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Hanan G. Ayad, Mohamed S. Kamel, "Cumulative Voting Consensus Method for Partitions with Variable Number of Clusters," IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 160-173, January, 2008.
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---- — The packages have been opened and the wrappings discarded. The toys have been played with. The electronics have had their batteries charged and their software downloaded. The cookies and candy have been passed around and eaten. The leftovers have been forgotten in the back of the refrigerator. That's because Christmas is, well, it's ummm over.
Now it's the season for The Great Gift Exchange.
You know how that works, right? On Christmas morning, you open that sweater from your grandmother that's so unattractive you know even moths will have nothing to do with it. Or maybe it's that vase or statue or bookend or something or other from your cousin that is so ugly you don't know quite what it is or how to use it. Or maybe your gift is the wrong size, or the wrong color, or just wrong for you. Whatever the reason, you know that at your earliest opportunity, you will run to the nearest store and exchange it for something you like better.
Truth be told, we've all been a participant of The Great Gift Exchange. We just can't help exchanging something we don't like much for something we like much better.
Reminds me of what Paul was talking about in the first chapter of Romans. While talking about how upset God gets with us when we don't get it, where He is concerned. He showed us his divine nature and His eternal power in all creation. So, we have no excuse for not recognizing Him and worshiping Him. Paul goes on to warn us, in Romans 1:25, not to be like those who "exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator--who is forever praised."
You know how that works, right? We don't like certain things about God or the things God has told us. So we exchange what God has said for things He never said.
We justify our fleshly desires by saying that God never intended for us to be unhappy. Therefore, we say it's OK to commit adultery, or cheat on our taxes, or chose to live an un-Biblical lifestyle, as long as we are happy. But God never tells us He wants us to be happy, even though Psalm 145:19 tells us, "He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; He hears their cry and saves them." Psalm 37:54 says, "Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart." It's our fear and delight in God that gives us happiness.
We say we don't all have to believe the same thing as long as we believe something. We say we can worship whomever or whatever we want, as long as we worship something. We say we should accept the beliefs of others as long as we don't express our belief in Jesus Christ.
In John 14:6, Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
And that's a no-exchange policy.
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None of us are perfect. And we all have days when we are less perfect than usual. Often we can ignore that in ourselves, but sometimes we have to stare reality in the face and 'fess up to the things we're not so proud of.
This week, the Faux Diet Queen stares into her (somewhat twisted) reality and shares some of what she sees in the mirror.
The Faux Diet Queen (or as we affectionately call her, FDQ) has agreed to share her latest (and last) weight loss journey with us as a regular feature at Girlfriendology. We hope you'll join us to cheer her on, nudge her back on track when she strays, and generally giggle along.
I'm ashamed of myself.
Not just because I ate all the pasta at dinner tonight before the kids could get seconds, although that probably wasn't one of my shining moments. And not because I ate the last of the Oreos (again, not something I should really be bragging about). And not because I wrote in my food journal that I had three ounces of cheese when it was more like three pounds.
I'm not proud of any of those things. But they don't make me feel ashamed.
Here's what happened. A woman I know (she's a friend, but not a BFF if you know what I mean), wrote on her Facebook wall: I've lost 10.5 lbs since January 4th and I'm inspired to lose more!!!!!
I didn't cheer. I didn't immediately "like" the post. In fact, my reaction was that I wanted to kick her right in all those extra exclamation points.
Why is it so hard for me to be thrilled and delighted that she's having success? Why is it so easy for her to drop ten pounds in three weeks? I don't really know the answer to either question, although I suspect the two are intertwined…
I am going to try harder.
I am going to try harder to be happy for my friends rather than being sad for me.
I am going to try harder to say no to the chocolate (my wonderful, sweet chocolate) and yes to an extra serving of broccoli (which I like, but—let's face it—broccoli and chocolate are not even distant cousins).
I am going to try harder to not beat myself up when I eat the extra broccoli—and the extra chocolate.
I am going to try harder to walk more than eight steps a day—even on days when I don't really have to walk all that far.
And I am really, really, really going to try to lose more weight than my friend so that I don't have to feel bad when I see the next set of exclamation points.
The Faux Diet Queen is a Girlfriend and a Half, trying to find her Skinny Self. When she is not recording her weight loss journey from the bottom of a bag of chocolate chips, she is constantly on the search for ways to improve the trip back to her smaller jeans. Her posts can be found here on Girlfriendology every Friday.
Girlfriendology / Debba here: We love our girlfriends no matter what size jeans they wear or what the scales tell them if they're brave enough to get on them. (Something I personally avoid like the plague.) But, we also want our girlfriends to be around and healthy for a long time. We're sharing this journey that our girlfriend, FDQ (the FAB Faux Diet Queen) because it's what girlfriends do – we go through life and diets together (and shoe shopping, and highs and lows …). Join us on her journey to fitness and good health. We're excited for her to motivate and inspire us all!
Here's some more Faux Diet Queen 'adventures'. Stop back next Friday for the next installment!
- Food Beliefs I Have to Ditch Part II – More Food Baggage
- Year End Interview — Girlfriendology Talks to the Faux Diet Queen
- Diet Re-Launch for the New Year
- 'Tis the Night Before New Year — A Story
- Water, water everywhere – Pass the Chardonnay
- The Faux Diet Queen Talks Turkey / Thanksgiving
- Beliefs I need to Ditch – Food Baggage
- Meet the Faux Diet Queen
- I Hate the Scale and the Scale Hates Me
- The FDQ Faces the Great Cookie Onslaught–Advice Needed!
