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August 31, 2010
Speaking recently at a conference in Atlanta, Georgia, the executive director of ICEL (the International Commission on English in the Liturgy) spoke on liturgical music, and the prospects for "singing the Mass" rather than merely "singing at Mass."
The New Liturgical Movement has obtained the full text of the talk by Msgr. Andrew Wadsworth. Readers will quickly recognize—if they did not already know—that ICEL today is very different from the organization that produced liturgical translations of a decade ago.
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- Towards the Future: Singing the Mass by Msgr. Andrew Wadsworth, Executive Director of ICEL (New Liturgical Movement)
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Simeon & Elizabeth COFFEY 1850 Jefferson Co MS
Does anyone have any info on this family.Dau Mary may be my ancestor.
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Simeon Coffey 38 b MShunter
Elizabeth Coffey 26 MS
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If this Mary is my ancestor she is Mary Elizabeth who married a Holmes, had dau Bettie.2nd husband M.V.Dale,
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so I stuffed a couple of boxes, one in each end to see what it might look like filled out a bit, this is promising .....
so I stuffed a couple of boxes, one in each end to see what it might look like filled out a bit, this is promising .....
Here I used some motorcycle innertubes as I'd might use those "out of stock" air beam parts from Nemo. It's giving me an idea of the size to use, placement, and how to install them. If I'm already gonna fill up a exped 9 dam then while I'm at it I can fill up the air beams as well. same pump, multi use ...... and I can also have them filled up while in hammock mode to give lots of extra roomyiness , cool.
btw, I have both a front and rear tube here, 21" front, 18" rear, the front is the head end.
now it's starting to take shape!
I took the doors off the super fly tarp
and using the side pull outs as the tie down points.
this method would work good for when I didn't expect rain
but got some anyway, or for fog and morning dew ....
of course the tarp could always be set up with the poles (of some sort).
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Nice solution, spi-guy. Inflatable tarp next????
Ambulo tua ambulo.
the military uses that idea?
and my ultimate goal is to have it all free standing .....
and to top it off ..... a floor!
a ground sheet and/or a waterproof bathtub tent floor ...
but with the air beams along the sides instead of those stakes.
again, all free standing, even if it is only inches high ....
I gather I'd better get busy in making my own air beams ......
this thread
talks about making your own dam ... imagine that!
custom shape a dam with shoulder wings and foot box extension?
yeah, now were talkin' !
and next it's time to makin' !
since I'm really only concerned with the blackbird hammock ,
I now have to come up with the new custom shape for the DAM.
anyone got some ideas on this?
I'm gonna add these components to my existing pad and see what happens.
I'm gonna start by making my air beams first
then with experience move up to the DAM.
it's time for some manufacturing equipment .....
and finally that sewing machine ...... and .......
update: instead of adding shoulder wings I think I'll just add
another 2 or 3 complete length tubes to give me 6 more inches for the width.
6' x 32" should do just fine I'm thinking.
I still have to find my old ski waxing iron or something better like:
and I still have to wade thru the different types of heat sealable fabrics .....
something for the floor
something for the airbeams
and something for the DAM
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I like the idea of using the tubes for structure. I'll be watching to see what all you come up with.
I followed the links to the Nemo tent site that has the air tubes as replacement parts for their tents (out of stock...) I did notice that the Nemo GoGo Bivy weigh 2 lbs, or more than a SMD solo tent (from my groundling days, I have the Six Moons Designs Europa and almost got the luna instead) which has more head room if not more floor space. I'm wondering if it's the overall material, or if the tubes actually add that much weight.
I actually did some research, and the SMD Refuge has 30 sq ft of interior space for 27 oz, while the air tube Nemo GOGO only has 20 Sq ft of space and weighs more. So, are the air tubes all that much of a weight saver after all? Or do bikers not REALLY know their ultralight gear?
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I like the tubes idea, but I wouldn't want to put the Blackbird's fabric on the ground for a week...little holes in a hammock can lead to rips that will dump you next time you hang. And the hammock isn't waterproof anyway. I'd put a groundsheet underneath it. And if you're using a groundsheet, do you really need the hammock? Just as a bug bivy.
So as a bug bivy, you only need to keep it off of your body rather than expanded as a whole tent. Could change your design concept...only need one tube, etc.
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I'm gonna have the bathtub floor ground sheet to protect the black bird and I tried a single tube and that's just a bit troublesome getting into and such. It could be chilly or it could be warm so having the net off my body when it's warm is gonna be important.
I have to select a material that's light but still gonna be stiff enough. I'd try using the nemo tubes if they were in stock but ..... so have to roll my own instead. besides, knowing how to do this is gonna come in handy for some other projects. those motorcycle innertubes are heavy but it did provide a means of knowing whether or not to go further with this.
I still got to find some valves ......
this is close but not it
not finding much in the way of valves ....
gonna try schrader valves next .
I've got some old wind surfing parts, battens, that I'm trying out.
if this works ok, then I'll hunt down some tent poles.
see attached pic .....
maybe some pool noodles will work?
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The Transportation Worker Identification Credential — a federal I.D. required for unescorted port access — is turning five this year, meaning the cards issued to most truckers and other port workers in 2008 and 2009 are expiring and will need to be renewed.
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But don't despair. There are several ways to gain control of email for good, and it begins with setting up a system that works for you.
Brian Phelps, lead designer at Focus.com, an online community of business experts, says that one way he's learned to control his email is by using different accounts, such as one for family and one for work-related matters.
He also uses folders for various messages, such as putting Twitter and Facebook messages into one marked "social media," which he says help you "categorize your emails into digestible segments."
Andrew Kordek, chief strategist and co-founder of Trendline Interactive, says he receives hundreds of emails a day into his 12 accounts, but keeps track of them by using rules to highlight, flag or forward his important messages. He also uses Apple's Smart Mailboxes to sort through those items he needs to research, he says.
With hundreds of thousands of email in his various accounts, Kordek says he doesn't get overwhelmed because he focuses on keeping his business account at zero at least once a week and then peruses the others when he can. (He estimates he has 44,000 unread messages.)
