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We currently have a BI report built that points directly to a TM1 cube. In the cube we have dates that we store as numbers and format using the attribute. Previously we had the values formatted to one of the standard date formats. The business decided they want to change the format to MM/DD/YYYY. I was able to do this using custom formats. In the cube they display as expected but the report is now shoeing just numeric values.
We have tried to use formatting within the report but that is being ignored. We have tried removing formatting in TM1 but the we are still not able to format the date in the report. Guys do you have any idea why we are seeing this and what we can do to resolve it?
TM1 Version: 10.1.1
Bi Version: 10.2
The date in question is held within the dimension identified as the measure dimension fro the cube. There is no time time dimension set. For the said measure dimension there is no hierarchy but there is a defined hierarchy for another dimension in the same cube,
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Well im person who never run out of topics i always something new to write, I like to know the stories from the people around the world come read something maybe you will enjoy it
Hi there
to the point , time ago I start writing this blog to help people, some of them apreciate others dont care,
but today i come with something different..
One of my first post was about scammers and tips to protect yourself but this site has change since that day now it doesnt allow click and drag pictures to google images to search and check if the person that you are talking is real or not
Now you actually have to download the small pictures in his/her album to check in google, in my personal opinion there is something fishy about this.
you can thinl that maybe i am paranoid but beleive me, meeting people through the internet is dangerous and the guys who try to steal the money out of you are professionals
well see you next time
Hello guys is been a loooong time since i post something in here, wow almost a month and half, well looks like i am the only guy using this and more people are reading my bad writing =), i will try to write something today, wow i dont know where do i start.
Well after the event that shake my hometown 1st april (yeah april fols good joke earth), i would not lie to you guys is been hectic, helping rebuilding homes, gathering food for the people, job is been stressful and all that, well a guy may crack under that circustance but if it wasnt for some yoga class that i take long ago i would crack so for the mens reading this yoga isnt just for see the butts of women in thight pants =P it really works.
i would try take and make a topic today and will be cheaters , Ufff nasty topic many of guys reading this i mean mens and womens haven been cheated, and isnt nice at all we all agreed that, but what make a person cheat another.
Maybe is because another person appear and you want to change because you are bored of the same thing, maybe she/he was too abusive,or maybe there is constant fight and you deserve something better or maybe we made a mistake an awful mistake that cant be solve.
I been thinking on that i just knew that one of my friends is the lover of a guy who is married and have 3 kids can you believe that, how crazy is that but before thinking what you are thinking read the complete story before taking conclussion.
Lovers, marriage,well is all made of two and you may think that my friend was the first one who make the move and want to be with him, wrong is the opposite he was the one who make the move and was talking so nice but something was wrong i can feel it in that moment ( in my chicken nuggets) =)
Time pass fast and when you know it, there was the answer to your guts, he was married now there is a problem with this my friend is complety in love with this guys already knowing this and now here is my problem, my morals doesnt allow to keep someone like her, but my bond of frienship (almost 13 years) wants to help her and try to make understand that he just want to use her and then he will pass to next girl, i try to make her understand the situation but is like talking to wall that never going to crack.
I hope you guys can help me with this, comment your opinnion in this matter i am confused here =(
Guys and girls sorry for my delay but this 24 hours have been very stressfull we had a massive earthquake here where i live , yes people i am from chile, the lands of earthquakes and fearless people, well not actually more like indoctrinated to resist an earthquake.
A few days before this event that most of people would not care about it, i saw in youtube a news reporter that was hidding under a desk for a earthquake of 4.4 really?, i truly believe that hie was joking, here the news reporter with 6,5 still gives the news and keeps calm to not panic everyone who is watching if you dont believe check youtube.
But earthquakes are scariest thing that it could happen to you, just imagine being on top of a washing machine its almost the same effect but you cant get down of this machine, like i said here we always have 4.4 , 5.6 earthquakes but we care about the ones that are 6.0 or above the others we dont care about it, but yesterday was another story we receive a earthquake of 8.2, many of you folks maybe watch news and saw this one, you can not imagine how it was in that moment complete dark, no water, no electricity and also the worst of all being alone and also the aftershocks thats is the worst i think.
if ask what should you do if something like this happen i will tell even if you dont want to know, first dont panic, is always your worst enemy, second never let your instinct controls you as animals we have the instinct of survival but that attribute isnt a good tool in this kind of situation you have to think as a human no like animal , third use your brain and seek safe spots never under any circuntances be under the bed in this situation is a death trap to escape always use the triangle of life if you dont know use google, and fourth be prepare have a backpack with anything you need water, food (snickers, cereal bars, energy bars anything that have a lot fat, because you will need it ) flash light , batteries radio no cell phones because the battery runs out very easy and you should use it only if you are sure that you will have signal, or you can be able to recharg the phone, a coat and the most important cigarretes, why?? they worth more than gold in this events.
that the basic from here you can have your own ideas how to improve
be safe, be prepared and always remember you are human and you are smart
If notice by now im that kind of person that who is curious about everything i can`t remeber the last i didn`t want to know of something
Well boys and girls im going to write about profiles, no how to write it for that just search and im not the most qualify person to give an advice in this matter. but what it the idea to make a profile maybe i will help, i know i know people will think who am i to give advice well nobody that there is your answer
but if you are still reading this there are some things you should know, first be honest i came across with i dont know how many profiles of ladies who write herself in some sections with the option no and in the "about me" section or pictures are complety different, most of the men and ladies will read what they are looking for status, relationship, age , height, type of body and childrens from all the people i talk via email (from site of course) i always warn her that im not near close to her and just dissapear after three or four emails =) (maybe i scare her away to handsome for her =D ) and i notice they didnt read all the profile maybe 3 or 4 but not more than that actually read the complete profile.
so if you want to make a profile think as you are selling your self this actually will sound a litle strange but think as you ara selling a car but do the right thing and always say the truth.
i was just checking a section BBW beauty and i see actually beatiful women that they should be doing modeling for magazines but i check their profiles and most of them; they havent log in a long time and when i said long its looooooong time , but here is sad part in this story, i just saw guys (free members) that actually are trying to contact her and the most saddest part its that this people have two option
1.- become a premium member and try to reach her by email and maybe he will have a bad experience when he realize that the girl who want to meet its no longer in the site
2.- just quit trying to find a girl in this site and he move along, but this come with a repercuccion they leave they profile inactive the when a girl see his profile and try to reach him this create cycle that never ends
personlly i meet amaizing people in this site (the ones who want to chat of course) with great life experience and unbelieve stories.
i whould like to know if actually is BHM option just for curiosity please let me know .
see you later
If you read any of my other you should know by now that i read a lot when i said a lot its a lot believe me , i said before in another post that i read every profile fro top to bottom and also the comments well sometimes are funny to read because sometimes are really love stories others mmm not so much but also shows to the free members how many times that person enter the site most of guys like me ,well we dont have to much time and we only enter to see one email or how many times my profile has been seen and bla bla
I thinks comments where design for another purpose and most of guys or girls its gonna think "yeah yeah you think im stupid its obvious" no guys and girls i dont say you are stupid ,the crowd its stupid , the individual is smart always think like this way and you will survive in this world
Just yesterday here in my country more specifically in my city we have an earthquake 6.7 nothing bad happend but (there always a but) we had a tsunami alert people where scared, car accidents everywhere and guess what nothing happend, but a few indivuals like myself take control of the situation and we where safe and without harm in less than 5 minutes.
Sorry i take a detour from what i was writing so to they really work this comments honestly mmmm no they dont allow you to write messages with phone numbers , address (for obvious reasson), or even email address, usernames well and list long to put in here i only wish that this site make something new and allow pm people that you want to know but all this its a game that dont allow you to send a PM *if you want to know my opinion send me wink and i will tell you why* i dont want to be banned or this blog be closed because they will do it and i suppose that the emails are confident naa probably they will check the emails that we send each other in this site
but like said before comments not the best choice to contact somebody specially if dont know the last time he or she enter the site so if really really are you sure to spend money in this site make sure you enter regulary most of the free users see this and never enter the site again so if you are a free member i will give a free tip first send a wink and also check their comments section and track them so you will know when it was the last time he contact another user this will give a aproximate when it was the last time he or she enters
See you soon
I well to be honest i am not that lucky to meet women in this site well i think thats maybe im from another country but thats is not what im talking today.
