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County unveils aerial photo, mapping system
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Marion County unveiled its new mapping and aerial photography system in training sessions Thursday and Friday.
Pictometry International Corp. updated aerial photos of the county and installed them in its Pictometry Online system earlier this year after county commissioners approved paying $119,000 over three years for the service.
The system will allow authorized users to view photographic maps — taken from directly overhead and at 45-degree angles in all four cardinal directions — and to overlay additional information, such as parcel maps. Users can compare the most recent photos to ones taken in 2008.
For most rural portions of the county, the photos have a resolution of one pixel being 9 inches. Photos of cities, as well as the county lake, Eastshore, Pilsen, and Centre High School, have a resolution of 2.5 inches per pixel.
"You are not able to zoom in on somebody's license plate," Joe Oddi of Pictometry said.
The photos are not real-time. They are only updated when the company does a flyover, which it recommends every three years. The current photos were taken March 11.
Layers can be added to the maps, but the county has to provide any information for new layers. Layers showing parcel boundaries and road centerlines had been added before the training sessions.
Ben Steketee, Hillsboro's building inspector and fire chief, said he could see uses for the system in both his roles.
The parcel map layer could provide him a starting point when looking for property lines to determine required setbacks. The maps also could allow 911 dispatchers to relay information about the location of a fire, such as where any propane tanks are visible near it, he said.
Hannaford Abstract & Title sent researcher Shay Clark to the training Friday. Property descriptions are complicated in some areas of the county, and a good map of the parcel lines can improve understanding, Roger Hannaford said.
Hannaford thought the system could help his company's research, depending on the accuracy of information.
"As long as the measurements are accurate, that's the key," Hannaford said.
Other information he thought would be good would be locations of easements. He said real estate agents probably could benefit, too.
Oddi said the system depended on receiving the best information from sources such as the county, but even with accurate information, the maps aren't perfect.
"This is not survey-grade information," Oddi said.
Users can take approximate measurements from the maps and add annotations. With a special camera, they can add pictures of the interior of a building as annotations. The county didn't purchase the camera, though, which costs between $10,000 and $12,000, appraiser Cindy Magill estimated in January.
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I have got access this last past Tuesday and the last 4 weeks I was working on the buildbot configuration for CAIRO, and this is the summary of what I have tried to do:
- Access the buildmaster in hera.senecac.on.ca
- Modify the master.cfg to add the build steps for the linux machine
- Add mozbuild.py file and the mozconfig-linux-tests
NOTE: This buildbot setup will allow to force builds with tests and builds without tests
NOTE: You can see the second yellow column that indicates that is building - check it yourself OR force a build (and go for a coffe)
ProblemsAs always, I keep a section for problems and solutions for future reference:
- I used "buildbot restart ." instead of "buildbot reconfig ." and therefore I did put the try server down :( - BTW, do not use "restart" if you want to just re-read master.cfg so your changes are applied, because instead of using the last working copy of master.cfg (as it says) it just dies and never starts again
- I had to put some of the environment variables (MozillaEnvironments['centos']) inside buildcustom/env.py file since it was defined in there and also in my code but did not catch it this way
- At some point my "mozconfig-linux" file contained CRLF and I would get "line 17 errors" when I had only 9 lines; I used file mozconfig-linux-tests to confirm and dos2unix mozconfig-linux-tests to fix it (thanks rhelmer) - I remember the "line" errors but I can't find the log that said it - When I do cat .mozconfig, you can actually see that there are extra new lines in the output)
- There are has been a lot of small problems that I have run into but not relevant
ConclusionI am in the Hera server, I can make changes and I have got a build with automated testing.
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- Make the other machines to build too (I do not know if they are up and running)
- Learn how to make it build following the "tryserver" way (give a patch and run the build with tests)
- Find out why the compiling takes forever


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Gjunai Gjursel has probably got some 'splainin to do after his three year old daughter Katarina decided to take a joyride through the Bulgarian town of Beli Lom. The tot apparently hopped into the driver's seat after dad stepped out, she grabbed the keys, turned on the car, shifted into drive and then took off. For a half a mile. Through an outside market. Eventually her skills came to an end and the car came to a stop in a river where she, and the four and six year old cousins accompanying her, were pulled out by locals.
There are a couple of amazing aspects to this story. First that despite the relatively poor driving skills of a 3-year-old, nobody was hurt. Second, that a youngin' would be able to pull something like this in the first place. Look out world, we've found the next Sabine Schmidt or Danica Patrick. [Ananova]


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Biotechnology has changed the face of U.S. agriculture. In 1996, the first year of commercial production, glyphosate-tolerant soybeans were planted on only about one million acres. Today more than 90% of U.S. soybeans are planted to herbicide-resistant varieties and more than 73% of U.S. corn is planted to biotech hybrids. But you haven't seen anything yet.
New tools
Biotech now gives scientists a clear path to a whole host of new traits and the tools to work with them. Scientists are learning more each day about how the gene sequence works and are using biotech tools to identify specific genes that can benefit the plant.
Kay Simmons, national program leader for plant genetics and grain crops with the USDA-Agricultural Research Service, says the new knowledge gained through biotech will benefit plant breeders as they develop more stress-tolerant, higher-yielding products using either conventional plant breeding or biotechnology.
"New information gained from biotechnology will help speed up plant breeding using traditional methods," Simmons says. "And we now have tools in which we can exploit genes from the wild relatives of crop plants. We have the ability to grab a gene from one wild relative and combine it with a gene from a commercial variety or hybrid of the same crop."
Intragenics is perhaps one of the more exciting breakthroughs in biotechnology. "These are methods to silence or manipulate a gene within a crop plant, rather than bring a foreign gene from another plant or organism," Simmons explains. "It benefits plant breeders because it is more efficient to use the plant's own genes to develop new cultivars."
As scientists look to the next generation of biotech crops, it's likely that there will be a richer mix of sources of the traits and how the traits are used in the plant. "Our knowledge in crops like corn is increasing tremendously," says David Fischhoff, vice president of technology, strategy and development at Monsanto. "We have the ability to select genes from crop plants that previously would have been very difficult to discover. Now we know by the DNA sequence how these genes function."
The research also has become less expensive. "The cost of figuring out a genetic sequence and deciphering how key traits are controlled genetically has dropped dramatically," says Peter Bretting, national program leader with the USDA-ARS.
Which traits?
But exactly how do scientists narrow the field and know which products will be needed in the coming decades? It's a challenging task, especially with the vast array of possibilities that biotech brings to plant breeders. It's simply a matter of focusing on the issues that currently affect producers: productivity and yield.
"We really focus on the problem areas that growers have now that we can solve," Fischhoff says. "We then see what tools, genes and breeding results might impact those areas. The final choice of the projects that we work on at any stage comes from a combination of these factors.
"We then filter through and find the ones that have the biggest market impact," Fischhoff continues. "Drought tolerance, for instance, has a wide-ranging impact."
The 2007 season may give us a glimpse of how biotech will continue to benefit producers. "There were regions of the country that experienced drought, yet corn producers are saying that their yields are much higher than they anticipated," Bretting says. "I attribute that to breeding for stress tolerance. We have knowledge about the genetic control of resistance to stress that was not available 10 years ago."
Stress tolerance, nitrogen use and boosting the ability of the plant to produce more grain per acre will remain key areas that biotechnology will impact in the coming decades.
But even with less expensive, and more powerful, genetic tools, each new trait must be tested in the field, under a variety of conditions. "The actual field testing has become increasingly expensive compared to the cost of biotechnology tools," Bretting says. "The end product must still be tested in the field over many locations, planting conditions and years."
One issue that will linger is consumer acceptance of biotechnology. While U.S. consumers have generally accepted biotech products, that's not the case in Europe. Any biotech product must be technically and socially feasible, says Lawrence Busch, distinguished professor at Michigan Sate University. "Biotechnology holds great promise, but consumers still have suspicion of what is in their food supply," he says.
To the producer, the bottom line for agriculture biotechnology will be performance, both in the field and in the pocketbook. While traits available to the marketplace can show direct value to the producer, some of the newer traits may be more difficult to assess.
"Insect-resistant traits have proven valuable, especially with corn at its current price," says Robert Nielsen, professor of agronomy at Purdue University. "However, other traits may be much harder to gauge, and the success or failure of these traits will depend on farmer acceptance, price of the technology and payoff."
New technologies will most certainly cost producers more, but Nielsen says it's important to know exactly what the payoff will be. "It all comes down to performance," he says. "If a $220 bag of corn seed outperforms a $150 bag of corn seed by 30 bushels to the acre, you can more than justify the extra price."


