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Hawai'i, hippies and volcanoes
"In front of you, you see the earth swell like a great belly, then the rock begins to split before your very eyes. Before you see anything, you're hit by a blast of baking heat that dries your eyeballs. As you step back from the searing heat, a tongue of red lava slides out into the open. The oxygen hits it, the red glow becomes intense and tiny flames lick up the surface."
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- Ancestors (parents, grandparents, or even great-grandparents). My favorite certificates are the ones that are usually the most tragic. They were filled out by a parent or grandparent of the deceased (usually a child in these cases). But, because of the close connection to the deceased, the certificate is usually pretty spot-on and thorough.
- Children. Talk about hit-or-miss. No certificate offers as much uncertainty as when a child of the deceased is the informant. I've gotten some that were surprisingly thorough and others that are truly head-scratching. When my great-grandmother died and her son supplied the information, he put "unknown" for both her parents. Now, I knew my great-grandmother and she talked about her parents often so you'd be hard pressed to find anyone in my family who didn't know who they were. I can only figure that he didn't read over the certificate very thoroughly before he signed it.
- Spouses. This is the most common informant I've found and usually one of the best. If I know the deceased had a living spouse, the certificate goes way up on my priority list of ones to get. I do find that while the deceased's parents are listed, little mistakes are often present and the maiden name of the deceased's mother is often missing.
- Other Relatives (cousins, aunts and uncles, nephews and nieces, etc.). Much the same as children, very hit-or-miss (but usually miss).
- Friends, Neighbors and Strangers. I don't know about you, but I rarely discuss my family tree with people I am unrelated to or who are uninterested in genealogy. If I were to die today, I can count very few people unrelated to me who would make a decent informant on my death certificate. I have found that this is often the case with relatives, thus these certificates are usually disappointing.
Obviously, any good genealogist goes after all the certificates available and I do. But I'm also not a wealthy person so when ordering a certificate, I want it to give me the most information (and most accurate information). That is why knowing or at least having an idea who the informant was is important to me.


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Pictured: Harvard captain Tess Wood and the Crimson returns to the slopes this weekend (Gil Talbot)
BURLINGTON, Vt. - After a weekend off EISA Carnival action returns Friday for the UVM Carnival in Stowe, Vt. Alpine races are at Stowe and Nordic Races are at Trapp Family Lodge. The events are spread over three days from Friday February 5 to Sunday February 7.
Friday events include alpine Giant Slalom at Stowe. Saturday events are both Nordic and alpine. The Saturday Nordic event is a 5km classic for women and 10km classic for men with 15-second interval start. Saturday's alpine events include Slalom for both men and women. The final event of the Carnival is Sunday at Trapps. Men and women both race 10km freestyle with 15-second individual starts.
Get up to the minute results and find out race developments
online. Nordic live updates are in the same location as
results. Alpine result are posted live at www.live-timing.com
Alpine FIS/UNI Start Lists, Leader Bibs and EISA Rankings are on the Rankings page.
Click here for more info on schedule, start lists and results.
Nordic Course Map pdf | Staduim Map pdf
Results online at www.eisaskiing.org/results
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Thursday 4th
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Friday 5th Team Score
9:30 am Women's 1st run Giant Slalom Start List
Men's 1st run Giant Slalom immediatley following Women's race Start List
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10:30 am Women's 5km Classic* Results
12:15 pm Men's 10km Classic* Results
12:30 pm Men's 2nd run Slalom Results
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Sunday 7th
10:30 am Women's 10km Freestyle* Results
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waps Posts: 19Thanks...Well they are putting something on there, I would sure like to know what they are...0
wsome001 Posts: 4The tensioner froze and the chain slipped a bunch of teeth. I've got the timing cover off, using the manual, etc... and can't seem to get the timing chain set correctly - I line up the marks as noted in the manual, turn the crank by hand, and the marks never line up again.
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My 2008 xB developed a noise in the rear about about 20k miles. I first thought it was the tire and that a rotation may take care of it. It didn't. It would start at about 30 MPH and reach the loudest about 60. Some days it's louder than others. I put on about 2500 miles a month on it, and is now just over 30k miles. I figured I better take it in to the dealer to look at it and see if it's the tires or the bearing. Turns out the rear right bearing and hub is bad. Good thing I'm getting this done under warranty. The dealer quoted a price of $850 for the job, and at first wanted me to admit I'd done something stupid like hitting a curb (which I didn't). I had to get him to ask Toyota to cover this under warranty. Doing a bit of online research on the xB and other Scion communities, the xB rear bearings have had a known history of early demise since the first generation. Someone said they were taken from the Echo and put on the xB. Are they the same as the ones on the Corolla? No wonder they're going bad. Some people have had multiple failures of rear bearings. One person replaced five in about 150k miles. This scares me as it's not a cheap job. Although some have said aftermarket bearings are much better and will hold. It's the OEM Toyota ones that are bad. Anyone else have had a similar experience?0
mac, i'm about to buy a used 2008 xB with 49K miles on it. I don't know the service history on it. what kinds of things should i look for with this many miles on the engine/drive train. its out of warranty for sure, but is that anything to be concerned about?0
:mad: Driving the 2008 xB about 75 mph and the windshield starts making a squeeling sound from time to time. Anyone else experienced this? it mostly happens when a gust of wind occurs at any speed above about 70 mph. really aggravating for a vehicle of this class.0
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sr77 Posts: 1My wife had her RS 8.0 in for windshield issues four times and has had three windshields installed, so far it seems to have stopped. But we dont trust it, we drive around listening for sounds now, each time expecting to hear something.
If it wasnt leaking water it was whistling very loud. However, the way Scion handled it we are never buying another Toyota product. They did offer to make four payments for each of the trips to the dealership. We wanted out of the lease to get into another Toyota vehicle. The corporate rep decided that the windshield leaking water or making noise was two separate problems and not related. Although they said all the problems came from not doing the seal properly. We should have gotten a lemon lawyer.
We have purchased nine Toyotas' in the last ten years. We currently own two second gen. xB RS, I have a RS 5.0
I'm so glad we didnt purchase this car, just 2 more years and it becomes someone elses problem. Maybe it will get totaled this winter to rid it from any other poor sucker from being stuck with this miserable piece of crap.0
Yesterday my 08 xB (71k miles) had all its brake warning lights (ABS, VCS slippage, VCS off, handbrake) come on while the vehicle was moving. The lights did their usual thing after ignition,and then had gone off, only to return a few minutes later. I pulled over to check my handbrake was indeed released and could feel no resistance when I moved the car. I drove with the lights flashing for about 30 minutes, and they went off by themselves.
I checked the internet for this problem, and lo and behold there is a sleuth of posts about this exact problem on many Toyota owner bulletin boards. I could be something as easy as a corroded wiring harness leading to an ABS sensor in one of the wheels (Toyota obviously does a bad job of insulating the wiring), or a bad ABS sensor (a few hundred $$), all the way to a bad ABS computer ($3K).
At this point of my ownership experience, I'm rethinking about keeping this car. My engine has started the dreaded oil burning issue, and I have to check the level weekly. With this potential $$$ repair ahead of me, I don't want to wait for anything else to happen.
