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The asteroid Ida as taken by the Galileo spacecraft on its way to Jupiter. August 28, 1993.Source: Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech
Asteroids are huge boulders of metal and rock found mostly in the asteroid belt, between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It is here that most asteroids settled after the formation of the solar system.
There are four main asteroid types, based on composition: Carbonaceous (carbon and organics, more common in the outer asteroid belt), Silicaceous ('stony' asteroids, common in the inner asteroid belt), Metallic (mostly iron & nickel alloy) and Enstatite (MgSiO3, quite rare).
To date over 4000 asteroids have been named. The largest are:Ceres (diameter: 940 km)Vesta (diameter: 555 km)Pallas (diameter: 538 km)Hygeia (diameter: 450 km)
Ceres was the first asteroid discovered, in 1801. The brightest is Vesta, with a magnitude as low as 6.5. It is the only asteroid ever visible to the unaided eye.
There are other groups of asteroids outside the asteroid belt. The Trojans occupy the same orbit as Jupiter, but are found 60° either side of the planet.
Apollo asteroids are also of interest to us. These are asteroids whose orbits approach that of the Earth. Named after the first of this group to be discovered, in 1932, they range in size from hundreds of metres across to some the size of large cities. Astronomers now monitor the positions of these objects. Some have passed extremely close to Earth, such as Icarus at approximately 6 million km away, 1991DA less than 150 million km and 1993KAZ within 145 000 km.
It is now believed that asteroids and comets are closely related as they were formed at about the same time at the beginning of the solar system, around 4.6 billion years ago. Chiron, an object discovered in 1977, was originally designated as an asteroid, but in 1989 suddenly developed a coma and is now considered a huge comet, at least 166 km across.
Collisions between asteroids are quite common, especially in the asteroid belt. The fragments that result may become the meteorites that end up crashing into the Earth. The largest impacts in our solar system occurred between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago, when the space between the planets contained many more asteroids than today. After millions of years these rocks were discarded from the inner regions of the solar system and became many of the moons of the outer planets. The moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos are now also believed to be captured asteroids from long ago.
Hi Shakthi, as indicated above, it is probable that earth has suffered large impacts before but shakthi there are no asteroids that have been captured by Earth's gravity. This is quite unlikely as the asteroid would need to approach with just the right speed and direction to be captured instead of falling to the surface.
There are four known quasi-satellites of Earth. These are asteroids that orbit the Sun at the same average distance as Earth and so appear to orbit Earth. However these orbits are complicated so they are not considered true satellites. More information can be found on the University of Western Ontario website.
The effects of an asteroid falling to Earth depend on its size: small ones will burn up completely while the largest ones could cause a global catastrophe.
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Delegates at the American Institute of Architects Convention 2014 voted to change the governing structure of the Institute. The number of members on the national board will be significantly reduced, while a new body—the Strategic Council—will be added.
The current board structure includes a president, president-elect, secretary, treasurer, four vice presidents, regional directors, two associate members, and the AIA's executive vice president and chief executive officer (EVP/CEO), a non-voting member. It also includes Council of Architectural Component Executives (CACE), student and public representatives, and an international director. This structure includes more than 50 members.
This new board structure will top out at 16 members. It includes four elected officers: the AIA president, first vice-president/president-elect, secretary, and treasurer. (The AIA announced these new members Saturday.) The board will also include between six to eight at-large directors—three elected by convention delegates and three by the newly formed Strategic Council. The president can also choose as many as two additional at-large directors that would need to be approved by the board.
Additionally, the national board will include an associate director, a CACE director, and a student director. The AIA's EVP/CEO will also sit on the board as a non-voting member.
Current positions will be phased out at the conclusion of the member's terms.
The new Strategic Council will advise the board on topics such as public policy, goals, operation plans, and budgets. The council includes the four current elected members of the board, the immediate past president, and the EVP/CEO (non-voting), as well as international region, associate, student, and CACE representatives. It will also include 35 regional representatives and 10 at-large representatives. This council is not to exceed 60 members.
"[The Strategic Council] will look forward to investigate emerging issues in business, practice, and design that our members will be asking about in the months and years ahead," said EVP/CEO Robert Ivy, FAIA, in an AIA press release. "Cooperatively with the Board of Directors, it will promote a relevant strategic plan for our present and future needs."

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The Canisius College men's soccer team (4-3-2) heads down the New York State Thruwway on Wednesday to meet the Marist Red Foxes in MAAC soccer action. Game time at Tenny Stadium in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., is set for 1 p.m.
• Canisius opened the conference portion of the 2013 schedule against Manhattan Oct. 5 and the teams played to a 0-0 draw.
• The tie against the Jaspers at home moved Canisius to 8-15-2 all-time in MAAC openers.
• Senior goalkeeper Ryan Arvin made five saves for the Blue and Gold to post his third shutout of the season and the fourth in his career.
• Prior to the 0-0 tie against Manhattan, the last time Canisius played a scoreless draw in MAAC action was against Marist at home Oct. 2, 2011.
• The Griffs wrapped up non-conference play with a 4-3-1 record.
• It marks the first time since Canisius joined the MAAC in 1989 that the team posted a winning record in non-conference play in consecutive seasons. The Griffs were 7-1-2 against non-league foes in 2012.
• Canisius finished the 2013 non-conference season strong, going 3-1-1 in its last five games after a 1-2-0 start.
• The key for the Griffs' improvement was on the defensive end. After allowing nine goals in the first three games of the season (3.00 per game), Canisius has surrendered just five tallies in the last five contests (1.00 per game).
• The Griffs moved to ninth in the latest NSCAA North Atlantic Poll, released Tuesday.
• Canisius has reached as high as sixth this season (Sept. 3).
• In 17 previous meetings in the series between Canisius and Marist, the Red Foxes hold an 11-5-1 advantage.
