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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
(Syracuse, N.Y.)- Columbia College will confer 46 associate, 135 bachelor's and 28 master's degrees upon graduates from the Fort Drum and Hancock Field campuses at a commencement ceremony Sunday, April 27. The ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. at the Oncenter Convention Complex in Syracuse.
Dr. Gerald Brouder, president of Columbia College, will confer the degrees and give the commencement speech.
"Our graduates have succeeded in balancing their numerous responsibilities with their career goals," Brouder said. "Graduation is the culmination of their efforts and the result of wanting to improve their lives. We are proud to honor their accomplishments."
Columbia College was founded in Missouri in 1851 as Christian Female College, the first women�s college west of the Mississippi River to be chartered by a state legislature. The college changed its name to Columbia College in 1970 when it became coeducational.
Columbia College began serving nontraditional students in 1975, the same year the Hancock Field campus was founded. To better meet the educational needs of working adults, including military service members, the Fort Drum campus opened in 2006.
Columbia College provides accredited, affordable degrees to working adults, including military students, and serves nearly 25,000 students worldwide.


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Are both scenarios legal?
- I own a photo, and someone painted a replica (using canvas and paints) and sold prints.
- Someone altered it using Photoshop to look like a painting and sold prints.
Do I need to copyright my pictures to prevent this?
In most countries copyright registration is not required, and copyright is granted by the act of publication. In the US, voluntary registration is available, which is needed to sue for infringement, and gives the copyright holder more possibilities when collecting damages.
As far as the scenarios go, both will include elements of the original work, so they would fall into the category of a derivative work, and depending on the originality (or lack thereof) of the reproduction, may infringe on your copyright. The first is much tougher to prove though, because the original elements of the image are being reproduced in a different medium. In the case of a change using Photoshop, there very well may be enough similarity to prove that infringement has occurred.
You should consult a real lawyer. Do not expect any legal advice over Internet to be meaningful.
My personal opinion is that painted replica is legal and Photoshop alteration is "derivative work" and can be considered legal depending of the copyright of the pictures. Having no specific "written" copyright statement implies some default copyrights and in this case Photoshop alteration is probably not legal.
Your work is always copyrighted, there is no need to register it somewhere. This implied copyright means that you have all the rights to your work. (If you release your work under a certain license it means the same or reduced rights, you can't use a license to increase your rights.)
Whether a copy of your work is legal or not, depends on the sitation. If your photo is unique enough, and the painting isn't, it would be illegal to sell copies.
Shepard Fairey and the Associated Press recently settled a law suit about derivative work. Fairey used an AP photo of Obama to create his famous poster before the 2008 election. You might find some pertinent legal information by reviewing a few articles on this.
Effectively you are asking, when is a derivative work legal?
Two important tests to be applied are
2) Transformativeness
"The use must be productive and must employ the quoted matter in a different manner or for a different purpose from the original. ...[If] the secondary use adds value to the original--if the quoted matter is used as raw material, transformed in the creation of new information, new aesthetics, new insights and understandings--this is the very type of activity that the fair use doctrine intends to protect for the enrichment of society."
Using your example, where a photo is simply reproduced in another medium, such as oils, it fails both tests:
1) Originality, it is a rote, uncreative variation of the original work.
All quotes taken from Wikipedia.
For a further discussion see this very interesting article by Professor Stern
While the caveats about Internet legal advice noted by other answerers apply of course, I think this one is pretty clear: both scenarios involve creation of a derivative work, and if done without permission would be a copyright violation in the USA and many other countries. The fact that the resulting derivative works are sold would generally increase liability.
Registering copyright on your pictures does not alter what people can and can't do with them, but depending on your country (ie the USA), can affect what you can claim if you successfully sue them in court.
Here's a case of this actually happening with a painting published by the Toronto Star which was found to have been based on a photo by someone else.
Here's the Toronto Star's side of the story
Copyright is implied on any works you produce and you don't need to "copyright" your IP. I would suspect that the painting is not illegal (since it is a creation based on your idea, not a copy of your creation itself). The altered photoshopped copy I would be illegal.


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SEAMAN DISTRICT -- As the school year approaches, the Seaman School District USD #345, is asking parents to make sure their children are fully vaccinated against all diseases, even if a particular immunization isn't required for school attendance. Nowhere is this more important than with the meningococcal meningitis vaccine. We are urging parents to ask their pediatrician or doctor about this vaccine when they take their child in for their annual immunization update.
August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), and we want parents to help us stamp out this deadly disease.
Meningococcal disease is a dangerous bacterial infection that can strike teenagers and college students. The disease can progress rapidly and within hours of the first symptoms, may result in death or permanent disability, including brain damage, organ failure, loss of hearing, and limb amputations. Research shows teenagers have an unusually high death rate; nearly one in four cases is fatal among this group.
The good news is a vaccine is available, and it is highly effective. However, unlike vaccines against diseases like polio, whooping cough, and the measles, the meningococcal meningitis vaccine is not required for school attendance. As a result of its voluntary status, doctors may not mention it during a child's annual checkup.
"This disease causes significant morbidity and mortality," said Seaman Health Services Director Mrs. Chris Tuck, R.N., "So it's important for parents to ask their pediatrician or doctor about it."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment both recommend children be immunized against the disease.
"The vaccine will eventually be required, it just isn't yet. The Chicken Pox vaccine took a while to become mandatory, too," said Tuck.
Students should first be vaccinated against the disease between ages 11 or 12, with a followup booster at age 16. Most private Health Insurance Companies and Kansas's Medicaid Program include the vaccine as part of their plans.


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I need to version n number of fc's which start with sde."ENT-QA". I need to select only those feature classes and run versioning for it. Can anyone help me in writing the query for selecting only fc's which start with sde."ENT-QA". Remeber ENT-QA is mentioned has quotes. Thanks in advance.
import arcpy
arcpy.env.workspace= r"xyz.sde"
fdList = arcpy.ListFeatureClasses("","","")
for fc in fdList:
print fc
arcpy.RegisterAsVersioned_management(fc, "NO_EDITS_TO_BASE")
print "fc registered"


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is there a guide like this http://miamicoder.com/2011/writing-a...cation-part-1/ for Sencha Touch 2?
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Ok, thanks.
My problems is this:
- in "kitchen sink" example I go to the "User Interface -> List" and if I click on "onItemDisclosure" button I want to open a form (like your tutorial).
If I write this
onItemDisclosure: function (e, b, d) { var ff = new Kitchensink.view.MyForms(); ff.show(); }
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Edgy, Renegade Fashion You Need Now
Lindsey Hutter, the blogger behind Caviar Taste, Tuna Fish Wallet, shares her fashion favorites
1. Moschino Zipper Clutch, $295
How great is this red Moschino clutch? I love the classic, bold Moschino lettering in the front. And the best part, you can slip your hand underneath the lettering to hold the clutch comfortably. Genius!
2. Alice + Olivia Courtnee Combo Cuff Dress, $297
I have been very into menswear-inspired clothing lately. While this is clearly a feminine dress, the contrast cuffs and a foldover collar give it a tailored, masculine flair.
