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Cyclorama Building
Commission brief: The Gettysburg Cyclorama and Visitor Center was the perhaps the most prominent project of the 1956-1966 Mission 66 National Park Service project, approved by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in January 1956. The new visitor centers constructed under the Mission 66 philosophy were typically constructed directly on top of key park features and designed in Modern vocabulary—to distinguish from earlier NPS styles—and featured an array of interpretative educational material and displays for visitors.
The Cyclorama Building had the dual purpose of housing the decaying 1884 Paul Philippoteux Cyclorama painting depicting the July 3rd, 1863 Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg, and of serving as the emblematic building of the National Park Service's Mission 66 building program, given importance of historical site. There is no definitive correspondence indicating when Neutra was attached to the Gettysburg visitor center project, but according to later accounts, it appears that his firm had at least been informally engaged by 1957.
Design brief: The building's program reflected Mission 66 National Park Service visitor center philosophy, with the additional program requirement of housing the Cyclorama painting. The original NPS design from before Neutra and Alexander were engaged, was for a drum-shaped building with an observation platform on top. The original design submitted by Neutra and Alexander featured a nine-story observation tower at the south end of the building. Neutra's original vision of the building as a shrine to Abraham Lincoln and to the ideals of the Gettysburg Address largely dissipated during the design process, though the words "…shall not perish from the earth" (from the Gettysburg Address) are inscribed within the exhibition space of the drum.
Building/construction: The building was constructed from 1959 to 1962.
Remarks: In April 1995, the National Park Service (NPS) requested consultation with the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) on a draft plan for the Gettysburg National Military Park, which proposed demolition of the Cyclorama building. "In December 1995, the NPS prepared a Determination of Eligibility for the Cyclorama Building, in accordance with National Register Bulletin #22, 'Guidelines for Evaluating and Nominating Properties That Have Achieved Significance Within The Last Fifty Years.' Based upon its evaluation of Criteria Consideration G, the NPS determined that the building had not achieved historic architectural significance since its design in 1958, and had not received scholarly recognition. On May 26, 1996, the Pennsylvania SHPO concurred with the NPS that the Cyclorama Building was not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places." At the request of the Society of Architectural Historians, on September 24, 1998 the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places reversed those findings, determining that the Cyclorama Building was eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places under criterion A and criterion C. Meanwhile, in May 1998, the U.S. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) issued a report on the Gettysburg National Military Park titled "A Problem of Common Ground." The report recommended the demolition of the Neutra Cyclorama while acknowledging its significance as a major work of modernist architecture and as a key building in the NPS's 1956-1966 Mission 66 visitor center building project. In November 1998, a general management plan for Gettysburg National Military Park was issued under Superintendent John Latschar, calling for the restoration of the 1863 battlefield and removal of all NPS buildings from the site. In January 1999, ACHP Section 106 review, required by law for interventions on National Register-eligible buildings and sites, determined that the demolition of the Neutra Cyclorama "would result in a decided beneficial impact to the historic landscapes of the Union battle lines of July 2 and July 3, 1863," calling for a new visitor center and museum to be constructed of the battlefield. In 2000, the NPS and National Parks Advisory Board rejected application for designation of site as a National Historic Landmark submitted by the Society of Architectural Historians in 1999. SAH appealed the ruling in 2004. The Cyclorama is slated for demolition at an unspecified date.
The Cyclorama Building is three part-building constructed primarily of concrete, with facing in stone and glass, and aluminum window louvers. The three parts of the building are the drum, constructed of steel frame and reinforce concrete, which was designed to house the Cyclorama painting and related exhibits; an intermediate, fan-shape wing that joins the drum, which houses an auditorium and circulation space; and the nearly 200-foot long rectilinear two-story reinforced concrete wing, which houses two lobbies, visitor center services and National Park Service offices. The building runs on a north-south axis, with the drum located at the north end. The drum is a two-part vertical composition. The main section of the drum, which housed the Cyclorama painting, is a white 41-foot-high, poured-in-place reinforced concrete cylinder with a diameter of almost 125 feet, whose exterior is articulated by shallow vertical ribs running the entire circumference. Below the drum lie thirteen concrete piers faced in ashlar fieldstone. The rectilinear wing, oriented along the north-south axis of the building, is faced in glass and fieldstone at the base (a reference, perhaps to both the old mode of rustic NPS buildings and local Pennsylvania tradition) and features 15-foot-high vertical aluminum louvers along the east elevation. A reinforced concrete ramp, supported by three thin rectangular concrete piers, runs the length of the west side of the visitor-office wing and allows access to the rooftop observation deck, which formerly featured a reflecting pool running the entire length of the east side of the wing. The south elevation of the building is faced with ashlar fieldstone, from which projects a one-story spiderleg that extends over the roof to form the wall of the observation decks on top of the building. The Cyclorama has two entrances, both located on the north side of the rectilinear office wing, on the east and west sides. The lobby is finished in terrazzo floors and unfinished concrete walls and features two-story concrete columns project from the floor to the two-story-high ceiling. A corridor leads northward to the fan-shaped auditorium wing, where, from the first story, circulation opens to the south end of the drum. From the first floor, a winding central ramp spirals upward along a central cylinder up to the top of the drum, which held the Cyclorama, and allowed an uninterrupted 360 degree view of the 1884 painting.
Name of surrounding area: Gettysburg National Military Park.
Visual relations: The building sits atop Ziegler's Grove, nearby the site on the battlefield where Pickett's Charge, the event depicted in the 1884 Cyclorama painting, took place on 3 July, 1863. The site is located across Taneytown Road from the Gettysburg National Cemetery, where President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in November 1863. The observation platform on top of the building allows an uninterrupted view over the entire Gettysburg battlefield to the east, south and west. Functional relations:The removal of the Cyclorama painting from the Cyclorama Building has effectively severed the referent value of the Neutra building: where one was supposed to view the painting in the context of the grounds it depicted, that meaning is now absent.
Completed situation: The building sits just south of the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and on the north tip of the Gettysburg battlefield. The Cyclorama Building lies just south of the Rosensteel Building, a privately built structure that has served as the park's visitor center since 1974, and across Taneytown Road from the Gettysburg National Cemetery, where the dead from the battle are buried and where President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863.Original situation or character of site: The site is located within Gettysburg National Military Park, which comprises the site of the Union victory against the Confederate military in the Battle of Gettysburg, which took place 1-3 July, 1863 and was one of the most pivotal and bloodiest battles of the American Civil War. The park site was landscaped and preserved by the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association from 1863 until 1895, when the War Department took control of the site. The National Park Service assumed control of the site in 1933 under executive order.
The Cyclorama Building's primary technical significance is as the key building in the U.S. National Park Service's Mission 66 project. As such, it stands not as a singular achievement of Modern Movement building construction or use of materials, but as the National Park Service' s emblem of Mission 66 style in its embrace of undisguised Modern construction materials (reinforced concrete, sheet glass, aluminum in the case of the Cyclorama Building), far different from the 1930s NPS Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) buildings, which were constructed in a rustic style.
The social significance of the Cyclorama is twofold: it is the exemplary building of the U.S. National Park Service's 1956-1966 Mission 66 visitor center building project and a unique post-World War II and Cold War attempt by Neutra to make contemporary visitors face both the legacy of brutality of armed conflict at Gettysburg and worldwide and an alternate vision of peace and human freedom offered by President Abraham Lincoln in his Gettysburg Address. In the rejected application for designation of the Cyclorama Building as a National Historic Landmark, architectural historians Richard Longstreth and Christine Madrid French placed the building as the most significant of the Mission 66 visitor center project: The Cyclorama Building was one of the largest and most ambitious of the new visitor facilities constructed as part of the Mission 66 program. Neutra's reputation appears to have been the central factor in the decision by Park Service officials to secure him for the job … [but] Park Service officials to break from their prevailing practices on this one occasion and commission a famous architect whose offices lay across the continent unless they held the express aim of creating an exceptional building, one that would stand as the flagship of the program. In retrospect, too, only a few other Mission 66 projects such as that for the Wright Brothers Memorial possess attributes that approach the extraordinary ones of the Cyclorama Building. The other social effect of the Neutra's Cyclorama Building is more subtle, and must be understood in the context of the building as a display case for the Philippoteaux Cyclorama painting and as a viewing platform for the Gettysburg Battlefield. The future NPS plan for the site envisions the battlefield as a restored (though in fact conjectural) landscape in which the space of the battle—the military action—can be imagined, rather than Neutra's more reflective vision, which asked the contemporary visitor to reflect back on the site through the lens of future history.
The building is arguably a key Neutra work in its engagement both with the architect's design vocabulary and his conception of architecture as a means of transmitting understanding of the outside world through the experience of the building. In this case, the National Park Service's Mission 66 design philosophy, which called for the placement of the visitor center directly atop the historic resource resource. Longstreth and French write:The architect took advantage of the location to dramatize visitor's encounter with the site and with the presentation of history. Instead of the static composition conceived by Park Service planners in a preliminary scheme of 1957, the realized building possesses a dynamic relationship with the setting. Movement to and through the facility is circuitous rather than direct, composed purposely to enhance the drama of viewing the painting and experiencing the historic landscape beyond. Since this goal was perhaps never realized, though part of the design. Nevertheless, the building remains a expression of Neutra's late, nearly abstract Modernism as exemplified in the intersection of the rectilinear office wing with the fan-shaped auditorium and drum, and the nearly levitating ramp on the west elevation that allows access to the roof. The building stands in contrast to the heavy monumental architectural of the battlefield monuments, interposing an abstract yet organic presence (aided by the now non-functioning reflecting pools) that both set itself apart from the landscape and reflected it back as an observation platform. Canonical status:Though the building is a major work by one of the most celebrated twentieth-century American architects, it has not entered building canons, perhaps because of its relative obscurity within the career of Richard Neutra and later critical tendency to focus on Neutra's residential construction rather than his public buildings, which constituted an significant percentage of his post-World War II commissions. The building has become famous largely in the fight to preserve it; it rarely appears in surveys of Neutra's work other than collected volumes.
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Another battle at Gettysburg: the historic Cyclorama building should hold its ground / John Beardsley. In: Landscape architecture 2000 Sept., v.90, n.9, p.125,128,
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Neutra's Cyclorama holds its ground. Newsletter / Do.co.mo.mo US, New York/Tri-State 2004 Summer, p.8.


