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COMM 198 : Applied Activity
COMM 198 Applied Activity in Forensics Application (pdf)
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HGH 214 Thursdays 12:00-2:00 PM, on-line and by appointment.
The department of Communication Studies, in response to student and faculty concerns about the practical application of communication theory to real world contexts, has led the campus in providing several choices for meaningful applied capstone experiences.
- Provide students in a liberal arts program with meaningful opportunities to apply classroom experiences to real world settings.
- Allow students to demonstrate proficiency in the critical application of core requirements to speech acts and contexts.
- Bridge academic expectations and professional experience.
- Provide practical experience outside of the traditional classroom.
- Create opportunities for students to serve the campus or other communities by the appropriate application for knowledge gained in the major.
- To provide opportunities for students to demonstrate proficiency in communication related areas in different environments.
Objectives for Applied Activity Options:
Students will:
- Translate theory into practice
- Explain and demonstrate abilities in oral and written communication
- Integrate critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Exhibit knowledge of communication theory
- Relate communication strategies to varied audiences
- Apply critical listening skills
- Work effectively with others
- Respect cultural and linguistic diversity
Each option of the required Senior Applied Activity must meet the following basic requirements for one unit of credit in accordance with university practices for supervised activities:
- Students must complete a minimum of 50 hours of supervised activity for each one unit of credit.
- Students must meet all prerequisite requirements.
- Students must receive prior instructor and departmental approval to enroll on the selected activity.
- Students must select their Applied Activity option and complete all required paperwork to receive the suppressed code to add the activity before the end of the add period.
- Students should complete all necessary training and readings in a timely manner.
- All work must be completed under the supervision of the designated faculty member or members.
- Students will keep a journal, log, or complete all necessary paperwork to document their activities.
- Students are expected to sign an agreement specifying the terms of their applied activity.
- Students will complete reflective assignments periodically throughout the experience as appropriate.
- Students will complete an assessment and evaluation of their Applied Activity.
- Students should behave professionally and appropriately at all times during the completion of Applied Activities.
- Students should report any unsafe or inappropriate circumstances to the supervising faculty member or a department administrator as quickly as possible.
Specific Course Requirements:
Design a 50 hour project that includes:
- Research
- Practice
- Coaching
- Evaluation - judging
- Performance – competitive event
Course Objectives:
The student should demonstrate knowledge of argumentation principles, persuasive and informative messages as well as speak extemporaneously; prepare messages for a variety of audiences; research and design persuasive messages for limited and prepared speaking events and evaluate the quality of other speakers or debaters. Students should either compete in platform speaking and/or parliamentary debate; and judge a tournament to fulfill their Applied Activities obligations. Opportunities to conduct workshops or coach are available upon request with adequate prior experience.
Supplemental Reading:
Winebrenner, T.C. Intercollegiate Forensics and Austin-Lett, Genelle. How to Write the Perfect Ballot.
Course Description:
The Forensics option is part of the Senior Project/Applied Activity required for graduation for majors in the department of Communication Studies. Its purpose is to provide Communication Studies majors with practical experience, under faculty supervision, with scholarly reflection. The Forensics option provides students with an opportunity to put their almost four years of learning where their mouths are; to test their speaking, reasoning, and listening abilities outside the college classroom. In some cases where individuals have had extensive competitive experience, they will be required to conduct workshops, design and instruct in the construction of case briefs and other platform speaking activities, as well as coach speech and debate and judge at an intercollegiate tournament.
Assignment Options:
Because each student has different needs and experiences, there will be options to choose from to form a 50 hour contract.
Observation - TBD
Competition - TBD
Judging - TBD
Administration and Coaching
- Assist in tournament preparation for [dates to be determined] [10 hours]
- Participate in creating web-site debates and/or speeches [20 hours]
- Research, cut, and prepare files for extemp [10-30 hours]
- Conduct a workshop on some aspect of debate or platform speaking (must come with experience) [8-10 hours]
The hours listed are approximations of the time needed to complete the task. Some students may complete the work in fewer hours or more hours. The hour commitment will be reflected in the log you keep of these activities.
To attend one tournament you must be coached by SJSU forensics coaches for a minimum of three sessions before attending a tournament.
- All students must maintain a log of specific activities with the accompanying time spent
- A reflective piece on what you learned or how this experience benefited you is required
Application Process:
Students should fill out an application
Criteria for Selection:
In order to be considered applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Must be a Senior or have completed most of the courses required for a major in communication studies.
- Must have completed a minimum of four courses in the department.
- Must have received a grade of "B" or better in Public Speaking or an equivalent basic course in oral communication.
- Must be able to compete in at least one tournament.
- Must follow the team and university rules for competition.
- Must demonstrate effective speaking, writing, and research skills.
Campus Policy in Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act
"If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, or if you need to make special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible or see me during office hours. Presidential Directive 97-03 requires that students with disabilities register with the DRC (Disability Resource Center) to establish a record of their disability."
Units for the Applied Activity are awarded on a credit/no- credit basis. Failure to complete all of the requirements will result in a no credit grade and may hamper a student's progress to completion of their degree. An incomplete may be awarded in special circumstances in accordance with university policy.
According to University policy F69-24, "Students should attend all meetings of their classes, not only because they are responsible for material discussed therein, but because active participation is frequently essential to ensure maximum benefit for all members of the class. Attendance per se shall not be used as a criterion for grading."
As competitors and adjudicators attendance at coaching sessions, meetings, and tournaments are crucial to the successful completion of this unit. Students are responsible for attending coaching sessions, tournaments, and meetings. If there is a conflict, the student must notify the director of forensics and reschedule.
Academic Integrity
"Your own commitment to learning, as evidenced by your enrollment at San Jose State University and the University's Integrity Policy, require you to be honest in all your academic course work. Faculty members are required to report all infractions to the office of Judicial Affairs. The policy on integrity can be found at: http://sa.sjsu.edu/judicial_affairs"
Instances of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. Cheating on exams or plagiarism (presenting the work of another as your own, or the use of another person's ideas without giving proper credit) will result in a failing grade and possible disciplinary action by the university.
Students will be critiqued by speech and debate team competitors and coaches for every speaking event. Every student will be evaluated on the basis of the original contract, compliance and fulfillment of that contract, and the quality and timeliness of each completed item. The final grade will be assessed by the director of forensics. Each student is expected to submit a self-evaluation with a log of hours and a reflective piece on what (s)he learned and how (s)he was benefited by this capstone experience.


