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The Observing Database and Observation Status Flags
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The Observing Database is the repository at the Gemini site of the detailed observation definitions and other information associated with a science program. During its 'life cycle' an observation goes through several phases as indicated by the status flag on the observation page in the OT:
The chart below shows the steps in the Phase II process that lead up to observation execution:
|Observation Status
|Skeletons and other newly created observations have status "Phase 2" indicating that the detailed definition of the observation is in progress.
|Observations are set to "For Review" to indicate that they are ready for checking by the Principal Support staff who provides Phase II support*.
|Observations are set to "In Review" to indicate that the Principal Support staff are actively reviewing them. If any problems are found then may be set back to "Phase 2" for further work by the PI.
|Observations are set to "For Activation" to indicate that they are ready for final verification by the Additional Support staff *. If any problems are found then they may be marked back to "For Review" or "Phase 2" for further work by the Principal Support staff or the PI.
|"On Hold" observations are either active templates for Target of Opportunity triggers or are waiting for an external event, such as the arrival of a MOS mask.
|Observations marked "Prepared/Ready" may be selected by the observer for execution.
* For newly commissioned instruments or modes where Gemini staff provide Phase II support, observations that are correctly defined pass directly from "For Review" to "Ready".
Responsibilities During Phase II Process
During the Phase II cycle illustrated above, the process to be followed and actions to be taken by Principal Investigators, Principal Support staff and Additional Support staff are as follows:
|Before the start of the semester, creates skeleton science programs in Observing Database. Emails PI (or Joint Proposal Principal Contact, PC) with the unique key assigned to their program. Emails National Offices with keys for supporting that partners Phase II observations.
|Investigators (PI / PC)
|The PI or PC (or anyone to whom they have delegated responsibility) uses the current Observing Tool to sync the skeleton science program from Observing Database. The Sync option is available from the main toolbar in the science program editor, from the File menu, or with Cmd/Ctrl-s.
The PI or PC uses OT to define details of some or all observations *. During this phase the all edits by the PI/PC are saved automatially to the local database (on their local disk). The program can be exported as an XML file for backup (see the loading/saving maintenance options).
*For GMOS MOS programs, pre-imaging observations and complete MOS spectroscopy template groups must be defined by the regular Phase II deadlines. Once the masks have been designed and submitted by the PI there will be opportunities for small revisions to the MOS spectroscopic observations defined by the PI as needed .
Once they are satisfied with the observation details, the user sets observation status flag(s) to For Review and then syncs the science program into the Observing Database (using the toolbar button or the File...Sync menu option in the science program editor). The newly-defined observations are merged automatically with the existing contents of the Observing Database (ODB). If the observations have status Phase 2 or For Review in the ODB, then changes made in the local database are copied to the ODB. However, if the observations have status In Review or higher in the ODB then a sync conflict will need to be resolved.
Note that PIs can only change the observation status between Phase 2 and For Review. (The reverse change is available so that a PI can change their mind about the status).
Before making any changes to a program, it is good practice to sync the program to the ODB. Before storing the updated science program to the ODB, ensure that the observation status flags are set appropriately (e.g. to For Review) and export the program to a XML file (File...Export as XML).
|Setting the status flags and storing the science program causes the Observing Database to notify automatically the relevant National Office and Gemini support staff that one or more observations are awaiting review.
|Principal Support
|Upon notification that observations are ready for review, the Principal Support contact uses the OT to retrieve relevant science programs from the Observing Database using the same sync option available to PIs and checks observation details. The NGO key or User key allows them to access all programs for which they are responsible for Phase II support.
|The Principal Support staff member should set all the observations that they are reviewing to status In Review and store the program in order to prevent any changes during the review process.
|If an observation checks OK, the Principal Support contact sets observation status flag to For Activation and uses the OT to store the science program into the Observing Database. The PI and the Additional Support staff are automatically notified that one or more observations are awaiting final verification. If the Principal Support is a Gemini staff member, then the observations may be set directly to Prepared.
|If observation are found to have problems, the Principal Support staff member sets the observation status flag back to Phase 2 and stores the science program into the Observing Database. The PI is automatically notified that one or more observations need further work. PI and support staff work to resolve the problems off-line, e.g., using the Gemini Helpdesk.
|Additional Support
|Upon notification that observations are set to For Activation, the Additional Support contact uses the OT to examine relevant science programs from the Observing Database. (Gemini staff have access to all programs.)
|If an observation checks out, then the observation status flag is set to On Hold or Prepared (equivalent to Ready). If the observation is set to Prepared then the PI and all support staff are automatically notified that it is active in the queue.
|If observation details are found to have problems, the observation status flags are set back to For Review and the PI and Principal Support staff are automatically notified that one or more observations need further attention.


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#3 Farmingdale State - 7, #2 Purchase - 1
Old Westbury, N.Y. - The third seeded Farmingdale State baseball team defeated second-seed Purchast last night, 7-1, allowing only four hits in their first game of the double-elimination Skyline Playoffs. The Rams (23-10) now advance to face #1 Old Westbury tomorrow morning, Saturday, May 3rd at 10:00 a.m.
Trailing 1-0 after two innings, Farmingdale State put two runs on the board in the third off two Purchase errors. Freshman catcher Kenneth Johntry (Yaphank, N.Y.) scored the first run on a passed ball, before senior outfielder Edward Bergmann (East Meadow, N.Y.) came home on a groundout by junior rightfielder Michael Marino (Franklin Square, N.Y.).
In the top of the fourth, the Rams scored on a single to centerfield by Johntry for a 3-1 lead. The next three innings went scoreless, while in both the eighth and ninth innings Farmingdale State plated two more runs to secure the win and advance to the winner's bracket game. Purchase will face #4 St. Joseph's in the loser's bracket game at 1:00 p.m.
