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Mets acquire OF Collin Cowgill from Oakland for Minor Leaguer Jefry Marte
The Mets announced they have acquired OF Collin Cowgill from the A's in exchange for Minor League infielder Jefry Marte.
Cowgill, 26, split time between Oakland and Triple-A Sacramento of the Pacific Coast League last season. He hit .269 with two doubles, a home run and nine RBI in 38 games with Oakland. With Sacramento, Cowgill batted .254 with 33 runs, 17 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 37 RBI in 61 games.
In 74 major league games, Cowgill has hit .255 with five doubles, two home runs and 18 RBI – he has hit .295 in 95 plate appearances against left-handed pitching in his career.
Cowgill isn't eligible for arbitration until after the 2014, and cannot become a free agent until after the 2017 season.
Michael Baron, ContributorCowgill is a right-handed hitting outfielder, and so I expect that means he has a pretty good shot of making the club out of camp this March. Cowgill hustles and does the little things well, and those intangibles are always valuable to have around younger players. He's a good defender, but projects more as a utility outfielder off the bench right now and could be valuable as a late inning, defensive replacement. I still expect the Mets to acquire more outfielders, but this is a solid attempt to add some much needed depth to their roster.
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JOBS Program
The Umpqua Community College Job Opportunity Basic Skills (JOBS) program is contracted by the Department of Human Services (DHS), to provide training and educational opportunities, for people who are eligible for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and Foodstamps. The purpose of the contract is to place clients in training and educational activities, so they can develop or enhance the necessary skills to find and maintain employment.
Work Experience
The objective of the work experience program is to provide meaningful work experience for TANF participants in the community. Currently, there are 214 sites that have been established in Douglas County. Participants benefit from hands-on training, networking, and sometimes employment.
JOBS Plus
JOBS Plus is a subsidized program administered by DHS. Individuals receiving TANF can be placed with private or public employers and receive a subsidy for wages paid. Employers determine the wage rate and pay the worker directly. JOBS Plus workers receive a paycheck in lieu of public benefits. There is no requirement that the employer hire the worker at the end of the JOBS Plus subsidy. Employers are reimbursed by DHS at the Oregon minimum wage plus employer wage taxes and workers' compensation costs. Employers are reimbursed for a maximum of 26 weeks.
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The JOBS program provides weekly workshops for individuals receiving Oregon Food Stamp Employment and Training (OFSET) or TANF funds. The clients receive coaching in seeking resolution to employment, provides attendance reports in accordance with Oregon's work verification plan; councils clients on their employment search, posts Oregon Employment Department's job information and other job information daily, makes recommendations to DHS case managers regarding client needs, provides customer service in One Stop Center (this is a public service), provides liaison services for clients to community resources, and provides work ethic counseling (timeliness, hygiene, appropriate dress, budgeting, relationships at work, etc.).
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Worksource Oregon - A workforce partnership of public and private organizations striving to help people find employment, improve skills, develop careers; helping businesses find and retain quality employees.
Department of Human Services - administers a number of programs that help low-income families and individuals reach an maintain self-sufficiency. The division provides benefits and services including cash assistance, Food Stamps, case management and help finding employment. It also helps clients who have found work to keep their jobs and advance to better positions. In addition, DHS determines eligibility for the Oregon Health Plan (OHP).
Mental Health Services of Douglas County - 24-hour crisis services available by calling 541-440-3532or 1-800-866-9780.
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David Berger, MD, surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital, performs life-saving complex surgery on patient with a massive liver tumor.
Mass General saves patient with "incurable" tumor
Stephen and Barbara Baseman
Seven years ago, Stephen Baseman visited his family doctor for his annual physical. He had a slight pain in his side, which he thought was a pulled muscle. In fact, he had an exceptionally rare, life-threatening tumor caused by a very unusual condition. Massachusetts General Hospital saved Stephen's life in 2006 and continues to treat him today.
"I went to that annual physical in 2006, never expecting anything serious," recalls Stephen. After running tests, his doctor found a massive tumor, measuring 5½ inches, growing on his liver. What's worse, the tumor was preventing his liver from functioning normally. Without proper liver function, Stephen would die.
"Other doctors turned me away, so this operation was my chance. I wanted it."
Going Home and Fearing the Worst
Doctors at Stephen's local hospital in Sarasota, Fla., told him his tumor was inoperable and his condition was "incurable." They said there was nothing they could do to save him. Devastated, Stephen and his wife, Barbara, went home and feared for the worst.
But Stephen didn't give up. He called his family physician again to get a recommendation for another hospital. Fortunately, his doctor knew a surgeon at Mass General. He told Stephen that his tumor might be operable, but removing it would require a complex surgery performed by a highly skilled surgeon. He recommended Mass General's David Berger, MD, a renowned surgical specialist. Stephen and Barbara flew to Boston the very next day.
"Stephen's tumor was wrapped around the veins and arteries of his liver, causing liver failure," Dr. Berger says. "He was dying."
"Dr. Berger told me it was a dangerous operation, but that he thought it could be successful," says Stephen. "He explained the possibility that he wouldn't be able to remove the whole tumor. There was also a possibility that I could die on the operating table. But I knew I would certainly die without the surgery. Other doctors turned me away, so this operation was my chance. I wanted it."
The Nine Longest Days
Dr. Berger gathered a team to prepare for the surgery. "Those were the nine longest days of our lives," Barbara says. To Stephen and Barbara's relief, the procedure was successful. Dr. Berger removed the entire tumor as well as one-third of Stephen's liver. Stephen had 50 stitches, and it took him two months to recover. The tumor was a sarcoma, a rare type of cancerous tumor that almost never grows on the liver. "I would be surprised if Mass General ever sees a tumor like this, of this size, again," says Dr. Berger.