• Canisius, however, holds a 4-1-1 advantage in the last six meetings, highlighted by last season's 2-1 win at Marist.
• Last season, junior Eric DeHond made seven stops in goal for the Griffs in his first career start.
• In the last meeting, Canisius junior Jon Cary recorded a career-high three points in the team's win, highlighted by his first career goal. That marker ended up being the game-winning tally for the Griffs.
• Marist enters Wednesday's game with an overall record of 1-8-0 to go with an 0-1-0 record in league play.
• The Red Foxes dropped their MAAC opener at Rider by the score of 3-1 on Oct. 5.
• Marist, which is 1-2-0 at home this season, is being outscored 19-4 on the season.
• Senior Anthony Sokalski has started all nine games in goal for Marist this season where he has a 2.07 goals against average and a a .732 save percentage.
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The Canisius College men's soccer team (4-3-2) heads down the New York State Thruwway on Wednesday to meet the Marist Red Foxes in MAAC soccer action. Game time at Tenny Stadium in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., is set for 1 p.m.


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ECO-STRUCTURE recently spoke with Joseph Baisch, class of 2011 at Middlebury College in Middelbury, Vt., and architecture co-lead of Team Middlebury for the U.S. Department of Energy's 2011 Solar Decathlon.
How is your solar paneling unique?
We use Sunpower 225 panels that attach directly to our standing-seam metal roof. They're efficient and elegantly designed. We're the only team to use Sunpower's "signature black" panels—instead of the typical blue grid of solar cells, these are a smooth black plane. Our array is also tilted at the same angle as our gabled roof. We've oriented our house along an east-west axis, so the gable provides the best angle for the photovoltaic array to perform efficiently.
What other sustainable features have you incorporated into your design?
We have a green wall along the southern-facing glazing in the kitchen and living space. Vermont's agrarian landscape inspired us to provide the home's occupants with an immediate source of fresh vegetables and greens throughout the colder months.
Our house is also responsive to the environment. Vermont has a cold climate, which requires sturdy homes with passive solar capabilities. In turn, our house, Self-Reliance, has a significant amount of glazing on the south-facing surfaces to allow for natural daylight and heating, but has minimal glazing and small windows on the north, east, and west sides to minimize heat loss. We've also insulated the home with 11-inch-thick walls and 21-inch-thick ceilings, filled with cellulose insulation, to fight the cold winters. It is our tight building envelope that makes our house so efficient.
Our house extensively utilizes durable, local, natural materials. We harvested sugar maple from Middlebury College forests and had the maple milled locally. To get the maximum amount of boards out of each tree, and minimize the number of trees harvested, we use multiple-width boards in our floor and include boards with some natural discoloration. The maple, which also runs up the east and west walls of our home, adds a sense of quality to the interior space.
What was the inspiration of your design, and does it display any regional influences?
Self Reliance was inspired by the qualities of historic New England farmhouses, and from this building typology we've taken the gable form. It connects our design directly to Vermont vernacular architecture—it's a powerful form universally understood as a home. Though we haven't reproduced a traditional farmhouse, we've captured the characteristics that make old farmhouses so desirable—utility, durability, natural materials, rhythm and order defined by timber structure, and response to the landscape—and expressed them in a contemporary architectural language. We accentuate the crisp, pure gable form, producing a container that wraps the interior spaces. The solidity of volume reads immediately as shelter—a home's most basic function.
We've also created a comfortable home for a family of four. Square footage was maximized by creating two distinct zones in our house—separating the public from the private. The result is an east-west division, in which the west entry and mudroom open up into a large, public living space while the bedrooms and bathroom more private.
How has the new affordability criteria affected the design of your house?
Our design wasn't drastically affected by the affordability contest; it's always been our goal to create a home that is widely accessible and affordable. We did this by employing simple forms and by adapting traditional construction techniques for energy-efficient building. For example, we feature an alternating stud wall, which creates a deep cavity for our cellulose insulation, but is built in the same manner as a typical stud wall. What will happen to the house after the competition?
Our home will return to Middlebury campus in Vermont. Boreholes have already been drilled for a geothermal system and the permanent foundation is currently under construction. The college plans to use the house for special-interest housing, where students will apply to live on a per-semester basis. It will also serve as an environmental outreach center for dinners, speakers, and educational events.


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The Canisius volleyball team bounced back with a three-set sweep at Quinnipiac University on Sunday afternoon. The Golden Griffins won 25-17, 25-19, 25-16 to improve to 5-4 in the MAAC.
Canisius matched its season-high with a .292 attack percentage, with senior Roxanne Hernandez recording seven kills on 12 attack attempts as four Golden Griffins posted at least five kills in the match. Senior Sydney Palka and sophomore Grace Streicher combined for 30 assists.
"It was nice to have our team come back with a road win," Canisius coach Cathy Hummel said. "We received contributions from a number of players and had a good team win."
The Griffs didn't trail in either of the first two sets and jumped out to a quick 11-2 lead in the opening set. The Bobcats would cut it to 21-17, but Canisius won the last four points, including kills from Hernandez and freshman Jacklyn Malusa, to take the opening set.
In the second set, the Griffs took control midway through the set using a 5-1 run, including back-to-back service aces from Streicher, to go up 15-9. Quinnipiac answered with a 5-1 run to make it 16-14 but Canisius came right back with a 4-1 run that featured kills from sophomore Rachel Kline and freshman Katlyn Tyler, to go up 20-15. The Griffs won the second set on a solo block from sophomore Lauren Siebert.
Canisius broke open the third set with an early 8-0 run, including seven straight points on the serve of senior Emily Elek, to go up 11-4. Quinnipiac only got as close as three points the rest of the way as a block from sophomore Amy Osinski and freshman Gabrielle Vetere wrapped up the match.
Canisius returns to Western New York to face rival Niagara University on Saturday. Match time at the Gallagher Center is set for 1 p.m.