A few days before i was talking to nice lady and she ask me "when you gonna request nude pics from me" i said "what? wait why should request something like that im not a catfish or a scammer im just me trying to know you and you know me" thats all she said to me that other guys have been asking for nudes pics of her.
And even I have this strange request that i have to send nude pics of myself and i wont do it, true that im searching for someone and my expectation are more high that some people think i can manage but is not what all want to achieve finding that right person to get next beside him or her
I dont know you guys or girls but if you want to see nude pics well go to site that offer that kind of stuff, you dont belong here there plenty of sites that show and offer that kind of stuff well
Personally i think that are good people trying to reach their goal to know someone trough this site and have feelings and dreams that maybe just maybe a litle chance to knowing that special one be in this site.
All what i have been writing in this week are my thoughts and my experience in some cases that i want to share with you
see you soon
If you are reading this thats mean that the title grab you attention, I am premium user and one of my advantages to be premiun its that i can send emails the only problem its that some users dont reply to much or reply very selectivly and that my friend scare people away and believe me it really scare you away because you dont want to waste energy in someone who isnt going to reply
this site show to me how responsive is any member of this site and sometimes i came across with people who i want to know but like a said they reply very selectivly or selectivly most of the premium user wont ever tried to contact you because they think it will be a waste of time others like me are stubborn like a mule and they will try but only once when it comes to the second email maybe will reply "now im no interest in you " and they just walk away
personally i send a wink and if they send me a wink back i will email her and also i send email only to the users that reply often i dont waste time trying to know people thats just ignores
you never waste a chance to know new people you never know maybe it wont be perfect but i will close enough
Many of you folks who are traveleres have pass this situation the touch on go situation , im a traveler i like to travel a meet new people, when you go to a country and meet a woman or man its depend of gender or what you like (open to all interpretation) i dont maybe its the passion of the moment or its the adventure that comes with that but i dont know exactly what happend in that moment but its close to making love not just raw s** how its everyone thinking
its is something strange and it depends which side you are, what do i mean with that; well sometimes the person who you have that moment of intimacy feel more just than just sex and well thats the problem and its hard to undentify this persons and always come with the problem that they are always seeking and maybe you dont want it in your life (they are so many excuses for that) or you just was to calm your hormons who knows,
And the other part when you are that person yeah thats right; the person who seek the other one for more; i dont know romance, marriage, who can guess what kind of idea pass trough your mind in that moment; and its not nice all; it depends you can feel that you haven used, that he or she play with your feelings for that moment,or feel dirty just for that moment just have to remember how good or bad it was dont focus in the person focus on the moment and make it a experience for you
Also if you are the second person that i mentioned do not the same i believe in karma and when you something wrong knowing that maybe you will hurt somebody feelings please dont do it
This topic is inspire in me, well first knowing somebody its always hard culture, experience, beleifs, future, food almost everything its hard to really know somebody from another country also you will have fear from them
Why? if you are asking youself well the list long but i will tried to make short
-maybe she/he its married and just want an affair
-maybe she/he are thief
-maybe she/he just want to relocate and they are making an excuse to move inside of your countrie
-maybe she/he have criminal record and just gonna start another
-maybe she/he wants money beacuse your status ( do not take for scammers)
and well list its continues but if manage to controls those fears maybe its a slight chance that you meet someone from another country
also the there another fact that i forgot to mention WORK each of you have a life on your country contacts, knowlegde, career and many other stuff when somebody comes to your country it will be hard for them it will be hell if ask me, and this apply to you as well if your move to another country you will no have friends close and will have to relay in you mate if are lucky he/she will support in every way posible also this will be a test for both of you to see how hard your relationship work at first its going to happend what i call first contac the first time you will see each other faces believe me its the most dificult thing you will ever encouter in your life,
Well i may skip something the dating well this is the modern era and with that we have videocalls (hoora) only problem (there always one) the time between them for example i chatting with a girl , im from chile and she is from austrilia, when its my time to sleep she will be at midday (12 hours) so it will be hard to have a videocall or cam because i will sleepy and she will have all the energy because for her it will just beginning the day also the social interaction with the girl or the guy, it will be hard i aint lying to you but im not saying it will be imposible
In my short life (because i think im still young just a litle crunchy =P) i came across with people who are be able to pass all this barriers and have a wonderful lifes with beatiful kids, well thats inspire me and make me believe thats it posible its true that you always seek some close to you so keep an eye on him/her and watch if its your true love
if you think your are truly a open mind person maybe you will have a chance to knowing somebody from a foreign land maybe who knows
personally my experinece its this case left to impression first bad, girl was indeed married and have two spend to weeks in a country with knowing no one but as i always manage to know some nice people who make confortable until i return to my country, the other was very good experience we travel a lot but have to finish she wasnt conmited to have children it was her choice
well i hope you enjoy it reading it because i enjoy writing it
See ya =)
OK i think this will be my last entry for today if you are asking to yourself " should i get a premium account to know more people" well its depends for what are planning or what motive do you want to become premium, honestly for me its was curiosity to know who enter my profile and for make the first contact you can say.
the pro of being premium well you can see who visit you profile send emails the most useful is that you can see if you are interest in someone their last login and other stuff that you see in the site also you can become shinny when they search for users ( uhh fancy) doesnt work how should be
the con well the idea of sending emails its that the other person reply right, not always happend and maybe you ask your self why do i spend 30 dollars in this site when i can spend in something else
well its always depends of you, i give the pros and the con its up to you if you want it or not its your money after all
also becoming premium attracts scammers so be careful if you want to know how to protect yourself check the others post
well see you soon
Well if you read my previous post i like to write yeah maybe im not the best writer but i make my best to do it, english itsn`t my mother language but i can manage myself,
Ok courtesy its a good topic dont you think, personally i dont you folks but i had sent i dont how many email winks and post comments in people profile that i would like to chat unfortunate my rate of success is 10% of reply just reply,
but why happend this?? maybe its because im from a far land and they see as menace BUUU!! or maybe my lines aren`t strong enough to start a chat or i dont know maybe im to ugly naa my mother says that im beatifull =P , i will never know and i will tell why, people always ignore you, its more easy to ignore something that confront it.
Every time i sent a email i always wait to see if they respond but not always happen, only one time one girl amaze me ,she was very kind and let me know that she was seeking for something close to her cool no problem but it was 1 case in 50 (im very happy that at least she take the time to tell me)
If you dont want to be bother make a good profile of yourself every profile i visit i read from top to botton no matter the picture if its say friendship, pen pal ok i admit it friendship yeah you want to see someone close but penpal come on!!! why do you want a penpal in the same city when you can see it at least one day its absurd and ilogical.
another thing i always read this words open mind, friendly, and this one make me laugh "dont like to be ignore" if you aren`t in your daily life like this dont lie about it, and if you dont like to be ignored why you do it??, be yourself yeah in this kind of site we always try fill the pages like a employed form but its truly neccesary to lie about ourselfs
Its been said that in the internet you can be anything well be yourself
reply people if its only so say "no thank you" a little of courtesy will make the world better
Well we are in the age of new era of technology and with that the new thiefs, bad people you name i call them scum they exploit the weakness of good people, and play with their feelings in this site i had came across with 5 scammers that i had report them well there are easy reconize if he or she to good to be true its because it is
just drag their pictures into a google page (options image) and bam!! you will see their entire profile of scaming another thing scammer use the same "about me" and "my mate" section, just put text in the google and bam!!! you will see the exact same word been used over and over in diferents sites, scammers always use the same pattern they take you outside of the site and start send you pictures there are not fake the only problems its that belong to another person, they tell a nice story ( i think they should be writers no scammers ) they almost make you cry always start talking and showing to much interest in you, they ask for photos income family house everything, this events happend very fast so have to keep an eye on it.