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Without a question, humankind's most practical transportation achievement to date is the bicycle. In fact, a person on a cycle is nearly fire times as efficient as he or she is when walking. And, on the other end of the energy-in/energy-out scale, driving an automobile requires nearly 75 times as many calories as does pedaling a bicycle the same distance!
The spectacular efficiency of bicycles (10-speeds in particular) has led many tinkerers to put them to use doing stationary work. (The antecedents of such a practice include the treadle sewing machines, lathes, and sharpening wheels that our forebears used.)
So, in response to numerous requests from readers, MOTHER EARTH NEWS' research staff decided to develop its own variation on bicycle power. This issue's installment will describe how to put together a bicycle-based foot-power chassis, and how to use the pedal-produced energy to run a bicycle-powered water pump. In future issues we'll consider other applications for this basic unit from electrical generation to power-tool operation!
Framing the Frame
Quality 10-speed bikes are carefully designed and manufactured to make the best use of the power supplied by your legs. Therefore, if you want the most efficient pedal-energy device possible, start with a well-built cycle. Of course, that doesn't mean you need to spend several hundred dollars buying a brand-new lightweight racer: Many bargains (for our purposes) can be located in junk piles. (For example, we bought our Raleigh 10-speed from our local hardware store's scrap pile for $5.)
Once you have acquired this essential component, the construction of the foot-cranked powerplant is mostly a matter of providing the cycle's chassis with a stable platform. Start by detaching the wheels from both ends of the bike, and then loosen and remove the rim and spokes from the rear wheel hub. (To accomplish this task, you'll need to pull the tire and tube from the wheel rim, and unscrew each spoke using either a suitable spoke wrench or a screwdriver modified to slip into the spoke nipple.) Now, reinstall the rear hub and axle.
At this point we recommend that you remove the bicycle's front fork assembly. Though it is possible to attach a metal pipe base similar to ours directly to the fork legs (by using the old axle mounts), the wheel supports of most bicycles are designed to flex slightly to absorb road shock, and would provide a rather wobbly mount for your cycle-power unit.
We opted, instead, to weld a 31" length of 1" E.M.T. (electrical metallic tubing) to the conduit legs. The pipe should run through the cycle's steering head, and will eventually—once the assembly has been leveled—be bolted securely in place.
The front legs of the frame are formed from a 29" length of 3/4" E.M.T. with a 6"-radius, 90° bend at each end. The same curves should be made on the rear legs of the base, but use a 76" piece of E.M.T. for these, and center the bends 28 1/4 inches from each end of the tubing. (You'll need a conduit bender to shape both the front and rear legs, or you could use an adjustable arc roller. )
Once you've prepared the leg assemblies, cut two 49" lengths of 1/2" E.M.T. to serve as connectors between the front and rear sections. Then drill 1/4" holes at points one inch from each end of both conduits, making sure that the bores are parallel. Continue by drilling corresponding 1/4"holes one inch from the base of each leg, and bolt the frame loosely together with 1/4" X 2" bolts, washers, and nuts. (After you've established just how the cycle will fit into the base, you can snug the four bolts down.)
Now lift the stripped bicycle chassis into position and "eyeball" the most convenient way to secure it to the conduit framework. In our case, a bracket that had been used to mount the rear brake lined up very well with the top of the back legs, so we just bolted the two assemblies together. (Bear in mind that there is a good deal of margin to work with, since the front of the bike can be raised or lowered on the 1" E.M.T. for leveling purposes.) When you're satisfied with the fit, drill the appropriate holes, bolt the bicycle into place, and cinch up the 1/4" bolts on the E.M.T. framework.
The chassis should now be relatively steady, but—to add a little extra rigidity—we chose to run a 19 1/2" piece of 1/2" E.M.T. across the rear legs, 19 1/2 inches above the floor. This tube bolts both to the legs and to the rear fork of the bicycle, and helps keep the device from rocking forward.
Photo by Unsplash/soroush_karimi
The Pulley System
Because the bicycle chain system is not compatible with the drive setup on most tools, we decided to run a jack shaft from the cycle's rear axle in order to make the change to a V-belt and pulley arrangement. Two 15 1/2"-long pieces of 1" angle iron were used to mount the 1/2" pillow blocks that support the pulley shaft. The bottoms of the angle iron sections bolt directly to the bicycle's rear axle, and the tops are attached to the horizontal section of the rear legs. The pulley itself is a 6" type A (the largest we could fit into the space available), and is driven by a 14-tooth sprocket compatible with the bicycle's chain.
Though the various projects that you may want to undertake with your bicycle power system will require different RPM to operate correctly, the vast majority will need more rotational speed than you'll be able to develop at the crank. Therefore, we mounted our cycle's primary chain permanently on the largest front and smallest rear sprockets. The ratio achieved by that procedure, combined with the additional step-up supplied by going from the largest rear sprocket to the 14-tooth spur on the pulley, increases the speed by a factor of about six.
Crank Call
The remaining components necessary for a complete cycle-power system are a willing pedaler and a tool to operate. As we mentioned earlier, there are a number of different implements that can be powered with a pedaled setup. What we particularly needed, though, was some way to pump water—for heat storage—to a remote solar greenhouse, so we'll give you a brief description of our liquid-lifting cycle.
At the rotational speeds that we're able to generate with our bike, a piston-type pump was found to be the best choice. Though new piston pumps tend to be relatively expensive, you should be able to find a serviceable used unit. (A good example is the Sears and Roebuck shallow water pump, for which the company maintains a good stock of repair kits.) We managed to acquire a used Ever-ready that was rebuilt and suitable for service—along with a 20-gallon pressure tank—for $20.
Once our pressed-back-into-service water mover has been primed, it's able to push liquid up as high as 25 feet and deliver around 120 gallons per hour ... depending upon the enthusiasm of the operator. And when the water has filled the black solar storage drums and the greenhouse's seeds have begun to grow, our "solar-powered" water pump is nearing a complete energy cycle: We can nibble on a few of the greenhouse plants to get the energy to pump a little more water to grow some more of those delicious vegetables!
EDITOR'S NOTE: See "Homemade Tubing Roller"
List of Materials
(1) salvaged 10-speed bicycle
10' 1/2" electrical metalic tubing (E.M.T.)
(1) 6" taype A pulley and 14-tooth sprocket
(2) 1/2" pillow blocks
8" 1/2" cold-rolled steel
31" 1" angle iron
(9) 1/4" x 2" bolts, nuts, and washers
(4) 1'4" x 1" bolts, nuts, and lock washers
(2) No. 8 x 2" screws, nuts, and washers

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Here's a bunch of different oil can holders that have followed me home over the years. Looks like lots of people had different ways to go about producing the same 'idea' of a product. I took photos front and back of each one so you could see the details.
Where do you find all these items.....How long have ya been into T's...because you have some really cool stuff
Howdy Eric, Been into T's for about 15 years now. It's not a question of how long but how avid you are. I guess you would call me extremely AVID. My wife has a different term for it!!!
Thanks again Jay and Art for the "Accessory of the Day" thread. I don't get to see the forum as much as I used to but when I do, I always have to catch up on the latest treasures. A "must read" and a very interesting contribution to this great hobby.
I've never seen a 2 holer before. I have a gasoline priming can I may mount beside the oil can. I've been looking for a couple of brackets so this gives me some ideas.


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The Writer Beware blog has been devoted for years to exposing scams aimed at writers, and now that work has paid off: The blog and its proprietor Victoria Strauss have won the Independent Book Blogger Award in the category of "Publishing Industry." This is pretty awesome.
Here's the official page with all the winners (and nominees), and here's the press release, posted on the Writer Beware site itself.
Congratulations to Victoria Strauss! May you continue to vex and annoy scammers and scumbags who prey on writers. No doubt some of them are grinding their teeth at you winning this award. I say: Let them grind.


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"What matters?" Zoe likes to ask, her arms held up in the universal child-asking-a-question gesture. She thinks it means "what's the difference?" To me, she sounds just like Yenta in Fiddler on the Roof whenever she says it, most often after I correct her pronunciation of a word. ( "Shrimp, shrump," she shrugs. "What matters?")
In the weeks leading up to Passover, I've been thinking a lot about what matters. Many years ago, I lived a life bound quite closely by halacha, Jewish law. While there were still decisions to make, many choices were cut and dry, and didn't involve much weighing of personal priorities. I did things they way they were supposed to be done, and the way so many other Jews around me were doing. This life worked well for me when I lived on the Upper West Side, in a vibrant community of really thoughtful and relatively diverse observant Jews. But when I moved to a small Jewish community with very few observant Jews, I began to feel a need to balance my need for community with my love of (many parts of) traditional Judiasm. (What did it mean to keep shabbat all alone? What level of kashrut did I want when I no longer had to worry about who would and wouldn't eat in my house?) When I married and started a family with a non-Jewish man, and essentially cast my lot outside of the traditional community forever, the questions became both more complicated and more urgent.
Passover has always been one of the more challenging times of year for my husband and me as an interfaith couple, as I wrote about here, for interfaithfamily.com. It's not just the 8 days of no beer in the house, although it is some of that. More accurately, it's the many layers of metaphor tucked away in those forbidden beers. As much as I love my husband, and though there are probably hundreds of mitzvot I do not manage to observe, I can't seem to let go of, or even ease up on, my strict observance of Passover.
So this year, I decided to make thing easy for all of us. I'm working full time, teaching at a day school, which means I have the whole holiday off, as does my older daughter. So, I thought, let's go to Bubbe's for Passover. A great plan – no kashering the kitchen, no Passover shopping, and lots of quality family time. But, no Papa for the whole holiday??? That didn't seem right to me. So, I re-thought, let's do seders here and then go to Baltimore. But, well, my brothers were going to be at my mom's and I wanted them to see the girls too. So, I re-re-thought, let's have one seder here and then go to Bubbe's.
Our final version of the Passover plan has left me having to make what feels like a million big and small decisions. Should I travel on Yom Tov so that we can be with both my husband and my family of origin? (yes.) Do we accept the invitation to a first seder with friends I really want to be with, but don't keep Kosher for Passover as strictly as I do (yes, but I'm bringing some of the required foods and a main dish double wrapped in foil.) Do I change over and kasher our kitchen for one day of Passover? (yes, but only the bare minimum of things I will be using. One day of paper and plastic seems only a wee bit environmentally sinful.)
As the one and only partner who really cares about how Judaism is practiced in our home, every decision is in my hands. And because I don't feel obligated to halacha above and beyond all other values, each decision, each glass, each mug and each crumb, and what I do with them, is complicated. And fraught with a lot of hand wringing. And, somewhat inexplicably, guilt. It was so much easier when I was a "good Jew." But I am learning a lot about….what matters. To me, anyhow.
ps, Here we are, one big happy family, searching for chametz. For the first time, at their request, the girls hid four of the pieces Keith and I to find. They loved helping us try to find theirs, but hadn't quite reconciled their divergent definitions of "hot" and "cold." Most often, we were both. At the same time.


