text: Certificate in English for International Understanding21 Feb - 10 Mar 2017 Course Overview Rationale While Southeast Asia as a region is rich in terms of its diversity of languages and richness of cultural differences, it also faces the challenge of having many languages, which can make it difficult for intra-regional communication and international understanding. English, being a global language, is often used as a lingua franca among speakers of diverse languages and cultures. There is a need to teach and promote English for International Understanding (EIU), especially among the English language teachers in the region. Duration 3 weeks (54 hours) Aims The course is intended for English language teachers with some years of teaching experience in the classroom. It aims to fulfil the following objectives: To raise participants' language awareness for teaching English as a regional/global lingua franca. To enhance participants' language and communication skills for multilingual and intercultural contexts To guide participants learn how to develop and teach materials/curriculum for teaching English as a regional/global lingua franca. To profile pedagogical ideas that are informed by the latest literature on teaching English for International Understanding. Componentsa) 2-week Teacher Training Course for the Teaching of EIU Language Variation 1: World Englishes Language Variation 2: Asian Englishes (Singapore) Intercultural Communication Principles of Teaching English for International Understanding (TEIU) EIU curriculum and syllabus materials development EIU pedagogical activities Assessing English for International Understanding Teaching Macroskills for Intercultural Communication EIU lesson planning and demonstration b) 1-week for Inter-cultural Communication (structured interaction sessions with other course participants) Combination of knowledge-based and skill-oriented training on the use of English for international understanding Teaching of an English lesson to other students (e.g. Chukyo Dokkyo University) Interaction sessions with participants from other courses Oral presentation skills (e.g. panel presentation, discussion forum) Outcomes and DeliverablesUpon completion of the programme, the participants will have been able to: Develop awareness and understanding of the current landscape of the English language in the world and in the ASEAN region. Have an understanding of the complex relationships between language and culture. Use knowledge and skills to communicate and teach English across cultures. Apply the pedagogical principles of teaching English for International Understanding to various classroom situations. Demonstrate the competency for teaching EIU by conducting oneself with sensitivity to, and appreciation for, diverse student populations. DeliveryTwo approaches will be used in this course to engage students in learning to be a successful international/intercultural user and teacher of English in a wide variety of institutional settings and cultural contexts: The experiential learning approach: students are provided with an opportunity to experience using and teaching English in multicultural contexts. The problem-based learning approach: students are engaged in learning to resolve a wide range of mis-intercultural communication scenarios in both social and professional contexts. Course RequirementsTo complete the course successfully, a candidate must: a) Satisfy class attendance requirements; b) Attain a satisfactory standard in required course work; and c) Complete all assignments.AssessmentThere will be two assignments: a) A group presentation on a selected topic related to the course; and b) An individual teaching EIU portfolio (a lesson plan, materials, and written-reflections).Course AwardThe course will lead to the award of a Certificate in English for International Understanding (EIU).Entry RequirementsThe requirements for admission to the course are: a) A minimum of two years study in an approved tertiary institution where English is the medium of instruction (to be verified by the institution); b) At least 2 years of experience teaching English in the classroom; and c) Candidates must meet the minimum language scores for any of the following: IELTS: 6.5; TOEFL: 550 paper-based, 213 computer-based, or 79 internet-based; GCE O Level English: B3 and above; GCE A Level General Paper: C6 and above; or Cambridge Advanced English (CAE): C and above SPM 1119 English: B and above (GPK/PNG 3.00 and above)/Kepujian Tinggi and above STPM General Paper/English Literature: B- and above (CGPA/HGMP 2.67 and above) Malaysian University English test (MUET): Band 4 and above Without meeting any of the above, applicants are to sit for an English selection test. Course Feesa) Fee components Description Amount (in Singapore dollars) Registration fee $64.20 (inclusive of GST) Tuition fee $1,300.00 (inclusive of GST) Students from outside Singapore are advised to subscribe to the Group Health Insurance Scheme at S$53.50 per month (inclusive of GST), as medical costs in the event of illness can be very high. Note: All fees are subject to change without notice; RELC does not accept any responsibility for accidents on journeys to and from Singapore or in Singapore, or for the loss of baggage and other personal belongings in transit or in Singapore; RELC will also not be responsible for taking out air, travel and personal accident insurance for students; and Students are expected to incur additional costs for miscellaneous learning materials. b) Payment of fees The Registration Fee must be submitted together with the Application Form and supporting documents; Fees are payable before the commencement of the course; Cheques should be crossed and made payable to the SEAMEO Regional Language Centre; and An administration fee of S$50.00 (inclusive of GST) will be imposed for cheques which are dishonoured. c) Refund policy The registration fee is strictly non-refundable; Cancellation of enrolment must be made in writing; An Administration Fee of S$160.50 (inclusive of GST) will be payable if the notice of cancellation / withdrawal is made less than 5 calendar days from the date on which the payment is received; Full course fees paid is non-refundable if the notice cancellation / withdrawal is made after 5 calendar days from the date on which the payment was received; and Withdrawals after the course has commenced will not be eligible for refund. Application1. Application can be done online or through paper-based. We encourage applications to be done via our online application system. 2. Please submit the following documents for your application: ☐ Application Form A238 (completed and endorsed) ☐ Medical Examination Form A228 (For overseas applicant only) ☐ A copy of your certificates of degrees/diplomas, certified by your institution ☐ A copy of your transcripts, certified by your institution. Where a transcript is in a language other than English, it should be accompanied by a certified translation into English. (In the absence of a transcript, a certified statement on the degrees/academic qualifications achieved with a listing of subjects studied and subject examination results is required.) ☐ Reference letters (The two reference letters can be from an academic staff who has supervised you or a current/previous employer.) ☐ A copy of current/valid IELTS or official TOEFL results certified by your institution (for applicants from non-English medium education systems) 3. For online application: To use the Online Application System you will need the following: an email address which you can access regularly, because as soon as you submit your online application, this email address will be the point of correspondence soft copies of the reuired documents as they would need to be uploaded into the system. Please refer to above checklist for reference Click here to apply online 4. For paper-based application: If you are unable to apply online, you may submit the hard copies of the required documents to the address below. Two copies of the required documents must be submitted to RELC via: (1) Email : firstname.lastname@example.com ; and (2) Registered mail : Scholarships and Corporate EnterpriseSEAMEO Regional Language Centre (RELC)30 Orange Grove Road Singapore 258352Republic of Singapore Closing DateApplication is now closed. The application for next intake will be announced at a later date.


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IBS: What Can I Eat? (cont.)
MODERATOR: Are there any food groups in general that you should avoid when you have IBS?
MAGEE: Not really, because all of the trouble spots we've talked about are not food groups. We've talked the greasy foods, the fructose, dehydrating liquids like coffee and alcohol, but really in terms of food groups, generally all of those are okay, unless you find a specific trigger for you.
Some people can be lactose intolerant and this can make their IBS worse with the amount of milk, sugar or lactose that they're consuming. So it's possible that dairy foods, especially the ones with more lactose in them, could be problematic. If you're having a reaction to frozen yogurt that could be lactose or fructose, depending on that particular product. If it looks like lactose is making your IBS worse you can try the lactose-free products or the lactase tablets and see if that helps you. Just to give you a range: hard cheese has just 1 gram of lactose per ounce, sour cream has 4 grams of lactose per 4 ounces, ice cream or ice milk have 5 to 7 grams of lactose per 8 ounces, yogurt has 12 grams of lactose per 8 ounces and all of the types of milk -- from skim to whole -- have around 11 grams of lactose per 8 ounces.
