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Electro Industries, the leader in power monitoring and smart grid solutions, is looking for a Automation Test Engineer to assist the automation and manufacturing engineering team with the design and maintenance of automated PCB and power monitoring equipment.This position is located at our corporate office in Westbury, NY.
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Electro Industries, the leader in power monitoring and smart grid solutions, is looking for an Electronic Technician to troubleshoot electronic assemblies.
Electro Industries, the leader in power monitoring and smart grid solutions is looking for an experienced Field Application Engineer to join our Engineering Support Team.
We take pride in the support we offer with our products and that support continually brings customers back to EIG. In this position you will work directly with customers providing technical assistance on the installation and operation of our products and software.
Position requires approximately 20-50% domestic travel to client sites. Must be available to travel on short notice.
Must have a valid driver's license and clean driving record.
All CTs should have a marking for orientation. Some have a white dot, some have a label others have some other marking. Make sure you check with the manufacturer if you are not sure. For most CTs with wires, there will be a white and black wire. In most but NOT ALL cases the white wire is the HI side and goes to the HI input on the meter. Black to LO. Again if you are not certain check with the supplier. For CTs with terminals, there should be a label on the HI terminal.
There are many symptoms you may see if the CTs are installed correctly. Mostly you will see things like negative watts in the Power readings. You may also see a reversal in the Energy Delivered and Energy Received registers. We can often look at the Phasor diagram and diagnose this issue. If you think you may have an issue send a phasor diagram to email@example.com and we will be happy to evaluate. We also need to know if you are connected as a Wye or Delta. Current and Voltage values will be normal since they only represent absolute values. If you have one CT oriented wrong, things like Total Energy will be in error because the energy in one phase will be subtracted from the energy in the other two phases.
Primarily there are two critical things to get correct. First is the orientation of the CT. All CTs have a marking like a white dot on one side. This should always be installed facing the power source. For a typical installation on a building or where you want to measure energy to a load, you want the white dot facing the utility company. In all cases all CTs MUST be installed in the same orientation. Second you need to wire the CTs to the meter with the HI side of the CT connected to the HI side on the meter and the LO side to the LO terminals on the meter.
YES. You should always use a shorting block for your CTs unless you are working with a system that can easily be powered down for maintenance. The outputs of a CT should always be shorted together when the system is energized. If current is not allowed to flow the CTs will heat up very quickly and be damaged. Shorting blocks allow you to change out a meter without shutting down the system and will protect the CTs from being damaged.
With the Nexus meters we mostly provide readings in secondary values. There are 2 ways to get to the primary values.
Shark meters are ideal for getting the energy readings for loads, generation and even mixed systems that generate part of the time and act like a load part of the time. A good example of the latter is a wind farm. When the wind is not blowing or the propeller is stopped, the wind generator will actually use energy to keep its transmission warm on cold days. Depending on how you have the meter configured and how you orient the CTs you will see energy accumulating in the RCD (Received) or DEL (Delivered) registers. For systems that have both, one value will show up as negative watt hours. The NET register is the sum of the two values in the RCD and DEL windows. The TOT register is the absolute value of the RCD and DEL registers added together. So, at the end of the month for our wind farm we might see +WH in the RCD window representing the energy that was generated and sent to the grid. We would see – WH in the DEL window representing energy used by the wind generator. The NET would be the sum of the two and this would be the energy that the power company would need to pay the wind farm for. The TOT would be the sum of WH in the DEL and RCD registers representing the total energy in the period.
The Shark 200 – INP100S doesn't have gateway function thus it is not possible.
No. The webpage or webserver of the meter is read-only data.
Download the driver from this link:
Download and save the files into the same folder as the IrDA files.
To reset the energy, write the following command on modbus,
01 – is the meter modbus address
06 – Modbus write function
9CA3 – Modbus register in Hex format
xxxx – is the meter password, if not configured, use "15B3" in hex format. This is the default modbus password
From the Shark 200 Modbus Register Map, the Primary Readings Block Format is Float (or reverse float for most software settings) but for some software that doesnt have the Float format, Integer reads can be used by using the formula,
Modbus = (1st Shark Modbus register x 65536) + (2nd Shark Modbus register + 65536)/65536
Remember that the resulting modbus is expressed in secondary values so to convert into Primary readings use CT ratio for current, PT ratio for voltage and CT and PT ratio for Power.
The default configuration works only with initial meter device profile. This means the PT numerator and denominator and CT num are not changed. Once the CT and PT ratios are changed then you will need to program each channels with high and low output based on primary values of the CT and PT. Programming will need our Communicator EXT 3.0 software and the means to communicate to the meter.
The assumption for the Kh is correct. TV stands for "Test Voltage" or also the voltage input. the Kh unit is Wh/pulse and is expressed in secondary so you need to use the CT ratio and PT ratio to express it in primary. So for example, if the CT is 400/5 and has no PT (120/120) then the CT ratio is 80 and PT ratio is 1. So, the overall factor to be used to multiplied to the number of pulses counted by the PLC is
Factor = Kh x CT ratio x PT ratio = 0.500017776x80x1 = 40.00
Energy consumption (kWh)= [Factor x No. of Pulses received] / 1000
Press the scroll down button to go to "W/VAR/PF" screen and then press the arrow right button once to lit the "MAX" LED on the left side. The phase A reading is your Max Demand Watts reading or Peak demand at 15 minute interval (default) settings.
No. You will need our CAB6490 IrDA dongle to do that. The dongle comes already with Windows 7 compatible driver and so driver installation is automatic. The important feature that makes it 'Standard Modem Over Ir Link" is the most important feature for it to connect seamlessly to the meter using our Communicator EXT software.
Indeed, our electrical diagrams doesn't show it because our current input terminals are already tied up to ground internally. So there's no need to do it externally.
Yes the meter can be used for any single phase application (2 wire or 3 wire). The manual already have an example of the wiring diagram for Dual phase (3 wire) and single phase (2 wire). Please see pages 4-9 to 4-10 for the diagram.
At least one voltage input with a minimum 20 V AC must be connected in it to work. This is "bias" voltage and is necessary for the meter to work properly in CT measurement mode only.
The Power supply option D2 has a range of 90-265 V AC or 100-370 V DC so 277 V AC is about 5% higher than the rated voltage. When used at this higher voltage and in prolonged period of time will have great effect on the power supply that may cause the meter to break down early. It is recommended to seek an alternative 120 V AC regular plug or use a control power transformer to step down the voltage from 480 V to 120 V.
Electro Industries, the leader in power monitoring and smart grid solutions, is looking for experienced, technical, customer facing Outside Sales Engineers to join our Technical Sales Team.
In this position you will work as part of the regional sales team to qualify leads and work directly with customers to identify power monitoring projects and find solutions utilizing EIG's power meters and energy management software. We are currently seeking a Sales Engineer to cover the Northwest Territory. Ideal location would be in the Seattle, WA vicinity.
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Responsible for the integrity of company data, which is entered by a number of CRM users.
Electro Industries, the leader in power monitoring and smart grid solutions, is looking for a Hardware Design Engineer to join our Engineering team. This position is located at our Corporate office in Westbury, NY.
Full Time/ Direct Hire
Location: Work from Home – Night Shift
The global market leader in the Power Monitoring Market, is seeking Regional Sales Team Backend Staff, to support their current operations and promote future growth.
This position has an excellent salary package and is an immediate opening!