Another thing scammers dont use camera there its always the same excuse " my camera its not working or i dont have a camera (so how do take your picture)" come on people we live the modern era, everything have a cam attach to it pc, phones even some toilets have cam (strange dont you think)
when you are willing to go outside of the site personally i always ask for photo a selfie with piece of paper with her Username easy i only do it with people that arent verified; i do the same even if im a verified member i send a picture of my self with my name on it so we both know that we are real person and not the "scum" that they are trying to steal our money, and i think i make this reporting scammers a hobbie i had so much fun thinking how the poor guy its trying to enter the site and a message appear "you are banned"
Always trust your instinct even if you are blind for the necesity of finding a mate
so tell me your story about it im happy to ear it or well read it
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Setting In Programme is invaluable to Migrants and Refugees
Community Leaders stressed Setting In Programme is invaluable to Migrants and Refugees.
– NZFMC Meeting 22nd to 24th of February 2013.
At the New Zealand Federation of Multicultural Councils (NZFMC) national council meeting in the weekend held on Orongomai Marae in Upper Hutt, its associated 22 member Councils from around New Zealand including Gisborne Multicultural Council, the newest member expressed its concern about the proposed government cut in funding for the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) run Settling In services. These Services prove to be invaluable for migrants and refugees and the thought of having any service discontinued or reduced is of grave concern to the Federation and its Councils.
Over the years many communities around New Zealand have been empowered to provide direct intervention and support programmes and initiatives through the Settling In programme and NZFMC request from MSD a detailed report on the planned changes and the benefits from any change.
Tayo Agunlejika, National President of NZFMC said concerns were also raised by members regarding the Settlement Strategy led by the Department of Labour (now Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment) indicating that it had failed to deliver real community outcomes. Concerns were also raised in terms of how this programme measured success. It was clearly reported by member Councils and supported by Immigration Research published by Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (Migrants in New Zealand Onward migration 1998 – 2011) that the Settlement Strategy had failed to deliver visible outcomes for Refugee and migrant communities.
Tayo Agunlejika said Community Leaders are concerned and request Government to address the need for collaborative and therefore effective coordinator of service delivery in the ethnic sector if they really want to achieve a better outcome. We strongly recommend that Government should reprioritise the use of the Migrant Levy and focus on addressing the issue of agencies completing with each other as well as agencies completing with community organisations in the Ethnic Sector. We believe agencies should be complementing community organisations, support and resource community lead and own service delivery initiative like Settling In programme. One typical example is the DoL Settlement Strategy to focus more on the Employment, Education and Housing side of the Settlement Strategy; Office of Ethnic Affairs to focus on Economics participation side of Settlement Strategy like their Ethnic People in Commerce, Social Enterprise and Management of Ethnic Diversity in Workplace and Settling In (MSD) provides support in community lead initiatives for social participation/integration and cultural maintenance side of Settlement Strategy.
Tayo Agunlejika
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There are two things that can stop Rob Gronkowski from fulfilling his potential to become one of the greatest tight ends in NFL history — injuries and himself.
The two have conspired this offseason to do what few NFL defenses have been able to do since Gronkowski entered the league in 2010 — slow down the five-letter football force of nature known as Gronk.
Gronkowski's recovery from a twice-broken left forearm has been painfully slow and plagued by infection and conjecture about his offseason activities.
Gronkowski finally got some good news on the injury front Monday, as a fourth procedure on his broken forearm revealed that the persistent infection in the arm had been eradicated, according to multiple reports.
The infection is gone, but questions about the long-term durability of Gronkowski, who could also be facing back surgery this offseason, remain. Gronkowski might be barreling down the road to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, or he could be destined for the breakdown lane, a place strewn with truncated careers, broken dreams, wistful what-ifs, and surgical scars.
The fun-loving lug is one of the most physically imposing players the NFL has seen. He is LeBron James-esque in his physical dominance.
Who can forget when he brushed off 260-pound Washington defensive end Ryan Kerrigan like he was a piece of lint to catch a short lob from Brady and gallop 37 yards for a touchdown in 2011?
Gronkowski is a player who defies defensive coverage. Only Randy Moss and Jerry Rice caught more touchdown passes in their first three NFL seasons than Gronkowski, who had 38. He hauled in 11 touchdowns in 11 games last season and was on his way to another 1,000-yard receiving campaign when he suffered the first of his two fractures to the forearm.
His importance to the Patriots has only been heightened after the departure of Tom Brady security blanket Wes Welker. A healthy Gronkowski inflicting pain on opposing defenses is sine qua non to the Patriots' Super Bowl aspirations.
Gronk is a dynamic threat, but also a threat to get hurt with all the contact he not only endures, but invites.
The hope is that years from now we won't look back at the career of Gronkowski and wonder "what if . . . ?" What if he had stayed healthy? What if he had never broken his forearm against Indianapolis blocking on an extra point?
The fear is that a player with such a bruising, bullying style of play resides in the perishables aisle of pro football stardom.
That's why the most impressive stat among the many Gronkowski has compiled in his first three seasons was the fact that prior to the forearm injury he suffered in November against Indianapolis, he had played in the first 46 games of his NFL career, regular season and postseason.
But he has ended the last two seasons as if opponents were sticking pins in a Gronk voodoo doll.
He was a shell of himself in Super Bowl XLVI, hobbled by torn ligaments in his ankle, and he was out of commission with his second break of the forearm when the Patriots lost this past season's AFC Championship game to the Baltimore Ravens.
At 6 feet 6 inches and 265 pounds, Gronkowski plays the game like an 18-wheeler with no brakes, crashing and careening into and through everything in his path.
Playing that way he's bound to get dinged and dented. It's not a question of if he gets injured again. It's when, how seriously, and will he be able to play through it?
That's why it is a bit ironic that the forearm injury originally happened on one of the most innocuous plays in all of professional football, an extra point.
Gronkowski then rebroke the forearm in the AFC divisional playoffs against the Houston Texans, trying to make a diving grab out of bounds.
Gronkowski could be the Earl Campbell of NFL tight ends — a bruising, bullying phenom whose style of play takes a toll on opponents and eventually his own body.
Even more so than Gronkowski, Campbell was a supernova in pads. He took the NFL by storm and force, winning rushing titles his first three years and drawing comparisons with Jim Brown. He rushed for 55 touchdowns his first four seasons in the league, but only 19 in his last four seasons.
Campbell played eight NFL seasons and made the Hall of Fame, but he was never the same back he was during his transcendent first three seasons. Now, the great "Tyler Rose" struggles to walk without the aid of a cane or a walker.
After the Canton-bound coach-quarterback coupling of Bill Belichick and Brady, there might not be a Patriot more vital to the cause than the 24-year-old Gronkowski, which is why contemplating any question about his long-term health is unpleasant.
One of the reasons Gronkowski slipped to the Patriots in the second round in 2010 was that he missed the entire 2009 season at the University of Arizona after he had surgery to shave a protruding disk in his lower back.
Some teams took Gronkowski off their draft boards.
The Patriots gambled on Gronkowski's body, and it has paid off.
But there is also a reason that the team built a $10 million option bonus into the $55-million contract extension Gronkowski signed last June. The bonus, due in 2016, triggers the final four years of the eight-year agreement the Patriots have with Gronk. That's where the big money in the deal is. The first four years of the deal are really more like a four-year, approximately $18.6 million contract.
The Patriots protected themselves. Gronkowski doesn't have that luxury.
When healthy, Gronkowski is the best all-around tight end in the game.
But how often Gronk can remain healthy could be the key to his career.
Christopher L. Gasper can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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A cost effective solution for reducing noise and adding damping and ramping characteristics to hydraulic functions is to use hoses with varying rates of volumetric expansion, VE. Like accumulators, hoses have a capacitance characteristic but to a much lesser extent. That is, the higher the VE, the greater the damping effect.
