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On World IPv6 Day 2011, we turned IPv6 on for 24 hours to gauge its impact on the Internet. On June 6, World IPv6 Day participants, including Akamai, AT&T, Facebook and Google, will turn IPv6 support on and leave it on. IPv4 will still work, of course, but what happens when your enterprise applications or websites no longer perform well for customers or remote employees? It's the nature of any major transition: Problems will arise, sooner if you have a global customer or user base, later for SMBs. But eventually a site or service will get glitchy, and IT will get the call.
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Career and Education Opportunities for Product Safety Engineers in Arlington, Texas
Many educational and employment opportunities exist for product safety engineers in the Arlington, Texas area. There are currently 2,460 working product safety engineers in Texas; this should grow by 16% to about 2,860 working product safety engineers in the state by 2016. This is better than the national trend for product safety engineers, which sees this job pool growing by about 10.3% over the next eight years. In general, product safety engineers develop and conduct tests to evaluate product safety levels and recommend measures to reduce or eliminate hazards.
The income of a product safety engineer is about $36 per hour or $76,410 per year on average in Texas. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is about $34 hourly or $72,490 yearly on average. Product safety engineers earn less than people working in the category of Engineering generally in Texas and less than people in the Engineering category nationally. People working as product safety engineers can fill a number of jobs, such as: product safety manager, system safety engineer, and extra vehicular activity safety engineer .
There are two schools within twenty-five miles of Arlington where you can study to be a product safety engineer, among eighty-seven schools of higher education total in the Arlington area. Given that the most common education level for product safety engineers is a Bachelor's degree, you can expect to spend about four years studying to be a product safety engineer if you already have a high school diploma.
CAREER DESCRIPTION: Product Safety Engineer
In general, product safety engineers develop and conduct tests to evaluate product safety levels and recommend measures to reduce or eliminate hazards.
Product safety engineers evaluate potential health hazards or damage that could occur from product misuse. They also participate in preparation of product usage and precautionary label instructions. Equally important, product safety engineers have to recommend processes for detection and elimination of physical or other product hazards. They are often called upon to conduct research to review safety levels for products. They are expected to investigate causes of accidents or illnesses pertaining to product usage in order to evolve solutions to minimize or avoid recurrence. Finally, product safety engineers report accident investigation findings.
Every day, product safety engineers are expected to be able to evaluate problems as they arise. It is also important that they listen to and understand others in meetings.
And finally, they sometimes have to recommend processes for detection and elimination of physical or other product hazards.
Like many other jobs, product safety engineers must have exceptional integrity and be thorough and dependable.
Similar jobs with educational opportunities in Arlington include:
- Aerodynamics Engineer. Perform a variety of engineering work in designing, constructing, and testing aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft. May conduct basic and applied research to evaluate adaptability of materials and equipment to aircraft design and manufacture. May recommend improvements in testing equipment and techniques.
- Biomedical Engineer. Apply knowledge of engineering, biology, and biomechanical principles to the design, development, and evaluation of biological and health systems and products, such as artificial organs, prostheses, instrumentation, medical information systems, and health management and care delivery systems.
- Civil Engineer. Perform engineering duties in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of building structures, and facilities, such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, water and sewage systems, and waste disposal units. Includes architectural, structural, and geo-technical engineers.
- Computer Engineer. Research, design, and test computer or computer-related equipment for commercial, industrial, or scientific use. May supervise the manufacturing and installation of computer or computer-related equipment and components.
- Electrical Engineer. Design, develop, or supervise the manufacturing and installation of electrical equipment, components, or systems for commercial, industrial, or scientific use.
- Electronics Engineer. Research, design, and test electronic components and systems for commercial, industrial, or scientific use utilizing knowledge of electronic theory and materials properties. Design electronic circuits and components for use in fields such as telecommunications, aerospace guidance and propulsion control, acoustics, or instruments and controls.
- Fire Prevention Research Engineer. Research causes of fires, determine fire protection methods, and design or recommend materials or equipment such as structural components or fire-detection equipment to assist organizations in safeguarding life and property against fire, explosion, and related hazards.
- Health, Safety, and Environment Manager. Plan, implement, and coordinate safety programs, requiring application of engineering principles and technology, to prevent or correct unsafe environmental working conditions.
- Industrial Engineer. Design, develop, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes including human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination.
- Manufacturing Engineer. Apply knowledge of materials and engineering theory and methods to design, integrate, and improve manufacturing systems or related processes. May work with commercial or industrial designers to refine product designs to increase producibility and decrease costs.
- Materials Engineer. Evaluate materials and develop machinery and processes to manufacture materials for use in products that must meet specialized design and performance specifications. Develop new uses for known materials. Includes those working with composite materials or specializing in one type of material, such as graphite, metal and metal alloys, ceramics and glass, plastics and polymers, and naturally occurring materials.
- Mechanical Engineer. Perform engineering duties in planning and designing tools, engines, and other mechanically functioning equipment. Oversee installation, operation, and repair of such equipment as centralized heat, gas, and steam systems.
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES: Product Safety Engineer Training
The University of Texas at Arlington - Arlington, TX
The University of Texas at Arlington, 701 S. Nedderman Dr., Arlington, TX 76013. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large university located in Arlington, Texas. It is a public school with primarily 4-year or above programs. It has 25,070 students and an admission rate of 56%. The University of Texas at Arlington has a master's degree and a doctor's degree program in Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering which graduated two and one students respectively in 2008.
Southern Methodist University - Dallas, TX
Southern Methodist University, 6425 Boaz St, Dallas, TX 75275-0221. Southern Methodist University is a large university located in Dallas, Texas. It is a private not-for-profit school with primarily 4-year or above programs. It has 10,965 students and an admission rate of 50%. Southern Methodist University has a bachelor's degree and a master's degree program in Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering which graduated two and four students respectively in 2008.
Risk Management for Public Entities: Understand the unique nature of the public sector.
For more information, see the American Institute for CPCU and Insurance Institute of America website.
Certified Energy Manager: Since its inception in 1981, the Certified Energy Manager (CEM®) credential has become widely accepted and used as a measure of professional accomplishment within the energy management field.
For more information, see the Association of Energy Engineers website.
Certified Water Technologist: The Certified Water Technologist (CWT) program represents the highest professional credential in the industrial and commercial water treatment field.
For more information, see the Association of Water Technologies website.
Certified Professional Ergonomist: The BCPE was established to provide a formal process for recognizing practitioners of human factors/ergonomics.