3. Nike Dunk Sky Hi, $150
Put those high-heeled pumps away, because sneakers are all the rage. These Nike Dunk Sky His are so sick. I really like the contrasting black and white suede. Oh, and the wedge takes it to an entirely different level. Literally. I need them in my life.
4. Nameless Contrast Stripe Crop Top, $29
The sheer gauze panels are very reminiscent of Alexander Wang S/S 2013 and I love it. And at $29, you can't beat the price! This top would look killer with a leather pencil skirt and/or leather pants. Edgy, yet chic!
5. Autumn Cashmere Skull Fingerless Gloves, $115
I may be the only person to not get into tech gloves yet (especially having an iPhone). It just feels so awkward to me. I typically opt for the fingerless. I've had my eye on these skull fingerless gloves for a few weeks now. Don't they look comfortable? I can never resist a little skull action.
6. Jeffrey Campbell Draco Strapped Stud Boot, $335
These boots are so badass! They are very similar to the Saint Laurent Signature Ranger boots but a fraction of the price. The heavy studs and buckles are just insane. You have no idea how badly I need them in my life. It is the holiday season ... anyone feeling generous?
7. Guerlain Meteorites Light-Diffusing Perfecting Primer, $71
This primer is the be-all end-all in face primers. It gives your face the perfect ethereal glow. Never in my life has my skin ever looked so beautiful. I highly recommend.
8. Sephora Collection Cream Lip Stain in Always Red, $13
This is by a far the best lip stain in existence. It lasts all day/night long and is perfectly pigmented for that old Hollywood lip.
9. BLANKNYC Faux Leather Skinny Pants, $98
Keeping with the edgy, yet chic, these faux leather pants are the cat's meow and vegan friendly. I love the ultra skinny cut. They are perfect pair of pants to both dress up and dress down.
10. Saint Laurent Cassandre "YSL" Gold-Plated Cuff, $795
A classic cuff that speaks volumes. Need I say more? Wear it solo or stack it like crazy. You can't go wrong.
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I'm writing a simulation program and now I'd like to visualize the results in 3D.
All I need is N tetrahedrons moving inside rectangular cuboid. I have already calculated coordinates of tetrahedrons at each step. Possibility to move camera would be nice :)
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|She Stoops to Conquer
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|"The first Whitman College play, "She Stoops to Conquer," was given in June of 1904 in the Walla Walla Opera House. Sponsored by the sophomore class, the play was coached by Miss Edith Merrill, instructor in speech and dramatics, now Mrs. W. R. Davis, faculty emeritus.
"The Walla Walla Opera House, where the Denny Building now stands, was built in 1885. It was condemned after the Iroquois disaster in Chicago and razed in 1906." -- Flier c. 1950
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Taste Buds: Schlepp's Family Restaurant
Morristown mainstay has something for everyone
February 6, 2014
Sometimes, taking the beaten path is the best route. And sometimes, that path leads to a diamond in the rough....
The baked steak is fantastic. Their Sunday specials are a great deal and very affordable. Large portions and really good home style food for a very fair price. I normally never leave an eatery satisfied with what I got for the money I spent. I have never felt that way leaving Schlepp's.
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How can we do a better job of sharing the ocean with whales and dolphins in one of the U.S.'s most populous areas?
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Do something special this summer: spot and record data on spouting whales and pods of dolphins and meet fascinating people from around the world.
Southern California's coastline supports a rich community of marine mammals, including the blue whale, the largest animal to have ever lived on Earth. But it is also home to Los Angeles Harbor, the busiest port in the United States. The whales and dolphins that migrate through or live in these waters face constant threats from human activities: heavy shipping traffic, commercial and recreational whale-watching boats, oil rigs, and pollution. Help researchers find out how these activities affect marine mammals and help develop strategies to reduce these risks.
From both the shore and the deck of a boat, observe marine mammals—how they behave on their own, and how they behave when boats or other disturbances are around. You'll learn how to estimate their distance from you and how to use photos to identify individual whales and dolphins. You'll take in the beauty of the California coast and of Santa Catalina, one of the picturesque Channel Islands just across the water. And as you do, you'll be working to protect some of its most majestic inhabitants.
All Earthwatchers work on word-class research and visit interesting places. On this teen expedition, you also get:
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Each day of an Earthwatch teen expedition offers a balance of hands-on research and the chance to explore your surroundings and get to know the scientists and your teammates. Your team is led not only by professional researchers but also by at least one Earthwatch facilitator, who will always be around to help you get the most out of your experience.
Expect days full of variety and activity. After breakfast at the accommodations, the team will split into two groups, which will:
The small groups will rotate tasks, so everyone will have a chance to try every task. After your days in the field, you'll have leisurely evenings to cook, share meals, relax at the accommodations, or otherwise enjoy the mild Southern California nights.
Although we of course can't guarantee whale sightings, your expedition coincides with peak numbers of foraging whales, such as blues and humpbacks, in the area, along with permanent resident populations of dolphin species. We look forward to welcoming you to the Pacific Ocean and introducing you to some of its most impressive, yet vulnerable, inhabitants.
Investigate whale behavior on a marine mammal survey.
Stay in a homey condo in the small city of Dana Point, which has stunning vistas that overlook the Pacific Ocean and access to a number of beaches. You'll share rooms with bunk beds with two to four other volunteers.
You, your teammates, and your team facilitator(s) will share recipes and cook together; you'll pack a lunch to take into the field each day. Southern California also has a huge variety of restaurants where you might eat a meal or two. Vegetarian, vegan, and many other diets can be catered for (with advance notice to Earthwatch).
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If your travels bring you to Cave Mills Road in Bowling Green on Wednesday you may have to find a different route.
The road will be closed from 7:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. between Smallhouse Road and the Old Cave Mill Road - Dishman Lane intersection.
BGMU will be replacing electric poles in the area.
It's a task that involves plenty of heavy equipment and man power.
"Whenever you are dealing with equipment and a pole this large safety is a top priority. Public safety as well as employee safety and that is one of the major reasons for the road closure," says Manager of Marketing & Business Development Miles McDaniel.
The road is scheduled to only be closed Wednesday, but work will continue in the coming days.
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November 4, 2013
"Patient Safety in Medical-Surgical Units: Can Nurse Certification Make a Difference" was published in MEDSURG Nursing: official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
New York University College of Nursing's (NYUCN) Marie Boltz, PhD, RN, GNP-BC, has been chosen as the winner of the 2013 MEDSURG Nursing Research for Practice Writer's Award for her article entitled "Patient Safety in Medical-Surgical Units: Can Nurse Certification Make a Difference," at the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) 22nd Annual Convention, September 28, 2013 in Nashville, TN. MEDSURG Nursing is the official journal of the AMSN. The journal provides its readers with the multidisciplinary information they need to provide clinically excellent patient care and to enhance their nursing practice.
"This award is an honor for our research team, and we are happy to share research that validates the contribution of professional certification to good outcomes for patients," said Dr. Boltz..
Dr. Boltz is an assistant professor and the Associate Director for Research at NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders) at NYUCN. She specializes in care of the frail older adult; dementia care; translational research and practice environments in acute, long-term, and community care.
