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Topic: What editor is this?
Does anyone know what editor the guy in this video is using?
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Does anyone know what editor the guy in this video is using?
http://media.rubyonrails.org/video/rail _sound.mov
If you're stuck on Windows (like me ) then e is a good alternative.
Nope, I'm on a Mac. Thanks for the help!
Are there any good editors that are free? I am willing to pay, but I'd like to consider some free alternatives first.
Last edited by FredT (2008-10-22 14:38:37)
You can try out Snultron. It does a pretty good job with most code and plain text, and its free. I don't use it as much being comfortable with TextMate more, but here is the link for it if you want to check it out: http://tuppis.com/smultron/
Boy that video was a trip. It was like supernerd on crack and drinking a Monster at the same time .
Heh...that guy also wrote Ruby on Rails
@FredT: I highly recommend jEdit, which is free, has gazillions of plugins, and is quite stable. I've been using it successfully for years on everything from Red Hat Linux to XP to Tiger and Leopard. FWIW, though, even with jEdit around I ultimately just coughed up the money for TextMate, which seems to be the default editor for Mac Ruby people.
Purchasing Textmate is money well spent. No editor comes close to it for developing a rails app. I have tested: jedit, rored, vim, apatana, bbedit, notepad++, etc.
Last edited by Johnson (2009-01-08 11:25:26)
+1 for Textmate. I use Eclipse during my day job, and was initially turned off by Aptana-Studio, as it felt too clunky when writing Ruby/ ROR. Textmate however, felt just right (especially with the RubyRobot theme). You can download a free trial version to try it out. I tried it out twice, then bought it. Simple, small footprint, and stays out of your way.
However, there are two features I'd really like to see in Textmate: code refactoring (rename, change location, extract method, etc) and code insight. These two features are bundled into RubyMine, from Jetbrains. You can download a free beta copy here: http://www.jetbrains.com/ruby/index.html
I tried it, and will probably try it again in the future. Jetbrains did a great job, but for now - Textmate is my choice.
It's the best!
Here are links to the bundles:
Oh and whatever you do, DO NOT jump on the emacs bandwagon. It's LAME! Unless you like coding like it's 1989.
I prefer textmate and that is what I use for development. When I am in a pinch and I don't have my mac with me (Heaven Forbid), I like using aptana studio which is free and also has windows/linux versions as well as mac.
Last edited by lmcilwain (2009-03-12 19:13:39)
I'm using Netbeans. Looks like I am in the minority.
It's really not bad, but tries to do too much for me. I'd probably prefer vi with a few doodads. :-D
Looks like the site referenced by the OP has become nothing more than an automated ad site.
When not using TextMate on the mac, I used EditPlus on the whinders machine.
Heh...that guy also wrote Ruby on Rails
You are right. He is the creator of Rails. Crazy hearing him speak though... LOL
Looks like the site referenced by the OP has become nothing more than an automated ad site.
There was an issue with DHHs domain registrar and the rubyonrails.org domain got parked for a while. It's back now.
i use emacs ...
there is also Aquamacs Emacs for those ppl who want a more gui app ...
Why oh why, when there's vim and emacs
Has someone tried to use e with wine?
Tried it in the meantime. Its a pain - really really slow!
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Lance Armstrong's 'Honestly' Comes Too Little Too Late
Something I often tell my kids or something that I will try to teach them as they grow up is the importance of honestly and truthfulness. I know they will do the wrong things sometimes and make poor choices along the way, but when things are all said and done, it's their honestly about their choices that is the most honorable thing to me.
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Topic: fucntional test of image uploading controller
in my app, I allow users to upload pictures. I wonder how I can post a image to my picture upload controller in my functional test.
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<%= file_field 'image', 'data' %>
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Skip to comments.A Huge Natural Gas Line Explosion Just Lit Up West Virginia [PHOTOS]
Posted on 12/11/2012 11:00:48 AM PST by Morgana
Reports are coming in of a big explosion in Sissonville, West Virginia.
Via local news outlet WSAZ:
The northbound lanes of Interstate 77 are closed in the Sissonville area, from Tuppers Creek to Pocatalico due to what's being called a major gas line explosion.
Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper tells WSAZ.com crews were called to what was described as a major gas line explosion in Sissonville.
WSAZ says that right now, no injuries or fatalities have been reported.
Below are two photos from Twitter. The first was posted by Charleston Gazette reporter
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I'm so excited one of these gas lines is only about 20 ft. from my living room
How many of these does it make in the last month or so?
Methinks these neighborhood explosions are not accidents.
You are in Sissonville?
Have you seen the pictures? I have NEVER seen a gas explosion like that.
Live scanner audio:
What in the hank hill is that???
Probably a fairly large trunk line under decent pressure.
A large natural gas pipeline fire. They have the gas shut off I hear.
holy cow! you were that close to it ??
Ughh... not gas will be untouchable!
About a two hour drive from here. Prayers up for everyone in the area.
Eerie shades of Centralia.
No, it was from the link.
Centralia MO?
A couple years ago a huge gas line exploded near my hometown of Lisbon OH. You could see the flames all the way over in Pittsburgh PA. This was the main pipe from Louisiana to New England, 3 or 4 feet in diameter. It happened in the middle of a pasture luckily, but burned for about half a day.
Is it anywhere near PRINCETON?
Does anyone know if this was at the actual Interstate crossing?
A little over a hundred miles. Sissonville is almost straight north of Princeton.
I remember the Centralia, MO gas explosion. Was a senior at Moberly at the time.
Looks like a divided highway. Possible Interstate sign in the foreground of the flames.
