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A method of magnetic resonance (MR) fluid flow measurement within a subject employs an invasive device with an RF transmit/receive coil and an RF transmit coil spaced a known distance apart. The subject is positioned in a static magnetic field. The invasive device is positioned in a vessel of a subject in which fluid flow is desired to be determined. A regular pattern of RF transmission pulses are radiated through the RF transmit/receive coil causing it to cause a steady-state MR response signal. Intermittently a second RF signal is transmitted from the RF coil positioned upstream which causes a change in the steady-state MR response signal sensed by the downstream transmit/receive coil. This is detected a short delay time later at the RF receive coil. The time delay and the distance between the RF coils leads directly to a fluid velocity. By exchanging the position of the RF transmit and transmit/receive coils, retrograde velocity may be measured. In another embodiment, more RF coils are employed. The changed MR response signal may be sensed at a number of locations at different times, leading to a measured change in velocity, or acceleration of the fluid.
1. A magnetic resonance (MR) fluid flow measurement system for measuring the flow of a fluid in a vessel of a subject comprising:
a) means for applying a substantially homogeneous magnetic field over said subject;
b) an invasive device for insertion into said subject;
c) an RF transmit coil means attached to the invasive device at a first location, for transmitting intermittent perturbation RF pulses into said subject;
d) an RF transmit/receive coil means, attached to the invasive device at a second location being a predetermined distance from the location of the RF transmit coil means, for transmitting sampling RF pulses into said subject and for receiving an MR response signal from said subject;
e) a transmitter means, coupled to the RF transmit and RF transmit/receive coil means, for providing RF energy of a selected duration, amplitude and frequency to the RF transmit and RF transmit/receive coil means thereby causing nutation of a selected ensemble of spins in said subject when activated;
f) a detection means attached to the RF transmit/receive coil means for detecting an MR response signal from the RF transmit/receive coil means when activated and for determining when a change has occurred in the received MR response signal;
g) a controller means coupled to the means for applying a substantially homogeneous magnetic field, transmitter means and the detection means, for activating the transmitter means at regularly spaced intervals causing the transmitter means to transmit a plurality of regularly spaced RF sampling pulses, and for intermittently activating the transmitter means causing the transmitter means to intermittently transmit perturbation pulses, and for activating the detection means causing the detection means to detect changes in the MR response signal; and
h) a calculation means coupled to the transmitter means and the detection means for determining the time delay between transmission of an RF perturbation pulse and the change in a corresponding MR response signal and for calculating a first fluid flow velocity from this time delay and the predetermined distance.
2. The MR fluid flow measurement system of claim 1 further including:
a second RF transmit/receive coil means attached to the invasive device for exciting and receiving a second MR response signal; and
the detection means measuring a second delay from the second MR response signal and providing this second delay to the calculation device for determining a second fluid flow velocity.
3. The MR fluid flow measurement system of claim 1 wherein the RF transmit coil means of the invasive device is positioned downstream in relation to an overall fluid flow direction of a vessel desired to be measured, with respect to the RF transmit/receive coil means in the invasive device, thereby measuring flow in a retrograde direction.
4. A method for measuring the flow of a fluid in a vessel of a subject comprising the steps of:
a) applying a substantially homogeneous magnetic field over said subject;
b) inserting an invasive device into said subject having an RF transmit coil, and an RF transmit/receive coil a known distance apart;
c) repeatedly transmitting RF energy of a selected duration, amplitude and frequency from the RF transmit/receive coil to cause nutation of a selected ensemble of spins in said subject;
d) detecting a steady-state MR response signal from the RF transmit/receive coil
e) transmitting intermittent RF energy from the RF transmit coil so as to cause a change in the steady-state MR response signal detected by the RF transmit/receive coil;
f) determining a delay between when the intermittent RF energy signal was transmitted from the RF transmit coil to when a change in the steady-state MR response signal has occurred;
g) calculating a fluid flow velocity from the known distance between the RF coils and the measured delay.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein the step of inserting an invasive device comprises the step of positioning the invasive device with the transmit coil downstream, and the step of calculating a fluid flow velocity comprises the step of calculating retrograde fluid flow velocity.
6. The method of claim 4 further including the steps, after the step of determining a delay, the step of determining a second delay between when the intermittent RF energy signal was transmitted to when a change in the received MR response signal has occurred at a second RF receive coil; and after the step of calculating a fluid flow velocity the steps of calculating a second fluid flow velocity from the second delay and calculating an acceleration from the calculated fluid flow velocities.
This application is related to U.S. patent applications Ser. No. 08/264,282, filed Jun. 23, 1994, "Magnetic Resonance (MR) Angiography Using a Faraday Catheter" by C. Dumoulin, S. Souza; (Ser. No. 08/264,283, filed, Jun. 23, 1994, "Magnetic Resonance (MR) Angiography in A Low-Field Imaging Magnet" by C. Dumoulin, R. Darrow; Ser. No. 08/175,448, filed Dec. 30, 1993, "Method For The Simultaneous Detection Of Acceleration and Velocity Distribution In Moving Fluids" by C. Dumoulin, all assigned to the present assignee, and all incorporated by reference.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the field of magnetic resonance imaging and more specifically to measurement of fluid flow with magnetic resonance.
2. Description of Related Art
Components of fluid motion, such as velocity and acceleration are important parameters to measure in many systems. These parameters are useful in determination of development of vascular diseases such as arteriosclerotic disease.
A traditional fluid flow analysis method, known as ink streamlining, requires introducing a contrast agent into a flowing fluid and observing the motion of the contrast agent.
Another method of measuring motion of materials employs laser Doppler technique. This requires a laser beam to be reflected from particles suspended in the material which is to be measured, and determining the displacement of each particle over a short interval thereby indicating the velocity of the material at the chosen location. Neither ink streamlining or laser Doppler methods are suitable for the detection of velocity within blood vessels.
An alternative method for the measurement of velocity in moving fluids within a vessel relies on Doppler shifts in reflected ultrasound signals. With this method, an ultrasound probe is placed near the vessel. Ultrasonic waves are transmitted into the vessel and reflected by the fluid. As the fluid moves, the frequency of the reflected ultrasonic waves is changed. For fluid moving towards the ultrasound probe, the reflected waves have a higher frequency, while reflected waves from fluid moving away from the probe have a lower frequency.
Ultrasonic measurement methods, however, are limited by the ability of the system to measure only the component of velocity directly to, or away from, the probe; and are limited by the need for the vessel to be surrounded by tissue which is transparent to ultrasonic energy.
A number of methods for the detection and measurement of fluid motion with magnetic resonance have been previously disclosed. These methods employ motion sensitive MR pulse sequences to identify the moving fluids.
There is a need for a simple method of determining components of fluid motion employing magnetic resonance.
An invasive device employs several small radio-frequency (RF) coils near its end. A subject is placed in a magnetic field and the invasive device is introduced into the subject. A downstream RF coil in the invasive device generates a series of RF pulses transmitted into the vicinity of the coil which induce a resonant MR response signal from selected nuclear spins within the subject. The RF coils sense the MR response signal produced from the subject. Since the RF coil is small, its region of sensitivity is limited. Consequently, only nuclear spins in the immediate vicinity of the RF coil are detected. This is repeated to produce a steady state MR response signal to be produced. Intermittently, an upstream RF coil produces an RF transmission. The MR response signal is monitored. The time is measured for a change in the steady-state MR response signal to be detected by the RF coils. Knowing beforehand the spacing between the RF coils, the fluid flow velocity can be computed. A receiver system receives the detected MR response signal and calculates the fluid flow velocity. If the transmission signals of the upstream and downstream RF coils are reversed, retrograde velocity is measured. In still another embodiment, several RF coils are used to determine velocity at several different points, thereby allowing change in velocity, or acceleration, to be determined.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for in-vivo measurement of fluid flow velocity within a subject.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for in-vivo measurement of fluid flow acceleration within a subject.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for in-vivo measurement of fluid flow retrograde velocity within a subject.
