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CHATHAM – Amid concerns raised by several residents at the Aug. 13 Borough Council meeting, council will continue its second reading and public hearing on a proposed ordinance at its next meeting on Sept. 10.
The planning board has been working on the ordinance for the past two years. It's based on the recommendations of a professional planner who assisted the board in its formulation. The intent of the proposed ordinance is to clarify definitions, according to Mayor Bruce Harris, who also serves on the planning board. There are also changes from the permitted use of a property to conditional use and vice versa in some zones.
The proposed ordinance also includes changes to lot coverage, floor area ratio (FAR) and parking requirements. The parking requirements are based on "industry standards," Harris said. "The intent was to be business friendly."
Inconsistencies with the existing zoning ordinance surfaced when the planning board dealt with the Dunkin Donuts and TriCare applications to open business in the borough, Harris said. The proposed ordinance would make it easier for both the planning board and zoning board of adjustment to go through the application process, Harris added.
Bill Tackaberry, a local property owner and a real estate broker, said he has "numerous concerns" regarding the changes, especially the reductions of required onsite parking on business zones as well as eliminating the FAR requirements. From Tackaberry's perspective, the proposed changes will result in denser and "a more intense use of properties," such as larger buildings and more cars spilling onto residential streets.
"Scrap this ordinance until there are solutions to parking issues," Tackaberry suggested. He also pointed out that the second hearing was scheduled "at the height of vacation season" and suggested that the issue be discussed in the fall when more residents will be able to participate in the discussion.
Other residents raised similar concerns regarding parking issues on residential streets in close proximity to business zones.
"If we are already having problems with parking issues we are going to aggravate the problem with the conformity to the proposed adjustments," Councilman Gerald Helfrich said. Other council members agreed that the parking requirement section of the proposed ordinance should be revisited.
Borough Attorney James Lott suggested that the council continue the public hearing at the next meeting in order to avoid the costly notification process to residents near the business zones.

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I missed a big development in the death of Shaima Alawadi. (Thanks to George for pointing it out.) When news broke last month that the mother of five had died after being beaten to death in her home, one detail of the crime scene garnered international attention and sent a shockwave through Muslim immigrant communities:
The note found next to her body reportedly said: "Go back to your own country. You're a terrorist."
But as the police conducted their investigation, new details emerged, as this piece from Salon reports:
On April 4, an affidavit for a search warrant about the murder was "accidentally released," according to the New York Times. The San Diego Union-Tribune, which first received the document, claimed it shows a "family in turmoil and cast doubt on the likelihood that her slaying was a hate crime." Alawadi was said to be planning on leaving her husband, based on blank divorce papers found in her vehicle. Last November, police investigating reports of two people possibly having sex in a car found Fatima with a 21-year-old man. After her mother was called to pick her up, Fatima allegedly jumped out of the moving car at 35 mph. While being treated at a hospital for her injuries the court records state, "Police were informed by paramedics and hospital staff that Fatima Alhimidi said she was being forced to marry her cousin and did not want to do so she jumped out of the vehicle."
KGTV further reported that while Fatima was being interviewed by investigators, she received a text message that read, "The detective will find out tell them cnt (can't) talk."
It's now a lot less clear whether police are investigating a hate crime or a collapsing family. ("Collapsing" doesn't seem to do it justice but I can't think of anything extreme enough to convey family dynamics that could be so broken as to motivate matricide.) The latter, like the Muslim TV exec who beheaded his wife because she wanted a divorce, would make Alawadi's death more a crime against women, Nina Burleigh writes for Time:
If female freedom turns out to be at the heart of the murder, it will highlight not so much the intolerance of Muslim immigrants by Americans, but the cultural restrictions on women in those communities and what happens when those restrictions clash with the relatively permissive rules of Western society.
That remains to be seen.
As for Fatima and Alawadi's husband: They were last in Iraq, where they traveled for her burial.
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"The Tempest" opened at its new home, Towsley Canyon Park, on Saturday, July 17. Nearly 300 people came out to experience Shakespeare under the stars, according to Santa Clarita Shakespeare Festival organizers.
"The Tempest" is performed Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m. until Sunday, Aug. 1 at Towsley Canyon Park.
Refreshments will be served at 6:30 p.m.. All performances are free and suitable for the entire family, the SCSF said.
Dennis Kleinsmith has been cast as Prospero. This is Kleinsmith's fourth production of "The Tempest" and his second as Prospero. Kleinsmith has also played Alonso and Caliban.
Kleinsmith's other theater roles include "West" at the Electric Lodge and "Splendid Misery" at Zombie Joe's. He has also been featured in such film roles as Rabbi Mendel in "The Cutter" with Chuck Norris, Lucifer in "Ordinary Angels" and a Catholic cardinal in the opera "Stargazer."
Michael Holmes, who plays Gonzalo, is the SCSF's first equity contract. Holmes has appeared in regional theatres from Houston's Alley to the American Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Conn.
On Broadway, he was featured in the original production of Tom Stoppard's "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead."
Holmes is an award-winning actor and director. He taught advanced acting at the graduate level for the UCLA Masters of Fine Arts program and is the only acting teacher in Los Angeles to have to recieve a recommendation from Uta Hagen.
"We are excited about mixing regional professionals with our local talent to bring the most dynamic productions possible for valley," said David Stears, executive director of the SCSF.
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Correia pitched six solid innings and Presley had two hits and scored three runs as Pittsburgh beat the Houston Astros 6-3 on Wednesday night to gain ground in the wild-card race.
"At this time of year, it's all about winning," Presley said. "You need everybody doing everything they can do to help the team win."
Correia stepped into the Pirates' rotation for right-hander Jeff Karstens, who injured his right hip Friday in a start at Milwaukee, and allowed just one run and four hits. Correia also walked one and struck out one.
Correia (10-8) pitched four scoreless innings of relief against the Brewers in the game in which Karstens was injured. Correia began the season in the starting rotation but was bumped to the bullpen when the Pirates acquired left-hander Wandy Rodriguez from the Astros in a trade on July 24.
Houston fell to 53 games under .500 at 42-95.
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Correia reached double-digit wins for the fourth consecutive season.
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Police said the woman signed the victim's name in using the card for purchases at five local Country Fair stores. The card was used shortly after it was taken when a purse was stolen from Saint Vincent Hospital on Dec. 19, according to investigators.
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This is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/038,460, filed Jan. 21, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,057,899 the entire subject matter of which is incorporated herein by reference, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/791,291, filed Mar. 3, 2004, now abandoned. Related subject matter is also disclosed in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/791,292 of AbuGhazaleh et al., entitled "Midspan Patch Panel With Compensation Circuit For Data Terminal Equipment, Power Insertion And Data Collection", filed Mar. 3, 2004, the entire subject matter of which is incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates to a patch panel replacement device including advanced features for providing power and data collection in association with attached network devices while providing at least category 3, 5, 5e, 6 and/or higher (e.g. 6e or 7) and equivalent performance levels as required. More particularly, the present invention relates to a patch panel printed circuit board including modular or fixed electrical components for use with providing advanced features and further including circuit separation techniques to minimize the adverse effects of electronics required for providing such advanced features.
