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The Majestic
911 King St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
Neighborhood: Alexandria, Alexandria, Old Town
Cuisines: Modern, American
Opening Hours:
Daily for lunch and dinner.
Nearby Metro Stops: King Street-Old Town
Price Range: Very expensive
Noise Level: Chatty
Reservations: Recommended
Website: http://www.majesticcafe.com/
Best Dishes:
Chicken-liver mousse; crumb-crusted whole sardines with caramelized onions and sage; Coco'a Vin; slabs of meatloaf with mushroom gravy; coconut cake, served in tall, thick wedges; bourbon milk punch.
Cuisine: Comfort cooking with a twist. The coq au vin is spiked with cocoa, and Old Bay aïoli livens up a Chesapeake seafood stew. The chef is Shannon Overmiller, hand-picked by proprietor Cathal Armstrong of Restaurant Eve, and more and more her stamp is on nearly every bowl and plate that emerges from the open kitchen—even the bread and pickles are made in-house.
Mood: The young and single hover by the bar, where the cocktails of Todd Thrasher and Melissa Horst hold sway; the dining room, with its big mirrors and soft lighting, draws couples of all ages.
Best for: A top-notch meal without all the bells and whistles of fine dining.
Best dishes: Chicken-liver mousse as dense as it is smooth; crumb-crusted whole sardines with caramelized onions and sage; Coco'a Vin, a delectable, cocoa-laced take on the wine-and-chicken stew that tastes like a cross between the French classic and a mole; well-seasoned slabs of meatloaf with mushroom gravy; one of the best coconut cakes in the area, served in tall, thick wedges; a bourbon milk punch that could double as dessert.
Insider tips: Unless you want to do extra penance on the StairMaster, consider sharing some plates, especially dessert; portions are generous. And take advantage of the ongoing specials: The $12 Royal Pick lunch (an entrée and soda or iced tea) and Nana's Sunday Dinner ($22 per person for entrée, sides, and dessert) are good deals.
Service: ••½
Open Monday through Saturday for lunch and dinner, Sunday from 1 to 9 for dinner. Moderate to expensive.


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Offriamo una posizione di fronte al porto, nel cuore della città di Scituate con camere spaziose recentemente rinnovate, tutte con una vista d'acqua! Ameneties inclusi con il vostro soggiorno una piscina coperta riscaldata, docking station per iPod, accesso wifi illimitato, frigoriferi in ogni stanza, acqua in bottiglia e una colazione continentale, un comodo bar con piatti leggeri e intrattenimento dal vivo, a piedi negozi, acque in bottiglia e una continentale prima colazione, premiati ristoranti, cinema, siti storici e accesso a tutte le 5 spiagge Scituate.
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5 su ottobre 15, 2010
Our stay at The Inn at Scituate Harbor was about as perfect as one could be. The "lobby" should more appropriately be called the "welcome area." It was intimate, and the warm, friendly staff cheerfully answered all of our questions and made us feel immediately at home. Our room was spotless, beautifully and tastefully appointed with an appropriate New England motif that brought our harborside view inside. Even when The Inn was registered to capacity, the intimacy was not compromised. Our nights were quiet and restful, and the Continental breakfast spread was interesting and ample. A staff member was always visible and available, day or night, and appropriate security measures, including a well-lighted parking lot, were in place. The Inn has its own Pub on site as well as an indoor pool that is immaculate. The Inn is literally just steps away from the harbor and some great restaurants, and it is the best place to stay in Scituate!
5 su settembre 17, 2010
The new owners of the Inn should be congratulated on thier renovation of this jewel! My husband & I actually live in Scituate but managed to sneak away for a delightful overnight at the Inn last week-end. From the moment we were greeted by the friendly and welcoming staff, we knew we were in for a real treat!. After checking into our spacious room, we walked around Scituate's quaint harbour, shopping at all the local merchants. Back at the hotel we enjoyed a drink and wonderful appetizers at the new pub- what a great addition to the hotel. The bartender was friendly and attentive- and they serve the best sweet potato fries I have ever tasted! A nice walk down around the lighthouse and we were ready for dinner. There are so many great restaurants within a very short walking distance from this hotel- you can't go wrong at any on them! Our guest room was awesome- the hotel boasts an ocean/harbor view from each room and we were not disappointed. The freash ocean air combined with the extremely comfortable king sized bed and luxurious linens made for a great nights sleep. We woke to the most incredible sunrise! Althought the view from our room was great, at 6:30 am, we wandered downstairs to the lobby where they had fresh hot coffee which we carried out to the new deck. The view was amazing- Sunday mornings do not get much better than this! A dip in the salt water indoor swimming pool after the continental breakfast was the topping on the cake. Our overnight stay at the Inn proves that you really do not have to travel far from home to enjoy a weekend away! Whether you are from out of state, or live more locally like us, this Inn is a great place to come, turn off the cell phone, and really relax- you will be very pleased you did.
4,4 su aprile 29, 2010
Reopened under new ownership and the upgrades are great! It is the perfect location, you can walk to everything from Dunkin Donuts to plenty of dinning choices, movies, shopping, bowling all of which we did. We had a beautiful view of the harbor and lighthouse, I guess all the rooms have the view. The bed was very comfortable, I heard another guest say it was the best night sleep he has had in awhile. The continental breakfast had oatmeal, yogurt, muffins, donuts, juice and coffee/tea. I drink Coke so I had to purchase some at the vending machine. The indoor pool is not a lap pool but plenty big enough for many to enjoy and my kids loved it! No chlorine smell because it is a salt generator pool. We are going back to use the beaches (because the Inn lends beach passes to guests) this summer!
Centro città, Vista Mare, Piccolo Paese, Suburbano
Boston, MA (BOS-Logan Intl.)
Sud sulla Route 3, prendere l'uscita 13. Girare a sinistra in prossimità dell'uscita al semaforo. Al secondo semaforo girare a destra sulla Route 123. Alla rotonda prendere la seconda uscita e continuare a Scituate Harbor. Andare dritto al primo stop, come si lascia il centro della città la strada si trasformerà sinistra. The Inn at Scituate Harbor è sulla vostra immediata sinistra.