Dr. Boltz has served as PI on several studies that examined the trajectory of change in physical function in older adults. She is currently focused on testing system-level interventions to maximize physical and cognitive recovery in older persons in the acute and post-acute settings. She has served as PI, co-PI, and consultant on studies that have examined the geriatric care environment, and measures of quality around care of older persons. She participates on several national advisory boards informing aging program development and evaluation.
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MEDSURG Nursing, the official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses, is a scholarly journal dedicated to advancing adult health nursing practice, clinical research, and professional development. The journal's goal is to enhance the knowledge and skills of adult health and advanced practice nurses to prevent and manage disease, and to work with patients and their families to improve the health status of the nation's adults.
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NYU College of Nursing is a global leader in nursing education, research, and practice. It offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, a Master of Arts and Post-Master's Certificate Programs, a Doctor of Philosophy in Research Theory and Development, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree. For more information, visit www.nyu.edu/nursing.
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This article ["Saudis faulted for funding terror," April 2, 2008] misrepresents what was discussed at the April 1 Senate Finance Committee hearing.
The Kingdom's financial intelligence unit has been operational since Sept. 10, 2005, as confirmed by Daniel Glaser, deputy assistant secretary for terrorist financing and financial crimes at the US Treasury Department, in testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Nov. 8, 2005.
Glaser said: "We are already actively engaged ... in Riyadh, where agents from IRS criminal investigation and FBI sit side by side with their Saudi counterparts to analyze important streams of data together."
Also, until the Saudi National Commission for Relief and Charitable Work Abroad is fully operational, no charitable organization in Saudi Arabia is permitted to send funds abroad. The commission is being finalized and expected to be operational soon.


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Some women—because of a family history, a genetic tendency, or other factors—should receive more frequent screenings, screenings starting at an earlier age, or different kinds of tests. Talk with your doctor to find out if you fall in that category. At UC San Diego, we offer genetic testing through our Family Cancer Genetics Program.
Appointments are available in Hillcrest (screening mammograms only) or at Moores Cancer Center in La Jolla. See Breast Imaging Center for more information, including office locations and directions.
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The game between the Pratt Community College Lady Beavers and NW Tech (Goodland) was decided in the paint. Post players Ashari Broadwater and Elle Stein combined for 27 points to lead Pratt to a solid 74-52 win over the visiting Lady Mavericks Tuesday night.
In addition to dominating inside scoring, PCC also controlled the glass, outrebounding their foes 56-33. Broadwater had a double-double, as she led PCC with 14 rebounds. Many of those boards were of the offensive variety, and the Beavers tallied 19 points off of Windex buckets.
PCC head coach Stephanie Thompson had a deeper bench than her opponent, and utilized it effectively. All fourteen players on the roster saw minutes, and all but one broke into the scoring column. The bench contributed 36 points compared to 9 bench points for Tech.
With the scoring so spread out, Broadwater and Stein were the only Lady Beavers in double figures, but Hayli Smith had 9, Maddie Pendry 7 and Kelsey Strobel and Kari Devlin each added 6.
Pratt led at halftime 41-23 and cruised in the second half, outscoring the Tech 33-29 to account for the 74-52 final.
With the win, PCC improves to 7-3 on the season. Next up will be a visit from Lamar as the Lady Beavers will try to avenge a pre-Thanksgiving defeat.
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The city council offered their unanimous consent of Mayor Bob Dixson's appointment of Haley Kern to filled the unexpired term of former councilman Rex Butler during their regular session on Monday evening.
After serving multiple terms, Butler abruptly resigned from his position as a member of the city council on Dec. 3.
During regular session on Dec. 17 Dixson made a point of encouraging any interested persons to contact either him or City Administrator Ed Truelove.
The mayor later said he received three letters of interest.
"Haley has been heavily involved in the community," said Dixson on Tuesday, " She's young and energetic and she wants to see Greensburg grow. She's a good choice."
Since moving to Greensburg in 2006 Kern has served on a number of committees and in community organizations.
She was a member of the "Can Do Action Team" following the May 2007 tornado, she's been a member of the Kiowa County K-State Extension executive board, she's served on the board of the Sunshine and Rainbows daycare, The Big Well Planning Committee and she's served on the Greensburg Tourism board for about the past three years.
"I saw this as another opportunity to get involved and served the community," said Kern on Tuesday.
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The Duke disappearance bug in CastleVille seems to be a very prevalent one. Is there a way to make the Duke reappear, or at least get his quests back?
Apparently this is a known issue. They are working on a game-wide fix, but in the meantime, they are trying to manually fix this for each individual user, so it is taking them a while.
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Are there hidden setting in Starcraft 2 to set the mouse button to default to "attack-move" instead of the standard move command, where the enemies are ignored and the units are running blind into their dead just to reach the point on the map, you clicked on?
Buy a Razer Naga or some other similar gaming mouse, bind A+Lft Click to one of the several side keys, use that key as attack move.
No, there isn't. Third party software just won't help because you need to left click other items in the game so setting up the mouse button to do something wouldn't work. Besides that, there is just so much wrong with having left click be an attack move.
Consider using a keyboard-mouse macro. If you are using a proper gaming mouse and keyboard you could program a simple conditional like:
Thus, every time you you left-click you would automatically enter attack move mode if you have one or more units selected. But as Nick122 has warned, there may be unforeseen consequences such as attacking a gas refinery that you intended to harvest from if you are selecting SCVs, although when you mine minerals or gas you usually right-click... but still...
If you are serious about this I recommend programming a macro like the one I described, and testing this for yourself if you have a gaming keyboard and mouse which have this as a native feature. Otherwise, you would need to get third-party macro software for your mouse and keyboard which would need to run in the background while you play Starcraft II.
My verdict: an interesting notion but not worth the effort. If you want to optimize your game-play there are other useful things you can do. I play Zerg and have set my space-bar key to rotate between hatcheries for faster injecting, for example. If you do test this out, post the results here. I for one, would be interested.
I GOT IT ! (sorry for reviving old thread, is short and useful)
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Wrestling has always been a big part of Rick Link's life. The 1972 St. John Central graduate has spent most of his lifetime around the sport he so dearly loves....
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Your baby will be able to recall and recognize the frequency and pattern of the most familiar sounds he hears within the uterus-your voice. Also, you might have noticed that loud noises may startle your baby during these final weeks.
The idea behind carb loading comes from endurance athletes, who get 70 percent of their calorie intake from carbohydrates for three days prior to a big event. This enhances muscle uptake of fuel so that muscles are fully loaded with glycogen, the form in which carbs are stored in the body. If you're feeling tired, and especially prior to being active, ensure you take on plenty of carbohydrates.
In the days before your due date, base meals on carbohydrates, so that this food group provides up to 70 percent of your total calories. Include cereal or bread for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch, and include pasta, rice, or potatoes at dinner.
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Is it ok to place an AirPort Extreme base station on top of a Mac mini, or could this cause problems (like overheating or interference) with either device?
As depicted, they do fit together pretty well...
