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Israel agrees in principle to withdraw its forces from all seven PA- controlled cities. Security control of Ramallah, Tul Karem, Kalkilye and Jericho may be handed over to the PA in the coming days.
This was the conclusion of a five-hour meeting last night between Defense Minister Sha´ul Mofaz and Muhammad Dahlan and other Palestinian Authority security officials.
As the media speak of "peace suddenly breaking out," the issues on the table for the coming weeks include a significant reduction of IDF activity throughout Judea, Samaria and Gaza, open crossing points, the release of terrorist prisoners, and a decrease in Israel´s arrest of terrorists.
In addition, new U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice is on her way to the region, Prime Minister Sharon and Abu Mazen are scheduled to meet soon, and talk of a ceasefire is common even among the most extreme terrorist groups - though not without pre-conditions.
Optimism is the order of the day in both government and media circles, despite a mortar shell that hit a home in Netzer Hazani yesterday, and a Kassam rocket that was fired last night at the western Negev. Palestinian terrorists also shot several rockets on Friday, including an anti-tank missile Friday night at nearby N´vei Dekalim, causing damage but no injuries.
The electoral victories by the extreme terrorist group Hamas in local elections in Kassam-capital Beit Hanoun and elsewhere also somewhat mar the picture.
Arutz-7´s Arab-affairs correspondent Haggai Huberman said today, "There is no doubt that Abu Mazen has surprised everyone by so quickly taking control and managing to get a ceasefire going without any real promises by Israel. On the other hand, within a short time, the terrorist organizations will want to see some results, such as Israeli withdrawals, release of prisoners and the like - and if they´re not satisfied, they can easily revert to more terrorism."
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In Judea and Samaria, Israel´s armed forces have been ordered to keep a lower profile, withdrawing from checkpoints outside some cities and initiating offensive activity only in the case of "ticking time bombs."
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IARA-USA accused of violating Iraq sanctions.
Published Thursday, March 8, 2007
The Columbia-based Islamic American Relief Agency allegedly defied U.S. sanctions against Iraq, sending more than $1.4 million into the country during 12 years, according to a federal indictment released yesterday.
The IARA-USA and five of the charity's leaders were charged in the 33-count indictment, handed down by a grand jury in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
"The overarching allegation of the indictment is that this organization purported to be a charitable humanitarian organization but in reality was channeling money into Iraq," said Don Ledford, spokesman for Bradley Schlozman, U.S. attorney.
The charges come nearly 2½ years after federal agents raided the group's Columbia headquarters, a small office downtown near Walgreens drug store.
Shareef Akeel, a Michigan attorney for IARA-USA, said the charges came as a surprise. "For 2½ years there was this cast of suspicion that" IARA-USA officials "were supporting terrorism, which was completely false," he said. "And then what they come out with is a tax code violation."
The five people charged are:
● Former IARA-USA executive director Mubarak Hamed, 50, and former fundraiser Ahmad Mustafa, 54, who were arrested yesterday morning at their Columbia homes and taken to federal court in Jefferson City, where they were charged and released.
Hamed also worked as an environmental specialist for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
● Ali Mohamed Bagegni, 53, who was arrested and charged in Iowa. Bagegni was a member of IARA-USA's board of directors. He used to live in Columbia and is the former principal of the Islamic School of Columbia.
● Abdel Azim El-Siddiq, 50, of Palos Heights, Ill., formerly vice president for international operations for IARA-USA.
● Khalid Al-Sudanee, 55, of Jordan, identified as regional director of the Middle East office. Ledford said the government is trying to capture him with help from Jordan.
The government alleges that from 1991 to 2003, IARA-USA tried to get around U.S. sanctions by laundering money through Jordan into Iraq.
But Ledford said the charity was telling people two different stories. Workers soliciting for tax-deductible donations allegedly told donors their money would help people struggling in Iraq. But when federal agents asked where the money was going, IARA-USA officials said they were aiding Iraqis living outside their home country, Ledford said.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury did give some organizations special license to provide food, medicine and humanitarian aid to Iraq during the sanctions. But IARA-USA never asked for and was never granted permission, according to the indictment.
Ledford added that IARA-USA was illegally sending cash into Iraq.
"The problem with cash is it's fungible, and you don't know where it goes or whose pocket it ends up in or for what purpose it was spent," he said. "There's no way to track cash."
The indictment also alleges that IARA-USA stole nearly $85,000 from the U.S. Agency for International Development after the agency withdrew funding in late 1999 for a relief project in Mali, Africa. IARA, Hamed and Bagegni are accused of using about $50,000 of that money to hire a lobbyist to get IARA removed from a Senate Finance Committee list of organizations suspected of being involved in supporting international terrorism.
The charity also allegedly attempted to deceive the public by denying in an interview on CNN that Ziyad Khaleel once worked for IARA-USA. Khaleel, also known as Ziyad Khalil, is a former Columbia College student who bought a satellite phone used by Osama bin Laden to plot the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya.
Each defendant could face decades in prison and millions of dollars in fines.
Akeel, the attorney for IARA-USA, said the investigation has ended the agency's charitable mission. "The only thing we have done is we have undermined our war on famine," he said. "We have contributed to the starvation of kids in Africa by destroying a 20-year organization."
The charges against IARA-USA bear similarities to suspicions the federal government is believed to have in a separate case against Life for Relief and Development, a Michigan-based Islamic charity with ties to Columbia.
Since a September raid on Life for Relief, officials for the charity have said federal agents have repeatedly asked them about donations sent to Iraq during sanctions. Life for Relief did send aid to Iraq with permission from the treasury department, according to the charity. The Columbia home of Shakir Hamoodi, who works for Life for Relief, was raided at the same time federal agents searched Michigan offices.
Akeel, who also represents Life for Relief and Development, sees parallels between the two. "I can guarantee you, if these weren't Muslim organizations, if they weren't run by American citizens of Arab descent, I believe it would be a different situation here," he said.
As for IARA-USA, Ledford said there might still be more charges filed.
"This is an extensive investigation, and it's not finished yet," he said.
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Susan (Eramian) Ounjian was born in Richmond, Virginia, where she was greatly influenced by her grandparents and her church, St. James. Her grandmother (Mrs. Ardemis Shahinina), uncles, and her mother performed in many groups. She became a trained dancer with the help of Byron Melkonian.
She moved to California to be amongst more Armenians. This goal was to allow her to reach more Armenians through her love of Armenian dancing and culture. She definitely had her fate in Los Angles as she met her husband after one month of arriving. They were married in 1980.
Susan has a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Art Education from Virginia Commonwealth University. She taught art and dance in the Richmond Public School System for six years and has had extensive training in folk dancing, modern, jazz, and ballet.
She is well known on the East Coast for her research, teaching, and performing of Armenian dancing. In Virginia, she has been on television; taught at universities, elementary, and high schools; taught at folk festivals and international bazaars, and taught for the City Parks and Recreation programs and in New York at the Armenian General Benevolent Union (A.G.B.U.) camp.
She travelled to learn more from her other teachers in Detroit, Chicago, and Washington DC. In 1974, she studied in Erevan, Armenia. There she studied under Mr. Manoogian, who had taught many of the State Enembles.
Susan is quite frequently called upon to entertain at Armenian affiars. Along with her Armenian folk dancing, she gives a "multi-media" presentation. She currently teaches a class in Van Nuys, California.
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How do we live with with a deeper connection to presence and purpose?
Every so often cultures go through something of a rebooting, a time when old structures and beliefs change drastically, and new systems and ways of living emerge. Our country, and some would argue our entire world, is going through just such a process.
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Wayne Bohrnstedt, 91, director emeritus of the University of Redlands School of Music, shared a sampling of his piano compositions when The Spinet music organization met Feb. 18 in the home of David and Robin Maupin in Redlands.
