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Jain, director of the International Materials Institute for New Functionalities in Glass at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, has received the Otto Schott Research Award at the International Congress on Glass in Strasbourg, France.
The biennial award, which carries a cash prize of 25,000 Euros, is the premier prize for glass research and is presented to recognise excellent scientific research and to encourage cooperation between science and industry.
It is named after Friedrich Otto Schott (1851-1935), a German chemist who invented borosilicate glass, which is known for its high tolerance to heat, chemicals and sudden temperature changes.
Jain, a professor of material sciences and engineering at Lehigh, in receiving the award was lauded for his 'outstanding work towards advancing fundamental understanding of the movements of atoms inside glass.'
The Donors' Association for the Promotion of Science in Germany, which administers the Schott Award, also noted Jain's research into unique light-induced phenomena in glass, his studies of the corrosion of glass in nuclear environments, and his work with sensors, infrared optics, waveguides, photolithography, nanolithography and other photonic applications of glass.
Jain was taking a boat ride to the Isle of Skye off Scotland's west coast 20 years ago when he first conceived of the connection between jellyfish and atoms in glass. Watching the hundreds of jellyfish in the Sea of the Hebrides, he couldn't help noticing what many before had observed -- that the invertebrates were not swimming but wiggling as they drifted in water.
The fluctuations of the jellyfish caused Jain to wonder anew about the movements of atoms in glass, and he found that when the temperature of glass is lowered to 4 degrees Kelvin, or near absolute zero, these atomic movements slowed from a lively hop to a virtual standstill.
When he returned from Scotland, he thought more deeply about the nuclear-spin relaxation studies that had conducted with colleagues in Germany and the dielectric measurements of super-cold glass that his former adviser had recently reported.
Observing the super-cold glass in the lab, he detected a weak signal with unique characteristics, indicating that some atomic movement was still occurring.
According to Jain, "What we saw at this extremely low temperature was clearly something different. We proposed that a group of atoms was sitting in one place but wiggling like a jellyfish, which does not swim but has small fluctuations of movement.
He initially called the phenomenon the 'jellyfish' fluctuation for the AC (alternating current) conductivity of ionic solids at low frequency and low temperatures, and later coined the term 'jellyfish fluctuations of atoms in solids.'
Jain's theory initially met with resistance, with some in the field pooh-poohing his contention, but has since gained acceptance and is described now in textbooks on materials science vis-a-vis materials and their behaviors.


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Great route up top. We stayed a bit right at start to get out hearts pumping with a triple lieback straight up on pitch one before trending left. We tried the corner left of the last pitch described here, with no avail. Does anyone know if it tops out nicely?
We agreed with described pitch ratings.
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From: Spearfish, South Dakota
Sep 13, 2013
|Steve Arsenault and I did this in 2011 and we ended up doing a nice steep dihedral that is about 100ft left of the fifth and sixth pitch on the topo for this route on this site. It was very thin and probably had a hard 5.9 move right before topping out of the pillar it makes. Fairly easy climbing from there to the top. Of the 8 man crew we were with that day there was easily 200 years of experience which included the guideook author, but no one knew what route we were on. Guess it didn't matter as I believe we all top out with significant variations of the same route.

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A KITCHEN assistant with learning difficulties was awarded more than £3,500 after an employment tribunal found he had been underpaid by his former employer .
Darren Beard and his mother Carol became concerned when payslips from the Saloon Grill in Cwmbran did not match the money going into Mr Beard's bank account.
Mr Beard, who worked for the restaurant from August 2011 to June this year, soon fell behind with rent for his flat in Blaenavon and was taken to court for not paying council tax.
Mr Beard, 24, told the Argus: "I was a kitchen assistant which involved pot washing, helping staff with food preparation, a bit of everything really."
Due to his dyslexia, Mr Beard passed all paperwork to his mother, who noticed he was working more hours than he was paid for. She then approached Torfaen Citizen's Advice Bureau for help.
"In January we started making a log of his hours," said Mrs Beard. "Bron Afon were very understanding about Darren's situation, but he had to pay court costs and borrowed money on credit cards to keep his flat.
"Darren knew that after being on Jobseekers Allowance if he resigned he wouldn't be entitled to any benefits," she said. "But at least with social security your housing costs would be guaranteed."
On Monday, employment judge Roger Harper, sitting in Cardiff's Caradog House, awarded Mr Beard a total of £3,792 in outstanding wages, notice and holiday pay.
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Two ninth-inning runs lift Twins
Two ninth-inning runs lift Twins
CLEVELAND -- There was a lot for Twins manager Ron Gardenhire to like in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Indians. There was Justin Morneau's ninth-inning double that broke a 2-2 tie. There was the way Minnesota scratched out two runs in the sixth after Indians starter Jeremy Sowers retired the first 15 hitters. And there was the strong outing from Nick Blackburn, who held the Indians to one run in seven innings. The fact the win moved the Twins within 2 1/2 games of the first place White Sox going into the four-game series between the teams that opens Monday night at the Metrodome didn't hurt, either.
However, in Gardenhire's mind the true star of the game was center fielder Denard Span, whose spectacular catch in the eighth inning probably saved the Twins from defeat. "That was the ballgame," Gardenhire said. Although the play resulted in a game-tying sacrifice fly for David Dellucci, Gardenhire's point was well taken. The inning began with the Twins leading, 2-1. Dennys Reyes relieved Blackburn to start the eighth but ran into immediate trouble. Asdrubal Cabrera singled and took third on Grady Sizemore's single Matt Guerrier replaced Reyes. Dellucci, batting for Franklin Gutierrez, drove a pitch to left-center. It looked like the ball would split the gap, meaning the Indians would at least tie the game and possibly take the lead, but Span somehow ran it down with a lunging catch. Cabrera tagged up and scored, but Guerrier retired the next two hitters and the momentum swung back to the Twins. "That was the biggest play of the game," Gardenhire said. "That catch was unbelievable." "I didn't think I was going to get to it," Span said. "I was playing straight up. I got a pretty good jump. I kept running. I got to a spot like they teach us. At the last minute, I reached out. I didn't really see it. I got lucky." That area of the field hadn't been kind to the Twins this series. Carlos Gomez, the regular center fielder, bruised his lower back and tail bone after crashing into the wall Friday night and hasn't played since. Span replaced Gomez and smacked into the wall himself trying to make a catch later in the same inning. Span made his catch Sunday a few feet in front of the wall, but the events of Friday night definitely crossed his mind. "As I was running, I was wondering if I was going to have to dive," he said with a laugh. "I definitely wasn't going to dive." The Twins took advantage of their new-found opportunity in the ninth. Alexi Casilla doubled with one out to start the winning rally off Rafael Perez. Morneau, who was 1-for-8 in his career against the left-hander, drove a 3-1 pitch to the gap in left-center, putting Minnesota ahead. "He threw me the pitch I was looking for on 2-0, but I didn't swing at it," said Morneau, who hit a slider that stayed up. "He threw me the same pitch on 3-1. I pulled the trigger and took it the other way." Left-handed hitters were batting .208 (15-for-72) against Perez this season. "He doesn't give you anything straight," Morneau said. "His fastball sinks pretty good and his cutter sinks pretty good. He's one of the toughest guys to face late in a game." After Delmon Young was walked intentionally, Jason Kubel singled to center, scoring Morneau. Guerrier (6-4) picked up the win. Joe Nathan recorded his 28th save. The Twins were handcuffed for five innings by Sowers. Minnesota relied on a bloop double by Craig Monroe, a walk, a bunt hit by Nick Punto and two RBI groundouts by Span and Casilla to push across two runs in the sixth, erasing a 1-0 deficit. "We had some good things happen with the ball not going 50 feet to get two runs," Gardenhire said. "Someone in the dugout said, 'That's Twins baseball.' "
Steve Herrick is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I used an Ergo for the first year with DS (though I used a Moby for the newborn months), and discovered that having a diaper bag was very cumbersome with a carrier. I used a standard diaper bag most of the first year and then switched to a backpack.