"I was terrified that we wouldn't make it to 45 years," says Barbara. "But we just celebrated 52 years. We are stronger than ever."
The Basemans' relief was short-lived, unfortunately. One year later, a similar tumor appeared. Remarkably, it was immune to chemotherapy, radiation, proton beam therapy, and medication. The condition Stephen has is rare, and there is only one option to treat it. "We have no cure. But what we can do is remove the tumors when they show up," explains Dr. Berger. "I've never seen a condition like this before." Since 2006, Stephen has had seven surgeries to remove sarcomas in different locations, all within his abdomen.
"So far, we have been successful with our treatment," says Dr. Berger. "Stephen is doing remarkably well, all things considered."
Stephen knows he could not have made it this far without Barbara's unconditional love and support. His first appointment with Dr. Berger was just days before the couple's 45th wedding anniversary. "I was terrified that we wouldn't make it to 45 years," says Barbara. "But we just celebrated 52 years. We are stronger than ever."
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Yesterday at our Sewing Club we got to play with Tsukineko All Purpose Inks in the 12 color workstation. What a blast! The inks are permanent after heat setting, even on paper napkins. The workstation comes with a box of Fantastix (bullet point and pen point), a base, and a DVD about the inks.
We used 12 sq. pieces of unbleached muslin as base fabric and proceeded to line draw, dot and stipple, wide line stroke (with the Fantastix on its side, and generally put the set through its paces. What a lovely way to creat your own fabric. We also used some of the $1.00 foam stamps you can pick up at Jo-Ann or Big Lots, wiped the ink on from the Fantastix and stamped as many as 4 times with one inking. Of course each stamping gets lighter, but 4 were clear. The 5th one was barely visible.
Just for the fun of it, I drew on some paper napkin with several colors then heat set them with an iron and went to the sink and got them soaking wet. There was no spreading or running at all. I've found another source for papers for my collages! Just use the clean up paper towels heat set them, and they are ready to use in your artwork. Put the caps on the Fantastix and the ink stays moist, cleanup with warm soapy water.....Jim D
Just for the fun of it, I drew on some paper napkin with several colors then heat set them with an iron and went to the sink and got them soaking wet. There was no spreading or running at all.
Just for the fun of it, I drew on some paper napkin with several colors then heat set them with an iron and went to the sink and got them soaking wet. There was no spreading or running at all.
Oh, my, this is good info to have, thank you!
- Judi
My Blog My Art
Thanks for the info, Jim. I took a workshop using Tsukineko Inks, and it was so much fun! I do need to get into my studio and play some more.
Michele Ann L'HeureuxFiber ArtistLancaster, California
I love these inks. If you want to really controll them while you are working with them in details mix a few drops into Aloe Vera gel and they won't run. Let them dry and press and they will wash for ever without coming out. I use my artist brushes. It is most like water color. Drys lighter but you can make it darker by reapplying letting it dry and heating again. I use them on silk alot painting childrens faces. They absolutely glow.
Thanks for THAT tip, Whidbey. I work with silk a lot and am always looking for technim Dques and dyes for it....Ji
I too love using these inks and they are one of my favourite products. I not only use them with the Fastastix but with a regular paint brush and also with the aloe vera gel. They mix well with setacolour paints as well. You need to heat set between layers. It was these 2 products that I used to create the sky in my "Storm's Sentinel" quilt posted on my profile page. To create the lighter area where my lightening comes out I took an eyedropper full of water and dropped it on. Dropping water on the inks pushes them out of the way and creates some pretty funky designs. I have also taken the eyedropper and filled it with ink for the reverse effect.
I just got some last month and I am in love. Last year I thought--big deal, fabric paint, so what? But then I used the fantastix and it's just like a wonderful juicy marker that never runs out. You can get such amazing detail while "painting" fabric. I used them for my project that will appear in the Quilting Arts Gifts Issue later this year. They are probably my favorite studio item right now. Glad I'm not alone!
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These inks have to be my next purchase. All I hear about them is that they are great! Order going in this afternoon
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I just got them in the rustic colors. Will need to get the aloe vera gel to see how that will work.
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Doing some surfing and here is a link I found so people will get a better idea of how you can use them once you get them. I know that the Online Store here carries the Classic Colors Set.
Thanks so much for the link. It is exactly the information I was looking for........Jim D
I've had some since last October and haven't opened them yet - next thing on my list.
All good info here - thanks!
thank you for the link
Hi Elizabeth,
You had questions about Tsukeneko inks? I love them.
They run on most fabrics unless you mix them with Aloe Vera (from the drug store) When mixed with Aloe Vera they become water color like. It all depends on how much ink you put in the mix. I do faces mostly or shadows so I use a dipped tooth pick or two worth of ink to a nickle sized dollop. I use a brush to paint with. This is very durable and washable. The fabric I use ranges from 100% cotton to silk. I have never had a problem with this method.
I have also pre painted the fabric with Aloe Vera and let it dry before I started painting. This also keeps it from running so much. In that case I mix very little Aloe Vera with the inks while painting.
I have used ink straight from the jar on a brush to over dye small things like leafs to be appliqued that need a pop. But there I don't need to control the spread of the ink.
It is always wise to test your fabric before starting . Some run more than others depending on the manufactures finish.
Once you iron the painted surface everything is permanent and will not mix but as long as it is wet you can blend . ( let dry before putting your iron to the fabric)
I will be glad to answer any other questions. Good luck it is very freeing once you get control and feel comfortable.
Whidbey/Sharyn Mellors
OMGOSH!!! THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!! I will try again thanks to you :)
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Introducing the Large Scale Demonstrator Approach Pubblicato il: 26/06/2013, Ultimo aggiornamento: 04/07/2013
The European Service Information Centre (ESIC) was also launched at the workshop on 'How to capitalise on the transformative power of service innovation for structural change' held in Belfast, 4-6 February, 2013.
