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When it comes to starting a business, few states can match Kentucky's entrepreneurs.
One index puts us fifth in this category over the last two years, with 360 Kentuckians out of every 100,000 following the dream of being their own boss. That's one-fourth higher than the national average.
Steps are being taken to make it even easier for those who would like to follow suit.
Carroll County High School tennis held its first youth camp June 4-6. Overall, there were about 30 campers between the older and younger groups.
JCTC's commencement ceremony was Tuesday, May 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the Kentucky International Convention Center.
About 500 students participated in the ceremony, where the college awarded a record 1,201 associate's degrees, as well as 131 diplomas and 3,194 certificates to a total of 1,738 graduates. Many students earned more than one credential.
Carrollton campus student Marty Clark won the Maria B. Miller Speech award and gave the student commencement speech.
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Carrollton Lions Club meeting at noon at Butler Park lodge.
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Queenslanders who drive environmentally friendly cars could get free registration under laws proposed by the state opposition.
Opposition environment spokeswoman Rosemary Menkens have introduced into state parliament a bill to amend the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act.
It seeks to increase the use of hybrid and electric cars in urban areas by offering free registration.
"Although this technology has been readily adopted by public entities such as councils and government departments, it has largely been ignored to date by the wider public," Ms Menkens told state parliament.
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Complaint Review: Link and Associates
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Link and Associates, Scott Link, Tina Link, Tim Nelson Stole $3000, provided no IRS negotiation or service, and Disappeared Long Beach California
Link and Associates in Long Beach California was accredited in the BBB approximately three years ago. Tim Nelson who worked there at the time said I would have to pay their attorneys fees upfront then they would provide the service Of negotiating with the IRS the back taxes owed and a payment plan.
Their fee was $3,000. I had an automatic withdrawal during 30 months for $100. I finished paying in February. Since then Scott Link and Tina Link assured me that they were on my case, just asked me to update all the forms they sent me. Tim Nelson was no longer with the company by this time.
I kept leaving messages and sending emails until yesterday August 1st 2013 the phone numbers were no longer in service. for the last 2 weeks I have been emailing them to refund my $3000 because the only action they provided was the automatic withdrawal to my account every month.
I was lead to believe by Tim Nelson that Scott Link was a tax attorneys. The California State Bar Association confirmed that Scott Link was not an attorney registered in California.
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Written on: 26/02/2013 by Andy51drama (1 review written)
My husband & I have just returned from an eight day, all inclusive, Nile cruise (Luxor to Aswan & back), which we booked in January of this year (2013) with
Red Sea Holidays sailing on the river boat the MS Grand Rose. We had never visited Egypt previously but were aware of stories regarding poor hygiene, attitude of hotel/cruise ship staff, and being constantly pestered to buy souvenirs. In preparing for our holiday we ensured we had all the necessary products to help fend off bugs, internally and externally, and researched to find a holiday company that would provide us with the best possible service within our budget.
Overall we had great holiday, lots of fun, well balanced sight seeing itinerary (thanks to a fully qualified guide) and sufficient time to relax and enjoy the sun on the river boat and just about satisfactory catering and reasonably good service. While sickness and diahorrea were not rampant amongst passengers, there were quite a number who did lose one or two days of their holiday due to sickness. The river boat, MS Grand Rose, is advertised as providing five star plus accommodation and service. The Grand Rose is not a floating Hilton (not that we were expecting it to be) but we are now very curious as to how a cruise ship (river boat) or holiday hotel gets it's rating, and by whom, for the following reasons: towels, although clean & regularly changed, were grey not white, no dressing gown/slippers (so why put 5* plus?), complimentary toiletries were not full bottles & obviously the remainder of the previous guests use in the cabin, satellite tv was not available for the majority of the cruise, the bathroom was very tired looking & needed refurbishing, glue stains where fittings had been reglued in position, hot water was only tepid/cool in the evenings. On arrival, as advised, we wiped surfaces in our room with disinfectant spray & white tissues, twice over, as surfaces were black with dirt. Carpets in the public areas & cabin were dusty, along with all the colonial looking wood panelling. We constantly had to ask for service as opposed to being asked if we wanted service, in both the bar & restaurant. At the end of the holiday the restaurant manager intimidated guests requesting them to put 'excellent' throughout, on the satisfaction survey that was handed out. Evening entertainment is not nightly, a bored, gum chewing belly dancer on the first evening, an excellent Nubian group on another night, & then guest involved games for entertainment. Our guide, Sameh, could not have done more for us as a group - excellently & intelligently guided tours, support for those who were poorly, even offering to get us food when we decided to lie-in one morning & subsequently missed breakfast. We were advised to pay tip money at the beginning of the cruise, amounting to £20 each passenger, to avoid the worry of tipping to whom & when later on. This was taken by Visa card or cash. However, this did not stop the crew serving us intimating that they wanted money. On the last evening we did give the man looking after our room a little extra as his towel folding skills were very humorous. He then asked for more for his friend! Service fizzled out the final 24 hours, no replenishment of toilet rolls, sun deck towels taken away, surly waiters in the bar & restaurant. We would definitely return to Egypt, but will have to do a lot more research if we are going to expect 5* plus service. We seem to have paid over the odds for this trip, £300 - £400 more compared to some passengers.


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Government update for June 19
June 19, 2010
Craig City Council
Last met: June 8
• Approved, 7-0, meeting minutes from May 25.
• Approved, 7-0, renewal of the 3.2 percent beer retail liquor license for Loaf 'N Jug, 2441 W. Victory Way.
• Approved, 7-0, renewal the retail liquor store license for Lariat Liquor, 391 Lincoln Street.
• Approved, 7-0, ordinance No. 1005 for the regulation of traffic amending the Craig municipal code and adopting the 2010 edition of the "Model Traffic Code for Colorado Municipalities" with the exception of Section 1409. First reading.
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• Approved, 7-0, resolution No. 8 to adopt a red flag policy and identity theft prevention program as required by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transitions Act of 2003.
• Heard a police department report for the month of May.
• Heard presentations from Randy Looper and Tammie Thompson-Booker who are in opposing the percentage amount of the proposed Craig lodging tax.
• Heard a presentation from Jackie Crider who asked the council to help her take measures to curb and prevent the erosion caused by Fortification Creek to her property.
Next meeting:
The Craig City Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in council chambers of Craig City Hall.
• Roll call
• Pledge of Allegiance, moment of silence
• Approve June 8 meeting minutes
• Approve agenda
• Consent agenda:
Renew 3.2 percent retail beer license for Pizza Hut No. 4834 at 1070 W. Victory Way. No cause shown for denial.
Renew retail liquor store license for Eastside Liquor at 539 E. Victory Way. No cause shown for denial.
Renew of the tavern liquor license for Thunder Rolls Bowling Center at 990 Industrial Ave. No cause shown for denial.
• Audiences
• Other business:
Award bid for the 2010 asphalt work for the city of Craig.
Award bid for the 2010 curb and gutter construction and concrete improvements.
Award bid for a 4-wheel drive pickup for the police department.
Ordinance No. 1005: An ordinance for the regulation of traffic; amending the Craig Municipal Code; adopting by reference the 2010 edition of the "Model Traffic Code for Colorado Municipalities" with the exception of section 1409(9) and; repealing all ordinances in conflict therewith; and providing penalties for violation thereof. Second reading.
• Staff reports:
Finance director Bruce Nelson will present the financial report for May.
Monthly report for the water department.
Monthly report for the wastewater department.