The features of the invention believed to be novel are set forth with particularity in the appended claims. The invention itself, however, both as to organization and method of operation, together with further objects and advantages thereof, may best be understood by reference to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention in operation tracking the location of a device in a subject.
FIG. 2 is a schematic illustration showing a plurality of RF coils incorporated into an invasive device intended to be inserted into the body of a subject.
FIG. 3 is a timing diagram showing the relationships between RF pulses to an upstream RF coil, and RF pulses of a downstream RF coil on the catheter.
In the present embodiment of the invention, a subject is placed within a static magnetic field, such as that of a magnetic resonance imaging system.
In FIG. 1, a subject 100 on a support table 110 is placed in a homogeneous magnetic field generated by a magnet 125 in magnet housing 120, causing unpaired spinning nuclei, "spins" to resonate causing a net Longitudinal magnetization, ML. Magnet 125 and magnet housing 120 in this embodiment have cylindrical symmetry and are shown sectioned in half to reveal the position of subject 100.
Subject 100 is surrounded by a set of cylindrical magnetic field gradient coils 130 which create magnetic field gradients of predetermined strength at predetermined times. Gradient coils 130 generate pulsed magnetic field gradients in three mutually orthogonal directions. The MR response signals received at RF coil 140 are passed to MR imaging electronics, shown here as cabinet 170 to perform image reconstruction as commonly known in the art, and then display the MR angiographic image on a display 180.
An embodiment of device 150 is shown in greater detail in FIG. 2. A plurality of small RF coils 201, 203,205 are electrically coupled to the MR system via conductors 201a, 201b; 203a, 203b; 205a, 205b, respectively. In the preferred embodiment of this invention, conductors form a co-axial pair. The conductors and RF coils are encased in an outer shell 230 of device 150.
Invasive device 150 is inserted into subject 100 by an operator 160, and may be as a guide wire, a catheter, an endoscope, a laparoscope, a biopsy needle or similar device. The RF coils are capable of radiating RF energy into subject 100 of a frequency and amplitude to cause nutation of the "spins" of subject 100 near invasive device 150. Since RF coils are small, the transmit region and region of sensitivity are also small. Consequently, the transmitted signals affect spins in the immediate vicinity of RF coils 201,203,205; and the detected MR response signals which arise from the immediate vicinity of RF coil 201, 203, 205.
Device 150, shown as a catheter, is inserted, into a vessel of subject 100 at a location in which components of motion are desired to be measured and is positioned such that the RF coils are positioned upstream, and downstream with reference to each other, according to the normal direction of fluid flow.
In a first embodiment, the invasive device is positioned in a vessel with the fluid flowing by the end of invasive device 150 with coil 201, past coils 203 and 205. RF coil 201 is therefore upstream with respect to RF coils 203, which is upstream with respect to RF coil 205. RF coil 203 repeatedly radiates RF energy of a selected duration and intensity into subject 100 at the predetermined frequency at predetermined times and with sufficient power that nutates nuclear magnetic spins of subject 100, according to pulse sequence "rf1" of FIG. 3. Each application of RF energy forms a sampling RF pulse. The nutation of the spins causes a net transverse magnetization, MT, of a population of spins which resonates at the Larmor frequency. The Larmor frequency for each spin is directly proportional to the strength of the magnetic field experienced by the spin. After repeated transmissions of sampling RF pulses from coil 203, a steady-state MR response signal is reached which may be sensed by a detection means attached to RF coil 203. Intermittently, RF coil 201 transmits RF energy according to pulse sequence "rf2" of FIG. 3, which creates a change in the longitudinal magnetization of the flowing fluid. Each application of RF energy to RF coil 201 forms a perturbation RF pulse. This change, or perturbation, in the preferred embodiment, leads to saturation of the nuclear spins, causing the "spins" to produce no MR response signal for a short time. This changes the steady state MR response signal sensed by RF coil 203. The time delay between when RF coil 203 transmits and the time in which the MR response signal changes at RF coil 203, coupled with known distances between the RF coils, results in a fluid flow velocity.
Note that the RF pulses applied to RF coil 201, 203 and 205 are independent of one another and can be applied with any desired timing. Note also that a more rapid application of the RF pulses of rf1 will permit a more accurate detection of velocity.
By adding more RF coils, the change in the MR response signal may be monitored at several different locations, thereby resulting in different velocity measurements over different positions. This may be used to determine fluid acceleration.
In another alternative embodiment, RF coil 205 transmits the intermittent "rf2" signal from FIG. 3; and RF coil 201 receives the MR response signal. This embodiment will measure fluid flow in a reverse direction, or retrograde velocity.
Similarly, by reversing the transmit and receive coils, retrograde acceleration may also be detected.
The present invention has several applications in medical diagnosis. For example, it may be used to detect stenosis.
All RF transmissions are non-spatially selective, that is they are transmitted in the absence of magnetic field gradients used to localize MR response signals and perform MR imaging. This invention therefore may be implemented without magnetic field gradient coils. It may also be implemented on a conventional MR Imaging system with the magnetic field gradient coils being inactive when the fluid flow velocity is being calculated.
While several presently preferred embodiments of the novel invention have been described in detail herein, many modifications and variations will now become apparent to those skilled in the art. It is, therefore, to be understood that the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications and variations as fall within the true spirit of the invention.
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Photographer: Kurt Repanshek
What better way to cool off on a hot summer day than with a river trip? This photo, though, was taken along the Warm Springs rapid on the Yampa River in Dinosaur National Monument back in late April, if you can believe that.
The weather was warm, with highs in the low 70s, and plenty of sunshine to go around. By now, in early July, this rapid has lost its punch, as the Yampa is driven by snowmelt.On the Web: www.nps.gov/dino
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What are the differences between NowJS and Pusher?
NowJS is currently Node.js-only, even though you can use it with other platforms like Rails with simple requests between the two server stacks. Pusher can be used on a variety of platforms.
NowJS is free, while Pusher is not.
Pusher is a cloud service, where they host the servers for you. NowJS, and their enterprise offering NowCluster, is not a cloud service, allowing you to host and manage servers on private & public clouds like AWS. The advantage of a cloud service is that it requires no managing of servers. The disadvantage of a cloud service is that it is a single point-of-failure residing with a 3rd party. The former makes the lives of individual developers easier, while the latter fits with the needs of enterprises.
To make the lives of individual developers and startups easier, NowJS may soon be available on various platforms as a service like Heroku and CloudFoundry and others. NowJS can already be easily deployed some of the Node.js Platform-as-a-Service providers such as Nodester, providing the ease-of-use benefits of a PaaS.
As an addendum, here's RMSN - a drop in replacement for Pusher that I've written using NowJS. https://github.com/leppert/RMSN
There are naturally lots of differences, but mainly:
Pusher is a framework that can be used with several platforms (Java, Python, PHP, Ruby, and lots more) and uses a centralized server at pusher.com with your account that handles the Comet-technology stack.
NowJS is all node and runs on your own server.


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I snuck into a Dragon's Lair
and found they have their own Nativity Scenes.
I barely escaped with my camera intact.
