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David Syvertsen gives us his run down of how the best rookies faired this past weekend, position-by-position.QB: None.
RB: Javon Ringer – Tennessee Titans
One advantage to losing a game 59-0 is the opportunity to let your young guys play in a situation where true heart and determination comes out. Being down by so many points, on the road, in the middle of a snow storm is not the easiest environment for a player to buckle up the chin strap and give forth with a strong effort. Ringer received the bulk of the late game carries and despite little to no room in front of him, he put his head down and ran. He had a run of 32 yards in the fourth quarter in which he diagnosed the lane, burst through it, and broke an open field tackle. While he won't be getting a ton of carries with Chris Johnson and Lendale White in front of him, Ringer is showing he has the ability to make the plays in this league should an injury occur to one of those two backs.
Honorable Mention: Knowshon Moreno – Denver Broncos
WR: Hakeem Nicks – New York Giants
There was very little to be happy about in when it came to the Giants loss in New Orleans. The lone bright spot was the playmaking ability that Hakeem Nicks showed in a very dangerous New York passing attack. The wide receiver position for the Giants is without a true ace, or number one guy, but there is more talent there than most know. It is a very crowded spot for a rookie to step in to but Nicks is proving he may be the team's best option as the weeks go on. He caught 5 passes for 114 yards which included a 37 yard touchdown and 58 yard reception in which he showed some outstanding open field speed. While he may not impress with a sub 4.4 forty time, Nicks is displaying the kind of game speed that could make him a big time force in New York. He is getting behind the defensive backs on deep routes consistently and is running away from defenders when he gets the ball in his hands. He is a versatile threat that can put points on the board in a variety of ways and the Giants are bringing him along nicely.
Honorable Mention: Sammie Stroughter – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
TE: Shawn Nelson – Buffalo Bills
Nelson really looks like a wide receiver playing the tight end position when you consider his athleticism. He gets off the line with such ease and his breaks in routes seem so effortless. He hauled in two catches, one of which was a poorly thrown ball by Ryan Fitzpatrick in which Nelson had to adjust to make a fantastic reception for 25 yards. He is light on his feet and runs in space with great balance, getting the most out of every step. He was drawing a lot of attention from linebackers and safeties as the matchup problems he proposes are significant. While he lacks the push as a run blocker, his technique has come a long way and with a year or two of NFL weight training, Nelson could evolve into one of the top tight ends in the league very fast.
OL: Jamon Meredith – Buffalo Bills
After being cut by the Green Bay Packers, a team in need of as much offensive line help as any in the league, the 2009 season was not looking too bright for Meredith. However he made his first start in New York against one of the league's most difficult front sevens to block and performed better than every first day pick offensive lineman. His athleticism had already been there but the technique coming into the NFL was not game ready just a couple months ago. On Sunday, Meredith constantly got his hands inside while maintaining proper position with his feet. Despite the complex blitz packages thrown his way, Meredith was part of an offensive line performance that allowed just one sack on the day.
Honorable Mention: Eugene Monroe – Jacksonville Jaguars
DL: Terrance Knighton – Jacksonville Jaguars
When evaluating a defensive tackle, the last thing I look at is the box score. The impact a good player can have in the trenches does not translate to the stat sheet and Knighton's performance on Sunday against the Rams is a prime example. While he finished with just one tackle, the role he had in holding Steve Jackson to just 50 yards on 17 carries was enormous. He consistently won the initial punch battle, pushing blockers into the backfield which forced Jackson to adjust his running lanes prior to reaching to point where he looked to make a cut. The players around Knighton are benefitting from his ability to demand those double teams and anytime a player has that kind of presence in the middle, everyone becomes a better player.
Honorable Mention: Myron Pryor – New England Patriots
LB: Brian Cushing – Houston Texans
Playing in Cincinnati against one of the toughest backs of the 2009 season in Cedric Benson, Brian Cushing led the Houston defensive surge. His presence in the box was consistent all day as he was shedding blocks and putting himself into position. His struggles at USC to keep an open shoulder while engaged with a blocker carried over into his early NFL career, but the improvement in that area was blatant on Sunday. He finished the run stuffing performance with 9 tackles to go along with two forced fumbles and an interception. Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer tried to lead yet another performance filled with late game heroics but Cushing stepped it up when the team needed him most, forcing two turnovers in the fourth quarter.
Honorable Mention: Clay Matthews – Green Bay Packers
CB: Derek Cox – Jacksonville Jaguars
One of the most vital aspects to a cornerback's game is the ability to have a short memory. All of them get burned here and there, but the good ones forget about it and don't let it impact their game from there on. Cox was beat on the first drive on the game for a 17 yard touchdown by Donnie Avery, but he played his best football of the young season following that drive. He played with a physical presence all afternoon and seems to be catching on fast when it comes to diagnosing routes and passing lanes. His footwork in comparison to where it was week one against the Colts is almost black and white, and the sky is the limit for him as he shows flashes of Rashean Mathis in that Cover 2 scheme.
Honorable Mention: Darius Butler – New England Patriots
S: Jairus Byrd – Buffalo Bills
Jairus Byrd had one job on Sunday. Provide over the top help against the Jets newest downfield threat Braylon Edwards. How did he fare? Two interceptions that helped pave the way for the Buffalo Bills gutsy win in the Meadowlands. The ball skills that Byrd displayed in college (17 career interceptions) as a cornerback were reason enough to get him on the field early this season for the stingy Buffalo defense. While he is still learning to play the free safety position, it is not difficult to notice his tremendous nose for the throwing lanes. He made quick breaks on the ball and was always around the ball when Mark Sanchez was attempting to get the ball to Edwards.
Honorable Mention: Victor Harris – Philadelphia Eagles


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BYDGOSZCZ, Poland - Usually running against each other for opposing high schools, today future Husky distance runners Katie Knight and Amy-Eloise Neale were competing for separate nations, but the two ran excellent races as usual at the IAAF World Junior Cross Country Championships contested in Poland.
Neale and Knight both posted top-30 individual finishes today in the field of 86 junior women's athletes from 15 nations. Competing for Great Britain where she was born, Neale (Glacier Peak HS) finished 21st overall as the No. 3 scorer for the UK squad, which took third in the team standings to earn bronze medals. Neale ran a very quick 19:34 over the six kilometer course.
Knight, the Spokane native and North Central High School product, was also the No. 3 finisher but for Team USA. She finished 28th overall in a time of 19:52 as the U.S. squad placed sixth. Knight qualified for Team USA with her fourth-place finish at the U.S. Junior Cross Country Championships last month in St. Louis.

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Johnny Knoxville wants his family to stop acting like jackasses to Bridget Moynahan. Or at least that's the gist of the "Jackass" star's next project.
Knoxville has agreed to star in the comedy "Hating Her" as a guy whose family can't stand the new girlfriend he's brought home for the holidays. Things get even trickier after the scorned gal calls in her sister (Selma Blair) for emotional support.
They'll be joined in "Hating Her" by Donald Sutherland ("The Dirty Dozen") and Maura Tierney ("Insomnia"). Thomas Bezucha ("Big Eden"), who wrote the script, will direct.
In December Knoxville finished work on the indie flick "Grand Theft Parsons," in which he stars as the road manager of late country legend Gram Parsons, who snatched the singer's corpse in an attempt to honor a pact between them (see "Johnny Knoxville At Home With Guerilla-Filmmaking Style Of His Latest Flick" ).
