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Many regard PostgreSQL as the state-of-the-art open source database application. Its roots go back to 1977 at UC Berkeley, and the story of how it reached its current status mirrors some of the best success stories we've heard before in open source.
If you're not familiar with PostgreSQL, this will give you a nice foundation toward better understanding this truly remarkable database.
PostgreSQL's ancestor was Ingres, developed at the University of California at Berkeley from 1977 to 1985. The Ingres code was taken and enhanced by the Relational Technologies/Ingres Corporation, which produced one of the first commercially successful relational database servers. Also at Berkeley, Michael Stonebraker led a team during the 1986 to 1994 period to develop an object-relational database server called Postgres. The Postgres code was taken by Illustra and developed into a commercial product. Two Berkeley graduate students, Jolly Chen and Andrew Yu, added SQL capabilities to Postgres during 1994 and 95 and called it Postgres95. They left Berkeley, but Chen continued maintaining Postgres95, which had an active mailing list.
In the summer of 1996, it became clear that the demand for an open source SQL database server was great, and a team was formed to continue development. Marc G. Fournier, in Toronto, offered to host the mailing list and provide a server to host the source tree. One thousand mailing list subscribers were moved to the new list. A server was configured, giving a few people login accounts to apply patches to the source code using cvs.
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By this point Jolly Chen had stated, "This project needs a few people with lots of time, not many people with a little time." With 250,000 lines of C code, it was easy to understand what he meant. In the early days, there were four people heavily involved: Marc Fournier in Canada, Thomas Lockhart in Pasadena, California, Vadim Mikheev in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, and me in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We all had full-time jobs, so we did this in our spare time. Calling this a challenge was an understatement.
Our first goal was to scour the old mailing list, evaluating patches that had been posted to fix various problems. The system was quite fragile then and not easily understood. During the first six months of development, there was fear that a single patch would break the system, and we would be unable to correct the problem. Many bug reports had us scratching our heads, trying to figure out not only what was wrong, but how the system even performed many functions.
We inherited a huge installed base. A typical bug report was, "When I do this, it crashes the database." We had a whole list of them. It became clear that some organization was needed. Most bug reports required significant research to fix, and many were duplicates, so our TODO list reported every buggy SQL query. It helped us identify our bugs, and made users aware of them too, cutting down on duplicate bug reports.
We had many eager developers, but the learning curve in understanding how the back-end worked was significant. Many developers got involved at the edges of the source code, like language interfaces or database tools, where things were easier to understand. Other developers focused on specific problem queries, trying to locate the source of the bug. It was amazing to see that many bugs were fixed with just one line of C code. Postgres had evolved in an academic environment and had not been exposed to the full spectrum of real-world queries. During that period, there was talk of adding features, but the instability of the system made bug fixing our major focus.
In late 1996, we changed the name from Postgres95 to PostgreSQL. It is a mouthful, but honors the Berkeley name and SQL capabilities. We started distributing the source code using remote cvs, which allowed people to keep up-to-date copies of the development tree without downloading an entire set of files every day.
Releases occurred every 3 to 5 months. This time frame consisted of 2-3 months of development, a month of beta testing, a major release, and a few weeks to issue subreleases to correct serious bugs. We were never tempted to follow a more aggressive schedule with more releases. A database server is not like a word processor or a game, where you can easily restart it if there is a problem. Databases are multiuser, and they lock user data inside the database, so we had to make our software as reliable as possible.
Development of source code of this scale and complexity is not for the novice. We initially had trouble getting developers interested in a project with such a steep learning curve. However, our civilized atmosphere, and our improved reliability and performance, finally helped attract the experienced talent we needed.
Getting our developers the knowledge they needed to assist with PostgreSQL was clearly a priority. We had a TODO list that outlined what needed to be done, but with 250,000 lines of code, taking on any to-do item was a major project. We realized developer education would pay major benefits in helping people get started. We wrote a detailed flowchart of the back-end modules. We wrote a developers' FAQ to answer some of the common questions of PostgreSQL developers. With this, developers became more productive at fixing bugs and adding features.
The source code we inherited from Berkeley was very modular. However, most Berkeley coders used PostgreSQL as a test bed for research projects. Improving existing code was not a priority. Their coding styles were also quite varied.
We wrote a tool to reformat the entire source tree in a consistent manner. We wrote a script to find functions that could be marked as static, or unused functions that could be removed completely. These are run just before each release. A release checklist reminds us of the items to be changed for each release.
As we gained knowledge of the code, we were able to perform more complicated fixes and feature additions. We redesigned poorly structured code. We moved into a mode where each release had major new features instead of just bug fixes. We improved SQL conformance, added sub-selects, improved locking, and added missing SQL functionality. A company formed to offer telephone support.
The Usenet discussion group archives started touting us. In the previous year, we searched for PostgreSQL, and found many people were recommending other databases, even though we were addressing user concerns as rapidly as possible. One year later, many people were recommending us to users who needed transaction support, complex queries, commercial-grade SQL support, complex data types, and reliability. This clearly portrayed our strengths. Other databases were recommended when speed was the overriding concern. Red Hat's shipment of PostgreSQL as part of their Linux distribution quickly expanded our user base.
Every release is now a major improvement over the last. Our global development team now has mastery of the source code we inherited from Berkeley. Finally, every module is understood by at least one development team member. We are now easily adding major features, thanks to the increasing size and experience of our world-wide development team.
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I've heard and read plenty about it and as it turns out used to stand next to the England Coach at Central Park back in the day, but until today had never seen any match footage.
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PELLA—In their first taste of championship meet action this fall, the Central College men's and women's cross country squads will contest the Iowa Conference titles Saturday in Cedar Rapids.
Men labeled favorites in coaches' poll—After being tabbed sixth in the Central Region preseason coaches' poll, the Dutch men quickly climbed in the rankings and have held the top spot for four consecutive weeks. Central Region membership includes all Iowa and Minnesota Conference schools, as well as perennial power Nebraska Wesleyan.
