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The Center for Effective Government released a new report and interactive map to coincide with the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. The report demonstrates that the struggle for social justice is far from over. Across the country people of color and the poor are disproportionately impacted by chemical facility hazards, and in many areas, the amount of inequality is profound.
The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data for 2014 is now available. The good news: total toxic releases by reporting facilities decreased by nearly six percent from 2013 levels. However, several states saw a spike in emissions, including Rhode Island and Alaska
The Center for Effective Government has updated our Right-to-Know Network database, where you can find the 2014 TRI data and search for toxic emitters in your community.
RTKNet.org has started a user and discussion forum through Google Groups where users can discuss how to best use the RTKNet.org databases, connect with others protecting their communities from toxic hazards, share their personal stories, and more. The new user and discussion group will provide a good opportunity for our users to connect and help RTKNet.org grow and improve.
For almost a month, the National Response Center's national database of spills and accidents of oil and hazardous substances has been offline "for maintenance," but the public and companies can still submit reports of any spills and accidents by phone at 1-800-424-8802. The public can also receive the data via a Freedom of Information Act request.
Online registration is now open for the 2014 National Training Conference on the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) and Environmental Conditions in Communities, which will be held May 7-9, 2014 in Arlington, VA. The conference aims to promote greater participation, collaboration, community awareness, and public involvement regarding data on toxic chemical releases and related environmental information.
As the number of chemical disasters and injuries continues to mount in 2014, evidence shows that the risks that chemical facilities present to the local communities in which they are located are greater than many residents previously understood. The Center for Effective Government has created a set of maps, showing how close many of these facilities are to schools and hospitals. The maps are helping communities press for new oversight, safer chemicals, and stronger enforcement of existing standards to prevent future disasters.
During the week of Jan. 20, the air quality in Utah's Salt Lake City region and parts of California hit red-alert status – meaning that the air was unhealthy for everyone and was especially harmful to sensitive groups like children, the elderly, and those with chronic respiratory conditions like asthma. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) forecasts and posts air quality levels in an easy, color-coded format on a website called AIRNow.
Announcing the Call for Abstracts for the 2014 National Training Conference on the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) and Environmental Conditions in Communities! Submit your proposal by December 13, 2013. The conference will be held May 7-9, 2014 in Arlington, Virginia and include sessions on pollution prevention, environmental justice, and environmental public health, along with TRI and other sources of environmental information.
On Oct. 23, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a beta 2.0 version of its enforcement and compliance web-based tool. The new version should make it easier for the public to find information on which facilities near their communities violate air, water, and pollution standards. The agency has requested user feedback as it continues to update and fine-tune the site, so we encourage readers to visit the website and provide comments on your experience to the agency.
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Things to applaud...and things to condemn.
On Aug. 1, the White House issued an executive order on Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security. The order forms a Chemical Facility Safety and Security Working Group, led by three agencies: Department of Homeland Security, Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Labor. The new working group is charged with several specific tasks along three main goals: Improving Coordination with State, Local, and Tribal Partners; Enhanced Federal Coordination; and Modernizing Policy, Regulation, and Standards.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is making available to the public hundreds of studies on chemicals that had been treated as confidential business information (CBI). The move is part of EPA's plan to make public the chemicals that are not entitled to CBI status. Releasing the data will expand the public's access to critical health and safety information on chemicals that are manufactured and processed in the U.S. Newly available information can be found using EPA's Chemical Data Access Tool.
According to the Washington Post, the EPA "informed BP officials...that the company has 24 hours to choose a less-toxic form of chemical dispersants to break up its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico...and must apply the new form of dispersants within 72 hours of submitting the list of alternatives." Of course, there's still a lot of infor
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can't get nehe lession 2 workingPosted Monday, 16 August, 2010 - 00:18 by GhostTyper in
i tried to follow the instructions of a simple tutorial () but failed. my code looks like:
MainView.MakeCurrent(); GL.Clear(ClearBufferMask.ColorBufferBit | ClearBufferMask.DepthBufferBit); GL.Viewport(0, 0, MainView.Width, MainView.Height); GL.LoadIdentity(); GL.Translate(0f, 0f, -6f); GL.Begin(BeginMode.Triangles); //GL.Color3(255, 0, 0); GL.Vertex3(0f, 1f, 0f); //GL.Color3(0, 255, 0); GL.Vertex3(-1f, -1f, 0f); //GL.Color3(0, 0, 255); GL.Vertex3(1f, -1f, 0f); GL.End(); MainView.SwapBuffers();
this code snippet is executed every timer tick. there is no other pre initialization of the control, except the code written by the designer. the resulting window becomes black and i can't see the triangle. i guess something with the GL.Translate is wrong. however, i wrote simple opengl programs years ago and *never* had such mistakes.
my second step was to check the "QuickStart" example. it works just fine as long i don't change the commands in OnResize and OnRenderFrame to something near my above example. i found some crazy matrix things in QuickStart:
Matrix4 projection = Matrix4.CreatePerspectiveFieldOfView((float)Math.PI / 4, Width / (float)Height, 1.0f, 64.0f); GL.MatrixMode(MatrixMode.Projection); GL.LoadMatrix(ref projection);
Matrix4 modelview = Matrix4.LookAt(Vector3.Zero, Vector3.UnitZ, Vector3.UnitY); GL.MatrixMode(MatrixMode.Modelview); GL.LoadMatrix(ref modelview);
i'm pretty sure, that my above posted code snippet can run somehow without all this matrix stuff. at least it did years ago.
does anyone see my mistake? it must be something very simple which i didn't see the last 5 hours.
I'll solved the Problem. The color wasn't set, and therefore it didn't get visible. Years ago the color was automatically white. XD

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About the Book
Through the lens of four seminal concerts, acclaimed poet and biographer Daniel Mark Epstein offers an intimate, vivid, and comprehensive portrait of Bob Dylan. Beginning in 1963, Epstein revisits Dylan's early struggles to find artistic direction; his transition from folk icon to rock star; and his secluded family life and divorce. A breathtaking account of Dylan's Never Ending Tour and his contemporary studio sessions brings us full circle, revealing how Dylan revived a flagging career and accepted his role as the éminence grise of rock and roll today.
Drawing on new interviews with those closest to Dylan—including Maria Muldaur, Nora Guthrie, and Ramblin' Jack Elliott—The Ballad of Bob Dylan is a singular take on an artist who has transformed generations and continues to inspire and surprise today.
