text:
Marianna- Trains can be one of the safest forms of transportation- unless of course, something goes wrong. Derailments can be catastrophic and many nearby towns have experienced the disaster first hand.
"Anytime you deal with tracks, it's just like any road- you have things go over it, and over it, and over it and it wears things down. It's not meant to last forever" Jackson County Emergency Management Director, Rodney Andreasen said.
To minimize the risk of accidents and keep everything on 'track,' CSX will begin a major crosstie replacement project March 4 around Gulf Power Road in Sneads, and continue working west through parts of Jackson, Washington and Holmes Counties.
Andreasen said he thought CSX had always been good about maintaining the tracks. From something as precious as a person, to as dangerous as Sulfur Dioxide, trains have hauled it all. Andreasen said and the scheduled work was imperative to public safety.
"We have everything from anhydrous ammonia to chlorine to sulfur dioxide. You name it, it rolls through our town"
And he was no stranger to the devastation derailments have caused in the county.
"We've had several since I've been on the job. We had several before I came on the job. Last one was approximately a year ago. We had a train derailment over in the in the Grand Ridge- Sneads area, and that's where we've had a lot of them over there. No reason why- we don't know. But it just seems to happen at that location" Andreasen said.
Each stretch of track was estimated to take three days to fix. The job has been slated to last several weeks, with an end date set roughly around the beginning of May. Detours will be set up to minimize traffic delays, which will likely occur at many of the 100 crossing sites scheduled for maintenance.


text:
"GTC East, New York State government's premier conference on technology and innovation is transforming itself. Not to be outdone by our State's IT transformation initiatives, GTC East is introducing a new format and venue for the annual technology event. GTC East provides a unique opportunity for State's IT talents to engage colleagues, industry thought leaders, and top-tier companies to help advance the New York State technology capability. Much like the annual CIO Academy, GTC East will be a strategic, focused event and an incubator for sharing knowledge and brainstorming new ideas. Please join us and re-imagine how IT can help deliver better services to our fellow New Yorkers."
- Dan Chan, Acting Chief Information Officer, State of New York

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Ph.D. Candidate in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT.
My advisors are Tom Knight and Angela Belcher.
M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT, 2004
B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology, 2002
Contact information
Julie Norville
32 Vassar Street, Room 32-311
Cambridge, MA 02139
norville AT mit DOT edu
Objective: A "Magic Machine" for Creating Membrane Protein Crystals Very Rapidly
I am interested in using a combination of approaches including biomolecular materials, synthetic biology, and electron crystallography (and with strong foundations in molecular biology and biochemistry) in order to create a general method for building protein crystals (particularly for membrane proteins) in a deterministic fashion.
I think that most of the technology to create this "magic machine" or tool for creating membrane protein crystals already exists, however, it will take some time to put all the pieces together to create a working prototype.
Helping me in this adventure are my collaborators and undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Students (Current)
John Healy (formerly of the Axel Lab)
Interested undergraduates may contact me at norville at mit dot edu
Undergraduate Students (Alumni)
Victoria Chou
Debra Lin
Nomeda Girnius
Side Projects
Bioinformatics of S-layer Proteins
(with others) Photoresist as a sacrificial layer by dissolution in acetone. Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, 2001. MEMS 2001.


text:
A man suspected in the killings of six Wisconsin deer hunters has told police he was shot at first after some of the victims called him racially derogatroy names.
Thirty-six-yer-old Chai Vang of St. Paul, who is being held in the Sawyer County jail at Hayward, says a hunter approached him to tell him he was on private property. He said he started to leave as other hunters approached him. He says the hunters surrounded him, and some started calling him racial names.
The statement filed in Sawyer County court quotes Vang as saying that as he started walking away he saw the first hunter point his rifle at him and then fire a shot that hit the ground 30 to 40 feet behind him. Vang told investigators that's when he started firing back.
Additionally, Vang says he didn't realize he was on private property.
Meantime, Sawyer County Judge Norman Yackel set bond at two-and-one-half million dollars in connection with the shooting deaths of six people Sunday in a remote, wooded area of the county.


text:
Nearly 30 years after graduating from the University of Houston, Cemo remains fueled by Cougar pride, especially where the UH Bauer College of Business is concerned.
The longtime Houstonian provided the lead $3 million gift for an additional building for the C.T. Bauer College of Business. The building, to be named in his honor, will be formally recognized at a groundbreaking ceremony at 3 p.m., Thursday (June 5) at the college. UH System Board Chairman Welcome W. Wilson Sr., UH System Chancellor and UH President Renu Khator, Bauer College of Business Dean Arthur Warga and Cemo are among the dignitaries who will deliver remarks at the event.
The multistory 33,000-square-foot Michael J. Cemo Hall will feature a 450-seat auditorium, three 80-seat classrooms and faculty offices. It also will contain three vital services for students: a satellite of the University's Writing Center, a testing facility and the Elizabeth D. Rockwell Career Services Center. Construction is expected to begin in August, and the anticipated opening is June 2009.
"We are not celebrating a building because it will bear my name," Cemo said. "We are celebrating the positive impact that Cemo Hall will have on many generations of students and the University of Houston. The building also represents an opportunity for those of us here, whether we are alumni, friends or business partners, to help us grow what I believe to be Houston's finest business school and one of the finest in the country, the C. T. Bauer College of Business."
Cemo's gift will not only help business students, it will also serve as an important cornerstone of the "new look" campus. Complemented by the graduate student loft apartments that will be constructed by 2009, the hall is an important addition to a university that is undergoing significant change.
Cemo Hall will be adjacent to Melcher Hall, the current home of the Bauer College of Business, and the soon-to-be-constructed Calhoun Lofts, a new residence hall. The academic center will provide much needed classroom space for Bauer and will serve as the home of the rapidly expanding Global Business Minor program.
"The impact of this building to our students will be immeasurable," said Arthur D. Warga, dean of the C. T. Bauer College of Business. "We are proud that the building will be named in Mike's honor. By being a home for Global Business Minor classes, Cemo Hall will also elevate our college's profile in supporting Houston's role as a truly global city."
A Houston resident for more than a half century, Cemo earned his bachelor's of science degree in economics from UH in 1968.
Cemo was president and CEO of AIM Distributors, Inc., the retail-marketing arm of AIM Management Group Inc., and a director of AMVESCAP PLC until his retirement in January 2004. His community activities include board memberships in the Houston Museum of Natural Science and the Society of the Performing Arts, and formerly the Association for Community Television. He also is president of the Michael and Rebecca Cemo Family Foundation.
In 2002, he was named a Distinguished Alumnus of the Bauer College of Business.
In addition to his work on the Board of Regents, Cemo's involvement with his alma mater includes membership on the Dean's Advisory Board for the Bauer College of Business and serving on the Board of Managers of the Cougar Investment Fund, LLC, a multi-million dollar investment fund managed by students of the business school.
|Groundbreaking for Michael J. Cemo Hall
|3 p.m., Thursday, June 5
|C. T. Bauer College of Business
University of Houston
For directions and parking information, please see:


text:
This login page is used to access the Waco ISD Intranet,
or for website editors to update the District Website.
Intranet access codes can be found in the 'News' Section of First Class,
at the top of the page in a pdf entitled Access Codes.
Substitutes can access the TEAMS Substitute Service Center here.
Employees can access the TEAMS Employee Service Center here.
Job Applicants can find the list of Job Openings here.


text:
I was talking to a good friend — let's call him Bobby — last Sunday morning, and he inquired, full of jest and disappointment, "Is football even on today?"
Now my pal is a big football fan, huge Fantasy player, and in the past, would gladly sit himself in a sports bar for seven straight hours on a Sunday afternoon to watch all the games. I know this because I would often sit next to him.
But on this Sunday, he wouldn't be going to a sports bar. Nor would he be headed to a pal's Sunday Ticket-ready house. And no RedZone for him either.
Nope. Ol' Bobby was going to miss most of the Sunday football action. You see, Bobby is married. With two small children. And so, like every good father all over the nation, he spent his lovely autumnal Sunday … pumpkin picking. Or, "freaking pumpkin picking," as he aptly described it.
And after pumpkin picking, he was coaching his son's soccer game.
(Quick aside: What lunatic would schedule kids soccer games on a Sunday afternoon during football season? Clearly, the scheduler is at worst a Communist, and at best, a Jets fan.)
Anyway, I'm not here to bash on Bobby; I feel his pain. While I was not pumpkin picking, I was doing other family-centered events. My parents were over, we went to Princeton, blah blippy blobbely, I don't know what else we did, because my nose was firmly planted to my smartphone all afternoon.
Bottom line is this: The NFL Sunday 1 p.m. games do not jive, at all, with the schedule of a married father of young children. The 4 p.m. games work a little better, but for many of us, Football Sunday doesn't really start until the Sunday night game. Finally, us Dads can sit down and watch football properly, beer in hand, feet on the coffee table. Monday night, the same. And this year, the NFL really went after us dads, granting us with a full slate of Thursday night games. Thank you, NFL.
But still, on Sundays, we're left with the NFL vs. pumpkin picking, and as every not-yet divorced dad knows, pumpkin picking wins every time. Like 49-3. Blowout.
So here is my modest proposal: Once a year — I'm not asking for a miracle — but once a year, let's move the entire slate of Sunday afternoon games to Sunday night. Let us good-to-moderately good fathers do our Sunday daytime family things and reward us with a full round of Sunday night football. We can put the kids to sleep — and the wife to sleep, naturally (just slip her a glass of white wine and a "50 Shades" book, or whatever women do when us men aren't around) — and hit that sports bar, that friend's house with the Dish, that RedZone channel. We could watch a full week's schedule in peace, nary a pumpkin patch to be found.
If I'm being honest, I'm a terrible parent on football Sundays. My three-year-old could be solving Einsteinian physics problems while jumping on a trampoline and screaming, "Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!" in an effort to get me to recognize his intelligence/athletic prowess and I'm like, "Wait a second; the Rams have the ball at the one yard line … OH COME ON! How do you not just give it to Steven Jackson there? COME ON!" At this point, after being robbed of a touchdown, I'd have every intention of watching my son simultaneously tramp and explain spooky action at a distance, but I'd be waylaid by Ryan Fitzpatrick throwing three straight incompletions in the red zone.
(Yes. Ryan Fitzpatrick. It's a 2QB, 12-team league. So don't judge.)
Yeah. Terrible parent.
So whaddya say, NFL? A special all-Sunday night week once a year? Is this so much to ask? Please? I'll send pumpkins.
Read Jeff Edelstein every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com, facebook.com/jeffreyedelstein and twitter.com/jeffedelstein.


