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A scheduling governor that regulates the number of scheduled tasks that are executed concurrently over a network computer system is presented. All task requests that are scheduled to be executed within a pre-specified interval of time, are serviced according to their priority. During heavy load times, the scheduling governor prevents overloads of the processing resources of the host computer by limiting the number of concurrently executing scheduled tasks to a pre-specified capacity dimension. Task requests that are unable to be run due to the governed cap on the number of allowed concurrently executing processes are given a priority to be executed once one of the fixed number of execution slots becomes available. Accordingly, the scheduling governor allows each scheduled task to be executed as close to its scheduled time as possible yet prevents system resource overload to improve efficiency and performance.
1. A task scheduling governor for regulating the number of scheduled tasks that are executed concurrently by a computer processing system, comprising:
an execution queue comprising at least one task request thread, said task request thread having an associated task due to be executed within a pre-specified time interval and an associated priority indicating a priority of said associated task;
an In-Service queue limited to a pre-specified number of In-Service queue entries comprising zero or more currently active task request threads each of which is commenced upon entry into said In-Service queue, said currently active task request thread commencing and monitoring execution of processes required to complete its associated task, and removing itself from said In-Service queue upon completion of its associated task;
a service manager which accepts task requests only from said execution queue into said In-Service queue, wherein said service manager monitors said In-Service queue and transfers said task request threads from said execution queue to said In-Service queue as space becomes available in said In-Service queue; and
a solicitor function which actively seeks out and discovers tasks that are due to be executed within said pre-specified time interval and enters a task request thread associated with each said discovered tasks into said execution queue.
2. A method in accordance with
said execution queue is ordered in terms of priority.
3. A method in accordance with
said priority comprises priority in time.
4. A method in accordance with
a deferred task queue, said deferred task queue comprising zero or more task request threads from said execution queue that are due to be executed but cannot be transferred to said In-Service queue due to unavailable In-Service queue entries.
5. A method for limiting a number of concurrently executing scheduled tasks in a computer system to a pre-specified capacity dimension, said method comprising:
actively seeking out and discovering a task that is due to be executed within a pre-specified time interval;
entering a task request thread associated with said discovered task into an execution queue;
monitoring an In-Service queue comprising a plurality of currently active task entries equal in number to said capacity dimension;
transferring a task request thread only from said execution queue to said In-Service queue if said In-Service queue has an available currently active task entry, said task request thread becoming a currently active task upon entry into said available currently active task entry; and
upon entry of said transferred task request thread into said In-Service queue:
commencing execution of said task associated with said transferred task request thread;
monitoring said execution of said task associated with said transferred task request thread; and
removing said transferred task request thread from said In-Service queue upon completion of said task associated with said transferred task request thread.
6. A method in accordance with
wherein said execution queue is ordered in terms of Priority and said task request threads in said execution queue are transferred to said In-Service queue in order of priority.
7. A method in accordance with
determining whether a next time due of said removed transferred task request thread exceeds said pre-specified interval;
if said next time due does not exceed said pre-specified time interval, re-entering said transferred task request thread into said execution queue.
The present invention pertains generally to network management systems, and more particularly, to a method and system for governing the number of concurrently executing processes in a process scheduler.
The maintenance of a computer network is typically performed under the control of a network management system. The network management system monitors the occurrences of certain events across the system, such as network node utilization and disk I/O performance. To assist in network maintenance, reporting applications may be used to organize and present network event information into a format useful to the system administrator. These reports, depending on the type of information gathered, may be generated on a pre-determined schedule, e.g., once every ten minutes, once daily, or once weekly.
In the prior art, scheduling applications that schedule the execution of processes such as report generating applications causes execution of the scheduled applications to occur at precisely the time that they are scheduled. This technique can be problematic. Due to the cyclical nature of work week timing, there is a very high propensity for requests to be clustered around certain times of the day. For example, it often makes sense to generate daily reports at exactly midnight so that data used in generating those reports need not necessarily be saved from day to day. When too many processes are scheduled at the same time, and hence concurrently run, the performance of the network system may be adversely impacted due to not enough system resources being available to service all of the executing processes. System resources must then be time-shared according to a priority scheme across all executing processes, resulting in very slow performance for all processes or at least those that have low priority.
Accordingly, a need exists for a method for governing the number of allowed concurrently executing processes launched by the scheduler, to thereby increase system performance in the face of a heavy schedule load.
The present invention is a thread-based scheduling governor that regulates the number of scheduled tasks that are executed concurrently. The schedule governor of the invention is implemented using threads. In the system of the invention, a task goes through a life cycle. In infant form, it is given a slot on the file system as a "request file"; it graduates from "in-file" form to "in-memory" form, where it is maintained as an idle thread in a priority-ordered queue. When the time comes for the task to be executed, the task is allotted a space, if available, in a capped in-service queue, where the task graduates from "in-memory" form to "process execution" form. When a task is entered in the in-service queue, the thread launches the process(es) to accomplish the task, and monitors them for their completion. Upon completion of the monitored processes, the thread cleans up its in-service queue entry to allow another pending task to occupy the regulated cap on dispatched processes. Accordingly, a thread maintains control over a task, but system resources do not become dedicated to the processes required by the task until a process execution slot in a capacity-governed in-service queue becomes available.
In accordance with the invention, all task requests that are scheduled to be executed within a pre-specified interval of time are serviced on a first-in first-out (FIFO) basis and use absolute, or "epoch", time according to their scheduled position in time. During heavy load times, the scheduling governor prevents overloads of the processing resources of the host computer by limiting the number of concurrently executing processes to a pre-specified capacity dimension. Task requests that are unable to be run due to the governed cap on the number of allowed concurrently executing processes are deferred until one of the fixed number of execution slots becomes available. Accordingly, the scheduling governor allows each scheduled task to be executed as close to its scheduled time as possible yet prevents system resource overload to improve efficiency and performance.
The invention will be better understood from a reading of the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the drawing in which like reference designators are used to designate like elements, and in which:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a processing system in which the scheduling governor of the invention operates;
FIG. 2 is a flowchart describing the steps performed by the governed scheduling system of the invention;
FIG. 3 is a diagram of the structure of an example file directory existing on a system;
FIG. 4 illustrates an example format of a request file;
FIG. 5 is a data model of one preferred embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the steps performed by a search utility that registers schedule requests with the scheduler process; and
FIG. 7 is a flow diagram of the method of operation of the data model of FIG. 5.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a processing system 100 in which the scheduling governor of the invention operates. System 100 includes a service manager 102, a solicitor function 104, a file directory system 106, a Priority-Ordered queue 108, and an In-Service queue 110. Solicitor function 104 locates and queues task requests into Priority-Ordered queue 108 as specified in file directory system 106 which will be due to be executed within a time interval specified by service manager 102. Service manager 102 only accepts task requests from Priority-Ordered queue 108 that are due within the specified time interval. All other task requests are either discarded until discovered on a later search by solicitor function 104. Task requests that are discovered by solicitor function 104 to be scheduled within the pre-specified time interval are entered into Priority-Ordered queue 108 in sorted time order, where one end of the queue represents the current time and the other end of the queue represents the length of the time interval before the current time. Thus, tasks are transferred from Priority-Ordered queue 108 to In-Service queue 110 on a first-in first-out (FIFO) basis. Service manager 102 manages an In-Service queue 110. In-Service queue includes n execution entries, where n is the pre-specified maximum number of scheduled tasks that are allowed to be executed concurrently. When any execution entry in In-Service queue is empty (i.e., becomes available), service manager 102 transfers the highest priority (in the preferred embodiment, priority is time-ordered) task request from priority-ordered queue to the available execution entry in In-Service queue, and execution of the task request commences. When a task request completes execution, it is removed from the In-Service queue, and if its next execution time does not exceed the pre-specified time interval of the solicitor function 104, is re-entered into Priority-Ordered queue 108 in sorted position. If its next execution time does exceed the pre-specified time interval, the task request is discharged from memory and its lifecycle completes.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart describing the steps performed by the governed scheduling system of the invention. As shown, the steps performed include a first step 202 of discovering a task request that is due to be executed within the pre-specified time interval. Task requests that are discovered to be scheduled within the pre-specified time interval are entered into a priority-ordered queue 108 in sorted time order in step 204. In-Service queue 110 is monitored in step 206 until an execution entry in In-Service queue becomes available. Once an available execution entry is discovered, the highest priority task request from priority-ordered queue is transferred to the available execution entry in In-Service queue in step 208. This is contingent on its next time due being less than or equal to the current time. In the preferred embodiment, the priority of a task request is measured in terms of time. In step 210, execution of the task request commences. Steps 202 through 210 are repeated continuously.
