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NYU-SCPS CGI Special Event- Russia: When's the Next Revolution? Nov. 7
Oct 26, 2012
On the 95th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution, New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies (NYU-SCPS) Center for Global Affairs (GCI), in partnership with the NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia, presents a panel discussion, "Russia: When's the Next Revolution?" November 7, 2012, from 6:30pm to 8:00pm.
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It's recommended that your baby sleeps in a crib in your bedroom for the first six months. With your baby in your bedroom, you'll be close by when he cries at night and able to attend to him easily. This is especially useful if you're breast-feeding.
Remember that babies are not necessarily quiet sleepers: they may wiggle, grunt, and move around and these noises may disturb you or your partner. If your partner has to go to work the following day this extra disturbance may affect him. It will affect you, too, but you may have a chance to "catch up" on some sleep, or at least rest, when your baby naps. You should do what is best for all three of you, even if that means your partner spends some nights in the spare room. Some new parents find that they are so exhausted by life with a newborn that they sleep, regardless of whether their baby is snuffling or not.
If the baby is in his own room you may worry that you may not hear him cry, but you will if you use a baby monitor. When he does cry, yet again at 3 am, be aware that a short trip along the landing can seem like a mile.
In the third trimester, your breasts will begin to prepare themselves for feeding your baby, and you may experience some discomfort and changes that you had not anticipated. Your breasts will become fuller, and may actually feel very heavy; your areolas (the area around your nipples) will become darker, and you may feel lumps and bumps in your breasts, as the first milk, colostrum, begins to be produced. This may leak out a little (see On leakages).
The small glands on the surface of your areolas (known as Montgomery's tubercles) will also become raised bumps. You may have darkened veins along your breasts, due to their increased blood supply. Your breasts may also feel more tender and sensitive than usual, especially if touched.
You may want to put your baby into your bed with you, and yet you may be concerned that you might roll over on him. For this reason, the American Academy of Pediatrics does not recommend co-sleeping. It can be especially dangerous if either of you smoke or use alcohol or drugs that make it hard to wake up, or if you sleep with the baby on a waterbed, couch, or in a chair. The safest place for your baby is in a bassinet near your bed.
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I want to be able to show several RTSP live streams simultaneously. Like, the phone screen divided in, say, 4 parts and in each part a separate stream from a separate IP camera displayed.
How can I do that?
Hm, 4 parts from different cameras -- looks like IP Cam Viewer is capable of that:
Not that hard to find: Just entered "ipcam" in the search box at the playstore site, and clicked on the first result. You might want to try the others, maybe you find something even better suited for your requirements. Or use this one to better restrict it (ipcam + rtsp).


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Speaker: Susan Brison, Dartmouth College. Respondent: Marianne Hirsch, English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University
Professor Susan Brison of Dartmouth College will be discussing parts of her book, Aftermath: Violence and the Remaking of a Self, which deals with the aftermath of rape from both personal and philosophical standpoints. She will also be discussing her latest article, "Justice and Gender-Based Violence," in which she seeks to redefine rape as "gender-based violence" rather than "sex without consent" in order to situate as a societally-based form of injustice in the contexts of criminal and civil rights law.
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Like Pratt High School a few years ago, Liberty Middle School is looking for a new activities league and for the same reasons. They need to find a competitive athletic schedule with schools of similar size, within a reasonable driving distance.
The school is currently in the Southern Kansas League, with Colwich, St. Marks, Andale and Medicine Lodge. Kingman is in the process of leaving, and Clearwater pulled out a year ago. Only Medicine Lodge Middle School and LMS play football.
That makes it very difficult to fill out a schedule, Principal Tony Helfrich said at Monday's Board of Education meeting.
LMS has asked to join the middle school version of Central Kansas League, the same league to which Pratt High belongs, and Central Plains League and were rejected by both. While CKL schools agreed to come west to Pratt at the high school level, they have apparently drawn the line at traveling that far for middle school games, Helfrich said. Many of the Central Plains schools are smaller than LMS.
The next step will be to petition the Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) to place LMS in the CKL. Helfrich, outgoing activities director Andy Kisner and incoming director Ron Hill plan to attend the next meeting of the KSHSAA executive board.
Helfrich said that LMS understands that KSHSAA rarely gets involved in middle school league placement, but noted, "we pay dues to KSHSAA, as do all middle schools.
"It's a slow process," he acknowledged. "We won't come out of the meeting with a decision."
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POWHATAN - The Powhatan Point Revitalization Association (PPRA) is working tirelessly to save the former Powhatan Elementary.
The former school, a three-floored building that sits in the heart of downtown Powhatan, was purchased by the PPRA. Since the purchase, the building has been renovated and given a new purpose as a craft mall.
"The school is worth saving because it's more than just an old building. It's where I grew up. It's where I created the best memories, and even though there aren't children roaming the halls, and bells aren't ringing, it still smells the same. It's still my school," said Samantha Trifonoff, who currently has a shop called This and That. "Every time I walk into the building, I am hit with memories from a different year of my childhood and I am not ready to give that up. So we rented the room to not only sell our odds and ends, but to help keep the school open so others can walk through it freely and reminisce through their childhood as I do."
Rooms have been rented out at a reasonable rate, that includes maintenance and utilities, and stores vary from candle shops to a consignment store. There are 11 crafters at the moment.
"It's a great opportunity if you are trying to start a new business and it is a secure location," said Randy Sisson, vice president of the Powhatan Point Revitalization Association. "It is a great business incubator."
Along with painting, removing ceiling tile and adding new business, they are currently working on receiving a food vendors license.
Powhatan Elementary was accepted into the Ohio Historical Society and will be in the national registry.
They are currently seeking and asking for artifacts relating to Powhatan Point and Powhatan Elementary history. There will be several exhibits and rooms dedicated to the history, as well as the coal mines that once populated the town. They are also seeking information on the Indians that also populated Powhatan.
The PPRA are asking for residents to volunteer time to help with maintenance, painting and carpentry work.
"We are asking for people to volunteer their time for a weekend or two," said Yolanda Hess, director of the Powhatan Historical Society. "We will provide lunch. Anyone interested can reach me at (740) 213- 8492."
The PPRA is also working to make the association a non-profit, which will allow the PPRA to receive more grants.
There will be a fund-raiser spaghetti dinner and craft show on July 13 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.. This money will go to help saving the Old Powhatan School.
Van Dyne can be reached at kvandyne@timesleaderonline. com


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Mobile executives can rely on their mobile inbox for more than just email they can take action on time-sensitive business processes as easily as they reply to a message. By simply clicking on an item in their inboxes, traveling team members can complete business processes. This video demonstrates how to mobilize business processes.
Hello. My name is Bryan Whitmarsh, and I am a product manager for Sybase iAnywhere. Today, what I would like to demonstrate for you is how easy it is to keep your business processes flowing when workers are on the road or out in the field. This technology is brought to you by Sybases inbox of the future. Let me demonstrate.
Now, I'm in the field and I've been performing a routine service on an elevator and I've noticed that the motor actually needs to be rebuilt. Now I have all the equipment in my truck. I can simply go out, repair the motor on site right now, but I always have to get approval for the work and a bid from my manager. Typically, I have to go back, fill out some paperwork, manager has to come in, sign the bid and then I go back out to the customer. If they approve it, I can perform the work. But today, I'm going to create a work order bid on my mobile device and that will be sent directly to my manager for instant approval. Let's do that. Alright. So, I simply go into my mobile inbox, going into the widgets, and I have a bid request. This is a form that I will fill out. I know the work I'm doing is on the motor. I am going to leave the bid date as today because I'm pretty sure I can achieve all that work today. And, a little description here, this is a rebuild, and I'm pretty sure I can achieve this work for around six hundred dollars for both labor and parts. I have done this a number of times before. Now, I send this bid request and it will deliver an e-mail directly to my managers device. He can then read that e-mail and be able to approve or modify the bid.
Well now, as the manager, I'm just getting ready to get on an airplane for a business trip and I notice that my device has vibrated. Let me check whats going on. Looks like I have a new e-mail in my inbox. Oh, its not just an e-mail. It's actually a bid request for some work thats being done right now. Brian, my service technician out in the field, is actually working on an elevator and has noticed that there's some additional work that needs to be done. He has now sent me a request to approve some additional fees for some additional service that wasn't expected in the first place.
Now you see in my inbox that I have an e-mail at the top its a special e-mail with a special icon – that shows it came from our bid order approval system and it's requesting for me to approve a bid by Bryan. Alright, so now I can see the details. This order came from our work order system and I received the e-mail so it looks like Bryan needs to perform some additional work out there. He needs to rebuild the elevator motor and his estimated cost is six hundred dollars on that. So, yeah, that all looks good. Looks like he is going to be able to get the work done today. So, Im going to click on approve and now that will go back to our work order system and another e-mail will be triggered back to Bryan to let him know that I did approve that and he can start on that work, as he is on site right now.