Blair, who was last seen alongside Jason Lee ("Mallrats") and Julia Stiles ("Save the Last Dance") in "A Guy Thing" (see "Selma Blair, Julia Stiles, Jason Lee Make Love Triangle In 'A Guy Thing' " ), will also be a part of the comic-book flick "Hellboy."
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A young multi-racial Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) woman, filmmaker Christen Hepuakoa Marquez, sets out to discover the meaning of her incredibly lengthy Hawaiian name from her estranged mother whose diagnosis as schizophrenic in the 80's caused their family separation. Christen discovers not only herself within the name, but gains a whole new perspective on the idea of sanity and how cultural differences can sometimes muddle its definition.
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A presentation of the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum and Lockheed Martin Corporation, in cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Filmed in space by the Astronauts.
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In the past, I've turned to various vices to get through big transitions. Not this time. Through the help of precious friends willing to hold me accountable, I've mostly avoided those. (Mostly, not completely. Let's just say that the new jeans I bought for my speaking engagement last week were a size bigger than my usual ones. So, maybe I've been eating like I did when I played water polo in college... you know, minus the working out part.)
(Can I still call it baby weight even if I wasn't in on the gestating?)
Anyway, the only answer I have is "give us this day our daily bread." Nowadays, to do lists are long enough to make me hyperventilate at the sight of them. I just count on God to guide me through figuring everything out one step at a time.
But, to be honest, I'm tired.
Actually, I'm not quite sure what the word is. Exhausted doesn't cut it. Neither does weary or beat or wiped out or any other word the thesaurus offers up.
When you ask how I do it, I fumble with my answer. I don't know. Most days, I don't think I'm doing it too well.
Here's what I do know:
Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.(Philippians 3:12-14)
I'll figure out how to get our oldest to and from school and still make sure our son gets play time while juggling three or four therapy appointments for Zoe each week, because it's worth it. (I said she would probably walk. I didn't say the process to get there would be easy.) I'll serve in Access Ministry, including kids with special needs in church, because it's worth it and because it's the outlet that keeps me sane in the midst of everything else. I'm not quite sure how to not lose all my friends in the process of everything else, but even if some friendships do fall apart for lack of attention, it's worth it.
In other words, I'm in a constant state of pressing on, because it's worth it.
But I'm still tired.
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Our desktop computer at home automatically shutdown whenever.. err.. I don't know the reason. Anyways, my brother went to the place, where there was someone who fix computers, and let them checkup our CPU. Then he saw someone rubbing an eraser (yes the eraser we use when we were 5) to the processor, and with curiosity, he try it in our broken CPU, and to my surprise, our computer now works!
Doe's rubbing an eraser to the processor fixes it, or at least helps in fixing our CPU? Is there any static or something that helps it fix it?


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This rainy weather hasn't done anyone any favors, including me. While I didn't face the tragic problems that some of the residents in the Fort Plain area did, I still found it necessary to cancel an early July vacation trip to Calgary, Alberta, Canada because, as bad as our rain has been hereabouts, the weather in Alberta was 10 times as bad and the flooding caused by the overflowing Bow River was tremendous.
According to one local resident, it was the worst he has seen in over 30 years. Even parts of the Trans-Canada Highway were closed because in areas it suffered washouts and was essentially impassable because of all the rain and damage. Local roads in that area also suffered, and it was well nigh impossible to get from Calgary to Banff, where my wife and I were to stay and which would have served as a "base of operations" during our trip.
When the road between the two communities was partially repaired and opened late last week, the drive became a seven-and-a-half hour one rather than the normal 90 minutes. I only saw the devastation on TV but it was considerable in Calgary and Banff and many surrounding communities, with lives lost and cars and homes washed away.
I even canceled a scheduled fishing trip for lakers and Rocky Mountain whitefish in Lake Minnewanka near Banff. To make a long story short, we held off canceling the trip to Alberta until the last possible moment, but when it was reported that a railroad trestle had partially collapsed near Calgary June 27 - with a train on it - we decided it was time. The parallels between their flood and ours here in the Mohawk Valley are almost surreal.
That trestle collapse was the clincher. We decided discretion was the better part of valor, so we canceled everything that day -- airlines, hotels, auto rentals and side trips. In addition, we might have experienced problems with leaving the area a week later because our air carrier ceased operations at the Calgary airport and there were no guarantees when it might be restored.
That's my "tale of woe" for today, though my personal role in it pales in comparison to what our Fort Plain citizens experienced. My experience with flooding was merely an inconvenience while theirs was tragic and heart-wrenching. There's little comparison between the two, but it does effectively illustrate the power of Mother Nature, in two places a continent apart.
Here's a reminder that the First Annual Adirondack Challenge will be July 21 in Indian Lake. Festivities include a 15-mile Flatwater Challenge Canoe Race, featuring over 100 competitors from across the United States and Canada; the Governor's Invitational Whitewater Race featuring state and local elected officials and other invited guests; and the Adirondack Challenge Festival, an all-day celebration in Indian Lake's Byron Park.
The festival will include live bands, a food area with NYS-made food and beverages, displays, kids' activities, crafts, a race awards ceremony, a wildlife demonstration and much more. What a great way to celebrate the Adirondacks in general and Hamilton County in particular.
There are plenty of other events going on this summer throughout the Adirondack Region. You can pick up a booklet describing many of them at any Adirondack region tourism center.
A few months back I told you about Horton Crossbows closing its doors rather suddenly. Now it's official: Ten Point Crossbow Technologies now owns Horton. More to follow when additional information becomes available.
For the past decade or so tick populations have increased substantially across the nation, including here in New York state. As a result, experts say we can expect to see more ticks in more places this year. So far, there have been some 98,500 confirmed cases of Lyme disease here in NYS since it became reportable in 1986.
The wet, rainy, warm weather we've been experiencing of late is ideal for deer ticks, as well as other ticks, so if you spend much time out of doors safeguard yourself and your pets against these disease-carrying critters. Follow the suggestions I've offered in this column recently. If you do contract Lyme disease, early treatment with antibiotics can bring about rapid and complete recovery. If left untreated however, the disease can result in severe health problems.


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OPI joins celebrity partner Gwen Stefani in announcing seven new limited edition nail lacquers for 2014, featuring standout color in breakthrough finishes. Highlights from the collection include a bold red lacquer that pays homage to Gwen's signature lipstick, a new semi-matte satin finish in shades of gold and black, and a mirrored chrome paired with a special base coat. Inspired by the 2013 Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute Gala that featured the theme "PUNK: CHAOS TO COUTURE," OPI Executive VP and Artistic Director Suzi Weiss-Fischmann decided to create a collection of lacquer celebrating the role of music as a major influence in fashion.
"With her expertise as a singer, songwriter and designer, who better to collaborate with than Gwen Stefani?" asks Weiss-Fischmann. " Known for her trademark red lips, bold eye makeup and nail art, Gwen uses beauty to accessorize her style." Gwen's signature red OPI hue – Over & Over A-Gwen – is available in a boxed set, which includes Swarovski black crystals and silver, gold and pewter studs in bar, square, diamond and circle shapes for creating unique nail designs, as well as nail glue for easy application.