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A super-mum squirrel has given birth to two new kittens - bringing her offspring to 50.
Seven-year-old Tortoiseshell is one of the most successful breeding red squirrels in the UK and has helped bolster the under-threat species.
Wardens predict that the kittens were born at the end of May but now at 12-weeks-old they are fully weaned and independent from their mother and busy exploring their surroundings at the Pensthorpe Conservation Trust in Norfolk.
Chrissie Kelley, head of species management for the trust and co-ordinator for the East Anglian Red Squirrel Group, said: " Tortoiseshell is simply a 'wonder-mum' of the squirrel world.
"She's been a consistently good breeder and is a fantastic mother to litter upon litter of her young.
"At seven-years-old she's doing a fantastic job; we're thrilled that she's managed to breed once again."
There had previously been fears that Tortoiseshe ll would never mate again after her former partner Tweedledum died in 2012.
But she has since produced litters with her new partner, Bryn.
Ms Kelly said: "Red squirrels only survive in a handful of locations in the UK.
"We are fortunate to have successful breeding pairs here at Pensthorpe, so that we can highlight to our visitors both the beauty and importance of this enigmatic native species and to inform them of the red squirrel's plight."
There are thought to be about 138,000 red squirrels in the UK compared with about 2.5 million greys.
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I was listening to a podcast a few weeks ago, and they were covering the apologetical argument known as Pre-supposational Apologetics. Its a clever argument, hard to refute if you're not already familiar with it, and this got me to thinking~ is there a way that we could use the fundamental premise for an argument for atheism? Pre-supposationalism 'pre-supposes' God's existence because without it, they say, logic couldn't exist. Well, we know that the argument is wrong, and it can be logically dismantled, but what if we could formulate an atheistic argument that presupposes no god in the same manner? Could we create a tactic as poignant and hard to refute but that is also right? Please, let me know what you think. I'll post in here as I have more time, sorry if this doesn't make sense, i'm on a lot of pain meds in hospital so i'm a bit off lol
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Maybe you can give us the fuller exposition of how the argument usually goes? This argument just sounds like a blatant non-sequitor to me. My immediate response to someone trying to use this argument on me would just be that I think it is just hilarious that someone would try to use an illogical argument (non-sequitor) to try to logically prove anything. Perhaps an argument more towards what you are looking for might be that presupposing a god to provide a basis for logic could justify any kind of god one might want, including a malevolent one. There is no logical contradiction between saying that a god needs to introduce logic to a world to perform evil deeds as much as to perform good ones. But I don't like going down these roads too much anyway, they play into the theists hands too much.
This argument just sounds like a blatant non-sequitor to me.
Oh, it is, it is. It's a bald assertion without an actual syllogistic structure to back it up, from what little I've heard of it.
Under very few conditions is there a mathematical and true physical way for a God to exist, I was struck by an article about God showing us time in intervals of plank time in Scientific American. The problem I have isn't God or another dimension could be outside ours the problem I have is time and plank time are relative and to dissect it into more parts per second than there are stars seems to assume infinite wavelengths (or anything) effect quantum scales of our Universe. Any other discussion or argument of proving (logical or non-sequitor?) a God is based on superstition or philosophy. I will never be convinced be by logic or fear, they or anyone must prove mathematically and in the Standard model there is a God.
Proving the absence of something would be a neat trick. The best argument I've seen is a simple analogy.
Because the human mind can imagine something, doesn't make it likely. I don't waste my time proving that there are no hobgoblins, leprechauns, or flying dogs. The absence of any evidence supporting the existence of these creatures is enough.
Yep, the response can always be, "Well, have you looked EVERYWHERE?" LOL
My sister is a devote 7th Dayer, but when I ask her if God would really condemn someones soul FOREVER she says NO! Theist are not the problem and God is not the solution. The problem is Fairy Tales and Books like the Bible and the lunatics ignoring science for Dream land. More and more people lose faith because all you have to do is tell them God would never condemn someone forever and what if there is more than forever, because according to mathematics there is more than one infinity.
Try Old Testament(ing) Bible belt(ers) and Creationists with Isaiah 43:15 "I am the Lord, your holy one, the creator of Israel, your King" ( God talking ) he continues Isaiah 43:25 "I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins" ( God saying he forgives humans their sins in Old Testament, so WHY do we have a NEW Testament? Not out of context, no excuses there was no need for a CHRIST or New Testament, they borrowed the whole son of God thing from other religions.
Oh, nice one Centurian! Liked it, liked it!
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Student sees victory in campaign manager role
March 27, 2012
Beaverton City Council
This spring, Anthony Ruiz '13 took his interest in political science out of the classroom and onto the campaign trail.
Ruiz recently landed a job as campaign manager for Rob Solomon, who is running for Beaverton City Council. Since joining Solomon's team, Ruiz has attracted 10 more Lewis & Clark students and plans to harness their energy to involve the youth of Beaverton in the election process.
Ruiz's interest in politics dates back to the 2008 presidential election. After seeing staffers present then-Senator Obama's campaign at his high school, Ruiz started the Students for Barack Obama club. He then volunteered with Senator Harry Reid's reelection campaign in 2010 and accepted an internship with the senate majority leader in Washington, D.C., in 2011.
While Ruiz won't speculate about his personal political ambitions, he does recognize the tremendous chance he has been given. "It is a fantastic opportunity," Ruiz said. "Not many 20-year-olds can say they have been a campaign manager."
Learn more about Anthony Ruiz '13 in this article from Pioneer Athletics.


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Some of my best Christmas memories aren't from the day itself but rather from the days and weeks leading up to it: the letters to Santa, the evenings spent trimming the tree, the cookie baking (and eating), and, of course, the daily ritual of the advent calendar.
Every morning in December my sister and I would clamor downstairs to the calendar, eager to mark one day closer to Santa's arrival. The Christmas countdown was a real tradition in our house, made all the more meaningful by the calendar itself. Ours had been hand made by my grandmother, and it saw us through every December I can remember. Even as a kid I knew how special this was, and I loved admiring all the details of her handiwork.
Now that I have children of my own, I am excited to bring the same kind of magic to their Christmas season. I wanted our calendar to be fun, modern and long-lasting, but mostly, I knew that nothing short of hand-made would do!
This Advent Calendar fits the bill perfectly. Made with a colorful selection of 100% wool felt and embellished with a bevy of beautiful sequins and beads, it's built to withstand the test of time (and small fingers), with just enough vintage whimsy to remind me of where it all began. My girls are still too young to really appreciate the ritual yet, but I can see the spirit of Christmas Future, and it's looking very bright!
To make your own calendar (and to start your very own family tradition) we've compiled everything you'll need in our Advent Calendar Kit. It includes…
- 100% wool felt in 12 colors
- 100% cotton thread in 3 colors
- Embroidery floss
- Embroidery needle
- Beading needle
- Sequins in 5 colors and beads in 3 colors
- Straight pins
- Iron-on transfer pencil
- Fabric marker
- Stuffing for ornaments
- Wood dowel for hanging
- 12-Page, full-color instructional booklet
- Cutting and transfer templates
P.S. Already have the materials? You can find the pattern on its own right here too!