For more information, see the Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics website.
Certified Environmental Health Technician: CEHT is for individuals who are interested in field intensive environmental health activities--such as testing, sampling, and inspections, and who are required to provide information on safe environmental health practices and to eliminate environmental health hazards.
For more information, see the National Environmental Health Association website.
Inspection and Testing of Water-Based Systems: This certification program was designed for engineering technicians in the automatic fire sprinkler industry who are engaged in the physical and mechanical aspects of inspection, testing, and maintenance of water-based systems including foam and foam-water systems.
For more information, see the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies website.
Registered Radiation Protection Technologist: A Radiation Protection Technologist is a person engaged in providing radiation protection to the radiation worker, the general public, and the environment from the effects of ionizing radiation.
For more information, see the National Registry of Radiation Protection Technologists website.
Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems - Technical Associate: By earning this certification, you will demonstrate knowledge and proficiency that only the top in a field can show.
For more information, see the Solid Waste Association of North America website.
Bioreactor Landfill - Technical Associate: By earning this certification, you will demonstrate knowledge and proficiency in this new technology.
For more information, see the Solid Waste Association of North America website.
LOCATION INFORMATION: Arlington, Texas
Arlington is located in Tarrant County, Texas. It has a population of over 374,417, which has grown by 12.4% in the past ten years. The cost of living index in Arlington, 89, is well below the national average. New single-family homes in Arlington are priced at $154,300 on average, which is well below the state average. In 2008, four hundred twenty-six new homes were constructed in Arlington, down from eight hundred twelve the previous year.
The three most popular industries for women in Arlington are educational services, health care, and finance and insurance. For men, it is construction, accommodation and food services, and administrative and support and waste management services. The average travel time to work is about 27 minutes. More than 30.4% of Arlington residents have a bachelor's degree, which is higher than the state average. The percentage of residents with a graduate degree, 8.8%, is higher than the state average.
The unemployment rate in Arlington is 7.5%, which is less than Texas's average of 8.1%.
The percentage of Arlington residents that are affiliated with a religious congregation, 52.5%, is more than the national average but less than the state average. Advent Lutheran Church, Pleasantview Baptist Church and Central Assembly of God Church are some of the churches located in Arlington. The largest religious groups are the Southern Baptist Convention, the Catholic Church and the United Methodist Church.
Arlington is home to the Festival Marketplace and the The Parks at Arlington as well as Arlington Tennis Center - University of Texas and Doug Russel Park. Visitors to Arlington can choose from Budget Host International, Baymont Inns & Suites and Candlewood Suites for temporary stays in the area.


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All eyes are on Beijing, where the first four days have yielded few surprises, but hours and hours of action and heroics. Kudos to NBCOlympics.com for webcasting virtually every game, plus giving Dawn Allinger-Lewis and Andrew Catalon several opportunities to broadcast games for MSNBC as well.
We launched usateamhandball.org last Friday. The official home of our federation, it will feature a store, member services, latest news and information and much more. Visit and bookmark it!
Finally, I caught up with Tabitha Lowey, a member of the USA Women's National Team pool, when she came to Salt Lake City with her employer, Nike. We talked about the current state of the women's team, including the impact of the residency program in Cortland. She started her handball career there in 2006 after a stellar career in soccer at (my alma mater!) Northwestern. She's committed to handball through 2012, at least, and we discussed the possibility of players like her moving to Europe to compete professionally in order to improve more rapidly. She also has a wedding date this fall and is quickly climbing the corporate ladder at Nike.
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A trip through local history
Much of the history of Hamilton County is once again available for public viewing. The Wilson Brewer Park Museum and Visitor Center opened for the season on Wednesday.
The museum has several exhibits and items that have been recently added. One of those new exhibits hosts antique cameras from the Webster City Camera Club.
The club was formed in 1961. George Shafer was one of the founding members of the club and was the only original member left when the club disbanded in 1987.
The club first met in the basement of Fuller Hall and later moved to the Senior Center. They moved their meeting place to the Museum and Visitor Center's basement in 1982. The club would hold an annual photography exhibit in the basement with judging done by another camera club out of Fort Dodge. Entries consisted of both black and white and color photos as well as slides.
There are many antique cameras and photography equipment that are now hosted in the basement of the Museum and Visitor Center, which also hosts artwork from the Boone River Area Art Guild. The guild was formed in the early 70s, and disbanded in February of 2011. That group led a campaign to save the Depot Museum from demolition. It was moved to its current location on the corner of Superior and Ohio streets in 1971.
Much of the artwork that was done by the Guild remained in the basement of the Museum and Visitor's Center. Facilities coordinator Cheryl Patrou said Museum and Visitor Center staff have been working to clean up the basement for a June 9 exhibit during a Boy Scout Ice Cream Social. She also said the artwork will be on display numerous times this year.
Several other pieces and exhibits that have not been seen for a while will also be available for viewing this year. The Museum cycles through the items they have on exhibit. One of those items is a wooden statue carving of a native american that was first put on display by a cigar and tobacco store in the 1800s. Patrou said the carving was likely made on the east coast by a professional carver. Similar native american statues used to sit outside tobacco stores identified the store for people who could not speak english.
The Museum and Visitor Center's regular hours are Wednesday, Friday and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The first large event at the Museum and Visitor's center will be on May 11 for National Train Day during regular Saturday hours. The event will feature special guests Glen and Marie Cue, of Webster City, who used to work in the local telegraph office.


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Autopsy Results Released On Man Who Died While In Custody
MAYVILLE – The February death of a Jamestown man while in police custody has been ruled as accidental.
According to autopsy results released Wednesday by Chautauqua County District Attorney David Foley, Charles Baker Jr., 30, died as a result of acute intoxication of two drugs.
The autopsy stated Baker had "very high (toxic/lethal) levels of cocaine and the narcotic drug Tramadol in the blood."
Baker was taken into custody Feb. 16 following a traffic stop. While being processed at police headquarters, an altercation occurred resulting in Baker being tasered by police.
Approximately two hours later, the city resident had a seizure and was transported to WCA Hospital. Baker was responsive at the hospital but later died after having another seizure.
Baker was found with a "considerable amount of cocaine," Foley said in February. Police said Baker attempted to destroy several packets of cocaine while being transported to jail, and more was located during processing.
Jamestown Police Chief Harry Snellings said his department conducted an internal review of the incident and was awaiting autopsy results.
