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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - University Job in Moscow Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in University Job in Moscow Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Russia & C.I.S. View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message MO39Joined: 28 Jan 2004Posts: 1970Location: El ombligo de la República Mexicana Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 10:54 pm Post subject: University Job in Moscow I've been tentatively offered a job teaching English and Spanish at a private university in Moscow, one with links to an American university. It pays $1000 a month plus a studio apartment on campus. I have never been to Russia and do not speak the language, but I feel a certain affinity for it since all of my grandparents emigrated from there to the United States around the turn of the previous century. Any reactions to this offer from those of you who have spent some time in Moscow would be greatly appreciated! MO P.S. I am in my late fifties; would my age be any sort of advantage or disadvantage in Russia? Back to top Communist SmurfJoined: 24 Jun 2003Posts: 330Location: San Francisco Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 6:08 am Post subject: MUT Are you talking about Moscow University Touro? To my knowledge, they're the only private university in Moscow with direct ties to an American university. I visited their campus once. I've heard only bad things about them. I spoke to one American professor there and he was pretty cool. But when I spoke to this one woman, I think the Vice Rector, she was rude and got impatient quickly. If this is the same school we're talking about, then I think you'll be ok without Russian. It seemed to me all the students spoke atleast some English. It's a pretty small school too. I know they have Spanish classes so I think we're talking about the same school. $1k + apartment *on campus* sounds like a great deal. Check out the Job Information Journal. The entries are old but maybe it'll help. Back to top MO39Joined: 28 Jan 2004Posts: 1970Location: El ombligo de la República Mexicana Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 5:28 pm Post subject: Thanks for the warning! C.S. - Thanks for the warning! Yes, the school in question is indeed Moscow University Touro. I just read the pertinent entries in the Job Information Journal, and from what they say, it looks like a place to stay away from, or at least it was a few years ago. If anyone has more recent information, I'd really appreciate hearing from them. MO Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Russia & C.I.S. All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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The Lone Battlestar State?
Meh. That joke was olmos funny.
Peer review of correlation. Wow.
Fracking probably accelerates seismic disturbance. But I just can't help thinking of yesterday's discussion thread: http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/10/02/1930257/the-history-of-correlation-does-not-imply-causation [slashdot.org]
"Yep! These sure appear to be co-incident, according to the data!"
You think maybe earthquakes cause frakking? Or perhaps an oil company exec's decisions cause both frakking AND earthquakes?
In many cases, there are important metrics called the "strength of correlation". This is an important consideration when determining a causation. Additionally, there is the necessity of determining alternative causes. For example, when a school does better on some sort of testing after several teachers are fired, it COULD be because those teachers sucked that bad, or it could be directly related to the change in morale with the other teachers, or it could even be related to a change in management style, or a change in classroom size, or any number of other factors.
When one considers that a series of earthquakes are seen that correlate with fracking sites (biggest earthquakes ever recorded, always within 2miles of the site in multiple sites), there is precious little else to consider as likely alternatives other than a very unlikely set of happenstance or coincidence.
It's certainly possible that it's a coincidence, but a strong correlation tends to indicate that this is not the case. Understanding statistics at a deep level will ehlp you understand this more.
ALL surveys show a correlation. Inferring a causation is simply trying to eliminate as many other co-correlations as possible and demonstrating that the original correlation holds up even when other possible causes are removed.
Can you think of other causes for unusually strong earthquakes happening to cluster around fracking sites?
The other possible causes are faults.
You seem not to have read the last sentence of the abstract. Allow me: "Testing this hypothesis would require identifying geographic regions where there is interpreted subsurface structure information available to determine whether there are faults near seismically active and seismically quiescent injection wells. "
Can you think of other causes for unusually strong earthquakes happening to cluster around fracking sites?
One possibility (and this is knowing very little about fracking, so I don't know if this actually makes sense) would be that necessary traits of good fracking sites are themselves indicative of higher natural earthquake likelihood. In other words, fracking tends to be easier - and therefore done more often - in places where more earthquakes happen.
It's likely true that good fracking sites would be located in earthquake prone areas. However, what if you can show that the average number of earthquakes has gone up after fracking as compared to before?
Correlation doesn't imply causation, but it often points at it while waggling it's eyebrows meaningfully.
Coupled with other things we know it sure suggests that we should be taking a careful look for causation.
Small earthquakes are also symptoms of larger shifts. You do them no favor by inducing them, or allowing their tap water to ignite as natural gas gets pumped up through aquifers.
Small earthquakes are also symptoms of larger shifts. You do them no favor by inducing them, or allowing their tap water to ignite as natural gas gets pumped up through aquifers.
Reminds me of someone's pronuciation of this as aqua-fires.
I do get the point: fracking enables earthquakes. The hubris is that they predict, small, trivial little, meaningless earthquakes without knowing about the rest of the system's capacity to be influenced by these events.
Those teensy-weensy little earthquakes are just helping things!
Yes: there's a correlation between fracking and earthquakes. Tell me you can vet any information relating to data suggesting that these iddy-biddy earthquakes are just, well, fine! The theory posited sounds like it's right out of
Tell me you can vet any information relating to data suggesting that these iddy-biddy earthquakes are just, well, fine!
Let's ask the people in Japan if they prefer a hundred small quakes or one Fukishima. "Just, well, fine" compared to the alternative.
That may be going a little to far, but the simple fact is: the total energy released in earthquakes represents a constant power input. Fracking may change the timing (for better or worse), but it has no effect whatsoever on the input power, or the total release energy over time.
Sometimes I think there's a group of people who just want power to be expensive: they resent technology and the change it brings, and will look for any excuse to insist that cheap power is bad - not on the merits, but truely because
I want power to be cheap, I want to be able to use as much electricity as a city now uses.
I do not want to pollute the earth to the point were I cannot hunt or fish anymore. I do not want to pay to cleanup these sites after the companies leave.
How about we use sources of power that per unit energy have less environmental costs? Maybe we even require these folks to clean the water instead of just dumping it.
Er, the water being unclean is intentional. It is the right mixture to induce fracking. It is not supposed to leak into the water table/river/elsewhere when done correctly. So, as long as we make sure the companies dont cut corners and do fracking correctly, it is all good.
Let me be more clear.
The water they pump down the well is fine. Then they pump that back up to get it out of the way at that point it is highly polluted. They tend to either shoot that down a used well, or keep it in ponds. Either way it eventually will leak as humans have never built anything that lasts forever.
They will always cut corners, so long as their is money to be made. We must assume that they will and insure against it.
Sometimes I think there's a group of people who just want power to be expensive
We call them "Texas Oil Barons".
For the cost of reinstalling the slave-holding tyrants of Kuwait, we could have instead built a sustainable, biologically derived methane infrastructure that would deliver more gas at less cost than fracking, while creating career jobs on American soil.
But that would drive the price of Texas Oil down. Way down. Which cannot be allowed!
Sometimes I think there's a group of people who just want power to be expensive: they resent technology and the change it brings, and will look for any excuse to insist that cheap power is bad - not on the merits, but truely because they don't want to ever have to change their beliefs as the world changes.
And sometimes you WANT to think other people's genuine motivations are somehow malicious so that you don't actually have to analyze the problems with your own.......
This was the same thought I had - better to have the fault slip now when it's a barely feelable ~3.0 than to have it work it's way up to a 6.
Then again, maybe the little slips put more pressure on different areas, and might make the 'big one' more likely.
It'd be something for scientists to work out on supercomputers. Maybe we'll deliberately inject wastewater to trigger that 6.0 before it builds up to that 8-9.
