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The Opening of the Mouth Ceremony
The Opening of the Mouth Ceremony: The mummy was dragged on a sledge to the tomb, with a canopy over it resembling the sky and stars. Behind, a funeral procession would bear food and drink, furniture and personal possessions, while mourning women wept and shrieked. At the tomb entrance, the mummy would be stood upright briefly while priests performed the last ritual ceremonies. While some words were read out loud by a lector-priest, another priest would touch gently the eyes, nose, lips, ears, hands and feet of the coffin with a model carpernter´s adze, as though lifting the wood of the coffin at these places to permit the senses to function. This is called the ´Opening of the Mouth´ ceremony... The coffin would then be lowered into the tomb, and surrounded by burial objects, then the entrance would be sealed. Often a series of clay cones bearing the owner´s name and title would be pushed into the mud plaster.
´My mouth is open! My mouth is split open by Shu with that metal spear of his that he used to split open the mouth of the gods. I am the Powerful One. I shall sit beside her who is in the great breath of the sky!´
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Egyptians began voting on December 15 on a constitution promoted by its Islamist backers as the way out of a prolonged political crisis and rejected by opponents as a recipe for further divisions in the Arab world's biggest nation.Queues formed outside polling stations in Cairo and other cities and soldiers joined police to secure the referendum process after deadly protests during the build-up. Egyptians are being asked to accept or reject a constitution that must be in place before a parliamentary election can be held in 2013 to replace an Islamist-led parliament that was dissolved this year. Many hope this will lead Egypt towards stability. Pope Tawadros II, head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox church, arrived at a school in Cairo's Abbasiya and cast his ballot alongside other Egyptian voters. (Reuters video)
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Officials from criminal justice programs and religious and civil liberties organizations are working on a program to help former inmates become productive citizens and to reduce prison recidivism.
U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett said in a news release that people who leave prison often have few skills and no resources as well as a felony record.
Starrett said a newly formed reentry council will work on programs to evaluate prisoners and provide rehabilitation when they enter prisons. It also will identify resources and connect former inmates with those resources that can assist them after they leave prison.
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UNDP Iraq facilitated an important twinning initiative between the ministries responsible for key areas of planning in Iraq and Jordan. This was an opportunity for the two nations to share ideas and learn from one another's experiences.
After several years of development, the Jordanian Government has implemented an Aid Information Management System, similar to Iraq's Integrated Development Management System. The Jordanian Ministry of Information is now sharing its valuable practical experience with its neighbours. As the UN's global development network, UNDP organised the workshop to allow representatives from Iraq's Ministry of Planning to draw on Jordan's detailed knowledge of strategic national planning, including, monitoring and reporting on Jordan's own National Development Plan. UNDP Iraq's Sudipto Mukerjee, Head of the Economic Recovery and Poverty Alleviation Cluster said "the workshop helps us consolidate a relevant system for Iraq."
Mr Ziyad Obeidat, Head of Programmes at the Ministry of Planning in Jordan explained that "The initiative has given us the chance to exchange our experiences and views, and to identify current best practices." Dr Sami M. Polous, Iraq's Deputy Minister of Planning agreed, saying he was "Pleased to hear about the excellent practices of Jordan's government, in particular its socio-economic planning and its monitoring and evaluation tools." He added "the workshop was a chance for us to review our national agenda and executive development programme."
It is hoped that bringing these organisations together will promote a genuine partnership between the two neighbours. The workshop also strengthened the Memorandum of Understanding signed between Ministry of Planning in Iraq and Ministry of Planning in Jordan in December 2011. Following the workshop, Mr Obeidat stated that he was "Looking forward to future cooperation between the two governments."
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Brand API: Your Next Killer App?
Nowhere in digital is innovation happening faster than in the development of APIs. Just as the rush was on in the early days of the web for companies to have websites (properties), in recent years it's been all about creating APIs (services). Right now we see API growth on its steepest upward trend yet—with the leading web API directory recently posting a count of 5,000 identified open APIs—just four months after breaking past the 4,000 mark. To put that growth in perspective, it took about 8 years to get to the first 1,000. You probably first heard about APIs in the context of major web platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Google or Amazon. But these days brands everywhere are jumping into the fray. Why?
Let's start by understanding exactly what an API is and what it can be used for. API is a software acronym for "Application Programming Interface," and it's nothing more than a way for applications and systems to talk to each other. They enable this conversation by defining a simple and standard way for developers to directly access data and functionality and integrate it into their experiences. When a brand creates an API, this data and functionality—which represents everything the brand has to offer digitally—can start to reach new channels and new consumers. The API can provide anything from basic product information to store locations to fully transactional commerce, and can be manifested in anything from mobile apps to web mashups to social sharing. In this new era of the "Brand API," marketers can extend their brand reach now while also preparing for future technologies and the new consumer touch points they will create.
The move into the API space doesn't have to happen all at once or in one particular fashion—like any other asset, the API is defined and controlled by the brand. It can be used to provide business value in several ways, whether it's kept completely inside the firewall, made accessible only to specific external entities, or made completely public. Brands can jump into the fray at whatever level they are comfortable and where they can reap the most benefit. Let's look at a few examples across the API continuum, starting close to home and working our way outward.
- Starting out: Many brands, and the IT ecosystems that support them, have already begun to leverage APIs internally to deliver operational efficiencies by simplifying the process of building internal systems, websites, and web applications. Brands that have taken this initial step are leveraging their digital spend and gaining speed-to-market advantages over their competitors. Providing a "service bus" of APIs to their agencies and partners allows them to focus on creating great consumer experiences without having to build and rebuild the software needed to access basic services like product data or CRM systems. Not there yet? You're in good company—many established brands have yet to sort this out.
- Venturing out: Many companies are tapping into new experiences (and new consumers) by starting to make selective use of their APIs outside of the corporate firewall. A great example of this is in the proliferation of mobile apps. Often these are powered by Brand APIs that provide real-time content and services, even if the APIs are not open to outside developers. This semi-public use of Brand APIs can be a great proving ground—allowing the brand to provide additional value to their consumers while exploring the potential for opening the API completely to external developers.
- All out: Software developers are out there working on the next killer app—and if you enable them with your API, they can include your brand in it. This can allow your brand to be experienced in new and innovative ways, potentially in entirely new channels, without any additional investment on your part. Best Buy includes a complete Commerce API as part of their BBYOPEN API program, which paved the way to a unique mobile rewards program launched with Citi last summer. Companies who provide open APIs know the importance of "developer love"—supporting their API users with documentation and support communities as well as providing clear terms of service and branding guidelines.
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By 2011, Toyota plans to have a production version of its Prius Plug-in Hybrid for sale around the world. Before that, however, it will lease a limited number of the cars to fleets in Japan, Europe, and North America.
Toyota's goal with the Prius Plug-in Hybrid leasing program is to use it as a test bed for the technology, allowing Toyota to garner real-world feedback on the PHEV system before introducing it to consumers. In 2010, Toyota will build approximately 600 Prius Plug-In Hybrids, which will reach fleet customers in the first half of 2010. Toyota says approximately 230 cars will go to Japan, 150 will come to the U.S., and 200 will go to Europe (100 of the European cars are destined for Strasbourg, France). Toyota has not decided where the remaining 20 vehicles will go, but is considering 10 European countries, as well as Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.
The Prius PHEV will be Toyota's first plug-in hybrid vehicle, and will also be the first car offered by the manufacturer to use lithium-ion battery packs. Thanks to the extra capacity of the Li-Ion batteries, the Prius PHEV will be able to propel itself on electric power alone for up to 14.5 miles. Unlike the normal Prius, which has a limited range of electric-only speeds, the Prius PHEV will be able to reach 62 mph without using the gasoline engine.
While testing procedures for plug-in hybrids has yet to be finalized in the U.S., in testing performed in Japan (which requires Toyota to run the Prius as both a hybrid and an electric vehicle), the Prius PHEV returned a fuel economy rating equivalent to 134 U.S. mpg.