"OPI wanted to create a collection as dramatic, diverse and glamorous as its namesake," adds Weiss-Fischmann. "With crème and glitter hues, new satin matte texture, a mirrored chrome and Swarovski elements, "Gwen Stefani by OPI presents the latests in pigments and finishes, while combing elements of haute couture and street fashion." Gwen Stefani by OPI nail lacquers contain no DBP, Toluene, or Formaldehyde, and feature OPI's exclusive ProWide™ Brush for the ultimate in application.
Since 2006, OPI has reformulated its entire line of Nail Lacquers, Nail Treatments, and Nail Hardeners to eliminate DBP (dibutyl phthalate) and Toluene.Formaldehyde has never been an ingredient in OPI Nail Lacquers or Nail Treatments. All the shades from the Gwen Stefani by OPI Collection is available in New York City at Sephora 597 5th Ave, New York, NY 10017.


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Absolute Legends drop NA team
After recently cheating in the Season 3 online qualifiers, the NA team for Absolute Legends has been dropped.
C.O.O of Absolute Legends, "Hammer" gave a message in the announcement denouncing the team's behaviour.
What transpired in the BO3 against Team Dynamic is completely unacceptable. We were excited about working with both RobertxLee and Zekent, and as you might have known we were in the process of signing additional players.Needless to say, recent events have led us to discontinue our affiliations with the team. aL as an organization had no knowledge that the cheating took place until the newspost on ggC, and we do not condone cheating in any way – regardless of which excuses there might be.I think it's safe to say that most people wouldn't expect this from them, but nevertheless it happened. We wish every single player the best for their future.
And former aL player, "ROBERTxLEE" was apologetic about the incident.
Just wanted to say sorry for disappointing our fans and most importantly Absolute Legends. We got caught up in the heat in the moment and it impaired our judgment to make such a stupid decision. Hopefully, we can clear things and one day play for Absolute Legends again. Until then, I wish them the best of luck in the future.
Overall, a sad end to a sad incident, made even worse (Or funnier depending on your perspective) by the fact that aL lost their best of 3 game anyway.
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Our weather on the first day of April won't be a joke, with warm temperatures and plenty of sunshine.
A weak wave of upper level energy will probably contribute to some cloudiness Thursday morning. As that little feature exits the region we should find ourselves under mostly sunny skies by midday. The good dose of sunshine and warm south winds at 10-20 mph should push afternoon highs into the upper 70s to near 80 degrees.
Friday doesn't look much different than Thursday, that is until late in the day. Head into the evening hours we can expect increasing clouds ahead of a vigorous upper level trough pushing into the central plains.
A developing area of surface low pressure is forecast to lift northeast Friday night. We could see a few showers or thunderstorms overnight, but the better chance for wet weather will hold off until Saturday.
As the low continues its trek to the northeast it will bring a cold front through the region during the day Saturday. With this feature showers and some thunderstorms are likely. Depending on the timing of the front our high temperatures on Saturday may come in the morning.
We should dry out, but be cooler for most of Easter Sunday. By Sunday evening there is a small chance for a few isolated showers.
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>Brookings Oregon News, Sports, & Weather | The Curry Coastal Pilot
The following information is taken from the daily logs (http://justice.co.curry.or.us/arrestlog.pdf) of local law enforcement agencies. Charges listed are preliminary and are made at the discretion of the arresting officer or agency. Charges may be amended or dropped at the discretion of the district attorney or courts.
Friday, Aug. 30
Nicolas Andrew Copeland-Hiseley, 29, of Brookings, unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle, property hit and run, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, reckless driving and recklessly endangering; bail set at $120,000.
Adam Ray Sullivan, 33, of Langlois, first-degree theft by receiving a stolen firearm; bail set at $25,000.
Paul Eugene Kingsbury, 73, of Gold Beach, for driving under the influence of intoxicants; bail set at $10,000.
Zeke Joseph Young, 24, of Gold Beach, for first-degree burglary; bail set at $100,000.
Saturday, Aug. 31
Jesse Ryan Vanhorne, 31, of Brookings, for fourth-degree domestic assault and strangulation; bail set at $50,000.
Sunday, Sept. 1
Brandon Allen Koser, 29, of Myrtle Point, for violating a restraining order; bail set at $7,500.
Monday, Sept. 2
David Carmelo Scoma, 47, of Brookings, for probation violation and resisting arrest; bail set at $45,000.
Brian Ray Damron, 36, of Gold Beach, for second-degree disorderly conduct; bail set at $5,000.
Preston James Sweaney, 22, of Brookings, for menacing, second-degree disorderly conduct and second-degree criminal trespassing; bail set at $17,500.
Stephanie Barbara Ann Sanborn, 64, of Brookings, for second-degree disorderly conduct; bail set at $5,000.


text: Northern Illinois University running back Akeem Daniels, who had a couple electrifying plays last year, has had a pretty solid spring camp. Daniels is more comfortable this year having made the move from wide receiver to running back. He had another good day yesterday, as Ryan Wood of the Daily Chronicle writes in yesterday's blog.


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China Data Becomes Even Less Reliable
We have long complained about unreliable Chinese data. Over the weekend, we got a new reason to doubt the numbers being produced in the Middle Kingdom.
China suspended the industry-specific data it reports in its monthly PMI report. As Bloomberg reported, the most recent report excluded data on export orders, imports and finished-goods inventories. At the time of the report, the government didn't offer any reason for why it was excluded. Late last week, an official said vaguely that there was essentially too much information to digest quickly.
One close China watcher offered up a different reason.
"China has announced for about two years its intention is to shift gears to change its economy to one based on domestic consumption from one based on exports," Robert Hardy wrote in his Geostrat newsletter, "but in the interim it is finding this shift tough going."
The sudden exclusion of key economic data, Hardy said, is tied in with China's attempts to use "blunt instruments" to squeeze the excesses from its shadow-banking sector, which has fueled much of the overcapacity in the economy that the government is trying to squeeze. The recent cash crunch in China was the result of the blunt force of government pressure.
"Beijing is using blunt economic measures to kill expanding credit in the shadow banking system," Hardy wrote, "at the local government level and to resolve the problem of overcapacity in a number of its sectors; with seemingly little regard for the consequences."
All of this is leading to a growing consensus that China's second-quarter GDP will come in around 7.5%, as exports are struggling amid a global slowdown, especially in Europe, a key trading partner for China.
Questions have dogged the data coming out of China for years (here's an illustrative take on it in the LA Times from 2005). We noted back in March that the export data appeared far out of whack with numbers being reported from China's trading partners. The upshot of all this, and it's not much of one, is that it's going to be even harder for outsiders to discern exactly what's going on in China.
"China's shaky economic reports," Hardy said, "will become even more untrustworthy."


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More on Batch Processing in BPEL
By Antony Reynolds-Oracle on Jun 11, 2008
More on Batch Processing in BPELI was asked a follow up question recently on my entry about batch processing in BPEL. The individual had implemented a BPEL process similar to the one shown below.
A Use CaseThe process needs to refresh the corporate phone book. It does this by reading a file with the new phone details, deleting the old phone details from a database and then inserting the new phone details into the database.
A file is read into the process via ReceivePhoneBook activity. The ClearPhoneBook activity uses custom SQL to truncate the phonebook table. Finally after transforming the file format to database format the new phone details are inserted into the table using the InsertIntoPhoneBookActivity to insert multiple records into the table in a single call.