Wonder if the constant vibration from the interstate above got to it?
Sadly, I have. I've seen the results when a compressor station fire got out of control and spread to the main pipeline.
video in Dungannon OH of that
Now, WSAZ reports that the well has been capped.
The Charleston Gazette is reporting that the fire has been put out, and the search for casualties is underway:
Crews apparently extinguished the fire just before 2 p.m. but a large amount of fumes remain in the air, said Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper.
Carper said paramedics and emergency responders are going into homes and apartments now to assess injuries or fatalities
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/west-virginia-natural-gas-explosion-2012-12#ixzz2Em4ce6I0
I was wondering. Cased highway crossings have and will be a continued nightmare for transmission lines.
Someone found a live chupacabra and are attempting to Kill it with FIRE!
Thank you!
I was thinking that maybe Tickle's pursuit of building his own still didn't work out as planned.
What bugs the heck out of me down here is that they bring up the pipe line for valves and gauges (Test station) right next to a highway instead of putting them off in the middle of nowhere.
Had one go up about 3/4 of a mile from my house when a UPS 18 wheeler lost control in the fog and ran over it.
Sounded like a F-15 on full burners next door.
Thanks for the update. Sounds really bad. Listening to scanner now. Prayers up for all involved.
No. This is close to Charleston. Near Elkview and Clendenin.
Yes!!!! The explosion when strait across the interstate.
Isn't Sissonville where Buckwild is shot?
Thanks. The only town in WV I am familiar with is Princeton, as my brother lives there.
BREAKING NEWS: Shelter in Place Issued After Gas Line Explosion in Sissonville
SISSONVILLE, W.Va. (WSAZ) — According to Metro 911, people in the area are being asked to shelter in place after a major gas explosion has been reported in Sissonville.
Sissonville Elementary is not being evacuated, but sheltering
in place.
NGK Spark Plugs in Sissonville tells WSAZ.com that they are shutting down the plant for A and B shift. C shift is to report as scheduled.
Emergency crews at the scene tell WSAZ.com that the gas line has been capped.
Right now, the northbound lanes of I-77 are shut down at the I-77/79 split in Charleston. All traffic is being diverted to I-79N.
Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper tells WSAZ.com crews were called to what was described as a major gas line explosion in Sissonville.
The fire was reported just before 1 p.m. along Teresa Lane in Sissonville.
President Carper says fires have been reported in multiple locations. This explosion happened very close to Cedar Ridge Nursing Home, according to Carper.
So far no injuries or fatalities have been reported.
Drivers near the area say they can see flames shooting in the air.
Rt. 21 will be limited to emergency vehicles.
Sgt. Michael Baylous tells WSAZ.com the line belongs to Columbia Gas. Crews are currently on the scene.
A spokesperson with Mountaineer Gas says the line is not theirs, but the company does have crews helping to assist in the area.
Kanawha County Schools issued an automated message about 2:30 p.m. letting parents know who have children attending schools in the Sissonville area are safe and will remain at the school until the roads reopen.
We have a crew at the scene. Keep clicking on WSAZ.com for the latest information.
Northbound lanes closed. Southbound, no problemo.
They just interrupted all stations here to stop traffic on I-77. That's how I heard about it. The siren was so loud it scared the baby near to death. Me too. Never had that kind of interruption on Nick Jr. channel.
Happened to see pics from a friend who lives out there. That is how I found out. Am desperatly trying to call someone I know who's son works at the spark plug plant. I think her son is okay but am still worried.
No deaths reported but people taken to hospital for too much smoke.
I have called some people that are out in Blue Creek to warn them of the smokey air coming their way. —if you are in or near Clendenin or the Queen shoals area there are reports of smoke heavy in the air.
Thank the Lord for the rain we have had last three days!!! Do you realize what kind of forest fire this could have been?
Oh honey Princeton is way down in Mercer county!!! This happened in Kanawha County.
"Isnt Sissonville where Buckwild is shot?"
Yes and I think their moonshine still just blew up.
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My daughter has had one ear infection after another. When she gets an infection, she seems to have trouble hearing, but with medicine it always gets better. Still, I'm worried that these infections could lead to permanent hearing loss somewhere down the line. Could this happen?
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Ear infections are common in childhood. As with your daughter, some kids do have temporary hearing loss due to the accumulation of fluid in the middle ear, but it usually goes away with treatment.
It's very rare, however, for kids to develop permanent hearing loss, even when they've had several ear infections. A child with frequent or chronic ear infections is at risk for permanent hearing loss only when damage has been done to the eardrum, the bones of the ear, or the hearing nerve.
Since your daughter's hearing appears to return to normal after treatment for an ear infection, she's probably not at risk for permanent hearing loss. But if you're concerned, talk to your doctor about scheduling a hearing exam.
If your daughter's ear infections continue to be a problem, the doctor might refer her to an otolaryngologist (ear, nose, and throat doctor), who may suggest ear tube placement to help reduce the incidence of ear infections and limit the potential problems they can cause to her hearing.
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Date reviewed: July 2013
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Sometimes a tie works out just fine. Less than three minutes after seeing his team stunned with a longshot goal, Greg Northrop came up with a surprise goal of his own and lifted the Pipers into a 1-1 two overtime tie with Wis-Superior Wednesday at Paterson Field. Hamline is 2-11-2 overall but undefeated in their last four non-conference games at home.
The two teams battled through a scoreless first half that saw the Yellowjackets (8-6-2) start to dictate play as time wore on. At 51:46, UWS forward Ben Kasper took a long shot that weaved its way through a maze of players and eluded HU goalie Eric Feil for the game's first goal.
