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Master's alumna honored for AP teaching
"I was both surprised and humbled at the same time. There are so many talented teachers. It is very exciting," said Shearer, whose husband, George, teaches physics at Urbana. The couple has a 4-year-old daughter, Carly.
The Siemens Foundation, according to its Web site, "helps nurture tomorrow's scientists and engineers by supporting outstanding students today, and recognizing the teachers and schools that inspire their excellence." The award comes with a $1,000 grant from Siemens to Urbana for science and math education, but the details of how Urbana will use the grant are not yet determined.
Valedictorian of her class at Brandywine High School in Delaware and a magna cum laude graduate of Princeton University, Shearer would no doubt have succeeded in anything she tried. But for as long as she can remember, she wanted to be a teacher. The question always was what, not if, she would teach.
For a while she thought she would major in math but then she enjoyed the lab and the hands-on aspects of chemistry. Besides, chemistry involved a lot of math, and her father, 1966 alumnus Philip Meredith, earned his Ph.D. in chemistry at Duke and was a DuPont chemist until his retirement several years ago. Shearer's mother, Beverly Meredith, was an elementary music teacher until her retirement.
Shearer simply relishes teaching – whether she's in a classroom at Urbana, where she taught from 1997-2002 and again since 2006 when her daughter was born, or signing in a classroom of enthusiastic Deaf and hard-of-hearing learners. Urbana is populated too with eager learners – 69 registered for her AP chemistry classes this year. In fact, James Lipchock '04, who just earned his doctorate in chemistry at Yale, is one of her former students.
"You would be surprised at what students accomplish once they realize that chemistry is a part of their lives," Shearer said.
Shearer, who is fluent in American Sign Language and earned a master's in Deaf Education, doesn't see hurdles. She only sees students.
Almost without exception, student doubt gives way to confidence and success when Shearer flicks the switch and the light flashes on, according to her colleagues.
"She's quite adept at relating lesson content to the student's experiences in order to personally involve them in the learning," said Kathy Campagnoli, a 1982 McDaniel graduate and Urbana High School principal who raves about Shearer's enthusiasm and innovation in the classroom. "I have experienced how she demonstrates that effective learning has to be equal parts challenge, relevance, applicability and fun."


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Submitted to: Postharvest Biology and Technology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/16/2007
Publication Date: 4/23/2008
Citation: Lester, G.E., Saftner, R.A. 2008. Marketable quality and phytonutrient concentrations of a novel hybrid muskmelon intended for the fresh-cut industry and its parental lines: Whole-fruit comparisons at harvest and following long-term storage at 1 or 5 deg C. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 48(2):248-253. Interpretive Summary: Muskmelon fruit with typical quality attributes combined with a relatively long shelf-life (up to 5 weeks) is required for overseas surface shipments to supply the fresh-cut industry during lags in U.S. production. Currently it appears that one such melon hybrid exists. The Seminis Seed Co. hybrid, a cross between an ultra-firm netted melon genotype and a commercial muskmelon cultivar genotype, has relatively low moisture loss, decay-related disorders and senescence (MDA) attributes. This makes it suitable for long-term surface shipment and relatively superior piece yield (fruit size), quality-related orange hue, firmness and sweetness attributes and health-related bioactive compound contents, making it likely suitable for fresh-cut processing and marketing.
Technical Abstract: Year-round demand for fresh-cut produce, such as muskmelon (Cucumis melo L. Reticulatus group) fruit, can include importation of whole-fruit from as far away as Chile; requiring expensive air shipments. Surface shipments would reduce these transportation expenses, but would also require a longer shelf-life fruit than what is now commercially available to withstand the shipping/storage time frame of up to five weeks prior to fresh-cut processing. Current muskmelon cultivars have a fruit storage life of up to two weeks. The purpose of this study was to compare a novel hybrid with its muskmelon parental lines (ultra-firm female × commercial muskmelon cultivar type male) for whole-fruit horticultural marketable quality and phytonutrient attributes following up to five weeks at 1 or 5 degrees C. At harvest, repeated over two-years, whole hybrid fruit were larger (33% to 37% heavier) than its parental lines, and had an external firmness equal to its female parent. The external and internal firmnesses of the female parent averaged 4.5-fold and 3.6-fold firmer, respectively, than those of the male parent. Compared to its male parent, the internal tissue of hybrid fruit following five weeks at 1 or 5 degrees C had more intense orange chroma, due to higher concentrations of beta-carotene, was sweeter (relative sweetness), had a 7-fold higher concentration of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (folic acid), fewer internal disorders, and reduced senescence. The aforementioned tissue firmness of hybrid fruit would make it highly suitable to withstand surface shipments of up to 5 weeks; and the aforementioned quality characteristics would make it likely preferable to consumers both taste-wise and nutritionally as a fresh-cut product.