Central claimed easy victories at the Central Invitational and Grinnell Les Duke Invitational in early September, then continued with impressive performances at the Minnesota Roy Griak Invitational Sept. 29 (4th of 27 teams) and Wis.-La Crosse Jim Drews Invitational Oct. 13 (3rd of 26 teams). Currently, the Dutch are No. 24 in the national poll produced by U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Only No. 6 Wis.-La Crosse, No. 8 Wis.-Eau Claire, and No. 20 Wis.-Platteville have defeated Central this fall.
The Dutch have never won a league title. Central narrowly missed a championship in 1981 after a 43-44 loss to Luther capped a four-year string of runner-up finishes. Central also lost a 31-35 decision to Luther in 1979.
"We'll have our challenges this weekend," said coach Joe Dunham. "Not only are we a young team, but this is probably the strongest field the conference has had in recent history."
In addition to the Central, Loras, Wartburg, and Luther have been ranked in the USTFCCCA top-35 poll during the season. Loras currently checks in a No. 35 and Wartburg is receiving votes.
"Our goal is to win the meet," said Dunham. "Our men understand our history and the significance of what this means for our program and our alumni."
Women vying for top-three finish—The Dutch won the inaugural Iowa Conference women's championship meet in 1981 and claimed another title in 1985. Trophies have eluded Central since then, but the Dutch has solidified their spot in the upper tiers of the conference after finishing in the top three at the league meet five of eight past years.
Despite a string of untimely injuries, Central has stayed competitive in 2012. The squad has finished in or near the top half of every contest. But the Dutch appear to be close to full strength in time for the championship season and have created optimism for a strong finish.
Central is unranked in the regional poll, but finished just one spot behind ninth-ranked Grinnell in the team standings at the Wis.-La Crosse Tori Neubauer Invitational Oct. 13.
"Coming off our best race of the season at La Crosse, we have some momentum and we're excited to see what we can do at the conference meet," said Dunham.
Wartburg and Luther are expected to finish in the top two spots, while Central and Loras will likely be competing for third.
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Before the financial crisis, the attitude at investment banks was 'go big, or go home'. Today, these same institutions are locking the doors, barring the gates, cutting headcount and jettisoning business lines. According to analysts at Bernstein Research, this is a big mistake for Barclays.
Barclays has been undergoing something of a PR nightmare. Scandals around Libor, PPI, and the mis-selling of interest-rate swaps to SMEs have all hit the bank over the past year. Ongoing investigations into 2008 capital injections from Qatar took a fresh turn today after the Financial Times reported that Barclays may have loaned Qatari investors money to buy the bank's shares.
New chief executive Antony Jenkins, the former head of retail, has announced that he will not be receiving a bonus for 2012, the closest a banker comes to a public penance.
So perhaps now is not the time to expand and strengthen its investment bank, a sentiment Jenkins appears to agree with. According to reports, Barclays last month began to cut headcount by 10% across its global investment banking business.
But now is the time to build, not cut, according to Bernstein.
Chirantan Barua, senior banks analyst at Bernstein, in a note yesterday, entitled "BarCap ...the Investment Bank that could have been a European winner", said: "Heading into the Barclays investor day on the 12th, February, we lament the lost opportunity of its investment banking unit. As a survivor from the post Lehman crisis, it had the chance to be one of the few broker dealers to turn in a 12%+ return on equity in a post Basel III world.
"But we believe management is changing course, regulatory and political pressures are high to curtail capital allocation to the bank and its current portfolio of businesses is heading straight into a 9% through the cycle return on equity franchise."
The profitability of its traditional revenue generator – the fixed income, commodities and currency business responsible for approximately two-thirds of investment banking revenues, according to Bernstein – is being damaged by regulation such as Basel III.
Bernstein said: "The hardest hit will be FICC and even more so in structured products – the heart and soul of Barclays' business. So unlike a Goldman Sachs which has a much more diversified revenue mix, Barclays starts with a handicap given its mix."
Outside FICC, Barclays is doing well. The US advisory business – bought by pariah and former chief executive Bob Diamond from the Lehman Brothers wreckage – has a 7.6% ECM share and a more than 6% of M&A share in the country last year, according to Bernstein. According to analysis by Financial News, Barclays had a role in 50% of all US block trade deal volume last year, an impressive feat.
Instead of making the most of this diversification, Barclays is retreating. Barua said: "We do not believe the current management team has the desire, the backing or the capital to build out a global equities and investment banking franchise to supplement the fixed-income business. Anecdotal evidence suggests quite the contrary – we believe the bank is curtailing down on investment banking and equities in markets such as Asia leaving the franchise naked in areas of high growth."
But perhaps the age of having a finger in every pie is over (Goldman Sachs excepted).
James Chappell, banks analyst at Berenberg, said: "The belief has always been you need to be all things to all people. But, when you look at the future of regulation and the changes within the industry, I am not sure you can really say that anymore. As the new heads of Deutsche Bank's investment bank said, you can no longer have this optionality. You have to focus on areas where you have competitive advantage and are profitable."
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- CMOS integrated circuits & microprocessors - complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor integrated circuits, which exhibit high noise immunity and low static power consumption
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VY closing ranks top story of 2013
MONTPELIER Two weeks after winning a key legal battle to stay open, the Vermont Yankee nuclear plants owners did what nuclear critics had been after them to do for decades and what the state had been demanding for years: announce the plant would close in late 2014.
The surprise announcement Aug. 27 by Entergy Corp. was chosen as the top Vermont story of 2013 in a year-end poll of journalists working for Associated Press member newspapers and broadcasters in the state.
In the end, it was not marches on the plant gates by singing protesters or the states refusal to give Vermont Yankee the go-ahead to operate another 20 years that prompted the companys decision; rather, it was low natural gas prices and the structure of New Englands wholesale power market making one of the nations oldest and smallest commercial reactors uneconomical to operate.
The bottom line is the plants costs exceed its revenue as we look into the future, Bill Mohl, president of Entergy Wholesale Commodities, said as he and other company officials announced the closing. The decision was solely based on economics.
