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Hardy County Health & Wellness
Morgan Hill, Director
411 Spring Avenue
Moorefield, WV 26836
Telephone (304) 538-7380
Fax (304) 538-7231
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We believe a sense of wellness is a balance in the emotional, spiritual and physical aspect of an individual's lifestyle.
Hours of Operation
Monday- Friday 6:00 am to 8:00 pm. Saturdays 8:00 am to noon. Sundays Closed
The Hardy County Health and Wellness Center's primary goals is to provide:
It is the function of the wellness program to structure physical activity to suit the individual's needs taking into consideration age, physical limitations and current fitness levels.
About Us:
The Hardy County Health and Wellness consist of 8636 square feet which includes a reception/waiting room, a cardiovascular equipment room, a strength training room, a massage therapy room, an aerobics studio, a heated indoor pool, and locker rooms.
The fitness staff at the Hardy County Health and Wellness Center is dedicated to your success and providing resources that will help achieve your personal goals. We are capable of providing wellness and fitness programs to any person who feels they need assistance with their health preventative and fitness needs.
We offer a variety of membership types, such as, individual, couple, family, youth, senior, and aerobics only. Memberships include a health history questionnaire, initial assessment and complete orientation of all equipment. If you have any serious medical conditions, we require clearance from your physicians prior to your orientation. We can provide an individual training session with your own personal coach. The coach will assist you in your quest for improved physical fitness and help you conquer barriers that arise along the way.
Memberships may be paid on a monthly, three, six or yearly basis. We accept cash, check, and credit cards. Day passes are available for $7 or you may purchase a gift certificate for any membership.
Discounts available for PEIA and Access West Virginia Insurance.
Healthways Forever Fit Program: If you are currently using Healthways Forever Fit or Advantra you can receive a free membership
We provide a variety of services and equipment to help assist you in achieving your fitness goals. Physical activity is a necessity to maintain a body's normal function and muscular structure, while helping the body to reduce the risk of afflictions and disease.
It is important to understand monitoring your heart rate during your work out to get the most benefit for your heart and losing weight.
We have Treadmills, Elliptical Machines, NuStep Recumbent Climber, Stair Climber, Airdyne Bikes, Cybex Arc Trainers, Stationary Bike (recumbent and upright).
Weight bearing exercise is important in maintaining muscle tone. Better muscle tone helps boost the metabolism to promote weight loss. Strength training also helps bones use calcium to make them stronger.
We have a variety of Cybex plate loaded resistance machines such as Back Extension, Ab Crunch, Row/rear Delt, Torso Rotator, Tricep and Bicep, Shoulder Press, Chest Press, Lat Pull Down, Fly, Chin Ups, Dip Machine, Arm Curl, Arm Extension, Leg Press, Leg Extension, Leg Curl, Adductor, Abductor, Ab Bench, Row Machine, and a Cable Column.
Our heated indoor pool is maintained at 86 degrees year round. We have a railed access ramp, 4 lap lanes, free swim, aqua aerobic exercise classes, and aqua arthritis.
Our exercise classes are a fun and challenging way to tone muscles and exercise the heart by using water resistance... all you need is a bathing suit.
Pool Parties are a great way to celebrate a special occasion and not have to worry about the weather! Parties are limited to 40 swimmers, we provide the life guards. If you want us to do all the work, we can also include a party room, pizza, and cake. Prices vary according to services and size. We require the following: a security deposit one week in advance, chaperones, and waivers for guests under 18 years of age.
Massage Therapy enhances the function of muscles and joints, reduces stress, promotes sleep and helps circulation. Our heated table is relaxing as well. Our massage therapists are nationally certified and perform massages based on your personal needs. Some insurance covers massage therapy, so check with your physician.
PEIA Weight Management Program is also offered.
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Writing More Testable Code with Dependency Injection
Dependency injection is a simple design pattern that can be used to improve the testability of code by abstracting the dependencies out of a class and transferring control of its dependencies to the client code that uses the class (inversion of control). When I use the term dependency in this article, it can mean any member variable of a class. Take the following class diagram for a PropertyManager class, for example.
Figure 1: PropertyManager's Dependencies
As you can see, the PropertyManager has two private fields, dataManager and logger of type DbPropertyDataManager and Logger, respectively. Since the PropertyManager class uses those instance variables to perform its methods, it can be said they are both dependencies of the PropertyManager class. Presumably, DbPropertyDataManager writes to a database, and Logger writes to some external log file. If I'm unit testing this PropertyManager class, I don't need to perform any of these file or database operations to verify that the PropertyManager works correctly. In fact, I don't want to use the DbPropertyDataManager or Logger classes at all. I want to use a mock or a stub instead. So, it would be better to develop the PropertyManager class such that the dependencies are settable, either through code or an external configuration file. In a nutshell, this is dependency injection: allowing for the specific implementation of a dependency (a class in a "uses" relationship) to be settable (injected).
Dependency injection allows you to better isolate your units when testing your application. External dependencies of a class, such as file, database or network I/O operations, can be abstracted at test time with a different implementation of the dependency.
I'm going to illustrate dependency injection using a Property Management application used to store and retrieve the details of various real estate properties. The PropertyInfo class is a simple data container that stores the details of a particular property.
Figure 2: PropertyInfo Class Diagram
PropertyManager will be used to handle the business logic of the application and DbPropertyDataManager will handle the storing and retrieval of properties from a data store. My initial design calls for PropertyManager to use DbPropertyDataManager to add, update, delete and retrieve PropertyInfo objects from a SQL 2005 database. However, this would lead to some problems during testing. As you may know, database testing can be a pain, and I want to develop this application as painlessly as possible. So, instead of having PropertyManager use DbPropertyDataManager directly, I'll create an interface, IPropertyDataManager that acts as the contract for all of my data related operations (see Listing 1) as well as two separate classes that implement IPropertyDataManager, DbPropertyDataManager and ListPropertyDataManager. DbPropertyDataManager talks to the SQL 2005 database, while ListPropertyDataManager is a simpler implementation that uses an ArrayList as its in-memory data store. This way, during unit testing, I can use the ListPropertyDataManager implementation to isolate the PropertyManager without being dependent on an external SQL 2005 database.
Listing 1: IPropertyDataManager Interface
public interface IPropertyDataManager { int AddProperty(PropertyInfo pi); bool DeleteProperty(PropertyInfo pi); IList<PropertyInfo> GetAllProperties(); bool UpdateProperty(PropertyInfo pi); int PropertyCount { get; } }
The next question is, how do I develop the PropertyManager to allow the IPropertyDataManager classes to be injectable through code using the ProperyManager class? According to one of the seminal dependency injection resources, Martin Fowler's article, there are three different techniques to implement dependency injection: constructor injection, interface injection and setter injection. I will demonstrate each of these techniques.
Constructor Injection
The PropertyManager class has two dependencies, an IPropertyDataManager and an ILogger. With the constructor injection technique, I pass the specific IPropertyDataManager and ILogger implementation I want to use to the ProperyManager's constructor when I instantiate a PropertyManager object. Every subsequent call to PropertyManager's methods will use the specific implementation that was passed via the constructor.
Listing 2: Constructor Injection
public class PropertyManager { //the IPropertyDataManager is a dependency of this class... private IPropertyDataManager dataManager; //the ILogger is another dependency of this class private ILogger logger; public PropertyManager(IPropertyDataManager dm, ILogger l) { //and we inject its implementation via the constructor this.dataManager = dm; this.logger = l; } public int Add(PropertyInfo pi) { //todo: perform some validation int pID = this.dataManager.AddProperty(pi); this.logger.WriteLog("Added Property " + pID); return pID; } public bool Delete(PropertyInfo pi) { this.logger.WriteLog("Deleting Property " + pi.ID); this.dataManager.DeleteProperty(pi); } public IList GetPropertyList() { this.dataManager.GetAllProperties(); } public bool Update(PropertyInfo pi) { bool didUpdate = this.dataManager.UpdateProperty(pi); return didUpdate; } }
Now, I create a factory class that constructs and returns a PropertyManager object based on the context I am working in. If I am performing unit testing, I want a PropertyManager that does not interact directly with the database, and uses the ListPropertyDataManager. When I'm not unit testing, I would want a PropertyManager that uses the DbPropertyDataManager.
