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Californians, if you feel like you're being nickeled and dimed to death, well, you sort of are.
State and local governments need revenues. And California's peculiar governing system makes raising revenues difficult. So when a fee is ripe for the raising, it's likely to be raised.
So it was last week, when the legislature voted to raise fees to obtain birth certificates and, yes, death certificates. The increase? A mere $6.
According to the Sacramento Bee, most counties currently charge $12 for a certified death record and $16 for a certified birth certificate. So this increase won't break the bank, but every little bit hurts. And yes, Republicans voted against this.
The legislation is now in Gov. Jerry Brown's hands. He has until early October to decide whether to sign. And if he does, you have until the end of the year to die if you want to save your heirs the extra $6. The fee would go into effect in January 2012.
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The latest from EWG's staff of experts >>
Carpeting linked to adult asthma
Tuesday, November 7, 2006
A study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology finds that exposure to carpeting and other materials in the workplace significantly increases adults' risk of developing asthma. Carpet contains over 100 known toxins including benzene, formaldehyde, and flame-retardants. Added features like stain resistance increase the number of toxins.
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The Morningstar Ibbotson Conference 2013 got off to an informative and ground-breaking start early Thursday in Hollywood, Fla., with Roger Ibbotson's talk about market theories that fall apart under close scrutiny.
Ibbotson, who is the founder of Ibbotson Associates (now part of Morningstar), a Yale professor and the chairman of Zebra Capital Management, revealed findings from an unpublished study that he and Daniel Kim, research director of Zebra Capital, recently completed.
Ibbotson said, "While in theory, high-beta and high-volatility stocks outperform their low-beta and low-volatility counterparts, in practice it's the low-volatility and low-beta stocks that outperform."
The difference? From 1972-2012, the mean performance of low-beta stocks was 14.03%. The result for high-beta stocks was 8.25%. "Low beta beats high beta," said the investment expert, "and the same is true when you look at low daily and monthly volatility."
In other words, "The relationship is the opposite of what we are used to thinking about less risk," Ibbotson pointed out. "This turns 60 years of theory on its head."
This finding, he adds, is both "a gold mine" for experts and a "troubling" development. "Do we smile or get upset? … I'm in both camps."
Another surprise revealed by Ibbotson and Kim was that large companies outperform smaller ones when using Fama-French analysis. "Surprisingly, large beats small," he said. "This is a big surprise."
In the Fama-French analysis, which looks at beta factors/coefficients, large companies had returns of 12.44% over the 1972-2012 time period on average vs. 9.89% for small. Plus, the larger firms had lower volatility (as measured by standard deviation.)
Small companies did outperform when capitalization was examined as the key variable: 13.49% vs. 11.22% for large firms. But large companies do better when their total assets, revenue and net income are taken into consideration.
In other analysis, the latest Ibbotson research found that value beats growth. "In this area, theory and practice are consistent – you get premiums for going into value vs. growth," the speaker said, noting that value portfolios tend to have lower risk.
The researchers also found that less-liquid stocks outperform their more-liquid counterparts as measured by two different analytical methods.
One method, for instance, found that less-liquid stocks had returns for 14.74% over the last 40 years vs. 10.77% for more-liquid issues. "But, the risks differ," Ibbotson said. "Less-liquid stocks are higher risk."
The standard deviation (or beta) was 24.6% for the less-liquid stocks vs. 19.35% for the more-liquid issues.
Overall, Ibbotson said, "The lower-turnover stocks give you the greater returns at lower risk than value stocks do, and coming in a close second are the low-beta, low-volatility shares."


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Teacher Kristine Denton from Omaha, Neb., to Receive 2014 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators
Release Date: 08/12/2014
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(Lenexa, Kan., Aug. 12, 2014) - Kristine Denton, a teacher from King Science & Technology Magnet Middle School in Omaha, Neb., has been named the recipient of a 2014 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators, EPA Region 7 announced today.
The Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE) recognizes outstanding kindergarten through grade 12 teachers who employ innovative approaches to environmental education and use the environment as a learning context for their students. The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), in partnership with EPA, administers this award to honor educators who incorporate environmental education in their classrooms and teaching methods.
Denton was recognized for her efforts with King Science & Technology's students to build indoor aquaponics farming systems, and to use those systems to raise, harvest, test and donate produce to a local homeless shelter.
Up to two teachers from each of EPA's 10 regions were selected to receive this award. EPA Region 7's other top honoree for 2014 is Darrin Peters, from Rockwood Summit High School in Fenton, Mo. Nationwide this year, the program named 17 teachers, including Denton and Peters, as top honorees and recognized 15 other teachers for Honorable Mention.
Denton, like all other recipients of the 2014 Presidential Innovation Awards for Environmental Educators, will receive a commemorative plaque and $2,000 to be used to further her professional development in environmental education. Each recipient's school or local education agency also receives $2,000 to fund environmental educational activities and programs.
Applications for the 2015 Presidential Innovation Awards for Environmental Educators will be accepted beginning later this fall. For more information about the award program, visit the PIAEE website.
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"I encourage students to consider
clients' problems from a holistic
perspective." Vida B. Dyson Ph.D.
Vida B. Dyson, Ph.D.
Core Faculty, Psy.D. Program
In teaching, I stress the development of critical thinking skills, the importance of context, and the use of a systematic, scientific approach in assessment and treatment. My clinical experience with emotional disorders and substance abuse is reflected in my emphasis on the biopsychosocial approach. I encourage students to consider clients' problems from a holistic perspective and to be aware of structural and systematic factors that maintain inequities in our society. Lastly, I encourage students to be familiar with current research findings and their implications in clinical practice.