text:
Virginia Beach, VA (PRWEB) January 08, 2013
A pressing issue in the United States and other developed countries is how to deal with exorbitant healthcare costs. The U.S is trying its best to tackle this issue through the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Also known as Obamacare, this new policy promises to slash healthcare costs and make healthcare accessible to people from all walks of life. Law99™ has not hesitated to join the cause because it too believes in providing legal services at an affordable price so that everyone can avail them if required. While Obamacare tackles high healthcare costs, Law99™ is out to provide legal help to those in need but don't have thousands of dollars to spend on hourly consultation fees.
The most significant aspect of Law99™ is that it has realized the need for answers by individuals and small business owners alike when it comes to the ACA. Although this act put individuals, families, and small business owners in control of their healthcare, there are countless people out there who are still in the dark about the details of Obamacare.
Law99™ has taken the responsibility to guide such people and entities to ensure that they are familiarized with the new policy and can see how it affects them. This will allow people to make smarter decisions in the future regarding their healthcare possibilities. Just like the U.S government estimates that an additional 30 million Americans will be insured by 2022 through Obamacare, Law99™ hopes that millions of Americans will be able to get affordable legal help through its easy-to-use website which can also be accessed via mobile devices.
The company understands that since Obamacare is a new topic, millions of Americans may not be aware of how to take advantage of the new healthcare policy. That is why it has gotten several lawyers on board who have first-hand and in-depth knowledge of the new policy. These professionals have what it takes to answer questions about Obamacare and guide others through its technical aspects to ensure that people are aware of what the policy entails. All this convenience is offered to consumers at $99 or less because Law99™ brings to you the best lawyers in the field at affordable prices.
About the Company
Started in 2012, Law99.com is a legal services platform that provides legal representation at a low rate of $99 per hour or less. The platform itself is free and consumers only have to pay discounted lawyer fees. The company has been formed to provide legal help access to middle class Americans and small and medium businesses. It believes that assisting these entities will help them become self-reliant and consequentially, facilitate a faster economic recovery for the United States.


text:
Skip to comments.3 children, 1 adult dead; 20 hurt in massive crash on I-75 near Detroit
Posted on 01/31/2013 10:08:28 AM PST by freedomlover
Time to ban travel and cars. WHAT ARE WE DOING TO OUR CHILDREN!!!!!
Was in a car accident years ago. The cop didn't ask if I was alright....she asked if I was wearing my seat belt. AND I was sitting there with my belt on.
From mah cold, dead fingers!
Three buildings and school were also destroyed and Detroit authorities estimate the damages could run into hundreds of dollars.
Some years ago my sister picked up her idiot of a drunken former husband up at a bar and swerved to miss a deer on the way home and crashed.
The paper said "Alcohol was involved". My sister has never drank. LOL
BAN HIGHWAYS..if it can save one life it will be worth it..can't we all take one very important lesson from the Jetsons..fly your car in the sky, its much safer
>> 3 children, 1 adult dead; 20 hurt in massive crash on I-75 near Detroit [...] Time to ban travel and cars.
We'd probably better off banishing Detroit.
Interesting to compare the press account of this pile-up versus the one that happened in east Texas several weeks ago because of fog bank and sudden zero visibility. Our accident was reportedly because Texans were driving too fast and not paying attention - in Detroit it was because of white out conditions.
Must be because of their "superior northern culture".
Well the Whites are certainly OUT of Detroit /s
We need a debate on car driving. We need to ban cars.
When will the Senate debate on car driving commence?
That looks like 'greasy snow'...just enough to make it slippery as hell; not enough for your tires to bite into...I ALWAYS warn my wife to watch the roads after a quick squall on dry pavement. Many drivers don't slow down because it is 'only a little snow...not very deep'. Slow down, for crying out loud...
Makes sense to expect more of Texans. We can normally drive in thick fog ... we just weren't paying attention. They can't even drive straight on a clear day, so the white-out made it impossible.
You'd think most people from Detroit would be easier to see in whiteout conditions.
I'm just real tired of Yankees picking on Southerners, particularly Texans, and always coming up with an excuse for the behavior of those who live up north. Must be something in my "Southern Culture" to use Al Sharpton's term. Seems like way too many of them sure want to move down here though.
nobody drives slow on detroit interstates...If your not doing 75 your slowing up traffic....
Thanks for the link; post.
In the article Cindy Dingell "spokeswoman" for Wayne County Department of Public Services said that I-75 was salted several times that Thursday mooring.
Her cesspool has received lots of earmarks from her father-in-law, crony socialist, congressman John Dingell.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.


text:
Spring Suits, That New Ford Smell and Paris Towels Off
Close Shave: Tom Ford releases men's toiletries line (soap, shower gel, aftershave) to complement his signature cologne. Scratch the screen for a preview. Not working? Keep trying—it'll happen. [DNRNews]
Season Opener: Suit up for the vernal equinox. [Refinery29]
Big Stink: Related - How to look like Colin Farrell smells. [Style Dash]
Mea Culpa; Apparently, a red club tie with contrasting white stripes is the universal signifier for, "Sorry, I was thinking with my jock." [NY Times]
The Chicer Picker Upper: Ever eloquent with her actions, if not her words, Paris Hilton gracefully ends the celebrity-fashion-line era with her new collection of paper towels. [LA Times]
Plain White Ts: Gap will continue it's indie designer collaborations program with Band of Outsiders, Michael Bastian, Philip Crangi and 3.1 Phillip Lim. Somehow, Threeasfour snuck in while no one was looking. [Racked]


text:
Love, Laugh & Eat with John Tickell, MD
Share this:
In the first half of the last 100 years, our life expectancy rose considerably because of three things - sanitation, vaccination, and antibiotics. But in the last 50 years, life expectancy has moved only a few months, overcome by our worsening eating and drinking habits! Dr. John Tickell is a medical doctor, and international speaker and bestselling author who has spent the last 25 years researching the health, well-being and longevity patterns of people around the world. This special presents an interpretation of that research in an accessible, practical way so audiences can put these important findings to work in their own lives.
Combo Pack includes:
- 7-DVD Library, Love, Laugh & Eat (Love, Laugh & Eat with John Tickell, MD; Easy & Effective Stretching Exercises; Trimming & Toning Exercises; Why Diets Don't Work; The Amazing Power of Super Foods; The Great Australian Diet; Ten Years Younger
- Hardcover Book - Love, Laugh & Eat
- Handbook - Love, Laugh & Eat Calorie Comparison Guide
- Workbook - Love, Laugh & Eat
- Website Access - 3-year "Platinum Inner Circle" Membership


text:
OutBack Power (outbackpower.com) released its GS8048A and GS4048A Radian inverters for North America. These battery-based inverters include two new features:
—Justine Sanchez
This seems like such a great idea! The inverter should be able to keep track of the battery depth of discharge via input from a shunt like used in the E-Meter. This will prevent problems such as charging the battery bank when the solar system should be sending all that power to the grid, or allow it's use in the home. This seems like the ideal set up when critical needs are in the home, such as oxygen concentrator, and other medical equipment.
If you can also tell the system to charge the battery at night when you have lower grid prices, that would be ideal!
My new computer said "Charging to 80% full can extend battery life" of the LI-Io battery. It will be really nice when the user can program the charging details to exactly what they need.
Copyright © 1987-2018 Home Power Inc. All Rights Reserved
Terms of Use Privacy Policy Community Terms of Use
Advertise Author Guidelines Subscriber Services
Culture Foundry: digital media strategy, design and development


text:
MINOOKA — The Minooka Indians boys volleyball team had some high expectations coming into the season, and rightfully so.
In two of the past three seasons, the program has reached the state semi-finals, only to lose and take fourth place overall both times. The season they've had, though, has blown those expectations out of the water.
Through their first 24 games of the season, the Indians posted a 23-1 record, with their only loss coming to a team from the state of Ohio in the Wheaton-Warrenville North Tournament. If you take that one loss away, Minooka has not lost a game against teams from the state of Illinois all year.
"The expectations were high from last season just from the players we had returning and the experience we knew they were going to bring," Indians coach Janel Grzetich said. "Even I, though, am a little surprised at the way they've been able to mesh together."
The start has been an eye-opener around the state, as the Indians have proven themselves time and time again that they're a force to be reckoned with. In this season alone, the Indians won numerous tournaments, including their own tournament when they recorded a big win over Neuqua Valley, a team they've had problems with in the past.
"We've just come out this year and played our game," senior middle hitter Maalik Walker said. "When we play our game, I feel nobody can beat us."
While the winning has been good, Minooka has encountered some setbacks along the way. As of right now, Justin Toth, a 6-foot-9 junior blocker, is out with an ankle injury, resulting in a missed piece up front for the Indians.
"From the updates we've been given, he is progressing well and doing good," Grzetich said. "I know he wants to get back on the court as soon as possible, and we do to. So keep your fingers crossed."
Another setback is also in the form of their conference schedule. The Southwest Prairie Conference is having a down season, which has made the games easier for the Indians. This has caused some people to believe that the Indians aren't as good as their record indicates due to the talent level they've played.
"The start has been nice, but the conference isn't challenging us as well as it should," junior outside hitter Mason Novak said. "We try to stay pumped up before games, but then in the middle of the game when it's going so slow, it's hard."
Playing weaker competition is also harder in a sense in that Minooka has a hard time keeping that edge, which is something the team is set on working on in the next few weeks before postseason play begins.
"We still get drilled every practice from coach telling us to keep up our edge because we're going to need it when we play a good team," Walker said.
Despite the injury and lack of quality schedule, this Indians are set out to prove that they can compete with some of the best teams in the state. With playoffs starting May 20, their time to show people what they're about is rapidly approaching.
"Taking third in the Wheaton Warrenville tournament showed what we're really made of out here," Novak said. "So I think we can definitely put it together and make a deep postseason run."
"We do a lot of basic drills in practice, but we're also going to have and start doing more competition drills in practice that are a faster pace to try and simulate really high pressure situations," Grzetich added. "We just have to go-go-go as hard as we can until practice is over everyday. We'll have to keep that pace that whole last week before playoffs start."


