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A lack of control over cultural grant funding has left the city unaware of how much they're contributing, says Coun. Linda Murray.
"... The former culture department would give money, give time, give printing support and we wouldn't even be aware of it," Murray said Wednesday.
Unlike all other city grants, money handed out by the former culture department — from its discretionary fund — wasn't being vetted through the city's grants committee.
In 2012 alone, the former culture and heritage department handed out $43,000 in grants to different events and organizations, said Coun. Michael Fogarty.
"... We had little accountability...." he said.
During 2013 budget deliberations in November, the Mariposa Folk Foundation wrote a letter to council suggesting the city wasn't supporting the festival enough.
"The idea that we're not putting our money where our mouth is kind of stung a bit," Fogarty said. "We have recognized the valuable contribution that they make and we do support that."
Each year, the culture and heritage department has given the Mariposa Folk Festival around $6,000 in advertising, marketing on billboards, radio ads, distribution of 40,000 flyers and the purchase of large, heavy mats to cover cables for safety, states a staff report.
The department gave the festival a cash sponsorship of $5,000 in 2010 and $2,500 in both 2011 and 2012.
The department also contributed about $4,000 in staff time. This includes the use of municipal vehicles.
"... To say we've given them nothing, that's not true," Murray said.
In November, the foundation wrote to the city asking for the establishment of a $50,000 arts and cultural grant program.
For its 2013 festival, the foundation is requesting a $15,000 cash grant.
The Mariposa Folk Festival — with an annual budget of roughly $750,000 — is close to running a deficit from last year's festival. Its one paid staff member is funded through an expiring Trillium grant.
"Everybody goes on about how big our budget is, but we are a not-for-profit, so we don't make any money," said Mariposa Folk Foundation president Chris Lusty. "We feel we shouldn't be penalized for being successful."
The annual Mariposa Folk Festival has been held in Tudhope Park since its return to Orillia in 2000.
In 2011, city politicians hiked its daily rental fee of Tudhope Park to $1,500 from $400.
The festival deserves more financial support from the city, says the festival's founder.
"They've never been terribly generous," said Ruth Jones McVeigh, founder of the Mariposa Folk Festival, who now lives in Ottawa.
"It really upsets me because I don't think they've ever realized just how valuable Mariposa is to them."
At Monday's council meeting, city politicians postponed a decision regarding establishing a culture grant program as they await a staff report on the creation of a grant structure.
"I'm not saying no to them, I'm just saying let's put our policies in place," Murray said. "We need to itemize what we're giving because we often hear we don't give anything."
The councillor also wants to put a cost to staff time.
"I'm happy to give staff time, but let's put a dollar figure to that," she said.
Coun. Tony Madden said he's awaiting the report before forming an opinion, but wants to ensure Orillia is able to attract and retain festivals and events.
"These type of festivals are a very important economic driver for the community," he said.
Lusty is optimistic the festival will be given $15,000 in city grant funding.
"In-kind stuff is fine and we do get some from the city for that, but cash is king," he said. "It costs us a lot of money to put on the festival."
In the run-up to the festival, the foundation needs $100,000 to $150,000 in the bank to pay big-name artists 50% upfront and for other advance costs.
"Come festival day, the pot's pretty empty," Lusty said.
During budget deliberations, the foundation also asked to be reimbursed for all the Tudhope Park rental fees it has paid the city since 2000.
They believe they shouldn't have been paying due to a city policy that states that local non-profit groups will not be assessed fees for events in parks.
City staff determined the fees were intended to be charged and should not be returned. City politicians agreed at Monday's council committee meeting.
"The decision not to reimburse didn't come as a big surprise," Lusty said. "That was pretty obvious in our discussions with staff. We don't agree with it, but that's the way it goes."
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Through its strong academic cooperation, faculty members from partner universities visit VIT to deliver short-term lectures for a period of 2-4 weeks and full-term fast track lectures of 6-8 weeks. These lectures are delivered on thrust and emerging areas, providing opportunities for student and faculty members to benefit from their expertise.
VIT has also initiated Semester Abroad Programme (SAP) to encourage students to carry out their final semester project work at foreign universities and also provides financial assistance to a tune of 3 million rupees (to support needy students).
VIT has started many joint / twinning programmes with options of dual degree with renowned universities in Europe and USA. Few to mention are: a
M.Tech and M.Sc Sensor System Technology in collaboration with UAS Karlsruhe, Germany. This programme has partial financial support by the German government agency DAAD.
M.Tech and M.Sc Communication Engineering in collaboration with UAS Darmstadt, Germany
B.Tech Mechanical & Energy Engineering is offered jointly with academic support from UAS Aachen, Germany, Technical University Eindhoven, The Netherlands and IIT Madras, India
Off-shore programme at Caledonian College of Engineering Oman, Muscat with VIT degrees in M.Sc Process Engineering and B.Sc Chemical Engineering
VITs academic cooperation with Chinese universities enables the students to study the first two years at the home university and the next two years at VIT to get a Degree / Diploma from their home university (China) and a degree from VIT( B.Sc Computer Science/ B.Com). Emphasis is laid on improving their English language skills in addition to imparting knowledge in their field of study. An exclusive Chinese kitchen with cooks and ingredients from China is a home away from home to the Chinese students.
A similar programme has been started in collaboration with Kyrgyz State University of Construction, Transportation and Architecture to offer courses in B.Sc Computer Science to the students there.
VITs strive for quality education has paved the way to obtain International Accreditation from IET, UK for 7 Bachelors and 16 Masters programmes and from EI for Civil and Chemical Engineering for a maximum period of 5 years. VIT also went through ABET, USA for Mechanical and Civil Engineering bachelor programmes.
The IR office also looks into the interest of NRI students admitted to VIT. It works closely with the academic departments, the hostels and the administration. The IR office serves as the nodal point of information and assistance to these students. It helps the foreign students with immigration procedures and facilitates the social and cultural integration of foreign students through study buddy programmes and intercultural events.
In order to improve the internationalization process at VIT, the IR office is working on a joint project with Leibniz Universitat Hannover, Germany under DIES project with support from DAAD, Germany.
The activities of International Relations have resulted in some of the major academic activities and developments such as:
Getting an International Accreditation from Institution of Engineering Technology (IET), UK for 7 Undergraduate and 16 Postgraduate programmes run at VIT, whereby the VIT degrees are equivalent to B.Eng. and M.Sc. degrees at UK. This accreditation enables VIT students to get their chartered status after two to three years of experience.
The Energy Institute, UK has accredited two Undergraduate and three Postgraduate programmes in the disciplines of Civil and Chemical Engineering.
A 4-year Bachelors programme on Mechanical and Energy Engineering is being offered at VIT jointly with UAS Aachen(Germany), Technical University of Eindhoven(Netherlands), and IIT-Madras under the Asia- Link Programme through EU funding from July 2006.
Organisation of an Energy Week at VIT by the Energy Centre as an annual feature jointly with UAS Aachen and TU Eindhoven, Netherlands for the benefit of students and Power Industries around.
Association with UAS Karlsruhe in the field of Mechatronics and Sensor System Technology for training VIT students at Masters level and also for faculty development. M.Tech sensor system technology on a twinning basis with support from DAAD.