"I once took my MacBook Pro to the Apple store for some service. When the technician saw my mail account, he told me that it was the most active/productive and scary thing he had ever seen from any Apple user he has ever dealt with," Kordek says.
Kordek follows this mantra: "Control your email or let it control you."
Robert Koehler, a sales performance consultant, has a simple message for everyone who believes they get too much email: "Send less, get less."
One of the biggest problems with email overload comes when you go on vacation. The deluge that hits you when you return from time off can be overwhelming. Koehler advises auto deleting some groups and individuals while you're away, and Phelps says it's important to use "out of office" messages to direct senders to someone else for important business.
"I love 'out of office' messages and I try to keep mine humorous so people pay attention," Kordek says. "Boring ones suck."
In "More Time for You" authors Rosemary Tator and Alesia Latson offer some other tips, such as:
- Establishing "triage" folders. These should be tagged "delete," "do it now," "respond today," "schedule a specific time on calendar," "waiting for response," "file it," "someday" and "freedom." If you can handle it in two minutes, that's a "do it now" folder. The "freedom" folder, on the other hand, is for when you have an overwhelming number of messages and need a place to start. Anything more than two-days old should be moved into that folder.
- Scheduling time to handle e-mail. This is a practice that can influence others to do the same. It may take some practice, but others will soon get used to you answering messages only every few hours.
- Getting ruthless. Set aside some time to unsubscribe to newsletters, sales at your favorite department stores and bulletins that no longer make sense for you.


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GAO-14-419: Published: Apr 17, 2014. Publicly Released: Apr 17, 2014.
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Although the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had implemented and made progress in strengthening information security controls, weaknesses limited their effectiveness in protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of a key financial system. For this system's network, servers, applications, and databases, weaknesses in several controls were found, as the following examples illustrate:
Access controls: SEC did not consistently protect its system boundary from possible intrusions; identify and authenticate users; authorize access to resources; encrypt sensitive data; audit and monitor actions taken on the commission's networks, systems, and databases; and restrict physical access to sensitive assets.
Configuration and patch management: SEC did not securely configure the system at its new data center according to its configuration baseline requirements. In addition, it did not consistently apply software patches intended to fix vulnerabilities to servers and databases in a timely manner.
Segregation of duties: SEC did not adequately segregate its development and production computing environments. For example, development user accounts were active on the system's production servers.
Contingency and disaster recovery planning: Although SEC had developed contingency and disaster recovery plans, it did not ensure redundancy of a critical server.
The information security weaknesses existed, in part, because SEC did not effectively oversee and manage the implementation of information security controls during the migration of this key financial system to a new location. Specifically, during the migration, SEC did not (1) consistently oversee the information security-related work performed by the contractor and (2) effectively manage risk.
Until SEC mitigates control deficiencies and strengthens the implementation of its security program, its financial information and systems may be exposed to unauthorized disclosure, modification, use, and disruption. These weaknesses, considered collectively, contributed to GAO's determination that SEC had a significant deficiency in internal control over financial reporting for fiscal year 2013.
Why GAO Did This Study
SEC is responsible for enforcing securities laws, issuing rules and regulations that protect investors, and helping to ensure that securities markets are fair and honest. In carrying out its mission, the commission relies extensively on computerized systems that collect and process financial and sensitive information. Accordingly, it is essential that SEC have effective information security controls in place to protect this information from misuse, fraudulent use, improper disclosure, manipulation, or destruction.
As part of its audit of SEC's fiscal years 2013 and 2012 financial statements, GAO assessed the commission's information security controls. The objective was to determine the effectiveness of information security controls for protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of SEC's key financial systems and information. To do this, GAO assessed security controls in key areas by reviewing SEC documents, testing selected systems, and interviewing relevant officials.
What GAO Recommends
GAO is recommending that SEC take two actions to (1) more effectively oversee contractors performing security-related tasks and (2) improve risk management. In a separate report for limited distribution, GAO is recommending that SEC take 49 specific actions to address weaknesses in security controls. In commenting on a draft of this report, SEC generally agreed with GAO's recommendations and described steps it is taking to address them.
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Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: In fiscal year 2014, we verified that SEC, in response to our recommendation, has employees assigned as general overseer and technical overseer for both the EDGAR and GSS contracts to provide oversight of the performance of the contractors and the execution of the contract.
Recommendation: As part of fully implementing a comprehensive information security program, the Chair should direct the Chief Information Officer to assign information security personnel to monitor and evaluate contractor performance in implementing information security controls in SEC's information technology projects.
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Comments: In fiscal year 2014, we verified that SEC, in response to our recommendation, implemented project risk management processes and an information security risk management program that includes identifying and conveying risks, performing security impact analyses and mitigating identified risks.
Recommendation: As part of fully implementing a comprehensive information security program, the Chair should direct the Chief Information Officer to implement a risk management process to ensure that similar contract oversight weakness are not widespread that includes (1) identifying and conveying risks, (2) performing security impact analyses, and (3) mitigating identified risks as appropriate.
Agency Affected: United States Securities and Exchange Commission
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MARSHVILLE – Jennifer Whitley grew up in a family of educators and learned to appreciate education at an early age.
Her appreciation eventually grew into a passion that brought her back to her alma mater, Forest Hills High School, to teach history – and ultimately become the 2014-15 Union County Public Schools Teacher of the Year.
Whitley followed in the footsteps of her mother, who retired as a UCPS teacher and now serves as a school guidance counselor in South Carolina.
"I remember just seeing education as a lifestyle, so it became important to me at a young age, having a mom who was directly involved in it," Whitley said.
But Whitley didn't originally plan to become a teacher. Her goal during her junior year at Forest Hills was to become a lawyer; however, an internship with a law firm made Whitley realize the profession wasn't for her, and she decided to pursue a career in education instead.
Whitley enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where she majored in history on a North Carolina Teaching Fellows scholarship – something she said not only helped her pay for school, but also gave her valuable hands-on classroom experience.