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Hi all, I have a quick question about the iBeam active's volume control. I am playing in my church's Christmas concert in a couple weeks and I am having a bear of a time getting feedback under control. Part of it is due to stage volume, but part of it is not.
I am using a soundhole cover, and this has helped with stage volume problems. At first, I set the guitar volume all the way up, and the popped in the sound hole cover. It was still feeding back in my church's sound system, like the signal was too hot. But when I rolled off the volume enough to kill the feedback (and the "on the verge of feedback" resonance noises), the overall signal was a little too quiet.
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I am using less tha 20 feet of cable overall, and it is high quality cable. Because of the soundhole cover, I cannot easily keep adjusting the guitar's volume.
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New York Power Authority Helps Queens Independence Day Celebration For 18th Year
Joseph Leary
May 22, 2002
ASTORIA—Eugene W. Zeltmann, president and chief executive officer of the New York Power Authority (NYPA), presented a $35,000 contribution to the Central Astoria Local Development Coalition to help fund the Coalition's annual Independence Day Celebration to be held Tuesday evening, July 2nd in Astoria Park. The contribution was presented to Julian Wager, president of the Coalition, on May 15th at NYPA's Charles Poletti Power Project.
"This is the 18th consecutive year that NYPA has sponsored an Independence Day celebration in Queens," said Zeltmann during the presentation. "On behalf of Chairman Louis P. Ciminelli, our other trustees and the staff at the Charles Poletti Power Project, we are very pleased, during this time of year when patriotic spirit runs high, to continue our role as a good neighbor in Queens by supporting this special family event."
"We are grateful for this generous contribution by the Power Authority, so we can bring the tremendously spirited event, including the talents of the West Point Band, to our community," said Wager. "The Power Authority's involvement and commitment to the community, ranging from this support to supplying the lower-cost power for Governor Pataki's Power for Jobs program and much more, showcases how business and the community can work together for the good of all."
The Coalition's annual Independence Day Celebration is dedicated this year to the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks. It begins at 7:30 p.m. and features a concert by the West Point Band. The fireworks will follow at about 9:15 p.m.
The Coalition represents the business and commercial community in Western Queens.
NYPA is the nation's largest state-owned power organization, and operates generating facilities throughout the state and about 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines. In Queens, and the rest of New York City, NYPA provides the lower-cost electricity used for public schools, police and fire stations, hospitals, subways and other public purposes. The Power Authority has also provided high-efficiency lighting and other energy improvements at over 40 municipal facilities in Queens.


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Is Goldman Sachs Supporting an End to Too Big to Jail?
Updated from 5:26 p.m. ET to reflect new SAC Capital statement.
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Wall Street investment banks will continue to do business with Steven A. Cohen's hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors, even after the firm agreed on Monday to plead guilty to federal charges that it violated insider trading laws.
Broker-dealers that are among SAC Capital's biggest counterparties -- including Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and Barclays declined to comment.
At issue could be the protection of outside SAC Capital investor funds and market stability. In unveiling SAC's guilty plea and a record $1.8 billion in total forfeitures and fines , U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara made a point to state that the hedge fund's investors will bear none of the settlement's costs. And the fines also aren't tax deductible.
Top executives at Goldman Sachs have already said in media appearances they have been supportive of SAC Capital even after the fund was criminally indicted for one count of wire fraud and four counts of securities fraud, in an insider trading conspiracy prosecutors alleged lasted over a decade and led to hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal profits and avoided losses.
"They have been indicted, they haven't been convicted," Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sach's CEO said in an interview with The New York Times in September.
But now SAC Capital has admitted criminal wrongdoing.
SAC Capital will plead guilty to every charge brought against the firm and its affiliates in July, however, individuals at the company will not receive immunity from future prosecutions, according to a letter unsealed in a U.S. District Court in New York.
In aggregate, the firm will pay a total of $1.8 billion when counting forfeitures and fines. That total amount will credit SAC Capital for a previous $616 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission .
The plea agreement, which is pending approval from a New York court, will also require SAC Capital to terminate its investment advisory businesses, effectively closing the hedge fund to outside investors.
So if firms like Goldman were waiting for a conviction to make a judgment on their support of SAC Capital as a counterpart, why do they continue to trade with the hedge fund?
According to Blankfein's logic, it is to enable prosecutors like the U.S. attorney's office to conduct criminal indictments without creating undue investor losses or destabilizing the broader market.
"The government did come back and encourage us to continue to deal with firms like SAC," Blankfein said in his September interview with the New York Times . Referencing the quick failures of investment bank Drexel, Burnham & Lambert and accounting firm Arthur Andersen upon their criminal indictments, Blankfein added that those cases created a situation where "the government could never prosecute a financial firm."


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About the Author: Mark Schlachter serves as Deputy Director for Public Affairs in the Bureau of International Organization Affairs.
On Friday, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Esther Brimmer participated in a high-level Ministerial Meeting in New York in parallel with the UN General Assembly entitled "Fulfilling the Responsibility to Protect." The meeting was co-hosted by the Foreign Ministers of Denmark and Ghana in cooperation with the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect. The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) is an emerging international norm that outlines a state's responsibility to protect its citizens from genocide and other crimes against humanity. It further stipulates that when a state is unable or unwilling to do this, the responsibility to act falls to the broader international community.
Assistant Secretary Brimmer's remarks at the meeting underscored the U.S. commitment to the ideals and concepts framed by the Responsibility to Protect -- a commitment made clear in the President's National Security Strategy: "The United States is committed to working with our allies, and to strengthening our own internal capabilities, in order to ensure that the United States and the international community are proactively engaged in a strategic effort to prevent mass atrocities and genocide."
Assistant Secretary Brimmer noted that the United States is "…working with the United Nations to bring concerted international pressure to bear against perpetrators of atrocities, providing humanitarian assistance and protection to victims, and supporting in appropriate cases international and hybrid tribunals to bring perpetrators to justice."
This meeting, which featured voices from governments and civil society, was an important opportunity to focus attention on the need for global consensus on the meaning and implications of R2P. As repeated by more than one participant, advancing the goals embedded in R2P will require redoubled efforts to mobilize political will and public understanding.
What do you think about the R2P concept? Does the international community have a responsibility to protect when governments do not?
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Does the international community have a responsibility to protect when governments do not? I say, YES!
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So many people have died in genocides. So many women have been raped. So many families have been torn apart. All while the international community stood aside and often did little or nothing. When tens or hundreds of lives are at stake, the natural aversion to act against the questionable concept of sovereignty should be overcome. Our failure, to date, has been to respect sovereignty more than human life. Until we're better at acting when we should, we ought to act to protect people first, then states.
