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Nano-scientists develop new kind of portable water purification systemMay 7th, 2013 by Bob Yirka in Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Water purification device undergoing field trials in India and its performance evaluation. (A) Schematic diagram of the device. (B) Actual photograph of the device. Construction and assembly of the device are simple and can be done locally. The antimicrobial composition is used as granules and kept in the membrane filter. Carbon block is positioned just before the tap. Carbon block may also be used as a multilayer axial block, comprising adsorbents for specific regional contaminants such as arsenic, iron, and lead. Credit: PNAS, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1220222110
(Phys.org) —Researchers at India's Institute of Technology Madras have developed a new kind of portable water purification system based on nanoparticle filtration. In their paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the team explains how their new device does its job—it employs nanoparticles to remove not just biological hazards, but toxic heavy metals as well.
The researchers note that access to clean drinking water is still a major worldwide problem—making it available to everyone, they say, would save approximately 2 million lives a year (approximately 42.6 percent of deaths are due to diarrhea alone and impact mostly children). To help reach the UN millennium development goal of doubling the number of people with sustainable access to safe drinking water by 2015, the team has been applying nanoparticle technology to the problem.
The system they have developed is a two-stage filtration process that provides 10 liters of clean water in just an hour's time. The biggest challenge, the team says, was figuring out how to deliver silver ions into the water to be processed, without using any electricity. The process also had to use a minimal amount of silver ions to meet international safety standards. The answer, they say, was to use a new material that employs silver nanoparticles that are trapped in tiny cage-like structures made of other clay materials.
Other nanoparticles are used to create other materials that serve as filters, killing microbes and sucking heavy metals out of the water, making it safe to drink or use for cooking. The first stage of the process kills viruses, bacteria and other dangerous micro-biota. The second stage absorbs heavy metals such as lead and arsenic.
The result is an extremely inexpensive portable water purification device—the system cost is comparable to other portable filtration systems, but the processing itself comes to less than $3 per year. The filters are good for approximately one year (3,600 liters) and filtration can be run more than once per day if needed. The researchers believe their device is capable of providing all the drinking water a family of four would need.
The researchers have not yet made it clear who will manufacture the new device or when it might be made available for sale.
More information: Biopolymer-reinforced synthetic granular nanocomposites for affordable point-of-use water purification, PNAS, Published online before print May 6, 2013, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1220222110
Creation of affordable materials for constant release of silver ions in water is one of the most promising ways to provide microbially safe drinking water for all. Combining the capacity of diverse nanocomposites to scavenge toxic species such as arsenic, lead, and other contaminants along with the above capability can result in affordable, all-inclusive drinking water purifiers that can function without electricity. The critical problem in achieving this is the synthesis of stable materials that can release silver ions continuously in the presence of complex species usually present in drinking water that deposit and cause scaling on nanomaterial surfaces. Here we show that such constant release materials can be synthesized in a simple and effective fashion in water itself without the use of electrical power. The nanocomposite exhibits river sand-like properties, such as higher shear strength in loose and wet forms. These materials have been used to develop an affordable water purifier to deliver clean drinking water at US $2.5/y per family. The ability to prepare nanostructured compositions at near ambient temperature has wide relevance for adsorption-based water purification.
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"My trucking Co & thousands of others will no longer accept any loads at ANY price until such time as our FED Gov admits & puts into action a plan that will give all O/Os some help. ((Dan Little Trucking http://www.owneroperatorsunited.org)
Here is what I would like to see happen,
1# suspend ALL Fed & State fuel taxes until such time that this economy is back on its feet,
2# Fed create a FED Oversight Committee to oversee Ins Premiums Charged for Class 8 trucks Insurance,
3# Stop allowing Large Trucking Fleets to self Insure, this would make a more level playing field for all trucking Cos,
4# Fed Regulations for Brokers & Shippers that are enforced, with set max amounts they can charge,
5# Standardized Fines from Coast to Coast for safety violations. In other words if a log ticket cost $50.00 in Missouri then a log ticket in California should only cost $50.00
I will not return to hauling until our Gov. the people we put into office gets off their butts and does something to help this Industry my email address is [email protected]
Send me an email if you plan on shutting down on September 11, 2008″
Open Letter to All Truckers
"Some are asking what date is the shutdown & what will happen ?
Here's the what, why, & when of it.
The reason for this shutdown is not to hurt this country in any way shape or form. But is in fact a peaceful method of sending a message to Washington, D.C. That we do indeed need help & our industry is the backbone of life in America as we know it.
The why of it covers issues that you & I as truckers, both O/Os & Co. drivers face on a daily basis. These problems range from excessive Regulations ie., Fuel, Federal & State Fuel tax's, excessive DOT regulations on NON-SAFETY related items, Excessive Insurance Pre., The list goes on & on.
The when of it, is when we as an industry send a Strong message to the otherwise FOOLS in Washington, D.C. that "enough is enough"
We Will Be Heard.
I & Thousands of You have been telling people for Years now, that a change needed to take place. I have received more than a thousand e-mails from truckers who wrote to let him know they are ready to go on strike now. Among them were two drivers associations — both in Florida — with a combined total of more than 100,000 trucks.
Well, here's your chance to Stand Up for Yourself & let The World know We will Stand Strong. "One for all and all for one"
Thank You & God Bless each & Everyone of you,
Dan Little
Little & Little Trucking LLC"
Truckers Plan Strike on September 11th
This message is to all people who don't think they can do without trucks and trucking in general.
If you don't already know trucking move 95% of the items you buy in the store everyday.
The rising fuel costs and the lower rates that some "brokers" give to carriers is the reason behind the strike.
If you think that you don't need trucks…imagine how hard it will be to get gas from the corner store if there isn't any.
Show you're support for truckers…if you see a driver …thank him for bringing the stuff he hauls to your store.
I'll add more later.
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This is a matter that I personally advocate. Unfortunately, the "people" will not band-together in solidarity unless so much pain has been inflicted upon the general population that no one can "take it anymore" – and by the time that happens, the American way of life and the world's premier democracy is likely to be in shambles. Those whom seek to dismantle our constitution and refuse to honor the rule of law are working a plan, one that has been decades in the making. Our Mainstream News Media is compromised, and criminals like Rupert Murdoch regularly transmit on-the-air "News Reports" that are misrepresentations of the truth, some which are downright false, and others which mirror the governments view, known throughout the world as "propaganda." Once the MSM has been compromised, the hardship of waking-up a population that has been lulled into complacency by a criminal and complicit Mainstream News Media is a daunting task – but little by little, we are succeeding!