A Fly in the OintmentThis process works fine as long as all the records are received in a single message. If they are received in multiple messages then not all the records will be written as multiple processes will receive part of the input file, but all the processes will truncate the table, resulting in the possibility of some records being inserted by one process and deleted by another process that starts a little later. This is illustrated in the diagram below which shows three processes each processing a portion of the file.
Note that records 1-10 are written to the database at the same time as the table is truncated by the process receiving records 11-20, leaving the possibility that the write will complete only to be overridden by the truncate. If records 1-10 are not overwritten by the second process they will definitely be overwritten by the third process which only starts truncating the table after records 1-10 have been inserted into the table.
A SolutionWhat we need to do is to separate the deletion of the existing data from the insertion of the new data. We can do this by moving the truncation of the table (deleting the existing data) into a separate BPEL process. Such a process is shown below.
For this to work we need to know when a new file starts to be loaded so that this process can be invoked before any record processing is performed. Now there are lots of complicated ways that we could do this with singleton processes to maintain state and complex logic to make sure it all works. Or we could use a newish feature of the BPEL process manager (introduced in 10.1.3.3 I believe) to get it to invoke our process.
Batch ManagerIn the previous discussion I ignored the partner link that initiates the record deletion process. This partner link implements the Batch Manager interface as specified in $ORACLE_HOME/bpel/system/xmllib/jca/BatchManager.wsdl. To create the above process first create a new empty BPEL process and then in the services stream right click and select new partner link. Click on the icon to browse for files from the local file system and select the BatchManager.wsdl file and choose to implement the BatchManagerInterfaceRole (i.e. choose this as "My Role" ). This is the interface used by BPEL Process Manager to notify a process that a file has started to be read. There are several methods available to receive different notifications
- onBatchReadStart - tells when a file is started to be read
- onBatchReadComplete - tells when a file has finished being read
- onBatchReadFailure - tells when a record or records cannot be processed by the adapter framework
Who to Tell?How does the BPEL Process Manager know to call the notification process? The answer is that it is configured as an activation agent property in the bpel.xml file of the process receiving the records from the file adapter. To set up the notification it is necessary to add the following property tag to the bpel.xml at XPath location BPELSuitcase/BPELProcess/activationAgents/activationAgent :
- <property name="batchNotificationHandler">bpel://default|FileNotificationProcess</property>
Final StepsWith notification configured we now need to modify our BPEL process to not truncate the table because this is being done via a separate process. We also need to add a delay to the process to avoid race conditions that could cause records to be inserted into the database before the database has been truncated. The modified process is shown below, complete with a 30 second delay to avoid problems with multiple processes being invoked at the same time.
A Worked ExampleI have created a sample to let you explore how all this works. To set it up do the following.
- Download the project files in FileManipulation.zip.
- Unzip FileManipulation.zip - this will create a FileManipulation directory with 3 sub-directories and a JDev 10.1.3.3 workspace
- Open the workspace FileManipulation.jws in JDev 10.1.3.3
- Create the following directories or modify the file adapter partner links in BigBatchProcess1.0 and BigBatchProcess1.1
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database "select count(*) from phonebook. There are 1000 records in
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You said the apartment is high density right? So I am going to assume solid concrete construction? The noise control in these things is pretty good. I practice, daily, just under where I would need to wear ear plugs to be comfortable, I can rock out, and never get complaints. I need earplugs a little sooner than some likely due to a sensitivity incurred by some damage though. Sure the overall master is low, but I still get great tones out of it. There is a bit of a cusp for the tone, sort of a min volume but it is not very loud. You have to get over not feeling it obviously. Hell when I track I kick on the solo boost (and definitely need earplugs, I have it set specifically for tracking, mic captures better a bit louder) and got no complaints there either.
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Bachem was a noted sailplane designer, who became the Technical Director at the Fieseler aircraft company, where in 1935 he was co-designer of the famous short-takeoff-and-landing Fi-156 Storch light aircraft. While at Fieseler he was asked to elaborate a von Braun design for a vertical-takeoff rocket interceptor. The resulting Fi-166, an enormous twin-turbojet aircraft launched vertically by a 10-tonne rocket booster, was not considered realistic by the government.
Bachem founded Bachem Werke GmbH on 10 February 1942. The company initially constructed spare parts for piston engine aircraft. In response to the devestating Allied bombing campaign, in August 1944 Bachem submitted a totally revised concept for a simple, wooden, expendable, manned rocket interceptor to attack bomber formations. In September Bachem received a contract for fifteen experimental Natter BP 20 aircraft. Some flight tests were accomplished, including a fatal manned vertical launch, but the rocketplane did not see action before the end of the war.
After the war, Bachem settled in Bad Waldsee. His neighbor was Erwin Hymer, who was designing a new camping caravan for the post-war German vacationer. Bachem was an enthusiastic camper who had already built his own designs before the war. Bachem worked together with Erwin in shaping the Hymer, Europe's most successful camping caravan. When production began in 1958, Bachem was put in charge of the marketing network, dubbed Eriba (=ERIch BAchem). Bachem passed away in 1960, just as the Eriba Hymer was gaining the success it would carry into the next century.
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First pictures of the Motorola Droid 2 World Edition for Verizon surface
We've heard of Verizon's plans to launch a World Edition Motorola Droid 2 before. There were even rumors that the vanilla Droid 2 might get discontinued once that hits the shelves.
A "World Edition" or "Global Roaming" phone is basically a dual-capability device that can work both on Verizon's CDMA network in the States and on GSM networks elsewhere, making roaming very easy for Verizon customers.
The Droid 2 World Edition doesn't seem to differ from its CDMA-only brother at all, aside from a new paint job and those dual radios inside.
At least that's what today's leaked photos of this upcoming device show:
Given the close resemblance to the original Droid 2, those rumors may just have it right – there would be no reason for the vanilla version to stick around once this puppy gets officially launched. Unless Verizon plan to charge a premium for the global roaming feature and price the Droid 2 World Edition at, say, $249 with a 2-year contract. That seems entirely plausible too at this point, but only when this thing is finally unveiled will we know for sure.
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You loved it as a kid (peanut butter and jelly) and crave wings as an adult so get the two combined at Jake Melnick's Corner Tap Wing Bash on Thursday, June 12th, 2014. The bash will also serve as an introduction of Jake's newest flavor and a childhood classic reinvented: PB&J wings.
From 6-8 p.m. in the newly renovated Keg Room and outdoor patio picnic tables, the bash includes live music and giveaways from Left Hand Brewing.
The new PB&J wing flavor features Thai peanut sauce with a chipotle raspberry jam. In addition to the new wing release, Jake's will be serving wings in eight different flavors.
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Data showing an increase in lung cancer cases in people using marketed inhaled insulin product, Exubera, spells more bad news for partners Pfizer and Nektar Therapeutics. Pfizer has been forced to update the label information for Exubera. Nektar, which has been looking for a commercialization partner since Pfizer washed its hands of marketing the treatment, has now decided to nix these efforts.
Nektar's stock plummeted by about 39% to open trading at $5.17. The firm says that it will cease all spending associated with the inhaled insulin program and will not incur any additional charges related to this event.
