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Michigan Legacy Art Park boasts a collection of more than forty major works of art and thirty poetry stones. Each sculpture and each poem help to express the Michigan experience, giving each visitor a more personal connection to the people, events and natural resources that continue to shape our great state.
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And then the old man assembled the rifle, loaded it, and shot everyone - No, not really
I went to my dad's cousin's 80th birthday party this weekend. I was late, arriving at 12:30 instead of the 11:30 starting time, because there is both a Moreland Road and a Moorland Road in the area I was headed and in my mind, I was just thinking of how it sounds, which of course is the same for both spellings, so as soon as I saw an exit name that spelled what I was hearing it in my head, I left the highway.
So I was late. And I was even later than an hour late, because in Wisconsin, "11:30" doesn't mean "11:30," it means well before that.
Now, it is no bad thing to have the guy who is replacing your furnace (oh yes) show up a half hour earlier than anticipated. I am not going to complain about workmen showing up early. It's far better than showing up late. But what Wisconsin Time means is that I was late even before I left my house (I still run a little bit on Southern time) and then the problem was compounded because of bad street naming strategy. It's not as if we need to have confusing signs in case the Germans invade. They're already here.
I got to the restaurant as my dad's cousin - whom we shall call "Sven," but that's not his real name - was opening his presents. There was a group of about 20 of us and at least another 100 people in the restaurant. (I so wish this story were about my great-uncle F, who is a retired Milwaukee policeman. That would make it even better.)
Sven opened the box from his brother.
It contained a disassembled hunting rifle.
Even I, who knows nothing about guns and has not spent time around them, could tell this was a fancy, beautiful gun.
"You can use it for skeet or for geese," his brother said.
Sven lifted half of the gun out of the box. Yes. The gun was in pieces.
He lifted it. Admired it. It was glossy dark wood and it was indeed beautiful.
Sven exhaled slowly. Said something about how he wished he could turn 80 more than once.
The owner of the restaurant saw Sven holding the stock of the rifle. Ran over. Looked concerned.
Which, as the owner, is certainly his prerogative.
Sven had to assure the owner that he had no intentions of assembling the gun in the restaurant. He had no intentions of loading the gun in the restaurant. He had no intentions of shooting the gun in the restaurant.
The owner looked mollified. But I wondered if he was really concerned. Are there that many cases of 80 year old men suddenly assembling, loading, and firing hunting rifles in a crowded restaurant? Do we need to worry about that? Is Sven the one we need to worry about?
PS I know that I am exaggerating here, but you know some people would worry!
PPS For anyone who is wondering, no, I do not know the difference between a rifle and a shotgun. Is it obvious?
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In this course, author Ian Robinson introduces Adobe After Effects CS6 and the world of animation, effects, and compositing. Chapter 1 introduces the six foundations of After Effects, which include concepts like layers, keyframes, rendering, and moving in 3D space. The rest of the course expands on these ideas, and shows how to build compositions with layers, perform rotoscoping, animate your composition with keyframes, add effects and transitions, and render and export the finished piece. Two real-world example projects demonstrate keying green screen footage and creating an advanced 3D composition with the expanded 3D toolset, an important addition to CS6.
Now one of the things I hear most often with people who are new to After Effects is a general frustration with manipulating the camera or even positioning objects in 3D space, just basically getting comfortable with 3D in general. Well I'm here to tell you in this video that it's not that bad. All you have to really do is pay attention to the orientation of your object within the 3D environment and if you have a basic knowledge of camera skills, you should be pretty okay.
So let's look at our project here and I can show you some of my tips and tricks. Select the layer 4 Solid on the background and you can see it's a background layer, and we also have two text layers , and those of you joining me from the last video, let me double-click on the camera. I now have a 50 millimeter camera and it's a Two-Node Camera, okay. Now with these two words and this background, I still have zippy dimension. So let's go ahead and add some dimension by selecting our background layer and pressing R to open the Rotation.
Now there is a difference between orientation and rotation. I will show you that in a moment, but for now let's change the X Rotation to 90. Now we can't see our layer because it's pointed directly at the camera and it is a 2D layer, so we need to move the camera. If you press C to grab your Camera tool and middle-mouse click and drag down on the canvas, we can now reposition our scene. We are actually not repositioning the scene, we were moving the camera in the scene.
If you left-mouse click, let's rotate around so we can kind of get this perspective and then middle-mouse click again to sort of set or type up in the middle. Press V when you're finished manipulating your camera to grab your Selection tool. Now rotation and orientation. Let's press R to open up the Rotation parameters for the word kinet. Rotation, if I click and drag on the Y rotation here, notice as I spin around, I get this number that pops-up here.
The first number is the number of rotations, the second number is just the number of degrees. So if I were to keyframe this here, let's right-click on Rotation and just say Reset. If I were to keyframe this, just set a keyframe at frame zero and then move to one second and crank around until you get past one rotation. And let's move to two seconds and just press N. If we press zero this is going to be really fast, but we'll get a RAM Preview and I think you'll see that this spins around one full rotation and then stops 56 degrees past that.
Sure enough, that's what's going on. If we click and drag on the Y parameter for Orientation, notice once it gets past 360 it just resets. So if we delete the keyframes for the Y Rotation and actually create a short animation here for our orientation, look what happens? If we set our first keyframe, let's say at seven here, and then move to one second and crank up past 360, there we go, it's cranked past 15 degrees and press zero for RAM Preview, look at that.
Next to nothing, that's because the Orientation will always take the shortest route to that particular orientation that you set the keyframe to. It doesn't matter how many times you rotate around because it doesn't keep track of that. All right! Now let's delete the Orientation and right-click on that parameter and say Reset. We can do the same thing for the Y Rotation, just right-click on the words Y Rotation and choose Reset. Now if you're trying to reposition more than one layer in 3D space like this layer Eco, I want it to move with the layer kinet.
If we select both of these layers and press R, look what happens when I start rotating on the Y. Of course, they are going to rotate around their own axis. So if we want them both to move in unison, you guessed it, we have to make Eco the child of kinet. So I'll just collapse both layers, make sure to deselect and then reselect layer 2, and if you don't have the Parent options open in your timeline, just right-click anywhere in this gray area, under the Columns and choose Parent, okay.
