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Glucose Insulin Potassium With Intensive Insulin Therapy and (GIK2) Versus GIK Alone
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Acute Coronary Syndrome
Drug: GIK and intensive insulin therapy
Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single Blind (Participant)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Glucose Insulin Potassium With Intensive Insulin Therapy and (GIK2) Versus GIK Alone in the Early Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome: Randomised Controlled Study
- 30 days mortality, reinfarction, urgent coronary revascularisation, and stroke. [ Time Frame: 24 hours ]
- Severe dysrhythmias, acute left ventricular failure with ejection fraction<45%, serum troponin, PAI level and platelet factor activator (PFA-100) within 24 hours after the start of protocol treatment. Safety: major or minor hypoglycemia [ Time Frame: 24 hours ]
|Study Start Date:
|August 2010
|Study Completion Date:
|June 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Placebo Comparator: glucose insulin potassium (GIK)
Glucose + insulin +6 potassium (GIK) infusion (1000 ml of Glucose 10%, 20 UI Insulin, 70 mEq of Potassium) within 24 hours.
Experimental: GIK and intensive insulin therapy
GIK infusion (1000 ml of Glucose 10%, 20 UI Insulin, 70 mEq of Potassium) within 24 hours. Intravenous intensive insulin therapy is simultaneously administered according to our protocol in the ED
Drug: GIK and intensive insulin therapy
GIK infusion (1000 ml of Glucose 10%, 20 UI Insulin, 70 mEq of Potassium) within 24 hours. Intravenous intensive insulin therapy is simultaneously administered according to our protocol in the ED
Other Name: GIKI2
No Intervention: Control group
No intervention and patients were treated with updated international recommendations of acute coronary syndrome.
Detailed Description:
It is well recognised that diabetes is a factor of worse prognosis in acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Recently, the relationship between the glucidic metabolism and cardiac ischemia was highlighted whether patients have diabetes or not. Indeed, it was established that hyperglycemia occurring during hospitalization in non diabetic patients, is a powerful risk factor of death.
Stress related hyperglycemia occurs during number of acute pathological situations (AMI, stroke, pancreatitis, hypothermia, hypoxia, cirrhosis, polytrauma, burn, sepsis…. It is due to an excess of hyperglycemia hormones (glucagon, growth hormone, catecholamines and glucosteroids) and of inflammatory mediators (cytokines…). Hyperglycemia has several deleterious effects on the cardiovascular system as it promotes microvascular inflammatory reaction, activation of the coagulation system, and free radical oxygen liberation.
Currently, the idea of controlling glycemia in surgical and medical intensive care patients is widely accepted and maintaining blood sugar level closest to normal by intensive insulin therapy became largely recommended.
Several decades ago, glucose-insulin-potassium infusion (GIK) was proposed to protect acute cardiac ischemia. GIK has been assessed in many previous studies.
The results of these studies are contradictory. According to CREATE-ECLA study which is the largest (including 20201 patients), GIK didn't show a significant beneficial effect in ACS. However, in these trials using GIK alone glycemia was not strictly controlled.
Recently, the importance of tight glycemic control has been highlighted in ICU patients and early post heart surgery. Our hypothesis is that GIK treatment associated to intensive insulin therapy in ACS would be beneficial and superior to GIK alone possibly because intensive insulin therapy would prevent potential deleterious effects of hyperglycemia induced by GIK.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- All patients fulfilling ACS criteria with or without known diabetes.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients under 18 years old.
- Killip II class or SaO2 ≤ 90%.
- Blood creatinine ≥ 180 µmol/L
- Potassium serum ≥ 6.5 mmol/L.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00965406
|Mahdia University Hospital
|Monastir, Mahdia, Tunisia
|Monastir University Hospital
|Monastir, Tunisia, 5000
|Sahloul University Hospital
|Sousse, Tunisia
|Principal Investigator:
|nouira semir, Prof.
|Research Laboratory (LR12SP18) University of Monastir Tunisia
|Responsible Party:
|Nouira, Prof. Semir Nouira, University of Monastir
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00965406 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|August 24, 2009
|Last Updated:
|December 1, 2014
Keywords provided by University of Monastir:
acute coronary syndrome
glucose insulin potassium
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Pathologic Processes
Myocardial Ischemia
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Insulin, Globin Zinc
Hypoglycemic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on April 28, 2017