Providing guidance and internship to students of China, France, Germany, Netherlands and Spain from their universities for Masters project as part of their curricula. A similar facility is provided to VIT students in those countries including offer of fellowships for higher studies.
Visit by large number of faculty from various MoU institutions in different disciplines for short periods extending from one week to eight weeks.
Offering programmes with VIT degrees in B.Sc. Chemical Engineering and M.Sc. Process Engineering for students of Sultanate of Oman at Caledonian College of Engineering, Muscat from Sept. 2008
Project on internationalisation of higher education in collaboration with Leibniz University Hannover, Germany under the DIES project with support from DAAD.
VIT is the Fourth World partner for two International Masters Programmes, one on Mechatronics & Micro Systems and the other on Mechatronics in Automotive systems jointly with UAS, Karlsruhe, Germany, Universidad de Oviedo, Spain and ENSMM, France supported financially by European Union and under Asia Link Program. Entered in to an agreement with UAS Karlsruhe, Germany for offering a Masters programme on Sensor System Technology on a twinning basis.
A Masters course in Automobile Engineering of high relevance to present day needs (since June 2004) with one year course work at VIT, and one year project work at ARAI, Pune with academic support from UAS Esslingen (Germany), UAS Dresden(Germany) and CONCAVE Centre of Concordia University, Montreal, (Canada)
Offering Top-Up programmes in Computer Science and E-commerce to Chinese students who undergo part of their course at the Chinese partner university and the remaining part at VIT. VITU has entered into agreements with 10 Chinese universities. At present, there are about 375 Chinese students on campus.
Collaborating with Caledonian College of Engineering, Muscat, Oman to conduct the following need-based courses at their campus from Feb. 2008
B.Sc Chemical Engineering
M.Sc Process Engineering
One of the objectives of VITs international co-operations is to establish joint academic programmes with our partner universities. This is possible through a process of credit transfer.Since VITs Curriculum is on par with international curricula, our partner universities find it easy to recognize and accept our credits. In this direction two masters degree programmes ,one in M.Tech Sensor System Technology with UAS Karlsruhe and another in M.Sc communication engineering with UAS Darmstadt have been started. Dual degree programs at UG and PG level with our partner universities in the US and Europe are soon to be started.
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Vellore Institute of Technology firmly believes in providing its students exposure to national and international knowledge experts, through regular national and international conferences / symposia and workshops hosted on campus. It is with this view that a wide choice of modern conference facilities have been meticulously planned and incorporated into the VIT campus.
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VIT University campus boasts of one of the best computing networks in India. With constant upgradation in a bid to provide the students and staff with state-of-the art facilities, the Institute has earned a reputation of excellence across a range of computer-based disciplines. Its comprehensive infrastructure includes 84 Servers, 228 Workstations, 3582 Desktops (Intel & AMD), 298 Printers and over 1080 Laptops (Dell, HP, IBM & Lenovo).
The highly distributed computing environment at VIT University uses cutting-edge computer simulation to solve problems for industry and academia. It is managed, and actively supported, by the Centre for Technical Support (CTS) that has strength of 30 highly qualified and experienced technicians. CTS is responsible for maintaining and administrating University Website and Mail Servers. Internet facilities are provided throughout the campus through 114 Mbps leased lines from multiple service providers. Content Delivery Network (CDN) Technology is used to access websites. The University provides its own Email IDs to all its employees and Students.
VIT has invested in an ultra high-speed Fibre Optic Backbone for networking across the campus. CISCO 4506 Core Switch with redundancy is used at the core layer. CISCO 3560G and 2960G switches are used at distribution and access layer. Wireless connectivity is provided at strategic locations to provide Internet access to the faculty.
It includes Blade Server consisting of seven Xeon servers from IBM with 1TB of FastT600 Storage, IBM p5 with AIX OS, SUN Servers, SUN FIRE 4100, SUN FIRE V20Z, SUN FIRE 240 & SUN W110Z Workstations.
VIT has WatchGuard Peak 8000 , 1000 series Firewall and Iornport WSA650 for Internet Security. TREND MICRO Office scan provides Desktop Antivirus solutions and two storage Boxes (NAS3700, EXN2000) with a capacity of 2TB each to meet the storage requirements for all users.
VIT is the first Institute in India to implement People Soft ERP System with all the modules. The hardware solution for this consists of two IBM p55A Cluster Servers with Virtualization, 2 TB of DS4700 Storage Server and TS3100 Auto Loader for external backup with IBM Tivoli Storage Manager. VIT provides internet facility for the Hostel Students through WIFI.
CTS provides technical support to the schools and to a number of research groups within the schools on LINUX, AIX, SOLARIS and WINDOWS OS platforms.
T.S.Santhanam Computing Centre (TSSCC)
The principal goal of TSCC provided with 210 IBM desktops is to provide computing facilities for academic and research activities in the School of Computer Science.
The hallmark of the Centre's research is its balanced consideration of technological capability and human utility. It consistently strives for excellence, relevance and social purpose. At this lab, students can work on Oracle, DB2, .NET, Rational Rose, Borland (Caliber RM, Starteam 2005, Together Solo Ver6.2), J2SDK, J2ME Wireless Toolkit 2.2, Websphere, Tomcat WebServer, Apache, Netbeans 5.0, ASP, JSP and Perl.
Centre of Excellence for CISCO Advanced Networking
This is a sophisticated networking lab, where students are trained in network administration, configuration, network programming, wireless and security. This lab is mainly used for M.Tech. networking. It contains routers, switches, firewalls and security software. A network simulator and other networking tools are also available in the CISCO lab. The infrastructure meets the requirements of CCNA, CCNP, PIX Firewall and Wireless curriculum of CISCO.
The Red Hat Linux Competency Centre
VIT has signed an MoU with Redhat India to establish a centre of excellence at VIT with Redhat products installed in the lab. The centre is equipped with 70 IBM P4 computers installed with Redhat Linux Operating System to train students on open source software. Students can make use of these centres to develop applications on Open Source technologies like PHP, Python, TCI, PERL, MySQL and Postgre SQL.
The Programming Language Laboratory - Hexagon Computing Centre
The Hexagon computing laboratory consists of 198 P4 computers spread across three labs. Here, students work in high level programming languages such as C, C++, VB, VC++, Java and COBOL.
Multimedia and Internet Programming Laboratory (MMI)
Equipped with 35 Intelli Workstations from IBM, the lab is specifically used for multimedia programming. It focuses on training students in multimedia tools like Adobe Premiere, Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Flash, Sound Forge and Maya to develop related applications. Specific multimedia hardware kits are used for multimedia programming and demonstration.
RDBMS Laboratory
Information retrieval using the Internet, knowledge discovery and financial prediction are applications of common interest in an enterprise system. The RDBMS lab has more than 70 P4 computers. Multimedia, image and video databases and geographic information systems are some of the fields actively pursued in this lab. Students design and develop database projects on DB2, ORACLE AND SQL Server 2000.
Microsoft.NET Centre
This advanced computing laboratory trains students in collaboration with Microsoft, on Microsoft products and middleware technologies such as VB.Net and ASP.Net 70 P4 computer systems have been installed for training.
