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EDMONTON - Two questions stand out on the downtown arena file: what does the Katz Group want to proceed with the project, and what, if anything, should the city now offer?
The Katz Group are a secretive bunch, but they have made their needs known in general terms. Their desire, they say, is a deal like the one that Penguins owner Mario Lemieux got in Pittsburgh, or the one that lured the Jets to Winnipeg.
This may sound simple enough, but there's nothing simple about arena deals anywhere. The deals are complex and varied, each carved out in heated, lengthy, complicated negotiations, each in differing markets with differing owners and differing government bodies, all with a differing willingness and ability to pay.
As a start, however, before any of us can figure out if something that made some sense in another city might make sense here, it helps to know more about what the Pittsburgh and Winnipeg deals are. That's where Simon Farbrother and Lorna Rosen come in.
They are the city's lead negotiators on the downtown arena deal. They've been studying arena deals for years now. They've studied the Pittsburgh deal, but not so much the Winnipeg deal, though perhaps with good reason.
The Winnipeg deal isn't a useful comparison for Edmonton. The arena only has 15,000 seats, which makes it a much more difficult place for an NHL owner to turn a profit. It was also privately built in 2002-04, with 70 per cent of the funding coming from the private owner.
So let's stick with Pittsburgh, where the rink is publicly owned and has 18,400 seats, about the same as Edmonton's city-owned downtown arena is expected to have.
Here are the main elements of the Pittsburgh deal:
• The Consol Energy Center was built from 2008 to 2010 for $330 million. The Penguins' share is $5.7 million per year for 30 years. When Rosen crunches all the numbers, she finds the Penguins will contribute about 24 per cent of the arena's cost. The state and the city use casino money to pay for the rest.
• The city of Pittsburgh has a five-per-cent amusement tax on all sporting and entertainment events, including every event staged at the Penguins' arena. This five-per-cent tax goes directly into city coffers.
• There's an additional three-per-cent surcharge on tickets to Penguins games and a five-per-cent surcharge on other arena events. This surcharge money is returned to the Penguins each year to cover operating costs.
The Edmonton deal — based on the October 2011 framework — is that the Oilers pay $5.7 million a year for 35 years on the arena's mortgage, which Rosen says works out to about the same one-quarter share of the arena's cost as the Penguins paid.
The main difference is how the ticket tax money is handled. If, for example, Pittsburgh raises $9 million per year in combined ticket tax/surcharge, roughly $5 million goes to the city and $4 million to the Penguins.
In Edmonton, however, the ticket tax won't go to the Oilers but to pay off $125 million of the city-owned arena's mortgage.
Over the term of both deals, the Penguins will do better off on the tens of millions of ticket tax money, with their roughly 40-per-cent take, than will the Oilers, with no take.
Of course, just because Pittsburgh got a sweet deal doesn't mean every other NHL team must get the same.
The City of Edmonton negotiators studied the Pittsburgh deal to learn some best practices, not to try to replicate it, Farbrother says. "In Alberta, we're looking at a different model, a different market, different revenue streams. It's a different scenario."
Pittsburgh is a bigger city than Edmonton, but there's no evidence it has a greater numbers of rabid hockey fans willing to watch games on TV and pay top dollar for tickets. The Penguins also were a winning team and had hockey hero Mario Lemieux going for them when their arena deal was struck. If the Oilers were owned by Wayne Gretzky and were now challenging for the Stanley Cup, Edmonton's willingness to pay would also be greater.
My bottom line? It looks like the Pittsburgh deal is indeed better than the proposed Edmonton one, but that only goes so far. The Katz Group must fully and openly make its case that a sweeter deal is needed and deserved here. It has so far failed to do so.

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I've read a number of articles suggesting that the USA has a Mars colony, including (if I recall correctly, but I can't find the link now) one where an official in China stated that they believed the USA had a secret military base on Mars, and another that indicates that the USA attempted to recruit the great-granddaughter of President Eisenhower for a Mars colony project. While the latter seems to likely be malarkey, it seems to be one of the more common references to a USA Mars colony project. I'm curious about whether anyone's put any serious thought whether the USA could secretly create a Mars colony.
Is there any evidence that the USA either has or plans a secret colony on Mars?
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Waitsfield's Water Task Force is recommending that the town shift some costs of the municipal water project from system users to taxpayers in general because some of the costs are associated with improved fire protection.
The select board received the proposal and discussed it at its October 8 meeting. The Water Task Force is recommending that water project costs associated with fire protection should be shared by all taxpayers.
Since its conception, engineering, financing and construction, all costs associated with the water project were to have been paid by its users. To shift these cost now to taxpayers in general is a significant change, although the cost is not significant now; the task force estimates the costs to be shifted to the taxpayers equals about $8,000.
The $8 million project is slated to go online in November. It will provide water to Waitsfield Village, Irasville, Old County Road, the town offices, school and fire station as well as the Wait House and VerdMont mobile home park.
As originally presented, and as presented to voters for bond vote approval, users of the system would pay for both the debt service and the annual system costs. Annual operating costs are estimated at $50,000 and debt service is anticipated at $124,720 annually.
Earlier this year, faced with project cost overruns, the task force and select board sought out additional USDA Rural Development funding. While awaiting word on whether the town would receive the additional funding, the select board discussed with the task force the fact that the water project included hydrants for fire projection in the service area and the fact that the water main size was doubled to accommodate those hydrants. Additionally, the holding tank for the water project was increased by 60 percent to supply water for fire protection.
According to the task force, the construction cost of the hydrants, water main and tank that can be attributed to fire projection are $1.3 million-plus.
Taking that information one step further, the task force came up with an estimated cost of that additional fire protection for those who live in the service area. According to the task force memo, "Operation costs include significant costs that are attributable to the fire protection provided by the water system."
"The select board has always been clear that the connected water customers must pay for the cost of the water system. The Water Task Force, however, believes it is not fair that the connected water customers subsidize the cost of fire protection for the town," task force members wrote in their memo to the select board.
The task force notes that in addition to the ERUs which the town will use for town offices, Wait House, fire station and library, the fire department itself will be a user of the water as well, using 11 ERUs per year. An ERU is an equivalent residential unit that is approximately how much water a three-bedroom house would use.
The task force laid out several different scenarios for how the entire tax base could pay for the fire protection infrastructure and water usage.
- The 170-plus properties in Irasville and Waitsfield Village could pay a prorated portion of the fire protection costs annually.
- Properties within 1,000 yards of a hydrant pay a prorated annual charge (these properties save insurance of approximately $35 per year for residential and higher amounts for multi-family and businesses); or
- Fire protection costs in the annual budget at an estimated annual cost $0.0025 on the town's tax rate.
The task force is recommending the third option and suggests that the annual cost either be collected by adding it to the budget of the volunteer fire department that serves Waitsfield and Fayston or that the town add to its budget a sum equal to 19.2 percent of the annual operational costs of the system.
Billing for fire protection costs through the fire department budget would cost $8,041 and through the town's budget, at 19.2 percent, would cost $8,127.
The task force also recommends that, unlike regular system users, the fire department would not have its water metered nor pay for its per gallon usage via metering.
The select board discussed the task force memo, considering the impact of adding to the town budget or the select board budget and whether it should be brought before voters as a separate article at Town Meeting in March. If the fire protection costs are added to the fire department budget, those costs will be shared by Fayston taxpayers as well. The fire department serves Waitsfield and Fayston with Fayston covering 40 percent of the costs of the budget.


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LEBANON, Maine — The Lebanon Rescue Department invites you and your family to our 9th annual Halloween open house on Saturday, Nov. 3 from 4 pm-8 pm.
The annual open house was delayed due to safety concerns, with more than � of the town without power following Hurricane Sandy.
Last year, we had over 1,000 kids and adults attend. The event is held at Lebanon Central Station, 1524 Carl Broggi Highway (Route 202 about 1 mile from the Rochester line).