Some examples are manufacturers of mobile equipment using hoses with a high VE to reduce hydraulic shock in steering systems while subsequently reducing hydraulic induced noise and vibration. High VE hoses can also be used in applications where sudden movement is detrimental, such as swing functions and even ramping on loadsense lines. On the other hand, hoses with low VE should be used when rapid function response is critical. Noise generation in hydraulics Noise in hydraulic systems is generated primarily by the pump and fluid pulsations exiting its outlet. Noise can be also generated by any element that causes turbulence or fluid velocity change. Noise is additive, so small amounts of noise from many components can be effectively amplified, resulting in significant noise transmission. Transmission of noise to human operators of the equipment can cause fatigue, nerve damage, and require them to wear hearing protection.
Noise can be eliminated by adding attenuators, which can be tuned to cancel the frequency out of the system. Attenuators are effective but relatively expensive and bulky units. Other effective methods of noise reduction are less intrusive and inexpensive ∇ specifically, using thermoplastic hydraulic hoses in place of conventional wire reinforced rubber hoses.
Audible noise
Noise is caused by pressure waves and flow surges occurring in the hydraulic fluid that cause vibration of mechanical components. Audible and inaudible noise can be transmitted by components of the hydraulic system to other elements of the machine. Audible noise emanates from multiple areas of the machine, but inaudible noise can travel throughout a system and become audible far from its original source. Both can be troublesome, so reducing them provides many benefits. Audible noise can be hazardous to human operators, but inaudible noise can cause additional load and wear on hydraulic components. Combined, they can lead to premature failure, additional system cost, operator fatigue, and potential hearing loss.
The U.S. Department of Labor∏s Occupational Safety and Health Administration states that exposure to 85 dBA of noise for more than eight hours a day can result in permanent hearing loss. About 30 million workers in the U.S. are exposed to hazardous noise levels, making occupational hearing loss one of the most common occupational afflictions.
Mechanical noise
Mechanical noise can cause damage to many different components in hydraulic systems, but steel tube assemblies, in particular, can be susceptible to vibration failure. Mechanical resonances occur within a system when it can store and easily transmit energy between two or more components. When the frequency of oscillations in a system approaches its natural frequency, vibrations occur. Each component in the system has a natural frequency. When combined, and depending on their damping and energy transmission properties, they will have a new set of natural frequencies.
Vibration can be transmitted to all parts of the hydraulic system via the fluid and the metal components. Noise readily travels though metal components, such as pumps, valves, cylinders, steel tubes, and fittings, but can also travel through the steel wire reinforcement in hose. For example, assume a gear pump is used in the swing drive of a typical excavator. If the gear pump operates at 2000 rpm and has 8 teeth per gear, sinusoidal waves at a frequency of 267 Hz will result. This means all components or assemblies (from a single tube installation, implement, to the entire machine) with natural frequencies of or near 267 Hz, 534 Hz, 801 Hz, etc. will resonate due to harmonics.
Lowering resonant frequency by damping can reduce vibration of assemblies. Quality factor, Q, is a dimensionless parameter that describes how damped a resonator is. A low value of Q indicates a high rate of energy loss relative to the stored energy of the resonator. So a low Q makes oscillations decay more quickly. Therefore, components and designs that reduce Q in a system are beneficial for reducing noise transmission.
Designing to reduce noise
Special tuning chambers in pumps and hydraulic attenuators can reduce noise in hydraulic systems at or near its source but can add to the cost of the pump. Moreover, many other sources of turbulence in the system plumbing exist — such as elbow fittings and transitions from full bore hose to steel tubing. These can render quieter pump designs and noise attenuators less effective.
You can replace steel tubing with wire braided hose to reduce some noise generation from the full inside diameter and the additional volumetric expansion of the hose. However, the steel wire reinforcement still provides a conduit of energy transfer in the form of vibrations through the system.
An easy solution that some designers have discovered eliminates noise is to use thermoplastic fiber reinforced hose. This hose is constructed using a variety of smooth bore polymer inner cores for a high degree of chemical compatibility, high strength fibers, and a polymer jacket. Also, fiber reinforced thermoplastic hose has an inherently higher VE rate than that of an equivalent bore wire reinforced rubber hose, resulting in a total lower Q factor.
Furthermore, because hoses with a higher VE have a greater damping effect, they create a natural ramp in the function they are supplying, which can benefit certain functions, such as swing and steering. This same concept applies to load sense lines, where some systems are designed with an oversized signal line to create a higher capacitance and, therefore, a slight delay in pump response.
Fiber braided thermoplastic hose is available in pressure ratings from 500 to 7500 psi. Products from Parker Parflex with a high degree of damping effect are 515H, 510C, 540N, 520N and 53DM. These hoses have a working pressure range of 1500 to 5000 psi at a 4:1 design factor. A wide offering of Parflex thermoplastic hose uses high strength fiber reinforcement in place of steel. Therefore, they do not as readily transmit hydraulic vibrations from one component to another. This can eliminate the additive effects of noise and potential of resonant frequencies propagating through a system by isolating the components. This, combined with a higher volumetric expansion, can act as an attenuator, driving fluid born noise from the system.
Cases in point
A manufacturer of rear-engine mounted motor homes needed to solve a noise problem in its vehicle's power steering system. The power steering pump was 35 ft away from the steering actuator, and the wire braided rubber hose routed between the pump and motor picked up transmitted noise from hydraulic and other mechanical components to the steering column.
Technicians at the manufacturer contacted Parker, who suggested they use 53DM hose instead of the wire braided hose. This simple change resulted in a dramatic reduction in noise experienced by the operator and complaints about operator fatigue. In this example the fluid and system born noise was extensive. However, the long thermoplastic hose assemblies routed in the system enabled sufficient noise damping.
In another example, turf maintenance equipment was generating an annoying mechanical noise from its steering valve. Operators complained of a pulse in the steering column, resulting in a "popping" noise.
The equipment manufacturer's engineering team experimented with different types of hoses and settled on Parflex 510C hose. The high volumetric expansion rate naturally damped the pressure surge, eliminated the pulse in the steering column, and eliminated the objectionable noise.
Many applications cannot benefit from using hose with high volumetric expansion, especially if they need quick response. But when damping from using hose with high volumetric expansion clearly will benefit the application, a simplified hose selection tool has been developed based on the flow diameter of the hose and system pressure rating. The tool displays available hoses in the selected size and pressure rating that impart the least and greatest volumetric expansion. This allows choosing minimal or maximum damping to match the application.
This information was submitted by Greg Hayes, Mobile OEM Product Manager, and Jeff Lemonds, Applications Engineer, of Parker Hannifin's Parflex Div. For more information, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.parker.com/parflex.


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The Monday Round-Up: Bozzone Goes 2 for 2
Bozzone takes second win in two weekends, a glance at next weekend's races in Taiwan and Mexico, the buzz around the endurance world and Women For Tri grant opportunities announced.
Weekend at a Glance
IRONMAN 70.3 Bariloche
Terenzo Bozzone (NZL) flew into Argentina for the inaugural IRONMAN 70.3 Bariloche fresh off his record setting win last weekend at home at IRONMAN New Zealand. The Kiwi was at the front of the race for much of the swim and bike with Igor Amorelli (BRA) and former pro cyclist Kennett Peterson (USA). With the culmination of a blistering IRONMAN in his legs in addition to the travel to Argentina, there had to be a question of the wheels falling off his race at some juncture—especially on the run.
With the three men starting the run within nine seconds of each other, you know Amorelli and Peterson were hoping for Bozzone to start show signs of his hectic week. Unfortunately, what they got was a front row seat to the running prowess of Bozzone. The Kiwi laid down the fastest run of the day, defying logic to claim the win.
Alicia Kaye (CAN) put in a solid performance on the swim and the bike and was accompanied by Dede Griesbauer (USA) as the pair built up a seven-minute advantage on Pamella Olivieira (BRA) coming off the bike. It was good thing Kaye had some time banked, as Oliveira tore through the course and managed to run over six minutes faster than Kaye and eventfully ran her way into second. Oliveira would come up short catching Kaye who hoisted the finish line banner with less than a minute buffer.