Bohrnstedt shared the evening of piano performance with fellow Spinet member Linda Carrier and her student David Johnson, 15.
David, who is home schooled and plays piano for his high school worship team, performed "Odeon" by Ernesto Nazareth.
Carrier received her bachelor's degree in music from UC Riverside and teaches Suzuki Method piano in her home studio in Redlands. She performed Claude Debussy's "Clair de Lune."
Bohrnstedt received his doctorate in composition in 1952 from the University of Rochester where he studied with Howard Hanson. After six years teaching at Bowling Green State University — which recently honored him as composer of the university's fight song used since 1948 — he came to the University of Redlands in 1953. He served as director of the University of Redlands School of Music and Division of the Arts from 1968 to 1981 and retired in 1993.
"When we arrived in Redlands, that was the best decision of my life," he said. "It's the most beautiful city, with culture."
Bohrnstedt's music commissions are many, including "Variations for a Celebration" for the Redlands Symphony Orchestra in honor of the city centennial in 1988 (that composition was also performed at the Redlands Bowl this past summer in honor of Redlands' Quasquicentennial) and a "Fanfare" from 1998 honoring the Redlands Community Music Association's 75th year and performed every year since then during the Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival.
He wrote "A Little Piece for a Great Hall" for the dedication of the San Jose Symphony's new hall; a ballad celebrating the city of LaCrosse centennial; and a work for trumpet, horn and timpani commissioned by The Spinet for its 75th anniversary Nov. 7, 1969.
His works have been performed by the Eastman-Rochester Symphony with Howard Hanson conducting, the Detroit Symphony, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic three times.
Bohrnstedt told of growing up in LaCrosse, Wis., where cold weather kept him indoors at the piano at a very early age. His family is descended from a cousin of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, and another relative composed the Norwegian national anthem.
He said he began composing at age 8 and in those years during the Great Depression, he had to use plain paper and draw all his staff lines.
He performed for Spinet a piece he wrote at age 10 that his mother named "Coquette" — the first time this piece has been played publicly.
Bohrnstedt performed two songs influenced by the "Your Hit Parade" radio shows that he and high school friends listened to each week, one titled "Where Does Love Go?"
Bohrnstedt said he taught a music theory class at the University of Redlands in which he assigned the students to write a piece based on a chord progression. He impressed Spinet with the piece he wrote, figuring the teacher ought to have an example to show the students.
Bohrnstedt said that 30 years ago he set out to write a set of good teaching pieces, thinking he might publish them. He performed the five that he completed, including one explaining use of minor thirds; one in the Dorian mode; one beginning in G Major and ending in A Mixolydian; and a Christmas carol based on the rhythmic pattern found in "Good King Wenceslas," of six short beats and a long one.
A final selection was "a tip of my hat to Palestrina" and his 16th-century restrictive rules.
"There were very few things they could do," Bohrnstedt said with some humor about composition structure and rules at that time.
"Howard Hanson once told me he really liked a piece where one note makes all the difference. This piece (titled 'Aria' or 'Lullaby') is where one note would make a difference, because there are so few of them."
Bohrnstedt shared an accompanying experience he had the summer of 1956 at the Redlands Bowl. Some months ahead, he was asked to be the accompanist for well-known opera star Leontyne Price. He waited and waited for the music to arrive and finally the afternoon of the Bowl concert, he met Price at the La Posada Hotel in downtown Redlands for rehearsal. Each was dumbfounded to think the other had the music, he said.
Bohrnstedt told of the singer's great distress, but said he saved the day by contacting longtime Spinet member and singer Leola Hulbert whose music library provided nearly every song Price intended to sing.
In telling this story, however, he never added any concerns at the little time left to thoroughly learn the music and rehearse.
At the Spinet program, student performer David Johnson learned another tip about preparing for piano performance — Bohrnstedt had completed 230 pushups that day.
During the business meeting, Spinet members approved grants totaling $1,200 to six Redlands music organizations, with $200 each going to the Redlands Symphony Association, the Redlands Community Music Association (Redlands Bowl), Youth Ensemble of Strings, the Community Chorus of Redlands, Music Changing Lives and Redlands Opera Theatre.
Two new members were voted to active status, Victoria Martinez and Cecilia Cruz.
Singer Victoria Martinez is the daughter of Frank Davis and the late Gwen Davis, both longtime members of The Spinet. She is a member of Actors Equity who has performed in professional and semiprofessional productions of Broadway musicals and in dinner theater and community theater productions in Orange County, Los Angeles and San Diego.
Violinist Cecilia Cruz received her bachelor's degree in music from the University of the Philippines, her master's degree in music from Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Mich., and a certificate in violin performance from La Sierra University. She has played as a soloist with various orchestras, played for TV and radio, and has collaborated in various recordings. She teaches privately at home in Loma Linda.
Sally Rehfeldt was nominated for Spinet president for 2014-15. Other officers presented for nomination by committee chairman Eric Gruenler are Linda Carrier, vice president for programs; Kristen Cameron and Curtiss Allen, vice presidents for venues; David Weir, recording secretary; Anne Sandel, corresponding secretary; David Lawrence, treasurer; and Eric Gruenler, parliamentarian.
Nominated as directors are Donna West, Chris Webb and Sandy Pappas.
Assisting with the nominating committee were Mary Lou Jones and Carole Wesson.
Members shared information about musical activities including the Feb. 22 Redlands Symphony Orchestra concert, the Feb. 23 performance of the Welsh Choir of Southern California at Trinity Episcopal Church and the Feb. 23 Redlands Opera Theatre program of Mozart vignettes and arias, with Spinet member Ed Yarnelle as accompanist.
Ted Parsons welcomed guests including Lois Musmann, Lorraine Jorgenson, Constance Hastings, Paul Melzer, Candice Johnson and Tom Carrier.
Anne Sandel coordinated the hosts for the evening, who included Mary Lou Jones, Jan Korfmacher, Catherine and Delio Pasqual, Carlene Wymer and Nancy Jacobson.
The public is invited to the next Spinet meeting, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. March 18 at Redlands United Church of Christ, 168 Bellevue Ave., Redlands. The program will be announced later.
Nelda Stuck is a member of The Spinet.


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Sheryl Crow and her 1 1/2-year-old son Wyatt prepare for departure from Los Angeles International Airport.
The mother-son duo have been seen spending time in the Los Angeles area over the last few weeks. Perhaps they're returning to their 154-acre (0.62 km2) farm outside Nashville, Tennessee.
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Here is an odd thought I suppose. Why do we have such large window boarders
on the left and right of a window. Wouldn't it be interesting to see a theme
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don't think scroll bars would look out of place with no side boarders. I
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Elsevier's Medical Dictionary, Second Edition: In English/American, French, Italian, Spanish and German (Elsevier Dictionaries on CD-ROM)
This second edition of Sliosberg's Medical Dictionary includes approximately 3,200 new entries and synonyms, and now contains more than 20,000 English terms plus synonyms, with equivalents and separate indexes in each of the five languages. The work represents the most complete compilation of medical, biological, pharmacological and anatomical terms published in the five languages, and is an irreplaceable tool for readers of medical and pharmaceutical literature, research workers, and translators.
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Perhaps Boomer Esiason just wants to be known as the greatest left-handed quarterback in New York Jets history, as unimpressive a distinction as that may be.
But he's so underwhelmed by fellow southpaw Tim Tebow that he doesn't even think he's worthy of one of the Jets' 53 roster spots.
"If I was the Jets, you want to know what I would do? I would cut Tim Tebow. I really would," Esiason said on his Boomer and Carton Show on New York's WFAN on Monday morning.