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What Do All Those Abbreviations Mean?
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Posted 25 October 2009 - 07:27 PM
Great idea! Guess I just always took it for granted too - sorry!
Posted 26 October 2009 - 06:42 PM
What is PM? It seems to be in many things that I look at. Thanks
Sorry, it looks like this didn't get answered. PM = "Private Message." Click on the MAIL symbol (tiny envelope-like thingy) near someone's name to send them a private message. Hope this helps.
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UFO = UnFinished Object
Thanks for posting, I only knew some of these!
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IRL - in real life
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Posted 14 April 2011 - 05:12 PM
Brand new here and see in lists of products used BMU and then say a kit name or element. What is BMU? When entered in the search engine, no hits found. Thanks Judy
Posted 14 April 2011 - 05:23 PM
Hello Judy and Welcome to Scrap Girls! Scrap Girls designers use the first letter of their first name and the first two letter of their last name to identify their products. When you see BMU it refers to a product designed Brandy Murry. You can see a list of the designer's names in the Boutique. On the left side of the page there is a drop down box under Designers. HTH
Posted 15 September 2011 - 09:33 AM
Wow, I'm so glad I was cruising the forum and happened upon this thread. Thanks, Catherine, for compiling a list of all those abbreviations. I would have never figured some of them out.
Posted 19 September 2011 - 01:25 PM
Perhaps the list-compiler may want to add this to their list: LSL = Leave Some Love.
Am sure there'er those who have seen it and perhaps don't know its meaning.
Am sure there'er those who have seen it and perhaps don't know its meaning.
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Here are some things going on this morning in your world of tech:
Apple touts cheap stock
Shares of Apple (AAPL) are $6.54, or 1.3%, at $519.05, after CEO Tim Cook was quoted last night by The Wall Street Journal's Daisuke Wakabayashi as saying the company has bought back $14 billion of its shares since it reported fiscal Q1 results on January 27th, to take advantage of what Cook described as the "surprising" drop of 8% in the shares following the results. Cook noted the total $40 billion in share repurchases over 12 months was a record. Apple had set a record total buyback goal of $60 billion over three years.
"It means that we are betting on Apple," Cook said. Cook said he shared the confidence of Carl Icahn, who has urged Apple to do an accelerated $50 billion buyback.
$12 billion was bought through an accelerated repurchase program, $2 billion in open-market purchases.
Cook also remarked "There will be new categories. We're not ready to talk about it, but we're working on some really great stuff."
Keith Bachman of BMO Capital Markets, who has an Outperform rating on Apple stock, and a $560 price target, writes that Apple bought back 28 million shares, or 3% of the float, by his count, and "Apple has repurchased on average 3-4 million shares per day during the eight trading days, or about 19% of average daily volume."
He thinks that boosts the March-quarter EPS potential by 9 cents per share above what he had been modeling, assuming a 23 million share reduction versus his prior expectation for a 15-million share reduction. The total $20 billion he's modeling for this year and next now "looks conservative" given Apple will probably update its buyback plan in March or April.
Speaking of Apple, Brian White with Cantor Fitzgerald this morning reiterates a Buy rating, and a $777 price target, writing that his survey of revenue in January of suppliers to Apple, what he terms the "Apple Barometer," were "much weaker than typical seasonality," down 26% versus a typical January decline of 12%, the weakest report on record for his metric. He chalks it up to Chinese New Year, and he's already been modeling a 24% decline in Apple sales from last quarter.
Chinese telecoms
Shares of China Mobile (CHL) are up 6 cents at $47.41 despite a note this morning from Societe Generale's Neil Juggins in which he cut his rating from Buy to Neutral, writing that there are no "catalysts" left following the deal with Apple was sealed in December to sell the iPhone, and that this will be a "difficult year."
He sees changes to the "interconnection regime" in China, competition from "over-the-top players," increased handset subsidies, and rising capex needs to build out 4G LTE wireless services. Juggins raised his rating on China Telecom (CHA) to Buy from Neutral, citing continued double-digit revenue growth even as the company invests to build LTE.
Weak Link
Shares of LinkedIn (LNKD) are down $17.79, or 8%, at $205.66, after the company yesterday afternoon beat Q4 expectations, but offered an outlook for revenue that disappointed.
Some price targets are going down this morning, but several bulls also stepped in to defend the shares. There was one upgrade, that I can see, from SunTrust Robinson Humphrey's Robert Peck, who raised his rating to Buy from Neutral, and raised his price target to $260 from $250, writing that the outlook is "conservative," and that 2014 is a "year of investment," while 2015 will be when the company "harvests" the results of that investment.
"The midpoint of 2014 revenue guidance implies a +20 point drop in 2013′s 57% growth rate, which seems excessive given the new products being launched like Sponsored Stories and Sales Navigator; we think flat margin guidance of 25% is also conservative."
Cheers for Netflix, Sony, NXPI
Shares of Netflix (NFLX) are up $13.89, or 3.4%, at $421.80, after Stifel Nicolaus's Benjamin Mogil took over coverage of the stock from George Askew, and raised the firm's rating on the shares to Buy from Hold, with a $475 price target.
Mogil cites "lack of pricing increases despite vast programming improvements over the last few years […] makes the service attractive to both cord-nevers as well as heavy video users, driving subscriber growth and margins," favorable "window/content exclusivity" that helps profit margin, and "expansion into pre-school programming and Western Europe" that will boost margins further.
Shares of Sony (SNE) are up 9 cents, or half a percent, at $16.61, after Jefferies & Co.'s Atul Goyal raised his rating on the stock to Buy from Hold, following Wednesday night's news Sony will divest its PC business and streamline its television set operations. Writes Goyal, "Bad news (FY3/14 OP forecast cuts) is out, and it seems to have been "priced- in", as Sony returned -16% relative to Nikkei in last 3 months."
"Looking forward, Sony's sale of the PC biz and spin-off of TV are moves in the right direction and can build a perception of real-restructuring."
Shares of NXP Semiconductor (NXPI) are down 18 cents, or 0.4%, at $49.42, after the company last night reported revenue of $1.29 billon and EPS of 99 cents, beating the average $1.27 billion and 95-cent estimate. The company offered a forecast for revenue in line this quarter and EPS slightly better-than-expected.
Pacific Crest's John Vinh reiterates an Outperform rating on NXP shares this morning, and raises his price target to $50 from $60, calling the results "solid" and writing that "We believe NXPI remains extremely well-positioned to benefit from the recovery of NFC share on the Galaxy S5, beginning with the initial ramp in the March quarter."
"We view this as largely offsetting concerns associated with maturing growth at Apple on the iPhone and iPad with the company's sensor hub."
As the AOL turns
Shares of AOL (AOL) are down $1.18, or 2.5%, at $45.97, after Merrill Lynch's Joyce Tran cut her rating on the shares to Neutral from Buy, and cut her target to $50 from $56, following yesterday's better-than-expected Q4 report, citing stepped-up investment spending.
Speaking of AOL, the Journal's Lauren Weber and Theo Francis last night offered an odd account of how CEO Tim Armstrong "angered employees Thursday when he said that care for two staffers' 'distressed babies' in 2012 cost the company about $1 million each," thus driving up costs. Employees questioned the propriety of calling out individuals for blame, the authors write.