Mannkind, another company with an inhaled insulin treatment in Phase III, found its value slumped by over 50% to open the day at $2.90. Leerink Swan downgraded the stock from Market Perform to Outperform based on the Exubera news. Leerink Swann reports that it doesn't expect the company to be able to attract a partner and that there is a possibility that a clinical hold will be placed on the current late-stage study.
Pfizer has been conducting a review of data from the Exubera development program and a postmarketing study. Over the course of the clinical trials, six of the 4,740 Exubera-treated patients versus one of the 4,292 patients not taking Exubera developed lung cancer. Additionally, the postmarketing evaluation reports one lung cancer case for an Exubera-treated patient.
Pfizer has updated the label to reflect this information. The new label also states that all patients who developed lung cancer had a history of cigarette smoking and that there were too few cases to determine whether the development of lung cancer is related to the use of Exubera.
In October 2007, Pfizer said that it would stop marketing Exubera because sales were less than expected; the company had anticipated that the treatment would bring in around $2 billion in sales.
Since Pfizer's decision last year, Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly also terminated their inhaled insulin development programs.
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I just came from a meeting with the creators of the Virtual Museum of the Gulag. They were very interested in how the question of intended audience changes the kind of digital project you create. I shared my experiences with the Open Collections Program and how we initially designed the collections versus how they are designed now (for a different audience).
Coincidentally, my friend, Megan Hurst just released the latest issue of her journal, Glimpse, and it has a great article on the modification of Google Earth and Google Maps into Google Moon and Google Mars and how it is used by both scientists and the general public. The author, Dr. Ross A. Beyer says:
Although the primary audience for the Moon and Mars in Google Earth is the general public, we've added enough information to make this tool useful for scientists and engineers as well. I can't overstate how useful it is to be able to communicate via a shared, dynamic, interactive map.
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Yvonne Bezerra de Mello is an award-winning artist and human rights activist who has gained international recognition for her projects with street children in Rio de Janeiro. As the wife of a hotelier from a wealthy, traditional Brazilian family, Yvonne enjoyed the benefits of an extremely privileged lifestyle. In 1993, however, she was moved to take action by the execution of eight children by military police. Turning her back on luxuries and leisure, she founded the radical "Children of Light" project committed to the education and protection of abandoned street kids. She not only organizes and fund-raises for the undertaking, but also works actively every day with the kids in the streets and slums of Rio. Offering considerably more than just food and literacy, she nurses the many who have AIDS and encourages them to develop self-esteem by surrounding them with love. Astutely political, intelligent, courageous and infinitely energetic, de Mello is a charismatic and inspirational subject.
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HTC One S with 1.7GHz processor launched in India
Taiwan isn't the only country where the HTC One S comes with a different processor than in Europe and the US. The handset has been launched in India recently, and it has the same 1.7GHz dual-core Snapdragon S3 CPU used on the Taiwanese version – instead of the regular 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 unit.
That aside, the One S available to Indian customers has remained unchanged. It features Android 4.0 ICS, Sense 4 UI, a 4.3 inch qHD display, 8MP rear camera, 1GB of RAM, and 16GB of internal memory.
For the moment, you can buy the HTC One S in India either at Saholic, for 33,000 INR (about $590), or at Infibeam, for 36,157 INR (about $647).
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Dogs and cats get cancer just like humans. Cancer is one of the leading causes of disease in companion animals with 9% of all dogs diagnosed yearly with cancer and a similar number of cats. For comparison, every one out of two men will develop cancer and one out of every three women will develop cancer! However, some of the tumors found in companion animals are unique to their species whereas other types of tumors are similar between companion animals and humans.
The most common tumors of dogs and cats are lymphoma, mammary tumors, soft tissue sarcomas and mast cell tumors. Certain breeds of dogs are at higher risk of developing cancer such as Boxers, Golden Retrievers, Rottweilers and Bernese Mountain Dogs. However it is not possible to identify which dogs will develop cancer or definitively prevent cancer from developing in a dog.
Mammary cancer has been linked to not spaying (removing a dogs reproductive tract) in dogs and cats. Specifically, female dogs spayed early before their first estrus or heat cycle are seven times less likely to develop cancer than dogs spayed after their second or third heat cycle. European countries generally do not spay their pets however the incidence of mammary cancer in domestic pets within European countries is much higher than the US. Intact females are more likely to develop mammary cancer due to the influence of the sex hormones, estrogen and progesterone on cancer cell proliferation. Interestingly, mammary cancer occurs most frequently in cats and dogs but not in cows or horses suggesting that a carnivorous diet may have higher levels of environmental carcinogens or contain harmful hormones.
Lymphoma is a cancer of the white blood cells or lymphocytes in which the white blood cells proliferate at a higher rate than normal. Golden Retrievers are considered to be a breed with a higher risk of developing lymphoma however older dogs of any age and breed can be affected. Lymphoma develops where lymphoid tissue is normally present mainly the lymph nodes, spleen, liver, gastrointestinal tract and bone marrow. Lymphoma that affects the lymph nodes is the most common form with involvement of the gastrointestinal tract the second most common form.
Cancer management is centered on the common armament of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy with immunotherapies available for very few cancers such as melanoma. The type of treatment used depends on the tumor type, the extent to which the tumor has spread locally and systemically as well as the animal's quality of life during and after treatment. However, treatment options for cancer in animals is very limited and sadly outdated.
New treatment options for cancer management are beginning to appear thanks to concerted efforts to conduct well ran clinical trials in animals. In 2009, the FDA approved the first drug specifically for canine cancer, Palladia to treat mast cell tumors that develop on the skin. Advanced treatment options such as CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System are also making their way into veterinary clinics. This treatment delivers beams of high dose radiation to tumors with extreme accuracy removing the need for invasive surgery and enables veterinarians to treat tumors that are not easily accessible and treat patients that may not be good surgery candidates.
Until a cure for cancer is found, the treatment and management of cancer in animals will continue to improve. Accordingly our knowledge of the disease and its causes will continue to expand. Comparative oncology programs and clinical trials in companion animals also provide opportunities to translate what is learned from treating cancer in dogs to cancer in humans.


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The Rowan University Alumni Association and Rowan University Foundation will host the 21st annual Brown and Gold Classic Golf Tournament on June 4 at the Atlantic City Country Club, 1 Leo Fraser Drive, Northfield.
While the 1 p.m. shotgun slot is sold out, there still are openings for 7:30 a.m. Proceeds will benefit the Harris and Collard Memorial Scholarship Funds at the university.
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The BLX Wireless Combo System from Shure joins world-class design and construction with simple and easy setup and operation, featuring dual wireless channels, QuickScan frequency selection and both the PGA31 performance headset microphone for general, speaking and performance use, and the PG58 professional quality vocal microphone capsule for lead and backup vocal performance applications. Legendary sound and performance, right out of the box.
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Obama's arrogant, condescending attitude towards the real threats that Israel faces is astounding. Also for him to refer to Benjamin Netanyahu as a "coward" (Netanyahu was a commando leader while Obama was a coke snorting undergrad) tells me that Obama is mentally unstable.
by Seth Mandel
The headline writers at Bloomberg knew exactly which part of Jeffrey Goldberg's column would prove juiciest to those perusing the web today: "Obama: 'Israel Doesn't Know What Its Best Interests Are'". The quote from the president will bother Israel's defenders for the same reason Obama is usually able to push their buttons: Obama's lack of knowledge about Jewish history, his decision to take potshots at the Likud party as a way to win over those hostile to the Jewish state during the 2008 election, and his refusal to learn basic facts about issues before throwing temper tantrums about them make him among the least credible public officials on the issue of what is in Israel's best interests.
