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SUNY Plattsburgh Graduates Off to a Good Start
Morgan Brooks
- Hometown: Clifton Park, NY
- High School: Shenendehowa HS
- Majors: Accounting and Business
- Graduated: May 2010
- Activities/Clubs you were involved in: Honors Program, Member of Honors Council, Tutor, Tour Guide
- Awards you won: Presidential Scholarship, NYSSCPA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Accounting
Current Employer/Position: Experienced Staff Accountant at DeJoy, Knauf & Blood, LLP. in Rochester, NY.
What are your responsibilities at DKB as a Staff Accountant? I am a member of DKB's personal tax team and I meet our clients' income tax needs whether they relate to compliance or consulting. DKB has a widely varied client base comprised of individuals, businesses, and fiduciaries - each with unique tax situations. I am lucky in that I'm involved in a little bit of everything! However, my primary area of focus is in international issues including expatriate taxation, research in foreign income complexities, and other multi-national issues.
Have you had a noteworthy experience/accomplishment during your time at DKB? DKB encourages their employees to do work-related research. Recently, I gave a presentation on my research topics and a week later, one of the partners approached me and asked me how my research would translate to one of his client's issues. In that moment, I realized that I was becoming an expert before I even hit my one year mark!
How did Plattsburgh prepare you for your current job? The accounting program in the School of Business and Economics has a diversified list of courses. I was able to meet the accounting course requirements for the CPA exam in four years of academic study and without a master's degree! I did have to take extra business and liberal arts courses to reach the 150 credit hour requirement, but I still did it in four years and had time to also enjoy extracurricular life!
Why did you choose SUNY Plattsburgh? I received a lot of literature from various colleges - huge, colorful packages with splashy stories. SUNY Plattsburgh sent me a postcard sized pamphlet. I unfolded it, and it was a map of campus with all of the dining locations highlighted. I assumed that if a college had a good enough sense of humor to entice students with yummy food, I would like their style! And you know what? When I visited the campus, listened to the tour guide's stories, and read about the academic programs - I knew I was right!
What types of hands-on experiences did you have as a Plattsburgh student? I participated in a Co-op with IBM in Westchester County. I worked full-time at the corporate headquarters doing the job of a "real-life" accountant. I did this in my sophomore year and learned two very important lessons: 1. I truly love accounting and 2. I truly hate private accounting. Without that experience, I probably wouldn't have pursued a career in public accounting, which is where I am now and is exactly what I want to do!
What did you most enjoy at SUNY Plattsburgh? My best memories will always be of the Honors Program. The Honors Center was more than just a place to hang out, but a place to share ideas and perspectives vastly different from my own. I learned so much from sharing stories and wisdom with my classmates. I learned how to argue without frustration and dig deeper into my opinions before responding with gut reactions. I also began to understand what I believed to be true and why and learned to speak to others with poise and humbleness. Most of all, I learned that when you share your knowledge with others, you build bonds that never break.
What would you say to a prospective student about what they can expect if they attend SUNY Plattsburgh? I entered SUNY Plattsburgh as an unsure theatre major with no concrete plans. I left SUNY Plattsburgh with a career in accounting and a bright future. SUNY Plattsburgh provides students with the opportunities and the flexibility to spread their wings and explore their potential. It is a place where, if you have the drive, you will find doors opening for you in places you never expected. Right now, you may not know where you want to end up (I sure didn't), but Plattsburgh will help you figure it out and take you places you never expected.
What are your future plans? Where do you see yourself in five years? I want to be in a supervisory position where I get to work with new staff people. Public accounting is a tough career – there are long hours, deadlines, and a lot of pressure. My first year was hard, but I had a great mentor who helped me deal with tough situations. I know my firm has a solid client base and I'll be doing interesting work no matter what. What will make it special will be watching the new staff people grow to their potential. When I'm partner some day, I want to see people I've mentored joining me.
Michael Freedberg
- Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
- Major: Psychology
- Minor: Chemistry
- Graduated: May 2011
- Activities you were involved in: I volunteered regularly at the North Country Regional Traumatic Brain Injury Center (located on Plattsburgh's campus) with Dr. Jeanne Ryan.
- Awards you won: Redcay Research Apprenticeship Award, Redcay Award for Excellence in Behavioral Sciences, Award for Academic Excellence in Psychology
Current Graduate School/Program: The University of Iowa's Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program (Ph.D.)
What are your responsibilities/involvements in the neuroscience program at the University of Iowa? I am currently rotating through several labs in order to get a feel for the different laboratories and faculty here. I have aspirations of becoming a full-time member of Dr. Eliot Hazeltine's cognitive neuropsychology lab, which primarily studies task representation and response selection. I am also taking classes in Neuropsychology, Fundamentals of Neurobiology, and Medical Neuroscience. These classes are intense, but incredibly interesting! This is all supplemented with 20 hours per week spent in my lab rotations and two cognitive neuroscience meetings as well as a seminar every week where faculty and students discuss their research.
Have you had a noteworthy experience/accomplishment in your Ph.D. program thus far? As part of the neuroscience department at the University of Iowa, we get to participate in the Society for Neuroscience's annual meeting every year. This year, we traveled to Washington DC where I was able to see the research of thousands of investigators. Some of the talks I was able to attend included work on reward circuitry and on the basal ganglia, which has been a great way to enhance my studies.
How did Plattsburgh prepare you for your graduate program? Plattsburgh's psychology, chemistry and biology programs all provided me with a great foundation for the work I do at the University of Iowa. Aside from being extremely helpful with most of my class work, the research foundation I established at Plattsburgh from working with Dr. Ryan gave me a great hypothesis-driven mentality for doing my own research for my Ph.D.
Why did you choose SUNY Plattsburgh? After hearing so many great things about SUNY Plattsburgh from my friend Andy Sokol (who recently graduated from SUNY Plattsburgh with a master's degree in Education), I decided to look into their psychology program. Psychology has been a long-standing interest of mine and I was even more interested after looking into Plattsburgh's program. Ultimately, I am extremely happy I decided to attend!
What types of projects and/or hands-on experience did you participate in as a Plattsburgh student? I had the opportunity to work as a Teaching Assistant for Dr. Braje and Dr. Ryan. I also performed two years of research under Dr. Ryan and traveled to Atlanta, Georgia for the 37th Annual International Neuropsychological Society meeting where I presented research that Dr. Ryan allowed me to work on as a student.
What did you most enjoy at SUNY Plattsburgh? The most enjoyable part of SUNY Plattsburgh was the faculty. I feel like I was able to take part in so many different opportunities that might not have been possible at another university. Dr. Jeanne Ryan was incredibly helpful in guiding my interests and my pathway to where I am right now. She always had the time to help me and made opportunities for me to broaden my knowledge of psychology. Drs. Braje, Dunham, and Elwess were also very important parts of my growth at SUNY Plattsburgh.
What would you say to a prospective student about what they can expect if they attend SUNY Plattsburgh? I would let them know that they can expect the most out the faculty as well as a great overall environment for learning. There are plenty of open doors at SUNY Plattsburgh, which can lead to some great chances to expand your knowledge of your particular field. I always felt encouraged to participate in extra-curricular programs and opportunities and I think this is where Plattsburgh stands out from many other colleges. They can also expect plenty of great peers to work with. I was able to meet so many wonderful people during my time at Plattsburgh.
What are your future plans? Where do you see yourself in five years? I hope to acquire a post-doctoral position after completing my neuroscience training at Iowa. Ultimately, I would like to be able to obtain a faculty position at a university in order to teach as well as conduct research. I have a very deep interest in psychology/neuroscience and I would be lucky to be able to pass on that knowledge to other passionate students in the field.
Christine Pawlowicz
- Hometown: Goshen, New York
- High School: Goshen Central High School
- Major: Childhood/Special Education (grades 1-6)
- Graduated: May 2011
- Activities/Clubs you were involved in: Dance Corps, Resident Assistant, Relay for Life, College Theatre Association
- Awards you won: Commencement Speaker for spring 2011, Kappa Delta Pi (Education Honor Society), Phi Kappa Phi (Academic Excellence Honor Society), Omicron Delta Kappa (National Leadership Honor Society)
Current Employer/Position: ESL Teacher at Arno Elementary School in the Republic of the Marshall Islands through the WorldTeach program.