"It's a great program and enabled me to get directly into the classroom my first year in college," she said. "I was able to go in my first semester of my freshman year working at West Meck (High School), getting hours in. It gave me … an educator's perspective as a student early
After graduating from UNC Charlotte, Whitley landed a job at Piedmont High School, where she taught before a position opened up at Forest Hills. Whitley has taught at Forest Hills for a total of about five-and-a-half years, with some time off in between, and she's thoroughly enjoyed her time at the
"I love the students. I love being part of the community," she said. "I think that's why I've always wanted to get back to Forest Hills. I love being part of something that's bigger than me, to invest in the students there to let them know they can be successful."
The biggest challenge about being a teacher, Whitley said, is time management – trying to figure out how to cover all of the content and convey it to the students in a way they can understand, while also pacing the curriculum to line up with the allotted instruction time.
But hearing the students' success stories makes it worth the hard work and is the best part of being a teacher, she said. One of her former students was Forest Hills's Teacher of the Year last year, and another former student became the first person in his family to go to college.
"For an African-American male to go and be successful in college is a great thing to celebrate," Whitley said of the student. "To celebrate those success stories at Forest Hills, that's really exciting to me."
Forest Hills Principal Dr. Kevin Plue said the school sees students from many different socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds. One of the things that makes Whitley an asset to the school, Plue said, is her ability to teach to all students, whether they're acing an honors class or struggling to pass a general course.
"She can teach at both ends of that spectrum," Plue said. "She's equally adept at teaching all of those kids and helping them reach their highest potential, whatever that is."
Whitley said becoming the county's Teacher of the Year has been a humbling experience, and she wants her legacy to reflect someone who helped each student reach his or her full potential and learn how to give back to the community.
"The biggest advice I have (for other teachers) is don't get so wrapped up in the data and the numbers," she said. "See each student as an individual (and) create within them their own unique confidence to be successful."


text: Eclipse Community Forums - RDF feed https://www.eclipse.org/forums/ Eclipse Community Forums Using xdc with VS2008 - problems https://www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php/mv/msg/454965/1011418/#msg_1011418 We have some code that's currently shared between 2 embedded platforms and PC Linux (Fedora). We use XDC (TI built) for our build process. I have recently started porting some of this to Win32 in VS2008 and using XDC for the build on Windows. The journey has been OK so far but a little stuck now. When building an exe, I get the following error: s: "C:/ti/xdctools_3_24_06_63/packages/xdc/cfg/Main.xs", line 156: Error: xdc.cfg.INCOMPATIBLE_TARGET_VERSION: current target 'microsoft.targets.Win32' [] is not compatible with targets used to build the following packages; package microsoft.targets.rts [in C:/ti/xdctools_3_24_06_63/packages/microsoft/targets/rts/] was built using 'microsoft.targets.Win32' [1,0,14.00,50727] So the compiler version of my built exe is not the same as was used to build microsoft.targets.rts. Because it's empty. On scrolling up the build output slightly, I see the problem: 1>Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 15.00.30729.01 for 80x86 1>Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. 1>usage: cl [ option... ] filename... [ /link linkoption... ] 1>microsoft.targets: warning: version match failed on '' Something in the regex in microsoft\targets\ITarget.xs is failing to extract the version data correctly. So, a couple of questions: + How can I fix this? Do I need to rebuild XDC? If so, how? + Since I am using VS2008, cl actually reports a version of 15.00.30729.01. I guess that microsoft.targets.rts was built with VS2005. Is this an issue? If so, how do I fix it? Thanks a lot, Ben ]]> Ben White 2013-02-19T14:45:17-00:00 Re: Using xdc with VS2008 - problems https://www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php/mv/msg/454965/1011618/#msg_1011618 as you found out, the code that deals with extracting the version numbers is in C:/ti/xdctools_3_24_06_63/packages/microsoft/targets/ITarget.xs, more specifically this part of the function getVersion: if (xdc.exec(cmd, attrs, status) >= 0) { var va = status.output.match(/Version\s+[0-9\.]+/mg); if (va != null) { var cver = va[0].replace(/[Version\s]/g, ""); var key = target.versionMap["cl_" + cver]; if (key == null) { /* MS version numbers are x.y.z, where z is a build number */ key = "1,0," + cver.replace(/([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\.([0-9]+).*/, "$1,$2"); } result += key; } else { print("microsoft.targets: warning: version match failed on '" + status.output + "'"); } } However, looking at the version string it seems that the regex on the 2nd line of the code above should match 'Version 15.00.30729.01'. Anyway, you can debug further by simply changing the code in this file. You don't need to rebuild microsoft.targets package, just make the changes in ITarget.xs, clean and rebuild. The first thing I would do is print the content of the string 'cmd' just to check if the command supplied to xdc.exec looks valid. I also recommend the long comment about vcPath in Win32.xdc because the problem could be caused by DLLs not being on the path. How did you configure Win32 target in your config.bld? As for the difference in the build tools between 'rts' and your code, that should all work fine once the version of VS2008 is detected correctly. I am assuming that VS2008 linker will link VS2008 and VS2005 object files. If that's not the case, please let me know. You would have to rebuild the package 'rts' but that's fairly easy to do. ]]> Sasha Slijepcevic 2013-02-19T22:50:33-00:00


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Even though the UK group Brakes released their sophomore album last week overseas, fans in North America won't get a domestic release of The Beatific Visions until February 20, 2007. The delayed US release pretty much sucks, but the good news is that we can sample each track on the record thanks to this handy dandy e-card. From what I've heard so far, it sounds like they have taken their spastic genre-melding sound to a whole new level. I really dig this band, so chances are I'll just end up buying the damn import.
Although the band is currently plotting a full US tour for April and May of '07, Silent Uproar has the inside scoop on a handful of December dates. Check them out below:
Brakes North American Dates
12.06.06 - Oakland, CA (Paramount Theatre)
12.08.06 - Los Angeles, CA (Orpheum Theatre)
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Google could one day offer its employees longer lives as part of their employment packages.
Silicon Valley employment packages are getting hard to top, particularly as the big companies are now allowed to headhunt. It seems that Google thinks that a longer life is something that staff will want.
Todd Carlisle, director of staffing at Google, suggested to ZDNet it could reach a point where the perks of working at a company include extending your life.
If that were the case then people would likely never leave. They would be incredibly loyal, he suggested.
What is weird about this scenario is that Google is headed in that direction.
