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Rise of the Milblogs
Some of the best sources of information on the war are from the people actually fighting it--and their blogs.
11:00 PM, Mar 11, 2004 • By HUGH HEWITT
AS THE WAR enters a phase where most of the fighting is far removed from the networks' cameras, it gets harder and harder to find reliable news on the conflict's many fronts.
Unless you read the milblogs, that is. "Milblogs" is short for "military blogs"--online journals run by active duty military or reservists who have returned to civilian life for the time being. These first person accounts of the world and the nation through the eyes of front-line troops are changing the nature not just of the blogosphere but of American reporting.
Take the recent postings of Sgt. Hook as one example of journalism at its finest. Hook is the First Sergeant of a 130 soldier heavy lift helicopter company that is deploying to Afghanistan. He'll be offline for a while, but when he signs back on, I'll take his word for conditions on the ground in the battle against al Qaeda in central Asia.
There are a number of great milblogs, though the ones I try to read daily are Smash, who has fought in the war and is now returned to civilian life; MudvilleGazette, currently stationed in Europe (and who has the best list of milblogs I can find); Blackfive, a paratrooper with great writing skills; and Chief Wiggles, whose toy drive for the children of Iraq got some much deserved attention last year and who is now heading back to Iraq for some additional duty. There are many, many more, including folks like Joe Carter at EvangelicalOutpost, whose blog tends more towards the cultural, religious, and political than the military but who is still very much a Marine.
Some of the milblogs that generate traffic are run by very anonymous writers about whom some degree of skepticism should attach. Of the six I cite in this piece, five are quite certainly real people with the military backgrounds they detail and make little effort to hide their identities. Hook is the blog for which I have no confirmation of authenticity, and the "April 1, 2004" date on his last posting generated some unease among Hook readers, though it appears as though that's just the date on which he hopes to be operational again. Still, readers will have to use some care in sorting though the milblogs to make sure they aren't absorbing some fantasy of an armchair general.
The ability of the civilian world to access the news and views of the military directly is a sea-change in media. At the conclusion of his wonderful 1998 book, Making the Corps, Washington Post writer Thomas Ricks worried aloud about the increasing distance between the civilian and military worlds, and the divergence in the values of both. Part of that problem was that the world of the warrior was increasingly remote from ordinary Americans who don't have much contact with the military.
MILBLOGS ARE CHANGING THAT CONDITION, and having other far-reaching effects as well. An obvious one: Whose thoughts on the conditions in Baghdad would you trust more: Wiggles or lefty pest Atrios? Or on the momentum of the fight in Afghanistan: the future dispatches of Hook or the ruminations of Joshua Micah Marshall?
More broadly, these milblogs comment on all subjects of interest in American culture. You'll reject a lot of what they have to say, but slowly. Because unlike civilian bloggers (including yours truly) the men and women who have been fighting the war deserve a hearing from the fair-minded.
THE SKYROCKETING POPULARITY of the milblogs guarantees that it won't be long before two things happen.
First, major media will figure out that they want to link to one or more of these folks as a way of adding authenticity to their sites. I hope Pentagon regulations allow these folks to get paid when the professional link people arrive. After all, any site that wants traffic must know that these sites are climbing quickly up the daily traffic rankings.
Second, some mid-level Pentagon type will decide that troops and officers speaking their mind is a threat to the tradition of a military detached from politics. Here's hoping Secretary Rumsfeld squashes that with a pre-emptive snow-flake that notes this development is critical to the public's understanding of the sacrifices and contribution of America's military.


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Mitt Romney Taps Rep. Paul Ryan As Vice Presidential Running Mate
10 Annoying People You Will Always Find Lurking in the Supermarket
'The Jeffersons' Star Sherman Hemsley Dead at 74 [VIDEO]
North Korea Fails in Attempt to Launch Long-Range Missile
North Korea found itself front and center in the international community when it launched a long-range missile Friday morning, local time.
Despite the country's reported efforts, officials in the US claim the launch failed because the rocket broke before leaving the Earth's atmosphere.
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Virginia Tech Goes into Lockdown Mode After Reports of Gunman on Campus
Four years after the nation's deadliest school shooting, a report of another armed man on the grounds of Virginia Tech sparked an all-day manhunt Thursday.
A campus-wide lockdown was instituted just 28 minutes after three teens attending a summer program at Virginia Tech reported seeing a man carrying a weapon. While officers searched some 150 buildings for the suspect, the university activated a new emergency alert system put in place after the 2007 rampage that claimed the lives of 33 students.
Congressmen Holding Fundraisers at Taylor Swift's Washington Concerts
UPDATE: Turns out this information was false — Swift's reps have told us that the singer's shows are not, in fact, doubling as political fundraisers.
Taylor Swift is already a musical powerhouse, but she could soon turn into a political one, as well.
The superstar pulls into the nation's capital this week for a pair of shows that will have seven Congressman in attendance to help them raise funds.
Dead Soldier Leaves Money to Send Friends to Las Vegas
Everyone needs a friend like David Hart.
The British soldier who was killed by a Taliban bomb last year left more than $160,000 in his will so his friends could go to Las Vegas.

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Jonesboro, Ark – Jeremy Evans showed flashes of the player Hilltopper fans saw in the 2008 Sun Belt Conference Tournament posting a career night at Arkansas State late Monday evening as Western Kentucky University (15-7, 9-2 SBC) knocked off Arkansas State (13-8, 5-5 SBC) for only their fourth road victory of the season.