What are your responsibilities as a teacher at Arno Elementary? Currently, I teach students from kindergarten to eighth grade and prepare students for their high school entrance exam. Most of the Marshall Islands only have elementary schools, so this will give them the chance to further their education off the island. I also provide teacher training and English lessons to the school's teachers (since the main island language is Marshallese). During this time, I am also working toward a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certificate and will be involved with the pilot program "One Laptop per Child".
Have you had a noteworthy experience during your time in the Marshall Islands? Everything in the Marshall Islands is noteworthy, because it is an environment and culture so different from my own. The Marshall Islands are a developing country and most of the islands are without Internet, cell phone/telephone service, electricity, and running water (although we are lucky enough to have solar power). Learning Marshallese and integrating into the culture has been such an eye opening experience in and of itself!
How did Plattsburgh prepare you for your current job? Without the teacher training SUNY Plattsburgh provided, I would have no idea what to do here in the Marshall Islands and I doubt I would have made it into the WorldTeach program. I set my sights on teaching in the Marshall Islands my second semester at SUNY Plattsburgh and nearly three years later, it is a reality. SUNY Plattsburgh gave me the skills and confidence I needed to live my dream!
Why did you choose SUNY Plattsburgh? SUNY Plattsburgh had a dual certification program I could find nowhere else. Also, I came to Plattsburgh as a transfer student. Since Plattsburgh is a SUNY school, I knew the credits I earned at my previous school would transfer seamlessly. The student body and teacher to student ratio reassured me I would be receiving valued attention from professors and I sensed that Plattsburgh had a strong community.
What types of hands-on experiences did you have as a Plattsburgh student? Completing my student teaching was one of the best experiences of my life. Through SUNY Plattsburgh, I was able to live and teach in NYC, which was one of my dreams. Additionally, I was able to organize a science explorations field trip with the help of Karen Larkin (instructor) and Kappa Delta Pi, the education honor society. Elementary students from local schools came to SUNY Plattsburgh for the day to participate in science activities about the environment and body. On a different note, I am proud of choreographing one show in Dance Corps and performing in two theatre productions during my time on campus.
What did you most enjoy at SUNY Plattsburgh? How much I grew as an individual! I entered SUNY Plattsburgh as a self-proclaimed average student and left an honors student giving the commencement speech at graduation. The environment was so conducive to emotional and intellectual growth - from the housing, to the professors, to the student body - that it's impossible not to leave a changed person.
What would you tell a prospective student to expect if they decided to attend SUNY Plattsburgh? Expect to have professors who care about your education and your success. Expect to stay in touch with those professors semester after semester and year after year! Expect to find at least one organization on campus to which you will become a member of their community. Expect to be comfortable living here, with the support of people who want to make sure you succeed. Expect to change socially, emotionally, and intellectually. Expect to have hard times that will pave the way for you. Expect to be cold. Expect to find everything you're looking for in a college experience!
What are your future plans? Where do you see yourself in five years? In five years, I plan to have graduated from SUNY Plattsburgh (again), but this time with my master's degree in education. I plan to move to New York City and work there as a teacher during the school year. During the summers, I hope to explore international volunteer teaching opportunities in countries all over the world, with each summer leading me to a different country. While I will never live long enough to teach in every country, it is my hope to come as close as possible!
Michael Riley
- Hometown: Niskayuna, NY
- Major: Biology
Minor: Chemistry
- Activities/Clubs you were involved in: Member of the Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honor Society and Tutor in the Claude J. Clarke Learning Center
Awards you won: Presidential Award for Student Excellence, Sankalchand Devjibai Sangvhi Scholarship, Paul and Alice Krueger Scholarship, Academic Excellence Scholarship
Former Graduate School and Program: Received a Master's degree from Cornell University in Neurobiology and Behavior
Current job title and place of employment/internship: Clinical Neurophysiologist at Surgical Monitoring Associates.
What are your responsibilities/involvements at your current job/internship/graduate school? I am responsible for monitoring brain and spinal cord function during surgeries where there is a high risk of injury to the nervous system. My role in the operating room includes placing electrodes in and on the patient, connecting those electrodes to specialized equipment, and using computer software to run electrophysiological tests on the nervous system throughout the surgical procedure. Changes in the integrity of neural structures usually present in a measurable way before there is permanent damage. If such a change is detected, I am responsible for communicating with the rest of the surgical team so that the cause of the injury can be determined and resolved.
Have you had a noteworthy experience/accomplishment at your current position? What was it? I was recently monitoring surgery on an infant with a tethered spinal cord and the gravity of this job really hit me. In this surgery, I played an integral role in the progression of the procedure. Together with the surgeon, we tested responses from nerves at the end of the spinal cord to determine where it was safe to cut. After identifying non-neural tissue, the surgeon could then untether the cord without the risk of damaging any of the nerves. It was an amazing experience to help ensure that this young girl's life wouldn't be drastically altered by a single misplaced snip.
Why did you choose SUNY Plattsburgh? When I applied to SUNY Plattsburgh, it was because I originally intended to major in mechanical engineering and their program was highly rated. However, I soon discovered that their biology curriculum also had a lot to offer and was a better fit for me. In conjuction with the overall affordability and opportunities for additional scholarships – the choice was a no-brainer. I'm also an avid skier, snowboarder, and hiker so the location was a great bonus!
What did you most enjoy at SUNY Plattsburgh? Meeting my wife, formerly Miss Jessica Light, a Broadcast Journalism major from the class of 2007! Downtown Plattsburgh will always hold a special place in my heart, as it was the first scene in our love story. Really, the atmosphere at SUNY Plattsburgh is great. The campus is full of fun-loving students that will make your time there a great one. Also, the professors are really willing to become your mentors. I still talk with some of my closest mentors today. I greatly appreciated the resources that were available to me as a student. I found my professors and mentors to be extremely helpful whenever I approached them.
What types of hands-on experiences did you have as a student? I had the amazing opportunity to participate in a 15 credit, full semester research course during my junior year. I didn't take any other classes that semester, focusing solely on a cell biology research project. It was great preparation for graduate research, and a unique experience. All of my colleagues in graduate school were impressed with this opportunity, having never been offered that sort of research program at their own schools.
How did Plattsburgh prepare you for your current job? The courses I enrolled in at SUNY Plattsburgh definitely gave me a sound knowledge of the fundamentals needed to be successful in biology and neuroscience. However, many of the courses I took also taught me how to be a good critical thinker. Both the courses related to my major, as well as many of the electives I took were thought-provoking and left me well-prepared for a career in the real world. Additionally, I had the opportunity to be a teaching assistant in one of my favorite courses, and I also landed an internship at a major pharmaceutical company the summer before my junior year. All of these experiences helped to give me the experience and the confidence I needed to succeed after college.
What would you say to a prospective student about what they can expect if they attend SUNY Plattsburgh? You can expect a great education at a low cost!
What are your future plans? Where do you see yourself in five years? I plan to continue in the field of intraoperative neuromonitoring. In five years, I see myself as a supervisor at one of the Philadelphia-area hospitals, managing a team of clinical neurophysiologists and performing clinical research in order to move the field of neuromonitoring forward.
Susan Karlik
- Hometown: Briarcliff Manor, NY
- Major: TV-Video Production
- Activities/Clubs you were involved in: PSTV (Plattsburgh State Television), National Broadcasting Society, Lambda Pi Eta (Communications Honor Society)
Current job title and place of employment/internship: Associate Producer for NBC Universal's Maury.
What are your responsibilities/involvements at Maury? Some of my responsibilities include pitching stories and ideas; booking and pre-interviewing weekly guests; and coordinating travel arrangements, paternity tests and lie detector tests. On show day, I prepare the guests backstage to be with the host, Maury Povich.
Have you had a noteworthy experience/accomplishment at your current position? What was it? I was promoted from Production Assistant to Associate Producer after just one year! My name is in the credits for every episode!