In addition to Adlerian theory and practice, Adler University's commitment to training students to become socially responsible clinicians distinguishes it from other schools. I choose to teach here because of the small school environment that fosters students' awareness of diversity and the importance of sociocultural contexts in clinical practice.
Please email or call me (312.662.4342) if you have questions or would like more information about me.
- Ph.D., Psychology/Personality, University of Chicago, 1979
- M.A., Psychology/Personality, University of Chicago, 1974
- B.A., Psychology, DePaul University, 1971
- Clinical Psychologist (Illinois)
Professional Memberships
- American Psychological Association
- Illinois Psychological Association
- International Society of Neuropsychology
- National Association of Neuropsychology
- Society for Personality Assessment
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- Appleby, L., Luchins, D. J. & Dyson, V. (2001). Access to follow-up care by dual diagnosis patients. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 189, 265–267.
- Appleby, L., Dyson, V., Luchins, D. J. & Cohen, L.S. (1999). The impact of substance use screening on a public psychiatric population. In Treatment of mental illness & substance abuse: A compendium of articles from psychiatric services (pp. 18–23). Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press.
- Rosen-Chase, C. & Dyson, V. (1999). Treatment of smoking dependence in the chronic mentally ill. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 16, 31–320.
- Dyson, V., Appleby, L., Altman, E., Doot, M., Luchins, D. J., Toledano, A. & Delehant, M. (1998). Efficiency and validity of commonly used substance abuse instrument in public psychiatric patients. Journal of Addictive Diseases, 17, 57–76.
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- Participant in Roundtable on "Teaching Across Cultures," The Third International Conference of Community Psychology, June 2010
- Opportunities for International Community Engagement from the US-Based Classroom, Third International Conference of Community Psychology, June 2010
- Gender Differences in Micro-Systemic Structures and Implications for Recovery, Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, May 2008
- Coordinator of and participant in panel presentation, "Benefits of Diversity in Therapy and Therapist Education," 54th Annual Conference of the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology, May 2006
- Managing Chaos with Multiple Systems of Care, Third Annual Update on Residential Care: Understanding and Responding to the Behavior of Youth with Severe Emotional Disturbances, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and the Comprehensive Assessment and Response Training System, University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Psychiatry, May 2003
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Establishing credit is one of the most important things you'll ever do. Good credit is essential throughout your life, whether you want to buy a house or car, get insurance, or maybe even pay less of a deposit for utilities.
Unfortunately, building credit without a credit history isn't easy. Creditors aren't keen on extending credit to someone without a credit score because they don't know the level of risk involved.
Review your credit report
Before you get started, you need to verify that a criminal hasn't already established a credit history for you. To do this, you'll need to request a copy of your credit report. The easiest way to do this is through FreeCreditReport.com, the authorized website for ordering free credit reports guaranteed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
If your credit report includes incorrect information or accounts, you'll need to contact the credit reporting agency and the information provider to dispute the error. If you suspect identity theft, you'll need to place a fraud alert on your credit report, close those accounts and file a police report and a complaint with the FTC.
Apply for a credit card
Once you know your credit history is clear, it's time to get to work. A credit card will likely be the easiest way to establish credit, although qualifying for one may be harder than you expect. You have a few options: become a joint account holder on someone else's card, apply for a secured credit card or open a store or gas card.
Choose just one or two cards — you don't want or need to open too many accounts quickly. Credit inquiries take points off your credit score, more so for someone with few credit accounts or a short history.
To become a joint account holder, you need to be added to someone else's already established unsecured major credit card. This can be risky for both of you, as their credit mistakes can become yours, and vice versa.
A secured credit card may be your best option for a first credit card. Secured credit cards work like unsecured credit cards but require a deposit in the issuing bank. The credit limit is generally set at the same amount of the deposit. Look for a secured credit card with no application fee and a low annual fee that reports to all three credit bureaus. This is important, since you can't establish credit if your credit accounts aren't being reported.
It's necessary to remember that you're still required to make monthly payments despite the deposit required for application. That money is earning interest in a savings account, money market or certificate of deposit while your account is open. Your deposit is returned when you close your account or your responsible usage qualifies you for an unsecured credit card with the same issuer.
While gas or department store cards are oftentimes easier to qualify for, they impact your credit score less positively than secured and unsecured credit cards. Still, one isn't a bad credit building block as long as you don't get carried away and charge a whole new wardrobe, or spend your gasoline budget elsewhere instead of paying off the balance each month.
Use credit carefully
Once you have a credit card in hand, use it carefully. Your goal isn't to pay interest or charge a significant amount — your credit score isn't based on either. And be sure to stay well under your credit limit; your credit score may be impacted if your total debt compared to the total credit available, known as your debt-to-credit ratio, is over 50 percent. A couple of minor purchases a month and on-time payments will produce a consistent positive feed on your new credit report.
Check your credit score
After a year of using credit, check your progress by purchasing your credit score and credit report from one of the credit bureaus, or from FICO (formerly known as Fair Isaac Corporation), the company that created the first credit score system.
You'll be able to quickly see if you've developed any bad credit habits, such as making payments late or carrying high balances. Do yourself a favor and break any bad habits right away. Misusing credit can land you with a mountain of debit — and a credit score to repair. And building credit can be much more difficult the second time around.


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Thanksgiving is an American holiday. It is the American holiday, the national holiday of American-ness. It is the holiday that marks belonging to the Corpus Americani.
It is, moreover, unique to the United State of America.