Well, that was quick. I just got a new e-mail in my inbox and, sure enough, it's the approval for the work order that I asked my manager to approve. It's been approved and now I can perform the work. So, let me go out to my truck, get my equipment and I can get the work done right now.
Let's focus on the benefit here. There's great value added, not only to the customer, but also to the service provider. The customer isn't getting hit with an additional service charge because they can achieve additional work with one service call. While the in-service provider can get additional work done throughout the day because, instead of two calls, this has become one call. The benefits of this can be achieved by a wide variety of business processes in any industry.
In summary, you have seen great value added to both the customer and the service provider. All this is possible using iAnywhere Mobile Office and its revolutionary inbox of the future.
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I'm reading the proof of Lemma 4.1 [1] which says:
"Let $F = K(x,y), y^q = f(x)$, where $q$ is a prime different from characteristic of $K$. Let $Z := Gal(F/K(x))$ and we have $Z < G < Aut(F/K)$ Then:
$Z < Z(G) \iff$ $Z$ is normal in $G$ and for all $\sigma \in G$ there exists $0 \neq B_{\sigma} \in K(x)$ with $\sigma(y) = y.B_{\sigma}$."
My problem is just on the second line, so I'm writing everything up to that point:
"Proof: "$\Rightarrow$" Let $\phi: y \mapsto \xi y, x \mapsto x$ with $\xi$ primitive $q$-th root of unity. Then $Z = <\phi>$. Now let $\sigma \in G$, then $\sigma(y) = y^k.B_{\sigma}$, with $k \in \mathbb{Z}, (k,q) =1$ and $0 \neq B_{\sigma} \in K(x)$..." (the rest is routine to show $k=1$)
My problem is that why only one power of $y$ appears in the image of $\sigma(y)$ while all powers of $y$ makes a basis for $F/K(X)$ why not $\sigma(y) = \sum_{i = 0}^{q-1}y^i.B_{i}$.
Thank you very much indeed for helping me.
[1] Rolf Brandt, Über die Automorphismengruppen von algebraischen Funktionenkörpern,Universität-Gesamthochschule Essen, 1988


text: Welcome to this detailed pencil sketch tutorial that will guide you in a fashionable way on "sketching a tiger", step by step. The tiger featured in this lesson took a while to complete but during that process, there's a step by step guide showing you how I created my realistic tiger drawing. Tigers are large and beautiful big cats that are wildly popular in every dimension of artists. Taking your time to learn "how to draw a real tiger", will definitely increase your skills in the sketch pencil method. I hope this tutorial will be useful in your future drawings as I had fun creating it. Get yourself a set of standard quality sketching pencils and A4 paper for this tutorial. Observe the steps and think it through before you make a move on your drawing. Anyways, thanks so much for viewing and have fun!


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Children received free books recently at Michigan One's Drive For Your Community Event. Community members test drove cars from Berger Motors and Schanski Dodge. Residents could vote for their favorite nonprofit organization. Thanks to all who came out to vote, the Ionia County Literacy Council won the $1,000 prize, winning with the most votes.
Twin Rivers School, Great Start, Ionia Schools and Relay for Life also participated in the event. Characters from Wizard of Oz visited with children and community members.
The literacy council encourages students to read over the summer. Students could sign-up to take part in the reading challenge. If any child ages 3-18 would like to take part in the challenge, reading logs can be picked up at Dollar General in Saranac and Belding, and Family Video in Ionia. Also, reading logs will be available at the free lunch programs at area schools. The Literacy Council will visit each school and provide books and read to attendees.
Send logs in to ICLC, Box 493, Saranac, MI 48881 by Sept. 5. Contact email@example.com for more information.
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Saving Work and Money with Intel® Architecture-Based Tablet PCs
The document looks at how Sinopec uses Intel® Atom® processor-based tablet PCs and touch-enabled applications to improve enterprise productivity and work efficiency. The technology allows Sinopec to create greater flexibility and energy efficiency for its mobile office.
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Red to Black (Large Print / Paperback)
September 2009 Indie Next List
"This terse spy thriller will sweep you through the shadowy halls of post-Soviet Russian history right up to today's rejuvenated petrostate under Vladimir Putin's iron rule. It does so through the eyes of Anna, the youngest female colonel in the KGB, who has been ordered to get close to MI6's key man in Moscow and his mole. The gripping pace will pull you along into blacker and blacker depths of intrigue."
— Ben Gaunt, Bookshelf At Hooligan Rocks, Truckee, CA
Finn is a veteran MI6 operative stationed in Moscow. In the guise of an amiable trade secretary, he has penetrated deep into the dangerous labyrinth that is Russia under Vladimir Putin to discover some of its darkest secrets, thanks to a high-level source deep within the Kremlin.
The youngest female colonel in the KGB, Anna is the ambitious daughter of one of the former Soviet Union's elite espionage families. Charged with helping to make Russia strong again under Putin, she is ordered to spy on Finn and discover the identity of his mole.
At the dawn of the new millennium, these adver-saries find themselves brought together by an unex-pected love that becomes the only truth they can trust. When Finn uncovers a shocking and ingenious plan--hatched in the depths of the Cold War--to control the European continent and shift the balance of world power, he and Anna are thrust into a deadly plot in which friend and foe wear the same face. With time running out, they will race across Europe and risk every-thing--career, reputation, and even their own lives--to expose the terrifying truth.
About the Author
Alex Dryden is the pseudonym of a British writer who worked for the British security services. He has had extensive first-hand experience with Russia for many years. He is the author of the critically acclaimed Red to Black and Moscow Sting. The Blind Spy is his third novel.
Praise For…
"Prescient . . . [Red to Black] depicts a frightening and ruthless Russia, which answers to nobody."
-The Economist
"Terrifying, quite frankly . . . chillingly unputdownable—everything you didn't want to know about Putin but were afraid to ask."
-Emma Thompson
"Alex Dryden's brilliant and unforgettable novel has told me more about the making of modern Russia than I could learn from all books of journalism and contemporary history combined...nothing short of miraculous."
-Stephen Fry
"An exceptional novel by any standard; readers who enjoy a love story mixed with their espionage (à la le Carré's The Little Drummer Girl) will appreciate."
-Library Journal (starred review)
"Dryden has written a superb spy novel....the warning bell that "Red to Black" sounds against Putin's Russia has a powerful ring, especially when it turns to the KGB."
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Diesel engines are more complex than their petrol counterparts. What are the basic diesel engines maintenance must-dos?
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Because diesel engines are so much simpler than petrol engines, servicing them is a lot easier. There's no spark plugs or timing to worry about, no mixture to set, none of it.
All you need to do is ensure that the fuel and air filters are clean, and change the oil and oil filter regularly. Timing belts are a little more complicated to do because they drive the injector pump as well as the camshaft, even on common-rail diesels.
One thing to watch out for is that old-style diesels don't self-prime, so you need to press the button on top of the filter until it won't depress.


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The 5 Creepiest Ways to Immortalize Yourself
We all want to be remembered after we die, but let's face a harsh reality here: Odds are nobody's going to be building any statues in your honor. But the good news is that, if you memorialize yourself in one of the following ways, people will have no choice but to remember you! Because who could possibly forget someone that batshit insane?
For a fee, you can ...
#6. Make an Urn of Your Disembodied Head
Quick! What's the one shortcoming of traditional cremation urns? If you said that it's sort of creepy to have the incinerated remains of your loved one awkwardly displayed on the mantle, with just a single bout of rom-com-caliber antics separating them from their eventual meeting with the bagless undertaker, we're right there with you. If, however, you answered, "Not enough dead eyes and judging stares," then you may be a potential customer for Cremation Solutions, a Vermont-based company spearheading the movement to make displaying your dead relatives even more terrifyingly awkward than it already is.
Via Cremationsolutions.com
"I want it turned toward us while we're having sex. Hey, where are you going?"
Cremation Solutions has created a "new and exciting way to memorialize your loved one" by molding a year-round haunted house prop in his or her image. For just $2,600, Cremation Solutions will use their state-of-the-art 3-D imaging technique and photos of the deceased to create an incredibly detailed Personal Urn that is an unbelievably realistic representation of said dead person's domepiece.
The urn promises to hold all of the ashes of a full-sized adult, but if you're shopping for a relative whom you didn't love quite that much, for $600 they also offer a keepsake-sized urn that will hold "just a portion" of the ashes. Sadly, their website is currently lacking pricing for displaying the head on a wall plaque, hunting-lodge-style.
