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Enterprise Resource Planning System Won't Be Outgrown
Adonix X3 is a highly functional system of integrated business applications including sales order management, customer relationship management, purchasing and inventory control, warehousing and quality control, manufacturing planning and execution, ...
Software Cuts Nonconformance Disposition From Weeks To Minutes
The difficulty of accessing quality-related information and the resources dedicated to handling paper led this aerospace machining shop's management to search for an automated solution.
Getting A Handle On Operational Data
This shop looked at shop control software demonstrations from six vendors. They eventually decided to install 17 networked PCs with Windows 95 software plus this shop management program.
Software Keeps Jobs On Track
Two employees of this aerospace shop began gathering information on shop management software systems. Their year-long search culminated in a visit to the 1998 IMTS tradeshow, where they found this software solution.
Company Views A Paperless Future
In spite of high precision machinery employed in this plant, engineers were forced to carry program updates on floppy disks to each individual operator. This meant inefficiencies, duplicated effort and production lags, especially when they added 15 ...
Estimating Software Yields Higher Profits
Until early 1999, the shop quoted all its jobs using an Excel program developed in-house. Then, they began to use an engineering-based estimating program that provided more accurate representations of actual operating costs.
Easier, Flexible Estimating Helps Contract Manufacturer
This company used to calculate estimates for parts with a large, internally developed Excel macro, according to their systems administrator. But about 2 years ago, the company went looking for a computer-aided estimating system. Here's what they fou...
Reducing Cycle Time With Tool Selection/Management Program
Most products at BuTech are turned from Type 316 stainless steel bar stock with hardnesses of 28 to 32 HRC. The cold-worked stock provides a higher hardness than typical for this stainless steel type.
Precision Metal Fabricator Depends On Multimedia Software To Maintain
Electrolabs, Inc., used to have problems making sure that machine and tooling setups were done right the first time and that parts were assembled correctly. Then the company began using the Realtrac real-time shop management system and is now able t...
Controlling Setup Time Variability In The Small Shop
To be as efficient and effective as possible, all set up data should be clearly and concisely documented. One of the biggest mistakes made today is assuming that the person who set up and engineered the process the first time will be there to do it ...


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Looking For A Job? There's An App For That!
Finding good employment in the current economic climate can be tricky, and in order to make sure that your profile reaches the sight-line of the employers that you would like to attract, it is necessary to take advantage of every innovation and opportunity that comes your way
. This includes using a piece of technology that most of us simply use for fun – apps on tablets and smartphones. As the saying goes 'there's an app for that' and 'that' includes the painstaking business of finding a good job that will provide the twin benefits of job satisfaction and a decent salary. The following apps are some of the top performing job-search tools available for smartphones and tablets.
Jobcentre Plus has unrolled a mobile app, compatible with Android smartphones and tablets, and with iOS for iPad and iPhone – unfortunately it is not yet usable with Windows phones – and of course, is still available on PC. The app can be programmed to push notifications of ideal placements to job seekers, ensuring that they do not miss out on the chance to apply for their dream job, simply because they forgot to go online to check out the latest offerings. Jobcentre Plus is already widely used by job hunters and going mobile is sure to enhance the benefits of using this great site, with its easy to use layout.
LinkedIn is traditionally more of a social networking site for professional business people, especially those running small to medium scale enterprises that are in need of growth through the fostering of connections with industry colleagues and contacts. However, LinkedIn also offers a job search feature, which is programmable by location and job type, enabling a speedy filtering out of unwanted results. LinkedIn is absolutely enormous, boasting 200 million members in over 200 countries. This wide base makes LinkedIn an excellent choice for a candidate looking to pursue a career with a big, multi-national company – there is sure to be a contact chain leading to someone in a position to point you in the right direction. LinkedIn has rolled out from PC to both Android and iOS, enabling users to stay up to date while on the go. Download
LinkUp is a purely job search website, and take pride in the fact that the jobs they advertise are sourced directly from company websites. They cite a base of over 20 000 company websites, and say that because of this direct job sourcing they manage to avoid those jobs that crop up occasionally and turn out to be scams or offer very little pay for the effort expected. The direct sourcing helps LinkUp stay up to date with recruitment needs of business and thus, they say, make sure that the jobs listed are all recent and relevant. LinkUp is available on PC, iOS and Android, enabling job seekers to browse through the latest offerings and email interesting positions to their own email for later consideration. LinkUp is quite a new offering, but is rapidly making strides in the recruitment industry. Download
Job Search
The very simply named Job Search is available on iOS for iPad and iPhone, Android for a variety of other smartphones and even on the Internet for any internet-ready phone or a PC. Job Search provides a quick and intuitive interface, allowing a speedy search. If the device has geo-location enabled it will take the location of the job hunt into account, if required. The newest offerings will automatically populate the field recognizing those that were uploaded after your last log-in. There have been a few grumbles from customers that their smartphone or device will not allow filtering by location, this is possibly because there is no built-in GPS in the device in question. Job Search is a free app, like all of the apps detailed here, and allows a job seeker to view vacancies all over the world, from Canada and the USA to Hong Kong, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand – perfect for wannabe travelers! Download
Monster is one of the best known online job search engines and has stayed up to date with technology. Monster offers apps for both iOS and Android, making the wide array of posts available to a much wider, more mobile range of personnel. Monster even has links to social media, allowing users to log in via Facebook, making sure the word of the job search is spread far and wide through the medium.
It is an excellent benefit to a job seeker, to be able to use your mobile or tablet to look for work while out and about, maybe even as you pop into employment agencies to sign up! However, it must be stressed that using these apps, while wonderful and convenient, is no replacement for the traditional job performed by one of these job agencies, who have the contacts, the wisdom and the experience to help you find your way back onto your chosen career path. Download
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Design the halo system in parametric form. Choose the design variables
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The halo system should immobilize the head of the mannequin relative
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Additionally, the halo system should minimize the interference with the patient's vision
and normal daily activities.
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- Memphis Grizzlies/State of Tennessee
Produce a State of Tennessee Memphis Grizzlies specialty license plate
UPDATE--Original goal was to collect 1000 signatures. Currently we have received over 1500 signatures. Due to overwhelming response, the petition will remain open for people to continue to express their support for this movement.
On Wednesday May 29th, Senator Jim Kyle officially filed Senate Bill 1423 in support of creating a speciality license plate in Tennessee that represents the Memphis Grizzlies! tinyurl.com/nhbm8rk
Currently the State of Tennessee provides access to a Nashville Predators and a Tennessee Titans specialty license plate, but does not have an option for the Memphis Grizzlies. Fans of Memphis Grizzlies love to show support for the City of Memphis as well as the Memphis Grizzlies, and would love the opportunity to show additional support with the option to purchase a Memphis Grizzlies specialty license plate. Revenue generated from this specialty plate could be used to continue the charitable efforts of Memphis Grizzlies Charitable Foundation, the Grizzlies House, or St. Jude.
Details on process for requesting a specialty license plate from the State of Tennessee:
Organizations desiring to establish a Cultural, Specialty Earmarked or New Specialty Earmarked license plate, as defined by Tenn. Code Ann. Title 55, Chapter 4, Part 2, must contact their state senator or representative to sponsor the proposed plate so it may be introduced into legislation.
Once the bill has passed, Revenue's Vehicle Services Division sends the sponsoring organization an instruction packet. This packet informs the organization the bill has passed and that the organization is now responsible for securing a minimum of 1,000 plate orders, collecting the money for each plate ($35 for the next available number and $70 for personalized), and designing the artwork.
An organization has one year from the date of the passage of the bill to complete the minimum requirements. If the organization does not meet the minimum requirements, the plate will be deemed obsolete or invalid.
For questions concerning this procedure please contact Debbie Minton at (615) 532-1135.
- Memphis Grizzlies/State of Tennessee
Produce a State of Tennessee Memphis Grizzlies specialty license plate
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A 23-year-old man was arrested on Friday after a police operation revealed that he had coerced an 11-year-old girl into sending him nude photographs of herself on Facebook.
The operation began when the young girl's father reported that one of his daughter's Facebook "friends" had posed as a teenage girl and tricked her into sending nude photographs after threatening to publish a separate set of pictures they had exchanged that she did not want her parents to see.