Notably, Thanksgiving is a National holiday, one in which a transfer takes place: from the public arena to the private sphere. For the main ritual the celebratory meal of roasted turkey is done not in the public space, but in the warm embrace of family, in the Home. It is celebrated mainly in the familial circle, around the family table. Oneãs belonging to the body of the Nation, to the political body, is manifested in the a-political body of the Family. The imagined national genealogy is transferred into the biological genealogy of the Family.
What is the nature of this transference? For the holiday table is not the Table of the Lord, but merely the Table of the Nation. The body of the sovereign is passed into the familial body.
But how is this passage from one to another effected?
How does the holiday transfer from the Public to the Private?
From the Nation to the Family? From narrative to practice? From myth to ritual and vice versa?
In other words: how does the Corpus Americani transubstantiate, became flesh and blood?


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Barbara Walters gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Dear Gossips,
Every December Barbara Walters tell us who she thinks were the 10 most fascinating people of the year. You know the routine. First she reveals the partial list. And then we wait for the show (or read about it on Twitter) to find out who's #1. Read Full Intro
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It was announced a while back that Scarlett Johansson made Barbara Walters's list of 10 Most Fascinating People of 2014. I've attached a few photos from the interview. And it's expected, because it's Barbara, that she'll go there. She'll ask about the baby. She'll ask about the relationship. Full Story
The Mighty is not a lesbian
There's a new interview with Barbara Walters. There's a double Barbara tonight – the Mighty and also the Most Fascinating People of the Year. While talking with Barbara, Opes addresses the lesbian rumours: "I'm not a lesbian. I'm not even kind of a lesbian." The Mighty Opesey goes on to say that it's annoying to have people think that because it suggests that she's dishonest: "The reason why it irritates me is because it means that somebody must think I'm lying. Full Story
Old Bat off her rocker
In what universe is Frank Langella more fascinating than Tina Fey??? Who? Frank Langella. Who? Exactly. With all due respect, as he is a fine actor, Frank's predicted Oscar "win" for Frost/Nixon is nothing if not premature. And, let's be honest, he has that "bad man" face. Full Story
Old Bag out of touch
Every year Barbara Walters puts together a list of the Top 10 Most Fascinating People. The show usually airs in late November or early December, the first position cloaked in secrecy until the very end. Last year the formidable JK Rowling occupied the top spot. This year, it's very possible. It could be another woman, albeit one who is decidedly less… Less everything. Full Story
Kissing Ass Everywhere
After fellating the MiniVan Majority on Oprah, the GMD is now focusing his attention on that old bat Barbara Walters who is currently pimping her memoirs in a new book called Audition. He appeared on The View yesterday via video to honour her, describing her as a "leading force for women not only in the newsroom but the world at large". Full Story
Old Girl Sh*t is the Best Sh*t
Seriously… two old broads fighting in public totally makes my life. So Barbara Walters has written a memoir. Of course she went on Oprah to publicise it, revealing that she was a homewrecker in the 70s. She then proceeds in her book to sell out two ladies she used to work with: Star Jones and Rosie O'Donnell. Full Story
Dear Gossips,
Barbara Walters got it right…OF COURSE JK Rowling had to top the Most Fascinating List. Curious though that she couldn't get an interview, that Babs's #1 was the only person on the list who did not appear on the show. Maybe Jo hates that old hag? Maybe Posh now hates that old hag too? Because the lighting was terrible, non?
But still…the most interesting profile piece had to be the Beckhams. For Victoria. Said it before, will say it again: I could watch her all day. Every day. It's her absurdity, you know? It's the over-camp (is that possible?), it's the way she can't relax, even while seated on a couch, the way she and David had to cross arms over each other, hands strategically gripped on each other's thighs. Being Mrs Beckham takes sacrifice. I love her because she doesn't make it look easy. I love her because she is so desperate to make you look period.
And vanity aside, Posh is also terribly engaging. Perhaps we North Americans don't have as sophisticated a sense of humour as you Brits who hate her so, but Victoria.Is.Funny. She's colourful, she's amusing…laugh with her, laugh AT her, whatever. Bitch cracks me up. And I know she cracks you up too – don't lie.
Favourite part of interview? Definitely when Barbara asked her: you're so thin! Do you eat a cookie, do you ever enjoy a piece of chocolate cake?
I could almost hear Posh thinking, thinking about whether or not she should lie. And in the end she decided not to, replying simply: No. And I'll take this over the rest of them skinny bitches who claim to indulge whenever they want and maintain size 0. Victoria never indulges. As f&cked up as that is, at least she doesn't lie about it.
Here they are last night at Mint, showing up to support Sporty Mel C who played a small solo gig for an audience of only 75 that also included Mel B and her creepy husband. Apparently the Beckhams touched each other all night, arms and legs constantly entangled, he stroking her shoulders and waist, her hands not straying far from his ass. Beckham Porn. Yum!
Friday, am posting all day, come back often! Have a great weekend!
Yours in gossip,
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Can Peyton Manning break Tom Brady's record of 50 TD passes in season?
Here's a crazy optimistic notion: Peyton Manning can break New England quarterback Tom Brady's record of 50 touchdown passes in a season, set in 2007. In fact, with the Broncos' addition of Wes Welker at wide receiver and the team's commitment to playing faster, I think the best way for Denver to win the Super Bowl is to aspire to be one of the most feared offenses in league history. It's a possible dream, within this team's reach.