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Need someone to help with your children's carpooling, laundry, cooking and errands? Wouldn't it be nice if that person could also swim, teach your kids German or Spanish, split her time with your family in Westport and Palm Beach, and travel with you? Is it asking too much for a nanny to be computer savvy to ensure that your kids aren't logging on for trouble during recreational on-screen time? When it comes to job descriptions for nannies in this area, the sky is the limit. The tricky part is finding the nanny who is compatible with your wish list.
The first thing to recognize is that finding a good nanny takes hard work. Just ask Lisa Lori, an Old Westport mom of three boys, ages four, five and seven, who runs her own Westport-based public relations and marketing communications agency (for high-profile clients like the New York City Opera, Saks Fifth Avenue and the Princess Grace Foundation). As with most working moms, her childcare needs evolve as her children mature and her job responsibilities shift.
"For the first four years of motherhood, we had au pairs who lived with us," says Lisa. "This was good at the time because my office was based down in SoHo, and I needed a very flexible schedule to help with the children [live-in au pairs typically work up to forty-five hours a week on a malleable schedule that you control]. But now, because my children are in school all day or part of the day and a typical week for me is working from my home or my Westport office a few half days and going into the city for client meetings and events, which are often at night, we use live-out, part-time nanny help. For a while I've been working with the Katie Facey agency in Westport to find someone to help with the kids and some of my nonprofit business errands for the charity PR work I do."
Fairfield County is rife with dynamic moms like Lisa who are raising children while working. According to childcare experts in this country, 48 percent of dual-income families like the Loris are turning to their own families for help rearing the kids. But in our part of the world, where many families are Manhattan transplants (originating from other states) and many jobs are transitory, asking Granny to be your nanny may not be feasible because she may not live close by. Or she may not want the gig because she's been there, done that — or has a job herself. So what's a working mom to do with her brood? Many local moms, especially those who are time-crunched and leery of looking for a nanny on their own, turn to reputable agencies — like Katie Facey, the Lindquist Group of Westport or LifeWorx in New Canaan — for help. Bal Agrawal, president of LifeWorx, says, "A third of our profits come from nanny placements. Many New York City residents move into the community for a better quality of family life. There is then the commute and increased work hours, hence the need for nannies." Agencies are an appealing alternative because they offer:
- Discretion (say you want to replace your current nanny)
- Convenience (saves you time not having to do all the screening)
- Experience (familiar with the ins and outs of household employment)
- Responsiveness (they can often respond with fully screened, viable candidates within forty-eight hours)
- Backup (you will always have a Plan B if your nanny is sick or if she is off-duty and you find yourself in a jam)
Of course, if the nanny placement turns out to be a mismatch, most agencies will help you remove her and find a more suitable choice. All this peace of mind and customer service costs big bucks, though. If you work with a high-end agency in this area, you can expect to pay an agency fee of $5,000 to $15,000 and at least $40,000 per year to the nanny.
do-it-yourself search
Perhaps because agency fees are so hefty, many moms prefer to take charge of the nanny search themselves. We consulted with local childcare experts and moms to find out how to get started.
1. The right personality
Write down what qualities are important to you and consider what our experts deem important:
- Knowledge of child development. Nannies who understand why children behave as they do are more likely to respond to children appropriately.
- Emotional maturity. A nanny who can control her own reactions and who can soothe a child's volatile emotions is less likely to become overwhelmed and burned out.
- Relevant experience. If you have a newborn, you want a nanny who has cared for them before.
- Enjoys kids. Most nannies like children and want to be part of the family dynamic. If she is happy, playful and creative, she will probably be a natural around kids.
- Safety-conscious. If you are neurotic, you may want your nanny to be just as careful as you are.
- Hardworking and responsible. It's important that she show up where and when she's supposed to.
2. Job description
While coming up with your list, the rule of thumb is to be realistic: You can't expect a nanny to handle more than you can. For example, if you can't cook dinner while watching your three active kids, you shouldn't ask your nanny to do that either. Rather, you may need her to watch the kids while you cook or vice versa. According to Kristen King, a nanny counselor at the Lindquist Group, professional nannies typically take care of the children's laundry, meals, cleaning and errands. While it is not out of the question to ask the nanny to do some light housework or cooking, it is critical that such non-child-related duties be clearly spelled out and agreed to up front.
"Most nannies are very helpful. They are just leery of stories they hear about women who take a nanny job and six months later are cleaning an entire house," says Kristen.
Ciara Thurlow echoes the importance of job clarity. A Darien mom of three boys under age four, founder of CPT Styling (a business that provides personal shopping services as well as wardrobe coordinating and accessorizing) and co–head coach of the Wilton High School Girls' Varsity lacrosse team, she is constantly on the go. Ciara found her current nanny through Monarch, a New York City–based agency, and is enjoying a successful relationship because she took the time to spell out the rules and expectations in a three-page document.
"I am very happy. There was not any room for misunderstandings and no question as to what my wants and needs were," Ciara explains.
3. Cast a wide net
Some moms place ads at job boards at local universities and nursing schools. Others advertise in local newspapers or on nanny websites. Sometimes finding a great nanny is done through e-mailing your network of friends, family, neighbors and school connections. When networking, you may discover that a wonderful nanny is becoming available soon because her family doesn't need her anymore (the kids are in school or mom stopped working). Or you may have the good fortune of benefiting from a connection's recent nanny search: She may have talked to someone who wasn't quite right for her but is ideal for you.
4. The interview
Once you have found some viable candidates, you can prep for the interview process. You don't have to invite anyone to your home if you aren't comfortable with it. You can meet at a coffee shop or another spot of your choice. Some general tips on managing the interview process:
- Pay attention to the candidate's eye contact and body language. If she can't look you in the eye or seems fidgety, she may not be telling the truth.
- Ask her how she would handle scenarios such as a fussy baby or a temper tantrum.
- Make sure that she is truly interested in child development and is willing to continue her professional development.
- Be rigorous when asking about gaps in work history or job-hopping. Note any excuses the candidate makes.
- Have her provide as many work references as possible and get back to you promptly with any contact information she doesn't know offhand.
5. References
It helps to write down what's important to you and your family before calling past employers. For example, if you want your children playing outside a lot, ask references about a candidate's activity level and enthusiasm. When talking to former employers, remember that they are generally generous. Here's a compilation of what our safety expert James Hirtenstein, president of Manhattan-based babysafeamerica.com, and agency folks say you should listen closely for:
- Strong intangibles. The nanny should have demonstrated a history of being reliable, trustworthy and honest.
- Anything that suggests mediocrity if you are striving for excellence.
- What people say as well as what they are not saying.
- How the potential candidate manages stress.
- How the reference sounds on the phone. Do they sound very young or old, or possibly unfamiliar with the candidate?
Working Girls
A busy working mom of three, Allison Haupt conducted her most recent nanny search without the help of an agency. The Darien resident, who holds down a demanding job as the director of Client Service at New Jersey–based Lord, Abbett & Co. is also the proud mom of two girls under six
and a baby boy. Allison found the most success using an e-mail network through her children's preschool, in addition to her network of family and friends.
"We ended up interviewing approximately ten nannies through that network," she says. "We found our first nanny through a family friend, and she worked with us for four and a half years. The search to replace her was extremely challenging and stressful. Through a neighbor's recommendation, we hired a woman who lasted only a month. Since then we've hired another nanny, and she has been great. Our nanny is integral to the success of our lives."
Despite their rigorous search efforts, Allison says they found their nanny through plain old luck. "My mom saw a woman, who looked very nice, walking with some children in her Rowayton neighborhood. Mom had seen her before and decided to ask if she knew anyone looking for a job. This nice woman bumped into her friend later that day. This friend had a job but was looking for a change. We hired the friend, and the rest is history. The kids love her. We know the children are happy and well cared for, and that's most important."
So Many Kids, So Little Time
In addition to bustling dual-income families, many families in this area seek out professional childcare because they have a lot of kids. Agrawal says many of LifeWorx's requests are from moms who say they simply lack time. "The family size is becoming larger in our community. Many families that we serve have three to five children. Even when mom is full-time with the children, she needs a clone of herself to drive some of the children to activities," he explains.
Stay-at-home moms need to find a nanny who is easy to be around, happy to pitch in and willing to follow mom's lead. A nanny of a work-outside-the-home mom would probably need to be more self-directed.
Westport mom of three kids under seven Finley Shaw struck nanny gold on craigslist.com. She and Belinda, her nanny, exemplify the hands-on, tag-team approach to child-rearing that multitudes of moms use on a daily basis. Finley describes a daily itinerary: "My day with the nanny starts around 7:30 a.m. Belinda will get my two-year-old dressed, then help with breakfast for the other two. I make the lunches while she gets the kids in coats and shoes. Then I gather the homework and we leave the house around 8 a.m.
I take the three kids with me so Belinda can clean up breakfast, make the beds and do the laundry. I come back around lunchtime and either she or I feed the youngest. Then I leave to pick up my middle child at 1:30. Belinda stays home while the baby naps and usually watches TV or takes a nap herself. I am out doing various errands or play dates with my middle child until we pick up the seven-year-old at 3:30. I'm home around 4 p.m. with the two big kids. Belinda wakes up the baby and plays with the kids for an hour while I fix dinner. After dinner, she will start the bath and I will clean up the kitchen."
Even with an extra set of hands to pitch in during a carefully orchestrated, jam-packed day, many moms are relieved when their kids are finally asleep in bed. That's how they know it's worth the effort to find a good nanny and to work through communication glitches to keep everybody happy. Finley says, "Belinda tells me when she is upset or needs something and I do the same. We have a good relationship because we work together and I don't take advantage of her. If she works extra hours,
I always give her more money." Agrawal confirms that communication is key to a good nanny bond. "If you wait until there is a full-blown conflict under way, you often have irreparable trust issues and have to go back to the drawing board," he says.
Another big issue to consider before you hire a nanny is your approach to disciplining the kids. Consider your nanny a partner. Then you can allow her to discipline your kids under your guidelines and be sure that the two of you are consistent in implementing rules. An important, yet often overlooked, practice is to tell the nanny who is the boss when mom is around. The kids can't see you overrule the nanny. It's best for them and her.
Nanny Negotiations
After your initial round of interviews, you are ready to narrow the field and get down to the nitty-gritty of negotiating. Beyond treating the nanny well, families need to keep in mind that this is a career. According to our experts, that means your discussion should involve:
- Hours
- Pay and overtime
- Holidays off
- Sick time
- Raises
- Healthcare benefits
- Travel opportunities
Some families take the nanny relationship to the next level and send their nanny to a conference on childhood development or enroll her in an evening class at a community college to pursue the other passions in her life. Agrawal says, "If the nanny feels good about what she is doing, appreciated by her employer and influential in the lives of the children, there is a much greater likelihood she will stay and work very hard for the family." Who could ask for anything more?