Why did you choose SUNY Plattsburgh? I heard about its amazing TV Production program. I was impressed by the equipment I would be using and knew immediately that I wanted to be a part of Plattsburgh State Television. I really liked the intimate setting of the campus and classroom sizes were not too large, so teachers really got to develop a relationship with the students. I knew that the welcoming atmosphere and the small classes were right for me.
What did you most enjoy at SUNY Plattsburgh? I most enjoyed the group of students I became friends with while participating in PSTV, the student-run TV channel and the National Broadcasting Society (NBS). I continue the friendship with many of those students to this day and plan on staying in touch with them in the future. Through experiences like visiting Dallas with NBS and even just working on projects in Yokum Hall, you truly start to feel at home while you are at school.
What types of hands-on experiences did you have as a student? PSTV was very hands-on! I got my start as a camera operator for the hockey games and it snowballed from there. I then hosted the game show, Smarty Pants; appeared as a regular in Writer's Block; became producer of The News Briefs; and eventually was voted in as the Executive Producer of PSTV. I also created my own show, "Burghy's Nest" which covered local campus events. Taking classes like Basic Planning and Production for TV and Television Studio Production through your major allows you to gain confidence both in front and behind the camera.
How did Plattsburgh prepare you for your current job? I am faced with strict deadlines everyday! The homework assignments, projects, and deadlines at PSTV definitely helped prepare me to meet those same kinds of time constraints in the real world.
What would you say to a prospective student about what they can expect if they attend SUNY Plattsburgh? Come in with an open mind - what you make of it is up to you. There are a variety of social and activity-based clubs. There are a ton of professors with industry experience. Pick everyone's brain! You can make lifetime connections and friends.
What are your future plans? Where do you see yourself in five years? I plan on continuing my career in television. With hard work and determination, I hope to be a television producer within five years.
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Full Eclipse Trailer Arrives ThursdayMar 10th, 2010 | By Krystal | Category: Featured Articles, Movie News
Cinema Blend is claiming that the full trailer for Eclipse will debut online this Thursday, March 11, at 6:00AM PST / 9:00AM EST! They also say that the trailer will have a running time of around 90 seconds. Getting excited yet?!
(No official word from Summit yet, so let's hope this is true!)

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Release Notes: An updated fix for a DER decoding issue to not depend on specific compilers. An updated DER decoding check to apply to short form integers as well.
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Shares of Bank of America Corp. rose Thursday while shares of other major U.S. banks edged lower after heavy losses in the previous session.
Bank of America Corp. BAC, +1.11% a Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.72% component, advanced 2% to $9.39. The stock was also the top financial gainer in the S&P 500 SPX, -0.31%
Broadly speaking, the Financial Select Sector SPDR exchange-traded fund XLF, +0.67% which tracks financial stocks in the S&P 500, fell 0.8% to $15.48.
J.P. Morgan JPM, +0.77% made news Thursday, saying it has received approval from the U.S. Federal Reserve to buy back up to $3 billion in stock in the first quarter of 2013, according to a filing with regulators.
J.P. Morgan had suspended stock buybacks in May in connection with its roughly $6.2 billion derivative trading loss by the "London Whale."
J.P. Morgan said it expects to receive further details by the middle of November on stock repurchases for the last three quarters of 2013 and the first quarter of 2014.
J.P. Morgan shares dipped 0.2% to $40.40.
SPX, -0.31% Among other big banks, Citigroup Inc. C, +0.92% shed 0.1% to $36 and Morgan Stanley MS, +0.96% lost 0.7% to $16.52. Goldman Sachs Group GS, +0.13% fell 2% to $115.27 and Wells Fargo & Co. WFC, +1.32% dropped 2% to $32.35.
Shares of insurer Lincoln National Corp. LNC, +0.89% lost 2% to $23.28.
Lincoln's board raised its dividend 50%, as the company joins a slew of others taking measures to bolster shareholder returns.
The boost to 12 cents a share from eight cents is expected to cost the life-insurance and annuity company about an extra $45.5 million annually. Lincoln had about 284.7 million shares outstanding as of Nov. 1. The dividend yield is 2%.


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Microsoft Next-Gen Office 365 for Business Released
Microsoft Next-Gen Office 365 for Business Released
As promised when it announced the new Office 365 subscription plans and Office 2013 suites for consumers, Microsoft today announced the worldwide availability of a major new update to its Microsoft Office 365 services for businesses. Microsoft's most complete Office cloud service to date has new features and offerings tailored to the needs and budgets of small, medium-size, and large organizations.
In addition to updated Microsoft Lync Online, Microsoft Exchange Online and Microsoft SharePoint Online services, business users can now get the rich Office applications they are familiar with, on up to five devices, delivered as an always up-to-date cloud service. Office 365 features enhanced enterprise social capabilities with SharePoint and Yammer today, and Lync-Skype connectivity for presence, instant messaging (IM), and voice by June. The new Office 365 service is available today in 69 markets and 17 languages and will be available in an additional 20 markets and 16 languages in the second quarter of this year.
A new set of Office 365 offerings designed to meet a broad variety of business requirements are also announced today. The key ones are:
- Office 365 ProPlus. Office 365 ProPlus includes the latest and most complete set of fully featured, rich Office applications - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, InfoPath and Access - delivered as a service, on up to five devices. People can now simply sign in to Office 365 from any of their devices, and their documents and personalized settings roam with them, allowing them to quickly pick up right where they left off. IT departments also get the controls they need, including the ability to run Office 365 ProPlus side-by-side with other versions of Office and tools to streamline and manage updates for their users. Office 365 ProPlus is available as a standalone offering for US$144 per user for an annual subscription and is included with the updated premium Office 365 Enterprise offerings and the new Office 365 Midsize Business.
- Office 365 Midsize Business. Office 365 Midsize Business is designed for medium-sized businesses with 10 to 250 employees. This service includes Office 365 ProPlus and provides midsize businesses with enterprise-quality communication and collaboration with Exchange Online, Lync Online and SharePoint Online - along with the simplified IT tools they need to maintain control while reducing complexity. Active Directory integration, a Web-based administration console and business-hours phone support are also included. Pricing is US$180 per user for an annual subscription, the equivalent of US$15 per user, per month.
- Office 365 Small Business Premium. Office 365 Small Business Premium is designed for small businesses with one to 10 employees. In addition to the complete set of rich Office applications, this service includes business-grade email, shared calendars, website tools and HD videoconferencing capability in an easy-to-manage service that does not require IT expertise. Pricing is US$150 per user for an annual subscription, the equivalent of US$12.50 per user, per month. Alternatively, there's a monthly renewal plan that costs US$15 per user, per month.
Besides the above business plans, small businesses can also consider a hosted email service (using Exchange Online) that costs US$4 per user, per month. For those who can do without the Office desktop and mobile apps, there's an Office 365 Small Business plan that costs US$60 per user, per year (or US$6 per user, per month).
Similarly, for midsize and enterprise users who don't want the Office apps as a subscription, there's a tier just below Office 365 Midsize Business, called Office 365 Enterprise (Plan E1). This plan costs US$8 per user, per month. On the other end, there's a Plan E3 that costs US$20 per user, per month. This plan is meant for companies with more than 250 users, and who want everything the Midsize Business plan has to offer, as well as advanced enterprise services, such as advanced email with archiving and legal hold capabilities, tools to support compliance, hosted voicemail support with auto attendant capabilities, and advanced business intelligence.
For those interested, you can learn more about Office 365 for business here, and how the different plans differ from one another here.
Source: Microsoft (PR), Microsoft Singapore.
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ROCK FALLS – The Rock Falls High School board will interview six candidates for superintendent in three special meetings Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
The closed sessions will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, and 6:30 p.m. Monday.
The board then will meet Thursday and Friday to discuss the candidates and possibly choose finalists. Those meetings also will be closed sessions, beginning at 1:30 p.m. both days.
Superintendent Jane Eichman announced her retirement in September. Her last day will be June 28.
Eichman has been a superintendent 10 years: 7 at Rock Falls High School and 3 at East Coloma School. She has been in education 40 years.