Reporting to a Regional Manager and Inside Sales Engineer, the Regional Sales Team Backend Staff is responsible for managing the Customer Relationship Management System on a day-to-day basis and keeping all the tasks for the team updated. The ideal candidate will be process-oriented, pay close attention to details, and have analytical thinking skills. Additionally, this role will require in-depth knowledge of internal sales, marketing and business processes. Must have excellent interpersonal skills. Must be willing to work at night and should have a quiet place to work from.
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Responsible for the integrity of company data, which is entered by a number of CRM users.
Experience Required:
Thank you for your submission and we appreciate your interest in working for Electro Industries/GaugeTech. We will be reviewing all applications and invite the most qualified candidates for an interview.
Electro Industries, the leader in power monitoring and smart grid solutions is looking for an experienced Field Application Engineer to join our Engineering Support Team.
We take pride in the support we offer with our products and that support continually brings customers back to EIG. In this position you will work directly with customers providing technical assistance on the installation and operation of our products and software. We are currently offering positions in the vicinities of Richmond, VA area, San Francisco Bay area and Corporate headquarters in Westbury, Long Island.


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kajeet Supports Debit Cards & Gift Cards
March 18, 2010
by Daniel Neal
Did you know that as of June 30, 2009, more people in the U.S. had Visa® Debit Cards (352 million) than Visa® Credit Cards (309 million)? (Source: Visa.com) And a recent survey cited by CBS said that 28 percent of consumers planned to increase their use of debit cards while decreasing the amount of purchases they make with their credit cards.
Gift cards have also become extremely popular – US consumers purchased 87 Billion dollars of gift cards last year! However, according to the Tower Group, many consumers are giving more general purpose prepaid gift (debit) cards rather than store-specific gift cards because of their greater utility – they can be used for the basics – gas & phone – as well as in a variety of stores.
Many kajeet customers use their credit cards to pay for their (contract-free!) kajeet plans – but are surprised to learn that debit cards, prepaid cards, and gift cards can also be used. We wanted to highlight this as debit cards can be popular with teens (many of whom pay for their own phone service) – and with those that don't like to be tied down to things like contracts.
As always, if you have any questions at all, please call our Care Team at 1-866.4kajeet (1-866-452-5338), 9 am – 6 pm ET Mon.-Fri., and 9 am – 3 pm ET on Saturday.

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SMC Jan Term: Goals and Philosophy
Jan Term is an intense, immersive, experiential, and challenging academic experience. Here's our mission statement:
"Jan Term at Saint Mary's College offers a curriculum of rigorous, intensive, unique courses outside students' usual realms of inquiry using analytical, focused, immersive, and experiential methods of pedagogy and critique, with the aim of broading the academic, social, cultural and spiritual life of the College, in accordance with a Lasallian ethic of social justice, civic responsibility, and personal transformation."
In one month, your Jan Term course will meet at least as often as a full-credit regular semester course, and many Jan Term travel courses will meet more than three times the hours of any regular semester course. As there aren't three other courses vying for your attention in January, your Jan Term instructor will expect more from you. The pace of instruction accelerates. Courses usually require broader reading, more reflection and careful writing, more thorough preparation for course meetings and, often, time commitments on top of regularly scheduled meetings. At least two hours of preparation for every hour of class time is required to stay on top of Jan Term. Plan accordingly. You will need to bring significant personal initiative to your course in order to succeed.
For both students and faculty, Jan Term can be a laboratory for experimentation in both subject matter and technique. It offers all of us a chance to try new ideas and explore topics in greater detail than is possible within the constraints of a regular semester. It is in keeping with the College's mission that we offer this unconventional space of freedom and challenge to our students and faculty.
Jan Term courses are non-departmental for several reasons. For one, this frees students from feeling as if they should be fulfilling area/departmental requirements at the same time. We encourage you to be bold in your choice of a course. Dare to explore. Surprise yourself. Make yourself uncomfortable and make it work for you. Search this catalog for courses beyond your major field. Take this unique opportunity to broaden your educational experience!
Jan Term courses are also non-departmental for the benefit of our faculty. Most SMC faculty members have expertise and passions that thrive outside the constraints of academic disciplines and standard curricula.
Jan Term offers special opportunities for academic exploration and enrichment. Four options make these opportunities possible:
- Full-credit on-campus courses, both lower division (JAN 020 – JAN 070) and upper-division (JAN 100 – JAN 160).
- Travel courses (JAN 170 – JAN 188). (International travel courses are not open to freshmen.)
- A small selection of quarter-credit courses, up to two of which are free for full-time students each semester.
- Independent Study courses proposed by juniors and seniors with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0. See specific proposal requirements to your left under "Jan Term 2018 Course Listings", subhead "How to Register for Jan Term").


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Explainer: The 10 riskiest foods in America
U.S. consumers have been bombarded with reports of contaminated food in recent years, from salmonella in peanut butter and spinach to E. coli in cookie dough and ground beef. Individually, the outbreaks are alarming, but collectively, they represent what the consumers' group Center for Science in the Public Interest calls "a perfect storm of unsafe food." A new CSPI report finds that the top 10 riskiest foods regulated by the federal Food and Drug Administration accounted for nearly 40 percent of all foodborne outbreaks in the U.S. between 1990 and 2006, spawning nearly 50,000 illnesses with symptoms ranging from stomach cramps and diarrhea to kidney failure and death. Using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, researchers tracked more than 1,500 separate, definable outbreaks involving not only high-risk foods like meat and dairy, but staples of a healthy diet, such as fruits and vegetables. These outbreaks are only the tip of the iceberg of foodborne illness. For every case of salmonella poisoning reported, for instance, the CDC estimates that another 38 cases go unreported.
Leafy greens
Can salad really be bad for you? Although considered a healthy food, nutritious greens can also be coated in disease-causing germs. The Center for Science in the Public Interest identified 363 separate outbreaks linked to leafy greens, making them the No. 1 entry on the top 10 list of riskiest FDA-regulated foods. Salads and other food items containing leafy greens — iceberg lettuce, romaine lettuce, leaf lettuce, butter lettuce, baby leaf lettuce, escarole, endive, spring mix, spinach, cabbage, kale, arugula or chard — accounted for 24 percent of the outbreaks, which sickened at least 13,568 people. Another pathogen appearing frequently in leafy greens is norovirus, which was linked to 64 percent of the outbreaks in leafy greens. Salmonella was responsible for another 10 percent. Contamination may be present from production and processing or through improper handling, such as inadequate handwashing.
Eggs, a popular high-protein breakfast food, have been linked to 352 outbreaks. The majority of illnesses from eggs are associated with salmonella, which sickened 11,163 people from 1990 to 2006. Salmonella lives in the intestinal tracts of animals and birds and is transmitted to humans when animal feces contaminate a food item of animal origin (such as eggs). Regulations implemented in the 1970s have reduced salmonellosis infections. However, salmonella enteritidis, the most prevalent type of salmonella in eggs today, infects the ovaries of otherwise healthy hens and contaminates the eggs before the shells are formed. New regulations issued in July 2009 require the adoption of controls aimed at minimizing salmonella enteriditis in egg production. While proper cooking should destroy most pathogens, serving eggs raw – or "runny" – or leaving egg dishes at improper holding temperatures (such as on a breakfast buffet) can allow the salmonella to multiply.
Many consumers are familiar with warnings about tuna and methylmercury, but the fish has also been implicated in 268 outbreaks and 2,341 reported cases of foodborne illness. Tuna has been linked to scombroid, the illness caused by scombrotoxin. Fresh fish decay quickly after being caught and, if stored improperly, begin to release natural toxins that are dangerous for humans. Adequate refrigeration and handling can slow this spoilage, but the toxin cannot be destroyed by cooking. Symptoms of scombroid poisoning can include skin flushing, headaches, abdominal cramps, nausea, diarrhea, palpitations and loss of vision. In addition to scombrotoxin, norovirus and salmonella can also be related to tuna consumption. More than 65 percent of outbreaks linked to tuna occurred in restaurants.