A workshop on 'How to capitalise on the transformative power of service innovation for structural change' brought together 82 people from 17 different EU regions, from various consultancy companies and from DG Enterprise and Industry. It provided the setting for the European Commission to explain the Large Scale Demonstrator (LSD) Approach and how the regions would be supported in their common search for new solutions to specific problems or to societal challenges.
"We don't want to tell regions what they should do. This is not the right way to engage local stakeholders in policy learning and policy implementation," said Reinhard Büscher who is the previous Head of the 'Clusters and Support for SMEs' Unit at DG Enterprise and Industry. He added that "we are happy to work with any region that is ready to involve other regions' partners, clusters and policy-makers in a process of stimulating radical innovation across sectors, regions and countries. Because this is what we need most in Europe today."
As the workshop progressed, other presenters helped to outline the vision of this new LSD regional approach that will initially involve the Canary Islands, Emilia-Romagna, Luxembourg, Northern Ireland and Upper Austria.
It became apparent that if systems were going to change, and if people's behaviour was going to change, then systemic change was needed. These LSDs will be issue-focused and enable the regions to test what works and what doesn't under real-life conditions. They will also promote the confidence which is necessary to test new methods and approaches. Rather than giving people "what is good for them," the regions that have been selected will now have the chance to engage their companies and citizens in a joint exploration of solutions to particular problems and issues. Also, linking the LSDs together will mean that they will learn from each other - from their failures as well as their successes.
Picture 1.The implementation of Large Scale Demonstrators promoted some animated discussion
The LSDs need to be open to change, to unanticipated developments and to following the way in which the real world works and this will require a considerable political commitment. LSDs should enable local people and companies to play their part in finding realistic solutions to the real problems with which they are confronted. LSDs need to have a clear vision, be ambitious and be willing to learn from others. Such activities and attitudes are expected to help these regions to function more effectively in the global economy.
At the workshop, the European Service Information Centre (ESIC) was also launched. ESIC will capture, measure and assess how service innovation is transforming regional economies. It will also help the regions to test, update and improve their policies. In addition, it will also provide, a newsletter, a conference and workshops designed to enable the LSDs and other interested regions to benefit from each other's experiences.
THE WORKSHOP IN DETAIL: How to capitalise on the transformative power of service innovation for structural change?
On the evening of 4 February, workshop participants were invited to a reception hosted by Arlene Foster, the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland. She explained that the aim of the Northern Ireland Government was "to help companies to accelerate innovation, giving them access to resources – financial, technical or knowledge based – to quickly bring new ideas to market or to implement new ways of working."
Picture 2. Arlene Foster, Minister for Enterprise Trade and Investment welcomed Reinhard Büscher to Northern Ireland
The Minister's view was echoed by Alastair Hamilton, the CEO of Invest Northern Ireland, in his opening address to the workshop. He was particularly pleased that Northern Ireland was to be involved in promoting this new Large Scale Demonstrator (LSD) Approach as it should help to achieve the objective of helping companies to accelerate innovation. However, he stressed that vision, foresight and dedication would be required to attain the objectives of this commitment.
In his response, Reinhard Büscher, the previous Head of the 'Clusters and Support for SMEs' Unit at DG Enterprise and Industry, emphasised the importance of opening up the processes of policy learning to a wide range of stakeholders and other interests. This view was echoed by Allan Mayo, Chairperson of the Expert Panel on Service Innovation in the EU, who felt that the LSDs had a unique opportunity to work with many different agencies and also local companies and citizens in seeking solutions to the issues that are affecting these regions.
The Commission is already supporting three large-scale demonstrators, which are cross-regional and operate in the framework of the European Mobile and Mobility Industries Alliance. CULTWayS, Grow Mobile and LIMES are using mobile technology and services to support sustainable tourism in rural areas and they summarised their experiences so far for the workshop participants. They were in general agreement that the main barrier they had faced was getting companies and organisations in the tourism industry to cooperate and communicate. So, they had had to invest much effort to build up trust, share information and provide opportunities for companies to work together in "collaborative competition".
Erkko Autio, from Imperial College London, and also representing the UK Enterprise Research Centre, explained how it had been possible to use existing data to carry out a stress test on Northern Ireland's entrepreneurship performance. However, he reinforced the need for local input if the results of such a test were to be translated into policy options. He also indicated that by the end of 2013, data would be available to carry out similar entrepreneurship tests on all EU regions and that this would be a good tool for regions to identity the peers from whom they could learn.
In terms of obtaining some local input, the roundtable discussion on 'The Northern Ireland approach to structural change' raised a number of interesting points. These included how the existing lack of entrepreneurial aspiration or ambition in Northern Ireland might be tackled through education and role modelling, how companies that are actually being innovative might begin to recognise this reality so that a bank of success stories could be produced and how public procurement procedures might best be used to stimulate innovation.
Picture 3. The Workshop Moderator, Margaret E. Ward, reconciled some conflicting view points
Carsten Schierenbeck from the European Commission's DG Enterprise and Industry then introduced the 'Smart Guide to Service Innovation' that offers examples of tools or instruments that can be used by regions to design and implement smart specialisation strategies and also innovation support services for SMEs. To find out more, or to download this informative and easily understandable guide, please click here.
Carsten ended his contribution by looking at the need to measure the systemic impact of service innovation on structural change. This was followed by an interesting discussion on 'How to measure the role of services in value chains.' The outcomes stressed the need to capture or model the dynamics of eco-systems and to map the relationships between the various actors and activities involved.