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♦ The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS)
NSFAS is the principal funder of tertiary education in South Africa, granting study loans to poor students enabling them to study at universities and universities of technology. Studietrust is a first tier NGO partner of NSFAS and in 2012 received a grant of R4.5 million to administer to needy students.
In 2011 NSFAS revised its conditions and rules to make it even more favourable to qualifying students. Interest is no longer charged until the loan recipient finds employment and then the interest rate remains 80% of the Repo rate. Final year students who complete their degrees and diplomas now get the whole loan amount for the final year converted into a bursary.
Of the 131 students who in 2011 received NSFAS loans through Studietrust, 48 were also recipients of partial bursaries.
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Profiles of Studietrust bursars who participated in Socionext Entrepreneurship Challenges as resource persons to Dutch teams are accessible through the Socionext Facebook page: www.facebook.com/socionext.
|Niki Lintmeijer and Sterre Scholten, two students at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, converse via a skype link-up with Studietrust bursar Thamsanqa Mncwango (ND Management Services, UJ). All three were participants in the first Socionext Entrepreneurship Challenge based at the University of Amsterdam.
In 2013 Studietrust will be granting its first bursary with proceeds from a Socionext challenge to Rudzani Matshili who intends studying Journalism at the University of Johannesburg. A member of the Umuzi Photo Club she participated in the Club's creative activist campaign, photographing service delivery problems in Diepsloot to raise awareness about the issue of especially electricity supply. Rudzani, who started the Diepsloot Change Association while still at school, teamed up with a team of students at the University of Amsterdam participating in a Socionext Social Entrepreneurship Challenge. They used social media to propagate Rudzani's campaign and to raise funds for her tertiary studies. The R25,000 raised will be sufficient for a Studietrust access bursary in 2012. Meet Rudzani here: http://mg.co.za/multimedia/2012-03-12-i-am-an-activist-for-change.
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The Venda word "sumbandila" means "show the way" or "point the road" and the mission of the Sumbandila Scholarship Trust (www.sumbandila.org) is "the transformation of underprivileged children with exceptional potential into entrepreneurs and leaders who make significant contributions to society and their own communities." The Sumbandila project has two tiers—the residential scholarships that allow poor but talented children to attend Ridgeway College, an independent school in Makhado, Limpopo, as full boarders, and the Sumbandila Outliers, an outreach programme to schools in the Vhembe district of Limpopo.
Studietrust since 2008 had been partnering the Sumbandila Scholarship Trust in providing school bursaries to the learners on the Outliers Programme. Applicants for Sumbandila Scholarships who qualify in terms of the academic criteria but cannot be accommodated on the Residential Programme due to lack of resources are invited to participate in the Outliers Programme. The Programme consists of Saturday and Holiday Schools at Ridgeway College and include extra tuition in Maths, Science, Information Technology and English. In 2012 there were 136 learners on the programme originating from 31 high schools over 11 Limpopo Department of Education circuits, most of them located in the Vhembe District. Studietrust's sponsorship of the Sumbandila Outlier Programme is funded by individual Investec employees through the Bank's "Touch by Giving" Programme, The Edgar Droste Trust and the FW de Klerk Foundation.
The Outlier Programme curriculum focuses on intensive teaching of core concepts in the four subjects. Apart from having a positive effect on the learner's academic progress, the Programme also makes an impact through what the participants take back into their schools, peer groups, families and communities. Maths skills are being passed back to their peers through cooperative learning and even teachers have reportedly been borrowing the new 'PracMaths' text-books made available by the Programme. Participants are encouraged to take out novels from the Ridgeway College library and this reading club initiative is proving a very popular part of the Programme. IT learning has become a significant part of Sumbandila and the Outlier IT project, entitled My Family Book, involved the learners assembling a family tree and history of their kin. This project required gaining various essential IT skills and was integrated into English lessons.
Apart from the academic focus, which is the main component of both programmes, Sumbandila seeks to introduce the children to a diversity of different ideas and disciplines. In a country where there is, in real terms, 48% unemployment, Sumbandila selects those children who we believe can become job creators rather than job seekers. Of particular interest is the emphasis on the development of the children's entrepreneurial skills and the children are regularly exposed to examples of entrepreneurial thinking. Sumbandila makes use of games and activities designed by the South African Institute of Entrepreneurship.
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|Bob Moffat, IBM Senior VP and Group Executive who leads IBM's world-renown Systems and Technology Group, and Cris Espinosa, System x and BladeCenter platform sales specialist, one of the many employees like me at the bottom of same Systems and Technology Group.
|Here'sBob Moffatholding an IBM BladeCenter HS22 blade server.A lot of the IBM executives were on hand to help show off IBM's strategy and vision, and highlight how to deploy IBM systems that are the right fit for today.
|This is Ira Chavis, IBM consulting IT specialist, who covers how to manage and reduce energy usage today withIBM Energy Efficiency offerings.
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Premises energy management describes the automated management of electric appliances. The objective of the premises energy management system (PEMS) is to provide a value-added service to the PEMS owner and a single interface for the utility through which aggregated grid services can be supplied. This report provides two contributions to existing research: a functional requirement literature review and a simulated PEMS performance analysis.
