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Several area law enforcement officers gathered Thursday at the Newton County Sheriff's Office to remember those who have died in the line of duty.
Several area law enforcement officers gathered Thursday at the Newton County Sheriff's Office to remember those who have died in the line of duty.
The Newton County Chaplain's annual Service of Remembrance, held in conjunction with National Police Week, served as a memorial for fallen officers in the four-state area.
"It's an opportunity for us to remember and give thanks to those officers in our four-state area who have given their lives over the last year," said Newton County Chaplain Dr. Bill Doubek. "We just think it's very important that we remember their sacrifice and remember their families in prayer and just honor them as best as we can."
The national Peace Officers Memorial Day was May 15, while Police Week began Sunday, May 12 and ends Saturday, May 18.
The day of remembrance and the week associated with it were established in October 1962 in a joint resolution of the 87th United States Congress.
Newton County Sheriff Ken Copeland said there had been 127 officers killed in 2012, with the leading cause of death related to traffic accidents, while nearly 50 of those officers were fatally shot.
Doubek noted that the total number of officer deaths in 2013 has reached 41.
"I don't want them to be just a statistic," Copeland said of the fallen heroes. "Each officer gave their life to protect the public and each officer had family and friends who ultimately also paid the sacrifice."
Despite the risks that come with the job, Copeland said most officers wouldn't think of doing anything else.
"It's what we do," Copeland said. "I've been blessed to be sheriff. I think different officers get into it for different reasons. The old stand-by is to help people, but once you honestly do get to help somebody, or your personal actions helped somebody, it's touching, it's a reward that we get out of it."
Rev. Officer Keith Brumfield provided the memorial address, and spoke to officers in attendance about the struggles associated with the job, and the importance of not allowing even the most challenging of calls to harden them.
"You have seen many dead bodies, you have been frustrated by the revolving jail door and it is likely that you yourself have been assaulted at least once in your career," Brumfield said. "Through it all, you become street wise and probably street-hardened by developing a thick skin. Thick skin can be necessary but if not kept in check it can be detrimental to us personally, professionally and most of all, spiritually."
Brumfield asked the officers in attendance to not let the thick skin that is necessary in their careers to get in the way of caring for others, even in the most difficult situations.
"Loving people is important, even if they screw up," Brumfield said. "We have been given in the word of God one of the greatest positions that I believe we can have, that is to call ourselves law enforcement, peace officers, peace keepers."
Brumfield left the officers with a Bible passage from the book of John 15:12-13 (NLT). He said when he was first approached about speaking at Thursday's memorial service, the passage immediately came to mind.
"I command you to love each other in the same way that I love you," the passage reads. "And here is how to measure it -- the greatest love is shown when people lay down their lives for their friends."


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Guyana will serve as chair of the Economic and Financial Committee (second committee) of the United Nations General Assembly for the 67th session, the Foreign Affairs Ministry here said in a release.
The UN Assembly on Tuesday elected Guyana's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador George Talbot, by acclamation to the post. Ambassador Talbot is the first representative of a Caricom member state at the United Nations to hold the position.
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A pitcher making 13 million a year wouldn't be so hard to trade, so I definitely don't think the bonus has anything to do with that.
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A pitcher making 13 million a year wouldn't be so hard to trade, so I definitely don't think the bonus has anything to do with that.
That would explain why a team like the Yankees would be hesitant to trade for Sori even with us eating most of the contract, though. We can send a trunk full of cash with him, but they'd still technically be adding 18 million annual to their payroll while dealing with luxury tax issues.
I'm not sure of luxury tax implications. My guess is if the Yanks are interested in Vernon Wells(as has been rumored) the money can be set up to where the salary is still paid by the other team and it doesn't count towards it. That said, I do know this: Any and all money being sent over in a trade has to be paid in full within 18 months of the date the deal is made. So, if the first part of my statement IS correct, it'd be impossible to do, if the player had more than 2 years left on his deal. Hell, the deal would have to be a midseason deal actually. Players get paid bi-weekly throughout the year, so the ramifications of dealing Soriano or Wells on June 30th of 2013, would allow my scenario to work, in avoiding the luxury tax. If dealt before then, it likely is penalized for only the time outside of that 18 month window.
Does anyone know if this Edwin Jackson press conference is going to be on CSN?
Nevermind, here's a link http://www.csnchicago.com/live_cubs
Edwin's wife is smokin' hot.
cubs facebook page just posted a picture of Jackson and the Cubs jersey.
Not a lot of happy Cubs fans.
My favorite comment is: " I would rather sign younger talent. This is a signing just to boost attendance."
I don't think Jackson will be boosting attendance
LOL people like this are why it's probably hard for most people on this site to talk Cubs baseball with any of our friends. We know too much...


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General Social Survey, 1972-2010 [Cumulative File] (ICPSR 31521)
Published: Feb 7, 2013
Principal Investigator(s):
Tom W. Smith, National Opinion Research Center; Peter V. Marsden, National Opinion Research Center; Michael Hout, National Opinion Research Center
Version V1
The General Social Surveys (GSS) were designed as part of a data diffusion project in 1972. The GSS replicated questionnaire items and wording in order to facilitate time-trend studies. The latest survey, GSS 2010, includes a cumulative file that merges all 28 General Social Surveys into a single file containing data from 1972 to 2010. The items appearing in the surveys are one of three types: Permanent questions that occur on each survey, rotating questions that appear on two out of every three surveys (1973, 1974, and 1976, or 1973, 1975, and 1976), and a few occasional questions such as split ballot experiments that occur in a single survey. The 2010 surveys included four topic modules: quality of working life, science, shared capitalism, and CDC high risk behaviors. The International Social Survey Program (ISSP) module included in the 2010 survey was environment. The data also contain several variables describing the demographic characteristics of the respondents.
Export Citation:
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Subject Terms
Geographic Coverage
Smallest Geographic Unit
census region
Time Period(s)
1972 -- 2010
Date of Collection
1972 -- 1978
1982 -- 1991
Data Collection Notes
Please note that NORC may have updated the General Social Survey data files. Additional information regarding the General Social Surveys can be found at the General Social Survey (GSS) website.
For sampling information, please see Appendix A of the ICPSR Codebook.
All noninstitutionalized, English and Spanish speaking persons 18 years of age or older, living in the United States.
Unit(s) of Observation
survey data
Mode of Data Collection
Response Rates
Approximately 70 percent.
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Version Date
Version History
2013-02-07 Documentation was updated.
2011-08-05 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:
- Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.
Data in this collection are available only to users at ICPSR member institutions.
- The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented.
This study is provided by ICPSR. ICPSR provides leadership and training in data access, curation, and methods of analysis for a diverse and expanding social science research community.