It could be I was not the only intruder.
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Center on the Square - Live Theater in Searcy, Arkansas
Next Season's Lineup
Season tickets for 2015-2016 are available for purchase by calling 501-368-0111 or by coming by the theater at 219 W. Arch Avenue in downtown, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, Monday - Friday. We have two different types of tickets this year. The "Season Ticket" includes EVERY play on the main stage this season. The "Flex Five Ticket" allows you to choose FIVE of the plays on the main stage this season. Prices are as follows:
Adult Season Ticket: $180.00 plus tax
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Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Thursday gave away battery-operated tricycles to 100 differently-abled students. An order for providing 761 such vehicles, totally costing Rs.1.7 crore, had been issued.
Initially, 100 students, hailing from Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram and Vellore districts, were given the vehicles free of cost.
The Chief Minister also distributed compact discs (CDs) and CD players to 50 visually-challenged high and higher secondary students to enable them pursue their studies. The government had sanctioned Rs.3.09 lakh for distributing the CDs and CD players free of cost to 124 such students. He handed over appointment orders to 60 differently-abled persons on their selection as secondary grade teachers in primary schools. Geetha Jeevan, Social Welfare Minister, Thangam Thennarasu, School Education Minister, K. Shanmugam, Principal Secretary (Finance), S.S. Jawahar, Secretary of the Welfare of Differently Abled Persons Department, were present.
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CONS: well, where to begin??? The activities desk staff at iririki didn't seem to have much of an idea of new activities that had started up around port villa. On our arrival into the airport we had seen a big poster advertising underwater scooters. We asked at the iririki tour desk and everyone there had NO IDEA what we were talking about! In the end we gave up and went for a walk along the foreshore where we found the underwater scooter operators, which was our STRIKE ONE for iririki. STRIKE TWO came when we were interested in doing a half day tour of some sort. We went to the tour desk at around 11am and asked about half day tours only to be told that ALL half day tours only left in the mornings. A bit disheartened, we decided to spend the afternoon looking around iririki and port villa. The next morning when we went to enquire about other activities, my partner discovered a brochure for half day tours starting around lunchtime. I was not happy with this discovery having wasted the previous day not doing much, and when I asked a different tour desk person, she said the afternoon tours were always available and had always run.
The room that we had was nice, even though it smelt of mould the whole time. On arrival there was no room information booklet and we couldn't unlock the safe. Rang reception about the safe and the booklet and a maintenance person showed up to look at the safe. We asked him where the book was and he told us to ring reception again, so we did. We were told one would be delivered the following day. The next day came and still no booklet, we angrily rang reception again and were told to wait in the room for 10 minutes while one was delivered. After 45 minutes, still no book! Got sick of waiting, and went to the pool.
The first night we were there, we decided to have an outdoor spa, the following morning, and there was no hot water! We informed reception and were told it would be looked at throughout the day sometime. We went out for the morning and came back late in the afternoon and my partner decided to have a shower thinking that the hot water issues had been fixed. Still no hot water! Informed reception again and were told a number of other units were having hot water issues as well but they had to find out more information and would ring us back in 10 minutes. No phone call was ever returned but eventually after a couple of hours later we had hot (warm) water. Also on the first night we discovered the top of the spa plug had snapped off so it took 20 minutes of trying to lever the plug out of the spa. We asked housekeeping the following morning for a replacement plug and again we were told to see reception. Took the plug down with us to show them and were told it would be replaced. We decided to go out that day, and when we came back later in the afternoon we had no plug. (This was the whole point of booking an apartment with a spa so that we could actually make use of it!). Rang reception again and a maintenance man showed up with the old plug and I had to physically show him the problem. He left with this information but we didn't get another plug until the next day! On the third morning, my partner went for her morning shower and came back fuming! There was no hot water AGAIN and no water pressure for either hot or cold. I angrily informed reception and had the response of "that's not good" and that someone would look at it shortly. I got sick of their "island time" urgency to fix things so I ran all the hot water taps in the place for 20 minutes. Eventually, we got warm water coming through but not a lot of pressure. Had a warmish shower while we could before it went cold again.
Iririki had a fire dancing night which they had been spruiking all week so we decided that since we would be out all day doing other activities, we would see if we could book a table as close to the show as possible. We were told by the barman that we just needed to turn up early to get a good spot. We explained to him we wouldn't be back until late, and so he completely understood and booked us a table especially for us (which was nice of him). When we arrived for the show, we were told that our assigned table had been taken because the message of the reservation had not been passed on to the evening shift, and they couldn't ask the people to move. We begrudgingly accepted this and found a spare table outside in the drizzle to watch the show. We ordered a meal half way through the show and when the meal arrived, it started to rain. We took our meals inside and sat down in the restaurant. Within 2 minutes of sitting down, we were asked by a waitress to move because someone had reserved that particular table even though there were plenty of other spare tables around. We were not happy with this at all, and we made our feelings felt on a customer feedback card handed to us by another waitress who could see that we weren't happy with the way another waitress handled our situation and couldn't apologise enough (thanks veronica). To top the evening off, I ordered a chicken dish that was so rubbery, it was virtually inedible!
Just when we thought we had had enough of iririki and were checking out, our airport transfers were being organised by reception and we had to meet the bus at the pickup point at 12.30pm so that we got to the airport 2 hours prior of our 3pm departure before the flight closed at 1pm. We were sitting at the meeting point with other guests travelling on the same flight as us when at 12.40 we were informed that the 12.30 bus had left at 11.30 and the next one wouldn't be available until close to 1pm. We explained this was unacceptable because no prior contact had been made to us for changing the times of the transfers and we needed to get to the airport before the flight closed. Again we weren't the only guests that weren't told of this transfer time change. The iririki staff at the pickup point treated it as one big joke and it took another 10 minutes to sort out what was happening with the transfers. At this point it was 12.50 and knowing it would take at least 10 minutes to get to the airport, I was ready to strangle the iririki staff girl that could not organise anything and would not give me a straight answer as to what was going on. Finally the tour bus arrived and dropped us to the airport in time (just).
I would also like to note that our experiences at iririki were NOT isolated, as the more tours that we did and even on the flight back to Australia, we came across so many horror stories from other guests that had stayed on iririki. Having known what I know now, I NEVER EVER would have booked at this resort!!!
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The Telangana Congress MPs urged the party leadership to give clarity on the stand it is expected to take on the demand for separate Telangana State.
The MPs made this request during their meeting with AICC general secretary State affairs in charge Ghulam Nabi Azad in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Mr. Azad convened a meeting of the State MPs for first hand information on the political situation in the State and the steps needed to strengthen the party in the run up to the general elections next year.
The meeting comes in the backdrop of proposed interaction of AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi with the State MPs on May 9 to discuss about the current political situation and party's prospects. Mr. Azad, according to MPs, sought feedback from the members on the implementation of the welfare and development schemes and the ways to make delivery more effective.
Speaking to reporters later, MPs G. Vivekanand and S. Rajaiah said they appealed to Mr. Azad to keep the party's promise on giving separate State failing which the party would suffer severe setback in the ensuing elections.
The Telangana MPs are likely to meet Mr. Azad on Wednesday too to impress upon him the need to take a clear stand on separate Telangana.
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Characters that I loved in my video game adventures.
Just a list of characters I can think up that I love to interact with during my time as a gamer. I hope you enjoy my offbeat selection of some characters!
Just a list of characters I can think up that I love to interact with during my time as a gamer. I hope you enjoy my offbeat selection of some characters!