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Today I thought it would be fun to go on a little adventure into the past :) We'll look at some of my photos from my first three years of college {2005-08}. Just to put some perspective on this, I bought my first camera, a Canon Rebel XT, in 2005. Way back then with all its trappings it cost me $1300. That's quite a bit for a 18 year old you know! Of course when I pull it out and shoot with it now I just get really frustrated because the images aren't even close to as nice as the ones you can get with a newer camera and a nicer lens. In fact, most of the time my little point and shoot that Greg got for me a few months ago takes better photos than my SLR does! So irritating.
Feel free to judge me harshly, I'm not going to be offended. They were pretty much all experiments and assignments for classes. Here you go:
{{{Images from "Pioneer Town"}}}
{{{I saved my favorite for last!}}}
There you go! Sorry if they are offensively amateur... Hehehehe... {I like to think I've gotten a bit better since then} One day I'll get a new camera with a nice lens.
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We're happy to announce that you can now download an Async Targeting Pack for Visual Studio 11 that lets you target .NET 4 and Silverlight 5. The included DLLs address the previously discussed issue of the Visual Studio 11 Beta compilers being incompatible with the AsyncCtpLibrary* DLLs from the Async CTP; with this targeting pack, you can use the async/await keywords with Visual Studio 11 Beta to compile for .NET 4 and Silverlight 5. The DLLs are available via a NuGet package, with installation details available here. Enjoy!
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Will portable libraries work with the targeting pack or do we still need to use AsyncBridge (github.com/…/AsyncBridge) for that?
It does not currently support portable libraries.
This is great!
I have Windows Phone 7 apps using the Async CTP though the PC that had VS2011 on it had compatiblity problems.
Once VS2011 supports WP7 development, perhaps this Targeting Pack will help my situation.
For now, I use a PC that does not have VS2011 on it for my WP7 (with Async CTP) development.
So how do we get VS 11 to create WCF proxies that expose async compatible methods?
Ladislav, I'm glad you like it.
Jonathan, the proxy generator won't generate task-based methods if you're targeting a Framework version below .NET 4.5. You can always have the proxy generator create the APM Begin/End methods, and then use support like Task.Factory.FromAsync to get a Task to represent the APM invocation.
Hi Stephen
I have a concern I have posted in some other blogs related to the Async targeting pack. Here it goes:
In our office we created an small spike WCF solution (Server/Client) that uses a ServiceContract let's say ISomeService that has one operation contract that returns a Task<T>. For creating this we used VS 11 with the new targeting pack and of course we were targeting .NET 4 for both projects Server and Client.
Now the problem is that even though we know WCF 4 cannot serialize Tasks our solution compiled and ran perfectly in our development PC but when testing it in an XP PC with just .NET 4 installed for obvious reasons (.NET 4.5 doesn't support XP) our bits failed with the exception that Tasks cannot be serialized etc etc. perfectly understandable since .NET 4 cannot serialize Tasks.
Now we can avoid this and not use Task<T> returning services in WCF since we are targeting .NET 4 because we now about this problem and NOT because when we were developing and testing VS 11 even targeting .NET 4 failed, which is the behavior I will expect from VS 11 to fail when I try to run a project that targets .NET 4 the way is not supposed to be used.
So my real concern is what kind of other problems we can be incurring in using async/await features while developing in VS 11 + Async Targeting pack even though you target .NET 4 rather than using VS 2010 + Async CTP. I mean we will be incurring into those problems since we will be developing in VS 11 thinking that we are safe because we targeted .NET 4 framework when in reality when we test our apps in an environment with just .NET 4 they can fail.
Even worse my wild guess is that all these problems are related to the fact that .NET 4.5 is an in-place update to .NET 4 so what ever .NET 4.5 fixed, improved, added or replaced from .NET 4 will be the real stuff we will be using in our development environments with VS 11 and .NET 4.5 no matters we explicitly target .NET 4 leading to a possible failure when our apps run in a just .NET 4 environment.
So my point here is what is the advantage to use VS 11 + Async targeting pack for targeting .NET 4 over VS 2010 + Async CTP if at the end chosing the first can shoot ourselves in the foot.
I would really appreciate if someone knows a way to overcome this problem (I mean being able to properly use VS 11 + Async targeting pack while targeting .NET 4 knowing that our apps will safely run in for example XP), probably we did something wrong with our spike WCF solution. Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.
by the way does anyone know if at the end .NET 4.5 will support XP this will make our lives easier 😉 or if at least the final .NET 4.5 will be a side by side installation rather than in-place update (I guess this could solve my problem as well eventhough I much prefer .NET 4.5 supporting XP so we can all make use of the new features at full capacity)
Congrats, it's been a long time of uncertainty that has been cleared
AG1ez, Task isn't serializable in either .NET 4 or in .NET 4.5. What you're likely witnessing is that WCF in .NET 4.5 special-cases Task-returning methods for asynchronous execution, just as it does before .NET 4.5 for Begin/EndXx APM implementations. See the blog post codebetter.com/…/building-an-async-wcf-service-in-net-4-5 for an example.
OK, I uninstalled VS2010 bits and then re-installed it, SP1, Async CTP, Windows Updates, WP7.1 tools, WP7.1.1, Framework 4.5 and VS2011 and everything is now OK. The Async CTP is working in my VS2010 for my WP7 apps.
Hi Stephen
Then why my project run perfectly in a PC with .NET 4.5 even though I am targeting .NET 4 I mean I am able to open a Service that host an OperationContract that returns a Task<T> and a client that is able to consume that service using Tasks. Now if the same running project I actually run it in a PC with just .NET 4 it fails when trying to open the Service Host saying that Task cannot be serialize. So I wanna know why the difference in behavior in running my project in two different PCs I should have expected the same error in both PC.
Hi AG1ez-
Because on .NET 4.5, WCF recognizes Task and Task<TResult> as special return values that indicate the method should be invoked and the returned Task used to notify WCF when the operation has asynchronously completed. This is just like how BeginXx/EndXx methods are specially-recognized by WCF, e.g. BeginXx returns an IAsyncResult, but that doesn't mean IAsyncResult is serializable. The point here is that, yes, there is additional functionality in WCF in .NET 4.5 that makes something which doesn't work in .NET 4 start to work; it's new functionality, so it'll work with WCF in .NET 4.5 and won't work with WCF in .NET 4. The error message you're getting from WCF in .NET 4 is because Task isn't serializable; you don't get that error message in WCF in .NET 4.5 because WCF doesn't try to serialize it, not because it is serializable (it isn't).
Hi Stephen
I understand what you are saying but the problem here is that I wasn't using .NET 4.5 at all. All my projects (Server and Client) are targeting .NET 4 so I expected WCF 4 to be used right?. Now my problem is that my solution run without problems in a pc with .NET 4.5 eventhough I was targeting .NET 4. But when I run my example in a pc with only .NET 4 boom I get my exception. Now my point is that how I can safely develop in VS 11 + Async targeting pack targeting .NET 4 if in my development computer everything will work just fine but as soon as I try it in a client PC with just .NET 4 then my app may crash because I am using something I though it will be safe to use in .NET 4 but it is not.
Hi AG1ez-
We're on the same page; apologies if I confused things. I was just further elaborating on why this happens, i.e. it's not that Task is suddenly serializable in .NET 4.5, but rather that WCF in .NET 4.5 specially recognizes Task as a marker that the method should be used asynchronously.
Note that specifically for the WCF issue, you can still use Task-returning methods, you just need to use them internally, and instead expose from your service Begin/End methods that wrap your task returning method, such as the post at blogs.msdn.com/…/10179452.aspx outlines.
In general, these kinds of issues are possible any time a release makes internal improvements to a library or platform, even such as fixing bugs… if your development environment is more up-to-date than the target environment, you might not be testing against the same environment in which your code will actually run, and you may be taking a dependency on the improvements. As such, it's important to test as much as possible in the target environment. In your case, that means testing as much as possible on a machine with .NET 4.