Late last year it hired Ray Kurzweil who is a big fan of the singularity idea. This predicts life extension technologies will eventually extend people's lives indefinitely and enable people to start using more robotic bodies.
Apparently this will start happening in earnest within this decade. Earnest is not a small town in Utah.
The singularity will require the world's largest, most powerful computer system, which is exactly what Google is building. It means that its engineers will probably accept lower salaries for the chance to be among the first to benefit from singularity.
The downside is that if you stop working for Google they could switch you off and wipe your personality from its hard-drive, or sell you to the NSA.


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Wahlberg Family, Debbie Wahlberg, the sister of brothers Mark Wahlberg, Paul and Donnie who died in 2003, was remembered in last night's premiere episode of Wahlburgers – the new reality show that centers around the boys' burger bar in Boston.
The three famous brothers were seen looking over family photographs in the premiere, while Paul spoke briefly about his sister, who died on the same day that Mark became a father for the first time. Deborah tragically died at the age of 43 after reportedly suffering a heart attack while being treated for kidney stones – meanwhile, across the country, Mark was celebrating the birth of his baby girl Ella Rae.
Elsewhere in the Wahlberg brothers' reality show, Paul is seen obsessing about expanding the burger joint in their hometown of Boston, while big-thinking Mark wants to take the business international.
The premiere of the series opens with Paul is shown obsessing about expanding into their home town of Boston while Mark wants to go international.


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ReviewDespite the issues we have with our truck, it is the best track in its class as far as exterior design, power and the way it drives - there is no other vehicle that I could compare LC200 to; The issues we had/have are the drive shaft that had to be replaced because it was factory or design defect (even this particular vehicle was built in Japan). Secondly, I already replaced the belt: around 20,000 miles it started making a noise; thirdly every other time I lift this truck to rotate tires (I like to do a simple maintenance myself), after I need to take it to the dealer to recalibrate suspension as it starts lining to the right. Other than that it's perfect!
Worst Featuresnot sure if that has already been fixed in newer models, but they need to fix problems I describe above. Also for this price I would except a lot more cool features.
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Double Fine Productions has regained the publishing and distribution rights to its games Stacking and Costume Quest thanks to Nordic Games, which picked up the intellectual properties when the bankrupt THQ sold off its assets earlier this year.
The two game companies have now partnered up to release retail versions of Double Fine's titles Psychonauts, Stacking, and Costume Quest. PC and Mac versions will be available in North America and Europe in the first half of 2014.
Adventure-puzzle game Stacking and adventure role-playing game Costume Quest have never been available as boxed copies. They released digitally for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and later PCs beginning in 2011 and 2010, respectively. The platforming game Psychonauts launched in 2005 but has since only been sold through digital-distribution services like Steam.


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Andy Warhol - Father of Pop Art
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Andy Warhol considered the father of Pop Art, thou he was not the originator of the style, he was by far the most famous Pop Artist of all time. Second and not half as famous was Roy Lichtenstein. Warhol is also attributed for bringing Pop Art to the US.
Pop Art began in Britain from the infiltration of US goods an marketing brought on by the shortages caused by World War II. The British not being use to the Big Bright American brands found them funny and different. In a parody of the US Marketing images and slogans came Pop Art. Hence Andy Warhol's Campbell Soup and his Marilyn Monroe.
Although considered light in subject matter some of Andy's work had a darker side like Warhol's depiction of the Electric chair or the Kennedy assignation.


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Robert Byrd was born in November 1917, and died on June 28, 2010. That made him 92 years old. He was also the longest serving member of the United States Senate. Senator Byrd served uninterruptedly for 50 years. That's an impressive record of public service, well. He was also a member of the KKK but as far as we can tell he has reformed.
Under George W. Bush and probably also under Obama Senator Byrd was the 3rd in the succession for the US Presidency after the United States Vice President and the House Speaker.
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The United States President has control of American Nuclear weapons. He may have to make a fast decision without having time to consult advisers in an emotionally charged situation. A terrorist disaster killing the three people who should have been president before Byrd was unlikely but possible. Senator Byrd was entitled to stay in the Senate as long as he wanted to and as long as his constituents had confidence in him. There was a strong case for Byrd giving up the position which could have lead to the presidency.
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Johnathon Wayne Hilley, 20, of Oxford, was charged with underage possession of alcohol and urinating in public after Athens-Clarke police caught him urinating in the Hilton Garden Inn parking deck off East Washington Street, according to a report.
Police said that at 2 a.m. Sunday morning, they watched a man stumbling across the road toward the parking deck and went inside to see if he had walked through or stopped.
According to the report, police found Hilley facing a brick wall and saw urine running where he was standing. He told police he had no ID but that he was 20, police said.


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The European Union has been trailing in the race for the New Economy. UNICE, a group of European industrial and employers' associations, in a recent report said that the region is falling behind the US and Japan in economic performance and level of innovation. It also needs to catch up in other areas such as competitiveness, economic welfare, living standards and employment. Similar sentiments have also been expressed by other organisations. At the Time? (a firm offering e-commerce solutions) CEO roundtable in September last year, president of the World Economic Forum, Klaus Schwab, said in comparison to the US, European labour markets and government tax structures are more rigid.
In the recent inaugural European Business Summit in Brussels, Europeans were urged to be more daring in order to benefit from the digital revolution. The EU commissioner, Erkki Liikanen, said Europe needed to build a new culture of entrepreneurship. Echoing his words, other speakers at the meeting advised companies to adapt their strategies to the changing business environment. European companies were also urged to spend more on research and development - an area they are relatively weak in. The worry is not unfounded. According to a Morgan Stanley report, European companies' accumulated investments in IT in 1998 only amounted to what American companies spent in 1990.
European governments have also been slow in introducing regulatory and tax changes to spur the new economy. One major stumbling block why Europe is lagging behind the US in seeing more start-ups, is the difficulty entrepreneurs face in setting up businesses. UNICE reported that on an average, it took ten times as long to set up a limited-liability company in Germany than in America. It also cost three times more.