On April the 29th, I published "An Open Letter To The Truckers Of America." I am certainly not responsible for the upcoming strike, but admit that I advocate and believe this is one of the last hopes we have in shutting-down the "Corapacy" and fascists that seek to dominate all of our lives, beginning in America and impacting the entire global community. You will note there is a map of Britain at the beginning of this piece – but make no mistake, this "Trucker's Shut-Down" will be international in scope, and several European countries are making preparations to deal with store shelves that may wind-up being empty because of the hundreds of thousands of participants that are signing-on to protest in the only way that we will be guaranteed to achieve results – and that's by altering the "status quo" and demonstrating that "the people", here and abroad, have had enough of being robbed and gouged by the global "Corapacy" that now is ruling our lives.
Please note that the author of the above article is the owner/operator of Dan Little Trucking, a U.S. based company from Carrollton, Mo.; he has been in the news himself, and rather than just the Europeans taking part in a "Truckers Shut Down", this could easily be an event that will impact several of the governments of the western world, and IMO, has been too long in coming:
Truckers 'going broke' and threatening to strike
By Barb Ickes | Wednesday, March 19, 2008 7:16 AM CDT
What started as a small, online grassroots effort now appears to have the potential for something bigger.
Dan Little, the owner/operator of a livestock hauling company in Carrollton, Mo., estimated Tuesday that at least 1,000 other truckers from across the United States have committed so far to joining him in a strike on April 1.
Although none of the truckers interviewed Tuesday at the Iowa 80 Truck Stop, Walcott, which is just off Interstate 80 west of Davenport, has heard of the intended strike, some said they would shut down, too. MUCH MORE, Another Must-Read Article!
I still disagree with an intended shut-down date of 9-11, especially now since President Bush has "green lighted" Israel's plans to attack Iran, which would instantaneously bring the US into martial law and destroy what is left of our fragile economy. We can all be assured that Israel's war planners are paying close attention to international politics, and since they have demonstrated that attacking Iran is their goal and most important military objective, it makes sense they will alter their attack plans to ensure that a "Truckers Shut Down" or anything else which could interfere with their plans will be rendered moot and ineffective if they have the ability to carry-out their plans on or before September 11, 2008.
To all Americans and Europeans that are reading this post – make sure that you begin stocking-up on essential food stocks, and do it gradually, adding to your reserves every time you shop. Don't panic buy! If you have ever lived in a hurricane zone and seen a storm barreling its way toward your locale, then you've witnessed the shock of seeing stores that run out of essential items in a matter of hours, not days. Plan on keeping at least a three to four week stock of rice, beans, and canned goods that will ensure that your family doesn't go hungry – and be kind to those who are doing the same; If our power grid should do down for reasons I'm not privy to, make sure you have the means to prepare those foods, and keep your food reserves private – even from your own children. Those who foolishly ignore making preparations for the worst will take what they need – and it's important that you also make sure that you have the ability to defend what you own. Remember one saying that has become as true as the criminal activity in our government; "No good deed goes unpunished", and if you decide to feed a family that has ignored the writing on the wall, rather than going hungry, they will likely be back when you least expect them to feed their own families – at your expense!
Do not be angry at America's Truckers or those who reside in other countries; they are going broke, and while we believe that times are hard for us, independent truckers are being forced out of business on a daily basis, and in order to survive, they must take action to guarantee that they will be there for us tomorrow after the smoke settles and the criminals have been purged from our respective governments. For all practical purposes, the Truckers of American and Europe are the "freedom fighters" that we have prayed for years, but it takes an extraordinary set of events to begin such a shut down – and now it's time for action while we still have the ability to make a difference.
Show your solidarity; this strike will hurt each and every trucker that participates, and they are working for the common good, something that has been lost in this world of lies and deceit. Embrace their courage, and above all, email them and request that they move-up their schedule so that Israel cannot attack before we are forced into a situation where nothing exists except "how we will survive" becomes our primary endeavor, and believe me, there will not be enough food to stop the imposition of martial law and millions will go hungry because our MSM refuses to tell the truth and explain the danger that our nation will face if we do not prepare ourselves for the inevitable.
If the truckers do not "shut-down" their operation(s) and Israel attacks Iran, the same scenario will take place. Gas will be priced so high, that average Americans will not be able to afford it, and food costs will rise to the point that an evening meal may consist of Marconi and Cheese – and millions will be grateful that they are able to provide something that is filling, but as far as nutritional value, borders on starches and other ingredients that will do nothing more than provide a feeling of nourishment, but lacks in those items that help to keep our population healthy and have enough energy and stamina to engage in other activities that will become necessary to take-back our nation from the crooks, criminals, and fascists that are intent on destroying our country for the only reason that is viable – greed and power. The is time is nigh to participate in an action that will bring back out constitution and the rule of law – what may seem like a dream today, but could become reality in a future that is rapidly descending on the United States and the entire global community. Remember, only a "dreamer can have a dream come true."
Be a patriotic American, and rather than comment on threads that our "Decider" and "Darth Cheney" regularly ignore and sideline because it doesn't impact their plans, place your energy and writing talents in supporting a cause that actually could bring-down the worst Presidency in America's history!
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|Pyongyang, April 27 (KCNA) -- The Songun idea is an idea of independence against imperialism which can reliably defend and guarantee the independence of a country and a nation by dint of an invincible military power.
The greatest obstacle in the way of achieving the independence of the popular masses is the imperialist forces suppressing, obstructing and going against it.
It is nothing but a daydream to achieve the aspiration of the people after independence, leaving the maneuvers of the imperialists intact.
The main means on which the imperialists rely in violating and repressing the independence of the popular masses is their counter-revolutionary violence, the armed forces.
The more the people's aspiration after independence grows and the deeper the imperialists are driven into dilemma, the tighter the imperialists cling to bayonets.
The history of struggle of the popular masses for realizing independence is a continuation of the bloody struggle against the rulers and oppressors armed to the teeth.
It is the philosophical principle of social development taught by the protracted human history that it is impossible to materialize the people's aspiration after independence without a powerful force of arms with which they can stand against the counter-revolutionary armed forces.
The high-handedness and tyranny of the United States which is styling itself the only "superpower" in the world today are further intensified than ever before in reliance on its military forces, by which the independence cause of the popular masses is confronted with a grave challenge.
The prevailing situation and conditions of the present era demand that importance and primary efforts should be given to military affairs in the revolution and construction to build up invincible military forces.
To prepare an invincible military strength under the banner of Songun is the only way to emerge victorious in the confrontation with the U.S.-led imperialists and to thoroughly realize the independence of a country and a nation.
The Songun idea is the revolutionary one indicating a scientific way of enabling the people to concentrate efforts on military affairs and to increase the revolutionary armed forces in accordance with such practical requirements of the present era and the revolutionary development and to victoriously forge ahead with the struggle of the popular masses for independence in the fierce confrontation with the imperialists.
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They oppose a referendum on Crimea's accession to Russia. In addition, the protesters are calling to get involved in assisting Ukrainian military on the peninsula.