Contaminated oysters can ruin more than just a gourmet dinner. Oysters have been linked to 132 outbreaks, with 3,409 reported cases of illness. Not surprisingly, the majority of outbreaks from oysters occurred in restaurants. Illnesses from oysters occur primarily from two sources: norovirus and vibrio. Although norovirus in other foods is usually associated with improper handling, oysters actually can be harvested from waters contaminated with norovirus. When served raw or undercooked, those oysters can cause gastroenteritis, an inflammation of the stomach and small or large intestines. Vibrio, a type of bacterium in the same family as cholera, can cause a severe illness, particularly in those with a compromised immune system, characterized by fever and chills, septic shock and blistering skin lesions and can even be fatal.
Potatoes, often in the form of potato salad, were linked to 108 outbreaks, with 3,659 consumers reported to have been sickened by spuds since 1990. Salmonella is the most common pathogen, associated with nearly 30 percent of outbreaks, followed by E. coli at 6 percent. The presence of salmonella and E. coli in potato dishes could indicate cross-contamination from raw or cooked ingredients or possibly from raw meat or poultry during handling and preparation. Shigella and listeria also appear in outbreaks associated with potatoes. More than 40 percent of potato outbreaks were linked to foods prepared in restaurants and food establishments (including grocery stores and delis).
Cheese has been linked to 83 outbreaks involving 2,761 reported cases of illness since 1990, with salmonella the most common hazard. Cheese can become contaminated with pathogens during production or processing. Most cheeses are now made with pasteurized milk, lowering the risk of contamination. In August, California officials warned consumers about eating Latin American-style cheeses such as queso fresco or queso Oaxaca, which may be made by unlicensed manufacturers using unpasteurized milk that could contain harmful bacteria. Pregnant women should be particularly cautious about consumption of soft cheeses such as feta, brie, camembert, blue-veined and Mexican-style cheese, which can carry listeria. Listeriosis infection can lead to miscarriage. For the elderly, listeria can cause severe illnesses, with high rates of hospitalization and death.
Ice cream
Whether served in a cone or in a cup, America's favorite frozen treat occasionally can carry a load of dangerous bacteria. Ice cream has been linked to 74 outbreaks involving 2,594 reported cases of illness from pathogens such as salmonella and staphylcoccus since 1990. Soft ice cream can be particularly hazardous to pregnant women. Listeria can survive on metal surfaces — such as the interior of soft ice cream machines — and may contaminate batch after batch of products.
Although tomatoes were wrongly implicated in a sweeping 2008 outbreak later linked to fresh jalapeno and Serrano peppers, they have caused at least 31 identified outbreaks and sickened 3,292 since 1990. The most common hazard associated with tomatoes is salmonella, which accounted for more than half of the reported outbreaks. Salmonella can enter tomato plants through the roots or flowers and can enter the tomato fruit through small cracks in the skin, the stem scar or the plant itself. Restaurants were responsible for 70 percent of all illnesses associated with tomatoes.
Sprouts are a popular way to add crunch to salads and in Asian dishes. As the popularity of sprouts increases, however, so too does the potential for foodborne illnesses. Sprouts have been implicated in 31 outbreaks involving 2,022 reported cases of illness since 1990. The CDC and the FDA recommended in 1999 that people at high risk for complications from salmonella and E. coli — such as the elderly, young children, and those with compromised immune systems — not eat raw sprouts. The most likely source of sprout contamination is the seeds that are used to grow the sprouts. Seeds may become contaminated in the field or during storage, and the warm and humid conditions required to grow sprouts are ideal for the rapid growth of bacteria.
Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and other berry products have caused 25 outbreaks and sickened 3,397 since 1990. In 1997, more than 2.6 million pounds of contaminated strawberries were recalled after thousands of students across several states reported illnesses from eating frozen strawberries in their school lunches. Hepatitis A was the culprit, and contamination may have occurred through an infected farm worker, according to the CSPI report. That same year, raspberries imported from Guatemala and Chile were implicated in a cyclospora outbreak across five states. The resulting infection is a parasitic illness of the intestines, which can cause severe diarrhea, dehydration and stomach cramps and requires treatment with antibiotics.
— Center for Science in the Public Interest
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CARSON, Calif. -- Whether it's with the LA Galaxy Academy, Reserve League squad or first team, Oscar Sorto has shown his skills at the young age of 18.
Sorto started and went a full 90 minutes during the LA Galaxy Under-18's 3-1 victory over the Chivas USA Under-18's on Sunday.
The Academy victory comes days after Sorto went 22 minutes in the Galaxy's 2-0 Reserve League victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps last Friday, playing primarily at right back. His stint against Vancouver was Sorto's sixth of the year with LA's Reserve Squad. His integration into the first team aside, it has been a whirlwind year for Sorto, who told LA Galaxy Insider last month that he was in conversations with the club for a Homegrown deal, just weeks after traveling to Sweden to train with Hammarby. With Sorto racking up experience with the first team, Galaxy U-18 head coach Eddie Soto is full of praise for the youngster from South Central Los Angeles.
"He's very honest and a mature player. He's doing really well with the first team and today was no exception," said Soto on Sunday after LA's victory over Chivas. "He's probably one of the most consistent players that I've ever coached in all my years. He did well today, maybe a little more from him on the ball, but you're going to expect more with guys like that."
Below Sorto discusses how his life with the Academy has changed now that he is training regularly with the first team.
(On playing with Academy after training with first team…)
SORTO: "It's pretty hard, trying to communicate with the younger players because with the first team and the reserves, we have a different style of playing that is more offensive, but with the Academy, it's more about possession."
(On being a leader with the U-18s…)
SORTO: "I try to show the rest of players that I'm here for them to be their leader. For that, I have to work hard, both for me and for the team to show them that anyone can make it if you try."
(On what can be learned from playing in the SuperClasico…)
SORTO: "You can learn a lot because at the next level, you're going to need to be physical all the time. I think that playing against Chivas is a good challenge for us."


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Your doctor may prescribe a medication for you in the form of a dry powder inhaler, or DPI, to help control your asthma. A DPI delivers powdered medication into your lungs.
Each DPI works a little differently, so be sure to have your healthcare provider coach you on exactly how to use it.
As an example, let's take a closer look at the diskus DPI. A diskus has a mouthpiece and a lever. It also shows you how many doses you have available.
To use a diskus, hold the device in the palm of one hand. Put the thumb of your other hand in the thumb grip, or dent, and push until the device clicks open.
Next, slide the lever as far as it will go until you hear a click. This loads a single dose of medication.
Exhale deeply, away from the device. Then put the mouthpiece in your mouth.
Take a quick big breath in. This will bring the medication into your lungs.
Take the diskus out of your mouth and hold your breath for ten seconds. Exhale slowly through your nose.
Wipe the mouthpiece with a clean paper towel after each use.
Close the device by putting your thumb in the thumb grip, and sliding it until the device clicks shut.
It is important to rinse your mouth after using a DPI that contains a steroid medication. This removes any powder that has settled on your tongue or in your mouth and will help prevent a yeast infection, or thrush.
If you have any questions about your DPI medication, or feel that you may be experiencing side effects, talk with your healthcare provider.
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TORONTO - An Ontario labour board ruling that declared a planned elementary teachers walkout an "unlawful strike" came too late to avoid a morning of confusion and uncertainty for students, parents and school boards Friday.