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Are you looking for triathlon coaches in New York? Or perhaps you're a New York triathlon coach looking to connect with athletes in your area?
Sorry, but our New York triathlon coaching page is currently under construction.
We are currently in the process of adding new triathlon coaches to populate our network. Better Triathlete seeks to connect athletes in New York with triathlon coaches in their area.
Are You A Triathlon Coach in New York?
Connect With Athletes via Better Triathlete
We're interested in triathlon coaches in New York, ranging from advanced Ironman triathlon coaches to emerging newcomers looking to build a reputation. Join our team and grow your triathlon coaching business!
If you're a triathlon coach looking to connect with athletes in New York, connect with us at Better Triathlete.
Join Better Triathlete's Triathlon Coaches Network
Better Triathlete is organizing a network of sponsored triathlon coaches all throughout the U.S. While sponsorship is selective by city and state, triathlon coaches in our network can expand their business potential to acquire new athletes. How exactly?
The Better Triathlete coaches network provides value for triathlon coaches via greater marketing exposure and expanded visibility. Sponsored triathlon coaches in New York can get placement on an optimized listing on our website (perhaps even on this page.) Our coaching network has been developed to help athletes find triathlon coaches in their area.
Your presence on Better Triathlete's triathlon coaches network can help you cast a wider marketing net and grow your triathlon coaching business. To learn more:
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We are always welcoming new New York triathlon coaches to learn more about our network. Over the next year, we hope to offer a wide geographic scope of triathlon coaching resources throughout New York. In the future, we would also like to sponsor triathlon coaches by city in some of the major triathlon states in the U.S.
In addition tri coaches, we also welcome specialized coaches in swimming, cycling, and running. We seek to be New York's online triathlon training and coaching resource. Further, we plan to offer resources for athletes looking for elite-level triathlon coaching that may be unavailable in their local area. We plan to offer this through our online triathlon coaching network. Thank you for your interest in the Better Triathlete triathlon coaches network.


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Gwynn Baker does what some would consider impossible: She makes gluten-free and vegan baked goods that rival items made with wheat, eggs and butter.
SANTA ROSA BEACH � Gwynn Baker does what some would consider impossible: She makes gluten-free and vegan baked goods that rival items made with wheat, eggs and butter.
Baker�s business, La Loba�s Bakery, serves an assortment of specialty diet items made fresh daily.
Baker, who previously worked as a dietician and in various jobs in the restaurant business, has been making granola and whole-grain bread as a business in Santa Rosa Beach since the 1990s.
�We�ve evolved to what we are now based on what the local clientele has asked for,� she said.
The business originally started in the lower floor of her and her husband Alan Armer�s duplex on Sugar Drive, where they mostly sold wholesale.
Following that, La Loba�s moved to various locations in Santa Rosa Beach and Freeport before settling in its current home in the Blue Mountain Beach High Point shopping center four years ago.
The bakery�s menu has expanded to include several granolas, cookies, scones, cakes, muffins, brownies and takeout lunches.
Baker said the store has always focused on using all-natural and organic ingredients. She buys the ingredients locally, which she said sets La Loba�s apart.
�Other than being all-natural organic products, our claim to fame is that we make everything home-made and fresh from scratch every day; no mixes for anything,� Baker said.
La Loba�s menu features three granolas, including a gluten-free granola, which it also sells and ships on its website at www.lalobasbakery.com.
The bakery serves nothing with artificial colors or preservatives, hydrogenated fats, high fructose corn syrup or ingredients Baker considers to be chemical or non-food substances.
Aside from the sweet treats, the bakery also offers carryout lunches such as organic beans with brown basmati rice, beans and rice with steamed greens, steamed organic greens and salads.
Desserts include cream cheese brownies, cinnamon rolls with creamy vanilla frosting and toasted pecans, banana chocolate chip bread, chocolate puddle cookies, key lime pie and round layer cakes.
Baker said she is sensitive to food allergies and the need for gluten-free products. Although she said she is not certified to be gluten-free, her customers have not had any problems, including those highly allergic to gluten.
She added that many of the gluten-free items are also vegan, soy-free and nut-free.
�Developing the gluten-free recipes was an interesting experience,� she said. �There really are a lot of people that need this stuff.�
Baker said she and her daughter experimented with the recipes for about a year. Baker�s grandchild requires gluten-free food, so she said her daughter was instrumental in the development.


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The following essay was submitted to NC Policy Watch by the Rev. Jennifer Butler, CEO of Faith in Public Life, a national organization based in Washington, DC that is dedicated to "advancing faith in the public square as a powerful force for justice, compassion and the common good."
Attacks on Moral March miss their mark
By Rev. Jennifer Butler
The recent criticisms leveled by newspaper columnist J. Peder Zane and others against Rev. William Barber II for using religious and moral language to inspire political change displayed a disregard for history and even contempt for the role of faith in public life.
As we commemorate the 54th anniversary of the Greensboro sit-in that sought to end legal segregation, let's never forget that the Civil Rights movement was a religiously inspired, prophetic movement led by pastors and diverse people of faith. The late Franklin McCain, one of the Greensboro Four, said the question that inspired him and three other students at the Agricultural and Technical College (AT&T) of North Carolina in Greensboro was this: "At what point does a moral man act against injustice?"
Religious leaders have been central to movements that drive political change. The struggle to end the evil of slavery, create fair labor practices and secure equal rights for all citizens were profound moral causes. We are stronger as a country because determined people of faith challenged political and social threats to human dignity. The unfinished task of living up to the ideals of our democracy and stirring the conscience of Americans continues today.
Rev Barber is raising important and often uncomfortable questions about educational disparities, voting rights and economic injustice that impact not only North Carolinians, but the entire nation. Here are some telling signs of the times. CEOs often earn as much in a single day as their workers make in an entire year. Minimum wage jobs don't pay enough to keep many hardworking Americas out of poverty. Half of all workers are not allowed to take a sick day without being docked pay or potentially losing their job. Congress is slashing food nutrition programs for struggling families even as corporations are coddled with tax breaks. These are moral scandals. Faith leaders will continue to speak truth to power.
The separation of church and state is meant to protect both religion and democracy. Because our government does not enforce an official religion, America has a diverse religious marketplace. Speaking from deeply held beliefs about the issues that affect us all is a healthy sign of pluralism and strength, not confining moralism. Those who argue that religious leaders should be silent in public debates have not only failed to learn the lessons of the past, they deprive us of powerful voices that can help forge a more just future.
For more information on the organization Faith in Public Life, visit the website by clicking here.


