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Acceptable Use Policy
This Acceptable Use Policy governs the use of all Information Technology resources provided by Umpqua Community College ("we", "UCC", "our", "the college") to accomplish the mission and goals of the college. College Information Technology resources may be used for lawful and permitted purposes only.
This policy applies to Information Technology and systems inside and outside the college utilized by students, college staff, faculty and any other persons representing or acting on behalf of the college or accessed for the purpose of utilizing the resources while attending UCC. Information Technology systems include Internet access, computer equipment, software, operating systems, storage media, network accounts and electronic mail.
Issues concerning improper use of the Information Technology resources should be brought to the attention of the Director of Information Technology at 541-440-4707. It is the responsibility of every user to know these guidelines and to conduct their activity accordingly. The use of these systems is a privilege and all users are expected to act responsibly and to follow the college's guidelines, policies, procedures and laws.
1. General Use and User Responsibility
- All Information Technology resources and computer equipment are the property of the college. It is the user's responsibility to learn the proper use and care of all equipment.
- Users are expected to exercise good judgment regarding the reasonableness of personal use. Any questions regarding personal use should be brought to the Director of Information Technology.
- Access to the Internet and other resources may be limited to those demonstrating an appropriate skill level.
- UCC will attempt to provide a reasonable level of privacy, but users should be aware that the data they create on UCC equipment remains the property of UCC. Because of the need to first and foremost protect UCC's network and network infrastructure, we cannot guarantee the confidentiality of information stored on any device belonging to UCC.
- For security and network maintenance purposes, authorized UCC individuals may monitor equipment, systems and network traffic at any time.
- UCC reserves the right to audit networks and systems on a periodic basis to ensure compliance with this policy.
- Each user should learn how to use backup software to maintain the integrity of what they create, make backup copies of important work and learn and properly use software features for securing or sharing access to their information.
- Accept limitations or restrictions on computing resources, such as storage space, time limits or amount of resources consumed, when so instructed by the college.
- UCC is licensed for and provides software for in-house student and financial records, in-house HR management, learning management and productivity suite as well as operating systems and tools. Any software duplicating these services or beyond this scope of these services is unauthorized unless approved by the Director of Information Technology.
2. Security and Proprietary Information
- Users are responsible to keep passwords secure and do not share accounts. Authorized users are responsible for the security of their passwords and accounts. System level passwords should be changed quarterly; user level passwords should be changed every six months.
- All PCs, laptops and workstations should be secured with a password-protected screensaver with the automatic activation feature set at 10 minutes or less, or by logging-off (control-alt-delete for Windows users) when the computer will be unattended.
- Postings by employees from a UCC email address to newsgroups should contain a disclaimer stating that the opinions expressed are strictly their own and not necessarily those of UCC, unless posting is in the course of business duties.
- All computers and technology devices used by the employee that are connected to the UCC networks, whether owned by the employee or UCC, shall be continually executing approved virus-scanning software with a current virus database unless overridden by departmental or group policy.
- Each user is responsible for checking any software he/she introduces to any computer or the college network for computer viruses. If a user introduces a virus because he/she did not follow standard checking procedures, his/her access to information technology resources may be restricted or suspended.
- Employees must use extreme caution when opening email attachments received from unknown senders, which may contain viruses, email bombs, or Trojan horse code.
3. Unacceptable Use
- Under no circumstances is an employee of UCC authorized to engage in any activity that is illegal under local, state, federal or international law while utilizing UCC-owned resources.
- Refer to ORS Title 16 164.377 (http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/164.html) for details on computer crime.
- The lists below are by no means exhaustive, but attempt to provide a framework for activities which fall into the category of unacceptable use. The following activities are strictly prohibited, with no exceptions:
- System and Network Activities
- Distributing or making your password or another person's password or access code available to unauthorized persons or otherwise attempting to evade, disable or "crack" password(s) or other security provisions or assisting others in doing so threatens the work, privacy and well-being of others and is prohibited.
- Revealing your account password to others or allowing use of your account by others. This includes family and other household members when work is being done at home.
- Violations of the rights of any person or company protected by copyright, trade secret, patent or other intellectual property, or similar laws or regulations, including, but not limited to, the installation or distribution of "pirated" or other software products that are not appropriately licensed for use by UCC.
- Unauthorized copying of copyrighted material including, but not limited to, digitization and distribution of photographs from magazines, books or other copyrighted sources, copyrighted music, and the installation of any copyrighted software for which UCC or the end user does not have an active license is strictly prohibited.
- Introduction of malicious programs into the network or server (e.g., viruses, worms, Trojan horses, e-mail bombs, etc.).
- Using a UCC computing asset to actively engage in procuring or transmitting material that is in violation of sexual harassment or hostile workplace laws in the user's local jurisdiction.
- Making fraudulent offers of products, items, or services originating from any UCC account.
- Effecting security breaches or disruptions of network communication. Security breaches include, but are not limited to, accessing data of which the employee is not an intended recipient or logging into a server or account that the employee is not expressly authorized to access, unless these duties are within the scope of regular duties. For purposes of this section, "disruption" includes, but is not limited to, network sniffing, pinged floods, packet spoofing, denial of service, and forged routing information for malicious purposes.
- Port scanning or security scanning is expressly prohibited.
- Executing any form of network monitoring which will intercept data not intended for the employee's use.
- Circumventing user authentication or security of any computer, network or account.
- Email and Communications Activities
- Users are prohibited from posting on or transmitting through any on-line network any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, profane, hateful, racially or ethnically demeaning or threatening or otherwise objectionable material of any kind, including without limitation, any material which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable law or college policies.
- Intentional transmission, storage, printing or display of unwanted messages, information, and/or electronic images in any form is prohibited and subject to all state and federal laws. This includes, but not limited to pornography.
- Sending unsolicited email messages, including the sending of "junk mail" or other advertising material to individuals who did not specifically request such material (email spam).
- Any form of harassment via email, telephone or paging, whether through language, frequency, or size of messages. Any use of UCC's information technology resources in any manner that can cause undue stress, is hostile or threatening school or work environment for other students or employees is considered harassment and is prohibited.
- Unauthorized use, or forging, of email header or footer information. Communication under a false name or designation or a name or designation which the user is not authorized to use, including instances in conjunction with representing that the user is somehow acting on behalf of or under the auspices of the college is prohibited.
- Solicitation of email for any other email address, other than that of the poster's account, with the intent to harass or to collect replies.
- Creating or forwarding "chain letters" or other "pyramid" schemes of any type.
4. Enforcement
Non compliance with any of the provisions of this policy may subject the user to disciplinary action, sanctions or criminal prosecution, as well as personal liability in a civil suit.