Johntry finished 2-for-4 with a run scored and RBI, while junior shortstop Tom Rydzewski (Franklin Square, N.Y.) was 1-for-2 with three walks, a run scored and RBI. Bergmann scored two runs and had two walks for the night.
Senior pitcher Chris Dragone (Hicksville, N.Y.) got the win after 3.2 innings in relief, allowing only one hit. Senior pitcher Michael Dolce (St. James, N.Y.) pitched 4.1 innings with four strikeouts and three hits. Sophomore Matthew Fick (Commack, N.Y.) struck out the side in his one inning of work.

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We grow and sell organic food for a passion and for a living and are rather obsessed with the stuff. The fresher, the closer to your kitchen it was grown, the fewer nasties used to grow it, the better.
But still we are aware that unless you prioritise food, the more often you end up taking short cuts and finding yourself with some not so great food habits. I think that's what happened to us before we left. We were so tired from looking after the farm and growing great food to send off to other people, that we ended up putting some not so great food on the table for our family.
So while we were away we resolved to come home and to prioritise our family's eating habits. To grow and pick and cook and prepare from the kitchen garden/farm as often as possible. To prepare from scratch as often as possible. To eat local and organic and in season as often as possible. To include the kids in the process from start to finish no matter the messy consequences as often as possible. To experiment. And to start broadening our food horizons with new flavours and tastes and ingredients as often as possible.
And you know what? I think we are succeeding.
We have been making all our own bread and pasta and pastries and doughs. We have picked and used berries and lettuces and herbs and beans and garlic and onions and eggs and plums from the garden. We bought and swapped masses of produce at the farmer's market. We have introduced a few new menu items and experimented with some new to us flavours. And the girls have been involved and made a mess and had fun.
And I think making it pretty has made a big difference too. Using lovely crockery and cutlery. Having flowers on the table. Making a meal an event rather than a rush. Spending time as a family eating and talking (not with your mouth full) and enjoying each other.
To be honest I am dreading school going back. I am not good at rushing. A huge, important aim for me this year is to continue on with this food plan. Maybe we'll have to start menu planning. Maybe I'll have to get more organised. I think I can. I hope I can.
RECIPE: Easy Peasy Pie Pastry.
Gathered from lots of recipes, adapted over time.
Used for any sweet, fruity pie filling.
225g of flour
140g butter, cold, cubed
90g sugar
Zest of one lemon
2 egg yolks
Chuck flour, butter, sugar and zest in your food processor and mix.
Add yolks and a drop of water and mix to make into a dough.
(I love that moment when the mixture binds and becomes a smooth dough).
Roll half of this dough out to line a greased metal pie tin and pop the other half in the fridge.
Pack your cool filling tightly into the pie bottom.
Paint the edge of your pie bottom with an egg wash mixture of one yolk and a splash of milk.
Get the remaining dough from the fridge and roll it out on your floured bench.
Pop it on top of the pie or cut it into strips and weave them like we did.
Use any remaining dough to decorate the pie.
Press the top onto the bottom around the edges.
Egg wash the top.
Cut air holes in the top if it is sealed.
Our rhubarb/berry pie was cooked at 150c for about 50 minutes.
Breathe in those yummy pie smells. Admire. Get out some pretty plates. Eat with yogurt or cream. Enjoy.
Are you good eaters? Do you menu plan? Are you adventurous? Do you think about the ingredients? Are you trying to be better like me? Could you eat salad every day like me? Have you made/eaten anything amazing lately? What are you eating today?
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Data reduction in primary storage (DRIPS!)
Although it's become a staple of backup systems, data reduction is still just beginning to appear in primary storage systems. Here's how it works and who's doing it.
Although it's become a staple of backup systems, data reduction is still just beginning to appear in primary storage systems. Here's how it works and who's doing it.
The demand for more data storage capacity at most companies continues to grow at eye-watering rates, in some cases as high as 100% each year. And even though the cost per terabyte of storage is dropping, the net effect is one of increasing costs.
Within the secondary storage market we've seen vendors tackling growth by implementing technologies such as data deduplication and compression. For those data types, the use of space-reduction technologies dramatically shrink the amount of real storage required and can significantly decrease costs. However, in the primary storage market we haven't seen a widespread deployment of similar space-saving techniques. Data reduction in primary storage (DRIPS) is in its infancy, but we're starting to see these features being added to products from the big storage vendors. Let's take a look at the state of the DRIPS marketplace: why space reduction can be useful, how much money you can expect to save and the potential downsides of any implementations.
Data reduction techniques
Vendors have deployed a number of space-reduction techniques, some of which have been available for a while, and others that are new to primary storage platforms. The key data reduction technologies include thin provisioning, compression and data deduplication.
Thin provisioning is already widely implemented by all the major storage array vendors and is pushing down into midmarket and even small office/home office (SOHO) devices. The technology works by eliminating the reserve on unwritten blocks of storage, allowing overprovisioning of storage resources and enabling more logical capacity to be created than is physically available. However, thin provisioning only ensures physical capacity is used more efficiently and doesn't optimize actual written data.
Compression is a space-reduction technique that looks to optimize the data stream by finding repeated patterns of similar information that can be reduced and replaced with an optimized data structure. The compression process is usually performed in-flight as the host writes data. The technology has been around for some time and was in use as long as 25 years ago in IBM tape drives.
Data deduplication (or dedupe) looks for repeated patterns of data, usually based on a fixed block size, and reduces them to a single physical instance of the pattern. All references to that block of data then point to the single physical copy. As data is changed, the resulting updates have to be stored elsewhere in the array as a new copy of that data.