When a task request completes execution, as determined in step 212, it is removed from the In-Service queue in step 214. It is determined in step 216 whether its next execution time exceeds the pre-specified time interval. If its next execution time does not exceed the pre-specified time interval, the task request is re-entered into priority-ordered queue in sorted position in step 204, and the cycle is repeated. If its next execution time does exceed the pre-specified time interval, the task request is discharged from memory in step 220.
FIG. 3 is a diagram of the structure of an example file directory tree 300 existing in file directory system 106. File directory tree 300 illustrates the hierarchical storage of individual request files in the network file system. Each leaf directory, labeled in the illustrative embodiment as "Router", "Nodes", "Site", "Subnet", "Events by Severity", and "Threshold Violations", contains a request file, each of a name recognizable by the search utility (i.e., Solicitor function 104), labeled "Request_File" in FIG. 3, that contain command lines for executing a particular task, and an accompanying schedule, discussed in FIG. 4, indicating when to execute the task on a periodic basis. Each request file is accompanied, in the same directory where the request file is found, by all files necessary to execute the request.
FIG. 4 illustrates an example format of a request file 400 that resides in file directory system 106. In accordance with one embodiment of the request file format, the task to be performed and schedule for performing the task are indicated according to a pre-defined format. A schedule is placed on a line, e.g., 402; a command line executable program is placed on one or more next lines 404, and if required for execution, a command constructor code is placed on a line 406 following the command lines 404, and a command destructor code is placed on a line 408 following line 406 if it exists or lines 404 otherwise. In the preferred embodiment, the request file must include a schedule line 402 and a command line 404; however, their position within the file is not fixed. A set of utilities parses request file 400 into a set of name/value/attribute tuples of information. In the illustrative embodiment, the name/value/attribute tuple of line 402 of request file 400 would yield:
A set of access control utilities is also provided to create a semaphore file adjacent to the request file being parsed. Cooperating programs and threads yield to the presence of the semaphore file. Solicitor 520 and Service Manager 516, discussed with respect to FIG. 5, are examples of threads which cooperate.
FIG. 5 is a data model 500 of the implementation of a preferred embodiment of the invention. Data model 500 is a set of defined classes, implemented in the Java� programming language in the preferred embodiment, that are dynamically instantiated for the lifetime of the scheduling thread.
Scheduler 502 is the starting point for DispatcherQuery 508 navigation. As DispatcherClient 506 objects make method calls on method server_socket of Scheduler 502, they are serviced by DispatchedThread 510 to perform the actual query in a thread within Scheduler 502. DispatcherClients 506 are able to obtain information as to the socket address port of their Scheduler 502, send it a class name and arguments to load a DispatcherQuery 508 on the server side, and wait for the results to come back through the standard output "stdout". DispatcherThreads 510 provides a thread of execution for each DispatcherQueries 508 to perform their work within the process space for Scheduler 502. Dispatcher Thread 510 is itself an instance of DispatcherQuery 508, but is unique in the sense that it represents the head of the query. DispatcherQuery 508 is a query to be performed on Scheduler 502 identified to it through the DispatcherThread 510.
ServiceManager 516 is an abstract base class that provides the thread but relys on its derived implementations to know what file they seek and "know how" on how to service them. Once request files are discovered that contain task requests for this object to perform, they are placed in a PriorityOrderedQueue 550 to await dispatch to InService Queue 548 for execution.
Solicitor 520 is an abstract base class that always comes paired with a derived class of ServiceManager 516. As ServiceManagers 516 are instantiated, they are given an opportunity to load their Solicitor 520. A Solicitor 520 searches the file system for a request file of a predefined name agreed upon with its ServiceManager 516. Solicitor 520 typically looks for files that need to begin their program execution within a specified look_ahead_interval.
FIG. 6 is a, flowchart illustrating the steps performed by a solicitor 520 that registers schedule requests with the scheduler process. As shown, solicitor 520 traverses the file directory tree in a step 602, typically using a depth-first search, looking for request, files. When a request file is found, in step 604 solicitor 520 registers the task request specified in the contents of the request file with service manager 516. In the preferred embodiment, solicitor 520 registers the task request by determining if the task request is due to be scheduled within a specified interval of time, and, if so, placing the task request in a priority ordered queue 550. The solicitor 520 determines whether any portions of file directory tree remain to be searched in a step 606, and repeats steps 602 and 604 until the entire file directory system 106 has been searched. In one implementation, a solicitor function is employed to seek out request files, all of a specific given name (e.g., request.properties) from a base directory specified at runtime. For example, with reference to file directory tree 300, the solicitor function may be instructed to begin its search from directory "Base Directory". Solicitor function searches the tree, using a depth-first search algorithm, for files having the name "request.properties". When a file of this name is encountered, solicitor 520 parses the contents of the file to retrieve the schedule and command line for the process to be scheduled.
RequestManager 556 is a derived implementation of abstract base class ServiceManager 516. RequestManager 556 manages a set of ServiceQueue 546 known only to it and not to its base class, which assists it in keeping track of what state each job it is servicing is in. Some jobs may be executing (i.e., exist in the InServiceQueue 548) while others may be waiting in line to be performed (i.e., exist in the PriorityOrderedQueue 550).
ServiceQueue 546 is an abstract interface. ServiceQueue 546 requires that queues implemented to service RequestManager 556 know how to properly add and remove entries in the RequestManager 556. As entries are manipulated, ServiceManager 516 must be notified of the changes as it keeps a list of current_requests known in all queues. Both InServiceQueue 548 and PriorityOrderedQueue 550 are derived from this object to enforce correct management of ScheduleEntries 540.
TimeEntry 536 is an object/data structure which defines a time schedule in segmented characteristics which complement the defined format of the request file.
ScheduleEntries 540 are maintained in ServiceQueues 546. ScheduleEntries 540 represent place holders for Requests 532. A ScheduleEntry 540 can be queried at any time to determine when it is "due" to be scheduled. The one incarnation of a ScheduleEntry 540 may be used to load and execute a unique Request 532 on the file system. In other words, the name of the ScheduleEntry 540 is the location of one unique Request 532 on the file system that may be manipulated as many times as necessary. Requests 532 are lockable objects which have persistence in files of the file systems. As they are loaded through their constructors, a lock is obtained through its base class FileAccessCtlr 528. This safety measure is necessary in a multi-threaded and multi-process environment seeking to modify and have sole access rights. Requests 532 may be loaded to examine their contents or execute the command based on its prescribed schedule.
FIG. 7 is a flow diagram of the method of operation 700 of data model 500. Solicitor 520 searches for request files. When a request file 702 is found, the request file 702 is parsed to extract the schedule and command line to be executed. The "next_time_due", which is the next time the command is scheduled to be executed, is calculated in step 704. If the request produced in step 704 meets the time criteria required for inclusion in the TimeOrderedQueue 714, as determined in step 705, its ScheduleEntry (i.e., abbreviated form of the Request) is added to TimeOrderedQueue 714 in step 708. In step 705, the next_time_due is compared to a look ahead interval to determine whether the ScheduleEntry 706 should be added to the PriorityorderedQueue 714. The look ahead interval 710 is a pre-specified time interval. Solicitor 520 is a thread that wakes up every look ahead interval, discovers request files on the portion of the system file directory that it is responsible for, and then goes to sleep again until the beginning of the next lookahead interval. Solicitor 520 repeats this cycle as long as the scheduling governor of the invention is running. If, in step 708, the next_time_due for the ScheduleEntry 706 is within the pre-specified lookahead interval, a priority in terms of time is associated with the ScheduleEntry 706 and it is added to the PriorityorderedQueue 714. In the preferred embodiment, PriorityOrderedQueue 714 is a first-in first-out (FIFO) queue sorted in order of time, and the priority associated with a given ScheduleEntry 706 is indicated simply by the position of the ScheduleEntry 706 in the PriorityOrderedQueue 714. In other words, the ScheduleEntries 540 contained in PriorityOrderedQueue 714 are positioned in the order in which they are to be launched by ServiceManager 516. If the next_time_due for the ScheduleEntry 706 is not due within the pre-specified lookahead interval, it is discarded from memory, or alternatively, is restored to its sorted position in the PriorityOrderedQueue 714.