The district advertised the position in October and accepted applications through early December. The board plans to hire a new superintendent by Jan. 23, according to the ad for the position.


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Skip to comments.How the Soros shadow government targets its prey: The inside story of the attacks on Curt Weldon
Posted on 11/06/2006 8:26:13 AM PST by EternalVigilance
You are earnestly urged to believe that the attacks and dirty tricks used against Congressman Curt Weldon, a Pennsylvania Republican seeking re-election, have absolutely nothing to do with the following:
1 Congressman Weldon took the lead in getting House approval of SDI the missile defense that was bitterly opposed by the Clinton White House. (See this column "Go along to get along? Not this congressman," Oct. 16, 2006).
2 The idea of a U.S. missile defense system is also opposed (for obvious reasons) by the enemies of the United States (first the Soviet Union, then the terrorists) and their dupes willing or otherwise here at home.
3 Weldon (PA-7) has carried on an endless campaign against embarrassing incompetence in our intelligence agencies. That has earned him no friends at the CIA or the FBI. (See this column "Fire the whole top-level CIA bureaucracy," Jan. 22, 2006)
4 The ten-term lawmaker has embarrassed powerful interests in both parties because of his spotlighting extreme lack of due diligence in the Able Danger scandal. (See this column "How to handle an inconvenient whistle-blower," April 2, 2006)
5 He even produced five witnesses from the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) who publicly testified that they knew the identity of and the threat posed by some of the 9/11 hijackers about a year before the attacks in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania. But their warnings were ignored.
6 Three pre-9/11 appointments that were made for members of the DIA Able Danger team to discuss their findings with the FBI were mysteriously canceled. One congressman Weldon has insisted on knowing why and has let it be known he won't stop asking for an answer.
7 The Pennsylvania lawmaker who speaks Russian fluently and used that ability in an attempt to encourage Russia toward democracy after the Soviet collapse was instrumental in exposing the former Soviet Union's violation of the ABM Treaty. Many left-wing liberals in this country resent anyone who played any role in the downfall of the Communist empire. In their socialist minds, they saw the Soviets as a counterbalancing force to the free market culture in the U.S. Rarely will liberals here admit to that view. But I have talked to some who candidly express just that. Weldon along with Reagan is on their hate list.
8 In fact, it has since been revealed that Senator Ted Kennedy (see new book The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism) invited then-Soviet dictator Yuri Andropov to come to the U.S. and help the senator counter President Reagan's "militaristic policies" on missile defense. Similarly, ex-President Jimmy Carter (according to the memoirs of then-Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin) in 1984 visited the Soviet embassy and said in so many words: What are we going to do about that madman in the White House? That is what these people think.
9 Leading the charge against Congressman Weldon is CREW, the misnamed Committee for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. You could call CREW the Committee to Reward Enemies of Weldon. Although it bills itself as "a non-partisan investigative alliance," CREW leadership/staff is chockablock with trial lawyers whose backgrounds with left-wing lawmakers and organizations reads like a Who's Who in what might even be called "the vast left-wing conspiracy."
10 For a group that claims the mantle of good government and demands accountability from others, CREW is very secretive about its own finances. However, it has acknowledged receiving $100,000 from the foundation of powerful financier George Soros. The ubiquitous Soros has boasted of overthrowing governments abroad and seems to think he can pull that off here in the United States. (See this column "Will George Soros rule America?," Oct. 2, 2006.) Soros's heavily-funded Democracy Alliance in fact helped to jump-start CREW, according to the July 17 Washington Post. CREW executives won't comment on any possible IRS implications of such coordination.
11 Soros would like to rewrite the U.S. Constitution by 2020. If he can pick off an outspoken street corner conservative like Weldon, so much the better for him. It should surprise no one that Soros would target anyone with respect for the Founding Fathers.
12 CREW Executive Director Melanie Sloan is a former staffer for Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), who will chair the House Judiciary Committee if Soros's puppet Democrats win. Perhaps she envisions re-joining Conyers' staff if he seeks to use the committee chairmanship to impeach President Bush, as he has broadly hinted he intends to do.
13 The vice president of CREW Philadelphia trial lawyer Daniel Berger has maxed out on his own contributions to Weldon opponent Joe Sestak. Remember this is supposed to be a "non-partisan" "objective" "simply good government" group. Its "non-partisan" fig leaf loses credibility given that Berger himself gave more that $150,000 to the Democrat Party and left-wing 527 groups. Berger, his law partners, and relatives have racked up thousands of dollars to Sestak's campaign. More much more money has gone to left and Democrat Party groups that likely funneled much of it to Sestak.
14 Bill Clinton, who has run his own secret police in what amounts to a criminal enterprise before, during, and after his disastrous stint in the White House, campaigned for Sestak, who had served on his National Security Council. In so doing, the ex-president said, "I will not make a single stop in this campaign season that means more to me than this one."
Clinton is one to nurse bitter grudges, including the memory of embarrassments like passing the SDI (which some day may save millions of lives), and blowing the whistle on Able Danger which may rank as Clinton Administration Scandal No. 5,638. If Weldon survives this election, he may need extra protection. Some people who were an inconvenience to the Clintons have mysteriously died.
15 John Kerry has helped raise more than $128,000 for Sestak. As has been well-publicized this past week, Senator Kerry has trashed our fighting men and women as stupid losers. In the past he has libeled them as killers of innocents. As reported by the Delaware County Times, here is a quote from Joe Sestak: "I am extremely proud to have Senator Kerry support me.... He has given me extraordinary support from the very beginning of my campaign, from advice to friendship to very significant fundraising assistance."
16 Sestak has refused to return the money that Kerry raised for him a Weldon demand that a Sestak spokesman labeled as "silly." The spokesman Ryan Rudominer made matters worse for his candidate by excusing Kerry with a churlish comment, "The man misspoke. Move on." In his dreams.
17 Contributors to the Sestak campaign have included such discredited types as fired CIA operative Mary McCarthy, disgraced NSC Director Sandy Berger (caught stealing documents from the National Archives perhaps attempting to cover up some of Clinton's misdeeds) and former CIA Director John Deutch, who was pardoned by Clinton for sloppy handling of classified information.
18 You understand, of course, that none of this has a thing in the world to do with ahem the fact that if Weldon is re-elected, he will be in line to be chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (if the Republicans retain control of the House), or that committee's ranking Republican member (if the Democrats take over). Either way, there are extremely powerful and entrenched interests in Washington CIA, FBI, media, Pentagon bureaucrats, state department bureaucrats, the Clinton political blackjack operation, the Soros money machine and its offspring "Shadow Government," terrorists, wacko left groups, the whole motley crew who do not want him in a powerful position on Armed Services. And they will stop at nothing to see that he does not get there.
We could go on and on, but you get the drift. Weldon is an underdog because he is not afraid of anybody.
Three weeks before the election, the FBI raided Weldon's office and that of his 31-year old daughter and her business partner. The related investigation deals with whether or not Weldon used his influence to steer business to his daughter Karen.
Weldon himself brought the matter to the attention of the House ethics committee over two years ago when a newspaper reported on the charge, and says the committee exonerated him of wrongdoing.
It goes without saying that no one is above the law. But the issue is one that has been brewing for more than two years and suddenly pops up in an FBI raid right before the election. That is suspicious, to say the least. I don't buy that stuff that the FBI is always above politics. That went out the window years ago. J. Edgar Hoover had his faults, but he was a beacon of nonpartisan rectitude compared to the FBI as it has morphed since then.
This, after all, is the FBI that covered for a sniper who shot a woman as she held a baby in her arms at Ruby Ridge. This is the FBI that raided Notra Trulock's home when that Energy intelligence official blew the whistle on Wen Ho Lee in the scandal of Communist Chinese theft of nuclear secrets at Los Alamos. This is the FBI whose general counsel gave the Clinton White House a heads up so that its operatives could ambush whistleblower Gary Aldrich for exposing its wrongdoing.