Some of the fun events:
o New this year - free hayrides on Belgian meadow horses
o Lots of free candy
o Monster mud truck
o Fresh local apples and fresh cider
o Crafts for the kids
o Tours of emergency vehicles
o Coloring books, helmets, safety handouts
o Free pumpkins while supplies last
o Digital pictures
As always, this is a free event sponsored by the Lebanon Rescue Corporation and area businesses. Families from any community are welcome.
For those wishing to make a donation, we will be collecting non-perishable food items to help local families who need a little assistance during the holiday season.
Thank you to the Lebanon Rescue Corporation, K & M Towing of Lebanon, Go Deep Mud, Just Chevy Trucks, Belgian Meadow Farms and Over Budget Racing for sponsoring this annual event.
For more information, visit www.facebook.com/lebanonrescue or www.lebanonrescue.com
Rescheduled free family Halloween event in Lebanon
LEBANON, Maine — The Lebanon Rescue Department invites you and your family to our 9th annual Halloween open house on Saturday, Nov. 3 from 4 pm-8 pm.


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A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Making of the World's Largest Fashion Celebration
The CBS Television Network announced today that the making of Fashion's Night Out 2010 will be the subject of a one-hour primetime special to be broadcast, Wednesday, Sept. 15 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT).
Now in its second year, Fashion's Night Out, a worldwide initiative to celebrate fashion and boost the retail industry, was launched in 2009 by Vogue, the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and NYC & Company in response to the global economic downturn. The upcoming CBS special will focus on year two of Fashion's Night Out, to be held on September 10, 2010, taking viewers behind the scenes during months of intense planning and preparation and tracking the night itself as it unfolds across the globe. Cameras will follow celebrities, designers, editors and retailers as they prepare for one of the most anticipated events of the year, providing a unique view of the creative and logistical work that goes into coordinating an event of this scale. Looking beyond the glamour to the real-life implications at stake, the show will focus on individuals working in all parts of the industry, from salespeople to design staff, for whom the vibrancy of the fashion business is a question of economic survival.
"While New York City is the epicenter of this event," says CBS executive producer Susan Zirinsky, "cities all over the world took the baton last year and ran with it, and 2010 promises to be even bigger. The message is clear: responsible spending can breathe new life into the economy, and that means jobs. Fashion's Night Out is a self-styled stimulus package by the fashion industry that has ignited a global movement."
For one night last September in 13 cities around the world, designers, celebrities, movie stars, models and fashion editors staged exciting, one-of-a-kind events and performances in stores open after-hours to the public. In New York City alone, over 800 participating stores across the five boroughs f�ted thousands of shoppers. Sarah Jessica Parker and Bette Midler sang standards with Oscar de la Renta; Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen tended bar at an uptown fashion emporium; and Sienna Miller hosted a party at a downtown boutique. Retailers saw a surge of new shoppers and increased sales, customers relished the street party atmosphere and the fashion industry experienced a much-needed lift.
For more information on Fashion's Night Out, please visit: http://www.fashionsnightout.com/.
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SANTA ANA (AP) — An explosion Tuesday in the boiler room of a Southern California high school gymnasium briefly lifted up the building's roof, damaging the structure but causing no major injuries.
The blast around 7:30 a.m. at Valley High School in Santa Ana was in a girls' locker room and happened before classes began, although some students were arriving on campus, authorities said.
Security camera video broadcast by KABC-TV showed the fiery explosion lift up the building's roof as at least a half-dozen people ran from the area. The blast also blew doors off their hinges and sent smoke billowing from the building, which houses the gym, locker rooms and offices.
No students or staff were inside, said Deidra Powell, a spokeswoman for the Santa Ana Unified School District.
Seven students suffered minor injuries such as anxiety, ringing in their ears and headaches, Powell said. Four students sitting on a park bench with their backs to the boiler room were taken to hospital for their injuries.
"They were more just shook up," said Orange County Fire Authority spokesman Capt. Jon Muir.
Muir said the explosions ripped off a door and blew it about 75 feet, tore at least three other doors from their hinges, knocked down ceiling tiles, and lifted the roof 4 to 5 inches off its load-bearing wall.
"It was a very big deal," he said. "It's fortunate there were no kids inside. It was a big explosion."
Fire investigators believe they may be looking at a mechanical or gas-related problem since the force of the blast went up and not out, Muir said.
Most of the damage was limited to the area between the girls' and boys' locker rooms, Powell said.
A bomb squad also was called in as a precaution.
The campus was reopened around 8:30 a.m. and students attended regular classes, although some courses held near the blast site were moved to a different location.
"It is the end of the school year, and it's not going to cause any major disruption to things that were planned," Powell said.
Seniors were not on campus because they were preparing elsewhere for graduation ceremonies. The last day of school is Thursday.
The school, which opened in 1959, has about 1,800 students.


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Aside from the fact that there is, undeniably, only perl for scripting on Windoze machines (if that isn't a contradiction in terms), one thing that, for *NIX machines, hasn't, AFAICT, yet been mentioned is that perl is installed other than on the root partition - thus any system scripts requiring the availability of perl (and the necessary parts of its' myriad of wonderful library modules) cannot start until the appropriate partition(s) has/have been checked and mounted ... but to get to that point perl must be available... mmmm, bit of a circular dependency thingy goin' on here methinx.
IMO, this is a classic case of horses for courses - shell script is marvellous (C shell excepted of course - Tom Christianson. http://www.perl.com/pub/language/versus/csh.html) for *NIX systems programming - for all else, perl is, by far & away, the front runner.
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Medical terminology can be very confusing. Knowing these terms however is rather essential especially when going through medical procedures. one common procedure in many treatment procedures is phlebotomy. Despite the fancy term, it simply indicates the pricking or puncturing of blood vessels i.e. veins to collect a blood sample. Although the process is quite simple, it's crucial in daily medical operations because blood samples have broad applications.
The professional term for the individual carrying out the task of acquiring blood samples is a phlebotomist. These are however seldom standalone professionals in Chicago Illinois. The procedure can be carried out by nearly all qualified medical personnel such as doctors and nurses and as such it is called venepuncture, to signify the specific action taking place.
Since blood works are potentially hazardous for both the medical personnel and the patient, there's a terrific need for adequate training of these phlebotomists to decrease the risks associated with the process. This training should also cover other related duties related to the practice such as identification and preparation of the patient before the procedure in addition to proper sample handling, testing and analysis. After the process, the phlebotomist must also have the ability to ensure proper upkeep of the puncture point to avoid any complications.
Phlebotomy Training Programs For A Fulfilling Career Path in Chicago
All skills need rigorous training to master. This is especially true for the medical sector where the professionals deal with people's health and determine the outcomes of treatment processes. Training demands are therefore quite high to ensure that the patients involved are not in any way compromised or affected by poorly trained staff. Phlebotomists handle an essential part of medical processes that can easily present false results and parameters if mishandled.
Many community colleges and vocational schools provide phlebotomy training to interested students. College degrees are also readily available from community colleges while nearly all medical institutions have certificates and diplomas available for the trade.
The foundations of phlebotomy training commence with a certification. It introduces students to the industry and prepares them in general for all associated practises of this trade. Training requirements in Illinois are nevertheless unique with each state and institution. The result, however, remains the same and the quality of the graduate is regulated by examinations and certifications. The overall requirement for most trade schools and colleges for certificate training is a high school diploma or equivalent like the GED.
Students who complete their certificate training can proceed to a diploma in the trade. The diploma is more intense in its detail coverage of the practices of phlebotomy. Here, the syllabus can take between 1 to 2 years to exhaust based on the commitment time selected. Entry levels can be lead such as high school graduates or certificate holders. Let us make a quick list of what to think about before enrolling for a phlebotomy course.
- School Reputation
Schools generally have specific reputations in employment circles. It is therefore ideal to select a school that's well known for medical programs for phlebotomy training in Chicago. This gives employers confidence that your qualification is of a particular quality or standard which they are familiar with. This standing is borne from strict adherence to ethical behavior and appropriate training practises.