We talked about limiting caffeine and we talked about avoiding high-fat meals. You may also need to avoid certain spices and spicy food like chili powder, chili peppers and for some, garlic, curry, and ginger. I have to say for me, those three are not a problem. We talked about not overdoing alcohol and avoiding gassy foods. I have a big list in my book, but it's basically raw vegetables like cucumber and lettuce and other gassy vegetables like the cabbage family and onion family. Some of the beans and certain fruits can cause trouble in some people; and then other kind of quirky foods and drinks, like beer, seeds, hard-boiled eggs, soft drinks, nuts, popcorn, and hot sauce or barbecue sauce.
MODERATOR: So are there certain foods, spices or food groups that seem to help when you have IBS?
MAGEE: Yes. We talked about fiber and a little bit about the different types of fiber. Just to quickly review, here are your soluble fiber sources: psyllium seed and psyllium products; beans, oats, barley, apples, bananas, citrus fruits, carrots, and green beans.
For herbs, some antispasmodic herbs are fresh mint leaves; brewing it into a strong tea can help some people.
Exercise is particularly helpful for people with constipation. Moving your body helps get your intestines moving.
Of course I'll remind everybody about the importance of eating smaller, more frequent meals as being one of the most important styles for people with IBS.
I would say also one of the most important changes people can make is to start cooking light. Try oven frying in a little bit of oil, using lower fat dairy products and less butter or margarine in your cooking. Eating less fat is really pivotal for many people.
MEMBER QUESTION: How do you feel about probiotics?
MAGEE: I personally tried the Lactobacillus supplements years ago and it seemed to have no helpful effect for me. I just read a review of a couple studies and they found that the beneficial microbe Bifidobacterium infantis relieves symptoms of IBS, while the Lactobacillus seemed to have no effect. So it's worth talking to your gastroenterologist if you're interested. It's really about making sure you've got plenty of good bacteria in your intestines.
MODERATOR: Do you think the key to managing you IBS is really identifying your triggers via a journal and working with your GI doctor?
MAGEE: Pretty much. I found it very helpful for me. Most of us will know or suspect what may be causing us trouble. We may not want to admit certain foods or drinks are causing us trouble, but information is power, and the more we know the better off we'll be down the line.
It's awesome that I haven't had an attack for about five years. That's really what a lot of us IBS sufferers are trying to avoid -- the full-blown attacks. We want to live comfortably and we want to be able to travel without issues.
It's really about decreasing stress and eating sort of defensively. I like to call it "defensive eating" to prevent attacks, knowing what our limits are and still enjoying life. For me, there's nothing that I give up, technically, for my IBS. I still have Alfredo sauce, just mine. I still have fried foods, but I make it the light way. I don't miss spicy food anyway, but that's just me. So I feel completely "not deprived."
By going to your gastroenterologist, it's good to check in with the expert and that person can find the medication for you for when you are in situations that are out of the ordinary. Fry Light, Fry Right is my brand-new cookbook and it helps you straighten up and fry light. We pretty much make over every fried food in America -- from corn fritters to corn dogs, from coconut shrimp to pork chimichangas; it's in there -- even chicken fried steak with country gravy. Check it out!
MODERATOR: Our thanks to Elaine Magee, MPH, RD, for joining us today. And thank you, members, for your great questions. I'm sorry we couldn't get to all of them. For more information, please read Tell Me What to Eat IF I Have Irritable Bowel Syndrome, as well as Elaine's other books.
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Left behind idling at the crossroads
WHEN Kevin Rudd floored John Howard almost four months ago, he did more than put Labor back in power after more than a decade of federal Liberal ascendancy.
The Howard years and the power that came with them had long masked the deep-seated problems facing the Victorian Liberals. The 2007 election loss laid them bare.
Earlier this month, The Age revealed the dire state of the Victorian party, in opposition now for almost a decade. Membership, has dwindled to 13,000 down from 33,000 in the Whitlam era. The number of suburban branches is shrinking and the average membership age is 62.
"The Liberal Party in Victoria is at the crossroads," the party's outgoing state director Julian Sheezel declared to last weekend's Liberal State Council meeting. He went on to question whether the party would again become a political force and called for wholesale renewal and re-engagement. Dramatic stuff. Or was it?
Already, some Liberals have dismissed such self-flagellation as mere rhetoric designed to distract from what Victorian party heavyweights argue is the core problem a lack of clear policy to differentiate the Liberals from Labor. Policy is too reactive, they argue, and does little to provide an alternative for voters.
Victorian Liberal Party president Dr David Kemp has not been shy in his assessment since last November's federal election flogging. The former Howard minister has warned that there is a problem with community perception of the Liberals, at the national and state level, and questioned the tired party's ability to wrest back power from Rudd and Premier John Brumby.
Kemp's prescription is substantial party change, including an end to factionalism, to attract and engage new Liberal members. "Any party that loses office has to look very critically at its performance," he told State Council. "We have a lot to do to regain the confidence of voters."
According to one Victorian Liberal MP, who declined to be named, the strength of language being used by Kemp and others indicates the party is in line for a serious shake-up. "There is always rhetoric in these things," the MP says. "But the strength of the language shows the party is deadly serious about it this time They are going to do something potentially radical."
Certainly, at the State Council meeting, the party's futures committee conducted workshops on changes to membership, preselecting candidates, information technology and debating ideas. One of the radical notions presented was to adopt the American-style "primaries" model to choose election candidates, allowing registered Liberal supporters who aren't necessarily party members to have their say. Another preselection idea was using plebiscites of Liberal members in an electorate rather than a few elected delegates to chose candidates. Both ideas are believed to have been met with wariness by Liberal MPs. Other ideas include using the internet as a forum for debate and recasting the branch structure, including scrapping underperforming branches. Yet, as Liberal leaders leaned on the lectern at the party's council meeting to address the 1000 gathered delegates, each felt the need to declare like an affirmation at a self-improvement meeting what the Liberal Party stood for.
"I have asked, rhetorically through the press, what does the Liberal Party stand for?" embattled federal leader Brendan Nelson said. "Well I'll tell you what we stand for." Kemp said: "It is no mystery what the party stands for." Both then spoke of individual choice over schools, medical services and of reward for enterprise and hard work.
But it is the gap between this espoused Liberal belief system, and what the Liberals offer in the way of policies that Victorian Liberal MP Philip Davis sees as threatening the party's relevance. "At the end of the day people do not vote on whether party organisations have a good structure, people vote on what it is that political parties offer as alternative governments," he says.
It's familiar territory for Davis, a former Liberal upper house leader. Last year, The Age's revelation that the veteran MP had circulated a paper to MPs and party chiefs saying voters did not know what the Victorian Liberals stood for, publicly embarrassed his leader Ted Baillieu. Today, the warning that the Liberals are idling at the crossroads is a "fundamental truth" with the ultimate danger that the party could cease to be relevant, Davis says.
Monash University political scientist Nick Economou dismisses talk of crossroads as "public relations speak", but he argues that the current debate is part of a rebuilding process familiar to all parties cast in opposition. Political parties, he argues, are not commodities, but organisations that go through peaks and troughs.
"The Liberals have lost an election and Kemp's comments are what you'd expect, otherwise the party looks complacent," he says. Contrary to the rhetoric, he says, both parties have a solid core of partisan constituents and can continue to concentrate on wooing the swinging voters who deliver electoral power.
Former Liberal premier Jeff Kennett is well remembered for the seven years he ruled the state. But Kennett spent longer as Opposition leader than as premier. Like Economou, he sees time in opposition as part of the "historical swings and roundabouts" of political opportunity.
The situation faced by the Liberals today is no more serious than the 1980s when the conservative parties were pinned to the Opposition benches by Bob Hawke and John Cain, he says. One day the pendulum will swing.