The war veteran, philosopher of the human condition, and the voice of reason and optimism in the post-apocalyptic world, Brenner is one video game character that personifies the word "leader". He puts other Advance Wars characters to shame in my humble opinion.
I am talking specifically of the GBA games for Capcom and for the Rockman series. He is badassery personified the minute he was revived to start his solo career in four wonderful games on the Gameboy Advance
Finally! A leading lady from the rockman series that is not called Roll. A smart scientist at a young age, Ciel is nonetheless the leader and heart of the resistance against the repressive Neo Arcadia Regime. The only regret I had was that Ciel's relationship with Zero was not as explored as I wanted at the time.
Finally a leading lady for Ninja Gaiden that has a personality and non-fanservice-esque proportions! A trained Japanese military operative, Mizuki guides Ryu in his missions in Ninja Gaiden 3
He may have been cheated by the shoddy quality of the Gundam Musou games, but Loran is a great character in his own right in his show Turn A Gundam. A bit naive, innocent and kind, Loran was thrust into war when fighting broke out between the Moonrace (technologically superior people living in the moon) and the humans who lived on Earth (who had tech similar to that of the 1910s). Often you see heroes who are either too innocent and non-serious, or too serious and emo. Loran walks the fine line between the two extremes beautifully; in fact, dare I say that he's in a tier of his own.
I love Sonic games, and I do like Sonic, but Tails is my man in these games. A tech geek, Tails comes to his own as a leader and shot-caller in Sonic Chronicles. I also played as Tails in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity and had a great experience there as well!
Whereas Brenner is the leader of his Wolves regiment, his second-in-command is also worth noting. A cold and calculating commander with a Hobbesian view of humankind, Lin is one of the driving forces behind the Wolves and their various campaigns. Her back and forths with Brenner about what humankind is like shows how far the Advance Wars franchise came from its more innocent and colorful roots
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Triathlon consists of 1.5 km swimming, 40 km of cycling and a 10-km run. This is the Olympic standard triathlon and distances are more in some other events but the AP Police is embarking on a triathlon that has a distance of as much as 765 km, consisting of 25 km of swim in the sea from Bheemli to R.K. Beach here, 695 km of cycling to Hyderabad and a full marathon (43.195 km) on the roads of Hyderabad.
The event is starting at the Bheemunipatnam beach in the early hours of Saturday and will conclude at the AP Police Officers Mess in Hyderabad on the New Year day.
"This Police Triathlon, the ultra endurance adventure is being conducted as part of the celebrations to mark the 150 years of modern policing in the country and to display that the police has the tenacity, capacity and diligence, confidence and courage to achieve a difficult task. We want to show that the police can do it," Additional Director General of Police (Sports) Rajeev Trivedi, who is leading the adventure, said at a press conference here on Friday.
Commissioner of Police B. Shivadhar Reddy said it was a prestigious event and glad that it was happening in the city.
Along with Mr. Trivedi, Deputy Commandant of CIST from Goa S. Jayakumar, Balasaheb Ramachandra Ghadge, a DSP from Maharashtra, constable from Nizamabad district N. Srinivas and an engineer from Microsoft (Hyderabad) Sunil Menon would participate in the triathlon in full distance while an Olympic probable Mandar Anand Divase, a BSF Sub-Inspector would take part in the swimming leg only. Hitraj Singh, a BSF Inspector and constable from Nizamabad, Ramesh Nayak would do the cycling stretch and five would run the marathon and three will participate in cycling and a marathon.
Two women, Udaya Trivedi and ASP of Jagtial R. Rama Rajeswari will run the half-marathon.
Mr. Trivedi, who swam the Palk Straits, in March last year, along with Ramachandra Ghadge, and the English Channel and Straits of Gibraltor several years ago, has been planning this event, working out logistics, sea and weather conditions by checking on Internet every day, and doing everything necessary. He went to the sea on Thursday and found that the tide (between full moon and the new moon) would not be dangerous. Though the jelly fish presence in the sea is more here, he is hopeful that they would not harm the swimmers.
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A GPS-aided navigation facility would guide the swimmers. Support boats on the sea and vehicles on the coast would follow the swimmers. Kiran Kumar and Srinivas would act as navigators. Help from the fishermen, the Coast Guard is being taken while the city police would provide the backup.
The swimming event is expected to conclude between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. On first day the cycling event would be held up to Anakapalle, and from the next day an average of about 100 km would be covered.
Mr. Trivedi quipped, "Some said today is Yugantam (December 21) and we are starting a new Yugam on December 22. We bring greetings and best wishes on New Year Day in Hyderabad."


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Our reader surveys consistently show that a lot of our readers are still running, and even developing code for, non-Linux operating systems. Whatever system you're coding for today, you can use Linux as your development platform and give yourself the flexibility of moving to Linux tomorrow.
In a recent essay entitled "Free But Shackled—The Java Trap", Richard Stallman wrote, "If you develop a Java program on Sun's Java platform, you are liable to use Sun-only features without even noticing. By the time you find this out, you may have been using them for months, and redoing the work could take more months." That's bad news, but platform lock-in isn't only for Java developers. So build and run your projects on an all-free system regularly to save yourself from accidental lock-in as you work. We're happy to offer four complete cross-platform sample applications in this issue.
First, Python is one of our favorite languages here at Linux Journal. Its simplicity makes old code, and other people's code, easy to understand and maintain. Let David Reed's GladeGen (page 40) write the GUI code for you, so you can focus on business logic.
The best development frameworks are the ones that grow cooperatively with an application that depends on them. Mozilla is a good example. Don't get Mozilla the browser mixed up with Mozilla the framework—work through Nigel McFarlane's process viewer utility on page 66 to understand how to use Mozilla's framework to write non-Web applications.
As dedicated followers of fashion, we're happy to have a blog tool written with the .NET-compatible Mono. Ian Pointer shows how it's done and scores two buzzword points on page 50.
If you need to develop for Microsoft Windows, you can save yourself the expense and learning time of another set of development tools. Joey Bernard's article on MinGW (page 58) shows you how to add Windows support to your Linux apps or bring Windows apps to Linux with minimal rewriting.
Finally, on page 83, John Healy, Andrew Haley and Tom Tromey explain how Red Hat made the popular Eclipse integrated development environment build natively with no Java Virtual Machine (JVM), and no proprietary dependencies, at all. Maybe Java developers are finally getting the hang of this cross-platform thing. Stay out of traps, don't fall for lock-in, and enjoy the issue.
Don Marti is editor in chief of Linux Journal.
Re: From the Editor--July 2004: Traps? Who Needs Them?
Well, RMS's "Platform Lockin" is really very much a misnomer though. There are almost no "Sun Only" features in Java, and the "Sun" JVM for Linux *IS* the Blackdown JVM, so if you are using "Sun Only" code, you are still using "Free" code too.
Frankly, I find RMS's whole series of poorly argued rants against Java to be centered more out of his personal philosophy than anything else. And frankly, for all the talk about open source Java, I has a developer who works in Java, and certainly uses a laundry list of open source Java tools and APIs every day, think its better that the core Java specification remain tightly controlled by Sun, even with the JSR process. Microsoft KNEW forking Java with J++ would kill it, and Sun successfully staved that off. The last thing we need are *real* forks in the language cause by a thousand partial implementations or extended features.
Re: From the Editor--July 2004: Traps? Who Needs Them?
I agree. We do not want Java (or JVM) forks. However, we would like to have a strong Desktop-oriented J2SE platform, that will allow us to work on Linux and Windows, and moreover, to have the feature of native compilation. That will be the win-win future of Java, and lose-lose for other (.Niet and other cheap single platform imitations...).
