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Beat the Streak Report: Monday, April 2
Andre Ethier's National League Destruction Tour 2011 reached 27 games over the weekend, and plenty of you Streakers made it out for a show and an overpriced T-shirt along the way.
The Dodgers outfielder toasted the Pop Tarts for 7.2 percent of all gamers with a 1-for-3 yesterday, second only to Matt Holliday's 13.2 percent approval rate.
Ethier is now one contest clear of the current BTS leader, a gap that likely won't be narrowed — barring a world-altering 0-fer — until L.A. takes a bye to recharge and refuel on Thursday. Until then, the show rolls on. Next potential victim: Cubs starter James Russell.
Monday's picks
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Oh, hello there …
• Nick Markakis: .435 AVG (10-for-23) since '06 vs. White Sox starter Mark Buehrle
• Hanley Ramirez: .455 AVG (5-for-11) since '06 vs. Cardinals starter Kyle Lohse
• Vladimir Guerrero: .370 AVG (10-for-27) since '06 vs. White Sox starter Mark Buehrle
• David Ortiz: .346 AVG (9-for-26) since '06 vs. Angels starter Jered Weaver
• Marlon Byrd: .833 AVG (5-for-6) since '06 vs. Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw
• Adrian Beltre: .400 AVG (6-for-15) since '06 vs. A's starter Brandon McCarthy
Feeling kinda spicy?
• Kevin Kouzmanoff: .625 AVG (5-for-8) since '06 vs. Rangers starter Derek Holland
You'll thank me later …
• Mark Teixeira: .105 AVG (2-for-19) since '06 vs. Tigers starter Justin Verlander
• Alexei Ramirez: .071 AVG (1-for-14) since '06 vs. Orioles starter Jeremy Guthrie
• Robinson Cano: .190 AVG (4-for-21) since '06 vs. Tigers starter Justin Verlander
• Dustin Pedroia: .188 AVG (3-for-16) since '06vs. Angels starter Jered Weaver
• Howard Kendrick: .111 AVG (1-for-9) since '06 vs. Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz
Leaderboard time!
Andre Ethier poppin' bottles?
Andre Ethier poppin' bottles.
Top MLB streakers
Andre Ethier: 27 games
Placido Polanco: 11 games
Jacoby Ellsbury: 10 games
Logan Morrison: 10 games
Brett Wallace: 10 games
Sneaky move by LoMo to hit 10 games then go on the DL. After today, he won't make this list again until he reaches 11. Get well soon, buddy!
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Not saying it will happen, but could happen. Though CHC Russell hasn't been pitching well, lefties are whiffing at his pitches. If Ethier gets past him today, don't expect next challenge to occur until maybe the PIT series. They have a decent lefty (if he pitches that series) and flame thrower relievers.
Weather not looking good for the CIN game tonite. Rain expected all day, all night, and into the late morning next day.
I really wanted Phillips too. Settled for Holliday of the Evil Cardinals.
Votto was my 1st choice. Backing off to a west coast game for my 2nd choice.
Forecast changed a bit and rain most probable towards end of the game. Since I expect a hit within 1st 3 ABs, think I'll risk with Votto today after all. If game gets rained out or rained-shortened, so be it.
I've got Holliday today as well, I'm going for 8.
And those that picked CIN or HOU rest today.
Entering today 61 enter with a streak of 19 or more. Here are their picks
M.Holliday 20x
M.Kemp 13x
A.Ethier 7x
J.Votto 4x (rained out)(one each @ 19,20,21,22 games)
V.Guerrero 3x
Each of these were picked 2x: M.Byrd, R.Braun, B.Phillips(rained out, both @ 23 games)
The rest were picked just once:
M.Young, A.Beltre, A.Pujols, C.Granderson, J.Pierre, D.Pedroia, N.Markakis & D.Freese(idle)
Wanted to go with Holliday again but used him yesterday and I don't like to pick the same guy twice in a row. Actually thinking of going with Beltre today. He hits McCarthy well and also hits well in Oakland. Hoping to get to 10 for the first time this year! GL everyone!!
It's funny you mention that, because my last two o-fers have come at the hands of guys I picked two days in a row (Fuku and Braun).
@Blanco21 you were asking about this yesterday so here you go, not really as bad as you thought. Plus LAD didnt play on Thursday of last week.
Of the 5 guys with 22+ streaks that took Ethier yesterday, 3 of them have picked him 3 days in a row, and 2 have taken him twice in a row.
Im not going to go much further back (plus all my older files are on my memory stick at work) but ill keep track of these 5 for you while Ethier is still on this hit streak.
As for today Im going with M Young. Being back at 0 again, he will prob get me a hit on his first bat.
GL to you all today.
You ask and so shall you get 😛
Though it was his 2nd AB. But I don't think you'll gripe
meh, ill take it. more importantly than my 1 game streak he put my rangers up in the game. so i guess double win for me
Godzilla ruined it for your Rangers and 2 of the bloggers' top streakers. Another inning & maybe Beltre may have come up again.
Thanks 00Liber
Highest no selection is on page 8 with a streak of 16 and now going back to 0.
USGDs 0
SUSGDs 1
SSGDs 10
No offense to those that picked Holliday. But I hope he goes 0-fer today. You'll understand when you see the Top2500 stats. Also, those at 19+ games picked him 20x.
Well you want Holliday to go O fer so I will do you no favors.
He actually has a chance. Volstad has righties hitting only 174 against him this year. However, Holliday is hitting righties at 410 this year. One will win, one will not. We'll have to wait & see. P.S. I ask for no favors
Should Ethier's streak have ended yesterday? Don't know, didn't see the game live. But here's rotoworld's interpretation:
"Andre Ethier extended his hitting streak to 27 games with a questionable single seventh inning Sunday.
Ethier ripped a line drive down the first base line that caromed off Brad Hawpe's glove. With the game being played in L.A., the play was a lock to be scored a single. "
LaV's List
Monday's Top Picks of the current Top2500,
110 Batters picked overall
Batter, Times Picked, Percentage
Matt Holliday 574 22.80
Andre Ethier 290 11.52 (1rst)
Marlon Byrd 188 7.47
Matt Kemp 176 6.99 (2nd)
Brndon Phillips 173 6.87 PPD RAIN
Joey Votto 146 5.8 PPD RAIN
Adrian Beltre 146 5.8
Vladmr Guerrero 73 2.9 (2nd)
Michael Young 64 2.54 GOOD
Nick Markakis 52 2.07
No Selection 32 1.27
David Freese 1 0.04DL (just for those curious)
Highest "No Selection" 😛 pg# 8 with streak of 16 back to zero.