In the meantime, though, one thing is clear. As a Liberal Party strategist told The Age this week: "We are all sitting in the same barbed wire canoe."
David Rood is state political reporter.
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The move aims to raise the confidence of ethnic minority communities in the criminal justice system.
It also provides details of the services available to victims and witnesses.
The Lord Advocate, Elish Angiolini QC, and Sir William Rae, Chief Constable of Strathclyde Police, launched the DVD on "Racially Motivated Crime".
The 15-minute programme also provides details of the services available to victims and witnesses, including support to help reduce the trauma of attending court.
There is footage from a real case showing the verbal racist attack by two teenage girls on the staff in a takeaway restaurant.
Those who are interviewed are local residents and business people from the Lanarkshire area, talking about their experiences, either as victims or as representatives of local organisations.
'Build confidence'
Ms Angiolini said: "Racist crime is a reality in Scotland; that is the unfortunate truth.
"This DVD, although it will not eradicate racist crime, will assist people in Scotland to better understand our criminal justice system, and help to build confidence to ensure that people feel more able to report instances of racist crime.
"There is no place for racism in a civilised society."
Mr Rae said: "I am delighted that officers from both South and North Lanarkshire have had the opportunity to be involved in such a worthwhile project.
"We at Strathclyde Police fully appreciate the difficulties faced by people who are the victims of a racially motivated crime at all stages of the criminal justice process.
"However, I am sure that this excellent DVD will help to reduce any fears of the process and increase confidence in the system to deal fairly and effectively with any reported incidents."
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Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 31, 2013
China's Chinalco Mining Corporation fell more than 11 percent on its Hong Kong trading debut Thursday after raising $397 million in the city's first major initial public offering of the year.
Chinalco -- a unit of Aluminum Corporation of China, the mainland's largest aluminium producer by output -- opened at HK$1.55 ($0.20), from an offering price of HK$1.75, and closed at HK$1.64.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed 0.39 percent lower.
The group focuses on non-ferrous and non-aluminium mineral resources overseas and is currently concentrating on copper mining.
Analysts said the lacklustre debut was partly prompted by Washington's announcement on Wednesday that the US economy shrank in the fourth quarter of 2013, indicating that the global recovery remains fragile.
"The price of copper is closely related to the global economy, so this reflects that investors are cautious on the price of copper going forward," investment bank Core Pacific-Yamaichi analyst Kenny Cheung told AFP.
Chinalco Mining controls the Toromocho Project in central Peru, one of the largest pre-production copper projects in the world.
The company has secured five so-called cornerstone investors, including Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto, which had promised to invest a total of $240 million in its shares ahead of its trading debut.
Hong Kong was the world's top IPO market from 2009 to 2011 but money raised from new listings fell last year with uncertainty in the global economic outlook.
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Ask an Eye Doctor and Get an Answer ASAP
Hi. I'm online and happy to answer your question today.
Hi. I wanted to know if I should be concerned. When it started I thought it was a minor irritation, but it's been months and it hasn't really gone away
You know, I bet you are having one of a number of issues, any one of which could be causing your symptoms. The good thing? All of them can be treated with the same, simple, home therapy :)
Here's some info on it:
Well It sounds like you have a couple of things going on. First is allergies, second dry eyes and third blepharitis.
When it comes to allergies it is almost impossible to pin down the offending agent(s) and, therefore, treatment needs to focus on controlling the symptoms. Dry eyes are very common and can be improved by a stepwise series of therapies. First, the use of natural tears 4-6+ times/day to augment your natural tear production, if this doesn't work then you can try temporary punctal occlusion of the lower puncta, then, if needed, temporary occlusion of all 4 puncta then, if indicated, surgical ( non-reversible) closure of the puncta. The openings to your tear drainage system are called puncta and you have one opening on each lid, near your nose.
Blepharitis is a condition where glands in the eyelids are not functioning normally. They become plugged and instead of putting out their normal clear, oily secretions, they put out thick, toothpaste like gunk. You may not be able to see this "gunk" yourself, unless it is really bad, but it shows up clearly on slit lamp examination.
The best treatment for this condition daily lid scrubs combined with warm compresses. I like to use baby shampoo for lid scrubs. In the shower, place the shampoo on your index fingers, close your eyes, raise your eyebrows (to stretch the skin on your eyelids) and scrub back and forth along your eyelashes for 3 to 5 minutes. The hot water in the shower helps to soften the plugged oils in the glands while the mechanical scrubbing with your soapy fingers removes the oils.
Baby shampoo lid scrubs will also help to wash away allergens and stimulate tear production, thereby addressing all three of your issues. Remember, this is not an instant fix. While you are waiting for the lid scrubs to have affect you can use over the counter allergy pills such as Travist, dimetapp or Zyrtec.
Should your symptoms get worse, your vision become significantly affected or things just not get better in 3 weeks or so you should have a complete eye examination by your local ophthalmologist to look for other, less common, causes of your symptoms.
Does that make sense to you?
One other thing you can do is put a small amount of bacatracin (Over the counter) ointment on the irritated areas at the corner of your eye. This will make things feel better until the above treatment kicks in.
I will try it. just baby shampoo? should I put anything on my skin for the irritation? petroleum jelly or a n d ointment?


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BURGLARS who broke into a house in High Wycombe were forced to flee empty handed after awaking the home-owner.
Thames Valley Police said the burglars gained entry to the property in Mayhew Crescent at about 11pm on Friday.
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FLORENCE, SC – Francis Marion University senior forward Liki Turner has been selected to the Peach Belt Conference pre-season 2011-12 All-Conference men's basketball team.
Turner, a 6-5 native of Richmond, Va., was named to the All-Conference squad following his junior season that saw him lead FMU in scoring (16.3 ppg), while ranking second in rebounding (7.5 rpg), field goal percentage (50.5%), free throw percentage (81.4%), and minutes played (31.2 mpg). He also recorded 20 steals and six blocked shots. He scored in double figures 24 times, including eleven 20-point games, and recorded six double-doubles.
In the Peach Belt listings, he ranked sixth in scoring, eighth in rebounding, ninth in free throw percentage, and 13th in field goal percentage.
Turner is one of three starters returning from Francis Marion's 16-11 team last season. It was the team's third consecutive winning season – something that had not happened since the early 1990's. FMU tied for third in the PBC's East Division standings.
The Patriots open their 2011-12 campaign on Nov. 11 against local-rival Coker College in the UNC Pembroke Classic.
A transfer from Division II Shepherd College, Turner owns career totals of 1,263 points and 689 rebounds.
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Peach Belt Conference Men's Basketball 2011-12 Preseason All-Conference Team
Shahmel Brackett, UNC Pembroke Alvin Brown, USC Aiken
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Funeral services for George Greet, 102 year old long time Ten Sleep area rancher, who passed away Sunday evening at the home of his son in Buffalo, will be held Tuesday, February 14th at 2:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Ten Sleep, Wyoming with Pastor Richard Stenbakken officiating. Interment will be in the Ten Sleep Cemetery with graveside services to follow the funeral.
Funeral services for Al Benton, 90 year old Buffalo resident who passed away quietly Sunday morning, at the Johnson County Health Care Center in Buffalo, will be held Friday February 10th at 2:00 p.m. at the Summit Wesleyan Church in Buffalo with Pastors William Dunlap and John Orwig officiating. Visitation will be held from the funeral home chapel on Thursday from 3:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.
Scott Safford Clark, 73, of Sheridan, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2017, at his residence.
No Services will be held.
Online condolences may be written at www.kanefuneral.com.
Kane Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements.