ServiceManager 516 is a thread that wakes up and executes on a schedule, e.g., every minute on the minute. When ServiceManager 516 wakes up, it compares the current time, or launch time 720, with the next_time_due of the ScheduleEntries 540 contained in PriorityorderedQueue 714. If the launch time 720 matches the next_time_due of a ScheduleEntry 540 contained in the time-ordered queue 714, ServiceManager 516 creates an instance 722 of a Request 532 in a step 718. Service_manager method communicates in steps 724 with ServiceQueue 546 to add Request 722 to InServiceQueue 750. If InServiceQueue 750 has an available execution entry, Request 722 is added to InServiceQueue 750 in step 748. If InServiceQueue 750 is full, meaning that the maximum number of concurrent processes are currently executing, Request 722 is returned to TimeOrderedQueue 714. In the alternative, Request 722 is added to a DeferredQueue 728. Just before ServiceManager 516 thread goes to sleep, it restores any existing Requests 722 in DeferredQueue 728 to PriorityOrderedQueue 714. In this embodiment, Requests 722 that are unable to be added to InServiceQueue prior to their being due, do not get executed. Accordingly, arbitration of which Requests get executed when too many Requests are clustered around the same time due is left to the system administrator or some other method of negotiation between competing interests.
When Requests 722 are added to InServiceQueue 750, a Request thread is launched to execute the command associated with the Request 722. The Request thread monitors the process that it has launched, and once the process completes, the Request thread calls a request complete function in step 734, which captures the process' exit code, standard output file and standard error file. During step 734, the Request 722 is given an opportunity to be fed back into PriorityOrderedQueue 714 by determining in step 708 whether its next_time_due is within the current lookahead interval. If it is not, the lifecycle of the thread of Request 722 ends. In step 738 a remove function of ServiceQueue 546 removes the Request 722 from InServiceQueue 750, which makes available an execution entry in InServiceQueue 750 for another Request 722 from PriorityorderedQueue 714.
When the scheduling governor is first started up, InServiceQueue 750 is created in step 744, having a size specified by a user-defined capacity dimension 742. Capacity dimension 742 operates as the governed cap on number of concurrently executing processes allowed at any given time. Accordingly, with respect to FIG. 1, the capacity dimension 742 is set to N, and In Service Queue 110 comprises N execution entries.
It will be appreciated from the above detailed description that the scheduling governor of the invention provides an effective method for limiting the number of simultaneously scheduled task requests to a maximum number of concurrently executing task requests.
Although the invention has been described in terms of the illustrative embodiments, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made to the illustrative embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. It is intended that the scope of the invention not be limited in any way to the illustrative embodiment shown and described but that the invention be limited only by the claims appended hereto.
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As a product of the Christian schools in Pakistan, I applaud this column by author and former Pakistan ambassador Akbar Ahmed in the Dec. 25 issue of the New York Times: "Many Pakistanis are unaware of the role Christians have played in the nation's history. Although the Christian population is barely three million, or 1.6 […] [Read More]
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With no offense meant to Christians, some Muslim friends who host an annual Friendsgiving decided to commemorate the occasion in a unique way: they recreated Da Vinci's "Last Supper." The brainchild of Fatima Ali, the picture was shot by Atif Ateeq. Most of them are active members of the Islamic Center at NYU. They aimed […] [Read More]
To celebrate or not to celebrate?
What do Muslims do at Christmas? Some avoid any celebration of what they consider to be a holiday for their Christian friends. Others may celebrate to a limited extent. Still others may use the holiday to learn more about Jesus, whom Muslims revere and believe he was a great messenger from God but do not believe […] [Read More]
This holiday, connect through faith
Christians and Muslims can unite under religious similarities, writes Ibrahim Hooper of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, in an opinion column published in USA Today on Dec. 22, 2013. Like Christians, Muslims revere Jesus, peace be upon him, as one of God's greatest messengers to mankind, says Hooper, national communications director of the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations, the […] [Read More]
Finding spirituality in music
It's official! Yusuf Islam will be one of nine performers/groups to be inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. "It will certainly bring happiness to a lot of my loyal fans, and fulfillment to all those who have long-campaigned for it – not to mention how kinda embarrassingly good it makes […] [Read More]
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The main challenge seems to be to find parking spots! T hese Muslim New York City cab drivers manage to take a break and pray their daily prayers not always in mosques, but in the back of gas stations and basements of ethnic restaurants. They are even willing to cough up parking fines, if need be. From PRI.org: Roughly […] [Read More]
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On 15 December 1970 Lanfranco Dettori was born in Milan, Italy, practically with a riding crop in his hand. Gianfranco, his father, was a champion jockey in Italy and his mother was a professional circus performer, whose specialty was to perform back flips while riding astride two horses.
At the age of eight, Frankie was given his first mount: a palomino pony. Every night, Frankie used to hone his riding skills on the pony for at least half an hour. So committed was Frankie to riding that school was of little use, and he left at 13 to become a stable boy and apprentice jockey. The following year, Frankie left his native Italy for Britain, to work for Italian trainer Luca Cumani, in Newmarket.
The gamble paid dividends. Within two years, Frankie had ridden winners in Italy and in England, and further successes followed. In 1989, Frankie Dettori was made Luca Cumani's stable jockey after becoming Champion Apprentice.
The wins started to pour in and in 1990 Frankie, still a teenager, managed to record one hundred victories. Not since Lester Piggot had a jockey won so many races in their teens.
The next year he won his first derby in Germany, and the young Italian was quickly establishing himself in the jockey hierarchy.
Dettori was also cultivating what was to become one of his greatest strengths. He aimed to ride with his hands as low as possible, which had the effect of relaxing the horse. This was augmented by his innate ability to get the best out of his horses, especially in the latter stages of a race.
This 'Frankie Factor', coupled with a shrewd mind for racing, was put to devastating effect time and again. Indeed, Dettori used his ability over the years to win every single major race, with the exception of the Epsom Derby.
On 28 September 1998, at Ascot, he won each of the seven races he entered. It is very unlikely that such a feat will ever be equalled, let alone bettered.
His story could so easily have ended in tragedy. In 2001, Frankie was aboard a plane which crashed, killing the pilot. Miraculously, he escaped relatively unscathed. He suffered a fractured right ankle and an injured thumb.
An ardent Anglophile, he thrives on English culture: Frankie is an avid Arsenal supporter, has a line of frozen Italian food and was even awarded an honorary MBE in 2000.
In 2003, he quit as one of the team captains on the BBC panel show 'A Question of Sport' when a participant asked him when he had retired from riding. Since then he has dedicated himself to the sport.
He became the British Champion Jockey in 2004 and celebrated with one of his well-known 'flying dismounts'. The same year, he opened a restaurant with Marco Pierre White in Putney, London called Frankie's Bar and Grill.
Dettori finally won the Epsom Derby on his 15th attempt on 2 June 2007 on the horse Authorized. The following day, he achieved a Derby Double when he won the Prix Du Jockey club.
In the same year, he became the face of 'Jockey' yoghurt, which is sold across Europe and is especially popular in France.
Since then, Dettori has continued racing, winning the British 1,000 guineas in 2011. He was also made an honorary doctor of science for his services to racing by Anglia Ruskin University.
He said: "I'm really proud to receive an honorary doctorate and I can't wait to show the pictures to my children," quoted BBC News.
Dettori lives in Stetchworth, Suffolk, with his wife Catherine and their five children.


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by Daniel Moore
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City council elections in American Falls and Rockland will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 5. The American Falls election is the only contested election. Five candidates will be running for three seats; the top three vote getters will occupy the seats.
Also, because of the resignation of council member Norman Wright to fill a seat on the Power County Commission, American Falls Mayor Marc Beitia will appoint the fourth highest vote getter to the open seat.
For the first time, registered voters will have to sign an affidavit stating that they are who they are, or present photo identification at the polls. Lying on the affidavit would be considered a felony. Those registering at the polls will need to have photo identification and proof of address.
Polling places will be the same as in other elections and will be open from 8 a..m. to 8 p.m. Those polls will be located at: Power County Precinct #1 – Power County EMS Building, 560 North Oregon Trail, American Falls; Power County Precinct #2 – American Falls Library, 308 Roosevelt Street, American Falls; and Power County Precinct #3 – Power County Courthouse Annex, 500 Pocatello Avenue, American Falls. In the City of Rockland, the polling place is Power County Precinct #4 – Rockland City Hall, 135 South Main Street, Rockland.
Today, Wednesday Oct. 30, is the last day to request an absentee ballot by mail, by 5 p.m. The last day to absentee vote "in-person" at the Power County Courthouse is Friday, Nov. 1, by 5 p.m.
All absentee ballots must be returned to the county clerk's office by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
The five people running for city council seats in American Falls are Dan Hammond, Gilbert Hofmeister, Susan Love, Maria Rangel and Kurtis Workman. Information gathered by The Press in the form of a questionnaire is available inside this week's Press. Sample ballots are also available in the legal section of this week's Press.