This report includes a functional requirements literature review and simulation results quantifying the performance of a proposed PEMS. The functional requirements describe the basic functions of the system and subsequent components of the system. A simulation test bed was developed to simulate example residential premises. The simulation results showed the following:
- An average energy and cost reduction of 18% (14.21 kWh and 2.84 kW) per day due to the programmable thermostat function
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Studio Session - Singer Melody Gardot
August 21, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.Add new comment | Filed under: blender theater at gramercy, debut release, entire band, goodnight, heart, Interviews, love, melody gardot, personal story, play three, rainbow, songwriting, steinway piano, Studio Sessions, three songs, visuals
Singer Melody Gardot visited the WBGO studio yesterday, and she brought her entire band with her. Melody's debut release, Worrisome Heart, has generated a lot of attention for both her personal story and her intimate, original songwriting. She intended to play three songs - "Worrisome Heart," "Goodnight," and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." But she fell in love with our Steinway piano, and added "Love Me Like a River Does." Check out the session. If you like what you hear, and you want the accompanying visuals, be advised that Melody Gardot is playing tonight at the Blender Theater at Gramercy on East 23rd Street in New York.
IAJE Day 1 - Heritage for Tomorrow
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Heritage for Tomorrow is a quartet from the Paris Conservatory (or, officially, the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris...ahh, the French...). They are led by the bassist Riccardo del Fra.
The quartet performed three songs during the IAJE Special Session earlier today. I had not heard of the three young musicians who joined del Fra onstage, but I was impressed.
Here's the first song they played together.
Heritage for Tomorrow - Song One
They also played a Bob Brookmeyer composition, a nod to the French composer and pianist, Erik Satie.
Heritage for Tomorrow - Erik Satie
Finally, the quartet performed a thoroughly modern reading of "I'm Old Fashioned." I'm not sure Jerome Kern would recognize it. I barely could.
Heritage for Tomorrow - I'm Old Fashioned
That's it for today's early events. Tonight, I'm checking out shows from the Aaron Goldberg Trio with Reuben Rogers and Eric Harland, the Clifford Brown/Stan Getz All-Stars, New York Voices with Paquito D'Rivera, Lionel Loueke, and Ingrid Jensen's band, Nordic Connect. Come back soon for that. - Josh


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Well folks was it worth the wait?
It's a pretty solid single IMO.
Have a listen, tell us what you think?
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bonovox66 wrote:Absolutely not!
I won't even bother buying or listening to anymore of the new album
I think Slash and the boys should get an Axl sound-a-like and go on tour. Just like Journey does now
chris wrote:first things first. i am not a huge axl rose fan. i think he monopolized one of the better rock bands of the 90's, then his ego unravelled the band, thinking session musicians could play his songs just as effectively. he was wrong. old gnr had amazing chemistry. and that is gone now.
i sorta like it. at first listen, it seems out of the ordinary that it took what? 13, 17 years to complete this album. really? but having said that...i believe that i am better off with a guns n roses album than without one. i enjoy these guys. they rock with an attitude. and they rock like no one else out there right now. its just fun rock music, played loud. axl prided himself on having new releases not sound that much like old stuff...and he succeeded here with that
it might not be fair that new stuff will forever be compared to old stuff (wonder if that ever happened to paulie?) but i guess its better to have great old stuff to be compared to..than not.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Learning Disability
How do I find out if I have a learning disability?
The only way to find out for sure is to have an assessment that includes tests and interviews with someone qualified to diagnose learning disabilities. Achievement and ability levels, work and school history, learning style and problems that interfere with learning are part of the evaluation.
Must I be a student at De Anza to get a learning disability assessment at the college?
Yes, an assessment is only available to registered De Anza students.
How long does it take to get an assessment?
Usually between 3 and 5 weeks, depending on your availability and how many people are waiting to be tested. You can check with the EDC reception desk to find out about how long the wait would likely be until your first appointment.
Will I have to do this testing every quarter?
No, once you complete your assessment and are eligible, you will not need to do it again. You will need to meet with your EDC advisor, who is a learning disabilities specialist, each quarter to continue to receive services. For the future, you will have a copy of your testing results for your files and to take to other colleges if you need to.
If I have a learning disability, does it mean I'm not intelligent?
Actually, many very intelligent, accomplished people have learning disabilities. You might be surprised that Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Whoopi Goldberg, and Bruce Jenner are among them. The EDC has lists of famous people with names you would recognize. Many of the classmates in your classes are likely receiving EDC services--and you're not even aware of it because the services are confidential. Help yourself be successful by using resources available to you.
I'm not sure I really have a learning disability. Why not just wait for an assessment?
You can do that, but if you are having academic difficulties now, it would be best to get help and be more successful rather than wait until your academic record has been negatively affected. Also, if you wait until you are no longer at De Anza, you might have to pay for a private assessment that could cost $1000 or more.
I am graduating from high school. How can I get services at De Anza College?
Attend one of the special Information Meetings planned for high school transition students and families for an overview of the programs and services. These also cover information on how to enroll for services as soon as possible, after you start your classes. Bring a copy of your most recent IEP, 504 plan and/or assessment reports. DSS and EDC have special tips and strategies to help you prepare for your first quarter at De Anza College.
I had resource services at my high school, and I am currently a student at De Anza. How can I continue to get services?
Bring a copy of your most recent IEP, 504 plan and/or most recent assessment reports to an Information Meeting or to the EDC reception desk and we will schedule an appointment for you to meet with an EDC Advisor.
I have ADD/ADHD. Do I qualify?
Yes, but the Disability Support Services program will be your first contact. You need to take a Disability Verification Packet to the professional who diagnosed or treats you for ADD/ADHD. The Packet contains a Form the professional must fill out and sign. It is then submitted to DSS. After this is done, you will have an intake appointment with a counselor there. You will then be able to receive services and accommodations, including tutoring or classes in EDC, based on your situation.
