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COVID-19: Answering the call together
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Farm bill delivers victory for veterinary medicine
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Uniform jurisdiction for aquatic veterinary and animal health programs
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Healing meters have to be taken with a grain a salt. Or rather with a whole block of salt, iceberg style. What do I mean? Well, the overall effective healing done page on WoW stat tools like World of Logs does give us some useful information, but the bulk of the usefulness is hidden below the surface.
In other words, I was a bit concerned by the meters in our Putricide attempts last Monday. I started tearing them apart, trying to figure out the problem(s). As I was having the time of my life (I love, love, love stats!), it dawned on me that I should share how I go about exploring poor performance.

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(Gray News) -Walt Disney studios unveiled a first look of the highly anticipated "Frozen 2" trailer Wednesday.
The first movie became a huge worldwide hit in 2013, earning more than $1.3 billion at the global box office.
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In general when you get into constraints this complex, the question is no longer how to avoid complexity but how to manage it. There are several ways in which refactoring the tables may be helpful, and table inheritance allows us to do just that (no we don't have to lose foreign key management capabilties to do so). This allows us to look at set/subset management differently.
Of course how we go about managing this complexity may still be a matter of taste and of the exact circumstances involved (the same solution may not be optimal everywhere). One person may prefer lots of NULLS and complex constraints. One person may prefer few NULLs, no inheritance, and lots of triggers. Someone else may prefer a richer toolkit with the pitfalls that provides. Managing complexity is more an art than a science. In general though, we don't blame the paintbrush when the artist doesn't know how to use it.
In my experience, using NULLs to indicate type furthermore creates a situation where it is quite possible to end up with misbehavior that takes some time to troubleshoot and so I don't typically like this approach but again, I recognize that the complexity issues remain regardless of the solution.
In general the approach here takes the following steps:
- Decompose the table in a relational model
- Look for common interfaces
- Inherit those interfaces
I am skipping over the check constraints and unique constraints which are relatively complex here. You should read the full post yourself to see what complexity we are managing. However for refactoring purposes, I can't really avoid quoting his table field structure:
CREATE TABLE payment ( payment_id BIGSERIAL PRIMARY KEY, payer_id INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES payer, payment_date DATE NOT NULL, amount NUMERIC NOT NULL CHECK(amount > 0), currency_id INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES currency, /* Check */ check_number TEXT, check_date DATE, /* Credit Card */\ cc_id INTEGER REFERENCES locked_down_tight_cc_table, /* You wouldn't store an actual CC number here, would you?!? */ expiry_date DATE, CHECK(expiry_date = DATE_TRUNC('month', expiry_date)), /* Manila Envelopes are pretty anonymous is_manila BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT FALSE, -- check constraints then follow which are quite complex -- and partial unique constraints are added after the fact ); /* comments by David Fetter */ -- Comments added by Chris Travers
Step 1: Relational Refactoring
We can then factor this out into the following tables:
- payment_class new, added to categorize payments.
- Includes an extended storage column to indicate that storage is required for a type.
- payment (main details go here), adding payment_class_id field
- payment_check stores check-specific fields
- payment_class_id set to 1
- payment_cards stores card-specific fields
- payment_class_id set to 2
We would then have to create a custom constraint trigger for managing relational integrity between payment and payment_check, payment_cards. Note that standard foreign keys work one direction so this isn't too bad.
Step 2: Common Interfaces:
Every payment extension table requires a payment_class_id and a payment_id field which together act as a foreign key in the parent table. This provides an interface which can go both ways and simplify the interfaces. This should then be our base table.
Step 3: Completed redesign
Note that some foreign keys are omitted in order to allow the table to be created in this demo environment.
CREATE TABLE payment_ref (
payment_id bigint not null,
payment_class_id int
CREATE TABLE payment_class (
id int not null unique, -- manually assigned, few
label text primary key,
extended_storage bool not null
INSERT INTO payment_class (id, label, extended_storage)
VALUES (1, 'check', true),
(2, 'cards', true),(3, 'cash', false);
CREATE TABLE payment (
payment_id bigserial PRIMARY KEY,
payment_class_id int NOT NULL references payment_class(id),
-- above two columns will be primary key
payer_id int not null,
-- foreign key on payer_id omitted due to demo here
amount numeric not null check (amount > 0),
currency_id int not null,
-- foreign key on currency_id omitted due to demo here
UNIQUE (payment_id, payment_class_id) -- secondary key
CREATE TABLE payment_check (
check_date date not null,
check_number text not null,
CHECK (payment_class_id = 1),
FOREIGN KEY (payment_class_id, payment_id)
REFERENCES payment (payment_class_id, payment_id)
) INHERITS (payment_ref);
CREATE TABLE payment_cards (
cc_info int not null,
-- foreign key omitted so table can be created in demo environment
CHECK (payment_class_id = 2),
FOREIGN KEY (payment_class_id, payment_id)
REFERENCES payment (payment_class_id, payment_id)DEFERRABLE INITIALLY IMMEDIATE
) INHERITS (payment_ref);
All that is left is to create the constraint triggers and we are done. Note inheritance here buys us a consistent interface for joins, plus a consistent interface for the constraint triggers.
In essence the way we are using table inheritance here is as a way to partition additional information to be joined to a table, where foreign keys against the total partition set are relatively uninteresting. Note however, one could come up with ways here to define an additional unique index (on payment_class(id, extended_storage) which would allow effective foreign keys to be added to the inheritance tree. The above approach, once constraint triggers are added (and tested) would be easier to understand and maintain in my experience than one using NULLs to indicate type, and would have more modular and maintainable check constraints.
Now the constraint triggers will still have to be created and tested and this adds significant complexity. This may be a win where we need to maintain extensibility here, for example if we want to be open to adding gift certificates as forms of payment, or international money orders, etc. On the other hand if we do not have to preserve this, then the inheritance-based approach adds needless complexity regarding foreign keys.
If the relational model is good enough (namely because of the lack of a need for extensibility in payment types) one can simply add an id field to each sub-table, a deferrable foreign key constraint (initially deferred) from payment to the other tables, and check constraints on whether these are NULL based on payment type. In that case, inheritance just gets us enforcement for identical semantics for foreign keys, and a virtual catalog of payment references.
On the other hand if the purely relational model (fkeys against physical storage tables directly) is not good enough, we can build a system which we use constraint triggers to enforce foreign keys against an object catalog (payment_ref) in this case.
The Moral of the Story
Set/Subset modelling with table partitioning does have some uses, but maintainability requires that the tables be relationally factored as much as possible first, and inherit no more than necessary. However, sparingly used, inheritance can facilitate (rather than replace!) good relational design. This works best when one looks at inheritance as a way of doing table partitioning with additional fields per partition.
With 9.2, the addition of NO INHERIT check constraints will allow the top level partition to be used, but before that the top-level needs to be clear of entries. In general, however, I am not convinced that having the top level partition be used in this case is actually a good idea. As soon as you do this, a vanilla SELECT and a foreign key will have suddenly very different behavior. Semantic clarity counsels for using NO INHERIT constraints to forbid all inserts into parent nodes.
Is the complexity tradeoff worth it though? You be the judge.


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What is the probability that a particular set of integer edge lengths selected from an interval $[1, N]$, can form a triangle? How might this extend to the case where one selects real number edge lengths from the unit interval?
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As in, making a difference.
...Am I focused on what matters most?
...Am I living a life that matters?
...Am I spending time with my family in ways that matter?
...Am I creating pages that matter to me?
...Am I shaping my thoughts into words in ways that matter?