Reputable schools also help to properly prepare the student for the job in real life. Many students who attain qualification by unscrupulous means often struggle when the times comes for them to eventually put their abilities to practise. This will compromise both their job security and the health of their patients as well. Training with reputable schools, therefore, ensures that the graduate is ready to handle any challenge that's related to his or her skill with no difficulty whatsoever.
- Accreditation
Each country and each industry has its regulatory institutes and boards that ensure strict adherence of training institutes to appropriate standards. This ensures that all training schools in compliance have obliged with specific training duties. Accredited schools are therefore ideal because employers will have proof that all graduates from the school have been subjected to these training standards. These certification bodies can be international or local with both physical and online certification options like the American Society of Phlebotomy Technicians (ASPT).
- Training costs
Chicago Medical training schools are often pricey and beyond the reach of many. Phlebotomy is however less expensive than most of those professions. The availability of the course at entry-level phases such as certificates and diplomas also makes it more available at colleges and vocational schools. An individual can expect damage of about USD 600 for the completion of certificate level and about USD 800 for a degree. Most schools have the program broken down to smaller segments or modules with each one having a smaller price tag hence enabling students to gradually pay their way through the course.
- Employment Opportunities
On completion, a phlebotomist can join various industries which demand their skills for daily activities. The entire medical industry at some point requires blood drawing services. Medical staff is frequently hard-pressed to attend the intricate undertaking. Qualified phlebotomists can earn up to 50K annual for many entry-level jobs. This may vary with the applying organisation and state no matter how the industry offers quite a lot of career growth with time and experience.
Medical services are also always in demand and can even be deemed to be a growing societal need. This, therefore, offers very attractive job security in an industry that is safe from recessions. Students in Chicago should therefore not worry about prospects as long as all training phases are completed successfully and all the necessary certifications are in place. Their abilities will come in handy as medical assistants, emergency personnel, nurse aides etc..
- Training Specifics
Phlebotomy involves much more than just blood drawing from patients. While It's the fundamental purpose of the training process, a lot more is involved in the training such as;
- Techniques — this is the main focus of the training to prepare the phlebotomists for various blood drawing procedures on various individual groups.
- Patient Care — the phlebotomist is responsible for ensuring that the patient undergoing puncturing is well cared for. He or she will determine whether the patient is fit for the procedure in addition to make sure that the puncture point is well cared for after the deed is done.
- Blood-works Hazards — coping with blood samples introduces a good deal of hazards from the equipment itself that is often sharp in addition to the contamination or infection of the puncture points. The phlebotomist, thus, is trained to correctly deal with all such hazardsto minimise health risks.
A Quick Look At Phlebotomy Certification Classes in Chicago IL
Every medical profession requires appropriate training and certification. These certifications ensure that each practising member in the business is qualified for the job and is performing satisfactorily. This setup is extremely essential especially considering that medical practitioners deal with life and death situations quite frequently. It, therefore, ensures that all processes being performed will be done accurately without putting lives at unnecessary risks.
Some several respectable institutions and organisations offer Phlebotomy training both offline and online. Such training is useful in equipping interested individuals with the appropriate knowledge and skills that are required to execute the venepuncture procedure flawlessly. Such training should include both theoretical and practical aspects. This enables students to place their gained knowledge into practise and familiarise themselves with the requirements of the profession in reality. Several certification boards have been recognised globally such as NAACLS hence it's always ideal to train with institutions that deal with these kinds of boards.
Proper training and certification in Phlebotomy also increase the employment opportunities available. Almost every medical facility requires the skills of a phlebotomist for its everyday activities. These professionals efficiently reduce the workload on other medical specialists such as surgeons hence expediting routine procedures. Blood functions also tend to be cluttered and a delicate category of the medical industry thus the need for specially trained professionals is very intense. To top it off, the profession is well-remunerated especially for certified people who can easily bag nearly 100K yearly.
The choice of institution for phlebotomy certification in Chicago has lots of influence on the students' prospects of employment and growth in the industry. All recruiting panels across all sectors of industry are extremely conscious of institutional reputation. For instance, recruiters tend to be quick to select applicants from well-known schools like Harvard. The same goes for Phlebotomist. The associated training institute and accreditation board will determine the employment chances of all prospecting applicants. Schools and certification boards that are known for rigorous adherence to syllabi and professional conduct, therefore, offer their graduates an edge over other competing applicants.
What to expect?
There are a few important elements that are necessary for the successful completion of phlebotomy training. Let's just quickly examine these elements and how they influence the graduating the student once the time for job searching finally comes.
- Online Accreditation and Certification in Phlebotomy
As mentioned previously, the reputation of the selected institution will affect the value of the qualification in addition to the graduating student by expansion. Reputable schools in Illinois which are well accredited by reputable boards and institutions will create job searches much easier and less of a tedious job. Recruiters will be more likely to favour certified graduates than non-certified ones because these certifications work as a form of quality guarantee as far as the skills of the individual are concerned. Luckily, several online options are available for such certifications.
The role of certification boards should therefore never be underestimated. Employers view it as an extra layer of testing for professionals. This idea is quite necessary particularly considering that many institutions are solely responsible for the crafting of the syllabus, the tutoring of the students as well as both examinations and grading processes. This, therefore, leaves the system vulnerable to manipulations from unscrupulous faculty members or any other involved staff. Therefore, certification boards are more reliable since they consist of boards that will rigorously check the knowledge of the pupils to see if they're knowledgeable on their course material. Several features are considered for these certifications including;
- Compliance with the standards of the Better Business Bureau,
- Ethical conduct,
- Compliance with CLS operational standards,
- Thorough examination processes prior certification.
- Course Set-up
The widespread use of modern innovations has opened a great deal of convenient learning opportunities for many industries. Online schools have become both acceptable and advertising quite competitive too for many professions which range from medical to culinary businesses. Phlebotomy can be feasibly learnt across such platforms for the convenience of students in different locations of Illinois. This effectively reduces the tuition and boarding costs that students would otherwise have to incur at an on-site school where physical presence is crucial.
Such a set up, therefore, enables students in remote locations to enrol and complete the programme without a hitch. Examinations can also be administered live with the use of real-time communication technologies. The course is however set up in a means which will eventually demand practical experience. The availability of health facilities in all societies makes it easier to finish the program wherever the student is. Arrangements can be made out of such facilities to enable the student to be'attached' at these facilities for a certain period that will expose him or her to the practical side of phlebotomy.
The registering student is expected to have graduated from high school to be eligible for the programme that takes about six to twelve weeks to complete depending on the specific institution or affiliated hospital's demands. Students will be expected to commit an average of 24 credit hours to be regarded as fully tutored. Since the medical sector involves plenty of drug handling and closeness, students are also expected to be clean in terms of abusive substances as well as have a clean background in terms of criminal offences.
- What does the course cover?
Many students often ponder what the future holds for them on completion of the chosen program. Phlebotomy offers many different employment opportunities due to the wide course coverage from laboratory assistants to doctors' aides. Many community colleges and special trades schools in Chicago IL offer this training with the target being the broad medial industry where blood drawing skills are always in demand. Students will be exposed to several skills and techniques including;
- Proper patient processing and care for the blood drawing procedures.
- Accurate body mapping of organs and other anatomical aspects.
- Proper handling of commerce waste and tools without causing hazards.
- Safety precautions and standards for the industry.
- The basics of blood composition and behaviour.
- The right use of various blood handling equipment.
- Ideal puncturing points and the proper puncturing methods.
- Special patients tackling i.e. new-borns.
All you have to know about admission requirements of a Chicago Phlebotomy school
Getting admitted into any school or programme that has set criteria for admission is dependent on the applicant's ability to meet the requirements stated. Phlebotomy schools, like any other training institutions, tend to have strict pre-requisites that interested students should meet for them to qualify.
The success of the application is of course determined by other factors such as peer competition but that application should at least fit the selection criteria of the school despite such competition from fellow applicants. Let's just quickly observe the main requirements for a typical phlebotomy school.