- Food Pushers and Food Police
p.s. If your food stories fall into a more serious topic, like emotional eating, we've got a great girlfriend for you to meet too – ELLEN SHUMAN. She's shared great advice on emotional eating on various guest blogs and podcasts. (Her podcast on emotional eating is our #1 listened to interview so lots of us have some emotional eating issues or friends/family who do.)


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By Rick Teverbaugh
The Herald Bulletin
---- — Only occasionally will the sport of auto racing be approached in this column.
That's not because I have no interest in the sport or no knowledge about it. It is mostly because my esteemed colleague, Ken de la Bastide, devotes his entire column every week to that sport and his column runs on Wednesdays right before my first column of the week.
But sometimes there is a topic that gets under my skin enough that I will alter my tendency and write about auto racing anyway. This is one of those times.
NASCAR really needs to change the way it conducts its competition for the championship.
There are four drivers who started the final 10 races with a chance at the title who didn't deserve that opportunity. Those drivers are Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Clint Bowyer.
Why am I picking on those drivers? Because those four haven't done the most important thing a driver needs to do before being considered a driving champion — they haven't won a race. That isn't right and it isn't good for the sport.
Right now the current points system virtually prevents drivers from driving as hard as they can in an all out effort to win. Why? Because the risk of losing points should something go wrong is so much greater than the reward for winning.
There are several simple steps NASCAR could take to rectify this situation and to perhaps rejuvenate some interest in the sport, which was once a rival to the National Football League for the number of fans and the loyalty level.
The first step would be to make it a requirement for a driver to win at least one race before making the chase. Even a driver who finished in the top 10 every race would be on the outside looking in with a victory during the season.
Secondly, the winner of each race should get at least twice as many points as the second place driver. That would result in a more frenzied attempt to actually win, especially by the top three or four drivers.
Next, no driver should get points for finishing below 10th. All drivers who actually finish the race would get a bonus equal to about half the points of 10th.
Also, remove the points for leading a lap. Nothing bores me more in a race that one driver letting another go past so that driver can get a point for leading. The same holds true for a driver who stays out the longest during green flag pit stops in order to get that point.
I believe the bonus for the driver who leads the most laps is fine. Dominant cars and drivers should be rewarded. I would increase the size of that bonus, however.
Finally, award points for winning the pole. I like the drivers who want to go faster than everyone else. Speed is something that creates excitement in the sport.
Doing those things would make sure that all driving champions deserved the honor and would make each week's racing superior to what it is now.


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I have had my breakfast at 6:30 today. ( in this case I use the present perfect because I consider that the day (today) is still going on in spite of the action "having breakfast" be done. )
I'd use this sentence in the afternoon or at night.
I had my breakfast at 6:30 today. ( in this case I use the past tense because the action of having breakfast is finished even though I use "today" to finish the sentence.)
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Rumor overload about Fergie and Obama snubs, not Beckhams?
[Feb. 21]
Neither President Obama nor Sarah Ferguson (a.k.a. Fergie) have yet to receive invitations to the royal wedding between commoner Kate Middleton and Prince Charles, who is second in succession to be the next King of England. Singer Victoria Beckham and sports celebrity athlete Davis Beckham have, but they have not, leaving many people asking why. There is no word coming out of Washington about the apparent snub to President Obama, though there is time left until the April 29 royal wedding.
Gather says, "It has been suggested that protection for the President of the United States [Obama] is too costly for the royal wedding. A United States President has not attended a royal wedding since 2003. The added security needs forced the royalty to leave out the Obamas." Many other heads of state have not been invited to the royal wedding either.
Lots of other speculation surrounds the Obama, though. Snopes notes that there is a mixture of fact and fiction regarding the lack of invitation to the royal wedding for President and First Lady Obama. Among the most prevalent rumor about Obama and the royal wedding is that the Queen dislikes Michelle Obama after a meeting during which they shook hands, and a subsequent meeting in which they embraced, suggesting the Queen isn't snubbing Mrs. Obama, but rather likes her. Snopes notes a witness to the event as saying that the exchange was "absolutely extraordinary" and that it was the first such exchange by Queen Elizabeth II in her 57 year reign.
There may be similar rumors about Sarah Ferguson's previous inclusion in the royal family and why she won't be attending the royal wedding, but People magazine reports that Sarah Ferguson never planned to attend or expected to be invited:
Fergie, 51, will be overseas, her representative says, though she was not anticipating being invited in any case. "She will not be attending. She never expected to be invited," the spokesman says.
But her daughters, Princess Beatrice, 22, and Princess Eugenie, 20, are expected to attend the ceremony along with friends of the couple, dignitaries, members of other royal families and representatives from charities associated with the prince.
And CBS royal expert Victoria Arbiter pointed out that heads of state don't have to go, since this isn't an "official state occasion", as noted in Associated Content by Yahoo! Nevertheless, 40 heads of state (including French President Nicolas Sarkozy, despite rumors to the contrary) have received invitations, including the King of Bahrain currently embroiled in a controversy surrounding recent bloodshed of protesters in his country. It begs the question: who exactly is England trying to impress? Maybe no one. Prince William has said that he wants the royal wedding to be a "people's" wedding.
Despite controversy and rumor surrounding the royal wedding, if either Obama or Ferguson are upset about the supposed snub, neither has revealed as much. Presumably both President Obama and Sarah Ferguson have enough on their plates as it is. Likely the invitees do as well. If anyone is making a special deal over Obama, Ferguson, and the royal wedding, it's the onlookers, not the dignitaries themselves.


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We can add to the cost all the high-priced lawyers opining on the ethics of it, not to mention the governor's security detail. People magazine didn't pay for that. The Dems put a nice twist on it though. They said the magazine gave a gift to the people of Connecticut by paying for the trip. That's right, a gift. Gosh, thank you so much People magazine. We probably couldn't afford that initial $1,234 anyway.