The convergence of telecom and datacom technologies, as well as the blurring distinction between the system side and the cabling system of networks is driving a continuous evolution of structured cabling. User expectations and dependence on local area network (LAN) performance is creating an expectation beyond operational speed and reliability to further include device tracking and system management. Currently, limited progress has been made in such areas due to the impact of proposed improvements upon operational speed. As hubs and switches deal in logical addresses and network maps, asset location and connection management is best addressed through the cabling system. Development of advancements must address several evolving system features and requirements such as the detection of connected devices, including the addition, removal and/or movement of such devices accessing the system and the provision of power to connected devices.
The movement of devices accessing the system is one of several considerations during improvement developments. As described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,350,148, issued Feb. 26, 2002, to Batolutti et al., the subject matter of which is incorporated herein by reference, many businesses have dedicated telecommunication systems that enable computers, telephones, facsimile machines and the like to communicate with each other through a private network, and communicate with remote locations via a telecommunications service provider. In most buildings, the dedicated telecommunications system is hard wired using telecommunication cables that are coupled to individual service ports throughout the building. The wires from the dedicated service ports typically extend throughout the building and terminate at a patching system that is used to interconnect the various telecommunication lines. The patching system is usually located within a telecommunications closet and is most often positioned on a mounting frame that includes a number of racks or patch panels to which each telecommunication line is terminated. The patch panels include a number of port assemblies, such as RJ-45 telecommunication connector ports, and each telecommunication line is terminated to the patch panel in an organized manner.
One example of device movement considerations as disclosed in the Batolutti patent includes assigning one or more employees their own computer network access number exchange so that the employee can interface with a company main frame computer or computer network. As employees or equipment are moved, patch cords in a typical telecommunications closet are rearranged and new positions are manually documented using either paper or computer based logs. However, technicians often neglect to update the arrangement log each time a change is made. To correct this, manual tracing of the patch cord must be performed which can be both time consuming and prone to further errors.
Detecting connected devices is another consideration during improvement development which is commonly required for security purposes in many applications. Details of several examples of such detection issues are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,406,260, issued Apr. 11, 1995, to Cummings et al., the subject matter of which is incorporated herein by reference. A number of device detection methods have been developed for guarding against the unauthorized removal of electronic equipment, including methods that require the actual physical attachment of a security cord to each piece of protected equipment or the attachment of non-removal tags to the equipment. However, these methods require rather expensive sensing devices and are not very practical in all cases. In the device detection method disclosed in the Cummings patent, an isolation power supply is used to provide a low current DC power signal to each communication link and thereafter, monitor a circuit loop created through a DC resistive termination between the communication link and a remote device. Any interruption between the communication link and the remote device, such as the removal of the device from the communication link, disrupts the circuit loop and triggers an alarm.
Additional methods of circuit loop device detection also include the sensing of a current loop that is physically coupled to the protected equipment. One such method is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,654,640, issued Mar. 31, 1987, to Carll et al., the subject matter of which is incorporated herein by reference. The Carll patent discloses a theft alarm system for use with a digital signal PBX telephone system which includes a number of electronic tethers connected to individual pieces of protected equipment, each tether including a pair of conductors which are connected to form a closed current loop via a series resistor and conductive foil adhesively bonded to the equipment. Once assembled, the resulting circuit loop can be used for device removal detection, however, the conductive foil which is bonded to the equipment may be carefully removed without any detection.
The Batolutti patent also referenced above, discloses yet another method of detection for patch panel connectors themselves. A patch panel on which multiple mechanical sensors are mounted, serves to detect the presence or absence of a patch cord connector in a connector port on the panel and a computer controller connected to the multiple sensors may then be used to monitor changes in patch panel connections, such as when a connector is removed from a connector port. The detection, however, is limited to the mere absence or presence of a connector in a connector port.
Providing power to connected devices is yet another consideration during improvement development which can often include aspects of device detection as described above. Power applications, such as those found in power over ethernet technologies, allows IP telephones, wireless LAN Access Points and other appliances to receive power while also receiving data over existing LAN cabling without a need to modify ethernet infrastructure. Such technologies are described in IEEE802.3af, also known as Power Over Ethernet, which outlines the designs of Ethernet power-sourcing equipment and powered terminals.
Various methods for providing power to remote devices are also disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,218,930, issued Apr. 17, 2001, to Katzenberg et al., the subject matter of which is incorporated herein by reference. In one example of a power application technology, an initial detection step is used prior to a power application step. Prior to applying external power to a device, automatic detection of connected equipment is accomplished by delivering a low level current to the network interface and measuring a voltage drop in the return path. The measurement can have three states, including no voltage drop, a fixed level voltage drop or a varying level voltage drop. As disclosed in the Katzenberg patent, if no voltage drop is detected, then the remote equipment does not contain a DC resistive termination and this equipment is identified as unable to support remote power feed. If a fixed voltage level is detected, the remote equipment contains a DC resistive termination, such as a "bob smith" termination and this equipment is also identified as being unable to support remote power feed. If a varying voltage level is detected, this detection indicates the presence of a DC-DC switching supply in the remote equipment and this equipment is identified as being able to support remote power feed which is then provided.
The attempts to address device movement and detection, as well as attempts to address providing power to connected devices, typically fail to consider the communication performance degradation that such solutions can create. Where attempts to correct performance degradation have been made, the solutions have typically been limited to the relocation and manipulation of signal traces. Examples of such solutions are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,797,764, issued Aug. 25, 1998, to Coulombe et al., and in U.S. Pat. No. 5,673,009, issued Sep. 30, 1997, to Klas et al., the subject matter of each being incorporated herein by reference. The Coulombe patent discloses a printed circuit board electrically coupling a connector block and jack assembly within a patch panel. Each signal trace on the board is provided a compensation trace aligned either above or below the respective signal trace for an electromagnetic connection between traces sufficient to reduce crosstalk. Trace manipulation is also disclosed in the Klas patent, which discusses a printed circuit board on which crosstalk is eliminated through the relocation of adjacent traces. Equal and opposite signal source traces are placed adjacent to one another such that cumulative crosstalk is eliminated. Unfortunately, trace manipulation is not sufficient in every case to provide category 3, 5, 5e, 6 and/or higher and equivalent performance levels.