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North Carolina Department of Transportation officials saw firsthand Friday the Main Street surface that has frustrated so many Lexington business owners and motorists.
North Carolina Department of Transportation officials saw firsthand Friday the Main Street surface that has frustrated so many Lexington business owners and motorists.
DOT Division 9 Engineer Pat Ivey and board member Jake Alexander toured Main Street with Lexington Mayor Newell Clark, city manager Alan Carson and Rep. Rayne Brown, R-Davidson.
After the meeting, Ivey said he understands the concerns the business community and those who frequent the central downtown area have.
"What we've committed to do is go back, take a look and see if there are any other options we can look at as a department and get back with the mayor in a week or so to see if we have funds to take care of that," Ivey said.
DOT crews recently used a preservation technique called micro-surfacing to resurface Main Street, which differs from traditional hot-mix asphalt surfacing and employs dense-graded aggregate, asphalt emulsion, water and mineral fillers to seal and extend the life of roads.
Some citizens and merchants, who thought the surface was a foundation for an additional layer of asphalt, said they were "outraged" when they learned that what they saw was reality for the next three to five years.
Cost savings and road preservation were the two main reasons the DOT chose micro-surfacing for Main Street, and officials said the process cost a third of the price of traditional hot-mix surfacing.
After being contacted by several citizens and Clark, DOT officials said they could not resurface the entire street. However, Ivey said they would help the city pursue methods of beautifying the uptown Lexington area and open better lines of communication.
On Friday, Clark and Ivey said they discussed a third option.
"What we're looking at are some possible paving options, short of milling and resurfacing the whole street, which we know we don't have the funds to do," Ivey said.
A thin lift overlay is one possibility, Ivey said, which refers to a surfacing process where a thin layer of asphalt is bonded to an existing surface to reduce noise and correct minor defects.
"We are continuing ongoing conversations with them, and they are continuing to bring different options as to what they could do with their budget," Clark said. "I felt really good about their willingness to sit down and listen and right what they thought wasn't a really good job and what they could do to improve it."
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@ashapiro75: can you try opening Designer first and then (from within Designer) open the project? Does the error still occur? I noticed opening a (upgraded) project this way slightly differs (see: this post)
@ashapiro75: can you try opening Designer first and then (from within Designer) open the project? Does the error still occur? I noticed opening a (upgraded) project this way slightly differs (see: this post)
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@anthonyterrell: I tried taking those same exact steps, without updating the url prefix this time. I do get an error message, but it's this one:
Unable to load data using the supplied configuration.
Open in Browser: tree.json
Completely expected since it's trying to resolve tree.json at an unknown location. I don't get the JSON.stringify message.
Jason Johnston
Sencha Architect Development Team
@ashapiro75: maybe you can post the project as it is updated at your PC/mac now.
Just to be sure: have you closed all instances of Designer before opening a new Designer and opening the project?
Hi guys, we left off with me being unable to reproduce the issue with the provided project; I'm wondering if you are still seeing the issue with the updated beta build 355?
Jason Johnston
Sencha Architect Development Team
I see in in a message by clicking a a red explanation point by my store after starting up my project in Designer(Update 360).
I think that it relates to autoLoad. Start a new project and add the model and store below. Save it and close Designer and then reopen it. The red error explanation point will be beside the Store. Clicking gets the message.
If I remove autoLoad the message goes away.
The store works in my project.
I hope this helps.
Code:/* * File: app/model/MapServerMap.js * * This file was generated by Sencha Designer version 2.0.0. * http://www.sencha.com/products/designer/ * */ Ext.define('MyApp.model.MapServerMap', { extend: 'Ext.data.Model', config: { fields: [ { name: 'mapUrl' } ], proxy: { type: 'ajax', url: './php/getMap.php', reader: { type: 'json', rootProperty: 'map' } } } });Code:/* * File: app/store/MapServerMaps.js * * This file was generated by Sencha Designer version 2.0.0. * http://www.sencha.com/products/designer/ * */ Ext.define('MyApp.store.MapServerMaps', { extend: 'Ext.data.Store', requires: [ 'MyApp.model.MapServerMap' ], config: { autoLoad: true, model: 'MyApp.model.MapServerMap', storeId: 'MyStore' } });
@jjohnston: I'm not having the issue anymore, I'm fine (unrelated; it might be nice if this forum somehow could show if a question is answered in the threadlist, I guess this would help you guys browsing through all questions too)
1) is the error the same as in the threads title?
2) does the error occur only in Designer, or does your project not load any data while testing in a browser either?
3) could you call the exact url directly in your browser and post the output, so we can have a look to help you out?
The error only occurs in Designer and is the same as the thread title.
Could the problem be that the rootProperty, "map", object in the returned data has both the "extent" and "mapUrl" properties? Does the model have to "exactly" match the returned data object or can it pull out the required pieces if only some are needed in this case?
w/ added linefeeds and spacing:Code:{"success":true,"parceldata":[],"map":{"extent":{"minx":2211826.2604003,"miny":648503.81250018,"maxx":2212980.7500002,"maxy":649623.93750018},"mapUrl":"\/tmp\/4f7d8e71_6a90_0.png"},"errorMessages":["NumRows = 1"],"ownerParcelList":[["SMITH, DAISY MAE STANCIL","14038026"]]}
Code:{ "success":true, "parceldata":[], "map":{ "extent":{"minx":2211826.2604003,"miny":648503.81250018,"maxx":2212980.7500002,"maxy":649623.93750018}, "mapUrl":"\/tmp\/4f7d8e71_6a90_0.png" }, "errorMessages":["NumRows = 1"], "ownerParcelList": [["SMITH, DAISY MAE STANCIL","14038026"]] }
Going through the same steps as before I receive the error still, running the latest build.
- Download the project from this thread named nl3.zip
- Open Sencha designer and choose the project file within the folder
- Confirm I want to update the project
- Click load data - receive error.


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Hard to say -- "formal" usually equates with the classic citrus/herb style of something like 89 or 127.
After that, "formal" is a purely subjective term... whatever makes you feel comfortable and elegant. That does sound like a special event! If you can get to a Floris store, you may find a bottle of their discontinued Vetiver, a warm, woody scent. I truly appreciate Elite, which is a great lean-green scent. I didn't care for JF due to its ozonic note, but you might find things to appreciate in its green and woody notes. Santal -- too vanilla for me. Once you rule out the citrus notes, you've eliminated several of the Floris products (Cefiro, for example). You might try Rose Geranium, a classic British geranium-rose sort of scent with a bit of wood.
Cheers, ody


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Rise and Fall of WCW DVD Set
Expect a 1-2 week delay in delivery.
A special look at the WWE's top rival, World Championship Wrestling!
Disc 1
- Jim Crockett Promotions
- Georgia Championship Wrestling
- Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
- Black Saturday
- The Expansion
- Crockett Sells to Turner
- Greatest Talent in the World
- New Management
- Bill Watts Era
- Bill Shaw Hires Eric Bischoff
- Hulk Hogan Arrives
- Nitro Debuts
- nWo
- Cruiserweights
- Goldberg
- WCW Ratings Champ
- Celebrities
- Goldberg vs. Hogan
- Mistakes Begin
- Vince Russo
- A Corporate Merger
- McMahon buys WCW
- Legacy of WCW
Bonus Features
Lost in Cleveland
Bill Watts Defends Himself
Spam Man
The Origin of Goldberg
Bischoff Gives Away RAW Results
Disc 2
$1,000 Challenge Match
Ric Flair vs. Magnum T.A.
NWA World Championship Wrestling June 15, 1985
Sting, Lex Luger & Barry Windham vs. Ric Flair, Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/ JJ Dillon)
The Main Event April 3, 1988
United States Championship Match
Dusty Rhodes vs. Barry Windham
Great American Bash July 10, 1988
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match
Ric Flair vs. Ricky The Dragon Steamboat
Chi-Town Rumble February 20, 1989
The Rock n Roll Express vs. The Midnight Express
Wrestle War February 25, 1990
NWA United States Tag Team Championship Match
The Midnight Express vs. The Southern Boys
Great American Bash July 7, 1990
WCW World Tag Team Championship Match
The Steiner Brothers vs. Sting & Lex Luger
SuperBrawl May 19, 1991
WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
Sting vs. Big Van Vader
Great American Bash July 12, 1992
WCW International World Heavyweight Championship Match
Rick Rude vs. Sting
Spring Stampede April 17, 1994
WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
Ric Flair vs. Hulk Hogan
Bash at the Beach July 17, 1994
Disc 3
WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
Ric Flair vs. The Giant
Nitro April 29, 1996
WCW Cruiserweight Championship Match
Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Dean Malenko
Clash of the Champions XXXIII August 15, 1996
War Games Match
Team WCW- Sting, Lex Luger, Ric Fair & Arn Anderson vs. Team n.W.o.- Hollywood Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall & a Mystery Partner
Fall Brawl September 15, 1996
United States Championship Ladder Match
Syxx vs. Eddie Guerrero
Souled Out January 25, 1997
United States Championship No Disqualification Match
Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko
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Golden Eagles place 10th in final fall tournament
SAPPHIRE, N.C. – Greg Kitts followed up a first-round 69 with a one-under-par 71 in Tuesday's final round at the Hummingbird Intercollegiate, finishing in sixth place out of 93 individuals.
Behind Kitts' lead, the Golden Eagles held onto to 10th place out of 16 teams in a strong field, concluding their fall season in solid fashion.
As a team, Tech lowered its total by one stroke on Tuesday, following up Monday's 296 with a 295 for a combined score of 591. That one stroke was a crucial one as the Golden Eagles edged out both Wofford and Radford by just one stroke and beat Guilford by two strokes.
Kitts led Tech with a two-day score of 140 and finished two-under-par, followed by Mason Griffin, who shot a 73 on Tuesday to complement Monday's 76 and finish at 149. The rest of the Golden Eagle contingent consisted of Lee Maxwell (76-75=151), Travis Ramsey (75-78=153) and Tyler Cassetty (78-76=154).
Appalachian State won the tournament, edging top-25-ranked UAB by two strokes, finishing with a 292-273=565. The second-place Blazers finished at 567, followed by Monday's leader Gardner-Webb in third at 573. The rest of the field was made up of Vanderbilt (574), Francis Marion (581), Furman (583), Jacksonville (585), Samford (586), Western Carolina (586), Tennessee Tech (591), Wofford (592), Radford (592), Guilford (594), IPFW (596), Elon (596) and High Point (597) and Colgate (611).
Gardner-Webb's Kristopher Gray captured the individual title, adding a second-round 68 to Monday's 67 and finishing seven-below par at 135.
The tournament was hosted by Western Carolina at the Country Club of Sapphire Valley, which played to a par 71 and a yardage of 6,171.