The next two contributions indicated how the work of the LSDs might be reinforced. Michal Miedzinski from the Technopolis Group spoke on the topic of 'How to improve the productivity of value chains: a focus on eco-innovation.' He explained the transformative potential of eco-innovation in terms of efficiency improvements and systemic alternatives that could be available to regions. Then, Laurent Probst, from PricewaterhouseCoopers in Luxembourg highlighted 'The role of emerging industries in the European economy.' He also promised that by the end of the year, PricewaterhouseCoopers would be able to identify the top 50 regional hotspots for each emerging industry and also the presence of related clusters in these regions.
Finally, Kimmo Halme from Rambøll Management Consulting outlined the methodology of the European Service Innovation Centre (ESIC) for analysing the impact of service innovation. The purpose of ESIC is to strengthen policy learning by capturing the dynamics and large scale impact of service innovation and by promoting awareness of the role and impact of service innovation. This will be done in a number of specific ways:
- The impact and importance of service innovation will be analysed and presented in a European Service Innovation Scoreboard;
- The analytical framework for service innovation policies will be tested in practice with six selected model demonstrator regions and ESIC will carry out a customised service innovation policy stress-test, to assess the appropriateness of the regions' policy choices and to provide options for more effective policy interventions;
- The experience of the model demonstrator regions will be systematically documented and disseminated. ESIC will organise a series of workshops and conferences and provide access to the lessons learnt through its website. The learning effects of ESIC will not simply be limited to the selected six model demonstrators as, in due course, it will open up its services to all interested regions.
The first day concluded with a roundtable involving five of the six regions that had been selected as Large Scale Demonstrators - the Canary Islands, Emilia-Romagna, Luxembourg, Northern Ireland and Upper Austria. They had the chance to share with the audience the analyses that they had undertaken so far, the potential barriers that they had identified and also their hopes and aspirations for the future.
In kicking off the agenda, Hugo Hollanders from UNU-MERIT outlined the dimensions of the Innovation Union Scoreboard that will be used to develop the methodology of the European Service Innovation Scoreboard, which will measure the service innovation eco-systems that exist, or are being generated, in each of the six regions. These dimensions are:
Human resources
Intellectual assets
Economic Effects
Research systems
Linkages and entrepreneurship
Finance and support
Firm investments
He pointed to two missing dimensions that might be included in future analyses, which were 'the demand for innovation' and 'the innovation-friendly business environment.'
The supporting role of the European Service Innovation Centre was the topic addressed by Alasdair Reid, from the Technopolis Group. He explained that ESIC would respect the diversity of the LSD regions and focus on a policy mix that will offer the potential to introduce systemic change. The services that ESIC will provide are:
- A self-assessment tool (SAT) organised as an online survey, through which regional policy-makers will provide their views on the robustness of the policies that are supporting service innovation in transforming their regional economies and in introducing new business models;
- A summary report of the relative role service innovation can play in regional industrial development strategies and an assessment of existing and/or planned policy concepts and large scale demonstrator ideas;
- A two-day peer review meeting in each pilot demonstrator region;
- A policy briefing with concrete recommendations on future actions and a roadmap that each demonstrator region could use to address their challenges.
This last morning of the workshop also included two useful discussion sessions on 'Defining good strategies through a systemic approach' and on 'The aims and ambitions of two European Creative Districts' - Wallonia Creative District in the French-speaking region of Belgium and CREATE from Tuscany that had just launched their activities.
In the wrap-up session, Reinhard Büscher called for energy, passion, stamina and even a bit of anger and aggression to achieve systemic change. He said "We can no longer escape or go around the existing problems and to do so would be a crime against unemployed people, and especially young unemployed people, who want to have a job in the district or area where they were born." Olive Hill, Director of Innovation and Technology Solutions Division at Invest NI, then brought the workshop to a close by stressing that Northern Ireland got involved in the LSD because it wanted to achieve the results that people, including young people, need. Also, in a period of rebalancing priorities, Northern Ireland requires more methods to develop its new approaches and to sell the region.
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Kearston Hamblin, Fawn Powell and Kayla Maynes are the three newest members of the Price Bethel. The initiates are among 23 new Utah members of the International Order of Job's Daughters who have joined just since June of this year.
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Gerri Martin-Flickinger, CIO of Adobe, has worked hard to change the conversation about IT in her company. To her, the first order of business was to educate her business peers on the different roles that IT plays.
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I've IBM Xseries 225 server with Xeon 2.4 GHz, 1 GB DDR RAM, four SCSI hotswappable hdd of 36 GB each (including HOT Spare). Redhat Linux 8.0 is running on it. (It is going to be migrated to RHEL 4 after 4 months). We've 30 desktops in the network. We're having cobol based programs installed in the server. those are accessed by the clients (RH 8.0 and win XP SP2) by telnet 'ing the server and login via a user (i.e. arun) which already having the scripts running through the .bash_profile of that user.
Now the problem is recently we've purchased 20 new desktops and installed RHEL 4.4 workstation version. It is connecting to the server, can login to server using the user (i.e. arun) and also can run the programs as well but it cannot print the data from the local printer which is attached to the desktop.
The scenario is..In RH 8.0 (as a workstation), to print data from the cobol based programs by telnetting the server we are doing the following tasks..
Desktop side - 1) Create print queue with name "dmp1049191139" (The complete ip without period). Print queue type- local, device-/dev/lp0,driver-text only printer. 2)enter a line "DEFAULT ACCEPT" in line no 97 in /etc/lpd.conf and change the entry of printcap file path to /etc/printcap from /etc/lpd_printcap in line no 218. 3) put a # mark in the line REJECT service=X not server in the 3rd last line of /etc/lpd.perms
In server side - 1) create print queue name "dmp1049191139" as the same in PC. Print queue type - Unix print queue (in this type; we again type the ip of the pc and same queue name it required), device - /dev/lp0,driver - text only printer. And same changes made in /etc/lpd.conf and /etc/lpd.perms file. After doing all these I used to restart both network and lpd services in both server and client machines. After that I can print by telnet the server in either way (i.e. by cobol based menu driven programs and by typing this command after reached to # prompt after telnet and login to server successfully.
