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Welcome to the WTSCC Website!
Purpose of the Wytheville Training School, Inc.The purpose of the Wytheville Training School Cultural Center Inc. (W.T.S.C.C., Inc.) is to preserve the buildings and grounds of the historic Wytheville Training School and the adjoining Benjamin McKinney house. The organization's goal is to promote the understanding and appreciation of Wythe County's African/American education heritage within the context of the 19th and 20th centuries, and to utilize the old school facilities to provide education and cultural opportunities for citizens of all ages, races and economic levels. As a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation, the W.T.S.C.C. is governed by a board of directors comprised of interested citizens who strive to preserve the historic Wytheville Training School facility and to oversee its development into a modern education center.
The WTSCC Inc. is dedicated to:· Preserving, collecting and utilizing artifacts and other materials of historical significance relating to African-American and rural education in Wythe County during the years of segregation.
· Fostering a sense of history by enabling audiences to draw strength and perspective from the past and impart a purpose to the future.
· Increasing citizen participation and access to - computer and telecommunications technology and education.
· Providing adult education programs and after-school enrichment activities.
Purpose of the Fund Raising ProjectThe W.T.S.C.C., Inc. must pay back the funds necessary to purchase the Wytheville Training School property. In addition, the W.T.S.C.C., Inc. needs funds to renovate the old school facility and to establish a community technology center and a museum and cultural center. The technology center provides computer access and instruction for local citizens. Adult education and literacy services, after-school enrichment programs for children, and job readiness programs are also available. The museum will tell the story of African-American and rural education in Wythe County, utilizing displays, interpretive materials and educational programs. The W.T.S.C.C., Inc. will renovate a building on the property to be used for offices or as an educational facility. Contributions to the Wytheville Training School Cultural Center Inc.'s campaign are tax deductible.
Campaign Information
Are tax deductible
Contact Us by E-mail or by phone:
Director of Education / Building and Grounds
Telephone: 276-625-0042
Fax: 276-625-0028
Make check payable to:
Wytheville Training School Cultural Center, Inc.
Mail check to:
Wytheville Training School Cultural Center, Inc.
410 E. Franklin St.,
Wytheville, VA 24382.
For more information about this fund raising campaign, please contact:
Frances A. Emerson
115 W. Spiller Street
Wytheville, Virginia 24382
Thank you for your generous support of our mission.
|© 2007 Wytheville Training School Cultural Center


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This podcast provides a brief introduction to the Spectrum of Prevention. The Spectrum of Prevention is a tool developed by the Prevention Institute to help develop effective strategies to prevent violence against women. Also see, NSVRC's publication, Sexual Violence and the Spectrum of Prevention: Towards a Community Solution.
© 2016 National Sexual Violence Resource Center – Founded by the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
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Faculty of Music
Faculty of Music and Department of Political Science co-sponsor guest lecture by Dr. Mark Laver
Freedom of Choice: Jazz, Neoliberalism, and The Lincoln Centre
Jan 16/13
What does Jazz have to do with freedom and neoliberalism in the U.S.? Come investigate the ways in which Jazz has been knitted into the fabric of American culture, society and politics, particularly through official and unofficial discourses of freedom.
Guest Lecture: Freedom of Choice: Jazz, Neoliberalism, and The Lincoln Center
By: Dr. Mark Laver, Improvisation, Community, and Social Practice, University of Guelph
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 12:00 noon, Paul Martin Centre (luncheon provided)
Jazz musics status as a uniquely American cultural practice is rarely questioned, but is nonetheless continually reaffirmed. Speaking in Ken Burnss 2000 miniseries, Jazz, Wynton Marsalis explained, Jazz music objectifies America. Its an art form that can give us a peerless way of understanding ourselves. Crucial to the American nationalistic discourse of jazz is the metaphor of freedom. For example, numerous African American cultural critics have read jazz against the backdrop of slavery and oppression, understanding the music as an aestheticized practice of freedom. At the same time, several generations of American governments have also drawn on the freedom metaphor, linking jazz to neoliberal democracy. Jazzs status as Americas music runs deeper than mere indigeneity: through the discourse of freedom, jazz has been knitted into the fabric of American culture, civic society, and politics.
In this lecture, Dr. Mark Laver considers the Jazz at the Lincoln Center (J@LC) program as an institution that sutures these official and unofficial jazz-freedom discourses. In the coming months, J@LC will be opening a new jazz palace in the St. Regis Hotel in Doha, Qatar. J@LC Doha will be the first high profile jazz club in the Middle East, and will be the first in a series of four J@LC/St. Regis venues in Europe and Asia scheduled to open over the next five years. Dr. Laver proposes that the case of J@LC Doha shows us exactly how free market economics and jazz-based American cultural imperialism have become increasingly inseparable. The lynchpin here as it has been throughout so much of the history of jazz music remains the idea of freedom.
Mark Laver is a Post-Doctoral Fellow with the Improvisation, Community, and Social Practice project, based at the University of Guelph. His current book project, Jazzvertising: Music, Marketing, and Meaning focuses on the use of jazz in advertising, marketing, and branding. Mark is also a professional saxophonist, and has performed with leading jazz and improvising musicians such as Lee Konitz, Kurt Elling, Phil Nimmons, NEXUS, Dong Won Kim, and Eddie Prévost.


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A TAKEAWAY delivery driver who was viciously beaten by two masked men said he feared he would be killed in the attack.
Matt Pasiewicz was ambushed in a country lane after a bogus call was made to the Yummy Yummy Italia takeaway in Burnley town centre.
The 34-year-old, who was helping a friend out by delivering meals, said he was set upon by two men wearing balaclavas after getting out of the car at around 11.30pm in Hurstwood Lane, Hurstwood.
He said: "We got a call to make a delivery at the address, but when I got out of the car and took a few steps I heard a man come running behind me shouting he was going to rob me and going to kill me.
"When I looked around I could only see one person so I just hit him with the bag I was carrying. But then a second man came from the side and hit me with a weapon. I'm not sure if it was an iron bar or a hammer or something like that.
"They got me on the floor and then took my glasses off and they were asking for the takings.
"Then they were asking for my mobile phone which was in the car, so I threw them the car keys.
"At that point I bit the one who was holding me down and pushed him off and I just ran away as quickly as I could. I banged on the first window I saw where a light was on."
Mr Pasiewicz, who lives in the Rosehill area , was last night due to go back to hospital for a scan on his injuries and believes he has suffered a broken nose, as well as serious cuts and bruising.
He said: "When they hit me, they struck my glasses which was lucky. Had I not had them on they could have taken me eye out, knocked me out or even killed me.
"It was a terrifying experience. It only lasted a couple of minutes but it felt a lot longer. My only thought was to get out of there before they killed me, I just had to get away.
"These men need to be caught. It could happen again to another takeaway driver or a taxi driver, it is frightening."
Police are appealing for anybody with information on the attack, which happened on Thursday night, to come forward.
Detective Sergeant Lukmaan Mulla said: "I would appeal to anyone who may have been in the area at the time, and if they remember seeing anything or anyone at all suspicious, to get in touch with us."
Anyone with any information can contact detectives at Pennine CID 01282 472282 or via 101 quoting log number LC-20121115-1698.
Alternatively, information can be passed to the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or on-line at Crimestoppers-uk.org.