The announcement came two weeks after the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York largely upheld a lower-court decision blocking Vermonts efforts to force the plant to close. Gov. Peter Shumlin called it the right decision for Vermont and the right decision for Vermonts clean energy future.
The challenges going forward will include shoring up Windham Countys economy after more than 600 well-paid employees at the plant are laid off, and planning and executing the plants decommissioning dismantling and removing its radioactive components and restoring the Vernon site.
The second leading story in the state, according to the votes of journalists who responded to the poll, concerned the rough start experienced by Vermont Health Connect, the web-based exchange through which many Vermonters were expected to purchase health insurance under the federal Affordable Care Act.
Since the Oct. 1 launch, Vermont Health Connect has been plagued by technical problems, with its website widely criticized for slowness, lost data and at least one security lapse that led to allegations that Mark Larson, commissioner of the Department of Vermont Health Access, made misleading statements when questioned about it in a legislative committee hearing.
Larson has apologized repeatedly. I failed to disclose this in answer to questioning because it did not occur to me at the time that it was responsive, he said in November.
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3. The debate over whether Vermont should welcome F-35 fighter jets to the Air National Guard base at the Burlington International Airport. The Air Force announced Dec. 3 that Vermont will get 18 of the planes by 2020, while opponents have promised to sue to block the deployment.
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7. IBMs decision in early summer to lay off hundreds of workers at its Vermont facilities as part of a national reduction in force. The company in recent years has tried to keep specific layoff numbers secret, but with state officials applying pressure for the number to be made public, dropped its objections to releasing it. The state issued the announcement July 18; 419 workers lost their jobs.
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The Monopoly game hitting store shelves contains a sleek kitty, which will join the classic Scottie dog and top hat. Fans adopted the cat in an online vote earlier this year. The company shelved the iron after a 78 year run.


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Former Olympian Greg Louganis gave diving platform instructions to some of the cast of 'Splash' (formerly Celebrity Diving) yesterday in Los Angeles. The celebrity divers included former Bay Watch babe Nicole Eggert, Chuy Bravo (Chelsea Lately sidekick) and Keshia Knight Pulliam (The Cosby Show).
The celebrity divers are getting ready for the March 19 premiere of the new ABC reality diving show 'Splash.'
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This hearty dish is perfect for serving your family on a busy night. Once the vegetables are chopped, much of the preparation time is unattended. For presentation, serve on beds of wilted spinach seasoned with fresh lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
1/3 cup brown lentils
½ cup dry red wine
½ cup water
1 large carrot, finely chopped
1 rib celery, finely chopped
½ cup finely chopped onion
¼ green bell pepper, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
6 medium (1 ½-inch diameter) zucchini
¼ cup tomato paste
¼ cup finely chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme or ½ teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon snipped fresh dill or ¼ teaspoon dried dill
1 teaspoon minced fresh tarragon or ¼ teaspoon dried tarragon
¼ teaspoon dried thyme
¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper plus extra for zucchini and topping Salt to taste
¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
¼ cup plain dried bread crumbs
Combine the lentils, wine, water, carrot, celery, onion, bell pepper, garlic, and bay leaf in a large saucepan. Cover and simmer over medium-high heat until the lentils are tender and the liquid is absorbed, about 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350° F. Lightly oil an 8-by-10-inch baking pan. Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat; add the zucchini and cook for 15 minutes, until just tender. Drain and cool slightly.
Trim the ends and slice each zucchini in half lengthwise. Use a spoon to scoop out about half of the inside of the zucchini, leaving a ¼-inch thick shell. Arrange the zucchini shells in the prepared pan and sprinkle with salt and freshly ground pepper.
When the lentils are cooked, remove the bay leaf. Stir in the remaining ingredients, except the Parmesan and bread crumbs.


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Last week I described electrodermal testing. I'm sure many readers thought, "There oughta be a law against that." Well, there are laws. Unfortunately, having laws and enforcing them are two different things.
Some of these devices are not approved at all. Most have received 501(k) approval from the FDA as biofeedback devices so similar to previous devices that they do not require new approval — for biofeedback. It is illegal to use the devices for anything other than biofeedback. The FDA has prohibited their sale or importation for unapproved purposes like electrodermal testing; it has sent warnings to companies, raided clinics, and confiscated machines. States have prosecuted users for practicing medicine without a license. Medical boards have chastised licensed providers. The Quackwatch website lists these regulatory actions but points out that there has been no systematic effort to drive these devices from the marketplace.
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One electrodermal testing website admits that what it is doing is illegal and tries to fight back with this specious disclaimer:
It is important to understand that the laws in the USA forbid me from being able to treat, diagnose, cure or prevent disease. The AMA has a patent on those words and only a licensed medical doctor can do that. And although it is legal for a licensed medical doctor to violate the Hippocratic oath and prescribe toxic drugs that cause harm and sometimes even kill patients, it is illegal for me to claim you can be cured using natural, nontoxic remedies, even though thousands of people can testify how they have been healed using natural remedies.


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By Dr. Marylouise Kelley, Director, Family Violence Prevention and Services Program
I am excited to share that today the National Institutes of Health will host a historic discussion of the research needed to better recognize and serve women who have experienced violence by an intimate partner (IPV). A Department-wide effort, the Intimate Partner Violence Screening & Counseling Research Symposium, is co-hosted by the Family Violence Division of the Family and Youth Services Bureau at ACF, the Office on Women's Health, and NIH. The Symposium brings together the country's top clinical researchers, medical practitioners, domestic violence experts and policy makers to examine the current state of the science, highlight best practices, and identify research gaps that need to be addressed in order to advance the health sector's response to IPV.
IPV is a serious, yet preventable public health problem that affects more than 1 in 3 women in the United States each year, regardless of age, economic status, race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.1 An extensive body of research reveals that victims of IPV often suffer lifelong health consequences, such as emotional trauma, lasting physical impairment, chronic health problems, and even death.2 Last January, the United States Preventive Services Task Force recognized this impact by recommending that clinicians screen women of childbearing age for IPV and refer those who screen positive to intervention services . This recommendation strongly echoed the Department's guidelines for women's preventive services in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which states that screening and counseling for IPV by a health provider must be covered by insurance without cost-sharing. Given the trust that develops between a patient and her physician, medical providers are in a unique position to assess and offer support for women who experience IPV.