Jonathan Levi.
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You sound like Gosling. That's not a good thing.
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Hone My Interviewing Skills
- if i don't get the job i will try to improve my interviewing skills and my weak points and to see what my faults are and try to improve on them for future opportunity
- —Guest imran ali from bihar india
Wrong Fit
- I would hope that the reason I wasn't selected would be that I'm just not right for it. Sometimes, the dress looks amazing on the rack, but when you try it on - it just doesn't fit your personality. The same can be true of a job. Sometimes, you just don't fit.
- —Guest Beth
Use The Experience to Learn
- I'll feel disappointed. However, I'll reflect on the experience of the interview; to see what my flaws are and try to improve on them for future opportunity.
- —Guest John Ibe
- I already felt that I'm part of it and I've got some interesting ideas for the further work, therefore I will apply for an Internship in your company, so I would get some experience that would qualify me for similar opportunities in future.
- —Guest Al-Sammarraee
What you will do if not chosen?
- I am trusting that the committee seeks for the best fit in the position, so if you don't hire me, I will wait for constructive feedback to improve myself for next opportunity. However, I am sure that I am the one you seek, both as I am and as I will develop.
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Focus on Next Time
- I'll be a little disappointed,but I know this is is not the end of my life. I will try to improve my interviewing skills and my weak point so that in next interview I can perform well.
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Try to Improve
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Build My Interview Skills
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In June 1998, 17-year old Marcelo Ayala left his home in Michoacan, Mexico, and, following the path of his older brothers, crossed the border to find work in the United States. He lives in Kentucky and works at a premiere location for raising and breeding thoroughbreds. There he falls for Andrea, a Venezuelan flamenco dancer, whose family dreams of opening a restaurant.
Update on Marcelo
Marcelo is now participating in a local community theater group and is helping to write and act in a play about border-crossing stories. He has recently started a new job doing house renovations, and dreams of getting his band back together again. Marcelo and Andrea broke up after the completion of the film. Andrea did open a restaurant in downtown Lexington and performs every weekend with her salsa band. Marcelo has a new girlfriend and she is from his hometown in Mexico. Marcelo attended the 2000 Kentucky Derby and watched one of the horses he works with, Fusaichi Pegasus, win the race.
Horacio, the second youngest brother, moved to Versailles, Kentucky with his wife, Reina, who was pregnant at the time. They came to the U.S. hoping that she'd receive better health care and to make money for the family. Horacio also works in the thoroughbred horseracing industry. Horacio and Marcelo seek refuge in the growing Hispanic community. They formed a Mexican pop band called "Sueno Latino," and they often play at dances and weddings.
Update on Horacio
Since filming was completed Horacio continues to work at a prestigious thoroughbred horse farm. He and his brother, Marcelo, had to sell their musical instruments and are no longer enjoying the pleasures of being in a band together.
The second oldest brother, Juan, left Mexico at 14 to support his parents and younger siblings. In the United States, he fell in love with Patricia, an American, and they married when she was only 15. They have three children, none of whom can speak Spanish. Because of the eldest brother Gonzalo's alcoholism, Juan has taken on the role of "father" for the family, and has helped his brothers settle in Kentucky. Juan also works on a horse farm, owned by the Sheik of Dubai. Like his siblings, Juan has a great yearning to return to Mexico and reunite with the family he left behind.
Update on Juan
Juan continues to work at Gainsboro Farm. His eldest daughter, Christy, is starting to study Spanish in an attempt to become connected to her Mexican roots. He is looking forward to having a year long sabbatical, which his employer provides every 10 years. He hopes to travel across South America and visit his parents and sisters in Mexico.
Gonzalo is the oldest brother, whose sense of self-worth has been strained by an addiction to alcohol. Gonzalo spent two months in jail, lost in the judicial system, because of driving under the influence. Recently returned from Chicago, where he participated in a rehabilitation program, he moved to Kentucky to be closer to his brothers, where he started drinking again. He works in the horseracing industry and speaks of the economic barriers and racial discrimination faced by new immigrants.
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If I understand it correctly, until the HST comes into effect, there is no PST on cloth diapers, so that's why I thought that they might be exempt.
Also, going on the info I got from the Lands End catalog, anything made in the USA would be exempt, and the diapers I'm considering are US made. But, whilst that might be the theory, in practice I'm not sure that a customs agent would take that into account. I once ordered cloth diapers from the US, and the seller thought she was doing me a favour by labelling the package as "fabric" and I got dinged for the duties and a $5 handling charge. By the time it got delivered and I needed to pay the charges on the spot, it was too late.
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Home-Oil Dealers Feel the Heat: Surging Prices Put Customers on Edge
By David Pevear, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.
Aug. 5–LOWELL — William West, owner of Rockingham Oil in Derry, N.H., which yesterday was charging $4.29 for a gallon of home heating oil, reminds his customers, "We only buy and deliver the product. We're not Exxon Mobil."
Small oil-delivery companies share their customers' budgetary pain. They hear the fear and grumbling from which Exxon Mobil and Chevron are well-insulated by record second-quarter profits.
"Oil-delivery companies are only the messengers," agreed Phil Lindsay, oil-program director for Mass. Energy Consumers Alliance, a nonprofit co-op that provides discount heating oil for 10,000 member households.
The message is not good. The winter ahead promises to be cold and expensive for the 40 percent of Massachusetts homeowners who heat their homes with oil.
Though, locally, the average price of home heating oil has fallen in recent days, the oil market's volatility continues to cause fear and unrest. Colonial Oil Co. of Chelmsford, for instance, yesterday was charging $4.29 per gallon for its cash customers, down from $4.79 last month. Prices at five local companies contacted yesterday ranged from $4.15 to $4.39 per gallon.
But despite the recent drop in prices, home heating oil still costs $2 more a gallon than it did 365 days ago.
How much will heating oil cost in October or November, when the first hint of winter's chill moves frantic homeowners to fill those 275-gallon tanks?
"I try to be optimistic … but there's no way to
tell," said Kim McCrady, co-owner of Colonial Oil, a family-run business that has three oil trucks and two service trucks and was started by her grandfather in 1960.
Last year at this time, the average price of a gallon of home heating oil in Massachusetts was $2.54, according to the Mass. Department of Energy Resources.
A report released yesterday by the Donahue Institute at the University of Massachusetts suggests that the average household oil bill in Massachusetts next year could exceed $3,000. More than 100,000 Massachusetts households could have "severe difficulty" paying their oil-heat bills next winter, the report predicts.
"I just talked to a lady who ordered a couple of cords of firewood and is the hundredth person in line (to receive them)," said Glenn Shanks, 61, owner of Glenn Shanks Oil Co., a single 3,000-gallon-truck operation in Dracut. "All the other utilities will follow suit — natural gas, electricity. It's all going up, you know."
Media accounts of the Donahue Institute report triggered the phones of the fuel-assistance program at Community Teamwork Inc., in Lowell. Susan Brittain, CTI's director of energy programs, said 11,250 applications were recently mailed to those who qualified for the program last winter. Thirty-two people walked into the CTI office ahead of the mail to urgently return their applications in person.
"(This winter will) be very scary all the way around," Brittain said. "We have a lot of concerns about how it will play out. There are so many elderly who already are making choices between medications, food and heat."
Those who deliver the oil are concerned about their credit limits being exhausted by customers needing more time to pay the high prices.
"I have to get payments within five days or I'll be out of business," Shanks said.