On layer two, click on the pick whip for the Parent and drag it towards kinet. When I let go, now it's the child of kinet, and if we open the Rotation parameters by pressing R and click and drag on the Y you can see this is exactly what I'm looking for. Let's go ahead and rotate this around quite a bit and we'll rotate it up and give it a funky angle. A lot of times, once you have something strange like this in terms of how the layer works, people get really confused as to where they are in the scene.
They get confused how to move the object through the scene. For example, if I want both these words to fly in from this lower right-hand corner and go all the way across the scene. If I clicked on this control handle for the Z axis, notice that's not really going to work, it's going through the bottom of the layer. That's because these handles are oriented to the object. See up here at the top of your interface, we have Orientation, this is object orientation. If I click on this, that's world orientation. So, check it out.
If I wanted to create an animation where it slides in from the right and moves all the way through the scene, I could do that because it's now oriented to the world. What if I wanted it to fly in here and then fly directly towards me at the camera? Well that's what this last orientation is really good for. This will orient directly to the camera. So now with that Orientation set, if I click and drag on the Z axis, I can drag to the left and sure enough it's going to flyout right towards me, right passed the camera.
As you can see, when it comes to rotating and positioning and orienting yourself in the 3D environment, it's really not that bad as long as you pay attention to the orientation and you're relatively comfortable with some of your camera controls.
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Developed and opened for cruise tourism by the Mexican government in 2001, the dock at Costa Maya can accommodate three cruise ships at once. From the pier, visitors can walk to, or be transported via a complimentary shuttle, to an entertainment complex with 70,000 square feet of shopping areas selling souvenirs, jewelry, fragrances and other merchandise. Also included in this complex are two swimming pools and a restaurant/bar, so many cruise passengers spend part of, or their entire day there.
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Other Costa Maya highlights include the biosphere Reserva de la Biosfera Sian Ka'an, a large park with green areas designated and protected as a natural reserve and other natural jungle areas like the Uaymil Wildlife Reserve and the Manatee Sanctuary Ecological Reserve (these reserves are home to a rich fauna: more than 100 species of mammals including jaguars and manatees, and many species of birds, including toucans). Still other natural attractions, points of interest and activities include the Bacalar Lagoon, a 50-mile-long lake with turquoise waters near the town of Chetumal; the fishing village of Xcalak with good diving among shipwrecks in the Xcalak National Reef Park in the area of the Banco Chinchorro coral atoll marine reserve; and the seaside village of Mahahual. Quaint Mahahual, about two miles from the cruise ship pier at Costa Maya, has a mile-and-a-half promenade along a fine white sand beach, with restaurants and shops.
Zip-lining tours and excursions via Harley Davidsons and Jeeps are among available pastimes in Costa Maya. Most popular shore tour sold onboard ships, however, are trips to the Mayan ruins in the area. These ruins are lesser known than others on the Yucatan Peninsula including those at Chichen Itza and Tulum, but are nonetheless important, and very interesting. Among them are the ruins of Chacchoben (Chacchoben means "Land of the Red Corn in the Mayan language). A city dating back from approximately 350 A.D. Chacchoben has several structures including the Pyramid of the Moon and the nine-level Pyramid of the Sun all in a jungle setting -- and many structures are under mounds, yet to be reclaimed from the jungle. Chacchoben is about an hour by bus or car from the port. Among other nearby Mayan ruins are those of Kohunlich, about two hours away from the pier at Costa Maya, and the ones at Tulum the latter located approximately three hours away, by the Caribbean Sea (ships generally offer tours to Chacchoben and Kohunlich and sometimes to Tulum).
The Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza dominated by El Castillo (the Pyramid of Kukulcan) are about five hours away by car, so not reachable during a typical cruise ship visit. While it would be possible to visit Chichen Itza by plane during a cruise stop as there are landing strips both at Chichen Itza and Costa Maya, there are no regularly scheduled flights. A pre-arranged private flight may be possible. Contact the Costa Maya tourism people (see website below). If you set out to explore independently it is important to keep in mind the time your ship will be in port so as not to literally "miss the boat."
Popular shore excursions sold onboard ships, in addition to tours to Chacchoben and other Mayan ruins and handicrafts centers, include beach outings usually to the Uvero Beach Club --diving and snorkeling trips, and bike and kayak adventures to Mahahual. Mahahual and Xcalek are often starting points for bird watching tours in Costa Maya's jungles and mangroves, for deep-sea sport fishing in the Caribbean, and flats-fishing (the region has many salt-water lagoons), as well as other excursions.
Costa Maya flavors to enjoy before returning to your ship include "parrilladas" (grilled meats and fish) and ceviche and you can wash it all down with a daiquiri, fruity drink or a bottle of a local beer like Bohemia or Sol.
Cruise lines that visit Costa Maya include Carnival, Celebrity, Holland America, MSC, Norwegian, Regent Seven Seas, and Royal Caribbean.
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These are great sites to add to a bank of creative commons image sites. All book or class projects need to use creative commons as the baseline of their projects.
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Concern with the Puffin Web Browser and security on the iPads. Run great on the PC. Nice to see stuff package up... one stop shopping.
ICTPHMS's curator insight, October 1, 2014 1:46 PM
Love this! Looking at having our 8th grade ICT students create and publish a newspaper. Reporting the news in & out of school. Does cost money though.
Nevermore Sithole's curator insight, October 8, 2014 5:45 AM
Newspaper Club - Make and print your own newspapers


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Using Console and the cheats that go along with it
Unlocking console:
Find your shortcut to "Chaser" and select properties, then add "-console" at the end of the target line (without the qoutes). While playing the game, push ~, then submit one of the codes below in the console window to unlock that particular cheat code. You must push the "+" on the right hand side of the screen to activate the cheat, then push ~ to resume the game.