Let's find out if Broncos coach John Fox, who has a reputation for being conservative, is as bullish on the Denver offense as I am. Manning threw 49 TD passes for Indianapolis in 2004. Can he do better for the Broncos this season? Lance Britton of Mile High Sports Radio isn't so sure Manning should even try. Listen to his logic as we argue it out here:
Fifty TD passes? Is that a ridiculous goal for a 37-year-old QB? Tell us what you think. Please. And thanks.
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If you decide to go with a curly perm, you should be prepared for the following:
State of Hair: The act of putting chemicals in your hair to achieve the long-lasting curls of a curly perm involves using chemicals that some black hair experts say are harsh to the hair (but not as harsh as chemical relaxers). Let's face it, you are dealing with harsh chemicals either way, and if you do not have someone who is experienced with putting in these chemicals, you are headed for disaster.
Convenience: If you are in a high humidity situation, get caught in the rain or go swimming, all you have to do is apply extra doses of the moisturizing product, and the slight frizz you have will turn right back into the lush soft curls you had before. You will also spend less time in the salon and more time with family and friends.
Whichever way you choose, be sure you consider all of the pros and cons. Like I said before, I proudly wear a curly perm that is low maintenance and works out perfectly for me as I am at a busy time in my life. Perhaps when my children grow up and move out of the house, I will go natural as I will have more time on my hands to maintain my hair in a long chemical-free style.
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I'm trying to customize a data driven page looping statement workflow and want to set a better filename to the final export. Currently the file name uses the page index (pgIndex), but I would like it to use a specific field in the attribute table.
Here is my file naming looping statement:
for pgIndex in range(1, tempDDP.pageCount + 1, 1):
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temp_filename = r"C:\Desktop\Test\temp_pdfs\MB_" + \
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if os.path.exists(temp_filename):
Any idea how I can get the result I want? I know this is possible if you use the built in export tool for arc 10, but I need more functionality, and therefore a customized script.


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The beads on this piece have been created after melting down used bullet casings. This metal has been given a new life and has created craftsmanship opportunities to artisans in Ethiopia. The solid amulet is a traditional piece found throughout Ethiopia.
100% of the sale of this item will be donated to the NGO Barefoot Initiative to support them in continuing their projects alongside the Afar people of Ethiopia. We thank you for your support.
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Bringing in ELEMENTS of the earth into Fine Art
My "Elements" series is a creative blending of semi-precious stones and unique pieces of the earth with traditional fine art. I love finding and using things that were created by nature such as semi-precious stones and sea shells, using them in unique and creative ways.
"I've never seen anything like it" Is the biggest comment I get.
The semi-precious stones I use in my Elements series come from all over the world from various sources. Most of the stones I use have been collected throughout the year in order to work out my compositions and then incorporate them into my paintings.
Each semi-precious stone has individual properties generating energetically from the stone. My semi precious stones paintings will illuminate and fill your room with there energy where the art will hang.
I encourage people to touch the stones on the art to resonate with its properties. In my semi precious stone art I include properties of the stones with the descriptions. Some stones are healing, energizing, loving, and calming. Some resonate with different chakras and evoke emotions.
I love working with and showcasing the unique beauty found in each semi-precious stone. I hope you enjoy these unique works as much as I enjoy creating them.
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Zeolite from the Jalgaon and Mahad District in India: In particular, zeolites are said to be extraordinarily helpful for absorbing and removing toxins, whether it be in the environment or in a person. In a person, this metaphysical aspect makes zeolites excellent healing stones, and they are often used in conjunction with Reiki.
Zeolites are also said to be useful for agriculture or gardening, especially when they are buried in the field or garden.
Zeolites are said to remove negative energy and bring in happiness where the negative energy was.
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A FREE library card is available to Maricopa County residents with a valid photo ID with a current address. You may apply for a card at any Phoenix Public Library location.
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So many amazing things happened at the Google Summer of Code Mentor summit 2010! I will try to jot a few of them down, before they leave for warmer climates. For those that just want to read all the session notes, you can find them here. Also, if you haven't yet read about how The Perl Foundation and Parrot Foundation fared this summer, you can read about it on the Google Open Source Blog.
It began by arriving a bit early to work with some awesome people on improving the GSoC Mentor Manual by adding a chapter for Organization Admins (there is actually documentation now!) and writing a GSoC Student Manual. This "book sprint" was facilitated by Adam Hyde of FLOSSManuals, and they were written with a completely open source software stack, as well as being released under a Creative Commons license. They are free for anyone to read online and are easily exportable to many formats. Read the Student Manual or the Mentor+Org Admin Manual online now! We even bound 60 copies of the books and handed them out to mentors attending the summit.
Parrot on RTEMS hacking with Chris Johns and Ralf from RTEMS. We used Centos 5 RPMS on Ubuntu 10.04 with rpm2cpio piped to cpio, which was a trick to get around the fact that RTEMS does not have debian packages. It worked remarkably well. I had a cross-compilation environment setup after a few minutes. I think they will be adding these intructions to their wiki. Now that I have the RTEMS toolchain on my netbook, I will be much more productive with regard to Parrot on RTEMS.
Chromatic, Chris Johns and I sat in a room and talked shop about how Parrot and RTEMS can play nicely together. There are still some feature voids on the Parrot side to fill: Parrot calls exit() in various places, which reboots RTEMS i.e. a syntax error reboots the OS. Not Fun. Parrot also needs a C probe to detect RTEMS, which already has a ticket in our bug tracker. A real-time garbage collector will be needed for long-running processes, but for short-lived applications, disabling the GC with the -G command line argument to Parrot will work.