Pros and cons of reduction technologies
Thin provisioning is a good technology for reducing the size of initial primary allocations, as most applications don't use their full space allocation at creation time and end-user storage capacity is typically overspecified to accommodate future growth. While savings from thin provisioning can be as high as 30%, the ongoing benefits of thin provisioning require maintenance and monitoring to ensure storage "stays thin." Vendor implementations take radically different approaches to achieve this and, regardless, all thin provisioning deployments require host-based support. In addition, as discussed earlier, thin provisioning tackles overallocation of resources, so it won't realize any savings where logical storage capacity is fully physically utilized.
Compression is a simple technology to deploy, requiring no user intervention in normal operation, but there are two factors to consider when using the technology. First, the compressed data needs to be "rehydrated" before a user can access it, and compression algorithms introduce latency into the write I/O cycle. Rehydration can introduce latency into data read time, as the data is uncompressed in memory prior to delivering the I/O request. During a write operation, as data is changed, the new compressed data size can increase, making it impossible to re-save the data in its original location. This introduces additional computations, especially when RAID parity calculations are involved. However, as processing power has increased (especially with today's Intel Xeon processors), the computing overhead of compression is becoming less of a problem. The savings from compression are highly dependent on the type of data in use, but reductions can be significant with pre-formatted data such as databases.
Data deduplication is also a simple technology for users to implement, requiring no additional management overhead. Savings are realized by identifying repeated blocks of identical data, removing the duplicates and placing logical pointers to the single- instance physical copy.
There are two ways in which duplicates are identified: inline or via post processing. Inline dedupe identifies duplicate copies of data as they're written to the storage array, usually by means of a hash table that creates a unique identifier for each different block of data. The inline technique requires more processing overhead and can introduce additional latency into the I/O operation; however, it's more space efficient and can result in less back-end I/O when data doesn't need to be physically written to disk.
Post-processing dedupe scans for duplicate blocks of data asynchronously as a background task that occurs independently of normal I/O operations. This method requires additional storage to accommodate the newly written data before it's deduplicated, so it isn't as efficient as inline processing. However, it does have less impact on host latency. Care needs to be taken when the dedupe process runs so that host I/O performance isn't impacted.
Savings from deduplication vary and can range from 2:1 to 10:1, depending on industry segment and the data itself. For example, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and virtual server deployments see good benefits from deduplication where virtual machines and desktops have been cloned from a single gold master.
DRIPS and SSD
One impact of using space-reduction techniques is the increase in I/O density, specifically the random I/O it creates. I/O density increases with thin provisioning as the unused space is eliminated. Deduplication creates more random I/O, as the locations of the duplicate and single-instance blocks are unpredictable -- and it becomes more random over time.
Solid-state and dedupe: A good match
Data dedupe is enabling solid-state storage array vendors to compete at a $/GB ratio compatible with today's high-end hard disk drive storage arrays. Once flash technology is trusted and widely adopted, data reduction techniques will increase their appeal and make today's high-end disk-based arrays a much tougher sell for many firms.
Solid-state drives (SSDs) are a great fit for random I/O profiles, making them suitable for deployment in storage arrays implementing deduplication. There's no latency penalty in handling random versus sequential I/O, and therefore no reduction in performance in managing deduplicated data. Dedupe also changes the effective $/GB ratio in terms of storage costs. Vendors are using deduplication ratios to reduce the $/GB cost of their storage and boost the appeal of their arrays to a wider audience. Prospective customers should be wary of accepting pricing based on deduplication ratios without an understanding of potential savings from their data, as savings may not match vendor claims.
Vendor implementations
NetApp Inc. was the first vendor to implement dedupe of primary data in its arrays, starting way back in May 2007. The feature was originally known as A-SIS (Advanced Single-Instance Storage) and performed post-processing dedupe of data at the 4 KB block level. Initially, A-SIS was restricted by platform and to smaller volume sizes than the filers would support without A-SIS installed. This was to ensure performance remained consistent; it was well known that performance could degrade as A-SIS-enabled volumes reached capacity. These restrictions have been eased as more powerful hardware has become available. NetApp also supports thin provisioning, a feature that was significantly expanded with the introduction of aggregates to Data Ontap 7.
In 2010, Dell Inc. acquired Ocarina Networks, which had developed a standalone deduplication appliance that could be placed in front of traditional storage to provide inline deduplication functionality. Since the acquisition, Dell has integrated the Ocarina technology into a number of product lines, including the Dell DR4000 for disk-to-disk backup and the Dell DX6000G Object Storage Platform, a storage compression node for object data. Dell has stated its intention to add primary data deduplication functionality to its EqualLogic and Compellent lines of storage arrays, which already support thin provisioning.
EMC Corp. has had data deduplication in its backup products for some time; however, only the VNX platform offers data deduplication in primary storage and it's limited to file-based deduplication from the part of VNX that came from the now-defunct Celerra hardware. Although EMC has discussed its intention to implement deduplication, no firm announcements or details have emerged.
Oracle Corp. has had the ability to use deduplication in its storage products since 2009, when it acquired the ZFS file system as part of the Sun Microsystems takeover. The Sun ZFS Storage Series 7000 appliances support inline deduplication, compression and thin provisioning. The ability to deduplicate using ZFS is also available to storage vendors using the technology within their storage products. This includes Nexenta Systems Inc., which released deduplication in NexentaStor 3.0 in 2010. GreenBytes Inc. is another startup using SSDs within its storage arrays in combination with ZFS to deliver deduplication functionality.
As previously mentioned, SSDs are a great fit for space-reduction technologies, in particular data deduplication. Product offerings from Nimbus Data Systems Inc., Pure Storage Inc., SolidFire Inc. and Whiptail Technologies Inc. all use dedupe to increase the effective capacity (and so reduce the effective $/GB cost) of their storage arrays. Savings vary by vendor and industry segment -- a space reduction of 5:1 is typical; however, Pure Storage claims savings of up to 10:1 based on real-world customer examples.
Finally, it's important to note several startup vendors that are producing products specifically for virtual environments. NexGen Storage Inc. and Tintri Inc. have developed hardware platforms specifically optimized for virtual environments. Both support dedupe, which can result in significant savings where virtual machines are cloned from master images.
