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FOP Avalonization and API Redesign
The purpose of this document is the redesign of the API visible to embedders and how to apply Avalon interfaces and concepts.
Author(s): JoergPietschmann (pij), JeremiasMaerki (jm)
Minor Contributor(s): VictorMote (wvm)
API issues were already discussed in thread starting here, here and here.
API requirements
Former content here moved to the ApiRequirements page.
Startup Concepts Proposal (wvm)
The class names below are descriptive only, although I think they would be useful in an implementation.
Session. There should be exactly one Session object. It controls one or more Document objects.
Document. Can control one or more RenderContext objects.
RenderContext. Manages one or more PageSequence objects. Can control zero or more RenderType objects. Our current RenderContext concepts are NativeFOP, AWT, and StructureRender.
The primary benefit sought here is that all static variables now have a comfortable dynamic object in which to live instead. For example, a collection of fonts objects might be stored in the Session object where it can be reused, while a similar collection of fonts used in a document might be stored in the Document object where it can be used to control font embedding in a Renderer.
Separation of Concerns and control also have a better structure with this approach. The Document controls the process of building the FO Tree. As each PageSequence in the FO Tree is completed, control is returned to Document. Document might then (for example) look at the RenderContext objects that it needs to manage. If it only sees one, it might then send that page sequence directly to the RenderContext. If it sees more than one, it might instead first serialize the PageSequence so that it can be reused. (This is a simplistic and perhaps not good example, but illustrates a flow of control that I think would be useful). A RenderContext manages the layout process and controls the RenderType objects, again making decisions about when a page (with "eager" rendering), or a page-sequence (with "patient" rendering) should be sent to the Renderer, and whether it should be thrown away or saved for another Renderer.
There are opportunities here for meta-information about FOP's processing. A RenderContext might, for example keep a collection of PageSequenceMeta objects that includes information about each PageSequence (even though the real PageSequence object may already be recycled). Page numbering is a potentially useful example.
Each break in this scheme is an opportunity for clean multithreading. Depending on user instructions (and perhaps other information available to FOP), Session could start multiple Document objects, each in a separate thread. Document could start multiple RenderContext objects, each in a separate thread. RenderContext could do the same with Renderer objects.
As far as keeping track of context, the PageSequence becomes critical. It should contain convenience methods getSession(), getDocument(), and getRenderContext(). Within the FO Tree building and Layout processes, the PageSequence is the only thing that needs to get passed around. All other context information can be derived conveniently from it. (Alternatively, FObj could have a method, inherited by all subclasses, that finds the ancestor PageSequence, or it could simply add this as a variable to each FObj-subclassed object when created. The point is that you can conveniently get to the data.)
The above point has possible implications for logging as well. Again, the PageSequence can track whatever logger it should be using, and perhaps have a method to do the logging. So anytime I am near an FObj subclass & want to log something, I do: SomeFObj.getPageSequence().logMessage(DEBUG_MSG, "Here is a debug message");. This could also be implemented in the RenderContext, or if we don't need logging separated between RenderContext objects, in a higher object. I think all you need to tote around in each class then is an import statement to whichever class this is implemented in.
Alternatively (and this might be better practice), we can simply tote the RenderContext everywhere. At least everything would be encapsulated in it, so that you don't have to carry multiple things around for multiple purposes (fonts, images, etc.).
I don't understand Avalon well enought yet to know how or whether the above scheme fits in with it. However, I think the above hierarchy would serve us well, whether as Avalon services or some other implementation.
As an afterthought, it seems that the RenderContext concept is the same as, or has a 1-to-1 mapping with the concept of a LayoutStrategy. LayoutStrategy is a topic for another proposal, but in summary it gives the ability to the user to choose among several layout strategies to be used to layout a document.
Here is an example of the code needed to startup a FOP processing session:
session = new Session(); document = session.addDocument(inputFile); document.addRenderType(RENDER_PDF, LAYOUT_SIMPLE, outputFile1); document.addRenderType(RENDER_POSTSCRIPT, LAYOUT_SIMPLE, outputFile2); document.addRenderType(RENDER_PDF, LAYOUT_CLASSIC, outputFile3); document.addRenderType(RENDER_PRINT); document.process() -OR- session.process() // if you want session to manage a queue of documents
If desirable, the Session, Document, and RenderType classes can have "set" methods for various parameters, so that the constructors are simplified.
From a big-picture control standpoint:
Document = FOTree RenderContext = AreaTree RenderType = Renderer
The document.addRenderType() not only creates needed RenderType objects, but also creates any RenderContext objects that are needed, three in this example (the first two can share the same AreaTree, each of the others requires a different one). When document.process() is run, it looks at the RenderContext objects to determine whether an FOTree needs to be built. In this case it does. It can then loop through the RenderContext objects to see what if any layout work needs to be done, and build an AreaTree based on the output type and the selected LayoutStrategy. Each RenderContext object will then loop through the RenderTypes which are attached to it to fire up Renderers. So in the example above, the same AreaTree will be used to spit out the first two RenderTypes before trying to build the AreaTree needed for the "CLASSIC" layout. The user doesn't really need to know about RenderContext -- its purpose is to facilitate reuse of a constructed AreaTree.
Of course, there are a number of configuration options available as well, all of which can be attached to the appopriate object by a servlet programmer. The actual using of those options is in other objects (and indeed, should be in other packages), but the /control/ mechanism can live in these four classes. Please note mainly that RenderType is not the same as a Renderer, but handles control information for the Renderer so that it doesn't have to be tightly coupled with other packages (specifically layout).
API proposal
Discussion points below. {{{ package org.apache.fop.api;
public class FOPException extends org.apache.avalon.framework.CascadingException { }
package org.apache.fop.api;
public class FOProcessor {{{ implements org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.Configurable,
implements org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.LogEnabled { private org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.Logger logger; private org.apache.fop.fo.FOTreeBuilder foTreeBuilder; private org.apache.fop.api.Renderer renderer; // add configuration data public FOProcessor() { } public void configure(org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.Configuration configuration)
throws org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.ConfigurationException {
- throws FOPException {
public org.xml.sax.ContentHandler getContentHandler() { } // specific configuration methods public void setSourceResolver(org.apache.avalon.excalibur.SourceResolver resolver) { } public org.apache.avalon.excalibur.SourceResolver getSourceResolver() { } public void setImageResolver(ImageResolver resolver) { } public ImageResolver getImageResolver() { } public void setFontResolver(FontResolver resolver) { } public FontResolver getFontResolver() { } // convenience methods to clone processors public void setConfiguration(FOProcessorConfiguration configuration) { } public ["FOProcessorConfiguration"] getConfiguration() { } }}}
package org.apache.fop.api;
public class FOProcessorFactory {{{ implements org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.Configurable {
- public static ["FOProcessorFactory"] newInstance() { } public void configure(org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.Configuration configuration)
throws org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.ConfigurationException {
public void setSourceResolver(org.apache.avalon.excalibur.SourceResolver resolver) { } public org.apache.avalon.excalibur.SourceResolver getSourceResolver() { } public void setImageResolver(ImageResolver resolver) { } public ImageResolver getImageResolver() { } public void setFontResolver(FontResolver resolver) { } public FontResolver getFontResolver() { } // convenience methods to clone processors public void setConfiguration(FOProcessorConfiguration configuration) { } public ["FOProcessorConfiguration"] getConfiguration() { } }}}
package org.apache.fop.api;
public class FOProcessorConfiguration { {{{ private org.apache.avalon.excalibur.SourceResolver sourceResolver;
private ImageResolver imageResolver; private FontResolver fontResolver; private String baseURL; private string logLevel; // more fields to add }}}
package org.apache.fop.api;
// input source abstraction public interface Source {}
package org.apache.fop.api.helper;
public class AbstractSource implements Source { {{{ java.lang.String getSystemId() {}
- void setSystemId(java.lang.String systemId) {} }}}
package org.apache.fop.api.stream;
public class StreamSource extends AbstractSource { {{{ StreamSource() {}
StreamSource(java.io.File f) {} StreamSource(java.io.InputStream inputStream) {} StreamSource(java.io.InputStream inputStream, java.lang.String systemId) {} StreamSource(java.io.Reader reader) {} StreamSource(java.io.Reader reader, java.lang.String systemId) {} StreamSource(java.lang.String systemId) {} java.io.InputStream getInputStream() {} java.lang.String getPublicId() {} java.io.Reader getReader() {} void setInputStream(java.io.InputStream inputStream) {} void setPublicId(java.lang.String publicId) {} void setReader(java.io.Reader reader) {} void setSystemId(java.io.File f) {} }}}