text:
Playing Together Nicely: Getting REST and SOAP to Share Each Other's Toys
Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4
SOAP Interface #2: Missing Schemas
In creating the SOAP "mapping," we need to take into account some fundamental characteristics that will be generally true across most REST resources:
GETrequest will not contain a body. Therefore, we need to create an XML schema for the body content of the associated SOAP request (of course, we don't need to create the schema for the response, because we will use the response from the
PUTrequest will contain a body, and may return a response, in which case default schemas would be required for neither requests nor responses.
DELETErequest will not contain a body, but may return a response (the contents of the item deleted), so will require a separate schema for the SOAP requests.
For the purposes of this article, neither my
DELETE nor
PUT methods will return a response--hence, default schemas will be required.
That aside, the main difficulty we have mapping a SOAP call to a REST resource method is that of data identification (or naming). A REST resource is identified by its URI:
/stock/ORCL. A SOAP web service can also be identified by a URI (for example,
/GetLocalReservations?code=ABCD) but may just as likely be identified within the SOAP message itself. Hence, the URI will have no identifying characteristics other than that of distinguishing the service method itself. Hopefully, the reason for including a
Reference element in both the
BasketRQ and
BasketRS definitions has now become clear. For a REST resource, the
Reference isn't used and will be ignored. For a SOAP service, it is a necessary part of identifying the data element in question.
Consequently, the definitions of
GenericRQ and
GenericRS, which are used where a REST resource does not require content for a request or for responses (but a SOAP request does need this data), also include the
Reference element, although in these cases it is no longer optional:
<xs:complexType name="Reference">
<xs:element name="Name" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:minLength value='1'/>
<xs:element name="Parameter" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:element name="Param" type="xs:string" />
<xs:element name="Value" type="xs:string" />
<xs:element name="GenericRQ">
<xs:element name="Reference" type="Reference" />
<xs:element name="GenericRS">
<xs:element name="Reference" type="Reference" />
<xs:element name="Status" type="xs:positiveInteger" />
<xs:element name="Message" type="xs:string" />
GenericRQ identifies data by its
Reference, while the response adds the HTTP status code and message. A
Reference is, in turn, made up of a name and any number of
Parameter elements--required in order to reproduce the information that is included in a typical REST resource URI (where parameters may be used to filter the data returned, uniquely identify subsets of data, and so on).
doPut method of the SOAP interface (found in the Jython script soap.py), is used for all SOAP requests to the system, and is (excerpted) below:
def doPost(self, request, response):
path = request.getPathInfo()[1:]
# use jaxb to parse the soap content
s = pyutils.read(request)
soapobj = pyutils.unmarshal('testbeans', s)
obj = soapobj.getBody().getAny().get(0)
sw = soapservices[path]
body = ''
# build the URI from the context path, service name
uri = '%s/%s' % (request.getContextPath(), sw.name)
ref = obj.getReference()
# if the reference has a name element then add it to the uri
if ref.getName():
uri = uri + '/' + obj.getReference().getName()
# if the reference has parameters, add them as the query string
if ref.getParameter().size() > 0:
uri = uri + '?'
length = ref.getParameter().size()
for x in xrange(0, length):
p = ref.getParameter().get(x)
uri = uri + p.getParam() + '=' + p.getValue()
if x < length-1:
uri = uri + '&'
# if the REST method is a PUT, turn the data obj back into xml format
if sw.httpmethod == 'PUT':
body = pyutils.marshal('testbeans', obj)
# send the request to the REST resource, using the correct HTTP method
(status, reason, headers, content) = pyutils.httprequest('%s:%s'
% (request.getServerName(), request.getServerPort()),
sw.httpmethod, uri, body, {})
w = response.getWriter()
if status == 200 and content != '':
# return successful results
content = xmldecl_re.sub('', content)
w.write(soapcontent % content)
# errors are returned as a GenericRS
rs = objfactory.createGenericRS()
rs.setStatus(BigInteger('%s' % status))
xml = pyutils.marshal('testbeans', rs)
xml = xmldecl_re.sub('', xml)
w.write(soapcontent % xml)
As you can see, the basic process for this method is:
- Parse the content into a Java object.
- Get the reference from the object and then turn this into a URI for calling the REST resource.
- Call the resource, and in the event of a successful result with content, write this back to the client.
- In the case of an unsuccessful result, or no content, write a
GenericRSback to the client including the status and message from the REST resource.
What is perhaps not immediately obvious from this code is the fact that JAXB is unmarshalling the SOAP envelope (
soapobj = pyutils.unmarshal('testbeans', s)), while the body content (retrieved via
obj = soapobj.getBody().getAny().get(0)) is then remarshalled to send on to the REST resource. This is accomplished by way of the XML schema for SOAP envelopes (envelope.xsd), large chunks of which have been hacked out in order to get it working successfully with the version of JAXB I'm using (you will also find this somewhat-mangled version in the source code for this article).


text:
WEST CHESTER – The Chester County Hospital has received the American Heart Association's Mission Lifeline Bronze Quality Achievement Award recognizing the hospital's commitment and success in high standard of care for heart attack patients.
"The Chester County Hospital is dedicated to making our cardiac care among the best in the country and the American Heart Association's Mission: Lifeline program is helping us accomplish that by making it easier for our professionals to improve the outcome of our cardiac patients," said Ralph Smith IV, RN, the hospital's chest pain center coordinator in a prepared statement. "We are pleased to be recognized for our dedication and achievement in cardiac care, and I am very proud of our team.
According to the hospital, each year nearly 300,000 people in the country have a ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, the most severe form of heart attack. This occurs when a blood clot completely blocks an artery to the heart.
The hospital said it is critical to immediately restore blood flow mechanically or surgically by opening the blocked vessel or by giving clot-busting medication in order to prevent death.
Hospitals involved in the Mission: Lifeline program make sure these patients get the right care they need. The program focuses on improving the system of care for the patients and at the same time improving care for all heart attack patients.
The hospital meets the standard of performance in quick and appropriate treatment for these patients and requires they start aggressive risk reduction therapies before being discharged. Hospitals must adhere to these guidelines-based measures at a set level for a designated period of time to be eligible for the achievement awards.
"This award is truly system-wide recognition, which starts with the patient's first medical contact with EMT and paramedic, through the emergency department team to the cardiac cath lab, to monitored units and to discharge planning," Smith said. "Not forgetting to mention all the providers in between — physicians, nurses, and other allied health care professionals."
The Mission: Lifeline program helps hospitals and emergency medical services develop systems of care that follow proven standards and procedures for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients. The program works by mobilizing teams across the continuum of care to implement American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology clinical treatment guidelines.


text:
From msnbc.com's Tom Curry: Despite Republican rhetoric about excessive spending and Democratic rhetoric about the failure to raise taxes on upper-income earners, the latest report from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office shows that as of last month, almost halfway through the current fiscal year, federal revenues were up 8.5 percent while spending was up only 0.6 percent (excluding the effects of payments shifted because of weekends, holidays and other factors).
Meanwhile individual income tax revenues were up a healthy 26.6 percent, compared to the same period in fiscal year 2010.
Former Treasury Department official Eugene Steuerle said some of this increase in income tax revenues is due to the ending of the Making Work Pay tax credit which was part of the 2009 stimulus and which expired in December.
Measuring the combined income tax and Social Security and Medicare taxes withheld so far this fiscal year, compared to last year, there has been a strong 10.7 percent increase, "which leaves one cautiously optimistic about the recovery," Steuerle said.
The growth areas in spending are Medicaid (up 6.3 percent) and interest payments on the federal debt.
The increased Medicaid spending is one sign that despite the news last Friday of 192,000 jobs being created in February, the overhang of unemployed people who've lost their health insurance and must rely on Medicaid is still a burden on both federal and state governments.
As for debt, the CBO says, "Net interest on the public debt rose by $11 billion (or 13 percent) as a result of substantial growth in the national debt over the past year."
This heavier debt load comes at a time when interest rates are historically low and the government is able to borrow cheaply: rates on the 10-year Treasury bond are about 3.6 percent, compared to their 50-year average of about 6.6 percent.
So if interest payments are a growing burden for the federal government when interest rates are historically low, what happens if they go up?
CBO gave some answers to that question in a recent letter it sent to House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan who had asked the agency to assess scenarios in which interest rates are higher than CBO is assuming in its own forecast.
CBO's estimate is that rates will go up in the next few years with the rate on the ten-year Treasury note hitting 5.4 percent by 2017. As a result, "interest payments on the debt are poised to skyrocket over the next decade," CBO said in its budget outlook released in January.
But at Ryan's request, CBO re-ran the numbers using the average interest rates over the period from 1991 to 2000 (when the ten-year Treasury rate was about 6 percent).
The results were ugly. If those 1991-2000 rates were in effect over the next ten years, it would add another $1.1 trillion to the interest costs CBO is projecting in its own forecast.