Anyone have any tips on wearing a diaper bag and a newnorn baby at the same time? What are your preferred diaper bags that go well with babywearing?
If you have a stroller, I would suggest using binder clips on the handles of the stroller (to keep the bag from sliding down) and just put the diaper bag on the stroller. (either backpack or a messenger style)
Otherwise, I either use a backpack with a front carry or an over-the-shoulder bag with a back carry.
Even when DD was a newborn I hated toting around a diaper bag and mostly left it in the car for shopping and small excursions. All I brought with me was the folding changing table pad that had pockets for diapers/wipes (we did disposables for a month or two before she fit into the cloth I had picked u)p. Once we were into the cloth full time I just carried the wet bag on me which had a pouch on the front for dry/clean diapers and wipes and off we'd go. I should mention that both had handles with a snap closure that allowed me to loop them onto the ring sling, and in a pinch I've just tucked things behind or under her in the sling.
It can be tricky to deal with two children (one of whom may need water or snacks or a change of clothes) with no bag at all. Awesome if you can do it, but not always possible. Especially if you don't have a car nearby.
Mommy to DS born 11-10-10 And DD born 6-3-13
I'm also thinking of switching from my soft structured carrier to a wrap conversion mei tai with wider, less bulky straps to make it easier to use a shoulder bag if I need to.
You can tuck the strap of a bag sort of up and under the shoulder of a ring sling and everything is held in place. Or, of course, use the stroller to hold all your stuff.
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A small memorial is building outside of Michelle Johnson's home.
Two days after her body was found in a shed behind a Stow duplex on Maplepark Drive, the scene is still taped off with an officer in front.
The 21-year old was found under a pile of blankets.
Stow officers went to the home after Johnson's mother called them saying she had not heard from her daughter and was worried.
"There was definitely trauma to the body, substantial trauma that leads us to the conclusion it was a homicide," said Chief Louis Dirker, Stow Police.
The chief says important evidence was discovered inside the home.
"There was some evidence of blood inside the residence and things of that nature and we called the Bureau of Criminal Investigation to help us to conduct the actual crime scene work," Chief Louis Dirker added.
Police are now working on background issues trying to get a idea with whom Johnson was associated with, where she was last seen and who she may have been with. They have also started the interview process of the investigation trying to get a handle of what may have happened on that quiet street.
"We interviewed the roommate, tried to get some information from her and we put together a timeline from her story and now we're looking at possible relationships, boyfriends and things of that nature," said Chief Louis Dirker.
According to the autopsy, Johnson died from sharp force injuries to the neck and her death has been ruled is homicide.
Her neighbors are horrified to know someone left her lifeless body in a shed.
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LIFE COULD BE A DREAM, THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH and More Set for Ivoryton Playhouse's 2013 Season
On March 13th, 2013 The Ivoryton Playhouse opens its doors for a year full of exciting, live theatre. There is something for everyone this season - a season that is explosive, upbeat, hilarious, original and even a little naughty! -you won't want to miss even one of these shows.
Beginning March 13th - 30th, The Playhouse will take you back to the 50's with some of the classic doo wop melodies you danced to at the sock hop! Life Could Be a Dream features classic oldies Tears on My Pillow, Unchained Melody, The Great Pretender and, of course, Life Could Be A Dream.
In Other People's Money - April 17th - May 5th, a corporate raider threatens a hostile take-over of a New England "Mom & Pop" company (sound familiar!). What follows is a snowballing plot of financial manipulations, unlikely alliances and a surprising twist at the end.
The Playhouse opens the summer with a brand new play from Mike Reiss, one of the writers of The Simpsons, I'm Connecticut is a wacky, fast-paced, sweet romantic comedy about Marc, a Connecticut native who struggles with relationships and feelings of inadequacy - why? Because he comes from Connecticut - land of steady habits, sanity and politeness. A must-see comedy for anybody from the Nutmeg State! From June 5th - 23rd.
From July 3rd-28th, one of the most explosive movie musicals bursts onto the live stage with exhilarating results. Footloose is the heartfelt story of a father longing for the son he lost and of a young man aching for the father who walked out on him. The rockin' rhythm of the Top 40 score includes Let's Hear it for the Boy, Almost Paradise, and, of course, Footloose.
A smash Broadway musical, Dreamgirls captures the spirit and hope of Motown when a girl group from Chicago makes it big. In a business controlled by men, the female trio fights for recognition, fellowship and love as superstardom challenges their musical and cultural identity. Dreamgirls sizzles with sparkling dance and R&B soul - Featuring the hit songs Dreamgirls; And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going and One Night Only. August 7th - September 1st.
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change - September 25th - October 13th - is a hilarious revue that pays tribute to those who have loved and lost and lived to try again. Smartly conceived with catchy tunes and witty lyrics, this affectionate look at love and marriage is as amusingly appropriate today as when it first opened in New York in 1996.
The season closes with a fabulously funny farce from the fifties - The Seven Year Itch - October 30th - November 17th. The play takes a humorous look at the problems of a typical married man whose wife and son have gone to the beach for the summer when he is suddenly confronted by a stunning new upstairs neighbor.
Don't miss some of the most exciting and entertaining theatre on the shoreline! Subscriptions are on sale now. Single tickets go on sale February 14, 2012. Visit www.ivorytonplayhouse.org or call (860) 767 7318 for the latest ticket information.


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The Marygrove Art Department invites you to view the 2012 Senior Exhibition! See a variety of artwork including prints, photographs, paintings, and sculptural works created by Jakari Davis, Janella Dockery, Vincent McCoy, and James Riggins.
The exhibition runs from Sunday, April 15 to Sunday, May 13 in The Gallery on the 4th Floor of the Liberal Arts Building.


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This book offers a comprehensive treatment of the fundamentals of solar cells and their use in the photovoltaic (PV) technology, a major constituent of renewable sources of energy. It discusses the nature and measurement of solar radiation, methods for characterization of solar cells and determination of their parameters. The book describes the principle of operation of different types of inverters used in PV systems and also illustrates the design, construction and performance of photovoltaic operated systems such as the solar lantern, solar water pump, solar inverter and a general solar power system. Besides, it explains the process of uploading of power generated by solar arrays to the power grid for onwards transmission to distant locations. The economic aspects of the PV systems and their conventionally operated counterparts are also dealt with. The design procedure given in the book enables the reader to configure the desired PV system without the help of high priced patented software.