Evans – who was only averaging nine points per game and six boards– recorded 22 points on 10-of-12 shooting and 12 rebounds on the night, including two free-throws to seal victory for WKU. Despite the Red Wolves finishing the game on a 7-2 run, the Hilltoppers with-stood the onslaught to pull out the much needed conference-road win.
WKU took the lead for the first time in the game with 11:22 remaining in the second half, 51-48, with an A.J. Slaughter three-pointer from the right corner off dribble-drive-kick out pass from Anthony Sally. The shot was very similar to the three-point field goal the junior from Shelbyville, Ky., knocked down in WKU's last game to push the Hilltoppers in front of North Texas 64-62 with just 2:34 to play.
Slaughter's three-pointer was part of the 13-0 run that saw the Hilltoppers trailing 48-46 to moving WKU past ASU 59-48, also marking the largest lead to WKU in the game. The shot was part of the Hilltoppers 18-8 run to open the final stanza.
Donald Boone – who led the Red Wolves with 15 points – ended WKU's 13-0 run with a bucket at 6:24 and was the first basket for ASU since the 12-minute mark.
ASU countered the Hilltoppers run with a 15-7 scoring run of its own to pull within one possession with just under a minute left in the contest but missed a desperation three-point attempt from the top of the key, with Evans pulling down the rebound.
In the first half, ASU jumped out to a 20-13 advantage behind 7-of-11 shooting but soon cooled off connecting on only one of their next 11 shots allowing the Hilltoppers to pull with 22-21. Evans started his career-night early in the contest scoring six of the Toppers' first eight points and finished the opening half with 10.
WKU was able to knot the game up at 30-30 with just over two minutes left the half but the Red Wolves closed the first half of basketball on a 10-3 run to take a 40-33 lead into the locker room. The seven-point lead proved to be the largest the Red Wolves had in the first half.
Orlando Mendez-Valdez and Slaughter each finished the game with 13 points. Sergio Kerusch and Steffphon Pettigrew each recorded nine points, with Kerusch pulling down 11 rebounds and Pettigrew collecting seven boards, respectively.
Shawn Morgan posted 11 points and seven boards for ASU while Daniel Bryant recorded a double-digit scoring figure (10).
The Hilltoppers travel to Monroe, La., on Thursday night, February 5th at 7 p.m. (CST) for a game against Louisiana-Monroe before traveling back to Bowling Green for the "white-out" game with South Alabama.
• WKU remains in sole possession of first place in the Sun Belt East Division standings, tied with UALR for the best record in the conference
• WKU improves to 264-113 (.700) all-time against the 12 current members of the Sun Belt Conference (includes postseason and match-ups when WKU was in the OVC); since joining the Sun Belt in 1982, the Toppers are 261-152 (.632) all-time
• Tonight marked the ninth time this season WKU has played in front of a crowd of more than 5,000 (four coming at Diddle Arena)
• WKU has had three or more players in double figures in 18 of 22 games this season
• WKU improves to 13-0 when holding teams under 70 points this season
• WKU won for the fourth time this season, and just the sixth time in the past two years when trailing at the half (now 29-49 since 2002-03)
• WKU notches its 1,596th win, just five wins shy of becoming the 14th program in Division I history to reach 1,600 victories
• AJ Slaughter recorded double figures in points for the team-leading 18th time in 20 games played this season
• Orlando Mendez-Valdez extended his seventh-straight double figure scoring game streak
• With three assists on the night, Mendez-Valdez (305) tied Michael Fraliex for eighth on the school's all-time career list
• Mendez-Valdez, with 155 career three-pointers, tied Patrick Sparks (2002-03) for sixth on the school's all-time list
• Kerusch recorded double-digit rebounds for the sixth-time this season
• Evans' 22-point game was his first 20-point game of the 2008-09 season
• The double-digit performance by Evans marked his 10th of the season


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During her third-year at John Marshall, Karisa Flores (J.D. '07) was elected to a one-year term as regional president of the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) Law School Division. In that capacity, she was responsible for organizing the annual fundraiser, which was a networking event open to all law schools in the Chicago area. She also oversaw the HNBA activities at law schools in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin, and she sat on the Board of Governors for the HNBA Law School Division.
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Our turkeys begin life on our farm as day old chicks and begin feeding on a non-medicated wild game bird starter for the first 6 weeks. At 6 weeks of age, we supplement them with Idaho grown sweet corn and peas to help develop their digestive systems. These seeds are all guaranteed genetically modified organism (GMO) free to ensure you are getting the most natural product we can raise from feed to final turkey. In addition we feed them cantaloupes, watermelons, pumpkins, and squash, such as butternut, acorn, and spaghetti, from Wissel Farms in Nampa, Idaho, that are GMO free as well. We also feed them apples, plums, pluots, apricots, peaches, grapes, nectarines and other various fruits from Williamson Orchards and Vineyards in Caldwell, Idaho. We also move them to pasture on the ranch at 6 weeks, once their immune systems are developed and they are big enough to withstand changes in the weather and keep from being eaten by birds of prey.