Parents had gone to bed Thursday night thinking public elementary schools would be closed the next day, only to wake up to the news that the teachers called off the protest after the 4 a.m. ruling from the Ontario Labour Relations Board.
Premier Dalton McGuinty put the best face on the dispute, saying the board's decision provides clarity about the illegality of teachers walking off the job to protest Bill 115, which the government used to impose contracts on school boards and educators.
"The threatened job action introduced a lot of uncertainty into the lives of young families today," McGuinty said.
"I want to thank parents for the roller-coaster ride they've been put on in recent days, not knowing exactly what would happen with respect to schools today."
As lawyers for the Liberal government and the Elementary Teachers' Federation slugged it out in a marathon session at the labour relations board — which didn't even start until late afternoon on Thursday — many boards decided the best option was to close schools Friday so parents could plan ahead.
But after the ruling, some boards, including Toronto, decided to open classes Friday, although many couldn't get their buses running.
Other boards _ including those in Ottawa, Windsor, Kenora and Thunder Bay _ decided there wasn't enough time to get schools operating, although some allowed parents to still drop kids off at school.
Some parents in Toronto were pleased to see the schools open Friday.
Patricia Policarpo, 36, said she was relieved she could take her six-year-old son to his Grade 1 class.
"I'm glad they put the school back on because figuring out what to do with my son for the whole day would have been a problem," she said.
"I didn't think there was enough notice given to begin with."
Kelly Zettel, 42, said the cancellation of walkout means a return to the usual routine for both her and her two children attending school.
"I'm relieved that I'm going to work and doing what I normally do on a Friday, and that my kids are going to be doing what they normally do on a Friday."
Some parents took to Twitter to express their frustration.
"So school is on? I'm keeping my kids home anyway," Sandy E of Toronto tweeted, adding, "Parents: please don't take it out on the teachers."
Paul Armstrong tweeted: "My kids won't be in school today. Our teachers told students it was a PA day..."
McGuinty said the labour board decision also prompted high school teachers to cancel the walkout they had planned for Wednesday. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation did not immediately return calls for comment Friday.
The ruling puts remaining questions about the legality of a bill that imposed contracts on some teachers "squarely in the sphere of the courts," McGuinty said.
"Putting students in the middle of a dispute undermines goals I believe we all share."
The outgoing premier, who leaves office later this month, called on teachers to resume supervising after class sports and clubs.
"There's an opportunity to begin laying groundwork for more productive negotiations next time," said McGuinty. "Resuming extracurricular activities would be an encouraging step forward."
The Progressive Conservatives said the Liberals should have taken actions months ago to impose contracts on teachers to avoid rotating strikes in December and the threatened walkouts Friday.
"It became abundantly clear in November and December that ETFO was not prepared to sit down with the government," said PC education critic Lisa MacLeod.
"It was equally clear that the government was not prepared to play hardball. We could have avoided the turmoil that faced moms and dads and students and teachers who want to teach, this week."
The New Democrats said the Liberals were to blame for the confusion and chaos in schools for imposing contracts on teachers.
"We saw this coming when 115 was tabled and this is where we are at, completely predictable chaos in our education system brought on by a Liberal government who didn't want to negotiate and simply wanted to impose contracts from the very beginning," said NDP critic Cheri DiNovo.
The head of ETFO Sam Hammond said he didn't agree with the ruling but would respect it, and told his 76,000 members to report to work Friday.
If they don't comply, teachers could face fines of up to $2,000 each. Trade unions that engage in illegal strike activity can face penalties of up to $25,000 under the province's labour laws.
ETFO and other supporters argued during the hearing that it wasn't a strike, but a political protest that's protected under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Government lawyers countered that any withdrawal of services would be illegal, as the teachers were no longer in a legal strike position once the contracts were imposed.
Board chairman Bernard Fishbein said he wasn't persuaded by ETFO's arguments.
"Nor am I persuaded that the Charter protection afforded to speech — whether 'labour speech' or speech generally — outweighs the disruption that will be wrought on the statutory labour relations scheme acceding to ETFO's position," he said in reading his decision early Friday.
"Accordingly, the day of protest that ETFO has indisputably authorized and supported for Jan. 11, 2013 is an unlawful strike under the act."
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A hernia occurs when part of an organ protrudes through a weak point or tear in the thin muscular wall that holds the abdominal organs in place.
Hernia repair may be recommended for:
While the patient is sleepy (sedated) and pain-free (local anesthesia or spinal anesthesia) or deep asleep and pain-free (general anesthesia), an incision is made over the hernia. The bulging tissue or organ is replaced inside the muscle wall, the muscle tissue is repaired, and the skin is closed.
Moving and walking are recommended the day of surgery. Small children require no restrictions following routine hernia repair. Older children should avoid body contact sports for at least 3 weeks. The hernia repair is not at risk, but a blow to the incision could burst the skin closure. Expect complete recovery from surgery in about 2 to 4 weeks.
Avoid heavy lifting or straining for several weeks after surgery. Avoid tub baths for at least 5 days after the operation, because soaking will separate the skin tapes and the wound could break open. Sponge bathing for infants and showering for older children are permitted the day after surgery. The wound tapes should be carefully patted dry after showering.
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Athens EPA Employees Mark Earth Day Week by an East-side Area Cleanup
Release Date: 04/23/2014
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ATLANTA - EPA's Athens-based employees together with Keep Athens Clarke County Beautiful (KACCB) will mark Earth Week by cleaning up the Firewood Street neighborhood and WOW playground area.
WHAT: Eastside cleanup to mark 44th observance of Earth Day
WHO: U.S. EPA employees in Athens
WHEN: Thursday, April 24, 2014
WHERE: Firewood Street Neighborhood and WOW playground area
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EPA Region 4's Science and Ecological System Support Division is based in Athens, Ga. For the last 5 years, Athens EPA employees have chosen an area to cleanup around Earth Day with input from KACCB.
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Japanese company, Nippon Basic has created the "Cycloclean," a bicycle equipped with a water purifier, which is powered by pedaling. This innovative design includes non-puncture tires and a box attached to the rear carrier that holds the pump and hoses. Three filter cartridges are fitted around the rear wheel.
Cycloclean is great for use in remote villages and disaster zones, where access to clean water is scarce. The rider can commute to a water source, lower the hose – which can siphon water as deep as five meters – into the source, raise the bicycle up on its stand – lifting the rear wheel off the ground – and start pedaling. The bike can produce five liters (1.3 gallons) of clean water in just one minute, so a team of riders could product large amounts of water in a relatively short period of time.
This unique invention does not come without a hefty price tag. The cost is around 550,000 yen – approximately $6,700 U.S. dollars. However, the company has produced around 200 bikes in the last five years, and is getting ready for mass production in Bangladesh.
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Get well soon, Oscar!
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I didn't think of it when it was a matter of life or death, but I'm now wishing I'd thought to take regular photos of the wound so I could see progression. There's a link to a photo from two weeks (and one day ago) and here's a photo of tonight. Slightly different posture, and slightly fuzzy since Rob let him keep the diaper off for a period (we'll do a saline rinse later) but I'm still really pleased with how things are going at this point. We have another check up with the doctor tomorrow, and hopefully he'll be just as pleased!
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It hurts my insides to look at those pictures, but she's right-it looks so much better. It won't be long now before he's completely healed.
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Rob and I have both commented that he's been fun and silly the past few days. It's been a long time since that was his norm - he's been much more subdued, in ways that wouldn't be noticed by anyone who didn't know him well. But he's definitely feeling not just "better than when I almost died" but GOOD.