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Disk imaging is the process of making a bit-by-bit copy of a disk. Imaging (in more general terms) can apply to anything that can be considered as a bit-stream, e.g. a physical or logical volumes, network streams, etc.
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Hallelujah! Christ arose!
Fast forward to the 1980's and '90's. BiV tries valiantly to recall the Easters of her youth as she sews 7 matching Easter dresses every year, and volunteers to write Easter cantatas for Sacrament meetings. But most years Easter falls on General Conference days, and we lie around the house in PJ's, munching on chocolate bunnies and putting jellybeans on Conference Bingo cards while watching the talking heads. Frustration mounted through these years. I wondered how we could come from such a wonderful musical tradition with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and be satisfied with Ward Choirs who thought an acceptable Easter production was singing "He is Risen" with the men singing the first verse, the women singing the second, and all joining together on the third. Talks and lessons went on in the usual schedule, sometimes with nary a mention of the resurrection. Mormons don't do JOY on Easter, I realized.
That's when I started worshipping with my local Baptist congregation on Easter. No, I didn't miss Church (or any of the Conference sessions). But I'd search for a sunrise service, or one that didn't conflict with any of our meeting times, and I'd slip over for an hour every Easter. DH was against it, so I didn't bring any of the children. It was just me, feeling the great spirit of Resurrection morning in an anonymous way with a group of people I didn't know.
One Easter I found myself in a rather large Christian church with lovely stained-glass and a 200-voice choir. The program was a live musical rendition of the Easter story. I was sitting in an aisle seat midway back when suddenly the doors behind me swung wide open and a bearded actor in a homespun robe entered the building, sitting on a real donkey! He passed, close enough to touch, and I felt an amazing emotional reaction. At that moment, I realized in a visceral way that Jesus was a historical, real, vital person who had actually lived and walked around on this earth. People had seen him, and touched him, and listened to his message. I felt a conviction that he had risen from the dead, as the scriptures relate. I thought it not impossible that he had physically appeared to a farm boy in New York in answer to a sincere prayer. It was the strongest testimony of the reality of the Savior and of the restoration of the gospel that I had yet experienced.
Perhaps it might seem odd that I could receive such a strong witness of the Restored Gospel in such a place. Or maybe it is perplexing that here on my questioning, often critical blog I would include my assurance of a personal Savior. But to all my readers, seeking or not, believing or not, I offer you my Easter story, however you will receive it. It is why I struggle to find answers to the conundrums of Mormonism. It is why I stay when others tell me to go find another church. It is why I roll my eyes at some of the policies and practices and then I go and do what I am told. It is why I put up with the abuses of patriarchy and the sore spots where other struggling sinners scrape against my weaknesses.
There's a place within me that loves Jesus. I join with you to shout Him welcome this Easter morning.