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(a) The West Virginia Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology is continued. The members of the board in office on July 1, 2013 may, unless sooner removed, continue to serve until their respective terms expire or until their successors have been appointed and qualified.
(b) The board consists of the following members appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate:
(1) Two persons who are licensed speech-language pathologists;
(2) Two persons who are licensed audiologists; and
(3) One citizen member who is not licensed or registered under this article.
(c) The terms are for three years. No member may serve for more than two consecutive terms.
(d) Each licensed member of the board, at the time of his or her appointment, must have held a license in this state for at least three years.
(e) Each member of the board must be a resident of this state during the appointment term.
(f) No board member may serve as an officer of the West Virginia Speech Language and Hearing Association concurrently with his or her service on the board.
(g) A vacancy on the board shall be filled by appointment by the Governor for the unexpired term of the member whose office is vacant.
(h) The Governor may remove any member from the board for neglect of duty, incompetency or official misconduct.
(i) A licensed member of the board immediately and automatically forfeits membership to the board if his or her license or registration to practice is suspended or revoked.
(j) A member of the board immediately and automatically forfeits membership to the board if he or she is convicted of a felony under the laws of any jurisdiction or becomes a nonresident of this state.
(k) The board shall elect annually one of its members as chairperson and one of its members as secretary-treasurer who shall serve at the will and pleasure of the board.
(l) Each member of the board is entitled to receive compensation and expense reimbursement in accordance with article one of this chapter.
(m) A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum.
(n) The board shall hold at least one annual meeting. Other meetings shall be held at the call of the chairperson or upon the written request of four members, at the time and place as designated in the call or request.
(o) Prior to commencing his or her duties as a member of the board, each member shall take and subscribe to the oath required by section five, article four of the Constitution of this state.
(p) Board members are immune from civil liability for the performance of their official duties so long as they act in good faith.


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Big Huge Games has released a brand-new trailer for the February-due Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning today, in which the developers discuss the game's action-based combat system and the symbiotic relationship it shares with the game's animation design. Described as an action-RPG, the developers seem eager to reaffirm that the game combo-driven combat retains the customization and epic storyline that RPG enthusiasts will expect.
Combat in the game is all about combos. Players will be able to seamlessly flow between melee, ranged attacks, and magic on the fly. "It's all about creating this language that players can then build off of," explains Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Lead Combat Designer Joe Quadara.
According to the trailer, the animators worked closely with those designing the gameplay mechanics to ensure that each encounter and action is visually portrayed using "strong stances" that lend visual power to each movement. In other words, the developers want you to be able to pause during any frame of animation and be able to deduce things like the player's strength, weight and power of the weapon being used, and the impact of each landed blow.
Based on the video, we're curious to hear what you think about the combat system in the comments.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is due out for PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 on February 7, 2012.
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|2013-10-27, 17:03
|Link #61
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Germany
I know this thread is old but I hope someone can still answer my question here.
I wanna use that site to determine in what resolution I should download my stuff but since the site is in japanese it's sometimes quite hard to understand.
Things like these are easy to understand:
HV1280 = 720p
HV1280+ = higher than 720p but still lower than 1080p
HV960 = 960x540
HVFULL = 1080p
But there are a lot I don't understand. Here's the list:
I believe those are all. I don't know what resolution those are supposed to represent. Can anyone help me?
|2013-10-28, 00:10
|Link #63
Join Date: Dec 2003
Age: 35
Anyway, bottom line is, for all of these resolutions, "HD" broadcasts were upscales, and any Blu-Rays may have been upscales as well. You could probably stick with DVD-level encodes for this content; 480p or less.
|2013-10-28, 09:14
|Link #66
AS Oji-kun
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Forests of Hokkaido
Age: 68
I run my computer through my 40" TV for anime viewing with the screen's resolution at 1280x720. (I can't read the text from across the room at 1920x1080.) I'll occasionally kick it up to 1080p and watch either a 1080p Crunchyroll or Blu-ray rip. I can see the extra sharpness in some of the lines and such, but there isn't enough additional detail to make it worth doing very often. I just stick to 720p since that's the native resolution of the material.
|2013-10-29, 11:59
|Link #67
Osana-Najimi Shipper
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Mt. Ordeals
The distinction between 1080p and 720p is quite negligible in my 24" screen, but watching 1080p in my big screen tv, I can really appreciate the difference (like for example the new NGE movies).
So for me it becomes a matter of bandwidth (for streams), storage (for downloads), or price (for discs). Before I was only on a 10mbit connection, and that wasn't really feasible for 1080p streaming without stuttering, though it was great for its price since I can download overnight with no transfer cap. Now I upgraded to 35mbit, and I've switched over to mostly streaming CR now, if only to try and support the creators in some way. And with still no transfer cap, I don't see why I should go 720p.
Only exception is when I'm on the go, since my Note 2 can only go up to 720p regardless. I should get the Note 3, but I dunno if it's worth another $750 for a better resolution but less battery life, and I'm not even sure if my cell bandwidth can handle it.
|2013-10-30, 02:33
|Link #68
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: In the middle of nowhere
Well my PC's maximum resolution is only 1366x768, so when watching stuff on my PC 1080p is worthless to me...
That said, even if I did have a screen-resolution high enough that I'd actually be able to see the full uncompressed image, I'd still just go for 720p most of the time, unless what I'm watching is actually animated at 1080p. Which is still kind of insanely rare if I'm not mistaken? Now, old cel-animated shows or movies though, I would definitely rather go with 1080p if I had a screen that actually supported it. Seeing how they have no set resolution in the first place, my usual problem with 1080p anime (aka that it's pretty much always upscaled from 720p) would not apply.
|2013-10-30, 12:27
|Link #69
AS Oji-kun
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Forests of Hokkaido
Age: 68
Movies on film stock have more native resolution than 1080p, so you will almost certainly see higher quality in that format. Digitally-produced anime television programming generally tops out at 720p.
|2013-10-30, 13:28
|Link #70
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Movies are about the only anime-related work that comes out in 1080p, so it's sort of redundant (or worse!) for everything else. About the only time you'd want it in that format is if whatever you're watching in on has a poor scaler so a pre-upscaled video will give you better quality. But most of the time, you're probably just going to run into excess artifacts from sharpness filters and the like.
|2013-10-30, 14:06
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: New England
Age: 34
I have a small HDTV in my room. It is 26 inches and only 720p. I hear that 1080p only really matters on an HDTV when they are big, though. If I watch anime or play HD consoles on my 720p TV, even if I'm close like 4 feet or even 3 feet away from the screen, it should still look pretty good, right?
|2013-10-30, 14:44
|Link #72
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Everything else being equal, higher resolutions are always going to better. For a 26" display, 1080p will look better than 720p until you're really far away. Still 720p video is going to look pretty good regardless of any other considerations - it's just that a higher resolution is better. You can read more about this subject here: http://www.videograndpa.com/?p=2043
|2013-10-30, 15:27
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Pretentious moe scholar
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Age: 31
While I'll admit my experience with 1080P anime has been limited due to bandwidth and the like, I find 720P just fine on my 23 inch monitor at 2.5 feet and as others have said a lot of anime is actually produced in 720P anyway. Personally, I think anime fans have a lot more pressing issues to worry about image quality wise than 1080P v. 720P - ie making sure whatever you're watching doesn't have blocking during dark scenes, mismatched frame rates, etc.
|2013-10-30, 23:37
|Link #74
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: In the middle of nowhere
Also I would like to mention that as far as I'm concerned, resolutions higher than 1080p are useless. Period. Like, I've literally been to a screening in a movie-theater where, due to the lack of any proper film-prints or such, they were just screening the movies from a BluRay. (Incidentally the movies in question were The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, 5 Centimeters Per Second and two Japanese live action movies, Always: Sunset on Third Street and its sequel.) The experience was completely indistinguishable from any other cinema screening I've ever been to. And I was sitting on like, second row, so I was about as close to the screen as one can get. The only reason I even know that they were using BluRays was because I asked the people hosting the screening about it, due to having noticed that "Say, I noticed that the first few minutes of 5cm didn't have subtitles and then they popped in afterwards... Are you projecting from a BluRay?"
|2013-10-31, 13:20
|Link #75
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: New England
Age: 34
Should I bother in investing in a 1080p TV to replace my 720p one? I play HD consoles on this TV and a Wii U and PS4 will go on it. If I was gaming on a 26 inch 720p TV and am 5 feet or even 4 feet from the screen, would I be missing out all that much on what I could get on a 26 inch 1080p TV? If so, would it be worth the couple or few hundred dollars it'd take to upgrade?
|2013-10-31, 13:47
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If playing games is important to you, then you should look for a TV with a low response time or one with a game/computer mode.
|2013-10-31, 15:00
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: New England
Age: 34
I went to the websites for Samsung, Toshiba, Panasonic, Sony, and LG and looked up 26 inch TVs. All five companies have no small TVs with 1080p, just 720p only. I'd have to get a 32 inch TV to get 1080p, and 32 inch might be too big for where the TV will go. Now if I can fit a 32 inch TV there, then I guess I'll invest in a 1080p TV that size in the future, but I don't need one right away. I want a Wii U soon and some of its killer apps are 1080p, but I don't plan to get a PS4 for quite some time.
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My daughter bought this 32" Samsung and loves it. She mostly uses it for gaming with her computer, but since she's in a dorm, she can use the Internet features over the campus wireless network, too. At $329, I thought about buying one to replace the big SD set in my bedroom. Tomorrow it's going to cost me about $17 more when Amazon begins assessing sales tax here in Massachusetts.
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Location: Vancouver, Canada
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1080P on 27 inch is basically the domain of computer monitors, though some of those offer HDMI in. Probably around $250. If you're planning to viewing from TV distances I'd suggest seeing if you can fit a 32 inch 1080P though, I think the combined size and resolution increase would be much nicer than resolution alone.
BTW, most current console games render at 720P or less internally then scale as necessary:
The PS4 may change that. COD:Ghosts and Battlefield 4 have internal resolutions of 1920X1080 and 1600x900 respectively on the PS4 - compared to 1280x720 for both on the Xbox One. I expect that trend may continue as it appears PS4 packs a more powerful graphics chip.
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Back in September 2009 we launched the UK Sex Map, a fantastic interactive map which revealed the sexiest towns in the UK. Users could search the map for a town or postcode and find out how much their place spent on everything from batteries to butt plugs, comparing their performance to nearby places and the national average.
Sadly, the time has come to retire the UK Sex Map because it's so old and out of date. But fear not! We're working on a new one which promises to be just as much fun. Hurrah!
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Howard Todo appointed UH Chief Financial OfficerUniversity of Hawaiʻi
Mia Noguchi, (808) 956-9095
External Affairs & University Relations
"Howard Todo is a leader in his profession and a leader in our community. We are indeed fortunate that this UH alumnus has agreed to contribute his considerable talents to our university," said UH Interim President David McClain.
Todo most recently was Vice President — Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Island Air. He was a partner with the accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP from 1988 to 2001, where his responsibilities included serving as partner-in-charge of the audit of the State of Hawaiʻi's Comprehensive Financial Report and overseeing a client list that included the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaiʻi, the East-West Center, the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation Highways Division, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, the state Judiciary Branch, and the Hawaiʻi Department of Accounting and General Services. He joined Ernst & Young in 1973.
After leaving Ernst & Young, Todo had his own consulting firm and served as Acting Chief Financial Officer for the Board of Water Supply, where he oversaw the implementation of a computerized financial management system, and re-engineered and restructured the financial processes and organization of the Board.
"It's a great honor to be selected from all the highly qualified candidates the university had to choose from nationally. I would certainly not be in this position if I had not attended the University of Hawaiʻi, and it is gratifying to be able to be a part of the university's efforts to help offer similar opportunities to others," Todo said.
Todo is the Chair of the state of Hawaiʻi's nine-member Board of Public Accountancy. He also served as president of the Hawaiʻi Society of Certified Public Accountants and was formerly on the National Council of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Retail Merchants of Hawaiʻi, the University of Hawaiʻi Alumni Association, and the UH College of Business Alumni and Friends. He is a graduate of the University of Hawaiʻi College of Business Administration and was inducted into the CBA Alumni Hall of Honor in 1995. Todo has been a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Hawaiʻi since 1974.
About the University of Hawaiʻi
Established in 1907 and fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the University of Hawaiʻi is the state's sole public system of higher education. The UH System provides an array of undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees and community programs on 10 campuses and through educational, training, and research centers across the state. UH enrolls more than 50,000 students from Hawaiʻi, the U.S. mainland, and around the world. For more information, visit www.hawaii.edu.