Via Cremationsolutions.com
Though they do offer the old "Fuck Up Your Children for Life" option.
For prospective mantlepiece monsters with short hair, the company will add digital texture to complete the piece. However, if the subject had a totally bitchin' do, Cremation Solutions will gladly add a wig designed to your exact specifications (which, as you'd expect, looks completely normal and not out of place at all):
Via Cremationsolutions.com
You'll have to decorate the entire rest of your home in rainbows and gumdrops to balance out this thing's qi.
If you're looking to go a completely different route, Cremation Solutions makes it clear that Personal Urns can be made to look like anyone. They advertise urns in the image of "your favorite celebrity, hero, or even President Obama!" We can only imagine two possible scenarios for which they would offer this option, both of them equally disturbing. The first is that someone is planning to display a loved one inside the head of a completely different (albeit famous ... hopefully) person for all eternity. The second is that the customer is plotting the brutal murder of a high-profile member of society and is saving the replica head to fill with his or her incinerated remains.
Either way, if you own (or are seriously considering purchasing) one of these, please get help and maintain a minimum 100-yard distance from us at all times.
#5. Live on in the Form of a Digital Ghost Online
Think of the countless hours you've spent on the Internet, keeping in touch with friends and family, building up your MMORPG stats or establishing yourself as a world-class furry porn artist. Well, good news! Now you don't have to let all that hard work go to waste just because you're six feet under -- you can use the power of technology to digitally haunt your loved ones long after you've turned into worm food.
Via Virtualeternity.com
"A constant reminder of my unfathomable loss, just what I need!"
With websites like Virtual Eternity and Lifenaut, you can create an avatar that looks like you, talks like you and knows your life history. Family, friends and even complete strangers can ask you questions, get your opinions on big decisions and be forced to listen to your stories about your awe-inspiring MMORPG antics for the thousandth time. Virtual Eternity calls it an "Intellitar," while Lifenaut refers to it as a "mind file," because how future is that shit?! Real words aren't good enough for something this high-tech.
If it sounds too good to be true, well, that's because it is. In theory, between your training and what it learns from conversations, your techno-ghost will become a near perfect stand-in for you. In practice ...
Via Virtualeternity.com
The eyes and mouth are digitally operated, so half of the people look like stroke victims.
Mere pictures can't capture the true horror of seeing them in action. Their empty eyes and gaping maws are mockeries of the humans they were meant to emulate. Their voices are colder than the grave you're feebly trying to escape. And their conversational skills are terrible -- though they do at least grasp the concept of the single most important component of any conversation:
Via Virtualeternity.com
The "your mom" joke.
Maybe one day the technology will catch up with the concept, but for now, the only thing these sites are good for is making your great-grandkids think you were a brain-damaged cyberdemon.
If you're still sold on the idea of achieving a bit of immortality via the Internet but aren't thrilled about having to look like that kid from Deliverance, consider using Dead Social, a service that sends out time-delayed messages over Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. Send birthday wishes from beyond, insult your friends without fear of retaliation or, most likely, annoy the shit out of everyone with requests to play Words With Friends for all eternity.
Via Virtualeternity.com
"If only my family had some sort of malformed, macabre reminder of my life."
#4. Mummify Yourself
The ancient process of mummification is arguably the closest that anyone has ever come to truly immortalizing themselves. Hell, King Tut died over 3,300 years ago, and every day people travel thousands of miles and traipse through the desert to view his magnificent, gilded, fully torqued cock-beard. But for thousands of years, it seemed as though this ancient art form had become extinct.
Luckily for anyone who's ever dreamed of becoming a classic horror movie monster, former taxicab driver Alan Billis just wouldn't let the dream die. After responding to an advertisement in the paper, Billis gave the finger to future archaeologists everywhere and became the first person in thousands of years to be mummified like an Egyptian pharaoh. Little did the world know that this would stir up a real-life Return of the Mummy scenario.
Via Blink Films
"Just checking to make sure you're still here. I'm gonna go have sex and do drugs in a woodland cabin. Later!"
Enter Summum, a Utah-based company skilled in the art of modern mummification. Summum sees itself as the Rolls Royce of the funeral industry, and they assure us that becoming a mummy is the only form of permanent preservation available.
Via Summum.org
"Let's play a game of 'Guess Which Was Still Alive When We Put Them in There.' I promise you'll win."
There are two main processes involved in modern mummification. The first involves the creation of the Mummiform -- the highly recognizable and traditional Egyptian-style coffin. The Mummiform is first sculpted in clay and then cast in 1/4-inch bronze or stainless steel. The surface may be polished smooth, inscribed with text, or even inlaid with gold, ceramics, or jewels that some future adventurer can steal.
To complete the Mummiform, a "life mask" is created by performing what appears to be some sort of plaster waterboarding ritual that eventually produces a bronze mask that bears your resemblance.
Via Summum.org
Wait, that's not how you do cocaine.
Via Summum.org
See, kids, this is what happens when you don't know your dealer.
The second process involves the actual mummification. The organs are removed and the body is steeped in a special marinade for an extended period of time. Then they stuff the organs back into the body, which is subsequently cleansed and covered with anointing oil. Finally, several layers of gauze and silk are wrapped around the body, and you're ready to haunt the Scooby-Doo universe for all eternity.
Mummification begins at $67,000 and includes the Mummiform, the mummification and the mausoleum space. Oddly enough, even with that kind of cash flow, their website still looks like it was designed around the same time as the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Via Summum.org
We're actually pretty surprised that none of those things are animated.
Summum is also in the business of creating mummies from your beloved pets, and for some ungodly reason has decided to create an entire website directed at children (complete with a mummified teddy bear mascot, comic strip, poems and games). In addition to teaching kids the gory details of how little Spot can be turned into that monster from the nightmare they had last night, this site is where this whole thing crosses the line from just plain creepy into HOLY SHIT GET US OUT OF HERE territory:
The Mausoleum Sanctuary is a very sacred place. This is where the Mummiform goes after you have been mummified. It is a place where Forever lives. Forever watches over and takes care of you.
Via Summum.org
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Once inside, the troopers say they observed suspicious items in plain view which led to them obtaining a search warrant for the residence.
Kentucky State Police have arrested a Drakesboro man on methamphetamine charges.
On Friday at approximately 12:42 a.m., troopers from the KSP Post 2 Madisonville say they conducted a knock and talk at a residence located at 6491 Hwy 70 East, Drakesboro.
The resident, Troy D. Gardner,37, gave consent for the troopers to enter his residence, but not to search it.
Once inside, the troopers say they observed suspicious items in plain view which led to them obtaining a search warrant for the residence.
Upon executing the search warrant, troopers say they located several components that are commonly used to manufacture methamphetamine, suspected methamphetamine, marijuana plants, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia. Also, troopers seized several firearms from the residence.
Troopers arrested Gardner and charged him with the following offenses:
Manufacturing Methamphetamine 1st Offense
Trafficking in Controlled Substance 1st Degree 1st Offense – Meth
Cultivating Marijuana 5 Plants or More 1st Offense
Possession of Marijuana
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Unlawful Possession of Meth Precursor 1st Offense
Tampering with Physical Evidence
Possession/Use of Radio that Sends/Receives Police Messages
Gardner is in the Muhlenberg County Detention Center.


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Windows Server 2003 Glossary
Letzte Aktualisierung: März 2008
Betrifft: Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
For more Windows Server terms, see the Windows Server 2008 Glossary.
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A file that lists all files contained in a particular folder that need to be renamed from an 8.3 format name to a long file name during Setup. All file names must be in 8.3 format if you run Setup using Winnt.exe, or if you copy a set of files from one computer to another using MS-DOS.
.cab file
Cabinet file. A single cabinet file that stores multiple compressed files. These files are commonly used in software installation and to reduce the file size and the associated download time for Web content.
.cer file format
A file format that is used for the storage of public key certificates.
See also: public key
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The Ethernet standard for local area networks using twisted-pair cable carrying data at 100 megabits per second (Mbps).
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(with 1970 procedural regulations appended)
The English version of this document is for guidance only.
The Arabic version is the governing text.
Chapter One:
General Provisions
Article 1
This Law shall be called the Labor Law.
Article 2
The provisions of this Law shall apply to:
Article 3
By way of exception, the provision of this Law shall not apply to:
Article 4
In the absence of a special provision to the contrary, the provisions of Chapter Eight and Articles 164, 165, and 166 shall not apply to the following:
Article 5
The Minister of Labor may consider all or any of the following establishments to be governed by the provisions of the Articles and Chapters mentioned in Article 4 of this Law:
Article 6
It is illegal to violate the provisions of this Law or to prejudice any other rights acquired by the workmen by virtue of any other regulations or concession agreements, Labor contract or any other agreements, or by virtue of any arbitration award or Royal Order, or in accordance with generally accepted practice or with what has been habitually granted by the employer to his workmen in a given area or areas.