"I'm telling you right now I would, and I'll tell you why I would: it's just not in any way, shape or form benefiting this team. I just don't see how it benefits this team.
"I just think this whole thing -- at least from my perspective right now in relation to who Mark Sanchez is, your starting quarterback -- is a major mistake."
Sanchez, the Jets' anointed starter, has, by most accounts, significantly outplayed Tebow in training camp. But New York is ginning up several specialty packages for No. 15, who's eagerly embracing whatever role the Jets deem him best suited for.
Given that and the two draft picks GM Mike Tannenbaum gave up for him, Tebow doesn't seem to worried about suggestions from Esiason, who was 15-27 as the Jets' starter from 1993 to 1995 and never took the team to the playoffs.
"I've heard nothing but great things about Mr. Esiason. I know he was a great player here, and I just wish him nothing but the best in his announcing, and God bless him," Tebow responded Monday.
"I just continue to use that (criticism) as motivation. And when I get my opportunities, try to make the most of them, just be the person that I am and not let that get me too excited or too down, but just be who I am and go out there and work as hard as I can every day and try and improve and be the best football player/quarterback that I can be."
Nate Davis is a reporter, blogger and editor who's been at USA TODAY since 2000. He has covered the NFL since 2005. No, he did not play quarterback for Ball State. Davis' succession of our esteemed colleague Sean Leahy at The Huddle is considered a Brady-for-Bledsoe swap by most "insiders."More about Nate


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Software Quality Assurance and Management
The third in a series in software engineering, here is a timely and integrated approach designed to enhance productivity and assure quality software. Explores the development process in its entirety, from methodologies of development to the flow of work and responsibility within a project, to management controls needed to monitor and direct the process. Includes many of the new IEEE standards and initiatives to be required by the Department of Defense, and looks at their implications for the development of software.
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·Éµ¶ wrote at 07/14/2011 01:56 AM: > I want a program to verify prime numbers which can be runned in > mzscheme. The following is C source. I don't konwn how to convert it > to lisp. It looks like that C code is trying to do a one-time population of a large lookup table, for later determining in constant time whether a given number 0 through 999,999 is prime. Are you sure that this is the approach that you want to use for primality testing? This approach has the merit of being extremely fast in C once the table is built, but there are alternative approaches: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primality_test If you do still want to use this same approach in Racket, you can indeed rewrite the C code in equivalent Racket code. Nobody wants to spoil someone else's learning experience by telling them the equivalent Racket code. To help you figure out the Racket code yourself, you probably want to start reading one of the following URLs: http://www.htdp.org/ http://doc.racket-lang.org/guide/index.html You will also want to make test cases, for verifying the correctness of your approach and its implementation. Feel free to ask questions on the list as you work through the documentation and the programming problem. -- http://www.neilvandyke.org/
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Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin (www.beg.utexas.edu).
American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting, Dallas, April 18-21, 2004
Outcrop-Based 3D Synthetic Seismic of Early Permian Deep Water Carbonate Deposits, Victorio Canyon, West Texas
Xavier Janson, Charles Kerans, Jerome Bellian, Ted Playton, and W.M. Fitchen
Deepwater carbonate reservoirs remain one of the least understood and least exploited systems in the geologic record. Deepwater reservoirs of Permian age constitute an important play in the Permian Basin, where reservoir strata are dominantly grain-dominated high-density turbidites or grain-flows shed off the latest Wolfcampian-early Leonardian shelf margins during periods of high-amplitude sea level rise and fall in early Permian times. In Victorio Canyon in West Texas, deep-water carbonate deposits of latest Wolfcampian Hueco Group and earliest Leonardian Bone Spring/Victorio Peak Formation outcrop along three dimensional exposures. A 1 by 2.5 Km three dimension stratigraphic model of this carbonate slope-basin system was constructed from ground-based laser survey, 22 measured sections, and detailed photomosaic mapping. The stratigraphic architecture of these basinal deposits consists of five sequences made of normal marine mud and silt dominated facies and a variety of sediment gravity flow ranging from high-density fine-grained turbidites to conglomeratic debris flows. Reservoir prone facies consists of bioclastic sheet-like grainflow and ooid grainstone basin floor fan and biolcastic dolomitic turbidite and grainflows whereas flow-barriers are interstratfied mud-dominated debris flows and hemipelagic mudstones. Based on 110 plugs taken on the outcrop, this 3D facies model was then converted in a 3D impedance model. Several 3D synthetic seismic cubes have been calculated for different frequencies from this outcrop-based model. These synthetics highlight the seismic signature of these toe-of-slope and basinal ooid fan and carbonate debris flows and are compared with several producing reservoirs from the similar age and setting.


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Include MATLAB code in models that generate embeddable C code
User-Defined Functions
With a MATLAB Function block, you can write a MATLAB® function for use in a Simulink® model. The MATLAB function you create executes for simulation and generates code for a Simulink Coder™ target. If you are new to the Simulink and MATLAB products, see What Is a MATLAB Function Block? and Create Model That Uses MATLAB Function Block for an overview.
Double-clicking the MATLAB Function block opens its editor, where you write the MATLAB function, as in this example:
To learn more about this editor, see MATLAB Function Block Editor.
You specify input and output data to the MATLAB Function block in the function header as arguments and return values. The argument and return values of the preceding example function correspond to the inputs and outputs of the block in the model:
You can also define data, input triggers, and function call outputs using the Ports and Data Manager, which you access from the MATLAB Function Block Editor by selecting Edit Data. See Ports and Data Manager.
The MATLAB Function block generates efficient embeddable code based on an analysis that determines the size, class, and complexity of each variable. This analysis imposes the following restrictions:
The first assignment to a variable defines its, size, class, and complexity.
See Best Practices for Defining Variables for C/C++ Code Generation.
You cannot reassign variable properties after the initial assignment except when using variable-size data or reusing variables in the code for different purposes.
In addition to language restrictions, the MATLAB Function block supports a subset of the functions available in MATLAB. A list of supported functions is given in Functions and Objects Supported for C/C++ Code Generation — Alphabetical List. These functions include functions in common categories, such as:
Arithmetic operators like
power. For more information, see Array vs. Matrix Operations (MATLAB).
See Functions and Objects Supported for C/C++ Code Generation — Category List for a complete list of function categories.
Although the code for this block attempts to produce exactly
the same results as MATLAB, differences might occur due to rounding
errors. These numerical differences, which might be a few
In the MATLAB Function block, the
To support visualization of data, the MATLAB Function block supports calls to MATLAB functions for simulation only. See Extrinsic Functions to understand some of the limitations of this capability, and how it integrates with code analysis for this block. If these function calls do not directly affect any of the Simulink inputs or outputs, the calls do not appear in Simulink Coder generated code.
From MATLAB Function blocks, you can also call functions defined in a Simulink Function block. You can call Stateflow® functions with Export Chart Level Functions (Make Global) and Allow exported functions to be called by Simulink checked in the chart Properties dialog box.
In the Ports and Data Manager, you can declare a block input to be a Simulink parameter instead of a port. The MATLAB Function block also supports inheritance of types and size for inputs, outputs, and parameters. You can also specify these properties explicitly. See Type Function Arguments, Size Function Arguments, and Add Parameter Arguments for descriptions of variables that you use in MATLAB Function blocks.
Recursive calls are not allowed in MATLAB Function blocks.
By default, MATLAB Function blocks have direct feedthrough enabled. To disable it, in the Ports and Data Manager, clear the Allow direct feedthrough check box. Nondirect feedthough enables semantics to ensure that outputs rely only on current state. Using nondirect feedthrough enables you to use MATLAB Function blocks in a feedback loop and prevent algebraic loops.
