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Editor's Note: Code Switch is engaged in a monthlong discussion and exploration of interracial and cross-cultural dating. Follow the conversation via the Twitter hashtag #xculturelove.
It is my humble opinion that most things in life need a soundtrack, and this #xculturelove project was begging for one. So I turned to my Facebook page and asked for song submissions. There were nearly 90 comments — with songs about love across borders and across racial lines, songs with a socially conscious message, songs that fetishized women of color, saccharine-sweet songs about racial harmony.
But so many of the songs that overtly and explicitly talked about interracial romance were pretty old. You don't hear pop stars crooning about miscegenation these days. But, as we know, coupling up across racial and ethnic lines is happening now more than ever. The 2010 census showed that interracial and inter-ethnic married couples grew by nearly 30 percent in 10 years.
So if pop music is a reflection of the issues of the day, why aren't we bobbing our heads and shaking our hips to more songs with lyrics about cross-cultural lovin'? To find out, I called up Jason King, associate professor at the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University, and NPR music critic Ann Powers. (We can call them the ebony and ivory of music critics for the sake of this blog post.)
First off, both King and Powers agree that the reason we're not hearing more pop songs about cross-cultural love is not that we're all totally fine with mixin' it up. Each used the backlash against that Cheerios commercial with the mixed-race family as an example. "Let's be honest," says Powers. "Americans feel more anxious about interracial romance than any other social reality and I think that's been true for the entire history of this country."
Powers says that anxiety and desire across racial lines is one of the fundamental subjects of pop culture in the U.S. "It's a subject that really resonates with American audiences," she says. She points to Creole ballads from the early 19th century written by white men expressing forbidden desires in the voice of Creole women, and to the musicals Showboat, South Pacific and West Side Story.
But things are much more complicated today. The growth of the Latino and Asian-American communities in the U.S. has added a lot of brown to what was once a black/white binary.
King says writing a pop song that delves into the complexities of today's cross-cultural romances is tough to squeeze into a marketable pop song that lasts all of 3 minutes and 45 seconds. "I think the risk now is to be able to render the lyrics in a way that is sophisticated and thoughtful," King says. He says the lyrics need to do more than say "can't we all just have a good time." Audiences expect more than that, he says, and are much more politically correct than decades past.
Powers says pop music is having a very decadent moment, that lyrics today are all about having a good time, not politics. She says the only place to find interracial attraction is in music videos and concert performances, but the visuals represent interracial harmony through sexuality. "That is where pop music is around these issues," says Powers. "It's not being honest about the divisions and oppressions that still exist." But, she says, that could change because like most things, pop music is cyclical.
When I was looking for contemporary pop songs that talked about interracial romance, I found "My Baby," by Auburn. She's a pop and R&B artist in her mid-20s who has found an audience for her music on YouTube. Auburn is African-American but grew up in East St. Paul, Minn., in a neighborhood with a lot of Hmong, Vietnamese and Cambodians. Most of the love interests in her videos are Asian. "You know, that's who I date normally. I'm very attracted to Asian guys; not to say I'm not attracted to white guys or black guys or any other type of guy."
Auburn says she has gotten a lot of grief for her choice in partners, over the years, especially from African-American men. "They'd say, 'Oh, you and this chink,' and they would make fun of him, or they'd make it seem like the relationship was a joke, it just wasn't how it would have been had it been a black guy in my opinion," says Auburn. So, she wrote "My Baby" last year to put her boyfriend's mind at ease and tell the world that it doesn't matter.
In the lyrics to "My Baby," Auburn mentions not being the same color as her Asian boyfriend and not worrying about it — she loves him anyway. It's not a deep song, it's not complex, but it hit a nerve with listeners and she says she got thousands of positive responses from people who could relate. When I asked her why we're not hearing more of these songs, it took her a moment to answer.
"I don't know why more people don't sing about it because there are a lot of interracial relationships, I mean a lot. I don't even like that I have to call them interracial relationships, I just want to call them relationships to be honest. I don't know, I don't know," she frets. "I guess we can't assume that every love song is talking about someone of the same color skin, maybe they are talking about their significant other who is someone of a different color, you know?"
For the past few weeks, Code Switch, our team covering race, ethnicity and culture in America, has been hosting a conversation online about romance. As part of the project, NPR's Shereen Marisol Meraji brings us this story just in time for Valentine's Day about popular songs focusing on interracial attraction.
SHEREEN MARISOL MERAJI, BYLINE: The first thing that jumped to my mind when we decided to do this cross-cultural romance series was music. So I took to Facebook and Twitter and asked for song submissions. And you sent songs about love across borders, racial lines, songs with a socially conscious message, songs that fetishize women of color and songs about racial harmonies that were, well...
JASON KING: Trite as can possibly be. She's got jungle fever. He's got jungle fever. She's gone white boy crazy, black - I mean, it's just really not very sophisticated.
MERAJI: That's Jason King, music critic and associate professor at NYU's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music. I also invited NPR's music critic Ann Powers to chime in.
ANN POWERS, BYLINE: Anxiety and desire across racial lines is really one of the fundamental subjects of American popular culture and American music specifically.
MERAJI: And she points to old musicals with plots or subplots dealing with cross-cultural romance; in "South Pacific," "West Side Story," "Showboat."
SHIRLEY BASSEY: (Singing) There ain't no reason for me to love that man.
MERAJI: Jason King says look to the '60s and early '70s for a handful of hip-hop songs about love across racial lines.
KING: Songs like "Society's Child" by Janis Ian that were socially critical, dealing with the problem of interracial dating and what kind of sense it is and maybe even sophisticated point of view.
JANIS IAN: (Singing) When we're older, things may change. But for now, this is the way they must remain.
MERAJI: Both critics agree those kind of pop songs don't chart today. Twenty-five year old pop and R&B artist Auburn could only remember one and it's almost as old as she is.
AUBURN: (Singing) I don't matter if you're black or white. Yeah, I remember that one. I don't know any more.
MICHAEL JACKSON: (Singing) If you're thinking about my baby, it don't matter if you're black or white.
MERAJI: Auburn is African-American. She grew up in East St. Paul, Minnesota in a heavily Asian neighborhood and she dates Asian guys.
AUBURN: Normally, I'm very attracted to Asian guys. Not to say I'm not attracted to black guys or white guys or any other type of guy.
MERAJI: She says gets a lot of shade for her dating preferences so she wrote a song about it, "My Baby."
AUBURN: (Singing) I know people look at us and they wonder why we're attached, our skins don't match. But I'll say, yo, that's my baby.
MERAJI: Auburn says she worried about backlash but was surprised by the outpouring of support from people who said they could totally relate.
AUBURN: I don't know why more people don't sing about it because there are a lot of interracial relationships. I mean, a lot.
MERAJI: Jason King says writing a pop song that delves into the complexities of cross-cultural romance today is tough to squeeze into a three minute, 45 second sellable tune. He says, one, we're way beyond the black/white binary, two, the heightened tragedy around dating outside your race has tempered, and three, we're more sensitive to these issues, so what worked before won't fly today.
KING: It's got to be more than just a kind of trite sentiment saying can't we all just get along, can't we all just have a good time. There's got to be something more to it.
MERAJI: And Ann Powers says that's tough because pop music is having a decadent moment; more partying, less politics.
POWERS: There's this idea or fantasy in popular music that you can be whatever you want to be and we're not even going to talk about how difficult that is in the real world, and I think the way pop music is dealing with race, for better or worse, is part of that.
MERAJI: Both Powers and King agree, we're not past our interracial love anxieties, but like most things, pop music is cyclical. They say we could see song writers pick up the challenge in the future. Now let's hope we get something to replace "Jungle Fever." No offense, Mr. Wonder.
STEVIE WONDER: (Singing) I've gone white girl crazy, she's gone black boy hazy, we're each other's baby, we're in love.
MERAJI: Shereen Marisol Meraji, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Last month, six students from the University of Maryland's Historic Preservation program presented the findings of a semester-long preservation studio to the Baltimore City Planning Department. Their study of Baltimore's Old Goucher neighborhood aimed to demonstrate how preservation can inform a city planning process and help shape community organization practices.
Using a multi-layered approach that combined site analysis, historical research, GIS mapping and stakeholder interviews, the students produced a series of maps that trace changes in Old Goucher's physical/social framework over the course of six decades. This allowed them to identify and track key characteristics of the neighborhood's character: a rich mix of residential, commercial and institutional uses; a network of green spaces, centered on the old Goucher College campus; high quality and adaptable building stock; diversity of housing types and tenures; and economic and social diversity. The final report proposed recommendations for the neighborhood's future that build on these historic features.