Funeral services for Buddy Peyrot, 75 year old Buffalo resident who passed away quietly at his home in Buffalo Saturday evening will be held Thursday, February 9th at 2:00 p.m. at the Harness Funeral Home Chapel in Buffalo with Bob Ruby officiating. Visitation will be held from the funeral home chapel on Wednesday from 1:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and on Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
Maxie Lynette (Miller) Heagy was taken by her angels on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 to be with the Lord in Heaven. She passed peacefully in her sleep at Orchard Pointe Assisted Living in Surprise, AZ surrounded by friends and family. She was born on March 29, 1934 in Sheridan, WY to George Richard and Melba Katherine (Coop) Miller.
Rudy John Anselmi 93, of Sheridan passed away February 2, 2017. He was the son of Leo and Katharina Anselmi. Rudy attended Arvada high school in Colorado where he played football and track. After high school he served in the U.S. Navy in World War II and later graduated from the University of Colorado in Pharmacy. He moved to Sheridan in 1949 working at the VA Hospital as Chief of Pharmacy.
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October 28, 1961 – February 4, 2017
Angeline Annette Pierce Paulson, 55, of Sheridan, lost her bravely fought battle with cancer on Saturday, February 4, 2017, at the Sheridan Memorial Hospital.
Jesse McRoberts was born November 10, 1927 in South Gate, CA. He met Evelyn Flint at the college pool and fell in love with the woman of his dreams. They were married on January 3, 1949 and celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary together. Jesse served in World War II, lived in the Golden era of the 50's in Los Angeles, and in Compton, CA through the 80's.
Phyllis Irene Holub, 89, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at Sheridan Manor. Phyllis was born on January 31,1928, in Sheridan to Harry and Martha (Burns) Davis. She graduated from Sheridan High School. She enjoyed music of any kind, singing in Glee Club and later in a band, and also played various instruments.
Mickey Gene Edwards, 91, of Sheridan, passed away at home with his wife and family by his side on Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at his residence. He was born in Anderson, MO, on February 3, 1925, to parents Fred and Esther (Slagle) Edwards. He married Irene Winters on June 26, 1944. They were married for seventy two years until his death.
Goldie P. Meyerstein, 88, of Sheridan, passed away Thursday 2, 2017, at the Westview Health Care Center. Goldie (Zlata, "Zee") Piroch was born December 4, 1928, in Liptovsky Mikulas, Czechoslovakia. She, her parents, and her younger sister fled Czechoslovakia at the start of WWII and arrived in the U.S. in 1939.
Rudy J. Anselmi, 93, of Sheridan, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2017, at the Westview Health Care Center.
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Ashlee Simpson & Pete Wentz sure shut you up
Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz decided to dispel rumors their marriage is on the rocks by making out onstage at the MTV Australia Music Awards today. And, damn, they sure showed us. I mean, that's totally the face of a man who doesn't look like he's getting kissed by his grandmother. I'm convinced.


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I have a system where multiple users work. They CRUD Work Order which is a Master and Multiple Childs sort of form.
Now, we need to have a way to retrieve previous versions of a Work Order. So that whenever some one update any of the MASTER or CHILDs column/row, it first copy the EXISTING data to a update history table and then update the live DB.
At the moment - we are just populating an HTML template with the data and storing the whole HTML in the DB for earlier versions. But I want a better way to do this as in case we update our template etc, the earlier versions of the workword will remain in the old html in the database.
What is the best way to do this ? Please guide !
You could make it so that instead of editing the existing data, you can create new data with the date and time that it was created. That way each change is logged and you know when it was made. You could also have an auto-incrementing revision number to tell you which revision it is. You could even add a 'changed by who' to track who changed what when.


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DAY FOURTEEN - The first round of the NBA Playoffs trudges on as the six seed Nets look to finish off the three seed Toronto Raptors in game six.
Raptors at Nets, 8:00 PM, ESPN
Winner: Nets
Thoughts: I said the Nets would win, and I figured it would be in about six games, so I'm fully inclined to pick the Nets tonight. That and I want this damn first round marathon to be over already. I'll give credit to Toronto for keeping themselves alive in game five; players like Jose Calderon, Andrea Bargnani , and Anthony Parker all stepped up to grab the Raps a narrow win. Nevertheless, I doubt we'll see this series go seven games. The Nets have a chance to finish this on their home floor, and they do not want to go back to face a game seven in Toronto. The big three for Jersey have been playing huge, Carter and Jefferson are both scoring aggressively and VC's jumpshot even looks smooth of late. And oh yes, Jason Kidd is averaging a triple-double.
Meanwhile, Chris Bosh has dropped off significantly. Bosh started off the series with two solid games, but over the last three Bosh has only averaged 11.7 points on 33 percent shooting from the floor. Bosh is the key for the Raptors in this series, and if he's not playing his best, they're going to struggle to win. As I said, players like Calderon, Parker, and Bargnani can step up occasionally, that's their job, but you can't expect to win when your best player is struggling like Bosh is now. The Nets are simply the better team, with more experience and more talent. This series ends tonight. Nets win.
* all times Eastern
Jordan's Playoff Picks so far:
26/39 - 67%
Tomorrow's game:
Jazz at Rockets


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Why is there so much hate on Dalembert? Is it more his outrageously large and horrible contract or his play? He can rebound, block, and provides an inside defensive presence. And as for his offense, all he should be told to do is get the put-backs, the alley oops, or easy dunks. I'd like to have him back when his contract expires and he, for some reason, accepts lower pay, but I feel like I'm in the very small minority on this one...
Good question. Listen tonight, we'll cover it.
Yes he can do all of those things. He even does for short periods of time over the course of his 8 seasons in Philly. Its all of the other games that are frustrating, knowing what he can do when properly motivated and following direction.
Okay. If Iguodala's so great, and not just a second, third, or fourth banana - I'll go with third - why is this team so awful? Has any player who led his team to a championship ever played for a team with a worse record than this one? No matter how bad the coaching and supporting cast, if you're NBA Finals MVP good, you shouldn't be able to be this bad. You could cite Miami in 07-08, but Wade missed 40% of the season, wasn't himself in the 60% he did play, and the rest of the team was hurt too. At the end of the year the guy with the second most total points was Ricky Davis. The 04-05 Lakers managed to win 33 games in a year where Kobe missed 16 games and their third leading scorer was Chucky Atkins. The year after that with Kobe healthy all season, they won 48 when their third leading scorer, and starting point guard, was Smush Parker, who at the age of 28 is not in the league anymore. And they were 8th in the league in offensive rating. Duncan and Shaq have, of course, never played on a bad team (with the exception of 07-08 Miami, and that hardly counts). Olajuwon never played on a sub-.500 team except in years where he missed half the season or was washed up. Finals MVP Paul Pierce's worst year, aside from the tank year, was a 33-win season. (Actually, the lockout year his record would have prorated out to 31 wins. That year Walker was very bad, the #3 guy was Ron Mercer, and the other starters were Kenny Anderson and Potapenko.) His supporting cast was Ricky Davis, Wally, and Mark Blount, which is way less talent than what Andre has to work with. KG's worst year, not counting his rookie season when he scored 10 points a game, was a 32-win season. His supporting cast that year was also Ricky Davis and Mark Blount. In Jordan's worst year the Bulls won 38. Assuming LeBron wins one day, his worst year was a 35-47 season. The starting backcourt was Jeff McInnis and Ira Newble. Currently we're on pace to win 26 games. If that held up, and Iguodala were to one day lead a team to a championship, it would set a record for worst year a champion's franchise player ever had when he wasn't injured half the year. And it would do so even though his supporting cast is a whole lot better than the worst supporting casts that other stars have played with and led to substantially better records.
Iguodala's low right now is 35 wins. If they finish this season with fewer than 32, ask your question again at that point. Right now, it's pointless.