...Am I planning lessons that matter to my students?
As in, substance.
As in, that which occupies space.
I want to be more conscious of the spaces that I inhabit, personally, creatively, and professionally.
As in, importance.
Fascinating: the etymology of "matter" reveals that it originally referred to "material of thought, speech, or expression."
Often mind and matter are considered opposites, or exist in an uneasy kind of duality -- mind over matter, it is said. This is different. I want to be mindful of what truly matters, and keep heading in that direction, body and spirit.
When it comes to this word, however, I do want to keep in mind what Shimelle mentioned on a Two Peas thread today:
And although the specific project is a word for the year, don't forget that life isn't really ruled by a calendar. I think it's okay to roll with the punches and change things when they need to change. I often focus on a guiding principle for a season or two and then move on when the energy to work on another part of life seems to be calling me.
Since I am on the subject of words, I am really excited about a project that I have been working on using the JBS Mercantile January mini-album kit. The gallery reveal was tonight, and so I can finally share my work-in-progress -- or words-in-progress, actually:
The album was inspired by David Levithan's The Lover's Dictionary, which I read in a single sitting a few days ago. As I explain in the gallery comments, although I had already been at work assembling this album when I started the book, I did not really have a vision for it until I started reading The Lover's Dictionary. In reading the book, it became so clear to me that couples have their own unique language, and so I decided to create my own compendium of the words and stories that characterize my relationship with my husband.
I was also inspired by the cover design of the book:
I riffed on that design in the preface of my album:
The contents themselves aren't organized like a book, however. I included envelopes to house journaling cards:
Just as a dictionary is never finished, since new words are added all the time and language constantly evolves, so this album is designed to be a work-in-progress as well. Here are a few of the cards that I have included so far:
This month I also contributed a year-in-review layout (shared in a previous post below) as well as this page about my sweet, sweet girl:
Well, it's less than 30 minutes to midnight, so I'm off to gather the family, calm my shaking dog (homemade bombs have replaced illegal fireworks this year in our neighborhood), open the cider, and toast 2012.
Here's to the new year, and making it matter!


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La Costa Canyon Rides Fast Start Past Inglewood in State Regional Semis
Mavericks advance to Regional Finals for first time in history
CARLSBAD – It its current run through the state playoffs, La Costa Canyon's 2011-12 team has cemented itself as the best in school history. Tuesday night, the top-seeded Mavericks started fast and held off fifth-seeded Inglewood 74-68 in the Division II Regional Semifinals to reach a new state plateau.
"It's crazy – we've never been here before. It's great for our program," said La Costa Canyon junior guard Jeff Van Dyke.
Ignited early by a standing-room only home crowd, La Costa Canyon (33-3) rode the momentum of a dominant first quarter throughout the entire game. The Mavericks raced out to an 11-2 lead and led 18-6 after an opening quarter in which Inglewood (23-11) looked completely unsettled on both ends of the floor.
"It was a great atmosphere tonight and we came out hot and with a lot of energy," said La Costa Canyon senior forward Matt Shrigley. "Inglewood is a great team and we didn't expect to come out like that against them."
In the second quarter, La Costa Canyon scored the first seven points to build a 25-6 lead before Inglewood got its bearings. Junior guard Sean Keyes hit a trio of three-pointers in the second quarter to keep the Sentinels in the game, and at halftime the Mavericks led 36-27.
"We needed that cushion early on," said La Costa Canyon head coach Dave Cassaw. "They kept chipping away and making runs at us – we were fortunate to have that start."
La Costa Canyon quickly stretched its lead in the second half, as Van Dyke made threes on the first two possessions of the third quarter as part of an 8-0 run. Van Dyke finished with 17 points, and made four of his five three-pointers in the second half to keep the Mavericks in front.
"I was just feeling it. In the first half I wasn't using my legs, but in the second half it was all legs and I held my follow through," Van Dyke said. "My coach told me to keep firing away and I did – I was open."
Inglewood cut the deficit to single digits late in the third quarter, but La Costa Canyon closed with an 8-2 run to take a 54-40 lead into the final frame. The Mavericks held the Sentinels to 13 points in the third quarter by slowing their up-and-down attack.
"We moved the ball better on offense and on defense we stopped the ball in transition," Van Dyke said. "They were getting a lot of buckets in transition, so we stopped the ball and made them play half-court offense."
Van Dyke opened the fourth quarter with a three-pointer to give the Mavericks a 17-point lead that Inglewood would slowly chip away throughout the final quarter. The Sentinels came as close as six points in the final minute, but the Mavericks were able to make enough plays down the stretch to prevail.
"Our coach just told us to keep pushing the ball and we had open looks – they weren't good at getting out on shooters," Van Dyke said. "We just had to stick to the process."
Senior guard David Travers scored 19 points to lead La Costa Canyon and Shrigley added 18. The Mavericks shot the ball well from outside throughout the game, and used motion offense to find holes in the Inglewood defense for a handful of easy inside baskets.
"We really ran our stuff and got good shots," Cassaw said. "It wasn't even so much designed plays – it was just our motion and taking what was there."
La Costa Canyon's victory sets up an all-San Diego matchup in the Regional Finals against third-seeded Lincoln (24-9) on Saturday at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, a rematch of the overtime thriller in the Division II section finals that the Mavericks won 58-54. The second meeting in 15 days between the top two teams in the section will determine who represents Southern California in the Division II state title game.
"It's going to be a lot of fun. They are such a great team – so athletic and so strong. It should be another good game," Shrigley said. "It's great to have to teams from San Diego representing."
La Costa Canyon's trip to the Regional Finals is the first in school history, and comes as part of a record-setting season. The Mavericks are two wins away from their goal of a first state championship, and are enjoying a landmark season in the process.
"It's huge – I'm very proud of the accomplishment of getting to this point," Cassaw said. "I'm proud of the guys – they're playing for each other and they're playing with a will."
For Inglewood, junior guard Randy Onwuasor led the team with a game-high 20 points. The Southern Section Division 2AA champions matched La Costa Canyon for stretches in the game, but ultimately the Sentinels couldn't overcome their slow start.
La Costa Canyon – 74 (18-18-18-20)
Travers 19, Shrigley 18, Van Dyke 17, Beery 10, Magnuson 1 (starters) Sachrison 9
Inglewood – 68 (6-21-13-28)
Onwuasor 20, Randall 18, Smiley 15, Scott Jr. 3, Lockwood 3 (starters) Keyes 9
Pictured: La Costa Canyon guard Jeff Van Dyke fires a pass in midair between Inglewood forward Nicholas Smiley (left) and guard Sean Keyes
More like this:
- La Costa Canyon Falls to Archbishop Mitty in State Finals — March 24, 2012
- La Costa Canyon Wins Rematch Against Lincoln in State Regional Finals — March 17, 2012
- Division II Finals: La Costa Canyon vs. Lincoln — March 2, 2012
- LCC Survives Righetti to Capture American Division Championship — Dec. 30, 2011
- La Costa Canyon shoots past Washington Prep in first round of state — March 9, 2011
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Chelsea Clinton arrived at the 44th floor of Hearst Tower Tuesday night ("with amaaaaze makeup and an impeccable blowout," one fan tweeted from the publisher's headquarters) and soon began whispering with Randi Zuckerberg in the corner. The Observer, taking notes on the surrounding scene (high heels, designer dresses, crispy cheesesticks), lurked nearby, waiting to speak with her.
"Let's keep private conversations private," said Ms. Clinton's aide. She had materialized on our right and was eyeing our pen.