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County Holds Snow Summit
March 17, 2010
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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors held a Snow Summit Tuesday, March 16, to assess this winter's historic snow, what worked well and what needs improvement at the county and state levels.
The summit, which was conducted during the board's regularly scheduled Transportation Committee meeting, included presentations from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), county government and public schools. Topics included the timely clearing of area roadways and the priority of roads to be plowed; sidewalk shoveling; clearing of school property; communications with residents; and other issues caused by the massive snowfall.
"These storms gave us a powerful illustration of government performing its primary function—keeping us safe and able to move around," noted Lee District Supervisor Jeffrey McKay, chairman of the Transportation Committee. "We saw residents working together in their neighborhoods, looking after their neighbors and lending a hand with a shovel or snow blower. We saw the private sector pitch in and generously offer housing, food and equipment to our public safety and facilities personnel. We also saw some significant areas for improvement."
The Snow Summit, which was broadcast live by Fairfax County Channel 16, will be rebroadcast in its entirety on Channel 16 at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 19; Monday, March 22, and Sunday, March 28. Each of the four presentations given during the summit is also available and may be viewed online, downloaded, e-mailed or embedded on other Web sites or blogs.
"This Snow Summit demonstrated the value in having relationships and partnerships among the county, schools and the state," said Sharon Bulova, chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. "This was a very constructive opportunity for us to review this winter's historic snowstorms so that we can better prepare not only for the next snowstorm, but for any emergency."
Emergency preparedness information is available online from the Fairfax County Office of Emergency Management (571-350-1000) as well as the Virginia Department of Emergency Management.
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director, Office of Public Affairs
703-324-3189, TTY 711, Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
To request this information in an alternate format, call 703-324-3187, TTY 711


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Blackstock's Collections
From the Princeton Architectural Press description of Blackstock's Collections: The Drawings of An Artistic Savant, by Gregory L. Blackstock: "Gregory L. Blackstock, a retired Seattle pot washer, draws order out of all the chaos with a pencil, a black marker, and some crayons. Blackstock is autistic and an artistic savant. He creates visual lists of everything from wasps to hats to emergency vehicles to noisemakers. In the spirit of the Outsider art of Henry Darger and Howard Finster, Blackstock makes art that is stirring in its profusion and detail and inspiring in its simple beauty." (http://www.papress.com/bookpage.tpl?isbn=1568985797) I can't improve on that! This is a prize for your curio cabinet, truly. An unmissable gem.


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ByJoe Palazzolo
Missouri police who stunned a mentally ill man with a Taser can't be sued over his death, a federal appeals court ruled.
St. Louis County police officers responding to a 911 call shocked 29-year-old Samuel De Boise repeatedly for about 50 seconds as he ignored their requests to lie down, according to court documents. After he was subdued, Mr. De Boise went into cardiac arrest and died.
His mother had phoned 911, after Mr. De Boise, who was schizophrenic, demanded that she worship him, claiming he was God, and pressed her head down to the floor, according to court documents. Mr. De Boise kicked and swung his arms at the officers as they tried to subdue him.
"No reasonable officer, observing De Boise's behavior, would have understood the actions taken to be so disproportionate and unnecessary as to amount to a violation of De Boise's rights," wrote Judge Bobby E. Shepherd of the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 2-1 majority.
"We're pleased to have the court recognize that no reasonable officer would have thought after seeing the defendant that it was disproportionate or unnecessary to tase him," said St. Louis County Counselor Patricia Redington. "We thought it was a good decision and a very sad case."
The Eighth Circuit had previously held that "non-violent, non-fleeing" suspects have a clearly established right to be free from the use of Tasers.
Mr. De Boise's family, including his two children, sued the officers in May 2010 for wrongful death, alleging they used excessive force. The officers "failed to simply hold Samuel down and handcuff him, particularly in light of the fact that he was naked and obviously delusional," the lawsuit said.
John Burton, the family's lawyer, said he intends to ask the full Eighth Circuit to rehear the case. He tallied more than $100 million in settlements and judgments against police agencies arising from Taser incidents.
Judge Kermit E. Bye, writing in dissent, said that a jury should decide whether the officers violated Mr. De Boise's right to be free from excessive force.
Corrections & Amplifications: Samuel De Boise went into cardiac arrest after police had ceased stunning him with a Taser. An earlier version of this post incorrectly said the police officers fatally stunned Mr. De Boise.