• City manager/city attorney reports
• Council reports
• Audience comments
• Adjournment
Moffat County Commissioners
Last met: June 15
• Approved, 3-0, a County Technical Services, Inc. annual renewal of accident protection program totaling $397.75.
• Approved, 3-0, a treasurer's report.
• Approved, 3-0, a five-county core services mental health services contract with Mental Health Center of Denver from June 1 to May 31, 2011, not to exceed $1,600.
• Approved, 3-0, a facility use agreement with the Colorado State High School Rodeo Association for use of the Moffat County Fairgrounds.
• Approved, 3-0, to draft a memorandum of understanding with Yates Petroleum for a four-mile upgrade to Moffat County Road 92.
• Heard a regional economic update from Scott Ford, director of the Routt County Economic Development Cooperative.
• Approved, 3-0, appointing Tinneal Gerber to serve on The Memorial Hospital board.
• Approved, 3-0, to appoint Tammie Thompson-Booker to the Moffat County Tourism Association board.
Next meeting:
The Moffat County Commissioners will meet at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in the commissioner chambers of the Moffat County Courthouse.
• 8:30 to 8:35 a.m. Call to order, Pledge of Allegiance, moment of silence
• 8:35 to 8:45 a.m. Consent agenda:
Review and sign the following documents: Warrant resolutions
• 8:45 to 9 a.m. General discussion
Note that the board may discuss any topic relevant to county business, whether or not the topic has been specifically noted on this agenda.
• 9 to 9:30 a.m. Discussion with Bill Mack and Linda DeRose, of the road and bridge department
Present landfill engineering bid recommendation
Present bid recommendation for 2010 striping projects
• 9:30 to 10 a.m. Discussion with Marie Peer, of the social services department
Review May 25 minutes for revision or approval
Revised SB 1451 memorandum of understanding
Revised Colorado Works Policies (2)
Colorado Work reserves
Colorado Social Services Directors Association
Child Support Enforcement Performance Indicator
Caseload trends
Monthly reports
• 10 to 10:30 a.m. Discussion with Tom Soos, of the EMS Council
Present provider licenses for signature
EMS Council report
• 10:30 to 10:45 a.m. Discussion with Jerry Hoberg, of the airport
Present bid recommendation for pavement maintenance at the airport
• 10:45 to 11 a.m. Discussion with Charlene Abdella and K.C. Hume, of the sheriff's office
Request waiving bid process for electronic updates for jail security system
• 11 to 11:15 a.m. Discussion with Aron Diaz, of the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado
Consider approving participation in filing a petition with the Air Quality Control Commission for consideration of environmental and economic effects regarding the Clean Air-Clean Jobs Act.
Consider permitting Moye White to act as counsel in connection with the Air Quality Control Commission petition
The agenda is subject to change until 24 hours before scheduled hearings. The board may alter the times of the meetings throughout the day or cancel or reschedule noticed meetings.


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The Tax Man Cometh ...
For Rapper's Concert Cash
The State of Georgia is rooting for Nas to make a fortune on his concert tour ... because the government just got the green light to garnish a MILLION BUCKS from his earnings to repay a massive tax debt ... TMZ has learned.
The Georgia Department of Revenue has filed new legal docs in their effort to collect $1,083,435 from the rapper for taxes it claims Nas owes for the years 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010.
According to court docs, the GDR obtained an order commanding Live Nation -- the promo company behind Nas' tour with Lauryn Hill -- to garnish his wages until the dept is satisfied.
The tour is currently underway, and Nas-- who's also on the hook for millions in unpaid taxes to the federal government -- is sure to make a boatload of money.
A rep for Nas tells us the matter has recently been settled -- but the GDR insists the case is still open and they're trying to collect.
"Every generation has its own evil. But our evil is a different kind of evil — our systems are evil." - Rev. Nicholas Richards
why he keep not paying his taxes.
Sneak Dissa wrote: »It's kinda wild that Nas and Lauryn are going on tour to raise money for the U.S. gov't.
"Every generation has its own evil. But our evil is a different kind of evil — our systems are evil." - Rev. Nicholas Richards
ask the person that banned yo.....I mean deathrowzorrow
CirocObama wrote: »why he keep not paying his taxes.
If you're a minority would you wanna? I understand that you should if you don't want them on your back but other than that fuck the IRS. Got alot of us black folks out here paying and still get no rights, still nothing that helps our community, still get called niggers, still nothing that benefits us from the system, so fuck that and them crackas. It's just another form of extortion. Don't argue with me saying that taxes usually goes to this and that cuz it sounds good but it isn't the real world.
What is it about niggas not payin taxes?
GovernmentCheese wrote: »i'm not sure which entity leaves people more abused and lost; the Porn Industry or Bad Boy Records.


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Add support to mutation for compare and set operations. This would allow user to specify that a row must contain certain data for a mutation to be applied.
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ACCUMULO-1152 Add more sanity checks to limit the damage of multiple assignment
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Commit 42853c14aa7e46328272d4c91e0afe3ab938a27b in branch refs/heads/master from Josh Elser
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ACCUMULO-1000 Some spelling/grammar corrections.
Commit 42853c14aa7e46328272d4c91e0afe3ab938a27b in branch refs/heads/1.6.0-SNAPSHOT from Josh Elser
[ https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=accumulo.git;h=42853c1 ]
ACCUMULO-1000 Some spelling/grammar corrections.
Commit ffaba0888389b418dd63901f6336ef2f2236ee79 in branch refs/heads/master from Eric Newton
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ACCUMULO-1000 use Assert.fail() vs Assert.assertTrue(false), delete test folder
Implementing tablet server lock checks (as mentioned in
ACCUMULO-1152) in the tablet location cache would make invalidating conditional update session more reliable.
Commit 6677a162c0d17a5e69675a5e82e6a1841933984b in branch refs/heads/master from Christopher Tubbs
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ACCUMULO-1000 Fix generated thrift and suppress unchecked cast warning
(because a comprehensive generics fix would touch far too much code)
Commit 9dc244484b4d35859d4d22b27580a47ae7da0e1a in branch refs/heads/master from [~keith_turner]
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ACCUMULO-1000 added conditional mutations to Accumulo
Commit 1502726 from Keith Turner
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ACCUMULO-1000 initial checkin of conditional mutations that does locking on tablet server. The implementation is pretty far along, but still a good bit to do.
I like addCondition(Condition). To use a less than condition, for example, the approach would be to have an iterator that drops values if they are greater than a particular value, then to use an existence condition to determine if the mutation is applied? The iterator is almost a simple filter, except that you'd want to transform all the accepted values into the same thing (probably an empty value) so that they could pass the same equality condition. If this is what we'd be recommending to people, I think we should make sure it is relatively easy to do. I could help out with that, if you'd like. (IMO requiring the user to implement a filter to do less than/greater than would be okay, but not an entire iterator. We could add an option to Filter that would empty out any accepted values.)
I would like to see the IteratorOptions pushed down to the ConditionalMutations, rather than put on the ConditionalWriter.
I would also like to see an explicit addCondition(Condition)
I think pushing the iterator option down to the condition necessitates a Condition object, otherwise the overloading would be completely insane. So I did this on github. I created a Condition class where visibility, timestamp, value, and iterators are optional. If the value is not set, then its expected to be absent. I replaced all of the putCondition() methods with a single addCondition() method (replacing the implementions of putCondition() w/ addCondition() and then inlining the putCondition methods in eclipse made this so easy, much easier that typing this explanation)
I would also like to see an explicit addCondition(Condition) or setConditions(List<Condition>) method on the ConditionalMutation, because I think if we don't, we're going to begin to suffer from the method overloading mess that our other APIs have suffered from, as we identify new useful conditions.