Our pasture was developed following the wild turkey mentality. It was planted with Pennington's seed mixtures for wild turkey which include millets, grain, sorghum, buckwheat, chufa, white clover, prairie grass, soybeans, iron clay cowpeas, sunflower, and a little sweet corn to create an abundant food source and excellent cover.
Our pasture is nearly a 4-acre area that is fenced to keep predators out, not the turkeys in. The birds enjoy the free range with multiple fresh, well-watering stations and free-range shelters that they can enter and exit at their leisure.
We basically pamper our birds and allow them to exercise, eat, forage and live on pasture on the ranch like a wild turkey would. This habitat and rearing process equals a fabulous tasting turkey, with a texture that is unforgettable and well worth spending a little extra money to buy a fresh local product grown right here in Idaho.
All of our turkeys are processed at Countryside Poultry Processing, a high quality, state-inspected facility in Fruitland, Idaho, by John and Gerry Kelly. Our birds are then delivered to you – fresh, local, and ready to eat. No additives or preservatives are added at any point during processing.
We have also partnered with Tri-city meats to help us get our turkeys fresh from our farm and ranch to your dinner table or favorite restaurant either with or without freezing.
Our turkeys are currently or have been being served in Caldwell at Bon Appetit catering, and the College of Idaho. In Nampa at Brick 29 restaurant. In Middleton at Homestead Natural Foods . In Boise at the Bittercreek Ale House, Red Feather Lounge, The Fork Restaurant, Boise Co-op Deli and Meat departments , and Salt Tears Coffeehouse and Noshery. In Eagle at Porterhouse Meat Market, Deli and Catering. In McCall at the Alpine Pantry. In Sun Valley at Atkinson's stores in Ketchum, Hailey and Bellevue. Also in Sun Valley at Nourish Me and Julie Foods, as well as the Main Street Market. In Twin Falls at the Local Dish Market and Cafe.
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Patent No. U.S. 7,737,270 B2
Canon Kabushiki Kaishahas has been granted a patent for a method for producing a copper phthalocyanine pigment or titanyl phthalocyanine pigment. The method is comprised of a step of obtaining a mixture by mixing at least one compound selected from the group of phthalonitrile, phthalonitrile derivative, isoindoline derivative and subphthalocyanine derivative, and a compound supplying copper or titanium with a solvent; and a step of holding the mixture at not less than a temperature where a subcritical state or a supercritical state of the solvent occurs to obtain the pigment by reacting the compounds.
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I dont care what we do i just wantt op be with you
I would like to go in a very romantic date. For me, it's about good conversation and laughter.
can we Go out for Dinner at a Wonderful resturant like Applebees or go to see a Movie of your choice
Not sure on ideas, but it will literally be a first date as I have never been on one before lol .. Fancy dining sounds nice though :)
Pick you up and take you out for a nice romantic meal, thenmaybe a walk on a moon lit beach, possibly a few drinks then see from there.
Anything wild and fun, and end the night with a nice dinner to get to know one another
Coffee and conversation. Maybe a walk. Or a fancy dinner. And a goodnight kiss when it is over.
like to meet you in a Café and have a beautiful breakfast.
To really know the person and have fun :)
I would go to a nice,fancy restaurant. After that i would take a nice reomantic walk in the park & hopefully we can cuddle after that.
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Bishop Pelotte dead at 64; may have suffered assault in 2007
Catholic World News - January 08, 2010
Retired Bishop Donald Pelotte of Gallup, who may have suffered a severe assault in 2007, has died of an undisclosed illness at the age of 64. Following his severe injuries, the bishop insisted he had fallen down stairs, and police did not pursue the case.
A year later, after the New Mexico bishop had resigned and a journalist won a legal battle to publish photographs of the injured prelate, Bishop Pelotte said, "When you see those pictures there's no way that I could have gotten that damage by falling down the stairs." He added, "But I don't remember that."
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Suffolk University Management Professor Michael Arthur received the Everett Hughes Award from the Academy of Management, Careers Division, for research over a lifetime in the careers area, in particular for the adoption of an interdisciplinary perspective.
Arthur was honored at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management held in Atlanta, Ga., in August 2006.
The Hughes Award, the highest award of the Careers Division, is given only when there is a nomination of sufficient merit.
In nominating Arthur, Professor Maury Peiperl, professor of leadership and strategic change at IMD in Switzerland and former chair of the Careers Division, said "Michael Arthur has been a clear leader in careers research and in linking this research to other fields, for some twenty-five years. He is surely one of the pre-eminent scholars of career management in the world. Many scholars' own work has been energized and transformed by Michael's inspiration and collegiality. He is an excellent mentor to aspiring career scholars from a variety of fields and, in particular, a variety of countries."
The Academy of Management is a leading professional association for scholars dedicated to creating and disseminating knowledge about management and organizations. Founded in 1936 by two professors, it is the oldest and largest scholarly management association in the world. Today the Academy is the professional home for 16,840 members from 97 nations.
Suffolk University, located on Boston 's historic Beacon Hill, with campuses in Madrid, Spain and Dakar, Senegal (Africa), is a comprehensive global institution distinguished by its teaching and the intellectual contributions of its faculty. Suffolk offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs in more than 70 areas of study. Its mission is to provide quality education at a reasonable cost for students of all ages and backgrounds, with strong emphasis on diversity. Suffolk has a combined enrollment of more than 8,300 full-time and part-time students at its Law School, College of Arts and Sciences, and Sawyer School of Business.