package org.apache.fop.api.sax;
public class SAXSource extends AbstractSource { {{{ SAXSource() {}
SAXSource(org.xml.sax.InputSource inputSource) {} SAXSource(org.xml.sax.XMLReader reader, org.xml.sax.InputSource inputSource) {} org.xml.sax.InputSource getInputSource() {} org.xml.sax.XMLReader getXMLReader() {} void setInputSource(org.xml.sax.InputSource inputSource) {} void setXMLReader(org.xml.sax.XMLReader reader) {} }}}
package org.apache.fop.api.dom;
public class DOMSource extends AbstractSource { {{{ DOMResult() {}
- DOMResult(org.w3c.dom.Node node) {} DOMResult(org.w3c.dom.Node node, java.lang.String systemID) {} org.w3c.dom.Node getNode() {} void setNode(org.w3c.dom.Node node) {} }}}
package org.apache.fop.api;
public interface Renderer {{{ implements org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.Configurable,
implements org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.LogEnabled { public void configure(org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.Configuration configuration)
throws org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.ConfigurationException;
-- Get Specific Renderer Type -- {{{ public org.apache.fop.renderer.StructureRenderer getStructureRenderer();
public org.apache.fop.renderer.PrintRenderer getPrintRenderer(); public org.apache.fop.renderer.AWTRenderer getAWTRenderer(); }}}
-- OR -- public org.apache.fop.apps.LayoutHandler getLayoutHandler(); }
package org.apache.fop.api;
public interface ImageResolver { {{{ public org.apache.fop.image.Image resolve(String base, String href, String mimeType, HashMap genericParameters)
- throws FOPException; }}}
package org.apache.fop.api;
public interface FontResolver { {{{ public org.apache.fop.font.Font resolve(String base, String fontBase, String fontName, )
- throws FOPException; }}}
package org.apache.fop.api.helper;
public class ImageResolverImpl { {{{ public org.apache.fop.image.Image resolve(String base, String href, String mimeType, HashMap genericParameters)
- throws FOPException {
- } }}}
package org.apache.fop.api.helper;
public class FontResolverImpl { {{{ public org.apache.fop.font.Font resolve(String base, String fontBase, String fontName, String fontStyle, String fontWeight,
String fontType, String metricsURI, HashMap genericParameters)
- throws FOPException { }}}
Configuration DTD (note this is syntactiaclly invalid because of the endline pseudo comments) <!ELEMENT configuration (fonts?,core?,renderer*)> <!ELEMENT fonts (font*)> <!ELEMENT font (font-triplet+,parameter*)> <!ATTLIST font {{{ name CDATA #REQUIRED -- some sort of base name (see issues)
- type CDATA #IMPLIED -- TTF, ... base-uri CDATA #IMPLIED -- where to find font related ressources, if relative resolved against font-base-uri metrics-uri CDATA #IMPLIED -- override location of FOP specific metrics file embed (yes|no) yes
kerning (yes|no) #REQUIRED> }}}
<!ELEMENT font-triplet (parameter*)>  <!ATTLIST font-triplet {{{ name CDATA #REQUIRED -- FO font family name to map
- style CDATA #REQUIRED
weight CDATA #REQUIRED> }}}
<!ELEMENT core parameter*)> <!ATTLIST core {{{ hyphenation-base-uri CDATA #IMPLIED -- where to look for hyphenation data, must be absolute
- font-base-uri CDATA #IMPLIED -- where to look for font related ressources, must be absolute source-base-uri CDATA #IMPLIED log-level CDATA #IMPLIED logger-class CDATA #IMPLIED -- may be inappropriate to have here source-resolver-class CDATA #IMPLIED image-resolver-class CDATA #IMPLIED font-resolver-class CDATA #IMPLIED xml-reader-class CDATA #IMPLIED -- default: the JAXP default entity-resolver-class #IMPLIED -- default: the JAXP default
> }}}
<!ELEMENT renderer (parameter*)> <!ATTLIST renderer {{{ name CDATA #REQUIRED
mime-type CDATA #IMPLIED> }}}
<!ELEMENT parameter (key,(value | list))> <!ELEMENT key (#PCDATA)> <!ELEMENT value (#PCDATA)> <!ELEMENT list (value|subentry)+> <!ELEMENT subentry (key,value+)>
Renderer specific configuration settings
- PDF renderer: stream-filter-list, PDF metadata, PDF encryption related options
- Text renderer: encoding
- Area tree renderer: detail-level
Usage examples
// render a FO file into a PDF file, using all defaults {{{ FOProcessor processor=FOProcessorFactory.newInstance.newProcessor(); processor.render(new org.apache.fop.api.stream.StreamSource(new File("stuff.fo")), new PDFRenderer(new File(stuff.pdf)));
// render a DOM into a PDF file, using all defaults {{{ FOProcessor processor=FOProcessorFactory.newInstance.newProcessor();
- processor.render(new org.apache.fop.api.dom.DOMSource(mydocument),
new PDFRenderer(new ByteArrayOutputStream())); }}}
// render XML+XSLT into a PDF file, using all defaults {{{ FOProcessor processor=FOProcessorFactory.newInstance
- newProcessor(new PDFRenderer(new File(stuff.pdf)));
Transformer transformer=TransformerFactory.newInstance()
newTransformer(new javax.xml.transform.stream.StreamSource(new File("stuff.xsl")));
transformer.transform(new javax.xml.transform.stream.StreamSource(new File("stuff.xml")),
- new javax.xml.transform.sax.SAXResult(processor.getContentHandler());
Alternative API proposal by (jm) under FOPAvalonization/AltAPIProposalJM.
Resolver specification
Stream source resolving
An Excalibur source resolver is used to resolve a pair (base URL,href URL) into a source stream. The resolver is by default invoked on:
- the processor source URL, with a null base
- the URL taken from a src property of a fo:external-graphic, with the base URL being the system id of the input document or null
- the URL taken from a src property of a fo:color-profile, with the base URL being the system id of the input document or null
- an URL synthesized from the hyphenation language, country and script properties, with the base URL being the configured hyphenation-base-URI
- an URL synthesized from the font name, type and, depending on the type, various other properties, with the base URL being the configured font-base-URI
If the URI to be resolved is a relative URI and the base URI is null, the default resolver will, hopefully, fall back to resolving against the currrent working directory.
A custom resolver can be used to provide caching, connection pooling, access control and support for custom URL schemes.
Image resolving
An image resolver is used to resolve a pair (base URL,href URL) into a FOP image object. The resolver is invoked each time an image is about to be rendered. In particular the resolver is called each time an image in static content or from within a retrieved marker is rendered.
The default implementation uses a simple cache and is guaranteed to return the same image object for the same resolved URI until the cache is explicitely reset. This will be used by renderers for output formats which can share ressources used by images in different output locations in order to conserve space, if possible.
The default implementation uses the source resolver to resolve the (base,href) pair into a source with an associated resolved URI. The resolved URI is then used to look up the image object in a global cache. If there is no image object for the resolved URI, the source is read once, if necessary the image format type is detected, and a FOP image object is created.
If the source resolver does not attach an absolute URI to the resolved source, no cache lookup is performed and the source is read unconditionally.
A custom resolver can be used to provide customized caching at the image object level, support for custom image formats and support for non-stream input, for example SAX input for SVG images. A custom image resolver is not oblieged to use the configures source resolver.
Font resolving
A font resolver is used to resolve a font base URI and a bunch of font defining properties into a FOP font object. In contrast to the image resolver the font resolver is invoked exactly once per processor run for a given tuple of font properties.
The default font resolver uses the configured source resolver to look up various font-type specific ressources related to the font. The base URI is the configured font-base-uri, the href URI is synthesized from the font name and, depending on the type, a variety of other properties and type dependent data, like file extensions. It may also use the font lookup facilities provided by the underlying graphic environment, thereby probably ignoring any font-base-uri.
A custom resolver can be used to provide custom caching independent of processor runs or access to custom font formats.
Hyphenation data and color profile resolving
There is no specific hook for resolving hyphenation data or color profiles at the object level. Only the configured source resolver is used. The source resolver is invoked exactly once per processor run for each (base,href) pair pointing to a color profile or hyphenation data ressource.
Entity resolving
The source resolver is not used for entity resolving. The user is responsible to configure the system for using customized entity resolvers in source XML streams. This may include overriding the default source resolver.
Discussion points
- Convenient configuration, both for the FOP core and the renderer [3]
[3] I think it would be better if the core and the renderer wouldn't be looked at separately. IMO a renderer is just a component/service in FOP's core. And we've also got { { { StructureRenderers } } } that also shouldn't be forgotten. (jm)
- (pij) strongly disagree, see below
- Hooks for users to plug in customized URL resolvers, caching mechanisms and possibly other stuff. [4]
[4] Yes, probably either through the simple API wrapper AND the central FOP configuration. (jm)
- (pij) added class names to config.dtd
SVG might be specifically provided as SAX event stream. This means we need either a (parser,InputSource) pair or a j.x.transform.Source. Question: should the InputSourceResolver generally provide a pair (parser,InputSource)? What should be returned as parser for binary sources, like GIF images: null or a NullParser?
- (pij) Is this point moot after all?
- Finding fonts:
Variant 1: @base-uri points to the main ressource for the font (base-uri="file:///C:/WinNT/fonts/ARIAL.TTF"). URIs of other ressources are somehow derived, for example strip the extension and add another.