I would like to see the IteratorOptions pushed down to the ConditionalMutations, rather than put on the ConditionalWriter.
Ah, yeah that makes sense now. Presumably an IllegalArgumentException?
When a batch of conditional mutations is passed to the conditional writer, can not throw an exception. Need to know the status of each one. I am thinking of adding something to the status enum, just not sure what to call the enum.
Can you put it up on the gitchubs or bitbucket?
Sean Busbey, I like the Cell proposal. I also agree w/ your arguments for not using it.
This might just be my bias against Object creation in Java.
Thats a good bias to have (if only there were some safe way to allocate objects on the stack). Normally I would agree w/ this, but I am thinking in this case the operation (lock row on server side, read, maybe update) is so expensive that it possibly dwarfs this concern. However in the case where data is cached in the tserver its not as expensive.
the unwrapped version has the advantage of looking more like other methods used in Mutation.
Agreed, consistency is very important. For me this is the main argument for not using the Cell+Test design. Changing the API for mutation is not really an option.
William Slacum I just fully understood the significance of your earlier comment w.r.t API. Users will be able to do any check they like using iterators. Therefore we do not need to anticipate future mutation conditions besides equality and presence.
re: Column and Test Objects
I liked the simplicity of vanilla methods to add conditions to the ConditionalMutation. This might just be my bias against Object creation in Java.
the unwrapped version has the advantage of looking more like other methods used in Mutation.
If you do go down this route:
That would be nice, but what about constructors? Absence() and Equality(byte[] val) are different constructors, suggestions?
- Change Column to Cell, make val another optional argument.
- Make the docs expressly say that not setting an optional argument means "any".
- Make Test enums have only noargs constructor.
- Make the entire correctness check in the Test instance, so all of them get the entire Cell
- Either allow Absence checks that go to the value level or document that it will ignore any value in the Cell.
On that last bit, I'm in favor of the former. But maybe then "AbsenceTest" becomes "NonEqualityTest"
Keith Turner Ah, yeah that makes sense now. Presumably an IllegalArgumentException?
Billie Rinaldi and Sean Busbey you both made comments about auths and vis, did the example w/ auth "A" and col vis "B" address your concerns? Want to make sure we are not talking past each other.
#1 seems most supportable, since it makes clear that you're only checking what you're allowed to see. As a bonus a change from required -> optional would be non-breaking, but not vice-vers
good point. I am going to go w/ that option for now in my prototype. If anyone wants to see my client side prototype let me know. Once the discussion settles for a bit I will post another revision of the design doc.
Make Test an enum, and that starts to look pretty slick.
That would be nice, but what about constructors? Absence() and Equality(byte[] val) are different constructors, suggestions?
I think we could hammer in this functionality by using an iterator that checks the precondition and returns a boolean- have you thought about how to add in that to ConditionalMutation?
My only thoughts about iterators so far is that the check will be done on the server side by reading the data through the iterator stack configured for the table. I suppose the ConditionalWriter could be configured to use iterators just like the scanner can. This made me think that ConditionalWriter could extend ScannerBase, took a look at the API most of the methods make sense except for iterator().
Maybe something like the following is an option.
public class Column { public Column(byte[] colf, byte colq[]){} //setters for optional parts public Column setColVis(ColVis cv){} public Column setTimestamp(long ts){} } public abstract class Test { //package private constructor to limit subtypes Test(){} } public class AbsenceTest extends Test { public AbsenceTest(); } public class EqualityTest extend Test { public EqualityTest(byte[] val); } public class ConditionalMutation extends Mutation { public void putCondition(Column col, Test test); }
What about ifExists(cf, cq, cv, val) and ifAbsent(cf, cq, cv)
I kinda like this, however to me it does not connotate that you are adding to a list of conditions/tests/checks that must be satisfied before a mutation is applied. I am too excited about any of the names that have been proposed. The thing I like most about ifExists() and ifAbsent() is they are short.
This means that my pre-commit check is an equality operation, which may not be enough.
thats one thing I was thinking when I proposed putEqualityTest().. that maybe other test would be wanted in the future like putLessThanTest() or putGreaterThanTest()... not something I want do now.
I was thinking about the following scenario w/ absence and auths. In the case below, the absence check will always succeed because the user is scanning for data w/ auth "A" and checking that key w/ colvis "B" is absent. The check is pointless, it must be a logic error in the user code.
Connector conn; Authorizations auths = new Authorizations("A"); //auths used to read data ConditionalWriter cw = conn.createConditionalWriter(auths); ConditionalMutation cm = new ConditinalMutation("row1"); cm.putConditionAbsent("name","last",B"); //this test will always succeed no matter whats in the table cm.put("name","last","B","Doe"); cw.write(cm);
Only being able to write data that you can read is a separate case and is covered by a Constraint that checks this case.
putEqualityTest() and putAbsenceTest().
Would putInclusionTest() and putExclusionTest() make sense? Or
PutExistsTest() and PutNotExists()? For me Equality and Absence are not
opposites but the methods perform the opposite function?
One last thing, I am thinking of renaming putCondition() and putConditionAbsent() to putEqualityTest() and putAbsenceTest().
I initially found Test to be more confusing than Condition. What about ifExists(cf, cq, cv, val) and ifAbsent(cf, cq, cv)? That would provide a good semantic flow: cm.ifExists, cm.put. An alternative to ifExists could be ifMatches. I confess I don't have a full grasp of the use cases for this; would we ever want to test ifExists(cf, cq, cv)?
Regarding the absence test with non-visible keys, maybe we should just let the test pass. Maybe the conditional writer should only allow writing visibilities that can be seen by the set of authorizations used for reading. You could use the same conditions with different authorizations to insert otherwise identical keys with different visibilities.
It seems the implementation Keith gave is for compare and swap, not compare and set. This means that my pre-commit check is an equality operation, which may not be enough. One example that's always used is a bank account- when another person makes a charge to a bank account, they don't necessarily care that the account balance is the same as some initial check (ie, you said you have $100 but the bank says you have $90), I only care that the amount covered by the charged exists in the bank account (ie, this gumbo cost $50 and you have $90, you may pass go).
I think we could hammer in this functionality by using an iterator that checks the precondition and returns a boolean- have you thought about how to add in that to ConditionalMutation?
Also, we should avoid leaking information about data being present at a level the user can't see.
If visibility is really a part of the key, then as far as a user with only access FOOBAR is concerned, a cell with vis CATSDEE doesn't exist and the absence test should reflect that.
Unless there's a different API already that lets a user say "Given these Auths, can I read everything in column X.Y.Z?"
We should definitely allow passing of auths, so -1 to #2.
#4 would be consistent with what we do for the rest of the Mutation API, which I like, but I agree that it smells of confused users down the road.
#1 seems most supportable, since it makes clear that you're only checking what you're allowed to see. As a bonus a change from required -> optional would be non-breaking, but not vice-versa, so we could change to #4 or #3 down the line if operational use finds them compelling.
I wrote a simple client side implementation of ConditionalWriter so I could start writing unit test. During this process I stumbled upon some things I had not considered in the design. Conceptually a conditional writer will read and write. To read, it must use a set of auths. There are a few options :
- User must pass a set of auths to conditional writer
- User can not pass auths, Conditional writer uses all of users auths to read.