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Hey man. Long time, no chat. How's everything?
Things are decent here. Just "enjoying" school. If it makes you feel better, I decided to bring out King for some fun again, and immediately regretted it. I lost 5-6 fights and only won 2-3 against a King that I know for a fact I was far more skilled than. I got hyper-pissed and fell for easy things I shouldn't have, and didn't punish the way I should have. When you're angry the mistakes only get worse. I definitely play better when I can remind myself that it's all fun, losing is learning, and that it's only a game.
Then I rage out, and pout for an hour anyway.
Hey bud. I got your message on PSN and responded, but I'm not sure if you got it before your subscription expired. Anyway, you don't need to worry. It's smart to take a break sometimes. It's supposed to be fun, so if it's getting to where it consistently isn't fun then what's the point? I've had to take breaks too. Hope things are well!
I have been! What about you?
She's definitely one of those characters where you have to know the match up so you can punish. If you go in swinging you'll get beat to the punch every time.
Since I don't know the match ups very well, I just try to weather the storm and get my hits in where I can. I really haven't put in as much time with DOA as Tekken. Which is why Ayane always kicks my ass. She's too fast for me to be able to counter hit and punish well because I don't know the match up.
You always beat up my poor Tina. I really haven't spent a lot of time learning how to use the characters I like, but it's still fun. Momiji is fun, but I'm definitely not very competent with her.
I think we should Tekken again. I'm getting the itch to use wrestle cat.
Thank you. Its mostly better until I put pressure on it
Stapled it by accident
I injured my vidya thumb
Maybe now you can stand a chance against me
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It's easy to figure out why e-readers and tablets are the size that they are: They're all about the size of paperback books, whether trade (iPad) or mass-market (the Kindle 3). Some oversized models, like the Kindle DX, are closer to big hardcovers. But why are books the size that they are? It turns out it's because of sheep. Sheepskin, to be exact.
Carl Pyrdum, who writes the blog Got Medieval while he finishes his Ph.D. in Literature at Yale, has the skinny on book sizes. You see, before Europeans learned how to make paper from the Arabs (who'd learned it from the Chinese), books were made from parchment, which was usually made from sheepskin. Sometimes, they'd use calfskin, too; if it was really primo stuff, it was called vellum. Like reading a whole book made out of veal.
We eventually mostly gave up on parchment, because it was expensive, and hard to work with. (There's a reason medieval monks wrote manuscripts; preparing the parchment was penance.) But all of today's book sizes (and by proxy, most of our gadget sizes) were established in the Middle Ages, and printers and paper makers carried them over. Booksellers and publishers still use these terms today:
- Fold a sheet of parchment once (two leaves/four pages per sheet) for a folio; if you fold sheets of paper once without a cover, you've got a tabloid.
- Twice for a quarto (8pp/s), the size of a big dictionary or big laptop;
- Three times for an octavo (16pp/s), a hardcover or Kindle DX;
- Four times for a duodecimo (24 pp/s), a trade paperback/iPad
- Four times (a slightly different way) for a 16mo (yes, they gave up), aka mass-market paperback/e-reader;
- Five times for a 32mo, aka notepad/old-school smartphone sized
- Six times for a 64mo, or as Erasmus called it, a Codex Nano.
All images via Got Medieval.
So, wait a minute – all of our gadget sizes were determined by the size of sheepskin?
In a way, yes. I mean, the size of our hands and length of our arms might ultimately have more to do with both.
But once people are used to reading things in a certain size, publishers are used to making and designing and selling them that way, artists are working in genres that are defined in part by those formats, and you've got shelves and bags and pockets that are all around that size, those form factors become very difficult to dislodge.
So think about that the next time you hear a tech pundit clamoring for a 7-inch iPad "mini," a "paperback" e-reader, or an E Ink broadsheet newspaper that can be read and then thrown away. Some monk scraped all the hair and fat off a dead sheep's skin so you could enjoy your finery.
See Also:
- Could a $50 'Paperback' Kindle Beat the iPad?
- Kindle Case from Moleskine Mixes Paper and E-Ink
- Dell's Tablet Aims to Stick It to Apple's iPad
- Tablet Rumors Multiply as iPad Sales Soar
- Samsung Introduces 7-Inch Tablet to Rival iPad
- Steven Levy: Tablet PCs Must Get Cheaper, Lighter, More Connected ...
- How the Tablet Will Change the World


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When you are the host country of the Ryder Cup, you have one big advantage.
It's your golf course.
So, when Davis Love III became the captain of the United States team, one of the first phone calls he made was to Curtis Tyrrell, course superintendent at Medinah Country Club, site of this year's Ryder Cup contest.
The aim, was to weave in a few nips and tucks which the U.S. hopes will give them home court advantage. After all, the European teams have been doing it for years.
"That goes with the height of the cut of the rough," said Tyrrell, "and the speed of the greens."
After that initial phone call, Tyrrell went to work, and that work has continued apace for the better part of two years. Hole number 15 was completely redesigned, with a new dogleg and a big new water hazard to dodge. The rough was cut shorter, the better for the United States' iron-adept team to get out trouble if need be.
"What we're trying to do is keep the players in the hole in the match," said Tyrell. But he said it won't hurt if the U.S.'s European opponents are kept off balance, "to entice them to take some greater risks off the tee."
Of course, as of Wednesday evening, both teams had enjoyed two full days of practice. They've hit balls out of that rough, and know just how the greens are sloped, some with frightening drops to Medinah's generous expanses of water.
"The one card that we have in our pocket they have yet to see is where the tees will be placed," said Tyrrell. "As well as where the holes will be located."
Holes in golf, of course, are cut in greens. And the word is, that everything weekend golfers have heard about championship greens is especially true at Medinah this week.
They are fast.
"Once you get to the green, it's going to be about putting it in the hole," Tyrrell said. "Whoever putts best, is going to win the cup!"
Exploring the Americans' Home Field Advantage
When you are the host country of the Ryder Cup, you have one big advantage.


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This morning as I read Masters first-round coverage I could have sworn someone had overheard me on several occasions in the parking lot of Great Oaks Country Club.
Didn't I say this?
"It's hard. And when you start playing defensively, it plays harder. It's one shot after another where you're up against it. You're nervous on every shot."
(In this instance it was Steve Stricker.)
And haven't I said this:
"It was terrible on the front nine. It was a little windy and a little cold as well, and I wasn't comfortable on the greens, either."
(Actually, this was uttered by Ernie Els.)
I know I said this. This has me written all over it:
"I threw away a good round of golf."
(The lament of Tiger Woods.)
I wonder what words they'll take out of my mouth today.
The Armchair Golfer
This weekend: More Masters observations
Next week: Two-part interview with Pat Perez
(Photo: AP/Morry Gash)
Friday, April 6
Masters Notebook: Tiger and Friends Sound Like Me
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It's hard to watch the best players in the world play like hackers, which is exactly what they're doing and making it all the more painful by saying the same things that we hackers say during each and every round we play.
Very true.
Take a look at this:
You can select the players and see on a graph where they fell off the chart.
Really neat little function
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The Red Sox are healthy for the first time all year. The braintrust, including Bobby Valentine, Larry Lucchino and Ben Cherington, held a lengthy meeting and apparently decided not to trade Josh Beckett or Jacoby Ellsbury, but rather to go for it—after all, they're just four games out of a wild card, with two months remaining. Now's the time. No more clubhouse turmoil, no more off-the-field distractions, just baseball.
Oops, Ryan Sweeney punched a door and broke his pinkie.
When Sweeney grounded out sharply in the eighth to cap an 0-for-4 night, he took out his frustrations on the door leading from the dugout to the clubhouse.
"I just came down, walked down the stairs [in the dugout] and kind of punched the door a little bit, which I've done before but maybe not to this extent," said Sweeney, who is hitting .260 with no home runs and 16 RBIs this year. "I'm going to go get X-rays [Tuesday] morning and see if it's OK or not. Hopefully it is."
It's not. MLB.com reports that Sweeney likely fractured his pinkie finger, and will land on the disabled list. Oh, and the Red Sox won 7-3.
When Sweeney was pulled from the game for the top of the ninth, speculation at Fenway was that he had been traded ahead of today's deadline. Sweeney's name has come up a lot in rumors, and this morning, WEEI was semi-seriously wondering if Sweeney hurt himself on purpose to avoid being traded. Haha, just kidding about that "no distractions" thing!