Let us be clear about this: Anyone in Washington who takes on sacred cows year-after-year is asking for trouble. Weldon has served a useful watchdog role. His enemies are ganging up on him big time. They seriously and earnestly want you to believe that the above trail of his record has nothing to do with any of that that the dirty tricks and unusual political and monetary firepower brought in to discredit a single congressman are all a big coincidence.
As the Delco Times in Weldon's district editorialized, "The timing of the probe stinks. Hang in there, Curt."
(Weldon Victory Committee P.O. Box 1992 Media, Pa. 19063 or www.curtweldon.org/)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wes Vernon is a Washington-based writer and veteran broadcast journalist.
© Copyright 2006 by Wes Vernon http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/vernon/061106
An American hero...
I knew that it had to do with his position, Countdown to Terror, and other things....I just didn't know what those other things were. Thanks for the info.
You're welcome. Every American needs to know all about Soros and his subversive operations.
I've wondered for quite some time, is Soros even a citizen? Why can't we kick him out of the country for just coming here to tamper with out electoral process just like he was kicked out of Russia for tampering with their currency market? Soros has no right to even be in this country since he opposes all things about it except the radical liberal Democrat party and socialists therein.
Great find. Weldon is my man. This article captures every point of those working against him. I had no idea that Ms. Sloan stands to gain a position if the Dems win. Foolish me.
I don't know why he would bother since all three branches of the fed gov totally ignore it now.
The terrorists want you to vote for dimocrats.
Soros is the most dangerous man in America.
I'm not familiar with Weldon, but as stated on the talk page, I can tell at a glance that this entry is hugely biased:
That's the fourth result for his name for both google and yahoo, so I'd suggest editing that entry for accuracy and balance.
I hear ya.
I always suspected that nobody could be that much of an incompetent boob and be elected President. Now I'm beginning wonder how much of Carter's disgraceful and historically abysmal performance as CiC was a conscious effort to help deliver this country to Communism?
Another reason the Second American Revolution is coming.
I pray it will be bloodless.
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Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - Tourism growth, led by a better-than-expected increase in domestic travel, is set to contribute more to overall economic expansion this year, Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez Jr. said at the Philippine Economic Briefing on Wednesday.
Jimenez said tourism accounted for about 7 percent of the total economy in 2012. With anticipated increases in domestic tourists as well as incoming foreign tourists, the sector is expected to account for 11 percent of the economy by 2016.
More importantly, Jimenez said, tourism could account for 18 to 20 percent of employment nationwide by the end of President Aquino's term.
Locally, Jimenez said the Philippines has surpassed its target of 35.5 million passengers by 2016. "We already had 37.5 million domestic trips in 2012," he said.
Given the record last year, he said President Aquino has approved a new target of 44 million domestic trips by 2016.
The challenge, according to Jimenez, was to build the right infrastructure to accommodate tourism growth. He said that the tourism sector expected about 7,000 new rooms to be built from this year to 2014.
However, even at this pace, Jimenez said there would still be a gap of more than 20,000 rooms by 2016.
On the other requirements, he said there was a "devoted budget annually for tourism roads and infrastructure, a program we have with DPWH (Department of Public Works and Highways)."
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Detroit's Jhonny Peralta hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Tigers a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox in Thursday's clash of American League divisional leaders.
Elsewhere, Texas took a series-clinching victory over Oakland to trim the A's lead atop the AL West, while Pittsburgh also made up ground on Cincinnati.
Tampa Bay's Evan Longoria was in prime form to down the New York Yankees, St Louis' Lance Lynn notched his 10th win of the season in beating the Chicago Cubs and Jordan Zimmerman also reached double figures in pitching Washington past Colorado.
Boston led 3-2 going into the bottom of the ninth, but Victor Martinez drew a leadoff walk off Andrew Bailey (3-1) and Peralta followed with a line drive over the fence in left field.
David Ortiz homered and drove in a tiebreaking run with an eighth-inning single to put Boston up, but Drew Smyly (3-0) replaced Phil Coke for Detroit and prevented any further scoring by the Red Sox. He struck out four in two innings of relief.
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Kinsler came to the plate right after Leonys Martin's hustling infield single, making it to first base ahead of pitcher Sean Doolittle (3-2), who had dashed over to the bag to take the toss from the first baseman. That loaded the bases with two outs, and Kinsler hit a full-count pitch through the middle of the infield.
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Longoria reached 500 career RBIs with a sacrifice fly in the third inning. He homered leading off the sixth and connected again to open the eighth.
Rays starter Matt Moore (9-3) pitched into the seventh inning and gave up three runs, ending a personal three-game losing sequence.
St Louis' Lance Lynn (10-1) reached double figures by steering the Cardinals to a 6-1 victory over the Cubs.
Lynn (10-1) allowed one run in six innings with six strikeouts and has reached 10 wins before the All-Star break both of his years in the rotation. He joined teammate Adam Wainwright and Washington's Jordan Zimmermann for the league lead. Washington's Zimmerman joined the 10-win club by guiding the Nationals past Colorado 5-1.
Zimmermann (10-3) went eight innings, allowing one unearned run on six hits. He retired 16 straight in one stretch, throwing 112 pitches — 85 for strikes — while fanning nine and walking only one.
Adam LaRoche had three hits including a two-run triple for Washington.
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McCalls 5106: ©1959; Misses' and Junior Sheath Dress "Easy To Sew". Sheath dress with cut out neck and choice of two set in sleeves. Long darts, back and front, center back zipper and low pleat. Short sleeves, gathered at shoulders, are self lined. Dress may also be lined.
This pattern is labeled "Easy" by the McCall company, and I would agree. It is a basic sheath with a front cut on the fold, two back pieces and two choices of sleeves. It doesn't get much more basic than that!
With minimal grading (from a 32 to 34" bust), I was able to make this fit.
I decided to swap out the sleeves and substitute these from a fabulous blouse pattern.
I also added to and stitched the back vent closed, which is just a personal preference.
To keep the sheer fabric from being incredibly revealing, I underlined the dress front and back pieces with some satin rayon from the stash.
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I just know I will be using the pattern again and again, probably with the slim fitted sleeves. And a bit of modification to the neckline might be fun as well!
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Decatur, Ala. – Hundreds of vintage beauties will make their way to the River City July 13 for a day of festival fun in the heart of Point Mallard Park.
The annual Greater Tennessee Valley Antique Car Show has grown to be one of the largest car shows in the region attracting collectors, fans, and spectators from across the southeastern United States and beyond. Along with antique vehicles, the event features a huge Swap Meet, live entertainment, arts and crafts, and an assortment of food vendors.
For the past 25 years, hundreds of antique cars and trucks from as far away as New Hampshire have made their way to Point Mallard Park for the Car Show. As spectators admire the antique cars and trucks and mingle with the owners, live music and an arts and crafts show are slated from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Set to perform throughout the day on Saturday are the Fairlanes and Alaina Wiley. Featuring old parts and memorabilia, the Swap Meet is popular with collectors and classic automotive enthusiasts and will be open throughout the day on Saturday.
Registration is $25 per vehicle and the first 500 entries will receive a dash plague. This year's prizes for exhibitors include $8,000 cash, a Chevrolet 350 engine, four sets of Chrome Wheels, free and discounted oil changes, and $50 gift certificates toward tires or wheels.
Admission is free for spectators. Sponsors are Lynn Layton Chevrolet, Family Security Credit Union, and Minor Tire and Wheel, and event organizers extend a special thank you to Decatur Parks and Recreation for allowing the Car Show to be held at Point Mallard Park.
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Portable Bomb Shelters in Southern IsraelJul 13, 2012 at 07:17:37 AM
The good folks at United With Israel have once again donated portable bomb shelters to the besieged southern Israel, this time to a kindergarten in Nitzan near Ashkelon.
United With Israel is an enormous pro-Israel network with nearly 1.2 million Facebook subscribers.
Over 12,000 Kassam rockets have been fired into southern Israel in recent years, deliberately targeting Israeli civilians, causing chaos, destruction and death. Nearly one million Israeli citizens are within striking range of Gaza. An entire generation of children has been traumatized by the terror of ongoing rocket attacks.
