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A study on skin penetration by zinc oxide particles has been conducted in collaboration with Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
The results have been published in a peer-reviewed journal. Gulson B et al. 2010. Small amounts of zinc from zinc oxide particles in sunscreens applied outdoors are absorbed through human skin (abstract). Toxicological Sciences. 118(1): 140-149.
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The study was performed on human volunteers at a Sydney beach in March 2009.
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"The study found that zinc from zinc oxide particles in sunscreens can penetrate human skin, and appear in blood and urine."
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The total amounts of traceable zinc from the sunscreens detected in blood and urine were very small when compared with amounts of natural zinc normally present in the human body.
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A similar study has been carried out using the same sunscreens with traceable zinc applied to hairless mice. This animal study provided information on the distribution of zinc from the sunscreens to internal organs.
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Higher concentrations of traceable zinc were found in all organs of mice receiving the sunscreen with nanoparticles compared with mice receiving the sunscreen with larger particles.
Importantly, there were no changes in concentrations of total zinc (a combination of zinc from the sunscreen and zinc which is naturally present, for example from the diet). This indicates that mechanisms to maintain appropriate levels of zinc in mice were effective.
There was a mild inflammatory response in some mice receiving either of the two sunscreens and also the control group which received the sunscreen base without zinc oxide particles. This indicates that the inflammatory response was caused by an ingredient in the sunscreen base, and not the zinc oxide particles.
As for the human study, it is not yet known if the traceable zinc was absorbed as dissolved zinc ions or zinc oxide particles, or a combination of the two. However, the maintenance of total zinc concentrations suggests that the traceable zinc is present as zinc ions.
Effects on health from long-term use of sunscreens are being investigated in animal studies.
Three commercially-available sunscreens are being tested, with and without exposure to simulated solar radiation.
To aid our understanding of what happens when zinc oxide particles interact with cells, we are also carrying out experiments with different types of cultured cells to determine the effects of varying particle size, shape, coatings, and internal composition.
Information from these experiments may contribute to the design of safer particles (if necessary) for use in sunscreens and other applications.
Environmental effects of nanoparticulate zinc oxide are being assessed in both soils and in aquatic systems.A study to determine the mechanism of toxicity of zinc oxide particles to an alga has been published in a peer-reviewed journal. Franklin NM, Rogers NT, Apte SC, Batley GE and Casey PE. 2007. Comparative toxicity of nanoparticulate ZnO, bulk ZnO and ZnCl2 to a freshwater microalga (Pseudokirchnerilla subcapitata): the importance of particle solubility. (abstract). Environmental Science and Technology. 41: 8484-8490. Both large and nano-sized particles of zinc oxide were found to be slightly soluble in water.
A dialysis technique was used to separate the particulate zinc oxide from the truly dissolved zinc ions in solution.
Toxicity to a sensitive fresh-water alga was caused by zinc ions (from dissolution of both the large and nano-sized zinc oxide particles) rather than by the particles directly.
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Agenda: 1) hsql 2) spatial db in a box 3) snapshot vs maven 4) davidB 5) Factory vs Query 6) postgis fid update
jgarnett Hey guys I would like to set up an agenda if that is allright ..
dblasby its easier to make higher quality data pretty because it usually has more info in it that you can use to make it pretty
jgarnett anything people want to talk about?
1) hsql
2) spatial db in a box
polio 3) Martin Desruisseaux
jgarnett 3) I was going to say GeoAPI snapshot update process - but that will suffice
jiki btw I am a very curious guy, am I witnessing an open source development meeting now?
jgarnett Yep
I was going to start by thanking everyone for all their hard work switching CRS implementations.
polio 4) access for daveB?
jgarnett Everything is getting better everyday.
Ah good one polio.
jgarnett 5) CoordinateSequence for Query
bleck I mean CoordinateSequenceFactory?
cholmes 6) fill me in on postgis fid details - I realized I have patches waiting, on somewhat related stuff, that I want to integrate today
jgarnett Cool. Shall we start?
1) hsql
David Blasby has been a source of inspriration and I would like to start trying to set up a hsql datastore.
cholmes But we need to spatialize it first, no?
jgarnett I would like to make him a co-module maintainer (but he does not have commit access).
See 2)
I would like to start a ext/hsql module if I may.
cholmes How about you guys actually do the work first
jgarnett And tag david with the other stuff when he passes a code review.
+1 (or is it not cool of me to vote on my own suggestion)
polio +1
cholmes Oh yeah, an official introduction is in order, though most people already know him.
David Blasby was just hired by The Open Planning Project
jgarnett Do we have enough module maintainers to vote on this ?
cholmes to take over my job as lead developer of GeoServer
jgarnett the next meeting item is for him, lets hold on a sec.
jgarnett Hi James
jmacgill Hi, sorry I'm late
jgarnett we are voting on a ext/hsql datastore.
jiki David Blasby is the guy behind postgresql's geo stuff?
jgarnett We have +3 and no negative.
Yeah that dave guy gets around.
So I will consider that carried, and can work on it as the meeting goes on.