America also has more nimble start-ups than Europe because these firms can get financing more easily, says John Dinsdale of IT consultancy, the Gartner Group. "A lot of it is down to the mentality of the financial sector in the US which is much more open towards funding start-ups. If you have a smart idea, a smart telecoms idea or a smart IT idea, it's much easier to get funding in US than in Europe," added Dinsdale, who is based in UK and is also Gartner's worldwide director for telecommunications. The better opportunities has led European companies to snap up US assets. That in turn has resulted in a weak Euro vis-à-vis the US dollar.
But Europe is catching up. Deregulation of sectors is taking place. One major area being freed up is telecommunications. The European Commission (economic policy body of the EU) has come up with a package that will streamline the present 26 telecommunications laws into just 6. It'll enable new technology to be introduced more quickly into the markets.
Financing new technology-driven business ideas have also become less daunting in some EU countries. Technology-oriented stock exchanges such as Germany's Neuer Markt and France's Nouveau March? are attracting droves of entrepreneurs to the fore. According to Businessweek magazine, companies in the euro zone raised a total of $222 billion US dollars last year by issuing new equities and bonds. That's a ten-fold increase from 1995. Initial public offerings last year amounted to $55 billion US dollars, tripling the figure in 1998.
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Upcoming ITFORUM Discussion Paper: Practical methods and techniques of knowledge representation in particular those related to concept mapping and mind mapping. History, theoretical background, software, and comparison table.
An overview of educational graphic knowledge representation tools is created. The tree of Porphyry is the earliest known example. Several educational graphic knowledge representation tools are discussed. Most important of them are mind mapping and concept mapping. They are compared using the latest special soft wares available. CmapTools is presented as the only known free software which allows users to build knowledge both individually and collaboratively, using all digital resources of their own and in WWW, simply dragging and dropping, and clicking to open or to publish in WWW.


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This is a new Bluetooth MP3 Player FM Transmitter Hands-free Car Kit Charger, which support USB driver and SD card and can automatically play and transmit the MP3 files of USB driver and SD card after matched with your radio by the frequency. Simply paired your phone with the Bluetooth FM Transmitter and its hands-free system can set free your hands during answer the calls and let you safely drive. Moreover, this item has high-performance built-in microphone which can offer your clear talking and wonderful music, and it has two USB charging port to charge your portable devices. With this product, you can greatly enjoy the music and picking the call up, and have no need to worry about your mobile devices is lack of electric energy. It is perfectly suitable for the car owners.
Support for Bluetooth hands-free telephone,convenient and safe on the phone.
With multi-function remote control,Can realize number song selection and choose frequency.
Support multipoint connections: can connect two phones at the same time.
Built-in FM transmitter
Support USB disk ( Up to 32G ), Support SD card ( SD Card Up to 32G )
Excellent voice quality, use the DSP (digital signal process) technology to echo cancellation
With 3.5 mm line-in jack, support external audio devices
Switch to hands-free mode automatically from music playing status when receives an incoming call
Dual USB charging ports for charging iPhone, for Samsung, for iPad, for Nokia and other mobile devices
( Output 5V / 2.1A )
Support 12-24V voltage from the car cigarette lighter
|Rated current
|power consumption
How to use it:
1.Using FM transmitter function:
1)Plug the FM transmitter into your vehicle's cigarette or power port
2)Turn your radio to an unused FM frequency, then match the same frequency of this unit
3)Insert a USB flash drive or SD card which containing MP3 files into USB port or memory card slot of this unit accordingly, it will play and transmit the MP3 files automatically
4)Line-in function for:Use the provided audio cable to connect an MP3/Mp4 players or another external device to the AUX input of this unit, when using this function, please playback of USB or memory card, and all functions will be controlled by the external device
2.Using Bluetooth function:
1) Using Bluetooth for the first, you need to pair your mobile phone with this unit, Activate your phone's Bluetooth function, then search new device. When the mobile phone detects this unit(named as "CAR KIT", Please pair and connect by using the original password "0000"
2) In the music playing mode, when there is an incoming call, this unit will automatically switch to telephone mode
Note:The Bluetooth indicator light which on the top of screen will be stop flashing after the Bluetooth connected with your mobile phone
3.Bluetooth calling:
1) Please press the red "Answer/Hang off" button in the middle of the keyboard to answer the incoming call
2) Please press the "Answer/Hang off" button in the middle of the keyboard to hang off a call
3) When making a call, you can only dial the phone number by your mobile phone, but once the call connected, you can use the hands-free function to enjoy it.
Note: This Bluetooth indicator light which on the top of the scree n will be flash quickly when talking.
Package Included:
1 x Bluetooth MP3 Player FM Transmitter Hands-free Car Kit Charger
1 x Audio cable
1 x user manual
1 x remote controller ( controller use CR2025, not include battery )


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This chapter describes how to configure rate plans for rating with Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management (BRM) Pipeline Manager. It includes information about using Pricing Center to create rate plans and price models.
Before you read this chapter, you should be familiar with these topics:
Pipeline rating. See "About pipeline rating" in BRM Configuring Pipeline Rating and Discounting.
Real-time rating. See "About Real-Time Rate Plans".
Configuring pipeline rating involves two sets of tasks:
Creating rate plans, price models, and other data using Pricing Center. See "Creating Pipeline Rate Plans and Price Models".
Configuring rating function modules. See "Configuring function modules for pipeline rating" in BRM Configuring Pipeline Rating and Discounting.
Pipeline rate plans define the criteria used to determine how EDRs processed by a pipeline are charged. Rate plans also include price models that define the actual charges. For example, a rate plan can define that the charge for a friends and family call from the US to the UK at 8 p.m. local time is 9 cents per minute or that SMS messages cost 15 cents no matter what time they are sent.
Price model selectors contain multiple price models. Each price model is associated with rules based on EDR values. When a price model selector is used in a rate plan, Pipeline Manager uses the EDR values to choose a price model for an event.
Pipeline rate plans and price models are used by the FCT_MainRating module to apply charges to an EDR in a pipeline.
This section provides an overview of pipeline rate plans and price models. For step-by-step instructions about using Pricing Center, see Pricing Center Help.
There are two separate but related kinds of rate plans in BRM. In the simplest terms, real-time rate plans are used for real-time rating while pipeline rate plans are used for pipeline rating. However, both real-time and pipeline rate plans are necessary for pipeline rating.