Effect Code 100 additional armor \cht_armor 100 100 health \cht_health \cht_health: 100 All weapons and items \cht_giveall Change game speed \cht_timescale <number> Flight mode \cht_flymode God mode \cht_god Spawn indicated weapon \cht_weapon <name>
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Daily Scripture~Come Share 2/19
God's word is incredible to say the least. It is power, love, food for our soul, healing, life changing and so much. I thought it would be a wonderful idea to start a daily post where we can share scripture together. You would simply come and share a verse that stood out to you today. Maybe something you read or was just on your heart. You are welcome to share as many as you would like but I thought it would be really awesome if we were all able to do at least one. If you don't have the time to type out your scripture here are 2 options (1) just write the words for example Luke 9:62 could be what you would put in your reply (2) option is head over to http://www.biblegateway.com/ you can put in the scripture you want to share and it will pull it right up. Then all you would have to do is copy and paste. Also if someone already shared a scripture that also was on your heart please share it again it is so neat to see how God is speaking the same thing to his children. Thank you Lady lets keep this post filled!!!
Ecclesiastes 4:12
Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him.
And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
Psalm 37:4
Delight yourself also in the Lord,
And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
John 15:15
No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.
Acts 20:35
I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
Psalm 16:11
You will show me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Psalm 118:1
Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.
Psalm 145:8
The Lord is gracious and full of compassion,
Slow to anger and great in mercy.


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How to Retrieve a Lent Item
Edited by Sensible, Carolyn Barratt, Teresa, Carl Belken
It is often an uncomfortable situation when you have loaned an item to someone but they do not return it. Here are some ideas to get the item back.
Edit Steps
1Call them and ask for the item back.
2Call them and ask if the item worked or met their needs
3Ask them how well the item worked
4Ask them if you could borrow your item back
5Ask them if you could borrow a similar item from them
6Offer to loan the rest of the set or pair so the items stay together
7Offer to buy them another of the item they borrowed and give it to them.
8Ask them if they are having trouble storing the item.
9Have another friend ask them to borrow your item. "You said they could".
10Use collateral. If you have trouble getting things back regularly invite them to leave simple collateral with you until the item is returned. Something like car keys, baseball cap, watch, drivers license, jacket, anything really. Then you can remind them later - "Hey, I still have your ...whatever... do you still have my.... item?"
Edit Tips
- Be supportive, optimistic, and trusting in your conversation, projecting your belief that they are trustworthy and responsible with your things and will return the item(s) at their earliest opportunity.
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Categories: Maintaining Relationships
Recent edits by: Teresa, Carolyn Barratt, Sensible
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Guidance & Support Tools
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Guide to Using International Standards on Auditing in the Audits of Small and Medium-Sized Entities
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A specimen carrier comprises a unitary structure for receiving and retaining a specimen container in an upright orientation. Such unitary structure is defined by a pedestal having upper and lower platforms connected by a stem. Extending upwardly from the upper platform is a plurality of rigid members which support a plurality of opposing flexible fingers adapted to engage and press upon the side wall of a specimen container received by the carrier. Preferably, the specimen carrier of the invention has a chamber formed therein for housing a pre-programmed, programmable or otherwise radio-frequency (RF) identification tag in the form of an RF transponder. Upon being energized by a suitable RF field provided by an RF reader antenna or sensor positioned adjacent the carrier's intended path of movement, the tag transmits a unique identification code, such code being received by the antenna or sensor and decoded by the reader.
1. A specimen carrier adapted to be transported by an automated conveyor system while supporting a specimen container in a generally upright orientation, said specimen carrier comprising:
a unitary structure defining (i) a pedestal portion adapted to be engaged and manipulated by components of said automated conveyor system for the purpose of advancing the carrier along a desired path and for selectively rotating the carrier about a vertical axis, said pedestal portion comprising spaced apart upper and lower platforms interconnected by a stem; and (ii) a container-retaining portion for receiving, supporting and retaining a specimen container in a desired orientation, said container-retaining portion comprising (a) a plurality of rigid members equally spaced from a central axis passing through the platforms and extending upwardly from the upper platform, and (b) a plurality of flexible fingers, one or more of said fingers extending angularly downward from a distal end portion of each rigid member, towards said central axis, each of said flexible fingers being adapted to engage and press upon the side wall of a container received by the carrier, said flexible fingers collectively defining a container site for receiving, centering and retaining specimen containers.
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8. A specimen carrier adapted to be transported by an automated conveyor system while supporting a specimen container for processing, said specimen carrier comprising:
a unitary structure defining (i) a pedestal portion adapted to be engaged an manipulated by components of said automated conveyor system for the purpose of advancing the carrier along a desired path; and (ii) a container-retaining portion for receiving, supporting and retaining a specimen container in a desired orientation, said unitary structure defining a chamber containing a programmable radio-frequency (RF) identification tag in the form of an RF transponder that is selectively energizable by RF electromagnetic energy.
9. An identification system for identifying specimen carriers moving along a desired path, each of said specimen carriers comprising a unitary structure defining a pedestal portion adapted to be engaged and manipulated by components of said automated conveyor system for the purpose of advancing the specimen carrier along said desired path, and a container-retaining portion for receiving, supporting and retaining a specimen container in a desired orientation, said unitary structure further defining a chamber therein; said identification system comprising:
(a) a radio-frequency (RF) transponder disposed in each of the respective chambers of said specimen carriers, said RF transponder being selectively energizable by RF electromagnetic energy to transmit a unique identification code that differentiates each specimen carrier from all others; and
(b) a transceiver including a bobbin antenna for transmitting electromagnetic energy from a location immediately adjacent said desired path at an energy level and at a frequency adapted to selectively energize only one the RF transponders associated with a specimen carrier moving along said desired path.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to automated conveying systems for transporting biological and chemical specimens and the like, e.g., vials of blood, along a predetermined transport path, e.g., from a loading station to a work station for analysis or processing. More particularly, this invention relates to improvements in specimen carriers adapted to be transported by a conveyor system while supporting a specimen container in a generally upright orientation, and to methods and apparatus for identifying such carriers as they are transported. Another aspect of this invention relates to methods and apparatus for identifying such carriers.