Unless, you're releasing a stable fault to freely move that wouldn't have otherwise. Not something I'd want drillers playing with without real data to know for sure.
Actually, a fault exists where there was movement. Depending on the causes of said movement, there may indeed be the potential for future activity. Or, as is often the case with shallow normal faults in sedimentary rock, the fault could have been caused by the sediment shifting along the plane of bedrock, leaving it in a more stable position than before.
A stable fault is a fault without torsional pressure.
It's not to say that most faults are stable, but I'm sure some are pretty darn close, especially right at the center of a large continental plate.
Layman thinking here, but it doesn't seem like lube should trigger movement in something that's 'stable' (implying zero net force). If lube triggers movement then it wasn't stable.
Don't be apologizing for "defending" fracking. There is nothing wrong with it any more than there is with a million other industrial or mining procedures on which the civilization depends and which would have been equally attacked had the environmentalist movement been around when they were invented.
which would have been equally attacked had the environmentalist movement been around when they were invented.
Unfortunately the movement wasn't, so now we taxpayers get to pay for fixing it [epa.gov].
I agree it is just as terrible as mountain topping, and open pit mining that is not filled after use.
I disagree that civilization must rely on these things. There are better ways, they just cost a little more since they tend to internalize costs.
As we can see from your signature you are a hypocrite. Externalizing costs to the rest of society is no different than any other form of socialism.
Just as bad as topping or leaving a pit unfilled?
What can anyone even say to you people?
Do you not know what happens in those situations or do you hate a clean environment?
Mountain topping means filling in valleys and headwaters of rivers. It means polluting the properties down stream. It means someone makes a fortune will depriving others of fish and game and wild areas and unpolluted property.
An unfilled pit mine, like say a copper mine fills will rain water, that becomes highly polluted and eventually then drains into the ground water.
What someone can say to us people is that they will pay
I'm not defending fracking, per se, isn't it better to have a bunch of small earthquakes than one big one?
Presuming that the small ones are not a precursor to a big one, sure, why not?
I assume the "Best" option of not doing shit that causes earthquakes is off the table...
There have been unusually large numbers of (largish) quakes everywhere in the last few years. The hypothesis is that the big Indonesian one shook everything up and we're still feeling the effects.
I'm not defending fracking, per se - msauve
I am not one of the sceptics - Mojib Latif
I have black friends - most anyone who discusses race.
I'm not defending fracking
I'm wondering why fracking needs defending the first place... Let's just agree that if it had been named horizontal drilling, nobody would have considered it a threat
Is there a chance I'm right about this?
The reality is the reason it needs defending is because it follows the standard practices of mining. Extract resources and leave the mess for the taxpayer to pay for.
Privatize the profits, socialize the losses. Sure they use the excuse that often these costs are individually quite low, filling in one headwater or poisoning one well, but in total we see the truth. Personal responsibility is not something the mining industry wants. Look at the BP spill for a good example. They tried to pawn off the probl
They can use natural gas generators until FEMA shows up.
Well, in this case, you have a strong case for cause.
While the actual cause of the earthquakes is tectonic and geological stresses, the fracking provides lubrication for these events to occur. Without said lubrication, the quakes don't happen until stresses achieve sufficient strength to move without it. (Eg, major earthquake.)
In this context, the lubrication does indeed incite movement, but the energy for the movement coms elsewhere.
This sort of semantic argument reminds me of schoolkids saying "they didn'
Why woud you assume the fracking is acting as lubrication instead of just adding some stress to the situation that is already there?
Honestly I don't think we know enough to say what the possible cause or even nature of the relationship would be.
Oh please, they could prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that fracking, or some part of its process, causes earthquakes, there won't be the slightest change in procedure. After all, that oil's not going to sell itself sitting in the ground there.
Does money ride on an action being taken? If yes, it's absolutely irrelevant what the effects are of it being done, it's going to be done.
Exactly. The amount of prostitution and drug use has risen dramatically where fracking sites are located.
Not to mention pollution, noise, water contamination, and bar fights.
Though in reality, the local population doesn't get to partake in the upswing in employment because the people running the sites are brought in from elsewhere.
Those people brought in don't buy things? Everything from houses to clothes to food? More people employed in an area means more economic activity, regardless of where the new employees come from. Your other points about violence, drug use, and other forms of crime are perfectly valid of course.
Sure they do, but almost all of it is temporary. The real profit goes to places far away. The costs however will be at that location forever. If anything goes bad, the little mining company set up for that site will declare bankruptcy the parent organization will wash its hands of the place and the taxpayer will be stuck with the bill.
For somethings like nuclear power just because of the scale that is the only way it can be, for little natural gas wells this is not the case.
As far as jobs, this is pretty selectively applied. Windmills will create many construction and long term maintenance jobs. Hydrogen fueling station will create many construction jobs. Niether requires us to pay for fuel at levels that support $70 per barrel, or condemn peoples property for a pipeline, or pollute. There are many ways to work. Some people, like hitmen, have no problems if the jobs are unethical. Others od.
That means employment causes earthquakes.
Clearly, if we were just allowed to dump wastewater into local rivers and streams, none of these earthquakes would have had to happen. Why are environmentalists objectively pro-earthquake?
What happened to earth having a fragile ecosystem?
Why is the search for oil so important, that we will risk destroying parts of this fragile ecosystem just to get more?
How much corporate greed are we going to allow before we say enough?
The same reason we kill people with drone warfare, install puppet dictators, export rediculous legislation, and arrest grannies wth unsecured wifi.
The holy doctrine of "don't fuck with the money."
Why is the search for oil so important, that we will risk destroying parts of this fragile ecosystem just to get more?
When there was a really really large amount of money to be made obtaining it, that can conveniently be partially distributed to the people responsible for deciding whether we should risk destroying parts of this fragile ecosystem.
The US government has demonstrated on several occasions that it's perfectly willing to fight wars for oil as well (regardless of what you think of the latest Iraq War, the earlier Gulf War was without serious question over oil).
The people tagging this story with "correlation is not causation" are a perfect example of what Slate is talking about this week on how silly this meme has become. Ok, so are you saying that the frakking does not cause the earthquakes? What, is it the other way around? No, I'm guessing it's a mythical third factor causing both. Some mystery force is causing both the frakking and the earthquakes. Maybe birds. Who knows? But nothing something correlated!
People, the correlation thing is nice and all, but can we please not forget Occam's rasor? The frakking causing the earthquakes really is the simplest explanation, digging out the correlation argument is just as logical as closing your eyes and singing la-la-la. Proving correlation does not prove causation, but it is a necessary step in doing so, not a logical no-no. Even the scientist quoted in the article is aware of the distinction. There is no "gotcha!" here.
Thank you, Slate. I really had not realized how silly this had become.
They are making a lot of money!! Don't let things like large scale damage to property and possible loss of life or other environmental concerns interfere with their god-given right to make money!
How long was there denial of the connection between smoking and cancer? Money at stake... much denial resulted.
Global warming? Same thing... still going on
A separation of church and state needs to happen... and by church I mean money... that *IS* their god after all.
So, instead of one big quake releasing energy built up over a long time, we have a series of small quakes. This is a good thing.
IANAG, and i'm no fan of fracking for many reasons,
but inducing small earthquakes seems like a good thing to me.
faults build up pressure, and one way or another that pressure is going to release.
it seems better if it releases in smaller, more frequent events than less frequent but large ones.