- User can optionally pass auths, if they do not then use all of users auths
- User can optionally pass auths, if they do not then use empty set of auths
I am leaning twoards #1 because its consistent w/ the scanner API. #3 is like the scanner API, but maybe more convenient. #4 seems like it would cause problems. I am thinking if we decided to do something besides #1, that the Scanner API should be made consistent. ACCUMULO-246 is also a consideration.
Another issue is that an absence test could pass when data is not really absent, its just that user can not see it. To remedy this I am thinking of making the absence condition fail if the auths supplied are not sufficient to read the column. This would not be a test against data in Accumulo, only against the col vis supplied in the mutation condition.
One last thing, I am thinking of renaming putCondition() and putConditionAbsent() to putEqualityTest() and putAbsenceTest().
Would we want a conditional compare and delete analogues as well?
ContionalMutation will extend mutation, so the following would be supported.
ConditionMutation cm; cm1.putCondition(X); cm1.putDelete(Y);
putConditionAbsent() and asserting non-null would be less error prone, I am in favor of that.
From the mailing list:
In the design document I suggested a method called putCondition() and if
the value was null, thats mean that the user expected it to be absent. I
don't really like that API for specifying expected absence.
Could we do this as an additional method instead? relying on null for special API behavior smells like it'll lead to unexpected behavior if users mess up.
/** * Specify that a given cell must not exist */ void putConditionAbsent(CharSequence cf, CharSequence cq, ColumnVisibility cv) {}
And then putCondition can assert all non-null arguments.
I used the following command from the asciidoc docs to generate the html
asciidoc -b html5 -a icons -a toc2 -a theme=flask ACCUMULO-1000-proposal-01.txt
Attached a design doc w/ my thoughts on this issue. This was my first time using asciidoc, wanted to try it out since Billie proposed using it for the user manual. The .txt file is the asciidoc source, the html was created from it.
Could this be a family of iterators that implement the compare and set semantics, or is this meant to be resolved at insert time (AKA read-modify-write)?
This is a fine requirement for ticket #1000, for those of us with an affinity for base-10 numbers.


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Visiting the Attica zoo with my grandson and his parents,i took with my new lens,several photos with excellent results,i think .
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The Attica Zoological Park opened in May 2000, initially as a Bird Park, hosting the 3rd largest bird collection in the world (1500 birds from 300 different species), farm animals for the younger visitors and 3 very impressive big aviaries with birds from the 3 continents of Asia, Africa and America where visitors can walk through. In April 2001 we opened a new section, the "World of reptiles " with Pythons, Boas, Crocodiles and other reptiles and in July 2002 the "Greek fauna " section was inaugurated with Wolfs, Brown Bears, Foxes, Wild Cats, Lynxes etc. In February 2003 we added a major extension, the "African Savannah " (Giraffes, Zebra, Antelopes etc) as well as Lamas, Jaguars, Snow Leopards , the very rare White Lions and other beautiful mammals.
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pajaran (71715) 2012-12-05 23:20
Dobar dan.
Dobar tekst o zoloskom vrtu sa datim podacima ...
Dobar snimka novim objektivom ...
Dobra ostrina snimka, kontrast, lepe boje.
Dobra kompozicija, lepa fotografija u radionici.
Lep trenutak ...
Imajte lep i uspesan dan.
Sve najbolje.
Kod mene hladno i sneg.
Good day.
Good article about the zoo with the given data ...
Good recording new lens ...
Good image sharpness, contrast, beautiful color.
Good composition, beautiful pictures in the workshop.
Beautiful moment ...
Have a nice and successful day.
All the best.
For me, cold and snow.
mohammad_H (10174) 2012-12-05 23:35
Eye-catching and beautiful, the animals and tall, giraffe
Beautiful view, attractive colors,
Resolution, contrast, and sharpness, excellent
Have a nice day
Graal (103038) 2012-12-05 23:56
Kalimera Danos,
amazing composition here. Good panoramic format. An interesting informations about the zoo garten in Athens. Unusual view of giraffes.
Have a nice day.
emka (114839) 2012-12-06 0:02
Hi Danos, haha, Funny shot. Giraffes are so gracious when the eat the leaves from the high trees but they have so difficult to drink water from a pond. The legs are certainly too long. Fortunately the neck is also long. Fi ne shot from the zoo but more fun to see them free.
Warm regrads
jmdias (73515) 2012-12-06 0:41
amazing image, the effort of the animal to reach the ground, where it will be only near the death, is fantastic. the structure of its legs and head created a beautiful graphic effect. TFS.
mauro61 (52889) 2012-12-06 0:42
ciao Danos,
simpatica immagine dall'ottimo taglio con la giraffa che sembra stare su tre gambe soltanto.
Definizione ottima,
buona giornata
Hi Danos
very unusual situation well taken with a kind of mystery!
dkmurphys (69855) 2012-12-06 1:05
Hi Danos,
Quite an original POV. I like your idea of cropping the body. Well done!
serp2000 (46526) 2012-12-06 1:07
Hello, Danos,
Funny and amazing capture of the some parts of giraffe. I think this photocould be in a Humorous theme too. An interesting note, good report from the zoo.
ikeharel (85042) 2012-12-06 3:30
Even a Giraff must eat and drink sometimes, but too difficult with a long neck, danos.
You taken a special moment from an angel obsecuring the forth leg by the neck.
Fine sharpness and natural colors of the impressive animal.
bayno (18344) 2012-12-06 4:02
Ciao Danos,
very funny image, beautiful light and colors...we can see just a small part of the leg...well see and take...
jacquest (19213) 2012-12-06 4:12
Hello Danos,
Is this your new tripod for your camera ?
This is a well done unusual shot to show the stance of the giraffe picking at something on the ground. The good colors and sharpness makes it am interesting composition.
Best regards
pierrefonds (76327) 2012-12-06 4:34
Hi Danos,
Using the legs and the head of the giraffe to create the scene is a good idea. The point of view is showing the details and colors of parts of the giraffe. The good luminosity is enhancing the colors. Have a nice day.
papagolf21 (118757) 2012-12-06 6:34
Bonjour, cher Danos,
Excellente prise de vue ! Comme quoi, être trop grand n'est pas toujours un avantage.
Cette girafe doit faire partie d'un groupe de danse classique pour assurer ainsi le grand écart !!!
sacimar (32353) 2012-12-06 7:15
Hello Danos,
this is an impressive image, I like the idea and the presentation, it's an original animal picture, I like it! Nice job,
Best regards,
Fis2 (115105) 2012-12-06 7:46
Witaj Danos!
Good idea, wonderful effect!
I like frame and colors.
Very impressive picture.
Nice evening
fabbs99 (17179) 2012-12-06 11:17
Hello Danos,
Fantastic shot of the Giraffe.Great frame and perfect imagination.Very well done.TFS.
elenimavrandoni (0) 2012-12-06 12:08
Να και μια διασκεδαστική αλλά άκρως καλλιτεχνική φωτογραφία πού δείχνει τήν απόλυτη απλότητα τής κίνησης, τήν εκφραστικότητα της στιγμής και ταυτόχρονα τήν χάρη και την φυσικότητα! Η οπτική γωνία είναι πού κάνει τήν φωτογραφία εξαιρετική και μοναδική στο είδος της!
kasianowak (11217) 2012-12-06 13:06
Hi Danos
It's not easy to take a unique photo of a giraffe, and yet, this is precisly what you did! Fantastic POV and it was a really good idea to crop.
Best wishes
vasilpro (41699) 2012-12-06 13:36
Γεια σου Δάνο,
Πολύ εντυπωσιακή αυτή η λήψη από μια πολύ καλά διαλεγμένη γωνιά και με εξαιρετικό αποτέλεσμα που ξεφεύγει από τα τετριμμένα.