The Republicans are on the case. They see it as a clear violation of the ethics laws, which leads me to another question. Why do the Republicans see the Democrats' violations so clearly but not when it's one of their own in hot water? Don't bother. I know the answer.
The governor put the issue to rest by writing a personal check for $1,234.62 while grumbling about the whole thing. Two more questions: who's paying for the lawyers and the state police security detail and my original question: why would People magazine pay for the trip in the first place? There can only be one answer. He's going to be in the movie version of "50 Shades of Gray."


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In August, I was at my ophthalmologist's office in the Chicago suburbs waiting for a checkup following the previous week's surgery. I went out to the lobby, a three-story glass-enclosed space, and saw a lovely monarch butterfly flitting around, obviously trying to get outside. People looked, some smiled, and all moved on. I could hardly tolerate the thought of this beautiful creature dying a slow death inside a building.I watched and waited hoping it would light within reach.
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The Spartans open 2014 with two consecutive shutouts.
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Men's Soccer Wraps Up Summer Competition
Spartan athletes return to campus Tuesday after outstanding offseason.
MSU Falls 2-1 at Notre Dame in NCAA Elite Eight
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Analyzing Muffler Performance Using the Transfer Matrix Method
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Dinex Emission Technology A/S, Middelfart, Denmark
Exhaust noise must meet legislation targets, customer expectations and cost reduction which call for design optimization of the exhaust systems in the design phase. One solution is to use 3 dimensional linear pressure acoustics and calculate the transfer matrix of the muffler. The transfer matrix is the basis for calculating either the insertion loss or transmission loss of a muffler. The 3D ...
Dynamic Characterization and Mechanical Simulation of Cantilevers for Electromechanical Vibration Energy Harvesting
N. Alcheick[1], H. Nesser[1], H. Debeda[1], C. Ayela[1], I. Dufour [1]
[1]Univ. Bordeaux, IMS Lab, Pessac, France
Energy harvesting from ambient vibrations has become an interesting topic for powering wireless sensor networks. Resonant microdevices based on MEMS have become of central importance at low frequency. The power produced at resonance is at least one order of magnitude larger than off frequency power since the largest strain is obtained at resonance. In order to obtain large strain for efficient ...
Simulation of Impact Damage in a Composite Plate and Its Detection
V. Pavelko[1], I. Pavelko[1], M. Smolyaninovs[1], H. Pffeifer[2], M. Wevers[2]
[1]Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia
[2]Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
A problem of damage prediction in aircraft structure and its non-destructive evaluation is very important for aircraft structural health assessment. The analysis of the features of direct impact of thin-walled laminate component of aircraft was performed by COMSOL Multiphysics software. Mainly the GFRC and CFRC laminates were selected in form either thin separate plate or sandwich structure. The ...
SAW Sensors for Surgical Arm using Piezoelectric Devices
Rakesh Kumar Pati [1], SK Mohammed ali[1], Sakuntala Mahapatra[1], Millee Panigrahi[1]
[1]MEMS Design Centre, Dept. of ETC, Trident Academy of Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Despite of the existing successful clinical applications, however, the interaction, i.e. artificial sensing, between the robot and the patient is still very limited. With the help of various cameras, vision is almost the only feeling that a robot can have. In order to imitate the human skin, various signals e.g., the strength of pressure, change of strength, speed and acceleration should be ...
Ultrasonic Beam Steering in Isotropic Media
S. Jeyaraman, B. Ganesan, and M. Kumar
GE Global Research, Bangalore
In this paper, a numerical model for time-domain ultrasound plane wave propagation for a desired angle is presented. The propagating angle is a function of the distance and the time-delay between the individual elements, and the propagating sound speed. In this model, the control parameter 'time' is used for steering the beam at the desired angle. We present an application of the proposed ...
Acoustic Field Comparison of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Using Experimental Characterization and Finite Element Simulation
J. L. Teja[1], A. Vera[1], L. Leija[1]
[1]Department of Electrical Engineering, Cinvestav-IPN, Mexico D.F., Mexico
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) is used as a noninvasive technique of tissue heating and ablation for different medical treatments. This paper presents a quantitative comparison of HIFU acoustic fields experimentally obtained versus simulated acoustic fields. Acoustic field characterization was realized in two HIFU transducers using water as a propagation medium. Also, simulations were ...
Investigation on Sensor Fault Effects of Piezoelectric Transducers on Wave Propagation and Impedance Measurements
I. Buethe[1], C.-P. Fritzen[1]
[1]University of Siegen, Institute of Mechanics and Control Engineering-Mechatronics, Siegen, Germany
For active Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), one popular sensor type is the piezoelectric wafer active sensor (PWAS) due to its multi-purpose application as actuator and sensor and its low cost. It is used to generate a wave field, which interacts with the structure and is recorded by a second set of PWASs. This method is called acousto ultrasonics. The change in wave field from transducer ...
Scale-up Design of Ultrasound Irradiator for Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) Using COMSOL Multiphysics® Simulation
Z. Wei[1]
[1]The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
Ultrasound is a promising green technology for the advanced oxidation process (AOP) since it adds no chemicals to the treated water. In this paper, COMSOL Multiphysics® was used as a tool to design and characterize an ultrasound irradiator with multi-stepped configuration, which aims to overcome disadvantages of typical irradiators and to enhance contaminant removal in large-scale water ...
Mapping Local Cavitation Events in High Intensity Ultrasound Fields
V. Raman [1], A. Abbas[2], and S.C. Joshi[2]
[1] Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
[2] Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
The linear acoustic pressure field is obtained by solving the homogenous Helmholtz equation using COMSOL Multiphysics. The pressure field is used to calculate the collapse pressure of the transient cavitation bubbles by using the cavity cluster approach. The regions where the local pressure exceeds the Blake threshold are potential regions of transient cavitation events. The ultrasound ...