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Passengers open the app when they get into a taxi and press the "I'm in a taxi" button on the screen. The passenger then holds their phone up to the TaxiTV screen (installed in most NYC cabs). The application uses technology from Zoosh, which uses the speakers and microphones of smartphones to securely exchange encrypted data between devices. After listening to the TaxiTV for several seconds, the phone will beep or vibrate to let the passenger know that they've been successfully checked into the ride. The user's preferences will then be displayed on the TaxiTV screen for a few seconds to verify the check-in. NFC is not required.
According to VeriFone, the app lets users preload their payment information with credit card data and preferences such as how much to tip drivers. The app stores receipts digitally, which can be accessed online at any time for expense reports.
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When the ride is over, the bill is generated and paid for automatically by VeriFone's Way2ride application. No need to fumble for a wallet or wait for a receipt from the driver; users can simply exit the taxi once they've reached their destination.
"Way2ride makes every taxi ride better, whether you hail by hand or with an app," said Amos Tamam, senior vice president of Taxi Systems for VeriFone. "An app that provides this convenience in every taxi in New York City, including the new for-hire vehicles in upper Manhattan and the boroughs, will be a real benefit to passengers and drivers alike."
The app can be used to make payments whether the taxi is hailed by hand or through another application. Though the program is launching in New York, VeriFone plans to expand it to more than 70,000 payment-enabled taxis around the globe. VeriFone didn't say which other U.S. cities might support the service, nor did it provide a timeframe for the deployment.
In addition to the new application, VeriFone is making the Way2ride mobile payment platform available to other developers through APIs. It hopes companies that develop taxi-hailing apps will incorporate Way2ride into their own services to make the hailing and paying experience possible from a single application. So far, however, none of the existing taxi-hailing apps have openly voiced support for VeriFone's Way2ride technology.


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The next episode of Telltale Games' The Walking Dead is shambling onto digital services this week. Episode 2 will be available on Xbox Live tomorrow, on June 27th. PC and PS3 versions will be available on Friday, June 29th. Apparently, the last-minute nature of the announcement was caused by having to wait for the platform holders to confirm their publishing schedules.
We had a chance to preview Episode 2 at E3, and Ozzie seemed to think it a worthy follow-up to the first episode. Each episode is available for $4.99, with PS3 offering a Season Pass for $19.99.
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Friends and classmates of James "Jimmy" Hood said taking on a challenge and helping others motivated him to integrate the University of Alabama almost 50 years ago.
Friends and classmates of James "Jimmy" Hood said taking on a challenge and helping others motivated him to integrate the University of Alabama almost 50 years ago.
Hood, 70, died Jan. 17. His funeral was Thursday at First United Methodist Church of Gadsden.
Claude Burnett, 69, of Southside, graduated from Carver High School in 1961 along with Hood, and said Hood was committed to helping others.
Burnett read the poem "If Jesus Came to My House" at the funeral, and in an interview said the closing lines summed up Hood's life:
"And I can make Him welcome as He Himself has said
By doing all I would do for Him for other folk instead."
Burnett said Hood was a "very, very likable person, always concerned about the other person."
He said Hood was very studious and athletic, was president of the senior class and was involved in community activities.
Hood enrolled at the University of Alabama in June 1963, after his enrollment and that of Vivian Malone Jones was challenged by former Gov. George Wallace in the historic "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door" at Foster Auditorium.
Hood attended classes for part of the semester, and later withdrew because of family health issues.
Burnett said he wasn't surprised Hood wanted to integrate the University of Alabama.
"That was just the way he was," Burnett said. "People might think it was for show — it was not. He took that as a challenge not so much for himself, but for our people. ... The perception was that we were not capable of doing these things. Jimmy just took the point of proving them wrong."
In an interview with The Gadsden Times in 2011, Hood said that after reading an article that claimed blacks were 200,000 years behind in developing the brain structure associated with higher mental capacity, he got angry and was determined to prove that theory wrong.
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. recommended he apply for admission to the University of Alabama
"It was just an avenue to getting us out there to open doors for us," Burnett said. "Not for Jimmy Hood ... so much, but to open doors for all people."
Barnett, who was a quality engineer for Goodyear and served in the military, said it took more than just wanting to do something to apply to the university.
"If he had not had the aptitude to do this, then Jimmy never would have done it," Burnett said.
Patricia McGee, another classmate of Hood's at Carver, said she wasn't surprised Hood decided to enroll at the university.
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Councilman Billy Harris attended Sweet Home United Methodist Church with Hood and was a year behind him in school.
He said Hood was "our own Gadsden legend."
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You'd think that a problem makes for an interesting story. But when it comes to telling the story of game-changing innovation, the "problem/solution" model is broken. This is why so many brands and causes have a hard time telling their story. When it comes to business, you want to introduce a paradox, not just a problem.
What a great post from colleage Michael Margolis on how to re-think the problem/resolution elements of a story into presenting the possbility & then the obstacle being faced.
This is an especially important insight for nonprofits to get because the problem/resolution set up starts out with a negative -- which can be a turn-off for people. As Michael says, we are surrounded by enough problems these days.
So turn the problem/resolution dyamic on its head and shift to presenting the possibility/obstacle dynamic instead. That way you are leading with a positive, and then presenting the obstacle to overcome. Obviously then people's participation in the cause/business will help the obstacle be overcome. Or part of the obstacle has already been overcome with people's help.
Now, I would suggest doing the same for any business -- present the possibility and the obstacle, and then the resolution or call to action.
I be you'll feel better setting up your story this way, and so will your audience. Let me know how it goes!
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The ->setEventItem() method calls the passed function reference immediately and sets the value straight away. i.e. it binds the value before a log message is even sent. This may be the intended functionality or it may not but it makes it unuseable in a dynamic environment. Consider this scenario:
You want to set up logging for an application and want to log the user id of the logged on user. You can't do this if your authentication service is not yet running or if the user hasn't yet logged on. Binding the value this early on will not allow you to log the actual user id. Thus the following code fails:
self::$_logHandler[$tag]->setEventItem('uid',$this->getUid()); $format = '%uid%|%timestamp%|%priorityName%|%priority%|%message%' . PHP_EOL; $formatter = new Zend_Log_Formatter_Simple($format); $writer->setFormatter($formatter);
because getUid relies on a service (based on Zend_Auth) that, although instantiated hasn't be called yet to set up authentication and therefore fails.
It therefore makes more sense to implement the setEventItem function parameter as a call back function, that is called when the log message is created.
I amended setEventItem as follows to achieve the desired effect
public function setEventItem($name, $value) {
if (isset($this->_extras[$name])) {
$this->_extras[$name] = $value;
} else {
$this->_extras = array_merge($this->_extras, array($name => $value));
This allows you to call the method after setting up the writer with a new new value i.e.
self::$_logHandler[ZWARE_LOG_APP]->setEventItem('uid',$this->getUid()); $this->log(ZWARE_LOG_APP,$message,$priority);
Posted by Wil Sinclair (wil) on 2009-01-21T12:29:13.000+0000
Honestly, I just confused with what the proposal is here. It seems like you're talking about deferred execution of getUid(), but neither the original code snippet nor your proposed change would do this. The reason is simple: for method invocations, the arguments are evaluated before the method is called. Please let me know if I'm missing something here, and, if so, reopen the bug.
Posted by Wil Sinclair (wil) on 2009-01-21T12:30:29.000+0000
Waiting for further information from reporter. Resolving issue for now as there is a simple workaround for what the reporter seems to be trying to do.