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Blue Helmets...time for a change.
UN Blues are being set up as targets. Maybe UN should use them to set up the bad guys?
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The international community does have the right to protect the citizens of the nation, if that government fails too. However it must be collective action and a mission that has a post war plan, after the intervention.


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Shop Safety!
- Keep shop area clear of debris, cutoff pieces and other hazards.
- Wear Eye and Hearing protection at all time using woodworking power tools.
- Wear appropriate clothing. Tie long hair back, remove dangling jewelery, remove work gloves.
- Take your time. Accidents happen because someone is in too big of a hurry.
- Think about what you are doing. If something seems unsafe, it probably is.
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- Do not vacuum any metal objects with dust-control machine, it must be used only for sawdust.
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Nick Plueger Selected to Play in DIII Senior Classic
Nick Plueger Selected to Play in DIII Senior Classic
Senior Nick Plueger will represent BVU in the Fourth Annual D-III Senior Classic on December 7.
Buena Vista senior linebacker Nick Plueger (Le Mars, Iowa/Le Mars) has been selected to play in the fourth annual DIII Senior Classic which will take place in Salem, Va., on Friday, December 7, 2012. A total of 70 players from across DIII have been selected to take part in this North vs. South all-star format.
"It's a huge honor to be selected to participate in the D3 Senior Bowl in Virginia," says Plueger." "It will definitely be a memorable experience, and I look forward to competing with 70 of the top seniors in the nation."
Plueger, who was recently named to the All-Iowa Conference First Team Defense, finished his season as the nation's leading tackler, averaging 14.2 stops per contest. He posted a career-high 142 stops overall, a mark that was just six shy of matching the program's single-season record. He came into the year with only 18 career tackles.
"Nick had a great senior year," said BVU head coach Jay Anderson. "He was one that had to wait until later in his career before becoming a starter, and to his credit, he made the most of it. He had a solid year and is very deserving of the selection to play in this post season game."
Hosted by the Collegiate Developmental Football League (CDFL), the event is the only game exclusively dedicated to showcase the top DIII players from across the country. Scouts from various leagues, including the NFL, CFL, UFL, IFL and AFL will be on hand to scout throughout the event.
Kick-off of the game is scheduled for 7:00pm.


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Maricopa County is staffed with over 13,000 employees in more than 50 departments and agencies representing a diverse and talented workforce. Visit our employment site to see current job opportunities within Maricopa County.
In addition Workforce Connections provides specialists to help veterans with career planning, resume building and one-on-one vocational assistance in addition to providing other veterans support and benefits services.
Online listings for employment opportunities are available on the Maricopa County Human Resources' employment site. Maricopa County offers careers in a wide variety of public sector professions and new job opportunities are posted on an ongoing basis.
Applying for a job with Maricopa County is a simple online process. Once a prospective employee identifies a job of interest listed on our job posting pages, an applicant may apply for the job by selecting the "Apply" link associated with any particular job posting. Applicants are then re-directed to a log-in screen that allows job seekers to access the online application.
If the job posting includes an indication that testing is required as part of the recruitment, employment preference points are available to veterans, disabled veterans, and veteran's spouse or surviving spouse.
In addition, Human Resources distributes a weekly e-mail listing all current job openings to a number of area military bases, readiness centers and/or installations including but not limited to Luke Air Force Base, Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Air National Guard (Phoenix and Tucson) and the Yuma Marine Corps Air Station. In addition, the email is distributed to the Arizona Disabled Veterans Outreach Program (DVOP) and Local Veterans Employment Representatives (LVER).
The Maricopa Workforce Connections (MWC) team is available to provide specialized, comprehensive services specifically for you and your family.
Navigating the Valley's employment opportunities can be daunting; MWC specialists will chart the course with you. They provide priority service to military, veterans and their eligible family members through comprehensive Career Centers.
MWC is passionate about helping those who have protected our Country's freedoms. Their Veterans Center(s) ensures that area veterans and their families have the tools and resources they need and deserve to succeed in providing for them and their families. Current programs housed in the Veterans Center(s) include:
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Veterans can obtain personalized one-on-one vocational assistance in the MWC Veterans Center(s). MWC offers job referral and placement resources, job readiness training, access to employment opportunities, skill and aptitude assessments, career counseling, labor market/occupational demand information, resume critiquing, financial assistance for local training/education programs, translating military education and training to civilian credits, follow-up and job retention services, and state-of-the-art computer labs and office equipment.
In addition, MWC Veteran Center(s) provides supportive services for personal, family, and emergency needs to assist you and your family including direct links to housing and other immediate transitional services. Based on an individual's specific needs, veteran specialists provide personal guidance on accessing other federal, state and local programs including MWC's network of Access Points throughout Maricopa County. On-site veteran specialists representing State and County agencies are available to offer one-on-one services to veterans and spouses to explore solutions to the challenges of transitioning from military to civilian life and to gain access to other necessary transitional services.
My Next Move for Veterans (O*Net) is a U.S. Department of Labor tool that allows veterans to convert their military classification codes to civilian careers with similar work.
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Diana's Warriors march in remembrance
MAYVILLE – For one group during the Fourth of July parade Thursday in the village of Mayville, members walked with a purpose near and dear to all of their hearts as they joined a sea of pink T-shirts along the route.
Over 100 people who are a part of Diana's Warriors marched to remember a vibrant and strong woman whose life on this earth was shortened due to breast cancer. Diana Dorman, along with her family and friends, started up the awareness group five years ago, when there were just 26 supporters.
Dorman, who was the former owner of Snug Harbor Restaurant and Lounge in Mayville, passed away from her disease in 2010 at the age of 48. Jackie Palmer, a member of Diana's Warriors, said the word "warriors" in the name comes from the fact that Dorman was never one to give up, which is passed along to everyone that walks in her honor, including survivors of breast cancer.
"Ever since her passing, we've just carried on her tradition and her wish," Palmer said.
Diana's Warriors has gathered at the Mayville courthouse ever since 2008 to march in the Fourth of July parade. The group brings many different supporters together and shows awareness and the need for finding a cure. While funds are not actively sought during the parade, Palmer said people do come up to give them cash and help the cause.