2. Discussion of the Prior Art
Automated systems for analyzing various properties of biological and chemical specimens are well known. In certain automated blood analyzing systems, for example, a conveyor belt or the like serves to transport individual containers (e.g., vials or test tubes) of blood along a predetermined path, and blood analyzing or processing instruments positioned along such path operate to extract and process a blood sample from each container as and when presented to it. Such instruments may include, for example, one or more hematology instruments for performing red and white cell analyses on the sample, flow cytometers for identifying cell types through fluorescence measurements, coagulation instruments for measuring a blood sample's coagulation time, and slide-making instruments for making blood smears on microscope slides for subsequent analysis. Such instruments often comprise a dedicated aspiration mechanism including an aspiration needle or probe which serves to puncture a seal on the specimen container and to aspirate a portion of the sample within. Typically, the aspiration needle is designed to move vertically as it enters and exits the specimen container. Thus, to facilitate sample aspiration, as well as to avoid any spillage of the sample during transport through the system, it is usually desirable to support the container in a vertically upright orientation at all times. Further, to properly correlate the test results with the different blood samples tested, as well as to be able to selectively route the specimen containers through the instrument system so that only those processes requested are actually performed on a given sample, it is desirable to provide some means for identifying each sample container as it moves through the automated system.
To maintain specimen containers of various sizes in an upright orientation while transiting an automated instrument system, it is common to support each container in a specimen carrier, sometimes referred to as a "puck." The specimen carrier, which is adapted to receive and retain containers of different diameters and lengths, is designed to interact with the elements of the conveyor system in assuring that each specimen container supported by the carrier is properly routed. To keep track of each of many biological specimen containers transported by an automated system of the above type, it is common to affix a barcode label to each container and to position barcode readers at strategic fixed locations along the conveyor path to read such labels. Each barcode label provides, for example, encoded patient identification data, test types to be performed, and all other information required to assure that the specimen is properly processed and routed through the automated system. The respective outputs of the barcode readers are suitably processed by a computer-based laboratory information system to relate the information on the labels with the processing to be performed. Automated blood analyzing systems of this type are disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,623,415 and in the published Canadian Patent Application No. 2,216,052, laid open on Mar. 19, 1998.
In the above-noted Canadian Patent Application, an automated transport system is disclosed for transporting biospecimens (e.g., blood and urine) to different test sites. In this system, each biospecimen container (a test tube or vial) is received and transported in a carrier that functions to assure that its respective container is supported in an upright or vertical orientation so that its mouth can be centered relative to an aspiration probe or needle used to extract sample from the container. Each carrier comprises a cylindrically shaped base from which at least three container-retaining members extend upwardly. The retaining members, which are preferably made of heavy gauge stainless steel wire, are equally spaced about the perimeter of the base, and together they define, with the top of the base, a container reception site. Preferably, each of the retainer members is relatively narrow or slender in shape (compared to the surface area of the retained container) so as not to obscure a major portion of a barcode label carried by a container. One end of each retainer member is mechanically latched to the base member by inserting it into a notch in the base and rotating it to position an intermediate portion into an arcuate groove. The respective opposite ends (i.e., the free ends) of the retainer members are biased towards the central axis of the container-reception site so that, collectively, they can receive and retain specimen containers of different diameters. In the preferred embodiment, an O-ring surrounding the free ends of the three retainer members is used to provide the biasing feature. Also disclosed in this application is the use of a programmable magnetic identification system, including a magnetic identification device embedded in the carrier base and read by an appropriate reader to uniquely identify a specimen carrier. This carrier identification scheme is used in conjunction with, or instead of, the indicia carried by the specimen container.
While container carriers of the type disclosed in the above Canadian application might prove useful in transporting specimen containers in an automated transport system, these containers are disadvantageous from the standpoints of manufacturing cost and complexity. For example, the procedure for connecting the retainer members to the base member is labor-intensive and ideally should be avoided. Further, the suggested magnetic identification system, while plausible, is disadvantageous in that it can be readily corrupted, and even erased, by any significant field-generating stimuli in or near the conveyor system; thus, care must be exercised in the system design to provide proper shielding to prevent any magnetic structure in the area from interfering with the magnetic circuit between the carrier's embedded magnetic tag and the magnetic reader. Further, in a magnetic system, it is difficult to control the extent of the reader's magnetic interrogation field, thereby making it difficult to unambiguously differentiate adjacent carriers on the conveyor.
Recently, radio-frequency (RF) identification tags in the form of small disks have been used for identification and tracking purposes. Such tags have been used primarily for identifying and tracking animals in which they have been implanted. Each tag is pre-programmed with a unique identification code and/or other information of specific interest that can be read-out as the animal enters an RF field produced by the loop antenna of an RF transceiver or reader. The energy from the transceiver acts to energize the RF tag, thereby enabling the tag to transmit its identification code and any other information of interest, including information that has been written to the tag while in use. The transceiver is adapted to read the identification code over a relatively large range and provide an appropriate output signal. Such RF identification systems are commercially available, e.g., from Intersoft, Estill Springs, Tenn. Owing to the relatively large interrogation fields associated with such systems, they would be impractical for use in a miniaturized specimen conveyor system of the type described above. More particularly, the RF interrogation field is so extensive that it would simultaneously energize multiple tags, making it difficult to selectively detect a single specimen among many other closely spaced specimens. Moreover, due to the large loop area of the antennas used in such RF systems, large electromagnetic and electrostatic fields are produced which may affect devices outside the localized environments. These large antennas are also susceptible to external noise typically present in the medical environment.
In view of the foregoing discussion, an object of this invention is to provide an improved container carrier of the above type, a container carrier that is improved from the standpoint that it is less labor-intensive and costly to fabricate.
Another object of this invention is to provide an improved container carrier of the above type, one that carries an identification tag that is not as corruptible as the magnetic identification scheme proposed by the aforementioned prior art.