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Love on the Rocks
|Love on the Rocks
Donald Love, on the phone, telling Toni Cipriani that Miles O'Donovan has evidence linking him to Leone Family Don Salvatore Leone and that their chances of winning the election are ruined.
|GTA Liberty City Stories
|Donald Love
|Evidence that Miles O'Donovan is connected to Salvatore Leone
|Torrington, Staunton Island, Liberty City
Death of Toni Cipriani
Arrest of Toni Cipriani
Death of Donald Love's associate
Destruction of the Rumpo that has the evidence
Rough Justice
Shoreside Vale
Chasin' RC
See the Sight Before Your Flight
AWOL Angel
Gangsta GP
Wi-Cheetah Run
6-star wanted level
|Unlocked by
Counterfeit Count
Munitions Dump
False Idols
Love on the Rocks is a mission in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories given to protagonist Toni Cipriani by Donald Love from Donald Love's apartment in Torrington, Staunton Island, Liberty City.
Toni drops by Donald Love's, who informs him that Miles O'Donovan has evidence connecting him to Salvatore Leone. Toni agrees to retrieve the evidence and meets one of Donald's men at the underpass in Newport. He informs Toni that the evidence is being guarded in Staunton's dockland area by some of O'Donovan's men. Toni enters the complex, killing all of O'Donovan's men and taking the Rumpo back to the garage at Donald Love's apartment. Toni goes inside to tell Donald, who informs Toni that he has been beaten by O'Donovan in the race to become Mayor of Liberty City and has gone bankrupt.
Donald Love (on phone): Toni, you gotta help me! O'Donovan's got evidence linking me to Salvatore, we're sunk.
Toni Cipriani: Calm down, evidence goes missing every day. Not to mention judges, witnesses, jurors...
Donald Love (on phone): I'd hoped you'd see it that way. One of my men has been following the guy with the evidence. He'll meet you under the overpass in Newport.
(Toni drives to Donald's man in Newport, entering his car)
Man: Ah, Toni. The evidence is in that van up ahead. You'll have to fight your way in. Get the van back to DL's. Good luck!
(Toni fights past various security guards, steals the van and takes in back to Donald's garage)
Toni Cipriani: Hey Don - I took care of that mess for you. Everything should be cool now.
Donald Love: Really.
Toni Cipriani: You got no more links to organized crime. You're whiter than white. You could be the Pope.
Donald Love: The Pope! watch this.
(Donald Love turns on the television)
Television Presenter: Although no links can be proved between Love and Liberty City's organized crime, it seems his friendship with mobsters including Toni Cipriani, have counted heavily against his voters' eyes. The past few hours have seen his popularity plummet. He is deemed, it seems, unfit for office...
(Donald Love turns off the television)
Donald Love: Unfit! Because of you... Yeah. And it's all your fault.
Toni Cipriani: My fault?
Donald Love: Oh yeah.
Toni Cipriani: My fault?
Donald Love: I can't believe the sacrifices I've made for this town, and do you know what my weakness has been the entire time...? Humility! And now I'm ruined. BANKRUPT! $20 million in the hole. Gone... bankrupt... done... Arriverdici! BANKRUPT!
Post-mission phone call
Salvatore Leone: Toni...?
Toni Cipriani: Sal? Is that you?
Salvatore Leone: Ay, shut up! I'm speaking to my lawyer here" Toni? ...I mean er ...Lionel? Listen. They got me. Can you believe it? I'm up shit creek without a paddle. So get your ass over here, there's stuff I need you to take care of.
Toni Cipriani: ...Lionel?
There is no money reward for completing the mission. The mission unlocks Shoreside Vale and Rough Justice, Trash Dash (Shoreside Vale), Chasin' RC, See the Sight Before Your Flight, AWOL Angel, Gangsta GP, Wi-Cheetah Run, and Avenging Angels side mission (Shoreside Vale) missions. Also, the ability to obtain 6-star wanted levels is now unlocked.
Toni Cipriani driving to meet Donald Love's associate in Newport.
Donald Love's associate telling Toni Cipriani that the evidence is in a Rumpo in the Aspatria docks.
Toni Cipriani shooting the people protecting the Rumpo containing the evidence.
Toni Cipriani entering the Rumpo containing the evidence.
Toni Cipriani driving back to Donald Love's building in Bedford Point.
A television reporter telling of Donald Love's plummeting popularity with voters.
Donald Love, shortly after losing the mayoral election, telling Toni Cipriani that he is now bankrupt.
Video walkthrough
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1975 Volvo TGB 111 C303 - Volvo Roamer
Expedition Standard
Expedition, as defined by Merriam-Webster, is a journey or excursion undertaken for a specific purpose. The definition of expedition vehicle? You're looking at it. Though there has been much discussion about what criteria qualifies a vehicle as a true expedition rig, we believe that Phil Raymond's '75 Volvo just might be the new benchmark for judging such things.
Anyone who has ever experienced a weeklong off-road adventure or taken an out-of-the-way dirt road just to hear the ground rustle beneath their tires will tell you that there's always a few more items they wish they had on their truck. Complete with everything from a welder and onboard air to advanced GIS (Geographic Information Software), this five-door, seven-passenger ride just about has it all.
Originally serving as a Swedish Defense Forces command vehicle, it is built with durable military-grade parts from the ground up and, thanks to Phil's touch, is fitted with all the camping and off-road amenities, including the kitchen sink. Seriously, there is a kitchen sink!
Though the rig's 35-inch MT/Rs are not huge by most standards, the factory air-locked portal axles give the breadbox wheeler an incredible amount of clearance, and with remarkable approach and departure angles it's ready for almost any trail on this continent or the next. So if you're in the market for a new expedition-style rig and can't seem to make up your mind, it might be time to start thinking outside the domestic box.
Tech Specs
1975 Volvo TGB 111/C303
Engine: 3.0L six-cylinder
Transmission: Four-speed S4ZF
Transfer case: Stock
Front Axle: Volvo portals (2.91 differential, 2.06 portal boxes, 6.00 overall), air lockers
Rear Axle: Volvo portals (2.91 differential, 2.06 portal boxes, 6.00 overall), air lockers
Springs & Such: Stock, Rancho 9000 shocks
Tires & Wheels: 35-inch MT/Rs
Other Stuff: Dual Optima YellowTops, VDO Vision instrument panel and gauges, Thomas 24V onboard air, Superwinch X9 and Husky 10, 60-inch Hi-Lift, custom rear bumper, Garmin e-Terx GPS, modified Maggiolina roof tent, sink, fridge, 12-gallon internal water tank, 4-gallon hot water heater, custom birch cabinets and drawers, DeLorme X-Map GIS software, Yamaha Sine Wave Inverter/generator, Ready Welder, 140-watt solar panel


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High power charger on back order
High power charger on back order
Is it your HPWC (High Power Wall Connector) or the 2nd charger that is on back-order?
My car came with the 2nd charger installed (though I haven't tested it yet) - but was back ordered on the HPWC (like everyone else).
When the electrician installed the new charging circuit, he installed a 14-50 outlet, which I've been using to charge the car (usually 20-30 miles per hour). The 14-50 adapter came with the car, and should also allow me to charge the car at an RV park, if/when I try to take the car on a long trip before the superchargers are available.
When I get the HPWC, the electrician will come back out and install it on the same circuit.
We're planning to keep the 14-50 outlet, in addition to the HPWC, as a fallback, should I ever have problems with the HPWC.
Not sure why Tesla recommended a 6-50 adapter in your case, the Tesla website's charging page recommends 14-50.
6-50 has the right combo of wires; hot, hot and ground. (This is exactly what the HPWC needs and nothing more.) The NEMA 14-50 plug has an extra (neutral) conductor but could still be used... the issue is the (minor) extra cost associated with the spare wire, hence Tesla's suggestion.
The $200 they offered you is very fair. My electrician pulled the three write for the 6-50 and says he will only charge $150 to swap on the HPWC when it arrives, should take less than an hour. TM says they will pay the $200 after they deliver the HPWC. They would not credit for this at delivery of the car, although I tried.
Sorry, three-wire


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Trace Adkins Set to Perform During 2012 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Trace Adkins will usher in the 2012 holiday season with an appearance at the 86th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, one of the country's most-beloved festive traditions. The Louisiana native will join thousands of Americans as they line the streets of Manhattan on Nov. 22 to witness an incredible lineup of new balloons, floats and superstar musical acts.
So far, Adkins is the only country performer confirmed to appear during the parade. Pop acts Carly Rae Jepsen, Colbie Caillat and a host of music's biggest names will join the 'Tough People Do' singer for the jaunt down the heart of the Big Apple. No word yet whether Adkins will perform a few of his favorite holiday classics, or material from his upcoming album.
Adkins is bravely returning to New York City after he was one of handful of country superstars stranded in the city following the destruction of Hurricane Sandy just two weeks ago. The charitable entrepreneur was in the direct path of the storm as he was filming the upcoming season of 'Celebrity Apprentice All-Stars.'
Fans eager to catch a glimpse of Adkins on Turkey Day can tune into NBC on Nov. 22 at 9AM ET for the three-hour holiday celebration.