"We have so many people that come up to us along the parade route and donate money or shake our hands or are thanking us and telling us we are doing a great job and showing us support," she said. "We had a survivor that came up to us and gave great big hugs to the two girls that carry the banners. They want to get across how much they appreciate us being there for the parade. One lady even told us, 'The one thing I look forward to every year is seeing the pink coming down the road.' That means a lot to us."
Palmer said Diana's Warriors also holds donations and sponsorships throughout the year and actively participates in Relay for Life.
"This group is an ongoing thing throughout the year, too," she said.
During the walk along the parade route, the group marched with Diana's Jeep, along with a custom-made float, beside them. Cheerleaders from the Brocton Bulldogs and musicians from the Harbour Knights joined in on the march for breast cancer awareness, as well. The Knights played a custom-made song entitled "Pink Fingernails," which was written especially for Diana.
For Palmer, the support given to the group has been overwhelming.
She said, "I know Diana is looking down at us with a big smile and saying, 'Those are my Warriors who are carrying on my wish. You all make me very proud to have known each and every one of you.'"
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The most important stuff
- There is no spec that tells you which camera is best. A higher resolution (more megapixels) or bigger zoom range doesn't make the camera better. I'll repeat: you're never looking for the camera with the most megapixels or longest zoom.
- Don't get hung up on making sure you've got the "best" in a particular class. The truth is, one camera rarely beats the rest on all four major criteria--photo quality, performance, features and design. (You may have noticed how few Editors' Choice Awards we give for cameras. That's partly why.) At least not at a friendly price. You want something that's best for you. And that may mean, for example, that it doesn't produce stellar photo quality, or at least photos that "pixel peepers" think are stellar.
- Try before you buy. Make sure it fits comfortably in your hand and that it's not so big or heavy that you'll prefer to leave it at home. It should provide quick access to the most commonly used functions, and menus should be simply structured, logical and easy to learn. Touch-screen models can allow for greater functionality, but can also be frustrating if the controls and menus are poorly organized or the screen can't be calibrated to your touch.
Point and shoot:
$50 - $300
Budget models less than $200
Who it's for: Anyone who wants something that's a step up from a camera phone with better photo quality and a zoom lens.
Key characteristics: Pocketable; lens fixed to body; zoom range usually less than 12x; small sensor; designed for mostly automatic operation.
Image quality and performance: Good enough for snapshots and social media, food, short video clips of vacations and kids, and fast enough for food and the occasional good shot of kids and pets in action.
Compact megazoom
$200 - $350
Who it's for: People who want a step up from a camera phone but frequently can't get close enough to get the photograph they want.
Key characteristics: Pocketable; lens fixed to body; zoom range usually more than 16x; small sensor; designed for automatic and some manual operation.
Image quality and performance: Better quality than a point-and-shoot, fast enough for kids and pets, short video clips of vacations and kids.
Full-size megazoom
$350 - $900
Who it's for: People who want one camera that can shoot both close-ups and players' faces from the nosebleed seats.
Key characteristics: Big, with a small-to-medium sensor; lens fixed to body; zoom range usually more than 20x; designed for automatic and some manual operation. The less expensive models lack an EVF. These are sometimes misleadingly referred to as bridge cameras, as in bridging the gap between a compact and a dSLR. But despite their size and appearance, they have nothing in common with dSLRs; on the inside, they're pure point-and-shoot.
Image quality and performance: Equivalent photo and video quality to a point-and-shoot, fast enough for the occasional action shot but mostly suitable for slow-moving subjects.
How much zoom?
A longer focal length lens lets you get closer without moving; for example, at 250mm you can see the observation deck of the Empire State building, while at 1,000mm you can start to make out tiny people. In order to accommodate wide-angle shots of an entire scene as well as long-distance close-ups, manufacturers have been making lenses with bigger and bigger zoom ranges. There are trade-offs for this convenience, though. For one, it's hard to keep a subject in the frame when you're shooting at extreme telephoto range. And a lens that has to be a jack-of-all-focal-lengths is generally a master of none of them. Generally, you probably don't need more than 20x.
Enthusiast compact
$400 - $4,500
Who it's for: People who enjoy photography and like to play with settings but want something unobtrusive.
Key characteristics: Fits in a jacket pocket; lens fixed to body; small zoom range; medium-to-large sensor; some models have reverse Galilean optical viewfinders (not through the lens) or electronic viewfinders; designed for manual with some automatic operation.
Image quality and performance: Photo quality good enough for those who want to get artsy and/or possibly sell their photos; short video clips; fast enough for shooting food but usually not action.
Entry-level mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera
$400 - $700 (with lens)
Who it's for: People who want something better and faster than a compact, but still want it to be as small as possible.
Key characteristics: Small enough to fit into a pocketbook or jacket pocket; supports swappable lenses; sensor sizes range from compact-camera-equivalent to those you find in dSLRs; designed for automatic and some manual operation. Usually no EVF or optional EVF.
Image quality and performance: Comparable photo quality to an entry-level dSLR, better video quality than most compacts and point-and-shoots; fast enough for photographing kids and pets in motion as long as you don't mind missing some shots.
Entry-level dSLR
$500 - $1,000 (with lens)
Who it's for: Anyone who wants better speed and quality than a compact and prefers shooting using an optical viewfinder.
Key characteristics: Big, with a relatively large APS-C sensor; interchangeable lenses; through-the-lens optical viewfinder, designed for either manual or automatic operation.
Image quality and performance: Comparable photo quality to an entry-level ILC, video quality varies significantly across brands, fast enough for photographing active kids and pets.
Enthusiast mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera
$700 + (with lens)
Who it's for: People who enjoy photography and videography and like to play with settings and lenses but want something unobtrusive.
Key characteristics: Small enough to fit into a pocketbook; interchangeable lens; sensor sizes range from compact-camera-equivalent to those you find in dSLRs; designed for manual and some automatic operation; has EVF.
Image quality and performance: Comparable photo quality to a prosumer dSLR, suitable for those who want to get artsy and/or possibly sell their photos; video quality varies significantly across brands, but can be good enough for indie videographers; fast enough for photographing active kids and pets.
Enthusiast dSLR
$800 + (body only)
Who it's for: Advanced photographers who need speed and quality, as well as professionals with a tight budget or who need secondary bodies.
Key characteristics: Big, with a relatively large APS-C or full-frame sensor; interchangeable lens; designed for manual operation; has TTL optical viewfinder.
Image quality and performance: Comparable photo quality to a prosumer dSLR, suitable for those who want to get artsy and/or possibly sell their photos; video quality varies but can be good enough for indie videographers; fast enough for photographing sports-fast action.