Posted by Ashley Kitson (akzincdig) on 2009-01-21T23:55:33.000+0000
Will. It's been so long since I opened this one I've almost forgotten what it was about and have overwritten my patch to Zend with latre revisions of the framework.
What I am trying to achieve is late binding of the value that goes into the item.
As previously stated setEventItem needs to be rewritten to allow the value to be passed as the name of a callback function which will provide the value when the logger is actually invoked with a call to log() The workaround I have shown is exactly that, a workaround. It would be more elegant to have a callback facility and that will require rework to teh log() method as well as setEventItem().
If not, my workaround still needs to be incorporated into the Zend library. (Zend/Log.php line 219 public function setEventItem() declaration) else its a patch that has to be applied every time the ZF library gets updated.
Unless of course you have a better way :-)
So I think you either reopen this issue and get it incorporated into the build or state why it shouldn't be done.
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NCSoft's newest MMO, Aion: Tower of Eternity, has also been pushed back to a fourth quarter release in the United States. The NCsoft Seoul-developed title was released in Korea last November.
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Oregon, in case you're interested.
Well, of course. Maine is still not allowed on the internet. It's unfair, but it's the only way to make sure that Stephen King never has access to a blog.
Yeah. The official alternate pronunciation is "Oreegun".
I really cannot understand the confusion of Portland OR with Portland ME. One has Portlandia, the Wildwood, and the setting for the Grimm stories. The other has... uh, lobster.
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Google Fiber Is Officially Making It's Way To Portland? Its incredible!
This is London calling. We're all *amazed* at this development... it can't be long before even sunny Philadelphia is blessed with this product.
It's amazing that these governments still get away with this stuff. If you don't have several choices for internet providers in your location, maybe it's because no one wants to pay a "franchise fee" and a "PEG fee" and give away free service to your city government officials' friends. Or maybe it's because your local city council hasn't "approved" it.
Outside of Airline Tickets we have no laws requiring prices for goods and services to includes taxes and fees. Comcast's prices are always exclusive of taxes and fees. They simply tack on franchise fees to the bill as a pass through to the consumer.
What does cost real money is right of way leases. In most places the vast majority of utility poles are owned by the local power and phone providers. They demand a price per month per pole. That ads up when it's thousands or tens of thousands of utility poles. Going below ground is no cheaper. That involves right of way easements for both public and private property, in addition to repair of roads and sod. Assuming that the land holder even wants to deal with you.
The city owns assets that Google needs to use: right-of-ways, utility poles, building space, electricity, etc. They should just allow access to Google and any other company that wants to use it without compensation?
Would you rather have more choices for internet providers or more money in your city's treasury? I'll take more choices for internet providers. Because I'm not on the city payroll.
They aren't paying a PEG fee because they aren't a cable TV provider. PEG stands for "public, education, and government" and is what pays for the information channels on the cable that deal with public access, schools, and government.
Since both of those fees are passed directly on to the consumer, it is ludic
We wont' have any choice without infrastructure.
It's a nominal fee for service from the city.
It's not,like it's moved to Ireland and sat on. IT's actual used for something local.
Local governments rarely own many utilities poles. They are usually owned by the incumbent telco and the electrical providers. Cable companies pay a good chunk of change to the telcos and power companies, though who knows if that's included in the basic rate or the franchise fee.
Cities often own right of ways for main boulevards and a good chunk of the so-called franchise fee is comprised of those right of way fees. Though a good chunk of fee really just offsets the ongoing maintenance the city is on the
As someone who manages a PEG channel -- I agree, the fees can be excessive, and they're just passed right through to the consumer, so it's effectively just a tax on those who buy fixed line video services.
However, they should be equal across all providers, so to not hit them all with it equally means that you're favoring one over another, and as these agreements typically span 10-15 years, odds are there's one out there that has it.
As for the free service -- our town doesn't force them to connect up any non-profits, only government buildings. It's possible that other towns do that, but again, this would just mean that you're favoring a given group over another. I'd much prefer to see free (even if low speed) wifi covering our downtown area than picking and choosing which non-profits get special access.
However, they should be equal across all providers, so to not hit them all with it equally means that you're favoring one over another, and as these agreements typically span 10-15 years, odds are there's one out there that has it.
PEG fees apply to cable TV providers because PEG channels are on the cable TV. Google fiber isn't cable TV, it's Internet. You might have an argument for Internet infrastructure providers to pay a fee to support PEG web services, but that's not part of the existing franchise structure and so would be something new specifically to ding Google (and their customers). If you apply it to Google, then to be fair you'd have to apply it to the internet side of Comcast, too.
If GOogle FIbre was PEG, you would be right but they are not so no fee.
And no they aren't excessive.
I'm sorry, what are you outraged about? No one is giving free service to "city government officials' friends". And having my local city council approve a city wide rollout of a new service is kinda what a city council is FOR. When something affects an entire city, yeah, I want it to go through the city council.
As for the fees, I've started a small business. There were fees. I registered, did some paperwork, what about it? There SHOULD be a registry of businesses, with paperwork on who started them. That's a value to me, and to the city. The fees were negligable. I live in Portland. If you can't afford the tiny little paperwrork fees, your business sucks.
You sound like someone who hates government, just because. I quite like that there's someone out there with an actual strategic plan, managing services and paying attention. There's incredible valued added in that. My business is quite helped by decent roads, electrical lines(I wouldn't be able to operate my machines with spotty service), etc etc etc. It's been my experience that people that are pissed at government just take for granted all that they GET from having a stable system in place to run our society. That it IS taken for granted is, to me, a sign of it's success.
Franchise fee and PEG fee (which was waived) are 8% total. That's hardly negligible. And free service for "some" non-profits? How is it legitimate to tell a business they must give freebies to "some" people (surely not friends of city officials) in order to do business?
Fewer government-imposed barriers and artificial costs should mean more choices for internet service. More choices would be good.
They didn't "tell" the business to give freebies to non-profits. Google comes in and proposes this, and then likely uses it as a negotiating point to get the PEG fees waived, since they are basically absorbing those costs directly through the services provided.
That's not really much different. In general, governments shouldn't be negotiating for free service for "some".
How about because of equal protection before the law? The government should be negotiating on behalf of all the people it represents.
Are you really that simple? really?
Constitutional issues often come down to simple principles.
Equal protection is simple, but hugely important.
How about because of equal protection before the law? The government should be negotiating on behalf of all the people it represents.
"The most common type of tax-exempt nonprofit organization falls under category 501(c)(3), whereby a nonprofit organization is exempt from federal income tax if its activities have the following purposes: charitable, religious, educational, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering amateur sports competition, or preventing cruelty to children or animals. "
That's nice of you to do, but I don't think there should be tax advantages for doing nice things.
And while there are good non-profits, there are also bad non-profits that do nothing for society. Why should someone benefit from going around giving religious education? I think that's really stupid. Hopefully religious work will lose tax exempt status soon as more people turn against it.
And why should this special treatment be limited to non-profits? Presumably you're not a non-profit, you're an individual/sma
Exactly. Change it to "100 non-profits chosen at random from a list of all non-profits listed in the city" and the corruption problem is mostly solved -- though you still have rate-payers implicitly subsidizing service for random non-profits for some unknown reason.
Oh God... No.
I help with the hardware grants program at Free Geek. I've seen and interacted with just about every non profit there IS in Portland, and handed over computer gear to most of them. There are some non profits that do AMAZING work. Free Geek is one of them. There are a LOT of non profits that do... Stuff.