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More than 1,000 e-mailed complaints signal that Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s restocking challenges are more widespread than the world's largest retailer has said.
Wal-Mart customers from Hawaii to Florida and from Texas to Vermont wrote to express their frustration after Bloomberg News reported March 26 that there aren't enough workers in the stores to keep shelves stocked, cash registers manned and shoppers' questions answered. In response to the original article, Brooke Buchanan, a Wal-Mart spokeswoman, said in part: "The premise of this story, which is based on the comments of a handful of people, is inaccurate and not representative of what is happening in our stores across the country."
The e-mails began arriving shortly after the article was published and were still coming a week later. Most were from previously loyal Wal-Mart customers befuddled by what had happened to service at a company they'd once admired for its low prices and wide assortment. Many said they were paying more and driving farther to avoid the local Wal-Mart. Some had developed shopping strategies, including waiting until the last minute to grab ice cream, lest it melt in the lengthy checkout lines.
Wal-Mart founder "Sam Walton must be rolling over in his grave to see what has become of his business," said Tony Martin, a 54-year-old forklift driver who once frequented a Wal- Mart store in Glen Carbon, Illinois.
Thinly Spread
Wal-Mart's restocking challenges stem from a thinly spread labor force struggling to keep up with all the work that needs to be done, said Colin McGranahan, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. in New York. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer's workforce at its namesake and Sam's Club warehouse chains in the U.S. fell by about 120,000 employees between 2008 and Jan. 31, according to a securities filing on March 26. The company now has about 1.3 million U.S. workers. In the same period, it has added about 455 U.S. Wal-Mart stores, bringing its total to 4,005.
McGranahan said he has talked to workers who say they're being asked to do more than they can accomplish in a shift.
"Stuff gets backed up, and they're forced to respond as best they can," said McGranahan, who rates Wal-Mart market perform, the equivalent of a hold. "The result is an increasing amount of customer-encountered out-of-stocks."
Those items are missing at a crucial time for Wal-Mart, when the U.S. economy already is restraining its shoppers' spending. Same-store sales for Wal-Mart's U.S. locations in the 13 weeks ending April 26 will be little changed, Bill Simon, chief executive officer of Wal-Mart U.S., said on a Feb. 21 earnings call.
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G2807, Revised April 2003
In balancing rations for horses, the goals are to furnish horses with a daily supply of nutrients in the correct amounts to prevent digestive upsets and to use feedstuffs that are palatable, easily obtained and economical.
Horses are, by nature, consumers of forage. Under natural conditions, they spend several hours a day grazing. Basing rations on adequate amounts of good quality roughage will minimize digestive disturbances such as colic. We can supplement hay or pasture with the correct amount of the right concentrates to meet requirements for energy, protein, minerals and vitamins.
Feeding horses is both an art and a science. Individual horses vary considerably in their nutrient requirements, but a table of these requirements forms a useful basis for formulating rations.
All horses require nutrients to maintain body weight and to support digestive and metabolic functions. In some cases they need additional nutrients for growth, work, reproduction or lactation.
Tables of nutrient requirements for horses are expressed in two ways,
Most horses receive their daily ration in two parts: roughage (hay or pasture) and concentrates. The concentrate portion contains grain and may include a protein supplement, minerals and vitamins. It may also include bran, cane molasses, dehydrated alfalfa or other feedstuffs.
Our problem, then, is as follows:
Adequate amounts of roughage in the ration decrease the risk of colic and laminitis. Roughage also helps maintain the correct calcium-to-phosphorus ratio, because grain is low in calcium and because roughages — especially legumes — are high in calcium. Rations should always contain more calcium than phosphorus. Calcium:phosphorus ratios between 1.1:1 and 2:1 are within an acceptable range. Even higher calcium levels can be tolerated; but when phosphorus levels are higher than calcium, severe skeletal abnormalities may result.
Adequate hay in the ration of horses kept in stalls also is beneficial because they eat it over a longer time span than grain. It aids in preventing vices such as wood chewing, which horses do when bored or when they lack roughage.
A good rule of thumb is to feed at least 1 pound of hay per day for every 100 pounds body weight of the horse. A 1,000-pound horse would be fed about 10 pounds of hay per day. Mature, idle horses in good condition, fed excellent hay in increased quantities (about 2 pounds per 100 pounds of body weight) may do well without grain added to their ration. Growing or working horses, mares during late pregnancy and mares during lactation need grain and other concentrates in addition to the roughage.
Alfalfa, red clover and lespedeza are examples of legume hays you can feed to horses. Brome, orchardgrass and timothy are examples of nonlegumes (grasses).
Fescue hay infected with the endophyte fungus Neotyphodium coenophialum causes reproductive problems in mares if fed during late pregnancy. It is also low in energy unless it is harvested before it becomes mature. If harvested before it gets too mature, however, it usually works for mature geldings or open mares, providing they have adequate supplementation.
Historically, oats have been the first choice of feeds. Oats are medium in energy, require little or no processing and have more protein than most grains. However, they are variable in energy content. You should avoid oats with a light weight per bushel because of their low energy and high fiber content. The best oats usually come from the north central states such as Minnesota, North and South Dakota and northern Iowa.
Corn is fine for feeding horses, but is highly concentrated in energy. You must take care not to overfeed it. Wheat and grain sorghum (milo) are less suitable for feeding horses. Wheat is especially dangerous because it causes colic by impacting in the gastrointestinal tract.
A 50:50 ratio of corn and oats combines the safety of oats with the economy of corn. It is often recommended for horses.
Some horse feeding/management recommendations
Ration number 1Foal creep ration (MU tests)Crude protein = 18 percent; Calcium = 0.88 percent; Phosphorus = 0.60 percent
Please noteFeed this grain ration free-choice with good legume hay to foals from two weeks of age to weaning or to early weaned foals from 3 to 8 months of age.Do not continue weaned (or older) foals on this feed because it is too high in protein and calcium unless fed with non-legume hay up to a year of age at which time (or sooner) it should be replaced with MU Ration number 2 for weanlings.Be sure preparation of the ration does not result in dust or "fines."
Ration number 2Weaning horse ration (MU tests)Crude protein = 16.31 percent; Calcium = 0.75 percent; Phosphorus = 0.55 percent
NoteFeed this grain ration to weanlings. Add good legume or at least half legume hay at 1 to 1-1/2 pounds of grain per 100 pounds of body weight. Feed hay free-choice.Do not stuff weanlings with 15 to 20 pounds of any grain feed.If you "cut" this ration by feeding half oats or half corn with it, the level of calcium will be too low unless excellent alfalfa hay is fed free-choice.Change to MU Ration number 3 by 14 to 16 months of age for better growth and economy.
Ration number 3Yearling, 2-year-old, late pregnancy and lactating mare ration (MU tests)Crude protein = 14.3 percent; Calcium = 0.61 percent; Phosphorus = 0.43 percent
Please noteFeed this ration at the beginning of the yearling year with good legume or at least half legume hay or good pasture. Regulate intake to control the desired degree of condition. Four to eight pounds daily should suffice.As growing horses approach 18 months of age, non-legume hay is sufficient with adequate grain to maintain condition.Feed mares in late pregnancy and early lactation 6 to 10 pounds of grain as needed to regulate condition and sustain good milk production. If no pasture is available, feed good mixed hay free-choice.If mares are obese in late pregnancy, they need no grain but may be maintained on quality legume or mixed or nonlegume hay.
Ration number 4Adult horse, early pregnancy and late 2-year-old ration (MU tests)Crude protein = 11.0 percent; Calcium = 0.43 percent; Phosphorus = 0.36 percent
Please noteThis ration is designed for adult and 2-year-old idle and working horses and for mares until the last three months of pregnancy. It may be fed with either legume or non-legume, but non-legume hay will result in fewer digestive upsets with hard working horses consuming large amounts of grain.This ration is too low in protein, calcium and phosphorus for weanlings and lactating mares and is marginal in these nutrients for mares in late pregnancy (Rations 2 and 3).
Table 1Daily nutrient needs, 1,100-pound mature weight (as-fed basis).
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Nashua man charged in 'cannibal cop' conspiracy to torture, rape, kill women and kids
April 16. 2013 10:33PM
NASHUA - A Nashua man was charged Monday in connection with the "cannibal cop" case, in which a group of men allegedly plotted to torture and kill children and women.
Richard Meltz, 65, of Nashua and Stanhope, N.J., who is the chief of police for the Bedford, Mass., Veteran Affairs Medical Center, was one of two men charged Monday with conspiracy to "kidnap, torture, rape and kill women and children," according to the FBI. Robert Christopher Asch, 62, of New York City, also was arrested Monday.
In media reports, defense lawyers have said the men, along with alleged co-conspirator Michael Vanhise, were engaging in fantasies that they never carried out.
FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge George Venizelos, though, said the men had purchased stun guns and chemicals to subdue potential victims.
"As alleged, both of these defendants took affirmative steps to carry out the conspiracy to kidnap and torture women," Venizelos said in a statement. "Their actions were not confined to talking about these ghoulish plans."
Vanhise, who was arrested in January, allegedly communicated online with former New York City police officer Gilberto Valle, 28, who was convicted March 12 of one count of kidnapping conspiracy. Valle is scheduled to be sentenced June 19.