Shopping Antiquariato, Gallerie d'arte, Spiaggia, Concerti, Cene da gourmet, Interessi Storici, Musica dal vivo, Cinema, Musei, Zona Naturale, Oceano, Area Picnic, Servizi religiosi, Fiume
Bed and Breakfast
Giochi da tavolo, Computer, Fotocopiatrici, Dispositivo Fax, Biblioteche, parcheggio, piscina , Telefonate illimitate all'interno degli Stati Uniti continentali
Aria condizionata, Sveglia , Attrezzature per Caffè/Tè, Scrivania, Frigorifero, Asciugacapelli, Accesso a internet , Ferro da stiro, Radio, TV via cavo/satellite, TV, Telefono, Wi-Fi, Internet via cavo
Noleggio bici, Piste ciclabili, Nautica, Canottaggio, Pesca, Golf, Kayak, Regate, Shopping, Scenari, Nuoto, Piscina
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Jack Straub, 95, of De Leon, Texas passed away on Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, at De Leon Nursing and Rehab. Jack was born on Nov. 23, 1917, in Salisbury, Missouri to Elmer Harrison Straub and Estelle Camille Jackson. He married Evelyn Straub on May 23, 1980.
Sweetwater Intermediate School fifth grade students, Hailey Orozco, Bailey Sager and Samantha Bugarin were doing their part to help the Sweetwater community. They passed United Way buckets around the school collecting money for the charity. Not pictured is Bailey Sager.
Sweetwater Middle School Student Council and the TLC class collected canned goods for the Nolan County food pantry. Pictured are Josh Rosas, Ms. Tammy Wood, Artyss Smith and Megan Davis.
A district snapshot was recently conducted within Sweetwater ISD (Independent School District), in which the recently-received results were presented at the December meeting of the SISD Board of Trustees.
Along with this first matter, two other reports were presented during the meeting, in which all three required no action from the board. The district snapshot took place to comply with the state's AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) results.
The 31st annual Spirit of Christmas Food Drive will soon be complete, and Brookshire's and Super 1 Foods stores and partnering service groups and food pantries expect to provide a little more than 19,000 boxes of food for families in need throughout Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas.
Volunteers have packed food in boxes provided by the grocery company and all will complete the distribution of those before Christmas, along with 19,000-plus coupons for a free roasting hen—also provided by BGC.
Max Sturdivant of Waco, passed away Friday, Dec. 14, 2012.
Services were at 3 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 17, at Sparks Memorial United Methodist Church with Rev. Linda Wimberley and Rev. Delbert Taylor officiating. Burial was at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation was from 6-8 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 16, at the Bellmead Funeral Home.
Just a few words are needed to describe 1st Sgt Franklin D. Hyde (USAR, ret); using the words of Col. P. Mallory, Brig. Commander: "proficient, calm in crisis, a trusted counselor, stern disciplinarian yet extremely fair to his soldiers. He could always be counted on to state his views even though they may not be popular."Â
Funeral services for Don L. Graham, 55, of Roscoe, will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 27, at First United Methodist Church in Sweetwater with Rev. Brian Brownlow officiating. Interment will follow at Loraine Cemetery under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home. Full honors will be held by the Texas Department of Public Safety Honor Guard at the graveside.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 26, at McCoy Funeral Home in Sweetwater.
Graham died Saturday, Dec. 22, at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene.
Bernie R. Free
Bernie R. Free, 82, of Westminster, CO passed away on Dec. 13, 2012.
He is survived by his wife, Sue Free, of Westminster, CO; and his daughter, Rhonda Free, of Boulder, CO.
His son, Randy, preceded him in death in 1995.Â
A private memorial service will be held.
Funeral services for Harold Carl Althof, 70, of San Antonio and formerly of Roscoe, will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 27, at First Baptist Church in Roscoe with Rev. Les Hollon officiating. Interment will follow at Roscoe Cemetery under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 26, at McCoy Funeral Home in Sweetwater.
Althof died Saturday, Dec. 22, in San Antonio.
He was born Oct. 19, 1942, in Sweetwater. He married Rita Flowers on June 1, 1963, in Ralls, TX and Patricia Nations on Nov. 22, 2008, in San Antonio.


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The Pretenders Artist Bio and Lyrics
The '80s rock band the Pretenders have been around since the 1970s. The band's initial line up consisted of singer and guitarist Chrissie Hynde, Martin Chambers on drums, James Honeyman-Scott on guitars, and Pete Farndon on bass. Today, only Hynde remains from the original line up, as the band has been fractured by numerous drug related deaths over the years.
Hynde came from Akron, Ohio. After attending Firestone High School and Kent State University (during the famous Kent State shootings), she relocated to London, where she began writing for the New Musical Express and dating the esteemed rock critic Nick Kent. After starting two unsuccessful bands, The Moors Murderers and Masters of the Backside, she finally found her luck with the Pretenders.
The band was signed to Real Records in the year 1978 and quickly rose to prominence with the release of their single, "Stop Your Sobbing," the following year. Shortly afterwards, the singles "Kid" and "Brass in Pocket" were released. These songs helped the band crack the market in the United States, with the latter making to the fourteenth position on the Billboard charts. The band continues to record and perform to this day, with Hynde, as always, fronting the band. In 2005, the band was inducted in to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The albums of the Pretenders include Pretenders, Extended Play, Pretenders II, Learning to Crawl, Get Close, The Singles, Packed!, Last of the Independents, The Isle of View, Viva el Amor, Greatest Hits, Loose Screw, and the 2006 box set Pirate Radio.
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Great White -The third album from Great White was self-titled, and released in 1984. It included songs like, "Out of the Night," "On Your Knees," and "Nightmares." Their next album was Shot in the Dark which was released in 1986. This album was the album that triggered their tour with Dokken which opened up for more potential success....
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On this Superb Gem, bright luster exudes from typically seen finely granular, frosty surfaces that possess a yellow-gold hue with traces of apricot. The design features saw a well impressed strike, as excellent definition shows in the Indian's hair and bonnet feathers and on most of the eagle's plumage. Both faces of this coin are remarkably well preserved. The only pedigree marks we can locate are some faint handling marks on the Indian's cheekbone. Census: 7 in 67, 2 finer (6/07).
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Originally posted by Monolyth
Thus far this post has remained pretty calm, I think were all a little fed up with companies (both nVidia and ATI) doing this kind of crap. We pay good money for the products they make, only to hear that the company we just bought it from has been cheating on the drivers for it...
Whatever happened to companies with some simple common sense and integrity? *Sigh* Sorry, I'm just a little miffed at both companies for doing things without even telling anyone. How about we start seeing some detailed changelogs? Sooo many "software" developers release detailed changelogs that make your changelogs look like "Go Dog Go". Any sensible developer releases changelogs even if it is internal only, I would certainly think companies as large as ATI and Nvidia would have such documents.