American Falls Mayor Marc Beitia is also up for reelection in an uncontested race. Rockland city council candidates Brian Woodworth, Austin Turley, Joe Jones and Vern Nelson are up for reelection in uncontested races.


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CLIFTON PARK -- A 16-year-old Shenendehowa High School student was charged Thursday with misdemeanor assault after a fight that sent a fellow student to the hospital with injuries to his face, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office.
Zachary Morrissey of Cindy Lane was arrested at Clifton Park Center mall after fleeing the Shenendehowa High School East campus following the fight, the sheriff's office said.
The victim, also 16 years old, was taken by ambulance to Ellis Hospital in Schenectady to treat injuries to his face, the sheriff's office said.


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Aha! Finally a really good way for kids to program Lego robots.
Building things with Lego Mindstorms is not terribly difficult. The average kid has been playing with Lego for long enough that they have some idea of how to put things together. There are some restrictions thanks to the small number of holes provided on the 'brick' and the lousy wheels, but these are not real problems. The real problem, though, is programming.
The Mindstorms programming software is simply not intuitive, I've yet to see a kid work out what to do without some serious help. Worse, it is fiddly and unforgiving – it requires tons of fine mouse-skills to join up little wires on the screen and a small mistake can mean starting everything all over again. It is simply not up to the same standards as the NXT kits themselves.
So I was thrilled the other day to stumble across Enchanting. Enchanting is an easy-to-use graphical programming tool for NXT robots. It is based on Scratch from the MIT Media Lab, and powered by leJOS NXJ (Java for the NXT). Enchanting is also free and open-source.
Now you don't get much simpler and intuitive than Scratch in my view – not when teaching kids at any rate. And if the kids have already been exposed to Scratch, then using Enchanting could not be easier. Better yet, the way Scratch and Enchanting present programming is much more useful as a long-term educational tool – the principles learnt will safely carry the user into more complex programming languages.
All in all, I cannot recommend Enchanting highly enough for anyone teaching robotics to kids. Or, for that matter, for anyone building things themselves!
There's also a nice Australian connection to Enchanting, with the interesting Jonathan Mullins being given a shout-out thanks on the home page.
Enchanting can, and should be, be downloaded from here.
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Thanks for the kind words. As the lead programmer of Enchanting, I'm very glad to hear that you like our work, and hope that you'll enjoy the improvements we are working on.
[…] Enchanting to program a LEGO® NXT robot is a rewarding experience. It is far, far more intuitive that the packaged Mindstorms software and far less prone to errors […]
I have my 6 year old using Scratch at the moment. In a matter of a few hours he got a handle on the programming environment, producing some great little programs of his own.
I recommend the book 'Super Scratch Programming Adventure!' (ISBN: 1593274092), which allows young kids to learn programming fundamentals as they make their very own playable video games. It's unique in that the book is set out like a comic book. The book also gives a good grounding to carry on from Scratch to using 'Enchanting' with the LEGO Mindstorms NXT Kit.
I was hoping that when LEGO released their next Mindstorms kit, both the Sensors and Motors would have shrunk, and morphed into a far more user-friendly size and shape. But nothing appears to have changed with the forthcoming "LEGO Mindstorms EV3 kit".
The LEGO Power Function Motors are a far better choice over the NXT Motors, accepting they don't have built in encoders. But thanx to Mindsensors.com, who have produce an aftermarket Encoder which attaches inline with the Power Function Motors (http://www.rjmcnamara.com/?p=8585) this issue is solved.
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Roughly 42,000 tickets have already been printed and issued for Saturday's inaugural game against Northeastern State, school officials said earlier this afternoon. That includes more than 11,000 season tickets and an estimated 8,000 students and their guests. Should the full allotment of 15,000 student tickets be issued, UTSA would break the modern inaugural record of 49,212, set in 1997 by South Florida. School officials are also anticipating a large walk-up crowd. One said he's anticipating a crowd of about 55,000, provided the full allotment of 15,000 student tickets are used.
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Actor Russell Johnson, better known as "The Professor" from Gilligan's Island passed away yesterday.
It turns out he grew up in Ashley in Luzerne County.
Newswatch 16 sat down with one man who got to know the actor well in his later years.
On TV he played one of the most well-known professors of all time.
Russell Johnson played Roy Hinkley on Gilligan's Island in the 1960s.
The actor died of kidney failure at his home in Washington state.
A little more than 15 years ago, Tony Callaio, of West Pittston, reached out to him after he realized the actor was from Ashley.
"I then searched for a web site in his name, and he had one, and I wrote to him, and within hours, he wrote back to me," said Callaio.
The two struck up a close friendship.
Johnson sent Tony a book he wrote, signed cast photos and other Gilligan's island memorabilia.
They talked about Johnson's years in the war, and of course the TV show that made him famous.
It's unclear where in Ashley Russell Johnson grew up. In fact his house might not even be standing anymore, but he told Tony he always thought of Pennsylvania as home even though he didn't come back to visit very often.
"We talked about everything from living here to his days at Gerard College, where he went," said Callaio.
Tony said the actor lived on an island in Washington State and that he was a mentor to him.
The last time they spoke was two years ago when Johnson's health started to deteriorate.
Then just when tony said he was thinking of calling Johnson again, news broke that he died of kidney failure.
"I was very upset, but yet I was very pleased to have the privilege to know him for all those years," said Callaio.
A privilege to know not the professor, not the actor, but just Russell Johnson.


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STANFORD, Calif. --- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga redshirt freshman Teghan Henderson (Pickering, Ontario) blew away her competition at the Cobb Track and Angell Field to set a school record in the women's 5000 meter run Friday morning at the Stanford Invitational.
Henderson posted a school-record time of 16:13.03, nearly seven seconds faster than the previous mark set by Kathleen Turchin in the 2007 season. Turchin posted her top time of 16:19.74 during the NCAA Championship preliminary race.
Adidas Team Green's Samantha Draney placed second in the heat with a time of 16:31.69 while Henderson's closest collegiate competitor was SMU's Shanoah Souza more than 26 seconds behind in third with a time of 16:39.75
At this time, only two of the five heats have run. Henderson's time is the best by far. The top time in Heat 4 is 16:20.27 recorded by Saint Louis' Margo Richardson.
Former UTC runner Lanni Marchant is slated to run the 10,000 meter later this evening.
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Stanford Invitational - 4/4/2014 to 4/5/2014 Stanford University -Stanford, California
Event 85 Women 5000 Meter Run Section 5
Name Year School Finals
1 Teghan Henderson UT-Chattanooga 16:13.03
2 Samantha Draney Adidas Team Green 16:31.69
3 Shanoah Souza SMU 16:39.75
4 Katie Jensen Rice 16:41.80
5 Melanie Stemper SMU 16:44.86
6 Jacy Christiansen Liberty 16:45.99
7 Aly Nielson Oregon St 16:50.86
8 Rachel Bush Cal Poly 16:53.98
9 Frances Loeb Johns Hopkins 16:54.32
10 Sally Larson Lipscomb 16:55.05
11 Connor Ward Texas 16:55.06
12 Kelli Sugimoto Loyola Marymount 16:55.90
13 Vanessa Valentine Vanderbilt 16:58.73
14 Hannah Everson Air Force 17:05.91
15 Chelsea Sumney UNC-Greensboro 17:19.80
16 Brittnie Munoz Loyola Marymount 17:44.36
17 Meghan Breadmore Cal Poly 18:18.09


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Plants and animals become extinct when they fail to adapt to changes in their environment, whether natural or man-made. Many scientists believe we are facing a 6th mass extinction, this time driven by the impact of humans.
The examples below highlight various ways we have wiped out wildlife in the past few centuries, including over-hunting, habitat destruction and the introduction of invasive species. Today, climate change, pollution and our ever-expanding population add to the threats.
Hundreds of thousands of great auks used to swim in and around the North Atlantic, ranging from Canada to Norway and including the UK. But centuries of intense exploitation drove them to extinction.
Huge numbers were slaughtered for their feathers, meat and oil. As they became rare, they were collected as prized objects. They were easy prey when they gathered on islands to breed and lay their single egg.
When did they go extinct? The last accepted sighting was in 1852, off Newfoundland.
Although the precise reasons for the extinction of this Australian marsupial are not known, humans contributed to their decline. In Tasmania, farmers persecuted the large carnivore for allegedly killing sheep, and bounties encouraged intensive hunting. They also faced increasing pressure from humans encroaching on their habitat.