COMSOL Analysis of Acoustic Streaming and Microparticle Acoustophoresis
H. Bruus[1], P.B. Muller[1], R. Barnkob[1], M.J.H. Jensen[2]
[1]Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
[2]COMSOL, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
We have simulated the ultrasound-induced acoustophoretic motion of microparticles suspended in an aqueous solution. The full first-order thermoviscous acoustics equations have been implented on a rectangular microfluidic 2D domain excited with an ultrasound field tuned to resonance near 2 MHz. The micrometer-thin but crucial viscous boundary layers at the rigid walls have been fully resolved. The ...


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Organic Tomatoes Contain Higher Levels of Antioxidants Than Conventional Tomatoes 13.07.12
A study conducted at the University of Barcelona shows that organic tomatoes contain higher levels of phenolic compounds than conventional tomatoes. Phenolic compounds are organic molecules found in many vegetables with proven human health benefits.
The UB's Natural Antioxidant Group, headed by lecturer Rosa M. Lamuela, had previously demonstrated that organic tomato juice and ketchup contain higher polyphenol content than juice and ketchup made from conventionally grown tomatoes.
Lamuela points out that during the production process of ketchup and juice, there are lower levels of polyphenols; therefore it was necessary to verify that the differences observed in previous studies had their origin in the tomatoes themselves and not in the technology used during the production process. As lecturer Lamuela states, "it must be verified with raw material."
Polyphenols — natural antioxidants of plant origin — are considered to be of great nutritional interest because its consumption is associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular and degenerative diseases, and some forms of cancer. The team behind the study has analyzed a variety of tomato called Daniela and has determined its phenolic profile by using liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. With this method, the research group of the UB could identify 34 different phenolic compounds in tomatoes. According to Rosa M. Lamuela, "the benefit of taking polyphenols through foods is that they contain a wide variety of such molecules, which are increased." This would be more beneficial to health than the intake of supplements. Tomatoes also contain lycopene and other carotenoids, and vitamin C. Hence, according to Lamuela, "they contain many beneficial compounds."
Organic or conventional crops?
Differences between organic and conventional tomatoes can be explained by the manure used in both cases. "Organic farming doesn't use nitrogenous fertilizers; as a result, plants respond by activating their own defense mechanisms, increasing the levels of all antioxidants," explains the first author of the article, Anna Vallverdú Queralt. "The more stress plants suffer, the more polyphenols they produce," points out lecturer Lamuela. Numerous scientific investigations show that the consumption of these antioxidants has numerous health benefits. Researchers claim that more studies of clinical evidence are still needed to be able to state that organic products are truly better for our health than conventional ones. Lamuela would like to carry out a study with humans comparing organic and conventional tomato consumers.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Fireworks and safety are coming together in Bloomington's Miller Park.
Spectators attending the fireworks in the park are in store for some new safety policies just for the Fourth of July celebrations.
On July 4, only pets and bike riding will not be allowed in the park. As always, any type of personal fireworks and alcohol are banned.
Bloomington police say the changes are all in the name of ensuring a safe celebration for all in attendance.
"We want to have a safe and enjoyable event for everyone," said Bloomington Police Public Information Officer Sara Mayer. "We expect a large crowd and we certainly want a lot of families and a lot of people in attendance so that's why we have these rules in place."
In addition to the rules already in place, officers will also be enforcing noise ordinances for loud vehicles and stereos. Extra officers will be on hand for enforcement and video surveillance will be used.
The fireworks at Miller Park begin at 9:15 p.m. Thursday night.
Peoria/East Peoria - Methodist Red, White, and Boom! The riverfront festivities include a Clayton Anderson Concert Wednesday night, a firework display Thursday night beginning at 9:30 p.m., and .38 Special concert on Friday. For concert information and ticket sales visit www.redwhiteandboom.us
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A Mississippi man was arrested Wednesday, accused of sending letters to President Barack Obama and a senator that tested positive for the poisonous ricin and set the nation's capital on edge a day after the Boston Marathon bombings.
FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel McMullen said the man was arrested Wednesday. His name wasn't immediately released publicly.
Authorities still waited for definitive tests on the letters to Obama and Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss. An FBI intelligence bulletin obtained by The Associated Press said those two letters were postmarked Memphis, Tenn.
Both letters said: "To see a wrong and not expose it, is to become a silent partner to its continuance." Both were signed, "I am KC and I approve this message."
The letters were intercepted before reaching the White House or Senate. The FBI said Wednesday that more testing was underway. Preliminary field tests can often show false positives for ricin.
As authorities scurried to investigate three questionable packages discovered in Senate office buildings, reports of suspicious items also came in from at least three senators' offices in their home states.
Sen. Carl Levin said a staff member at his Saginaw, Mich., office would spend the night in a hospital as a precaution after discovering a suspicious letter. The staff member had no symptoms, Levin said in a statement. He expected to learn preliminary results of tests on the letter by Thursday.
Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., said suspicious letters at his Phoenix office had been cleared with nothing dangerous found. A package at Sen. John Cornyn's Dallas-area office also was declared harmless, a fire department spokesman said.
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Three wards at Wrexham Maelor Hospital which are closed following a high number of norovirus cases are not expected to reopen until after the weekend.
On Friday Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board said 11 patients had shown symptoms over the previous two days.
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A crop of American cockroaches brings in serious cash.
It appears the city of Adrian has found a windfall in all of the oil wells popping up around town. Monday the city decided on a plan to save money made from the wells for the future.