PS - ATI has been releasing psuedo-changelogs with their latest CAT drivers, I have yet to see even a pseudo-changelog from nVidia.
That is because all the flame posts will either be deleted or moved to this forum, where nobody reads the posts.
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A system and method for identifying a pointing organ or a pointing device in a field of imaging of a 3-D imaging system and for calculating a line of pointing relative to this organ or device are disclosed. The method and system may be used to enable a user to communicate with computer programs, such as computer games, 3-D design programs and the like. The method and system may further employ a trigger-like mechanism to identify a movement of a user that may be interpreted as trigger activation.
1. A system for intuitively pointing at a scene on a screen the system comprising:
a 3-D imaging system capable of identifying at least a first and a second points on a pointing object in the field-of-imaging (FOI) of said imaging system; and
a computation system capable of calculating a pointing line extending from said first point through said second point towards said screen and to calculate an imaginary point on said screen at which said pointing line hits said screen.
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identifying a pointing object in a field of imaging of a 3-D imaging camera;
identifying a first point and a second point on said pointing object, said first point is located substantially close to the rear end of said pointing object and said second point is located substantially close to the front end of said pointing object;
calculating a pointing line, said line extends from said first point, through said second point towards said screen;
identifying a hit point on said pointing line on said screen; and
providing data of the location of said hit point on said screen.
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Depth measurement in video scenery in general and Gesture Recognition are topic in computer science with goal of interpreting gestures of human or other bodies via specialized equipment and mathematical algorithms. Gestures may originate, for example, from any bodily motion or state. Some systems use two video stereo cameras together with a positioning reference such as a set of infrared emitters to enable automated recognition of the contour of a body in the field of view of the cameras and to identify certain movements of organs or portions of the body so that the identified movements or gestures may be used for communicating of the human with application running in communication with the gesture recognition system. Some of the systems using stereoscopic gesture identification rely on a process which pairs features of a first stereo video image with features of a second stereo video image.
Other systems may employ depth measurement of points on a body in the field of imaging (FOI) using a method known as Time of Flight (TOF), in which an irradiating source sends pulsed light towards the imaged body. The pulsed light travels to the body and is reflected back to a video camera that is equipped with a shutter to control the timing of receipt of light onto its sensor. Since the time takes to a reflected light from a point on the imaged body is relative to the distance (or depth) of that point from the camera, with proper synchronized gating light from the nearer point to be received at the sensor for a longer time longer than light that travels from a farther point on the body. Accordingly, the amount of energy (which may be represented as "grey level" in the 2-D buffer of the sensor) is inversely proportional to the distance of the point from the sensor. In order to compensate for variations in the reflectivity of different points on the body mathematical measures may be taken, such as normalizing the intensity based on an average intensity at point.
Depth measurement using TOF principals may also be done by calculating the distance of a point in the FOI by calculating the time that takes to a pulse of light to travel to the point and back to the sensor, and use this figure to calculate the distance (or depth) of that point. Another method of measuring depth of a point on an imaged body is by measuring the phase-shift of the reflected light when it is received by the sensor, with respect to the phase of the emitted light towards the body.
Some of the known methods which use a stereoscopic arrangement of cameras need also comparatively a large amount of computations in comparing the pictures taken from one camera to those taken by the other camera in order to pair together pictorial attributes of the two sets of pictures for creating calculated 3-D image out of the pairs of pictures based on the known location of the two cameras. Large amount is needed in such arrangements also in real time to solve the trigonometric equations involved in the establishment of a distance of a point. Naturally, the accuracy of such systems is highly influenced by the physical dimensions of the set of two cameras and especially the distance between the cameras, thus requirement for higher accuracy may impose larger physical dimensions of such systems.
Furthermore, use of methods such as stereoscopic gesture recognition is inherently inferior to other methods, such as depth measuring methods, for example measurement of time-of-flight (TOF) of a light pulse by a depth measuring arrangement and inclusion of that data into the graphical data of the picture, when it is required to recognize several body organs positioned close and in front of each other, such as a finger in front of a hand palm or in front of human face, or the like.
It may therefore be beneficial to have system and method which are capable of capturing and calculating 3-D imaging data of a body in the field of imaging of a 3-D capturing system which is accurate enough to allow distinction of organs positioned closely one in front of the other and that may maintain small physical dimensions regardless of the accuracy requirements and may require small amount of associated calculations.
A system and method for intuitively pointing and possibly also shooting in a computer based man-machine interactive environment is disclosed. The intuitive pointing may be carried out, according to some embodiments of the present invention, without needing any actual pointing device, but via use of, for example, an organ of the user's body such as a hand stretched out to point at the target on the screen of the computerized system. The system and method are based on a 3D imaging ability of the system of the present invention, using, for example, TOF 3D imaging. The system may provide identification of a predefined organ, to locate a pointing location on the organ—for example the tip of a first finger in said stretched hand, to draw an imaginary line from, for example, an eye of the user through that point and use this imaginary line to calculate a point on the screen where this line intersects the screen.
The system and method of the present invention may further identify another location on the users body, such as a second finger of said stretched hand that, which may indicate, when its movement was detected, activation state (such as pull of a trigger).
In yet another embodiment a system and method of the present invention may use a pointing device formed, for example, as a pistol, that may be held by a user and pointed at a point on the screen of the system. In such embodiment the pointing device may be identified by a 3D imaging device, at least two points on the pointing device may specifically be identified and may be used to calculate a line of pointing and/or shooting at the screen of the system. According to yet another embodiment, a pointing device may have a trigger like mechanism that may activate/deactivate a recognizable area on the pointing device (such as, for example, a reflective area) so that when such area is visually disclosed by the activation of the trigger it is noticed by the imaging system and may be interpreted as a command to the system. In yet another embodiment, the trigger mechanism may activate a light source, such as a laser light emitting diode (LED), to indicate activation of the trigger to the imaging system.
In an additional embodiment of the present invention a reflective area and/or a light source, used to indicate activation of the trigger, may further be used to assist in, and enhance the accuracy of the calculation of the pointing/shooting line of the pointing device.