It's obvious that this is a problem across the entire Toyota line (Scion xB, Rav4, Lexus, Tundra, etc. owners reporting), but Toyota is not doing a thing. This is a potential safety issue as all the ABS and VCS systems are turned off when this happens. I'm not happy with Toyota at this point, and this is my second Toyota after a happy experience with a Corolla.0


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Eastern Mennonite University (Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA)
In the second decade of the 20th-century, a number of Virginia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church) leaders believed there should be a church school in the East. It was observed that a great many Mennonite young people who attended the local high schools were being lost to the church. It was to prevent this loss and to establish a school that would promote the cause of the Mennonite Church, that steps were taken to organize a church school in the East. It was difficult to find a permanent location for the school. Warwick County and Alexandria, Virginia, were considered as possible locations in 1914 and 1915, but these were rejected because they were off center from the total Mennonite population in the East. The Assembly Park, a 16-acre forest area, 1 1/2 miles northwest of Harrisonburg, with a large, three-story frame building which had been previously used as an industrial school, was chosen as the location, since it was located near the border between the Middle and the Northern districts of the Virginia Conference. This property was purchased in 1916, and used until the winter of 1920, when the college was moved to its permanent location on the hill west of the Assembly Park. The first building on the new site was a large (50 x 120 feet) three-story tile stucco building providing classrooms, dormitories, dining hall and kitchen, and administration offices. In 1926 a south annex was constructed providing additional dormitories on the third and fourth floors, a new chapel on the first floor, and a science laboratory and dining room in the basement. With the exception of the gymnasium, no further major building enterprise was undertaken for more than a decade. In 1938 Vesper Heights Observatory was constructed as a class project. Its development attracted wide attention.
In 1940 building operations were begun again on a large scale. The new north annex provided for science laboratories in the basement, a library on the entire first floor, and an infirmary on the second and third floors. The old frame building in the Assembly Park was razed and some of the material used in the construction of an industrial arts building. The largest unit of construction in the early 1940s was the auditorium with a seating capacity of 1,500. An assembly room in the basement provided accommodations for 500.
During World War II and several years following, building operations were practically at a standstill except for emergency building. In 1949 the board of trustees decided to undertake building again on a larger scale. Work was begun on the largest single building unit in the history of the school to that time—the women's dormitory, which accommodated 250 persons and included a larger kitchen and dining room as well as additional classrooms; it was completed in 1953.
The building programs have not been the most important phases of life at Eastern Mennonite College. Curriculums have been added and expanded; accreditment has been sought and attained. Work of college grade was offered first in 1920. In the following years, two and three years of college work were offered. In 1930 the College was accredited by the state as a standard junior college. Two years later the College received state approval for a two-year teacher's training course leading to a normal professional certificate. A Bible course of college grade has been offered from almost the first. The course has been expanded along with the general college work, so that in 1937, a four-year Bible course leading to the Th.B. degree was offered. A four-year liberal arts college program was initiated in 1945. The Virginia State Board of Education in 1947 gave Eastern Mennonite College the rating of a standard four-year college with permission to grant the A.B., B.S., B.S. in Education, B.R.E., and Th.B. (6-yr.) degrees.
The college in 1955 offered the following curricula: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Premedical Course, Bachelor of Science in Home Economics, Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education, Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, and Bachelor of Science in Nursing; in the Bible School, the Christian Workers' Course, Junior College Bible Course, Bachelor of Religious Education, and Bachelor of Theology.
In 1965 the graduate seminary had evolved as Eastern Mennonite Seminary. Other graduate programs were initiated in the 1990s. Because of the graduate programs, Eastern Mennonite College became Eastern Mennonite University in August 1994.
These increased offerings and accreditment by the State Board meant much from the standpoint of enrollment. In the 1930s the enrollment was around 50 students; by 1952 it had increased to 260, almost exclusively members of the Mennonite Church (MC). The College also operated a strong high-school division with about 200 students. In 1955-56 the total enrollment was 623, with 381 in the college, and 242 in the high school. In 2007 Eastern Mennonite University had over 1400 students.
By 1955-56 the College was staffed by 41 teaching faculty members. Six of this number had the doctor's degree, or its equivalent, and two were candidates.
Presidents of the college up to 1956 included J. B. Smith 1917-1922, A. D. Wenger 1922-1935, J. L. Stauffer 1935-1950, J. R. Mumaw 1950- . Deans have been C. K. Lehman 1924-1956, Ira Miller 1956- .
A large variety of extracurricular activities was provided. The Christian service activities in the 1950s were under the direction of a Director of Christian Service and the Young People's Christian Association. This provided an outlet of expression for the religious emphasis in all departments of training. The college was characterized by a strong religious atmosphere and a conservative theological viewpoint. It aimed to train youth for service in the church and has for its motto "Thy Word Is Truth."
The school was owned and operated by the Virginia Mennonite Conference through a board of 17 trustees elected for a three-year term by the conference. In addition there was a Religious Welfare Committee of four elected by the conference.
Eastern Mennonite University. "A History of Eastern Mennonite University." Accessed 7 August 2007. <http://www.emu.edu/history.html>
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 498 f.
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Eastern Mennonite University website
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Brunk, Harry A. "Eastern Mennonite University (Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 18 Dec 2018. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Eastern_Mennonite_University_(Harrisonburg,_Virginia,_USA)&oldid=104380.
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Windows 7 - 64bit - GTS 450 (driver verions 220.127.116.1110)
Open GL 4.2
Learning Area: VAO usage
1. What happens when you rebind the currently bound VAO with glBindVertexArray()? Is there a performance cost to rebinding the current VAO?
(I have heard that there is a large performance cost to bind a different VAO [http://www.opengl.org/wiki/Vertex_Rendering] but what about rebinding the same VAO).
2. When drawing with glDraw*Range*BaseVertex(), should 'start' and 'end' be calculated with or without 'basevertex' taken into account?
(spec [http://www.opengl.org/wiki/GLAPI/glD...entsBaseVertex] doesn't seem to have information on this question).
In short, does the documentation mean that Open GL adds 'basevertex' to the 'start' and 'end' indices or do I need to add 'basevertex' to 'start' and 'end' manually before calling glDraw*Range() to help the driver optimize glDraw*Range() calls?
For example:
Imagine that the indices from different meshes are combined, many of the indices will have the same value, but different meanings, which is solved by keeping a baseIndex with each mesh and using it to call gl*Draw*BaseVertex.
Each mesh's index offset is saved so that multiple unrelated meshes can be rendered with one VAO.
vertices = {0,0,0, 0,0,0, 0,0,0, 0,1,-2, -1,-1,-2, 1,-1,-2}
indices = {0,1,2, 0,1,2 }
// Assuming glBind(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, ...) is bound and the correct VAO is bound with correct enabled vertex attributes
glDrawRangeElementsBaseVertex(GL_TRIANGLES, 0?, 2?, 3, GL_INT, NULL, 3); // Last parameter is 'basevertex'
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Recipe: Basil Ricotta Tortelloni with a Rustic Tomato Sauce
I had the privilege of learning this recipe from a very seasoned chef in Italy during a cooking class at his family restaurant. It was no surprise that he made creating this dish from scratch look simple. But after a few attempts (and mishaps) in my own kitchen, what surprises me now is that it's something I can put together without looking at instructions.
In his restaurant's kitchen, Chef Moreno demonstrated how to slowly incorporate the eggs into the semolina and the key to the best consistency (lots of slow mixing and kneading). He advised us to roll the dough thin enough to see a newspaper through, or, in his words, thin enough to "see Menaggio," a town across the lake from his restaurant in Verenna. He served this tortelloni with a light cream sauce, but I grew to prefer it with a tomato sauce instead.
Tortelloni is tortellini's big brother made with larger squares of pasta and more filling. Don't worry if yours don't come out perfect; half of the fun here is creating your own shapes. Try making this recipe for a crowd and letting each person fill and shape their own tortelloni.