Variant 2: @base-uri + @name + (@type dependent extensions) point to the font related ressources (base-uri="file:///C:/WinNT/fonts" name="ARIAL" type="true-type" -> look for file:///C:/WinNT/fonts/ARIAL.ttf and file:///C:/WinNT/fonts/ARIAL.xml)
- The user can provide generic parameters to the default resolver in order to find ressources with non-standard extensions or to override individual mappings.
Use a parameter object to the resolve() methods for FontResolver and ImageResolver instead of individual parameters? Seems to be easier to extend.
- Is a single base URI sufficient for hyphenation, font etc.? Should we be able to configure a search path containing multiple URIs (spec can be lifted from Ant). What about the source base URI?
- Do we need a hyphenation resolver?
- We have a service reader for the element mapping (at least in the maintenance branch as well as a default XML configuration. I suggest to drop both and compile the default configuration from some source XML into a Java class.
In trunk there is no default XML config the values will be in the code(kll)
The service reader is for automatic extension loader, what is the replacement?(kll)
Rationales for separating renderer and FO processor
- Different renderers have drastically different configuration data. While the Avalon configureation interface can easily cope with this, it doesn't seem appropriate for a simple, more Java Beans like configuration interface.
- The AWT renderer is even more different because it doesn't have an output stream.
- XML/SVG renderers might want to provide SAX and DOM results, which aren't output streams either.
- The renderer can be seen as an abstraction of the FO processor output.
- A structure renderer, if necessary, can provided by the specific renderer.
Actually, the current attempt to hide the renderer from the user brought us quite a few of if (renderer instanceof ...
Rationale for generic parameters for font and image resolvers
- Per URI specific data, provided by extension attributes or similar means, for example for cache control or authorisation data.
- Additional global data provided by extension elements
- Additional global data provided by generic configuration data


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MOTW: Why "Top Gun" Will Always Be a Classic
MOTW: Why "Top Gun" Will Always Be a Classic
Over the years, the film industry has seen plenty of movies similar to "Top Gun," which became an instant cult classic when it was released in May 1986. "Air Force One," "Hot Shots," and even "Mission: Impossible" all share similarities to director Tony Scott's '80s blockbuster. However, few movies have achieved status as cult classics. "Top Gun" is still a beloved part of every movie enthusiast's library and will always be a classic.
The soundtrack for "Top Gun" is considered one of the best movie soundtracks of all time. It reached first place on the Billboard Hot 200 for five weeks in the months after its release in 1986. Many music legends contributed to the soundtrack, including Harold Faltermeyer, Kenny Loggins, Giorgio Moroder, and Tom Whitlock. When the soundtrack was re-released in 2000, two songs from the Righteous Brothers and Jerry Lee Lewis were added. Several other legends were considering participating in the soundtrack, including REO Speedwagon and Bryan Adams, but Adams decided not to participate because he believed "Top Gun" glorified war, and REO Speedwagon bowed out because they wouldn't be able to record their own composition. In spite of this, the soundtrack was widely popular and received plenty of praise from critics. Few soundtracks have received the same recognition.
Award Nominations and Winnings
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SAFE Announcements and Events:
- Biotechnology and Quality of Raw Materials and Foodstuffs: 17-19 Sept 2018
The Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences of the Slovak University of Agriculture at Nitra, a SAFE member since January 2018, announces the 13th International Conference on Biotechnology and Quality of Raw Materials and Foodstuffs. SAFE consortium Scientific Secretary will give a Plenary Lecture, Sparking New Life into Food Safety Research.
The conference will take place from 17-19 September 2018 at the Smolenice Castle in Smolenice, Slovak Republic. Sessions include
- Biotechnology and Molecular Biology
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- SAFE Special Issue in TIFS. January 2019
SAFE consortium members will publish a Special Issue of Trends in Food Science &Technology as the first issue of TIFS 2019.
Keeping Food Safety on the Agenda for 15 Years: The SAFE Consortium
There are five food safety themes in the Special Issue, each led by a SAFE member:
- The Circular Bioeconomy, by Matis Ltd in Iceland
- Safe Nutrients, by IBA in Romania
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- GHI Congress on Food Safety and Security: 24 March 2019
The Global Harmonization Initiative (GHI) is an international non-profit network founded in 2004 to promote harmonization of global food safety regulations and legislation. Read more about GHI here.
GHI will hold its first World Congress to address the problem of differences in regulations between countries and scientifically unjustified food scares which lead to the destruction and/or refusal of safe food. Read more about the Congress here.
The GHI World Congress will be a platform for presenting the most suitable assays for food safety assessments within different fileds - chemistry and microbiology to genetic toxicology and genomics. Congress participants will produce a declaration which calls for and establishes a target to change regulations based on available knowledge.
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Global Food Safety Summit: 12-13 Sept 2018
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Managing a safe and secure global food supply chain from farm to fork!
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Niagara University and SuOn College agreed to a memorandum of understanding on academic exchange during a signing ceremony held in Toronto May 23.
The MOU was signed by the Rev. James J. Maher, C.M., president of Niagara University; Gary Chen, president of SuOn College; Dr. Xiaobo Yang, SuOn's vice president; and Dr. Xiaochang Ding, deputy director of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education.
Aimed at improving the level of educational collaboration between NU and SuOn College - a high school based in Ontario, Canada - the document outlines strategies to promote academic studies among students and training of teachers.
Specific areas of cooperation include:
•Recruitment of SuOn students to attend Niagara University, where they will be able to complete baccalaureate degree programs in the U.S.
•Identification of educational professionals in providing academic trainings for SuOn's international educators.
•Development of an English as a Second Language summer camp program for overseas students.
•SuOn seniors are permitted, if qualified, to register for summer classes at Niagara University, with the benefit of earning college credits.
•NU's College of Education may offer collaborative research and/or teaching opportunities, as well as study abroad programs.
SuOn College was established in 2007, the outcome of an accord between the Province of Ontario and the Jiangsu Province in the People's Republic of China. The intended purpose of SuOn College, which was substantially supported by the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education, is to focus on programming for teachers going abroad and education-related overseas training projects. The Jiangsu Department of Education envisioned an exemplary institution located in Toronto that would expand the scope of its education-related services throughout North America, and actively promote international cooperation and exchanges with different institutions at all levels of teaching, learning and training. As an educational training institute, SuOn promotes Chinese culture and enthusiastically supports international academic cooperation and cross-cultural programming.
"The mission of SuOn is to provide its program participants with the best possible learning experiences, an understanding and appreciation of different cultural values, and to create a bridge for international exchanges between China and North America," Chen said. "I believe the further collaboration between SuOn and Niagara University will build up better understanding among educators and students from China, Canada and the United States."
Niagara University and SuOn College have previously collaborated on executive training opportunities. In November, NU provided a training program to 24 university administrators, deans and vice presidents of teacher certification programs in China's Jiangsu province. The well-received, 10-day program, presented by NU professors and Ontario school district and ministry officials, offered participants an overview of Ontario's educational system.
"Niagara University looks forward to further collaboration with SuOn College," Maher said. "These types of relationships foster a global understanding and perspective for our students, which will better prepare them to meet the demands of their respective professions."
The Ontario division of Niagara University's College of Education operates under the consent of the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. It offers an accredited bachelor's degree program to prepare teachers for Ontario certification, a master's degree in educational leadership and Additional Qualification courses.
To learn more about SuOn College, go to www.suon.org/en.
For more information on Niagara University, visit www.niagara.edu.


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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Former House Democrat Pat Schroeder predicts that Hillary Clinton would face "a lot of sexism" if she decides to run for president in 2016.
Schroeder served in the House from 1973 to 1997 as the first woman elected to Congress from Colorado. Now 73, she appears in "Makers: Women in Politics," a film airing this fall on PBS.
She was asked about Clinton on Tuesday at a summer TV critics' meeting.
"She's still going to have a lot of sexism," Schroeder said. "I can't believe there's people saying can she still be a grandmother and be a president. There are people making snide comments about her age. It's a little more subdued sexism, but it's very much there."
Clinton, 66, has yet to announce whether she intends to run in 2016. The former first lady, U.S. senator and secretary of state will become a grandmother this year when her daughter Chelsea gives birth.
Schroeder said she believes Clinton would bring a different approach to working with critics than President Obama.
"She understands how mean they are and she understands she's got to come back at them with more force," Schroeder said. "Obama thought he could bring everyone together. That just isn't working in Washington right now."
Schroeder ran for president but withdrew from contention in September 1987. While in Congress, she was the first woman to serve on the House Armed Services Committee.
She balanced congressional work with motherhood early in her tenure and was known for her focus on work-family issues.


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Reports: Market Basket doomsday plan would shutter 61 of 71 stores if deal not struck soonBy MICHAEL COUSINEAU
New Hampshire Union Leader
August 27. 2014 1:17PM
The roller-coaster known as Market Basket entered a new phase with reports swirling Wednesday that the supermarket's board of directors discussed a contingency plan to shutter 61 of the chain's 71 stores if an agreement isn't reached soon to sell the company.