The text is intended for a course on PV technologies undertaken by the undergraduate and postgraduate students of Electrical Engineering, Energy Studies, and Mechanical Engineering. In addition, the book would also be useful for teachers, scientists, engineers and professionals to quickly understand the fundamentals of photovoltaic technology.
About one hundred figures, fifty circuit diagrams and several design examples are given.
A large number of problems are given at the end of some chapters.
References are provided for further study and research.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
Chapter 2 THE SUN
Chapter 3 SOLAR CELL CHARACTERISTICS
Chapter 4 THE PV SYSTEM
Chapter 5 BALANCE OF SYSTEM (BOS) BATTERIES
Chapter 6 BOS: INVERTERS FOR AC LOADS
Chapter 7 BOS: MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKERS
Chapter 8 BOS: OTHER MPP TRACKING TECHNIQUES
Chapter 9 DESIGN EXAMPLES
Chapter 10 A GRID INTERACTIVE PV SYSTEM
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Dassault Systèmes today announced a partnership between its 3DVIA brand and Mixamo, the online, 3D animation service. As a result of the partnership, some 270,000 3DVIA account holders can purchase Mixamo animated characters through the 3dvia.com online store for easy use in 3D development projects.
"Mixamo's animated characters will open doors for 3DVIA's community of 3D application developers," said Lynne Wilson, CEO of 3DVIA, Dassault Systèmes. "These animations will not only help developers shorten dev cycles, but provide them with compelling, pre-made content."
Eighty Mixamo animations with characters are currently available on the 3dvia.com Store, with plans to add more from the thousands available on the Mixamo website. Characters range from humans to animals and are searchable via a "Mixamo" and "Animations" link from the top-level "Store" tab on 3DVIA's home page. All Mixamo animations, which are bundled with their corresponding characters and textures at the time of download, have been optimized for easy use in 3DVIA Studio, 3DVIA's powerful, yet easy-to-use, development tool for creating online, 3D applications.
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The New Jersey Supreme Court today overruled the Appellate Division and trial court and found that a Jackson Township ordinance requiring a property owner to either replace any tree that is removed or pay into a fund dedicated to planting trees and shrubs on public property was valid. In the case of NJ Shore Builders v Township of Jackson (A-83-2007), the court held that, contrary to the views of the lower courts, the tree removal ordinance was a valid exercise of police power because the details of the ordinance, including the tree replacement fee, the escrow fund, and the planting of trees and shrubs on public property when replanting at the original location is not feasible, are rationally related to the broad environmental goals that inform the ordinance.
The court pointed out that ordinances enacted under the police power statute are presumed valid. The lower courts, therefore, were in error to place the burden on the municipality to justify the ordinance, when in fact the plaintiff was required to prove its invalidity. Furthermore, while replanting by the owner on its property was optimal, when this could not be done, a contribution to a fund for planting on public property was the only alternative, since the municipality could not mandate that replanting be done on other private property. As long as the required contribution did not exceed the municipality's cost of replanting, and there was no proof that it did, the court rejected the plaintiff's claim that this fee was actually a revenue raising tax.
League Executive Director Bill Dressel said, "We are pleased that the Court has recognized the necessity of allowing municipalities, through their police power, to ensure that trees removed by landowners are replaced by other trees or shrubs somewhere in the community. This allows municipal officials to protect the municipal environment for residents".


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It occurred to me long ago that maybe, as the pioneer children walked and walked and walked and walked — and walked, they didn't really always sing and sing and sing and sing — and sing. Sometimes, maybe, they complained a little or even said, "Are we there yet?"
I have a feeling that people were people in the 19th century, and not very different from us. And yet, we know what they had to suffer.
Many of the early Saints watched their children, especially their infants, die from diseases that could not be cured in the 19th century. Nauvoo was not a healthy place, and the many removals under trying circumstances added to the death toll.
When I first began to study Latter-day Saint history, I found myself thinking that the pain of loss could not possibly have been as severe for pioneer parents as it would be for us. Didn't they know when their children were born that there was a serious chance that they would never survive to adulthood?
That was my theory. But I remember talking to my Grandmother Pierce, my mother's mother, who was born in 1892 and lived to be 98 years old. Two of her siblings died as infants, and a 14-year old brother died when she was 8. Her little sister, Millie May, died at 2 when my grandma was 16. When I probed her feelings about those losses two-thirds of a century after they had happened, she began to cry, especially when she spoke of her dear little sister.
Here's my theory now. Human responses don't change very much. Death is death, and the loss of someone we love has always been hard and always will be. Those early members didn't "get used" to losing their children; they suffered.
But there's something else I now understand. We've developed a stereotype for those hearty pioneers. We speak of them almost as though they were superhuman. "I just couldn't survive all the things they went through," we say. But let me ask, is that the right lesson for us to learn?
Why speak of our noble forebears if we're only going to use them to convince ourselves that we aren't up to much by comparison? Our heritage should inspire us. I think the right conclusion is that pioneers were regular people who did what they were called upon to do — or in many cases, didn't. Some triumphed, others failed. We honor those who triumphed. But the point is, they did what they did, still possessing all the human weaknesses we deal with. Many of them rose to the occasion and did the hard things. That ought to be a lesson to us: We can do the same.
William Clayton kept a detailed diary after he joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England, and in it he tells of the new converts who were building the church in the 1840s. He tells of one woman who had been baptized but was now talking about dropping out because another member of the congregation was spreading false rumors that her family had "the itch."
People don't change very much, do they?
We are currently passing through a very hard time. We see far fewer infant deaths, but we deal with worse social ills than most 19th-century families ever had to face. So what can we do? We can be pioneers for the next generation and for those after that. We, in spite of our humanness, can be stalwarts.
We can teach our children to sing as they walk, and sometimes they will do it, and sometimes they'll complain of their blisters — but we can keep an image before us, keep on the trail and not expect perfection from our children any more than we should expect it from our pioneers.
In the end, average people did amazing things, and they arrived at their destination.
We can, too.
Dean Hughes is the author of "Come to Zion: The Winds and the Waves," published by Deseret Book.


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Let me throw out an imaginary scenario for you.
OK, say you, and a couple of friends, were just walking down the road on a nice sunny day. One of you happen to glance down and see an envelope just sitting alongside of the road. Curious, one of you picks it up, glances inside, and finds that there is a big mass of baseball tickets to your local major league team.
And not only are these just regular tickets; no, all of these tickets were for seats behind home plate. In fact, if you were to pile up the value of all these tickets monetarily, they would add up to roughly $1500.
So, you're holding the equivalent of over a grand in your hand, just found lying on the ground, what would you do next?
Well, if your Alex Mastro, Eamon Duffy, and Ben Capra of Denver middle school, you don't keep a single one and you get them back to their owner.
That's right, this 'hypothetical' situation actually happened to these three boys and instead of enjoying the spoils of their find, they approached 9News, the local NBC affiliate in Denver, in the hopes that they might help them find the rightful owner of these tickets.
"Some kids would have just kept them, free Rockies tickets, you know?" Capra said in an interview with 9News.
"It's a lot of money right there," Duffy said. "I think it's good that we didn't even take one ticket out. We left them all in."
With the help of the station, the owner of the tickets were found and these three honest boys can hold their heads up high knowing they did the right thing.
"I'm really proud of them doing the right thing, they took the initiative to pick up the tickets and get them to the right owner," Mastro's father, Mike Mastro said.