When did they go extinct? The last known thylacine (shown in the photograph) died in 1936 at Hobart Zoo, Tasmania.
Known only from a small area in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica, this toad was once common there. Males were bright orange, while females were dark with yellow-edged red spots. Their breeding season was very short and involved pools that formed at the start of the rainy season.
Global warming, airborne pollution and the fatal fungal disease chytridiomycosis are all thought to have contributed to the population plummeting in the late 1980s.
When did they go extinct? The last documented sighting was of a single male toad in 1989.
Image credit: US Fish and Wildlife Service
Found only in the Yangtze River in China, this mammal was extremely well adapted to its environment. It used its long beak to probe the riverbed for food and echolocation to detect prey in the murky waters.
The dolphin became a casualty of illegal fishing practices, getting caught on fishing hooks and lines set for other species. It also suffered from the increasing degradation and pollution of its habitat, which is one of the world's busiest and most populated waterways.
When did they go extinct? Declared functionally extinct in 2007. The last captive animal died in 2002.
Image © Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
These enormous birds could weigh over 250kg, as much as 3 men. So it's no surprise that the Maori settlers who first encountered them on New Zealand saw them as a meal for the whole family. Unfortunately they didn't know when to stop hunting them. Slow to reach sexual maturity, moa couldn't reproduce fast enough to survive.
When did they go extinct? By about 1400, within 100 years of humans arriving.
Image © John Megahan, PLOS Biology, CC BY 2.5 license.
Once so numerous in North America that their flocks numbered in the billions, passenger pigeons also bred in vast colonies. The development of telegraph systems and railroads made it easy for hunters to target the birds wherever they massed. By 1878, around 50,000 were being killed every day for cheap meat, sport and feathers for mattresses.
When did they go extinct? The last known wild bird was shot in 1900. The last individual, Martha, died in Cincinnati Zoo in 1914.© Julian Hume
This tree, up to 4m tall, once grew on the isolated island of St Helena in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Humans destroyed its habitat through deforestation for timber and to make way for plantations. By the 19th century it had become very rare. Cultivation attempts met with very limited success.
When did they go extinct? Extinct in the wild since 1994, the last cultivated plant died in 2003.
Image © Rebecca Cairns-Wicks
The story of these land snails is a powerful example of the devastating impact non-native species can have.
The giant African snail, Achatina fulica, was introduced to the Society Islands in the South Pacific Ocean to be farmed for food. But it spread out of control, devastating plant life. So in the 1970s and 1980s the carnivorous rosy wolfsnail, Euglandina rosea, was introduced.
It was an ill-conceived attempt at biological control. Rather than eating its intended target, the wolfsnail devoured the tiny Partula snails, rapidly driving many extinct.
When did they go extinct? By the end of the 20th century, over 40 Partula species had been wiped out. Around 10 more survive only in captivity.
From biodiversity and conservation to the threat of human extinction, explore the key issues in this fascinating and accessible book by expert Steve Parker.


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Excelent article !I just agree the opinion far from Tokyo, Japan.This writer's eyes are sharp and clear. And have deep insight.So good. So sweet. So wonderful.Viva ! St.Louis.
Best Smile St. Louis 2007 - So Taguchi
It's not the widest smile on the team. That belongs to Yadier Molina, who's had a lot to smile about lately. But So Taguchi's smile reflects two qualities that are rare in professional baseball today: silence and innocence. Because he speaks so little, watching So play ball is like watching a silent movie. He's Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp to Tony La Russa's stone-faced Buster Keaton. We get to imagine what So is feeling, which isn't hard to do, because his eyes always tell us. Mostly they tell us that So is so very happy to be in St. Louis. As a bench player, every time he gets to snatch a fly ball out of the Wrigley ivy or rally the Cards' playoff hopes with an improbable clout, So's guileless smile suggests that every at bat, every catch, is his first. He's every kid who ever wanted to play America's game, anywhere in the world.


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How to create a boutique bedroom panelled headboard
You will need...
- Pre-cut, 2 length beading
- Hammer
- Panel pins
- Glue
- Paint brush
- Paint
A statement headboard can add a focal point to an otherwise plain room but they can be expensive. But with just one sheet of MDF and a few lengths of beading, you can create your own feature headboard from scratch!
Step 1: Mark out three panels
Carefully measure and mark out three evenly spaced panels onto your sheet of MDF.
Step 2: Glue the beading into place
Glue and nail the pre-cut beading into place. However, be careful not to hit the panel pins all the way through the wood as they are only there to hold it in place temporarily and will be removed once the glue is dry.
Step 3: Paint the panels
Start by painting the beading, followed by the flat vertical panels and finally the top and bottom horizontal lengths. This will give the effect of one solid piece of wood.


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Estee Lauder More Than Mascara Reviews
healthy lashes!I just started using this mascara, since a seller in mexico pretty much pushed it on me, and it is simply wonderful. I definitely have much less lashes than i started out with, probably because I tend to rub my eyes. Match rubbing eyes with mascara and what do you get? Smudges and clumps of lashes falling out. Not with Estee Lauder. Lashes feel smooth, natural, DON'T fall out more, and look stunni...read moreng. I've even slept in it, curled my lashes up with my fingers, and looked good as new. WORTH IT. — 6 years, 9 months agoKazandra55 | 10 reviews
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The best mascara I've experienced so far...but I am still lookingI have a love-hate relationship with mascara. I love what a good application does for my long lashes, but I hate looking clumpy and made-up. If I wanted my eyelashes to look unnaturally thick, I'd wear false lashes. This mascara by Estee Lauder is the best I've tried so far, out of several different brands. It can clump, like all other mascaras I've tried, but it does not do so all the time if...read more you are careful about not applying too much. Overall, I am very pleased with its performance and would recommend it to others looking for a lengthening mascara. — 6 years, 6 months agothedreamer | 5 reviews
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More than MascaraAs a contact lens wearer I have been using waterproof mascara for years, I recently used More Than Mascara and found that it worked better than any of the waterproof mascara I've used. It defines, curls, and lengthens without clumping and never smudges. — 6 years, 12 months agofayz201 | 23 reviews
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best mascara on the marketI've tried many different mascaras for over 20 years now. This is the best mascara unless you get an old merchandise that has been sitting on the shelf for a while!!happened to me once..other than that one incident this is a great product..you can put 1 coat for a natural look or layer it up for a dramatic look..and no clumps..lasts several months too.. — 7 years, 1 month agoBurcin33 | 5 reviews
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Great product!I think this is a great product! It makes my eyelashes look longer and fuller and it is easy to rinse off at the end of the day. Expensive? Yes. But definitely worth it! — 7 years, 1 month agoMelissahoneyb99 | 30 reviews
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Pretty Fair, but not excellent.MTM is okay, but I'd never actually buy it. Not thickening enough, seems I had to attempt to put a few coats on, which I'm not used to having to do. — 7 years, 2 months agoMrsClayA | 25 reviews
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Best mascara!I have struggled with all different brands of mascara, and this is by far the best. It stays soft, goes on like silk, and is easily removable. No big clumps and no black circles! This stuff is the best! — 7 years, 5 months agodawnlaroche | 31 reviews
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In addition to the insurgents who fight from the hillsides before vanishing into caves in Afghanistan, the U.S. Army has fought an equally elusive and silent enemy here at home: suicide.
Many family members of soldiers returning from their deployment with post-traumatic stress disorder say the stigma associated with seeking psychiatric help has hurt their cause.
Last year marked the fifth consecutive year the Army experienced a record number of suicides in its ranks.
As with thousands of soldiers before them, and thousands more likely to come, Maj. Chris Galloway and Master Sgt. Jim Haus returned home tormented by their experiences at war.
"His behavior was really changing a lot after Afghanistan," Haus' wife, Amanda Cherry-Haus, said. "He was drinking a lot ... he would do all these reckless, endangering things that were obviously PTSD and say, 'No, I don't have a problem.'"
Galloway's wife, Shannon, said, "I was sensing depression and I was sensing probably some PTSD and I talked to him about it, and he was like, 'No, no, no. The Army says I'm fine. I'm fine … You're the crazy one.'"
Chris Galloway, a 36-year-old father of three, did tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Haus, 40, served in three wars in his 22-year army career.
Both wives said they saw differences when their husbands came back from overseas.
"Something happened to him over there that totally changed him," Shannon Galloway said.
She said her husband, after months on edge in a combat zone, was unable to adjust to the different pressure of life at home. She said their marriage frayed as she pleaded with him to seek help.
"We're the ones that live with them ... and we are there when they wake up at night freaked out because of some dream or because they can't sleep," she said.