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Areas 26 and 53
In the last week of excavation, we removed two more layers of soil, clearly exposing the walls that delineate Room 26 and 53 with the surrounding buildings (fig. 1, 2)
We also revealed the wall that divides the initial Area 26 in to two smaller areas – 26 and 53 (fig. 3). The wall has a strong inclination to both the north and south sides because of the earthquake and the pressures exerted by the adverse weather conditions during winter months. We also exposed an opening at the west part of this wall, indicating that Rooms 26 and 53 were communicating with each other. It is very interesting that at this opening, we unearthed three fruit stands, which may be related to some kind of rituals. In one of those, a few knuckle bones were revealed (fig. 4, 5). One of the most important finds revealed at the south side of the wall that divides the area is a bronze cup with a handle that bears three rivets and three incisions on its handle (fig. 6)
Areas 19, 28, 49, 54, 55
During the last week of excavation, at the south part of Area 19 (fig. 1), after the removal of a thin reddish-black layer with clay soil and charcoal, we revealed the paved floor consisting of schist and limestone. This layer was also exposed in most parts of Areas 19, 28 and 49, indicating the fallen floor of the upper storey, which was made of beaten earth, beams and reeds. At the level of the floor, we found several conical cups as well as a rectangular structure (bench?) (fig. 1) in contact with the south wall (Wall Γ), the foundation of which is below the paved floor. At the northwest part of the area, we also revealed part of the paved floor, we investigated the role of the two walls at the west part (Wall K and Wall Λ), as well as we revealed the extents in depth of Wall I, under which we might have a system for water runoff (fig. 2). Area 19 seems to be roofed by employing four draughts at its north and south part. At its northeast part, Corridor 16, probably with a few steps was leading to the upper floor. It does not seem to have an opening at the ground floor. The north part of Area 19, will be investigated in the next field season, by removing the stone-mound.
In Area 28, we revealed the paved floor (fig. 3), at the central and east part. After a test trench, this seems to continue at the west part, and at least Areas 54 and 55. It is not at the same level because of the destruction in some areas. The most important finds have fallen from the upper storey, which seems to be a place of some kind of worship, in contrast to the ground floor which seems to be used for everyday activities.
At the central and east part of Areas 49 (fig. 4), after removing the reddish-black thin layer of soil, we revealed in its greatest part a white layer of ash with several burned stones and without a paved floor. Only at the west part we exposed the paved floor, along with a great accumulation of carbonised wood, both on the surface of the floor and in it. At the northeast part we also investigated an opening, which seems to be a destructed part of the east Wall ΣΤ an was opened at a later date. Lastly, at the central and west part of Area 49, we investigated a low diagonal wall which was revealed last year. Along with a similar one, which both form a triangle, they are part of an unidentified structure. Inside this structure (fig. 5), we unearthed several vessels , animal bones and small pieces of carbonised wood. This structure might be a deposit.
Also, we continued investigating the interior of Areas 54 and 55 (fig. 6) by removing the fill, without however revealing either a paved floor or the foundation of the walls. Most probably, there are storage areas of everyday use. In parallel to the excavation, we did some mounting works for the WallE (fig.7) which divides Areas 54 and 55, as well as the WallΘ, between Areas 55 and 17.
From the all these areas we revealed a large quantity of characteristic Late Minoan IA pottery, such as conical cups, jugs and juglets, as well as fragments of cooking pots and pithoid jars.
Corridor 10
The last week of excavation concluded with the removal of two more layers of soil in which the picture we get is relatively the same with the overlying layers. We continue unearthing large quantities of carbonised wood, especially at the north and central part of the trench. Of particular importance is a big piece of carbon that seem to come from a large wooden element of the building, possibly a wooden framework (fig. 1), as well as small cylindrical pieces which most probably belong to reeds and straws used for the roof and/or the floor of the upper storey (fig. 2). In the removal of those two layers, the sherds revealed are quite fragmented because of the clayish soil and the humidity of the soil. There is a chance however, that the fragmentation of the sherds is intentional, since it is a common practice to use pottery fragments either in the joints of the walls, or most probably, at the composition of the beaten earth used for covering the floors. Among the finds, there is a fragment of a communion cup, as well as several other quite fragmented vessels, mainly cups (fig. 3). We also unearthed two milk jugs, one of which is intact (fig. 4, 5). We also realized that the pithos revealed last week is not intact and it seems not to continue in the lower layers (fig. 6). Therefore, it was removed. It should be also mentioned that at the south part of the trench, where the clayish soil and the pieces of clay were revealed in the overlying layers, we sporadically revealed lepidha earth (hard-packed gray clay), which most probably belongs to the structure of the floor of the upper storey. Under one of those areas with lepidha earth, we also revealed white plaster (fig. 7) probably indicating that both those elements were used for the floors (white plaster might have been used for the joints of the schist slabs of the floor or most probably to augment and seal the wooden beams and reeds employed in the construction of the floor). Lastly, the mounting works at the east and west walls of the corridor were also completed (fig. 8, 9). The excavation concluded with the removal of 12 layers in total, reaching about 30cm above the floor level as it has been revealed in the excavation of the north part of the corridor (fig. 10). This means that for next year we should move downwards, to the so-called floor level, which is the layer that usually gives large quantities of finds, mainly pottery, fallen from the upper storey and the neighboring buildings.
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Room 9
During the last week of excavation, we removed one more layer in Room 9, reaching about 1,45 m. from the surface of the trench (fig. 1). Because of the great quantity of colored frescoes revealed, we continued downwards rather carefully. Last week, we mentioned that the frescoes are mainly concentrated at the southwest and the central part of the room. This week, we continued exposing more pieces, covering the whole surface of the trench, being in several cases quite dense (fig. 2). Among those pieces, there are several that bear red and black colors. There are also some pieces which are more sophisticated in contrast to the rest. For example, there is one with a red band which is divided with a string by a white band (fig. 3), a white band on a string's impression that divides a black from a red surface (fig. 4). As well, a piece decorated with a black band between a white and a light blue surface (fig. 5). One of the most interesting pieces is a part probably coming from the finial of a wall, also bearing decoration with a curved black line on white background, which could be part of a pictorial theme (fig. 6)
The excavation concludes in Room 9 for the current field season. Across the south wall of the room, we left in situ some more fragments of frescoes, as well as part of a pithoid jar at the southwest corner (fig. 7), which will be removed in the next year. We should also mention that after cleaning the soil from the interior of the rectangular structure at the northeast corner (fig. 8), we identified that its south side reaches the east wall of the room.
See video: Exposing the frescoes in Room 9
Rooms 7-8
The excavation goes on at the Southeast corner of the room where the slabs have been removed. There were 6 layers of soil completely removed (fig.1). As well, several pieces of plaster were removed, many of which bear black, blue, red, οrange and yellow colors (fig.2). Of particular notice is a piece of white plaster with black dots on it (fig. 3). In addition, two conical cups were unearthed and removed (fig.4, 5).
The excavation continues at the central part of the room with northwest direction, in which several pieces of plaster bearing black, red (fig.6) and orange colors were also removed. Furthermore, the window on the north wall was cleared of the rubble (fig.7). During the removal of the last layer, traces of fire are attested together with some animal bones and pieces of a semi-conical cup at. The layer was removed except from a small part at the northeast corner (fig.8).


