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The Importance Of Dive Tables
Posted by Chris White on Sat, Aug 09, 2014 @ 06:48 PM
The Importance of Dive Tables
Thomas Gronfeldt
With inexpensive dive computers on every wrist these days, do we even need dive tables anymore? Yes, in fact, we do.
There was a time when dive computers were for the few, the most dedicated or simply the most flush with cash. The sheer cost of a dive computer meant that most divers went without one, relying instead on a waterproof watch and an analog depth gauge. These were the days of dive planning and dive tables. Before a dive, divers would plan the maximum depth of the dive, which was not to be exceeded, and a maximum time for the dive based on the data their dive tables gave them. Once the dive was completed, the nitrogen load of the dive would be calculated using the table. And based on this, the timing, depth, and duration of the next dive could be planned.
But as Morse's Law came into effect (any new technology will double its processing power and halve its price roughly every 18 months), dive computers have become accessible for every diver who wants one. Small, inexpensive and all very capable of giving you dive time, depth, remaining dive time and surface time between dives, computers have become for many divers a key piece of gear. I use one myself. And several organizations either have or are considering making the switch completely to the point where dive computers are taught during dive classes and dive tables are left completely out of the equation.
The reasons given in support of this policy are quite good: dive computers are everywhere and inexpensive enough that any diver can afford one, they allow for longer dives due to their on-going calculations of nitrogen loads (rather than calculating the diver as having spent the entire dive at the maximum logged depth, as the tables do), they're reliable, safe and much easier to learn how to use for a new diver than the dive table and its principles are. So from one perspective, safety would be enhanced by using computers instead of tables.
But we should be cautious about throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Having access to dive computers is great, and it's a great safety asset for divers, but that shouldn't mean we completely discard dive tables. Why? There are a number of reasons:
Dive tables are universal
. Dive computers are all slightly different from one another, both in design, user interface and in the algorithm that calculates dive times (hence the warning never to do to consecutive dives on different computers). A dive table is not this way. If you find yourself without a dive computer, the table can always take over. And by making sure all divers are able to plan a dive according to a dive table, there will be no confusion over which computer's data is used.
Dive tables don't crap out
. Yes, dive computers are safe and reliable. But they're not 100 percent reliable. I have seen dive computers crap out during dives and on diving holidays, and I've had it happen to me. The normal advice when this happens is simple: stop diving for 24 hours to allow complete nitrogen degassing. However, if you've logged all your dives using a dive table you're able to continue diving (after ending the dive at the moment the computer dies, of course) using any means of depth and time measuring available. That could be a backup computer in gauge mode, watch and depth gauge or a watch with a built-in depth gauge. Some of the more experienced divers out there will even make a note - mental or on a writing slate - of the time allowed at the maximum depth of their planned dive, just in case. If you have not kept a continuing log for all your repetitive dives and all you have is the dive computer's log, there's no other option than to abstain from diving for a full 24 hours should your computer fail.
Dive tables prepare divers for more advanced planning
. As divers progress in skills and experience, they may start learning how to dive with more advanced gasses in their tanks. And part of knowing how to dive with Nitrox, Helitrox or Trimix is the ability to do depth and dive time calculations based on dive tables - tables that are somewhat more complex than the ones used for diving on normal air, to boot. Knowing how to use the basic tables prepares you for learning how to use the advanced ones. And it doesn't look like the requirement to be able to plan and calculate your dive and gas needs will go away from Nitrox courses or tec diving courses anytime soon.
Dive tables are good practice
. For many divers I've observed, it isn't until they log their dives that the reality of nitrogen load really dawns on them. Working their way up the letters indicating nitrogen load is a very tangible way of experiencing that for each dive they came closer to their body's maximum capacity for dispelling nitrogen. A dive computer doesn't have the same effect on most people - there's something too abstract about the digital numbers. So, in particular for new divers, it's a good learning experience to work with tables.
The bottom line is that I believe dive computers have, in fact, made diving safer. But just like ABS braking systems and anti-skid systems in cars shouldn't make us lazy drivers and unable to stay safe without them, dive computers should never take the place of the diver's brain. Use them as an additional layer of planning and safety, but don't let them replace sound judgment, good planning and reasonable conservatism. And dive tables – don't forget the dive tables.
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Any good sushi place around Beverly Center for quick lunch?
It's very hard to find any decent sushi for lunch around Beverly Center. I love Famima on Sunset, but little too far, and their sushi isn't that good. ( I think they get it from Sushi Boy... Sometimes they seem kinda old too...) Any suggestions on sushi for quick grabs around this area?
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i can't vouch for it, but i thought i'd mention it: there's a sushi mac in the shopping center on the southeast corner of la cienega and third. it's kind of fast-food sushi, which is potentially horrific, but i don't really know, as i've never been.
in the same shopping center is Mishima, which isn't all sushi, but they have some combos of noodles and rolls, etc.