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Cardiff Devils have signed Canadian netminder Chris Whitley.
Ontario-born Whitley played Elite League ice hockey for Dundee Stars two seasons ago, joining the Scottish club from the highly respected Allen Americans in the Central Hockey League.
Devils are working hard to complete the paperwork for Whitley to fly in on Wednesday which would allow him to train with his new tam-mates for two days before this weekend's matches against Sheffield away on Saturday and Nottingham at home on Sunday.
Whitley posted three shutouts during his season with Dundee, faced more than 2,000 and finished with a highly respectable 89.7 save percentage.
His 1,797 saves were good enough for third place in the League netminder ratings.
"We had a number of options who were mainly younger guys with potential, but once Chris Whitley's name came up he immediately became our first-choice target," said Devils head coach Gerad Adams.
Whitley takes over from American Phil Osaer, who left Cardiff last week and returned to Norwegian hockey. He will wear the number 83 jersey.


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Stella & Dot Local Opportunity Chat! Bayou St. John, New Orleans LA
Jesse Cleveland
Monday, April 29, 2013 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (CDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Come see what all the buzz is about! As featured in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, this hyper growth company is enabling a new kind of success for busy women with a professional, flexible, profitable home based business. Come along, even bring an interested friend or two, to learn about starting your own part or full time career as a Stella & Dot Stylist at this informal Opportunity Event.
Stella and Dot just launched an all-new product category and we doubled our market share opportunity so we are in need of Stylists! Click here to see our debut Bag Collection:
We will be meeting at CC's on Esplanade. Look for a tray of jewels and we will meet over a cup of coffee! Can't wait to share what I do with you. Feel free to contact me by cell phone with any questions!
Jesse Cleveland
Star Stylist
Check out our latest collection at http://www.stelladot.com/jessecleveland and hear the story of Stella and Dot here:
When & Where
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2800 Esplanade Avenue
New Orleans,
Monday, April 29, 2013 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (CDT)
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Thus a stark choice is upon us: We can spend what is necessary to defend the seas, or we can leave them undefended.
Two weeks in the world of wholesome niceness also leaves you undefended and strangely serene and a bit childlike.
The captain now put on his hat, and issued through the undefended gateway, followed by every individual of his family.
Could we not make a sortie and destroy the boats that lay down there all undefended?
This again is undefended and the decree nisi goes as of course.
Straight at Peter's undefended face drove Morella's lance, but lo!
They began streaming across the undefended Rhine and Danube.
Show this Letter to everybody, that it may be known the State is not undefended.
The invaders crossed an undefended sea, and found an undefended coast.
On this rich and undefended country the hungry Roman army was let loose.
mid-13c., from Old French defendre (12c.) "defend, resist," and directly from Latin defendere "ward off, protect, guard, allege in defense," from de- "from, away" (see de-) + -fendere "to strike, push," from PIE root *gwhen- "to strike, kill" (see bane). In the Mercian hymns, Latin defendet is glossed by Old English gescildeð. Related: Defended; defending.


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Requirements and Student Responsibilities
Social work education provides students with a unique opportunity to apply what they are learning in the classroom to practice in the field. This experience is referred to as the Field Practicum. MSW students complete two field practicums. During the Professional Foundation year of the MSW program, students will be placed in a social service agency for 16 hours per week over the course of two semesters. During the Advanced year of the MSW program, students are placed in an agency for 24 hours per week over the course of two semesters.
Field Education Practicum is extremely important! Practicum is often referred to as the "heart of social work education." It provides students with an opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills to real life situations. It is imperative that every student is prepared to make the commitment of time and energy that the field practicum will require. The School of Social Work emphasizes that this is a full-time, master's level MSW program. Classroom and practicum demands will make additional outside employment very difficult for students during this program.
Employment-Based Placements
Students who are already employed by a social service agency often inquire about using their employment as a field practicum site. There are strict guidelines that must be met in order to be placed at an existing employment site for practicum. First and foremost, the agency must be willing to provide the student with an educationally-focused experience for the required number of practicum hours. Therefore, if a student seeks to use their current employment as a practicum placement, the student must be assigned completely different educationally-focused duties. Employment-based practicum placements must be approved by the Director of Field Education prior to the student being placed in the agency. Please note that students are required to complete two separate practicum placements over the course of the program. It is rare for a student to be placed with the same agency in both their first and second year of study. Occasionally, however, there are some agencies with multiple programs that are able to provide two distinct experiences for students.
Paid Placements
Students frequently inquire about the possibility of a paid field placement. While some agencies occasionally offer stipends or paid placements, this is not the norm. When an agency offers to pay a student during the field practicum, the MSW faculty works closely with that agency to ensure that the practicum experience remains educationally-focused.
Student Responsibilities
Once a student is selected to participate in the MSW program, they must make themselves available during the summer before the first full semester to meet with the Field Education Director, interview with agencies, and establish their practicum site. Student availability preceding the semester is extremely important to avoid any delay in beginning the practicum.
Prospective students may contact Patty Hunter, Director of Field Education, with questions about the field education program. Practicum is an exciting component of the MSW program. The School of Social Work endeavors to make every student practicum challenging and rewarding!
Patty Hunter
Director of Field Education
(530) 898-5875


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2010 NASA Human Research Program Investigators' Workshop
February 3–5, 2010
Westin Galleria Hotel
Houston, Texas
Feedback from the 2010 HRP Investigators' Workshop
Download a printable version of the Final Program
The 2010 NASA Human Research Program Investigators' Workshop is the annual meeting for NASA and NSBRI Funded Investigators. The invitation-only meeting will be held Wednesday, February 3 through noon on Friday, February 5, 2010 at the Westin Galleria Hotel located at 5060 West Alabama in Houston, Texas.
Attendance is limited and registration is required.
"Human Research in the Post-Shuttle Era" will include tutorials and panel discussions to address opportunities, processes, resources, and strategies to optimize research. Scientific sessions featuring presentations by principal investigators will be organized according to NASA Human Research Program Elements (Behavioral Health and Performance, Exploration Medical Capability, Human Health Countermeasures, Space Radiation, and Space Human Factors and Habitability). The Workshop's goal is to provide an informal, collegial atmosphere for cross-disciplinary interaction. There will be special sessions to showcase new investigators and highlight young researchers.
Organizing Committees
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Maneesh Arya, Ph.D., Wyle Laboratories
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|Food Labeling; Gluten-Free Labeling of Foods; Public Meeting
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|Mrs. Jennifer Lee
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|08/24/2005 04:08:58
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|Mrs. Jennifer Lee
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|Health Professional
|Issue Areas/Comments
| Gluten free should mean there is not any amount of gluten in a product whether it is naturally gluten free or made from gluten free products. It is to my knowledge that the consumption of any amount of gluten is just as harmful to a celiac person as an entire plate of gluten. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease which can lead to other autoimmune diseases if a celiac does not follow a strict gluten free diet. Many more people will be diagnosed in the years to come as Dr. Alessio Fasano found that 1 out of every 133 people have celiac disease however are undiagnosed due to varied symptomology. Doctors have also been taught that Celiac disease is a European disease. We now know different. It is important for proper food labeling of gluten free items to begin now as many more celiacs become diagnosed. It is imperative for a Celiac to be gluten free so that other nutrients (iron, vitamins, and minerals)will be asorbed. If celiacs mistakenly get gluten in their diet, some have untoward symptoms but others do not. However, the silent side effect is the loss of small intestinal villi which can silently cause celiacs to become unknowingly anemic and osteoporotic. My husband was diagnosed with Celiac disease almost 2 years ago. It was only by chance after many tests that he was diagnosed by his yearly military flight physical. He was an asymptomatic celiac with underlying anemia. After thorough testing, he was diagnosed with celiac disease.
I have spent many hours reading ingredient labels in the grocery stores every time I go. If the item is labeled gluten free, I tend to believe them and buy it. Otherwise, I need to read to be sure the manufacturer has not changed what they have put into their products. Many change the ingredients and it doesn't say so on the label so celiacs and their food preparers need to read them every time. If one can imagine it makes grocery shopping a very long chore.