2) spatial db in a box
cholmes That's enough, go and set it up.
dblasby http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GEOS/SpatialDBBox
jmacgill +1 from me anyway
dblasby Its a generic method for adding spatial datatypes to databases
Its based on using JTS as the backend "smarts"
I have bindings for derby (cloudbase) and postgresql
theres an article there on how to compile jts so you can run it natively
w/o a jvm
It works well enough that it should be possible to add a geotools Datastore proxy to UMN Mapserver
but it would be huge
i'm currently working on adding hsql bindings
jmacgill so you have a spatial cloudscape already?
dblasby most of the code for the individual databases is auto-generated
cholmes Yeah, at this point ogr still is far better than geotools, so there's not much gain in a geotools datastore.
We don't really support any data formats better than them yet.
dblasby there's some problems with cloudscape - it allows custom functions but not custom types
nor can you have function that work off non-fixed length datatypes
chris - then add a ogr datastore to geotools?
using JNI?
jmacgill it has been discussed in the past - their may even be a JIRA issue open against that
jgarnett chris holmes what is OGR?
cholmes Yeah, I think Frank Wamerdam voluntered on the openSDI list to do that, or at least help out.
I think that's a much higher priority. Would be even better to get gdal - but I think we need to get our raster handling a bit better first.
What mapserver uses to get its vector data.
jgarnett cool thanks - I am out of the map server loop.
BTW package all the org.geotools.io.coverage contents have the wrong package?
CIA-11 dzwiers * r11388 geotools/gt/module/main/src/org/geotools/geometry/JTS.java: JTS update ... new env
jgarnett 9package org.geotools.coverage.io
jmacgill not again, I though I fixed that
how on earth are they compiling?
CIA-11 dzwiers * r11389 geotools/gt/module/main/src/org/geotools/geometry/JTS.java: JTS update ... new env
jgarnett So david we are a bit off topic - what you got is very cool. And will help expand what SFS can do.
Can I get the hsql bindings generated from you?
And do you mind the generated code being placed under the geotools copywrite in that datastore?
(Or will you produce a jar I can make use of?)
Or do you need to talk to chris first?
Ohh and can you use this to make SFS for Oracle
cholmes Yeah, I think we should make more of an effort to bring the C and Java open source geo worlds together, as we can certainly learn from one another's experiences.
Wouldn't you need access to the source code for SFS for oracle?
jgarnett well I think david could generate bindings to compiled JTS for oracle.
Oracle lets you add C does it not?
cholmes I think generated code can definitely be contributed to geotools. But shouldn't we try to get these incorporated into the actual codebases of hsql, hibernate, ect.?
jmacgill I thought oracle let you add Java...?
jgarnett Note this is not oracle spatial - it would be a new thing.
dblasby oracle allows for both C and java extensions
jgarnett Well I think that may take a while, hsql for instance publishes exactly how to extend it use for your own application.
Which is what I woudl be doing for the datastore.
And ifyou use that SDO class from oracle datastore you could use SFS functions such as outline on oracle spatial data directly.
cholmes Cool, sounds good.
jgarnett dblasby did you get a hsql to work against yet?
ie did any of the versions you download actually work?
dblasby hsql - I download 22.214.171.124 and 220.127.116.11RC8 - both appear to setup a database, but it appears they changed the default user/password so I canot login...
jgarnett I see - so we are stuck for a bit.
jmacgill note: JIRA task for OGR exists as : http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GEOT-155
jgarnett Well I can start the work against 18.104.22.168 then and we will figure out username/password at some point.
Can I go on with the meeting?
cholmes (warning, I may crash my browser, I have to test something)
jgarnett 3) I was going to say GeoAPI snapshot update process
We have had the build taken out a couple times last week.
And I wanted to ask martin to run maven build before updating the snapshot.
polio I though we went over this a couple months ago ...
jgarnett We did. I don't know why he does not run maven
jmacgill Yes, so I have set up a new procedure...
jgarnett Oh good.
jmacgill SNAPSHOT is no longer used
there is now a dated dep
jgarnett Can we still get our email to the list when a new dated geoapi is available?
jmacgill it is easy to update as it is only in the top level project.xml file
polio yes, but when this last came up you also asked for an email to the list with a set of changes ... our first notification seems to be a failed build report
jmacgill i.e DO NOT ADD A DEP ON GEOAPI to any plugin or extention
(or any module for that matter)
jgarnett Cool - I was still worried that martin was not running maven build. I would like to see the snapshot tested before the toplevel project.xml file is commited.
But yeah that change sounds good james.
jmacgill are we off JTS-1.6-SNAPSHOT now? Did I hear that it was out...?
jgarnett I have not seen the email about that?
polio can we ask for a review for each new geoapi jar just like any other change to the api, my argument for this is the effective changes are the same
jgarnett apparently we are no longer using the snapshot - I just did a clean maven build and geoapi-snapshot was not downloaded.
jeichar YOu're right James. JTS-16 is out. I'll update the xml files today.
jgarnett So I think your system is working james, I just did not see the change in policy actually go out.
polio that's not the point jody ... the api still changes whether the names are the same of different
jmacgill indeed, its just a bit clearer that something has happend - i.e. the project.xml will change.