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RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The image of Hamas' long-exiled chief triumphantly walking around the Gaza Strip, flashing victory signs beside Islamic militant leaders Friday, illustrates how the group's defiance of Israel is forcing a change in Palestinian politics.
Buoyed by the rise of fellow Islamists in Egypt, Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal and his allies are confronting Israel with the specter of a change in the balance of power between the two rival Palestinian factions — Hamas and the Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah.
Mashaal, 56, who left the West Bank as a child and now leads Hamas from the Gulf state of Qatar, broke into tears Friday as he arrived in the Gaza Strip for his first-ever visit.
Once on Gazan soil after crossing the border from Egypt, he prostrated himself in a gesture of thanks, He then recited a traditional Islamic prayer and kissed the ground.
Thousands of supporters lined the streets as Mashaal and Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh drove by, waving and flashing victory signs.
Mashaal's visit would have been unthinkable just a few weeks ago. He would have been an easy target for Israel. Fifteen years ago, Mashaal was nearly assassinated in Jordan by Israeli agents who squirted a deadly poison in his ear, narrowly escaping after the U.S. forced Benjamin Netanyahu, then serving his first term as Israel's prime minister, to provide the antidote.
On Friday, Mashaal referred to the assassination attempt by "the foolish Netanyahu," saying, "God was stronger than him and his conspiracy."
But a Nov. 21 cease-fire agreement, negotiated by Egypt, has forced Israel to leave Hamas leaders alone and negotiate, albeit indirectly, with the Islamic militant group sworn to its destruction.
It appears unlikely that Hamas would ever agree to sit down for peace talks with Israel. The U.S. and European Union have joined Israel in listing Hamas as a terror organization because of its history of attacks aimed at civilians, including suicide bombings inside buses, restaurants and other public places.
But with Israel's relations at an all-time low with Abbas, the Jewish state might be faced with a tough choice.
Peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, frozen since 2008, seem to have collapsed altogether. Abbas's recent success at the U.N., where he won recognition of a de facto state, angered the Israeli government, which insists Palestinian statehood should be reached through a peace agreement and talks.
Mashaal's visit came just two weeks ago after the bloodiest round of Israel-Gaza violence in four years.
Hamas perceives it came out on top in the fighting because it managed to hold its own despite heavy Israeli airstrikes. It succeeded in maintaining an almost constant barrage of rocket attacks on Israeli cities, with some exploding in the Jewish heartland for the first time near Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Millions of Israelis were in range of the Palestinian attacks.
Eight days of fighting ended with an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire that stipulated Israel would stop targeting militants. That, along with unprecedented support from Egypt, allowed Mashaal to make the visit without fear.
As a result of that truce, Israel, which officially shuns Hamas as a terrorist group because of suicide bombings and other attacks against civilians, is now conducting indirect talks with Hamas through Egypt.
In a sign of how touchy Israel is on the issue, Danny Danon, a lawmaker from Netanyahu's Likud party, denied that indirect talks were taking place.
"We speak with Hamas in the only language they understand which is weapons," Danon said.
"Gaza is heating up as a greenhouse for terrorism and I have no doubt that Mashaal did not come to promote peace but rather to promote violence against Israel," he said.
Hamas has received a boost from the rise of its parent movement, the fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood, following Arab Spring revolts — especially in Egypt.
Deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak barely tolerated Hamas. He cooperated with Israel on a blockade of Gaza after 2007, when Hamas seized control of the territory in bloody street battles from Abbas' Fatah faction.
Since then Palestinians have been split, with Hamas ruling Gaza and Fatah ruling parts of the West Bank.
Israel, which is reluctantly coming to terms with the recent shifting Palestinian power balance, mostly kept silent on Mashaal's 48-hour visit to Gaza. A Foreign Ministry spokesman said Israel did not differentiate among various Hamas leaders. "Hamas is Hamas is Hamas," said the spokesman, Yigal Palmor.
Thousands of masked Hamas militants deployed throughout Gaza to protect Mashaal's convoy, with rocket-propelled grenades, assault rifles and anti-aircraft weaponry in tow.
During Friday's visit, which was timed for the 25th anniversary of Hamas' founding, Mashaal also paid homage at the house of the group's spiritual leader Ahmed Yassin, who was paralyzed in a childhood accident and killed by a missile fired from an Israeli helicopter on March 22, 2004.
The assassination came at a time of heavy Israeli-Palestinian fighting, with Israeli military operations against Palestinians militants and a wave of Hamas suicide bombings in Israel.
"The resistance was launched from this humble house, Yassin the giant of Jihad operated from here. We pledge to continue his path," Mashaal said.
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2012 AAPT Distinguished Service Citation to be Presented to Eugenia Etkina
College Park, MD, April 25, 2012—AAPT has announced that Eugenia Etkina will receive the association's Distinguished Service Citation during the 2012 Summer Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Eugenia Etkina started her teaching career as a high school physics teacher in Moscow, Russia, where she taught for 13 years before coming to the US. In 1995-1997 she taught physics courses for at-risk students at Rutgers University. In 1997 she received her Ph.D. in physics education from Moscow State Pedagogical University and was appointed an assistant professor at the Rutgers University Graduate School of Education. She became an associate professor in 2003 and a full professor in 2010. She is now the Chair of the Department of Learning and Teaching in the GSE. She runs one of the largest programs in physics teacher preparation in the United States, and is involved in reforms in undergraduate physics courses and in the professional development programs for in-service science teachers. She is a co-creator of the Investigative Science Learning environment (ISLE) and Physics Union Mathematics (PUM) – physics learning systems used in college and 8-12 schools.
An AAPT member since 1997, Etkina has 30 years of experience in physics and astronomy instruction at middle school, high school, and university levels. She has served AAPT on the Focus Group on the Draft Framework. She served as a Chair of the Committee on Teacher Preparation, and was a member of the Nominating Committee, a member of the National Task Force on Teacher Education in Physics, and is currently the Chair of the Physics Education Research Leadership Organizing Council (PERLOC). She also conducted more than 15 workshops for the AAPT members at the National meetings.
In addition to this Distinguished Service Citation, Etkina has been recognized with the 2012 New Jersey Distinguished Faculty Showcase of Exemplary Practices Award, 2011 Rutgers University Graduate School of Education Alumni Association Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, 2010 Rutgers University Warren I Susman Award for Excellent Teaching, and the 2007 Rutgers University Graduate School of Education Alumni Association Outstanding Faculty Research Award.
About the Distinguished Service Citation
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For more information: Contact Marilyn Gardner, Director of Communications, email@example.com, (301) 209-3306, (301) 209-0845 (Fax), www.aapt.org.


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Spaghetti was not made for baking. This I know.
Winding and twirling around a fork, yes. Not smothering in ricotta and mozzarella then cramming it into a casserole pan destined for the oven.
And that, my friends, is exactly why I did it. Because I hate rules. They bring out my rebellious side.
Especially food rules like don't put cheese on fish. What about tuna melts? Or shrimp parmesan? Or cream cheese and lox? Some of the most delicious and loved combinations. Ever.
Do you see where I'm going with this?
If two ingredients taste good together then not eating them that way because of some age-old tradition is just plain silly.
Join me in my rebellion. Bake some spaghetti.
A comforting baked spaghetti casserole with ricotta, mozzarella, black olives, fresh tomatoes and parmesan.
- Grease a 9x13 casserole pan. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Cook spaghetti to al dente. Drain and toss immediately with sauce. Add 2/3 of the spaghetti to the pan in an even layer.
- Mix the ricotta with the egg and parsley. Spoon over the spaghetti in the pan leaving an inch border around the edges. Cover the ricotta with the remaining spaghetti.
- Sprinkle mozzarella cheese evenly over top, then olives, then place the tomato slices down the center. Sprinkle the tomatoes with salt and pepper then drizzle a little olive oil over them. Sprinkle the parmesan over top of everything.
- Bake 25-30 minutes until warm in the center. Allow to set for 5 minutes before serving.


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Various players around the NFL are making it clear that they think former Green Bay Packers defensive back Charles Woodson can still play.
According to Steve Wyche of NFL Network, both Detroit Lions receiver Nate Burleson and Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark "pleaded" for Woodson to join their respective teams Monday.
Lions WR Nate Burleson & Steelers S Ryan Clark each pleaded for free agent CB Charles Woodson to join their teams on @nfl_am on NFL Network.
— Steve Wyche (@wyche89) February 18, 2013
Neither the Lions or Steelers made the postseason last season.
Shortly after Woodson's release last Friday, Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman was one of the first to invite the 36-year-old to a new NFL city.
Of course, players don't make personnel decisions. But the constant outpouring of support for Woodson shows what kind of respect Woodson still maintains around the NFL.
Also on NFL AM, former Packers quarterback Brett Favre said he was "surprised" by the Packers' decision to cut Woodson, citing that the safety might still be the "most instinctive player" in the NFL.
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Xe Hybrid Solar/AC Portable Charger
Don't run out of charge!
- Solar and AC portable charger
- Two USB inputs for Phones, Tablets and eReaders
- Perfect for travel, festivals and everyday
Sometimes we are away from power. It's horrible, but it happens. Whether we're trekking across a convention floor searching in vain for a free wireless network, taking a long bus trip, or (heaven help us) going outdoors, sometimes we're going to be away from a power outlet for hours at a time. Then we get that terrible feeling - when the phone's battery dies right as we're taking a picture of an impressive cosplayer or trying to text to figure out where all of our friends at the festival have gone.
This portable charger holds inside it a rechargeable lithium ion battery that can refill your device's power through two built-in USB ports. And when this battery has run out? You can recharge it using its own built-in solar panel. That's right. Using the sun. Which is significantly harder to leave at home than a charging cable.
For everyday, non-outdoor use, simply plug the charger in to the wall to fill up its battery while simultaneously charging two USB devices. iPhones, Androids, tablets, e-readers or anything else that plugs into a USB port will work.
Product Specifications
- Portable charger for phones & other USB devices
- Recharges via USB, wall or car charger, and mini-solar panel trickle charges from sun
- Great for festivals, conventions, and everyday charging
- Choose a full-size or "mini" charger
- Materials: wood-plastic composite, solar panel, lithium ion battery
- Can also be used to plug multiple devices into a wall outlet
- Battery: 4,400mAh Lithium Ion (c. 13 hours smartphone talk time)
- Dimensions: 6" x 3.5" x .69"
- Weight: 10 oz.
- Battery: 2200mAh Lithium Ion
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On Friday 22nd November 2013, Burgh House & Hampstead Museum took part in our first ever Takeover Day. Organised by Kids in Museums, Takeover Day gives children the opportunity to go behind the scenes of museums, galleries and historic houses and run the place for the day. We decided to take part in order to help build relationships with local schools and to get children excited about Hampstead Museum and museums in general. One of the things we hoped to gain from the day was a new Family Trail for the Museum which would be written by children, for children.
During the afternoon, the pupils:
- Welcomed visitors and ran the shop
- Wrote new labels for some of objects on display in Hampstead Museum
- Cleaned the Museum and objects
- Planned and led guided tours around the House and Museum
- Researched the history of Burgh House and wrote questions for the new Family Trail
- Created some wonderful artwork based on Burgh House and its former inhabitants
The day was a great success and all of the children (and the staff!) enjoyed themselves immensely. Some of the children said that they especially liked being able to look at and handle the objects in Hampstead Museum which linked directly to their curriculum, such as the Second World War helmets.
As a thank you, the children made us a beautiful advent calendar based on photographs they had taken of Burgh House. Each flap reveals a different question about the house that the children wrote themselves.
On the right, you will find a gallery of some photographs of their wonderful artwork and object labels on display in Hampstead Museum. You can also download Kids in Museums' Burgh House case study.
We hope to make Takeover Day an annual event at Burgh House!
Kids in Museums is an organisation which strives to give children and families visiting cultural institutions a voice. Every year, they orchestrate Take Over Day, during which museums, galleries and historic houses open their doors to children and allow them the opportunity to run the place for a day.