Every celiac has to learn what foods are gluten free. Our foods are no longer made of a few ingredients but many preservatives and additives which mostly contain gluten. I shop the outer isles in a regular grocery store. Most of the prepared frozen items I buy are at health foods stores such as Whole Foods, Wild Oats, and Trader Joes. Amy's frozen entree's are labeled gluten free. All gluten free items are very expensive as well which may cause low income people to less likely follow a gluten free diet.
I would say about 50-60% of the groceries I buy for my husband are labeled gluten free. Fresh fruits, vegetables, and fresh unprocessed meats should be gluten free naturally and are never marked. Gluten-free items I buy that are marked as such include baking mixes, occasional snacks, and frozen items. Otherwise, I have the Celiac Sprue Association Commercial Product Listing Guide for 2005 as guide to buying acceptable gluten free items.
Take into consideration that 'about twice as many people suffer from celiac disease as do Crohn's, ulcerative colitis, and cystic fibrosis combined' as stated by Dr. Fasano, however there is not enough funding for research on celiac disease which hopefully will change in the future as more people are diagnosed and physicians educated that it is an American disease as well.
Yes, 'gluten-free' labeling does influence my purchasing an item. If it states 'gluten-free', I don't feel the need to read the label everytime. Hopefully, labeling it as such ('gluten free') is regulated by FDA government guidelines to mean that the product is really gluten free, meaning NO
I hope you consider that this disease not only affects adults but also affect children and senior citizens. At all ages, celiacs would benefit having items marked as gluten free so they would not paying for food that is harmful to their health. Just because celiacs don't have anaphylactic reactions to gluten, does not mean that gluten will not harm them.
Thank you,
Jennifer Lee, RN, BSN


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Were you a fan of Assassin's Creed 4's naval combat? Do you need another outlet for your piratical urges? If yes, then Steam Early Access swashbuckler Caribbean! may be worth a look.
A sandboxy mix of RPG, adventure and strategy, Caribbean! offers you a large swathe of the Caribbean to explore.
You can sail the map, board and loot enemy ships or explore islands on foot. There's a range of upgrade options for your character and ship, too.
There's also squad management for large-scale battles, and a trading interface for swapping your stolen goods for loot.
The alpha build of Caribbean! is available now from Steam, priced �10.99, and is due for a complete release this autumn.


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University of Baltimore
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| The Division of Applied Behavioral Sciences of the innovative Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Baltimore seeks a full-time Director of the newly established Veterans Psychology Clinic. For consideration, the successful applicant will hold a Ph.D. in Clinical or Counseling Psychology or Psy.D., be licensed or license-eligible in Maryland, and have training, expertise, and experience in the psychological treatment of veterans and their families. Responsibilities of the Director will include developing a new Veterans Psychology Clinic and managing the operations of the Veterans Psychology Clinic and the UB Counseling and Training Center (CTC). Visit http://www.ubalt.edu/about-ub/offices-and-services/human-resources/jobseekers/jobs-at-ub.cfm?&posting=891 for position description and application instructions. EOE/AA/ADA
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Dec 11, 2012 - StaffLavonne Roanhorse died Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, at Wyoming Medical Center. She was 60 years old.
Traditional Indian funeral services were Monday, Dec. 10, at Rocky Mountain Hall with Boyd Lopez officiating. Interment will be in the Sacajawea Cemetery.
Lavonne Roanhorse was born April 8, 1952, in Lander, the daughter of the late Harrison Shoyo Sr. and Anna Marie Shoyo.
She was a lifelong resident of the Wind River Indian Reservation. She attended schools in Fort Washakie and Flandreau, S.D.
Her family said she enjoyed basketball, playing bingo, going to the casino, being on Facebook, reading, singing and riding horses. She believed in traditional ways.
She is survived by her husband, Johnson Roanhorse Sr.; daughter Johnna Ann Marie Roanhorse; son Gregory Roanhorse; sisters Anita Clair, Bernie Shoyo, Cathy Shoyo, Annie Sage, Ethel Goggles and Kiyo Oya; brothers Harrison Shoyo Jr., Arlen Shoyo and Billy Joe Goggles; grandchildren Brian, Brett, Delshai, Joshua III, Gregory Jr. Roanhorse, Harrison Roanhorse, Atsabiyaazh, Jaelynn and Shi-taa-daa-diin Roanhorse; great-grandson Jonathan Roanhorse; adopted mother Ruth Goggles; sisters-in-law Lorana and PaulineBitsilly, Alta Ashley and Lora Ann Roanhorse; mother in-law Suzie Roanhorse; aunts Rose Niedo, Mary Wagon, Rose Braman, Evelyn Waterhouse, Leona Jim, Leorna Pongah and Violet Allen; brothers-in-law Jefferson, Leo, Jack, Emerson and Wayne Roanhorse; uncles Chester Pingree and Dave Wagon; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins in Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Utah and Nevada.
She was preceded in death by her parents; son Johnson Roanhorse Jr.; adopted sons Marvin Azbill and Brandon Eagle; sister Marilyn Roberts; brothers Dean and Randy Shoyo, Roland Peahora and Duane Tillman; nephews Arlen Shoyo Jr., Kenneth Shoyo, Roland Shoyo, Shawn Clair and Shawn SunRhodes; grandparents Perry and Mary Shoyo, Alice Peahora and Jamie Pingree; adopted father Bobby Joe Goggles; aunts Annie Tidzump, Evelyn McGill, Velma Jim and Theora Galloway; and uncles Dennis, Roy Shoyo, Ben Shoyo, Lyle Dietz Jr., Edwin Judd and Steve Pongah.
Services are provided by Wind Dancer Funeral Home.
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text: Name Hometown/High School Marcelo Arellano '97 Bolivia/Harvard-Westlake School Anshul Arora '99 Singapore/United World College of Southeast Asia Eldar Brodski '00 West Hills, CA/El Camino Real High School Ben Brubaker '98 Columbus, OH/Upper Arlington High School Scott Chase '00 North Andover, MA/St. John's Preparatory School Javier Colyaco '00 Philippines/Northfield Mount Hermon School Ryan Cole '98 Pikesville, MD/Pikesville Senior High School Matthew Fox '99 Plano, TX/Episcopal School of Dallas Jonathan Hanson '00 Glen, NH/Phillips Exeter Academy Michael Hundley '00 Princeton, NJ/Princeton High School Bruce Jacobs '97 Pittsburgh, PA/Shady Side Academy Rich Kim '97 Lake Forest, IL/Lake Forest High School Todd Kimmel '97 Harrison, NY/New Rochelle High School No. 2 Yo Kobayashi '99 Palo Alto, CA/Palo Alto Senior High School Noah Lippe-Klein '98 Palo Alto, CA/Palo Alto Senior High School Ed Rosenfeld '97 Louisville, KY/Louisville Collegiate School Scott Stephens '99 Bethesda, MD/Landon School Harlan Stock '99 West Hartford, CT/Hall High School Dan Vongtama '00 Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park Senior High School Adam Wolf '98 Roslyn Heights, NY/Roslyn Heights SchoolHead Coach: Peter Robson


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Age of Highway and Transit Fleet Vehicles
Age of Highway and Transit Fleet Vehicles
The median age of the automobile fleet in the United States increased, by 19 percent, from 7.5 years in 1994 to 8.9 years in 2004. The median age of the truck fleet,1 by contrast, began to increase in the early 1990s but has declined since 1997 as the purchase of light trucks increased (figure 2-10). As a result, the truck median age of 6.6 years in 2004 is less than its 7.5 years in 1994 [1].
The age of transit vehicle fleets varies by transit and vehicle type and tends to fluctuate (figure 2-11). The average age of heavy-rail passenger cars and ferryboats increased 7 percent and 10 percent, respectively, between 1993 and 2003. By contrast, the average age of full-size transit buses decreased 14 percent [1].
The age of fleets as a measure of condition is not very precise. Because of the different characteristics of vehicle fleets across the modes-some serving freight and others passengers, some owned predominantly by businesses, and others by individuals-the measure varies widely.
1. U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2005, tables 1-25 and 1-28, available at http://www.bts.gov/, as of June 2005.
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
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Adjusted Census Urban Boundary – Designated boundaries of a Census urban place or urbanized area as adjusted by responsible State and local officials in cooperation with each other, subject to the approval by FHWA (23 U.S.C. 101). Urban and rural data in HPMS must be reported in accordance with FWHA-approved adjusted boundaries.