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With the fast pace of businesses today, employees need to stay connected and continue to be productive from wherever they are. Organizations are therefore looking for new ways to leverage available mobile technology for smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices, to maintain a competitive advantage. With the fairly recent and wide adoption of social media and networking sites, mobile devices have become more affordable and hence more readily accessible. And it is expected that mobile computing will continue to grow in 2012, owing to an increase in the number of devices in use, lower prices in emerging markets, and an explosion of apps for both personal and business use. Mobile devices are therefore changing the way organizations manage their talent. With the exception of mobile learning solutions (which have exploded in the past few years), few vendors have yet to develop complete mobile talent management applications. Software providers however are beginning to design their talent applications with mobile capabilities—a huge enhancement for many vendors in 2012.
What Can Mobile Talent Management Do for Your Organization? The need for mobile connectivity is particularly high in the realm of human resources (HR). Recruiters need to know which highly qualified candidates are in their talent pool; supervisors need to quickly access information about the employees they manage in various geographical locations; and employees travelling for business need to be able to easily manage their learning activities on the fly.
How can organizations use a mobile talent management solution and still be able to capture and analyze critical workforce data? Below are some high-level capabilities of mobile talent management solutions:
Mobile technology has had the most impact on recruitment, learning, and performance management.
Mobile RecruitmentMobile recruiting, a popular yet fairly new option, allows recruiters to manage their work on the go. Recruiters, for example, can access information about a candidate from a mobile device. A mobile talent management solution with recruitment functionality also allows internal or external candidates to log in to an organization's career portal to apply for a position, complete an assessment survey, track their application status, or respond to interview requests.However, only a limited number of employers have implemented mobile recruiting strategies via apps and mobile Web sites owing to a lack of knowledge of how job seekers are using mobile devices and how their businesses could take advantage of the mobile Web to find top talent. Companies that have embraced mobile talent management solutions can enhance their brand awareness, and thus recruitment capabilities, by having their brands appear on job sites, career portals, or social networks. They can also easily customize their branding and design elements on these sites for viewing on a variety of mobile devices (including iPhone, iPad, and Blackberry). These are generally modified versions of the desktop application.Recruiters and HR professionals can perform these recruitment activities on their mobile devices:
Mobile LearningThe advent of more affordable mobile devices has created more opportunities for learning. For example, Google Apps for Education is used by more than 10 million students worldwide. With new mobile applications available for download from the App Store daily, the realm of mobile learning is virtually endless.Mobile learning (m-learning) focuses on the mobility of the learner—allowing him or her to interact with portable technologies, taking in bite size of learning content bits at a time. It is convenient in that content is accessible from virtually anywhere. And the lightweight portability of the various available devices removes the need for learners to carry books and notes around with them. Mobile devices can also be ideal for a blended learning strategy, where chunks of learning objects push knowledge to employees as needed, making training available to them without the need for an instructor or even a wireless connection. And many organizations that have adopted this type of learning strategy will agree that the ability for their employees to work anywhere, anytime, via a mobile device helps increase their productivity.M-learning, like e-learning, is also collaborative. Learners can easily share advice with or ask questions to others using the same content. This leads to instant feedback from peers, coworkers, and managers, etc. With the growing demand for mobile access to critical learning, talent management software as well as learning management system (LMS) vendors have started to deliver more learning applications for mobile devices—competing with their social network counterparts, e.g., the Apple App Store.Below are some of the learning activities that learners and/or instructors can perform on their mobile devices:
Mobile Employee Performance ManagementMany companies today offer performance management, a standard functionality of talent management solutions, for mobile devices. And those solution providers that do not yet have mobile applications are likely to have mobile capabilities in the future. Busy organizations can leverage mobile devices to deliver and administer performance appraisals, provide instant access to expert advice via chat rooms or threaded discussion forums, and deliver learning content for training on the fly. Drill-down capabilities allow individual employee performance to be associated with total pay and rewards packages via an employee compensation module. Below are some of the employee performance activities that HR professionals and managers can perform on their mobile devices:
Mobile Talent Management in Action Today, manufacturers of mobile devices are delivering broader feature sets with greater capabilities while mobile network service providers are delivering improved performance. Below are just a few of the vendors in mobile talent management.
Spotlight on Peoplefluent: One Vendor that Gets the Bigger PicturePeoplefluent (formerly Peopleclick Authoria) launched its Fluency on the Move mobile product line this past June—one of the most innovative solutions for mobile talent management on the market today. These mobile talent management apps help connect organizations with the right talent—while providing a visual presentation with answers to strategic questions in recruiting, compensation, employee performance, and leadership development. These mobile apps display high-quality graphs, providing an at-a-glance visual representation of data relevant to the mobile user. Peoplefluent's Mobile Talent Management (its suite of mobile applications under the Fluency on the Move marketing banner) comprises four iPad apps providing manager insights:Workforce Explorer—This app provides visibility into the entire organization, allowing managers to drill-down to the performance, potential, readiness, and flight-risk information about individuals on their team. Flipbook is a feature that allows managers to swipe across the screen (as if reading a digital book) to learn more about employees—and even know the employee's physical location.
Manager Compensation Assistant—This app enables managers to reward and motivate their high-performing employees while viewing their compensation history as well as the company's budgeting and incentive options. The app provides a visual presentation of the compensation reward process, allowing executives to see how managers are allocating rewards and thereby ensuring the integrity of the entire process.