Yesterday's Top2500 Reset rate was 34.68% with RYAN BRAUN reseting the most.
Got Pinched OR 1 AB Wonders
TOP2500 saved or reset by PHA (going to include any pinch hitters and/or double switch, 1 AB or More)
D Descalso STL, RESET 1, was 10 gamer (came in def in 3rd)
E Chavez NYY, RESET 1, was 14 gamer
M Bourn HOU, SAVED 34, highest were 2 @ 17 gamers
J Herrera COL, RESET 1 , was 11 gamer
D Murphy NYM, RESET 1 , was 10 gamer
C Heisey CIN, SAVED 1 , was 9 gamer
Bloggers Group Top2500
UserName, Streak, Page#, Rank, Pick
sclennin, 10, pg 87, 1566, MATT HOLLIDAY (PICKED 574X)
baseballgirlie13, 9, pg 99, 2276, ADRIAN BELTRE(PICKED 146X)
popi21, 9, pg 100+, 2276, ADRIAN BELTRE (PICKED 146X)
Bloggers Reset Yesterday
ab0v3_7h3_r3s7,22, RESET by RYAN BRAUN formally known as 'www.jew
Jagx, 17, RESET by JOSE BAUTISTA
dalywalker322, 9, RESET by ICHIRO
GL to all
jngmz733—> GOES WITH ETHIER FOR 4TH STRAIGHT DAY
la34 —> GOES WITH ETHIER FOR 4TH STRAIGHT DAY
TheForce—> GOES WITH ETHIER FOR 4TH STRAIGHT DAY
Matt Holliday singles in the 3rd bringing me to 8! 🙂


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Mathew Martoma sought out a "canary in the coal mine" to give him inside information on drug companies, a federal prosecutor said on Monday, urging jurors to convict the former SAC Capital Advisors portfolio manager of insider trading.
Martoma, 39, built up contacts with doctors involved in a clinical trial of an Alzheimer's drug, which paid off in a "dramatic way" when one of them told him the final results, Assistant U.S. Attorney Eugene Ingoglia said.
But Martoma's defense lawyer, Richard Strassberg, told jurors the entire case came down to the unreliable testimony of a single doctor who cooperated with the government in the hopes of avoiding prison.
Martoma, Strassberg added, was the victim of a "rush to judgment" by investigators whose true target was Steven A. Cohen, the founder of SAC Capital, who has not been criminally charged.
The competing arguments came at the close of a four-week trial over what prosecutors call the most lucrative insider trading episode in U.S. history.
The jury is expected to begin deliberating on Tuesday.
Martoma, who worked in SAC's CR Intrinsic Investors division, is accused of using confidential information to trade the stocks of the drug's developers, Elan Corp Plc and Wyeth, which is now owned by Pfizer Inc.
Based on that information, SAC Capital made profit and avoided losses of about $275 million, prosecutors say.
Ingoglia told a packed courtroom that Martoma had "corrupted" two doctors involved in the trial, beginning in 2006.
After an earlier trial for an Alzheimer's drug developed by Elan had been halted due to safety issues, " Martoma needed the equivalent of a canary in the coal mine," Ingoglia said.
Martoma began speaking with Joel Ross, a clinical investigator on the trial who oversaw patients at his clinic in Eatontown, New Jersey.
Ross, 58, earned $1,500 an hour to speak with Martoma, Ingoglia said. Ross also "very badly" wanted Martoma to help use his contacts to bring business to his newest clinic, he said.
"He was going to return the favor or return the courtesy by giving insider information to Mr. Martoma," Ingoglia said.
Ingoglia said Martoma received "an illegal sneak preview" in July 2008 of negative results of the drug trial from Sidney Gilman, then a professor at the University of Michigan who chaired the drug trial's safety monitoring committee.
SAC Capital then began selling off its $700 million position in Elan and Wyeth before the data was made public later that month, Ingoglia said.
Most of the trading took place in accounts controlled by Cohen, who was informed about the negative results by Martoma during a 20-minute telephone call, Ingoglia said.
Gilman, 81, testified under a nonprosecution agreement, as did Ross.
With Martoma's wife, Rosemary, nodding from her seat in the courtroom's first row, Strassberg said Gilman's story was rife with inconsistencies - a result of tailoring his story to the government's case, rather than telling the jury what he actually recalled.
"He's not telling you a story he remembers," Strassberg said of Gilman, whose memory became an issue during the trial. "He's telling you a story the prosecutors like, so he can get his deal."
Strassberg also referred to testimony by Gilman, who said an FBI agent who approached him September 2011 called Martoma only a "grain of sand" in a probe targeting Cohen.
Strassberg said prosecutors erred "in their haste to make a case against someone who is not even in this courtroom: Mathew Martoma's boss, Steven Cohen."
Cohen, 57, has not been charged and denies wrongdoing. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking to bar him from the financial services industry for failing to supervise Martoma and another employee.
SAC Capital agreed last year to pay $1.8 billion in criminal and civil settlements and plead guilty to fraud charges stemming from insider trading by its employees.


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The jQuery library has many merits and, in the end, it has changed the way we code client Web pages. One of its best selling points is the integration of the CSS query syntax with the page DOM. Another nice move is the chain syntax, which allows developers to concatenate multiple calls in a single line. A natural extension of the chain syntax is the plugin mechanism, through which you can add new capabilities to the core library.
The jQuery library is centered on a root object, which exposes a number of methods. After doing whatever tasks it was called to do, each method just returns the instance of its parent object. In this way, a new call to another method can be arranged on the same expression. The jQuery root object is jQuery.fn and it's precisely there that you intervene to create your own plugins. At its core, a jQuery plugin is simply a new function property added to the jQuery.fn object. When creating a plugin, you should follow a specific pattern to avoid possible conflicts between the $ symbol of jQuery and the same symbol being potentially used by other libraries. Here's the approach to take for writing a self-executing function:
(function( $ ){ $.fn.yourPluginName = function() { // your code here }; })(jQuery)
A few years ago, Microsoft had to restructure a bit their Ajax library to avoid collisions with jQuery. But that happened at a time in which only a few people were actively using jQuery. Frankly, it is hard to believe that some code can still conflict with the $ sign nowadays. At any rate, the pattern above keeps you on the safe side, and allows you use the $ sign everywhere in the source code of the plugin.