Not widely available … yet
Thin provisioning, compression and deduplication can result in significant savings in primary data storage utilization. However, as we've seen, to date only thin provisioning seems to have been widely adopted by the industry. Of the top vendors, only NetApp stands out as having embraced deduplication as a mainstream array feature. Perhaps there's a reticence to introduce space-reduction technologies as it reduces the ability to maximize storage sales. But the latest wave of storage startups, with their concentration on using solid-state storage efficiently, are managing to produce products that have attractive ROIs when used in general shared-storage environments and they'll be looking to displace storage from the big six vendors. DRIPS is here to stay; in some cases, perhaps, as a result of the deployment of new technology.
BIO: Chris Evans is a U.K.-based storage consultant. He maintains The Storage Architect blog.
Related Resources
- Tiered Storage - Optimizing the Storage Infrastructure –Fujifilm Recording Media USA, Inc.
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Clean renewable energy is playing a big part in next week's elections. AB 32 is California's clean renewable energy law. But proponents of Prop 23 are pushing hard to get it suspended until unemployment in the state falls below 5.5 percent for four consecutive quarters.
Meg Whitman doesn't endorse Prop 23 although she wants most of the provisions of AB 32 suspended for one year. Jerry Brown is firmly against 23. Not surprising if you've read his plan for jobs in California. Seems he needs AB32 to sustain his jobs plan.
As ads for both sides flood the airwaves, this week the federal government approved a thousand-megawatt solar venture in Southern California. Chevron Energy Solutions and Solar Millennium, a German company, are teaming up to construct, own and operate the $6 billion Blythe Solar Power plant. Sitting on just over 7,000 acres in the Mojave Desert, it's expected to be operational by the end of 2011 or early 2012.
It might surprise you to find out that there are seven such projects on the drawing board. The Blythe Project is the sixth such plant approved by the Department of the Interior just this month. The seventh is expected to be approved in the next few weeks. The push for approval is for good reason as it allows companies to get construction on these plants going right away. That's important because solar projects like these that begin construction before December 31 qualify for a Treasury Department grant that will cover 30 percent of the cost.
On a $6 billion project that's not chump change.
So how will these plants be affected if Prop 23 passes? Not much, really. All of them will be built on land owned by the federal government. They will, however help the cause that both gubernatorial candidates are championing. Jobs.
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More than 2,000 jobs will be created during the construction phase and several hundred permanent jobs will open up once the plants are open and operational. Then there's the electricity. At full capacity these plants will be able to provide the power needs for some 2 million homes.
The size and scope of these solar projects in unprecedented in the U.S. California prides itself on being a the nation's leader in clean renewable energy. While one can only hope that the bickering in the state is almost over, Uncle Sam is out front leading by example.


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Chicken Meal, Whole Barley, Corn Gluten Meal, Oatmeal, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols (vit. E), Beet Pulp (sugar removed), Lamb Meal, Salmon Meal (source of salmon oil and DHA), Natural Chicken Flavor, Ground Whole Flax, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Salt, Yeast Culture, Lysine, Dried Whole Garlic, Lutein (marigold extract), Dried Whole Egg, Yucca Schidigera, Ascorbic Acid (vit. C), Vitamin A Acetate, Cholecalciferol, (vit. D), DL Alpha- Tocopherol Acetate (vit. E), *Iron Bioplex, *Zinc Bioplex, Zinc Oxide, Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Copper Sulfate, *Copper Bioplex, Manganous Oxide, *Manganese Bioplex, Riboflavin, Calcium Iodate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (vit. B6), Folic Acid, Biotin, Sodium Selenite, Cobalt Carbonate, Vitamin B12.
*These items are chelated minerals
Crude Protein (min) 28%
Crude Fat (min) 17%
Crude Fiber (max) 3.5%
Moisture (max) 10%
Calcium (min) 1.2%
Phosphorus (min) 1%
*Lutein (min) 4%
Vitamin E 250 IU/kg
Vitamin C 100 mg/kg
*Omega 6 Fatty Acids (min) 2.75%
*Omega 3 Fatty Acids 0.3%
*not recognized as an essential nutrient by the A.A.F.C.O. pet food nutrient profile
** No Petcurean Products contain Menadione Sodium Bisulphate.
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First ingredient is a named meat product
Insufficient meat content, some low quality grain, controversial filler
The first ingredient in this food is a named meat product, in meal form. There are two further meat meal ingredients 7th and 8th on the ingredient list, but this is too far down to make a substantial contribution to the overall meat content of the food. One of these is a fish meal ingredient, but we find no sign on the manufacturers website of a guarantee that they use only ethoxyquin-free protein sources in the food (ethoxyquin is a chemical preservative, commonly added to fish products, and which is banned or heavily regulated in human food due to the belief that it is carcinogenic).
There are three main grain ingredients ahead of the fat content which, combined, are likely to outweigh the meat content by some margin. Barley and oatmeal are decent quality grains but Corn is low quality ingredient. It is a difficult to digest grain that is commonly associated with allergy problems. Corn Gluten Meal is the dried residue from corn after the removal of the larger part of the starch and germ, and the separation of the bran by the process employed in the wet milling manufacture of corn starch or syrup, or by enzymatic treatment of the endosperm. In plain English, that bit of the corn leftover after most of the nutritious bits have been removed.
Beet pulp is controversial filler which appears to be used in large quantities in this food. It is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required. We appreciate the use of whole eggs in the food.
Overall, this food is probably amongst the best in this category and comes close to a 3* rating. It is the inclusion of low quality grain products and filler that has it rated lower than others in this range.
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Despite the early skippersmeeting at 06:00 there was not enough wind to run the freestyle competition side of the Kite Tour Europe stop at Westerland/Sylt.