While environmentalists have been concerned about the safety of the wells, Monday's city council meeting was to determine what to do with tax revenue from the oil flowing out of the ground in Adrian.
The city is leasing public land to oil companies for drilling, and receives royalties from the sale of that oil.
Dozens of residents showed up Monday to voice their opinions about what should be done with that money. Several voiced concerns with an idea to put the money in a long-term trust account which cannot be depleted if an urgent need arises.
"If you tie this money up, and not concentrate primarily on public safety and things of that nature that benefit the whole community, you're not right," said resident Tom Niell.
"Has there been any consideration of not putting the whole thing in the trust? Keeping maybe 10 percent back for firemen, policemen and put the rest in the trust ," said Larry Heath.
Council voted to go ahead with the plan over some objections, placing the oil and gas revenues into a long term trust. After three years, the city will be allowed to take out up to five percent of the funds per year, but must wait at least 15 years to spend the full amount.
Mayor Greg Dumars says the city is leaving a legacy of long term financial stability.
"Our citizens, down the road, are going to be incredibly thankful when they have $500,000 a year coming in – lifetime from these oil royalties. Maybe even more than that," said Dumars.
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Upper Gwynedd Township Police are investigating a distraction burglary that victimized an 82-year-old woman along the 700 block of Garfield Avenue on Thursday.
FOX29 spoke exclusively with the woman. We are not identifying her to protect her identity. She said a man and woman came to her house posing as roofers, when one distracted her while the other stole her safe filled with valuable items including cash and jewelry.
"He said 'I was driving past your house and I saw you had some shingles off'," she said.
According to the victim, the man asked that his daughter come in to the house because it was cold outside. The victim said the woman talked to her for some time while the man pretended to work on the house, citing a warranty that would cover any cost.
She later realized the man stole the safe which had important personal papers, cash and rings her late husband gave her. It also had their wedding bands.
"I really feel sad that this has to happen in this country," she said.
The woman said Chester County authorities contacted her and found her birth certificate there, along with other paperwork that was in the safe. However she does not expect to recover the jewelry.
Upper Gwynedd police are working with Chester County authorities to investigate this incident and believe it may be related to similar cases in Chester County and Bucks County.
FOX29 first told you about the Bucks County case near Quakertown in which a 92-year-old man was duped into giving a man and woman nearly $200 dollars. Police say they too posed as roofers.
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Around 100 Springfield officers made the trip to Cambridge on Wednesday to show their support for fallen MIT officer Sean Collier.
"When one officer goes down we all bleed, and I think that's going to be evident today at MIT," said Springfield Police Commissioner William Fitchet. "I told the officers that this funeral occasion is very important, that it's not just the commonwealth of Massachusetts, it's not just the United States of America. It's the entire world that is going to be watching, and it's very important."
Two busloads of Springfield officers shipped out to the eastern part of the state around 7 a.m. Wednesday. Many said that being at MIT is especially important since Boston officers made the trip to Springfield last year when officer Kevin Ambrose was killed.
"These officers from Boston came up when Kevin was killed in the line of duty. We'd like to show the same respect they showed Kevin," said Kevin Burnham, the vice president of the patrolman's union for the Springfield Police Department.
"The message is that we all hang together. Hang together and hang tight, and when you hurt one of us you hurt us all," said Fitchet.
And as Collier's family mourns his loss, members of the Springfield Police Department want them to know that their support will not end after the service.
"I think it's very important for the families to know that their loss is our loss and that we are going to support them not just today but for the rest of their lives. They're going to be supported. They are survivors," said Fitchet.
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More than a dozen big buildings in downtown Clearwater will soon be stitched together by cold water pipes -- very cold water, chilled for use by the various buildings' air conditioning systems.
Right now, each structure has its own water chiller. They will all be replaced by a $14 million district cooling plant.
"Just like you pay an electric bill, they're just going to be paying for chilled water service," county real estate management director Paul Sacco told FOX 13 News, "December of 2014 is when we think the plant will be online."
Pinellas County commissioners informally approved the project at a workshop Tuesday. Sacco said that clears the way to solicit customers. Their needs must be calculated into the final plumbing design.
"We can keep adding on chillers at the energy plant, but we don't want to be digging up the road more than once," he said. "So we want to size those lines correctly."
So far, letters of interest have been sent by a downtown condominium and the City of Clearwater, which may use the chilled water at city hall, the downtown library and the police station.
The concept has been used elsewhere for decades.
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Wanda's Picks for August 2011
by Wanda Sabir
This summer I taught an English class – Literature. It was a six week, 7:30-10:20 a.m. class which met Monday-Thursday. It was a great experience for me and I hope for the students, which nonetheless leaves me exhausted mentally with grades to turn in the first week in August, the first week of Ramadan as well.
The prison said our visits, which are legal advocacy visits, are too social, that we spend too much money on the women, whom we buy lunch for from concessions – $10 each. Most of the women we see, the leaders behind bars, don't get visits from family or friends, so most have not had an opportunity to have a pizza or fresh strawberries, a burger or stir-fried vegetables with chicken, just a few of the entries available in the visiting area.
Perhaps the fact that we hug the women, listen attentively to their stories and then try to match their needs with services – a task which the California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP) is sorely understaffed to meet, is what really disturbs the prison authorities. But we keep soldiering on with the hope that more people, especially attorneys, will volunteer for the California Habeas Project and join Legal Services for Prisoners with Children and the California Coalition for Women Prisoners and get involved. Visit www.womenprisoners.org.
I think at this point that the idea of connection and being connected is a conscious act. This idea was reinforced when I saw a film recently, Tiffany Shlain's "Connected, An Autobiography about Love, Death and Technology," where Shlain shows scientifically and humorously the human need to be with other people and how underutilized this potential is. Why aren't we maximizing that desire, which is pleasurable – this need to connect, to make the world better?