Notes: Canisius and Quinnipiac met for the fourth time with Sunday standing as the first meeting between the team as conference rivals… The Griffs also hit .292 against Saint Peter's in the conference opener… Canisius had five runs of at least three points... Canisius is now 3-1 in MAAC road matches in 2013.


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I heard tonight that the federal government, in a feat of monumental stupidity, is ceasing funding for the control and eradication of the Asian Honeybee.My understanding is that are poor pollinators, poor honey producers, aggressive breeders with our queens and their traits hold with the progeny. They are also big on swarming.Lone, are you anywhere near the outbreak in Queensland?
The Varoa we do have is called Varoa Destructor. Asian bees carry another strain of Varoa that is of concern to all of us here in Australia. Bee Doctor Denis Anderson has done years of research into these Varoa and there are some real concerns that Government do not understand or do not want to know about.
Phil, here is a little geography lesson. I am 5 and a half hours fast drive south of the Atherton Tablelands. The tablelands and Cairns area had been quarantined and bee movement prohibited. They stopped the quarantine at one stage but I suppose they put it back when they found more colonies.


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For a list of frequently asked general admissions questions, please refer to the main Admissions website's sections on Applying to HKS and FAQs. Topics specific to MPA/ID applicants are addressed below.
In 1998, Harvard Kennedy School faculty working in international development designed this new program to meet the need for well-trained professionals in developing and transitional economy countries as well as in donor countries. The challenges of international development demand professionals with skills in economic, social and political development. Existing programs emphasized either high-level technical training (master's or PhD programs in economics) or professional training (master's in international affairs or public administration).
The MPA/ID Program is a unique combination of these two different approaches. MPA/ID students graduate with the analytical and technical skills that one expects of economics PhD students, as well as deep immersion in the problems and institutional realities of developing countries that excellence in this field requires. Since the first class enrolled in 1999, the visibility of the MPA/ID Program has grown rapidly. It enjoys a reputation for outstanding faculty; a challenging, integrated curriculum; bright and committed students; exciting internships; and successful alumni.
The MPA/ID Program has prerequisite courses so that students will be adequately prepared for the rigor of the core curriculum. The prerequisite coursework ensures that the whole class shares a common foundation of quantitative and economic skills so that the curriculum can include more sophisticated material than would otherwise be possible.
The prerequisite course requirements are one university-level course in each of the following:
Statistics and linear algebra are also desirable, although not required.
One semester introductory courses that cover both microeconomics and macroeconomics do not prepare students adequately for the advanced economics courses in the MPA/ID core, and thus do not fulfill the academic prerequisite. Multivariable calculus is not the same as multivariate statistics, which does not fulfill the requirement. CFA certification and other professional certifications do not meet the economics and multivariable calculus requirements.
Successful applicants demonstrate competence in economics and quantitative analysis through their academic records and GRE or GMAT scores. A competitive candidate will have a strong academic record, especially in math and economics courses.
If one or more of these prerequisite courses is missing at the time of applying, the applicant must indicate a plan for completing the missing coursework before enrollment. Applicants who are missing one or more of the prerequisite courses should consider taking courses in the fall or spring semesters of the year of application to strengthen both their candidacy as well as their ability to succeed in this intense and rigorous program.
Prospective applicants can take the course(s) that they are missing at any accredited institution. They must receive a grade for the course; at most institutions this means that they will have to take the course for credit so that the school can issue a transcript confirming that the course has been completed. While it is possible to complete the prerequisite course requirements at an accredited community college or by distance learning, the MPA/ID Program strongly encourages prospective applicants to take the most rigorous and challenging courses they can to be sure that they are well prepared for the program. Here are links to Harvard College's Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Multivariable Calculus courses. Please use these course descriptions as a guide when choosing a course to complete the MPA/ID prerequisite courses.
The Admissions Committee strongly prefers applicants who have several years of development work experience, preferably in a developing country. There are several reasons for this.
The field of development is broad, encompassing governments, central and regional banks, international development institutions, non-governmental organizations, and private businesses. The Committee looks broadly for work experience that shows commitment to the economic, political, or social progress of developing countries, knowing that practitioners will most likely shift between sectors during their careers in any case.
Although work experience is not an absolute requirement for admission, applicants are almost never admitted directly from their undergraduate studies. The average age of MPA/ID students is 28, with an average of four years of full-time professional work experience following an undergraduate degree.
The MPA/ID Program is a quantitative, economics-centered multidisciplinary program, combining studies in policy and practice with a rigorous curriculum in analytical and quantitative methods.
Only you can decide if you are looking for a program with a heavy focus on quantitative analysis and economics. If you have never enjoyed math or economics, or if you are interested in a more broadly focused degree in policy or management as opposed to a degree focused on international development, you should consider applying to a different program.
Some students have a difficult time deciding between the MPA/ID Program and PhD programs. In general, you should bear in mind that a PhD prepares you for an academic career first and foremost. If you want your next job to be assistant professor, then you should pursue a PhD.
If instead you want to work in the field or in policymaking, a PhD is unlikely to be a wise investment. In this case, two years of the MPA/ID Program followed by three years of relevant professional experience should be preferable to five years of study and research in a PhD program. The reason that many development institutions hire PhDs is because they are looking for people with good analytical and quantitative skills. Those are the skills that are imparted, among others, in the MPA/ID Program.
Some people fear that they will encounter a "glass ceiling." However, once you are hired, career advancement depends largely on the quality of your work and not on the degree you hold.
A good example is Michael Walton, who had a long and successful career at the World Bank with a master's in Economics from Oxford. From 1980-2004, Michael Walton worked as an economist at the World Bank, including extended periods in Indonesia and Zimbabwe, adviser to two Chief Economists, Chief Economist for East Asia and the Pacific (1995-97), Director for Poverty Reduction (1997-2000), Chief Economist for Human Development (1999-2000), and Adviser for Poverty and Human Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (2000-2004). He was part of the management group for World Development Report 2000/2001: Attacking Poverty, and played a central role in the design of the poverty reduction strategy process for low income countries.