She said her husband carried on at work while concealing his struggles. He was afraid that the stigma of mental health treatment could derail a promotion, she said.
Galloway said she convinced her husband to attend counseling sessions with her, but it did not last.
"He agreed to go to two sessions with me to my counselor because it was to help me," she said. "I'm like, 'OK, as long as it gets him in.' But after that, he was done."
Cherry-Haus said she watched her husband descend into a similarly dangerous depression. His drinking and infidelity made her think about walking away from the marriage, but she persisted.
"I pushed a lot, all the time, every day. 'You need to get some help. You need to get some help,'" but he fought back, insisting it was not necessary, she said.
One-hundred-sixty active duty soldiers committed suicide last year. The number pales in comparison to the tens of thousands of soldiers. But it was the fifth consecutive yearly record for suicides, despite an unprecedented effort to address the problem.
There were 39 suicides among active-duty Army personnel and 32 among not-on-active-duty personnel in the first quarter of this year, down from the comparable period in 2009 but on pace to end the year roughly equivalent to last year's 160 suicides.
"We have so many opportunities out there for them, but they are not taking advantage because they don't see a need," Brig. Gen. Colleen McGuire of the Army Suicide Prevention Task Force said. "They don't recognize it in themselves.


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September 19, 2013
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VSU's Jackson Rainer Publishes Grief Counseling, Therapy Book
VALDOSTA — Dr. Jackson Patten Rainer recently published a book that offers tools, techniques, and compass points designed to help others with the experience of grief. Life After Loss: Contemporary Grief Counseling and Therapy is available for purchase from http://pesi.com/bookstore and www.amazon.com.
Rainer, who joined the Valdosta State University faculty as a professor of psychology and head of the Department of Psychology and Counseling in August of 2012, said, "I am very satisfied with the book. As a grief and bereavement researcher and teacher, this text goes beyond the well-known but outmoded stage theories of grief."
"It explores and illustrates new models of treatment and applies them to the lived experience of bereaved individuals and their families," he added. "I hope it will be a helpful resource to those living with the loss of a loved one and those professionals who want to help."
A Tifton native who prefers to be called Jack, Rainer holds a Bachelor of Music from Florida State University and a Master of Education in community counseling and a Doctor of Philosophy in counseling psychology from Georgia State University. He is a board certified clinical psychologist, licensed health service provider psychologist, and licensed applied psychologist.
In addition to his latest release, Rainer has co-authored two resource and reference works during the last couple of years, Rural Mental Health: Issues, Policies, and Best Practices and Isolated and Alone: Therapeutic Interventions for Loneliness. He serves on the editorial boards of seven psychology journals and is a regular contributor to various professional journals, as well as an experienced presenter. He won a bronze medal in the 2012 National Health Information Awards for his article "Neutralizing Stigma," which was published in the July/August 2011 issue of the bi-monthly Arthritis Self-Management magazine.
Rainer's chosen areas of research include grief and bereavement, end-of-life care, quality of life enhancement, rural mental health, and psychotherapy processes.
"His perceptive and insightful guides for journeying through the process of grief capture the reader in a rare combination of existential and applied interventions that exquisitely invite movement in all realms — affective, cognitive, behavioral, and spiritual," Dr. Frieda Farfour Brown, a nationally regarded psychologist specializing in crisis intervention, said of Rainer and his book. "This integrative approach invites the reader into a transformative place of healing essential for growth following loss."
Contact Dr. Jackson P. Rainer at (229) 333-5986 or firstname.lastname@example.com for more information. His office is located in the Psychology Building, Room 2104.
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Just three links this week: (1) Mark Karlin, The End Game of Shutting Off Residential Water in Detroit Is a Likely Privatization Attempt. Buzzflash at Truthout. Mystery solved (not that this is surprising). (2) Gretchen Morgenson, Private Equity's Free Pass. The New … Continue reading
Piketty's Model of Inequality and Growth in Historical Context, Pt 2
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Things to do in the Coastal Bend this weekend: 11.14.11-11.16.11
NUNSENSE: "Nunsense" by Dan Goggin begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Aurora Arts Theatre, 5634 Everhart Road. "Nunsense" is a spoof about the misadventures of five nuns trying to manage a fundraiser. Cost: $14/adults; $12/seniors and students; $10/ages 10 and younger. Information: 851-9700 or www.auroraartstheatre.com
GREEN CHAT: Green and Blue too Chat, Chew and Do environmental networking and community gardening opportunities, is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday Ying-Yang Fandango and Tea Room, 505 S. Water St. Free. Information: 946-2000.
PEDDLER SHOW: The Peddler Show begins with a sneak peek from noon to 1 p.m. Friday and continues from 1 to 8 p.m.; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds, 1213 Terry Shamsie Blvd., Robstown. Cost: $10/sneak peek; $5/adults; $3/seniors ages 65 and older; free/ages 12 and younger. Information: www.PeddlerShow.com
SCIENCE SEMINAR: Natural Sciences Department Friday Science Seminar "Garbology, The Archaeology of Our Trash: Perspectives on Consumption, Biodegradation, and Sustainability" begins at 1 p.m. Friday in Room 326, Coles Classroom Building, Del Mar College East, 101 Baldwin Blvd. Free. Information: 698-1665 or email@example.com.
WINTER BASKETBALL LEAGUES: The Corpus Christi Parks & Recreation Department is offering registration for its Winter 2011—2012 Youth Basketball League for girls and boys ages 6 to 18 (as of Dec. 31). The season runs January through mid-March 2012. Registration is from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday at City Hall, Parks & Recreation Department, 1201 Leopard St. and from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Corpus Christi Gym. Cost: $60/person. Scholarships available for qualifying youth. Online registration is offered through Nov. 24 at www.ccparkandrec.com (click on "What's Happening"). Late registration is from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Corpus Christi Gym. Late registration fee: $70/person. Information: 826-3588.
VETERANS DAY CONCERT: The Del Mar College Concert Choir, Master Chorus and Children's Chorus will host a Veterans Day concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday aboard the Lexington Museum on the Bay. Tickets: $10 and can be purchased at the music office, Room 160, Fine Arts Center Music Building, DMC East Campus, 101 Baldwin Blvd. Information: 698-1214.
MARRIAGE SEMINAR: "The Art of Marriage," six session video event is from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church, 2421 Gollihar Road. Cost: $35/couple. Information: 855-6382.
COMEDY: The Vent Comedy Club at Gators Bar & Grill, 4610 S. Padre Island Drive, will host headliner Caroline Picard 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Friday. Featuring Carolyn Agnew. Cost: $10; $7/students; free/military. Information/tickets: www.theventnation.com/tickets.html; or Disc Go Round, 5734 McArdle Road or 361-434-4290.
DEL MAR DRAMA: Del Mar Drama presents "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Richardson Performance Hall, Del Mar College, 101 Baldwin Blvd. Cost: $10; $8/seniors, military and college faculty and staff; $6/non-Del Mar College students with identification; $3/Del Mar College students with a identification. Tickets can be purchased through the Richardson Performance Hall Box Office from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays or online at www.delmar.edu/richardson (a small handling fee will be assessed). Information: 698-2255 or email email@example.com.
ANTIQUE/COIN BUYERS EVENT: Premiere Antique, Coin and Currency Buyers continues from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday at Comfort Suites Calallen, 1109 N. Aylesford St. Experts are looking to buy items such as coin collections, antiques, vintage toys, rare musical instruments and items from WWI, World War II and the Civil War. Free. Information: 217-523-4225, Ext. 197.
LIVING GREEN TOUR: The second annual Living Green Tour of Homes located in Corpus Christi and in Portland is from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday in celebration of Texas Recycles Day. The kickoff begins with the planting of the first trees for the City's "12,000 Trees for 2012" effort at a new city park in the Las Brisas at Rancho Vista neighborhood. Along with the homes, other aspects of Green Living will be on display including natural gas powered vehicles, hybrid vehicles and city solid waste. Information: www.livinggreentourofhomes.com/
GRIN CONCERT: "Big Wide Grin in Concert!," Lemonade Tour, begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Rialto Theater, 327 S. Commercial St., Aransas Pass. Cost: $15. Information: 361-758-0383 or www.rialtotheater.org
ADOPTION EVENT: PetSmart Charities National Adoption events will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at PetSmart, 5214 Blanche Moore Drive. Information: 993-8882.
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER: Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Distinguished Speaker Series begins at 8 p.m. Friday in the Performing Arts Center at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates will be guest speaker. Cost: $50-$75. Information: 825-5507 or visit www.tamucc.edu/distinguishedspeakerseries.