Do I have to tell my instructors I have a learning disability?
You have the right to confidentiality. It is your decision whether you let other students or teachers know. If you request accommodations, you need to tell your instructors that you have a verified disability, and what the appropriate accommodations are for your situation, but you don't have to disclose other details if you don't want to. De Anza instructors typically are responsive and helpful to students who are working hard to succeed and using the college supports to do so.
Won't my instructors think less of my ability if they know I'm in EDC?
No. De Anza faculty are well informed about the potential of learning disabled students and the services here to assist. Share with your instructors your desire to succeed in the class. Instructors are a critical part of the team. They refer students to us regularly for assessment and help and are strong supporters of services to students with disabilities.
If I am assessed and use services, will it affect my chances to transfer or be on my transcript or record?
Actually, if you have a learning disability, knowing it will benefit you to find ways to be more successful as a student ! Students with learning disabilities find that having information and using services helps increase their grade point average and chances to transfer.
Your De Anza transcript lists the classes and grades you've taken. There is NO record of your having a learning disability or using accommodations. Official college records are separate from any EDC records. Confidentiality and your privacy are safeguarded.
Will I get services like these if I transfer to a university?
Yes. Services of this kind exist now in all public colleges, as well as many private colleges in California and out of state. Using services here will also prepare you to qualify and take advantage of services at your transfer institution. EDC advisors will also assist you in preparing for a smooth transition.
Does De Anza have a program for students with developmental disabilities?
Yes. The HOPE-De Anza program serves students with developmental disabilities.
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The mystery that seems to hide one of the most sought after works of Leonardo Da Vinci has lasted for more than 500 years. The Battle of Anghiari was commissioned in 1503 to DaVinci, to recreate one of the most splendid moments of the Republic of Florence, the victory over the Milanese troops in one of the bloodiest battles the Florentines lived during the fifteenth century.
It is known that the order was carried out and replicas like the ones created by masters such as Rubens proved so. What is not yet known with certainty is whether in fact the lost work of Da Vinci is hidden behind the Giorgio Vasari fresco painted in 1563 on one of the walls of the Hall of Five Hundred in the Palazzo Vecchio. Finding the same exact pigment on the Mona Lisa and St.John the Baptist under Vasari's work, originated the prospect of discovering five centuries later, the piece of the great genius Da Vinci. Maurizio Seracini, who began the search for this masterpiece 36 years ago, leads a group of researchers. The idea maintains that The Battle of Anghiari is located behind The Battle of Scannagallo of Vasari. They have used sophisticated techniques but critics say that only the supposed remains of Da Vinci will be found and may damage the artistic heritage of the Palazzo Vecchio.
Specifically, more than 500 experts from the National Gallery in London, the Louvre and the Metropolitan in New York have expressed their disagreement by signing a manifesto against the investigation. For now, it seems that the war between supporters and opponents of the search for lost Da Vinci still has many battles to fight. It remains to be seen if The Battle of Anghiari will continue to be in an unknown place or, by contrast, was always at home, hidden from the eyes of the Florentines and visitors.
Meanwhile, Il Salviatino, your luxury hotel in Florence, encourages guests to enjoy the many other art treasures on view at the Palazzo Vecchio, which include, besides the works of Vasari, the work of Bronzino and Michelangelo, among others.


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Former Tulane head coach Curtis Johnson was hired by the Chicago Bears Monday, Feb. 15, as wide receivers coach.
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The Tennessee Titans could be interested in interviewing Green Bay Packers inside linebackers coach Winston Moss, New Orleans Saints wide receivers coach Curtis Johnson and Miami Dolphins secondary coach Todd Bowles for their head coaching position, reports John Glennon, of The Tennessean. All three would satisfy the Rooney Rule in the team's coaching search.
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Mike Chappell, of The Indianapolis Star, reports Indianapolis Colts SS Antoine Bethea (hand), CB Kelvin Hayden (hamstring), CB Marlin Jackson (knee), OT Ryan Diem (back), RB Mike Hart (ankle), WR Roy Hall (undisclosed), DE Curtis Johnson (undisclosed), TE Tom Santi (undisclosed) and TE Jacob Tamme (undisclosed) will not play in the team's preseason game Friday, Aug. 14.
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On the Shelves
On the Shelves features book recommendations from a variety of
Princeton Seminary faculty and staff, with the hope that these suggestions will help
alumni/ae choose books that contribute to their personal and professional growth.
Many authors have responded to present conflicts in church music by publishing how to manuals. The problem with these books is that they attempt to give answers to the wrong questions. People ask frantically: What can we do musically in our church to satisfy the competing desires of our people? Perhaps the question really is not so much wrong as it is premature. There are a priori questions to be addressed questions of the theological and philosophical why of church music. In our haste to alleviate the seeming crises in church music today we too often avoid the necessary theological reflection. By default we operate out of theories based on personal taste and preference. I am suggesting two books from my shelf that I think deal with the bigger, more important questions.
Harold Bests book is widely accessible to pastors and musicians alike. Yet Best also demonstrates a very serious theological and philosophical reflection on the contemporary issues in church music today. He does justice to the demands of both aesthetical theory and cultural pluralism. Best avoids the what and how to questions and cuts to the why questions. This is not a volume of pie-in-the-sky philosophical ruminations. The reader will recognize immediate possibilities for practical application in their own ministry, and this should come as no surprise. I believe it was John Dewey who stated that there is nothing more practical than a good theory.