SUN Advanced Java Laboratory
In collaboration with Sun Microsystems, VIT has an Advanced Java Programming centre. The primary goal of this lab is to train students in advanced Java technologies such as J2EE (Servlets, Beans), JSF, J2ME for mobile kit utilities and Struts. The lab consists of P4 computers, with software from Sun Microsystems.
IBM Websphere Laboratory
The IBM Websphere lab has been installed in collaboration with IBM to provide students with hands-on experience in state-of-the-art web-based programming tools such as PB2, IBM webshere and the AIX Operating System on 70 P4 computers.
Software Engineering Laboratory
The objective of the Software Engineering lab is to familiarize students with the software development lifecycle, so that they are trained well in the various phases of SDLC, test tools and CASE tools. Students are trained in IBM Rational Rose, Test Runner, Silk Runner, CASE tools, Rational Suite for testing, SVC and Smart Draw.
All Schools and Research Centers have their own computing facilities supported with special software given below:
Special Softwares
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Vellore district selected for pilot study of TB
Function held by Field Publicity Office, District TB Centre, office of the Deputy Director of Health Services
Simple sputum test not sufficient for testing multi drug resistant TB
Vellore one of three districts where sputum test is done through LED microscope
VELLORE: Vellore district has been selected by the Centre for a pilot study on quick detection of multi-drug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) through the Gene Xpert Technique, according to Raja Sivanandam, Deputy Director of Medical Services (TB).
Speaking at a function organised jointly by the Field Publicity Office, Union government, District TB Centre and the office of the Deputy Director of Health Services, Vellore in connection with World TB Day here on Wednesday, Dr. Sivanandam said a simple sputum test was not sufficient for testing MDR TB. It required a culture test of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria which caused the TB. In the conventional method, it took eight to 12 weeks for this culture to develop. The new technique will help detect MDR TB and identify in 45 minutes the drug to which the bacterium is resistant. The quicker detection is made possible because of the study of the culture changes at the molecular level.
Free treatment
The pilot study would take off in the Community Health and Development (CHAD) Department of the Christian Medical College, Vellore within a month. The treatment for the MDR TB costs Rs.2 lakh per patient. But the Centre is providing the treatment free under DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment Short Course) Plus. Six MDR patients are being provided treatment under DOTS Plus in Vellore district, he said.
The Deputy Director (TB) said Vellore is one of the three districts in India (the other two being Pune and Agra districts) where sputum test for detecting TB is done through an LED (light emitting diode) microscope for the last one year. This has increased the case detection rate by 20 per cent. Vellore district today is in a comfort zone in all three parameters for TB control, viz., case detection, sputum conversion (conversion of infective sputum into non-infective sputum), and sputum cure rate, for the last three years, he said.
Pointing out that only 60 per cent of TB patients went to government hospitals, Dr. Sivanandam said the government is now having collaboration with the Christian Medical College Hospital, Rural Unit for Health and Social Affairs (RUHSA), K.V. Kuppam, Sri Narayani Hospital, Thirumalaikkodi and Bethesda Hospital, Ambur in TB control under the PPM (public private mix) strategy. He regretted that though it was 128 years since Robert Koch discovered that TB was caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, society in India was still steeped in superstitious beliefs about the cause of TB.
Cure rate above target
K.S.T. Suresh, Deputy Director of Health Services, Vellore said 53 out of one lakh persons in Vellore district had TB, of which 2,116 were infective TB cases. The cure rate in the district is 88 per cent as against the government target of 85 per cent. The TB detection rate in the district has risen to 92 per cent. He said MDR cases could be prevented through the sincere implementation of the DOTS programme. A TB patient would lose his infectivity within 48 hours if he took the drugs regularly.
TB and infertility
In one out of every three cases of infertility among women, TB was found to be the cause, Dr. Suresh said. He urged members of the public to ensure that those who have continuous cough for more than three days are subjected to sputum test for TB, in order to achieve total TB control.
K.R. John, non-governmental organisation coordinator, Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP), CMC said that the Central government had planned to develop 24 accredited laboratories for diagnosing TB. It had already started the process of inviting applications from prospective accreditation agencies for getting the licence to conduct the accreditation of laboratories. The government would be funding these agencies.
Millennium Development Goal
T. Sivakumar, Field Publicity Officer, Vellore, said 1.15 crore patients had been treated under DOTS in India since 1997, when the RNTCP was launched in the country. A total of 20.70 lakh lives had been saved through DOTS. Eighteen lakh new TB cases are being reported every year in India. A total of 3.70 lakh TB patients died of TB every year. As per the Millennium Development Goals, the prevalence of TB should be reduced by half in 2015, he said.
Early detection for cure
S. Mohammed Afsal Ali, Deputy Director of Medical Services (Leprosy), said cure was possible both in leprosy and TB only through early detection and early commencement of treatment. K. Gopalarathinam, District Entomologist, said TB was a global health problem, and that total TB control could be achieved only by creating awareness among illiterates. R. Chandrasekharan, president, Udhavum Ullangal, wanted TB awareness programmes to be conducted in schools and colleges. He wanted TB/Leprosy helpline to be started in order to ensure that patients found on the streets could be taken to the nearest hospitals for treatment.
Dr. Suresh presented a memento to K.R. John in recognition of his services in the implementation of RNTCP and DOTS in the tribal areas of Vellore and Tiruvannamalai districts. K. Shankar, Medical Officer, District TB Centre proposed a vote of thanks.
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Ranipet (Ranipettai in Tamil) is a locality and part of Vellore city in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India. It is a medium-sized community located about 26 kilometers from the Vellore city center and 100 kilometers from Chennai, the fourth largest urban area in India. It is a main junction in the Chennai-Bangalore highway. However, the city has been a victim of serious groundwater pollution by heavy metals and is considered as one among the most toxic places. With growth in the IT industry, kids and youngsters educate themselves and move out of the town to find appropriate job opportunities. There has been a huge brain-drain in the past decade due to insufficient opportunities for technology workers. Most of the educated workforce move out to the nearest metropolitan city, Madras or others such as Bangalore, Bombay, Delhi, etc. Some others even end up finding the right opportunity through consulting firms in the United states where their skills are valued with proper use.
The locality is situated on the eastern end of Vellore city, on the northern bank of the Palar river.
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As of 2001[update] India census[1], Ranipettai had a population of 47,236. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Ranipettai has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 74%. In Ranipettai, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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IndustryThere are a number of large and medium scale leather industries making both finished leather and leather articles such as shoes and garments for export. There are other small scale industries in Ranipet mostly engaged in chemical, leather and tool making. These industries are the major lifeline for the town.
One of the oldest companies in Ranipet that was formed in early 19th century is EID Parry named after Thomas Parry who sailed to India and started a merchant business in India. The branch of EID Parry located in Ranipet is one of the largest ceramic plants in south India. In addition to ceramics, the company also produces fertilizers in this location sold to farmers around the country. EID Parry also produces confectionaries in other locations. After the acquisition of the company Johnson & Pedder, EID Parry also acquired the pride of producing Ballerina ceramic designs in India. Most residents, several decades ago, worked for EID Parry before the expansion of Sipcot Industrial complex and arrival of central government aided engineering unit such as BHEL mentioned below.