Aggregation Business Rule – Describes how the national HPMS database and software will aggregate data as the sample view is created. Typical rules include: weighted average, predominance, proportional, or summation.
Certification of Public Road Mileage – An annual document furnished by each State to FHWA certifying the total public road length in the State as of December 31st. This document is to be signed by the Governor of the State or by his/her designee and provided to FHWA by June 1st of the year following (23 CFR 460). For additional clarification, this glossary also contains the definition of a "public road".
Collection Cycle – The period for which the data are collected; typically annually or every 2 or 3 years. This is in contrast to the HPMS reporting cycle which is annual for all data.
Comment File – A text file that accompanies the HPMS data submittal to FHWA. It explains data issues, problems, deficiencies, unusual conditions, and any significant changes from the previous HPMS submittal. It should be provided as an electronic file attached to the HPMS submittal.
Divided Highway – A multi-lane facility with a curbed or positive barrier median, or a median that is at least 4 feet in width.
English Units – The term "English" refers to the United States legislative interpretation of U.S. customary units as defined in a document prepared by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), U.S. Department of Commerce, Special Publication 330. Commonly used English units in HPMS are miles, feet, and inches.
Extent – Spatial coverage for which the data are to be reported: functional system, NHS, Sample, paved etc.
Federal-aid highways – All NHS routes and other roads functionally classified as Interstate, Other Freeways & Expressways, Other Principal Arterials, Minor Arterials, Major Collectors, and Urban Minor Collectors.
Full Extent – A population comprised of all sections of a functional system of public roads, which serves as a statistical universe for HPMS sampling and census data collection
Full Extent Data – Data that are collected in a census of a whole population, which for HPMS means data collected on all sections of a functional system of public roads.
Functional Systems– Functional systems result from the grouping of highways by the character of service they provide. The functional systems designated by the States in accordance with 23 CFR 470 are used in the HPMS.
Geographic Information System (GIS) –A system for the management, display, and analysis of spatial information.
Geospatial Data – The HPMS geospatial data provide a linear referencing system for the full extent and sample panel data on selected highway functional systems. The represented functional systems include Interstate, Other Freeways & Expressways, Other Principal Arterials, Minor Arterials, Major Collectors, Urban Minor Collectors, and all National Highway System (NHS) routes and connectors. This permits the national HPMS database to be utilized and maintained in a GIS environment.
Highway – The term highway includes roads, streets, and parkways and all their appurtenances (23 U.S.C. 101).
Linear Referencing System (LRS) – A set of procedures for determining and retaining a record of specific points along a highway. Typical methods used are milepoint, milepost, reference point, and link-node.
Metadata – Describes how data are collected or converted for reporting; explains variations in data that do not warrant the establishment of a collection requirement (e.g., type of equipment used, sampling frequency etc.)
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Non-attainment Area – Any geographic region of the United States which has been designated under Section 107 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) for any pollutant for which a national ambient air quality standard exists. The national HPMS database is used for travel tracking for air quality assurance purposes in non-attainment and maintenance areas as required by EPA under the 1990 Clean Air Amendments Act (Section 187) and the Transportation Conformity Rule, 40 CFR parts 51 and 93. More specifically, these data are used primarily for establishing regional transportation-related emissions for transportation conformity purposes. Estimated travel based on these data is used for calibration and validation of base-year network travel models when required for non-attainment or maintenance areas.
National Highway System (NHS) – The National Highway System is a network of nationally significant highways approved by Congress in the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995. It includes the Interstate System and over 117,000 miles of other roads and connectors to major intermodal terminals. Â All NHS routes and connectors must be identified in the HPMS.
National Network – These are the routes designated for use by dimensioned commercial vehicles under the Surface Transportation Assistance Act (STAA) of 1982 as identified in 23 CFR 658, Appendix A. Nationally designated truck routes include the Interstate System (a few sections are exempted by Federal law in Minnesota, Virginia, and District of Columbia); non-Interstate routes specifically listed in 23 CFR, Appendix A, as amended, and the other non-Interstate existing Federal-aid Primary (FAP) routes as defined prior to June 1, 1991, that STAA-dimensioned commercial vehicles may legally operate on.
Some States have allowed STAA-dimensioned commercial vehicles to operate on other State routes. These and other non-national truck network roads used between the STAA national network and terminals and facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest under the reasonable access rule are not nationally designated truck routes. These routes are not to be included.
PK – Primary Key – Used to indicate which fields of data within a table are to be used for establishing relationships with other tables in a database environment.
Public Road – A public road is any road or street owned and maintained by a public authority and open to public travel. [23 U.S.C. 101(a)] Under this definition, a ferryboat route is not a public road.
The term "maintenance" means the preservation of the entire highway, including surfaces, shoulders, roadsides, structures, and such traffic-control devices as are necessary for safe and efficient utilization of the highway. [23 U.S.C. 101(a)]
To be open to public travel, a road section must be available, except during scheduled periods, extreme weather, or emergency conditions, passable by four-wheel standard passenger cars, and open to the general public for use without restrictive gates, prohibitive signs, or regulation other than restrictions based on size, weight, or class of registration. Toll plazas of public toll roads are not considered restrictive gates. [23 CFR 460.2(c)]
A public authority is defined as a Federal, State, county, town or township, Indian tribe, municipal or other local government, or instrumentality with authority to finance, build, operate, or maintain toll or toll-free facilities. [23 U.S.C. 101(a)]
Roadway – The portion of a highway intended for vehicular use.
Rural Areas – All areas of a State outside of the FHWA-approved adjusted Census boundaries of small urban and urbanized areas.
Sample Panel – A collection of designated roadway sections within a system of public roads that is stable over time and is used to estimate attributes for the entire system.
Small Urban Areas – Small urban areas are defined by Census as places that have an urban population of 5,000 to 49,999 (except in the case of cities in Maine and New Hampshire) outside of urbanized areas. As a minimum, a small urban area includes any place containing an urban population of at least 5,000 as designated by Census. Designated boundaries of an urban place (or urban cluster) can be adjusted by responsible State officials subject to approval by FHWA (23 U.S.C. 101). Urban and rural data in HPMS must be reported in accordance with FHWA-approved adjusted boundaries. Area revisions as needed are expected to be submitted especially shortly after the latest Decennial (or special) Census information becomes available.
State (Codes) – The term "State" refers to any one of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The Federal Information Processing Standard Codes for States (FIPS PUB 5-2) are included in Appendix C.
Strategic Highway Network (STRAHNET) – The STRAHNET includes highways which are important to the United States strategic defense policy and which provide defense access, continuity, and emergency capabilities for the movement of personnel, materials, and equipment in both peacetime and war time.
Summary Data – These data consist of annual summary reports for certain data not included in the HPMS full extent and sample panel data set for the rural minor collector and local functional systems. These additional data are derived from State and local sources such as statewide highway databases, management systems, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and traffic monitoring systems, and data made available from local governments and MPOs.
Table of Potential Samples – A collection of roadway sections spanning the public road network that provides the sampling frame for selection of the Sample Panel.
Urban Areas – All urban places (or clusters) of 5,000 or more population and Urbanized areas. These are the small urban and urbanized areas within the State.
Urbanized Areas and Codes – Areas with a population of 50,000 or more, as designated by the Census. An FHWA-approved adjusted urbanized area includes the Census urbanized area plus transportation centers, shopping centers, major places of employment, satellite communities, and other major trip generators near the edge of the urbanized area, including those expected to be in place in the near future. Urbanized area codes are included in Chapter 4. For multi-State urbanized areas, each State must report HPMS information for the portion of the FHWA-approved adjusted urbanized area within its State boundary. Area revisions as needed should be submitted especially shortly after the latest Decennial (or special) Census information becomes available. New codes for new or modified areas will be issued based on Census changes.
U.S. Territories – The U.S. Territories include American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, and the Virgin Islands of the United States. The Federal Information Processing Standard Codes (FIPS PUB 5-2) are included in Appendix C.


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We think Cheick Tiote's form has been nowhere near his best this season, and he keeps making silly mistakes, like giving away the free kick on the edge of the penalty area last Monday night at Craven Cottage, that cost Newcastle a possible big win.