Top 5 Pro Men
|Bozzone, Terenzo
|Amorelli, Igor
|Peterson, Kennett
|Tollakson, TJ
|De Elias, Mario
Top 5 Pro Women
|Kaye, Alica
|Oliveira, Pamella
|Griesbauer, Dede
|Palacio Balena, Romina
|Perr, Adelaide
The Buzz: What We're Reading, Gossiping About, and Loving in the Endurance Sports World
Recapping a week that was highlighted by International Women's Day, today's Buzz is all about some of the inspirational, unstoppable women in our sport.
Mindset Magic
Unstoppable is a description aptly applied to Turia Pitt, the Australian ultra runner who suffered horrific burns to 65 percent of her body in a brush fire in 2011. Five years and 200 surgeries later, Pitt crossed the IRONMAN finish line in Kona. Since then she's continued to inspire a massive following of supporters, and also welcome her first child, Hakavai. Pitt recently released her latest eBook, Mindset Magic, sharing tools to shift your mindset and develop unshakable confidence—and it's a must-read.
A Siri and Bek Energy Boost
There's simply no end to the dynamic energy and positive messaging pouring forth from former pro triathletes and power couple Siri Lindley and Bek Keat. Have a listen to their podcast, the Siri & Bek Show, and you're sure to feel inspired. Last week's episode featured triathlete and nutritionist Maricarmen Farias, sharing her story of being "ready to get uncomfortable," along with numerous endurance sports nutrition insights.
Woman's Best Friend
When Anne Dreier Jackson competes in her third IRONMAN 70.3 Puerto Rico on March 18th, the finish line won't be her sole focus. Jackson has become a staunch advocate for homeless dogs on the island, after rescuing her own best bud, Chica. Learn their story in this article from the Amery Free Press.
A Fitting Honor
Can we all take a moment to appreciate the awesomeness of pro Flora Duffy? Bermuda's Bernews did exactly that in this article last week, recapping Duffy's career and the recent renaming of Warwick Academy's pool, where she first honed her swim skill, as the Flora Duffy Swimming Facility. The Olympian and multi-time World Champion triathlete across multiple disciplines (ITU, ITU Cross, and XTERRA) was scheduled to make her long-course debut at IRONMAN 70.3 Thailand 2017, but withdrew for health reasons. Now, the triathlon community eagerly awaits Duffy's appearance on an IRONMAN start line. We don't know when and where it will happen, but when it does, there's little doubt that this wonder woman will prevail. Hurry up, Flora—we can't wait to call you one of our own!
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New! Women For Tri TriClub Grants
Applications open globally for Women For Tri 2018 triathlon club grant program
Women For Tri, a program of The IRONMAN Foundation, has announced the launch of its 2018 Triathlon Club Grant Program. The grants support local triathlon clubs as they undertake activities including clinics, seminars and educational lectures, social gatherings and related activities to increase women's participation in the sport of triathlon.
"We are excited to launch this year's club grant applications and look forward to our seventh and eighth grant rounds this cycle," said Kyrsten Sinema, Chair of the Women For Tri Advisory Committee and U.S. Representative from Arizona. "The growth of our club grant program in 2017 included our first set of international pilot grants, and we anticipate further expansion of global club grants this year. In the past several years, we have seen incredible growth of women's participation in triathlon, largely in thanks to our partners in this effort and triathlon clubs around the US and the globe."
This year, Women For Tri will again offer multiple grants of up to $2,500 per grant for triathlon clubs who will utilize the funds to support women's engagement initiatives, including bringing first-timers into the sport. The grants are open to triathlon clubs globally and are not limited to those that are women-only. Applications will be accepted through April 2. Grants will be dispersed in two rounds: the first in April and the second following the IRONMAN World Championship in October.
Since its inception in 2016, the Women For Tri Triathlon Club Grant Program has provided more $183,000 in funding to triathlon clubs dedicated to the Women For Tri mission of engaging more women in triathlon. In 2017, grants were provided to 23 clubs in the United States, U.S. Virgin Islands and Western Australia.
To apply and learn more about initiatives of previous years' grant recipients, visit www.womenfortri.com/our-community/triathlon-club-grants.aspx.
For questions about the Women For Tri Triathlon Club Grant Program, please contact .
Races on Tap
IRONMAN 70.3 Campeche
- Pro Start List
- Pro Points: 750
- Prize Purse: $25,000
Follow the IRONMAN 70.3 Campeche pro race action here on IRONMAN.com and on Twitter at @IRONMANLive. Join the conversation using the hashtag #IM703Campeche for both Twitter and Instagram.
Follow your age group athlete's progress throughout the race on the IRONMAN Athlete Tracker.
Race start time: Sunday: 7:00 a.m. CST
IRONMAN 70.3 Taiwan
- Pro Start List
- Pro Points: 500
- Prize Purse: $15,000
Follow the IRONMAN 70.3 Taiwan pro race action here on IRONMAN.com and on Twitter at @IRONMANLive. Join the conversation using the hashtag #IM703Taiwan for both Twitter and Instagram.
Follow your age group athlete's progress throughout the race on the IRONMAN Athlete Tracker.
Race start time: Sunday: 6:00 a.m. China Standard Time
Age Group Races
IRONMAN 70.3 Puerto Rico
Please note that the 2018 IRONMAN 70.3 Puerto Rico is an age-group only race.
Join the conversation and follow the events and the race day action at using the hashtag #IM703PR for both Twitter and Instagram.
Follow your athlete's progress throughout the race on the IRONMAN Athlete Tracker.
Race start time: Saturday: 6:50 a.m. AST
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While social sites like Pinterest and Tumblr are growing like wildfire and offering marketers plenty of opportunity to leverage new audiences, my money is still on Facebook in 2012 as the social site that will help marketers and business owners increase market share, gain new customers and ultimately generate more revenue.
But it's not as simple as building that fan page or optimizing your Timeline. No, you need to go big with these six tactics that could be the difference between success and failure.
1. Go mobile
If you've ever wondered if you should care about your Facebook presence on mobile, then I'm here to tell you that yeah…you should.
More than 33 percent of Facebook posting is mobile. And that number is growing.
Around 18 percent of people used Facebook through m.facebook.com, Facebook's official mobile site. iPhone, Blackberry and Android were the next most commonly used devices.
Third party apps for iPad, Samsung, HP, Windows and Sidekick were less than 1 percent of total posts.
This means you could double your brand's reach simply by optimizing your social content for mobile and integrating Sponsored Stories into your marketing.
Let's look at how to do both those things.
- Optimizing your Facebook content – Currently brand pages on Facebook Mobile have zero functionality unless you incorporate complicated hack-jobs, so it seems Timeline for brands was specifically launched to help improve brands Facebook mobile abilities. You still will have to build applications to be viewable across platforms, but you'll be able to design once and deploy anywhere. Use responsive design frameworks that employ specific HTML5, CSS and Javascript technologies, which will create content that looks good across devices of any size. In addition, when you create apps using these frameworks you will see Facebook page tabs seamless with one build across mobile, tablets and desktops.
- Using Sponsored Stories – Now that Sponsored Stories premium ad units have been rolled out, you now have the opportunity to advertise on mobile news feeds. Work these Sponsored Stories into an editorial calendar where you plan weekly status updates that feature in-store specials and coupons. The trick to bringing exposure to these stories is to use eye-popping images to help the posts stand out.
2. Create sweepstakes and contests
While there are ways to building a following that include basics like — posting regularly, engaging in discussions with their audiences, sharing viral videos and photos — nothing seems to be as effective at picking up new followers quickly like running a contest.
Many companies have reported that they've been able to capture more names for mailing lists, improve ROI and increase the number of fans through contests.
Last November, Facebook changed their contest rules so they weren't as rigid:
- You don't need permission from Facebook to run a contest.
- You don't need a Facebook account rep.
- You don't need to meet a minimum monthly ad spend.
- You still have to use a third-party app on Facebook to run each contest.
So what are the best third-party apps? Here are a few of my recommendations:
- NorthSocial
- Freepromos
- BulbStorm
- Offerprop
- Fanappz
- Vitrue
- BuddyMedia
- Votigo
- ContextOptional
- Momentus Media
The Wildfire app seems to be the most popular. I like their interface because it is easy to use. And you can choose ten different ways to run a promotion:
3. Set Up a Storefront on Facebook
Facebook's 800 million active users is more than all the people using Amazon or eBay combined.