I've made this pasta rolled out by hand and with a hand crank pasta roller. Somehow, each method takes me about the same amount of time. If you have enough counter space, try rolling by hand. You'll accomplish more at once and it will save you the frustration of passing the dough through the pasta roller again and again at decreasing thickness settings.
Homemade Basil Ricotta Tortelloni with a Rustic Tomato Sauce
Serves 4 and makes approximately 40 tortelloni
- For the pasta dough:
12 ounces
durum wheat semolina flour (half of a standard 24-ounce bag), plus 1/4 cup for rolling
3 to 4
- For the pasta filling:
4 ounces
fresh ricotta
1/4 teaspoon
2 tablespoons
basil, chopped
1 teaspoon
lemon zest
2 tablespoons
grated Parmesan
- For the sauce:
1 tablespoon
olive oil
small onion, chopped
1/2 cup
black olives, sliced
1 tablespoon
capers, drained from brine
1/2 cup
cherry tomatoes, sliced
2 cups
tomato puree
1/4 cup
basil, chopped
To make pasta dough, pour flour onto a large cutting board or counter top. Make a well and add 3 eggs. Using your hands, break the yolks and slowly incorporate flour into the well, breaking up any clumps of flour with your fingers. Time is your friend here so go slowly. Once the egg mixture thickens and holds together well, incorporate all of the flour and knead the dough together. Dough should be slightly sticky but not wet. Add more flour or an additional egg if the texture is too wet (the dough will be too sticky to knead) or too dry (the dough will be crumbly and won't come together in a ball). The number of eggs used will vary based on the size of the eggs, the humidity in your kitchen, and a million other reasons (really!).
Knead the dough until all flour is incorporated and the dough feels elastic, about 5-10 minutes. The longer you knead, the more smooth and elastic the dough will become. Form dough into a ball, dust with flour, and wrap with plastic. Let rest for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, make ricotta filling. Mix ricotta with salt, basil, lemon, and egg. Set aside.
Roll out dough onto a lightly floured surface. Because this dough will be folded onto itself to make the tortelloni, thinner is better. If you have a pasta roller, work dough through the thinnest setting. Take care to keep dough from drying out by keeping unused portions covered.
Using a pasta cutter, or just a sharp knife, cut dough into large squares, about 4 inches square. Put 1 heaping teaspoon of ricotta filling in the center of each square. Brush water along two edges of the square and fold opposite corner over to make a triangle, being careful to seal the filling inside. Holding the straight edge away from you, gently grasp the two opposing corners with your fingers and thumbs. Bring opposing corners toward each other, so the straight edge creases, and press corners together, one on top of the other, forming the tortelloni. This is easier than it sounds. However, don't stress out about the shape. Be creative and form the tortelloni into any shape desired.
To make sauce, add oil to a large pan over medium heat. Add onions and cook until softened, about 10 minutes. Add olives, capers, and cherry tomatoes and cook for an additional 2 minutes. Add tomato puree and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, add basil, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Cook tortelloni in a pot of salted boiling water until pasta is al dente, about 2-4 minutes. Serve hot with rustic sauce.
• Visit the cooking class in Verenna, Italy: Il Caminetto
Related: How To Make Pasta: Tips From My Italian-Mother-in-Law
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Statoil region office
Lighting combines with ventilation
Statoil's new award winning regional office outside Oslo is illuminated with custom-made luminaires with lighting control that also regulates ventilation.
The new Statoil Oslo office is 65 500 square meters of advanced construction technique with a beautiful view over the Oslo fjord.
It's spectacular architecture, created by A-lab architects, has a wood and aluminium interior and was awarded with the prize "Best Commercial Building" at the World Architecture News (WAN) Awards in 2012. In November of that year approximately 2500 employees moved into the inspiring and flexible workspace.
Both Fagerhult and the customer decided at an early stage to try something new, to merge ventilation and light control in one fixture. With DALI presence detector lighting is controlled according to movement and light levels within a building.
"With a custom made recessed Como luminaires we combined light and ventilation control so that there was no need to duplicate the control system", says Petter Berg from Fagerhult, who worked on the project.
All offices are now lit with 6600 pieces of specially made Como of 15x120 cm, which are integrated into the ventilation system.
Flexibility at its best
Como is a good glare free choice in the flexible office space. The workspaces are built to create positive interaction and the walls can be moved around to create custom made spaces for different tasks.
One kilometre of Notor
All together there are a variety of lengths and sizes of 1 km Notor installations. This gives exciting straight light lines that frame the whole building, especially in the stairwells. Notor also gives a functional general light for the whole area, with effective illumination of direct light that reflects on the floor.
Light for different activities
There is a central square in the centre of the building, a focal point, where various activities overlap. The spotlight Catwalk illuminates the walls in this large open area and gives a pleasant, ambient, daylight feeling.
About 450 Fagerhult spotlights and several fittings from our popular Pleiad downlight range illuminates all around the complex, for example Pleiad power in the big meeting area and 800 pieces of Pleiad Comfort G2 285 and 250 in the stairwells and other smaller public areas.
The conference rooms are illuminated using 460 pieces of MultiFive Delta, Multilume Beta are found in the large kitchen and Allfive in the four storey car park.
"All together this was an exciting project and we are proud of the result; a modern office with good lighting comfort for the employees." concludes Petter.


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490 Yards of Offense Not Enough for Bulldogs
PHILADELPHIA – The Yale football team was just one quarter way from knocking off the defending Ivy League champion, Penn, and snapping the Quakers' 17-game league winning streak Saturday afternoon at Franklin Field. But the Bulldogs' bid for the historic win unraveled as Penn scored 27 points in the game's final 13 minutes to come away with a 37-25 victory, knocking the Elis out of first place in the process.
Yale (3-3, 2-1 Ivy League) had a 7-3 halftime lead, and was up 20-10 heading into the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs were effective on offense (466 yards) against the Quakers' traditionally stout defense, as senior quarterback Patrick Witt threw for 258 yards and two touchdowns and senior tailback Alex Thomas ran for 204 (the first time Penn has allowed a 200-yard rusher since 1997) and a score. But when Yale's big-play receiver, junior Chris Smith, was knocked out of the game with an injury in the third quarter after racking up 148 yards and two touchdowns, things began turning in Penn's favor. The Eli offense only had to punt once in the second half -- right at the end of the third quarter -- but after that punt the Quakers reeled off back-to-back touchdown drives, squeezing in a recovery of a sky kick on a kickoff in between. That put Penn up 23-20, and while the Bulldogs did tie the game 23-23 they would never re-take the lead.
"It's frustrating," said Witt. "You're up by 10 going into the fourth quarter, you'd like to think that two scores going into one quarter would last a little longer than it did."
The sky kick, which came after a 16-yard touchdown from quarterback Billy Ragone to tight end Luke Nawrocki early in the fourth, was primarily intended just to thwart Yale's potent kick return game. But when the ball bounced on the turf at the Yale 39, Quakers running back Kyle Wilcox was able to pounce on it.
"We were really trying to make those big guys [on the Yale return team] run around and go get the ball, not be able to set the wedge," said Penn head coach Al Bagnoli, who picked up the 100th Ivy League win of his coaching career. "Connor Loftus hit it perfectly, the ball bounced, and we were fortunate to recover."
That set up another touchdown drive, capped by an 11-yard run from Quakers quarterback Billy Ragone. He hurt the Bulldogs all day long with both his arm (236 yards passing, three touchdowns) and his legs (94 rushing yards, one touchdown).
"We knew he was capable of making those types of plays with his legs," said Tom Williams, Yale's Joel E. Smilow '54 Head Coach of Football. "He's evasive. He made some guys miss and he had some good runs."