Because a plugin is invoked on a wrapped set — a collection of DOM elements selected by the query — its code should process all selected items. The most common way of doing this is using the each function. Subsequently, the pattern for building a jQuery plugin changes as below:
(function( $ ){ $.fn.yourPluginName = function() { return this.each(function() { // your code here }); }; })(jQuery)
Note that by returning the output of the each function, you contribute to maintaining the "chainability" of calls. There might be circumstances in which this is not possible — for example, when the plugin is expected to return a scalar value — but you should endeavor to always return the jQuery object (the this object) from any plugins.
As you may know, the this keyword has a different meaning in different parts of your jQuery-based code. In the scope of the plugin core function, this refers to the jQuery object the plugin was invoked on. The same is not true if you look at it from within the each callback or any other callback.
(function( $ ){ $.fn.yourPluginName = function() { // "this" here refers to jQuery object return this.each(function() { // "this" here refers to the DOM object in the wrapped set var _target; // Extract and save a reference to the jQuery object _target = $(this); : }); }; })(jQuery)
In the callback, the keyword this refers to the nth element in the wrapped set being processed. To dereference it to the jQuery object, you use $(this).
It is a good idea to maintain the state of the plugin scoped to the core plugin function. If you need to reference it outside the core function — for example, from within helpers — you can pass members as arguments. The following code snippet registers a handler for the blur DOM event.
_target.blur(function(e) { var currentInput = _target.val(); _validate(currentInput, _target, _state); });
The code first grabs the value of the element the plugin is attached to (i.e., an input element) and next invokes an internal function, passing value and state. Keeping the state scoped to the plugin saves you from a bunch of globals and possible conflicts when the plugin is used for multiple elements in the same page.
At this point, the basic behavior of a jQuery plugin is set up. What remains is actually defining its behavior. Many plugins perform tasks over one or more DOM elements. In doing so, they register handlers for events. The code below shows a handler for a plugin that applies to input boxes and limits valid input to numbers.
_target.keydown(function(e) { var key = e.charCode || e.keyCode || 0; return (key >= 48 && key <= 57); })
Once defined, the plugin is deployed as a regular script file and, of course, requires the parent jQuery library to work. Here's a quick example of how to invoke a plugin named numberOnly in a chainable expression.
$(document).ready(function () { $("#quantity").numbersOnly().css("background-color", "yellow");
Plugins are an excellent way to group related functionality and build highly reusable and well-packaged components. The huge number of free plugins for the jQuery library is the direct proof of the effectiveness of the model.


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We have long felt that there was something missing in the world of literary journals and small magazines. There didn't seem to be a continual discussion about the state of affairs in this avenue of publishing--no reviews of short stories or essays, no commentary about the changing guard at Antioch Review or new formatting at Tin House. Paris Review got--as usual--brief mentions in the mainstream press regarding their recent overhaul, but these comments were brief at best, and not, at least in our humble opinion, long or considered enough writing for such a drastic change to what could be considered one of most important literary foundations in the history of western literature. Luna Park will attempt to fill that void, providing continuous commentary, reviews, and news regarding little and literary magazines and journals. It seems, at least here at Luna Park, that these journals formed and continue to form the backbone of literary writing, that they, just as James said of the novelist, work in the dark, doing what they can.
We decided that Luna Park was to be a web site and not a blog. The idea was that blogs do not have the formatting necessary to combine all the elements that Luna Park requires (such as story excerpts, interviews, ongoing journal reviews, etcetera)--but we have not created that website, and the blog technology is already available. So perhaps we will consider this a trial run for Luna Park. And, seeing what such literary blogs as Elegant Variation and Critical Mass, to name only a couple, have accomplished within the blog format, there might be more room for Luna Park to grow in this medium than at first envisioned.
The name Luna Park came from a story by Roberto Bolano (who himself has done much today to bring the world of little magazines to public attention by writing so inventively and mysteriously about that world). The story is called, in English, "Vagabond in France and Belgium," from New Directions's posthumously translated book of his stories, Last Evenings on Earth. The story is about, obviously, a vagabond young man. He spends his days wandering from bookstore to cinema. In one bookstore, he finds "an old copy of the magazine Luna Park, number 2, a special issue on writing and graphics, with texts or drawings (the texts are drawings and vice versa) by Roberto Altmann, Frederic Baal, Roland Barthes, Jacques Calonne, Carlfriedrich Claus, Mirtha Dermisache, Christian Dotremant, Pierre Guyotat, Brion Gysin, Henri Lefebvre, and Sophie Podolski." The narrator reminisces about his own youthful engagement with work of all the artists in the magazine, except for Lefebvre. The name means nothing to him. At this point, Bolano creates what seems an entirely fictitious portrait of the theorist Henri Lefebvre, painting him as a reclusive, unpublished thinker who lived with his mother and killed himself soon after she died. The portrait is stunning and moving. Maybe there is another Henri Lefebvre out there writing theory. If not, the portrait by Bolano is so stunning even people knowing a bit about the theorist were probably forced to go recheck the biography, just to be sure.
As far as we have been able to tell, just like the biography of Lefebvre, Bolano completely fabricated the magazine Luna Park. What a beautiful idea. (Though it is certainly a wonderful idea to invent a literary magazine in a work of fiction, Kári Tulinius recently pointed out to us that Luna Park was a real magazine from Brussels, and an incredibly beautiful one at that--click here for a post by Guido Vermeulen with scans of the magazine). Due to Bolano's staggering power as a fiction writer, this richly detailed magazine stands in the doorway between the fictive and the real; he writes of it with such authority, conviction, and detail (what Garcia Marquez said was the trick of magical realism writing) that a reader might wish it to be true. Which is what we did. Though we searched and searched through libraries and databases for records of Luna Park's existence, though Lefebvre's biography was obviously fabricated, though Bolano's main influence was Borges, though this was fiction--we still half imagine it is true, that this beautiful little magazine halfway between image and writing ("the texts are drawings") is somewhere out there waiting to be found.
Luna Park. Welcome.
Friday, July 6, 2007
Luna Park, Welcome: Talk and the Little Magazine
Posted by Editor, Luna Park at 8:22 AM
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Quite glad to have you on board this lit ship with the rest of us, and much appreciation for site's focus. See you around...
- July 7, 2007 at 11:08 PM
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- July 9, 2007 at 11:02 AM
Great work.
- July 21, 2007 at 4:43 PM
Excellent. A wealth of maerial gathered here. Do you want to add Pulp Net to the list?
Pulp Net editor
- August 16, 2007 at 7:36 AM
- James Scott Linville said...