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An Interview With Magdalena Rodriguez
Interviewer: Irene Ruiz. Interview recorded April 20, 1978. 1 sound cassette (ca. 90 minutes): analog, stereo.; 5 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape; 1 sound disc; digital; 4 3.4 in. Has typed list of contents.
Magdalena Rodriguez was born on October 2, 1933 in Kansas City, Kansas. Her parents left Mexico because of the Mexican Revolution and were migrant workers. In the interview she discusses her early life living in the Rosedale area, going to a Baptist church, discrimination experienced, World War II, education, job as a protective services worker, etc.
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Magdalena Rodriguez was born on October 2, 1933, in Kansas City, Kansas. Her parents were Natividad Hernandez Flores and Carluto Rosales Flores. They are from Cerritos and Tampico, Mexico. Her family came to the US as migrant farm laborers in 1914 because of the Mexican Revolution. They settled in Kansas City because her father's brother was already here as a Baptist minister. Her parents lived on Fitzgerald Street (now I-35) until 1940. They moved to Melville Street where her mother died in 1947. Mrs. Rodriguez was 13. Eight siblings are still alive.
The neighborhood was called a '''colonia'' or colony of Mexican-Americans. Blacks and Anglos also lived in the area, but the three groups never mixed socially. All the families were poor. Her father worked at Wilson and Company meat packers. She recalls neighborhood parties in the summer with dancing, Mexican pastries, and homemade wine. The parties were called ''mini-jamaicas.'' One house became a recreation center in the neighborhood until it was sold. By then, the Armourdale community center was built. There were no Mexican stores in the neighborhood (Rosedale area). For Mexican foods, etc., people went to the Armourdale or West Side neighborhoods.
She attended the Mexican annex of Major Hudson Elementary School, a wooden two-room building with an outhouse. Up the hill was a modern brick school for the Anglo children. There was one teacher for grades 1-6, who alternated between the two rooms. Mexican parents were not allowed to join PTA. There were many examples of prejudice and physical abuse. Most Mexicans dropped out by seventh grade. She attended Rosedale High School from 1946-1955 when she graduated. She dropped from 1949-1951 to stay home with younger siblings when her mother died.
Her father became an American citizen to gain more rights and to be able to fight more effectively for his children's rights. Mexicans, Blacks, and Anglos all had separate dining facilities at the packing plant. Her parents were reared as Catholics, but switched to the uncle's Baptist church in the U.S. The children were brought up without formal religious training. She attended socials, dances, read children's classics, fairy tales, and autobiographies. Except for family outings to the zoo or a movie, the girls were expected to stay home. She recalls having to sit in the balcony of the movies, ''El Tampico,'' a Mexican movie house, and at the Monarch's ballgames.
Her mother never adjusted to the climate and way of life in the U.S. She never learned English. Her father was active in the union and often spoke at ''Jamaicas.'' He learned English by reading children's textbooks. She recalls discrimination in the union. She remembers her parent's financial worries during the Depression. The family was very patriotic in WWII--there were five brothers in the service at the same time. There was a strong community spirit--victory gardens and trading or giving away ration coupons.
A just-married sister lost her home and all her possessions in the flood of 1951. Mrs. Rodriguez's future husband's family also lost everything. She married in 1955 and had three boys in five years, and later a daughter. She believed a husband should support his family and a wife should stay home. She encouraged her children to get an education. Her husband was employed 25 years by the Santa Fe Railroad. Mrs. Rodriguez is now a protective services worker. She investigates cases of child abuse and neglect for the state of Kansas. She got her job through an HEW pilot program and is now attending college part-time.Details of her job.Her siblings vary widely in educational background from a brother with a Ph.D. to a sister who attended school only through the eighth grade. Her father did not believe girls needed much education. Later the father changed his opinion, but the girls felt they had to fight against the social system as well as their father. The oldest brother was very influential in changing the father's mind. Memories of oldest brother. She considered her mother the cornerstone of the family. The family broke down somewhat when the mother died.
Mrs. Rodriguez is now a licensed social worker in Kansas and eventually will get a degree. Mrs. Rodriguez describes her PTA activities. She is active in the Antioch Church of Christ. She stressed family honor in bringing up her children. Her other activities include involvement on the Human Relations Commission, community development, the United Mexican-American Voters of Kansas, and other social government and civil rights agencies. Her husband at first complained that she was becoming too ''Americanized'' but he now understands that her efforts are to benefit future generations and are not just for her own pleasure. Various awards. She feels racism still exists in the U.S. but is more subtle and she feels the social services still lack people trained to deal with Mexican-Americans. She would like to see more Chicanos, especially girls, enter professional fields. She wants to see them get jobs because they are qualified, not because they fit in a minority quota. She thinks women should fight for equal rights such as their own credit ratings.
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As an AMV Contest participant, what's something that you believe could improve AMV Contests, both on and off the internet?
On a more controversial note, what are your feelings on "contest trolling", or the act of one video being entered into all American contests (and winning them)?
AngelDragoon wrote:As an AMV Contest participant, what's something that you believe could improve AMV Contests, both on and off the internet?
Though for the most part many contests do a good job at explaining contest rules, I think some forget that many who want to compete are still new at it. I know when I was just starting out I had no idea there were different types of .avi files, let alone what most contests preferred. (No, seriously. I barely even knew how to work a computer other than the internet and word program before 2007). Contests don't need to explain how to make videos into specific files, but they should spell out everything they want from a video to avoid any issues ahead of time. Granted, many people still might go, 'Lul, whut? I'll just send it in .wmv! ', but others will actually read it and want to learn. Another aspect I'd like to see improved is the video confirmation. We all know how the postal service can be; a quick email saying my video got there in one piece would be nice, especially before the deadline.
On a more controversial note, what are your feelings on "contest trolling", or the act of one video being entered into all American contests (and winning them)?
If the video is good enough to win that many awards, then it deserves it. Every video contest is not run by the same people, nor is the audience exactly the same each time. I think the biggest controversy that stems from this issue comes from people not being able to win 'fairly', or feel that they don't have a chance at winning because the video that was 'trolling' has quite a few awards. The thing is, everyone's video does have a chance at winning at the start of every contest; the judges/audience just happened to like the other one more at that particular event. Granted, seeing the same video at several different contests can get boring and/or annoying for a viewer, but at that point it's up to the editor to say, 'Maybe I should submit something
kireblue wrote:Since every AMV contest is different, its hard to say how to generally improve them, but I would like it if more contest used resources like twitter and facebook. I'm not able to attend some of the contests that I submit to, so it would be awesome if I could read the results on twitter right away instead f sometimes waiting almost a week for an official update to the website.
In terms of the trolling question, I understand that people send their AMVs to many different contests in order to get it noticed, but once your video has won a cretin number of contests, you should retire it. Having a video that has won ten different awards from ten different conventions that you've never even been to is a bit much. Personally, I retire a video immediately after it has won 1st place at any convention. Of course, this is my own personal guideline, and I don't expect anyone else to be as strict (nor would I want them to be since I actually run various AMV events and contests). I just think that a line needs to be drawn somewhere between the two extremes.
GloryQuestor wrote:Speaking from both sides of the fence, the growing separation of videos from the traditional category setup is the biggest issue with viewing a contest. There are many videos these days that really don't fit any one type of category, which leads the video to feel miscategorized in the category it was selected for. There are many of us coordinators working towards changing the basic contest format so that audiences can get a better focus on the arrangement of videos and make AMV contest viewing a more enjoyable experience.
- On a more controversial note, what are your feelings on "contest trolling", or the act of one video being entered into all American contests (and winning them)?
When it comes to recycling videos in various contests, I feel there is no controversy or issue there. Conventions are all over the United States, so trolling a video in that context actually gets it to more big screens throughout the country and to more people who would like to view that video in a theater environment rather than at home. In the end, contests are really all about giving what the audiences want. If the audience for a convention doesn't want to see an AMV contest, then there will be no contest held at the convention. In that respect, since a winning video would end up being an entertaining experience for its audience, "trolling" that video to conventions is something that convention organizers would actually want to see.
diegao94 wrote:I think that it depends on the contests. For those which don't have it, a local system of upload in the contest's site would be a nice thing, because it's more practical and faster than the upload in other file sharing sites like Mediafire. In general, I think that, for an AMV contest, the most important thing is the clarity and the completeness of the rules and the presence of some respectable prizes.
I think that if a video manages to win all the contests in which is being entered, it's probably a great one. But I've honestly never heard about a video which has succeeded in a similar goal, I'm not really informed about the American Contests and the "contest trolling" in general..
ngsilver wrote:Probably the single thing that can improve a contest is if the coordinator actually understands the reasons behind each and every rule they have rather then copying their rules from another contest and running with it. Rules have a reason for existing, but if you don't know why your enforcing a rule then why are you even using it?
Personally, if it's within the rules for a contest then by all means troll if you want to do that. For me, sending videos to a contest is more about getting my videos out to be seen then to really win awards. True, I enjoy competition but the end result for me is that my video was seen by someone not if it wins or not. And really, if a contest allows trolling what is wrong with actually doing it then? There was no rule in place to stop that, so is it really wrong then? Perhaps the editor is doing it just to win the awards, then there is probably something wrong with that editor POV towards editing and perhaps they should re-evaluate their reasons for being in this hobby, but if the contest allowed it then there is really nothing there to stop them.
Nya-Chan Production wrote:I can't think of anything that can be said about "all" the contest in general. Give it enough time and it'll be okay? ><
And about this [Contest Trolling] - I don't really care. If you want it that way, so be it. Some cons protect themselves, but in my opinion if it's not forbidden, it should be okay - it might show the video to few more people who hadn't seen it 30 times already after all :3
irriadin wrote:There is certainly room for improvement in many contests being run. Ensuring your pre-screeners are educated or informed about AMV's is important in picking finalists and weeding out lesser videos. Some contests have had trouble with videos being made "finalists" that were largely unedited but using relatively obscure source material.
Apart from that, more transparency regarding rules and contest deadlines would never hurt.
Ah, the ever controversial "contest trolling" question. First I'll talk about my own personal policy. I submit only to conventions that I would ever conceivably go to, (with exceptions made for contests offering Asuka trophies... >_>) so I largely stick to my geographical area. I totally get why an editor would submit to every convention under the sun; more exposure, more awards, more fans, who wouldn't want that? And if you're good enough to beat everyone else, then why shouldn't you? Still, I find nothing wrong with certain conventions maintaining a "no-trolling" policy. It maintains some of the excitement over what you're going to see. Particularly for huge conventions like Otakon (which maintains a no-trolling policy) you're likely to see a number of video premieres that haven't been shown publicly anywhere.
Is there a happy medium? I think so. Perhaps another category can be added to contests, a sort of "hall of fame". It would be exempt from contest voting, but would still be shown and grant the editor exposure.
BasharOfTheAges wrote:Read and understand your own rules. Get someone else to read them. Realize when they're flawed and FIX them so they're not. Apply them equally and fairly. If you can do that, then contestants can respect your contest.
On a more controversial note, what are your feelings on "contest trolling", or the act of one video being entered into all American contests (and winning them)?
As someone who runs a contest concerned more with having good videos to entertain the audience than affirmative action for local editors, I can tolerate a degree of it. Hell, I make one video a year and submit it to most of the largest spring/summer cons myself, but after a few months I have the personal restraint to know when to say when. I think we need the topic to come up every so often, however, so newer editors get to learn that unique form of personal restraint that only public shaming and a healthy dose of guilt can bring.
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text: Finally moving into my own place I find I have the room for a good size display of my SW figures. 95% of them are from 1995 to present, does anyone know of a good site where I can order some stands? Maybe it's just me but I absolutely cannot get these guys to stand up reliably on their own.