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Gators start spring practice with focus on Roper's new scheme
Published: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at 7:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at 8:55 p.m.
With a new offense (and offensive coordinator) comes renewed hope for the Florida Gators, who are now eager to start distancing themselves from the massive mess that piled up around them in a 4-8 season last fall.
The cleansing process begins with the opening of spring football practice today.
"Excited about being on the field again," UF coach Will Muschamp said. "Very frustrating, disappointing fall for all of us at the University of Florida. We need to get things turned back around. That's what we plan on doing.
"We have made the appropriate changes, in my opinion, to have a very good football team this fall, and we will."
The turnaround starts on offense, where new offensive coordinator Kurt Roper will be installing his up-tempo, spread offense. Muschamp said the early feedback from the offensive players has been all good.
"They're excited about where we are right now," Muschamp said. "(We) haven't gotten on the field and done a lot where football is concerned. I know from the schematic standpoint, the guys are excited about what we're doing. That's good. You've got to have belief in what you're doing. I'm excited about that."
While much of the spring focus will center around Roper and the new offense, there are some other priorities that will be addressed.
Muschamp said the Gators also need to become more consistent on defense and clean up the place-kicking portion of special teams, a facet of UF's game that may have been even less productive than the injury-depleted offense last season.
"Our kicking situation was atrocious last year. We've got to get that fixed," Muschamp said. "Defensively, we just need to be more consistent. Very inconsistent last year. I think it starts up front with playing blocks up front better. We need to be more productive with our front guys, more production from the linebacker position.
"We're inexperienced at the defensive back position, but I think maybe it's as talented as we've been since we've been here. Excited about what we have back there, athletically, watching those guys move around."
Overall, of course, perhaps the No. 1 goal for the Gators this spring is to be positive and separate themselves from a disastrous season.
Muschamp said it's happening.
"Really, at this time of the year, there are a couple of things you're looking for — a belief and confidence in what we're doing. I see that with our team," he said. "Ownership of the team. I feel good about that. Accountability across the board with our football team and a really good work ethic. Generally, what you put in is what you get out. I think our guys are putting in a lot right now and I'm pleased with where we are."
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Clearer faster screen sharing – what our customers sayThursday, March 29th, 2012
For individual or group screen sharing making the right first impression is really important. Whether you are trying to sell a product or service, share a brand new visual concept or help your new customer or employee to use an application or software critical to your business, quality and speed count.
That's why we recently announced:
• High quality screen sharing – unrivalled colour depth (16 million colors) for crisp and clear images.
• Faster screen sharing – along with instant screen share, we want to banish lag. Network speed detection ensures that you don't have to ask, "can you see that yet?" This coupled with remote desktop sharing really works to speed up remote team working.
Holiday home companies, architects, developers and design agencies whose audiences demand clear images and uninterrupted screen sharing are already benefitting, so we asked a few of our customers what they think of the faster and clearer Yuuguu.
"We've noticed a real difference in both speed and quality of screen sharing – which has helped top get our innovative design ideas across better. Also being able to show people concepts when they are away from their desk can save days of wasted time, especially when people are under pressure to do more with less."


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Dear Santa,
I have been very good this year and thought I might be entitled to a Christmas stocking filled with family history goodies.
5. Who Do You Think You Are magazine subscription
6. Your Family History magazine subscription
7. Gould Genealogy Book Voucher
8. Unlocking The Past Genealogy Cruise ticket
9. The National Archives Book Voucher
10. Someone to do the housework whilst I do genealogy all day every day.
Santa, I've kept the list short, just put in the essentials as I don't want to appear greedy.


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HAHNVILLE — The Houston woman whose car hit another car stopped on the side of Interstate 10 on Monday morning after the Super Bowl, killing two relatives of a San Francisco 49ers player, has been charged with two counts of vehicular homicide.
St. Charles Parish District Attorney Joel Chaisson II made the announcement in a news release on Thursday.
Chaisson said his office filed a bill of information charging 26-year-old Nechole T. Thomas, of Houston, with two counts of vehicular homicide, one count of driving while intoxicated and one count of reckless operation of a motor vehicle.
State Police investigators reported Thomas was driving her 2002 Mercedes C230 at a high rate of speed westbound on the right shoulder of I-10 near LaPlace around 5:30 a.m. Monday when she struck a 2012 Nissan Alima that was stopped on the shoulder.
Both cars caught on fire, and the two occupants of the Altima died in the flames.
State Police officials confirmed on Wednesday that the driver of the vehicle struck by Thomas' vehicle was Alice Young, 42, of Victorville, Calif. The passenger was her husband, Bryan Young, 54, also of Victorville.
The couple was leaving New Orleans after Super Bowl XLVII, which they attended to watch their nephew, San Francisco tight end Delanie Walker.
Walker tweeted Wednesday morning, confirming it was his aunt and uncle who were killed in the crash. He also posted two photos of him and the Youngs, including one of the three of them on the sideline at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
"We lost some good people they will be missed i love y'all so much," Walker tweeted.
Chaisson said Thomas will be arraigned on the four charges on March 6. She remained incarcerated Thursday at the Nelson Coleman Correctional Center in Killona in lieu of $300,000 bail.