Today's Symposium builds on the vision behind the ACA guidelines to promote the health and wellbeing of all women. Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell will open the day with a discussion of what brief counseling providers should offer as part of the screening and assessment process. As a leading researcher and practitioner working on the frontlines with survivors, Dr. Campbell will share her thoughts on what constitutes an adequate and empowering response to a patient who screens positive for IPV. This and other topics will be examined throughout the day, inspiring critical conversations around themes such as trauma-informed screening methods; culturally-competent screening and counseling; the ethics of screening; barriers to research, and more. A lunchtime discussion led by the Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence, an ACF grantee, will feature the unique perspectives of survivors on how to best equip providers to ask the right questions and follow-up with an appropriate, sensitive response.
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amazing chapter!!!!!!
nice chapter I like how naruto is like a speed demon it's sick; hopefully we a little bit of oro and sasuke next time though, now we know kakashi can kamui himself now
Originally Posted by mushidama
too immature thats what i meant naruto is still young in the mind
That's another thing, and yes, I kind of agree on that with you. :y
hirudora solo
I wanna see that fight badly
sharinano kakashi Vs shaRinnegano tobito
Originally Posted by mareiyo
There's no point in mixing KB mode with sage mode... He already has infinite chakra, super speed, super strength, and "super senses". He can even spam more RS than he ever could in sage mode. What do you think would improve?
Sage mode was simply a necessary step to control the kyuubi but he doesn't need it anymore.
If he has super-sense, why did he made a clone, that was in Sage Mode, to find the rods on the Bijus, while he was in Biju Mode?! O_o
Amazing f**king amazing
i didn't wanted to make a different thread about this , so i'll ask it here
what happen to the 10 tails , i completely forgot about it , didn't obito revive him ?
Masashi is wasting our precious time, we are reading the same thing since last 3 mangas, nothing new shows up and its all about kakashi being guilty.... Come on Move it already, yea yea we know Kakashi is shocked and stuffs, can't you just start the main part already? Am surprised how he is just trying to continue the manga longer...
good chapter 4/5
Naruto .... the nly good thing this manga has ...
Kakashi us my man he wont die as easly
I was expecting more like naruto get a powerup but anyway 5/5
I have got a feeling when kakashi was talking to obito..obito was confussed and was about to change his heart madara sensed it thats why he interfered in there duel...I cant come up with a better logic than this one...
In chapter 600 he was barely able to stand up...he was leaning on guy..how come all of a sudden he got so much chakra...he used Doton Doorukei & Kamui (that too to teleport himself back that he never did it before)...
Chapter was great no doubt about it but there are lots of lope holes in plot if u start reading manga one after anther...
To predict the next chapter: Well (IMO), I think Obito will die (maybe even in 610, but not without some half-dead people around him) and give Kakashi his other eye and therefor the opportunity to defeat Madara (not Kakashi alone, but you know what I mean). In the end, before passing out, Obito will be good (again?) through some Talk no Jutsu from both Naruto and Kakashi where we also get to know why Kakashi had to kill Rin.
We will see Gai die even though I don't want him to. He will show some more ass-kicking moves before leaving. But sadly someone out of those people standing on the battlefield now (Gai, Kakashi, Bee and Naruto) has to die and I really don't want it to be Kakashi and we all know Naruto definitely won't die. If Kakashi dies now he will end like his father and I don't think that's how Kishi want him to go. At least I really really hope so! Naruto is about good winning against evil and new generations surpassing older ones.
For the end of the next chapter I think we will see some Sasuke and Orochimaru, like on the very last panel.
damn obito is really out for kakashi's ass and gai hasn't siezed to amaze me.. Bee and naruto please l expected more from you... 4
When i read chapter again...I have got a feeling that it was NOT that Kakashi managed to survive it was more towards....Obito didnt go for KILL didnt aim for his vital spots....he hasnt turned into hardcore villian yet...some were deep in his heart he is still loves cares about kakashi,hidden leaf village,etc...
See the expressions of OBITO...
Towards the end when Naruto reminded Kakashi what he taught him with Obito's old words, reminded me of Jiriaya a little just as he was about to die. Hmmm I hope this isn't the end of Kakashi!
Awesome chapter, that was a loooong ass 2 weeks wait lol!
Kakashi can escape from his/Obito dimension. I loved seeing some taijutsu from Obito. Really wish Kakashi would reveal why he had to kill Rin already.
Gai OWNED Susano'o with that tiger!!!
Madara was a troll
Bee is still useless lol
All in all though, great chapter
Loved the build up at first and how Kakashi was going the Asuma route, fighting hard but slowly being killed off, but then Naruto arrived and spoiled it.
OAN it'd be funny to see a genjutsu where Kakashi puts up an image of Rin telling Obito to stop.
Originally Posted by whitemanlies
Ahh I hope there's flashbacks next week. Kakashi doesn't even act like he killed Rin. Gotta love loose ends. Also Kakshi is probably going to kill this punk probably not now but later on. I think he'll feel like he's to blame for all this and eventually show us his true power (which I believe hasn't been seen yet).
kakashi said he let rin die and not i killed her which suggest that he didnt kill her
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Used to mix these guys up with Hatebeak all the time...
Written by R'Vannith on 21.04.2012 at 16:02:lol: What in the name of... I've seen those YT clips with animals and Death metal and whatnot but they actually have a band with a parrot as a vocalist?!
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Ya. Pretty sure it's like a novelty band or whatever... they don't take themselves seriously but it's still a fun band to namedrop every now and again.


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Lane Michasiw from the Prince Albert Mintos stops the rebound attempt by Châteauguay's Justin Doucet Tuesday at the Telus Cup midget AAA hockey tournament. Times-Herald photo by Matthew Gourlie
It has been more than two months since Lane Michasiw has won a game.