If we're going to hand out kick as internet connections, I want them going to the Non Profit organizations that do a lot of immediate good work. I love the Portland Fruit Tree project. They a
People who hate big government don't hate it because of power lines, roads, and the post office. They hate it because government grabs more power, which it uses to grab more money, and on and on in a vicious cycle. This concentration of power attracts the worst kind of sociopaths, which just make things worse because all they want to do is obtain more power for themselves. Then, the social engineering starts, and you have people carrying out grand experiments with no care for the results. Cultures die li
OK. They are really stretching the word "free" here. Free = $300 + greedily scooping up your data with this service now or in the future? No, that's far from free.
Compared to the anal probing from Comcast et. al.? Yeah, it's free.
Get a $10 per month VM and run a SOCKS proxy over SSH. Let them "greedily scoop up" a bunch of encrypted bits
HAHAHA, captcha is "robbed"
It is a falsehood to separate the costs when you have no option then their equipment to get the service. They in inextricably linked. So no, not free.
It's a great price for the service, I can't wait for it to get done, and I think it's long over due for this level of competition.
But you statement is a falsehood based on years of market conditioning.
Or simply the ambiguity of the language. If I can get water from my own well I'd probably say I have "free water" even if I once paid someone $300 to dig the well because the marginal cost of another bucket is zero. If there was one or several bids or I did it with $300 worth of my own labor, doesn't really matter. I don't really see a problem with Google saying a $300 one-time fee for "free Internet" service forever after. Certainly if you've already sunk the cost and is selling the house, then it's perfec
With the well analogy, you could also dig your own well, or trade effort; So your neighbor helps you an in exchange you help them.
You have many options.
Sine with this case you have no other options, saying free is marketing BS.
On the plus side, the are very upfront about it and don't try to hide it.
... please point out where they scoop up your data....
It's right here in the name ---> "Google".
Sounds like someone's a bit jealous.
They are really stretching the word "free" here. Free = $300 + greedily scooping up your data with this service now or in the future?
As opposed to the Comcast service I'm stuck with, which had a $150 setup fee (that I eventually got them to waive, after a month) and a $150 a month recurring charge, and data caps, and anti-net-neutrality lobbying, and I can't run a home server (so something like a Synology disk station directory sync daemon is technically against their TOS), and you can bet they're devouring my data like it was coke off a hooker's ass.
If I could pay Google $150 extra to not deal with Comcast and their attendant misery, I'
Except Comcast already greedily scoops up your data, but then they insert ads and throttle traffic. With Comcast's approx $60 a month for service, Google's would pay for itself within half a year. Call me crazy, but for some reason I'd prefer my data being treated fairly + not paying out the ass.
Google Fiber Is Officially Making Its Way To Portland
They'll be pleased and surprised in Dorset by this.
Or will google just over pay for that channel that has big lack of availability do to comcasts high price for it.
it's a great deal, you can pay via payments or up front, but can we stop with that 'pay us money, and get 'free' service?
I'm really looking at you Amazon and your pay 99 a year and get free shipping.
Again, Great deal, cheap price, good speeds for that price,
It just occurred to me I should find out is it's one time fee per customer, or per address.
Speaking as a Portland resident.... EEEEEEEEeeeeee! I hope this goes through. This has been done in other cities. Should I be rounding up my neighbors now so we can all say "right here!" together when they offer it? Anyone have the scoop on these "fiber rallies" that the article speaks of? Anyone have any idea how many neighbors I'd need to be effective?
P.S. Fuck Comcast.
"the Portland City Council has approved a franchise agreement with Google"
We Slashdotters are all opposed to franchise agreements, right? Why not just "let them build it" without a "franchise agreement"? No agreement necessary, just build the infrastructure.
Google has not selected Portland, OR. This article discusses a law that was passed to entice Google to come to Oregon.
"Google is not expected to make any final decisions about whether Portland will get Fiber until year's end, but having a cable franchise deal in place helps pave the way."
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The weather experts warned us well in advance – this storm was going to be a dangerous one. So, early in the evening last spring the EOC emergency operations center was activated. And we watched the radar monitors as we conversed with the spotters in the field.
The monitors and the spotters both reported the storm was cutting a southwest to northeast path across Stafford County. And those reports indicated the emergency operations center might be right in the path. So, right before it looked like it was upon us, we told the public to seek shelter. And we looked to do the same. Problem was our shelter didn't exist.
But, that officially changed today.
A precast concrete shelter was placed on the east side of the County Emergency Service building. Davis Electrical placed the shelter that was built in Kinsley, Kansas. The hole was dug with a backhoe and the two piece shelter was dropped into place – all within a couple hours.
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Sometimes signs of change are hard to see. I think most of us, if asked about assessment and testing, would say pretty much the same thing: we have more tests and more bad tests than ever before. And what's worse is that such tests—in the time they take away from teaching and in the messages they send to students about what's important and what's not—prevent us from helping students as we could.
This fall, visiting with preservice teachers in Michigan and with practicing teachers in Pennsylvania, I heard the same story over and over again. In fact, we're not alone in this view. Writing in The New York Times, for example, Brent Staples voices the kind of sentiment we do when he says in referring to the testing industry, "What we need now is a revolution in writing instruction, not just another test prep exercise." Such a revolution, of course, won't happen as long as regressive tests dominate the educational landscape.
In my most recent Council Chronicle article ("Assessment Models Worth Sharing," November 2008), I suggested that all assessments aren't regressive and that there were some assessments that we might endorse. I pointed to a portfolio assessment in a Virginia elementary school as an assessment that documented what kids can do (rather than what they cannot); that was useful to teachers in the classroom; and that showed that these ESL kids were succeeding.
I also pointed to the Insight Resume, used as one college admission piece at Oregon State University, which counts on students to tell their own stories, and which has opened the doors to students previously excluded from OSU. (And let me note the smart title of this assessment—the Insight Resume—which seems to assume that students do have insights worth hearing about!)
In looking at some of these practices and one other that I want to share here, I think I see an emerging trend in assessment, still very much in process, but one that (1) we should know about; and (2) we may want to think about collectively, especially as members of NCTE. Put differently, I'd like to share with you what I see, and what I think it means, and then raise some questions we might want to consider.
One place I go for news is Inside Higher Ed (IHE), an online newspaper focused on higher education, but also on K–12 activities, too. In September of this year, in a story titled "If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em" (http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/09/29/predict ), IHE reported on a shift in the national thinking about college admission, even on the part of the College Board. The story begins with this paragraph:
For decades, critics of standardized testing—and especially of the SAT—have said that these examinations fail to capture important qualities, resulting in admissions systems that favor certain groups over others, while failing to represent test takers' full identities. And generally, these critics have said, the qualities that the SAT is best at identifying are those that wealthy white students are more likely than others to possess.
Indeed. What's interesting is that the story doesn't stop with this critique. Instead, it talks about the role of "non-cognitive" traits in accounting for student success in college and about the need to include such traits in the college admission process.
These traits, which are the kind of characteristics that the Oregon State Insight Resume already includes, are exactly the kinds of traits that we teachers have historically valued—traits like artistic and cultural appreciation, multicultural appreciation, leadership, interpersonal skills, perseverance, and integrity. Moreover, based on recent research, these traits are the kinds of personal characteristics that successful college students demonstrate.
So if you value such traits, how do you assess them? The current thinking, led in part by an inter-collegiate group housed at Michigan State called GRASP is that the best way to assess these traits is twofold: first, by asking students to describe their experiences in writing, much as in the Insight Resume; and second, by providing students with scenarios to which they respond. A sample scenario looks like this:
What would the student do if, when assigned a group project, all the group members sat down and no one said anything. Choices would include:• Look at them until someone eventually says something. • Start the conversation yourself. • Get to know everyone first and see what they are thinking about the project to make sure the goals are clear to everyone. • Try to start working on the project by asking everyone's opinion about the nature of the project. • Take the leadership role by assigning people to do things or ask questions to get things rolling.