"The students' analysis weaved together the scale of the house and block with wider developments in the city," said Assistant Professor Michele Lamprakos, who led the studio. "They've created a mine of data not only for the neighborhood association, but for researchers and scholars who study the city."
The students who developed the report, all second year Master of Historic Preservation candidates, are: Meredith Gorres, Daniel Hayes, Anne Ketz, Amanda Moore, Caitlin Sylvester and Alexander Toprac.


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Parking Commissioner Ed Valadao humbled himself before the City Council's public property committee Tuesday night when he was invited to weigh in on the subject of the now-closed Leonard Street municipal parking deck.
"When you get down to brass tacks, the fact is it never gets done, and it's all our fault," he said.
Valadao was called to voice his opinion on the future of the crumbling, 30-year-old two-story parking deck, which was ordered closed last Friday by Police Chief Edward Walsh, who's also a parking commissioner.
Walsh dropped off flyers at the Taunton Trial Court and Broadway businesses informing them the garage would close at 6 p.m. as result of an engineer's assessment that the deteriorating structure poses a public safety threat. He said the deck will stay closed through summer and that people should take advantage of ample space in the Court and Pleasant street public parking lots.
The discussion Tuesday night focused on the cost of repairing the deck, which Walsh has said will cost at least $1.3 million, or the possibility of reducing the scope of work to save money.
Walsh said that revenue from parking fees, including on-street and parking lots, should cover most of the cost of the bond to pay for the project. Additional revenue from parking tickets would be drawn from the city's general fund.
Councilman Donald Cleary suggested that the city cut its losses and eliminate the deck's second level at the expense of 110 parking spaces, while retaining 130 spots on street level. He said Mark Gershman of BETA Group, the engineering firm that declared the deck unsafe, estimated removing the top deck would cost $400,000.
"I think that's a lot more feasible," Cleary said, adding that otherwise "we'll be in the some boat 10, 20 years from now."
However, Walsh cautioned that the $400,000 is solely for demolition and doesn't include necessary repairs.
Valadao said he was personally "embarrassed" that the commission, after nearly seven years of discussing the fate of the Leonard Street deck, and after at least three inspections and reports by BETA, had gotten to the point that the deck could no longer remain open.
But Valadao said the city can't afford to turn its back on the parking deck and urged that a full renovation be undertaken.
"Now is the time to act," Valadao told the committee. "We should not demolish the second level. We should spend the $1.3 million to get it done — I believe it's money well spent."
Valadao noted that through the years, the city failed to provide adequate maintenance. The only repairs, he said, were performed intermittently by students from Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School.
A motion was passed to refer the matter to the law, police, and parks and recreation departments, as well as to vacationing budget director Gil Enos for specifics regarding available revenue.
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Feb. 19, 2013 07:19 PM
Fourth Quarter Highlights
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TORONTO, Feb. 19, 2013 /CNW/ - Softchoice Corporation (TSX: SO), a North American provider of technology solutions and services, today reported earnings for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2012.
For the three-month period ended December 31, 2012, Softchoice reported net income of US$8.4 million compared to US$6.5 million for the same period in the prior year. Eliminating the impact of certain non-cash foreign exchange gains and losses, and an adjustment resulting from the retroactive change to Canadian tax legislation, adjusted net income grew 50 percent in the period, increasing to US$9.5 million, or US$0.48 per diluted share, compared to adjusted net income of US$6.3 million, or US$0.32 per diluted share recorded in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Fourth quarter revenue grew 15 percent to US$308.7 million. The Company's Services business grew 65 percent compared to the same quarter in the prior year, bolstered by the additive impact of the acquisition of Unis Lumin. Sales of Enterprise Software, Servers, Storage and Networking solutions also made steady gains in the period, increasing 33 percent for the quarter while sales of Microsoft grew by 10 percent. Fourth quarter earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") margin increased 63 basis points to 5.4 percent.
"Our focus on delivering high-value solutions and services to our clients and expanding our reach within the small and medium-size business segment resulted in strong net income growth in the quarter," said David MacDonald, President and CEO of Softchoice. "Moreover, the solid growth in EBITDA reflects the leverage our operating model is delivering to our business as we benefit from the integration of UNIS LUMIN, major upgrades to our internal CRM system and strong execution on the part of our field sales organization."
On a full year basis, Softchoice reported net income of US$27.7 million or US$1.37 per diluted share. On an adjusted basis, earnings amounted to US$27.5 million or US$1.37 per diluted share, representing an earnings increase of 15 percent compared to the US$23.9 million or US$1.20 per diluted share reported for fiscal year 2011.
"The fourth quarter was a strong close to a transformational year for Softchoice," added Mr. MacDonald. "In 2012 we largely completed the integration of UNIS LUMIN, built new recurring revenue streams with the launch of Softchoice Cloud and Keystone, our first North American-wide managed services offering, and strengthened our Services organization with the appointment of new regional leadership. With solid momentum and alignment around our services strategy, we are well-positioned to continue outgrowing the market."
In August 2012, the Company reinstated its quarterly dividend in the amount of CAD$0.07 per common share. The quarter will see a dividend increase to CAD$0.09 per common share. This dividend will be payable on March 15, 2013 to shareholders of record as of March 1, 2013.
At the end of the quarter, Softchoice had cash on hand of US$67.9 million compared to $33.0 million ending the fourth quarter of 2011 and total debt of nil. Cash flow generated from operations for the year was $44.1 million, which increased by $5.5 million or 14 percent.
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[EXTENSION] EGuiders ..because users should never get lost on a web page again !
Posted 25 October 2011 - 07:01 AM
Would you like to focus user attention on this new feature you've implemented last night ? Do you need to need to introduce a brand new GUI to your users ? and what about a simple and interactive tutorial that can be easely added to your pages ? ... well, one solution is to use the Guiders JQuery plugin, now available in Yii as the EGuiders extension.
To know more, check the demo page ! and if it can be useful to you, then download it from official Yii extension page.
Posted 25 October 2011 - 08:05 PM
Posted 26 October 2011 - 04:56 AM
I agree with you. I see Guiders like a 'gadget', something that I could add to my webapp at the end ... a nice-to-have. For instance I saw that Google sometimes uses a guide (a single one) to show some new features from GMail or Agenda. In the end, if it is well used it can really bring something more to the user experience, but again you can live without it.
By the way, you can easely start the guided tour by clicking on a button, or a link. Assuming you want to display the 'intro' guide, just add this to your page :
<button onclick="guiders.show('intro');return false;">Start The tour</button>
Could it be more simple ?
Posted 09 March 2012 - 04:40 AM
niiice extension, im pretty new to yii and am basically a UI guy.
im trying to set this up on a uniprogy/couponic application and am having a small issue with getting the sample working.
what ive done:
extracted to protected/extensions
in the base uniprogy/couponic install you can set up static pages in
all works well until i start calling "_guide_intro"
from page
error: DefaultController cannot find the requested view "_guide_intro".
any ideas would be great....im a css guy LOL's
thanks again for your time to release this extension
Posted 09 March 2012 - 05:49 AM
thanks for your interest in this extension.
From what I understand, it seems that the file _guide_intro.php (that contains the content of your firts guider) is not located where it should be.
Usually if you create a EGuider widget in a view located folderA, if you use renderPartial to create the content of your guider, then the partial view should be located in folderA.
Is it clear ? ...as a CSS guy, do you have any idea what I'm talking about ? .... ok if not, then could you send me the code for DefaultController, the view that creates the Guider, and the folder name where it is located (protected/controllers/folderA ....).
Posted 09 March 2012 - 06:41 AM
im totally lost now, ive done everything i can.
in my
i have all the _guide_***.php files
what i have done is just copy over the sample files into that directory
placed what i had to in to extensions folder
uniprogy/couponic comes with 20+ defaultcontroller.php for various sections
modules/base/controllers/DefaultController.php is basically empty
<?php class DefaultController extends UController { }
this works and displays a modal with css etc
<?php $this->widget('ext.eguiders.EGuider', array( 'id'=> 'first', 'next' => 'second', 'title'=> 'Daily Deals L.A Website Tour', 'buttons' => array(array('name'=>'Next')), 'description' => 'some text here, add more later', 'overlay'=> true, 'xButton'=>true, 'show'=> true ) ); ?> <?php $this->endWidget('ext.eguiders.EGuider'); ?>
this doesnt:
<?php $this->widget('ext.eguiders.EGuider', array( 'id' => 'intro', 'next' => 'first', 'title' => 'Welcome', 'buttons' => array(array('name'=>'Next')), 'description' => $this->renderPartial('_guide_intro',null,true), 'overlay' => true, 'xButton' => true, 'show' => true ) ); ?> <?php $this->endWidget('ext.eguiders.EGuider'); ?>
throws the same error
im screwed i guess
thanks anyway
Posted 09 March 2012 - 07:49 AM
Let's try something simple. If I understood well, all your Guiders views are located in protected/views/system/pages/. Right ? So could you please replace ...