Is it ok to place an AirPort Extreme base station on top of a Mac mini, or could this cause problems (like overheating or interference) with either device?
As depicted, they do fit together pretty well...
Stacking is not recommended. According to the Mac Mini user guide it is not recommended to place anything on a top of a Mac Mini, since its can interfere with the Mac Mini's Antennas for Wifi, Bluetooth and optical drive operation. Additionally, since that area kind of gets hot on my Mac Mini Late 2009, its probably not a good idea to cover it, since the Mini would be adding heat directly to the bottom of the Airport Base Station as well, and it does not have fans to keep it cool.
As noted in Mac Mini Late 2009 User Guide
In your case a stacking solution (pictured below) might be the safest way to save space and keep your hardware on the safe side to the written letter in the book. But if your careful and things are not interfering and things are not getting too hot, stacking might be OK, contact Apple to be certain.
Also consider moving your Airport Extreme to another location, it might help avoid sources of wireless interference at your desk, eg monitor, computer, speakers, cell phones, etc. You might be able to mount the Airport Extreme behind your desk or to a nearby wall behind your desk to get it out of the way and reduce the need to stack things.
If I had to do it, I'd stack them with some kind of spacers to allow some air circulation between them.
I advise you to avoid to put your Extreme AirPort Base station on top of the MacMini, because the top of the Mac mini is a wireless reflector (cases of hard disk and optical drive are flat metal surfaces).
In the field of wireless network you should imagine each wireless card as a bulb light. To have a smoothly working wireless network, all these bulb lights should be placed apart from each others. You should avoid to place them against a reflecting surface (flat piece of metal, a window, a concrete wall, on a glass table…) or behind an opaque object (metal, glass, concrete, us i.e. humans…) who will create shadows.
When you place a wireless antenna directly against a reflecting surface it will suffer of interferences reflected by this surface (the direct field and the reflected one are using the same carrier wave and they fully interfere with each other).
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Through this partnership, Yokogawa will provide Petrobras technical support on the use of field wireless communications and have the opportunity to demonstrate its field wireless products.
Yokogawa Electric has signed a partnership agreement with
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) on the evaluation
of field wireless technology based on the ISA100.11a
industrial automation wireless communications standard.
Through this partnership, which the companies announced on
Wednesday, Yokogawa will provide Petrobras technical support on
the use of field wireless communications and have the
opportunity to demonstrate its field wireless products at this
companys test plant.
Building on its strong global track record in delivering
control systems, sensors, and advanced field wireless
technology, Yokogawa says it will utilize this partnership with
Petrobras to expand its provision of field wireless technology solutions to production
plant operators around the world.
Background information
A wireless network can be used to connect a control
system with field devices that are distributed throughout a
plant. Such networks have many advantages that include reducing
cabling and other installation costs and allowing the
installation of equipment in difficult to wire locations.
To broaden the use of ISA100.11a-compliant products
and related services in plant-wide wireless communications
applications, Yokogawa is aggressively promoting its
Wireless Anywhere business concept.
Petrobras, on the other hand, wishes to gather more data about
the use of this technology in its production
processes with the aim of assessing wireless communication
robustness and performance. In so doing, it will be able to
properly apply this technology and fully explore its
By being the first to introduce such wireless communications
technology, Petrobras is hoping to reduce complexity at its
plants and accelerate instrumentation project implementation at certain
production facilities, improving
To ensure the maximum effective use of this field wireless
technology, the two companies have concluded a partnership
agreement so that they can fully collaborate in the field
testing process and engage in an exchange of experience and
knowledge in order to better understand and apply it.
Partnership overview
Yokogawa will provide Petrobras technical support in the area
of field wireless communications. Yokogawa says its wealth of
knowledge and experience in the field will allow Petrobras to
accelerate the introduction of this technology at its facilities.
Yokogawa will also support the Petrobras technology development and
application group in the conduct of large scale tests of field
wireless systems at a Petrobras test plant.
Data on device installation conditions and system configuration
as well as insights into user needs that are acquired through
these tests will be used to advance Yokogawas development
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In the Megila, Esther is taken from the house of Mordechai - who was clearly known as a Jew, and then Mordechai is constantly expressing interest in Esther ובכל יום ויום מרדכי מתהלך לפני חצר בית הנשים לדעת את שלום אסתר ומה יעשה בה, Esther repeats what Mordechai told her to Achashveirosh in the name of Mordechai ותֹאמר אסתר למלך בשם מרדכי. Why does Achashveirosh not know or at a minimum have strong suspicions that Esther is Jewish?
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Malbim explains (as I think is pshat in pesukim) that Ester was just found in her house, but he was her adopted father, and might have just picked her off the street; she could have been from anywhere. Achashveirosh did have him hang around and give him gifts though, to influence Ester to say who her real parents/origin was when she would see how well Achashveirosh would treat an actual parent or relative of hers.
Achashveirosh did not actually go out and grab each girl from their home and drag them to his palace. He had other people do this for him. See 2:3 ("And let the King appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, and let them gather every beautiful virgin girl to Shushan the capital, to the harem, under the charge of Heigai, chamberlain of the King, custodian of the women, and let their cosmetics be provided."). He also had about 4 years of having different girls paraded in front of him (chapter 1 opens the story "in the 3rd year of his reign", while when Esther is brought before him it's now "the 7th year of his reign"), so he could hardly be expected to remember anything about a particular girl even if he were told about them when they were first taken to the palace.
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Anyone know a fast and concise way of calculating the Beta $B(a,b)$ function for smallish (<10) real $a$ and $b$.
For integer $a$ and $b$ I have:
$B(a,b) = \prod\limits_{j=1}^b \frac{j}{a+j}$
which has tiny code and is also pretty fast. I've see some methods that rely on the Gamma or log Gamma function:
$\log B(a,b) = \log \Gamma(a) + \log \Gamma(b) - \log \Gamma(a+b)$
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2014 Global Spa & Wellness Summit Announces Conference Highlights
The Global Spa & Wellness Summit (GSWS) announced key elements of its conference agenda for the 8th annual event, taking place September 10-12th at the Four Seasons Resort Marrakech, Morocco. Reflecting on a futuristic "Fast Forward" theme, the conference will take a creative and strategic look at the future of spa and wellness, covering a range of topics from technology, design and brain science to retailing, marketing and investment trends to corporate wellness and wellness tourism. The 2nd annual Global Wellness Tourism Congress (GWTC) will run concurrently on September 10th.
The host of this year's Summit is internationally recognized speaker, author and media personality, Alexis Jones. Jones is known for her positive impact and influence on Gen Y and is founder of I AM THAT GIRL (iamthatgirl.com), a community devoted to empowering girls. Speaker Highlights will include Dr. Kjell A. Nordström, the Swedish economist and futurist and co-author of Funky Business, as well as numerous other prestigious keynote speakers. See the list of speakers and presenters here.