I gave a session with Selena Deckelmann and Bart Massey introducing Troll University, which aims to educate organizations, corporations and open source communities about what motivations and principles trolls use and how to protect against them. We are working on some Trollcasts, so stay tuned!
I also gave a session called Dynamic Language Interoperability, which has been held for the last few years, to my knowledge. The consensus seemed to be that every dynamic language has the same interop problems, and Parrot VM seems to be the only project working hard to solve these complex issues in a general manner. This gives me a lot of hope that people will soon realize that Parrot is full of WIN.
It also came to my attention during the conference that Github hired the student that mentored under them this year to work on libgit2. This is one example of the amazing opportunities that students have after completing a Google Summer of Code. The sky really is the limit. And just in case you think this is an isolated incident, it isn't.
As if writing some books and going the Mentor Summit wasn't enough to totally drain me, I am currently attending the last day of the GIT Together 2010, which is the yearly Git developer and user meetup/unconferencey thing. I have learned so much that I can't even begin to describe it, but if you want to look at session notes, you can find them here.


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- What you need to do if you provide fringe benefits to your employees
- The superannuation guarantee and how to calculate what to pay, when and how
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DataNucleus allows a user to enable various MBeans internally. These can then be used for monitoring the number of datastore calls etc.
The simplest way to monitor DataNucleus is to use its API for monitoring. Internally there are several MBeans (as used by JMX) and you can navigate to these to get the required information. To enable this set the persistence property datanucleus.enableStatistics to true. There are then two sets of statistics; one for the EMF and one for each EM. You access these as follows
JPAEntityManagerFactory dnemf = (JPAEntityManagerFactory)emf; FactoryStatistics stats = dnemf.getNucleusContext().getStatistics(); ... (access the statistics information) JPAEntityManager dnem = (JPAEntityManager)em; ManagerStatistics stats = dnem.getExecutionContext().getStatistics(); ... (access the statistics information)
The MBeans used by DataNucleus can be accessed via JMX at runtime. More about JMX here.
An MBean server is bundled with Sun JRE since version 1.5, and you can easily activate DataNucleus MBeans registration by creating your EMF with the persistence property datanucleus.jmxType as default
Additionally, setting a few system properties are necessary for configuring the Sun JMX implementation. The minimum properties required are the following:
Usage example:
java -cp TheClassPathInHere -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=false -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=false -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=8001 TheMainClassInHere
Once you start your application and DataNucleus is initialized you can browse DataNucleus MBeans using a tool called jconsole (jconsole is distributed with the Sun JDK) via the URL:
Note that the mode of usage is presented in this document as matter of example, and by no means we recommend to disable authentication and secured communication channels. Further details on the Sun JMX implementation and how to configure it properly can be found in here.
DataNucleus MBeans are registered in a MBean Server when DataNucleus is started up (e.g. upon JPA EMF instantiation). To see the full list of DataNucleus MBeans, refer to the javadocs.
To enable management using MX4J you must specify the persistence property datanucleus.jmxType as mx4j when creating the EMF, and have the mx4j and mx4j-tools jars in the CLASSPATH.


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I've thought long and hard about this post, and have sat on it for a long time. But reading New York Magazine's feature on internet activist Aaron Swartz, and efforts, in its words, to turn him into a martyr, has made me finally decide to publish it. I think that the tech culture's tendency to turn his death into an almost heroic act may be harmful for other people at risk of suicide.
When I first heard about Swartz's death, I was reminded of others I'd known who had been very depressed and had died young. My first impulse was to be angry at MIT, where I went to college. It's a place soaked in ideals of openness but funded by industries that are anything but open. It celebrates and advertises "hacks" – fanciful tech pranks like building a phone booth atop the Institute's dome – yet periodically wonders if it is really ok to have students climbing on the roofs at night setting up those very pranks.
Then I got mad at the criminal justice system. An act of protest should never be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Trying to force Swartz (or anyone) to take a plea bargain by throwing the book at him erodes our right to a trial by jury. But I kept coming back to Swartz himself.
No matter how right the causes Swartz embodied, no matter how heartless the institutions he fought, it is wrong to turn the technogeek myth-making factory on a suicide. It is almost as if we are rewarding Swartz by helping him to defeat his enemies with his death – and the victory is not worth that cost.
Decades of research indicate that the way the media writes about suicide – and indeed, even the act of writing about it – can result in more suicide. One study in Austria was even able to correlate the distribution of a newspaper that covered a celebrity suicide prominently with an increase in firearm suicides. Experts call this "contagion." The World Health Organization, in its guidance to journalists, warns writers not to "present suicide as a solution to a problem."
Isn't that exactly what we're doing when Slate asks if his death will make the open access movement mainstream, or when a draft bill to rein in hacking rules that is called "Aaron's Law?" For young, brilliant men who are depressed and might identify with Swartz, this is dangerous ground.
"If he is played up as a martyr, I agree that contagion is a problem," says Thomas Joiner, the Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Florida and author of Why People Die By Suicide. "I agree with your intuition that this is dangerous." Moreover, he says, his own research indicates that people who die by suicide are probably feeling something very different from wanting to change the world: instead they feel alienated and lonely, they believe that they have become a burden to others, and they somehow stop fearing death.
Joiner says that there are things that we can do to prevent suicide, and I think these should be very much part of the conversation about Swartz's death. Making it more difficult for people to kill themselves, for instance by installing barriers on bridges, reducing access to firearms, or putting locks on guns, makes suicide less likely. And identifying people who are depressed or are having suicidal thoughts and treating them can help, too. Some treatments are behavioral, helping patients find other ways of distracting themselves when they have dangerous thoughts. Antidepressants seem to work too, Joiner says, and he says that he would opt for both if he were depressed.