Goldberg's access to Obama's inner circle has made him an excellent source on the Obama administration's perspective on Israel, though stories like this don't exactly paint the president in a particularly positive light–especially the president's belief that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a "coward." But childish name-calling aside, the president, according to the column, seems to have given up on Netanyahu. He can't muster outrage at Israeli actions that elicit rage from leftist activists and cartoonishly biased and inaccurate "news" stories. (The New York Times deserves special mention here for publishing an article on the E-1 corridor around Jerusalem and then publishing a "correction" noting that the entire premise of the article was wrong, having since consulted a map.) [……..]
For example, Obama thinks the only thing that can save Israel long-term is a negotiated settlement over a two-state solution with the Palestinians. But as everyone knows, Obama was the one who pulled the Palestinians away from the negotiating table. Thus, it seems Obama knows what's in Israel's best interests and acted against those interests anyway. […….] Additionally, Goldberg writes:
And if Israel, a small state in an inhospitable region, becomes more of a pariah — one that alienates even the affections of the U.S., its last steadfast friend — it won't survive. Iran poses a short-term threat to Israel's survival; Israel's own behavior poses a long-term one.
It's unclear if this is Goldberg's opinion or if he is paraphrasing Obama (or both). Of course an isolated Israel would be an increasingly threatened and weakened Israel. But Iran is only a "short-term" threat if the threat is disposed of in the near future. A nuclear Iran would probably be a long-term threat to Israel. [……..] Obama promised not to allow Iran to go nuclear, but Obama isn't exactly famous for keeping promises, to say the least, and his steadfast opposition to sanctions, which usually results in his own efforts to water them down if he's been unable to stop them from passing, puts understandable doubts in the minds of some Israeli officials.
Additionally, if you believe Iran to be a "short-term" threat, then you believe soon Iran will not be a threat. Once that threat is removed, it would become substantially easier to move on the Israeli-Palestinian negotiating track anyway, since the terrorist groups that are supplied by Iran reliably disrupt the peace process whenever they (or Iran) feel like it. [……..] So if Obama's really about to remove the Iranian threat, why should he lose patience now?
The truth is, no one knows what Obama is going to do–possibly not even Obama. But he pushed the Palestinians away from the negotiating table and has yet to figure out a way to get them back to it. And he has sent both Israel and Iran contradictory messages by promising to stop Iran but then being the primary obstacle to tougher sanctions and nominating to be his defense secretary a vocal opponent of all the tools that could be used to stop Iran. (Though Chuck Hagel has recanted in return for support from key Democrats, Obama chose Hagel before he flip-flopped.) [……]
Read the rest – Obama and Israel's "Best Interests"
It did not take long for Benjamin Netanyahu to respond. I see the ugly face of failed Prime Minister Ehud Olmert whispering in Obama's ear.
by Herb Keinon
A day after US columnist Jeffrey Goldberg quoted US President Barack Obama as saying that Israel under Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu does not know what is in its own best interest, Netanyahu visited the Gaza border Wednesday, was told that December was the quietest month in the last 12 years, and essentially replied to Obama: "Yes I do."
"I think everyone understands that only Israel's citizens will be the ones to determine who faithfully represents Israel's vital interests," Netanyahu said on a visit to an army base near Gaza in his first direct response to Obama's reported criticism. [……..]
Netanyahu, who was joined on his visit by Defense Minister Ehud Barak and top IDF brass, was told that according to the security establishment's figures, December was the quietest month in the south since January 2001.
"I am very impressed by the advanced technological means, and even more so by our young soldiers operating them here," he said. "The IDF, Shin Bet, and security force are doing very important work here. They are maintaining the quiet which has been kept since Operation Pillar of Defense."
Senior Likud officials had already accused Obama on Tuesday of leaking sharp criticism Netanyahu's leadership in order to sway voters in next Tuesday's election.
Sources close to Netanyahu responded carefully, saying that the prime minister would continue to protect the country's vital national security interests in the coming government that he would lead. The sources noted that Obama had said Israeli-US defense and security cooperation were at unprecedented levels, which was evident in US support for Israeli missile defense systems and diplomatic backing during Operation Pillar of Defense.
But Likud officials accused Obama of "gross interference" in the Israeli election and said the president was "taking revenge" against Netanyahu for his perceived intervention in the November US election on behalf of unsuccessful Republican challenger Mitt Romney. The officials said Obama had been swayed against Netanyahu by President Shimon Peres and former prime minister Ehud Olmert.
Goldberg told The Jerusalem Post that he was amused by the reactions of Israeli politicians, especially accusations that he had conspired with the Israeli Left to maximize damage to Netanyahu. He said what he had written was consistent with statements Obama had made in the past about the need for Israel's friends to hold up a mirror and tell the truth.
"In the administration, they saw that after Obama supported Israel in the Gaza conflict and at the UN, the next day Netanyahu wanted to build a new settlement in E1, and they threw up their hands in frustration," Goldberg said. "I have picked up this chatter in the White House over the past two weeks, so I wrote it. I'm a journalist, writing about what's happening, not trying to steer an Israeli election."
Read the rest – PM hits back at Obama: I know what's best for Israel
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text: Munich, 6 Feb 2013. Right before the start of this year's Berlin Film Festival Beta Cinema picks up worldwide sales rights to THE FAREWELL PARTY, an Israeli-German co-production, written and directed by Sharon Maymon and Tal Granit.THE FAREWELL PARTY is a compassionate dark comedy about friendship and knowing when to say goodbye. A group of friends at a Jerusalem retirement home build a machine for self-euthanasia in order to help their terminally ill friend. When rumors of the machine begin to spread, more and more people ask for their help, and the friends are faced with an emotional dilemma.


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Requirements for a Legal Exemption from a Child Care Licence
(Child Care Licensing Act, C.R.S. 26-6-103)
A child care license is not required for (per General Rules 7.701.11, Licensing Exemptions [revision effective 4/1/11]):
A special school or class in which more than 75 percent of the time that children are present is spent in religious instruction. Religious instruction is defined to include such developmentally appropriate children's activities as worship, singing religious songs, listening to religious stories, learning and practicing religious cultural activities, and participating in religious celebrations. Colorado law and state regulations do not exclude child care programs from licensing just because traditional religious values or philosophy are an integral part of the child care program. Religious institutions that operate child care programs are required to be licensed.
A special school or class operated for a single skill-building purpose.
A child care center operated in connection with a church, shopping center, or business where children are cared for during short periods of time, not to exceed three (3) hours in any 24-hour period of time, while parents or persons in charge of such children, or employees of the church, shopping center, or business whose children are being cared for at such location are attending church services at such location, shopping, patronizing or working on the premises of the business. This facility must be operated on the premises of the church, business, or shopping center. Only children of parents or guardians who are attending a church activity or patronizing the business or shopping center or working at the church, shopping center or business can be cared for in the center.
Occasional care of children with or without compensation, which means the offering of child care infrequently and irregularly that has no apparent pattern.
A family care home in which less than 24-hour care is given for only one (1) child or two (2) or more children who are siblings from the same family household at any one (1) time.