"First, hear what she has to say," she said, offering us her e-mail address.
Ms. Clinton had joined Marie Claire editor in chief Joanna Coles for a panel on social media, along with Facebook marketing director Randi Zuckerberg (and sister of Mark), Common Sense Media executive Amy Guggenheim Shenkan and ESPN sportscaster Erin Andrews, to discuss "the perils and the possibilities of living in a digital world."
Among the first to arrive was supermodel Coco Rocha. With 45,783 Facebook fans (personal profiles have a 5,000 friend limit, she explained to The Observer), she also maintains accounts on Tumblr, Vimeo, YouTube, Google Plus and Twitter. The last celebrated its two-year anniversary two days earlier.
"I just felt like I'd like to have a little bit of a voice," said Ms. Rocha, whose métier is to be seen, not heard. "It's letting people into my world and into the fashion world."
The Canada native (she is working on her green card) kept her followers updated throughout the event, posting a photo of herself and her agent posed in front of windows overlooking Central Park.
Barbara Walters was seated in the audience, somewhat unexpectedly. Her name had been omitted from the invitation because she RSVP'd late, but she arrived as close to on time as anyone.
"I thought I'd learn something," Ms. Walters told The Observer, admitting she was neither on Facebook or Twitter.
Asked if she thought social media was helping the field of journalism, Ms. Walters, 81, said, "Well, it's there… so I think you need to know how to deal with it."
"Truthfully, between e-mails and iPads and the little job I have on the side, I don't have time for it," Ms. Walters had explained. She didn't have time to stay for the entire length of the panel discussion, either.
After Ms. Clinton gave short remarks, she sat in the audience, and Ms. Coles told the audience a Wall Street Journal reporter "rather depressingly" had muttered to her earlier that evening that "these kind of things" weren't usually very engaging.
The debate surrounded bullying on the internet; Ms. Andrews described what it was like to have a video of her nude passed around online, after a stalker filmed her through the peephole of her hotel room and posted the clip to the internet.
Next on the ladies' agenda were issues of children's online safety, which seemed aimed at Ms. Zuckerberg. She stated that age limits exist on Facebook and argued teenagers are savvier than they are given credit.
Ms. Walters piped up with a question from the audience: If she could, what legislation would each panelist propose?
"I thought this was going to be a vacation!" exclaimed Ms. Zuckerberg, who resides in California.
But it is safe to say the night went off without any un-friending. The next morning Ms. Zuckerberg tweeted "such a wonderful girl-power evening & panel," and posted photos of the event to her Facebook page.
"I went to a very interesting symposium that was mostly made up by young women in the audience with great shoes," Ms. Walters reported on The View.
As for Ms. Clinton, who made one interjection during the discussion and offered a few lines to wrap up the evening, Ms. Walters said, "She was so articulate, she was so intelligent…this is a girl who has a political future."


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At first, Zechariah had trouble understanding his vision, so he asked for divine guidance. From this we should learn, writes John Calvin, that "there is therefore no doubt but that the Lord will supply us also with understanding, when we ...Read More
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As we will see throughout our study of the tabernacle and its furniture, the very best the people had to offer was used in the production of the sanctuary. Likewise, we too should give our best to the Lord, which ...Read More
Israel's Generosity
Not all of God's people are called to give the same amount of money or time, but all of us must give something, especially if we have been exceptionally blessed of the Lord. Jesus teaches us that "everyone to whom ...Read More
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The restricted access to God's presence in Israel was to remind the people that even though He had chosen them, something more had to be done to overcome the wide chasm between His holiness and humanity's impurity. This chasm was ...Read More
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Men and women after God's own heart are sensitive to the work of the Holy Spirit and strive not to quench Him as He convicts us of sin and guides us in righteousness. One of the best ways to be ...Read More
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For decades, presidents, parliaments, and other ruling bodies in our country and around the world have paid lip service to the rule of law while acting as if they are above the laws of the land. We can do something ...Read More
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Collier's cortege: Goodbye to one of their own
How do you measure a man's respect among his peers? In John W. Collier's case, that's an easy task. When the owner of Collier Towing Service died suddenly last week, the brotherhood of tow truck drivers lined up to make sure he had a proper procession to his final resting place.
On Friday, March 12, they met at the Collier shop to drive, 15 strong, down West Main Street to Emmet and up U.S. 29 to Greene County for the funeral.
"It almost brought tears to my eyes," says one observer of the wreckers and their police escort. "It was very moving."
"He had everything a man wanted in life," says Dale Barbour, whom Collier hired 10 years ago even though there was no position open.
George Jones recalls many a tow from Collier, followed by hours of talk in the shop. "He didn't charge me storage because he had a heart," he says. Charlottesville Wrecker's Larry Sipe's favorite memory of Collier is shared bologna and onion sandwiches.
Mighty Tow's Steve Thompson once crushed his hand servicing a car. At Martha Jefferson Hospital, he saw Collier jumping a car battery. Collier left the customer mid-jump to escort Thompson into the hospital. "I didn't even work for him," says Thompson.
Friends says Collier died March 8 of a heart attack after collapsing on his home's porch at age 65. He left behind his wife and three children.
Wayne Hayslett with Taylor's Wrecking was asked to lead the procession. At 11:40am, a police motorcycle escort was in place, and Hayslett signaled the drivers it was time to go.
The procession read like a who's who of local rigs: Mighty Tow, Albemarle Towing, Charlottesville Wrecker Service, Drumheller, Lethal, and Taylor's pulled onto West Main to join the six Collier trucks heading north.
On the drive up to Greene, perhaps they mused upon Collier's favorite saying: "Look up and go bravely on."
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|*March 25 - 31
Personality and Divinity
of the Holy Spirit
Read for This Week's Study:
|Gen. 1:26; 3:22; Isa. 6:8; Matt. 28:19; 1 Cor 12:4-11, 28; 2 Cor 13:14.
Memory Text:
| "Go ye therefore, and teach all
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Ghost" (Matthew
One doesn't have to read far in the Bible before one is confronted with the Holy Spirit. Genesis 1:2 reads, "The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters" (NASB); meanwhile, at the other end of the Bible, Revelation 22:17 reads, "And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely."
Of course, between these two texts, throughout the pages of Scripture, the work and ministry of the Holy Spirit are revealed to us. This especially is true in the New Testament, where we are given many insights into the reality, purpose, and function of the Holy Spirit, particularly in regard to the plan of salvation.
This week we'll concentrate on one often misunderstood aspect of the Holy Spirit: His divinity. In other words, the Holy Spirit isn't just some impersonal force that emanates from God. Instead, He is God, one of the three Persons who make up the Godhead of the Christian faith. Let's take a look at this fundamental teaching of the Bible.
*Study this week's lesson to prepare for Sabbath, April 1.
|March 26
The Triune God
The second of the 28 Fundamental Beliefs of the Seventh-day Adventist Church reads, in part: "There is one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, a unity of three co-eternal Persons."—Seventh-day Adventists Believe . . . (2005 ed.), p. 23. In other words, Adventists—along with millions of other Christians—believe in the triune nature of God; that is, there is one God (Deut. 6:4) who exists as three Persons. While that concept itself might not be simple, the biblical evidence for this truth is powerful and compelling. That we can't fully understand something, particularly something about the very nature of God Himself, is hardly reason to reject it (Job 11:7, 1 Cor. 13:12).
How do each of the following texts point to the plurality of the Godhead?
