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BJP President Amit Shah on Friday said the Central government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the "most decisive and transparent" government the country has seen, because of which people have been voting for the party most in the elections held in the past three years."The BJP government under Modiji is the most decisive and transparent government," Shah said while highlighting the achievements of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government on completion of three years in office. Shah said that the Bharatiya Janata Party in the past three years had "got rid of nepotism, caste-based and appeasement politics".He said the people's mandate for the BJP is a "stamp of the people's trust" in Prime Minister Modi. "People of the country gave a huge mandate to BJP in 2014, and then in all the elections the vote share of the BJP increased - which is a certificate of the work of the Modi government," Shah said."People feel that this is a government for the poor, backward, farmers and it has given the country a decisive, transparent government - a government which has taken the country to new heights," Shah said.Taking a jibe at the opposition parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said that at a time "when the BJP-led government is busy taking the country forward, the opposition parties are working to strangle it"."This government is decisive and not a paralysed government," Shah said.He also said that in the last three years the BJP has achieved new milestones."We got the OBC commission for the backward community, we got a new Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill passed for the divyangs," Shah said.The BJP leader said that in the space technology sector "we set a new milestone, as we launched 104 satellites at a time". He also said the government got the new maternity leave policy passed under which pregnant women are entitled to get 26 weeks paid leave. ...
NEWS WORLD INDIA | May 26 , 2017
Bangladesh HC Removes Name Of Raja Tridev Roy From All Establishments
The Bangladesh High Court has ordered the removal of the name of former Chakma King Raja Tridev Roy in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) who sided with Pakistan during the Bangladesh War of Liberation in 1971. The role of minority ethnic groups in the CHT, especially the Chakmas has been under contestation. Two residents filed a petition in the High Court that there are various establishments in the name of Raja Tridev Roy which should not be named after an independence opponent. Responding to the petition, the High Court of Dhaka ordered the removal of the name of Raja Tridev Roy from all the establishments within the next 90 days. Who is Tridev Roy? London-based Indian political analyst Priyajit Debarskar, describes Raja Tridev Roy in his book 'The Last King of West Pakistan' was published in 2015. Debarskar explains the history of Tridev Roy who was considered an important player in the South Asian geopolitical field until his death in 2012. Tridev Roy stood against Bangladesh's independence and saw himself as the king of a tribe of West Pakistan from the ascension to the throne in 1953 till the last day of life and refuted the independence of Bangladesh. After the independence of Bangladesh, Tridev Roy became known as a writer, diplomat, Buddhist religious leader and politician in Pakistan....
DIVYIA | May 26 , 2017
Whoa… ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar's Remuneration In 2016-17 Will Leave You Zapped!
ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar's total remuneration went up 64 per cent to Rs 7.85 crore in 2016-17 against Rs 4.80 crore the previous year, owing majorly to a 15 per cent increase in basic salary and Rs 2.20 crore performance bonus.The country's largest private sector lender in its annual report 2016-17 showed Kochhar received Rs 2.67 crore as basic salary as compared to Rs 2.32 crore in the previous year.The increase in the CEO's salary in 2016-17 has been majorly because in the previous year the top management refused to take any performance bonus because of the bank's poor performance.Owing to the 15 per cent increase in salary in 2016-17, automatically the contribution to provident fund and gratuity fund also increased by the same percentage. Interestingly, Kochhar decided not to contribute to the superannuation fund in 2016-17, which was at Rs 34.79 lakh in 2015-16, and will now be taxable income.Thus, her allowances and perquisites income for 2016-17 increased by 47 per cent to Rs 2.44 crore from Rs 1.66 crore in the previous year, the annual report showed.Along with Kochhar, the managing directors of the bank also received an increase of 15 per cent in their basic salary for 2016-17 along with the performance bonus, that was missing in the previous year. ...
INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE | May 26 , 2017
Government Tweaks Startup Definition, Benefits to Now Flow for 7 Years
The government has introduced minor changes to the startup definition, saying a business not older than seven years will now qualify for benefits under the Startup India Action Plan. So far, only companies up to five years from the date of incorporation were eligible for concessions under the plan announced last year. As per the new definition, an entity shall be considered as a startup if its turnover is less than Rs. 25 crores - which remains unchanged - and has not completed seven years from the date of its incorporation/registration. However, in the case of startups in the biotechnology sector, the period shall be up to 10 years, the commerce and industry ministry said in a notification. It also said that an entity shall be considered as a startup if it is working towards innovation, development or improvement of products or processes or services, or if it is a scalable business model with a high potential of employment generation or wealth creation. It added that an entity shall cease to be a startup on completion of seven years from the date of its incorporation/ registration or if its turnover for any previous year exceeds Rs. 25 crores. To obtain tax benefits, it said, a startup should obtain a certificate of an eligible business from an inter-ministerial board of certification as constituted by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. It said if the recognition would be obtained without uploading the relevant documents or on the basis of false information, the DIPP reserves the right to revoke the recognition certificate and and certificate of an eligible business for tax benefits immediately without any prior notice or reason. Further, the notification said the process of recognition as a startup would be through an online application made over the mobile app/portal set up by the DIPP. The definition is important for budding enterprises to avail government-sponsored venture funding and tax and other benefits. Certain...
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA | May 26 , 2017
North Korea Problem 'Will Be Solved' Says Trump
Taormina -US President Donald Trump said on Friday the "problem" of an increasingly belligerent North Korea would be "solved", as he met with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe just before the start of the G7 summit. "It's a big problem, it's a world problem," he said in the Sicilian town of Taormina, adding the issue would be raised in joint meetings with the other six heads of leading industrialised countries. "It will be solved," he said before going into closed-door talks with Abe, without giving further details. Pyongyang has launched a series of missiles this year, including a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range projectile this month which the North claimed was capable of carrying a "heavy" nuclear warhead, fuelling tensions with Washington. It has carried out two atomic tests since the beginning of last year, insisting it needs nuclear weapons to defend itself against the threat of invasion. The US is worried that if North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is not stopped, other countries in the region including Japan and South Korea would be compelled to seek their own nuclear capability as a defence measure. Washington says it is willing to enter into talks with North Korea if it halts its nuclear and missile tests, but it has also warned that military intervention was an option, sending fears of conflict spiralling....
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA | May 26 , 2017
EPFO May Reduce PF Contributions To 10%
Trustees of retirement fund body EPFO may approve a proposal tomorrow to reduce the mandatory contributions toward social security schemes run by it to 10 per cent for workers as well as employers. Presently, employees and employers contribute 12 per cent of basic wages each towards Employees Provident Fund Scheme (EPF), Employee Pension Scheme (EPS) and Employee Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme (EDLI). The proposal to reduce the contributions by employers and employees to 10 per cent of basic wages, including basic pay and dearness allowance, is listed on the agenda for meeting of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) scheduled on May 27, 2017 in Pune, a source said. The source said the labour ministry received several representations stating that the move will leave more money with workers for expenditure and reduce employers liability, which will eventually perk up economy. However, trade unions have decided to oppose the proposal saying this will dilute these social security schemes. An EPFO trustee and Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh leader P J Banasure said, "We will oppose this proposal. This is not in workers interest." Another trustee and All India Trade Union Congress Secretary D L Sachdev said, "The reduction of contributions will reduce the benefits for workers by four percentage point. At present employer and employee contribute 24 per of basic wages. This will be reduced to 20 per cent." At present the employees' entire 12 per cent contribution is deposited into his EPF account. Besides, 3.67 per cent is also contributed to the EPF account by the employer who also contributes 8.33 per cent of basic wages to the EPS account. That apart, the employer also contributes 0.5 per cent of basic wages towards the EDLI for insurance benefit. Thus the employer eventually contributed 12.5 per of basic wages. ...