Still further examples of such solutions are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,443,777, issued Sep. 3, 2002, to McCurdy et al., and in U.S. Pat. No. 6,464,541, issued Oct. 15, 2002, to Hashim et al., the subject matter of each being incorporated herein by reference. The McCurdy patent discloses an inductive and capacitive crosstalk compensation technique incorporated into a communication connector (i.e. modular jack) which includes the relocation of contact wires and the addition of a printed wiring board for capacitive coupling. The contact wires are separated by a distance set to obtain an adequate level of inductive compensation coupling, and a capacitive coupling is provided by one or more printed circuit boards located in the plug body as the contact wires are displaced. The use of such printed wiring boards is also discussed in the Hashim patent, which discloses a two stage crosstalk compensation technique. In a first stage, a printed wiring board is provided for capacitive coupling as the contact wires are displaced, and in a second stage, a printed wiring board is provided having a number of inductive loops and carefully positioned comb traces. Although both the McCurdy and Hashim patents address crosstalk reductions at the connector position, each fails to address the performance degradation beyond the connector, including performance degradation that can be created due to additional active circuitry elements involved in providing advanced features.
Accordingly, a need exists for an asset aware patch panel that can include advanced features for asset management and security, and can also provide compensation for active electronics used in achieving these and other advanced features.
An object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for an asset aware patch panel circuit that can include advanced feature components for use with asset management and security functions, including functions for providing power and detection for remotely connected devices.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for an asset aware patch panel circuit that can provide advanced feature components as either removable modular electronic components or as fixed electronic components located directly on a patch panel printed circuit board.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for an asset aware patch panel circuit that can provide communication between an insulation displacement connector (IDC) at a PD/User end and any standard interface type using twisted pair cables, such as an RJ45 connector, at a switch end (i.e. telecommunication equipment end).
A further object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for an asset aware patch panel circuit that can minimize the adverse performance effects on communication created by removable modular or fixed electronic advanced feature components and provide at least category 3, 5, 5e, 6 and/or higher (e.g. 6e or 7) and equivalent performance levels as required.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for an asset aware patch panel circuit constructed as a 3U panel which includes space for cable management and active circuitry between telecommunication circuits arranged above and below the cable management and active circuitry, including 1 to 120 ports per unit such that density is maintained.
These and other objects of the present invention are substantially achieved by providing an asset aware patch panel circuit that can include removable modular or fixed electronic components located directly on a patch panel printed circuit board, which are separately or in combination used in providing advanced features. The advanced features can include detecting the connection presence or absence of a remote device and where applicable, providing a power supply to connected remote devices including VoIP phones, remote wireless Ethernet devices and other network devices. The patch panel circuit includes a multilayered patch panel printed circuit board having a plurality of layers, a communication circuit disposed on a first layer and electrically coupled between an insulation displacement connector (IDC) at a PD/User end and an RJ45 connector at a switch end, and a removable modular or fixed electronic component electrically coupled with the communication circuit. The component can include an active circuit disposed on a second layer for use in providing an advanced feature. The circuit further includes a compensating separation mechanism including at least a third layer disposed between the first and second layer to isolate the active circuit from the communication circuit to substantially minimize the adverse effects resulting from the active circuit. The isolation of the active circuit can be further assured by providing the active circuitry as removable modular components, such as a dual in-line memory module (DIMM) or similar device.
The patch panel circuit and included fixed and/or removable components can support devices implementing techniques similar to those of IEEE802.3af and TIA-568B series, including updates such as TIA568B.1-6. The patch panel circuit and included components are also sufficiently flexible to provide power to other proprietary device configurations, applications or developing standards that require similar power levels.
The patch panel circuit can also perform data collection functions on various system parameters including device connections, locations and power status conditions at various connection ports. In each case, the patch panel circuit provides at least category 3, 5, 5e, 6 and/or higher (e.g. 6e or 7) and equivalent performance levels by minimizing the adverse effects of the active fixed and/or removable electronics used in providing advanced features through the use of circuit component separation techniques to compensate for advanced feature electronics.
Other objects, advantages and salient features of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, which, when taken in conjunction with the annexed drawings, discloses a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to the drawings which form a part of this disclosure:
The present invention includes an electrical device which functions as a patch panel while providing additional advanced features. Where such features are provided, the present invention also serves to reduce or eliminate the adverse effects created by the additional feature electronics through positioning and separation of circuit elements, and/or providing effect minimizing or compensation circuit elements to increase performance levels.
The present invention can include one or more advanced feature components separately or in combination as either modular plug-in units, such as a dual in-line memory (DIMM), or circuits disposed directly on the patch panel circuit board. As described in greater detail below, the advanced feature components can be used to detect devices attached to the patch panel cabling, both for security and to determine the device types with respect to power requirements, and further provide DC power to attached devices where practical. Power can be provided through techniques similar to those outlined in IEEE802.3af and TIA-568B series, including updates such as TIA568B.1-6 and other developing standards.
The modular features of the present invention allows such components to be added and removed in any number of combinations to provide a wide range of desired advanced features to the patch panel, even beyond those outlined above. For example, there are several standards and applications that need power application other than IEEE802.3af, such as building automation systems, security systems, VoIP and so on, and the reference to IEEE802.3af above is presented as one example of the application of the present invention. Also, the modular features of the present invention allow for still developing standards, such as those associated with the TIA and IEEE. Additionally, separate modules can be used for providing different functions. For example, separate modules can be provided for power application and for asset management functions.
The advanced feature components, however, are not restricted to modular units and can also include fixed circuits or circuit components that are disposed directly on the patch panel or patch panel printed circuit board. In each case and specifically in cases where additional feature circuit components are disposed directly on the patch panel printed circuit board, the components can create adverse effects which require compensation if the patch panel is to achieve desired performance levels. Such compensation can be provided through techniques such as separation and selective positioning of advanced feature components and circuits, and through the addition of active circuit components to the patch panel printed circuit board.
Each remotely located device 22(a) through 22(d) is connected to the network 26 via the patch panel 12 so as to provide widespread remote user access to a network. The remotely located devices 22(a) through 22(d) (e.g. personal computers) are shown connected to port assembly 18 via a data communication link 24 which includes a plurality of transmit and receive communication lines for communicating information between each of the remotely located devices and a final destination, such as the network file server 26.
In the embodiment of the present invention shown in
The patch panel circuit 12 can also be used to provide power insertion for each remotely located electronic device 22(a) through 22(d) using for example, the data communication link 24. The communication link 24 allows the power insertion feature 16 of the patch panel circuit 12 to provide equipment power insertion as described in greater detail below. Additional details regarding device detection and power insertion are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,406,260 to Cummings et al., referenced above.
The patch panel circuit 12 of
The patch panel circuit 12 of
As noted above, the panel 30 includes a series of cable management mechanisms, port apertures, openings and mounting mechanisms, upon which a patch panel printed circuit board and associated components can be assembled and mounted as shown in
The rear surface of the adapter panel 30 can include one or more printed circuit boards 40 mechanically mounted via a series of mounting posts 36 extending from the rear surface of the adapter panel. The mounting posts can be constructed having a threaded inside diameter to receive a threaded connector via one or more mounting holes located on the printed circuit boards or circuit modules. One or more mounting posts 36 can also be used as an electrical ground connection between a ground plane of an attached printed circuit board and the adapter panel. In yet another version of the present invention, the mounting posts 36 can be replaced by one or more plastic support members having a snap fit or similar mechanism at each end as known to those skilled in the art.