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The Physical Layer
This layer of the interface defines the operation and characteristics of the individual signals of an Intel QPI link. High-speed differential signaling is used, with 20 differential pairs in one direction creating one link. A clock lane accompanies the set of 20 data lanes. One link in each direction completes the connection. Figure 2 shows the signals of two Intel QPI links, forming a link pair between the two devices.
With the currently defined physical layer, 84 pins are used to carry all the signals of one Intel QPI link operating at its full width. In some applications, the link can also operate at half or quarter widths in order to reduce power consumption or work around failures. The unit of information transferred in each unit of time by the physical layer is termed a "phit", which is an acronym for physical unit. In the example shown in Figure 2, each phit would contain 20 bits of information. Typical signaling speeds of the link in current products calls for operation at 6.4 GT/s for systems with short traces between components, and 4.8 GT/s for longer traces found in large multiprocessor systems.
The physical layer is divided into two sections. The analog or electrical section manages the transmission of the digital data on the traces. This section drives the appropriate signal levels with the proper timing relative to the clock signal and then recovers the data at the other end and converts it back into digital data.
The logical portion of the physical layer interfaces with the link layer and manages the flow of information back and forth between them. It also handles initialization and training of the link and manages the width of operation.
The Link Layer
The Intel QPI link layer controls the flow of information across the link and ensures that the information is transferred reliably. It also abstracts the physical layer into independent message classes and virtual networks that are required for the upper layers of the interface. We will look at each of these functions of the link layer in some detail below.
Two connected link layers communicate with each other at the granularity of a "flit", which is an acronym for flow control unit. In Intel QPI, a flit is always 80 bits of information. Every flit contains 72 bits of message payload and 8 bits of CRC. The size of the flit is independent of the width of the physical link. The physical layer manages the transformation between flits and phits transparently. Figure 3 shows the subdivision of the 20 possible lanes into four quadrants (labeled Q_O to Q_3 in the figure) of 5 lanes each. Flits are mapped onto the available physical lanes by the physical layer.
The link layer handles the flow of data and ensures that only enough data is sent to the link as the receiving agent can accept without overruns. It uses a credit exchange mechanism where the two agents on a link exchange information about the number of buffers (and hence credits) they support. The link layer counts down the credits for each data entity it sends, ensuring it will not overrun the receiver. The receiver returns credits to the sender as it frees up its buffers.
The link layer also ensures that data is transferred reliably across the link. Every flit received by the link layer is checked for errors and groups of flits are acknowledged if they are free of errors. Otherwise the receiving link layer requests retransmission of the flit with errors and all flits subsequent to it that may have been transmitted. Both short transient errors, and burst errors that affect several flits, can be corrected by this means. Moreover, the order of transmission of the flits is maintained.
The link layer abstracts the physical link of Intel QPI into a set of message classes that operate independently of each other. The message classes are very similar to the different types of mail handled by the post office. You can request the post office to send a letter as ordinary first class mail, or registered mail, or even as express mail. You may also have different types of things to send, a letter and a large package for example, and you may wish to use different delivery mechanisms for the different types. Each one of these classes of mail is handled independently of the other, very much like the message classes of the Intel QPI link layer. We will briefly introduce the message classes here without going into more details of their operation and usage. The six message classes are: Home (HOM), Data Response (DRS), Non-Data Response (NDR), Snoop (SNP), Non-Coherent Standard (NCS), and Non-Coherent Bypass (NCB).
The link layer extends the notion of message classes to another level. One collection of the six message classes is called a virtual network. Intel QPI supports up to three independent virtual networks in a system. These are labeled VN0, VN1, and VNA. A basic one- or two-processor system can be implemented with just two networks and typically VN0 and VNA are used. All three networks are typically used in multiple processor systems that use the extra networks to manage traffic loading across the links and also avoid deadlocks and work around link failures.
The Routing Layer
This layer directs messages to their proper destinations. Every packet on an Intel QPI link contains an identifier of its intended destination. The routing layer logic contains a number of routing tables that indicate which physical link of a processor is the best route to a particular destination. These tables essentially reflect the physical topology of the system. Whenever the link layer hands a message to the routing layer, the routing layer looks up the destination address in the tables and forwards the message accordingly. All messages directed at caching or home agents in a local component are sent to corresponding internal elements. Messages destined for agents in other sockets are sent down the appropriate Intel QPI links identified in the tables.
The routing tables are set up by the firmware when the system is first powered up. Typical small systems will usually run with these values unchanged. Multiprocessor systems typically have more elaborate routing tables that contain information about alternative paths to reach the same destination. These can be used to help redirect traffic around a link that is heavily loaded. Fault resilient multiprocessor systems can also use this information to work around failures in one or more links.
The routing layer can also help to partition and reconfigure multi-processor systems into several smaller systems that logically operate independently of each other while sharing some of the same physical resources. Intel offers Xeon and Itanium processors for high reliability servers that implement several of these features in their routing layers.
The Protocol Layer
The protocol layer is the highest layer in the Intel QPI hierarchy. A primary function of this layer is to manage the coherence of data in the entire system by coordinating the actions of all caching and home agents. The protocol layer also has another set of functions to deal with non-coherent traffic. Intel QPI uses the MESI protocol for cache coherence, but also adds a new state labeled Forward (F) to allow fast transfers of Shared data. Hence the term MESIF better identifies the coherent protocol.
Intel QPI offers flexibility in the way cache coherence is managed in a typical system. Proper cache coherence management is a responsibility distributed to all the home and cache agents within the system, each has a part to play. There are some operational choices that can be made. Cache coherence snooping can be initiated by the caching agents that request data, and this mechanism is called source snooping. This method is best suited for small systems that require the lowest latency to access the data in system memory. Larger systems can be designed to rely upon the home agents to issue snoops. This is termed the home snooped coherence mechanism. The latter can be further enhanced by adding a filter or directory in the home agent that helps reduce the cache coherence traffic across the links. Let us look at each of these methods of handling cache coherency and revisit our legal team to see how they would use each one of these mechanisms for their work.
A quick recap is in order: Our legal team of Robert, Janice, Patty, and Tom are all collaborating on a common document. They can keep local copies of the various pages of the document and in our analogy they operate as the caching agents in an Intel QPI based computer system. Mary handles the repository of the entire document and is therefore serving as the home agent.
The team decides that time is of the essence and they should come up with a mechanism that lets them get at the pages of interest as quickly as possible. So when Robert decides he needs page eleven of the document, he asks Mary for a copy from the central repository. However, he simultaneously sends messages to each of his peers to see if they might have copies of the page. If any one of them has a Modified copy, that person will send it to Robert and let Mary know she or he has done so. So Robert gets the page in two messages or hops in Intel QPI terms. This is the source snooped method of managing cache coherence, as the source of the requestor for data also sends snoop messages to all peer caching agents.
This is a good time to revisit the Forward (F) state. In the example above Robert requests page eleven from Mary and lets each peer know that he is looking for that page. Normally if any one of Robert's peers had the page in the Shared state they would let Mary know of that fact and Mary would send a copy of the page to Robert. This would take a while as Mary has to go through the entire repository to find the page, not unlike the long access time to read the contents of DRAM in a computer system. However, suppose Patty does have a copy, she can send it directly to Robert as she can very quickly look for it in her small stack of cached pages. If both Patty and Tom had copies of page eleven, one of them would be marked as the designated Forwarder so that Robert would not get two copies of the same page. The Forward (F) state is used to designate one of the caching agents (among those with data in the Shared state), as the one responsible for forwarding data on to the next requestor. This reduces the time to get data to the destination and therefore improves system performance.
The team can use an alternate method where Mary at the repository of all the pages is responsible for checking with all the others for any cached copies of pages. So when Robert requests a page from Mary, she first sends snoop messages to all of Robert's peers to see if any of them have a copy of page eleven. If none of them do, they let Mary know of that fact by their own messages and Mary can send the page to Robert from her central repository. However, if Janice had a copy of the page and she had changed it, Janice would send it directly to Robert and let Mary know she has done so. Janice would also let Robert know that she has kept a copy of the page so that Robert can mark his copy of the page as Shared. In this example Mary had to initiate all the snoops, meaning she was using a home snooped approach, and the page reached Robert after three hops.
Let us extend our example a bit and introduce the notion of a directory. Tom is called on to travel on a business trip and he takes his copies of the pages of the contract with him. When Robert requests page eleven from Mary, then Mary has to ask all the others for the status of their caches regarding page eleven, just as before. However, contacting Tom takes a long time and this is becoming a bottleneck for the whole team. So Mary decides that she is going to keep a list of what pages she has handed out to whom—in effect creating a directory of the state of sharing of pages of the document. So when Robert requests page eleven, Mary checks her directory and immediately knows whom to contact about that page. If Mary's directory indicates that Tom does not have a copy of page eleven, she can give Robert the copy of the page and let him proceed with his work. The directory is an excellent way to reduce the number of snoops that have to be sent across the system. A directory can also be used to manage traffic to agents with long latencies such as those in remote nodes in large systems with multiple nodes. Intel QPI provides all the rules necessary to create such systems, and have them operate effectively.
Our examples above lay out the basic mechanisms of cache coherence management in Intel QPI.