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UPDATE 3-Barclays chops Russia from bond index, crimping its market access
* Barclays move prompted by Moody's downgrade
* Move will stop many funds buying or holding Russian bonds
* Latest blow to affect Russia's access to markets
* No comment from JP Morgan on whether it will follow suit (Adds investor comment, more background)
By Chris Vellacott and John Geddie
LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Barclays will remove Russian foreign currency debt from its global bond indexes, putting it off-limits for many international investors, after Moody's became the second agency to downgrade the country's credit rating to junk.
The move adds to a list of financial headaches for Russia, already hit by currency weakness and a looming recession as it absorbs the double blow of Western sanctions over Ukraine and a halving of world oil prices since last June.
When bonds are excluded from an index, conservative tracker funds are no longer able to buy or hold them, something that can lead to heavy selling and will make it harder for Russia to raise money on international capital markets.
"The downgrade does signal more limited access and higher costs for hard currency borrowings," said Peter Marber, Boston-based head of emerging markets investments at fund manager Loomis Sayles, who added his team were "active traders" in the market for Russian bonds and would not be forced to sell because of the Barclays move. Продолжение...


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The statue of Eros at Piccadilly Circus is to be encased in a huge inflatable "snow globe" to save it from vandals.
The Grade I-listed statue has been targeted several times in its 120 years and is considered particularly at risk of drunken attack in the run-up to Christmas.
Westminster council previously protected it over the festive period by shrouding it in advertising hoardings but is now proposing the 36ft-high see-through globe to protect the aluminium cast statue and its bronze fountain, originally called the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain.
"Eros needs to be protected for up to eight weeks over Christmas," said Philip Allard, director of planning at Wildstone, the outdoor advertising firm which drew up the plans. "It is hoped the Eros snow globe will become a popular annual event."
The PVC membrane globe, strong enough to withstand the elements, will be fitted with smart technology to reinflate it, should sharp or fast-moving missiles cause punctures. "Most objects will bounce off," said Mr Allard.
Planning permission will be required before the globe is constructed by Architran Landrell, the firm which created the Olympic aquatic centre and water polo venue.
If planning permission is given, the Snow Globe will be erected in time for Christmas 2013.
The statue, popularly known as Eros, was first vandalised in 1937 when a man attempted to scale it, damaging the figure's bow.
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The iPad business model
Posted by Tom Grant on February 1, 2010
Now that we've all had a few days to ponder Apple's iPad announcement, what are we to make of it? A revolutionary change in the computing industry? More of the same Apple technology, repackaged? A shot in the arm for the publishing industry? A new way for corporations to restrict the free flow of ideas?
Apple's announcement inspired all these reactions, and more. It's clear that the iPad strikes a nerve—several, actually. And that's what makes commentary on the iPad difficult: we're having several conversations simultaneously, sometimes confusing what we wish the iPad to be with what it is (or will be).
It's the business plan, stupid
Obviously, the iPad continues what Apple started with the iPod and iTunes, a combination that defines Apple's real market differentiation. As my colleague Tim Harmon rightly observes, tech companies now compete over their business models more than their technology (or the coolness of their physical design). Other companies developed MP3 players before Apple. What set the iPod apart from the competition was iTunes. Not only did you transfer your music library from your CD collection, but you could buy new music through the iTunes store.
That's what makes discussions about the competing features of the iPad versus other e-Readers moot. Sure, it's annoying that the iPad won't have a USB port, but in many respects, the iPod wasn't necessarily the best MP3 player on the market. (And, as a player and organizer, iTunes is far from the best of all possible worlds.) The important question is, will consumers want the whole enchilada, buying the content through Apple's store, and then reading it on Apple's device?
At the initial price, the number of early adopters will be limited. As the price drops, however, we'll see whether Apple faces other barriers to adoption.
The difference between movies and books
All media are not alike. For example, there's the question of privacy. Apple keeps information about what music you like, so that it can make friendly suggestions about what else you might buy. But how do you feel about Apple keeping tabs on what you read? (To be fair, this concern already exists with other e-readers.)
Reactions vary when different types of content are unavailable. If you can't buy a particular album through the iTunes store, the consequences are minor. If books you need for your work, or your education, or other important tasks are not available through Apple, and it's difficult to get them into the iPad through other means, how attractive will the iPad appear then?
The difference between tablets and PCs
Jobs took a swipe at netbooks at the beginning of his launch presentation. Unfortunately, the comparison isn't perfect. While the iPad might be a better e-reader, netbooks do a much better job at other tasks. Would you rather take notes during a meeting using a netbook's physical keyboard, or the iPad's virtual equivalent?
Near the end of Jobs' demo, I started to wonder about some of the pre-packaged apps he was touting, such as the address book and calendar. Sure, I don't mind seeing my appointments on this device, but the iPad won't be where I do my work. I may not even bother to sync my appointments with yet another device, if I'm already going to look at my laptop anyway. Chalk up these sorts of details to the compulsion for feature completeness that's an unspoken assumption of many keynote demos.
