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Chapter 26
|1On that day, this song shall be sung in the land of Judah: "The city that was our strength-salvation shall He place [for] walls and a bulwark.
|אבַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יוּשַׁר הַשִּׁיר הַזֶּה בְּאֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה עִיר עָז לָנוּ יְשׁוּעָה יָשִׁית חוֹמוֹת וָחֵל:
|The city that was our strength, salvation shall He place: The city of Jerusalem, which was always our strength from time immemorial, the Savior shall place salvation for its walls and its bulwark.
|and a bulwark: a low wall before the high wall.
|2Open the gates, so that a righteous nation, awaiting the realization [of God's promise], may enter.
|בפִּתְחוּ שְׁעָרִים וְיָבֹא גוֹי צַדִּיק שֹׁמֵר אֱמֻנִים:
|Open the gates: I.e., open her gates, and let a righteous nation, awaiting, that waited and longed in its exile many days for the faith of the Holy One, blessed be He, that He fulfill His promise through His prophets, to redeem them.
|awaiting: (שֹׁמֵר) waiting. Comp. (Gen. 37:11) "And his father awaited (שָׁמַר) the matter." Similarly (Deut. 7:12), "And the Lord, your God, shall await (וְשָׁמַר) the covenant for you."
|3The creature that relied, You shall guard, [that there be] peace, peace, for they trusted in You.
|גיֵצֶר סָמוּךְ תִּצֹּר שָׁלוֹם | שָׁלוֹם כִּי בְךָ בָּטוּחַ:
|The creature: that relied on the Holy One, blessed be He, and depended on Him steadfastly, that did not deviate from his faith because of any fear or torture.
|You shall guard: that there be peace, for he trusted in You. It is, therefore, fitting for You to guard him.
|4Trust in the Lord forever, for in Yah the Lord, is the Rock of eternity.
|דבִּטְחוּ בַיהֹוָה עֲדֵי עַד כִּי בְּיָהּ יְהֹוָה צוּר עוֹלָמִים:
|for in Yah, the Lord: For we must rely on Him for He is the fear of God, the rock and everlasting shelter.
|5For He humbled the inhabitants of the high places, the fortified city; He brings it low, he brings it low even to the earth, he makes it reach even to the dust.
|הכִּי הֵשַׁח יֹשְׁבֵי מָרוֹם קִרְיָה נִשְׂגָּבָה יַשְׁפִּילֶנָּה יַשְׁפִּילָהּ עַד אֶרֶץ יַגִּיעֶנָּה עַד עָפָר:
|the inhabitants of the high places: Tyre and other lands. ([Manuscripts yield:] Tyre and Rome and Italy. [Parshandatha])
|6A foot shall trample it, the feet of a poor man, the soles of the impoverished.
|ותִּרְמְסֶנָּה רָגֶל רַגְלֵי עָנִי פַּעֲמֵי דַלִּים:
|the feet of a poor man: The King Messiah, who is referred to as a poor man riding on a donkey (Zech. 9:9).
|the soles of the impoverished: Israel, who were heretofore impoverished.
|7The way of the righteous that is straight-O Upright One, the path of the righteous, You shall weigh.
|זאֹרַח לַצַּדִּיק מֵישָׁרִים יָשָׁר מַעְגַּל צַדִּיק תְּפַלֵּס:
|The way of the righteous that is straight: A way that is straight for the reception of the reward of the righteous You, O God, Who are an upright God, shall weigh the path of the righteous man, to lead him in that way, that he receive his reward. The righteous man is Jacob and his descendants. We must render in this manner: the straight way for the righteous man. ([Printed editions read:] The way for the righteous man to receive the reward for the upright deeds he performed.)
|O Upright One: You, the Holy One, blessed be He, the path of the feet of the righteous man, You shall weigh that way for him. This weighing is an expression of kontrepajjs in O.F., You counterbalance, equalize. Like a king who sits and thinks and weighs in his mind, which way is better, this one or that one. So, judge with equity to lead him in the way of receiving the reward for performing his deeds before You with propriety.
|8Even [for] the way of Your judgments, O Lord, have we hoped for You; for Your Name and for Your remembrance was the desire of [our] soul.
|חאַף אֹרַח מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ יְהֹוָה קִוִּינוּךָ לְשִׁמְךָ וּלְזִכְרְךָ תַּאֲוַת נָפֶשׁ:
|Even [for] the way of Your judgments, O Lord, have we hoped for You: When we looked forward to receiving benefit from You, likewise we hoped that You would show us the way of the judgments of Your revenge upon the wicked. ([Manuscripts read:] Upon the wicked Esau.)
|for Your Name and Your remembrance was the desire of [our] soul: Our soul longed to see the name You will gain from them, by wreaking vengeance upon Your adversaries.
|9[With] my soul I longed for you at night; even [with] my spirit within me I beseeched You, for when Your judgments [come] to the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn justification.
|טנַפְשִׁי אִוִּיתִךָ בַּלַּיְלָה אַף רוּחִי בְקִרְבִּי אֲשַׁחֲרֶךָּ כִּי כַּאֲשֶׁר מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ לָאָרֶץ צֶדֶק לָמְדוּ יֹשְׁבֵי תֵבֵל:
|[With] my soul I longed for You: in my exile, which resembles night, to perform these.
|even [with] my spirit within me I beseeched you: I beseeched You for all this. Why? Because, when Your judgments come to the earth, when you execute justice upon the wicked.
|the inhabitants of the world learn justification: They learn to justify Your judgment and to acknowledge Your standards for they see the sinner punished and the righteous receiving a good reward.
|10Shall the wicked be favored-who did not learn righteousness? In the land of uprightness he deals unjustly, and he does not see the pride of the Lord.
|ייֻחַן רָשָׁע בַּל לָמַד צֶדֶק בְּאֶרֶץ נְכֹחוֹת יְעַוֵּל וּבַל יִרְאֶה גֵּאוּת יְהֹוָה:
|Shall the wicked be favored who did not learn righteousness: Should you favor the wicked Esau, who lived between two righteous men and did not learn righteousness?
|in the land of uprightness: Jerusalem and the Temple, he will deal unjustly, to pillage and spoil and to destroy.
|and he does not see the pride of the Lord: He did not regard Your pride and greatness. The expression, וּבַל יִרְאֶה, (lit., he shall not see,) is an expression of a habitual act, meaning: he did not see, he did not regard. Comp. (Job 1:5) "In this manner, Job was wont to do (יַעֲשֶׂה)."
|11O Lord, Your hand has been taken away that they not see; let them see and be ashamed. The envy of a people, even the fire that shall consume Your enemies.
|יאיְהֹוָה רָמָה יָדְךָ בַּל יֶחֱזָיוּן יֶחֱזוּ וְיֵבֹשׁוּ קִנְאַת עָם אַף אֵשׁ צָרֶיךָ תֹאכְלֵם:
|O Lord, Your hand has been taken away: I have seen many Aggadic Midrashim on the verses of the above section and the following, but they are not appropriate, either because of the grammatical forms of the language or because of the context of the verses. I had to explain it according to its order. There is an Aggadic Midrash that states that the prophet begs that the nations not see the bounty of the Holy One, blessed be He, when He lavishes good upon Israel. The Holy One, blessed be He, replied, "It is better that they see and be ashamed," (Eliyahu Zuta ch. 21). (The Midrash explains the verse as follows: O Lord, take away Your hand, so that they see not. I.e., the prophet begs that God conceal His might from the nations that they see it not. Thereupon, God replies, "Let them see and be ashamed…") This does not fit with the language, however, since it does not say, "Raise Your hand." Moreover, this word differs from all similar words. Every יָד רָמָה is accented on the final syllable, whereas this one is accented on the first syllable. Comp. (Gen. 37:7) "Behold, my sheaf rose (קָמָה)." Comp. also (Ruth 1:9) "Behold your sister in law has returned (שָׁבָה)." All of these are in the past tense. This too is to be explained: The hand of Your might has been taken away from upon Your enemies so that they see not Your might for they have seen that their way has prospered. I beg of You, let them see and be ashamed.
|the envy of a people: Let them see the bounty that You shall lavish upon Your people, Even they themselves shall see the judgment of Your vengeance, that the fire (of envy) shall consume them.