I don't understand. Why can't the client-side proxy generator automatically create Task-based wrappers that just call Task.Factory.FromAsync? It appears to be a purely mechanical transformation.
Is this going to a fully supported, released extension?
I had more or less planned to skip .NET 4.5. That is because I have customers that are among the 20% of all windows users (meaning they use Windows XP). I figured that when XP is no longer supported by Microsoft (in 2014) there will probably be a .NET 5.0 coming out and I would look at that then.
Can you comment about the current and future support (Go-Live) status of this extension pack?
If upgrading to Visual Studio 11 means that I can have a Non-CTP version of Async for .net 4.0 and Windows XP then I may want to upgrade.
(I will have a fair amount of work to get the upgrade through my management any time soon. I usually have to talk up the new releases, but I have not bothered for this one because of the lack of XP support.)
Another vote for enabling 'Generate task-based operations' when adding a service reference for a .NET 4 project.
This was implemented in the Async CTP for VS2010 via TaskWsdlImportExtension. Can this functionality be added to Async Targettng Pack for VS11?
I hope it is ok to post this here. I had the same problem and wanted to use Tasks to wait for WCF operations. I wrote a simple tool which generates wrapper methods around the BeginXXXX/EndXXXX methods and return a Task.
Perhaps it will help you: wcftaskgen.codeplex.com
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The Cay
by Theodore Taylor
Analysis: What's Up With the Ending?
At the end of the novel (Chapter 19) we see a lot of the book's conflicts resolved. Well, sort of. Here's a breakdown:
Phillip is reunited with his parents.
Phillip meets up with his parents at long last, but he struggles to tell them about his friendship with Timothy. (In the end, he doesn't.) His mother apologizes to him, but there is no dialogue between the two to demonstrate their reconciliation. On the whole, not a lot of communication happens, which leaves us at Shmoop feeling a little unsatisfied. In Taylor's defense, he seems more concerned with Phillip's relationships on the cay than those off the cay.
Phillip's vision is miraculously restored.
Phillip's surgery to restore his sight is a deus ex machina plot move if we've ever seen one. One procedure in New York and the kid can see again? Why do you think Taylor chose to give Phillip his sight back? What would Phillip's life be like if he didn't have his sight restored? How would you have written the ending?
Phillip returns to Curaçao.
When Phillip returns to Curaçao we know for sure that he has fully matured. His friend Henrik seems much younger now, and he hangs with the black West Indian people instead because they remind him of Timothy. He's experienced quite a lot for an 11-year-old kid.
Phillip dreams of returning to the cay.
The final image in the book is of Phillip studying charts of the Caribbean looking for his little cay. Life on the cay with Timothy is a dear memory, and he longs to return to it. How might Phillip revisit the cay in a less literal sense? Would it be possible to live in the real world with the same values of friendship, love, and respect as he did on the cay with Timothy?


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It's sad that West Virginia University President James Clements had to address the actions of a few on campus during his annual State of University speech earlier this week.
A speech that was glowing with the university's recent achievements and accolades and outlined new projects and initiatives was preceded by a warning, and rightfully so, to the relatively few - given the university's overall attendance of about 30,000 students - who decided to celebrate the Mountaineers' football win over Texas by starting street and trash can fires in Morgantown.
What's worse is some police officers were injured after bricks and bottles were thrown at several city fire engines, vehicles and officials, and in one incident, a light pole was toppled and tossed into a fire.
These kinds of post-game victory "celebrations" are well-known in Morgantown and on other campuses across America, including Ohio State University, but that certainly doesn't make them acceptable.
Three of our region's major college football programs are in good standing - the Mountaineers, the Ohio University Bobcats and OSU Buckeyes. Many of our local residents attend these universities. Many others are alumni. Such misbahvior is dangerous, and criminal, and we want to reiterate that this behavior is juvenile and should not be tolerated. When it happens, it's a black eye on all of us.
Reports indicate that several people have been charged with malicious burning following WVU's events, but will that stop further outbreaks of burning following WVU wins? We have our doubts. We hope common sense prevails among the young students on campus who would even consider such behavior.


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Nelson Mandela, the Rugby World Cup and social change
- 07 October 2011 |
- Daniel Idowu
It has been said that sport has an important role to play in the efforts to improve the lives of people around the world as it helps to build bridges between individuals and across different communities. It provides a platform for development, reconciliation and peace. It is a fairly abstract concept but the 1995 Rugby World Cup is a perfect illustration about how the power of sport can aid in delivering profound social change.
The end of apartheid in South Africa in 1994 was a momentous occasion for all involved following years of struggle, violence, imprisonment and death. The following year South Africa hosted the Rugby World Cup in 1995, but the reconciliation while hopeful was still fragile. Rugby, alongside Cricket and Football, is one of South Africa's national sports but traditionally seen as the 'white man's' game. This made supporting the team for many within South Africa a difficult choice because of the social allegiances, which accompanied the sport. The fact that South Africans of all backgrounds ended the tournament in full support of their team is a triumph for sport.
Social Impact
The greatest impact of the 1995 Rugby World Cup was not the victory of the rugby team, but the inclusive atmosphere it helped to create. It was not the sport that helped to achieve social change, but the enabling environment, which it produced. Nelson Mandela, the South African Rugby captain Francois Pineaar and South Africans of all backgrounds used this as an opportunity to celebrate what they had in common rather than their differences. It also helped to bring together groups who ordinarily would not interact together. The fact that South Africa won the tournament, made it a story fit for Hollywood, but the real success can be measured by the impact it had on South Africans.
More than a game
It is particularly pertinent to reflect on this now, as South Africa face Australia in New Zealand at the World Cup on 9 October 2011. Irrespective of the result, it is an opportunity to remember that sport can be more than just a game, it can help to produce real social change that can benefit people. Sport as a tool for social change is not exclusive to mega international events, rather it is being used to in local communities everyday to build bridges and affect positive social change.
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GlassFish v3 being localized into Norwegian Bokmål
By ogino on 5 18, 2009
It was only about 10 days ago when we announced v3 EA Localization Program. Since then, we've been working with several willing contributors and today, I'm glad that I can show you ongoing nb_NO localization for admin console. Thanks Henrik and Thomas for such a quick and great work!
Build location, install instructions, and other related information are pointed in our program page. Currently, in addition to 7 included in previous Prelude ML, Norwegian Bokmål and Czech are being added. We are hoping too see the number of these additional languages to grow so if you are interested, please contact g11n AT glassfish.dev.java.net or myself through blog comments. This GlassFish and many other translation projects are happening at CTI. So in case you are interested in localization but not much in GlassFish, you can consider others. I will paste GlassFish project status, though :-)


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With the World Cup in full swing we decided to take a decidedly think-tank look at it. We're joined this week by AEI scholar Stan Veuger and Economics Program Manager Brittany Pineros to discuss the economics of the World Cup. We discuss three articles are related to the World Cup, then at the end give our entirely unsolicited picks for who will win. Enjoy and Go Go USA!
Veuger: Ignore those World Cup productivity studies
Veuger: Soccer is obviously not a socialist sport
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CLASSICAL singer and actor Stuart Pendred has his album 'Benedizione' distributed to UK Christian retail in June. Pendred is the founder, director and performer with the award winning Tenors Unlimited, who have performed alongside Sting, Lionel Ritchie and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Pendred has also performed for 18 months in Trevor Nunn's West End production Les Miserables. The 'Benedizione' album contains such songs as "Non Pui' Parole (Let My Words Be Few)", "Amazing Grace" and "A Chi Ha Sete (All Who Are Thirsty)". Said Pendred, "It has always been a desire of mine to record an album of songs that reflected my personal faith and the way it has shaped my journey through life. The songs on this album, beautifully written by others, have greatly impacted me on that journey."