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How to: Create a Database Snapshot (Transact-SQL)
The only way to create a database snapshot is to use Transact-SQL. Any user who can create a database can create a database snapshot; however, to create a snapshot of a mirror database, you must be a member of the sysadmin fixed server role.
For considerations on naming database snapshots, timing their creation, and limiting their number, see Creating a Database Snapshot.
To create a database snapshot
Based on the current size of the source database, ensure that you have sufficient disk space to hold the database snapshot. The maximum size of a database snapshot is the size of the source database at snapshot creation.
Issue a CREATE DATABASE statement on the files using the AS SNAPSHOT OF clause. Creating a snapshot requires specifying the logical name of every database file of the source database. For a formal description of the syntax for creating a database snapshot, see CREATE DATABASE (Transact-SQL).
When you create a database snapshot, log files, offline files, restoring files, and defunct files are not allowed in the CREATE DATABASE statement.
This section contains examples of creating a database snapshot.
A. Creating a snapshot on the AdventureWorks2008R2 database
This example creates a database snapshot on the AdventureWorks2008R2 database. The snapshot name, AdventureWorks2008R2_dbss_1800, and the file name of its sparse file, AdventureWorks2008R2_data_1800.ss, indicate the creation time, 6 P.M (1800 hours).
CREATE DATABASE AdventureWorks2008R2_dbss1800 ON
( NAME = AdventureWorks2008R2_Data, FILENAME =
'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\Data\AdventureWorks2008R2_data_1800.ss' )
AS SNAPSHOT OF AdventureWorks2008R2;
The .ss extension used in the examples is arbitrary.
B. Creating a snapshot on the Sales database
This example creates a database snapshot, sales_snapshot1200, on the Sales database. This database was created in the example, "Creating a database that has filegroups," in CREATE DATABASE (Transact-SQL).
--Creating sales_snapshot1200 as snapshot of the
--Sales database:
CREATE DATABASE sales_snapshot1200 ON
( NAME = SPri1_dat, FILENAME =
'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\data\SPri1dat_1200.ss'),
( NAME = SPri2_dat, FILENAME =
'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\data\SPri2dt_1200.ss'),
( NAME = SGrp1Fi1_dat, FILENAME =
'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\mssql\data\SG1Fi1dt_1200.ss'),
( NAME = SGrp1Fi2_dat, FILENAME =
'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\data\SG1Fi2dt_1200.ss'),
( NAME = SGrp2Fi1_dat, FILENAME =
'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\data\SG2Fi1dt_1200.ss'),
( NAME = SGrp2Fi2_dat, FILENAME =
'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\data\SG2Fi2dt_1200.ss')
AS SNAPSHOT OF Sales


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YOSHIDA Hiroshi
(Japan 1876 – 1950)
Sacred bridge
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
Yoshida Hiroshi is one of the best-known modern Japanese printmakers. He studied oil painting in the 'older' of the two schools of Western-style painting around the turn of the century in Japan. His two passions in life - travel and art - led him to landscape painting. His early experience in selling watercolour landscape paintings for American tourists triggered him to travel to America and Europe from 1899 to 1901, and again for 1903 to 1906. After the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923 he was invited to America by Charles Freer. He continued to travel around the world - including Asia, South America and Africa - throughout his life, producing prints of the local impressions.
When Wantanabe Shôzaburô began in the 1920s to publish prints by contemporary artists as what is now known as New Prints, Yoshida provided landscape designs for him from 1921. Yoshida also produced many prints by himself. Those prints are indicated as 'printed by the artist ('ji-zuri')' or 'blockcut and printed by the artist ('ji-koku; ji-zurii')'.
Asian Art Dept.
AGNSW 16 October 2001
- Place of origin
- Period
- Japan: Shôwa period 1926–1988
- Year
- 1937
- Media
- Medium
- woodbock print; ink and colour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.1 x 38.0 cm image; 27.5 x 41.5 cm sheet
- Signature & date
Signed l.r. margin, pencil "Hiroshi Yoshida".
Signed l.l., red ink "[artist's seal]".
Signed l.l., black ink, "[Japanese character]".
Dated l. margin, in Japanese, black ink "[1937]".
- Credit
- Gift of G F Williams 1995
- Accession number
- 417.2001