After the first heat had to be restarted more than once, the race committee switched over to the racing discipline and completed two more races on a windward/leeward course with offset mark. Bruno Sroka (FRA, Cabrinha) is still in the lead with 0.3 points ahead of Rolf van der Vlugt (NED, Airush)
Steph Bridge (GBR, North) scored two bullets today but is still in third position behind Katja Roose (NED, Airush) and Caroline Adrien (FRA, Cabrinha).
After a longer lunch break, the wind picked up a bit again and another attempt was made to run the freestyle competition, first again for the men and later for the womens side of the elimination ladder. Unfortunately the wind did not play ball and the first heats had to be abandoned as well.
The Race Committee then called for an one hour expression session. Alexandre Neto won the mens competition with a pop to blind handlepass in the waves, and the ladies showed a nice team performance with Nicky Rudd Sophia Lennartsson with a surface handle pass. Both winners are rewarded by a 250 Euro cheque from Spielbank Westerland.
Competition continues tomorrow at 11:00 and the pricegiving will be at 1500 at the promenade in Westerland.


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Since the Service Learning Program began in 1994, more than 240 courses have integrated service learning to broaden and expand students' understanding of local and national social problems.
To determine if a course has a Service Learning component, visit the Snapshot of the Schedule of Classes. Service Learning will be listed under the "Course Attributes" section.
To view all courses for the upcoming term which offer a Service Learning component, visit the Snapshot of the Schedule of Classes, click on the current or upcoming term, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on Service Learning courses.
In most of these courses, Service Learning is optional, but it is required in several, including Culture and Health, a requirement in the College of Nursing.
If you are enrolled in a Service Learning course, visit the Courses & Placements page for a list of agencies that are applicable to your course content.
Service learning is a type of experiential learning that engages students in service within the community as an integrated aspect of a course. Students participate in an organized service activity and reflect on that activity to gain further understanding of course content, a broader appreciation of the discipline and an enhanced sense of personal values and civic responsibility. Within service learning, classroom studies complement service within the community and enable students to reflect upon and address local and national social problems. Service learning engages students in active, collaborative, and inquiry-based learning experiences that meet identified community needs. Service learning classes are offered in many departments and demonstrate the creative expertise of faculty committed to extending disciplinary work into local communities. Service learning not only changes the way students learn, but it changes society's view of education and service. In this sense, service learning is a philosophy of education and service to the community.
Service Learning is an academic program which enables students to perform meaningful community service related to their courses. Each semester, many professors at Marquette University offer their students a service option as a means to learn in practice what they are learning in theory in the classroom. Agencies and schools in the community benefit from the services provided by the students and become partners in their education as well. Service learning classes are offered in many departments and demonstrate the creative expertise of faculty committed to extending disciplinary work into local communities. Currently, approximately 1,200-1,300 students from 55-65 university courses are placed at 100-125 community agencies each semester.
Following in the Jesuit tradition of faithful service, the Service Learning Program at Marquette University facilitates student academic learning through meaningful service experiences, which encourage and enable Marquette's faculty and students to positively impact the community. The Service Learning Program seeks to bring campus and community together in partnership to share resources, meet real community needs, and help to educate women and men to become the change agents of tomorrow.


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For six years, the U.S. Army has been using sensors embedded in soldiers' helmets to learn more about how service members sustain concussions and other brain injuries.
The device resembles an Apple computer mouse and is designed by an Orange County company as an early warning system to document devastating injuries that aren't always visible.
Known as HEADS, the gadget contains a sensor and data recorder that is glued into a soldier's helmet. The device sits dormant until a blow is detected, then it measures and records acceleration information. That data later is downloaded through a USB cable to offer medical experts a better understanding of what happened at the moment of impact.
"It will hopefully someday help them to diagnose traumatic brain injuries, and help get guys medical attention when they need it, or learn how to make the helmets better," says mechanical engineer Steve Pruitt
Pruitt is the president and co-founder of Diversified Technical Systems (DTS), a data recorder and sensor manufacturer based in Seal Beach. In 2007, his DTS team created the high-tech sensor that is helping the Army understand how explosive forces can lead to concussions. The National Football League is using that same type of technology on an experimental basis to learn more about the impact of the blows players receive on the playing field.
So far, more than 27,000 soldiers have worn the specially equipped helmets while deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
U.S. soldiers have been diagnosed with more than 250,000 brain injuries since 2000, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
Early detection and treatment can lessen the long-term symptoms of mild traumatic brain injury, said Maj. Sarah Goldman, director of the Army's Traumatic Brain Injury program in Falls Church, Virginia. But sometimes it's difficult to tell when a soldier has suffered a concussion.
The Seal Beach engineers began working on the sensor technology after the Air Force came up with the idea of placing sensors in aviators' helmets. DTS engineers bid on the approximately $60,000 military contract to create the sensors, then realized they needed help to build a device that would fit into a soldier's helmet.
Pruitt's team partnered with BAE System, a British firm, to tap the company's expertise in manufacturing combat gear. As the project came to life, the U.S. Army also expressed interest in the sensor technology for field use.
In 2008, the engineers produced a device specifically designed for the Army. The first generation of sensors, called the Headborne Energy Analysis and Diagnostic System (or HEADS), was embedded in the helmets of about 7,600 soldiers, the companies said.
DTS then developed a second generation of the sensor system. It uses less power, transfers information wirelessly and measures more data, including rotation, pressure and duration of an explosive event. An estimated 20,000 service members have worn the new generation of sensors, which remain in use.
The revamped helmets are not used to diagnose soldiers, but are instead used to monitor them, collect data and help the military better understand how brain injuries occur, Goldman said.
"We're just trying to model what happens during a potentially concussive event," she said.