As I understand it - most NBA teams play 8-9 guys a night on average - not one right?
I can explain why people 'hate' on dalembert if anyone has paid attention to his entire career as opposed to just the past couple weeks.
There would be less "hate" and frustration if we did not know what he is capable of.
Hence the quotations - but you said it pretty clearly above - not sure what else there really is to say :)
Here's an example trade:
Sixers send Brand, Lou Williams and Thad Young and a lottery protected #1 pick to Indiana for Troy Murphy and Mike Dunleavy.
Sixers save about $1M this season. They save about $1M next season, then Murphy, Dunleavy, Dalembert, Green and Kapono come off the books the following summer, leaving the Sixers with these guys under contract for a total of about $25M-$27M.
Smith (restricted free agent)
#1 pick 2010
#1 pick 2011
Would Indiana do it? Probably not. They'd be taking on two extra years of Brand's contract, but Lou would be a good fit for them considering they get zero production from their back court, they'd get that lottery-protected #1 pick, (I'd make it lottery protected for the next 2 years, then top 3 protected for a decade, just in case something bad happens), and they'd get Thad to play the three for the 30 games Granger misses every year.
Not to be nitpicky - but that's an invalid trade - you can't trade your #1 pick two years in a row (technically)
He didn't.
when he listed this years #1 and next years #1 he was talking about who would be on the roster. He only traded one #1.
Not to be nitpicky :P
Mis-read it - my bad - and I can always count on you to correct even the tiniest mis-statement in one of my posts
I'm not sure how it can be a "tiny mis-statement" when it completely invalidates the point you made.
How long the the archived show take to post? Went to listen but only has the 1/7 show.
usually about 20-30 minutes.
It's online now.
Thanks, I'll listen.
I just posted a rambling entry at phillyarena. Derek, can you trim it so that only the 1st paragraph or two shows? As it is now it takes up the entire front page of your site :(
Great opening... then several minutes of sound issues.
Cleaned up after 5 minutes (as you know.)
The no Holiday/Iguodala/Young PG/SG/SF comments make me sad. If I was coach that would be my starting lineup.
With a frontcourt rotation of Sam/Brand/Speights and Lou coming of the bench.
At this point - since Iverson is here - and Jordan is Jordan - I'd settle for Iverson/Holiday (williams is shorter) Iguodala and Thad as a compromise
Sure, I think Iverson actually helps Holiday. He pushes him to be more aggressive and lets him handle the ball.
But then again I want AI to be made the interim player/coach...
I try to focus on things that might have a chance of happening...I mean who would have thought Jrue would ever be the first guard off the bench with Jordan as coach?
PS - if Iverson made himself player coach - you don't think he'd start him self :)
Part of the contract. Player coach, but max 20 min per night (to protect his knee and allow him to actually coach.) I think the kids would run through a wall for him, and he's actually helping Jrue. And if Lou returned to being 6th man I bet he could teach him how to really attack offenses instead of masquerading as a lousy PG.
Yeah. My headset flat out died. I only figured it out because Brian kept not responding to my questions :P
I'm going sans-headset from now on.
Going to try to have a week-in-review sound recap every week.
bonus points for anyone who knows the song used on the tail end of the intro.
Won't be listening until the podcast in the morning - makes work go faster but hopefully no one will have guessed by then :)
I was wondering where that riff came from... but I couldn't place it. Something obscure?
Fairly mainstream band (at least, they were 15 years ago), but obscure song. Never released on a studio album (or even as a b-side).
Sounds a little like the Stone Temple Pilots...
close, but not quite.
then I am not sure if it is nirvana or pearl jam.
Brother. A pearl jam outtake from Ten, which they released as an instrumental only on the b-sides collection Lost Dogs in 2003.
I'd probably guess you'll see more intro's from that era of music. From Alice in Chains to Soundgarden, to Pearl Jam and Mudhoney, that's pretty much my favorite era.
Then what the hell is the name of the song that goes 'don't call me brother...'
You mean don't call me daughter?
Crap, never was the hugest pearl jam fan to start with (did have 10 though) and as eddie vedder starts to remind me more and more of bono attempting to be jesus I like them less...in my mind it was always brother - makes sense now :)
I was still young back then, so I didn't get caught up in the vedder ideology back then (only really cared about music), but it probably would have been a bit over the top for me. Then again, I do respect that, at the height of their popularity, they refused to make music videos and tried to boycott ticketmaster venues, which pretty much prevented them from touring for 3 years.
Vedder's actually mellowed out quite a bit over the last 5 or so years, to the point where he actually seems like he's having fun. Of course, his voice has gone to absolute shit. Lead singer's should never be chain smokers.
I think Temple of the Dog could be my favorite album from the era, actually.
I suppose I was 'young' when the whole grunge thing hit (freshman/sophmore in college) and I did enjoy it at the time - it was over time as vedder got more preachy and such that I lost interest in them...course I always had these bizarre musical intersts picking up the who and the dead and james taylor before i was 10 :)
They made videos, right? I remember Jeremy.
Jeremy was the last video they made before this year. After that video they refused to make them, with the exception of an animated music video in 1998. That was the only music video they made from 1993 -> 2008.
Overall very interesting show. The last few questions by Ricky were good ones, and Tom added some good insider insight. Kate next week?
Damn, just got to the part with Moore and the luxury tax, was hoping to get some insight on him regarding possible trade moves this year...he's the one who came forth with the source on the rockets/sixers discussions right?
I was surprised by his answer, but perhaps more than that I was surprised with how sure he was on his answer. We probably should have pressed him more, but it's not like we were interviewing a GM or a coach and trying to press them on why they do something. We had him on to get his opinions, not grill him over minor details. Knowing salary cap projections for future years really isn't all that common (from a fan question point of view) anyway, and he did follow it up with acknowledging that there are no major players coming off the books after this year.
Other than that, I thought his answers were spot-on.
Oh, I'm not debating that he was excellent - and it was interesting to hear that he thought the sixers might not be over the tax for next year (I don't believe it since they are up against it this year and the cap goes down next year so the logical point is that the tax level goes down as well) but was just hoping to hear more about his 'source' and the rockets discussion...just my own curiosity :)
I'm pretty sure they'll be over it next year if the cap drops below $55M. Typically, the tax is about $12M higher than the cap, and they have $66M committed right now, plus their first round pick and then filling the roster out to 13 or 14, and you're at maybe $68-$69M. So between $1M and $3M over the lux tax if the cap is $55M, if the cap drops to $50M they're in really bad shape, possibly as much as $9M over the lux tax, which would cost the team $9M in penalties plus they lose out on the $3-4M teams under the tax share as a bonus for being under it.
Not a fixed number, but based on the basketball related income. The salary cap is 51% of the BRI, the luxury tax is 61%. So as the basketball related income decreases, the difference between the two actually decreases. If the cap is set to $50m, then the then the tax would be just about $60 million. If you include $2 million (or thereabouts) for the 1st round pick in this coming draft, the Sixers are already at $68 million.
The cap would have to be at around $57 million for the Sixers to be under the luxury tax. That's
Has anyone seen any salary cap projection that exceeded 54 million for next year? Assuming that 54 is the best possible outcome for the cap, the tax level is set at about 64.5 million dollars, and the sixers are over, not hugely, but they're over...so if Comcast behaves in a way similar to this off season (which to me was to avoid the luxury tax, especially in the Andre Miller dealings) they'll have to move a contract to someone with the space to absorb a portion of it.
Sucks to be the fan of the team making the moves purely to get under the tax, just a recipe for bad deals...storytellers is my best source for contracts - they list ivey with a deal next year but then say he only signed a one year deal...is ivey on the books for next year?