The difference between appliances and tools
I share the frustration many people have with how much fussing around any laptop or desktop computer requires. Constant updates, complex interactions among components from different vendors, problems that are difficult to diagnose--computers are definitely not appliances. If there's a device that handles many of the same tasks, without these headaches, many consumers might buy an iPad for that benefit alone.
However, there's a reason why we live with the twitchy unpredictability of laptops and desktops: some capabilities are impossible without this kind of technology. If you want choices among productivity applications, video editing tools, games, and other kinds of applications, Apple's business model may not provide this range of choices. Certainly, many of these applications have technical requirements that won't squeeze into the constraints of the iPad.
As long as we applaud fast innovation and broad capabilities in the electronic place where we work and play, we're effectively asking for computers to be toolkits, not appliances. We want to be able to swap hardware in and out, at the same time that we're adding and updating software. The more the moving parts change, the greater risk that the overall machine will break down. Unfortunately, that introduces unexpected incompatibilities, security issues, performance bottlenecks, and other problems.
It doesn't have to be revolutionary to be good
As someone who bemoans the lack of good e-reader options, I'm certainly interested in the iPad. The device definitely has value, and it doesn't have to rock my world to provide it. The business model doesn't have to be "disruptive" to succeed. And we might not want some of the disruptions.
We've heard some very thoughtful responses to Apple's announcement, and some silly ones. (Topping the list: the claim that the iPad's resistance to hacking is a critical problem for its popularity.) The most useful observations have focused on the experience of using the iPad—finding, acquiring, and consuming content through this new device. That experience is the end product of Apple's business model as much as it depends on the device itself.
re: The iPad business model
Comment from Andreas Rudolph (not verified) on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 11:59
it is very clear to see: they have used a very narrow use case for their development, and basically specified a device which aims at the consumer of written/internet or video/audible information. In this they basically create a copy of iphone/itunes, which removes certain limitations (i.e. small size that inhibits "real" internet surfing, etc).
They intentionally left out other usages, which you might think about as well, such as a drawing pad, or a pad to produce internet content, etc.
So overall the iPad is not "too" innovative. However, I think for its niche it comes with some helpful/interesting features, which people miss, so it is a good example for continuous innovation.
At the end consumers will use it just as another gadget. Lets see if iPad is the final stage, or wether we will see a new sort of device in future.
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CPI employees work in exciting work environments that vary from doing cutting edge research in government labs, taking a lead role in a software development project at a government facilty, or being responsible for a research project at one of CPI's corporate offices. For an on-the-ground look at what CPI has to offer as a rewarding work environment, we invite you to read our employees' descriptions of their day-to-day life at work at a cross section of our company work locations.
Boulder Office
Working at the CPI Boulder Office is fairly casual. The group here is small, which creates a very nice environment for engaging in mentally challenging work. There's plenty of flexibility for scheduling work hours. It's pretty much up to you and your supervisor as to how you tailor your work day. Traffic in and around Boulder is fairly manageable, where biking and a regional bus service provide alternate means of transportation. The flexible hours has helped me immensely in scheduling around family needs.
Currently, most of the work out of this office is directed towards various research projects encompassing atmospheric research, both earth and planetary. We also are involved with assisting in projects that are based at the CPI Springfield, Virginia office. Depending on the depth of your skills, opportunities on other projects may allow you to expand your horizons, increase your knowledge base, and visibility within the company, which is a very exciting part of working at CPI.
Seeking new business is always an ongoing effort. Whether it is a government-based solicitation, or as simple as providing work to another company's project, we are always trying to think about the future. Going after new business is a big part of what we do here at CPI, and depending on your job duties, it should be encouraged from the start.
The Boulder office, and CPI as a whole, is a great place to work. The company firmly stands 100% behind its people.
CPI is a great atmosphere to work in. It is quiet enough that concentrating on your work is easy, while at the same time there are plenty of good people around to discuss physics, computers, or research and technical proposal ideas. The atmosphere is open and relaxed. If you are stuck on something, whether technical or theoretical, you can simply walk into a colleague's office and get an answer from an expert on the subject. I've also had the opportunity to learn many new things while working at CPI headquarters. In addition to learning a lot about the Earth's upper atmosphere I've been able to gain experience with various computer languages such as C, FORTRAN, and Python in the course of various projects. Being a small company there is no red tape to deal with. Any questions (computer issues, leave requests, 401k questions) can be quickly solved with a short walk and a knock on a door.