A child care facility that is approved, certified, or licensed by any other state department or agency, or by a federal government department or agency, which has standards for operation of the facility and inspects or monitors the facility.
The medical care of children in nursing homes.
Guest child care facilities – Public Services short-term child care facilities as defined at Sections 26-6-102(5) and 26-6-103.5, C.R.S.
Requirements for Legal Exemption
How do you request an exemption from the requirement to be licensed as a child care facility?
Any organization or individual that is requesting to be declared exempt from the Child Care Licensing Act, based on the subject matter of their program, must submit a written request.
The written exemption request must include:
The name, location and mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone number of the facility; and,
The number of children in care and their ages; and,
The hours and days of operation; and,
A basic description of the program; and,
The philosophy or mission statement of the program; and,
The daily activity schedule of the program, specifying each activity for each age group of children, broken down into 15 minute increments; and,
Specific curriculum examples detailing each listed activity for each age group of children; and,
The qualifications of staff, including documentation of education and relevant work experience; and,
A copy of the promotional material used to advertise the program, and the website address; and,
Verification that your facility is in compliance with the local zoning department approving operation of the facility; the approval must include the facility address, and the ages and number of children to be served
Verification that your facility is in compliance with local business, fire, and health department requirements.
Decisions of the State Department regarding exemptions are the final agency decision of the Department and cannot be reviewed by an Administrative Law Judge. All final agency decisions are effective and binding three (3) days after the date of the written notice of the approval or denial of the requested exemption even if the third (3rd) day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. The organization or individual requesting the exemption has the right to apply for judicial review of the agency decision by the filing of an action in District Court pursuant to the provisions of Colorado Revised Statutes 24-4-106(4). Any such action must be filed in accordance with the Rules of Civil Procedure for courts of record in Colorado within 30 days after this decision has become effective.
Submit the Written Application Packet to
Karen Sparacino, Licensing Supervisor
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Colorado Department of Human Services
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Denver, CO 80203-1714
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The Dallas Cowboys made a curious move when the made a trade with the Baltimore Ravens to acquire linebacker Rolando McClain. The Cowboys didn't really give away much to pick up the player, but the move also might not help the Cowboys much either. According to ESPN on Tuesday, Dallas only gave up a sixth round pick for 2015, but also got back a seventh round pick in addition to McClain.
This means that Dallas only dropped one of their 2015 NFL Draft picks one round and picked up the linebacker. That leaves little room for regrets, but McClain has proven over his career that he can make teams regret taking chances on him at all. The Oakland Raiders drafted McClain with a first round pick in 2010 and he played for them over three seasons.
In his first season, McClain finished with 85 tackles and an interception. However, by 2012 the Oakland Raiders demoted McClain and made comments that he was making too many mistakes and was not showing signs of being a smart football player. After an incident where he had a falling out with coaches, McClain went to social media and said he was finished playing football completely and was no longer a members of the Raiders' team.
McClain then decided to come back to the NFL and the Raiders traded him to the Baltimore Ravens. Where it looked like he could get a fresh start, McClain instead announced his retirement from the NFL one month after the trade. He never once played for Oakland and his last NFL action was in the controversial 2012 season in Oakland.
The Dallas Cowboys have a lot of needs at linebacker, especially with the star of their defense out for the season. Lee tore his ACL in OTAs and won't be back until 2015. Dallas placed Lee on the IR list so they could make room to sign McClain. If McClain doesn't pan out, Dallas won't have given up too much for him, but it could really hurt their chance to compete in 2014.
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Announcement Number: 21375
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Posted 02/14/2014
Close Date: 02/28/2014
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Program Officers perform administrative work in planning, coordinating, and directing a comprehensive program or program function for a specific clientele.
--The University of Nevada, Reno is recruiting for a Program Officer 1 for the Office of Admissions and Records. The incumbent will log and process exceptions, corrections, and substitutions for degree requirements; work with graduation staff and college advisement officers to certify degree completion; ensure the general catalog and information system accurately represent degree requirements; train administrative staff and advisors; provide support to students, staff, and advisors; ensure quality assurance; and participate in testing student information and degree audit applications and provide recommendations.
--The typical work schedule is Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; this is subject to change based on organizational needs. Pursuant to Nevada Legislature, State of Nevada Classified employees are subject to a mandatory unpaid furlough requirement of six days (part-time prorated) per fiscal year effective July 1, 2013. Information regarding campus security, personal safety, fire safety, and crime statistics can be found at http://www.unr.edu/Documents/administration-finance/Police/2012-Annual-Report.pdf. Applicants hired on a federal contract may be subject to E-Verify.
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Peter Thomas is known on "Real Housewives of Atlanta" as the husband who is always in the wives' business. On March 27, Radar Online reported that Peter may be fighting for screen time because he wants a spinoff show of his own.
Aside from his role as Cynthia Bailey's husband on "Real Housewives of Atlanta," Peter Thomas is also the owner of the trendy Atlanta club Bar One. Rumor has it that Peter wants Bravo to agree to an "RHOA" spinoff show featuring his bar.
According to a Radar Online source, Peter has even started filming the spinoff show. The thing is, it hasn't been picked up by Bravo or by any network for that matter. Rumor has it though that a few of the "RHOA" men are involved in this project.
The "RHOA" husband certainly have been making news lately. With Apollo Nida's arrest news and Peter Thomas' failure to pay his bar rent, headlines abound. The men are also a much larger part of the show than in the past. Due to that, Thomas believes a spinoff show that features the husbands and boyfriends of the "RHOA" cast would be successful.


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The Visitor Education intern interacts with visitors to the Aquarium to provide informational and entertaining content regarding exhibits, conservation, and the work of the Aquarium in presenting, promoting, and protecting the world of water. Interns provide interpretation of the different galleries in the Aquarium, connecting people to the exhibits and creating a learning environment that supports the goals of the institution.
· Provide educational interpretation to Aquarium visitors
· Work with a wide range of ages from young children to adults
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· There are also occasional opportunities to interact with other aquarium departments including Marine Mammals, the Animal Medical Center, Giant Ocean Tank, Family Programs, etc.
· Attend two professional development lunches with the Volunteer Programs and Internships office
· Must have coursework in Education, Human Development, Drama, or Biology
· Must have an interest in learning about all aspects of marine life and the oceans
· Must possess a sense of curiosity and a desire to share with others
· Must be willing to interact with large numbers of Aquarium visitors of various ages and to handle animals and train others to handle animals
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The New England Aquarium's mission is to protect the blue planet through hands-on programs, live animal and interactive exhibits, public lectures and forums, and research and conservation projects.
This mission is fulfilled through exhibits, and through education, conservation and research programs. Exhibits showcase the diversity, importance and beauty of aquatic life and habitats, and highlight critical aquatic conservation issues. Programs emphasize species, habitats and issues critical to New England. The Aquarium is also a pioneer in marine animal rescue and a leading ocean conservation organization with research scientists working around the globe.
The New England Aquarium serves as a responsive community resource that attracts and involves the broadest possible audience; seeks a culturally diverse staff and governing board that reflect our community; adheres to the highest standards of animal stewardship; and is committed to delivering the highest quality visitor experience in a welcoming and enjoyable manner that evokes wonder, curiosity, understanding, caring and action.