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When checking whether the submit button is pressed or not,
if I use
if (isset($_POST['submit']))
it works fine. If I use
if ($_POST['submit'])
it gives an "Undefined index" notice, which means I need isset() for this check.
When checking whether the username and password fields are empty or not, both of the following works fine.
if (isset($_POST['username']) && isset($_POST['password']))
if ($_POST['username'] && $_POST['password'])
which means I don't need isset() for this check.
My question is, should I always use isset() for checking variables or is it ok not to use it where it is not required?
isset() doesn't check against empty, rather it checks whether or not the variable is set (or array index/key is set).
To test against empty, you really should use empty()
If $var is 0; this is false.If $var is "false", this is true.
Proper coding should never use if($var). if(!isset($var)), if(empty($var)), if ($var === FALSE)....
Now, as to your specific query, as cpradio has said, isset doesnt check for emptyness.
Text Fields in a form are -ALWAYS- sent, even if they contain nothing.Thus, the variable $_POST['username'] will always be set when the form is submitted, but may contain nothing.
IIRC, this will only work if the user submitted the form by pressing the Submit button (although only an IE peculiarity I think).
A user can submit a form by just pressing Enter on the keyboard so therefore you cannot be guaranteed the form submission will be caught.
I find there is usually a form element which must always contain something, an email address field maybe.
I generally enforce that this does at least contain something on the client, but of course js can be turned off.
if( !strlen($_POST['email']) ){
// a check like this can work as confirmation that the
// form was not submitted or at least a key element
// was missed, so you cannot continue, so tell the user
// fail here
// otherwise presume the form was indeed submitted
What do others think of this method?
Thanks, I will be using empty() from now on.
I am not sure if I clearly understood your example. The following two code blocks have the same output (bad):
$var = 0;
if ($var) {
echo 'good';
} else {
echo 'bad';
$var = FALSE;
if ($var) {
echo 'good';
} else {
echo 'bad';
Thanks for the suggestion, I am just trying to learn the real "why"s so that I will not just copy & paste code from here or there but I will know the reasoning behind it.
Sorry, what does IIRC mean? I tried submitting the form by pressing enter on all browsers and it worked as it should. Maybe it is an issue with previous IE versions?
Was this meant to say never use if($var), but instead use isset, empty, === or !==? Just curious, as I first read it as never use if($var) or !isset(), empty(), or === FALSE and I mentally went WTF? Never heard that before... maybe I misread it.
That is a conflict between FALSE and "FALSE" (being a string). The point is, your condition will be glitchy because of the automatic type conversion PHP runs on your variables. That is why it is recommended to use isset(), empty(), and identical comparison (=== or !==)
I strongly encourage looking at the tables on http://www.php.net/manual/en/types.comparisons.phpIt will help show you how using a loose comparison could skew your expectations (same with using if($x)).
$var = 0;
if ($var) { // should echo "bad"
echo 'good';
} else {
echo 'bad';
$var = "FALSE";
if ($var) { // should echo "good"
echo 'good';
} else {
echo 'bad';
Thanks a lot, I will read it. I know that logical FALSE and string "FALSE" are two different things but I agree with your point.
This is why punctuation is important. Note the . after the first statement, and the ,'s following. It's meant to read as never use if($var). Instead use ....
http://php.net/manual/en/language.types.boolean.php#language.types.boolean.casting also a good read for IF's.
If I Recall Correctly, which possibly I have not
Anyhow, checking for the existence of 'submit' is a habit I got out of using. Have I been mistaken all this time I wonder? ...
Not mistaken, maybe just a bit of over-exaggerated? http://www.dev-archive.net/articles/forms/multiple-submit-buttons.html
Looks like the issue primarily pertains to using the button element for submitting a form instead of input with a type of submit.
Yes, in typical fashion I probably pruned much of the detail away in my mind and ended up with a shorthand version stuck away in a dusty cupboard in my brain. Don't rely on 'submit'.
What's wrong with if($var)? It's a very nice shorthand and a very convenient one provided you are aware how it functions.
if($var) is equivalent to if (!empty($var))if(!$var) is equivalent to if (empty($var))
the only difference being that empty() will not issue notice errors in $var is not set. For exampe:
// get array of products
$var = getProducts();
if ($var) {
// ...
This is an easy check whether $var array has any elements. In the same way, you can check whether a function/method returned an object as expected or null/false. Less typing and very convenient.
It's only important to be cautious about using if($var) on strings and numbers.
For checking if a form text field has been filled in this is good:
if (isset($_POST['var']) && is_string($_POST['var']) && $_POST['var'] !== '')
Apart from the possibilities of getting results that were not expected, I find that using if ($var) is much harder to test. If you take a look at the link I posted back earlier, your tests would need to take into account all of the rows in the table.
By explicitly saying isset(), is_string(), and !== '', you now know exactly what you need to test against and your readability just went up.
1) If you just need to check whether the page was opened via GET or POST method (clicking a link vs submitting a form) use this:
if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {
// process form
2) isset() is not used to check the emptiness of a variable. It checks for the presence of a variable in the PHP symbol table. The presence of variable does not imply the variable contains a meaningful value. If the user submitted an EMPTY form then:
if (isset($_POST['username']) && isset($_POST['password'])) // CONDITION PASSES SINCE BOTH VARIABLES ARE SET (BOTH CONTAIN EMPTY STRING OF COURSE)
if ($_POST['username'] && $_POST['password']) // CONDITION FAILS BUT NOTICE IS NOT ISSUED
3) Now the recommended solution: use empty() function:
if (! empty($_POST['username']) && ! empty($_POST['password']))
// 1) NOTICE IS NOT ISSUED IF THE VARIABLE IS NOT PRESENT (see empty() documentation)
// 2) BOTH VARIABLES MUST BE NON-EMPTY (0, "", NULL, false etc are considered empty)
Not to mention that what production site are you working on that wants PHP E_NOTICE's thrown into their page?
I use something like this to check:if (isset($POST['var']) && isstring($POST['var']) && $POST['var'] !== '') { ....}
I thought all POST values were strings, so a check for is_string() seems superfluous to me.
If an empty string '' is a fail, I'd guess a space in a string would be just as useless ' '.
A combination of a boolean check of strlen() and trim() be a bit more useful.
$_POST['var'] = " 3 ";
if (isset($_POST['var']) && strlen(trim($_POST['var']))) {
echo "var at least contained something other that a space ..." ;
Occasionally though, you may want to run trim() again on a number of POST vars before say, storing in a db table, so given the same incoming you could use :
$_POST['var'] = " 3 ";
var_dump($_POST['var']); // string (3) ' 3 '
$_POST = array_map( 'trim', $_POST);
// now all your POST vars have been trimmed ...
// now just check exists, and strlen is not 0
if (isset($_POST['var']) && strlen($_POST['var'])) {
echo "var at least contained something other that a space ..." ;
var_dump($_POST['var']); // string (1) '3'
No! POST and GET values can also be arrays - when the input names contain square brackets - so is_string() is a very desirable validation check. I wouldn't want to run strlen() on an array or do any other string manipulations on a $var before knowing it is a string.
Thanks for correcting me then.