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- No relocation of ART centre: GMCH dean
Nagpur: Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) dean Abhimanyu Niswade ruled out relocating Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) centre to TB Ward. He informed the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court about his latest position, wheh he was summoned during the last hearing. A division bench comprising justice Bhushan Gavai and justice Vinay Deshpande directed him to file an affidavit on oral statements made by him regarding ART centre within a week. The dean informed that the centre would be developed at existing premises by allotting bigger space to it. He said relocating it to TB ward would led to numerous problems to the patients, as they also require OPD. The court was hearing a PIL by Sunil Mhaiskar demanding adequate facilities at ART centre at GMCH. Citing NACO guidelines, the petitioner had prayed for relocation of the centre to TB ward, as existing place lacked proper chambers for doctors and counsellors along with drinking water and toilet facilities. HC issues centre, state over pending matters of IT Act A petitioner has moved to the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court praying for directives to adjudicating officer for timely conduction of civil matters as mandated under Information Technology Act. A division bench comprising justice Vasanti Naik and justice Swapna Joshi issued notices to respondents, including Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Maharashtra chief secretary and adjudicating officer for IT Act cases. Petitioner Nirmalkumar Athawale through counsel Mahendra Limaye contended that over 100 cases are pending before adjudicating officer since last 18 months. He informed that the office of adjudicator had also failed to timely encash court fees, which shows his apathy towards cyber litigations. The petitioner prayed for setting up benches of adjudicating officers at every district headquarter, as currently all the litigations are filed only in Mumbai.
- Dean selection process stalled by government in Jadavpur University
Dean selection interview of Jadavpur University has been postponed by the state government on Friday. There was strong demands placed by All Bengal University Teachers Association and Jadavpur University Teachers Association before the Vice-Chancellor Suranjan Das, Education Minister Partha Chatterjee and Chancellor to put the process on hold.
- Yavatmal GMC dean booked under Atrocities Act
Yavatmal: Yavatmal police have booked Dr Ashok Rathod, dean of the local Shri Vasantrao Naik Govt Medical College, under the Atrocities Act for allegedly making casteist remarks against professor and HoD of medicine Dr Baba Elke on Thursday night. Dr Elke had alleged that Dr Rathod called him on phone and abused him and used derogatory remarks for his community on Thursday night. The offence was registered after receiving a report from the investigation officer who conducted the inquiry and recorded statements from doctors, nurses and other employees of the GMC on Monday. "No arrest has been made so far in this regard," police inspector N M Pant said. After the incident, Dr Elke, leaders of various employees unions, BSP leader Dashrath Madavi and ZP member Milind Dhurve called on district collector Sachindra Pratap Singh. On Monday, Adivasi Aarakshan Bachao Samiti staged a demonstration in front of the district collector's office to demand imposing Atrocities Act against the dean. However, the dean Dr Ashok Rathod denied the allegations and said that he has a voice recording with him to prove his innocence. "The matter arose as I asked Dr Elke to submit a report on the death of a 12-year-old boy studying in Antargaon-based government ashramshala after he was bitten by a poisonous snake and the lapse of prompt medical care," Dr Rathod said, adding that even though Dr Elke, being the HOD of Medicine, was responsible for the ICU, he was not present when the boy was brought to GMC. "I asked his juniors to call Dr Elke and they might have called him but he did not attend the boy for over four hours," Rathod said, adding that there is deliberate fabrication of the medical report at the behest of Dr Elke. "A special inquiry committee would be set up to investigate the reason behind the death of the boy and the report of the committee would spell out if there is any lapse on the part of the HoD of Medicine," Rathod said.
- IGMCH should be for the poor and the rich, says new dean
NAGPUR: "No big institution can be run without teamwork. And good administration is key to team work. I am confident that with an experienced team already in place I will be able to take this prestigious institution and my alma mater to greater heights," said Dr Meenakshi Wahane Gajbhiye. Gajbhiye took over as full time dean of the Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital (IGMCH) on Monday almost exactly a year after Dr P Wakode, the last full time dean, left as joint director in directorate of medical education and research (DMER). An member of 1981 undergraduate batch, Wahane-Gajbhiye said she would leave no stone unturned to ensure delivery of best patient care at the college. In her 26-year career beginning with Government Medical College (GMC) Ambejogai as lecturer to professor and head of radiology department at her last posting at Grant Medical College and J J Hospital Mumbai, Dr Wahane-Gajbhiye has had 12 years' administrative experience as head. Dr Wahane-Gajbhiye believes any medical college should be a place for not just the poor but also the affluent to build public confidence. "IGMCH has always been the first destination for the poor. But I want to see it frequented by even the rich and the renowned. The paid services for the rich could generate revenue for improving the college for the poor," she said. Since diagnostics today formed the basis for all treatments, Dr Wahane-Gajbhiye said she would try to bring the best diagnostic tools like MRI, CAT scan etc. to the college. She said she would request the guardian minister and the chief minister to allocate enough funds for these equipment. "College needs both CAT scan and MRI to meet MCI norms. The latest version of MRI costs Rs12-13 crore. It is a huge amount but it has to be brought in by tapping all possible sources," Dr she added. Dr Wahane-Gajbhiye said she would keep a regular watch on working of all departments, wards, casualty etc. She said she planned to post at least ten persons for communicating the problems on daily basis to the dean. She also said she wanted to put more security personnel at sensitive areas. "All this will bring more transparency in the doctor-patient relationship," she said. "I will take time to identify the priority areas for effective administration. Yet I would assure that in my tenure, every doctor at IGMCH renders basic treatment and emergency service first to the patient and then send a patient for any investigations. That is the duty of every doctor. Instruments and equipment-based diagnosis is an integral part of modern treatment but clinical diagnosis is equally important. Medical colleges were always known for clinical skills of their doctors rather than equipment," said Dr Gajbhiye.
- Senators demand resignation of dean
A group of senators on Saturday sought resignation of dean of MS University's Faculty of Technology and Engineering (FTE) professor S S Bhattacharya on moral grounds in connection with the decision to remove Dr I I Pandya as in-charge head of department of applied mechanics and structural engineering.
- Indian-American named Texas university dean
An Indian-American professor with a diverse set of academic experience in the field of science and technology has been named the dean of a leading US university. Dr Kinshuk, who goes by single name, has been named the dean of University of North Texas College of Information in the US.
- Dean's intervention averts strike at GMCH
Nagpur: Timely intervention by the dean of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) Dr Abhimanyu Nisware averted a strike by the class IV employees in the hospital on Saturday. The employees were protesting against alleged harassment by a staff nurse. They did stop work from 9am to 2pm but returned to work after the dean requested them to do so before discussing the issue. On Saturday morning around 10.30am a staff nurse and in charge of the autoclave unit, sister Saroj Athavale is learnt to have engaged in an argument with a class IV staff who refused to follow her instructions of autoclaving (sterilization) the clothes and instruments used during surgical procedures in the hospital. Seeing the scuffle take an ugly turn Athavale claims to have called for police support. But the class IV employees claim that she abused them physically and verbally using indecent language. However, the president of the Maharashtra Government Vidarbha Nurses Association, Nagpur branch, sister Kalpana Winchurkar (Rode) told TOI that she had spoken to Athavale and other male nurses on duty there. "Athavale was merely doing her job. In absence of technicians, the class IV employees are supposed to perform autoclaving. But they refused to listen to her instructions while on the other hand, telling their head that they would do the work. When Athavale insisted that the work be done, a woman employee rushed out calling other workers and tried to get physical. This forced Athavale to call for police help," she said. In letter written by Durga Baisware, a sanitary staff and Anil Ganvir, a unit attendant to the GMCH dean claimed that sister Athavale had been regularly abusing the class IV employees for the past nine months since her posting in the autoclave unit. The letter says these employees had been working in the hospital for 10-15 years and had no background of any complaints against them whereas the sister had a bad reputation. It says that she often used abusive words while addressing the workers. The situation had worsened from past three days. Sources in GMCH claim that this caused a lot of inconvenience to the doctors and patients as a number of scheduled surgeries had to be postponed.