Cheick Tiote – nowhere near his best form
And another player who is nowhere near his best form is Argentine International Jonas Gutierrez, and Alan Pardew has talked about both players and their form today, in the local press:
"You have to think about what stimulates the player. Cheick's performance against Fulham was hot and cold – he did a lot of really good things in that game." "His stats look really good, but he made two or three big errors that almost cost us a goal, which is unusual for him."
"It's not a major issue. It's not like he was struggling to get around the pitch or that his percentage of passing was way down. That would be a major concern, but there isn't a lot to be concerned about with him."
"Jonás, on the other hand, has had a difficult season and I think we're looking to get a little bit more from him." "We want him to be more positive and give us a little more je ne sais quoi in the final third. He is battling for that at this moment in time."
"He's a player who has done great for us and I have faith in him. I hope he repays that."
Alan Pardew somehow has to get the very best out of the players he has, and that's a large part of what being a good manager, and it's really important when the lads are struggling, as we are at the moment.
Newcastle need both these players to step up to the plate starting tomorrow, in the early game against Manchester City (12:45 pm kickoff), and it will be a great result if we can get anything at all out of the game, which to us looks unlikely.
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Despite poor FICC (fixed income, currencies and commodities) earnings for global IB's in Q1, MQG has bucked the trend by reporting stronger FICC earnings driven by their overweight position in commodities, Deutsche said.
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"Whilst we are moving closer to these benefits emerging, we believe we are still a little early to factor these benefits into the share price with some uncertainty on timing and magnitude of these events," Deutsche said.
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A CDC released a four-year, 1.3 million-person study on happiness: Apparently the happiest Americans are in Louisiana, while the Empire State (N.Y.) is leaving people least satisfied.
The CDC speculates this has to do with things like sunshine hours, congestion, cost of living, air quality and availability of public land. Not on the list of criteria: religiosity.
If you compare the ranking of happiest states to the 2008 American Religious Identification Survey, is it interesting that New York has almost double the people who report "no religion" as Louisiana (14% vs. 8%)? Or not, since Florida, which ranked third in happiness, tied with New York for "Nones"?
Previous, smaller studies have found that spirituality and higher levels of religious behavior account for 5% of an adult's happiness and 16.5% of a child's.
DO YOU THINK religion affects happiness? If yes, can spirituality (and not organized religion) have the same effect? How much of a role does it play in your satisfaction with life?
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"Bulgari is for me the symbol of passion and of this vivid and colorful Roman gaiety," Bruni-Sarkozy said.
When he was not suffering he was full of life, and even of gaiety.
"Why don't you wait a little while, and I'll tell you all the news," he said with an assumption of gaiety.
The husbands, brothers, and lovers had come in, and the scene was redolent of gaiety.
Was it not her duty to manage a little society and gaiety for her sisters sometimes?
Her children were glad to get away from their home and find otherwhere the freedom and gaiety denied them there.
gaiety covered the melancholy, almost sombre depths in her character.
"I know; I am very cross and disagreeable," said Cynthia, with a resolute assumption of gaiety.
He was gayer than ever before, with the gaiety of his nature, not of the part which he had played.
We were streaming with perspiration, but our gaiety increased, instead of diminishing, with the dangers.
1630s, from French gaieté, from gai "gay" (see gay). In the 1890s, especially with reference to a London theater of that name, and the kind of musical shows and dancing girls found there.


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Date: Fri Jan 14 10:57:22 EST 2011
20 minutes ago, Matthew Flatt wrote: > The `racket/file' library now provides `preferences-lock-file-mode', > which reports the style of locking being used. DrRacket, for > example, may need to use that function --- instead of testing > whether the current platform is Windows --- to determine whether it > can try to steal a lock by deleting the lock file. (As far as I > know, there's no way to steal a Windows-implemented file lock. The > lock will be released when the holding process is terminated.) > > The default handling of lock errors in `get-preference' is to wait a > little while and try again. On the first failure, the handler waits > 0.01 seconds, then it waits 0.02 seconds, then 0.04 seconds, then 0.08 > seconds, then 0.16 seconds, and then it gives up with an exception. > This default is implemented by a `make-handle-get-preference-locked' > function provided by `racket/file'. Not too important now, but wouldn't it be easier to do the same thing on unix using flock()? -- ((lambda (x) (x x)) (lambda (x) (x x))) Eli Barzilay: http://barzilay.org/ Maze is Life!
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On a routine visit to an international bank in Switzerland, recently retired Federal Reserve Chairman Charles Black finds himself suddenly and inexplicable jailed by Swiss police. They accuse him of perpetrating massive financial frauds and the case against him seems open-and-shut. Although he's been framed, Charlie and his wife Sally realize that he has no chance of avoiding a 30-year sentence of hard labor in a Swiss prison.
But suddenly a mysterious Italian offers to engineer Charlie's escape for $3 million, which Sally gladly pays. What she doesn't realize is that the stranger is in cahoots with the people who framed Charlie, and the troubles she thought were ending have only just begun.
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Mary Camilla Judson was born on June 27, 1828, in Monroe, Connecticut. She was educated in the local school, but by the age of fourteen, she had fulfilled all the educational requirements offered at that school. Luckily, a private institution was opened close nearby by a Yale graduate, and Judson enrolled quickly. She remained at the school until 1845 when her family moved to New Haven, CT. There, she had access to the Yale University library and attended many lectures given at the university. Judson was a student at Yale University in all but name.
In the spring of 1857, her brother, Charles H. Judson, invited her to visit him in Greenville, SC. Charles H. Judson was a Mathematics professor at Furman University, and he supervised his sisters studies over the following three years after her arrival in Greenville. Mary Judson left Greenville in 1860 and taught at several schools across the North until 1874, when her brother, now President of the Greenville Female College, asked her to return to Greenville and help him run the college. After much thought, she accepted the position. Judson found the college in desperate need organization and new life. She organized the Judson Literary Society, implemented a calisthenics class, and tirelessly encouraged and supported all the students who came through the doors to achieve greatness.
Mary C. Judson was a pillar of strength at the Greenville Womans College, and her passing on December 29, 1920, was keenly felt. Thanks to her many contributions and the stories shared by those who knew her, Miss Judson remains a noted figure in the Greenville Womans College and Furman University history.


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The long awaited Sunday has finally come! Mad Men returns this weekend with the finely dressed too-cool characters including (but not limited to) Don and Betty Draper, Joan Holloway and Roger Sterling hitting the small screen for a two-hour premiere.
One of many reasons we keep coming back to this show is for the costumes, but how do the on screen clothes fair to those worn by the cast on the red carpet? From Jon Hamm to Christina Hendricks, click the pics to see the difference between the actors' style on screen versus their real life, and let us know which you prefer (we'll take the costumes!).
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If you've been thinking about retirement as time spent on the golf course or working on your tan, you might want to think again: recent trends in the labor market indicate that this generation of retirees will work with companies to extend their work life, opting for the office rather than taking off for Florida. The motivation differs on an individual basis–whether that's to stay engaged in society, to look for something more personally fulfilling, to exercise creativity or pursue a lifelong passion, or to simply have something to do.
But one thing remains constant: companies are beginning to view retirees as a pool of untapped resources and as Baby Boomers approach retirement age, their options for second "style" careers abound. Here are some of the opportunities that recent retirees should look for.
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Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant
What they do:
Much as the title implies, the physical therapist assistant reports to a physical therapist and aids patients with rehabilitative activities to improve mobility and alleviate pain. This includes demonstrating and assisting in the instruction of exercises, and testing and evaluating patients.
What it takes:
Associate's degree and licensure as a physical therapist assistant
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Pharmacy Technician
Though they handle and dispense medical prescriptions, pharmacy technicians work directly under the supervision of a registered pharmacist and do not need any specialized degree. As such, they do perform various clerical duties related to the department: receiving, storing, and managing inventory, verifying stock, and entering data into the computer to maintain records.
High School diploma and up to three years of clinical experience in a related field
Dental Hygienist
Despite reporting to and working under the direct supervision of a dentist, dental hygienists do much of the heavy lifting day-to-day: they clean calcareous deposits, buildup, and stains from teeth and gums using dental instruments, examine gums for sores and other signs of disease, and check lymph nodes to detect swelling or tenderness that could indicate the presence of oral cancer.