Now this model is something of a mixed bag, to be sure. When I look at this scenario, I'm not sure what I would do; for me, it would depend on the situation. (And in theory, I am a leader) So this looks a bit odd to me. But what I do like about this model of assessment is that in the earlier part where students are asked about their own experience, the measure positions them as authorities. It validates their own experience, as described in their own words, and it counts such experience in a serious way in an important decision. Equally important, the research shows that the use of this kind of measure rewards students who historically have been excluded from higher educational institutions, especially students of color. Both of those changes are, in my view, good.
But as is typically the case with assessment, the news isn't all good. Two issues are central here. One has to do with how such a measure might be standardized—or if. Some say that to work, this new measure requires standardization; and no surprise, the loudest voices here come from testing companies. I'm not sure that this claim is valid, however, given the experience at Oregon State.
A second concern has to do with gaming the system. As a administrator at Purdue articulated the issue,
If these become "high stakes admissions instruments," she said, it's only a matter of time until the test-prep industry materializes and offers to coach students on how to answer. The whole system is based on students answering questions honestly, she said, and its value would be "quite diminished" if students figured out how to answer to get high scores in various categories.
But what's interesting here is the connection between standardization of this measure and gaming. The Oregon State folks have been using their measure for three years, and they've had no problem with gaming at all. So the concern about gaming seems to be directly tied to standardizing.
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Stop staying late. As you said, the boss doesn't view it as an issue since it doesn't imoact her in a negative way. You shouldn't have to stay late because someone else is incompetent. A few things:Email requests to co worker. "Lazypants, I need xyz. In order to move forward with my portion, I need this back for you by 4pm." Let boss know that you won't be covering Lazypants - politely, in email for records.Boss,I need to let you know that x task was not completed today because Lazypants failed to get y support task accomplished. In the past I have stayed late to cover this lapse, but that is not possible at this time.Will she care if your work falls apart? I imagine tht this would affect her at SOME juncture. If you have to send these repeated emails, you can follow up with, "I'd like to meet with you, I have some ideas on improving our team's productivity." Come armed with solutions that involve specific deadlines.
Then you need to go over her head.
1. Document2. Stop covering for him3. Make it clear what the impact of him not doing his job is to the people affected
I strongly suggest you meet with your boss and afterwards, follow it up with an email detailing what was discussed. If she doesn't do anything, well I know that you don't want to harm other employees by making their work useless, but I think you need to do it - you need to let something fail and when the questions are asked why, show them your documentation on how you asked for task X to be completed by Y time, and show how you made multiple requests, in writing. If you speak to Lazy, then immediately follow-up with an email so you have written documentation. If you can also request a read receipt, that would be good as well. And cc your boss on all the emails. When it all blows up, because there must be someone who cares about the loss of thousands of dollars, you can show the history of the problem you had; and show the history of how this is not a one-time thing and the attempts you made to fix it. You are not dealing with just a lazy coworker, but also a bad manager. If after that nothing is done, well, maybe it is time to brush up your resume and find a job where they do care about losing thousands of dollars, because this one may not be able to stay open for much longer with that attitude.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) - Clark County officials say nine people have applied to replace expelled Assemblyman Steven Brooks in the Nevada Legislature.
County spokesman Erik Pappa says county commissioners will consider the candidates at a meeting April 16. The deadline to apply was Tuesday evening.
A replacement must be a Democrat and live in Assembly District 17, which Brooks represented.
Brooks was expelled from the Assembly March 28 after fellow lawmakers said they didn't feel safe with him in the legislative building. He was arrested twice and hospitalized for a mental evaluation before the move, and arrested again in California hours after the expulsion.
Officials say the candidates vying to replace him are Glynn Coleman, Michelle Jotz, Michael Kelly, Meli Pulido, Mujahid Ramadan, William Robinson II, Kelly Thomas, Tyrone Thompson and Fred Young.


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RENO, Nev. – The Cooper twins made their first appearance at the "big dance" known as the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo last year and with team roping runs like they turned in on Saturday night at the Reno Rodeo, they will be back there this December.
Jake and Jim Ross skyrocketed to the top of the leader board with a blistering run of 6.3 seconds on the second night of the rodeo. The Coopers, who reside in Monument, N.M., are the sons of 1981 World All-Around Champion and 2005 ProRodeo Hall of Fame inductee Jimmie Cooper. A set of silver spurs from the Reno Rodeo and the nice paycheck that would go with the average win could give the twins the momentum they need as they head into the Fourth of July run of rodeos known as "Cowboy Christmas." They will return later in the week for their second round steer and the top 12 in the average following the completion of the rodeo on June 27 will return for the final round on June 28.
Crusher World Standings leaders Travis Tryan of Billings, Mont., and Michael Jones of Stephenville, Texas, turned in the second fastest time on the night stopping the clock in 6.6 seconds. This currently places them third in the first round.
Bareback rider Tim Shirley of Conifer, Colo., turned in the top score on the second night of the Reno Rodeo to lead the second round and average. Shirley rode Rosser Rodeo's Gold Coast Sal for 83 points and added to his first round score of 81, he has set the bar with a total of 164 points on two head. 2004 World Champion Kelly Timberman of Mills, Wyo., turned in the second highest score on the night with a score of 78 points on Flying U Rodeo's Painted Salley. However, he received a no score on his first horse, so he will not have a chance to return for the finals a week from tonight.
Casey Martin turned in the quickest time on Saturday night in the steer wrestling stopping the clock in 5.5 seconds. This moves him into second place in the first round with Chancey Larson of Manhattan, Kan., still leading the way with a time of 4.8 seconds turned in on opening night. The remaining steer wrestlers will compete in slack on Sunday morning to conclude the first round of competition, so Sunday night the second round will get underway.
Bobby Griswold took advantage of his draw on Saturday night to move to the top of the leaderboard in the second round of the saddle bronc riding. Griswold of Geary, Okla., posted an 85-point ride on Flying U Rodeo's Black Wasp to secure his place on top. He recently rebuilt his saddle and this is just his third ride in the new saddle, but from the looks of it things are working out great for him as he is currently second in the average with 159 points on two head. Anthony Bello of Oakley, Utah, who leads the first round with a score of 86 points, holds the average lead with a total score of 168 points after turning in an 82 in the second round aboard Flying U Rodeo's Katie Bar the Door. Both cowboys are in great position to return in the final round a week from tonight.
Cade Swor of Chico, Texas, moved to the top of the leaderboard in the tie-down roping after stopping the clock in 9.1 seconds. His next closest competitor on the night was Cash Myers of Athens, Texas, who stopped the clock in 11.7 seconds. Myers is currently third in the round.
2006 WPRA World Champion Mary Burger smoked the field again with a second round run of 16.98 seconds. Burger of Pauls Valley, Okla., won the first round with a time of 17.04 and returned aboard Rare Fred to improve on that time for the second round lead. She easily took over the top spot in the average as well with a two run total of 34.02. Burger will most definitely be back for the final round and will be looking to improve on her two previous times.
The bulls got the better of the cowboys on Saturday night with only three qualified rides. Cody Hodges of Omaha, Texas, was the high-point winner of the night with a score of 74 points on Rosser Rodeo's #503. This currently puts him in a tie for fourth in the round. The bull riders will compete just once with the top 12 returning for the final round.