- Two women in race for IGGMC dean post
Nagpur: Two women doctors are in the race for the post of full time dean of Indira Gandhi Government Medical College (IGGMC). The files of the two shortlisted doctors are with the state chief minister for final decision. For IGGMC dean, Dr Pallavi Saple, the professor of paediatrics in Grant Medical College and J J Hospital and Dr Meenakshi Wahane Gajbhiye, a professor in radiology also in the same college at Mumbai are in the race. Dr Saple belongs to Mumbai, but Dr Wahane hails from Nagpur. Sources in the directorate of medical education and research (DMER) told TOI that the MPSC selection process for the deans has been completed in two phases in December and February. The final candidates chosen for various colleges would be announced in 2-3 days.
- Kanan Yelikar is new dean of Nanded GMCH
AURANGABAD: Gynaecologist and Head of Gynaecology and Obstetrics department at Aurangabad Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) Kanan Yelikar has been appointed as the new dean to Dr Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital in Nanded. Yelikar is a recipient of the prestigious Dr BC Roy award by the Medical Council of India (MCI). She was honoured with the award on July 2, 2016, at New Delhi at a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan, by the hands of the president Pranab Mukherjee. She has been felicitated for her contribution to medical research, teaching and development of specialities in various branches of medicine. Yelikar is also the president of Association of Maharashtra Obstetrics and Gynaecological Societies (AMOGS) for 2016-2018 and is associated with Medical University of Health Science (MUHS) since past in different capacities since past 17 years. Meanwhile, after her appointment, Yelikar said, "The biggest challenge will be to ensure that the students get their scholarships on time. I will try to create a database of each and every undergraduate student. This will facilitate the dean to perform his administrative job regarding UG students better."
- HC calls GMCH dean in ART case
Nagpur: Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) dean to remain present on July 7 to explain delay in communicating about relocating Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) centre at TB Ward. The court's direction came while hearing a plea by Sunil Mhaiskar demanding adequate facilities at ART centre. It was established for distribution of medicines to People Living with HIV (PLHIV) and AIDS. The PLHIVs are given free ART medicines along with other required facilities at such centres. A division bench of Justice Bhushan Gavai and Justice Vinay Deshpande expressed anguish over failure of respondents to file affidavit on court's directives. The judges orally flayed assistant government pleader for seeking repeated adjournments on the issue and for lack of coordination between officials. Petitioner's counsel Vivek Awchat said Mhaiskar had submitted a representation to the Union and state governments for improving facilities at ART centre on July 30, 2014. As per the guidelines of National AIDS Control Organization in July 2012, there should be proper chambers for doctors and counsellors along with drinking water and toilet facilities. However, all these facilities were lacking at GMCH. The petitioner submitted various representations to authorities in this regard since last two years but they failed to take steps. Awchat argued that due to stigma and discrimination, PLHIVs do not come forward to protest the lack of facilities. He prayed for directives to the respondents to provide all facilities at the ART centre. He also demanded directives to National AIDS Control Organization to appoint a committee to monitor activities at the ART Centre. During last hearing on June 16, Awchat had requested the court that since it wasn't adversarial litigation, the respondents be directed to place details regarding exact place in the TB Ward where the ART centre is proposed to be relocated. The judges then directed assistant government pleader to get instructions and submit it in the court. On Thursday, the AGP expressed inability to provide information stating that despite trying her best, GMC authorities failed to coordinate. The court then pulled up GMC authorities for lack of coordination and asked the dean to remain present with an explanation. (With inputs from Pavleen Arora)
- Admission for 40 seats in BDS to continue: GDCH dean
Aurangabad: Clearing the air of misunderstanding, the Government Dental College and Hospital (GDCH), Aurangabad on Friday stated that the admission process for 40 seats of the third year BDS course would remain unaffected for the year 2016-17. The Dental Council of India (DCI) on Wednesday had sent a report to the Union government about infrastructural and other deficiencies at the Aurangabad GDCH, following which the ministry of health and family welfare refused to renew the permission and de-recognised the 10 seats of third year BDS course. A district information press release on Friday stated that GDCH dean S P Dange had made it clear that the admission process of other 40 seats would not be affected, while only the 10 seats have been de-recognised by the DCI. This clearly states that for these de-recognised seats, the college is not allowed to admit fresh students in the third year classes for the year 2016-17. Meanwhile, Dange also stated that altogether 50 seats had been sanctioned, of which 10 were additional seats, which had got de-recognised due to some deficiencies. However, the DCI had mentioned in its letter that if GDCH fulfil the requirements during a hearing on Saturday at New Delhi the seats would be renewed, he said. The release also stated that the dean has mentioned that the deficiencies have been cleared and a proposal of recommendations to renew the 10 seats has been sent to the DCI and the ministry of health and family welfare. Earlier, the DCI team had conducted inspection of college in Aurangabad on June 7, 2016 and found deficiencies like the pre-clinical prosthodontics and dental material lab, which should have been at least1500 square feet, was just 1184 square feet. The pre-clinical conservative lab, which should have been at least 1300 sq ft is 1184 sq ft, the oral biology and oral pathology lab, which also should have been a minimum of 1300 sq ft is 806 sq ft, while the oral pathology and histopathology that should have been 400 square feet is 390 square feet. The DCI team had also pointed out lack of staff, which includes a professor of oral pathology on deputation to DME Mumbai, lack of two professors in the departments of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Orthodontics and of one Reader in the department of Paedontics. The release stated that the additional space has been made available for laboratories pointed out in the deficiencies and has fulfilled the requirement as per the DCI guidelines. District collector Nidhi Pandey and MIM MLA Imtiaz Jaleel reportedly visited GDCH on Wednesday to review the situation. On the occasion, the district administration official directed the public works department officials to complete the pending work within the time frame and the college administration urged the district planning and development committee to sanction funds to facilitate fulfil the requirements as per the DCI norms, stated the release.
- New IGMCH dean clips civil surgeon's wings
Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital (IGMCH) and district civil surgeon Dr Umesh Nawade are at each other's throats. For the last four years, the hospital officials are trying to move him out of the campus and are not even willing to pay him any more.


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Worthington Players will present Cole Porter's "Anything Goes" at 2 p.m. today at Shawnee Playhouse, Shawnee-on-Delaware.
Additional performances will be at 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
In the musical, the S.S. American oceanliner heads out to sea, bound from New York to London. Stowaway Billy Crocker is in love with heiress Hope Harcourt, who is engaged to Lord Evelyn Oakleigh. Nightclub singer Reno Sweeney and Public Enemy No. 13, Moonface Martin, aid Billy in his quest to win Hope.
"Anything Goes" includes such songs as the title track, "You're the Top," "It's De-Lovely" and "I Get a Kick Out of You."
Tickets are $23 for adults and $20 for seniors over age 55, AAA members and military.
For information, call 570-421-5093 or visit theshawneeplayhouse.com.
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Pro and con: Gov. Rick Perry sure has earned his 'hate' badge; God defines morality, not the current culture
Perry earns his 'hate' badge
Re: "Perry: Scouts should keep core values, not allow gays — He tells organization that it must not cater to 'popular culture'," Sunday news story.
Gov. Perry, you say that you were an Eagle Scout. I guess you are never too old to earn badges. You have now earned your badge of "hate" and your badge of "no tolerance."
Is this really what you want to teach our children?
Don Rose, Northeast Dallas
God defines morality
Re: "Right Side of History — Boy Scouts should end no-gays policy," Jan. 31 Editorials.
Your editorial on ending the Boy Scouts' ban on homosexuals is completely wrong.
The question should be, "Who defines what is immoral and what is acceptable human behavior? Is it the current culture, or is it the divine creator of the universe?" The God of the universe in his word condemns homosexuality as sinful perversion.
Truth is divisive, and those who choose obedience to the truth should not be accused of following archaic policies and lacking compassion.