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As you recover from what was hopefully a fun-filled St. Patrick's Day, it might be helpful if I were able to convert our latest issue brief into a fun, bite-sized and easily digestible, bullet list of the most interesting things we found in President Obama's first budget submission to Congress.
First some background: in general, every presidential budget is significant because it establishes the priorities and issues which the administration perceives to be most important and how they plan to address and resolve them. The first budget of a new administration is even more important in that it sets expectations for the coming years and how these policies reconcile with the promises made during the campaign. The submission the Obama Administration made at the end of February was just an outline of the larger budget they will present later in the year, but with enough information that Congress can turn towards creating the Congressional budget resolution in the next month or two.
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The Disability Support Programs and Services (DSPS) Division also offers curriculum specifically designed to address the educational limitations of groups of students with common disabilities. Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 56028 authorizes colleges to develop Educational Assistance Courses. Such courses must meet specific requirements and be approved by the college's Curriculum Committee through the regular curriculum approval process.
Educational Assistance Classes
Descriptions and important information about each accommodation and service is noted below. Refer to the Disability Information Student Handbook (DISH) for the policies and procedures. Requests to receive these accommodations or services must be made through the student's DSS Counselor or LD Specialist.
Counselors in Disability Support Services (DSS) and LD Specialists in Learning Disabilities Support understand the impact of disability on college participation. Since each disability is unique, they are familiar with a wide range of educational limitations. They can recommend accommodations, services and strategies that are effective and afford students an equal opportunity to participate and succeed, while maintaining the course's academic rigor and standards.
Individual course requirements vary. It is helpful if students bring the class syllabus or outline and requirements to the DSS Counselor or LD Specialist so they can evaluate specific course expectations, the student's functional limitations and potential accommodations. DSS Counselor or LD Specialist can also help students who need assistance with how to explain their needs to instructors and can consult with students and instructors about accommodation requirements and options, if necessary.
If a student encounters a perceived barrier to participation in a college program, students should bring this concern to the DSS Counselor or LD Specialist's attention. It may be that the college has addressed the issue and with additional information, the student finds the issue is resolved. If not, it may be necessary to file an Accommodation Request form so that the concern can be evaluated for resolution.
Alternate Media Services
Classroom materials, textbooks and college publications can be made available in an alternate media format for students who have a print disability. These include:
Students work with their Learning Disability (LD) Specialist or their DSS Counselor, in consultation with the Alternate Media Specialist to determine the most appropriate alternate media format. Students file a quarterly Alternate Media Authorization form, signed by the DSS Counselor or LD Specialist and the Assistive Technology staff. They then submit media requests for the quarter directly to the Alternate Media Specialist on an Alternate Media Request Form.
For more information and for the policies and procedures, refer to the DISH Section 2, Using Disability Services and Accommodations,"Alternate Media Services."
Assistive Technology
A variety of assistive hardware and software technology is available for student use. The Computer Accessibility Lab (CAL) maintains a list of computer technology hardware and software in the lab and installed in other campus mainstream computer labs. Training courses in the basic use of assistive technology are offered every quarter. Students can utilize the CAL equipment to independently complete course assignments.
Assistive Technology is available in the Library providing computer access by voice input, screen reading, Braille printing, optical scanning to E-text. It also has closed circuit television enlargers, Braille writers, and other assistive resources. The Reference area of the library also has several assistive technology stations.
Area maps of the campus indicate locations of accessible computing stations.
For more information and policies and procedures, refer to the Disabiity Student Information Handbook (DISH) Section 2, Using Disability Services and Accommodations, "Assistive Technology."
Book Loan
As a result of a specially funded program, a limited number of textbook titles may be loaned to eligible DSS students for the quarter. The DSS counselor or LD Specialist can inform students about current availability of these and will advise on eligibility.
Book Scholarships
Through the generosity of bequests made to the Foothill-De Anza Community College Foundation for students with disabilities, DSS is able to offer financial scholarships to eligible DSS students to purchase classroom books and required materials for enrolled courses.
The college is not required to provide special or additional financial assistance to students with disabilities. As a result, special stipulations govern the program and it is dependent on funding.
Students may contact their DSS counselor or LD Specialist for more information and for an application.
Academic Adjustments
In circumstances in which an otherwise qualified student with a disability cannot meet a specific course requirement in the manner prescribed for the class by the instructor, an academic adjustment may be devised. Examples might be: flexibility in the course absence policy or extending a time line for completing an assignment. These meet the following:
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Course Substitution/Waiver
The college requirements for a degree or certificate may be modified in certain circumstances when a student who is able to complete a degree or certificate major, with the exception of a specific requirement directly as a result of disability-related educational limitations.
It is preferable to use those support services or accommodations available to succeed and meet the stated requirement. However, when not feasible, course substitution, rather than wavier, is typically the approach. Any such substitution or waiver applies only to the De Anza Certificate or Degree. These may not transfer to other colleges or universities.
Students whose circumstances warrant consideration of course substitution should meet with their DSS Counselor or LD Specialist in a timely manner so as not to delay the time line to complete their educational goal. The DSS Counselor or LD Specialist can assist the student with the decision and the process to apply.
Refer to the DISH Section 2, Using Disability Services and Accommodations,, "Academic Adjustment and Course Substitution."
Instructor Consultation / Liaison
Students are encouraged to discuss their disability-related needs and accommodations with instructors. Students can receive assistance from their DSS Counselor or LD Specialist in how to effectively advocate for themselves.
Instructors are not routinely notified about a student's course enrollment or accommodation needs, except in the case of a classroom assistant, interpreter or captioner, or other classroom adjustments necessitating instructor notice and cooperation. If desired, any student can request this service from the DSS Counselor or LD Specialist and and authorize an Instructor Referral, Accommodation Letter or Progress Note be sent. In these cases, students authorize such a notification. These are delivered by the student or sent confidentially to the classroom teacher.
Refer to the DISH section Section 2, Using Disability Services and Accommodations, "Instructor Liaison."
Students should request the counselor's assistance or intervention if issues arise that the student cannot resolve. Occasionally, an instructor may request more information about accommodations or the student's eligibility. Counselors and advisers do not disclose disability status or diagnosis, but may confirm that a student has properly documented a disability and is entitled to a specific accommodation. Often a simple clarification resolves an issue. If more mediation or information is required, the student is informed and normally, a dialog is initiated that involves all parties, with confidentiality safe-guarded and collaboration encouraged.
Note-taking Assistance
When a disability makes class note-taking ineffective, students may consult with their DSS Counselor or LD Specialist to discuss the best alternative for a particular course.
NOTE: When students use instructor materials or tapes, they may be asked to sign a Restricted Use Agreement.
Real-Time Captioning and Sign Language Interpreting
Deaf Services provides communication access services to Deaf and hard of hearing students enrolled at De Anza through Disability Support Services. Sign language interpreting, real time captioning and assistive listening devices are made available to students for curriculum and other college activities. Deaf Services also coordinates the captioning of instructional materials.