The MATLAB Function block accepts inputs of any type that Simulink supports, including fixed-point and enumerated types. For more information, see Data Types Supported by Simulink.
Data types supported by MATLAB but not supported by Simulink may not be passed between the Simulink model and the function within the MATLAB Function block. These types may be used within the MATLAB Function block.
For more information on fixed-point support for this block, refer to Fixed-Point Data Types with MATLAB Function Block (Fixed-Point Designer) and MATLAB Function Block with Data Type Override (Fixed-Point Designer).
See the reference page for the Subsystem, Atomic Subsystem, Nonvirtual Subsystem, CodeReuse Subsystem blocks for information about each block parameter.
The following models shows how to use the MATLAB Function block:
Data Types
Double | Single | Boolean | Base Integer | Fixed-Point | Enumerated | Bus
Sample Time
Specified in the Sample time parameter
Direct Feedthrough
Yes (default). To disable, in the Ports and Data Manager, clear the Allow direct feedthrough check box.
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Variable-Size Signals
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Ayalon testifies against former boss Lieberman in fraud trial
Danny Ayalon at the fraud trial of ex-Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman testified that his former boss advanced a diplomat's appointment in return for information.
Ayalon, the former deputy foreign minister and the state's key witness against Liberman, testified Thursday in Jerusalem Magistrate's Court.
Ayalon is the state's only witness who says that Lieberman advanced the position of Ze'ev Ben Aryeh, Israel's former ambassador to Belarus, actively seeking to promote him in 2004 to the position of ambassador to Latvia in exchange for information on an investigation against Lieberman.
"I was in his office, we discussed political matters and by the end of the talk he told me that Ben Aryeh must be appointed to the Riga post," Ayalon told the court.
Ayalon said he never asked Lieberman, head of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, why he wanted to appoint Ben Aryeh.
Lieberman resigned as foreign minister at the end of December, shortly before his indictment for fraud and breach of trust for allegedly advancing Ben Aryeh. The charges came after Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein closed a 12-year probe of Lieberman in other cases.
Lieberman has said he would resign from politics if he is convicted. If he is convicted and his actions are determined to involve moral turpitude, Lieberman would be forced to resign from the Knesset and stay out of politics for at least seven years.
Shortly before the indictment was formally issued, Lieberman announced that Ayalon would not be included on the Yisrael Beiteinu Knesset list for the national elections.


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The psychological twist in the case of climate change is that we inflict the disaster ourselves.
Or is she now just a means for Murad to inflict his revenge on Dad?
In a way, they are intuitively more afraid of the losses they will inflict—and for good reason.
Palin, should she run, could inflict similar damage on the Republicans.
And with RT, these losers have a global platform through which they can inflict their psychoses on the rest of us.
How to inflict the maximum of discomfort upon M. Destournelle with the minimum of risk to herself was the question.
In what way have I so offended you, that you should inflict so terrible a punishment on me?
But such ceaseless use was cruel punishment, and no man wanted to inflict it.
I will not inflict a long answer, but only answer your queries.
Capt. Smith took prompt measures to secure redress, and inflict vengeance upon the savages.


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Bears' rugged style mirrors city
CHICAGO — In a city divided by North Side and South Side, Cubs and White Sox, there is one team that has united Chicago for decades: The Bears.
From founder George Halas to present-day coach Lovie Smith, the Bears have reflected what many Chicagoans think of their city and themselves, a tough relentless bunch confronting the elements and their opponents.
The Bears matter to Chicago just like the Packers matter to Green Bay and Wisconsin.
That's why today's NFC Championship Game is so fascinating. A trip to the Super Bowl is at stake. So, too, are bragging rights in the Upper Midwest, between two places where professional football took root and thrived.
And yes, a sense of identity also is thrown into the emotional mix triggered by a big game.
"We're proud to be a unifying force in the city. Baseball divides Chicago, but the Bears unite the city," said George McCaskey, vice chairman of the Chicago Bears and grandson of the team's founder.
The modern-day Bears players know just how important the team is to the city. They hear the cheers every Sunday and the constant talk on radio.
And when they enter Halas Hall at the team's training base in Lake Forest, they can see for themselves that they are part of a team's singular history. In display cases are wool jerseys, battered helmets, including one in leather, and the trusty fedora worn by Halas, a reminder of a time when pro football coaches prowled the sidelines while dressed in their Sunday best.
"Everywhere you go in Chicago, they talk Chicago Bears football," safety Chris Harris said. "Michael Jordan won six championships here (with basketball's Bulls). But all they talk about is the 1985 Bears," the last Bears team to win the Super Bowl.
The team and the sport have come a long way since Halas organized a semi-pro outfit known as the Decatur Staleys.
Halas was there in 1920 in that Canton, Ohio, showroom, at the birth of the American Professional Football Association, forerunner of the NFL.
"There weren't enough chairs for all of us," Halas once said. "Autos in those days had running boards, you know. So we all sat around on the running boards and in something like 10 minutes we organized the league and elected Jim Thorpe president."
For decades, Wrigley Field was the team's home, an intimate venue to witness a rugged game.
"People said that sitting in the upper deck they could hear Bill Wade barking out the signals at the line of scrimmage," McCaskey said. "When the ball was punted they could hear the thump of the punter's foot on the ball."
The Bears owned the city. They brought championships here, too, the last one under Halas in 1963 and another one in the Super Bowl to cap the run of the 1985 Bears.
"The Cardinals were here through 1959, but they were pretty forgettable," said Steve Riess, a history professor at Northeastern Illinois University. "There was no college team in town. No offense to Northwestern."
Riess said the Bears "represent how Chicagoans see themselves. Chicago was the city of big shoulders, rough, tough guys."
The Bears also played a style of football that suited the city — a rugged, grind-it-out offense and a staunch defense that matched a nickname, "Monsters of the Midway."
And throughout the history, the Bears had a great rival, the Packers.
McCaskey said his grandfather, "Papa Bear" Halas, was truly competitive with the Packers. He said the attitude could be expressed like this: "All wins are satisfying, but wins over the Packers are that much more satisfying. And all losses are disappointing, but losses to the Packers are that much more disappointing."
McCaskey said he recently heard a story from Bruce Allen, general manager of the Washington Redskins and the son of the late Hall of Fame coach George Allen, who was once part of Halas' staff in Chicago.
McCaskey said the two Georges, Halas and Allen, were in the front seat of a car riding down to training camp in Indiana. In the back seat, the younger Allen sat and listened as the two men got into an "animated and profane conversation."
"Bruce said at one point Coach Halas turned around and said, 'Listen young man, you don't repeat this conversation. You don't repeat those bad words. If you want to call someone a bad name, you call him a Packer.' "
Yet Halas helped rally support in 1956 in Green Bay for the building of a new football stadium.
The Bears of Halas and the Packers of Vince Lombardi have given way to new generations of coaches, players and fans.
"I think the players have a lot of respect for each other," McCaskey said. "The organizations certainly have a lot of respect for each other. . . .
"They say that the fans get into it more than the players. But the players, I think especially for divisional games, know to ramp it up a little bit. How could you have a better situation than this• The greatest rivalry in the NFL, in my opinion, maybe the best rivalry in American professional sports and the winner gets to go to the Super Bowl. How could you write a better script?"


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NEWARK, Del. -- Shoppers generally give their local supermarkets' produce departments good ratings for their service, although new consumer research from the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) here suggests there's opportunity to improve, and points to where some of those opportunities may lie.
NEWARK, Del. -- Shoppers generally give their local supermarkets' produce departments good ratings for their service, although new consumer research from the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) here suggests there's opportunity to improve, and points to where some of those opportunities may lie.