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Behemoth storm drops 2 feet of snow on Northeast
BOSTON (AP) — A behemoth storm packing hurricane-force wind gusts and blizzard conditions swept through the Northeast on Saturday, dumping more than 2 feet of snow on New England and knocking out power to 650,000 homes and businesses.
More than 28 inches of snow had fallen on central Connecticut by early Saturday, and areas of southeastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire notched 2 feet or more of snow — with more falling. Airlines scratched more than 5,300 flights through Saturday, and New York City's three major airports and Boston's Logan Airport closed.
The wind-whipped snowstorm mercifully arrived at the start of a weekend, which meant fewer cars on the road and extra time for sanitation crews to clear the mess before commuters in the New York-to-Boston region of roughly 25 million people have to go back to work. But it also could mean a weekend cooped up indoors.
For a group of stranded European business travelers, it meant making the best of downtime in a hotel restaurant Friday night in downtown Boston, where snow blew outside and drifted several inches deep on the sidewalks.
The six Santander bank employees found their flights back to Spain canceled, and they gave up on seeing the city or having dinner out.
"We are not believing it," said Tommaso Memeghini, 29, an Italian who lives in Barcelona. "We were told it may be the biggest snowstorm in the last 20 years."
The National Weather Service says up to 3 feet of snow is expected in Boston, threatening the city's 2003 record of 27.6 inches. A wind gust of 76 mph was recorded at Logan Airport.
In heavily Catholic Boston, the archdiocese urged parishioners to be prudent about attending Sunday Mass and reminded them that, under church law, the obligation "does not apply when there is grave difficulty in fulfilling this obligation."
Halfway through what had been a mild winter across the Northeast, blizzard warnings were posted from parts of New Jersey to Maine. The National Weather Service said Boston could get close to 3 feet of snow by Saturday evening, while most of Rhode Island could receive more than 2 feet, most of it falling overnight Friday into Saturday. Connecticut was bracing for 2 feet, and New York City was expecting as much as 14 inches.
Early snowfall was blamed for a 19-car pileup in Cumberland, Maine, that caused minor injuries. In New York, hundreds of cars began getting stuck on the Long Island Expressway on Friday afternoon at the beginning of the snowstorm and dozens of motorists remained disabled early Saturday as police worked to free them.
About 650,000 customers in the Northeast lost power during the height of the snowstorm, most of them in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth, Mass., lost electricity and shut down Friday night during the storm. Authorities say there's no threat to public safety.
At least four deaths were being blamed on the storm, three in Canada and one in New York. In southern Ontario, an 80-year-old woman collapsed while shoveling her driveway and two men were killed in car crashes. In New York, a 74-year-old man died after being struck by a car in Poughkeepsie; the driver said she lost control in the snowy conditions, police said.
Forecasters said wind gusts exceeding 75 mph could cause more widespread power outages and whip the snow into fearsome drifts. Flooding was expected along coastal areas still recovering from Superstorm Sandy, which hit New York and New Jersey the hardest and is considered Jersey's worst natural disaster.
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There have probably been more words written about the NHS than any other topic since the coalition government was formed nearly two years ago, with most attention falling on the tussle between the coalition partners over the final form of the bill.
But we should not overlook Labour's contribution to the current maelstrom; no matter who had come to power in 2010, they would have had to grasp the nettles which were flourishing following Labour's 2006 National Health Service Act, which brought widespread competition into the NHS (though without the public debate that is now taking place). The 2006 Act opened up the NHS to the risk of EU competition law being applied in a way that leaves commissioners unable to choose the best way of delivering services. And Labour's legislation meant that private providers were favoured over NHS hospitals and paid millions for work which they never did.
Lib Dems, in the Commons and the Lords, are not only fighting Andrew Lansley's ill-considered reorganisation of the NHS, they are also plugging the many loopholes left by Labour's 2006 Health Act, including:
- out of hours work was handed over to the private sector
- Labour rigged the market in favour of the private sector (e.g.Independent Sector Treatment Centres were paid around 11% more than the NHS price)
- There was no overall cap on private income for Foundation Trusts
- There was no provision in the legislation to say all private income profit must be reinvested in NHS services
- Labour deliberately went out of their way to encourage the involvement of the private sector. Labour's PFI contracts for the NHS have left the Government a total liability of £65 billion.
The involvement of the Lib Dems will surely leave the NHS in a better position than it would have been had the Tories had it all their own way. But what about Labour? What would they be doing now, if they had won the 2010 election? Well, it's worth having a quick look at their 2010 manifesto, which includes the following:
"All hospitals will become Foundation Trusts … Foundation Trusts will be given the freedom to expand their provision into primary and community care, and to increase their private … services … We will support an active role for the independent sector working alongside the NHS in the provision of care … Patient power will be increased. Patients will have the right to choose from any provider who meets NHS standards of quality at NHS costs … We will expand patient choice, empowering patients with information, and giving individuals the right to determine the time and place of treatment."
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James Bell: Real Justice for Youth
James Bell knows there is something wrong with the juvenile justice system. During 23 years as a lawyer representing young defendants, Bell saw the manifestation of a disturbing statistic: More than 70 percent of incarcerated youth are ethnic minorities.
"There's just no way that teenagers of color are so much more criminogenic than white teenagers," says Bell, "so there's got to be something else going on."
Bell decided to focus on reforming the system, and emerged as a compelling public advocate for poor youth and youth of color. In 2001, he founded the W. Haywood Burns Institute, named for the famed civil rights lawyer. The institute collects data and works with local courts, probation, and community groups to develop policies to reduce rates of youth detention. The solutions vary from court procedures to family counseling.
"These kids have strengths, and we have to find them," says Bell, "not just process them."
Instead of prison, New Zealand chooses restorative justice and community problem-solving.
In California, the headlines about prisons always seem to be the same: out-of-control costs, inhumane living conditions. But it doesn't need to be that way.
Why real justice means fewer prisons.


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Why Did I Gain Weight When I Started Taking Insulin?
There are several factors at work to lead you to believe that insulin is "to blame" for your weight gain.
People who have poorly controlled diabetes also sometimes experience weight loss because their bodies are unable to properly convert food into energy. This is because they either are not producing enough insulin or their bodies are unable to use the insulin they produce properly. This food winds up as excess glucose circulating in the blood (resulting in high blood glucose!). Ultimately the body can't use all that extra glucose circulating in the blood and so it is eliminated in the urine.
When your blood glucose runs high, you can become dehydrated as your body works to clear itself of all that excess glucose — which makes you think you've lost weight, but you've only lost water. Then, when you start taking insulin and get your blood glucose under better control, you start over-retaining fluids initially to make up for your dehydration, which makes you think you've rapidly gained a lot of weight. You associate it with taking insulin, but really what is happening is taking your insulin properly is just enabling your body to better use food and maintain a proper water balance.
Also, once you start taking insulin injections and start getting your blood glucose under control, you now have enough insulin circulating in your blood to help the glucose get into the body's cells where it can be used as energy. So the glucose produced by the food you eat is no longer spending time in your bloodstream and being excreted out as urine. You gain weight.
Your high blood glucose may have also made you feel more hungry because not all the food you were eating was able to get into the cells as energy to nourish the cells. Then, you started taking insulin — and continued to eat the same amount of food. Only this time, because your body has enough insulin to process the food you're eating, you gain weight. Before, you were getting away with eating more food because your body couldn't use it properly. But once your blood glucose are in a more normal range, you're just using the food properly — and you gain weight.
Some people quickly come to associate taking insulin with weight gain. They will sometimes cut back on their insulin and let their blood glucose run high once they discover they can lose a few pounds in a few days times by doing so. Unfortunately, when they go back to using the right amount of insulin to maintain good control, they are dismayed to discover that they gain the weight back — and perhaps more — in equally rapid fashion. Manipulating insulin to lose weight is an unhealthy pattern to get into. Letting your blood glucose run high can lead to long-term complications — and up and down weight problems when you try to bring your blood glucose back to a normal range.
When you begin taking insulin, discuss with your health team how to address your weight concerns. It may mean making adjustments in how much you eat. You will need to eat enough to make sure you don't have a low blood glucose reaction, but perhaps not as much as you have been eating to offset the problems caused by having had high blood glucose for a while.
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Version 1.0.4 of the CQ Blueprints Maven Archetype AvailableJune 21, 2012 Posted in: Enterprise Java, Software Development Best Practices
I'm happy to announce the release of version 1.0.4 of the CQ Blueprints Maven Archetype.
The CQ Blueprints Maven Archetype can be used to bootstrap a fully Apache Maven enabled, multi-module, Adobe CQ project. By using the generated Apache Maven project you no longer need to use tools such as CRXDE and can instead develop and work in a tool like Eclipse and simply build and deploy to a running CQ Server using common Apache Maven commands.
This new release fixes several reported bugs, and adds complete examples of best practices for writing JSPs and custom tag libraries and integrating these with OSGI services.
Visit the CQ Blueprints site for further information about the CQ Blueprints Maven Archetype.
Remember, if you need assistance with your current or future Adobe CQ project, don't hesitate to contact myself directly or alternatively contact Ruben Reusser and the team at Headwire who generously provide the CQ Blueprints project.