Head and brain injuries also continue to be a major concern in the sports world, particularly football. The subject gained new attention after former pro linebacker Junior Seau shot himself to death last year; his family recently sued the NFL and others in an attempt to hold them accountable for his injuries over the years. Testing of Seau's brain has revealed he had a degenerative brain disease.
"Right now the data says that 90 percent of concussions are never diagnosed, so we are missing signs of concussion on the field or players are not reporting symptoms," says Chris Nowinski, co-founder of Sports Legacy Institute, an organization that works to reduce concussions in sports and the military.
The NFL and the Army meet regularly to discuss brain trauma. Last year, the two organizations started to collaborate to bring helmet sensors to professional football.
"I have great hopes for using sensors as an alert system so that more players are evaluated on the sideline, which should increase concussion diagnosis rates," Nowinski said.
Youth sports is another area of concern. Far more kids play football than professional adults. "You're going to get to the point where the mothers of the football players are going to say 'I'm not putting my kid in there if he doesn't have that sensor,'" Pruitt said.
He said the Army helmet sensors are being tested in some pro football games. DTS does not deal directly with the league, but universities and helmet makers work with the NFL and use DTS equipment in lab experiments, attaching instruments to people and mannequins.
Pruitt said he believes the demand for helmet sensors will grow as the public becomes more aware of sports-related safety issues. He likened it to the automotive industry, where seatbelts were a rarity in the 70s.
"Why is it that we went from there to 18 airbags in your car?" Pruitt asks. "Because of public awareness, and because the car companies have discovered that safety sells."
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DEAR CAROLYN: Back in February, my little sister was unexpectedly dumped by her boyfriend of three years, just three months before their wedding. Breakup was done in cold, cowardly fashion, and even though she's over him, she's understandably having a host of emotional/trust issues that are giving her a hard time dealing with men in a romantic way.
This has also led to some behavioral changes (drinking, random encounters with men) that, while not unusual among women her age, are out of the ordinary for her. Before this, she had been a "together" person — the golden child between the two of us.
At what point do we sit her down and gently tell her it might be time to snap out of it? In other words, how long do we give her to figure things out before starting to worry there's been long-term emotional damage? I know there's no bright line on this, but just wondering at what point somebody should step in. The things she's doing aren't a huge deal in a vacuum, they're just in stark contrast to how she usually behaves.
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DEAR BROKEN: If the long-term emotional damage is severe, then use a prescription-strength "Snap out of it." (Face rub.)
You seem unaccustomed to having people wander off the sanctioned path in your family — at least, doing so in plain view. You also seem to be testing the idea that your sister is overreacting to the breakup, bad as it was.
I believe, though, that this was much more than a breakup for your sister, and that you're under-reacting to her crisis — one she's having because this is all so new to friends and family.
"Golden" children tend to live by a do-what-I'm-supposed-to model of behavior, gradually forming an expectation that this will result in the life they're supposed to have.
When instead these exemplary choices send them into a publicly humiliating ditch, often the next place they find themselves is smack in the middle of a major existential crisis. That's especially true if her sense of self derived from her golden status. Getting dumped challenged the validity of that definition of herself, and if she's not golden after all, then what is she?
Worldview-crash is usually comprehensive.
The absence of a strong sense of self, or at least the presence of one that's contingent on outside approval or predictability, would certainly explain her sharp turn into self-destructive choices. It would mean she's not thinking too highly of herself right now, and is mystified about who she is, why she bothered making the choices she did, and what on earth does work if being conscientious doesn't.
Yes, she does need her family right now, but not to tell her (this) or firmly advise (that) or set her upright and return her to her dollhouse. She needs you to recognize that you all mistook her good behavior for emotional maturity — and that she has to find her own way back to making good decisions for her own, internal reasons instead of the old, external ones. Loving her for who she is, versus what she accomplishes, is the best map you can possibly give her for this difficult road ahead.
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Rappers show kids 'cool' way to stop bullies
Saturday October 6, 2012
PITTSFIELD -- Tevonne Hemmans is 20 years old, but he knows what it feels like to be a high school freshman.
Like many youngsters in that age group, Hemmans was bullied, too.
"A lot," the performer from Brooklyn, N.Y., said. "Elementary and junior high ... I felt like I didn't have anyone to talk to."
Today, Hemmans is known as "T.E.V.," which stands for "The Educated Voice." He leads an organization known as "Creative Boys Culture," a group from Brooklyn that promotes youth empowerment, entrepreneurialism and social awareness. The group's message is "Get Busy, Get Creative!"
On Friday, his group gave two performances in Pittsfield -- at Pittsfield High School and the KidZone on Lyman Street -- and provided a fresh approach to anti-bullying efforts in a manner to which youngsters could relate.
The bullying awareness event was sponsored by the National Give Back for Kids Campaign Inc., a Washington, D.C.-based organization charged with the responsibility of inspiring adults and youth to give back by helping children.
Performing before the ninth-grade class at Pittsfield High School, Creative Boys Culture tackled bullying and obesity issues with a mixture of hip-hop, rap, dance moves and games that had the youngsters on their feet in the high school auditorium through virtually the entire performance.
Several performances were interactive, as Hemmans frequently invited youngsters on stage to participate.
After the show, Hemmans hugged several youngsters, and signed all sorts of material, from slips of paper to cellphone cases, to ball caps.
"Really interesting" was PHS freshman Molly McGuigan's take on the show. "We see a lot of bullying presentations and they're very boring. This was hip hop and rap. It appealed to us more than a speech would."
"It was a learning experience," said ninth-grader Nicholas Bailey. "Turning a negative into a positive."
Hemmans said he was bullied as a youngster by people who made fun of his rapping ability. He said it took him a while to find adults that he could confide in. Due to his talent, Hemmans said he had received offers to perform other forms of rap music, but turned them down. He formed Creative Boys Culture in his dorm room two years ago as a means of passing on what he had learned.