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Naval Academy Gospel Choir Honors Black History Month With Concert
POSTED ON: Monday, February 24, 2014 8:00 AM by Midshipman 2nd Class Ike DeBlase Snapp
The United States Naval Academy Gospel Choir performed its annual Black History Month Concert on Feb. 23 at the Naval Academy Chapel.
Friends, family, faculty and staff, and members of the Annapolis community showed up at the concert.
Also in attendance was Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Michael Miller, Commandant of Midshipmen Capt. Bill Byrne, and Deputy Commandant of Midshipmen Col. Bobby Shea.
The hour-long event was full of energetic music. Karla Scott, director of the Gospel Choir, is known for being a very active director. On top of occasionally singing along with the choir and directing them, she also engages the audience. At one point, Scott encouraged the audience to get out of their seats and dance to the music.
"We really enjoyed seeing the Supe, Dant, and Dept Dant at the concert tonight," said Midshipman 1st Class Lyndsey Peters. "It was fun watching them dance along with us."
The Gospel Choir sang a variety of songs at the concert, from spirituals to up-tempo church music and anthems to twelve-bar blues. In between songs, the choir took time to recognize certain African Americans who have made a mark on history. Those recognized included Barbara Jordan, the first black female elected to the House of Representatives; Vice Adm. Michelle Howard, who has been nominated to become the Navy's first female four-star admiral; and George Hickman, one of the first African American fighter pilots.
"The concert was great," said Midshipman 1st Class Kenyon Williams. "This was a great chance to perform for the city of Annapolis and showcase the diversity of the academy. I also appreciate that we were able to use this concert to reflect on black history, particularly how it's affected the military."
For most members of the Gospel Choir, practices and performances are a fun and challenging way to get involved at the academy, but mostly it is an opportunity to worship God.
"Gospel Choir is definitely a religious experience for me," said Peters. "It is a fun way to worship in an incredibly close environment."
For Midshipman 2nd Class Amber Lowman, joining the Gospel Choir has been an incredible experience.
"I think it's awesome that we go to a school where people of different races can get together and sing and praise God," said Lowman. "We're fulfilling Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream. We're a family."
During the Naval Academy's spring break period next week, the Gospel Choir will be heading to New Orleans and Alabama, performing at churches and schools throughout the week. For the first-class midshipmen in Gospel Choir, this will be the last concert they perform at the Naval Academy until Commissioning Week, where they will perform one final time before graduating in May.
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Kawai K4
The K4 from Kawai can be thought of as a warm and fuzzy digital synthesizer. A sample-based digital synth, its sounds are those typically weird industrial type sounds that can still be useful in lo-fi, big-beat and trip hop music styles. The sounds are 16-bit preset PCM samples of acoustic instruments. However, unlike its predecessor the K1, the K4 adds a welcomed digital filter section. This truly makes the K4 more flexible, fun and useful for today's filter tweaking music effects!
The K4r is the eight output rackmount version which has all the same features except for the effects processor. Both feature 8-part multitimbrality which is great for stacking, splitting and layering sounds. The K4 will give you strange, new and unique sounds with plenty of flexibility and analog-style sound shaping and control at an affordable price. It is used by The Chemical Brothers and ATB.
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Of course QB is NOT a major concern for us this off season. If you draft a QB in the first round, start him an entire season, he plays decent and you throw him away after his first season...what is the point of drafting a QB in the first place? if you don't give him time to show what he can do, why would you bother drafting one? When we drafted him, we knew QB won't be a concern in the next three to four off seasons. If Tannehill falters like Sanchez after four years QB will be a major concern for us again. But in this case we will be looking for a new coach and GM too. So, give Tannehill at least two more years to show what he's made of.
Barkley will be a damn good QB. Just hope the Bills and Jets pass on him.
How desperate have Miami Dolphin fans become since not having a decent QB since Marino retired?
Some think that a QB that finished 56th out of 115 QBs ranked in college last year and led the preseason #8 Aggies to a 7-6 record and out of the top 25, followed that by finishing 27th (not 29th b/c Smith and Kaepernick barely missed out on qualifying due to lack of attempts at 218 each) and leading Miami to a 6-9 record (not counting the Jets game in which Moore led Miami) has resolved the QB woes and the position is no longer a major concern...
How about waiting until Tannehill actually EARNS the praise.
As I am typing just watched a FRESHMAN QB at Texas A&M throw another TD pass against Oklahoma. Wonder who Aggie fans think is the better QB...a 5th year senior named Tannehill who played for them last year or a red-shirt freshman Johnny football.


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Jesse Zapata
Zapata to step down as UTSA public policy dean
By David Gabler
Associate Vice President for Communications and Marketing
(Sept. 12, 2008)--Jesse Zapata, inaugural dean of the UTSA College of Public Policy and vice provost for the Downtown Campus, will step down as dean, effective Oct. 15, to assume additional duties in his position as vice provost. In his expanded role, he will facilitate greater access to services provided by the Office of the Provost to students and faculty at the Downtown Campus.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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As inaugural dean of the College of Public Policy since 2000, Zapata has helped to nearly double the college's enrollment to more than 1,100 students. The number of departments in the college has grown from two to four, and a doctoral program in applied demography was added in 2006. He also has overseen the accreditation of both the social work and public administration programs by their respective national accrediting bodies.
As the Downtown Campus' top administrator, Zapata has seen the campus grow to more than 6,000 students in just 10 short years, and during his tenure, the College of Architecture and the counseling program in the College of Education and Human Development now call the Downtown Campus home. In addition to his administrative duties, Zapata has been a tireless advocate for UTSA's presence in the city center and a visionary for the urban campus' future.
"I am extremely grateful for Dr. Zapata's hard work as the first dean of public policy," said Provost John H. Frederick. "He has done a fabulous job of building a strong foundation for the college that will serve it well in the years to come. I look forward to working even more closely with him in his vice provost role to implement the university's strategic plan and to strengthen further our academic programs at the Downtown Campus."
"I have thoroughly enjoyed my eight years as dean of the College of Public Policy," Zapata said. "The college has become a major public policy force in the community, state and nation. And, I look forward to devoting my time to an expanded role as vice provost for the UTSA Downtown Campus."
Before the end of the semester, Frederick will appoint a search committee and initiate a national search for a new dean of the College of Public Policy.


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New world politics is subject of lecture, April 25
Posted April 19, 2002; 10:31 a.m.
A lecture on "The New World Politics: Great Power Peace and Terrorism" is set for 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
Robert Jervis, the Adlai Stevenson Professor of International Affairs at Columbia University, will deliver the 2001-02 Klaus Knorr Memorial Lecture.
Jervis, a highly regarded scholar of international relations, is the author of more than 80 publications, including "System Effects: Complexity in Political and Social Life" (1997), for which he shared the 1998 award of the American Political Science Association for the best book in political psychology, and "The Meaning of Nuclear Revolution" (1990), which was awarded the Grawemeyer Award for the book with the best ideas for improving world order.
Jervis is the co-editor of a book series on security affairs published by Cornell University Press and serves on the editorial boards of nine scholarly journals. He was the president of the American Political Science Association in 2000-01.
The lecture is sponsored by the Research Program in International Security and the Center of International Studies .
Contact: Marilyn Marks (609) 258-3601