The town is home to the Boiler Auxiliaries Plant of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), a major Central Government owned enterprise. Bavina Cars is planning to set up a manufacturing plant at a cost of rupees 300 crores. The company has been permitted to produce 25,000 cars annually.
Ranipet also has about 250 small scale engineering units catering mainly to BHEL, Ranipet, probably the second largest fabrication cluster in India.
Arcelor-Mittal Dhamm processing Ltd invested more than 100 crores in new SEZ in Phase III
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Ranipet once glorified as fast developing industrial zone. but faced some repression. ranipet indiretly had 2008 repression as leather business and exports very important trade. now it is in progress for development with a new Special Economic Zone at Nellikuppam a sub-urb of ranipet.
Ranipet homes KH Groups companies nearly 400 small and medium leather units are placed.
The Scudder Memorial Hospital provides nursing to many outpatients. It is a big hospital that was started even before one of the biggest hospitals called CMCH in Vellore.
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Institute of Veterinary Preventive Medicine: The Institute originally known as SERUM INSTITUTE was established at Madras (present day Chennai) in 1932 to produce anti-rinderpest serum and bull virus to combat rinderpest which was rampant then, posing serious threat to the livestock population. In 1942, the institute was shifted to Coimbatore Agricultural College Estate as an emergency measure due to World War II. In March 1948, the institute was shifted to the present campus at Ranipet, facing the National Highway No.4 (Chennai Bangalore) at a distance of 114 km from Chennai. The Campus with 192 acres area was a meat dehydration plant of the army and was acquired by the state government from the army under post war construction scheme. The institute has got vast development over 73 years and its now engaged in the production of various vaccines, (Bacterial and Viral Vaccines) against various diseases of livestock and poultry, diagnostic reagents and Pharmaceutical products for treatment of ailing animals. In addition, the institute extends disease investigation service to the field veterinarians.
Ranipet assembly constituency is part of Arakkonam (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
Across the Palar river, a neighbouring town named Arcot, famous for markets of vegetables, Kichili samba rice, sweets, agri products, electrical and electronic market
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Arcot (Tamil: ஆற்காடு) is a locality and part of Vellore city in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Located on the eastern end of the Vellore city on the southern banks of Palar River at 12°54′N 79°20′E / 12.9°N 79.333°E / 12.9; 79.333, the city straddles a highly strategic trade route between Chennai and Bangalore, between the Mysore Ghat and the Javadi Hills - (Javvadhu malai). Its population in 1991 was 45,205; the surrounding area had a population of 114,760.
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Origin of the name
The old name of this area is TIHRUVAZHUNDUR in the period of Cholas at 1000AD Its name is commonly believed to have been derived from the Tamil words aaru (River) + kaadu (Forest). However, arkkaTu meant 'a forest of fig trees'.[1]
The town's strategic location has led to it being repeatedly contested and prompted the construction of a formidable fortress. It was captured from the Hindu Marathas by a Muslim Nawab of Karnataka, who made it his capital in 1712. In 1751, Robert Clive captured the town during the conflict between the United Kingdom and France for control of South India. He successfully held it with only 500 men against a powerful opposing army raised by the Marathas, resisting for 56 days (23 September to 14 November 1751). The enemy army eventually dissolved and its leader, Chanda Shahib, was killed. Mohammed Ali Khan Walajah took over as Nawab, effectively serving as a vassal of the British. His successors soon ran up enormous debts at the hands of English speculators. In 1801, the town was annexed by the British East India Company.
In the 20th century, Arcot declined in importance and was incorporated into the district of Vellore. Arcot has the tomb of famous 18th century Sufi Saint - Tipu Mastan Aulia. The story goes that from the blessings of Tipu Mastan Aulia, Hyder Ali had a son, whom he appropriately named after the saint.
In kaspa Sri Vaikunda Varadharaja Perumal Temple is suituated. In that temple Perumal statue posture is differen from others perumal statue here perumal is sitting center with SriDevi and Pudevi this type of posture of Lord Perumal is only present in this temple. More over the three Statues are designed by a Single Stone. This temple has been built under the Pallava era.
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Arcot is the principal market for the surrounding agricultural area. It also has a viable local weaving industry and ground nut oil industry.
Culture-Places of Worship
1. Gangadharar Eswaran Temple
2. Sri Varadharaja Perumal Temple (around 1000 years old)
3. Sri Gangai Amman Temple (Seetharamaiyer street)
4. Sri Sundaramoorthi Vinayagar Temple (Radha Krishnan street)
5. Sri Maha Ganapathi Temple (Shashannan street)
6. Sri Kasi viswanather Temple (Kaspa)
7. Nagamman Koil
8. Anjaneyar Temple ( Next to Library )
9. Pillayar Koil (Thoppukana)
10. Green Mosque
11. Pearl Mosque.
12. St Antony's Church
13. CSI Church.
14. Sri Vaikunda Varadharaja Perumal Temple (Kaspa)
The Danish Missionary Society
The people who lived in the Arcot region especially in and near the temple town of Tiruvannamalai, belonged to a clan called the Arcots. The Nawabs fought with and ruled over them for a long period. With the establishment of the Danish Missionary Society, many of these Arcots converted Christians. The Danish Missionary Society (DMS, currently Dan Mission) established many schools and hospitals. The first missionary of the DMS was a German Rev. C.C.E. Ochs. He started his first Mission station, Bethanien, at Melpattambakkam in South Arcot in 1861. Now all its activities have been transferred to the nearby town Nellikuppam.
The second mission station of DMS was opened at Tirukkoyilur in 1869 by Rev. P. Andersen and was called "Siloam". Siloam church was consecrated on the 10th of October, 1886 and on the same day the first Indian pastors were ordained and more than 30 persons were baptized. A week later a church was consecrated in an outstation, Sengalmedu. The beautiful church in Pop ham's Broadway in Madras was built in the year 1892.
Saron, a third mission station of DMS, was opened in the year 1882 and situated just outside the town Tiruvannamalai. In 1898 a mission station was built in the town. From 1905 it was called "Carmel." The fourth mission station in the Arcot District, "Bethesda," in Kallakurichi was built in 1893 by Rev. A. Larsen. Later DMS started mission stations at Panruti, Vriddhachalam, Devanampatnam, Darisanapuram, and Servaroj Hills, etc. In the year 1913 a church constitution was inaugurated. This church is serving the Tamil-speaking population in the districts of South and North Arcot, Tamil Nadu.
Arcot is located at 12°54′N 79°20′E / 12.9°N 79.33°E / 12.9; 79.33.[2] It has an average elevation of 164 metres (538 ft).
As of 2001[update] India census,[3] Arcot had a population of 50,267. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Arcot has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 54% of the males and 46% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Places of interests in and around Arcot:
1.Arcot Government Museum
2.Delhi Gate 18th Century Architecture (Built by Robert Clive for his victory)
3.Raja Rani pond (Build by Nawabs)
4.Green Mosque
5.Pancha Pandavar Mountain
6.Bear hills
7.Natham hills
8.Ratnagiri Temple
9. Palar Dam
10. Tipu aulliya Darga at Bazzar in Arcot. He is the sufi saint who lived in Hyder Ali period at Arcot and he is the great advisor and well-wisher of Tipu Sultan.