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For life-long animal lovers, this vocation promises to be fulfilling–and that you'll work like a dog. The veterinary assistant works under the supervision of a veterinarian, preparing treatment rooms where the animals are examined, restraining animals during exams and treatments, administering injections, checking vitals, cleaning teeth, and applying wound dressings.
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Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA)
Much like a licensed physical therapist assistant, the certified occupational therapist assistant aids the occupational therapist with rehabilitative activities. Only, in this case the patients not only have physical but also developmental and emotional impairments. COTAs prepare equipment for treatment and perform clerical duties for the department.
Associate's degree and passing the national examination to become certified
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High School diploma or equivalent and up to three years related experience
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A federal jury has convicted a Utah woman of filing false tax claims after she received a $228,967 refund using a popular tax scam.
April J. Rampton, 41, formerly of Heber City but now a resident of Motoqua, was convicted earlier this week in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City on nine counts of filing false claims. The jury was unable to reach a verdict on six other counts.
U.S. District Judge Dee Benson set sentencing for Feb. 27. Rampton faces a possible maximum sentence of five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
According to court records, Rampton fell behind on her mortgage and in 2008 turned to Winston Shrout, described as her father or father-in-law, but who prosecutors said was "a nationwide promoter of fraudulent tax schemes."
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Forms 1099-OID are used to report income from certain investments, but under the scam, they typically are used to list debt, a line of credit or a group of expenses as if they were income, 100 percent of which is then claimed as having been withheld to pay taxes. The amount supposedly withheld is then used on a tax return, generating a large refund.
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Neuevocalsolisten and Gareth Davis
11 October 2012 - Teatro Piccolo Arsenale
bass clarinet
Elliott Sharp (1951)
Turing Test
for 6 voices and bass clarinet - texts by Elliott Sharp (2012, 12') world premiere
Johannes Schöllhorn (1962)
C - Vier Etüden für vier Stimmen
(soprano, mezzo soprano, contralto, controtenore)
und Bassklarinette
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by Johann Fischart (2012, 10') world premiere
Oscar Bianchi (1975)
Ante Litteram
for 6 solo voices and bass clarinet - text by Nietzsche, Foster Wallace and others (2012, 16')
Yannis Kyriakides (1969)
The World Feels Pressure
per 3 voices (soprano, contralto, bass), bass clarinet and live electronics (2012, 15') world premiere
Bernhard Gander (1969)
per 6 voices and contrabbass clarinet - text from Death Metal / Black Metal bands and Requiem (2012, 12') world premiere
Neue Vocalsolisten: Sarah Maria Sun soprano acuto, Susanne Leitz-Lorey soprano lirico, Truike van der Poel mezzo soprano, Daniel Gloger countertenor, Martin Nagy tenor, Guillermo Anzorena baritone, Andreas Fischer bass
Gareth Davis bass clarinet
commissioned by Musik der Jahrhunderte
production la Biennale di Venezia and Musik der Jahrhunderte Stuttgart as part of ENPARTS – European Network of Performing Arts
with the support of the Culture Programme of the European Union
Five compositions for vocal ensemble and bass clarinet: a singular scoring, thought explicitly for the Neuevocalsolisten and Gareth Davis.
Turing Test
Elliott Sharp conceives a sort of miniature opera- or perhaps it would be better to say a representative madrigal - about the story of someone who does not know whether inside a computer there's artificial intelligence or a real person.
As the title indicates, in
C-Vier Etuden fur vier Stimmen und Bassklarinette
by Johannes Schöllhorn the number 4 is decisive: these are four etudes for four voices, based on the four words listed under the letter "C" in the Rückläufiges Wörterbuch der deutschen Gegenwartssprache (1965) by Erich Mater, a backwards dictionary listing words according to their last letter. The 4 words are, in order, "ABC" "Morse- ABC" "chic" and "tic."
Using disparate materials that nevertheless have to do with alphabets and lists, especially those contained in
(1575) by Johann Fischart, the piece also pursues from the musical point of view the idea of the assembly of heterogeneous elements grouped only under conventional criteria. Using fragments of Nietzsche, Foster Wallace and other authors, Oscar Bianchi poses questions about the shadowy area that comes before speech and language, "through an
ante litteram
handling of sound one makes progress in the awareness involved in listening to compose a sonic verb that escapes meaning to re-educate ourselves about the unknown, to regain possession of the unfamiliar. A verbalization of sound to accept and understand everything that precedes us."
The World Feels Pressure
by Yannis Kyriakides is built around pressure, understood as pervasive force, and the forms of resistance it encounters. For the intonation of the text by Dick Raaijmaker, a system has been created in which the singers' notes are treated with Auto-Tune software that alters the voices, the bass clarinet adapts itself by distorting the harmony and a sound heard throughout the piece is modified according to the notes and texture of the vocals, so that "the musician's sound is always coming under pressure from the sound mediated by the computer."
As the title indicates,
by Bernhard Gander is a piece about death, and speaks of it in an obscure language; the text uses aggressive and disturbing phrases from songs by death metal and black metal bands to combine them with the sculpted lines of the Requiem.
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It's probably not something you want to hear if you've got a sweet tooth, but the number of kids going to hospital with rotten teeth is rocketing.
Researchers reckon up to 30,000 kids every year now go to hospital to have teeth removed or treated for decay.
That's a whopping 70% increase over the past 12 years and experts say eating too much sugary stuff and not brushing your teeth properly are to blame.
Children from poor areas were found to be twice as likely to need treatment.
Experts say tooth decay is preventable by brushing your teeth regularly and having check-ups at the dentist.
Prof David Moles, who led the study, said the annual increase in hospital admissions was despite the fact that rates of tooth decay and infection had stayed about the same.
But not everyone is convinced by the findings.
Government health officials say the rising figures are partly due to the fact that more teeth now have to be removed in hospitals instead of dental surgeries for safety reasons.
"Recent statistics from the World Health Organisation show that our 12-year olds have the healthiest teeth in Europe," a spokesman said.


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Dreaming and Dying
We all dream; we may not remember or recall them, but dreams are, for all of us, an 'every-night' occurrence. Dreams arise from a part of the mind that is usually inaccessible to the thinking, probing brain. This mysterious, unknowable and inaccessible part of the mind is called the unconscious. Dreams are our windows into the unconscious and were once described by Freud as, 'the royal road to the unconscious.' Most dreams surface during REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, but dissolve back to where they came immediately upon wakening. Although locked away and beyond the reach of waking consciousness (true for most, but not all people), dreams often influence the way we feel and think over the ensuing days.
Dreams are the unconscious mind's attempt to resolve everyday problems. They speak to us, but as the language and images are symbolic, the message is often confusing and subject to misinterpretation. If the message is important, the unconscious will, metaphorically speaking, shout and will persist in shouting until the conscious mind hears and comprehends what the unconscious is flagging. Dreams that are recurrent, nightmarish, patently explicit, or those that wake the dreamer with a start are examples of the unconscious shouting. All too often this form of shouting is the only means of directing the conscious mind's attention to what is important. Not surprisingly, shouting dreams are common amongst those who are dying, particularly if they cannot or will not confront the reality of the situation.
Dreams around the time of death attempt to prepare the dying person for what is ahead. First and foremost they draw attention to the truth – that death is neigh. If the person denies this reality the dream imagery often becomes more explicit, leaving little to the imagination (the unconscious is now shouting). For example, one of my patients who would not believe he was dying had recurrent nightmares of being attacked from behind by a stranger wielding a dagger. The nightmares were so real and so scary he feared sleep. Ultimately, the dream broke through the barrier his conscious mind had constructed and was vigourously defending, and for the first time he started to talk about his fear of death. As he did, the nightmares miraculously ceased.
Apart from these so-called shouting dreams, the likelihood of memorable dreams also increases the closer a person gets to death. Memorable dreams often have one of the following themes:
Here, the imagery takes the form of a boat, car, plane, bird, etc. One young boy dying of cancer happily recounted the following dream to his distraught parents, 'Jesus pulled up to our house in a yellow bus and invited me aboard' (Komp, 1992). The message associated with this and other 'travel' dreams is very clear.
These dreams may be indicative of an inner conflict in which previously unacknowledged aspects of the psyche challenge the status quo (Muff, 1996). They may also reflect a conflict involving the dreamer's (the dying person's) acceptance of death and a refusal of family and others to do so.