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Meridian 368 Motoryacht — By Richard Thiel —
October 2004
Mission Statement
Meridian finds its identity and imprints it on the 368 Motoryacht.
Although this is a test of Meridian's new 368 Motoryacht, it's impossible to talk about the boat without talking about the company that builds her. In fact, you could say this article is as much a report on the builder as it is on the boat.
Meridian was born in an unconventional manner when Brunswick, its parent company, decided to relaunch Bayliner's motoryacht line (basically everything over 34 feet) under a new name that didn't carry a low-price image. In August 2002 it introduced a line of Meridian flying bridge motoryachts that were indeed, with the exception of the 411 Sedan, rebadged Bayliners. Whether that was a good thing or bad depends on your opinion of Bayliner motoryachts. I thought they were a lot of boat for the money, and so did quite a few other people, especially on the West Coast.
In any case, Meridian quickly followed the 411 Sedan with two more boats, the 408 aft cabin and the 459, which was basically a 408 with a cockpit. Power & Motoryacht tested both and found them to be fine, modern cruisers. But something was missing—namely a company identity. Everyone was asking, "Who is Meridian? What does it stand for? And why should I buy one?"
Not quite two years from its birth, company representatives introduced Meridian's fourth new boat and finally answered those questions. At a presentation in May, it unveiled a prototype of the 368 Motoryacht—a scaled-down 408—and, equally important, a mission statement for Meridian. They call it "The Meridian Difference," and as you'd expect from any boatbuilder, it includes some hype. But there's substance, too, in a package of features—all present in the 368—designed to make Meridians superior cruisers. Among them are a stringer system that extends all the way to the bow strakes, where the greatest loading occurs in a seaway; underwater exhaust ports that are molded in, not cut out, reducing the chance of leaks; radar arches of fiberglass, not painted aluminum; and oversized prop shafts—two-inch-diameter on the 368—with dripless PYI seals.
Also impressive are superstructures molded as a single piece, reducing the chance of squeaks and leaks, and load-bearing bulkheads glassed to the hull and deck for better rigidity. My favorite feature is The Smart Battery System, which automatically lets you draw house power from cranking batteries when you need it, but never lets them fall below the capacity necessary to start the engines. I suspect a lot of buyers will be more attracted to Meridian's standard ten-year hull-and-deck warranty and Docking On Command system that integrates bow and stern thrusters in a single, logical control.
All those features are important here because, frankly, Meridian didn't exactly reinvent the wheel on the 368. Which is not to criticize, for the aft master/forward VIP/elevated saloon design is proven, and with good reason—it makes maximum use of space. And the 368's designers have added some thoughtful features to make their boat different. For example, boarding is safe and easy from the 1 1⁄2-foot-deep swim platform. Five molded-in steps protected by sturdy rails take you to the unfurnished cockpit above the aft cabin. A hardtop and wing doors that lead to generous side decks are standard; a complete enclosure is optional. High, sturdy bow and stern rails provide lots of security, except at a large gap between the two on either side where there's no gate.
Next page > Part 2: This being an aft cabin, I didn't expect much from her performance—my mistake. > Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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MVBC Sunday Lunch Ride (Corvallis)
October 30, 2016 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
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In Oregon, a bicycle is legally considered a vehicle, and the same Oregon road laws apply. Please "be seen" and practice safe riding. Vehicle traffic, farm equipment and narrow shoulders exist on many Oregon roads, and you may find that construction projects, traffic or other events may cause road conditions or signage to differ from the map results, ride descriptions and directions. For travel options plus weather and road conditions, visit tripcheck.com, call 511 (in Oregon only), 800.977.6368 or 503.588.2941. Routes listed on this website are for informational purposes and intended as a reference guide only.
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Address = 500 SW 2nd St., Corvallis OR 97333
Route = TBD (Contact Ride Organizer to join Email Distribution)
Distances = ~20 miles and ~40 miles (routes will split off after lunch)
Chow Spot: = Please bring your own lunch (if applies to specific ride plan)!
Main lunch at 1st Stop
2nd Chance for those who go 2nd Stop
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Ride is currently organized (route decisions, etc.) via Facebook communications on the Sunday Lunch Rides group.
Besides getting that physical exercise in, these rides are also good outlets for seeing the gorgeous Willamette Valley we live in, grabbing a local bite at a place you probably haven't visited, networking with you fellow Corvallsians, (obviously made this up), and a bunch of other reasons! Come on out no matter what your biking level is- beginner trying to find others to ride with all the way to four-season warrior who has ridden their bike across the country from Oregon to Delaware! (Ben from the collective). It's also important to note that we're not our here to race each other, these are pretty easy-going rides.
Please don't forget that helmet; I could try to find you one if needed. Also bring: a rain jacket just in case, some water/snacks, money for lunch (if applies), and an extra bike tube to play it safe (we'll have a bike pump, patches, and folks who know how to take care of flats on hand). Oh, and feel free to invite a friend or two!
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Season tickets for the upcoming 2013-14 basketball season are available now through the Flames Ticket Office. Men's basketball season tickets are available for as low as $75 each, while women's basketball season tickets start at $50 each. Seat assignments will begin with the Director's Day Seat Selection Event on Thursday, Oct. 10.
Liberty men's basketball is coming off a memorable season, making headlines with an incredible four-game run in the 2013 Big South Championship en route to its third conference title and NCAA Tournament bid in program history. The defending Big South Champions open the season inside the Vines Center against fellow Hill City competitor Randolph College on Nov. 8. Other key non-conference games at home include Princeton, UNCW and Western Carolina.
Liberty women's basketball, advancing to 15 NCAA Tournaments since 1997, will face five Commonwealth opponents among their 13-game regular-season home slate at the Vines Center, this season. Liberty will open the home portion of the 2013-14 campaign with James Madison on Nov. 12. The Lady Flames will welcome Virginia to the Vines Center on Nov. 19 for the first time since Nov. 26, 2002. That contest saw Liberty post a 77-69 overtime victory over the No. 23 Cavaliers for the Lady Flames' first-ever win over a Top 25 opponent.
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During the last week of July, ~90 Adobe Education Leaders from around the world came together at Adobe HQ in San Jose, California for a week of networking, sharing, collaboration, and numerous other activities. Since having the opportunity to begin work as an AEL in late 2008, I always look forward to this event. While completely exhausting by week's end; there is really no other experience that comes close to this!
Monday evening marked a great reception at the Fairmount. Great to catch up with other AELs that were present last year, new AELs or those I hadn't met previously, and many of the good people at Adobe I've worked so closely with over the past year.
Tuesday was full of information and presentations from Adobe product managers, creative directors, and platform managers. This marked some of my personal favorite sessions as we were given the opportunity to learn details on upcoming products, the general roadmap* and outlook for the Flash Platform (impressive!), and even demo sneaks of some KILLER upcoming technology enhancements. We also were treated to an excellent presentation on some items the Adobe XD team is working on.
Wednesday is reserved for AEL sessions; over 80 hours of these presentations were recorded and will be made available on the Adobe Education Leader AdobeTV channel later this year. I gave my talk on Using Collaborative Media Services with Flash in University Applications and it was very well received. Really, all of the talks I attended were quite compelling and covered a wide range of areas – looking forward to catching up on those sessions I missed.