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Critical Praise
"What sets Epstein's book apart is its accessibility. . . . Epstein is refreshingly direct and approachable, and while the author, also a folk musician, makes much of his extensive quotes from Dylan's lyrics, it is his own clear, emotional enthusiasm that carries the tale." — Rob Fitzpatrick, Sunday Times (London)
"If you like Keith Richards' Life, then read The Ballad of Bob Dylan. Just in time for the musician's 70th birthday, Daniel Mark Epstein's biography offers a vivid portrait of the visionary artist." — US Weekly
"Offers a portrait that explodes the semi-hostile cliché of much unauthorized biography. New interviews and photographs add depth to an account distinguished by a fine sensitivity to all aspects of Dylan's art, from the personal to the music's history." — Tim Martin, Telegraph (London)
"Brilliant—that Daniel Mark Epstein is both a poet and a biographer stands him in good stead in this penetrating, compassionate (but utterly clear-eyed), beautifully written portrait of Bob Dylan as an artist and a man. Among the very best writing about Dylan, ever." — James Kaplan, author of Frank: The Voice
"In The Ballad of Bob Dylan, Daniel Mark Epstein does what few have been able to do at all, much less this well: capture that spirit, and in so doing, somehow manage to get closer to the essence of an American icon." — Dave Moyer, New York Journal of Books
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- Imprint: Harper Perennial
- On Sale: 05/15/2012
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Having entered the ranks of Major League Baseball in 1887, the Pittsburgh Pirates are one of the first teams to join the pro ball party, and in a lot of ways, they've never left the dance floor. While the 1979 team's adoption of Sister Sledge's "We Are Family" made them a permanent fixture in the minds of fun-loving fans everywhere, the franchise has always been committed to delivering a product befitting its supporters in the Steel City.
Originally known as the Alleghenies, the team was rechristened the Pirates in 1891 after they "stole" second baseman Louis Bierbauer from the Philadelphia Athletics. Nine years later, the name seemed even more appropriate. Barney Dreyfuss, owner of an out-of-commission Louisville club, gained controlling interest of the Pirates and brought 14 players from the departed team with him -- including future Hall of Famer Honus Wagner. The franchise would go on to win the National League pennant in both 1901 and 1902, and the following year took part in the first-ever World Series. Behind the white-hot bat of Wagner, the Pirates won their first world championship in 1909.
The Buccos would capture a second World Series title in 1925, but fans would have to wait 35 years before raising another championship flag. While he had already been on the team for five seasons, outfielder Roberto Clemente emerged in 1960 as one of the best ball players in the game. He powered the team to the Fall Classic that year, and went on to collect 12 Gold Gloves in a row, more than 3,000 career hits, and the 1966 National League MVP award. Clemente was on board for the Pirates World Series victory in 1971, but his career was tragically cut short when he died in a plane crash following the '72 season. From the depths of despair, the Pittsburgh organization and its fans would rise to prominence once again before the decade ended.
Fueled equally by Sister Sledge's hit song and Willie "Pops" Stargell's leadership, the Pirates banded together and won a world championship in 1979. Throughout the year, players were awarded "Stargell's Stars" for their efforts to reinforce the idea that they were a team and in this fight together. As evidenced by the end result, the good vibes paid off.
After 30 years of sharing Three Rivers Stadium with their gridiron counterparts, the Pirates moved into a home of their very own in 2001. A breathtaking coliseum, both in terms of size and scope, PNC Park is often mentioned as a premier destination for baseball fans. Legacy Square, found in left field, pays homage to the proud Negro League roots of Pittsburgh, while the Rivertowne Brewing Hall of Fame Club offers scores of craft beers and fine food to create a sublime ballpark atmosphere. "It's supposed to be fun," Pops Stargell once said. "The man says 'Play ball,' not 'Work ball.'" With a state-of-the-art park and a spirited legion of fans, it's clear that the Pirates have taken that sentiment to heart.


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Texans On
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Volunteer firefighters are a mainstay,
but demand pushes more hiring.
Almost 35,000 Texans are members of the state's volunteer fire departments and combined volunteer and paid departments.
The tinder-dry conditions gripping Texas in 2011 have put firefighting and fire prevention efforts at the fore of public and political attention. At the end of June, the federal government acceded to Texas' request for disaster status, in response to more than 3 million acres burned during the previous seven months.
Texas emergency response, including firefighting, is achieved through a complex patchwork of professional and volunteer resources comprising tens of thousands of men and women. And during the headline-grabbing wildfires that indiscriminately burn thousands of acres for days or weeks, it's often volunteers who risk their lives to protect their neighbors' property and homes.
Since 2002, the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program has funded more than 1,400 fire trucks, 50,000 sets of protective gear and 38,000 places in training courses.
Stretched resources
At Possum Kingdom in Palo Pinto County, the "PK Complex" fire charred more than 126,000 acres over a three-week period before firefighters contained the blaze on April 28, according to Texas Forest Service (TFS) reports. More than 160 homes and two churches burned.
Mineral Wells Volunteer Fire Department (MWVFD) personnel were among the hundreds of firefighters deployed at PK.
"We pretty well had a truck out there every day for 12 to 14 hours or longer," says Palo Pinto County Fire Marshal Steve Perdue, a retired schoolteacher who has served as MWVFD Chief for 15 of the 35 years he has been a firefighter. MWVFD is among 11 volunteer and combined volunteer and professional departments protecting Palo Pinto County.
"Everybody in this county was pulled down to just the bare basics of covering their home territory in terms of equipment and people," Perdue says. "When I put three brush trucks on the PK fire, I had only one covering my area."
The emergency also limited the volunteers' ability to provide support for the city of Mineral Wells' paid fire and emergency medical services (EMS). Chief Robin Allen says that the two departments share facilities, but have separate service responsibilities, budgets, equipment, leadership structure and training requirements.
"When a structure fire comes in, we are very lucky to have the volunteers to call on," she says. "And part of our paid staff is considered volunteer when they are off-duty [and respond with the volunteers to calls]."
Being tax-supported, the city's fire department is better situated to buy specialist equipment. Allen said her department responded to Chief Perdue's request to deploy the city's command center, a support trailer that could refill air tanks for firefighters tackling the many structure fires at the massive PK blaze.
A Tale of Two Departments
Mineral Wells and its surrounding area are served by two fire departments, one paid and one volunteer, which operate from shared premises but have separate command structures, funding and service areas. Each provides backup for the other organization.
|Mineral Wells FD
|Mineral Wells VFD
|Combination Fire/EMS
|Volunteer Fire
|Paid city employee
|Retired teacher who also serves as paid Palo Pinto County fire marshal
|Primary Response Area
|City of Mineral Wells; approx. 40 square miles. Countywide ambulance service.
|150 square miles (including city of Mineral Wells)
|Firefighting Personnel
|14 paid firefighters/EMT or paramedics + chief
|36 volunteers
|$1,844,123 (fiscal 2011) from city budget
|$56,000 from Emergency Service District property taxes + $6,000 approx. from fundraisers/donations
Sources: Mineral Wells Fire Department and Mineral Wells Volunteer Fire Department
Funding for Firefighting
The cost of fire prevention in Texas would be much higher without the efforts of almost 35,000 Texans who are members of the state's 1,497 fully volunteer fire departments (VFDs) and 292 combined volunteer and paid departments. Those combination departments have about 6,200 paid firefighters, while the state's 139 fully paid departments have more than 19,500 firefighters primarily focused on protecting the state's municipalities, according to Texas Forest Service records.
While some state and federal grant funding is available for fire departments, most fire protection is funded at a local level through taxation or donations.
Funding for fire protection varies widely across the state, although the proliferation of VFDs serving rural communities, particularly in sparsely populated regions, means that almost all areas across the state have at least basic firefighting equipment — and firefighters willing to use it.
And that's despite the fact Texas has no legal requirement for cities or counties to provide fire protection, according to Russell Gallahan, a regional economic development specialist for the Comptroller's office. State law permits cities and counties to provide fire protection and either levy a tax to pay for it or contract with an emergency services district (ESD), and/or fire department, he adds.