Great work. So happy to have found you.
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From the Oak: Let's hear it for the God!
Many are those that focus on female divinities, leaving male divinities in the shadows if they get mentioned at all. This is a shame. Here I will share my thoughts, stories and prayers on male divinities. Currently focusing on divinities placed in an atheist "graveyard".
Janus, Divine Doorkeeper
Next up in my tributes to the Gods placed in the atheist graveyard, I honor Janus, Divine Doorkeeper. Yet I've already written about him once as Janus, God of Libraries, so below I leave you with an interesting excerpt of Ovid's Fasti (Book 1):
"But two-formed Janus what god shall I say you are,
Since Greece has no divinity to compare with you?
Tell me the reason, too, why you alone of all the gods
Look both at what's behind you and what's in front.
While I was musing, writing-tablets in hand,
The house seemed brighter than it was before.
Then suddenly, sacred and marvellous, Janus,
In two-headed form, showed his twin faces to my eyes.
Terrified, I felt my hair grow stiff with fear
And my heart was frozen with sudden cold.
Holding his stick in his right hand, his key in the left,
He spoke these words to me from his forward looking face:
'Learn, without fear, what you seek, poet who labours
Over the days, and remember my speech.
The ancients called me Chaos (since I am of the first world):
Note the long ages past of which I shall tell.
The clear air, and the three other elements,
Fire, water, earth, were heaped together as one.
When, through the discord of its components,
The mass dissolved, and scattered to new regions,
Flame found the heights: air took a lower place,
While earth and sea sank to the furthest depth.
Then I, who was a shapeless mass, a ball,
Took on the appearance, and noble limbs of a god.
Even now, a small sign of my once confused state,
My front and back appear just the same.
Listen to the other reason for the shape you query,
So you know of it, and know of my duties too.
Whatever you see: sky, sea, clouds, earth,
All things are begun and ended by my hand.
Care of the vast world is in my hands alone,
And mine the governance of the turning pole.
When I choose to send Peace, from tranquil houses,
Freely she walks the roads, and ceaselessly:
The whole world would drown in bloodstained slaughter,
If rigid barriers failed to hold war in check.
I sit at Heaven's Gate with the gentle Hours,
Jupiter himself comes and goes at my discretion.
So I'm called Janus. Yet you'd smile at the names
The priest gives me, offering cake and meal sprinkled
With salt: on his sacrificial lips I'm Patulcius,
And then again I'm called Clusius.
So with a change of name unsophisticated antiquity
Chose to signify my changing functions.
I've explained my meaning. Now learn the reason for my shape:
Though already you partially understand it.
Every doorway has two sides, this way and that,
One facing the crowds, and the other the Lares:
And like your doorkeeper seated at the threshold,
Who watches who goes and out and who goes in,
So I the doorkeeper of the heavenly court,
Look towards both east and west at once.
You see Hecate's faces turned in three directions,
To guard the crossroads branching several ways:
And I, lest I lose time twisting my neck around,
Am free to look both ways without moving."
Janus proceeds to answer several more of Ovid's questions including why he should receive offerings first and what type of offerings to give. Given his responses (or Ovid's reasoning if you prefer), he'd make a great gatekeeper in ADF-style rites. For the curious, go to Ovid's Fasti Book 1.
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Your baby's face looks much like it will when he's born. He still needs to fill out more to get the characteristic chubby infant cheeks, but he's on his way. He can move his head, open his eyes, and make breathing movements through his open nostrils (although no air comes in).
If your little one were born today, he'd have a good chance for survival at about 3 pounds and a little over 15 inches long (crown to heel).
All About You
Even though you are getting heavier, your need for exercise hasn't quit. Swimming and walking are wonderful forms of exercise for pregnant women. Many community centers and dance studios host pre- and postnatal exercise classes. They're fun, gentle, can help you feel energized, and offer a great way to meet other expectant mothers!
A few more weeks to go! Your baby weight is starting to impact your lifestyle. Bending over is tricky if not impossible. And tying your shoes? Forget about it. As your baby-to-be crowds your internal organs you may experience more heartburn, indigestion, and flatulence. Breathing may be more difficult as your lungs have less room to expand.
Tired of Being Pregnant?
By this point the novelty of your baby bump may have worn off—you're getting downright tired of being pregnant. In a few weeks your aches and pains will be a distant memory as you stare into your newborn's face, but for now there are a few simple things you can do to make your last few pregnancy weeks more comfortable.
Complaint: No sleep. Your baby bump makes it hard to find a comfortable sleeping position. Add to that the discomfort caused by your internal organs making room for your growing baby-to-be: Your lungs have to work harder to provide the extra oxygen your body needs, creating shortness of breath. Your stomach is pushed up, making heartburn and indigestion likely. And your bladder—well—you're already used to going to the bathroom several times a day, and making similar trips at night can be frustrating.
Solution: Try positioning pillows around your body for support. Have your partner massage your sore body before bedtime. Take a hot shower or warm bath to help you relax. For fewer bathroom breaks, don't drink water an hour or so before going to bed (but make sure to drink plenty of water during the day). If all else fails, talk to your healthcare provider about over-the-counter medications that might make sleeping easier.
Complaint: Swelling. Swelling can become a real problem late in pregnancy. Your body retains water to supply your increased blood production (which goes up by 50 percent during pregnancy). You may find your face, ankles, and fingers swell to the point your shoes don't fit and your rings won't go on (or come off!).
Solution: Drink lots of water. Pushing fluids can ease your swelling. Also, be smart about what you do during the day. Don't stand on your feet or stay in any position too long or your blood will pool, making swelling even worse. Change positions frequently and put your feet up as much as possible to increase circulation. Talk to your doctor if swelling becomes severe.
Complaint: Potty breaks. Frequent urination is a common complaint during pregnancy. It can become a nuisance to find a restroom any time you go somewhere. As your baby-to-be continues to grow, the pressure on your bladder will too, meaning your potty breaks will keep increasing until your baby's birth.
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Complaint: No clothes. Toward the end of your pregnancy those cute maternity clothes that once neatly covered your baby bump may barely fit. Plus, you're probably wearing the same outfits over and over again, since non-maternity clothes are out.
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Families rarely talk about the impact a new baby has on an extended family. Especially when Baby will be the first child to enter the fold, the change can be quite dramatic. Your and your partner's parents will suddenly have new roles: Grandparents. This new position in the family is often anticipated with unrivaled joy. Grandparents have the luxury of being free from the baggage most parents carry, and for this reason find themselves feeling more excited, relaxed, and comfortable with the changes to come.