I typically arrive at the office at 8 AM. However, hours are flexible which is a nice benefit given the vagaries of traffic in Northern Virginia. In the course of a day I may work on three different projects or dedicate the entire day to one specific project. Depending on the details of the project, I may find myself writing and maintaining code to analyze data, interpreting results, writing a paper or technical report, doing model runs to simulate atmospheric conditions, testing a PostgreSQL databse or participating in a telecon discussing satellite instrument calibration. I usually meet with my supervisor once a day to discuss progress, review results, and plan out future paths we want to pursue in our research. Occasionally there are larger meetings to discuss projects or progress updates for bigger projects, but there are never any pointless meetings. Most people bring lunch but there are several dining options across the street or a short drive away. There is also a post office, supermarket, pharmacy, and service station across the street which is very convenient.
Naval Research Laboratory - Remote Sensing Division
NRL has a relaxed schedule, which is convenient if you get stuck in traffic, have a doctor's appointment, etc. You should contact someone if you're going to be more than an hour later than your normal starting time, but if you come in 30 minutes late one day and stay an extra 30 minutes, it's no big deal. My average arrival time at NRL is 9:45 am, so I can leave home as morning rush hour is clearing up, then go home as evening rush hour is clearing up.
My day always starts with checking data flow of processing software. Is the automated data processing running correctly? If not, is there a software bug, a satellite problem, or perhaps it's trying to write to a full hard drive. We continue to refine our operational software and use it to re-process older data, and new bugs can come up as we improve it. On a normal day I am running some job that will take four processors and several weeks to complete. This could be a re-processing of old data with new software, derivation of a new calibration, or analysis of old data to look for new properties or defects. Sometimes we find a bug after a job has been running for weeks, and its serious enough that we have to throw away the results, patch the software, and restart from the beginning. There is always something short to work on while waiting for long jobs to finish.
There are few regularly scheduled meetings or bureaucratic hurdles to cut into work time. I spend the whole day in my office, except to use the microwave to warm up lunch or if I need to stop by a co-worker's office to discuss goals or methods. People stop by my office too, to ask questions about programming, data formats, software versions, etc., or to ask me to do a quick analysis or dig up an old result.
NRL has probably the largest pool of scientists with such a diverse background in physics and engineering, making it an exciting research environment to work at with many new daily challenges. Discussions about research are common as are opportunities to publish in peer-reviewed journals. The other interesting part of working at NRL is the number of lectures or colloquia going on that encompass the full spectrum of physics that one can attend. Finally, for the fifth year in a row, Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology magazine has named the Naval Research Laboratory a " Best Diversity Company" in 2011 based on a reader's choice survey.
Naval Research Laboratory - Space Sciences Division
My work on the SSULI (Special Sensor Ultraviolet Limb Imager) program at the Space Sciences Division at NRL involves a diverse set of tasks and responsibilities, but can be summarized simply: to devise new and better ways to characterize the SSULI sensor, so that its results can be understood as best as possible. SSULI is somewhat unusual in that our NRL group has cradle-to-grave responsibility for the sensor. We devised, designed, and built the sensors; we performed their pre-flight calibration and characterization; and we're responsible for the on-orbit data, including ongoing sensor characterization as the sensor ages and changes in the harsh space environment.
Because of this, my responsibilities involve working with the sensor on the ground and in orbit. As part of the pre-flight orbital efforts, a typical day for me might involve preparing SSULI for testing in our ultraviolet (UV) calibration facility, performing and analyzing pre-flight calibrations, or devising new tests to understand the sensor response under extreme conditions, such as ion bombardment on the detector. To achieve this, I have to maintain familiarity with our ground test equipment, including the calibration facility, our reference detectors, and UV illumination lamps, along with all the associated hardware. I'm responsible for much of the chamber troubleshooting and maintenance, as well as that of the sensor itself when it's in the facility. If an anomaly is seen in the data from a sensor on orbit, it's my job to figure out how to reproduce it in the lab, and to recommend a fix. Similarly, if I see a troubling effect in pre-flight testing, I will need to propose fixes or workarounds.
Equally important to my efforts is analysis of and monitoring of on-orbit data. Once a sensor is on orbit, it's no longer possible to characterize it under controlled conditions, so I have to develop, in partnership with NRL employees, ways to use data formatted for operational use to glean the sensor characteristics. I monitor SSULI's path in the sky to anticipate fortuitous observations of UV stars that have been well-studied by astronomical missions for comparison to SSULI observations as way of continually recalibrating the instrument sensitivity - and while doing so, use the same data to fine-tune our understanding of the instrument's pointing and field of view.
Pairing the laboratory data with the in-flight data, coupled with the considerable hands-on experience with the sensor itself, has put me in a position to develop a deeper understanding of the sensor that wouldn't be possible if I were focusing on one area alone. This, coupled with a flexible and relaxed work environment, frees me to give each new challenge its due.