It's not realistic to expect a university to care for someone who wasn't even a student there. Prosecutors will always remain prosecutors. But we should expect that our mental health system should be able to identify and help those who are at risk for suicide. In a moving blog post, Swartz's girlfriend insisted he wasn't depressed. But a profile in Slate documents that Swartz had once written a short story about a person named Aaron who committed suicide. Maybe with the right resources he could have been helped.
There have been too many cases of brilliant young technologists who have been lost, including Ilya Zhitomirskiy of Diaspora and Dan Haubert of TicketStumbler. The rest of us should remember that even as we pursue Aaron's goals. In the words of Lawrence Lessig, the lawyer who was Aaron's friend: "Aaron was wrong about very few things, but he was wrong to take his life." As we discuss the things he stood for, we need to be sure to remember that. In this case, what we say and how we say it could matter quite a bit. We can fight for his goals without forgetting that his last act was a big mistake.
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What is mastoiditis?
Mastoiditis is an inflammation or infection of the mastoid bone. This bone is part of the skull and is located behind the ear. The mastoid bone is made of cells that drain the middle ear. Mastoiditis may be mild. It can also be very serious.
What causes mastoiditis?
Mastoiditis usually occurs in a child with a recent middle ear infection (otitis media). The infection in the middle ear spreads into the mastoid bone.
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The symptoms of mastoiditis may look like other medical conditions or problems. Always consult your child's health care provider for a diagnosis.
How is mastoiditis diagnosed?
The provider will ask questions about your child's medical history and current symptoms. He or she will examine your child paying close attention to the upper respiratory system including the ears, nose, and throat. An otoscope is used to examine the middle ear. X-ray and CAT scans of the mastoid area may be done. Fluid from the middle ear may be sent to the lab to be checked.
Treatment for mastoiditis
Treatment of mastoiditis usually includes antibiotic medication and draining the middle ear. Tympanostomy or ear tubes may also be placed. Hospitalization may be required. And in some children, other surgery may be necessary.
What are the complications of mastoiditis?
Complications include:
Hearing loss
Serious infection in nearby tissue
Facial nerve damage
Inner ear problems
Meningitis or inflammation or infection of the covering of the brain and spinal cord
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Philip C Higgins
posted on Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 6:50 am
I'm conducting a FA using 17 dichotomous variables from a larger study of cancer patients. I believe these 17 items represent an underlying construct of "waiting distress" while caregivers wait for a loved one to die. Eyeballing the variables, I expected them to load on 4 factors related to this underlying construct. My goal is to combine the items into a scale that I can then use as a predictor for outcomes like caregiver bereavement.
I'm not sure how to interpret my EFA findings. Some questions:
1) One factor loading is greater than 1. I've read previous threads and it seems this is acceptable?
2) Two error variances are negative. When I removed these 2 variables and re-ran the EFA, I got a negative error variance for a third variable. All 3 variables feel important, I'm not sure what to do.
3)I previously conducted EFA using SPSS, but then read that MPlus was the better program to use for EFA with dichotomous variables - the problem is, the SPSS results were more consistent with what I'd been expecting! i.e. variables loaded on 4 expected factors, whereas with my MPlus EFA, it's a little murkier.
May I send you my files to get your thoughts? I'd also welcome your thoughts on my basic plan, i.e. pulling these items together to create a scale "after the fact", and using scale scores to predict other outcomes.
Thanks in advance,
Phil Higgins
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 8:25 am
Any negative residual variances make the model inadmissible. You need to look only at results with no negative residual variances.
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 8:49 am
1) Yes, that can happen with correlated factors.
2) You can use ESEM using
f1-fm BY y1-yp (*1);
and restrict residual variances >0 in Model Constraint.
3) Perhaps SPSS used regular Pearson product-moment correlations instead of the more correct tetrachorics.
Philip C Higgins
posted on Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 12:44 pm
Thank you so much, I'll read up on ESEM and give it a shot.
My plan has been to perform an EFA with half my sample (N=135) and then a CFA with the other half (N=136). As I'm unfamiliar with ESEM, is it appropriate to keep with this same plan, i.e. ESEM with half the sample and then CFA with the other half? Or is ESEM enough?
Everyone thanks you for your patience, but I am a total novice and should extend an extra hearty thanks.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 1:50 pm
ESEM without covariates or a direct effect as shown in Example 5.24 is EFA. It is just a way you may learn more about the problems in your EFA.
Your sample is too small to split given that you items are categorical.
Philip C Higgins
posted on Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 2:09 pm
Thank you, Linda. I am slogging my way through Bengt's 2009 ESEM article, which is mostly over my head but I think I'm getting the main points.
My professors had suggested I split the sample, so I'm glad I asked. Given that the sample is too small to split, does performing an ESEM on the full sample limit the conclusions I can make? It sounds from the article that ESEM can replace CFA in some instances.
Philip C Higgins
posted on Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 3:57 pm
Hello - sorry, me again.
I've searched and searched and cannot find the proper syntax to fix the residual variances > 0 for my two problem variables (VAR2 and VAR7).
The syntax I found (in example 5.20) and used is:
Model Constraint:
veVAR2 > 0;
veVAR7 > 0;
The error message I receive in my output is:
*** ERROR in MODEL CONSTRAINT command
A parameter label or the constant 0 must appear on the left-hand side
of a MODEL CONSTRAINT statement.
Thanks for your guidance...