"I thought it would be cool to [bring together] a group of guys from the urban community that were in gangs, were bullies themselves, or had been bullied, too," Hemmans said. "They changed their lives, and they also had talent. We share our stories and show kids that they can do the same thing."
Hemmans was looking for a way to impart a positive message with a vibe that youngsters could relate to.
"We noticed that in our generation, we listen to music and watch videos a lot," Hemmans said. "There's not many people that represent that positive side and still have a cool feel to it.
"We brought that cool factor to something positive," Hemmans said. "At the same time, they're getting entertainment, they're getting a lesson.
"We wanted to leave a footprint in Pittsfield," he said.
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The cultural marxists are on the move. Let's take a little peak inside their virulently anti-Christian sec prog minds, shall we?
Teacher penalizes students for saying "bless you"
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — A Northern California teacher says he doesn't want to hear a common courtesy in his classroom. He's even lowering students' grades if they say "bless you" after someone sneezes. Steve Cuckovich says the practice is disrespectful and disruptive. He's banned saying "bless you" in his high school health class in Vacaville. He even knocked 25 points from one student's grade for saying the phrase in class. Cuckovich says the policy has nothing to do with religion, but says the phrase is just a outdated practice and disrupts class time. "When you sneezed in the old days, they thought you were dispelling evil spirits out of your body," Cuckovich said. "So they were saying, 'God bless you' for getting rid of evil spirits. But today, I said what you're doing doesn't really make any sense anymore." After parents complained about students losing points for saying "bless you", Cuckovich says he decided to stop the practice. However, the teacher says he will just find another way to discipline students for saying "bless you" in class.
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Notice how the loon tries to explain his reasoning in order to justify himself in a "rational" way. But none of it explains his own deeply visceral response about something so harmless and irrelevant. That alone gives him away.
Some people say Liberalism is a mental disorder. But it's actually a religion, and all religions seem totally wack to outsiders looking in. They hide their militantly secular religion behind a mantra of "separation of church and state", but their deepest desire is to remove any mention, nay memory, of God from society altogether. The examples are countless.
Incidents like these illustrate just how deeply the cultural marxists have infiltrated our institutions in their quest to gut our judeo-christian culture from the inside out. Without going into any of the 1st amendment issues raised by this kind of PC run amuck, it further reveals just how interrelated the Gay Agenda (i.e., the normalization of homosexuality) is related to this war on Christianity and traditional values:
School Punishes Boy for Opposing Homosexuality
An honors student in Fort Worth, Texas, was sent to the principal's office and punished for telling a classmate that he believes homosexuality is wrong. Holly Pope said she was "absolutely stunned" when she received a telephone call from an assistant principal at Western Hills High School informing her that her son, Dakota Ary, had been sent to in-school suspension. "Dakota is a very well-grounded 14-year-old," she told Fox News Radio noting that her son is an honors student, plays on the football team and is active in his church youth group. "He's been in church his whole life and he's been taught to stand up for what he believes." And that's what got him in trouble.
Dakota was in a German class at the high school when the conversation shifted to religion and homosexuality in Germany. At some point during the conversation, he turned to a friend and said that he was a Christian and "being a homosexual is wrong." "It wasn't directed to anyone except my friend who was sitting behind me," Dakota told Fox. "I guess [the teacher] heard me. He started yelling. He told me he was going to write me an infraction and send me to the office."
Dakota was sentenced to one day in-school suspension – and two days of full suspension. His mother was flabbergasted, noting that her son had a spotless record, was an honor student, volunteered at his church and played on the school football team. Officials at the high school did not return calls for comment. However, the Fort Worth Independent School District issued a statement that read:
Krause called the incident "mind blowing" and said the teacher had frequently brought homosexuality into ninth grade classroom discussions. "There has been a history with this teacher in the class regarding homosexual topics," Krause said. "The teacher had posted a picture of two men kissing on a wall that offended some of the students." Krause said the picture was posted on the teacher's "world wall." "He told the students this is happening all over the world and you need to accept the fact that homosexuality is just part of our culture now," Krause said.


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"City of Berkeley Police Department (BPD) Property Crimes/Fraud detectives arrested William Arthur Keys Jr of Oakland on Thursday, February 23, 2012 for violation of 530.5 PC - Identity Theft. "Billy" Keys as he is widely known was arrested at the Public Safety Building. A BPD detective booked him into the BPD jail at about 11:30 a.m. for the crime, a felony, with a bail of $10,000. The arrest was the culmination of an investigation that was documented on a BPD police report January 24, 2012. Subsequent warrants were secured and probable cause existed to arrest Mr. Keys. There is a possibility that the investigation may be ongoing, thus this is all the information BPD is sharing currently." -more-


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HelpMeSee Celebrates World Sight Day by Successfully Testing Leading Edge Virtual Cataract Eye Surgery Simulator
10 October 2013
Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgical Simulator Proof of Concept Evidences Success
New York, NY, USA – In recognition of World Sight Day, HelpMeSee – global campaign to eliminate cataract blindness – and Moog – a worldwide designer, manufacturer and integrator of precision control components and systems – have achieved a significant milestone in eye surgery simulation by successfully demonstrating the capabilities of the world's first MSICS (Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery) virtual reality surgical training simulator.
Several eminent expert ophthalmologists from China, France, Tunisia, the Netherlands, and the United States of America participated in the demonstration as a lead-up to the XXXI Congress ESCRS (European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons) conference held in Amsterdam last week. Dr. Glenn Strauss, Chief Medical Officer for HelpMeSee, led the demonstration and briefed the group of eminent ophthalmic surgeons including Dr. Jean-Marie Andre of the Marseille Medical School in Ophthalmology.