The Quakers ran the ball effectively from the get-go, racking up 29 yards on their first five runs. But when they tried a sixth run on third-and-one from the Yale 44, senior linebacker Wes Moyer and senior defensive lineman Reed Spiller stuffed it to force a punt. After the Bulldogs gained 34 yards, a punt from freshman Kyle Cazzetta pinned the Quakers back at their own 11, but they were able to drive far enough down field to get the game's first points, a 24-yard field goal by Loftus at 1:44.
A pair of big plays by senior free safety Geoff Dunham switched the momentum early in the second quarter. First, he broke up a pass intended for receiver Ryan Calvert, arriving just in time to knock the ball away. Then, he grabbed a tipped pass for an interception, returning it 13 yards to the Penn 47. Five plays later, Witt connected with Smith for a 12-yard touchdown at 9:45 of the second. The Bulldogs had been outgained 146-93 at that point, but still had a 7-3 lead.
The Quakers brought in Ryan Becker for Ragone for one series, and the Bulldog defense immediately put him on the run. Back-to-back pressures from junior linebacker Will McHale and senior defensive end Matt Battaglia forced incompletions from the Yale 32, and the Penn field goal attempt from there came up short to keep Yale's 7-3 lead intact.
A goal-line stand kept Yale in the lead heading into halftime. On second and goal from the Yale four, a sack by senior defensive lineman Pat Moran pushed the Quakers back to the 11. Ragone scrambled from there on third down but was brought down at the Yale one by Battaglia. His attempt to plunge over the goal line on fourth down was stood up by the Yale line, led by senior defensive end Cliff Foreman.
Two big pass plays got the Yale crowd to their feet early in the third quarter, even though one of them was called back. Right after sophomore wide receiver Deon Randall's leaping 31-yard grab at the Penn 17 was wiped out by an offensive pass interference call, the Bulldogs went right back to that side of the field with another bomb. This one was a 52-yarder to Smith that set the Bulldogs up at the Quaker six. Two plays later, Thomas ran the ball in from a yard out. The Bulldogs missed the extra point, but still led 13-3 with 11:05 left in the third.
The Quakers got a big pass play of their own on the next drive, a 46-yarder from Ragone to receiver Ryan Mitchell that got the ball to the Yale 22. On the next play Ragone hit receiver Joe Holder in the end zone to bring Penn within 13-10.
Just 90 seconds later the Bulldogs were facing a third-and-seven from their own 40 when Witt went to the air again with big results. He lofted one down the field, where Smith had his man beat. Smith hauled the ball in, avoided a lunging attempt at a tackle from behind, and raced into the end zone. Junior Philippe Panico's extra point made it 20-10.
The Quakers tried to answer with another big pass play, but senior cornerback Drew Baldwin leaped up and batted away Ragone's pass from the Penn 47 that reached the Yale five. Two plays later, junior cornerback Kurt Stottlemyer forced a punt when he stopped Quaker running back Brandon Colavita two yards shy of a first down after a short third-down pass.
Penn closed to within 20-16 early in the fourth on the 16-yard touchdown pass from Ragone to Nawrocki. Ragone set up the scoring toss with a 40-yard run up the middle on the play before.
The Quakers missed the extra point, but got another big play on special teams with Wilcox' recovery of Loftus' kickoff. Two plays after completing a 26-yard pass to Mitchell, Ragone scooted into the end zone for a 10-yard touchdown that gave the lead back to the Quakers, 23-20, with 11:42 to play.
"I thought the key play of the game was the sky kick that they recovered," Williams said. "You've got to give Penn credit. They're champions for a reason. They do a nice job of making the plays they're supposed to make."
Yale momentarily re-established control by going to the ground, where Thomas and the left side of the line pounded away for 46 yards on five straight runs. But the Bulldogs were stopped at the Penn 18, settling for a 35-yard field goal from Panico on to tie the game at 23.
Penn (4-2, 3-0 Ivy League) went back ahead on a 20-yard pass from Ragone to receiver Ryan Calvert with 6:07 to play. The Bulldogs then fumbled the kickoff, giving the ball back to the Quakers at the Yale 34. Three plays later, a 25-yard touchdown run by Colavita put the Quakers up 37-23.
Yale's next drive ended at the Penn seven, where an incompletion turned the ball over to the Quakers with 2:35 to play. Penn was not able to get a first down, and wound up taking a safety rather than punting from its own end zone.
Down by 14 points, the Bulldog offense took over at the Yale 40 with 2:03 to play. With Smith on the sideline, it limited the options for trying to march down the field quickly.
"It makes a difference," Williams said of the loss of Smith, also mentioning other injuries such as the loss of starting junior right tackle Roy Collins earlier in the game. "Chris has been a guy that stretched the field. But at the same time we don't use these as excuses."
The Elis wound up turning the ball over on downs at their own 38 with 17 seconds to play, enabling the Penn offense to run out the clock for the 37-25 win.
With Harvard's 56-39 win over Princeton Saturday, the Crimson and the Quakers are now tied for first as the league's only 3-0 teams. Yale, which is tied for third at 2-1 with Brown, visits Columbia next Saturday.
Report by Sam Rubin '95 (firstname.lastname@example.com), Yale Sports Publicity


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OTTAWA, Ill. (AP) _ Authorities say a 17-year-old has died after crashing a car through a fence and plunging 70 feet into a quarry in Ottawa.
Ottawa firefighters helped recover the teen's body from a pit of water and sand at the bottom of the quarry.
The LaSalle County Coroner's Office identified the victim as Zachary Behrens of LaSalle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The accident happened around 7 p.m. Monday.
Witnesses saw the car hit a curb at high speed and crash through a security fence before shooting over the cliff at the U.S. Silica mined sand pit.
Behrens had been a student at LaSalle-Peru Township High School.


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Following recent share price movement on shares of Atrion Corp (ATRI), we have seen that shares are now trading under the Chikou line. Traders might be tracking future price action to determine possible downward momentum if the price remains below the signal.
Stock market investing can sometimes become highly emotional. Being able to leave emotions out of the major investing decisions might be tricky, but it may end up being a portfolio savior down the road. Nobody wants to see a thoroughly researched stock pick underperform. Holding onto the hope that a certain stock has to bounce back may lead to later problems. Of course, it can be very hard for humans to admit when a mistake was made. Finding the ability to detach from a position can be tough. Humans make mistakes, but being able to learn from those mistakes moving forward can help with achieving long term success in the market.
Currently, the 14-day ADX for Atrion Corp (ATRI) is sitting at 18.65. Generally speaking, an ADX value from 0-25 would indicate an absent or weak trend. A value of 25-50 would support a strong trend. A value of 50-75 would identify a very strong trend, and a value of 75-100 would lead to an extremely strong trend. ADX is used to gauge trend strength but not trend direction. Traders often add the Plus Directional Indicator (+DI) and Minus Directional Indicator (-DI) to identify the direction of a trend.
Investors may be looking to compare the current stock price of Atrion Corp (ATRI) to some of its moving averages. After a recent check, the 200-day MA is resting at 640.27, and the 50-day is 708.92. Moving averages are considered to be lagging indicators that simply take the average price of a stock over a specific period of time. Moving averages can be very useful for identifying peaks and troughs. They may also be used to help the trader figure out proper support and resistance levels for the stock.