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Without concerted conservation action, many of the planet's turtles and tortoises, iconic survivors from the Age of Dinosaurs, will become extinct within the next few decades. That's according to a new report from the Turtle Conservation Coalition, a global alliance of conservation groups, including the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (TFTSG), which names the world's 25 most endangered tortoises and freshwater turtles.
"Turtles are in serious trouble. They are some of the world's most endangered vertebrates, more than mammals, birds, or even highly endangered amphibians. Half of their species are threatened with extinction," says Dr. Anders Rhodin, Chair of the TFTSG and one of the report's co-editors. "They're being unsustainably collected from the wild for food, perceived medicinal beliefs and pets while their habitats are being polluted, degraded and destroyed every day."
Lonesome George, the last remaining Pinta Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis abingdoni), one of Darwin's famed Galápagos tortoises, tops the list. Close behind is the Red River Giant Softshell Turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) of China and Vietnam, weighing over 100 kg with a shell over a meter long. With only three males and one female left in the world, the stakes have never been higher.
The report highlights that turtles in Asia have greatly suffered from decades of illegal and unsustainable trade, with 17 or the 25 most endangered turtles being found in Asia. Every tortoise and turtle species in Asia is being impacted in some manner by the international trade in turtles and turtle products, and laws and conventions in place to protect these animals are not being enforced effectively.
Scientists say that although turtles and tortoises have thrived for 220 million years, their armored shells no longer ensure their survival. "Shells work great against natural predators, but are no match against humans intent on consuming them," says Dr. Peter Paul van Dijk, Deputy Chair of the TFTSG and a co-editor of the report.
In China the turtle trade is enormous, with millions of turtles being imported annually from all over Asia, Africa and North America to meet the huge demand. Most of China's native turtles are nearly extinct in the wild, with many of their species included on this list of most endangered turtles. Rapid growth of large-scale commercial turtle farming in China is beginning to meet some of the domestic demand, but wild turtle populations around the globe continue to be impacted by this unsustainable demand for meat and medicinal products.
The international pet trade has also devastated populations. Wealthy collectors will pay tens of thousands of dollars on the black market for endangered turtles and tortoises. Unfortunately, in many parts of the world anti-poaching laws are lax or poorly enforced, and international conventions such as CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) are only partially effective in decreasing the trade. However, recently there have been hopeful signs of some improvement in this sector, particularly in Malaysia, where a few high-profile confiscations and arrests have been made.
Turtles and tortoises are often keystone species from which other animals and plants benefit. For example the Desert and Gopher Tortoises in North America, the Giant River Turtles in the Amazon basin of South America and Pig-nosed Turtles in Australia and New Guinea are part of the web of interacting and co-dependent species that constitute healthy functioning ecosystems. Without turtles and tortoises, those ecosystems and the critically important services to mankind and people's livelihoods, would gradually suffer from the loss of biodiversity.
The Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) has taken up the fight to save turtles, focusing on on-the-ground conservation action such as captive breeding. The group is committed to 'Zero Turtle Extinctions'. "Turtles are disappearing fast and we are dealing with one of the most significant wildlife crises of our lifetime. This should be a wake-up call for all of us," says Rick Hudson, President of the TSA and a co-editor of the report. "We are moving into crisis management mode and embarking on a challenge that is unprecedented in terms of risk if we don't succeed. To win this battle, we must see increased investment from the international donor community combined with improved enforcement and well-resourced conservation programs."
Without concerted conservation action, many of the world's turtles and tortoises will become extinct within the next few decades. It is now up to us to prevent the loss of these remarkable, unique jewels of evolution.
The Turtle Conservation Coalition is an informal alliance of the following organizations: IUCN SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group, the Turtle Conservation Fund, the Turtle Survival Alliance, the Turtle Conservancy / Behler Chelonian Center, Chelonian Research Foundation, Conservation International, Wildlife Conservation Society, and San Diego Zoo Global
For further information contact:
Nicki Chadwick, Media Relations Officer, IUCN, t +41 22 999 0229, m +41 79 528 3486, e firstname.lastname@example.com


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Settlers are more than just colonisers. They are founders of political orders and exclusivist economic regimes. Settler colonialism is ubiquitous, as much a thing of the past as a thing of the present. This blog seeks to advance a critical appraisal of settler colonialism as a distinct and separate form. It follows scholarly developments that contribute to a greater historical awareness of this phenomenon within the disciplines of history and law, indigenous and colonial/postcolonial studies, as well as economics, politics, sociology and philosophy. Historical awareness, however, should always be accompanied by an awareness of the present. Therefore contemporary developments are also important to recognise.
Scholars are invited to submit information on upcoming conferences and calls for papers; information about their publications; reflections on the implications of their own work and the environment in which it will feature; and short reviews and opinions of conferences, monographs, edited collections, journal articles and features, legal developments and contemporary struggles.
Edward Cavanagh
Melbourne, Australia.
Email: email@example.com
Visit the website at http://settlercolonialstudies.org
Friday, January 29, 2010
New Blog: Settler Colonial Studies
A new blog, Settler Colonial Studies, has just been launched by Edward Cavanagh. Here's a description:
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Cedaredge PD adopts Spillman software
SALT LAKE CITY – August 4, 2008 – The Cedaredge Police Department will be able to share information with neighboring agencies and improve investigations with new software from Spillman Technologies.
Officers will be able to easily track information about people they suspect of committing crimes across multiple jurisdictions, said Cedaredge Police Chief David King.
This is going to help us reduce crime and catch the bad guys," King said.
The Cedaredge Police Department is now part of a shared software system with the Delta County Sheriff's Office and the Delta and Hotchkiss police departments. The agencies will also be able to quickly exchange data with neighboring Mesa and Montrose counties, also Spillman users.
With Spillman's Law Records module, the Cedaredge Police Department will also use the software to create accurate statistical reports for crime analysis and presentations. King said the software will help result in a more accurate, reliable database.
With the old system, everybody was inputting data however they wanted to," he said. With the Spillman system, everything will be done professionally and cleanly."
Using Spillman's Traffic Information module, the department can record the time and location of traffic accidents, as well as any causes and damages incurred. This information will help the agency identify traffic safety hazards and accident trends more easily.
We've moved into the 21st Century," King said. Law enforcement has to keep up with technology, otherwise, we become dinosaurs."
The agency joins 26 other public safety agencies in
Colorado currently using Spillman software.
Spillman Technologies provides a full range of software solutions for public safety agencies, including Records Management, Computer-Aided Dispatch, Mobile Communications, Corrections Management, Fire/EMS Management, Resource Management, and Data Sharing. The software is installed at more than 700 agencies nationwide.