Any stipulation in a contract or agreement whereby the workman waives any right established in his favor by virtue of the provisions of this Law shall be null and void, even if such stipulation was made prior to the effective date hereof.
Article 7
In this Law, the following terms and expressions shall have the meanings set forth below:
(a) Regular vacations or leaves authorized by the employer.
(b) Where, for legitimate excuse, the workman absents himself from work for intermittent periods totaling not more than thirty days a year.
(c) Where the workman stops working for a reason imputable to or emanating from the employer, with which the workman had nothing to do.
Article 8
If the employer entrusts to a natural or juristic person one of his principal operations or any part thereof, the latter shall give his workmen all the rights and privileges granted by the employer to his own workmen, and both shall be jointly and severally responsible for such rights and privileges.
Article 9
Both the employer and the workman shall know all the contents of the Labor Law so that each shall know where he stands and be aware of his rights and obligations. In addition, there shall be displayed at a conspicuous place in every establishment employing twenty or more workmen a set of rules, duly approved by the Ministry of Labor, for the purpose of regulating the work in the establishment, and containing the following:
Article 10
The employer or responsible manager shall keep at the place of work records and rosters showing the full name of each workman as well as his nationality, trade or occupation, his date of birth or age, place of residence, family status, date of commencement of his service, his wages and wage supplements, any changes in the workman's status, and any penalties imposed on him and the relative investigation reports, his regular work hours and overtime, the vacations and benefits in cash or in kind that he receives, the date of termination of his services and the reasons for such termination, the indemnities received by the workman on account of such termination, and such other necessary information as relate to the implementation of the provisions of this Law, particularly those pertaining to the employment of juveniles and women and to labor injuries and occupational diseases.
Article 11
In the event there are several partners or managers in any establishment, one of them, who is a resident of the place of work, shall be appointed to represent the employer and be responsible for any violation of the provisions of this Law. The appropriate Labor Office shall be informed of the name of such partner or manager who shall remain responsible before the said Labor Office until it is informed of his replacement by another notice.
Article 12
In the event of any complaint against any of the officials who are charged with the enforcement of the provisions of this Law in connection with the discharge of their official duties, such complaint shall be investigated by a Commission of three, one of whom shall be selected by the Minister of Labor, while the second shall be from the Personnel Bureau and the third an administrative investigator designated by the Grievance Board or by any judicial authority replacing it.
If the investigation reveals that complaint is false or vexatious, the complainant shall, by a decision of the Commission, be punished with a fine of not less than five hundred riyals and not more than twenty thousand riyals. If the complaint against the official if found to be valid, the Commission shall submit a report to this effect to the Minister of Labor so that he may issue his instructions for the necessary action to be taken in accordance with the statutory provisions in force.
Article 13
No complaint shall be heard by any Commission in respect of violations of the provisions of this Law or of the rules, decisions or orders issued in accordance therewith, after the lapse of twelve months from the date of the occurrence of such violation. No case or claim relating to any of the rights provided for in this Law shall be heard after the lapse of twelve months from the date of termination of the contract. Also, no action or claim relating to any of the rights provided for in any previous regulations shall be heard after the lapse of one full year from the effective date of this Law.
Article 14
Actions arising under the provisions of this Law shall be heard expeditiously. The Commission may order the losing party to pay the other party all or part of the expenses incurred by the latter.
Article 15
The amounts to which the workman or his dependents are entitled under the provisions of this Law shall be considered first-class privileged debts, and for the recovery thereof the workman or his heirs shall have a priority right over all the employer's property. In the event of the employer's bankruptcy or the liquidation of his establishment, such amounts shall be recorded as privileged debts, and the workman shall be paid immediately a portion equivalent to one month's pay before payment of any other costs, including judicial bankruptcy or liquidation costs.
Article 16
Arabic is the language to be used in all resolutions, records, registers, files, statements, and other documents provided for in this Law, or in any decision or order issued in application of the provisions hereof, as well as in any instructions or circulars issued by the employer to his workmen. In the event a foreign language is used by the employer along with the Arabic language, the Arabic text shall prevail at all times.
Article 17
All periods and time-limits provided for in this Law shall be computed on the basis of the Hijrah Calendar, unless another calendar is agreed upon.
Article 18
Before the commencement of work in any establishment, the employer shall furnish the appropriate Labor Office with the following information in writing:
Information concerning establishments existing at the time this Law is put into effect shall be sent within three months from the effective date hereof.
Article 19
In the event the responsible manager is replaced, the employer shall notify the appropriate Labor Office in writing of the name of the new manager within seven days from the latter's assumption of his duties. If no one has been appointed as a responsible manager of the establishment, or if the person so appointed has not assumed his duties, then the person who actually performs the manager's duties or the employer himself shall be regarded as a responsible manager of the establishment.
Article 20
Within the meaning of this Law, a month shall be reckoned as thirty days unless otherwise provided.
Article 21
Physicians for the issuance of the necessary certificates shall be selected by consultation between the Minister of Labor and the Minister of Health.
Article 22
It is illegal for any workman or employer to do any act that may constitute an abuse of any of the provisions of this Law, or of the decisions and rules issued in execution of the provisions hereof. It is also illegal for any workman or employer to do any act that may bring pressure to bear on the freedom of the other or on the freedom of other workmen or employers with the object of realizing any interest or supporting any point of view which they adopt and which is inconsistent with the freedom of work and the jurisdiction of the authorities concerned with the settlement of disputes.
Any offender shall be liable to the penalties provided for in this Law and in the general regulations.
Chapter Two
Labor Inspection
Article 23
Labor inspection shall be undertaken by competent inspectors to be designated by decision of the Minister of Labor.
They shall have the powers and functions provided for in this Law.
Article 24
Labor inspection shall have the following functions :
Article 25
Labor inspectors, shall, before assuming their official duties, take the oath before the Minister of Labor to discharge their duties honestly and faithfully and not to disclose the secret of any industrial invention or any other secret which may come to their knowledge by reason of their offices, even after they cease to have any connection with such offices. Labor inspectors shall carry identification cards to be provided them by the Ministry.
Article 26
Employers and their agents shall extend to inspectors and other officials charged with Labor inspection the necessary facilities to enable them to perform their duties, and shall furnish them with any information they may require, respond to any summons to appear before them, and send a delegate to appear on their behalf if they are so required.
Article 27
Labor inspectors shall have the right to :
They may in particular:
First: Question the employer or the workmen separately or in the presence of witnesses about any matter relating to the enforcement of the provisions of the Law.
Second: Examine all books, records, and documents required to be kept under the provisions o the Labor Law and of the decisions issued hereunder, and obtain any copies or extracts therefrom.
Third: Take a sample or samples of the materials used or handled in the industrial and other operations that are subject to inspection, if such materials are believed to have a harmful effect on the health or safety of the workmen, for the purpose of having such samples analyzed in Government laboratories and determining the extent of such effect, duly notifying the employer or his representative of their action.
Fourth: Ascertain that notices and communications required to be posted under the Law are duly posted.
Article 28
The Ministry of Labor shall prepare the appropriate Rules of implementation for the control and regulation of the inspection operations provided for in the preceding Article, and such Rules shall be issued by a decision of the Council of Ministers.
Article 29
The person performing the inspection shall notify the employer or his representative of his presence, unless he believes that the matter for which he is making the inspection calls for a different course of action.
Article 30
A labor inspector shall have the right to order employers or their agents to make modifications in the operating rules pertaining to the plant and equipment used in their establishment within the periods prescribed by the inspector in order to insure the proper application of the provision pertaining to the health and safety of the workmen. Where there is an imminent danger threatening the workmen's health and safety, the inspector may require the immediate adoption of whatever measures he may deem necessary to forestall such danger.
Article 31
Labor inspectors shall treat any complaints reaching them in respect of any deficiency in the plant or any violation of the provisions of the Law as strictly confidential and shall not disclose to the employer or his representative the existence of such complaints.
Article 32
If, in the course of his inspection, the inspector finds that a contravention of the Labor law or of any decisions issued hereunder has been committed, he shall prepare a report in duplicate setting forth the contravention and shall submit such report to the Director of the Labor Office for necessary action against the offender.
Article 33
The Director and inspectors of the Labor Office may, where necessary, call upon competent administrative authorities and members of the police force to provide whatever assistance may be required.