If Harold Bests book is widely accessible, then it would be fair to say that Quentin Faulkners text is academic in its approach and more difficult to chew. However, as a practicing church musician, I have found this book to be the best source today for coming to an understanding of my music ministry in the context of a rich history of ideas. Faulkner reminds us that the contemporary church is not isolated but that there has been a logical progression leading to contemporary crises in church music. He challenges us to counter the arrogance that assumes that we can solve these crises independent of historical and ideological precedent. I believe church musicians and pastors will find it enlightening to explore the philosophies that have exercised and continue to exercise powerful influence on the music of the Christian church. As with Best, one will find no easy answers, but the careful reader will certainly be asking better questions.
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Watch events live from the U.S. Center in Copenhagen. Follow the U.S. Center on YouTube and Flickr.About the Author: Billie Gross serves as Public Affairs Specialist for the Bureau of Oceans, International Environmental and Scientific Affairs. She is currently on assignment at the U.S. Center in Copenhagen.
Today, despite the frenzy of activity throughout the U.S. Center at COP-15, I had the opportunity to observe a presentation by Federal Transit Administration Deputy Administrator Therese McMillian, City of Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, UC-Berkeley professor Robert Cervero, Utah Transit CEO John Inglish and Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) General Managor Fred Hanson. The presentation provided an overview of how U.S. public transportation is reducing carbon emissions by providing a low emission alternative to driving. In the presentation, John Inglish described how, through a participatory process called "Envision Utah," residents of Salt Lake City foresaw growth and economic development around new light rail transit lines. Their goals are now becoming realities. Professor Robert Cervero of UC-Berkeley explained that combining investment in public transportation with compact, mixed-use development around transit stations has a synergistic effect that amplifies the greenhouse gas reductions of each strategy. Through the panel, I learned that communities throughout the United States are undertaking exciting efforts to build livable and sustainable communities with high quality public transportation. The U.S. federal government's economic recovery act, in addition to the annual federal transit program, is supporting these efforts. This presentation truly highlighted the strong actions the United States is taking at home to combat global climate change.
Bronwyn in California writes:
I suppose this is the effect of living in Los Angeles, but it still feels like not *enough* is being done to truly impact American's car culture and make the switch to greener transportation options such as public transportation and cycling -- at least, not enough to make the meaningful impact that will be required of the entire world in the next 20 years.
I think a good portion of this is also because of the economy and "jobs that would be lost" if the automotive industry were to truly become unsustainable to the public, as well as any loss in corporate profits. Unfortunately, that seems to be the case in many areas that are preventing truly meaningful change from happening (factory farming is another example).
It is terrific to hear that any sort of progress is being made, though. I just wish it was ramped up more than it is.
Flavius in Virginia writes:
This presentation must be getting the biggest laughs out of all the hundreds of exhibits in Copenhagen. The United States: A Role Model for Public Transportation. Bwa ha ha!
Subramian in India writes:
Such terms as carbon credit find a place in newspapers almost daily. I donãt know what is all this about. To me CO2 sustains life on earth. Has the level of CO2 in the atmosphere gone up? Has it been proved experimentally?
Before Industrialization
The whole of America and most of the old world were inhabited by a comparatively small population, a majority of whom depended upon meat and fish. Farming depended entirely on rain water as big dams were unknown. The grasslands of America and Australia didn't produce food grains. Coal and other fossil fuels were not commercially exploited. In those days we may presume that a proper balance existed between CO2 and other ingredients of the air like N2 and O2 in spite of forest fires, the like of which we witnessed in California recently.
After Industrialization
Commercial exploitation of coal began first followed by oil and natural gas, resulting in increase in the level of CO2 in the atmosphere. Simultaneously two other developments followed: increase in population (both human and animal) and corresponding growth in food grains production. Big dams were constructed and more and more areas of land were brought under cultivation. Mechanization and the use of artificial fertilizers made leaps and bounds in production of food grains, fruits and other commercial crops. The Prairies of North America became the granary of the world. Compared to grass, food grains and sugar fix a large quantity of CO2. The major items responsible for such CO2 fixation are:
food grains like wheat, corn, rice, oats, soybean etc
underground vegetables like potato, tapioca, beetroot etc
fruits like apple, grapes, banana, dates, cherry, pineapple etc
sugarcane etc
Experts can calculate the total quantity of CO2 produced by industry and that absorbed by vegetation as mentioned above and the marine vegetation in order to find out whether the net balance is favoring CO2 concentration in the air. An easier way would be to experimentally ascertain the percentage of CO2 in the atmospheric air (being heavier than air CO2 is available near the surface of the earth). If CO2 level increases O2 level should decrease. In my childhood (I am 70+) O2 level was 20% as mentioned in my text book. Has it changed? An atom of carbon combines with two atoms of oxygen to form CO2 which is absorbed by the leaves of the plant to form starch. In the process two atoms of oxygen are released into the atmosphere. We may say that each carbon atom burnt ultimately results in the release of two atoms of oxygen, thus resulting in increase in the level of O2. Level of CO2 dissolved in the ocean water should also be checked. If this level increases, fishes would die en mass. Has this happened? If the level of CO2 dissolved in ocean waters decreases, plant life in the ocean cannot produce enough starch by photosynthesis. This will be a hazard for fishes and other marine life.
The volume of animal and hence plant life in the oceans is much more than that on the continents. This is because the area of the oceans is seven times the area of the continents. Also, the oceans are deep. Hence the volume of water is very much more and can contain a large population of marine life. The necessary starch has to come from plant life. So, the total bio mass in the oceans is considerably higher than that in the continent. The carbon di oxideãPlant starchãAnimalsãCarbon di oxide cycle is there in the watery medium, just as in our atmosphere. All the gases, including nitrogen, will be present in dissolved state in the oceans too. Here industrialization has not affected the "atmosphere" of the ocean. This fact has to be recognized in any discussion on Global Warming.