Thursday consisted of some longer sessions on industry and product-specific hands-on trainings. I attended the industry track all day and there was some really compelling stuff presented. Some of the highlights include an update from SoDA and an overview of how the upcoming digital publishing workflow for devices will be done (Yeah, the WIRED iPad stuff!)
On Friday morning we had our quarterly meeting followed by a wrap-up session. Those AELs who were not physically present in San Jose were able to attend through a live Connect session.
This was my second Institute and was the fifth overall. What an absolutely stellar time! Many, many thanks to the Adobe Education Team and all the AELs who helped make this event so memorable. Some of you reading this might think I am being far too positive about such a "corporate relationship" and perhaps some corrupting influence is being spread at events such as this. As fellow AEL, Phil Ice, has written: "I am certain there are some who are reading this blog who believe that the purpose is to turn people in education into marketing machines – nothing could be further from the truth." It's a beneficial relationship for everyone involved and Adobe does HIGHLY value the education community. Thank you again, Adobeans, for listening to us and being receptive to even our harshest criticisms! I do hope to see many of you either at Adobe MAX in October, or at some other event very soon.
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I started by finding some smaller portobellos in the store and tossing them with a little olive oil and basic rub.
I also grated some smoked Gruyere cheese.
The caps were grilled gills-down to start and after a few minutes I flipped them over, spooned in some of Steven's Chipotle Molasses barbecue sauce, and topped them with the shredded cheese.
I put them on toasted slider buns and didn't bother to add any toppings.
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A Field Painter's volunteer role can be fulfilled by:
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COLUMBUS, Texas - A Colorado County high school was placed on lockdown on Wednesday after a suspicious man wearing an odd ensemble went inside.
Colorado County sheriff's deputies said the man was spotted on surveillance video walking into Columbus High School, 103 Cardinal Lane, about 10:45 a.m.
A staff member approached him, but he didn't identify himself, investigators said.
"The person didn't respond, kept walking, so we went into lockdown and notified law enforcement," Columbus Independent School District Superintendent Robert O'Connor said.
Students were moved out of the classrooms to the cafeteria while investigators searched room to room for the man.
Student Lexi Leopold said at first she didn't know if there was a real problem or if it was just a drill. Within a few minutes, her teacher received an emergency message and Lexi and her classmates were told to hide and be quiet.
"I thought of dying, so I was like I got to text my mom and dad and tell them I love you," Lexi said.
Other schools in the district were also locked down as a precaution.
The lockdowns were lifted about 12:30 p.m., after detectives determined that the man was not in any of the schools.
A detailed description of the man has not been released, but officials said he was wearing pants, a long skirt and a bonnet over his head.
According to Robert O'Connor with Columbus ISD, there have been a few reported sightings of the suspect, but authorities did not find him by Wednesday night. As a result, an officer will be at every campus in the district Thursday.
"With all the horror stories, you don't know if that's a rouse and someone is somewhere else to enter the building, so we took every precaution," O'Connor said.
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Used correctly, social media can pay off for the hospitality industry
Over the holidays, the JW Marriott Desert Ridge built a giant village out of 800 pounds of gingerbread and 250 pounds of chocolate to display in its lobby. For four weeks, the cookie town was posted on the JW Facebook page and fans were invited to guess how many gumdrops, pounds of dough, poinsettias and twinkling lights were decorating the resort. Winners received a weekend stay.
Did the campaign succeed?
Definitely, according to Jennifer Whittle, account supervisor with the Lavidge Co., which represents the resort. The goal was to increase fans on Facebook, a figure that doubled in a month. "Additional objectives were to drive traffic to the resort's website and property," she said, "and to position the resort as a fun place to visit."
But still, just as with traditional advertising, marketing or public relations, it can be tough to measure how social media translates into revenue in the tourism industry.
Measuring whether this new medium is working depends on what a business wants to achieve, said Rebecca Seymann, Lavidge director of interactive campaigns. Some businesses believe that the more people who "see" them on Facebook or on a blog or in an app, the more awareness of their brand will grow, thus driving up sales.
But businesses do try to compute results. "Many hospitality businesses use social media, email, their websites and aggregators to promote special offers and then measure direct sales using a variety of tracking tools," Seymann notes. And many use social media to respond to customer complaints as well.
One attraction of social media is that the cost of use seems minimal. Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter are all free. Writing the copy and getting the photos or videos for social media do cost something; as does monitoring the site. A cottage industry has grown to help businesses interpret the data from social media; but some measuring systems are still free.
"Facebook has metrics built in that don't cost anything," says Christine Carlson, advertising manager at Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel, which flies out of Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. "And we also use Google Analytics, which is free as well."
So Allegiant can find out how many Web users click on its Facebook page and repost the page to other fans; how many viewers like the company's site; even how many viewers switch from Facebook to the Allegiant Web site to book a trip. But if a Facebook user looks at the company's website, signs off and then comes back four days later to book a trip, Allegiant can't easily track that. In its brief time using social media, Allegiant has attracted more than 50,000 fans on Facebook.
For some hospitality businesses, such as W Scottsdale, the main objective of a social media campaign is to "engage in conversation with our fans," according to Joe Iturri, director of sales and marketing. The hotel uses Facebook and Twitter particularly to promote W happenings to fans first. The events often involve fashion design and music. "W often gives fans insider access, like sending information to them first about our big New Year's Eve event," he says.
But W's use of social media can be even more up-close and personal in pursuing contact with potential customers. When fans post messages saying they will visit the hotel soon, W's social media rep tries to chat online with them about their likes and dislikes. "We'll ask what wines they like, for example, and when they arrive, we have a bottle of a great wine in their room. Or we'll find out whether they like foam or feather pillows," Iturri says. Facebook and Twitter get top billing. Other channels used: YouTube, FourSquare, Yelp.
When favorable posts come in about a past visit, W responds, too. Or if there is a negative review on TripAdvisor, "we contact the poster and try to resolve the problem to the best of our ability," Iturri says.
In 2009, the hotel hired a full-time social media person to answer postings around the clock, Iturri says. That employee checks Twitter, Facebook and other channels several times — both night and day — on a laptop and responds to questions and postings both favorable and unfavorable. The first person to hold the job was so successful that she was transferred to the W Hotel headquarters to start national programs.
That all might work for a national or international company, but what about the little guy — the independently owned restaurant or boutique or small resort?
For smaller businesses, social media can pay off, too, says Josh Kenzer, online marketing manager for the Scottsdale Convention and Visitors Bureau. The big issue for a smaller business, though, might be the labor costs in maintaining an up-to-date Facebook page, for example, adding pictures and news regularly.
"A business owner needs to be honest about the time he can devote to it," Kenzer says. "Here at the bureau, someone has to spend about 30 minutes to an hour a day adding new content. You also don't want someone to post a message on your page that says, 'I'm here this weekend and what can you do for me?' and then you don't reply to them."
Social media is also not a silver bullet. "Like website management, pay-per-click, SEO and banner campaigns — and like print, radio, public relations — social media should become a regular recurring marketing activity and a budget line item that incorporates key marketing messages to target audiences," says Seymann of the Lavidge Co.