# lp -d dmp1049191139 <filename>
After giving this command, print job automatically routed to the printer which is connected to the client pc (Basically DMP). Though I'm firing this command from the client (by telnet to server). Now, in the new pcs where RHEL 4.4 (workstation) is installed having CUPS printing system. and I've to setup the printing in the above scenario. What is the way to do it, so that when I telnet to the server and send a print job, I should automatically redirected to the local pc. Pls give me the solution as soon as possible.
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Naval Academy Tailor Retires After Nearly 50 Years
Posted on: January 26, 2014 08:00 EST by MC2 Jonathan Correa
Since 1964, the phrase "Tony the Tailor" has been a household name among U.S. Naval Academy students and alumni. And for good reason.
Tony Tripodi, who worked in the Naval Academy tailor shop for nearly 50 years before retiring in December 2013, was one of the first people plebes met on induction day and the one they could always count on to make sure their cover was on right, their pants were just the right length and that their jackets fit perfectly.
"Every once in a while you meet someone like Tony who people remember and that bring credibility not only to self but to those he works with," said Phillip R. Allison, acting director of the Naval Academy Business Services Division. "I met Tony in 1994 when I was a lieutenant commander, and he was just one of those people who took pride in his job.
"I don't think I ever saw him upset," added Allison. "He is always happy."
A native of Italy, Tripodi moved to the U.S. in 1957 at the age of 17. He started as a tailor in a shop on Main Street in Annapolis, before starting work as a private contractor at the academy. In 1994 he was asked to come and work in the tailor shop as a federal employee.
"A job like this in Italy would be a prestigious place to work," said Tripodi. "I am honored to have worked there for 49 years."
Tripodi worked as a tailor and as quality control inspector for the midshipmen's uniforms and communicated directly with vendors and manufacturers to solve any problems, said Linda Fogg, service manager for the Naval Academy Business Service Division.
"Tony was an excellent employee," said Fogg. "He took great pride in his work."
Over the years Tripodi has taken care of the uniform needs of midshipmen and officers at the Naval Academy, including Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert and academy Superintendent Vice. Adm. Mike Miller.
"I still get calls from the Pentagon asking if I could do alterations for people who trust me and know I will take care of them," Tripodi said.
He made it a priority to make midshipmen look their best in their uniforms and to always feel welcomed in his office and the tailor shop.
"I would tell them to come in relax have a seat. My home is your home," said Tripodi. "Midshipmen would stop by during lunch just to say hi and talk."
Tripodi is enjoying his retirement with his wife of 50 years, two children, and four grandchildren.


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Title: Nexus
Author: Ramez Naam
Publisher: Angry Robot, December 2012
Length: 464 pages
Price: $14.99 US/ $16.99 CA
In the year 2040, governments are either embracing the new possibilities brought by nanotechnology or waging war against it. Often, waging war against a thing means using the very thing you're waging war against, keeping it for oneself while trying to keep it out of the hands of the general populace.
Kaden Lane is a doctorate student at the University of California, San Francisco. He and his friends are up-and-coming new voices in the field of neuroscience. But when Kade and his friends are caught using and improving the banned nano-drug Nexus in their research, they're pulled into a war they never intended to fight.
As various governments fight to keep the general populace and other governments from using new technologies to evolve into Transhuman and Posthuman beings, powerful new laws and international agreements are written. Human rights are redefined, liberties taken away.
Ramez Naam is an expert in the technological field. He has been involved in the production of some of the most widely used software in the world, as well as nanotechnology research. Naam is an advocate for human biological enhancements, and was even awarded the HG Wells Award for Contributions to Transhumanism by the World Transhumanist Association. His previously published nonfiction work, More Than Human: Embracing the Promise of Biological Enhancement, supports his advocacy of these enhancements.
Given Naam's background, it should come as no surprise that Nexus is a brilliant story, filled with smart, well-informed opinions from both sides of the debate on the ethics of biological enhancements; and of course, the concerns of those who fear unknown quantities simply because the future is unknown are covered, as well. Naam's experience with emerging technologies lends realism to the scientific work carried out and studied in Nexus, ensuring that all of it is believable, and making a strong bond between the reader and those being vilified by people in power.
Naam's writing is strong, clear and concise, with perfect ebb and flow in pacing. Readers are allowed to read at their leisure throughout the bulk of the story, but are pulled along at breakneck pace during action scenes filled with excellent tension and potential dangers ready to explode at any minute. Characters are wholly believable, with complete personalities and understandable back-stories that enable readers to relate to each and every one of them, in turn, but always coming back around to root for the protagonists in the end. Throughout Nexus, new twists and turns are introduced with new characters, each with their own motivations, causing readers to invest heavily in getting to know each of them and explore their own thoughts on each character's motivations before deciding whether they are in agreement or disagreement with their views. This is no easy feat for a writer, but Naam makes it look like nothing in the world could be more natural.
At the heart of Nexus is a deep exploration of the course we as a society are currently on and where it is bringing us. In Nexus, one need only be suspected of being in breach of the Emerging Technological Threats Act to be scooped up by Homeland Defense's Emerging Risks Directorate, or the ERD. These suspects have no right to a lawyer, no right to a trial by jury. They can be detained indefinitely, subject to the whims of a few select people; they just simply disappear one day, the story of their arrest appearing in the news as a government victory over potential terroristic threats to national security. Sound familiar? It should. These are the very provisions in the recent US National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, that caused such an uproar with activists online and was sadly dismissed as inconsequential by most members of the general public.