Other examples include Kennedy School graduates such as:
If you are sure you want to earn a PhD, in most cases you would be better off to go directly to a doctoral program. The MPA/ID Program is neither the fastest nor the most certain route to a PhD degree. Admission to the Kennedy School Doctoral Programs is highly competitive, and is a completely separate process from admission to HKS master's programs.
The MPA/ID Program focuses on the techniques and approaches that are useful and relevant in formulating and implementing development policy. Most MBA programs teach general management skills focused on for-profit organizations.
A dual degree is likely to be appropriate for students who either need to have an excellent command of the development context while working in the private sector in a managerial capacity, or require a thorough understanding of and experience with how business works while working as a development professional.
The Master in Public Administration/International Development (MPA/ID) Program is best suited to individuals seeking demanding economics-centered training for a career as an international development practitioner.
The Master in Public Policy International and Global Affairs concentration (MPP IGA) is best suited to individuals seeking to become policy leaders in an increasingly globalized world.
While both the MPA/ID Program and the MPP IGA concentration take a global perspective on the challenges facing the world, they differ in their approach and focus.
The MPA/ID Program is a rigorous, economics-centered program designed to train the next generation of practitioners and analysts in the field of international development. The MPA/ID core is comprised of 13 required courses, including two-semester sequences in each of the following: advanced microeconomics, advanced macroeconomics, and advanced quantitative methods.
The core also includes courses in economic development, the role of institutions, public sector management, and democratic governance. MPA/ID students take six elective courses which may be chosen from areas such as trade, finance, infrastructure, sustainable development, health, education, poverty alleviation, and private sector development in developing countries.
MPA/ID students complete a development internship in the summer between their first and second years, and they also complete a Second Year Policy Analysis, which allows them to integrate their coursework and professional experiences by providing specific policy recommendations in the context of a concrete developmental problem.
The MPA/ID has prerequisite coursework requirements in calculus and economics.
The MPP IGA concentration provides intensive multi-disciplinary training to students preparing for careers addressing international and global challenges and governance, including international security, human rights, energy security, environment and resource systems, public health, and information systems.
The MPA/ID Program recognizes the importance of fluency in languages other than English for those who wish to pursue a career in international development. For many of our current students, English is their second language. Most of our native English speakers have already achieved a level of proficiency in at least one foreign language.
We encourage all prospective applicants who lack proficiency in a second language to pursue language study before applying to the Kennedy School. Language coursework does not count towards the number of credits MPA/ID students need to graduate. The few students who do study a foreign language during their time at the Kennedy School do so in addition to their required core courses and electives.
Please read through the program information carefully and make sure that you are interested in a rigorous quantitative program and that you are prepared academically. Be sure to take at least one course in microeconomics and one in macroeconomics, which are prerequisites to joining the program. You may wish to take a second course in each discipline at the intermediate level. You should also take calculus through (and including) multivariable calculus, which is usually the third course in a calculus sequence. Statistics and linear algebra are desirable, although not required. Be sure to perform well in these classes! Exemplary quantitative preparation is crucial to being accepted into the MPA/ID Program. We will look for exceptionally high scores on the quantitative section of the GRE.
Applicants are almost never admitted directly from their undergraduate studies. Competitive applicants generally have at least two or three years of development-related work experience after graduation, preferably in a developing or transitional economy country. There are numerous other websites with listservs and job announcements in development-related fields. Your university's career services office should be able to help you find opportunities, both domestic and overseas.


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wootgf wrote:I voted Arrested Development in the poll. I just wanted to also throw in Dead Like Me and Party Down.
YES! I forgot about Dead Like Me! Loved it!
Pete & Pete
Moonlight... It won the People's Choice Award for best new drama, so of course CBS promptly cancelled it. They killed Guiding Light too, which had been my show for over 20 years...
Stargate Atlantis-Stupid POS Syfy channel
Terra Nova-Great ratings but Super expensive to produce. Netflix considered picking it up but decided not to.
Terminator SCC-At least give us a resolution for the end of the series Geez.
Firefly-Stupid POS Syfy channel
Merlin-BBC series that ended after 5 10-13 episode seasons. Could have gone on.
Alphas-STUPID POS #$&*$#@&*^% SYFY channel. Again no resolution they are just all lying there possibly dead...
Legend of the Seeker-Enjoyed the series more than the books which is rare for me.
dilone wrote:Journeyman
This show was so good, and so shortlived.
elicitron wrote:Yes! I was waiting for someone to say this. I wonder if you have to *not* be a Stargate devotee to have really enjoyed SGU.
Also, count me in as someone who wanted to see more Terranova and Dead Like Me. I also want more BSG. And X-Files. And Northern Exposure.
Problem with SGU was they alienated their core audience which had supported them for 15 years by giving us a soap opera POS. By the middle of the second season it was starting to get good because they went back more to the original stargate storystyle and less as the spaceship turns. By that point though they had already decided to give it the axe because ratings had been so crappy even though they were coming back up.
Wayans Brothers. Funniest show on TV
Not a lot of love for Veronica Mars. It wasn't sci-fi, but it was smart and well written. It did struggle like most of the others did after a few seasons though.
Boston Legal was hilarious!
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I agree!! How can let us hang with the ending of the second season then Michael passed away to boot RIP Michael..
LIFE...that was an awesome show!!!
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Terriers (very underated!)
Terra Nova
Rules of Engagement. That was a very funny show.
Firefly, then Jericho, then Star Trek Enterprise. The others I haven't seen.
Pushing Daisies. It was hilarious, and quick, and the writer's strike killed it before it had a chance.