ManagerCoach—ManagerCoach provides managers with an easy reference to HR best practices. The app "coaches" managers on all aspects of the organization's culture—whether it's communicating the company's philosophy on goal setting, evaluating performance, evaluating new hires, or onboarding a new employee.
The Candidate Explorer (Recruitment)—The Recruiting iPad app helps recruiters close the loop with hiring managers by helping managers manage and track the company's supply of talent. Managers can filter potential candidates and provide feedback to the recruiting team in a visual manner. Bringing this experience to managers on their mobile devices allows them to respond more quickly to new candidates.
Other Vendors with Mobile Talent Management CapabilitiesKenexa—Kenexa 2x Mobile is an application designed for use with mobile devices including iPhone and BlackBerry. Integrated with Kenexa 2x Recruit, 2x Mobile includes features from its Kenexa 2x Onboard™ and Kenexa 2x Perform™ solutions4. From the mobile device, the 2x Mobile application securely connects to the Kenexa 2x software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform. Once logged in to 2x Mobile, mobile HR professionals have a single interface to accomplish recruitment, onboarding, and performance management tasks.Lumesse—Lumesse Mobile is a device-independent mobile application (available for Android, Apple iOS, and BlackBerry devices) that allows users to work via collaborating—while gaining mobility and access to relevant information about colleagues, candidates, jobs, interviews, and hiring processes. Lumesse Mobile gives users access to all relevant information on a smartphone or tablet and is directly connected to the company's talent acquisition solution Lumesse TalentLink.SuccessFactors—Recently acquired by SAP, SuccessFactors' BizX Mobile (which includes Mobile Jam, Mobile Org Chart, and Mobile Recruiting apps) helps companies perform talent-related activities from a mobile device. Mobile Jam provides connectivity and collaboration tools; Mobile Org Chart helps managers see the role of individual employees as well as the overall reporting structure; and Mobile Recruiting allows hiring managers to perform hiring-related activities, including requisition and offer approvals.
Taleo—Taleo10 is Taleo's mobile talent management system. It includes Taleo Anywhere, which contains a Microsoft Outlook plug-in, and features applications for the BlackBerry, iPhone, and iPad. The Taleo Anywhere Dashboard for Outlook allows users to capture candidate information, access contacts, provide performance feedback, and rate development activities without ever leaving Outlook.
The Bottom LineMobile talent management applications (and the devices they are created for) have become an integral component in the everyday activities of HR professionals, recruiters, and managers—a trend sure to continue in 2012. With ready access to these applications, company representatives can make prompt and informed decisions—from virtually anywhere—saving the company time and money.


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HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (March 25, 2011) – In today's techno-savvy world, students without home computers may miss out on educational opportunities. That spurred Tidewater Community College's Computer Club to launch the Computers for Student Success program – now celebrating more than 300 PC giveaways to needy students.
"We saw the need and we decided to meet it," says Gary Noah, the club's faculty advisor and professor of information systems technology at the college. "The program also gives our members the opportunity to hone technical skills, while giving something back."
Dena Jordan received a newly refurbished computer.
Since its start in December 2009, the Computer Club has refurbished over 300 home computers, all donated to the group for this purpose. More than 30 club members work diligently to clean and repair systems, and teach recipients how to use and care for them. The 200th computer recipient, Dena Jordan, says, "This computer is a blessing to my entire household and it has allowed me to stay connected to classmates and complete assignments. I can also check on my children's grades and help them with homework."
Gary Noah (right) shows a student the ins and outs of his computer.
Sentara Healthcare has been a big contributor to this success, donating 300 personal computers and 150 monitors to the program. "Helping students in the Computer Club increase skills, while providing a large number of students with computers is a win-win for everyone involved," notes Deb Rhodes, the Sentara employee who linked her company with this TCC program.
"There are so many benefits to donating computers," adds Fred Fowler, IT technical manager with Sentara. "It's better for the environment to keep these items out of landfills, and it saves disposal fees and serves as a tax deduction."
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Grand Prairie of Macomb – a BMA affordable assisted living community – invites area residents to an Aug. 28 purse premiere for the McDonough County United Way's "Power of the Purse" fundraiser. The premiere, which will take place from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Grand Prairie, will allow people to get their first glimpse of the purses that will be auctioned off during the fourth annual charity event on Sept. 14.
The community, which is located at 1307 Meadowlark Lane in Macomb, Illinois, serves older adults who need some help to maintain their independence.
"Come tour Grand Prairie and get a sneak peak of the purse collection that will be auctioned off next month," said Kayla Daudelin, Director of Marketing for Grand Prairie of Macomb. "This is a fun event for a great cause. You don't want to miss our premiere."
Signature drinks and hors d'oeuvres will be served.
Free massages will be offered, and the first 50 guests will receive a gift.
Visit the United Way website for details about the purse fundraiser.
For more information about the purse premiere or Grand Prairie, call 309-833-5000.
Grand Prairie recently was recognized as one of the Top 20 assisted living communities in Illinois by Assisted Living Today for providing trustworthy and competent care and fostering the independence and individuality of residents.
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Try these soups to bring feel of fall inside
Stores are loaded with Halloween displays and menus are filled with pumpkin-flavored everything.