Καλό βράδυ, Βασίλης.
aliabazari (16306) 2012-12-06 20:47
Γεια Danos
Καταγράψτε η γωνία ήταν πολύ διαφορετική και ενδιαφέρουσα. Sharp χρώμα. Σαφώς δει.
Όσον αφορά
gildasjan (43824) 2012-12-07 1:02
Bonjour Danos
La vignette interpelle.C'est un original d cette girafe dans le format panoramique.
Bonne journée
jemaflor (108618) 2012-12-07 2:21
Hi Danos,
Original and funny presentation, Perfect focus on your subject, Good idea and title.
raszid62 (18515) 2012-12-07 2:55
Νομίζω ότι η καμηλοπάρδαλη, αλλά δεν είναι μια εύκολη ζωή - ποτό του νερού που πρέπει να γίνουν σε αυτές τις ακροβασίες. Είναι πραγματικά καταπληκτικό ζώο. Εξαιρετική ποιότητα εικόνας.
Δικός σου.
Bluejeans (64251) 2012-12-07 5:53
Ola Danos ,
Belo momento com este animal em três pés com o quarto escondido por detrás da cabeça :), bom ponto de visão , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo
ourania (51103) 2012-12-07 7:37
Καλησπέρα Δάνο,
παρατήρησες με πολλή προσοχή τη σκηνή,βρήκες μια εξαιρετική οπτική γωνία και δημιούργησες μια πολύ ενδιαφέρουσα γεωμετρική σύνθεση. Πραγματικά ωραία και δυναμική εικόνα με τις διαγωνίους να περιβάλλουν τη μοναδική κάθετο στο κέντρο του κάδρου. Το φως και τα χρώματα είναι ελκυστικά και υποστηρίζουν με το συνδυασμό τους το πρωτότυπο οπτικό παιχνίδι. Συγχαρητήρια και ευχαριστώ!
Να είσαι καλά, καλό Σαββατοκύριακο,
adramad (52536) 2012-12-07 9:50
Hello Danos.
Two fabulous pictures of both this and the WS. curious stance, that of the giraffe to reach the ground with their legs wide open, to be his usual position, to enter drinking tantopara floor to eat.
Superb brightness and sharpness.
Have a nice weekend.
Best regards.
bukitgolfb301 (47365) 2012-12-07 14:44
Hi dear Danos, how are you?
The greatest cropping and focusing!
Evertime I am surprised at your keen sense.
Perfect framework and best composition via wide horizontal format. The best exposure setting makes sharp and clear description. Tatseful daylight catching too. Thanks for your posting finest shot and have a good Saturday!
Takero from cold Tokyo
wolf38 (30) 2012-12-08 5:40
Hello Danos. The picture is something special here. And it actually works. The giraffe looks like a tripod. Really well seen and perfectly realized.
Rgds, Wolfgang.
have a nice WE.
No_One (4) 2012-12-08 9:38
Hi Danos,
Aaah, a tripod has come to life and is eating the greenery!! Haha, very nicely seen, and the crop is perfect to show the effect. Love how the giraffe is facing you too!
All the best
Great closeup of an angle and POV not often seen with a giraffe! Great symmetry and detail - you must be quite happy with the new lens to make possible shots like this one! As always, though, the skill of the photographer is the most important thing, and you chose a wonderful view here with good light and DOF.
geoant68 (331) 2012-12-08 10:18
Δάνο καλησπέρα,
πολύ έξυπνο το κροπάρισμα με την καμηλοπάρδαλη να έχει λάβει αυτή την θέση τρώγοντας τα λαχανικά της.Εξαιρετική η ποιότητα της φωτογραφίας με τον καινούργιο φακό σου που είναι πλέον εκτός συναγωνισμού,
mesutilgim (98566) 2012-12-08 10:37
Hello dear Danos,
Very nice capture of this grasing giraffe !
Good layout and interesting notes.
By the way I've noticed the fourth leg !!
Many interesting notes.
TFS and have a nice weekend
Best regards from İstanbul
s_lush (16602) 2012-12-08 12:47
Hello Danos,
Your new lens helped to get a very good result. Your have caught the very moment when this giraffe was in such an interesting attitude. Excellent composition, nice colors, bright light and perfect quality of the capture!
Best regards,
jcpix (14024) 2012-12-08 13:44
Hi Danos,
Very clever composition, and as a photographer you've created the semblance a tripod! This instantly caught my attention when I opened your page. Nice and sharp in detail with balanced light. Well done! Hope you have a great weekend.
mirosu (16295) 2012-12-08 21:49
Hello Danos,
Thank you for your previous comment. Allow me to clarify on the Singapore religions subject. Singapore was an English colony, so the Island has a strong Christian population. Today Buddhism is the most widely practiced religion in Singapore, with 33% of the resident population, the next most practiced religion is Christianity, followed by Islam, Taoism and Hinduism.
On the other side the wonderful Christmas decoration (as everywhere else on this planet) is very important for the business.
Now to your photo, I'd say excellent most creative motive. You have captured it in great way. Bravo.
krzychu30 (15512) 2012-12-09 1:11
Hello Danos,
this is really fabulous pic.A masterpiece of composition!The timing,the POV were perfect to immortalize this scene.Love the warm,soft colors and a little bit blurry background creating so lovely and pleasant mood.As I see your new lens work really well.
Wish You a nice sunday
Flavia (10352) 2012-12-09 1:42
Funny! Well chosem moment to catch this girrage in a interesting 'pose'! subject is well rendered and the shallow background helps
lousat (103153) 2012-12-09 3:05
Hi Danos,a very original and particular pic,the choice of point of view from the ground and the cut are the secrets of this very different capture,great optical effect and impressive quality as usual.Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano
Tigerlily (3379) 2012-12-09 3:23
Hi Danos,
Amazing and amusing shot! What's happened there? Very interesting... Have a nice Sunday.:-D
kato (11630) 2012-12-09 6:08
Hello Danos,
You're capturing well this giraffe by a good angle and excellent tone/clarity, so it's interesting and impressive to see the giraffe which extends a long leg and attaches the face to the ground. The bold photograph!
Kind regards,
abmdsudi (63663) 2012-12-09 7:08
Hi Danos
Seen close up from different perspective in excellent claroity in warm light, colors, textures lots of detail on main focal of interest. Fine shot and congrats. TFS
Kind regards
josepmarin (58359) 2012-12-09 12:00
Hi Danos,
after seeing the original photo, I think that you have had a great idea in this cropping, in order to create the effect that the giraffe only has three feet.
Your new lens works very well, and gives a high quality to the image.
A splendid work, my friend.
Best regards,
Afsanehbagheri (3228) 2012-12-10 3:27
سلام دوست من
نمای خیلی جالب - نورو ترکیب عالی است .
Glint (6171) 2012-12-10 7:09
Hello Danos,
this is an amusing image and creative pov. I think I like the original just as much because the blue sky is so attractive.
m (0) 2012-12-10 8:27
Hi Danos,
funny shot. It looks like the giraffe uses its muzzle instead of the missing hind leg. Good focus on the animal, the colors are nice too.
Thanks and best regards
Robert1969 (7160) 2012-12-11 0:38
Hello Danos,
A funny picture. Good choice to cut above in the
picture, now you emphasize extra the subject
(the head and legs) Ofcourse this Giraffe has
four legs: below the mouth is fourth leg.
I like also the lower position...Well done.