New students at De Anza must provide appropriate disability documentation and follow the procedures to enroll as a new DSS student before they can receive classroom services. Continuing students register for classes with their DSS counselor each quarter. Students then meet with the Deaf Services supervisor to orient to Deaf Services policies and procedures and to request classroom support services.
Since such services take time to arrange, it is important to register for classes during the DSS early, priority enrollment period. These dates are posted on the Announcement/News section on this Website and are emailed to continuing students. Late schedule changes past the early registration deadline may result in a delay in service.
Services are also provided for students to meet with instructors, tutors or for other required educational activities. Requests should be submitted on the request form at least one week in advance.
Students are required to notify Deaf Services if they will not be attending class so that services can be canceled.
For more information and for policies and procedures, refer to the Deaf Services website and the DISH section 2, Using Disability Services and Accommodations, Accommodations & Services for Deaf/Hard of Hearing.
Educational Assistance Classes
The emphasis of the programs in the Disability Support Programs and Services (DSPS) Division is to enable students with disabilities to participate in the college curriculum offered by De Anza's instructional Divisions. Educational assistance classes are designed to be in support of this effort. Refer to the individual program websites or the DSP&S Division web-site for information on Educational Assistance Classes.
Educational assistance classes on campus are offered in:
Test Accommodation Services
Accommodation for classroom testing provides an equal opportunity for students with verified disabilities to demonstrate mastery of the course objectives and take required course exams or evaluative assignments.
Although test accommodations are determined on a case-by-case basis, frequently used accommodations include:
Test accommodation policies and procedures are outlined in detail in the DISH, Section 2, Using Disability Services and Accommodations, "Test Accommodations for Classroom Tests." Students using test accommodations should refer to that section for complete instructions. Specific test accommodations are determined in consultation with the DSS Counselor or LD Specialist.
Accommodations are authorized based on the student's disability-related educational limitation(s) and the evaluative activities in the course. For this reason, students should always bring the course syllabus or outline whenever they meet with their DSS Counselor or LD Specialist or the Test Proctor to discuss test accommodations.
When DSS provides test accommodation service, timelines for appointments, guidelines and policies are adhered to. Students need to be aware of these in order to ensure they receive appropriate accommodations, including keeping their Test Appointment Reminder slips handy and their test appointments on their calendars. Students should maintain regular contact with the Test Proctor, and update their DSS Counselor or LD Specialist without delay should any test issues or concerns come up.
Test security and integrity are strictly enforced to protect student achievement and college standards.
Critical test accommodation deadlines and information are posted on Announcements/News, are emailed to students on the program's distribution list and are posted in the DSS offices.
Tutoring Services (DSS)
DSS tutoring services may be provided through the Learning Disabilities Support Team for math or language classes or through other campus tutoring services at the Student Success Center,
In the DSS Tutorial Center, instructional associates provide instructional support tutoring generally in a group or lab setting.
The DSS Tutorial Center offers one-to-one and drop-in peer tutoring for De Anza courses in a wide variety of departments, based on availability.
The DSS Counselor or LD Specialist can help advise about the most appropriate service and provide the necessary enrollment forms and liaison.
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We were awake bright and early and brushed our teeth and were pretty much off right away. We made it to our next stop, Margaret River, in no time and checked the information place for things to do in the area. There's mostly just wineries to visit and because neither of us drink wine we decided we would check out a cave or two in the area. So after a quick stop in town we headed a bit more south and stopped at the Calgarup cave (I think that's how it's spelt, or close enough anyway). The cave has no lighting so we were given flashlights and a helmet with a lamp and sent on our own to tour it. There were two corners to check out and it was cool to be in these caves all by ourselves, there was no one else there at that time. We almost stepped on a couple frogs that sat on the wooden path through the cave and we saw a couple creepy crawlers and some shrimp-like things in a bit of water but other than that we were the only things in there. When we got to the end of the first path there was a bench and a sign suggesting you shut your lights off, so we did and we sat in the pitch black for a while, almost falling asleep in the calmness and then trying to creep eachother out in the pitch black
The other path had the water around it and when we shone our flashlights into the water it reflected the light and shapes of the rocks on the ceiling which was fun to do as we walked along the path. All the formations hanging from the ceiling and forming from the ground were just like what we saw in Ipoh in Malaysia but it was still cool in these much smaller caves.
After that we decided we could make it to the tip of the coast where the Indian Ocean meets the Southern Ocean before we had to find another place to stay. We made it there with just enough time to drive out to the lighthouse and admire the coast along the way. We stopped to take pictures along the way with the lighthouse in the background first before we got there. When we got there and realized it would be $30 for us to go in and walk around the place (which we could see from the gates anyway) we decided it wasn't worth it for us and opted to walk over the rocks at the old wagon wheel site right beside. We saw a bunch of crabs running away from us through the cracks in the big rocks and a million snails attached to them as well. Did I mention the coast and that spot was BEAUTIFUL!?
After we were done admiring the coast we went back past town and found a great little campsite with minimal fees for our second night on the road. We treated ourselves to steak and potatoes for supper, delicious!


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Magic Kingdom Update - Tarps, Walls, & Co. (PART 1)
It was a quite busy day:
The tarps on the shop are really huge... and very well done:
Work continue on the major refurbishment of the Swiss Family Treehouse (CLICK HERE to know more):
It may be related to the new interactive game, coming soon to the park:
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NEW - The Golden Oak Outpost has recently received a new, much more limited menu:
Work continues on Pecos Bill's Tall Tale Inn Cafe':
New wooden fences have been put into place all around the area:
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The Magic Kingdom looks terrible. What a disgrace. Walt would be rolling in his grave. How long does it take to redo a building? They built Legoland faster than this.
Would you prefer that they close the park while they update the attractions??
It's always hard for those of us who never actually knew Walt to say what he would be doing, but I think keeping everything in top shape was in keeping with his philosophy.
Wow, I'm surprised they would do so much as the same time!
How sad to see so many tarps and walls. We're planning a visit in January, but if there is still so much construction, we may skip Magic Kingdom and visit LegoLand instead.
I agree with the comment above that closing the park for an extended period would be much worse. The tarps that look almost exactly like the building in detail are amazing and I am actually looking forward to seeing them when we go in a few weeks. While there is nothing wrong with going to LegoLand, a REAL Disney fan would not skip Magic Kingdom to go there instead just because of construction.
Hey, I love your pix and appreciate the effort, but clean a sign because of a spider web? C'mon... I'm hoping your sarcasm just didn't come through and you weren't serious.
Re: so many projects, Disney corp has the great advantage of being able to borrow so much $ now (at lower rates) that they can do so much construction. The downturn has also made costs of construction cheaper, so... silver lining?
@Next-to-last Anonymous: I agree, all these tarps are actually very well done, and they are almost invisible. These refurbishment are essential to maintain their buildings in great shape. Yes, there are many things going on all at once, but the final result will be absolutely amazing.
@ Last Anonymous: Of course we were joking! It was a funny reference to how Attentive to details we are!
There are way more important things to do in the park! :-)
I'm VERY excited about all the refurbishment. It's not just because of cheap borrowing costs and cheap construction costs. It's also about getting the park to look perfect in time for the completion of the Fantasyland Expansion. Once that is completed, there shouldn't be ANY refurbs going on in Magic Kingdom. It will be worth it once they're finished!