Arrested Development, and Enterprise are next in line. I also loved "Middleman"
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I think I am going to try to have flanges welded onto the ends of the throttles so I can bolt it to the "manifold" instead of having them connected with silicon couplers.
That way I won't have to deal with them swelling or shifting, which will hopefully make everything work a little smoother.
Now I have heard time and time again that Stand alone is required to run ITB's just because of the difference in sensors used.
Would it be possible to run OEM management with ITB's if I used a plenum?
I would replace the TPS with the TPS for the ITB's, then everything else would be the same.
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Small Mats
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- E Note Mat - plays E note - 500
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She went to puppy class at 10 weeks of age where she was allowed to interact with the puppies briefly (5 minutes or so?) under supervision. The group was divided in between the more boisterous pups and the more shy ones. She's never been to a dog park, and I have no intention of taking her there, after hearing all the bad stories. She's always reacted to other dogs, first time was at 9 weeks of age, I took her to Bass Pro Shop to socialize her and she saw some dogs about 50' away and barked at them.
I have gone on 2 group hikes with her, they were leashed walks and I think she just got frustrated and was crying. I haven't gone back on them, since it was obviously more than she could handle.
She objects to dogs who get in her face, I try to protect her from these dogs, but sometimes it's unavoidable, like when people have their dogs off leash and you hear them yelling "It's ok he's friendly!!!" as they are charging over, I try to get in between, but my dog is usually trying to get to the other dog, so it's hard. If they run up to her, she barks loudly at them, but after a minute she wants to play. I think she maybe is unsure about other dogs at first, but once she gets to know them, she is ok, but she tends to play really hard (as GSD's do) and so I don't normally allow her to play with other dogs.
I get differing opinions on this, some people think I should let her play with other dogs more often, I think letting her play with them will just make her more excited to meet them.
I can't find any rhyme or reason to the dogs she barks at, in terms of size, male/female etc. I'm guessing it's their body language, she seems to hate bully breeds the most, even when they are very sweet natured dogs and are ignoring her. She will ignore some and fixate on others. When she starts to fixate, I try to walk her a few steps away to get her to focus back on me.
In obedience class, if the dog does a recall too closely she freaks out, lunging and barking. I think because she is behaving herself about 99% of the time in class, people have a false sense of security and let their dogs get too close. It's a new group, so I have to say something to the people in my class to please give her more distance.
Things like one time I was walking her and there was a lady with a Mastiff who was carrying a Jolly Ball in its mouth while they were walking towards us. They were probably at least 50' away. My dog was fine, but then just as we were passing one another the Mastiff dropped the ball and the lady kicked it, so of course my dog got excited and started to bark. I just gave her a little pop on the collar and told her to leave it and kept walking past. So stuff like that creates a reaction. (I had nowhere to go in that instance it was either move closer to the lady with the Mastiff, keep going the direction I was headed, or go into the Caledonia river lol)
I think an ecollar is a valuable training tool when it's used correctly, but I wouldn't trust myself to time it right, and I also worry that it might make the problem worse.
I think I'll try to just give her as much distance as possible for the recalls, which I think will help. I wasn't sure if I should be correcting the behavior, but maybe what I'll do if it happens is just tell her "let's go" and walk the opposite way.
She's so glued to me when it comes to other people, if they try to take the leash from me and walk her away (to do our recalls) she gets really upset (she's fine if I tell her to sit and wait and hand them the leash though). But then other dogs her focus is totally on them if they get too close. So I have to figure out how to make me more fun than other dogs I guess, I'm just not sure how to do it.
She can otherwise work ok near them, we were doing an exercise where we do figure 8's around some chairs, and this is done pretty close to other dogs and she watches my face the whole time. It's mostly just if there's any running involved, she gets overstimulated.
the dog needs to calm and focus . The problem may have been accentuated by the handler , promoted.
e-collar? really --- in this instance LEARNED HELPLESSNESS.
dog needs to learn to function in the environment . Needs to be an active participant.
you don't clean up this behaviour -- you help the animal work through it.
If she were my dog I would clean this up with an e collar.
Just curious because I don't use e-collars.. Well, not yet anyway.. I have one and I know as my training evolves with my male I may eventually need to go down that road.. but for him it wouldn't be because of being reactive...
|If she were my dog I would clean this up with an e collar.
you said ", but she tends to get pretty aroused around other dogs"
" but the moment any kind of activity happens my dog FREAKS OUT"
"she is noisy about it at first, then she gets pretty excited trying to initiate play and whatnot (in other words, she's obnoxious about it). "
puppy socialization ??
not uncommon as a result of young pups having a wild and crazy time
at the dog park ,
about socialization and dog to dog interaction, even the guide dog training manuals state that there be periods where KNOWN dogs , ideally the same age group , are allowed to interact - under supervision , controlled and for BRIEF periods before too much excitement. That way they learn to read each other and learn dog etiquette and also control .
Dog parks are marathon events , owners hoping to take the wind out of the dogs sails.
In those zones the dog should be focused on YOU , not food , or something to jam in to her mouth , YOU have to be the preferred social contact . You need to quiet her , teach her control of her emotionally charged state . No corrections.
|I'm trying to understand when she's reacting to the other dogs, and it sounds like: only when they're running their recalls? And otherwise she's fine? Except on pack walks, when she must be in the lead or she'll be very vocal?
|Oh jeeze, ok. I think I'm going to need help with this :/
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Try working on a football field. I got the idea from Lou Castle.
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You can use whatever DS/CC training that fits your program. I like the e-collar, but whatever works for you.
So what Carmen said. I use flags or a football field because it has lines on it that keep me from going too close to the stimulus.
I'm not sure I didn't ask. This is the place I do my scenting classes and they fit me into a class right before the scenting class, since it's a 45 minute drive for me. I can't realistically do it more than once a week, because I work full time and I have a horse farm I manage at home as well, so weekdays are pretty busy for me.