The subject matter regarded as the invention is particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. The invention, however, both as to organization and method of operation, together with objects, features, and advantages thereof, may best be understood by reference to the following detailed description when read with the accompanying drawings in which:
It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, elements shown in the figures have not necessarily been drawn to scale. For example, the dimensions of some of the elements may be exaggerated relative to other elements for clarity. Further, where considered appropriate, reference numerals may be repeated among the figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements
In the method based on the Time-Of-Flight (TOF) principle, the depth information may be captured and acquired by emitting pulses of radiation to all objects in the scene and sensing the reflected light from the surface of each object. Depth information for each pixel may be transmitted using an additional channel (which called in some instances 'D' channel). The information representing the depth of a pixel may be interpreted in a suitable computing system. All objects in the scene may then be arranged in layers according to the distance information sensed by the depth pixels in the camera, providing the depth information in real time as standard black and white video where the grey-level correlates to relative distance. In this method, color data may be provided, for example, by using a normal color imaging sensor.
3-D imaging of a body based on TOF is described in several references, including U.S. Pat. No. 6,057,909 for the applicant of the present invention. TOF 3-D imaging may support quick and relatively accurate acquiring of depth information of a scanned body in typical range of up to typically several meters at 60 HZ camera frame rate, using NIR wavelength and gating interval in the order of several nanoseconds.
These benefits of depth measurement and 3-D imaging of TOF based systems may be used in several applications. One of these applications is the Line of Sight (LOS) recognition and use of same for interactive control of a computer.
Several types of aiming devices are well known, such as a joy stick, a mouse, a track ball and the like. Such pointing devices (PDs) are used for long time now, and suffer of several drawbacks. For example, use of a joy stick may provide relatively quick movement of a cursor on a reference area, such as a screen, but are usually hard to control for final accuracy of position. Use of a trackball may provide good final accuracy but relatively slow movement toward the final position. A mouse is typically a moderate compromise of the previous two. Further, use of a mouse or of a track ball is usually cumbersome and require either a relatively large device (track ball) or large free area for movement (mouse). Yet, none of these PDs is intuitive in its operation and each of them requires certain training when first used and imposes certain inconvenience and even health hazards under long use.
The present invention provides system and method for accurate and intuitive pointing measures to be used by a user in interaction with a computerized system, in order to give control commands to the computerized system. Attention is made now to
According to some embodiments of the present invention a user may intuitively point at a desired point on screen 212 and aim at a selected graphical entity on it, without needing to have any specific device and without needing to be connected, by wire or wirelessly, to system 100 for this purpose. Using the principles of TOF based 3-D imaging it is further possible to recognize gesture movement of an additional organ or a portion of an organ in user's body 150, such as, for example, left-hand long finger 156. Computerized system 200 may be trained to recognize plurality of different movements and gestures of user's body 150 and/or of organs of body 150 and to accord certain, predefined command to each such organ and/or movement. For example, in the pointing example detailed above while the computation of LOS 140 may be used for selecting one graphical entity on screen 212, gesture recognition of long finger 156 may be used for providing one or more control commands to that graphical entity, such as, in a non-limiting example, activation of software associated with that entity or for rotating a graphical symbol on the screen or for expending its size, and the like. It would be apparent for a person skilled in the art that pointing at a graphical entity on the screen is a most intuitive yet accurate way of performing point-and-select action since it fully imitates the natural action daily performed by humans. It would be apparent for person skilled in the art that additional to the devices and units described above system 100 may further comprise another camera (not shown) for providing graphical imaging of the user's body 150, as well as other units and capabilities.
According to additional embodiment of the invention a user may use a pointing object which is completely inactive (i.e. not connected, electrically, to system 100) in order to point at a selected graphical object on screen 212 and further to activate or inactivate software programs at the user's command. Attention is made to
In yet another embodiment of the present invention either reflective area 264 or light source 262, when identified by camera 220 and system 100, may further be used to improve the accuracy and certainty of calculation of pointing line 258 by adding a third point with high certainty of identification as their location in pointing device may be pre-loaded to system 100.
Attention is made now to
In a calibrated system the process of using a pointing organ or device may comprise the steps of: pointing object is identified by camera 220 and supporting software and/or hardware (block 352); two points, rear and frontal, are identified on the pointing organ or device and a pointing line is calculated between these points (block 354); optionally a 'trigger' organ or object/assembly are also identified on the pointing organ/device (block 356); a graphical object is presented on screen 212 and a hit point of pointing line 140, 258 on screen 212 is identified (block 358). Finally, data representing the position of the hit point on screen 212 and the activation of trigger 256 (if activated) is sent to system 100 (block 360). This process is repeated as long as the pointing organ/device is in use and may terminate (block 362) at other times.
The above described intuitive point-select-and-activate process may be used in many ways and in many applications. For example it may be used in Human-Machine-Interface (HMI) applications for the activation and control of computer applications, gaming applications and the like. For example the above described intuitive point-select-and-activate process may be used to point-and-shoot action in computer games. In another embodiment of the present invention
Thus, the ability of system 100 to identify representative points on an object in the FOI and to deduce a pointing line form this information may be used to allow for intuitive pointing of a user at a scene, for example on a screen. The intuitive pointing may be carried out by drawing a pointing line between an eye of the user and a pointing finger or between two points on a pointing passive object such as a pistol-like piece, and the like. Additionally, the 3-D imaging ability may further be used to identify one or more gesture movements, such as that of the bending of the first finger, as a movement associated with pulling of a trigger and to activate an associated program in system 100 in response. Alternatively, when a pistol-like passive object 250 is used a trigger-like assembly 256 may be configured so that when it is pulled by the user it is easily identified by camera 220 (for example, due to the exposure of high reflectivity portion of the trigger to camera 220).
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BERNHARDT STAKES: Keep eyes on pair of colts today at Ellis
Bernhardt Stakes might be a match race
With a nine-horse field, today's Don Bernhardt Memorial Stakes at Ellis Park is more than a match race. Still, most eyes — and a lot of money — will be on a pair of colts renewing a rivalry that raged all spring at Churchill Downs.
Bold Start, trained by Ken McPeek and ridden by Larry Melancon, and Officer Rocket, trained by Bob Holthus and ridden by Calvin Borel, have met in three consecutive races.
On April 26, in a $60,000, one-mile allowance, Bold Start led wire-to-wire for the win while Officer Rocket faded from second to fourth. On June 4 in a $50,400 allowance going 7 furlongs, Officer Rocket rallied in the stretch to best Bold Start by a head. And on June 27, in a $50,400 allowance going 61/2 furlongs, Bold Start took the lead midway through and finished 51/2 lengths in front of Officer Rocket.
Today, in the 5 p.m. 10th race at Ellis, they'll meet in a $50,000 stakes going 61/2 furlongs.
"We've got a very consistent horse (in Officer Rocket) who's run with the favorite (Bold Start), and he'll get another chance there at Ellis," Holthus said on Friday. "The nice thing about my horse is he tries every time. He might not be quite the horse that McPeek has, but he'll give it a good effort."