Friendly regards,
clic (19892) 2012-12-11 6:13
Geia sou Danos
I see a huge quadripod used to support a giant bellow camera, as seen in books about
historic photographic material !!
Puzzeling view indeed created by a superimposed view of legs!
Se xereto.
zoomer (6) 2012-12-11 12:29
Hi Danos,this is a most unique way of showing a giraffe.One can guess it's hight from this presentation very well by employing the imagination.The whole composition is very artful and to the point.Outstanding shot,great colors and sharpness,best wishes,Wolf.
siolaw (38294) 2012-12-12 22:38
Geia sou Danos,
The low POV and the crop gives impact and sense to the frame. Funny catch under good light. BG is not too helpful, but no problem, the subject catches the eye well!
amaryllis (37039) 2012-12-13 8:49
Bonjour Danos
bravo pour ton cadrage qui en effet pourrait nous faire croire que cette girafe n'a que 3 pattes, son cou si long cache sa patte; je suis toujours en admiration devant les positions que prennent ces animaux
merci de ce partage si bien réalisé
adores (46467) 2012-12-14 16:06
Hi Danos!
A really nice and original composition! I like the way you framed the girrafe, with very good focus! Well thought!
gus72 (3719) 2012-12-14 16:34
Hi Danos !!
the photo is very good .....but the crop is brilliant ..... it really tells a lot about the Giraffe predicament
and the panoramic format emphasises the composition.
Very smart work.
Have a nice week end.
UlfE (14641) 2012-12-15 3:10
Hi Danos,
Really great shot. This photo is unique. What a timing with this shot. I really enjoy the way the giraffe's two legs are pointing towards each of the bottom corners of the photo. The focus on the animal's nose a some small green leaves is also great. Gives us an idea of what is going on. TFS and have a nice weekend!
Kind regards,
claudeD (43418) 2012-12-16 0:58
Hello Danos,
very fine and funny picture with an excellent title and a very good realization. I like shot very much.Very well done.TFS.
With regards from Luxembourg
delpeoples (60236) 2012-12-19 5:03
Kalispera dear Danos
hahahah this is adorable! What a cutie. The tight framing is superb and you have created a very unique and artistic photo. Congratulations.
Warm regards
flatwin (2181) 2013-01-04 2:00
excellente composition humoristique pour cette prise de vue
mkamionka (42541) 2013-01-05 22:50
Hi Danos,
great geometry, very well spotted. I like the perspective so close to the ground -it makes a feeling you are so small in comparison to the animal.
Very well done,
Angshu (56760) 2013-06-24 22:36
Hello Danos
Good vantage point so that the giraffe appears only on three feet. Nice crop and framing to create this interesting composition. Well seen & taken!
Hanssie (10886) 2013-10-26 2:36
Ha, ha !
The right moment, this not just
a photo, this is Art:-))
NorthernLight (2383) 2013-11-05 4:28
Hello Danos,
hahaha - yes, this animal I know. This is a tripod giraffe. ;-)
A very nice clear picture, Danos. Above all, you have chosen a great moment!
All the best
mcmtanyel (35307) 2016-12-18 18:32
Hello Danos,
Nope, I can see the fourth foot right behind the nose. However, it is a splendid catch, I had to look carefully to find the fourth foot.
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- Copyright: Danos kounenis (danos) (105278)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2012-11-03
- Categories: Decisive Moment
- Camera: Canon EOS 5 D, Canon Zoom EF 70-200mm 1:2.8 L IS II USM, B+W 77 010 UV-Hase 1x MRC
- Exposure: f/6.7, 1/250 seconds
- Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
- Date Submitted: 2012-12-05 22:58
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*Tim Cridland, touring as Zamora the Torture King in an entertainment show in which he endures massive pain, told the Riverfront Times (St. Louis) in December that he broke from the Jim Rose Circus over "artistic differences." Among Zamora's feats: the traditional skewers through the cheeks and neck; swallowing swords and fire; jumping up and down barefoot on broken bottles; and his occasional piece de resistance, swallowing a length of twine, then having it removed from his stomach with a scalpel and forceps during on-stage surgery.
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This a nice pretty unoffensive dessert rooibos. I'm getting a bit of almond, a bit of cream and vanilla. Thankfully, the flowers aren't giving a significant aroma or taste since I'm usually not a fan of overly floral teas (or anything else for that matter). I'd consider it in a future Adagio order.
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Best girlfriends tell each other everything. No subject is ever taboo. My best friend Jenn and I can talk about the new perfume we're both dying to get our hands on while debating the merits of the new sexual position my husband and I twisted ourselves into the other night.
I thought this kind of information swapping was common knowledge to the opposite sex, but my husband's mortified gasp bellowed otherwise. "You tell her everthing?!" he shrieked (in a very gruff, masculine tone, of course).
So the next time your guy lodges a complaint, explain the benefits that are gleaned through such sharing. If that doesn't work, just get him to imagine the alternatives.
Masters of the (Sometimes) Mundane
While it may sound like an oxymoron, women very often like to profoundly discuss mundane subjects. As much as men and women may profess their undying love for each other, does this all-encompassing love really include the nature of female conversation? Women love to discuss, analyze and hyperanalyze everything from sex to the hottest spring shoe colours. Men, do you really want to become the micromanagers of these conversations? We didn't think so.
Devil's Playground
While girlfriends are by nature sympathetic to each other, they often play the devil's advocate in sorting out each other's relationship issues--which frequently benefits the male. Rather than fuelling the fire, the best friend often extinguishes it, forcing the distraught friend to calm down and look at the situation a little more reflectively. And while your mate may be dissecting your undoubtedly egregious trespass with her best friend, that same best friend will help bring you back into a more positive light. It's basically like having your own Dr. Phil on permanent staff--without the horrible international embarrassment.
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We are very verbal and emotional creatures. Most men are not. While I am not advocating a substitute for excellent interpartner communication (of the utmost importance in any relationship), I am advocating the need for a buffer. And men, that is exactly what a female's best friend is. She takes the pressure off you in having to deal with all of our (seeming) problems, filtering out the ones that do not need to be addressed with you. This leaves more time for you guys to devote to important endeavours, like the current hockey season.
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Back on June 5, Derek Holland labored through a start to pick up a win to rebound from a god-awful outing that saw the Seattle Mariners score 21 runs against the Texas Rangers. After that win, Holland hit the disabled list after a mysterious weight drop that resulted from a nasty stomach bug. Somehow, that led to shoulder fatigue for Holland, who was likely compensating for his weight loss that saw his fastball velocity drop into the upper 80s.
Now, Holland is ready to start his road back to the mound in Arlington as he's set to make his first rehab start on Wednesday night for Triple-A Round Rock.
Holland is scheduled to throw about 50 pitches for the Express before coming back to Arlington to throw a bullpen session on Friday. Then, he'll make another rehab start on Monday.
Holland was hit or miss this season before hitting the DL, compiling a 5-4 record with a 5.10 ERA but had six quality starts.
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Cruel hunting shames society
Look at the images carried in this newspaper today of young children posing like big game hunters with the bodies of dead animals which have been shot in the fields of Northern Ireland. Look also at the pictures of rabbits, foxes and dogs which have suffered terrible injuries before death during these hunting expeditions.
We defy any right-thinking person not to be shocked by these photographs and the barbaric cruelty depicted in them. And most shocking of all, this practice is legal.
It has to be accepted that some controls on wildlife have to be exercised, but it should be done humanely and, preferably, by properly trained and licensed experts.
What is appalling is that underground hunting - sending small dogs down tunnels to flush out foxes - is permitted. The League Against Cruel Sport has performed a signal service in highlighting what actually happens on many occasions.