The 'nice' thing about it though is that IF the cap is as high as 54 million the sixers might be able to get under the cap with 'simpler' deals like getting someone to absorb willie green for a second round pick?
Don't forget the draft pick. If we pull a Phoenix Suns and get rid of a pick that becomes an Iggy/Deng player purely for financial reasons, I'll lose it.
My prime candidate to move is Lou. Moving $5 million should get us squarely under the luxury tax threshold, and Jrue's the future at point. An instant offense combo guard is more replaceable than doing something drastic, like, say, trading your best player to get out of one year of Samuel Dalembert's contract.
I was using your 68 million number which included the draft pick - if you dump green at 3.9 and ivey at a 1.1 - that's 5 mil off - so you're at 63 which is under the 65 IF the cap is at 54...if the cap is lower - then obviously it's harder...I was just sort of spelling out the 'best case' scenario in terms of salary dumping...if it's ONLY green/ivey that needs to be dumped I feel confident that a guy like Iguodala isn't going anywhere, but if the cap is lower and thus the tax is lower I then worry that Iguodala is dumped...and that Mavs rumor with no factual basis worries the crap out of me because I believe the Mavs would jump at it :)
I don't disagree with you on moving Lou but what team out there is going to absorb all 5 million of him for multiple years - and what would the sixers have to give up to get them to do that - with a guy like green it's only that single season that has to be abosrbed...to get a team to use 5 million of cap space on Lou for multple season is the kind of thing that could cost you a first round pick...
I think there might be some teams that view a bench player as being worth $5 million. He is still only 23, and is having comparable season (statistically) to Jason Terry. I wouldn't give up a future #1 to get rid of Lou.
I agree Sam's probably A guy who could be moved next offseason, but your window of getting that deal done would be small. It would be hard to find a team with a TE that large, so you pretty much have to do that deal while teams still have usable cap room.
I think the window opens when the premium FAs sign, most likely.
I realize they aren't the same caliber player, but what did Denver get for Camby? A 2nd-rounder?
I'm not so sure they couldn't move Lou. There were rumors of interest in him last season, and he's scored the ball very well this season. If Charlie Villaneuva can get the deal he got, and Ben Gordon can get the deal he got, I think there's a market for Lou out there.
If they're only a couple million over, they can get below pretty painlessly by the trade deadline next season. If they're $9M over, they're either paying it, reducing it, or having a fire sale.
By fire sale I mean they could trade Iguodala for a young player (possible drafted this summer) and future picks to one of the teams that has space and loses out on LeBron/Wade/Bosh/Joe Johnson.
Ooh - forgot about those teams with cap space that will miss on free agents who might want to help the sixers get under the luxury tax...once the dust settles you might be able to get someone to take sam for a year just to get him on the court without too much motivation because they get the cap room back at the end of the 2011 season
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Ok, I see what you're both saying about Lou William, but that's why I prefer to keep him and dump willie / ivey to get under :) Assuming a new coach and common sense you're starting back court is Jrue/Igoudala and Lou slots back into the ideal position for him which is the best thing for the sixers on the court
I think holding of on seeing 'who misses' in the 2010 bonanza might be nice but it's not just the upper echelon that needs to get done but the second tier as well. When the big names settle than those teams with cap room start to look at guys like David Lee (or over paying 'nate the grate') and Rudy Gay has a lot of hype around the league this off season.
I believe there might be teams that completely miss and have money at the end of the FA season but it might be closer to the training camp if not after training camp starts.
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At London's Grace Brothers department store, the oddball staff -- including colorfully coiffed Mrs. Slocombe (Mollie Sugden), cheeky Miss Brahms (Wendy Richard) and mincing Mr. Humphries (John Inman) -- busy themselves arguing, flirting and joking around with one another and their customers. Chock-full of quirky and memorable characters, this long-running British sitcom offers hilarious humor in the form of puns, innuendos and double entendres.


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Cubs will not dismantle team with trades
Cubs will not dismantle team with trades
The Chicago Cubs may be double-digits under .500, but general manager Jim Hendry said he won't be dumping players at the trading deadline on July 31, even if he is looking ahead to 2007.
"I don't have a definitive way of how things will go," Hendry said. "Whenever you have problems, people assume you're going to have this fire-sale approach. What's lost in that is even if you aren't in the race at the end of July, you have to do most of your preparation for seeing what you might have and who you want to keep for next year."
Players who might be moved include those who will be free agents at year's end, such as Scott Williamson, Todd Walker or Phil Nevin. Williamson could be a hot commodity for a team looking for bullpen help, which most playoff-bound teams are.
"A lot of the people I see mentioned in trade possibilities make no sense," Hendry said. "I keep reading about [Kerry] Wood and [Mark] Prior getting traded. That would make zero sense."
With things as they are, health-wise, a trade involving either pitcher is unlikely because other teams can't be expected to swap quality for unknown quantities, and the Cubs aren't likely to jump at lowball offers.
"It's, 'Oh, gee, people will be coming after the Cubs for so and so, and so and so,'" Hendry said. "Changes are going to be made from year to year, but to think we're going to trade people just to trade people makes no sense."
Because the team has fallen so far behind, Hendry's plan now shifts to 2007.
"Hopefully, if trades are made from our end, they'll be done for a couple different reasons," he said. "One, to give some people opportunities who might be in the plans for next year, and two, to acquire somebody who might help you next year."
In July 2003, Hendry acquired Aramis Ramirez and Kenny Lofton from the Pittsburgh Pirates and added Randall Simon in August. The Cubs won the Central Division that year. This season is different.
Derrek Lee recently returned to the lineup after missing two months because of a fractured right wrist. Prior is still trying to get his timing back. Wood made four starts but had to go back on the disabled list because of crankiness with his right shoulder. The Cubs also had to go 10 games without catcher Michael Barrett while he served a suspension.
Cubs manager Dusty Baker hasn't had his full team at all this year. Hendry wants to see what they can do when whole.
"You're not going to take that chance and sign a guy for three months and trade away three good prospects," Hendry said. "You still have to make solid, logical decisions for what you want to do down the road."
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Pattern Recognized Surveillance System
Pattern Recognition in Intelligent Computer Vision (Courtesy of AMTL of Los Alamos)
Pattern Recognition in Real-Time Anomaly Detection (Courtesy of AMTL of Los Alamos)
The Need
With the increase of necessity of security system in homes and business, the hardware of video surveillance has been developed sharply. We can notice these developments in not only various and advanced instruments but also surveillance systems such as Digital Video Surveillance (DVS) of a turn toward digital video servers using Internet access, and Multi-modal User Interface (MUI). (refer to http://www.new-technologies.org/ECT/Other/videosurveillance.htm) However, these developments in hardware cannot satisfy the desire to watch closely like that a security guard monitors various human behaviors recognizing suspicious behaviors. Thus, the research for truly cognizant surveillance system that is adaptive and capable of learning normal behaviors based upon past experiences integrated with human expert knowledge and current scenarios to determine the state of the surveillance area.
The Technology
The ultimate objective of research is to create a complete-decision maker which allows us to detect the new state and initiate appropriate actions taking and analyzing all historical and current information based upon adaptive reasoning. Computers have the ability to extract information from multiple sources and identify and track patterns of activity that are inconsistent with "normal" operations. Warning systems can then be activated to alert human operators and recommend actions. This technology can be categorized into three concepts; 1) Pattern Recognition and Indepth Data Mining based on Adapted Reasoning, 2) Real-Time Anomaly Detection, and 3) Intelligent Sensors. The first step in Pattern Recognition is to define acceptable behaviors patterns through learning and updating normal patterns of behavior. Modern technologies such as neural-networks, feature extraction, computer vision, statistical and syntactical pattern recognition, anomaly detection, and knowledge discovery are adapted in analysis of identifying whether the behaviors detected are normal or abnormal. All anomalies which are detected as not just those that have been previously identified can be communicated to appropriate security personnel for immediate response in Real-Time Anomaly Detection. The issue of Intelligent Sensors stands on the point of view for hardware. In order to achieve the perfect system, the algorithm created in the phase of Pattern Recognition needs to be embed on sensors directly in the phase of Intelligent Sensors for data communication.