In so much of the scientific progress we make, the potential for abuse exists. With each new discovery, we must ask ourselves anew, "What price are we willing to pay to make this leap? Is this my decision to make for all of humankind?" And this is the crux, the main theme of Nexus. With technology moving and evolving so quickly that we, as a society, cannot keep up, science becomes as dangerous as it is beneficial. But which outweighs the other? Who gets to decide these things and enforce them? All-powerful government agencies who can strip basic rights away from human beings on a whim? The folly of that is as ludicrous as there being no oversight at all. As with all things, there must be balance. Too bad that's something humankind has never been too good at …
Parts of this story are truly terrifying, which is really saying something, as it isn't a dystopian future Naam paints, but the future reason and logic tell us to expect based on our current course; there is no reason to believe this isn't what our future holds. Only if a willingness to explore and fully understand new things trumps fear can we ever hope to change this. One of the most moving and powerful scenes in the book sums it up nicely. In part:
"Power is best when it's distributed most broadly. That's what Democracy means. That's what freedom means. The right to determine your individual destiny belongs in your hands, and no one else's."
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Our thoughts on the European Commission review
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At Google, we've always focused on putting the user first by providing the best possible answers as quickly as possible - and our product innovation and engineering talent have delivered results that users seem to like, in a world where the competition is only one click away. However, given our success and the disruptive nature of our business, it's entirely understandable that we've caused unease among other companies and caught the attention of regulators. Today, the European Commission has announced that they will continue to review complaints about Google's search and search advertising. We respect their process and will continue to work closely with the Commission to answer their questions.
So that everyone understands how we approach search and ads ranking, we thought it would be helpful to state clearly the principles that guide our business:
- Answering users' queries accurately and quickly is our number one goal. Sometimes the best, most relevant answer to a query is our traditional "ten blue links", and sometimes it is a news article, sports score, stock quote, video, or a map. Today, when you type in "weather in London" or "15 grams in ounces" you get the answers directly (often before you even hit Enter). In the future, we will need to answer much more complex questions just as fast and as clearly. We believe ads are information too, which is why we work so hard to ensure that the advertisements you see are directly relevant to what you are looking for;
- We built Google for users, not websites. It may seem obvious, but people sometimes forget this -- not every website can come out on top, or even appear on the first page of our results, so there will almost always be website owners who are unhappy about their rankings. The most important thing is that we satisfy our users.
- We are always clear when we have been paid for promoting a product or service. Before we launched Google, many search engines took money for inclusion in their results without making that clear to users. We have never done that and we always distinguished advertising content from our organic search results. As we experiment with new ad formats and types of content, we promise to continue to be transparent about payments.
- We aim to be as transparent as possible. We provide more information about how our ranking works than any other major search engine, through our webmaster central site, blog, diagnostic tools, support forum, and YouTube channel. We give our advertisers information about the ad auction, tips on how to improve their ad quality scores, and the ability to simulate their bids to give them more transparency. And we're committed to increasing that transparency going forward. At the same time, we don't want to help people game our system. We do everything we can to ensure that the integrity of our results isn't compromised.
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I believe both:ReplyDelete
1) Google did not knowingly downrank other search engines. It happened due to us preferring Google
2) Google has every right to downrank other search engines both because its GOOGLE'S SITE and because if other search engines really need Google/another search engine for their promotion, then they've already failed.
+1 to point 2 @TechniReplyDelete
Personally I'd prefer it if you forgot all the bells and whistles and just made the algorithm better. The simplicity of the list was beautiful. The instant, preview blahblahblah gizmos just get in the way.ReplyDelete
I'm Irish (within the EU) so the results of these commissions impact me, in the past the commission has been very good at stopping anti competitive behaviour ( take IE being distributed with windows) however sometimes enough is enough.ReplyDelete
When I search for something I don't want to be presented with a list of search engine listings as the results, after all if they force the point we would end up with result pages only leading to each other. In my opinion other search engines should be excluded from all results bar those with the term search engine.
After all it's Googles ability to weed out bad results that made it the leader in the industry it would be ridiculus and wrong to force it any other way.
I understand what Google is doing, but I also understand it is easy to run any kind of diagnostic/test to show that your "users" prefer your search result format, so cloaking it as providing a better user value is quite illusory.ReplyDelete
How about levelling the playing field a wee bit: any internal Google product page that has a noindex tag should not be shown in Google's own main search results.ReplyDelete
I can't see why the Commission should care about the views of an American company, why players as Google or Microsoft are relevant who only reside in Europe to benefit from Irish tax dumping.ReplyDelete
Like Techni said, other search engines are down ranked because people who are searching on google PREFER Google.ReplyDelete
I don't think Google should have to be sued for how they portray competing products even if they do purposely downrank them (which I highly doubt they do) You don't see any references to Android on Microsoft's windows phone website.
Google isn't successful because its anti-competitive and uses dirty tactics. Google is successful because its products are better than the competition.
Your algorithm is getting greedy. Or is it the "algorithm"?ReplyDelete
"Answering users' queries accurately and quickly is our number one goal."
Ha, Anyone whom has used adwords and delt with a low quality score (even though your website accommodates all of adwords recommendations). Knows better than that.
Not to mention that Google gives your keyword a fake quality score that instantly goes down, the moment you give your payment information.
Your algorithm is getting greedy. Or is it the "algorithm"?
I am sure EU has a valid case. I noticed several times ShaadiKaroge.com was listed on 4th place on page 1 and suddenly next day it was on page 3 or 4 for the keyword "Shaadi" if you search from USA while Shaadi.com occupies first 3 places. Shaadi.com is funded by Sequoia Capital who also funded Google.com, I am sure Google manipulates results and I am also planning to file complaint with DOJ as I may have screen shots.ReplyDelete
personally i would prefer google is the best amongst all google is for people what i like the most about google is google lets every 1 use their campaigns and tools like adsense, translator, google base and more are coming if any other search engine would be smart like google we would have used those but google = best in every aspect accurate, simple and effective great work guys keep up the good workReplyDelete
Dear commission,ReplyDelete
Don't like how Google works? - Stop using it and go waste tax money on some other dang investigation.