Pro cameras
$1,200 and up (body only)
Who it's for: For people who need a reliable, durable, fully configurable and consistent camera that delivers best-quality images and perhaps fast-action-shooting performance.
Key characteristics: Big, with a large APS-C or full-frame (or bigger) sensor, interchangeable lenses, viewfinder; designed for fully manual operation.
Image quality and performance: Photo and video quality that's good enough to sell to a knowledgeable buyer; in some cases, performance fast enough to shoot pictures of sports or a bride fleeing the altar when every click counts.
dSLR, mirrorless ILC or advanced compact?
What's the difference? A dSLR has a mirror that reflects the image from the lens, usually up through a prism to an optical viewfinder. The mirror blocks the sensor, so in order to shoot it has to flip up the mirror -- the "SLR" stands for single-lens reflex to because of that. Sony has a variant technology, called "SLT," single-lens translucent, with a fixed mirror that lets enough light through to the sensor, but also reflects some up to an electronic viewfinder. (Sony markets these as dSLRs.) Technically, these are all interchangeable-lens cameras (ILC).
"ILC," however, tends to be used to refer to mirrorless ILCs. Instead of a reflecting mirror, they send the image directly from the sensor to the viewfinder, if there is one, or to the back LCD display. Essentially it's compact camera technology, but with support for swapping lenses.
Choosing among them
Mirrorless vs. compact: A mirrorless ILC is almost always a better choice than an advanced compact. Most of them have larger sensors (all but those from Nikon and Pentax). Even with respect to price they tend to be a better deal; you can find a decent ILC kit with an APS-C sensor for around $700, but a good compact with a smaller 1-inch sensor will run you about the same. The only two disadvantages an ILC has relative to a compact are size (though the lenses are small, they never retract into the body the way they do on a compact) and price for a good lens. Decent advanced compacts in the $500-plus range have fast lenses, while the kit lenses that ship with an ILC tend to be slow f3.5-5.6 versions. On the other hand, you can start with the kit lens and upgrade to a better one when you can afford it, something you can't do with a fixed-lens model.
Mirrorless vs. dSLR: This is a bit trickier, though one rule of thumb is if you need good battery life or fast startup, stick with a dSLR -- those are the two standout weaknesses of mirrorless models, since they have more electronics. Additionally, if you're on a tight budget, cheap dSLRs tend to be cheaper than cheap mirrorless cameras. And if you're looking at the higher end, midrange-to-high end dSLRs still tend to be faster than higher-end mirrorless options. Also, for shooting action, some people -- me included -- feel more comfortable with an optical viewfinder.
On the flip side, mirrorless models are frequently as good or better for video than dSLRs -- for instance, you can get 4K support at a much lower price than for a dSLR -- cult following for the 5DM3 nothwithstanding. The best ones can do all the same things as a dSLR, but you can also view through the viewfinder while shooting, they support power zoom lenses and they're much smaller. And the less expensive mirrorless models tend to be better than their cheap dSLR equivalents.
Key specs
Generally referred to in megapixels. This number tells you how many pixels the camera uses to produce an image. Every modern camera has more than enough for any need. That's why it's not important as a spec. In fact, watch out for cheap cameras with high resolutions -- they usually lack the processing power to deal with the large images, which can slow them down.
There are two important specs relating to all lenses: aperture and focal length(s). The lens' focal length, measured in millimeters, conveys the magnification of the image and the amount of scene covered by the lens (called the angle of view). As focal length increases, things look bigger and take up more of the frame. A lens that covers multiple focal lengths is a zoom lens, and the zoom spec is the ratio of the longest to the shortest focal length: a 20-100mm lens, therefore, has a 5x zoom. A lens of a single focal length is called a prime lens, and very flat ones are usually referred to as pancake primes. Note that the focal lengths as imprinted on the lenses of compact cameras will not be the same as the reported focal lengths; they frequently don't reflect a multiplier that normalizes the length based on a frame of 35mm film, a reference point that adjusts for the multitude of sensor sizes in cameras. Sometimes called the crop factor, you really only need to think about it when looking at lenses for interchangeable-lens cameras.
- Ultra-wide-angle (less than 18mm) is good for very large scenes where lens distortion adds rather than detracts from the appeal.
- Wide-angle (around 18mm to 30mm) is good for group shots, landscapes and street photography, as well as selfies and group shots.
- Normal (about 30mm to 70mm) is good for portraits and snapshots.
- Telephoto (about 70mm to 300mm) is good for portraits, sports and arena photography.
- Super telephoto (greater than 300mm) is good for sports, wildlife and perhaps private detectives.
The aperture is the size of the opening that lets in light, alternatively referred to as an f-stop or f number. The lower the number the larger the aperture. The largest aperture usually varies over the zoom range; lens specs generally list the maximum aperture at the shortest and longest focal lengths. Thus, when the spec is listed as 18-55mm f3.5-5.6, that means the widest aperture is f3.5 at 18mm and f5.6 at 55mm. As aperture size increases, the area of sharpness in front of and behind the subject increases; area of sharpness is called depth of field. Since wider apertures let in more light and give you more control over depth of field, wider is better.
A lens with a wide aperture is referred to as fast or bright and one with a narrow aperture is slow. Fast lenses are considered better than slow lenses; confusingly, "fast" and "slow" have nothing to do with focusing performance. Watch out for lenses that start wide but get narrow very quickly. For instance, with a 24-120mm f2-5.9 lens you don't want the maximum aperture to jump from f2 at 24mm to f5.9 at 28mm.
Sensor size and type
Sensor size is the dimensions of the array of photoreceptors that create the pixels that become an image. Bigger sensors generally produce better photo quality, but the bigger the sensor the bigger the camera -- a larger sensor also requires a larger lens, more space for supporting electronics, and if the camera uses sensor-shift image stabilization, it requires an even larger footprint. Larger sensors are also more expensive to make, so the cameras are pricier.
Sensor sizes are usually indicated in one of two ways: actual dimensions in millimeters or with labels such as "1/1.7-inch." The latter is an old convention from the early days of digital video, and don't represent actual sizes; 1/1.7 inch isn't equal to 0.59 inch, for example. However, they are accurate in a relative sense -- in other words, 1/1.7-inch is smaller than 2/3-inch, for example. The sensors in cheap point-and-shoot cameras are small at 1/2.3- or 1/1.7-inch, and those in camera phones even smaller, typically 1/3- or 1/3.2-inch.
There are a few primary sensor technologies. CMOS is the most popular. A variant, BSI (backside illuminated) CMOS, is popular for compact cameras because it allows greater low-light sensitivity on a relatively small sensor. There are some manufacturer-specific variations of these as well, usually with different arrangements of the on-chip color filter array (CFA), which separates the incoming light into red, green and blue primaries that later get recombined to form the colors in the image. The most common CFA is the Bayer array; some CFAs have extra green-capturing sites (because green carries the most detail information -- it's a human eye thing), such as Fujifilm's X-Trans, and Sigma's Foveon-based technology stacks the filters so that each pixel processes each color primary.
Cheaper point-and-shoots still use CCD (charge-coupled device) sensor technology. Inexpensive CCDs don't deliver photo quality as nice as pricier CMOS sensors, but conversely, expensive CCDs like those used in medium-format cameras produce better photos. In general, CCDs are slow and poor for video.
Light sensitivity
A camera's sensitivity to light is dubbed ISO sensitivity; the higher the number, the better the camera is capable of shooting in low light. However, as sensitivity rises so does the amount of noise -- those colored speckles you see in night shots. Cameras perform noise suppression to try to eliminate it, but that can result in smeary-looking artifacts. As a result, few cameras perform usably at the top of their rated ISO sensitivity ranges, making an unreliable spec. If you take it with a big grain of salt you can usually guess at the maximum usable sensitivity; for instance, a camera rated up to ISO 6400 will probably produce decent images up to ISO 800.
While most consumer cameras these days have eliminated a viewfinder altogether, more advanced models still have them. They're useful when it's hard to read an LCD in sunlight, and holding the camera up to your eye forces you into a more stable body position for shooting. There are basically three types of viewfinders: the type that used to be found on film point-and-shoots which gives you a direct view of the scene rather than a through-the-lens (TTL) view called a reverse Galilean; an electronic viewfinder or EVF; and the TTL optical viewfinder found on dSLRs.
EVFs have an advantage when shooting video, as you can't simultaneously view and record video using an optical viewfinder, plus they can simulate what the photo will look like. On the other hand, optical viewfinders are better for shooting action, though they have a tiny blackout period between shots as the mirror flips up and down; an EVF can only show you the action once it's already happened, not while it's in progress. Some EVFs are better than others for this, however. Important viewfinder specs are percentage coverage, or how much of the scene they can display -- 100 percent is best, obviously -- and effective magnification, which tells you how big the image looks in the viewfinder. A good viewfinder will also have a diopter adjustment, to fine-tune the viewfinder focus for your vision or for glasses wearers.
Image stabilization (IS)
This is what keeps your photos from displaying camera shake. There are two physical types: in-camera sensor shift and in-lens optical. While they perform similarly, optical IS seems to work a little better while shooting video, but sensor-shift means that for interchangeable-lens models you don't have to wait for the manufacturer to put IS in the lens and the lenses will likely cost less and be a little smaller. Plus, sensor-shift stabilization has been improving steadily over time, while optical's progress has been slower. Cheaper cameras may have electronic IS, which uses a combination of fast shutter speed and higher ISO sensitivities to help with motion blur. Unfortunately, this increases image noise and is less effective in low lighting. EIS does make sense as a complement to physical stabilization, since it can respond faster when shooting video.
Battery life and type
Most cameras use lithium ion rechargeable battery packs. While they offer greater battery life than readily available AA -size batteries, they are generally designed for a specific make or model of camera. There are models using AA batteries, but they're usually lower-end compacts and larger megazoom cameras. When buying a camera, check out how many shots its battery has been rated for, a specification that has been standardized by CIPA.
Burst/continuous shooting rate
A measure of the number of frames per second a camera can capture, this spec can get quite confusing. Optimally, you want a high frame rate, at full resolution, with autofocus and autoexposure, for a reasonable number of frames. In order to report a high frame rate, the most common spec, companies play fast and loose with the other variables; so, for example, they'll say the camera does 10 frames per second (fps) -- but that's for 10 frames (1 second) with exposure and autofocus fixed at the first frame, while the usable burst rate will be closer to 5fps.
For typical vacation videos or videos of the kids, you want 1080/30p -- "1080" refers to 1,920x1,080-pixel resolution, also referred to as Full HD, while "30p" stands for 30fps progressive video. These days, you should stay away from 60i -- 60fps interlaced -- as it has more visible artifacts than even 24p. If a camera offers a frame rate greater than 60fps, that lets you create slow-motion videos. As for codecs, the algorithms which compress and decompress the video, look for a real codec like H.264, AVCHD or XAVC, which are subsets of MPEG-4, rather than Motion JPEG. The actual video files have formats like MOV (QuickTime), AVI (Microsoft Audio/Video Interleave), MP4 and MTS (AVCHD). Video recording also has a bit rate, the amount of data it encodes per second of video; for this, higher is generally better, and for example, 100Mbps for HD is a lot better than 100Mbps for 4K because 4K requires a lot more data than HD just for the basics. Because AVCHD is really a playback specification, it's a lot less flexible with respect to available bit rates than H.264 MPEG-4. We're also starting to see 4K a lot more, and with it there's a new codec, HEVC/H.265.
Shooting modes
Here's an article that covers the various options available.
Other features
If you love knowing exactly where you were when you took a photo, you'll want a camera with a built-in GPS (global positioning system) receiver. Typically found in rugged or higher-end cameras (add-on receivers are also available for some ILC and dSLR cameras), the GPS receiver uses satellite positioning to tag your pictures with location data. This location data can be read by software as well as photo-sharing sites to map where the photos were taken.
Depending on the camera's capabilities, the GPS may also be used to tag photos with landmark information, set the camera's clock to local time, track your path on a map as you shoot or even help with basic navigation on foot.
The biggest downside is that it will drain your battery faster as it has to be left on so it can continue to update your location. It also won't work indoors or, in rugged cameras, underwater. GPS will add to the cost of the camera, too.
One last note: Though some models state that they tag video with location information, the data is attached to the video as a separate file instead of being embedded as it is with photos. Generally this means the location information can only be viewed if the videos are played directly from the camera or with bundled software.
The most popular use for Wi-Fi connectivity is wirelessly transferring photos and videos off the camera or allowing you to trigger the shutter and control settings via your mobile device, but many models can back up straight to cloud services or networked computers as well as connect directly to a mobile device, so you can view, transfer and edit shots, and then upload to sharing sites over your device's mobile broadband. Sony has gone to the extreme and basically created cameras without LCDs -- the QX series -- that are designed to be operated over Wi-Fi. Some models use Wi-Fi to remotely control the camera, too, using your mobile device's display as a viewfinder. It can also be used to piggyback on your smartphone's GPS receiver for tagging photos with location data.
