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EMU Mathematical Sciences Department
Summer 2013
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Introduction to Engineering
Eight students interested in Engineering took the new Introduction to Engineering course in Fall 2012. This new course, developed by Leah Boyer, gives an overview of the various engineering fields and professions as well as the core skills required of all engineers. It is designed both for students unsure if they want to go into engineering and also those who have chosen engineering as their major but don't know much about the specific engineering disciplines.
Course projects included designing and building robots, bridges and solar panels. Mid-semester, the class visited the Catholic University of America Engineering School and attended their Introduction to Engineering class.
One first-year student, Fernando F. Sarmiento Moya, said "Intro to engineering is a very interesting course. We were able to build and design many projects. The class was the perfect size because we were able to get the attention that we might need from the professor."
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Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to Ryan Swartzentruber and Erin Nafziger, the co-recipients of the Brenneman-Longacher Endowed Mathematics scholarship this year!
A native of Archbold, Ohio, Erin is pursuing a Math major with Secondary Education Licensure, but also considering an English major and a Bible and Religion minor. In her free time Erin enjoys running, playing tennis, crocheting, listening to music, reading, engaging in conversation, and puns. Erin is willing to go wherever God leads her after college: becoming a teacher, accepting a term of service, working in a coffee shop, or becoming an admissions counselor are all possibilities she's considering!
Ryan was born and spent his first three years in Indonesia before his family moved to Pennsylvania. Ryan enjoys outdoor activities – such as mountain biking and hiking – as well as relaxing with friends and playing video games. He is a summer lifeguard at the local pool in Sellersville, and also spent two weeks this past summer on a European tour with the Christopher Dock high school choir. Ryan doesn't know yet what he'll do with his Math major, but he anticipates seeking further education through graduate school after he's done at EMU.
We cheered on 14 Mathematical Sciences graduates at EMU's 95th annual commencement ceremony on April 28: Rasheeda Crews, Phillip Jordan, Greg Knight, Sagar Pandit, Ben Roth, Aaron Springer (CS); Amber Davis, John Grove, Elias Kehr (Math); and Allison Bontrager, Stephen Burkholder, Janna Kaufman, Olivia Nussbaum, Andre Swartzentruber (Math, Secondary Education). Congratulations – and stay in touch!
Congratulations to Dr. Tim Emerick on the successful defense of his dissertation on the unipotent radical of a group with an RGD system.
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Department News
Faculty Changes
Deirdre Smeltzer will be the new Vice President and Undergraduate Dean at EMU. She will also be leading a cross-cultural group to China in the Fall and plans to continue teaching at least one math course each year.
Physics professor Leah Boyer resigned this year. We thank her for nine years of excellent service to EMU.
We enjoyed having John Wallbaum and Tim Emerick in the department this year.
Originally from Minnesota, Tim has a B.S. in mathematics from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in mathematics from UVa. Tim enjoys hiking, traveling, programming, and teaching and lives in Charlottesville with his wife, Ruth, and their cat, Lightning.
John graduated from Wheaton College in 2005 and completed a PhD from Notre Dame in 2010. His area of study was computability theory, with special interest in free groups. Following completion of his PhD, John taught at Valparaiso University for a semester and then worked for a year with a friend who was growing his small moving company in the Chicagoland area. In his free time, John likes to play almost all sports, but especially basketball and fastpitch softball with his three brothers and his dad. John also enjoys board games and, under the influence of some other members of the department, has been playing a fair amount of bridge since he moved to Harrisonburg!
Finally, we are happy to announce that two new faculty members will join us in Fall 2013. Dr. Esther Tian will lead the engineering studies program and the new physics professor will be Dr. Daniel King.
Departmental Colloquia
In the fall, Tim Emerick gave a departmental colloquium: "How to beat your friends at Connect Four."
In the spring, the department hosted a presentation by Glenn Wasson and Sue Covington, both from SAIC, titled "How to get creative with your engineering."
CS Activities
The ACM student club for computer science students (and anyone else interested in computing) which formed last year was fairly active this year with a competitive election for next year's officers.
Josh Sauder expanded on a class project and published the "EMU App" on Google Play giving easy access to the EMU cafeteria menus from Android phones.
Dee Weikle worked with two students, Mark Harder and Aaron Springer, on a computer science research project in computer architecture on parallel workload characterization.
Aaron Springer participated in an REU program at UNC Charlotte in Summer 2012 and his group's poster on "Using Sequential Pattern Mining to Increase Graph Comprehension in Intelligent Tutoring System Student Data" was presented at SIGCSE 2013.
Math Activities
The department hosted two Math Circles at EMU, one in November and one in January. These were each 2.5 hour problem-solving sessions for middle and high school students to help prepare them for math contests.
Owen Byer and Deirdre Smeltzer used their sabbatical and release time to work on a new book. While not quite complete, they plan to have it ready in time to use for the Discrete Mathematics course in the fall semester.
Eight students participated in our third-annual departmental math competition, and Elias Kehr obtained the top score (for the third year in a row) and was honored in the Student Recognition Chapel.
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Problem Corner
Congratulations go to Jonathan Schinhofen, Greg Sachs, David George, Ellis Detwiler, and Aaron Harder for correctly determining that the answer to the Spring 2011 Integram problem was 11:54. Some readers said they found the answer on the internet, so to discourage that practice, I had my son make up this issue's problem. Good luck!
New Problem:
A woman has three employees. Each is hired at an initial salary of one dollar per day. However, at the beginning of each day, including the first day, she randomly selects one of the employees and doubles his daily salary. What is the probability that the average of the day-12 salaries of the three employees is an integer?
Send your solution to Owen Byer at email@example.com.
Are you (or do you know) a prospective student who is interested in studying math at EMU?
Contact Owen Byer at firstname.lastname@example.com for information about applying for the
Brenneman-Longacher Endowed Math Scholarship.
Recipients receive $625 per year for four academic years, as long as they continue in the math major.
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Summer 2013
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2013 Judo Grand Slam: Day 1
Brad Bolen (NYAC/JMJC) took ninth place in the 66 kg division at his the Paris Grand Slam today. Bolen opened the day with a bye, then "dismantled Murat Dogan (Turkey) in the second round by using his trademark 'Bolen Arrow' choke in the first 30 seconds to advance to the round of 16," reported his coach, Jason Morris, U.S. Olympic Silver Medalist in Paris.
Competing this weekend at Judo Grand Slam are: Nick Kossor, 60 kg. (Jason Morris Judo Center, Scotia, NY), Brad Bolen, 66 kg. (Jason Morris Judo Center, Scotia, NY), Nick Delpopolo, 73 kg. (Budokan Judo Club, Miami, FL), Cammi Kaichi, 52 kg. (Jason Morris Judo Center, Scotia, NY), Angelica Delgado, 52 kg. (Ki-Itsu-Sai National Training Center, Miami, FL), Hannah Martin, 63 kg. (Jason Morris Judo Center, Scotia, NY), Nina Cutro-Kelly, 78 kg. (Universal Judo, San Antonio, TX).
Attending a training camp associated with the Grand Slam but not competing will be U.S. Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison, U.S. Olympic bronze medalist Marti Malloy and U.S. Olympic Teammate Travis Stevens, who took a 5th Place at the London Games.
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Area Deaths
CLIFFORD OYLOE, 98, Williston, died Thursday in a Williston nursing home. Funeral Monday, 2 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Williston. Visitation Sunday, 1 to 2:30 p.m., in Bethel Lutheran Home, Williston, and Sunday, 3 to 5 p.m., and Monday, 9 a.m. to noon, both in Fulkerson Funeral Home, Williston.
ALTON LUND, 65, Noonan, died Tuesday in a Minot nursing home. Funeral Monday, 11 a.m., Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Noonan. (Stakston-Martin Funeral Home, Crosby)
FRED RUDE, 92, Kenmare, died Wednesday in a Minot nursing home. (Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Kenmare)
VIOLET NILSON, 87, Maddock, died Wednesday in a Fargo hospital. Funeral Monday, 11 a.m., St. William's Catholic Church, Maddock. Visitation Sunday, 4 to 6:30 p.m., followed by a rosary at 6:30 p.m. and a vigil service at 7 p.m., all in the church. (Nelson Funeral Home, Maddock)
JUSTYCE CAMERON, daughter of Todd and Trisha Cameron, Minot Air Force Base, was born and died Sunday in a Minot hospital. (Thomas Family Funeral Home, Minot)
VAUGHN BLOOM, 80, of Stanley, died Wednesday in a Garrison nursing home. (Springan Funeral Home, Stanley)
KIM KRUSCHWITZ, 54, of Houston, formerly of Rolette, died Feb. 4 in his home in Moscow, Russia. Funeral Tuesday, 11 a.m., Valle Lutheran Church, Rolette. Visitation Monday, 5 to 7 p.m., prayer service Monday at 7 p.m., in the church. (Elick Funeral Home, Rolla)
IRENE STROMME, 75, Minot, died Wednesday of injuries suffered in a car accident near Rolette. Funeral Monday, 10:30 a.m., St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, Minot. Visitation Sunday, noon to 5 p.m., vigil prayer service Sunday, 5 p.m., both in Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot.
BERTINA CHASE, 73, New Town, died Wednesday in a Bismarck hospital. Funeral Saturday, 10 a.m., Mandaree School, Mandaree. Wake today, 5 p.m., in the school. (Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City)
RONALD BIGELOW, 79, Minot, formerly of Makoti, died Wednesday at his farm near Makoti. Funeral Monday, 11 a.m., Our Redeemers Lutheran Brethren Church, Minot. Public prayer service Sunday, 5:30 p.m., in the church. Visitation Sunday, noon to 5 p.m., in Thomas Family Funeral Home, Minot.
CORAL DELONG, 84, Minot, died Thursday in a Minot nursing home. (Thomas Family Funeral Home, Minot)
ALICE BERG, 92, Minot, died Thursday in a Minot hospital. (Thomas Family Funeral Home, Minot)
VIRGINIA LINABITZ, 90, Devils Lake, formerly of Hebron and Penn, died Wednesday in a Devils Lake nursing home. Funeral Saturday, 1 p.m., in Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake. Visitation today, 6 to 9 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. until the service, in the funeral home.
JANET ERDMANN, 82, Willow City, died Wednesday in a Minot hospital. (Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau)
ALVINA LOVELAND, 76, Minot, died Thursday in a Minot adult foster care home. (Thomas Family Funeral Home, Minot)