These state-of-the-art, free-standing shelters provide safety for Israeli citizens as they go about their daily lives. They are built to prevent the penetration of bullets, shrapnel and missile fragments and can withstand direct hits. While building underground shelters can take months, these prefab units take only a few weeks to build and can be delivered and deployed immediately.
Imagine hearing a frightening siren and having 15 seconds to run for cover. Although these shelters cannot provide Israeli communities with peace, they provide both safety and peace of mind.


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* From Auburn Media Relation*
AUBURN, Ala. — They don't want any distractions, so Gus Malzahn and his Auburn assistants are at their coaches' retreat for the second straight day today, just to make sure everybody is on the same page with the playbook.
No phone calls, please. There's work to do.
In this otherwise specialized football world, Malzahn wants to make sure the new coaching staff has the big picture of each play before fall practice begins Aug. 31.
No wonder he talked of quarterbacks, but, really, the big picture for all of his players during 10 interviews at ESPN on Tuesday, starting with spring practice.
"In our 6 a.m. workouts we really tried to strain them," Malzahn said. "It's a work in progress. Our guys trust their coaches, and we trust them. But there's nothing like the real thing. The first adversity that we experience in the stadium, my head is going to be on a swivel. I'm going to find out exactly who is with us."
Malzahn talked of rebuilding the psyche of the team heading to the season-opener against pass-happy Washington State on Aug. 31.
"The over/under," joked ESPN's Ivan Maisel, "is seven hours."
Sure enough, Washington State does nothing but throw the football, and Malzahn has been known to throw it around, too. But unlike the Cougars (who rushed for an astonishing-low 349 yards last season), Malzahn starts with the running game and likes a balanced plan.


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Making Subjects and Verbs Agree
This handout gives you several guidelines to help your subjects and verbs agree.
1. When the subject of a sentence is composed of two or more nouns or pronouns connected by and, use a plural verb.
2. When two or more singular nouns or pronouns are connected by or or nor, use a singular verb.
3. When a compound subject contains both a singular and a plural noun or pronoun joined by or or nor, the verb should agree with the part of the subject that is nearer the verb.
4. Doesn't is a contraction of does not and should be used only with a singular subject. Don't is a contraction of do not and should be used only with a plural subject. The exception to this rule appears in the case of the first person and second person pronouns I and you. With these pronouns, the contraction don't should be used.
5. Do not be misled by a phrase that comes between the subject and the verb. The verb agrees with the subject, not with a noun or pronoun in the phrase.
6. The words each, each one, either, neither, everyone, everybody, anybody, anyone, nobody, somebody, someone, and no one are singular and require a singular verb.
7. Nouns such as civics, mathematics, dollars, measles, and news require singular verbs.
Note: The word dollars is a special case. When talking about an amount of money, it requires a singular verb, but when referring to the dollars themselves, a plural verb is required.
8. Nouns such as scissors, tweezers, trousers, and shears require plural verbs. (There are two parts to these things.)
9. In sentences beginning with "there is" or "there are," the subject follows the verb. Since "there" is not the subject, the verb agrees with what follows.
10. Collective nouns are words that imply more than one person but that are considered singular and take a singular verb, such as group, team, committee, class, and family.
This sentence is referring to the individual efforts of each crew member. The Gregg Reference Manual provides excellent explanations of subject-verb agreement (section 10: 1001).
11. Expressions such as with, together with, including, accompanied by, in addition to, or as well do not change the number of the subject. If the subject is singular, the verb is too.


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Chapter 6. Advanced Synchronization Topics
In this chapter, we look at some of the more advanced issues related to data synchronization--specifically, timing issues related to data synchronization. When you write a Java program that makes use of several threads, issues related to data synchronization are those most likely to create difficulties in the design of the program, and errors in data synchronization are often the most difficult to detect since they depend on events happening in a specific order. Often an error in data synchronization can be masked in the code by timing dependencies. You may notice some sort of data corruption in a normal run of your program, but when you run the program in a debugger or add some debugging statements to the code, the timing of the program is completely changed, and the data synchronization error no longer occurs.
These issues can't be simply solved. Instead, developers need to design their programs with these issues in mind. Developers need to understand what the different threading issues are: what are the causes, what they should look for, and the techniques they should use to avoid and mitigate them. Developers should also consider using higher-level synchronization tools--tools that provide the type of synchronization needed by the program and that are known to be threadsafe. We examine both of these ideas in this chapter.
Synchronization Terms
Programmers with a background in a particular threading system generally tend to use terms specific to that system to refer to some of the concepts we discuss in this chapter, and programmers without a background in certain threading systems may not necessarily understand the terms we use. So here's a comparison of particular terms you may be familiar with and how they relate to the terms in this chapter:
- Barrier
A barrier is a rendezvous point for multiple threads: all threads must arrive at the barrier before any of them are permitted to proceed past the barrier. J2SE 5.0 supplies a barrier class, and a barrier class for previous versions of Java can be found in the Appendix A.
- Condition variable
A condition variable is not actually a lock; it is a variable associated with a lock. Condition variables are often used in the context of data synchronization. Condition variables generally have an API that achieves the same functionality as Java's wait-and-notify mechanism; in that mechanism, the condition variable is actually the object lock it is protecting. J2SE 5.0 also supplies explicit condition variables, and a condition variable implementation for previous versions of Java can be found in the Appendix A. Both kinds of condition variables are discussed in Chapter 4.
- Critical section
A critical section is a synchronized method or block. Critical sections do not nest like synchronized methods or blocks.
- Event variable
Event variable is another term for a condition variable.
- Lock
This term refers to the access granted to a particular thread that has entered a synchronized method or block. We say that a thread that has entered such a method or block has acquired the lock. As we discussed in Chapter 3, a lock is associated with either a particular instance of an object or a particular class.
- Monitor
A generic synchronization term used inconsistently between threading systems. In some systems, a monitor is simply a lock; in others, a monitor is similar to the wait-and-notify mechanism.
- Mutex
Another term for a lock. Mutexes do not nest like synchronization methods or blocks and generally can be used across processes at the operating system level.
- Reader/writer locks
A lock that can be acquired by multiple threads simultaneously as long as the threads agree to only read from the shared data or that can be acquired by a single thread that wants to write to the shared data. J2SE 5.0 supplies a reader-writer lock class, and a similar class for previous versions of Java can be found in the Appendix A.
- Semaphores
Semaphores are used inconsistently in computer systems. Many developers use semaphores to lock objects in the same way Java locks are used; this usage makes them equivalent to mutexes. A more sophisticated use of semaphores is to take advantage of a counter associated with them to nest acquisitions to the critical sections of code; Java locks are exactly equivalent to semaphores in this usage. Semaphores are also used to gain access to resources other than code. Semaphore classes that implement most of these features are available in J2SE 5.0.
Synchronization Classes Added in J2SE 5.0
You probably noticed a strong pattern while reading this list of terms: beginning with J2SE 5.0, almost all these things are included in the core Java libraries. We'll take a brief look into these J2SE 5.0 classes.
In Java, a semaphore is basically a lock with an attached counter. It
is similar to the
Lock interface as it can also be
used to prevent access if the lock is granted; the difference is the
counter. In those terms, a semaphore with a counter of one is the
same thing as a lock (except that the semaphore would not nest,
whereas the lock--depending on its implementation--might).
Semaphore class keeps tracks of the number of permits it can issue. It allows multiple threads to
grab one or more permits; the actual usage of the permits is up to
the developer. Therefore, a semaphore can be used to represent the
number of locks that can be granted. It could also be used to
throttle the number of threads working in parallel, due to resource
limitations such as network connections or disk space.