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Contentious Taiwan media deal collapses
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A contentious bid by a pro-China businessman and three associates to acquire Taiwan's largest newspaper and an influential investigative journal has fallen through after protests that the deal threatened press freedom on the democratic island.
Mark Simon, spokesman for Hong Kong-based Next Media Ltd. which owns the publications, told The Associated Press "as far as we know they won't be buying" the Apple Daily newspaper and Next Magazine.
Simon's statement on Tuesday comes one day before the deadline for completion of the 16 billion New Taiwan dollars ($536 million) sale to the son of food magnate Tsai Eng-meng, William Wong of the Formosa Plastics Group, Chinatrust Charity Foundation Chairman Jeffrey Koo Jr. and Lung Yen Life Service Corp. Chairman Li Shih-tsung.
The prospective deal had sparked widespread opposition in Taiwan because of concerns over Tsai's pro-Chinese stance and his control of another Taiwan media company, the China Times Group. Taiwan and China split amid civil war in 1949.
Citing Tsai's statements in favor of Taiwan's absorption by China, Taiwanese protesters had pressed regulators to nix the deal, saying that it would concentrate a large portion of Taiwan's media in the hands of a single individual whose commitment to a free press was in doubt.
Over the past several weeks signs have emerged that regulators were entertaining serious doubts about the acquisition.
Next Media is owned by Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong-based businessman reviled by China for his anti-communist views. He and Tsai were both suitors for the China Times Group in 2008.
Unlike the mainland, Taiwan has a free press, and the two publications that Tsai and his associates sought to buy have gained a reputation for editorial independence and a commitment to Taiwan remaining independent of China, which sees the island as renegade province.


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DETROIT (AP) — In a city scarred by broken promises, the Moore brothers, James and Robert, and fellow student Chelsea Inyard are among the lucky ones. The teenagers attend one of Detroit's most promising new public schools.
Set in the medical district of the city's Midtown neighborhood, Dr. Benjamin Carson High School of Science and Medicine, just three years old, offers a rigorous curriculum, gung-ho teachers and gleaming facilities. One recent day, anatomy students studied the Latin terms for parts of the eye; a literature class discussed the psychology of love.
Yet, while the students welcome the opportunities, the challenges of just getting to and from school are a daily reminder that theirs is a city in the throes of the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, where life places special stresses on young people.
Teachers and parents are fighting to do right by the children, and many believe Detroit is finally on the rise after hitting bottom. Yet they worry about the toll of growing up amid danger, dysfunction and the blight epitomized by tens of thousands of abandoned homes.
"This is what we're ingraining into kids' psyches — this emptiness, the lack of safety," said Tonya Allen, CEO of the Skillman Foundation, which backs many new, child-oriented initiatives. "They're going into school with a level of fear that something bad is going to happen."
The landscape includes 88 vacant school buildings that are up for sale — some of the 200 schools closed in recent years due to depopulation. At many schools still open, frequent power outages have created a literal gloom.
High levels of gang violence and premature births combine to make the youth mortality rate the worst of any major U.S. city, according to a recent analysis by the Detroit News.
Even the city's 300 parks — traditionally a haven for children to play — have mostly become unusable, overgrown wastelands.
"Detroit is a very difficult place to be a child," said Dan Varner, CEO of an education watchdog group called Excellent Schools Detroit.
Often it's the grownups rather than kids who worry out loud about Detroit's woes as formative influences. Many young Detroiters speak hopefully of the future, though the practical obstacles to getting there come up in their conversation, too.
Take, for instance, the Moore brothers, who live on Detroit's northern boundary, about 10 miles from Ben Carson. Like many high school students, they rely for transport on the city's crime-ridden, inefficient bus system.
"Some days, I don't get home until 9 p.m.," said Robert, a 16-year-old junior aspiring to a military career. He recounted the all-too-common phenomenon of overcrowded buses passing without stopping.
James, who's 15, says his youth-league football team was sometimes unable to play because field conditions were so bad — "tall grass, nasty bleachers, trash everywhere."
Like most schools in Detroit, Ben Carson has an overwhelmingly African-American student body. More than 80 percent come from low-income families — not surprising in a city where the child poverty rate of 57 percent is triple the national figure.
"They need our arms wrapped around them," said the principal, Brenda Belcher. "It's important to create a culture and climate to support them."
Sitting patiently in the school's reception area on a recent day was Michael Inyard, whose daughter, Chelsea, is a 10th grader. Unable to drive because his license is suspended, Inyard rides with her on the bus to and from school.
It's a brutal schedule, given that he works overnight at a Chrysler plant, but he considers the crowded buses too dangerous for Chelsea to ride alone.
"I'd be a bundle of nerves any other way, wondering what's going on with her," the father said.
Speaking generally about Detroit's upcoming generation, he added, "These kids have a rough time. They've got to be on the alert for whatever, whenever."
Ten miles west of Ben Carson, at one of Detroit's less glamorous high schools, 17-year-old junior Jalen Pickett was indeed on the alert — a police officer was about to shove him during a workshop aimed in part at teaching anger management and conflict resolution skills to a dozen often-in-trouble students.
"How would you react to that?" Officer Melvin Chuney asked the group after using Jalen as his foil.
The setting was a disused classroom on the third floor of Cody High School. The 60-year-old building, in a neighborhood dotted with abandoned brick homes, has deteriorated enough to be the target of a volunteer face-lift effort this summer.
Jalen, now a diligent student with aspirations to be a defense lawyer, had an inauspicious start to high school.
"I got into a fight my first day," he said. "I was kicked out a lot, didn't get along with any of my teachers. I cursed on them ... I was horrible."
His penchant for fighting earned him a spot in the new Police Department program — the Children in Trauma Intervention Camp. In essence, it offers the students an alternative to expulsion in the form of training and counseling from police officers and other adult mentors.
"Everybody knows you're in here because sometimes you made bad decisions," said the program's leader, Officer Monica Evans, whose exhortations included biblical references and raw street language.
Tackling the concept of self-reflection, Evans asked the students to write about what limits them.
"I have to be focused and confident that nothing can stop me from getting out of the 'hood," said one boy's statement, read aloud by Evans.
The program has clearly motivated Jalen Pickett. He now opts to wear a necktie each day despite teasing from his friends and is studying hard with hopes of going to an out-of-state university.
Childhood was difficult. Jalen said he was neglected by both parents and now lives with a cousin, though he's determined to help out his mother financially.
"I fought — but that's like every boy," he said. "I have a clean record, I've never been locked up ... I never give up hope."
John Matthews, Jalen's principal, empathizes with his students, even when some cause him headaches.
"I grew up in Detroit. We always felt life was going to get better," Matthews said. "These young people don't see the future as bright."
Matthews told of asking one student to visualize himself at age 35 — and of getting a sobering response. "He said he'd either be dead, in jail or a drug addict by then."
Matthews is proud of his school's policy of minimizing expulsions. "If I suspend a kid, I've eliminated a problem in my building, but created a problem somewhere else," he said.
Unlike the city's elite high schools, the three separate academies at Cody don't have selective admissions, and the result, Matthews said, "is a certain feeling of inferiority."
"But I tell our students that they have more grit," he said. "We want them to be proud of what they've overcome."
Detroit was a city of 1.8 million residents in the 1950s; today, it has about 700,000. The exodus has included many families seeking improved education. Since 2002, Detroit Public Schools enrollment has declined from 164,496 to about 49,500 in 97 schools now.
Meanwhile, the separate charter school sector has exploded. According to Excellent Schools Detroit, the city now has 116 charter schools serving 45 percent of K-12 students. That's about the same share as DPS, which once served more than 80 percent of all students, and it's one of the highest market shares for charter schools in any U.S. city.
Some of the charter schools and some DPS schools are top-notch, said Dan Varner of Excellent Schools Detroit, but overall he assessed educational quality in both sectors as "very poor."
Budget-wise, Detroit's bankruptcy doesn't directly affect the public school system, a separate entity with its own taxing authority, revenues and governance. Nonetheless, DPS' deficit is $94 million, and is projected to reach $120 million later this year.
Detroit's aging electrical system also has been troublesome. DPS schools have suffered at least 160 power outages this year, largely due to equipment failures and theft of copper wiring.
Then there's the academic scorecard. While DPS schools have improved their performance on state-run standardized tests, their showing on the National Assessment of Educational Progress remains abysmal.
In 2013, DPS schools ranked the worst among 21 major cities in the performance of 4th and 8th graders on math and reading tests. Just 4 percent of Detroit 4th graders and 3 percent of 8th graders were proficient in math, compared with 33 percent and 27 percent, respectively, in the average large city.
Nonetheless, DPS officials say the district is on the upswing. Current enrollment is little changed from the fall of 2012 — notable given annual enrollment losses of more than 10 percent over much of the past decade.
"We used to plan to fail — now our whole mindset is around planning to win," said DPS communications chief Michelle Zdrodowski.
Last year, the district launched an intensive marketing campaign to bolster enrollment. It featured door-to-door visits by principals, teachers and parents that Zdrodowski likened to a political campaign, and a detailed survey sent out to 30,000 families.
Parents are being courted with thank-you phone calls from teachers, and are offered 7-days-a-week services — including financial literacy training and help from state social workers — at certain schools doubling as community resource centers.
Since there are far more classroom seats than school-age children these days, individual schools have been competing fiercely to attract students.
"Nobody is managing the market," said Sharlonda Buckman, CEO of the Detroit Parent Network, the city's largest parent organization. "You've got every Tom, Dick and Harry coming in and trying to snatch kids from other schools."
For parents, the multiplicity of options and the hard-sell tactics can seem overwhelming.
"How do I make the best choice for my child? What parent can do all this research?" wondered Arlyssa Heard, a 43-year-old single mom of two sons. "At the beginning of the year, everyone puts on a good show about how wonderful the curriculum is ... It's not until the end of the year, you realize it's more of the same."
She was among a group of parent network members who gathered recently to discuss school developments.
Her older son, 18, needed remedial courses at the start of community college. Her 8-year-old son, a third grader at DPS's Paul Robeson-Malcolm X Academy, has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and has struggled in a class with nearly 40 students, she said.
"I don't want my son to be experimented on," she said. "The clock is ticking. I don't want — when he's 16 — to discover he's not prepared."
She and other parents complained that the programming had become overly tilted toward test preparation.
"It doesn't seem like school is fun anymore," Heard said.
And so she and others saw a ray of hope in some recent news: After years without comprehensive sports and arts/music programs, those are now being restored at all DPS elementary and middle schools, thanks in part to foundation grants.
Administrators are looking to do more. For instance, principal Josette Buendia at Bennett Elementary, who couples fun, such as a weekly "Popcorn Friday," with academic innovations, including one-on-one tutoring for her 4th and 5th graders via Skype with student volunteers at a suburban high school.
And in another example of public-private engagement, volunteers join in spot inspections of schools — both public and charter — as part of an Excellent Schools Detroit initiative. The inspection teams file reports that contribute — along with academic data — to the grades that the initiative gives schools as a tool for parents to make enrollment decisions.
On one recent school day, seven volunteers in "School Reviewer" sweatshirts roamed at will through University Prep Science and Math Elementary School, the K-5 component of a new K-12 charter school.
Team members looked in on classrooms, checked drinking fountains, critiqued hallway art displays, and tried the doors of mechanical storage closets to see if they were properly locked.
The inspection leader, Bernita Bradley, urged her team to take notes: "What do you see, what do you hear, what do you smell?"
Whatever happens inside Detroit's schools, the environment outside can be menacing for kids.
The city-backed Detroit Youth Violence Prevention Initiative recently surveyed 1,300 high school students. Asked if a family member had been shot, murdered or disabled as a result of violence in the past 12 months, 87 percent answered yes.
"Far too many children walk to and from school in fear, lack trust in those who took the oath to protect and serve, and consider retaliation to be a means to an end," said the initiative's director, Annie Ellington.
In response to such challenges, residents have formed volunteer patrols to enhance the safety of students between school and home. DPS officials say these efforts have contributed to a drop in crime on school property.
Indeed, as municipal services for families and children withered, a host of community associations, volunteer groups and nonprofits have sought to fill the void. Their leaders and members embrace upbeat words like "resilience" and "tenacity."
"We work with people every day who haven't given up, who love kids, who are committed to making things better," said Sharnita Johnson, a Detroit native who helps oversee the Kellogg Foundation's grants to neighborhood and youth programs in the city.
"Detroiters are really clear that they can't be passive residents anymore," she said. "The cavalry is not coming in to help."
So it is that neighborhood task forces have formed to cut the grass and do cleanup work at parks left untended due to city budget cuts.
The new Detroit mayor, Mike Duggan, also pledged more city help. In his recent state of the city speech, Duggan said Detroit's parks were "an embarrassment" — with only 25 of the 300 parks in well-maintained condition last summer. He vowed to have 150 parks in good shape next summer, and urged churches to launch an "adopt-a-park" program that might allow 50 more to be revived.
The mayor also plans to work with the medical community on reducing the high rate of premature births and to lobby in tandem with Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to boost funding for pre-K education.
In a move that could aid commuting high school students, he's also promised to expand the bus fleet and fit existing buses with security cameras.
Others are sharpening the focus on helping Detroit's children — including thriving, privately run organizations providing an array of extra-curricular options.
The Detroit Children's Choir, which serves about 200 young people, says its funding is up by $30,000 from last year. The YMCA is working to cut down on the city's high teen birth rate with an extensive wait-til-you're-older sex education program. Detroit PAL — the police athletic league — weathered a downturn a few years ago and now says it's flourishing with about 1,500 adult volunteers coaching 11,000 boys and girls in 11 different sports programs.
There's also the acclaimed Mosaic Youth Theater, founded in 1992, which has sent ensembles of young singers and actors on overseas tours and provided a warm-up act in 2011 for a Detroit visit by President Barack Obama.
Roughly 165 young people engage in Mosaic's main programs each year — most from low- and moderate-income Detroit families. Founder Rick Sperling says about half are on full scholarships.
On one recent evening, young actors in wigs, gowns and topcoats rehearsed a slapstick adaptation of Voltaire's "Candide." In a larger auditorium, several dozen poised singers and dancers practiced for the troupe's annual concert in May.
One of the dancers, 15-year-old Jamiliah Minter, attends Detroit School of Arts — one of DPS's showcase schools — and aspires to a career either in entertainment or astronomy. She's well aware of Detroit's problems, but determined not to get sidetracked.
"I feel a little sad about it — I want to help," she said. "But what can one person do?"
Another performer, 10th grader Javon Jones, hopes to study dance at the Juilliard School in New York City, but long-term would like to return to a revitalized Detroit.
"There's a lot of talent here that can bloom, but not a lot of opportunities to express it," Javon said. "Why can't we do it here, in the place we love?"
That was also the sentiment of Jalen Pickett, summing up his hopes and expectations after his session with Officer Evans' tough-love intervention team at Cody High.
"If Detroit can change, it's up to the youth to do it," Jalen said. "I feel Detroit can come back. And if I do go away to college, I plan on coming back here and giving back to Detroit."
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NGD and such.
Snagged an LTD Ron Wood tele, it's nice and I like it alot. Easily on par with a MIM Fender, if not a bit more souped up in the finish department. Great guitar so far.
And, the FT Eclipse is all fixed up and ready to party, not sure how I feel about the Lace Nitro Hemi's yet, definitely not as cool as the Dirty Heshers.. Gonna give them a run on a tour and see how I feel;
I did not know they made LTD Ron Woods. Cool geetah, congas. Does it sound like a Tele?
Impression so far of the FT, other than the pups? Have fun!
Yeah, it's a new model for this year. I had always wanted one but didn't really wanna go through the trouble of getting the ESP version not knowing if I would even like it. But I am loving this one. It is very tele, albeit a little dark sounding which I like. Lends itself to being able to play heavier stuff with it. Very cool vibe about it.
And the FT is great, plays great and definitely just sounds like an LP and not like an Eclipse really. But yeah, I will probably end up changing the pickups if they don't grow on me. They're weird. Palm muting sounds extremely thick and chunky but then hitting single notes in the lower registers are a bit lacking in definition and low end.
I know they say to use the 250ohm pots, but try some 500s and see if that opens it up a bit.