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The diaper bag with stroller straps – an essential accessory in the image of each girl. It is a practical tool for storing all the necessary things, and it complements your image and creates an image. A diaper bag with stroller straps is better than any other accessory will make emphasize your brightness and personality. There is a huge selection of bags, so finding something to your taste is not difficult.
How to choose a suitable diaper bag with stroller straps?
First of all, you must decide what you need a bag for. A bag for going to a restaurant, cinema, theater or a party can be small and compact. It usually contains the most necessary items: lipstick, telephone, mirror and more. If you go with a bag to study or work and carry notebooks or notepads with you, then the bag must be of such size. If you choose a bag for walking or shopping, then it should be practical. In such a bag should be a lot of pockets, so you can place all the items in separate places. Remember that diaper bag with stroller straps should fit other accessories. Every girl should have a universal black bag that fits any look.
What materials should you choose diaper bag with stroller straps from?
Bags can be made of genuine leather, lacquer, textile, suede bags. More durable and practical bags made of genuine leather. Bags with small handles do not fit women of short stature. Consider your style when choosing a diaper bag with stroller straps.
How to care for women bag?
To diaper bag with stroller straps served you for a long time, it requires special care. Leather bags do not like moisture. If the bag is designed for a certain season, then while you are not using it, put the paper inside so that the bag does not deform.


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To start the process one spouse will typically file for divorce and then both spouses will come to an agreement (with or without the court) that divides any property or responsibilities, including the custody and care of any children.
While there are many circumstances that lead to the dissolution of a marriage, some of the most common are:
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You and your spouse agree on all issues, including property division, child custody, and others.
You and your spouse cannot agree on one or more issues, so the court must decide for you.
The person filing for divorce alleges some wrongdoing, like adultery or extreme cruelty, committed by their spouse.
Instead of placing blame, you cite "irreconcilable differences" or something similar. You and your spouse may have to swear to this in a signed statement or live apart for a specified amount of time (often 12 or 18 months). No-fault divorces are often uncontested.
An uncontested divorce is the simplest way to end your marriage. In this guide, we'll explain the decisions you'll need to make and steps to complete throughout the divorce process.
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The following constitute a few the essential divorce papers you will most likely use to start, process, and conclude a dissolution of marriage.
While a divorce is the most common way to end a marriage, it is not the only way. The two most common alternatives are legal separation or a marriage annulment.
Legal separation. You, your spouse, and the courts make many of the same decisions as in a divorce (like dividing assets and responsibilities), but you remain legally married.
Annulment. While a divorce and a marriage annulment both dissolve a marriage, when you obtain an annulment the law treats the marriage differently than when you complete the divorce process. An annulment treats the marriage as though it never existed.
Going through a dissolution of marriage can have significant long term effects both emotionally and financially. A divorce is often expensive and in order to determine how much a divorce costs for your particular circumstances you will need to consider a variety of factors such as where you live, the time it takes to complete your divorce, and the attorney you hire.
You can also use a divorce calculator to get an estimation of your potential costs. While a divorce is difficult enough on its own for both men and women, the impacts on children can be equally difficult and confusing for children.
Alimony--sometimes also referred to as spousal support—is designed to supply the dependent spouse with financial support after a divorce or legal separation. Alimony is different from child support in that it is often calculated by the judge. If your earnings are substantially higher than those of your spouse, you will more than likely be ordered by the court to pay alimony.
Critical to determining the answer to the question 'who gets what?' is whether or not you live in a community property state.
The 9 community property states are:
In these states, nearly all property obtained after a marriage is considered to be owned equally by both spouses. Thus the property acquired after the marriage will be equally split between both you and your spouse.
If you do not live in a community property state then a court will decide how to best divide property and assets between you and your spouse in the fairest (though not always perfectly equal) possible manner.
If you need more legal help, you may want to hire a divorce lawyer to help you file or review your paperwork.


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The doubles badminton finals at the Canada Open descended into chaos last night when former Olympic teammates from Thailand Bodin Issara and Maneepong Jongjit got into a fist fight.
The two players were playing each other on different teams. They were warned by the referees after a verbal exchange earlier in the match, according to ESPN, but later started brawling during a changeover.
In the video below, you can see Issara chase Jongjit into another court, tackle him and start punching him violently in the back.
The Vancouver Post reports that Jongjit needed stitches. The match was abandoned and Jongjit's team was given the win.
Here's the video of the fight:
Both players are 22 years old. They made the quarterfinals of the 2012 London Olympics before splitting up.


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Still recovering from five bullet wounds, Jmar Demontae Davis had a first appearance court hearing Thursday morning in his hospital room at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
The 27-year-old Charlotte man was charged with two counts of assault with a firearm on an officer.
Davis earned the charges by placing his hand on a gun when two Mount Holly Police officers pulled him over for speeding late Tuesday night, according to police.
The warrants also state that Davis was non-compliant.
According to state statute, a person is guilty of assault when they make someone fearful of harm.
A magistrate and Gaston County sheriff�s deputies served the warrants on Davis in his hospital room Wednesday night.
From that point, Davis was in official police custody, assigned a $200,000 secured bond.
Deputies were stationed outside the door.
State law requires that a suspect get a first-appearance in court within 96 hours of arrest, according to Kelvin Atkinson, Davis� attorney.
Thursday morning, District Court Judge John Greenlee and Gaston County District Attorney Locke Bell joined Atkinson and Davis in the hospital room for the hearing.
Bell asked that the bond be raised on Davis. Atkinson argued that due to his injuries, Davis was not a flight risk.
Greenlee ultimately raised the bond to $300,000.
Holding court in a hospital room isn�t common practice, according to Atkinson. The former Gaston County assistant district attorney said he�s never seen it done.
While deputies often serve warrants at the hospital, typically the suspect is being released and can be immediately taken into custody.
Despite the charges against Davis, he was the only one injured in the altercation that happened around 11:30 p.m. on N.C. 273 in Mount Holly.
According to Interim Mount Holly Police Chief David James, Davis blew through town driving 80 mph in a 35-mph zone.
Mount Holly K-9 Officer T.L. Hager and Patrol Officer Darryl Barnes parked their patrol cars behind Davis like a routine traffic stop, James said.
James would not say exactly what happened next. James said Wednesday that he didn�t know if Davis fired his weapon. He also wouldn�t say if both officers hit Davis when they fired on him.
Davis was hit five times � once in the head, neck and leg and twice in the back.
Two of the shots just grazed his body, but the bullet to his left leg has caused serious damage, according to Atkinson who described his client�s shin as shattered.
Doctors mentioned potentially releasing Davis Friday, Atkinson said. When he is released from the hospital, Davis will be taken to the Gaston County Jail until his family can post bail.
On Thursday, James said he wasn�t commenting on the active investigation any further.
The State Bureau of Investigation collected evidence from the scene Wednesday. Investigators questioned both officers who were put on paid leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
Once the investigation is complete, the SBI will present its findings to the district attorney.
You can reach reporter Diane Turbyfill at 704-869-1817 and twitter.com/GazetteDiane.