'description' => $this->renderPartial('_guide_intro',null,true),
'description' => $this->renderPartial('//system/pages/_guide_intro',null,true),
Let me know if it's better ...
Posted 09 March 2012 - 08:01 AM
Thanks for your time again.
Yes you are correct
the url when called:
Just tried this approach with the same error
'description' => $this->renderPartial('//system/pages/_guide_intro',null,true),
i made sure that all the files _guider etc are in the same folder and tried different variations on the description/location
im not getting error when calling the extension (im very happy about that)
just racking down the correct location is turning out to be the pain (14hrs infront of a screen today)
Once again, thanks so much just for your time
Posted 09 March 2012 - 09:25 AM
Can you show me the error displayed when you try this ?
ps: sure you don't have any typos errors ? ... well after 14 hours in front of the screen, that would not be surprising
Posted 10 March 2012 - 04:52 AM
have it working 100% now
had to place it in this location:
code was changed to reflect new path
app()->controller->beginWidget('zii.widgets.eguiders.EGuider', array(
'id'=> 'first',
'next' => 'second',
'title'=> 'test text',
'buttons' => array(array('name'=>'Next')),
'description' => app()->controller->renderPartial('/system/pages/tour',null,true),
'overlay'=> true,
'show'=> true
thanks once again for all your time to help an idiot LOL's
\have a great weekend
Posted 10 March 2012 - 05:41 AM
good week-end to you too
Posted 14 March 2012 - 01:43 PM
Posted 12 April 2012 - 03:31 AM
Thanks for this great extension
I have a use case where I'd like to have only one guider declared and
modify "description" and "attachTo" attribbutes from a javascript call , is this possible ?
auto Answer :
this works
$("#guidersId .guider_title").html('title : '+contents);
$("#guidersId .guider_description").html('desc : '+contents);
Posted 03 December 2012 - 04:12 PM
The EGuider extension has been updated today !!
It now uses the latest version (1.2.8 ) of the great Guider JQuery plugin. This version provides some new features :
- autoFocus : auto scroll to the target element
- closeOnEscape : close the guide with the esc key
- isHashable : the guider will be shown auto-shown when a page is loaded with a url hash parameter #guider=guider_name
- onClose, onHide : 2 new event handlers
The demo page has also been updated :
- 'highlight' option usage example : when overlay is displayed, the highlighted element is visible (on top)
- guide your user among pages
Resources :
- download from the Yii Extension page
- visit the github repository
- don't miss the demo page
...and again, credit is to the JQuery Guider Plugin Author.


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Immigrants and refugees from impoverished or war-torn countries have come to us, seeking the American Dream. That means the face of Iowa's population-especially its students-is changing.
The number of English Language Learner (ELL) students in Iowa has increased steadily over the years and stands at more than 25,000 today. That's an increase of nearly 100 percent over the past 10 years. In some Iowa school districts, ELL students make up 75 percent of the student body.
The number of native languages has also grown. Today, more than 100 different languages and dialects are spoken by students throughout Iowa. The change in demographics is a challenge to Iowa schools trying to teach basic skills in a multi-lingual classrooms.
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It can take a long time for a student to learn English well enough to participate fully in an all-English-language classroom. The latest research suggests it takes 5 to10 years to be able to understand a language well enough to learn in that language.
Last week, the Senate voted to increase support for ELL. In this first increase since 2006, Senate File 266 extends funding for schools with English Language Learners from four to seven years. That will be an additional $1,320 per student each year. Under this bipartisan legislation, students that qualify will get seven years of ELL instruction.


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Dartmouth (0-2-0, 0-0-0 ECAC) vs.
Union (1-2-2, 0-0-0 ECAC)
▶ Friday, Nov. 1, 2013 ▶ 7 PM ▶ Hanover, N.H.
▶ Thompson Arena (4,500)
▶ All-Time Series: 24-19-7 (51st Meeting)
▶ Last Meeting: Mar. 16, 2013 (Schenectady) - L, 5-2
▶ Streak: 0-2-1
Dartmouth (0-2-0, 0-0-0 ECAC) vs.
10/10 Rensselaer (4-1-1, 0-0-1 ECAC)
▶ Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013 ▶ 7 PM ▶ Hanover, N.H.
▶ Thompson Arena (4,500)
▶ All-Time Series: 32-42-5 (80th Meeting)
▶ Last Meeting: Feb. 2, 2013 (Troy) - L, 3-0
▶ Streak: 0-1-0
Radio: WFRD 99.3 (iHeartRadio) / DartmouthSports.com
Play-by-Play: Chris Garrett
Live Stats: DartmouthSports.com
Live Video: IvyLeagueDigitalNetwork.com
Twitter: @Dartmouth_MIH
2013-14 Media Materials
The Dartmouth men's hockey team finally returns home to Thompson Arena after last playing a meaningful game inside its home rink more than 230 days ago. The Big Green will play host to Union and Rensselaer on Friday and Saturday nights with puck drop is set for 7 p.m. both nights.
A tough two games to open the season at the Liberty Hockey Invitational in Newark, N.J., saw the Green fall to 0-2-0 on the young season despite playing well enough to win both contests. Dartmouth dropped an overtime affair, 3-2, to Princeton in the opener, before suffering a 5-3 defeat the following afternoon at the hands of Brown.
The Dutchmen come to town having struggled out of the gate this season, winning just one of their first five games (1-2-2) so far. That lone win came in the second outing of the year, a 5-2 victory against Bowling Green. An 0-2-1 stretch against Lake Superior (0-2) and UConn (0-0-1) has followed, dropping Union from the USCHO rankings altogether for the first time in more than three years. Kevin Sullivan leads the team in scoring despite not having recorded a single goal this season, assisting on nine others. The offensive touch in terms of goals has come from the stick of freshman Michael Pintarelli who has a team-best four tallies thus far. In the crease, freshman goalie Alex Sakellaropoulos has been thrust into the starting position with the early departure of former Hobey Baker Finalist Troy Grosenick, who signed with the San Jose Sharks in the off-season.
Dartmouth holds the slight 24-19-7 advantage in the 50 all-time meetings between the two programs dating back to the late 1970s. Union swept the Big Green out of last season's ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals, winning the first-ever postseason match-up between the clubs, 1-1 and 5-2. At Thompson Arena, the Big Green are 14-8-2 against the Dutchmen in the 24 previous contests, including last year's 3-2 win on Nov. 10.
Picked to be one of the best teams in ECAC Hockey this season, an early-season run has not dismissed those predications for Rensselaer. Projected to finish first by the media and second by the coaches in the preseason polls, the Engineers have jumped out to a 4-1-1 start following a 3-3 tie with Harvard on Tuesday night. RPI actually had a 3-0 lead in the first period, but surrendered the next three goals to the Crimson over the following two periods before taking away the one point in the standings with the draw. Leading the way for not only the Engineers, but also for all players in the country, is Ryan Haggerty and his nine goals in six games thanks to another on Tuesday. Jacob Laliberte is the leader in assists with six, overshadowing his lack of goals in the early going. An injury has sidelined Preseason All-ECAC Hockey Goaltender Jason Kasdorf, handing the reins back over to junior Scott Diebold, who has posted solid numbers in his five games.
In 79 previous meetings, Rensselaer has come out the victor 42 times, while tying Dartmouth on five occasions. The Big Green have posted wins in the 32 remaining contests, none of which have come in overtime, as they are 0-6-5 all-time against RPI in games that have been tied at the end of regulation. Last season, Dartmouth shutout the Engineers, 4-0, in November at Thompson, before RPI returned the favor with a 3-0 game in Troy at the Big Red Freakout in February.
Dartmouth has won its last two home openers, defeating Brown (2-1) in the 2011 Ivy Shootout and eventual national champion Yale (7-4) last season. The last time the Big Green fell in their Thompson debut was a 4-1 loss to RPI in 2010.
A 65-foot stretch pass from Brett Patterson inside his own blueline sprung junior forward Eric Neiley in on a breakaway in the final minute of play against Princeton. The Warminster, Pa., native came in and beat Sean Bonar in the Tigers' crease, sending the teams to overtime. The last time Dartmouth scored a goal in the final minute of regulation with the goalie pulled to tie the game was Nov. 17, 2012 when then-captain Mike Keenan beat Andy Iles of Cornell with 51 seconds left with a shot from the point.