"Knowing the board, they'll probably throw darts at a map of Market Basket stores and see where it lands," Peter Gulezian, store director at the Manchester store, said, acknowledging the sarcasm.
He said the standoff — which started in mid-July with picketing workers and boycotting customers — has left workers feeling "awful," not knowing what will happen to them or their stores, about 30 in all, in New Hampshire.
"Everyone is sick to their stomachs," Gulezian said. "I can't believe every day we wake up and we hear something different. It seems to be getting worse and worse."
Workers are holding out for the company's ousted CEO, Arthur T. Demoulas, to return to power. His side of the family is working to purchase a controlling interest in the chain from another faction of the family headed by his cousin, Arthur S. Demoulas.
New Hampshire stores report cash register receipts are off as much as 98 percent from normal.
At the busiest Market Basket store in New Hampshire, the one on South Broadway in Salem, store director Brian Casassa wondered how company executives might decide which stores to keep open.
"I don't know how they would pick and choose, whether it be whether we own the property or lease the property or what they'd use to for criteria, if there's multiple stores in the same town."
The way things have been going, he said, perhaps top executives will take an empty soda bottle and spin it on a desk to decide the fate of individual stores and those who work there.
But all joking aside, Casassa said: "There's 25,000 people (Market Basket workers) who just want their lives to get back to normal."


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Update: Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom has responded to the public outcry in writing, and clarified that "it is not our intention to sell your photos." Furthermore, the company says that it does "not have plans" to make user photos part of advertisements. The response from Instagram comes after reports from The New York Times, CNet, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and many other publications (plus countless Twitter users) called out the changes. Instagram says that "it is our mistake that the language is confusing," and that it plans to update its policies to remove ambiguity.
Instagram can
sell your photos and put you in ads without your knowledge sell advertisers the ability to use your photos in conjunction with branding efforts on Instagram or Facebook, but not to make actual ads out of your pics in a way that modifies the picture, and they don't have to tell you about it – and the only thing you can do about it is delete your account.
These are the details Instagram didn't make clear to users on Monday when it announced changes to its privacy policy and terms of service, which includes the sharing of user data with Facebook and other "affiliate" companies. Instead, the company told users that "Nothing has changed about your photos' ownership or who can see them," and that the updated terms of service "help protect you, and prevent spam and abuse as we grow."
The changes to Instagram's privacy policy and terms of service come in conjunction with changes to the site governance documents of Facebook, which completed its purchase of Instagram earlier this year.
Instagram's dirty changes, in detail
While Instagram does urge users to read its admittedly "dry" legal documents, it's easy to see how an average user could be confused by what they mean. For example, Instagram's terms of service state: "Instagram does not claim ownership of any Content that you post on or through the Service." Sounds good, right?
Wrong. It goes on to say that, by using Instagram, you grant the company "a non-exclusive, fully paid and royalty-free, transferable, sub-licensable, worldwide license to use the Content that you post on or through the Service." Furthermore, "you agree that a business or other entity may pay us to display your username, likeness, photos (along with any associated metadata), and/or actions you take, in connection with paid or sponsored content or promotions, without any compensation to you."
In other words, Instagram and Facebook can sell
your photos the ability to use your photos as part of brands' advertising efforts, location data, and other information, to any third party ("other entity") for the purposes of running ads on Facebook or Instagram, and you won't get paid for it. This means that, if you take a photo of your kids playing at Disney Land, for example, they could end up in an ad in conjunction with brands' promotional efforts on Instagram or Facebook, similar to Facebook's 'Sponsored Stories' promotions, which could be seen by countless strangers. It also means that Instagram will likely soon be filled with ads.
If you ever wondered what the price of using free software and services is, you're looking at it.
Speaking of kids, Instagram also appears to be trying to skirt past the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which prohibits the collection of personal data from children under the age of 13 without parental consent. Instagram's terms now say that, if any kids use the app, that alone counts as consent from a parent or guardian. Or, as Instagram puts it, "you represent that at least one of your parents or legal guardians has also agreed to this provision (and the use of your name, likeness, username, and/or photos (along with any associated metadata)) on your behalf."
Finally, Instagram has added a clause absolving it of any liability if any of your private photos become public for some reason. In fact, it states that you cannot sue Instagram or Facebook for "any loss or damages of any kind." Some states doe not allow companies to include limitations of liability, but many do.
What you can do about this
These changes go into effect on January 16. If you choose to continue to use Instagram after that date, then you are agreeing to the terms listed above. You're only other option is to boycott Instagram and delete your account before that date.
What do you think of these changes? Will you continue to use Instagram after the new policies go into effect?
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posted by David Adams on Fri 5th Aug 2005 17:27 UTC, submitted by karl
This could be completely faked, but engadget has a screenshot of OSX x68 running on the x86 virtual machine VMWare. It's an interesting feat if its true, but it also has other implications. Since VMWare obviously does not implement any of the various DRM schemes, this would poke holes in the assertion that Apple is using Trusted Computing in its developer boxes.


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It must be great fun being Brian Ray. As a lead guitarist and bassist, he's been in Paul McCartney's band for over a decade. Before that, he was Musical Director for Etta James. He's written/arranged for Smokey Robinson. In any spare time Ray has, he makes his own fine solo recordings, which he has now stepped up a notch with his fine new band, The Bayonets.
The Bayonets are essentially Brian Ray (guitar/vox) and drummer Oliver Leiber (son of songwriting legend Jerry Leiber of Leiber and Stoller) plus a revolving cast. On The Bayonets' new track "Vagabond Soul" The Bayonets are joined by Aerosmith's Steven Tyler on harmony vocals and blues harp. That's some cameo guest to get!
Gibson.com asked the multi-talented Brian Ray about a life rich in great guitar music and great Gibsons…
The Bayonets sound is classic rock'n'roll with soul… was there an ethos of this band from the beginning?
"Yes. The sound of The Bayonets had been buzzing round in my mind for a while. It comprised some of the guitar rock'n'roll elements that lit my mind as a kid. All sort of things, such as "Let There be Drums" by Sandy Nelson, "Rebel Rouser," songs by Link Wray, Duane Eddy, Eddie Cochran… early guitar hero records. I always liked those maverick records, but with big, clean, reverb-y guitar players.
"The Bayonets are predetermined by those parameters. We use a lot of tom-tom drums, not so much or crash or ride cymbals. Sexy drums, low guitars, a pop chorus… That's it!"
You say you started playing guitar at nine years old, which is early…
"Yep, and the artists I've mentioned were my influences. I had a transistor radio. I listened to this station out of Tijuana, and none other than Wolfman Jack was a DJ on there. He played the most crazy, original R&B and rock'n'roll – mostly black artists. I also listened to AM radio pop of the time, of course, but it all seemed to come together.
"My first gigs were with my sister, Jean Ray. She had a folk-rock outfit called Jim and Jean in the '60s. And my very first club gig was with her, at the Troubadour in Hollywood. I'd done gigs with high school bands… but there were two drunks and a dream in those audiences, haha! But Jim and Jean was bona-fide. People were clapping, not snoring."
"Then I got a gig with Bobby Pickett, who famously did "The Monster Mash." We'd play amusement parks across the States. It was a blast. And it led me to meeting Etta James in '74. I started with Etta when I was 19.
"Etta was generous to let me play with other acts as well – Laura Brannigan, writing a hit song ("One Heartbeat") with Smokey Robinson… that changed things. And I here I am, 11 years with Paul McCartney."
How does it feel fronting your own band now?
"A few years ago, I didn't want to do it. I was like, "Oh my God, everyone staring at me." I was happy to stand beside stars for many years. But after playing so long with Paul McCartney, I didn't feel I had anything to really prove. There was less pressure, in a funny way, for me to do my own thing. So in 2006, I started solo albums. But The Bayonets is more of a band idea.
"It's a change. It's a big responsibility, not only to play guitar but to deliver the words, arranging, singing… but it's exhilarating. It's a different kind of charge. When I play with Paul, I'm damn sure that guy knows what he's doing and will deliver in fine fashion and with a lot of passion. I don't have a teleprompter when I'm with The Bayonets… but it's all human."
Aerosmith's Steven Tyler sings and plays harmonica on The Bayonets' "Vagabond Soul" – how did you get him on-board?
"I met Steven many years ago. Steven is just crazy about Paul McCartney, and I'm a big fan of Steven, so we just bonded over music. I did a show with Steven in 2007 and that went well. So for "Vagabond Soul" I just sent him a text, and asked: do you want to be involved?
"And he came over and gave us a ton of energy with his great harmonies, backing vocals – there's eight Steven Tylers singing along – plus a killer blues harp. And then Steven cut out in his Porsche, and that was that! Steven's great."
Listen to The Bayonets (featuring Steven Tyler) on "Vagabond Soul."