|12O Lord, You shall prepare peace for us, for also the recompense for all our deeds have You dealt to us.
|יביְהֹוָה תִּשְׁפֹּת שָׁלוֹם לָנוּ כִּי גַּם כָּל מַעֲשֵׂינוּ פָּעַלְתָּ לָּנוּ:
|You shall prepare: (תִּשְׁפֹּת) you shall prepare. Comp. (II Kings 4:38) "Prepare (שְׁפוֹת) the… pot." Also (Ps. 22:16), "And for the dust of death You have prepared me (תִּשְׁפְּתֵנִי)." (All) these can (likewise) be interpreted as an expression of placing, (or establishing). You shall establish peace for us.
|for also the recompense of all our deeds: (our) evil (deeds).
|have You dealt to us: commensurate punishment for them we have received from Your hand for all our sins.
|13O Lord, our God, masters other than You have possessed us. Only concerning You will we mention Your name.
|יגיְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ בְּעָלוּנוּ אֲדֹנִים זוּלָתֶךָ לְבַד בְּךָ נַזְכִּיר שְׁמֶךָ:
|have possessed us: They have become our masters and have oppressed us.
|other than You: In a matter contrary to Your will, to seek other Gods, to transgress Your Torah, but we - only concerning You have we mentioned Godliness, and we will not ascribe the name of His Godliness to another God, only to Him alone.
|Your name: The name of Your Godliness we will mention, saying that our God alone is God.
|14The dead shall not live, slackers shall not rise; therefore, You visited [upon them] and You destroyed them; You have put an end to any memory of them.
|ידמֵתִים בַּל יִחְיוּ רְפָאִים בַּל יָקֻמוּ לָכֵן פָּקַדְתָּ וַתַּשְׁמִידֵם וַתְּאַבֵּד כָּל זֵכֶר לָמוֹ:
|The dead shall not live: May it be Your will that these wicked men shall not live in the World to Come, and that these slackers who slackened their hands from Your commandments shall not have restoration.
|therefore, You visited [upon them] and You destroyed them: Have You not already visited upon them and destroyed them with the words of Your mouth, like the matter that is stated (Exodus 17:14): "For I will surely erase the memory of Amalek."
|15You have added to the nation, O Lord; You have added to the nation and have been honored; You have rejected all the ends of the earth.
|טויָסַפְתָּ לַגּוֹי יְהֹוָה יָסַפְתָּ לַגּוֹי נִכְבָּדְתָּ רִחַקְתָּ כָּל קַצְוֵי אָרֶץ:
|You have added to the nation: to Israel (Tan. Pinchas 16) You added to them Torah and greatness and honor, and the more that You added to them, the more You were honored, for they thank You and praise You for all the bounty, unlike the custom of the heathens (var. of Esau). Therefore, You rejected from before You all other ends of the earth, i.e., all distant nations. Behold, in their bounty, in this manner the Israelites bestow praise and honor upon You, and in their straits.
|16O Lord, in their straits they remembered You; they pour out prayer when Your chastening is upon them.
|טזיְהֹוָה בַּצַּר פְּקָדוּךָ צָקוּן לַחַשׁ מוּסָרְךָ לָמוֹ:
|O Lord, in their straits they remembered You: They do not question Your retributions.
|they pour out prayer: the pouring of speech and prayer.
|when Your chastening is upon them: When they are chastened, when Your chastening comes upon them; and so is their prayer.
|17As a pregnant woman comes near to give birth, she shudders, she screams in her pangs, so were we because of You, O Lord.
|יזכְּמוֹ הָרָה תַּקְרִיב לָלֶדֶת תָּחִיל תִּזְעַק בַּחֲבָלֶיהָ כֵּן הָיִינוּ מִפָּנֶיךָ יְהֹוָה:
|As a pregnant woman comes near to give birth, etc.: So were we because of You; we see troubles being renewed, and we think that they are sorts of indications of salvation and redemption, for we are promised to be redeemed out of straits, as a woman giving birth.
|because of You: Because of Your decrees.
|18We conceived, we shuddered, as though we bore wind; we wreak no salvations [in] the land, neither do the inhabitants of the world fall.
|יחהָרִינוּ חַלְנוּ כְּמוֹ יָלַדְנוּ רוּחַ יְשׁוּעֹת בַּל נַעֲשֶׂה אֶרֶץ וּבַל יִפְּלוּ יֹשְׁבֵי תֵבֵל:
|We conceived, we shuddered: a shudder like a woman giving birth, as though we had given birth, as though we were close to being redeemed, yet it was wind and no salvation.
|we wreak no salvation [in] the land: We have suffered everything, and our troubles (sic) we do not understand for ourselves a salvation. [Rashi in Nach Lublin] ([Warsaw edition reads:] With all our suffering and our trouble, we do not prepare salvation for ourselves.) ([K'li Paz reads:] with all our pains and our troubles, we do not bring salvation for ourselves.) ([Some manuscripts read:] Throughout our troubles we do not see any salvation.) ([Others read:] We do not recognize any salvation.) ([Others read:] We cannot prepare for ourselves any salvation.)
|neither do the inhabitants of the world fall: The nations (var. the children of Esau), who are the inhabitants of the world, since they conquered and filled the earth, do not fall. And Jonathan rendered יִפְּלוּ as an expression related to (Ex. 33:16): "And wonders shall be wrought (וְנִפְלִינוּ) for me and Your people." The inhabitants of the world cannot perform a wonder.
|19May Your dead live, 'My corpses shall rise; awaken and sing, you who dwell in the dust, for a dew of lights is your dew, and [to the] earth You shall cast the slackers.
|יטיִחְיוּ מֵתֶיךָ נְבֵלָתִי יְקוּמוּן הָקִיצוּ וְרַנְּנוּ שֹׁכְנֵי עָפָר כִּי טַל אוֹרֹת טַלֶּךָ וָאָרֶץ רְפָאִים תַּפִּיל:
|May Your dead live: Above (v. 14) he prayed that the wicked should not live, and here he prayed that the righteous should live. I beseech You that those who were slain for Your sake come to life. May a royal edict emanate from You saying, "My corpses shall rise." The corpses of My people who made themselves corpses for My sake, they shall be raised up. This is the opposite of what is written above (v. 14): "Slackers shall not rise." These, however, shall rise.
|awaken and sing: All this the Holy One, blessed be He, shall say to them. "Awaken and sing," is an imperative form.
|for a dew of lights is Your dew: For it is fitting for You to do so, that the dew of Your Torah and Your commandments shall be to them dew of light.
|and [to the] earth You shall cast the slackers: And to the earth and to the dust You shall cast the land of (sic) the slackers who slackened their hands from Your Torah.
|You shall cast the slackers: Since he stated (v. 18) "Neither do the inhabitants of the world fall," he repeats, "You cast them down, for our merits do not suffice to cast them down."
|20Go, My people, come into your chambers and close your door about you; hide for but a moment, until the wrath passes.
|כלֵךְ עַמִּי בֹּא בַחֲדָרֶיךָ וּסְגֹר דְּלָתְךָ (כתיב דְּלָתְיךָ) בַּעֲדֶךָ חֲבִי כִמְעַט רֶגַע עַד יַעֲבָר (כתיב יַעֲבָור ) זָעַם:
|Go, My people, come into your chambers: This reply they replied to the prophet, "Go, My people, come into your chambers," into the synagogues and the study houses. Alternatively, think about your deeds, in the chambers of your heart. In this manner Rabbi Tanhuma expounded it.
|close your door about you: Jonathan renders: Do good deeds that will protect you. Rabbi Tanhuma, however, expounded: Close the doors of your mouth so as not to question the divine standard of justice.
|hide: Hide a little until the wrath passes, for indeed I will visit upon your enemies.
|21For behold the Lord comes forth from His place to visit the iniquity of the dweller of the land upon him: and the land shall reveal its blood and it shall no longer conceal its slain ones.
|כאכִּי הִנֵּה יְהֹוָה יֹצֵא מִמְּקוֹמוֹ לִפְקֹד עֲוֹן ישֵׁב הָאָרֶץ עָלָיו וְגִלְּתָה הָאָרֶץ אֶת דָּמֶיהָ וְלֹא תְכַסֶּה עוֹד עַל הֲרוּגֶיהָ:
|For behold the Lord comes forth: from the divine standard of mercy to the divine standard of justice.
|the dweller of the land: That is Mount Seir. ([Some manuscripts read:] That is Esau and Mount Seir.) ([Others read:] That is Esau on Mount Seir.)
|its slain ones: that they slew of Israel.