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We all wait patiently (and anxiously) for the arrival of our city's Restaurant Week, during which we can dine out at terrific discounts. Maybe, though, it's time to stop waiting and start thinking about taking advantage of Restaurant Weeks in other cities. You don't have to take weeks — or even days — off to do it. Just ask Philadelphia food blogger Mary Bigham, of WCDish and her friend of Danielle Friel of Iron Hill Brewery. Southwest Airlines provided the flights to get these foodie friends from Philadelphia to Boston and back again in just a day's time — with lots of stops for fine dining and more Restaurant Week Boston-inspired fun — in between.
You can follow their adventures on Twitter via our @OpenTable_BOS handle as we chat with them throughout the day and drool longingly over their food photography! They've already had eggs benny and French toast at Eastern Standard (I only have coffee, so thanks for rubbing that in, ladies. No, really.). Stops along the way will include Parker's Restaurant at the Omni Parker House and dinner at Barbara Lynch's trattoria Sportello, where they'll meet up with area food bloggers for what I'm sure will be a pretty amazing meal.
Stay tuned on Twitter for more highlights from their Restaurant Week Boston daycation — and book your Restaurant Week Boston tables today!


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Reid's is a grocery store
Lynn Jameson, in her review of that great example of city sponsored gentrification, 208 Sixth Street NW ["On the Block," December 5] (http://www.readthehook.com/92828/real-estate-block-starr-y-starr-y-hill-...), claims that there isn't a grocery store nearby.
What does she think Reid's on Preston Avenue is? It's a grocery store that is very close to Sixth Street NW and has an excellent meat department and very competitive prices.
Could it be that Reid's is just not "upscale" enough for her tastes?
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Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network's Pediatric Program recently received a $15,000 grant from The Wells Fargo Foundation. The grant will be used to support pediatric programming, physician and therapist services, the purchase of assistive technology for learning, reading and alternative communication and charitable care.
Good Shepherd Pediatrics provides both inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation to children with a variety of physical or cognitive conditions, including autism, developmental delays, neuromuscular disease, stroke, brain and spinal cord injuries or multiple traumas. Good Shepherd's Outpatient Pediatric Rehabilitation Program offers the services of the only two board-certified developmental pediatricians in the Lehigh Valley region.
Almost 40 percent of pediatric patients receive some sort of charity care because their families have no insurance or simply can not afford to pay for their child's therapy. The grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation will help in the effort to improve access to these vital services for more children.
"Good Shepherd's outpatient pediatric program is such a wonderful resource for children and their families," says Cindy Garcia, personal banker, Wells Fargo. "It's been there for my daughter and it's been there for other Wells Fargo team members, too. By supporting such a worthwhile program, Wells Fargo gives back to the community and its team members, helping to ensure that our children get the very best."


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Saturday, Sept. 29
Westfield 30, Brocton 26
WESTFIELD - The Westfield Minihawks midget football team went to 5-1 on the season with a hard earned 30-26 victory Saturday night, Sept. 29 at home against a very tough Brocton team.
This was by far the most exciting game the Minihawks have played all season. The boys showed great heart and determination in pulling out the victory.
Westfield got off to a rough start as Brocton returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown which gave them a 6-0 lead. After scores by both teams, Westfield wound up trailing at the half for only the second time this season. After a spirited halftime meeting, the Minihawks showed their true colors and pounded out the win.
The game came down to Westfield having possession with a four point lead and about five minutes on the game clock. The Minihawks needed several first downs to run out the clock to hold on for the win. Strong running and blocking were the keys that led to the victory as Hauser converted on a fourth and short to seal the win and send Westfield to 5-1 on the season.
On offense, the Minihawks had two touchdowns each by running backs Ryan Jafarjian and Ryan Schermerhorn. Two point conversions were completed by quarterback Evan Hauser, running back Shawn Horr and Schermerhorn. The offensive line again set the tone as Westfield used a power running game to eventually wear down a very strong Brocton defense.
The defense was led by the tackling of linebacker Austin Bourgeois and safety Horr who had a critical interception to halt a Brocton drive late in the game. Aggressive gang tackling was the key to Westfield holding a very deceptive Brocton offense from getting the victory.
This was an incredibly well played and hard fought game from both teams and all involved should be very proud of the effort they put forth. The Minihawks will look to end the season at 6-1 against Sherman-Ripley Saturday night, Oct. 6 at home.
Westfield 22, Brocton 8
WESTFIELD - The Westfield Goldenhawks varsity midget football squad improved its record to 4-2 with a home win over Brocton Saturday night, Sept. 29.
Brocton controlled the ball most of the first quarter and struck first in the second quarter with a 55-yard touchdown on a fake punt pass. Westfield struggled with ball protection early in the game with an interception, fumbled snaps and poor exchanges causing it to stall on its first three possessions. The Goldenhawks put together a 63-yard six-play drive in the second quarter for their first score. Long runs by Chris Catalano and Mike Poletto on the edge set up a 30-yard touchdown run by Simon Williams up the middle.
Catalano started the second half off for Westfield with a 67-yard touchdown kickoff return. Brocton and Westfield exchanged scoreless possessions five more times in the third quarter with excellent defensive line play for both teams. Westfield finally put together a scoring drive late in the third with a 20-yard run by Williams who also kicked the extra point. The Westfield offensive line had a fantastic game with holes being opened by Christian Miles, Brandon Bane, Jordan Hebner, Cody Wood and Max Bates, leading to 274 yards rushing and 22 points.
On defense, Westfield recorded 19 gang tackles with added individual performances by Chamberlin and Catalano. Westfield held Brocton to 155 yards rushing and 8 points. The game ended early due to lightning.