The Summit will present the opportunity to attend panels, forums and workshops. For the second year, the Summit will feature dedicated sessions for destination spas, hotel spas, hot springs spas, spa education and hydrothermal spa creators. New forums will include corporate wellness, mixed use/real estate and a wellness tourism roundtable discussion. Global leaders from these key sub-sectors will gather to strategize on how to solve their biggest challenges and collaborate to expand opportunities. Industry experts will look into the future of spa and wellness architecture; mobile technology; well-being leadership; investment trends; getting the media's attention; the science of wellness and wellness tourism 2.0.
To register to become a delegate to the GSWS, click here or for more information, visit gsws.org.
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Salon and Spa Industry Tracking Survey Results
After increasing in the fourth quarter of 2013, the Professional Beauty Association's (PBA) Salon/Spa Performance Index (SSPI) declined slightly 0.8 percent in the first quarter of 2014, declining to its lowest level in a year. Softer sales and customer traffic contributed to the decrease. Furthermore, the Current Situation Index fell by 1.4 percent to 100.3, while the Expectations Index decreased by 0.3 percent to 104.6.
The SSPI is a quarterly composite index that tracks the health and outlook of the U.S. salon/spa industry. The SSPI is based on responses to PBA's "Salon/Spa Industry Tracking Survey," which is fielded quarterly among salon/spa owners nationwide on a variety of indicators. It is constructed to measure the health of the salon/spa industry in relation to a steady-state level of 100. Index values above 100 indicate that key industry indicators are in a period of expansion, while index values below 100 represent a period of contraction. The Index consists of two components: the Current Situation Index and the Expectations Index.
"The professional salon/spa industry remains resilient despite this first quarter decline. Overall indicators and feedback from beauty professionals across the country continue to be positive, and we hope to see additional growth in the near future," said Executive Director of PBA, Steve Sleeper.
The Current Situation Index, which measures current trends in five industry indicators (service sales, retail sales, customer traffic, employees/hours and capital expenditures), stood at 100.3 percent, down 1.4 percent from the fourth quarter. Despite the decline, the Current Situation Index has remained above 100 for the sixth consecutive quarter, which marks expansion in the industry indicators.
Service sales, customer traffic levels, and capital spending in the first quarter of 2014 were slightly weaker than last quarter. Only 50 percent of salon/spa owners reported an increase in same-store service sales between the first quarters of 2013 and 2014. Similarly, only 31 percent of spa and salon owners reported an increase in retail sales, below the 52 percent reported in the fourth quarter of 2013. In contrast, spa and salon owners reported a slight increase in staffing levels in the first quarter. While this area did not post concerning results, it countered the decreased indicators.
The Expectations Index, which measures salon/spa owners' six-month outlook on five industry indicators (service sales, retail sales, employees and hours, capital expenditures and business conditions) slightly decreased as well in the first quarter of 2014 to 104.6, down 0.3 percent. However, like the Current Situation Index, the Expectations Index continues to remain above 100, which indicates that salon/spa owners are optimistic about growth in the coming months.
Salon/spa owners were most positive on growth relating to service sales, retail sales and the general direction of the economy. Sixty-seven percent of spa and salon owners expect to have higher service sales within the next six months. Similarly, 56 percent of spa and salon owners plan to make a capital expenditure for equipment, expansion or remodeling in the next six months, up from 54 percent last quarter and the highest level in 13 quarters.
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SPADA Salon & Day Spa Raises $22,700 for Charity at 5th Annual SPADA-thon
SPADA Salon & Day Spa achieved record-breaking results at its fifth annual SPADA-thon raising $22,700 to split between two local charities, PACE Center for Girls of Lee County and the Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida. More than 350 attendees enjoyed discounted haircuts and spa services, bid in the silent auction and shopped merchandise offered by fashion vendors.
The event also served as the kick-off to PACE's summer LOVE THAT DRESS! collection campaign, collecting nearly 400 dresses, handbags and accessories donated by SPADA-thon guests. The new and gently worn items will be offered for nominal prices at Love That Dress!, the ultimate shopping spree fundraiser for PACE Lee scheduled for August 27, 2014 in Estero.
SPADA Salon & Day Spa, owned by Andrew and Judy Williams, is Southwest Florida's largest day spa with private treatment rooms, a sauna, steam room, two lounges, Vichy room and two couples suites. The 10,000 square foot spa has served as a luxurious, relaxing destination for more than a decade. For more information, visit www.SpadaSpa.com.
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London's Sanctuary Spa Shuts Its Doors For Good
We were saddened to hear that one of our favorite London hangouts, the Sanctuary Spa, is closing its doors for good tomorrow, May 31st, as a result of the redevelopment of the area and the rising costs associated with being in a listed (historic) building.
The iconic women-only day spa, located on a cobblestone street in Covent Garden, was founded in 1977 by choreographer Gary Cockerill as a gift for his ballerina wife. Cockerill envisaged the facility as a place where dancers from the nearby Royal Opera House would come to restore their weary bodies. He also saw it as a spiritual sanctuary: a women-only spa where spa-goers could unwind among friends.
With its sprawling layout, encompassing the famous Koi Carp pool, a hammam, two swimming pools and relaxation lounges, the spa attracted harried Londoners, out-of-towners and tourists, in addition to celebrities. It even made an appearance in Joan Collins' racy movie, The Stud, in 1978!
As well as being a place to relax and indulge (champagne, anyone?), the spa also offered facials, therapeutic massages and other beauty rituals. A line of Sanctuary-branded products was launched in 1998, and is still going strong.
According to spa director Catherine Ferma, "The Sanctuary Spa in Covent Garden has been the UK's most-loved iconic day spa since it opened over 35 years ago. Renowned as a haven for rest and relaxation to the 60,000 women that have visited each year, we are proud of the spa's authentic heritage of love and the loyalty that the brand has received over the years. [The closing] was a difficult decision to make, but our strategy moving forward is to focus on product."
Sayonara, Sanctuary—we're sorry to see you go!
Jewel to Receive ISPA's Humanitarian Award
The International SPA Association (ISPA) recently announced that singer/songwriter Jewel will be the recipient of the 2014 ISPA Alex Szekely Humanitarian Award. This award will be presented at the 24th annual ISPA Conference & Expo to be held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. from Oct. 13-15, 2014.
"ISPA is thrilled to recognize Jewel for her philanthropy work," said ISPA President Lynne McNees. "Jewel has such a passion for giving and music, we are excited to hear her inspirational stories and songs as our keynote speaker this year."
The award is named in honor of the late spa pioneer, Alex Szekely. It is designed to recognize an individual who acts as a respected contributor to overall well-being, encouraging the renewal of mind, body and spirit - all of which are characteristics embodied by ISPA members worldwide.
"I feel an affinity for Jewel and her upbringing in the Alaskan wilderness, where she was the granddaughter of homesteaders and her parents lived far from town with no running water and no heat. I experienced a similar childhood in Tahiti," said Deborah Szekely, mother of Alex Szekely. "I believe in resilience, for it gives you the strength to give back. Jewel is an enormous talent, and her songs and actions run deep with the compassion she has for others."
Jewel was chosen by the ISPA Board of Directors based on her extensive work for her charity Project Clean Water, which raises funds and awareness for global access to clean water. Project Clean Water was inspired by Jewel's personal experience with homelessness as a teenager.