Each mounting mechanism described above can be used to secure one or more printed circuit boards to the rear surface of the adapter panel 30 upon which both signal routing and advanced feature components can be positioned as shown in
A number of coupling devices, such as patch port assemblies 44, can also be positioned on the surface of the printed circuit board 40 to interface with various cabling routed along the front surface of the adapter panel. The coupling devices, shown extending between the surface of the printed circuit board 40 and the front surface of the adapter panel 30 via port apertures 32, can be used to terminate cabling routed through the cable management mechanisms 34 without requiring direct access to the printed circuit boards 40, 48 or 50, and provide the electrical circuit between an insulation displacement connector (IDC) and a modular RJ45 connector as described in greater detail below.
Returning to
Although the advanced feature circuits of the printed circuit board 40 are shown positioned opposite the patch port assemblies 44 in
Once assembled, the patch panel printed circuit board 40 can be used to provide a communication circuit between, for example, an insulation displacement connector at a PD/User end, and any standard interface type using unshielded twisted pair cables, such as an RJ45 connector at a switch end. As constructed, the present invention can include a 3U panel which has space for cable management and active circuitry between telecommunication circuits that are arranged above and below the cable management and active circuitry, and including 1 to 120 ports per unit such that density is maintained.
As known to those skilled in the art, the required electronic circuitry for the advanced feature circuits 46, 48 and 50, typically includes a certain amount of active circuitry. Where these circuits are provided as plug-in modules (e.g., DIMM or similar devices) or positioned on the printed circuit board 40, a degree of patch panel performance degradation can be created due to the active circuitry elements involved. The printed circuit board 40 of the present invention however, is configured to compensate for this degradation and provide category 3, 5, 5e, 6 and/or higher (e.g. 6e or 7) and equivalent performance levels as required. Specifically, the present invention includes a patch panel circuit having a number of techniques to significantly minimize the impact of such performance degradation.
A first compensation technique used in accordance with the present invention is achieved through patch panel printed circuit board design and layer separation. As shown in
The active circuitry of the patch panel circuit 12 typically includes any detection circuitry, operational amplifiers and other components necessary for logical operations and power insertion in the patch panel network. Additional details regarding such circuitry are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,406,260 to Cummings et al., referenced above. In the present invention, this active circuitry, including functional logic circuitry, is positioned via either plug-in modules (e.g., DIMM or similar devices), or placement directly upon one or more layers of the printed circuit board 40, which are then separated from remaining layers as described below.
In the example shown in
Telecommunication circuit with signal carrying traces and a
limited number of compensation circuitry. This layer also can
include components which need to be part of, or in close
proximity to the signal traces.
Telecommunication circuit with compensation circuitry and a
limited number of signal carrying traces.
Ground plane.
Ground plane.
Power plane (e.g. +8 to +15 V).
Power plane (e.g. +5 V).
Active circuit secondary routing layer.
Active components, IDC components, plug-in module
connectors and primary routing for active circuitry.
When combined, the layers of the printed circuit board 40 provide an electric circuit for interfacing the field wiring with the system wiring and advanced features. In doing so, the circuit participation of each layer of the printed circuit board 40 can be described as follows.
On layer 52, telecommunication circuits 53, each with signal carrying traces and compensation circuits, are used to provide communications between a user end and switch end. Also, as discussed in greater detail below in regards to a second compensation technique, a series of compensating circuit elements 68 are positioned in the span of the signal layer. Between layers 52 and 54, is a first of several prepreg layers.
Below the first prepreg layer, a routing layer 54 is included (e.g., an Ethernet signal trace layer), followed by a first of several core layers or conventional insulator sheets, and provides a telecommunication circuit with a limited number of signal carrying traces. Below the first core layer are layers 56 and 58, which are electrical ground planes separated by a second prepreg layer and followed by a second core layer. Below the second core layer is a voltage plane layer 60 and 62, which are separated by a third prepreg layer and followed by a third core layer. Below the third core layer is layer 64, including the active circuit secondary routing 65, which is followed by a fourth prepreg layer. Below the fourth prepreg layer is layer 66, including the active components 67, primary routing for active circuitry, and IDC connections.
The active circuitry of the advanced features located on, or coupled with layers 64 and 66 can result in patch panel performance degradation at the communication layer which should be corrected to provide desired performance levels. As noted, this active circuitry 65 and 67 typically includes the detection circuitry, operational amplifiers and other components necessary for the logical operations, and additional features provided such as visual connection indicating lights and power insertion circuitry as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,406,260 to Cummings et al. referenced above. The separation of layers as shown in
In the present invention, the active circuit layers are separated from the communication circuit layers by multiple electrical ground layers, core layers and prepreg layers. The voltage planes, layers 60 and 62, are placed adjacent to the active circuit layers whereas electrical ground planes 56 and 58, are placed adjacent to the communication circuit layers, as typically less noise results from such ground planes. The combined layers 56, 58, 60 and 62 still further contribute to performance improvements by providing a greater separation distance between communication and active circuit layers than typically found. Additionally, as described in greater detail below in association with the second compensation technique, a number of compensating circuit elements 68 can be positioned on layers 52 and 54 to further increase the performance level of the patch panel circuit board 40 when advanced feature electronics are added or removed.
A second compensation technique used in accordance with the present invention is achieved by providing compensating circuit elements on the patch panel printed circuit board. The compensating circuit elements of the printed circuit board 40 of the present invention are more clearly shown in
In the example shown in
Where components providing advanced features are located on the printed circuit board 40, the components would comprise part of the active circuitry located on layers 64 and 66 of the multilayer printed circuit board 40. As shown in
Functional logic provided by a detection module (e.g., DIMM or similar device) or electronics (not shown) can also be coupled with leads 88 of the circuit and the multi-conductor link. Both the detection performed on conductor pairs and power insertion are implemented through techniques such as those defined in IEEE802.3af and TIA-568B, including updates, such as TIA-568B.1-6. In this manner, detection can be achieved by the detection module or electronics, such as when detecting the presence and removal of any device from the network via a current loop continuity circuit through conductor pairs. Using conductors 82-1, 82-2, 82-3 and 82-4, the detection module can establish the existence of a device at the end of the cabling plant and the use of these conductor pairs allows the detection of devices that utilize only these pairs, which are typically referred to as the "signal pairs" in 10 Base-T and 100 Base-T applications.
As shown in
Therefore, the second compensation technique used in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes providing a series of compensating circuit elements, and positioning each on the printed circuit board 40 relative to the advanced feature active circuit electronics described above. As shown in
The selection of the proper blocking capacitor size is important to ensure a minimal impact on the performance of the communication circuitry. An example of capacitor values found in the circuit are defined below in Table 2.