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It was a different era. The 1940's produced some of the most amazing hockey imaginable and some of the more unusual circumstances. Gordie Howe and Maurice Richard emerged as stars while the sound of exploding mortar shells echoed from overseas.
Gerry Heffernan was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1916. A good skater, he never dreamed of playing in the NHL. His goal was to win the Allan Cup, awarded to the top senior team in Canada. After a year playing hockey in England, Gerry re-joined the Montreal Royals and got to the Allan Cup finals three times without success. In 1941-42, the Montreal Canadiens summoned Heffernan's entire line, which included centre Buddy O'Connor and leftwinger Pete Morin. Known as the 'Razzle Dazzle Line,' the trio performed very well in the big league. Still slim today at 88, Heffernan laughs, "I was the biggest of the lot at 155 pounds." In the 1942 playoff semi-final, Gerry scored twice against Detroit but the Red Wings eliminated the Canadiens with two wins in the best of three series.
1943-44 was a spectacular season for the Montreal Canadiens, and Gerry Heffernan was a big part of the line-up. "Our line carried the team somewhat at the beginning of the season," Gerry remembers. He scored 28 goals and 20 assists in 43 games to help the Montreal Canadiens finish the season in first place, 25 points ahead of second-place Detroit. "We didn't lose a game at home all season," remembers Gerry. In fact, the Canadiens lost just 5 games during 1943-44.
"In the first round, we played Toronto and we lose the first game in the Forum," recalls Heffernan. "Fans started yelling, 'Fake! Fake!'"
After losing the opening game 3-1, Montreal got back into contention with a 5-1 victory in Game 2. "The Rocket scored five goals and we won," Gerry smiles. "In the next day's paper, not the sports section but the front page of the whole paper, they had a big headline that said, 'Rocket 5, Maple Leafs 1.'"
The Canadiens faced Chicago in a showdown for the Stanley Cup. Game 1 was a 5-1 Montreal victory with Heffernan assisting on Ray Getliffe's second period goal. Curiously, Gerry didn't dress for the remainder of the playoffs, which Montreal won in succession 3-1, 3-2 and 5-4. The Canadiens won the Stanley Cup at home after Toe Blake scored in overtime in Game 4.
"They gave us this plate," Gerry said, showing a sterling silver souvenir of the Cup win. "They started making rings later on."
Gerry Heffernan retired from the NHL after the playoffs. He re-joined the senior Montreal Royals and played two final seasons before leaving the game to start a business career. "I figured I could make more money in business, and I did," he said. Heffernan was a topnotch insurance salesman, who enjoyed such success that virtually once a year, he was able to take his late wife Kathleen to England, where she had been born. "There's a song called, 'I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen.' I used to sing that to her," Gerry sighs. "I took her home 36 times."
Hanging on a wall is a framed film poster for 'Heartaches.' "My son Terry wrote the screenplay for that film," states a proud father. The 1981 Canadian film, starring Margot Kidder, Annie Potts and Robert Carradine, was nominated for 11 Genie Awards, the Canadian equivalent of an Oscar. "Terry won the Genie for Best (Original) Screenplay." Terry, one of Gerry's two sons, died several years ago.
Canapes and beverages were served to guests as they had their pictures taken with Gerry and the Stanley Cup. If imperfections make the Stanley Cup that much more intriguing, then Gerry Heffernan has added to the Cup's allure. Engraved on the trophy is 'Jerry Hefferman.' "Not only is 'Heffernan' spelled incorrectly," laughed Gerry, "but 'Jerry' should be spelled with a 'G,' not a 'j'. My given name is 'Gerald.'" When the Stanley Cup was engraved in 1944, the Stanley Cup was long and slim and known as the 'stovepipe' version. At that time, before it was re-designed, Heffernan's name was correctly engraved as 'Gerald Heffernan.'
Lining the walls of Gerry's home are volumes of books, mostly involving hockey or golf. Gerry is a golf fanatic and is proud to state that he has golfed on 689 different courses through his life. Every scorecard from every round is meticulously kept and filed in order. And each scorecard not only denotes the strokes taken and final score, but includes additional information. "See, on this one you'll note that I had a gin and tonic at the end of the round," Heffernan grins.
Son Dan is about to embark on a golfing excursion to Scotland and will play many of the same courses his father already has. "He'll keep his scorecards too and we'll compare rounds at the same courses," explains Gerry. "The loser has to buy the winner a drink."
Backstrom scored 18 goals and collected 22 assists on his way to winning the Calder Trophy as the NHL's premier rookie. Both the rookie and the team were on fire. By the conclusion of the regular season, the Canadiens had distanced themselves from the competition, recording 91 points. Second place Boston finished with 73 points.
The defending Stanley Cup champions greeted the third-place Chicago Black Hawks in the opening round of the playoffs and disposed of them in six games. Backstrom picked up one assist playing on a line with Henri Richard and Ab McDonald.
The Stanley Cup final pitted the Canadiens against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Montreal scooped Game 1 with Ralph scoring a goal in the first period that contributed to the 5-3 final. Game 2's 3-1 score favoured Montreal in a game that also featured the rookie Backstrom tangling with Carl Brewer in the first period and George Armstrong in the third.
The Montreal Forum was the scene of Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final. Playing with 'Boom Boom' Geoffrion and Ab McDonald, Ralph Backstrom was clearly the game's First Star. Collecting a goal and 3 assists, the rookie led his Canadiens to a 5-3 win and the Stanley Cup! It was a first for Ralph; it was the fourth in a row for the Montreal Canadiens.
On this day, Ralph chose to bring the Stanley Cup to his current home in Windsor, Colorado. Since retiring as a player, Backstrom has been an NHL scout, an assistant coach in the NHL, coached in the now-defunct IHL, been commissioner of Roller Hockey International, been an award-winning NCAA Division coach and now, is part-owner of the Central Hockey League's champion Colorado Eagles.
At 8:00 that morning, the Stanley Cup was on display at the Comfort Inn in nearby Loveland. Guests and staff marveled that hockey's premier trophy was there to touch and explore in Northern Colorado.
"The Stanley Cup is like a magnet," Backstrom exclaimed. "It attracts people from all over the place. We had people from all over the front range coming up to get their pictures taken with it and it was a very, very successful event for all of us."
Through the motorcycle raffle and the photos with the Stanley Cup, the Colorado Eagles raised a significant amount for lnspiration Playground. The Eagles Foundation had pledged to contribute $250,000 to the building of the playground, and is well on its way, due, in large part, to the benevolence of Ralph Backstrom and his Colorado Eagles.
"It was a great event for us and everybody's still talking about it," Ralph said.
Next time, the Stanley Cup Journal makes a trip to Vegas, then ventures into Los Angeles. You'll read about champions Max McNab, Al Langlois and Dutch Hiller when we next meet. See ya!
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Oxfam aid flight to Somalia
Oxfam has airlifted 47 tons of vital water supply and hygiene materials to Somalia's capital Mogadishu, as we scale up our humanitarian response to the East Africa food crisis.
Supplies included water tanks and pipes to set up water points across the capital city as well as tons of soap bars and 12,000 jerry cans so people can carry and store water. There is sufficient aid to reach over 120,000 people.
Across Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, Oxfam has reached more than 1.3 million people with humanitarian aid, and we are aiming to reach 3 million people through a $99 million program.
Please donate now to Oxfam's East Africa Food Crisis Appeal.


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The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services regards kettle corn operations as mobile concessions. A summary of concession requirements for kettle corn concessions are as follows:
(1) A kettle corn operator shall have an approved service depot.
(2) The concession shall have three sinks for washing, rinsing, and sanitizing equipment;
(3) The concession shall have a hand washing sink. This sink shall be immediately adjacent to any food preparation area and may not be one of the three sinks used for washing, rinsing, and sanitizing;
(3) The concession shall have a supply of hot and cold, running, potable water. The potable water reservoir, including the water heater, shall be designed out of material approved for food contact surfaces. The waste water tank shall have a capacity 15% greater than that of the potable water tank and the water heater combined. The quantity of on-board water shall be sufficient to ensure the washing of hands and utensils throughout the daily operation;
(4) Potable water shall come from a source approved by the Health Department;
(5) All utensils shall be constructed of smooth, cleanable, and non-absorbent materials;
(6) The food preparation area shall be fly proof and dust proof;
(7) Any sampling shall be done with single service size containers;
(8) The service depot must be inspected and approved by the local Health Authority of the jurisdiction in which it is located;
(9) To operate in the City of Columbia, a City business license and an Operating Permit from the Columbia Health Department will be required.
Requirements for Service Depots
(1) For all mobile food operations there shall be provided a service depot.
(2) Floors, walls, and ceilings shall be easily cleanable, smooth and light colored and have washable surfaces.
(3) All lighting, ventilation, and construction of utensils and equipment, disposal of wastes, storage of food and drink equipment litter and rubbish, sleeping quarters, lockers, linen containers, and cleanliness of employees shall conform with the applicable requirements established in Article V of the Health Ordinances.
(4) An adequate supply of hot and cold running water for cleaning and sanitizing mobile units shall be available at all times. Water supply shall be from a source approved by the City of Columbia, Missouri. The hose used for filling the potable water tank of such mobile units shall be used for no other purpose. The hose shall be stored in such a manner as to be protected from contamination.
(5) All equipment used in conjunction with mobile unit operation shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized at the end of each day's operation.
(6) The wastewater tank on the mobile unit shall be emptied and cleaned only at the service depot. Proper drains shall be provided in the depot for this purpose. An exception may be allowed if wastewater is dumped at a facility that has an approved wastewater dump site and records are provided to the Health Department confirming the proper disposal of the wastewater. Adequate sanitary containers shall be provided for storage of trash and food wastes.
(7) Adequate sanitary storage space shall be provided for supplies and equipment. A dry storage room or other facilities suitable for storing perishable foods at a temperature of 45 degrees F., or lower, shall be provided.
(8) Toilet and lavatory facilities shall be provided.
(9) Facilities shall be provided which will assure the proper washing, rinsing and sanitizing of all equipment which comes in contact with food products.
Please call the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services at (573)874-7346 if you have any other questions.