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Paul Boutin has a great article at Slate today answering a popular question around here: "Will the Broadcast Flag Break Your TiVo? - The FCC ruling explained."
Paul does what he does best in his articles, cut to the chase and get a real-world analysis of something most armchair critics (myself included) conclude must be doom and gloom. The outlook doesn't look as bleak as you might have heard (I'm still not happy to see it), but there will be some crippled functionality and buying HDTV gear pre-July 2005 might prove to be a great investment eventually. Boutin rightfully observes what everyone in the tech industry has been saying, that basically this won't curb piracy, and at best might only add a step or two to those truly wanting to pirate shows and movies.
November 28, 2003 in News | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
This interesting syndicated article on Forbes "Tivo at crossroads, needs cable partner-analysts" comes right before TiVo's third quarter earnings report, which is set to be released tomorrow. My favorite quote from the article:
The danger, Forrester Research analyst Josh Bernoff says, is that Tivo could end up like Apple Computer Inc. -- a highly profitable company with a fervent crop of users but whose market share lags far behind others in its market.
It's exactly the same point I outlined in August of this year: TiVo's Apple Problem. The problem for TiVo is that they probably do (and should) ask for a pretty stiff licensing fee in exchange for their software and brand, while cable companies would rather cut costs and write their own DVR software or purchase off-the-shelf generic units.
November 19, 2003 in News | Permalink | Comments (7) | TrackBack
I recently got a new series 2 DirecTiVo unit that I've upgraded (full tutorial and review later), and that means I no longer need my standalone TiVo that I used here to cover various upgrades and feature reviews over the past few months. I've put it up for sale at eBay and added a note to the index page that will be up for the next week. If you're looking for a new TiVo and wary of doing your own upgrades, consider bidding on this machine as it runs perfectly and is ready to go, right out of the box.
November 19, 2003 in News | Permalink | Comments (6) | TrackBack
Earlier this year, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, TiVo was showing off a prototype of the HDTV-capable TiVo. Here's a shot of a standalone HDTV TiVo. Here's a photo of the front of a DirecTV/HDTV/TiVo device, and here's a photo of the rear hookups for the same unit, though there are rumors the production units will have DVI connectors as well.
Word on the street is that they are going to go on sale first quarter of 2004 (March-April it looks like), at a cost of about $700-800 for the receiver.
November 18, 2003 in Products | Permalink | Comments (41) | TrackBack
The Pinnacle ShowCenter is a new entry into the network media devices arena. It looks like a bit of a hybrid system, with a $299 silver box that goes into your home theater setup, acting as a wired/wireless gateway point to your PC's library.
It does music, movies, and images with the added twist of including music and movie ripping into the package. There aren't any thorny piracy questions with this device, as they encourage you to encode your CD and DVD collection for playback from your computer. It's nice to see fair uses of copyright figure largely into a new device, as this is essentially a $300 super CD and DVD changer than can hold as many albums and movies as you have hard drive space for.
November 17, 2003 in Products | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack
MobiTV is a new startup in the Bay Area that is partnering with SprintPCS to offer live television to owners of Sprint phones. They are aiming for commuters stuck on trains or in traffic and it definitely sounds like a cool feature that doesn't require one of those Japanese personal video displays or some future video-capable iPod.
After seeing a demo of it, Russell Beattie is convinced mobile TiVo should be the next obvious feature for MobiTV and that it's not a question of if, but when the technology will be available. By the way, SnapStream is the only PVR technology I know of that automatically creates PDA-friendly condensed versions of recorded shows. If you had an iPaq and a SnapStream library, you could script an automatic download to your docked device every morning. I'm sure some of the phones running the microsoft operating systems could also be tweaked to do the same. [thanks Andy]
November 14, 2003 in TiVo | Permalink | Comments (5) | TrackBack
Everyone that owns a series 2 regular TiVo raves about the Home Media Option, and every series 2 DirecTiVo owner curses under their breath while DirecTV sits on their hands and doesn't release an update or support for HMO in their new units (a lot of owners want group sorting and usb-to-ethernet support as well in the new OS).
There are rumors that eventually DirecTV will add HMO capability and a few enterprising hackers have figure out ways of lighting up a series 2 DirecTiVo's USB ports, but someone simply tried restoring an existing standalone TiVo with HMO image to a new DirecTiVo and claims that 4.0 features work flawlessly (they can't figure out how to "purchase" the HMO though). While many were skeptical, but folks on the TiVo Community boards have also reported that it worked (thread since deleted).
Hopefully DirecTV will come to their senses soon and turn on the $99 feature so many people are clammoring for and light up those USB ports that have gone silent for the past year or so.
November 12, 2003 in TiVo | Permalink | Comments (11) | TrackBack
Reuters (via Forbes) has a piece on how TiVo and DVR technologies have changed the way we watch TV. If you are a regular reader of this weblog, this is not news to you. The main themes that I took away from the article were that,
1) many Tivo users feel the need for much more HDD space than is currently available
2) TiVo and related DVR technologies often enable people to watch more TV than they currently do
In the long run, the ability for TV viewers to control their viewing experience should enable marketers and advertisers to better target their audiences in a self-selective manner, whether it be through product placement or some new form of advertising. The transition period may be rough, with networks crying foul, and advertisers whining for olden days, but if the future means more pertinent-to-me, relevant-to-me, advertising, I look forward to that more than I do to the TV of today.
PluggedIn: TV viewers find TiVo addictive
November 11, 2003 in TiVo | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
The folks at Weaknees have created a great little web application to help with TiVo upgrades.
I myself have found that in the past the comprehensive how-tos require you to wade through many paths and sidenotes that don't usually apply to your specific situation, since they are written to handle all of them. This app succeeds by only showing you what you need to know for your particular brand of TiVo and your type of upgrade.
I just took delivery of a new DirecTiVo box and I have my upgrade drive ready, so I'll be taking this site's instructions for a spin in a few days.
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Alan Taylor writes about this three year old daughter that happens to be 3 months older than their three year old TiVo, and how that has affected her view of what TV is. It's hard to imagine what it must be like to use a regular tv if all you've ever known is being able to watch, pause, and fast forward any show you like.
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I get lots of queries from companies and individuals either requesting recommendations for people who might be suitable for dairy science, dairy technologist, food technologist jobs or for advice from food job seekers on vacancies in particular job areas. I regret that I can no longer respond directly to these queries, I simply do not have the time to do so.
The Health and Life Sciences pages of Intute should be a major resource for people seeking information in food and agriculture matters generally and research and job vacancies in particular.
If you are a recently qualified graduate and are unemployed you may find that your university or college has a list of current vacancies. Many employers still advertise vacancies in this way. For example, current and past students from CAFRE can access job vacancies on "Blackboard". There are also a number of trade journals advertising industry vacancies.
VSO International have two agrifoods jobs starting in August 2011.
1. Veterinary adviser for the Central Region Milk Producer's Association (CREMPA), in Lilongwe, Malawi for 24 months
Whats the context and purpose of the role?
VSO has been supporting CREMPA since 2001, looking at the most appropriate ways to support smallholder dairy farmers to improve their living standards with VSO volunteer providing long term support to CREMPA mostly in the area of dairy husbandry, health and nutrition.
The overall purpose of the placement is to build capacity in CREMPA to provide appropriate, robust and demand driven animal husbandry and veterinary services to its members and to firmly embed these services within the members associations themselves to ensure future sustainability through skill building of the farmer livestock technicians.
What does the role involve?
- Plan and deliver training for Farmer Livestock Technicians (FLTs) regarding fertility problems, disease detection, drug administration and the use of animal feeding.
- Support the Technical officer on data collection and record keeping.
- Monitoring performance of all services in order to improve conception rate.
- Supervision of FLTs and technicians.
- Develop a plan for parasite treatment based on disease assessment.
- Work with member organisations for improved productivity and feed supply.