A man whose family could not accept or talk about his impending death dreamt of being on one side of the Great Wall of China while his family was on the other side. In this dream he felt enormous distress for he was unable to hear, see or reach those he loved (Dugan, 1989; p.24). This dream accurately and graphically portrayed his real life predicament.
Growth and change
These dreams may include gardens, flowers, trees, birth, et cetera. Linda Bonnington Vocatura, while seriously ill with a heart condition, had the following dream, 'A dormant winter tree stands covered with nests and within each nest lays an animal with its young' (2006). This dream speaks, in a metaphorical way, about the cycle of life and death, growth and change.
According to a well-know dream analyst, the dreams of people facing death prepare consciousness, not for a definite end, but for a profound transformation and for a continuation of the life process – life after death (von Franz, 1984). Rebirth dreams are remarkable and can have a powerful and comforting effect on both the dreamer and his/her family. The first rebirth dream described below comes from the book, Nearing-death Awareness by Mary Anne Sanders (2007). The second was recounted to me by one of my patients.
An elderly woman dreamt of a brightly lit candle on the windowsill of a hospital room. The candle went out. Fear and anxiety set in as the darkness enveloped her. Suddenly, the lit candle reappeared, but on the other side of the window.
A woman dying of cancer said to her daughter, 'I dreamt that Tony will come tonight' (Tony was the woman's husband who died suddenly, one month before). 'What will you do', asked the daughter? 'I think we will go dancing' was the reply. She died that night.
The following two examples illustrate how a dream may not only predict impending death but also the time of death.
One morning, a man recounted the following dream to his wife, 'I was sitting an examination and was told the results would be known in three days. He died three days later (Barbato, 2009).
The day after a massive coal slip had killed 144 people including 128 school children in Aberfan, Wales a psychiatrist visited the town to seek and record accounts of premonition that foretold the impending disaster. The following is the most striking of the 24 confirmed accounts. The day before the disaster a ten-year-old girl told her mother the following dream, "I dreamt I went to school and there was no school there. Something black had come down over it!" (LeShan, 2004)
While most memorable dreams are steeped in symbolism, the message is usually clear (at least to the dreamer). Sometimes the dream is not so clear, and in these instances they are mislabeled by doctors and others as hallucinations or the ramblings of a confused mind. Sadly, this not only deprives the dreamer of the opportunity to talk about their dream, but it also leads to treatment that suppresses dreaming. As the truth is often revealed through a series of dreams, such treatment can be detrimental.
The following dream sequence was given to Janet Muff (1996) by one of her patients: 'A mean vicious black bird is picking at me with its beak. It has enormous wings and terrible eyes. I am very afraid and know there will be nothing left of me once he has finished picking'. Such a dream would, most commonly, be labeled as a hallucination. If the patient was on morphine or some such drug, the hallucination would almost certainly be attributed to it. Fortunately, this patient was not sedated, but was encouraged to report further dreams. Some time later, he described a dream in which he was carried on the back of a large powerful black bird. He felt cushioned, safe and protected and felt as if he was on a long journey. Looking down from a great height he describes the view as incredible. He says, 'I can see forever'. As a result of this last dream, the man lost his terrifying fear of death.
Finally, a few words about dreams others have of sick relatives or friends. Such dreams often say more about the dreamer's fear and anxiety than about the dreamt person's state of health. There are, however, numerous dream reports that are so accurate they defy reason. In these, the dreamer often dreams of an event before or at the exact time as the event occurred in real life. Such dreams have a quantum-like quality for they defy the normal time and space limitations that apply to all things outside the quantum world – they are immediate and brim full of mystery. For example; a woman rang her brother-in-law in South America immediately after her husband (his brother) had died. Much to her surprise, he said, 'I know for … appeared in my dream, just before you rang.'
Some years ago, my mother-in-law told me of a dream she once had; a dream that both intrigued and troubled her. She remembers waking with a start after dreaming that her twin brother, who resided 12,000 kilometres away, had died. Until then her brother had been in good health, and she had never before dreamt of him. The life-like imagery and the intense emotional response shocked her for it made the dream seem real. So much so, she was distraught, but not totally surprised when she learnt, the following day, that her brother had been seriously injured in a motor cycle accident that took place at the exact time of her dream.
There is so much about dreams that we do not understand. What we do know is that 'knowledge' emerges from the unconscious through dreams and this knowledge, even if it comes through nightmares, always "come in the service of wholeness – dreams come to help not harm" (Muff, 1996). This is particularly true for those who are dying.
Barbato, M. (2009). Reflections of a setting sun. Griffin Press, Adelaide.
Bonnington Vocatura, L. (2006). Dying to be alive. Nicolas-Hays Inc: Berwick, Maine.
Dugan, D. (1989). Symbolic expressions of dying patients. Nursing Forum; 23(2):18-27.
Komp, D. (1992). A Window to Heaven. Zondervan Publishing: Michigan.
LeShan, L. (2004). The world of the paranormal. Helios Press:New York
Muff, J. (1996). From the wings of night. Holistic nursing practice; 10(4):69-87.
Sanders, MA. (2007). Dearing death awareness. Jessica Kingsley Publishers: Philadelphia.
von Franz, M-L. (1984). On dreams and death. Shambhala: London.
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Charles Anderson, former CEO of Sovereign, New Zealand's largest life and health insurance business, has joined UNEP to head up its Finance Initiative, a part of the United Nations which translates environmental, social and governance issues into terms which the finance community can measure and integrate into their strategies. Mr. Anderson will be a key leader in changing policy and business practices to mitigate and adapt to climate change risk. We sat down with him to learn more about his approach.
Sustainability: Could you tell us a bit about your assumptions going into this role?
Mr. Anderson: Sure. I have come to the opinion that as we continue to develop the world's finite natural resources, we have to be aware of our impact along the way. It is a simplistic view of a complicated world. When you think about it, pretty much all human activity has impacts, whether positive or not. It seems entirely sensible to me to continually ask the question: what is this impact of what I am doing? You have to then ask: why would someone do something without understanding the impact they have? Perhaps they are prepared to be unaware of it, or they don't really care or don't want to care.
Sustainability: So whose job is it to care?
Mr. Anderson: We all have an impact, as persons and organizations. There was a recent article on your site where a senior executive of a major company stood up at Davos and said it's not his job to care about the impact of climate change. I would ask this executive whether their business has no impact on the environment, no externalities, none at all? In my view, this kind of perspective is narrow in every respect, especially at a time when there is clear evidence of constraints on global resources, which are being stretched all the time. Who would still want to continue carrying on being willfully unaware of the impact their business has? It's everybody's job to at least ask yourself that question.
Sustainability: When you think of impact in this context, are you thinking of just environmental impact, or is there a broader human impact and human rights issue emerging which makes the question of whether we should care even more compelling?
Mr. Anderson: I'll give you one example of what I think might be an indication of things to come. Just before I left New Zealand to come here, there was the first case of its kind going through the legal system where somebody had claimed to be a refugee due to climate change. Now, you can't be a refugee due to climate change because refugee status isn't defined in those terms. But if we are starting to think about the question of whether there should be refugee status attached to those people who are devastated by climate change, then this link to the moral and ethical issues becomes very much more obvious. The world will struggle to find solutions for refugees when refugee numbers increase dramatically due to climate change. And whether rich or poor, everyone is at risk.
Sustainability: Do you think this broader potential impact story is being told? Does it reach those leaders and their families who are most in a position to drive change on this issue?
Mr. Anderson: I think there is reason for some optimism here. With social media, there is no place to hide when something is going wrong. Sadly, I think many of the folks in the c-suite who look at this issue are looking at risk mitigation, and they are generally looking at a very narrow patch of risk mitigation with focuses on reputational risk: what is the least I can do or need to do to avoid being on the front page because of something horrible? But there are so many opportunities to look at this issue, and one of the first steps is getting past looking at this as a trade off between "growth and green". Once there is clarity on the opportunities, the finance community will overcome this hesitation.
Sustainability: Please elaborate. Where is the opportunity there?