Past Humanitarian Award recipients include Blake Mycoskie, founder and chief shoe giver of TOMS, journalist Lisa Ling and Dr. Maya Angelou.
More information about attending the 2014 ISPA Conference & Expo can be found at attendISPA.com.
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North America's First Eyelash Extension Competion to Debut at IBS Vegas
The first eyelash extension competition in North America, Lash Wars, will be held at IBS Las Vegas from June 21-23. Contestants will compete in Classic, Volume and Fantasy/Strip Tease categories. In addition to bragging rights as the best North American lash technician, the first place winner will also receive $200 cash, a Glamcor Elite Light Kit and a Lash Wars Golden Tweezer Trophy. For more information about Lash Wars visit NEESA.org!
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Corelle Blue Hearts 16pc Dinner Set - 4 dinner plates-26cm, 4 bread & butter plates-17cm, 4 cereal bowls-18oz and 4 stoneware mugs (mugs not under Corelle warranty)
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You are welcome to use plain text to contribute to KDE documentation. It is a great way to start, and we strongly encourage it. If you will miss the power of the DocBook format as you improve your documentation skills, then you can learn it. In the mean time, someone will manually edit the plain text to add the DocBook markup and commit it to KDE svn or git repository, removing the burden of doing most of the more complex stuff covered in this very guide. We'll take a look at writing in DocBook and using svn or git later in this document, so if you're interested, read on, but if you want to use plain text, you can go directly to [[#Working with plain text sources]].
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|If you are starting your document from scratch, you probably do not need to read this section, and may start working right now.
You are welcome to use plain text to contribute to KDE documentation. It is a great way to start, and we strongly encourage it. If you will miss the power of the DocBook format as you improve your documentation skills, then you can learn it. In the mean time, someone will manually edit the plain text to add the DocBook markup and commit it to KDE svn or git repository, removing the burden of doing most of the more complex stuff covered in this very guide. We'll take a look at writing in DocBook and using svn or git later in this document, so if you're interested, read on, but if you want to use plain text, you can go directly to Working with plain text sources.
Documentation for KDE, like the rest of the source code, is kept in a svn or git repository. svn and git provide a way for many developers to work on the same source code (or in our case, the same documentation), and has many useful features to help with this. For example, previous versions of every file are saved so that any mistakes can be quickly backed out, if they cannot be easily corrected.
The basic principle behind svn is simple: one server stores a definitive copy of the files making up a project. This is known as the repository. Each developer can download the files to make their own private copy, named working copy or sandbox. Using svn, the developers can upload their modifications to the main repository (a process called "committing") or update their own copy to reflect recent changes made by others.
There are two main ways edit the contents of a KDE document you want to improve: using plain text or DocBook.
The docs.kde.org website displays most of the KDE documentation in HTML format, updated weekly from the svn and git repositories. There are two versions available in the website: the stable version and the KDE development version. You will always use the latest version of the documentation, i.e. the KDE development version.
The docs.kde.org website presents a quick and easy method of retrieving the latest version of the KDE documentation. Clicking the name of the application you want to document in the list will open the documentation in your web browser. Simply copy the text from the website to your favorite text editor, edit it, and submit the results in plain text to the KDE Documentation mailing list. Please note that not all KDE applications are listed there. If you cannot find the documentation of the application you want to work with, then you can request it by sending a message to the KDE Documentation mailing list.
The latest DocBook sources are located inside the KDE repository. Now you need to find and retrieve them.
The software inside the KDE repository is divided into modules, which are used to organize the different software projects inside the repository. Modules are the top-level folders in the svn repository folder tree, and each one contains a group of related applications. These modules are sometimes released in binary form as packages. If you know the name of the package your application belongs to, you probably know the module name as well, as they are frequently the same. You need to know in which module your application is, to retrieve its DocBook sources. For instance, KMix is in the kdemultimedia module, Lokalize in the kdesdk module and so on. If you need any help in this process, don't hesitate to ask. Each module contains a folder named "doc", and inside it, you can find the DocBook sources.
To access the svn repository, you can use the kdesvn or browse the KDE WebSVN website (websvn.kde.org).
The websvn.kde.org is a web based representation of the contents of the svn repository. It is easy to download files using websvn.kde.org, the operating system or desktop you use does not matter.
Retrieving your own working copy of the repository has many advantages. You will be able to use your working copy to create files containing the changes you made, to update your copy with changes made by other documenters, and if you get a KDE svn account, to upload your changes directly to the repository. But this is out of the scope of this section. Here we will show you simply how to retrieve the sources using svn the easiest way we can.
Retrieving documentation sources using WebSVN
We use Lokalize's documentation sources as example in the following procedures.
Retrieving documentation sources using svn
svn in the terminal screen). If not, install the svn package using the tools provided by your distribution.
mkdir path/to/working/folder cd path/to/working/folder svn checkout svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/trunk/KDE/module/doc/application
svn checkout svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/trunk/KDE/kdesdk/doc/lokalize
Note that only applications which are part of a regular KDE release are under trunk/KDE/. Amarok docs, for instance, is in the multimedia module of extragear. Extragear contains mature applications which are not part of a KDE release. To get KMyMoney docs, type in the terminal:
svn checkout svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/trunk/extragear/office/doc/kmymoney
Kate is an extensible and powerful text editor which is part of the kdebase module. Kate can syntax highlight DocBook documents out of the box, and is generally a very powerful editor, but you can get even more XML specific functionality installing the XML plugin for Kate.
Installing the XML plugin for Kate
With the XML plugin for Kate installed, you will have autocompletion, autoclosing for DocBook tags and entities. Since KDE documentation uses entities widely, this is a very welcome feature. Additional XML tools will be available trough themenu (in special, trough the menu item, which will allow you to check your DocBook documents). The output of this action will appear in the button in the side bar located in the lower part of Kate's main window.
The venerable Emacs editor has a powerful SGML and XML editing mode called psgml. The price of this power is a steeper learning curve than the other editors, so if you haven't used Emacs before, you will probably want to try the other editors first. If, on the other hand, you're already familiar with Emacs, then psgml is your best choice.
Installation of psgml is beyond the scope of this document, but it should simply be a case of installing appropriate packages for your distribution. The relevant configuration for KDE-related documentation is simple. Just tell psgml where the KDE catalog files are located with the following line in your .emacs file:
(setq sgml-catalog-files (list "CATALOG" "KDEDIR/share/apps/ksgmltools2/customization/catalog"))
where you should replace KDEDIR with the path to your KDE installation. You might also want to use the following line to instruct Emacs to use psgml to open all .docbook files:
(setq auto-mode-alist (cons '("\\.docbook$" . sgml-mode) auto-mode-alist))
There are of course plenty of other settings in psgml mode which you can change to your taste: see the psgml
info documentation for more details.