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John Lackey has never missed a start in the minors or majors.
Various items of interest …
As reported in yesterday's Los Angeles Times, Joe Saunders will start tonight for Jered Weaver, who jammed his shoulder sliding into second base last Saturday at Dodger Stadium.
Personally, I loathe the DH, one reason being that on the rare occasions when A.L. pitchers have to bat and run the bases, they're even more awkward than they used to be before the DH was implemented. I have a vague memory of Andy Messersmith injuring his shoulder on a slide into second base when he was called up to the Angels in 1968. Some would argue that pitcher injuries are a justification to make the DH universal, but then injuries happen to other players too while running the bases. The game was originally intended to have all players both bat and field, with no exceptions for the less athletic. That was its beauty. I fear that, as the game evolves, one day we'll see offensive and defensive platoons like in football. But I'll be long in the grave before it happens.
Anyway …
Another ailing Angel is John Lackey. The Angels are talking about pushing back his scheduled start on Sunday a day or two to rest a sore shoulder. I frequently remind people that Lackey never missed a start in the minor leagues, nor has he in the majors. He's had a couple setbacks in spring training, when it doesn't matter, but up to now he's been a workhorse.
The Arkansas Travelers' post-game press release last night reported that top pitching prospect Nick Adenhart has gone on the seven-day disabled list with a sore shoulder.
If you listen to Episode 4 for FutureAngels.com Radio, analyst John Sickels and I discussed the possibility this might happen, as Adenhart pitched 158.1 IP last year in his first full season after recovering from "Tommy John" surgery, then went off to pitch for Team USA. Minor league baseball has a 7-day DL, unlike the big leagues, so hopefully this is just to skip one start and he'll be fine.
I wrote on Monday that Kernels outfielder Chris Pettit should be promoted to Rancho Cucamonga after the Midwest League All-Star Game, and that happened yesterday. Quakes closer Darren O'Day was promoted to Double-A Arkansas, essentially completing the swap that began when Travs closer Jose Arredondo was demoted to the Cal League for insubordination.
As reported yesterday on FutureAngels.com, Terry Evans homered for the Angels Wednesday night for his first major league hit. The Angels acquired Evans in July 2006 from St. Louis for Jeff Weaver. Evans was a non-prospect who suddenly bloomed last year in the Cardinals' minor league system. Whether it was for real, analysts debated all winter, and the jury is still out. He took only ten walks with Salt Lake in the first half, and only one of those on the road, but overall he was still productive. Garret Anderson was productive despite his low walk rate. So we'll have to see how Evans progresses, although most likely he'll shortly return to Salt Lake.
I'll be in Orem for the July 7-9 games, and Tempe for the July 20-22 games. Tempe starts play this morning, but you won't find any webcasts, "gameday" coverage or newspaper articles. The camp games in the Arizona League are official in that they play by formal rules and the statistics are reported, but otherwise they get no coverage. So about all you can do is look at the final box score on MiLB.com.
The crackpots who've been campaigning for Bill Stoneman and Mike Scioscia to be fired will be irate to learn that the Angels have the best record in baseball since July 1 of last year, according to the Orange County Register. They've gone 100-56, nearly a full season, and that would be good enough for the playoffs pretty much any year. But some still campaign for Stoneman's dismissal because he won't flush the farm system for an aging "name" player.
One of those "names" is Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada, who the Angels once sought to play third base. Tejada made it clear he would refuse to play 3B for the Angels, and Orioles owner Peter Angelos nixed the deal, but the cranks still fantasize about Tejada despite the reality of the situation, or non-situation. Well, Tejada has a broken wrist and will miss at least two months, so hopefully that will sink in with the people who want to send Ervin Santana, Erick Aybar, and "whatever it takes" to get him.


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Fire intentionally set by pouring accelerant throughout house
EMERALD ISLE � Cpl. Jamison K. Hardy, 22, was charged by the Emerald Isle Police Department with second degree arson, felony breaking and entering and felony cruelty to animals.
According to authorities, at approximately 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, the Emerald Isle Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire at 8717 Plantation Drive in the Emerald Isle Plantation subdivision, which is owned by John Ramos. Emerald Isle police and the Western Carteret Fire Department also responded to the scene.
According to the EIPD, there was visible smoke coming from the structure when units arrived and firefighters were able to extinguish the fire inside the residence.
The fire was reported by a neighbor who was inside her residence, heard a loud noise and, after going to investigate, saw smoke coming from the residence. She immediately called 911.
Authorities say the fire was intentionally set by pouring accelerant throughout the residence.
While investigators were processing the crime scene, Emerald Isle Police Officer S. Moots, who was guarding the perimeter, was approached by Hardy who informed him that he had set the fire inside the residence, according to a press release from EIPD. Investigators working the scene were notified by Moots and informed of Hardy�s admission.
Hardy was then taken to the police department where he confessed to setting fire to the residence of his father-in-law, John Ramos.
According to police, Hardy entered the residence through a side garage door where he obtained a container filled with gasoline. He then allegedly went inside the house, locked the dog in the bathroom and proceeded to douse the residence with the gasoline. He then allegedly ignited the gasoline and fled on foot.
According to police, Hardy said he lost his keys sometime during this incident and was unable to leave the scene after starting the fire.
Police are reporting that mental health issues and family problems may be a factor behind the fire being set.
Police are estimating approximately $200,000 in damage to the residence. No one was inside the residence at the time the fire was set; however, the dog was found deceased inside the bathroom.
Hardy is stationed at Camp Lejeune with weapons company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, according to EIPD.
Bond was set at $25,000. His first court appearance was scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday.
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Submission call from me! (something I rarely do anymore)
So Carina Press keeps me pretty busy on the admin (and travel, omg, the travel!) side of things and it doesn't leave me a lot of time for editing. I still do some editing, but it's generally not much more than one or two novels a year, and then the holiday novella collections. I almost never acquire from slush anymore but…
I'm looking to acquire a few things for my own schedule for Fall 2012.
Here's what I'm specifically looking for:
A contemporary romance trilogy or series. I love editing Shannon Stacey's books and I want to edit more contemporary romance, so I'm looking to acquire an author who has a contemporary romance trilogy or series planned. Any heat level considered! I'm specifically looking for contemporary romance novels (over 70k) but will consider a novella series (forA?novellas, even better if they're erotic, but not necessary)
A new paranormal romance (or urban fantasy w/romantic elements) series. The good news for you is that I'll consider all manner of paranormal, including vampires, shifters, etc. I'm not wore out on paranormal, so hit me with your A-game, even if it's a vampire series! Again, any heat level considered.
A very, very hot erotic romance series. Smokin' hot. Any subgenre, any length. Can be BDSM or m/m. Just looking for smokin' hot erotic romance (not erotica, please).
So the trend here is that I'm looking for an author/authors I can build within a series in these particular genres. I'm not looking for standalone novels or novellas for this particular submissions call for myself (though Carina Press is always willing to and does acquire standalones).
If you have something now, or in the coming weeks/months that fits the bill, please follow the submissions guidelines here, and send to the submissions address. However, please note in the body of your query letter that you're responding to my specific call for submissions (many subs come in addressed to me, so I won't know, just based on that, that you're responding to this call).
Edit: I've had some questions about subbing an idea or partial. Carina Press submission guidelines require a full manuscript and so do I, unless we've worked together before, or you have an established history of publishing quality work, and you have an established author brand, in which case, I'd consider a proposal/partial w/thorough synopsis.