Mr. Anderson: There has been a lot of credible analysis done around how growth and green go together. Growth is not about doing what we have always been doing. When you consider that all, if not most of the technologies we need to make a more sustainable world are available today, then it is easy to realize that deployment of these technologies will create jobs and growth. There is a huge green field of opportunity. Take for example energy efficiency in buildings. There is a strong case for retrofitting buildings to be more energy efficient with a very short payback on investment, at times within 2 years. If this kind of work were to be scaled, it would catalyze economic growth. That said, we should not underestimate the task at hand and what is required to change course here. A major part of this effort is narrating the new story in a compelling, evidence-rich manner. I see that as core to my job at UNEP FI. I need to excel at demonstrating the economic opportunity around the green economy, as well as the risks in not looking at this with an open mind.
Sustainability: Could you give us a sense for specifically how your background will help you do this?
Mr. Anderson: My background is in the private sector. Twenty plus years in banking, and seventeen in insurance. I feel this has given me insight into the opportunity to carefully assess the broad range of impacts a business has on itself, the environment and society. In my previous role as chief executive of an insurance business in New Zealand, we went through a rigorous process of assessing externalities and their materiality to our business, looking at how our premiums were actually being invested. We assessed the potential impact of our investment strategy on our own insurance business. We found ourselves asking: what are the impacts of investing in a tobacco company, or a toxic chemicals company? Asking broad questions about the impact of our business on our business, led to an overall assessment of what kind of a company we wanted to become. It's my sense many significant investors and pension funds have yet to fully embark on this kind of analysis, and this may be in part because of a lack of awareness of the opportunity and the tools available to do so. There are very robust frameworks for undertaking a social, governance, an environmental analysis of an investment portfolio, and UNEP FI can and will help investors become aware of the benefits of doing this kind of analysis.
Sustainability: Are there significant institutional impediments to moving ahead with this?
Mr. Anderson: I think part of the challenge is the traditional view on what is meant by fiduciary duty towards investors, specifically the notion that the duty is about maximizing returns without regard to environmental externalities or the opinions of original investors or pension holders. My philosophy is simple on this. It may be that an asset manager or pension fund interprets its fiduciary duty that way, but when are they going to look at the broader impact of their investment strategy on a planet which is so obviously encountering significant resource issues? When will that become relevant to your fiduciary duty? Let's at least ask the question, and be honest about the answer.
Sustainability: How does transparency factor into this?
Mr. Anderson: It's very important. You have a policy framework, you have concepts of fiduciary duty, and you have the public who are increasing aware of how business and finance is conducted. UNEP FI works across this framework, and creating transparency, essentially helping to tell success stories around opportunities in these areas, is very important. There has been too much silence in this area for a very long time. Further, these issues have become politically polarizing in many places, and in the process we have lost the very strong, public argument for economic opportunity.
Sustainability: Is there risk for UNEP FI in more proactively making this case for economic opportunity?
Mr. Anderson: I think we need to be cognizant that our members have voluntarily signed up, and that our signatories can come and go as they would like. My view is that there is significant opportunity for the finance sector to move further towards green from brown. Leading the finance sector towards this analysis will not be easy, and nor should it be. These are complex business problems with huge stakes. That said, we need to help lead in this discussion across our signatories and with related organizations like the PRI. With real leadership oftentimes comes risk.
Sustainability: UNEP FI's global roundtable discussion occurred last fall in Beijing. What were the outcomes from this meeting?
Mr. Anderson: UNEP has commissioned an Inquiry into the policy framework which would support a more sustainable financial system. And by that, I don't mean one which is less likely to crash, although that is also likely. I mean a framework which is more likely to guide private sector best practices which will lead to a more prosperous and sustainable world. A framework where investors are encouraged by government policy to take a comprehensive look at their external impacts. Once we have this policy framework, we can begin the more concrete process of assessing where we are with current policy, and what and who will see the huge benefits of change. We can also begin to look at specific possible implementation of technology and investment guidance which can maximize impact. But we don't have to wait for the Inquiry and policy. I ask you and your readers, find out who is financing you, your mortgage, your retirement savings. Are you happy with how they are investing your money? Try to begin your own journey, and your own analysis of your overall impact.


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Hi all,
I built up an XBMC Live-based PC a couple of months ago, because I don't want to use Windows. I've been using one of the HP IR receiver clones - bought off eBay, so it's not exactly a genuine one - and it won't allow my Harmony remote to send keyboard commands (such as the subtitles on/off, a feature that I use quite regularly).
I'm looking to upgrade the receiver, therefore, and have found some Dell IR receivers going for a good price - the model number is OVU412002/00.
Just wondering if anyone has used one of these with XBMC Live and can advise on its compatibility? I can't find any records on this, apart from the fact that Dell remotes are usually up there with genuine Microsoft ones on this score...
Hope someone can help - and thanks again to all for XBMC. It's really transformed how we watch movies and TV shows in our house.
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just got this ir sensor. it receives harmony 900 commands via ir but NOT via rf atm. anyone have an idea?
UPDATE: This receiver works like a charm. The Harmony 900 does not automatically set new devices to be used with RF. I had to go into the remote, settings, rf settings, advanced rf settings and adjust which devices are used by RF. Very annoying...
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How did you get this to work? I'm using a Harmony 650 set to Microsoft WMC with the Dell IR receiver. For most buttons, it recognizes a signal (the red light on the receiver flashes), but nothing happens. I've tried showkey, and it doesn't register any input from the remote.
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This painting was actually brought to my attention by Susan, a reader from sunny California, and I have to thank her again for letting me know about it because its story and history is quite interesting. She noticed one particular portrait that appeared in two adaptations of the same Agatha Christie novel nearly fifty years apart. Therefore, the credit for the discovery goes to her, but I'm going to flesh it out a little bit.
All well and good- the portrait never shows up again prominently in the film. In actuality, it doesn't seem that important. Perhaps it would be faintly interesting to find out who painted it and of whom it portrays, but otherwise, not climatically or thematically importantly. But, here is the real mystery. In 2004, ITV redid an adaptation of the story (which had actually been done by Joan Hickson's BBC Miss Marple series earlier). This version was titled "What Mrs. McGillicudy Saw" and starred Geraldine McEwan who is, in all honesty, not my favorite Marple. (My favorites, if you were wondering are Rutherford, Lansbury, and then Hickson- all equally good in their own respects).
Well, this version follows some aspects of the novel more faithfully. The character of Lucy plays an important role. Like Margaret Rutherford before her, Jane is given a small tour of the house by the daughter of the Crackenthorpe family (notice the different spelling). Once again, she is introduced to the portrait of the source of the family's wealth, the great grandfather or whatever who was a candy baron in turn of the century England. But, here is the mystery: it is clearly the same portrait!
Now, I've checked the Joan Hickson version very quickly and I can't seem to find anything to suggest that the portrait was also used there. But I am dying to find out exactly what this painting was used for. How did it end up in MGM in the '60s and ITV in 2004? Who is it? It is a prop portrait or a real historic portrait of a historic figure? And why was the same portrait used in two adaptations of the same story? Was it coincidence or was it purposeful, and if so why? You know I don't believe in coincidences, but either this is a very subtle homage to the Rutherford original or it is something that I do not understand. And I'd really like to! From what I can tell, the portrait can be dated anywhere from 1880-1910, which is obviously a wide range. I am unable to find an incredibly clear version of the portrait but I've engineered one the best I can. So, if you can help me find anything about this mysterious portrait, let me know. Unfortunately, my knowledge of human nature in St. Mary's Mead isn't going to help me out in this case!
|Marple (2004)
|detail from Murder, She Said (1961)
|Detail from the color version of the portrait seen on the telly
This detail was shown in the show: I didn't create it- so I know
its accurate despite the lack of clarity in the other two stills
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My beloved Russia
Posted by bms_editor at 15:03 on 7th May 2010
By: Dimitry Mustafin and Irene Howat, Christian Focus Publications, £7.99
Dimitry Mustafin, a professor of inorganic chemistry and the head of Gideon International's Moscow branch, recounts his life in Russia both during and after the Soviet regime. As a chemist in the Red Army, Dimitry became a Christian during an assignment in Italy.
In addition to its biographical elements, the book also pays tribute to the author's work in Russia's overcrowded prisons and destitute orphanages. Dimitry's story is an enlightening look into Christianity during the communist era and, in the end, leaves the reader hopeful of the influence Christians are having across the former USSR.
Reviewer: Allen Waller, BMS World Mission intern writer