"The Father is all the fullness of the Godhead bodily, and is invisible to mortal sight. The Son is all the fullness of the Godhead manifested. The Word of God declares Him to be 'the express image of His person.' . . . The Comforter that Christ promised to send after He ascended to heaven, is the Spirit in all the fullness of the Godhead, making manifest the power of divine grace to all who receive and believe in Christ as a personal Saviour. There are three living persons of the heavenly trio; in the name of these three great powers—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit—those who receive Christ by living faith are baptized, and these powers will co-operate with the obedient subjects of heaven in their efforts to live the new life in Christ."—Ellen G. White, Evangelism, pp. 614, 615.
|What analogies—such as a triangle or a three-pronged fork—can help someone understand the idea of how one God can be composed of three equal Persons? What other examples might help us better understand this deep truth?
|March 27
God the Holy Spirit: Part 1
Most people don't have a problem with the idea of the Father as God. After all, God is who the Father is. Even the idea of Jesus as God, as a fully Divine Being manifest in human form, though somewhat difficult to grasp, is, nevertheless, comprehensible. After all, an all-powerful God should be able to manifest Himself in human flesh if He so chooses to, right?
For many people, however, the concept of the Holy Spirit Himself as God is a much more difficult concept. It's much easier to think of the Holy Spirit not as God Himself but as some sort of impersonal force, some divine energy and power, such as gravity, that comes from God and pervades the world.
Yet, the Bible is clear that the Holy Spirit is Divine; that is, the Holy Spirit, just as the Father and as the Son, is one of the divine Personages of the Godhead.
How do the following texts help us understand the divine nature of the Holy Spirit?
5:3, 4
Cor 2:10, 11
Cor 3:17
Attributes of the Holy Spirit include truth (John 16:13), life (Rom. 8:2), and omnipotence (1 Cor 2:10, 11)—attributes associated with divinity. Jesus, in Matthew 12:31, 32, says blasphemy spoken against Him can be forgiven but not blasphemy spoken against the Holy Spirit, a concept that doesn't make much sense if the Holy Spirit is anything less than God. Matthew 1:20, where Jesus is conceived in the womb of Mary through the Holy Spirit, is also a difficult text to understand if the Holy Spirit were not truly God. (See also Gen. 1:2.)
|March 28
God the Holy Spirit: Part 2
"Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God" (Acts 5:3, 4).
In these two verses the Holy Ghost and God are used interchangeably. Thus, Peter here is equating the Holy Spirit and God, a powerful text that points to the divinity of the Holy Spirit.
How does 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, 28 help us understand the divinity of the Holy Spirit?
First Corinthians 12, as well as chapters 13 and 14, speaks of divine gifts or heavenly endowments made to members of the church. Interestingly enough, this discussion by the apostle Paul uses the same interchange that Peter made in speaking to Ananias and Sapphira. The Spirit, in 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, and Lord and God, in verses 5, 6, and 28, are used interchangeably.
What did Jesus call the Representative He was going to send to His followers after His ascension? John 14:16.
Here Jesus addresses His Father as an equal and petitions a gift for His followers. For the word translated "another" here, the Greek is allos. It means "another of the same kind," in contradistinction to heteros, which means "another of another kind." Jesus intended to send Someone who is like Himself, and that is—Divine—to the disciples and succeeding generations of His followers. Previously, Jesus had related Himself to His Father. Now He relates Himself to the Spirit. Consequently, they are all alike, the Divine Persons of the Godhead.
|Have you ever, as did Ananias and Sapphira, lied to the Holy Spirit? If so, what should you do now?
|March 29
The Unity of God
"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen" (2 Cor. 13:14).
"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost" (Matt. 28:19).
do these two verses help
us see the divine nature of
the Holy
How is God presented by Moses in Deuteronomy 6:4?
"Our God" in the text could justly be translated "our Gods." Even with their intense monotheism, the Jews still used a plural name for God. In other words, this "one" God is depicted with a plural noun.
There has been a great deal of scholarly debate over the centuries regarding the meaning and significance of the plural for God here and in other places in Scripture. Explanations among both Jewish and Christian scholars, besides the plurality of the Godhead itself, have been given. As believers in the triune nature of God, we could see this use as evidence of our position but certainly not as proof. There is other scriptural evidence, more concrete, that affirms our understanding of the nature of God.
|What hope can you find in the idea that all three Persons of the Godhead are involved in the plan of salvation?
|March 30
Evidences of the Spirit's Personality
Because Jesus had come to earth as a human being, in human form, it's not hard to think of Him as a person with distinct character traits. In contrast, we oftentimes think of the Holy Spirit as an "it," an impersonal entity or power. Yet, the Bible presents the Holy Spirit as a distinct personality, one that has intelligence (John 14:26, 15:26, Rom. 8:16), a will (Acts 16:7, 1 Cor 12:11), and affections (Eph. 4:30).
The Bible also attributes to the Holy Spirit actions that reveal personality. He is said to speak expressly (1 Tim. 4:1), to send people on missions (Acts 10:19, 20), to prevent people from going places (Acts 16:7), to command people (Acts 11:12), to forbid actions (Acts 16:6), to call ministers of the gospel (Acts 13:2), to appoint them their spheres of duty (Acts 20:28), and to make intercession (Rom. 8:26, 27). These qualities and actions are more commonly identified with human personality as opposed to some mere power or influence.
did Jesus refer to the
14. What do these texts tell us about the
work of the Holy
Although the word Spirit is a neuter noun in Greek, the Gospel writers refer to Him by using the masculine he. The Spirit refers to Himself by using the pronoun for the first person in Acts 13:2—me. Thus, it is appropriate to use he when speaking of the Spirit. The neuter gender for the Spirit, both in the original Greek and in English, has undoubtedly contributed to the popular use of it as have the symbols or emblems used in the Bible to present His nature and operations—fire, wind, oil, seal, and others.
What should it mean to
you that the Holy Spirit isn't just some divine force but God Himself?
How is it more comforting to know that God the Holy Spirit, as opposed
to an impersonal force, is intimately and closely working in our lives?
|March 31
Further Study:
|Ellen G. White, Evangelism, pp. 615-617; Ellen
G. White Comments, The SDA Bible Commentary, vol.
1, p. 209;
vol. 6, pp. 1052,
1053; Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students, p. 530; Testimonies
for the Church, vol. 4, pp. 585, 586.
"We need to realize that the Holy Spirit, who is as much a person as God is a person, is walking through these grounds."—Ellen G. White, Evangelism, p. 616.
"The Holy Spirit has a personality, else He could not bear witness to our spirits and with our spirits that we are the children of God. He must also be a divine person, else He could not search out the secrets which lie hidden in the mind of God. Tor what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.' "—Ellen G. White, Evangelism, p. 617.
"The prince of the power of evil can only be held in check by the power of God in the third person of the Godhead, the Holy Spirit."—Page 617.
"We are to co-operate with the three highest powers in heaven,—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost,—and these powers will work through us, making us workers together with God."—Page 617.
Discussion Questions:
| Have those in the class who
are willing talk about their own personal experiences with the Holy
Spirit and how He has changed their lives.
Trying to understand the idea of the plural nature of one God isn't always easy. There are limits to how much we can understand. Why, though, should these limits not be a barrier to our believing the Bible teaching on the triune nature of God? In other words, do we have to fully understand something in order to believe it? Defend your answer.
|I N S I D E Story
|The Sabbath
Charlotte Ishkanian
Manuel Mombassa was asked to be Sabbath School superintendent in his church in Mozambique. He was glad to serve, but he had a problem: In Mozambique, as in much of Africa, a man who stands before the church must wear a suit coat and tie. Mombassa had neither, and the recent civil war made it difficult to find a coat at any price. So Mombassa borrowed his uncle's suit and tie each Sabbath.