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Canepa: Maybe Chargers should sit Rivers
What's wrong with Rivers — what was wrong with him last year during the team's six-game losing streak until The Miracle of Gaither — is right in front of him. His line.
Winning in the NFL begins and ends up front. Rivers rarely has a pocket. Watch film. When he has time to step up and make throws, he's as good as he's ever been.
And when you consider what he's done here, played hurt and desperate, taken all the shots, blamed himself — and, as he might say in his Alambamese, won a whole bunch of games — to take him apart now is unwarranted and unjust. This is a good man, a family man, a warrior who comes to play. And I insist he remains one of the NFL's top quarterbacks — when he is allowed to play football.
"He hasn't been as consistent as we're all used to seeing," says Turner, who knows as much about the position as anyone alive, "but he's probably been hit more in the last 5-6 weeks than he has in any season."
After last Sunday's 17-10 loss to Cincinnati, I asked Rivers if he'd heard the boos, if he thought they were just part of the business. "I reckon," he said. "I don't know. I don't know if it's part of the business or not."
An e-mailer asked me if Dan Fouts ever got booed.
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Young malaria parasites refuse to take their medicine, which may explain emerging drug resistance, new study findsFebruary 19th, 2013 in Medications /
Electron tomographic reconstruction of the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, showing the different stages of development. Mature parasites (right hand side) degrade hemoglobin in a digestive vacuole (DV) making them susceptible to attack by the antimalarial drug, artemisinin, while immature parasites (left hand side) are less sensitive. Credit: Dr Eric Hanssen, Advanced Microscopy Facility, Bio21 Institute, University of Melbourne, Australia.
(Medical Xpress)—New research has revealed that immature malaria parasites are more resistant to treatment with key antimalarial drugs than older parasites, a finding that could lead to more effective treatments for a disease that kills one person every minute and is developing resistance to drugs at an alarming rate.
University of Melbourne researchers have shown for the first time that malaria parasites (Plasmodium falciparum)in the early stages of development are more than 100 times less sensitive to artemisinin-based drugs, which currently represent a last line of defense against malaria.
The study was conducted by a team led by Professor Leann Tilley and Dr Nectarios (Nick) Klonis from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Bio21 Institute, and is published today in the journal PNAS.
The drug artemisinin (ART) saves millions of lives each year but it is still not clear exactly how it works. Professor Tilley's team developed a novel approach to examine how the parasite responds to drugs under the conditions it encounters in the body. This is important because the malaria parasite takes two days to reach maturity in each cycle but the drug only remains in the bloodstream for a few hours.
"We were surprised to find that juvenile parasites were up to 100 times less sensitive to the drug than mature parasites, and that in some strains the juvenile parasites showed a particularly high degree of resistance. This would result in a large number of juvenile parasites surviving against clinical treatment and helps explain how resistance to drugs develops," Professor Tilley said.
In order to survive in the human body, the parasite must inhabit red blood cells for part of its life cycle, to do this it first digests the cell contents including the haemoglobin protein which carries oxygen in blood.
"We found that the parasite is most susceptible to drug treatment when it is digesting haemoglobin, suggesting that a breakdown product, possibly the haemoglobin pigment, is activating ART to unleash its killing properties," Dr Klonis said.
The possibility of lower drug sensitivity of juvenile parasites was first suspected when the team studied the parasite's digestive system using a revolutionary 3D imaging technique called electron tomography at the Bio21 Institute, University of Melbourne. This initial work was supported by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coherent X-ray Science.
"In juvenile stages the parasite's digestive system is not yet active, which explains how this stage can avoid the effects of the drug," Professor Tilley said.
"We hope that our findings will provide a guide for changing the timing of the drug treatment regime and developing longer lasting drugs, thereby killing more of the parasites and reducing the development of drug resistance."
The next steps for the team are to try and establish why certain strains are more resistant to ART drug attack than others.
"With the current political will in malaria-affected countries to combat the disease, and funding for implementation of anti-malarial strategies available from the NHMRC, Gates Foundation and other donors, the basic research being done in Australia will be quickly translated into lives saved in the field," added Professor Tilley.
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I know him and Miles were DFA'd, but I haven't heard anything as far as him being traded, accepting an assignment to AAA, or what. Anyone have any news regarding him?
I know him and Miles were DFA'd, but I haven't heard anything as far as him being traded, accepting an assignment to AAA, or what. Anyone have any news regarding him?
I had heard the M's picked up back up, but I could be wrong and hope I am.
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There hasn't been any news on Balentien since he was DFA'd.
I'm sure Jim Bowden is frantically trying to sign him as we speak. Even though he's unemployed.
If Jim Bowden was the owner of a major league baseball team would their uniforms include leather pants?
I hope he accepts the AAA assignment. DFA Terrero and give him the RF job. Let him get a full season of continuous AB's allow him to refine his new approach and Maturity at the plate and hopefully show the Reds he can be a productive ML Player.
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The Dragon Age 2 demo is out! In the Dragon Age 2 demo, players will take on the role of Hawke, the human Champion. The Prologue chapter and the first battle will be playable in this Dragon Age 2 demo.Read More
Wicked Interactive and Gamers Outreach have come together to support the Dallas Veteran's Hospital with their charitable program. This is the first time that registration for a free-to-play MMO may help in charity. Read on to find out more.Read More
Minecraft is a sandbox building game in which you can do a LOT of things. The indie game from Mojang was an instant hit and many people clamored for a mobile Minecraft client. Minecraft's creators have said that there would be an official iPhone and iPad version followed soon by an Android version.Read More
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The Vision Game Engine from Trinigy is coming to the NGP. With some extremely focused support made for the new portable console, gamers can expect eye popping games at par with the PS3 on their handheld NGP.Read More
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Magicka is a pretty hilarious hack n' spell game by Swedish studio, Arrowhead Studios. The game enjoyed success with its unique spell-combination feature and general geeky references and humour. Now Magicka is being released on a retail box in addition to its downloadable form, and its soundtrack has been released for free at its website. Do check it out!Read More
The new Medal of Honor has done pretty well for itself, facing quite the challenge of the Call of Duty games. Medal of Honor developer Danger Close has openly stated that it will be developing a sequel to the original game. How Medal of Honor 2 will match up to its contemporaries is anybody's guess, however.Read More
Bioshock 2′s "Protector Trials" DLC has apparently had a glitchy start. The PC version of the Bioshock 2 expansion pack apparently needs the main game to be patched. However the DLC was out before the patch was released. This has led to quite the PR nightmare for Bioshock 2′s team.Read More
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23 September 2001 - Down South Again
RRS James Clark Ross Diary
Position at 1200: 03°45.2' North, 15°16.5' West
Distance Travelled since Grimsby: 3819 Nautical Miles
Air temperature: 25.7°C; Sea temperature: 24.9°C
Down South Again
As we write the diary for this week you will see from our position that James Clark Ross has once more crossed the equator and passed into the Southern hemisphere - just.