During pipeline rating, the name of a real-time rate plan is added to the EDR by the FCT_CustomerRating module. This module determines the correct real-time rate plan based on information in the account associated with the EDR or from information in the EDR itself.
As rating continues, the FCT_MainRating module uses the name of the real-time rate plan in the EDR to select a pipeline rate plan. Each pipeline rate plan has a unique code that corresponds to the name of a real-time rate plan. So if the FCT_CustomerRating module adds the real-time rate plan Corporate to an EDR based on a service-level rate plan ERA, this rate plan name is used to select the pipeline rate plan that includes the code Corporate. A version and configuration of this pipeline rate plan is then used to perform the actual rating.
Note:In general, you do not need to concern yourself with real-time rate plans when you work on pipeline rating. Real-time rate plans matching pipeline rate plans are automatically created when you use Pricing Center to associate a pipeline rate plan with an event.
A rate plan has one or more rate plan versions. Each version contains rate plan configurations that determine the price model to use for the event being rated.
The rate plan itself contains data that applies to all versions and configurations, including the rate plan name and code, status, model type, splitting type, calendar, time offset, currency, and tax treatment. For details about using Pricing Center to create rate plans, see Pricing Center Help.
Rate plans are stored in the IFW_RATEPLAN table in the Pipeline Manager database.
See "About Pipeline Rate Plan Versions" and "About Pipeline Rate Plan Configurations" for more information about these components of the rate plan. See "About Pipeline Rate Adjustments" for information about optional rate adjustments.
You define the following kinds of data to define rate plans:
Currencies. See "Defining Currencies".
Impact categories. See "About Impact Categories".
Price models. See "About Pipeline Price Models".
(Optional) Price model selectors. See "About Price Model Selectors".
Service codes and classes. See "About Mapping Services"
Time models. See "Rating by Date and Time with Pipeline Manager".
Zone models. See "About Zoning".
EDRs sometimes overlap time periods. For example, if off-peak rating starts at 7:30 p.m., and a call begins at 7:10 p.m. and ends at 7:35 p.m., the call overlaps the boundary between peak and off-peak rates. When you define a rate plan, you specify a Splitting option that determines how an EDR that overlaps a time period is rated.
You can choose from four splitting options:
No splitting, based on start time: Use the start time to rate the entire call.
No splitting, based on end time: Use the end time to rate the entire call.
Consecutive splitting: Split the call into separately rated parts. When using multiple price steps for different usage levels, continue counting the call duration from the time of the split.
Isolated splitting: Split the call into separately rated parts. When using multiple price steps for different usage levels, start over at zero from the time of the split.
The Consecutive and Isolated splitting options are used when you use a combination of price steps and time-based rating. With this combination, you can have a case where an event is split by time zones, resulting in the application of two different Price Models, each with its own Price Model Steps. The Consecutive and Isolated splitting options enable you to determine how to handle the selection of the appropriate Price Model Step.
Here is an example:
Figure 17-1 shows the peak pricing and the off-peak pricing:
Figure 17-1 Peak and Off-Peak Pricing
06:00 - 07:30 is peak
07:30 - 10:00 is off-peak
An EDR is rated that starts at 7:10 and finishes 7:35, for a total of 25 minutes. The event is split into two segments:
07:10 – 07:30 - peak (20 minutes)
07:30 – 07:35 - off-peak (5 minutes)
Figure 17-2 shows how Consecutive splitting works. The gray areas show how the Price Model Steps are applied in both peak and off-peak Price Models. In this case, the first 20 minutes apply to the peak Price Model, so the call is rated at .25 per minute, .10 per minute, and .5 per minute. The last 5 minutes are rated by the off-peak Price Model, which, since it uses Consecutive splitting, takes into account the previous 20 minutes, and rates the final 5 minutes at .02 per minute:
Figure 17-2 Consecutive Splitting
Figure 17-3 shows how Isolated splitting works. In this case, the first 20 minutes apply to the peak Price Model in the same way as Consecutive splitting. The last 5 minutes are rated by the off-peak model, which, because it uses Isolated splitting, does not consider the previous 20 minutes. Instead, it begins counting at zero, so the remaining 5 minutes are rated by the first step, that is, .08 per minute:
Figure 17-3 Isolated Splitting
Using Consecutive splitting and Isolated splitting gives different results for the final charge for the EDR. In this example:
Table 17-1 shows the results of Consecutive splitting:
Table 17-1 Results of Consecutive Splitting
Peak (20 minutes)
(5 * 0.25) + (15 * 0.10) + (5 * 0.05)
Off-peak (5 minutes)
5 * 0.02
Table 17-2 shows the results of Isolated splitting:
Each rate plan must have at least one rate plan version and can have as many versions as you need. Each rate plan version is valid for a different time period and only one version is valid for each period. The start time of an EDR determines which rate plan version is used for that record.
In addition to the validity period, you specify a zone model when you define a rate plan version. The zone model determines how calls to and from different regions are classified for rating. Each rate plan version can use different zone models.
Rate plan versions are stored in the IFW_RATEPLAN_VER table in the Pipeline Manager database.
Rate plan versions can be either basic or delta versions.
A basic version can be used as the basis of other versions. You must specify all required attributes when you create a basic rate plan version.
A delta version inherits attributes from a basic rate plan version that you specify when you create the delta version. In the delta version, you enter only the attributes that you want to change. For example, you might change only the Version, Valid From, and Zone Model fields.
The rate plan configuration determines which price model or price model selector is used to charge a given EDR. When you define a rate plan configuration, you specify a combination of criteria that an EDR must match to be rated by a particular price model.
Each configuration maps a combination of service code, service class, and impact category to a combination of time model and time period. The configuration then maps the time model/time period combination to a price model or price model selector.
You can create any number of configurations for a rate plan version. The configurations in a given rate plan version must cumulatively cover all possible combinations of service code, service class, impact category, time model, and time period.
When you associate a price model with a rate plan configuration, you can optionally specify an alternative price model that is used in addition to the main price model. You can compare the charges that result from the two models. For example, you may want to better understand the financial impact of a change to a different price model before committing to the change.
