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Victoria House Day Nursery LTD – WR2 5DL – Apprentice Required WR2 5DL
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This is an exciting opportunity to begin your career with Parenta Training, working in an early years setting. Become an apprentice in one of our fun and friendly settings working with children aged from birth to five years gaining experience while you learn.
Parenta have many opportunities available, and offer you the chance to 'Earn as you Learn' whilst gaining a nationally recognised qualification. The best part? There are no classes to attend!
Located in Worcester, we are currently hiring candidates to work in this childcare setting.
The moment your journey begins as an apprentice:
• You become an employed member of staff
• You will be paid an hourly rate
• You will work towards gaining a full qualification – without having to attend classroom based lessons. The apprenticeship will last a minimum of 12 months. You will be working towards a Level 2 or 3 diploma in Childcare.
Throughout your role you are not alone. Parenta offer you full training, support, guidance and are here to help you progress your career. You even have a personal assessor/tutor assigned to you from the moment you start your journey as a modern apprentice.
Your role will include:
• Working with children between the ages of 0-5 years, organising activities, being pro-active with the help and care carried out within the early years teaching sector.
• Assisting and meeting the personal/emotional needs of individual children – Changing nappies, feeding, caring and establishing a relationship with children.
• Work (under supervision) providing all aspects of care/support to children, ensuring they take part with day- to- day learning and play activities.
• Ensure that the setting is safe, clean and well presented.
• Collaborate with colleagues ensuring the highest standards of work are carried out and are provided throughout your role in a positive manner.
• To contribute to a high quality caring environment for children. This includes creating a warm, friendly and stimulating atmosphere in which the children can develop emotionally, socially and educationally through individual attention and group activities.
• Attend team meetings and contribute relevant ideas.
• Be able to understand and implement the setting's confidentiality policy.
• Contribute towards an effective and supportive team environment.
Throughout this role, you will gain extensive knowledge and experience within the working environment which will set you up for a great career upon completion. This will hopefully lead to permanent employment within the early learning year's sector or even continue to the next level, undertaking further training.
Ideally you will:
• Be passionate about caring for children
• Have an outgoing, bubbly, motivated attitude
• Be a committed, punctual and reliable individual
Parenta is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and young people. Successful applicants for our roles must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with previous employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).


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The company provides students with comprehensive instructions; mentoring, coaching and support helping them take action in order to realize their time, location and financial freedom dreams.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long will the free training last?
The IM Freedom Workshop generally runs about two hours.
Will Matt Lloyd be there?
No. Matt sends his hand-selected and finest instructors so that you'll receive outstanding training through their knowledge and experience. It doesn't matter what your current level of online marketing is. Your trainers will be teaching you the techniques and strategies you need to become successful based on Matt's revolutionary online business model.
Do I need to bring anything with me?
We encourage you to bring a notebook and a pen to take some notes as we will be covering various online income strategies that you will want to take note of.
Do I need to register or can I just show up?
Please register before you show up. Our events are typically sold out and we need to know ahead of time how many people are showing up to ensure we have enough seating for everyone.
Can I bring a guest with me?
You can bring as many guests as you like, but please ensure that each person registers separately on a new form. We need to have an exact headcount to ensure we have the proper venue and seating arrangement for all attendees.
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Cambridge-based Crashlytics essential to Twitter's plans for a new ecosystem
San Francisco-based Twitter has acquired mobile bug-fighter Crashlytics, but unlike many of its other acquisitions, Twitter plans to keep the Cambridge-based team in place and independent. Here's why the start-up is a great fit for the mother nest, and what it might tell us about Twitter's strategy down the road.
Given Twitter's early history, where it was as well known for its Fail Whale as it was for its ability to connect people through 140 characters, it's easy to understand the company's strong interest in making sure its big mobile push scales up more smoothly than its early web efforts.
This is particularly important now for three key reasons that are driving current Twitter strategy and will decide whether the company can thrive as a stand-alone social network.
The first is the company's new emphasis on rich-media "cards,'' little embeds that pull in everything from YouTube videos and New York Times stories to GitHub stats and Twitter's new Vine snippets.
These cards have significantly jazzed up the user experience, but with Twitter's emphasis on a unified user experience, allowing third-parties to inject cards means thousands or tens of thousands of new edge cases and surprises on all the platforms Twitter supports, and a WebKit bug that shutters iOS can suddenly become a very big deal.
This is exactly the sort of wide-ranging problem that Crashlytics can perfectly help fix.
The second strategic change is Twitter's own clampdown on third-party apps, meaning that it can be better control and monetize this experience through its own platform — as long as that platform remains stable.
Cutting out third-party apps only makes sense if the return on improved advertising and user experience outweighs the loss of developer goodwill and loss of user choice, and to execute on that, the bar for Twitter's own apps has to be raised significantly, even as those apps are called on to handle a wider variety of material.
Because Twitter's native iPhone and Android apps are now the primary vehicle for Twitter, more essential than the strangled API and at least as essential as the Twitter web interface, means keeping those platforms stable takes prime importance.
And finally, those above reasons ultimately play into Twitter's focus on improved, innovative advertising through rich-media cards and mobile platforms that deliver ads as expected.
It turned out 140-character Tweets, while able to incite revolutions, aren't always as great as shilling for your local supermarket until you offer advertisers more control than a simple hashtag can offer.
Being able to confidently say that new messaging capabilities will be able to perform consistently across platforms is a powerful sell, while a high-profile flop can scare away follow on advertisers already nervous about making serious investments in social media (See GM's very public Facebook departure).
I also have a hunch that Crashlytics, so expert at giving insight into app performance, could easily morph into a more generalized analytics platform. Instead of letting Twitter know when and why an app crashed, the same technology could provide insights into how users engage with cards, could show big spenders what they're getting for their money, and help Twitter better hone its monetized engagement. But even without that shift in focus, improving consistent performance and reliability across platforms for these new, tricky strategic areas makes Crashlytics a natural fit for Twitter and likely well worth the money if the integration goes as planned.
What's really interesting is that the company is keeping Crashlytics open for businessand relatively independent, working with company's like Paypal, Yammer, Square and Walmart.
Again, this plays into the importance of partnerships and communication for Twitter's future success. As Twitter started clamping down on developers, they complained that Twitter's rich ecosystem is what made it succeed in the first place.
They were right, and Twitter realizes a rich ecosystem is still essential to its future: It's just this time, that ecosystem is made up of big budget advertisers, and not the indie app developers of yesterday. Already, Crashlytics customer base is a marquee list of these customers, and servicing their mobile marketing efforts is Twitter's best multi-billion dollar opportunity.


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Apple has just updated iTunes to allow users to gift paid apps to other users in the same country (i.e. US App Store to US App Store -- no cross-border gifting!). The feature appears as part of the drop-down widget in iTunes on the desktop.
Similar to the previous music-gifting feature, once you've opted to gift a paid app you're taken through several screens where you're asked to enter your name, the email address for the person you're gifting (for smooth service, make sure you use the email associated with their iTunes account), a personal message, and confirmation.
Note: iTunes rolled out new terms and conditions to presage the new functionality, so you'll have to agree to those before you can use it.
We've tested it out and it seems to work well. Let us know if you get in the giving spirit (or if you receive any gifted apps).
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Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Updated: 38 Jobs for Kids Ages 12-17
April begins today, and before you know it, students will be thinking of summer vacation and how they can earn money. The current job market is tough for teenagers, but with a little effort on their part, they can do something interesting. Here is my updated list. Download a copy HERE if you are interested.
1. Advertise on Fiverr (http://www.fiverr.com/ ) where someone could pay $5.00 and up for a service of yours
2. Assisting a senior citizen with their chores at home or away from home
3. Babysitting
4. Being a clown, magician or other entertainment at a kid's birthday party
5. Bicycle repair
6. Camp counselor or counselor in training at a day camp or sleep away camp
7. Create anime or cartoon books to sell
8. Dog walker
9. Dog washer
10. Fixing computer problems
11. Having a bake sale
12. House cleaning
13. Lifeguard
14. Messenger service
15. Modeling
16. Mowing lawns/raking leaves
17. Music teacher
18. Newspaper delivery
19. Office help: filing, sorting, organizing
20. Paint faces at a craft market street fair
21. Pet sitting
22. Photograph a kid's birthday party
23. Planting flowers
24. Put flyers on cars
25. Restoring old photos
26. Running errands for people
27. Shoveling snow
28. Selling bottles water at a Little League game, race or marathon
29. Selling hand-made stuff on Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/)
30. Selling lemonade or iced tea
31. Starting an online business: Bizinate (bizinate.com/kids)
32. Taking an online survey and getting paid cash (http://www.cashcrate.com/ )
33. Translating documents etc. (You must be fluent in that language)
34. Tutoring young kids
35. Washing cars
36. Washing windows
37. Working for a church or other group as a pianist
38. Writing an article for Ezine (http://ezinearticles.com/ )
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Rusk Aids Storm-Damaged Salons
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Rusk is helping salons affected by Super Storm Sandy through generous product donations. Located in Connecticut, the company saw many of its neighboring East Coast salon customers suffer damage from this deadly storm, and decided to do something about it.
On December 20 and 21, Rusk employees visited 25 of the hardest hit salons on Long island bearing more than $35,000 in Rusk professional products along with a dose of holiday cheer.
Each salon is receiving multiple units of Rusk Designer Collection W8less Strong Hold Shaping and Control Hairspray, Rusk W8less Plus Extra Strong Hold Shaping and Control Hairspray, Rusk Designer Collection W8less Multi 12 in 1 Miracle Leave-in Treatment and Rusk hair dryers.
"We are all aware of the tragic impact that Hurricane Sandy has had on our area," said Rusk Vice President of Marketing and Education Heather Simmons. "We hope our gesture of support can make a long-lasting impact on these salons' recovery process." Visit rusk1.com.