So The Bayonets is a "loose" band lineup?
"Yes, it's a revolving cast of characters. On "Vagabond Soul" we also have the Texacali Horns, a great horn section, and they're on other Bayonets tunes too. We've got Elvis Costello's Davey Faragher on bass, Adam MacDougall from The Black Crowes on keys… It's a different lineup all the time. The common thing is: Oliver Lieber plays drums, and I sing lead and play lead guitar on all of it… plus the songwriting, of course."
Playing guitar with Paul McCartney must be great. But sometimes you also play Paul's Beatles basslines live, when he's playing guitar or piano. Does that feel like pressure?
"If you look up 'pressure' in the dictionary, there's a little picture of me biting my lower lip, playing with Paul! I just do my best. It's a real honor and a joy to fill that bass spot when Paul is playing piano or guitar. To be entrusted with those bass parts, some of the most important ever recorded, is fantastic.
"I really enjoy playing bass now. It used to be a chore, but now I get hired to just play bass on other artists' albums. The result of practise, if you will, from playing with Paul McCartney for 11 years."
For your guitars, you seem a big Gibson fan - and you have a rare Gibson Vic DaPra Les Paul?
"Yes, and it's beautiful. The finish is a Caramel Burst Fade, limited edition… I think there are only 25. It's a Gibson Custom Shop model with a unique paint formula that Gibson and Vic DaPra worked on. If any readers don't know, Vic DaPra is a renowned collector of old sunburst Gibson Les Pauls and he knows colors. So he came up with the color, the specs for the frets, neck and certain appointments together with Gibson. It's got two old PAFs in it. It's quite the new/old machine."
"I love Gibson Les Paul TV Jrs, as you may have noticed - TV Yellow or "wheat color" from the 1950s. I've got two 1958 TV Jrs - one singlecut, one doublecut – plus a new Jr. I adore those Gibson Jnrs.
"I play the singlecuts on "Junior's Farm" and "High High High" with Paul. I use the doublecut for "Back in the USSR" – they have a slightly thicker body, with a bit more mahogany it seems. It's ferocious."
Some people find P-90s a bit too ferocious?
"Well, using a P-90 live is sometimes treacherous, as there's often a lot of noise associated with a single coil. But I found this guy Ilitch in Camarillo, California, who does a P-90 update – he screws on another backplate on the backplate of the controls. It's a disk about 4-inches in diameter and has a dummy coil in it. It's an induction coil that makes the pickups humbucking but without doing anything to the tone of the P-90s. So you have a hum-cancelling P-90! It's a remarkable thing and makes my P-90s as quiet as my humbucking pickups.
"Go to Ilitch Electronics. You can see my Les Paul Juniors on his webpage; mine were the first he worked on. I can't say enough about what he does."
Do you see yourself as "just" a player of guitars or a guitar collector?
"Oh, I'm a collector! I have 60 guitars right now. But I use the guitars I collect, let's put it that way. My most precious is my 1957 Gold Top Gibson Les Paul. I started with that when I was 18 years old. It has humbucking PAFs, and every show I played with Etta James I used that guitar, and I use it from time to time with Paul. It's a ridiculously good-sounding guitar. It's like an appendage of my own body now.
"My favorite acoustic is my '63 Gibson Hummingbird with maple sides and back, rather than mahogany – so I call it a Dove.
"And another favorite is a '54 ES-295 – the all-gold single cutaway style, just like Scotty Moore used with Elvis. That's the guitar you here on "Smartphone" by The Bayonets. Now that's another amazing-sounding guitar."
More from BrianRay.com and The Bayonets .


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Feb. 1, 2010
Click Here for the Women and Girls in Sports Flyer
To help celebrate and honor National Women and Girls in Sports Week, UCSB Athletics is pleased to announce that girls eighth grade and younger will be admitted free to the two upcoming women's basketball games this week. All the girls need to do to get free admission on Thursday and Saturday is wear their youth team's jersey to the game.
The Gauchos host Pacific on Thursday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. and UC Davis on Saturday at 2 p.m. Both games are in the Thunderdome.
The games are part of National Women and Girls in Sports Week. Girls ages 7-13 are also welcome to submit an essay about how sports play a role in their lives. For more information on the essay, which also can give girls a chance to catch a UCSB game for free, please click here.
To purchase tickets, please call (805) 893-UCSB, visit the Ticket Office located inside the Intercollegiate Athletics building on campus or click here.
Men's and women's basketball single game tickets are now on sale. You can purchase tickets by calling (805) 893-UCSB, visiting the Ticket Office located inside the Intercollegiate Athletics Building on campus or to buy online and print at home, click here.
The Intercollegiate Athletics Ticket Office now has two parking spaces adjacent to the building and is now open on Saturdays, making it easier than ever for fans to purchase tickets. The ICA Ticket Office will be open from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm on Saturdays. The two parking spots, designated specifically for the ticket office, are already available during weekday hours, which are 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.


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People sometimes talk about searching for a home, but really what they are looking for is a community — a place to feel part of.
I consider the concept of community to be significant in my life, in part because I come from a large family that is woven very tightly into the fabric of the town in which family members live.
I also look for the concept in the places and businesses I choose to visit.
Last week it was announced that Bonk's Market in Gardner was closing, and it nearly sent me into a panic. The meat market is a place where I shop, but it is also part of my community. Losing the market means I will be losing a major social outlet.
The market is a family-owned business run the old-fashioned way, with personal service and personal connections.
Most of the people who visit Bonk's feel a personal friendship with the Flanagan family, who own it. They have developed friendships with other customers who shop there. Anything from jokes being passed back and forth to wide-ranging political discussions could take place as people waited to place their orders. When people left there, they had a bag full of steak, hamburger or sausage and a feeling that they'd just had a really good time.
When the business closes, I will lose a highlight of my week.
It may be the same way people in Petersham felt when their local country store closed in 2012. The store had been around since the 1840s. It was a place to socialize and buy treats, fruits and vegetables or convenience products. But the town is small, and the owners found it difficult to make a go of it in a community with a small customer base.
Without the store, the town has almost seemed listless. There is very little activity in the center of town most days compared to when the store was up and running. A piece of community was missing.
That may soon change. The decision by the East Quabbin Land Trust to buy the property has given people in town hope the store will return to its former glory. It will not be easy for any new owner, but if they can find the right combination of products and promotion, maybe it will work.
The importance of small local businesses to a community cannot be overstated. Town leaders may view businesses as tax-generating institutions, but their real importance is in the perception they help create the viability of the towns they operate in. If a town has an active and interesting business, people find the community interesting and may look to live there and possibly bring other businesses there.
The optimism a good business brings to a community also affects the residents themselves. If they feel good about their community, they may look to volunteer more, run for public office or just spend more money and time in their hometown.
The question is how to make a business viable. Bonk's Market has a solid customer base for the business it is, but the family looked to the future and realized it could not support a growing family. Expanding the business would have been a difficult task with no guarantee of success.
Over the years, I have seen many businesses that seem to flourish in the most out-of-theway places imaginable. How they do it is worth studying. It could be the product, but it may be something else.
The Petersham Country Store has the challenge of operating on a highway that is busy but is still not a high-traffic area. For the store to succeed, it needs to find a way to draw more people into town. It needs to be so interesting people will be willing to take a detour to visit. At one time the store sold some of the best oatmeal and raisin cookies I've ever had. More than once I went out of my way to buy them. It may take more than cookies to lure people, but I am sure the owners will be open to suggestions.
Contact George Barnes at gbarnes@ telegram. com. Follow him on Twitter @georgebarnesTG


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Cobbs' jumper with less than a second play gives California 48-46 win at No. 23 Oregon
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EUGENE, Ore. – The California curse continues for No. 23 Oregon.
Justin Cobbs hit a long jump shot with 0.7 seconds left and the Golden Bears rallied to upset the league-leading Ducks 48-46 on Thursday night.
The loss was Oregon's 11th straight against Cal (17-9, 9-5 Pac-12), and this time, the Ducks (21-6, 10-4) had no one to blame but themselves.
The Ducks shot a season-low 27.6 percent from the field and it led to a season low in points. They were 16 for 58 from the field, 2 for 15 from the 3-point line and 12 for 20 from the free throw line.
"That's really a disappointing loss," said Oregon coach Dana Altman, who was going for his 600th career win. "The guys played awfully hard, but you got to hit some shots. We had some open looks and didn't knock them down."
Oregon lost sole possession of first place in the Pac-12 with the loss and is tied with Arizona.
Cal, meanwhile, continued its climb up the rankings with its sixth win in seven games. The Bears are tied with Arizona State for third place, just one game behind the Ducks and Wildcats.
Arsalan Kazemi had 11 points and a season-high 18 rebounds for the Ducks, who lost their 11th straight game to the Bears. Carlos Emory scored 13 points for Oregon, which hasn't beaten Cal since Feb. 9, 2008.