- Academics
Pursuing phlebotomy requires a solid background of both general and basic scientific knowledge and appreciation. Applicants should, therefore, have undergone high school education and passed with the minimum grades as stated by the examination authorities. Equivalent qualifications are also acceptable such as the GED since it proves that the student is just as competitive as the high school graduate. This pre-requisite is not just a senseless way of eliminating prospective students but it rather ensures that the student knows all the assumed knowledge that will be necessary during training.
- Age Restrictions
Phlebotomy training is often restricted to applicants below the age of 18 years in most countries. The idea is that younger people are often easier to train and retain information than more mature students. The modern society, however, has been battling such ageist sentiments hence other older entries can still score a place as long as they meet the qualifications pre-requisites.
- Time Commitment
Phlebotomy training will demand certain time commitments for actual earning and other practical activities. Students must therefore not have other engagements during these times otherwise they void their graduation. Training schools, however, offer flexible training models with different time commitments to suit various students' needs.
- Unique Requirements
While the requirements for training can be generalised as explained above, each school tends to retain unique requirements or attributes for their prospective students. For instance, many training institutions often set aside a student quota for diversity i.e. they reserve a few slots for minority groups such as black and Indian people (in America). Others are also simply interested in talents and extra-curricular activities.
Wondering how this can help your enrolment in Chicago IL 60629? Find out exactly what your school of interest is usually fascinated by whether it's sport-active students, creative ones or socially active ones and use that information to your advantage. Highlight in your application your skills and abilities that are closely aligned to what the school shows a bias towards and you will have a better chance of enrolment than the rest of the pack!
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Property tax bills should have been received and Dec. 5 is the final day to pay in order to avoid a penalty.
The tax rate is $24.52 per $1000 valuation. This rate is 34 cents higher than last year. The town portion is up 22 cents; the county's, up 27 cents; the local school tax, down 5 cents; the state school tax, down 10 cents.
When the selectmen met on Nov. 2 Arthur Anderson , a long-time member of the Madbury Volunteer Fire Department, came in to share some preliminary thought the MVFD is having relative to ways of recognizing members of the department for their years of support.
The selectmen suggested establishing firm criteria within which to judge appropriate candidates for recognition, as well the need to determine appropriate formats.
Police Chief Joe McGann also showed up, having been asked to present his proposal for a new cruiser in 2013, but the discussion was extended to Nov. 5 because Selectman Jay Moriarty was called away to the Nute Road bridge project. And on Nov. 5 the selectmen again tabled this discussion until after the busy election day activities were past.
Chuck Sullivan was in on Nov. 5, when he pointed out to the selectmen that power outages in town seem always to be in the same areas and wondered if anything can be done about it. They said they would talk to PSNH.
Barbara Maurer, who has served with the Water Resources Board for some time, came in to offer to be the town's representative to the Southeast Water Alliance, for which Chairman Joan Sundberg heartily thanked her.
Moriarty reported that the work on the Nute Road bridge should be done before Thanksgiving.
The selectmen expressed their gratification for the way the Police and Fire departments and A.J.Hartford had responded during the "Sandy" storm
Speaking on Nov. 1 at the Town Hall, the Waterkeeper for Great Bay and the Piscataqua River made it clear that pollution in the Great Bay estuary is pushing the limit.
Waterkeeper for the Conservation Law Foundation Peter Wellenberger stressed that the danger is hidden by the bay's beautiful scenic surface. "They can't see it so they don't realize, for instance, that 70 per cent of the eelgrass has been lost"...and eelgrass is only one of 18 plants in danger.
Because striped bass are not finding food in the estuaary, fishermen - and there are 63,000 coastal resident licenses out there - are having to search for the bass. The oyster beds which abounded have been destroyed (there is a move on to try to restore them). "If the estuary crashes, it will cost more to restore it", Wellenberger warned, than to remediate it now.
He cited the crash in Chesapeake Bay which has caused economic challenges. His slides showed that costs for other utilities (gas, cell phone, electricity, cable, land phones, and internet) all cost much more than the average household is paying for sewer and water.
University of New Hampshire plant biologist Arthur Mathieson reported that the concern is not limited to eelgrass. "I'd like to see monitoring of the bay, systematic monitoring of nutrients and biological parameters. Other plants are important, too, they are indicators of stress...there needs to be a non-political entity to do the work...the science is really exceptional."
Wellenberger reported that since only 30 percent of the pollutants are from wastewater plants, the other 70 per cent need to be pinpointed. He said that the Great Bay Stewards will be going door-to-door contacting homeowners along the waterways, urging them to take steps to reduce potential non-point pollution sources and that some grant money will be available to support these efforts. He noted that proper planning by developers is very effective in reducing unwanted run-off; for instance, one of the six golf courses in the seacoast contributes no run-off because of best practices.
Eric Fiegenbaum who is coordinating this series of presentations on nitrogen issues sponsored by the Oyster River Local Advisory Committee and the Oyster River Watershed Association announced that a fourth presentation will take place on Nov. 29. Durham's Town Engineer, David Cedarholm, will report on the approach the Town of Durham and UNH have been discussing with the EPA to address the pollution concerns as they relate to Durham.
On Nov. 15, as part of this series, Environmental Consultant Dean Peschel, spokesman for the Great Bay Municipal Coalition, will be outlining the position taken by this group which is made up of Exeter, Newmarket, Rochester, Portsmouth, and Dover. They have filed intent to sue the EPA, which is requiring a reduction to 3 milligrams per liter of nitrogen being discharged into the bay.
These presentations are held at the Madbury Town Hall from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
On Nov. 13, the Madbury Historical Society will present its own version of Antiques Roadshow, when appraiser/auctioneer Devin Moisan will be on hand to evaluate "What's In Your Attic?"
Everyone is invited to bring "whatevers" and find out their value (if any).
This meeting will be held at the Town Hall beginning at 7 p.m. A social hour will follow.
On Nov. 15 the Madbury Community Club will meet at Joan Sundberg's home on Nute Road, at 7 p.m. Members of the Madbury Police and Fire Departments will be on hand to discuss home and fire safety issues.
On Nov. 17 the Madbury Church will have a Ham and Bean supper at the Town Hall with serving from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Besides ham from Calef''s, they always serve a variety of beans, a bountiful salad bar, jellied and potato salads, several kinds of breads, homemade pies and beverages.
The cost is $8 per adult; $4, child; $20 for a family.
On Nov. 17 the Transfer Station will be open from 9 to 4. Then it will be closed until spring.
Children's author Tomie DePaolo's award-winning book "The Night of Las Posadas" has been adapted into a one-act musical theatre piece that will be performed at the Madbury Church on December 1.
Composer and lyricist William Ogmundson and librettist Tom Dunn (both New Hampshire residents) did the adaptation, and the musical will be performed by four professional singers as well as members of the Madbury Church Choir and the audience.
Las Posadas (Spanish for "the inn") is a traditional Spanish festival which is popular in Mexico as well as in the American Southwest. The festival re-enacts Joseph's search for a room in an inn.
dePaolo has written and/or illustrated nearly 350 books, including "Strega Nona", "26 Fairmount Avenue" and "The Art Lesson". Among other things, Dunn is the Artistic Director of The Alchemists' Workshop, a 14-year-old theatre organization dedicated to building communities through the development of original works of musical theatre. He has also written some 50 produced plays and librettos, and has published 4 books.
Ogmundson is a classically-trained pianist and a composer. Among others, he has written the music for the past six productions of the Northeast Shakespeare Ensemble, and his work with Trish Lindberg, "TIGERS", a show about bullying, was broadcast on NHPTV this fall.
There will be two performances, at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Madbury Church. Seating capacity is limited to 70 and by general admission. This musical is recommended for ages 4 thru adult.
Tickets are $5 each, obtained by mailing a check and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the Union Congregational Church, 18 Town Hall road, Madbury, 03823. Check should be made out to the UCC.
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A failure of Obama, not of Obamacare
Americans are beginning to realize that under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, many people will in fact not be able to keep their current insurance plans.