This is a great opportunity for families because the new grandparents want to help and most new parents need some. When a grandchild comes into the world, the focus of the family shifts from parents to the new baby; schedules work around the baby, and everyone wants to know how they can help out. This is a great opportunity for you to build a better relationship with parents and in-laws. It is also a good time to learn how to ask for help.
Many grandparents-to-be will offer to help out, while others want to help, but don't want to intrude on your new parenting time. Feel free to get the message out to the expecting grandparents that if they can baby sit one or two nights a month (or how ever many you want) so you and your partner can get some much needed time together, it would be a huge assistance. Remember you and your partner are the core of your growing family, the very foundation; and the healthier you two are doing together, as a team, the better your child will do, too.


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The Aftermath
Not quite sure if I should call it a 'post-mortem'. There are hundreds of these already there. It's not about what I think went right or wrong. It just … did. Generally I'm glad the way it turned out. However, since I want to keep working on this game I've decided to make a list of changes I want to apply to it. That's why I called the post 'The Aftermath'.
The main purpose is to expand it and make the framework more flexible. Then I will extract it and use in future compos.
So, here it goes:
Level entities' management. Every object in a level is derived from a CEntity class. The examples are mainly … blobs. The pointers to the entities' instances are stored in a globally-accessible array, which can be accessed at any time. When an entity is no longer needed – it gets deleted and the array is rearranged, getting rid of an unnecessary pointer ( it's a C++ vector container ).
What if we want to store the reference to the entity and use it on later occasion? For instance, a blob chasing another blob could save a reference to its target and update its position every tick based on that. Storing a raw pointer to the data in memory is risky – we are not able to check whether the entity has been already deleted and the memory's been freed. Trying to use such a pointer would result in very pesky and hard to track down bugs.
That's why I came out with the idea of … IDs. An entity's ID is an index at which it can be accessed in the main entity array ( the STL vector mentioned earlier ). When an entity is about to get deleted, the memory is freed, but the pointer in the array is set to NULL. That way it never gets overwritten and we can check if the object is available, or not. An ID would be an unsigned integer, so it could range from 0 to over 4 000 000 000! The free IDs will never get depleted and the entities themselves will be getting deleted from memory at a constant rate.
The array itself could be though great in size after a while. Every frame each entity needs to receive a tick. Iterating the entire array will be getting more and more time-consuming with the number of the array members growing in size. So … what about a second array? It would contain the IDs of non-deleted entities – that way only the valid members will receive a tick every frame without iterating through the NULL-ed entries.
Although it looks complicated compared to the previous system, it seems that it's worth a try. Did anybody run into similar, or other worthy conclusions on that matter?
The level editor. Because of a lack of time, I had a really tough time designing the levels. A level editor and an external level file format could really get in handy in this case. Running a game, writing down coordinates and typing them in manually in a source code doesn't sound appealing, especially when you've got dozens of objects which need to be somehow adjusted. I have really no idea how I've managed to put all of these blobs in place manually in 48 hours.
The scenes. The hardest thing to think through than the levels themselves. I'm talking here about an intro and ending scenes. Naturally, when you have an idea, you write it down as following: "It fades in within the first 2 seconds. Then it plays the sound X, waits another 2 seconds, shows a few lines of text slowly and gradually fading in …" etc. Not a tough job. It gets complicated, when you only have a level tick method called every frame to put these things in.
Let's say you want an entity to play an animation after 2 seconds after the beginning of a scene. In the level you'd have to write an if statement which will be called each frame. It'd have to check, whether the time from the beginning of the scene was greater than 2 seconds and if it hadn't been already greater that 2 seconds the frame before ( starting playing a sound every frame wouldn't sound pretty – it must be called once and left alone for it to play along ). If there's many of such 'timed events', we need a lot of variables. And now, if not the static variables available in C++, I'd find myself in the dead end. Although the scenes work pretty well, the code itself is a massacre and I was really confused which if statement was responsible for what event.
The threading system could be excellent here. Unfortunately I did attempt this concept few months ago and failed tremendously. Maybe because I used very unfriendly Windows API, who knows? But what other alternatives do I have?
And that's when I thought of … Lua. I never had the opportunity to work with Lua and so I don't know its specifications. Hopefully it allows for such maneuvers. I'll have to dig into it. Is it possible to use threading in Lua?
That'd be it I suppose. There's a lot of other points in my list but these are regarding either entities' classes in particular or their implementations. Anyways, after polishing out the game itself, I will add more enemies and more levels, scenes. Hopefully it will come with a great ease. Greater than previously, that's for sure. Eventually I will publish it.
If you have any suggestions, I'd appreciate if you shared them! I don't want to implement a total bummer and base the upcoming code on that 😉
Cheers! Thomas


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The jury returned a guilty verdict in the murder trial of Buddy Robinson of Lewiston in a trial that involved drugs, death and sex. He and the victim, 22-year-old Christina Fesmire, lived in different units of the same building when she disappeared in July 2011.
Her body was never found.
The Sun Journal of Lewiston says the jury deliberated about an hour and 20 minutes on Friday.
Court documents portrayed the victim as part of an online prostitution ring led by Robinson's sister. The defense pointed to Robinson's sister as an alternative suspect.


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10th Annual Power Wagons in Moab 2017
DATES: May 1,2017 to May 7, 2017
WHERE: Moab, Utah
OFFICAL SITE: https://powerwagonsinmoab.com
Join us the first week of May for the 10th Annual Power Wagons in Moab. Whether your truck is stock or modified, there will be something for everyone. Take in the sights, make new friends and hit the trails to test your skills.
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Event Details
Sleep Inn, Quality Suites are the closet hotels to the daily rally point with decent prices. Big Horn Lodge is one of cheapest hotels in town but is located more centrally in Moab. Ne sure to make reservations sooner than later.
There will be a group camping at Yellow Circle Road: 38.426606, -109.420002 Straight boondocking. No hookups, no water, notta. Pack it in, pack it out.
- Make sure your 4x4 is in good working order.
- Extra fuel - I recommend 2-5 gallons
- Good Set of AT or better tires on your vehicle.
- Spare tire, full size mandatory. At least 1.
- Air Pump for airing back up
- Tire deflators for airing down (I have these: http://amzn.to/2iGoDzz )
- Frame Sliders recommend but not required
- Tools for recovery. IE: straps, shackles, gloves, shovel, etc
- Basic hand tools for fixing broken shit
- Duck Tape, because duh.