- Work with breeding units for ongoing improvements in breeding quality.
- Build a good relationship with the Central Veterinary Laboratory and assist them to improve turnaround time on test results and generally improve efficiencies in service provision to CREMPA members.
What skills, experience and personal qualities are needed for the role?
You'll have a degree in veterinary medicine, ideally with an emphasis on tropical disease or dairy farming. You'll have practical experience of working with large animals and of artificial insemination. Exposure to or knowledge of diagnostic testing (laboratory) is desirable. You'll be comfortable with providing on the job training to technicians with minimal education standards, using your strong people skills to help support staff and develop interventions.
You'll be willing to ride a motorbike (VSO will provide the training) to allow you to visit farms in rural areas.
And the rest
Because of the nature of the role, you'll to be flexible regarding your working hours - cows do not respect office hours! CREMPA will take a flexible approach on flexitime volunteers time off in lieu of weekend or evening work. The office has an informal environment; however the hierarchical structure of the Management and Executive is rigidly respected. You'll be given 33 days annual leave per year (including Malawi's 12 public Holidays). The position is based within Lilongwe City limits and as such has access to the best facilities available within a half hour minibus ride.
You'll be working in the capital Lilongwe and will probably be living in accommodation near the City Centre. The city is very sociable with many other expats and about 20 VSO volunteers living there. This ensures that there's a fairly busy social side to life as a volunteer. There are art galleries, restaurants and shops, but Lilongwe is also a very green and calm city. From Lilongwe it is possible to visit the rest of Malawi's beautiful countryside and nature reserves.
Well ask you to commit 12-24 months to make a sustainable contribution to our development goals. In return, well give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. We'll provide you with extensive training before your placement, and our financial package includes a local salary, return flights, accommodation, insurance and more. When you return to your home country, we'll help you to resettle and many of our returned volunteers stay involved with us long after their placement ends.
Reference number (please quote in your application form: [M448-0007-0001]
To apply go to http://www.vso.org.uk/volunteer/apply-now/
2. Dairy Production Manager, Individual Entrepreneur (IE) Muminov, Soughd, Northern Tajikistan for 8 months
What's the context and purpose of the role?
IE is one of the first private dairy companies in Northern Tajikistan. Correct, a business arm of IE employs more than 40 full time workers and obtains milk for processing from more than 100 small scale producers in neighboring villages. Correct provides opportunity to village women to sell their milk at significantly higher prices than others and provides employment opportunities for many farmers who would otherwise struggle to generate any income. Correct need the technical skills of a VSO volunteer to develop the quality of products by implementing improvements in the supply of inputs into dairy processing by working with suppliers and Correct employees.
You'll work to support plans to implement international standards on hygiene and collection baselines and work with Correct to enable to inception of an effective system for milk production and collection to help them to expand and support more rural farmers in northern Tajikistan.
What does the role involve?
Developing hygiene standards and communicate to local farmers.
Provide advice and train milk suppliers to follow sanitary and hygiene while milking.
Assist in improving methods of milk collection.
To support producers and Correct to devise and implement an effective system of milk collection point.
To advise producers and Correct on quality standard and testing of milk products (bacteriology and chemical test).
What skills, experience and personal qualities are needed for the role?
You'll have a degree in veterinary science or a similar and significant experience in the field of livestock management and advising small scale livestock producers. We're looking for someone with people skills. You'll need excellent communication and diplomacy skills and a proven ability to share knowledge through facilitation and coaching skills. Practical experience in the dairy sector and/or in a developing country setting would be desirable. You'll need to be prepared to work in rural settings, often with limited or low quality equipment.
And the rest...
Most local shops are not supermarket-type facilities where you can simply pick up what you need. The best and cheapest place to go on food shopping and miscellaneous, especially for fruits and vegetables, is markets (bazaar), which are central and easily accessible, although you may prefer to go to local shops. In winter time vegetables and fruits are available, but more expensive. There is a policlinic (family doctor services) and a hospital in Khujand.
We'll ask you to commit to 12 months to make a long-term contribution tackling poverty. In return we'll provide you with invaluable training before your placement, a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation and insurance. When you return to your home country, we'll help you resettle and we'll invite you to stay involved with us through campaigning, development awareness and fundraising.
Reference number (please quote in your application form: [Taj0036-0002-0001]
To apply go to http://www.vso.org.uk/volunteer/apply-now/


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IT knows who you are. It knows where you live. It knows what you do.
It peers deeper into American life than the F.B.I. or the I.R.S., or those prying digital eyes at Facebook and Google. If you are an American adult, the odds are that it knows things like your age, race, sex, weight, height, marital status, education level, politics, buying habits, household health worries, vacation dreams — and on and on.
Right now in Conway, Ark., north of Little Rock, more than 23,000 computer servers are collecting, collating and analyzing consumer data for a company that, unlike Silicon Valley's marquee names, rarely makes headlines. It's called the Acxiom Corporation, and it's the quiet giant of a multibillion-dollar industry known as database marketing.
Few consumers have ever heard of Acxiom. But analysts say it has amassed the world's largest commercial database on consumers — and that it wants to know much, much more. Its servers process more than 50 trillion data "transactions" a year. Company executives have said its database contains information about 500 million active consumers worldwide, with about 1,500 data points per person. That includes a majority of adults in the United States.
Such large-scale data mining and analytics — based on information available in public records, consumer surveys and the like — are perfectly legal. Acxiom's customers have included big banks like Wells Fargo and HSBC, investment services like E*Trade, automakers like Toyota and Ford, department stores like Macy's — just about any major company looking for insight into its customers.
For Acxiom, based in Little Rock, the setup is lucrative. It posted profit of $77.26 million in its latest fiscal year, on sales of $1.13 billion.
But such profits carry a cost for consumers. Federal authorities say current laws may not be equipped to handle the rapid expansion of an industry whose players often collect and sell sensitive financial and health information yet are nearly invisible to the public. In essence, it's as if the ore of our data-driven lives were being mined, refined and sold to the highest bidder, usually without our knowledge — by companies that most people rarely even know exist.
Julie Brill, a member of the Federal Trade Commission, says she would like data brokers in general to tell the public about the data they collect, how they collect it, whom they share it with and how it is used. "If someone is listed as diabetic or pregnant, what is happening with this information? Where is the information going?" she asks. "We need to figure out what the rules should be as a society."
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Some applications require that the user only drop a dragged object to a few predefined points or areas of the screen. This example takes the basic drag-and-drop interface we created on page 1 and adds a grid of valid points. This gives a "snap to grid" effect that is familiar to those who use graphics programs.
Since this application is different from the ones we have been looking at, we will first present the finished applet so you can experience the interaction.
User Instructions:
- Use the mouse to drag-and-drop the three colored squares into the containing rectangle on the right in any order.
- We did not put a button anywhere on the stage, but you can press the "UP ARROW" key on your keyboard to put the squares back in their original positions.
- Note that once you place a square in the container, you can no longer interact with it until you reset the whole stage with the "UP ARROW" keyboard event.
The initial set up for this application is a little different than in the other examples in this tutorial. We create and place on the stage four different Sprite objects that we will think of as three movable square blocks and a rectangular container called "holder."
//Part I -- Set up the graphics
var holder:Sprite = new Sprite();
var block1:Sprite = new Sprite();
var block2:Sprite = new Sprite();
var block3:Sprite = new Sprite();
holder.x = 350;
holder.y = 50;
block1.x = 50;
block1.y = 50;
block2.x = 50;
block2.y = 200;
block3.x = 175;
block3.y = 100;
The drag-and-drop functionality is handled in a way very similar to Page 3 when we addressed interacting efficiently with any one of several objects. A key difference is the counting of the placed squares (using the variable "placed") so the y-coordinate of the final position of the dropped square can be properly computed based on how many squares have been placed before.
Another difference here is the "snapping" to location. In this case, we want the square to either go back where it came from (which we store with a variable called "startingPt" at the moment the object hears the MOUSE_DOWN event) or go into the "holder" rectangle depending on whether the block sprite and the holder sprite are touching. The hitTestObject method of our sprites can make this determination easily. We made the arbitrary decision to use holder.hitTestObject(movingBlock) instead of movingBlock.hitTestObject(holder) -- both return the same result. Note that once we snap an object to line up with the "holder" sprite, we remove its listener for the MOUSE_DOWN event, effectively keeping it from ever being moved again. In Part III we will show how to add a "reset" function during which these listeners can be added back.