Under the circumstances, Tuesday's 1-1 tie with the Grenadiers de Châteauguay feels pretty good for the Prince Albert Mintos goalie.
Michashiw made 35 saves in goal for the Mintos as they remained unbeaten after the second day of action at the Telus Cup midget AAA hockey championship in Moose Jaw.
"Even to a get tie in a hard-fought game, it was a bit of a relief because I haven't had a win in awhile," said Michasiw who recorded his last win on February 18 during the regular season. "This game really was a confidence booster for me and hopefully I can keep it up."
Michasiw was pulled midway through Game 1 of the Mintos playoff opener. He got another start while the Mintos were swept by Battlefords. He also got a meaningless start in the Western Regional final while Connor Ingram won the three games that got the Mintos to Moose Jaw.
"It's the coach's decision. He is going to pick who plays and I respected that. I went out today and tried to earn the crease. We'll see from here on, but I just tried to play my game," said Michasiw.
The 18-year-old was one of the elite goalies in the Sask. midget AAA league a season ago when he posted a 1.71 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage. His numbers dipped a touch in his sophomore season, but his coach Ken Morrison said he never lost faith in his veteran goalie.
"I told him last night that he was starting and I told him we had a lot of confidence in him," said Morrison. "I said the only thing he has to do is be more aggressive and confident. I felt he's been a little tentative and back in his net a little too much, but he really stepped up today. He did a really good job and he basically kept us in there for the tie. It was a big game from him."
Michasiw stopped four Grenadiers breakaway chances. He robbed Brandon McCulloch in the second period and kept out a chance from Alexandre Payusov on the rebound. He also turned away Pascal Laberge's five-hole attempt on a breakaway with eight seconds left in the game.
"Their goalie made some great saves. I was looking at the (replay on the) scoreboard to see how he made those saves," said Grenadiers head coach Bruce Richardson. "We had four breakaways and these are our top scorers who had these breakaways. Payusov and McCulloch are guys that I would put $100 on if it's one against the goalie and they didn't score. Their goalie played unbelievable. As did ours."
The Grenadiers also started their back-up and Ryan Coughlin was every bit as good as Michasiw as he made 13 saves in the first period to keep his team in the game and finished with 23 stops.
The Grenadiers were arguably the better team in both of their games, but they sit with a pair of ties after they opened the tournament with a 3-3 tie against the Okanagan Rockets.
"I thought we had a tough schedule and played two very good teams at the start," said Richardson.
The game started out as a special teams contest. The Mintos earned the first five power plays of the game — all in the first period. Dakota Boutin scored his second goal of the tournament when he deflected Loch Morrison's power play point shot to open the scoring.
"When you get that many power plays it would be nice to capitalize on at least one more," said Morrison. "Their goalie played well. We had one where it got past him and hit the skate of one of their guys before it went in the net. It's tough.
"It turns out it could have been the difference in the game."
In the second it was Châteauguay's turn as they earned five straight power plays.
Six-foot-four winger Justin Doucet deflected a Danick Crête point shot past Michasiw to tie the game.
The Grenadiers out-shot the Mintos 30-10 over the final two periods.
The Grenadiers were showing some frustration after the first period, but calmed down between period and came took the game to the Mintos from there.
"It's part of the game. Sometimes you get frustrated. As a coach it's your job to keep them calm. They're still young men," said Richardson. "I went through this as a profession hockey player and I got frustrated and I was an adult.
"All year we say never get to high, never get too low — stay in the middle. They did that pretty well and it showed when we went back out in the second."
The Mintos opened with a 4-1 win over Toronto. After a strong first period Tuesday, Morrison wants to see a more complete effort Wednesday when they play Okanagan.
"We have to get back to our game for 60 minutes," said Morrison. "In the first we were skating hard and were pretty effective. In the second you could see that if we're not skating and not playing our game we're pretty ineffective."


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McHENRY – As crews prepare to resume widening Charles J. Miller Road, traffic control changes are being made, including decreased speed limits and shifting lanes.
McHenry County Division of Transportation officials warn drivers to expect delays and recommend they consider alternative routes as construction ramps up.
Officials expect this phase of the two-part project to be completed by Oct. 15. Work began in November.
This phase of the project includes widening the two-lane road to four lanes from near the entrance to the South Wastewater Treatment Plant to River Road. A new two-lane bridge will be constructed over the Fox River to supplement the existing two-lane bridge.
It is expected to cost $12 million, according to the project's website.
For information and to sign up for updates on the the project, visit charlesmillerroad.com.
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East Blithedale Construction Update Notice of Changes
New Work Hours: 7:00 am – 6:00 pm Mon – Friday New Traffic Plan: E. Blithedale from East Drive to Camino Alto will become a one-way street heading outbound during construction hours. Project Hotline: (415) 590-0117
The City of Mill Valley would like to notify residents of important changes to the work hours and traffic plan of the East Blithedale Avenue Street and Sewer Rehabilitation Project. The work hours will be extended for two hours Monday through Friday – from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm. The new traffic plan will change East Blithedale within the project boundaries (East Drive to Camino Alto) from a two-way street to a one-way street, with traffic flowing outbound only during construction hours. The lane heading inbound towards downtown will be closed to all traffic during construction hours.
This change will start Tuesday July 30, 2013 and continue through August 23, 2013.Blithedale Avenue is one of the City's oldest roads, and has had multiple configurations of sewer, gas, and other utility lines placed under its many layers of pavement throughout its long lifespan. The soil underlying the street is also extremely soft and comprised of inconsistent types. These conditions have presented construction crews with several unforeseen challenges as they have proceeded with their work. The soft soils have caused trench cave-ins, and unmarked utility lines have resulted in work delays and closures. City staff chose the project timeline of June 24 to August 23 specifically to correspond to the closure of Mill Valley schools and the lower traffic volumes typically seen in the late-summer months. The unforeseen events encountered during construction have caused delays in the schedule, prompting City officials to take steps to ensure that the goal of completing the project prior to the start of school is met. The changes to the work hours and traffic plan will reduce delays on East Blithedale considerably and provide the best conditions for the City's contractor to complete the work prior to the commencement of the new school year.