"This is a major milestone in our strategy to treat and prevent cataract blindness globally," said Dr. Strauss. "When completed, this simulation technology, coupled with sophisticated courseware and a comprehensive training curriculum, will provide the capacity to rapidly scale up the training of highly skilled MSICS specialist to treat the millions of cataract blind living in the developing world. HelpMeSee, our donors and friends are committed to eliminating cataract blindness through innovative training and simulation technologies developed and adapted from commercial pilot training. The developing world requires 30,000 cataract specialists which is our goal."
Moog was selected to jointly design and manufacture the simulator. Moog Industrial Group, designs and manufactures high performance motion control solutions in a range of industrial applications including simulation for aviation, medical and dental training.
"The eye surgery simulator definitely represents a new and viable way to train future surgeons. More than that, I see it as a huge leap forward in terms of ethics as finally surgeons can train without exposing patients. In essence, the eye surgery simulator brings virtual reality to students," said Dr. Andre. "They can now practice and repeat the procedure or a specific step of it as many times as required until perfect. Virtual reality has the power to essentially provide the advantages of reality as the eye is there, as we need it, no patient is endangered. This to me represents a great way to train more surgeons to operate on cataract patients."
In the hands of a skilled specialist, the MSICS procedure is quick and extremely cost effective with excellent post-operative results comparable to more costly procedures. In less than 2 years, through the financial support of HelpMeSee donors, 93 partner surgeons have performed more than 70,000 cataract surgeries and are on track to complete 100,000 through 2013.
James Ueltschi, Chairman and co-founder of HelpMeSee, remarked, "We proved at FlightSafety International that simulators can be used to train thousands of pilots every year. We strongly believe that this principle can apply to cataract specialists as well. We are very confident we can solve the problem of global blindness due to cataracts through this approach."
Seán Gartland, President, Moog Industrial Group commented: "This project is a great opportunity to combine HelpMeSee and Moog's extensive and highly complementary expertise. We bring our strong engineering capability to provide simulator systems and high level haptic force feedback. Our long-term experience and success in providing systems for flight simulators has enabled unsurpassed levels of performance, fidelity and reliability. More recently, our experience in developing the Simodont Dental Trainer confirmed the increasingly key role that haptics can play in medical simulation and we are excited to support efforts that help grow this industry. We are proud to support the noble cause underlying the HelpMeSee Campaign."
About Moog
Moog Inc. is a worldwide designer, manufacturer and integrator of precision control components and systems. Moog Industrial Group designs and manufactures high performance motion control solutions combining electric, hydraulic, and hybrid technologies with expert consultative support in a range of applications in energy, industrial automation, simulation and test. We help performance-driven companies design and develop their next-generation equipment. Moog's Industrial Group, with fiscal year 2012 sales of USD 634 million and over 40 locations worldwide, is part of Moog Inc. (NYSE:MOG.A and MOG.B), which has sales of USD 2.47 billion. For more information please visit www.moog.com/industrial.
About HelpMeSee
HelpMeSee (www.HelpMeSee.org) is a not-for-profit global campaign to eliminate cataract blindness endemic in developing countries. HelpMeSee intends to make the sight-restoring surgery available to millions of poor through financial support and the training of thousands of highly skilled MSICS specialists recruited from within their communities. HelpMeSee is pioneering a virtual reality surgical simulator and training program to be implemented worldwide, adapted from extensive experience in simulator based aviation training.
Watch a short video about the MSICS (manual small incision cataract surgery) virtual reality surgical training simulator
Caption: HelpMeSee simulator development team, Dr. M. Glenn Strauss, Chief Medical Officer, and Dennis Gulasy, Director of Engineering and Simulation Systems evaluate the Prototype (proof of concept) of HelpMeSee MSICS Eye Surgery Simulator by Moog (Photo courtesy of HelpMeSee)
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Bronze products from Kalevala Jewelry have either a polished finish or are oxidized to add colour to the metal. Bronze is an alloy that consists of copper, tin and zinc, and typically oxidizes faster than precious metals. All our bronze jewelry has a protective lacquer coating, which prevents discoloration of the skin and delicate light-colored fabrics. This lacquer coating is eroded by various chemicals and slowly wears off. We recommend, therefore, taking off bronze jewelry while practicing sports, taking a sauna or swimming in chlorinated or salt water. Areas where the protective lacquer has worn off may be buffed with a Kalevala Jewelry polishing cloth. After cleaning the piece of jewelry with a polishing cloth, rinse the jewellery in mild soapy water so that the residue detergent from the cloth does not stain. If necessary, the protective lacquer coating can be restored by Kalevala Jewelry's own maintenance service for a fee.
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On the surface it looks as though the Cubs staff struggled as a whole today, but that really wasn't the case. Jeff Samardzija got the start and turned in the longest outing of any Cubs pitcher so far, tossing three innings giving up one run on one hit, while walking three and striking out one. It could have been much worse but Shark wiggled off the hook in the second after loading the bases with no outs. Obviously he didn't have his best command as illustrated by the three walks, but he battled, and he wasn't the only one that struggled with command today. Michael Bowden walked two in his inning of work, and Rafael Dolis imploded, walking three in a third of an inning while giving up four runs, three earned, on just one hit. Cory Wade, Blake Parker, James Russell, Casey Coleman, and Shawn Camp all had scoreless appearances.
The Cubs were able to plate two runs in the first inning off of Trevor Cahill, but that is all they would get in this one. Anthony Rizzo continued his strong spring going 2-for-3 with a double, and an RBI, he's now hitting .364 (4-for-11) in the Cactus League. Luis Valbuena continues to make a strong case to be the starting third baseman going 1-for-2 with a run scored, he's hitting a robust .571 (4-for-7) this Spring. Jorge Soler had a solid day at the plate going 1-for-2 with a triple, it's impressive to see a guy that big run that well.
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The Justice department filed an antitrust suit seeking to block the $39 billion merger deal.
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Shares of Dollar General surge after the discount retailer raised its sales outlook after posting a strong quarterly profit report.
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