The week had been a good one with bright sunny weather for the most part allowing plenty of outside painting to be done. It enabled us to catch up on those jobs that warm weather always makes easier, though I'm not sure the engine room would agree as I've heard quotes of it being forty degrees Celsius plus down in the machinery spaces! We did, however, have some rain on Friday though not enough for our intrepid scientific duo of Alex and Melanie. They maintained their vigil on the bridge with the hope of acquiring a big enough sample for them to work with. I'm not sure how successful they were at this point, but they still live in hope of even more rain.
Monday will see our arrival off Ascension Island to pick up a small party who are going to use the ship for survey work. More of this next week, when we find out ourselves.
Crossing the Line
As ever we have managed to find a few lost souls who have yet to cross the Equator - and some who assure us that they have, but the court don't believe them.
So on a nice Saturday afternoon what else is there to do but invite King Neptune on board to hold his court?
The photographs below give a flavour of the day, which despite the "mess" was enjoyed by all especially the barbecue which concluded the day.
Below left we have the motley bunch who made up King Neptune's court and his police force, while on the right we have Captain Elliott welcoming King Neptune to his court room, otherwise known as the side deck. Click on an image to enlarge it.
Above Left - Court is now in session (George Stewart - Bosun) and Queen Nefertiti (amply played by Lt Cmdr. George Tabaert) in attendance.
Above Right - Melanie Witt is treated to the attentions of our Barber for the day (Derek Lee). Melanie was the second before the court as Sarah our Doctor was the first. However after an unprovoked attack of spraying the court with water she was "asked" to attend the court again later...
The two Cadets attended court though like any teenager Tom Elliott the Engineer cadet (below left) was reluctant to take the medicine offered to him, while Paul Adams the Deck Cadet (below right) claimed he already paid homage to King Neptune at another court. The evidence offered was however found to be inadmissable on this occasion, (Surprise Surprise!)
As mentioned earlier, Sarah (the Doctor) attended court twice and we can see her on the second occasion above left. While Queen Nefertiti (alias George Tabaert) was accused of being a Royal Naval spy and sentence carried out as can be seen above right
To see how lightly they got off see the weeks covering 1st October 2000 and 22nd April 2001.
Man of the Week
This popular feature is back by request and this week we'd like to nominate Lieutenant Commander George Tabaert (Royal Navy) who is sailing with us to find out about the particular survey equipment fitted to the ship and how we go about our work.
George is pictured below checking the comfort of the Captain's Chair. George asked us to use this picture as his children may not recognise him from the line crossing ceremony photographs above. We'd like to thank him for his help and for not damaging the deck crew when he was asked to attend King Neptune's court as one quote heard was "He's a big lad ain't he?".Click to enlarge.


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Flag of Florida
|Civil and state flag
|November 6, 1900 (modified May 21, 1985)
|A red saltire on a white field, with the seal of Florida superimposed at the center.
The flag of Florida consists of a red saltire on a white background, with the state seal superimposed on the center. The design was approved by popular referendum November 6, 1900.[1] The flag's current design has been in use since May 21, 1985, after the state seal was graphically altered and officially sanctioned for use by state officials.
Spanish period[edit]
Spain was a dynastic union and federation of kingdoms when Juan Ponce de León claimed Florida on April 2, 1513. Several banners or standards were used during the first period of Spanish settlement and governance in Florida, such as the royal standard of the Crown of Castile in Pensacola[2] and the Cross of Burgundy in St. Augustine. As with other Spanish territories, the Burgundian saltire was generally used in Florida to represent collective Spanish sovereignty between 1513 and 1821.[3]
In 1763, Spain passed control of Florida to Great Britain via the Treaty of Paris. Britain used the original union flag with the white diagonal stripes in Florida during this brief period. The British also divided the Florida territory into East Florida, with its capital at St. Augustine, and West Florida, with its capital at Pensacola.
Spain regained control of Florida in 1783. In 1785, King Charles III chose a new naval and battle flag for Spain, which was now a more centralized nation-state, and its territories. This flag, a tri-band of red-gold-red, was used along with the Burgundian saltire in the provinces of East and West Florida until 1821, when the Florida provinces joined the United States.
American Civil War[edit]
Between 1821 and 1861, Florida had no official flag. The Lone Star and Stripes, previously the Naval Ensign of Texas, was used as a provisional flag between 1861 and 1868, after Florida seceded from the Union and declared itself a "sovereign and independent nation".[4] This flag was also used when Floridian forces took control of the federal forts and a navy yard in Pensacola. Col. William H. Chase was Commander of Floridian troops and the flag is also referred to as the Chase Flag. Later in the year the Florida Legislature passed a law authorizing Governor Perry to design an official flag. His design was the tri-band of the Confederacy but with the blue field extending all the way down and the new seal of Florida within the blue field.
As part of the Confederacy, Florida used all three versions of the Confederate flag and the Bonnie Blue Flag, which was briefly used as an unofficial flag of the Confederacy. The Bonnie Blue flag features a single five-point star centered in a blue background. It was used as the flag of the short-lived Republic of West Florida in 1810, which included parts of modern-day Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.
Between 1868 and 1900, the flag of Florida was simply the state seal on a white background. In a discrepancy, however, a later version of the state seal depicts a steamboat with a white flag that includes a red saltire, similar to Florida's current flag. In the late 1890s, Governor Francis P. Fleming, a nationalist, advocated that St. Andrew's Cross be added so that it would not appear to be a white flag of truce hanging still on a flagpole. Floridians approved the addition of St. Andrew's Cross by popular referendum in 1900.[5] The red saltire of the Cross of Burgundy represents the cross on which St. Andrew was crucified, and the standard can be frequently seen in Florida's historic settlements, such as St. Augustine, today.[6]
Timeline of Floridian flags[edit]
Banner of the Spanish Empire from 1506; used in Florida from 1513.[7]
Royal standard of the Crown of Castile. Used in Pensacola from 1559.
The Spanish flag after 1785. Its colors are reflected in the present seal of Florida.
The Bonnie Blue flag, or secession flag, of West Florida in 1810.
The flag of Florida after seceding from the United States in 1861.
The state flag of Florida between 1868 and 1900, during Reconstruction.
See also[edit]
- State of Florida
- Symbols of the State of Florida
- Great Seal of the State of Florida
- Cross of Burgundy
- Flag of Alabama
- ^ Florida Constitution Revision Commission (August 4, 2005). "Amendments, Election of 11-6-1900". The Florida State University. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
- ^ "City of Five Flags". Retrieved 2012-09-04.