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|Overview of Masaka District
Masaka District is located in Central Uganda, situated about 37 Kilometers away from the equator towards the south with an average altitude of 1150m above sea level. Its main town is Masaka; the only municipality in the greater Masaka region and located at the road junctions to Rakai, Lwengo-Mbarara, Ssembabule and Kalangala. The District has a population of 296,649 spread across six Sub Counties and the Municipality. It is bordered by the Districts of Bukomansimbi to the North West, Kalungu to the North, Kalangala to the East, Rakai to the South west and Lwengo in the west.


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Major League Baseball Player. Bill Bergen was the brother of former Major Leaguer Marty Bergen, and like his brother, was also a catcher. Pound for pound, he was the worst hitting catcher of all time, as his lifetime .170 batting average suggests. Bergen was known for being a great defensive backstop who was exceptional at throwing to second base. He began his pro career with Pawtucket of the New England League in 1898, then moved on to the Inter-State League in 1899. After two seasons with Fort Wayne, Indiana he joined the Cincinnati Reds in 1901. He was the main backstop for the club his first two seasons, but lost his job to Heinie Peitz in 1903. His contract was bought by the Brooklyn Superbas on January 16, 1904, and it was with that team that he would spend the remainder of his big league career. While there he would never bat above .200, although he continued to be a reliable receiver and good handler of pitchers. His arm, maybe the strongest in the National League, was a real asset to his club. He once gunned down six St. Louis Cardinals in a game on August 23, 1909. He ranks in the Top 20 all-time for career assists by a catcher. He was released by the Superbas after the 1911 season but soldiered on in the minors in the International League and the New York State League. He later managed semipro teams in Worcester, MA, where he made his home. He died at the Worcester City Hospital from arteriosclerotic heart disease after a stay of nearly two weeks in December of 1943.
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Wrap your mind around something: There are only two weeks left of regular season high school football.
I don't know which is faster –– time, or Chazz Surratt. No one has been able to stop Surratt this season, although Lincolnton did a pretty good job of it a few weeks ago. But he still had 216 total yards and three touchdowns and East Lincoln still won.
Surratt, who, unofficially, has 2,943 yards of total offense (1,768 passing) and 43 total TDs, isn't the only player the Mustangs have, but he does seem to get their legs a-movin'.
Maiden won't stop him; it can only hope to contain him. But there are plenty of other horses in East Lincoln's barn.
MAIDEN (9-0, 5-0) at EAST LINCOLN (5-4, 5-0): Maiden, once unstoppable it seemed, hasn't lived up to its offensive firepower the last two games –– 261.5 yards and 19 points on average –– while East Lincoln has been the opposite, with 1,000 total yards and 116 total points. The Mustangs haven't lost at home –– on the field, anyways –– in 18 games. East Lincoln 28, Maiden 14.
LINCOLNTON (6-3, 4-1) at WEST CALDWELL (1-8, 0-5): The Warriors gave up 68 points to East Lincoln last week –– with more than 20 minutes left to play. The Wolves won't score 68, but they'll put up some points and rather easily. Lincolnton 42, West Caldwell 7.
NORTH LINCOLN (3-6, 1-4) at STATESVILLE (4-5, 3-2): With the playoffs on the line and seeding a priority, the Knights need this win. But they're beat up pretty bad, with some injuries to key players, including quarterback Chase Caldwell and wide receiver Taylor Woodby. Statesville 35, North Lincoln 14.
BANDYS (3-6, 1-4) at WEST LINCOLN (7-2, 3-2): The Rebels haven't beaten the Trojans since 1992 and have lost 12 straight in the series, which was played every year from 1962-2004. Bandys leads it 10-32-1, but it can't stop the run, which the Rebels are very good at. West Lincoln 34, Bandys 21.
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Duty is skin deep: Members of grand jury panel No. 97-1 were warned to show up Tuesday at the federal courthouse at 18th and Stout streets in "casual business attire," according to an information sheet sent out earlier this month. "Denim jeans, shorts, tee-shirts or tank tops are not appropriate," the missive warned. Over the phone, a clerk elaborated: Suits would be nice.
No, these are not the jurors who will be assigned to the Oklahoma City bombing case. (Prospective members of that jury, some 3,000 strong when they started out last week, are currently being questioned by Judge Richard Matsch.) This improved jean pool will be seated on a traditional grand jury--but one ruled by an untraditionally strict dress code. Are Matsch and other federal judges worried a grand juror will flash an inappropriate T-shirt message to the world as he walks past a TV crew covering the Oklahoma City bombing trial, set to start next Monday in the same building? That someone wearing fatigues might be confused with Timothy McVeigh and further muddy witness testimony? (Adding insult to injury, jury members were informed that they would be reimbursed only $4.50 per day in parking fees--lots of luck.)
As long as the judges want to clean up Denver's act, why not go all the way and require formal attire? For inspiration, they need look no further than the gown Natalie Pujo wore while delivering the news on Channel 7 Monday night. Ostensibly, the getup was in honor of the Academy Awards, but the red prom dress added a surreal element to Pujo's Oklahoma City update.
Too bad her clipboard wasn't sequined.
The groves of academia: Colorado Historical Society curator Stan Oliner is looking for a few hundred good men--and women--to archive the Oklahoma City coverage now exploding in the media, both official and unofficial.
Oliner, whose projects include collecting press releases from the Westword office to capture Denver's cultural scene, started thinking about tracking the Oklahoma case eighteen months ago, "when it became evident that the trial possibly was headed this way," he says. "I called the Oklahoma Historical Society and said, 'Hello, colleague.'" The Oklahoma group had already started its collection; today it numbers over half a million pieces, including teddy bears left at the site of the Murrah building. But Oklahoma had yet to tap one source: cyberspace.
So Oliner plans to "vacuum the Internet." His volunteers will search sites already in place, as well as others expected to pop up as the trial gets under way. Although their task is high-tech, researchers are supposed to document their finds on lowly paper. "I won't be around in the year 2050," Oliner explains, "and I can't guarantee that we'll continue to update the technology. So we're going to sacrifice a little grove of trees to print out hard copies."
What those trees will give their lives for ranges from e-mail condolence messages, to a fellow who thinks he can tie the bombing to Bosnia, to more "wild speculation in terms of conspiracy theories," says Oliner. As a librarian, he saw all the conspiracy theories that surfaced in the wake of the Kennedy assassination; in retrospect, he speculates about half were true.
He won't venture an accuracy rating for his favorite theory to crop up thus far: that the Japanese bombed the Oklahoma City building because it was the CIA that put the poison gas in the Tokyo subway. "That has to be number one," Oliner says.
On talk radio, where he's taped some shows, Oliner finds more "wild speculation," he says. "The future is going to have to sort that out." In the meantime, he's doing some sorting of his own--separating Oklahoma City talk from chat about the JonBenet Ramsey murder, another local event he's attempting to archive. And in a noble effort to do so, he popped into a supermarket earlier this week to pick up the four tabloids--where, he says, Ramsey is the lead story for the ninth straight week.