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Mr. H,
Don't know whether your advanced is in the realm of my advanced age but I sorta punch now and ask questions later. Besides, this person was a total jerk and if it wasn't for the fact that I could talk circles around him, Paul wise, I would not do a thing. Besides, I was at work and already had a reputation for being abrupt and sarcastic to my so-called betters. Let's face it, they didn't like me being up front and telling them they were wrong. No Foreign Service officer likes to be told they are wrong. And by a lowly secretary at that.
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Respect lacking
To the Journal editor:
I'm happy to see that some media outlets covered the massive March for Life in Washington, D. C. on Jan. 25. Sadly, many chose to ignore this annual event which brings hundreds of thousands of people together to affirm the dignity of all human life.
Some people don't really think that abortion kills children. I once wrote a paper on abortion techniques and spent the next several years oblivious to the fact that babies die from abortions. Then I saw pictures of what happens to a child as it is destroyed-I then had no doubt.
Others may know what abortion does, but they can't be bothered. It's easier to think about the details of our own lives than to try to stop the killing and to assist the desperate mother. Nearly half of all abortions occur because the mother feels unready and thinks she can't afford a baby. Can't more of us help her?
Still others know that abortion kills a human life, but they say, "So what?" They say the strong have the right to kill the weak. Mothers' rights always trump babies' rights. I have difficulty understanding how this promotes human welfare.
Our nation denies dignity to a class of humans once again, as in the days of slavery. Human dignity means honoring and respecting for life.
If there is no respect for human life, civilization unravels. The consequences of the killing of over 50,000,000 children in our country since 1973 are becoming more obvious every day.
From the dire financial straits of our government (loss of productivity and tax revenue from millions fewer people) to the random and now regularly occurring mass murders in public locations; from the sexual exploitation of women to megacorporations' lack of respect for workers; from the denigration of marriage and family life to the unrelenting push for the euthanasia of our elderly and disabled, the sinister lie that only some human life is worthy of protection is leading us to an even darker future.
Many in our country desire to defend the weak and the poor; this is the mark of a civilized people. So why can we not agree to defend the weakest among us, the unborn?
Alas, our consciences have been killed along with the babies, as we disregard sexual morality. Let us restore human dignity for all.
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Alert viewer Robert K. was inspired to create this flow chart based on Matt and Jeff's dialogue with Denise.
The only part that I would object to, a bit, is that it implies that the caller should not be taken seriously if he or she supplies a "wrong answer" to the early questions about what God is actually like. This implies that there is an actual "right answer" to questions like "Did God create hell?"
Of course, the way I see it, the actual right answer is "Of course not, because there is no God." But even for a believer, there's no compelling reason why their answers must conform to anything other people believe, or even the Bible. See, that's the benefit of belief systems that are just made up. Even if they are internally consistent, there's no chance that you can ever be proven wrong. Even if you are, in fact, wrong.