- ^ "Florida's Historic Flags". Retrieved 2012-09-04.
- ^ "Ordinance of Secession, 1861 (From: Florida Convention of the People, Ordinance of Secession, 1861, Series S972)". Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ "Florida House of Representatives - About Florida – Flags of Florida". Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ^ "First Muster - Florida Department of Military Affairs". Retrieved 2014-06-14.
- ^ "Florida's Historic Flags". Retrieved 2012-08-17.
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August 10th at 12PM
Program will discuss:
Greg Schaffer– Assistant Secretary for CyberSecurity & Communications, DHS
Rob Carey– Chief Information Officer, Navy
Pat Howard– Chief Information Security Officer-Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Joseph Moorcones– Corporate Vice President & General Manager Commercial Enterprise Data Protection Division, SafeNet
Sam Chun– Director, Cyber Security Practice, HP Enterprise Services
Ed White-Senior Director of Civilian Business Development, McAfee
Jim Flyzik
The Flyzik Group
Jim Flyzik is the President of TheFlyzikGroup www.theflyzikgroup.com . The company specializes in Strategic Business Consulting, Performance Based Contracting Consulting and Training and Thought Leadership media events. The company assists small, medium and large companies in providing world-class government services. Jim also serves as the Chairman of the Information Technology Association of America Committee on Homeland Security. Jim also hosts the monthly radio program, The Federal Executive Forum on WFED 1500 AM and www.federalnewsradio.com .
Jim served over 27 years in the federal government. He served as Senior Advisor to Governor Ridge in the White House Office of Homeland Security (OHS). He provided advice to OHS on the National Strategy and Information Management in support of the OHS mission. From February 1998 until December 2002, Jim also served as the Vice Chair of the Federal Government CIO Council overseeing numerous governmentwide IT initiatives. He was also a member of the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board.
Prior to this, from August 1997 until April 2002, Jim was the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information Systems and Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Department of the Treasury. He provided oversight, strategic planning and management direction on over $3.0 billion in annual information technology and information infrastructure programs within Treasury and its fourteen Bureaus. Jim also served as the Acting Assistant Secretary for Management for the Treasury Department from January 20, 2001 until February 8, 2002. In that role he provided oversight of all Treasury bureaus and served as the principal policy advisor to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary on matters involving the internal management of the Department and its bureaus. Jim received the Secretary Certificate of Appreciation on February 12, 2002 for his efforts during this transition period.
Prior to his Treasury positions, Jim worked for 15 years at the U.S. Secret Service where he held key IT management positions, including the Chief of the Communications Division, providing world class telecommunications in support of Secret Service tactical and operational requirements.
Jim served as Team Leader on Vice President Gore's National Performance Review (NPR) Information Technology Team. Following this assignment, he was selected as Chairman of the Government Information Technology Services Working Group, to implement the NPR Information Technology recommendations and coordinate the government services portion of the National Information Infrastructure (NII). He was given the prestigious Eagle Award as the government information technology executive of the year in 1994, a Meritorious Presidential Rank Award in 1995, the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association Award for Excellence in Information Technology in 1996, the AFFIRM Award for Outstanding Service to the Citizens in 1997, the Industry Advisory Council Award for Special Achievements and Leadership in 1997, the AFFIRM IRM Executive of the Year Award in 1998, and the Distinguished Rank Executive Award from President Clinton in 1999. In 2001 the Federation of Government Information Processing Councils presented him the John J. Franke award for outstanding government service. In March 2002, Jim was selected by the Federal CIO Council to receive the Azimuth Award as the Government Executive of the Year.
Jim has extensive public speaking experience and frequently serves as a featured speaker at industry events. He has developed, and currently teaches part-time, a graduate level course on Information Systems Security and Risk Assessment at the University of Maryland. Jim was given the Stanley J. Drazek Excellence in Teaching Award in 1998 by the University of Maryland.
Jim has an undergraduate degree in Business Administration and Computer Science and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Maryland with an area of concentration in Information Systems Management.
As Assistant Secretary for CS&C, Schaffer will work within NPPD to lead the coordinated efforts of CS&C and its components, including the National Cyber Security Division, the Office of Emergency Communications, and the National Communications System. He will engage the public and private sectors as well as international partners to prepare for, prevent, and respond to catastrophic incidents that could degrade or overwhelm the nation's strategic cyber and communications infrastructure. Until earlier this year, Schaffer served as Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer for Alltel Communications, where he owned responsibility for logical security, physical security, internal and external investigations, fraud, law enforcement relations, privacy and regulatory compliance. Schaffer previously held multiple Vice President-level positions at Alltel Communications-including Chief Risk Officer, Chief Security Officer and Chief Information Security Officer-from 2004-2007.
Before joining Alltel, Schaffer was Director of PricewaterhouseCoopers Cybercrime Prevention and Response Practice, where he developed and implemented computer forensic examinations in connection with major internal investigations at Fortune 500 companies, from 1999-2004. Previously, Schaffer served as a computer crime prosecutor in the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section at the U.S. Department of Justice from 1997-1999, following a nine-year career as a litigator for various firms. Schaffer holds a J.D. from the University of Southern California Law Center and a B.A. from the George Washington University
Mr. Robert J. Carey was named the sixth Chief Information Officer for the Department of the Navy by the Secretary of the Navy, Donald C. Winter, November 2006. As the DON CIO, Mr. Carey is the senior Information Management / Information Technology (IM/IT) official in the Department and he provides top-level advocacy to the Secretary for the development and use of IM/IT and creation of a unified IM/IT vision for the Navy – Marine Corps team. He develops strategies, policies, plans, architectures, standards, and guidance, and provides process transformation support for the entire Department of the Navy. Additionally, he ensures that the development and acquisition of IT systems are interoperable and consistent with the Department's objectives and vision. Mr. Carey is also the Department's Knowledge Management champion, Senior Information Assurance Official, Privacy Officer, serves as the IM/IT workforce leader, addresses emerging technologies and issues, ensures the availability, integrity and protection of the Department's information systems, and serves as the Department's Critical Infrastructure Assurance Officer (CIAO). Mr. Carey has recently returned from deployment to the Al Anbar province of Iraq.
For the past three years, Mr. Carey served as the DON Deputy Chief Information Officer (Policy and Integration). Reporting directly to the DON CIO, he served as the principal advisor to the CIO and was responsible for managing and leading the DON CIO staff, developing strategies for achieving IM and IT enterprise integration across the Department of the Navy.
Mr. Carey joined the staff of the DON CIO in February 2000, during which time he served as the DON CIO eBusiness Team Leader through June 2003. During this period he also served as the Director of the Department of the Navy Smart Card Office from February through September 2001.