One local oil-company owner said that following the oil market to gauge the best time to buy from wholesalers is now a full-time job.
"You have to buy oil perfectly just to have a decent year," he said.
Among customers, anger has given way to fear, said McCrady.
"We're afraid for them," she said. "A lot are elderly or have children. It's tough on them. It's tough on us."
But in August's heat, Shanks still doesn't believe the full impact of $4 and up for a gallon of home heating oil has sunk in with many people.
"When they get that first real delivery at the end of September or October, and realize it is costing them $800 to $1,000 … then it will sink in," he said.
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Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) today reported sales and earnings for the fourth quarter and full year of 2011.
Fourth Quarter Highlights
- Sales were $147.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2011, a 3% increase compared to the fourth quarter of 2010. Excluding the Cole Hersee and Selco acquisitions, sales declined 6% year over year due primarily to inventory de-stocking in the electronics supply chain.
- On a GAAP basis, diluted earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2011 were $0.70 compared to $0.88 in the fourth quarter of 2010.
- Adjusted (non-GAAP) earnings for the fourth quarter were $0.67 per share (see Supplemental Schedule on page 8). The adjustments to GAAP earnings were to remove a $1.7 million tax benefit and a $0.7 million pre-tax purchase accounting charge related to the Selco acquisition.
- Sales and order trends by business unit were as follows:
- Automotive sales increased 37% year over year. Cole Hersee contributed $10.9 million for the quarter. Excluding Cole Hersee, automotive sales increased 4% driven by growth in the U.S. and Asia.
- Electrical sales increased 27% year over year due to double digit organic growth across all product lines and the addition of $2.2 million of Selco sales.
- Electronics sales declined 16% year over year and 25% sequentially due to channel inventory de-stocking in addition to slowing end demand.
- The electronics book-to-bill ratio for the fourth quarter was 0.96 and is running significantly above 1.0 so far for the first quarter of 2012.
- Cash provided by operating activities was $36.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2011, while capital expenditures were $5.2 million.
Full Year Highlights
- Sales were $665.0 million for 2011, a 9% increase compared to sales of $608.0 million for 2010. Excluding the acquisitions of Cole Hersee and Selco, sales increased by 1% year over year, as strong organic growth in electrical (15%) and automotive (8%) was mostly offset by a 5% decline in electronics. Electrical growth in 2011 was driven primarily by protection relays and custom products which grew 69% and 29% respectively. All regions contributed to the growth in automotive. While electronics sales grew in the first half of 2011, sales in the second half were impacted by the channel inventory correction.
- On a GAAP basis, diluted earnings per share for 2011 increased 11% to $3.90 compared to $3.52 in 2010.
- Cash provided by operating activities was $120.8 million for 2011 compared to $104.1 million in 2010.
- Capital expenditures were $17.6 million in 2011 compared to $22.4 million in 2010.
"The fourth quarter came in consistent with our guidance with weak electronics sales, solid automotive performance and continued strong growth in electrical," said Gordon Hunter, Chief Executive Officer. "Notwithstanding the slow finish to the year, we were encouraged by our performance in 2011 and proud of achieving a second consecutive year of record sales, earnings and cash flow. We made good progress on our growth initiatives, executed well operationally and the integrations of Cole Hersee and Selco are on track."


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Bolt Prospects 2005-2006 Final Rankings: 25-21
Submitted by pete on June 4, 2006 - 10:54
Today is the day. With the Lightning's Top Five Overage Prospects and Honorable Mentions already posted, we will now begin to unveil our Top Twenty Five Prospects in the Lightning organization five at a time in reverse order beginning with 25-21. Just a reminder, Bolt Prospects criteria deems that a prospect in any player 24 years or younger on opening night 2005 who has less than 82 games total career NHL experience and less than 41 NHL games in any one season. [url=paul-ranger]
Paul Ranger
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Evgeny Artyukhin
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Ryan Craig
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More from the NHL Scouting Combine
Submitted by pete on June 3, 2006 - 17:57
TSN [url=http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=167745&hubname=nhl]has more from the NHL Combine[/url] being held througout this week in Toronto. Of particular interest: W Jiri Tlusty, who has drawn comparisons to Martin Havlat, reportedly was disappointing in both conditioning and strength exercises and appeared "soft." C Peter Mueller scores above average in all events. LW Chris Stewart, brother of Panthers 1st round pick Anthony Stewart, showed up to the combine overweight and out of shape. Surprisingly, despite his brother being and avid weightlifter in juniors, Chris' performance in strength tests were mediocre. C Bryan Little of Barrie, a Bolt Prospects favorite, reportedly showed up with nary an ounce of body fat and was good in strength drills but underperformed in the aerobic drills. D Bobby Sanguinetti of Owen Sound, another Bolt Prospects favorite, appeared lean and cut and performed well in the strength tests.
Bolt Prospects 2005-2006 Final Rankings: Honorable Mentions
Submitted by pete on June 3, 2006 - 08:36
Three times a season we post our rankings of who we feel are the top 25 prospects in the Lightning organization. A prospect, under our criteria, is any player who was 23 or under on opening night this season with less than 82 games of career experience in the NHL and has not played 41 or more games at the NHL level in any single season. Three prospects crossed the threshold for graduation last season: [url=paul-ranger]
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Evgeny Artyukhin
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Ryan Craig
.[/url] As a consequence, you'll note we've moved these three onto a new section on our prospects page titled "Bolt Prospects Alumni". With those three moved out of the pool of players elligible for consideration, the Bolt Prospects writers generated their own rankings and then combined them to generate our final top-25. The Honorable Mentions we are revealing today are two players whose names made the ballots at least once, but who did not have enough combined votes to make the top 25. We think they still deserve some recognition, however, so today we're posting our 2005-2006 Final Rankings Honorable Mentions in alphabetical order:
TSN NHL Combine Coverage
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TSN [url=http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=167627&hubname=]is doing some blogging of the NHL Combine which has been ongoing this week in Toronto.[/url] Yesterday was the first day of skills testing and a handful of top prospects got put through their paces. D Erik Johnson and C Jordan Staal scored the highest praise while W Michael Frolik, once projected as a top pick, also did well. C Jonathan Toews and C Phil Kessel struggled with the aerobic portion of the day while C Derrick Brassard was subpar in the weight lifting component.
Bolt Prospects 2005-2006 Final Rankings: Top Five Overage Prospects
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Tampa Bay Lightning
As promised, today Bolt Prospects is beginning its release of its Final Rankings for the 2005-2006. To kick off the process we will announce our Top Five Overage Prospects. But first, a brief note about the criteria that defines an "overage prospect". According to Bolt Prospects rules, any Lightning property 24 or older on opening night 2005-2006 who has less than 82 total NHL games player and less than 41 NHL games played in any sinle season is considered an overage prospect. Ryan Vesce, for instance, is inelligible for consideration because he is not a Lightning property. Also,
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Muamba lauds influence of Bolton boss Coyle
Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba believes he is currently playing the best football of his career - thanks to boss Owen Coyle.
The 21-year-old is intent on keeping Bolton in the Barclays Premier League.
And Muamba feels with Coyle at the helm, it has become a question of when and not if it happens, with Wanderers eight points clear of the relegation zone.
"We'll definitely stay up. Another two wins and we should be fine," was Muamba's forthright response when asked as to Bolton's chances.
"Since the gaffer has come in things have changed, and you can see the way we have been playing and the confidence in the team.
"That's credit to the manager and the staff, and hopefully we can continue this way for the rest of the season.
"I know I've enjoyed playing under him so far. I would say I've been in the best form of my career.