I love the idea that natural highs – a high not chemically induced – is natural to those who are connected and connecting regularly. How many Facebook friends do you have? How many tweeters do you follow?
The other work that reinforces the importance of connection is "The Dislocation Express," performed by AXIS Dance Company and Dandelion Dance Company, three acts in public spaces beginning in Berkeley at the Ed Roberts Center then traveling to the Walnut Creek or Powell Street BART Stations for the next Act – the ride itself a part of the performance July 24-30.
Location is a place where one feels centered or present. Its opposite, dislocation, is a place where one is absent, even if one has a physical presence. What is real is whatever one thinks is real – reality mutable. If we don't acknowledge it, is the forest really empty? Timber stacked neatly in front of someone else's fireplace?
There was no printed program at the first performance, but a navigator gave us a synopsis about what to expect. Some people were sitting on the ground in a circle – a chain marked its edges; others were seated in chairs and then there were a few non-actors like myself standing.
A Berkeley late afternoon in late July meant the weather was warm, not cool, though that might have changed once the sun, declining as we waited, disappeared. In the center of the circle, a woman in a wheelchair sat. Two other actors stood next to her. One held an umbrella – more for show or perhaps to shield her mistress from the sun?
The story is of a woman who felt dislocated, disconnected, distanced and alone when in fact she was surrounded by a huge cast of characters. Perhaps they weren't who she was looking for?
Each cast member in his or her way tried to help the character see them. She in turn would speed up and try to leave them behind her. She was running away and crashing into herself at the same time.
Act 1 seemed to be a failed attempt to connect. Act II, which I saw the almost a week later in Walnut Creek, was more character driven – more dialogue, less dance, less music – the distance between the performers and the audience a huge variable. I wonder if the idea was the physically disconnect and budding connections?
On the BART train leaving Ashby on its way to Walnut Creek, it was a fun people watching as dancers, some in wheelchairs, performed along with passengers. Does connection count when the audience is captive? Later on next to the station once we were again in a theater space – a ritual created just outside the entrance where people connected a little better. Connection seems to last when it isn't forced. Listen to an interview with the artistic directors on wandaspicks.asmnetwork.org (July 27).
So if life is a train ride – its length the track we are on – then to reach one's destination we have to take those necessary steps to get connected and stay connected before we look up and all those we hold dear and all those we hold close and in awe are gone. I am thinking about Sister Captain Gloria 3X, later Deputy Sheriff Karimah Ali, who made her transition July 2, 2011, a month after Brother Geronimo ji Jaga made his ascension, June 2, 2011, and Brother Nazim Hakim Ahmad, whose services were June 30, 2011. He was one of the founders of San Francisco Juneteenth Festival.
We had a Muslim Unity in the Community ANWF weekend July 16, and with Geronimo's commemorations at Eastside and deFremery – well I missed Dr. DeGruy and Randall Robinson. It was so wonderful to see my elders, some pushing 90 and 90-plus at deFremery speak about Al Islam and why it is their chosen path. I am still flowing. The following week there were two events, one a Family Run Walk at the San Leandro Marina and a Unity Dinner in Fruitvale with the Latino community.
Disconnected, connected.
I am reading a book, "Children of Fire: A History of African Americans," by Thomas C. Holt. It isn't a fast read and I have had to reread parts of the book read while I was tired. When I saw the reference to the Jaga people – Geronimo's name – I had to smile. And the way he tells the story of the Maafa is certainly a twist on the story I was not aware of. He starts with the first 20 Africans' arrival in Jamestown in 1619 and then shows us what historic events precipitated their arrival. Fascinating.
On the fly
Aug. 4-7 is the National Brotherhood of Cyclists Conference at the Marriott Hotel, Oakland. For registration, visit http://www.thenbc.org/. Listen to an interview with conference organizers Pat Baxter and Douglas Milton July 15 on www.wandaspicks.asmnetwork.org.
TaSin Sabir's exhibit, "Visual Word: Poetry through Photography," is up at the Joyce Gordon Gallery in downtown Oakland through Aug. 29. Keep your eyes open for a Maafa Hurricane Katrina-Gulf Region Poetry Reading, Fundraiser and Update and program Aug. 29; we are thinking about a closing event at Joyce Gordon Gallery, but it's not yet confirmed.
The Siddis or African Indian Quilting exhibit, curated by Drs. Henry John Drewal and Sarah Kahn, at MoAD is phenomenal. Visit www.moadsf.org – don't miss it. And Stanford's Cantor Art Museum is opening its African Galleries this month. Kevin Epps' "The Black Rock" screens Friday, Aug. 12, 7 p.m., at the deYoung Museum's Koret Auditorium in Golden Gate Park. Free tickets will be distributed in front of the theater at 6 p.m. while they last. Seating is limited and first come, first served.
AfroSolo continues through October with "A Concert for Peace" Aug. 6, 1-3 p.m., at Yerba Buena Center Gardens in San Francisco. Visit http://www.afrosolo.org. Don't forget to listen into Wanda's Picks Radio Show, twice a week, Wednesdays 6-7 a.m. PT and Friday 8-10 a.m. PT, at www.wandaspicks.asmnetwork.org or (347) 237-4610 for the listener line. August should be Ms. Rhonda Benin Month. Not only is she teaching a jazz camp for girls at the Jazz School in Berkeley Aug. 8-12, she has concerts on Aug. 13 and 26, both 8 p.m., at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, the Ritz Carlton in Half Moon Bay Aug. 25, Art and Soul Aug. 21, 2 p.m., and the Golden Gate Friends Jazz Series Aug. 28, 4 p.m., which is free. Visit http://www.rhondabenin.com/.