Technical analysts have been monitoring shares of Atrion Corp (ATRI) as of late. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is one of multiple popular technical indicators created by J. Welles Wilder. Wilder introduced RSI in his book "New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems" which was published in 1978. RSI measures the magnitude and velocity of directional price movements. The data is represented graphically by fluctuating between a value of 0 and 100. The indicator is computed by using the average losses and gains of a stock over a certain time period. RSI can be used to help spot overbought or oversold conditions. An RSI reading over 70 would be considered overbought, and a reading under 30 would indicate oversold conditions. A level of 50 would indicate neutral market momentum. Presently, the 14-day RSI is standing at 69.87, the 7-day is 67.81, and the 3-day is resting at 60.88.
Taking a look at the numbers, Atrion Corp (ATRI) has a 14-day Commodity Channel Index (CCI) of 69.32. The CCI technical indicator can be used to help determine if a stock is overbought or oversold. CCI may also be used to help discover divergences that could possibly signal reversal moves. A CCI closer to +100 may provide an overbought signal, and a CCI near -100 may offer an oversold signal.
One of the staple principles for investing is buy low and sell high. While this may sound obvious, many investors end up doing just the opposite. When dealing with the stock market, investors often have to be careful not to let their irrational side take over when making decisions. Investors may get caught up in the flurry when stocks are skyrocketing. The temptation to get on board and be part of the ride can lead to some ill-planned moves. Focusing on near-term movements might be included in the game plan for some, but for others, this may be distracting from the bigger picture and long-term plan. Stocks that become widely publicized and popular in the media may not be the right addition to the individual investor's portfolio. Conducting the due diligence on any position can help the investor make sure that they are getting in at a good time and price.
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Did the Kate prank call to nurses go too far?
Broadcast colleagues defend Australian pranksters
The apparent suicide of a British nurse who was tricked by two Australian disc jockeys into believing they were members of the Royal Family looking for medical information about Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, has raised questions about the boundaries of prank calls.
The twitterverse exploded in response to the death of Jacintha Saldanha — one of two nurses who got caught up in the prank — with many accusing the broadcasters of being culpable.
"Tragic suicide of nurse involved taking fake Australian call at Kate's hospital. The journalist should be arrested/charged with something," tweeted Alan Sugar, a prominent British businessman and media personality.
Peter Carter, chief executive and general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, said it was "deeply saddening that a simple human error due to a cruel hoax could lead to the death of a dedicated and caring member of the nursing profession."
But some Canadian broadcasters defended their Australian colleagues Mel Greig and Michael Christian, who are off the air for now, saying they did not cross any ethical line and should not be held responsible for her death.
"Not only would I not blame those radio DJs but I wouldn't even consider it to be a factor," said Toronto radio host Dean Blundell, of the Dean Blundell Show on 102.1 The Edge. "If she was that fragile a human being she probably had many other issues in her life."
However, Blundell, who has had his own run-ins with the CRTC and the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council, agreed that there are certain lines that shouldn't be crossed.
"The hateful stuff, the hurtful stuff, that stuff is way too far. But when you're playing a prank or a joke on someone to find out if Kate Middleton has morning sickness, that's not too far."
Toronto radio broadcast veteran Fred Patterson, of Humble and Fred Radio.com, said the Australian bit was done with the best of intentions.
"Actually was a great bit, because they got a lot more out of it than they expected to. And then today it just went south," he said. "They never dreamt that this woman would take her life. So up until today it was a clever bit that worked out for those guys."
Patterson's co-host, Howard (Humble) Glassman, said those calling for the Australian DJs to be fired are missing the point.
"There's no intention on their part, they didn't badger this woman day after day. In fact, the main victim of the prank wasn't the one who killed herself, it was the one who put them through to them. Who could have imagined that would ever happen? It was a pretty neat idea. When they were brainstorming they probably thought, nobody will think we're the Queen."
Saldanha was the first to answer the call from the Australian broadcasters posing as Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles seeking information about the condition of Kate, who was in the hospital suffering from acute morning sickness. Saldhana's first responses and those of a second nurse to whom she transferred the call were recorded and broadcast.
While Patterson said it's difficult to know where to draw the line with these types of prank calls, Glassman said it crosses the line when it veers into harassment.
"For me the line is if you were to call a person and continually harass them and make them the brunt of the joke day after day. Then I think there is a line. When you start to become a bully to somebody."
The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has no set guidelines when it comes to prank calls by radio hosts.
'Within the context of our rules or codes, there's no specific prohibition on that nor have we had a problem with that in the past," said John MacNab, executive director of the CBSC.
It's doubtful a similar prank could happen in Canada, since section 3 of the radio regulations states that broadcasters can't air a telephone conversation with a person unless their oral or written consent was received prior to the broadcast.
MacNab said they've only received three complaints relating to prank calls. Two of those complaints weren't from the target of the call and the third complained about a lack of consent before a voice being aired.
Some Quebec-based radio personalities have been well-known for their on-air prank calls.
Pierre Brassard, pretending to be former prime minister Jean Chrétien, was able to arrange a phone call and speak with Queen Elizabeth and Pope John Paul II.
Sébastien Trudel and Marc-Antoine Audette, known as the Masked Avengers, or Les Justiciers Masqués, were able to get through to a number of celebrities, including in 2008 to vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin, posing as the French president Nicolas Sarkozy.


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Album Review: Billy Bragg, "Mr. Love And Justice"
First new album from British indie-folk rock balladeer (and noted commie) Billy Bragg. Not the most striking album maybe, but the instrumentation is nice, the songs are driving, wry and witty and Bragg's smart, rich brogue is reminiscent of Morrissey here. Billy Bragg is barely to the right of Lenin, and his lyrics often reflect that, which can be annoying, but mostly it's ok.
Play: 1, 2+ (Harmonica! Clapping!), 3 (nice lyrics), 4++ (Socialism, yay), 8++(gentlest socialist song ever, 10++(protest song)


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Carter's Sweet Secondhand Nursery
Name: Carter John
Location: Edmonton, Alberta Canada
With Carter being our second child, I felt less inclined to spend a fortune, and more inclined to find ways to create a beautiful space on a budget. I wanted to keep the major pieces neutral and accent the room with colours and childlike details.
I was inspired by photos of my husband and I throughout our childhoods - Raggedy Andy, Curious George, Little Golden Books, Pinwheels etc - vintage 70's and 80's styles. I scoured the web for inspiration, and delighted in crafting most of the art elements in this room, by hand. I bought most of the furniture secondhand, and used the glider I bought for Carter's big brother's nursery (splurge).
My favourite part of the space is the little reading/play area I've created for my first son. The boys are only 18 months apart, so it was really important to me that Jack felt like a part of the new baby's life and space.
I tackled several DIY projects in Carter's room. I wanted two-toned dressers to match the crib, but wasn't willing to shell out Carter's education fund. I got two Ikea Malm dressers (secondhand!) and covered the drawer fronts using walnut print contact paper. It was super easy to do, and looks very convincing. For the ottoman, I bought one secondhand for $10 and made a slipcover out of a coordinating fabric I found on clearance. I also made the mobile from a purchased photomobile kit by making paper spheres from scrapbook paper and brads.
• Glider: EQ3 Karbon (pulled from big brother's nursery)
• Crib: Status Mod (from IKEA - only "new" piece in the room)
• Dressers/Shelves: IKEA Malm (2nd hand off Kijijii)
Thanks Misty!
(Images: Misty Pictures)


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The Health Advocacy Project works to ensure that all North Carolinians, especially underserved populations including individuals and families with low incomes, racial and ethnic minorities, and rural communities have meaningful access to high quality, affordable, equitable and comprehensive health care so that children, adults, families have better health outcomes and live productive lives.