Fifteen months ago, both colts were on the Kentucky Derby trail.
Officer Rocket worked his way through Arkansas, finishing second in both the Southwest and Rebel stakes before falling off to seventh, behind eventual Horse of the Year Curlin, in the Arkansas Derby.
"He came up with a couple of chips in both ankles, so we had to stop him and operate," said Holthus. "He was out five months or so, came back (in February) at Oaklawn, and is starting to maintain a pretty good form."
- Friday's attendance: 3,100 (estimated)
- On-track handle: unavailable. Total handle: $1,785,164.
- Friday's highlights: Calvin Borel, winner of the 2007 Kentucky Derby aboard Street Sense, made his first visit to Ellis this meet and won three of four starts. Borel scored with Magnoon ($3.20) in the first, Prayer Service ($12.40) in the seventh, and Citizen ($3.20) in the 10th. He finished third aboard Tapitsdontie in the fourth, but was moved up to second when Surprise Me and Victor Lebron were disqualified for interference in the stretch. Borel is scheduled to ride four more races on Saturday.
- Tracy Hebert rode two high-priced winners Eroberer ($21.40) in the eighth and Early Bird Bert ($54.20) in the 10th.
- Today's card: Eleven races, with a first-post of 12:40 p.m. There are 94 horses entered, an average of 8.5 per race. The feature is the $50,000 Don Bernhardt Memorial, named for a former Evansville Courier sportswriter. Nine colts are entered to race 61/2 furlongs.
- A memorial service for track announcer Luke Kruytbosch, who died last weekend at age 47, will be held at 11:50 a.m. in the winners' circle. Churchill Downs will honor Kruytbosch at noon CDT on Monday with a ceremony in the paddock area. Fans should enter through Gate 17.
- Saturday's giveaway is playing cards, to be rewarded to the first 1,500 in attendance.
Officer Rocket, bred in Great Britain, has five wins and five seconds in 18 career starts, with earnings of $325,498.
Bold Start took a different route last spring, finishing second in the Hutcheson Stakes at Gulfstream before posting a third-place finish in the Illinois Derby. He then ran in the Derby Trial, finishing third, rather than the Kentucky Derby, and has stuck to allowance races after a couple of stakes attempts at Saratoga last summer.
"This colt is doing good," said McPeek. "He's pushing $400,000 in earnings (with $342,639 on six wins in 21 starts) and the interesting thing is he's never won a stakes.
"The hope is that if we can get him over the hump in a stakes race, he can really take off. He's a special type of horse to be around."
There's other quality in the field, including the Steve Margolis-trained True Course, coming off a win in an $80,000 allowance at Churchill on July 6, and the Ronny Werner-trained Cougar Cat, who's been running with the stakes crowd at tracks around the country.
"It's a nice race," said McPeek. "We had the opportunity to run this horse in New York, but we know that (track owner) Ron Geary and the Kentucky HBPA have both been through a lot, and we want to try to support them, to support this track.
"So we're coming over there, hoping we can hold off our archrival, that Officer Rocket."
Holthus would like to see some speed out front pushing Bold Start, allowing Borel to make a run in the stretch. The race will be a homecoming for the 74-year-old trainer, who first competed at then-Dade Park in 1953. Since then, he's had a lot of good horses, including $1 million earner Lawyer Ron, one of his six Kentucky Derby starters. He's got 36 horses in his barns at Churchill and Oaklawn Park. But he enjoys trips to Ellis.
"It's like going home, like going to the county fair," he said. "You see people you know; you feel like you belong. Hopefully, we'll have a real good day there."
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Joseph Victor Stefanchik began his studies in commercial photography then furthered his education by attending the School of Journalism at Western Kentucky University.
He applies the same lighting techniques he would use for a portrait or fashion shoot to his wedding and editorial photography. His unique use of off-camera lighting is what sets him apart and makes his images come alive.
Joseph's career as a wedding photojournalist began in 1997 while he was a staff photographer for the Dallas Morning News. A close friend asked him, "Can you photograph my wedding the way you capture stories for the Morning News?" At the time, the majority of his assignments included visual storytelling from around the globe. From Africa to the Panama Canal, his goal remained the same – to show people what they cannot see.
Highlights in Joseph's photojournalism career include winning the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for International Photojournalism (twice) as well as being named a Pulitzer Prize Finalist.
After leaving newspapers, Joseph set his sights on becoming a leading photographer in the wedding and editorial world. He now photographs editorial, wedding and portrait assignments across the globe.
Joseph lives in Rosemary Beach, Florida.
"I believe photography is about moments, which is exactly why I love shooting weddings. On your wedding day, there will be moments everywhere. Some will be subtle. Some will be epic. Some will make your sides ache from laughing. And some will be so moving they will shape your life forever.
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That's the kind of photography and style I live for. I would love to share that with you by documenting your wedding." -Joseph Victor Stefanchik
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"Jake had a great game plan. He covered well on top and stayed there, and I did a very bad job getting up. He deserves all the respect. That's the thing about this sport, you never know until it's all the way over. I knew I hurt him real bad [in round one] but didn't land those next couple of punches to finish him off and he battled back and had a big heart to keep going. I was surprised at myself that I wasn't able to get up and out [of his mount]. I didn't want him on my back. I think that's why he goes to the mount. He doesn't do a whole lot of damage there but he does enough to get guys to roll over. I felt kind of flat on my back -- I don't think I was in danger during the fight but he controlled me real well. [The weight cut] was a little rougher than normal but I don't want to place blame on anything other than my performance."


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text: Mark White has spent over 30 years in the trenches of American education, beginning his career as a school janitor and working his way up to superintendent. He jokes that he "knows American education from the toilets to the superintendent's office." He has been a consultant to the College Board and to the ACT, and he served on several education reform committees in Washington, D.C. As a superintendent, he was a member of the Dell Platinum Advisory Council, a nominee to be a Summer Fellow at Vanderbilt University, led his his district to the state's highest academic rating, and was one of the guiding forces in designing Clark Hall, a unique 21st Century high school building that was selected by Scholastic as one of the most innovative buildings in the world and awarded its "Best in Tech 2012" award. In 2012, at the height of his career, when he had achieved many of his career goals and his district had been recognized as one of the finest in Ohio, White stunned his community when he announced he was stepping away from his leadership role — and moving to Key West to renew his strength and to reflect on his life as an educator. While in Key West, he wrote The Educator's Soul: 60 Lessons to Inspire Teachers and Administrators, which he calls "a celebration of teaching and all that educators do to improve their part of the world every day." White has always been one to follow his heart, and his book will inspire educators, leaders, and anyone who feels the need to do as he has done: to set goals, to achieve them, and then to seek out new challenges. He loves working with other educators, and he is available as a speaker, leadership coach, and 21st Century Education consultant. He may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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For all its ambitions of becoming a true media hub, the Xbox One is a games console first and foremost, seemingly built around aiding the increasing number of living rooms that see interactive entertainment gracing the big screen more often than TV or movies.