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At the Educause 2013 conference Wednesday, Blackboard revealed several new e-learning tools, including an integrated virtual classroom for Blackboard Learn, an updated mobile learning app, and a free student response system designed to work with phones, tablets, and traditional computers.
Integrated Virtual Classroom
Among the new offerings is a virtual classroom integrated into Blackboard Learn. The new functionality allows instructors to use a range of Web conferencing tools for live and recorded classes or other types of meetings.
"The integrated virtual classroom helps provide our customers with a seamless teaching and learning environment that leverages the strength of our portfolio and builds on our world-class LMS," said Jay Bhatt, CEO of Blackboard. "We are committed to continue delivering tools to our customers for learning management, collaboration, analysis, and more, all in one unified environment."
Students can participate using their iOS- and Android-based phones and tablets, Kindle Fire HD devices, or desktop browsers.
The integrated virtual classroom is available for institutions that have Blackboard Collaborate enterprise or departmental licenses.
Free Classroom Polling
Blackboard has also released a new free student response system designed for a range of mobile devices. It's available as a native app for iOS devices and also supports SMS messaging and mobile and desktop Web browsers.
As the company described it, the new tool, Polls by Blackboard, "removes the need for students to purchase expensive classroom response clicker hardware as the vast majority of them already own mobile devices. Users can provide feedback from within the app and on the product website, allowing the company to gather information and make improvements for future releases."
Polls by Blackboard is the first product of the new Blackboard Labs, an initiative launched by Blackboard that "focuses on experimenting with new teaching and learning technologies and launching early prototypes for users to test and provide feedback on," according to the company.
"Blackboard Labs represents a place for us to explore new ideas and use them to push the industry forward," said Mark Strassman, senior vice president of product management at Blackboard, also in a prepared statement. "The ideas coming out of Labs won't always be successful — but we are okay with that. We are using the platform as a way to gain insight into how to make good ideas great and as a way for users to give us immediate and incredibly impactful feedback."
Updated Mobile Learning App
Finally, Blackboard also launched a redesigned version of Blackboard Mobile Learn.
Mobile Learn is a native app for Android, iOS, BlackBerry, and webOS. It offers two-way communication between students and teachers, access to gradebooks, blog access and commenting, discussion board participation, and student-to-student e-mail communications, push notifications, Dropbox integration, rosters, and task management.
The updated version receives a streamlined user interface designed for "easier consumption, navigation, prioritization and customization of content," according to Blackboard.
Blackboard is exhibiting at the Educause conference this week in booth 537.
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Bobby Frasor is a Golden God!Posted by rtmsf on April 30th, 2008
Continuing our UNC-themed week here at RTC, we came across this photo of presumptive Heel point guard doing his best Russell Hammond of Stillwater routine at a local house of fraternage. Also check Psycho-T's stance immediately behind and to the left of Frasor (getting wrapped up by some TarPoon).
(h/t 850thebuzz)
Far be it from us to wax medical on the proper rehabilitation of an injury, but Frasor tore his ACL in late December and appears ready to take over the reins of point guard from Ty Lawson, who himself is testing the waters (shameless plagiarism, we know).
Update: Tyler Hansbrough got into the I'M ON DRUGS action as well…
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SOURCE: Carousel Industries
January 24, 2013 09:00 ET
EXETER, RI--(Marketwire - Jan 24, 2013) - Carousel Industries, a leader in managed services, mobility, unified communications and visual communications, announced it has successfully completed the deployment of Cassidian Communications' Sentinel® Patriot® 9-1-1 emergency call processing solution for American Medical Response (AMR) in Massachusetts.
The robust IP call processing solution is designed for progressive call centers and delivers geo-diverse 9-1-1 and administrative call processing from a fully integrated IP soft-switch.
"AMR is a leader in Medical Services and performs Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) for many PSAPS nationwide," said Dan Grossman, director, public safety solutions, Carousel Industries. "As the requirements for emergency medical dispatch become stricter, AMR's upgrade to Cassidian Communications' Sentinel Patriot dispatch system gives the company an edge in securing contracts and providing the highest quality of secondary 9-1-1 service for EMD."
With more than 80 locations across the United States, AMR is an expert in providing secondary PSAP services and is on the forefront of the next generation of 9-1-1 emergency medical response technology. By integrating Cassidian Communications' Sentinel Patriot solution in its Eastern Massachusetts operations, as well as plans for implementations for future migrations of the software platform, AMR is poised to maintain its leadership as a trustworthy and highly capable provider of secondary emergency medical dispatch.
"As the first deployment of our fully redundant, IP-based Sentinel Patriot solution in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, we are elated to work with the Carousel team and the fine people of AMR," said Bob Freinberg, CEO for Cassidian Communications. "We consider it both an honor and privilege to support the AMR call-takers who help those in need every day, and we look forward to a long and mutually rewarding relationship in the years ahead."
Whereas traditional 9-1-1 call systems were built on analog TDM infrastructure to support landline telephones, the ever-growing number of people cutting the cord and using only mobile phones has created a serious problem for 9-1-1 call processing centers. Next-generation 9-1-1 call processing systems like the Sentinel Patriot solution provide call center dispatchers with graphical location information about callers on cell phones, whether they are standing still or on the move, enabling quicker and more effective medical dispatch when emergencies arise.
Together with the aid of Cassidian Communications' support technicians, Carousel designed and engineered the IP-based 9-1-1 solution around the Sentinel Patriot soft-switch system. The two companies are now jointly monitoring and managing the AMR solution remotely, ensuring it operates at peak efficiency. Carousel is providing Tier 1 and 2 technical support, and Cassidian Communications is providing Tier 3 support.
Carousel is leveraging its network operations center (NOC) to help AMR provide feet-on-the-street dispatch capabilities. With its expertise in servicing a variety of customers, Carousel guarantees AMR 24/7 remote monitoring of the solution and two-hour on-site dispatch support in the unlikely event a problem arises.
About Carousel
Carousel Industries consults, integrates and manages technology solutions that solve business problems and contribute to your organizations' growth. This includes unified communications, managed services, virtualization, Voice over IP (VoIP), video conferencing and collaboration and data infrastructure solutions. Since Carousel was founded in 1992 we've grown an average of 25% - 40% per year with 2012 revenues of $355 million.
Today we have over 6,000 customers, including 35 of the Fortune 100. Carousel has been recognized by both VAR and CRN Magazines as one of the top technology integrators in the US and we've been listed in the Inc. 500/5000 seven times.
Carousel is headquartered in Exeter, RI with over 1,000 employees working from offices in 30 locations across the US, including over 250 service technicians deployed across the country. For more information visit http://www.carouselindustries.com
About Cassidian Communications
Cassidian Communications, an EADS North America company, is the world's largest and most trusted source for mission-critical communications technologies, including next-generation 9-1-1 call processing platforms, emergency notification solutions and services, and P25 land mobile radio and LTE networks. For over four decades, Cassidian Communications has upheld its promise to keep people connected when it matters most, consistently designing solutions with an open mind and creating smarter ways to ensure all communities are safe. Today, the company supports more than 60% of all Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) in the United States, serving over 200 million people, plus hundreds of private sector businesses spanning diverse industries, including transportation, finance and healthcare industries, and Federal Civil and DoD operations globally. For Cassidian Communications, CRITICAL MATTERS™.
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From the Beaumont Police Department:
A major traffic crash seriously injured three and resulted in the arrest of one. Patrol Division Officers responded to the intersection of M.L.K. @ Franklin on Friday morning, 12/09/11 at 2:28 AM. Their investigation revealed that a 2008 Chevrolet pick-up truck was struck from behind by a 2011 Mazda 3 passenger vehicle as they were traveling southbound on M.L.K. The truck was occupied by two passengers in the bed, two passengers in the back seat, and four passengers in the front seat. The impact caused the driver of the truck to lose control. The truck flipped and rolled ejecting the passengers in the bed.
Because of the crash, three occupants of the truck suffered serious bodily injury. A 22-year-old male form Port Neches, a 21-year-old male from Groves, and a 19-year-old male from Jasper were all transported to Christus St. Elizabeth ER for treatment.
The driver of the Mazda, Justin Simmons, date of birth 08/02/1990, of Beaumont was arrested and booked into the Jefferson County Detention Facility for three counts of Intoxication Assault, a third degree felony.