Listing 3: PropertyManagerFactory
public class PropertyManagerFactory { public PropertyManager BuildTestPM() { ILogger logger = new SimpleLogger("simpleLogger"); IPropertyDataManager pdm = new ListDataProperyManager(); return new PropertyManager(pdm, logger); } public PropertyManager BuildDbPM() { ILogger logger = new SimpleLogger("simpleLogger"); IPropertyDataManager pdm = new DbDataProperyManager(); return new PropertyManager(pdm, logger); } }
Now, when I'm writing code to use the PropertyManager class, I use the factory methods above to get the specific instance that I want.
Listing 4: Calling the PropertyManagerFactory
//create the instance to use for unit testing the PropertyManager //class PropertyManager unitTestInstance = PropertyManagerFactory.BuildTestPM(); //create the instance to use when I want actual DB interaction PropertyManager dbInstance = PropertyManagerFactory.BuildDbPM();
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Ecco a Danish shoe producer has been using itelligence Nordics product it.webshop for their online B2B business since 2006. Ecco has been very satisfied with the functionality but wanted to utilize CMS capabilities, campaign management, state of the art search technologies and they wanted their B2B partner site to evolve with their corporate website preferably without dual maintenance.
Our solution was to web service enable their current webshop and reuse Ecco's corporate website and CMS (Sitecore) as the presentation layer. itelligence won in the competition against large eCommerce providers such as Demandware and Salesforce. The highly flexible it.webshop with a clear separation of the presentation and application layer made the difference together with an attractive pricing. The project has been a success with all deadlines being met:
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The architecture which decouples the presentation and application layer allows reuse or replacement of each layer. This results in flexibility of business processes with changes to business layer being reflected for all service consumers.
One of the big challenges in integration between SAP ERP and premium eCommerce solutions is performance and complexity. it.webshop runs all application logic in SAP and only display and user input data is integrated. This architecture ensures true online functionality and the best possible performance. Another benefit is that no replication or dual maintenance of master and application data is needed.
it.webshop is now fully service enabled and includes functionalities such as customer handling, order functionality including variant configuration, transaction history, campaign control etc. itelligence also offers a UI5 based webshop interface. All resulting in the below architecture:
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The stock market may have more room to run. But it's starting to look like investors are getting a little too complacent.
If the zombie apocalypse actually were to happen, stocks would probably surge because investors would take it as a sign that the undead Fed would continue to buy $85 billion in bonds a month for the foreseeable future. Can't taper yet. Must eat more Treasuries. And brains!
The S&P 500 hit another record high Tuesday despite a relatively weak jobs report. The Dow was up again and is now only 1% from topping last month's all-time high.
All the worries about the government shutdown and possible United States debt default have vanished like Keyser Soze in "The Usual Suspects." And like that, they're gone. No need to worry about the economy as long as future Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen keeps quantitative easing in place!
Just look at the CNNMoney Fear & Greed Index, which tracks the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) and six other gauges of market sentiment.
Less than two weeks ago, the index was showing signs of Extreme Fear. But now that the shutdown is over and Washington has kicked the can again on the debt ceiling, the index is doing its best Gordon Gekko and signaling Greed. Stock market momentum and junk bond demand are indicating levels of Extreme Greed.
Risk on, baby!
This is worrisome. It's never a good sign when investors are so willing to ignore the obvious.
The economy continues to merely sputter along at a moderate/modest (to use the two favorite Fed adjectives starting with the 13th letter of the alphabet) pace while earnings growth for the third quarter is expected to be meager/mediocre (Today's Buzz is brought to you by the letter M!) at best.
Want more signs that investors just want stocks to go up?
Shares of JPMorgan Chase (JPM) have barely budged lately even though the bank is said to be close to agreeing to a $13 billion legal settlement with the U.S. government over mortgage-related sins from the financial crisis.
Yes, I realize that the fine is something Chase can afford to pay. It's also something that is arguably excessive when you consider that the units responsible for many of the problems were Bear Stearns and Washington Mutual -- two companies that Chase bought/bailed out largely at the behest of the government.
Related: Why Jamie Dimon is not going anywhere
Still, $13 billion is a big number. Previous (and smaller) legal expenses led to a quarterly loss for the bank in the third quarter. But shares of Chase are up 4% over the past week and 23% year-to-date. If mob boss John Gotti was the Teflon Don, then Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is the Teflon Banker in the eyes of Wall Street.
But wait. There's more!
Shares of eBay (EBAY) had a solid comeback Friday, gaining nearly 2% after tech news site AllThingsD reported that CEO John Donahoe was sorry he sounded so negative during the company's earnings conference call. The stock had fallen 4% Thursday following its earnings release due to worries about eBay's outlook.
However, Donahoe chalked up some of the negativity to the fact that he and CFO Bob Swan had colds. So their comments sounded worse than intended. Seriously?
What's next? A CEO saying to ignore weak guidance because he stubbed his toe and it was the pain talking? Or that cautious comments on the economy were taken out of context because the CFO just had a fight with their spouse and was grumpy?
It's getting a little ridiculous how investors just don't seem to care about valuation either. Take a look at Tesla (TSLA). It's a great company. There is no doubt about that. Elon Musk is an amazing CEO. Nobody is disputing that. But the stock is trading at nearly 100 times 2014 earnings estimates. That's not sustainable.
Related: Is Tesla a trap for small investors?
Musk conceded as much in an interview with CNBC back on August 22, saying that "the valuation we have right now is more than we have any right we have to deserve honestly." The stock is up more than 15% since that TV appearance. So clearly, the market is not listening.
But you know what? Perhaps some reason may finally be returning to the market. Look at what Netflix was doing Tuesday following its blockbuster (word choice intended since Netflix helped make that once-dominant video retailer irrelevant) earnings report.
Although shares quickly surged 10% in early trading and hit a new all-time high in the process, the stock slumped as the day wore on. Why? Maybe investors were taking what CEO Reed Hastings had to say about the stock's meteoric rise to heart.
Related: Netflix CEO tells investors to settle down about the stock
In a letter to shareholders, Hastings pointed out how Netflix stock was the best Nasdaq performer in 2003. He noted that the stock's big move that year was partly due to strong results but that it was "compounded by momentum-investor-fueled euphoria."
Netflix is a great company. It is doing extremely well. Streaming video is no longer a niche business. It's for real. I thank Netflix for giving me another season (admittedly flawed) of "Arrested Development" and allowing me the opportunity to binge on "Breaking Bad" before the series finale.
But the stock is up more than 266% this year. Shares trade at about 100 times 2014 earnings estimates. Just like Tesla. And that seems to make Hastings nervous. He pointed out that "some of the euphoria today feels like 2003."
Euphoria eventually fades. Momentum investors/traders can be incredibly fickle. And Hastings knows that from experience.
Want to guess how Netflix did in 2004? Shares continued to rally for awhile. But they eventually hit a wall. The stock wound up plunging 55% for the year.
With stocks back in record territory, investors are getting greedy again.
CNNMoney's Fear & Greed Index shot back into Greed mode Thursday for the first time since late May, as the Dow and S&P 500 rallied above their record closing highs from May, and the Nasdaq climbed to its highest level since October 2000.