It might be time to setup CruiseControl
I've done it a few times for inhouse projects
jgarnett I tried last year, but yeah cruisecontrol is great.
polio or we could enforce the coding standards ... run maven before commiting ...
jmacgill we have been trying to do that for a while.
CIA-11 jgarnett * r11390 geotools/gt/ext/hsql/: Initial setup of hsql datastore
jmacgill there was a time when maven was a major pain to use, now I think it is fairly easy to use at least as a final test
jgarnett agreed. cruise control should only be a fallback of last resort.
polio yes, I went though and maven it run headless, so if you 'nice' it then your machine is usable
jgarnett Okay next agenda item ...
4) access for daveB?
jmacgill +10
polio +1
jgarnett Hold on we have a procedure.
cholmes I think we should wait until he actually writes some code...
jgarnett Get chris to do a code review ...
jmacgill sorry, yes.
jgarnett lol
polio oh, yah (think some of us have seen his code before ... )
jgarnett however we can do the staged please only work in ext/hsql until chris things you are safe.
Now just because he hacks fast does no mean he is incapable of playing nice and writing his test cases.
cholmes Well, we need geotools code - to make sure he follows conventions and all, jalopies the code, has the setting right, good comments, ect.
jgarnett chances are he is coding write now and ignoring this meeting.
cholmes Yeah, if it's easier I'm fine for +1 on ext/hsql access.
CIA-11 rgould * r11391 udig/plugins/net.refractions.udig.printing.ui/plugin.xml:
Fixed page loading by re-writing the extension point processor. This required
exposing PageImpl's and MapImpl's zero-argument constructor. The extension point
argument must now point to the concrete class, not an interface.
dblasby lol - no, I'm trying to figure out how to connect to hsql
CIA-11 rgould * r11392 udig/plugins/net.refractions.udig.project/src/net/refractions/udig/project/impl/MapImpl.java:
Fixed page loading by re-writing the extension point processor. This required
exposing PageImpl's and MapImpl's zero-argument constructor. The extension point
argument must now point to the concrete class, not an interface.
rgould * r11393 udig/plugins/net.refractions.udig.project.ui/ (2 files in 2 dirs):
Fixed page loading by re-writing the extension point processor. This required
exposing PageImpl's and MapImpl's zero-argument constructor. The extension point
argument must now point to the concrete class, not an interface.
rgould * r11394 udig/plugins/net.refractions.udig.printing.model/src/net/refractions/udig/printing/model/impl/PageImpl.java:
Fixed page loading by re-writing the extension point processor. This required
exposing PageImpl's and MapImpl's zero-argument constructor. The extension point
argument must now point to the concrete class, not an interface.
jgarnett I will ask him to review/patch the SFSQL Generator for hsql and chris can review that.
jgarnett rgould is supposed to be sick today (must be working from home)
bad richard, rest if you are sick.
+1 in hsql access
jmacgill sorry, lost connection for a bit
cholmes He could you refractions guys bug paul about geoserver on the geotools svn, and the geoserver commits list - the last one is annoying me, since I can no longer see who else is doing geoserver work, and I know gabriel has done some lately.
jgarnett confused? what are you talking about chris?
the lists stopped working? or something?
cholmes two things
1) geoserver svn is here: http://svn.refractions.net/geoserver/
It should be here: http://svn.refractions.net/geotools/
or really here: http://svn.geotools.org/
polio cholmes - will bug the sys admin
cholmes Paul said he'd move it after a month, if everything was in order.
2) This list: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=37017 is no longer updated
Because of the move to svn.
jgarnett dblasby do you have an offical topp email for the project.xml file?
cholmes I think we tried to set it up to send commits to the list, but it didn't work.
jgarnett dzwiers went to get the sys admin.
dblasby firstname.lastname@example.com
jgarnett thanks
jgarnett Shall we move on ...
5) CoordinateSequence for Query
jeichar and Martin this gets into the getting Factories where you need them.
The nested constructor idea woudl involve Query providing a FeatureTypeFactory for use by the datastore (allowing the Query to mandiate everything from CRS to GeometryFactory)
But the Query.setFactory approach may be more use friendly.
If possible I would like to focus on GeometryFactory/CoordinateSequenceFactory rather then CRS FactoryFinder - because I think it is a simple case.
polio Chris, Dave will be done soon
dave you should be added today
dblasby thank-you
polio Chris, he will contact you
cholmes We really want that kind of information in query? It seems to me more how the datastore is working, instead of what you are requesting from it...
jeichar Lite Renderer2 would really like the ability to set the type of coordinate sequence factory.
jgarnett And andrea wanted the ability to "force" the CRS of a FeatureStore for about a year now.
jeichar Mainly so that, during reprojections, new objects do not need to be created.
cholmes Yeah, I actually disagree with that in Query, myself.
jgarnett We have the design (with all the factories) it is the application that is proving difficult.
cholmes But I need to write up my thoughts as to why, and to propose an alternative.
jgarnett It could be a Transaction hint chris.
That even makes sense.
jeichar - does that make sense for LiteRenderer?