11. Thimiri Murugan Temple
People and Living
People over here follow the traditional Tamil culture. The common language of communication is Tamil, but English is widely used and understood by the locals.
The primary source of income is agriculture and small scale industries. A lot of people in Arcot are employed with Industries in SIPCOT (RANIPET), a large Industrial Park.
The primary entertainment for people are movie theatres and temples. If you are fond of shopping, you can visit Vellore (District Headquarters) which is 21 km. away. Frequent bus services are available by both government and private operators.
The main mode of transport is by bus since it is economical, and well connected by road. A national highway and two state highways pass through Arcot.
There are frequent buses to almost all parts of Tamil Nadu. Buses depart every 15 minutes from Arcot to Chennai and there are also buses to Hosur, Bangalore, Tirupathi, Puducherry (Pondicherry) etc.
There are lot of private bus operators as well, who provide services on local and short-distance routes. The nearest railway station to Arcot is Walaja Road, which is around 7km from Arcot.
Famous Things
Arcot is well known for rice, sweets and mutton biryani.
Arcot dishes were referred called as Royal dishes during the time of Nawabs(ancient Muslim rules of South India) Nawabs time.
The Rice 'Arcot kichalli samba' is famous rice for Biryani, and is named after the town.
The dessert, Makkan-peda, made with butter and sugar syrup is famous throughout the country.
Seetharamiyer Panchangam, an astrological almanac, is famous among Hindus all over India.
Adhiparasakthi College of Arts and Science
Adhiparasakthi Engineering College
C.Abdul Hakeem College of Arts and Science
C.Abdul Hakeem College of Engineering
Ranipettai Engg College
Arcot Sri Mahalakshmi Women's College
Sri Sitheshwarar polytecnic college, Poongodu, Arcot.
Sri Ramakrishna Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Annai Sarada Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Government Boys Higher Secondary School
Government Girls Higher Secondary School
Sarswathi Dhanakoti Primary School.
PNR Matriculation School.
Varadharaja Chettiar Elementary School
Varadharaja Chettiar Secondary School
Shanthiniketan Matriculation School
Gangadhara mudaliyar matric higher secondary school
Morning Star Matriculation School.
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Walajapet is a locality and part of Vellore city in the state of Tamil Nadu.
It is strategically located on the Palar River on the route between Chennai (Madras) and Bangalore. By bus, this locality can be reached in about 30 minutes from Vellore city center and in about 2.5 hours from Chennai. It is well connected both by road and railways. Walajah Road railway station is located about 4.5 km from the town, lying between Arakkonam and Katpadi junctions on the important railway route connecting Chennai to Coimbatore and Bangalore.It was the station connecting Arakonam and Katpadi, the first rail route in tamilnadu.
This town, located in the Vellore District, is considered to be the First Municipality and Taluk of Tamil Nadu, believed to have been formed in 1866. Former President and prominent Indian philosopher Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888 - 1975) and noted Tamil scholar Mu. Varadarasanar affectionately called "Mu. Va" were among those studied in the Government Higher Secondary School of Walajapet that celebrated its centenary a decade ago.
Neighbouring localities (Vellore city) : Arcot, Melvisharam, Ranipet, Vellore, Thiruvalam
Neighbouring Towns : Arani, Arakkonam, Cheyyar, Kanchipuram, Kaveripakkam, Sholingur
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NEW YORK, June 26 (UPI) -- Ground-breaking Hall of Famer Frank Robinson was announced as Major League Baseball's executive vice president of baseball development Tuesday.
"With more than 55 years of knowledge and experience in our game, Frank Robinson continues to be an extraordinary ambassador for baseball," MLB Commissioner Bud Selig said.
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Robinson, 76, had a 21-year playing career, batting .294 with 586 home runs and 2,943 hits for Cincinnati, Baltimore, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the California Angels and Cleveland. He is the only player to be named MVP in both leagues and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1982.
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I think the biggest compliment one can pay George Mitchell is that with Play Zone, he's made a thoroughly professional album. With the possible exceptions of Dan Balmer's chorus on "Uniforms" and Mitchell and Steed's lyricism on the trio (Balmer, Steed and Lee) tune "Thank You, New York" (a contrafact of "Body and Soul"), nothing on this album stands out. The album is simply good jazz played by very good players.


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Thank you to everyone who came out to our first Café Scientifique! Soren Antosz gave a wonderful presentation on Gatineau Park and facilitated a discussion on everything from legal protection of the park to unofficial trails to the environmental impact of ski wax!
The week of March 19 includes many events related to CPAWS Yukon's Protect the Peel campaign. On March 22 there will be a Supreme Court of Canada hearing beginning at 9:30am. A Water Ceremony will be also be held for the Peel Watershed (time and location TBD). A Peel Portrait Gallery Reception will follow the Supreme Court case at SAW Gallery. The public reception will include a Q&A with the curators of the exhibit Protecting the Peel Watershed: Voices from Canada's North. On March 23 at 3:00pm at Carleton University a panel discussion, Protecting the Peel Watershed: Indigenous rights, conservation and the law, will feature Thomas Berger. Space is limited so register as soon as possible. To learn more about Protect the Peel and their upcoming events read more.
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A story of ruffled grouse by Stephen Knowles
On Saturday February 19, I suppose I was 80% over my 3 week cold when I reported for my volunteer winter patrol at the Gatineau Park Visitor Centre in Old Chelsea. It was my first day on skis since January 27 so I felt a bit wobbly. When I got to parking lot P12 on Meech Lake, I discovered that my skis were not in the car. I had put them in a corner of the Visitor Centre while I renewed our Friends of Gatineau Park membership. Checking my pack I also saw that my radio was no longer attached to the hip belt. So back to the Visitor Centre I went.
Fortunately the attendant had found the radio on the floor and my skis were where I left them. The radio had apparently detached itself while I was filling out the Friends of Gatineau Park form. I finally started skiing in Patrol Sector 5 at 11:00 am, an hour late and was on Ridge Road at noon, destination McKinstry Shelter where I was looking forward to resting and grilling cheese sandwiches wrapped in tin foil on the wood stove. About half way between where the 2 branches of the Wolf Trail cross a ruffed grouse crossed in front of me. I carefully pulled out my camera expecting it to take off but it didn't. In fact it approached me, apparently expecting to be fed.
I laid myself down to get a better shot, not easy to with my skis still on. The grouse approached me and gave me a peck on the hand. Others arrived to see this potentially dangerous incident. We finally left but the grouse followed briefly intent on damage for sure. I naturally radioed in the incident. Not very often does one get roughed up by a ruffed grouse. The NCC will have to add it to its list of dangerous animals to avoid along with bears, wolves, coyotes and cougars. I did get to McKinstry Shelter and got back to P12 at 4:45 pm, last patroller in. I certainly felt tired the following day but nothing beats a winter day in Gatineau Park as a cold remedy!
An update on our work in western Quebec:
Despite no formal announcement of final boundaries or level of protection, 2016 was nonetheless a good year for our efforts to protect one of southern Quebec's last wild rivers and parts of its watershed - the Dumoine.