Capacitor Value
Minimum Value
Maximum Value
0.1 μF
0.1 μF
0.027 μF
0.1 μF
0.1 μF
0.027 μF
0.1 μF
0.1 μF
The active circuit elements 72 of the printed circuit board 40 also includes center-tapped transformers 91 and 92 which form a DC insertion path into the communication circuitry. These transformers bridge the active and communication circuits and allow DC current to pass, but do not affect the higher frequency performance of the differential signals that are typically operating over the same conductor pairs. As with capacitors 101 through 108, transformers 91 and 92 are also selected and placed on the patch panel printed circuit board to ensure a minimal impact on the performance level of the patch panel circuit board 40.
However, regardless of selection, the active circuitry 72 of the advanced features located on layers 64 and 66 can still result in patch panel performance degradation at the communication layer. To minimize these effects, a series of compensating circuit elements are positioned in the span of the signal layer and a degree of inductive coupling is also provided on the signal layer. As more clearly shown in
As shown in
Therefore, in addition to the printed circuit board layer separation described above, the present invention can further include the inductive, capacitive and reactive elements of the compensating circuits 68 on the patch panel printed circuit board 40 to compensate for the effect of the added advanced feature electronics 72 placed on or coupled with the board 40, and minimize effects thereof on signal paths. Remaining effects are minimized through the use of high impedance connection and blocking techniques. Specifically, the advanced feature active circuitry coupled with the present invention interfaces with the cabling which connects the hardware signal patch in two methods. First, through high impedance connections that "tap" the communication circuitry, or through "blocking", or series devices that are located within the span of the network. The high impedance connections also minimize the effect of the advanced feature electronics on the performance of the signal path. Additionally, the selection of blocking capacitor values as shown in Table 2 minimizes the effect on return loss and attenuation that the components may create.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention shown in
As shown in
As shown in the embodiments of
A removable face or cover 138 can then be provided to open and close to allow access to the separate advanced feature circuits 151 and 152 (e.g., asset management, power insertion or any other desired PCB assemblies) for service, upgrades and replacement. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the easy access to the removable advanced feature circuits allows the use of off-the-shelf or custom circuits in various combinations to provide the advanced features. By providing each as separate removable modules, the embodiment can be configured and re-configured to have any of several functional options, including power insertion, asset management, both or neither. Such a configuration further allows an installation and appearance substantially the same as that of a conventional patch panel.
The present invention can be configured as a single unit with all or partial functionality, or a multiple unit including additional functionality option boards and connectors as shown in
The present invention described above provides communication hardware that is capable of at least category 3, 5, 5e, 6 and/or higher (e.g. 6e or 7) and equivalent performance levels as required, and also maintains category transmission performance as defined in IEEE802.3 and TIA-568B transmission requirements. The present invention can be hardwired to the cabling plant and thus, can also be used to collect and provide information about the location of attached devices via a data management feature. This can be particularly important for services such as emergency 911 applications where the location of the calling party is critical to determine, especially when on a VoIP network.
While one embodiment has been chosen to illustrate the invention, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made therein without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.
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DLLR on the Move: Legislative Session Wrap-Up
The 90 day legislative session wrapped up last month, and DLLR had a remarkably successful session. I am very grateful for the hard work across all of the Department's units to ensure that we were prepared, accessible and effective.
Working together, and working in close collaboration with the Governor's office, we accomplished so much for Maryland. The foreclosure epidemic is one of the greatest crises confronting Marylanders, and the Governor has already signed four bills that the Washington Post called among the "most sweeping" reforms in the nation. The four bills, sponsored by the Governor and a result of the recommendations of the Homeownership Preservation Task Force, will have an immediate impact on foreclosures in the state and will provide long term reforms for lending and foreclosures in Maryland. Under the new laws, lenders must provide homeowners with more time and notice before filing a foreclosure action. Individuals who commit mortgage fraud will now be subject to criminal penalties, and foreclosure rescue transactions - a despicable practice used to steal equity from distressed homeowners - are now illegal. The bills also have far-reaching implications for mortgage lending in Maryland, banning pre-payment penalties, requiring a lender to verify a borrower's ability to repay a loan, and strengthening licensing requirements for mortgage professionals. If you know anyone who is struggling to pay their mortgage, please let them know that DLLR can help.
Meanwhile, another successful measure sponsored by Governor O'Malley will see the transfer of Maryland's adult education and adult correctional education programs to DLLR's Division of Workforce Development. More than 200 dedicated state employees will join the DLLR team in July 2009. Part of the Governor's strategy to create a more cohesive and comprehensive system of workforce creation, the new law will allow us to more seamlessly provide adult learners with the services they need to improve their lives. A transition council will meet over the course of the next year to develop a plan for a smooth transfer, and DWD will begin oversight of the programs in July 2009.
The passage of a bill to allow the spouses of military personnel transferring out of Maryland to collect Unemployment Insurance benefits was another highlight of the session. With Maryland ready to receive thousands of new military-related jobs as a result of the base realignment, or BRAC, the measure had strong support from Governor O'Malley and Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, and puts Maryland in line with neighboring states that already allow such benefits. By amending the law to differentiate between the choice to move versus the necessity to move because of a spouse's mandatory transfer, the State of Maryland is recognizing the reality of military employment.
And there are other important measures to report:
Overall, it was a great session for DLLR, and a great session for working families. I look forward to our work ahead in implementing these new laws and continuing our mission to protect and empower Marylanders.


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Matt Adams had just doubled to center field in the top of the fourth inning Saturday night and scored against Las Vegas.
But when the No. 3 hitter for the Memphis Cardinals, the Class AAA affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals took his first base spot in the bottom of the inning, manager Ron "Pop" Warner pulled him out of the game.
It was for a good reason.
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The 23-year-old Philipsburg-Osceola graduate, who was the 699th pick in the 23rd round of the 2009 amateur draft out of Slippery Rock University, had been called up to the big club in St. Louis.
"My reaction was I was amazed, and I was so excited," Adams said before Sunday night's ESPN-televised game with the Los Angeles Dodgers. "I am so excited."
The 6-foot-3 1/2, 255-pounder was likely a little more excited after he started at first base and went 2-for-4 and scored a run in Sunday night's 6-5 loss to the Dodgers as the No. 7 hitter.
The left-handed Adams hit the first pitch thrown to him from the Dodgers' Chad Billingsley into center field for a single in the second inning, and he got to keep the ball. In the fourth, he was robbed of a hit by first baseman James Loney, who made a diving stop of a ground ball throw to Billingsley.
"He's shown a lot of maturity as a hitter," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny told ESPN's Buster Olney in the fourth inning.
In the sixth, he hit a dying quail into short center field for a single, and Yadier Molina was thrown out on a questionable call at third. Adams, however, scored from third on a Rafael Furcal looping single into center. In the eighth, he bounced out to second after hitting a screaming foul ball in the at-bat that had teammates ducking out of the way in the dugout.