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For the player looking to reach for the moon, Nike offers the Lunar Ballistec. Loaded with technologies, this Ballistec takes performance tennis footwear to new heights. A full Lunarlon midsole makes it the most comfortable Ballistec yet. Our testers were extremely impressed with the no break-in comfort and plush cushioning. Supple uppers support the feet via Nike's Adaptive Fit system and Flywire technology. As with the Vapor 9 Tour, the lace system can be tailored for tightness at each eyelet, enabling the shoe to support the foot without the need of stiff upper materials. The result is a snug and very secure fit without any hot spots or pressure points. Very light and fast, this Ballistec goes head to head with the likes of the Vapor 9 Tour. It's by far the fastest Ballistec yet; we found an average weight of around 14.3 ounces for a men's size 10.5. The XDR outsole offered all the traction and give our team needed for sprinting to the ball, coming to a controlled stop or making a lateral cut. Fast, supportive, comfortable and eye catching, the Lunar Ballistec has quickly become a favorite with our team.
Adaptive Fit, Lunarlon cushioning and softer supple uppers combined to offer our testers a comfortable ride in the Lunar Ballistec. Chris simply found the comfort to be perfect. He said, "From the very first wear I found the comfort to be superb in these shoes. I scored them top marks. The fit, feel and cushioning all felt spot on. I never had any rubbing or pinching issues from the uppers. Likewise, the midsole did everything needed to protect my feet from the court. I loved the way this shoe blended comfort with enough court feel to let me move confidently. The Adaptive Fit of the lace system held my foot perfectly, with no pressure spots or loose areas. What an amazing feeling shoe!"
Granville was just as impressed, adding, "The only reason I don't give this shoe a 5.0 for comfort is that I just don't know what a 5.0 comfort shoe would feel like. This Lunar Ballistec is as close to pure comfort as I can imagine in a performance tennis shoe."
The Lunar Ballistec features subtle upper perforations on the vamp and a mesh tongue to help cool the feet. However, our testers found ventilation to be somewhat minimal. Granville offered, "This shoe is so comfortable I don't even care about ventilation! It never entered my mind. That being said, I don't see any mesh panels or screening for breathability, but I don't care -- this shoe is so comfortable."
Chris would have liked some added breathability. He said, "The uppers are not very perforated on this shoe. My feet ran a little hot in them, but it was never much of a concern. There are some perforations on the vamp, and the tongue of the shoe is mesh, but neither really helped expel any heat from inside of the shoe. I liked to get the shoes off quickly after I played because I noticed the heat more once I stopped running around."
When it came to arch support our testers found the Lunar Ballistec to be up to the job. Chris said, "I was impressed with the arch support of this shoe. The feel through the arch was a tad low at first. I have high arches, and it took a couple of sessions for the insoles to mold to the shape of my feet. However, the shoes were plenty strong through the arch area and my arches always felt very protected in them. I was impressed how the shoes flexed enough to feel fast, but were also stiff enough that I never had to worry about any undue stress on my feet.
Granville added his usual aftermarket insoles and was good to go, saying, "As with most tennis shoes, the insole in this one seemed to be an afterthought. I'd suggest insoles for additional arch support."
Providing a soft and fast feel, the Lunar Ballistec also impressed our testers with how supportive it felt. Chris again scored the shoes very highly, saying, "The Lunar Ballistec is far from stiff, but it offers a ton of support and comfort. I was amazed at how supportive the shoes felt. I was very confident sprinting around the court in them, and I could come to a quick stop without any fear of rolling an ankle or sliding around inside the shoes. I liked how the Adaptive Fit enabled the shoes to fit perfectly around my feet, making the ride feel very, very supportive. I found much more flex from the chassis of this shoe compared to previous versions of the Ballistecs, which made the shoe feel the fastest yet. There was just the right amount of flex for comfort and speed, while the shoes were stiff enough to still feel stable. It felt to me like Nike did a great job of allowing the shoes to flex where needed while keeping them stiff in the right places to protect my feet. I would have given the shoes perfect marks here if it weren't for the lace system. The laces worked loose every time I used the shoes and required an adjustment at least once a set."
Granville was also impressed. He offered, "The fit is really the big story here. The shoe is snug around my entire foot without any pinching or pressure. As such, I'm not thinking about my shoes or anything other than where the ball is landing. Lacing them up is very easy, as the laces slide open and tighten with ease, making them very easy to take on and off. The shoe fit must have enhanced the stability because I never had an ankle roll or slip."
Nike continues to use its XDR (eXtra Durable Rubber) outsole material in this update to the Ballistec line. For Granville, it was business as usual for durability. He said, "I found the outsole durability in line with other Ballistecs (or any other durable shoe) -- nothing extraordinary here. For the price, Nike could have built up the outsole under the toe a bit. Maybe another millimeter of outsole?"
However, Chris was left wanting for more, saying, "I wore these shoes out faster than expected. The outsoles started to smooth out quickly under the forefoot area of both shoes. My right shoe took an especially hard beating under my right toe. This is the high wear area for me, and it's not unusual for me to wear out an outsole faster than most. The Lunar Ballistec outsole lasted nine hours before I had worn through and was exposing the Lunarlon midsole material. The lateral side of the outsole was also wearing through to the midsole at the lateral edge, and the tread was completely gone from the entire forefoot. This shoe wore down in about a third of the time of the previous Ballistec, but it was twice as durable as the Vapor 9 Tour."
Nike uses its DragOn material to protect the toe of the Lunar Ballistec without compromising the aesthetic lines of the shoe. Chris, our lone toe dragger on this test, put the shoes through some severe wear. He said, "As well as wearing through the outsoles of these shoes, I also wore through the toe guard of both shoes. On my left shoe I wore through the tip of the toe guard and on my right shoe I wore through the guard where it wraps under the outsole (once there was no longer any outsole left to protect that part of the toe guard). I have to admit I was disappointed in the toe durability since the Ballistec line has always been a good choice for hard core players. This one didn't live up to the durability of previous versions, nor my expectations."
With its unique tread pattern the Lunar Ballistec proved to be up to the task of gripping the hard courts. Granville was very pleased, saying, "I found the Lunar Ballistecs to have very good traction (and cushioning). There may be a price to pay for the traction, as a wear pattern was evident on the outsoles after just a few hours on the court. There's always that fine line there between rubber soft enough to grip and hard enough to be durable."
Equally impressed was Chris. He said, "I really enjoyed the level of traction I found with these shoes. There was just enough give to allow me to slide out of a tough stop, yet the shoes offered the grab needed for a quick first step. The outsoles felt soft, and I liked how the chassis of the shoe flexed for maximum contact area between the outsole and the court. I felt very in tune with how the shoe was interacting with the court, and that made me feel very fast in these shoes. I loved how I could always trust the shoe to do its job, and that let me focus on getting to the ball and putting some hurt on my opponent."
When it came to the weight of the shoes, our testers agreed the Lunar Ballistecs were built for speed. Granville felt the Lunar Ballistec was a "great lightweight shoe!" He added, "These shoes are noticeably lighter, yet I'm hard pressed to find anywhere on the shoe where they might have taken some material to lighten it."
Chris also found a fast feel, saying, "For all of the support and comfort it offers, the Lunar Ballistec is a very light and fast feeling shoe. What little weight there is in each shoe is well hidden. The shoes also fit to the shape of my feet so well that they never felt clunky in any way. The one downside for me was the fast wear of the outsole. I could have handled some more weight if it meant the shoes lasted longer."
Chris - "I loved the styling, fit, comfort, cushioning, support and traction. Along with the Vapor 9 Tour, this is my favorite shoe to wear for a match."
Granville - "Cannot beat the fit -- that's the big story here for me."
Chris - "I'd like both the toe and outsole to be more durable."
Granville - "It's expensive."
Chris - "This shoe moved the Ballistec closer to the Vapor line for me. It felt light, fast and a lot softer and more flexible than previous Ballistecs. There is a huge difference between this shoe and the Air CourtBallistec 4.3. This shoe is softer and more comfortable in every way. It is also a much faster feeling shoe. The uppers are softer and more comfortable than the Vapor 6 and the general feel reminds me a little of the Vapor 8 -- especially in cushioning. However, this shoe's Adaptive Fit takes it all to another level and puts it right up there with the Vapor 9 Tour, and perhaps beyond."
Granville - "This new Ballistec is unique due to the comfort fit story, as well as the redesigned shank."
Playtester Foot Types:
Chris - Narrow width / Medium arch
Granville - Narrow width / Low arch
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Brocton-Westfield merger study in final stage
OBSERVER Staff Report
The Western New York Educational Service Council team which is doing the feasibility study for a possible merger of the Brocton and Westfield school districts recently released a summary of its work to date.
The group is now in the process of writing a final report that must be submitted to the New York State Education Department. The report is due on Feb. 15.
Since September, the team – Robert Christmann, Thomas Schmidt, David Kurzawa and Marilyn Kurzawa – has been meeting with school personnel, community members, and members of the District Advisory Committee to gain insights, gather data, and analyze perceptions in the two school districts and their communities
The merger process is governed and guided by NYSED's Office of Pre-kindergarten through 12 Education's Office of Educational Management Services.
NYSED requires the WNYESC team to submit its report to the department prior to releasing any final recommendations to the public. The key questions are whether there can be sufficient cost savings and improved educational programming. If so, the department allows the merger process to go forward.
If the process does go forward, the boards of education of the two school districts will receive the report on March 20 at a joint meeting.
There will then be a period of time for public comment before each board votes to continue or abandon the merger process. If both boards agree to continue, there will be a "straw" vote around June 18. If this vote is positive, there will be a final vote on Oct. 9 that will determine if the two districts become a single, merged district. Following that, a new board of education would be elected and the new district would begin on July 1, 2014.
A vast quantity of both qualitative and quantitative data was gathered and reviewed. Members of the WNYESC team began by interviewing all school administrators and directors of services to learn about the operations of the district and their perceptions about the pros and cons of a merger.
Focus group meetings allowed participants to learn about the demographics, current and projected enrollments, current budget realities, and the status of programming for students. The participants then provided responses to the set of questions asked of each group. There were 353 participants in one or more of the 19 focus group sessions held.
Team members learned from the focus groups what people in each district are proud of, what their concerns are, what they perceive as the pros and cons of a possible merger, and their general thoughts about the status of the districts and the taxes that support them.
A District Advisory Committee of 24 people, 12 from each district appointed by their respective Board of Education, met for a total of 15 hours over the course of five meetings. In addition, members toured both the Brocton and the Westfield schools, guided by the districts' architects and superintendents. They reviewed and analyzed vast quantities of data including the financial status of the districts, with and without possible merger aid; past budget vote history; BOCES expenditures; contracts for district personnel; student achievement; graduation rates; course, extra-curricular, and athletic offerings; post-graduation results; enrollment projections for the next 13 years; transportation; and student-teacher ratios.
Committee members held a final meeting on Jan. 16 to respond to questions that were posed concerning student-teacher ratios, the configuration of a newly merged district, issues surrounding transportation, and administrative staffing, and then discussed the impact on the communities if the districts merged. All but one committee member agreed that a merger is essential to ensure students the opportunities needed to succeed in the world outside of school. However, three committee members could not support the merger if the high school were placed outside their own district. All others agreed that placement of a school building is less important than tax savings and improved opportunities for students, which remained paramount in most peoples' minds.
Notes of each committee meeting and other information about the study can be found on the Westfield Academy website www.wacs.wnyric.org and on the Brocton Central School website www.broctoncsd.org For more information, please contact Mr. Davison at 326 2151, or Mr. Hertlein at 792-9121.
Following is some of the data that was presented to the focus groups, considered by the Committee, and by the WNYESC team. Financial Projections were supplied by the business officials in each district, Betty Deland and Alan Holbrook.
Both districts will have to use reserve funds and fund balances to make up the difference between anticipated expenditures and anticipated revenues. These reserves will be depleted by 2016-17 in both districts. While it is possible to raise school taxes over the district's cap in New York state, that would require a super-majority, 60 percent of those voting, to pass such a budget. In addition, the State Legislature is not expected to provide increases in state aid to meet the spending needs of school districts.
At the same time that expenses are going up, enrollments are in a general decline in New York state, and especially in Northern Chautauqua County. Brocton's enrollments are expected to decline more rapidly than Westfield's.
Finally, the demographics of the two communities are remarkably similar. Both communities are experiencing declining populations, have almost the same average family sizes, have similar percentages of households with children under 18, and have similar median incomes.