// Global variables to keep up with things
var movingBlock:Sprite;
var startingPt:Point = new Point();
var placed:int = 0;
// Part II -- Add drag and drop functionality
block1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, startBlockMove);
block2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, startBlockMove);
block3.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, startBlockMove);
function startBlockMove(evt:MouseEvent):void {
movingBlock = Sprite(evt.currentTarget);
startingPt.x = movingBlock.x;
startingPt.y = movingBlock.y;
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, moveBlock);
function moveBlock(e:MouseEvent):void {
movingBlock.x = stage.mouseX;
movingBlock.y = stage.mouseY;
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, stopMotion);
function stopMotion(evt:MouseEvent):void {
stage.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, moveBlock);
movingBlock = new Sprite();
startingPt = new Point();
function snapInPlace():void {
if (holder.hitTestObject(movingBlock)) {
movingBlock.x = holder.x;
movingBlock.y = holder.y + 100*placed;
movingBlock.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, startBlockMove);
else {
movingBlock.x = startingPt.x;
movingBlock.y = startingPt.y;
Sometimes this is not the interaction we want, especially if it is possible for our movingBlock to hit more than one possible containing object simultaneously. In these cases, you might consider the similar method hitTestPoint, which takes as its arguments an x and y coordinate of a point relative to the parent object. For example, in the code above, if you change the line containing hitTestObject to read
if (holder.hitTestPoint(stage.mouseX, stage.mouseY)) {
the result will be that the mouse must actually be over the holder rectangle for the dropped square to snap into place. This interaction is often more intuitive for a user in some applications.
The final part of the code is a simple reset function that allows the user to try the applet again without having to reload the page. This could also be accomplished by putting a "reset button on the stage" and using this same code. Note that not only do we put the points back where they started but we also have to re-register all of the MOUSE_DOWN listeners because any combination of them could have been removed when the "reset" action is taken. We also reset "placed" to 0 so that future placement of the squares will have the correct y-coordinates.
// Part III -- Add a reset capability with a keyboard event
function reset(evt:KeyboardEvent) {
if (evt.keyCode == Keyboard.UP) {
block1.x = 50;
block1.y = 50;
block2.x = 50;
block2.y = 200;
block3.x = 175;
block3.y = 100;
block1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, startBlockMove);
block2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, startBlockMove);
block3.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, startBlockMove);
placed = 0;
A more challenging issue is to allow the user to drag things on and off the "holder" rectangle, because in this case you have to keep track of whether any given rectangle is on or off the stack. This can be accomplished with some logic and a little extra programming having nothing to do with dragging and dropping -- perhaps you will give this a try.
- Flash CS3 file DragDrop4.fla
- There is a troubling issue that can arise when you have multiple objects (particular large ones) that can be dragged in your application. Namely, the user expects the object being moved to pass over all other objects on the screen. (If you did not notice this in the application above, try it again, this time moving the squares across one another.) This can be alleviated by swapping the depth of the clicked object so that it has the highest depth (and therefore is on top of everything else). In Actionscript 3, the depth is referred to as the Display List index, and the maximum index of any child on the stage is "stage.numChildren - 1." Hence, the following revision (highlighted) to the startBlockMove function will produce the desired effect:
function startBlockMove(evt:MouseEvent):void {
movingBlock = Sprite(evt.currentTarget);
setChildIndex(movingBlock, numChildren - 1);
startingPt.x = movingBlock.x;
startingPt.y = movingBlock.y;
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, moveBlock);


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Charlie Neibergall, AP
This former Pennsylvania senator is a social conservative who has emphasized his opposition to abortion and gay marriage as he seeks the support of the party's evangelical base.
While serving in Congress, Santorum was known as part of the "Gang of Seven," a group that championed government reform and exposed the House banking and House Post Office scandals. He lost his bid for a third term in the Senate in 2006.
U.S. Senate, 1995-2007
U.S. House, 1991-95
Santorum served as the Senate Republican Conference chairman from 2001-07. In the 1980s, Santorum worked as an administrative assistant to Pennsylvania state Sen. J. Doyle Corman. From 1981-84 he was the director of the Pennsylvania state Senate local government committee. In the two years after that, Santorum worked as the director of Pennsylvania's state Senate Transportation Committee.
Santorum has also practiced law and is a senior fellow at The Ethics and Public Policy Center.
The Des Moines Register, FEC, opensecrets.org, ricksantorum.com, USA TODAY research by Alicia McCarty


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Subject: [htdig] RE: [htdig3-dev] Re: Request for a CGI-based admin interface
From: Tillman, James (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Date: Thu Dec 02 1999 - 08:48:08 PST
How about a PERL admin tool that supports both CGI and Tk from the same
code-base? I'm willing to write it.
I had a similar idea a couple of nights ago. I even had a great name for
it: ConfigDig
(And we all know you have to have a cool name before you can even think of
starting to code... ;-)
By the way, I'm neck deep in the PERL-htsearch interface as we speak (you
might remember I was the one who was so gung-ho about creating one), but if
I can just get all these damn dependencies worked out, I think I can get it
to compile!
-----Original Message-----
From: Geoff Hutchison [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 11:39 PM
To: firstname.lastname@example.com; htdig3-dev
Subject: [htdig3-dev] Re: Request for a CGI-based admin interface
One of the complaints I hear periodically is that ht://Dig is a bit
difficult to administer. I've heard more than one person say that
they'd think about writing something to do this, probably web/CGI
based. However, the closest thing that I've seen are modified
"rundig" scripts, including my multidig scripts.
OK, time to put our money where our mouths are. :-)
I was poking around the various open-source development bazaars just
now and I saw two offers for htdig on Cosource.com, one for a SQL
backend and one for using ht://Dig to index KDevelop.
I'll make an additional entry. I'll pony up $75 to see someone write
a useful admin interface for ht://Dig. Minimally, it would be
web-based (preferably in perl), let you handle multiple databases,
add URLs to a database, set a few minimal attributes like
exclude_urls, and mail you when indexing is done with a nice summary
I'll be writing up a slightly more detailed description shortly. I'll
also include links to all three offers in the "Recent News" section
on <http://www.htdig.org/>
-Geoff Hutchison
Williams Students Online
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President Obama's shock troops are marching in the streets. Occupy Wall Street - a movement composed of communists, anarchists, socialists and anti-globalization student radicals - is spreading. Protests have swelled in cities including New York, Washington, Los Angeles, Chicago, Denver and Philadelphia. The protesters are gaining influence and numbers. A ragtag group of hippie students has turned into a potent political force.
Occupy Wall Street seeks to demonize big banks, large corporations and capitalism. Its goal is to overturn America's economic structure. The protesters are calling for wealth redistribution, fees on bank profits and massive tax increases on the rich. Many are demanding a socialist revolution - the confiscation of private property and nationalization of the economy. They are the heirs of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels and Vladimir Lenin. Their aim is to impose the hammer and sickle upon America.


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Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Tom Hanks, Amy Adams, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ned Beatty, Om Puri
MPAA Rating: (for strong language, nudity/sexual content and some drug use)
Running Time: 1:37
Release Date: 12/21/07
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I have a hard time imagining this isn't what politics is like inside the Beltway. Backdoor dealings for astronomical sums of money. Bait and switch tactics to lure the press away from the real news of what's actually happening to reports that are more sensationalistic. Parties and fundraisers that appear straightforward but that in fact have motives far deeper behind them. And, of course, coming up with a fantastic plan but forgetting to consider what to do after the plan has been implemented and accomplished.
It would be easy—too easy—to call Charlie Wilson's War a satire in the vein of Wag the Dog, but this is not a plausible flight of fanciful political dealings. Charles Wilson, US Congressmen from Texas for 23 years, existed, managed to appropriate almost $1 billion to covert ops, and helped the CIA get weapons to the mujahideen in Afghanistan to fight the Soviets. His story was recorded in George Crile's 2004 book, and as a film, written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by Mike Nichols, it is detailed about political maneuvering in Washington, DC, and reminds us how eager our government is to aid the enemy of our enemy—just short of treating them as an ally, of course.