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At the end of August, I attended FrOSCon in Bonn again, after skipping it last year. The evening before FrOSCon however, I visited Neal Walfield, his wife Isabel and their little son Noam in Düsseldorf. Besides having a great time and a lovely dinner, I was most impressed by their collection of Maemo devices (they had at least two N770s, an N900 and, to my jealousy, an N950) which Neal is doing research on these days. He works on woodchuck, which is a project investigating how to improve data availability on mobile devices and our conversation prompted him to implement ATP Woodchuck, which makes smarter decisions when to run APT upgrade on your Maemo device then the standard updater. As part of the research, they also run a user behaviour study which I joined, where one installs a client which records various data off your N900 and sends them anonymized (he seems to be doing a good job at that) to figure out how people use their mobile devices and hopefully enhance the experience. So if you have a N900, you should consider joining the study so they get better data.
The next day, I picked up Martin Michlmayr nearby and we headed for FrOSCon. I was quite impressed by the Makerbot at the Tarent booth, but I still don't know what they are really doing and why they had it on display... In the afternoon, I attended a couple of talks in the PostgreSQL developer room and a talk about a big OpenVPN deployment, before ending the day with the excellent as always social event barbeque. On Sunday, I went to quite a few talks, but I thought that two of them were particularly interesting:
Michael "Monty" Widenius of MySQL gave a talk titled "Why going open source will improve your product" about starting businesses on an open source project, or how business can/should open-source their product. Besides a detailed discussion about the various forms of Open Source licenses and the Open-Core model, he proposed the idea of "Business Source" (see slide 20 of his presentation), where a startup would distribute the source code under a non-commercial (but otherwise open-source) license with the explicit guarantee that the license would be changed to a true FLOSS license at some defined point in the future, giving the company a head start to develop and nurture their project. I asked whether this has been already implemented in practise and how the community could be sure that e.g. lawyers after a hostile takeover would not just remove that part of the copyright notice, as long as a true distribution under a FLOSS license has not happened yet. Monty wasn't aware of any real-word cases, and he did not seem to be concerned about this and said the original intent would be clear in a possible court case. This was the first time I heard about this approach, I wonder how other people think about it, whether it would work in practise and be a useful thing to have?
Second, I attended a talk by Gregor Geiermann, a Ph.D. student in linguistics on "Perceptions of rudeness in Free Software communities". He conducted an online survey about the perceived rudeness of several forum thread posts on Ubuntu Forums. Survey participants were first asked a couple of generic questions about their gender, nationality etc. and were then presented with a series of posts. For each post, they were asked to rate how rude they thought it was on a scale of 1 to 5 and they also had the possibility to highlight the parts of the post they considered rude as well as add comments. He presented a neat web application for analyzing the results, which makes it possible to select different groups (he did male vs. female and Americans vs. Germans in the talk) and have their overall rudeness ratings as well as the highlighted texts visualized as different shades of blue. Comments can be easily accessed. There were quite a few interesting differences e.g. in how Germans perceived rudeness compared to Americans (RTFM comments were considered less rude by Germans for example, IIRC). In response to my question, he said he intended to release the web application as open source and this might be an interesting tool for FLOSS projects to analyze how their public communication channels are perceived by various groups. Unfortunately, I cannot find any other resources about this on the web as of today, so I should try to contact him about it at some point.


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By Tiernan Ray
Analysts today were tweaking their estimates for Apple (AAPL) in advance of the company's fiscal Q4 report tomorrow afternoon, incorporating AT&T's (T) remarks from this morning about iPhone sales, and remarks by Apple's CEO Tim Cook yesterday that suggested iPad sales were light of expectations last quarter.
The Street is currently modeling $35.86 billion in revenue and $8.83 per share for last quarter, and $55.06 billion and $15.57 is the outlook for this quarter.
AT&T this morning said it activated 4.7 million units of the iPhone last quarter, which appears to have been in line with several analysts' estimates.
Yesterday, Cook told press assembled for its iPad Mini unveiling in San Jose that the company had crossed sales of 100 million iPads to date a couple weeks ago. That implied lower Q4 sales than most expected.
Among those encouraged by the AT&T numbers, R.W. Baird's William Power today writes that the 4.7 million units supports his view for 24.4 million iPhones sold in total last quarter.
Some unknowns there include whether Apple built inventory, and also whether AT&T and Verizon Communications (VZ) have increased their share of overall iPhone sales:
T and VZ in combination represented roughly 26% of iPhone sales over the past five quarters. Using that same percentage would imply close to 30 million iPhone shipments. Even if one assumes that T and VZ grow as a percent of the total, that should still imply at least a mid-20 million iPhone result, which we would view as solid.
Sterne Agee's Shaw Wu reiterates a Buy rating on the shares, and an $840 price target, noting that the implied unit shipments of less than 16 million iPads last quarter was below his 16.5 million-unit forecast. He cut his estimate for the quarter to $36.2 billion and $8.88 per share from a prior $36.6 billion and $8.93.
Barclays Capital's Ben Reitzes reiterates an Overweight rating and cut his price target to $800 from $810, noting the 100 million figure thrown out by Cook was 2 million shy of his own iPad estimate for the quarter, which he cut from 17 million to 15.1 million. The iPad Mini will cannibalize some regular iPad sales, and if its production is at all constrained, it may limit unit sales this quarter to 20.1 million, rather than Reitzes's prior estimate for 21.6 million, he thinks.
Although Reitzes's colleagueKirk Yang suggests Apple built 10 million to 15 million units of the iPhone 5 last quarter, and can build 40 million to 45 million this quarter, he is inclined to cut his December and March estimates. For December, he now models 43.5 million, down from a prior 45.2 million, and for March he thinks it'll be about the same "as the company has units pushed out even beyond Christmas."
Reitzes models $34.3 billion and $8.31 per share last quarter, versus a prior $34.9 billion and $8.56. For December, he's modeling $50.6 billion and $14.27 per share, down from $52.6 billion and $15.36 previously.
Colin Gillis with BGC reiterates a Hold rating on the stock, offering his Apple haiku: "One should not forget, the millions of phones and pads, still in the channel."
Gillis thinks will miss, reporting fiscal Q4 revenue of $35.7 billion but that it may beat on the bottom line with $9.06 per share. That is based on sales of 24.5 million iPhones, but that could be held back by supply issues, he thinks. He's modeling 15.5 million iPad units last quarter.
Gillis argues the numbers expected for this quarter and the future are up against both the law of large numbers and the shift in smartphones to sales of cheaper models:
Suggestions of 200 million phones sold over the next four quarters may prove optimistic. As the market for smart phones passes the 50% penetration in developed markets such as the United States, the next stage of smart phone growth could be more focused on mid-to-lower priced offerings [...] Our estimate of 47 million phone units sold in the December quarter is an amazing feat that could be hurt by supply shortages, competition, carrier support, legal matters, and other unknown road blocks.