text:
Anyone watch HEROES on NBC? I've got some spoilers.
View Single Post
SpursReport Team Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 5,911
Anyone watch HEROES on NBC? I've got some spoilers.
Do not read any further if you don't want to know about some of the things coming up on HEROES.
First off, the writers and producers of the show are saying that in order for the series to continue and to remain "fresh" there will have to be new heroes introduced and the current "save the world" cast that we know may change for upcoming seasons. (I don't like it, but I think it makes sense)
All the main heroes will unite by the season finale for a big battle.
As soon as the next episode, the audience will learn some shocking secrets surrounding the mysterious Mr. Linderman, namely that he does indeed have superpowers of his own.
Apparently, many years ago, Linderman was a member of a league of heroes that slowly crumbled due to the corruption of its members. He says they all began profiteering from their abilities. It is also Linderman who is behind the plot to destroy New York in order to bring the nation together for a "common goal."
Linderman will also lay out a prophecy that Nathan Petrelli will eventually find himself in the White House.
When Nathan wonders out aloud about the cost in lives, Linderman counters, "There's six and a half billion people on the planet, that's less than .07%. Come on, that's an acceptable loss by anyone's count."
"It is your destiny, Nathan, to be the leader who uses this event to rally a city, a nation, a world," Linderman continues. And to drive the point home, Linderman unveils a prophetic painting of Nathan Petrelli in the Oval Office, seemingly painted by Isaac Mendez.
"If you know all this, you also know the exploding man is my brother Peter," Nathan says.
"As I said, we all have our role to play. Peter's curtain call will come the day after you're elected."
Actor Greg Grunberg, the guy who plays psychic cop Matt Parkman, says that he has read through the scripts for the 22nd of 23rd episodes and that it "just blew me away." While he wouldn't say who would survive the final battle, he did hint that anything can happen.
"It's the nature of the show to know that we're all vulnerable."
Spurs 24/7 365
View Public Profile
Find all posts by spurssheriff


text:
Audience participation
According to one online dictionary, crowdsourcing means "to utilize labor, information, etc. contributed by the general public to a project, often via the Internet and without compensation." Amanda Palmer & the Grand Theft Orchestra crowdsource "everything from musicians to family photos and other personal artifacts, placing the audience members' voices and bodies directly into the performance." Palmer has described the concert as "Rocky-Horror-meets-Scavenger-Hunt-meets-Interactive-Art-Happening . . . just my cup of tea." Palmer and her new band celebrate the release of "Theatre Is Evil." Nov. 15 and 16 at 8 p.m. $25, $27.50 day of show. 18+. Paradise Rock Club, 967 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. 800-745-3000. www.livenation.com
Roots upended
Urban renewal in the West End wiped out more than buildings; the project destroyed neighborhoods. The exhibit "Boston's West End: Moving Forward/Looking Back" explores the West End from its pre-1800 economy, to the West Ender newspaper, the creation of the West End Museum, and urban renewal. Wednesday hours are 7 a.m.-11 p.m. (through Nov. 26). Free. Wentworth
Institute of Technology, Beatty Hall, 550 Huntington Ave., Boston. 617-989-4040. www.wit.edu
Cause and effect
On Nov. 28, 1942, 492 people were killed in the Cocoanut Grove Fire. Stephanie Schorow, author of "The Cocoanut Grove Fire," gives an illustrated lecture about the nightclub's history, the fire, new information, and the 70th anniversary. 6 p.m. Free. Boston Public Library Rabb Lecture Hall, 700 Boylston St., Boston. 617-536-5400. www.bpl.org
This year, Berklee College of Music assistant professor Yoko Miwa earned the title best jazz act in the Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll. The classically trained pianist found her jazz calling when she studied with Minoru Ozone. The Yoko Miwa Trio recently released its debut CD, "Act Naturally." 8 p.m. $20. Scullers Jazz Club at the Doubletree Suites by Hilton Hotel Boston, 400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston. 617-562-4111. www.scullersjazz.com
Left and right
Do you miss 24/7 politics? Dr. Alison Dagnes helps with "A Conservative Walks Into a Bar: The Politics of Political Humor," an explanation of the differences between conservatives and liberals. The talk sheds light on why folks on the right are not as funny as left-leaning folks like Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey, and Jon Stewart. 7 p.m. Free. Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard St., Brookline. 617-566-6660. www.brooklinebooksmith.com
Pulitzer poetry
Anne Sexton started writing poems based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tales as a form of therapy and ended up with a 1967 Pulitzer. "Transformations" by Conrad Susa is an opera set to these poems, which were one of Sexton's last projects. Presented by the Boston Conservatory. Nov. 15-17 at 8 p.m., Nov. 18 at 2 p.m. $25 and $30, $15 seniors, $10 students (recommended for mature audiences). The Boston Conservatory Theater, 31 Hemenway St., Boston. 617-912-9222. bostonconservatory.ticketforce.com
Hold on
Time travel back to the '90s with pop and R&B hits like "Hold On," "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)," "Giving Him Something He Can Feel," and "Free Your Mind." These songs are by the female group En Vogue who also made an appearance on Elmo's compilation CD "Elmopalooza!" Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. $35-$50.
The Wilbur Theatre, 246 Tremont St., Boston. 800-745-3000. www.thewilbur.com


text:
Confessed serial killer Israel Keyes committed suicide late Saturday or early Sunday by slitting one of his wrists with a blade from a disposable razor and tying a sheet tight around his neck, Alaska State Troopers revealed Wednesday.
It's still unclear which action, alone or in combination, led to his death, troopers said.
Keyes, 34, confessed months earlier to abducting, raping and strangling Samantha Koenig, 18, in Anchorage before cutting up her body and hiding it under ice on frozen Matanuska Lake, law enforcement authorities said Tuesday. In interviews with police and federal agents while he was held in jail awaiting a March trial date, Keyes also admitted to killing Vermont couple Bill and Lorraine Currier and at least five other people over a span of about 11 years, authorities said.
Keyes knew the names of his other victims, but he never divulged their identities to investigators, said Jeff Bell, an Anchorage police officer who interviewed Keyes. The weekend suicide is frustrating, because Keyes gave few clues to help locate his other victims' remains or their families, Bell said. And while Keyes admitted to killing eight people, including Koenig and the Curriers, he indicated there are "a lot more" yet to be discovered, Bell said.
"We don't have a number, we just believe it's more than the eight," Bell said. "What we were trying to get is, you know, closure for these families, and he didn't feel that same moral obligation, and he told us that in so many words."
Early results from a trooper investigation into the suicide and a state medical examiner's autopsy indicate Keyes was as methodical in killing himself as authorities say he was with his known victims.
Keyes also showed signs at one point that he might hurt himself, spending weeks on suicide watch, but he apparently convinced jail psychiatric staff that he was no longer suicidal prior to killing himself, corrections officials said.
Because of a May escape attempt during a hearing in federal court, Keyes was placed in the Anchorage Correctional Complex' segregation unit, meaning he was the lone occupant of his cell, said Bryan Brandenburg, superintendent of facilities with the state Department of Corrections. Brandenburg would not say whether Keyes was on suicide watch before or after the escape attempt, nor would he say specifically what Keyes said or did to indicate he was suicidal. Brandenburg was not sure when Keyes was taken off the watch but said he thought it was in August.
"He had intended to hurt himself. We discovered that and put him on suicide precautions," Brandenburg said. "At some point, it was determined he was no longer suicidal. ... Our staff did a fantastic job in preventing maybe an earlier tragedy."
Inmates are allowed to shower once a day, Brandenburg said. Corrections officers handcuff and shackle an inmate, walk the inmate to the secured shower, and once they are locked inside, remove the restraints by reaching through a small hole in the shower's door, he said. An officer gives the inmate toiletries, including one plastic, disposable razor with which to shave, Brandenburg said.
The inmates are then required to return their used razor, Brandenburg said. Corrections officials are still investigating whether Keyes returned the razor he used during his last shower, Brandenburg said.
"As far as I know, yes, but right now it would be speculation to say whether it was or wasn't. That's one of the things we're looking at," he said.
Brandenburg said it's possible that another inmate passed the razor blade to Keyes using a technique called "fishing," when one person flings a weight on a string to another inmate, who then attaches a note or object to the string and reels it in. Troopers spokeswoman Beth Ipsen said investigators with her agency found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing by another person but noted that having a razor in jail or providing one to another inmate would not be a criminal matter, but likely a violation of jailhouse rules.
The bloody razor found later in Keyes' cell was attached to the end of a pencil, giving it leverage and a handle, Ipsen said. Keyes also had a sheet, which he wrapped around his neck, the troopers spokeswoman said.
Keyes cinched one end of the sheet around his neck and tied the other end to his foot or ankle, Brandenburg said. Troopers say Keyes cut his left wrist and, according to Brandenburg, he pulled the sheet tight by extending his leg.
The lone corrections officer on the segregation unit was tasked with checking on each of the 23 inmates in the unit every 30 to 45 minutes, Brandenburg said. Keyes was in his cell at 9:30 p.m. Saturday and, at some point thereafter, appeared to be asleep face down on his bunk with a blanket completely covering him, Brandenburg said.
"Checks were completed, but it appeared as if he was sleeping like every other night. Because he was underneath the covers, and the officer that was on that unit reported that was how he slept, covered under his blanket," Brandenburg said. "That's what they saw when they did the checks, and it wasn't until the morning that they noticed that there was no movement and went in and looked."
That was about 6 a.m. Sunday, Brandenburg said. Keyes was "unresponsive," the superintendent said. Twenty minutes later, corrections officials notified the state troopers, who investigate deaths in state correctional facilities, and Keyes' body was transported to the state medical examiner's office, troopers said.
Investigators found crumpled, blood-soaked pages from a yellow legal-sized notebook in Keyes' cell, said Ipsen, the troopers spokeswoman. The writing was either difficult to read or entirely illegible because of the blood, Ipsen said.
"We couldn't even tell if it was pencil or pen writing," she said.
It's unclear if the pages constitute a suicide note or contain information about Keyes' other alleged victims. The handwritten notes are under analysis, according to FBI spokesman Eric Gonzalez.
"It's hard to characterize what it is until we hear back from our lab," Gonzalez said. "It's a handwritten note, but as to its content, it's too early to tell."
Asked if the corrections department could have done more to prevent Keyes' death, Brandenburg, who trains the department personnel on suicide prevention, said his staff are able to avert most potential suicides and appeared to have taken, at least initially, the proper precautions with Keyes.
"I am very disappointed that Mr. Keyes is not going to be able to stand trial for his crimes and held accountable, and my feelings are very much with the victims and Samantha (Koenig's) father," Brandenburg said. "I certainly wish we could've prevented this so that he could stand trial."
Brandenburg said he and his counterparts in the department are still looking into Keyes' suicide and have not decided yet if changes to protocol are necessary.
Reached Tuesday afternoon at home, James Koenig said he was angry that Keyes was able to kill himself before justice was served for the death of Samantha Koenig, his only biological child.
"He should have stood trial in front of everybody," Koenig said. "It's just one more thing he robbed from us."
Reach Casey Grove at email@example.com.