United States Naval Observatory
USNO is a leading edge Navy research facility located in a secluded campus in the middle of Washington D.C. At the time USNO moved here in 1893 the site was well outside the city, and separated from it by a deep valley. Although the city has since grown around it, the USNO campus retains a peaceful green setting of trees and open fields dotted with historic buildings such as the main building with its circular shaped library, and the buildings housing the retired 26-inch dome and transit circle telescopes. The grounds of the USNO not only include the Temporary Official Residence of the Vice President of the United States but is also home to much wildlife. All this in the middle of Washington, DC! Taking a break normally means seeing at least 10 deer.
Oh! There is the work as well. The JMAPS project is quite fascinating. We are mapping the stars. We have the responsibility of creating the ground data processing system for the imagery that will be collected by the JMAPS satellite to create a final star catalog. Aside from meeting deadlines for the occasional reviews (Software Requirements Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR), and Test Requirements Review (TRR)), USNO is a very casual and laidback place to work with fairly flexible work hours.
There is nothing like looking at my keyboard and to the heavens every day. Soon we will be navigating the galaxy like crossing the street. Forgive us if we are walking around with our heads in the clouds. It is the nature of our work.


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Risk Practices Among Aboriginal People Who Inject Drugs in New South Wales, Australia
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This paper describes patterns of injecting drug use and blood borne virus (BBV)-related risk practices among Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people who inject drugs (PWID). A total of 588 participants, 120 of whom self-identified as Aboriginal completed a questionnaire. Aboriginal participants were more likely to have been in prison (37.6 vs. 16.5 %), to inject daily (72.7 vs. 55.0 %), to share ancillary equipment (64.9 vs. 44.8 %) and less likely to know about BBV transmission (72.0 vs. 87.7 %) and treatment (47.2 vs. 67.6 %). Aboriginal participants used services such as BBV testing and drug treatment at a comparable rate to non-Aboriginal participants. The findings suggest that Aboriginal PWID are at greater risk for acquiring BBV. The prison setting should be used to deliver health promotion information and risk reduction messages. More information is needed on Aboriginal people's access and use of services to ensure beneficial services are received in the most appropriate settings.


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On Sun, 24 Sep 2000 21:46:54 -0500, William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: >> From: Brian Havard [mailto:email@example.com] >> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2893 5:44 PM >> > What I've done is bypassed most of this for the /, //, //server to >> > actually accept these elements without any sort of find test. We >> > don't really know if //server is legit until we test >> //server/share/. >> > Now we accept all these flavors, although they consitute an >> incomplete >> > path spec. >> >> I don't think this is right. //server may not be legit but it IS >> canonical. / isn't, it represents the root of whatever drive >> is current >> so it shouldn't be returned. > >No... this has been discussed on the list. > >/ isn't cantonical on WIN32/OS2/NETWARE, since any of the three may >have a volume designation (other than current volume) prefixed with vol: > >However... / is considered by the list to be the 'root', or default >volume. I proposed an alternate syntax (<DirectoryDefault> ? Whatever) >and no one grinned. It seems that this list prefers that '/' is legit. I'm not saying that / shouldn't match everything. I'm saying that this special casing doesn't belong in ap_os_canonical_filename(), it belongs in <Directory> directive processing. >I would consider special case handling of '/', but that's a bigger patch >than I orginally planned to bite. I would rather see us play the ><DirectoryDefault> game if we are going to play over there. > >> > The ap_os_canonical_filename() stuff in util_[win32|os2|netware].c >> > is very different right now, and OS2 and WIN32 could probably merge. >> > I believe OS2 also supports blehblehbleh.x, and either >> blehbl~1.x or >> > blehbleh.x flavors of short names. >> >> No, it doesn't, at least not on the file systems usually used >> (HPFS, JFS, FAT). Once you start allowing for other file systems >> anything is possible including case sensitivity. Also, OS/2 has a >> single API call that takes care of almost all canonicalization (the >> DosQueryPathInfo() call) which makes much of what's done in the >> win32 code unnecessary. Note I'm lowercasing the //machine/share >> part for consistency of comparisons. > >I'm jealous :-) And I agree with you. > >> > It seems very early on that NT >> > had choices in the config for how short names could be composed. >> > Since OS2 also allows Novell client access, and Novell would use >> > blehbleh.x, I was not happy with simply expanding shortnames in the >> > *~* case. Now we always case-correct and expand shortnames in >> > ap_os_systemcase_filename. >> >> Yes true, but OS/2 can also access NT, NFS & Samba volumes. > >So all of the problems above apply, yet DosQueryPathInfo() should >resolve all these cases, no? No, the DosQueryPathInfo() call doesn't resolve long/short file name problems, it doesn't even access the file system. It just does a relative->absolute path mapping, also taking care of trailing '.'s or spaces. I'm not sure if an OS/2 process can access a file via its short file names when on an NT share, I'll have to check. >> > ap_os_canonical_filename() (http_core.c:1454), for OS2/NETWARE, >> > should really sit in their respective util_[OS2|NETWARE].c files, >> > if they don't already. >> >> http_core.c:1454 has a call TO ap_os_canonical_filename() if I remember >> right. I can't actually look at the code right now as I just had my main >> hard disk die on me (writing this from my laptop). > >Sorry to hear... and I'd agree that makes more sense... > >looking... > >Slid down to 1463, but yup, you are correct. If you would rather handle >the <Directory /> case as a pseudo-<DirectoryDefault>, we can recode: > > cmd->path = ap_os_canonical_filename(cmd->pool, cmd->path); > >as: > > if (strcmp(cmp->path, "/") != 0) > cmd->path = ap_os_canonical_filename(cmd->pool, cmd->path); > >and remove the "/" acceptability from ap_os_canonical_filename. Yes, that's what I'm thinking. -- ______________________________________________________________________________ | Brian Havard | "He is not the messiah! | | email@example.com | He's a very naughty boy!" - Life of Brian | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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How does a homeless family from a major American metropolis end up dumped in a region known for Camembert and Calvados?