So, who do you, Dallas Morning News editors, accept as the one who defines immorality: the truth of God's word; or man and the current culture of the day?
The Boy Scouts are right in choosing obedience to God's word.
James Graham, Dallas/Lake Highlands


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STOCKTON — Critical of City Hall leadership, Stockton resident and former state Assemblyman Dean Andal this week proposed measures for putting the city on course for financial recovery, starting with aggressive pension reform.
Like San Jose and San Diego, the city of Stockton can put a bold measure before voters similar to those passed this month reforming pensions for city employees, said Andal, who also served on California's Board of Equalization.
In another proposal, Andal recommended reining in the $417 million price tag of Stockton's unfunded retiree health-care by vote of the City Council. Andal said that issue could be done in two weeks.
Andal also proposed amending the Stockton City Charter to create a rainy day fund and require that any new bonds attached to the city's general fund first get voter approval.
"When you look at the math in a cold, hard way, you realize we're never going to get out of this if we don't tackle these problems," Andal said today, threatening a citizens' initiative if City Hall doesn't act.
The council has authorized City Manager Bob Deis to file Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection if mediation with Stockton's major creditors, retired employees and labor groups fails by the month's end. Stockton braces to become the nation's largest city to file for bankruptcy.
Read Saturday's Record for more on this story by staff writer Scott Smith.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl
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Quote #10
But there was no stopping Mike Teavee. The crazy boy rushed on, and when he reached the enormous camera, he jumped straight for the switch, scattering Oompa-Loompa right and left as he went. (27.12)
Mike Teavee, the last of the kids besides Charlie, turns out to be just as foolish as the rest, even though Mr. Wonka has told him that sending himself through the television "might have some very nasty results." (27.8)


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Midnight's Children
by Salman Rushdie
Analysis: Steaminess Rating
Exactly how steamy is this story?
Nope. No kids. Not even with their parents. Nuh-uh. Not in here.
First of all, this book is constantly talking about sex. We see Saleem's mom fondling his dad's testicles, Saleem attempting to get it on with his sister, Saleem attempting to get it on with his aunt, nudity behind perforated sheets, and numerous other mentions of people's inability or ability to have an erection. There are also hundreds of thousands of rapes.
Add to that the incredibly violent second and third sections of the novel, where Saleem's whole family is killed and he talks to a pyramid made out of the barely alive body parts of his childhood friends, and you can see why this could give a kid nightmares for weeks.
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KKR Mulls $1.8 Billion Sale of Bis Industries
Global private equity firm KKR & Co. is considering selling mining services and logistics business Bis Industries, two people familiar with the matter said.
A trade sale of Bis could be expected to fetch up to 1.8 billion Australian dollars (US$1.8 billion), one of the people said. The private equity firm is also considering an initial public offering, or IPO, of the business, however the Australian market has not been hospitable to such deals lately with only US$227 million raised in the year-to-date, according to Dealogic.
Bis Industries provides transportation services in the coal, iron ore and steel industries, among others. Its clients include Fortescue Metals Group, which on Friday lodged a challenge in Australia's High Court against the federal government's new Mineral Resource Rent Tax.
Australia's resources industry has been an engine of economic growth in recent years but with the global economy slowing, commodity prices have been declining, casting doubt on the future of new projects. Iron ore demand has remained solid, with companies like Rio Tinto recently approving the spend of an additional US4.2 billion; however thermal coal prices have fallen more than 20% this year.
Bis Industries was created in 2006 after KKR bought Brambles Industrial Services and Cleanaway Australia from Brambles for A$1.83 billion. KKR later sold waste and recycling business Cleanaway Australia to its larger rival Transpacific Industries for A$1.25 billion.
KKR could also choose to refinance Bis Industries' A$905 million of debt which expires in the first half of 2013 and continue owning the business, one of the people said.
If KKR decides to list Bis Industries on the Australian Securities Exchange, it will likely retain a stake following the initial public offerings of private-equity backed retailer Myer Holdings and quick service restaurant operator Collins Foods. Neither have traded above their issue prices of A$4.10 a share and A$2.50 a share respectively.
UBS is handling the sale process for KKR, the people said.
A spokeswoman from UBS wasn't immediately available to comment.


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Bright and cheerful colors and a V-stitch pattern give this crocheted throw its punch. With Love® makes it soft and easy-care.
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Gavin was admitted this afternoon to duPont after a horrible night of fevers. We are all so exhausted. It looks like it is the fungus but all cultures taken this week were negative. At this point it gets tricky because Gavin is on so many heavy duty IV antibiotics and antifungals that it can make it difficult for the culture to grow.
We have started Amphoteracin, which is a more broad spectrum antifungal. Hopefully this will at least give him some relief, until we decide if the line needs to be pulled.
We are all very tired and really need a good night sleep -- certainly not our ideal way to bring in the new year.
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Aetna HMO Settlement Could Bring Broad Changes
But Bloche said there is a downside to giving doctors more flexibility in billing.
"Physicians will be able to succeed in getting higher fees from the company, and those higher fees are going to be passed on to employers and to consumers in the form of higher health care costs that don't translate into higher quality of care," he says.
The settlement calls for several other significant changes in the way Aetna U.S. Healthcare does business, including the following:
- Ensuring that doctors determine what's medically necessary for the patient, not the plan.
- Creating an ombudsman's office within Aetna to serve as the patients' advocate.
- Improving patients' access to specialists inside and outside of Aetna's network.
- Providing doctors financial incentives to offer preventive care.
- Giving consumers at least 90 days' notice if a prescription drug is being dropped from coverage.
"The agreement provides many much-needed improvements," says Texas Attorney General John Cornyn. "This agreement takes the surprises out of managed care." After taking months to negotiate, the Aetna agreement is effective immediately, the state attorney general?s office says.
Aetna U.S. Healthcare may eventually put the provisions of the agreement in place in its other plans nationwide. "The company is in the process of studying the feasibility of these new initiatives in other markets outside of Texas," Arthur Leibowitz, MD, Aetna U.S. Healthcare?s chief medical officer, says in a statement.
Texas also filed suit against the Pacificare, Humana, and NYLCare managed-care plans, and those lawsuits are still pending.
Cornyn has instructed his staff to go after similar deals with the remaining defendants. Even if other HMOs in Texas and around the country adopt similar changes, they?ll still be facing the threat of Congressional action on a "patient bill of rights," a number of class-action lawsuits, and a pending case in the U.S. Supreme Court over how HMO doctors are compensated.
One health-care expert tells WebMD that Aetna had little choice but to agree to the settlement.
"They [the HMOs] were going to lose the power to control the docs anyhow, and instead of just letting it slip away from them, they said, 'Why don't we make a public relations coup out of it?'" says Uwe Reinhardt, Ph.D., a health care economist at Princeton University.


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School closures up for vote
Published: Monday, May 20, 2013 at 11:06 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, May 20, 2013 at 11:06 a.m.
The Terrebonne Parish School Board will consider a plan to close four local schools Tuesday.
The board has scheduled a special meeting for 5:30 p.m. in its offices, 201 Stadium Drive in Houma.
The plan would close Greenwood Middle and West Park, Dularge and Boudreaux Canal elementary schools.
It would also move seventh-grade classes from Lisa Park Elementary and Dularge Middle to Houma Junior High. Seventh-grade classes at Greenwood and Caldwell middle schools would move to Evergreen Junior.
Ninth-grade classes at Evergreen Junior High would move to H.L. Bourgeois High.
The plan, introduced by Superintendent Philip Martin, was accepted last week by the board's Buildings Committee.
On May 4, voters rejected a tax increase for the school system, which is now facing a $6 million shortfall for the fiscal year that starts July 1.
Martin said the plan would send students to schools they would have been at in previous grades or would be moving to in future grades without having to modify school attendance zone boundaries.
To close Greenwood Middle, seventh-graders would move to Evergreen while fifth- and sixth-graders would stay at either Bayou Black or Gibson elementary, where they have historically been taught until fourth grade. Enrollment at Gibson would be about 211 while enrollment at Bayou Black would be about 187.