[The percentage of various components of atmospheric air as obtained from the websites is given below:
Nitrogen 78.1
Oxygen 20.9
Argon 0.9
Neon 0.002
Helium 0.0005
Krypton 0.0001
Hydrogen 0.00005
Carbon di oxide 0.035!!!!!!!! (Poor, innocent CO2 has been maligned unnecessarily)
Methane 0.0002
Ozone 0.000004
This would suggest that the percentage of oxygen has slightly increased. If this is true it augers ill, as forest fires may become uncontrollable with increase in the level of oxygen in the coming years. Therefore, this line should be investigated separately by experts. My guess is that with unchecked use of nitrogenous fertilizers, the total bio mass in the earth could have increased. The requisite extra nitrogen must have been drawn from the atmosphere along with CO2 releasing extra oxygen into the atmosphere as pointed out above.]
The importance of proper scientific study cannot be over emphasized. Mother Nature maintains her balance, whatever her children may do!
Rob in Illinois writes:
Yes, impoprved transit accessibility and quality is essential. It must also be combined with congestion pricing strategies, but . . .
Highway departments are scrambling to find new ways to continue to support auto-centric solutions to urban transportation problems. Until broadly defined costs and benefits are factored into transportation planning decisions, and project funding mechanisms become dramatically less highway/roadway oriented, solutions will likely continue to favor increased road capacity over better alternatives. For example, a stretch of I-290 in Chicago is currently undergoing Phase I study, with a prior flawed study having recommended highway expansion for a new HOV facility. Ten years later, intervening efforts by the state DOT are best characterized by a continuing effort to reach the expansion goal.
To boost scoring support for added highway capacity and HOV, non-barrier separated BRT (i.e., not really BRT) will likely be incorporated. The corridor features over 185,000 passeneger vehilces per day and has existing heavy rail service (the first multi-modal highway/heavy rail corridor in the nation). Any highwway expansion will invariably undermine sustainability goals and will compete for ridership with existing heavy rail (BRT is proposed to overlap service area for existing heavy rail).
While BRT, in this case, would be appropriate to run between Naperville, Oak Brook, and Schaumburg, (exurban/suburban Chicago job centers), BRT is not appropriate for the section of I-290 between the Chicago CBD and Oak Brook. Rather, the heavy rail should be extended to an Oak Brook interface with the suburban *true* BRT and all I-290 lanes frome there into the Chicago CBD should receive congestion pricing. Get people out of their cars without creating more highway capacity.
Of course, a pound of concrete will always (for the foreseeable future)be cheaper than a pound of steel and our policies favor concrete and asphalt. In addition, contrary to highway engineer training, not every highway design "deficiency" needs to be remedied; there are other more prudent ways to solve problems engineers define in highway design terms, including those associated with the driving public's safety . . . more lanes mean more traffic which means more accidents, not less.
Transit should not be used to justify more urban highway lanes and their inevitbale adverse consequences.


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About the Author: Aaron Snipe is a Foreign Service Officer with the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Muthanna, Iraq.
Sometimes I find myself muttering five little words: I hate being in Iraq.
The problem with this statement is that it's actually not true. I don't hate being in Iraq. Working in the fast-paced, high-stress environment of a PRT is always a challenge. The seven-day work week can be difficult to manage. But, when I step back from the stress and look at what we are doing, I actually quite like Iraq. I love talking to Iraqis about their country. I like the intellectual challenges inherent in Iraq. I enjoy hearing what Iraqis have to say about things I think I've figured out – and I love it when Iraqis tell me I'm wrong. Though, I have to say, I love it even more when Iraqis tell me I'm wrong, and then I prove to them I am right. But most of all, I don't hate being in Iraq, because I can call my colleagues – both American and Iraqi – friends.
I was reminded of why I like being in Iraq during a visit to a veterinary research center where we are assisting Iraqi farmers with new techniques in animal husbandry. As I wrote in a previous blog entry, Muthanna is an agrarian society at heart, and some of our most meaningful efforts here are focused in this sector.
The PRT is working with the Director General of Veterinary Services to help farmers replenish their fleeting livestock numbers. The PRT has purchased liquid nitrogen machines that will make it possible for the Iraqis to implement a province-wide bovine artificial insemination (BAI) program. Decades of neglect under Saddam Hussein, years of war, and other economic factors forced many of Muthanna's farmers to slaughter their livestock for food to feed their families, instead of keeping the cattle to produce dairy products. The dwindling numbers of breeding bulls have created an agricultural crisis for provincial farmers. With a vibrant Iraqi-led (and PRT-supported) BAI program in place, the numbers of livestock will certainly increase. This assistance is taking place at the grassroots level, and agricultural officials and farmers can attest to the positive impact it will have on the province.
My visit to the veterinary research center also reminded me of one of my fondest, childhood memories. For many years as a kid, I attended summer camp in Pennsylvania. On a Saturday morning, many summers ago – it must have been when I was about fifteen-years-old – the camp director asked if I would help him fetch hay for the horses.
We drove a truck a few miles away from camp to a large field. Seated in neat rows, evenly placed across the field's wide expanse, were countless bales of hay. My job: to toss the heavy bales of hay into the truck bed. We drove up and down the lanes of hay for hours. When we finished, I looked up to see the hay stacked five, six, maybe even seven, tiers high. That day was the first time I can recall working hard and loving it. Riding back to camp atop a mountain of hay, baked in the summer heat, drenched in sweat and smelling like the farm, I felt like a king sitting on a throne. It was just a truckload of hay, and I was just a kid, but it was a day I'll never forget.