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British Library Says It's Copyright Infringement To Take Photos Inside The Library; Demands Person Delete Tweet
from the you-have-to-be-kidding-me dept
On the whole, librarians tend to be really good on copyright issues, understanding the deeper nuances better than most. Apparently, however, the British Library -- or whoever runs their Twitter feed -- leans in the other direction. There was a bizarre exchange on Twitter today, kicking off with reporter Mathew Ingram, who is in NYC for a conference, tweeting a photo of the Periodicals Room at the NY Public Library, and noting that it was his "office this morning." Another reporter, John Gapper, amusingly tweeted back a photo of his own "office" for the day, which happened to be the Humanities Reading Room at the British Library.
Mathew first asked if the library was serious, and was told yes, and then when Jeff Jarvis asked why, the Library first said "all the more reason for not taking photos then!" which makes no sense at all, and then followed up with two ridiculous claims:
For collection items: copyright issues; for readers: they haven't given their permission to be photographed.Mathew pointed out that the copyright claim was absurd and that the people were in a public place. The UK isn't Hungary after all. The British Library then tried to defend the copyright statement with a series of tweets:
@mathewi @jeffjarvis @johngapper Why is it absurd? Copying all of a book in copyright is against the law
— BL Reference Service (@BL_Ref_Services) March 21, 2014
@mathewi @jeffjarvis @johngapper Regs permit 5% or 1 chapter or 1 article only to be copied. So photographing more than this is a real issue
— BL Reference Service (@BL_Ref_Services) March 21, 2014
@mathewi @johngapper @jeffjarvis Theoretically possible. But a twitter account was recently closed down for tweeting Top Gun frame by frame
— BL Reference Service (@BL_Ref_Services) March 21, 2014
All too often in debates about copyright issues, people get high and mighty about something they naturally assume to be true, using a sort of "because... copyright" argument. You'd hope that libraries and the people who work there would be more careful and knowledgeable, but apparently that doesn't apply to the British Library. Either way, point taken. Next time I'm in the UK, I'll find a friendlier "office for the day" than the confused British Library.


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This course enables the prospective teacher to develop skills to create a learning environment that will help students, including those from diverse backgrounds, to meet lesson and course outcomes. Students will learn how to design lesson and unit plans and design instructional presentations that incorporate appropriate teaching strategies and pedagogy, instructional media/technology, and both formative and summative assessment/evaluation techniques.
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How a Solar Storm Two Years Ago Nearly Caused a Catastrophe On Earth 212
"Analysts believe that a direct hit could cause widespread power blackouts, disabling everything that plugs into a wall socket. Most people wouldn't even be able to flush their toilet because urban water supplies largely rely on electric pumps. ... According to a study by the National Academy of Sciences, the total economic impact could exceed $2 trillion, or 20 times greater than the costs of a Hurricane Katrina. Multi-ton transformers damaged by such a storm might take years to repair." Steve Tracton put it this way in his frightening overview of the risks of a severe solar storm: "The consequences could be devastating for commerce, transportation, agriculture and food stocks, fuel and water supplies, human health and medical facilities, national security, and daily life in general."


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2004 Cross Country
Sarah Humphrey Co-HCAC player of the week
By Ben Risinger, Sports Information Director
September 27, 2004
BLUFFTON, Ohio - Freshman Sarah Humphrey (Upper Sandusky, Ohio/Upper Sandusky) has
been named Co-HCAC player of the week in women's cross country.
Humphrey helped lead the Beavers over Defiance College in their dual meet last Saturday. She won the overall women's race in a time of 24:54. It was only the second time that Humphrey had ran a competitive 6K race in her collegiate career.
"Sarah has been performing really well, especially just coming in as a freshman," head coach Janey Meeks said. "She has been working really hard and came into the season in good shape. She will be a tough competitor at conference."
The Beavers have a week off before competing in the All-Ohio Championships on October 8.


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Panasonic Toughpad G1
Panasonic took the wraps off a new tablet that meshes Windows 8 with the "ruggedness" of its Toughpad brand.
Called the Toughpad G1, the new 10.1-inch device was touted by Panasonic as being the most durable Windows 8 tablet on the market today. It runs an Intel "Ivy Bridge" Core i5 processor and boasts an 8.5-hour replaceable battery, all of which is encased in a frame that's dust-proof, water-proof and, perhaps most importantly, drop-proof.
Panasonic said the Toughpad G1, like the rest of its Toughpad family, would be ideal for vertical markets like healthcare or field services, where device durability is a must. That said, that "ruggedness" will come at a cost: The G1 will sell for $2,899 when it launches this March.


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For all it's faults, I still make daily use of XP
And until I can get Cubase and Ableton/Acid to run with the full feature-set and 100% reliably under WINE, that's not gonna change, unfortunately
But, I'd really like to make use of Konqueror under XP
I've found some reasonable instructions on how to install KDE under CygWin and I'm aware that there's a full Win32 port of KDE available, but ...
I don't wanna install KDE [1]
I hate it as much as I hate the Windoze Startmenu/Taskbar
So ... Does anyone know how I could get just Konqueror to run on XP?
I don't mind using CygWin, if that's what it takes ... And, as a linux user, I have no qualms about compiling from source - And will happily find all the dependencies and compile those too
Alternatively, if the only way of getting Konqueror to run on XP would be to install KDE, does anyone know if Konqueror would still work, once I replaced KDE with eD as the desktop shell?
[1] As an E17 freak, I use emergeDesktop on XP, to give me the consistency of interface-and-access-structure across both platforms that I need ... And that's not gonna change any time soon ... Probably not even if (miraculously) E17 were ever to be ported to Win32 [2] ... (Although I do use E17 on OS/X [3])
[2] I really like eD and the community that uses it and want to support it
[3] I loathe Crapple and all they stand for ... Even more than I dislike M$


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Tears well up in Chen A-hsiu's eyes as she recalls her son's first trip abroad — to Thailand — which will also be his last until he finishes a 12-year jail term there for fraud.
Chen said her son, a 25-year-old high-school dropout, was tricked by a "friend" into going to Bangkok to unknowingly work for a fraud ring before he was arrested and imprisoned last year.
"They gave him forged ATM cards to withdraw money, and when he felt something was wrong, they threatened him to keep him doing it until he was caught," said Chen, who is 50 and works as a janitor in Taipei.
The case is part of a trend of Taiwanese fraud rings expanding into Southeast Asia as they seek new business opportunities after being driven from China.
China was, until a few years ago, a favorite destination for Taiwanese criminals hoping to evade arrest and sometimes start new lucrative careers.
However, that changed when Taipei and Beijing signed a crime-fighting agreement in 2009, and in less than a year, more than 1,600 suspected swindlers were rounded up on both sides, according to Taiwanese police.
"Fraud rings now relocate to Southeast Asia," said Tsai Tyan-muh (蔡田木), a criminologist at Central Police University. "The area is close by and the criminals can spread across several countries, making it less likely they'll get caught."
Arrests of Taiwanese and Chinese nationals have since been reported in Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines.
In February, a decision by the Philippine government to deport a group of 24 suspects, including 14 Taiwanese, to China triggered a diplomatic row with Taipei.
"Fraud rings are becoming common because they're operating with virtually no costs, but can bag huge profits if they succeed," Tsai said.
"They're good at copying [each other's] business models, so they come back quickly after each crackdown," he said.
Technological advances have also made it more convenient for fraudsters to operate across borders, as shown in a growing number of scams involving instant messaging, social networking and online bidding sites, police said.
"Fraud rings are going international and have more tools at their disposal. It's getting more difficult to track down the masterminds," said Liang Chuang-ting, an anti-fraud expert with the Criminal Investigation Bureau.
In Thailand, where more than 100 Taiwanese and Chinese suspects were detained last year, the police said they are gearing up for "major arrests soon" after collaborating with their Taiwanese and Chinese counterparts.
Kitti Sapaothong, deputy commander of the Royal Thai Police's economic crime unit, said Taiwanese and Chinese gangs arrange their business across borders so they are harder to crack.
"Gangs based in Thailand normally target people in Taiwan or China or abroad, while those targeting Thais are based in Taiwan or China. That's why it's harder for us to arrest them," he said.
Chang Hsieh-hai (張學海) has made several visits to Thailand's crowded jails in his capacity as head of the Taiwan Association for Legal Aid, a non-governmental organization with a mission to help people in legal trouble.
He estimated that dozens of young Taiwanese are now held in Thai prisons on fraud charges.
"I believe that some were lured to Thailand by false job deals only to become pawns of the fraud rings and were slapped with heavy prison terms of up to 20 years," Chang said.