Since 2007, moreover, the Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System (TIFMAS) has provided a voluntary assistance system that allows fire departments to call for help from other areas of Texas when they need it; says Texas Forest Service spokeswoman Linda Moon.
"In the first six months of 2011, 354 fire trucks and 918 firefighters — constituting 142 fire departments — have participated in the mutual aid response effort," she says.
Grants, 2011
The Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System mobilized
to fight fires during the Spring 2011 wildfire season.
In exchange for their commitment to help as needed, fire departments received the following from TIFMAS in its first year:
grants for
grants for structural
protective gear
grants for
protective gear
grants for
firefighter air packs
Source: Texas Forest Service
Texas Firefighters
Texas has more than 60,000 active firefighters, more than half of them volunteers.
|Number of Departments
|Paid Members
|Active Volunteers
|Combo/Part Paid
Source: Texas Forest Service
The tipping point
As the population grows, so does the demand for fast, reliable emergency service response. Incorporated communities can dedicate part of their general fund spending to fire protection. In unincorporated, often rural areas, where water lines and hydrants are less common and calls are less frequent, financing emergency services takes a different route. Typically, such areas rely on volunteers, fundraisers and donations unless their voters approve the creation of an ESD to levy either a property tax or sales tax to fund fire protection or ambulance services.
"A number of volunteer departments [are] switching to a combination of volunteer and paid firefighters because they have secured ESD funding."
Chris Barron
Executive Director
State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas
"Certainly, there are a pretty good number of volunteer departments switching to a combination of volunteer and paid firefighters because they have secured ESD funding — particularly in areas on the outskirts of metropolitan areas," says Chris Barron, executive director of the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas (SFFMA), which has more than 1,200 fire and EMS member departments and 21,000 members.
Barron cites Travis County as a prime example, which in recent years has moved from having just one paid fire department — the city of Austin's — to only a few of the county's 14 departments still using volunteers. Manchaca VFD, where Barron is fire chief, has paid firefighters on duty weekdays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., but relies on volunteers to respond to night and weekend calls.
"Manchaca [doesn't] have the funding to afford full-time paid staff," he says. "We got the ESD funding to replace equipment with stuff that actually worked. Now we are focusing on rebuilding the fire stations."
Training brings benefits
Paid firefighters must complete training to become certified by the state, says Mark Roughton, the Texas Commission for Fire Protection's (TCFP's) public information officer. A certified firefighter must complete 468 classroom hours of fire and emergency training. From 2001 to 2010, TCFP's certified firefighters list rose substantially, from 18,378 to 29,138. This represents about half of all paid and volunteer firefighters in Texas, and includes thousands of certified volunteers.
"A pretty good number of people go through a paid fire academy and realize that, in this part of the state, there are precious few fire departments with paid openings," Perdue says, adding that many departments have dual fire and EMS responsibilities, and want recruits with emergency medical or paramedic training as well as firefighting skills.
"When a fire department says they won't talk to you until have paramedic certification, these newly trained firefighters are looking for place to go," he says.
That's good news for Mineral Wells VFD and other departments that use volunteers. They can offer certified firefighters a place to gain valuable experience, a win-win situation for both parties.
"The recruit is getting valuable experience and a leg up on the competition and the fire department is getting a trained person," Perdue says.
"There is no mandatory training for volunteers," says Barron. "Firefighter training, if you go to Austin or another city, takes six months. Our association SFFMA has a program for firefighters to attend classes in their spare time and be certified in different skills.
"It allows them not to quit work while becoming a career firefighter," he adds. "At the end of July each year, 2,500 firefighters come to College Station and go to fire school for the week."
Insurance Costs
The type of fire protection available in a community can have a direct effect on property insurance costs.
"[A paid fire department] is a tremendous investment for a community," says Ed Salazar of the State Fire Marshal's office, the agency that investigates arson. "Although you could have a VFD that does the training and enforces code, and could theoretically rate as good as a paid department, it isn't normal."
Distance from a firehouse and the availability of working fire hydrants are the major factors used in calculating ISO Public Protection Classification (PPC) ratings. Lower PPC ratings translate to lower insurance premiums.
"A community that only has a volunteer fire department is more likely to have a higher PPC rating," Salazar says.
September 6, 2011, Bear Creek Fire, Cass County.
Source: Texas Forest Service
Firefighting Network
Although fire protection is each community's responsibility, the Legislature has long recognized the contribution departments can make outside their own service areas, and the need to help firefighters obtain better equipment.
"One of the main duties and roles the TFS plays is to build the capacity of others," Moon says. "With fire, that [involves] talking with a lot of communities and building the capacity of first responders, volunteers and fire departments."
Since 2002, the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program has funded more than 1,400 fire trucks, more than 50,000 sets of protective gear and more than 38,000 places in training courses.
Mineral Wells VFD obtained a brush truck this way, very helpful for a department of its size, Perdue says.
"[Our] other three trucks are a 1976 and a 1984 held together with Band-Aids and baling wire, and a tender we bought seven years ago on a 'sweetheart deal,'" he says. "[Neighboring] Parker County was buying 23 [trucks]; we tagged on with them and got what should have been a $210,000 vehicle for $185,000. We're paying $15,500 every year on a bank loan for it. It will be paid in nine more years."
"Local fire departments are the first responders," Moon says. "When their capacity is exceeded because fires are too big or are threatening homes and communities, the state steps in to help. And once the state's resources are exceeded, we pull in federal help."
Beginning this year, the TIFMAS program has been allocating trucks to communities around the state in exchange for their departments' assistance in responding to large fires.
Joe Florentino is the Texas Forest Service's TIFMAS coordinator, as well as fire chief in the North Texas town of Little Elm.
"We're setting up a cadre of departments that can send personnel, typically for a seven-day response," he says. TIFMAS delivered 16 brush trucks in the first six months of 2011, each costing about $100,000.
According to Florentino, the first eight trucks delivered in February were used extensively during the spring fire season; some departments were surprised by how quickly they were called upon to hold up their end of the arrangement. FN
Visit the Texas Forest Service website for ongoing updates on Texas wildfires.


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The three-hour morning session will inform those interested in running for their local boards about the role of the school board member, ethics in education, school finance, board-superintendent relations and the role of BOCES.
Registration for the workshop will begin at 8:15 a.m. in the Oneida Room at the Oneida BOCES on Middle Settlement Road in New Hartford. The workshop will run from 8:45 a.m. until noon. The workshop is free and open to anyone who may be considering a run for a school board seat in Oneida, Madison and Herkimer counties in the May 20 elections.