While 64 percent of the 1,000 primary shoppers who were surveyed by telephone in late March rate the service they receive from their local produce departments positively, only 34 percent gave their produce retailers the highest possible rating, while 8 percent gave the service they receive a negative rating.
One reason produce retailers didn't earn overwhelmingly positive reviews may be that most shoppers reported that they interact very little, if at all, with produce department staff. Forty-five percent of respondents said they have no interaction with produce staff, while less than 10 percent said they had a lot of interaction; only 17 percent reported some degree of contact.
Produce retailers who interact with their customers may be getting rewarded for their efforts by higher produce sales. More than four in 10 of those shoppers who reported they have some level of interaction with produce department staff said they are also "much" or "somewhat" more likely to buy more fruits and vegetables.
"This consumer research shows that we must get back to basics," said Mike O'Brien, chairman of PMA's retail board and v.p. of produce for St. Louis-based Schnuck Markets, Inc. "Today's consumers are hungry for information and sometimes need only a nudge to make that extra produce purchase. We should think of our produce associates as salesmen, not clerks. In the end it's all about the sales."
"We can do a better job of connecting with consumers at the point of sale, and this research demonstrates the business value that we stand to gain," added PMA president Bryan Silbermann. "We are all interested in increasing produce sales; this research shows that while we are doing an adequate job, it also offers clues as to how we can perform better."
When asked to define what constitutes a good produce department shopping experience, shoppers point to both the product on the shelves and the people who put it there. Respondents prioritize produce freshness, variety, and selection, followed by department cleanliness, staff courteousness, and low prices, in that order. When asked what they looked for from their produce department staff, those surveyed rate staff's knowledge of freshness, produce in general, quality, and availability, in rank order.
Primary shoppers surveyed by Opinion Dynamics Corp. offered their opinions on several areas in particular during PMA's latest survey. On one category that consumers ranked as important, almost half of survey participants gave their produce department top ratings for cleanliness, while only 3 percent gave them negative ratings.
Respondents also highlighted the potential value of product tastings. While less than one-third of respondents reported that their stores offered tastings, more than half of those whose stores did offer them said they are somewhat to much more likely to buy more fresh fruits and vegetables. Meanwhile more than half of those respondents who do not have access to tastings also reported that they would be somewhat to much more likely to purchase more fruits and vegetables if tastings were offered.
Surveyed shoppers also reported that their confidence in produce safety continues to increase modestly, increasing slightly since February, following last fall's foodborne illness outbreaks involving leafy greens. Twenty-eight percent reported they have the highest levels of confidence in produce safety, up from 25 percent in February.
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Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on President Obama's announcement that he intends to nominate Ernest Moniz as Secretary of Energy, Gina McCarthy as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Sylvia Mathews Burwell as Director of the Office of Management and Budget:
"Today, President Obama nominated three strong, committed public servants with the experience and background necessary to help promote clean energy jobs, protect our environment, and enact budgets that reflect our nation's values.
"Secretary-designate Ernest Moniz will use his experience as an academic, a physicist, and an advocate to build on the historic efforts of President Obama's first term to preserve our environment and secure our energy future. His nomination reaffirms the administration's dedication to science and commitment to innovation.
"Gina McCarthy's lifetime of public service and career of leadership make her ideally suited to serve as the new EPA Administrator. Over the past four years, she has led efforts to raise fuel economy standards, maintain tough clean air standards, and protect public health. In her new role, she will lead the charge to build on those achievements, reduce harmful emissions, combat climate change, and defend our natural resources.
"Sylvia Mathews Burwell's career inside and outside government offers her a unique perspective and a strong foundation for her work as the next Director of the OMB. From the Clinton Administration to the Gates and Walmart Foundations, she possesses the know-how and skills to solve problems, build consensus, protect our middle class, and address our fiscal and economic challenges.
"Together, these nominees will stand side-by-side with President Obama as we build a better future for our middle class, our communities, and generations to come. House Democrats look forward to working with all of them to meet our goals for our nation's budget, our energy independence, and our environment."
Source: http://pelosi.house.gov/news/press-releases/2013/03/pelosi-statement-on-president-obamas-nominees-to-lead-budget-energy-and-environmental-protection-eff.shtml


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Is this a scar? or a normal part of the healing process after permanent lip colour
- emily18wilson
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I had a lip colour applied yesturday, today I woke up to find that on the toplip on one side the outline is raised and looks white where the lipliner was applied is this a scar? or could it be crusting and thats why its raised? ive tried calling the place I got it done but have had no luck getting through so I cant even ask if this is normal. Has anyone else experienced this? what can I do? Ive been looking after my lips very well following all instructions. please help its very distressing i loved my lips im only 18 and now I feel they may be ruined x


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"Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost. And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money." (Acts 8:17-23)
At a glance, it may seem as though Peter is being a bit harsh on Simon--someone who claimed to be a brand new believer. While it is good to be gentle in spirit toward anyone who is wrong spiritually, it is also most important to point out the seriousness of a sin against the Holy Spirit's testimony.
There was nothing wrong with Simon's desire to be a part of sharing the Holy Spirit, but Simon believed he could purchase God's gift with money. One may think that could be a simple mistake of a new believer, but it goes deeper than that. Simon was showing that he really did not yet have a good understanding of God. Peter even says "May your money perish with you" so that leads us to believe that Simon was not truly saved from his sin, even though he claimed to believe in Jesus. To truly understand and accept the gift of salvation, you need to realize there is absolutely nothing you can do to get it!
Ephesians 2:8-9 says, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." This verse says you cannot do any good deed or work in order to "earn" your salvation from God. It is only through God's gifts of grace and faith that you are able to receive anything good from God!
Paying money, donating time, helping the poor -- all those things are good, but you cannot expect to receive God's blessings and gifts because you do those things. Doing good things to get good things is the absolute opposite of what God desires! You should do good things, but you should do them because of your understanding about who He is and what He did for you -- and our Lord Jesus Christ did not live a sinless life, die, and rise again so that you could try to "earn your own way" to heaven by good works.
Because Simon believed he could buy God's gift from Peter, he revealed a dangerous view of God. Trying to work for good things will have you constantly wondering if you've done enough to earn God's approval. God wants us to know He paid it all for us to have our sins forgiven and have a right relationship with Him. He wants us to be sure that there is nothing we can do to work our way to salvation. He wants the glory He deserves for being so gracious to give us salvation as a free gift!
Recieve God's gift and serve Him in humility because of what He's already freely given.
We cannot "earn" God's gracious gifts.
My Response: » Do I ever try to work my way into pleasing God? » Am I ever tempted to forget Who gets the credit for changes in my life? » How can I help others learn the lesson Simon learned about God's free gifts?
"Hell is the highest reward that the devil can offer you for being a servant of his."
Born November 19, 1862, on a farm in Ames, Iowa, Billy Sunday would become one of the most popular American evangelists in history. His father was a Civil War soldier who died when Billy was one year old. At the time, Billy was cared for by his mother and grandfather. When he was twelve, he was sent to an orphanage to live.
From an early age, Billy Sunday was a great athlete. He was a fast runner and a good baseball player. He played sports, no doubt, to help keep his mind off of the hard circumstances in his life. The owner of the Chicago White Sox saw him play one afternoon and – even though Billy did not have shoes – invited him to play in the big leagues. Billy Sunday was able to run the bases in less than 14 seconds! In the eight years that Billy Sunday played professional baseball, he played incredibly – stealing 92 bases, setting national records, and making quite a name for himself.
During this time, Billy met a group of Christians from the Chicago Garden Mission who told him about Jesus Christ. He was downtown partying with his baseball buddies when the witnessing wagon pulled up and started preaching the gospel. God got a hold of Billy Sunday's life that day and he accepted Christ as his Savior. From that day forward, Billy Sunday was a changed man. Everything about him was different.