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Water is a necessity throughout the world. All activities, be it in residential, industrial or commercial spaces require water for different purposes. Therefore, the storage of water also becomes important. Water must be stored in a tankwhich can retain stored the heat, so that it is fresh and can be used. Hence, equipment used to store water must be of a good quality and standard so as to ensure efficient water storage.
M&T Products Co., Ltd is a water tank manufacturer. They produce a variety of water tanks used for storage in various places. They provide water tank solutions to their customers as per their varied requirements. The products manufactured by the company include buffer tank, solar water tank, electric water tank, heat pump tank, multifunction tank, mini tanks, etc.
The company also offers its services as a water tank suppliers. Its products are designed in a way that can be connected with solar panels, heat pump boiler, electric boiler, etc. The water stored can be used for uses such as washing, heat recovery, to fill or clean swimming pools, floor heating and so on.
M&T Products Co., Ltd manufactures stainless steel water tank. These products are available in a varied designs and capacities as per the requirement of the client. They include pressure tank, heat recovery tanks, etc. The company is committed to provide its customers with quality products at affordable prices. They use quality raw materials while manufacturing the products. This ensures that the products are low maintenance and have a long service life.
Over the years the company has a gained a reputation for being reliable and providing its customers with services on time. The company also produces advanced butt wielding technology and duplex stainless steel water tank. All the products manufactured by M&T Products Co., Ltd are certified by ISO9001, CE, ERP and SAA. The company has an experience of 10 years in the manufacturing of water tanks. It also provides services to customize products as per the requirement of the customers, with regard to size, storage capacity, etc.
The details and descriptions of all the products manufactured by the company are available on the company's website. In case of any doubts regarding any of the products manufactured by the company, customers can contact the company's representatives to clarify their doubts.
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M&T Products Co., Ltd is a company that manufactures a wide variety of water storage tanks. It is based in China. The company was established in the year 2006. To know more about it please visit the official website.
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Union Poised to Strike if Health deal not reached
This means that if a new labor agreement is not reached by Friday, October 1st, the date Local 32BJ's contracts expire, there could be a strike by tens of thousands of doormen, window cleaners, maintenance workers, porters and security officers across three states. That's because for the first time ever, all of SEIU 32BJ's 40,000 commercial cleaners working in the tri-state area have united with the more than 70,000 members of Local 32BJ - the largest building service workers union in the nation - in a campaign to protect and expand their access to health care.
"The health care coverage of 135,000 workers and their families is at stake in this negotiation,� declared Michael Fishman, Local 32BJ President. "Today's vote, along with the votes yesterday from New Jersey, Connecticut, Long Island and Westchester, send a strong message to the region's real estate industry that Local 32BJ is determined to secure health care coverage for all of its members.� The vote occurred September 23rd.
Fishman went on to say that the Union has been looking at ways to contain skyrocketing health care costs – which, in 2004 alone, rose by 13% in this country - while preserving employer-paid quality health care coverage. There is a widening gap between the cost of health care and the amount employers are contributing. The union is asking the $175 billion commercial residential real estate industry – which has grown by 20% since their last contract in 2001 - to provide whatever remaining funds are necessary to close the gap and avert a crisis.
The commercial contract talks take on added significance because any agreement reached will also automatically apply to Local 32BJ's 28,000 residential building service workers. Following the casting of their votes, about 5,000 energetic and very determined 32BJ members marched along 34th Street blowing little white whistles and waving signs in both English and Spanish. They then held a rally in front of Empire State Building, where they were joined by the much-esteemed Transit Workers Union Local 100 President Roger Toussaint. He expressed his union's solidarity with them and delivered some very rousing words urging 32BJ members to stay strong and stand united behind their leadership in this monumentally important struggle.
Brian McLoughlin, President of the New York City Central Labor Council, added his voice as well. Calling 32BJ "a model to the trade union movement in this city and in fact across the country,� he said to the assembled members, "I guarantee one thing to you: Every one of the 400 unions in this city are going to back you to the hilt. That's because the fight you're fighting during these collective bargaining contract talks defends every working person in this city.�
Local 32BJ is comprised mainly of members who hail from 60 different countries and speak 25 different languages. Throughout the march and rally that indomitable, irrepressible immigrant spirit was evident. While the subject was serious, the mood was joyful, with people even breaking out in dance to the lively music provided by the legendary R&B band GQ. Talks with the real estate industry resume September 28th. In addition to health care, other significant issues on the table are wage increases and retirement benefits.
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According to Reuters, top brass at the FTC is convinced it should bring an antitrust case against Google. The writing's been on the wall since last year, but it looks like things could finally be coming to a head.
The Reuters report says that four out of five FTC commissioners are convinced that Google used its market dominance to elbow out rival search engines. The accusation is the same as it's been for more than a year: Google tweaked its rules and algorithm to favour its products ahead of its rivals'.
Google was subpoenaed last June, and the FTC expanded its case this January. Then in April, it hired a prosecutor for the case. So this isn't much of a surprise.
it's not clear what the stakes would be for Google in an antitrust case, but at the very, very least it would expect some pretty heavy fines if it were found to be in violation of antitrust law. [Reuters]