That's a huge customer base to tap into.
Of course, those 800 million users don't think of Facebook as a place where you go and buy something, like they do on Amazon or eBay. But the adoption of Facebook as a place to shop is growing. Shoppers will become more and more accustomed to buying products on Facebook.
To make selling products on Facebook easy you should create a storefront — and these four applications will give you enough flexible options that fit every need.
1. Payvment – You can handle your entire e-commerce store through Facebook with this application that accepts credit card and PayPal payments. In addition, Payvment lets you customize charges for shipping and adjust for sales tax.
Other options include the ability to give discounts to people who like your page, add size or color options to items and sell multiple quantities of an item. This includes sales history and order status and you can even send messages to buyers through the app.
2. Storefront Social – With this app you create a tab on your business page and display your items in your online store. The templates that come with the app have options that let users share specific items on the social web. Users can also search your store via a search bar or through categories you customize. A basic package will cost you $9.95 a month. Unfortunately you can't complete a transaction through Storefront Social. Instead users have to go to your website to complete the order.
3. BigCommerce SocialShop – This app also doesn't let you complete transactions on Facebook but redirects your customers to BigCommerce's online store where you are selling your products on their walls. This is the most expensive application at $24.95 a month.
4. Ecwid – This application does allow shoppers to complete transactions inside Facebook. The transaction goes like this: a shopper drags and drops items into a shopping bag. Then they check out. Plus, your storefront can be integrated into your website and other social sites like LinkedIn, MySpace or Tumblr. All you have to do is copy and paste a code for a widget. You're looking at a monthly fee of $17 per month.
4. Use Facebook Insights to get inside your reader's head
Another great must-use tactic is to get inside your reader's head. The best way to do that is with Facebook's Insights. How might this help you?
Log into your business page, then Insights and look at the page you want to examine:
You'll see how many likes and visitors to your Facebook page, giving you a 30,000 foot view of engagement.
You'll also want to look for trends in the stories and products you are promoting in this information to see what is gaining traction and what is not.
Then take a peek at the daily view to see how individuals are interacting with your content:
Then export all this data to a spreadsheet…
Then identify what people are responding to by analyzing the daily breakdown:
Go deeper into the heads of your fans by clicking through to "Get Details" on each report:
At this stage you can see how post views compare to unique views, likes versus comments and what sources are referring those actions.
If you are really curious you can drill further down into age, gender and country:
But don't stop there. The real insights are in the stars on virality and community activity, which will help you to see not only what is motivating your fans but why.
5. Install Facebook comments box
While this is not really a do-or-die situation, it is something I think you should seriously consider. The social plug-in Comments Box allows users to comment on your site:
The Facebook Comment box will give you two advantages:
- Social relevance – You can leverage the social signals of users, which means that the comments are ordered from top to bottom via the highest liked comments, active threads, the most relevant comments and comments left by friends. In the end, this encourages even more interaction.
- Distribution – The kicker is that a discussion can spread to Facebook where people who are not on your blog or subscribed to your blog will see and then potentially interact. See, a user's comment will show up on his Facebook stream when he or she keeps the "Post to Facebook" box checked with their comment. Then the comment and a link to the blog post is shown to their friends.
Directly inside Facebook people can now interact with that discussion…which is all linked to you and your Facebook page and your website.
It's the perfect social commenting ecosystem.
The disadvantage to using the Comment box is that all your comments are in an iFrame, which means two things…search engines can not crawl the comments and Facebook owns those comments.
Here is a workaround that involves grabbing the comments from the API…
…and then sticking them into the body of the page.
That sounds like a lot of work because it is. So weigh the advantages and disadvantages of using the Facebook Comment box before you implement.
6. Update Your Page Regularly
Lastly, this is old school, but definitely within the sphere of do-or-die…posting regularly. In fact, this falls in line with 8 success criteria for Facebook page marketing that the Altimeter group discovered after doing some extensive research on Facebook success.
- Set community expectations
- Provide cohesive branding
- Be up to date
- Live authenticity
- Participate in dialog
- Enable peer-to-peer interactions
- Foster advocacy
- Solicit call to action
How do you think most brands measure up to this success criteria? Most of them fail.
Take a look at the 8 success criteria for Facebook page marketing slide share for the full report. And then start posting regularly!
If you are getting confused by all of the social media sites that are emerging and claiming to be the next big thing for marketers and business owners, let me calm your worries and recommend that the first thing you do this year is work on implementing the six Facebook tactics I shared with you.
True, Google+ is slowly rising in popularity and Pinterest and Tumblr are hot. But Facebook has the biggest customer base of them all, and has the money to continue its growth. You definitely can't ignore it.
What other advanced Facebook tactics do you think will be important this year?
Neil Patel is the co-founder of KISSmetrics, an analytics provider that helps companies make better business decisions.
More from Neil Patel on GeekWire: Seven signs that you might just be an entrepreneur… Eleven things every entrepreneur should know about innovation… 17 things I wish I'd known when starting my first business…


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Red Cross seeks skilled communications volunteers
The American Red Cross is seeking skilled communications volunteers to utilize their skills in helping the Red Cross in Grand Junction, Montrose, Eagle, Pitkin, Routt and Summit counties. Volunteers may serve in one or multiple roles, depending upon skills and availability. Open positions include: disaster public affairs, serving on-call several days a month to provide public information and media outreach during local disasters; digital engagement, contributing to the Red Cross blog and supporting daily operations of local social media; and storytelling, taking photos and interviewing clients, volunteers and heroes to capture their stories in writing, video or photo. Prospective volunteers should have excellent writing and communication skills, solid computer and social media skills and be willing to commit for at least one year. If interested, email your resume to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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OMAHA, Neb. – Former Gaucho Katy Freeman competed in her second U.S. Olympic Trials semifinal and first this year on Tuesday night and Bob Hwang made his 2012 trials appearance as action continued in Omaha.
In Tuesday evening's 100 breaststroke semifinals, Freeman finished 16th, touching the wall in 1:09.92. Rebecca Soni won had the top time of the evening, touching in 1:05.82. It was Freeman's second semifinal appearance after qualifying in the 200 breast in 2008. Freeman will compete again in this year's 200 breast competition on Friday, she is seeded fifth in the event.
Bob Hwang was the lone UCSB swimmer that competed on Wednesday. He finished the 200 butterfly preliminaries with a time of 2:06.06, which placed him 118th.
On Thursday, eight current or former Gauchos will be in action at the trials as Kevin Kuhn, Chris Peterson, Kevin Ferguson, Ryan Hanni, and Katy Tomkinson tackle the 100 freestyle. Chris Leon and Tim Freeman will be competing in the 200 breaststroke.
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On another note, there's lots going on this Wednesday, October 17th. A pause and shout out to my oldest son, Reagan, who is celebrating his birthday today ~ be sure to read more about his thoughts on his blog ~ here.
And lastly, I'm exploring the beautiful city of Portland this week with my friend, Kelley, of The Hidden List. If you have any suggestions of places we can't afford to miss please email me here. We're off for today's adventure! XO


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Mosquitoes May Be Developing Tolerance to DEET, Research Shows
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(NEW YORK) -- Mosquitoes may be developing a tolerance to DEET, according to new research at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Researchers at the school have found that mosquitoes are repelled when they are first exposed to the bug spray, created in 1946 by the U.S. military. But according to researcher Nina Stanczyk, mosquitoes get used to the smell and begin to ignore it, just like humans.
Researchers say, however, not to give up on DEET, as it is still the best defense against the disease-carrying insects.
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Program Description
The post-baccalaureate certificate program in Police Executive Certification is designed for graduate-level law enforcement students who wish to improve their knowledge in the policing field. This program provides professional development for aspiring law enforcement executives seeking to progress through police supervisory ranks. The work required for the certificate must be completed within three calendar years.
The Police Executive Certification provides:
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501 Theory in Criminal Justice. (3) Analysis and comparison of various theories and models, with emphasis on the understanding of theoretical principles as they influence issues in criminal justice.