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Computex 2013: Galaxy Expanding into Motherboards, PSUs, SSDsby Ian Cutress on 6/8/2013 12:03 AM EST
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Aikouka - Saturday, June 08, 2013 - linkHm, I can only spot 4x SATA 3 and 1x mSATA on that motherboard. There's probably an eSATA port on the back, which may be the last available SATA port from the PCH (6x SATA3 if I'm not mistaken). That seems a bit low for such a high-end board! Reply
kyralfie - Saturday, June 08, 2013 - linkAre you sure that those SSDs are based on Sandforce controllers and not Jmicron JMF667H as many claim? Or am I mixing up something? Reply
jasonelmore - Saturday, June 08, 2013 - linkcuz the bandwidth are all being saved for the PLX chip Reply
Zok - Saturday, June 08, 2013 - linkThere also appears to be a mSATA slot between the last two x16 slots.
Also - I think I spot measurement points below the last x16 slot. Pretty neat! Reply
dac7nco - Saturday, June 08, 2013 - link"some models of which have featured a white PCB"... Ian Cutress may have just made a tweakboy joke. :) Reply


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The Arizona Real Estate Achievement (AREA) Awards — selected by a panel of industry experts — honor the state's best and brightest real estate companies, real estate agents, real estate brokers, mortgage companies, bankers, home builders, individuals who give back to the community, and those in the real estate business whose careers have left an indelible mark on the community and on the industry.
Winner: Cullum Homes
Cullum Homes, now in its 26th year, is a full-service design/build/remodel company that designs and builds custom and semi-custom homes, primarily in northeast Phoenix, Scottsdale and Paradise Valley. In its history, Cullum has built home ranging from $125,000 to more than $10 million. In the depths of the recession, Cullum refocused its organization to cater to clients who were looking for energy-efficient, easier-to-maintain homes. The result has been the company's most significant project: The Village at Paradise Reserve. After models opened in March 2011, four homes in The Village closed escrow. The total value of the four homes sold was $9,244,696 — an average price of $2,306,174.


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Our office is relocating on Monday 12th September 2016 to the new Student Service Centre, Charles Wilson Building. Our contact details will remain the same.
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The transition to University can be a happy as well as anxious time for both students and parents alike. The ability and speed of adjustment depends very much on the individual and their personal circumstances.
Not only in the initial phase, but throughout their time at University when difficulties may arise, students are best supported by knowing they can turn to their friends and family and find a listening ear. Family and friends can often guide a student to support available at the University.
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If for some reason a student is unable to pursue their studies, or their performance could be seriously impaired, they need to inform their academic department. If they are unable to do this for themselves then a third party can pass on this information so that the specific situation can be taken into account in regards to the student's academic performance.
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There are situations when family members feel the need to impart important information to the Service. They need to be aware that both counsellor and wellbeing advisor would inform the student about this contact should they use the Service.
If a student is very unwell but refuses to seek help the University may in some circumstances make pro-active contact with the student via e-mail to offer support and refer to the appropriate Services.
No feedback or information can be given without the student's express consent (see below).
While it is perfectly understandable that a worried friend or relative may want information about a student who they know is struggling, unfortunately due to the Data Protection Act we cannot give out any information about any student without their written permission, be that to confirm that they are actually at this University or whether or not they are using any of the Services offered, such as Counselling or the Mental Wellbeing Service.
However, all Services listen to concerns and provide general advice. They will take action, as appropriate.
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It may be reassuring and helpful to know that there is a wide range of Support Services available to be able to guide your son, daughter or friend if the need arises:
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The Health Centre or GP practice closest to a student's accommodation will give information on therapies and other services offered by the NHS (the National Health Service).
The health centre closest to the University is the Victoria Park Health Centre: http://www.victoriaparkhealthcentre.co.uk/index.aspx
The GPs (General Practitioners) offer access to Open Mind, a service to help with common mental health issues such as depression and anxiety. As there can be a wait for this service, it is good to approach them as soon as possible.
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The Student Counselling Service offers brief counselling, both in individual and group sessions, dealing with personal issues and difficulties. The Mental Wellbeing Service offers support and advice for students managing mental health issues as well as assisting students to access the range of services available within the University and in the wider community. This Service also offers psycho-educational groups for all students at the University.
Please note: The Counselling and Wellbeing Service operates a Monday to Friday appointment-based service. It is not designed to be an Emergency Service.
If anyone close to a student is aware that there is danger to their life (or to a third party) they may need to contact Police or Ambulance Services themselves by dialling 999 explaining the situation and specific circumstances, as this will avoid unnecessary delays.
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Students may be entitled to apply for DSA (Disabled Students' Allowance), which will allow access to specific support for academic studies, such as special equipment or mentoring. You can contact this service regarding the application and assessment process for this.
The Welfare Service:
You can approach this Service for advice on financial, accommodation or visa matters.
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For students living in Halls of Residence the University provides Residential Advisers who help students settle in and provide information and advice outside normal office hours.
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Each student is allocated a personal tutor who can be approached, not only for academic, but also personal welfare issues and who can guide and refer accordingly.
On the University website you will find information about other forms of help and support, such as Nightline (a term-time nightly telephone helpline run by students for students) and The Samaritans, a telephone helpline for people in distress - 08457 90 90 90 or 0116 270 00070.
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text: Kevin Greene 11,962 Report post Posted January 27, 2013 . Accorsi narrowed his initial list of candidates to five – Giants executives Dave Gettleman and Marc Ross, Tennessee Titans vice president of player personnel Lake Dawson, Montreal Alouettes GM Jim Popp and Minnesota Vikings assistant GM George Paton. NFL rules prohibited the Panthers from talking to candidates from other teams until that team's season ended. Accorsi said they considered bringing in Popp for an early interview, but decided to meet with all the candidates in January. Paton informed the Panthers he was staying in Minnesota and turned down the interview. Despite outside perceptions that Accorsi hand-picked Gettleman, his friend and longtime colleague, Accorsi said everyone was on equal ground. "I wasn't going to sell anyone. First of all, that wasn't going to work with Jerry Richardson," Accorsi said. "Secondly, I have a lot of pride in my own integrity and I wasn't going to do something like that." Read more here: http://http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/01/26/3815069/ernie-accorsi-on-carolina-panthers.htmlwww.charlotteobserver.com/2013/01/26/3815069/ernie-accorsi-on-carolina-panthers.html#storylink=cpy http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/01/26/3815069/ernie-accorsi-on-carolina-panthers.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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My husband was diagnosed the end of May 2012 with hepatocellular and CC Stage IV. Within one week we learned of the mass and found it had penetrated his bones and lymph glands in the abdomen. The right arm was moth eaten from the cancer and eventually broke despite efforts through radiation to prevent this from happening. He now has a rod in his arm and is undergoing PT to help him regain use of his arm. He has gone through eight cycles of Gemzar/Cisplatin. It started to affect his blood and he has gone through numerous transfusions of red blood cells and platelets. The end of February he was in the hospital for 8 days as the platelets were down to 3 and they were having difficulty getting them back up. His doctor then put him through 1 cycle of 75% strength Gemzar as tests revealed the kidneys were being affected by the Cisplatin. She then decided two weeks ago to change the chemo to Docetaxel and give him a shot of Neulasta. His lab work came back yesterday and showed the WBC at 43 (unusually high) and the AFP tumor marker at 1844 as well as some other abnormalities. He is very discouraged. The last PET showed no evidence of cancer in the bone or lymph glands and the mass in his liver was a little smaller. This was done in December. We went in October to Johns Hopkins for a consultation and were told that surgery was not an option due to involvement with the hepatic portal vein. This last bloodwork showing the increase in the AFP tumor marker from 1139 to 1844 is quite disturbing. When he was first diagnosed the tumor marker was 2452 and based on treatments with Gemzar/Cisplatin it had dropped to 972. Has anyone had any experience with Docetaxel?