text:
ODU Soccer Monarchs Picked Fourth In C-USA Pre-Season Poll
By ODU Athletics
IRVING, Texas – The ODU Soccer Monarchs have been picked to finish fourth in this year's C-USA men's preseason soccer poll and senior forward Tim Hopkinson (Nottingham, England) was selected to the preseason All-C-USA men's soccer team as selected by the league's head coaches.
The Soccer Monarchs have advanced to three straight and nine of the last 11 NCAA tournaments under head coach Alan Dawson. Tim Hopkinson led the Monarchs with 10 goals last year and tallied a total of 25 points. He also scored 10 goals as a sophomore. In 2012, he ranked 21st nationally at 1.56 points per game. Hopkinson was a first team All-Conference and second team NSCAA All-Region selection, last year.
The Soccer Monarchs open the season with an exhibition match on Sunday, Aug. 18 against last year's NCAA national runner-up Georgetown at the ODU Soccer Complex for a 7 p.m. kickoff.
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane, which won the 2012 Conference USA championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16, has been selected as the preseason Conference USA men's soccer favorite by a vote of the league's head coaches. Tulsa striker Cristian Mata has been tabbed as Preseason Offensive Player of the Year while New Mexico defender Kyle Venter was named Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
Mata, a sophomore from Tulsa, Okla., started 19-of-20 games as a true freshman and led the Golden Hurricane in goals (14), assists (6) and points (34). He was named as the Conference USA Freshman of the Year, the C-USA Offensive Player of the Week twice, and was tabbed to the All-C-USA first team and C-USA All-Freshman Team. Mata also was selected to the College Soccer News Team of the Week, the Top Drawer Soccer Freshman Team of the Season and was named to the NSCAA Midwest All-Region first team.
Charlotte led all league teams with three preseason team selections, while New Mexico and Tulsa both had two players named to the squad. In all, seven teams were recognized with players on the preseason team.
Tulsa led a competitive team poll that featured six teams that made NCAA Tournament appearances in 2012, garnering 92 points and three first-place votes to edge out league newcomer New Mexico as the preseason favorite. The Lobos also made a Sweet 16 appearance in 2012 and received 90 points and four first-place votes in the preseason poll.
Charlotte, the 2011 national runner-up, returns to Conference USA in 2012 and is the third-place pick with 82 points and one first-place vote. Old Dominion (61 points), Kentucky (56) and UAB (55, one first-place vote) held spots Nos. 4-6 in the poll. South Carolina, FIU, Marshall and Florida Atlantic rounded out the poll.
More than 20 all-conference players return to C-USA teams in 2013, including eight who earned first-team all-league recognition and 12 players who were named to an NSCAA All-Region team.
The talented group of returning players will face a challenging slate of nonconference opponents in 2013, featuring 21 matches against teams that qualified for last season's NCAA Tournament. The 21 matches are against NCAA qualifiers that posted a combined record of 24-15-9 during postseason play. Notably, league members will face all four College Cup participants in a combined seven matches.
The 2013 Conference USA Men's Soccer Championship will be held in Charlotte, N.C., Nov. 13-17. The men's soccer regular season kicks off Friday, August 30.
Fans can follow C-USA online on Twitter (@Conference_USA) with the hashtag #CUSAMSOC and on Facebook (facebook.com/ConferenceUSA).
2013 Preseason C-USA Men's Soccer Poll
Tulsa (3)
New Mexico (4)
Charlotte (1)
Old Dominion
South Carolina
Florida Atlantic
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
- Cristian Mata, F, Tulsa
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
- Kyle Venter, D, New Mexico
2013 Preseason All-C-USA Men's Soccer Team
- Thomas Allen, D, Charlotte
- Giuseppe Gentile, F, Charlotte
- Tyler Gibson, M, Charlotte
- Steven Perinovic, D, Kentucky
- Michael Calderon, M, New Mexico
- Kyle Venter, D, New Mexico
- Tim Hopkinson, F, Old Dominion
- Braeden Troyer, M, South Carolina
- Cristian Mata, F, Tulsa
- Omar Mata, M, Tulsa
- Darion Copeland, D, UAB


text:
GREENWOOD, S.C. – The No. 43 Georgia College women's tennis team (13-9, 7-6 PBC) finished their Peach Belt Conference (PBC) season Sunday afternoon as they took on Lander University (8-8, 4-7 PBC) and came away with the 5-2 victory.
Kayla Barksdale (Augusta, Ga.) and Katie Krupp (Evans, Ga.) made quick work of Carolina Lainez and Cayce Bradley, winning 8-3. The Bobcat duo earned their 15th victory this year.
Ivana Marevic (Rottweil, Germany) and May Johnson (Sydney, Australia) cruised to an 8-2 victory against Tiffany Vanhpraseuth and Marion Courbis.
Michelle Lingner (Dunwoody, Ga.) and Sarah Murray (Alpharetta, Ga.) were defeated by Ainhoa Rico Martin and Aurelia Ruffat 8-0.
Lander tied the game with Ruffat defeating Murray 6-0, 6-0.
Barksdale quickly put the Bobcats back in the lead with a 6-1, 6-3 takedown of Rico Martin. The victory extends Barksdale's winning streak to seven matches.
Krupp downed Vanhpraseuth 6-3, 6-3 and Johnson clinched the match with a 6-4, 6-0 win against Courbis.
The Bobcats finish the regular season Tuesday, April 9 at 4 p.m. against Clark Atlanta University.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