In 1980, Wilson (Tom Hanks) is at a party in Las Vegas with lots of alcohol, strippers, and cocaine, and a television producer who wants to make a show that's like "Dallas" but set in DC. He has a vote to take in Congress the next day, he laments to the strippers, and before the vote, he reads on the news wire about refugees fleeing Afghanistan. This strikes the congressman, who has an office full of pretty women, including his assistant Bonnie (Amy Adams) (His philosophy: "You can teach 'em to type, but you can't teach 'em to grow tits.").
As a member of the Defense Appropriations subcommittee, he makes a call to increase CIA funding for Afghanistan from $5 million to $10 million, after he deals with a Texas local who argues about the need for a nativity scene at a fire station and continues his affair with the man's daughter. Meanwhile, CIA officer Gust (not a typo) Avrakotos (Philip Seymour Hoffman) really wants to fight the Soviets, but he has a bad temper (He breaks his boss' office window on two separate occasions). While "in the weeds," Gust hears about Wilson's funding and decides to pay the congressman a visit.
Wilson has been doing his own research on the behest of Joanne Herring (Julia Roberts), whom Wilson says is the fourth wealthiest woman in Texas. Her motivations are primarily religious—wanting to put the fear of God in the godless Communists—but her connections are impeccable. She manages to arrange a meeting with President Zia (Om Puri) of Pakistan (When Joanne introduces the president at a fundraiser, she starts by saying he did not kill his predecessor), who in turn convinces Wilson to visit an Afghan refugee camp on his border.
That scene is slightly out of tone with the freewheeling look at politics the film has established, but it's also necessary to give Wilson (and us) a look at the human toll of the Soviet invasion—a reason to care. The film takes its time establishing Wilson's quirks as a casual alcoholic, an unapologetic womanizer, and a smart man with a laidback charm that makes his ambitious leanings all the more successful. A man like that must have a big heart, and Tom Hanks imbues the role with a necessary level of sympathy. On the other hand, there's Gust, a foul-mouthed schemer whose intentions are never clear, and Philip Seymour Hoffman has a blast with the role.
What ensues from Wilson, Gust, and Joanne's determination to help the mujahideen vanquish and embarrass the Soviet Army is astonishingly, truly ridiculous—so much so that it has to be true. Gust introduces him to the CIA's arms expert, a nerdy kid name Vickers (Christopher Denham), who plays multiple games of chess in the park while apparently on duty. Wilson has to convince the Defense Minister of Israel to arm Muslim freedom fighters, so he distracts the minister with a belly dancer and talks to his assistant.
He takes Doc Long (Ned Beatty), the head of the Congressional Appropriations Committee, to the refugee camp, and in a scene of eerie, frightening irony, Long tells the refugees this is a fight of good vs. evil. "America is always on the side of good," Long says before chanting along with the refugees "Allahu Akbar." Sorkin's script is a lean and tight insider's look at the absurdity, deceit, and artifice of politics, but in its final act, the film takes a dramatic shift in tone, following the highlights of Afghanistan's victory over the Soviets and Wilson's efforts to continue the United States' involvement in the country to aid with reconstruction.The quote from real Wilson at the end of Charlie Wilson's War instantly brings us back to our present day quagmire in the Middle East. It's more than just that, though. As he sadly responds to the assertion of the chair of the committee—the one that was so gung-ho about providing $500 million in weapons to the country—that helping to rebuild schools in Afghanistan for $1 million isn't their problem: "That's what we always do."
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Paris (AFP) Feb 18, 2014
Arianespace rockets excel at lifting the heaviest payloads into space, but a new technology allowing for lighter satellites is causing another big bang for an already fast-changing industry.
The number one commercial launch operator, Arianespace is under intense pressure from a new slate of lower-priced rivals, including US start-up Space X.
But now lighter-load electric propulsion used by satellites once in space is also attacking the company's hold on the business.
Also known as ion or plasma engines, in 2012 US aerospace giant Boeing was the first to commercially offer a satellite engine that uses electricity from solar panels for thrust.
Most satellite makers followed suit in 2013.
While the thrust is weaker than chemical propelled engines, thus taking months instead of weeks to move a satellite after its launch to its final orbit, it uses much less propellant.
This can cut a satellite's launch weight by half, allowing it to be lifted by less powerful rockets, thus lowering costs and creating an opportunity for rivals.
To counter the threat by upstart Space X and other new competitors from India and Japan, the 20 nations that are part of the European Space Agency decided in November 2012 to develop a more powerful launcher and start studies on a second one.
The first is an update of their heavy-lift rocket, the Ariane 5, and should come on line by 2018.
The Ariane 5 ME, for midlife evolution, would increase the lift capacity of what is already the biggest commercial rocket to just over 11 tonnes from 10 tonnes.
Simultaneously, at the insistence of France, they began planning for a sleeker Ariane 6 to be ready around 2020 that would be capable of launching 6 tonnes.
In order to be profitable, the Ariane 5 series must carry two heavy satellites, which can entail delays.
By cutting launch costs, the Ariane 6 makes single satellite launches financially possibile.
- Either-or, not both -
But France's position has changed and is causing divisions with its ESA partners.
A report by France's national auditor released last week disclosed that Paris now wants to drop the Ariane 5 ME to keep down development costs and push forward with Ariane 6.
The alternative option of "pursuing the two programmes, according to a calendar still to be worked out ... risks a delay to Ariane 6 to a later date -- towards 2025," the auditor said.
Continuing with the Ariane 5 ME is clearly the preference of Berlin, France's top partner in the ESA.
"The German position is that we should continue with the Ariane 5 ME to get it onto the market as quick as possible and reflect on what the future launcher should be," the head of Germany's DLR space agency, Johann-Dietrich Woerner, told AFP.
"It won't be possible to finance both programmes 100 percent at the same time. We still need to decide if we move forward with Ariane 6," he said.
While the necessity of launching two satellites is a constraint, it also reduces fixed costs, he said.
Arianespace itself feels the Ariane 5 ME is well adapted for electric propulsion satellites, the first of which Space X is scheduled to launch at the end of this year.
After conducting a market study about electronic propulsion satellites, Arianespace believes "there will be a lot of small and medium-sized satellites, and no longer the domination of big satellites that we have seen these last years," said chief executive Stephane Israel.
With a capacity to lift a payload of more than 11 tonnes, the Ariane 5 ME will prove advantageous in that it can lift multiple satellites.
"You can even put three satellites in an ME, a big one and two small ones," Israel told AFP.
And Ariane 6, also powerful enough to lift two small satellites, will provide an "ultra-competitive" launch offer for customers, he said.
But the question remains whether a market exists for Ariane 6 in its current form.
And if smaller satellites prevail, it will also find itself with the same disadvantage as Ariane 5 of launching in pairs.
And it will be too big for medium-sized satellites, according to France's national auditor, which will be better served by the Russian Soyuz rockets used by Arianespace for that segment.
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Monday July 23rd, 2012 4:03pm
Georgetown Prep (Md.) and Gonzaga (D.C.) co-hosted the 14th annual Jesuit Lacrosse Classic, a 10-team, three-day event this past weekend in Rockville, Md., and Washington, D.C.
The event featured the co-hosts, plus the following teams: Canisius (NY); Cardinal Gibbons (Md.); Dallas (Tex.) Jesuit; Fordham (NY) Prep; Loyola (Ill.); Regis (Colo.); St. Ignatius (Ill.); and Strake Jesuit of Houston, Tex.
The co-hosts finished undefeated. The Little Hoyas (6-0) outscored their three opponents 42-11. Meantime, senior Conor Kenny (Providence) scored eight of his team's 27 goals for the Eagles (4-1).
The final day featured two tight contests. Dallas Jesuit came back from a three-goal deficit to defeat Loyola, 5-4. Junior Buck McClure scored the winning goal with 1 minute 50 seconds remaining. Dallas Jesuit junior Richard Sapp had tied the game at 4 with 2:53 left.
And St. Ignatius broke open a tie game in the fourth quarter to defeat Canisius, 8-6. Canisius senior Dylan Caldiero tied the game at 6 with 1:01 left in the third. But Ignatius junior Jake Hutton scored his team's seventh and eight goals to clinch the victory.