I am not against fixing the park up at all. My point is that it shouldn't take that long. They have working on Pecos Bills for nine months. You can build an entire building in six. The park should just close for a month end fix everything in that month.
So say they closed the park for an entire random month. Someone who made their reservations a year ago, six months ago whatever was going to be there during that time. Suddenly their entire vacation plan has to be changed-time off work etc. It makes much more sense to be able to have park guests come at any given time and deal with a few refurbs going on than have to loose money on closing the park and rescheduling ALL of the reservations made for that time. I would appreciate being in Disney anytime-refurbs or not!
I think the tarps make the park look cheap like a carnival. Six flags doesn't even stoop that low. Disney is stooping to new lows. Busch Garrdens parks and Dollywood put Disney parks too shame.
lol i love unfounded statements as seen by the last anonymous, so amusing.
Wow ! it very beautiful place guys. so i happy. thank you for it great post. Suspended ceiling
I don't understand the complaints here. The new tarps are MUCH better than the old "pardon our pixie dust" walls we got before. When they first started using the tarps, I couldn't get over what a great idea it was. And really, Dollywood is better? Now that's just silly.
Yes, there's a lot of construction going on at the same time (although I was just there and wasn't thrown off by the construction at all, there's always something going on in the parks). Would you rather them spread it all out? Or not update the park at all? Ugh.
There seems to be many people moaning about the amount of construction and referb work going on in MK at the moment but has any of these people actually visited MK while this work is taking place?
I doubt that many (if any) have. So why are you constantly grouching about something that may not actually impact on you too much? Most of the attractions in MK have remained open during the work, and there is still plenty that is totally unaffected.
I suspect most of those who feel the tarps are an eyesore have only seen them in this sites excellent photos, in reality they may not be nearly as noticeable
As this site naturally highlights the changes to the park, it will naturally highlight on the work taking place, and give the unintended impression that MK is little more than a building site. But MK is a HUGE park, and much of it remains unaffected by these refurbs
And those who complain about the time taken to refurb places should realise one important thing: it is a LOT harder to change an existing building than to build a new building from the ground up, its not unusual for refurbs to take longer than new builds!
@Last Anonymous: You are absolutely right. Whenever we post an update, we focus only on the areas that are receiving some attention, but the park in its entirety is still beautiful, and many areas are tarp-free (also, the tarps are not as noticeable now, as they are using a new kind of themed tarps, which look absolutely great). This, though, may give a wrong impression to our readers. You can be sure that Disney is doing an excellent job in trying to maintain Magic Kingdom in pristine conditions.
Its funny, on many other Disney forums, they complain about the LACK of maintenance and upkeep.


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i have a T520 with a 9-cell battery and i want to know everything there is to know about how can i keep its battery in the most healthy state possible:
i learned from the guides (the T520 pdf's, which are many.. i really don't have the time to read all of them) that it is better to use the battery until it completly discharges and then to charge it to a 100% again and so on. also i understood that if i am connected to the AC a lot (meaning i am in my room or anywhere not using the portability of having a laptop) it is best to disconnect the battery in between 30%-60% and put it in a normal enviorment (dry and not high temp).
do you have more tips i should know ?
and specifically: is it ok to charge the battery while i'm working on the laptop ?
untill now i tried to chrage it while the laptop is off, but i see it's not working- it's difficult to sync between my tasks and charging
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1) It is probably better that you keep the battery in the laptop for two reasons,
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b) the laptop wouldn't throttle its CPU if you are on the 65 watt adapter.
2) There is no reason why charging the battery whilst working will cause any trouble if you are using the adapter shipped with your thinkpad.
If you want to optimise your battery, then have a look at this guide.
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Ifrst i have a doubt about to select a IDE to programming. I see two IDE to use CodeBlocks or Qt Creator. Why this two because i want to create a engine,physcis sdk, I want multi platform. Codeblocks use wxWidgets and Qt creator use Qt library.
I want who is better in the programing and compatibility with another another language programming. Because i want to use Lua,Javascript and C++ and OpenGL. also who is better to use because i want my projects is posible to use in Mac,Linux,Windows
What of the two IDE is better to use with a Engine Physics how Bullet and PAL.
Another think what Engine of Physics is Better to use Bullet or ODE. and for what serves PAL Engine Physics.
And where can get a books or manuals about engine physics how Bullet,ODE or PAL
Thanks for read and Very Thanks to respond and help to clear my doubts.
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Mikfoz seems to have banned himself.
Event log link: http://forums.facepunchstudios.com/e....php?id=147790
Here is the link to the post where he banned himself in the upside down thread: http://forums.facepunchstudios.com/s...php?p=12851979
Just his post: http://forums.facepunchstudios.com/s...&postcount=123
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I checked for you when I saw this last night, but I don't have any. I wondered if it's something INMIline might have.(?)
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Red-eye flights, a cocktail in the airport lounge, dry airplane air—travel can really suck the moisture right out of your skin. That's why we don't leave home without a Karuna Hydrating Mask in our carry-on. These single-use masks can be applied anywhere, and in less then 20 minutes our skin looks dewy and decidedly less stressed.
I love Karuna masks. I have purchased two different kinds from Birchbox after receiving this sample. It has so much product in the mask, is cool when on, and leaves your skin so hydrated after you massage in the residual left on your face after removal. Use at night! I have consistently used these weekly, and am a repeat buyer of this product many times over.5
My skin runs oily but has gotten really dry, irritated, and has broken out like crazy with the cold winter weather, so I was looking for a mask to help bring down inflammation and dryness.... Basically just calm down my skin.
This mask was very soothing and cooling and felt absolutely amazing while it was on. I can see this being awesome post-flight.
I'd recommend doing this mask in the evening so you can let all the serum soak in post-mask - as some have pointed out it leaves a slight sheen and feels a bit thick. Fine for sleeping but probably not for going out.
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The initial evidence indicates that the death of a man whose body was found at a garbage site in Pleasanton on Tuesday was an accident, police said Thursday. The cause of the man's death hasn't yet been determined but initial autopsy results have shown no sign of trauma.
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(Noun) One who strives for his accomplishments like the famous producer from Mckees Rocks, who specializes in urban music production, but also dabbles in rock, dance, and techno. One who after an especially hard childhood grows up to beat the odds and become something.
Yo, did you hear about Terry he's acting like a Johnny Juliano, I heard he stopped selling rocks and started investing in stock portfolios.
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Devices & Diagnostics: The App Avant-Garde
Anne Whitaker, president, North America, pharmaceuticals, Sanofi
Medical devices marrying apps and consumer electronics are setting off a wave that will revolutionize chronic-disease management—and could upturn biopharma business models, Matthew Arnold reports
Imagine a patient with type 2 diabetes plugs a port little larger than a thumb drive into her iPhone and inserts a test strip. Up pops a three-digit number—her blood-glucose level. She logs it, emails it to her doctors, and when she goes in for her checkup, her endocrinologist can spot a pattern of spikes and troughs over days, weeks and months and advise behavior changes or rebalance medicines accordingly. It's as intuitive and seamlessly designed as the iPhone itself.
The future is here. The device-plus-app-for-iPhone launched last month in Walgreens, on iTunes and in bricks-and-mortar Apple stores alongside several other monitoring devices for iPhone.