The return of the bull comes as investors have started feeling more confident about future policy decisions from MOREHibah Yousuf - Jul 11, 2013 2:42 PM ET
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2011 King Of The Hammers
Hammer Time:The Fifth Annual King of the Hammers
A dense cloud of dust stretched over Means Dry Lake. The nearby mountains were nothing more than dim silhouettes beyond the fog-like haze. The fifth annual Griffin King of the Hammers race was just minutes from starting, and the anticipation of nearly 25,000 spectators had reached its peak. Near the starting line, things appeared well-organized, with barriers separating race fans from the active area. Clans of photographers in fluorescent green safety vests were hustling back and forth between cars, searching for that-last minute scoop on which teams were most poised for the win. The morning air was a chilly mixture of spent race gas and dust plumes stirred up by a pair of hovering helicopters. The sound of 40,000 horsepower serenaded our ears as the engines of 100 competitor vehicles danced chaotically throughout rpm bands.
In staging, the teams were arranged into groups of two, set to battle for position at the drop of the green flag. Since the race's inception, spectators have flocked to watch the drag race-style start, and this year was no exception. When the first pair of cars left the line, everyone's adrenalin began to rush, and an epic battle between man, machine and the surrounding desert landscape erupted in biblical proportions. King of the Hammers was under way, and our staff was there to capture the action.
TTC Winner Goes to KOH
One of the perks of winning the Buggy Class at Top Truck Challenge 2010 (Dec. '10) was an invitation to compete at King of the Hammers. Buggy Class winner Mike Karwath, made the long trek from his home in Union, Kentucky, to Johnson Valley to give KOH a whirl. This time around, he left his TTC-winning YJ buggy at home and ran a custom rig built by his friend and co-driver, Kirby Kirby. He noted that the weight and gearing of his YJ buggy wasn't KOH-friendly, but Kirby's custom buggy was built specifically for Johnson Valley. It featured a tube chassis, LS1 V-8 engine, NV4500 transmission, Atlas transfer case, Dana 60 front axle, 14-bolt rear axle, and 43-inch Interco tires. Karwath started in the 66th position, and by the end of the first lap was sitting in a respectable 45th position even after suffering clutch failure due to fluid loss. The fluid, and a faulty helmet radio, were replaced at the first pit. Unfortunately, things didn't go so well on the second lap. At the Backdoor obstacle, the rear locker and the pulley on the power steering broke. Karwath and Kirby fixed the power steering while perched on the rocks and then attempted to continue. Sadly, three-wheel drive just wasn't going to get them through the rest of the course, and all the needed repair parts were back at their pit. After analyzing how long it would take to walk to their pits and back and then fix everything, they made the decision to end the race. The fire is lit though, and Karwath says he'll attempt to qualify for KOH 2012.
TTC Winner Goes to KOH . . . and Wins (Again)!
Is there something in the water at the Tank Trap that produces champions at King of the Hammers? We can't say for sure, but this year's KOH winner, Shannon Campbell, is no stranger to longtime fans of Four Wheeler's Top Truck Challenge, having won the fourth running of our signature event, in 1996. Since then, Campbell has gone on to establish a successful fabrication business (Campbell Enterprises in Gilbert, Arizona), and he's carved out a reputation as a legend in the world of competition rock racing; he's captured top honors at events on the W.E. Rock and XRRA circuits, as well as last year's Reno Stampede. And with his victory at KOH 2011, Campbell has written his name in the record books, too; he's now the only two-time winner in the history of the event.
Name: Shannon Campbell
Age: 40
Family: Wife, Tammy; son, Wayland; daughter, Bailey
Hometown: Gilbert, Arizona
Occupation: Mechanic, fabricator, race-car driver
Wheeling experience: 21 years
First 4x4: 1972 Jeep CJ-5
Current daily driver: 1993 Ford Ranger 2WD
If I could go wheeling right now, I'd go: Anywhere. TDS is a blast!
Race rig: Custom-built, one-seat, LS3-powered, with Hughes TH350, Atlas 3.0, Fox shocks, Goodyear tires, Currie axles, ARB Air Lockers
Most challenging section of the KOH course: Outer Limits
Last movie watched: Little Fockers
Last book read: Not much of a reader. I'm slow, but love looking at the pictures, though.
In your CD/MP3 player: Whatever Wayland and Bailey put on it.
How it feels to be a two-time King of the Hammers winner: It still hasn't sunk in yet. All I can think about is how I'm going to win my next race. Sometimes I feel like a machine that's programmed to just win, so having a beer and hanging with friends is very relaxing and takes it off my mind. Winning is great, but I know it was friends, family, and sponsors that got me here. Thank you!
Last words: I'm happy as hell. I proved the A-armed car is a force to be reckoned with. Several people said it wouldn't work, but I knew the first year it was the shiznit. I just had to prove it. I have no secrets and love to help others. I remember when I first started, the people I dealt with, the trial and error, and the headaches. I was determined to learn. Being innovative and breaking several parts got me where I'm at today. I love to share my experiences with people who have the ambition and drive.
I hate to see anyone struggle. It's no fun. I've been there. If you read the magazines and watch TV, you would think I was a millionaire. I struggle to pay bills and keep my job every day, but I'm chest-deep in family and friends and that will get you a lot further than a wad of cash. See ya at the next race!
New for 2011: Spectator Education
New this year, Hammerking Productions partnered with the California Association of 4WD Clubs to create the largest education program any desert race fan has ever witnessed. All spectators entering King of the Hammers were asked to donate an entry fee of $10, which was good for the entire week and included camping. All told, the initiative raised $65,000. We're told that 10 percent of the proceeds went to fund land use issues, and the remainder went to offset increased logistics needs of the event. Cal 4-Wheel members manned the entrance of the event, 24 hours per day, for five days. Spectators were given information that ensured that every attendee was aware of spectator areas and schedules.
|KOH 2011: The Top 5
|Start position
|Elapsed time
|1. Shannon Campbell
|2. Tony Pelligrino
|3. Jason Scherer
|4. Randy Slawson
|5. Greg Adler
The Future of KOH and Johnson Valley
We spent a few minutes on the phone with Dave Cole, president of Hammerking Productions, to pick his brain and understand what his organization has planned for King of the Hammers in the next five years. His response surprised us. Despite record-shattering attendance at the 2011 event, both by spectators and vendors, Hammerking and KOH are just beginning to capitalize on what could be the fastest growing form of motorsport in the U.S.
First and foremost, KOH is a business, Cole said, and we have to treat it as such. We're set on producing the highest-caliber events the desert racing community has ever seen. To do so, we may find that our current venue (Johnson Valley) is the biggest limiting factor.
With so many variables outside of our control, such as BLM use permits, and spectator access to terrain and facilities, KOH has become a monster of an investment to pull together. What cost us $2,700 to permit in 2010 cost us nearly $40,000 in 2011and that's just permits. The real game-changer that caused the fees to increase was the tragic California 200 off-road race.
Despite a grim outlook in Johnson Valley, Ultra 4 racing has a bright and economically stable future. Cole told us he expects their Reno, Nevada-based Stampede event to outgrow KOH in just three short years. You simply can't expect to expand the fan experience, Cole said, without having things like hotels and restaurants nearby. FW


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In this clip from a Japanese candid camera program, a fellow sits down to use a mirror and is immediately harassed by angry ghosts straight out of Ringu (or perhaps Hausu). Shit gets extremely real around the 30-second mark.
See also: a similar prank for Spanish television, using a creepy kid and a hotel hallway.