There are LOTS of climbs. Trails are mixed; dirt and small rocks, Sand, Washboard roads etc... So be prepared. Don't just count on someone else in the group being prepared.
* thanks to @aearles for compiling this information
We didn't have comms last year, but this year it's a requirement. We are using comms to keep things organized on the trail.
Official trail communications will be on GMRS/FRS shared channels. We believe this will be the easiest for most people to obtain, should perform better than CB, and doesn't require testing like ham. If you have a GMRS license, you can use a Midland MXT-105 mobile radio, or BaoFeng UV-5R Dual Band Two Way Radio handheld. I suggest using an external antenna if possible to improve range. You can obtain a GMRS license for $65 here:
If you do not want to get GMRS license/hardware, you can use FRS walkies on these same channels, you can get these for ~$30 at Walmart or Amazon. The range will be limited but should be acceptable with the size of our group and the speeds we'll be traveling. I highly recommend that you at least bring a walky to use, it will improve everyone's experience.
For those running Baofeng Handhelds, @aearles put together a small config with all of the relevant channels. You can use CHIRP to flash this image to your device.
Ham Baofeng Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/l5m1v3kkfbm5w ... m.img?dl=0
Non-Ham Baofeng Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/sivjcmir7v89n ... S.img?dl=0
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The config contains the following memory slots:
1-3 FRS Primary, Secondary, and Backup. We will only change from primary if there is interference on the channel. If others are using our frequency it's best to just move to the next.
11-14 Common Ham Simplex Channels for monitoring. 13 is the assigned simplex frequency for Hams in our group. TX is disabled in the non-ham configuration.
21-25 Ham repeaters accessible in the area. TX is disabled on the non-ham configuration.
41-50 Weather channels, these are set to skip when scanning but are programmed in case you need to check weather forcast/conditions.
Those of us with Ham Radio licenses will plan to use 146.400 for simplex. This will allow us to communicate over greater distances than FRS/GMRS and we can relay to those nearby as needed. There's good repeater details in the first post as well, this should be helpful for reaching town or other hams without cell service.
If you're not licensed but are interested in improving your mobile communications, it's very easy to get licensed and has a lot of advantages. The test is very easy to pass, costs $0-$15 depending on the testing center, and licenses are issued within about one week. I can help you get started if you're interested, PM @aearles.
Each vehicle should have navigation of some type, be it paper maps or digital. I strongly encourage everyone to get a copy of
Guide to Moab, UT Backroads & 4-Wheel-Drive Trails. We will make use of this book during the trip and it will help you identify whats ahead on the trails we do.
You can get it here on Amazon:http://amzn.to/2i9qsYB
FIRST AID: Bring any special meds you need. Bring some general comfort items and SPF 30+ sunscreen. First aid is essential traveling in the back country. Don't rely on others.
Something as simple as an Adventure Medical Kit should suffice: http://amzn.to/2ifD12P and is good to have on hand in your vehicle anyways.
BRING WATER, everyone should have 1-2 gallons of water per day, per person in your vehicle. It's the desert, and it's hot. Don't be stupid.
We are usually be on the trails for most of the whole day if not longer, so pack accordingly. Bring a cooler, bring snacks, sandwiches, whatever.
Don't forget your camera!
Just reply that you are confirmed and I can add you. I want to gather our contact details so no one gets left out or missed when they arrive.
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Study: Wyoming May Have Mulitple Sources of Rare Earth Minerals [AUDIO]
A new study by the Wyoming State Geological Survey shows dozens of possible sources of rare earth minerals in Wyoming besides the one that has already been targeted for mining. University of Wyoming Extension is offering a webinar that explains how to avoid probate. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.


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C2000 MCU DesignDRIVE Technology and Development Kit Introduction
C2000 MCU DesignDRIVE, a new evaluation platform to explore numerous industrial drive subsystems and motor control topologies. This evaluation platform supports various motor types, current sensing technologies and position sensors.
C2000 MCU DesignDRIVE Position Manager Technology
An introduction to the new DesignDRIVE Position Manager technology for TMS320F28379D and TMS320F28379S Delfino™ real-time controllers. Position Manager provides solutions for interfacing to servo motor rotor absolute position sensors such as resolvers, SIN/COS, EnDat 2.2 and BiSS-C.
C2000 MCU DesignDRIVE Fast Current Loop
This section contains training on DesignDRIVE current loop control innovations.
Introduction to mmWave sensing: FMCW radars
New to mm-wave sensing? This series of five short videos provides a concise yet in-depth introduction to sensing using FMCW radars.
TI mmWave sensor labs
Labs are follow-along training videos that walk you through installation, building, and running examples of mmWave sensor projects.
TI mmWave Experiments: Sense the world with TI's mmWave
Sense the world with TI's mmWave is a training series where we demonstrate the capabilities of TI's IWR mmWave sensors based on questions that engineers have been asking on our mmWave sensors forum.
Enabling the next generation of robots
Enabling industrial proximity sensing with ultrasonic
TI Precision Labs - Magnetic Sensors: Understanding Key Specifications of Linear Hall Effect Position Sensors
TI Precision Labs - Magnetic Sensors: Introduction to Hall Effect Position Sensing
Sitara as a Smart Servo: Trends in the Servo Market
Sitara as a Smart Servo: Industrial Communications
Sitara as a Smart Servo: System Partitioning and Block Diagrams
Sitara as a Smart Servo Drive Training Series
Although motor drives have been around for many years, trends in Industry 4.0 such as TSN, industrial IoT, and functional safety are revolutionizing the role a drive takes in the Smart Factory. Where typically its main function was to drive a motor, a servo drive now must include other features to conform with the needs of Industry 4.0. This paired with the rapid growth of the robotics market has created a need for Smart Servo drives with multi-axis capabilities.


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The executive director of the Author's Guild apparently objects to a feature of Amazon's new Kindle 2 that would permit the vision impaired to hear the book's text read in a computer generated voice. The Wall Street Journal quoted Paul Aiken yesterday as saying "They don't have the right to read a book out loud. That's an audio right, which is derivative under copyright law."
Does Aiken have a legitimate gripe? I say it depends on the technology. And the fact that there could be a difference based merely on a technological setup underscores how digital technology has sent some aspects of copyright fumbling towards absurdity.
Granted, one of the exclusive rights that a copyright owner has under the Copyright Act is the right to prepare derivative works. The Copyright Act defines a derivative work as a "work based upon one or more preexisting works, such as a . . . sound recording . . . in which a work may be recast, transformed, or adapted." But is the sound being read aloud by the Kindle 2 truly a "work" that is protected by copyright? If it's not a work to begin with, it can't be a derivative work.