Some basic keystrokes in psgml are:
One particularly useful psgml feature that isn't well documented is the sgml-parent-document variable. Setting this variable appropriately tells psgml that this file is part of a larger document. This enables the full range of psgml features for this file, such as context-sensitive element completion. To use this feature, place the following in a comment at the end of the child file (with the arguments adjusted appropriately):
Local Variables: sgml-parent-document:("index.docbook" "book" "chapter") End:
The first argument is the name of the parent file (which will almost always be index.docbook in KDE documentation). The second argument is the top-level (or "root") element of the whole document (i.e., in the parent file). The third argument is the top-level element in this file.
There are a couple of KDE-specific tools for manipulating DocBook files, namely meinproc4 and checkxml. checkxml (as the name suggests) is used to check that documents are valid, well-formed XML, and meinproc4 converts DocBook files to HTML. Here's some hints on using each of them:
checkXML is a simple command with only one argument: the file to check. However, the output can be a bit daunting, since one small mistake can cause a cascade of errors. The trick is to look at the first error, fix that error, save the file, and run checkXML again. Often, fixing that one error will get rid of all the other error messages. When running meinproc4, the same procedure applies. Most errors in DocBook sources fall into one of a few categories. Here are descriptions of some of the most common errors and their solutions:
index.docbook:880: parser error : Opening and ending tag mismatch: para line 879 and sect2 </sect2> ^
This is possibly the most common type of error. It's caused either by an element that hasn't been closed, or by tags that overlap. The error above was generated by the following markup:
<sect2> ... 878: running &meinproc;, the same procedure applies. 879: &checkxml; is a simple command with 880: </sect2> ...
para tag on line 879 has not been closed before the
sect2 on line 880, causing the error. The simple fix in this case is to add a
para before the closing
index.docbook:932: element qandaentry: validity error : Element qandaentry content does not follow the DTD, expecting (blockinfo? , revhistory? , question , answer*), got (answer) </para></answer></qandaentry> ^
This error is caused by an element in the document not matching the requirements of the DocBook DTD (Document Type Definition). The DTD specifies what each element must contain. This list is shown after expecting in the error message. This so-called "content model" is quite difficult to understand at first: refer to the Duck Book and the section "Understanding Content Models" for full information.
The text after got shows the content actually found in the document.
In the example above, we have a
qandaentry which is missing the required
question element. This was generated by the following input:
<qandaset> <qandaentry><answer>An answer </answer></qandaentry> </qandaset>
Adding a
question element before the
answer fixes the problem.
An easy mistake to make is to forget to put a
para element around text in, for example, a
listitem or a
sectn. This will be shown as CDATA in the got section of the error.
The most common way to run meinproc4 is simply as
meinproc4 docbook-file
where docbook-file is usually index.docbook. This command creates HTML pages from the DocBook file. Note that these pages are only viewable in KDE-based browsers (like Konqueror). If you need to view the HTML output in another browser (for example, if you're placing it on line), use
meinproc4 --stylesheet stylesheet-name docbook-file
where stylesheet-name is the full path to one of the XSL stylesheets in $KDEDIR/share/apps/ksgmltools/customization. To produce output suitable for the web, you can use kde-web.xsl or kde-chunk-online.xsl. See the README file in that folder for more details.


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ASSIGNED: Cadiz resident Craig Neil Porter is now a state wildlife officer in Jefferson County.
Porter, 23, is one of 11 new wildlife officer cadets to have undergone extensive training before being sworn in as commissioned state wildlife officers during ceremonies June 29 in Columbus. He began his new duties the following day.
Following completion of the Ohio Peace Officer Basic Training course May 4, the cadets had eight weeks of specialized training by the Division of Wildlife. In addition to wildlife law enforcement procedures and agency policies, the cadets received training in areas of wildlife and fish management, communications, ATV and watercraft operation, hunter safety and advanced firearms and self-defense topics.
As a state wildlife officer, Porter will have statewide jurisdiction to enforce wildlife regulations, investigate allegations of waterway pollution, protect state property, and make arrests. He will also conduct educational programs, perform fish and wildlife management duties and advise landowners on dealing with wildlife. Wildlife officers serve an important role as a point of contact with law enforcement and other agencies on topics of mutual interest, providing assistance and expertise.
A 2007 graduate of Harrison Central High School, Porter received his associate's degree in wildlife management from Hocking College in 2011.
He can be reached by calling (330) 245-3050.
HONORED: Ken Perkins of Tri-State Financial Services has again earned membership in the MetLife Broker-Dealer Group Inner Circle. Membership is based on the previous year's production of securities-based insurance and financial services products and is limited to the top 200 of the 8,500 representatives in the MetLife Broker-Dealer system.
In recognition of his selection, Perkins was invited to attend a two-day investment adviser symposium at the MetLife office in New York City. While at the meeting, Perkins heard from several vice presidents of the MetLife Broker-Dealer group regarding efficiency of operations, products and product support, recent legislation effecting the industry and social media practices. The forum also offered insight into the global outlook of investing and an overview of 10 predictions and views on the economy from BlackRock chief equity strategist Bob Doll.
The Inner Circle is limited to 200 advisers throughout the four distribution channels of MetLife and meets annually to review current market conditions and future needs of the group. Perkins is a perennial qualifier within this group.
A Jefferson County resident, Perkins is president of Tri-State Financial Services LLC, 255 N. Third St., Steubenville, and can be reached at (740) 264-4466.
APPOINTED: Recently named to Charity Hospice's board of trustees were Melissa Greco, LNHA, president; Joe Corabi, vice president; Anita Petrella, secretary; and Mike Zinno, CPA, treasurer


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Let $C$ be a complex algebraic curve. It is well known that if $L$ is a special divisor on $C$, i.e., $h^0(L) > 0$ and $h^1(L) > 0$, then $$ h^0 (L) \le \frac{1}{2} \deg L + 1. $$ Assume that $L$ is not trivial and $L \ne K_C$. The equality holds if and only if $C$ is hyperelliptic.
My question is that: if there is a nontrivial special divisor $L$ on $C$ such that $L \ne K_C$ $$ h^0 (L) = \frac{1}{2} \deg L $$ holds, then what conditions $C$ should satisfy? For example, $C$ could be hyperelliptic. Is there a complete classification?


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Go. Also effects Canada (because you have a fractional banking system as well.) Infact, the countries that don't have these illegal government controlling central banks (tied to the IMF world bank) the United Nation has 'sanctions' (meaning ultimatly war and fraud) applied to them. You know what that looks like, iraq afgan. If laden did 9/11 then why invade and kill innocent iraq/afgan citizens. 2.6 million innocent dead and counting. Why haven't the FBI indited laden, the FBI's own words "We do not have the evidence."
"Can this be used as an excuse to go to war with the middle east" -Rumsfeld.
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Would I say
Montags und donnerstags gehe ich zur Uni um halb elf.
or should I be writing
Montags und donnerstags um halb elf gehe ich zur Uni.
I feel like the first one sounds better, but I'm still not sure if I've done something wrong.
Would I say
or should I be writing
I feel like the first one sounds better, but I'm still not sure if I've done something wrong.
All German sentences follow the TeKaMoLo rule for correct sentence structuring.
You can have at most one element before the conjugated verb. Usually it's the subject, as in:
It can also be an adverbial component (TeKaMoLo) as in:
Prepositional phrases also work:
There are many other elements that can be fit in there but never two at a time.