Fall is here whether our Florida weather feels like it or not.
Even without a nip in the air, you've got to be getting tired of summer grilling. If you're looking for something new to put on the table, crank up the air-conditioning, pretend your up north or just be thankful for the slightly cooler fall breezes blowing through and give these soups a try.
Start to finish: 45 minutes
Servings: 4 mains or 8 starters
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
3/4 pound Canadian bacon, chopped
1 medium yellow onion, sliced (about 1 cup)
2 pounds fresh broccoli (4 cups small florets set aside, the rest, including the stalks, trimmed of tough skin and coarsely chopped)
1 small Yukon gold potato (about 6 ounces), scrubbed and thinly sliced
5 cups low-sodium chicken broth
Kosher salt and ground black pepper
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, or to taste
2 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, coarsely grated
1 Heat the oven to 450 degrees.
2 In a large saucepan over medium, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil. Add the bacon and cook, stirring, for 6 to 8 minutes, or until slightly golden. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the bacon to a bowl and set aside.
3 Reduce the heat to medium-low. Add another tablespoon of the oil and the onion to the pan, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is softened. Add the coarsely chopped broccoli (not the florets), potato and chicken broth. Bring the broth to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, partially covered, for 20 minutes, stirring every so often, or until the broccoli and potatoes are very tender.
4 Meanwhile, on a rimmed baking sheet toss the florets with the remaining 2 teaspoons oil. Season with salt and pepper, then spread in an even layer. Roast in the top third of the oven for 5 minutes, or until lightly caramelized.
5 When the vegetables in the soup are tender, transfer the soup to a blender and puree, in batches, until smooth. Be careful and only fill the blender a third full each time.
6 Return the soup to the saucepan, along with the roasted broccoli florets and the Canadian bacon. Add the lemon juice, then season with salt and pepper. Add water, if necessary, to achieve the desired texture. Ladle the soup into 4 shallow soup bowls and top each portion with some of the cheddar.
Nutrition information per main course serving: 410 calories; 200 calories from fat (49 percent of total calories); 22 g fat (6 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 60 mg cholesterol; 25 g carbohydrate; 8 g fiber; 2 g sugar; 31 g protein; 1680 mg sodium
— Sara Moulton
Start to finish: 45 minutes
Servings: 6
4 ounces bacon, diced
1 medium yellow onion, diced
1 medium leek, white part only, diced
2 medium carrots, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
12-ounce bottle ale
Pinch of cayenne
1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
1 cup milk
1 pound very sharp cheddar, grated
Salt and ground black pepper
1 cup broken pretzels
1 In a large deep pot, such as a Dutch oven, cook the bacon over medium heat until crispy and browned, about 6 to 8 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to a paper towel, leaving the drippings in the pot.
2 Add the onion, leek, carrots and celery to the pot. Increase heat to medium-high and saute the vegetables until browned, about 10 minutes. Add the flour and stir to coat the vegetables. Stir in the Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard, ale and cayenne. Stir continuously while returning to a simmer.
3 Add the chicken broth and milk and mix well. Return to a simmer, then cover and lower the heat to medium. Cook until the vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes.
4 Working in batches, transfer the mixture to a blender and puree until smooth. Return the soup to the pot over low heat, then stir in the cheese, a little at a time. Do not allow the soup to boil. Season with salt and black pepper. Ladle into crocks or bowls and serve topped with broken pretzels.
Nutrition information per serving: 500 calories; 300 calories from fat (60 percent of total calories); 34 g fat (17 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 95 mg cholesterol; 24 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber; 6 g sugar; 25 g protein; 940 mg sodium
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Serb Central Bank Urges Government to Take Measures on Inflation
Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Serbia's government must adopt a medium-term framework for regulated prices and allow only moderate public wage and pension increases to slow inflation and ensure macroeconomic stability, the central bank said.
The inflation rate reached 12.2 percent in December, more than double the upper end of the central bank's target band of 2.5 percent and 5.5 percent, the Belgrade-based Narodna Banka Srbije said in a letter to Prime Minister Ivica Dacic, published on its website today.
Considering "the nature of current inflationary pressures" is determined by food-cost instability, the government should take immediate measures to stabilize the market and lower the volatility of food prices, according to the letter, signed by Governor Jorgovanka Tabakovic.
It's "exceptionally important" that the government determines a medium-term framework for regulated price adjustments, as well as maintaining planned public wage and pension policies to make the monetary policy "more efficient," she said in the letter.
The central bank expects inflation to start slowing from the second quarter of this year and return to the target of 4 percent plus or minus 1.5 percentage points by the end of 2013.
The National Bank of Serbia, which has raised borrowing costs seven times since last June by a total of 200 basis points to 11.5 percent, said the "full effects of monetary- policy measures on inflation have yet to manifest" and we will "assess in the coming period whether any additional monetary policy tightening is required to ensure the return of inflation to the target in the medium-term."
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LALR(1) parser JavaLex and JavaCup:
LL(k) parser JavaCC:
LALR(1) parser SableCC from McGill U.
is generously made available under GNU license.
Java Obfuscators replace the original class, field and methods names
in the bytecode with meaningless strings. Second generation obfuscators
are now appearing that also obfuscate the control flow and encrypt
String literals. People use obfuscators on their applets if they want to
hide their code from others. Generally, you wouldn't do this with
software that you put on your website for others to enjoy. It runs
counter to the "open source" philosophy of learning from other's code
and allowing them to learn from yours.