You may recall that in 2008, the province announced protection for 1445 sq. km of the watershed, while we welcomed this news, we were concerned about the design of the proposed protected area in that several blocks of old-growth forest and other critical habitat were excluded and the long and narrow nature of the proposed protected area was not optimal for conservation. Since then, the province has made efforts to correct these issues, adding another 400 sq. km to the Dumoine, while connecting it to a nearby protected area called Wanaki - bringing the total continuous conservation area to over 2200 sq. km.
Nearby, the Noire and Coulonge watersheds have also been identified for about 800 sq. km of protection between them. CPAWS-OV welcomes this as a good first step, but our vision is for at least 1200 sq. km of conservation along those rivers and parts of their watersheds. The Noire-Coulonge-Dumoine area or the Three Sisters as they are known locally, have the potential to become one of the largest complexes of new protected areas in southern Canada in a long time. We are urging the provincial government and its partners, including Indigenous Communities and the federal government to quickly come together and develop a plan to take advantage of this unprecedented opportunity - not only for conservation, but also to help develop the economy of the Pontiac region through good jobs and investment associated with these conservation areas. You can support our work through a special donation to CPAWS-OV or by volunteering with us.


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Pick a card, ask your child to tell you what it shows, then ask them the initial letter and the sound it makes. You can familiarise your child with the alphabet, teach them to read and spell their first words.
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text: sarah74 On our trip to Yosemite, we stopped and ate at Happy Burger Diner in Mariposa, California. This trip was awesome. Even though we froze in our tent in Sequoia( it was 29 degrees on june 12th!), and in Yosemite. The food made all that time in the car worth it! Can't wait for the next one!


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The proliferation of gang injunctions is as problematic it is enticing. The injunctions are not sufficiently linked to broader, long term implications; many consider them politically driven, shortsighted and needlessly suppressive. Think about it. Do gang injunctions really reduce violence or simply move gangs underground and/or to other less cop-saturated areas.
The following definitions and a snapshot of current gang suppression efforts, i.e. gang injunctions, are intended to increase public understanding of this important issue. (The definitions are embraced by law enforcement throughout California.)
"Criminal Street Gang"–Defined as an organization, association or group of three or more persons, whether formal or informal, which (1) has continuity of purpose, (2) seeks a group identity, and (3) has members who individually or collectively engage in, or have engaged in, a pattern of criminal activity.
"Gang Related Crime"–A crime is gang-related if the suspect, or the victim, is a known member of a gang, or there is reliable information indicating that a gang member committed the offense.
"Gang Member"–Defined as anyone who (1) actively participates in any gang with knowledge that its members engage in, or have engaged in, a pattern of criminal gang activity; and who (2) willfully promotes, furthers, or assists in any felonious criminal conduct by members of the gang.
An individual is identified as a gang member based on certain criteria, including the following: Admits gang membership or association; is observed to associate on a regular basis with known gang members; has tattoos indicating gang membership; wears gang clothing, symbols, etc., to identify with a specific gang; is in a photograph with known gang members and/or uses gang-related hand guns; name on a gang document, hit list or gang-related graffiti.
A gang injunction in Los Angeles involves the City Attorney office, with approval from a judge, issuing a restraining order against specific gang members of a particular gang. With information gathered from the police and public, a judge can grant a restraining order against identified members of a gang, in essence, suing them.
Most injunctions forbid named gang members to engage in a number of activities, some of which are illegal. Others include congregating in groups, curfew, possessing a pager or cellular phone, even riding bicycles.
Los Angeles first experimented with gang injunctions in the early 1980s in Pomona, West Covina and East Los Angeles. However, the injunction against the Playboy Gangster Crips in 1987 was the first civil abatement strategy. Los Angeles County injunctions have served as models for other cities.
There are several gang injunctions now in effect in LA County, including one by the City Attorney's Gang Unit against 18th Street in Pico-Union, two focusing on public housing sites-Nickerson Gardens and the Jungle. As is the case with 18th Street, injunctions are more often placed in areas surrounded by middle-class communities, or facing intense gentrification with intense political pressure. Since the mid-80's, there have been approximately 40 thirty additional injunctions throughout Los Angeles. (A recent injunction involves six gangs in different parts of the city.)
Anti-gang laws often result in "gang enhancement," which significantly increases penalties imposed for a "gang-related" offense. Gang enhancement laws can impose sentences which far exceed criminal law penalties for the same offense. In California, youth can face a life sentence in an adult prison for a residential robbery if it is deemed to have been "gang related."
Presumptions about gang affiliation also have severe consequences under the state's "Three Strikes" law intended for adults. Proposition 21 made any felony committed "on behalf of a gang" a strike. New "juvenile strikes" include offenses such as unarmed robbery and several which count as adult strikes. Gang affiliation is also a basis for transferring a youth to an adult court in some jurisdictions. Under California's Proposition 21, by merely alleging that an offense is "gang-related," prosecutors may have the power to file charges against a fourteen-year-old directly in adult court, without the generally required fitness hearing before a judge.
A defense attorney intoned, "The enthusiastic affirmation of anti-gang injunctions by the courts adds momentum to the broad movement that advocates criminalizing non-criminal conduct if such conduct is engaged in by people out of favor-justifiably or not-with the social mainstream." Ultimately, primary responsibility for reducing gang violence rests with residents working with others, including the police, on strategic, sustainable solutions.
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AIB will start consultations on outsourcing the functions of its clearing department to a company called BancTec in the New Year.
It is understood that 90 staff will transfer to BancTec from March 1st next year and will operate from AIB's office in Adelaide Road.
AIB said any outsourcing - as part of its restructuring plan - would be considered in consultation with staff and with the Irish Bank Officials Association.
Finance union, the IBOA, said it will negotiate with both the bank and BancTec on the terms and conditions of any staff who move to new positions at BancTec or stay at AIB, so they will be in line with recent terms on outsourcing agreed at the Labour Relations Commission.
The union said it is also going to raise concerns with regulatory authorities about the potential implications of the growing trend towards outsourcing in the financial services sector.


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Winemakers in the most famous French regions are running scared of producers in the sunny south, and with good reason. The quality of what wine snobs refer to as 'country wine' is improving every year.
Take the 96 Chateau Le Prat from the generous Corbieres region close to Spain.
This aromatic wine with a long richness on the palate sells for $58 wholesale through importers Caldbecks (Fax: 2637-4695), so should sell in supermarkets for about $70, good value for money.
Modernisation has meant many unpopular and unhealthy vines have been uprooted and replaced with modern varieties.
But this wine is made from 40-year-old carignan grapes, the traditional fruit of the region, tempered with grenache which gives it roundness and colour, and shiraz which adds strength.
The result is a subtle wine of 12.5 per cent alcohol.
My tip is to give this wine a chill in the refrigerator as it tastes nicer cooled. Drink it with any red meat, or with pasta or cheese.
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Population estimates up statewide and local level
The United States Census Bureau just recently released the agency's 2009 National and State population estimates, showing growth in North Dakota of 5,423 people to a new estimated population of 646,844.
The North Dakota Census Committee, which is made up of representatives from the State Data Center at NDSU, the North Dakota Office of Management and Budget, the Commerce Department, Job Service North Dakota, and the Office of the Tax Commissioner, analyzed the population estimate for the state.
"The increase in our population isn't a surprise considering how our state's economy has fared better than the nation as a whole," said Rod Backman of the N.D. Census Committee. "The census estimate reflects that growth."