Among the notable visiting players was Dallas Jesuit senior defenseman Brandon Bonvino (Princeton), Regis goalie Rhody Heller (Virginia) and Ignatius goalie Joe Cortes (Colgate).
"It was great to see not only this level of competition, but also the different style of referees," says Ignatius assistant Percy Gibson. "We see very good teams in Chicago, but playing this many games in so few days can only help. We came last year, and we're definitely hoping to come back."
The highlights included a visit by Dallas Jesuit to Homewood Field for the Syracuse-Johns Hopkins game on Saturday night. The visit was arranged by Dallas Jesuit coach Chris Surran. He was the starting goalie on the 1993 Orange team that won the NCAA title.
"They got to go into the locker room with [former Syracuse all-American] Pat Perritt," Surran said on Sunday. "They got to see lacrosse at the highest level other than pro, the ball flies around and there are fantastic athletes and an unbelievable atmosphere. It will inspire our kids to work that much harder."
Strake of Houston went 3-1, with its lone loss to Gonzaga, 14-7, on Sunday in D.C. Junior David Planning scored four goals for Gonzaga. Also on Sunday, Georgetown Prep defeated Fordham, 15-3. The Little Hoyas led 7-0 at the end of the first quarter. Senior Matt Collins (Notre Dame) and sophomore Kyle Shanahan each had one goal and one assist in the early run.
The two marquee games were on Saturday. Georgetown Prep defeated Regis, 14-4, and Gonzaga defeated Dallas Jesuit, 6-3. Gonzaga held the Rangers to one second-half goal. Kenny (three goals) and sophomore Sean Whitcomb (two goals) led the offense.
"I'm impressed with the level of players and coaches from all the different areas," Gonzaga coach Casey O'Neill says. "There are some great coaches at these schools, guys like Chris Surran. And what these schools have is something I have always believed in, and that is having guys who are two-sport athletes. With the coaching these kids are getting, it's not surprising that they are sending kids to places like Princeton and Virginia."
Says Surran: "Just because a kid is from Dallas doesn't mean a kid can't play."
Surran found his way to Dallas through a round-about route.
He and his wife moved there after he finished law school at Syracuse. His parents had retired in Hot Springs, Ark., and he wanted to have his young children -- Christopher and Colby -- close to them. He took a job with a law firm, but seven years of working 280 hours a month eventually lost its luster, despite the handsome accompanying paycheck.
"I was in the fast lane, but I wasn't seeing the wife and kids much," he says. "I decided to take a step back and find something I loved. I had coached [for] Richie Meade at NAPS [the Naval Academy Prep School] right out of college and it was probably the best experience of my life. So I got back into coaching."


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Don't even get me started on new vehicles. Maybe if they didn't get $60k for one I could accept blown ball joints at 38k miles, brake issues & peeling body molding right off the showroom floor, & extensive frame rust after one winter ..... but I digress - I'm talking GM, although Fords seem to rust out faster than I ever thought possible ...and once you get through the thin paint on a Dodge they're no better. Buddy's '06 Ram needs $1,500 in steering components at 60k miles. Gauges were all frigged up at 40k ....... you can't win these days. If you had no problems, you got DAMN LUCKY, no matter what the brand.
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Paris, France (SPX) Nov 10, 2011
Inserm's AVENIR "Genomic plasticity and aging" team, directed by Jean-Marc Lemaitre, Inserm researcher at the Functional Genomics Institute (Inserm/CNRS/Universite de Montpellier 1 and 2), has recently succeeded in rejuvenating cells from elderly donors (aged over 100).
These old cells were reprogrammed in vitro to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) and to rejuvenated and human embryonic stem cells (hESC): cells of all types can again be differentiated after this genuine "rejuvenation" therapy. The results represent significant progress for research into iPSC cells and a further step forwards for regenerative medicine.
Human embryonic stem cells (hESC) are undifferentiated multiple-function cells. They can divide and form all types of differentiated adult cells in the body (neurones, cardiac cells, skin cells, liver cells, etc...)
Since 2007, a handful of research teams across the world have been capable of reprogramming human adult cells into induced pluripotent cells (iPSC), which have similar characteristics and potential to human embryonic stem cells (hESC). This kind of reprogramming makes it possible to reform all human cell types without the ethical restrictions related to using embryonic stem cells.
Until now, research results demonstrated that senescence (the final stage of cellular aging) was an obstacle blocking the use of this technique for therapeutic applications in elderly patients.
Today, Inserm researcher Jean-Marc Lemaitre and his team have overcome this obstacle. The researchers have successfully rejuvenated cells from elderly donors, some over 100 years old, thus demonstrating the reversibility of the cellular aging process.
To achieve this, they used an adapted strategy that consisted of reprogramming cells using a specific "cocktail" of six genetic factors, while erasing signs of aging.
The researchers proved that the iPSC cells thus obtained then had the capacity to reform all types of human cells. They have the physiological characteristics of "young" cells, both from the perspective of their proliferative capacity and their cellular metabolisms.
A cocktail of six genetic factors...
Researchers first multiplied skin cells (fibroblasts) from a 74 year-old donor to obtain the senescence characterized by the end of cellular proliferation.
They then completed the in vitro reprogramming of the cells. In this study, Jean-Marc Lemaitre and his team firstly confirmed that this was not possible using the batch of four genetic factors (OCT4, SOX2, C MYC and KLF4) traditionally used. They then added two additional factors (NANOG and LIN28) that made it possible to overcome this barrier.
Using this new "cocktail" of six factors, the senescent cells, programmed into functional iPSC cells, re-acquired the characteristics of embryonic pluripotent stem cells. In particular, they recovered their capacity for self-renewal and their former differentiation potential, and do not preserve any traces of previous aging.
To check the "rejuvenated" characteristics of these cells, the researchers tested the reverse process. The rejuvenated iPSC cells were again differentiated to adult cells and compared to the original old cells, as well as to those obtained using human embryonic pluripotetent stem cells (hESC).
"Signs of aging were erased and the iPSCs obtained can produce functional cells, of any type, with an increased proliferation capacity and longevity," explains Jean-Marc Lemaitre who directs the Inserm AVENIR team.
...tested on cells taken from donors over the age of 100.
The results obtained led the research team to test the cocktail on even older cells taken from donors of 92, 94 and 96, and even up to 101 years old.
"Our strategy worked on cells taken from donors in their 100s. The age of cells is definitely not a reprogramming barrier." He concluded.
"This research paves the way for the therapeutic use of iPS, insofar as an ideal source of adult cells is provided, which are tolerated by the immune system and can repair organs or tissues in elderly patients." adds the researcher.
Inserm Transfert filed a patent request for this research.
Jean-Marc Lemaitre took advantage of the Avenir programme in 2006. This programme was created in 2001 by Inserm and provides a platform for young researchers, who have obtained their PhD in science, to set up and coordinate a team within an existing research structure.
In 2009, Inserm and CNRS merged their respective programmes aimed at young researchers, and from that date on they have launched a joint call for proposals: Atip-Avenir.
Genes and Development, 1er Novembre 2011 Vol. 25, No. 21, doi:10.1101/gad.173922.111
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Kittanning vigil planned for mother in fatal collision
KITTANNING — It's been almost two years to the day since 38-year-old Staci Rosborough Haslett died from injuries suffered in a 2010 one-vehicle crash — a crash that eventually left her three children motherless and in which her husband was later implicated and sentenced on a charge of homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence.
Now that the court proceedings are over, Staci's family plans to hold a candlelight ceremony at 6 p.m. Sunday in the Kittanning Riverfront Park to celebrate and honor her life.
"We want to remember the good things," said Staci's mother, Pamela McCullough. "She was a loving mother. She was a great friend and a wonderful daughter."
McCullough said the sentencing of Keith Robert Haslett, 29, in June helped the family move on.
"We waited till it was all over," she said.
The family wants all those who knew and loved Staci to join them at the ceremony to share their memories of her.
McCullough said there are many people from the Kittanning area who knew Staci but never knew what happened to her.
She was a 1990 graduate of Lenape Technical School and worked at Fantastic Sams hair salon in East Franklin before opening her own business, Staci's Angel Haire Salon, in Kittanning.