In the field, he started a 3-6-1 double play in the first inning.
"Hopefully, I can make the most of my opportunities," Adams told mlb.com before the game. "I've been swinging well, and I've felt good at the plate. I am swinging at better pitches, and I started laying off pitches down, and I'm waiting for pitches up more."
Matt's dad, Jamie, and mom, Lisa, were watching his game from home Saturday night when he was pulled out of the game.
"When he came in to score, he was holding the back of leg, and I thought he was hurt," Jamie Adams said. "When he came out to warm up the infielders, they called the catcher and Matt over to the dugout. It was about 45 minutes later Matt called, and I asked 'Are you okay buddy?' He said, "I have to pack my bags because I'm going to Los Angeles.
"I didn't sleep all night. My wife and I didn't get a wink of sleep."
Adams was called up because the Cardinals' starting first baseman, Lance Berkman, injured his right knee catching a ball during a 6-0 loss to the Dodgers on Saturday night. ESPN reported that Berkman's injury could be a torn ACL.
While he has been an early invitee to the Cardinals' spring training the last two years, Adams wasn't expected to get the call this soon, even after Albert Pujols left the Cardinals to go to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the biggest free-agent signing of the offseason.
But Adams has been tearing up minor-league pitching at every level. This season for Memphis, he was batting .340 to go with nine home runs and 27 RBIs. Last year at Class AA Springfield, he hit 32 home runs, knocked in 101 runs, hit .300 and was named the Texas League Player of the Year.
"He was just the best hitter I've been around," said Altoona Curve catcher Charlie Cutler, who played with Adams at Springfield. "You know his numbers, and he missed part of the season [with an injury] too. So, he's just a great hitter and a great teammate, and he does things right and is a hard worker. He just acted like a normal guy and not a guy that was having the best season in all of the minor leagues."
In 2010, playing in Davenport, Iowa, he led the Midwest League in slugging percentage (.541) and RBIs (88), tied for second in home runs with 22, tied for third in doubles with 41 and hit .310.
"He's a great kid, and he deserves every bit of this," Adams' offseason hitting coach Justin Hazelton said. "He's put a lot of time into it. As good as he is, he's really worked hard to do it. I think it's just an awesome thing for our area."
"He's worked really hard from little league on up," Jamie Adams said. "His goal was to make it to the big leagues. He's going to be a little shell-shocked when he walks out at Dodger Stadium on national television.
"I didn't know when for sure it was going to happen. You don't wish anybody gets hurt. It's a dream for the parents and the kid playing the game. The ultimate dream is getting to the big leagues."
Philipsburg's Keno Beezer, who works for the Major League Scouting Bureau and is a local baseball historian, said Adams is the third player from Philipsburg to make the major leagues, but he's the first since Alf Jones made the Philadelphia Athletics roster in 1930. Jones didn't play in a game, though.
Before that, it was Tom Philips, whose family founded the town of Philipsburg. Beezer said Philips played in the 1890s, possibly with the Cubs, and he played in a few games. Since then, Bo Sankey, who played five seasons in the Cardinals' organization (his last year being 1970), was the P-O player who came the closest to getting the call, making it as high as Class AA.
"It sure didn't surprise me," Beezer said of Adams' call-up. "It was only a matter of time. If the Cardinals didn't want to put him on their 40-man roster, somebody would have. He hit everywhere he went."
News of his call-up has had Philipsburg and the surrounding communities excited as word spread over Facebook, Twitter and team web sites. Facebook statuses and tweets across Twitter by P-O grads Sunday night were all about Adams.
"This is great," Beezer said. "They were announcing in churches he didn't even go to that he got called up. He worked hard and has great hand-eye coordination. The family did a great job supporting him."
"When he first started, he was a little homesick," Jamie Adams said. "He was ready to throw the towel in, and now he's in the big leagues. I can't express how great the local towns like Philipsburg, Altoona and have been. Our home phone hasn't stopped ringing all day. I'm proud of whe whole town of Philipsburg."
The Mirror's Cory Giger contributed to this report.


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What does Wolseley do?
Wolseley is the world's leading specialist distributor of plumbing and heating products. Wolseley brings together over 60,000 suppliers and 1.1 million professional contractors and domestic customers across Europe and North America, supplying them with approximately 1 million product lines.
Where does Wolseley operate?
Wolseley operates in five major geographic regions: the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, the Nordic region, and Central Europe.
Where is Wolseley's headquarters?Wolseley plc is registered in Jersey (company number 106605) and tax resident in Zug, Switzerland. Wolseley Group Services is based in Theale, near Reading in the UK.
What are Wolseley's strengths?
We are a world leading distribution company and number one or two in most of our markets. Our strengths are in our product and geographic diversity, the sourcing and procurement benefits derived from our international presence and a commitment to excellent customer service. The industry in which we operate is attractive based on demographic trends towards ageing populations, smaller households and ageing housing stocks, which drive demand for new housing and remodelling, which should remain strong over the long-term. The profit pool for distribution is large because of the fragmented nature of our supplier base and customer base.
What is Wolseley's vision?
Wolseley's goal is to deliver sustainable and profitable growth. Our objective for each business unit is to grow profitably, faster than our competition. We want to be the world's best local specialist distributor of plumbing, heating and building materials products.
Our approach is based on a top down resource allocation process, to allow us to choose which businesses will give us best returns in the long term. In addition, we have developed bottom up detailed business strategies for each business unit to make sure we invest in the right projects and plans to deliver future growth at a local level.
How does Wolseley work with suppliers?
Relationships with our suppliers are key to our success. Strong supplier relationships help us grow our business while, in return we can provide them with access to 1.1 million customers, large and small. Our scale allows us to purchase in bulk from vendors and provide a better service to customers through reduced deliver times, increased fill-rates and high product availability.
What is Wolseley's supply chain?
We supply 1.1 million customers with around 1 million products carefully sourced from over 60,000 trade suppliers. Product availability is vitally important to our business so a highly efficient distribution network is key to delivering on our customers' needs.
What are the principles that underpin the way Wolseley does business?
Wolseley's three core values capture the essence of the company and drive how we think and act. We act with integrity. We drive for results and improvement. And we value our people. Our values are consistent across the Group and although our businesses may interpret them slightly differently, their principles have been discussed with all our employees.
If Wolseley is so big, why have I never heard the name before?
Our name is well-known amongst our investor community. We are a member of the FTSE 100 leading companies in the UK.
Our name may not be universally familiar to the general public. This is because we operate mostly in the business to business or trade sectors. Our strong local brands – including Ferguson, Plumb Center, Stark and Tobler – are predominantly trade-only businesses and they continually exceed customer expectations through wider product ranges and superior service. We are increasingly operating consumer e-Commerce business alongside our trade offerings. For example, Build.com is one of the leading online distributors of home improvement products in the USA. Collectively, we are one of the largest e-commerce businesses in the USA.