If the inspection relates to the health aspects of the work, the inspector shall, with the approval of the Director of the Labor Office, take with him a competent physician from the Ministry of Labor or the Ministry of Health.
Article 34
The Chief of Labor Inspection in the area shall prepare a monthly report on the labor inspection activities, the aspects of inspection, the establishments inspected and the number and nature of the violations committed. He shall also prepare an annual report on inspection in the area and the results and effects thereof, in which he shall include his comments and suggestions. A copy of both the monthly and the annual reports shall be sent to the Ministry of Labor.
Article 35
The Deputy Ministry for Labor shall prepare an annual report on inspection in the Kingdom. Such report shall include all matters relating to the Ministry's control over the enforcement of the provisions of the Labor Law, particularly the following matters:
Article 36
The Ministry shall prepare forms for contravention reports, inspection records, notices and warnings, and shall lay down the necessary rules for the safekeeping and use of such forms and for their distribution to all the Labor offices in the various areas.
Article 37
In addition to the general requirements for the employment of Government employers, the Labor inspectors must satisfy the following requirements:
Article 38
The training of labor inspectors and controllers shall be conducted in special training courses to be organized by the Ministry. Attention shall be given in those courses to training the inspectors in the following matters in particular:
Chapter Three
Combating Unemployment,
and the Vocational Rehabilitation of the Disabled
First: Employment Offices
Article 39
The Ministry shall set up employment offices in locations suitable for both the employers and workmen. Such offices shall be under the supervision of the Ministry and shall offer their services free of charge for the purpose of assisting workmen in finding suitable jobs and assisting employers in finding suitable workmen.
The employment offices shall collect and analyze the necessary information on the position and development of the labor market so that such information may be available to the various public and private organizations concerned with economic and social planning. Such offices shall perform the following duties:
Article 40
No person shall act as an employment agent or as a contractor to supply workmen unless he is permitted to do so by the Deputy Minister for Labor and is in possession of an annual license which shall be renewable at the discretion of the competent authority which shall control his activity. No such license shall be granted where there is an employment office belonging to the Ministry or to an organization approved by the Ministry operating in the area and capable of acting as an intermediary for the supply of the necessary labor.
Article 41
The employment agent or the labor supplier may not demand or accept from any workman, whether before or after his employment under a labor contract, any money or material reward in return for the workman's employment, or to collect from the workman any costs except as may be decided and approved by the competent authorities. The workmen supplied by the employment agent or labor contractor (labor supplier) shall, immediately upon their engagement by the employer, be regarded as employed by the latter an shall have all rights and privileges of the original workmen of the establishment. The relationship between them and the employer shall be direct without any intervention by the labor supplier whose mission and relation with the workmen shall end immediately upon presenting them to the employer.
Article 42
The employer shall inform the appropriate Labor Office, by registered letter or by any other means proving receipt, of vacancies and newly-created jobs of any kind, and shall give the kind and location of each job, the wage allotted to it, the job requirements and the date fixed for filling it. Such notice shall be given within a period not exceeding ten days from the date on which the job becomes vacant or is created.
Article 43
The employer shall send to the appropriate Labor Office during the month of Dhu al-Hijjah of each year the following annual statements:
Article 44
Without prejudice to the conditions laid down in concession and other agreements and orders regarding training, education, and scholarships, every employer employing one hundred or more workmen shall train in technical jobs a number of his Saudi workmen that is not less than 5% of the total number of his workmen, in accordance with a training program to be prepared by the Ministry of Labor.
The Minister of Labor shall, by decision, prescribe the rules and conditions to be observed in such training and shall indicate the minimum and maximum training periods, and set forth the curricula of the theoretical and practical training, the method of testing and the certificates to be granted in this regard.
Article 45
The number of the Saudi workmen of the employer shall not be less than 75% of the total number of his workmen, and their wages shall not be less than 51% of the total wages of his workmen.
If technical skills or educational qualifications are not available, the Minister of Labor may reduce this ratio temporarily.
Article 46
The Minister of Labor may, if necessary, require employers in certain industries or occupations or in certain areas not to hire workmen except through the employment offices, subject to the terms and conditions he shall prescribe in a decision.
Article 47
A decision of the Minister shall determine the rules and procedures governing the conduct of business at the employment offices, and shall prescribe the forms of the Records, notices and other documents handled by such offices, as well as job classification schedules in accordance with the international job classifications, which shall serve as basis for the organization of employment operations.
Second: Employment of Foreigners
Article 48
Work is a right of the Saudi national and may not be exercised by other except after fulfillment of the conditions provided for in this Chapter. Saudi workmen are equal in their right to work in all areas of the Kingdom without discrimination.
Article 49
No foreigners shall be brought into the country to work nor may he be permitted to work with companies and private establishments except after the approval of the Minister of Labor and after securing a work permit in accordance with the form, procedures, and rules to be prescribed by the Minister of Labor. Such permit shall not be granted except after fulfillment of the following conditions:
The term "work" as used in this Article shall mean any industrial, commercial, agricultural, financial, or other work, and any service, including domestic service.
Article 50
In accordance with the conditions, rules and periods to be determined by the Minister of Labor, every employer shall vocationally prepare his Saudi workmen to replace non-Saudis, by improving their standard in technical jobs performed by non-Saudis so that the Saudi workman may be able to replace the non-Saudi. The employer shall keep a register in which he shall record the names of the Saudi workmen who have replaced non-Saudis.
Third: Vocational Rehabilitation of the Disabled
Article 51
A disabled person is any person whose capacity to perform and maintain a suitable job has actually diminished as a result of a physical or mental infirmity.
Article 52
"Vocational rehabilitation" shall mean the services provided to the disabled personal to enable him to regain his capacity to perform his original work or any other work which suits his condition.
Article 53
The Minister of Labor shall, in agreement with the Ministries and establishments concerned, set up and organize the institutions necessary to provide vocational training services. Such institutions shall give the disabled workman who has been rehabilitated a certificate confirming such rehabilitation. The information to be contained in such certificate shall be determined by a decision of the Minister of Labor.
Article 54
Any employer who employs 50 or more workmen, and the nature of whose work allows him to employ disabled workmen who have been vocationally rehabilitated, shall employ such workmen to the extent of 2% of the total number of his workmen, whether through nomination by the employment offices or otherwise. He shall send to the said office a statement indicating the jobs and positions occupied by disabled workmen who have been vocationally rehabilitated and the pay rate of each such workman.
Article 55
If a workman sustains an injury resulting in disablement which does not prevent him from performing a job other than his previous job, the employer in whose service the injury occurred shall assign such workman to a suitable job at the salary fixed for such job, within 1% of his total work force, and without prejudice to the workman's right to compensation for his injury.
Fourth: Contracts of Apprenticeship
Article 56
A contract of apprenticeship is a contract whereby an employer agrees to employ a young workman in order to train him methodically in a certain trade or craft within a specified period during which the apprentice is bound to work under the employer's supervision.
Article 57
The employer who employs apprentices shall be at least 21 years old, of good reputation, and he, or the person in charge of training, shall possess adequate qualifications and experience in the subject trade or craft. The establishment itself shall satisfy the appropriate technical requirements to provide the apprentices with the necessary facilities for training in the particular trade or craft.
Article 58
The apprenticeship contract shall be made in writing, and shall indicate the period of apprenticeship, its successive stages and the wages due at each stage. Wages at the last stage shall not be less than the minimum wages paid for similar work, and shall under no circumstances be determined on a piecework or production basis.
Article 59
The apprenticeship contract shall be drawn up in at least three copies, one copy of which shall be retained by each party, and the third copy shall be deposited at the appropriate Labor Office within one week from the date of signing the contract. The official indisputable date of the contract shall be held to be the date on which this copy is deposited and recorded at the Labor Office. The contract shall be signed by the employer or his official representative, and by the apprentice or his legal or testamentary Guardian where the apprentice is under 16 years of age. Apprenticeship contracts shall be exempt from registration fees and stamp duty.
Article 60
The Minister of Labor may submit a proposal for determining those trades and crafts in which apprentices shall be accepted, the period of apprenticeship in each trade or craft, the theoretical and practical programs to be followed, the conditions governing examinations and the certificate to be given at the end of the apprenticeship period, provided that such proposal shall be approved by the President of the Council of Ministers.
Article 61
The Minister of Labor shall have the right in all cases to designate one expert or more in the trade or craft in which apprenticeship is to be organized, in order to avail himself of the expert's report in such organization.
Article 62
Before commencing his apprenticeship, the apprentice shall submit to a medical examination for the purpose of determining his state of health and his ability to perform the work of the trade wherein he wishes to be apprenticed. Where the trade requires special physical and health conditions, the medical report shall indicate that the candidate fulfills such special conditions, whether they be physical or psychological.