All students at West Park Elementary would move to Legion Park School where enrollment would be 382 students.
All students from Dularge Elementary would move to what is now Dularge Middle, giving it a pre-K-through-sixth-grade enrollment of 341 students.
All students at Boudreaux Canal Elementary will move to Upper Little Caillou Elementary, giving it an enrollment of 547.
It's unclear just how much money the plan would save, though Martin has estimated it would cut about $185,000 annually in utility costs.
He also noted that most teachers would move along with the students, but there will be an overall reduction in staff. That reduction will come though shuffling employees and cutting vacant positions.
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With tweens and vampires being all the rage right now in popular culture, I was fairly ecstatic to find Top Cow publishing a book about werewolves, and not the Paramore-grooving, Stephanie Meyer kind. Tracker #1 is a crime procedural first and a supernatural werewolf tale second.
Written by Jonathan Lincoln, Tracker #1 wastes no time introducing the key players, along with their relatively cookie cutter personalities. You've got your main character Agent O'Roark, the hard boiled FBI agent who allows his guilt of letting the killer go to overwhelm him. You've got Agent Jezebel Kendall, the no-nonsense female agent who is overworked and undersexed, as well as partners with our lead. You've got Agent Grant, the jealous co-worker who is more interested in impressing Agent Kendall than solving the case. And of course, you have the worried girlfriend of our main character that fears she is getting too close to a man that will surely get himself killed in the line of duty. Despite these cardboard cutout personalities, Lincoln is able to provide a solid narrative into which these characters feel at home.
The issue essentially follows O'Roark as he realizes the serial killer he's been tracking for months is perhaps more than meets the eye (spoiler: a werewolf!) and he is a victim left bitten after a recent massacre perpetrated by the suspect. Had Top Cow not solicited so obviously that this book was about werewolves, and perhaps left it a bit ambiguous, Lincoln's pacing leading to the slow reveal of the true nature of the plot would have been significantly more effective. In all aspects of his writing, the pacing is where Lincoln really hits a homerun. Though it's not exactly a slow boil, he hits the right beats at the right times, carefully cluing in the reader about the story to come, while working in the guise of a police procedural. In fact, it's not far fetched to say that some quick character name changes to the likes of Mulder and Scully wouldn't be out of place.
The issue is relatively dialog-heavy, but not to the point of detriment. Lincoln avoids exposition, instead relying on the general familiarity most readers will have with the setup of the relationship between the characters. For example, instead of needing Lincoln to waste time on the history of O'Roark and Kendall as partners, I was able to just sort of fill in the blanks with what I knew from other stories with the exact same dichotomy between the lead characters. Perhaps that's just me, but I found myself enjoying the use of stereotypical characters to tell an otherwise unique story.
The only real problem I have with this issue is the art. Artist Francis Tsai hardly delivers consistency, as some pages are spot-on while others suffer from severe perspective problems. His work is great when presented in a rather straight forward manner, but when he attempts different angles, like a top-down isometric view or close-ups with characters in the background, problems spring up like weeds. His watercolor-like coloring work is great though, many scenes are given an extra layer of atmosphere simply by his choice of colors. The very opening panel is laced with muted graytones that leads to an uncomfortable, haunting feeling, sparking a great hook into the first issue. Tsai seems to work better in large spaces; his splash pages and half-page panels are much more effective than long sequences of action or dialog focused talking heads.
In the end, fans of X-Files and the like should give this book a shot. Though it's not the most clean cut or characteristically unique comic on the shelves, it seems to be giving way into a mini-series that if nothing else, should deliver a decent amount of gore and werewolf lore.


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Two Serpents Rise by Max Gladstone – audiobook review
Publisher's Description:
A novel set in the addictive and compelling fantasy world of Three Parts Dead
Shadow demons plague the city reservoir, and Red King Consolidated has sent in Caleb Altemoc – casual gambler and professional risk manager – to cleanse the water for the sixteen million people of Dresediel Lex. At the scene of the crime, Caleb finds an alluring and clever cliff runner, crazy Mal, who easily outpaces him.
But Caleb has more to worry about than the demon infestation, Mal, or job security when he discovers that his father – the last priest of the old gods and leader of the True Quechal terrorists – has broken into his home and is wanted in connection with the attacks on the water supply.
From the beginning, Caleb and Mal are bound by lust, craft, and chance, as both play a dangerous game where gods and people are pawns. They sleep on water, they dance in fire, and all the while the Twin Serpents slumbering beneath the earth are stirring…and hungry.
This review is of the audio version read by Chris Andrew Ciulla and produced by Blackstone Audio, 2013.
What I expected: I had read Three Parts Dead and enjoyed the fact that it was so different in the world building from a great deal of the fantasy works I normally read. I expected that this story would somehow be connected to the characters I had already met, though I realized that it would not be a direct follow up. I also expected some type of mystery to be solved or crisis to be fixed as a basic plot.
What I got: Well, this book only shares a world with the first one. Time, setting, and characters were all different. Now that isn't a bad thing at all, I just wasn't expecting it. I also got a very complex mystery with some interesting characters and all sorts of cultural upheaval dealing with different uses of magic, old gods, and new grudges.
What I liked: I really liked the characters – not only were they diverse in culture and appearance, but they were also all fully fleshed out (OK, maybe not the Red King but that was a'purpose!) and very real. I loved that the main character has a problem at work. Don't we all?? I also liked that the plot could have been the basis of some scathing political and environmental modern day movie but that it did not feel or read that way…yet I could still see the parallels in our world.
What I did not: I really disliked the way the voice actor read the book. Don't get me wrong, I loved the sound of his voice, and it fit Caleb to perfection, but he had a distinct tendency to over-emphasize words in every sentence that made them sound different than I would have thought they were supposed to. Obviously, I can't read the author's mind, and it is quite possible all of those inflections were deliberately there on his request, but I can't help feeling that the sentences were wrongly emphasized. I'm going to call this one a listener error because, as always, your mileage may vary and that may not be something you even notice. I was also a little annoyed with the Red King character who was, essentially, a skeleton; and yet he walked without wobbling on bony heels and toes, drank coffee without spilling it all down his chin due to the missing lips, and smoked without any skin or muscles to provide the suction. That just happens to be one of those logic issues that get my personal goat. I also found the magic bits to be extremely confusing; who could do what, why, and how seemed to be a labyrinth with no easily read map. Again, ymmv.
Cover Talk: I like the cover. Not only does it stylistically match the first in the series, it is aesthetically pleasing and gives us just enough information on the story to make it intriguing.
Recommendation? If you enjoyed Three Parts Dead, you will most likely enjoy this one, but do be warned this is not a direct follow up of those previous characters – in fact, both of these books can be read as a standalone. If these weren't set on an unknown world in unfamiliar cities, I might characterize them as urban fantasy, as they have the same detective genre feel you tend to find in the mainstream urban fantasy series of today. So, I recommend you read both books, but there is no need to read them in order. The voice actor, Chris Andrew Ciulla, has a wonderful voice that I felt fit the main character extremely well, so don't shy away from the audio version unless it really is not your thing.


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The Art of Motherhood: Private Museum Tour for 2
- Private 90-minute museum tour for two
Options include the Getty Center (classical Venus to Queen Victoria), the Getty Villa (mythological muses to Christian Madonnas), Norton Simon Museum (Asian goddesses to Christian Madonnas) or LACMA ("Mothers of the World, a Global Perspective")
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- One bouquet of spring flowers given to the "mother" of the group
- Coffee/tea for two at the museum cafe
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- This Mother's Day, celebrate the most important woman in your life with a private "Mother" tour at the museum of your choice: LACMA, Norton Simon Museum, the Getty Center or the Getty Villa.
- At each of these museums, Art Muse is offering a seasonal tour that explores depictions of motherhood through the ages.