text:
Programming the Advection Scheme
From Gerris
|Revision as of 22:11, 4 November 2007
Zaleski (Talk | contribs)
(A very incomplete version of Session 3)
← Previous diff
|Revision as of 20:57, 5 November 2007
18.104.22.168 (Talk)
(→GFS_VARIABLE macro)
Next diff →
|Line 120:
|Line 120:
|=== GFS_VARIABLE macro ===
|=== GFS_VARIABLE macro ===
|This macro is used everywhere in the code to access the value of a GFS_VARIABLE in a cell. An example of its use is found in the ''Daniel'' object above:
|This macro is used everywhere in the code to access the value of a GFS_VARIABLE in a cell. An example of its use is found in the ''init_periodic'' object showed in the previous section:
|<source lang="c">
|<source lang="c">
|GFS_VARIABLE (cell, v->i) = sin (2.*(*m)*M_PI*pos.x)*cos (2.*(*m)*M_PI*pos.y);
|GFS_VARIABLE (cell, v->i) = sin (2.*(*m)*M_PI*pos.x)*cos (2.*(*m)*M_PI*pos.y);
Revision as of 20:57, 5 November 2007
The core of a fluid simulation
Let us assume that as a computational physicists you are most interested in how the Navier-Stokes equations are read. You are familiar with Stephane's J. Comput. Phys. article and you want to see how it is implemented in code. The core of the simulation in
simulation.c specifically the following lines. We start with some bookkeeping:
static void simulation_run (GfsSimulation * sim)
GfsVariable * p, * pmac, * res = NULL;
GfsDomain * domain;
GSList * i;
domain = GFS_DOMAIN (sim);
p = gfs_variable_from_name (domain->variables, "P");
g_assert (p);
pmac = gfs_variable_from_name (domain->variables, "Pmac");
g_assert (pmac);
gfs_simulation_refine (sim);
gfs_simulation_init (sim);
i = domain->variables;
while (i) {
if (GFS_IS_VARIABLE_RESIDUAL (i->data))
res = i->data;
i = i->next;
gfs_simulation_set_timestep (sim);
if (sim->time.i == 0) {
gfs_approximate_projection (domain,
p, sim->physical_params.alpha, res);
advance_tracers (domain, sim->advection_params.dt/2.);
while (sim->time.t < sim->time.end &&
sim->time.i < sim->time.iend) {
GfsVariable * g[FTT_DIMENSION];
gdouble tstart = gfs_clock_elapsed (domain->timer);
gts_container_foreach (GTS_CONTAINER (sim->events), (GtsFunc) gfs_event_do, sim);
gfs_simulation_set_timestep (sim);
gfs_predicted_face_velocities (domain, FTT_DIMENSION, &sim->advection_params);
gfs_variables_swap (p, pmac);
gfs_mac_projection (domain,
p, sim->physical_params.alpha, g);
gfs_variables_swap (p, pmac);
gts_container_foreach (GTS_CONTAINER (sim->events), (GtsFunc) gfs_event_half_do, sim);
gfs_centered_velocity_advection_diffusion (domain,
if (gfs_has_source_coriolis (domain)) {
gfs_poisson_coefficients (domain, sim->physical_params.alpha);
gfs_correct_normal_velocities (domain, 2, p, g, 0.);
gfs_correct_centered_velocities (domain, 2, g, sim->advection_params.dt);
gfs_source_coriolis_implicit (domain, sim->advection_params.dt);
gfs_correct_normal_velocities (domain, 2, p, g, 0.);
gfs_correct_centered_velocities (domain, 2, g, -sim->advection_params.dt);
gfs_domain_cell_traverse (domain,
(FttCellTraverseFunc) gfs_cell_coarse_init, domain);
gfs_simulation_adapt (sim);
gfs_approximate_projection (domain,
&sim->advection_params, p, sim->physical_params.alpha, res);
advance_tracers (domain, sim->advection_params.dt);
sim->time.t = sim->tnext;
gts_range_add_value (&domain->timestep, gfs_clock_elapsed (domain->timer) - tstart);
gts_range_update (&domain->timestep);
gts_range_add_value (&domain->size, gfs_domain_size (domain, FTT_TRAVERSE_LEAFS, -1));
gts_range_update (&domain->size);
gts_container_foreach (GTS_CONTAINER (sim->events), (GtsFunc) gfs_event_do, sim);
gts_container_foreach (GTS_CONTAINER (sim->events),
(GtsFunc) gts_object_destroy, NULL);
Now that we are more advanced, we are ready for a tip.
Cast to the parent class
The example shows how one can extract information from an object if one knows in which parent it is stored. For example, if we want to use the information of the event variable which came from the GfsEvent class, we can have access to it by means of the following variable "parentdata":
GfsEvent * parentdata = GFS_EVENT (event);
In this way, we load the information of the "event" object coming from
its parent GfsEvent into this variable and we can either use it or
manipulate if we want. For example
parentdata->step will give us the temporal step which have been
read in the input.
GFS_VARIABLE macro
This macro is used everywhere in the code to access the value of a GFS_VARIABLE in a cell. An example of its use is found in the init_periodic object showed in the previous section:
GFS_VARIABLE (cell, v->i) = sin (2.*(*m)*M_PI*pos.x)*cos (2.*(*m)*M_PI*pos.y);
This expression replaces
GFS_STATE (cell)->v = sin (2.*init->m*M_PI*pos.x)*cos (2.*init->m*M_PI*pos.y);
which was used in the tutorial.
To use this macro, there are two points of view.
- In the "magical" approach we just now that
GFS_VARIABLE(somecell,somevariable->i)allows us to write to the variable
somevariablein the cell
somecell. For us dummies a question may arise: what value should the index i have ? Is it the cell number ? Well i is not an index: it is a member of each GfsVariable. We do not have to set it: it is already there in the variable.
- In the rational approach, we would like to read the code and understand the definition of
GFS_VARIABLE. However the definition of the
GFS_VARIABLEmacro is a bit baffling. It can be found in
fluid.h. (It is a good idea to try the following: find any place in the code where the
GFS_VARIABLEmacro is used ---that should be easy--- and then click on it. Type M-. in emacs ---or the equivalent in vim--- and get to the definition.)
#define GFS_VARIABLE(cell, index) ((&GFS_STATE (cell)->place_holder)[index])
Notice that we have a special member of the cell state that tells us where the variable is stored. The macro
GFS_STATE is defined by
#define GFS_STATE(cell) ((GfsStateVector *) (cell)->data)
FttCell class
This class is defined as follows:
struct _FttCell {
/*< public >*/
guint flags;
gpointer data;
/*< private >*/
struct _FttOct * parent, * children;
The data member of this class is a gpointer. Remember from last session that it is
an untyped pointer, so there is no difficulty to cast to a
by using
struct _GfsStateVector {
/* temporary face variables */
GfsFaceStateVector f[FTT_NEIGHBORS];
/* solid boundaries */
GfsSolidVector * solid;
gdouble place_holder;
Tip: Navigate using the TAGS file- Create the TAGS file :
% cd src % make tags
You can then use the tags in emacs, nedit or vim.
- In emacs:
- open any *.c or *.h file with emacs.
- Position the cursor on a function or variable.
- do ESC . to find its definition. (or M-. using the emacs Meta key convention )
- do ESC * to return to the previous location (s) .
- In vim, nedit ... : vim, nedit users please contribute ...
More about classes:
SourceScalar Header
The SourceScalar class from
source.h has some interesting differences with the three previous examples :
/* GfsSourceScalar: Header */
typedef struct _GfsSourceScalar GfsSourceScalar;
struct _GfsSourceScalar {
/*< private >*/
GfsSourceGeneric parent;
/*< public >*/
GfsVariable * v;
#define GFS_SOURCE_SCALAR(obj) GTS_OBJECT_CAST (obj,\
gfs_source_scalar_class ())
#define GFS_IS_SOURCE_SCALAR(obj) (gts_object_is_from_class (obj,\
gfs_source_scalar_class ()))
GfsSourceGenericClass * gfs_source_scalar_class (void);
Notice that we do not use all the possibilities in the template. The class structure is a SourceGenericClass, there is no need to create a specific SourceScalarClass .
SourceScalar Object methods
the read method
The source scalar class has a complex read method.
static void source_scalar_read (GtsObject ** o, GtsFile * fp)
GfsSourceScalar * source;
GfsDomain * domain;
if (GTS_OBJECT_CLASS (gfs_source_scalar_class ())->parent_class->read)
(* GTS_OBJECT_CLASS (gfs_source_scalar_class ())->parent_class->read)
(o, fp);
if (fp->type == GTS_ERROR)
This is standard Gerris "read" code that uses the parent class read method to read first the parameters that are defined in the parent class. It will initialize the variables of the parent object.
source = GFS_SOURCE_SCALAR (*o);
This "casts" the "generic" object **o into an object of type "source_scalar".
domain = GFS_DOMAIN (gfs_object_simulation (source));
if (fp->type != GTS_STRING) {
gts_file_error (fp, "expecting a string (GfsVariable)");
source->v = gfs_variable_from_name (domain->variables,
if (source->v == NULL) {
gts_file_error (fp, "unknown variable `%s'", fp->token->str);
We expect a string: the name of the variable. If the name of the variable is not found in the list of domain gfs_variables, an error results.
If it is found, the member v of the structure source becomes this gfs_variable.
if (source->v->sources == NULL)
source->v->sources =
gts_container_new (GTS_CONTAINER_CLASS (gts_slist_container_class ()));
gts_container_add (source->v->sources, GTS_CONTAINEE (source));
The variable then aquires a new source in its list of sources v->sources . gts_containers are defined in the gts library.
gts_file_next_token (fp);
The end for now
Go to course top level. Go to top of page. Go to Next Session.


text: I am looking for a map that clients can search and the results will be existing businesses however the details will need to be customized for each individual business. Compensation arrangements are negotiable. Looking for a freelance developer, preferably, with knowledge of growing database programing and map development including details of a specific database in the resulting search results. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
AAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! :rotfl:
What a moran!!! It is a documented FACT that DUmmies are never happy unless they are miserable!!!Quote:
Sat Mar 23, 2013, 09:37 AM
DUers, would you use a dedicated area for GOOD NEWS? (w/edit)
Last edited Sat Mar 23, 2013, 09:51 AM USA/ET - Edit history (2)
I posed this question in the AtA forum, and Skinner said that if enough people want it, he has no problem creating a new sub-forum.
I know the resistance to creating new forums is that people fear those posts will be relegated to a shadow area and never make it to GD, but I disagree. I love having a go-to place for various specific topics, and STILL BEING ABLE TO POST (or cross post) in GD and other areas when applicable.
I don't see it as one or the other when new forums are created. It gives a way to have more dedicated discussion and attention to a certain subject, but it doesn't mean it can't still be shared in GD. In such a busy forum as GD, too many awesome posts are missed. It's the nature of having a busy community
DU's two main forums are reliably full of posts which keep us informed about the many injustices in the world and issues which require our attention, and we desperately need that!!!
In order to maintain my own sanity, I curate good news every day (as do some other DUers), but we don't want to bombard GD with posts.
Yet it occurred to me that having a sub-forum dedicated to positive, inspiring stories (again, knowing they could be cross-posted when applicable to balance things in GD) would be appreciated by members who get worn down by all the negativity.
As I said, I curate such info daily and post elsewhere, so I could post it daily here at DU in such a forum as well. And others could do the same. Maybe people could even share good news they just experienced or witnessed, not only share existing stories we stumble upon.
Perhaps I could also post more regular Wishadoo/Help a DUer updates in such a sub-forum, so DUers can see how we are DOING GOOD and how we can do even more in different ways. I definitely don't want to bombard the bigger forums with this, but I also know many of you want a more reliable way to stay informed about Wishadoo/DUer things. http://www.democraticunderground.com...cons/happy.gif
Would this interest you? If so, please K&R so we can see the level of interest.
If this forum is created it will be filled with LOCKS and "missing" post...:biggrin-new:


text:
Notes for a Young Activist
By Aless Piper
October 28, 2011
This summer I had an awesome experience. Back in early 2010 I decided that when I got on permanent at my day job I wanted to go on a real vacation, something I had never been able to do in my adult life. So this year when it was a "sure thing" I e-mailed Olivia from TheBody.com and said, "Can we meet?!" To which she replied, with her characteristic enthusiasm which has been so valuable to me since I started blogging for TheBody.com, "Of course!"
And the months dragged by until finally I was signing an e-mail, "See you Friday!" By which I meant in three days' time, which of course caused me to get really nervous. As Edward predicted, however, everything was fine. We met for lunch at a little place that promised good food, an opportunity to talk, and aloof wait staff, and it was all kinds of awesome to sit and chat with someone I had this part of my life in common with. After that she took me back to the office and I got to meet and chat briefly with more people.
Afterwards, while in TJ Maxx with my family, I jotted down a note in my phone for this article. It says "& I looked around & thought: these people are like me." It was one of the most amazing feelings.
What I want you to know most of all is we are out there. It's not easy, and sometimes it takes a really long time to "get better," but we need you. We need your passion, we need your voice, we need your ideas.
The thing is, you may run into a lot of opposition. Some people have this idea that activism and the pursuit of friends don't go together. And some people have very specific ideas of who can and should be a part of this movement, and if you don't fit in, tough luck. But that's bullshit.
I've been there, so whatever you do, don't give up. You will find friends who share your interests. And if you have something to say, keep saying it because someone will listen. Regardless of what the naysayers may say, young activists are the future of any movement. You are needed, and more than that, you are wanted.
My advice?
Finally, if you see something you really want in on, e-mail! The worst they can do is say no, and if they do, keep looking!
All movements need fresh voices to keep moving ... young Larry Kramer wannabes to scream about the injustice anew. Get out there. Together we can make a difference.
Get e-mail notifications every time Aless' blog is updated.
Add Your Comment:
(Please note: Your name and comment will be public, and may even show up in
Internet search results. Be careful when providing personal information! Before
adding your comment, please read TheBody.com's Comment Policy.)
Flaming Red
Aless Piper
Aless Piper is a 20-something office assistant by day, world-changer by night. She is a voracious reader, and addicted to iced caramel correttos from her favorite coffee shop. She has been reading TheBody.com for more than half her life.
Subscribe to Aless' Blog:
Recent Posts:
February 21, 2017 - Hard to Say Who's to Blame for 'Patient Zero'? A Blog Entry by Aless Piper
August 4, 2014 - So Many Ways to Support Friends in Need: A Blog Entry by Aless Piper
December 20, 2013 - A Year in 525,600 Minutes ...: A Blog Entry by Aless Piper
June 23, 2013 - Miles to Go: A Few Pride Facts -- A Blog Entry by Aless Piper
April 26, 2013 - Meet Bob Bowers: A Blog Entry by Aless Piper
A Brief Disclaimer:
The opinions expressed by TheBody.com's bloggers are entirely their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of TheBody.com itself.


text:
When you look at games like World of Warcraft versus games like Dungeons and Dragons, you can see that in some ways they are just the same, while in others they are vastly different. Thematically, they're both about romping through a fantasy world having adventures, and depending on the kind of activity you enjoy most in your games, the actual content of either one can be very similar. The difference lies in the user interface: WoW takes over your computers screen and presents you with intensive graphics, while D&D relies on paper, dice, and your imagination.
While WoW is obviously a child of the early 21st century, all the practical tools used in D&D have existed for thousands of years. One might well wonder: "why didn't Plato (or any other suitably wise old figure out of history) ever think of putting together a dungeon adventure?" A recent Escapist magazine article asks that very question, and then provides us with a bunch of theories about what roleplaying is and why people do it. All these are interesting in themselves, but they leave me wondering "but wait... why didn't Plato ever think of it?" The answer I think the article is trying to give is that roleplaying is actually a form of social innovation that couldn't have existed before, because the culture and ideas to give it form hadn't developed until the '60s.
So tonight when you get home and log into WoW, especially if you are logging in to roleplay your character, remember that you are participating in an activity that is on the growing edge of human civilization. Just as, all those hundreds of years ago, it was a great innovation for the Greek playwright Aeschylus to bring two actors onto the stage at once as opposed to letting one actor and a chorus carry the show -- in our own era, the way players get together today to collaboratively create worlds, characters and stories with one another is a new and exciting innovation that never existed before. Roleplaying itself is one of many brilliant and beautiful examples of how society and culture continue to evolve and progress well into the the future... and beyond.


text:
If you're like me, you probably have stacks of books sitting around your home waiting to be cracked open.
Despite my apartment's messy milieu, the piles are actually carefully curated in the order of what I plan to tackle next. Of course, the stacks tend to grow faster than I can read, but no matter.
Here are this week's five best stories from NPR Books. They'll grow your piles, but I promise, these books are worth it.
1. Mississippi Mayhem
Faulknerphiles: Surely you are by now aware that this Friday is the 50th anniversary of William Faulkner's death. Cheers to you, let the celebratory readings begin.
Faulknerphobes: Do not be afraid, for there exists one book, written by the man himself, that will allay your apprehension.
According to author W. Ralph Eubanks, The Reivers is a "painless introduction" for those looking to tackle Faulkner's mountain of work. In this lovely essay written for our series, PG-13: Risky Reads (which also airs on All Things Considered), Eubanks writes that as a young boy looking for adventure and some off-limits adult content, this story of a stolen horse and car was, well, "pretty cool."
2. Buried Treasure
But perhaps you're looking for new fiction this week. For that, allow Weekend Edition editor Barrie Hardymon to slip you into something a little more contemporary. She dove through her own stacks and came up with this list of the five best hidden gems of the year — those books that were perhaps missed by the reading public, that should not be overlooked.
The plots are diverse — from love between Wall Street types to a look at London newspapers in the late '90s. There's also Wiley Cash's debut novel, which "opens in a hot haze of death and religion," as well as a charming English romp that Hardymon calls "The Twilight Zone set at Downton, complete with mystery, horror and a bracing bit of class commentary."
For some under-the-radar discovery, look no further.
3. The Guiltiest Of Pleasures
From underappreciated, we move on to just plain old ignored: It's genre fiction, and its time has come! For the best of sci-fi, fantasy and the rest, we turn to our nerd-in-residence, NPR editor Petra Mayer, who wrote this essay for our series My Guilty Pleasure.
Petra assures us that The Black Jewels Trilogy is like no other fantasy out there — tropes are flipped "on their heads" and "common pairings of good/light and evil/dark have come uncoupled." Instead we have a world where "only women can rule" and Saetan, the ruler of Hell, is "a good guy, when you get to know him."
Of course, there's plenty to feel guilty about — the "men are a teenager's dream: muscly, gorgeous, attentive, protective, brilliant in bed" — but if you're in the mood to embrace your inner nerd, you can't do much better than this one.
4. Grit, True Grit
Then there are genre writers like Solomon Jones, whose thrillers have some serious personal depth.
For our series, Crime in the City, Morning Edition host David Greene went to Philadelphia to spend some time with Jones. They talked about his book, The Last Confession, which begins with a death at Philly's 30th Street Station. But they also discussed addiction and sobriety, both of which Jones has experienced. "I consider myself fortunate to still be here" he told Greene.
One place where you can really see that The Last Confession is not a normal thriller is in the acknowledgments. The first person Jones thanks is his "Lord and savior Jesus Christ, who snatched me off the streets and gave me a second chance at life." That is no ordinary writer, and this is no ordinary crime drama.
5. Oh, For The Love Of Dog
Reader, I feel I should admit something to you. As a member of the NPR Books team there's pretty much no genre I won't read. I've tackled fiction and nonfiction, horror and poetry. But I will not read books about animals. No can do.
And thankfully, I didn't have to. NPR health policy correspondent Julie Rovner did it for me.
When the folks over at Morning Edition noticed a trend of what they are calling "dog memoirs" they asked Rovner (a dog owner and dog show competitor) to see if they were any good.
Somewhat surprisingly, she found that they were. Books by Jill Abramson and Julie Klam are worth your time even if you're not a dog lover. One by Jon Katz might have you in tears by the end. And if you're not careful you might even find yourself engrossed in titles like Show Dog: The Charmed Life and Trying Times of a Near-Perfect Purebred. But maybe that's pushing it.
If you've made it this far and you're still looking for the perfect weekend read, here's a bonus for you. Check out this interview with Ben Fountain, whose novel, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk perfectly captures one soldier's journey.
Rosie Friedman works on the NPR Books team.