The class only has 2 other dogs in it as it is, who are good about ignoring my dog. And we go one at a time.
I'm going to see if moving the other dogs further away will work for now before I go changing thing up. My dog is fine doing recalls, it's when the other dogs do it that she acts up. I don't see how changing the dogs will really change how she reacts, since they are not the problem, if that makes sense. I don't think it's about the individual dogs, but the distance, so I'm going to see if we can increase the distance and see how that goes.
She's fine with everything else, so I'll talk to them about changing how we do the recalls to hopefully get her far enough away from the action that she doesn't get all riled up. If that doesn't work, I'll have to figure something else out.
Thanks for all the advice everyone, I think it will be a long road, but hopefully we can make some progress.
Does this place offer private lessons? That way you can work on this one issue in a more controlled lower key type of environment?? With the trainer bringing in one or two dogs..
Then once you have a better grasp on it, you could go back into the group setting?
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For my armor, should I attach it wih snaps, glue, or velcro? I don't have it cut out, yet. So I figured that I should know as much as I can before starting it.
For my armor, should I attach it wih snaps, glue, or velcro? I don't have it cut out, yet. So I figured that I should know as much as I can before starting it.
Glue, I don't about. I have some velcroed pieces, but if bumped they may shift. Snaps shold be perfect.
For my Jodo outfit, I use a combination of velcro and snaps. Lately, I have been moving away from the velcro and adding many more snaps. They just seem to hold the best.
Yes, snaps will deffinetly be alot better than velcro. Somehow, setting in my closet, which is around 68 F degrees, the adheisive of the velcro had run down on my vest, and absolutly ruined it. I could of corse weather the vest and jumpsuit, to cover it up.....Next time, Im deffinetly going snaps all the way.
But how do you attach them to the armor peice? Not epoxy is it?
glue: NO WAY MAN!!!
snaps: maybe
velcro: YES, USE IT
I disagree, Industrial velcro works suffienciently for awhile, but snaps hold indefinately, unlike velcro, which gives out at all the wrong times...trust me on that.
Jodo, yes, epoxy one half of the snap on the armor.
What are you apply the snaps to?
I'm going to apply them to the chest and stomach armor. I'm skipping the back and JP all togther, I'll be wearing a cloak. Also, what's the simplest way to make the gauntlets?
i've had no problem with velcro... one side sewn in to the vest, and the other size gooped onto the back of the armor. never had anything pop out yet.
Meh, I'll try all of the above except glue, that'd be a pain to remove for washing.
hm... ya, i guess your rightJodo Kast 3 said:
i would recommend what jodo said, a combo of velcro and snaps.
but i recommended velcro earlier since my thought was, since u just need to sew it on the suit, velcro was easier for some starters, like hopefull. i doubt he has experience, so i thought he should use velcro. snaps seem harder to sew on, i think.
i could be wrong.
The snaps attach with a hammer tool. You do not have to sew them. For my vest, I used nothing but snaps. You start with a small pilot hole for each, feed the snaps, and hammer them together with the included tool. For the armor side, epoxy them in.
I figured so Craig......I'd proboly velcro the chest diamond into place, and perhaps a peice or two on the jet pack, and gauntlets, but I'd never use velcro for anything major again. Although it realy helped when I had a deal with armor placement, but thats the only thing I liked about it.
I sewed industrial velcro to my vest and gorilla glued the other part to the back of my armor and I've never had any problem with it coming off, but I can still remove it if I want. The key is you need to use "industrial" velcro not that crummy small stuff.
Well, I think I may have hit a snag: The velcro I have says "do not use on flexible vinyls." The only thing I've found besides sintra was some used linoleum, which works pretty well. Now, I am going to have a fun time lining up the velcro or snaps with this armor. The reaosn being that I and going the cheap route for my first costume; I'm using a sweatshirt with a deep hood and a cape form my old hallowen costume. It looks pretty sith-ish, but I need to attach the armor to it without damaging either the "armor" or the shirt.
I think I may be in too deep, but I'm going to wade through it like Luke in the compacter....wish me luck, guys.
If you want to attach velcro to a hard or semi-flexible surface, you could try "Shoe Goo." I've used this stuff with great results. It's basically a super strong contact cement. It stinks to high Heaven while it's curing, but once it's dry, your velcro isn't going anywhere.
Hey, I never thought of that. I used shoe-goo when I re-atachede the head to an old toy of mine. I'll be sure to try it, if we still have any left.


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Played in every game, starting all but one contest ... named to the All-Conference USA Second Team ... recognized on the TopDrawerSoccer.com Conference USA Top 20 Players List and Midseason National Top 100 Players List ... third on the team in scoring with 19 points (six goals, seven assists) on the year ... ranked third in assists (7) and assists per game (0.39); eighth in the league in points and points per game (1.06) ... 45th in the nation in assists; 49th in assists per game ... a key piece in the UAB offense that led the country in scoring ... named the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week after recording three goals and an assist against No. 24 VCU (8/30) and High Point (9/1) at the VCU Nike Classic ... earned TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week accolades after his game-tying goal against No. 8 Indiana (9/6) ... received College Sports Madness Conference USA Player of the Week and TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week honors after his eight-point performance against Florida Atlantic (10/6) ... matched the UAB program record with four assists against the Owls.
Sophomore Season (2012)
One of nine players to play in every game for UAB during the 2012 season ... started five games for the Blazers ... had six points on the year (2g, 2a), which ranked seventh on the squad ... registered his first goal of the year in the Conference USA Tournament vs. UCF (11/7) ... scored the final goal of the Blazers' 2012 campaign in the NCAA Tournament at Charlotte (11/15) ... tallied an assist in the team's 2-1 victory vs. Georgia Southern (8/26) ... recorded his second helper of the season vs. Tulsa (10/16) ... totaled 16 shots for the year, eight coming on goal.