Sanofi and AgaMatrix's iBGStar is one of the advance guard of a new breed of medical device—one that's part app and part gizmo and interfaces with smartphones to allow patients with chronic conditions like diabetes an easy, DIY way of monitoring their health and sharing that data with their doctors. It's a tool tailor-made for this era of Big Data, empowered patients and ever fewer primary care physicians, who have less time.
It also suits the pharmaceutical industry's shift toward a more diversified offering featuring not just drugs and biologics but also diagnostics, devices and services, bundled together to give their therapies an edge with increasingly powerful and tightfisted payers—in Sanofi-speak, "Moving beyond the molecule."
"IBGStar is our first step forward in going beyond insulins and medicines for the patients and really delivering a more integrated solution," says Anne Whitaker, president, North America, pharmaceuticals at Sanofi. "As I go out and talk with the various health plans, what they're all aimed at is becoming more patient-centered and delivering better outcomes for their patients. And they're looking at who can be the best partner. They're looking at the type of company that comes to the table and what their intention is, and I think by showing up with a more comprehensive solution, we're demonstrating that we're putting the patient at the center."
There are around 26 million Americans with diabetes, according to CDC estimates, including 7 million who are undiagnosed. Those that are on therapy aren't getting a lot of time with their doctors, and their doctors aren't getting much information about their patients' health.
"There's simply not enough physicians to keep up with something like diabetes," says Sanofi's Dennis Urbaniak, VP US diabetes. "Endocrinologists are a relatively small number and primary care doctors bear the burden of care for people living with diabetes, but their time is severely compromised…The typical person with diabetes spends six hours a year with their primary care provider. After that, they're left on their own, trying to live with this very challenging and complex condition."
Mobile disease management promises to fill in that in-between time, to connect the dots through well-organized streams of longitudinal data.
"Doctor-patient facetime is where most pharmaceutical products focus their marketing efforts," says HAVAS Health chief digital officer Larry Mickelberg. "Now they've got to think about the in-between time, and that's where innovation is going to happen. It's a characteristic difference between the old healthcare mindset and the way things are moving, and that means rather than periodic exchanges of information between doctor and patient during scheduled visits, all parties can now consult and exchange information in a continuum across multiple channels."
Sanofi execs are quick to say that this isn't a play for the blood glucose monitor market—nor do they expect to turn much of a profit off the iBGStar, currently going for $74.99 at Walgreens. Rather, it's a down payment on a new business model and a means of acquiring expertise in this sort of mobile disease management, skills which may be transferable to a number of chronic conditions, from heart disease to COPD to pain management, even oncology.
"The strategy of this more diversified platform is one that we see a lot of applications for in multiple therapeutic areas," says Urbaniak.
WellDoc raises the bar
WellDoc built the business model for its buzzy DiabetesManager super-app around third-party reimbursement. The service is currently marketed to employer groups and HMOs through AT&T, although WellDoc plans to launch a patient version, available through physicians' offices, around the end of the first quarter in 2013.
"There's value here that's different, obviously, than just creating a free or 99 cent app you can download off iTunes," says WellDoc's Demir Bingol, VP of commercial marketing.
DiabetesManager was the brainchild of Dr. Suzanne Sysko Clough, an endocrinologist at the University of Maryland's Joplin Diabetes Center. Smartphones weren't yet in circulation, but Dr. Clough observed that all of her patients, regardless of socioeconomic status, had cell phones, and started looking for ways the devices might be used to help patients self-manage their condition.
"At every step along the way, they would hear the usual thing most innovators hear," says Bingol. "'No', or 'It can't be done. No one's ever going to use a phone to self-manage their condition. You'll never get it cleared through the FDA.'"
To the contrary, the FDA granted WellDoc 510(k) clearance to market DiabetesManager as a Class II medical device to adult type 2 diabetes patients and care providers back in 2010. The company then put some numbers behind its boasts with a clinical trial, showing an average decline in A1C levels of 1.9 percentage points, besting the 0.7-percentage-point decline in the control group, as well as most of the top-selling medicines on the market. A 12-month survey of 32 Medicaid patients found that the system reduced ER visits and hospital stays by 58% over the previous 12 months.
"We are starting to see more companies conducting bona fide clinical trials for their software products, including mobile apps," says LifeScan's Joe Shields. "It's a big step in the right direction—if you are going to make medical claims about apps or software, you must provide appropriate clinical support. This is an area where I think medical software and device companies can look to pharma for other examples of how to build clinical trials and work with large volumes of data in order to support the claims they want to make about their products and services. This applies to health outcomes claims as well, which of course payers are very interested in."
DiabetesManager collects data on the patient's diet and exercise, blood glucose and medication regimen, then uploads that information to the cloud and runs it through WellDoc's proprietary analytic engine. The system provides automated feedback to the patient based on that data in the form of alerts, prompts and positive reinforcement.
"It learns about the patient as it goes and responds to them in a way that's meaningful to them," says Bingol, adding that "we are cleared by the FDA for real-time coaching and feedback for the patient and clinical decision support for clinicians."
Patients can turn up or dial down the feedback loop at will and loop in whomever they like. Doctors can collaborate with the patient on goal setting, even upload their own content, including video, for the patient.
The program maintains a personal health record that could easily be piped into an electronic health record system—WellDoc has already done a pilot EHR program with AllScripts. And the firm's platform looks to be similarly portable, capable of being plugged into disparate disease states and vehicles—maybe even a car from Ford, with which WellDoc has been in talks (Ford is also working with Medtronic on an in-car glucose-monitoring system that uses its SYNC technology).
It's a preview of the always-on health monitoring systems to come, in which everyday objects—cars, toilets, bicycles, eyeglasses—may one day discreetly gauge our blood pressure, blood glucose and other indicators around the clock, giving physicians and nurses a steady stream of neatly-packaged biometric data.
"We already live in houses and drive cars with monitored security systems," says A. J. Triano, VP of mobile engagement at Ignite Health. "It's an easy extension to foresee a world where our doctors use smart technology and powerful data filters to monitor our care remotely, reducing the need for face-to-face visits."The market for these devices is mostly in wealthy nations for now, but they hold the promise of enormous impact on global health. Jim Walker, director of emerging tech at agency Cadient, notes that there are smart phone add-ons in development that could detect melanoma, malaria or cataracts. "If we fast forward a few years, as the phones get even cheaper, it could really make a difference all over the world. Health workers could go out and test for malaria right there in the field."
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There are a couple factors besides the technology holding up that future. One is the current lack of an EHR standard. Forget VHS vs. Beta, Apple vs. PC or Blu-Ray vs. HD DVD—the battle for EHR supremacy is a free-for-all brawl among a dozen players.
"There's a lot of trepidation because of that fact," says Jim Dayton, senior director, emerging media at agency InTouch Solutions. "There are just too many proprietary companies all vying to be the standard, and until that's decided, I don't think we'll see pharmas jumping on this too quickly."
The regulatory process can be daunting, too, even for drug and device companies familiar with the approvals process. The FDA issued draft guidance last July on mobile medical apps, exempting most of the more marketing-centric apps from pharmaland—disease journals, tracking logs, carb counters and the like, most anything that does not traffic in patient-level data—from scrutiny, zeroing in on those apps which "are used as an accessory to a regulated medical device" or "transform a mobile platform into a regulated medical device" and defining them as "mobile medical apps" subject to agency marketing approval.