NECKLACE WORKSHOP: Jean Ann Reeves will host a wire crochet necklace workshop from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Art Center for the Islands, 323 N. Alister St., Port Aransas. Cost: $45 plus $20/supplies. Information: 361-749-7334.
REVELAIRES DANCE: The Revelaires Dance Club will host a dance at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Sokol Hall, 5502 Kostoryz Road. Music by Eddie Olivares. Cost: $25/couple in advance; $35/at the door. Singles welcome. Free dance lessons at 6 p.m. Information: 249-6518 or 850-8407.
CORPUS CHRISTI READS: Corpus Christi Reads program presents the film "True Grit" from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Anita & W.T. Neyland Library, 1230 Carmel Parkway. Free. Information: 853-9961.
VETERANS CELEBRATION: Veterans Day celebration begins at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Molina Veterans Park. The event features 400 bricks on display. Free. Information: 850-9613.
VOICES OF BAYVIEW: "Voices of South Texas" walking tour is from 10 a.m. to 2 p. m. Saturday at the Old Bayview Cemetery, located at Ramirez St. and Padre (Interstate Highway 37) next to Coles High School. Free. Information: 986-1268.
FALL FESTIVAL: Northwest Senior Center will host their annual fall festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p. m. Saturday inside West Guth Park, 9725 Up River Road. The event features a cake walk, auction, games and crafts. Information: 241-3956.
YOUNG ARTIST WORKSHOP: Young Artist Workshop "Kids with Cameras" Part 1 for ages 8-12 is from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Art Museum of South Texas, 1902 N. Shoreline Blvd. A limited number of cameras are available for use; participants can bring their own. Part II will be presented Nov. 19. Cost: $25/members. Information: 825-3504.
ART ACADEMY FOR TEENS: Art Academy for Teens Part I for ages 13-18 is from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Art Museum of South Texas, 1902 N. Shoreline Blvd. A limited supply of cameras are available; participants can bring their own. Part II will be presented Nov. 19. Cost: $35; $25/members. Information: 825-3504.
GALLERY WALKS: Gallery walks at the Art Museum of South Texas, 1902 N. Shoreline Blvd., are from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday. Free with paid museum admission. Cost: $8/adults; $6/seniors (60 and older) and active military; $4/ages 13 and older; free/ages 12 and younger. Information: 825-3500.
RETIRED TEACHERS MEET: Corpus Christi Area Retired Teachers Association meets at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Hamlin Middle School, 3900 Hamlin Drive. The program will be a patriotic presentation honoring veterans. Information: 241-1180.
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra presents guitarist Pepe Romero in concert at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Performing Arts Center, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Cost: $20. Information: 883-6683.
BOOK FAIR: Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas "Barnes & Noble Book Fair" is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at 5129 Blanche D. Moore Road. The event includes crafts table, holiday gift wrapping and "Wish List" table. Juliette Low will tell Girl Scout's story in children's area. Information: 887-7408.
DRIVER SAFETY: An AARP Defensive Driving Program is from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Al Amin Shriners, 2001 Suntide Road. Cost: $14; $12/members; $14/non-members; free/veterans. Reservations required. Information: 361-241-5353.
GIRLS STEPPING OUT: The Corpus Christi Parks & Recreation Department will host the "Girls Stepping in the Right Direction" for girls ages 6-18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Solomon Coles Recreation Center, 924 Winnebago St. Topics include resume building, interviewing skills, computer safety, nutrition, fitness and money management. Breakfast and lunch will be included. Free. Information/registration: 884-9552.
DIABETES FAIR: YWCA is hosting the 9th annual Diabesity Fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 4601 Corona Drive. This communitywide health fair focuses on diabetes and obesity. Free. Information: ywca.org/corpuschristi or 857-5661, Ext. 10.
SENIOR THANKSGIVING: Women's Mission of St. John First Baptist Church will host their annual senior citizens Thanksgiving dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the church, 1620 N. Port Ave. Free. Information: 882-9524.
CULTURE FEST: Student organizations from across campus will celebrate their cultural diversity through food, exhibits and music during the 2011 Culture Fest from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday on the first floor of the University Center, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Free. Information: 825-2539.
SOLES STAR WORK: The one-person show, "Star Series and Assorted Abstract Works" by local artist Sam Soles, is on display through Dec. 31 in the Noel McArdle Gallery, Janet F. Harte Public Library, 2629 Waldron Road. A meet the artist reception is from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday. Free. Information: 937-6569.
VISIONS OF SANTA: Artist Billy L. Keen presents the "Visions of Santa" exhibit on display at the Art Center of Corpus Christi, 100 Shoreline Blvd. Keen has painted a new Santa each year since 1974 and this year's painting will be No. 38. An opening reception begins at 11 a.m. Saturday. Free. Information: www.artcentercc.org or 884-6406.
ST. MARK'S ANNIVERSARY: St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 2727 Airline Drive, will celebrate 25 years with a meet and great and silent auction beginning at 5:30 p.m. Saturday; dinner is at 7 p.m. An anniversary celebration worship service begins at 10 a.m. Sunday with a light lunch to follow. Information: 994-0285.
MAKE-AND- TAKE: Michaels, arts & crafts specialty retailer, will offer new, free in-store events and demos for children and adults throughout the month. Saturday: 10 to 11 a.m., button ring for ages 14 and older; 11 a.m. to noon, ornament maker demonstration; 1 to 3 p.m., Wilton gingerbread house. Sunday: 1 to 2 p.m., clay pot event for ages 3 and older and from 2 to 3 p.m., paint an ornament with purchase of ornament. Adult event only. Information: www.Michaels.com
SANCTIFICATION CEREMONY: Unity by the Sea Church, 901 Brawner Parkway, will host a site sanctification ceremony from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday to prepare the site and land for the construction of the outdoor community Labyrinth. Free. Information: 882-8363.
LECTURES: A lecture on the works of Maurice Schmidt is from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Estelle Stair Gallery, 406 S. Austin St., Rockport. Works by Schmidt are on display through Nov. 27 at the gallery. Free. Information: www.estellestairgallery.com
WINTER TEXAN DAY: South Shore Christian Church, 4710 St. Alameda St., will host Winter Texan Day at 10:45 a.m. Sunday. A reception will follow. Free. Information: 992-6391 or www.southshorechristian.com
CHURCH ANNIVERSARY: St. Paul United Methodist Church, 1292 Sam Rankin St., will host a 127th anniversary celebration at 11 a.m. Sunday. Guest speaker will be the Rev. Linda S. Baumheckel. Free. Information: 884-7056.
SLIDE JAMS: The art faculty of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will present a series of slide presentations to discuss their works in the new exhibit "The Art of Work" at 2 p.m. Sunday at The Art Museum of South Texas, 1902 N. Shoreline Blvd. Featured in this first Slide Jam are artists Louis Katz, Greg Reuter and Barbra Riley. Free with paid museum admission. Cost: $8/adults; $6/seniors (60 and older) and active military; $4/ages 13 and older; free/ages 12 and younger. Information: 825-3500.
HOMESTEAD TOUR: Corpus Christi Area Heritage Society will host tours of the "McGloin Homestead", once the home of the Empresario of San Patricio, James R. McGloin, from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday. The homestead is located off County Road 60, two miles off Highway 666 in San Patricio, between Bluntzer and Mathis. Cost: $3/adults; $1/children ages 12 and younger. Information: 361-882-8691 or 361-547-2546.
STORYTIME SUNDAY: Storytime Sunday for preschoolers through fourth grade is at 2 p.m. Sunday at Half Price Bookstore, Moore Plaza. Free. Storytime continues every second Sunday of the month. Information: 991-4494.
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Each week after Rehab With Dr. Drew, we'll be talking to some of the staff on hand at the Pasadena Recovery Center to find out everything that happened in front of and behind the camera with this season's group of patients. This week we spoke to Dr. John Sharp, who appeared last season on Celebrity Rehab and was this season's Associate Medical Director, Psychiatrist on Call, and Director of Aftercare for the program. Dr. Sharp worked closely with the patients to make sure they remained stable and successful throughout the recovery process.
I'd love to find out how the group reacted when you told them all about Drewbee's hospitalization.
When we needed to take the time to evaluate Drewbee and ultimately send him on to the hospital, we wanted to respect the other patients and protect them, and we sent them to an AA meeting earlier than we planned, so we sent them off and by the time Drewbee was gone, they were about to return. So I stayed to greet them, and when they came back on the unit, it was later than they were used to me being there, and right away a number of them connected what had happened. They figured it out even before I had said anything.
So they weren't totally in the dark about his history, and they kind of knew what trauma he had had?