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A special thanks to West Philadelphia High School for welcoming The Hamels Foundation on May 30th, 2014 for our School Media Day with our co-founders Cole and Heidi Hamels, and our Board of Directors. This year, The Hamels Foundation was excited to present checks to six schools in the Philadelphia-area. The grant checks totaling over $51,000 will allow these schools to update technology, develop new curriculum and programs, and provide students with physical education equipment. Congratulations to this year's grant recipients, which includes West Philadelphia High School ($8,700), Overbrook Elementary School ($13,000), Highland Park Elementary ($4,000), Tilden Middle School, ($3,700), Kensington ...Read More
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Just a couple months ago, on June 1st, The Hamels Foundation presented a check to Bayard Taylor Elementary School $300,000 for a complete outdoor renovation. For over 100 years, this area used to look like an empty parking lot and now, there is a state of the art playground by Kompan, a greenhouse with raised bed garden by Rock N' Renew (sponsored by Olitsky Family Foundation), an iPad/Tech learning center (sponsored by Wells Fargo), a chess/checker station (also sponsored by Wells Fargo), a soccer field, and so much more (with the help of Ransome CAT)! In Philadelphia alone, The Hamels ...Read More
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The Hamels Foundation gives $300,000 grant to Bayard Taylor Elementary!
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THE HAMELS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCE LOCAL BENEFICIARIES FOR SCHOOL GRANT 17 School District of Philadelphia schools receive a combined $200,000.00 in grants from The Hamels Foundation: Dedicated to Supporting Education in the US and Africa PHILADELPHIA, PA (June 2011) – Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher Cole Hamels and his wife Heidi Hamels are proud to announce the beneficiaries of the 2011 Hamels Foundation Education Grants. During the June 14th press conference, The Hamels awarded grants to 17 School District of Philadelphia schools as part of their ongoing efforts to help rebuild and strengthen education in the U.S and abroad. Since its inception in 2008, the Hamels ...Read More
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SIKESTON - Clark Walter Wallace, 61, died Sept. 20, 2002, at Missouri Delta Medical Center.
Born Feb. 15, 1941, in Shannon County, son of the late Walter Lee and Gertrude Clark Wallace, he was a member of Local 27 Boilermakers of St. Louis and was of the Baptist belief.
Survivors include: three sons and two daughters-in-law, Ricky Clark Wallace of Sikeston, Nicky Eugene and Cheri Wallace of Hillsboro and Kenny Walter and Rhonda Wallace; two stepsons and daughters-in-law, Tom and Sharon Hafford and Chuck and Debbie Hafford of Sikeston; two sisters, Vernis Barr of Mid Ridge and Pat Barton of Bixby; eight grandchildren, Ryan Wallace of Hillsboro, Christy Williams, Donald "Buddy" Fodge, Zachary Fisher, Devin Fisher, Kaitlyn Fisher, Danice Granger and Dana Granger of Sikeston; and extended family and friends.
Visitation is from 1 to 8 p.m. today at Ponder Funeral Home, where services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday. The Rev. Kelley Grubbs, pastor of Murray Lane Baptist Church, will officiate.
Burial will follow in the Clark Cemetery at Mid Ridge.
Pallbearers will be: Tom Hafford, Donald Fodge, Tim Williams, Randy Western, Darren Fisher and Jimmy Burton.
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The Portrait of a Lady
by Henry James
The Portrait of a Lady Chapter 49 Summary
- The sly Madame Merle comes to visit Isabel.
- Madame Merle asks Isabel about Lord Warburton's whereabouts. She is clearly disappointed and surprised that things had not been better arranged for Pansy.
- Isabel feels suspicious toward Madame Merle now, ever since she caught her and Osmond in intimate conversation. That image of the two of them never left her.
- Madame Merle asks Isabel whether she had a role in Lord Warburton changing his mind.
- Isabel asks Madame Merle straight-up what she's got to do with Osmond, and what she's got to do with Isabel herself. Madame Merle gives a monstrous and horrifying response: "Everything!" (49.10).
- Isabel is mortified to realize that Mrs. Touchett was right when she said that Madame Merle had arranged her marriage.
- Isabel goes for a ride to see Rome and the remains of the great civilization. She is shattered by the realization that Madame Merle deceived her.
- Isabel wonders if Madame Merle is wicked. She realizes that Osmond married her for her money.
- Madame Merle talks with Osmond in private again. In an outburst, Madame Merle accuses Osmond of breaking down her soul. She blames him for making him so cruel as to have deceived Isabel.
- Madame Merle says she wants to take credit for the good things that happen in Osmond's life.
- Osmond plays with a cracked cup, an obvious metaphor for Madame Merle herself. Madame Merle goes to look at it afterwards, and ponders the flaws of her own soul. She wonders if she has been evil for no gain.


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You could check out Wikipedia: link
The references at the bottom of the article may also be helpful.
Hi all
Many books mention about the pdf of the normal distribution, but where this pdf comes from? I would like to know the
theory behind the pdf. Can someone point me to the right direction.
Thank you in advance.
There is a derivation of it here http://courses.ncssm.edu/math/Talks/PDFS/normal.pdf


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Luxury Foods From Around The World - Part II
Beluga caviarBack in the day, caviar was just plain old fish eggs and did not have the same aura of decadence that it has today. In fact, most of it wound up in the trash or in the trough for the pigs to enjoy. But times do change. Today caviar is one of the most expensive foods in the world.
There is caviar, mind you, and then there's caviar . Salmon eggs, or roe, can be had at a very reasonable price. Omnipresent in sushi bars, they have no distinctive features to qualify them as spectacular.
Upgrade your caviar to say, the beluga sturgeon, however, and you experience a completely different taste sensation. This is really, really good stuff.
So good, in fact, that fine food shops have the temerity to sell them at prices that would make Rockefeller cringe. Example: a kilogram of beluga "black gold" caviar at a Moscow market costs about $600. A kilogram .
Think that is outlandish? Go to Harrods in London, the Rolls-Royce of grocery stores. This place makes the supermarket down the street look like a fly-infested vegetable stand in downtown Kabul. If you live in Kabul, make that Monrovia and accept my sincere apology.
Anyway, a kilogram of black beluga sturgeon sells for almost $5,000 at this place. For the love of God. Do I get a home entertainment system with that?
If you want to order some of these costly eggs for yourself here in the United States, head to the Dean & Deluca website. The best caviar available, beluga caviar from the Caspian Sea, will cost you $2,200.00 for 2.2 pounds. Whoa. Now you know how to impress your dinner guests.
Estimated cost: $1,100 per pound (for the best of the best — but it'll cost you much, much more in a restaurant)
Olive oilIn North America, olive oil has become a fixture in the pantry over the past few decades. Smooth, delicate and delicious, the oil is ideal in the kitchen and relatively inexpensive.
Unless of course, you want the proverbial "good stuff." In Italy, olive oil is a precious commodity and, as such, manufacturers treat it like wine. Pay for the best extra virgin olive oil and you may expect them to deliver a real virgin in exchange for the improbable cost.
Check this out: €250 for 1 liter. This is the cost of the most expensive olive oil (maybe oil period) on the planet. Made by Armando Manni of Tuscany, and available by mail order at manni.biz, the oil is ostensibly more like fruit juice or wine than oil. The flavor is so robust and powerful that a few drops on, say, salad or fish, is plenty.
Good thing. One drop alone is about the cost of a lap dance and if the website is honest, should approximate the same high.
One note about this oil: If you splurge and purchase a 100 ml bottle, do not saut or cook with it in any way, shape or form. With a flash point of 260° F, it is far too delicate and needless to say, far too expensive!
Estimated cost: $275 per liter
On to cheeses that cost a lot of cheddar...