"The use of mobile apps on smartphones and tablets is revolutionizing healthcare delivery," Dr. Jeffrey Shuren, director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, said at the time. "Our draft approach calls for oversight of only those mobile medical apps that present the greatest risk to patients when they don't work as intended."
The rigors of the regulatory process could well push more drug and device firms into the arms of developers like AgaMatrix, whose familiarity with the FDA's thinking on mobile medical apps was attractive to Sanofi.
"It's a learning experience for us, and that's one reason we're choosing partners that have experience in this space," says Sanofi's Whitaker, "so we can learn along with someone who is experienced in getting products like this—solutions and services—to market."
For Withings, a French company founded by two telcom execs that manufactures an iPod-integrated blood pressure monitor and Wi-Fi body scale, getting FDA approval was an eye-opener.
"It's a barrier for a company that comes from the consumer market," says CEO Cédric Hutchings. "From A to Z it might be an 18-month process. These are regulated markets and it's normal, but it does take time, energy, resources and risk taking to go through this process."
For payers and providers, though, an FDA approval lends credibility to the few apps and i-devices that have gone through the process.
"Rigorous clinical support is one of the things that separates regulated medical apps from everything else in the app stores, which may be well designed but not based on science," says LifeScan's Shields.
Withings competitor iHealth, an mHealth subsidiary of Beijing-based Andon Health, was first to market with an iDevice-driven blood pressure monitor (the iHealth Blood Pressure Dock, for $99.95), which landed in Apple Stores (and pharmacy chains) in March 2011. As with Withings', it's considered a Class II medical device. The firm is now working on a scale, slated for a fourth-quarter launch, along with a glucometer that's currently going through FDA.
It's a traditional retail model, "The razor and the blade," says general manager Adam Lin, who adds, "It's a very reimbursable business." The Blood Pressure Dock has "in the six figures" of users, says Lin. The two-year-old firm's fleet-footed moves have won it some attention from drug companies.
"With this technology, the lifecycle is significantly faster," says Sanofi's Urbaniak. "So it's not about a 10- or 15-year process to develop a drug…From a software point of view, sometimes it's just a matter of making some quick adjustments, where it's not always easy to do that with a drug."
Sanofi has also reached out to the tech world through its Data Design Diabetes challenge, now in its second year (Janssen has a similar program, though not diabetes-focused).
"It exposed us to a whole new world of service developers and talent—external partners that we typically did not interact with at any scale. And we did the whole process in just months, so the speed at which we got these high-quality ideas was fantastic. It would have taken years to get a comparable level of key partners to work with."
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I had a day off from work. My son was over at the sitters.... so naturally I spent the day over at the Range.
I'm not the best shot, and my grouping for sure needs work, BUT ..... I got in some lead therapy and had a great time! I did get a few stares. Guess they don't see too many ladies show up alone with a range bag and 3 handguns. Lol ... Either that or maybe they were all worried I was gonna end up shooting someone and get taken out by the range master??
I'm petty sure I upset the guy next to me who seemed to be having trouble hitting paper at 15 yards, even though he had a fancy lookin scope and was all set up and shooting from the bench. I thought it was kinda funny because I was doin way better than him shooting out of hand. Tee hee...
Can't wait to go back. Think I'll take my rifle and shotgun next time.
C'mon c'mon c'mon.... call cease fire already... I'm standing patiently behind the blue line.
Muuaahhh haaa haaaa..... time to play. Hurry up everyone get off the field.
I'm pretty sure this was the Ruger SR9c. (I know I know horrible grouping )
I couldn't resist. This guy kept getting up and walking away from the bench, then left about 30-45 min after I got there.
The saddest part of going to the range..... looking down at your last two boxes of ammo only to realize they're empty. Why oh why does it always go too fast.....
Looks like a good time!
It was great... can't wait to go back. I used to just go wonder out in the desert and take stuff to blow up (rotten watermelons and tin cans), but the range is way closer and only cost me $7 or $8 for the day. Loved it!!
My wife enjoys shooting as well, keep it up and ignore those that show themselves to be ignorant jerks......JJ
Lol... oh I will. I think "those people" are just free entertainment. I just giggle, in my head of course. When I'm shooting nothing else matters. My head is clear of all thoughts except breathing, aiming, and squeezing the trigger. Trust me.... that is something no one will ever take away from me.
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no one on here has talked up D.J Hayden yet...
Not going to pretend like I have been scouting this kid from birth, i am fairly new to him only because of some notable mentions.
Impressive pro-day with talks of making it into the first round pending physical check outs, with the way the corners are separating themselves with pro days/combines/ reevaluation of tapes. Seems to me there are only 3-4 worth taking in the 1st and 3 of those 4 are going before the 21st pick. Need to reeval more on him before I can honestly say 1 round grade; emergency heart surgery scary stuff!
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1) The Show of behind the scenes activity with Romeo from Z100 [some radio personality in NYC]: <http://video.msn.com/asx/msn_stream1.asx> [mms://ms.wm.llnwd.net/ms_msn_nye_stream1]
2) The Scene of the Times Square celebration show: <http://video.msn.com/asx/msn_stream2.asx> [mms://ms.wm.llnwd.net/ms_msn_nye_stream2]
3) The Skybox, bird's-eye coverage of Times Square: <http://video.msn.com/asx/msn_stream3.asx> [mms://ms.wm.llnwd.net/ms_msn_nye_stream3]
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I want to expand the brood nest of my three hives, and I am wondering if checkerboarding works with frames with undrawn foundation, or only with empty frames.
I want to expand the brood nest of my three hives, and I am wondering if checkerboarding works with frames with undrawn foundation, or only with empty frames.
Those frames of foundation can play a valuable role in keeping underemployed nurse bees from sitting around plotting to swarm. They also get drawn very neatly and completely. It serves the same general purpose but is not technically the same.
Thanks for the reply
You mean that I can not put the undrawn frames, among the brood frames? So I have to put them next to the last brood frame?
It's only March, and we could easily get cold weather again, at least where I live, so I'm hesitant to insert much extra space into the brood nest unless there enough bees to fill that space immediately. If you get a cold snap, the bees will abandon the brood outside what the cluster will cover and it will die. Most importantly, the drones will be left to die, and then they will make drone comb in that empty frame instead of brood comb.
Foundation is probably a better choice at the moment, although that depends on your particular forecast.
If you think you will have warm enough weather for the bees to be flying every day and not clustering at night, you can put a foundationless frame in the brood nest if you have enough bees to immediatly draw it out and you have white wax in the hive. I'm putting empty frames at the edge of the brood nest in my hive, I don't trust the weather to stay warm all that long right now, and until another round of brood emerges there aren't enough bees to my mind.
Hey Pete, it is probably pretty warm in the mediterrainian now. They are south of Florida I think in Greece
You're right, I missed the Greece part of the address. It's been a hectic day.
So long as there are enough bees to quickly draw comb in the foundationless frame it's fine to put one in. If there isn't a good honey flow, though, my limited experience is that they draw a partial frame of drone comb if they are not in expansion mode, which you then have to deal with since it's in the middle of the brood nest.
Still, the mountains in Greece are still fairly cool, I'd bet.
i had the chance to expand the brood nest in a few of my hives this spring. as far as drawing new comb, these bees definitely prefer the empty frames to the ones with foundation.
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
Thanks guys.