The Benefits
- Producing the most reliable and secure anomaly detection capabilities.
- Allowing us to determine and report the current status of monitored area of responsibility and also supports historical continuity of knowledge for materials and activities within a facility and network.
- Being applied to various applications of interest, such as facility monitoring or military reconnaissance.
A test bed in DOE NN-20 sponsored the research necessary to develop such capabilities was created to test and demonstrate the various components required for a completely integrated facility monitoring system. This test bed was called the Adaptive Multi-sensor Integrated Security System (AMISS) and was located at the Critical Experiments Facility Highbay at TA-18. Attendees were provided a real-time demonstration of integrated technologies as a proof-of-concept toward intelligent facilities. Included was video image surveillance (personnel tracking), path tracking anomaly detection, adaptive reasoning, and nuclear material detection and pinpoint tracking with sensors such as video, active infrared, passive infrared, radiation detectors, portal monitors, face recognition, and hand readers.
The system was able to detect and track personnel and objects as they entered and operated in the facility. Alerts and/or alarms were generated for various unauthorized activities such as shielding the nuclear material and attempting to leave the room or violating the two-person rule by visually detecting the two people too far from each other.
- Massive quantities of diverse data have to be acquired and stored for knowledge discovery for creating pattern recognition algorithm.
- Lots of continuous and repeated experiments can be required to set up a reliable reasoning.
- Higher cost might invest on the design and development of a digital camera with intelligent sensors.
Points of Contact
- Sharon L. Seitz, Safeguards Systems Group, NIS-7. Los Alamos National Laboratory Phone: (505)663-5506, (505) 665-6812 Fax: (505) 667-7626 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Website: http://amtl.lanl.gov/ast.shtml
- Jared S. Dreicer, Safeguards Systems Group, NIS-7. Los Alamos National Laboratory Phone: (505)667-0005 Fax: (505) 667-7626 Email: email@example.com
- Advanced Surveillance Technology. Website: http://amtl.lanl.gov/ast2.shtml & http://amtl.lanl.gov/ast.shtml
Disclaimer Statement
Neither the Construction Industry Institute nor Purdue University in any way endorses this technology or represents that the information presented can be relied upon without further investigation.


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[OT]I did not know that Poes.It makes total sense though. I just insert mindless thugs here.Did YOU know that measurable individual IQs decrease as people gather in groups?
To quote Dr. House - "People don't bug me until about the time they grow teeth!"or self-righteousness leading to pitchforks and torches.[/OT]
For the time being it's cell phone.
My brain - without it you imaginary friends and fairytale people would have never come into existence.
An item used to attach shiny beads to other objects in such a way as to make them dazzle.
Once an extremely popular infomercial item.
For me I think the all time greatest invention for me are:internetcomputertelephoneelectricity
The valves/tubes that they replaced was a more significant invention. Transistors just made the circuits smaller (and microchips made them even smaller).
In the last century, the transistor.
language or the wheel bootI can't decide
- Science!
- The camera!
Really hard to decide.
Depends on how you define, "greatest".
Off the top of my head I'm thinking,
The telescope
The car
The airplane
The printing press
The Internet
The atomic bomb
The gun
The radio
Stone tools (as Rob said)
Art !
Philosophy (the ones that make sense, that is)
Depends on how you define, "greatest".
Off the top of my head I'm thinking,
mankind. oh, waith.. thats not really an invention - or is it...?
The stone axe
Without that no inventions would have been possible, even the wheel
internet... No doubt
The wheel.
thats a tough question...but i guess internet would be my top choice
The invention of wheel, Television,internet,Google... and Lip gloss and Mascara!
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The Teaching Process Using Cabri Geometry: Primary School Students' Experience about Quadrilaterals
Dynamic geometry environments introduce a spatial representation of a key feature of mathematics, variability. When using dynamic geometry software such as Cabri Geometry, establishing conjectures in geometry is essentially visual. Cabri facilitates the visualization process, facilitates the conjecturing and helps to implement the students' geometric knowledge. In this study, the primary school 5th grade students' experience regarding the subject of quadrilaterals by means of Cabri Geometry Software. Dynamically prepared quadrilaterals; parallelogram, rhombus, square and rectangle were investigated and their features were discovered by the students, then a family structure among quadrilaterals were formed with the help of students. In this study, the students' verbal and written expressions related to quadrilaterals and the relations among quadrilaterals through a problem will be presented, additionally the diagrams which the students formed regarding the hierarchal structures of quadrilaterals will be shared.
Keywords: Dynamic Geometry, Cabri Geometry, Quadrilaterals
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Dr. Aynur Ozdaş
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Joshua Walter used to walk down the catwalk in his underwear, but it looks like he'll soon be donning something with a few more stripes on it. The former undies model was arrested Thursday after an alleged robbing spree of 24-hour stores in Queens and Brooklyn, New York. Joshua was nabbed by police after running out of the Astro van getaway car that he and three other guys supposedly used in the robberies. The 20-year-old boy-toy turned bad-boy lives with his girlfriend, Gina Salamino—a 37-year-old ex-second grade school teacher who was fired for having sex and a love child with Joshua when he was 17. Joshua is charged with robbery and criminal possession of a firearm. But now he can add a mugshot to his modeling portfolio! [NY Daily News]


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As we covered in our last comparison concerning the DE position with Osi Umenyiora taking over for John Abraham, we will now look at the transition concerning the starting running back for the Falcons.
During the first year of Matt Ryan's career, the Falcons leaned heavily on the imposing Michael Turner. This was important so that the Falcons could help Ryan learn the offense by taking the pressure off of him and placing it directly on Turner. Turner recorded 1,699 yards rushing, averaging 4.5 yards per carry and scoring 17 touchdowns. He also had a career high in carries with 376.
Over the years, Turner's stats declined a bit, and he got less and less carries as the offense began to steadily flow through Matt Ryan at a more consistent clip.
Last year was a real low point in Turner's career, putting up his worst numbers as a starter. He managed a career low 800 yards rushing and 3.6 yards per carry.
A combination of poor fullback play, a pass happy offense, poor blocking from the O-line during running plays and an aging Michael Turner led to a running game that was 29th in the league in rushing in terms of yards per game.
The Falcons decided to go in a different direction with their running game, and acquired free agent Steven Jackson.
Last season, Jackson recorded his eighth consecutive 1000 yard season playing behind an offensive line that did a poor job opening up any holes for him on a consistent basis.
Jackson had 1,042 yards rushing at 4.1 yards per carry, but with only four rushing touchdowns on 257 carries.
Jackson has only recorded double digits rushing touchdowns once in his career and that was in 2006 when he had 13. This isn't too concerning though considering how strong the Falcons passing game is. Touchdowns will not come as much from the running game this year, and not too many of them came by the run last year.
What was most glaring about the Falcons running game last season was the results when running the ball in short yardage situations. Whether it be on the goal line, or in third or fourth and short, it seemed that the Falcons were consistently stuffed in these scenarios. Jackson's biggest role will be to alleviate these short yardage failures by consistently moving the chains when the first down marker is only a few yards- or a few inches away.
Jackson seems to be an upgrade over Turner not only in the rushing attack, but also giving Matt Ryan an additional weapon to throw the ball to.