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The Fall Classic/
This cocktail comes via SeriousEats.com, courtesy of Gramercy Tavern in New York. While I needed to make a few detours around the restaurant's recipe in order to tailor it to my diminishing stock, it also calls for certain ingredients I've got too much of lurking around my post-Thanksgiving fridge, so yay! (In case you haven't noticed, this week on the blog is unofficially Make Use of T'giving Leftovers Week.)
What I was happy to have reason to use was my fresh thyme. Someday, I swear, I'm going to construct the world's most impressive year-round herb garden (complete with shoe-organizer mini-plots!), but until then, I find myself all too often buying fresh herbs in presized packages, using a few sprigs for one recipe, then watching the rest wilt in the crisper. Not this time, Mother Nature! Half of my leftover thyme went into an infusion (reveal date TBD); the rest made the thyme syrup for the Fall Classic.
This cocktail also calls for fresh apple cider, but instead I swapped in apple-peel tea. Wuh huh? you ask, stupefied and bewildermazed. See, soon after I arrived in Canada, I decided that living here meant crafting a more wholesome and virtuous existence. Ergo, I joined the on-campus CSA at McGill. Now I get pounds of apples every week, so I make loads of applesauce. First I made it skins-on, because I figured, why bother peeling all those apples only to throw away all those peels? Then I read that Jacques Pepin recommends steeping the peels for tea. It's totes easy -- fresh peels covered in a saucepan with water, a few shakes of lemon juice, perhaps a cinnamon stick, boil 10 minutes -- and the tea comes out a totes adorbs shade of princessy pink. (Pepin recommends oven-drying the peels first, but I kept burning them so I go with this recipe.) Apple peel tea's got sweetness and tartness but none of cider's bite, and every time I drink some of it, I find myself smiling like an idiot. It's just got such a unique, comforting, soft, fresh sweetness about it. It's Happytime Tea, see!
The Fall Classic
(Adapted from Gramercy Tavern, as found on SeriousEats.com)
1 ounce Buffalo Trace Bourbon
1 ounce Busnel Fine Calvados
1 ounce apple-peel tea
1/2 ounce thyme syrup
1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
1 dash Angostura Bitters
Apple slice, thyme sprig or lemon peel, to garnish
Combine all ingredients in an ice-filled cocktail shaker, shake vigorously, strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish as you like.
Tasting Notes
The original recipe calls for an ounce of either Calvados or Laird's Bonded Apple Brandy, FYI. It also called for making the thyme syrup with equal parts sugar and water along with four fresh thyme sprigs. I halved the sugar because, especially with an herb-based simple syrup, I just like to make sure that the herbaceousness really comes through.


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I wrote my own cipher to encrypt messages. I would like to test a sample ciphered message to see how strong it is. Are there any tools for such task either in Windows or Linux ?
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There's no way to verify the strength of a cipher in any automated way, especially given only the ciphertext. Attacking the construction of a cipher is an inherantly intellectual process, which does not fit well to the qualities of computer analysis.
For example, I could write a cipher such that $f(m) = rand(0,n)$ where $n$ is the largest integer representable in $sizeof(m)*8$ bits, and any automated analysis would say "this is an awesome cipher", but a human would immediately realise that it's totally useless.
If you're writing your own ciphers for real usage, I have only one piece of advice: don't.
Creating your own ciphers is fun, and it can give you a learning experience if you're actually doing it based on constructions you understand, but the resulting cipher should never ever go anywhere near a production system. Experts put their ciphers through years (decades, even) of peer review before they're adopted by anyone. If your goal is to learn, do so by breaking ciphers.
To calculate the time to brute force, you actually just have to look at the (effective) key space. If there are $k$ different possible keys, and all of them encrypt differently¹, it takes in average about $k/2$ tries to brute-force your cipher. How long this takes then depends on the speed of your cipher (or an optimized version thereof), and the hardware resources of an attacker.
¹This seems to be trivially the case, but it isn't: While DES uses formally a 64-bit key, 8 of these bits are not used, thus the effective key size is 56 bits, which means that in average $2^{56}/2 = 2^{55}$ tries are enough for brute-force.
Of course, with home-brewn ciphers usually the best attack is not a brute-force attack, but some clever cryptanalysis, which then only needs way less time. These ciphers are then called "broken".


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Lindsey Stone's trip to Arlington National Cemetery turned into a viral sensation thanks to a Facebook post causing outrage. Stone put up a picture flipping off, and pretending to scream at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, next to a sign asking for "silence and respect."
An employee at the Massachusetts-based non-profit LIFE Inc., Stone and a co-worker who accompanied her to the cemetery, have been placed on unpaid leave after the photo was picked up by the media.
What she likely thought was a humorous quip, elicited tons of negative responses as the image was shared across the social networking sector. Friends on Facebook questioned the decision causing Stone to explain that the photo was an act of "challenging authority in general," and "OBVIOUSLY meant NO disrespect."
But it appears that the damage was already done.
A "Fire Lindsay Stone" Facebook page has been created, with more than 17,000 people in support of Stone being let go from her job. LIFE Inc. released a statement distancing themselves from the actions of both employees. "This photograph in no way reflects the opinions or values of the LIFE organization, which holds our nation's veterans in the highest regard," the organization said. "We are proud to have veterans serving on our staff and board of trustees, and we value their service. The men and women who have selflessly fought and sacrificed their lives to protect the rights and lives of Americans deserves our utmost respect and gratitude."
Stone's father, Peter, told the Boston Herald that he was "appalled" by his daughter's actions. "I certainly don't condone anything like that," he said.
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Marriage licenses
The following marriage licenses have been issued by Marion County District Court:
Darrin James Hajek, Lost Springs, and Kristen Marie Hanzlicek, Newton.
Jamie Lea Magana, Newton, and Randy Dean Schafer, Newton.
Amber Moore, Marion, and Lane Smith, Marion.
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Bill Bowman has been named the American Angus Association Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately. Bowman has been with the Association for 16 years and also serves in other leadership roles such as vice president of information and data programs, director of performance programs and president of Angus Genetics Inc. (AGI), a subsidiary of the Association. He began his tenure at the Association as a regional manager, traveling Colorado, Kansas and Oklahoma, and later became the first director of commercial programs.
As COO, Bowman will oversee the daily operations of the Association. He will work closely with Bryce Schumann, the Association Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and all departments.
"Bill understands the needs of the membership and the importance of customer service, as well as all departments within the Association," Schumann says. "He'll be instrumental in ensuring that the Association continues to provide programs and services to our membership and the commercial cattle producer now and in the future."
Bowman is a Stet, Mo., native and a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is active in industry organizations, serving on the Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) board of directors and as chairman of the Ultrasound Guidelines Council (UGC). He has previous experience in the Angus seedstock business and in sale management.
The COO position is an integral part of the executive management team that Schumann established shortly after taking on the role of CEO. The executive management team is designed to more efficiently manage the Association and ensure that all of its entities work more closely together.