In recording two assists on the weekend, Patterson was named to the Liberty Hockey Invitational All-Tournament Team. He would also set up Brandon McNally's redirect power-play goal with the initial shot from the point in the loss to Brown. Twice as a freshman, Patterson posted points in consecutive games with the last coming in contests at St. Lawrence (Feb. 23) and home against Princeton (Mar. 1).
Though he is from outside Philadelphia, Neiley feels nearly at home in games played in New Jersey since coming to Dartmouth in 2011-12. In four games played in the Garden State, including three against Princeton, Neiley has five goals. He scored twice against the Tigers as a freshman at Hobey Baker Rink, while also netting the lone Big Green goal in the game played there last season. He netted a fourth against Princeton in Newark, before adding a PPG against Brown on Saturday night.
After missing nearly the entire second half of the 2012-13 season, McNally rejoined the Dartmouth lineup in a big way this weekend. The Saugus, Mass., native helped set up the first Big Green goal with a drop pass at the blueline in the second period, only to score his first of the season with a deflection on the power play in the third, tying the score at 3-3. His final goal last season came at Brown, into the empty net in the final minute as he was taken down on the play, causing him to miss the remaining portion of the schedule.
Sophomore Jack Barre and freshman Troy Crema picked the perfect time to find themselves on the scoresheet for the first time as members of the Big Green. On the big stage of playing in an NHL rink, both Barre and Crema found the back of the net. Barre got Dartmouth on the board for the first time this season by knocking in a rebound at the top of the crease just 3:40 into the third period on Friday night. Crema got his first goal on a redirect of an Andy Simpson point shot just as a second-period power play was expiring Saturday against the Bears.
Simpson finished the game with two assists, helping to set up both McNally and Crema's goals against the Bears. Ten previous times, Simpson had posted one assist in a game as Saturday helped set a new career best in both assists and points.
Making his first start in goal, sophomore James Kruger turned aside 17 Princeton shots Friday night in Newark. Kruger had made just one appearance in relief as a freshman last winter, but looked sharp when tested at the Prudential Center. A positive sign for the forwards could've actually served as a hindrance to the second-year goalie as Dartmouth possessed the puck far more than its opponents, outshooting the Tigers, 40-20, limiting the Minnetonka, Minn., native's ability to find his rhythm.
In 2012-13, Dartmouth was 12-5-1 in games played at Thompson Arena. Those 12 wins were the most of any Ivy League program and ranked third in ECAC Hockey behind Quinnipiac (15 in 22 games) and Rensselaer (13 in 19 games). The 3.44 goals per game (62 total) in those contests were the second most by any ECAC program, trailing only Colgate's 3.88 (66).
The Big Green will continue its homestand early on with two more ECAC Hockey teams coming to Thompson Arena next weekend. Clarkson and St. Lawrence make the trip to the Upper Valley from the North Country for Friday and Saturday night tilts, both set for 7 p.m. starts.
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Sad news that the master photographer Mr. Irving Penn passed away this morning. He was one of a kind.
Here is the link to his obituary written by Andy Grundberg that was published on the New York Times website today. I encourage you to read it. As the news is spreading, more recaps of Penn's career and artistry are being posted on line; tonight's edition of NPR's All Things Considered hosted a dialogue between Melissa Block, Michelle Norris and William Stapp, founding curator of photographs at the National Portrait Gallery and co-curator of the Penn exhibition hosted by the National Gallery, as well as posting this story about Penn's impact as an artist. A selection of Penn's photographs are on the NPR photo blog: npr.org/pictureshow.
The Getty Museum in Los Angeles is currently hosting "Irving Penn: Small Trades" through January 10, 2010; among the accompanying events is a gallery course lead by co-curator Virginia Heckert, associate curator of photography on Saturday, October 24th. Heckert will also lead a gallery talk on October 29th at 1:30 pm, followed by Anne Lacoste, assistant curator of Photographs doing the same on Wednesday November 18th and December 2nd at 1:30. Heckert and Lacoste co-authored the accompanying publication.
I also encourage you to read this article "Irving Penn: He photographed the most important artists of the last half-centure and in the process joined their ranks" written by Philip Gefter at the time of Penn's gift of prints to the Morgan Library that was published on Slate o 2/29/08. And, Vogue magazine's site has posted several remembrances tonight, including "The Mighty Penn" written by Kennedy Fraser originally published in the July 2007 issue of the magazine.


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True North Surveyor's Workshop 2014
True North Surveyor's Workshop 2014
Sponsored by the T.J. Smull College of Engineering and Treaty Lands Chapter of Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio
Course Outline:
8:30 a.m. Registration at McIntosh Center, Ohio Northern University
9:00 a.m. Welcome, Thomas R. Zechman, PE, PS - ONU T.J. Smull College of Engineering
9:10 a.m. The History of the Michigan Meridian and Proposed Ohio Historical Society Historical Marker, Joseph D. Fenicle, PS - Fulton County Engineers Office
10:45 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. State Plane Coordinate Systems for GPS Users, Todd W. Horton, PE, PLS - Parkland College
12:15 p.m. Lunch at McIntosh Center, Ohio Northern University
1:30 p.m. State Plane Coordinate Systems for GPS Users (continued), Todd W. Horton, PE, PLS - Parkland College
3:00 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. UAS - Unmanned Aerial Systems, Fred Bulger, PE - Trimble Navigation
4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks and Evaluations
Joseph D. Fenicle, PS has been a professional surveyor with the Office of the Fulton County Engineer in Wauseon, Ohio since 2005. Fenicle worked with J.C. Andrus & Associates in Toledo from 1996 to 2005 and specialized in boundary retracement and remonumentation in Ohio & Michigan. In 2003, he took a sabbatical to New Hampshire and represented a large multidisciplinary firm surveying throughout multiple New England states. Fenicle is a member of the remonumentation peer group for Lenawee and Monroe counties, Mich., and continues to work as a sub-contractor digging and remonumenting Michigan land corners. He also sits on the planning commission for Fairfield Township, Mich. and continues to write research and speak on various surveying related topics. Fenicle received his AAS in GIS/GPS from Hocking Technical College and a BS in surveying/mapping from the University of Akron.
Todd W. Horton, PE, PLS is an associate professor and the director of construction management degree programs at Parkland College in Champaign, Illinois, where he has taught since 1998. In 2001, in partnership with local surveying professionals, he launched the Land Surveying associate degree program at Parkland College. In addition to teaching, he has presented continuing education seminars in 29 states. Mr. Horton has over 20 years experience in planning, design, construction, surveying and maintenance of civil engineering projects including commercial structures, residential subdivisions, airfields, utility systems and highways. He has accumulated significant public sector experience with the US Air Force and the Illinois Department of Transportation as well as private sector experience with engineering and surveying firms in central Illinois. Mr. Horton is the faculty advisor of the Parkland College Student Chapter of the Illinois Professional Land Surveyors Association. He received his B.S. Civil Engineering degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Frederick Bulger, PE has over 29 years of industry experience. He started out as civil engineer for a company in Chicago, Illinois. During his nine years for that company, he worked in varying capacities from a drafter to engineer to project engineer. He worked on notable projects such as the new Comiskey Park and the United Center. Fred then teamed up with Trimble Navigation. Over the past 20 years, Fred has been a product manager, trainer and a support representative. Fred has worked with and trained Surveyors and Engineers on Trimble equipment all across the United States.
Session Description
The History of the Michigan Meridian and Proposed Ohio Historical Society Historical Marker - A presentation detailing the history of the Michigan Meridian as it passes through Ohio into Michigan and how it was originally defined and field surveyed. The crew members will be discussed along with backgrounds and field techniques – then compared to modern field measurements. Also there will be discussion on a proposed Ohio Historical Society Historical Marker to be placed at the intersection of the Michigan Meridian and the Ohio-Michigan State Line. This marker will commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Meridian and the 100th anniversary of the retracement of the State Line.
State Plane Coordinate Systems for GPS Users - A practical guide to state plane coordinate systems for the field and office. Learn the basics of Lambert Conformal Conic and Transverse Mercator projections, scale factors, elevation factors, and distance conversions. Discover how to apply state plane coordinates properly. Gain insight in troubleshooting state plane coordinate problems.
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Fee: $95.00 ($90.00 for PLSO members or ONU Alumni)
Earn Continuing Education Credit: By participating in this course, you will earn 6.0 hours of continuing professional development credit.
Fee covers: course materials, continental breakfast, break refreshments, lunch, certificate.