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Someone doesn't have to go back to the vet for another FOUR WHOLE WEEKS. Doc was literally flabbergasted when we told him we haven't used a cone in several weeks because Oscar doesn't chew on himself, and commented that his behavior is even improving (which means only that he's filled with normal loathing for a vet, not that he's particularly well behaved when people are poking and prodding open raw muscle). Everyone was very impressed with how well he's doing and I'm pleased as punch. Proud of my boy!
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Welcome to the best Cameron Highlands Malaysia travel destination guide web site, your ultimate resource for an unbias review of your cuti-cuti Malaysia highlands travel destination vacation guide. Cameron Highlands has always been many a Malaysian and Singaporean retreat from the eternal summer of the tropics. As do I. A chance to cool off, perhaps kick back and relax in the cool climate weather and sooth tired eyes with the surrounding lush greenery of montane jungle forest!
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Building this web site had been interesting and challenging. Thank goodness for dogged persistence and unbridled enthusiasm otherwise it would not have been quite possible. I would hope you would enjoy browsing through this web site to locate the information about this serene highland, its farming community and tourist destination. Lots of hard work and effort has gone into creating this web site for you to plan your best trip up to the highlands.
Viewing this travel destination website is free for all and you may print out in your home printer for your travel planning. However do respect the copyright notice and do not copy for your website or blog. Much personal cost, time and effort has gone into making this Cameron Highlands website and if you wish to use the article for republication you can help by donating some funds.
Please bookmark this site as some of the links would lead you away from the site.
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Cameron Highlands is one of the most popular highlands retreat around Malaysia losing out only to Genting Highlands. With about 300,000 visitors yearly and growing, it stands to pass that Cameron Highlands has a charm of its own with its Tudor architecture style buildings, tea plantation with its soothing greenery and breathtaking scenery, not to mention some old favourite English pastime of having afternoon tea and scones with Devonshire cream. Yes, give me Cameron Highlands anytime!
Of course with its growing popularity, it is not without its downside like traffic congestion and degradation of its pristine environment. All this and the less than efficient authorities who need to really buck up and do something about it to ensure that Cameron Highlands growing popularity will not be its own downfall.
Traveling to the highlands is different from going to the beautiful sun, sea and sand of which Malaysia has many good ones around, especially the Terengganu and Sabah beaches which are to my opinion some of the best around in Malaysia. But the tropic is indeed hot, and to cool oneself without using artificial means is of course, to travel to the highlands! With the natural environment one can commune with nature and perhaps find your center as you balance the yin and yang of a hectic hustle and bustle city lifestyle.
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The best way to explore it would be by car of course. Public buses has never been efficient anywhere in Malaysia, least of all in the highlands. But you are welcome to take your chances if you are without your own transport. You could of course take the public taxis or brave the area on foot. Doing so on foot would be quite a feat as you will have quite a lot of area to cover, you certainly have to be very fit to do so too. Still I have seen many a determine traveler doing so! My hats off to them!
Pictures of the Highlands
With the advent of digital camera, it is now much easier to indulge in one of my favourite hobby of photography. Where possible, plastered in practically every page within this web site are beautiful pictures and scenery of Cameron Highlands mostly taken by me. Do contact me if you wish to use the photos commercially, I'm sure we can work out something and help fund the running of this web site. Same goes with the content too if I may add.
Browse Around the Website
Enough of my rambling so please feel free to explore around and hope you find what you are looking for. Do sign up for my irregular newsletter to keep abreast about the latest updates and what's not about Cameron Highlands. You may also want to check out the blog with information taken from the local newspaper to learn about the various going on around the highlands.
And lastly, I bid you welcome to my web site and have an awesome time exploring and learning about the highlands, its history, the place and its people. Come, let's go and enjoy its refreshing climate!
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About Suzuki Roshi
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Student: Roshi, what are you doing here?
Suzuki: Nothing special.
In the twenty-seven years since Shunryu Suzuki died, his students and their students have continued the teaching and practice that he brought to America, and his influence has spread in numerous ways. Zen Buddhism is now an established part of American culture. I can buy a zafu at a local store. There's a quote from Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind on a carton of soy milk in my refrigerator. Suzuki's legacy can be found in sitting groups, in the homes of Zen practitioners with little or no connection to any group, and in the nonabsolutist, open-minded approach of many Westerners who don't even consider themselves Buddhists. His photo is on altars and bureaus all over America, but there is no cult of Shunryu Suzuki. Rather there is gratitude to this man who added some important threads to the emerging culture—a way of living with humility and dignity in this transient world, with a tolerance for imperfection. He didn't particularly want to be remembered, but the seeds of practice that he planted have taken root and keep encouraging us to find out who we are.
Suzuki-roshi had wanted to start a Buddhist farm, and the year after he died the San Francisco Zen Center acquired one, just north of San Francisco. One day in April of 1995, I sat in the guesthouse of Green Gulch Farm in Marin County with Taizan Maezumi-roshi, founder of the Los Angeles Zen Center. Maezumi didn't tell me any anecdotes or stories about Suzuki, and he resisted historical analysis. What he did say, though, stuck with me. "Nobody can tell you about the past," Maezumi said. "What's important is not what happened or didn't happen back then. What's important is what we have here now—this wonderful farm with the big barn zendo and the conference center where we're all meeting, so many people coming here for lecture and zazen. There's Page Street in the city and Tassajara. So many people sitting zazen all over America, even Europe. When he came, there was none of this. Many priests came before him. Even before this century, all kinds of priests in the Zen tradition came to America. We don't really know why, but until he came, no one started anything that lasted. After him, so much happened. That's what I most appreciate."
In the spring of 1972 Mitsu Suzuki went to Tassajara for her husband's ashes ceremony. She wore his zoris, because he had said he wanted to go back there one more time. Having decided not to return to Japan "until the tears of his students have dried," she stayed, living in the City Center, writing haiku and teaching tea ceremony for twenty-two more years. In the fall of 1993 she returned to live with her daughter in Shizuoka City, not far from Rinso-in.
Shunryu Suzuki is not widely known in Japan or regarded as an important teacher by the Soto school. But he is well remembered and loved by members of the High Grass Mountain Group, a few of whom still keep in touch and sometimes visit Hoitsu Suzuki at Rinso-in. The young men in the group eventually became carpenters, farmers, artists, bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen, and a publisher. Some have passed away. Most are now retired. One of them, Suetsune-san, visited the San Francisco Zen Center while Shunryu Suzuki was still alive. These men were not monks but were the students whom Suzuki remembered most dearly in Japan, especially for the bond they shared during the ordeal of wartime.
Shigeo Kozuki, head of the printing section of the Ministry of Finance, published an article in 1974 in Japan's principal financial newspaper, the Nikkei. The article was named "Kokoro no Furusato," literally "heart's hometown." It read, in part: "There was a man who went to San Francisco to open the minds of young Americans, to create a home for their hearts. In America he sat in silence and acted in a natural way that imparted the importance of everyday life. Our Hojo-san was this person. Rinso-in at High Grass Mountain with its lovely camellias was the home of our hearts. There we used to do zazen with him and hear the enchanting sound of young Hojo-san's voice reciting the sutras. He did not preach or tell us what to do, for he was a person of action and living. At the time of great confusion during the war, a silvery light from Hojo-san caught the hearts of the young. He couldn't be satisfied just taking care of the danka of his temple, and so he went to America."