Freshman Season (2011)
Made an immediate impact for the Blazers, earning a spot on the Conference USA All-Freshman team ... finished tied for second on the team with four goals and was third with nine points (4g, 1a) ... scored a goal in his first game as a Blazer in the 2-1 win over Clemson (8/27) ... recorded a pair of goals and had an assist in the win over Oral Roberts (9/9) ... also converted a penalty kick against Georgia State (9/11) ... was selected as the C-USA Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 12 ... finished the campaign second on the team in both shots (39) and shots on goal (17) ... recorded a career-high five shots on three separate occasions ... transferred to UAB after one semester at Akron ... came to UAB for the spring, 2011 semester.
Other Soccer Info
One of just three Chilean-born player to play soccer for the Blazers in program history (Jose-Luis Jaramillo, who played at UAB in 1988, and Javier Alvial) ... was teammates with Javier Alvial at the Universidad Catolica in Chile ... had a starring role in leading Catolica to a pair of national championships ... also helped his team capture the Copa Chile Youth Tournament in 2009.
Born Diego Felipe Navarrete on June 6, 1992 in Chile ... son of Victor Navarrete ... two brothers, Mauricio and Pablo ... Business major ... favorite television show is The Simpsons ... favorite movie is Harry Potter ... favorite food is Pizza ... favorite website is Marca.com ... his family has had the biggest influence in his career ... the reason he came to UAB is because "of the opportunities for my studies and to become a professional."


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SSA Mass Transportation Subsidy Program System/Social Security Administration/Office of Personnel
Effective Date: July 3, 2002
System number: 60-0305
System name:
SSA Mass Transportation Subsidy Program System/Social Security Administration/Office of Personnel
Security classification:
System location:
Social Security Administration
Office of Human Resources
Office of Personnel
6401 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21235
and SSA Regional Offices, Centers for Human Resources (SSA Headquarters).
Social Security Administration
Boston Regional Office
J.F.K. Federal, Room 1900 Building
Boston, Massachusetts 02203
Social Security Administration
New York Regional Office, Room 40-102
26 Federal Plaza
New York, NY 10278
Social Security Administration
Philadelphia Regional Office
300 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19123
Social Security Administration
Atlanta Regional Office
61 Forsyth Street, S.W. Suite 22T64
Atlanta, Georgia30303-8907
Social Security Administration
Chicago Regional Office
Harold Washington Social Security Center
P.O. Box 8280, 10th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60680-8280
Social Security Administration
Dallas Regional Office
1301 Young Street, Suite 500
Dallas, Texas 75202-5433
Social Security Administration
Kansas City Regional Office
Richard Bolling, Room 436 Federal Building
601 East 12th Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
Social Security Administration
Denver Regional Office
Federal Office Building
1961 Stout Street, Room 325
Denver, Colorado 80294
Social Security Administration
San Francisco Regional Office
Frank Hagel Federal Building
P.O. Box 4200
Richmond, California 94801
Social Security Administration
Seattle Regional Office
Fifth Avenue
Suite 2900, M/S 301
Seattle, Washington 98104-7075
Social Security Administration
Office of Central Operations
Center for Management Support
1500 Woodlawn Drive
Room 7030
Security West Tower
Baltimore, Maryland 21241-1500
Categories of individuals covered by the system:
This system covers SSA employees who are applicants for or participants in SSA's Mass Transportation Subsidy Program.
Categories of records in the system:
Records in the system include any paper and electronic records required by SSA to administer the mass transportation subsidy program in accordance with legal requirements. Paper records may include: copies of applications and certifications; distribution lists; correspondence to applicants/participants; and administrative reports. Electronic records may include data from the employee applications and may contain information reflecting: the distribution of transit passes and authorized cash reimbursements to program participants; names, office addresses, telephone and fax numbers for Local Transit Coordinators; the frequency of transit benefit distributions; transit benefit amounts received by participants during distributions; and the form and method by which transit passes are issued to program participants. Paper and electronic records may include information related to program applicants/participants such as: names; Social Security numbers; office addresses; office telephone numbers; bargaining unit status; transit providers and monthly transportation costs; and names, office addresses and office telephone numbers of supervisors.
Authority for maintenance of the system:
5 U.S.C. § 7905, 26 U.S.C. § 132(f), and Executive Order 13150.
Information in the system will be used to administer the SSA Mass Transportation Subsidy Program. Specifically, the information will assist SSA in managing and verifying the scheduling and distribution of transportation subsidies, in accounting for funds expended under the SSA Mass Transportation Subsidy Program, and in ensuring the integrity of the program.
Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories of users and the purposes of such uses:
Disclosures may be made for routine uses as indicated below. However, disclosure of any information constituting "return or return information" within the scope of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) (26 U.S.C. § 6103) will not be disclosed unless disclosure is authorized by that statute.
1. To the Office of the President for the purpose of responding to an individual pursuant to an inquiry received from that individual or from a third party on his or her behalf.
2. To a congressional office in response to an inquiry from that office made at the request of the subject of a record.
3. To the Department of Transportation (DOT), so that it may correctly purchase and distribute transit passes to employees; verify employee eligibility and participation in the program, and account to SSA for funds expended in administering SSA's Mass Transportation Subsidy Program.
4. To a Federal agency for the purpose of responding to surveys and preparing reports on mass transportation subsidy programs, including compliance with applicable laws and executive orders relating to such programs.
5. To the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and to State and local government tax agencies in response to inquiries regarding an employee's receipt of qualified transportation fringe benefits.