Prior to his time with the DON CIO, Mr. Carey served in a variety of engineering and program management leadership positions within the Acquisition Community in the Undersea Warfare domain including Director of the Surface Ship Sonar Dome Program Office, Chief Engineer, and Deputy Program Manager of the Undersea Weapons Program Office. Mr. Carey began his career in Government service with the Department of the Army in October 1982 at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, where he worked as a Test Director managing developmental and operational testing of small arms and automatic weapons.
Mr. Carey attended the University of South Carolina where, in 1982, he received a BS degree in Engineering. He earned a Master of Engineering Management degree from the George Washington University in 1995. He is a member of the Acquisition Professional Community and has been awarded the Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award, the Department of the Navy Superior Civilian Service Award, as well as numerous other Performance Awards.
He is an active member of the United States Navy Reserve and holds the rank of Commander, Civil Engineer Corps.
Patrick Howard CISSP, CISM has served as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in Rockville, Maryland since March 2008. Pat was previously assigned as the CISO at the Department of Housing and Urban Development from 2005 to 2008. Prior to joining HUD, he supported the Department of Transportation as a contractor serving as DOT's Certification and Accreditation Program Manager from 2003 to 2005. He has over 35 years experience in security, and has served in the information security field since 1989.
Joseph Moorcones brings more than 40 years of leadership and experience to SafeNet. Since joining the Company in March 2008 as SafeNet's corporate vice president, Mr. Moorcones has lead the strategic positioning and migration of new technologies into SafeNet. He is responsible for assuring the continued impact of new technologies on the Company's highly successful product portfolios.
In January 2009, Mr. Moorcones was named General Manager of the Commercial Enterprise Data Protection Division (EDP). In this role, he is building the company's comprehensive EDP solution for reducing the cost and complexity of regulatory compliance, data privacy, and information risk management for commercial customers that secures data across the connected enterprise, from core to edge, protecting data at rest, data in transit, and data in use. In addition, the Office of the CTO reports into Mr. Moorcones.
Mr. Moorcones joins SafeNet from Johnson & Johnson, a Fortune 50 company, where he was the Vice President of Worldwide Information Security. In that capacity, he established the Company security strategies and technologies, and oversaw the security implementation of the worldwide information asset protection program that spans 250 independent operating companies within Johnson & Johnson and more than 100,000 global Enterprise users.
Prior to his 10-year tenure with Johnson & Johnson, Mr. Moorcones was the Assistant Deputy Director for Information Security at the United States National Security Agency. During his 24-year career at the agency, he held senior executive positions in information security research and technology, design & manufacturing, strategic planning, business process re-engineering and business development.
Mr. Moorcones also served on the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection, which developed a report of national policy and strategy recommendations for the President to ensure the availability and continued operation of the United States five critical infrastructures (Information & Communications, Energy, Banking & Finance, Physical Distribution, and Vital Human Services).
Samuel Chun is the Director of the Cyber Security Practice for EDS U.S. Public Sector. He is responsible for the strategy, portfolio development and industry messaging of all cyber security solutions for EDS U.S. Public Sector clients.
Chun joined EDS, an HP company, in 2008 from the joint program office of the Secure Information Sharing Architecture Alliance (SISA), a security consortium led by Microsoft, Cisco, and EMC for the global government market. Previously he was the director of information assurance for the Enterprise Technical Services Division of TechTeam Government Solutions where he served for 10 years in a variety of internal and external security roles, including leading the company's compliance to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. He was also an infrastructure consultant for SRA International.
Chun holds a variety of industry certifications, including being a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). He is an industry authority on information security and a prolific writer having authored numerous chapters in the Information Security Management Handbook series, of which he serves as a regular contributor. He has also had articles published in works such as the Homeland Defense Journal, IT Security Magazine and Government Security News. Recently Chun provided expert testimony on the "State of Federal Information Security" at a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization and Procurement. Chun is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md., where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in psychology.
Ed White is the Senior Director of Civilian Business Development for McAfee Public Sector. He is responsible for developing McAfee's strategy for supporting the needs and policies affecting the Federal government Civilian Agencies as well as the Critical Infrastructure (CIP,CI/KR), and Healthcare Communities. A 20 year veteran of the Federal IT industry, Ed started his career in public service within the Intelligence Community and since moving to the private sector has held leadership positions in Fortune 500 companies such as Microsoft, HP/EDS, EMC, Wang, and McAfee. In addition, Ed actively serves as McAfee's representative supporting DHS' Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council (CIPAC), IT-SCC (IT Sector Coordinating Council), Industrial Control Systems Joint Working Group (ICSJWG), and co-chairs the IT-SCC Protective Programs Committee and the Enduring Security Framework (ESF) Taxonomy Committee. Ed holds a BSBA from Old Dominion University.
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I was debating with someone today about the "health benefits of circumcision" and when it came to penile cancer, I agreed that the evidence seems to show an increased rate in intact men but this was largely linked to phimosis. Then I said that the rate of penile cancer is low to begin with--lower than the rate of breast cancer for men. I have often read that here. However, she asked me for a link to back up this claim. Does anyone have such a link comparing rates of penile cancer to breast cancer in men? How about rates of penile cancer in non-circumcising nations compared to the US?
Now mom to DS1 born January 2010 and DS2 born December 2014!
12/08 (6 weeks), 1/13 (11 weeks), & 12/13 (9.5 weeks)
I was debating with someone today about the "health benefits of circumcision" and when it came to penile cancer, I agreed that the evidence seems to show an increased rate in intact men but this was largely linked to phimosis. Then I said that the rate of penile cancer is low to begin with--lower than the rate of breast cancer for men. I have often read that here. However, she asked me for a link to back up this claim. Does anyone have such a link comparing rates of penile cancer to breast cancer in men? How about rates of penile cancer in non-circumcising nations compared to the US?
I am thinking I know where this conversation occurred. Anyway there is some information on the wiki about it.
That particular quote is even sourced. Which is larger than the figures quoted where the discussion was taking place. I don't know of any study that directly compares the US and other European countries off the top of my head. Wallerstein E (February 1985). "Circumcision. The uniquely American medical enigma". Urol. Clin. North Am. 12 (1): 123–32. PMID 3883617 might help.
Frisch M, Friis S, Kjær SK, Melbye M. Falling Incidence Of Penis Cancer In An Uncircumcised Population (Denmark 1943-90). BMJ: British Medical Journal.1995;311(7018):1471. Noted that in the 90s the rate in Denmark fell to 0.8/100,000 in the 90s from 1.15/100,000 in the 40s. The decrease is attributed to hygene. This is the same rate as quoted in the US (1/100,000).
One important point to keep in mind in a debate like this is that the reduced risk of cancer needs to be traded off against the loss of other things, such as the pleasure and function of the foreskin.