- Expand and protect access to health services for individuals and families who have low and moderate incomes.
- Secure health care policies that prioritize the needs and well-being of North Carolina consumers, especially with respect to the implementation of Affordable Care Act and NC Medicaid Reform.
- Provide information to health care consumers, community members, and stakeholders so that they are empowered to become health care advocates.
- Serve as a voice for health equity.
- Promote the consumer perspective on state and federal health care policy in the press and at public forums.
Join us! The NC Health Access Coalition is a coalition of groups and individuals from across the state working to create a better health-care system. We want you to join the effort.
Health Care Reform: We are leading the effort to educate state lawmakers about reform and ensure that new state laws governing reform put the needs of consumers first. As part of that effort, we created one of the largest health advocacy coalitions ever assembled in the state, Citizens for Responsible Health Care, in order to inform and mobilize those with a stake in the health reform process. Our aggressive advocacy efforts have been recognized nationally.
You can get the latest news on the process through our e-newsletter, and you can hear the stories of North Carolinians struggling with current health-care system on our YouTube page.
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Indian Mathematicians And Their Contributions
Indian Mathematicians
- He was born on 22na of December 1887 in a small village of Tanjore district, Madras. He failed in English in Intermediate, so his formal studies were stopped but his self-study of mathematics continued.
- He sent a set of 120 theorems to Professor Hardy of Cambridge. As a result he invited Ramanujan to England.
- Ramanujan showed that any big number can be written as sum of not more than four prime numbers.
- He showed that how to divide the number into two or more squares or cubes.
- when Mr Litlewood came to see Ramanujan in taxi number 1729, Ramanujan said that 1729 is the smallest number which can be written in the form of sum of cubes of two numbers in two ways, i.e. 1729 = 93 + 103 = 13 + 123 since then the number 1729 is called Ramanujan's number.
- In the third century B.C, Archimedes noted that the ratio of circumference of a circle to its diameter is constant. The ratio is now called 'pi ( Π )' (the 16th letter in the Greek alphabet series)
- The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 1053 with specific names as early as 5000 B.C. during the Vedic period.
- Aryabhatta was born in 476A.D in Kusumpur, India.
- He was the first person to say that Earth is spherical and it revolves around the sun.
- He gave the formula (a + b)2 = a2 + b2 + 2ab
- He taught the method of solving the following problems:
- Brahma Gupta was born in 598A.D in Pakistan.
- He gave four methods of multiplication.
- He gave the following formula, used in G.P series
a + ar + ar2 + ar3 +……….. + arn-1 = (arn-1) ÷ (r – 1)
- He gave the following formulae :
Area of a cyclic quadrilateral with side a, b, c, d= √(s -a)(s- b)(s -c)(s- d) where 2s = a + b + c + d Length of its diagonals =
- She was born in 1939
- In 1980, she gave the product of two, thirteen digit numbers within 28 seconds, many countries have invited her to demonstrate her extraordinary talent.
- In Dallas she competed with a computer to see who give the cube root of 188138517 faster, she won. At university of USA she was asked to give the 23rd root of 91674867692003915809866092758538016248310668014430862240712651642793465704086709659 32792057674808067900227830163549248523803357453169351119035965775473400756818688305 620821016129132845564895780158806771.
She answered in 50seconds. The answer is 546372891. It took a UNIVAC 1108 computer, full one minute (10 seconds more) to confirm that she was right after it was fed with 13000 instructions.
- Now she is known to be Human Computer.
- He was born in a village of Mysore district.
- He was the first to give that any number divided by 0 gives infinity (00).
- He has written a lot about zero, surds, permutation and combination.
- He wrote, "The hundredth part of the circumference of a circle seems to be straight. Our earth is a big sphere and that's why it appears to be flat."
- He gave the formulae like sin(A ± B) = sinA.cosB ± cosA.sinB


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I am looking for a good C++ encapsulation class for ADO. Just like CDatabase/CRecordset for ODBC and CDAODatabase/CDAORecordset for DAO. It is better to have a CADODatabase/CADORecordset for ADO to simplify the using of ADO in C++/MFC project.
I find one at Codeproject http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/...s-version-2-20 . However, that works only for Visual Studio 6.0, so is outdated. Are there any similar encapsulation class works for Visual Studio 2008/2010?
I can accept either free source codes or paid third-party classes or libraries, if any.


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From - OOoLatex:
- OOoLatex is a set of macros designed to bring the power of LaTeX into OpenOffice. It contains two main modules: the first one, Equation, allows to insert LaTeX equations into Writer and Impress documents as png or emf images while the second one, Expand, can be used for simpler equations to expand LaTeX code into appropriated symbol characters and insert them as regular text.
The macro is especially useful for the preparation of presentations with a lot of mathematical formula. Instead of using beamer class in LaTex, one can enjoy the flexibility of Impress in organizing texts and graphs while at the same time harnish the power LaTex in typesetting and inserting formula.
OOoLatex in Arch Linux
This article explains how to install OOoLatex for Arch Linux, assuming one has a working Latex system and Ghostscript package installed.
The easiest way to obtain OOoLatex macro package is from the - project's website. Select the package according to the system architecture. Open the "oxt" file with OpenOffice or LibreOffice, the extension manager should take care of the rest.
To render the equations correctly, one must have the required fonts installed in the system. The collection of fonts is available from the project website under the name OOoLatexFonts.zip.
To install the fonts, follow the wiki guide on fonts. For example, a system-wide installation (available for all users) can be performed by unzipping and moving the fonts folder to the Template:Filename directory.
Then one needs to update the font cache: (from within the fonts folder)
# fc-cache -vf
EMF support
EMF format allows a better rendering of the equations by the use of scalable graphics. It performs much better than a png rendition and is strongly recommended for serious works.
To enable the EMF support, one needs to install the latex2emf binary. The binary is again available in the project website. Select the right package according to the system architecture. Note that the package "latex2emf_Linux_i386_binary.tar.gz" is equally useful for both i386 and 64 bits users. One can also compile from source by selecting the "OOoLatexEmf_noarch_src.tar.gz" package.
Unzip the file and perform the installation by running (as root or sudo) the install.sh script:
# sudo ./install.sh
Another important dependency for the support is the "libstdc++5" package. To install:
# pacman -S libstdc++5
For 64 bit users, in addition to the above package, one also needs
# pacman -S lib32-libstdc++5
Initial setup
After installation, one can start the macro by choosing Tools > Macros... > Run Macros and selects the required routine from within a document. Also, an OOoLatex toolbar should be available which allows easy insertion of equations. (If it is not automatically enabled, check OOoLatex in View > Toolbars > OOoLatex.)
To successfully compile the latex code, one needs to supply the paths to latex and ghostscript (gs) binaries to OOoLatex in the "Config" tab. The usual location for both of these are in
# /usr/bin
One can invoke the Macro by selecting the "Equation" tab in the toolbar. The module transform the relevant LaTeX code into a graphical image. For the graphical image, one can choose between ".png" and ".emf". The ".emf" format is more preferrable in that it is scalable, instead of pixelized image in the case of ".png".