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How SOA hits home: Five ways SOA makes a difference ZDNET
By Sandy Carter, IBM, News.com Published on ZDNet News: Sep 17, 2007
Commentary--One of the most valuable and often overlooked benefits of an Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) strategy is the impact it has on the general population. From helping reduce home energy bills, to saving money on car insurance, to safeguarding your retirement investments, SOA is quickly becoming a critical (albeit invisible) ally for today's consumers. Below are five examples illustrating how SOA is playing a role in our everyday lives: 1. SOA can reduce your energy bill. Consider the Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL)'s Olympic Peninsula Demand Response Demonstration study that's being funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. PNNL is working with 300 volunteers in Washington's Olympic Peninsula and Gresham, Oregon to monitor home electricity usage and billing. The homeowners set how much they want to spend per month on energy and are alerted when usage should be modified to defray strain on the National Grid and stay within the established monthly charges. Invisible to the consumer, the SOA connects PNNL with the participants so that they can exchange information about real-time pricing information on their energy usage and costs as well as the consumer's impact on the National Grid. 2. SOA helps identify and prevent consumer insurance fraud.When a consumer applies for life insurance, an insurer or healthcare provider usually consults with MIB, the largest specialty consumer reporting agency for insurance fraud detection in North America. An association of more than 500 health and life insurance companies, MIB was created to provide consumers and insurance providers with vital underwriting information about life, health, disability, income, critical illness, and long-term care insurance. MIB has created an SOA to allow its subscribers to detect potential fraud based on facts such as the applicant's insurance and medical history; the proximity of marriage, establishment of a life insurance policy and a spouse's untimely death, and the frequency of auto accidents resulting in medical claims. The SOA is vital to MIB identify and prevent insurance fraud that impacts the overall cost of insurance to every consumer. 3. SOA can save you money on car insurance.Since insurance rates are regulated by each state, there is little margin for competitive pricing, which leaves the local and regional players facing serious competition against the national carriers. However, AAA Carolinas used its small size and flexible infrastructure to its advantage as it built an SOA that boosted its customer acquisition and retention rate by 60 percent in just a few years. Specifically, AAA Carolinas used its SOA to cross-reference customer information from its 30 regional offices to create unique marketing campaigns based on customers' individual needs such as insurance discounts for carrying one or more policies or travel discounts for members who purchase an insurance policy, etc. By providing more compelling offers on insurance, credit cards, etc. AAA Carolinas was able to shave part of their profit margin in order to capture greater revenue gains through their innovative offerings. 4. SOA will help protect you in an emergency. An SOA is behind the efforts of the St. Louis Area Regional Response System (STARRS) to improve response times in an emergency--from a simple traffic accident to a large-scale disaster. Until recently, local hospital and first responders communicated via a 30 year old radio system so you can imagine the challenges this presented with regard to tracking and triaging victims. The STARRS emergency patient tracking system enables first responders to relay patient data from the scene of the incident to hospitals and other authorized public officials in real time while providing a complete view of the situation so that emergency personnel can be diverted as the situation dictates. 5. SOA can safeguard your retirement investments. Imagine yourself on a telecon strategy session with an Ameriprise advisor to discuss the status of your early retirement plan. Securely integrated and displayed on the advisor's computer screen is your portfolio, scrolling stock tickers, links to execute stock trades, international news headlines, and various other applications that are used to assist the advisor in making sound financial decisions. The ability to easily integrate these various sources of information and better advise clients on financial strategies is one of the many benefits of Ameriprise's SOA. These successful SOA examples can--and are--being replicated by energy providers, insurers, financial services companies, and federal and local municipalities worldwide. From these scenarios it's clear to see the value that an SOA can deliver in boosting customer satisfaction and a company's bottom line.[Read More]
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Guys!! I have struggling to get my blog line up and going... I am now back on line, although I lost all my August blogs into neverland!
Watch out as we heat up for the 2H SOA Launch!!
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Sorry I was lost in neverland for a while and lost all my August Blogs!! But I am back just in time for the 2H launch!
Did you miss this blog?
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Metrics are critical in SOA ... Coming Soon!
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Our upcoming launch will really emphasize the value of metrics and knowing what information is really going to help you make better business decisions!
Thinking through this you can see that: -All decisions are not equal.. need to know which decisions you need to put most focus on accuracy.. -Identify the key information needed for decision making ... & where it resides in your organization -Make sure that information is accurate & up-to-date at the time at time of decision, and delivered to the decision maker in time & in context... -Make sure that all stake holders in the decision share a common vocabulary regarding the information inputs and decision parameters.. -Have the ability to measure the quality of their decision making over time, and their ability to evolve it .. and constantly work to continuously improve both measurements
This is all related to SOA as SOA gives you the agility and KPIs through BPM enabled by SOA to address some of these questions!
In a related topic, here's the beginning of metrics first of how to determine if SOA can be sold to your board.....ROI being the critical metric! How do you help them decide.....!Visit How to Measure the Value of SOA
More to come!!!
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It's been eight months since the publication of my book on SOA, "The New Language of Business: SOA and Web 2.0." During that time it has become one of the best-selling IBM books. I've really enjoyed hearing from those of you who have read it. Thank you for all your comments - and please keep them coming!
One thing I do hear is where people can order the book. It's available online at the IBM Press Website or on Amazon - so check it out!
OR use this URL for the buyer to access the book quickly without searching for it.visit Quick Direct Hit
IBMers can order a copy of the Full book or Mini book directly and receive a 35% discount through the IBM Press Website using the coupon code: CARTER654X and ISBNs: 013195654X - The New Language of Business, during the checkout process (promotion available until end of October 2007). Bulk orders are available at a 65% discount rate. Order your copy today! IBM Press Booksvisit IBM Press Books
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) belong to a family of secreted or membrane-associated zinc endopeptidases capable of digesting extracellular matrix components. This recombinant human MMP-15 catalytic domain has a purity of >90% on SDS-PAGE. It can be used directly in FRET-based enzyme activity assay or served as positive control for zymography, Western blot, and ELISA.