Copyright protection only attaches to works of authorship that are fixed in a tangible medium of expression. For a work to be "fixed," it has to be embodied for more than a mere transitory duration.
Here's where the Kindle 2's technology could determine whether a copyrightable derivative work comes into existence. I've searched for some technical specifications on the Kindle 2 but haven't found anything on this point (maybe someone in the comments can help) — if the text-to-speech functionality creates an entire file that is saved and played back, it looks more like a fixed, copyrightable work has come into existence. On the other hand, if the device creates the audio data on the fly, so to speak, and releases it into some sort of buffer that is continually overwritten, it looks less likely a copyrightable work has been created.
We can look to the Second Circuit's Cablevision decision from last summer for guidance. (The real name and full cite to that case is Cartoon Network v. CSC Holdings, 536 F.3d 121 (2nd Cir. 2008)). In Cablevision, the court held that a buffer comprising just one second of an audiovisual work at a time did not embody the work for more than a mere transitory duration.
So do you see how this could relate to the Kindle 2? If just a little part of the underlying textual work is being converted to audio at a time, there is nothing derivative being embodied for more than a mere transitory duration. Though creating audio, it would seem not to implicate the "audio right" that Aiken of the Author's Guild mentions.


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Yes, Meg Whitman's ad (above) attacking Jerry Brown for his very occasional use of a state plane is unfair. But the fact that the ad was made -- and might even be effective politically - is mostly Brown's fault.
At a time when California is facing big, systemic problems, Brown has made his campaign very small and very personal. This has been his way of protecting himself politically: avoid divisive questions about the state's broken budget system and instead talk about his colorful personal history as a tightwad governor.
So when Whitman dings him on these minor details (it was Brown who made a fetish of not using state planes), it's very hard for him to make the natural political pivot to say: She's lying and talking about minutiae while I'm talking about the big things we need to fix this state. Because he's not talking about those big things.
Brown's campaign is too small, too cheap, and ultimately too clever for its own good. In this way, it mirrors what was really problematic about his first governorship. Back then, in his determination to show himself as a differnet kind of Democrat who could win national office, he held the line on government spending to the point that infrastructure was underfunded and a giant surplus built up, fueling the tax revolt that produced Prop 13.
His own campaign, with all the delays and the refusal to put together a proper campaign infrastructure and above all the avoidance of big issues, raises fears not only about Brown as a candidate but also about whether a second Brown governorship would be too much like the first.


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The next time you're waiting to board your flight at Los Angeles International Airport, don't be surprised to see furry friends roaming the terminal with bright red vests reading, "Pet Me!"
LAX Airport on Monday introduced its Pets Unstressing Passengers (PUP) program, whereby volunteers and their dogs walk through the departure level of each terminal to bring smiles and airport information to weary travelers.
(Read More: Worst Airports for Connections)
The program, a partnership with Therapy Dogs, was introduced in anticipation of National Volunteer Week April 21-27.


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You may need to survive on your own after an emergency. This means having your own food, water, and other supplies in sufficient quantity to last for at least three days. Local officials and relief workers will be on the scene after a disaster, but they cannot reach everyone immediately. You could get help in hours, or it might take days. In addition, basic services such as electricity, gas, water, sewage treatment, and telephones may be cut off for days, or even a week or longer.
Make a Family Emergency Plan. Your family may not be together when disaster strikes, so it is important to know how you will contact one another, how you will get back in together and what you will do in case of emergency.
You may also want to inquire about emergency plans at places where your family spends time: work, daycare and school. If no plans exist, consider volunteering to help create one.
You should listen to your weather radio, watch TV, listen to the radio or check the Internet often for official news and instructions as they become available.
Businesses can take an extra step and plan on protecting their business and employees from the devastating affects of a Public Health Emergency by signing up for the St. Louis County Health Department's Bio-Defense Network. To learn more about this NEW Life Saving FREE service, check out the Bio-Defense Network page


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(Pocket-lint) - Pentax has announced a new mirrorless compact system camera, to expand its Q series range. The Pentax Q10 is described as super-compact and ultra-lightweight and sports an updated CMOS sensor over its predecessor, the Pentax Q.
Subject of a leak earlier today, the Q10 comes with a 12.4-megapixel back-illuminated sensor and an ISO range of 100 - 6400. There's High Dynamic Range (HDR) functionality, which produces one "best-of" photo from a composite of others, and the tidy body can be coupled with any number of Q-mount lenses.
As well as the sensor, Pentax claims to have upgraded the autofocus system, making it faster than before. And a Face Recognition AF system can pinpoint and focus on up to 12 faces in one frame. An AF assist light is housed on the body of the camera to aid focusing in the dark.
The body also houses a programmable quick dial that can choose one of nine image presets or modes in order to add different effects to photographs, with a preview being shown on the rear LCD panel.
The back display itself is a 3-inch colour LCD monitor with approximately 460,000 dots, while battery life is extended through the use of more energy efficient components.
Video can be recorded in Full HD (1920 x 1080 at 30fps) using the H.264 file format, and Smart Effect image processing modes can be applied to footage as well as stills. There are also movie editing tools built into the camera, and autofocus works while capturing moving images.
Pentax has included its own bokeh control function on the Pentax Q10, and there is a proprietary Shake Reduction mechanism built into the camera itself (rather than the lenses). It shifts the CMOS image sensor to offset camera shake when detected by an internal motion sensor.
A burst mode that can capture up to five frames per second is also included and Pentax has utilised its DRII (Dust Removal II) mechanism which shakes dust from the sensor by vibrating it automatically. It's a feature found on a few DSLRs, including the company's own K-5 and 645D cameras.
A pop-up flash is part of the Q10 (guide number seven at ISO 200/m) and it also comes with a shoe for expansion. Connectivity includes mini HDMI and a memory card slot that is flexible enough to allow for SD, SDHC and SDXC cards.
Because it can also shoot RAW files, Pentax has included software in the guise of Silky Developer Studio 3 for Pentax.
The Pentax Q10 will be available in the UK from early October in white, red and black. It'll cost £379.99 for the Q10 and a 5-15mm lens, while a 15-45mm lens is also included in a larger pack for £549.99.


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Did you type a connection that was correct but not get the points you deserved? If so, sorry. The system isn't perfect. Do give yourself the extra points mentally. (There's probably no need to comment about this, unless it's constructive.)