Let's take a look at the
public class Semaphore {
public Semaphore(long permits);
public Semaphore(long permits, boolean fair);
public void acquire( ) throws InterruptedException;
public void acquireUninterruptibly( );
public void acquire(long permits) throws InterruptedException;
public void acquireUninterruptibly(long permits);
public boolean tryAcquire( );
public boolean tryAcquire(long timeout, TimeUnit unit);
public boolean tryAcquire(long permits);
public boolean tryAcquire(long permits,
long timeout, TimeUnit unit);
public void release(long permits);
public void release( );
public long availablePermits( );
Semaphore interface is very similar to the
Lock interface. The
release() methods are similar to the
lock() and
unlock() methods
of the
Lock interface--they are used to grab
and release permits, respectively. The
) methods are similar to the
methods in that they allow the developer to try to grab the lock or
permits. These methods also allow the developer to specify the time
to wait if the permits are not immediately available and the number
of permits to acquire or release (the default number of permits is
Semaphores have a few differences from locks. First, the constructor
requires the specification of the number of permits to be granted.
There are also methods that return the number of total and free
permits. This class implements only a grant and release algorithm;
unlike the
Lock interface, no attached condition
variables are available with semaphores. There is no concept of
nesting; multiple acquisitions by the same thread acquire multiple
permits from the semaphore.
If a semaphore is constructed with its
fair flag
set to
true, the semaphore tries to allocate the
permits in the order that the requests are made--as close to
first-come-first-serve as possible. The downside to this option is
speed: it takes more time for the virtual machine to order the
acquisition of the permits than to allow an arbitrary thread to
acquire a permit.
Of all the different types of thread synchronization tools, the barrier is probably the easiest to understand and the least used. When we think of synchronization, our first thought is of a group of threads executing part of an overall task followed by a point at which they must synchronize their results. The barrier is simply a waiting point where all the threads can sync up either to merge results or to safely move on to the next part of the task. This is generally used when an application operates in phases. For example, many compilers make multiple passes between loading the source and generating the executable, with many interim files. A barrier, when used in this regard, can make sure that all of the threads are in the same phase.
Given its simplicity, why is the barrier not more commonly
used? The functionality is simple enough that it can be
accomplished with the low-level tools provided by Java. We can solve
the coordination problem in two ways, without using a barrier. First,
we can simply have the threads wait on a condition variable. The last
thread releases the barrier by notifying all of the other threads. A
second option is to simply await termination of the threads by using
join() method. Once all threads have been
joined, we can start new threads for the next phase of the program.
However, in some cases it is preferable to use barriers. When using
join() method, threads are exiting and
we're starting new ones. Therefore, the threads lose
any state that they have stored in their previous thread object; they
need to store that state prior to terminating. Furthermore, if we
must always create new threads, logical operations cannot be placed
together; since new threads have to be created for each subtask, the
code for each subtask must be placed in separate
run() methods. It may be easier to code all of the logic as one method, particularly if the subtasks are very small.
Let's examine the interface to the barrier class:
public class CyclicBarrier {
public CyclicBarrier(int parties);
public CyclicBarrier(int parties, Runnable barrierAction);
public int await( ) throws InterruptedException, BrokenBarrierException;
public int await(long timeout, TimeUnit unit) throws InterruptedException,
BrokenBarrierException, TimeoutException;
public void reset( );
public boolean isBroken( );
public int getParties( );
public int getNumberWaiting( );
The core of the barrier is the
await() method. This
method basically behaves like the conditional
await() method. There
is an option to either wait until the barrier releases the thread or
for a timeout condition. There is no need to have a
signal() method because notification is accomplished by the barrier when the correct number of parties are waiting.
When the barrier is constructed, the developer must specify the
number of parties (threads) using the barrier. This number is used to
trigger the barrier: the threads are all released when the number of
threads waiting on the barrier is equal to the number of parties
specified. There is also an option to specify an action--an
object that implements the
run() method. When the
trigger occurs, the
run() method on the
barrierAction object is called prior to releasing
the threads. This allows code that is not threadsafe to execute;
generally, it calls the cleanup code for the previous phase and/or
setup code for the next phase. The last thread that reaches the
barrier--the triggering thread--is the thread that executes
the action.
Each thread that calls the
await() method gets
back a unique return value. This value is related to the arrival
order of the thread at the barrier. This value is needed for cases
when the individual threads need to negotiate how to divide up work
during the next phase of the process. The first thread to arrive is
one less than the number of parties; the last thread to arrive will
have a value of zero.
In normal usage, the barrier is very simple. All the threads wait
until the number of required parties arrive. Upon arrival of the last
thread, the action is executed, the threads are released, and the
barrier can be reused. However, exception conditions can occur and
cause the barrier to fail. When the barrier fails, the
CyclicBarrier class breaks the barrier and
releases all of the threads waiting on the
await( ) method with a
BrokenBarrierException. The barrier can be broken for a number of reasons. The waiting threads can be interrupted, a
thread may break through the barrier due to a timeout condition, or
an exception could be thrown by the barrier action.
In every exception condition, the barrier simply breaks, thus
requiring that the individual threads resolve the matter.
Furthermore, the barrier can no longer be reused until it is
reinitialized. That is, part of the complex (and
application-specific) algorithm to resolve the situation includes the
need to reinitialize the barrier. To reinitialize the barrier, you
use the
reset() method. However, if there are
threads already waiting on the barrier, the barrier will not
initialize; in fact, it will break.
Reinitialization of the barrier is
complex enough that it may be safer to create a new barrier.
Finally, the
CyclicBarrier class
provides a few operational support methods. These methods provide
informational data on the number of threads already waiting on the
barrier, or whether the barrier is already broken.
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The beta for Company of Heroes 2 is rolling on through the end of April. In the meantime, Shacknews got a chance to check out the new Theater of War mode, which offers special challenge missions for anyone looking to take a side turn from the main campaign and get some additional training before heading into the multiplayer arena.
Originally meant to be held to the end of COH2's campaign, the Theater of War mode is being touted as a combination of single-player challenges, co-op scenarios, and AI battles that allow Relic to tell different stories from World War II. As constituted now, the Theater of War missions will take place outside of the main campaign narrative. The game will ship with the 1941 pack, which will contain 18 missions--nine Soviet and nine German. Each mission contains different win/loss conditions than what's normally showcased in the campaign and Shacknews got to go hands-on with two of those battles.
The first was Blitzkrieg, a German challenge meant to teach the importance of unit management. The start of mission issued me with a couple of Panzers equipped with short-barrel guns, a pair of halftracks, and a few infantry squads. The objective was to capture all of the points on the map and losing my infantry would result in immediate failure. Among the objectives I was meant to learn was to strategically move towards points, using my scout car to check out the position ahead.
It didn't take long to notice one of COH2's more interesting upgrades. After clearing out a point, I started to repair my units before I suddenly got ambushed. I definitely didn't remember this from the original game, but it turned out that the Soviets wanted their point back, so I was thrown back into action. Blindly moving forward is clearly not recommended, because it didn't take long for me to walk over a minefield and for the Soviets to wipe out my Panzers with a mortar squad that I did not see coming. They rolled over my infantry soon after, resulting in a mission failure. Since there was no home base in place, I noticed that Blitzkrieg proved to be just as challenging, perhaps moreso, than the average campaign mission. Despite my failure, however, I did get a good chunk of XP for my efforts.
Next, I moved on to a Soviet mission called Indirect Fire. The objective here was to take out 15 German strongholds using three Katyusha rocket trucks. While I had a base this time around to bolster my units, I was also racing against the clock. This mission served to educate me on using the Katyusha trucks and teach me to be quick and efficient with my attacks. Of course, this also ended in failure for me, as I was far too sloppy with my movements and wound up running out of time. Still, I had a lot of fun with the trucks and got a good Company of Heroes experience without the lengthy opening phase.
More Theater of War missions will be coming throughout the next few months following Company of Heroes 2's release. In addition to the campaign's settings, these missions will range across various parts of the war-torn western and eastern regions, including the possibility of never-before-used areas like the Scandinavian Peninsula. Unlike new multiplayer maps, however, Theater of War map packs will come at a price, one that has not yet been revealed. Company of Heroes 2 hits PC on June 25.


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Jan. 13, 2009
The Yale softball team will host a Pitching/Hitting Clinic inside Coxe Cage on Sunday, February 8. Pitching registration is from 10:30 to 11 a.m. and the clinic runs from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Participants are required to bring their own catcher. Registration for the hitting clinic is from 12 to 12:30 p.m., and the clinic runs from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The cost for one session is $45 and for both is $80. Groups of 10 or more can call 203-432-1723 to inquire about a group rate.