Five of the last six years North Dakota has shown population growth, up over 14,000 from a decade low of 632,809 reported for 2003. For the year, there were 9,052 births, the highest of the decade. Inmigration was nearly 1,900, the second highest of the decade. For the first time this decade, North Dakota's population estimate has exceeded the 2000 actual census count of 642,200, and is now up by an estimated 4,644.
"The population gain occurred during a period the number of younger workers (those under age 35) has also grown," said Michael Ziesch of Job Service North Dakota, also a member of the N.D. Census Committee. "Data from the Local Employment Household Dynamics program shows an average increase of over 3,000 workers per year in that age group between the years 2003 and 2008."
"The newly released estimates demonstrate a notable change that is very positive for North Dakota," said Richard Rathge, Director of the North Dakota State Data Center. "It shows an increase in net domestic immigration between 2008 and 2009, something that hasn't happened in our state for some time. Moreover, the consistent increase in our population since 2005 suggests a sustained upward trend due largely to our robust economy," said Rathge.
Different areas in the state are playing a role in this upward trend, with our community one of them.
In West Fargo, estimated population figures continue to surge higher, with many speculating that once official counts are in the community could be sitting at the fifth largest ranking in the state, with the expected tally between 25,000 and 26,000 people.
Assisting with the upsurge, is the continued attractive residential and business opportunities as well as the progressive, growing atmosphere that has seen the city almost double in size the past several years, due to annexations and relocations.
Updates on the actual figures for West Fargo will be forthcoming as soon as statistics are assembled for 2009 growth. Hopefully, those numbers will reflect positive growth factors that will help continue with ongoing recognition as 'the city on the grow.'


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China Backtracks on Tough Media Laws for Disaster Coverage – AFPFrom Yahoo.com: China has backtracked on a decision that could have made it tougher for journalists to report on riots, disasters and other emergencies, state media said Monday. Legislators revised the draft emergency response law after heated debate evolved over a passage warning media of steep fines for "irregular" or "fraudulent" reports, according to the China Daily.
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The New JOHNNY'S DANCE BAND
World Cafe Live Philadelphia - Upstairs
3025 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19104
Doors 7:00 PM / Show 8:00 PM
This event is all ages
Johnny's Dance Band
Johnny's Dance Band reigned supreme from 1974 to 1980. They even set some local records. When WMMR listeners voted them the #1 Local Band, they played the station's 9th Birthday at Penn's Landing. Playing on flatbed trucks, they drew 20,000 fans. JDB was the 1st unsigned act to ever play the 19,000 seat Spectrum ... simply due to local popularity. But, cabaret rock'n roll was their strength. The group's popularity stemmed from their "Rock 'n Roll Vaudeville" style.
They were enormously entertaining, all the while playing some super rock 'n roll. Their music & show was as unique and original as anything you've ever witnessed
Original members, Tony Juliano, Bobby Lenti and Courtney Colletti now join forces with new members, Su Teears & George Manney.
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THE NEW JDB LIVE CD ! FREE when you buy a ticket to our World Cafe Live show !
"SOME OF US CRAZY" is a Live EP of 6 original songs, from our April performance
at Jamey's House Of Music. Our new CD will be given to you at the door.
The 6 original Live Johnny's Dance Band songs included are:
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• Take Me To The Party
• Let Me Take Your Picture
• Pick Up
• Alfredo
• Number One This Week
All Upstairs tickets are General Admission. Dining is available at World Cafe Live. Reservations are accepted for Upstairs Live, our full service restaurant; we recommend scheduling a reservation time 1½ to 2 hours before show time. For more information and to see menus, please read the Restaurant Info and Dining FAQ.
WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE SEATS are located on all seated levels of this theatre. For more information, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 215-222-1400.
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Lincecum looks to make mental adjustment
Lincecum looks to make mental adjustment
SAN FRANCISCO -- Sounding more like a psychologist than a struggling pitcher, Tim Lincecum spoke Wednesday of the need to get "in touch with my identity" and regain the swagger he maintained while winning two Cy Young Awards and dominating the 2010 postseason. Lincecum, who owns an unsightly 2-7 record with a 6.00 ERA, said that his path to recovery must involve "remembering who I am, remembering what I've done and taking that out there with me. Not going out there gloatful, but [with] kind of a sense of arrogance a little bit." To that end, Lincecum discussed his slump Wednesday with pitching coach Dave Righetti and bullpen coach Mark Gardner. They had him watch video of his 14-strikeout, two-hit gem in Game 1 of the 2010 Division Series against Atlanta, which the Giants won, 1-0. The objective, Lincecum said, was "trying to get that feel back and knowing what that mindset was."
Lincecum pointed out that his fastball that night hovered in the 90-91 mph range, which is his usual velocity now.
"I was spotting my fastball better," Lincecum said. "... I was just executing pitches."Lincecum also believes that before he can command his pitches, he must command himself. "It's just getting back to being yourself and knowing who that is," he said. "I know a lot of it has been mental. I feel like that is just coming in touch with my identity and who I am and what I've done." Lincecum senses that a steady mindset will lead to steadier pitching. Because, at one point or another, various aspects of his game have betrayed him. "At one point it's a bad inning, and another it's walks, and another it's not being aggressive in the strike zone or throwing too many secondary pitches," he said. "Those kind of things get in your head, when it comes down to just executing what pitch the catcher [calls]. ... I'm just looking for that break where I'm trusting my stuff out there 100 percent of the time." Manager Bruce Bochy seconded Lincecum's realizations.
"You have to have that confidence and you have to realize you have a gift," Bochy said. "Don't let that self-doubt creep in there. ... It doesn't matter what we think; we know how good he is. It's always up to the player to believe in how good he is. This is how he has to hit the mound."


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Whatever I have on. Anything from shorts/t-shirts to jeans and a polo.
Tacticool just isn't my thing.
Is there any special clothes that you wear when you go to the range?
Besides eyes and ears protection, what kind of gear/clothing do you wear (special pants with lots of pockets to carry all your shooting crap, gloves, hat, knee pads, INGO shirt ... whatever it might be) or fo you just grab your range bag full of ammo and wear everyday clothes or whatever you have on?
Im just wondering because I see some guys with full "tacticool" gear from head to toe at the range (camo pants, tactical underwear probably and such ... ).
Whatever I have on. Anything from shorts/t-shirts to jeans and a polo.
Tacticool just isn't my thing.
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Full battle gear.
...but seriously, I just wear whatever. If I'm in tennessee I'll at least wear jeans, since we shoot in a wooded area.
All my gear is in midway pistol/rifle bags, and such, so I usually don't carry anything other than a few bags.
If its outdoor for rifle, weather appropriate. Jeans in cooler months, shorts in warmer months. Maybe a hat or shirt that has a gun vendor or saying on it. Other than that, just another day.
Indoor, whatever I have on at the time.
Not into the tacticool look.
The strongest reason for people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.
~Thomas Jefferson
I just wear my normal clothing for most range outings.
I just try to make sure I'm not wearing somehting with a big or "loose" collar. I hate having the hot brass hit the stall wall and fly down the back of my shirt. I also always wear either boots or sneakers.