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Green Darner Dragonfly - Anax junius
Green darner dragonfly mating wheel; male is on the right.
|Dragonflies have excellent eyesight. Their compound eyes have up to 30,000 facets, each of which is a separate light-sensing organ or ommatidium, arranged to give nearly a 360° field of vision.
Odonates are completely harmless - they do not sting or bite. Indeed, they are beneficial in the same respect spiders and other predators are beneficial - they keep the burgeoning insect population in check. Many of these species prey on each other; I often see dragonflies with damselflies in their clutches.
Much larger dragonfly species existed in the distant past than occur on earth today. The largest, found as a fossil, is an extinct Protodonata named Meganeura monyi from the Permian period, with a wingspan of 70-75 cm (27.5-29.5 in). This compares to 19 cm (7.5 in) for the largest modern species of odonates, the Hawaiian endemic dragonfly, Anax strenuus. The smallest modern species recorded is the libellulid dragonfly, Nannophya pygmaea from east Asia with a wingspan of only 20 mm, or about ¾ of an inch.
Dragonflies are the world's fastest insects and, although estimates of their speed vary wildly, most credible authorities say they are capable of reaching speeds of between 30 and 60 km/h (19 to 38 mph). A study showed that dragonflies can travel as much as 85 miles in one day.
Dragonfly sex involves one very unusual step: before literally hooking up, the male must transfer sperm from his sperm-producing genitals (located in segment 9, at the tip of his abdomen) to the accessory genitals located on segments 2 and 3, underneath his abdomen. These include a sperm reservoir and a penis. Male dragonflies accomplish this transfer solo, before they attempt to copulate. This type of sperm transfer is unique to the Odonates among insects, although it is common in spiders.
|The female pictured above has her genitals (also located in segment 9 at the tip of her abdomen) clasped against the male's penis and sperm reservoir. The male holds the female behind the head with his 3 claspers, and she holds onto his abdomen with her middle pair of legs. They are able to fly while united thus, albeit slowly and clumsily, with the male towing the female. I followed these two around for about 10 minutes, until they'd had enough of me and flew off across the river.
After mating, the male green darner will tow the female around and over water, where she will insert her eggs into the stems of water plants. Flying in tandem is known as "contact guarding", whereby the female is prevented from coupling with other males; this is a common among damselflies as well. [1]
|Identification: This widespread species is one of the most commonly seen, most often in flight. These large dragonflies are some of the strongest flyers around and can be seen patrolling high above grassy fields in search of prey. The face is pale green with a distinct black spot on the top of the frons bordered anteriorly by a blue semicircle. The thorax is green with brown only lightly represented on the lateral sutures. The wings are clear with a yellow costa. The abdomen is mostly blue, with green on segment 1 in males and greenish-brown or reddish-brown throughout in females. The brown superior caudal appendages in the male are long, about the length of segments 9-10 combined.
I've often seen these dragonflies hunting in "packs" - the first time, as a very small child when I saw them picking off queen and drone ants flying up from a nearby swarm. I think this is my earliest memory of being aware of insects; I was about four years old. We kids happened to be watching the spectacle with a setting sun behind; such were the happy circumstances of lighting that all the insects stood out against the background. I'm sure you've all been in late afternoon / evening slanting sunlight against a dark background, where all the flying insects appear radiantly luminous? (It's usually the time many people suddenly realize just how many critters there are in the atmosphere!)
The green darner dragonfly pack flies in a big three-dimensional swarm about 20-30 feet off the ground, each dragonfly out for him or herself, of course; these individuals are not cooperating, they are competing. Each jockeys to be in position for the next ants that embark on their nuptial flight, then snatches the hapless would-be queen or her consort and summarily dismembers and eats the unfortunate, on the fly.
These are still the best circumstances to see the green darner packs, in late spring or early summer. Watch the late afternoon skies where you know dragonflies hang out. Ants swarm most often in the 2 or 3 days after a heavy rain. I have seen packs with dozens of individuals, especially at the height of the ant swarm, when many packets of high-energy food are wafting skyward every minute. It's an amazing sight that will have you marveling at the aerobatics of these crafty killing machines. And keep in mind that these odonates have, in some cases, been doing this for 250 million years in nearly their present form; ants have only been around for 130 million years or so.
1. Berger, Cynthia, and Amelia Hansen, "Dragonflies" Stackpole Books, 2004.
|Order Odonata: dragonflies and damselflies date back 300 million years, to the Carboniferous Period of the Paleozoic Era. These colorful, enchanting insects are revered second only to the butterflies in the popular psyche. Explore detailed close-up photographs of live, adult dragonflies and damselflies photographed in the wild.
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by Jake Mohan
arts, film, Batman, cultural commentary, politics, Andrew Sullivan, George W. Bush, terrorism, presidency, Dave Kehr, Wall Street Journal, Andrew Klavan
With its complex moral dilemmas and dystopian vision, The Dark Knight is an unlikely summer blockbuster and unquestionably dour as a superhero movie—but it's still performing ridiculously well at the box office and with critics.
Some of the commentary is inevitably political, framing the film as an overt 9/11 allegory. Andrew Klavan takes things a step further in the Wall Street Journal, making a favorable comparison between the latest iteration of Batman and the Bush administration's absolutist approaches to geopolitics, applauding the Caped Crusader for demonstrating the same decisive, nuance-free heroism that Bush supposedly does.
What Klavan seems to be missing is that The Dark Knight portrays Batman as a deeply conflicted and flawed antihero; the film excels at illustrating the moral ambiguities inherent in fighting crime or governing a populace.
On his blog, Andrew Sullivan provides an articulate rebuttal to Klavan, ultimately focusing on the failures of Bush's cowboy swagger, use of torture, and with-us-or-against-us version of diplomacy. Sullivan concludes that those who can't or won't do nuance are missing the point—perhaps deliberately.
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I'd second that.
But Mona has. (I guess.) The problem is, there are some people we would like to see naked, but a whole lot more that we'd really rather not….
Go hang out at a WalMart/K Mart/Target for a week, and think if you'd really like to see all of them naked.
Oh lord no. Pleeeze keep the clothes on!
I wonder how many people see stuff on TV about our coastal beaches having attractive women in bikinis and buff guys in speedos, then they go to the coast and see the 50, 60, 70, 80 year olds…
I'm with Monsieur Smokey!
They at long last find out just how limited tv and the movies are to reality.
Out here close to LA you see a slightly higher ratio of beauty vs beast but not by much.
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After the Nokia N8's first - pretty appalling - preview we've been hoping for a second opinion on whether the eye-catching megapixel-toting smartphone really does spectacularly miss the mark. Happily Tweakers have filled that niche; the Netherlands site have put together a multi-page preview of the N8, and their conclusion is a more positive one than we've heard before.
They're not 100-percent convinced by Symbian^3 - to be honest, we'd be suspicious if they were - but they give it kudos for being open-source. It's still described as feeling "old fashioned", though an improvement on what you'd find on the Nokia N97, but the hardware gets two thumbs-up.
Build quality - on what we're presuming is another pre-production prototype - is very high, and sound quality better than what other smartphones manage, particularly when it comes to bass. Screen responsiveness is another area of improvement over early Nokia devices, and though they reckon it's not quite on a par with the iPhone or HTC Desire, it's apparently better than the touchscreen on the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10.