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A 20-year-old Old Lyme man who admitted to investigators that he was "obsessed" with collecting sexual images of minor boys pleaded not guilty to first-degree possession of child pornography when he was presented Monday morning in New London Superior Court.
Robert D. Buttrick of 3 Wood Ridge Hills Road had posted a $50,000 bond following his June 27 arrest. Investigators said they found 5,578 images files and 248 video filed of suspected child pornography in his possession.
According to an arrest warrant affidavit, the state police Computer Crimes Unit began investigating after receiving information on its CyberTipline that a representative of Dropbox Inc., a file hosting service, notified the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children of suspected child pornography from an account associated with the username johnnytt and an Internet Protocol address in Connecticut.
Troopers learned the IP address was registered to Comcast Cable Communications and obtained a court order to identify its owner. They obtained a search and seizure warrant in January and searched the Buttrick home with assistance from the Old Lyme Police Department, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and FBI.
Buttrick, who was home alone when the authorities arrived, initially denied tht he had created a Dropbox account but eventually admitted he had been viewing and trading child pornography for about 1½ years, according to the affidavit. He said he began viewing child pornography to see how he "measured up." During a polygraph examination, he admitted he had become obsessed with collecting child pornography, knew it was wrong and tried to stop. He said he sought out Russian file sharing services because there was a lot of material available there, according to the affidavit. He said he never had sexual contact with children.
Buttrick is represented by attorney William F. Dow. Senior Assistant State's Attorney Theresa Anne Ferryman is prosecuting.
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Edward Fennel Mauldin Endowed Scholarships to Benefit Freshman, Sophomore and Junior at UNA
Sep. 29, 2013
By Terry Pace, Communications and Marketing
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. – Officials with Bank Independent and the University of North Alabama have announced recipients of three Edward Fennel Mauldin Endowed Scholarships honoring the memory of the bank's late chairman.
The Mauldin family has chosen to establish scholarship endowments that will eventually benefit a freshman, sophomore, junior, senior and fifth-year student at UNA. Freshman Brittany Michael of Florence, sophomore Logan Heflin of Town Creek and junior Noelle Ingle of Florence have been selected as recipients of the first three-year cycle of those scholarships. The announcement was made Thursday at the Bank Independent offices on Avalon Avenue in Muscle Shoals.
"Our dad believed that any exposure to college was better than none," noted Mauldin's son, Macke Mauldin, president of Bank Independent and a third-generation banker. "He had a keen interest in making sure his friends and neighbors attended college or had the opportunity for some post-secondary education. He was a tremendous supporter of the University of North Alabama and strongly believed in UNA's mission to educate the young people of north Alabama. With these scholarships we hope to extend his vision, and execute the mission in which he so firmly believed."
UNA President Dr. William G. Cale Jr. praised the Mauldins for their support of the university and its mission to provide the highest quality higher-education opportunities for outstanding students from throughout the region. Cale added that UNA will in turn honor Mauldin by naming "an appropriate area" of the UNA College of Business in his memory.
"One of the great joys of working in this area is that the families who built our community are, to a great extent, still here and making tremendous contributions," Cale observed. "The Mauldin family's commitment to educational attainment is extraordinary, and will assist UNA students forever. In the process of doing that, they once again add to the foundation that makes our community stronger."
Based in the Tennessee Valley region, Bank Independent encompasses 27 branches across north Alabama. A farmer and banker, Edward Fennel Mauldin began working with Bank Independent in 1959 and served as chairman from 1982 until his death in 2010. With the establishment of these scholarship endowments – with two more envisioned for the future – Mauldin's passionate, lifelong support of UNA will benefit generations of future UNA students.
"We thank the Mauldin family and Bank Independent for their boundless generosity," UNA Vice President for Advancement Dr. Dan Hendricks remarked. "Their partnership with UNA in support of students meets financial need and advances educational excellence."
A photo of scholarship winners Brittany Michael and Noelle Ingle is available for media use on the UNA Gallery at: http://www.unalionsden.com/archive/photo.php?id=8113


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Almost 2 weeks ago my lovely old girl left me. It was very sudden and i did not see it coming at all, yes she was getting old but she was still happy and getting around quite well up until the day before she was PTS.
After 13 years of having her by my side i miss her like crazy, the house is too quiet without her demanding to be fed, demanding to be let in, demanding attention ;).
Rest easy my baby girl, you will always and have always been loved :love:.
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My maternal great-great grandfather, William Francis Pierce and his second wife, Vida (Maddox) Pierce are buried in the Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana. William's first wife, Clara (Pennisten) Pierce, is also buried in the cemetery, but I did not find a marker for her.
William was born July 10, 1865 in Frankton, Madison County, Indiana, the son of Edmund G. and Catherine (Groenendyke) Pierce.
Clara was born March 1869 in Madison County, Indiana, the daughter of John and Jane Ann (Alderman) Pennisten.
Vida was born October 6, 1886 in Owingsville, Bath County, Kentucky, the daughter of Charles W. and Sarah (Powell) Maddox.
William and Clara were married on January 14, 1892 in Madison County, Indiana. After Clara's death, William married Vida on March 4, 1909 in Madison County, Indiana.
William & Clara lived in Lafayette Township, Madison County, Indiana where William was a farmer. His obituary stated that he was ill for three years before his death.
William died on September 21, 1950 in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana. Clara died September 26, 1906 in Lafayette Township, Madison County, Indiana. Vida died November 19, 1968 in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.
William and Clara were the parents of the following children, all born in Madison County, Indiana:
- 2 unknown children; the 1900 census lists Clara as the mother of 5 children, with 3 living
- John Herman Pierce (1895-1959) married Charlotte FERGUSON, 1 child
- Edna Muriel Pierce (1897-1968) married Virgil Lee WRIGHT, 3 children
- Edward E. Pierce (1900-1900) lived 2 months
- Lillian Pierce (1902-1921)
- unknown Pierce (1904-bef1910)
- Nehersta Edith Pierce (1910-1979) married Howard Hyde ROBERTS
- William McClellan Pierce (1913-1978) married Geneva Ruth ALDRIDGE; 3 children
- Cloyd J. Pierce (1916-1962) married Anna ______; 1 child
- Charles D. Pierce (1918-1991) married Nancy L. STEPHENS; 2 children
- Robert F. Pierce (1923- )
- Powell Edmund "Pat" Pierce (1925- ); 1 child
- James Louis Pierce (1931-2002)


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The Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) regulatory impact analysis did not assume any business benefits from PTC.
AAR filed the Oliver Wyman analysis to set the record straight in response to a Chlorine Institute petition filed with FRA last month which claimed railroads would see substantial business benefits from implementing PTC. Oliver Wyman found that the purported benefits cited by the Chlorine Institute's analysis can be achieved by technologies other than PTC or by more technologically advanced PTC systems than those the railroads will implement.
The Chlorine Institute analysis "ignores the tremendous strides that the U.S. railroad industry has made in the past three decades in terms of productivity and efficiency – improvements driven in large part by the industry's continuous pursuit of state-of-the-art operational processes and technology," the Oliver Wyman study reported.
"This is the single largest regulatory cost ever imposed on our industry by the FRA, and as such, we take the mandate very seriously," said AAR president and CEO Edward R. Hamberger. "There are many broad and general assertions out there on business benefits from PTC, so it was important to get an independent analysis and clear up any misconceptions that might exist. Oliver Wyman brings considerable expertise on these issues, both in the U.S. and Europe."
Hamberger noted that the firm's European experience was of particular importance, since Great Britain's Strategic Rail Authority concluded that European PTC-like systems, comparable to those envisioned for use in the U.S., would in fact have a negative impact on capacity. "It's important to compare apples to apples, and to be realistic about what technology is available for use in meeting the mandate," he said.
The Oliver Wyman study concluded that the upper limit of business benefits from PTC is $413.2 million over 20 years, using a 7 percent discount rate. The FRA assessed the potential safety benefits of PTC as $440 million over 20 years, using a 7 percent discount rate. Taking the two into account, the maximum safety and business benefits from the PTC mandate is $853 million over 20 years. Given that the FRA has assessed the cost of PTC installation to be $9.55 billion over 20 years, the best-case scenario would put the cost-benefit ratio at 11 to 1.
Overall, Oliver Wyman could not find any instances where PTC will increase rail line capacity and network velocity, as others have asserted including the Chlorine Institute. Specifically, the study found:
- The operational and commercial benefits associated with precision dispatching have no direct relationship with implementation of PTC.
- PTC as currently planned by Class I railroads will not increase line capacity or train speeds, whether on single or multi-track mainlines.
To see the entire Oliver Wyman report, go to www.aar.org.