One week the mission president was coming, and Mombassa spent extra time on his Sabbath School presentation. But on Wednesday his uncle told him that he was leaving town, taking his suit with him. "Tell your God to send you a coat and tie," his uncle chuckled.
Mombassa had no idea where to find a coat and tie, but he had to be on the platform that Sabbath. He put his problem at the feet of Jesus. But by Friday afternoon he still had no coat or tie. Then late Friday afternoon as he was praying, someone knocked at the door. His aunt opened the door and shouted, "Mombassa, come! Your God has sent a suit."
Mombassa hurried to the door and found a man selling a suit, complete with shirt and tie. It looked new. "How much?" Mombassa asked, trembling, for he had almost no money.
"Just 20,000 meticais (about US 50 cents at that time)," the man said. Mombassa could hardly believe what he heard.
He slipped the coat on; it fit perfectly. He held up the pants; they did not even need ironing! Quickly he paid the man and took the suit to his room. There he knelt to thank God for the blessing.
During the mission report time that Sabbath Mombassa told how God had provided his Sabbath suit. "When I could not help myself," he said, "God sent a stranger with exactly what I needed and just in time."
Mombassa returned home from church and found his uncle had arrived. "Uncle, look at the suit that my God has sent!" he said.
When Mombassa meets someone who doubts God's care, he tells them about the Sabbath suit God sent.
Manuel Mombassa lives in Chimoio, Mozambique. Charlotte Ishkanian is editor of Mission.
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The Hanukkah menorah is a sign of peace and joy, symbolic of a miracle in the Jewish religion.
But a menorah in Miami Beach, Fla., has also become an attraction for hate speech, with someone scribbling "you killed Jesus" on the base of the prominent Chabad Hanukkah display.
Rabbi Zev Katz, who put up the menorah, is disappointed.
"I hoped that people from other religions, we could all get along, we all have what we believe in, respect each other and live with each other," said Katz, of Chabad House in Miami Beach.
At Temple Beth Torah, in the Wellington community near West Palm Beach, there was more anti-Semitism this past weekend. In that incident, somebody painted a swastika along with some offensive words on a dumpster.
The Anti-Defamation League condemned both incidents and reported them to the authorities. Desecration cases like these sometimes go unsolved, but authorities use such reports to track any possible hate crime trends.
Unfortunately for Rabbi Katz, this isn't the first anti-Semitic attack against his giant menorah.
"Twelve years ago someone smashed it, terrible, and we weren't sure if we're going to actually light the menorah the first night of Hanukkah," he said.
But they did then, and they will again this Saturday night as Jews ring in the first night of Hanukkah. Organizers said they are expecting 1,000 people to attend.
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Hundreds packed the Washington National Cathedral today to pay their respects to Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon.
Perhaps the most amazing tribute came from Eugene Cernan, the man who followed in Armstrong's footsteps and became the last man to walk on the moon during the 1972 Apollo 17 mission.
"He embodied all that is good and all that is great about America," Cernan said according to Reuters. "Neil, wherever you are, you again have shown us a way to the stars. As you soar through the heavens where even eagles dare not go, you can now truly put out your hand and touch the face of God."
As Korva wrote, Armstrong died last month at age 82.
Space.com reports that today's memorial "brought together dignitaries, community and political leaders, Armstrong's family members, and members of the NASA family, including current and former astronauts."
One of the poignant details of the ceremony, is that on July of 1974, Armstrong along with Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin donated a piece of moon rock that is 3.6 billion years old to the Cathedral. The rock is now on display in one of the church's stained glass windows.
Tying the tribute together, Jazz vocalist Diana Krall sang "Fly Me to the Moon," which, as the Christian Science Monitor explains, was played on the moon during the Apollo 10 and Apollo 11 missions.
Reuters reports that overall, Armstrong was remembered as a "humble hero." Reuters adds:
"'We are standing on the shoulders of giants as we get ready to take the next steps into space,' said Bolden, a former astronaut.
"At the close of the service, Bolden presented Armstrong's wife, Carol, the flag that had flown at half staff over the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston on August 25, the day he died."
Armstrong will be buried at sea on Friday.
This morning at the National Cathedral here in Washington D.C., a celebration of the life of a pioneer. Neil Armstrong died last month at the age of 82.
Friends, family and fellow astronauts gathered to honor the first man to walk on the moon, a man they called a true, if reluctant, American hero. Here's NASA administrator, Charles Bolden Jr.
CHARLES BOLDEN JR.: Neil will always be remembered for taking humankind's first small step on a world beyond our own. But it was courage, grace and humility he displayed throughout his life that lifted him above the stars.
CORNISH: Bolden pointed out a special, stained glass window in the cathedral. It holds a sliver of moon rock from the Apollo 11 mission presented years ago by Armstrong and his fellow astronauts.
JR.: It's a reminder, not only of their significant human accomplishment, but an acknowledgement that achievements are made possible through God's grace and guiding hand.
BLOCK: Astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, recounted Armstrong's childhood: growing up on a farm in middle America, delivering newspapers, shoveling snow, nurturing an early fascination with model airplanes.
GENE CERNAN: Once he had tasted flight, Neil's eyes turned skyward, and it was there that he always longed to be.
CORNISH: Cernan said little did Armstrong realize that his dream of soaring with the eagles would lead him to become the first human being to go where no human had gone before.
CERNAN: Neil, wherever you are up there, almost half a century later you have now shown once again the pathway to the stars. It's now for you a new beginning, but for us, I will promise you, it is not the end.
DIANA KRALL: (Singing) Fly me to the moon, and let me play among the stars. Let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars.
BLOCK: That's Diana Krall playing tribute to Neil Armstrong at the National Cathedral in Washington today. The late astronaut, who was also a Navy veteran, will be buried at sea tomorrow.
KRALL: (Singing) In other words, darling, kiss me. Fill my life with song...
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An update from Jeremy's wife, Ashlea Brockway:
Buddha is now living with us! Jeremy wakes up early every morning to walk him, and they spend a lot of time playing and working together in the backyard. This means Jeremy spends a lot more time with the family, which is so wonderful! The boys love Buddha.Several JoS commenters have contributed and I know that many anonymous readers have also donated money. One very generous contribution came from a group of students at Tinicum Art and Science, a small, Buddhist, alternative high school in eastern Pennsylvania. According to Peter Ryan, who runs the school, the students hold an annual fundraiser and each year they donate a sum of money to a veterans group with progressive politics. This year, they are sending the money to Jeremy.
Buddha himself is still adjusting to living with us. He was very anxious and fearful at first, and we were concerned. But he is coming around. I am hopeful that we will soon see the impact Buddha will have on our lives.
Thank you all SO much for your generosity! In addition to the amount listed here on ChipIn, we have received $880 in cheques! That brings our total raised to $2,945, 36% of our goal!!
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We have been trying to get hold of him for a few weeks but we finally caught up with an exceptionally busy Mark Rees the Marketing Director of 360 Vision Technology to ask him about his brand new HD Predator camera. As you will see and hear the all new Pred is now better looking and feature loaded. Nothing more than you would expect from the chaps at 360 vision. So lets take a look.
Below are a few questions that we put to Mark so we can see how all the pieces of the new HD Predator fit together.
The Interview
1) Integrated : Mark, the new HD predator is out and we need to know all about it but firstly how successful has the Predator been for you since its original release?