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actually, Sushi Mac is not too bad, IF you know what you're in for. It is fast food sushi, but not like something you'd get at the local mall food court. You sit at the bar, and everything--yes, every plate--is $2.50. Lots of fake crab and spicy tuna type things, but I've definitely had worse. Drinks are self serve. And it's FAST. Cash only, but there is an ATM in the restaurant. If you have a limited budget, or are in a hurry, or just want to eat copious amounts of sushi without spending over $15, this is an OK alternative.
Also, Kado is now open over in Farmer's Market above the Sur La Table. Haven't been yet, though.
there's a place on the corner of beverly and croft, just a few blocks east of beverly center which is pretty good for average style sushi. their specials are always good and it gets crowded so there is good turnover. I think it is called sushi cafe but I am not sure on that.
Cafe Sushi on Beverly just East of La Cienaga on the north side. They are reasonably priced and they make good specialty rolls.
Oh, and they also have oysters.
It's across from Taco Belch.
If you want quick and decent, California Teriyaki and Sushi (I'm pretty sure that's the name) in the mini-mall on Wilshire at Crescent Heights is a good choice. Lots of specialty rolls to choose from (along with regular sushi), and I just love their Avocado Salad. I swear I crave that thing weekly!
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I love the Simpsons reference in your handle.
I wonder where the original poster decided to go after discovering that the Beverly Center actually has quite a few options nearby for lunch sushi.
re: SauceSupreme
Thanks for getting the reference (I'm guessing not many do)!
I just thought of somewhere else, though I'm not positive it's open for lunch and I don't know the name (I know, very helpful). It's a relatively new place on La Cienega, south of the Beverly Center, where San Vicente makes it difficult to move around, on the east side of the street (sorry this is so vague!).
I think it starts with an O...and there's a patio outside. Anyway, we've had some fantastic sashimi there, along with great service. Next time I go, I'll note the name!
Hirozen is my favorite, but I'd also recommend Boss Sushi on La Cienega (just south of Wilshire). Great for lunch, not crazy expensive, and easy parking.
Went to Hirozen last night. Had a wonderful omakase, and even extended it beyond because I wanted to see how the uni tasted. Everything was great all around. Pics below are the
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Nice.. Im debating rather or not I should try this.. a gun shop not to far away has them for 15.99 in this months flyer..
the problem is other then PDF format the only way to get a printed flyer form them is to visit the shop.. which is like 10 miles away.. with gas prices im wondering if it's worth while to goto the shop grab their flyer then goto gander and get a price match..
gas is 4 bucks a gal here
If it ain't on slick deals.. i ain't buying it.
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my gander calls them to verify stock and price, they didnt ask for a flyer
11.99 would be an awesome price though!
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while you're there pick up the berkley gulp quart for free after $8 m.i.r. ...that is if your store has it...like page 3 in the ad i believe
The gun shop is'nt a chain they've got 2 locations that's it.. Regular shooters know them by name but im not sure people at GM will.. Then again I guess it's worth a shot.
does it matter as long as its a store that has it in stock?
If they have'nt heard of the store they are price matching against.. but I could be wrong.. You can never tell..
Hell I remember this time (completely off the subject) I had a best buy ad for a printer.. normally sold for 150 they had it on sale for like 75 bucks.
office max had a 155% price guarantee.. I went to a office max that just happen to be next door to a best buy.. I had the AD in hand and got thrown out of the store by the manager.. she told me she would'nt honor it and threw me and my friend out of the store..
She said I was only buying it from them to get the PM.. well DUH!
I was only like 16 at the time, I should have raised a stink with corp HQ.. it was a MANAGER after all not some lowly grunt.
just went and bought some...i told her i wanted to price match scheels at 16.99....she didnt even call them. adjusted the price and out the door i went
then again my store is pretty lenient, they had no problem going from 49.99 to walmarts 28.97 on .40sw
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Thanks for the deal. I have a GSG-5PK that I SBR'd and the kids and I have not been able to put it down. I may grab a few boxes. I'm saving a lot by not shooting my expensive ammo. ;-)
mills fleet farm has it on sale now for $14.99. so anyways after gander price match...$10.99 after rebate. Rebate form says sale ends 5/4 but local manager stated its a typo and theyll still accept the rebates til 5/14
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In case anyone is in the Columbus, OH area Vance's Shooting Supply (Buckeye Outdoor) has the .22 ammo on sale for $15.99. You can PM to them since they're within 30 miles of Columbus.
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Let me tell you about something.
Distractions and amusements, with a sandwich and coffee.
The Genome Research cover design takes a fun and illustrative approach to visualization. It's both art and science — in a 4:1 ratio.