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Performing effective road safety audits/assessments, (RSAs), improves safety and demonstrates to the public an agency's dedication to crash reduction. An RSA is a formal safety performance examination of an existing or future road or intersection by an independent audit team. The RSA training provides practical information on how to conduct an RSA, select a location, and build an independent, multi-disciplinary team. The costs, time, benefits, and common myths and concerns surrounding RSAs will be discussed. Participants learn how to improve transportation safety by applying a new proactive approach. Emphasis is placed on using low cost safety improvements as well as understanding the interaction between the highway and all road users.
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If you're a dog owner, chances are you've had an experience that made you wish your dog could talk. Perhaps you forgot to feed her and she was unable to tell you, or maybe she was worried about another member of the family, but couldn't express herself. While it's unlikely that your dog will ever be able to form words, there are many ways canines communicate their emotions and thoughts. Knowing how to interpret your pet's body language will make it easier for you to understand her needs and wants.
It's more than just a wag
Perhaps the most clear indicator of your dog's mood is her tail. While some people may think that a wagging tail is a surefire sign of happiness, the way in which the tail wags can tell you more, according to NJ.com. An elevated tail, which you'll often see when out on walks, means that the dog is feeling confident. If you see your dog wagging her tail with her entire body, what may look like wiggling, it means she is quite happy. However, if your dog is wagging only her tail and not the rest of the body, it may mean that she is feeling anxious, interested, aggressive, or pensive. A tail between the legs can mean your dog is afraid.
When your dog speaks
Dogs make lots of noises, and each one can signify something different. A growl is easy to understand - it is a warning. When your dog whines, she is basically saying "I want." You may hear this when you're offering her a treat, and canines who suffer from separation anxiety in dogs will also frequently whine when their owner leaves the house. If you see your pet yawning with vocalization, or giving out a high pitched bark, it's likely that she is excited.
Keep an eye on the face
Your dog's face and the position of her head can also be indicative of how she's feeling, according to Modern Dog Magazine. A dog who puts her ears back, wrinkles her nose, shows her teeth and raises her hackles is likely fearful or angry. If your canine is doing this too often, it could be an indication of dog aggression, and you may want to speak to your vet about curbing this behavior.
Recognize warning signs
Some body language may indicate pain in dogs or other dog emergencies that require medical attention. If your canine is limping or favoring a part of her body, experiencing rapid panting, cowering or suddenly acting much less active than she normally does, it's essential that you get her to a vet clinic right away.


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This exceptional Edwardian-period necklace exudes the grace and sophistication synonymous with early 20th-century European jewelry design. Composed with a lace-like delicacy in a festoon-shape, this outstanding necklace showcases fine plique-à-jour enameling, which allows light to reflect through, creating a brilliant "stained glass" effect. Approximately 5.00 carats of white diamonds are set throughout the necklace, while seed pearls create a garland along the border. The necklace is crafted of platinum and 18K gold, with a 2" extender .
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APA committee OKs herbicide use in lake
RAY BROOK – A key state Adirondack Park Agency committee has approved a controversial plan to use a herbicide to kill invasive plants in a Warren County lake.
The APA's Regulatory Programs Committee signed off Thursday on the town of Chester's proposal to disperse 1,500 gallons of Renovate OTF in the southeastern corner of Loon Lake. The project will come before the full agency board today and is expected to gain final approval.
The herbicide would be used to kill Eurasian watermilfoil, a stubborn invasive water weed that crowds out native plants and has become a nuisance to boaters and swimmers in waterways across the Park. It would be only the second time Renovate, which goes by the chemical name triclopyr, has been used in the Park. It was applied to Lake Luzerne in 2011, also to control milfoil.
In a presentation to commissioners, APA Environmental Program Specialist Leigh Walrath said the town and the Loon Lake Park District Association have used several other methods to remove milfoil from Loon Lake since it was first spotted in 2000, including harvesting the plants by hand and smothering them with mats called benthic barriers.
In 2010, milfoil was detected at 37 sites on the 586-acre lake. Removal efforts that year cleared 28 of those sites. The following year, however, milfoil was found in 41 locations around the lake. Twenty-nine of those sites were cleared, but by 2012, the invasive was detected at 43 sites.
"This is the kind of Whack-a-Mole game that lake associations tend to play with milfoil," Walrath said.
The cost of milfoil removal efforts in Loon Lake have grown from $7,000 in 2005 to $40,000 in 2010 and $55,000 last year. This year, the town will spend an estimated $85,000, $20,000 to $30,000 of which will pay for the Renovate treatment, with the rest being used on continued hand harvesting and benthic barriers.
While milfoil has been found throughout the lake, the herbicide would only be applied to a 15-acre area near the lake's boat launch and outlet. A 600-foot curtain will be stretched across the lake to keep the rest of its water from diluting the concentration of the chemical in the treatment area. A series of monitoring sites will be established both inside and outside the treatment area, including in a downstream wetland.
"We're hoping this treatment will get the area to a low density so the volunteers and lake managers can manage it in a manner that doesn't have the opportunity for the milfoil to be chopped up and transported both in this lake and other lakes," Walrath said. "We expect to reduce the long-term management costs for the control. The town can't sustain the $55,000-a-year management strategy, and the goal, in part, is to help reduce that to $30,000 a year, which is what they believe they can manage long term."
The herbicide is scheduled to be dispersed from a boat on May 13, before many of the lake's native acquatic plants emerge. Adults and children wouldn't be able to swim in the treated area until three hours after, and the use of water in the lake for drinking or food preparation would be prohibited until the chemical's concentration falls below a certain level.
Earlier this week, the Adirondack Council called on the agency to hold a formal public hearing before approving the use of the herbicide, citing what happened during a prior use of Renovate in the Park.
"The APA should not grant another permit to use chemical herbicides in any Adirondack lake until it figures out what went wrong in Lake Luzerne in 2011," Diane Fish, the council's acting executive director, said in a press release. "This chemical killed alarming numbers of snails and suppressed dissolved oxygen to dangerous levels, putting other organisms at risk."
APA Environmental Program Specialist Ed Snizek said Renovate had a "high degree" of success when used to treat milfoil in an 11-acre area of Lake Luzerne, although the plant hasn't been eliminated completely. He said a large die-off of non-native snails was observed two days after the chemical was applied, but there was no "conclusive" explanation for what happened. Snizek said a study has found this species of snail has a history of "synchronized die-off events" in Northeast lakes, and he noted that when Renovate was applied to Cazenovia Lake, near Syracuse, it had no impact on two native snail species.
APA board members raised no objections to the use of the herbicide in Loon Lake, although Commissioner Richard Booth referenced the Council's call for a public hearing during the discussion.
"I don't think we ought to do that now; I think this should go forward," he said. "But I do think the agency should seriously consider a formal hearing dealing with this issue generally. We've been doing this on a case-by-case basis. The Adirondacks is a special place, and we're going to get more of these applications in the future. We ought to look at this in a more detailed way than we have."
While the APA currently has no other pending applications for the use of Renovate, Loon Lake Park District Association President Edward Griesmer said after Thursday's meeting that groups like his are looking at every possible tool they can use to combat invasives.
"Lake associations are first responders in trying to deal with invasive species," he said. "We've got a war going on here. It's not a problem that's going away."