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Jon Hinck
Age: 58
Occupation: State Legislator & Attorney concentrating on litigation on behalf of consumers, workers and the environment.
Family status: Wife- Juliet Brown, Daughter- Darcy
Do you believe the federal government has struck the proper balance between protecting civil liberties and providing physical security?
No. In the effort to protect security, our government has gone too far in compromising our civil liberties. As examples I would cite to two specific overreaches by the federal government: the 2001 Patriot Act and the 2011 National Defense Authorization Act. I oppose major parts of the Defense Authorization Act of 2011 including provisions that allow for indefinite military detention without charge or trial. I would vote to repeal those provisions today. I am also against major parts of the Patriot Act. These provisions allow government agents to spy on citizens and monitoring their activities bypassing the normal subpoena process. Law enforcement agencies now have too much license to intercept private communications and search financial records of both the guilty and the innocent alike. The Patriot Act also wrongfully authorizes the indefinite detention of non-U.S. citizens. We need to uphold the Constitution including the Fourth Amendment liberty from unreasonable seizures and the Sixth guarantee of a trial by jury. We cannot guarantee American safety by compromising our freedom and liberty.
Do you support a cap-and-trade system of greenhouse-gas limitation?
Yes. I would support a cap-and-trade system, a cap and dividend approach, a carbon tax as long as the law was well-designed to avoid any undue impacts. I am familiar with the climate science and feel that climate disruption will soon prove to be among the most critical challenges facing humanity. I believe that we need U.S. leadership to achieve a rapid, global shift away from carbon intensive energy and other sources of greenhouse gas emissions. The government should adopt a target to reduce CO2 emissions to 350 ppm in the atmosphere. I have already worked for public policies to reverse climate change. In 1997, I was an official NGO delegate to the Kyoto Convention with the delegation from Greenpeace International. I have prioritized strategies to improve energy efficiency and limit reliance on carbon-intensive fuels.
As a member of the Maine Legislature, I championed an aggressive renewable portfolio standard (RPS) and encouraged Maine to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). I believe the priority for allocation of public resources should be directed toward energy efficiency. I have sponsored or co-sponsored a whole series of energy efficiency measure in the Maine legislature. Among other things, I have collaborated to substantially increase weatherization efforts in Maine, to improve industrial and commercial energy efficiency and to decrease vehicle idling. I have also voted to advance renewable energy. I sponsored and passed a bill to promote solar access (including "the right to dry" on clothes lines).
My summary of what we should do in energy policy is this: 1) Get hyper efficient: 2) take no generation off the table; 3) require all generation to avoid or internalize its costs (pollution, waste, the possibility of accidents, harm to wildlife and nuisances of all kinds); and 4) shift all subsidies from generation to efficiency.
Adhering to such guidelines, coal and nuclear power would soon become prohibitively expensive. Natural gas would be a "bridging fuel," and genuinely clean and renewable resources would become cheaper, more competitive, and more readily available. Offshore wind power, solar power, tidal energy, biomass, and other renewable sources will not only compete favorably in energy markets but will provide jobs and more rapidly come to power our economy.
Do you believe the federal government should do more to help students afford college?
Yes. Students and young people burdened with massive debt from student loans need educational debt reform. We should be making Pell Grants and Stafford Loan on favorable terms more widely available. It should be a priority to provide greater student aid assistance at public universities. It should be a national priority to contain skyrocketing costs at our public educations institutions, and encourage innovative financing and debt management programs so that those entering the workforce or looking to start their own business are not saddled with unmanageable debt that restricts their opportunities. These are challenging budget times, but student debt is also a drag on our economy. There is a point where enabling those young people most burdened by unmanageable debt to free themselves to seek the employment that will be most fulfilling provides a net benefit to the economy and the budget.
Do you believe health-insurance plans should cover contraception without co-pays?
Yes. Enabling women (and men) to choose when and if they want to start a family works best for everyone. The legitimate government interest here is in protecting the right and opportunity for people to access modern health care and family planning. What the individual chooses is not governments business. I am not opposed to modest co-pays but they should not present a barrier to anyone and should be waived for people who cannot afford them. In light of recent policy debates over contraception, it is important to note that more than 98% of Catholic women use contraception and that women already pay 50% more for health insurance. No one should be denied basic health care services as a result of someone else's views. Limiting access to contraception is bad policy and wrong for other reasons.
Will you vote to end the Bush-era tax cuts on the wealthiest Americans?
Yes. I strongly favor ending the Bush-era tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans. I believe that the tax code should be simpler and fairer to middle class wage earners. A corporate CEO or hedge fund manager should not pay a lower tax rate on his income than do folks who drive a truck, clean office buildings or work in cubicles answering phones.
Today the gap between the super-rich and the rest of us is wider than it has been in four generations. America thrives when there is common ground and shared experience. Our national identity, which includes what we call "the American Dream", is built on a promise of equal opportunity. That promise has already been severely eroded. Our kids learn of the lives of the super-rich – the private jets, the exclusive schools and clubs, extravagant possession – even while their school cannot afford enough books for every class. It is past time to make rules that are fair to ordinary people and eliminate special benefits for the most prosperous. Ending the Bush tax cuts will move us toward tax fairness, and demonstrate that everyone must contribute to balancing the nation's budget.
In 10 words or fewer, please express your view on Congressional compromise.
Compromise requires everyone give up something for the common good.
As the House Chair of the Legislature's Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee, along with co- chair Senator Barry Hobbins, I repeatedly found ways to build consensus and find common ground while still making progress. We ended up with not only bipartisan, but unanimous votes on 95% of the legislation we considered. Moreover, during the 2010 Legislative session, our committee worked 37 bills and reported each one out with unanimous votes. That was seven Democrats and six Republicans voting together on 37 often highly contentious issues after we worked on them together. We made progress in energy efficiency for not only homeowners, but businesses and industry as well. We passed the first in the nation Community Renewable Energy program and started PACE loans to reduce our reliance on foreign fossil fuels. We extended broadband infrastructure to parts of Maine that had little or no connectivity, and we did it in a way that was fair and agreeable to consumers, the union workers, and businesses. It was not always easy, but we were able to achieve compromise and move Maine forward in a number of ways.
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In both cases those in "management" who created the situation incur no personal penalty for their incompetency. It just seems a bit worse to me that in the public sector, it was the taxpayers who paid the compensation to the incompetent (or corrupt) individuals who lined their own pockets while leaving the fate of the workers in limbo.
One does have to wonder if Emanuel had an edge in anticipating that he could use this Fed program to resolve a generational issue in Chicago finances. You may recall that there was an issue of Emanuel's legal residency in Chicago when he ran for mayor.


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it just remains blank.
Since the minimum operating voltage for the LCD is (VDD - Vo), and VDD = 5V, VO must be less than 0.5V.
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Any help would again be very much appreciated.
I don't think I will ever know why it decided to work!
Maybe a dodgy breadboard?
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Not that I wouldn't expect some differences now mostly due to things like bad planning with the doctor's guild big oops on a doctor glut...
Medical miscalculation creates doctor shortage
The predictions of a doctor shortage represent an abrupt about-face for the medical profession. For the past quarter-century, the American Medical Association and other industry groups have predicted a glut of doctors and worked to limit the number of new physicians. In 1994, the Journal of the American Medical Association predicted a surplus of 165,000 doctors by 2000.
"It didn't happen," says Harvard University medical professor David Blumenthal, author of a New England Journal of Medicinearticle on the doctor supply. "Physicians aren't driving taxis. In fact, we're all gainfully employed, earning good incomes, and new physicians are getting two, three or four job offers."http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/...shortage_x.htm"Almost everyone agrees we need more physicians," says Carl Getto, chairman of the Council on Graduate Medical Education, a panel Congress created to recommend how many doctors the nation needs. "The debate is over how many."
Getto's advocacy of more doctors is remarkable because his advisory committee and its predecessor have been instrumental since the 1980s in efforts to restrict the supply of new physicians. In a new study sent to Congress, the council reverses that policy and recommends training 3,000 more doctors a year in U.S. medical schools.
The marketplace doesn't determine how many doctors the nation has, as it does for engineers, pilots and other professions. The number of doctors is a political decision, heavily influenced by doctors themselves.