The cover image accompanies the article by Cydney Nielsen from our visualization group, describing her Spark tool for visualization epigenetics data.
Nielsen CB, Younesy H, O'Geen H, Xu X, Jackson AR, et al. (2012) Spark: A navigational paradigm for genomic data exploration. Genome Res 22: 2262-2269.
Instead of a literal depiction of output from Spark, the final design presents what appears to be necklaces of the kind of tiles that Spark uses for its visual presentation. I took a chance that Genome Research had a sense of humor. Luckily, they did and accepted the design for the cover.
Colored tiles are playfully suspended on vertical strings to illustrate how Spark, presented in this issue, uses clustering to group genomic regions (tiles) with similar data patterns (colored heatmaps) and facilitates genome-wide data exploration. — Genome Research 22 (11)
The image was published on the November 2012 issue of cover of Genome Research.
I had two other covers published this year: the PNAS cover accompanied our manuscript about mouse vasculature development and the Trends in Genetics cover was commissioned.
Thinking about design ideas for the cover, I looked to the kind of visual motifs that Spark used for inspiration. Immediately the colorful tiles, which represent clustered data tracks, stood out.
Spark's output is very stylized, colorful and high contrast. It was important to preserve this aesthetic in the design. I also wanted to incorporate the idea of clustering in the design, as well as the concept that the clusters represented data from different parts of the genome.
While it was not important to illustrate how Spark organizes and analyzed data explicitly — in fact, I wanted these aspects to be subtle — it was important that the cover illustration had connections to Spark at several levels.
Spark was created by Cydney Nielsen, who works with me at the Genome Sciences Center. It is designed to mitigate the difficulties arising from the fact that genome-wide data is typically scattered across thousands of points of interest.
Genome browsers integrate diverse data sets by plotting them as vertically stacked tracks across a common genomic x-axis. Genome browsers are designed for viewing local regions of interest (e.g. an individual gene) and are frequently used during the initial data inspection and exploration phases.
Most genome browsers support zooming along the genome coordinate. This type of overview is not always useful because it produces a summary across a continuous genomic range (e.g. chromosome 1) and not across the subset of regions that are of interest (e.g. genes on chromosome 1). Spark addresses this shortcoming and provides a way to help answer questions like: What are the common data patterns across genes start sites in my data set?
Spark's visualization is driven by clustering data tracks (e.g. ChIP-seq coverage) from across equivalent regions (e.g. gene start sites). The clustered tracks are displayed as heatmaps, with each row being a data track and each column a windowed region of the genome.
With fond memories of Monte Carlo simulations from my physics days, I set out to simulate some realistic-looking, but entirely synthetic, Spark cluster tiles.
My first idea was a design which would show these tiles falling, perhaps accumulating on a pile on the ground. Quick prototypes of this idea were disappointing. The tiles appeared flimsy and too complex, while the image was largely empty. I spent several hours messing around with the rotation and pseudo-3D layout, but could not find anything that was satisfying.
I thought to do this right would require a proper simulation within a 3D system.
To address the fact that the tiles felt flimsy and overly complicated and the design lacked depth, I simplified the tile simulation to generate 5x5 tiles. These simpler representations still embodied how Spark displayed data, but did so minimally.
To keep with the idea that the clusters come from different regions of the genome, I thought of arranging them along line segments. Unlike the design in which the tiles were falling, this constrained the layout significantly and allowed me to play with the design to make it look like the clusters were draped over it. By casting a light shadow behind each string of tiles, a subtle 3D effect could be achieved while still keeping the design within a plane.
There are 11 orientations of tiles created by rotating a thin square around the vertical axis with a slight forward tilt. There are 5 rotations to the left and right at angles 10, 26, 46, 66 and 80 degrees. The rotation was achieved using Illustrator's Extrude and Bevel 3D filter.
The layout and rotation of the tiles was inspired by Flight and Fall by Rachel Nottingham, a mobile of paper birds.
I wanted to keep the layout of the spark tiles pleasant, without being too organized. I find this to be a difficult balance to achieve — natural randomness is deceptively difficult to create by hand.
Four different versions of the design were submitted to Genome Research. I was happiest with the treatment in which the tiles maintained their color and the Spark clusters were projected as tones of white. This designed felt more solid and punchy — I feel like you can reach out and touch one of those strings.
Sources of noise in experiments can be mitigated and assessed by nested designs. This kind of experimental design naturally models replication, which was the topic of last month's column.
Nested designs are appropriate when we want to use the data derived from experimental subjects to make general statements about populations. In this case, the subjects are random factors in the experiment, in contrast to fixed factors, such as we've seen previously.
In ANOVA analysis, random factors provide information about the amount of noise contributed by each factor. This is different from inferences made about fixed factors, which typically deal with a change in mean. Using the F-test, we can determine whether each layer of replication (e.g. animal, tissue, cell) contributes additional variation to the overall measurement.