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Bob Marley: A Rastafarian's Tale
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Director Kevin Macdonald's Documentary Traces the Life of Jamaica's Reggae God
Musical legend Bob Marley's daughter Cedella, his former mistress Cindy Breaksphere and record-cover artist Neville Garrick ruminate upon life at the reggae master's infamous headquarters at 56 Hope Road in Kingston, Jamaica, in today's film preview. Mining recently unearthed and previously unseen archival footage, Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald presents the first authorized portrait of the icon in an attempt to reveal the man behind the myth. Featuring interviews with family members and close associates, Marley is a cinematic elegy paying tribute to the musician's philosophical convictions and social idealism. Macdonald chronicles Marley's life from an impoverished start in a Jamaican shack through his rise to stardom, subsequent political interventions at the triumphant One Love Peace Concert in 1978, conversion to Rastafarianism and tragic denouement in a snowy Bavarian clinic seeking treatment for the melanoma which was to kill him in 1981 at the young age of 36. Shot predominantly in the verdant Jamaican hills and set to the soundtrack of much-loved Marley classics, Macdonald's documentary is imbued with a romance befitting the enduring global appeal and overwhelming cultural value of the reggae colossus.
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The Physical Endurance & Measurement Test (PE&MT), Computer Based Written Examination, Detailed Medical Examination (DME) and Police Verification done one by one as a selection process for appointing applicants. The DP has conducted PEMT exam region-wise at various places in the country to filter candidates for Online Test. The Staff Selection Commission has organized the Computer Based Online Exam on 05th, 06th, 07th & 08th December 2017 for those contestants qualified in the Physical Tests. The online examination consists of Reasoning, General Knowledge, Current Affairs and Numerical Ability related topics held for 100 marks. In the Written Examination, every candidate should achieve Delhi Police Exam Cut off Marks decided by the officials if he/she wants to qualify for Medical Test. All such selection tests are conducted to determine the ability and talent of contestants for these 10th pass Govt Jobs. A humorous number of people participated in these exams to fulfill their dream. All knows that at this moment, participants are searching Delhi Police Merit List 2017-18 of Online Exam held for Constable Posts. Here we inform candidates that their wait is finally over and results are available at the official website.
Delhi Police Constable Merit List 2017-18 Download PDF ssc.nic.in
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Candidates have you appeared for DL Police Constable Recruitment Exams?? Then, you can check your DP Result for a physical exam, written examination, medical exam and other tests from here using available links. You can also use below given instruction to check your DPC Exam Result cutoff marks and Merit List Region wise. Just now, we come to know that authorities are planning to declare Delhi Police Constable Written Exam Result in a short time at their online web portal. The aspirant is required to submit the necessary information of hall ticket number for knowing their score in the result. You will get Call Letter to attend the next stage of selection procedure i.e. Medical Examination if your roll number is available in DP Constable CBE Merit List 2018 PDF page that attached right at the bottom. After knowing your exam score, cross it with cutoff marks to estimate your chance for this vacancy. Additional information provided briefly below. Kindly read it out.
DP Constable Exam 2017 Results Details
|Name of the Organizer
|Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
|Department Name
|Delhi Police (DP)
|Page Category
|Results, Merit List, Selection List & Cut off Marks
|Number of Vacancies
|4722 vacancies
|Vacancy Description
|1) Constables (Executive) Male – 3151 vacancies
» UR: 1577, OBC: 856, SC: 478 and ST: 240
2) Constables (Executive) Female – 1571 vacancies
» UR: 825, OBC: 447, SC: 252 and ST: 47
|Selection Process
|PEMT and Computer Based Written Examination
|Examination Dates
|1) Physical Endurance and Measurement Test:-
» For All States – 20.02.2017 to 20.09.2017
2) Online Written Test (CBT):-
» 05.12.2017 to 08.12.2017
3) Detailed Medical Examination (DME):-
» Notified Soon
|Total Attendance in Written Test
|1,83,047 Candidates (final figure)
|Tentative Answer Key Status
|Published on 19.12.2017
|DPC Result Status
|1) Physical (PEMT) Exam Results: RELEASED
2) Online Examination Results Date: 09-FEB 2018
3) Final Result Date: 23-FEB 2018
|Online Exam Marks Status
|Released on 09-FEB 2018, check below link
|Final Answer Key Release Date
|Available after 10-12 days of result declaration
|Pay Scale
|Rs. 5200-20200/- + GP Rs. 2000/-
|Help Desk Number
|Email ID
|Online Web Portal
|1) www.ssc.nic.in
2) www.delhipolice.nic.in
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On 10th Sep 2016, the DP Constable Jobs Notification released for 4722 Temporary Posts and total 17 Lakh Candidates applied for Bharti. All the applied contestants have completed their written examination in December month. Now here we want to inform candidates for Delhi Police Exam Result that there will be no separate communication regarding this. Only candidate qualifying in Online Computer Based Written Exam will get to download Delhi Police Admit Card for the Detailed Medical Examination issued by the department. The Staff Selection Commission will declare the result of Online Exam. The commission will send the Merit List of selected candidates for Medical Examination to the DP department. The SSC Delhi Police Constable Online Exam Result direct link will be made available here as and when it released officially. Further, they will issue call letters and conduct DMC and Review Medical Examination (RME). The department will invite shortlisted candidates for the further selection process after publishing DP Constable CBE Results 2018. At the bottom of this article, we have posted an active link of DPC Results, click on it and do check your performance without being late.
How to check Delhi Police Constable Result 2018?
Hi! All those candidates who attended Computer Based Written Exam for the post of Constables (Exe) Male & Female and don't know the process to download the Delhi Police Recruitment Merit List can follow below mentioned points. The Registration Number, Roll Number, PE&MT Number and Registered Password of candidates will be needed to access marks from the online web portal. In case if you have lost your Registration Number, then retrieve it from the official website by following the necessary procedure. The step by step procedure for downloading merit list pdf file as follows:-
|♦ Step wise Guidelines to Check Merit List ♦
|Step 01: Visit the official website or just open a link uploaded below.
Step 02: In a homepage, click on the Recruitment link.
Step 03: Now, search a link named as "Check DP Result of Male/Female Constable Written Test (CBE), 2017" and then click on it.
Step 04: Within a moment, a login page will appear on your screen.
Step 05: In a login page, enter your correct Registration No., Roll No., PEMT No., Registered Password and Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy) without making any mistake.
Step 06: Press "Login" button after inserting the necessary details.
Step 07: Soon a merit list will open through a PDF or Word or Page Display file.
Step 08: This selection list contains Roll Numbers of shortlisted candidates for online written examination.
Step 09: Download the Official DPC Online Exam Merit List PDF file and then save it to your device in a secure folder.
Step 10: Make a print out of your score card for the further reference.
NOTE: This result will be valid until the completion of recruitment procedure only. Also on the Commission's website, the result pdf page will be available for an at least 01-02 months. In case of any query regarding the results or marks, applicants may dial helpline toll-free no.: 011-27412715 from MTNL or BSNL baseline.
⇓ Quick Link to Result & Cutoff Marks ⇓
Click Here to Check Delhi Police Constable Final Result & Cut off Marks 2017
Click Here to Check Delhi Police CBT Exam 2017 Marks
DPC Result Cutoff Marks Category Wise
|♦ DP Online Exam Expected Cutoff Marks ♦
|Name of the Categories
|Cutoff Score Male-Female wise
|Male Constables
|Female Constables
|Cut-off Marks
|Contestants Required
|Contestants Selected
|Cut-off Marks
|Contestants Required
|Contestants Selected
|General (Unreserved)
|77 Marks
|66 Marks
|OBC (Other Backward Class)
|76 Marks
|62 Marks
|SC (Scheduled Caste)
|70 Marks
|56 Marks
|ST (Scheduled Tribe)
|74 Marks
|61 Marks
|EXS Commando (UR)
|37 Marks
|EXS Commando (OBC)
|39 Marks
|EXS Commando (SC)
|27 Marks
|EXS Commando (ST)
|48 Marks
|EXS Others (UR)
|57 Marks
|EXS Others (OBC)
|59 Marks
|EXS Others (SC)
|29 Marks
|EXS Others (ST)
|32 Marks
|TOTAL No. of Candidates ⇒
|04,796 Male Candidates
|02,424 Female Candidates
|NOTE:» In this table, we have shown category wise Marks List in respect of 1,82,993 candidates who appeared for Computer based test. The cutoff marks shown in this table are estimated by our team. We will update this table soon after final DP cut off marks for categories like GEN, OBC, SC, ST & EXS released by the Commission. Along with cut-off score, you can also check the number of candidates available category wise from this table. As the final result has declared online at the web portal, so now applicants will be able to know the cutoffs, exam marks & other important details from here. According to the cut off, total 7220 (Male & Female) candidates has been selected for the total 7307 vacant posts.