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Mayor De Blasio Gets a Free Ride
New York City mayors have long taken the subway to burnish their populist credentials, even Michael Bloomberg, a billionaire who proudly brandished a MetroCard when he walked through the turnstiles.
On Tuesday, Mayor Bill de Blasio walked into the subway through an emergency exit door at the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center stop without paying his fare, ushered through by his security team and other government officials after an event promoting a Democratic National Convention bid for 2016.
The mayor's aides said the free ride wasn't the norm for the city's chief executive.
"The mayor pays for his subway rides," a spokeswoman said. "This afternoon was an exceptional case, where given the amount of activity, he was ushered through the gate by NYPD and MTA personnel."
Adam Lisberg, a spokesman for the MTA, said there is no policy that allows government officials to get a free ride on the subway. "But as you saw, a combination of MTA and NYPD personnel directed the mayor and the many, many people in his group through the emergency exit in order to facilitate a smooth and orderly progression through a busy and crowded station," Mr. Lisberg said.
"The MTA and NYPD have great discretion to take appropriate actions when necessary for both security concerns and crowd control," he added.
The base fare for a ride on the subway is $2.50.
Mr. de Blasio's subway ride was part of his promotion of the city's bid to bring the Democratic National Convention to Brooklyn, showing how easy it would be to travel between Manhattan hotel rooms and the Barclays Center in Downtown Brooklyn. The mayor and officials from the Democratic National Committee traveled by subway from midtown Manhattan to the Barclays Center before holding a news conference there.
When Mr. de Blasio entered the subway station at the Barclays Center – sometime before noon — it wasn't particularly crowded. (At the time of the press event, there was an enormous police presence, though, with roughly a half a dozen uniformed officers stationed at the main stairwell.)
Mr. de Blasio touted New York City's public transit capabilities during his pitch for the 2016 presidential convention. He noted that it took roughly 25 minutes to get to the Barclays Center from midtown Manhattan via subway.
"The ride this morning went smoothly," the mayor said, referring to the trip with the DNC officials. "It was a great opportunity for all of us to spend some time together and we were deep in conversation and before you knew it we were here."
The mayor said the subway ride showcases "how easy" it is to get from Manhattan to the arena. "The ease of transportation is one of the great elements that New York City brings to the equation," he said.
Then, after the news conference ended, he re-entered the subway without paying, taking the Lexington Avenue Line to Brooklyn Borough Hall.
The mayor got a free ride to the news conference as well, being ushered along with DNC officials through the emergency gate by the MTA and NYPD "to keep the group close and together," Mr. Lisberg said. After the event, the mayor wasn't traveling with the DNC officials.
The mayor's predecessor, Mr. Bloomberg, pledged during his first campaign for City Hall in 2001 to take mass transit every day. And he was frequently spotted by the media swiping his Metro card, which he said he paid for himself.
Mr. de Blasio, who is often admired as an expert in the art of political stagecraft, often seeks to portray himself publicly as a populist who shuns the trappings of high office. In January, he conspicuously shoveled snow outside his family's Brooklyn rowhouse, and this summer when traveling in Italy he rolled a suitcase at the airport in front of journalists.


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When Classes Leak Into Ruby Contracts
Sometimes Ruby APIs document non-Rubyesque expectations that artificially separate "classes" and "objects", a la Java. I'd like to give you a few examples to depict what I mean, and explain why that's artificial later.
First example, the Rack specification says that
A Rack application is an Ruby object (not a class) that responds to call.
That's not very idiomatic, why classes are banned? A Ruby programmer would expect this shorter contract:
A Rack application is an Ruby object that responds to call.
That's it, the nature of the object is irrelevant to Rack, the only thing that matters is that the object responds to call (with such and such signature). Indeed a class that responds to call is a perfectly valid Rack application. The implementation is Rubyesque, but the wording in the docs is not.
Another example taken from the chapter on routing of O'Reilly's Rails 3 in a Nutshell:
Constraints may either be specified as a hash, a class implementing a matches? class method, or a class that responds to a call method, such as a Proc object.
The suspicious bit in that contract is "a class implementing a matches? class method". Indeed there's no requirement in the routing system that you pass a class. All it matters is that you pass any object that responds to matches?, see:
constraint.respond_to?(:matches?) && !constraint.matches?(req)
That's idiomatic Ruby, where the interface is the only thing that matters, classes are irrelevant.
Classes Are Ordinary Objects
Technically in Ruby there are no "class methods" as opposed to "instance methods". Ruby only has instance methods. Let me summarize how this works.
If you define a Person class having a name instance method, instances of Person respond to name. No surprises here. But individual person instances can respond to more stuff:
def person.custom_method ... end
In the example above, the object stored in the person variable also responds to custom_method. Such a method targeted to a particular instance is called a singleton method. You can for example build simple mocks this way:
o = Object.new def o.name "John" end # Now pass o to code that expects anything responding to #name.
And you can also override methods defined in the class of the object.
In Ruby classes are objects. When you write Person, that's an ordinary constant. Totally ordinary. It is the same kind of ordinary constant as
No difference. You can think of
class Person end
as being equivalent to
Person = Class.new
The Ruby interpreter then processes the class definition body, but as far as the constant is concerned that's it. In fact, if you have an anonymous class and assign it to a constant later, then it gets its name automatically after the constant's name.
So, this is a key point, the Person constant is ordinary, it happens to evaluate to a class object, the same way X above evaluates to an integer. And here is when Ruby deviates from other OO languages: classes are ordinary objects also, objects of type Class:
klass = Person person = klass.new
That works because Person just evaluates to a class object, and as with any other object you can store classes in variables and pass them around, and that object responds to the new method, the same way person responds to name. Why? Because klass is an object of the class Class, which defines new among its instance methods. Simple and elegant.
So at this point you need to forget a bit mental schemas coming from other languages and open your mind to accept the derivations of this particular OO model.
Since classes are ordinary objects, you can also define singleton methods on them, the same way we did with person before. Do you recognize now this idiom?
class Person def self.find_by_name(name) ... end end
In the body of a class self is the class object in scope, and so that is just defining a singleton method on it.
All classes are instances of Class, a "class method" is any method a class responds to, which may come from Class, or be defined for particular classes, that is, singleton methods.
Class Methods, Fine
I am fine with the term "class method" in Ruby as long as we know what we are talking about. Technically Ruby has no such things, everything are instance methods, but you can take "class method" as short for "an instance method of the class object". Depending on their intended usage, class methods are also referred to as "macros", also a convenient term, think has_many in Active Record.
But even if you can talk about "class methods" in that sense, you rarely need to tell classes from non-classes in API contracts based on interfaces.


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Octave The Cat
Octave released this analog classic - the Cat - during the era of the Minimoog and ARP Odyssey synthesizers. The Cat is actually very much like the ARP Odyssey, so much so that ARP had sued them in the late 1970's for cloning their designs. The Cat is a monophonic/duophonic analog synthesizer with 2 oscillators capable of square and sawtooth waveforms. VCO 1 also has a triangle waveform. Each of the waveforms can be played simultaneously and mixed together and there are additional sub-octave oscillators on each oscillator to blend new and interesting sounds.
The original Cats were purely monophonic, but then came the SRM update which added the duophonic (2-voice) capability. The Cat (SRM) has a 2-note sample-and-hold feature for each voice too! The Keyboard can be switched between 2-voice (poly) and 1-voice (mono) modes. In mono mode the 2 oscillators can be stacked for a rich mono-bass or mono-lead synth sound. Poly mode limits the richness of the sound because each VCO becomes a separate dedicated voice. In this mode you can create slightly more complex melodies with overlapping notes or very basic pads. The sub-osc plays at an octave below the actual note played which nicely adds some warmth or bottom to your sounds. It has been used by The Dust Brothers, Chemical Brothers, Devo, Rod Argent, David Bedford, Lyn Berger, Dave Greenslade, OMD, Loaded and Mixmaster Morris.
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- Oscillators - 2 VCO's (2 sawtooth, 2 square wave, and 1 triangle) plus 2 sub-oscillators
- LFO - 1 with sample-and-hold
- Filter - 1
- VCA - 1 VCA, 2 EGs- AR and ASDR
- Keyboard - 37 keys
- Memory - None
- Control - CV/Gate
- Date Produced - 1976-81
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Journal Journal: The End of Slashdot
With the forced-at-gunpoint adoption of the Beta Slashdot site, it looks like it will be the death of Slashdot. When user participation and user-curated content IS your web site focus, making more ad copy on zero users seems like a losing strategy - but one that Dice has chosen to make. I wonder what the future holds - who will be Slashdot's successor?