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In a matter of minutes, dozens of people had their lives literally turned upside down when a violent storm ripped through the Santa Maria RV park in Gautier Monday night. Tuesday morning, they got their first daylight look at what remains of their homes and belongings.
Harold Robbins was one of more than 25 campers whose RV was tossed around like a tinker toy.
"We were thrown around the camper. She's got staples and stitches in her head and my knees and elbows and back is banged up a little bit, but we're alive. We're okay. We got our little dogs out and this is temporary," Robbins said.
Cherie Quinn recalled the harrowing moments.
"It tilted and we thought it was going to come back down and it didn't. And then it came down a little bit and then it just rolled and everything just came tumbling on top of us," Quinn explained.
Mike McLaughlin is a disaster logistics expert who came to help.
"Well, right now the most important thing is their mental health, and they are assessing the damages they have and just try to keep them calm and realize that everything will be okay. It's just stuff," McLaughlin said.
All of the people who live in this campground and felt the full wrath of Mother Nature's fury recall one similar thing about this violent storm - it happened with little notice.
"You didn't have time to get terrified, until you crawled out and then your knees start shaking. You didn't have time for anything," Lee Wibstad said. "It was just, all of a sudden she just started turning over and that's where she stopped."
"It just happened real quick. There was really no warning," Tim Green said. "I thought the wind was blowing pretty hard and then all of a sudden, just over it went. There was nothing you could do about it."
Some, like Scott Sullivan, knew something was wrong, and literally dodged a weather bullet just seconds before his trailer flipped over.
"I peeked my head out of the door again and at that time, I decided it was time to get out of my trailer, and I immediately left for my truck and, of course, started to drive out of the park and was dodging debris," Sullivan recalled.
It's debris that will take a long time to clean up. What will take even longer is erasing the memories of this violent storm.
Incredibly, officials say only two people were hospitalized with injuries. Several others were treated for cuts, scrapes and bruises, but did not have to be admitted to the hospital.
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Idaho Woman Sues Blue Cross on Anti-Trust Laws
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho woman has filed a federal anti-trust lawsuit against Blue Cross of Idaho, and the case is being consolidated with several others nationwide in the Northern District of Alabama. Melissa Allen contends that Blue Cross of Idaho, the national Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and 37 other Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans violated federal anti-trust laws by carving up the country into exclusive territories.
The Ada County resident is asking for her lawsuit to be given class-action status on behalf of Idaho residents who have paid health insurance premiums to Blue Cross of Idaho for individual or small group health insurance since 2008. The company has not yet responded to Allen's lawsuit, but the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association has denied similar allegations made in other states.


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Hey Folks,
As a lot of you already know, we have been real busy this year. We were faced with an option, either expand our sewing or drop quite a few products, we chose the expansion. In doing so, we had to find more sewers that could sew to our standards and deliver on time. We got lucky and found some awesome folks to sew for us here in NC! The only down side is we are paying more per item. Between that and material shipping rates going NOBO, we were faced with raising our prices. We came up with a compromise, we kept the price of the hammocks the same and made the hammock suspension an option. This solved a few problems. It allowed us to keep our prices where they are, it also gives the buyer the choice of four different suspensions (I have actually updated the website already!) and you don't have to pay if you don't want or need the suspension. Our hammocks will still come equipped with the net suspension, shock cord tie-outs, reflective zipper pulls, net tension line (non structural interior ridge line), and silnylon Bishop Bag.
We are also adding Spruce Green to the 1.9 Switchbacks. Our next batch will have 1.9DL, 1.9SL and 1.9SLNN (netless) in Spruce Green. I'm not sure at the moment what color the 1.9DLNN will be (can't read my own notes). We wont have pics of the new color or the netlees hammocks until they come in.
Cheers, Dale


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Toronto, Nov. 1 -- In April last year, less than a month before general elections in Canada, the country's Prime Minister Stephen Harper campaigned in the Toronto suburb of Brampton with an unusual figure: Bollywood star Akshay Kumar. The Prime Minister's wife Laureen Harper also briefly danced with the actor.
Harper's wooing of the Indo-Canadian community paid dividends as additional seats in the Greater Toronto Area and led to his previously minority Conservative government securing a majority in the Canadian House of Commons, the country's equivalent of the Lok Sabha.
What was more significant was that Harper had to connect with the community since it is fast emerging as a major demographic group in Canada, with projections indicating it could become the largest ethnic group in the country by mid-century.
In addition, by accounting for over 3.6% of Canada's population of nearly 33 million, the Indian community already has its highest per capita population across Western nations in this country, higher than its share of the populations of Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. As Rana Sarkar, President of the Toronto-headquartered Canada-India Business Council or C-IBC, said, "In terms of Indian diasporas in OECD countries, it is true that in terms of proportion it's by far the largest, five times the size of the US population."
Demographers have assessed the 2006 census in Canada to say that the South Asian population in the country has already overtaken that of the Chinese. Eric Caron Malenfant, one of the authors of the 2010 report by the Government agency Statistics Canada, titled Projections of the Diversity of the Canadian Population: 2006 to 2031, said, "Actually, what was observed in 2006 it was already the case in the census: The number of people from the South Asian group was higher than the Chinese population. This will continue to be like this according to the projection scenario we did recently."
Those were the projections for 2031, in which the team from the Ottawa-based Demography Division of Statistics Canada estimated that under low and high growth scenarios, the South Asian population would number between 3.2 million and 4.1 million by 2031 and the Chinese population would
range between 2.4 million and 3.0 million. As Malenfant pointed out, the South Asian community by 2031 "would almost double" to between 8.1 and 9.2% of Canada's population, whereas the Chinese population would remain between 6.1 and 6.7%.
Two factors account for this growth rate - immigration certainly, but also that South Asians have a fertility rate higher than the Canadian average of 1.7 children per woman, while it is lower than average for Chinese women.
As Indian immigrants account for the lion's share of the immigration from South Asia, there is a real possibility that they alone could become the largest ethnic minority in Canada by 2050 if not 2031.
Immigration experts believe new rules that Canada is expected to introduce next January, may actually foster higher rates of immigration from India.
Ravi Jain, a partner at the Toronto-based immigration law firm, Green and Spiegel, said that further changes to the current points system will encourage immigration of younger people in the 18 to 35 age bracket with strong English language skills. "Obviously people from India are going to be well served by this focus. I don't think that will necessarily be the case for the Chinese. Indians are in good shape going forward."
Kalyan Sundaram, executive director of the Canada India Foundation, believes this is a net positive trend for relations between Canada and India, "by virtue of numbers and ability to influence the direction in which India and Canada work together."
Published by HT Syndication with permission from Hindustan Times.


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About Gairciand
Hello! That is me, a designer, teacher and sometimes disk jockey. I have lived in Virginia, California and Washington, my favourite color is yellow and the things i like to do are read books and browse the web.
indeed, Brent.
That's what means to be classy. I'm impressed by the approach of the lawyers. It's the most friendly C&D letter I've ever seen
Thanks for the link. I'm doing a research about SOPA/PIPA and how they've evolved. Surprisingly, nobody has said anything lately, possibly because of elections coming soon?


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The lights are on
The latest trailer for Metal Gear Solid V has plenty of familiar faces, but one of them is causing some confusion among some fans. The man pictured above has been the source of some speculation, with fans thinking he's anyone from Roy Cambell to Kazuhira Miller.
In an attempt to get some clarification at a Q&A session today, I asked Hideo Kojima if the mysterious character from the trailer is Colonel Campbell.
"No, he's not in the trailer," was Kojima's response.
Seems pretty clear cut, except for one problem: I should have asked if it was "Roy Campbell" instead of "Colonel Campbell." If Campbell has yet to attain the rank of Colonel during the events depicted in the trailer, Kojima's response would technically be correct.
Even if I had asked the question differently, Kojima seems to enjoy fan speculation too much to kill it with a simple "yes" or "no." Compare the image above to the two shots of Roy Campbell in the gallery below and then share your thoughts in the comments.
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What? i thought he is cipher :D
No isn't Roy Campbell he is definitely Kaz because in the trailer we can see he have his right arm cut off like in the beginning of the trailer no doubt.
It's Kaz oO
Interesting... It certainly does look like him.
I can't wait for this game, Kojima looks to be crafting another masterpiece.
Hahhaha oh... Kojima...