6. To the Department of Justice (DOJ), a court, or other tribunal, or other party before such tribunal when:
a) SSA, or any component thereof, or
b) any SSA employee in his/her official capacity; or
c) any SSA employee in his/her individual capacity where DOJ (or SSA where it is authorized to do so) has agreed to represent the employee; or
d) the United States or any agency thereof where SSA determines that the litigation is likely to affect the operations of SSA or any of its components is a party to litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and SSA determines that the use of such records by DOJ, a court, or other tribunal is relevant and necessary to the litigation, provided, however, that in each case, SSA determines that such disclosure is compatible with the purpose for which the records were collected.
Wage and other information which are subject to disclosure provisions of the IRC (26 U.S.C. § 6103) will not be disclosed under this routine use unless disclosure is expressly permitted by the IRC.
7. To other Federal agencies having the power to subpoena records, for example, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or the Civil Rights Commission, in response to a subpoena for information contained in this system of records.
8. To the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) when requested in connection with investigations into alleged or possible discriminatory practices in the Federal sector, examination of Federal affirmative employment programs, compliance by Federal agencies with the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures, or other functions vested in the Commission.
9. To the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the General Counsel, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the Federal Service Impasses Panel, or an arbitrator when information is requested in connection with investigations of allegations of unfair practices, matters before an arbitrator or the Federal Service Impasses Panel.
10. To student volunteers, individuals working under a personal services contract, and other individuals performing functions for SSA but technically not having the status of agency employees, if they need access to the records in order to perform their assigned agency functions.
11. Non-tax return information which is not restricted from disclosure by federal law may be disclosed to the General Services Administration (GSA) and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under 44 U.S.C. § 2904 and § 2906, as amended by NARA Act of 1984, for the use of those agencies in conducting records management studies.
12. We may disclose information to appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, entities, and persons when (1) we suspect or confirm that the security or confidentiality of information in this system of records has been compromised; (2) we determine that as a result of the suspected or confirmed compromise there is a risk of harm to economic or property interests, identity theft or fraud, or harm to the security or integrity of this system or other systems or programs of SSA that rely upon the compromised information; and (3) we determine that disclosing the information to such agencies, entities, and persons is necessary to assist in our efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed compromise and prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm. SSA will use this routine use to respond only to those incidents involving an unintentional release of its records.
Disclosure to Consumer Reporting Agencies:
Disclosure pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b)(12) may be made to consumer reporting agencies as defined in the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. § 1681a(f)) or the Federal Claims Collection Act of 1966 (31 U.S.C. § 3701, et. Seq.) as amended. The disclosure will be made in accordance with 31 U.S.C. § 3711(e) when authorized by sections 204(f), 808(e), or 1631(b)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 404(f), 1008(e), or 1383(b)(4)). The purpose of this disclosure is to aid in the collection of outstanding debts owed to the Federal government, typically, to provide an incentive for debtors to repay delinquent Federal government debts by making these debts part of their credit records. The information to be disclosed is limited to the individual's name, address, SSN, and other information necessary to establish the individual's identity, the amount, status, and history of the debt and the agency or program under which the debt arose.
Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining and disposing of records in the system:
Records are maintained in both electronic and paper form at the system locations identified above.
Records are retrieved by employee name and/or SSN.
Only authorized personnel who have a need for the information in the performance of official duties will be permitted access to the information in this system of records.
Retention and disposal:
Records in this system are retained for three years at which time they are destroyed. The means of disposal will be appropriate to the storage medium (e.g., deletion of individual electronic records or shredding of paper records).
System manager(s) and address(es):
For Paper Files - In Headquarters:
Associate Commissioner
Office of Personnel
Office of Human Resources
Social Security Administration
6401 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21235
In the Field:
Center for Human Resources, Office of the Regional Commissioner (see systems location above for addresses).
For Electronic Records:
Associate Commissioner
Office of Personnel
Office of Human Resources
Social Security Administration
6401 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21235
Notification procedure(s):
An individual can determine if this system contains a record about him/her by writing to the systems manager(s) at the above address and providing his/her name, SSN or other information that may be in the system of records that will identify him/her. An individual requesting notification of records in person should provide the same information, as well as provide an identity document, preferably with a photograph, such as a driver's license. If an individual does not have identification documents sufficient to establish his/her identity, the individual must certify in writing that he/she is the person claimed to be and that he/she understands that the knowing and willful request for, or acquisition of, a record pertaining to another individual under false pretenses is a criminal offense.
If notification is requested by telephone, an individual must verify his/her identity by providing identifying information that parallels the record to which notification is being requested. If it is determined that the identifying information provided by telephone is insufficient, the individual will be required to submit a request in writing or in person. If an individual is requesting information by telephone on behalf of another individual, the subject individual must be connected with SSA and the requesting individual in the same phone call. SSA will establish the subject individual's identity (his/her name, SSN, address, date of birth and place of birth along with one other piece of information such as mother's maiden name) and ask for his/her consent in providing information to the requesting individual.
If a request for notification is submitted by mail, an individual must include a notarized statement to SSA to verify his/her identity or must certify in the request that he/she is the person claimed to be and that he/she understands that the knowing and willful request for, or acquisition of, a record pertaining to another individual under false pretenses is a criminal offense. These procedures are in accordance with SSA Regulations (20 C.F.R.§ 401.40).
Record access procedure(s):
Same as "Notification" procedures. Requesters also should reasonably specify the record contents they are seeking. These procedures are in accordance with SSA Regulations (20 C.F.R. 401.50).
Contesting record procedure(s):
Same as "Notification" procedures. Requesters also should reasonably identify the record, specify the information they are contesting, and state the corrective action sought and the reasons for the correction with supporting justification showing how the record is untimely, incomplete, inaccurate or irrelevant. These procedures are in accordance with SSA Regulations (20 C.F.R. 401.65).
Record source categories:
Information in this system of records is:
(1) supplied directly by the individual;
(2) supplied by the Department of Transportation; or
(3) supplied by SSA officials.
Systems exempted from certain provisions of the Privacy Act: