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Lakewood is lucky to have Tony Barone! Tony has worked tirelessly with the Historical Committee in Lakewood to keep residents aware of the history of Lakewood by getting signs and pictures of Lakewood in the "olden days" located throughout the village. My grandkids love to see the signs and pictures of where their Dad used to go to school!
Recently, Tony and his committee have worked with the American Legion Post 1286, to redo the Veterans Memorial Board that was in Lakewood for years. And now, it sits in the Village garage because no one is willing to commit to a location!!
Shame on you. Lakewood Board and Lakewood Library! You have Tony to thank for the Lakewood Museum and the Veteran's Memorial Board but no one seems to be willing to offer a spot for the Memorial Board!
Since I moved back to Lakewood in the 1980s, I have had the upmost respect for Tony Barone – as a merchant and valued member of the community. I would like to publicly say "Many Thanks, Tony-You Are One-In-AS Million!!!!!
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Walter,I can definitely empathize with your aggravation associated with price increases, especially with all you do and have done at your school. Maybe when you hear people complaining of the increase you can remind them of the quality pizzas you are putting out, but also remind them that it is for the good of the school and your program, and if that doesn't work tell them if they cut out or downsize one of their 4-a-day Sbucks Mucho Grande Frapicoffee Lattes the pizza increase might not hit them so hard. I'm sure deep down they know the quality you serve but for some reason many people just feel better when they complain.John


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Gordon McCall's Motorworks Revival, which takes place annually at the Monterey [Calif.] Jet Center and serves as the kick-off for the Concours d'Elegance, lives up to its billing as "a very cool party...with classic cars and airplanes scattered over the acreage like a rich giant's toy box." So when our company received word from McCall that he had a static-display spot available for us at this August's event, we quickly arranged to have a client's G150 flown in.
The soirée proved noteworthy, and not just because it gave us an opportunity to showcase the Gulfstream. New-aircraft salespeople, fellow preowned brokers, aviation attorneys and aircraft finance people mingled throughout the evening, which turned into an impromptu summit meeting on the state of the business jet market. New aircraft salespeople cited the challenges of selling delivery positions so far out into the future. The finance folks, meanwhile, talked about the credit crisis and about who is and isn't funding deals in the current environment. They also chatted about the prospects for improving margin spreads that have been squeezed wafer thin over the past few years.
One new-aircraft salesperson asked me what was going on in preowned sales and I used the term "real sellers." He then asked me to define the phrase, and I responded with a line borrowed from CNBC's Jeff Macke: A real seller trades the market that is, not the one he wishes it was.
Alas, there may not be enough "real sellers" around right now. One of the main reasons more used aircraft are available for sale than ever before-in November 2002 the market peaked at 2,069 units-is because prices haven't dropped enough to reflect the reduced demand. Many are still perched at levels that a year ago would have been realistic, but today are out of touch with the market.
Sellers rely heavily on brokers to give them the straight scoop and any brokers embellishing prices in order to earn listings are now feeling the effects of their faux pas. We're beginning to see aircraft that have stagnated on the market get pulled from one broker and awarded to another. In this atmosphere, it seems, sellers want to know what it will take to sell their aircraft-and they want the facts without the sugarcoating.
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CUBRID Query Tuning Techniques
This article has been written by one of the CUBRID core developers to help users improve their application performance by understanding how CUBRID Indexing behaves and how to tune it.
Database tuning, necessary to build a high performance Web service, depends largely on how well index tuning is utilized. However, over the past three years while CUBRID has been applied to NHN's internal and external services surprisingly many developers either do not know much about Database Indexing or how to use it.
In this article I will explain about index structure and various indexing techniques introduced in CUBRID 2008 R4.0 on July 1st, 2011 to significantly improve CUBRID Database performance. Some of these techniques are present in other database management systems.
Understanding Index Structure and Scanning
In CUBRID Indexing is implemented in B+tree structure where index values are stored in leaf nodes. Unlike B-tree, which stores the actual data in leaf nodes, B+tree stores only pointers to data in leaf nodes along with keys.
On the other hand, non-leaf nodes, which are above the leaf nodes, are typical B-tree nodes which act as indexes to quickly find the leaf nodes. Additionally, leaf nodes are connected in a linked list which allows faster sequential access, for instance, when performing range search - one of the key performance advantages of CUBRID over MySQL. Below you can see a typical structure of B+tree.
Here is how Index Range Scan works. There is a database table, and in order to read the complete result set, it has to read all records from the very first till the last to check if records are in that particular range. However, since the index keys are sorted, the search starts at a specific location and stops right at the moment when the key values do not match the search criteria any more. Thus, for range scan two sub-keys are required. First represents the min value, the second - max value.
Index Range Scan is a two-step process. The first step is to traverse the tree from the root node to the leaf nodes and find these sub-keys. The second step is to read all the records starting from min key until max key. If max key is not found in the current record, it will ready the next record until the max key is found. When such sequential search of max key is completed, the full range search is done.
See also Multi Range Scanning.
Understanding Query Process Utilizing Index Scan
For a practical example, let's consider the following table structure.
CREATE TABLE tbl (a INT NOT NULL, b STRING, c BIGINT);
And we create a multi-column index on columns a and b.
CREATE INDEX idx ON tbl (a, b);
Let's insert some records.
INSERT INTO tbl VALUES (1, 'AAA, 123), (2, 'AAA', 12), …;
The following picture shows index nodes pointing to data stored in the heap file on the disk.
- The index values (both a and b) are sorted in ascending order (by default).
- Each index node has a pointer to a corresponding data (table row) in the heap file illustrated by an arrow.
- The data in heap file is stored in random order.
Let's see how the index scanning is usually performed. On the table defined above with the data we have inserted, we will execute the following SELECT query.
SELECT * FROM tbl WHERE a > 1 AND a < 5 AND b < 'K' AND c > 10000 ORDER BY b;
When executed, the search is completed in three steps.
- Key Range search: CUBRID will first find all index nodes where a >1 and a < 5.
- Key Filter search: Here Key Range cannot be used, but we can still filter the records using index keys. Thus, among these nodes, it will find all nodes where b < 'K'.
- Data Filter search: Since column c is not indexed, we cannot use Key Filter any more. To obtain its value it is necessary to look up the heap file.
So, in general the following process is accomplished.
- First, Key Range and Key Filter are applied. These steps form a list of OIDs (Object Identifier) which tells CUBRID where exactly on the disk the required rows are located.
- Based on these OID, the server will look up the heap file to retrieve the corresponding records. Then CUBRID will apply either Data Filter to these records or will read the values of columns listed in the SELECT clause. The results will be stored in a temporary page.
- If ORDER BY or GROUP BY clauses are present, the records stored in the temporary page get sorted, and the final result is generated.
The following figure illustrates these processes. You can notice, first, Key Range has been applied, then Key Filter, then Data Filter, finally sorting.
Notes to remember when using indexes
- In order for Optimizer to use index, WHERE clause should contain a Range condition (<, >, <=, >=, =). If Range condition is not defined, the Optimizer will attempt to perform table sequential scan.
- Also, in order for Index Scan to be triggered, WHERE clause should contain the first column of the index key.
- Sometimes developers include all columns in the index and use only one or two of them in the WHERE clause. It's not a good idea to overload the indexes.
- Since it is not possible to sort the second column if the first column of the index is not listed in the condition, the Range Scan cannot be applied. The second columns is sorted only in accordance with the first column, as shown in the figure above. Thus, it is important to have the first column in the condition, while it does not matter much if the second column is present or not.
- Since B+tree structure is created through index values comparison (less or greater), the usage of irregular conditions such as <>, != or NULL will limit the Optimizer from using the index even when the first column of index is listed in the condition. For example, in the following queries index cannot be used by the Optimizer even if columns grade and email_addr are indexed.
SELECT * FROM student WHERE grade <> 'A'; SELECT name, email_addr FROM student WHERE email_addr IS NOT NULL; SELECT student_id FROM record WHERE substring(yymm, 1, 4) = '1997';
Index Optimization: Disk I/O minimization is essential for tuning
It is the nature of B+tree that the cost of accessing any leaf page is almost same. In B+tree the most expensive part of searching process lies within the Key Range from the beginning until the end of scanning the leaf nodes and corresponding table data from the disk.
I/O in CUBRID is performed in pages. This means that in order to read only one column for a single record, it requires to read the entire page from the disk which this records belongs to. The Optimizer determines whether there is a need to read index or table. Therefore, the most important query performance indicator is the number of pages involved in I/O operations, which determines largely the way the Optimizer works. That is the most important is not reading the record which complies the condition but reading the number of pages.
Below I will explain about the techniques that you can use to reduce the number of pages involved in the process of index scanning.
Optimization 1: Utilizing Key Filter
As explained earlier, even if Key Filter is not included in Key Range it can process the condition using the index key. In this case, if Key Filter is included in the WHERE condition, it is possible to reduce the number of data pages accessed during the index scan. Since the data pages are not sorted on the disk, access to them are random. Thus, it is more expensive than index page access. Therefore, by indicating the Key Filter in WHERE clause, it is possible to boost the performance.
Additionally, Data Filter can be applied by adding a column to the index used in Key Filter. For example, there is a table with two column index defined idx_1 ON (group_id, name). And we want to execute the following query which utilizes this index.
SELECT * FROM user WHERE group_id = 10 AND age > 40;
If we assume there are 100 records with group_id = 10 and 10 records with age > 40, after index scan returns OIDs (Object Identifiers) of 100 rows where group_id = 100, in the worst case the data pages will be accessed 100 times (since age column is not a part of index). However, if age column is added to index idx_1 like (group_id, name, age) then the age > 40 condition will be treated as Key Filter, thus the number of data page access using OID will be only 10.
Optimization 2: Covering Index
If index is used to obtain all the results for a SELECT query, it is possible to build the results of this query by reading index keys only without accessing the data pages on the disk. Such index which covers all the requested columns is called Covering Index.
SELECT a, b FROM tbl WHERE a > 1 AND a < 5 AND b < 'K' ORDER BY b;
For the above query, Covering Index can be applied. This is because both columns a and b used in the entire query, are included in the same index. The following figure confirms that Covering Index is used in the query and no data page access is performed, i.e. no disk I/O. Instead, the index key values obtained from index scan results, stored in the Key Buffer, are used to build the final results.
Thus, Covering Index does not ever entail data page access, which means that if a covered query is used very often, the index will be saved in the DB Buffer Cache which plays significant role in disk I/O reduction. Thus:
- If the index key size is smaller than the record size;
- And it is confirmed that the query covered by index will be executed very often;
... then this assured to dramatically increase the performance.
Optimization 3: Replacing sort operations
Since the result set produced by index scanning is automatically sorted by index column, explicit sorting indicated in ORDER BY or GROUP BY clauses can be omitted when writing a query. In order to accomplish this, it is necessary to specify columns in ORDER BY or GROUP BY clauses in the same order as columns are defined in the index.
Previously we have noted that it is not possible to use index if only the second column of the index is provided in the condition. For example, the following query would not use index. In order to use index, the first index column should be present.
CREATE INDEX idx ON tbl (a, b); SELECT COUNT(*) FROM tbl ORDER BY b;
However, if "=" operator is used to perform comparison of the first column of the index, that column can be omitted from the ORDER BY or GROUP BY clause.
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM tbl WHERE a = 100 ORDER BY b;
In the above case, sorting in ORDER BY will be skipped, since the final result set is already sorted. The following query and figure also show the case when sorting in GROUP BY is skipped.
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM tbl WHERE a > 1 AND a < 5 AND b < 'K' AND c > 10000 GROUP BY a;
Optimization 4: LIMIT Optimization
As you already know LIMIT clause allows to limit the number of final results to be return to the client. If there is a LIMIT clause in the query which has no Data Filter, there is no need to scan all the key values corresponding to Key Range. Instead it is necessary to return only as many records as indicated in the LIMIT clause and stop further scanning. This eventually will prevent the system from accessing the data pages, thus reducing the number of unnecessary I/O ops.
SELECT * FROM tbl WHERE a = 2 AND b < 'K' ORDER BY b LIMIT 3;
When the above query is executed, looking at the following figure we can notice that the system does not scan all the index key values, but interrupts once the LIMIT count is reached. In other words, if there records with a = 2 are stored in 10 data pages on the disk, LIMIT clause will scan only 3 records by reading only one data page.
Meanwhile, it is also possible to apply LIMIT optimization to a query which contains IN clause. If index column is used in IN clause, CUBRID will use Key Range technique to scan only those records where keys are among those defined in IN clause. However, if LIMIT count is defined like in the following query, CUBRID will perform index scan only 3 times for each of those 3 sets of records, then interrupt index scanning. In other words, LIMIT optimization can be applied for each index scan. For visual illustration see the figure below.
SELECT * FROM tbl WHERE a IN (2, 4, 5) AND b < 'K' ORDER BY b LIMIT 3;
Since ORDER BY clause sorts the entire result set, if there are more than one Key Range as in the above query it is necessary to sort each index scan results once they are collected. However, when ORDER BY is used together with LIMIT, we can replace intermediary results on the fly while scanning Key Range. In CUBRID this process is called In-place Sorting.
The Figure below provides a detailed explanation of the search process for the above query.
- First, CUBRID will scan indexes where a = 2 and b < 'k'. Since there is a LIMIT of 3 records, the index scan for a = 2 range will stop when 3 OIDs have been scanned where a and b satisfy the criteria.
- Second, a = 4 range will be scanned similarly. Since it has already obtained 3 OIDs from the previuos a = 2 range, it will scan the first index key in a = 4 range and check if its b value is less than the ones in temp result set. Since b in (4, 'DAA') is not less than b in (2, 'CCC'), CUBRID will stop further scan for this a = 4 range, because b key values in this index are already sorted, so if the first value is larger than the value in our temp result set.
- Third, as in the previous step, it will scan a = 5 range and compare b values. Since b in (5, 'AAA') is smaller than b in (2, 'CCC') and b in (2, 'ABC'), OID10 will be inserted into the second position of the temp result set. Thus the temp result set will have OID5, OID10, and OID9. Looking at the next value within this same range, i.e. (5, 'BBB'), CUBRID will stop further index scan and return the results.
Thus, In-place Sorting technique allows to further narrow the index scan range. Thus, since separate sorting of the final results do not take place, In-place Sorting allows to significantly increase query execution performance.
Even though indexes are good to have, it is not necessary to create many indexes. When many indexes are declared for a table, SELECT queries get faster, however, the administrative cost of these indexes increases, thus the performance of INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE operations will decrease. Thus, the core DB tunning technique lies in creating the adequate number of indexes, and optimize queries in order to take advantage of these indexes. For this, it is necessary to consider the following indicators as a whole:
- Index structure implemented in the DBMS.
- Variety of indexing techniques like those explained above.
- Query patters and the frequency of their usage.
- I/O cost
- and the cost of the storage space
Considering these, it is possible to create very efficiently indexed queries.
For more related tutorials, refer to the following articles.
See also
What is Covering Index in CUBRID 8.4.0?
Starting from version 8.4.0 CUBRID supports Covering Index. Wikipedia explains it as:
Obtaining Database Information in CUBRID
This guide explains how to retrieve database information from CUBRID. This includes: table, index, and column names, if certain columns are indexes ...
CUBRID Click Counter
The scope of this tutorial is to show you how to use one of the most special features implemented in CUBRID – Click Counter.
How to Concatenate Column Values from Different Rows
Sometimes you want to concatenate all column values from differenct rows returned by your SELECT statement in one value. For example, consider the c...
How to Efficiently Import Large Files in CUBRID
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Importance of a good night's sleep
If "happy and healthy" are words in your New Year's Resolutions, then sleep should be a top priority to reach your goals in 2013.
Lack of sleep takes a toll on your body and overall health, reports Deborah Pedrick, sleep expert and founder of the Family Sleep Institute at Stamford, Conn.
Research shows that chronic lack of sleep is linked to colds and flu, diabetes, heart disease, mental health, and even obesity.
"Healthy sleep increases our growth hormone production that is essential for our daily vitality," adds Patty Tucker, sleep coach and Family Sleep Institute faculty member.
"It also improves our ability to fight off infection and recover from some forms of cancer," Tucker said in a statement. "A good night's sleep increases our ability to learn, remember and focus. Poor sleep increases our risk for heart disease, stroke, diabetes, obesity, depression as well as work accidents and car crashes. With all these benefits who wouldn't want a little more restful sleep?"
Below, Pedrick offers some tips to help us get a good night's rest in 2013 which in turn will help us reach our goals.
– Set aside time at the end of the day to have a consistent bedtime routine which is calming, positive, and nurturing for the whole family (reading books, talking about the day, etc). Have well defined steps, a starting point and an ending point. This is not only a cue to your child to prepare him for sleep, but also a way for parents to stay in control and complete the task, which in turn creates a familiar and secure sleep environment for the child. Introducing a light dimmer which decreases the light in the room over a period of time during the bedtime routine also helps the body cue into sleep, relax, and aid in the production of melatonin.
– Sleep environment: Make sure that your child's sleep environment is safe and follows the American Academy of Pediatrics' safe sleep guidelines. Keep temperature on the cooler side, 68 degrees, cooler is better. Sleep in complete darkness and block out all natural light.
– Respect your children's need for sleep during the day and try to work daily activities around that need. Naps restore our children mentally as well as physically. Skipping naps is like skipping meals.
Experts say every child needs a slightly different amount of sleep. In general, these are the amounts of sleep children require, by age:
Ages 1-3: 12-14 hours of sleep per day.
Ages 3-6: 10-12 hours of sleep per day.
Ages 7-12: 10-11 hours of sleep per day.
If your child regularly has difficulty falling asleep or wakes up repeatedly throughout the night, it might be a sign of a sleep problem. To know for sure, make an appointment with your child's pediatrician. The doctor may refer you to a sleep specialist.
Additionally, the National Institutes of Health estimates that 13-20 percent of the U.S. population suffers from excessive sleepiness.
"Excessive sleepiness is common, debilitating and often misunderstood," says David Cloud, CEO of the National Sleep Foundation.
The National Sleep Foundation also lists some tips to help people get enough sleep.
– Power down an hour before bed: Nearly all Americans – as many as 95 percent, in fact – use some tech gadget in the hour before bed at least a couple of nights a week, according to the National Sleep Foundation's 2011 Sleep In America poll. But the blue light emitted from TV, laptop, tablet and smartphone screens disrupts the brain's natural melatonin production and can trigger alertness, keeping you awake later.
– Leave the cell phone outside the bedroom: Half of Americans sleep next to their cell phones. More than 80 percent of 18-24 year olds are guilty of this sleep no-no. Not only is the blue light emitted a problem, but middle-of-the-night texts and emails can disrupt your sleep as well. If you must keep it nearby, turn it to a mode that allows only emergency calls to wake you.
– Commit to at least 7 hours: It's true that there's no magic number of hours of sleep that every adult must get, but in general, most people require about seven to nine hours to feel and function their best. Risk for a number of the serious consequences of short sleep, like heart problems and obesity, increases dramatically when people get fewer than six hours a night.
– Consider what (and when) you eat and drink: If you rely too heavily on that 4:30 p.m. cup of coffee or that glass of wine before bed, consider committing to healthier eating and drinking habits. Experts recommend ditching caffeine six to eight hours before bed to make sure it's out of your system by lights out time. Alcohol, while it can help lull you to sleep, is only disruptive later on in the night.
– Stop badmouthing sleep: When's the last time you heard someone brag about cutting a night short in order to hit the hay? It's much more likely you've heard something along the lines of "I'll sleep when I'm dead." But short sleep isn't a sign of bravery or competence or toughness. In fact, sayings like this send messages about sleep that all too often paint a negative picture of good rest.
– If you really can't sleep, get up: Getting out of bed may be the last thing you feel like doing when counting sheep just won't work, but it can actually help you fall back to sleep faster – and reduce the stress of staring at the clock. After 15 or 20 minutes, get out of bed, sit in another part of the house until you feel a little groggy, then go back to sleep.
– Talk to a doctor: If you've been told you snore, or you constantly feel tired or can fall asleep the minute your head hits the pillow, and no home remedies seem to help, commit to getting expert help in 2013.


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Friday, November 15, 2013
Bristow UK SAR Helicopters to Feature Trakka A800 Searchlight
Bristow Helicopters has selected the A800 Trakkabeam tactical searchlight for 22 of its helicopters on order as part of the UK search and rescue program. The Department for Transport has a contract with Bristow to deliver SAR service beginning in 2015. The A800 searchlights from Australia-based Trakka Corp. will be incorporated into 22 Bristow helicopters, consisting of AgustaWestland AW189s and Sikorsky S-92s.
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Honoring Our Fallen Heroes
With Memorial Day just around the corner, it has us thinking about how so many Americans have forgotten the true meaning of the holiday that we, as veterans, hold so close to our hearts. Across the nation, graves of America's fallen heroes are increasingly ignored and neglected and most people no longer remember the proper flag etiquette for the day. The tradition for cities and towns to hold Memorial Day parades is slowly becoming lost as today the numbers of those parades are decreasing.
As proud veterans, we know Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, was created to honor those that have fallen in battle; a day to remember those who died serving our great nation and protecting our freedoms. Unlike Veterans Day where we honor all Veterans who served, this day is set aside to memorize those who gave the ultimate sacrifices for liberty.
I am always honored to write on behalf of the Chautauqua County Veterans Service Agency, but it is especially humbling to write about the celebration this nation participates in on the last Monday in May. It is a somber day of remembrance for Chautauqua County residents as our eyes were recently opened a little wider to the reality of war and the commitments and sacrifices that our military men and women make for this country each and every day.
We do a wonderful job of creating and building physical reminders of our great, sometimes dark, history. The Vietnam Wall, the WWII Memorial, and the Korean Memorial, to name a few, are all solid symbols of the nation's desire to physically commemorate our fallen heroes. At these hallowed places, we can see and even trace with our fingertips the names of those in uniform who have given their lives in defense of our country.
We have awarded medals to many soldiers, and added their names to monuments and even named buildings and bridges after them to honor their bravery. But nothing can ever replace the hole left behind by a fallen service member, and no number of medals and ribbons can comfort the family and friends ones left behind.
Memorial Day is a single day during which we honor the spirit of all those who died in service to our nation but whom we continue to remember and honor in our hearts. Instead of seeing a stone monument, we see the faces of all those whom, over the years, have sacrificed their lives in the defense of freedom. We think about their families and friends, perhaps people we know, and mark this day by celebrating their legacy, while grieving their absence in our lives by ceremoniously decorating their final resting place.
From the soldiers who shivered and starved through the winter at Valley Forge; to the Doughboy's crouched in the muddy trenches of France; to the platoon who patrolled the mountains in Korea, or the hazy jungles of Vietnam; and now those searching the mountains of Afghanistan, we remember and honor them all.
In the words of President Ronald Reagan: "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We did not pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."
Compared to our large nation, our small Chautauqua County is sadly represented as having such young service members die or become Missing in Action in the quest for Democracy. In World War II, our county lost 345 soldiers, in Korea there were 15, in Vietnam 52 and from our recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, 5 service members perished for the quest of freedom.
For a long time, this humble Day seemed at risk of becoming just another day off work. It was a reason to have a picnic or barbeque; the marking of the baseball and softball season; the end of the school year, or just the marking of the "unofficial" beginning of summer.
A key component of our nation's greatness lies in our ability to honor, appreciate, and cherish, through our actions and our memories, all those who died to ensure our freedom. We often hear that freedom has a price and that each generation pays its due. Today is our day to say thank you to those who for generations have foot the bill; to those who have paid so dearly-with their lives. To say thank you to their families and friends whose lives are forever changed and to whom we owe an enormous debt.
So while it is important and proper that we mark this day with a humble silence, it is far more important we spend all our days rejoicing in their service and reminding ourselves that because of our fallen heroes, our country still stands; our founding principles still shine; nations around the world that once knew nothing but fear, now know the blessings of freedom.
We must teach others about the sacrifices that have been made on our behalf so that we might continue to enjoy the liberties and freedoms granted in our Constitution. Their history deserves telling and re-telling. Find a way in your life, at work or home, at church or a youth group meeting, to keep their memories alive. Honor their sacrifices, tell their stories, and cherish their memories. Make this day an annual reminder for those who have given everything. I challenge you to treat Memorial Day with reverence and respect and others will follow your lead.
On this humble day as we get together, we must remember and honor our fallen service members who are gone but never forgotten. We must embrace the responsibility of promoting service to one's country and we do it all in their names. As an American, we need to celebrate the lives and legacies of those we have lost but never forgotten. Above all, we must never forget the famous quote, "For your tomorrow, they gave their today."
To find out how you can help our Veterans or to find out more about the Chautauqua County Veterans Service Agency and what they offer for veterans, please call (716) 363-3842 for the Dunkirk office or (716) 661-8255 for the Jamestown office.
To stay updated on current information from the department and the military community, visit the "Chautauqua County Veterans Service Agency" Facebook page.


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The Padagogy Wheel is designed to help educators think – systematically, coherently, and with a view to long term, big-picture outcomes – about how they use mobile apps in their teaching. The Padagogy Wheel is all about mindsets; it's a way of thinking about digital-age education that meshes together concerns about mobile app features, learning transformation, motivation, cognitive development and long-term learning objectives.
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Looks good. In my opinion, always give things like this a try before trying it out w/ students.
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Визуальная поисковая система для детей - Kiddle.
AnswerGarden is a very simple tool for creating short answer polls and displaying the answers as word clouds. It's really simple and quick to use and can be used in the classroom or embedded into webpages, blogs or in online courses.
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This article has some great tips on how to incorporate this tool into a lesson. Worth a read!
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In the 1:1 Chromebook classroom, we don't use Apps, but rather Chrome extensions. I was looking for a way for students to annotate images, and this app led me back to Evernote Web Clipper. We'll be evaluating this and other extensions with similar function for the next school year.
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This creative-commons licensed site is chock-full of ideas for how kids can show off what they know by CREATING it! Very exciting. Plus, I like that they called it "media." Good idea. Put the media in our own hands!
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Fleetwood Mac - Mystery To Me
So far, our rundown of the most risible album artwork of all time has concentrated on musical genres, specifically heavy metal and hip-hop. This time around, we lampoon the pen and paintbrush-wielding illustrators whose crimes transcend genre boundaries.
When the LP was in its infancy, we can't imagine that discussions about the cover art were particularly fraught. Simply photograph the talent – first making sure they've dressed nicely and combed their hair – add easily-legible typography denoting artist name and album title, possibly augment with record label logo… job done.
However, as the rock album became a weightier artistic statement, so its sleeve art took on new levels of gravitas. A simple photograph of the band was no longer enough, something more ambitious was required…
This collection celebrates those moments when the artist behind the painting or illustration destined for the album cover has had a serious taste meltdown or imploded under the weight of their own pretension. And somehow the band, their management and everyone at their record label has either gone along for the ride, or been too wasted to care.
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Redundancy Eliminated In Fire Commissioners' Board
WESTFIELD – A resignation on the board of fire commissioners led to the appointment of a village board member. Members of the Westfield Village Board tied up loose ends concerning the structure of the board of fire commissioners.
After being presented with the formal resignation of Scott Mason from the board of fire commissioners by representative Barry Underwood, the board acted "with regret" to approve Mason's resignation, citing increased demands of his personal career as a reason. After announcing that newly elected Trustee Debra Puckhaber expressed an interest to serve on the board of fire commissioners, the board resolved to appoint her to take Mason's vacant seat.
Before being appointed to the volunteer position, Puckhaber posed the question whether she should still continue to serve as the village board's liaison to the fire commissioner's board. After discussing the matter, to avoid redundancy, the board moved to eliminate the position of village liaison, allowing Puckhaber to serve solely as a member of the board of fire commissioners.
In other matters, members of the board expressed their condolences to a local family at the beginning of the meeting. Mayor Mike Vande Velde asked for a moment of silence to be observed following the Pledge of Allegiance in honor of fallen high school running back, Damon Janes.
"Our condolences go out to his family on behalf of the village of Westfield," stated the mayor.