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Clarendon Hills IL's #1 Company For Paver Patios
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Since its humble beginnings in 1998, Jeff's Premier Landscaping has evolved into a full-service company with a talented team of experienced professionals and a growing list of residential and commercial clients.
Having guided the company's strategy, growth and success from the start, Jeff continues to strengthen his vision that customers always come first and details really do make a difference. After all, it is his love of the outdoors and his knack for working well with people that led him to launch the business. In charting the future, he remains focused on ensuring that each and every customer is more than satisfied with the company's quality of work and the character of its creative outdoor designs and functional outdoor living spaces.
We specialize in:
- Pergolas - Defined as outdoor structures with a series of open cross beams at the top, pergolas provide the perfect space to mount ivy, flowers or hanging plants. From a pergola, you, your family and your guests can enjoy beautiful plants and decorations at every angle.
- Paver Patios - Paver patios offer a solid base for grills, chairs, potted plants and a range of other outdoor amenities. Whether you intend to cook or serve food, set up a sports table, or engage in any number of other outdoor activities, such a patio will make your goals easier to achieve. We can also install pavilions over the paver patio to provide shelter from the elements and additional decorative options.
- Retaining Walls - Our retaining walls hold soil sturdily in place, allowing you to make major changes to the landscape without risking disruption from weather. This increases the range of designs you can add around your patio.
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Though many think of the kitchen as the heart of the home, the patio is the true centerpiece. A patio provides a smooth transition between the outdoors and the interior, allowing you to take full advantage of both.
Through careful planning, diligent designs, and detailed work, Jeff's Premier Landscaping provides beautiful patios for Naperville homes. With our aid, you can appreciate the beauty of your yard and your house in comfort, no matter the season.
By paying close attention to detail and following your instructions to the letter, we ensure that the final product will look exactly as you hoped. Through our design skills and knowledge of local conditions, we can make even the most elaborate patio plans into realities.
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Whether you're hosting a formal event, inviting neighbors over for drinks, or simply enjoying your garden's beauty by yourself, no yard is complete without a patio cover. The proper cover protects you and your guests from the elements while providing a comfortable seating area. With our pergolas and pavilions, you'll never have trouble taking advantage of your yard.
Pavilions and pergolas add no shortage of decorative opportunities for your home, not least of which the ability to vary plant height. Using the patio cover as a base, you can hang flowers and other items from a great height and then plant trees and shrubs around the outside, gradually transitioning to lower elevations. This creates an enticing appearance to your yard, leading guests into the patio area. Our team is happy to advise you on this and other design possibilities, illuminating your full range of options for pergola and pavilion decoration.
From weddings to birthday parties to informal get-togethers, your patio cover will provide the perfect base for outdoor events. Guests will enjoy the beauty of surrounding designs, and if the weather takes a turn for the worse, they will appreciate the shelter. They'll leave with warm memories of your yard and will be eager to come back the next time you host an event.
Retaining Walls To Keep Your Yard Safe
When making major changes in your home's outdoor terrain, holding excess soil in place is always a challenge. Without a solid structure, rain, wind and general wear and tear will slowly wash the soil away, undermining the appearance of the landscape and creating safety issues. Retaining walls provide a sturdy barrier against displacement, holding soil in place in the face of all disruptions. No matter how ambitious your home improvement project, our retaining walls will provide the foundation you need to preserve it for the ages.
Retaining walls have no shortage of advantages for outdoor home improvement. In addition to holding the landscape in place, they also allow you to add depth to the yard. If you have many different types of flowers, for example, you can use retaining walls to plant them at varying heights, differentiating them based on color, size, or petal shape. These and other design choices will give your yard a unique appearance that neighbors and visitors will never forget.
As with most outdoor home improvement projects, there is no "one size fits all" approach to retaining walls. Our expert contractors thus take into account your yard's characteristics before building them, paying attention to:
- Soil Type - We evaluate the type or types of soil in your yard, studying its porosity, weight and other features. This allows us to gauge how large and sturdy the walls must be to hold it in place effectively.
- Drainage - Excess water buildup can put pressure on retaining walls, weakening them and increasing the risk of serious damage. To keep this damage at bay and save you from costly repairs, we evaluate your yard's drainage characteristics, making sure there is somewhere for the water to go on either side of the wall.
- Other Features - We pay attention to existing decorations, plants and other features of your yard. Not only does this tell us how much space we have to work with, but it also lets us advise you on wall choices that will best complement the current aesthetic.


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4022. Mahler, R.L.. 1990. Nitrogen database project - final report.. unpublished report for Dryland Cereal/Legume LISA project.
This project had two components: 1) development of a comprehensive database on winter wheat response to nitrogen fertilizer rates; 2) evaluation of the potential of peas, alfalfa, and wheat straw as nitrogen sources for a following wheat crop in rotation. The database study examined winter wheat yield response to 41 nitrogen rates. When soil test N + mineralizable N + fertilizer N ranged from 101 to 175 kg/ha, a requirement of 2.75 lb N per bushel of wheat was calculated. This agrees with the figure calculated by Leggett in the 1950's, indicating that modern varieties have not changed in their basic nitrogen requirement, when nitrogen fertilizer efficiency is assumed to be 50%. At total available N rates greater than 175 kg/ha, the N requirement per bushel of wheat increased dramatically. Low rates did not show a large increase in efficiency on a per bushel basis. At Moscow, N fertilizer application rates less than 95 kg/ha resulted in greater than 50% N use efficiency. Efficiency declined rapidly at rates above this. The green manure study compared alfalfa, pea, and green wheat straw residues applied at 1, 2, and 3 mt/ha. In general, higher rates of pea and alfalfa resulted in higher wheat yields. The highest yields were with the high rate of pea residue. It was more effective than alfalfa residue, probably due to faster decomposition. Alfalfa provided more N per ton of residue (31 kg/mt) than the peas (29 kg/mt), while straw added 19 kg/mt.


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In my Organization we developed all the projects in LISP (server side code).
For this, currently we are using configuration file as S-expression.
There is a need to embedded/integrate JAVA source code to our LISP application, in this case we want to use common configuration file (xml) for both the LISP and JAVA source code.
While searching in the Web, I found s-xml open source code.but I did not understood the documents provided along with the s-xml source code. Is any body know how to use this.
Let me know is there any other open source codes available for the same
Thanks in advance for your help.