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For the Media
Clarkson University Students Work to Give Ecuador Village Clean Water
[A photograph for media use is available at http://www.clarkson.edu/news/photos/ce212.jpg]
Students from across Clarkson University disciplines are joining forces to find solutions to unclean drinking water in an Ecuadorian village through Engineers Without Borders (EWB) USA, an international organization with a two-year old Clarkson chapter of 43 students.
The young scholars of the Clarkson chapter of EWB-USA, ranging from engineering, to biology, to digital arts & sciences majors, decided to take their budding organization on the road this summer to La Margarita, a small village of 320 people in need of several everyday necessities, including, most importantly, clean drinking water.
Civil & Environmental Engineering graduate student Andres Orlando, who hails from Ecuador, first found the project while he was home on vacation. "We had already chosen Ecuador, but we weren't getting a lot accomplished with finding the right town as our pilot project," he said. "So, I asked around to my family members and friends and along the way someone suggested La Margarita."
Led by Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering Shane Rogers, four students in EWB spent a week in August in Ecuador to make assessments of the village and form relationships with the townspeople.
"We were collecting data through testing for pesticides, herbicides, bacteria, and other pollutants in their river water, ground water, and irrigation canals -- every source the people take drinking water from, as well as from the water stored for drinking in their homes," said Gabrielle String '11. "We also conducted public health, land, and structural surveys of all 75 homes in the community."
Most importantly, the group had the opportunity to meet the townspeople face to face and build relationships, giving them more of an idea of their needs. "A lot of groups just go in and give a town money," said Orlando. "That doesn't work. We want to give them something useful that will last."
The project is also being used to train undergraduate engineers in the classroom. Students in Professor Susan Powers' Civil Engineering 212 class are working on point-of-use solutions to provide rapid access to clean drinking water in each home. They will present their solutions to the EWB design team the week of October 13. The best solutions will be explored as options for La Margarita.
The group intends to go back to Ecuador in December with a few of the best sample ideas for the town to choose from. Once a choice has been made, EWB will construct the product and head back to Ecuador to set it up and educate the townspeople on how it works. The group hopes to expand the chosen prototype to other towns and eventually do more humanitarian work in La Margarita focusing on wastewater issues.
"You can't get a better education in the area of 'technology serving humanity' than this," said Powers.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in six alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
Photo caption: Environmental Engineering sophomores Rebecca E. Jenness (left) and Christina M. Chapman (right) test a water filter to remove E. Coli pathogens from drinking water. These and other students in the CE212 class are working with the Clarkson University chapter of Engineers Without Borders to develop easy-to-use household drinking water treatment technologies to reduce water-borne diseases in the village of La Margarita in Ecuador.