In addition, you can choose to replace or modify the calculated charge by a value that you enter. See "Using Passthrough Prices".
Rate plan configurations are stored in the IFW_RATEPLAN_CNF table in the Pipeline Manager database.
When you define a rate plan configuration, you can choose to ignore the calculated price and use a price that is passed in by the CDR instead. For example, you can ignore the calculated charge and use a passed-in charge if you receive external wholesale charges and want to use them for retail rating.
You can also modify or replace the passed-in price by specifying an add-on type and entering a charge. There are three add-on types:
Percentage increases the passed-in price by a percentage that you enter.
Addon Value increases the passed-in price by a fixed amount that you enter.
New Value replaces the passed-in price with an amount you enter.
To use the passed-in price without modification, specify 0 as the charge.
Rate adjustments are an optional way to customize a pipeline rate plan version. You can use rate adjustments to provide discounts based on date, time, service, and other event attributes. For example, you can provide a discount on all calls for a specific day.
An adjustment can be a percentage change to the original charge, a value to be added to the charge, or a completely new value to replace the charge.
When you define a rate adjustment, you specify dates and times during which the adjustment is valid and a maximum quantity above which the adjustment does not apply.
You also specify rules that determine whether an EDR qualifies for the adjustment. These rules filter EDRs based on values such as usage class, usage type, service code, service class, impact category, source network, and destination network. You can enter fixed values, expressions, or a wildcard (.*) that matches all values.
When you use a rate adjustment, the original charge is overwritten by the adjusted charge. This is different from discounting, which leaves the original charge in place while calculating a discounted charge. Adjustments and discounts are also handled differently for accounting purposes. When calculating the general ledger (G/L) impact, the adjusted amount is not considered revenue. When you use discounting, however, the discounted amount is counted as revenue.
There are two ways to define rate adjustments:
You can define rate adjustments in Pricing Center. In this case, the rate adjustment data is stored in the IFW_RATEADJUST table in the Pipeline Manager database.
You can create a file that defines rate adjustment rules. For information on creating the file, see "Creating a rate adjustment rules file" in BRM Configuring Pipeline Rating and Discounting.
Rate adjustment is performed by the FCT_RateAdjust module. The module reads data from the EDR and evaluates it according to the rate adjustment rules stored in the database or in the rate adjustment file.
Price models define the charges that apply to an EDR when it is rated by a pipeline. The rate plan configuration determines which price model is used for an EDR.
Price models can be divided into steps that define different prices for different usage levels. For example, you can charge a customer ten cents per minute for the first five minutes and eight cents per minute for usage after that. A price model must have at least one step, but can have any number of additional steps. If there is only one step, it determines pricing for all usage levels.
Price model steps define how usage is measured (the RUM, beat, and charge basis) and the resource that is impacted by the charge. They can also include a minimum charge. See "Setting a Minimum Charge".
In the case of multiple resources, pipeline rating is done differently. For example, consider a price model with two price model steps, where both the resources rate on Duration RUM:
Currency resource: $0.1/min
Resource voucher points: 0.5 point/min
Now, for an event with a one-hour duration (3600 seconds), the rating results are as follows:
30 voucher points
In other words, the event is rated twice, once for the currency resource and then for the resource voucher points.
One usage event can impact more than one resource and consume more than one RUM. For example, a phone call can be measured in both minutes and volume of data. Similarly, it can impact both a monetary resource and a balance of bonus points. You must define pricing steps for all resource/ RUM combinations that have a balance impact. The same event is then charged using all the steps that apply to it.
For detailed instructions about using Pricing Center to create price models and price model steps, see Pricing Center Help.
When you create a price model step, you can specify a minimum charge. You can define separate minimums for each resource defined in the steps for a price model.
If you define different minimum charges in different price model steps for the same resource, the largest minimum charge is used during rating. For example, if one step defines a minimum charge of $1.29 and another a minimum charge of $0.99, $1.29 is used.
When a minimum charge applies, the charge values for the affected resource in the EDR are overwritten and lost.
When an EDR includes multiple charge packets because of a time period split or multiple RUMs, the rating module checks to see if the total of the charge packets for a given resource in the EDR exceeds the minimum charge for that resource. If the total is greater than the minimum, the total is used. If the total of the charges is less than the minimum charge, the minimum charge is allocated among the charge packets so that their total equals the minimum charge.
A price model selector chooses a price model during rating based on values in an EDR. This enables you to apply different pricing to different scenarios in a single rate plan configuration. Figure 17-4 shows the Price Model Selector Configuration window.
You can use price model selectors to apply preferential, promotional, or other selective pricing based on EDR characteristics.
The elements of a price model selector, and the relationship between them, are as follows:
A price model selector contains one or more configurations. You rank the configurations in the order in which you want Pipeline Manager to evaluate them.
A configuration maps a price/discount model selector rule to a price model. Each configuration has a validity period.
Figure 17-4 Price Model Selector Configuration
A price/discount model selector rule associates an EDR field with a value. A rule can contain one or more such associations, all of which are logical and must be in the EDR for the rule to be satisfied. Figure 17-5 shows a Model Select Rule configuration screen.
Figure 17-5 Price Model Selector Rule
You can use any EDR field that is defined in the data dictionary, except EDR fields that have the data format of Block.
You use the same price/discount model selector rules for both discount model selectors and price model selectors.
Pipeline Manager evaluates the configurations in a price model selector in the order in which you rank them. When a rule in a configuration is satisfied (that is, when the specified EDR fields contain the specified values), Pipeline Manager uses the price model that is mapped to that rule and ignores any configurations that are ranked lower. If an EDR does not contain the specified values, it is not rated with the associated price model.
Important:When you set up price model selectors, the rules you use should ensure that all EDRs are rated. If an EDR does not meet one of the rules, it is not rated.
You set up price model selectors in Pricing Center.
In this example, a price model selector applies different price models based on the plan type, the service provider call type derived from the tariff class, and the sending carrier ID.
Following are the general steps for setting up this example:
Create two price models:
PM.05_60: The charge is 0.05 Euros, the beat is 60.
PM.10_60: The charge is 0.10 Euros, the beat is 60.