Krzywinski, M., Altman, N. & Blainey, P. (2014) Points of Significance: Nested designs Nature Methods 11:977-978.
Blainey, P., Krzywinski, M. & Altman, N. (2014) Points of Significance: Replication Nature Methods 11:879-880.
Krzywinski, M. & Altman, N. (2014) Points of Significance: Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and blocking Nature Methods 11:699-700.
Krzywinski, M. & Altman, N. (2014) Points of Significance: Designing Comparative Experiments Nature Methods 11:597-598.
It's fitting that the column published just before Labor day weekend is all about how to best allocate labor.
Replication is used to decrease the impact of variability from parts of the experiment that contribute noise. For example, we might measure data from more than one mouse to attempt to generalize over all mice.
It's important to distinguish technical replicates, which attempt to capture the noise in our measuring apparatus, from biological replicates, which capture biological variation. The former give us no information about biological variation and cannot be used to directly make biological inferences. To do so is to commit pseudoreplication. Technical replicates are useful to reduce the noise so that we have a better chance to detect a biologically meaningful signal.
Blainey, P., Krzywinski, M. & Altman, N. (2014) Points of Significance: Replication Nature Methods 11:879-880.
Krzywinski, M. & Altman, N. (2014) Points of Significance: Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and blocking Nature Methods 11:699-700.
Krzywinski, M. & Altman, N. (2014) Points of Significance: Designing Comparative Experiments Nature Methods 11:597-598.
I was commissioned by Scientific American to create an information graphic that showed how our genomes are more similar to those of the chimp and bonobo than to the gorilla.
I had about 5 x 5 inches of print space to work with. For 4 genomes? No problem. Bring out the Hilbert curve!
To accompany the piece, I will be posting to the Scientific American blog about the process of creating the figure. And to emphasize that the genome is not a blueprint!
As part of this project, I created some Hilbert curve art pieces. And while exploring, found thousands of Hilbertonians!
Celebrate Pi Approximation Day (July 22nd) with the art of arm waving. This year I take the first 10,000 most accurate approximations (m/n, m=1..10,000) and look at their accuracy.
I turned to the spiral again after applying it to stack stacked ring plots of frequency distributions in Pi for the 2014 Pi Day.
Our 10th Points of Significance column! Continuing with our previous discussion about comparative experiments, we introduce ANOVA and blocking. Although this column appears to introduce two new concepts (ANOVA and blocking), you've seen both before, though under a different guise.
If you know the t-test you've already applied analysis of variance (ANOVA), though you probably didn't realize it. In ANOVA we ask whether the variation within our samples is compatible with the variation between our samples (sample means). If the samples don't all have the same mean then we expect the latter to be larger. The ANOVA test statistic (F) assigns significance to the ratio of these two quantities. When we only have two-samples and apply the t-test, t2 = F.
ANOVA naturally incorporates and partitions sources of variation—the effects of variables on the system are determined based on the amount of variation they contribute to the total variation in the data. If this contribution is large, we say that the variation can be "explained" by the variable and infer an effect.
We discuss how data collection can be organized using a randomized complete block design to account for sources of uncertainty in the experiment. This process is called blocking because we are blocking the variation from a known source of uncertainty from interfering with our measurements. You've already seen blocking in the paired t-test example, in which the subject (or experimental unit) was the block.
We've worked hard to bring you 20 pages of statistics primers (though it feels more like 200!). The column is taking a month off in August, as we shrink our error bars.
Krzywinski, M. & Altman, N. (2014) Points of Significance: Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Blocking Nature Methods 11:699-700.
Krzywinski, M. & Altman, N. (2014) Points of Significance: Designing Comparative Experiments Nature Methods 11:597-598.
Krzywinski, M. & Altman, N. (2014) Points of Significance: Comparing Samples — Part I — t-tests Nature Methods 11:215-216.
Krzywinski, M. & Altman, N. (2013) Points of Significance: Significance, P values and t-tests Nature Methods 10:1041-1042.


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Link: IBM Research: Ponder this
There is an archive of old problems and solutions going back to May 1988.Quote:
You are cordially invited to match wits with some of the best minds in IBM Research.
Seems some of us can't see a problem without wanting to take a crack at solving it. Does that sound like you? Good. Forge ahead and ponder this month's problem. We'll post a new one every month, and allow a month for you to submit solutions (we may even publish submitted answers, especially if they're correct). We usually won't reply individually to submitted solutions but every few days we will update a list of people who answered correctly. At the beginning of the next month, we'll post the answer.
I must confess that I have had a look at a few of the problems and the ones I looked at I would not have been able to solve. I did think that some here might like the site though.