What this means is you can get things your smartphone's camera can't offer (such as better photo and video quality, a zoom lens and more control) and still share on the go.
You may see a reference to NFC in connectivity settings as well. Near Field Communication is a low-power standard that lets two supporting devices connect to each other when in proximity. In cameras, NFC is generally used to initiate and configure a Wi-Fi connection between a camera and a mobile device when you tap them together, though sometimes a manufacturer will allow you to tap two cameras together to transfer photos between them. An alterative to Wi-Fi configuration that some cameras use (primarily because Apple doesn't use NFC for anything other than payments at the moment) is a QR code; you photograph the code with the mobile app and it configures the connection.


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Haven't been playing many games at all. I think I've slowly dropped 3 $100 deposits over about the last three months.
This is always the time of year I chill. While I usually start the season out playing games pretty regularly, I just don't have the stomach to bet baseball every night for 6 months straight. Always play the MLB playoffs though.
Just starting to do a little of my preseason college football homework. Getting ready to come out both guns blasing once the season kicks off in a couple weeks here.


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"Error writing metadata to" message and extended attributestheMikeD Jan 21, 2012 9:18 PM
After being frustrated by this error message in Bridge while trying to apply keywords to various image files I finally took the time to investigate, and I think I found the cause of the issue. In a nutshell, if the extend attribute "com.apple.FinderInfo" has not yet been created for a given file, then this message appears.
The start of the puzzle was that some files would take the keyword and others would not. After observing identical permissions on files that worked and files that did not, I noticed that in a terminal listing of the files in question, some files had extended attributes and some did not (extended attributes are identified by an @ symbol when running ls -la in a terminal window. For example:
-rw-rw-rw-@ 1 mike staff 26131946 21 Jan 23:56 120114-133059-4612.cr2
-rw-rw-rw- 1 mike staff 5710 21 Jan 22:42 120114-133059-4612.xmp
-rw-rw-rw-@ 1 mike staff 27200794 17 Jan 17:52 120114-133145-4613.cr2
-rw-rw-rw- 1 mike staff 5702 21 Jan 22:42 120114-133145-4613.xmp
-rw-rw-rw-@ 1 mike staff 26973498 21 Jan 23:07 120114-133149-4614.cr2
-rw-rw-rw-@ 1 mike staff 6648 21 Jan 23:19 120114-133149-4614.xmp
As you can see, the file called 120114-133145-4613.xmp has not extended attribute, but the file 120114-133149-4614.xmp does. The former throws an error when applying a keyword, the latter does not.
So I dug a bit further and it appears that when the file attribute called com.apple.FileInfo is missing from an xmp file, metadata cannot be witten. The contents of this extended attribute for a working XMP file look like this
$ xattr -l 120114-133058-4611.xmp
00000000 54 45 58 54 43 52 61 77 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |TEXTCRaw........|
00000010 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
According to specs I found googling, the first 4 bits identify the file type (TEXT), and the next four identify the file creator (CRaw). IOW no file-specific info seems to be present.
So as a test, I simply copied the contents of com.apple.FinderInfo from a file that had it to a file that didn't. Once the file that didn't received the new attribute, metadata writes worked. The command I used for the copy was
xattr -wx com.apple.FinderInfo "`xattr -px com.apple.FinderInfo 120114-133534-4633.xmp`" 120114-133041-4602.xmp
It also appears that this metadata is written by Bridge based on some unknown trigger, because occasionally during my investigation a file that previously would not take metadata suddenly did, and once I knew to look for extended attributes, in every case the file in question suddenly had com.apple.FinderInfo extended attribute.
So...I'm not sure if this is a bug in finder or in bridge, but it is definitely a bug and needs to be addressed.


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It's a question people have been asking on the North Fork for years, when yet another bistro opens or a B&B debuts. Is this low-key community, which has sustained itself on farming and fishing since the 17th century, on its way to becoming its counterpart, the South Fork, better known as the Hamptons?
Ten years ago, the North Fork―a collection of 11 small towns on the 30-mile peninsula at the northeastern tip of Long Island―was marked by dying agriculture. But in the past several years, as many city-dwellers have decamped New York to open restaurants, inns, and wineries, the North Fork has developed into something more than just the anti-Hamptons. It's now a tight-knit community of trendsetters with a distinctly quirky, sophisticated style, where words like "seasonal" and "sustainable" are de rigueur.
Visit during autumn and you can expect fewer crowds and lower hotel rates than during peak times. But money aside, it's simply the best time to visit the North Fork. Once the summer bustle has died down, what is left is sprawling fields peppered by small villages, farm stands, stylish hotels, stellar restaurants, and wineries. Lots and lots of wineries.
North Fork became an official foodie destination in 2006, when Manhattan restaurant celebs Claudia Fleming, who won a James Beard Award for Best Pastry Chef in 2000 at the Gramercy Tavern, and Gerry Hayden, formerly chef of the four-star Aureole, opened The North Fork Table and Inn (57225 Main Road, Southold; 631/765-0177 or northforktableandinn.com). The elegant country restaurant lures many patrons from the Hamptons. Repeat visitors find it hard to resist the restaurant's tasting menu that might include roasted baby beets with local goat cheese, pan-roasted Long Island duck breast, and a chocolate caramel tart or upside-down caramelized apple tart. After a meal like that, guests can only hope they booked one of the four pretty, crisply appointed rooms.
Expect the unexpected at The Frisky Oyster (27 Front Street, Greenport; 631/477-4265 or thefriskyoyster.com). The menu at this seafood joint, within a Greenport storefront, depends on what the chef finds on the farm truck that unloads its produce in a nearby parking lot. What you can count on getting in the candlelit room, whimsically decorated with framed prints of exotic sea creatures, is specialty cocktails and an inventive menu with dishes such as Oysters Friskasella (a take on oysters Rockefeller with spinach, parmesan, and chipotle), crispy calamari, rib-eye steak frites, and pan-seared sea scallops with local beets and fennel-horseradish vinaigrette. If you can't get a reservation, no worries. This year, the same owner opened F.O.B. (136 Front Street; 631/477-6720 or friskybar.com). The name stands for Frisky Oyster Bar, and the casual restaurant serves familiar and tasty fare: crab cakes, fried chicken, and a house burger.