Hugely – we have managed to establish strong supply partnerships throughout the world – recent success includes over 300 in Russia for Forest Protection, over 450 in Glasgow Council for inner city and Commonwealth Games protection and also an upcoming OEM partnership that will see Predator rebranded and introduced into Latin America
In addition, HD Predator has only been available for 18mths but in that time we have already sold in excess of 1500 units!
2) Integrated :That is impressive however did it take you personally by surprise with the markets that you have found for the Predator camera range?
We were always fairly confident of good sales but what started out as simply a PTZ camera has now turned into a 'brand'
Predator is now a range, not a camera……..similar to BMW with their car ranges…… like them, we have derivatives, similar to 3 series, 5 series etc
Predator is now available as Predator HD, Predator Thermal, Predator Radar, Predator Surveyor…….basically, its Predator at the core and supporting technology giving its variant
With this in mind, it has expanded our business into unbelievable opportunities and applications – marine, ports, aviation, military, borders, city schemes, rapid deployment, mining, petrochem etc etc
3) Integrated: HD, White light, IR, thermal, multi-coloured , Of all the cameras you manufacture within the Predator range which one has proved to be the biggest seller and why?.
HD without a shadow of a doubt !
As mentioned before, we have sold over 1500 units in 18 short months – why? Simple, we were first to market with a rugged HD – well before our competition – and as such, we have used that 18mth period to refine, improve, develop the software even further – so now we are in an excellent position of being constantly ahead of our competition who are only now just launching their HD variants
We now have 3 HD modules to offer – each with specific differences – so we now don't just offer a 'one size fits all' HD camera, but variants that are appropriate to low light, high volume traffic, bandwidth and other HD considerations – this all whilst our competition offer just one module!
We are ONVIF listed (our competition isn't yet) and we have used the 18mths to make it our business to work with leading VMS companies to ensure compatibility………we now are very often recommended by those VMS guys simply because we do not compete with them, we don't offer a complete solution, we let the end user decide on the VMS and we simply make our kit play nicely with the VMS ! Its a very simple formula but has been hugely successful
4) Integrated : Very impressive Mark with this in mind we know the Predator camera is selling worldwide which must put quite a demand on your factory, how have you managed to cope and has this meant many changes within your Runcorn operation?
We have recently purchased an identical sized factory within a few yards of our current facility – this has allowed us to double capacity
We have grown manufacturing volumes by 40% so the new facility was key to continued growth – increase in space, increase in staff, increase in component inventory
Whilst expanding hugely, we are still able to supply HD or analogue Predators within 5-7 working days, with thermal in around 2-3 weeks
5) Integrated: That is very encouraging. Earlier we mentioned worldwide sales but which country has shown a the greatest demand and b) The biggest growth over the last year?
The answer to both is probably the Middle East – they desire high quality and therefore jump straight to HD……… their infrastructure is expanding meaning opportunities are appearing literally daily……in addition though, we must recognise and acknowledge the sad and horrific events that are happening in the World through terrorist activities and as such, our thermal and long range thermal cameras are being strongly specified for Border surveillance and protection
That said, Russia is an emerging market for us, as is Canada through petrochem/mining
6) Integrated: You seem to have overtaken your rivals in the ruggedized dome market place. Do the sales figures back this up and if so is the release of the new HD Predator your way of keeping ahead of the competition?
Yes, within the UK we are the leading volume manufacturer of ruggedised products
HD is certainly the driver and the introduction of new HD technology (UltraHD) in the early Spring will also add other opportunities
Our HD program has allowed us to recruit 3 more software engineers and their focus is solely on developing the HD range……..recent additions include onboard storage/recording with upto 256GB Flash storage INSIDE THE Predator ! Others include audio speaker output for 2 way voice annunciation…….things that add value to the Predator camera
But we focus on complementary technology to offer conceptual advances – Radar, Video Analytics, Perimeter – and this has offered leverage in other countries
7) Integrated: So what is new about the "new HD Pred". The first thing we noticed were the changes to the way the product looks but what is the latest tricks that you have installed under the bonnet?
I mentioned recording and audio, but the new Ultra Low light module is stunning – here is an example
What you are looking at is the standard HD Predator (top left), the BOSCH HD MIC 7000 (bottom left) and the new Ultra Low Light HD Predator (top right) – this is all with NO illumination at all
Adding in our intelligent illumination (upto 150m White light and IR OR upto 175m IR Only) gives even more detail in the image
8) Integrated: Some visual proof of what has been achieved however in addition the Predator has been used in some unique applications but what is the strangest project you have been asked to fulfill ?
Russian Oligarchs Mansion, TV company using it to do traffic reports, Crown Prince Yacht in the Middle East – all not necessarily strange but certainly interesting!
9) Integrated: Mark, some impressive installations but what has the feedback been so far on the new HD Predator and are you confident sales will increase as a result?
Incredible feedback, snapshots like above where we are fully prepared to go toe to toe with our competition allows a growing but medium sized British manufacturer to not only take on the big boys but actually stay ahead of them!
10) Finally Mark tell us why you think the Predator will continue to grow within the ruggedized market place and how you plan to keep ahead of the competition?
The 3 D's…….Develop, Develop and Develop! Simply remaining conscious of emerging technology and implementing it with speed !
Thank you very much mark for that insight. It seems the Pred in all forms is here to stay and indeed dominate the ruggedized market place. Great stuff.
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Technologies that have been developed or extended by industry through the execution of an ESO procurement contract
|Replicated diffraction gratings
The development of monolithic replicated echelle mosaic gratings at the Richardson Grating Labs was carried out under an initial ESO development contract and a following procurement contract. The technology was tested on a small mosaic for EMMI on the ESO 3.6m telescope, and then two larger mosaics for UVES on the VLT. Richardson Grating Labs have since delivered some 10 of these gratings to the astronomical community, including HET, SUBARU, KAO Boyhunsan, Geneva, and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics MMT.
|Large Glass-Ceramic Blanks
One of the most important technological hurdles for the VLT project was the manufacture of the 8 metre blanks for the primary mirrors. Mirrors of this size had never been manufactured previously and several approaches were investigated by ESO (including the following example). A contract was eventually placed with Schott in Mainz for the supply of these blanks. This necessitated the creation of new manufacturing facilities at Schott and the development of their production processes to completely new dimensions. The successful completion of the VLT contract by Schott allowed them to extend and prove their technology, and puts them in a strong position to bid to develop future large optics.
|Polishing and testing of large optical mirrors
The size of the VLT primary mirrors required a major jump in the state-of-the-art in optical manufacturing. In fact, REOSC, who received the ESO contract to polish the four 8-metre mirrors, had to build a completely new factory outside Paris for their manufacture.
The manufacturing and testing facilities developed by REOSC for the VLT were used for a subsequent contract to polish the two 8-metre mirrors for the US/UK Gemini telescope, as well as for smaller optics for other advanced projects.