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What do you think about a storyline where AJ Styles joins Daniels and Kazarian in a next few weeks and forms Fourtune with another member? I know it's highly unlikely but since AJ has nothing else to do after losing a shot at WHC, and WTTCOTW are probably out of the WTTC picture, would this be a good storyline for them to make an impact on Impact?
While I wouldn't mind Fortune re-forming, I think it would be better if they were faces forced to come together to fight against Aces & 8's. I feel that TNA could build up A&8's to run roughshod on the whole company and force Hogan to do the one thing left possible.
Hogan could ask Fortune to come back together for one last run for the good of the whole company. In the first few weeks we could have the whole trust issues between the whole group before week by week, Fortune realise that they have no choice but to work together or get destroyed.
This could lead to the final showdown between Fortune and A&8's at BFG 2013 with Fortune facing off against A&8's throughout the PPV.
We could have matches like:
AJ vs Aries (aligned with A&8's to regain the championship)
Beer Money vs MCMG (could be the first time that Beer Money team up since they broke up)
Kaz vs someone like DOC
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Sunday, November 23, 2014
A Cincinnati Police officer and firefighter
were injured after they were struck while responding to crashes on
westbound Ronald Reagan Highway Saturday morning. District
Four Officer Jeff Share was responding to an overturned 2003 Acura when
the driver of a Ford Five Hundred struck the Acura, pinning Share
between the car and retaining wall.Officer Share was able to free
himself and extricate the driver of the Acura. They were both
transported to University Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.A
short time later, a Cincinnati Fire Department ladder truck was struck
head-on by a Nissan Maxima, according to a press release from
Cincinnati's Traffic Unit. Fire Officer Robin Woods was knocked to the
ground from the impact.Officer Woods was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital where he was treated and released.The
westbound lanes of Ronald Reagan Highway reopened around 1 p.m. after
being closed for se... [ more ]
Sunday, November 23, 2014
A firefighter was transported to a hospital Saturday morning after giving his breathing mask to a victim at a Springfield fire.Fire officials responded to Roosevelt Avenue at around 7:18 a.m. for a fire on the sixth floor of a 7-story building. A
lieutenant was transported to Bay State Medical Center after giving his
breathing mask to a victim who was burned on the left side. He suffered
cardiac arrest. He is in good health and is with his family, according
to officials. The cause of the fire was determined to be a cigarette that was lit close to an oxygen tank. http://www.whdh.com/story/27459085/springfield-firefighter-suffers-cardiac-arrest-during-rescue
Sunday, November 23, 2014
A Florida man ran barefoot from his home to the closest fire station, about
four houses away. Banging on the door, he hollered: "My house is on fire!"
But Neville Morrison, 67, was turned away on Nov. 15 by an emergency medical technician, who
insisted he call 911 and not report the fire in person, fire officials said.
"I said, 'I have no phone,'" Morrison recounted. "I said, 'You can see the blaze coming out
of the roof of my house.' He told me twice to call 911, and then he closed the door with me
standing outside."
Once a neighbor called 911, it took volunteer crews eight minutes to get to the scene. Much
of the house was destroyed, and Morrison's family of five was displaced.
The fire department said the paramedic erred and "has been counseled already."http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/national_world/2014/11/22/fire-station-turns-away-man-reporting-fire.html
Sunday, November 23, 2014
A McKeesport fire truck hit a patch of ice on the ramp from the
McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge, traveled down an embankment and flipped
Kenneth Ferree took several firefighters to the hospital.
"They had some facial injuries, some mouth injuries, they were
bleeding from the head and from the face a little bit," said Ferree.
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Fire broke out Friday morning at Hatton's Carpet in downtown North
Vernon for the second time this month, but fire officials said they do
not believe the two fires are connected.The first fire broke out upstairs in the front of the Hatton's Carpet building on Nov. 5. Friday's fire began in the back of the basement around 6 a.m.The
blaze spread to several other building before it was contained. The
intensity of the fire was massive and firefighters have it contained,
but it's not necessarily under control.The building
housing Hatton's Carpet and several apartments is considered a total
loss and will likely have to be demolished, fire officials said.Weather
played an issue as crews battle the fire Friday morning. The water used
to extinguish ... [ more ]
Sunday, November 23, 2014
A man
set his house on fire and then fatally shot a sheriff's deputy and
wounded another Saturday when they responded to the scene, before he was
shot to death by other law enforcement officers, authorities said.
Deputies and firefighters responded to the blaze about 10:15 a.m.
As the first deputy approached the house, he was fatally shot. The
gunman picked up the deputy's gun, walked down the street and used it to
shoot a second deputy before he was killed, Lt. James McQuaig of the
Leon County Sheriff's Office said.