"That's down to the manager and the confidence he has instilled in me. I'm just so happy he is here."


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Birthday greetings for the month of October go out to: Jim Boyer, Carol Davis, Bev Noe, Dick Muniain, Lisa Dolling, Glenda Maisel, Natalie Albarico, Kody Simons, Nathaniel Van Ryn, Mike Ohe, Lis Whalen, Julia Nilsson, Alec Ray, Lisa Fogarty, Andrew Schlegel, Cheryl Hodge, Austin Page, Ivan Garcia, Dusty Hobbs, Dave Sturtevant, Lenin Palafox, Bailey Stepp and Johathan Wheat.
Congratulations go out to the Knights Ferry Students of the Month of September: Kindergarten, Tristan McCarthy, Second Grade, Maddy Watson and Carson Sundburg, Third Grade, Mason O'Neil and Xavier Olvera, Fifth Grade, Mizty Collantes, Sixth Grade, Destiny Machado, Seventh Grade, Rilyn Cassaretto and Eighth Grade, Julia Nilsson. The teachers of the combination classes had the choice of two students, not necessarily one from each grade.
Welcome to the world Autumn Grace Wucherer. She was born to Scott and Stephanie of Knights Ferry.
Congratulations go out to the new student council officers of Knights Ferry School: President- Julia Nilsson, Vice President- Angel Limon, Secretary- Braden Sousa, and Treasurer- Denali Benson. Have a great year!
Birthday Greetings for September go out to: Sasha Sinkevich, Grant Wright, Mile Wright, Sally Goehring, Luke Bell, Kelli Sinkevich, Lynn Duckworth, Phillip Frymire, Breanna Banks, Evelyn Frias, Cassandra Padilla, Michel Griesner, Ken Raven, Emma Vargas, Mickie Martinelli, Alex Naccarato, Will Haskell-Kelly, Cheryl Griffiths, Nikita Sinkevich, Christine Fortuny, Jonna Ohe, Troy Peterson, James Peterson, Marcada Baker, Justin Paulat, Madison Willis, Jim Mangante, Alexis Elting, Joshua Reese, Mason O'Neil, Leta Lutz, and Tristan Voortman.
Congratulations go out to Lisa Frymire on being selected for Modesto City School's District Instructor of Curriculum, Math Coach. She will oversee the site coaches for the Common Core program, teaching and supporting the coaches in the district. Way to go Lisa!
Here it is September already, two thirds of the year gone by! For your calendar: September 5th – Knights Ferry Community Club dinner meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the clubhouse. Miles Shuper will report on the car show. September 10th is the meeting of the History and Museum Associates at Miller's Hall at 9:00 a.m. September 11th is the Knights Ferry Garden Club meeting at Bev Hay's home at 10:00 a.m. The pumpkin rolls will be discussed. September 12 is the Knights Ferry School Board meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the ...
The Election filing period has ended and Knights Ferry School District has five candidates running for three board seats, incumbents Robert Brunker and Kym Cassaretto along with Sean McCarthy, Shavon Haskell and Diane Noon. The Municipal Advisory council has three openings with two candidates running unopposed for the two full term seats, Dolly Haskell and Brendt Noon. Cliff Howse is appointed for the short-term seat. For the Knights Ferry Community Service District two are running unopposed for three seats, Erich Ulrich and Brendt Noon, Jr.
Welcome to Knights Ferry School's Kindergarten class Bryce Anderson, Charlee Birdsong, Maya Camara, Maddie Dickens, Leland Kruse, Stryker Kruse, Eddy Limon, Joshua Maceira, Tristan McCarthy, Tristan Voortman and Jonathan Wheat. Have a great school year!
Birthday greetings for the month of August go out to: Jeremy Page, Ellen Wearin, Scott Redden, Dave Rorabaugh, Sherry Schlegel, Monica Brockman, Dustin Holcomb, Adam Maisel, Kyle Hauskens, Gwyn Davis, Jasmine Derrick, Mario Arias, Ray Patton, Jenna Armario, Tyden Baker, Brandi Cardey, Eden Cassinetto, Austin Santillo, Eron Roen, Taylor Hobbs, Brendt Noon, Nancy Simons, Sara Harris, Elijah Van Brunt, Aubrey Mendonca, Marina Braaton, Hayden Cassaretto, Tate Cassaretto, Elmer Raphael, Grace Harden, Dakota Voortman, Braden Sousa, Destiny Machado, Alondra Machado, and Trexler Porter.
There is a missing African Gray parrot flying around in this area. A couple from the Bay Area were camping at the Horseshoe Recreation area on Orange Blossom Road and the parrot escaped. They stayed a few days to try and find it but no luck. It is 12 inches tall, gray with a red tail. The parrot talks and imitates kitchen appliances. His name is Bird. Call your reporter at 881-3314 if you see or hear it.
Welcome to the world Rose Catherine Murray, born July 8th to Troy and Natalie. Proud Knights Ferry grandparents are Cathy and Joe Murray. Rose joins big sister Ella at home.
Alisen Payette and her sons Huxley (7) and Roland (4) were visiting the Oakdale area family and friends. Huxley carried on a family tradition by attending Camp Jack Hazard where his mother spent many a happy summer. With camping, waterslides, visits to Columbia and Santa Cruz as well as Kim McCarthy's Art Camp, the month went by quickly. They reconnected with family and sharing memories of growing up in her "home town" with her boys made this a special visit to California from Missouri. Alison is teaching 5th and 6th grades and loving it. Thanks to the wonderful teachers ...
Five-year-old Tristan McCarthy was float-fishing down the Stanislaus River when he caught a fish, a really big fish. It was a 10-pound Striper! His first catch and was he proud and that is no fish story!
Knights Ferry News by Mary Sue Shearer Here is the June 26, 2013 column that evidently got lost in cyberspace.
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Knights Ferry School went to Gratton School for a Spelling Bee. Those attending were: 2nd grade-Lily Sturtevant and Jenna O'Neil, 3rd grade-Trent Esteves, Carson Sundberg and Gracie Anderson, 4th grade-River McCarthy, Mason O'Neil and Grace Harden, 5th grade-Luke Dickens, Dakota Voortman and Hayden Cassaretto, 6th grade-Dean Dodge, Olivia Doshas and Jude Krick, 7th grade-Braden Sousa and Matthew Wolf, 8th grade-Tyden Baker, Wyatt Dickens and Dayne Sturtevant. Congratulations go out to River McCarthy on placing third!
Birthday greeting for the month of April go out to: Denise Crom, Makenzie Ohe, Calab Coston, Jim Mc McCarthy, Megan Peterson, Michelle Muller, Jordan Ray, Eric Ulrich, Sharon Page, Lee Shearer, Jean Dyer, Joan Taylor, Steve Ingram, Ted Kassahn, Julie Mattox, Gary Shook, Barbara Hudelson, Teri Foster, Jim Rotelli, Cat Ulrich, Greg Burns, Gayle Diltz, Michelle Sturtevant, Pat Johnson, Maya Camara, Charlee Birdsong, Weston Sundberg and Julian Arias.
The first rattlesnake has been reported. Jill McPhee got one on her patio. Be cautious when outside!
Here it is another month already! There are a lot of things happening in the Ferry this month. April 2nd is the Knights Ferry Community Club dinner meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the clubhouse. April 4th is the Car Show with over 160 cars entered. The cars will all be around town, none on the other side of the river. There will be live entertainment, food, and T-shirts available. April 5th is Easter with sunrise services at the cross on Frymire's hill. April 8th the Garden Club is meeting at the cemetery at 10:00 a.m ...