Tweakers aren't sure that the market is crying out for a high-resolution camera-phone, but based on the response we're seeing on Twitter we'd disagree on that front. In fact, going by the photo samples and video samples, imaging looks to be the N8's key strength.
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Bono's Village Braces for Fight in Dublin Bay Oil Drill Plan
In an Irish village known more for its riches than resources, locals used to celebrity spotting are steeling themselves for a fight over oil.
Providence Resources Plc and its partner won a license on Sept. 27 to carry out exploratory drilling in Dublin Bay, 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) east of Dalkey, where U2 frontman Bono and fellow musician Van Morrison have homes. The plans are pitting villagers who welcome the potential investment against others frightened of the impact on the landscape.
"If there was an oil spill, it would be a disaster for the people living here," said John O'Sullivan, 66, a writer, out for a walk on the beach facing the proposed location of the rig. "They'll never get permission to drill commercially; the well-heeled locals here will see to that."
While no viable oilfield has ever been found in Irish waters, local lawmakers and conservation groups are preparing for battle against Providence, which says the coast has the potential to be the new North Sea. Oil and gas production there contributed more than $480 billion to British tax revenue over the past 40 years, according to Oil & Gas U.K.
For Ireland, one of five euro countries to ask for an international bailout, tapping national resources may be a way to help it out of its worst recession in modern history, Providence Chief Executive Officer Tony O'Reilly said.
"There is a lot of scaremongering going on which isn't based on the hard facts," he said in an Oct. 10 interview. "The government isn't investing its private capital and yet there will be huge tax benefits that will accrue with success."
Dublin-based Providence announced in July the discovery of more than a billion barrels of oil in the Barryroe field about 30 miles south of the Irish coast. That project is likely to be profitable even if oil prices fall to $20 or $30, O'Reilly said at the time. A barrel of benchmark Brent oil for November settlement traded at $116 today.
The Dalkey Bay project has a 20 percent chance of success, according to Job Langbroek, an oil and gas analyst at Dublin-based stockbroker Davy. Oil and gas finds across the sea near Liverpool in England bode well for a discovery in Dublin Bay as proof of hydrocarbons, he said.
Bono's Bar
At Finnegan's, which drinkers say is Bono's local bar when he's home, some regulars are backing the project. Pub owner Dan Finnegan says the country needs the exploration to help ease Ireland's economic travails, which started in 2008 with the collapse of the property market and ensuing banking crisis.
"Let's get the show on the road," said Gerard Pierse, 70, a retired engineer enjoying a drink at Finnegan's. "There is a whole lot of oil out there."
Providence plans to begin exploring there next year, according to O'Reilly, who estimated recoverable oil from the project at 250 million barrels.
Any spill from that could leave a large swathe of Dublin's coastline contaminated, according to Philip O'Donoghue, a software developer, who in January helped set up Protect Our Coast, a group that opposes the drilling. The risk of a large gush from a well blow-out is "extremely small," O'Reilly said.
"Who is going to want to come to a country that has just had a major oil spill?" said O'Donoghue, a Dalkey resident who kayaks off the shoreline.
Local fisherman have also objected that the drilling site is in the middle of fishing grounds for crab and scallops and even a small spill would destroy that industry, according to submissions sent to the government.
Shell Precedent
In Ireland, local opposition can be a powerful tool. Royal Dutch Shell Plc's development of a gas field off Ireland's west coast has been mired in delays since its discovery in 1996. Locals concerned about the proximity of pipes to their homes and the environmental impact on the area continue to fight plans to bring gas onshore from the field by early 2015.
With its pretty street vistas and clutch of upmarket bars and restaurants overlooking the bay, Dalkey has been a magnet for the rich. Eddie Irvine, a former Formula One motor racing driver, along with film director Neil Jordan have lived there.
While local celebrities haven't joined the campaign, more than 300 people attended at three meetings earlier this year, and voted in favour of a public inquiry before drilling begins, according to O'Donoghue. A London-based spokeswoman for Bono said in an Oct. 12 e-mail that the singer wasn't immediately able to comment on the proposed drilling.
"Let them take a look, and hope they find nothing," said Blaithin O'Brien, owner of Dalkey Pharmacy near Finnegan's. "If they do find something, then let all the negotiations start. But I am not prepared to see Dalkey destroyed by it."


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March 6 — To the Editor:
A big cheer to the Prescott Park Trustees for pulling out the swords and standing up to the Prescott Park Arts Festival dragon that has taken over the most beautiful park in New England (Portsmouth Herald, March 6).
The decision to bring in big-name acts and huge crowds these past few years has had a large, negative impact on the park, and we cannot afford to let this continue and most likely get worse. This area is much too small to handle these crowds, and it is obvious now that the enterprise is more about money and egos than arts.
We have many quality local musicians that could perform at Prescott Park over the summer, why are they not performing?
The answer is that they will not bring in the big crowds and thus bigger gate receipts. The fact that the festival is spending $1 million on a concession stand tells us very plainly where this is heading.
The Prescott sisters meant this to be a park, not a summer-long circus. People recently complained about a skating rink nearby, but the real problem is a Prescott Park Arts Festival that needs a good going over with the Zamboni.
Let's just have the play and lots of local acts, and mostly enjoy the view and the beautiful flowers!
Philip Miller
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Lawsuits filed in fatal state Route 52 crash
SAN DIEGO Two lawsuits have been filed in San Diego Superior Court against a 16-year-old driver who crashed while racing another car along state Route 52, killing two East County teens and injuring two others. The driver's parents are being sued, too.
Lawyers for the victims say more lawsuits are expected, as well as a case against Caltrans alleging that the condition of an eastbound stretch of the freeway near Convoy Street may have played a role in the April 4 crash.
On Nov. 7, the parents of Jayli Campbell, a 16-year-old passenger who was killed, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the teenage driver and his parents, contending that they share responsibility for Jayli's death.
The young driver pleaded guilty in Juvenile Court to gross vehicular manslaughter and was placed on probation. At the time of the crash, he had his driver's license for less than five months, authorities said, and was prohibited from driving with passengers under age 20 without an adult age 25 or older in the car.
He had been previously cited for speeding.
"They knew," said Fred Cohen, the plaintiff's attorney, of the driver's parents. "They knew or should have known his propensity for speeding, and they should have done something."
A personal injury lawsuit was filed in late October on behalf of Charlotte McQuillen, a front-seat passenger in the car. Five days after the crash, Charlotte awoke from a coma in a hospital, where she was being treated for serious injuries.
Those suing are seeking unspecified damages.
"There is no amount that can ever bring back a child that's been lost," said Cohen, who represents Jayli's parents, Robert and Theresa Campbell. "They hope this will close the chapter. Maybe do something for his siblings. That's the only way you get a message to a person, economically or criminally."
An attorney who represents the driver and his parents declined to comment.
U-T San Diego is not naming the teen because he is a minor and his criminal case was handled in Juvenile Court. After admitting to the vehicular manslaughter charge, he was ordered to spend up to a year at a youth camp as a condition of his probation.