Its home screen is packed with ways to play, share and (perhaps more so than anything else) buy games, not to mention indulge in gaming pursuits while you perform unrelated activities: playing as you use Skype to call disgruntled family members, or keeping one eye on a Twitch stream as you watch TV.
Inside the big black box, Microsoft has included an AMD processor with an impressive 32MB of ESRAM and 8GB of DDR3 memory. Standard models come with a creditable 500GB mechanical hard drive, although all games, disc-based or not, now require an installation, so that will fill faster than you might think, especially when compared to last generation consoles.
The recent Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare special edition introduced the console's first terabyte hard drive, and I wouldn't be surprised to see that become more widespread in the coming year.
Those game installations can provide a small speedbump to playing the game you've just bought, more so than on PS4 in most cases. The disc copy of Madden for Xbox One needed six minutes to reach 25% installation before letting us on the gridiron. The PS4 version needed two minutes, and an additional minute to download a patch before online features were enabled.
While it's not a major problem in and of itself, it's worth taking into account that games are beginning to add major content downloads alongside the installation, simply to ship on a single disc. Halo: The Master Chief Collection requires a 20GB patch simply to access its online features.
I doubt this will become standard, but with day one patches becoming more and more common, I recommend reading up on individual games to avoid any "I want to play now" frustration.
Despite its powerful innards, much has been made of the Xbox One's inferiority to PS4 in terms of graphical capability. Most notably that comes in the native resolution of mutliformat games. Early third-party games tended to output at 1080p on PS4, and 720p on Xbox One. This has been improved on a tad, although not completely.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and Metro Redux both run at 900p on Xbox One compared to the PS4's 1080. Ubisoft even attempted to end the debate by capping Assassin's Creed: Unity at 900p on both consoles, although the resulting furore means I very much doubt this will become standard practice.
It's a minuscule difference to all but the most trained eyes, but more worrying is how certain games include clearly more detailed lighting and textures on PS4. Grand Theft Auto V, for example, loses some environmental detail on Xbox One.
Of course, all of this is in aid of performance, and it's not in vain. Games are almost universally smooth, with short loading times. To the console's credit, the notoriously troublesome Assassin's Creed: Unity ran far better on Microsoft's console upon release.
With advancements already being made, and Microsoft's decision to drop Kinect in favour of optimising processing power, it's not outlandish to suggest that the gap will be closed even further as the console ages. But I simply can't say that it matches the PS4 for sheer graphical heft just yet.
The games
That said, as far as the games themselves are concerned, Xbox One began to outstrip PS4 for exclusives by the end of 2014. Sunset Overdrive and Forza Horizon 2 arrived to bolster the console's AAA catalogue, while the Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer beta gave a glimpse of what Microsoft's classic series will look like later this year.
Added to the likes of Titanfall and Dead Rising 3, the library of console-exclusive games on the One (many of Microsoft's own releases have come or will be coming to PC, presumably to tie in with the release of Windows 10) is currently stronger than PS4. Although the Wii U, while less powerful, retains the most critically acclaimed exclusive line-up.
That's not to say the One's own games haven't included any hiccups. One of Microsoft's tentpole releases, Halo: The Master Chief Collection arrived in a disastrously poor state, and remains fundamentally broken in many areas.
The game, which comprises Halos 1 - 4 remastered with updated single and multiplayer portions of the FPS classics, has been plagued by matchmaking issues since release, leading developers 343 Industries to offer huge chunks of upcoming DLC (including the entirety of Halo: ODST) as free downloads to placate disgruntled owners.
2015 will be a critical year for the console, particularly with regard to its competition with PS4. Both consoles will start to receive blockbuster exclusives this year. Halo 5, Fable Legends, Rise of the Tomb Raider (a timed exclusive, but an exclusive nonetheless) and Crackdown will provide strong AAA competition on Xbox One.
ID@Xbox, the console's indie release programme, will start to produce some underground hits too. Cuphead, SuperHot and Smite and more should start to offer some competition with PS4's traditionally stronger indie catalogue, while Microsoft's work to snare many PC ports as console exclusives should help prevent PS4 from getting any more enticing.
With more and more of the third party industry solely interested in multiplatform releases, choosing between exclusive line-ups rests on one or two games. At this point, Xbox One offers the superior choice, but buyers deciding between Sony and Microsoft's offerings might be better served by looking at what will be out in six months time.
For the One's part, this year will see most of Xbox's best-loved franchises (perhaps with the exception of the new Gears of War, although that remains a possibility) receiving a new installment. If it's familiarity you're after, this is the choice.
The controller
It's a testament to Microsoft's sterling work on the Xbox 360 controller that the One's version is merely an iteration (not to mention that Nintendo's Wii U Pro Controller openly acknowledges its excellence by nabbing the design almost wholesale).
While slightly chunkier, and with a grippier matte texture, the basic design remains almost identical. Asymmetrical sticks lend themselves to most games and the various contours have been shaped specifically to help you play for frankly dangerous lengths of time before getting the controller cramps of old.
Unfortunately, that unchanged design still means you'll need a steady supply of AA batteries to keep it running, unless you buy the overpriced charge-and-play kit. However battery life is substantially better than the PS4's quickly-drained Dual Shock 4 as a result.
What changes have been made tend towards minor improvements. The menu button has been shifted to the top of controller to stop accidental presses, and the sticks have been surrounded with what feels like kevlar, a perfect addition for twitchier games.
The new Impulse rumble system, which was introduced to early testers by simulating the feeling of a heartbeat in the centre of the controller, has barely been used besides offering the feeling of some arcade lightgun-like force feedback on trigger pulls. It's something of a gimmick, but a pleasant one, although it does seem to have resulted in triggers that feel a little flimsy when used normally, especially when compared to the 360 equivalent.
It's an improvement in almost every other way, however and, for my money, the best controller of this generation of consoles. While it lacks the Dual Shock 4's more advanced features (touchpad, motion controls, etc.), it's simply a better fit for the hand. Microsoft has even been issuing intermittent firmware updates specifically for the controller, meaning its responsiveness has been improved since launch. That's commitment.