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Shellfish in the Bay of Plenty still affected by toxin
Reminder that shellfish in the Bay of Plenty still affected by toxin
Bay of Plenty residents and visitors remain at risk of paralytic shellfish toxin poisoning. "Levels of toxin found in shellfish are still high and there have been two further cases of illness reported over the Christmas and New Year holiday," says Dr Jim Miller, Medical Officer of Health for Toi Te Ora – Public Health Service. This brings to 29 the total number of people who have been poisoned by eating toxic shellfish collected from the Bay of Plenty coastline since mid-December.
"Paralytic shellfish poisoning can be a very serious illness, it can even be fatal. People have been really sick after eating shellfish from the Bay of Plenty, with some requiring treatment in the intensive care unit. Please look out for the signs and don't collect or eat shellfish from the affected areas," says Dr Miller.
The Medical Officer of Health strongly advises against the collection of shellfish from Tairua on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, south to Waihi Beach and along the Bay of Plenty coast to Whakatane Heads in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. The warning includes Tairua Harbour as well as Tauranga Harbour, Maketu and Waihi estuaries, Matakana and Motiti Islands, and all other islands along this coastline.
The health warning applies to all bi-valve shellfish including mussels, pipi, tuatua, cockles, oysters, scallops as well as cat's eyes, snails and kina (sea urchin). Shellfish in the affected area should not be taken or eaten. Shellfish containing toxic levels of paralytic shellfish poison don't look or taste any different from shellfish that are safe to eat. Cooking or freezing the shellfish does not remove the toxin. Paua, crayfish and crabs can still be taken but as always, the gut should be removed before consuming. "If you do want shellfish this summer, visit your supermarket or seafood retailer as commercially supplied shellfish are safe to eat," says Dr Miller.
The toxin that causes the illness comes from algae in the ocean. Shellfish feed on the algae and concentrate the toxin in their flesh. Algae levels are extremely high in the Bay at present so shellfish toxin is also at elevated levels.
Consumption of shellfish affected by the paralytic shellfish toxin can cause numbness and tingling around the mouth, face, hands and feet; difficulty swallowing or breathing; dizziness; double vision; and in severe cases, paralysis and respiratory failure. These symptoms can start as soon as 1-2 hours after eating toxic shellfish and usually within 12 hours. Anyone suffering illness after eating shellfish should seek urgent medical attention.
Shellfish and seawater samples around New Zealand are tested regularly by the Ministry for Primary Industries to ensure they are not contaminated. Public health warnings are issued when shellfish are not safe to eat. For more information about marine biotoxin alerts visit www.foodsmart.govt.nz.
For up to date information on health warnings in the Bay of Plenty please visit www.ttophs.govt.nz and click on health warnings or call 0800 221 555 and select option 7 to speak to the on call health protection officer.


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Make sure that you take all of your stored documents from Google Drive with you if you move from our District.
You can export your data directly from Google Drive (directions here) using Google Takeout.
Best wishes!
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Lake Geneva Schools Library Media & Technology Plan - Google Site
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Welcome To The Lake Geneva Schools Tech Support Help Desk
Please use the Tech Support Help Desk link your network login to report any technology needs. The help desk serves as the single place for you to report any technical issues.
Here is a summary of what logging in via the Tech Support Help Desk link and creating a ticket will initiate:
Your tech support person will be immediately alerted and the issue will be addressed. (This saves you having to know who specializes in repairing certain issues.)
You will be notified of a resolution or the status of your problem when tech support has worked on your issue e.g., a replacement bulb has been ordered.
If you want to check on the status, just log back in and select that ticket.
If your problem is resolved and you no longer need help from tech support, you can go in and indicate so on the ticket and request that it be closed.
Here is a 3-page primer which you may find helpful.
How can you be safe online and what does it mean to be a digital citizen?
Being online is second nature for young people today. You should take a minute or two to think about how to keep yourself safe. You probably know more about the technology than your mom, dad or guardian - you should also be the safety expert. You'll need this knowledge for the rest of your life.
If you don't know by now, cyberbullying is bullying or harassment that happens online. It can happen in an email, a text message, a game, or on a social networking site. It might involve spreading rumors or images posted on someone's profile or passed around for others to see, or creating a group or page to make a person feel left out.
What do you do if you are being harassed online?
Most importantly, don't respond, bullies usually are looking for a reaction and tell an adult. In addition, save the evidence, such as texts, emails, facebook conversations, etc. Sometimes you can stop bullying if you ignore or block the person. You can also report the abuse to the website where it is taking place.
Don't be a victim or a bully
Sometimes, what you do or say online leads some people to pick on you. If you let your friends take a photo or video of you acting silly - and they post it online, people are probably going to comment that you are, in fact acting weird.
If you post a rude comment about someone or about something someone likes, then don't be surprised if you get back what you have dished out. Think about what you are writing or what's being recorded about you. If it's not something you'd want the whole world to know about, it's probably best to hit delete.
If you're collecting Facebook friends like spare change - you could be setting yourself up for trouble. One thoughtless post and that's hundred of people who will share it and spread it. There are no do-overs online so choose your friends wisely. And if you wouldn't say it to your boss or your grandmother, don't say it online.
If you ever receive hurtful or abusive messages or posts on your profile page you have options. Depending on how serious the situation is, you can ignore it, ask the person to stop, unfriend or block the person, or tell your parents, a teacher, a counselor, or another adult you trust. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect.
Be sure to report abusive content - whether it's on your profile page, or someone else's. You can also report inappropriate Pages, Groups, Events and fake or impostor profiles. (Reporting is confidential, no one will know who made the report.)
Tip sheets
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Just like there's lots of ways to have fun online, there's lots of ways be unsafe.
Download a virus when you think you're getting smiley-face icons, fall for a scam and give up your mom's credit card number, give a predator your date of birth...thankfully, there are things you can do to protect yourself.
Still not sure? Talk to a trusted adult at school
Internet Safety and Security Glossary - Kelsey's suggestion
Cindy Rieboldt - I.S. Manager - Badger High School and Joint #1 - ext. 2625
Char Means - Building Technician - Badger High School - ext. 2623
Mary Jo Bottlemy - MAPS Specialist/Building Technician - Lake Geneva Middle School and Joint #1 - ext. 3009
Mary Ann Carrizales - Building Technician/Device Specialist - Eastview Elementary - ext. 6017
Unfilled Position - Network Technician - Badger High School and Joint #1 - ext. 2624
Dan Schmidt - Director of Technology ext. 1105
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