With a small public audience in attendance at the recent meeting, three of whom included students from WACS' government class, the board also authorized the proclamation of October being Anti Bullying Awareness Month in the village as "a way to safeguard our schools and communities, and to serve as a symbol of our commitment to the year-round struggles faced by victims of bullying."
Responding to the increased number of incidents contained in the August overtime report for the Westfield Police Department, Trustee Rob Cochran asked Police Chief Rob Genthner if there are any precautions the board should be asking residents to take against crime.
"Only a few weeks back, there were some reports of vehicle break-ins on South Portage Street. It is a good idea to ask people to please always lock their vehicles," added the police chief.
On request of the police chief, the board also moved to accept the resignation of part-time officer Zachary Penhollow and accept Cody Bolinger as a part-time intern with the criminal justice program of SUNY Fredonia.
Code Enforcement Officer Jim Pacanowski reported to the board that the annual required fire inspections along Main Street are continuing in the village and that the property of 41 Clinton St. has been sold to a Buffalo-based developer.
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The Digital Curation Centre's promotion of expertise and good practice in digital data curation is no mere exercise in theory. Through its new eScience Liaison initiative the DCC has kept a close eye on its founding principle, that the necessity for the physical and life sciences to share access to digital research resources is due mainly to issues characteristic of eScience. This article describes some of the principal liaison activities that have been addressed within that community since the summer of 2007.
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KINGSFORD – Shirley M. Bryant, 79, of Kingsford, passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at Dickinson County Memorial Hospital.
Shirley was born on May 18, 1934, in Kingsford, daughter of the late Andrew and Jean (Anderson) Troyan. She was a graduate of Hyde Park High School in Chicago and married Elmer H. Bryant in Chicago in 1956. Elmer preceded her in death in 1995.
Shirley was a homemaker for most of her life. She was a private person and enjoyed collecting angels, the color red, dolls, walking and shopping at St. Vincent De Paul.
Shirley is survived by her son, David Bryant of Chicago; nephews, Albert, William and Jack Lohnes; niece, Diane Wyer, and great-niece, Jennifer.
In addition to her parents and her husband, Shirley was preceded in death by her sisters, Joyce Lohnes and Ellann Bevilacque.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (815 votes).
In short: Weather aside, Organisation was not greatIn full: Due to severe weather the Marathon was cancelled and only the half was run. I only knew this as a friendly runner next to me at the start told me. The PA system was useless and could not be heard until crossing the start line. Marshalls out on the course were great although when my sister turned up to support, she asked where the course went and they didn't know! Big thanks to the supporters who braved the weather!Date of review: April 30, 2012
In short: Weather put aside... Organisation needs to be looked at! In full: Fab course, great athmophere, considering the horendous weather conditions.BUT After completing the race and endured the severe weather conditions (40mph head wind, sleet and rain) to find out "NO MEDAL" cmon!! Us runners run for a medal. The cost of the race entry we expect a goody bag, medal and T shirt. Not happy to have to register to get my medal sent in the post...I will run this race again, but sort this organisation PLEASE!! I would like to thank the Marshalls for doing a great job! Date of review: April 30, 2012
In short: Great race ruined by dreadful communication In full: My third Stratford marathon but not quite. Awful weather and terrible communication ended my marathon as like many others I had not heard of the cancellation. Luckily I ran Worcester two weeks earlier and will do next year. I felt for all those like me who were. Denied a marathon. This is normally a fantastic race and the weather usually lovely and to all those saying never again Stratford I would advise you to think again next year. I would also say to the race organizers please at the very least am end your website and apologise to all the full runners who did not hear the cancellation. Also end the silliyness of not offering sports drinks for a marathon. Stratford has a great reputation which has been slightly tarnished yesterday and must work to get it back. Weather like yesterday was freakish. The Marshall's and supporters on the course were fantasticPlease next year sunny weather a PA system that works and better communicationAlso the last two Stratford marathons have had a dated medal to give us one with no date on was poorSee you next yearDate of review: April 30, 2012
In short: Wet, windy, cold & an online decision shamblesIn full: After reading one of the marshalls put a report in I decided as a spectator ( and a fellow marathon runner to do the same ) because quite honestly I was absolutely gutted for all those who had turned up expecting to run a marathonHaving pulled up in the car to drop the bf off I made him stay in the car ( as I was more suitably dressed for wet weather ) to find out where the start was to find that the race director and race referee were discussing about cancelling the marathon. This was at 8.50am!!! I said if come back in 10mins can you tell me if you have reached your decision, with the referee biking off to check The Greenway againat 9am they said that very likely they were now cancelling the marathon but would announce it to runners as they pulled up, I did try to explain that there would be many disappointed people ( knowing only full well how much training goes into running a marathon I would be personally gutted ) but I really dont think the organisers really got where I was coming fromI