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The idiom I use the most when programming in Java is to test if object != null before I use it. This is to avoid a NullPointerException. I find the code very ugly and it becomes unreadable.
Is there a good alternative to this?
Update: Pan, I was not clear with my question. I want to address the necessity to test every object if you want to access a field or method of this object. For example:
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NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA-Freshman left-hander Aaron Chouinard (Swansea, MA/Case HS) pitched a seven-hit shutout as the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's baseball team blanked Brandeis, 7-0, in a non-conference game at the UMass Dartmouth Athletic Complex Monday.
Chouinard walked none and struck out five in earning the victory, improving his record to 1-1 and pitching the Corsairs' first complete game of the season.
UMass Dartmouth broke on top when they scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. The first two runs crossed on an RBI double by junior right fielder Wayne Bolz (Billerica, Ma/Billerica HS). Sophomore third baseman George Aggostini (Dighton, MA/Dighton-Rehoboth HS/Marist HS) and sophomore left fielder Luke Bomback (Swansea, MA/Case HS) singled home runs in the seventh, and senior first baseman Tyler White (Westport, MA/Westport HS/Massasoit CC) capped the scoring with a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth. Aggostini finished with three hits, and Bomback and sophomore center fielder Ryan Medeiros (Acushnet, MA/New Bedford HS/Eckerd) each had two.
Senior left-hander Mike Swerdloff (Scarsdale, NY/Ardsley HS) started for Brandeis and pitched the first 6 2/3 innings, yielding three earned runs and taking the loss to fall to 2-3.
"It's nice to see us play a clean game, and it all starts with our starting pitching," said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Bob Prince. "Aaron threw a great game, we didn't give up any extra base runners due to walks or errors, and we had timely two out hitting. Brandeis is a good team, their starting pitcher pitched well, but we stuck with our game plan and it paid off. I can't say enough about Aaron and the pace of the game. He got ahead of the hitters all day long, and mixed up his pitches well. Overall, we played well in all three facets of the game."
Bolz' double was a key hit. "Wayne had a huge game," said Prince. "He hasn't played as much as he wanted to, but every time we call on him, he does what we need him to do. Even his outs have been hit hard."
The Corsairs improved to 7-10 with the victory, while the Judges dropped to 7-14 with the defeat. UMass Dartmouth will return to action when they visit Gordon Tuesday. Brandeis will host Worcester State Tuesday.


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As we discussed last month, intrusion detection systems (IDSs) should prevent burglars and trespassers from entering your facility in the first place. Using sensors, these systems are sensitive to sound, vibration, motion, or a change in capacitance due to penetration of an electrostatic field. Some also sense when someone breaks an electrical circuit or interrupts a light beam.
Understanding how the different devices of IDSs really work can help you develop the smartest plan for your facility. So let's look at some of the basic principles behind their operation.
An IDS consists of three basic components: sensors, control units, and audible alarms. Sensors are devices that sense or respond to certain conditions in and around a protected area. One control unit is typically required in each secure area. Its function is to receive signals from the sensors and to transmit these signals to the monitoring unit and local audible alarm. Each control unit must report to a separate monitoring unit status indicator module.
Each monitoring unit typically contains one signal and power status indicator module. The monitoring units connect to a local audible alarm (most typically a siren or buzzer). This alarm serves two purposes. Initially, it may scare the intruder away. Secondly, it alerts local security personnel and police of a breech in security.
The local audible alarm has limited value for areas where there are no response personnel. You should not use a local audible alarm without a remote monitor unit.
Let's take a closer look at the different types of sensors employed by these IDSs.
Interior sensors. Facility directors use interior sensors to detect an intruder inside a building. The most effective and useful interior detectors use either ultrasound or infrared light. Although both are effective, each has its own advantages.
Ultrasonic detectors operate at very high frequencies, at a much higher pitch than the human ear can detect. When these sound waves bounce off stationary objects, they return to the detector at the same frequency at which they were emitted. However, if these sound waves bounce off a moving object, they will return to the detector at a different frequency than the one at which they were emitted. When this happens, the detector sends an alarm signal to the controller.
Infrared detectors sense heat. They sense the level of infrared energy (heat) given off by every object in its field of view. If the system detects a change of temperature, it sends an alarm signal to the controller. For example, if a human with a body temperature of about 99 DegrF walks into a room with 70 DegrF walls, the sensor detects this and sends an alarm signal to the controller.
When deciding which type of interior detectors to install, it is important to understand the characteristics of each. In general, you should use passive infrared detectors when an intruder's movement will be within the detector's field of view. Choose ultrasonic detectors when the intruder's likely movement is toward the detector.
You must also be aware that heating systems can trigger some types of infrared sensors. Most new designs eliminate this problem by using a segmented lens. Each segment detects heat independently, so the system will not send an alarm signal to the controller unless it detects heat moving from one segment to another. This means a heat vent will not trigger the sensor.
Pay close attention when aiming the sensors. Specifically, you should keep the lowest point of the sensor's field a couple of feet off the ground in areas where guard dogs may be present. In these areas, you should use a detector that does not have a low-angle field of view.
Ultrasonic detectors can also activate falsely. The forced air from a heating/cooling system can move the drapery or a plant's leaves and set off a false alarm.
Hybrid sensors. Another type of interior detector, these devices use a combination of passive infrared and ultrasonic technology in the same unit. If the infrared sensor activates, but not the ultrasonic sensor, no alarm will sound. Only when both sensors trigger will an alarm signal travel to the controller.
As far as cost goes, interior sensors are typically more expensive than perimeter sensors. However, you only need them in areas where an intruder might make it past the perimeter detectors.
Perimeter sensors. Perimeter sensors protect the exterior boundaries of a facility. Although these sensors are usually inexpensive, you must install them at every possible point of entry, including all doors and windows. The big expense comes in running a cable to every detector in the system.
Magnetic contact switches are the most common perimeter sensors. These devices consist of two components. One part of the detector attaches to the movable portion of the door or window; the other part attaches to the stationary frame. You must install these two components so they almost touch each other (1/16 in. spacing between). One part of the detector contains a magnet, while the other incorporates a specially constructed switch. When both parts are in close proximity, the magnet keeps the switch mechanism closed. But when the two parts are separated (as they would be if the door on window were open), the switch will open, and the controller picks up an alarm condition.
Glass-break sensors. This sensor contains a tiny tuning fork, which vibrates when it detects a high-pitched sound. For example, when someone breaks through a window, the sound produced by the breaking glass forces the tuning fork to vibrate. This sets off the sensor to send an alarm signal to the controller. But remember: You must install this detector on the window's glass to detect breakage. It does not work when placed on the window frame.
Seismic detectors or shock detectors. These devices pick up vibrations produced when a stationary object is set in motion by external forces. They're sometimes used at windows, which will vibrate when they are opened, or on fences, which will shake when climbed.
Microwave motion detectors operate on the same principle as ultrasonic detectors. However, unlike ultrasonic detectors, the microwave sensors operate in the Gigahertz band of the radio frequency spectrum. This means wind currents or changes in temperature do not affect the device. The limitation of microwave sensors is its detection pattern can actually penetrate walls. Thus, they also detect movement in areas you may not want to monitor. Here's another tip: Remember metal objects easily reflect microwave signals.
Stress sensors. These devices detect a person walking, crawling, or jumping into a protected area. You typically install stress-detecting sensors under floors, stairs, or roofing systems and connect them to an adjustable electronic processor. An intruder's body weight is enough to cause the protected area to flex or stress when he or she walks across it. The sensors detect this, and alert an alarm condition. You can easily conceal these sensors, adjust them for sensitivity, and even install some types under carpets.
Pressure mat sensors are sometimes used at an entrance. These mats send a signal to the controller when someone puts weight on them.
Depending on which IDS you choose, more than one type of sensor is typically necessary to provide adequate protection for an area. If possible, check with persons already using such systems or devices before purchasing your own system.
In next month's lesson, we'll discuss voice evacuation systems, commonly called voice evac. We will explore why these systems have tremendous potential for use in facility safety.
Sidebar: Selecting an IDS
When selecting an intrusion detection system (IDS), consider:
• Location and response time of security personnel;
• Value of facility, material, or the sensitivity of material you want to protect;
• Area environment (including building construction, sound levels inside/outside, climate, etc.);
• Radio and electrical interference; and
• Operational hours of installation or facility.