Zelix KlassMaster is a commercially supported obfuscator. It has a
free evaluation version at
Another commercially supported obfuscator, with a downloadable
free trial is at
There are also some free works from students and others.
Some people have reported problems using these with JDK 1.1.
Obfuscators are intended to foil decompilers. Decompilers translate byte
code back into Java source code. Mocha was the first and most well known
of the decompilers; it's no longer supported. There is a decompiler
(written in C++) at
There's a very good Java Code Engineering and Reverse Engineering FAQ page
Use the jar-tool from JDK1.1(.1):
creates a compressed archive. And watch out -- the order of
the options ("cvf") determine the order of the arguments!
creates it fullsize (uncompressed) (note the 'O'-option used for JDK1.0.2)
On Unix you can also use:
Info-ZIP home page:
Latest source code:
Netscape's command line version of its JAR packager and signing tool is
called "zigbert". They also have a signing tool with GUI written in Java.
More info
If you zip your .class files for JDK 1.0.2 (for 1.1 you'll use a Jar):
zip -r0 classes.zip <directories>
From JDK 1.1 on, an example of the applet tag used with a jar file is
<APPLET ARCHIVE=myfile.jar
These lines will use an applet called myapplet that can be found in the
jarfile myfile.jar. An example applet tag of a jar file used to hold
classes in packages is
<APPLET ARCHIVE="myclasses.jar"
You can supply several jar filenames in a comma-separated list. Jar files
are in compressed PKZIP format.
Compiling into native code destroys portability, which is one of
the main benefits of Java.
If you want to create a native executable because you wanted
to make it easy to distribute and use programs,
consider a Jar file instead.
Some companies make products that do this. See the webpages for
and Tower Technology
The first three are targeted to Microsoft
Windows. Tower Technology supports several flavors of
Also, there is a native compiler from IBM, known as the HPJ (High
Performance Java) compiler. One user has reported that it created a 2Mb
executable from a 12K java file, and did not run any faster.
See also Instantiations JOVE
the paper about the Toba project
Network World, "Vendors Rush To Speed Java Performance", Feb 9 1998, at
Compiling to native code takes away the most significant benefit
of Java technology:
portability of executables. Further, if you want your Java DLL (or .exe)
to interact with C++, you'll have to specify which specific C++ compiler
and/or actually compile some sort of linkage via the appropriate C++
compiler. C++ does not have a standard ABI, so there is a big problem
with interoperability. Every C++ compiler uses a different object model, a
different way of laying out class members, and a different way of
"mangling" names for the linker.
C is much simpler. The only question here is how structures are "packed"
(i.e., are integers aligned on four-byte bounds?). All the C++ compilers
can interact with C code, thanks to 'extern "C"' declarations.
Consider carefully why you want to compile to a native executable, and
whether there is a Java way to accomplish your goal. There may be a good
reason for compiling to native code, but it needs to be thought through.
java -prof MyClass
sort -r +82 <java.prof > java.sort
JDK 1.2 comes with some limited profiling capability built-in.
Depending on your needs, it may be all that you need.
Execute the following to get a short summary of what you can do:
java -Xrunhprof:help
Netscape is unable to find the file or directory named:
References to the JDK classes assume that all generated html files are in
the same directory and, in fact, that all files for all classes referenced
are generated at the same time. There is no way to generate files
incrementally and have them all reference each other, as you would like.
As long as you have source for everything involved (including the JDK and
all third-party classes), you can list all of your packages and all of the
others on the javadoc command line and generate the whole set at once, but
it is burdensome. Of course, if you receive any libraries as .class files,
even this workaround will not suffice.
Also javadoc will not generate the image files - you need to get them from
the images directory under the JDK API documentation files. You can just
copy the entire directory into your own doc directory. javadoc is a very
nice concept, with a few implementation flaws.
The first way is
Another way is
where "tip.java" is a class "at the tip of the iceberg", i.e. that
depends on (uses) all the other classes. Typically, this may be your main
class. However, "-depend" is known to be buggy and cannot be relied
upon. It also doesn't issue compile commands in parallel to make use of
multi-processor systems.
Without the "-depend" option, the standard "javac files" doesn't look
beyond the immediately adjacent dependencies to find classes lower down
the hierarchy where the source has changed.
The -depend options searches recursively for depending classes and
recompiles it. This option doesn't help when you have dynamically loaded
classes whose names cannot be determined by the compiler from the
dependency graph. E.g. you use something like
The author of the code using those classes should make sure that those
classes are mentioned in a Makefile.
Your program is not able to find your shared library or DLL.
On Microsoft Windows 95/NT, make sure that the DLL
exists in a path that is included
within the PATH environment variable. (This need is true for both standard
(untrusted) applications and trusted applets. At least, if you use the Java
Plug-in to give yourself standard Java inside a browser).
On Solaris, make sure that the environment variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH
includes the path of your shared library.
Note that jdb looks for libraries with "_g" appended to their names.
Thus, if you intend to use jdb on an application
that invokes native methods, you must ensure that the appropriately
named libraries are in jdb's path. The "debug" nm libraries can
simply be renamed copies of the nondebug libraries.