That reflects poorly on President Barack Obama. But it doesn't necessarily reflect badly on Obamacare.
First things first: Obama had no business promising, as he did repeatedly, that people who like their insurance would be able to keep it under the new law. The reality is that the federal government doesn't have the power to prevent insurers from canceling or changing the plans they offer, and the law doesn't empower it to do so.
So Obama made a foolish promise he couldn't possibly keep. Insofar as that argument was used to attract and justify support for the law, he undermined the political legitimacy of his signature achievement.
It may be too much to expect Obama to admit as much, and he didn't in remarks he made in Boston, instead reiterating the benefits of the new law. Better if he had explained what he failed to make clear three years ago: Moving some people off their current plans in the individual insurance market, which is how about 11 million people get their health coverage, isn't some unfortunate side effect of Obamacare. It's part of the point.
The law sets minimum requirements for insurance plans. They must cover benefits such as maternity care and mental health care, for example, and provide preventive care without copayments. Insurance companies cannot deny coverage or charge more because of a pre-existing condition.
The lack of such requirements is essentially what allowed insurers in the individual market to offer the cheap plans that are now being canceled. Plans that already existed when the law was passed were protected — but only so long as they didn't contain significant changes.
Obamacare was designed to take that thicket of individual plans with variable costs and benefits and replace it with a smaller range of uniform products that people can compare on an apples-to-apples basis. The cost of insurance for many people will go up as their coverage improves, which is why the law includes premium subsidies for those who need them.
In other words, the individual market under Obamacare was always going to look dramatically different from what came before it. If it didn't, the law wouldn't work. It is no surprise that some people who bought individual insurance are now seeing their policies canceled. The surprise — check that, the outrage — is that the problems of HealthCare.gov are preventing them from shopping for other plans.
The benefits of reshaping the individual insurance market don't excuse Obama for making a promise he couldn't keep. At the same time, the fact that he misled the public doesn't mean that the change now under way isn't a good one.
At any rate, the real promise of Obamacare has always been as much about systemic change as individual coverage — that is, making a health-care system that is more effective, efficient and inclusive. If it works as planned, the Affordable Care Act will help millions of people get health insurance, and it will make that insurance more affordable for millions who already have it.
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YouTube is launching its own music awards and Lady Gaga will perform at the first-time event.
The Google Inc.-owned company announced Tuesday that Eminem and Arcade Fire also will perform at the YouTube Music Awards on Nov. 3. It will take place at Pier 36 in New York City and stream live online.
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Reds' past and present have sparkled at second
Who's better with the leather? Morgan, Phillips were wizards in two eras
Ever since Brandon Phillips joined the Reds in 2006, folks have compared the gifted second baseman to Joe Morgan, who helped make the Big Red Machine famous. They chat often, by the way. Said Phillips of Morgan, now a senior advisor to Reds upper management: "He's always in our clubhouse, so I always get to talk to him, and I love picking his brain."
Morgan has much to share. For one, he has a bronzed plaque in Cooperstown. For another, in addition to making 10 trips to the All-Star Game, winning back-to-back National League MVP Awards and owning two World Series rings, he has five Gold Gloves.
"I've seen some of the old films of Joe as a player," Phillips said. "He was outstanding. But defensively, I've got him hands down, and you can tell him I said that, because I've told him the same thing. I'm better than him defensively."
Let me think about that.
I'm still thinking.
No question, Phillips is spectacular. If you flip to MLB Network on any given night, there's a good chance you'll find this 32-year-old baseball magician doing the otherworldly with his arm or glove. That said, I saw Morgan up close and personal during the late 1970s as a backup writer on the Reds beat for the Cincinnati Enquirer, and he also appeared that he wasn't from this planet.
Morgan was masterful going to his left or right, rushing forward or backward and jumping up or bending down.
Did I leave something out regarding Morgan's defensive skills? I didn't mean to, and as I keep thinking, there was no better double-play combination than that of Morgan and Dave Concepcion, owner of five Gold Gloves at shortstop.
There also was Oct. 20, 1972, in Oakland, where Morgan completed one of the forgotten defensive gems in World Series history. With the Reds holding a one-run lead during that Game 5 in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Athletics had runners at first and third and one out. Bert Campaneris lifted a foul pop toward the spacious foul territory at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, and the ball threatened to drop beyond the reaches of the first baseman and the right fielder.
The second baseman arrived, though. After Morgan made the grab with his back to the infield, he whirled and fired a strike to catcher Johnny Bench to nail pinch-runner Blue Moon Odom who had tagged up at third.
So Phillips over Morgan on defense?
After thinking some more, why not? Phillips has two fewer Gold Gloves than Morgan, but that will change in a hurry. Phillips also gets the edge, because many of the fielding gems during his 12 Major League seasons -- especially during his eight with the Reds following a steal of a trade from the Indians -- are the stuff of Mother Goose, Peter Pan and several other fairy tales combined.
What is Phillips' favorite defensive play of all-time?
He's still thinking.
"I know Rob Butcher, the Reds' media relations guy, said the best he's seen me make was the one this year involving Ryan Braun," said Phillips, referring to what may finish as "The Play" of 2013 in baseball since it was slightly beyond impossible.
It occurred in early May at Great American Ball Park, where the Reds held a one-run lead in the top of the seventh against the Brewers. With runners at first and second and one out, Braun sent a chopper over the head of Reds reliever Sam LeCure. Before I continue, future generations would have called what happened next simply the collective figment of a bunch of imaginations -- if not for instant replay.
Phillips snatched the ball with his bare hand, touched second with his knee for the force out and delivered an off-balance dart to first baseman Joey Votto to complete the double play.
"I mean, it was a nice play," Phillips said with a shrug. "I don't know how I did it, but I did it, and it even made me smile."
After a pause, Phillips quickly added, "There was another play that I really liked, and it was back around 2008 when Angel Berroa was playing for the Dodgers. He hit the ball up the middle, and I slid past the bag, caught the ball, got up, touched second base and threw to first for the double play. Even today, that's still one of my favorite plays."
All of this drama is enough to make you wonder: What is going through Phillips' mind before, during and after these things?
Are they planned, or do they just happen?
And does he amaze himself?
"Actually, I practice on a lot of crazy plays and on a lot of crazy things, so I can see what I can do and can't do, and some plays just happen by accident," Phillips said. "Well, I shouldn't say by accident. I should say they naturally just happen. There was the ball that Ike Davis hit to me last year. I caught it between my legs, and it was something that just happened, but I do that in batting practice all the time. Still, I couldn't believe I did it in a game, and I looked at my coaches, and they were just like, 'Oh, my God.' It just happened. I didn't know I would have enough guts to do it in a game."
Just so you know, Phillips isn't all field and no hit. In 2007, he reached the 30-30 club with 30 home runs and 32 stolen bases. He won a Silver Slugger Award in 2011. He made his third All-Star Game this year with much help from his willingness (and ability) to switch from his normal spot at the top of the Reds' lineup to cleanup hitter after an early-season injury to slugger Ryan Ludwick.
Consider, too, that the primary objective of the No. 1 and the No. 2 hitters is to get on base. In contrast, No. 4 hitters are asked to drive in runs, and that's exactly what Phillips is doing. His 74 RBIs are tied for fourth in the Major Leagues.
"When I was pulled into [Reds manager Dusty Baker's office], and he asked me if I wanted to hit fourth, I said, 'I would love to,' because I feel like I'm very versatile, and I like challenges," Phillips said. "Hitting fourth, you're hitting in a lot of key situations, and your job is to drive in runs. I don't care about my batting average (.266). I don't care about anything else. It's all about ribbies."
Morgan mostly hit third for the Big Red Machine. He was known to drive in a few runs (111 in 1976), and he averaged 42 stolen bases per 162 games during his 22 years in the Major Leagues.
Said Phillips, easing into a grin: "I used to steal bases, but Dusty doesn't give me the green light anymore since I'm hitting fourth. When it comes to hitting and running bases, Joe always says, 'My eyes are better than yours, especially when it comes to plate discipline.' He's right, but I told him I've got more pop than he does, and he agreed.