Staci's legal name at the time of her death was Staci Leigh Rosborough Haslett, but the last name etched on her gravestone marking her Dec. 9, 2011 death reads Rosborough-Shaffer.
It is how the family wishes her to be remembered, McCullough said.
Staci's children, Bethanie, Scottie and Tristan Shaffer — now 16, 18 and 19 — are from her previous marriage to Scott Shaffer, McCullough said.
She said Staci and Haslett had only been married for one year before the September 2010 crash in Rayburn left Staci a quadriplegic for the remaining 15 months of her life.
McCullough said that Staci lived out her remaining life in Sugar Creek Rest, Sugarcreek Township, hooked up to a ventilator and paralyzed from the chest down. She did not remember the night of the accident.
"She liked to dance and loved music," McCullough said. "She knew she would never dance again."
McCullough recalled how involved Staci had been in her children's lives, how she spent so much time supporting them in their sports and activities.
"(Staci's) daughter, Bethanie, was excited about having something for her mom," McCullough said, referring to Sunday's candlelight service.
The Rev. Joyce Dix-Weiers of Mt. Union Lutheran Church in Plumcreek will be officiating.
According to court records, the crash that led to Staci's death happened at about 2:15 a.m. along Route 85 near Stonehouse Road on Sept. 5, 2010.
The affidavit notes that Haslett told state police he and Staci had left a bar and had been arguing when he lost control of their Chevrolet Trailblazer. The vehicle hit a telephone pole, traveled down a small slope and rolled over before it struck a tree.
Staci was flown from the scene to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh.
Haslett was initially charged with aggravated assault by a vehicle while driving under the influence.
When Staci died, that charge was changed (in January 2012) to vehicular homicide while driving under the influence.
Haslett pleaded guilty to the charge in March and was sentenced by President Judge Kenneth Valasek in June to serve 36 to 72 months in a state prison.
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Overview | Variants | Signs & Symptoms | Tests | Treatment | Related Pages
Testing for hemoglobin abnormalities (variants) is done:
- To screen for common and clinically significant hemoglobin variants in newborns. In all states, this has become a standard part of newborn screening. Infants with variants such as Hb S can benefit from early detection and treatment.
- As part of prenatal screening, on high-risk women including those with an ethnic background associated with a higher prevalence of hemoglobin variants (such as those of African descent) and those with affected family members. Screening may also be done in conjunction with genetic counseling prior to pregnancy to determine possible carrier status of potential parents.
- To identify variants in asymptomatic parents with an affected child.
- To identify hemoglobin variants in those with symptoms of unexplained anemia, with red blood cells (RBCs) that are small and/or paler than normal (microcytosis and hypochromia). It may also be ordered as part of an anemia investigation.
Laboratory tests
Laboratory testing for hemoglobin variants is an exploration of the "normalness" of an individual's red blood cells, an evaluation of the hemoglobin inside the RBCs, and/or an analysis of relevant gene mutations. Each test provides a piece of the puzzle, giving the clinician important information about the hemoglobins that may be present. Testing typically includes:
- CBC (complete blood count): The CBC is a snapshot of the cells circulating in the blood. Among other things, the CBC will tell the doctor how many red blood cells are present, how much hemoglobin is in them, and give the doctor an evaluation of the average size of the red blood cells present. Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) is a measurement of the size of the red blood cells. A low MCV is often the first indication of thalassemia. If the MCV is low and iron-deficiency has been ruled out, the person may be a carrier of the thalassemia trait or have a hemoglobin variant that results in smaller than normal RBCs (for example, Hb E).
- Blood smear (also called a peripheral smear): In this test, a trained laboratorian looks under the microscope at a thin layer of blood on a slide treated with a special stain. The number and type of white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets can be evaluated to see if they are normal and mature. With a hemoglobinopathy, the red blood cells may be:
- Smaller than normal (microcytic)
- Paler than normal (hypochromic)
- Varying in size (anisocytosis) and shape (poikilocytosis, e.g., sickle-shaped cells)
- Having a nucleus (nucleated red blood cell, not normal in a mature RBC) or crystal (e.g., C crystal)
- Having uneven hemoglobin distribution (producing "target cells" that look like a bull's-eye under the microscope).
The greater the percentage of abnormal-looking red blood cells, the greater the likelihood of an underlying disorder.
- Hemoglobinopathy evaluation: These tests identify the type, and measure the relative amount, of the different types of hemoglobin present in an individual's red blood cells. Most of the common variants can be identified using one of these tests or a combination. The relative amounts of any variant hemoglobin detected can help diagnose combinations of hemoglobin variants and thalassemia (compound heterozygotes).
- DNA analysis: This test is used to investigate deletions and mutations in the alpha and beta globin-producing genes. Family studies can be done to evaluate carrier status and the types of mutations present in other family members. DNA testing is not routinely done but can be used to help confirm hemoglobin variants, thalassemia, and to determine carrier status.


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One of Australia's chief problems in their fall from grace appears to be on the mend with a near 50 per cent spike in Sheffield Shield batting averages indicating a stunning run-scoring revival.
Last summer only two batsmen - veterans Ricky Ponting and Chris Rogers - posted three hundreds for the domestic four-day season and only four others scored two for the campaign.
Already, after only five rounds, that return has been all but matched with another former Test batsman, Marcus North, compiling three and Phil Hughes, Tasmania's Jordan Silk and NSW signing Ryan Carters pocketing two each.
A more thorough crunching of the numbers reveals something of a batting renaissance, with averages from top-six batsmen up from 28.42 in 2012/13 to 40.25 at the halfway point this season, a rise of 48.7 per cent.
The figures are being seen as a win for Cricket Australia's edict to state curators to provide Test-standard rather than juiced-up wickets, with CA's general manager of team performance Pat Howard on Monday rejecting the suggestion venues had been asked to produce "roads" to improve the situation.
Other statistics obtained by Fairfax Media that show Shield matches are lasting longer and far more wickets are being taken by spin bowlers are also being welcomed at CA.
An alarming drop in the number of centuries being scored at Test and first-class level by Australians was highlighted when Howard, coaches and a swag of former international batsmen assembled for a national batting forum in Sydney in October.
A key concern was the dearth of emerging talent pressing for call-ups to the Test team, as well as young Australian batsmen's ability to play spin. Howard is impressed with the immediate responses to both issues.
"I have congratulated our curators around the country on their response this season to our plea to create Test standard wickets for domestic cricket," Howard said. "We didn't ask for roads - what we asked for were Test quality pitches on which players can learn and practice the skills they need in international cricket – how to bat with patience, how to bowl in Test conditions and how to bowl and face spin.
"So far we have seen some pleasing results including games that are lasting longer by going into the fourth day, which is a stark contrast to last season where the average game lasted three days.
"We're seeing the quicks getting roughly the same number of overs, but spinners are now getting a far greater chance to take wickets. At the same time batsmen are getting better opportunities against pace and spin. We think it's a better balance and helping prepare players for the rigours of the international game."
Also encouraging is the fact that six of the this season's top 10 run-scorers are under 30. They include 19-year-old Travis Head of South Australia and 21-year-old Silk.
"It looks like there's still been reasonably even games of cricket," Australian No.6 George Bailey said. "Bowlers who have bowled well are still taking plenty of wickets. The games I have been involved in haven't been too heavily weighted towards the batters.
"As players, I don't want to hear that wickets have been prepared for batsmen, I don't want to hear wickets have been prepared for bowlers. I just want good cricket wickets and sometimes that will favour the bowlers for a period and sometimes it will favour the batsmen."
Another Test middle order batsman Steve Smith said: "There's been a bit of a directive to make better wickets to bat on. When you step up to the next level the wickets are generally better for batters so I think they are trying to make it the same in Shield cricket."
The outlook is also positive for spinners, with NSW's Steve O'Keefe (21), South Australia's Johan Botha (21) and Queensland's Cameron Boyce (19) the leading three wicket-takers in the Shield.
Blues' left-arm orthodox O'Keefe was the top spinner overall last season with 24, but was nowhere to be seen among the leading 15 Shield wicket-takers, who were all pacemen. While 138 wickets were claimed by spinners to the end of round four, only 34 were picked up at the same stage of last season.


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