Not only the size of these mirrors was unprecedented, but also the required image quality set new standards. Indeed, testing the mirror proved almost as challenging as the polishing itself. ESO worked closely with the manufacturer to produce a specification that not only fulfilled the high technical demands of the VLT project and could be verified in the factory, but also made optimum use of the VLT's Active Optics system for correcting large spatial frequency errors.
|IR fibre beam combiners
A technological innovation involving optical fibres that was necessary for VINCI - the first instrument to be used with the VLT Interferometer - is the fibre-optic beam combiner. This combines and spatially filters the infrared light from two telescopes using mono-mode fibres. For this, the French firm Le Verre Fluoré was contracted to produce the high-quality IR fibre beam combiners. This firm now has almost a monopoly in this area.
|Flexible mirrors
The French firm CILAS (now part of Astrium) has been responsible for supplying adaptive mirrors for all ESO AO systems. With the support of ESO contracts, they have developed two different types of actuator — the linear piezo and bi-morph — for different types of AO systems, and are currently among the market leaders in this field.
|Fast tip-tilt mirrors
Fast tip-tilt mirrors are a key component of all Adaptive Optics systems and, again, the requirements are determinant for the overall system performance. With the support of an ESO development contract, the Observatoire de Paris has been developing these devices and achieved remarkable performance levels. They have supplied tip-tilt devices not only for ESO's Adaptive Optics systems, but for other projects as well such as the Gemini Telescopes.
|Direct Telescope Drives
Brushless torque motors offer a number of advantages over convention telescope drive systems, including the elimination of the classical gear train (and hence mechanical simplicity) together with exceptionally good performance. Nevertheless, they had never before been used in large telescopes and nothing of the sizes required for the VLT existed in standard catalogues.
ESO commissioned a study to be carried out by the Swiss firm ETEL, and the results of this confirmed the suitability of the concept. In the VLT, direct drives from ETEL were used in the 12 Adapter/Rotators, and another specialist firm, PHASE in Italy, was contracted to design and manufacture the drives for the 4 Unit Telescopes, including the 10 m diameter azimuth drives. Since the VLT, both these firms have expanded into this market and are now among the world market leaders in this field. PHASE, for example, has recently manufactured the drives for both the 10m Gran Telescopio Canarias on La Palma, as well as for the ALMA prototype.
|Visible CCDs
Ever since the first CCD detectors became available around 1980, ESO has worked closely with manufacturers to push the evolving technology in the direction that would best serve astronomy. The initial progress was both difficult and slow because of immature technology and the lack of a large commercial market to support the high development costs. A further complication is that manufacturers are unable to test the devices under the conditions in which they are used for astronomy. ESO contributed to CCD development process in a number of ways. One of these was that CCDs were tested in the laboratory and at the telescope and the results fed back to manufacturers. Another way was through targeted development programmes and through procurement contracts where the specifications were inevitably pushed to the limit and beyond. The characteristics that are particularly important to astronomers are: good performance at cryogenic temperatures, flatness, high sensitivity from UV to NIR, very low readout noise, good cosmetic quality and often special packaging as well. For manufacturers to achieve all these things, and usually all at the same time, is challenging indeed.
Over the years, ESO has worked closely with Thomson-CSF (now Thales) in France and the UK firm E2V (previously part of the UK GEC Concern). In the 1970s, E2V for example was one of many players trying to get a foothold in the market. Today it is the world leader for supplying specialised CCDs for scientific and medical applications. Although this success cannot be accredited to ESO alone, ESO fully recognises the importance in high-tec areas of working closely with manufacturers to achieve mutually beneficial goals.
The OmegaCAM detectors comprise an array of thirty two 2k x 2k 4-side buttable CCDs with a total of 268 Megapixels. The ESO procurement contract with E2V specified stringent tolerances on the mechanical packaging. This was necessary to ensure that the surfaces of the individual CCDs all lay on a common image plane when mounted in the dewar. For this, E2V developed a special manufacturing technique which allows the individual CCDs to be literally "plugged in" to the dewar without any further mechanical or optical adjustment. Because of the many similar wide field applications elsewhere, this device is now a standard product.


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If you visit the CSB Health Center, you will be greeted by one of the office staff. They include Tracy Longfellow, Barb Buesing, Sarah Maile.
If your appointment or visit is on the SJU campus, you will be greeted by Leslie Koshiol-Zimmer or Melissa Koshiol.
Counseling Staff includes director Mike Ewing and psychologists Angella Kocian, John Adix and Laura Sherr.
Health Services Staff includes: Front Row: Roxie Antil (LPN) and Jenny Miller (RN) Back Row: Jeani Donnay (CNP) and Carol Holton (CNP)
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UNDATED (AP) — President Barack Obama is due to arrive Sunday in Bangkok where he'll tour a monastery and then meet with the king and the prime minister of Thailand.
On Monday, Obama will travel to Myanmar where he'll meet with that country's president as well as activist Aung San Suu Kyi (ahng sahn soo chee) and deliver a speech encouraging Myanmar's ongoing democratic transition.
Afterward, Obama heads to Cambodia to attend the East Asia Summit. Obama is hoping to show that America is firmly committed to the region and will serve as a counter balance to growing Chinese power and influence.
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Now that Ashton Kutcher is taking over for Charlie Sheen, we have to ask: Is "Two and a Half Men 2.0" a good idea?
In the short term, yes.
Because before one second of laugh-track-enhanced sitcomedy is shot, Chuck Lorre will be striking a huge blow to his nemesis, Charlie Sheen. Not only does he officially close the door to a Sheen return, he shuts down the Violent Torpedo's alleged cause celebre. If Sheen really cares about the "Men" crew more than anything (which he claims to), doesn't keeping the show running do more for them than some pointless and un-winnable, multi-million dollar lawsuit that has as much a chance of succeeding as Lindsay Lohan has of seeing the inside of an L.A. prison?
If I'm a "Two and a Half Men" camera operator, I'm more interested in getting a solid call time than I am sitting around waiting for the guy recording rap songs with Snoop Dogg to secure my future.
Not to mention that Lorre gets a less wild card actor (the most reckless thing Kutcher has done in the past five years was stand too close to Bruce Willis on a red carpet) at a discount - if the rumors are true, Kutcher's price tag will be almost exactly half of Sheen's reported $1.2 million per episode. Plus, Kutcher currently has 3 million MORE Twitter followers than Charlie.
But long-term success for the show is a much tougher thing to predict.
Because Sheen still has an ace in the hole - and that ace is the "Men" audience. If they turn off and ratings plummet, then Sheen can proudly back-up his claim that it was, indeed, he who spun Lorre's "tin cans into pure gold." It'll be a bit of a hollow victory, but a victory nonetheless. A mass exodus isn't really that unlikely a scenario, either. Despite Sheen's complete public meltdown and unhinged personal life of drugs, porn stars, and misfiring handguns, his greatest (and most baffling) strength is his likability. Sheen's roguish charm and the audience's ability to shrug off even his most vile behavior with a "Well, that's our Charlie!" is possibly the X-factor that has kept "Two and a Half Men" going all this time.
He may boast 6 million Twitter followers, but Kutcher can't touch Sheen when it comes to likability. In fact, Kutcher is downright unlikable. Smug where Sheen is naughty, gratingly ironic where Sheen is slyly winking, toothless where Sheen is edgy, Kutcher's public persona is that of a spoiled brat rather than a hard-partying bad boy.
When Sheen gets serious, people respond. Even the ridiculously-named "Torpedoes Against Tornados" web site (which Sheen started to raise money for victims of the weather disasters in the American south) is effective. People nod and say, "Well, at least he's doing something good with his notoriety."
Now compare that to Kutcher and wife Demi Moore's crusade against sex trafficking. They attempt to tackle a weighty issue with a flippant tagline - "Real Men Don't Buy Girls" - and an even more cutesy web video showing Kutcher mugging with a pair of dirty socks before clumsily linking the concept of "real" men doing their own laundry with the need to stop young women from being kidnapped and forced into a life of prostitution. Not surprisingly, tomatoes were chucked in Kutcher and Moore's direction over the thoroughly fumbled campaign.
And don't even get us started the Nikon commercials.