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Post-Post War Reconstruction in IraqMar 04, 2004
In this Director's Forum, Nesreen Berwari, Minister for Municipalities and Public Works in Iraq outlined what has been accomplished and what lies ahead in the rebuilding of the nation. In her remarks, Berwari emphasized the critically important role of women in Iraq's transition to democracy and stability.
Is World Peace Through Conflict Prevention Possible?Jan 30, 2004
This book review, by Lee. H. Hamilton, of David Hamburg's No More Killing Fields: Preventing Deadly Conflict (December 2003) is available online.
Giving Birth to a New Nation: Women Leaders Discuss their Role in Reconstructing IraqDec 15, 2003
Eight Iraqi women, including the two female members of the Iraqi Governing Council, recently met at the Wilson Center to discuss reconstruction and the role of women in formal and informal governance structures in Iraq.
Preventing the Next Wave of ConflictOct 17, 2003
This new report, Preventing the Next Wave of Conflict: Understanding Non-Traditional Threats to Global Stability, released by the Center's Conflict Prevention Project, is an analysis of the non-traditional threats to national security including economic and social disparities, failures in political and economic governance, demographic shifts, scarcity of natural resources, environmental degradation, and health crises. The report is available here for download.
No One is Safe---Relections on the Bombing of the UN Headquarters in BaghdadSep 04, 2003
In this second dispatch on reconstruction efforts in Iraq, Anita Sharma, Deputy Director of the Conflict Prevention Project, comments on thebombing of the UN Headquarters and the reality that humanitarian workers are nolonger immune to attack. On a leave of absence from the Center, Sharma has been working in Iraq for the past five months with the International Organization for Migration. Due to thedeteriorating security situation, she and many other humanitarian aid workers have temporarily relocated in Amman, Jordan.
Dispatch from IraqJul 23, 2003
This abridged version of Conflict Prevention Project Deputy Director Anita Sharma's Dispatch from Iraq appeared in the summer 2003 issue of Centerpoint.
Winning the Peace: Forum Explores Role of Women in Post-Conflict IraqJun 02, 2003
In this recent two-day conference, Iraqi women leaders and international policymakers came together to discuss the future prospects for women in Iraq and the role that women can play in the transition to self-government in the country.
Dispatch From IraqJun 02, 2003
In this first dispatch, Anita Sharma, Deputy Director of the Conflict Prevention Project, reports on reconstruction efforts in Iraq. On a leave of absence from the Center, Sharma is currently working with the International Organization for Migration in Basra.
The Challenges of Peace: Preparing for Post-conflict IraqApr 03, 2003
While few doubt the ability of coalition forces to defeat the Iraqi regime, questions remain about the prospects for a post-Saddam Hussein Iraq. A recent meeting convened by the Center's Conflict Prevention Project looked at some of the key challenges presented by the prospective post-conflict situation in Iraq.
Combating Human Trafficking: Key ApproachesJan 06, 2003
According to the U.S. State Department, human trafficking is among the fastest growing criminal activities with more than 700,000 people, mostly women and children, trafficked worldwide annually, including 50,000 persons into the United States. This half-day conference focused on trafficking in persons and regional responses to combating this problem.


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hope matt get the win
According to Heavy.com, Matt Hughes is in negotiations to fight MMA legend Renzo Gracie at UFC 109 on Feb. 6 in Las Vegas.
After being dethroned by top welterweights Georges St. Pierre and Thiago Alves, Hughes has apparently turned to whooping on senior fighters looking for a quick payday. He already turned down fights with top contenders Mike Swick and Jon Fitch, citing he's only looking for "interesting" fights.
This won't be the first the first time Hughes has took on a member of the legendary Gracie family. Hughes defeated Royce Gracie by TKO at UFC 60 back in 2006.
Renzo Gracie (13-6-1), 42, hasn't fought since 2007, when he won a DQ victory over Frank Shamrock due to illegal knees to the head of a downed opponent.
For the latest on UFC 109, check out our UFC Rumors section.
hope matt get the win
this should be a easy fight for him but at this stage it depends on how renzo looks he has not fought in a long time but if he is still got something who knows?
matt by decision will be a boring boring fight i rekon. Swick and fitch wud of handed him his ass
are they going to provide walkers for these guys to make it to the cage, or are they going to let them use golf carts? does senior citizen medicare kick in for MMA fights?
Matt should be ashamed of his self for calling out someone up in age . I hope Renzo wins ha ha
renzo might just win i wouldn't be surprized at all. the ufc has kinda been on the decline for me lately with making matches that are irrelevent and signing fighters on losing streaks that they used to bash. tito vs forrest and this fight should not be on the main card but they both will end up being co main events? they should be free or at least not trying to sell this to the fans as main card worthy.
This is hardly the UFC's fault. Matt has been ducking top competition since the fight with Matt Serra.
I dont blame the promoters for bringing Renzo in. He is a great fighter, and the name Gracie attracts MMA fans, old and new.
not there fault? it dosn't have to be a co main event. all i have to say is baroni.
roy, it wasn't supposed to be a main event, but lesnar pulled out last minute, and they couldn't find a marquee match-up in time. and it's already slated to be a PPV event, since the Couture one is already free this weekend. shit happens, dude. Just is what it is. Just don't buy it. I'll see it at the local bar for $5. no worries.
yep, i will be at the bar for this one. just seem to be on a decline lately and its not just this event.
The last 4 UFC's sucked this will be no different, wont be buying this one or any of the next cards.
what a stupid fight hughes should just go to strikeforce if he wants to fight nobodys atleast there he might be able to get the championship.


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THE private sector has been urged not to solely rely on profit maximisation but should rather also take part in helping the government to make policies that would lead to a good investment environment.
Addressing the second Africa Investment Funds and Asset Management (AIFM) forum, the Director of DNA Economics, a South African- based firm, Mr Elias Masilela, noted that the government alone cannot create conducive environment for investment.
He said the private sector has to cooperate with the government for mutual benefit in this regard. "We cannot sit back and rely only on the government to create a good environment for investment through its policies as if we in the private sector are not concerned.
We must alsohelp in setting those policies for our own benefit instead of only focusing on profit maximisation," he argued. He also said that there are numerous opportunities in the African continent but there are a lot of doubts on whether Africans sustain, lead or benefit from them since economic growth of most African countries is low than it was expected.
Mr Masilela urged African countries to rely on their own domestic capital in doing investment in their countries despite numerous challenges facing them.
"African continent should also stress on equal opportunities like the other parts of the world. We should manage our economy, create our policies for investment which will eventually lead to good performance and good return in investment," he said.
"With well formulated policies for investment Africa will remain in the drive of its economy towards the 2015 millennium goals and likewise benefit the next generation," he added.
On his part, a lawyer from IMMA advocates, Mr Sadock Magai, called on the government to be well prepared with enough professionals who can assist in giving guidance on numerous opportunities investors from within and outside the country want to explore.
"The government must be extra careful while opening the door for investors; we have a lot of resources but if we are not careful we will not benefit anything from them because the investors are always after profit maximisation," he observed.
The Investment Promotion Manager of Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC), Mr John Mnali, said the forum will help to bring more investors in the country who will deal with different projects in various parts of the country.
"This forum will give us a chance of meeting with investors who are willing to invest in our country and show them different areas in which they can invest like infrastructure and agriculture," he said.
The two-day AIFM forum, which ends today, was attended by various investors, businessmen, scholars and other experts on investments from different African countries, including South Africa and Zambia.