At age fifteen, I'm sure I'd never even heard of Iraq. Twenty years later, though, I feel a similar pride in the work I am doing here.
Read more entries about Aaron Snipe's experiences serving with the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Muthanna, Iraq.
Molly in Washington, DC writes:
Cool program. These types of efforts will pay huge dividends. Great work.
Patrick in Maryland writes:
Hi Ya, Aaron
It's good to hear from you again. I think this (BAI) program will make a big difference in the lives of the farming community. I know bulls will only mate with the same cow once. Then the farmer needs to find a new bull for his herd. So this is a great program that you have started.
I also liked your camp story ,and the photo of you with the cows :) .
...Cya...Aaron Snipe
Pablo in Canada writes:
I am so happy to see another interesting blog posting from Mr. Snipe including more stories about working with animals. The Iraqi animal kingdom needs more animal-friendly people like you, sir. Merci beaucoup!
Patricia writes:
Thanks for the comments. I enjoyed hearing about your experiences and the importance of your work.
Basha in Illinois writes:
Great post! Thanks for giving us such an inside view of a diplomat's life in Iraq. Keep the stories coming. You're my favorite DipNote blogger.
p.s. I recently found your personal blog, and I love the photo sections! Especially the shots of all the sweet Iraqi kids, and the album for this story, "Beefing up our Diplomacy" :). But why no recent photo albums?
Helen in Pennsylvania writes:
I want to thank you for all you are doing in Iraq. I appreciate the hard work you do everyday.
Alex in U.S.A. writes:
Aaron, you're very inspiring! You're making sure something great comes out of this war, and I'm sure your comrades are doing the same. Thank you all :-).
J.J. in U.S.A. writes:
Thank you for your story, More of America needs to hear what a great job you are doing and your great work is appreciated.
I have never heard of the work Americans are doing with Iraqi farmers you are an inspiration to all of us, Thank you again for all your hard work.
A huge thank you from Hillarys village.
Jun in South Korea writes:
in my think of Taliban( i just renimd of Russia`s ruin, they had big troops and ewapons but, they had defeated. ....... my thinking, they not ubderstanding and not adopt islam`s culture, if, they had, ,,,,,, history is history,,, Bush`s policies was thinks civilization of the counterpart or gain and loss of culture and internal situation under worrying polyvalence failed the craving of the themselves without not yet by force. Before entering into the Islam mosque from the photograph which sees before the man who takes off the shoes and the scarf of characteristics one features. Will raise knows to wish, that please, I misunderstand, below is foolish thinking, everyones know.)
To the west cooperative and there was not a rejection to external civilization, there was loved had did not corrupt the passion which and genuine is systematic about development and prosperity of the fatherland, the citizens, a self-conceit to civilization of the themselves, and will excavate, will rear neo-islam influences anti-Islam a Taliban influence oppose with character and will make and the thing will not be one method? Believes Islam thoroughly
Patricia S. in New York writes:
Mr. Snipe -- I enjoy reading your posts -- please keep them coming. Your experience, at the summer camp, prepared you for your current vocation. The memories of your camp years, combined with the memories from your time in Iraq, are priceless. Thank you .


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BRYAN, Gratis Edward "Eddie"
BRYAN, Gratis Edward "Eddie," 69, of Powhatan Point, Ohio, died suddenly on Monday, April 1, 2013 at his home.
He was born October 24, 1943, in Powhatan Point, Ohio, a son of the late Gratis Elmer and Evelyn Cuckler Bryan.
He was a coal miner with North American Coal and Ohio Valley Coal for over 40 years. He retired in 2007 to spend time doing the things he loved. He was a member of the Powhatan United Methodist Church, Moriah Lodge 105 F&AM and the Order of Eastern Stars Captina Chaper 489 of Powhatan Point, Ohio.
Eddie was the best Husband, Dad, Pap and Uncle. He loved doing genealogy, walking mornings with his his walking buddies, Nascar Racing (always rooting for a Dodge) and traveling anywhere, especially Myrtle Beach and Disney World with his best friend and wife, Carol.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, James Howard Bryan; and brothers-in-law, Richard Hyland and Louis Phillips.
Surviving are his loving wife of 49 1/2 years, Carol Schroeder Bryan; his children whom he adored; daughter, Sharon L. Brown and her husband Dana of Clarington, Ohio; son, James E. Bryan and his wife, Karen of Delaware, Ohio; five grandchildren, who were the light of his life, Jenna and Kylie Brown, and Kelsi, Preston, and Emily Bryan; two sisters, Ruth Ann Hyland of Powhatan Point, Ohio and Mary Phillips of Wadsworth, Ohio, one brother, Richard Bryan and his wife, Teri of Avon, Ohio; his father-in-law, William Schroeder of Shadyside, Ohio; and many loved nieces and nephews.
Family and friends will be received at the Bauknecht-Altmeyer Funeral Homes & Crematory, 186 Main Street, Powhatan Point, Ohio on Wednesday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. where services will be held on Thursday at 11 a.m. with Rev. David Smith officiating.
Interment in the Powhatan Cemetery in Powhatan Point, Ohio.
Order of Eastern Star services will be held on Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. in the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Powhatan United Methodist Church, 169 Main Street, Powhatan Point, Ohio 43942
Share your thoughts and memories and view Eddie's Memorial Tribute Video at www.altmeyer.com.