Oh wait you may have more then one thread using the same transaction...
cholmes Yeah, as a hint makes more sense to me.
jgarnett Query hint then?
cholmes Yeah, I was thinking of something along those lines - do we have a Query hint yet?
jeichar I don't like a hint in transaction really. more in query
I don't mind using hints though.
jgarnett It is odd because the factories are design with these uses in mind, we just never buttoned down a formal way to get them where they are needed.
Instead we work against a bunch of FacotryX.getDefault() most of the time.
cholmes A query hint would also be nice to add new functionality that all datastores don't support right away - I think anything in Query itself should always work, it just may require us to do it all in java, and thus a bit slower.
(yes, I know we want coordinate stuff in all datastores, I'm just saying)
jgarnett I like the idea of hints being a bit informal (maybe not always supported).
dblasby java isnt always slow)
jgarnett The factory idea is core to geotools - I would not mind the support of them being made a bit stronger then just a hint.
But yeah lets start with a hint and see how things work out.
cholmes well, it is when the choices are between loading everything from the db into java across jdbc vs. having the database itself figure out what to return.
but no, java isn't always slow.
+1 on hint
jeichar +1 to hint.
jgarnett +1 hint
jmacgill +1 hint
dblasby okay - I know what I mean, chris.
jgarnett (although I think we may revisit the issue later) Thanks for putting up with my long email everyone.
6) fill me in on postgis fid details - I realized I have patches waiting, on somewhat related stuff, that I want to integrate today
me = cholmes
Well jgarnett != cholmes but me in the subject = cholmes
jeichar I'm just tracking down the change I made to make it work.
jgarnett Last week was so long ago.
cholmes Yeah, just curious what you guys did, as I realized I have patches to apply, that may be similar. Sorry I forgot about them when you guys were working on it.
jgarnett In that case we may have just duplicated work - Postgis was not generating its FIDs in any sane manner.
Their was a class their that did FID generation but it was not being used.
And the create loop did not bother to return the FID even when it was known.
A simple mistake really .. but one that cost brain cells to debug.
jeichar That's more or less it.
CIA-11 dzwiers * r11395 geotools/gt/ (4 files in 4 dirs): JTS update ... new env
jeichar A FID was created but not set in the feature so it was lost immediately after creation.
cholmes Do you remember what class the fixes are in?
jeichar I'm trying to find it.
I'd love for you to check it.
cholmes (actually it looks like the fixes are related to createSchema, so it may be a different problem).
jgarnett While we wait dblasby I almost have the "empty" hsql datastore ready to commit.
cholmes Cool, I'd be happy to review.
polio ah, that was me
jesse and I added crs support to postgis
cholmes Successfully?
dblasby thanks jody
cholmes Where did you do the changes?
polio he made a crs factory thingy and I hooked it into postgis
jmacgill sorry, gotta run
polio that was the createschema changes ... it was just a couple lines that called the PostGisAuthorityFactory
that allowed the featureType to know it's projection
CIA-11 jgarnett * r11396 geotools/gt/ext/hsql/tests/: Removed file/folder
jgarnett * r11397 geotools/gt/ext/hsql/ (5 files in 5 dirs): Removed file/folder
cholmes Ok, cool.
jgarnett dblasby are you happy getting geotools and setting up a build env?
dblasby I was going to tackle that after the meeting
I'm in linux now and want to do that in windows
jgarnett I think that was the last meeting item ...
Are we done guys, back to normal development ...


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Went to a house warming party that I didnt even know was happening until like 3-4 hours before i went.
Was such a great evening, really. Saw a lot of people I hadnt seen in a long time .. bonded with those i see regularly .. and somewhere .. along the line.. managed to consume a barrel full of psychoactive substances of much variety and volume.. ahhh.
So besides all the warm fuzzy feelings, pretty colours and other stuff, i managed to meet someone. I met him at the party, he's tall .. dark .. handsome ... 23.. smart .. well hung (*evil grin*) .. interesting ... and involved. Or atleast partly , or casually involved with another acquaintance of mine (who was also at this party.).
He is also actual boyfriend material , which is something i don't really see often these days. Maybe i am a bit tough on potential suitors, it basically takes quite a bit before i get interested in someone romantically. I'm atleast interested in seeing where this is going, and I might have even more light shed on the subject when i see him later today. Wether or not his boyfriend or non-boyfriend as the case maybe , will be around then .. i cant say.
But i am hoping he isnt. Apart from the obvious fruition of all that sexual energy. Boy O boy has it been painfully painfully 'unconvenient' to have his 'boyfriend' around when we would really like to spend some time by ourselves (*knowing grin*) , plus being in a strangers house etc.
Yeah .. it's gonna be good seeing him later today , and probably again this week .. and hopefully for quite some time after that. (but i am not getting my hopes up, incase they get dashed.)


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Article I: Name and Purpose
Section 1.
This organization shall be known as [NAME OF GROUP HERE], also known as [ACRONYM OF GROUP HERE], and referred to as "the organization" within this document.
Section 2.