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Tim Wood
As the summer heats up, it's tempting to just shut all the windows and turn on the air conditioning. If you live in a house built before the introduction of air conditioning, though, you may be able to take advantage of your home's inherent pre-AC cooling features.
Nineteenth century builders knew that, if properly constructed, a building could remain relatively cool in the summer. The photograph at [left, right, above, below?] shows a house on West Chestnut Hill Avenue employing some of these simple cooling techniques in the early part of the last century.
One feature that can help to keep a house cool is the mass of the house itself. The thick stone walls that are common in Chestnut Hill's architecture absorb heat during the day. This heat is stored in the stone, not in the interior of the house, and is then released as the outdoor temperature drops. This thermal mass effect can keep a house relatively cool for several days during a heat wave.
Curtains and shutters can help keep rooms on the sunny side of the house cooler during the day. Traditional shutters are particularly useful for this purpose, as their louvered construction keeps light out but still allows some air circulation. Awnings, porches, and roof overhangs can also help to keep a room cooler by limiting direct sunlight.
The double-hung sash windows that are common in Chestnut Hill's homes can also work to cool the house. If the upper sash is operable (most have been painted shut, unfortunately – this is relatively simple to fix, though), by raising the lower sash and lowering the upper a few inches you can take advantage of the natural convectional cooling effect.
If you have modern, triple-track storm windows, you'll need to adjust the position of screen and window panels to allow air to exit at the top. Since warm air rises, it will leave the house via the opening at the top of the room. The effect of moving air across the skin can lower the perceived temperature in the room by 2 or 3 degrees. Of course, ceiling fans and window fans can also increase this effect.
A similar effect can cool the house in the evening. If you open windows on the ground floor and windows on the top floor, you can take advantage of a natural chimney effect that pulls warm air out of the top of the house, replacing it with cooler nighttime air from the lower windows. This "thermal flushing" can make a summer evening much more comfortable. A large exhaust fan in the attic that can pull air through the house and out through roof or gable vents can also achieve this, often dropping the indoor temperature within a half an hour or so.
So, when the inevitable summer heat wave comes, you might want to give some of these time-tested cooling methods a try. You might just find that they make both the temperature and your air conditioning bill easier to bear.
Tim Wood is resource center manager at the Chestnut Hill Historical Society. He is available to answer your questions about the challenges and advantages of living in and maintaining an older home. Contact him at email@example.com or at 21- 247-0417, x203.


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Kuroda hangs tough, but Yanks fall to O's in 10
BALTIMORE -- The last pitch of the night was a slider that hung in the strike zone, and as it whizzed over Adam Warren's head to land safely in center field, the Yankees once again sputtered back to the break-even mark with a .500 record.
Kicking off a weekend series between division rivals, Nick Hundley delivered the decisive hit off Warren in the 10th inning, a solid single that chased home Manny Machado with the winning run as the Orioles defeated the Yankees, 3-2, on Friday night at Camden Yards.View Full Game Coverage
BALTIMORE -- The last pitch of the night was a slider that hung in the strike zone, and as it whizzed over Adam Warren's head to land safely in center field, the Yankees once again sputtered back to the break-even mark with a .500 record.
Kicking off a weekend series between division rivals, Nick Hundley delivered the decisive hit off Warren in the 10th inning, a solid single that chased home Manny Machado with the winning run as the Orioles defeated the Yankees, 3-2, on Friday night at Camden Yards.View Full Game Coverage
"We want to gain some games on these guys, and it didn't go our way tonight," Warren said. "We're just trying to get the first game of the series and trying to take momentum, and it just didn't happen for us."
The Yankees lost for the third time in four games, falling to 46-46 despite an effective seven-inning performance from Hiroki Kuroda, who locked into an entertaining duel with Baltimore counterpart Miguel Gonzalez.
Kuroda, the last man standing in a Yankees rotation decimated by injuries, fought wildness as Baltimore scored a pair of runs in the fourth inning. He hit two batters and uncorked two wild pitches in that frame, but still pitched well enough to win.
"Both guys were great," said the Yankees' Brian Roberts, who homered in his return to Baltimore. "Miguel was great, too, and it kind of came down to a battle of the bullpens the last few innings. They got the big hit and we didn't."
T.J. MacFarland, who entered for the 10th inning and retired the Yankees in order, earned the victory as the New York suffered its first extra-inning loss of the season, falling five games behind division-leading Baltimore in the American League East.
"It's big. We've got to win series," Hundley said. "We know that they are a very talented team with good arms, a very solid veteran lineup, so we are going to have to play well to beat them. Fortunately, we did tonight."
Yankees manager Joe Girardi said that the game turned for him in the fourth inning, when New York had runners at second and third following Ichiro Suzuki's one-out double. Gonzalez rebounded, retiring Yangervis Solarte and Kelly Johnson to escape.
Baltimore scored its two runs off Kuroda in the home half. Kuroda hit Steve Pearce with a pitch, and Adam Jones singled off Derek Jeter's glove. A wild pitch allowed Pearce to score, moving Jones to third, and Chris Davis lifted a one-out sacrifice fly.
"I didn't help him out," Jeter said. "It bounced a little higher than I thought, plus I took a peek at the runner, so that's a bad combination. Especially when you're playing a team like Baltimore, you can't give them extra outs."
Making his final start before the All-Star break, Kuroda tossed a season-high 103 pitches, limiting the Orioles to just three hits, with no walks and three strikeouts.
The Yankees have lost 80 percent of their Opening Day starting rotation, with CC Sabathia, Ivan Nova, Michael Pineda and now Masahiro Tanaka all on the disabled list. Kuroda said that the losses of those teammates do not place additional pressure on his shoulders.
"I don't know about pressure, but I want to make sure that I stay healthy and stay in the rotation the rest of the year," he said through an interpreter.
Roberts, a two-time AL All-Star and a fan favorite over his 13 seasons with the Orioles, celebrated his return with a second-inning home run on the first pitch he saw.
"It was just fun to be back here," Roberts said. "I love this place, it was a great atmosphere, and I certainly wish we would've gotten a win, more than anything."
Johnson also cracked a third-inning solo home run off Gonzalez, who clamped the damage there and completed eight innings. The Yankees did not produce a hit after the fourth against Gonzalez, who scattered six hits while walking none and striking out five.
"He does what he always does. He uses his split really effectively," Girardi said. "He uses his offspeed, he expands with his fastball. That's what he's done, and he did a pretty good job."
The Yanks threatened in the ninth as Brian McCann greeted Zach Britton with a single. Roberts then bunted down the first-base line, but Davis short-circuited the rally with a beautiful whirling play to nail pinch-runner Francisco Cervelli at second base.
"It's a tremendous play," Girardi said. "There aren't many first basemen that are going to make that play."
After kicking off their 11-game road trip by taking three of four from the Twins in Minneapolis, the Yankees split a four-game series with the Indians, losing their last two contests in crushing fashion.
"We needed to play well these last two games," Jeter said. "We were playing well, and sometimes teams are going to beat you. But when you're playing a good team like this, you have to play your best. Hopefully we can play better the next two days and take it into the All-Star break."
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat.


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Wabash history professor Stephen Morillo will appear as a guest on WGN Radio's Extension 720 with Milt Rosenberg this Friday evening from 9 to 11:00 p.m.
The topic of the radio interview will be "When Asia Was the World."
The program description says, "The dark ages were a dark time for the whole world, wasn't it? Not for Asia, say our guests tonight, who tell us that at the same time the dark ages were taking place, Asia was experiencing its Golden Age."
Morillo will appear on the program with Stewart Gordon, a senior researcher at University of Michigan and author of When Asia Was the World.
Morillo is the chairman of the Wabash History Department at Wabash College. He is the author of four books, including What is Military History?; Cultural Encounters: Themes and Sources in World History; The Battle of Hastings; and Warfare Under the Anglo-Norman Kings, 1066-1135. He has two additional books under contract, including a military world history text, War in World History: Society, Technology, and War from Ancient Times to Present.


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DNA analysis can either be a sharp sword for prosecuting attorneys or a strong shield for the accused, but can it be relied upon too much?
|Investigators have found new DNA evidence in the murder of Peggy Hettrick, a case that was considered closed until genetic evidence freed a man who spent 10 years in prison, according to Colorado Attorney General John Suthers.
The "touch DNA" tests weren't available in the late 1990s. Timothy Masters was convicted of murder in Hettrick's death in 1999, but his conviction was overturned in 2008 after defense lawyers used advanced DNA testing to uncover evidence suggesting a different suspect.
The new evidence was taken from Hettrick's clothing. "We have done 'touch DNA,' and I think it has moved the ball forward. We will know more in the future," Suthers said. He wouldn't say whose DNA was found or identify the clothing on which it was found.
Masters has not been exonerated in the case and remains a suspect.
"While we are not in a position to exonerate Tim at this time, I emphasize that he is presumed innocent and is no more a suspect than a variety of other people," Suthers said.
"A variety of other people"? I would like to know what evidence was presented at trial that led to the conviction of Masters, and if this new DNA evidence refutes it. Does the presence of a DNA profile on the clothing of the victim that does not match the defendant prove his innocence? Only if you can prove that only the killer placed his DNA upon the item. Good luck with that.