Cancellation policy: if you cannot attend, please notify us by April 3, 2014 and we will refund your fee. Cancellations after this date and no-shows are subject to a $25 administration fee. Participant may enroll a substitute any time before course starts.
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Assessing Computers on a Network: Sharing ONE folder ONLY?
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Hello Apple Geniuses,
I can successfully connect/share my 3 computers that is connected on the same Wi-Fi home network. To be specific, I have one Mac and two Windows computers connected and sharing folders on the same network.
I can access my Mac from Windows and vice versa. However, there is one characteristic I do not like when I share from my Mac. In other words, view my Mac folders FROM a WINDOWS PC. My Mac shares more folders than I want it to. Sure, I can share a single Mac folder from desktop to my Windows computer but I cannot restrict all the OTHER folders (movies, pictures, documents, music) that is inevitably shared with Windows, as it seems.
When I access Windows from my Mac, I can only access ONE folder from Windows. I typically create that single Windows folder on desktop known as 'My Sharing Folder'. That's how I want my Mac to be. Limited to the files or folders that I manually elect to share.
Thanks in advance
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Here's the deal.
If you connect to your Windows computer by IP as a local administrator using the CMD + K option in the Finder you will only see the one share. If you specify another location such as:
SMB://windows.pc.ip.address/C$ eg SMB://192.168.1.10/C$
You will see the whole C: drive.
Just like connecting to a Mac as an admin user you'll see Macintosh HD.
The assumption is that if you are connecting to a remote computer as a specified user, it gives you access to everything that user would have access to.
You can create a "Sharing" only account on the Mac which would then allow you to specify a folder to which to allow the account to have access. Perhaps in the /Users/Shared folder.
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Is there a step-by-step guide anywhere on the web that shows this?
I have tried but I hit a brick wall
05-17-2014, 05:18 PM #4chas_mGuest
You already have a single shared folder available on your Mac RIGHT NOW. It's the only folder available when a PC connects to your Mac unless you change things. It's called "Public" and it is located in each User account. To make it available on the network, just turn on File Sharing.
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Whether I have a single sharing folder or not, my Mac seems to share that and all the videos, music, documents and videos folder too.
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Never mind. I have downloaded Dropbox to share files between Windows and Mac at home. I guess that method asked prior is ancient history. The process is complex and troublesome.
Does anyone know if DropBox will work anywhere in the world?
For example, if I was to take this laptop to another country, can I share files with my brother back at home? I'm thinking the answer should be 'yes'.
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Nerlens Noel was finally introduced to the media on Tuesday afternoon. He may not be introduced to the 76ers' fans on the court until 2014.
Noel was acquired by Philadelphia in a draft-night trade with the New Orleans Pelicans last month. Philadelphia acquired the rights to Noel, the sixth overall pick, and a first-round pick, which is top-five protected, for All-Star point guard Jrue Holiday and a second-round choice.
Noel, the 6-foot-11-inch Everett High product who played one year at the University of Kentucky, was projected by many as the No. 1 overall selection, but tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in February. He played only 24 games for the Wildcats, but was named the SEC Defensive Player of the Year after averaging 10.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 4.4 blocks, and 2.1 steals in 32 minutes per game.
Noel is uncertain of his return and is scheduled to visit a doctor Wednesday at the University of Pennsylvania.
''I'm doing six hours of rehab a day,'' Noel said, ''[and] I'm making a lot of progress.''
After the Andrew Bynum experiment failed miserably — he never played one second in a Sixers uniform last season because of bilateral bruises on both knees after a grand welcoming to the city following a trade — the Sixers weren't fazed from trading for another promising young player with a major knee injury.
General manager Sam Hinkie said repeatedly that he wouldn't rush Noel's recovery.
''Rim protectors are at a real premium in this league,'' Hinkie said. ''We feel like we have one here. We have future plans, too, and we'll do our due diligence in every way with respect to Nerlens. When we get the nod that he's cleared, then we'll do it. We're in no hurry.''
The 19-year-old Noel is the key piece of a rebuilding process with the Sixers, who stumbled to a 34-48 record in 2012-13, just one season removed from losing to the Celtics in a seven-game Eastern Conference semifinal series.
Bynum recently signed with the Cavaliers while guard Nick Young went to the Lakers and swingman Dorell Wright left for Portland. Philadelphia consultant Rod Thorn left for the NBA league office, general manager Tony DiLeo was fired, and coach Doug Collins resigned.
In fact, the Sixers are the lone team without a coach.
''We've talked to a number of people,'' Hinkie said. ''When we feel like we have the right coach, we'll do it.''
Warriors add on O'Neal
The Warriors signed 6-11 center Jermaine O'Neal, a six-time All-Star, to a $2 million, one-year contract. Golden State is likely to use the 34-year-old O'Neal, who is entering his 18th season, as a backup to Andrew Bogut. Festus Ezeli is working back from right knee surgery and is not expected to be ready to return for months.
O'Neal played in 49 games in two injury-plague seasons with the Celtics before playing 55 games last season in Phoenix, where he averaged 8.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks in 18.7 minutes.
Mavericks lock up Ellis
The Mavericks officially signed shooting guard Monta Ellis, finishing the final piece of their new starting lineup. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed, but it is reportedly a three-year contract for between $25 million and $30 million.
Ellis will start alongside point guard Jose Calderon. The third new starter is center Samuel Dalembert. It's the second straight year the Mavericks have put three new starters around Dirk Nowitzki and Shawn Marion.
The 27-year-old Ellis will start the season with a different team for the third straight year after spending his first six seasons with Golden State. The Warriors traded Ellis to Milwaukee in 2011-12, and he led the Bucks last season at 19.2 points per game.
Judge to Nashes: #be civil
An Arizona appellate court says Lakers guard Steve Nash may have to pay additional child support for his three children and that he and his ex-wife can't say bad things about each other through social media. A Court of Appeals panel's ruling says a judge must consider ordering Nash to pay more than the children's ''basic needs.'' The court also upheld a judge's order barring the couple from disparaging each other through social media. It said Alejandra Amarilla Nash used her Twitter account to make a ''biting criticism'' of Nash after their divorce was granted. The couple divorced in 2011. They have a son and two daughters . . . The Bulls waived forward Malcolm Thomas, who appeared in seven games for them last season and averaged 2.5 points.


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Exactly a year before next April�s mayoral general election, Sangamon County Auditor Paul Palazzolo announced Monday that he is running for the city�s top job.
Joined by more than 80 family members, friends and supporters at Lincoln Park, Palazzolo said he has the experience, effectiveness and trustworthiness to do the job.
�This is not about me,� Palazzolo said. �It�s about what I believe I can bring to this role and my ability to serve well.�
Palazzolo, 47, is a former trustee of the Springfield Park Board who has been county auditor since December 2002. He said he�s saved money by engineering the county�s voluntary severance plan and creating a workplace safety board designed to avoid employee injuries. He also said he�s advanced transparency by posting audits and the county�s checkbook online.
Palazzolo becomes the first candidate to formally announce in the 2015 mayor�s race. City Treasurer Jim Langfelder has said he�s running as well, and Ward 6 Ald. Cory Jobe has an exploratory committee helping him determine if he will run.
Springfield Mayor Mike Houston said in the 2011 campaign that he planned to serve one four-year term, but has since said he may seek re-election next year. Sheila Stocks-Smith, a 2011 candidate, is also considered a possible contender in 2015. The nonpartisan primary is Feb. 24, and the general election is April 7.
Palazzolo did not mention Houston in his speech, and told reporters afterward, �I respect Mayor Houston immensely.�
But Palazzolo, who was in high school when Houston had his first two-term run as mayor, also said he would run even if Houston seeks another term.
�Every person who serves as mayor brings a new chapter to the city � that brings unique talents and skills,� Palazzolo said. He said he wants to stress the city�s strengths to help it grow.
Palazzolo, who characterized himself as a �fiscally responsible Republican,� also said he will be seeking endorsements for the officially non-partisan office. In the 2011 contest, Palazzolo ran briefly but kept his word and dropped out of the race when he was not endorsed by the Sangamon County GOP. He told reporters he would not again make such a promise to leave the race if not endorsed.
�I�m not in the pledge business anymore,� he said with a laugh.
Palazzolo said he�s had enthusiasm to try to make things better since he was a student at St. Aloysius grade school on Springfield�s north end. His involvement with Key Club at Griffin High was a beginning of a long affiliation with Kiwanis International, including being Key Club adviser at Sacred Heart-Griffin for 25 years and serving a stint as president of Kiwanis worldwide for a one-year term in 2009-10.