All those candidates who don't know how to get Delhi Police Constable Exam 2017 Results & Cutoff Marks from online sources can follow our instructions given above. Insert your Registration No. and DOB at a time of downloading the results. Through this article, we have tried our best to write the DP Merit List download steps so that everyone can go through it. The Name and Roll Number of those applicants are there in the DPC CBT Results will be eligible for next round. Shortlisted candidates in DL Police Constable PET Exam will get details about Computer Based Written Examination referring the website. Without submitting the correct Registration details, no one will able to know their selection status for next round. The DP Constable Merit List contains the Selected Candidates' Names, Category, Marks, Remark and other details. Those candidates who are confident about their success in the written test can start preparing for further rounds using the syllabus and other reference papers. If you want a notification alert on your working device soon after the results declared, then we advise you to subscribe this website by hitting on a Red Bell Icon attached in a right corner. Kindly, wait for more updates from this web page. [Also, refer the SSC Exam Dates for 2018-19 academic year to update your knowledge.]
About Delhi Police (दिल्ली पुलिस) Department: It is the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi's agency maintains law and order. Their motto is Shanti Seva Nyaya that means Peace Service Justice. This department comes under Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India. In the year of 1857, this Department formed by the British Empire due to first war of freedom. It is considered to be having the most advanced administrative system in India. They are working with the principle of Citizen First. The department has numbers of Ranks such as Inspector, Sub-Inspector, Assistant Sub-Inspector, Head Constables, Constables, CP, Special CP, Joint CP, Additional CP, DCP, ACP, etc. Currently, it has 70,000 work forces against 167 Lakh populations. To fill up this gap, every year they come up with latest employment news and hires best candidates for vacant posts. A few months back for the recruitment of 3151 Male Constables and 1571 Female Constables on a temporary basis, they invited eligible contestants. Candidates who have applied and attended CBT examination can click on SSC Delhi Police Exam 2017 Result link above to know their selection status. Furthermore, details can be checked by logging to the designated portal i.e. ssc.nic.in.
Delhi Police Written Exam 2017 Result
Hello, Applicants!! In this web page, we have mentioned all the information related to Delhi Police Result 2018 of Constable Physical Test, Online Test, Medical Exam, etc. We will provide you time to time updates on DP Results released by the department and commission. We advise you guys to bookmark our website www.techufo.in so that you can navigate back easily. As soon as DP Constable Written Test Merit List released, contestants can download their score card by just a single click on URL link placed above. Those who want to share their query can utilize below comment segment. We will try to reply every candidate. Follow our site for sarkari naukri updates, upcoming job notifications, Indian railway jobs and free job alerts. Guys don't loss your hope if you failed to clear the Written Test. There are many more govt jobs opening in the pipeline. So, ALL THE BEST for future.


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Movie one big marketing campaign
August 18, 2009
Let it be known this column includes spoilers for "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra." I'm giving away the first five minutes, and telling you the rest doesn't really matter.
I've heard about married couples who tell me they saw each other and they knew in the first five minutes how they'd be together the rest of their lives. It was kind of the same way with "G.I. Joe," as we realized we were in for hours of incredulous cinema from scene one.
The movie starts centuries ago, as a man is brought to trial in the king's castle. He has sold weapons to both armies in a conflict, and is found guilty of treason. He is forced to wear an iron mask of shame for the rest of his natural life. I whispered to Sara, "His natural life is going to be about three seconds since the mask is still glowing from the fire."
Before flashing forward to present day, the screen goes to black with the tease, "In the not-too-distant future." Sara makes the next crack: "Not too distant? What, like Tuesday?"
And so it went for the next two hours. I won't reveal the story, but I'll spoil the ending. The good guys win, leaving enough wiggle room for a sequel, Channing Tatum does not prepare his Oscar acceptance speech for the role of Duke and the Black Eyed Peas play as the credit sequence rolls.
I could dedicate all of September to columns of how much the Black Eyed Peas annoy me, but it was a perfect ending for this movie. "Boom Boom Pow" had nothing to do with the military or any aspect of the movie, but it just might move a few more copies of the soundtrack. And that's what this was about: A big marketing campaign, big special effects and no actual story.
I remarked on my Facebook that I had just seen the entertainingly dumb "G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra," and likened it to the movie "Independence Day," if it had eaten Pixy Stix for breakfast.
A friend writes back, "Was it really that bad?" I noted I feared a dumb, campy movie and hoped to be pleasantly surprised. I was not surprised, but replied it was worth $8 to mock the movie relentlessly. And to some degree, mock yourself for going.
A friend wrote back, "Well, it's supposed to be mind-numbing fluff." I wrote back that I couldn't disagree more. That kind of thinking, I said, rewards lazy directors and studios that throw actors on a green screen and let CGI handle the rest.
A movie, no matter the subject, survives on story, story, story.
"Iron Man" was worth watching again because director Jon Favreau didn't say, "I don't have to challenge my audience because this is about a man in a rocket suit."
And yeah, "Aladdin" was about a witty genie, but it was also about the importance of keeping your promises.
"Groundhog Day" was about a guy stuck in a time warp, but it worked because nothing got better for Phil Connors until he made himself a better man.
Earlier on Saturday, before my excursion into "G.I. Joe," I went and watched "The Hurt Locker," a movie about an explosives ordnance team in Iraq.
I didn't hate "G.I. Joe," but I didn't like it either. I loved "The Hurt Locker."
And what went on in "The Hurt Locker" that made me love it? Now that I think about it ... never mind. I liked it too much to spoil it for you.


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A true story from "My Father, My Mother and Me: Sons and daughters tell of their devotion, challenges and successes in honoring their parents."
Me, spontaneous? No one would use that word to describe me. I'm the deliberate, cautious, plan-in-advance type. That's why this whole impromptu was trip was so outrageous.
My parents are very active in their suburban community where they have lived for several decades. It's where I grew up. They have generously endowed institutions and various programs. They do a lot of volunteering and open their homes for community events. I was, therefore, not surprised when I received a call one spring day that they would be honored at a dinner for one of the local organizations. There would be a big-name speaker and an elegantly catered dinner. My parents were the honorees of the evening.
My mother's excitement on a one-to-ten hit top number. Soon, we received a gold-embossed invitation to this gala affair, accompanied by a form, enabling us to either place an ad or dedicate good wishes to the honorees that would appear in the journal to be distributed the evening of the event.
I knew the first thing all honorees do is to open the journal to see which friends and family responded. My parents would be no different, so I knew we had to do this in a grand way.
This was certainly an easy opportunity, handed to me on a silver platter, to give my mother public recognition. I put the form with the other bills that needed attention on a shelf and then (really inexcusable, I know) just let it slip my mind.
That Wednesday, my husband Eli and I were taken by surprise when we received in the mail a sizeable sum of money that had been owed to us for quite some time.
The following Sunday, I sat down with that pile of "to do" papers. I was determined to make it all disappear that day, my parents' journal entry included.
Though I like to pride myself on my efficiency, a quick look at the form revealed that I had been asleep at the wheel. The final date for responding was the previous day!
I quickly called my husband. Eli told me to call the number on the form. Maybe they could still push this under the wire.
No such luck.
This wasn't going to be good. My parents, particularly my mother, were not going to be happy to find nothing from me in "her" journal. It was a slap in the face, topping a relationship that wasn't too great to begin with.
