problems you are complaining of. I think what you'd need is to > get rid of that blunt instrument and instead put in some kind of logic > to prefer matches to "higher up" domains over matches to the base type, > while not entirely excluding the latter. func_select_candidate() > already has a lot of heuristics about preferring some matches over > others, and should be able to deal with one more. I think it was binary_oper_exact which smashed the types into basetypes. Perhaps both did. I can look into moving the type hierarchy arg checking over to func_select if you are sure this is the way to go. > > regards, tom lane > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to > choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not > match > elein elein(at)varlena(dot)com
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Florida Sheriffs: A History 1821-1945 - A Book Review
By Spessard Stone
William Warren Rogers and
James M. Denham
have written the first complete history of Florida sheriffs in
Florida Sheriffs: A History 1821-1945
The stereotype of the Southern sheriff has been an evil figure-a bigoted redneck; however, the authors present the sheriffs in Florida as mostly ordinary men of integrity, who reflected and embodied the unique cultural and political characteristics of their counties. Throughout their prime focus has been and remains enforcing the law and protecting the public safety.
An overlay of territorial Florida documents the appointment of the first law enforcement officers, which included two sheriffs, eight police officers and their deputies by August 1821. Initially U. S. marshals held a superior status, but gradually the legislature curtailed their power and sheriffs supplanted them. We are introduced to numerous early lawmen, including federal marshal Joseph S. Sanchez, and to the southern penchant for violence, which often resulted in attacks on lawmen, including the murder of U. S. Marshal Leigh Read, in a personal political grudge in 1841. Explained in detail are their various duties and the system of fees and fines they relied upon for remuneration.
In the era from statehood in 1845 to Civil War in 1861, we learn that the sheriffs were almost entirely non-professional, had little training, and supplemented their meager incomes with other tasks, mostly farming. The office's requirements were mainly reliability, honesty, good character, and a willingness to take on dangerous tasks. They too had to deal with increased administrative duties, including ex-officio collectors of county taxes, and meager per diems for inmates confined in inadequate prisons, which facilitated frequent jail breaks.
During the Civil War, the sheriffs occupied a critical position maintaining civil government and collecting taxes or assisting therein. Fifty-one sitting or former sheriffs, of whom at least thirteen died, engaged in active duty, primarily with the Confederate Army, although there were a few such as
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Contemporary historians have reinterpreted and greatly clarified Reconstruction and "Redemption." The authors continue this trend, but focus on the role of the sheriffs, who, overwhelming Republican political appointees, nevertheless, struggled to enforce the law and protect Florida's citizens, black and white. Examined are the confrontation with various violent groups and the misuse of courts to regain Conservative control. The part played by sheriffs in the cruel and inhumane convict leasing system, established in 1868, is also featured, as is the task of tax collection, involving many wealthy citizens refusing to pay taxes.
With Sheriff A. U. Hilleary of Alachua County as the catalyst, the Florida Sheriffs' Mutual Benefit Association, was established in March 1893 at Jacksonville with Sheriff (and future governor) Napoleon B. Broward of Duval County presiding. A vital step at united action in issues of statwide concern, the organization became in 1915 the Florida State Sheriffs Association, but soon dropped "State" to become the Florida Sheriffs Association.
A blight on the soul of the South, including Florida, has been extra-legal violence, i.e., lynchings, enacted by mobs and organized groups, such as the Ku Klux Klan and "whitecappers." The former especially posed a dilemma for some Florida sheriffs who condoned its ends, but other lawmen risked their lives to prevent lynchings. While blacks constituted eighty-four percent of all lynch mob victims, white males comprised over ninety-five percent of deaths. Often vigilante action was condoned or even led by leading citizens, e.g., Joseph B. Wall of Tampa. Presented are numerous cases, including the Mann brothers of Bartow, Catholic priest Father John Francis Conoley of Gainesville, Rosewood, Henry Patterson of LaBelle, and Claude Neal at Marianna.
Numerous sheriffs are profiled. Especially thrilling is the exploits of the notorious Ashley gang, and the heroic lawmen who pursued them, Sheriff Robert C. Baker of Palm Beach County and Sheriff J. R. Merritt of St. Lucie County, who ended their career of crime.
Florida Sheriffs
reminds us that sheriffs are men of action, when action is necessary, and will continue to make Florida a place of security where all citizens can pursue their lives in peace.
Florida Sheriffs: A History 1821-1945
contains 351 pages, an appendix of county sheriffs, bibliography, index, and 78 photographs and illustrations. It can be ordered for $29.50, plus $3.00 shipping and handling and sales tax, payable to Florida Sheriffs Association, P. O. Box 12519, Tallahassee, FL 32317-2519, or call 1-800-877-2168.
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The Senate unanimously adopted a Sense of the Senate Resolution today urging the International League of Red Cross Societies to formally recognize the Magen David Adom.The Senate resolution was introduced by Senators Paula Hawkins (R. Fl.) and Christopher Dodd (D. Conn.) who are co-chairmen of the U.S. Committee to Secure Recognition of the Magen David Adom by the League of Red Cross Societies. Speaking in favor of the resolution on the Senate floor, in addition to the two sponsors, were Senators Charles Percy (R. III.) and Claiborne Pell (D. R.I.), the chairman and ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee which had first approved the resolution last month.


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We followed a sign off route 13 this past saturday and happened upon Parker's Maple Barn and Restaurant. It's kinda of off the beaten path in the middle of the woods. It looks like its been around forever. We didn't eat here but it looked very quaint and cozy and kind of magical out there in the woods. What's the story on this place. How is the food? Thanks!
Parker's Maple Barn
1316 Brookline Rd, Mason, NH 03048