The fox may not be cleanly flushed out into the open to be shot. Instead, it and the small terrier sent into the burrows engage in a horrific fight for survival in which either or both could die.
What sort of mind thinks this is an acceptable sport for anyone, never mind for young, impressionable children who may well grow up thinking that cruelty to animals is a way of life?
As the league points out, many of those engaged in these activities openly boast about their exploits on social media, accompanied by the most graphic photographs. Remember the global outcry when Cecil the lion - admittedly a protected species - was shot dead in Africa by a big game hunter. Greater animal cruelty is perpetrated right on our doorsteps many days and nights of the year with hardly a voice raised in protest.
But now this newspaper is happy to join with the league and with other animal welfare bodies in calling for this vile practice to be banned.
It cannot be beyond the wit of legislators to frame laws which allow for the control of vermin or dangerous animals but which ban the killing of wildlife simply for sport, often accompanied by the most gruesome cruelty to both the prey and the dogs used to hunt them.
While this could not be achieved before the next Assembly elections, it should be at the top of the in-tray of the next incumbent of the Department of the Environment.
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Finally I managed to squeeze in a trip to Saskatoon to attend the spring meetings of CUCCIO, The Digital Infrastructure Summit 2012 and the CANHEIT conference. During CANHEIT, I went for a tour of the Canadian Light Source. This is an example of really big Science and they have an impressive tour to go along with it. Great job by the student tour guides In lay-person terms (from a lay-person perspective), they spin electrons around a circle, about the size of a hockey arena, using magnets to propell and bend the light. The electrons get close to the speed of light and at specific points in time they send the light ray down a "beamline". It travels through, or around the object (I wasn't sure at this point) and then they analyze the light spectrum to study the objects at the atomic level. In a sense, it is just a giant telescope where they can put in tiny pin sized objects, or objects as large as a cow. Interestingly they do not damage the objects. The important thing from my perspective is how accessible and understandable the outcomes are. It was fascinating to see the real and important questions being answered by researchers here. Whether it was checking where diamonds come from, or looking at the structure of wetlands, or solving public health issues it was all accessible.
CANHEIT had many good presentations this year. I thought Jim Carse, from Queen's, gave a good presentation about our ERP project – QUASR . He shared a lot about what worked and didn't work and the lessons learned. The openness to share the good and the bad is what makes higher ed, such a rewarding place to work.
I also really enjoyed the Roadmap presentation by Microsoft. It was very informative and timely for us. Both these presentations can be found on the program site.
The Digital Infrastrcture Summit was an attempt to "to sow the seeds for a comprehensive, integrated and sustainable digital infrastructure across Canada, making it easier for researchers to research and effectively compete on the international stage". It brought together represetatives from government, granting agencies, the research community, universities and organizations responsible for various components of digital infrastructure for research, education and innovation in Canada. In a sense it was another kick at the can, trying to generate some momentum by painting a vision and principals across all the pillars (Network, Storage, Analytics , Currtion and Preservation). It was an attempt to put researchers at the forefront and drive action. Undoubtedly Canada is slipping behind in this area.
There was a lot of good passionate debate on where we are at, what the roadblocks are and where we could/should be going. At the end of the day, a small leadership council was established, with broad representation to push the agenda forward over the next year. I look forward to seeing the progress of this group.
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A viral video by a controversial group claims to fix Central African violence with awareness, but such misguided campaigns can do more harm than good.
By Kate Cronin-Furman and Amanda Taub
Have you heard? Joseph Kony, brutal warlord and International Criminal Court indictee, is going to be famous like George Clooney. The reason is Kony 2012, a 30 minute film by the advocacy organization Invisible Children, which has gone viral in the 72 hours since its release, garnering over 38.6 million views on Youtube and Vimeo. It has been retweeted by everyone from Justin Bieber to Oprah, and shared on Facebook by seemingly everyone under the age of 25.
The video opens with a perplexing sequence of home movies. A happy couple film their baby's delivery by Caesarean, and he grows into a healthy, smiling toddler. Then the scene cuts to Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony in Central Africa, violently preying upon poor villagers. Now we discover the reason for the five minutes we just spent with this bubbly blond child in Los Angeles. He serves as a contrast for the crying children of northern Uganda, who have been victimized by Kony. (Never mind the fact that the LRA left Uganda years ago.)
The movie swirls us through a quickie history of the LRA, a rebel group that terrorized vulnerable civilian populations in northern Uganda for nearly twenty years before moving into the borderlands of South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Central African Republic. It's (justifiably) heavy on the vilification of Kony, but light on any account of the complex political dynamicsthat sparked the conflict or have contributed to the LRA's longevity. Instead, we are given a facile explanation for Kony's decades–long reign of terror: Not enough Americans care.
Invisible Children has turned the myopic worldview of the adolescent — "if I don't know about it, then it doesn't exist, but if I care about it, then it is the most important thing in the world" — into a foreign policy prescription. The "invisible children" of the group's name were the children of northern Uganda forcibly recruited by the LRA. In the group's narrative, these children were "invisible" until American students took notice of them.
Awareness of their plight achieved, child soldiers are now visible to the naked American eye. And in fact, several months ago, President Obama sent 100 military advisors to Uganda to assist in the effort to track down Kony. But according to Invisible Children, these troops may be recalled unless the college students of America raise yet more awareness. The new video instructs its audience to put up posters, slap on stickers, and court celebrities' favor until Kony is "as famous as George Clooney." At that moment, sufficient awareness will have been achieved, and Kony will be magically shipped off to the International Criminal Court to await trial. Read more…
Kate Cronin-Furman is a lawyer who is pursuing a PhD in political science at Columbia University. Amanda Taub is a lawyer who teaches international law and human rights at Fordham University. They blog at WrongingRights
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Score: Orioles 9, Pirates 2
Recap: After scoring 20 combined runs in the split-squad games yesterday, the Orioles put three on the board after three batters today and never looked back. Chris Davis came within a triple of the cycle in three at-bats, driving in three runs and scoring three. J.J. Hardy hit a three-run homer and Wei-Yin Chen allowed one hit in three scoreless innings.
Need to know: Manager Buck Showalter said he may give Zach Britton a start later this spring. In the meantime, Britton worked in relief today and tossed two scoreless innings. He struck out two in the sixth and escaped a jam in the seventh after walking a batter and allowing a one-out single.
On deck: Monday, at Pirates in Bradenton, 1:05 p.m.
SARASOTA, Fla. - Andrew McCutchen hit a long home run off Orioles reliever Brad Brach in the top of the fourth inning, but Jonathan Schoop produced his second single of the day leading off the bottom half and scored on Quintin Berry's pinch-hit double.
Berry was batting for David Lough, who led off last night in Fort Myers and may be getting an early rest.
The Orioles weren't done. Berry scored on Chris Davis' double to increase the Orioles' lead to 8-1. Davis is now 8-for-15 with two doubles, two homers and seven RBIs this spring.
The Orioles weren't done. Davis scored on Nick Markakis' single to increase the lead to 9-1. Markakis is now 10-for-16 with four doubles, a triple and two RBIs this spring.
The bats are just fine.
Tony Sanchez homered off Brach in the fifth, another solo shot that reduced the lead to 9-2.
Wei-Yin Chen was outstanding in three innings of work, allowing one hit and striking out two.
"I feel overall out there pretty good," Chen said through his interpreter. "Trying to hit the location, and I was able to do that and I was happy."
Comparing his two starts, Chen said, "I think the main difference is my command is better than the last outing. I was able to keep the ball low and hit the both sides of the plate. I think that's the main difference."