After her husband's death, Mitsu Suzuki wrote to Yasumasa Amada, who sent out her letter with one of his own to the members of the group. Amada said farewell for everyone. "What we would like to say to you, Shunryu-san, is: you were our teacher, our big brother, our friend; you taught us human nature and you taught us compassion. With deepest respect we say to you, Well done, Hojo-san! Well done!"
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[In A Treatise concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge ] Berkeley published ... this metaphysical notion, that matter was not a real thing ; nay, that the common opinion of its reality was groundless, if not ridiculous. He was pleased to send Dr Clarke and myself, each of us, a book. After we had both perused it I went to Dr Clarke, and discoursed with him about it to this effect; that I, being not a metaphysician, was not able to answer Mr Berkeley's subtle premises, though I did not at all believe his absurd conclusion.
I therefore desired that he, who was deep in such subtleties, but did not appear to believe Mr Berkeley's conclusions, would answer him; which talk he declined. I speak not these things with intention to reproach either Mr Locke or Dean Berkeley. - I own the latter's great abilities in other parts of learning; and to his noble design of settling a College in or near the West Indies, for the instruction of the natives in civil arts and in the principles of Christianity, I heartily wish all possible success. It is the pretended metaphysical science itself, derived from the sceptical disputes of the Greek philosophers, not those particular great men who have been unhappily imposed on by it, that I complain of.


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The legislation would create a statewide registry of arsonists and would require them to register annually with the sheriff in the county where they live. That would apply to people convicted of arson in Ohio or elsewhere.
Republican state Rep. Danny Bubp of West Union says the measure could help deter repeat arsons, reduce damage and save lives.
Registration fees would fund the registry. Convicted arsonists would pay $50 initially and then $25 each year to register again.


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Left to right: Lauren Stell, Karen Blocker, Brittany Aanderud and Jaime Bouffard
With the 2012 Liberty women's soccer season in the books, four Lady Flames have earned Big South all-conference honors. It was announced by the conference office earlier, this afternoon. Defender Lauren Stell was named to the conference's first team, while goalkeeper Karen Blocker earned second team and all-academic team honors. Forward Jaime Bouffard and midfielder Brittany Aanderud were named to the all-freshman team. Despite spending the majority of her time on defense, Stell concluded the season third on the team with nine points on four goals and one assist. On Sept. 4, she was named Big South Attacking Player of the Week for scoring back-to-back game-winning goals against American and Old Dominion. Stell's pair of performances helped the Lady Flames achieve their best start to a season in program history. Later in the month, on Sept. 22, she posted another game-winning goal in Liberty's 2-0 win over UNC Asheville. In addition to her quartet of tallies, Stell was instrumental as a defender, helping Liberty finish second in the conference in fewest goals allowed (16), goals-against average (0.74) and third in shutouts (9). Blocker closed her career as Liberty's all-time shutout leader with 20, and posted a program-best goals-against average of 1.33. She concludes her tenure No. 2 on the school's career saves list with 339. Blocker finished second in the conference behind Radford's Che' Brown in goals-against average (0.74), save percentage (.843) and shutouts (9). On Sept. 25, the Bowie, Md., native was named Big South Defensive Player of the Week for her performance in wins over Presbyterian College and UNC Asheville. Blocker's shutout total on the year ties her with Natalie Mayer for the most by a Liberty goalkeeper in a single season.The redshirt senior surpassed Mayer for the program's shutout record on Sept. 14 before becoming the second player in school history to record 300 career saves, three weeks later. Bouffard concluded her first collegiate season as the team's leader in points (12) with five goals and two assists. On Sept. 18, the Oswego, N.Y., native earned Big South Attacking Player of the Week honors for posting goals in back-to-back victories over George Washington and South Carolina State. Bouffard also posted goals in games against Presbyterian College, Charleston Southern and Gardner-Webb. The forward's two assists occurred in Liberty's 2-0 victory over UNC Asheville. Aandreud was a key distributor for the Lady Flames this season, finishing the season as the team's assist leader with five helpers. The midfielder served up assists in wins over USC Upstate, American, South Carolina State and Winthrop. In addition to her assist total, Aanderud also posted a goal in Liberty's 5-1 win over Presbyterian College.
2012 Big South All-Conference First Team Ashley Clark, F, So., Campbell Toni Lashley, F, Jr., Charleston Southern Kacey Kelley, F, So., Coastal Carolina Krystyna Freda, F, So., Winthrop Becca Hemby, MF, Jr., High Point Kelsey Pardue, MF, Jr., Longwood Taylor Parker, MF, Jr., High Point Rachel Conway, MF, Jr., Radford Natalie Massey, D, Sr., Longwood Lauren Stell, D., Sr., Liberty Taylor Brown, D, Sr., Campbell Tyler Drake, D, Jr., Radford Che' Brown, GK, Jr., Radford
2012 Big South All-Conference Second Team Lindsey Ottavio, F, Sr., Longwood Jacky Kessler, F, So., High Point Sara Simpson, F, Jr., Presbyterian College Kaitlyn Eckert, F, So., UNC Asheville Kirsty Meyer, MF, Sr., Campbell Rebecca Hollstegge, MF, Sr., Charleston Southern Grace Radler, MF, So., Winthrop Fia Jonsson, MF, Fr., Coastal Carolina Alise LeCompte, D, So., High Point Cami Skladany, D, Sr., Coastal Carolina Megan Pritts, D, Jr., Winthrop Sammy Vercellino, D, Jr., High Point Karen Blocker, GK, R-Sr., Liberty
All-Freshman Team Alexis Connors, GK, Campbell Gina Cox, MF, Charleston Southern Fia Jonsson, MF, Coastal Carolina Amy Burch, D, High Point Brittany Aanderud, MF, Liberty Jamie Bouffard, F, Liberty Meghan Magee, D, Longwood Olivia Colella, MF, Longwood Hanna Gaither, D, Presbyterian College Asyia Mitchell, F, Radford Taylor Walton, F, Winthrop
All-Academic Team Cissy Nitz, Campbell Allison Lewis, Charleston Southern Anna Lowe, Coastal Carolina Megan Curan, Gardner-Webb Janay Whittaker, High Point Karen Blocker, Liberty Lindsey Ottavio, Longwood Emily Boggus, Presbyterian College Megan Rhodes, Radford Heather Muller, UNC Asheville Simone Jimenez, VMI Allie VandeWater, Winthrop
Attacking Player of the Year Krystyna Freda, F, So., Winthrop
Defensive Player of the Year Che' Brown, GK, Jr., Radford
Freshman of the Year Fia Jonsson, MF, Coastal Carolina
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Megan Rhodes, Radford
Coach of the Year Marty Beall, High Point
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2012 Releases
By Mark Klion and Troy JacobsonISBN: 978-1-4504-2138-6Binding: PaperbackPages: Approx. 200Price: $21.95Available: December 2012
CHAMPAIGN, IL—Triathletes undergo extensive training to develop the cardiorespiratory endurance necessary for withstanding the rigors of triathlon. But according to Mark Klion, an orthopedic surgeon and 10-time Ironman participant, a successful training program must also incorporate strength and flexibility training. "The goal of a program should be to promote musculoskeletal health and improve the body's ability to withstand the repetitive stresses placed on it by endurance activities," Klion explains. "Unlike many other sports such as football or soccer, triathlons require tolerance to prolonged exercise."
In the forthcoming Triathlon Anatomy (Human Kinetics, December 2012), Klion and triathlon coach Troy Jacobson offer over 80 exercises, depicted by full-color anatomical illustrations, for developing the muscles essential for swimming, biking, and running. "The development of strength with sport-specific exercise improves economy of motion, or the ease with which you perform an activity," Klion says. "This will help you go faster and decrease stress on the body."