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Low voter turnout predicted in NashuaBy KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
Union Leader Correspondent
November 01. 2013 10:46PM
NASHUA — The city clerk is predicting about 14 percent of registered voters in Nashua will hit the polls on Tuesday for the municipal election.
"A non-mayoral election, such as this one, always has the lowest turnout," City Clerk Paul Bergeron said. "We have 50,717 registered voters in Nashua, and I am projecting about a 14 percent turnout, or approximately 7,100 voters based on the figures from the last two municipal elections."
During the last municipal election in 2011 when Mayor Donnalee Lozeau was running unopposed for a four-year term, 7,613 voters cast ballots. In 2009, when it was a non-mayoral election, 6,961 ballots were cast, according to Bergeron.
"It is unfortunate, but a lot of people don't get as excited for city elections as they do a state or presidential election, but these are the issues that are closest to home and impact citizens the most," said Bergeron. He anticipates Ward 1 will bring in the most voters since its voter registration is the highest at about 6,500 residents. Ward 8 will likely have a good turnout as well since there is a special state representative race on the Ward 8 ballot, Bergeron said. There are nine polling sites in the city, with 11 election workers at each site helping to make the process run smoothly, he said. Two voter registrars, four ballot workers, three selectmen, a ward clerk and a moderator are stationed at each of the polling locations. "We are going to be using our usual staffing on Tuesday," said Bergeron.
In light of all the political signs adorning city neighborhoods, he said local residents are aware of the upcoming election.
He is hopeful the election results will be available around 9:15 p.m. Tuesday. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the following locations: Ward 1 at Broad Street Elementary, 390 Broad St.; Ward 2 at Charlotte Avenue Elementary, 48 Charlotte Ave.; Ward 3 at Amherst Street Elementary, 71 Amherst St.; Ward 4 at Ledge Street Elementary, 139 Ledge St.; Ward 5 at Main Dunstable Elementary, 20 Whitford Rd.; Ward 6 at Fairgrounds Middle School, 27 Cleveland St.; Ward 7 at Dr. Normand Crisp Elementary, 50 Arlington St.; Ward 8 at Bicentennial Elementary School, 296 East Dunstable Rd.; and Ward 9 at New Searles Elementary, 39 Shady Lane.


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Sandy Denny Evermore
By: Legacy Staff
5 years ago
When she died thirty-five years ago today, the world lost a legend of folk music, one who continues to influence contemporary musicians. She is best remembered for her melancholy composition "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?"
Forty years after its 1967 release, the song was voted "Favourite Folk Track of All Time" in a BBC Radio 2 listener poll. It's been covered over and over again, by artists as diverse as Nina Simone, 10,000 Maniacs, Nanci Griffith and Susanna Hoffs. It's appeared on soundtracks for both movies and TV shows and even in lists of songs about death.
But though the lovely ballad is often what we think of when we think of Sandy Denny, it isn't her only claim to fame. In addition to her many albums and singles, she holds a unique distinction: she was the only guest vocalist ever to sing on a Led Zeppelin studio album. Her duet with Robert Plant in "The Battle of Evermore" is as ethereally beautiful as her solo work.
Denny's songs still resonate today, sounding just as fresh in the hands of current artists as they did when Denny sang them decades ago. Here's her "The North Star Grassman and the Ravens" being performed by singer and musician (and Andy Samberg fiancée) Joanna Newsom.
Written by Linnea Crowther. Find her on Google+.
Photo via Wikimedia Commons / Island Records


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Caucho NewsletterWednesday, February 18th, 2009
For the past 5 months, Caucho has been producing a monthly email newsletter to keep our customers up-to-date on everything that's happening with our products and upcoming events. Until now, we had only been sending this newsletter to our existing customers, but now you can sign up to see what we're doing whether you're considering Resin Professional, using Resin Open Source, or just interested in the company's developments. There's a new sign up page for the newsletter which also contains the archives of all the past newsletters so you can see what you've been missing. Please check it out!


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10 Masters of Photorealism
Artsy Editorial
full portfolio of 12 available
Signature: Signed and dated in pencil
Robert Cottingham is known as a photorealist, but his meticulous paintings and drawings of pre-digital Americana border on abstraction. Cottingham depicts mid-20-century signs, typefaces, manual cameras, railroad boxcars, and mechanical components, or what he has called "tools of the Everyman," in various dynamic compositions with intensified color and light. The artist has described his fascination with signs as originating from trips to Times Square as a child: "I think that's when the seed was planted, when I saw the kind of activity going on above the ground level." Obsessed with the precise geometry of his subjects, Cottingham's process incorporates a series of steps that can include sketches, photographs, shapes mapped onto grids, and model construction. His crisp, often-monumental canvases celebrate and accentuate the forms of his subjects while remaining devoid of nostalgia. He lists Franz Kline, Edward Hopper, and the New Realists among his influences.
American, b. 1935, Brooklyn, New York, based in New York, Los Angeles and London


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Step inside the most modern baler factory in Europe.
Discover how an innovative baler is produced from many individual parts. CLAAS balers have been built in Metz since 1962. The company site covers 8 hectares, of which 3.5 hectares are occupied by buildings. At present, Research & Development for all CLAAS balers as well as Production Planning and Production are located in Metz. Other important departments include Quality Assurance, Purchasing and Logistics.


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a gift for a friendMonday, July 25, 2011
I have been knitting. Promise. Just slow going for some reason. (Um, hello summer.)
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This is adorable. Don't stay up too late !!!ReplyDelete
Absolutely adorable!! What a special gift. and look at you teasing us that way! have fun!!ReplyDelete
Great sweater! I especially love your personalized touch with the 'friend to friend' tag! Great idea.ReplyDelete
adorable....love the detail on the front and that color is precious. can't wait to see what is going with it.ReplyDelete
I love the sweater! I grabbed that book off the shelf like lightening the moment it first appeared and it now has little sticky-note tabs waving at me from almost every page, including the one with this pattern. At the same time I bought 2 skeins (all the lys had) of colorway #9860 of the 220 Superwash Paints. Love the colors! It just might look good made up in this sweater. I have my youngest granddaughter (7) here for a week and we are doing some sewing, as well as shopping, baking, etc. so no time for knitting at the moment. Maybe some day - after I recover! :-)ReplyDelete
Very cute! It would be even better in blue for a boy :o)ReplyDelete
dont beat yourself up leslie! things like knitting slow up in summer...i blame it on where we live! the winters are so long, that i feel like in summer everything kicks into turbocharged gear! instead of a slow lazy summer, you are trying to cram everything in! goodness knows when the chill returns, the knitting will speed right up! :)ReplyDelete
super cute! and now i want to know what else you are working on.ReplyDelete
I miss knitting, but I've been having pain in my left forearm, so I'm taking another break. Wish I knew how to avoid it...ReplyDelete
Such a sweet little pink sweater.
Love the sweatReplyDelete
I love this sweater and booties and bought the book because I was inspired for our first little one on the way. I don't have a great yarn store in my area so I was thinking of buying Cascade Superwash online. My only hesitation is that nearly all the wool I have encountered in the past has not been very soft. I love soft yarns with no "itch" factor. What do you think of this yarn as far as softness goes?ReplyDelete


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Platinum Protection allegedly in default on $10m note
AMERICAN FORK, Utah—Platinum Protection has defaulted on a promissory note of more than $10 million that it agreed to pay when it bought out the company's startup investors in 2011, a recently filed lawsuit charges. Those former investors have since been charged with operating a real estate Ponzi scheme, and the lawsuit seeks to recover the funds as part of that case.
The four main founders of Platinum Protection—a formerly prominent summer-sales-model security company based here that has been struggling in the past year with financial and legal problems—agreed in the summer of 2011 to buy out the Jacobson family's interest in the company. Wendell Jacobson and his son Allen provided the primary startup capital for Platinum, which was founded in 2006.
The price tag to buy out the family was $11.5 million, according to the recent lawsuit. Platinum paid $1.1 million cash to the Jacobsons at the closing and also gave them an interest in a Hawaiian real estate business, and agreed to pay them the remainder of the purchase price—more than $10 million—in regular installments through 2021, the lawsuit says.
Just months after the buyout, in December 2011, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit accusing Wendell and Allen Jacobson of having run a $220 million real-estate Ponzi scheme. Platinum CEO Jared Hallows has told Security Systems News the company had no knowledge of the Jacobsons' alleged wrongdoing, and Platinum has not been charged in that case.
Now, however, the court-appointed receiver in charge of the Jacobsons' assets has filed a lawsuit against Platinum, its four founders, and Cascade Alarm Holding, a company formed and owned by the Platinum founders. The lawsuit, filed in December by receiver John Beckstead in U.S. District Court in Utah, alleges they've defaulted on the note of more than $10 million they agreed to pay as part of the buyout. No payments have been received since February 2012, the lawsuit says.
February 2012 was when the leading summer-sales-model company abruptly laid off most of its employees.
The company also was sued then by its former primary dealer, Dallas-based Monitronics, which claimed Platinum owed it more than $2 million for bad accounts and loss of revenue guarantees. CPI Security Systems, a North Carolina-based monitoring company, also sued Platinum, alleging Platinum had defaulted on a $700,000 loan from CPI. The CPI lawsuit was settled last May and Monitronics that month voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit.
Attempts to reach Platinum's lawyer and the company's four founders—Hallows, Chance Allred, Keith Dyer and Jacob Pruitt—for a response regarding the Beckstead allegations were not successful by SSN's deadline.
The lawsuit seeks damages that are equal to or greater than the amount still owed under the note, interest, costs and attorney fees. The receiver also asks to foreclose on Platinum's collateral, as defined in the buyout agreement, and sell it to recover the funds still owed.
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Great reporting on a story that has a lot different players involved in many lawsuits. As a Monitronics dealer based in Atlanta, GA it is interesting to our company the 2 Mil. default in bad accounts. It seemed for a while that the summer sales model several dealers were using to increase their funding numbers was a good practice for generating clients, but this story highlights the back story of how pressure sales do not make long time customers. Its a shame too that the industry has to be tainted with so many lawsuits.