Seriously, i mean - what is even the ppint of investigating this. Even if they downgrade others, theoretically speaking the eu commission wouldn't be able to do a thing about it since bing and yahoo might be doing it themselves?
Don't like googles way of work? Fine, don't use it, but don't go wasting my tax money on this nonsense investigation.
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Carly Beyar and Shannon Fay, both Communication majors who graduated in 2014, along with Alanna Locast are getting some great attention as founders of a social media start-up that has exploded. It is a great story about putting those ideas and skills we learn about in Communication classes to work. E Kob Dansk Viagra Da. !
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The Department of Communication is very pleased to be a co-sponsor of this exciting event. Do yourself a favor and attend!
Congratulations to the Lambda Pi Eta 2014 inductees
On Saturday, March 17th the Department of Communication inducted over 20 students into the national communication undergraduate honors society – Lambda Pi Eta. The ceremony was a beautiful one and fittingly included remarks from our colleague Dr. Robbin Crabtree, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, who will be leaving Fairfield this summer. Congratulations to all the LPE inductees.
2014 Careers in Communication Event
If you are Comm major you should be here: The annual Careers in Communication event. Seriously, this is a networking, information-gathering, career-relevant event that is must-attend. Be there. Really.
Careers in Communication Panel
The Department of Communication and Career Planning Center hosted the 2013 "Careers in Communication Panel" this past Monday night in the Kelley Center Presentation Room. David Gudelunas moderated the event, which was assembled and organized by Sallyanne Ryan and Sue Quinlivan. Distinguished panelists and recent alums included: Courtney Cunningham ('10), Advertising Sales Planner for NBCUniversal-Sprout; Caitlin Gallagher ('09), Merchant Assistant for Bloomingdale's and Bloomingdales.com; Ali Goldberg ('11), Public Relations Specialist for Subway World Headquarters; Brenna Jordan ('07), Talent Acquisition Specialist for Legg Mason Global Asset Management; and Brendan Monahan ('10), News Reporter at abc40-TV and New England Cable News. We thank these participants for sharing their time and wisdom with a full house of undergraduates!
And, current students, it's never too early to begin thinking about careers beyond graduation – don't hesitate to take advantage of the Career Planning Center and the Department's internship program.
Lambda Pi Eta – Class of 2012
On May 12, 2012, the Department proudly welcomed 14 new members to Lamda Pi Eta, the international undergraduate honor society in Communication:
Kristen E. Bona
Briana F. Cronk
Margot P. da Cunha
Nicolette Ficchi
Stephen Fiorentine
Alice F. Guglielmoni
Michelle R. Haag
Amy C. Ingrilli
Amy H. Keiser
Ashli L. Kravarik
Nicole M. Laskowski
Courtney A. Monaghan
Julianna N. Sabra
Mikaela A. Tierney
Dr. Sallyanne Ryan, who inaugurated our chapter in 1997, hosted the ceremony and reflections were offered by Nicole M. Laskowski, Briana F. Cronk, and Mikaela A. Tierney. Congratulations to our accomplished graduating seniors!
Communication Students Honored at CAS Awards Ceremony
The Department of Communication congratulates the following students honored at this year's College of Arts and Sciences Awards Ceremony, presented by Dr. Maggie Wills and Dr. Michael Pagano:
2012 Outstanding Academic Achievement in Communication Award – Nicole Laskowski
"Nicole is a double major in Communication and English, and a minor in Marketing and Women's Studies with a GPA of 3.98—the highest of her class, for which she was awarded The Lieutenant William Koscher Award in the Arts earlier in this ceremony. Nicole was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa as a junior. She'll be inducted into the Comm. Honor Society this May, and as previously mentioned, she and her co-authors' senior capstone research project was recognized as distinguished work in the Social Sciences. Beyond the gates of Fairfield, Nicole was a marketing intern at the Central CT Coast YMCA, and a Production intern for the Maury Povich Show—a great conversation starter for any job interview. In the classroom, Nicole elevates every conversation and exceeds expectations on every assignment with her brilliance, kindness, and great humility. Where some search for the narrow path to a topic that gets them from point A to completed project point B, Nicole enjoys contemplating many ideas, and then, almost magically, she's able to sift through the literature to arrive at a do-able, important project every time. Well suited to the life of the mind, Nicole hopes to pursue a graduate degree that will no doubt result in her becoming our esteemed colleague. Today, we're very proud to call her our top student."
2012 Distinguished Work in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
"As these students' research capstone project advisor, I'm pleased to present the award for distinguished work in the social and behavioral sciences to communication seniors Anthony Corso, Christie Fogelstrom, Nicole Laskowski, and Chelsea Pabon. Their project, entitled, "I love the Ladies but they don't belong in the newsroom: Gender Biases in Male and Female Anchor Teams" offers an in-depth content analysis of twenty newscasts along with a survey of 78 undergraduates. The content analysis in particular was very thoughtfully designed and labor intensive, and yielded some important insights into lingering gender biases in the television news industry. The project was also competitively accepted for presentation at the 38th National Undergraduate Honors Conference at DePauw University. The Selection Committee cited the work's clear hypothesis grounded in a substantive review of existing literature, originality of ideas, clear writing, and contribution to the advancement of knowledge in the study of gender, media, and communication. The committee viewed the research teams' acknowledgment of research limitations as a strength because they did not attempt to make claims that couldn't be supported by the data. Also, having previously recognized the achievement of individual students, the committee noted this year they were honoring group scholarship, as "collaborative research efforts" are increasingly typical in the social and behavioral sciences, with collaborative work being the kind of work that most researchers in our disciplines do. We honor the group effort here, and wish all the best to this outstanding group of young scholars."