Yet another object of this invention is to provide an improved method and apparatus for identifying objects, such as the specimen carriers of the invention, moving together on a conveyor.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, a specimen carrier comprises a unitary structure for receiving and retaining a specimen container in an upright orientation. Such unitary structure is defined by a pedestal having upper and lower platforms connected by a stem. Extending upwardly from the upper platform is a plurality of rigid members equally spaced from a central axis passing through the platforms. Extending angularly downward from a free end of each rigid member, toward such central axis, is a flexible finger adapted to engage and press upon the side wall of a container received by the carrier. Collectively, the flexible fingers carried by the rigid members define a container site for receiving and retaining specimen containers of different diameters. Preferably, the unitary structure is made of a moldable thermoplastic chosen for its flexural properties.
According to another aspect of the invention, the specimen carrier of the invention has a chamber formed therein that houses a programmable radio-frequency (RF) identification tag in the form of an RF transponder. Upon being energized by a suitable RF field provided by a specialized RF antenna positioned adjacent the carrier's intended path of movement, the tag transmits a unique identification code, such code being received by such antenna and decoded by its associated RF reader.
According to another aspect of this invention, a new and improved method for identifying objects moving in an automated conveyor system is provided. Such method comprises the steps of coupling a programmable radio-frequency (RF) identification tag in the form of an RF transponder to the object, such RF transponder being selectively energizable by RF electromagnetic energy to transmit a unique identification code that differentiates that object from other objects; and transmitting RF electromagnetic energy from a location proximate the path and at an energy level adapted to selectively energize only one identification tag coupled to an object moving along the path.
As a result of the invention, the manufacturing costs of container-carriers of the type described are significantly reduced, and an unambiguous identification of the carrier, or any other information carried by the carrier's RF tag is provided.
The invention and its advantages will be better understood from the ensuing detailed description of a preferred embodiment, reference being made to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container carrier of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional illustration of the FIG. 1 device;
FIGS. 3A and 3B are schematic illustrations of an RF identification system;
FIG. 4 is a perspective illustration of a portion of a conveyor system for transporting and turning the FIG. 1 device;
FIG. 5 is a schematic illustration of an RF identification system; and
FIGS. 6A and 6B illustrate a preferred RF antenna design.
Referring now to the drawings, FIG. 1 illustrates a specimen carrier 10 adapted to be transported by an automated conveyor system while supporting a cylindrically-shaped specimen container, e.g. a test tube or vial, in a generally upright orientation. A portion of such conveyor system is shown in FIG. 4. Carrier 10 preferably comprises a unitary (i.e., one-piece) structure 12 defining (i) a container-retaining portion 14 for receiving, supporting and retaining a specimen container C (shown in FIG. 2) in an upright orientation; and (ii) a pedestal portion 16 adapted to be engaged and manipulated by certain components of the automated conveyor system for the purpose of advancing the carrier along a predetermined path and for selectively rotating the carrier about a central axis A so that, for example, a barcode label on the container or carrier can be more easily read by a barcode reader positioned along the transport path. The container-retaining portion 14 comprises a plurality of rigid members 14A, preferably four in number, that are equally spaced from and extend generally parallel to the central axis A. Each rigid member extends perpendicularly upward from the pedestal portion 16, and each has one or more flexible fingers 14B extending angularly downward from its distal end portion, toward the central axis A. Each of the flexible fingers is adapted to be flexed away from axis A as a container is inserted, and to engage and press upon the sidewall of a specimen container C received by the carrier. Thus, owing to the flexible nature of the fingers 14B, containers of different sizes can be received and retained by the container-retaining portion 14 with the carrier's central axis substantially coinciding with that of the carrier, as is important to reliable cap-piercing, aspiration and indexing.
The pedestal portion 16 of the carrier comprises a pair of platforms 16A and 16B spaced by an interconnecting stem 16C. The upper platform 16A supports the aforementioned rigid members 14A of the container-retaining portion 14, and the lower platform 16B contains a chamber 17 for housing a radio-frequency (RF) identification tag, as described below. The spacing between the platforms is such as to enable a idler pinch roller 22, shown in FIG. 4 and forming part of the automated conveying system 20, to frictionally engage and act upon the top surface of lower platform 16B to impart a rotational movement of the carrier about axis A so that a barcode reader (not shown) can read a barcode carried by either the carrier or, more preferably, the outer surface of a specimen container C supported by the carrier. Preferably, the platform members of the pedestal portion are circular in shape, each having the same diameter of about 30 mm. The diameter of platform 16A is selected to fit between the opposing rails 24,26 of the conveyor system 20 and be supported by the conveyor belt portion. The chamber 15 formed within platform 16A is approximately 2 mm in height and 22 mm in diameter. A pair of opposing access openings 15A and 15B are provided for inserting an RF identification tag and, if necessary, for ejecting such tag once positioned within the chamber.
As noted above, the carrier is a unitary structure, preferably being molded from a suitable plastic chosen for its low friction and high flexural properties. A preferred plastic is Noryl� N225, a modified polyphenyloxide manufactured by G.E. Plastics. Preferably, the carrier is injection-molded in two pieces, symmetrical with respect to axis A, that are subsequently bonded together to encapsulate the RF tag. Alternatively, the RF tag can be inserted into chamber 15 after such bonding through opening 15A.