For example, you could prevent all testicular cancer right now. No more cases ever. But you would have to castrate all male infants. While this would prevent all testicular cancer, it also means that no men would be able to have children, all men would have to undergo hormone treatment or else live with the effects of too little testosterone (high voice, etc). Women could only become pregnat through artificial insemination.
Obviously these disadvantages far outweigh the advantages of preventing testicular cancer.
Just so for penile cancer. Removing the foreskin lessens the chances of penile cancer somewhat. Note that men still have penises, so can still get penile cancer after being circumcised. And I do not think anyone is advocating removing men's penises...too many negaitve consequences...
But the negative effects of RIC as a way to reduce the risk of penile cancer include: Taking away a person's right to bodily intergrity, pain during the operation, complications, loss of the most important part of a man's sexual anatomy, loss of sexual function and feeling for the man, loss of sexual feeling and fucntion for his future partners, etc.
Depending upon how one values these negative consequences, one may see RIC as a good intervention or bad. For me, it is clearly a bad decision to RIC because I value highly human rights, sexual function and feelings, keeping my childrens' options open, etc.
I would be tempted to also to turn it around..So, all females should cut off breast to prevent cancer too?
Often when this comes up- the fact that men get cancer of the breast more often than cacer of the penis is brought up. While this may be true, I find the question of female genital cancer more interesting- more women get cancer of the labia than men get cancer of the penis- yet no one thinks we should cut off a girl's labia for prevention.
I think I saw some article some where that showed an infant male is more likely to die while being circ'd than he would be to die of penile cancer (after having enjoyed a reasonably long life, since penile cancer is a disease of old age) if left intact. It's something I had suspected for a long time, but just a few months ago I found confirmation. It might have been a Canadian article.
I need to go searching.
"One of every one million men who are circumcised will develop cancer of the penis each year. By comparison, 3 of every one million men who are not circumcised will develop penile cancer each year." - Canadian Paediatric Society http://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/pregnancybabies/circumcision.htm
"For men, the lifetime risk of getting breast cancer is about 1 in 1,000."- American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancerinmen/detailedguide/breast-cancer-in-men-key-statistics
I read that the rate of death from circumcision (or bad recovery or whatever) is higher than the risk of SIDS... which is clearly higher than the risk of penile cancer... Besides, we don't remove breasts from women to ensure they never get breast cancer... that would be ridiculous! but... the risk of breast cancer is really high! So why are we removing foreskins but not breasts over cancer?
Jenna ~ mommy to Sophia Elise (1/06), Oliver Matthew (7/07) and Avery Michael (3/10)
Wading slowly and nervously into this homeschooling thing.
I use the American Cancer Society as a source for all things cancer.
The most recent American Cancer Society estimates for penile cancer in the United States are for 2010:
- About 1,250 new cases of penile cancer will be diagnosed
- About 310 men will die of penile cancer
The most recent American Cancer Society estimates for male breast cancer in the United States are for 2010:
- About 1,970 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed among men
- About 390 men will die from breast cancer
The American Cancer Society's most recent estimates for vulvar cancer in the United States are for 2010:
- About 3,900 cancers of the vulva will be diagnosed
- About 920 women will die of this cancer.
If the chips are down, the buffalo is empty.
Awesome! I knew this group would come through for me!
Now mom to DS1 born January 2010 and DS2 born December 2014!
12/08 (6 weeks), 1/13 (11 weeks), & 12/13 (9.5 weeks)
This quote is directly from CIRP.org, but you can follow their links to the actual studies
In "Circumcision: An American Health Fallacy," Edward Wallerstein writes14: "If infant circumcision reduces penile cancer we could expect to see proportionately less penile cancer in circumcising nations as compared to noncircumcising ones. No such difference is found." Wallerstein reports that, for various years between 1966 and 1972, the annual rate of new cases of penile cancer was 0.8 for the United States (which circumcises), and 0.5 for Finland, 0.9 for Denmark and 1.1 for both Norway and Sweden (all of which do not). None of these differences is statistically significant. Further, within the same time frame, both France and the United States had the same rate, 0.3, of deaths due to penile cancer.12
A big factor in penile cancer is smoking. Another is the presence of one of some strains of HPV.
I read somewhere that 20% of penile cancer in intact men starts in the foreskin, so thats only a potential reduction of 20%
if there is no foreskin. There was a very old theory that smegma caused penile cancer, but that has been proven false.
Penile cancer is one of the rarest of all cancers and figures can be hard to get in some countries.
Cutting off healthy parts of infants because of a theoretical (but not necessarily real) reduction in extremely rare late life cancer is absurd.
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WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration dispatched a military task force to the Caribbean last night to erect an emergency refugee camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for thousands of Haitians who have fled the political turmoil in their -- country and whose exodus by boats to the United States has been blocked by the Coast Guard.
Led by Brig. Gen. George A. Walls Jr. of the Marines, the military group, made up of hundreds of troops from all four military services, is to build a tent city at the American base on the eastern tip of Cuba to handle the more than 4,000 Haitians rescued at sea thus far and the hundreds more fleeing each day.


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Government should pay to train tribes in eagle feather practices
Feb 24, 2013 - Diana Mitchell, Riverton
On 2005, I wrote a letter about an Arapaho who wanted an eagle for ceremonial purposes. I agreed that the person should have an eagle for ceremonial purposes. But I do not agree with people shooting eagles out of the sky or shooting an eagle sitting on a tree.
The correct manner to collect eagle feathers was a sacred activity. There was a process getting those feathers. The medicine people know eagle feathers are more sacred coming from a live bird.
So shooting the eagle out of the sky or sitting on a tree is not a traditional gathering activity.
The eagle gathering activity was taken from the aboriginal people during the assimilation period. Gathering eagle feathers must be done in an honorable, spiritual and traditional way.
The government should provide funding for education so traditional feather gathering can be done by the Shoshone and Arapaho people. After all, the government took away this activity when they were trying to assimilate them.
We must response each other's culture and history. The aboriginal people, the Shoshone people, had a traditional way of gathering eagle feathers. This must be continued today.
Both the Arapaho and Shoshone must work together for the preservation of our cultural and spiritual activities, such as gathering eagle feathers for ceremonial purposes. The government took away this activity from the aboriginal people, so the government should rectify the damage by providing fund for traditional/cultural education to the tribes.


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HAMDEN, Conn. – Trailing 2-0 the Crusaders responded with three straight goals, but then the Bobcats netted three unanswered goals as the Holy Cross men's hockey team fell to Quinnipiac, 5-3, on Wednesday night at High Point Solutions Arena at the TD Bank Sports Center in non-conference action. With the loss, the Crusaders start the season 0-1-0 overall, while the Bobcats improve to 2-1-0 overall.