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Block Trades Set to Outpace IPOs Again in 2013
Even though stock markets across the Asian-Pacific region have risen in recent months, block sales of shares in already listed companies, rather than initial public offerings, will continue to drive fees of bankers specializing in share sales this year.
Volatility in regional markets and the fact that many of 2012's newly listed companies quickly fell below their issue price made investors nervous about IPOs for most of last year. Of the 29 companies in the region, including Japan, that raised more than US$300 million via an IPO last year, 62% underperformed their benchmark indexes from the time they went public through Friday, according to data provider FactSet.
That led to a resurgence of block trades, or sales of large chunks of existing shares, including a total of US$14.5 billion raised by American International Group it exited pan-Asian insurer AIA Group
"The idea of asking investors to buy a relatively unknown company without any public track record at a high price simply isn't appealing in volatile markets," said Jonathan Penkin, head of equity capital markets for Asia ex-Japan at Goldman Sachs Group
Last year, block trades accounted for 66% of the region's equity capital markets activity, which comprises IPOs and equity-linked deals like convertible bonds as well as block trades. By contrast, when AIA listed in Hong Kong in 2010, IPOs made up 48% of ECM. IPO deal value in the region dropped 35% last year to US$57 billion, while total equity capital markets activity fell 1.3% to US$213 billion—the lowest since the 2008 financial crisis.
This year, bankers expect several major block deals, including around US$800 million of shares in luggage maker Samsonite International fromCVC Capital Partners and Royal Bank of Scotland, which have been reducing their stakes since the IPO but still hold a combined 25%. India is set to see several deals, as the government raises funds to cover its deficit. The Indian government recently appointed bankers for the sale of a 9.5% stake in power producer NTPC, to raise around $2.3 billion.
Other government-controlled firms likely to see stake sales this year include MMTC Oil India, and Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers, bankers say.
Still, with a 9.8% surge in the MSCI Asia Pacific Index during the fourth quarter and strong performances from listings during that time, there is some hope for IPOs this year, bankers say. People's Insurance Co. (Group) of China Ltd., which raised US$3.6 billion in Hong Kong in December, closed Wednesday up 33% from its IPO price of 3.48 Hong Kong dollars (45 U.S. cents), and Tokyo-listed GLP J-REIT, sponsored by Singaporean warehouse operator Global Logistic Properties, has risen 13% from its IPO price, after a US$1.3 billion flotation in December.
"We expect follow-on and convertible-bond issuance to account for a majority of ECM activity in the region for the first half of 2013, with a potential pickup in IPO activity as we approach and enter into the second half of the year," said Damien Brosnan, head of Asia equity capital markets syndicate at UBS AG.
Among deals set for the year in Southeast Asia, last year's hot market for deals, are a US$1.5 billion Bangkok IPO of Thai skytrain operator BTS Group Holdings and sales in Malaysia from ports operator Westports Bhd. and power producer Malakoff Corp., each expected to be worth about US$1 billion.
Hong Kong, which last year fell to fifth place globally for IPOs, is unlikely to reclaim its 2011 crown, bankers say. But two deals could raise at least $1 billion for Chinese companies in 2013: a dual Shanghai-Hong Kong listing by brokerage China Galaxy Securities Co., and a US$1.5 billion IPO by China Petrochemical Corp.'s engineering unit.
PricewaterhouseCoopers expects Hong Kong IPO volumes to climb 70% to up to US$19.4 billion this year, from US$11.4 billion in 2012, as China's economy revives.
But for investment bankers, block trades are no substitute for IPOs. New listings tend to involve more bankers, and can take months, if not years, to execute, while block trades can be done in one night. But fees on block trades tend to be much lower, and bankers risk losing money if they misjudge market demand.
Bankers charge around 0.75%-1.25% of the deal for a block trade, against up to 3% for IPOs in Hong Kong, for instance. Banks that underwrite blocks need to buy unsold shares, unlike IPOs, which can be scrapped or cut in the event of little investor demand.
Shefali Anand in New Delhi contributed to this article.


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Children, Especially Girls, Withhold Friendship as a Weapon; Teaching Empathy
Children still in kindergarten or even younger form cliques and intentionally exclude others, say psychologists and educators who are increasingly noticing the behavior and taking steps to curb it.
Special programs are popping up in elementary schools to teach empathy as a means of stemming relational aggression, a psychological term to describe using the threat of removing friendship as a tactical weapon. Children also are being guided in ways to stand up for themselves, and to help others, in instances of social exclusion....