It wasn't known yet whether anyone was in the home when it was
set on fire. Pockets of flames could still be seen in the smoldering
wreckage hours after the fire was set The
gunman was shot to death by a Tallahassee police officer who lived
nearby and heard the initial shooting. That officer threw on his
bullet-resistant vest — a decision that would later save his life — and
grabbed his gun and ran toward the house, according ... [ more ]
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Sunday, November 23, 2014
A firefighter was injured after he fell off of a roof while battling a two-alarm blaze in Norwood Friday afternoon.
The man's condition was not immediately
available. The fall was captured in news helicopter footage, with one
journalist reporting the victim appeared to be moving his hands.
WBZ reports that he was transported to Brigham and Women's hospital with two broken ankles.
Sunday, November 23, 2014
According to the Hampton County Sheriff's Office, two Yemassee Fire
Department volunteers have been charged with attempted muder and arson.Christopher
Williams and Dominique Thompson are accused of setting fire to the
station and town hall building on Tuesday night. Two people were inside
at the time, but both were able to escape the building.According
to reports, the suspects were fighting with the two people in the
building, prompting the fire. Williams and Thompson are being held at
the Hampton County Jail.Officials are investigating if they may be responsible for other fires.
Friday, November 21, 2014
Four firefighters were injured in a crash on the 210 Freeway in Rancho Cucamonga early Friday morning.Two
cars collided on the westbound lanes at Haven Avenue around 12:26 a.m.
While the California Highway Patrol and firefighters were helping, a
tanker truck plowed into their vehicles. Four firefighters were transported with minor injuries. No one was injured in the first crash.Both crashes remain under investigation.
Friday, November 21, 2014
A 703-page draft of the Dallas Fire-Rescue line-of-duty death report
on Stanley Wilson is far more critical of Deputy Chief Bobby Ross than
the official — and drastically pared-down — version released by the
department weeks ago.The draft, obtained Wednesday through a
public information request, repeatedly takes Ross to task for a highly
criticized decision to send firefighters anywhere near a burning
apartment building long after it was safe to do so. The unofficial
version also slams the department's general sloppiness at the fire
scene.The draft's release raises questions anew about how Chief
Louie Bright III could shut down any further inquiry into Wilson's May
20, 2013, death at a far northeast Dallas condominium complex. He
decided not to discipline anyone then with the simple declaration: "No
one person bears all responsibility."Bright has declined several
interview requests to discuss the matter since the Sept... [ more ]
Friday, November 21, 2014
The International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFS)
continues to move forward with delivery of a Principles of Modern Fire
Attack Program. The ISFSI received funding from the Department of
Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program to deliver
this material at 100 fire service venues across the USA in 2015. The
program went through a pilot delivery at the Ohio Fire Academy in
November and the finishing touches and refinements are just about
complete. An ISFSI committee has selected a cadre of well-known and
respected instructors from all sectors of the North American fire
service. They completed a train-the-trainer session immediately
following delivery of the pilot program. This session provided a
remarkable opportunity for the instructors to work directly with
research engineers and students to discuss both fire dynamics and the
instructional methodology best suited to the delivery of a successful
program.more ]
WHDH Video
Friday, November 21, 2014
Flames were so intense at the scene of
a Saugus house fire on Thursday that a firefighter was forced to escape
through a second story window. Officials reported three alarms at the single family wood frame home on Water Street."One
firefighter self-extricated through the front window," said Dept. Chief
Michael Newbury of the Saugus Fire Department. "The crews on scene
threw a ladder right to the porch, he climbed on the ladder. The
lieutenant was in the hallway and came down the stairs and out the
door."No one was home at the time, but Mary Pike's Chihuahua was
inside. There was an emotional moment when a Revere fire crew found the
dog alive. "I came home, just because I knew she was in the house and I wanted to get her. That's all," Pike said, fighting back tears."I
was on the first floor, under the bed hiding. We just picked the bed
up, do our regular search anyway and found the dog," said Lt. Dennis
Russo of the Revere Fir... [ more ]
RIP Chief
Thursday, November 20, 2014
We regret to pass on that Cape May County (NJ) Fire Coordinator Art Treone passed away late last night. Chief Treone was on scene of a multiple alarm fatal fire in North Wildwood when he developed chest pains on the fireground. He was immediately treated and then transported and admitted to Cape Regional Medical Center where he succumbed.Art was a retired Lieutenant of the Cape May County Sheriff's Dept as well as past Chief of the Townbank Fire Company in Lower Township, in Cape May County. Chief Treone was well known as one of the 'good' guys, a real legend in that area. MORE:Arthur E. "Art" Treon, whose name was synonymous with fire fighting and
emergency management in the township, county, and state, died Wednesday night
after leaving the scene of a fatal fire in North Wildwood.Town Bank Fire
Chief Lou McGonigal, a longtime friend, said Treon ... [ more ]
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Out of respect to the families and
members of those affected, we won't share names or the departments-but once
again, two of "our own" have taken their lives in just the last few days, One FF
in South Florida and the other in the Tampa Bay area.In addition to the
"awareness" of the two losses, we wanted to share the leadership shown by a
Chief of Department:It is with deep regret that I must inform you of the
untimely death of Firefighter who took her own life this morning. Words cannot
express the profound sadness that we all feel. I am at a loss as to how to make
sense of her death, many of you have expressed the same sentiment. We may
never have an explanation that makes sense to us. I have no words to offer that
will make this right, or even bearable. I can only say that I am both saddened
and sorry that she did not feel like she had another option. Our grief cannot
compare to what Toni's family is going through s... [ more ]
Thursday, November 20, 2014
We regret to pass on to you that a veteran Summit (Schoharie County, NY, SW of Albany) Firefighter died after being stricken inside the firehouse Tuesday night while he was helping other Firefighters getting ready to deploy to western New York to assist in the aftermath of the blizzard. James Foote, 57, one of the Summit Fire Department Commissioners collapsed in quarters and while treatment was immediate, he tragically died at Cobleskill Hospital. Our condolences to all those affected. RIP.
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Recently the New York times published an article about how "Student-built Apps Teach Colleges a Thing or Two." The thrust was that industrious students often leapfrog colleges and universities in terms of functionality around tasks such as course registration, advising, community building, etc. The trouble, it appears, is that bureaucracies are too slow to make these innovations themselves and IT offices "freak out" at some of these innovations.
For the record, I invite students to work with us in ITS to make their ideas for new services a reality. A great example of ITS collaboration with students is the Prospective Course Planning tool in Inside F&M's Academic tab. A student came to us with the problem of trying to figure out what courses would practically fit his schedule; it's one thing to know that you need courses X, Y, and Z to fulfill requirements (which DegreeWorks can tell you), but it's another thing to know when each of the course offerings meets during the week. The student suggested creating a week-view display into which CRNs could be entered and the course's meeting times visually displayed. We took that idea, had one of our web developers build a prototype, shared it with a few students, and then built it into a fully-fledged app hosted on Inside F&M. It has been a wonderful addition to the tools students have for planning their semester.
That said, there are a lot of issues that can hold back the realization otherwise great ideas.
The biggest obstacle to student development is that we will not provide the type of access to college data that a student developer might need to build some services. Financial, payroll, HR, health, and student data are all obviously off limits. We guard such data closely for both legal and ethical reasons that are presumably self-evident.
We also have a number of engineering and security standards for services that we endorse or adopt. For example, we expect that our services will work on a range of devices and web browsers. Another standard is sufficient accessibility for disabled users. Documentation of design and testing is important as well. Addressing these issues well are complex software engineering tasks. With the right training, our students are capable of accomplishing the required level of sophistication, but doing so takes a high and sustained level of commitment to the idea and its execution.
One particular challenge for IT departments who support student app development is what to do when the student developer leaves the institution or otherwise stops developing his or her app. At F&M, if the app is not built on technology we regularly use, our ability in ITS to keep it running is very limited. Yet, if the service meets a need and becomes what students or faculty consider a critical service, we find ourselves painted into a corner: we have an obligation to somehow keep the service alive though we may not have the knowledge to do so. That, perhaps, more than anything, is a fear that keeps IT offices from facilitating, much less embracing, student app development.
If you have ideas on how we could support student led or inspired app development, we'd love to hear them. Comment below!


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FORT WAYNE – The Indiana basketball program had plenty to figure out as it began the offseason this year.
It lost four 1,000-point scorers in Jordan Hulls, Christian Watford, Cody Zeller and Victor Oladipo.
But somehow, IU coaches said in a news conference Tuesday, the team hasn't lost its identity.
The culture of the program has been firmly established, IU assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Kenny Johnson said. You want to kind of identify how quickly the guys are going to transition in and understand how hard we work in the program and what the culture of work is like in the program. They've come in and been very competitive – extremely competitive.
Less than a month into summer workouts, the biggest question about next year's Hoosiers seems to be answered.
A group of six freshmen – that Calbert Cheaney, director of basketball operations, called one of the most talented classes in IU history – has come in with a workman's mentality.
There is no entitlement in Assembly Hall or on the practice courts in the 24-hour-access Cook Hall facility.
The most highly touted player of the bunch, top-10 forward Noah Vonleh, might as well sleep in the latter building, Johnson said.
From Day 1 that Noah's been here on campus, I truly believe if he could move a cot into the building right next door, he probably would, Johnson said. Every guy is different, but every guy has their own individual way of going about getting better. They've all bought in to the culture.