I think Athens is in the same latitude as west Virginia and Kentucky. Of course, sea is near and changes the climate. But the 14 days weather forecast is steady with temp from 23 C -8 C.
The cherry-trees just started to blossom.
Sounds like you are about on time with central US. Cherry trees just startin to bloom in Fort Wayne but we are a couple of weeks ahead of normal (at least). In that case I would be careful splitting the brood nest. Wait until you are sure the temps will stay warm, have enough bees to cover and nectar coming in.


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Sans titreScott, Judith
untitled, ca 1991
sculpture of wool threads and various materials
137,2 x 30,5 x 12,6 cm
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Collection de l'Art Brut, Lausanne
Scott, Judith (1943-2005), USA
Judith Scott was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Afflicted by Down's syndrome, she lived with her family in her early years, together with her twin sister. At the age of seven she was removed from her family environment and placed in an institution. She then spent more than 35 years in establishments where she was subjected to conditions close to imprisonment.
Deaf and mute, Judith Scott makes sculptures that constitute her only means of expression: she hides all sorts of disparate objects – fans, umbrellas, magazines – which form the heart of each creation. Having assembled them with string, she surrounds them and wraps them round with yarn, cord and various fibres in such a way as to protect and conceal them completely. Free of the principles on which weaving, embroidery and sewing are traditionally based, Judith Scott invented her own technique. The threads of the resulting complex networks overlay each other or combine in a highly sophisticated manner.
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Stephen Capobianco, MPA '12
Spanish Language and Literature and Public Administration, BA-MPA
"I hope to affect public health policy in innovative and effective ways."
Stephen Capobianco is ambitious. As part of Binghamton University's combined BA-MPA program, he expects to complete both a bachelor's degree in Spanish language and literature as well as an MPA degree. Students typically complete the combined degree program in five years, instead of the usual six. Stephen enrolled in the MPA program to broaden his perspectives on public policy and build a solid foundation for his future endeavors. "The smaller size of the program," he says, "allows students to develop their own academic and professional interests while receiving attention from multiple faculty members." Stephen's work focuses on public health and the connections between health policy and government. As an MPA student, Stephen participated in a study-abroad course in Shenzhen, China, where he researched the effect of the hukou system on Chinese public health. He also interned at the United Way of Broome County as a health program officer, where he helped develop several evidence-based decision-making tools for the organization.
After graduating from the MPA program, Stephen plans to attend medical school. He aspires to integrate his "passion for serving the public good with the clinical practice…of a physician. In the future, I hope to affect public health policy in innovative and effective ways."
Sebastian Lippez De Castro, MPA '12
Public Administration, MPA
"It is not easy to find a program with a strong emphasis on local government, which is exactly what I found at Binghamton University."
A native of Bogotá, Colombia, Sebastian Lippez De Castro came to Binghamton University's MPA program to deepen his understanding of the opportunities and challenges involved in local government management. He already held a bachelor's degree in political science (with an emphasis in public management and a specialization in municipal government), and he had teaching and research experience related to the decentralization process in Colombia and other countries, but he wanted more. "It is not easy to find a program with a strong emphasis on local government, which is exactly what I found at Binghamton University. My courses…have given me a valuable opportunity to enhance my understanding of local government systems in the U.S." Using this comparative perspective, Sebastian hopes to propose changes, foster initiatives, and advance the study of local government issues and the decentralization processes in Colombia.
Sebastian appreciates the practical experience he gained during a summer internship at the Schuyler County Department of Planning and Community Development. The internship was "priceless, because it allowed me to practice what I have learned in class while supplementing such education with the knowledge of experienced practitioners. I met dedicated public servants facing the challenges of a complex intergovernmental system."
Lucia Esposito, MPA '12
Public Administration, MPA
"The MPA program has exceeded my expectations and has challenged me both academically and professionally."
Lucia Esposito joined the MPA program in order to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to pursue a career in local government. As a full-time employee of the Broome County Office for Aging, Lucia found that the flexible structure of the MPA program was able to accommodate her busy schedule.
"The MPA program has exceeded my expectations and has challenged me both academically and professionally," Lucia says. As a student, she has had the opportunity to apply theory to practical problems, working with the Center for Applied Community Research and Development as well as the Broome County Gang Prevention program. She has also appreciated the diversity of the MPA student body. "I have especially enjoyed taking classes with students pursuing their MPA degree after years of public service, as they are a great source of practical knowledge."
Lucia, who came to the United States from Slovakia, is following in her parents' footsteps: both had lifelong careers in public service. "I have always found this career path to be exciting and challenging. I therefore hope to…continue to serve the public in whatever capacity possible."
Tamaria Kelly, MPA '12
Public Administration, MPA
"At Binghamton University, I learned more about myself and how I can use my MPA degree to effectively make a difference."
After earning her bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Buffalo and dedicating a year of service as an AmeriCorps member, Tamaria Kelly enrolled in Binghamton University's MPA program. "I knew I wanted to take the social aspects of what I experienced in the public sector to the next level," she says.
Tamaria praises the MPA program's positive atmosphere. "There is a strong sense of community in the department…Faculty genuinely care for the success of students. They are well-rounded in their knowledge, experiences, and passion for public service. Students work beside one another and bring a diverse set of professional and life experiences to the classroom." Tamaria also appreciates "the program's commitment to enhancing students' professional development." Because MPA classes often partner with outside organizations for class assignments, she has participated in a team project with students from Shenzhen University in China and has worked on a grant proposal for the local Catholic Charities. Her Capstone project will build on the internship she completed at BLACK GIRLS ROCK!, a Brooklyn, NY-based nonprofit that seeks to empower young women of color.
Tamaria looks forward to pursuing a career related to her interests in education policy and urban and nonprofit management. "At Binghamton University, I learned more about myself and how I can use my MPA degree to effectively make a difference and accomplish my career aspirations."


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Bathymetry is the study and mapping of sea floor topography. It involves obtaining measurements of the depth of the ocean and is equivalent to mapping the topography on land.
Such measurements can be made using:
- Multibeam (swath) echosounders
- Airborne laser measurements (LADS)
- Derived depths from satellite remote sensing
- Singlebeam echosounders
The full releasable multibeam dataset held by Geoscience Australia and gridded at 50m resolution is available for download.
Combining these different data sources and by digitising pre-existing hydrographic charts Geoscience Australia has produced Australian Bathymetry and Topography Grid, June 2009 at a spatial resolution of 250m.
The other major datasets are multibeam and sidescan backscatter which represent the intensity and amplitude of reflected acoustic signals from the sea floor resulting in an image of its physical reflectance and scattering characteristics. These patterns can be used to discriminate rocky, sand, rough and smooth habitat types and are thus useful in mapping benthic biodiversity.
Bathymetry has been used extensively by Geoscience Australia's Law of the Sea Project to determine the foot of slope of Australia's continental shelf, which, in turn, has been used to determine Australia's extended continental shelf. Knowledge about the location of near-surface seamounts and reefs is useful also for the Australian Hydrographic Service to chart shipping hazards.
Bathymetry is used by engineering companies to site undersea cables, oil rigs and sea floor pipelines. The data may be used also for more specialised activities such as identifying the extent of man-made bio-hazards or for locating material which have escaped onto, or sunk to, the sea floor. Australia's fishing industry also use bathymetric data to identify possible locations for deep sea fishing.