text:
Inscrivez vous pour être à jour sur les offres et sur les dernières nouveautés du monde Elica.
En vous enregistrant avec votre adresse e-mail, vous recevrez le bulletin d'informations périodique qui vous propose en avant-première les promotions, les lancements des nouveaux produits, les nouvelles idées liées à l'univers de la hotte et un regard privilégié sur nos collections.
Dear User, pursuant to art. 13, paragraph 1 of Italian Legislative Decree 196/2003 governing the protection of personal data (for brevity, hereinafter the "Code"), we inform you that the personal data you provide may be processed by ELICA pursuant to and in accordance with the aforementioned legislation. This privacy statement relates to all the services that can be accessed from elica.com.
Your personal data will be processed in compliance with your fundamental rights and freedoms and in respect of your dignity, with particular reference to confidentiality, personal identity and your right to the protection of your personal data, for the purpose of offering you effective use of elica.com.
In the course of normal operation, the ICT systems and procedures involved in the running of this site automatically acquire certain items of personal data relating to the user's browsing. These data are collected exclusively for the purpose of obtaining anonymous statistical information about the use of the site and to check that it is working properly.This category of data includes, by way of example:
The data provided freely and voluntarily by the user through the transmission of email to the addresses specified on this site will be acquired by Elica.In particular, in addition to the sender's email address, which is needed for the purpose of replying, Elica will acquire any other personal data to which transmitted email refers or contains.Data collected in this way will not be distributed or used for direct commercial or advertising purposes, and will be stored solely for the purposes of retaining correspondence.
Cookies consist of portions of code installed in the browser that assist the Owner in providing the service according to the purposes described. Some of the purposes for which the Cookies are installed may also require the User's consent.
The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behavior.
These Cookies are necessary for the proper functioning of this Application and are used to store sessions and preferences.
Used to store preferences of the Application.
Used to store the User session and keep the User logged in.
Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Application, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.This integration of Google Analytics anonymizes your IP address. It works by shortening Users' IP addresses within Member States of the European Union or in other Contracting States to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the complete IP address be sent to a Google server and shortened within the USA.
Personal Data collected: Cookie and Usage data.
Place of processing : USA – Privacy Policy – Opt Out
These services allow interaction with social networks or other external platforms directly from the pages of this Application.The interaction and information obtained by this Application are always subject to the User's privacy settings for each social network.If a service enabling interaction with social networks is installed it may still collect traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.
AddThis is a service provided by Clearspring Technologies Inc., which displays a widget that allows interaction with social networks and external platforms as well as sharing the contents of this Application.Depending on the configuration, this service can display widgets belonging to third parties such as the managers of social networks where interactions are shared. In this case, also the third parties that provide the widget will be informed of interactions and Usage Data on the pages where this service is installed.
Place of processing : USA – Privacy Policy
The Pinterest "Pin it" button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Pinterest platform provided by Pinterest Inc.
The Twitter Tweet button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Twitter social network provided by Twitter, Inc.
The Facebook Like button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Facebook social network provided by Facebook, Inc.
The Google+ +1 button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Google+ social network provided by Google Inc.
These services allow you to view content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of this Application and interact with them.If a service of this kind is installed, it may still collect web traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when users do not use it.
Instagram is an image visualization service provided by Instagram, Inc. that allows this Application to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
The site does not use Web Beacons. A Web Beacon is an electronic image (e.g. a transparent GIF image consisting of a single pixel) located on a web page and used to monitor whether a certain page has been visited or not, and to compile statistics an cumulative data about the use of the web site. Web Beacons are normally used for the purpose of optimising the flow of web traffic.You can disable the use of Web Beacons by blocking the cookies associated with them.
ELICA may collect information by means of referrers and a range of environmental variables. A referrer consists of the data relating to the URL by means of which a user reached a given site, and which the user's browser can automatically provide to ELICA.The environmental variables may include the domain name from which the user accessed http://elica.com, the time of access to the site, the type of browser and operating system used, the address of the last site visited before accessing the ELICA site, the names of pages visited on http://elica.com and the address of the next site visited. All of the above information may be collected for the purpose of determining general trends and improving the quality of the service offered to site users. These data are totally anonymous, and if collected, are never associated with any personal data
Should you decide to contact our customer service, the latter will process the data you choose to give solely for the purpose of providing you with support regarding ELICA products.Data thus collected will not be distributed or used for direct commercial or advertising purposes, and will be retained exclusively for the aforementioned purposes.
Your data may come to the attention of our employees, partners and dealers, who, in their capacity as appointees and/or processors, are authorised to process the data in pursuance of the purposes specified in this statementYour data may also come to the attention of third-party companies that provide Elica with ICT/information services. These parties may assume the role of data processors.Your data may not be disseminated without your express consent.Should you decide to contact our telephone support service, the data you choose to disclose will be processed by our customer service operators.
Personal data may be transferred abroad, both inside and outside the European Union.
With the exception of the provisions specified above regarding browsing data, the provision of all other personal data by users of this site is optional and left entirely to the discretion of the user.Failure to provide personal data shall have no prejudicial consequences for the user.
Pursuant to art. 7 of the Code, we inform you that, as data subject, you are entitled to obtain confirmation of the existence or otherwise of personal data relating to you, even if they has not yet been recorded, and their disclosure in intelligible form.The data subject is entitled to be informed of:
The data subject shall be entitled to obtain:
The data subject shall be entitled to object, either partially or as a whole:
The above rights may be exercised by simple request involving no formal procedures, including through an agent, to be sent directly to the data controller at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The data controller is ELICA, with registered office in Fabriano (AN), Via Ermanno Casoli 2, CAP 60044, Italy, email@example.com
The data processor for the ICT services connected with the site to which this statement pertains is IM*MEDIA Srl, with registered office in Palermo (PA), Via Generale Vincenzo Magliocco 27, CAP 90141, Italy, email: firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
Taking Mount Union College to Asia
May 29, 2008
The Association of International Students at Mount Union College recently presented 1,000 folded paper cranes to Dr. Richard F. Giese, president of the College to kick-off the trip to Asia on behalf of the College. Click on the photo gallery to the right to follow along on the trip.
President Giese and his wife, Sandra, Dr. William Coleman, assistant to the President for diversity affairs and his wife, Ruth, and Scott Slabaugh, director of international student services will visit selected destinations in Asia from May 16 to 31. Their tour includes visits to Japan, China, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Those presenting the cranes included Brittany Rivers, a freshman psychology major of Cambridge; Taku Miyazaki, a senior business administration and sport management major of Toyko, Japan; Keiko Miyahara, a senior physics and astronomy major of Hiroshima, Japan; and Brie Towers a senior, sociology major of Streetsboro.
The folding of the paper cranes came after Miyahara organized for a survivor of the Hiroshima bombing to come and speak at Mount Union College last October. Emiko Okada shared her story as part of a Peace Forum held at the College. There is a Japanese legend that came after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 that states that anyone who folds 1,000 cranes will be granted a wish.
The President will present the cranes to the mayor of Hiroshima. With the cranes he will also present a proclamation from the major of Alliance and a key to the city of Alliance. Later, the cranes will be brought to a monument in the Hiroshima Peace Park. This will take place on May 22 during the tour of Asia.
The purpose of this trip is to strengthen relationships with Asian alumni in these countries, meet with the administration of sister institutions and establish formal exchange relationships with universities in Shanghai and Penang.
The first destination is Tokyo where the group will spend two days. They will host an alumni lunch, update the alumni about events at Mount Union and discuss internships.
They will spend May 19 in Osaka at Kansai Gaidai University where many Mount Union students study. The Japanese teaching assistant is also from Kansai Gaidai each year. Students from Kansai Gaidai also study at Mount and some Mount Union professors have taught at Kansai Gaidai as well.
The group will be working to organize alumni and attendees of Mount Union College in Osaka. They will also meet with Kansai Gaidai students who will be spending the next school year at Mount Union and with the five Mount Union students currently studying at Kansai Gaidai.
On May 20, they will go to Baika University and have dinner with alumni, former students and professors at the university.
"We generally have two or three one year students who come from their Global English department and as part of their major they are required to study in an English speaking country for one year," said Coleman.
They will then travel to Hiroshima and visit Hiroshima Jogakuin High School to meet with teachers and students to promote the new Mount Union College Kurose Peace scholarship.
A tour with Kyoko Niiyama will be given of the Peace Memorial Park. Niiyama is the winner of the Yoshino Murakami Scholarship, which is offered to one student from her Hiroshima girls' high school every four years.
On the second day in Hiroshima they will meet with Dr. Steven Leeper, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation. Together they will meet to discuss the possibility of establishing a formal relationship with Mount Union which would allow Mount students to study in Hiroshima during the summers. These programs would be related to the new academic concentration in the communication department know as peace communication.
The paper cranes will be presented to the mayor of Hiroshima, Mr. Akiba, at City Hall. Leeper and Mr. Shinichiro Kurose, Chancellor and Chair of the board of trustees of Hiroshima Jogakuin will be present.
They will meet at the International Center at Hiroshima Jogakuin University to discuss student and faculty exchanges. The group will also attend a Presidential Dinner held by the university.
They will travel to Eastern China on May 23 and have dinner with the Vice President of Asia Pacific of Timken Company. Mount Union currently has an internship with the Timken Company in Shanghai.
The next university they will attend is the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. Here they will discuss a student and faculty exchange program. Dr. Coleman will present a lecture on the politics of the media to journalism majors.
On May 25 they will travel to Singapore to have dinner with alumni at Esmiralda, a Mediterranean restaurant. While here, Giese will meet with Herbert Vongpusanachai, a DHL executive. The President and Mrs. Giese will also meet with alumni Marcus and Celina Smith.
They will spend May 27 in Malaysia and have dinner with alumni and discuss creating a possible Penang scholarship to Mount Union as well as internships.
Universiti Sains Malaysia will be the last university visited. Here, they will meet with Dr. Jason Tye, Associate Dean and a Mount Union alum, to discuss possible student and faculty exchange with Mount Union College.


text:
Cellphone 'blitz' starts today
Press Release – Safe Hutt Valley
The Hutt City Council is supporting a 'blitz' by police on the use of cellphones while driving from this Monday to 2 December.
All drivers caught using cellphones while driving (unless using a hands-free device) will be stopped and action will be taken.
The penalty for using a cellphone while driving is a fee of $80 and 20 demerit points.
Hutt Valley acting police Area Commander Shane Cotter says the week-long 'blitz' is intended to refocus drivers' attention on this "risky and potentially life-threatening behaviour."
"The reality is when your attention is distracted by the phone, you're less focussed on controlling the vehicle, and won't be as quick to react when something unexpected happens," he says.
Council's road safety coordinator Jan Simmons says in the three years since the ban on cellphone use has been in place, cellphone use while driving has been identified as a significant cause in 18 crashes in the Hutt Valley.
"Some drivers continue to ignore the law or have become complacent. I want to encourage the public to help police combat this issue by reporting drivers they spot talking or texting on a cellphone while driving," she says.
Bad driving, including using a cellphone while driving, can be reported online via the police's Community Roadwatch web page: www.police.govt.nz/service/road/roadwatch.html
For those without internet access, paper forms are available from police stations.
Statistics from the NZ Transport Agency released in July this year show since the ban there has been 424 crashes nationwide where cellphone use was a factor, resulting in 15 deaths, 24 serious injuries and 110 minor injuries.
Safe Hutt Valley is a group of organisations working together to improve safety across the Hutt Valley region.
The organisations involved are Upper Hutt City Council, Hutt City Council, ACC, Regional Public Health, Hutt Valley District Health Board, Āhuru Mōwai o Te Awakairangi (formerly known as the Hutt Valley Family Violence Network) and the police.
The main aims of Safe Hutt Valley are to reduce crime and family violence, improve road safety, reduce harm from alcohol, and prevent injury and suicide.