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In the spring of last year, I dropped out of college. Leaving my friends and school behind, I shipped out to California to get my hands dirty with some real-world software engineering. Being one of the first employees at Gumroad, a San Francisco-based startup, was an incredible education in how to run a company. It meant learning everything from dealing with changing team dynamics as we grew to how to handle Wiz Khalifa's and Eminem's Twitter followers' barraging our website.
For a while, I had no plans of coming back. I really liked the idea of getting my education "on the streets." A lot of smart people are questioning the value of a college education, especially for students interested in entrepreneurship. But after a year of working, I realized that there are a lot of advantages to having gone to college that I was giving up. In college, your only real priority is self-improvement, and you have the freedom to shape your own experience. If you have entrepreneurial aspirations, here are some great ways to make the most of your situation.
For starters, learn how to code; if you already know how to code, learn how to code better. I can't restate how important this is. For those of you with no programming experience, it'll give you a huge boost of confidence as an entrepreneur. Learn to build websites or mobile apps and you'll be able to prototype your ideas and show them off to your friends quickly, instead of having to shell out thousands to freelance developers. Learn how to automate your work and remove as many boring tasks from your daily life as possible. This will never be easier than when you're in school—right now you're surrounded by smart people, many of whom will be more than willing to help you out. Once you're working and focused on your job, this will likely drop as a priority.
If you already know how to code, remember that some of your professors are working on potentially world-changing technology—get to know them and try to get involved in research that you find compelling. While there's a chance that you might stumble upon a project with real commercial application, the real benefit here is getting in the habit of reading academic papers, which is one of the best ways to stay up to date with the latest advances in technology. Moreover, having a deep set of technical skills will broaden your perspective on what kinds of products and businesses you are capable of building. If you choose to start a business that tackles a hard technical problem, having a deep network of computer scientists and engineers you can call on for advice—or possibly employ—will prove invaluable.
In addition to just acquiring hard skills, college gives you something else: the opportunity to procrastinate and be OK with it. If you're working for or trying to start your own startup, focus is key. And while you're still going to have free time, it's hard to think about doing other stuff. While you're trying to get your linear algebra problem set done, on the other hand, it's natural that your mind will wander. Take those opportunities to think about how you'd improve the world. Think about the drudgery most people have to go through on a daily basis and think about how to eliminate it. Talk to your friends who are studying problems in other countries. A friend of mine who studied abroad in Kenya told me about how there are many farmers who don't know the price of grain in neighboring villages. Many of these farmers have access to cell phones and can text, so this is a problem that can be solved by software. Remember how in your first year you were told to "broaden your horizons" in college? This is what that means.
So, aspiring Columbia entrepreneur, appreciate the amazing situation that you're in. You have four years with no responsibilities except to make yourself better. Don't let newfangled technology or traveling to far-flung places scare you. To solve hard problems, you need to become capable of solving hard problems.
The author is a Columbia College senior majoring in computer science.
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West Chester Picks Up Key Regional Win
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WEST CHESTER, Pa. – Senior midfielder
Jackie Hoover scored five goals on Senior Day as sixth-ranked West
Chester University picked up a pivotal regional win over
ninth-ranked Rollins College on an overcast and windy Saturday
afternoon at Vonnie Gros Field.
West Chester (14-3) ended its regular season with a decided victory over Rollins (11-4), who was ranked right behind the Golden Rams in the latest NCAA regional poll. West Chester came into the week ranked third in the South Region while Rollins was ranked fourth. The top three ranked teams in each region qualify for the 2011 NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championships.
What began as an old-fashioned shootout in the first half, turned into a slow, grinding, defensive effort over the final 30 minutes. Both teams combined for 22 goals in the first half, but only four goals were scored in the second half.
West Chester used a five-goal run late in the first half to open up its largest lead of the game, 13-7. Rollins scored twice in the final 20 seconds of the first half to draw within four at the break, 13-9. When Cat Kelly scored three minutes into the second half off a free position to make it 13-10, the Tars felt like the momentum was swinging.
However, the Golden Rams limited their visitors to just one more goal the rest of the way en route to the win.
Rollins held a 14-9 advantage in draw controls in the first half, forcing West Chester into a more deliberate offensive attack in the second half to limit the Tars' opportunities.
West Chester also switched goalkeeprs with 12 minutes left in the first half, and Jess Henderson (4-0) allowed just five goals, making four saves in the process, over the next 42 minutes. Starter MacKenzie O'Keefe allowed six goals and made four saves in the first 17 minutes of the contest.
Senior Shannon Hayes enjoyed a productive Senior Day with a hat trick and five points. Claire Grimwood and Tori Dugan each tallied twice as well.
Erica Pagliarulo, Sarah Ann Showell and Anna Townsend each scored twice for Rollins. Elyse de Lisle (10-4) made nine saves in the loss.
West Chester is off until next Friday when it hosts the 2011 PSAC Tournament at Vonnie Gros Field. The Golden Rams will take on a quarterfinal round winner at 1 p.m. Friday followed by the other semifinal. The championship game is scheduled to get under way on Saturday at 1 p.m.
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Fabulous Thanksgiving Recipes From Our Friends
Stumped for new Thanksgiving recipes? We'd like to share some great ones from some of our friends and favorite food bloggers. Bon Appetit! + Sweet Potato Buttermilk Pie – Smitten Kitchen + Deep Dish Pecan Pie – MattBites + Leftover Turkey Panini and Leftover Pie Dough – TheKitchn


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When photographer Ryan Creary and three friends set out to ride the remote and punishing Canol Heritage Trail in northwest Canada they knew they were in for a challenge. The rough trail, mountain terrain, and river crossings would have been tough in any weather, much less the rainy blasts of the Far North in summer.
Enjoy this extended cut of Creary's photos from the trip and be sure to check out the story about their adventure by Ryan Stuart in the May issue of Adventure Cyclist (members only).