Camembert cheese would reign supreme three nights in succession—not another order for the rest of the week.
Jake rose shyly, knocking a Camembert to the ground in his embarrassment.
A typical example of soft cheese is one of the French types, known as Camembert.
The other manipulations differ only in detail from Camembert.
How many rides awheel through the pleasant land of France have been the swifter for the Camembert and roll devoured by the way!
The lawyer, over the Camembert and Burgundy, began to excuse himself for his delay.
A bacterially-ripened series of cheeses parallels the mold-ripened group as typified by Camembert.
This form is made at the same thickness as Camembert and about 5¼ inches in diameter.
It is classed as a soft cheese although it is much firmer than Camembert.
type of soft, rich cheese, 1878, from name of village near Argentan, Normandy, where it originally was made. The place name is Medieval Latin Campus Maimberti "field of Maimbert" (a West Germanic personal name).


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By Sandra Beasley
As I've told James, the dog-walker has a crush on the girl in 5C. The girl in 5C doesn't know this. She's never heard what I've heard: how for weeks he arrived with "Baxter? BAXTER?! Hey there BAXTER!" He'd jiggle the key in 5C's lock as Baxter cannonballed to the door. I could hear the beagle's collar jingling against the carpet as he bellied up for a scratch.
"Aren't you a goooood boy!" the dog-walker would croon. I'd smile at his bright, goofy voice. (No need to tell James that part.) "Where do we go TODAY?"
Then came the time–she running a little late, he a little early–when the dog-walker saw that blonde hair and that gold-tan trench coat the girl in 5C wears even when it's 20 degrees outside. Now he clears his throat when he rounds the corner of our hallway.
"Anybody home?" he calls out in a mature voice: an MBA-ed, kickball-on-the-weekends voice. Ugh.
Most days she's home. "How about that rain last night?" he asks. Did she get that FedEx off? Has she been following the Nationals?
Abandoned, Baxter comes to our door and paws it, whining.
As I've told James, the girl in 5C does not deserve the dog-walker's crush. He's never heard what I've heard: phone calls to her friends about This Guy who "drives a Boxer, total fish dick" or That Guy who took her "to P.F. Chang's, Jesus! I was wearing Marc Jacobs!"
Or "Mom, I love you, but the gym closes at 9."
I never set out to learn the girl in 5C has a beagle named Baxter or a 2-carat ring requirement. But that's the nature of city life. Each time I climb five flights to our apartment I pass the concert pianist in 2A, the lusty-lunged newborn in 3D, and the fourth-floor double that fills our building with the smell of lentils.
Once I opened the door to find a tortoise placidly surveying the hallway. Two minutes later I opened the door again; the turtle was gone. To work at home is to witness the weirdness of daily humanity.
So I hear the dog-walker come and go. And I miss his old voice. (No need to tell James that part.) He may have sounded like a cartoon before, but he sounded happy.
None of this justifies the braided leash and felt-lined collar I bought at CVS last night. "Purple," the check-out clerk said. "Cute." Me, who has not owned a pet since Beowulf the fighting beta-fish. Beowulf, who promptly committed suicide by jumping out of his bowl.
I stuffed the leash in the bedside stand before James got home. We've been together for four years now, half of that in this apartment. Love starts with fireworks and ends in Scrabble games, but it's still love. At night he migrates from his pillow to mine–and proceeds to drool on it. I still like him in the morning. That's gotta be love, right?
Thursdays are the bane of freelancing. That's the day you realize how much you'll work in the coming weekend. Perhaps if I ever bothered to get dressed I'd be more productive, but there's something to be said for wearing a satin-dragon robe when you know your friends are out there in suits.
I take a sip from my 5 PM coffee and stare at an edit with half-focused eyes. The dog-walker is late today. I hear the girl in 5C step into the hallway.
"Baxter! Stay! Don't–ahh, no–STAY. See you tonight."