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Is Hagel up to the job?
There's not much on Chuck Hagel's résumé that screams secretary of defense.
He's not a former White House chief of staff, like Dick Cheney or Donald Rumsfeld. He never ran the CIA, like Leon Panetta or Robert Gates. He never worked inside the Pentagon.
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There's one main job on his résumé — politician — and for Hagel, that's the problem.
( PHOTOS: Chuck Hagel's career)
The E-ring has seen its share of men who triumphed on the ballot and got gobbled up in one of the world's biggest bureaucracies, where political skills are helpful but not as much as sheer organizational or budgetary mastery.
So while senators may pepper Hagel's confirmation hearing Thursday morning with questions that have dominated the public debate so far — over whether he harbors views that are anti-Israel and anti-gay — they may skip the toughest question that's gone largely unaddressed: Can he tame the building and command the world's most lethal war machine?
( Also on POLITICO: Hagel's other label: Anti-green)
Defense experts say Hagel, if confirmed, will face major challenges in wrangling a sprawling institution and working with partners to implement President Barack Obama's policies. That would be the case for anyone taking the top civilian defense post, but Hagel would walk in without the bureaucratic expertise of his predecessors.
"America is at a delicate moment of transition in defense policy and spending," said Pete Hegseth, CEO of Concerned Veterans for America. "Sen. Hagel has not proposed serious alternatives during these, or other, defense policy fights; nor has he made any significant contribution — either in office or out — to the even more fundamental questions about the future of U.S. defense posture, the shape and function of the defense establishment, or chronic and complicated spending problems at the Pentagon."
( Also on POLITICO: Biden: Hagel, Kerry critics 'ridiculous')
Hegseth went on to call Hagel's service in Vietnam and later work on veterans issues "unquestioned."
"Both of these facts would make him a great secretary of Veterans Affairs, but not necessarily secretary of defense," he said. "Sen. Hagel is the wrong man at the wrong time to lead the Department of Defense."
To be sure, Hagel, 66, would bring to the job a dedication to looking at war from the eyes of the soldier, a long history of working on veterans issues and a worldview that the president liked when the two men traveled together as members of the Foreign Relations Committee.
His personal disclosure forms released this week also show he has ties to the business and financial communities.
But he would also be called on to make tough choices that are sure to rankle some in an institution where the permanent bureaucracy can make life difficult for a temporary administration.


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If Boise State wins they COULD be in the National Championship at the end of the year. They have Oregon State @ Home and then after that there schedule is easy.
Ohio State/Bama will slip up too. Esp. if Ingram's injury turns out worse than just the first game of the season against SJSU.
I think Boise's weak schedule will keep them out of national championship contention.
Alabama could def slip up cause they have a tough schedule but they'll still get in the national championship if they make it to the SEC championship and win. Ingram shouldn't be out no more than 2 games I believe. Our first three games are against san jose st, penn st, and duke; all winable games even WITHOUT Ingram.


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In key victory for James 'Whitey' Bulger, federal appeals court throws US District Court Judge Richard Stearns off case
In major win for Bulger defense, judge removed. (Boston Globe)
In a major victory for notorious gangster James "Whitey'' Bulger, the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston today ordered US District Court Judge Richard Stearns off the case.
The ruling, issued this morning, was written by former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, who often sits on appeals court cases at the Boston courthouse.
"With great respect for the trial judge, we nonetheless grant the petition, because it is clear that a reasonable person would question the capacity for impartiality of any judicial officer with the judge's particular background in the federal prosecutorial apparatus in Boston during the period covered by the accusations,'' Souter wrote.
Stearns was a top-ranking prosecutor in the US attorney's office in the 1980s, during the same period of time that Bulger claims another federal prosecutor, Jeremiah T. O'Sullivan, granted him immunity for all of his crimes, including murder.
Bulger's lawyer, J.W. Carney Jr., told the appeals court that there was no written immunity agreement, but that O'Sullivan, who died in 2009, had verbally promised Bulger he would not be prosecuted for any crimes.
O'Sullivan was head of the New England Organized Crime Strike Force, while Stearns was chief of the US Attorney's criminal division.
Though the Strike Force acted independently at the time and O'Sullivan was not under the direct supervision of the US attorney in Massachusetts, he did regularly share information with his counterparts in that office. And after stepping down as head of the strike force, O'Sullivan served a stint as acting US attorney.
Carney has also argued that Stearns had a conflict because he remains close personal friends of FBI Director Robert Mueller, who also was a prosecutor in the US attorney's office in Boston during the time Bulger said he had immunity.
Bulger has recently denied he was an FBI informant, but the government said he was an informant from 1975 to 1990 and his voluminous informant file has been revealed in prior court proceedings.
In a statement issued after the ruling was made public, Carney said Bulger remained determined to testify at his trial and to prove he acted with federal immunity for 25 years.
"It has always been our intention to have James Bulger testify at trial and explain to the jurors how he operated for over twenty-five years in Boston without a single charge by Federal prosecutors,'' Carney said in the statement.
Carney added that "this will include direct and corroborating evidence that he received immunity, and that it was not because he was an informant. We intend to call all relevant witnesses, even if they are judges, a director of the F.B.I., and former United States Attorneys.''
In his ruling, Souter concluded that the institutional history was a significant issue.
"Given the institutional ties described here, the reasonable person might well question whether a judge who bore supervisory responsibility for prosecutorial activities during some of the time at issue could suppress his inevitable feelings and remain impartial when asked to determine how far to delve into the relationship between defendant and Government, and to preside over whatever enquiry may ultimately be conducted,'' Souter wrote.
He added, "the Strike Force, to be sure, was distinct from the Office of the United States Attorney where Judge Stearns was a supervisor, and was a competitor organization within the Justice Department, reporting directly to the Attorney General. But there is reason to believe that there was no impermeable barrier insulating information known to one office from being shared with the other. ''
While writing that there was no reason for them to question Stearns's ethics, Souter, writing for a three-judge panel, concluded that he should be taken off the case.
"In sum, despite our respect for Judge Stearns and our belief in his sincerity, we are nonetheless bound to conclude that it is clear that a reasonable person might question the judge's ability to preserve impartiality through the course of this prosecution and the likely rulings made necessary by the immunity claim,'' Souter wrote.
"The other mandamus conditions being satisfied, the petition is granted, and the case shall be reassigned to a judge whose curriculum vitae does not implicate the same level of institutional responsibility described here.''
The brother of one of Bulger's alleged victims said he believed there was "good reason'' for Stearns to be removed from the case, but now fears the trial may be postponed by the judge who is assigned to take it over.
"Is he going to say he needs six months or a year to read 500,000 documents in the case?'' asked Steve Davis, whose 26-year-old sister Debra was allegedly strangled by Bulger in 1981. "Nothing in this whole case has been right. It's all been in Whitey's favor, not ours… It's going to cause a delay in the trial either way you look at it.''
Bulger was scheduled to face trial in June on charges that include participating in 19 murders. Stearns was going to preside at the trial, now slated for June 6. Carney has said he would not seek a delay in the trial if Stearns were replaced with another judge.
Stearns recently denied Bulger's request to present his immunity claim to the jury. Stearns ruled that he would decide the issue for himself.