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Inside Our Movies Design of History: Sarah Greenwood's Atonement
To bring a historical novel to life, production designer Sarah Greenwood goes beyond finding the perfect decoration.
Inside Our Movies Class is Out: England Between the Wars
In Atonement's Britain, between the World Wars was not a lull in the storm, but a storm all its own. Bill Schwarz analyzes the shifting climate.
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From Edison to Atonement, film has constantly reshaped the ways we imagine, if not wage, war. Joel Bleifuss reports.
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Artist Reception Friday, September 26, 6–8:30 pm: Join us in celebrating the artist's residency with light refreshments
Adele Crawford's work investigates transience and impermanence. Drawing from an ever-expanding collection of commonplace materials, she explores elements of past and present. Selecting obsolete things, such as photographs from the 1800s, vintage books, or personal papers, she alters their appearance and creates for them a new intention. Process drives her work, which is slow, reflective, and repetitive as she dissects, alters, and reconfigures.
Crawford often uses letter writing as a way to jumpstart her day in the studio. Over the course of her residency, Adele will write a letter to us all directly on the walls of the gallery. Visitors are invited into the gallery to create something tactile, unique, and personal—a handwritten letter to themselves that will become part of an on going installation.
Crawford was raised in a small town outside of Philadelphia surrounded by natural beauty and lots of American history. She reports that watching the yearly re-enactment of Washington crossing the Delaware is still a vivid memory. When she was 15, her grandfather presented her with an Encyclopedia of Business and Social Forms, published in 1882, which had belonged to her great-grandmother. Since then, she has embraced empherma and the scent of aged paper. Her Pennsylvania Dutch ancestors have passed on to her the allure of thread and the use of one's hands to create from the heart. Global travel has expanded her wonder and curiosity about herself and the world.


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Topic: [Newbie Problem] Mounting the Application
Hello, I'm new here but I'm learning Ruby and Rails.
I have my application ready, actually is not my application I downloaded from Internet because I need to try how to mount on Ruby on rails.
I have this done:
Framework Ruby on Rails ready.
The site present the Ruby on Rails message.
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The question is:
Where do I have to upload my APP?
In the html_public? or in the hosting /root?
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Boy 1:
First Name: What Letter Does Your Name Start With? (Characters in Doctor Who)
A-E: Doctor
F-K: Jack
L-P: Oliver
Q-T: Rory
U-Z: Wallace
Middle Name: What Is Your Favorite David Tennant Doctor Who Episode? (Characters in Doctor Who)
Blink: Jeremy
Doomsday: Mickey
Journey's End: Wolfgang
Midnight: Jimmy
The End Of Time: Matt
Girl 1:
First Name: Who Is Favorite Girl Companion? (The actresses names)
Rose: Billie
Martha: Freema
Donna: Catherine
Amy: Karen
TARDIS: Suranne
Middle Names: Who Is Your Favorite Doctor? (A feminization of their name)
7: Sylvia
8: Paulina
9: Christina
10: Davina
11: Matilda
Boy 2:
First Names: Favorite Matt Smith Doctor Who Episode? (Random Names)
Amy's Choice: Brady
Flesh and Stone: Jaques
The Hungry Earth: Sawyer
The Time of Angels: Terrance
Vincent and the Doctor: Winfred
Middle Names: Who Is Your Second Favorite Doctor? (The actors names)
1: William
2: Patrick
3: Jon
4: Tom
5: Peter
6: Colin
Girl 2:
First Names: Who Is Favorite Boy Companion? (The Feminizations of the actors names)
Rory: Arlie (girl version)
Mickey: Casey (girl version)
Samson: Michelle
Henry: Chrissianne
Jack: Johanna
Middle Names: Who Is Your Favorite of the Actors Wives? (Just take her name)
Georgia Moffett- David Tennant's Wife
Annie Milner- Paul McGann's Wife
Marion Wyatt- Colin Baker's Wife
Elizabeth Morton- Peter Davison's Wife
Sue Jerrard-Tom Baker's Wife
Hope you liked this one!
-Lili Wyatt
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August 11th, 2012 05:58 PM #7
Jack Jeremy (though Midnight is a close second, but Jack Jimmy sounds horrid!)
Suranne Davina (though Matilda is doing a fab job imo)
Winifred Colin (though I've never watched the early episodes, is Winifred a boys name?)
Arlie Sue (though I've never seen any of their wives, I'm not big on celebrity personal lives--just don't care)
fun quiz though! I'm so excited for new episodes!Top Names: Benedict Calvin & Noelle Geneva
Olivia/Livy : Darah/Bethel : Eve/Verity
Eli/Solomon : Luke/Zane: Levi/Phineas
Due in January!
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 1, 2013) – USA Volleyball will welcome beach volleyball teams from 13 different countries when it hosts the 2013 NORCECA Beach Circuit event on Oct. 4-6 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif.
| Tri Bourne blocks against Canada at the 2013 NORCECA
tournament in Chula Vista, Calif..
Sixteen men's teams and 16 women's from countries in North American, Central American and the Caribbean are registered to compete.
The United States is sending the men's teams of Nick Lucena (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) and Theo Brunner (Ridgefield, Conn.) along with Tri Bourne (Aiea, Hawaii) and John Hyden (Thousand Oaks, Calif.). It is sending the women's teams of Lane Carico (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Heather Hughes (Fallbrook, Calif.) along with Sarah Day (Huntington Beach, Calif.) and Kaitlin (Sather) Nielsen (Santa Rosa, Calif.).
Hughes and Carico took the bronze medal at the previous NORCECA Beach Circuit event in Mazatlan, Mexico. Hughes and Summer Ross finished third at the 2013 NORCECA Circuit event in Toluca, Mexico.
Hughes won the 2012 Chula Vista tournament with then-partner Emily Day. Bourne finished second at the 2013 Chula Vista tournament with Will Montgomery.
It is the fourth straight year that USA Volleyball has hosted the event, which has attracted more teams each season.
The competition will begin with pool play at 9 a.m. on Oct. 4. It will conclude on Sunday with the semifinals and finals.
Volunteers (score keeping and ball shagging) are needed for all three days (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). If you are interested in volunteering, please click this link to sign up: https://usavbeach.webconnex.com/cvvol
Lunch will be covered for those who are available to work all day! All volunteers will receive a free USA Beach Volleyball shirt and access to all the athletes. This is a great way to earn some school service hours.


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USA Field Hockey is pleased to announce the 2011 Women's Junior National Team coaching staffs. There are three women's Junior National Teams that span the age groups of U17, U19 and U21. All squads were selected at Junior National camp, which was held in mid-July at the University of Maryland.
USA Field Hockey's Technical Director has selected coaches that have proven track records within USA Field Hockey's High Performance Program and also show a willingness to aid in the development of our up and coming athletes.
There have been three coaches selected for each of the age group. Each age group will fulfill a weekend training camp at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista as well as an international tour. Giving these coaches and athletes an opportunity to emulate the Women's National Team program as they develop.
Ainslee Lamb (Head Coach)
Andrew Griffith
Diane Madl
Carla Tagliente (Head Coach)
Pam Bustin
Kristen Holmes-Winn
Shellie Onstead (Head Coach)
Pam Stuper
Tracey Fuchs
Justine Sowry has been selected to oversee the goal-keeping program with each of the age groups and will also be assisting with general coaching within each training program.
USA Field Hockey wants to extend a great amount of gratitude to these coaches as they donate a lot of their time to make the USA's development as top notch as possible. Congratulations to all coaches and good luck in 2011!