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SAIL by VeriFone is an open and flexible mobile payment solution that eliminates complicated processing statements and simplifies the retail checkout process, giving merchants more time to focus on managing and growing their business. (Photo: Business Wire)
The open and flexible nature of SAIL makes the solution uniquely compatible with mobile devices, such as tablets and smartphones, as well as traditional payment acceptance devices. Other micro-merchant systems are closed to the US bank and processing community. VeriFone's unique open platform allows for rapid expansion and adoption through VeriFone's extensive network of processors, ISOs, and channel partners.
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"VeriFone has created a unique open ecosystem that builds on our payment-as-a-service vision to foster innovation in the developer and payments communities and maximize choice for small to medium-sized businesses," said VeriFone CEO Douglas G. Bergeron. "We are delivering a flexible experience with the level of security and reliability that businesses and consumers have come to expect from VeriFone."
SAIL offers two simple pricing options to meet the needs of many business types, from the newly emergent mobile merchant to those more established with fixed locations: lower volume businesses can opt for a flat 2.7% fee for swiped transactions, while those with higher volumes may select a monthly $9.95 subscription with a discounted 1.95% transaction rate that could save up to thousands of dollars in fees annually over competing services.
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Vantiv, Inc. (NYSE: VNTV), the third largest merchant acquirer and the largest PIN debit acquirer based on number of transactions in the U.S., will begin to market SAIL technology to select merchants. "As a simple and cost effective solution, SAIL complements our existing merchant service offerings to small businesses," said Bill Weingart, Chief Product Officer at Vantiv. "Leveraging the VeriFone platform opens up new opportunities for our clients to transact card payments and provides a foundation that allows us to continually innovate."
SAIL is designed to help businesses retain and attract customers through integration with social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter and Yelp. In addition, SAIL eliminates complicated processing statements and simplifies the retail checkout process, giving merchants more time to focus on managing and growing their business. Key features that enhance the ability of businesses to increase sales and better manage payments include:
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Baytown police were dispatched Saturday to a bar in the 4500 block of Highway 146 in reference to a welfare concern. When they arrived, they found two men lying unconscious outside. Both had been severely beaten with a tire iron.
One of the victims, Rigo Garza, is still at Memorial Hermann Hospital in critical condition.
"His head was broken. They broke his skull. A lot of fragments of his skull were in his brain," Garza's wife, Angelica Garza, said.
Baytown police say it was in the parking lot behind the bar when a unidentified group of four to six men jumped Garza and his friend Eric Saenz.
Saenz says the attackers came out of nowhere with weapons.
"I just remember I was trying to help my buddy out. I was trying to help him out and somebody hit me on the side of the head. Before you know it, I'm on the ground and somebody is hitting me with a metal object on top of my head," he said.
Saenz' body's now covered with black and blue bruises and several fractures. Police believe the attackers used crow bars or tire irons to beat the men unconscious.
"They didn't stop. After we were on the ground, they still continued to beat us," Saenz said.
Baytown detectives believe someone knows who's behind that vicious attack. They're working hard to come up with leads on the criminal and hoping surveillance video from the bar will help.
Witnesses did give police a description of one truck seen speeding from the scene that night: an older-model red Dodge pickup truck.
Anyone with information about the suspects is asked to call the Baytown Police Department at 281-422-8371. You can also contact Crime Stoppers at 281-427-TIPS, submit anonymous tips online at the Baytown Police Department website http://www.baytown.org, or text keyword BAYTOWN plus your tip to 274637 CRIMES). Crime Stoppers will pay up to $5,000 cash and you will remain anonymous.


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Nozonda Nichi here. I've decided to start a project called the interracial cosplayer, since a lot of my friends are a somewhat afraid to cosplay a character that doesn't match their skin tone. But that's not what it's about right? It's about expressing a love of a fandom...and that's what I'm out to prove. And having fun. That's part of it too lol.
But enough of that...I live in Florida, where we have no seasons, in a college town that I won't name. I work for a corporate evil, but in my spare time, I've taken up cosplay. It gives me something to do and makes me feel accomplished when I finish something. And now my life has a little more meaning. I'm a master of dark humor, and as far as who I chose to cosplay as, I tend to lean toward kind of dark brooding characters (i.e Sasuke from Naruto is on my list of planned cosplay, as is Edward Elric[


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I got my workout on:
Barre on Saturday.
and Zumba on Sunday!
I went on a beer tour:
Josh and I got a Living Social deal for a beer tour at Infusion Brewing Company. I'm not a beer fan (unless it's a cider or a sour), but I still had a lot of fun learning about how craft beer is brewed. Josh had an absolute blast. After we celebrated with a beer (for him) and a cocktail (for me).
I ate some good food:
This was our first time exploring Benson so we decided to try a Benson restaurant. We ate at Mantra and absolutely loved it. My turkey burger with avocado on a pretzel bun was out of this world.
We played arcade games:
As we were walking around Benson after lunch we ran into a bar arcade. I saw a skeeball machine from outside and immediately felt a wave of nostalgia come over me. Summers spent at the shore were filled with skeeball and air hockey games. I challenged Josh to a game and was happy to see I hadn't lost my skeeball skills.
I became a soda sommelier:
I am a huge Zevia fan and was excited for the chance to become a soda sommelier. I love the taste of soda but don't let myself drink it usually because of all the sugar in the real stuff and all the fake crap in the diet stuff. Zevia is great because it is flavored with Stevia, keeping it free of artificial sugars and sweeteners. Stevia can sometimes leave a bit of an aftertaste which is why Zevia reformulated their soda and added monk fruit. Monk fruit is also sugar free, all natural and is great at enhancing the taste. I love that there's a soda I can enjoy and not feel guilty about. I had a black cherry and Josh had a cream soda while watching the Grammys. They were great!
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There is rarified air in Denver. But it is not from the altitude; it is from the gasps of fans at training camp watching Peyton Manning huck passes to his new band of receivers.
The last season Peyton Manning was at the helm of an NFL team, he was second in passing yards and touchdowns. Indianapolis also had a top-five receiver in Reggie Wayne. Can we expect the same with a year removed and a neck deal going on? We shall soon see if his injury is fully healed during the preseason, but I assume that John Elway did not sign Manning to a $19 million contract per year if there was a serious doubt about his ability to return to form.
If we delve into Peyton Freaking Manning's (PFM) numbers a little deeper, we find a bit of a tricky speculation in terms of fantasy production. Besides the obvious of PFM and Reggie Wayne, the next best fantasy receiver on the team was Pierre Garcon averaging a bit over seven points per game; a decent flex play. Then it settles down a little and Austin Collie and Jacob Tammie, scoring about six points and five and a half respectively. That from the number two passing attack in the league!
Point here is that PFM 4700 yards and 33 TD's in 2010 were spread out very well. There were not a 2-3 studs; there were seven players in the top 200 receivers on the Colts. Actually in each of Manning's seasons from '07-'10 this was a similar case. In 2006 however, the Colts had two top-five receivers in Reggie Wayne and Marvin Harrison.
The Broncos do not have a top five receiver on the team, yet. They have a ton of good young receivers however. If Kyle Orton had played the whole season last year, Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker would have both had 1000+ yard seasons (and the Broncos would have had 3 wins). A lot of people forget that Thomas was actually a first round pick a few years ago, and drafted ahead of Dez Bryant.