Philip C Higgins
posted on Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 4:12 pm
If I can save face and solve the problem on my own, I'd like to - - I added "Analysis: parameterization=theta;" to my input and the output ran successfully.
Was this the correct move?
If so, my new problem is that I'm having trouble discerning the results. Do I read the "Lambda" table as my factor loadings? If this is the case, is there a way to tell if the loadings are significant? A couple of my items load on more than one factor.
I promise once I get this figured out I'll be out of your hair for a while!
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 6:24 pm
Please send your output and license number to
Phil Higgins
posted on Thursday, June 07, 2012 - 10:52 am
Hello! I've successfully run a series of EFAs on my 17 items, as well as an ESEM to provide more information about potential problems with my EFA. Achieved what appears to be a nice 13-item, 4-factor model.
My question now is, which fit statistics are appropriate to use in an analysis of this type?
I've read the Yu dissertation, which suggests the following: probability associated with the chi-square greater than 0.05; CFI greater than or equal to 0.96; TLI greater than or equal to 0.95; RMSEA less than or equal to 0.05, RMSR less than .05.
Which of these are appropriate in my situation? Also, in reporting my findings, I was going to report my EFA fit statistics, with supporting evidence of factor loading significance from my ESEM. Should I be reporting my fit statistics from the ESEM?
Thank you in advance.
Phil Higgins
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Thursday, June 07, 2012 - 2:12 pm
I would consider and report all of the fit statistics for EFA and ESEM.
Philip C Higgins
posted on Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 10:39 am
Thank you!
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It's been 13 years since I gazed upon the Columbine High School campus, along with an army of fellow reporters and photographers, and wondered about the irony of violence in such a setting.
Twelve students and one teacher were killed in that rampage on April 20, 1999.
It ended when two troubled students, who had armed themselves with an arsenal, killed themselves in the school library.
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I arrived the following day, with the unwelcome task of talking to grieving students and family members who had seen their world shattered.
Shattered, especially, since these kinds of things were not supposed to happen at a place that was supposed to be safe.
No place is truly a sanctuary from unexplainable violence. But at a school?
That was the sentiment I heard over and over from traumatized young people who stood with us on the outskirts of campus.
To make things worse, that night, the warm spring weather disappeared, replaced by a Rocky Mountain snowstorm.
Everyone shivered in the gloom. It was easily the most difficult and disagreeable assignment I'd ever had.
So those memories of Columbine came flooding back when news broke of another mass shooting less than 20 miles away.
Like Columbine, the Aurora movie theater was an unlilkely if not unthinkable candidate for that kind of violence. People who had come for some fun and entertainment instead found themselves to be targets.
But there was also a big difference.
The two high school students who engineered the Columbine massacre took their own lives.
All that was left was the investigation.
Was that less painful for the victims, who wouldn't endure a trial? The motives of the two killers had to be pieced together postmortem.
In the case of Aurora, shooting survivors and the friends and family of the victims got their first look at suspect James Holmes in court on Monday. And it was a bizarre look, with his red-dyed hair and vacant stare - just the beginning of a lengthy court drama.
Unlike Columbine, those whose lives were shattered in Aurora now face the prospect of an extended legal ordeal.
That gives them the chance to get some direct answers as to why this happened; to look into the mind of Holmes to hear what the motive was, no matter how peculiar.
That may be welcome, or something to dread.
But at least there will be answers that survivors can consider, as they move to put this tragedy behind them.
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We live right here. We have no choice but to manage things on a coarse, physical level; but we also live, i think, on an overlapping and less tangible plane, where we have more influence than we might ordinarily imagine. At the same time, things seem to occur there without our conscious direction. We'll need to keep plugging away at things like grasping the Constitution, and taking on massive, quixotic quests like fighting banks and a world full of renegade, intransigent governments and power brokers, not to mention our own internal battles, as finely defined as within our own Souls. We'll need to recognize the Truth in one another, even when it's obscured by a bunch of worldly disagreement and fog. And so far as i can tell, were learning. Whatever that means.
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Stalin Sends Volga Germans to Siberia
"Stalin Sends Volga Germans to Siberia." Southern California Chapter Newsletter, Fall 2001.
Tremendous Undertaking
Russian government has directed that 390,000 persons of German extraction be moved from the Volga autonomous republic, designated as (2) in this map, to various parts of Siberia. Moscow says the move is necessary because there are tens of thousands of German agents in the region. The Volga residents will be given land in the Omsk, Novosibirsk and Altai mountain areas (3). Meanwhile, Moscow announced the entire battle front (1) from Leningrad through Gomel, Kiev and Odessa was in ferment with bitter clashes raging in all sectors. Germany said Leningrad was surrounded with Lake Ladoga as the only way out for the defenders.
Removal of Germans on Volga presents real problem to Reds
With shortage of Rail Equipment and the Bitter Russian Winter Setting In, 2,000-mile Trek to Siberia Will Be Great Event in History.
The decision of the Soviet government to uproot some 390,000 people of German extraction from their homes on the lower Volga, and start them off in a mass migration movement to Siberia must rank among the most extraordinary military operations of its kind in history.
Moscow explains that this action was necessitated by the presence of "tens of thousands" of fifth columnists among the population of the German Volga territory. The government charges that the people of this little republic have been harboring these saboteurs who were all set to start operations against the Reds when Hitler gave the signal.
The imagination bogs down in trying to envisage this trek across the great Russian steppes and through the Ural mountains for some 2,000 miles to new homes. That's a mighty lot of people to move--more than the populations of Indianapolis, Rochester, Louisville or Seattle--about as many as live in Kansas City.