In 2012 Jackson had 38 receptions for 321 yards, averaging 8.4 yards per catch. These are very good numbers for a running back, and blow Turner's reception numbers out of the water.
Turner only had 19 receptions last year for 128 yards and averaged 6.7 yards per catch.
Jackson clearly had a better season last year with an inferior supporting cast, so there is no reason to think that Jackson can't have a better season this year than he did last year with the mediocre St. Louis Rams.
As mentioned, his ability to be a receiver adds even more depth to the Falcons passing attack. Giving Matt Ryan another elite weapon to complement Roddy White, Julio Jones and Tony Gonzalez could make the Falcons the NFL's best passing offense this year.
Jackson has remained consistent over the last three years too, with no stat declining sharply.
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With less carries, comes less yards. This is to be expected as Jackson gets older so that he can remain healthy. Over the last three seasons, he averaged 4.1 yards per carry, and 1,142 yards per season.
Stats aside, what Jackson brings to the table more than Turner (last season) is a threat. Defenses will no longer be able to sit on the pass simply due to his presence. This make the Falcons passing attack all the more dangerous. He's still an effective running back that has the ability to make plays independent of the struggles from the O-Line or fullback position.
Look for Jackson to expand the Falcons offense beyond being able to run the ball effectively, and beyond the stat sheet.
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The New York Yankees and Mets continue their Subway Series this weekend at Citi Field. When one thinks of the intra-city rivalry since interleague play began in 1997, names like Roger Clemens and Mike Piazza, who feuded, and Luis Castillo, who dropped a pop fly to to give the Yankees a win, might come to mind.
How about Frank Francisco?
The closer, in his first year with the Mets, injected himself into Mets-Yankees lore by issuing a proclamation heading into Friday's game.
"I can't wait to face those chickens," Francisco said, according to the New York Post's Mike Puma. "I want to strike out the side against them. I've done it before."
ESPNNewYork.com's Adam Rubin had the first part of the quote slightly different: "I can't wait to strike out those chickens."
Francisco, who had 17 saves but a 5.14 ERA this season entering Friday, didn't further explain "chickens," saying, "I think I've said too much already."
The second part of the quote was more clear-cut, as he did strike out the Yankees' Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and Jason Giambi in one inning May 21, 2004, while pitching for the Texas Rangers.
The Yankees swept the Mets in a three-game series earlier this month. Francisco didn't pitch in that series.
"I think we can play with (the Yankees)," the Mets' Scott Hairston said, according to The Post. "I don't see why we can't play the way we did in the Orioles series. We know they have a really good lineup and pitching staff and so do we. It's going to be a fun series."
When it came time to actually play, the Mets won the series opener 6-4 on Friday night. Though he didn't strike out the side, Francisco pitched the ninth inning and recorded the save. The Mets' closer had to work himself out of a jam after putting runners on first and second with one out. Francisco struck out Curtis Granderson looking, then got Mark Teixeira to pop out to end the game and pick up his 18th save.
"I didn't mean to hurt anybody's feelings," Francisco said after the win. "It was a simple comment."
Still, Mets players took it upon themselves to give Francisco a good ribbing. Infielder Justin Turner played the song "Chicken Head," by Project Pat after the game. Reliever Tim Byrdak went as far as to buy an actual chicken in "China Town" and tweeted a video of the chicken in the Mets' clubhouse.
Of course all this talk about the Yankees and chicken brings to mind the episode of Seinfeld in which the fictional George Steinbrenner trades George Costanza for "alcoholic chicken":
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I just now sat down at my computer this Sunday morning and saw a "promoted post" for a Starbucks #CottonCandy Frappuccino!
Starbucks has essentially brought to life the "Secret Menu." The "Cotton Candy" Frappuccino is now a Vanilla Bean Frappuccino with raspberry syrup. The promoted post means that Starbucks is paying to advertise it as such!
Let me be totally honest here. I have never understood why people want a cool name to go with their drink – as if it makes it better to order. Right now, Seattle's Best Coffee offers a "Smores" Frozen beverage. While it's delicious, it doesn't taste anything like the smores I made with my family as a kid! People love the idea of a "Smores" drink or "Cotton Candy Frappuccino" or an "Apple Pie Frappuccino." I guess for most people it's easier to order than "I'd like a Vanilla Bean Frappuccino with apple juice, cinnamon dulce syrup, and caramel syrup, topped with caramel drizzle and the cinnamon dulce sprinkles." (By the way, last year, a few international Starbucks markets actually did receive an official "Apple Crumble" Frappuccino beverage which came with a crumbly topping and drizzled with caramel sauce.)
At the end of the day, I think the people who wanted a "Secret Menu" got their wish! On Twitter, the official Frappuccino profile is promoting these recipes with cute names! I suppose it is easier for customers to order it like that. The only risk is that it will cause confusion for baristas who don't know a "secret menu" recipe for that beverage. What "secret" recipe should they promote next? 😉


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Carefully weigh the optimum timing and placement of each pound of N used this year. All N fertilizers are effective for supplying crop N needs when properly managed. On soils with large potential for N loss (leaching or denitrification), application close to crop uptake is important to minimize losses. Avoid early applications, especially for products containing the nitrate form of N. Be mindful of the unique properties and management needs of each material. Don't get in a rush and waste valuable N just to get the job done.
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In a pivotal battle for league positioning, the Tokay Tigers varsity volleyball team showed both versatility and resilience. The Tigers grabbed sole possession of second place in the Tri-City Athletic League on Tuesday, gutting out back-to-back nailbiting sets to turn a tied match with the West Wolf Pack into a 25-17, 22-25, 25-23, 25-23 home victory.
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And they spur the question: Why would anyone share their deepest, darkest secrets for a job?
The Daily Beast crunches the numbers of all 50 states to find who's in the deepest debt—and it isn't who you think.
One of the deepest conundrums, and perhaps beauties, of our time is that so many of us do not know where we come from.
But not now, not as we continue to struggle to emerge from the deepest downturn since the Great Depression.
Meanwhile, Bachmann addressed the deepest concerns of many voters with clarity and conviction.
And again an expression of the deepest sorrow convulsed the dark, handsome face.
If your gospel is not that, you have yet to learn the deepest secret of His power.
Wordsworth may be the greater teacher; for many of us he has opened a new world: he has touched the deepest springs of our nature.
While they are very small she keeps them hidden in the deepest thickets.
In the ecstasy with the flower-vision we learnt her special secret, hidden till then beneath the deepest silence.
Old English deoplice (see deep (adj.)), used in both literal and figurative senses.
Old English deop "deep water," especially the sea, from the source of deep (adj.).
Old English deop "profound, awful, mysterious; serious, solemn; deepness, depth," deope (adv.), from Proto-Germanic *deupaz (cf. Old Saxon diop, Old Frisian diap, Dutch diep, Old High German tiof, German tief, Old Norse djupr, Danish dyb, Swedish djup, Gothic diups "deep"), from PIE *dheub- "deep, hollow" (cf. Lithuanian dubus "deep, hollow, Old Church Slavonic duno "bottom, foundation," Welsh dwfn "deep," Old Irish domun "world," via sense development from "bottom" to "foundation" to "earth" to "world").
Figurative senses were in Old English; extended 16c. to color, sound. Deep pocket "wealth" is from 1951. To go off the deep end "lose control of oneself" is slang first recorded 1921, probably in reference to the deep end of a swimming pool, where a person on the surface can no longer touch bottom. When 3-D films seemed destined to be the next wave and the biggest thing to hit cinema since talkies, they were known as deepies (1953).
Old English deop "deep water," especially the sea, from the source of deep (adj.).
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