This year, they added Andre Caldwell (extremely fast receiver from the Bengals), Brandon Stokley (PFM favorite from Indy), Jacob Tamme (Dallas Clarks backup from Indy), and Joel Dreessen (blocking TE from HOU). To go along with that, they still have Julius Thomas who they drafted last year, who is a freak of a human. He is a converted basketball player that the Broncos hope can do the same thing Antonio Gates did for San Diego when he switched to football.
Because of the huge amount of talent, I see this season being more like the 2007-2010 seasons with one big producer and a lot of other guys, than 2006 where there were two out-of-this-world receivers.
While a lot of fantasy owners maybe salivating over the Broncos' presumed improvement in the passing attack, you need to take caution. It would seem that Demaryius Thomas would be the easy choice as the WR to take this year early in drafts. He is currently projected to go about the fifth round for a standard 10-team league, while PFM is going in the sixth, and Eric Decker is going in the eight. This is obviously because people are scared about PFM's health right now. I assume this number will rise drastically after a few preseason games for all of these players with Manning going as a top-10 QB and Thomas probably a top-15 WR.
The secret about Manning in Denver this year is that he has been spending countless amounts of time with Eric Decker. Both of these guys took up residence in suburban Denver, and had tons of offseason workouts together. Along with center JD Walton, they practiced secretly at a local high school (where the Broncos' new defensive coordinator's, Jack Del Rio, son happens to be the starting QB this season).
Manning needs to feel comfortable with his players more than they need to be amazing players. I am not taking anything away from Decker. If it weren't for a sprained ankle in college, he probably would have been a late first round, early second round pick. The point though is that Manning is going to be a lot more comfortable with Decker than everyone else. Even though Thomas has the size and athletic advantage, it is the time spent that is going to translate into production.
I predict that Decker is the top WR on the Broncos this season, and probably the only one you really want to actively target. If Thomas actually falls to the fifth round, then snatch him up for sure. My thought is he rises quite a bit as it becomes clear Manning is back to his normal form. If Thomas is going in the first couple rounds, that is too high. Remember that PFM produced a top-five receiver in each of the previous four seasons, while the next best player was a flex player at best. Thomas will be that next best player this year. He will have huge games, but with few receptions, and some games with little or no production. Decker will get the majority of looks this season.
The other question will be at tight end. The obvious pick is Jacob Tamme based on Manning's history with him. One thing to note though; while the Broncos are obviously going to pass a little more than with Tim Tebow behind center, John Fox still will want to run, a lot. I am sure John Elway has been telling Manning how much Terrell Davis racking up 1700, and 2000 yards helped him win his super bowls. I do not see Tamme playing as much as one would expect, because of his thin build, he is a real liability as a blocker.
I would not draft any Broncos TE expecting them to be my starter. The player I might take a flyer on is Julius Thomas however. He will probably go undrafted, so you can pick him up in the last few rounds, but his upside is huge. Of the three TE's to see significant time, only Thomas is big enough to block effectively, while also athletic enough to be a receiving threat. If it turns out he can overcome his injury plagued rookie season, he could definitely be Denver's Dallas Clark.
Bottom line is you are probably going to see similar production out of most of the Broncos receivers this year, save for one or two guys. Envision the Saints last year. Sure there were guys with a ton of yards, but besides Jimmy Graham, you really couldn't trust anyone else to perform week in and week out. That will be the Broncos WR fantasy year; a ton of promise and flashes of fantasy stardom, but no consistency.


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Israel may ask for a debate at the United Nations Security Council on Egypt's "piratical" seizure of the 500-ton Israeli vessel "Bat Galim" in the Suez Canal, it was learned here following a meeting of the Cabinet. Meanwhile, it was reported that the captain and the nine other crewmen have been taken off the "Bat Galim" and have been sent to Cairo for interrogation.
(In Washington, Israel Ambassador Abba Eban conferred this week-end with Deputy Under-Secretary of State Robert D. Murphy, in connection with the seizure by Egypt of the Israel vessel "Bat Galim" in the Suez Canal. Mr. Eban said that Israel demands the unconditional release of the ship. He revealed that Mr. Murphy promised to give the matter "full consideration. "
The Cabinet also heard Defense Minister Pinchas Lavon on the security situation, with particular reference to recent attacks from Jordan and Egyptian territory. In the last 24 hours four Israelis, including two very young children, have been wounded in incidents in the Jerusalem area.


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The Saigon Times Foundation (STF) would like to give its heartfelt thanks to sponsors and companies that have donated more than VND140 million to students suffering from Typhoon Mirinae in Phu Yen Province.
STF supports Mirinae typhoon students in Phu Yen
1. List of benefactors who bought paintings and vases of the program Net ve xanh (Green Painting) drawing contest and ancient money from the collection of Dang Duc Dung to support students suffering from Typhoon Mirinae in Phu Yen:
- Dang Duc Dung donated his ancient money collection to STF to raise funds. This collection was sold for US$2,200.
- Nguyen Gia Bao bought the ancient money collection and the painting Noi yeu thuong (A beloved place) by 13 year-old student Hoang Kim Nhu Dan of HCMC's Tran Dai Nghia High School who won second prize in Net ve xanh drawing contest in 2009. The total is VND48.6 mil. (US$2,700).
- Clifford Tan bought a vase named Me ve (Mother comes home) by Huynh Thi Thuy Loan of Hy Vong 1 School of Hearing -Impaired Children in HCMC who won second prize in Net ve xanh drawing contest in 2009. The total is VND32.4 million (US$1,800).
- Patrick Wong bought a painting named Hy vong bay cao (A high flying hope) by Huynh Thi Tri of Can Thanh Secondary School in HCMC's Can Gio District who won second prize in Net ve xanh drawing contest in 2009. The total is VND9 mil. (US$500).
2. List of invited guests and golfers taking part in the Berjaya-Saigon Times Golf Tournament 2009 that have donated to STF:
- Nguyen Duc Thuan: VND20 mil.
- Le Quang Liem: VND18 million
- Dao Van Khang: VND5 million
- Nguyen Quoc Thong: VND2mil.
- Simon Mohan: VND1.8 million
- Nguyen Thanh Ha: VND1 million
- Southern Stars JSC: VND1 million
- Duong Thanh: VND500,000
- St Low: VND200,000
- Chun Lin Mo: VND200,000
- Steven Tey, Keiw Chong Hui, Chan Ling Tong and Wong Loo Min: VND370,000
3. Individuals and companies:
- The Sourcing & Purchasing Club under The Saigon Times Club: VND11.4 million
- Professor Bui Chi Trung: VND3 mil.
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Kit construction can be one of the best and most enjoyable aspects of hobbyist electronics, however, it can also be one of the worst! The feeling of I made it myself, is often drowned in the realisation that It doesnt work and leaves you wondering why you even bought it in the first place?
Fortunately, there is hope these kits can be fixed many of them quite simply too! To quote Colin Mitchell (founder of Talking Electronics and one of my many mentors), if a kit works first go, then you have learnt nothing. All you have to do is put a few parts in the right places and add a bit of solder wheres the challenge in that? (OK, so its a bit more than just that, but it will do for the purpose of this article!).
One of the most common (and often funniest) problems I have come across is attempting to use the kit without a power source. Before you flick the switch, make sure you have a (charged) battery, or some other appropriate power source connected (the right way around!). This can often fix many problems for beginners and experts alike and, thankfully, is one of the easiest to solve.