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Home List of Titles Adsorption of nonionic surfactants with ethylene oxide headgroup chemistry at the titania-water interface
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/226379
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- Adsorption of nonionic surfactants with ethylene oxide headgroup chemistry at the titania-water interface
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- Notley, Shannon M.
- Abstract
- The adsorption of nonionic surfactants such as poly(ethylene oxide) alkyl ether surfactant (CnEm) and polysorbate (commonly referred to as Tween) was studied at the titania-water interface using optical reflectometry and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Previous reports have indicated little to no adsorption of these surfactants to titania, however under certain conditions, the surface excess was high. Typically significant adsorption was only observed when the titania surface was not strongly hydrated, that is, at point of zero charge and under low ionic strength conditions. For these amorphous titania surfaces prepared using atomic layer deposition, the pzc was at pH 5.1. Furthermore, the adsorbed amount of nonionic surfactant decreased with increasing ionic strength. This was attributed to the increased hydration of the titania interface from the specific adsorption of ions inhibiting the adsorption of the strongly hydrated ethylene oxide headgroup of the surfactant. AFM force measurements at the pzc in the presence of the surfactant as a function of concentration confirmed adsorption of the surfactant. Furthermore, soft contact imaging suggests that there was a spherical aggregate adsorbed layer structure above the critical surface aggregation concentration at pH 5.1 and no additional background electrolyte. No structure was observed at lower concentrations or under other solution conditions.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Life and Social Sciences
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- Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol. 116, no. 20 (May 2012), pp. 6059-6065
- Publication year
- 2012
- FOR Code(s)
- 02 Physical Sciences; 03 Chemical Sciences; 09 Engineering
- Keyword(s)
- Adsorption; Ethylene oxide headgroup; Nonionic surfactants; Titania surfaces; Titania-water interface
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- 1520-6106
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- Copyright © 2012 American Chemical Society.
- Additional information
- Supported by the Australian Research Council Future Fellowship program.
- Peer reviewed


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Morning Briefing: 10 Things You Should Know
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Here are 10 things you should know for Thursday, May 16:
1. -- U.S. stock futures were little changed Thursday as investors awaited a heavy slate of economic reports.
2. -- The economic calendar in the U.S. Thursday includes weekly initial jobless claims at 8:30 a.m. EDT, the Consumer Price Index for April at 8:30 a.m., and housing starts and building permits for April at 8:30 a.m.
3. -- U.S. stocks on Wednesday pushed to fresh highs as investors cheered a stronger-than-expected housing report that offset sobering data on U.S. manufacturing.
The S&P 500 rose 0.51% to finish at 1,658.78.
4. -- Cisco
"We are well-positioned in major tech global growth markets," CEO John Chambers said during the company's earnings call. "It was another very solid quarter even with the challenging global macro backdrop."
Cisco reported adjusted earnings of 51 cents a share on revenue of $12.2 billion, exceeding the estimates of 49 cents a share on revenue of $12.18 billion. Gross margin held steady at 63% from the same period a year earlier.
Chief Financial Officer Frank Calderoni said he expects Cisco to report fourth-quarter earnings of 50 cents to 52 cents a share, with revenue growth of 4% to 7%, factoring in the divestiture of Linksys.
5. -- The world's biggest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores
Revenue rose 1% to $113.4 billion.
Analysts were expecting first-quarter earnings of $1.15 a share on revenue of $116.29 billion.
Wal-Mart said it expects second-quarter earnings of $1.22 to $1.27 a share.
6. -- Novartis
Meanwhile, Valeant Pharmaceuticals
Actavis disclosed last week it was in negotiations to buy smaller rival Warner Chilcott
7. -- Warren Buffett's Bershire Hathaway
8. -- Kohl's


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Freedom New Mexico
ABILENE, Texas — Second baseman Jackie Gentile drove in five runs her first two homers of the season, backing Kim McDonald's four-hit pitching as Abilene Christian beat Eastern New Mexico University 9-0 for a sweep of Saturday's Lone Star Conference South Division softball doubleheader.
In the first game, Michelle Anderson's pinch-hit, three-run double with two out in the top of the seventh tied the score, but the Wildcats got a run-scoring single from Katie Cornelison in the bottom half to win it 5-4.
The sweep clinched an LSC tournament berth for the Wildcats (25-21, 10-5 LSC), while eliminating the Zias (23-28, 3-12) from consideration.
Brooke Whittlesey singled home the first run in the nightcap in the second inning before the Wildcats erupted against ENMU's Nicole Dickson (5-5) and Kristen Cruickshank.
With one out in the third, a double and a walk set the stage for Gentile's first homer, a three-run shot. Katie Cornelison followed with a home run, her third of the season, chasing Dickson and making it 5-0.
Gentile then capped a four-run fourth against Cruickshank with a two-run homer.
McDonald (14-12) allowed four hits, walked none and struck out two in a game called after 4 1/2 innings by the eight-run rule.
In the opener, Jessica Johnson's two-run double in the fourth broke a 1-1 tie, and the Wildcats made it 4-1 in the fifth on a run-scoring single by Cornelison.
In the seventh against ACU reliever Jacque Gregoire (4-3), Rebecca Quinones and Anna Hershkowitz hit one-out singles, then Brittany Regaldo drew a two-out walk before Anderson's double cleared the bases.
The Wildcats came back in the bottom half as Jessica Shiery doubled and took third on a single by Melissa Rodriguez, who then stole second. One out later, Cornelison singled to right field to end it.


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Jeffersonville native to run in Yankee Stadium
NEW YORK CITY — On August 12, thousands of avid runners, passionate baseball fans, cancer survivors and supporters from across the country will gather at the starting line for the Damon Runyon 5K at Yankee Stadium. Among them will be Cassandra Egan, a native of Jeffersonville and a cancer survivor. The 28-year-old mother of two and avid runner will participate alongside 4,000 others to raise money and awareness for cancer research.