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Vanguard 65, Hope International 60
FULLERTON — Nicole Ballestero scored 18 points to lead the Lions in the Golden State Athletic Conference game Saturday.
Esther Timmermans added 15 points, Samantha Doucette had 13 points and Chelsea Alfafara finished with 10 points for Vanguard (14-1, 5-1 in conference) ranked No. 2 in the NAIA.
Hope International is 9-12, 1-5.
Long Beach State 71, UC Irvine 61
LONG BEACH — The host 49ers scored the final seven points to pull away in a Big West Conference game that featured 14 lead changes and seven tie scores on Saturday at Walter Pyramid.
Camille Buckley and Kelly Meggs had 11 points for UCI (4-15, 0-7 in conference), which received 10 points from Jennifer Tsurumoto.
Buckley, who was three for three from the field, had seven rebounds to share the team lead with Jasmine Bernard, who had eight points.
Long Beach State shot 52% in the second half, including four for seven from three-point range to improve to 11-8, 4-2.
Tsurumoto and Meggs (six assists) each had three three-pointers for UCI.
Hope International 80, Vanguard 78
FULLERTON — Chris Gorman scored a game-high 34 points for the Lions in the Golden State Athletic Conference game Saturday.
Preston Wynne added 24 points for Vanguard (13-8, 2-4)
Hope International (20-2, 5-1) is ranked No. 15 in the NAIA.
Boise State Jacksons Open
NAMPA, Idaho — Sophomore Itos Aikhionbare had the top finish for UC Irvine Saturday.
Aikhionbare finished second of 22 competitors in the shot put with a career-best mark of 47 feet, 9 ¾ inches, just edged out for first by Sacramento State's Erinn Jones, who had a mark of 48-0 ½. UCI's Lacey Surak finished 11th with a mark of 38-4.
In the mile run, UCI's Samia Sailinuu (5 minutes, 17.05 seconds) and Chloe Fata (5:17.07) placed 18th and 19th, respectively. Makenna McGrann finished 28th (5:29.59) and Katie Kass was 34th in 5:46.34.
Marie Brashears finished 20th of 46 runners in the 400 meters in 60.33. Sakia Sailinuu was 25th in 60.56, Tiana Carter was 34th (62.67) and Kira Helmer placed 35th in 63.28.
The Anteaters' Charity Lyons finished 25th overall in the 60-meter dash in 8.27, while Tatiana Martinez was 28th in the 60-meter hurdles in 10.34.
UCI returns to action Feb. 8-9 in the Husky Classic at Seattle, Wash.


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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The shut-down performance by American League relievers in this year's All-Star game showcased the winning edge a bullpen can offer a contender as Major League Baseball enters the second half of its season on Friday.
It may have been Mariano Rivera's night at Tuesday's All-Star game at Citi Field as the evergreen closer was given an emotional salute in his last Midsummer Classic, but Mo did not stand alone as a parade of relievers dominated the action.
The 13-man American League pitching staff featured seven relievers and six of them helped finish the combined three-hitter crafted by 10 AL hurlers in a 3-0 victory over the National League.
Joe Nathan wrapped it up to register the save, following Rivera, Steve Delabar, Brett Cecil, Greg Holland and Grant Balfour to the mound.
American League manager Jim Leyland decided to use the 43-year-old Rivera in the eighth instead of his usual ninth inning setting to make sure he got the future Hall of Famer into the game for his 13th and last All-Star team.
But Leyland knows where the crucial outs are registered.
"I can't imagine how Joe Torre and Joe Girardi feel bringing him in the ninth, that's a pretty good feeling," Leyland said about Yankees managers who won a passel of World Series with Rivera coming out of the bullpen as the closer.
Pitching is king, with bullpens a critical component.
The Pittsburgh Pirates, one game behind the St. Louis Cardinals in the tight National League Central race, lead all of MLB in earned run average at 3.07 and top the NL in saves with 34 and in converting 79 percent of their save opportunities.
Pittsburgh also leads the league in catchiest nickname for a bullpen, the "Shark Tank," a moniker applied after set-up man Mark Melancon regaled team mates about a shark-cage diving trip he had taken with his wife.
Leading the way for the Pirates is converted set-up man Jason Grilli, who like Melancon was on the All-Star team. Grilli has notched 29 saves and Melancon has set him up with a microscopic ERA of 0.81 in 45 appearances.
Strong bullpens are also helping the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves, the NL's second-ranked team in ERA. Their 27 saves ties them with NL West-leading Arizona and puts them one save behind the Cardinals for second best in that category.
In the American League, the Texas Rangers are in hot pursuit of the Oakland Athletics in the West in a race between two clubs with outstanding relief.
The Rangers, with Nathan as their closer, have completed a remarkable 89 percent of their save opportunities, while Oakland reliever Grant Balfour is on a run of 43 consecutive saves dating back to last year for the reigning AL West champions.
There are exceptions, as the Detroit Tigers lead the AL Central and the Boston Red Sox are in front in the AL East despite bullpen question marks.
Leyland and the Tigers are blessed with a bountiful attack, a strong rotation of starting pitchers and a weak division, while the Red Sox have gotten surprisingly steady starting pitching and potent offense to make up for losing closer Joel Hanrahan to injury and inconsistent form from Andrew Bailey.
The AL East could see a shuffle as Tampa Bay, hampered by a bumpy start by closer Fernando Rodney, are rebounding just as Rodney seems to have rediscovered the form he flashed in last year's breakout season.
And the Yankees, of course, still have Rivera who has converted 30 of 32 saves for a team that could join the pennant race if they get back the injured Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and Curtis Granderson and find a way to score more runs.
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I had been meaning to post this for this month's round of Sugar High Friday, a blogging event in celebration of sweets started by the Domestic Goddess. This month's host is the esteemed David Lebovitz and the theme he has chosen is Chocolate…by brand. Food bloggers were invited to make something with chocolate (but of course!) and talk about the brand used, and why it was chosen. There are many reasons to choose a certain brand of chocolate, but one of the reasons David mentions stood out for me: "…Or you bought your chocolate on a trip and were saving it for some special occasion…" Ah, yes. I did indeed own one such chocolate.
Unfortunately, I am late. Sigh…my brain must have been all fizzy when I read the instructions…especially the part about the deadline. Of course, I was not going to let a little tardiness keep me from enjoying a delicious hot drink made with a very special block of chocolate, bought during a very special trip. So here I am…with a luscious hot chocolate made with Amatller chocolate a la taza.
I came upon this little treasure on my honeymoon. We visited one of my absolute favorite cities in the world…Barcelona. Barcelona vibrates with a special beat and rhythm all its own…and it has a fair share of excellent chocolate. Although I already have my favorites, this new discovery was much welcomed. Here's a little bit about this chocolate's provenance as taken from my previous post: Casa Amatller is one of the three buildings that make up the famous "manzana de la discordia" (block of discord or apple of discord). The "manzana de la discordia" is made up of what is said to be the three finest modernist buildings in the entire city: Casa Batllo by Antoni Gaudi, Casa Amatller by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, and Casa Lleo-Morera by Lluis Domenech i Montaner. The three buildings can be found side by side on the Passeig de Gracia, each stunning façade competing for your attention (hence the discord). The building was bought in 1898 by chocolate industrialist Antoni Amatller, and you can buy their chocolates inside. Entranced by their gorgeous packaging, delicious looking offerings, and the girl at the register telling me my Spanish was very good, we happily purchased the following: Amatllons (which are what they call their catanies), more dark chocolate, and a block of chocolate for drinking (which is their own special blend with a touch of cinnamon). You can find them at Passeig de Gracia 41.
Casa Amatller (along with Casa Batllo and Casa Lleo-Morera) is magical. Its whimsical, almost fairy-tale like façade hosts many little creatures in nooks and crannies, all operating instruments used in the early days of chocolate making. So if you do see it, take time to really explore the detailing. Although the house itself is closed to the public, they still sell the Amatller chocolates on the ground floor. (I have heard rumors though that Casa Amatller will be opened and that a lot of the original furniture is still intact! That will definitely be something to see!)As instructed, I melted 2 small blocks of the chocolate in 1 cup of milk that I had been heating on the hob. Then, in a fit of chocolate madness, I tossed another block in. At first glance it looked like regular breakfast chocolate, milky and not too dark. But as I took my first sip, and let its delicious-ness shimmy down my throat, I was totally won over. Not as thick as the hot chocolate made here or the classic ones you get in the old granjas, but it is rich nonetheless, perfectly suited to sipping, and kissed with just a wee bit of cinnamon (as the very amiable girl at the shop promised).
In line with it being a special occasion, what with me bringing out the little cache of honeymoon goodies, I decided to enjoy my chocolate in my new pot and cup set, a belated wedding present from one of my favorite cousins. Isn't it adorable? The best part is it stacks up nicely and you can place it on display instead of storing it in your (already overflowing) cupboard. It's made by a very talented local artist named Impy Pilapil who works with all kinds of media and has exhibited all over the world.This may not have made it to this month's SHF, but it definitely made for a cozy afternoon, where both the reminiscing and the chocolate exuded a special warmth. What more could one ask for? 🙂