The Bobcats took a 1-0 lead when Zack Currie scored a power play goal on a slap shot from the blue line at 7:35 of the first period. The Crusaders went 0-3 on the power play for the period, while Quinnipiac went 1-1. Holy Cross outshot the Bobcats, 7-6.
At 4:33 of the second period, the Bobcats increased their lead to 2-0 when Cory Hibbeler jumped on a loose puck and then wrapped it around the left post for the goal. But just 30 seconds later the Crusaders cut the deficit to 2-1 when senior Matthew Davis (Lancaster, N.Y.) fired the puck from in front of the net past Quinnipiac goalie Dan Clarke for his first collegiate goal. Senior Matt Gordon (Perth, Ontario) recorded an assist as the rebound from his shot went to Davis. Senior Andrew Cox (Lombardy, Ontario) also posted an assist. At 10:08, Holy Cross tied the contest at 2-2 with a goal by sophomore Shayne Stockton (Rochester, N.Y.) as he buried the puck in the right side of the net from the right faceoff circle. Sophomore Adam Schmidt (Warrington, Pa.) and junior Evan Zych (Kilbride, Ontario) posted assists. At 17:25, junior Kyle Fletcher (Kanata, Ontario) knocked in a rebound while on the power play off a shot by junior Rob Linsmayer (Winnetka, Ill.) to give Holy Cross a 3-2 lead. Junior Brandon Nunn (Fairport, N.Y.) also notched an assist. Quinnipiac outshot Holy Cross by an 18-12 margin, while the Crusaders went 1-2 on the man-advantage and the Bobcats went 0-4.
The Bobcats took a 4-3 lead with a goal by Ben Arnt at 8:02 of the third period. At 18:50, Connor Jones scored on a breakaway to clinch the victory for Quinnipiac.
Freshman goalie Matt Ginn (Lindsay, Ontario) made his collegiate debut and made 39 saves, while Dan Clarke made 21 saves to earn the win. Each team went 1-6 on the power play. The Bobcats outshot the Crusaders, 44-24.
The Crusaders return to action when they play their home opener at the Hart Center versus Atlantic Hockey opponent AIC at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15.


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I saw vivid pictures of organ systems neatly packed into organisms to meet their function.
And Romney as Remainderman is not a function of mere circumstance, but an artifact of explicit calculation.
That includes supplies and roads and buildings that function as well as smart and able people to provide the care.
1530s, "proper work or purpose," from Middle French fonction (16c.) and directly from Latin functionem (nominative functio) "performance, execution," noun of action from functus, past participle of fungi "perform, execute, discharge," from PIE root *bheug- (2) "to use, enjoy" (see brook (v.)). Use in mathematics probably begun by Leibnitz (1692).
1856, from function (n.). Related: Functioned; functioning.
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The physiological property or the special action of an organ or a body part.
Something closely related to another thing and dependent on it for its existence, value, or significance, such as growth resulting from nutrition.
A mathematical variable so related to another that for each value assumed by one there is a value determined for the other.
A rule of correspondence between two sets such that there is a unique element in the second set assigned to each element in the first set.
The general properties of a substance, depending on its chemical character and relation to other substances, that provide the basis upon which it may be grouped as among acids or bases.
A particular reactive grouping in a molecule.
In mathematics, a quantity whose value is determined by the value of some other quantity. For example, "The yield of this field is a function of the amount of fertilizer applied" means that a given amount of fertilizer will yield an amount of whatever crop is growing.
1. For each d in D there exists some c in C such that (d,c) is an element of f. I.e. the function is defined for every element of D.
2. For each d in D, c1 and c2 in C, if both (d,c1) and (d,c2) are elements of f then c1 = c2. I.e. the function is uniquely defined for every element of D.
See also image, inverse, partial function.
A procedure is a function which returns no value but has only side-effects. The C language, for example, has no procedures, only functions. ANSI C even defines a type, void, for the result of a function that has no result.


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Guaranty Trust Bank plc says it has beefed up its security technology to enable it identify and combat spurious transactions and prevent frauds on customers' accounts.
Managing Director and Chief Executive of the bank, Mr Segun Agbaje, said the bank has installed several new technologies and introduced a number of internal procedures that would enable it reduce to the barest minimum the volume of fraud in the bank.
"We have introduced several new processes internally, which I cannot disclose that make it more difficult for fraudsters to have access to our customer accounts. Additionally we have a mutually beneficial relationship with law enforcement agencies, such as the Nigeria Police Force that enable us identify potential fraudsters and apprehend them before they act", he said.
He furthered said that the constant review of the bank's security infrastructure and processes were pivotal to its recent success in discovering frauds and foiling attempts that could have translated to huge losses for the bank.
These, he said, include a recent attempt to defraud a customer of a large amount of money, a situation which the bank said has been contained with the individuals concerned aiding the police with their investigations. The bank restated its commitment to the safety of stakeholders' funds, saying the matter was being dealt with.
A few years ago GTBank installed a whistle blower platform to help mitigate instances of fraud whilst resolving customer service related issues. The channel enables customers, staff and other stakeholders of the bank report unethical or unprofessional conducts by its employees without revealing the complainant's identity.
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We are pretty much used to thinking of honesty as a straightforward concept - either we are honest or we aren't. It's tough to argue with that. Can there be such a thing as being conspicuously honest, though? I think so.
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Dust off your your vintage, your tweed or your most dapper or daring wear – tune up your bike and get ready for the first Tweed Ride PVD!
The RISD Museum has partnered with Greater Kennedy Plaza to bring our fair city a Tweed Ride of its own. As part of the opening of Artist/Rebel/Dandy: Men of Fashion a new exhibit at the museum celebrating the dandy spirit in all its many forms- the tweed ride will bring the spirit of the show into the streets as part of this bike parade/high tea/celebration event!
Tweed Rides are an international phenomena that began in London in the early 1990′s and now take place in cities across the world (pictures!). Tweed Ride PVD will be our time to celebrate all that is craft/fashion/bike with a grand parade through the streets, a high tea at the Steel Yard and a old-timey, full fashion celebration at the RISD Museum. Full schedule below:
9:30AM Tweed Ride PVD registration begins in Burnside Park by the statue of the stately General Burnside. Coffee available from the wonderful Joedega truck
10:30AM- Take to the streets! Bike parade through Providence.
11AM- High tea at the Steel Yard
1-5PM – Celebrate at the RISD Museum with cocktails, music, bike displays, celebrity judges + contests, food trucks, fun, and free entry to the Men of Fashion show.
Open to all ages and abilities! Tickets to ride are $10 each (and include tea & treat); $5 for students with valid ID. To register: https://
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Sponsors and Partners: The Providence Tourism Council, Legend Bicycle, Circle A Cycles, Spiffy Gents, Recycle-A-Bike, Cleverhood, East Coast Greenway, New England Bike-Walk Summit, New England Builder's Ball and more to come!