Egan was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma, a cancer of the gland tissue in reproductive organs, in November 2008. Fortunately, doctors diagnosed her cancer early, and during the week before Thanksgiving, she went into surgery. Egan has been living cancer free since the end of 2008; however, because glandular cancer has a high recurrence rate, she must get screened every three months.
Egan aims to be an inspiration for cancer fighters and survivors everywhere. One of the ways she copes with the stress of cancer is running.
"This run means a lot to me because, up until now, I've been embarrassed about having cancer, and two children later, I'm finally seeing my experience as an inspiration instead of a weakness," Egan said. "I'm ready to share my story because I'm sure there are other survivors, and maybe even fighters, who are living with the same feelings I once had, and I'd like to step out and let those people know that they can turn that vulnerability around into a source of strength. I live every day knowing that, at any screening, they could tell me it's back. But I'm no longer living in the dark. I'm ready to face it head on and ask for support instead of hiding."
The runners will get the signal to launch from former Yankees Ron Blomberg and Mickey Rivers, two of this year's official starters. Participants will run or walk the concourses, climb stairs between levels and appear on the video board as they take their own victory laps on the warning track that circles the field. Since its inception in 2009, the run has raised more than $1.4 million to support groundbreaking cancer research by the nation's most innovative young scientists, funded by the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation. This year, the event is expected to raise another $600,000.
After serving as starters for the race, the two legendary Yankees will meet and greet participants and spectators in the Delta SKY360° Suite, where they will be available for photos and autograph signing.
The foundation, established in 1946 and based in New York City, has a long history with the Yankees. Joe DiMaggio was on its board of directors. Damon Runyon was a New York writer who began his career as a baseball journalist, revolutionizing how the game was reported and often covering Yankees games.
Visit www.damonrunyon.org/donate or call toll free at 877/722-6237.


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- Practice performing ambiguity reviews on requirements documents
- Improve requirements and reduce errors in software
- Design the right tests with clear and unambiguous requirements
- Take back a practical ambiguity review checklist
Studies have shown that poor requirements are one of the most significant contributors to project failure—and half of all defects have their origin in bad requirements. If specifications are ambiguous, there is nearly a 100% chance that there will be one or more defects in the corresponding code.
Techniques for Quickly Reviewing Requirements for Ambiguities
Finding Ambiguities in Requirements explores ways to review specifications quickly and quantitatively to identify what is unclear about them. This powerful, yet practical, method helps you ensure that requirements documentation is clear, concise, and unambiguous. Learn about and practice simple, effective review techniques that can reduce the ambiguity rate by 95%
on subsequent specifications. In addition you'll learn to determine if the requirements are detailed enough to produce a sufficient set of test cases to validate the system's functionality. To reinforce lectures and discussions, you'll practice your newly acquired knowledge and skills in classroom exercises. You can apply these same techniques to design specifications, user manuals, training materials, and online help, as well as agreements and contracts for software development projects.
Who Should Attend
This course is intended to help those who write and review functional requirements and those who develop and test systems based on those requirements. The audience includes business analysts, test analysts, requirements engineers, developers, technical writers, and project managers. No specific prerequisites are assumed.
1-Day Course Outline
Definition of good requirements
Testable requirements
Deterministic results and requirements
Confusing Constructs
Limitations of the English language
Examples of ambiguity
Ambiguity review checklist
Performing an ambiguity review
Exercise: Identify ambiguities in various mini-specs
Jargon and Complexity
The language barrier
Assumed functional knowledge
Exercise: Translate jargon into plain English
Unnecessary complexity
Exercise: Simplify overly complex writing
Defining Clear Objectives
Objectives vs. requirements
Quantitative vs. qualitative objectives
Identifying the objectives of all stakeholders
Product vs. project objectives
Templates for the objectives specification
Exercise: Identify the true objectives
Introduction to Writing Testable Requirements
Alternative styles
Guidelines for writing clear specifications
Summary of how ambiguities are addressed
Introduction to Requirements-Based Testing
Quality filters
Advantages of rigorous testing
Using test cases to validate requirements
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State needs to audit school data beyond Columbus
What is most disturbing about an investigation of the Columbus school district is the possibility – nay, the probability – that similar crimes are being committed in some of Ohio's 610 other public education systems. Is rampant lying about student achievement going on elsewhere?
A "culture … in which staff at all levels believed data needed to be manipulated or they would face negative consequences in their careers" existed in Columbus schools, state Auditor Dave Yost said last Tuesday. He made the comment in releasing the findings of an 18-month investigation.
When reports of lying about student data surfaced in 2012, it appeared false information was being submitted to the state only on student attendance. But Yost's probe discloses cheating involved virtually every facet of the education process, including grading.
During just one school year, 2010-11, Yost's staff found 1,796 F grades given to Columbus students were changed to Ds. One administrator's motto was, "D them up."
It appears many school personnel were involved in the cheating process. Yost reported the school system official in charge of reporting data to the state specifically ordered principals to alter information to make the system appear to be performing better than it was.
Once Yost's office began looking into lying about student achievement, some school administrators attempted to thwart them. Investigators had to obtain warrants and use police escorts to obtain some of the records they needed.
Yost said results of his investigation will be turned over to prosecutors to determine whether crimes were committed. Of course they were. Lying about the school report card data many parents and taxpayers rely on amounts to fraud.
Clearly, those responsible for cheating in Columbus schools should be fired. Some should be prosecuted.
Again, however, that leaves questions about the state's 610 other school districts. In how many others does a culture of lying prevail?
State Department of Education officials and, perhaps, legislators now must consider what is to be done about the scandal. It may be that a permanent system of investigating reports from school districts is needed. At the very least, state officials should conduct thorough audits of several other school systems, small and large, to get an idea of the extent of the scandal.


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In a reverent ceremony, President Obama honored the families of these teachers with the Presidential Citizen's Medal.
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