Article 63
The employer shall treat the apprentice as a good father, guiding him and supervising his conduct. He shall advise his legal or testamentary guardian of the serious errors committed by the apprentice, as well as of his moral and temperamental aberrations. The employer shall notify such guardian without delay in case of the apprentice's illness or absence and in any other cases requiring the guardian's quick intervention. He shall not use the apprentice except in the operations and services relating to his practicing and learning the trade or craft.
Article 64
The employer shall instruct the apprentice gradually and fully in the principles and techniques of the trade or craft stipulated in the apprenticeship contract, and shall at the end of his apprenticeship, deliver to him a document acknowledging completion of the apprenticeship.
Article 65
The apprentice shall observe his master's instructions and advice with due respect and politeness, and he shall cooperate with him and assist him within the limits of his capacity and ability.
Article 66
The employer may cancel the apprenticeship contract if he feels that the apprentice does not have the aptitude or ability to usefully complete his apprenticeship. The apprentice and his legal guardian shall also have this right. The party wishing to cancel the contract shall so notify the other at least one week before the date of cessation of the work.
Article 67
In the establishments, industries and trades to be specified by decisions of the Minister or Labor, the latter may oblige such establishments, industries and trades to accept:
Article 68
The Council of Ministers may, by decision, impose a fiscal charge called "the Vocational Training tax" on the industrial and trade establishments whose occupational fields and number of workmen shall be determined in such decision on the recommendation of the Minister of Labor. The proceeds of the vocational training tax shall be appropriated to finance the existing training establishments and their institutes, and to create new establishments an institutes where necessary.
Article 69
The employer shall have the right either to retain the apprentice in his service after completion of his apprenticeship period, or not to employ him. Similarly, the apprentice shall have the right either to remain in the employer's service after completion of the apprenticeship period, or to leave such service, unless otherwise provided in the apprenticeship contract.
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People Really Do Survive Cancer!--Kelly's Story
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Copyright © 1998, Kelly Munsell
Hi! I'm Kelly and I have a twin sister, Tricia, affectionately known as "my other half." I am a 29 year old two-time survivor of cancer. I was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease at age 17. During that same, time my mother battled and lost her fight against breast cancer She was misdiagnosed at 42 and dead at 44.
I stayed in remission for a decade. Then, in July 1996, I just could not sleep one night. Something or someone, my guardian angel perhaps, kept urging me to do a breast exam. At age 27? How ridiculous, I thought! I'll wait until I'm 40. I did the breast exam and sure enough, I found a swelling high and deep in my right breast. I told my husband, Burr, about it later that morning. "You'd better get it checked," he advised without hesitation. I did, by three specialists. An oncologist said, "It's nothing," a gynecologist said, "It's just a normal gland," and the radiologist who read my mammogram said that it looked like "benign fibrous tissue." Luckily, he recommended a biopsy.
Burr and I wanted the results of the biopsy ASAP even if it meant getting them via telephone.
The phone rang at 5:02 p.m. Friday evening. All I remember the surgeon saying was, "It is a malignancy." Sometimes those words still echo in my mind. I felt like I was on the phone forever. "How can this be?!" I cried and screamed. "Three doctors told me it was nothing!" "Well," he replied matter-of-factly, "I didn't tell you it was ?nothing'." Then he said, "Is your husband there?" Thus beginning my second journey into the isolated world of cancer, "The Big C." Unfortunately, what many people perceive as a death sentence. But it doesn't have to be that way.
My advice? Get a second, third, and fourth opinion. If you find a breast lump, do not hesitate to get it checked. Don't be afraid to ask your doctor(s) questions And if you do chemotherapy and/or radiation, demand what you want, for instance, additional nausea medication if what you have isn't working. Something out there will help you--you just need to find it. Don't be afraid to be your own advocate!
Shortly after my diagnosis, I had a mastectomy and did chemotherapy "four-ever"-- for four grueling months, but I made it!
With our family history, Tricia's chances of getting breast cancer were 90% plus. She decided to have a subcutaneous mastectomy (see editor's note) as a preventative measure.
We have now made this our mission in life our mission in life:
Kelly: Awareness--make others aware that young women do get breast cancer and that one doctor's opinion may not be sufficient.
Tricia: Prevention--how she, a young woman with no prior history of breast cancer may have saved her own life.
Editor's Note: Prophylactic mastectomy (a.k.a. preventive mastectomy) is controversial and not always appropriate for the vast majority of women. Please be certain to seek the advice of a physician with appropriate expertise before making decisions about your own health care.
The Best of the Breastby OncoLink Editorial Team
October 03, 2014
3 Great Reasons To Have Gratitude On Your Cancer Teamby Marlys Johnson
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Efficacy and Safety of Spot Scanning Proton Radiation Therapy for Skull Base Tumors: First Long Term Report of the PSI Experience
Reviewer: Eric Shinohara MD, MSCI
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Last Modified: May 23, 2008
Presenter: Carmen Ares
Presenter's Affiliation: Paul Scherrer Institute
Type of Session: Scientific
Chordomas (C) are rare, slow growing tumors which are thought to arise from remnants of the notochord. Though slow growing, they can be locally aggressive and tend to involve the axial skeleton, often involving the base of skull. Chondrosarcomas (CS) are malignant cartilaginous tumors which account for approximately 6% of base of skull tumors.
Materials and Methods
The present study is a retrospective single institution study of the use of spot scanning proton therapy in the treatment of C and low and intermediate grade CS of the base of skull.
Author's Conclusions
Clinical/Scientific Implications
The present study presents the basis for further studies investigating the use of scanning proton beams in the treatment of C and CS of the base of skull. Given the location of these tumors, in close proximity to a number of critical structures, it is imperative to find ways to improve conformality and limit toxicity. Proton beam therapy allows for greater conformality compared with photon based therapy. There should be a further improvement in conformality with spot scanning beam plans compared with passive scatter proton beams. This could allow further dose escalation to further improve local control. Furthermore, spot scanning proton beams may reduce the neutron dose to normal tissues reducing the risk of secondary malignancy. It is important to note that the range of proton beams do have a level of uncertainty which must be accounted for in treatment planning to avoid inadvertent overdosing of critical structures.


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Do you agree with the governor's plan to cut the income tax rate?
How is he taking money from local governments? He is hanging on to money his administration obtained by cutting waste and abuse within the state government. Local governments got where they are on their own. Ever hear the old saying," Don't put all your eggs in one basket"? Old people didn't say that stuff just to hear themselves talk ya know! You build a city that's entirely dependent on a steel mill, then when the mill goes under (as most businesses do) the city is bound to go with it. Ever hear this one, "Save your pennies for a rainy day"? Also applicable! Kasich is a genius!
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The governor is a sleeze-ball. Taking money from lcoal governments to fill his coffers while we all suffer.
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Neighbors Helping Neighbors Have a Brighter Christmas has received three requests from citizens who are handicapped and in need of ramps.
All requests are from elderly persons with limited income.
If there is anyone or a group that might have extra time, supplies and/or ability who is interested in helping with these cases, consider these needs. If you would like to make a financial contribution toward these cases, mail your check (made out to CUOC NHN) to P.O. Box 786, Asheboro, NC 27204. If you would like to assist in completing these ramps, you can call Dremia or Wanda at (336) 625-1429.
Neighbors Helping Neighbors have a Brighter Christmas is directed by a committee of human service professionals. These volunteers represent many organizations, including The Courier-Tribune, Christians United Outreach Center, Randolph County Department of Social Services, Randolph County Senior Adults Association, Regional Consolidated Services, Hospice of Randolph, Habitat for Humanity of Randolph County and three community volunteers.
People requesting help must send a letter to the committee stating the need as well as supplying background information specific to the request along with a complete address and phone where the applicant can be reached or a message can be left. Background information should include what the need is, the number in the family and their ages, monthly income and a list of other agencies currently providing assistance. The fund DOES NOT provide money for monthly expenses such as rent or utility bills.
All requests should be mailed to: Neighbors Helping Neighbors have a Brighter Christmas, P.O. Box 786, Asheboro, N.C. 27204.
Once a letter is received, the committee will review and determine which member is most appropriate to handle the request. The board will then meet each week to review the progress of each request and its findings. The identity of the applicants, unless consent is given, will remain confidential. The Courier-Tribune will publish stories based on applicant letters to show potential donors what special needs exist in the community and how the needs can be met. Applicants will receive a call or written notice of the decision of the committee to move forward with the request.
Those who wish to help with these needs may donate money as well as specific goods and services. Often applicants may need delivery services, home repairs or materials for such repairs. Anyone interested in donating goods or services should call Dremia or Wanda at 625-1429 and leave a message. A committee member will return your call as soon as possible.