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Find out how FIFA 14 gives you the freedom to play however you want on PS4 and PS3 in 2013.
There's nothing like the roar of the crowd as you slot a perfectly placed shot into the back of your rival's net. FIFA 14 on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 is all about capturing the glory of becoming a football superstar without having to brave the ever changeable weather... or deal with the paparazzi on your doorstep.
Fresh legs
Like a talented young and upcoming player, FIFA 14 is all about improving the class that's already evident. Getting your world dominating football career started has been made even easier with a revamped Career mode that lets you track the best players for your club across the globe throughout the entire season, with scouts of your choosing. Develop your network of budding lookouts to find out who will be the next rising star on the pitch or the last piece of the puzzle in your quest to build a trophy-winning side.
Once you've moulded your team, it's time to get them running on the pitch - and FIFA 14 really lets you stick the boot in. There's an increased physicality in the game which lets players bump, jostle and push each other, whether it's on or off the ball. If you're playing on PS4 you can expect this element to be even more realistic due to the fresh in-game engine which takes advantage of the new system's extra grunt.
Suddenly an extra element comes into force during matches. FIFA 14's super smooth gameplay remains, but you're angling your stronger players to nudge rivals off the ball, making spontaneous interceptions with a flailing body and keeping an eye on crafty defenders looking to literally block your keen runs.
Creating your ultimate team
This increased physical presence comes with added responsibility, however. Referees can and will stop play for what they see as intentional obstructions or fouls. So using this element tactically is key to unlocking defences or halting a surging attack. And because your pushy play can go either for or against you, it adds a brilliantly tactical edge to the game. You have to think quickly on the run and make use of other features, like the ability to shield the ball with your body.
And what better way to try out your new style of play than with friends? Pick your favourite team from 500 officially licensed clubs spread over 30 leagues and play online against others or join forces with a talented mate to tackle a whole season co-operatively.
Box to box action
There's plenty more to come from FIFA 14 as it sprints towards its 26 September 2013 release date on PS3. Those itching for a chance to have a kick about on the PlayStation 4 version won't have too long to wait either, with a 29 November 2013 launch. To help sweeten the wait, PS4 owners will be able to enjoy even more detail to their game.
Expect fully 3D crowds, extra animations such as players rushing to take corners or throw-ins during the dying minutes of a tight game, and other touches that bring FIFA 14's distinctive football to life.
It's your season - and it's time to shoot for glory. Keep reading au.playstation.com as FIFA 14 lines up for its big kick-off.
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4.80 m Plywood stitch & glue touring canoe. Only two plywood sheets are needed!
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Whetstone Evening Celebration Set for May 6
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
The annual Whetstone Evening celebration will be from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Sunday, May 6, in the second floor student lounge in the Ruth Ann Musick Library on the main campus.
Admission to the event is free and open to the public; refreshments will be provided. Contributors are encouraged to come and read their work, which will be done on a sign-up basis at the event.


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07jan13 - Mon chlg - 13 elements!!
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I took this photo in Ballarat today, a regional town in Victoria not far from where Jo Corne lives. It depicts Alice in Wonderland and was taken at the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery.
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Wow -- I love the perspectives here. Everything is a little "strange" like I just ate some kind of mushroom, so to speak. Wonderful and lively mix of colors and patterns. I especially like the game pieces -- and the buttons. Marvelously fantastical page!
What a wonderful painting! I really like the 3d way you've framed it. The chess boards and men are a great embellishment.
Just wonderful Jode and like Diane said - I sorta feel I've gone through the looking glass - wonderful how you were able to convey that feeling. I really like your beautiful photo and the way you framed it askew - just like Alice's world. I also really like how masterfully you put together the different pieces in your background. Just super.
Grrrr.. SO sorry - having trouble with my click button so apparently I clicked twice. But, I really do like this LO twice as nice.
PS I love how you managed to get in 13 embellishments without looking crowded or crazy.. Well, ok - that IS a part of Alice's world. Great work, Jode.
PS I love how you managed to get in 13 embellishments without looking crowded or crazy.. Well, ok - that IS a part of Alice's world. Great work, Jode.
I love it! The artwork and your layout!
I like the collaged look of this layout and that painting is really cool.
Great job with the perspective on the painting and frame and the color play of the black and white checkered background with the red and gold embellishments. Cool idea!
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April 9th 2013, APEX World took place, one of the biggest APEX only events in the world, organized by the Dutch Oracle user group (OGH). iAdvise was gold partner of this year's edition. Below is a view on this event from our perspective.
The event took flight with the keynote by David Peake, product manager from Oracle. He spoke about Oracle DB 12c, what it is and what's in there for APEX developers, and some words about what to expect from APEX 5.0. Again, we had to conclude that great things are coming our way in the months to come:
- pluggable databases,
- new column types,
- data redaction,
- new IDE-like view for the page builder,
- multiple interactive reports on 1 page,
- multi-row edit region type,
- enhanced builder security
- and some more great stuff…
But as we are used to with Oracle, it's all subject to change and might not make it into next release 🙂
More in-depth details and another view on this presentation can be found on Christian Rokitta's blog.
The only two things David was clear about were:
- APEX 5.0 will focus on improved usability and quality rather than on new features;
- there will be an APEX 4.2.2 release before 5.0 will become available.
Below are our highlights from the presentations we followed.
Transfer Solutions presented their "portal" solution to combine both Forms and APEX applications with one custom single sign-on. We saw some interesting approaches for common issues and found confirmation for our approach in comparable situations.
Rob van Wijk from Ciber presented his white paper "Professional software development using APEX". Together with his colleagues, he worked out a way to version database schemes and APEX applications in Subversion when all developers are working in their own isolated environment. On top of this, he used Hudson to automate the versioning update-commit process. A must read paper if you consider versioning within your APEX environment!
Regarding responsive web design (RWD), there were two presentations of interest:
Dimitri Gielis introduced how RWD can be accomplished in APEX by using the new built-in grid system and spoke about APEX theme 25 (fully responsive and new in APEX 4.2) but also Twitter bootstrap, which can perfectly be integrated in APEX.
Later on, it was up to CB Logistics, together with iAdvise colleague Stijn Van Raes, to present how they used RWD in a recent project.
Peter Raganitsch and Matt Nolan from FOEX came all the way to Zeist to state that APEX truly is the best successor of Oracle Forms…but not out-of-the-box. In a few demos, in which they combined declarative APEX functionality together with their plug-in framework, they showed how APEX can become a perfect fit for everyone who wants to migrate good old Forms without losing much functionality, usability and maintainability. A bold statement but definitely something our APEX developers will look into.
Roel Hartman showed us what mobile web development with APEX theme 50 and jQuery mobile is all about. He walked through the new item types, lists and buttons and demonstrated how you can easily make your application look better with standard APEX functionality.
Our iAdvise colleague, Karen Van Hellemont, presented with Natasha Van Hoof from the Flemish Government how documents can be generated from the database. Throughout several years, iAdvise gained experience in generating documents with PL/SQL and developed a metadata driven solution with a simple API to re-use it in other projects. The Flemish Government is our first customer to use the complete version of this solution and therefore gave a customer testimonial on their experience with the tool.
The price for most-entertaining presentation definitely goes to John Scott (APEX Evangelists) when talking about HTML5 websockets! The concept of websockets took about 10 minutes. The remaining time was used for demos about what you can do with this. We never heard so many sounds of astonishment in 30 minutes!
For a Belgian-Dutch Oracle consultancy company, this is one of the most valuable events next to Oracle Open World and this year's edition really showed us that APEX is far from ever going away! It has great potential for a very wide range of businesses and allows both developers and end-users to maximize their needs in every way.


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Hello All,
After lurking for some time I have decided to take the plunge and join the fray. I don't have a whole lot to say at this time but I do have a question. Am I supposed to certify myself? It seems a bit self serving but the option was available from my homepage.
Feel free to have a look at my little project, g-page . g- page is an internet based text messaging application for sending text messages to alphapagers or PCS phones. It's still pretty rough around the edges but is very functional.


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I know I can't supply 12v from the board but can I use an H-Bridge I have to control a stepper motor (don't know the number off hand since I'm not at home at the moment).
haven't received the CO detector yet since it is coming from China
where do you guys prefer to order your parts?
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