The Best Gift
When Eli came home, he found one forlorn wife. "What can you do now to make up to your parents?" he asked.
"Probably call her the day of the dinner…maybe a box of chocolates sent to her door," I answered flatly.
Eli looked up, and caught my eye. "I have a better idea. Why don't you just go?"
I was speechless. But it didn't take me long to find my tongue. "Are you serious? Smack dab in the middle of everything? Are you remembering that we have kids? Who will take care of them? And how can we afford this extravagance? And what about my job," I spluttered.
"Whoa, hold on," Eli said, laughing. "No need to press the panic button. Let's first call a travel agent and see how much we're talking about."
Still in a state of shock, I poured myself a cold drink as Eli punched in the number.
By the end of the conversation, we had found a reasonably priced flight with suitable flying options. My very supportive husband booked the ticket. He and a few neighbors would watch two of our kids; I would bring the youngest two with me. My boss was accommodating.
Everything was falling into place. It looked like any obstacles were slowly being cleared away.
The clincher for my husband was the serendipitous arrival of that unexpected check. The Almighty had given us His nod.
I flew in the next day. I spoke to my father when I booked the ticket to get his okay on the surprise I was planning for my mother. He was thrilled to be part of it and gladly picked me up from the airport.
After a half-hour drive, we pulled into the driveway, locked the car, and walked to the front door. We rang the bell, and amid excited exclamations of disbelief, tears and laughter, I was enveloped in my mother's embrace.
This time, my trip wasn't for a holiday visit or a family vacation. I was coming for a special event for my parents. And, on top of that, it was a surprise! People would be coming from all over to honor them at the dinner. But I had come the greatest distance. I knew people would make a fuss over my thoughtfulness and the gorgeous grandchildren.
When we walked into the hall, jaws dropped. That evening, I kept repeating to everyone, "I flew in to honor my parents. I knew they would enjoy having me and two of my kids here."
Do you think my mother looked at the journal for one minute? She was so busy showing off me and my kids, so happy and proud.
"Your daughter really came in especially for this dinner? Wow!"
I stayed ten days. Every day we did something else memorable. My mother couldn't get enough of the children, especially the baby. If Zevi was up in the middle of the night, my mother was right there beside him. Zevi was now fed, bathed, changed, and smothered with love by Gramma.
The night before we left, my mother and I shared a quiet moment.
"Mommy, I hope we made your day special by sharing it with you."
I wasn't prepared for her response. I knew it had been really over the top for me to jump on a plane with so little forethought. I also knew my mother would flip out…and she did. With it all, I still didn't imagine how much this was going to mean to her.
At my words, "I hope we made your day special," her whole demeanor changed. The light mood of a moment before passed. When my mother finally spoke, they were words I think I will never forget.
"This is the nicest thing anyone ever did for me," my mother said with a tremor in her voice. "You not only made my day, you made my week. You made my life."
Excerpted from "My Father, My Mother and Me: Sons and daughters tell of their devotion, challenges and successes in honoring their parents" By Yehudis Samet, with section on Jewish Laws by Rabbi Yehuda Samet, Artscroll/Mesorah.


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In 1610, the great natural philosopher Galileo Galilei became the first human to observe the rings of Saturn. His telescope was, however, insufficiently powerful to permit him to understand what he saw. He wrote that the "planet Saturn is not alone, but is composed of three, which almost touch one another and never move nor change with respect to one another... the middle one (Saturn itself) is about three times the size of the lateral ones." He also referred to the twin objects accompanying Saturn as "ears."
Nearly a half century later, Dutch astronomer Christian Huyghens revealed the true nature of Saturn's ears. He wrote in 1655 that the Sun's sixth planet "is surrounded by a thin, flat, ring, nowhere touching, inclined to the ecliptic." Giovanni Cassini observed in 1675 that Saturn's ring is made up of several concentric rings separated by gaps. The most prominent of the gaps, separating the inner B and outer A rings, became known as the Cassini Division. In 1859, James Clerk Maxwell demonstrated that the rings could not be solid structures; rather, they had to consist of innumerable particles, each orbiting Saturn independently like a tiny moon. James Keeler confirmed Maxwell's theory observationally in 1895.
Spacecraft exploration of Saturn began with the Pioneer 11 flyby on Sept. 1, 1979. The 2.9-meter-long, 259-kilogram robot explorer left Earth in 1973 and received a gravity-assist boost from Jupiter on Dec. 4, 1974. By passing through the plane of the rings 21,000 kilometers from Saturn, Pioneer 11 acted as a pathfinder for the Voyager 1 and 2 Saturn flybys. Voyager 1 flew past the planet a little more than a year later, on Nov. 12, 1980, revealing that Saturn's rings consist of a multitude of ringlets, gaps, and small shepherd moons. It also confirmed that the bright B ring is marked by strange ephemeral "spokes." The gaps and ringlets are the result of gravitational interactions with Saturn's many moons; the spokes, on the other hand, remain mysterious. Voyager 1's twin Voyager 2 flew past Saturn on Aug. 26, 1981, en route to Uranus and Neptune.
Saturn's next visitor from Earth did not arrive until almost a full Saturnian year (29.7 Earth years) had passed. On July 1, 2004, after racing through the gap between the F and G rings at more than 88,000 kilometers per hour, the 5600-kilogram, bus-sized Cassini spacecraft fired its main engine for 96 minutes so that Saturn's gravity could capture it into an elliptical orbit. Cassini found that the rings, which average just 10 meters thick and contain particles ranging from one centimeter to 10 meters across, are made up almost entirely of water ice and are surrounded by a thin "atmosphere."
On July 1, 2008, NASA granted Cassini a 27-month mission extension called the Cassini Equinox Mission. Scientists then proposed that the space agency extend Cassini's mission of exploration until 2017 at a cost of $60 million per year. This would enable observation of seasonal phenomena in the Saturn system – such as anticipated increased ring spoke activity – over half a Saturnian year. NASA announced approval of the extension, dubbed the Cassini Solstice Mission, in February 2010.
Assuming that Cassini remains operational, controllers in 2017 will lower the periapsis (low point) of its orbit so that it dives repeatedly between Saturn's cloudtops and the inner edge of its rings. Science objectives during these potentially perilous ring-plane crossings will include ring observations.
As one would expect, Cassini has many science priorities besides Saturn's rings: To cite just two examples, the Cassini Solstice Mission includes 11 flybys of enigmatic Enceladus, and the primary objective of the 2017 ring-plane crossings is to examine Saturn's magnetosphere. In fact, Cassini planners generally steer clear of the rings because to approach too closely would place Cassini at risk from collision with ring particles. The daredevil 2017 ring-plane crossings point up this fact; they occur at the end of Cassini's mission, after most science objectives will have been achieved, because they will place the spacecraft at risk.
If JPL engineers Robert Abelson and Thomas Spilker had their way, the next mission to Saturn after Cassini would focus on the rings exclusively. Spilker first proposed the Saturn Ring Observer (SRO) mission concept in 2000. A paper written with Abelson and presented at the 2006 Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF) in Albuquerque in February 2006 fleshed out the conceptual mission.
Abelson and Spilker's SRO would leave Earth between 2015 and 2020, fly past Venus, Earth (twice), and Jupiter for propellant-saving gravity assists, and reach Saturn in about 2030. Unlike Pioneer 11, the Voyagers, and Cassini, which, out of fear of collisions with ring particles, spent as little time as possible near the rings, the SRO orbiter would hop about the B ring, Cassini Division, and A ring for an Earth year. A 981-kilogram propellant supply and an "advanced autonomous collision avoidance system" capable of detecting and dodging ring particles would make this possible.