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This is a continuation of the controversial Orange Board of Education situation that Orange Live first reported in early December.
Click these links for the Original Story, the January meeting, Amy Criscuolo's letter, Jeanne Consiglio's resignation, Sue Falvey's letter.
Following is the letter Jody Dietch presented at the January 14 Orange Board of Ed meeting:
Let me start by saying that it is with great disappointment that I stand here this evening to make this statement. I was seated as the acting chair in December because the unanimously re-elected chair was out of town. I am not an attorney nor a parliamentarian, so the issues that were brought up regarding the validity of our November elections caught me completely unprepared. That is why I requested any new vote be postponed until this meeting, the January board meeting, by which time we could get consultation from our board attorney to be sure we have elected our officers legally.
As has been the past practice of the Orange Board of Education, we held our board elections in November, as stated in our By Laws, policy 9120. The issue noted at the December meeting of having newly elected board members able to vote for the Board of Education officers was always resolved by either adjusting the November meeting date or, as was done in 2011, holding a special meeting just for the purpose of electing officers.
Additionally the November election was properly noticed and all were present. Therefore, the meeting was, "valid regardless of it being a Monday or Tuesday" based on the opinion of Attorney Kevin Reynolds. No Board of Ed members had any issue with the date of the November meeting.
The December election was improper for a few reasons. First the point of order was out of order since a point of order is to be done at the time of the alleged infraction. Second, a 2/3 vote of all members is the way our By Laws read, not members present. Therefore, there was not a 2/3 majority to override the chair's rulings.
Subsequent to the December meeting, four of us on the Board of Education requested the written opinion of the board attorney to which we were denied access. On the night of the December meeting, Keith Marquis, the
unconfirmed acting chair, sent an email to Superintendent Lynn McMullin copying the entire Board stating, in part, "With 2/3rds majority of the Board finding the November election improper and being desirous of holding the election in accordance with Bylaw Section 9121 in December, there is no need to contact Attorney Mills on the issue……The Orange Board of Education will not pay for legal opinions unless authorized. You are not authorized to seek legal counsel on this issue."
Once again, Amy, Sue and I are asking for Lynn McMullin to be directed to seek a formal written opinion from Attorney Mills, the Board's legal counsel. There is clearly legal precedent that upholds the November meeting, and with conflicting By Laws, we need the board attorney to guide us on how to reconcile By Laws in conflict.
Why is this important? For many reasons. One, we are supposed to be an example to the community. The message that is being sent to our community is that if you don't like the results of an election, just hold another election. Second, without a written legal opinion confirming the validity of our elections, and directing us as to which set of By Laws we should be operating under in regards to the election of officers, there is no clear chair of the Board. This is jeopardizing any business the chair conducts, such as signing a negotiated contract, which could possibly make it null and void if it is found that the person acting as chair was not in fact legally elected.
Board Policy 9325 states, and I quote: "The conduct of meetings shall, to the fullest possible extent, enable members of the Board (1) to consider problems to be solved, weigh evidence related thereto, and make decisions intended to solve the problems…."
I urge you to put the politics aside and do what is right for the integrity of this Board and I urge the public to demand the same
Submitted by
Jody Dietch, Board of Education member


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Original URL: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/11/sun_apache_java/
Apache reignites Sun open source dispute
Opens fire with open letter
Posted in The Channel, 11th April 2007 23:02 GMT
The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has publicly slammed Sun Microsystems for dragging its feet over licensing it claims is unfair and discriminatory to open source, five years after the pair resolved similar differences.
The ASF has published a strongly worded open letter blaming Sun for hindering its open source Java Standard Edition (Java SE) project, Harmony, by maintaining IP restrictions in the Java SE 5.0 Test Compatibility Kit (TCK).
The TCK is needed to certify Harmony as an official JCP-compatible implementation. Invariably, TCKs have, in the past, contained licensed IP that makes them incompatible with certain open source licenses and deployments.
ASF Java Community Process (JCP) lead Geir Magnusson claimed ASF has sought modification of the JSE TCK license since August 2005, adding Harmony has been delayed since May 2005 because the current TCK conditions are "totally unacceptable." Magnusson has given Sun 30 days to develop a compliant license.
Magnusson said the licensing limitations are contrary to the basic principles of open source, and potentially damaged both the JCP and the "long-standing positive relationship" between Sun, the ASF and community.
That relationship, of course, dates back to 2002 when Sun pledged to use licenses for Java specifications and TCKs that are compatible with open source, and revised its JCP legal agreement and Java Specification Participation Agreement (JSPA) as a result. That agreement, announced at JavaOne, diffused mounting tension between ASF and Sun, who'd owned licenses that prohibited use and testing of Java with open source. The 2002 settlement provided coverage for six named projects, here, but not - it seems - Harmony. The JCP was also updated so Java Specification Requests (JSRs) could be submitted from the open source community.
Magnusson's letter skims over exact details of the IP in question, but indicates a belief that Sun's position is contrary to parts of the 2002 settlement. Namely, Java specification leads cannot impose contractual conditions limiting or restricting use, and leads must make all IP available under a Royalty Free license.
Sun has so far kept mostly mum, but responded briefly by saying this had been a private discussion with ASF and that it's considering a more detailed response. ®


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WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of people attended a funeral for a man fatally shot trying to stop a fleeing bank robber in western Pennsylvania as police continued to search for the suspect.
The Brothers of the Hammer motorcycle club escorted the casket of 46-year-old Vincent Kelley on Thursday. Kelley was a member of the group until he was fatally shot about 2:30 p.m. Sunday while chasing a man who robbed a Citizens Bank branch in a South Strabane Township supermarket where Kelley was shopping.
Kelley fell out of the getaway car as the suspect drove away, when a red dye pack hidden in the money also exploded.
Township police have been fielding calls from merchants who have found money traces of red. But police say money from the robbery would also be burned from the blast and virtually unusable.


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About Charles
I apologize, your right. I misread the article above... so I guess he is more a Robin hood figure?
After all, we all know how tech savvy our federal government is. With such great network security (as shown by its lack of leaks, or other technical mishaps) they wouldn't due something that obvious.
I guess its assumed that if someone isn't paying for movies and tv shows, means they are viewing them somewhere else for free.
Of course, that only makes sense if watching television is necessary for survival, but as you said its not. T.V. is a luxury, and when the cost becomes unreasonable, due to budget or lack of use, we drop it. Even if they stopped piracy, that's not going to bring people back, not in this economy.
Too bad MPAA and others would rather kill their business then address the real problem.
I think you hit the nail on the head there.
To give an example when I was a senior in high school I was taking two different college level classes. One was Calculus and the other is Literature and composition. Now first off Math was my strongest subject, while English was by far my weakest (I'm horrible at spelling).
At the end of the year I took the tests for each class to see if I get college credit for them. The tests are scored 1 to 5, 5 being the best. Generally if you get a 3 colleges will give you credit for the class. So the scores came back, Calc. was a 2 and English was a 4.
Reason, among other things the class for Calc was about 30+ students. English had about 17. Despite my trouble with composition, There was always time for the teacher to answer my questions. Where as in Calc. the teacher seldom got through everyone's so by test time you get 30 stressed out kids with 100 different questions.
now now, that is giving him to much credit. If he was that noble he would have sent it directly to a charity, or wouldn't have shown the world he just got a free Ipad ("How to use Jonathan's card to buy yourself an iPad").
I wonder what the group's reaction would have been if he did just send the money straight to a charity. I hate to say it but more than likely they would have been less then pleased if they found out someone is skimming and donating their coffee money.
Never get in the way of people and their coffee addictions :P.
So to make sure I'm getting this right, an author wants stronger censorship laws? Can we take a short look through history and the hundreds of authors that fought against censorship. I could be wrong but one of the biggest factors in literacy is the sharing of ideas.
I think she needs to rethink her career choice.