The purposes of the organization shall be to 1) promote and practice the open, rational, and scientific examination of the universe and our place in it, 2) and that ethics and morality can be meaningfully based on rational and humanistic ideals and values, 3) promote skeptical inquiry, 4) provide community for atheists, agnostics, humanists, skeptics, naturalists and other freethinkers, 5) organize activities, such as forums for discussion, guest speakers, and debates that educate the [SCHOOL NAME] and surrounding community, 6) foster acceptance of freethinkers, and 7) advocate for the separation between church and state.
Article II: Membership
Section 1.
Membership shall be open to all [SCHOOL NAME] students, faculty, and staff, and community members. Only students may be voting members. All may be non-voting members.
Section 2.
To become a member, one need only inform the Secretary. Membership runs from the day of informing the Secretary to the day after the end of the Spring academic term. At any time during the Spring academic term a standing member may express their desire to renew their membership for the following year.
Section 3.
Membership ends upon 1) end of the normal membership cycle without a prior request to renew, 2) the member's request, 3) the member no longer being a student, faculty, staff or community member, 4) majority vote of the membership at a properly announced meeting with quorum to revoke that person's membership. Voting membership becomes non-voting membership when a voting member is no longer a student at [SCHOOL NAME].
Section 4.
Members who are removed by a vote may not join the organization again until the next academic year. Members who are removed lose any officer positions they may have held within the organization.
Section 5.
In certain cases, honorary membership can be granted to those who cannot qualify as members. Honorary membership is a symbolic way to show affiliation with the organization for interested parties and to give organizational acknowledgment for the honorary member's support for the organization. Honorary members do not have the privilege of voting. Honorary membership may be extended to anyone via a majority vote of the elected officers.
Alumni membership can be granted to members of the group that have graduated from [SCHOOL NAME]. Graduates will be given the option to be Alumni members at their discretion. Students that transfer out but do not graduate cannot be Alumni members but can still be honorary members. Alumni members do not have the privilege of voting.
Section 6.
The organization has the power to levy annual dues against the membership. The dues must be approved by a majority vote of the membership at a normal business meeting.
Article III: Officers
Section 1.
The elected offices of this organization shall be Chair, Events Coordinator, and Treasurer. These elected officers will appoint via majority vote additional officer positions as necessary. These include, but are not limited to the secretary, public relations director, development officer, and webmaster. Additional positions may be created via a majority vote of the elected officers.
Section 2.
Officers shall be elected at least a month before the end of each Spring term. Members shall be notified of a pending election at least one month in advance. The elected officers shall appoint a nominating committee to recruit a slate of officers before the election, though nominations can also be taken from the floor. Only voting members that plan to remain voting members during the next year are eligible to run. Election shall occur by secret ballot of voting members at a meeting with quorum. The candidate with the most votes wins; uncontested candidates win by default. Terms shall begin at the general meeting following the election, and shall last until the terms of the next officers begin. There is no limit on the number of terms an individual may hold office.
Section 3.
If for any reason an officer is unable or unwilling to fulfill their commitments, they may resign and the remaining elected officers may appoint, via majority vote, replacement(s) who will serve until the next election period.
Section 4.
Elected Officers:
The Chair shall 1) organize and preside over meetings, activities and events, 2) be the official representative for the organization, 3) maintain contact with related outside organizations, 4) ensure this Constitution is followed, 5) have the final word in all decisions where a vote is not specifically called for in this document, 6) break any tie vote.
The events coordinator shall 1) plan, organize, and coordinate events for the organization, 2) be responsible for reserving appropriate spaces for events, 3) thank all presenters.
The Treasurer shall 1) be responsible for all financial matters, 2) be responsible for keeping records and possession (on behalf of the group) of all merchandise, 3) keep the organization current with all paper work that needs to be filed with the [SCHOOL NAME], 4) prepare a budget for the following academic term by the last meeting of the current academic term 5) if there is not an appointed secretary, the Treasurer shall take on the roles of processing membership requests and keeping a current roster of all members.
Appointed Officers:
The Secretary shall 1) record the results of all votes taken, 2) record briefly what occurred at each meeting, 3) collect attendance at each meeting, 4) process membership requests, 5) keep a current roster of all members.
The public relations director shall 1) coordinate the advertising and publicity of the group and its events, 2) maintain contact with local media outlets, 3) create and maintain a list of students who have expressed interest in the organization
The development officer shall 1) keep records of all organizations and individuals who have given money to the organization, 2) periodically solicit those who have given money to the organization before for additional funds, 3) identify and pursue potential new sources of funding.
The webmaster shall 1) maintain website for the organization, 2) coordinate with other officers to make sure that information on the website is up to date, 3) moderate all listservs for the organization.
Section 5.
An appointed officer may be removed by a majority vote of the elected officers. Officers and members shall have the opportunity to present their sides at the meeting, before the vote. If the officer is removed, a new officer shall be appointed as quickly as possible.
Section 6.
An elected officer may be removed by a majority vote of the membership. Officers and members shall have the opportunity to present their sides at the meeting, before the vote. If the elected officer is removed, a new officer shall be appointed as quickly as possible by majority vote of the remaining elected officers.
Article IV: Meetings
Section 1.
General meetings shall occur at the discretion of the elected officers, however a schedule of meetings for an academic term must be created prior to the beginning of said term.
Section 2.
Business meetings shall occur at the discretion of the elected officers. Prior notice of at least one week should be given to all members.
Section 3.
Officers may call special meetings at any time for important matters. Prior notice should be given to all members as soon as possible.
Section 4.
Voting may only take place at a meeting.
Section 5.
A quorum is 1/10 of the voting membership. If a quorum is not present, voting shall be postponed until the next meeting. The number constituting 1/10 of the membership shall be determined by the officer in charge of keeping the membership roster.
Section 6.
Meeting minutes shall be posted to the web site.
Article V: Committees
Section 1.
Possible purposes of committees will be to 1) take care of distributing out work equally on any given issue that the committee is created to address, 2) brainstorm and create new ideas to present at the organization business meetings 3) work through different ideas and issue and focus them so that they can be presented to the general membership in order to be voted on.
Section 2.
Any member or officer may propose the formation of a committee. The elected officers may create, structure and dissolve committees through a majority vote.
Article VI: Amendments to the Constitution
Section 1.
Any member may propose a constitutional amendment. Members shall be notified at least two weeks in advance of a pending vote on an amendment. The amendment shall be read aloud and discussed on the day of the vote and at the meeting two weeks previous. An amendment can be adopted only by a two-thirds majority vote of voting membership at a meeting with quorum
Article VII: Statements of affirmation or condemnation
Section 1.
Statements of affirmation would be an official declaration made by the organization that they support a certain issue or action being taken by another group or individual. Statements of condemnation would be an official declaration made by the organization that they denounce or condemn a certain issue or action being taken by another group or individual.
Section 2.
Statements of affirmation or condemnation do not have governing power over the organization. They only serve to let future generations of leaders and the public know where the organization stands on various issues.
Section 3.
Any member of the organization can propose an official statement of affirmation or condemnation at a meeting. For discussion on the issue, another member of the organization member must second the statement. If there is sufficient support about the issue among the group, it will be put to a vote in the next meeting, where every member present will each be allowed up to but no more than 90 seconds to state officially why they are for or against the statement of affirmation or condemnation. The Chair shall be responsible for keeping time. After all members are giving the proper opportunity to speak, members may vote to allow another round of discussion, with discussion continuing only if a majority of members present feels it is necessary. When discussion is finally done, a general secret ballot vote among the general membership will be taken.
Section 4.
A statement of affirmation or condemnation can pass only by a two-thirds majority vote of voting membership at a meeting with quorum.
Section 5.
A statement of affirmation or condemnation can be retracted in a process identical to the process for passing one.
Article VIII: Adviser
Section 1. The advisory must be a full-time [SCHOOL NAME] faculty or administrative staff member. If the elected officers deem it so appropriate, they may appoint two full-time faculty or administrative staff members as co-advisors.
Section 2. The nature of the advisor's role shall be determined by the advisory. However, the authority of the chair and the general membership of the organization trumps the authority of the advisory.
Section 3. The advisory may be removed by a vote among the elected officers. The advisory can voluntarily remove herself or himself. Prospects for a new advisory would then be contacted and a new advisory would be decided upon by the elected officers.
Article IX: Non-Discrimination
Section 1. This organization and its members shall not discriminate against any individuals for reasons of creed or worldview, race, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
Article X: Dissolution
Section 1. The organization may be dissolved upon a unanimous vote of members present where the vote is taken. Dissolution may only occur at a general or business meeting, not a special meeting.
Section 2. Quorum for a meeting with a dissolution vote is 3/10 of the current membership.
Section 3. The organization may not dissolve while in debt or with a balance in the bank.


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A reader blog about politics and current events with Charles Kuffner
Monthly Archive for May, 2013
The special session won't be so short
The original idea behind the special session on redistricting was that it would be a quickie – gavel in, vote to adopt the interim maps as permanent, maybe vote on a few wingnut wish list items, and gavel out again. That may yet be the basic timeline, but it will take more time than first […]
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Many questions at the redistricting hearing
From the Trib: The Legislature is currently considering whether to ratify maps drawn by the three federal judges and used in the 2012 elections. It became clear during Wednesday's hearing that the judges and the lawyers in the case agree that the Legislature probably can't make changes to the maps during the special session — […]
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Why a special session on redistricting won't solve anything
From Texas Redistricting: Intentional Fragmentation In the other parts of the map, redistricting plaintiffs contend that the Texas Legislature intentionally diluted African-American and Hispanic voting strength by fragmenting cohesive communities. This fragmentation, they argue, is especially pronounced in the DFW Metroplex, where the court-drawn interim map (Plan H309) adopted the Texas Legislature's map (Plan H283) […]
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Wrapping up the rest of the regular session
So as we now know, a special session on redistricting has been called, though we don't yet know what if anything else may be added later. In the meantime. let's cover some of what else got done at the end of the regular session. First of all, the budget passed, though not without some late […]
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Special session is called
And no one is surprised. With the ink barely dry on the bills passed during the 83rd Legislature's regular session, Gov. Rick Perry called lawmakers back into an immediate special session to consider redistricting measures for the Legislature and the Texans who serve in the U.S. Congress. Speculation had been mounting for days that Perry […]
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Sine die, mofos
Animal speaks for me: There may be a special session on redistricting or any number of other things, or there may not be. In a just world, everyone would get to go home and enjoy the summer. Unfortunately, this is Rick Perry's world, and we'll just have to wait and see what he wants.
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Redistricting hearing set in San Antonio
Texas Redistricting: The San Antonio court entered an order this afternoon setting a hearing for May 29 at 9 a.m. to decide what to do with the Texas maps – or, more exactly, to decide how to decide what to do. The order acknowledged that the Supreme Court's decision in Shelby Co. would "affect the […]
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The fight over domestic partnership benefits is just beginning
Stuff like this was inevitable. Leaders of two Christian groups want City Council to stop extending benefits to domestic partners of city employees, now that the state attorney general has called the benefits unconstitutional. City officials reject the demand, at least for now. Pastor Gerald Ripley of Voices for Marriage and Philip Sevilla of Texas […]
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PAC Plus polls Latinos in Texas
BOR reported last week on a poll of Texas Latinos conducted by PAC Plus. They zeroed in on the questions that had to do with Latinos' impressions of Republicans and Democrats. For the survey PAC+ interviewed 2,685 randomly selected registered Hispanic voters in Texas counties with the highest number of Latino eligible voters: Bexar, Dallas, […]
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The 2013 Mayor's race just got real, y'all
Look who's back: Need I mention that it was posted on the fence surrounding an empty lot? Look for other signs just like it on a utility pole near you. And be sure to tell anyone who wants to vote for Eric Dick for Mayor to be sure to check the straight ticket Republican box […]
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bionic wrote:I saw a blip about this "cult" on the news.
I truly believe that for anything out there..whether it's real or not..there will ALWAYS be oppurtunists looking to make a buck off it.
That doesn't make the fundimentals of it..unreal.
I am a HUGE Qi Gong fan..this yoga seems similar to that.
Where does that leave you if the leader of the group is the opportunist?


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The Pacific Northwest Geodetic Array comprises the PANGA Geodesy Laboratory at Central Washington University and ~350 continuously operating, high-precision GPS receivers located throughout the Pacific Northwest. Data from these receivers is continuously downloaded, analyzed, archived and disseminated by the Geodesy Lab as part of the geophysics and tectonics research programs within the Department of Geological Sciences, Central Washington University.
The Laboratory's primary scientific role is to support high precision geodetic measurements using Global Positioning System (GPS) observations in order to characterize crustal deformation, plate tectonic motions, coastal and earthquake hazards, and other environmental science applications. Under contracts from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and UNAVCO, Inc. (UNAVCO), the lab analyses all publically shared GPS data within the Cascadia subduction zone and greater Pacific Northwest. In addition, the Lab also analyzes data from roughly 1000 GPS stations that comprise the EarthScope Plate Boundary Observatory, whose stations span the Pacific-North American tectonic plate boundary from Alaska to Mexico. A map showing all stations currently analyzed by CWU is provided here.
Approximately one third of PANGA's GPS stations are telemetered in real-time back to CWU, where they are processed in real-time using both JPL's RTG software as well as Trimble's RTKNet Integrity Manager software to provide relative positioning of several mm resolution across the Cascadia subduction zone and its metropolitan regions. These real-time data are used to monitor and mitigate natural hazards arising from earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, and coastal sea-level hazards. In addition, they are also used to monitor man-made structures such as Seattle's sagging Alaska Way Viaduct, 520 and I90 floating bridges and power-generation/drinking-supply dams throughout the Cascadia subduction zone, including those along the Columbia River.
The goal of measuring millimeter-scale tectonic displacements throughout the Pacific Northwest requires stringent analysis and parameter estimation techniques. The Lab uses NASA's Gipsy Oasis software to translate GPS satellite phase observables into position time series, and in-house parameter estimation and modeling software to quantify crustal deformation caused by plate tectonics, earthquakes, landslides and volcanic eruptions. In addition to serving as the Data Analysis Facililty for the Pacific Northwest Geodetic Array (PANGA), the CWU Geodesy Lab also supports field experiments on Cascades volcanoes and in mainland Mexico, Baja California, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. CWU also operates a continuous GPS network in Nepal under the direction of Professor Beth Pratt-Sitaula.
Rinex and other data files are available from our public archive via anonymous ftp.
The laboratory is a major participant in the University NAVSTAR Consortium (UNAVCO), and the Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO). These activies are funded primarily by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).


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CHOICE is calling for mandatory country of origin labelling on unpackaged beef, sheep and chicken products to help consumers make informed decisions about the meat they're buying.
Currently, only unpackaged pork and seafood are required to carry labels identifying their country of origin, but CHOICE believes this should be extended to beef, chicken and sheep products.
"Under current food labelling regulations, Australian consumers are not entitled to know where the unpackaged beef, sheep and chicken meat they buy at their local butcher or supermarket comes from," says CHOICE policy advisor, Angela McDougall.
"Closing the loopholes in country of origin labelling will mean that consumers will be able to know whether the beef, sheep or chicken meat they buy is Australian or not."
Country of origin labelling is one of the most common food labelling concerns raised by consumers. A CHOICE survey in September 2010 found that 85% of respondents said they would like to know, at the very least, the origin of the ingredient that characterises products.
CHOICE is supporting a proposal by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) to extend country of origin labelling to unpackaged beef, sheep and chicken meat products.
Although Australia imports relatively small amounts of beef and sheep meat, and no chicken meat, CHOICE believes that this proposal will maintain consumer confidence when purchasing meat products.
The move was prompted by community concerns over imported beef following the change in Australia's bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) food safety policy. The change in policy means that countries which were previously ineligible to export beef to Australia due to BSE concerns will be able to access the Australian market provided they meet new requirements.
The proposal also supports the suggestion that a single sign could be used by independent butchers as a cost-effective way of ensuring that consumers can easily distinguish between local and overseas products.
CHOICE hopes that the move to close the loophole on country of origin labelling will not only be a win for consumers but also for retailers, many of whom are voluntarily extending country of origin labelling and stand to gain from increased consumer confidence.
You can read CHOICE's submission to Food Standards Australia New Zealand.
3 Sep 2010 | Help CHOICE campaign for clearer food labelling by sharing your thoughts on country of origin.
28 Jan 2011 | The report is in - CHOICE explains what new food labelling laws will mean to consumers.
9 Sep 2011 | CHOICE says unpackaged meat products sold in Australia should be subject to the same country of origin labelling requirements as other food products.
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b The Nova DPM 9003 device is manufactured by Nova Technology Corp.
c The Brookhaven BI-870 meter is manufactured by Brookhaven Instruments.
d The Synergie 200 Constant Rate of Extension tensile tester is manufactured by MTS systems; corporation gauge separation = 102 mm; crosshead speed = 508 mm/min; cycle elongation = 100%.
e Additional elastomeric resins tested included: Kraton (Kraton Polymers, LCC); EXACT 5361 (ExxonMobil); Vistamaxx (ExxonMobil); Catalloy KS527 (LyondellBassell); and Lycra (Invista).
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2 cups oil for frying
5 medium potatoes, cut into small cubes
garlic salt to taste
1 tablespoon dried parsley
These were GREAT and so easy! I didn't use a deep fryer but a large skillet and they turned out WONDERFUL! I'm definitely going to make them again!
Very easy and quite tasty, though pretty basic. Excellent for a nice side dish with hamburgers, steak, or even breakfast. I will definitely prepare this again. It's easy to make, especially since my slicing and dicing skills are improving. Be sure to use plenty of garlic salt and dried parsley.
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Excellent, I make these all the time. For a little twist, dice an onion and fry it with the potatoes it is very tasty.
We enjoyed these because they weren't greasy like some we tried earlier. Thanks for sharing.
I make these for breakfast with a dash of garlic salt and pepper, and with a side of bacon. Wonderful recipe, especially when I can't make it to waffle house for their hashbrowns :) ! Next time, I will try adding a few onions, and maybe covering in cheese.
I LOVE THESE potatoes!!!!!! I have to say I make them a bit heathier now. I mix a small amount of olive oil and the rest of the ingredients and bake in a 350 oven for 45 minutes. You don't get the yummy fried crunch but they are a pretty close second.
Funky twist to fries! I added a dash of all-season salt too for both color and taste. Go easy on the garlic salt (add to taste) b/c my first batch was a little too salty but otherwise good. Tried dipping in ranch dressing per a previous reviewer - which was good too. Thanks!
absolutely fantastic. my family LOVES potatoes so any way there is to cook, season, and present them is always worth at least a glance....this recipe is worth keeping extra oil on hand for those Friday night movies when chips just won't cut it! my oldest daughter (8) loves them with ranch dressing.
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Our home has three spacious bedrooms (two rooms have one twin bed and
one queen bed each, and the master suite has a king-size bed) and two
full baths. The kitchen is newly remodeled (November 2008), with all
appliances, dishes and cooking equipment, and washer and dryer.
Several charming restaurants and bars are a leisurely barefoot
stroll in the soft, charcoal sand to the north. To the south, wander
down to the turtle rescue sanctuary. Along the way, you'll think
on your own private beach, with a few surfers scattered about in the
Playa Hermosa is a world famous surfing beach situated just eight
minutes south of the charming, bustling beach town of Jaco, with
hundreds of restaurants, shops, bars, casinos...you name it! In
Jaco you can find just about anything you need and arrange to enjoy
some of the endless Costa-Rican activities and adventures available.
We have local guest and property management to welcome you and
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Call or e-mail Beth or Jack for more information. We look forward
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My husband and I have stayed here 5 times now.....Casa Baracuda is Beautiful, Clean and Peaceful!!!!!!!.. The Pool is clear and refreshing. The location is PERFECT. Hermosa is very quiet, and beautiful. Jaco is less than 10 minutes away.....Great for night life. The price for the house is less than a "Decent" Hotel, and you have the luxuries of home. We will continue to visit Hermosa and stay at Casa Baracuda!!!!!!!!
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