2012 Professor James J. Keenan Award – Kara M. Meagher
"Ms. Meagher earned a 3.88 g.p.a. in her graduate work here, but she has distinguished herself in many other ways. Kara used her experiences in one grad course and expanded on them in an Independent Study to co-author a paper, "Tackling death and dying: A service-learning approach," that was presented at, and is being published by, the Vatican/Marquette University, "Power to Transform the World Conference." In addition, her interests in health, interpersonal, and organizational communication led her to develop a unique Thesis project that explores how an urban hospital collaborates with, and encourages, its health care providers to disclose medical errors and adverse events to the patients and/or families who suffered negative consequences. This groundbreaking research is titled, "Disclosing bad outcomes: Implications for patients, providers, and interpersonal relationships. Kara's exploration of dying patients' communication and the disclosure committee's efforts, mirror her commitment to improving the lives of her fellow human beings. These values are consistent with Professor Keenan's that he exemplified in his 40+ years of teaching and scholarship at this institution. For all these reasons and more, the Department of Communication faculty selected Kara M. Meagher the recipient of the 2012 Professor James J. Keenan Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Communication Graduate Student."
Congratulations, Capstone Researchers!
Two student-authored capstone research papers have been competitively selected for presentation at the 38th Annual DePauw Undergraduate Honors Conference in Communication at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana (April 12-14). These papers were completed in fulfillment of "CO309: Senior Research Projects in Communication." Given the conference's 50 – 75% rejection rate, our students clearly rank among the best and brightest undergraduate communication scholars in the nation today. They are now invited to present their work at this prestigious conference alongside fellow undergraduate communication scholars from across the country. This year's visiting scholars for the conference are Sandra Petronio of Indiana University/Purdue Univ. Indianapolis, Judy Sebesta of Lamar University, and Matthew Solomon from University of Michigan.
The original CO309 research projects and authors selected this year include:
Anthony Corso, Christie Fogelstrom, Nicole Laskowski, and Chelsea Pabon
"I Love the Ladies… But They Don't Belong in the Newsroom"
(produced in Dr. Wills' fall capstone)
Caitlin Fitzpatrick, Amy Ingrilli, Ashli Kravarik, Kenneth Muti, and Anthony Raymond
"Traditional Media vs. Digital Media: Effects on Short Term Memory"
(produced in Dr. Zhang's fall capstone)


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Department of Romance Languages
Placement Exam Schedule:
Thursday, August 20, 2015 from noon - 2:00pm
Monday, August 24, 2015 from noon - 3:00pm
About the Test (French & Spanish):
The test is approximately one hour long. It consists of numerous short answer questions on a computer in addition to a writing sample (please bring paper and pen). The exam is not given by appointment. You are welcome to walk in within the 2 hour time frame, but allow yourself enough time to finish before the time at which the exam ends. The exam is administered on a first-come first-serve basis. If all the computer stations are in use when you arrive, please be prepared to wait.
Italian Placement Examination:
Please e-mail Professor Alicia Ramos at email@example.com to make arrangements to take the Placement Exam in Italian. The Italian Placement Exam will take place during the same scheduled dates and times listed above.
All examinations are held in the Chanin Language Center (209 Hunter West).
Who should take the test?
You are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity if you need to fulfill the language requirements and if any of the following considerations apply to you:
- have one of these languages in high school.
- some time has passed since your last foreign language course.
- you have some knowledge of the language but never studied it formally.
- you have had additional exposure to the language through family, school, travel or work connections.
Bring a Hunter College ID card to show as you enter. Also have your EPLY ID# on hand.
(Remember to bring a pen for the writing sample.)
Results are usually posted within two days of the test on the Department of Romance Languages Bulletin Board, opposite Room 1343 Hunter West. Please DO NOT call the Chanin Language Center for your results.
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Placement Exams in French, Italian and Spanish are scheduled, proctored and evaluated by the Department of Romance Languages. Please contact Professor Alicia Ramos at email@example.com for additional inquiries.


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Riddle by Jeff Rosenspan
Three men sit in chairs (#1, #2, and #3), in a straight line, all facing north, one behind another. Each man will have a hat placed on his head. No one can see his own hat at any time. The man in Chair #1 is in the front, he cannot see anyone else. The man in Chair #2 is behind Chair #1 and he can only see the man in Chair #1. The man in Chair #3 is behind Chair #2 and he can see both men in Chairs #1 and #2.
On the table, there are three blue hats and two white hats. Each of the three men will be randomly given one of those five hats and two will be discarded. No one will know the color of the discarded hats or the color of his own hat. The first person to use logic to determine what color hat is on his own head wins.
After five minutes, the man in Chair #1 stands up and says, "I win. I know the color of my hat."
The riddle is: What color was it, and how did he figure it out?
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This is a classic put yourself in their shoes logic riddle. Even without vocal (which is the more common of the approaches: #3 says I'm not sure, #2 says the same; #1 could even be blind as what they can see wouldn't matter to the riddle) the implied logic from chair #1 is that neither #2 nor #3 can accurately gauge their correct color.
For this to happen, with 3x blue and 2x white, we know what #3 can only see that #2 and #1 wear either:
- #2 blue, #1 blue
- #2 white, #1 blue
- #2 blue, #1 white
#3 can only determine their colour if both #2 and #1 were wearing white. Therefore we know that both #2 and #1 are not wearing white.
Using the same implied logic, since #2 also cannot determine their colour, and #2 knows that #3 can only see one of the possible combinations above, the only possible colour that #1 can be wearing so #2 can accurately determine their colour is option number 3. Since #2 also cannot determine their colour, this therefore results in #1 wearing blue.
This is one of my favorite riddles as it is difficult to determine until you put yourself in their shoes one at a time.