He was on the Springfield Park Board from 2001 to 2005, and was treasurer of the Springfield Airport Authority from 2000 to 2005. He�s also served in leadership capacities at The Salvation Army, Hoogland Center for the Arts and Senior Services Center.
�For many politicians, their elected public service leads to their community involvement,� Palazzolo said. �For me, my community involvement led to my public service.�
After getting a finance degree from the University of Illinois, Palazzolo said, he got an internship with the secretary of state�s office under Jim Edgar. There, he said, he �learned about fiscal responsibility in government and collaborative leadership.�
He said he�s tried to use those lessons at his elected posts.
�I come from the level of government service that works, and there are lessons and ideas that we�ve used successfully in county government that can be applied to the city of Springfield,� he said.
Palazzolo noted that Springfield has not grown as fast, in population, as Bloomington-Normal or Champaign in the past 20 years. He said he wants to build �momentum� for the city by playing to strengths including the medical community and higher-education offerings.
�My experience would allow me to be uniquely qualified to be the city�s salesperson-in-chief that can dynamically help bring Springfield to the eyes of those who never would have considered us a destination before,� he said.
Palazzolo told reporters a half-percent sales tax increase that went into effect Jan. 1 to fund a 15-year, $86.6 million bond issue to pay for a three-year improvement program for streets, sidewalks and drainage projects was �valid to get us where we need to be on infrastructure.�
Half of the increase is supposed to sunset after the bonds are paid off. Palazzolo said he would want to make sure that promise is kept, and he said if possible, the full half-percent should come off. The base sales tax in the city was raised from 8 percent to 8.5 percent with the change Jan. 1.
Asked about the decades-long planning to build the proposed Hunter Lake as a second city water source, Palazzolo noted that the city is still seeking approvals for that project.
�We should continue to pursue alternatives in case that doesn�t work out,� Palazzolo said, but given that �we�ve invested so much� in the lake project, he believes �if we can get it done, that would be the way to go.�
Palazzolo and his wife, Suanne Staab-Palazzolo, a funeral director with her family�s Staab Funeral Home in Springfield, have two children � Maria, 17, and Anthony, 12.
Palazzolo�s campaign website is CountOnPaul.com
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Carlo Ancelotti denies deal agreed to sell Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain to Napoli
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has denied reports a deal has been agreed to sell striker Gonzalo Higuain to Napoli.
Last Updated: 22/07/13 5:19pm
Ancelotti was speaking after Higuain netted one of the Spanish giants' goals - shortly after coming on as a half-time substitute - in a 6-0 rout of Bournemouth in their friendly at Dean Court.
Argentina international Higuain has also been linked with Arsenal and Chelsea but Ancelotti has confirmed he wants the 25-year-old to stay at the Bernabeu and that until he hears otherwise he will be treating him as one of his first-team squad.
"Not true, I don't have any news about this," said Ancelotti at the post-match press conference when asked to confirm whether a deal had been agreed with the Italian club.
"I think that now we have to speak about Higuain as a Real Madrid player. He is a fantastic player and a fantastic striker who took one minute to score tonight.
"I spoke to him this week. He is a Real Madrid player and until we have news we have to consider him as a Real Madrid player and I would like him to stay with us.
"He is very important to us and nothing else - it is not my business to judge the price of a player."
Cristiano Ronaldo netted the opening two goals in Ancelotti's first game since replacing Jose Mourinho as boss.
"I think Ronaldo is the most important player in this team because he is the player with the best quality," he said.
"I think we will help him every time to do his best because if he does that every time we have a great opportunity for this season.
"His future is at Real Madrid, there is no question about this."


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"FIRST thing first," began Warwick Davis – a consultant in pathology at the DGH - "we are nothing like CSI or Quincy."
"People see that on television and imagine that is what we get up to - but it could not be further from the truth."
He could not be more keen to stress that point, possibly hoping to dampen my expectations of seeing 3D projections of skeletons, complete with exit wounds and facial reconstructions.
The reality is, in its own way, just as interesting, but that does not prevent his frustrations when the first person we meet on our tour, a David O'Connor, opens with the line "I suppose you could say we are a bit like CSI."
Much mock neck-ringing later and the pair have agreed to disagree. And, in fairness to Dr O'Connor, there is a huge amount of detective work involved in much of the team's day-to-day work.
It just does tend to involve unfathomably complicated computer programmes cross-matching a body with the dental records of every missing person in the known world.
In fact, without borrowing too heavily from Hollywood, pathology isn't just about seeing dead people.
Much of the work by the team is processing blood samples, helping work out what is wrong with people in the hospital and keeping tabs on the stockpile of blood and plasma needed for transfusions.
Mr Davis is pleased to be able to shed some light on the department's work, particularly mindful of the fact that even other hospital staff are somewhat uninformed as to what exactly goes on down in pathology.
"Our basic role," he explains, "is to provide information for the diagnoses and monitoring of disease although there is more to it than that."
He isn't overstating that. Some of the facts are flabbergasting. "We perform almost six million tests each year and have a repertoire of more than 900 different tests.
"On average we are testing around 2,500 samples every day and 75 per cent of clinical decisions made in the hospital are based on the results of those tests."
If their task is one of mammoth proportions, the staff somehow manage to keep on top of things - helped no doubt by the array of technology at their disposal.
An impressive 90 per cent of all tests are completed on the same day the sample arrives and the team's response rates are among the best in the south.
Interestingly, not all of the tests are for things which would immediately spring to mind. While much is done on rare diseases and cancers, the variety is astonishing.
There are even, according to Dr Davis, an array of allergy tests which throw up some weird and wonderful results – assuming he isn't pulling our leg.
"We can test for allergy to more than 500 different sources from the common ones like house dust mites to the less common ones like celery and squid.
"We even come across people who are allergic to chocolate and wine, although thankfully that is not something I have identified in myself yet."
The clinical laboratory diagnostics (CLD) team as it has taken to being called, provides its testing service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Blood testing, it seems, stops for no man or public holiday. If the samples are there to be looked at, someone will be on hand to look at them.
"We have laboratory support staff, phlebotomists, secretaries, store staff and, of course, clinical consultants," reveals Dr Davis.
"Some consultants are based primarily on the wards, some work across the laboratories and the wards and some, like the consultant histopathologists, work almost exclusively in the lab. It is very much a team effort."
Phlebotomists, for anyone who, like me, had never heard the term before reading this, are the people who collect blood – and at an impressively high rate.
As many as 500 people every day provide blood which is then stored in the hospital's specialist fridge-like facility. That translates to an awful lot of the red stuff being tested. There are also more than 150 units of donated blood made available for emergency transfusions or scheduled operations.
"We provide around 18,000 units of blood for transfusions every year," said Mr Davis, "and the blood we issue is worth more than £2million. Donors are essential and without their blood much of what goes on at the hospital would be impossible."
Dr O'Connor, busy processing samples, agreed. "People often ask which part of a hospital is most important and I always answer that each department is as valued as the next.
"But if they were to ask who is the most important unpaid people the answer is easy – the donors.
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I got a call from a friend after work. He told me to grab my camera and audio gear and meet him down at the Olympic Village. He told me that something big might happen.
Earlier that day, social housing demonstrators and homelessness protesters tried to set up a tent city in the Village square and then on a patch of green space just outside of the development. Both attempts to set up camp were shut down by the Vancouver Police Department.
But protests were not over, demonstrators had one last push.
As the bitter cold snow started to come down even harder, a small group of protesters managed to sneak into the empty department store at the base of one of the Olympic Village towers.
The night was coming fast and the temperature dropped with a stiff breeze blowing off the water. The VPD, bundled up winter wear, were surrounded the entrances to the department store.
Shopping carts and protest signs littered the narrow streets. Chants and drum beats ricocheted off the glass buildings and echoed across the Olympic Village.
The deafening cling-clangs of a rusted drum-barrel relayed protester support to those trapped within the hollow store.
A policeman with a video camera wandered throughout the Village's streets documenting the actions of the people involved in the protest.
Protesters peered through windows to catch a peek of the arrests happening inside the empty building. Screams of "he's touching her," were heard as numerous people observed what was happening beyond the pane of glass.
After seeing a VPD paddy-wagon, demonstrators made their way to one of two gates that closed off an entrance to the department store's loading bay.
More protesters surround the loading bay gate. Some of the activists shook the gate and shouted demands for their comrades to be released.
The sounds of a sad song wisped with the wind. A protester sat along side a bundle of bags and shopping carts playing an accordion. Considering the time and place, the music was fitting and reminiscent of forgotten revolutions.