I tuck my foot under me and turn a page, trying to pretend the thought of intercepting the dog-walker hasn't wakened every nerve in my body. What would I do if I could?
Soon I hear his familiar baritone–intertwined with an even more familiar voice. The dog-walker. . . and James. Talking about Nats scores. It's James who steps into our apartment. James, with his hazel eyes and warm smile.
"Hi babe." A kiss. He disappears into our bedroom to hang up his tie.
"GOOD BOY! GOOD BOY!" On the other side of our door, Baxter is experiencing an apoplexy of belly-scratches. His cathartic yelps punch through the plaster.
Lucky dog, I think, taking another slug of coffee.
That's when James walks in holding the collar.
You live long enough in a city, you learn every type of moment. The non sequitur of a reptile in the hallway. The fight that would never happen given one less beer. The click of a blonde's heels as she goes out to greet the night in a thin coat and thinner confidence. And the ease with which a boyfriend can take your hand, lead you to a bed, and lay you down on its quilting.
"I can explain–" I say, though I can't. James presses a finger to my lips.
"Shhhh," he says. "The neighbors will hear."
He loops the collar around my wrists, fastening them to our brass-barred headboard, and pulls the buckle tight, draping the leash behind us. He parts the folds of my robe and snakes my underwear down over my hips. It's been awhile.
What follows, follows in perfect silence, as I arch up to take him in. Our mouths stay tight on each other, every break for breath buried in the others ear or shoulder. With my hands bound I can't resist how his fingers roam, pinching and rubbing in slow, ridiculous circles. I laugh without sound. I bark without sound. And when I crest he presses his palm to my lips so that the cry has nowhere to rush but inwards, a wave that knocks me down and sweeps me clean.
The world is full of dog-walkers afraid their sweeter, sillier selves won't get the girl. You have to find your James–the guy who's not looking for permission. Sometimes you're the one who needs permission. Sometimes, it takes a collar's clinch to let a girl unleash.
–Sandra Beasley
Photograph by Seth Kushner


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though it may be feasible i doubt it'd be legal in most states due to armour peircing bullet bans.
This is a discussion on CSI: Miami . . . said something about "fused alloy rounds"? within the Off Topic & Humor Discussion forums, part of the The Back Porch category; Originally Posted by StevePVB who cares??? I don't care if Calleigh know about "bullets" as long as she is on the camera My sentiments exactly!!!!!!...
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"Not only do the people who put their lives on the line to protect the rest of us deserve better, we all deserve better than to have our own security undermined by those who undermine law enforcement." -Thomas Sowell
though it may be feasible i doubt it'd be legal in most states due to armour peircing bullet bans.
"Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result."
-Winston Churchill
Every well-bred petty crook knows: the small concealable weapons always go to the far left of the place setting.
-Inara, firefly
when my dad worked for environment Canada he described a wild Idea of using a Modified Bren Gun and firing pine tree seedlings
see newzeland Artical
Seed-gun: Pollution solution? - national | Stuff.co.nz
I know that Myth busters tried the Ice-bullet myth but the Modified Machine gun used Compressed CO2 with an Actively cooled Barrel to fire the seeds from an Airplain.
You cannot use a standard Rifle because it will thaw in flight and be useless.
Sounds like typical TV bs to me. As stated before, the heat of being fired is much greater than body temp.
An armed society is a polite society
Bet the writers Googled it, found exactly the information you did, and wrote their lines accordingly.
if the bullet is heat activated then the firing the gun would activate it long before it hits its target
Ok, but...powdered copper, low temp casting alloy or silver solder, layered, formed, sized, maybe put a "tip" on it...all can be done at home, with the help of Corbin Corbin Bullet Swage Technology ..its the "fused alloy" nomanclature that is hard to "get"...casting alloy melts at 185/200...silver solder at 375/450..I can possibility see forming a composit copper powder bullet that would "fuse" during firing, then 'quench" terminally....probably BS..I dont watch it,(MiamiCSI,the redheaded pycho creeps me out)...You know you can buy this off the shelf for "varmits", right ??... $.02
So let me see if I got this straight.
A steel armor plate is going to conduct the heat from firing, impact, and friction away from the bullet so fast the bullet remains intact, but the sheet rock is such a good insulator that the bullet will disintegrate? And ceramic armor will do what? What about soft armor?
And passing through a couple sheets of sheet rock is going to impart more friction generated heat on the bullet than passing through the barrel?
Infowars- Proving David Hannum right on a daily basis
Just as the public was finally getting over the fear and shock of the Black Talon.... now THIS...


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During the 68th World Health Assembly from 18th- 25th May 2015
Deaths related to unhealthy diet
Cost of obesity to the global economy
*There are more than 11.3 million deaths per year for which unhealthy diet was a contributing factor, according to an estimation made by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, based on the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study, published in the Lancet in 2012.**Obesity is estimated to cost the global economy $2 trillion per year, according to analysis by Mckinsey Global Institute, published in 2014.