Checks should be made to CUOC/Neighbors Helping Neighbors. Donors wishing to remain anonymous or to donate to a specific request should mark their wishes in the memo area on their check.


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What do the Olsen Twins, Rachel Bilson, Jessica Simpson, Justin Timberlake and Pentaho all have in common? We are all associated with the same social e-commerce company, BeachMint. BeachMint is a truly innovative and forward thinking online retailer that sells jewelry, clothes, shoes, home furnishings, beauty supplies and more through a subscription model with the help of celebrity stylist (a few mentioned above). The business analytics in the background helping to drive sales of these stylish goods curated by famous fashionistas is Pentaho Business Analytics.
BeachMint is using Pentaho Business Analytics, MySQL and HP Vertica to quickly slice and dice terabytes of "big data" and millions of daily emails, plus record click stream data. Pentaho Business Analytics provides reporting, dashboards, analysis and data visualization and capabilities to help with social monitoring, customer retention, financial reporting, product and website optimization and more.
Doug Cohen, Director of Business Analytics at BeachMint explains "For cost-conscious start-ups, Pentaho and open source are a no brainer for enabling rapid scale. You can easily compare it to proprietary tools that might not even work. I've been doing analytics in other industries such as gaming and advertising for years and have seen situations where coupon errors went on for days with hundreds of thousands of dollars lost. Using Pentaho, we are able to keep close tabs on the pulse of our online communities."
Smarter, faster and more creative, BeachMint does business in an innovative way with different rules, budgets, customers and time to market. A perfect fit for Pentaho and the future of analytics.
Read more about BeachMint use of Pentaho and let us know what you think.
If you are interested in fashion and home décor, we suggest you check them out! Several of us at Pentaho are big fans!
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Director, Product Marketing


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Hal Rogers, a Republican Team Player, Chides His Own
Appropriations Chief Says House GOP 'Abandoned Ship' on Spending Cuts
A soft-spoken party loyalist, Rep. Hal Rogers (R., Ky.) isn't the kind to rock the boat on Capitol Hill.
But the 16-term lawmaker and chairman of the House Appropriations Committee delivered a tongue-lashing to Republican Party leaders last week and called for abandoning the budget-cutting tool known as sequestration, a lament that rang through the Capitol like a firecracker in a church sanctuary.
He stepped out after a bill that would cut spending for housing and transportation programs was abruptly pulled from the House floor for what he said was a lack of support. Reflecting on the bill's collapse in an interview Friday, Mr. Rogers said it showed that many in his party don't have the stomach for the kinds of spending cuts the GOP promised when the House in April passed the budget crafted by Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin.
"A good number of members who had supported the Ryan budget ideals, when it came time to implement it with specific cuts, were unwilling to support it," Mr. Rogers said, smoking a cigar in his corner office in the Capitol. "They abandoned ship."
Mr. Rogers's outburst—he called proposed budget cuts "unrealistic and ill-conceived"—was a fitting send-off as Congress left town Friday for a five-week recess, leaving behind a budget and legislative process in shambles.
The major accomplishments of this session of Congress are few. The Senate, after advancing a bipartisan immigration bill and a flurry of executive-branch nominations, relapsed into partisanship when Republicans blocked a spending bill. Nerves were so frayed this past week that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) at one point called for his noisy colleagues on the Senate floor to "sit down and shut up."
Most ominous of all, Congress hasn't approved—or come even close to enacting—any of the 12 appropriations bills needed to keep the government running after Sept. 30. It is common for Congress to leave big budget fights until the last minute, but the budgeting process now seems so adrift that even congressional veterans find it hard to see a resolution.
"I have to ask myself, why am I even doing this?" said Rep. Jim Moran (D., Va.). "We don't have any leadership in Congress, and there is no consensus among the American people."
Now, frustration is so high that even a team player like Mr. Rogers is breaking ranks.
Mr. Rogers joined the appropriations committee in 1983, a time when federal spending was increasing annually and the committee was a bastion of power. The panel could build support for legislation—and reward its members—by dispensing money for local projects known as "earmarks." Mr. Rogers, who represents a rural swath of eastern Kentucky that is one of the poorest districts in the U.S., in 2005 was dubbed by a local newspaper as the "Prince of Pork."
He became appropriations chairman after Republicans won control of the House in 2010, and by that time, the political winds were shifting. The tea party pushed to end earmarks, anti-spending fervor raged, and GOP leaders even took away the committee's prime office space, near the House floor. Programs that need annual appropriations, the part of the budget overseen by his committee, proved the easiest to cut, even though they made up only about one-third of the federal budget. That frustrated Mr. Rogers, because the fastest-growing part of the budget is in automatic spending programs such as Medicare.
This year's House budget called for making all the cuts in domestic programs and none in defense. The transportation and housing bill, which would have cut programs from $48.4 billion this year to $44 billion next year, was the toughest test yet of Republicans' budget-cutting mettle.
Mr. Rogers knew Democrats wouldn't vote for the bill. He also expected to lose support from some centrist Republicans, especially from the Northeast, who opposed cuts to Community Development Block Grants, Amtrak and other programs. But Mr. Rogers quickly came to believe he couldn't even count on conservatives, with some opposing his panel's bills because they didn't cut spending more.
GOP leaders said that the bill was pulled from the House floor because of time constraints. But Mr. Rogers said the vote count was "bleak."
After the bill was pulled, Mr. Rogers aired his frustrations in a meeting with House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) Wednesday, who listened sympathetically but offered no new budget strategy for the party. "I understand the frustration that they're dealing with," Mr. Boehner said later. But "the sequestration is going to remain in effect until the president agrees to cuts and reforms that will allow us to remove it."
After returning from recess, Congress is likely to pass a stopgap funding bill to keep the government running while it grapples with a fiscal conundrum more far reaching than Mr. Rogers recalls seeing in a career that stretches back to the Reagan administration. "I don't recollect a time like this," he said.
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People often say Mages are redundant.
Tree Hugger Dave has several drafts explaining why the "Deli" Class is no longer necessary.
Food – Any Gnome and their dog can now make a feast.
Water – As above, and why wouldn't you get drunk to boot?
Dps – what DPS? Hunter's non-combat pets do more dps
Poly – Frogs anyone (I must admit I recently discovered I had been replaced as the CC of choice in favor of the Shaman.
I, on the otherhand, would like to suggest that Druids are redundant.
Read on!
They heal.
Who doesn't!
Priests heal. Shamans heal. Pallies heal. Geez, even I can heal with a few bandages, pots and Evocate.
They do ranged dps.
Shhh, so do Mages, Hunters, Warlocks and that was what we rolled to do.
They have crowd control.
What like hunter traps, Shaman frogs, Warlock seduce or even Mage polymorph?
They do melée dps.
Leave that to the rogues. God knows they have enough trouble justifying their existance without you taking their raid spot. Let's not forget Warriors, Pallies and Death Knights!
They tank.
Isn't that what Warriors were born to do? Pallies, Death Knights, Shamans, even Hunter Pets, they all do the same thing, maybe even better (I like to think that a Hunter bear pet is as good as a tattood Druid.)
Stop Work!
You see to me, they disadvantage all the other classes in the game. They come to Northrend, take our women, take our jobs.
When the rest of us had to make a decision about how to play the game and what roll we would fill, Druids decided to steal it all from us, at will, any time after rolling their toons.
There should be a demarcation, let's not let Druids take our place.
They want to heal or tank, let them struggle to level. They want to do ranged dps, let them be squishy. They want to backstab, then for all that is holy don't let them do any other thing except pick locks.
Let's increase toon employment opportunities by shunning the Hybrid.
Let's take some inspiration from RL Druids…
Now many RL people like to think that RL society has advanced. So where are all the Druids? Oh yeah, the priests exterminated them (with the Shamans, but hey, we can live without them too).
I think it's time to rise up and insist that Blizzard removes the Druid class. Let the Druids make their choice: healing; tanking; ranged or melée dps. Then next time they log in, they get to pick an appropriate class.
Gnomer and Out!


text: Okay guys, so I know a lot of you have been waiting all day for the submission of the zombie character I created based on the Disney lion cub, Simba. I received a whole lot of e-mails and requests from other artists asking and making suggestions for new tutorials. A bunch of them asked for "how to draw zombie Simba", step by step. When I started to think about the idea, the more I realized that I could make an awesome drawing of Simba as a zombie. So the task was on. I began the sketch earlier yesterday, I finished the coloring last night, and I tweaked the drawing and coloring today. So here is my finished sketch and colored tutorial on drawing zombie Simba. I do hope this is everything you'd expect Simba to be if he ever turned into a zombie. I had a lot of fun being creative with this tut, and I hope you will too. Adios people!