Start by typing
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Berverly Hills International School Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Berverly Hills International School Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Egypt View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message SOBELLEJoined: 13 May 2005Posts: 35 Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 12:49 pm Post subject: Berverly Hills International School I finally made it to Egypt. Boy it's hot!!!!! In any case I have been sending my resume and letters of interest to most of the top schools unfortunately, they are staffed already but they are keeping me in their files in case of an unforeseen vacancy. I had an interview with the Beverly Hills School, they are offering me around 3,300 EL a month which I think is very low, as for my daughter they are offering only 10% reduced fee. Did anybody work for this school and what do you think of their offer? Thank you so much. Back to top amainegyptJoined: 20 Jun 2008Posts: 12 Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 1:02 pm Post subject: Beverly Hills International School Hi, I haven't heard of Bev. Hills, but I will search online and let you know what I find. I have a request since you are already in Egypt. 1st, where are you working- what school? Second, I was hired to work for a company: American DC(Data Center) in Cairo, Nassr City. Do you know of them. There is a forum titled American Data Center and you can find my and other people's concerns there. The major concern is that they are legitimate, and that they have reasonable accommodations. They promise a furnished 1Br apartment and living wage of 2000LE. I wish I was getting more , but... If you could help or have any info I would appreciate. There contact is: Fax : +202-22618256 Tel : +202-22618267 +20-16-2478667 3 Abdullah Al-Arabi St. (along Tayaran St.) Nasir City, Cairo Thanks. Back to top SOBELLEJoined: 13 May 2005Posts: 35 Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:14 am Post subject: Check your PM box I sent you a message. Thanks Back to top mishmumkinJoined: 01 Sep 2007Posts: 929 Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:42 am Post subject: Hi Sobelle, That neighbourhood of "Beverly Hills" is pretty new, so I suspect the school is, as well. These places pop up all over Cairo. They're businesses, so making money is a top priority. What kind of vibe did you get from the people you met there? 3300 is the going rate for a "local" hire. Since your spouse is Egyptian it drops the salary...such a shame, too, since you're a very qualified candidate. I would take it in a pinch, and continue to look elsewhere. Back to top cseeley24Joined: 20 Aug 2006Posts: 19Location: Egypt Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:51 pm Post subject: stay away from bh hi. i have known teachers at BH and they hated it. they don't care for the children at all, they only see $ signs on their foreheads. that salary is low in my opinion for even a local hire. Hayah would pay you better in katamaya. if you are looking in the 6th october area, try New Vision International school, it is new but this gives you room to experiment and make new policy. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Egypt All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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The Happy Birthday Copyright Saga: Generating Millions On A Copyright That May Not Exist
from the but-would-anyone-test-it-in-court? dept
The sisters in question may have written the melody, but they almost definitely did not write the lyrics (their original copyright was on a different set of lyrics, "Good Morning to All"). As for the melody, there's plenty of evidence to suggest that it was actually taken from a series of extremely similar songs. So, there's a good chance they wrote neither the melody nor the lyrics. Also, there are numerous questions concerning whether or not the copyright holders correctly followed the various rules required of copyright holders at the time, suggesting that even if there were a legal copyright at some point, it's long since expired. And, of course, there's even some evidence to suggest less-than-legal tactics involved with transferring around some of the interest in the song. Amazingly, however, the legitimacy of the copyright has never been determined in court, and it now generates over $2 million per year. Over 1% of the money that ASCAP distributes to songwriters is for this one song, even though it may not be legitimate. Somehow, I doubt this is what the Founding Fathers intended when they wrote the Constitution.


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Michael Dinsmore has turned his love of the outdoors into a career with the Bureau of State Parks. The Dagus Mines native was recently named the manager of Little Pine State Park Complex, based in Lycoming County. "I pursued this field because of a desire to work in the outdoors, but the personal rewards mostly come from the people involved. Being able to help people directly, assisting an injured person or finding a lost hiker brings a great sense of satisfaction," Dinsmore said. "It is also very rewarding seeing (less directly) all the people whose lives are better because of state park staff. That betterment can be in the form of the lifelong love for nature brought about by the programming of our environmental education specialists, the rescue or assistance of someone in need by a ranger, the facility built or maintained by our maintenance staff that will serve for generations, or any number of ways. "We are here to serve the people." The Little Pine State Park Complex is located in the Tiadaghton State Forest and offers overnight camping facilities and year-round recreational activities. The 2,158-acre park has many things to do to delight outdoor enthusiasts, including camping, hiking and fishing. The park complex includes Little Pine, Hyner Run, Hyner View and Upper Pine Bottom State Parks in Lycoming and Clinton counties. Dinsmore said he enjoys the day-to-day variety and the many roles he assumes as manager. "Being a park manager is a very diverse and challenging job. In a big-picture sense it means that you are responsible for ensuring that park staff is meeting our mission of providing the public with opportunities for enjoying healthful outdoor recreation and serving as outdoor classrooms for environmental education and managing to ensure that these special places meet these goals for all future generations as well," Dinsmore said. "From day to day, it demands knowledge in topics ranging from facilities management, knowledge of ecological processes, operation of facilities such as sewage treatment plants and pools, and law enforcement, to name a few, but most importantly, people skills. "Public parks and forests at all levels belong to the people, and we are here to make sure that our visitors have a positive experience when they visit."Dinsmore has been employed by the Bureau of State Parks since 2003, and his new title of manager may be viewed as a natural transition based on his previous experience. He previously worked as a park ranger at Reeds Gap State Park Complex, based in Mifflin County, then as a ranger within the Reeds Gap State Park Complex and also the Parker Dam State Park Complex in Clearfield County. In 2007, he became a park manager trainee in the Bureau of State Parks' central office in Harrisburg, working in the Park Operations and Training section. In 2009, he became the assistant manager at Hickory Run State Park Complex in Luzerne and Carbon counties and served there until his recent promotion. In 2006, he also served as a park ranger at the Rifle Gap State Park Complex in Colorado. "Each of my 'posts' has brought the rewards of learning a new corner of our world, as well as getting to know a new group of people and learning from their perspectives," Dinsmore said.He said while his different posts have been rewarding, his new position as manager is something he has been looking forward to. "I am very excited to work with the outstanding park staff, neighboring agencies and the active community members that make these state parks and their surroundings such a special place," Dinsmore said. "The plethora of recreational opportunities provided by Little Pine, Hyner Run, Hyner View and Upper Pine Bottom -- as well as the wealth of surrounding state forests and game lands -- make this area not only a beautiful place to visit, but a wonderful place to raise a family."Dinsmore has been married to his wife, Carli, for five years, and they have two daughters, Kyla, 5, and Makell, 3. He is the son of Patrick Dinsmore of Toby and Debbie McDonnell, who lives in Weedville with her husband Marty. He has two siblings: a brother, Dusty, who lives in Toby with his wife, Danielle, and their daughters, Daelynn, 2, and Addison, 10 months; and a sister, Bobbi Jo Gorske, who lives in Johnsonburg with her husband, Scott, and their daughter Madelynn. His paternal grandmother is Nancy Dinsmore of Kersey and his maternal grandparents are Charles and June Hullihen of St. Marys. The 2002 graduate of St. Marys Area High School attended Pennsylvania ACT 120 Municipal Police Officers training at IUP and graduated in 2003. He then began working for the Bureau of State Parks as a DCNR Ranger in 2003, transferred to Parker Dam in 2004 and started attending Penn State DuBois that fall. "I received an Associate's Degree in Wildlife Technology from Penn State in 2006, then spent that summer at Rifle Gap State Park Complex in Colorado working as a ranger with Carli," Dinsmore said.Dinsmore said his family has always been "outdoor-oriented." "My father always took us to the woods hunting and fishing from an early age, and I remember going camping at Parker Dam with my mother and aunt, as well as taking long walks in the woods with my grandparents," he said. "I was in Boy Scout Troop 94 of Kersey for a number of years and participated in many fun and educational experiences through that organization. I'm sure that this early exposure to the outdoors greatly influenced my desire to pursue a career with the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources." Not only does Dinsmore enjoy the outdoors in his work, but it is also a big part of what he likes to do outside of the job. He likes to go hunting, especially at deer camp with the Sherry clan of St. Marys, bear camp at Hickory Run and Flintlock camp with his DCNR friends; biking along Rails to Trails with his family; and camping at various state parks and forests. He also enjoys trail running. "I am a proud 2012 finisher of the Hyner View Trail Challenge and now the manager of the park that is its namesake," Dinsmore said. He also likes to do woodworking when he has time and plans to do a lot more canoeing now that the Pine Creek is nearby. "Anything that is outdoors and active, I'll give a try," Dinsmore said. Dinsmore said he and his family return to the area for a weekend visit every other month, more frequently during hunting season but less during the summer, as that is his busiest time at work. "There are a lot of nice people in this part of the state, a lot of hardworking people that are very self-reliant and will give you the shirt off their back -- I really appreciate that," Dinsmore said. "Also, the beautiful surroundings and opportunities for fun and recreation are everywhere. Some people who are used to more urban areas will say, 'What is there to do?' but you're only limited by your ambition and imagination -- it's all here."