A Consumers International (CI) poll suggests that huge numbers of the public are unaware of the major impact that unhealthy diets are having on global public health. More than 80% of people underestimate the global impact of unhealthy diets when compared to other causes.
The research across six countries found that on average, only 18% of people correctly identified that unhealthy diets contribute to more deaths than war, smoking, consumption of alcohol, HIV/AIDS or malaria.
With the World Health Assembly (WHA) due to meet in Geneva on Monday, the research also shows strong international support for actions to help consumers choose a healthier diet.
Actions such as reducing high levels of fat, sugar and salt in everyday foods (61% strongly support, 34% support), regulating the marketing of food high in fat, sugar and salt to children (55% strongly support, 37% support) and giving consumers more information about the levels of fat, sugar and salt in food (67% strongly support, 30% support) all received very high levels of backing.
These results are perhaps unsurprising given the importance that people attach to ensuring they and their families eat a healthy diet (71% 'very important', 27% 'quite important').
Amanda Long, Director-General of Consumers International, commented:
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Amanda Long added: "Since 1980 the prevalence of obesity worldwide has nearly doubled and Type 2 diabetes incidence has soared with unhealthy diets the largest contributor to the global problem."
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There are two completely separate issues here. The first issue is the ludicrous salaries of some of the ex-staffers for McCrory & Co. now working in state government. The second is what Gary here believes is a horrible pay rate for our public school teachers.
On the first issue, I totally and completely agree with Gary. It's no secret that BOTH parties give out really great paying taxpayer-funded state government jobs to some key people involved in winning campaigns. I think that's a practice that should stop…but I doubt very seriously it ever will. Yes, it is a choice issue for democrats to use against McCrory when/if he runs for reelection…and even for democratic candidates running for other offices as an example of how disingenuous republicans are.
On the second topic here, ya gotta take what Gary is saying here in context. North Carolina is not falling behind every other state in teacher pay. I know he'll say that if teachers in North Carolina don't get pay raises and all other states raise their teacher's pay, then the gap between the lowest paid teachers in our nation and North Carolina teachers gets more narrow. Well, um, are teachers in ALL other states getting a pay raise this year? And, even if they are and North Carolina is the only one that doesn't give its teachers a raise, North Carolina still is not on the bottom on teacher's pay (just looking at a scale of raw numbers) and if you make a comparison of North Carolina teacher's pay to many other states and factor in cost of living in our state vs. some of the other states that pay more to their teachers, you'll find that North Carolina pays its teachers very well comparatively. In starting pay for teachers, however, we are 5th from the bottom currently (2011 – 2012 school year). As McCrory gets our fiscal house in order, I'd personally like to see that statistic improve by raising our teachers pay in the future…again, when we can afford it.
This "War on Teachers" is just another "war" the liberal/progressives are dreaming up. It is part of their game plan…talking points…buzz words to keep their base riled up. Gary, you yourself said that the NCGOP is made up of just a bunch of rich old white men and trust me, my friend, we old white men just don't have enough energy to fight all those wars you're saying we're in.
"War on Teachers", Gary? What crap! And the comparison to other state employees is misleading, too. The legislature in the budget bill sets overall salaries, and a governor would have to veto the entire budget to change that. As to individual positions, those can be reclassified through a process at the Office of State Personnel based on the actual work performed. Again, that is not something the governor does. This is the sort of dishonest comparison that is common with Democrats.
NEWT SENSENewt Gingrich said: "The GOP has been caught up in a cycle that is negative and vicious".Does he recall Repeal of Glass Steagall—Modernization of Commodity markets—Open Market with Cuba and Nafta? Or, does he forget the Impeachment?
Yet! He is intelligent on Government and noted no increase in Minimum Wage—Dream Act—Immigration–America Jobs Act—Bush Tax Cuts for Rich—Payroll Tax Cut—Social Security CPI—Voting acts—Shutdown of Government—Debt Extension, etc.
I will take him over Boehner. He is smarter and tougher.
In this Congress 22 bills have been signed into law88 in 1995 lowest since Great DepressionDavid Koch zillions hired Tea Party to cut government and he is succeedingat the expense of millions without jobs and more millions with low pay.In OECD nations we now rank #1 as largest number working for low wages.44 million for minimum wages.Newt Gingrich was accurate to say the GOP is on a cycle that is negative and vicious.We closed 58,000 plants in the first decade of this century and it has not been stopped.Smart Socks recently moved our 45 jobs to Mexico.President Obama was correct to say we have had a decline in good jobs.He explained that the income of the top 1% nearly quadrupled from 1979 to 2007, while the typical family's barely budget. As the recovery continues the earnings of the average worker are down. Newly hired auto workers make a fraction of what the industry historically paid.There does not seem to be any good answer to better paying jobs.


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