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So, get my bike down to Sacramento before snow becomes an issue, visit my Dad while Im there and then head out to visit one of our daughters and her family. Predictions of snow before I was planning to leave encouraged me to move my start date up a couple of days. Still had a bit of snow on the ground that morning.
So, waited a couple of hours for it to soften up and headed for the border. At the border I had to pick up a couple of last minute items that I had ordered and carried on to Omak for the night.
Checked the weather the next morning to find it was -11C (12F) man, I hate the cold! By about 10 OÇlock it was up to a balmy -4C and, much relieved, I headed out. It was such a beautiful sunny day and my gear was keeping me warm so I should be able to get in a full day. To stay out of the higher elevations I firstly wanted to avoid Blewett Pass near Ellensburg, so I headed east to Soap Lake and from there I can either head back to Hwy 97 or head south to Kennewick I knew staying along the Columbia River would at least keep me at the lowest altitude. It looked like I wouldnt have a problem on the small pass south of Yakima so headed over to Hwy 97 and continued to The Dalles, OR for the night.
The next morning I woke to -3C (27F) and a big storm on the horizon. Crap! So much for my theory of staying away from snow along the Columbia. As the roads were wet, I wasnt keen on heading out until it had warmed up a bit and I was hoping the storm might warm things up a bit when it arrived but it didnt - started snowing instead. Well, either suck it up and get out of here or hunker down for the winter. Man, first frickin cold and now snow! Have I ever expressed my opinion about winter weather? Anyhow, this stuff just stuck to the visor visibility was worse than rain. Took about 45 minutes travelling towards Portland for the snow to turn to rain. Was actually happy to see rain. Rode the rest of the day in the rain to Springfield next to Eugene. Had dinner at a local Brew Pub, Hop Valley Brewing which has an outstanding IPA.
The rest of the trip to Sacramento was pretty uneventful. Ive done this route so many times now, I think I could do it in my sleep but I always seem to find the odd new road to make it interesting.
Did have one great lunch stop the Samoa Cookhouse. The little town of Samoa is an old logging town next to Eureka, CA.
Over a hundred years ago, the loggers were fed in the cookhouse which has been now been resurrected as a restaurant that still serves in the same manner as they used to feed the loggers. Apparently they could look after as many as 500 loggers for 3 meals a day.
You still walk in to long tables all set up.
Lady comes around and starts going through a long list of food, pauses and asks would you like that? Um, OK. A mixing bowl of soup is the first thing to come out and you ladle out however much you want. Then a couple of salads, then beans, vegetables, barbeque pork, potatoes and cake . . . this is lunch. At this point Im concerned if my bikes suspension will accommodate my now much larger ass. Then the lady comes back and asks if I want seconds. Uh, no thank you. Cool old place and great experience. Good food to boot.
Arrived in Sacramento visited my Dad, visited my son, put the bike away for two months and headed to Australia to visit one of my daughters and her family. Whew!
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Following is an excerpt from "WOMEN LEAD - Career Perspectives from Workplace Leaders", Edited by Tracey Wilen-Daugenti, Courtney L. Vien, and Caroline Molina-Ray
Navigating a Changing Workforce in the Woman's Century
Will the 21st century be the century of the woman? Consider these statistics:
- Women make up half the US workforce and hold 51.4% of all managerial and professional jobs and almost half of all banking and insurance jobs.
- A woman starts a business every 60 seconds.
- Forty-one percent of women in dual-earner households earn as much or more than their husbands or partners.
- Fifty-seven percent of college students are now female. Women outpace men in earning master's and doctoral degrees, and comprise 49% of medical students and 48% of law school graduates.
- Companies with more women in leadership positions see higher profits, stock price growth, return to shareholders, and returns on equity, sales, and invested capital than companies with few women executives.
- Studies show that female business leaders outperform men on a wide variety of leadership traits, including adaptability, innovation, people skills, and strategic drive.
- Eighty-nine percent of Americans are comfortable with women as leaders, compared to 77% in 2002.
- The percentage of women ages 25–34 with a bachelor's degree has more than tripled since 1986, while the share of men in that cohort with a bachelor's degree has grown by only half.
- In 2008, women in dual-earner couples contributed 45% of annual family income—39% more than they did in 1997.
- Between 1997 and 2011, the number of woman-owned businesses increased by 50%: 1.5 times the growth rate of businesses as a whole.
- If US women-owned businesses were their own country, it would have the fifth-largest GDP in the world, ahead of France, the United Kingdom, and Italy.
Compare those facts to the status of women just a few decades ago—when women comprised only a third of the workforce14 and just 11% of working women had graduated from college15—and it's not hard to see why the rise of women has brought sweeping changes to the workplace and the economy.
In fact, some theorists claim that the technological and demographic shifts of the past 20 years have created an economy highly congenial to women. As the United States transitions from an industrial, goods-producing economy to an information-based service economy, fewer jobs will be dependent on manual labor, making physical strength far less of an asset. Instead, employees will be valued for their intellect, education, interpersonal skills, and capacity for lifelong learning—characteristics women possess in abundance. Women's greater educational achievements, coupled with their propensity for teamwork and communication, will likely prime them for success in the emerging workforce, where most stable, well-paying jobs require at least a bachelor's degree. Likewise, as technological advancements enable workplace cultures to become less hierarchical and more democratic and participative, the transformational and collaborative style of leadership practiced by many women will become increasingly relevant.
Demographics, too, are on women's side. As Baby Boomers retire, they're being replaced by Generation Xers and Millennials, cohorts that have never thought it unusual for women to go to college or work outside the home. These younger workers will have inherited fewer biases about women's leadership potential. At the same time, companies are increasingly recognizing the value of gender and ethnic diversity, which has been shown to increase innovation while reflecting a more heterogeneous customer base, and many are actively seeking to increase women's participation at all levels.