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I need some help to implement facebook authentication. I'm doing this sample:
and it works fine, I can get the access token and get user's info.
But my problem is because javascript start a loop of http post's, because he's executing the javascript who invokes the handler, so infitly redirect for my page.
So I have Main.aspx and is there where I have the javascript implemented and all my main content, if my handlrer redirect to Main.aspx he enter in loop, if I redirect the handler to SecondPage.aspx he stops the loop, but if i click go back to Main.aspx(or someone else where i've the javascript) he redirect to second...
We started with Q&A. Technical documentation is next, and we need your help.
Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, you can contribute.
I need some help to implement facebook authentication. I'm doing this sample:
and it works fine, I can get the access token and get user's info.
The issues is that you are redirecting back to your original page from your ashx handler page and when you do that your JavaScript is executing again and hence submitting another Post to the server which in turn calls your ashx handler page again. So you end up in an infinite loop. But when you redirect to a different page from your ashx handler page then the JavaScript that authenticates your user does not execute and does not send another Post.
I ran into this same problem myself and came up with a fairly simple solution which I posted on a different thread dealing with the same issue. you can find the answer on this thread.
On a side note, I continued to research this and found a great solution that allows me to do this all server side instead of using the JavaScript SDK, so I'm not sure it would be of interested to you since your post was about "How to make HTTP POST facebook authentication" but in case you are, the link gives a solution dealing with an ASP.NET app that is not written using MVC. Getting Started With The Facebook C# SDK


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So I have something like this: $\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty} (-2 n+\sqrt{2+5 n+4 n^2})$
On the lesson, it was solved by multiplying by the conjugate and therefore arriving at the polynomial/polynomial form. I understand that, but for my current knowledge of limitis, it stands in contradiction to the properties of limits which state that $\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty}(a_n+b_n)=\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty}a_n+\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty}b_n$ and that $\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty}\sqrt{a_n}^k = \sqrt{\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty}a_n}^k$.
Why can't we use these two here? If we could, wouldn't it become $\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty}-2n=-\infty$ and $\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty}\sqrt{2+5 n+4 n^2}=\sqrt{\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty}2+5 n+4 n^2}=\infty$ and then $\infty-\infty=0$? Why would such reasoning be wrong?


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Monday, 5 October 2009
Susan Blackmore: My own consciousness
Dr Sue Blackmore is a freelance writer, lecturer and broadcaster, and a Visiting Professor at the University of Plymouth. Her latest book is Ten Zen Questions.
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- thomas9:53 pm
"The oh-so-tempting idea that I am something else - a soul, a spirit, a mystical entity - is rubbish"ReplyDelete
Well, this is not a defense of my personal belief (because I don't know the answer, and I question it too) But a definitive statement about it by anyone, Phd or no, is rubbish. Because: No. One. Knows.
- damien10:25 pm
How can you spend your whole life searching for the answer to something you have clearly already decided on?ReplyDelete
"The oh-so-tempting idea that I am something else – a soul, a spirit, a mystical entity – is rubbish, although I once believed in it."
Ain't that a bigfat double-standard?
- Anonymous3:47 pm
Have you read Rodolfo Llinas' "I of the Vortex"?ReplyDelete
Very interesting view...
"So how come I feel as though there is a conscious "me" as well? The oh-so-tempting idea that I am something else – a soul, a spirit, a mystical entity – is rubbish, although I once believed in it."ReplyDelete
What convinced you that the idea of a soul or spirit is rubbish?
- Doug S10:42 pm
I often wonder what is the force that takes dead flesh and makes it alive. I believe there is this force is connected to the idea of consciousness.ReplyDelete
Perhaps there is a soul that tries to inhabit and breath life into objects that are molecularly favorable towards being alive.
Maybe our understanding of consciousness is that of a soul, experiencing life through the body. It's ability to absorb information and process it is limited by the brain and body that it inhabits.
That's my theory anyway.
I believe the perception of a "soul" is a side effect of abstract thinking. Because we can be aware of our own thinking, or our own "self", we tend to believe that "self" IS something. It's an illusion, but unavoidable if we are to be conscious thinkers.ReplyDelete
It IS rubbish because there is absolutely no evidence for it besides our extremely biased and flawed self-perception.ReplyDelete
When your neurons are firing, you are thinking. When they aren't, you aren't. When a certain part of the brain is removed, certain thoughts and brain capabilities cease. Did they remove a part of your soul? No, just a part of your physical brain.
Occam's razor suggests that the explanation for consciousness without the soul is superior, because the soul provides no explanatory value. Fewer variables with equal explanation of phenomenon.
Let's suppose that, in her brief absence, I filch £50 from Sue Blackmore's handbag. Does she disapprove of my behaviour (assuming I am a free agent). I rather think that she would - judging my behaviour to be dishonest. Yet how can a complex of neurons make a moral judgment about another complex of neurons?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous3:20 pm
"I believe (although I've never seen it for myself) that inside my skull is a brain containing billions of neurons connected to each other in trillions of ways, with signals zooming about, setting off other signals, and generally creating massively complicated loops, coalitions, sustained patterns, and multiple parallel organised streams of information that combined together control the behaviour of this – my body."ReplyDelete
Change a few words and the above quote could be describing the Universe. We are all microcosms, and parts of the macrocosm. The universe itself is most likely part of a larger, probably infinite number of universes. So don't worry...be happy!
- Anonymous8:31 am
"When your neurons fire, you are thinking. When they aren't, you aren't"ReplyDelete
Fine, but what makes them fire? If the brain controls everything in the body, what controls the brain? Why isn't the firing of neurons completely random? When you lift your arm for no specific reason, what is it that initiates the process in the brain that ultimately leads to your arm being lifted?
"a soul, a spirit, a mystical entity" - Is there something more than me that is still me?ReplyDelete
Evidence strongly suggests that no system including the firing of your head is ever truely in isolation. And those systems permeate impressions (ripples) upon the universe that are forever, at least as far as our limited set of nerons can tell. Perhaps we persist forever as a kind of ripple that becomes undetectable in the sea of ripples we live in.
Rubbish? sounds a bit angry to me maybe driven by a question that you can't reason away. Stop trying and reason about what you can. So,
make a belief out of what you can't grasp or simpley ignore it.
Why believe? It's a choice and it leaves me statisfied.
- Doug
- Anonymous11:51 pm
You guys aren't scientists, and you cling to superstition and "feelings" more than you do to facts, so let me explain it simply so you can understand:ReplyDelete
If the evidence doesn't suggest that something is true, then it is to be considered rubbish until otherwise.
(Note: Something simply being *possible* is not the same as being supported by evidence.)
Note: "Wrong until proven right" is an expression of faith. There is no need for someone to hold the belief "It's all rubbish until proven otherwise" in order to be a serious thinker. One is capable of holding no opinion whatsoever on a subject in the absence of compelling evidence one way or the other. Consciousness apparently needs no explanation to go on being conscious; it doesn't bother me much.ReplyDelete
Well I accept the current psychological / neuroscientific mechanistic view of the mind on prudential grounds: it gets results. I'm not betting on life after death either. I'd take it if I got it for sure, but given what I know now, secular humanism is the best approach.ReplyDelete
That being said, science has its own presuppositions. I hate to say it but I don't think it will ever be possible to know, absolutely, whether these presuppositions are correct.
- Anonymous9:02 am
"I" would interpret the "me" within this, so called, Consciousness as a contraction, or limitation, of "It" (consciousness). As a limitation it is therefore a false Self. It has mortal limits. This is not to say that unlimited feeling is not possible during the span of time "we" call "lifetime". "I" would also regard the false Self Me as the creator of time itself. That bodily sensed contraction (or "Me") is Time. Time spent waiting for some illusory future called "Happiness" (or time being a patient in a hospital waiting room of the universe in the hope of eventually getting "fixed" when, all the while, nothing was actully broken and life is far too fluid to ever be fixed. To be "fixed" would be to be fixated on Things). The physical "Contraction/Me" emoting toward the possibility of emotional happiness. But all emotions are that same limit as "emotions" are not feeling (if "we" are to consider "Feeling" as that "Being, or Feeling, One with everything). Any state of emotion is a limitation ON feeling. This is obvious due to emotion being felt only within a particular, and apparently seperate, body/brain called "Me" or "I". And it is false because it is regarded as seperate and independent of all other objects including other body/brain objects (other "Me's"). In Reality (Consciousness without limit) there is no seperate/independent Other. So how do we get to experience an unlimited life?ReplyDelete