Is it because Sheen, pre-"Men," had a truly A-list career that he has a certain gravitas? He worked with the likes of Oliver Stone and John Sayles on Academy Award winning and critically praised films like "Platoon," "Wall Street" and "Eight Men Out," and even scored legitimate big time hits in broad comedies like "Major League" and "Hot Shots!" Meanwhile, Kutcher's post-"That 70's Show" movie career has been riddled with more bombs than Kabul. Sheen's made some clunkers, sure, but Kutcher has made nothing but. "My Boss's Daughter"? "The Butterfly Effect"? "What Happens in Vegas"? "Killers"? (alongside the equally unlikable Katherine Heigl). Maybe a return to the sitcom format is what he needs, because movie theaters have not been kind.
The "Men" dynamic was always Sheen as the nearly-burnt out "cool" uncle, Jon Cryer as the straight-laced straight man, and Angus Jones as the wise-beyond-his-years kid. What will it be with Kutcher? The straight-laced straight man, the wise beyond-his-years kid, and the…what? Harmlessly doofy prettyboy? Is it just "Two Men and a Kelso?"
But ultimately, whether the short term victory leads to a bold new chapter in the sitcom's future rests with Lorre. If he can step up and prove that it's the writing that makes "Men," and will make a man out of Kutcher, then he is set. He may not win over the Charlie faithful, but maybe he can secure a whole new audience. No matter what happens, the gauntlet has been thrown and we're at least guaranteed a few more months of comedy-related drama.


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Beat the Streak Report: Thursday, July 28
After 32 straight winning picks, it looks like it's time to start taking mimiziemann's streak seriously.
The Melk Man delivered a double yesterday, pushing Mimi into a tie for the seventh-longest run this season. Just three more successful days until we start sending out interview emails! And just 22 correct picks after that until we start sending out huge checks — huge both in number ($5.6 million) and actual size.
Doorsrule and holt359 are hanging in second place on the current leaderboard at 31 games a pop, but this is the Mimi Show for at least one more day.
Thursday's picks:
(Make a BTS pick)
Oh, hello there …
Brandon Phillips: .435 (10-for-23) since '06 vs. Mets starter Chris Capuano
Carl Crawford: .545 (6-for-11) since '06 vs. Royals starter Luke Hochevar
Hanley Ramirez: .444 (8-for-18) since '06 vs. Nationals starter John Lannan
Jose Bautista: .467 (7-for-15) since '06 vs. Orioles starter Brad Bergesen
Andrew McCutchen: .417 (5-for-12) since '06 vs. Braves starter Derek Lowe
Austin Jackson: .444 (4-for-9) since '06 vs. Angels starter Joel Pineiro
Bobby Abreu: .385 (5-for-13) since '06 vs. Tigers starter Brad Penny
Feeling kinda spicy?
Omar Infante: .455 (5-for-11) since '06 vs. Nationals starter John Lannan
You'll thank me later …
Chase Utley: .100 (2-for-20) since '06 vs. Giants starter Tim Lincecum
Josh Hamilton: .167 (3-for-18) since '06 vs. Twins starter Scott Baker
Victor Martinez: .143 (2-for-14) since '06 vs. Angels starter Joel Pineiro
Billy Butler: .154 (2-for-13) since '06 vs. Red Sox starter Josh Beckett
Shane Victorino: .190 (4-for-21) since '06 vs. Giants starter Tim Lincecum
Top MLB streakers
Emilio Bonifacio: 25 games
Dustin Pedroia: 24 games
Dan Uggla: 18 games
Michael Bourn: 12 games
Home Run Beat the Streak pick:
Jose Bautista: (31 home runs this season) vs. Orioles starter Brad Bergesen
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Will today be the end of Pedroia's streak? Maybe not. But one thing that's almost certain is that when it happens, he'll take a lot BTS streakers with him
MLB's games seem to be down for now. I can't get my daily results as of yet. Season stats are fine but there is no percentages up yet for any day.
Got pinched by Crawford, I took him because of his 6 for 11 against Luke Hochevar and he pinch hit in the 9th. The highest picker that took Crawford was at 24 so I can imagine how he feels. For those still waiting there are 63 days left including today.
LaV's List
Thursday's Top Picks of the current Top2500,
115 Batters picked overall
Batter, Times Picked, Percentage
Dustin Pedroia 441 17.64 GOOD
Jacoby Ellsbury 381 15.24 GOOD (2ND)
Adrian Gonzalez 303 12.12 GOOD (1RST)(2ND)(4TH)
Carl Crawford 159 6.36 O-FER
Ryan Braun 154 6.16 GOOD (4TH)
Jose Bautista 93 3.72
Jose Reyes 65 2.60 0-FER>
Rickie Weeks 56 2.24 DL
Andrew McCutchn 48 1.92
Brian McCann 46 1.84 DL
No Selection 43 1.72
Miguel Tejeda 24 0.96 (4TH) DL
Highest "No Selection" 😛 pg# 4 with streak of 17 back to zero.
Yesterday's Top2500 Reset rate was 21.37% with ANDRE ETHIER reseting the most.
There was also 9.81% PPD due to players not playing, These streakers do not reset, but did not increase either,
7.35% —> 182 picks of these were intentional DL/inj or traded player picks.
Got Pinched OR 1/2 AB Wonders
TOP2500 saved or reset by PHA (going to include any pinch hitters and/or double switch, 2 AB or Less)
J Reddick BOS, RESET 5, DEF SWITCH, WERE 18,10,9,9,9 GAMERS
B Boesch DET, RESET 2, WERE 10,9, GAMERS
H Pence HOU, RESET 1, WAS 10 GAMER
I Desmond WASH, SAVED 1, WAS 9 GAMER
D Freese STL, SAVED 1, WAS 9 GAMER
Bloggers Group Top2500
UserName, Streak, Page#, Rank, Pick, (Times picked in top2500)
Mdrossi(nymets1979), 14, pg 12, 225, JACOBY (PICKED 381X) GOOD
peterkevinperkins, 14, pg 12, 225, PENNINGTON(OAK) (PICKED 1X) GOOD
Sawx87, 13, pg 13, 308, PEDROIA (PICKED 441X) GOOD
Vinny1979, 11, pg 42, 620, A-GONE (PICKED 303X)GOOD
gpearson17, 10, pg 49, 1059, JACOBY (PICKED 381X) GOOD
smoron015, 10, pg 53, 1059, MAGS (PICKED 6X) O-FER
jonhilliard, 10, pg 64, 1059, A-GONE (PICKED 303X)GOOD
J_St33z, 9, pg 82, 1853, MORGAN (PICKED 23X) GOOD
LaVolpe, 8, pg 100+, 2401, MORGAN (PICKED 23X) GOOD
mreck13, 8, pg 100+, 2401, BRAUN (PICKED 154X) GOOD
Bloggers Reset Yesterday
bullfrogs, 11,RESET by ANDRE ETHIER
GL to all
Is anyone else having trouble making picks using their smartphone? I keep getting a 500 Error.
Or a jumble of letters and numbers when making a new pick where a pick wasn't made before? The 500 Error is only when I try to change a pick I made before.
Not a very smart phone then, huh? 🙂
Somehow I knew someone would say that. 🙂 It was working a few days ago and now it's not.


text: Data stored in the cloud can be stolen by malicious attackers or lost for other reasons, the CSA said. Unless a cloud provider implements adequate backup measures, data can be accidentally deleted by the provider or lost in a fire or earthquake. At the same time, a customer that encrypts data before uploading it to the cloud but loses the encryption key will suffer data loss, the group said.