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Broncos pip Cowboys in entertaining derby
In a high quality contest, the Brisbane Broncos have defeated the North Queensland Cowboys 12-10 at Suncorp Stadium in front of over 42,000 fans.
Despite the low score, both sides threw everything at each other for eighty minutes, with defence the key for much of the duration. Brisbane struck first after 13 minutes, with Lachlan Maranta taking advantage of an overlap to cross in the corner.
The Cowboys struck back shortly after, with a similar tactic seeing them post their first points. Ash Graham went down the right side in the same fashion as his counterpart from the Broncos, and the scores were level at 4-all after a quarter of the match.
Both sides peppered each other for the remainder of the half, each forcing line drop-outs at different times before the Broncos struck on halftime. Josh Hoffman scored off a deft grubber from Jack Reed in the shadows of the break to give the hosts a four-point lead.
Great defence from both sides coupled with too much panic in attack saw neither side post points in the second half until the 58th minute, when the Cowboys ran the ball close to the line late in the tackle count, Clint Greenshields breaking through to score in his return to the NRL. Thurston's conversion saw the Cowboys pull in front by two.
Brisbane finally hit the front with nine minutes remaining, after sustaining several sets on their own line, they went up the other end and eventually Josh Hoffman beat the defence to score in the corner. In front by two from the try, the missed conversion from Prince was ultimately moot, as the Broncos did superbly well in defence for the remainder of the match. An error-prone final ten from the visitors ensured the Broncos would win this derby match.
The Telstra Premiership takes a week's break after this weekend - in the returning round at the end of April, the Cowboys host the Raiders in Townsville and the Broncos travel to Sydney to face the Tigers, both on Saturday 27 April.
Match Details
Brisbane Broncos 12 North Queensland Cowboys 10
Venue: Lang Park
Crowd: 42,556
Halftime Score: Broncos 8-4
LeagueUnlimited.com Players of the Match:
3 points - Corey Parker
2 points - Johnathan Thurston
1 point - Jack Reed
Tries: Lachlan Maranta, Josh Hoffman (2)
Conversions: Scott Prince (0/3)
Tries: Ashley Graham, Clint Greenshields
Conversions: Johnathan Thurston (1/2)
LeagueUnlimited.com Live Commentary
Broncos: No changes - as named on Tuesday...
1. Corey Norman 2. Josh Hoffman 3. Jack Reed 4. Justin Hodges 5. Lachlan Maranta 6. Scott Prince 7. Peter Wallace 8. Ben Hannant 9. Andrew McCullough 10. Sam Thaiday (C) 11. Alex Glenn 12. Matt Gillett 13. Corey Parker
Interchange: 14. Ben Hunt 15. Scott Anderson 16. David Hala 17. Nick Slyney
Cowboys: Matt Bowen, Kalifa Faifai Loa, Jason Taumololo and Dallas Johnson are all OUT.
Clint Greenshields comes in at fullback, Ashley Graham on the wing, Joel Riethmuller starting at Lock. Ashton Sims is on the bench.
19 Clint Greenshields, 21 Ash Graham, 3 Brent Tate, 4 Kane Linnett, 5 Antonio Winterstein, 6 Johnathan Thurston (c), 7 Michael Morgan, 8 Matt Scott (c), 9 Rory Kostjasyn, 10 James Tamou, 11 Tariq Sims, 12 Glenn Hall, 20 Joel Riethmuller
Interchange: 14 Ray Thompson, 15 Gavin Cooper, 16 Scott Bolton, 18 Ashton Sims
Scored by Lachlan Maranta. Conversion attempt by Scott Prince unsuccessful.
The Broncos work the numbers on the right edge and Maranta gets it down in the corner! Prince misses. First blood Brisbane.
Brisbane Broncos 4-0
Scored by Ashley Graham. Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston unsuccessful.
The pressure finally tolls on the Broncos, and similar to their opposition, it's numbers to the right and Ashley Graham gets across the line out wide. Thurston swings the conversion right but can't bring it around enough.
4 all
Scored by Josh Hoffman. Conversion attempt by Scott Prince unsuccessful.
Break down the left side... Jack Reed has it, grubbers in-field for his support and it comes in the form of Hoffman - he scores! Prince misses, it's an 8-4 halftime lead to Brisbane.
Brisbane Broncos 8-4
Scored by Clint Greenshields. Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston successful.
Beautiful line running, Thaiday is fooled in defence... Greenshields is in! Thurston converts to put the visitors in front.
North Queensland Cowboys 10-8
Scored by Josh Hoffman. Conversion attempt by Scott Prince unsuccessful.
Hoffman gets it down in the corner! Broncos in front inside the final ten! Prince misses from the sideline.
Brisbane Broncos 12-10


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I think its more of a novelty/collectors item actually.
If I remember right there was a warning released that they arent really safe to actually use.
A level 7 bolt isnt worth much, maybe $5 or so ?
This one maybe $25-30, to a collector ?
"When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty." Thomas Jefferson
here's the history of it.
I spent a while putting this together
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Last Saturday author Greg Kincaid was at The Book Barn for a chat and book signing for his most recent novel "A Christmas Home."
Last Saturday author Greg Kincaid was at The Book Barn for a chat and book signing for his most recent novel "A Christmas Home." Kincaid resides in the Kansas City area and has written two other Christmas-themed, dog stories: "Dog named Christmas" (2008) and "Christmas with Tucker" (2010). All three of these tales are touching and heartwarming…and will cause a few tears for most folks. They make great gifts for all ages. Reading these books started me thinking about the abundance of dog-themed stories that are available. Many of these are ones that I read many years ago. These still have relevance and are a great read. Unless you are in my generation, you have probably heard of these stories but have not read them. Here are a few recommendations: "Lassie Come Home" by Eric Knight is a classic. The book is better than the movie. "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson is the tale of a stray yellow mongrel dog that is taken in by a struggling ranch family in the 1860's and the impact he has on the lives of the family, especially the young boy. It, of course, has a sad ending as most dog tales do. "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong is a narration about the complicated life of a poor sharecropper family and their dog Sounder. The father is arrested and Sounder is shot by the police and disappears for a long time and the young son searches for him and the father. Eventually they all are reunited. The ending is sad and uplifting at the same time. The James Herriot series of stories are always wonderful. Veterinarian Herriot shares stories of his "patients" and their owners. Each chapter is a different story that will lift your spirits as well as m???ake you laugh and cry. Our family always remembers the times when I would read Herriot stories to the kids when we were on long road trips. The only problem was, that too often, I was unable to go on when there were sad moments. I would look back at the children and see three tear-streaked faces waiting for me to continue. "Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing and Hope in My Life, as an Animal Surgeon" by Nick Trout is another tale of a veterinarian's life. In this case, it covers one day in the life of a surgeon working at Angell Memorial Animal Hospital in Boston treating urgent emergency trauma cases. It begins with a call in the wee hours of the morning and ends with another call in the wee hours of the next morning. There are many books available about dealing with the loss of a pet. Most are geared toward children. "I'll Always Love You" by Hans Wilhelm is highly recommended along with "A Little Dog Like You" by Rosemary Sutcliff. A favorite of mine is a picture book "Dog Heaven." It and its companion book "Cat Heaven" show a heaven where the pet is whole and healthy again and all of their favorite things are there. There are so many sweet and charming books for young readers that it is hard to make a recommendation. "Good Dog Carl" by Alexandra Day is about a baby-sitting Rottweiler. "Dog Breath: the Horrible Trouble with Hally Tosis" by Dav Pilkey for ages 3-6 is just about what the title says and of course the dog saves the day. "I Don't Want a Posh Dog" by Emma Dodd is told in simple rhyming couplets for 4-8 year-olds. "Wrapped in Love" by Jan Johnston for ages 3-6 is about nighttime fears that a dog experiences and how he overcomes his fears as he is taught that he is "wrapped in love". A final recommendation of an inspirational book for all ages is "Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love" is a true story by Larry Levin about a dog with scars and mutilations from being used as a "bait" dog in fighting, who has kept his gentle trusting nature and thus has an impact on his adoptive family and all emotionally and physically scarred people. Anne Divine is a long time member of LAWS and has volunteered at Animal Control for 18 years. She can be reached at: firstname.lastname@example.com.


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BSU Catalog Home | Physical Education Course Descriptions
Dr. Donna Palivec (Chair; firstname.lastname@example.com), Mr. Edward Belisle, Mr. Brent Bolte, Mr. Matthew Bowen, Mr. Wayne Chadwick, Mr. Mike Curfman, Dr. Eric Forsyth, Mr. Bertrum Gilling, Dr. Muriel Gilman, Mr. Craig Hougen, Mr. Rich Jahner, Dr. B. Christina Kippenhan, Dr. James Mastro, Dr. Karl Salscheider, Mr. Tom Serratore, Mr. Steve Sertich, Mr. James Stone, Mr. Jeff Tesch, Mr. Shane Veenker, Dr. James White
See additional departmental offerings under "Health" and "Sport Management" listings.
The mission of the Department of Physical Education, Health, and Sport is "to provide students with opportunities to excel through purposeful experiences resulting in skills, including leadership, communication, use of technology, and appreciation of individual differences. Through our programs, students develop an appreciation of the contributions of physical activity, wellness, and sport to society."
The Physical Education teacher licensure program, Minnesota Board of Teaching approved, leads to licensure for teaching physical education in K-12 schools. It also prepares students for graduate school. The curriculum includes studies in the basic and exercise sciences, methods and activities, curricular development, and assessment as well as professional education. Hands-on learning is emphasized in laboratory and methods classes and includes teaching experiences in the field.
The Exercise Science program prepares students for graduate work in exercise science–related areas, as well as in areas such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, medicine, chiropractic, and other allied health fields. Students entering the job market with an undergraduate degree in exercise science generally work with corporate and community fitness programs, health clubs, and similar fitness-related industries. The program may also be chosen by students who are interested in coaching but do not wish to teach in public elementary or secondary schools.
The Department of Physical Education, Health, and Sport offers several minors and specialist programs that provide students with the skills and expertise to work in health clubs, coach teams, or teach special needs students. Also, in addition to offering a variety of activities classes that enhance students' liberal education, the department works with Campus Recreation and Athletics to offer a broad range of learning experiences.
See Section II, Enrollment for required high school preparation.Recommended High School Courses
Students are encouraged to discuss with their advisor the option of a second major or minor that might strengthen or complement their major. For example, an additional major or minor in health education or developmental adapted physical education may be beneficial in expanding employment opportunities.
Transfer Students: At least one-third of the credits to be included in the major must be successfully completed at Bemidji State University.