Back in front of the gates, the police enforced their presence in the area. The VPD pushed protesters back to ensure some space to allow the paddy-wagon to leave the area.
After hours of standing in the freezing cold, demonstrators watched as the VPD drove away from the loading bay. And just like that, the day long protests at the Village was over.


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(AP)- The conference commissioners in charge of putting together the new, four-team playoff system for college football that will start after the 2014 season are set to meet Tuesday in Pasadena, Calif.
At the top of their agenda: Pick three more bowls to be used in the semifinal rotation and decide on a site for the first national championship game.
The Fiesta, Cotton and Chick-fil-A bowls are the overwhelming favorites to be chosen for the playoff rotation, and have been for a while. So much so that only one other bowl -- the Holiday Bowl in San Diego -- even put in a bid to be part of the system that will replace the Bowl Championship Series.
The favorite to host the first championship game under the new format is Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas -- home to not only an NFL team but also the Cotton Bowl. Tampa also put in a bid.


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Videos: New Interviews with Emma Watson, Dan Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Tom Felton
Jul 05, 2011
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We have a few new video interviews for you today. The first is of Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) being interviewed by Newsround. In the interview Watson is shown a video of herself being interviewed by Newsround during the filming of the first movie. This cute throwback to 2001 can be viewed here or below.
The next video we have is of Watson being interviewed by ITV's Daybreak. She discusses her kiss with Rupert Grint and Hermione's character. This video includes some footage for "Deathly Hallows: Part 2." You can watch it here or below.
Our last video is of Watson, Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), and Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) discussing "Deathly Hallows: Part 2." This video also contains footage from the new movie so please be aware of that before you click here to watch it or see it below.


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Last Minute Schedule Change Gives Evansville Rage a Home Game This Sunday
A shakeup in ownership has given the Evansville Rage an opportunity to add another home game to their schedule this Sunday.
Originally scheduled as an away game, the Rage will now play host to the Chicago Pythons at Swonder Ice Arena in Evansville. Kickoff is set for 7:30pm.
The change in schedule originated from a recent change in ownership with the Chicago franchise which led to the team changing their name from the Vipers to the Pythons. The change has also prevented the team from securing a new location for their home games. A game against the Saginaw Sting last Saturday had to be postponed to a later date for the same reason.
The last minute addition of this Saturday's game at Swonder prompted Rage officials to offer special one time ticket prices in an effort to increase crowd size. Tickets will be available at the door for only $8.50 for adults and children 10 and up, while tickets for kids 3-10 are only $5.00, and children 3 and under are free. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling 812.202.0536.


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EWING — A new charity called the Ohana Project has been set up to help provide some basic needs to children living in foster care, including those ready to "age out'' of the system.
One Simple Wish, a long established non-profit group, is behind the new initiative.
The Ohana Project will act as resource for caseworkers providing personal care items and other basic needs to children in the foster care system. All items will be new and available by a voucher system designed to track demand, usage and agencies utilizing the service.
"One Simple Wish always strives to meet the needs specific to each individual child, going back to our motto: 'How do you help over 400,000 kids in foster care? Start with one.' I'm excited for this project not only because it bridges a needs gap but it also gives us the opportunity to involve more volunteers and partner with more groups and companies looking to make a difference," said Morgan Caldwell, program coordinator.
The Ohana Project officially launched on Oct. 2. One Simple Wish is accepting donations of new, unopened personal care items such as shampoos, body wash, deodorants, shaving cream and baby essentials. For a full list of needs, visit www.onesimplewish.org/ohana. If you are a representative of a child welfare agency requesting support contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
"We make helping simple. Next time you're shopping for your essentials, grab an extra bottle of shampoo or body wash. Toiletry drives are also a great way to involve groups. It is a simple, inexpensive way to help," Caldwell added.


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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Consultations with
Federal Agencies
Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) directs all Federal agencies to participate in endangered species conservation. Specifically, section 7 of the ESA charges Federal agencies to aid in the conservation of listed species (section 7 (a)(1)), and requires Federal agencies to ensure that their activities are not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of listed species or adversely modify designated critical habitats (section 7 (a)(2)).
What types of conservation activities are we doing under section 7(a)(1)?
One way that we actively carry out conservation activities for listed species under section 7(a)(1) is through our Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program. This program is geared toward habitat restoration on private lands. Listed species are considered a priority in this program. As a result, habitat restoration efforts funded by the Partners program have directly benefitted a number of listed species, such as the Louisiana black bear (Ursus americanus luteolus), the red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis), and the Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis).
Other Federal agencies also have used their existing authorities to conserve listed species. For example, the U. S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service has incorporated listed species and their conservation needs into the Wetland Reserve Program, the Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program, and the Environmental Quality Incentive Program.
What is the consultation process that occurs under section 7(a)(2)?
The provision under section 7 that is most often associated with the Service and other Federal agencies is section 7(a)(2). It requires Federal agencies to consult with the Service to ensure that actions they fund, authorize, permit, or otherwise carry out will not jeopardize the continued existence of any listed species or adversely modify designated critical habitats. The Service issued regulations in 1986 detailing the consultation process, and we have since completed a handbook describing the process in detail. The handbook is available on our web site at http://www.fws.gov/endangered/consultations.
How is the consultation process started?
Before initiating an action, the Federal action agency (the agency planning a specific action), or its non-Federal permit applicant, must ask the Service to provide a list of endangered, threatened, and proposed species and designated and proposed critical habitats that may be present in the project area. If we answer that no species or critical habitat are present, then the Federal action agency has no further ESA obligation under section 7(a)(2) and consultation is concluded. If a species is present, then the Federal action agency must determine whether the project may affect listed species. If so, consultation is required. If the action agency determines (and the Service agrees) that the project is not likely to adversely affect any listed species or designated critical habitat, then the consultation (informal to this point) is concluded and the Service's concurrence is put in writing.
What happens if a Federal project may adversely affect a listed species?
If the Federal action agency determines that a project may adversely affect a listed species or designated critical habitat, formal consultation is required. There is a designated period of time in which to consult (90 days), and beyond that, another set period of time for the Service to prepare a biological opinion (45 days). The analysis of whether or not the proposed action would be likely to jeopardize the continued existence of the species or adversely modify designated critical habitat is contained in the biological opinion. If a jeopardy or adverse modification determination is made, the biological opinion must identify any reasonable and prudent alternatives that could allow the project to move forward.
How does the Service manage projects that require the 'take' of some listed species?
If the Service issues either a nonjeopardy opinion or a jeopardy opinion that contains reasonable and prudent alternatives, it may include an incidental take statement. "Take" is defined as harassing, harming, pursuing, hunting, shooting, wounding, killing, trapping, capturing, or collecting listed species or attempting to engage in any such conduct. ("Harm" is further defined to include significant habitat modification or degradation that results in death or injury to a listed species by significantly impairing behavioral patterns such as breeding, feeding, or sheltering.) "Incidental take" is defined as take that is incidental to, and not the purpose of, an otherwise lawful activity. The Service must anticipate the take that may result from the proposed project and, providing such take will not jeopardize the continued existence of
Red-cockaded woodpecker
USFWS photo by John & Karen Hollingsworthlisted species, describe that take in the incidental take statement. The latter contains clear terms and conditions designed to reduce the impact of the anticipated take to the species. These terms are binding on the action agency.
What is the consultation workload?
From 1998-2002 the Service conducted over 300,000 informal and formal Section 7 consultations. The vast majority of these actions were not likely to adversely affect listed species or their designated critical habitat. A large percentage of projects that would have, at least as initially planned, adverse impacts to listed species are dealt with through informal consultation, in which the Federal action agency makes changes to the project design so that adverse impacts to listed species are avoided.
As more Federal agencies begin to work with the Service under section 7(a)(1), the conservation benefits should be reflected in an even lower number of jeopardy and adverse modification opinions.
What type of guidance is available for other Federal agencies?
Guidance is available on our section 7 web site at http://www.fws.gov/endangered/consultations. Please call us at 703/358-2106 if you have any questions, or see our Endangered Species Contacts web site at http://www.fws.gov/endangered/contacts.html to locate a Service office in your area.
What is the Service doing to facilitate the consultation process?