"The last game against California, I told Coach I let him down, I didn't play my best," said Kazemi, who had 10 points and six rebounds in a 58-54 loss to Cal three weeks ago. "And it really hurts right now sitting here and not winning this game."
Cobbs' final shot, which came after the Golden Bears ran nearly all of the final 26 seconds off the clock, hit nothing but net.
"Pure as the driven snow," Cal coach Mike Montgomery said.
The shot was bit of redemption for Cobbs, who had a team-high 14 points to go with eight rebounds and seven assists. But the junior guard also had a team-high eight turnovers.
But with the game on the line, he asked for the ball.
"Just the whole game I felt like I had a lot of mental lapses and I owed it to my team," Cobbs said. "I've been working on my jump shot a lot and I knew if I got the ball in the right spot I'd be able to knock it down."
Allen Crabbe, the Pac-12's leading scorer, had 12 points on 5-of-12 shooting. Richard Solomon had eight points and 11 rebounds.
Oregon, which led 26-21 at halftime, was up 46-43 with 2:06 to play when Robert Thurman recorded a three-point play for Cal on a dunk and free throw to tie it.
Oregon had possession with under a minute to play but missed on two shots before Cal got the rebound and called a timeout with 26.3 seconds left.
In the huddle, Cobbs asked for the final shot.
"He wanted it, he felt it. He said, 'Give me the ball. Give me the ball," Montgomery said. "He made that shot. It was fabulous."
Cal trailed by 11 points in the first half but came back to tie the score 29-29 on a dunk by Thurman 4 minutes into the second half.
Oregon went back up 37-33 on a free throw and 3-pointer by E.J. Singler, but the Bears followed with a 6-0 run and Cobbs hit a jumper to put them up 39-37 with 7:12 to play. It was Cal's first lead since early in the first half.
Trailing 41-39, Oregon followed with five straight points to go ahead 44-41 with 3:30 to play, setting the stage for Cal's final heroics.
Kazemi had 14 rebounds and six points in the first half, and Emory sparked Oregon early after Cal scored the first six points of the game.
The senior forward came off the bench to score nine points in a 16-2 run that put the Ducks up 16-8 at the 10:18 mark.


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Please give the reference where it is possible to download FTP and NT Scanner by Lomax
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I have created a new thread for you as the one you posted to is rather out of date.
You are looking for an FTP scanner? forget the one by Lomax, it is obsolete now. He got his code/concept from Inode, so search for him..........
And be careful! a lot of sites that carry that sort of stuff are rather more than you expect
If your question is academic and you really do need the Lomax one, please let us know.
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Honestly I have never heard of it. If I come across it I will let you know though.
Hmm it seems that Paul Lomax maintains Nessus I found it on his blog:
Maybe that is what you are looking for? Nessus?
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A STACK of architects jobs at Worcestershire County Council are being handed to a massive private sector company, it has emerged.
The cash-strapped authority has struck a deal with US-based Jacobs to take over the in-house professional design services team.
The service employs around 30 top-notch architects who help with construction-related matters for schools across Worcestershire, any other public sector bodies that need help and the council's own raft of buildings.
Under the agreement the firm will take on all the staff and employ them directly on the same terms and conditions, adding to its 8,000-strong UK workforce.
The deal, which has been in the making for weeks, comes after the council revealed it wanted to hive off 85 per cent of all services by 2018.
Your Worcester News understands Jacobs fought off competition from several other private sector firms to take the workers on.
It has a turnover of around £10 billion and already has lucrative contracts with central Government and dozens of other councils.
The contract between the two parties will be for an initial period of five years, with an option to extend it by two years subject to it going well.
Jacobs will offer the council expertise for any building programmes, such as new schools, as well as property survey work and professional design input.
A new report on the move says the deal avoids any "potential redundancy costs" that were in the offing had no interest been shown.
It also says it will "improve the long term employment prospects" for the staff transferred over, who will be able to access more clients.
The council says the potential savings made are impossible to quantify because the design unit charges fees for the work it completes, which varies year to year.
Councillor Adrian Hardman, the leader, said: "I'm delighted we now have a preferred bidder on board - on we go with the process."
Councillor John Campion, cabinet member for transformation and commissioning, said: "We have a very good property services team which has supported this council for a very long time."
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Newport schools receive computer donation from DartmouthBy MEGHAN PIERCE
Union Leader Correspondent
October 20. 2013 8:36PM
NEWPORT — The Newport School District received $9,000 in computer equipment from Dartmouth College last week.
The equipment was badly needed and is being put to good use in Towle School and Newport Middle High School, said Newport School District's new Director of Technology Viki Bridge.
The 21 HP compact desktops and nine laptops come from a dismantled call center for the college's Information Management System and New Media department, Bridge said.
The desktops went to Towle School upper elementary for 5th and 6th graders and replace old computers used by students.
The laptops went to Newport Middle High School for the Computers on Wheels or COW cart that are available to students as needed.
Bridge said the donation amounts to about $9,000 in equipment. Without the donation, she would have asked for the equipment in next year's budget, she said.
Students today need access to computers not only to write up English papers, but to access online programs that are now part of the curriculum, Bridge said.
"Especially since so much more of their curriculum is online. We have a new reading program in the district that has an online component to it," Bridge said.A math program used by the district that keeps track of students' progress also requires online access, she said.
The district that doesn't have a one-to-one initiative is a bit behind the curve in terms of technology, Bridge said. Replacing the classroom desktops has been on the back burner for several years, she said.
The Newport School District has been without a technology director for several years, said Bridge, who joined the school district in August.
"I'm doing a lot of catch up and just trying to reallocate devices throughout the district where they are going to be used most," she said.


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Louisiana won high marks Tuesday from a charter school advocacy group, including the state's lack of any cap on the number of charter schools and the transparency of its application and review process.
The state was rated weakest in extracurricular and interscholastic activities for charter school students, student recruitment and access to capital funds, according to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.
Louisiana is rated sixth in the nation for what the group called the strength of its charter school laws, up from 13th last year.
The schools operate in 43 states.
Charter schools are public schools run by nongovernmental boards.
The state has 104 of the schools used by about 45,000 students in 15 parishes, including East Baton Rouge.
The group rates state laws in 20 categories, gives a rating and weight in each and a total score.
State laws were given 151 out of 228 points, up from 119 last year.
Other categories where the state got high marks were the variety of charter schools offered; automatic exemptions from some state and school district laws; and adequate funding for authorizers.
Officials of the group contend that such measures are needed to make the schools innovative alternatives to traditional public schools, as backers claim.
Charter school critics say the schools generally have failed to deliver on those promises.
State Superintendent of Education John White said Tuesday he was not aware of any glaring need for additional charter school laws during the 2013 regular legislative session, which begins April 8.
Caroline Roemer, president of the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools, made the same comment.
White cited figures that show, between 2010-11 and 2011-12, charter schools grew at a rate faster than all schools in the state in their annual performance scores.
Figures from the state Department of Education show that the percentage of charter schools meeting annual improvement targets during the same two years was 41.6 percent compared with 37.7 percent for all schools.
Nina Rees, president and chief executive officer of the group, said while solid state laws are the first step in paving the way for quality charter schools, future reports will focus on quality and innovation.


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The University at Buffalo will host a commercialization lecture series event Jan. 30 to introduce businesses and entrepreneurs to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's START-UP NY initiative, which creates tax-free zones for certain businesses in university communities.
Speaking at UB's New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, UB Associate Vice President for Economic Development Marnie LaVigne, Ph.D., will provide attendees with information on START-UP NY, which is available to new and expanding businesses, and companies looking to relocate from outside New York.
START-UP NY - short for SUNY Tax-free Areas to Revitalize and Transform Upstate NY - aims to create jobs and generate economic growth as businesses align with academic institutions in designated tax-free areas, giving entrepreneurs access to world-class higher education institutions, technology and industry experts.
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John Sununu has been Mitt Romney's most rabid attack dog in the press and he uses some good old fashioned racism in his attempt to sway voters, saying in separate interviews that President Obama is both stupid and lazy, playing into old racist stereotypes:
Sununu described Obama's performance as "babbling," "lazy," and "disengaged," and dismissed the possibility that he could do better in the future. "When you're not that bright you can't get better prepared," he said…
During a separate interview on MSNBC, Sununu doubled down on the characterization. "I think you saw him admit it the night before when he delivered the pizzas. He said, you know, they're making me do this work. He didn't want to prepare for this debate. He's lazy and disengaged."
This is the same dog whistle Newt Gingrich has been using, that Obama is lazy and just wants to sleep in and hit the golf course. Could they be any more obvious about it?


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STOCKTON - The Pacific women's volleyball team finally flashed the form that made it dominant in nonconference play against a Big West Conference opponent Saturday.
STOCKTON - The Pacific women's volleyball team finally flashed the form that made it dominant in nonconference play against a Big West Conference opponent Saturday.