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The role of the Visitor Experience Department is to ensure that all visitors will have an engaging, logistically smooth, and educational experience so that they will leave the Aquarium knowledgeable about what's happening in the world's oceans, the role they can play in making positive changes, and inspired to take action to support the blue planet.
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This is an extract of a discussion on the Google OLAP Users Group.
The requirement
Produce Reports from a Database or Data Warehouse on a daily basis, using parameterized queries.
The question is: what is the best tool for this kind of job?
The starting list contained :-
1) Crystal Reports 4.5 for Visual Studio 6
2) Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET 2003
3) Microsoft Access built-in reports
Unfortunately, it was not that easy and a major disappointment was that
Crystal Reports was the most inadequate of them all.
The sticky point seems to be a PARAMETERIZED query, or, better yet,
a couple of parameterized queries.
Both Crystal, and Access internal reports seem to have some problem with these.
Here are the details ...
The queries are parameterized by 3 variables - time zone, start date and end date.
Time Zone is a thing that goes into SELECT part,
(as in SELECT QueuedAt + TimeZone AS QueuedAtLocal), so one cannot set it up via
Filter property or something like this.
1. Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET 2003
This one was most disappointing. First of all, there is no "native" version,
only .NET version. This means, you need to isntall 18MB .NET framework
on the server just to print a report.
Second of all, when you build a report, it does not even show queries, only tables.
The only option seems to be to type in the SQL manually.
2. Microsoft Access reports (+VBScript).
The approach was to use VBSript to start Access, open the reportand print it.
The big problem was that when report is based on a parameterized query,
Access will always prompt for query parameters when you open the report.
So, I created a report on non-parameterized query, and changed SQL
in run-time (Report.RecordSource property). This requires full Access
to be installed on the server. Report viewer is not enough. This is because
RecordSource is design-time property, so the script basically changes
the report with every run.
3. Crystal Reports 4.5
This is relatively easy to use and understands queries.
Evaluation of a range of Enterprise Reporting Products.
The requirement is to produce fixed format reports (PDF's) through a
number of bespoke applications that extract data from a Database into Spreadsheets.
These reports contain a range of complex numerical calculates and
aggregations that are currently embedded into Excel.
All the calculations to be performed are within Microsoft Analysis Services
using calculated members and an external DLL, and this can be extracted using
MDX in the correct format.
Finally we need a report designer tool that allows grids / tables and charts
to be produced based on data from Analysis Services.
With MS Analytical Server and MDX an obvious option is to wait till Reporting
Services in SQL server 2000 will be available.
It will support both push reports (for example Mail based - "dumb reports" in
formats like adobe), and pull based client-server technology for
drill-down slice and dice etc.
End users can have very thin clients (XML) or OWC for moving the reports directly
into Excel as pivot-tables.
Reporting Services is aimed from simple to medium advanced users filling in
the very large gap in Microsoft's current reporting offerings on Analytical Server.
Crystal Reports combined with Crystal Analysis as a possible solution.
I realize that OLAP by definition is generally used for Ad-hoc, real-time reporting,
whereas we are looking to batch generate fixed format reports, but OLAP provides a
very rich set of statistical features that would be much harder to reproduce from
our source data.
Possibilities for Report Designer Tools for producing reports (some non-interactive,
fixed format) from OLAP data sources include ...
Crystal Reports is aimed at this sort of thing, but still seems not to handle OLAP
data sources very well. Another similar product is WebFocus.
Alternatively, you could use an OLAP spreadsheet add-in to produce
well-formatted reports from Analysis Services, and distribute them as PDFs,
HTML pages or "deadsheets" (Excel spreadsheets without a live data
connection). The last approach is the easiest and also the most flexible as
it allows the recipients to re-use the data without re-keying.
A DIY approach is to write a tailored Data Layer to present the data to Crystal in a
more friendly format - (XML or ADO.NET) but this could add a great deal of complexity.
A Note on WebFocus
It comes from Information Builders Information Builders
It runs directly against 85 Database types with native data drivers and produces output reports in
Excel, Excel Pivot Table, PDF, html, XML, plain text and other formats.
It turns complex calculations directly into Excel formulas and it can provide drill-down directly into
operational data for more detailed reports.
It also supports Microsoft's Sharepoint Portal.
Intelligent Enterprise has published their review of WebFOCUS.
Oracle 9i OLAP
Oracle9i OLAP includes a powerful multidimensional calculation capability.
If it can be done with MDX, it can be done with 9i OLAP.
It is also good for this reporting requirement, which has just historically been quite
tricky to do with previous generation standalone OLAP Servers with proprietary APIs
designed for ad hoc queries.
This is because all the calculations available in 9iOLAP can be queried by any
Report Writer that can query an Oracle9i Database with simple SQL.
The calculations are declared as simple formulae or functions in the server
(using very simple syntax), and made to appear as if they are fully
calculated, fully solved columns in a relational view or table function.
The reporting tool simply SELECTs the columns required and formats them accordingly.
No fancy calculations required inside the query, just a simple SELECT.
Of course, Oracle Reports is one such product and provides output in PDF
form as you would expect.
The advantages here are many and various, but doing this the Oracle way
pushes the calculation functionality totally into the server engine, and
does not require the construction of tricky MDX (or even tricky SQL), so the
calculations are available to any SQL tool or application without modification.
You can hold your data in a secure and scalable Oracle database and avoid the
cost and complexity of transferring it and duplicating it in a standalone OLAP
Server (such as Express, Analysis Services etc), while having access to an
exceptionally powerful OLAP calculation engine, right inside the database.
Another DIY Solution
Maybe try combining XML for Analysis to retrieve the desired OLAP data and then
transform (XSLT) this into a nice friendly XML data source for Crystal Reports.
Although Crystals support for XML isn't amazing (better than it's OLAP support)
we can define very flexible and complex datasets via MDX.
Another Commercial Solution
O2O OLAP extends Microsoft Analysis Services (OLAP) and SQL Server with
some key capabilities for finance such as spreadsheet writeback, and is easy to use for business analysis.
O2OLAP provides a highly flexible, productive environment to enable finance specialists
to be independently productive without having to understand underlying complexities.


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This year's St. Patrick's Day parade in South Boston will feature a first. According to a report by WBUR News on March 1, organizers of the parade have invited MassEquality, a gay advocacy group, to march in the annual parade.
The invitation will end a two-decade old ban on gay organizations marching in the ban and is a sign of change says executive director of MassEquality, Cara Coredini.
"Just as the parade has been a symbol of the challenges that the LGBT community faces, it's now really poised to become a symbol of the progress that we're making."
The decision comes after Boston Mayor Martin Walsh threatened to boycott the parade if the ban wasn't lifted, a ban which he labeled "absurd." Although parade organizers have invited a gay organization to march, they are still not allowed to wear T-shirts or hold signs with the word gay or any signs that make reference to sexual orientation.
Philip Wuschke, the parade's head organizer, said the reason why is because they want to focus on what the parade is about and that "message is St. Patrick and Evacuation." He maintains that the parade has always been inclusive, as many gay people have marched in the huge parade throughout the years.
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Audience: Educators and Students
Grade Levels: 5-12
Subjects: General Science, Life Sciences
This NASA video segment shows photographs of seeds that germinated in space and those that germinated on Earth. Seeds were grown in the light and in the dark. Viewers are asked to analyze the photographs and to discuss why the results were different for each environmental variable.
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