Chen is close to reaching the point in camp where he's doing more than just working on pitches and strengthening his arm.
"I think I was very close to pitching in a (real) game," he said. "I've got a feel for my pitches, and in the next few outings, I was going to try to get a better feel for all my pitches. Everything is on track for the moment.
"The changeup works the best for me. The curveball and my slider are not 100 percent yet, so I will try and get a better feel for that in the next few outings."
Run support shouldn't be an issue with this club.
"I feel very happy," Chen said. "This is my third year and we've always had a very good offense. I'm happy to see them do well, and for now I'm going to focus on how to condition myself for the season."
Earlier today, manager Buck Showalter was asked about the rotation and whether he still has questions in his mind about how it will be comprised.
"I don't think we've formally committed right now," he said. "The innings are there. In two weeks you're kind of forced to show your hand even though you can massage that, too, if that's something you want to do. I think the people that we came in here wanting to look at as starters, we're still looking at them. I think everybody privately kind of handicaps things as is, but as is can change every day. There's no such thing as a surplus of pitching, especially starting pitching.
"They're smart guys. They know what's going on. They also know where the spots are and they also know it will only behoove them to present themselves as a strong starting option for us. Yesterday we had 12 scouts (from different teams) here. Today I saw the list and we had 14. It's only good for them (to pitch well). It helps them and helps us to continue down the road we are with them.
"You watch (Kevin) Gausman. (Zach) Britton had a really good outing the last time out. Brian (Matusz) is throwing the ball well. There's nothing bad that can come from it.
"I like the idea that guys can end up in a role other than starting that they are able to work on all their pitches."
Triple-A Norfolk's rotation could be deep, though Showalter pointed out that "29 other clubs are saying the same thing right now. And we're no different."
"On paper," he said, "it should be pretty good."
The pitchers in camp are aware that the Orioles have an offer on the table to free agent pitcher Ervin Santana.
"We talked about that yesterday in the scrum heap, and this isn't the first time," Showalter said. "Johan Santana's here, Ubaldo (Jimenez) showed up here, (Suk-min) Yoon showed up here. It's the way of the world. I think our guys are focused on what they have to do and let things work out."
Showalter said the oblique injury suffered by first baseman Chris Marrero, reassigned to minor league camp today, is frustrating for the team as well as the player.
"He was a guy we targeted in the offseason," Showalter said. "Every day, I can see he's wanting to go out and test it and test it, but that's not what you do with those things. I told him I'm going to bring him back. If he gets healthy, you'll see him start a game over here. I'm going to bring him back. He's a 25-year-old young man, first-round pick. We like him. So, I want to give him the same opportunity I would have tried to do before he got hurt.
"It's just one of those obliques. I was telling him if he doesn't get it right, it'll linger for a long time, but some of those injuries, you wake up one morning and it's just gone and it doesn't come back. But if you go too fast, I think we're getting into that a little bit because he's going out and it seems like every time he goes out and tries to test it, he's had a problem. I don't want to re-injure it and make it even more involved."


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Workers have finished removing mercury and pesticides from the vacant Sibley Mill, but finding a new owner for the historic landmark will require more work, more money and a better economy.
"The emphasis is and will continue to be to get it more developer-ready for when the economy, hopefully someday, will turn around," said Dayton Sherrouse, the executive director of the Augusta Canal Authority, which bought the ornate, 518,000-square-foot building last year from Avondale Mills.
The cleanup, which began in August and cost about $180,000, included removal of mercury from the mill's boiler room and removal of pesticide residue from basement areas. Workers also tore out old pipelines and cut apart steel caustic tanks to be sold for scrap metal.
Other phases of cleanup and stabilization will occur as funding becomes available.
The canal authority plans to reapply this fall for grants of up to $200,000 apiece administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, but the competitive nature of the program offers no guarantee Sibley will receive funding.
"EPA last week released what they anticipate having, which is $65 million nationally for three programs," Sherrouse said.
One of those programs, which has $18 million for cleanup projects, would fund no more than 90 projects, with many more applicants than funding would allow.
Plans include marketing the site for what might include residential, professional and commercial uses.
The site is a few blocks from an already redeveloped textile site – Enterprise Mill – which also houses the canal authority's offices and interpretive center.
In 2001, the canal authority purchased Sibley's next-door neighbor, King Mill, for $250,000.
The authority then leased the building to a new operator, Ohio-based Standard Textile, which has kept it open as an active manufacturer and employer.
All those sites lie within the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area.


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[ENGLAND] England coach Fabio Capello has banned his players from commenting on Twitter, but that didn't prevent others
from tweeting about who was going or not going to the World Cup -- before Capello even announced the England 23-player roster on Tuesday. That Theo Walcott was
among the topics "trending" on Twitter was indeed not good news as he was the most notable of the seven players Capello cut.
Almost two hours before Capello's scheduled announcement of the England 23, news of the seven players who had been dropped had spread across the web, and celebrity tweeters -- at least celebrities in Britain -- were adding their opinions on who was in or out.
"It's frankly a shambolic and unacceptable way for England's World Cup campaign to begin," noted the BBC's Jonathan Stevenson.
England players will not be allowed to comment on any social media site or write articles for newspapers during the tournament.
Walcott had been Sven-Goran Eriksson's surprise pick to go to the World Cup four years ago, but Capello won't be taking the Arsenal winger.
Joe Cole and Shaun Wright-Phillips were preferred to Adam Johnson and Walcott.
Capello also took the injured Gareth Barry, who may not be ready to go when England meets the USA June 12.
England Roster:
Goalkeepers: David James (Portsmouth), Robert Green (West Ham), Joe Hart (Manchester City).
Defenders: Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), John Terry (Chelsea), Matthew Upson (West Ham), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Ledley King (Tottenham), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Stephen Warnock (Aston Villa).
Midfielders: Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City), James Milner (Aston Villa), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Gareth Barry (Manchester City).
Forwards: Peter Crouch (Tottenham), Emile Heskey (Aston Villa), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham).
Fabio is losing it... Why keep Barry - he isn't that good when healthy. And as a USA fan, I'm glad to see Johnson excluded :)


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Part 5: Math Studs and Studettes OnlyCircles On Circles On Circles:
Okay, I hope that wasn't too bad. New let's get down and dirty.
You can use the sketch you were just working on. Follow the procedure outlined under SPIROGRAPH on pages 2 and 3 to create another circle which will rotate around Son of Bert. Draw a small circle in the lower left corner of the sketch. Label the point on the circle "Radius control 3". Put a point on the circle. Name the new point "Ernie".
Highlight the center of Ernie's circle, and Son of Bert. Choose 'Mark Vector "Son of Bert"' from the TRANSFORM menu. Highlight Ernie and his circle and choose "Translate" from the TRANSLATE menu. Name the new point that is created "Son of Ernie".
Highlight the following objects in the following order:
- Ernie
- Ernie's circle
- Bert (not Son of Bert)
- Bert's circle
- Roger
- Roger's circle
Choose "Animate" from the sub-menu under the "Action Button" under the EDIT menu. Click on "Animate". Another button should then appear on your sketch labeled "Animate". Change the label on the button to "Strange Trip". Highlight Son of Bert and turn off the trace on him. Highlight Son of Ernie and choose "Trace Point" from the DISPLAY menu. Change the color of Son of Ernie to green and double-click on "Strange Trip".
Is there a pattern to this tracing?
Use the relation from CUSPS AND PHASES. How does a change of radii affect the tracing?
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