Bay View Arts Editor Wanda Sabir can be reached at email@example.com. Visit her website at www.wandaspicks.com throughout the month for updates to Wanda's Picks, her blog, photos and Wanda's Picks Radio. Her shows are streamed live Wednesdays at 6-7 a.m. and Fridays at 8-10 a.m., can be heard by phone at (347) 237-4610 and are archived on the Afrikan Sistahs' Media Network.
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The National Rifle Association has gained more than 100,000 new members since Adam Lanza, 20, walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown and killed 20 children and six adults, according to Politico.
According to the article on Politico, the number of paid members jumped from 4.1 million to 4.2 million in the 18 days following the school shooting.
Mike Allen of the NRA told Politico, "Our goal is to get to 5 million before the debate is over."
All those new members have NRA officials seeing dollar signs as well. Every new membership costs $25, adding up to $2.5 million for the organization.
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The district says on its website that students will still have access to harder balls during gym and intramural activities. It says there's less of a concern about an errant throw hitting a child in those settings.
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I am looking for a 6 volt generator (voltage regulator type) to rebuild for one of my 53 Cubs. The previous owner of this tractor had attempted to mount a JOHN DEERE generator on this poor machine. If any of you have a core that needs a new lease on life, contact me and we can strike a deal.
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You might check Wengers or J.P. tractor salvage for a good used 6V generator. You might also check E-bay for a possible deal.
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Give David a try at Chown Tractor Parts. They ship to the US daily and if I remember correctly they had a couple of generators hanging around. If you just want the core and are going to rewind it, I think they have one or two of those as well.
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Many people consider themselves to be a collector. Stamps, books and art are often the passions of one's collection. Often, these items are worth far more than it appears because of their rarity or the demand for the article. So, do we call a person that acquires a large number of pets a collector? In fact we don't. The definition of this type of person is a "hoarder." Animal hoarding is a human behavior that involves the keeping of a high number of animals as pets without having the ability to properly house or care for them. It is not uncommon for an animal hoarder to deny their inability to manage this population appropriately. Animal hoarding can lead to serious dangers to health, both for the pets and the owners, because of the sanitation issues that housing animals entails, as well as the medical needs of domestic pets. Though we understand this behavior to be a human condition, the animals suffer severely.
On a recent trip to the Ashtabula Animal Protective League, 17 small-breed dogs were taken in from a hoarding situation. Now residing at the shelter, these dogs are learning trust and love – and are progressing beautifully. Like a rare piece of art, these pets are worth far more than one might think. And, it is our responsibility to make sure they are treasured like one's fine china collection would be.


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LEESVILLE, La. (KALB News Channel 5) The Leesville Police Dept. released the following arrest stats for October 25-31, 2013.
Brandon Coty Bennett, 27, booked October 30, for Contempt of Court FTA-Arraignment. Bond: $5,000.00
Deanna Dowden Bordelon, 32, booked October 27, for Theft over $500 and Possession of CDS-Schedule II. Bond: $7,000.00
Jimmy Alvis Brooks, 20, booked October 26, for Driving Under Suspension and Speeding 10 Over. Bond: $1,000.00
Cassandra Chapman, 22, booked October 25, for Prohibited Acts-Drug Paraphernalia. Bond: $1,000.00
David Robert Coffin, 36, booked October 26, for Theft by Shoplifting. Bond: $1,000.00
Brenda Dunn, 56, booked October 28, for Theft by Shoplifting. Bond: $1,000.00
George Michael Evans, 28, booked October 30, for Criminal Trespass-Immovable Land/Structure. Bond: $500.00
Trevon Devante Hairston, 18, booked October 30, for Simple Assault and Criminal Damage to Property. Bond: $2,000.00
Frank James Hamby II, 45, booked October 25, for Schedule II-Manuf/Distrib/Possess with Intent and Prohibited Acts-Drug Paraphernalia, OWI-2nd, Improper Lane Usage, Failure to Change Address and Possession of Alcoholic Beverages in Motor Vehicle. Bond: $2,428.00
Roger D. Jeane, 53, booked October 25, for Following too Close with Accident, Driving under Suspension and Careless Operation. Bond: $1,500.00
Christopher Dwayne Johnson, 22, booked October 30, for Contempt of Court FTA- Arraignment. Bond: $5,000.00
Timothy Brent Kellam, 27, booked October 29, for Simple Criminal Damage to Property. Bond: $3,500.00
Kristen Lynn Legg, 23, booked October 29, for Simple Battery. Bond: $1,000.00
Terrence Obryan Reynolds, 28, booked October 29, for Domestic Abuse Battery. Bond: $10,000.00
Kerry Edwin Vaughan, 49, booked October 28, for Careless Operation with Accident and Driving Under Suspension. Bond: $1,000.00
Claude Jason Willis, 35, booked October 27, for Hit and Run, Reckless Operation, Vehicular Negligent Injuring, OWI-4th and Over and Vehicle Entering Highway from Private Road. Bond: $12,502.
James Edward Wilson, 27, booked October 30, for Driving Under Suspension and License Plate Light. Bond: $1,000.00


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Foods and beverages sold at school outside of the federally reimbursable school nutrition programs are referred to as competitive foods because they compete with the traditional school lunch as a nutrition source. There are important concerns about the contribution of nutrients and total calories from competitive foods to the daily diets of school-age children and adolescents.
Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools offers both reviews and recommendations about appropriate nutrition standards and guidance for the sale, content, and consumption of foods and beverages at school, with attention given to foods and beverages offered in competition with federally reimbursable meals and snacks. It is sure to be an invaluable resource to parents, federal and state government agencies, educators and schools, health care professionals, food manufacturers, industry trade groups, media, and those involved in consumer advocacy.