Yes, they knew about his history and his head trauma, they knew about his shutting down when he was overwhelmed, they saw him with these symptoms off and on throughout, especially at family weekend, and he was very often on his own or refusing to participate or threatening to leave, so nobody was surprised when he actually did that. And nobody was surprised at our efforts to prevent him from actually doing so in an incompetent way that could have led him to harm. They got all that intuitively and they put it all together. So when we talked about it, I had a very easy time explaining all the details. And the general feeling in the room was relief, it wasn't fear, it was relief that he was where he needs to be so that they could get on with their own recovery without an added element of drama and friction. He resisted the process so much that it made it difficult for everybody else, so now they were able to get on with their own recovery.
What can you tell me about the graduation ceremony?
It was lovely. What also happened that you didn't see was there was an interlude where one of the staff stood up and shared our thoughts about the group's gains and hard work and the road ahead and it was very touching. The graduation ceremony was very complete because the patients were able to stand up and make their remarks and one member of the staff, on behalf of all the rest of the staff would stand up and make pertinent comments about the patients and Dr. Drew was able to deliver his message as well, it was lovely and a very meaningful part of their treatment. Normally people leave treatment on an individual basis and a lot more unpredictably, if their insurance runs out or they can't take it anymore or they go out on a pass with their family and they don't return, so it's a ot more difficult, typically, to wrap up so nicely with a big bow, as we were able to do here.
One of the things that was pointed out on this episode was how patients at the end of rehab try to create rifts between themselves to make the separation a little easier, and we saw that with Deanna and Jasmen. What was the overall feeling between all the patients by the end, was it mostly tense like those two, or was it more supportive?
People do tend to find reasons to be upset to make it easier to leave and they can launch off with that as opposed to feeling sad, that's definitely a likely possibility with Jasmen ad Deanna, but what we were seeing even more between the two of them seemed more real, they found some differences and were slightly upset with each other over them and we were able to work with and resolve those feelings.
Is there anything that you can say about the group after having kept in touch with the patients after the filming ended? How are they all doing now?
Well, so we knew from before we started that we would be providing after care and Dr. Drew asked me to be in charge of that — would they be all together or separate, and how that would evolve over time remained to be worked out — so even at the last minute we were just trying to get the best current sense of what was possible. Everyone did great job of getting settled into sober living, as early as the night after graduation, they were sleeping in a new place. The very next morning when Bob and Shelly and Drew and I got together to have a group meeting it really felt like everyone was adjusted and committed to making their life in recovery work. So there was good energy and good intentions and this just continued over time.
We made numerous changes to send one or two cast members, to one or two different places and try to find the right fit with what part of town, and the house manager and the kind of activities that were easily available in the neighborhood and the match between the environment and teach cast members individual needs. Fate if you will, continued to improve as we were able to help them fine tune their working environment. It really did work out well. We still are encouraging everyone to become fully self-sufficient and fully stabilized and I just think that that's going to take more time, but they have been with us for all this time since we finished the TV part of the show, and the hard work really continues. It takes time to recover and it takes time to be able to grow up as adults who are clean and sober and they're doing that work on a daily basis, it's really very impressive.


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CRESTVIEW — Spectrum House closed its parking area on Saturday to allow families to participate in several activities from jumping in a bounce house to tossing rings on a small inflatable pirate ship.
The goal was to raise awareness for its developmental program, which provides services for autistic children and people with neurological disabilities, whether severe, moderate or high functioning, said Crystal Burton, the center's lead therapist.
"Our goal here is to make these children as indistinguishable from any child, whether you walk into a classroom or Walmart," therapist Mary Seidenfaden said. The center teaches kids how to interact with others and prevent outbursts at home or in the classroom.
Baker resident Andrea Franklin has been bringing her daughter Jessica Sollie, 16, to the center for about a year, and said, "She expresses more verbally than acting out or misbehaving."
Crestview resident Elizabeth Smith, who brings her 5-year-old son, A.J., to the center, said her son has become more sociable with kids his age.
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Toponogov's "concise guide" to elementary differential geometry has the potential to be a useful reference and/or review book, but I wouldn't want to learn the subject from it. The dominant word is, indeed, "concise." As I read through it, I repeatedly had the same experience: when the text dealt with material I already knew well, I could follow without problems; when it dealt with things I remembered vaguely, it was also helpful; but the bits I had not met before were impenetrable.
This seems to be a set of course notes, with little alteration. The English is occasionally a little bit strange (there is no indication of a Russian edition, so I presume the English is either the author's or the editor's). There is very little non-mathematical talk, however, so this doesn't get in the way too much. Still, it is sometimes confusing. For example, on page 152, we have "Later on, we will agree... [to use the Einstein summation convention.]" I think what is meant is "from now on," rather than "later on." Otherwise, I don't know what the equations at the bottom of that very same page mean!
[I should take a time out here to protest the use of the Einstein summation convention, perhaps the most unilluminating notational choice ever. We hates it!]
Perhaps the best contribution of this little book lies in some of the examples (usually labeled "problems") and in the effort to give geometric content to some of the standard ideas. But one definitely shouldn't start here.
Chapter 1 Curves in a 3-dimensional Euclidean space and in the plane: Preliminaries.- Definition and methods of curves presentation.- Tangent line and an osculating plane.- Length of a curve.- Problems: plane convex curves.- Curvature of a curve.- Problems: curvature of plance curves.- Torsion of a curve.- Frenet formulas and the natural equation of a curve.- Problems: space curves- Phase length of a curve and Fenchel-Reshetnyak inequality.- Exercises Chapter 2 Extrinsic geometry of surfaces in a 3-dimensional Euclidean space.- Definition and methods of generating surfaces.- Tangent plane.- First fundamental form of a surface.- Second fundamental form of a surface.- The third fundamental form of a surface.- Classes of surfaces.- Some classes of curves on a surface.- The main equations of the surfaces theory.- Appendix: Indicatrix of a surface of revolution.- Exercises Chapter 3 Intrinsic geometry of surfaces.- Introducing notions.-Covariant derivative of a vector field.- Parallel translation of a vector along a curve on a surface.- Geodesics.- Shortest paths and geodesics.- Special coordinate system.- Gauss-Bonet theorem and comparison theorem for the angles of a triangle.- Local comparison theorems for triangle.- Alexandrov comparison theorem for the angles of a triangle.- Problems.- Bibliography.- Index


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I chose B-W not only for its great reputation, but for the people. Being so close to Cleveland is also a great feature. Classes are small and the faculty want you to genuinely succeed!
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B-W was recommended to me by my department director and I chose B-W because the Cohort program fits my lifestyle best and also because of B-Ws reputation.
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Transfer Student: Psychology
I have a cousin who is a student here and she always raved about how beautiful the campus is, and how there are so many tools to help you in your path to success and Im seeing that in action
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I decided to attend Baldwin-Wallace because it has a wonderful education program. I have many friends who are teachers who graduated from B-W and all of them have commented on their amazing experience with the College and the education division.
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I was a part-time student with a family and full-time job until I was recently laid off. Now I am taking this opportunity to complete my degree as quickly as possible. I am positioning myself to reach my goal of a professional level position in Human Resources.
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I wanted a College that would prepare me to be ahead of the competition in the market place and I found it! The faculty is focused on teaching and engaging students in the learning process.
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B-W was great with accepting my transfer credits. I received B-W credit and class-equivalency for all the classes I took at my other college. I was thrilled that even my study abroad program, which I took in the summer after high school graduation, transferred.
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I felt the staff worked hard to help me with financial aid and assisted me with my Workforce Investment Act grant. I didnt feel like I was going to get lost in the shuffle. B-W is great with the non-traditional student!
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I went back and forth on the idea of transferring for over 1 1/2 years and then finally did it! I wish I had done it sooner. I really feel that B-W is a great place for me. There are so many opportunities for me on campus. Everyone is so helpful and would do anything to make sure that I am successful! The staff and faculty are great and the students are extremely friendly.
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During the admission process, I was informed that B-W was selected as a Yellow Ribbon School. This program supplements my GI benefits which allows me to cover the entire cost of my education.
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The classroom experience goes beyond textbooks and incorporates the professors personal knowledge and experiences. The assignments have challenged me to face my insecurities; and, the quality of my work has improved with each assignment.
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When I finally made the decision to transfer, I was looking at two colleges. It was clear to me after my campus visits that B-W was the place for me. I mattered at B-W!
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Working full time as a supervisor for a major utility company, along with being a husband, a dad, and a high school track coach, could have kept me from returning to college, but the evening classes in the Adult & Continuing Education program made it possible without neglecting my other responsibilities.