Create a price/discount model selector rule named RULE001 with the criteria as shown in Table 17-3:
Create a price/discount model selector rule named RULE002 with the criteria as shown in Table 17-4:
Create a price model selector with these combinations of price models and price/discount model selector rules as shown in Table 17-5:
Create a rate plan with a configuration that uses the price model selector you created.
Create a product that will be rated with the rate plan you created.
Create a customer who purchases the product you created.
When an EDR for this customer/product combination is rated, the .05 Euro charge is used for a call from Carrier X with the plan Standard and the call type CX_Call. The .10 Euro charge is used for calls from Carrier X with other plans and call types.


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text: The other day I was talking with my friend and we both agreed that entertainment sucks today compared to what it used to be. Everything played on the radio is complete crap. Artists like "Soulja Boy" and songs like "Sexy Back" are horrible. There's absolutely no thought in the lyrics. Shows they put on the television aren't nearly as good as they used to be. The best game console of all time was the Super Nintendo. That's just our opinion; many people love what comes out in the media nowadays. So... what do you like? What time period do you think was the best for entertainment? In other words, during what years did some of your favorite movies/games/songs/bands/etc. come out?


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It is inaccurate to say that Vanderbilt has never had a player like Jordan Matthews. It is just the Commodores have not often had one like him for so long.
As the football program's recruiting took steps forward over the past decade or so, particularly in the final years of Bobby Johnson's tenure, some of the best players could not wait to take the next step in their careers and head for the NFL.
Defensive lineman Jovan Haye was the first to leave, with one year of eligibility remaining. Wide receiver Earl Bennett did the same. Then cornerback D.J. Moore made the move as well.
It is tough to say any of them made the wrong choice. Haye spent more than six seasons as a professional. Bennett and Moore have careers that continue to this day.
Clearly, all of them were ready at the time of their departures.
Matthews easily could have made a similar move after last season, when he caught 94 passes for more than 1,300 yards and scored eight touchdowns. He led the SEC in receptions and was among the NCAA's top 10 in yardage.
There was little, if anything, left for him to prove at the college level. Most probably would have said the sensible thing was to leave. He declared that he wanted to stay.
Given the degree to which the program has picked up steam the last two years under James Franklin and his staff, Matthews' move — or the lack thereof — creates a rare dynamic for Vanderbilt.
The combination of his performance and continued presence gives Matthews tremendous clout within his team's locker room and will earn him respect from opposing defenses throughout the season. His teammates will hang on his every word because they know he does not have to be there, he chooses to. Opponents will try to cover his every step because they know a failure to do so means he is gone, on his way to the end zone.
He gives the Commodores an immediate and intimidating identity at a time of year when most college programs — even some of the best — have to sort out the strengths and weaknesses of their rosters.
Arguably the last Vanderbilt player to chart a similar course was quarterback Jay Cutler. His choice to return for his senior season of 2005 had the potential to be career suicide given the state of the offensive line at that time. But with Cutler as foundation and source of confidence for all those around him, though, the Commodores went 5-6 with victories over Arkansas, Ole Miss and, oh yeah, Tennessee.
Given that Vanderbilt has been to two straight bowl games and won nine games last season, the potential impact of Matthews' decision stirs the imagination. Sure, one player guarantees nothing in terms of results but his presence is certain to make that team better and more confident than the alternative.
Simply put: When you know who your go-to guy is, you have a chance to go places.
For Vanderbilt, Matthews is that guy.
Beginning this fall, more and more of the players recruited by the current staff will assume bigger roles on the field. By all accounts, those recruiting classes have been a cut above the ones they
So it follows that there will be more players in the coming years with reason to think they can make the jump to the NFL as soon as the rules allow. Matthews' choice to come back this year, though, will give them something else to think about.
It might not have been the easy decision but it's easy to see all the ways it could benefit the program. Plus, Vanderbilt fans will be more than happy to see him in action for another 12 (or more) games.
I applaud Matthews because he will leave with his degree and a fun filled senior season. Go Vandy!
I just hope VU finds a QB that can get the ball to Matthews and Boyd. Not really convinced they have one. Wish they had Jordon back another year. The schedule is tougher this year. Drop Auburn and pick up Texas A&M and they caught Missouri without starting QB for most of game. Mizoo losing QB put that game in reverse for Mizoo.
Go Dores, Preds, Titans! Go Nashville a great place to live!


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ST. PAUL, Minn.—Police arrested a man in St. Paul who's accused of kidnapping and assaulting a woman he met on an Internet dating website.
A warrant issued Wednesday charges 31-year-old William Hammac with numerous crimes, including kidnapping. Authorities say Hammac and the Spring Lake woman met online about three weeks ago and arranged to watch a movie at her home Tuesday. The woman told police she asked Hammac to leave when he began making sexual advances. She thought he left and went to bed, but he appeared in her bedroom the next morning.
Anoka County sheriff's Lt. Paul Sommer tells the Pioneer Press ( http://bit.ly/tVwJNJ) Hammac was armed with a knife, taped the woman's wrists and mouth, assaulted her and put her in the trunk of her car. After driving around, he eventually let her go in St. Paul.
Information from: St. Paul Pioneer Press, http://www.twincities.com


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The primary prevention of cancer: The role of diet, nutrition and physical activity
Host: Kate Allen, WCRF InternationalHost: Linda Bauld, Cancer Research UK and University of Stirling
Date and time: Mon 06-Nov-2017, 11:00-12:30
Room: Room 3A
Four in ten cases of cancer in the UK are preventable and most are due to behavioural risk factors that can be modified. In non-smokers, overweight and obesity is the single biggest preventable cause and can be addressed through changes in diet, nutrition and physical activity. There is currently a range of studies that examine the mechanisms underpinning these preventable cancers and policies and interventions to promote healthy diets and physical activity and this session will outline the latest findings on these issues, identify gaps and discuss opportunities for future research and policy in the UK and internationally.
Confirmed speakers:
Martin Wiseman, WCRF International and University of Southampton, UK
Paul Aveyard, University of Oxford, UK
Marc Gunter, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), France
Jyotsna Vohra, Cancer Research UK