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Why Did Baidu Break $100?
The big question is why?
On the surface, Baidu is as strong and as dominant in Chinese search as it always has been. Baidu has over 80% market share in their home market. That's higher than Google (GOOG) has.
And we know that China still has a chance to double the number of people online over the next several years.
So what gives?
I think there are two big reasons for the Fall swoon in Baidu's share price.
First, there is Qihoo 360 (QIHU) . Qihoo is a much smaller player in search in China compared to Baidu, yet, it's starting from a small base for its growth. Baidu still has a $35 billion market capitalization as a company. Qihoo's market cap is $2.75 billion.
Over the summer, Qihoo and others started to target Baidu. Qihoo CEO, Zhou Hongyi, has made it his goal to break Baidu's search monopoly. Most U.S. investors think of Qihoo as a browser company and therefore not as someone worth the same kind of multiple as Baidu. Yet they have 272 million monthly users. On their last earnings call, Zhou said: "If we can convert a sizable portion of these users to our search products, that will become . . . a very major market player in this area."
Wall Street seems to believe him. In the last three months, Qihoo's shares are up 38% while Baidu's shares are down 24%.
The second reason why Baidu's shares have been under attack is related to the rapid shift from PC users to mobile users. Just as with Google in the United States, the move makes an average search query far less profitable for Baidu compared to the good old desktop days.
How will they deal with this shift? They're doing the best they can, just as Google is. Baidu is trying to make their mobile search product the best on the market. They've also signed agreements with partners like Apple (AAPL) to provide the search behind Siri queries in China.
Up until now, Google has countered the mobile shift criticism by pointing out that the number of paid clicks they receive has been continuing to go up. Therefore, this is a sign that people are searching even more in a mobile world compared to a desktop only world. That's a good thing for them and they will eventually figure out how to monetize better the new mobile world.
This same logic applies to Baidu. However, Baidu has never seen its stock price slowed down yet by the shift to mobile.
Since the March 9, 2009 bottom, Baidu's shares are up 535% vs. 114% for Google's. And over the last two years, Baidu's shares had stayed above Google's shares until August of this year.


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Topic: Find a model grouped by association even if the association is nil
I am new to rails and MVC in general and I have a general question about model relationships. I hope this is the right place to post this.
I have 2 models
class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
has_many :todos
class Todo < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :project
So, a Project can have 0 or more Todos. Also a Todo may or may not be associated with a Project. This is what I want and it all is well.
But what do I do when I want to display all Todos by Project. I want to have the Todos included that don't belong to a Project. I could accomplish this by:
Getting all the projects in one variable and all the todos without projects in another
Looping over the projects and displaying the project and the todos within
Then looping over and displaying the todos that don't belong to a project
This seems like such a common thing that there might be a Rails way to get this all inside one data structure. Some way to tell rails


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Hi from sunny UK.
I have just fitted one of the above into my Fylde Falstaff (was amazed just how easy it was to fit) but I have a couple of issues - firstly, the endpin jack seems to be made in two halves that screw together, should these be screwed tight together or left loose as it is at present? Second, I now have a slight buzz from my d string (only the d string) I don't think it is fret buzz, could it be a wire inside not secured properly or could it be related to the endpin jack/pre-amp not being screwed tight together?


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Shibui Knits Cima Yarn and Berroco Ultra Alpaca Light Yarn are both similar yarns: alpaca and 50 gram.
What about yarn that have the same look and feel? Find more yarn with a smooth / uniform and hairy texture, and is machine dyed.
You may enjoy taking a look at the Norah Gaughan Gotham Poncho, Isager Alpaca 2 Clara Dress, and Isager Alpaca 2 Racing Raindrops Scarf kits all using Isager Alpaca 2 Yarn.
Hopefully our suggested project ideas for Isager Alpaca 2 Yarn can help you come up with your next exciting new project idea!


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It's a cold winter night. It's midnight, and it's very quiet. I'm still awake and studying. I have a test tomorrow. I need to read two chapters. I finish one chapter and I read the next chapter. It's too difficult. I can't pass the test. What do I do? Shall I keep studying? Can I take the test some other time? Shall I give up? I'm pondering many things. I think my head is going to burst.
Suddenly, some noise startles me. Something shattered on the ground. I look at the window. Wait! What is that? I see a light across the street. It is from a new house. It's strange. Mr. & Mrs. Smith are on vacation now. They asked me to rake the lawn for them while they're gone. Nobody should be there. Oh, I see the light again.
Then, it dawns on me. Someone is burglarizing the house. I'm afraid. What do I do now? I have to call the police. I dash to the phone and call the police.
After ten minutes, the police arrive. They enter the house. As the police inspect the house, someone lurks outside the house. The police yell, "Stop, right there!" But the man with a black mask runs into the woods near the house. Then, he tumbles down the hill in the woods. The police finally catch him. The police take off the mask. He grins first, then, starts to sob.
Two policemen come to my apartment. The first one looks very serious. He doesn't salute me. He just asks for my name. Then, he says, "Thank you for calling us about this problem." The other one is friendlier. He inquires about a couple of things. He wants to know when I first saw the light. He scribbles some notes.
The policemen are gone, and everything is quiet now. What a strange night! I'm glad this is over, but I am still shivering a little. So I pour some milk. This might help me. I can't study any longer and can't sleep right away.
I decide to read a book. I got it at a bookstore yesterday. The title is "American Short Stories." I look at the first chapter. And I gape at the title. It says, "My Life as a Burglar" by A Man with a Black Mask.
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Many thanks to Ancient Faith Radio for graciously sharing its podcasts of the Conference on Poverty at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Yonkers, N.Y. The May 31-June 1 event was co-hosted by the Acton Institute. The conference was offered as a tribute to Deacon John Zarras, a 2006 alumnus of the seminary who earned his M.Div. degree over a period of several years as a late–vocations student. Deacon John, who fell asleep in the Lord last year, also served as a member of the Board of Trustees and the president of the St. Vladimir's Seminary Foundation.
What follows are four separate audio feeds, including Q&A follow up, from the Poverty Conference. Ancient Faith is broadcasting these as part of its regular podcasts by the Very Rev. Dr. Chad Hatfield, Chancellor of St. Vladimir's. But first listen to Fr. Chad's May 24 broadcast, in which he addresses negative reaction to Acton's participation in the conference by some associated with the seminary. He reminds listeners that Acton, on the issue of poverty, can provide a fresh and different approach that's effective.
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Short Cute Pixie
Who loves those short cute pixies? One thing is for sure we love them and keep posting them with good reason. It's insane how many women have opted for the short cuts in 2013. Especially with winter around the corner we would think women would shy away from cutting it too short which is not the case! So ladies if you have never tried a short pixie now is the best time to give it a shot.


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audio-technica - Fluffy earmuff headphone
audio-technica is going to release new headphones with fluffy earmuffs - ATH-FW55 - on October 17.
ATH-FW55 is designed for girls. Since the earmuffs are big, they make the user's face smaller, which Japanese girls consider attractive and care a lot about.
The item will be produced in limited quantity.


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Man arrested in Iron River on assault, drug charges
2 charged in meth fire
By JACKIE STARK
For The Daily News
MARQUETTE – Two Ironwood residents have been arraigned on charges in connection with a methamphetamine laboratory that may have caused a fire that heavily damaged an Ironwood duplex New Year's Eve.
Justin Christopher Farrsiar, 34, and Tammy Rae Korpela, 27, were arraigned on five felony charges, including operating a meth lab in the presence of a minor and operating a meth lab near a school or church. All five counts carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
The arrests were made after officers from the Ironwood Public Safety Department, Gogebic Iron Area Narcotics Team and the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team executed several search warrants at different locations in Ironwood.
Police said they believe the fire at 131 S. Mansfield St. in Ironwood was caused by an active meth lab.
Bond for Farrsiar and Korpela was set at $50,000 each and both are lodged at the Gogebic County Jail.