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This policy is designed to ensure the safe use of laser systems at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University.
This policy applies to individuals directly involved with the use of Class IIIb and/or Class IV lasers, as well as incidental laser workers (such as custodial or supervisory personnel).
Definition and Scope
"Laser" is defined as a device that produces an intense, coherent, directional beam of light by stimulating electronic or molecular transitions to lower energy levels: an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (LASER).
"Class IIIb laser" is a laser that will cause eye or skin damage if the beam is viewed directly.
"Class IV laser" is a laser that can cause eye or skin damage during direct beam exposure or exposure to diffuse reflections or specular reflections
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Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) assists departments in developing and maintaining a laser safety program.
Each participating department that has a class IIIb or class IV laser must maintain inventory, register of users and appoint department laser safety coordinator (DSC). The DSC in coordination with EHS will conduct safety inspections, respond to training needs, post required laser warning signs and review/maintain records.
Each registered user is responsible for obtaining a laser eye exam, wearing appropriate eyewear, and conducting laser activities in a safe manner. Eye exams should be obtained from approved clinics and copy of the records be filed with employee's medical records at the Human Resource office.
Laser Safety Programs
Participating departments must adopt the institutional and modify as necessary to detail department specific procedure. The program should be updated regularly.
Eye Exams
A preassigned eye exam establishes a baseline against which ocular damage may be measured. These examinations are performed by, or under the supervision of, an ophthalmologist. Eye examinations are also required for laser workers when they leave CSB/SJU. In the event of any accidental or suspected eye exposure to laser radiation, a thorough eye examination is conducted.
Laser Inventory and Registration
All users of Class III or IV lasers, and associated equipment, must be registered within the department and a copy of the registration forwarded to EHS office.
Hazard Controls
Applicable hazard controls are described in the Laser Safety Programs, depending upon the laser classification and operating conditions. All users and incidental workers are required to abide by the safety procedures and controls set out in the Programs.
Laser Safety Inspections
Periodic inspections are conducted of all Class III and Class IV lasers. At the CSB/SJU. DSC of EHS will conduct inspections.
Laser Safety Training
All persons who work with Class III and Class IV lasers are required to receive laser safety training. The online laser training provided by EHS should be supplemented by equipment-specific training provided by the Laser faculty supervisors.
Laser Incidents
Any exposure incident involving lasers is immediately reported to the faculty supervisor or EHS.
Record Keeping
Training records, inventory and registration documentation, incident reports, and inspection logs are maintained by individual department and EHS. Records of individual eye exams are maintained at the Human Resources. Copies of equipment-specific training records are also maintained by laser faculty supervisors.
The documents listed below may be obtained from the Environmental Health and Safety office.


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After leaving the traditional college route, 23-year-old Joshua DeFour joined the Marine Corps as a combat journalist. Joshua describes himself as a "war tourist" and works officially as a U.S. Marine combat videographer, documenting everything from combat missions to humanitarian relief projects. Once he completes his degree with UWW and returns from active duty, Joshua plans to pursue graduate studies in film. His advisor: Karen Stevens. His concentration: Writing for the Media.
Every non-traditional age student has a story. What's your story?
When I was in high school there seemed to be a rigid structure—or a fixed idea—of the "right way" to proceed through school. When I entered college though, I was given a freedom and control of my life that led me to realizing the typical college route just wasn't for me. Student loans had forced me to take minimum wage jobs, working a lot of hours that pulled me away from accepting internships—and experience—in journalism, my major. So, I dropped out of my junior year to enlist in the Marine Corps as a combat journalist. This was my chance to gain much needed on-the-job experience in my field of interest, while also earning the money needed to continue my education without accruing loan debt. Once I had settled into my role in the Marines I started searching for a way to complete my journalism degree, and eventually chose UMass Amherst.
Why did you choose UMass Amherst UWW to complete your degree?
When I was searching for online degree programs, the most important factor was not making compromises in the quality of my education "just because it was an online program." I trusted the University of Massachusetts Amherst as an institution, I knew they held a standard and I wanted to be pushed to achieve, rather than "just finish my degree." I also wanted to learn beyond the books through a classroom experience that featured intelligent discussions, and an opportunity to meet interesting classmates from all around the world. On top of that, the unique UWW Prior Learning Portfolio program allowed me to gain credits for on-the-job experience that I had acquired since leaving the traditional route. In the end, UWW didn't penalize me for pursuing an alternative route to my degree—they rewarded me for the work I had put in outside of school.
What is the best part about being a UWW student for you?
I really enjoy learning about everyone's path to UWW, as all the unique life perspectives add a special twist to the courses that I don't believe other schools could provide.
What has been your favorite class at UMass Amherst so far?
My favorite class was Introduction to Screenwriting. The class itself was very informative, taught by a professor who had accredited experience in the field and a wealth of knowledge to draw from. But by far the best part of the class was building a spec script through group editing and review. This was a unique aspect that only UWW could provide, as most of the students were actively working in the field and could provide an invaluable perspective that pushed me creatively. We offered advice and opinions for each other to truly perfect a better piece of writing.
If you've written a portfolio, what's been the best part of that experience for you?
I was surprised by how invested I became in the other students' life stories, reading into every tribulation and eventual triumph…it was an amazing experience to be able to share such a journey with a tight-knit group of classmates. The portfolio writing process of posting and critiquing each group member's portfolio was also a unique and rewarding experience in itself. Each student gave forth their time and energy to help guide crucial writing decisions and narrative elements, so every portfolio was a wholly organic collaboration.
What have been the benefits of taking your courses online?
Taking my courses online has allowed me to balance a college class schedule with my chaotic military lifestyle. I started my first semester at UMass Amherst posting from a humanitarian relief project in Bangladesh, finished the same semester from an air station in Japan, and have completed two more semesters while deployed all across the war efforts in Afghanistan. There is literally no other way for me to earn a bachelor's degree while still immersed in a full-time, international military journalism career!
How do you balance work, school, and other responsibilities?
It's never easy! And there are definitely moments of compromise and many a sleepless night to get everything in order, but in the end you're accomplishing your dreams…so the way I look at it, each sacrifice will pay off in wider dividends. Once all is said and done and I have that diploma, all the energy and investment put forth will have been worth it. With that motivation, I just keep my head down and push forward, keeping all the areas covered and leaving nothing neglected or unfinished.
What advice do you have for other students finishing their degrees?
There has to be a game plan that you keep yourself on from the very beginning of the semester. There are only so many hours in a day, and life can be an unforgiving mash of disasters and pratfalls when you're wearing multiple hats and trying to accomplish a number of goals. Despite whatever ongoing emotions or outside events, though, you must maintain an underlying schedule that forces you to check all the boxes each week. Keep that dream of walking across a stage with a diploma in the forefront of every day, and draw from that inspiration to find the energy to push forward. Also, keep in mind: UWW classmates, in general, are rarely ever "just students." Reminding yourself that everyone is struggling through similar situations can really maintain a kinship and provide support.
Can you tell us a little about your work in Afghanistan and the military?
I like to think of myself as somewhat of a war tourist, as my job is to travel around Afghanistan and capture all the efforts of our men and women in uniform so that the world can gain an intimate perspective on our service member's work. From combat missions to humanitarian relief projects, I use my video camera, writing, and editing to broadcast stories on our internal military news outlet, the American Forces Network, while also providing video packages for civilian news outlets like CBS News and TIME. Quite simply, I am a U.S. Marine combat videographer, and I go wherever our military goes.