SRO would launch atop a next-generation heavy-lift rocket capable of placing about 28,000 kilograms on course for Venus. For the first 11 years of its mission – the cruise phase – SRO would consist of a 4648-kilogram lifting-body aeroshell surrounding a 12,227-kilogram cruise stage and the 1823-kilogram orbiter. Upon arrival at Saturn, it would dive through the planet's cloudy atmosphere, slashing its speed by 28 kilometers per second in 15 minutes and allowing the planet's gravity to capture it into a 61,000- by 110,000-kilometer orbit tilted slightly relative to Saturn's equator and the plane of its rings. Its work completed, the aeroshell would separate, exposing the cruise stage and orbiter to space for the first time.
Two hours after aerobraking, the four chemical propulsion rocket motors on the cruise stage would fire for two hours, circularizing SRO's orbit at an altitude of 110,000 kilometers. This would place it near the middle of the B ring. The cruise stage, its propellants exhausted, would then detach, and the orbiter would deploy its eight science instruments and two-meter-wide steerable high-gain radio antenna.
Abelson and Spilker explained that the 129-kilogram instrument suite would be tailored to the study of "centimeter-scale ring particle interactions," the shepherd moons, the "ring atmosphere," and the electromagnetic environment of the ring system. Data returned from SRO would have application not only to the study to Saturn's rings, they explained, but also the understanding of other ring systems and to protoplanetary disks around distant stars.
The SRO mission's nuclear power system would comprise three Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermal Generators (MMRTGs). The orbiter-mounted MMRTGs would provide electricity and heat for the cruise stage and orbiter during the flight to Saturn, and for the orbiter and its electricity-hungry instrument suite and high-data-rate communications system in Saturn orbit. Abelson and Spilker also considered a power system comprising four Sterling Radioistope Generator units. These would produce less waste heat – handy during aerobraking, when the power system would be unable to radiate heat into space – but would also include turbines that might vibrate and interfere with SRO's science instruments.
The most novel element of Abelson and Spilker's proposed SRO mission would be the orbiter's maneuvers near the rings. In its initial circular orbit, the orbiter would circle Saturn once every 10 hours, keeping pace with and studying nearby ring particles but remaining just outside the ring "surface." Every 2.5 hours, as its slightly inclined orbit about Saturn brought it to one kilometer from the ring "surface," it would point its engines toward the ring and ignite them for about two seconds. This would move the orbiter an additional 0.4 kilometers away from the ring and would shift the point at which its orbit intersected the ring surface one-quarter of the way around the planet. Additional hops would occur automatically if the orbiter detected a ring particle or spoke on a collision course.
About once per week, the SRO orbiter would maneuver outward slightly from the planet. Fifty such maneuvers over one Earth year would take it past the Cassini Division to the middle of the A ring, where it would orbit Saturn at a distance of 128,000 kilometers once every 13 hours with hops every 3.25 hours. Soon after, Abelson and Spilker calculated, the orbiter's propellant supply would be depleted. In all likelihood, the mission would end the first time it intersected the A ring a few hours later, and its battered wreckage would become a permanent part of Saturn's ancient rings.
"A conceptual Saturn Ring Observer mission using standard radioisotope power systems," T. Spilker and R. Abelson; paper presented at the 2006 Space Technology and Applications International Forum, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Feb. 12-16, 2006.


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On Monday, Mrs B. took the evil cat, Monet, to the vet. Monet has been letting herself go (around the house) recently (aren't we all) and she's got this eye thing...let's just say that we're terrible pet owners. That vet trip is another story. As a gesture of my love and affection for my wife and my desire to not step in cat poo, I offered to take the evil cat to her follow up appointment.
Despite great resistance, Maggie loaded the cat into the carrier. We put the cat in the car and I performed my usual carpooling ritual - except I wasn't headed to work, I was taking a strangely quiet Monet to the vet. About half-way there, Monet began scratching the carrier walls. Anyone who knows me would see this as a cause of great concern for me because I hate poo (yes, I know that everybody poops). However, I smelled no poo and that made me happy.
Upon arriving at the vet's office, we were placed in an exam room where I could let Monet frolic and scent things. When I opened the carrier door, Monet walked out cautiously. As she exited, her tail began to shake forcefully, throwing some sort of liquid onto my face...she hadn't pooped after all.
Surprisingly, I didn't freak out. I was concerned about what had just happened to me, but more concerned with they way she was tracking it all over exam room. I felt pretty terrible when the assistant had to mop the floor and clean out the carrier. When we left the exam room (we'll have to return next week), there were many cats waiting in the lobby with their humans.
R. Kitty began to meow so I knelt down to pet her through the cage. She wouldn't come near me. I looked at the woman next to me, an acquaintance (who probably didn't realize that we'd met before), and said, "I am not her person." I'm not. I'm also not the person that will be driving her to the vet next week (not by myself). At least she didn't poop on the way home.
My Date with R. Kitty
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Posted by OH Bee Juan at 11:55 AM
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Ha ha ha. I'm just picturing the look on your face. Priceless I'm sure. Last time I took Ms. Kleo (aka devil cat) to the vet she peed in the carrier and then proceeded to sit in it for the next 10 minutes the ride took. Lemme tell you she was one nasty smelling cat for several days. Note to self...always put a towel in the bottom of the carrier.
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Published 10:25 a.m. ET -- An Obama administration senior official said Tuesday that during the president's State of the Union address he will announce that 34,000 of the 66,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan will be brought back to the United States within 12 months.
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U.S. Army soldiers react after their comrade was wounded at patrol by an improvised explosive device (IED) in southern Afghanistan June 12, 2012.
By this spring, a senior administration official said, Afghan forces will be "assuming the lead across the entire country, with the United States and ISAF (the International Security Assistance Force) stepped back to a train-advise-and-assist role. In that capacity, we will no longer be leading combat operations, but will provide support to the Afghans" during the 2013 and 2014 fighting seasons.
"By the end of 2014, we will responsibly bring our war in Afghanistan to a close," the official said.
But the Obama administration is in negotiations on a security accord with the Afghan government that would allow some U.S. forces to operate in the country after 2014 to attack remnants of al-Qaida and to train Afghan forces.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said in a speech last month "We are still at war in Afghanistan," but he said the progress the International Security Assistance Force has made in training the Afghan army and Afghan police "has brought us to what I hope will be the last chapter of this war, and the next chapter in NATO's relationship with Afghanistan."
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Amazon's share price dropped sharply after it reported overall profits have fallen 73 per cent year on year.
The third quarter of the year is traditionally the slowest for retailers, but the company reported that net sales rose 44 per cent from this time last year. However, the company is selling its Kindle hardware at a loss, and has also invested heavily in backend infrastructure this quarter, in particular new warehouses (and air conditioners El Reg hopes.)
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"In the three weeks since launch, orders for electronic ink Kindles are double the previous launch," said Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos in a statement. "And based on what we're seeing with Kindle Fire pre-orders, we're increasing capacity and building millions more than we'd already planned."
Looking ahead, the company estimated its operating income next quarter would range between a loss of $200 million and a profit of $250 million, both well below last year's figures. The fourth quarter is traditionally the strongest for retailers like Amazon, but the company is lowballing estimates of the quarter in advance, suggesting expected profits will not be good.


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- Different Stem Cells Unhappy in Their Own Way. Breindl, Anette // BioWorld Today;1/10/2011, Vol. 22 Issue 6, Special section p2
The article reports on a study by scientists from the University of California, San Diego and the Scripps Research Institute published in the January 6, 2011 issue of "Cell Stem Cell," which found that human embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells have genomic instabilities.
- Stem Cell Efficiency: It's All Relative. Breindl, Anette // BioWorld Today;12/5/2011, Vol. 22 Issue 234, Special section p1
The article reports on the result of a study on the role of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) in mice development, which was conducted by scientists from the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and published in the December 2, 2011 issue of "Cell Stem Cell."
- KEEP TRYING. // Commonweal;2/26/2010, Vol. 137 Issue 4, p6
The article focuses on the results of a long-term research which raised doubts about the theorized parity between induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) and human embryonic stem cells (hES).