"Athletes should perform sport-specific training before strength work in order to ensure good form and enable solid development of technique," Klion says. "Muscles that are tired because of resistance training can foster poor movement patterns when swimming and running, thereby impeding efficiency and wasting energy."
Each discipline in a triathlon requires a coordinated pattern of muscle recruitment that produces motion about the joints and creates the power to make the triathlete move. "As a triathlete transitions from one discipline to the next, a concomitant increase in weight-bearing activity is seen," Klion says. "Running, the greatest weight-bearing activity of the three, places the most impact on the body and requires a smooth coordination between upper and lower extremities to enable efficient gait." Klion notes that strength training with both isolated and sport-specific exercises will help develop a strong foundation to create power and speed and also prevent injury.
"Triathletes often like to say, 'The larger the engine, the faster the train,'" Klion says. "A fast engine that breaks down frequently from overtraining can be problematic and frustrating. A well-thought-out training program that includes strength and flexibility training can create a large engine that runs smoothly. Train smart and stay healthy."
For more information, see Triathlon Anatomy.
Mark Klion, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist. After receiving a bachelor's degree from St. Lawrence University in upstate New York, he earned his medical degree from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital. He then completed a sports medicine fellowship at the University of Chicago. During his fellowship he specialized in arthroscopic surgery and reconstructive knee and shoulder surgery. He is a clinical instructor at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and a member of their shoulder and sports medicine service. He serves as an educator for the medical school and the department of orthopedic surgery. He is also the director of orthopedics at St. Barnabas Hospital in New York. He performs the newest techniques for cartilage repair, regeneration, and meniscal transplantation. Dr. Klion has extensive experience with arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs and shoulder stabilization procedures.
Dr. Klion is also an avid triathlete and marathon runner. He has completed 10 Ironman triathlons, including Hawaii Ironmans in 2000 and 2001. He has completed 15 marathons and several ultradistance races. He created the DVD series BodyworksMD, a physician-guided physical therapy rehabilitation program. He serves as the medical codirector for the New York City Triathlon and Toughman Half Ironman and is the orthopedic consultant for the Triathlon Academy and Foundation bicycle team.
Troy Jacobson has been a leader in the field of triathlon coaching since 1992. He is the owner of Lifesports, Inc., an endurance multisport coaching company, and is recognized as a pioneer in developing and marketing online coaching services. He is the innovator and driving force behind the popular endurance sport training DVD Spinervals Cycling and founded the National Triathlon Academy in 2000. He created Train Right software, an intuitive coaching program chosen as the official software of Tri-Fed USA in the mid 1990s.
When Tri-Fed became USA Triathlon, Jacobson became a member of the inaugural USA Triathlon coaching committee. A personal coach to athletes of all abilities from age groupers to a former U.S. Olympian, Jacobson served as the official coach of Ironman from 2010 through 2012 and held the position of head triathlon coach at Life Time Fitness, Inc., a publicly traded national health club chain.
Jacobson has been a competitive triathlete since 1988 and continues to compete at the elite masters level. In the 1990s he became a professional triathlete, winning several USA Triathlon Long Course National Championships and placing as high as 20th overall at the Ironman Triathlon World Championships. For more information, visit his Web site at www.coachtroy.com.
Chapter 1 The Triathlete in Motion
Chapter 2 Cardio Training
Chapter 3 Creating a Customized Training Plan
Chapter 4 Arms
Chapter 5 Shoulders
Chapter 6 Chest
Chapter 7 Core
Chapter 8 Back and Neck
Chapter 9 Legs
Chapter 10 Whole Body Training
Chapter 11 Injury Prevention
"Troy Jacobson has been at the forefront of coaching athletes of all levels for more than 20 years. Triathlon Anatomy reflects his coaching philosophy, which has generated as much success for his clients as any coach in our sport."
Kevin O'Connor
Owner of Gear West Bike & Triathlon Six-Time Ironman Hawaii Athlete (9:13 Kona PR)
2009 USAT Overall Duathlete of the Year
"Triathlon Anatomy is packed with exercises and advice to help multisport athletes perform better and stay injury free. Whether you're a weekend warrior or an Ironman veteran, Triathlon Anatomy should be in your training library."
Jonathan Cane
Cofounder of City Coach Multisport
Nike RunningCoach
"In Triathlon Anatomy, Mark Klion and Troy Jacobson help triathletes get the most out of their strength training workouts while avoiding injury. The book is an essential resource for anyone striving for multisport success."
Lee Silverman
Owner of JackRabbit Sports
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2013 Fox Grom Shootout – Presented by Bede Durbidge
North Stradbroke Island was terrorised by 90 little froth monsters this weekend as Bede Durbidge's first ever Fox Grom Shootout was run and won with tons of fun. At Sunday's end it was Ethan Ewing who won the U/16 boys and Lucy Callister the U/16 girls, while Burleigh's Josh Grange claimed the U/12 boys, with surfers in the U/10 and U/8 boys and girls divisions all taking home trophies and medals. Really though, everyone who competed came away winning, with plenty of prizes, lots of waves, a few memorable wipe-outs and a heap of new friends for all.
Saturday saw the groms tackling meaty waves at Main Beach, with a solid southerly swell serving up huge sets out the back and chunky reforms on the inside. A dead shovel-nose ray on the beach, with huge chunks of its body missing, served as a reminder of some of the other dangers lurking in this part of the world but the kids couldn't be deterred and took to the surf without a second thought. The young'uns were put on hold until the Sunday, leaving the older boys got to work, with some great performances from them all.
After a long first day of competition the Point Lookout Surf Lifesaving Club hosted a movie night for the surfers, and if you thought the kids got stuck into the waves during the day then you should have seen them attack the free pizza that night! According to Bede there was a bigger turnout for the screening of Fox's movie No Filter at Straddie than there was for the actual premiere in the US, and the groms loved it.
The swell jumped on Sunday and Bede made the call to move the event to the more grom-friendly, though less friendly-sounding, Deadman's Bay. The surf on the sheltered side of the island couldn't have been better for competition, with fun three-foot runners reeling for 100 metres, allowing the surfers to showcase their skills. A highlight was Bede pushing his two-year-old daughter Willow into waves in the girls U/8s, and the huge reaction all of the girls and boys who surfed (not competed) in the younger divisions got from the folks on the sand.
Kian Shahar was the best performer from the Fox stable, finishing 4th in the U/16 boys. With a crisp style and a smile to boot, Kian was a dominant performer in the early rounds but couldn't find the steeper waves in the final.
The whole weekend was run in great spirits, with Bede a shining example of how a role model should carry themselves. The current world number nine was first to the beach and last to leave all weekend, and did everything from commentating to dispensing heat strategy advice, paddling out and saving stricken surfers to signing autographs and giving out plenty of product. Bede took full ownership of the event, and with the backing of the guys from Fox made the weekend a special affair that the groms will long remember.
It was a sun kissed and smiling pack of surfers who shipped out of Straddie at the end of the weekend, everyone excited about the thought of coming back in 2014 to do it all again, no doubt in even bigger and better style. Huge pat-on-the-back to Bede for a job well done, congrats to everyone who competed, and thanks a million to all the sponsors who participated, the local community who really got behind the event, and the Point Lookout Board riders for their massive assistance in running and judging the contest.
Ps. Special shout out to Fox Grom, Alex Hayes for handing his board over mid-heat on the first day, after his fellow competitor snapped his leg rope and was genuinely in a bit of trouble in the rough seas. Alex then swum in to make sure everything was OK, before paddling back out to try and get through to the next round. Well done matey!