Designing projects in ways that are compatible with the conservation needs of listed species is among the most effective methods of ensuring a more rapid and efficient section 7 consultation process. The Service is currently developing an internet-based consultation and information system that can be used to screen out projects that will not affect listed species, complete the requirements of informal consultation, expedite formal consultation, and better integrate section 7 consultation with other environmental review processes. This system is being designed to provide project proponents with information that will allow them to better understand how their actions may affect listed species along with suggestions for how to avoid, minimize, or mitigate these effects. Project proponents will be able to go on-line
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered Species Program
4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 420
Arlington, VA 22203
February 2007and receive information regarding listed species and designated critical habitat that may be affected by proposed activities, obtain "best management practices" (BMPs) that can be used during the project design phase to address anticipated impacts, identify appropriate Service contacts, and submit information that will be needed to complete section 7 consultation. We anticipate this system will be functional within limited areas of the country in late 2007.
This Louisiana black bear was one of the largest ever captured on Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge, weighing in at over 400 pounds. The bear was trapped using a leg-hold cable snare that does not injure the animal. The biological information obtained, including weight, sex, a tooth for aging, and other measurements, are part of the Service's ongoing research efforts to aid in the recovery of this threatened subspecies. Afterwards, the bear was released on site.
Photo by Dan Anderson/USFWS
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Nicole Karpinski, 24, of Houma: I'd love to see Maroon 5. They really know how to put on a show and keep the vibe alive in the audience.
Gerald Comardelle: Metallica.
Donna LeCompte Gregoire: Def Leopard.
Amanda Aguillard Leboeuf, 26, of Houma: PSY-Gangnam Style or anyone who puts on a high-energy show. Beyonc� was okay, but she only seemed to sing to one select group of people. It would be nice to see a collaboration of artists with different singing styles.
Gary Hille, 56, of Houma: I'd like to see the Eagles perform at the Super Bowl. After all, they are still an American icon.
Maria Angela Juarez: Nickelback.
Tate Tanner: Not Beyonc� for sure. They should get a good country singer like Jason Alden or Brad Paisley.
Carla Rhodes Ortego: Nickleback or Chris Daughtry.
Jennifer Landry Blanchard: Brad Paisley, but I doubt they'd get a country singer.
Jeramie Liner: 2 Live Crew and Vanilla Ice. Just kidding. But really, Kid Rock.
Trish LaFleur Hampton: Bon Jovi or Aerosmith.
Shannan Brunet, 40, of Bayou Blue: I miss how they used to have people from each generation performing. I would love to see that again, then everyone can enjoy the show.
Al Voisin: Fat's Domino, Tab Benoit, the Neville Brothers, New Orleans jazz bands and any local bands would be a hell of a lot better then what we had Sunday.
Pam Daigle: It will be in New York next year, Paul McCArtney and Billy Joel.
Jason Parfait, 32, of Gray: I think they should mix it up and have a few different genres happening on one or two stages and try to keep it with artists and bands that are still somewhat relevant. The NFL could set it up like the Pro Bowl where the fans can vote on who they want.
Brandy Chiasson Landry: Def Leppard.
Mary Davis: Bruce Springsteen. He actually puts on a show.
Mike Molaison: The Beatles.
Glinda Gisclair Guidry, 55: I'd love to see Toby Keith out there.
Brian Wilson: Metallica.
Necole Punch, 33, of Lockport: I would like to see Luke Bryan in next year's Super Bowl.
Sandy Melancon Guidry: Hunter Hayes.
Facebook feedback: Who would you like to see perform during halftime of next year's Super Bowl?
Nicole Karpinski, 24, of Houma: I'd love to see Maroon 5. They really know how to put on a show and keep the vibe alive in the audience.


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Valve's proprietary Source Engine is getting up in years, and the company hasn't seemed eager to replace it. But a few files reportedly buried in the Source Filmmaker imply that perhaps a new iteration of Source is on the way after all.
Valve Time reports that the script files for Filmmaker contain more than 60 references to Source 2. One references to "current engine version" and "next-gen 'Source 2'" in particular. A user also pointed out Source 2 tool icons in the SFM files.
Obviously, this information hasn't been confirmed by Valve, so take it with a grain of salt. Last year the company noted that it prefers to update its existing engine, rather than put the work into a full overhaul. Shacknews has contacted Valve regarding the report and will update as more information becomes available.


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Snodgrass set for six-month spell on sidelines
ESPN staffAugust 20, 2014
Robert Snodgrass joined Hull City for £7 million in the summer © PA Photos
Hull City midfielder Robert Snodgrass has been ruled out for six months with a dislocated kneecap.
Tigers manager Steve Bruce revealed the extent of the injury to Snodgrass ahead of the club's Europa League qualifier against Lokeren in Belgium on Thursday, a club spokesman confirmed.
And it could get worse for Snodgrass who is due to undergo scans to investigate possible ligament damage.
Snodgrass was one of Bruce's big summer signings after his £7 million move from Norwich.
The 26-year-old pulled up with a suspected twisted knee in the first half of his side's 1-0 Barclays Premier League win at Queens Park Rangers on Saturday.
Gutted ....!!! But I will work as hard as I can to come back fitter and stronger — Robert snodgrass (@robsnodgrass7) August 20, 2014
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OLE DB Command Transformation
The OLE DB Command transformation runs an SQL statement for each row in a data flow. For example, you can run an SQL statement that inserts, updates, or deletes rows in a database table.
You can configure the OLE DB Command Transformation in the following ways:
Provide the SQL statement that the transformation runs for each row.
Specify the number of seconds before the SQL statement times out.
Specify the default code page.
Typically, the SQL statement includes parameters. The parameter values are stored in external columns in the transformation input, and mapping an input column to an external column maps an input column to a parameter. For example, to locate rows in the DimProduct table by the value in their ProductKey column and then delete them, you can map the external column named Param_0 to the input column named ProductKey, and then run the SQL statement DELETE FROM DimProduct WHERE ProductKey = ?.. The OLE DB Command transformation provides the parameter names and you cannot modify them. The parameter names are Param_0, Param_1, and so on.
If you configure the OLE DB Command transformation by using the Advanced Editor dialog box, the parameters in the SQL statement may be mapped automatically to external columns in the transformation input, and the characteristics of each parameter defined, by clicking the Refresh button. However, if the OLE DB provider that the OLE DB Command transformation uses does not support deriving parameter information from the parameter, you must configure the external columns manually. This means that you must add a column for each parameter to the external input to the transformation, update the column names to use names like Param_0, specify the value of the DBParamInfoFlags property, and map the input columns that contain parameter values to the external columns.
The value of DBParamInfoFlags represents the characteristics of the parameter. For example, the value 1 specifies that the parameter is an input parameter, and the value 65 specifies that the parameter is an input parameter and may contain a null value. The values must match the values in the OLE DB DBPARAMFLAGSENUM enumeration. For more information, see the OLE DB reference documentation.
The OLE DB Command transformation includes the SQLCommand custom property. This property can be updated by a property expression when the package is loaded. For more information, see Integration Services (SSIS) Expressions, Use Property Expressions in Packages, and Transformation Custom Properties.
This transformation has one input, one regular output, and one error output.
You can log the calls that the OLE DB Command transformation makes to external data providers. You can use this logging capability to troubleshoot the connections and commands to external data sources that the OLE DB Command transformation performs. To log the calls that the OLE DB Command transformation makes to external data providers, enable package logging and select the Diagnostic event at the package level. For more information, see Troubleshooting Tools for Package Execution.
Related Tasks
You can configure the transformation by either using the SSIS Designer or the object model. For details about configuring the transformation using the SSIS designer, see Configure the OLE DB Command Transformation. See the Developer Guide for details about programmatically configuring this transformation.
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The Bruins' Jaromir Jagr, still going strong at 41, joined an exclusive club recently, becoming just the 12th player in NHL history with 1,000 assists.
Jagr's legacy as one of the all-time great offensive forces is clear in that he's also one of just nine players ever to record as many as 500 goals and 1,000 helpers.
|Goals (career rank)
|Assists (career rank)
|Wayne Gretzky
|894 (1st)
|1,963 (1st)
|Gordie Howe
|801 (2d)
|1,049 (8th)
|Marcel Dionne
|731 (4th)
|1,040 (9th)
|Mark Messier
|694 (7th)
|1,193 (3d)
|Steve Yzerman
|692 (8th)
|1,063 (7th)
|Mario Lemieux
|690 (9th)
|1,033 (10th)
|Jaromir Jagr
|679 (10th)
|1,001 (12th)
|Joe Sakic
|625 (15th)
|1,016 (11th)
|Ron Francis
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It's wedding season for couples around the country, including superheroes. Marvel Comics, the group behind Spider-man, X-Men and the Avengers, recently released a comic featuring its first same-sex superhero wedding. Host Michel Martin discusses the intersection between the Marvel universe and politics with Marvel's editor-in-chief, Axel Alonso.
Art Imitates Life In Same-Sex Superhero Wedding
By editor • Jun 25, 2012