Bathymetric data gathered by Geoscience Australia have been used for other purposes such as tsunami and wave-surge modelling.


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"I'm thinking is it going to be Asian? Is it Thai?" The surprising thing is Corinna, by considering and being excited by other cuisines, seems to be in the minority.
Despite contestants going on endlessly about what they've sacrificed to make it this far - jobs, family, the right not to be immaturely satirised in a blog - it is bonkers that some of them clearly didn't consider the kinds of cuisines they would encounter on MasterChef.
In New Zealand, Mexican seems to be the cuisine de jour. If you were as serious about MasterChef as the furrowed brows and tears would have us believe, wouldn't you have at the very least had a couple of tries? Along with Thai, Indian, Spanish, French, Japanese?
I'd go further. Mystery Box dinner party? Sounds good to me. But wouldn't you be doing that every week leading up to the auditions? Yes I know buying extra ingredients for this kind of thing can be a stretch for those of us who live payday to payday, but isn't it cheaper than, say, giving up your job to go on TV?
Three weeks in and we're starting to learn the different contestant's motivations. For some it's to further their careers. Some of them even seem to like cooking. For Sushil it appears to be a kind of higher calling. But while his heart is in the right place - "My heart was just beating through my apron," - his skills don't match his enthusiasm.
The next few weeks are really about clearing out the also-rans and in this season there are quite a few. Yes it's early days but there only seems to be about four people capable of taking on The Aronator.
I'm pretty excited about Mexican. A year ago I was in Austin for the SXSW festival and even their Texmex variation makes my mouth water, and I'm up for any knowledge that means I never have to buy a bloody taco kit again.
Once the cooking finally starts I see something that will forever change my life. With the fast-paced editing it's hard to tell who, but there is a close up of someone chopping a red onion. I've had mixed success with my knife skills but chopping an onion to a restaurant kitchen standard has always been outside my comfort zone.
I see now where I've gone wrong, whoever it is, and lets assume it's Aaron simply because he's The Man, is using a small knife to make those initial sideways cuts before turning 90 degrees to finish it off. Till now I've used a large cooks knife and been upset that I can't do it as fast as Ray McVinnie does when I've seen him host a Masterclass episode. That man is lethal with a knife. Luckily when I see him at food events he isn't holding one.
Serena admits to Gault and guest chef Jose Carlos de la Macorra that she has never cooked Mexican. She should have left it there, but then offers up that she has made those dinner kits. Ay Caramba!
But the real awkwardness comes later when David, you know the dance-party promoter looking one, gets a visit from Josh Emett. David has forgotten to get his tortilla ingredients and recipe - so is essentially free-balling.
Along comes Emett with that suit and that jaw and drops in some sarcasm about it not being important. David continues the sarcastic theme in his reply but Emett doesn't seem to get it and it all goes south of the border. Later, David burns his hand on a panhandle, but it was the run in with Emett that looked more painful.
Elsewhere Michael is making ice cream, which is the kind of madness you'd expect from someone who is either brilliant or, well mad. Perhaps he's one to watch too.
But there is no such dilemma about Sushil's avocado milkshake. It's a dog, and Gault knows it's a dog. You can spot the terror in his eyes as he remembers that later he will actually have to taste it. Sushil's sweating, and Gault certainly doesn't wanting to be tasting that later and says so. But later when Sushil spills his shake on the plate things are getting so slapstick I'm beginning to think I'll miss him when he's gone.
Once time is up pretty much everyone looks battle weary. Several contestants say they're positive they're going home, which I take to mean they don't end up going home.
David finally calls a medic over to tend to his hand, which highlights the fact that the contestants must be able to choose whether they get medical attention or not, which seems odd.
Raheel's Mexican bar food looks amazing and does what it says on the tin.
"It looks like something you'd get in a bar," says McVinnie.
It may just be good luck on Raheel's part - she admits she's previously worked at a Mexican-themed bar - but by now I'm glad I put her in current favourites last week.
Sushil comes along next with his mess three ways. "I'm just hoping and praying to God that they really like this dish." But all he can really hope for is someone doing worse.
Despite sending most people away before tasting, the judges opt to taste the milkshake in front of him, to really twist that knife.
"Do you think we're going to like the avocado milkshake?" Gault goes in for the kill.
"Um, yep... I do."
McVinnie with the double-team. "Do you like it?"
"I'm not very happy about it." Oh Sushil.
Despite the mileage the show is getting out of Kris' very visual error with the tortilla presses, he may well be taking the "quiet achiever" role away from David. There is always one or two who coast along before stepping up as it gets to the business end. Plus he seems to get flavour.
"Dessert, what the hell were you thinking?" Emett asks Michael. Well he was probably thinking about challenging himself and doing something creative while still keeping sight of the right flavours. You know, the kind of thing you encourage them to do. Emett does seem to be a bit shittier this season.
"I tell you what," says Gault. "If that tart had been cooked right the way through, I reckon we'd all be sitting here going holy smoke that's sensational." Totes.
Aaron's up next and I agree with de la Macorra. "There's really not much you can say except well done." I wonder what Aaron's book will be called.
For some reason Gault keeps going on about how Ella really mastered the tortilla press. At the risk of sounding like an armchair critic, what's so hard about using a tortilla press? You put dough in and close it. A bloody garlic crusher is trickier.
"Well you used it today like you'd used it a hundred times," Gault grinned. She's a student, so all that toasted sandwich making has obviously paid off.
Jennis was perhaps the biggest surprise of the day. Her basket-inspired tortilla didn't look to me as though it had judge-wowing capabilities, but even grumpy old Emett was impressed.
Actually I take that back. Eliott was the biggest surprise of the day. One look at his bland looking plate and I was getting excited about some utu for last week's hangi fracas. It wasn't to be. Despite a plate of bland looking cuts of meat, McVinne spoke for them all, "he definitely took us to Mexico." Well it must have been overcast that day.
Serena on the other hand had plenty of colour but not much else. Not even a name. Gault asks what the dish is.
".....Spicy, fruit.. chicken?" Uh oh.
Considering David forgot his tortilla, his plate looked really appetizing. Stuffed jalapenos, ceviche with loads of coriander leaves, almost chocolate-coloured spiced beef with the corn salsa, yum. It's the opposite of Eliott's plate, to me. But not to those who know what they're talking about.
"There's a lot of soft mushy going on and not a lot else," says Emett, but it's McVinnie who turns off the lights.
"The salad is heinous."
In the final lineup David and Michael are singled out, then told to return to the line. Is that Josh getting one back on David, still smarting about their earlier run-in? Then we haven't even got through some of the contestants before... Shushil and Serena are told they're bottom two. They're mixing it up! Although Gault's back to his old tricks. "It was more taco hell than taco bell."
"That's the worst comment that you can hear from one of the judges," Sushil says, he got that right.
Well maybe apart from the one Serena got, "it's time for you to leave the MasterChef kitchen."
I've no doubt that dinner at Serena's would be great, but she and many before her entered a competition that requires way more than just mastering their own comfort zones.
Episode 4
Best line: "My heart was just beating through my apron." Sushil Ravikumar.
Worst line: "It was more taco hell than taco bell." Simon Gault.
Current favourites: Aaron, Raheel
Episode 1: Fourteen Grand Up
Episode 2: A Route Of Pleasure
Episode 3: Keep Blowin' Brother