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"This is without doubt the blackest day in the history of Brussels Airport. "
Put Away the Shovel—It's Too Soon to Bury Print
When my wife and I recently dropped off our son for his freshman year at Bard College, we had the pleasure of listening to a talk by the school's extraordinary longtime president, Leon Botstein. He noted that universities have been around since the 11th century and have endured through everything from the development of movable type to the invention of electric lights and the moon landing. They'll survive the Internet, too, he said.
Dr. Botstein conceded that some universities—the ones where professors lecture to humungous classes of students who sit quietly taking notes—might indeed be supplanted by online learning. But he emphasized that a need would always exist for the sort of face-to-face idea exchanges that a college like Bard encourages. Those institutions provide something that you just can't find online.
I feel similarly about print media. People have been talking about its demise for years now and, as everyone knows, some print media—particularly newspapers—are indeed struggling. That's understandable: for much of what newspapers have traditionally delivered—such as the latest news and listings of job openings and TV programs—you can't beat the Web. But I agree with the proponents of print who argue that for certain kinds of readers, situations and information, old-fashioned paper offers decisive advantages over the Internet. Sometimes you may want to read without being connected to Wi-Fi or cellular or making sure you're plugged in, charged up or logged on. Perhaps you simply want to keep certain things on your shelf that won't be lost if your hard drive fails and you neglected to backup. Maybe you like the feel of a printed book or magazine—or simply don't want to stare at a screen for the time it takes to read War and Peace.
In situations like these and many others, print publications can come in handy. Sure, they need to evolve, letting go of things that are better accomplished online and focusing on what they do best. But I don't believe they'll go away anytime soon.
Of course I could be wrong. I'm the guy who initially doubted that digital photography would ever replace the "real thing." It has, of course, because it has proven superior in almost all ways. But I think books, magazines and perhaps even newspapers are a somewhat different animal. I recall that when television first took off, a common opinion was that it would replace radio. Who needed that when the new medium offered video and audio? As it turned out, though, audio without video still makes sense in many situations—the car and the shower come to mind—and people don't want to stare at a box all the time. (OK, at least some people don't want to.) Dramas and comedies moved almost entirely to television—too bad, I think, as those old radio plays had their charms—but music and talk stayed where they were. There's still a role for radio.
And, now, I think, there's still a place for print.
The magazine I edit, Business Jet Traveler, has embraced the world of digital content; you can find us today on the Web, in your email and on iPhones and iPads. And we most certainly understand the strengths of these platforms. We can deliver and update copy in seconds, for example. And if you want to carry 50 issues of BJT in your pocket or search our content in a flash, digital is the way to go.
On the other hand, as writer James Surowiecki reported in July in the New Yorker, a recent study found that "people reading on a screen tended to skip around more and read less intensively, and plenty of research confirms that people tend to comprehend less of what they read on a screen." He added that "the book is an exceptionally good piece of technology—easy to read, portable, durable and inexpensive."
That statement applies equally to print magazines, of course, which is why we have no plans to abandon BJT's paper edition. You can read it anywhere. And you'll never have to call tech support to make it "work."
I think I was first introduced to BJT in the lobby of an FBO. You just don't "stumble" onto someone's app that happens to be laying on a cofee table.
I am the creator and Original publisher of Auto Trader and all related automotive titles. Your article is right on. That is why I sold the print rights to Cox communications!!! However after years of online everything... I welcome getting my hands on paper & ink. The feel of a printed product seems to have more VALUE than online. All the points in your article, I used to sell my company , I may be now rethinking. FOR online, in my world NOW, seems easily glanced at and forgotten!!! Print still has permanent tangible qualities which online does not have... And don't forget the pass-on value of a physical product.
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Fourteen years ago, the innocence of the quiet college town Laramie, Wyoming, was shattered when Matthew Shepard, a gay student from the University of Wyoming, was brutally murdered. The Maltz Jupiter Theatre and the Youth Artists' Chair will bring a remembrance of Shepard with the award-winning Moisés Kaufman and Tectonic Theater Project play The Laramie Project on September 8.
|Student cast members in The Laramie Project at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre include, from left: Thomas Spencer, Frances Weissler, Michelle Shannon, Matthew Paszkiet and Caiti Marlowe. Photo by Tim Pereira.
Shepard's murder, which was denounced as a hate crime, brought to light the stark lack of hate crime laws throughout the country. Composed of interviews with Laramie townspeople, news reports and speeches following the crime, The Laramie Project takes the real reaction from the time and brings it to stage with eight actors playing more than 60 characters in three acts.
What makes this production of The Laramie Project particularly striking is that, as part of the Maltz's Conservatory Youth Artists' Chair program, the play is entirely produced by local high school students. Eighteen students in the summer theater program worked hand-in-hand with their professional counterparts at the Maltz in set and prop design, costume creation, directing and acting. Ranging from 13-18 years old, most if not all of the students had little to no memory of the tragic events that took place in 1998. Yet they are not removed from the effects bullying has on the community, as Palm Beach County's school district leads the state in bullying incidents (according to state data, three in every 10 incidents reported in Florida happens in Palm Beach County—1,833 cases in 2010-11 alone).
The Laramie Project not only is a remembrance of Matthew Shepard but also acts as a way to teach children and adults about prejudice and tolerance by tackling the issues of bullying and hate crimes head on. The eight students on stage, each taking on roles of multiple characters, will help bring to life the heartfelt reaction of the aftermath of Shepard's death while spurring the conversation of how much more is needed to end intolerance.
- The Laramie Project will take the stage for one night only, 8 p.m. on September 8. Tickets cost $20 for adults, $15 for students. To purchase, visit jupitertheatre.org.


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In Guatemala, we recently hosted the Secretary of State during his participation in the Organization of American States General Assembly in Antigua, Guatemala, a beautiful colonial city that was formerly the country's capital. As Cultural Affairs Officer, I organized two cultural events for the Secretary in Antigua -- a rare opportunity.
The two cultural events were different in nature, but both gave Secretary Kerry the opportunity to have meaningful and genuine interactions with Guatemalans of all ages. First, he visited Iglesia San Francisco, a gorgeous church and former convent that is partially in ruins like many buildings in Antigua, which has suffered disastrous earthquakes over the centuries. He lit a candle in the church and received a spontaneous blessing from the friar who led the tour. I think everyone who was present was moved as the friar asked for wisdom and fortitude for the Secretary in his work.
The next day, the Secretary stopped at Casa Herrera, a colonial home in Antigua that The University of Texas at Austin uses as its base for programs in Guatemala. Our friends at Casa Herrera generously loaned us the space for an event with students in one of our Embassy programs, English Access. This scholarship program enables underprivileged teenagers to study English for two years. In Guatemala, we have the largest Access program in the Western Hemisphere, and many of our students have done amazing things: they've won scholarships, gotten jobs as teachers and translators, and paid it forward by teaching free English classes in their communities. Diana Perez, an Access alumna who won a scholarship to study in the United States because of her English skills, greeted Secretary Kerry at the door and introduced him to about 100 Access students and alumni. Some students shared information about tourist sites in Guatemala with the Secretary; others talked about the impact Access has had on their lives.
The highlight was at the end. Knowing Secretary Kerry's ties to Boston, the students sang "Sweet Caroline" –- a Massachusetts (and Boston Red Sox) favorite -– as he departed. The University of Texas students and staff also joined in. Afterward, Secretary Kerry told them they should perform the song again, next time at Fenway Park!
About the Author: Kathleen Guerra serves as Cultural Affairs Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala City, Guatemala.