Prosecutors said the boy had been racing another driver, Michael Sebastian Johnson, at speeds exceeding 100 mph when the crash occurred on the freeway near Convoy Street. The teens were returning home from La Jolla after a bonfire party during spring break.
Johnson, now 19, pleaded guilty in adult court to a felony charge of engaging in a speed contest. He is serving a 180-day jail term.
Johnson is also named as a defendant in the lawsuits. In court documents, he denied all the allegations made against him.
His attorney, Alan Brubaker, said the attorneys are still waiting for all of the lawsuits to be filed on behalf of the four teenagers who were injured in the crash.
Also killed was Anthony Foreman, 18, a graduate of El Capitan High School in Lakeside. Another teen, Anthoney Taylor, then a 17-year-old junior at Santana High in Santee, was injured.
Brubaker said he expects the legal issues involving his client, who did not crash the sedan he was driving, to be resolved much sooner than those involving the roadway.
Lawyers for the plaintiffs in both lawsuits said a claim has been filed with the state, alleging that a dangerous condition existed on eastbound state Route 52, which has a series of dips or "swells" in the road, that caused the young driver to lose control.
"We think that it was in that condition for a long time," said Rob Leach, an attorney who represents Charlotte.
The claim is likely to be rejected by the end of this month, clearing the way for a lawsuit. However, the lawyers said the matter is still being investigated.


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|John A. Horst; Curtis Brown; Robert Brown; Larry Maggiano; K Summerhays; Thomas R. Kramer;
|Information Required for Dimensional Measurement
|July 27, 2012
|Much work has been done by standards organizations to model dimensional measurement information in digital formats, but the work done has revealed that standard digital formats from upstream processes are currently insufficient to enable the automatic generation of a fully-specified measurement plan for many use cases. In order to assist upstream standards committees, this research defines information required for dimensional measurement, and in particular, identifies which information elements are missing in the standard formats. The upstream information required to perform a dimensional measurement parses logically into four classes of information: design information, quality directives, measurement resources, and measurement rules. A high level description of the information in these four categories is presented, with emphasis on the information modeling work which needs to be performed to enable more efficient and less error prone dimensional metrology processes.
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|July 24-27, 2012
|Dimensional Measurement, Dimensional Metrology Manufacturing, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, Quality Control, Quality Management Systems, Information Modeling, Model-Based Manufacturing, Computer-Aided Design, Computer-Aided Quality, Quality Measurement, Traceability Information, Manufacturing Processes, Information Standards, Coordinate Measuring Machines, Computer Numerical Control
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- 4K-Capable ARM Mali-DP650 display processor unveiled
- ARM Cortex-R8 processor launched for evolving mobile baseband standards and mass storage applications
- ARM Cortex-A32 processor launched for ultra-efficient 32-bit embedded devices
- ARM and TSMC announce collaboration on 7nm FinFET process technology for high performance compute
- Distribution of BBC micro:bit devices to UK schools begins
- ARM acquires Sansa Security, Offspark, Wicentric, Sunrise Micro Devices and product portfolio and business assets from Carbon Design Systems
- ARM launches ARMv8-M architecture
- ARM unveils ARM Cortex-A72 processor and Cortex-A35 processor
- ARM Mali-470 GPU and Mali-T880 GPU released
- ARM and partners launch BBC:microbit to educate UK school children into coding
- ARM collaborates to create the conservation technology network United for Wildlife
- ARM IoT Education Kit launched in China
- ARM awarded International Honor for Excellence at IBC2015
- ARM and UNICEF partner to transform children's lives
- Simon Segars named #3 on Computer Weekly's Top 50 Influential People in UK IT
- ARM Ranked #7 Best Place to Work in the UK by Glassdoor
- ARM Ranked #16 in Empathy Brand Index of Companies
- ARM awarded Top Employer certification from the Top Employers Institute in China
- ARM appoints Stuart Chambers as Chairman
- ARM acquires Duolog Technologies
- Design center in Taiwan established to focus on ARM Cortex-M processors
- ARM joins FIDO Alliance Board of Directors
- ARM ranked as #3 most innovative company in the world by Forbes
- ARM named as one of Britain's Top Employers
- ARM becomes principal sponsor of London Science Museum's new Information Age Gallery
- ARM ecosystem launches the ARM 'Server Base System Architecture' (SBSA) specification to accelerate the deployment of the ARM architecture in to enterprise computing
- ARM University Program and partners launch 'Lab-in-a-Box' for Universities
- Simon Segars becomes ARM's 3rd CEO
- ARM receives its first royalties for products based on the ARMv8-A architecture
- ARM launches the 'ARM Connected Community' a social business platform for partners and developers in the ARM ecosystem
- ARM acquires Geomerics
- Design center in India established to focus on planar and FinFet CMOS technologies
- ARM Mali-T760 and Mali-T720 GPUs unveiled
- Accumulated shipments of ARM-based chips exceeds 50 billion chips
- ARM sponsors Economist Intelligence Unit's report, The Internet of Things Business Index: A quiet Revolution Gathers Pace
- Warren East receives the Morgan Stanley Leadership Award for Global Commerce
- ARM, Gemalto and G&D form joint venture to deliver next-generation mobile security
- First Windows RT (Windows on ARM) devices revealed
- ARM, AMD, Imagination, MediaTek and Texas Instruments founding members of Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA) Foundation
- ARM and TSMC work together on FinFET process technology for next-generation 64-bit ARM processors
- ARM forms first UK forum to create technology blueprint "Internet of Things" devices
- ARM named one of Britain's Top Employers
- MIT Technology Review named ARM in its list of 50 Most Innovative Companies
- ARM ranked #12 in FastCompany's 50 Most Innovative Companies
- WIRED magazine named Warren East in the UK's Most Influential Leaders
- ARM CEO Warren East makes Barron's list of the World's Top 30 CEOs
- ARM was again included in the FTSE4Good Index, designed to measure the performance of companies that meet globally-recognized corporate responsibility standards
- ARM granted Queen's Award for Enterprise (Innovation Category)
- Microsoft unveils Windows on ARM at CES 2011
- IBM and ARM collaborate to provide comprehensive design platforms down to 14nm
- ARM and UMC extend partnership into 28nm
- Cortex-A7 processor launched
- Big.LITTLE processing announced, linking Cortex-A15 and Cortex-A7 processors
- ARMv8 architecture unveiled at TechCon
- AMP announce license and plans for first ARMv8-based processor
- ARM Mali-T658 GPU launched
- ARM expands R&D presence in Taiwan with Hsinchu Design Center
- ARM and Avnet launch Embedded Software Store (ESS)
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- ARM launches its smallest, lowest power, most energy efficient processor, Cortex-M0
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- ARM extends its leadership in media processing by acquiring Logipard AB
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- ARM announces Industry First silicon-on-Insulator Physical IP for IBM's 45nm SOI Foundry
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- Five billionth ARM Powered processor shipped to the mobile device market
- ARM Cortex-M1 processor launched – the first ARM processor designed specifically for implementation on FPGAs
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- RealView Profiler for Embedded Software Analysis introduced
- ARM unveils Cortex-A9 processors for scalable performance and low-power designs
- ARM Introduces SecurCore SC300 Processor For Smart Card Applications
- Warren East, CEO, wins Orange Business Leader of the Year Award
- IEEE honors ARM with its 2006 Corporate Innovation Recognition award.