502 Management Issues in Law Enforcement Administration. (3) Focus on the law enforcement agency from the standpoint of top and middle management, including (but not limited to) labor relations, personnel management, fiscal administration, and the integration of internal and external operations. Prerequisite: LEJA 501 or permission of the instructor/chair.
504 Civil and Criminal Liability. (3) The study of law enforcement and justice administration policy and practice as impacted by principles of civil and criminal responsibility. Prerequisite: Six hours of undergraduate law courses, or permission of the instructor/chair.
506 Police: Theory and Practice. (3) An examination of theoretical and philosophical bases of the police and the ways in which theory and philosophy are translated into practice. Analysis of problems arising as a result of the translation, theory and/or philosophy. Prerequisite: LEJA 501 or permission of the instructor/chair.
511 Diversity and the Police. (3) This course examines the nature and extent of alienation and isolation of police personnel from minority citizens they are to serve. Human relations are discussed as the basis for successful community relations programs with special emphasis on encounters between police officers and members of racial and ethnic minority groups, the history of police minority relations, and the difficulties and consequences of attracting and hiring minority police officers.
512 Ethics in Criminal Justice. (3) This course focuses on a variety of ethical/moral issues confronting criminal justice practitioners. Ethical choices, their consequences, and the relationships among law, morality, and ethics are discussed. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor/chair.
514 Executive Management Seminar. (3) The Executive Management Seminar is designed to meet the needs and challenges of top level law enforcement personnel. Topics of instruction include a variety of traditional management subjects as they relate to the management of law enforcement agencies. Subjects include, but are not limited to: Future of Policing, News Media Relations, Administrative Law Update, Leadership, TQM, Negotiating Skills, Problem Employees, Performance Evaluations, Community Policing, Gang Control. Prerequisite: Prior management courses or relevant experience, permission of the instructor/chair.


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Wyoming's been perhaps the most under-the-radar undefeated team this season—high-flying Larry Nance, Jr. notwithstanding—and came into tonight's home matchup against Boise State with confidence they'd advance their record to 14-0. Of course, this has been one of Boise's best seasons in ages, entering the game with 12 wins and only two losses (both on the road, at Michigan State and Utah). So the game didn't disappoint, and when the Cowboys took a one-point lead with nine seconds left it looked like that undefeated record would keep rolling.
Then things got wild.
A desperation Igor Hadziomerovic pass to Jeff Elorriaga in the corner led to a buzzer-beating three, elation on the Broncos' bench, and disappointment on the Cowboys'. Mountain West basketball's only supposed to be interesting when San Diego State, New Mexico, or UNLV are playing. I don't know what to think when Wyoming and Boise State are giving us good games. [Root Sports]


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American Airlines to hire 1,500 flight attendants
FORT WORTH -- With more than 2,200 flight attendants opting to take a buyout and leave American Airlines, the bankrupt carrier made an unusual announcement Wednesday: It needs to hire 1,500 flight attendants.
The hiring plan is in stark contrast to the Fort Worth-based airline's months-long effort to cut costs as it restructures in Bankruptcy Court.
American expects thousands of flight attendants, mechanics and ground crew workers to leave through early-out offers or layoffs in the coming months as new contract terms take effect.
But American must have enough workers to fly its routes, and its business is showing improvement. Severance costs related to the buyouts contributed to a $238 million third-quarter loss at parent AMR Corp., the company said Wednesday. But revenue grew 0.8 percent to $6.4 billion, and absent the one-time charges, AMR would have made a profit of $110 million.
Although American had thousands of flight cancellations and delays in the last two weeks of the quarter, the company said the impact was "not material" to its third-quarter results. But the chief commercial officer, Virasb Vahidi, said American expects October revenue to be affected.
"There will be some impact on the fourth-quarter revenues given the lower booking trends we were seeing over the past few weeks which impacted October," Vahidi said. "But it's really too early to estimate the impact either for October or in the full quarter."
In a letter sent to workers Wednesday morning, AMR Chief Executive Tom Horton said operations have stabilized after a few weeks of delays and cancellations.
"The past few weeks have tested us all," he said.
Horton did not comment specifically on a possible merger with US Airways or the company's request to the Bankruptcy Court this week for an extra 30 days to submit its reorganization plan.
"Our careful review of strategic alternatives continues, but regardless of the outcome, our improvement in both revenues and costs reflects what the new American can be," Horton said.
The carrier had $211 million in special accounting charges related to severance costs and $137 million in reorganization items, such as refinancing aircraft and paying fees to consultants.
AMR said average fares paid by customers increased 3.5 percent from the third quarter of 2011. The company cut American's capacity by 2.5 percent, resulting in a record-high consolidated load factor of 84.7 percent for AMR.
The company said it expects fourth-quarter capacity to be up less than a half-percent from the fourth quarter of 2011.
The company said it ended the third quarter with $4.2 billion in cash, not including a restricted cash balance of $847 million.
American's plan to hire 1,500 flight attendants over the next year marks the first time in over a decade that it has hired attendants.
"This is the downstream effect of the Voluntary Early Out Program, which we fought very hard for," said Laura Glading, president of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants. "Not only did it give our senior members a dignified path to retirement, but it moved everyone else up the seniority list. I'm happy to welcome our new colleagues."
The carrier said about 2,250 flight attendants applied for the early-out option, which offered a $40,000 severance payment.
For new hires, recruitment will start in November, with training to begin in January.
American has about 16,000 flight attendants, at an average age of 51, according to the association.
Their average annual salary is $45,000, American said, higher than the national average of $37,740 for flight attendants in 2010, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Vahidi said American will have more flight attendants in training next year as all domestic crew members are trained on international routes, as part of the new contract, and crew members are trained on the Boeing 777-300 and Airbus aircraft that will enter the fleet.
He said much of the 3 percent operating-cost improvement in the third quarter does not include labor cost savings from the carrier's new contracts with the flight attendant, mechanic and ground crew unions.
"We think we have closed more than half of our margin gap versus the industry just in the third quarter of restructuring, and we feel very, very good about that," Vahidi said, noting that most of the cost improvement came from lower interest expenses, aircraft leases and rent.
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Feb 20, 2013
Grammar rules... again?! Chunks strike back
This is a somewhat belated reaction to Catherine Walter's article which appeared in the Learning English section of Guardian last autumn. Click here to read it.
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - Junior Pedro C. Lima (Sao Paulo, Brazil) of the No. 2 Georgia College & State University golf squad, was named GCSU Athlete of the Week for the week ending May 10. This marks the second such honor for Lima and the third for the Bobcat golf team this season.
Lima helped the Bobcats get to the NCAA Finals, taking sixth at the NCAA Southeast/South SuperRegional. He carded a final-round 69, finishing at one-under for the tournament. His score in the final round matched the field's best.
The Bobcats are back in action Tuesday, May 19 at the NCAA Finals in Blaine, Wash. Catch the action on live statistics at www.golfstat.com .
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Boyle Height favorite Prince Puma wrestles Mil Muertes, and Johnny Mundo's world is shaking as he desperately searches for a match against Sexy Star in the newest episode of "Lucha Underground" at 8 p.m. ET Wednesday, Oct. 19 on El Rey Network.
Also, find out who will face the Monster Matanza as Dario Cueto spins his Dial of Doom one more time.
"Lucha Underground" -- El Rey Network's exhilarating, lucha libre wrestling series from Emmy Award-winning producer Mark Burnett, MGM, Robert Rodriguez and FactoryMade Ventures -- is delivering an all-new, 40-episode, third season.
About "Lucha Underground"
Masked heroes and villains will continue to battle it out for wrestling supremacy in the hour-long weekly series, giving fans a ringside seat to the blood-pumping, chant-starting lucha libre drama and excitement. With Dario Cueto's fate unclear, only one thing is for sure; this new season will bring even more death defying action with a new set of luchadores ready to leave their mark on the Temple.
Ancient tradition, extraordinary athleticism, and a flare for theatrics combine in El Rey Network's wrestling series, "Lucha Underground". The riveting original introduces American audiences to the high-flying aerial maneuvers, slingshot moves, dramatic masks, intricate, rapid-fire combinations and distinctive wrestling techniques of lucha libre, one of Mexico's most popular sports.