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Principles and Policies for Academic Freedom, Responsibilities and Tenure, and Procedures for Termination of Faculty Appointments for Cause (B-48)
Effective January 1, 2016, section II of this memorandum is superseded by the policy on Academic Tenure and Promotion (I.B.2).
EXECUTIVE MEMORANDUM No. B-48
(Supersedes Executive Memorandum No. B-38)
July 1, 1977
To: Chancellors, Deans, Directors, and Heads of Schools, Divisions, Departments, and Offices
Re: Principles and Policies for Academic Freedom, Responsibilities and Tenure, and Procedures for Termination of Faculty Appointments for Cause
Application: This Memorandum applies to all members of the Purdue University faculty
- Principles
- A faculty member shall have full freedom as a researcher, scholar, or artist. He/she shall be assured freedom to communicate his/her work, to advocate solutions to human problems, and to criticize existing institutions. This freedom is subject only to adequate performance of his/her academic duties and to obligations he/she may have voluntarily assumed in accepting such support for his/her research. It should be recognized that research activities are also subject to University policies on patents, copyrights, and inventions set forth in Executive Memorandum No. B-10 or succeeding memoranda and, where applicable, to duly established regulations designed to protect the rights and welfare of human subjects.
- A faculty member shall have freedom in the classroom in discussing his/her subject, but he/she should avoid infringing upon his/her students' right to learn by introducing irrelevant subject matter.
- A faculty member is a member of society; when he or she speaks or writes in that capacity, freedom from University censorship or discipline shall prevail. The special position in the community enjoyed by a faculty member, however, imposes special obligations. As a scholar and a member of the University faculty, it should be remembered that the public may judge one's profession and the University by public utterances. A faculty member should make every effort to indicate that he/she is not a spokesperson for the University. A faculty member who assumes a governmental or political position or responsibility with the full consent and knowledge of the University shall be protected in his/her tenure rights in the event of controversy arising from the performance of his/her duties.
- By accepting appointment to the faculty, the faculty member assumes the responsibilities of teaching, administration, or research as assigned by the proper University authorities. It is expected that these duties will be carried out in accordance with the spirit and terms of USD 66-14, Standards of Academic Ethics Within the University.
- Tenure Policies
- Appointments to the faculty are made by the Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of the President of the University. The terms and conditions of the appointment constitute and are set forth in a written contract of employment.
- Tenure at Purdue University is a matter of policy and not a legal obligation binding on the University. Tenure policies are subject to change by the Board of Trustees, and it follows that all appointments to the faculty are subject to such changes. It is the policy of the University to renew appointments of faculty members who have attained tenured status, subject always to the availability of funds, the continuance of activities in the area of employment, and the absence of circumstances which would otherwise entitle the University to terminate the appointment for cause. Tenure is effective only at the particular campus of the University where it was acquired.
- It is the intent of the University that tenure be acquired only as a result of positive action and never by default. The current policies concerning acquisition of tenured status are listed below. (These policies for acquisition of tenure are not intended to remove from the President of the University or his designees the power to terminate non-tenured or probationary faculty members after appropriate consultation.)
- Full-time members of the faculty who hold the rank of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, or instructor are eligible for tenure. The procedures for obtaining tenure are as follows:
- Tenure will be automatically granted upon promotion to the rank of associate professor or professor
- The tenure of all other members of the faculty eligible for tenure will be determined during a probationary period not exceeding
- three years for professors
- four years for associate professors
- seven years for assistant professors and instructors
- Sometime not later than during the penultimate year of the probationary period, the department head will convene the department primary committee to consider tenure. The same procedures and documents used in considerations of promotion will be followed. A positive vote of the primary committee will be documented and forwarded by the department with his/her own recommendation to the area committee. If the vote of the primary committee is negative, the department head may either forward the documentation to the area committee with his/her own positive recommendation or else inform the faculty member by letter that his/her employment will be terminated at the end of the probationary period. The area committee of each school will be convened annually to consider all recommendations for tenure forwarded to it. The same procedures and documentations used in considerations of promotion will be used. The dean of each school will forward his/her recommendation and that of the area committee for final decision to:
- The executive vice president and provost for tenure recommendations at the West Lafayette Campus, and
- The chancellors for tenure recommendations at their respective regional campuses in accordance with the procedures approved for the respective campuses.
Also eligible for tenure are professors, associate professors, assistant professors, and instructors who hold part-time appointments of not less than 50% of full-time and whose duties include the normal responsibilities of full-time faculty members, including teaching, research, and service. The procedures for obtaining tenure are the same as those for full-time faculty members as described in a. above. However, the faculty member may request an extension of the probationary period by one, two, or three years. This request shall be made by a letter to the dean, with a copy to the department head, prior to the meeting of the primary committee during the penultimate year of the probationary period for full-time faculty as defined in a. above. In the event of an adjustment to full-time status during the probationary period, the request for an extension of probationary time will be restricted as follows:
If the adjustment to full-time status occurs during the
- first or second year, there will be no extension of probationary time
- third year, there will be a maximum extension of one year
- fourth year, there will be a maximum extension two years
- fifth or sixth year, there will be a maximum extension of three years.
A member of the faculty whose initial appointment is on a full-time basis and whose appointment is adjusted to a part-time basis during the first three years of service to the University may request an extension equivalent to the probationary time for those who begin with a part-time appointment. If the adjustment to part-time status occurs during the fourth or subsequent year of initial appointment, the probationary period will be the same as that of a full-time faculty member as stated in a. above.
- Members of the faculty who hold appointments other than those listed in a. and b. above (e.g., lecturer, adjunct instructor or professor, associate staff, affiliate staff, etc.) are not eligible for tenure.
- The accumulation of time toward tenure is expected to be on an uninterrupted basis as a full-time faculty member or a part-time faculty member as defined in b. above at one campus of Purdue University, but justifiable conditions or interruptions may be considered as a basis for deviation from this policy. Official leave without salary will not be considered an interruption of continuity of service but will not count toward the limits of probationary time. Different provisions concerning the length of the probationary period for faculty members coming to any one Purdue campus with professional experience at another institution or at a different Purdue campus may be made in individual cases if set forth in the written contract of employment.
- Administrative officers serve at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees and there shall be no tenure in an administrative office. Further, there shall be no tenure associated with administrative titles carrying the phrase "with the rank of."
- Full-time members of the faculty who hold the rank of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, or instructor are eligible for tenure. The procedures for obtaining tenure are as follows:
- Procedures in Cases of Termination for Cause:
- General. In all cases in which the University proposes to terminate for cause the appointment of a faculty member who has previously acquired tenure, or to terminate for cause the appointment of a non-tenured faculty member prior to the expiration of the term of appointment, the following procedures set forth in this Memorandum shall apply and in all such cases the faculty member shall be entitled to a hearing before a committee of the faculty as provided herein. The procedures set forth herein do not apply to cases in which the appointment of a non-tenured faculty member has expired or will expire by its terms and the University does not grant such person a new appointment or does not renew or extend the term of his/her appointment.
- Committees on the faculty. On the West Lafayette Campus the committee of the faculty shall be the Faculty Committee on Censure and Dismissal Proceedings, as constituted under the provisions of Senate Document 68?8, with such amendments as may be approved by the University Senate and the Board of Trustees. On the Regional Campuses such hearings shall be held before comparable faculty committees.
- Informal Procedures. Actual or potential controversies concerning the termination for cause of a faculty member should be resolved informally if possible. The President of the University or his designee (e.g., Executive Vice President and Provost or Regional Campus Chancellor) may discuss the matter with the faculty member in a personal conference. If this does not result in a solution of the problem by mutual consent, or if the President of the University or his designee should desire faculty advice before opening discussion with the faculty member, the matter may be referred to the Faculty Affairs Committee of the University Senate (or comparable faculty committee at a regional campus). The role of this committee will be to inquire informally into the situation, using whatever procedures seem appropriate, and to advise the President of the University or his designee and the faculty member with particular attention to the desirability of effecting a resolution of the problem to the satisfaction of all concerned. If informal resolution is not possible, and if either the President of the University or his designee or the faculty member requests a formal hearing, formal proceedings may be instituted in accordance with the provisions of this document.
- Formal Procedures.
- Adequate cause for termination of the employment of a faculty member from a tenured position or before the expiration of the term of appointment of a non-tenured faculty member will include proven incompetence, gross neglect of duty, moral turpitude, or improper conduct injurious to the welfare of the University. Other actions inconsistent with the responsibilities of a member of the academic community may provide adequate cause for removal, but the principles set forth in I. above shall not be violated. Improper conduct injurious to the welfare of the University either by individuals or by groups shall include (but not by way of limitation) obstruction or disruption of the teaching, research, administration, disciplinary procedures, or other University activities, or of other authorized activities on University premises, or inciting others to conduct having such effects.
- In all cases in which the University proposes to terminate an appointment for cause before the end of the term of the appointment (whether or not the faculty member has acquired tenure), and if the matter has not been informally resolved, the President of the University, or his authorized representative, shall initiate formal proceedings by giving the faculty member a written statement containing the precise charges upon which the proposed termination for cause is based. This communication shall inform the faculty member, by inclusion of a copy of this Memorandum, of the procedural rights that will be accorded him/her. The President or his authorized representative shall request the Faculty Committee on Censure and Dismissal Proceedings (or appropriate Regional Campus committee) to set a time and place for the formal hearing of the case. The Hearing Committee shall be constituted as described in Senate Document 68-8 or parallel Regional Campus documents. The faculty member shall, not less than one week before the date set for the hearing, submit to the President and to the Hearing Committee his/her written answer to the charges, or state that no hearing is desired. If the faculty member fails to answer the charges or states that he/she desires no hearing be held, the President may proceed with the termination or may request that the hearing be held.
- The faculty member may be suspended during the proceedings involving him/her only if, in the judgement of the President, his/her continuance should threaten immediate harm to the faculty member, to others, or to the University. Before suspending a faculty member, the administration will, if feasible, consult with the Faculty Affairs Committee. Unless legal considerations forbid, any such suspension shall be with full pay.
The function of the Hearing Committee shall be to determine whether or not the faculty member is guilty of the charges set out in the written statement of charges. The Hearing Committee will conduct its hearings in private. The President of the University may attend the hearings, as may his representatives chosen to present the point of view of the administration. The faculty member may be accompanied by an advisor of his/her own choosing who may act as his/her counsel. The Hearing Committee will receive oral and written statements of witnesses and other evidence concerning matters set forth in the letter of the President of the University as desired by the President of the University or his designee, the faculty member, and the Committee. The Hearing Committee will conduct the questioning of the witnesses and should secure the presentation of all evidence deemed important to the case. The faculty member and his/her counsel and the President of the University and his representatives will have the right to question all witnesses who testify orally, within reasonable limits.
The faculty member will have the opportunity to be confronted by all witnesses adverse to him/her, except under the most unusual and urgent circumstances or if the witness cannot appear. In any case, the identity of the witness, as well as his/her statement, must be disclosed to the faculty member. In the case of charges of incompetence, the testimony on this point should include that of qualified scholars.
The Hearing Committee shall give opportunity to the faculty member and his/her counsel and to the President of the University and his designated representatives, to argue orally before it. The Hearing Committee may, if it desires, request written statements.
Within a reasonable time after the conclusion of the hearing and the receipt of the transcript of the hearing, the Hearing Committee (by a majority vote of the entire Committee) shall determine whether the faculty member is guilty of each of the charges set forth in the written statement of charges. This determination shall be based solely on the evidence introduced at the hearing. The Committee shall prepare a written report setting forth its determination of guilt or innocence and shall also state its specific findings of fact supporting its determinations as to each charge. Copies of the report shall be furnished to the faculty member and to the President, and each of them or their representatives shall have access to the record of the hearing. The President shall take appropriate action in view of the report.
- Adequate cause for termination of the employment of a faculty member from a tenured position or before the expiration of the term of appointment of a non-tenured faculty member will include proven incompetence, gross neglect of duty, moral turpitude, or improper conduct injurious to the welfare of the University. Other actions inconsistent with the responsibilities of a member of the academic community may provide adequate cause for removal, but the principles set forth in I. above shall not be violated. Improper conduct injurious to the welfare of the University either by individuals or by groups shall include (but not by way of limitation) obstruction or disruption of the teaching, research, administration, disciplinary procedures, or other University activities, or of other authorized activities on University premises, or inciting others to conduct having such effects.
- Review Procedures. Either the faculty member or the President may, within 30 days after receiving the record of the hearing and the Committee report, request a review by the Board of Trustees. The Board's review shall be based on the record made during the hearing before the Hearing Committee, accompanied by full opportunity for either written briefs or oral argument, or both. If the Board affirms the determinations of the Hearing Committee, the matter shall be deemed closed and the President may proceed to terminate the faculty member if he/she has been found guilty of any of the charges. If the Board finds that the Hearing Committee's determinations and findings of fact are not supported by substantial evidence, or are otherwise improper, the Board shall return the matter to the Hearing Committee with a written statement of its reasons. The Hearing Committee shall reconsider the matter, receiving new evidence as deemed necessary. It shall then report its new determinations and findings of fact to the Board, with copies to the faculty member and the President. After considering the report, the Board shall make its final decision in the case, and the matter shall be deemed closed.
Arthur G. Hansen