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Staff writer
With the departure of several veteran key players from 2012, Peabody-Burns 2013 football will have a different feel. Youth will be a theme, but on the field, that young blood will come from a pool of talented successful junior varsity players from the past season.
"When you have speed and athletic ability, youth should give the team promise," said David Pickens, ninth-year head coach. "Friday nights on varsity are different, and our athletes will have to move into their varsity roles quickly, but we believe they will. They have the tools necessary, they are just young."
Mostly juniors will lead the team this year. Braxton Kyle will take over the quarterback position, vacated by 2013 senior Hunter Pickens. Kyle has been a varsity player for the past two seasons and as a junior has experience at several positions, including backup to the quarterback. He has a good head for the game and likes the strategy involved in making a play work.
Kevin Baatrup, also a junior, is a hard worker with good outside speed. He is athletic and could affect the team with receiving and rushing skills. Junior Kaden Gibson is a strong utility player. He is tough and works hard and should affect offensive and defensive lines for the team. One other junior, Nick Preheim, has deceptive speed and a good work ethic. Kyle Seeney is a new junior face and will join the varsity crew in 2013. Seeney is a transfer from Newton with experience and loves the weight room.
One senior, Fred Winsor, joins the team after two years on the sideline. He has strength and is athletic. With just this year to play at the varsity level, he will have to come on strong early.
Freshman Andrew Wedel will make his presence known on the line. He sports a good frame and speed. High school varsity will be a big step.
PBHS opens with White City on Sept. 6. Pickens will be assisted again this season by Bob Kyle.


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UPDATE: Weather Related Postponements and Cancelations
The Augustana College campus will be OPEN for normal scheduled events and classes on Friday, April 12.
Please avoid downed trees and any walkways that have not been cleared or have been blocked with barricades or orange cones. The College has started the process of clearing debris; however, this process will take some time.
Weather-related cancelations and postponements
- Two speakers on Augustana's International Theme of "China and Globalization" were postponed to Friday, April 12 — at 10 a.m. in Humanities 123, Dr. Emily McRae on "Metabolizing Anger: A Solution to the Problem of Moral Anger," and at 3 p.m. in the Back Alley, New York Times best-selling author Da Chen will give the audience a look into China during the cultural revolution.
- The annual meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Science, planned for April 12-13, has been canceled due to severe weather. However, Dr. Eric Klawiter (Biology graduate), class of 2000 and an Assistant Professor of Neurology (Harvard Medical School, Mass. General Hospital) will be giving his talk entitled, "Mapping neural connections with MRI to study neurologic disease" at 3 p.m. in GSC 101.
- The Junior Visit Day scheduled for Friday, April 12, has been canceled. Join us Friday, April 26, instead.
- The Siouxland Trombone Festival's Friday events, including the Friday evening concert, will be held in Kresge Recital Hall. On Sunday, the Festival will feature a recital by New York Philharmonic trombonist Joseph Alessi.
- The Langston Hughes Project originally planned for Thursday on campus has been canceled due to severe weather.
- The Augustana Thought Leader Forum will go on, as scheduled, at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, April 12, at CJ Callaway's.
- The "Saturdays at CWS" workshop event on digital photography" on Saturday, April 13, at the Center for Western Studies has been postponed. The new date is yet to be determined.
- The Alumni Council meeting planned for Saturday, April 13, will take place as scheduled.
If you have any questions or concerns, please call Campus Safety at 605.274.4014.


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The department houses a library of books relating to the collection and associated cultures.
The library can be used by visitors to the Study room and by appointment only. You may only make an appointment to use the library if the resources needed are not available anywhere else.
Contact the department to make an appointment.


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Josh Innes, the polarizing but popular co-host of KILT's (610 AM) afternoon drive time show since December 2010, has left the station for a similar position in Philadelphia and will be replaced in January by longtime KGOW (1560 AM) host Sean Pendergast.
Pendergast, who has worked for KGOW since the station launched in 2007, will join Rich Lord on KILT's afternoon drive show beginning Jan. 3, said KILT program director Ryan McCredden.
Innes will begin work that same day at WIP-FM, one of the country's longest-running sports talk stations. His final show on KILT was Thursday.
Innes, who had been at KILT since December 2009, said he was leaving Houston because of the challenge of working in a hard-core sports market like Philadelphia and because he no longer wanted to work alongside Lord.
"The main reason I decided not to stay here is that I didn't want to do that show with Rich anymore," he said. "I don't really like him. I'm not going to say that I'll miss him or that he's a friend of mine."
Innes, however, had high praise for his other KILT co-workers and for Ryan McCredden, the station's program director, and former CBS Radio Houston executives Brian Purdy and Gavin Spittle, who hired him for his first major market radio job.
Despite his personal differences with Lord, he said he was proud of the quality of their show and of its support of Houston charities.
"People listen because they care about what you have to say. If they want to hear about sports, they want to hear it from you because you're their guy," Innes said. "Our show set itself apart. It ticked off people and sometimes ticked off the co-host, but after all is said and done, maybe down the line what we did will be appreciated.
"We didn't invent the wheel. We didn't change the face of radio, but it was different (for Houston). I'm proud of what we did."
Lord had no comment Thursday regarding Innes' departure or his comments.
McCredden said in a statement that Innes "has been a great team player. We are all proud of the work he has done." He said Pendergast "is a true pro with a loyalty and passion for Houston sports that is unrivaled."
As for the new Lord-Pendergast show, McCredden said it will continue to mix elements of sports and "guy talk" but added, "I would imagine the ratio will swing a little closer to that of our morning and midday shows rather than what it has been during the afternoon. I want it to have the same feel and sound of the other shows."
Innes, the son of radio host and voice actor Scott Innes, joined KILT in December 2009 and a year later joined Lord in afternoon drive. That change, combined with the Texans' improved play, helped launch KILT toward its best ratings of the Arbitron portable people meter era.
From a 2.2 percent audience share in January 2011 in afternoon drive among men 25-54, the key demo for sports radio, KILT improved to 5.3 in October 2011, the second month of a 21-month stretch in the top 10 during which the station climbed as high as No. 4 among all local stations.
That streak ended with the April 2013 book, and the station dropped as low as 21st in afternoon drive in the June rankings before returning to the top 10 in October.
Perhaps reflecting the higher numbers, Innes proved to be a polarizing figure. He focused daily on his personal exploits, travails and health issues, and regularly disagreed with callers and his co-host on the relative merits of local teams and local athletes.
Still, the program proved to be popular with young male listeners and was recognized by Talkers magazine at No. 44 among the nation's best sports talk shows.


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Weird and Cool: Geometric Food Art
You don't find perfect lines in the natural world of fruits and vegetables—it's all uneven curves and waves and organic shapes—which is why it's striking to see Turkish artist Sakir Gökçebag's food art. His visual displays are made up of fruits and vegetables that he's carefully cut and arranged to show a type of geometry not found in the natural world, and all without any digital manipulation.
→ See more: Geometric Food Art at designboom
Related: Look! Animated MRI Scans of Vegetables
(Images: Sakir Gökçebag via designboom)


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For the first time, the car tests the driver
In a series of videos, Chevrolet performed biometric testing on 5 drivers who each took a 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray for a lap around the closed-circuit, Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch race track. Having drastically redesigning the exterior and interior of its all-new generation of Corvette, the American auto manufacturer felt it necessary to create a test drive for the C7 like none other. It's called a "reverse test drive," where the car tests the driver. Each driver's heartbeat, breathes per minute, brain activity, and more were observed as they drove. The results were quite interesting.
The five drivers used for the "reverse test drive" were Coolhunting.com's Evan Orensten, FitFluential's Kelly Olexa, Detroit's famous Slows BBQ's Phillip Cooley, style consultant and blogger Terry McFly, and most notably Kazunori Yamauchi of Gran Turismo fame. Each driver had a different career background involving little or no experience behind the wheel of a sports car.
After each driver was suited in the medical and racing clothes, and then wired to the Bluetooth computers, they hopped into the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray for a lap around the track. While being observed, the team of Chevrolet and medical experts were able to conclude a series of three words that best described each driver's reaction to driving the new Stingray.
Evan Orensten writes for coolhunting,com, a website specifically in search of all things new and hip. When he hopped in the 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray the medical determined he was calm, comfortable, and a thrill seeker. Once his test drive around the track came to an end, the team concluded his overall experience to consist of three words: excited, fearful, and relaxed.
Kelly Olexa, from FitFluential, was next. She seemed extremely apprehensive at first, but quickly became overwhelmed with a sense of fun and enjoyment. After her lap around the track, the overall words associated with her experience were attentive, nervous, and satisfied.
The third person to take the Corvette out for a drive was Detroit entrepreneur Phillip Cooley from the famous Slows BBQ. The medical team judged a real-time map of Cooley's brain as it reacted to the test drive; they determined he was cautious at first. As he drove the car, he became more familiar and increased aggressiveness on the track. By the end of the test drive, his overall experience was that of satisfaction, enjoyment, and concentration.
Second to last was a lifestyle blogger and freelance journalist, Terry McFly. Once his lap around the track began, it was clear he was focused; his fear turned into confidence and he felt a sense of accomplishment. The comfort and pleasure McFly received from driving the 2014 Corvette resulted in a unique overall experience: Diligent, adjusted, and initial fear.
The last to drive the all-new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray was game designer Kazunori Yamauchi of Gran Turismo. Easily the most comfortable, Kazunori felt assertive and logical as he began his lap. Unlike the other drivers, he was effective at multi-tasking and felt obligated to be in control. His overall feel was that of focused, risk taking, and aggression on the track.
The all-new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray features an LT1 6.2L engine that churns 450 hp through either a 6-speed automatic or 7-speed manual transmission. This factory, 12-second quarter-mile car comes with a base price of $51,995 and an overall experience of satisfaction. Definitely take a test drive when you get the chance, heck, the Corvette might even test you.