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Make an impression and bring your best photos and drawings from your iPad to the real world in a Moleskine Photo Book. The brand new iPad app offers a fast and simple way to print your iPad images in a quality Photo Book, delivered to your door at the touch of the screen.
The captures you select will be presented in an album that preserves all the signature Moleskine details: open-flat stitched binding, rounded corners, elastic closure and expandable back pocket: for negatives, mementos or business cards. Each page inside is made of Moleskine ivory-colored paper.
Share your work, make an impression and create an object for keeps.
Available on the iTunes store.
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Staten Island, NY – Fr. Frank Pavone, National
Director of Priests for Life, commented today on
the House leadership's refusal to allow a
separate vote on taxpayer funding for abortions
in the District of Columbia.
"The House leadership knows that the public does
not want to pay for abortions so they refuse to
allow a separate vote on the question," said Fr.
Pavone. "Their pure political cowardice,
however, will not shield supporters of the DC
appropriations bill from pro-life scrutiny."


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Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Ortega, MS, RD, LD
Dietician and Oncology Specialist
School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Kim Ortega is a clinical dietitian, specializing in oncology for over 7 years at the Ireland Cancer Center, University Hospitals Case Medical Center.
She received her Master of Science in Human Nutrition from Case Western Reserve University, while completing her Dietetic Internship at University Hospitals Case Medical Center. Her undergraduate work in Nutrition Management was done at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York.
She has played an essential role in the development and implementation of nutrition care paths and nutrition guidelines for appropriate screening, assessment and intervention by the oncology clinical practice at the Ireland Cancer Center. In turn, she has implemented several educational in-services for oncology nursing staff and other health professionals, developing nutritional tools, resources and handbooks.
Her focus on nutrition education not only positively affects oncology patients, but the oncology community. She has given several group and community presentations, including those representing the American Cancer Society. She has been interviewed on several occasions by the news media, commenting on the latest studies in cancer and nutrition.


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Did you read today's front page stories & breaking news?
Cloud Expo
Taking Advantage of the Advancements in Cloud Computing
An exclusive Q&A with Brian Patrick Donaghy, CEO of Appcore
By: Jeremy Geelan
Nov. 13, 2012 01:00 AM
"We'll continue to see the long tail of legacy technology in use for years," observed Brian Patrick Donaghy, CEO of Appcore, in this exclusive Q&A with Cloud Expo Conference Chair Jeremy Geelan. Donaghy continued, "New applications are being written today that are much more efficient, fast and cost-effective that take advantage of advancements in massive processing and scale out infrastructure."
Cloud Computing Journal: Just having the enterprise data is good. Extracting meaningful information out of this data is priceless. Agree or disagree?
Brian Patrick Donaghy: It's the difference between wisdom and knowledge. Collecting, maintaining, and accessing large datasets is the prerequisite to then running analytical processes - or extracting the wisdom from the knowledge. Asking the right questions is the trick.
Cloud Computing Journal: Forrester's James Staten: "Not everything will move to the cloud as there are many business processes, data sets and workflows that require specific hardware or proprietary solutions that can't take advantage of cloud economics. For this reason we'll likely still have mainframes 20 years from now." Agree or disagree?
Donaghy: The reason we have 20-year-old mainframes and other legacy systems in production today is more related to the applications that were written for those systems. Applications that are working well on legacy platforms are difficult to migrate from an ROI perspective. We'll continue to see the long tail of legacy technology in use for years. New applications are being written today that are much more efficient, fast and cost-effective that take advantage of advancements in massive processing and scale out infrastructure.
Cloud Computing Journal: The price of cloud computing will go up - so will the demand. Agree or disagree or....?
Donaghy: Useful technology advancements always produce a rise in demand with a fall in pricing - cloud computing will follow this same trend. We are watching worldwide demand grow for utility grade computing resources that can be bought on-demand, as a service. However, we are still in the early stages of the adoption curve. We believe that there will be a commodity computing market with stiff competition and low prices; but also a specialized, enterprise and industry-specific sector meeting complex demands. Market pricing is relative to the complexity of the problem you are solving.
Cloud Computing Journal: Rackspace is reporting an 80% growth from cloud computing, Amazon continues to innovate and make great strides, and Microsoft, Dell and other big players are positioning themselves as big leaders. Are you expecting in the next 18 months to see the bottom fall out and scores of cloud providers failing or getting gobbled up by bigger players? Or what?
Donaghy: Expansion and consolidation periods happen during technology shifts and cloud is no exception. We have definitely seen a large expansion of the number of service providers over the last year and not all of them will get it right; some will find the right niche and mix and grow into being a major player themselves, while others will be consolidated or acquired. CRM software took the same path 10 years ago as SaaS took hold. At the time there were a very large number of CRM providers that got consolidated into the handful there are today. Much of the driving reason behind consolidation in CRM is standardization. We are already experiencing the standardization consolidation in cloud with the orchestration race, which I believe will end up with an AWS-platform, OpenStack and CloudStack standards.
Cloud Computing Journal: Please name one thing that - despite what we all may have heard or read - you are certain is NOT going to happen in the future, with Cloud and BigData? ;-)
Donaghy: We are not going to see a complete move of processing and systems to major cloud service providers. I believe we will see more local cloud networks, internal private cloud, and standardized service providers servicing their local regions - on par with the way that local telecommunications companies work.
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Recent Salmonella outbreaks associated with small turtles
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is currently investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella linked to small turtles. Outbreak strains of Salmonella Sandiego, Salmonella Pomona and Salmonella Poona have been reported in 124 people from 27 states, the CDC says. Nineteen of those infected have been hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported at this time. Young children are considered particularly susceptible to Salmonella infection from turtles, and of the 124 cases recently reported, 67 percent are children 10 years of age or younger.
Initial results of the investigation indicate that exposure to turtles or their environments (for example, water from their habitats) is the cause of these outbreaks. Most infected individuals who reported contact with small turtles prior to illness purchased them from a street vendor, which makes it difficult for investigators to determine the original source.
According to the CDC, the numbers of illnesses reported in each state are as follows:
- Alabama (1)
- Alaska (2)
- Arizona (3)
- California (21)
- Colorado (5)
- Delaware (3)
- Georgia (3)
- Illinois (1)
- Indiana (1)
- Kentucky (1)
- Maryland (6)
- Massachusetts (3)
- Michigan (2)
- Minnesota (1)
- Nevada (4)
- New Jersey (7)
- New Mexico (3)
- New York (24)
- North Carolina (1)
- Ohio (2)
- Oregon (1)
- Pennsylvania (9)
- South Carolina (3)
- Texas (12)
- Vermont (1)
- Virginia (3)
- West Virginia (1)
It is well known that contact with turtles as well as other reptiles and amphibians can be a source of human Salmonella infections. These species can carry Salmonella germs, which are shed in their droppings and can contaminate their bodies and their surroundings. Humans are at risk of infection after handling turtles or coming in contact with contaminated sources in the environment.


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Scribo wrote:So you don't know the language and have no formal training but you've managed to convince another person that you're capable of teaching their children, or that its a good idea to teach them Latin and Greek from a young age. But you need an internet forums' help. Right.
Good luck with your endeavour.
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The people in control of Greek teaching.
are the product of a very out dated and ineffective teaching system. Those who make it through such a filter are those for whom learning Greek was second nature and hence don't realize why there is anything wrong with current teaching methods. .
Given that I have more faith in the ability of an enthusiastic amateur who is open to trying things out to see what works with this particular child than most of the current experts.
A.A.I wrote:I took that example from others working on similar things but felt the need to check it with someone.
I find it hard to believe that one can't specify 'this/that/etc' while asking what something is. 'What's that thing there/on the right/around the corner?' Can't be asked in Latin? Well, I find that to be ridiculous. I don't see how this is an 'English' construction which I'm somehow trying to force onto Latin.
Should 'hoc' only be for emphasis? What about the concerns of gender?
I don't see why varying forms would be overly confusing (if all correct and in context). This happens in natural languages all the time.
I appreciate that you're trying to be 'helpful' in some way, but your just telling us the same challenges we're already largely aware of. It's rather discouraging, to be honest.
Isn't there anyone else who can give input? Or is there a better place for Latin than Textkit?
Helikwps wrote:Marcos do you or anyone else here know either of these folks? I'd very much like to get my kid set up in a similar situation. Thanks much for any help!