The Tigers found their missing groove against UC Riverside in their third Big West match, handling the Highlanders 25-23, 25-18, 25-20 in front of 710 at Spanos Center. Pacific (14-2, 2-1 Big West) lost its conference opener at UC Davis 3-1 and barely escaped with a five-game home victory over Cal State Fullerton on Friday.
Things came much easier against the Highlanders (5-12, 0-4) as the Tigers' block was formidable, their passing was crisp and they hit .259 as a team while holding UC Riverside to just .119. Junior middle blocker Jennifer Sanders tied a season-high 16 kills on a .600 hitting percentage.
"Everything felt a lot better as a team," Sanders said. "The difference was their offense was at the same speed as us, and it allowed us to block them easier. It gives us a lot of confidence."
Pacific coach Greg Gibbons again used both of his setters as senior Hannah Clancy provided 15 assists and seven digs, while freshman Kimmy Whitson had 18 assists and six blocks up front, nearly matching sophomore middle blocker Gillian Howard for the team lead at seven.
"Our biggest worry is how we're going to work the rotation out," Gibbons said. "We're trying to find individual strengths and trying to add to this team, so we'll keep working at it. The effort level was great, but we have a ways to go before we're playing our best volleyball."
Whitson again provided energy in her second match of extended action and said the scouting report on the Highlanders proved to be correct.
"We were making sure we staying inside on them and lining up on their hitting shoulders to get good blocks, and that was the key for us," Whitson said.
Senior Amanda Vialpando led UC Riverside with 15 kills in 42 attempts, while also getting 10 digs. She was supported by Ashley Cox, who had 12 kills and 10 digs, but hit just. 103.
Pacific had a balanced attack behind Sanders, with junior outside hitter Megan Birch (nine kills, .250 hitting) and senior captain Gabby Cowden (eight kills, .304) playing well. Freshman opposite Kat Schulz had just three kills, but did have nine digs, two blocks and two aces.
Gibbons said he noticed how focused his team was during the walk-through in the afternoon, crediting that to Friday's five-game comeback win.
"You build confidence with W's," Gibbons said. "It's a lot easier to play with confidence when you get a win at the end of a tough, long match."
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Nikki Reed & Ashley Tisdale: InStyle Summer Soiree!
Nikki Reed, Ashley Tisdale, and Ashley Madekwe attend the 2012 InStyle Summer Soiree held at The London Hotel on Wednesday (August 8) in West Hollywood, Calif.
Ashley T., 27, was accompanied by her boyfriend Scott Speer while Ashley M., 30, was joined by her Revenge co-star Christa B. Allen.
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Title: Peanut
Author: Ayun Halliday and Paul Hoppe
May Contain Spoilers
From Amazon:
"Before you write me off as a delusional psycho, think about what it's like to be thrown into a situation where everyone knows everyone . . . and no one knows you." Sadie has the perfect plan to snag some friends when she transfers to Plainfield High—pretend to have a peanut allergy. But what happens when you have to hand in that student health form your unsuspecting mom was supposed to fill out? And what if your new friends want to come over and your mom serves them snacks? (Peanut butter sandwich, anyone?) And then there's the bake sale, when your teacher thinks you ate a brownie with peanuts. Graphic coming-of-age novels have huge cross-over potential, and Peanut is sure to appeal to adults and teens alike.
When I received this book, I was a bit mystified. Why, oh why would anyone pretend to have a fatal peanut allergy? Baffled, I dug right into this graphic novel, intrigued to see if there was a compelling reason for Sadie to fabricate such a serious health issue. After finishing the book, I have to say that I didn't find it. While the characters are likable, the rationale behind Sadie's pretend illness just didn't cut it for me. Sadie's little white lie, which quickly spirals out of control, is spun in an effort to be more popular at her new school.
After talking to a girl about her medical alert bracelet, Sadie is so fascinated by the thought of having a severe peanut allergy that she orders a bracelet of her own. I wanted to question how she was able to accomplish this, online, without a credit card or her mother's knowledge, but I didn't. I just followed along with Sadie as she experiences the unintended consequences of her little lie. A concerned teacher has her freaked out because she hasn't turned in a health form, signed by her mother, to the school nurse, and that EpiPen that she's supposed to carry with her at all times? Yeah, she needs a prescription to have access to that prop. When a new friend asks to see it, she flips out on him. When her new boyfriend thinks that she's eaten a chip cooked in peanut oil, she realizes that living with this lie isn't going to be easy.
The thing that kept me engaged in the story was Sadie's fear of discovery. Afraid to fess up to her new friends, she just keeps digging herself into a deeper and deeper hole. She is terrified that the truth will come out, and when it does, that she will lose all of the friends that she's made. When reality does come crashing down around her, it is every bit as awful as she feared. I think that the fallout was shortchanged, and that mending her bridges went too easy for her. From her first day of school, the image of herself that she projected was all based on fallacy, and the small amount of page time given for her repentance was disappointing.
The art is quirky and it works well with the tone of the story. I loved the splash of color from Sadie's clothes.
Grade: C+
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Dick Durbin accused himself of political cowardice yesterday during the Senate debate on the surrender/pork bill. The Washington Times reports:
The Senate's No. 2 Democrat says he knew that the American public was being misled into the Iraq war but remained silent because he was sworn to secrecy as a member of the intelligence committee.
"The information we had in the intelligence committee was not the same information being given to the American people. I couldn't believe it," Majority Whip Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Democrat, said Wednesday when talking on the Senate floor about the run-up to the Iraq war in 2002.
"I was angry about it. [But] frankly, I couldn't do much about it because, in the intelligence committee, we are sworn to secrecy."
It's unclear what released Durbin from his supposed vow of secrecy four years after the fact, but his charge is ludicrous on its face. It gets tiresome having to point out the same facts over and over, but we know what the CIA and the other intelligence agencies told both the White House and Congress prior to the Iraq war. The consensus view of the agencies was reported in their National Intelligence Estimate in the fall of 2002. The consensus of the intelligence agencies was that, with a "high level of confidence," Iraq possessed both chemical and biological weapons and was "expanding its chemical, biological, nuclear and missile programs contrary to UN resolutions." As to nuclear weapons specifically, the agencies concluded, with a "moderate level of confidence," that "Iraq does not yet have a nuclear weapon or sufficient material to make one but is likely to have a weapon by 2007 to 2009." and with a "high level of confidence" that "Iraq could make a nuclear weapon in months to a year once it acquires sufficient weapons grade fissile material."
The only instance Durbin cited of supposedly wrong intelligence was the issue of Iraq's purchases of aluminum tubes, which he says was debated within the intelligence community. But, given the agencies' conclusions about Iraq's nuclear ambitions (not to mention its actual possession of both chemical and biological weapons) that issue was a footnote at best.
Durbin accuses himself of cowardice, but it's hard to know what he would say about the other Democratic members of the Senate Intelligence Committee: as the Times notes, five of the nine Democrats on the committee voted for the war, and at least two of them, Levin and Rockefeller, specifically said before the war that Saddam was pursuing nuclear weapons. Apparently they didn't get access to the double-secret information Durbin now talks about, four years after the fact.
On balance, I would acquit Durbin of cowardice and convict him of mendacity.
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They start wearing horizontal stripes early.
May I suggest a visit to Il Etait Une Fois..5, rue Casette 75006 or any other any other kid's toy or clothing store. Rue Vavin is another good place to get your Basic French Training.
Maybe I should get Harry The Cat one of those stripey jacket things...
I finally finished Bringing Up Bebe. Very interesting. I'm going to share it with my mother, who has been an early childhood educator for her entire career.
I even made the French Yogurt cake. It's the best recipe for it so far...but still not perfect. Or it could be the "technique" of the baker...
THIS baker flunked.
will come to Minnesota for lecons!!
Have fun at tea:) Certainly served in a Downton Abbey fashion:)Elle est mignonne ta petite:)~
I really love everything you show us:) You must have scads of photos(guilty here too..but so..too many flowers:) )..
Have a great day!
Wonderful post today! Merci! I am getting quite a full book case ,everytime you name a book,I have to have it. I have loved all of them. Re; weekend baking,I finally tried my hand at making Macarons!!! The first was a disaster because the powdered sugar I borrowed from a neighbor was BAD!!! Living rural is funny that way, no stores are open at night. 14 mile round trip to get sugar and Igrabbed the wrong box. (granulated) haha. SO with my son helping & doing all the clean up I now understand how large a kitchen one needs to spread out & do all the steps. 2nd time we did better. yum! I will never have macs that look like Lauduree.They almost all cracked but the taste was Great.Maybe we need to stripe them? Thanks for the inspiration.xo fan from Rural OregonReplyDelete
the way to go is bi-colored Oregon...
so that means TWO perfect macarons of different colors - not an easy solution IMHO
Bon Courage!
I love the cute pastry cook kit !! far better for little girls than the usual cleaning lady kit :)ReplyDelete
Cleaning Lady Kits?!
I've heard of Doctor/Nurse kits but not for cleaning...though I did have dollhouse size AJAX come to think of it and maybe a tiny mop...