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There are still a few showers falling in south Georgia, Wednesday night, but thankfully we are about to start drying out after several days of heavy rain.
Dougherty County Public Works crews are still working to pump water out of flooded areas and Albany crews are trying to lower the level of holding ponds that filled to the brim.
Those crews say, without flood prevention efforts, the problems we're dealing with now could be worse.
Dougherty County Public Works Assistant Director Chuck Mathis shows off one of ten pumps installed around the county to help push water out of holding ponds and into the Flint River.
The county used SPLOST money to buy the pumps following floods in 2009. Mathis says if it weren't for them, flooding on Pine Bluff Road could be a lot worse.
"When we didn't have this here we had flooding that went out further than it does here. All up and down War Eagle here and down East St.," said Mathis.
City of Albany Public Works crews were also out Wednesday continuing cleanup efforts by draining holding ponds.
"We've had crews running nonstop for the past three days," said City of Albany Sewer Superintendent Ann Zimmer-Shepherd.
Officials worked to lower the level of holding ponds before the heavy rain, preventing major flooding.
"The holding ponds are our way of being able to store the runoff. At this time we're trying to move water the best we can downstream," said Zimmer-Shepherd.
Now both departments have warnings for you at home on how to stay safe in flood conditions and help avoid major flooding in your area.
"If a road is blocked off then don't go through that water because we don't know the conditions of the road beds and how the water has deteriorated it," said Mathis.
"It's always useful if people can keep their storm drains clean. Make sure they don't put their yard debris in a place where it can be rushed into the gullies and then be carried into the catch basins because we have thousands of them and it very difficult to keep up with keeping all of them clean," said Zimmer-Shepherd.
That will help prevent conditions like this the next time heavy rain falls.
The Flint River level was low because of several years of drought, so even with all this rain, the River will not reach flood stage.
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There are a lot of implementations out there, but one I would like to describe is using pure JDK concurrent framework classes: DelayedQueue and Delayed interface.
Let me start with simple (and empty) interface which defines the work item. I am skipping the implementation details like properties and methods as those are not important.
package com.example.delayed; public interface WorkItem { // Some properties and methods here }
The next class in our model will represent the postponed work item and implement Delayed interface. There are just few basic concepts to take into account: the delay itself and the actual time the respective work item has been submitted. This is how expiration would be calculated. So let's do that by introducing PostponedWorkItem class.
package com.example.delayed; import java.util.concurrent.Delayed; import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit; public class PostponedWorkItem implements Delayed { private final long origin; private final long delay; private final WorkItem workItem; public PostponedWorkItem( final WorkItem workItem, final long delay ) { this.origin = System.currentTimeMillis(); this.workItem = workItem; this.delay = delay; } @Override public long getDelay( TimeUnit unit ) { return unit.convert( delay - ( System.currentTimeMillis() - origin ), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS ); } @Override public int compareTo( Delayed delayed ) { if( delayed == this ) { return 0; } if( delayed instanceof PostponedWorkItem ) { long diff = delay - ( ( PostponedWorkItem )delayed ).delay; return ( ( diff == 0 ) ? 0 : ( ( diff < 0 ) ? -1 : 1 ) ); } long d = ( getDelay( TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS ) - delayed.getDelay( TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS ) ); return ( ( d == 0 ) ? 0 : ( ( d < 0 ) ? -1 : 1 ) ); } }
As you can see, we create new instance of the class and save the current system time in internal origin property. The getDelayed method calculates the actual time left before work item gets expired. The delay is external setting which comes as constructor parameter. The mandatory implementation of Comparable<Delayed> is required as Delayed extends this interface.
Now, we are mostly done! To complete the example, let's make sure that same work item won't be submitted twice to the work queue by implementing equals and hashCode (implemenation is pretty trivial and should not require any comments).
public class PostponedWorkItem implements Delayed { ... @Override public int hashCode() { final int prime = 31; int result = 1; result = prime * result + ( ( workItem == null ) ? 0 : workItem.hashCode() ); return result; } @Override public boolean equals( Object obj ) { if( this == obj ) { return true; } if( obj == null ) { return false; } if( !( obj instanceof PostponedWorkItem ) ) { return false; } final PostponedWorkItem other = ( PostponedWorkItem )obj; if( workItem == null ) { if( other.workItem != null ) { return false; } } else if( !workItem.equals( other.workItem ) ) { return false; } return true; } }
The last step is to introduce some kind of manager which will scheduled work items and periodically polls out expired ones: meet WorkItemScheduler class.
package com.example.delayed; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.Collection; import java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue; import java.util.concurrent.DelayQueue; public class WorkItemScheduler { private final long delay = 2000; // 2 seconds private final BlockingQueue< PostponedWorkItem > delayed = new DelayQueue< PostponedWorkItem >(); public void addWorkItem( final WorkItem workItem ) { final PostponedWorkItem postponed = new PostponedWorkItem( workItem, delay ); if( !delayed.contains( postponed )) { delayed.offer( postponed ); } } public void process() { final Collection< PostponedWorkItem > expired = new ArrayList< PostponedWorkItem >(); delayed.drainTo( expired ); for( final PostponedWorkItem postponed: expired ) { // Do some real work here with postponed.getWorkItem() } } }
Usage of BlockingQueue guarantees thread safety and high level of concurrency. The process method should be run periodically in order to drain work items queue. It could be annotated by @ Scheduled annotation from Spring Framework or by EJB's @Schedule annotation from JEE 6.
Reference: Using Delayed queues in practice from our JCG partner Andriy Redko at the Andriy Redko {devmind} blog.
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