A preferred RF identification tag 30 is shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B. Tag 30 has a disk-like shape with a thickness of about 1 mm and a diameter of about 20 mm. Tag 30 is actually a small, yet sophisticated radio transceiver that is normally passive in nature. It contains a tuned antenna-capacitor circuit and a microchip that is preprogrammed to transmit an AM (amplitude-modulated) data stream through its antenna 31 (shown in FIG. 5) representing a unique identification code. The tag is "powered-up" and thereby becomes active only when subjected to an RF field generated by a tuned antenna 32 of an RF reader circuit 34. Preferably, the antenna 32 of the RF reader is of a size suitable for positioning in the bed of conveyor system at strategic locations along the conveyor path. The field produced by the RF reader must be sufficiently restricted as to activate only the RF tag of the closest carrier and no other, or to selectively receive only the signal from the closest carrier. Upon being activated, the RF tag begins to transmit its unique identification code. In addition to energizing the RF tag, the reader operates to demodulate and decode the tag's AM transmission. The output of the reader (provided on a serial port) is used to control the processing of the container whose tag is read. RF identification tags have been used heretofore for animal identification, access and inventory control, race timing and various other purposes; to date, however, they have not been used to identify objects moving side-by-side and virtually contiguous, as is common in an automated conveyor system. As noted above, RF tags and readers are generally available from Intersoft, Estill Springs, Tenn., and the RF tag of the preferred embodiment of this invention is Intersoft's Model EDP20RO. While this RF tag can be used as provided by Intersoft, the corresponding reader (made by Intersoft) cannot be used owing to its loop antenna design, which provides a relatively long-range tag-activating RF field. In the present embodiment, a relatively small bobbin-type antenna replaces such loop antenna. Such an antenna is illustrated in the top plan and sectional views of FIGS. 6A and 6B, respectively. The outer diameter D and thickness T of the bobbin 40 is selected to fit within the bed of the conveyor track, directly beneath the carrier transport path. The bobbin's inner diameter d and thickness D, and the number of turns and gauge of the wire W wrapped about the bobbin is selected to produce a tag-energizing RF field only in the immediate vicinity of the bobbin so that the RF tag of only a single carrier is energized as it passes directly above the antenna at the nominal transport speed. The tag detection and segregation is optimal when the antenna field is parallel to the equatorial axis of the tag's antenna 31. It will be appreciated that the antenna field characteristics can be controlled in a variety of methods applicable to the antenna circuit. A particularly preferred bobbin antenna design comprises a length of 38 gauge wire (0.0039 inches in diameter) wound about a bobbin to provide a coil having an average radius of 0.3 inches and a height h of 0.29 inches and a thickness t of 0.069 inches.
The invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment. It will be appreciated, however, that obvious variations can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, and such variations are intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims.
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Helping you Hear Better
Dr. Youngsma's favorite part about being an audiologist is the smile she sees on her patients' faces after she's turned on the hearing aid and the patient can hear sounds they haven't heard in awhile. That's how she knows she is creating a better quality of life. When not in the clinic, Dr. Youngsma enjoys gardening, sailing, camping, traveling and reading.
Katie Kozak likes being an audiologist because she can form trust relationships with her patients and provide them the best care possible. When she's not in the clinic, she enjoys working out, reading, crafting and spending time with her husband and three daughters.
Deb West enjoys being an audiologist because she gets to meet and interact with all types of individuals. She likes having the ability to offer services that can potentially change a person's life and drastically improve the person's communication needs. In her free time, Deb spends time with her family and enjoys going to the gym, running and playing volleyball.
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Function Fit after dramatic win
The latest news from this afternoon's meeting at Fairyhouse, where Fit For Function and Gary Carroll were involved in drama.
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The latest news from this afternoon's meeting at Fairyhouse, where Fit For Function and Gary Carroll were involved in drama.
Golden Horn's owner-breeder Anthony Oppenheimer says he is "not enthusiastic" about the colt staying in training next season.
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Owning racehorses isn't cheap, but our man Will Hayler is hoping to win the money for his latest training bill this afternoon.
Top Notch Tonto will try again over a mile and a quarter at York later this month after his recent return to winning form.
Ballydoyle's filly Outstanding finished third in the Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes, which was won by Lady Eli.
Michael Dods is confident a step up to six furlongs will hold no fears for Easton Angel in the Duchess of Cambridge Stakes.
Cougar Mountain will drop back in distance after his weary effort in the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown on Saturday.
Wood Breizh looks to have booked a ticket to the Galway Festival after opening his Flat account in Ireland at Tipperary.
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Despite a drastic difference in their home and road records, the Utah Jazz made the playoffs last season. It might not be as easy for them to return to the postseason if that trend continues. The Jazz hope to turn things around away from home Wednesday night when they open a three-game trip looking to avoid a fourth straight road loss to the New Orleans Hornets. Utah (8-7) is 6-0 at EnergySolutions Arena, joining New York and Miami as the NBA's only undefeated teams at home. The Jazz, however, are 2-7 on the road. They average 102.2 points and allow 92.8 at home, but give up 102.1 and score 96.7 per game on the road. Those discrepancies are similar to last season, when the Jazz went 25-8 at home and 11-22 on the road but still earned the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Utah has won four of five overall, with the lone defeat coming Saturday at Sacramento. The Jazz trailed by 11 at halftime Monday against visiting Denver, but rallied to win 105-103. "It helps us ou...
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Rana, S.; (2006) Use of plan curvature variations for the identification of ridges and channels on DEM. Presented at: 12th International Symposium on Spatial Data Handling, Vienna, Austria.
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This paper proposes novel improvements in the traditional algorithms for the identification of ridge and channel (also called ravines) topographic features on raster digital elevation models (DEMs). The overall methodology consists of two main steps: (1) smoothing the DEM by applying a mean filter, and (2) detection of ridge and channel features as cells with positive and negative plan curvature respectively, along with a decline and incline in plan curvature away from the cell in direction orthogonal to the feature axis respectively. The paper demonstrates a simple approach to visualize the multi-scale structure of terrains and utilize it for semi-automated topographic feature identification. Despite its simplicity, the revised algorithm produced markedly superior outputs than a comparatively sophisticated feature extraction algorithm based on conic-section analysis of terrain.
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John A. Wolfe is a New York City-based organist, choral conductor, concert producer and music educator. Mr. Wolfe's performance credits span all five boroughs of New York City and included 102 public performances in 2014. Over the course of the last year he created and performed in a series of recitals bringing Baroque chamber music to churches spanning the New York City metropolitan area, as well as recitals featuring organists from around the world celebrating the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. He has been a featured performer in the Prism Concert Series at Central Synagogue in Manhattan, the short film Fugue by Boxed Wine Productions, and in T.S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral at St. Joseph's Church of Our Lord in Brooklyn, earning favorable reviews in the New York Times and Time Out New York.