The watercolors have arrived. Think they are fabulous!!!!
I couldn't be happier. Was going to save them for Christmas-but I can't
Possibly. Just love them! Thank you so much. Love William and Lillie on
your sight on Etsy.
You are a very tAlented lady-and super efficient.
Love my babies in Carol Gillott watercolors.
Thanks so much/
I LOVE the little French dog with the striped sweater.. adorable..oh and your painting is even more adorable. Another fun post.ReplyDelete
This is my 1st comment. (I've been enjoying your blog for a long time though)
Have you read "French Kids Eat Everything" by Karen Le Billon? It's similar to Bebe (which is titled "French Children Don't Throw Food" here in the UK, btw)and a pleasure to read for non-mothers too.
Thanks Tomokot
I've looked it over and found it interesting indeed.
I find 'French Kids Don't...' reaches a more overall clarification of the whys and ways of French culture in general for me at least. It changed my experiences in France because I became more aware of the nuances of French politesse perhaps.
I really like the colors you use in your watercolors.
They are so " macarons and gelato" and love the bebes.
Would you please share the watercolor paints you use in your palette, and the brand ( Winsor Newton, Daniel Smith ????).
If you don't wish to, I understand.
In the fall I'll be in Paris and will check out the art supply shops there and, most likely, will purchase something (many things).
By the way, due to your Paris Breakfast's recommendaiton, I'm reading and thoroughly enjoying "Tout Sweet".
Hi Germaine,
I use Winsor & Newton like everyone else.
Nothing fancy - mostly your basic colors from my teacher, David Dewey's book, THE WATERCOLOR BOOK.
Brt Sienna, Yell ochre, brt umber cobalt blue cerulean French blue etc.
I've been painting 20 years, so it has more to do with experience than a particular color palette.
Everyone should find their own colors IMHO that suit them best.
Always a pleasure to read and LOOK.For food France is truly amazing but French dressing is chic? I don't see it on the street so much; I see much more style on the streets of Rome. It's 'leçon' I think. The cedilla under the c changes the sound from c = cat to s = silly. I just noted in a French novel I am reading the word 'les sons' = the sounds. I'll bet that's where we get our word 'lessons' from. Thanks for your great items of interest and entertainment. Gwendoline. Australia.ReplyDelete
no matter how hard I try, I can never get my scarf to have that "I just threw this on and it looks perfect je ne sais quoi" thing. I guess it's my moms fault for not starting me of at age two.ReplyDelete
Yes yell at yr mother
How come my mother didn't take me to Fauchon for elairs instead of making home-made oatmeal cookies?
I'm getting some good basic training myself from your posts, sharply observant as always. Also I'm in deep envy of the woman striding past Il était une fois - I want her legs!ReplyDelete
I really liked you explanation why French ladies don't get fat! :-)ReplyDelete
Not having read the book, I am a little confused about "sand training" - are French moms supposed to play "in the box"? (I confess that all I ever did on the playground was pushing the little ones on the swing, sitting in the sandbox never even crossed my mind.)ReplyDelete
It implies letting kids play by themselves, amuse themselves with simple things developing independence.
In the book the author goes to the playground loaded with a bag of toys and books. The Fr moms bring a ball or less and leave the kiddies to figure it out and socialize with the other moms.
c'est comme ca
Read the book - very interesting on manny issues IMHO
You are the funniest and witty beyond words! xo ZReplyDelete


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Robbie Amell & Matt Lanter Present New Shows at CW Upfront!
Robbie Amell hits the black carpet at the 2013 CW Upfront Presentation held at the London Hotel on Thursday (May 16) in New York City.
The 25-year-old actor was joined by his Tomorrow People castmates Peyton List, Luke Mitchell, and Aaron Yoo at the event.
The cast of Star-Crossed – Matt Lanter (with fiancee Angela Stacy), Aimee Teegarden, and Natalie Hall – were in attendance to present their new show, debuting in a mid-season slot.
"There are [a lot of special effects]. It's pretty cool. It takes place ten years in the future. It's like 2024 and lots of special effects, which might have to do with some super powers possibly," Matt told JustJared.com about his new series.
The stars of The Originals – Daniel Gillies, Joseph Morgan, Phoebe Tonkin, Claire Holt, Danielle Pineda, and Charles Michael Davis – hit the black carpet, as well as Nikita actress Maggie Q.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The widow of the first patient who died from fungal meningitis due to contaminated steroid injections told a Washington hearing her nightmare will never end.
"We will be living this nightmare for ages to come. It's something probably we will never really be able to get closure because it was just such a useless thing that happened to my husband," Joyce Lovelace told a public hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee at the Capitol Wednesday.
"I want them to know -- whoever is responsible -- their lack of attention to their duties cost my husband his life, cost my family, cost them a loss that we'll never recover from," Lovelace said.
Rep. Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., chairman of the Energy and Power Subcommittee, introduced Lovelace, the wife of the late Judge Eddie C. Lovelace of Albany, Ky. -- the first confirmed death as a result of fungal contamination from steroid injections produced at the New England Compounding Center.
The compounding pharmacy in Framingham, Mass., produced about 17,000 doses of the injectable steroid methylprednisolone acetate of which some 14,000 doses were used to treat back and joint pain linked to 448 cases of meningitis and infection, killing 32.
Lovelace said her husband was healthy and his only illnesses were allergies and kidney stones. He had two years left in his term as circuit judge.
"When his term was up, he planned to enter into practice with our granddaughter, who is also a lawyer," Lovelace said. "At the end of March he was in a traffic accident, which injured his lumbar and cervical spine. He had gone through the physical therapy and done everything the doctors had told him to do in an effort to get better, to be able to get back on the job."
He had a physical examination just two weeks before he fell so sick on Sept. 11, and the doctors found nothing wrong. On Sept. 11, he had numbness in his hand, a bad headache, two fingers were not right, he fell twice and when he said his legs didn't work he relented and went to the emergency room, Lovelace said.
"They did a CT scan there and it didn't show anything, but based on his symptoms, they transferred him to Vanderbilt [University Medical Center] in Nashville, where he declined rapidly," Lovelace said. "His speech was slurred. He had no grip in his left hand, he could not move his left foot, he had no eye-hand coordination, he could not feed himself. It was -- it was a nightmare to see this man, who was perfectly healthy one moment and then just so quickly go downhill. On [Sept.] 17, he passed away."
Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., said Congress needs to clarify the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, which "limits the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's jurisdiction over compounding pharmacies."
"We need to make sure that for these large pharmacies have the ability to act and to act quickly on behalf of patients. In 2011, the Colorado State Board of Pharmacy determined that the New England Compounding Center was distributing unlicensed and unregistered drugs in the state and issued a cease and desist order," DeGette said at the hearing.
"But this was not all the Colorado officials could do, and it was not enough to stop NECC's action. Colorado officials notified the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy and Massachusetts did nothing," DeGette said. "The Colorado Board of Pharmacy did the right thing, but the system failed. NECC did not improve its operation. The FDA did not act, and Massachusetts did not act."
FDA inspectors and officials were repeatedly informed of problems at NECC, but the strongest action taken by the FDA was a warning letter sent to the company in 2006, a letter that appeared to have very little effect, DeGette said.
"The FDA tells us that they were hobbled by questions about whether they had the legal authority to address the problems at the NECC," DeGette said. "If this is true this is a problem that demands this full committee's immediate attention."
Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and a member of the Energy & Commerce Committee, said he prepared a report for today's hearing that said NECC was no stranger to federal and state regulators.
"It had been the subject of eerily similar safety complaints in 1999, 2001 and 2002, yet in 2002, NECC owner Barry Cadden was appointed to the state's task force charged with developing new regulations for compounding pharmacies. And in June of 2006, the state board waived sanctions," Markey said at the hearing.
Cadden Wednesday refused to testify, citing his Fifth Amendment rights.
Markey's report, "Compounding Pharmacies, Compounding Risk" describes the nature of regulatory oversight and gaps in legal authority that, even before the current meningitis outbreak, led to at least 23 deaths and 86 serious illnesses or injuries in at least 34 states.
The violations included compounding pharmacies selling copies of commercially available drugs, selling drugs made using ingredients that were not FDA-approved or were recalled for safety or effectiveness reasons, cases where sterile facilities were visibly dirty and contamination of the drug product was known to have occurred and either selling drug products without a valid prescription or manufacturing large quantities of drug products, the report said.
The report also said the state Boards of Pharmacy do not typically and consistently oversee the safety of the drugs made by compounding pharmacies.
"The risks of allowing the safety of compounding pharmacies to go largely unregulated have been recognized for years. But a patchwork of state regulation, incomplete and often inaccessible information by compounding pharmacies as well as the industry efforts to thwart better government oversight have complicated efforts to understand the true scope of this problem," Markey said.
"The tragedy of NECC is clearly just the tip of an industry iceberg that has long needed reform and federal oversight. This tragedy demands the strongest response from Congress, federal and state authorities to ensure safeguards are in place to protect patients."