I believe in training with what you have.
I normally wear a t-shirt and jeans when I'm out and about. So, I always train in a t-shirt and jeans. I have in the past trained with khaki pants and a polo, because things are switched around when I'm in that type of dress attire. (holster and mag pouches are in different places).
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I wear normal every day clothing just like I would be wearing if I were attached in my car or on the street: Jeans or slacks with a loose fitting, untucked shirt hiding my left side cross carried G23 or 27. (I've found that I can draw more quickly than if I carry on my right hip or small of the back.) Other than sighting in a new pistol or new CT laser attached to one of them I practice a slow, careful draw while standing, get into a shooting stance and put two rounds into targets at 4, 7 and 10 yards. Today I also sat in a chair to simulate having to shoot from my car at someone attempting to open my door or reach thru the window. The target is only 6 feet away for that drill (all target frames are flimsy wood and aren't a ricochet problem.) But back to the question, I always wear normal street clothes.
Normal street clothes, plus my INGO hat
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Jump into the conductor's seat, where you can create, edit, and operate all kinds of different railroad. Trainz Simulator is unparalleled in realism and flexibility.
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Using Web Sphere 3.5 and JDBC classes
I found com.ibm.db.
What is the benefits(performance) using this package than using java.sql package
What is about using this package and Portability of the project
Thanks you.
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You need to be more specific. What do you want to use from those packages.
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Normally, everything you need is in the javax.sql stuff. There is old WAS V2.x connection pool in those packages you mention but you don't need them anymore with V3.x.


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Of course, I've always thought she was great...but now I literally have outsiders vying for her time and such.
I have the school coach asking for her to play basketball (which she is totally good at). We went to practice the other day and he rode her hard. She wasn't happy about it, but she knew why he did it. She played her ass off and impressed.
I have the art teacher at school asking for her to be on the yearbook committee.
At her school, the kids have to do 'service hours' and they do so at a retirement home. I have the director of that telling me how great DD is with dealing with the elderly. All the 'old folks' there love her.
I think I'm in awe of her sometimes; she's just a really cool kid. She is sweet, kind, works hard and goes above the expected.
I was never like that and I admire that she is. She 'does' what she likes and doesn't care what her peers think. I wish I could say I had a big hand in that, but I think it's just who she is.
(And she keeps reminding me she can get her driver's permit next year. Not sure I love her THAT much!).
Just wanted to shout my DD out. She's really a neat kid.
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PS. Print this and keep it for those days when you want to put her on the street with a cardboard sign.
Print this and keep it for those days when you want to put her on the street with a cardboard sign.
You took the words right out of my mouth......
Enjoy your daughter, she sounds like a joy (right now... )
I hope she stays that way for your sake....HUGS
She's a keeper, that one!
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She 'does' what she likes and doesn't care what her peers think.
My daughter now 34 was like this, and I can tell you, she is still a joy and a blessing. Your daughter sounds like she will always be a treasure. And whether you think so or not, I'm sure a big part of that is your leading by example and teachings.
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In the summer, do you wake your kids in the morning or do you let them wake up on their own? What if they didn't wake on their own by 11:00?
My older son is in camp so we do have to get up.
When we have nothing to do I let them sleep in. But the latest they sleep is 7:30 so it doesn't really matter.
I let my kids wake up on their own in the summer. I let them sleep as late as they want. I wouldn't have a problem if they woke up after 11:00.
My youngest just rolled out of bed a minute or two ago. He obviously needed the sleep.
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I let my kids wake up on their own in the summer. I wouldn't have a problem if they woke up after 11:00.
I let them sleep as late as they want unless we have somewhere to be. I also let them stay up a lot later than school bedtime. About two weeks before school starts we start getting closer to the school routine to get their bodies used to it, for a full week we do bedtime an hour later than school bedtime and I make them wake up an hour later than I would wake them up for school and the last week before school starts we do school bedtime and as close as I am willing to wake up to a school morning ;)
I have not come across an 11 sleep in as long as they were going to bed at night when I asked them to and we didn't have anywhere to be I have no problem sleeping until 11 or later.
Unless we have to be somewhere, I let them sleep. They are usually up between 7 and 9. Ds and I did sleep until almost 11 one day but we had to be up at 5:50 to take my sister to work so we laid back down.
I let them wake up on their own. They're both usually up by 7:00-7:30 unless they're sick.
No, I let them sleep. All of their activities start in the afternoon anyway.
I don't wake my kids they wake me up around 6 every morning. If I get to sleep till 11 I am lucky. My kids don't know what sleeping in means :(
I am NOT a morning person and honestly feel sorry for anyone whose children wake them at an ungodly hour on days that you could have slept in. Even 6:45 on school mornings is way too early for me. lol


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Cranes have popped up at the site of the proposed Albright Way business park, the result of residents saying they needed a way to imagine how the new buildings would square off against the town's hillside backdrop.
The Albright Way development, coupled with the expansion of the Riviera Terrace Apartments, were indications to the Los Gatos Town Council that the existing story pole and netting policy is out of sync, so council members asked town staff to come up with ways to strengthen that policy.
Initially, town staff exempted Albright and Riviera Terrace from putting up story poles, citing safety and logistics issues. Eventually, huge balloons were floated at the apartment complex to demonstrate new building heights and now Albright has the cranes.
There was quite a bit of discussion at the council's April 2 meeting about the efficacy of the cranes.
"The use of cranes do not give a good enough impression of the mass and scale and extent of proposed buildings," resident Lee Quintana said. She sued the town over the Albright development, forcing an environmental impact report to be completed for the development.
"Using Albright Way as an example, without cranes at all corners of buildings and without netting connecting them, there's really no way that the public can get an idea of the mass and scale and the extent of the intensity of a project," Quintana said.
In addition to story poles and netting, the council discussed other ways the public might be informed about building projects. So, there are plans in the works to develop an online activity report similar to one run by the city of Cupertino that lists a project's name, location, developer and other pertinent information. In addition, when residents are mailed notices about impending projects in their neighborhoods, the mailers will be printed on brightly colored card stock to better grab residents' attention.
The council also wants to see more use of computer graphic simulations and even old- fashioned models. In other words, they are looking for different options for different scenarios.
Town staff will incorporate the council members' comments into a resolution for future consideration.
The council also discussed a plan by Los Gatos Music & Arts to raise money for a permanent stage at the civic center that would be built in memory of Peter Carter, who died last month.
Council members said they weren't opposed to a stage in Carter's memory, but the timing is premature.
"If we approve a conceptual design we are, in fact, approving a permanent stage without knowing its location, its design, its materials, its cost, its use policy," Councilwoman Diane McNutt said. "I feel like we, by approving a conceptual design, are eliminating a lot of public steps and public input possibilities."
Los Gatos Music & Arts would use the stage during the summer Music in the Park concerts. But the council wanted other groups, such as the Kiwanis Club, to have input since it sponsors Fiesta de Artes.
Moreover, the Museums of Los Gatos and the Friends of the Library are getting ready to set up house at the civic center, and the Veterans Memorial & Support Foundation of Los Gatos wants a vets memorial there, too.
The council will bring together all the groups that have an interest in civic center developments to get a better fix on plans before taking any action on the stage proposal.