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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The prolonged execution of an Ohio inmate during which he repeatedly gasped and snorted amounted to cruel and unusual punishment which should not be allowed to happen again, the inmate's family said in a federal lawsuit.
The lawsuit, filed late Friday, also alleges the drug maker that produced the medications illegally allowed them to be used for an execution and should be prohibited from making them available for capital punishment.
McGuire "repeated cycles of snorting, gurgling and arching his back, appearing to writhe in pain," the lawsuit said. "It looked and sounded as though he was suffocating."
McGuire's execution lasted 26 minutes, the longest since the state resumed putting inmates to death in 1999, according to an Associated Press analysis of all 53 execution logs maintained by the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.
It remains unclear what McGuire experienced. The AP observed him appearing to fall unconscious and remaining so while he snorted, gasped and opened and shut his mouth repeatedly.
McGuire's execution, during which his adult children sobbed in dismay, has led to several calls for a moratorium on capital punishment in the state.
In addition, a separate federal lawsuit filed Thursday seeks to stop the March execution of a northeast Ohio killer on the grounds that condemned inmates could be clinically alive for as long as 45 minutes after a time of death is announced in the state death chamber.
Attorneys for Gregory Lott, who is scheduled to die March 19 for setting an East Cleveland man on fire in 1986 and leaving him to die, also say Ohio is breaking state and federal law by using the drugs without a prescription.
The lawsuit by McGuire's family targets Lake Forest, Ill.-based Hospira Inc., the manufacturer of the drugs used in McGuire's execution.
The company knew its drugs were being used for executions but continued to sell them to Ohio, according to the lawsuit, which seeks damages above $75,000.
Hospira should have known that the drugs "would cause unnecessary and extreme pain and suffering during the execution process," the lawsuit said.
In 2011, Hospira ended production of sodium thiopental, a drug used by many states for executions, including Ohio, after it couldn't guarantee to Italian authorities where its factory was located that the drug wouldn't be used for capital punishment.
The company also has prohibited other drugs from being used in executions, and will take the same steps for midazolam and hydromorphone, the drugs used in the McGuire execution, according to a company statement.
Medical experts wouldn't comment on McGuire's execution or speculate about what he experienced. They agreed that used for surgeries, the two drugs by themselves wouldn't cause pain.
"They are actually used to prevent any pain or discomfort, in a surgical procedure or any other kind of procedure as well," said Robert Weber, administrator for pharmacy services at the Ohio State University medical center.
The first drug, midazolam — sometimes known by its trade name Versed — is administered in surgery to help calm patients, said Dr. Howard Nearman, professor of anesthesiology at Case Western Reserve University. The second, hydromorphone, known by the trade name Dilaudid, is a strong narcotic meant to reduce pain.
"By virtue of what they do, they cause unconsciousness and they inhibit pain," Nearman said.
An anesthesiologist hired by McGuire's attorneys before his execution predicted the inmate would suffer "agony and terror" as he experienced a phenomenon known as air hunger, or the desperate attempt to catch his breath as he suffocated.
An anesthesiologist hired by the state disputed that scenario. That doctor, Mark Dershwitz of the University of Massachusetts, also said McGuire's airways could become obstructed and he might snore as a result, though he would not suffer.
The obstruction of a patient's airways can be a common reaction to sedation, especially if the patient is obese, said Dr. Andrew Casabianca, interim chair of the University of Toledo College of Medicine's Department of Anesthesia.
"Their respiratory rate starts slowing down. Their heart rate may slow down. Their ventilation slows down," he said.
The drugs weren't designed to cause death, Jon Paul Rion, the McGuire family attorney, told the AP Friday.
"There's a clear distinction between a therapeutic use of a drug in a medical environment as opposed to using that drug in an execution style," he said.
"That's the concern, that we're taking drugs that have therapeutic value and we're not using them for the purposes for which the FDA approved nor for which the clinical tests were performed," he said.