What are your plans for the future - professionally and personally?
This Spring I will be graduating from UMass Amherst with a degree in Writing for the Media, and combined with my Marine Corps portfolio of video stories and commercials, I will be applying to film graduate programs starting in the Fall. My active duty Marine contract ends March 2015, so my plan is to immediately transition into a film graduate program (hopefully in California!) and pursue a career in film directing and production.
Tell readers something cool about yourself that no one would guess about you?
I had some free time in between semesters and deployments and wanted to get into better shape, so I took up a random interest in martial arts. At first I was unsure of the physical toll, but it proved to be a great stress reliever and I stayed on in the program to earn a black belt from the Marine Corps combat fighting courses. A lot of Marines typically assume "the camera guy" can't hold his own, so I like to keep 'em honest!
Check out some of Joshua's work!


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The student missions program at Palm Beach Atlantic University has raised more than $25,000 so far through Birdies for Children, a partnership with The Honda Classic.
The Birdies for Children program allows participating charities to receive 100 percent of the proceeds donated through a special hyperlink plus a 10 percent matching donation courtesy of the Honda Classic. PBA presently is in second place among the top fund-raising charities.
The last day to give is Feb. 27. For every $20 given, donors can enter a contest to win a brand new 2013 Honda Insight by guessing how many birdies will be made at The Honda Classic.
Last year, the student missions program at Palm Beach Atlantic University raised a total of $92,418 through Birdies for Children. The donations support Campus Ministries, which is sponsoring global projects in places such as Africa, Southeastern Europe, Asia, South America and the Caribbean.
The Honda Classic takes place Feb. 25-March 3 at PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens.


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Why I won't be watching the JPII beatification blowout
After reading John Allen's third thousand-word Q&A post on the beatification of Pope John Paul II, I can't decide what I'm more sick of: the "royal wedding" or the beatification of JPII. Neither really has anything to do with my life, since I'm not British or a monarchist, and the way the Catholic church does it, I'm never going to be canonized either.
Not that I want to be. We are all made "saints and citizens of the household of God" (according to Paul) in baptism anyway, but lately canonization to me seems just another exercise in church politics, a stamp of approval for a movement (Opus Dei) or devotion (Divine Mercy). (You don't see too many social justice types such as Oscar Romero beatified, do you?).
Pope John Paul II was a fine man, heroic even in some ways, as I noted in my May column, but I think we need another 50 years or so before we make him a saint--regardless of how many miracles he pulls off in the meantime. As another writer noted at NCR, doing it now could be interpreted as a way of propping up the papal monarchy, analogous to the royal wedding.
But more importantly, I'm tired of the endless canonizations of priests and nuns, priests and nuns. Can we not find a single example of heroic virtue among the other 99 percent of the baptized? Even the one married couple JPII canonized among the legions of priests and religious became celibate. Can we find a married couple whose holiness included their marital sex life? Or any other "merely baptized" non-vowed layperson who lived a heroic life (other than Dorothy Day, who will simply never make it to the altars because she had an abortion, regardless of her obvious heroic sancitity)?
When we do, please let me know, and I'll tune in. Harumph.


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An eventful weekend in the Premier League was rounded off on Sunday with three of the most exciting games of this season so far.
There was controversy at the Etihad Stadium as Manchester United's celebrations following a last-gasp winner saw Rio Ferdinand struck and cut by an object thrown from the Manchester City fans.
It was a shame such an unsavoury incident had to be mentioned in light of what was an absolutely terrific football match.
Liverpool proved they could win without star man Luis Suarez in a stiff assessment of their credentials at West Ham United, where an unfortunate own goal gave them only their second away win of the season.
Meanwhile, two injury time strikes at Goodison Park saw Everton leapfrog opponents Tottenham Hotspur for the lead and fourth place.
Arsenal were back to winning ways against West Brom, who appear to be coming back down to earth following a blistering start to the season.
Rafael Benitez tasted success in the league for the first time as Chelsea manager, somehow getting Fernando Torres to score twice in the process.
With such quality all over, it was no easy task for GMF to pick the Team of the Week but we did it with gusto and believe the right choices have been made.
GK – David de Gea, Manchester United
The Spaniard has received justified criticisms since joining United, but he was unfortunate concede two here. He made a fantastic double save before the first City goal, could do nothing about the second and made a few fantastic stops as the Premier League champions pushed for a winner.
RB – Glen Johnson, Liverpool
Back at his former club West Ham, Johnson made a blistering start to the game with an outstanding strike into the top corner from 25 yards out. He was also a constant problem to the home defence at Upton Park, while keeping matt Jarvis quiet for much of the game.
LB – Ashley Cole, Chelsea
Chelsea romped it in the first half, but Sunderland were constantly pressurising in the second period and Cole kept their right side quiet for most of the afternoon. Such effortless assurance makes one wonder why Chelsea are considering letting him go.
CB – Thomas Vermaelen, Arsenal
The Gunners skipper has struggled for consistency so far this season but was faultless against the speedy Shane Long and Peter Odemwingie, before dealing with the physicality of late substitute Roemlu Lukaku soundly. Him coming into form is a good sign for Arsene Wenger.
CB – Per Mertesacker, Arsenal
When you see the German play so resolutely alongside his skipper against a team that have troubled some of the best teams in the league before then, it is baffling as to why they have so many problems before now. Both are easy on the ball and build play well from the back and should be one of the most solid centre-back pairings in the league.
MF – Jason Puncheon, Southampton
The 26-year-old has come through a falling out with Saints owner Nicola Cortese to start showing what he can do in the Premier League this season. A much improved performance last week was followed up with a man-of-the-match one against Reading. He ran the Royals defence ragged and scored a brilliant winning goal.
MF – Jack Wilshere, Arsenal
Wilshere's name should this week have Cazorla and Arteta attached to it as the centre-midfield trio were magnificent against West Brom. Gunners fans will be enthused by what appears to be a classy unit forming in the centre for them. Wilshere was the pick of the bunch though; neat passing, driving forward and getting stuck in. England will be getting excited again.
MF – Michu, Swansea City
The Spaniard may well have been on the losing side to an in-form Norwich City, but the classy midfielder was brilliant, again, in getting a second successive brace. His positioning in the opposition half facilitates such dangerous attacks by the Swans and his timing getting into the box is exquisite. Shall GMF be the 1,456,755th to be amazed at him only costing £2million?
FW – Wayne Rooney, Manchester United
The England star became the youngest player to reach 150 Premier League goals with his brace against Manchester City, as well as becoming the derby's top scorer. Two devastating counter-attacks were finished clinically by a player getting back in the swing after a brief blip in form.
FW – Carlos Tevez, Manchester City
Roberto Mancini's side were so close to turning round a two-goal deficit in the derby and the second half introduction of Tevez made it happen. He was a huge difference to the game, playing a major part in both of the home side's goals. This must be the last time Mancini drops him.
FW – Fernando Torres, Chelsea
Whatever you think of a striker, there is something nice about seeing a goal merchant rediscover his scoring form after a barren run. Torres' drought has been extreme but his instincts in the box were returning against Sunderland, where his brace would have been a hat-trick but for the crossbar.
What do you think of GMF's Premier League Team of the Week? Leave a comment below to let us know…
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From now on, most of my articles will be book reviews. I am writing them so you or your children know which books are appropriate for your age. I love reading and have read many books. It makes me unhappy, though, when I find inappropriate things in some of the books. I hope you find my following articles very helpful!