Order shows Reds will fight to finish
Even under the best of conditions this would present a gigantic task. And now the fierce Russian winter is about to close in. The Soviet is short of rolling stock for its railroads, and how it is expected to move this great army is a mystery, not to mention transportation of household effects and farming implements.
If the operation is to be undertaken over snow-blocked roads, in the face of blizzards and devastating cold, we shall have such a story rarely has been told. Perhaps, however, the Bolshevists do figure on moving the people and their effects by train.
However that may be, this gives a fair determination of the Reds to fight the Nazi invaders to a finish--though we need no further proof than has been given already in the great defense offered by Soviet armies and civilians. It also is a striking example of the alertness of the Muscovite government and its thoroughness. We have seen the Bolshevists destroy whole cities and great engineering works as they retreated before the enemy, and now we find them moving a vast population--not 100 or 500 miles, but 2,000.
The presence of large numbers of spies in the German Volga republic presents a grave threat to the Russian...strategic area. If you will look at your maps you will see that it straddles the Volga river only about 300 miles north of the Caspian sea.
Now the Volga is likely to be one of the main Red defensive lines, if they get pushed back that far. It provides a powerful position and it is, of course, vital that it shall not be infested by a swarm of Hitlerian fifth columnists.
Before the Germans reach the Volga, there are other rivers, notably the Don, which also afford strong protection, and it might be disastrous to have these Nazi saboteurs on the Volga busy back of the Red army. By cooperation with the German parachute troops they might even put a sizable fighting force into the field to attack the Reds from the rear.


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As the truck was rolling over, I remember the sound of breaking glass and crushing metal…that sort of moan that metal can sometimes make when it is crumpling. I felt like I was being tossed around the cab like a rag doll. Neither of us were wearing a seat belt. I was propelled out the passenger side window and came to rest several yards from the truck on top of the spare tire. I am not sure how long I was unconscious, but it was long enough that as I came to, the dust and debris were starting to settle. I had glass and dirt in my mouth. I could not move at first and my left leg was bent back in the middle of my thigh. The pain from that was immediate and searing, not to mention the sight of it. I was desperately calling for my brother, screaming a sort of guttural cry, over and over and then silencing myself in the hopes that I would hear his response.
I was wearing a navy blue t-shirt with a pocket on the chest. I began to pat myself down, looking for bleeding. And there was bleeding, from my elbow, from my leg, and from my head. Even though I knew my leg was in bad shape (it was not a compound fracture), the blood from my head scared me more. I ripped off the pocket of my t-shirt and held it to my head applying as much pressure as I could muster. There were shards of glass in my elbow. I heard what I thought was moaning and thought my brother must have been thrown, too, on the other side of the truck, obstructed from my view. Then I heard what sounded like pounding as if maybe he was trying to kick the door out instead or was pounding on the roof of the cab. I made a move to get off the tire and crawl to the wreckage but the pain from my leg was so intense it sent me into shock.
It was nearing 100 degrees in the August heat and it was beating down on me. There was only dirt and gravel around me; not one bush or tree for shade. I was parched beyond belief. One of the Dr. Pepper cans was a few feet away, but try as I might to reach it it was just beyond my grasp. The creaking metal and the pounding stopped. My mind could not grasp what had happened to my brother but I wanted to believe he was on the other side of that truck.
I began to panic. I was eleven years old. I was alone in the middle of nowhere in the summer heat, in shock, with nothing to drink. I was badly broken and bleeding. I worried about rattle snakes but I worried more that no one would come. Other than us, no one frequented that road. There would be no need for anyone to be traveling along it. And since we had the truck and were several miles from the ranch, it would take some time for my great uncle or grandma to come looking for us. And, how long would they give us, anyway, before they started to worry? And, how would they find us? I had to will myself not to become hysterical. But I had to summon help or I was afraid I was going to die.
I could see the heat emanating from the asphalt highway in the distance. The few cars that were traveling it looked like toys they were so far away. I looked around again and saw a fly swatter that must have been in the back of the truck. I knew I had to get it and was willing to risk the pain to do so. I reached and clawed for it until finally I was able to grab it. I took off my t-shirt and tied it to the swatter and began waving it like crazy in a vain attempt to flag someone down. I was hysterical now, crying and screaming and willing someone to see me.
I had no concept of time and I am not sure I was always conscious. Minutes ticked by. Fifteen, then thirty. Forty five? If someone didn't find me, I thought I would bleed to death, right there, on that tire in the dirt. And then something caught my eye. It looked like a dust cloud from a car traveling on the dirt road. I squinted in the sunlight not sure if I was seeing things. I was so dizzy from the heat and shock that I thought I might be hallucinating. But yes, there it was, a car coming toward us. Oh my God! Would they see me? We were sort of in a ditch to the side of the road. What if they drove past? The thought of that happening scared me into action. I propped myself up as high as I could on that tire, I grabbed the swatter with my t-shirt still attached and I waved it while screaming for help.
I heard the car slow down as it approached the scene. I could no longer see it because it was behind an embankment but I heard gasps and cries and doors opening and footsteps quickening. There were four or five people descending on me. I don't remember anyone speaking to me but I remember saying, "My brother, my brother, please help my brother!". Someone stayed with me while the others approached the truck. There was a jack from the back of the truck and they used it to jack up the truck. When they started to do that, I knew that meant my brother must still be inside. That meant that the moaning and pounding I once heard must have been him. Someone moved to blocked my view and another said, "Don't let her see", but not before I saw the man with the jack shake his head. And I knew. I knew right then that my brother was gone. And I knew in that moment that my life would never be the same.