Billy Sunday became "the baseball evangelist" and gained huge popularity when he preached. Huge crowds gathered to hear his sermons, and he won many souls to Christ. By 1914, he was holding huge revivals around the country. He preached on many important topics, including the sin of drunkenness, and told nearly one million people about God.
Has your life changed since God saved you? In what ways?
2 Corinthians 5:17 – Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
God of My Righteousness - Elohe Tsadeki
Psalm 4:1 "Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer."
God is always present everywhere. Jer 23:24 -- Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.
Worship is glorifying God in his presence with our voices and hearts. As a Christian we should worship the Lord in all of our Christian life. Everything the church does should be considered worship, for everything we do should glorify God. (John 4: 23-24) "But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth."
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Lady Panthers beat North Surry, will host third-round playoff game
The Franklin Lady Panthers are heading to the third round of the state 2-A basketball playoffs after a win over North Surry Wednesday night.
Franklin, led by Sara Henson with 23 and Vanessa Agrusa with 17 points, held off the Lady Falcons by a final score of 58-47.
Franklin head coach Scott Hartbarger says his team is a mix of upper and under classmen that have learned how to play well together, "They know what to expect. They watch the upper classmen and starters on the floor, and when they go in and get their chance, they don't want to let them down. It's like a family atmosphere and everybody is pulling for each other."
The Lady Panthers will be at home for Friday's round three game against the Lexington Lady Yellowjackets, who knocked off the number one seeded Lake Norman Charter on Wednesday.


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Halloween rebranded as London Short Film Festival
The fifth incarnation of the former Halloween Short Film festival is relaunching its programme of screenings, talks and events under the new name of the London Short Film Festival. The revitalised festival takes place today through Jan 13, and extends its venues to include London's Institute of Contemporary Arts, the Curzon Soho, Roxy Bar & Screen and South London's trendy Amersham Arms.
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1 in 88: Those are the odds that a child in the United States is born with Autism or a related disorder, according to the latest estimate from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and Fragile X is the most common known genetic cause of autism. Both of Holly Roos' children have Fragile X. Parker is an energetic and expressive 12 year old; and Allison, though possessing the same amount of youthful playfulness, displays much milder symptoms than her older brother. Photographer Jim Young documents life at the Roos' and gives his personal account here. Read an in-depth special report: New drugs, fresh hope for autism patients. 32 PHOTOS


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Making a headboard from a fireplace mantel and surround
Whenever we finish a big project - in this case, a privacy fence in our backyard made out of doors - I think, we need to chill out for a while before we start something new.
But then I read blogs or browse Pinterest or start thinking about other projects. Like making our bedroom more cozy. Or coming up with a way for us to actually hang stockings in our house, which lacks a fireplace. I do love Christmas, you know.
Which is how I ended up convincing Rob - wouldn't it be cool if we solved our we-need-a-grownup-headboard problem and I'd-selfishly-love-a-mantel idea in one fell swoop? I've been reading about people who repurpose fireplace mantels and surrounds as headboards, and I am absolutely in love with the idea.
I really had my heart set on having the headboard done in time to decorate for Christmas, so we decided to try to buy one, rather than try to make it ourselves.
We checked out PACA and our favorite antique store, finding the perfect mantel at the latter only after we asked. The store's owner believed it came from a house someone renovated and perhaps the owner realized after finishing he or she couldn't use it.
It's quarter-sawn oak (I think that's a good thing; Rob said it with reverence) and someone saved us the trouble of stripping it. It looks like it's been a disgusting chalky green and a white. I loved the carved sun in the middle, and it was the perfect width for our bed.
We rubbed it with some tung oil, which the antique shop owner suggested for its hard finish, and went about figuring out how to upholster its square opening for a soft spot to sleep against.
Now, the mantel itself was not exactly a bargain, so we didn't want to spend a lot of money on upholstery. We bought a $5 sheet of plywood at the home improvement store and the volunteers at The I.D.E.A. Store were kind enough to let us piece together rectagles of foam to make sure we had enough for what we needed.
We paid less than $2 for the foam - it's normally really expensive at a fabric store, between $20 to $30 a yard. We saved a lot of money with this strategy. We also bought a chunk of brown and white striped fabric that I hope will look nice against the light blue paint in our room, for upholstering. If we don't like it, it can always be changed.
We cut down a piece of plywood to fit about two inches bigger than our square opening. I used spray adhesive to affix the foam. I then wrapped my fabric around it and secured it with staples. If you're trying this for yourself: don't make that mistake. Instead, dry fit the piece after gluing on the foam but before adding your fabric. This will help you make sure the foam all inside the fireplace opening. If you have too much foam, you can easily cut it down with a razor.
This was important because we wanted to use adhesive, rather than nails or screws, to stick the plywood to the mantel. We were worried hardware would damage the old wood. It was late, we were both hungry ... and I had to take out what felt like 1,000 staples, trim down my foam and redo the fabric before we could affix the upholstered plywood to the mantel. Otherwise, the glue wouldn't have held the plywood in place.
We were also unsure about how to affix the mantel to the wall. I finally suggested French cleats (I was pretty proud of myself) because it uses basically wood and gravity to hold your heavy item on the wall. (Read more about French cleats here.)
Rob made two cleats, one on each side, out of leftover lumber from the fence. He used wood screws inside the mantel so it wouldn't leave any holes or visible hardware.
At this point, we'd literally been working all day, it was about 8 p.m. and we needed to eat something. We decided to quit before trying to tackle hanging the headboard on the wall. But it's ready to go for next weekend, and I couldn't be more excited. I even cleaned our room last night so we can focus purely on the task at hand. Cozy place to hang stockings, here we come.
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The short answer is 'NO'. No real marriage can continue if the couple are not in love because it would have lost the basis of its foundation, its reason and its purpose! Love enhances individuals and when two people come together, they do it for mutual enrichment and the love of each other. In fact, the feeling of 'being in love' is an elated state of joy everyone aspires to so, if that is absent in a relationship, the couple are on very tricky ground!
We don't marry our sisters, brothers, friends or relatives - relationships that only contain platonic love. We become attracted to someone, date them, fall in love with them, and then we marry them. At the heart of attraction is respect, communication, affection and sexual feelings. Those four elements make up the 'love' we often talk about. When that love goes it generally means that the people would have stopped communicating too, or lessened their connection because the initial interest that created dialogue would be missing; the respect would have dwindled and there would be little or no sex, though there might still be some affection. The attraction which drives sexual feelings and affection would also be lost.
If one got married in the first place purely for companionship and activities, that is a different matter. That kind of relationship does not depend on any physical contact or 'love' as we know it to exist. Just an understanding and mutual agreement between the couple. But if both people fell in love in the first place and then fell out of love because the attraction faded, that marriage is doomed afterwards. The couple might carry on as long as possible without love, sex or affection. But what is bound to happen in the end is that one or both parties will meet another person who shows them the love they have been missing, which will then likely to result in an affair or a review of their situation. No one can live for long periods without feeling wanted, desired, appreciated and loved, so when the love goes, it takes a lot of natural essentials with it.
We are all emotional beings who have to relate to others for our reinforcement and affirmation. When people live without love, they live with an emptiness and detachment which is not human. There will always be an effort to balance that emptiness with something else, which then results in looking outside the home for that remedy. One does accept that some people can 'love' their partner without being 'in love' with them, a subtle difference in long relationships. But the physical desire, the respect and the communication all have to be in place to a major degree to give that relationship any hope of continuing for a long time afterwards.