"But as long as I look better than him, I'm good."
Now that's somebody else's column.


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Condition variables explained
I ended my previous article by describing a particular dilemma: how does a thread deal with a situation where it is waiting for a specific condition to become true? It could repeatedly lock and unlock a mutex, each time checking a shared data structure for a certain value. But this is a waste of time and resources, and this form of busy polling is extremely inefficient. The best way to do this is to use the pthread_cond_wait() call to wait on a particular condition to become true.
It's important to understand what pthread_cond_wait() does -- it's the heart of the POSIX threads signalling system, and also the hardest part to understand.
First, let's consider a scenario where a thread has locked a mutex, in order to take a look at a linked list, and the list happens to be empty. This particular thread can't do anything -- it's designed to remove a node from the list, and there are no nodes available. So, this is what it does:
While still holding the mutex lock, our thread will call pthread_cond_wait(&mycond,&mymutex). The pthread_cond_wait() call is rather complex, so we'll step through each of its operations one at a time.
The first thing pthread_cond_wait() does is simultaneously unlock the mutex mymutex (so that other threads can modify the linked list) and wait on the condition mycond (so that pthread_cond_wait() will wake up when it is "signalled" by another thread). Now that the mutex is unlocked, other threads can access and modify the linked list, possibly adding items.
At this point, the pthread_cond_wait() call has not yet returned. Unlocking the mutex happens immediately, but waiting on the condition mycond is normally a blocking operation, meaning that our thread will go to sleep, consuming no CPU cycles until it is woken up. This is exactly what we want to happen. Our thread is sleeping, waiting for a particular condition to become true, without performing any kind of busy polling that would waste CPU time. From our thread's perspective, it's simply waiting for the pthread_cond_wait() call to return.
Now, to continue the explanation, let's say that another thread (call it "thread 2") locks mymutex and adds an item to our linked list. Immediately after unlocking the mutex, thread 2 calls the function pthread_cond_broadcast(&mycond). By doing so, thread 2 will cause all threads waiting on the mycond condition variable to immediately wake up. This means that our first thread (which is in the middle of a pthread_cond_wait() call) will now wake up.
Now, let's take a look at what happens to our first thread. After thread 2 called pthread_cond_broadcast(&mymutex) you might think that thread 1's pthread_cond_wait() will immediately return. Not so! Instead, pthread_cond_wait() will perform one last operation: relock mymutex. Once pthread_cond_wait() has the lock, it will then return and allow thread 1 to continue execution. At that point, it can immediately check the list for any interesting changes.
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/* queue.h ** Copyright 2000 Daniel Robbins, Gentoo Technologies, Inc. ** Author: Daniel Robbins ** Date: 16 Jun 2000 */ typedef struct node { struct node *next; } node; typedef struct queue { node *head, *tail; } queue; void queue_init(queue *myroot); void queue_put(queue *myroot, node *mynode); node *queue_get(queue *myroot);
/* queue.c ** Copyright 2000 Daniel Robbins, Gentoo Technologies, Inc. ** Author: Daniel Robbins ** Date: 16 Jun 2000 ** ** This set of queue functions was originally thread-aware. I ** redesigned the code to make this set of queue routines ** thread-ignorant (just a generic, boring yet very fast set of queue ** routines). Why the change? Because it makes more sense to have ** the thread support as an optional add-on. Consider a situation ** where you want to add 5 nodes to the queue. With the ** thread-enabled version, each call to queue_put() would ** automatically lock and unlock the queue mutex 5 times -- that's a ** lot of unnecessary overhead. However, by moving the thread stuff ** out of the queue routines, the caller can lock the mutex once at ** the beginning, then insert 5 items, and then unlock at the end. ** Moving the lock/unlock code out of the queue functions allows for ** optimizations that aren't possible otherwise. It also makes this ** code useful for non-threaded applications. ** ** We can easily thread-enable this data structure by using the ** data_control type defined in control.c and control.h. */ #include <stdio.h> #include "queue.h" void queue_init(queue *myroot) { myroot->head=NULL; myroot->tail=NULL; } void queue_put(queue *myroot,node *mynode) { mynode->next=NULL; if (myroot->tail!=NULL) myroot->tail->next=mynode; myroot->tail=mynode; if (myroot->head==NULL) myroot->head=mynode; } node *queue_get(queue *myroot) { //get from root node *mynode; mynode=myroot->head; if (myroot->head!=NULL) myroot->head=myroot->head->next; return mynode; }
#include <pthread.h> typedef struct data_control { pthread_mutex_t mutex; pthread_cond_t cond; int active; } data_control;
/* control.c ** Copyright 2000 Daniel Robbins, Gentoo Technologies, Inc. ** Author: Daniel Robbins ** Date: 16 Jun 2000 ** ** These routines provide an easy way to make any type of ** data-structure thread-aware. Simply associate a data_control ** structure with the data structure (by creating a new struct, for ** example). Then, simply lock and unlock the mutex, or ** wait/signal/broadcast on the condition variable in the data_control ** structure as needed. ** ** data_control structs contain an int called "active". This int is ** intended to be used for a specific kind of multithreaded design, ** where each thread checks the state of "active" every time it locks ** the mutex. If active is 0, the thread knows that instead of doing ** its normal routine, it should stop itself. If active is 1, it ** should continue as normal. So, by setting active to 0, a ** controlling thread can easily inform a thread work crew to shut ** down instead of processing new jobs. Use the control_activate() ** and control_deactivate() functions, which will also broadcast on ** the data_control struct's condition variable, so that all threads ** stuck in pthread_cond_wait() will wake up, have an opportunity to ** notice the change, and then terminate. */ #include "control.h" int control_init(data_control *mycontrol) { int mystatus; if (pthread_mutex_init(&(mycontrol->mutex),NULL)) return 1; if (pthread_cond_init(&(mycontrol->cond),NULL)) return 1; mycontrol->active=0; return 0; } int control_destroy(data_control *mycontrol) { int mystatus; if (pthread_cond_destroy(&(mycontrol->cond))) return 1; if (pthread_cond_destroy(&(mycontrol->cond))) return 1; mycontrol->active=0; return 0; } int control_activate(data_control *mycontrol) { int mystatus; if (pthread_mutex_lock(&(mycontrol->mutex))) return 0; mycontrol->active=1; pthread_mutex_unlock(&(mycontrol->mutex)); pthread_cond_broadcast(&(mycontrol->cond)); return 1; } int control_deactivate(data_control *mycontrol) { int mystatus; if (pthread_mutex_lock(&(mycontrol->mutex))) return 0; mycontrol->active=0; pthread_mutex_unlock(&(mycontrol->mutex)); pthread_cond_broadcast(&(mycontrol->cond)); return 1; }
Debug time
One more miscellaneous file before we get to the biggie. Here's dbug.h:
#define dabort() \ { printf("Aborting at line %d in source file %s\n",__LINE__,__FILE__); abort(); }
We use this code to handle unrecoverable errors in our work crew code.