- Italy's stem-cell challenge gaining momentum. Cattaneo, Elena; Cerbai, Elisabetta; Garagna, Silvia // Nature;2/11/2010, Vol. 463 Issue 7282, p729
In this article the author offers insight over the case concerning the decision of Italy to exclude the human embryonic stem cells from a ministerial research funding.
- Panel OKs Money for Stem Cell Clinical Trials. Chambers, Heather // San Diego Business Journal;3/15/2010, Vol. 31 Issue 11, p8
The article reports that the governing board for the state's three billion dollars stem cell institute approved the funding for the development of new stem cell therapies in San Diego, California.
- Stem-Cell Research – Signposts and Roadblocks. // New England Journal of Medicine;12/22/2005, Vol. 353 Issue 25, p2728
A correction to the article "Stem-Cell Research-Signposts and Roadblocks," that was published in the July 7, 2005 issue is presented.
- Editorial. Williams, Clare // Clinical Ethics;2006, Vol. 1 Issue 4, p209
The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Helen Busby on how individuals reflected on consent for epidemiology, and another by Naomi Pfeffer and Julie Kent on their stem cell initiative project.
- Breathing new life into lung repair. // CME: Continuing Medical Education;Feb2012, Vol. 30 Issue 2, p84
The article offers information on a research that investigated the role of stem cells in naturally rebuilding alveoli.
- New stem cell fund at BGU. Jaffe, Maayan // Washington Jewish Week;1/24/2013, Vol. 49 Issue 4, p7
The article reports the Ben-Gurioun University established a stem cell research fund that will help scholarly collaboration between selected medical and pharmacological researchers, stem biologists, and tissue engineers.
- Corrigendum: Isolation and directed differentiation of neural crest stem cells derived from human embryonic stem cells. Lee, Gabsang; Kim, Hyesoo; Elkabetz, Yechiel; Al Shamy, George; Panagiotakos, Georgia; Barberi, Tiziano; Tabar, Viviane; Studer, Lorenz // Nature Biotechnology;Jul2008, Vol. 26 Issue 7, p831
This article presents a correction to the article "Isolation and Directed Differentiation of Neural Crest Stem Cells Derived from Human Embryonic Stem Cells" published online on November 27, 2007.


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Benedict XVI Tells the Faithful to Pray Like Jesus
The Pope reflected on Christ's prayer life during his Nov. 30 general audience: He 'shows us perfectly how to pray as children of the heavenly Father.'
VATICAN CITY (EWTN News/CNA)—Pope Benedict XVI used his Nov. 30 general audience to discuss Jesus' prayer life and how it challenges Christians to faithfully devote time to prayer.
The Pope told pilgrims in the Paul VI Hall that Jesus, "by his own example, most fully reveals the mystery of Christian prayer." The Lord's own prayer life, he said, was like "a hidden canal irrigating his life … and guiding him with increasing firmness to the total gift of self, in keeping with the loving plan of God the Father."
Pope Benedict initially focused on the prayer of Jesus at the time of his baptism in the River Jordan.
He explained that Christ, who was without sin, chose to be baptized to show his "solidarity with people who recognize their sins, who chose to repent and change their lives." In doing so, Jesus "helps us to understand that being part of the people of God means entering into a new life, a life in conformity with God."
This conformity with God comes in prayer, for it was "through prayer" that "Jesus lives in uninterrupted contact with the Father in order to achieve his project of love for mankind," said the Pope.
For Jesus, "prayer enters into all stages of his ministry and into every day of his life," so much so that it was never interrupted by fatigue.
On the contrary, said the Pope, "the Gospels make it clear that Jesus was wont to spend part of the night in prayer" and that this increased as he encountered decisions of greater magnitude.
The Pope stressed that while Jesus in his humanity learned to pray from "his Mother and from the Jewish tradition," the "source of his prayer is his eternal communion with the Father." Therefore, as "the incarnate Son," Jesus "shows us perfectly how to pray as children of the heavenly Father."
This divine example of fidelity to prayer challenges each one of us "to examine the time and effort we devote to our own prayer," so that in our lives we recognize "the importance of the prayerful reading of holy Scripture," as well as the need for "listening, meditating and remaining in silence before the Lord," which is "an art we learn through constant practice."
Pope Benedict also encouraged Christians to give witness to prayer in a world that "often remains closed to the divine, to the hope which leads to the encounter with God."
He finished his reflection by asking that the faithful "maintain an intense relationship with God, to pray, not intermittently, but constantly and faithfully, so as to illuminate our lives as Jesus taught us."


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Wasn't it Woody Allen who said jokingly that most of life was just showing up?
At Grand Rapids Union High School, students who attend classes regularly — or at least 95 percent of the time — will be handed better grades, with no further evidence of academic achievement.
Principal Janice Johnson recently sent parents a notice informing them of this irresponsibly generous policy. Students going to 95 percent or more of their classes during each 10-week grading period will be granted a higher grade automatically. Administrators came up with a euphemistic title for this: "grade enhancement."
Under "grade enhancement," for instance, a student with a C-plus will see his grade magically rise to a grade B.
Joel Raddatz, Manistee Area Public Schools superintendent, said, "I like the idea of teachers making school policies, but that (raising grades merely for attendance) appears unrealistic and excessive…."
John Van Bonn, Big Rapids School District superintendent, said, "I never heard of such a thing (as raising a grade to boost attendance). I'm sure it wouldn't work here. It sounds peculiar to me. We do have an attendance policy, but it certainly doesn't involve raising a grade."
All is not inflated-grade heaven to the students of Union High School, however. The new policy does limit students to nine absences during each grading period. In other words, about one a week. If Johnny fails to make it to school more than nine times in any grading period, he will receive no credit for the days missed.
Union High Assistant Principal James Vidro explained that the bizarre idea of the bounce in grade for simply going to school regularly was the "child" of a committee of teachers and administrators fretting about lack of student attendance.
"Attendance is a cause for frustration, and we wanted to come up with something that would make a difference," Vidro said. "Maybe it's something they can do in other schools in the district," he said optimistically.
Let's hope not.
Incidentally, absences because of school activities or hospitalization would not be considered absences under the new rules at Union High. And if a kid misses school to attend the funeral of a friend, for instance, this would not count as an absence if the student made up the absence by attending a Saturday session.
Of course, a policy to get kids to do what they are supposed to do anyway won't help the A students. If they showed up 95 percent of the time, as they probably already do, how could their grade be raised any higher? But it would send a message to the less scholarly, namely that working hard to make good grades isn't any more important than just showing up.
Tragically, America's public school system — with notable exceptions — is notoriously underwhelming academically. Lynne Cheney, wife of the vice president and famous in her own right as a scholar and author, has noted for years the deficiencies in public education — especially the teaching and learning of American history.
"Sadly, we found through national surveys we conducted that most young people couldn't distinguish the Constitution from the Declaration of Independence," Cheney told me. There's a paradox particularly in learning history in the schools, she pointed out recently. We have an abundance of web sites and glossy textbooks on one hand and an ignorance of basic facts on the other.
The attendance rule at Union High in Grand Rapids ranks on the same level as the ever-popular policy of trying to inspire school kids to do well by having the school principal shave his head or kiss a pig. These sorts of antics may get chuckles from the students. But they neither aid the academic process nor heighten respect for educators.
We wonder why so many American kids in public schools don't take school seriously. Certainly attendance is important. But when a school district's academic standards are compromised to entice students to show up, the district begins to look like what public schools' worst critics say they have become — a vast exercise in babysitting.
Note: Tait Trussell writes a weekly column for the Pioneer Group in Big Rapids, Mich., and collaborates on occasional projects with the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. He is the former managing editor for Nation's Business magazine and was vice president of the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.
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