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2047: Sleep Impairment and Insomnia in Adults Living with Sickle Cell Disease: A Retrospective Chart Review of Clinical and Psychological Indicators; Fostering Intra-Professional Collaboration: The APNA Janssen Scholars Workplace Violence Workgroup
This research on sleep impairment in the adult sickle cell patient begins to explore the possible etiologies/contributing factors of sleep impairment. Screening, assessment and intervention in sleep impairment can improve quality of life. The role of the Mental Health CNS in integrated physical and mental health care of the adult sickle cell patient will be emphasized.
Creation of workgroups can be difficult when trying to work with individuals across the country. Effective workgroups can be created utilizing APNA members and resources. The results of these groups can be a gain in personal knowledge, institutional changes, and wider dissemination of knowledge.
Speakers: Kathrynn Thompson, MS, RN, PMHCNS-BC; Amy LaValla, RN, BSN; Rebecca Schroeder, DNP, PMHNP, BC
Disclosures: The presenters have no conflicts of interest or commercial support to disclose. Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation. The activity planners have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Session Length: 30 minutes
Target Audience: RN, APRN
Session Objectives
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
1. Describe the role of the Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist in the integrated physical and mental health care of the adult patient with sickle cell disease.
2. Identify the possible etiologies/contributing factors of sleep impairment in the adult sickle cell patient.
3. List two obstacles to forming a workgroup.
4. Describe three ways to utilize the resources provided by professional organizations to form workgroups.
Continuing Nursing Education
0.5 contact hours. * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to the entire session, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post test. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. We cannot award credit unless all steps are completed.
The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
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Mini Concurrent Sessions on Research & Education
APNA 26th Annual Conference
David L. Lawrence Convention Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Release Date: January 25, 2013
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Genre: Fighting
Players: 1-8
ESRB: Teen
Reviewer: Ryan Newman
Overall: 9 = Must Buy
Virtua Fighter uses only three buttons: punch, kick, and guard. But with just those three actions, in conjunction with directional pad (or joystick) movement, Sega-AM2 has managed to create one of the most engrossing and addictive fighting series to date. The latest home entry, Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown, an updated version of 2007's Virtua Fighter 5, is no exception, offering players one of the best rosters and engines that the genre has to offer. As the first download-only entry in the series, Final Showdown not only offers a great jumping-in point for newcomers, but it also serves as a rejuvenating jolt for veterans with its host of mechanic tweaks, new moves, new arenas, and new brawlers—and all for a paltry $15.
As Final Showdown is a download title, a few things are different this time around. For starters, Quest Mode is gone. The tournament-style mode introduced in VF4 that had players square off against a variety of challengers throughout arcades in Japan appears to be the victim of download size limits, given that the game clocks in at the Live Arcade max of 2 GBs. While that reasoning makes its absence understandable, that doesn't mean its loss doesn't sting; it was a unique way to add a sense of progression and variety in a series that had stuck to the traditional tournament circuit far beyond its competitors. There is also downloadable content this time around, with each character receiving an item pack filled with hundreds of customization pieces—also available in two $15 bundles—which, if purchased altogether, can increase the cost to a still-reasonable price of $45.
I'll be honest, though: the DLC isn't really necessary. While it's fun to have your favorite fighter sport a Japanese Saturn or a Dreamcast as a back item, and maybe even a floating paper airplane for a head item, they are only viewable online if the other player has the same pack(s). The majority of matches in which I fought featured a stock version of my fighter, so while it can be fun—and a little disorienting to opponents—to be decked out in a wacky costume, the more exotic items won't be visible most of the time. Diehards can pick up a few packs for their favorite characters, but the two free costumes will be enough for most players.
Actually, there is one reason why you might want all of the DLC: Special Sparring mode. The downloadable items are required because the characters don them in 20 different themed tournaments, each comprised of five to 10 fights. Each AI opponent is a personality, similar to the arcade opponents in Quest Mode, who fight more like human opponents (e.g., repeating the same kick over and over). However, there are neither special rewards nor a sense of progression here; it's all about fighting and practicing with the same rivals. But the themes are really what make the mode, with some of the circuits including VF Academy, Grab Bag, and The Bosses. The most entertaining by far is Sega Maniacs, with every fighter made up to look like characters from past Sega titles. Out of the eight opponents, I was able to spot representations of Sir Tongara de Pepperouchau III from Clockwork Knight, Amigo from Samba de Amigo, the F-14 from After Burner, Ulala from Space Channel 5, and Opa-Opa from Fantasy Zone. Nothing like fan service to make you want to pull the trigger on DLC.
The base game will be more than enough for most players, though. The primary modes are Single Player, Offline Versus, Online Battle, Dojo, Terminal, and Scoreboards. Single Player consists of Arcade, Score Attack, License Challenge, and the aforementioned Special Sparring. Arcade is the basic tournament, with players going through the ranks to face off against Dural, the metallic boss who has all of the fighters' moves. As with previous Virtua Fighters, you only get one shot to beat Dural and 'win' (you don't actually win anything, save for not seeing the "You Lose" screen). Score Attack includes three different seven-bout tournaments, with each route having a running score that is based on performance during each match; the single highest score from the various routes is saved on the system and uploaded to the leaderboards. License Challenge is a series of tests that require you to pass a number of per-bout objectives, with failure resulting in a swift boot back to the main screen. Dojo offers a number of helpful tools, and is the first mode everyone should load up after installing the game.
Virtua Fighter hasn't always been an easy series to jump into, and while it's made some noticeable strides in welcoming newcomers, it can still be a little overwhelming. Thankfully, the learning aides introduced in VF4 have evolved into some really great training material. The three modes available in Dojo are Tutorial, Command Training, and Free Training, and it really pays to spend time in all three. Tutorial runs through the basics, covering 20 lessons in all, while Command Training covers more advanced techniques. All modes feature quick access to the command list, info displays, including move advantage and frame count, and there are even some demo reels of the characters performing some of the trickier moves; unfortunately, these are pretty limited in number, another likely victim of the size limitation, and their absence is keenly felt when trying to learn some of the more trying strings. Free Training allows you to tweak an opponent to your liking, allowing you to practice everything from side-stepping blows to guarding against blocks, bouncing opponents, countering (which now hit for 1.75x normal attack damage), and memorizing the height of each attack. Practicing against a customizable opponent goes a long way in learning the new moves, as well as adjusting to the 20 new stages. Stages now not only have greater size variation, but they also have walls of varying heights. Walls are especially important now because, in addition to new wall-based throws, some can be broken for the remainder of the matchup, allowing for opportunities to ring out opponents.
Terminal doesn't sound very exciting, but a lot of time can be sunk here in downloading, uploading, and watching replays. Plus, this is also where the characters are customized; points determine just how much can be piled on the various parts of the characters, and there are multiple save slots to store several different outfits.
Before I get into versus play, let's go over some of the mechanic changes first.
When approaching Final Showdown, it helps to view it as the kind of upgrade that VF4: Evolution is to VF4: an expanded and refined update to an already stellar base game. Final Showdown's most noticeable additions are two additional fighters, karate expert Jean Kujo and Virtua Fighter 3's heavy-hitting sumo wrestler Taka-Arashi. Jean has a strong delivery that packs each blow with a lot of force, which allows for some very painful launch combos, as well as an array of charged moves. Jean is also well suited to that remarkable flow so unique to the series that allows fighters to transition seamlessly from one move into another—not canned strings, though there are plenty for each fighter, but more of a natural rhythm—offering up some brutal combos. Taka-Arashi is a slow but powerful fighter who, as with the other bruisers, can seemingly brush aside lighter blows as he closes in for hard smacks and harder grabs. Other changes include stages that switch up between rounds, with wide-open arenas suddenly becoming enclosed by dropped gates. New animations have also been added, many with the specific purpose of making it easier for players to determine if an attack is a high, middle, or low one, instead of forcing them to memorize the more ambiguous moves in order to know which block to use. Virtua Fighter being Virtua Fighter, though, practice is paramount as it can still be tricky to determine just where a blow will land. Throw blocks can also be half-prepared in advance, with an engaged guard acting as a primer to a throw guard, since now all you have to do is input punch and the desired direction when ready. There are many more additions, with tweaks from everything to damage, hit rate, and frame count, so adjustments will be necessary even for players who stick with their favorite old standby.