- From images of "mothers of the world" at LACMA to an investigation of classical history's most significant maternal figures at the Getty Villa, these tours will show you and mom the true art of motherhood.
- The afternoon ends on a relaxing note with a bouquet of vibrant spring flowers for your mother and a cup of coffee or tea in the museum's café.
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Mission accomplished no.3 - Hands-On Lab
By Mike Dietrich-Oracle on Oct 16, 2009
90 customers tested the upgrade to either Oracle Database 220.127.116.11 or Oracle Database 126.96.36.199 - or both! And do it either with Database Upgrade Assistant (DBUA) or by command line upgrade - or both!!. And afterwards doing a downgrade or the EM configuration were possible options to get the most out of the 2.5 hours from the Database Upgrade Hands-On Lab.
Just in case you've attended you'll be able to download the updated HOL Instructions (270 KB PDF).
We had a lot of fun - and we hope to see you again next year - and please let us know once you're live on 11gR1 or 11gR2 :-)


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LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Police arrested a third suspect and hunted for two others Saturday in the gang rape and slaying of two teenage cousins in northern India. The three suspects detained in the attack in Uttar Pradesh state are cousins in their 20s from an extended family, and they face murder and rape charges, crimes punishable by the death penalty, said police officer N. Malik.
Two suspects from the same village are also being sought, he said. Facing growing criticism for a series of rapes, officials in Uttar Pradesh, which has a long reputation for lawlessness, also arrested two police officers and fired two others Friday for failing to investigate when the father of one of the teenage girls reported them missing earlier in the week. India has a history of tolerance for sexual violence. But the gang rape, which was followed by TV footage of the corpses of the 14- and 15-year-old girls swaying as they hung from a mango tree, triggered outrage across the nation. The father who reported the girls missing has demanded a federal probe.
CLEVELAND (AP) — A nighttime car chase in Cleveland that ended on a schoolyard where more than 100 shots were fired at the suspect's vehicle appeared to be over when an officer opened fire again, a prosecutor said in announcing charges against the patrolman and five police supervisors.
Cleveland patrol officer Michael Brelo stood on the hood of the suspect's car and fired at least 15 shots through the windshield — five fatal — at the two unarmed people inside, Cuyahoga County prosecutor Tim McGinty said Friday. McGinty cited a U.S. Supreme Court ruling this week that said police can't fire on suspects after a public safety threat has ended. He said the other officers on the scene had stopped firing after the November 2012 chase ended.
Driver Timothy Russell was shot 23 times. Passenger Malissa Williams was shot 24 times. No gun was found on them or in their vehicle.
The chase began when an officer thought he heard a gunshot from a car speeding by the police and courts complex, jumped into his patrol car and radioed for help. Police don't know why Russell didn't stop.
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When Bike Night season kicks off at Dealernews Top 100 dealer Woods Fun Center in Austin, Texas, March 22, guests can expect food, fun, vendors and giveaways. The management will know what to expect, too – the largest kickoff event to date, they say – partly because their social media efforts are working both ways.
The dealership has used Facebook to solicit RSVPs in the past, but this year for the first time they set up a special giveaway exclusive to those who RSVP on the dealership's Facebook page.
"There is more buzz around going online and Facebook RSVPing because only those who reply on Facebook are entered," says marketing manager Monica Van Cleeve. "Last year we revamped out bike nights. We have a pretty large following now. A lot of our customers have been waiting for the kickoff."
In turn, the RSVPs help the dealership plan for crowds. "It helps a lot with parking. If we have over 100, we'll know to open up the extra sides of our parking lot for the bikes. We know where to put the exhibits. We can move our stage to accommodate the bikes," Van Cleeve says. "If 100 people RVSP, at least 275 to 300 will show up."
Based on RSVPs, she knows what to tell food and other vendors a few days before an event, and she says, "It helps us know how many promotional items we will need."
For this year's Bike Night Kickoff, the dealership has booked a popular local cover band that will also boost attendance.
"We have a really popular 14-person band here in Austin called Sauce. They are going to be performing for us. We tried to get them last year but they were booked," Van Cleeve says. The band has a broad repertoire of Pop/Rock, Oldies, R&B/Hip-Hop, and hits from the 70s and 80s to please a wide range of ages.
Of course an event wouldn't be complete without food. This year the dealership will have hot dog catering truck Evil Wiener to serve up their locally famous dogs, from traditional hot dogs to their own wiener twists such as the "Tex-Mex" with guisada and the Greek-style "Olympus." They also serve a "Brownwood" corn dog, Queso Fries and other treats.
Giveaways at the event include helmets, Go Pro cameras, track day certificates, restaurant gift cards and basic motorcycle rider courses. One drawing will be conducted from only Facebook RSVPs.
The event, from 7 to 10 p.m. March 22, is expected to be the biggest to date.
"The kickoff is always one of our bigger events. People are ready to get out and ride and be around others who are riding," Van Cleeve says. "They are just ready for that warm weather."
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Unlike Social Security and Medicare taxes, which are withheld at flat percentages of your pay, federal income tax is a multilayer affair. In the case of income tax, your employer determines your withholding conditions from your W-4 form. If you meet the requirements, you can claim to be exempt from federal income tax on the form. Withholding amounts vary by employee, but the exempt category has the same effect on all employees who claim it.
To figure out your federal income tax withholding, your employer obtains your filing status and number of allowances from lines 3 and 5 of your W-4. He applies the Internal Revenue Service Circular E tax-withholding table that matches the W-4 data plus your wages and pay period. If you claim exempt on line 7 of your W-4, your employer skips the withholding process. Exempt means that your employer does not withhold any federal income tax from your paychecks.
The IRS has strict regulations for claiming exempt. The general rules are stated on the W-4 for the respective tax year. In 2012, you're exempt if in the previous year you received a refund of all your federal income tax withheld because you owed no tax and in the present year you expect a full refund because you don't anticipate owing any tax. You may not claim exempt if someone else claims you as a dependent on her tax return and if your wages or non-wage income will exceed $750 for the year.
If you meet the qualifications for exempt, complete a W-4 and give it to your employer. Do not claim allowances plus exempt on the form; it has to be one or the other. Simply fill in your name, Social Security number, address and filing status. Then write "exempt" on line 7 and sign and date the form. If you put any allowances in box 5, even if it's zero, you're telling your employer to withhold federal income tax from your paychecks. Exempt is good for one year; if you meet the criteria for the following year, submit a new form to your employer.
You might be tempted to claim exempt to increase your take-home pay during the year. This comes with risks, because if you don't qualify for it, you'll owe the IRS when you file your tax return. Furthermore, the agency imposes penalties for providing false information on a W-4. This includes a $500 fee for making statements or claiming allowances to lower withholding and for having no reasonable basis for taking such action when you completed the form. If you're convicted of an actual crime, penalties may include imprisonment of up to one year or a fine of up to $1,000, or both. Penalties are effective only if you purposely falsified your W-4. A simple mistake, such as an honest calculation error, does not count.
If your state requires state income tax withholding, you might qualify for exempt under state law. If so, your employer does not take state income tax out of your paychecks. Whereas some states require employees to complete a W-4 for exemption from state income tax withholding, others require employees to fill out a different form. If you think you qualify, contact your state revenue agency for its guidelines on claiming exempt from state income tax.


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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Welcome to the New Normal 1
Chapter 2: The 21st Century Workforce 39
Chapter 3: Challenges of Talent Management in the New Normal 59
Part II: The Need for Engagement and Adaptability in the New Normal
Chapter 4: The Imperative of Employee Engagement for Competitive Success in the 21st Century 93
Chapter 5: Leveraging What We Know: An Employee Engagement Framework 115
Chapter 6: The Increasing Need for Organizational Adaptability 143
Part III: Engaging the 21st Century Worker
Chapter 7: Practices to Create Employee Engagement in the New Normal 161
Chapter 8: Conclusion: Achieving Success in the New Normal 215
Bibliography 257
Index 283
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