The work crew code
Speaking of the work crew code, here it is:
#include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include "control.h" #include "queue.h" #include "dbug.h" /* the work_queue holds tasks for the various threads to complete. */ struct work_queue { data_control control; queue work; } wq; /* I added a job number to the work node. Normally, the work node would contain additional data that needed to be processed. */ typedef struct work_node { struct node *next; int jobnum; } wnode; /* the cleanup queue holds stopped threads. Before a thread terminates, it adds itself to this list. Since the main thread is waiting for changes in this list, it will then wake up and clean up the newly terminated thread. */ struct cleanup_queue { data_control control; queue cleanup; } cq; /* I added a thread number (for debugging/instructional purposes) and a thread id to the cleanup node. The cleanup node gets passed to the new thread on startup, and just before the thread stops, it attaches the cleanup node to the cleanup queue. The main thread monitors the cleanup queue and is the one that performs the necessary cleanup. */ typedef struct cleanup_node { struct node *next; int threadnum; pthread_t tid; } cnode; void *threadfunc(void *myarg) { wnode *mywork; cnode *mynode; mynode=(cnode *) myarg; pthread_mutex_lock(&wq.control.mutex); while (wq.control.active) { while (wq.work.head==NULL && wq.control.active) { pthread_cond_wait(&wq.control.cond, &wq.control.mutex); } if (!wq.control.active) break; //we got something! mywork=(wnode *) queue_get(&wq.work); pthread_mutex_unlock(&wq.control.mutex); //perform processing... printf("Thread number %d processing job %d\n",mynode->threadnum,mywork->jobnum); free(mywork); pthread_mutex_lock(&wq.control.mutex); } pthread_mutex_unlock(&wq.control.mutex); pthread_mutex_lock(&cq.control.mutex); queue_put(&cq.cleanup,(node *) mynode); pthread_mutex_unlock(&cq.control.mutex); pthread_cond_signal(&cq.control.cond); printf("thread %d shutting down...\n",mynode->threadnum); return NULL; } #define NUM_WORKERS 4 int numthreads; void join_threads(void) { cnode *curnode; printf("joining threads...\n"); while (numthreads) { pthread_mutex_lock(&cq.control.mutex); /* below, we sleep until there really is a new cleanup node. This takes care of any false wakeups... even if we break out of pthread_cond_wait(), we don't make any assumptions that the condition we were waiting for is true. */ while (cq.cleanup.head==NULL) { pthread_cond_wait(&cq.control.cond,&cq.control.mutex); } /* at this point, we hold the mutex and there is an item in the list that we need to process. First, we remove the node from the queue. Then, we call pthread_join() on the tid stored in the node. When pthread_join() returns, we have cleaned up after a thread. Only then do we free() the node, decrement the number of additional threads we need to wait for and repeat the entire process, if necessary */ curnode = (cnode *) queue_get(&cq.cleanup); pthread_mutex_unlock(&cq.control.mutex); pthread_join(curnode->tid,NULL); printf("joined with thread %d\n",curnode->threadnum); free(curnode); numthreads--; } } int create_threads(void) { int x; cnode *curnode; for (x=0; x<NUM_WORKERS; x++) { curnode=malloc(sizeof(cnode)); if (!curnode) return 1; curnode->threadnum=x; if (pthread_create(&curnode->tid, NULL, threadfunc, (void *) curnode)) return 1; printf("created thread %d\n",x); numthreads++; } return 0; } void initialize_structs(void) { numthreads=0; if (control_init(&wq.control)) dabort(); queue_init(&wq.work); if (control_init(&cq.control)) { control_destroy(&wq.control); dabort(); } queue_init(&wq.work); control_activate(&wq.control); } void cleanup_structs(void) { control_destroy(&cq.control); control_destroy(&wq.control); } int main(void) { int x; wnode *mywork; initialize_structs(); /* CREATION */ if (create_threads()) { printf("Error starting threads... cleaning up.\n"); join_threads(); dabort(); } pthread_mutex_lock(&wq.control.mutex); for (x=0; x<16000; x++) { mywork=malloc(sizeof(wnode)); if (!mywork) { printf("ouch! can't malloc!\n"); break; } mywork->jobnum=x; queue_put(&wq.work,(node *) mywork); } pthread_mutex_unlock(&wq.control.mutex); pthread_cond_broadcast(&wq.control.cond); printf("sleeping...\n"); sleep(2); printf("deactivating work queue...\n"); control_deactivate(&wq.control); /* CLEANUP */ join_threads(); cleanup_structs(); }
Code walkthrough
Now it's time for a quick code walkthrough. The first struct defined is called "wq", and contains a data_control and a queue header. The data_control structure will be used to arbitrate access to the entire queue, including the nodes in the queue. Our next job is to define the actual work nodes. To keep the code lean to fit in this article, all that's contained here is a job number.
Next, we create the cleanup queue. The comments explain how this works. OK, now let's skip the threadfunc(), join_threads(), create_threads() and initialize_structs() calls, and jump down to main(). The first thing we do is initialize our structures -- this includes initializing our data_controls and queues, as well as activating our work queue.
Cleanup special
Now it's time to initialize our threads. If you look at our create_threads() call, everything will look pretty normal -- except for one thing. Notice that we are allocating a cleanup node, and initializing its threadnum and TID components. We also pass a cleanup node to each new worker thread as an initial argument. Why do we do this?
Because when a worker thread exits, it'll attach its cleanup node to the cleanup queue, and terminate. Then, our main thread will detect this addition to the cleanup queue (by use of a condition variable) and dequeue the node. Because the TID (thread id) is stored in the cleanup node, our main thread will know exactly which thread terminated. Then, our main thread will call pthread_join(tid), and join with the appropriate worker thread. If we didn't perform such bookkeeping, our main thread would need to join with worker threads in an arbitrary order, possibly in the order that they were created. Because the threads may not necessarily terminate in this order, our main thread could be waiting to join with one thread while it could have been joining with ten others. Can you see how this design decision can really speed up our shutdown code, especially if we were to use hundreds of worker threads?
Creating work
Now that we've started our worker threads (and they're off performing their threadfunc(), which we'll get to in a bit), our main thread begins inserting items into the work queue. First, it locks wq's control mutex, and then allocates 16000 work packets, inserting them into the queue one-by-one. After this is done, pthread_cond_broadcast() is called, so that any sleeping threads are woken up and able to do the work. Then, our main thread sleeps for two seconds, and then deactivates the work queue, telling our worker threads to terminate. Then, our main thread calls the join_threads() function to clean up all the worker threads.
Time to look at threadfunc(), the code that each worker thread executes. When a worker thread starts, it immediately locks the work queue mutex, gets one work node (if available) and processes it. If no work is available, pthread_cond_wait() is called. You'll notice that it's called in a very tight while() loop, and this is very important. When you wake up from a pthread_cond_wait() call, you should never assume that your condition is definitely true -- it will probably be true, but it may not. The while loop will cause pthread_cond_wait() to be called again if it so happens that the thread was mistakenly woken up and the list is empty.
If there's a work node, we simply print out its job number, free it, and exit. Real code would do something more substantial. At the end of the while() loop, we lock the mutex so we can check the active variable as well as checking for new work nodes at the top of the loop. If you follow the code through, you'll find that if wq.control.active is 0, the while loop will be terminated and the cleanup code at the end of threadfunc() will begin.
The worker thread's part of the cleanup code is pretty interesting. First, it unlocks the work_queue, since pthread_cond_wait() returns with the mutex locked. Then, it gets a lock on the cleanup queue, adds our cleanup node (containing our TID, which the main thread will use for its pthread_join() call), and then it unlocks the cleanup queue. After that, it signals any cq waiters (pthread_cond_signal(&cq.control.cond)) so that the main thread will know that there's a new node to process. We don't use pthread_cond_broadcast() because it's not necessary -- only one thread (the main thread) is waiting for new entries in the cleanup queue. Our worker thread prints a shutdown message, and then terminates, waiting to be pthread_joined() by the main thread when it calls join_threads().
If you want to see a simple example of how condition variables should be used, take a look at the join_threads() function. While we still have worker threads in existence, join_threads() loops, waiting for new cleanup nodes in our cleanup queue. If there is a new node, we dequeue the node, unlock the cleanup queue (so that other cleanup nodes can be added by our worker threads), join with our new thread (using the TID stored in the cleanup node), free the cleanup node, decrement the number of threads "out there", and continue.
Wrapping it up
We've reached the end of the "POSIX threads explained" series, and I hope that you're now ready to begin adding multithreaded code to your own applications. For more information, please see the Related topics section, which also contains a tarball of all the sources used in this article. I'll see you next series!
Downloadable resources
Related topics
- A tarball of the sources used in this article is available.
- Your friendly Linux pthread man pages ("man -k pthread") are an excellent resource.