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Houston could have thousands more jobs by increasing recycling initiatives, according to the report "More Jobs, Less Pollution," released Nov. 15 from a collaboration of six sources, including the BlueGreen Alliance, Recycling Works! and the Natural Resources Defense Council.
In honor of National Recycling Day on November 15th, a diverse coaltion of community residents, union members, and environmental advocates gathered at the steps of City Hall in Houston to highlight discussions about the city's efforts to extend a recycling contract with Waste Management Inc.
Part of the Brighter Future Houston campaign, members of SEIU Local 1, HOPE, the Houston city employees union ,Texas Campaign for the Environment, the Sierra Club, Good Jobs Great Houston, the Texas Organizing Project and the Texas BlueGreen Apollo Alliance are continuing to make recycling and jobs a priority for Houston.
According to the report, if Americans were to recycle 75 percent of their waste, recycling efforts could create 1.5 million jobs across the country by 2030. About 45,000 of these jobs would be in collecting and processing the waste materials in Texas. The remanufacturing of recycled materials can create thousands of additional jobs.
"Houston is the fourth largest city in the US, a leader in economic and developmental growth, the energy capitol of the world, there is no reason for Houston to be a laggard when it comes to recycling," said Tyson Sowell, Program Director – Houston, Texas Campaign for the Environment (TCE). "Houston can be a leader in good, green job growth. We challenge the city, working with stakeholders, to create a comprehensive waste management plan with a goal of at least 90% waste diversion from landfills by 2030. Houstonians have a right to recycle and we need to create good jobs."
Currently, the majority of Houstonians do not have access to single-stream recycling and the city has not created a plan to expand recycling. Additionally, neighborhoods with recycling are a patchwork with one neighborhood having recycling while just a block or two away, another neighborhood does not.
"Half of my neighborhood has access to recycling services while the other half doesn't, even after we requested it," said Veronica Ortega, a Southeast Houston resident. "We all have the same rights to have access to this service since we all pay taxes."
Right now, the city is negotiating a recycling contract. Based on the Request for Proposal that the city released, there is no requirement for the potential contractor to expand recycling or create jobs.
"If you care about jobs, if you care about the environment, and you care about Houston, then you should be for having the city do a lot more recycling, and hiring Houston workers to do it," said Tommie Toran, Acres Homes resident. "We need recycling in our neighborhoods, we are throwing away valuable jobs by putting recycling in our landfills."
"The city can benefit by expanding the recycling program citywide," said Isaiah Monroe, Jr, a resident of Meyerland and a leader of HOPE, the city employees union. "We can create more jobs."
A 90% reyccling rate will not only create jobs but will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as CO2 from the extraction of virgin materials and methane from landfills. This is equivalent to removing 50 million cars from our roads.
"Recycling conserves natural resources, cuts global warming pollution, and saves water and energy," said Frank Blake, Executive Committee Member, Houston Group of the Sierra Club. "This new report shows that not only is recycling good for the environment, it's good for the economy. By expanding recycling, we can create jobs and help protect the environment at the same time."
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With Michael Colombo as a very recent ITP graduate and me starting my second year there, we've been posting our fair share of ITP projects to Makezine lately. A lot of what we do at ITP aligns well with the maker community, but understandably, not everybody is in the position to go to a two year graduate program. But if you're in NYC this summer and are looking to get a taste of what ITP is all about, take a look at ITP Camp:
Once again this June we are inviting non-student, working professionals to come to ITP on weekends and evenings to make stuff, hear speakers on the cutting edge, and collaborate with people from diverse disciplines. The creative charge of ITP Camp comes from the community of participants sharing their ideas, skills, criticisms and passions with each other in small, informal groups. We're creating a flexible structure, an Un-University, that is responsive and supportive to the group we select. The structure is based on "unconferences" such as foocamp or barcamp, where presentations and discussions form in response to participants' interests and projects.
ITP Camp 2012
June 1 – 30, 2012
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This is a course about using spreadsheets to model businesses and business processes, from the perspective of a manager. It emphasizes both the modeling techniques, and the process of modeling itself. That is, we're not only interested in building models that managers need, but we want to build them in ways that are easily managed, and that give reliable and cost-effective results. In the form of a stand-alone Web site, it has dozens of examples. This is a stand-alone Web site available to download. Includes three months unlimited email support.
This course was delivered to students in classes at Harvard Extension School, for 21 years, from 1993 to 2014. Although it is no longer offered there, I continue to update it with new techniques and new ways to approach business modeling using spreadsheets. Development is continuous. This downloadable edition has benefits compared to the online edition, because you can use it anywhere you take your computer, and connection to the Internet is not required.
It includes dozens of worked examples and homework problems, with solutions. Not just descriptions of solutions (though we include those, too) — actual Excel workbooks. Moreover, the solutions are far more than just answers. They come complete with narrative explanations which discuss alternatives and tradeoffs of different approaches. And when more than one approach is possible and instructive, the solution includes both.
Here's a sampling of topics:
- Accumulations and derivations: running sums, running differences
- Relative and absolute references: what the heck are they good for?
- Operations on references: unions, intersections, and compound ranges
- Named parameters, parameter blocks: save time and reduce maintenance costs
- Drilling down and rolling up: tools for doing either one effectively
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- Matrix multiplication: do in one row what others do in twenty
- Safety margins and crowding: save money by managing your resources
- Circular reference headaches: how to resolve them
- Convolution: simplify calculations involving time variation
- Use convolution for multiple lease events
- Terminology, styles, tips for effective charts
- Using charts to catch errors in models
- Key practices for organizations that use spreadsheet technology on an enterprise scale
- Formal technical reviews of spreadsheets: reduce errors and educate your team
- Writing macros using Visual Basic for Applications
- Inventory modeling: Economic Order Quantity (EOQ)
- Purchasing decisions in the context of volume discounting
- Modeling waiting lines
- The Fast Food Drive-Thru: How long should the driveway be?
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U.S. Calls For Peaceful, Free And Fair Vote, Following Beating Of Uganda Opposition Leader
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Following the reported beating this week by police of Dr. Kizza Besigye, a key opposition party leader in Uganda, the U.S. State Department has called for conditions that will allow the 2011 presidential elections in the East African country to be free, fair and peaceful.
"We have reports that Mr. Besigye may have been involved in an altercation with police during a rally in Kampala. We cannot confirm the details of the altercation at this time," a State Department spokesman told The Black Star News. "We continue to urge all parties in Uganda to work towards a process that allows for elections to take place peacefully, freely and fairly."
The incident occurred June 9.
Uganda media reported that Dr. Besigye, leader of the Forum For Democratic Change (FDC) was whipped and punched by police and soldiers dressed in police uniform. A journalist who covered the incident was also reportedly beaten.
Members of his party's youth wing reportedly used their bodies to shield Dr. Besigye when the security forces started beating him with whips. "Beating me means nothing because I am ready to die if that is the only way of saving this country," Dr. Besigye told Ugandan reporters. "We shall die rather than live under a terrorist regime."
The Obama Administration has been criticized for ignoring human rights abuses by Yoweri Museveni's government because Uganda is only one of two African countries to send troops to prop up the U.S.-backed Somali government, which Washington fears has become a haven for Al-Qaeda.
In April Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a report highly critical of the Uganda government,which is a major recipient of U.S. military and financial assistance, as the country heads to next February's presidential vote. Clinton said the lack of an independent Election Commission had created "damage" to the election's credibility.
"Speaking Truth To Empower."
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Žemaičių Kalvarija
Žemaičių Kalvarija (English: Samogitian Calvary) is a small town in Plungė district municipality, Samogitia, Lithuania. It is known as a major site for Catholic pilgrimage.
This place was mentioned in 1253 as Garde (Gardai). In the 17th century, when the main church and road of cross was built, people started calling it the New Jerusalem, but after some time it was named Kalvarija after the name of the hill, where Jesus was crucified. In the 20th century, the town was renamed to Žemaičių Kalvarija to avoid misunderstandings, because there is another town in south-west of Lithuania, called Kalvarija.
During the Soviet years, 1964–1989, the town was renamed to Varduva. At that time, people, who visited this place as pilgrims, were persecuted by KGB. Only in 1989 town's name was restored back to its historic name Žemaičių Kalvarija.
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There are many things to do in Žemaičių Kalvarija. People are attracted to this place, because of the amazing nature and spirituality of this place. Most important event of the year is The Great Žemaičių Kalvarija Church Festival. During this festival many tourists and pilgrims come to the town from all over Samogitia, Lithuania and abroad (mostly from Latvia, Germany, Spain, Poland, the UK, Ireland and Nordic countries).
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The lovely seaside resort Palanga is on the way back to past glory. It is busy with tourists from June to September. The Latvian city Liepaja is just 80 km north from Žemaičių Kalvarija and is famous with beach, too, as well as with its Karosta neighbourhood, which is a former soviet secret military town with lots of things to see, such as a prison for tourists and a very scenic seaside fortress ruins and a cathedral.


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Immigration Statistics: October to December 2012
This release presents the latest immigration statistics from Home Office administrative sources, October to December 2012.
This release presents the latest immigration statistics from Home Office administrative sources, covering quarter 4, October to December 2012.
(All data relate to 2012; comparisons are with 2011 unless indicated.)
Work, study and family-related immigration of non-EEA nationals continued to fall in 2012. There were further falls in visas issued and admissions for study, work and family reasons, and also fewer extensions of stay and fewer permissions to stay permanently (settlement). The recent falls for work and study are likely in part to be due to policy changes relating to these reasons for entry, which came into effect in 2011.
There was a 3% fall in work-related visas issued (to 145,138) largely relating to very highly skilled workers and an 11% fall in grants of permission to stay permanently (to 62,204). However, there was a 5% increase in grants of extensions of stay (to 141,007).
There were 22% fewer sponsored student visa applications, with a 3% increase for the university sector, contrasting with falls for the further education sector (-62%), English language schools (-69%), and independent schools (-14%). There was a corresponding 20% (-52,066) fall in student visas issued mainly relating to falls for Indian (-17,604) and Pakistan (-24,668) nationals, although there was an increase for Chinese nationals (+4,856).
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There were 507,701 visas issued (excluding visitor and transit visas), a fall of 10% and the lowest annual recorded figure using comparable data available from 2005.
There were 21,785 asylum applications, a rise of 10%, driven by rises in the latter half of 2012 and by particular nationalities, including Pakistan (+844), Syria (+637), India (+531), Bangladesh (+437) and Albania (+419). However, this remains well below the peak in 2002 (84,132).
There was a 9% increase in people granted British citizenship in 2012 (to 194,344), largely accounted for by grants on the basis of residence (up 13% to 107,196, the highest number since records began in 1962) or on the basis of marriage (up 10% to 39,138).
During the fourth quarter of 2012, 61 children entered detention, higher than the fourth quarter of 2011 (45) but well below the third quarter of 2009 (322); the recent rise reflects greater use of Cedars pre-departure accommodation which opened in August 2011 in conjunction with the new 'Family Returns Process'.
Removals and voluntary departures
There were 4% fewer enforced removals (to 14,435), and 14% fewer passengers refused entry at port and who subsequently departed (to 13,529). There was a 2% fall in voluntary departures (to 25,997).
For additional summary points see the full summary in the Statistical News Release).
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Sure, we've seen a Russian tank drive through a highway, but maybe that tank driver was just in a hurry. It takes a special kind of person to completely run over a guy with your armored personnel carrier, while he's standing still, in formation. And somehow the guy wasn't killed.
Alright, so he's clearly very seriously injured, but who wouldn't be? That thing has to weigh at least as much as half an old Lincoln.
And no, despite my disagreement with Russia's military actions as of late, I don't mean to pick on the country. Everyone just always seems to have a video camera to record some craziness at all times.