One of the most common kit construction faults (and most obvious) would certainly have to be soldering. To check for shorting within the kit, connect an ohmmeter between the positive and negative inputs to measure the resistance. If the measurement is very close to a short-condition (under 1Ω - usual reading 0.00), check for solder bridges (where two tracks have been connected together with solder). A small amount of solder-wick can be used to fix this problem in seconds.
Other soldering problems include: forgetting to actually solder a certain connection (often found in large projects, where, say, all the resistors are placed in position before soldering) and dry joints (where the solder doesnt make connection with the lead). Dry joints can be extremely hard to find and are caused by dirty leads, old solder (which has been burning on the iron for too long) and not using enough solder around the lead to make a decent connection.
If you are sure that all of your soldering is of a high standard, proceed to checking whether all of the polarised components (such as electrolytic capacitors, ICs, transistors and voltage regulators) are actually around the right way. A common trap for those new to electronics is the electrolytic capacitor the circuit symbol shows where the positive lead should be, whereas the negative lead is the one marked on the capacitor. With ICs, pin 1 is usually marked with a dimple or other small imprint, and the end of the IC closest to that pin is notched.
When placing these components back the right-way-around, remember that they may have been damaged when the circuit was powered and therefore may have to be replaced altogether. So try and get them right the first time you dont want to have to replace a $15 MOSFET device out of a $35 kit do you?
Some components (such as resistors) are easy to put in the wrong places on the PCB, due to their colour coding. Sometimes, orange looks like red, or gold looks yellowish, so if you are unsure, always check with an ohmmeter (or similar device for other components). Simply repositioning these components into their correct areas on the board will usually set things right here.
Another common problem (relating back to soldering), is heat damage on components. This often happens with ICs and transistors and, luckily, there are many devices to stop this happening. IC sockets are cheap and invaluable when building kits (not just from a heat damage perspective, but from a general failure one also). As well as these, an investment in a pair of heatsink clips for people just starting their kit-building career is also an easy way to prevent heat damage to components such as transistors.
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R.I. Police Get "Video Livestreaming" Technology For On-The-Scene Criminal Investigations
NEWPORT, R.I. - U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee, R-R.I., visited the city Friday with a $150,000 federal grant to help equip the Police Department with "video livestreaming." The technology will allow the department to keep an eye on the Pell Bridge, monitor the traffic situation in the city during special events and, eventually, to be used in on-the-scene criminal investigations.
The money is an installment toward a wireless network that will allow a total of 16 cameras to be mounted on the bridge, at Bellevue Avenue and Memorial Boulevard, on America''s Cup Avenue, along the waterfront and at other locations. The cameras will broadcast video directly to the police station via a secured radio transmission frequency.
Eventually, the wireless network will allow cameras held by police officers to broadcast back to the station.
Edward F. Lavallee, the Police Department''s research and development administrator, said the cost of the network is $800,000. He said the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency already has provided a $120,000 grant. With some other funding, the department has about $300,000 toward what is officially known as the "Newport Area Interoperable Surveillance Network," Lavallee said.
Police Chief Charles F. Golden said the system will be linked with a Global Positioning System that is being developed for the city.
During a press conference held at the police station Friday, Golden, Lavallee and Sgt. Daniel Dvorak explained some of the practical applications of the new technology, including how it will change criminal investigations, traffic monitoring and surveillance.
Golden used the example of a police officer responding to a call at a home with an armed suspect inside. The officer could aim the camera at the house and show the scene to commanding officers in the station. The GPS system would allow the officers to view the house in 3-D on a computer monitor, as well as possible entry points, the neighboring properties and possible surveillance points.
"We would be able to manipulate the 3-D photos to determine tactics," Golden said.
Once the link is set up, private locations with video equipment - such as banks or stores - could convert their video to a digital signal and broadcast it into the Police Department''s wireless network, Dvorak said.
"If a crime was in progress or suspicious activity taking place, they could transmit the video signals to us whenever they wanted to," Dvorak said.
Police officers with video cameras will be able to broadcast images of suspects and, with additional equipment, even fingerprints back to the police station, where they can be compared to those stored in a computer data base.
But Lavallee said the equipment would be used mainly for traffic monitoring during special events, or monitoring conditions on the Pell Bridge during winter storms or high winds.
Peter M. Janaros, director of engineering for the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority, said cameras on the bridge would assist with homeland security measures. He said they would provide an overview of much of Narragansett Bay. In time, the Mount Hope Bridge could be included in the network, Janaros said.
Dvorak said other applications also could be developed. During a special event, such as the Fourth of July celebration, the Newport Jazz Festival or a Tall Ships visit, Dvorak could write out "Newport is heavily congested" on his PDA - personal digital assistant - and the warning would appear almost instantaneously on message boards set up on the outskirts of the city, he said.
Chafee said the federal government has other reasons to provide funding toward the network.
"Newport is one of the world''s most beautiful destinations, and at the height of the busy tourist season, there can be substantial challenges for public safety first-responders," Chafee said. "Risks to the security of the harbor and the bridge would have a significant ripple effect throughout our state, as well as on the naval operations that take place here."
The Coast Guard and the Navy, as well as local and state public safety agencies, "will have early indications of threats and risks through this new communication system," he said.
Chafee recently was assigned to the Senate''s Homeland Security Committee, where he said he said he will continue his efforts to obtain funding for new initiatives.