Now to versus, which is something of a hallmark moment since Final Showdown marks the first time Sony gamers can take Virtua Fighter online. Offline play is as it's always been, but Online sports a progression system similar to the one found in VF5's Quest Mode with players earning experience by battling opponents, climbing the ranks from 10th to 1st Kyu, 1st to 10th Dan, and then to more personalized titles. Once you reach the latter ranks, you can also be demoted, which adds a fair bit of stress. This is only for ranked matches, however; unranked matches are also available, for fun and practice, as well as eight-player Room matches, where two players duke it out as the other six wait and watch. I was pleasantly surprised with the netcode and experienced lag in only a handful of Same Area matches, though accepting Worldwide challenges will result in more severe spikes. There is also a smiley-face system to indicate whether an opponent is a known disconnector—signing off before the match ends—that proved itself accurate on more than one occasion, so it's nice to have the option to back out of an iffy fight. Although, there is a good chance that you'll run into someone who has played far more games than you, so either the player base isn't robust enough to accommodate newer players or the matchmaking could use some refining.
Even without Quest Mode and the hundreds of extra item accessories, $15 is an amazing deal for Final Showdown. The combination of moves that utilize tapping (a la Mortal Kombat) and motions (a la Street Fighter), along with some simple string combos, make it easier than ever for new players to learn, while the new additions will add endless hours of play as old hands tweak their game. The cast is so varied and dynamic—including the best female fighters of any series—that there is someone for everyone, from the nimble Lion to the hard-hitting Akira, powerful yet fluid Vanessa Lewis, and luche libra wrestler El Blaze. In a world filled with fireballs, missile skulls, super moves, and one-hit kills, it's nice to play a down-to-earth fighter that's all about getting in close and letting your opponent have it. There are still plenty of acrobatic grapples and cinematic moves to add some flair, but Virtua Fighter's bread and butter is its smooth execution, deep fighting system, and rewarding difficulty curve. There's little else like it, and it's highly recommended.
Overall: 9/10
Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown is one of the finest fighters on the market. The base game is a steal at $15, and the complete set, with all downloadable content, is still a good deal at $45. The download-size limitation required some sacrifice, namely Quest Mode. While its absence is a downer, as well as the lack of supplemental material (e.g., extra video tutorials), the tradeoff is a bargain price that's hard to beat.
(This review is based on a retail copy provided by the publisher.)


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Three local teams stand two wins away from a trip to Columbus and the state softball championships, but first they have to get the victories in series starting today.
Today, Calhoun gets a home best-of-three series against Lovett in the Class AA playoffs, Rockmart hits the road to play Dodge County in the Class AAA playoffs, and Darlington travels to Pace Academy in the Class A private school playoffs.
All three of these squads have had success when they've reached Columbus in the past. Last season, Darlington finished fourth overall in Columbus, while both Calhoun and Rockmart grabbed runner-up finishes in Class AA in previous years.
Darlington travels to Pace to play two games today with the first starting at 4 p.m. The Tigers played Pace Academy last year in Columbus, beating them 7-4 in the first round.
"We played them last year in Columbus. Traditionally, they are well coached, have a solid defense and a very solid softball team," Darlington coach Kent Harrison says.
"We've just got to rise to the occasion."
The Tigers had originally thought they might be playing host to this game, but a last-second change in the Class A private school power rankings, bumped them from No. 8 to No. 9, forcing the road game.
"We're disappointed we didn't get to host, but the way we finished in the region tournament caused that issue," Harrison says. "We have our seven seniors, and they have gone on the road and won a plyoff series in the past. We're going to rely on their leadership."
Harrison says he and the Tigers want another shot in Columbus.
"It's still an awesome experience to be in the state playoffs. I'm sure there are dozens of schools who would love to trade places with us," Harrison says. "Columbus is the ultimate goal if you want to a win a state championship, and we know what we have to do to get there."
The second game of the best-of-three series is scheduled for 6 p.m. today and the third game, if necessary, will be played Thursday at 5 p.m. at Pace.
Calhoun (27-6) has been a regular in the state playoffs the past few years, but the Jackets are searching for their first berth in Columbus since 2008.
The Jackets swept through the regular season schedule posting a perfect record in Region 7-AA play and won the Region 7-AA tournament. Calhoun won the tournament last year as well but untimely injuries derailed them on the way to Columbus.
Dade County, which finished as runner-up to Calhoun in the region tournament last season, won the 2012 Class AA crown.
Today, the Jackets face off against Region 6-AA Lovett (14-15-1) with a trip to Columbus on the line. The first game is set to start at 5 p.m.
Calhoun advanced to today's game by besting Temple last week in two games. Lovett had to go to three games to advance past Union County.
Rockmart travels to Dodge County for their playoff series. The Yellow Jackets advanced to the second round by downing Jackson in two games.
Dodge, the Region 3-AAA champion, knocked off Appling County in two games last week.


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Pan-Roasted Shrimp with Jalapeño Corn-Bread Cakes
Chef Way Chef Donald Link uses satsuma juice (from an Asian citrus fruit similar to a mandarin orange) to flavor the sweet shrimp here. He then studs the spicy corn-bread cakes with fresh Southern shell beans.
Easy Way Replace the satsuma juice with ordinary orange juice and buy baby lima beans (fresh or frozen) as a stand-in for the shell beans.
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- 1 cup fresh or frozen baby lima beans
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup minced onion
- 6 garlic cloves—2 minced, 4 sliced
- 1 small jalapeño, seeded and minced
- 1/2 teaspoon chopped thyme, plus 4 thyme sprigs
- 1 1/2 packed cups of crumbled corn bread (6 ounces)
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons buttermilk
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 large egg, beaten
- All-purpose flour, for dusting
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 ounces thinly sliced pancetta, cut into thin strips
- 1 1/4 pounds medium shrimp, shelled and deveined
- 1 Thai chile, minced
- 1 cup fresh orange juice
- 1/2 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
How to make this recipe
Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil. Add the lima beans and cook until tender. Drain and rinse under cold water.
In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil. Add the onion, minced garlic and jalapeño and cook over moderate heat until softened, about 5 minutes. Transfer the onion mixture to a medium bowl and add the lima beans, chopped thyme and corn bread. Stir in the buttermilk and season with salt and pepper. Stir in the egg. Using lightly moistened hands, form the mixture into 6 cakes, about 1 inch thick. Dust the cakes with flour and refrigerate for about 30 minutes, until chilled.
Wipe out the skillet. Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in 2 tablespoons of the oil in the skillet. Dust the cakes with flour again. Add them to the skillet and cook over moderate heat, turning once, until golden and crisp, about 6 minutes. Transfer the cakes to plates and keep warm. Wipe out the skillet.
Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil in the skillet. Add the pancetta and cook over high heat, stirring, until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Add the sliced garlic and thyme sprigs and cook until the garlic is lightly browned, about 30 seconds. Season the shrimp with salt and add to the skillet along with the Thai chile. Cook, stirring, until the shrimp are slightly curled and pink, about 2 minutes. Add the orange juice and zest and cook until the juice is slightly reduced and the shrimp are cooked through, about 1 minute. Discard the thyme sprigs and swirl in the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter. Spoon the shrimp and sauce over the cakes and serve right away.
Make Ahead
The corn cakes can be prepared through Step 1 and refrigerated overnight.


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