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She has appeared on CNN, Fox and CBS news, in The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Forbes, Los Angeles Times, and USA Today. She frequently contributes to The Huffington Post, the Examiner, and the Christian Science Monitor and is on radio shows across the US weekly as an expert guest. She is a global speaker on the impact of technology on work, careers, and women's leadership. She was honored by the San Francisco Business Times as a 2012 Most Influential Woman in Bay Area Business. www.traceywilen.com, @traceywilen
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3M Molecular Detection Assay for Listeria Environmental Testing Receives AOAC-PTM Approval09:00 EDT Monday, September 10, 2012 ST. PAUL, Minn. (Business Wire) -- 3M Food Safety announced that it received AOAC-PTM Certification for the 3M™ Molecular Detection Assay Listeria for Environmental Testing (#081203) from the AOAC Research Institute's Performance Tested MethodsSM Program. About 1,600 cases of listeriosis are reported annually in the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with some resulting in casualties. A 2011 outbreak linked to cantaloupe infected 147 individuals and was responsible for 33 reported deaths. Using two unique, innovative technologies – isothermal DNA amplification and bioluminescence detection, the 3M™ Molecular Detection System is a fundamentally different pathogen detection method. Its development was based on customers' expressed needs for a pathogen detection solution that is faster, simpler and delivers more accurate results. This validation confirms the assay's ability to monitor the facilities of today's food processors and follows earlier validations of assays for Salmonella and E. coli O157 (including H7). 3M also offers this 3M Molecular Detection Assay Listeria for the testing of food matrices including produce, meat, seafood, poultry and dairy. Use of this assay for the evaluation of food, is in process as a matrix extension to this current AOAC-PTM. "Clients value the thorough process used to validate the assays for Salmonella, E. coli O157 (including H7) and Listeria," said Niki Montgomery, global marketing manager with 3M Food Safety. "Recent outbreaks and recalls due to possible Listeria contamination further highlight the importance of using an AOAC-PTM certified method to detect foodborne pathogens." The AOAC Research Institute bases certification of methods on independent study results demonstrating that a given method meets its product performance claims as expressed in the product package insert. For the 3M Molecular Detection Assay Listeria PTM study, artificially contaminated surfaces were evaluated using the 3M Molecular Detection System as compared to the appropriate U.S. Food and Drug Administration or U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service reference method. 3M™ Enviro Swabs and 3M™ Sponges were included as collection devices in this study of select surfaces of: stainless steel, plastic and concrete. No statistically significant differences were found in results between the 3M method and the reference methods. For more information, visit www.3M.com/3MMolecularDetectionSystem/LISENVAOAC AOAC RI, based in Gaithersburg, Md., is a subsidiary of AOAC International, a globally recognized, independent, not-for-profit association founded in 1884. AOAC serves communities of the analytical sciences by providing the tools and processes necessary to develop voluntary consensus standards or technical standards through stakeholder consensus and working groups in which the fit-for-purpose and method performance criteria are established and fully documented. AOAC provides a science-based solution and its Official Methods of Analysis gives defensibility, credibility and confidence in decision-making. AOAC Official Methods are accepted and recognized worldwide. 3M Food Safety is a leader of innovative solutions that help the food and beverage industries optimize the quality and safety of their products to enable consumer protection. At every step, 3M Food Safety provides solutions that help mitigate risk, improve operational efficiencies and impact the bottom line. Follow us on Twitter @3M_FoodSafety. 3M captures the spark of new ideas and transforms them into thousands of ingenious products. Its culture of creative collaboration inspires a never-ending stream of powerful technologies that make life better. 3M is the innovation company that never stops inventing. With $30 billion in sales, 3M employs 84,000 people worldwide and has operations in more than 65 countries. For more information, visit www.3M.com or follow @3MNews on Twitter. 3MMary Kokkinen, firstname.lastname@example.com CommunicationsAaron Berstler, email@example.com


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A bond for the projects would be put to an October 2009 public referendum, and the board discussed the possibility of a $30 million bond, which is a tentative figure, to be paid off over 15 years. Such a scenario would present $716,000 per year in interest that would result in a one-time 2 percent tax increase.
Those numbers can fluctuate, however, and the actual bond will depend on what projects the district decides to pursue. The five-year renovation plan budget has increased in size with every iteration since its 1978, $870,000 introduction. In 2003, just under $16 million was appropriated. The coming bond was already pushed back from 2008.
According to district spokeswoman Christy Multer, changes in the state aid rules would make it difficult for the district to finance projects out of pocket. "We've been fortunate in that up to now we've been able to do most of our renovations by phasing in new debt as old debt was retired," she said. Especially when considering a possible property tax cap, however, that scenario is unlikely.
The board discussed how the district approaches infrastructure improvement in general.
"These bonds are really an opportunity to do a good job somewhere," said board member Timothy Kelliher, but he added that the district can't fix everything across the board. "I would much rather see us do fewer projects that are first-class projects than sprinkle it around and get a so-so result."
The Board of Education also reviewed the current year's class size statistics at their Sept. 23 meeting. 2008-2009 enrollment is consistent with last year's numbers.
There was some concern about the third-grade class size at Stevens Elementary. At 102 students, it is larger than the third grades at Charlton Heights or Pashley, which have 87 and 52 pupils, respectively. Accordingly, the class sizes in the third grade are slightly larger at Stevens, and some staff was added.
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Actor Keaton criticizes Pirates' owners before first pitch
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By Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Batman threw a few barbs the Pirates' way today, and they hit as hard as a batarang to the temple.
Actor Michael Keaton, the Coraopolis native who threw out the ceremonial first pitch, was bitingly critical of the franchise's ownership shortly before the home opener today at PNC Park, accusing the Pirates of not spending enough on players and of taking their fans for granted.
"Maybe they should let me throw this pitch first because they might not like what I have to say," Keaton said at a news conference.
He paused.
"I fear they will take advantage of the good will of the people who continue to show up," he continued. "For my money, that's disrespectful. At some point, you either have to write the check or do something and not assume, well, we're OK and, ultimately, the franchise is valuable, anyway, like Donald Sterling did with the Los Angeles Clippers."
Sterling, the Clippers' famously frugal owner, finally is presiding over a winning team after 12 consecutive losing seasons.
"Look, I'd do it, too, if I were a businessman," Keaton said. "But, at some point, you've got to win. I think fans have been gracious. And maybe not vocal enough. Maybe not vociferous enough with their displeasure. That's my opinion."
The Pirates' payroll of $47.6 million -- up nearly $13 million from last season -- ranks 26th among the 30 teams in Major League Baseball


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You know, jakeblues, I did not even make a moral assessment here. WHETHER or NOT the formation of the f 64 group was to create a reason for obtaining money is really beside the point as far as the underlying aesthetic is concerned.
We would ALL like to think that more refined and worthy alterior motives played the leading role here but, even with my love of classical music, probably the commissions and 'whom you knew' mattered more to the composers than purists like David Lyga would like to believe. Life is life and creating sublimation where such is neither warranted nor deserved holds danger for the sake of the truth. Truisms are not always true. - David Lyga


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