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When you take the Obama speech apart, he sounds a whole lot different! Does he sound like a Communist or a Capitalist?
Obama and Clinton think they can fool the people all the time with their speeches. So let's look at the Inaugural speech of Obama. It is always better to read his speeches than to hear them. His intended cadence and breaks are meant to deceive you and not to make his points very clear.
Obama implies that we defeated communism. But isn't Obama and his policies all about communism. He wants one party rule and a policy of socialism. At a time when communism has failed all around the world and it always comes with a cost. And that cost is a major loss of freedom and liberty.
Obama said "… a free market only thrives when there are rules
to ensure competition and fair play. Together we resolve that a great nation
must care for the vulnerable and protect its people from life's worst
hazards and misfortune."
Here Obama wants to sound like he is in favor of capitalism and fair trade. Then he slips into the lifetime security blanket from the womb to the tomb unless you are aborted. This appears to be the problem with most liberals. They think America can compete against other countries and still have businesses over-burdened by taxes and regulations. The fallacy with most of Obama's rhetoric is the fact that he has created no jobs. With no jobs, people are scared and would vote for an empty suit like Obama. If Obama believed in what he said, he would be moving the heavens to create real jobs in the United States instead of jobs abroad. Most Americans would rather have a real job than a handout. Except those who voted for Obama!
Obama continues "… Our celebration of initiative and
enterprise, our insistence on hard work and personal responsibility, these
are constants in our character."
With all the Obama handouts, there are no initiatives for personal responsibility. Why work when you can get unemployment benefits for life and handouts that exceed the average pay for the average worker. And why start or continue a business if you can't get employees at a reasonable salary and benefits. ObamaCare is set up to cost the average business a ton of money that they don't have!
Obama: "that preserving our individual freedoms ultimately requires
collective action."
I think this should have been stated better. I Obama am a communist and a socialist and individual rights can only be preserved by regulations and rules passed by a liberal government. This may cost you your freedom and liberty, but at least you will be able to get an abortion and contraceptives.
Freedom and liberty do not come from over-zealous tyrannists like Obama… They come from the guaranteed rights of the constitution not from Obama and the liberals. If it was up to them they would take away all your guns.
Obama: "No single person can train all the math
and science teachers we'll need to equip our children for the future. Or
build the roads and networks and research labs that will bring new jobs and
businesses to our shores".
Does Obama know we have the best schools and roads in the world. What we need are tariffs and protection so we can grow jobs in this country not in China! The United States has paid trillions of dollars to schools and teachers for centuries. No one ever said that no single person can train all the math and science teachers. They are already educated and ready to teach. The word "train" is a liberal word. I was not trained to be a professional. I was educated to be a professional. Are community organizers trained? Are presidents trained? Maybe that is why Obama is so short-sighted. He was never educated to be a stand alone professional.
The only thing that will bring new jobs to our shores will be lower taxes and protective tariffs of sorts. We have plenty of empty buildings from shore to shore to contain our businesses. We have plenty of construction workers to build factories. We have plenty of roads. We just need to get Obama and his tax and regulate liberals out of the way of American prosperity.
Obama: "Now, more than ever, we must do these things together, as one nation,
and one people. And economic recovery has begun".
Obama must be watching Looney Tunes in the Whitehouse. Obama and Biden have been telling us the economy is recovering for the last three years. It is or it isn't. Again we hear the sounds of a communist. This country prospered because many people did many different things. Some prospered and some did not. But at the end of the day the country prospered. If we do things as 'one people' under Obama we all fail! While Obama still gets a pay check and benefits for life. And while his family is protected by the secret service for life. You will have nothing!
Obama: "For we, the people, understand that our country cannot succeed when a
shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it."
I think Obama finally gets trickle down economics. A shrinking few are getting richer. I imagine this includes his buddies Immelt and Soros. If the rich are not creating real jobs in this country because the risk for success is so high then tell me again how the 'barely make it' are going to find jobs. The government cannot afford to create jobs for everyone.
I think this statement should become Obama's legacy. Obama was so ignorant and was not trained to be president. Because of his short sightings he allowed the government to cause the American economy to sink back into the toilet. Maybe we should elect more liberals to congress. Where is Weiner and Edwards when we really need them.
When you take the Obama speech apart, he sounds a whole lot different! Does he sound like a Communist or a Capitalist? Only one can create prosperity for you! Which one do you want?
To Be Continued


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Saint Michael's offers a 21-sport NCAA Division II varsity athletics program. Most incoming students who are planning to participate on one of our varsity teams have been actively recruited by the head coach for that team. If the coach has not been in regular contact with you regarding your participation, please contact him or her (by email or telephone) to learn about open tryouts and other important information. All contact information for coaches can be found on the Athletic Staff Directory.
If you are going to play, then in addition to completing all of the important forms in this guide, you must also download and complete the following necessary athletics forms, too. You can access the forms online.
In compliance with NCAA rules and regulations, all student-athletes who are beginning their initial season of eligibility are required to undergo a medical examination or evaluation administered or supervised by a physician. The examination or evaluation must be administered within six months (no earlier than March 1) prior to participation in any practice, competition or out-of-season conditioning activities. Download and take the Physical Examination Forms to your physician to complete at the time of your physical.
This form collects demographic, biographical, medical and health history information. Please complete it in full.
If you are prescribed a stimulant medication (such as Ritalin, Adderall, Concerta, Vyvanse or any other medication containing an amphetamine preparation), you must provide this documentation annually in order to comply with NCAA guidelines.
These forms are all available for download from the Athletic Training Page at www.smcathletics.com.
All first-year students, and those transfer students who did not play a Division I or II varsity sport prior to attending Saint Michael's, must register with the NCAA Eligibility Center prior to their first opportunity to participate (tryout or practice). This process grants certification for both academic and amateurism status, and can take a considerable length of time if the necessary documentation is not submitted in a timely fashion.
That's all you need to do... for now! It's very important to continue to monitor your status with the NCAA Eligibility Center. You can log into your account on their site to get updated and keep an eye on your email (the address you used when you registered), as the NCAA will notify you if they need additional documentation or have questions. Once you receive your certification, you are eligible to compete in varsity sports at Saint Michael's.
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One excellent condition Motorola CT-250 VHF Handheld Radio this was a demo unit from a radio shop that closed and it was only used for demo / sales purposes. Programming and shipping is included in the price. (in the picture it might that the charger has a crack in it, it is not a crack or a scratch, it's part of a black twist tie that was in the box that got caught in the picture)Radio Specs:136-174 mhz5 watts output16 ChannelsCosmetic Condition:Mint ConditionWhat comes in the box:1 Radio1 VHF antenna1 Belt Clip1 Rapid Charger1 power supply for the battery chargerNote:Radios are all tested and working and have been recently programmed. Batteries are not warrantied, I do not fully test batteries on used radios and make no guarantees what so ever on the condition of batteries. (for this model radio HT750 replacement batteries are compatible)
My ebay ID is Thor706, check my feedback.
Radio is narrowband compliant )12.5 / 25khz) per Moto's list of narrow band compliant radios.
$135 includes inital programming and the programming cable. (sorry no software)
make a reasonable offer
Is this radio still available? Are you near Chicago?
It's still here, check your PM's.
server must be slow tonight..
What the frequency range please?
136-174mhz like it says in the description.
still here, ready to sell and program for the buyer.
narrowband ?
Is this radio still available?