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Paul Krugman has an interesting blog on the New York Times website on austerity and growth in the eurozone. I thought it would be interesting to examine the question, using the latest data from the International Monetary Fund's World Economic Outlook database.
I have defined the fiscal tightening as the percentage point change in the structural (or cyclically-adjusted) general government deficit from 2008, the year of the crisis, to the forecast for 2012. The assumption is that this change represents the results of policy, rather then cyclical effects. I have taken growth as being the proportional change in GDP from 2008 to 2012. Read more


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Spring loaded plankton inspire engineers, according to a report in New Scientist, 17 December 2005, p12. Danielle France of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has studied the way a pond dwelling protozoan named Vorticella convallaria attaches itself to surfaces such as rocks and leaves by a stalk called a spasmoneme. If the cell is disturbed the spasmoneme quickly contracts into a coiled spring shape and pulls the cell close to its attachment site. The spasmoneme is made up of six proteins and is triggered when the cell releases calcium ions. France's team has identified which of the proteins responds to the calcium signal and is working on building an artificial spring by linking spasnomeme proteins to polyethylene fibres. For its size the spasmoneme is very strong and bioengineers hope that a man-made version could be used to operate miniaturised devices for delivering drugs inside the body.
Editorial Comment: If the MIT engineers do succeed in making a microscopic spring loaded device they need to admit they will only have made a copy of an already existing device. Creationists believe that human scientists can make devices similar to those found in living cells because we are made in the image of the Creator. We can make devices that work in a similar way to those made by the Creator because we are like, (but less than), our Creator. If the MIT engineers believe the alga built the attachment spring itself, rather than being made by a creator outside the cell, do they consistently believe that MIT engineers have needed all that Uni training to achieve the same level of intelligence as pond scum? (Ref. biotechnology, microbiology, nanotechnology)


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Penny keeps Marlins in it, wins in return to Majors
Vet allows two runs in five frames in first W since '11; Yelich plates two
CINCINNATI -- In hopes of advancing their season forward, the Marlins on Saturday night took a step back in time.
Brad Penny, 10 years after being traded from the organization, rejoined Miami and did his part in helping the team get on track.
Penny allowed two runs, one earned, over five innings, and the Marlins claimed a 4-3 win over the Reds at Great American Ball Park.
The victory has some individual significance, because it was Penny's 49th with the Marlins, which ties him with A.J. Burnett for fourth most in franchise history. It also was career win No. 120 for the 36-year-old, who was back in the big leagues for the first time in two years.
"I had a little butterflies," said Penny, who won for the first time since Sept. 25, 2011. "I was a little nervous. For some reason, my command wasn't as good as it normally is. I'm lucky to get out of that with a W."
With back-to-back one-run wins at Cincinnati, the Marlins claimed the series and improved to 3-2 on the road trip that started at Pittsburgh.
There were some nervous moments in the ninth inning when closer Steve Cishek allowed a leadoff single to Chris Heisey. The right-hander had the count full to Billy Hamilton, and from the dugout, Miami manager Mike Redmond signaled to throw over to first.
Anticipating Heisey would be running on the pitch, coupled with the fact the Marlins hadn't thrown over once until that point, Heisey was frozen off first base as Cishek threw to first baseman Garrett Jones. Heisey ran toward second and was tagged out by shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria.
"It was huge," Cishek said. "Lately, it's been tough to get an out. I'm trying to invent new ways to get outs, I guess. I was going to throw over anyways, because it's a 3-2 count. He was going to be going. Thankfully I caught him off guard."
Cishek secured his 29th save in 32 chances when he struck out Jay Bruce.
Christian Yelich had two hits and two RBIs, and Donovan Solano delivered an RBI double that provided enough support for the Marlins to clinch the series, which wraps up Sunday afternoon. The Marlins snapped a 2-2 tie in the sixth inning on Yelich's sacrifice fly off Sam LeCure, and they claimed a two-run lead on Solano's two-out RBI double.
The night belonged to Penny, who was brought in to provide some veteran depth on an improving team that is now 57-59.
Penny made his first big league start since Sept. 25, 2011, while with the Tigers. In '12, he made 22 relief appearances for the Giants. And it was Penny's first appearance as a Marlin since July 28, 2004, days before he was traded to the Dodgers.
Reaching win No. 120 was special.
"I was stuck at 119 forever," Penny said.
The Marlins signed the 36-year-old to a Minor League deal, and he made seven total starts in the system.
Overall, it was an encouraging night for Penny, who overcame a first-inning home run by Bruce. If you were looking for style points -- and strikeouts -- there weren't many. But the veteran showed savvy, and despite being in trouble several times, his experience helped enable him to avoid the big inning.
"I think you see him make pitches, no matter what," Redmond said. "Whether it was first and second, or bases loaded, he was still in control of those innings. He continued to make pitches. He controlled his tempo, which is important for pitchers."
The righty struck out three, walked four and scattered four hits. Penny was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning, and his return was over after 95 pitches.
Penny's comeback caught the Reds by surprise.
"We were surprised to hear that when we got in today," Bruce said. "Other than [his fastball] minus-2 mph, he was pretty much the same guy. He didn't throw quite as hard, but he had the same style. You are who you are when it comes to that kind of stuff."
Penny's fastball reached as high as 94 mph, but he was mostly at 91-93.
Penny's counterpart, Alfredo Simon, also was done after five innings, allowing two runs with five walks and five strikeouts.
The Marlins got to the Reds' right-hander quickly.
Yelich led off the game with a double, and he moved to third on Solano's sacrifice bunt. Giancarlo Stanton sent a towering drive to center for a sacrifice fly, giving Penny a run before throwing a pitch.
Penny allowed Bruce's homer in the bottom of the inning and an unearned run in the third. Todd Frazier hit an RBI single, but center fielder Marcell Ozuna prevented a second run from scoring with a great throw to the plate to nail Bruce. Penny shut down the Reds for the rest of his outing.
"Days like this, you've got to battle and keep your team in the game," Penny said. "It's only going to get better from here."
Bruce's drive ended a string of 11 straight games Miami pitchers had gone without allowing a homer.
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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