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We have just launched our upgraded site http://www.octanesport.com .
Simply put our old site was getting a bit flakey, so we created a fresh install with a new host, who claimed to be Magento specialists, only to find our hosting fee 'hoiked' up as soon as we populated it with products....(800 or so).... so we switched to another host, who are proving to be exceedingly helpful.
The whole idea of the fresh start was to keep a similar look and feel to the old site, but with a few design tweaks.. not enough to scare people off at first sight to returning customers. Its amazing how quickly you forget the old design.
Features we have added are:
Shipping Estimates on product pages.
Simple one page checkout, with careful regard to usability, ie BIG checkout buttons.
A live chat feature (exceeding useful for an online only store IMHO)
We really liked the mobile site extension we use, this autodetects mobile devices and re-skins the site beautifully utilising Iphone browsing features.
Currently fettling a few foibles.. but fresh site has seen sales go up. So I'm happy.


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Frozen stracciatella cake with fudge sauceSaturday, June 21st, 2008
Frozen stracciatella cake with fudge sauce
(adapted from Gourmet, ingredients and method changed and recipe converted to the metric system)
serves 6
150 ml finely ground mandelbiskvier (Swedish mini almond cookies. Original recipe calls for amaretti – Italian almond macaroons. Use a food processor)
60 ml sliced almonds with skin, toasted, cooled, and finely ground (in processor)
3 tbsp melted butter
3 large egg whites
60 ml caster sugar (preferably vanilla infused, if you have it)
a pinch of salt
300 ml heavy/double/whipping cream, chilled
2 tbsp macadamia nut syrup
100 gram dark chocolate, grated
50 ml sliced almonds with or without skin, toasted and cooled
50 ml heavy/double/whipping cream
1.5 tbsp light syrup
1.5 tbsp packed light muscovado sugar
1 tbsp instant-espresso powder
1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
a pinch of salt
50 gram dark chocolate, finely chopped
0.5 vanilla pod, the interior
Butter a loaf pan (arount 12 times 25 cm) and line bottom and short sides with a strip of parchment paper, leaving overhang on each end.
Combine ground cookies, ground almonds and butter in a food processor. Firrmly press over bottom of the loaf pan. Freeze.
Make the cake filling by beating eggwhites with caster sugar and salt with an electric beater until egg whites hold stiff peaks.
In a another bowl beat cream until it just holds stiff peaks. Fold in macadamia nut syrup and half of meringue gently but thoroughly. Fold in remaining meringue along with chocolate. Spoon over crust, smoothing top with offset spatula. Sprinkle the came with almonds. Freeze the cake uncovered, until firm, about 3 hours.
The sauce can either be made in advance and then heated just before serving, or you can make it just before serving the cake. Bring cream, syrup, muscovado sugar, espresso powder, cocoa, salt, and half of the chopped chocolate to a boil in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring until chocolate is melted. Reduce heat and let simmer, stirring occasionally for about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in the interior of the vanilla pod and the remaining chocolate until smooth. Cool to warm.
To serve: Remove the cake from the freezer. Carefully hold the bottom of the loaf pan under warm tap water for a few seconds. Transfer the cake to a cutting board and remove the paper. Cut cake into 6 triangular wedges. Let stand a few minutes and then serve with warm fudge sauce.


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Teaching Style, Not Computers, Appears To Be Biggest Factor In Classroom Distraction
from the let's-go-to-the-data deptFor many years, we've covered various stories of professors struggling with the idea of students having their laptops open in the classroom. Our argument has always been that the computers themselves are neutral, and it's up to the professors to adapt and make sure their teaching strategies either do a good job incorporating the computers, or come up with ways to keep students' attention. Some have argued that this is an impossible task. A few years back, we even wrote about professors looking to ban computers in classrooms -- which won't do much to actually make boring professors any more interesting. Meanwhile, other professors found that, with a little education, students could learn to pay more attention.
Eric Goldman points us to an interesting discussion of a new empirical study that looked at how law students used computers in the classroom, and the data suggests that there clearly are teaching strategies that can overcome any issues. It also found that, even with laptops, not every student was off surfing celebrity gossip sites while they were supposed to be learning about the law. The study itself is by Kim Novak Morse.
The results from the study reveal that indeed students are off task in class; however, it is not as extensive as we thought, nor is it the population of students we thought it was (of course, this depends on whether you are an optimist or pessimist). Second-year students were off task the most time, at 42% of the entire semester. First-years were off task approximately 35% of the time for the semester while third-years spent approximately 28% of their class time off task. Regarding how many individual students were ON-task at a given instant, roughly 82% of third-years, 69% of first years, and 50% of second-years were NOT misusing their laptops (chart 1).
There is a rather stunning result on the question of how being off task impacts grades:
While the numbers indicate that students are off-task, my second research question sought to answer whether more off-task behavior might correlate to lower final course grade. Through statistical analysis, the results indicate that there is no correlation between high off-task behavior and lower final course grade (chart 4). Nor is there a correlation between low off-task behavior and higher final course grade. Such results support the idea that students learn outside of class as well as in class and, though they may miss ideas in class due to off-task behavior, they often learn or supplement it through readings, study groups, clinics, etc.
That said, the study also found that certain actions "promoted off-task behavior":
- Student laptop users tend to go off-task when X-(anything) occurs for 4 minutes or more...
- When professor is engaged in Socratic method with one student, there is a an increase in off-task behavior by other students
- When a classmate engages with professor, there is an increase in off-task behavior by other students.
- When professor is monotone, or, overly uses one linguistic intonation style, students tend to increase off-task behavior
- Approximately 40 minutes into class, off-task behavior increases.
- When professor calls on students in expected order, off-task behavior increases.
I'm sure it's easy for professors to want to ban computers because they think it's a bad thing that students aren't paying attention to them. However, this study suggests something different: that the students already know they can get a better grasp on the material elsewhere, or they're just not that interested in what's happening in the classroom. The first point means that professors probably shouldn't worry so much about this issue. The second, however is something where many professors might want to focus on improving...
1) "Announcing-the-Good-Stuff" Strategy: Students redirect attention away from off-task behavior when professor provides big-point-summaries, rule formations, definitions, and conclusions.
"Ultimately, courts look at X..."; "The upshot is..."
2) Using the "Rupture Strategy": Students decrease off-task behavior when directed to an item in a book, chalkboard, digital presentation, in-class task, etc.
"Look at page X..."; "On the chalkboard you see...";
"On the screen, notice X...", "Write a brief X..."
3) "Changing-up-the-Voice" Strategy: Students redirect attention away from off-task behavior when the professor prefaces content with signal phrases like:
"This would be a good exam question..."
" I want to flag for you..." , "The critical idea here is..."
Or, by using linguistic mannerisms like intonation, especially rising intonation found in questions:
"And, how would you know X ?"; "Because........?"
4) "Problem-Posing" Strategy: Students redirect attention when the professor asks a problem-solving question to the class (less so than targeting one student).
"How might we determine X...?"
"If we alter X, what might Y?"
5)"Keep-the-Show-Moving" Strategy:
Students redirect attention away from off-task behavior when the professor manages "the duration of any X" so it doesn't exceed 4-5 minutes. For example, the professor 1) may present info (5 min or less) switch 2) ask a question to the class (5 min or less) switch 3) direct students to book (5 min or less) switch 4) ask an individual a question and have student respond (5 min or less). switch, etc. 6)"Moving-into-student's-space" Strategy: Students redirect attention when professor moves toward off-task individuals (but surprisingly only for a short time).