In May 2014 Mr. Wolfe earned the Master's Degree in Organ Performance at the Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, under the direction of Dr. Walter Klauss. Mr. Wolfe performed in the Queens College Baroque Opera Workshop's productions of Monteverdi's L'Incoronazione di Poppea and Cavalli's La Calisto, as a member of the Queens College Baroque Ensemble and as an accompanist for the Queens College Vocal Ensemble. In Fall 2012 he appeared with Congressman Joseph Crowley, Anjelica Huston and Carole King in the Queens College ceremony honoring Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Mr. Wolfe is a winner of the Maynard Walker Organ Award from the Aaron Copland School of Music and a winner of scholarships from the Queens, Nassau and York chapters of the American Guild of Organists. He is also an Honors graduate of Vassar College, where he earned the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Organ Performance under Dr. Gail Archer and studied abroad at New York University in Prague, Czech Republic. In Fall 2014 he began the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Organ Performance at the Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, under Dr. Renee Anne Louprette.
An experienced church musician, Mr. Wolfe is the Organist and Music Director at the First Baptist Church of White Plains, New York, where he has served since 2013. From 2010 to 2013, he was the Organist and Minister of Music at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Christ in Rosedale, New York. He is on call for performances across New York City at weddings, funerals and worship services of all kinds, and he has performed for every mainstream Christian denomination and for Jewish worship. His training as a church musician has given him confidence and sensitivity in musical traditions of all kind, from contemporary to ancient. He is an active member of the American Guild of Organists, serving as the Sub-Dean of the Brooklyn Chapter. A native of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, he currently resides in Manhattan.


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Using GRADE methodology for the development of public health guidelines for the prevention and treatment of HIV and other STIs among men who have sex with men and transgender people
1 Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, New York, USA
2 Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
3 Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA
4 Instituto de Estudios en Salud, Sexualidad y Desarrollo Humano, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
5 Instituto de Estudios en Salud, Sexualidad y Desarrollo Humano, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
6 Cochrane Review Group on HIV/AIDS, University of California, San Francisco, USA
7 The Global Forum on MSM & HIV, Oakland, CA, USA
8 Independent Consultant, Broadbeach Waters, Australia
9 Department of HIV/AIDS, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
10 Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine & Division of Medical Microbiology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
11 Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:386 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-386Published: 28 May 2012
The World Health Organization (WHO) Department of HIV/AIDS led the development of public health guidelines for delivering an evidence-based, essential package of interventions for the prevention and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people in the health sector in low- and middle-income countries. The objective of this paper is to review the methodological challenges faced and solutions applied during the development of the guidelines.
The development of the guidelines followed the WHO guideline development process, which utilizes the GRADE approach. We identified, categorized and labeled the challenges identified in the guidelines development process and described the solutions through an interactive process of in-person and electronic communication.
We describe how we dealt with the following challenges: (1) heterogeneous and complex interventions; (2) paucity of trial data; (3) selecting outcomes of interest; (4) using indirect evidence; (5) integrating values and preferences; (6) considering resource use; (7) addressing social and legal barriers; (8) wording of recommendations; and (9) developing global guidelines.
We were able to successfully apply the GRADE approach for developing recommendations for public health interventions. Applying the general principles of the approach while carefully considering specific challenges can enhance both the process and the outcome of guideline development.


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Likely Unique 1841 Seated Dime, PR63 Cameo1841 10C PR63 Cameo NGC. An unknown but undoubtedly minuscule number of proof dimes were struck in 1841, and today they are known from perhaps only a single example each in the No Drapery and With Drapery variations. NGC has certified two coins: The present With Drapery coin, formerly in the Richmond and Phil Kaufman collections, is certified PR63 Cameo at NGC -- a coin we have handled twice previously -- and that service has also certified a single No Drapery 1841 in PR53.
The Richmond-Phil Kaufman Example
The Richmond-Phil Kaufman Example
The No Drapery dimes, lacking the folds of fabric at Liberty's elbow, were produced via drastic die polishing rather than being struck from a true No Drapery obverse die. The No Drapery dime is known only in proof format, according to Brian Greer's series reference.
The present With Drapery proof is a piece that is likely unique -- not a phrase we are fond of using, but one that best describes this piece, as it is possible but highly unlikely that another unrecorded proof may exist. The most notable marks for pedigree purposes are a short scratch between the rock and star 1 on the obverse, a thin scratch on the reverse out from the E in ONE and the E in DIME, and some planchet roughness just below the IM of DIME. The impressive strike has produced crisp definition on the mildly frosted design elements, helping to enhance even more their contrast with the unfathomably deep field reflectivity. The bright surfaces display a warm gold-champagne cast, accented with speckles of soft sky-blue and beige patina. Were it not for a few inoffensive hairlines in the obverse fields and the faint contact marks, this delightful piece would grade even higher. An outstanding piece, equally historic and rare. Census: 1 in 63 Cameo, 0 finer (8/12).
1841 Proof Dime Roster
The two No Drapery citations may actually represent the same coin, as Boyd supposedly acquired the number 2 piece in the early 1940s, the same time the coin in number 1 came on the market.
The With Drapery coin Walter Breen mentions belonging to a "New York specialist" was lot 588 of the John Jay Pittman Collection (David Akers, 10/1997), earlier lot 997 of B. Max Mehl's sale of the Allenberger Collection (3/1948). Akers believed the coin was a prooflike business strike, not a proof.
--With Drapery Proof Dime
1. PR63 Cameo NGC. ANA Sale (Heritage, 7/1994), lot 6454, $38,500; Halpern and Warner collections (Bowers and Merena, 3/1997), lot 2215, $14,300; Richmond Collection (David Lawrence, 3/2005), lot 1236, $46,000; Phil Kaufman Collection / FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2008), lot 3019, $63,250. The present coin.
--No Drapery Proof Dime
1. Proof. An example from a silver/minor proof set mentioned in Numismatic Review, volume I, issue 3, page 29 (1943). Possibly from Colonel E.H.R. Green's collection; untraced since.
2. PR53 NGC. F.C.C. Boyd; World's Greatest Collection (Numismatic Gallery, 5/1945), lot 519, realized $75; 57th Sale (New Netherlands,12/1963), lot 466; Sale of the Seventies (Kagin, 11/1973), lot 1107; ANA Sale (Heritage, 7/1993), lot 5212, realized $46,750; Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 10/2001), lot 6029, realized $47,500.