Fans will have a ringside seat as masked villains and heroes face off to battle for wrestling supremacy. It provides enthusiastic viewers with an incredibly visceral and explosive experience with a focus on the artistry, originality, intense action and over-the-top characters that has come to define this phenomenal fan-favorite. A celebration of lucha libre's long-standing Mesoamerican heritage and culture dating back to 1863, this is programming that must be seen to be believed.
The talent roster features Rey Mysterio Jr., King Cuerno, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Cage, Fenix, Johnny Mundo, Ivelisse, Dr. Wagner Jr., Joey Ryan, Son of Havoc, Jack Evans, Pentagon Dark, PJ Black, Mariposa and more.
The broadcast team is Hugo Savinovich (Spanish), Matt Striker (English) and Vampiro (English and Spanish).
"Lucha Underground" is produced by MGM in association with FactoryMade Ventures for El Rey Network. Executive producers are Mark Burnett, Eric Van Wagenen (also showrunner) and Brian Edwards of MGM; Dorian Roldán from Lucha Libre AAA; Alejandro Garcia and Antonio Cué Sánchez-Navarro; El Rey Network co-founder Robert Rodriguez; FactoryMade Ventures and El Rey Network co-founders John Fogelman and Cristina Patwa and Skip Chaisson of Skip Films and El Rey Network. The series airs on El Rey Network and is distributed internationally by MGM.
"Lucha Underground" on iTunes
FactoryMade Ventures has announced that a Season Pass for the third season of the high-flying, blood-pumping original series "Lucha Underground" is now available exclusively on iTunes
www.itunes.com/LuchaUnderground for $39.99 HD. Episode 301 of the lucha libre wrestling series from Emmy Award-winning producer Mark Burnett, MGM, Robert Rodriguez and FactoryMade Ventures and Kick Punch Studios will be available on iTunes on Sept. 8, the day after its premiere on El Rey Network.
Each subsequent episode will be available the day after the Wednesday night airing on El Rey Network. All 40 individual episodes will be available for $2.99 HD on iTunes.
"Lucha Underground" content currently on iTunes includes all 39 episodes of Season 1 and all 26 episodes of Season 2. Episode 224 (Ultima Lucha Dos Part 1) will be available for free until Sept. 12.
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El Rey Network is a 24-hour English language network founded by maverick filmmaker Robert Rodriguez. Curated by Rodriguez and his artistic collective, the network unites "the new mainstream" through badass content that awakens the renegade in everyone.
El Rey's action-packed slate is anchored by signature series including the original drama, "From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series" which will return for a third season, the one-on-one interview program, "El Rey Network Presents: The Director's Chair" and "Lucha Underground," a freestyle wrestling series from Mark Burnett. El Rey Network's lineup also showcases a wide range of iconic feature films and TV series including genre, cult classics, action, and horror/sci-fi. El Rey Network LLC is jointly owned by Robert Rodriguez and FactoryMade Ventures with a minority stake held by Univision Networks & Studios, Inc.
About Lucha Libre AAA
Lucha Libre AAA is a media and entertainment company founded in 1992 by Antonio Pena Herrada and manages the IP of the "AAA" brand and another 250 characters in its league. The company produces Lucha Libre events globally including venues such as Palacio de los Deportes, Arena Monterrey, HP Pavilion, Madison Square Garden, Los Angeles Sports Arena and Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
In addition to working with sponsors such as Corona, Hershey's, Comex and Unilever, the league has released an animated movie and videogame in the Mexican market. Lucha Libre AAA develops 5 hours of content per week that is aired on three television channels in Mexico: Galavision and Televisa Deportes Network.
About MGM Television
MGM Television is a leading producer and global distributor of premium content for television and digital platforms, with distribution rights to original productions and a robust catalog of television episodes and feature film titles including such premiere entertainment franchises as James Bond, Rocky, Stargate and "The Hobbit" trilogy.
Current scripted and unscripted multi-platform projects include "The Voice" (NBC); "Survivor" (CBS); "Shark Tank" (ABC); "Beyond the Tank" (ABC);"Celebrity Apprentice" (NBC); "Vikings" (HISTORY); "Teen Wolf" (MTV); "500 Questions" (ABC); "The People's Choice Awards" (CBS); America's Greatest Makers (INTEL/Turner) and Lucha Underground (The El Rey Network). Through its finance and distribution entity, Orion TV Productions, the syndicated courtroom series "Lauren Lake's Paternity Court" is currently airing its third season. MGM television programming regularly airs in more than 70 countries worldwide.
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About FactoryMade Ventures
FactoryMade is an incubator for entertainment businesses and was founded by John Fogelman and Cristina Patwa. The company builds IP-based franchises and production and distribution platforms by leveraging its strong ties to the Hollywood creative community and partnering with global brands and investors. Its ventures include El Rey Network and Tres Pistoleros Studios with Robert Rodriguez and a joint venture with the leading Mexican wrestling league Lucha Libre AAA.
In addition to working with corporate partners such as Telefonica and JCP, they previously spearheaded the creation of Hasbro's film business (Transformers, G.I. Joe, Battleship) and television business (Hasbro TV Studios, the Hub Network with Discovery Communications), and developed retail's first integrated digital gaming and commerce platform with HSN (HSN Arcade).
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Students invited to register for the 2014 TWU Science Fair
There is a $10 entry fee per student and the registration deadline is April 4, 2014. For more information or to register, visit www.twu.edu/arts-sciences/science-fair.asp or contact Anna Ryan at (940) 898-3325 or email@example.com.
Each entry will be judged on scientific ability, clarity, skill, thoroughness and creative ability. All participants will be awarded a ribbon. A first- and second-place trophy will be awarded for the "Best in Grade" top two outstanding projects in each grade K-9. "Best in Class" trophies will be awarded to the projects judged best in the lower elementary division (grades K-3), the upper elementary division (grades 4-6) and the junior division (grades 7-9). The "Best Group" trophies will be awarded to the best group project in the lower and upper elementary divisions. Each student will receive a ribbon placing their project as Outstanding, Excellent, Commendable or Honorable Mention.
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Uhh, I won something? Srsly?
I am honored that this website was named the Salem Press Library Blog Award for the Best General Interest Blog. It means a lot to me that my peers think that what I write is worth reading. It also makes me just a tad nervous and self-conscious. No pressure to perform, right? That being said, it's always fun to say "Hey, I won something!" And apparently I get a plaque, which is kinda cool.
There were some other truly amazing nominees and award winners. Go to the Salem Press site for a complete list. There are so many smart people writing in our profession and their words and ideas are what inspire me too.
Librarian in Black has really changed in the 8 years since I started the site (OMG, has it been that long?!?!?). It started as a near-Twitter-esque site sharing 3-5 new websites, articles, or tools every day. Then it became a somewhat longer form site, where I shared fewer new finds in more detail. And, of late, it's become more of a professional pulpit from which I've stated my core professional values, looked to the future of libraries, and tried to effect change where I feel it's needed most. As many have pointed out, the posts I write that seem to get the best and most responses are those where I'm rather upset about something. Apparently, I am good at, errrr, what? Railing? Being grouchy? Calling bullshit on people? Complaining? Being pissed off at injustice? I don't know. Call it what you will. But I love writing, and now that I have a bit more time in my day I am hoping to write more often. I can only hope that it will be worthy of your expectations.
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Going by the Champions Trophy performances , there are some Teams already on top of their game and are ready and set to do extremely well at the World Cup now only 5 months away . There are few Teams (including my Team SL) which are over rated and promise a lot , but when it comes to the crunch , they struggle .
From the performances at CT I feel, West Indies at home will be one of the most improved Teams and threatening to win the Cup at home. Australia as usual will be one of the top challengers , while India, Pakistan and NZ will be the outsiders for the cup.
Your opinions please.
I rank them thus -
1 West Indies (at home) = Australia
3 India = New Zealand
5 Pakistan (minus Akhtar/Asif)