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- ARM Cortex-A8 processor announced
- ARM launched DesignStart Program
- ARM acquired Artisan Components Inc.
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- ARM technology licensed to Aplix, Atheros, Broadcom, CSR, Kawasaki, NEC, Socle, Sony Ericsson, Thomson, Toshiba, Samsung and ZRRT
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- ARM acquired Adelante Technologies, Belgium
- TrustZone technology announced, providing a secure platform at the heart of ARM cores
- AMBA 3.0 (AXI) methodology announced
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- ARM announced that it had shipped over one billion of its microprocessor cores to date
- ARM technology licensed to Seagate, Broadcom, Philips, Matsushita, Micrel, eSilicon, Chip Express and ITRI
- ARM launched the ARM11 microarchitecture
- ARM launches its RealView family of development tools
- Flextronics became the first ARM Licensing Partner program member, allowing it to sub-license ARM technology to its own customers
- ARM's share of the 32-bit embedded RISC microprocessor market grew to 76.8 per cent
- ARM announced new ARMv6 architecture
- Fujitsu, Global UniChip, Samsung and Zeevo licensed ARM technology
- ARM acquired key technologies and an embedded debug design team from Noral Micrologics Ltd
- Warren East appointed Chief Executive Officer
- ARM Connected Community established
- Agilent, Altera, Micronas, Mitsubishi, Motorola, Sanyo, Triscend and ZTEIC licensed ARM technology
- ARM launched SecurCore family for smartcards
- ARM acquired Allant Software and Infinite Designs
- ARM invested $2m in Parthus Technologies plc
- ARM formed equity alliance with CoWare
- TSMC and UMC became members of ARM Foundry Program
- LSI Logic, STMicroelectronics and Fujitsu licensed ARM technology
- ARM joined FTSE 100 Index
- ARM introduced PrimeCell peripherals
- ARM announced synthesizable ARM9E processor with enhanced signal processing
- ARM acquired Micrologic
- HP, IBM, Matsushita, Seiko Epson and Qualcomm licensed ARM technology
- Flotation of ARM Holdings plc on LSE and NASDAQ (17 April 1998)
- ARM developed synthesizable version of the ARM7TDMI core
- ARM Partners shipped more than 50 million ARM Powered products
- Hyundai, Lucent, Philips, Rockwell and Sony licensed ARM technology
- ARM and Sun announced direct JavaOS support for ARM RISC architecture
- ARM acquired 45% shareholding in PALMCHIP
- ARM9TDMI family announced
- Alcatel, OKI, Rohm and Yamaha licensed ARM technology
- ARM and VLSI Technology introduced the ARM810 microprocessor
- ARM and Microsoft worked together to extend Windows CE to the ARM architecture
- ARM announced the Thumb architecture extension, which gives 32-bit RISC performance at 16-bit system cost and offers industry-leading code density
- ARM launched Software Development Toolkit
- First StrongARM core from Digital Semiconductor
- AKM (Asahi Kasei Microsystems) and Samsung licensed ARM technology
- ARM opened offices in Los Gatos, California, USA; and Tokyo, Japan
- Cirrus Logic and Texas Instruments licensed ARM technology
- Nippon Investment and Finance became ARM's fourth investor
- ARM introduced the ARM7 core
- GEC Plessey and Sharp licensed ARM technology
- ARM introduced its first embeddable RISC core, the ARM6 solution
- Advanced RISC Machines (ARM) spins out of Acorn and Apple Computer's collaboration efforts with a charter to create a new microprocessor standard. VLSI Technology becomes an investor and the first licensee
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Actress Priti Jain accuses director of Chandi bar Madhur Bhandarkar of raping her and making false promises. She files a case, and discusses it on TV.
Chandni Bar director Madhur Bhandarkar was accused by model / actress Priti Jain of raping her. According to her statement,
"We had sex 16 times and Madhur made promises of giving me a lead role in his films. However, he didn't offer me a lead role in any of his movies. At times when I refused, he raped
On Friday, Priti Jain appeared on NDTV, and reiterated her allegations. NDTV also had a panel who discussed the issue. As usual, anchor Srinivasan Jain kept interuupting the panelists and actress Diana Hayden who was on alive feed from somewhere else. (Maybe one should not blame Srinivasan Jain - it could be a problems with the way interviews and discussions are conducted on TV with time constraints. But well, even the way he says 'okay', or 'alright' sounds more like 'just get on with it will you'!)
Madhur Bhandarkar, who has been booked by Mumbai Police on charges of rape and threatening murder Priti Jain was granted interim bail till July 27 by a local court in Mumbai.
What is new is that someone who is supposedly a victim comes on live television and accused someone else. There is nothing wrong with this - your extent of boldness is your business. The media inevitably turns the discussion around to one on casting couches in the film industry. And then rushes through the discussion!
Priti Jain says that when she refused to have sex with Madhur Bhandarkar, she was forced to do so. And that it happened several times. She is open about the fact that she thought in the end she would get a lead role in one of his films. That allegation, if a promise was made and broken, is a case of fraud. But when sex is involved, courts tend to treat it as a case of rape. Sex by deceit.
On the other hand, 'force' becomes debatable when the
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Madhur Bhandarkar also says he knew her, but as one of the several women who approach him for roles in his films. He has flatly denied that he ever promised to marry her or had sex with her.
Both of them can't be right - and someone is definitely lying. I wish the case remains in the public eye only for one reason - whoever is lying, and therefore is responsible for this entire media circus and therefore damaging the quality of primetime television should go to jail. If it is settled out of court - can rape cases be settled out of court? - then the joke would be on us viewers.
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Larry Clark may be best known in our region for organizing The Virginia Southern Gospel Festival for the last 12 years. But now, he's making headlines for alleged sex crimes against children.
A small Buena Vista church community is shocked over the allegations that the pastor of Pentecostal Outreach Church, Larry Clark molested two young boys in his home just a few steps away from the church.
"He is a very Godly man; he's a wonderful pastor, a wonderful friend," said Gail Hooper of Christiansburg and long time friend of Clark's.
Hooper has known Larry Clark for 12 years and is shocked over the molestation allegations he's facing.
"This is crazy. I have worked with this man on outdoor singings and revivals, I've sang at his church. I have been around him quite a bit."
Search warrants show that one boy was molested in the bathroom at Clark's home. Another, was contacted by Clark through Facebook inviting him to the same house. Police think the crimes happened in 2011. But Hooper says there's something fishy about the claims.
"I am a mom and if my child had went through something like this, then I would've said something before the two years."
But Hooper isn't the only sounding off about this. We received hundreds of comments from you on our Facebook page showing outrage over Clark's alleged behavior. An outlet, Hooper says is implicating a man she says is innocent.
"People are so judgmental, that's what kept going through my mind today. All these comments on Facebook, judging him, when they don't even know him and that's the problem with society."
The pastor was arrested Thursday after investigators searched his home and faces several felony charges.
"He's human and before we judge someone, we have to hear all the facts."
Clark is being held without bond in Rockbridge County Jail.