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Law Firm "Brodsky Uskov Looper Reed & Partners" is seeking for Senior Lawyer.
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International financing of investment projects, characterized by special way of repayment of investments, which is based on the quality of the investment project.
The result of a legal audit is a written report on the status of files and documents with clear recommendations on all issues specific to the enterprise.
Outsourcing of accounting services is a kind of cooperation, whereby a specialized company takes on the function of organizing the accounting records.
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The need for auditing a company is dictated by modern business processes in place with a variety of requirements and rules of the current legislation, which require special attention on the part of businesses.
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Видов налогов очень много, но как их платить, кому и за что, знают немногие. Давайте поговорим на эту тему. Как платить налоги? - "Главное" 16.06.2016
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Адвокат это лучше чем актер. Главная драма разворачивается не в театре, а в суде. Так кто же такой адвокат?
Коммерческая тайна - это свод информации, не подлежащей распространению. Что это за информация и какие последствия грозят за ее разглашение?
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Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
195 Little Albany Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08903-2681
New Brunswick, N.J. – They are key members of the healthcare team who face ongoing challenges on how best to provide optimum care to patients affected by cancer. Oncology nurses at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey continually strive to improve patient care and have recently explored how to better combat patient fatigue, the importance of documenting sleep-wake disturbances and the development of a toolkit to help patients better follow their oral treatment schedule during clinical trials. Their research on these specific topics is being presented at the Oncology Nursing Society's (ONS) Annual Congress being held later this week in Washington, D.C. The Cancer Institute of New Jersey is a Center of Excellence of The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
Knowing that fatigue is one of the most common side effects of cancer treatment, nurses at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey identified ways to improve documentation of fatigue management interventions at their center. Documentation of patient care allows healthcare professionals to understand the care being provided, the effectiveness of interventions and any clinical problems that may need further resolution. Leah Scaramuzzo, MSN, RN-BC, AOCN, associate director of nursing and patient education, and Jane Fischer, RN, BSN, OCN, CCRC, a research nurse clinician, led the effort to increase this documentation, which included adding a specific prompt in the patient's chart for nurses to inquire about fatigue, as well as the identification of exercise resources to be shared with patients.
"Research shows that regular exercise can help decrease fatigue in cancer patients, as well as reduce their risk of recurrence," said Scaramuzzo. "A targeted effort to document cancer fatigue will give nurses a better opportunity to offer appropriate intervention strategies to patients, which also can help improve their overall physical health and quality of life." Nurses implemented the effort earlier this year.
Improved assessment, documentation and interventions of sleep-wake disturbances in cancer patients is another area that nurses at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey explored in order to improve the quality of patient care. Disruption of a proper sleep regimen is common in cancer patients (Roscoe, et. al., Oncologist, 2007) with cancer patients having twice the incidence of sleep disturbances experienced by the general population. Between 30 and 75 percent of cancer patients report sleep disruptions that contribute negatively to their quality of life. At The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, modifications to the electronic nursing documentation tool were made, and nurses were educated on the importance of encouraging patients to complete a self-assessment on current sleep patterns as well as incorporating interventions into nursing practice.
"National data compiled by ONS show that fewer than 55 percent of this country's healthcare providers assessed and/or documented sleep disturbance management interventions in cancer patients. As a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Cancer Institute of New Jersey wanted to be on the forefront of strengthening this practice which ultimately will translate into improved patient outcomes," noted Director of Oncology Nursing Services Janet Gordils-Perez, MA, RN, APN-BC, AOCNP, who led the effort to enhance the assessment and documentation process. Gordils-Perez and colleagues Carla Schaefer, BSN, RN, OCN, Jacquelyn Lauria, MS, RN, APN-BC, AOCNP and Patricia Dennigan, BSN, RN, OCN, are looking at opportunities for incorporating interventions into practice.
Oral chemotherapy treatments have become more common in recent years due to their convenience for patients. But because of that ease of delivery, the patient must assume a greater responsibility for making sure the drugs are taken as prescribed. To make that process easier for patients and to improve adherence to the treatment schedule during clinical trials, nurses at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey created a patient-friendly toolkit. Using evidence-based guidelines and gathering patient recommendations and feedback on the topic, nurses developed a screening technique to identify barriers to therapy compliance. When developing the toolkit, nurses added a color-coded pill diary with instructions, individualized calendars specific to a patient's treatment regimen, and an education sheet about taking oral chemotherapy, which reviews safe handling procedures.
"Non-adherence to oral therapy has been shown to reduce treatment success, which could lead to additional doctor visits or even hospitalizations. By providing this set of easy-to-use tools, clinicians can help empower patients during each interaction," noted Yuk (Aggie) Wong, RN, BSN, OCN, MA, who is the lead author of the abstract. Wong, along with colleagues Pamela Scott, RN, OCN, and Heather Camisa, RN, BSN, OCN, will further evaluate the new toolkit via chart audits and patient/staff surveys.
Also at the annual meeting, The Cancer Institute of New Jersey will receive the 2013 ONS Employer Recognition Award in the medium size employer category. The honor acknowledges institutions that support the vision, mission and values of ONS. Receiving personal recognition, Carmela Hoefling, MSN, APNC, AOCNP, an advanced practice nurse at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, was named as an ONS Foundation Congress Conference Scholarship recipient. She also was asked to share her expertise in caring for patients with melanoma at a pre-conference forum with other nurses from across the country.
About The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (www.cinj.org) is the state's first and only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center dedicated to improving the detection, treatment and care of patients with cancer, and serving as an education resource for cancer prevention. Physician-scientists at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey engage in translational research, transforming their laboratory discoveries into clinical practice, quite literally bringing research to life. To make a tax-deductible gift to support The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, call 732-235-8614 or visit www.cinjfoundation.org. Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheCINJ.
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey Network is comprised of hospitals throughout the state and provides the highest quality cancer care and rapid dissemination of important discoveries into the community. Flagship Hospital: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. System Partner: Meridian Health (Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Ocean Medical Center, Riverview Medical Center, Southern Ocean Medical Center, and Bayshore Community Hospital). Major Clinical Research Affiliate Hospitals: Carol G. Simon Cancer Center at Morristown Medical Center, Carol G. Simon Cancer Center at Overlook Medical Center, and Cooper University Hospital. Affiliate Hospitals: CentraState Healthcare System, JFK Medical Center, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton (CINJ Hamilton), Somerset Medical Center, The University Hospital/UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School*, and University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro. *Academic Affiliate