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You Talk Like a Girl
Even if you've never heard of "vocal fry" or "upspeak," you probably hear people speak in these patterns every day.
Vocal fry is when someone's voice gets lower and turns gravely, usually drawn out at the end of a sentence. It's the sound of the next generation: in a study published in the Journal of Voice, more than two-thirds of female college students spoke with vocal fry. The low, guttural affectation has been dismissed—mostly by old guys —as annoying and unprofessional, blamed on eye-roll-inducing celebs like Zooey Deschanel, Britney Spears, Ke$ha, and the Kardashians. Fast Company warns that vocal fry could "kill your job search" and ruin phone interviews.
This is just the latest speaking trend for American women. There's also upspeak, which is when? People talk? Like every phrase is a question? That's on top of our overuse of "like," Valley-Girl talk, and the higher register of the female voice.
Women talk differently by social nature and biology, and they're the ones most likely to adopt new vocal patterns, linguists told the New York Times. Faced with criticism over the way we talk, women have to examine how these patterns may become problematic (that is, if they make our communication less effective) or if the criticism is misguided (and the result of underlying gender biases).
When we talk about women's "voices" in Christianity, we usually mean it figuratively. In this case, their actual voices influence their roles across society, including the church.
Kathryn Lester serves alongside female pastors at Trinity Avenue Presbyterian Church in Durham, North Carolina. Word got around that some older couples left the congregation because they "couldn't hear" the message from the pulpit each Sunday, putting the pastor's voice—and gender—at fault.
"It's something I've been tuned into for years," said Lester, who learned to speak louder, slower, and clearer while working as a chaplain with the elderly after graduating from seminary at Princeton University. "I would take it seriously when people complain they can't hear you… but it's not just women who can't be heard."
Princeton's speech and preaching courses recognize the new cadences of young voices, male and female, she said. Some seminaries are now creating special courses for women in ministry that focus on a fast-talking, like-ridden generation.
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About 10 years ago, Stephen R. Covey authored a national best-selling book titled, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People." Mr. Covey introduces Habit Number 7 with the following vignette:
Suppose you were to come upon someone in the woods working feverishly to saw down a tree.
"What are you doing?" you ask.
"Can't you see?" comes the impatient reply. "I'm sawing down a tree."
"You look exhausted!" you exclaim. "How long have you been at it?"
"Over five hours," he returns, "and I'm beat! This is hard work."
"Well, why don't you take a break for a few minutes and sharpen your saw," you inquire. "I'm sure it would go a lot faster."
"I don't have time to sharpen the saw," the man said emphatically.
Mr. Covey calls Habit 7 "Sharpen the Saw - Principles of Balanced Self Renewal." He goes on to say it is the one habit that makes all of the other habits possible.
In today's fast-paced business world, we often find ourselves so busy sawing that we ignore the fact a sharper saw could make our job easier. We close our minds to the possibility that there might be a better way. We are disappointed when things go wrong. but we don't consider that we may need to get out of our rut and find that better way through self-renewal activities. The last thing many people would consider is attending classes that would help "sharpen their saw."
Most small business owners have the technical skills needed in their business, but many lack formal training or work experience in financial management, marketing, supervisory management and business planning. Yet all of these skills are necessary to maximize the long-term value and financial health of a business. Therefore, the owner must either "learn or buy" these skills if they want to have a highly successful business.
Part of the nationwide mission of Small Business Development Centers is to prepare and present training programs designed to help small-business owners and managers "sharpen their saw." Here are a few of the seminars that are available over the next several months.
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VideoGamer UK Podcast - Next Xbox Predictions! Matt, Simon, Dave and Chris run through their predictions for tomorrow's Xbox reveal. - Show Notes Date: 20/05/2013 Length: 01:02:32
VideoGamer UK Podcast - Episode 15 Gran Turismo 6 speculation, the future of the baby simulation genre, and how to get a job in video game journalisms. - Show Notes Date: 15/05/2013 Length: 01:13:55
VideoGamer UK Podcast - GTA V Special Matt, Simon and Chris get all excited about GTA V. - Show Notes Date: 03/05/2013 Length: 00:43:12
VideoGamer UK Podcast - Episode 13 Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, GTA V trailers, and a bunch of really silly stuff. Sorry. - Show Notes Date: 01/05/2013 Length: 00:59:31
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Annual Golf Tournament a Record Success!
We held our annual Western Union Foundation fundraiser golf tournament on October 8. After a chilly start, we enjoyed a gorgeous, sunny fall day in Colorado. A heartfelt thank you to all the Western Union employees and vendors who participated, and congratulations on raising a record-breaking $423,000! The money raised from this event will provide educational opportunities and disaster relief to make life better for individuals and families around the world!


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Apuleius, the second-century sophist from Madauros in Roman Africa, was a prolific author. In addition to his most studied novel, The Metamorphoses, many other works on a wide variety of subjects ranging from science and logic to agriculture were attributed to him in antiquity and in the medieval period. Many of these are lost and not all those that survive have been accepted as genuine by modern scholars. Among them, however, are an undoubtedly authentic group that can be labelled 'rhetorical' because they share the same flamboyant and exhibitionist style. These are the Apologia, otherwise known as Pro se de magia, the Florida, and the De deo Socratis. They are of great interest to the study of …
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Hilton, John. "Rhetorical Works (Apologia or De magia; Florida; De deo Socratis)". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 28 January 2013
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I think it's fair to say that I excel at guilt.
On a moment's notice, I can feel guilty about being a bad wife, a bad mother, a bad daughter, a bad employee… and the list goes on and on.
It's possible, however, that even I have my guilt limits. Lately I'm hearing more and more about "Baby Boomer resentment." The phrase is even defined in the online Urban Dictionary:
"Baby Boomer resentment" is a term used to describe the growing feeling of resentment among "Millennials" that they are working to pay for the Social Security and Medicare of Baby Boomers, but they are paying into a system that will be bankrupt and gone by the time they are old enough to retire and have the same benefits. They feel they will be robbed.
I'm not sure I buy it. None of us can control our birth dates. It's not cool to stir up hostility between the generations. And ultimately I think it's important that we study the presidential candidates and their stands on Medicare and Social Security, then vote for the team that's going to best preserve them for future generations.
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Faced with concerns about student safety, finances, and other issues, an embattled Philadelphia cyber charter school will fold at the end of the month.
Solomon Charter School's board voted Friday to surrender the school's operating agreement to the Pennsylvania Department of Education and close Oct. 30, in part because the school's program for seventh- through 11th-grade students was housed in a building that shared space with a sex-offender clinic.
"I wanted those kids out of the building," said David Weathington, principal and acting chief executive officer of Solomon, on Vine Street just north of Center City. "It's hard for the parents, but the kids' safety comes first."


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The graduate students of the Department of History at Carleton University are pleased to announce the 19th Annual Underhill Graduate Student Colloquium, to be held on March 7, 8, 9, 2013 in Ottawa, Ontario. This interdisciplinary conference provides masterˇŻs and doctoral students with a collegial environment in which to present their original research and build academic contacts.