- POSIX threads are also covered in this book: UNIX Network Programming - Networking APIs: Sockets and XTI, by W. Richard Stevens (Prentice Hall, 1997). This is a classic book, but it doesn't cover threads in as much detail as does Programming with POSIX Threads, above.
- Refer to Daniel's previous articles in the POSIX threads series on developerWorks:
- POSIX threads explained introduces POSIX threads and shows you exactly how to use threads in your code.
- POSIX threads explained, Part 2 shows you how to protect the integrity of shared data structures in your threaded code by using nifty little things called mutexes.
- See documentation on Linux threads, by Sean Walton, KB7rfa.
- In An Introduction to Pthreads-Tcl, see changes to Tcl that enable it to be used with POSIX threads.
- Refer to the home page for POSIX and DCE threads for Linux.
- See The LinuxThreads library.


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Dear Sir,If you look in the "Ideas" category of the Sploder forums, you will realize that a great number of members have been requesting the same thing - a Music Creator. Since uploading music from your computer onto the games is a bust idea because of copyright issues and whatnot, I thought it would be a better idea for members to let their creativity flow and make their own! I think it is a great idea, personally, and I don't see any issues on how to program it. I really think this idea is one of the best lately. If you could, please respond with your statement/opinion on things.
I'm excited to say that I've done some testing on a new technology that I came across and was able to get the original shooter creator and game running to some extent on the my iPad. This means that chances are very good that all original shooter games will be functional on the iPad (and newer ipods) at some point. I can't promise a date because this is very new.
The participants kinda came and went as expected. If I gave you a list of who I thought was going to make it to the merge before the gameshow started, I probably would've had 5-6 of the people correct. There were some plot twists, and levelorange proved me wrong. He was probably the best contestant in the gameshow. I also predicted Alonessix to get farther, but hey, you can't win em all.I was really in it for the competition, and I got some. The teams were well set up, and I was impressed by a couple of the challenges. Yeah, fun times. I never expected to win. I always lost the gameshows I participated in. I remember the last one I entered, I lost in like the final 8, and Vinniepaz became the winner, and that disappointed me so I kinda used what I learned in losing to win this one, and I figured it out in the end. In the public vote part, I really expected to get booted out, so I worked to get in the lead. Don't even say I played a "shadier" game. It is a gameshow, and if it's legal, then it's fair to do so. All is fair in love war and gameshows. I meant no harm towards any of the gameshow, and I really don't harbor grudges against most of you (some of you i just don't like, but it wasn't because of the gameshow. you can figure out who for yourselves). Thanks for the support, and those fine bets on me. You can gladly claim your rewards. Hope to see you in Vault 67.Spidapig out.
Annoyed at my team, not because they demoted me, but they could of got a different player due to I was inactive -_-
"Baii [bad word]"
You made the right choice, Blue Team. I agreed to myself that I would've caused trouble, if I didn't already. I bid you a farewell, and good luck. Beat Red Team for me, and for everyone that was or is gonna be on the team.See you later.
I'm happy
I can't believe I was betrayed like this. I thought I was important and helped out alot.But after the team change i knew that was it for me. So... FUK YE ALL! (and may the odds be ever in yourfavor.)
Doesn't bother me hahaa, was no use to the team and was inactive more then ever before.
Not particularly bothered now that I can see general.
I wanted to be out of the gameshow and I did.
I don't really care lol. But I don't think I was the right person to get rid of at this time. :3
I knew it. Had fun and disappointed I got out this early. Good luck to my bros, you know who you are. Also, don't think it is over.
I saw this coming. Sorry if I let ya'll down, and here's to a red team member winning this thing.
Meh, I was leaving anyways. If I wasn't leaving, I'm pretty sure I would have made.
Sorry Guys,caus my computer broke down so I've been offline
It was fun while it lasted. I just like to say good luck to the remaining people and hopefully there will be another game show or event in the near future!!
I'm Eliminated?
I'm not angry at anyone besides myself. I'm angry at myself for letting me become a target by JMC and his crew... But I suppose there's nobody who can fix it now. Good luck to Spida, he was my ally. So, concluding, I'll say that I had fun and that's good enough.
I'm a little sad. I expected to be voted off eventually. I wasn't really going for the win though, just for fun. ;3
Voted off? Well, I was not really active anyway. I am actually happy that I made it that far for not really contributing to anything. Goes to show how much my teammates were actually paying attention, lmao.
Looks like I get eliminated again. Oh well. Too bad for me.
I just want to say, good luck to others. =)
Feeling sad, anyway I should have been eliminated long time before and the ones who are not eliminated deserves to continue because they have the talent. If I was not eliminated this time a another person who deserves to continu will be eliminated, so I think was right choice eliminating me was a right choice. But I will miss the fun and spirit of gameshow. Best of Luck to everyone who are not eliminated.
I didn't expect it really, but everyone's time in the gameshow runs out sooner or later. I don't really think I deserved to be eliminated, however everyones time in the gameshow ends. I'm not really too bothered.
Look, guys, I really don't care that I got elimanated. My primary goal of this was to enjoy the oppritunity to hang with my friends and ultimatley have fun. This was all a new experience to me, and I'm glad I got to enter the realm of this new gameshow and dive further into the depths of it's challenges. Winning was never an option. Up against 37 members, I'm immensly proud of even making it past the merge into the Top 6. But hey, what goes is what goes. Don't get mad. Don't rage. Just let the path of life take it's course amongst your journey. This was my very first experience with a Sploder Gameshow and I'm happy that I got to be here for it. I never even expected to get in. I could have been the happiest man in the world. But when the time comes, the time comes. Thanks to Liamnight and Moolatycoon for making my Gameshow experience the best it can be. I can't wait for the next one. And GO DRUMMER!
Well, the gameshow was fun, but it is over. It was a great experience except when Spidapig was bribing people.
All I'm saying is that I don't mind being eliminated. But It's like all over again.
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Is it just me or are your Dashboard usage stats complete nonsense too?
I have graphs which show figures contradicting the usage for yesterday and many many other anomalies and violation of basic mathematics. Take a look at the graph below:
COST YESTERDAY is reported as 22.6p however the bar for yesterday shows 15.79p.
SO FAR TODAY shows 21.3p which apparently is 18.7p less than yesterday... given that it's only 1.3p behind so far today it's got some making up to do!
I'm trying to get some sense out of support but so far they've suggested only that they reset the hub and that I should check whether I have the meter clamp installed correctly!
I raised this issue with them earlier in the year and it was fixed for a while but now I suspect all they did was 'recondition' my data but the underlying problem remains.
Not particularly happy at this point in time!
My Farcical Dashboard Stats
Where the complaints live.
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Re: My Farcical Dashboard Stats
Do you get the same data issues using the traditional dashboard stats (My History > Graphs)? I've always found these to be pretty reliable (and a better style) than the new-style dashboard.
Alerty - you could control your AlertMe system with my third-party app for iPhone and iPod Touch. Used to be available on iTunes!
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Yes, the traditional dashboard ones seem fine. I think the core data is OK it's just the new dashboard backend makes a complete hash of it. Support are totally unresponsive...
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Sunday is my day here at Gizmodo. Has been for some time. The day and this shift have nestled nice and snug into my life groove. Unfortunately, it's also the day I'm most apt to be a bit, ah, groggy.
Why isn't really important. I'm a man with vices and I long ago succumbed to them. But when Sunday comes along I have responsibilities, and I need to sharpen up quick so that I can at least fake my way through the first part of the day without anyone noticing.
To do that I usually just push play on my Black Keys Pandora station and chill the eff out. What's playing now? "Heavy Soul" is, actually, and thanks for asking. The track is off one of their older albums, The Big Come Up, but they have plenty of other tunes that you should check out tonight if crunchy bluesy things are to your liking.
Blues rock. Alternative blues rock. Garage. Whatever you want to call it is fine by me. Mix in a little Stevie Ray Vaughn "Rude Mood" or Stevie Wonder waxing on about Superstition and I'm back in tip-top shape by lunchtime. [iTunes]
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