think that the decision to cancel was the right one but it should have been done THE DAY BEFORE, the weather forecast wasnt going to change over night as as they explained to me, that the ruts and bumps on The Greenway on the 2nd lap would have made it dangerous for runners and they were worried they may injure themselves, I think that they would have had a lot more respect if they had posted this on the website the day beforeI had driven round the course ( well not on The Greenway of course ) and had it been a nice day it really would have been a pleasant runI think the major fault here is the notification of the cancellation of the marathonWell done to all the runners who took part, it was appalling conditions. I hadnt planned to but in the end I stayed alot longer shouting and cheering everyone on, I drove round various parts of the course ( so if you had a grey car drive slowly past you and then saw me get out and cheer you on, you know who I am ) as I thought that you all deserved a medal Oh wait, not everyone did, did they, they have out all the half marathon medals so those finishing towards the end didnt even get a medal, lets hope they sort that one out ( they should have just given out the marathon medals would have made up for the disappointment )Date of review: April 30, 2012
In short: A farceIn full: Told by runners around 3 miles that full was cancelled, finish at 13 mile with a medal and a banana, off my list for future racesDate of review: April 30, 2012
In short: MY FIRST HALF - GREAT BUT NOT DUE TO THE WEATHER!In full: This was my first half and was a little disappointed.There was hardly any direction as to where to go in the town once parked, marshals however were amazing! Will definitely do it again as the course itself was lovely, even if it was pricey (Medal and tea / coffee at the end, was hoping for a tshirt :-() Nothing could be done about running out of medals with the full being cancelled. But as it was my first, it will definitely be memorable! Date of review: April 30, 2012
In short: Lovely HM, shame about the horrific stormIn full: An honour to win this race in such dreadful weather conditions. Thank you to the organisers and marshals and well down to all the hardy souls who braved it. Commiserations to the marathon entrants and the race being cancelled. I think it was the right decision, such a pity that not everyone knew it had been and only discovered it at the split point at mile 12.Date of review: April 30, 2012
In short: Good race but weather atrocious this yearIn full: Expected to run the marathon. Sensible decision by the organisers to reduce the marathon to a half, if disappointing. Thank you to all the volunteers who cheerfully stood out in the gale. Date of review: April 30, 2012
In short: No chip time!In full: Having slogged round this half marathon in atrocious weather (and yes, I know the weather isn't their fault) I got a banana, a bin-bag and a dateless medal and now I see my chip time has not been registered!Now noone will believe I even did it!Still, big thanks to all the race marshals, who were fantastic. I'd rather have been running that standing out there in that weather. Date of review: April 30, 2012
In short: Wet! Wet! Wet!In full: I had been targeting this race to do a sub 3 hour and at least get a GFA so was disappointed at the cancellation but I think it was the right decision. While of course marathon runners are a though bunch it is unfair to ask people to marshal and man water stations in those conditions for over 6 hours. However, the decision should have been made sooner.I agree no goody bag for a marathon for that cost! Surely the local business can donate stuff to save reducing the amount raises for charity.The road section of the course was fine but not sure about the lane even in good conditions.Date of review: April 30, 2012
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HOUSTON - The president of Lone Star College's North Harris campus said Thursday that the timeline of events related to the Jan. 22 shooting is still under review.
While he stopped short of saying mistakes were made, Dr. Steve Head did admit the college is using the shooting incident to fine tune the system it uses to alert students and faculty in an emergency.
Reports of shots fired on the campus came in at 12:20 p.m. College police respond immediately and Harris County sheriff's deputies arrived just a few minutes later.
Though it's not clear what time authorities figured out this was not an active-shooter scene, the first on-campus order to shelter in place wasn't issued until 12:35 p.m., 15 minutes later.
Head admitted there is room for improvement.
"You can put everything you want on paper. When it happens, though, it's just a series of things," Head said.
Another 10 minutes would go by before college administrators sent out the first campus-wide text message. That happened at 12:45 p.m.
Seven minutes later, at 12:52 p.m., more than 30 minutes after the initial shots fired call came in, a lockdown alert was blasted across Lone Star's website.
While Head said he believes the college was prepared, he said the warning system isn't as solid as he'd like it to be.
"You'd like to think you thought of everything, but that is just not the case. In our forums, the students have been telling me if they are not around an instructor then they didn't know and do we communicate with them," Head said.
At 1:02 p.m., an evacuation order was sent to students and faculty via text message stating a shooter was on campus. Four minutes later, at 1:06 p.m., that same information was sent out via email.
Head also said the school needs to do a better job of finding a place for students with disabilities to gather during an emergency.
Head said it took authorities about an hour and a half to figure out the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
Trey Foster, 22, has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection with the shooting. Three people were wounded. Two of them have been treated and released. Jody Neal, 25, remained hospitalized Thursday.
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