The keynote speaker for this yearˇŻs colloquium is Dr. William Turkel of Western University, well known for his work on digital and environmental history. The conference will conclude with his address, entitled ˇ°Doing History in Real Time.ˇ± The colloquium also features a luncheon address, delivered this year by Dr. Shawn Graham of Carleton UniversityˇŻs Department of History.
The colloquium organizing committee invites paper proposals on any history-related topic from students working in any field or discipline. We welcome papers dealing with any time period or geographic setting. Students participating in the conference should plan to deliver their presentations in the standard 15-20 minute time frame. We also invite proposals for workshop sessions on migration and public history. These workshops will provide graduate students who specialize in these fields a unique opportunity for an intensive discussion with their colleagues. Workshops will be two hours in length and the papers will be pre-circulating.
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Cricketing world lauds Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Cricketers world over showered praise on India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for smashing a double-ton on day three of the first Test against Australia here Sunday.
Dhoni scored an unbeaten 206 to take India to 515/8, to give the hosts a lead of 135 runs with two days left in the match. During his innings, which included 22 boundaries and five massive sixes, he scored at a strike rate of 84.77.
Former England captain Michael Vaughn tweeted: "The coolest man in world cricket MS Dhoni delivers when it most matters… Incredible innings against the Aussies…"
In the process, Dhoni also crossed the 4000-run mark in Test cricket. He also has the highest individual score by an Indian wicketkeeper-batsman when he surpassed Budhi Kunderan`s 192.
Legendary spinner Shane Warne was also impressed by Dhoni`s knock.
"WOW, M S Dhoni is going off here in Chennai, amazing batting," tweeted Warne, who is part of the commentary team here.
Warne`s contemporary Glenn McGrath, who is heading the MRF Pace Foundation here, posted: "Great innings by MS Dhoni 206*. India in a strong position against the Aussies."
Former West Indies batsman Darren Ganga said: "Magnificent accomplishment from Dhoni. Proven the critics wrong. Clearly one of India`s finest captains and wicket keeper-batsmen. Brilliant counter attack innings by one of India`s finest captains and wicket keeper-batsmen."
Praise also came from Dhoni`s teammates.
"What an innings @msdhoni truly inspirational stuff. One of the best innings i have seen," tweeted Ajinkya Rahane.


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State Law Enforcement Division agents are investigating after a body was found after a fire overnight at Waverly Place Apartments in North Charleston.
Dorchester County Coroner Chris Nisbet identified the deceased woman as 29-year-old Rachel LeCroy. An autopsy is scheduled to determine a cause of death, he said.
Dorchester County sheriff's deputies were called to the apartment H1 at 300 Waverly Place Circle about 10:25 p.m. on Monday concerning a fire, Chief Deputy Sam Richardson said.
Ashley River firefighters discovered the woman's body when they entered the home, Richardson said.
SLED agents responded to the scene to help determine the fire's cause. Spokesman Thom Berry confirmed that SLED is assisting in the investigation, but he said he could not provide any further details.
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IMO Meeting Adopts Assessment Framework for Ocean Fertilization
20 October 2010: Parties to the treaties regulating the dumping of wastes at sea met from 11-15 October 2010, at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), in London, UK, and adopted an Assessment Framework for Ocean Fertilization.
The 32nd Consultative Meeting of Contracting Parties to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, 1972 (London Convention) and fifth Meeting of Contracting Parties to the 1996 Protocol thereto (London Protocol) adopted the Assessment Framework for Scientific Research Involving Ocean Fertilization as resolution LC-LP.2(2010). The Framework, which is designed to assess whether proposals for ocean fertilization constitute legitimate scientific research, was developed by the Scientific Groups under the London Convention and Protocol. The resolution follows previous discussions by parties to the London Convention and Protocol on planned operations for large-scale fertilization of the oceans using micro-nutrients to sequester carbon dioxide. The Assessment Framework provides criteria for an initial assessment of a proposal and detailed steps for completion of an environmental assessment, including risk management and monitoring, and does not contain a threshold below which experiments would be exempt from its assessment provisions. [Website for the London Convention and Protocol] [IMO Press Release]


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"When a legislature decides to steal some of our rights and plans to use police force to accomplish it, what's the real difference between them and the thief? Darn little! They hide behind the excuse that they're legislating democratically. The fact they do it by a majority vote has no moral significance whatsoever. Numerical might does not constitute right, no more than a lynch mob can justify its act because a majority participated." ~ H.L. Richardson
Clinton Media Acolytes React Badly as Trump Calls for HRC to "Lead by Example," and Disarm her BodyguardsOriginal article Say what you want about Trump, but he got this one right. These obscenely privileged oligarchs have walled estates and 24/7 professional armed protection for themselves because they fancy they're worth it, but as for the rest of us, well, not so much. The beauty of Trump's gambit here is that there's no response that doesn't make HRC look either clueless or hypocritical (C.f. Saul Alinsky's rule # 4: "Make the enemy live up to their own book of rules....
Original article The link goes to a Youtube video on this silly over-reaction by a Houston school lunch server and a school district "resource officer" (i.e., cop) who didn't know, or bother to check, that the U.S. gov once issued $2 bills, and that they are still considered legal money.
Original article The author, a putative libertarian, argues that: "social justice" = "redistributive justice" but that this may not be all bad. Seizing wealth from some and giving it to others probably would lift more boats than it lowers? True enough, but these attempts to impose material equality end up being a cure worse than the disease it purports to cure, especially so over time. Don't these guys read history? (Cf. Venezuela currently)
Original article Funny read in a sad sort of way. This definitely would not be funny if it happened to me though. Just saying'.
Original article Whenever a new technology comes along the biggest jolt hits the people whose rice bowl gets busted by their disintermediation. What are all the cops now assigned to road pirate duties gonna do if this actually happens? What about all the courts, lawyers, and bureaucrats? Some towns get up to a quarter of their yearly revenue from "traffic enforcement" fees, fines, asset forfeitures, seizures, and other swag.
Nashville, TN City Council Member Admits AT&T & Comcast Wrote the Anti-Google Fiber Bill She SubmittedOriginal article So now it's: "My cronies versus your cronies,"? These crooks aren't even trying to hide it any more.
Original article Ivy League historian & serial plagiarist Doris Kearns Goodwin interviews out-going POTUS, serial liar, & demagogue Barack Obama and together they discus just how awesome he is. Have a barf bucket handy if you decide to read this, eh?
Original article "The discovery, […] was made using 'virtual unwrapping,' a 3D digital analysis of an X-ray scan. Researchers say it is the first time they have been able to read the text of an ancient scroll without having to physically open it." Science!
Original article Another widely-held fantasy employment situation evaporates when the truth of it comes out. Doesn't pay as much as I thought it would either.
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