For example, if your app invokes native methods in a library
named mynm.dll (on Microsoft Windows) or mynm.so (on Solaris),
make a copy in the
same directory and name it mynm_g.dll or mynm_g.so.
It's a known bug in the JDK 1.1.4. The code is:
public class MyDialog {
void Setup() {
addWindowListener( new WindowAdapter() {
public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
myCloseWindow(); }
); // anon inner class
private void myCloseWindow() { // private outer method
This code sends javac into an infinite loop. The workaround is to make the
private method non-private, or to make the inner class a named class.
Sun put a workaround in the compiler to
silently set the field to package access.
There have been three Java Development Kit releases from Sun so far,
plus a number of
bugfix (dot-dot) releases. The releases are:
They are functionally equivalent, with minor differences in the handling of
default classpath and options supported. To reduce confusion, the jre
command was removed in JDK 1.2. Instead there is a "java" command in
both bin and jre/bin.
jre.exe is the java launcher that comes with the Java Runtime
Environment. It ignores the CLASSPATH environment
setting in favor of its own internally generated default and whatever is
supplied on the cmd line using -cp or -classpath. It's intended to be a bit
simpler for those who are only ever running programs, not developing
java.exe is the launcher that comes with the JDK. It uses
the CLASSPATH environment setting as a starting point and then tacks on its
own internally generated entries.
They both serve the same purpose and that's to start a Java VM, have it run
a Java technology-based
application, then terminate. The source for jre.exe is provided in
the JDK. The source to java.exe is provided only in the JDK Source
Some popular IDEs include:
The command that works in both JDK 1.1.6 on, and JDK 1.2/2 is
java -Djava.compiler=NONE ...
javac writes errors to stderr,
The problem is that DOS doesn't allow stderr to be redirected
(as command.com is very poor software). So you
have to use a special error redirection mechanism in the compiler:
javac -J-Djavac.pipe.output=true myfile.java > errors.txt
In JDK 1.2, you can use:
javac -Xstdout
You typically use this when a compilation produces a lot of error messages,
and they scroll off the DOS window before you can read them.
you can get a scollbar to appear on a DOS window by changing the properties
with the "Layout" tab. Change the Screen Buffer Size Height: to some
multiple > 1 of the Window Size Height. E.g. use a buffer height of 100 and
screen height of 25 (the default). This will give you three buffers of
scroll "history."
The DOS limitation is improved in NT, where you can write
javac myfile.java 2> errors.dat
For tools that reformat code, try:
For tools that print code neatly, try:
Some Unix utilities work adequately:


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CUMBERLAND - Lucille Dianna (Gasse) Smith, 76, formerly of Canning Street, passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2011 in the Orchard View Nursing Home, East Providence. She was the wife of Gerald Dusablon.
Born in Central Falls, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Eva (Lepire) Gasse. She resided in Providence for the past five years, previously residing in Cumberland.
Mrs. Smith was employed as a Navy Line Worker for Texas Instruments for over 15 years until her retirement.
Mrs. Smith was a member of the Civil Air Patrol.
Besides her husband, leaves three sons, James Smith of Pawtucket, Michael Smith of Central Falls and David Smith; one daughter, Susan Departhy of Crossville, TN; one sister, Connie Johnson of Attleboro; six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and three nieces and nephews.
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Northern Arizona residents now have access to local, fulltime heart rhythm disorder care at FMC
April 23, 2013
Northern Arizona residents no longer need to travel to receive specialized care for heart rhythm abnormalities. Flagstaff Medical Center and its cardiology practice, the Heart & Vascular Center of Northern Arizona, recently added cardiac electrophysiology services to better serve its patients. Lynn Otto, M.D., electrophysiologist, is the only local, fulltime heart rhythm specialist in the region.
To support Dr. Otto, Flagstaff Medical Center recently opened a new electrophysiology (EP) cardiac lab. The state-of-the-art lab is the only one in Northern Arizona. The highly advanced equipment is designed to diagnose and treat complex heart rhythm disorders including abnormal rhythms of the upper part of the heart such as atrial fibrillation and supraventricular tachycardia; and potentially dangerous rhythms of the lower part of the heart such as ventricular tachycardia and cardiac arrest; and placement of automatic implantable cardio-defibrillators and pacemakers.
"Electrophysiology is one of the fastest growing fields in cardiovascular care and FMC and The Heart & Vascular Center are the only facilities in Northern Arizona to offer this progressive specialty on a full-time basis," said Steve Lewis, M.D., FMC Chief Medical Officer. "We are honored to have Dr. Otto as part of our team of cardiovascular specialists. By expanding our services to include a heart rhythm specialist, we are continuing to ensure Northern Arizona residents have access to comprehensive, quality cardiovascular care close to home."
As a board-certified cardiologist and electrophysiologist, Dr. Otto specializes in the electrical activities of the heart including diagnosing and treating irregular heart rhythms and implanting and managing heart devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators. Before moving to Northern Arizona, she worked in cardiology outreach in Montana and Wyoming and as the medical director of the Heart Failure Disease Management Program in Billings, Mont.
Dr. Otto earned her medical degree from University of Utah Medical School and completed her internship in internal medicine at Good Samaritan Hospital. She completed a physician residency program in internal medicine at the University of Utah. To specialize in electrophysiology, Dr. Otto completed two additional years of fellowship training in cardiology and electrophysiology at the University of Colorado in 1998.
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