Associate head coach Tim Buckley said the newcomers have competed like they're all walk-on players, and the returnees who are in Bloomington have stepped up their leadership significantly.
Kevin Yogi Ferrell and Will Sheehey, the expected leaders of this group in 2013, are in Russia for the World University Games.
That's allowed players such as Jeremy Hollowell and Hanner Mosquera-Perea, as well as others, to be more vocal.
It helps define different roles. It doesn't allow them to just lean on those two guys, Will and Yogi, and they've got to step outside of themselves a little bit, Buckley said. I think that's a great advantage as you go on down the road.
Right now, nothing's at stake as far as winning and losing, so it gives them a chance to maybe be in different settings where they can find out exactly who they are, or who they could become.
And that's the question that remains – what can this group become?
The right mindset might be there now, but whether it translates to tangible results will depend on if these players want to be the next Oladipo – this year's No. 2 overall NBA draft pick – or the next Zeller, who went at No. 4.
Victor and Cody are the exact blueprint of how to make yourself better as a player, Cheaney said. It's what you do off the floor that matters. A lot of these guys out here, our freshmen, see it. And they want to be in that position as well.
They have all summer to try and get closer to that level. And the staff, associate head coach Steve McClain said, has accepted the challenge of getting the players there.
I wouldn't say the workouts are any different today than they were a year ago at this time, McClain said. The faces change, but it's about coaching to the best players and bringing everybody to that level.


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Amazon plans to lend Harry Potter e-books.
Apple will help upgrade Foxconn factories in China.
AT&T sees regulatory logjam delay deals in wireless.
Betsey Johnson confirms plans to liquidate.
CBS sues ABC alleging new reality series rips off Big Brother.
Chuck E. Cheese plans to test gluten-free products.
Coca-Cola finds its Hellenic unit hit by perfect political and economic storm.
Dish Networks upsets ad industry with DVR that zaps commercials.
Dunkin' Donuts returns to the West Coast.
Fox will seat Britney Spears as new judge on The X Factor, wire service says.
Google prepares for possible antitrust fight.
JPMorgan hit by mammoth trading losses of $2 billion.
Microsoft through Bing, and Facebook team up to take on Google in social search.
Nordstrom tops luxury brands in survey.
P&G shakes up beauty operations and tilts management to Asia.
Panasonic posts record annual loss.
Pepsi Max and Cadbury become first to use Shazam in U.K. advertising.
Quiznos launches new menu and branding.
T-Mobile reports customer defections after merger was blocked.
Tim Hortons expects steady growth.
TIME stirs debate with cover of breastfeeding child.
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Text File Splitter 2.0.4
Clean interface
After a brief installation process, you can notice how intuitive and appealing its interface is. The features may seem cluttered at first sight, but since everything is displayed in a column mode, you can just start configuring options from the top.
Splitting options
You have to select the source file, the destination directory, file splitting actions (keep headers, use a specific file pattern), file splitting strategy, and strategy options.
The file pattern can be customized according to file name, date, extension and sequence, while file splitting strategies include splitting by line (select how many lines per file chunk), number of files, a regular expression (write the regular expression for boundary), size (select size per chunk), or by text boundary.
Where it falls short
Unfortunately, Text File Splitter does not support the drag and drop method or batch splitting, and it does not alert you if it is about to overwrite a file. If there is already a file of the same name in that directory, Text File Splitter does not generate new files. So, the output path needs to be changed for each strategy.
The software program has some major problems. Honestly, except for the first file splitting strategy (i.e. split by line), nothing worked properly. "Split by number of files" generated one empty file, while "Split by size" generated many files, but some of them were empty.
Furthermore, there is no help file that can guide you through this program, so if you do not know what "split by regular expression" or "split by text boundary" means, then you will never get to use those strategies. Also, the application takes up a high amount of system resources, considering its skills.
Bottom line
In conclusion, Text File Splitter still has a long way to go from being a great program, but you can try it for yourself.
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I need to know how to take my case to Supreme Court? I have fought for my child for 12 years to no avail! With and without Layers! I have never been titled an unfit mom! I've seen murderers with more rights and success at visiting their children than me! I think it is because I am from the ghetto and dad is from Beverly Hills.
Most Appeals are started by filing a Notice of Appeal with the court within 60 days of the decision. If your case decision is over 60 days old it may be time barred. As for the ghetto v. Beverly Hills, unfortunately I do believe that the more money one has to hire an attorney sometimes means the more justice that person obtains.
To move a case to a higher court you would need to appeal the lower court's judgment or orders. Whether you have grounds to appeal is another issue. You would need to establish a basis for an appeal, i.e. establish that the judge made a mistake of law, of not considering evidence presented, or some other error that would entitle you to appeal. This is not something you can do on your own. To find out if you have grounds for an appeal you should consult directly with an attorney.
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