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Please take the publication date into consideration for any date references. ] [ Media Contact: TPWD News, email@example.com, 512-389-8030 ] [LH] Oct. 26, 2009 First Toyota ShareLunker Is Early Arrival ATHENS, Texas -- The first Toyota ShareLunker of the season slipped in the back door of the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) on September 28. The fish wasn't supposed to be a ShareLunker at all. When Lanny Smalley of Athens, Alabama, caught it from a private lake near Ben Wheeler, he did not have a certified scale to get a correct weight on the fish, but he called TFFC to see if they would like to have the big bass for display. Shortly after, fisheries technician Trey Kunz arrived to pick the fish up. "It was in a sort of horse trough cooled with well water to the low 60s, and they were supplying oxygen to the water," Kunz said. "The fish seemed calm and other than a little redness around the caudal fin and a little fungus on the tail appeared to be in good condition." However, a couple of days after arriving at TFFC, the fish was showing signs of distress. "It developed an infection on its tail, I think from being handled," said fisheries technician Shane Carter, one of the main caregivers for fish in the Lunker Bunker at TFFC. "It became septic from an internal bacterial infection." At that point the fish was not expected to live, but Carter and his coworkers don't give up easily. After caring for nearly 500 big bass over the last 24 years, they've learned a lot about keeping big bass alive. "We sedated the fish and treated the external infections, then put her back into the tank and began treatment for the internal infection," Carter said. But while they had her out of the tank, they decided they might as well weigh the fish. And she weighed exactly 13 pounds, the minimum weight needed to be entered into the Toyota ShareLunker program. She was 26.75 inches long and 18.25 inches in girth. "That's the first time we knew she was big enough to be a ShareLunker," Carter said. But since the fish was caught before the official starting date of the season, October 1, TFFC director Allen Forshage had to decide whether to accept the fish into the program or not. "There have been five other fish accepted into the program before the starting date, including Ethel, the very first ShareLunker," Forshage said. "We prefer not to take fish until the water temperature cools, because they are less likely to survive." Fish swim in a brew of fungus and bacteria that constantly attack them, especially when the water is warm. "Fungal spores are more likely to be dormant when the water is cold," said TFFC laboratory technician Deborah Wade. "When dormant most of the spores fall to the bottom of the water column, so the fish is less likely to be exposed to them. Also, the spores grow much slower in cold weather, so the fish is better able to fight the infection on its own." But sometimes a fish needs help, and that's where TFFC's Code Blue cart comes in. Built by TFFC volunteer Bob Farmer, a retired engineer, the mobile intensive care unit can be wheeled to the lunker tank where it is needed. The tank is then isolated from the incoming water supply from Lake Athens, and an onboard pump recirculates water from the tank through a filter, chiller and ultraviolet light sterilizer that "nukes the bacteria," according to Carter. "We stayed on top of her for a week, treating the infections and keeping her calm, using the cart to treat the water," Carter said. "I think that had a lot to do with her recovery." The fish is now Toyota ShareLunker No. 472. Anyone legally catching a 13-pound or bigger largemouth bass from Texas waters, public or private, between October 1 and April 30 may submit the fish to the Toyota ShareLunker program by calling program manager David Campbell at (903) 681-0550 or paging him at (888) 784-0600 and leaving a phone number including area code. Fish will be picked up by TPWD personnel within 12 hours. ShareLunker entries are used in a selective breeding program at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) in Athens. Some of the offspring from these fish are stocked back into the water body from which they were caught. Other ShareLunker offspring are stocked in public waters around the state in an attempt to increase the overall size and growth rate of largemouth bass in Texas. Anglers entering fish into the Toyota ShareLunker program will receive a free replica of their fish, a certificate and ShareLunker clothing and be recognized at a banquet at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens. 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I used to believe… Now I believe
My friend Lew from "The Pursuit" started a new meme with two posts called "This I Used to Believe" and "This I Now Believe". I decided to do Lew's meme, but discuss things that I once believed and now believe concerning the church – since this blog is primarily about the church. So, here are some things that I once believed with what I now believe:
I used to believe that preaching a 30-45 minute sermon on Sunday morning or night was the epitome of the Christian life. Now I believe that neither preaching nor listening to a sermon on Sunday morning should be the center of a Christian's life. Instead, serving and loving others in the name of Christ is much more important. Plus, many times, a five minute personal exhortation is much more effective than a general sermon.
I used to believe that leadership was the greatest type of service. Now I believe that service is the greatest type of service. However, I do believe that we should follow those who serve. But, those who serve are not so concerned about gathering followers. Instead, they are concerned with serving.
I used to believe that the 501(c)3 organization was the church. Now I believe that the people are the church… really… no, really. The church can organize, but the organization is not the church.
I used to believe that the senior pastor (and the staff under his direction) was responsible for all teaching and discipleship. I now believe that while elders (pastors) should teach and disciple, this responsibility is for every follower of Jesus Christ, regardless of the education, gifting, training, abilities, positions, etc.
I used to believe that discipleship was a 1-2 hour per week class with a workbook to be completed by those who were very spiritual. I now believe that biblical discipleship occurs 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. We must live life with one another in order to disciple one another. This cannot happen in a classroom alone, or in a programmed event alone.
I used to believe that it was the leaders' (elders/pastors) responsibility to "run" the church meeting so that the church benefited. I now believe that it is every believer's responsibility to think about the others in their community, and speak/serve during the meeting in a way that encourages others towards love, good works, and maturity in Christ.
I used to believe that education and knowledge were the same as maturity. I now believe that education and knowledge often have very little to do with maturity, and can be a source of pride and immaturity.
I used to believe that if I could sit quietly during and learn from the pastor's sermon, then I was spiritual. I now believe that if I can listen to the Holy Spirit and obey him, then I am spiritual.
If you'd like to take part in this meme, please leave a note here, or on one of Lew's posts.
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Excellently put. I relate to all of your former and current beliefs.
So you really used to believe that stuff about the church?
I don't think the response to your former beliefs are the only alternative views, but thanks for sharing this part of your journey.
I look forward to reading your new version of this in 10 years and see how much much of your theology has once again changed 🙂
I used to believe it was acceptable for local elders/pastors to receive financial compensation for serving as elders.
Now I believe that elders are the mature examples to the flock who are the lead servants and who equip the saints to do the work of the ministry as their reasonable/spiritual act of worship. As commanded by Paul they are to work hard with their own hands at a vocation other than being an example to the flock to support themselves and their families as part of their important example to the assembly.
I used to believe that one individual presenting a scripted expositional sermon should take up most of the time when the saints gather together-especially if I was the one giving the sermon/lesson.
Now I believe that scripture clearly presents that each of the saints/priests is to have an opportunity as led by the Holy Spirit to share a hymn, a teaching, a disclosure of knowledge/information and that two or three who are inspired to teach do so while the rest of the assembly weighs/judges the message. All of this is to be done with a mind to exhort and encourage each other as we gather around Christ and His leadership.
The idea that the sermon is the center of Christianity has created quite a few sermon junkies. I remember 10-15 years ago, the spiritual among us had boxes of sermon tapes that we would pass around to one another. Listen in your car, listen in your house, etc. We listened to radio stations that played sermons. It was all expected if you wanted to be spiritual. Now, there are many mp3 sermon junkies who listen online.
Bryan and Adam,
Joe (JR),
I appreciated your commentary on my post. I also look forward to seeing how much my theology changes in the next 10 years.
Thanks for you additions!
Yes, there are many "sermon junkies" – I've been there before.
Here is my list:
Great stuff.
A bit late, but I finally put my list together here:
Thanks for the link!
I believe all of this and I am a pastor. Believing the second parts does not mean that the first parts have no place. Imagine reading this with that perspective. I think many people throw out the one side to have the other side and this is not necessary, nor even desirable. Preaching is a biblical thing, believe it or not. And certainly Jesus had NO classrooms to disciple His followers, but classrooms, like bathrooms which they also didn't have, are not evil and can be very helpful.
I used to believe that vision needed to be at the forefront of a group of believers and required a building, schedule, plan and a strategy. I now believe that the Holy Spirit IS vision and if we move with him there isn't the same collateral damage as I used to experience in the institutionalized version.
I used to believe that what Christians did on a Sunday was church, and although not perfect, was at least on the right track. Now I believe that essentially we have latgely warped the church out of all recognition, we have poisoned the very name 'Christian' for at least one generation, and we should pretty much scrap everything and start over again.
At the core of every Christians life should be the teaching of Jesus – by that I mean a life of non violent action. Serving others as worship to God.
The farce that is the Sunday ritual we call church, only helps to fool people into thinking that they have done their Christian act for the week so can go back to their self centred, look out for number one type existence.
We have got it so wrong. We need to repent and start over. And I was a pastor. Until I repented, and have started over…
Dear brother, excellent article. i believe if u r in one spirit, one mind and one accord, u will agree with the article. I believe "Ekklesia" is the true body of Christ,in which only "CHRIST"is the Head. Thanks. Keep encouraging…!!!
I love it when other people so clearly articulat what I think and feel. Thanks.