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What's up with WP file Plugins?
Wordpress exploit attempts are nearly rampant. See our Apache Log File musings. Revolution Slider being the most "famous". But there are many more.
Here are a few more exploits attempt in the last two days targeting Wordpress file plugins:
Those are just a few of dozens of similar attempts every day here. (Themes apparently bundle these things.)
I am not a great programmer, so I really cannot be criticizing other programmers, but seriously, and sadly, why do so many Wordpress plugins not validate inputs for file downloads?
It's the simplest thing to do, not much more is needed than something like:
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WILD about Alfred formed in the spring of 2011 to make the most of Alfred's unique physical setting in Western New York. Our job is to get you outside to experience our gorgeous location and have fun in the outdoors with your friends, professors and staff. Stay up to date with WILD events and photos on our Facebook page!
WILD-ness all around us
- Pine Hill Trails - right in our backyard, suitable for hiking, trail running and mountain biking. Click for topo map.
- Equestrian Center trails - click for topo map.
- Foster Lake
- Sugar Shack - making delicious syrup at Joel's House from the maple trees on Pine Hill
- Friday Night Hikes: 6pm every Friday, leaving from the mailroom in the Powell Campus Center. Rain, shine or snow, we'll hike the Pine Hill Trail loop right in our backyard.
Upcoming Spring 2015 Semester Events
Whitewater Rafting
Sunday, May 10, 2015
Cost: $55.00
Timeframe: 12:30pm departure; 6:00pm return
Transportation will be provided
Pre-registration is required > WILD > Whitewater Rafting
Registration Deadline - Friday, May 1, 2015
UNIV 107: Wilderness Immersion and Learning and Discovery (Fall 2015 - Class is full)
This leadership development and service learning course takes place every fall semester and every class takes place outdoors. The focus is on problem solving, teamwork, and leadership skills facilitated through experiential elements such as friction fire building, basic survival and rescue, wilderness first aid, shelter construction, and more. For more information, contact Mark McFadden.
Events that took place during the past year
Day of Survival
Saturday, March 28, 2015
1pm to 7om
Interested in learning basic survivial techniques? Survivla educator, Stuart White, will lead a day of hands-on exercises that address minimal camping techniques and basic survival strategies.
For more details contact Mark McFadden.
Winter Hike: Horse to Hearth
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Start time: 12:00pm
End time: Approximately 5:00pm
Join us for a five-and-a-half mile hike/snowwhoe from the Equestrian Center to the Hedgerow Pizza Oven located somewhere on the edge of the Phillips Creek State Forest. Hopefully there will be enough snow to use snowshoes (a limited supply of snowshoes will be available)
Transportation to and from the event will be provided
Event cost will be $10.00 for pizza, warm beverages, and transportation
Registration is required and will be cut off at 25 participants
Ski and Snowboarding at Holiday Valley
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Depart AU at 2pm and return at 11:30pm
$30 for a 6-hour lift ticket (4-10pm). Ticket plus ski rental - $50; ticket plus snowboard rental - $54
Transportation will be provided
Registration is closed - event is full
Pony to Pond Hike,
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Starting at 10am
This is a seven mile hike that is replacing previous years' Horse to Holler Hike. This year's hike will be very similar in that it will start at the Equestrian Center and wander through the sylvan hills surrounding Alfred, NY. The hike will end at Foster Lake were there will be a food and music. Registration is required and there is a fee ($10.00 for all college and local students; $20.00 for community members).
Registration is required to participate
Daggett Equestrian Center Tour and Foster Lake Hike
Sunday, August 24, 2014
3:00 to 5:00pm
First year students will be able to take a shuttle to Foster Lake to explore this amazing resource. Transportation will be provided for both.Vans will depart from the bottom floor of the Powell Campus Center.
Alfred State College Climbing Wall
Saturday, September 6, 2014
6:00 to 9:00pm
Alfred University students have access to the Alfred State climbing wall (see below). The WILD committee is planning a group visit to familiarize interested students with this resource. We will be meeting on the first floor of Powell Campus Center at 5:45pm and walking to the Alfred State Student Leadership Center.
The Autumn Amble: Costume 5K Run/Walk
Saturday, November 1, 2014
Start time: 3:00pm
Recycle your Halloween costume for one more day and join the first annual costume 5k run/walk with AU mascot Little Alf. Event will include a scarecrow building contest, face painting, and the chance to connect and learn about AU clubs and local charities.
Registraion starts at 2:00pm. The cost will be $5.00 or five non-perishable food items for the local food bank.
Back to the Alfred State College Climbing Wall
Saturday, November 15, 2014
3:00 to 5:00pm
If you haven't visited the ASC climbing wall yet and would like to give it a try, this is your chance. We will be meeting on the first floor of Powell Campus Center at 5:45pm and walking to the Alfred State Student Leadership Center.
Hot Dog Day 5K Color Run/Walk
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Registration begins at 9:15am
Race start time: 10am
Student fee - $15.00
Non-student fee - $20.00
Pre-registration is required
Spring into Action: Day of Service Trail Work
Saturday, April 18, 2015, from ~9am to ~4pm
For those of you interested in spending the day in the great outdoors, there will be several community service projects taking place including trail maintenance in the Phillips Creek State Forest trail system.
If interested in helping, please contact Mark McFadden.
Alfred State College Outdoor Recreation Club Happenings
Kayak Lessons
Come and learn to roll a kayak and different paddling techniques.
All you need to bring is your swimsuit & towel.
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Alfred State Climbing Wall
Starting Monday, September 1, AU students, faculty and staff will be able to use the ASC Rock Climbing Wall in their Student Leadership Center at no charge, through an agreement with the Division of Student Affairs's WILD program. AU ID is required with every visit. AU is not responsible for ASC's facility.
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3:43 PM — At only 36, Raul Alvillar — national political director of the Democratic National Committee and an openly gay man — has built an impressive resume with the Democratic Party.
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6:08 PM — Amid debate around a US Senate bill that would extend discrimination protections to LGBT people in the workplace a survey has found overwhelming support for the measure among Ohio voters.
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