German word order is complicated and a summary of important points can be found here: utexas
These 2 versions work:
Subtext: on other days you go to school at a different time. Halb elf is something in between temporal and modal info here. You can replace it with by car.
Subtext: at 3 I go to the mall / on other days at half 10 I go somewhere else. The whole chunk in the beginning is one time information that cannot be split.
Either way, time has to come before place here, not because of TeKaMoLO, but because gehen is a "locational" verb here so the information where you go is much more important than when. The more important, the later in the phrase. That's the trick.
As Emanuel said, the trick is: The more important an aspect is, the later (i.e., the more towards the end of the sentence) it's mentioned. This is correct for all unmarked sentences.
On a grammatically point of view, your sentences are fine as well, but you have to be aware that your sentence has a marked word order. This means your putting focus on a certain sentence element, in your case your emphasing that you're going to university on Monday and Thursday at half past ten. Also, the constituent structure is changing.


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THE UNITED States Postal Service's decision to pay more than half a million dollars to a firm to assess the future of stamps doesn't rate a stamp of approval from many people.
That's similar to a person struggling with finances going out to buy a Mercedes.
Reuters reports the Postal Service will pay $565,769 to Faith Popcorn's BrainReserve to provide "analysis and recommendation on the future of stamps." The company is expected to provide recommendations this month about ways to slow the decline in the usage of stamps.
The Postal Service makes more money from stamps than any other part of its business but stamp sales are dropping drastically as more Americans are paying bills online.
GRANTED, the lack of finances made cutbacks necessary in the Postal Service just as this problem has affected others.
Using some common sense, Postal Service authorities should look for ways to provide better and more dependable service.
Just last month, it took a piece of first-class mail more than a week to move from Barnesville to Martins Ferry.
It was mailed on a Tuesday afternoon to go out in that day's mail, and it didn't arrive in Martins Ferry until Thursday of the following week. (And it hadn't been missent to another location.)
The agency should follow the inscription on the New York City Post Office, adapted from Herodotus: "Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds."
U.S. REP. Blake Farenthold, a Texas Republican heading the subcommittee that oversees the Postal Service, said the mail carrier should be focusing on other priorities than this analysis, according to Reuters.
"While small in terms of the overall crisis USPS faces, this certainly seems like a poor use of its limited funds," he said in regard to the BrainReserve contract.
It's been reported that the Postal Service is expected to seek an emergency rate increase on stamps beyond the annual rate of inflation.
JUST as all of us wish we had some better decisions in the past, it's obvious that the Postal Service also erred in that direction.
Let's just hope that its decisions in the future don't continue to be a case of locking the barn door after the horse is stolen.


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Two O.V. backs put up huge nights in wins
October 1, 2012
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I did find this book,
but I was wondering whether there's a newer book on the market, because this one was released in 2004. I'm sure a lot has changed in the past 7 years?
I need a book that helps me understand linux, instead of just giving me console recipes to reach certain goals. I need an overview picture of all its important components and how they work together, without going too much into kernel internals.
Any help would be appreciated on finding an appropriate book for an administrator who is interested in this wonderful OS called Linux. I'm not a newbie to Linux, I just want to get the bigger picture, without turning myself into a kernel hacker. I already know what the Linux kernel is and does, I just want to know how it is leveraged in the larger scheme of things, and how everything that sits on top of it is organized, and the reason why certain things are organized the way they are.


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WHEELING - The champions of OVAC cheering were crowned last weekend at WesBanco Arena.
However, it's a squad that didn't win that's been drawing the attention since the competition.
A year after finishing runner-up to St. Clairsville in Class 4A, the Buckeye Local Panthers returned to WesBanco Arena with a performance that drew a standing ovation from the large crowd on hand.
The reasons for the standing ovation, however, were varied.
Some were highly impressed with the Panthers' on-the-court routine, while others were standing to support the Lady Panthers' alleged decision to knowingly break several rules in a ploy to take out frustration based on falling short in the 2012 competition despite St. Clairsville dealing with several deductions of points.
According to OVAC Cheering Director Libby Shepherd, Buckeye Local broke eight OVAC rules, many of which are utilized by the National Federation, and published on the OVAC website.
"Buckeye Local broke rules with the intent to prove a point to the OVAC," Shepherd said in a statement to The Times Leader. "I understand that they were upset that they did not place first (in 2012), but 25 other schools didn't either.
"Those 25 schools went back and worked harder to do better this year," Shepherd continued. "They didn't set out to mock the 22-year-old OVAC cheering competition."
Some of the deductions the Panthers were docked for included not every member of the squad taking part in the routine, the cheerleaders' hair was removed from a pony tail and several other mistakes.
It's been alleged that the Buckeye Local squad, in essence, threw its routine, but according to Buckeye Local officials, that wasn't the case.
Buckeye Local Superintendent of Schools Mark Miller has been in touch with Panthers' cheering coach Lynda Piergallini since learning of the routine and the reaction it's drawn.
"I have talked with Lynda Piergallini about this and I feel that it was never her intention to disrespect the OVAC tournament," Miller said. "These girls worked hard all year on this routine, from what I have learned they went out with the intent of having fun, there was no malice intended.
"I have watched the YouTube video and, from what I saw, the response from fans was positive," Miller continued. "In fact, Lynda told me that she was shocked when the squad received a standing ovation following the performance."
The idea of having fun in the manner in which Buckeye Local chose didn't sit well with OVAC officials, including Executive Secretary Tom Rataiczak, who realized some of the violations immediately.
Rataiczak was in attendance at WesBanco Arena and was watching the Buckeye Local performance and noticed how "powerful" the Panthers came out early in their performance.
"I was standing there and thinking, wait, they can't do that or that," Rataiczak said. "I could see six or seven violations in a heartbeat. I am not well trained in all rules of cheering as set through the National Federation, but I knew the (OVAC) format and knew some of the things being done were illegal.
"I've never seen anything like this before," Rataiczak said. "By that, I mean in my 50 years of following (high school) athletics and my 15 years with the OVAC."
Obviously, Buckeye Local's decision didn't affect the outcome for anyone but itself. However, that's not the point in Rataiczak's and the OVAC's eyes.
"I think we have to be very, very cautious and make sure we take a good look at this," Rataiczak said. "We can't say to the schools that it's OK to knowingly break the rules and think you're going to get away with it."
As for what's going to come for Buckeye Local, it's still up in the air because the OVAC is continuing to investigate and gather information.
Rataiczak indicated the OVAC's Executive Board will definitely look at what transpired at its next meeting, which is slated for Feb. 27.
"We are looking at it," Rataiczak said. "A decision won't be made until the (Executive) Board meets. We don't want to make a knee-jerk reaction, so we need to sit and really take a look at it."
There's a chance Buckeye Local could come up with a self-imposed punishment and submit it to the conference. Rataiczak points out the final decision, though, will be made by the Executive Board.
"We would take and consider what Buckeye Local came up with, by all means," Rataiczak said. "But, would we follow it? I'm not sure because it's up to the board. We have superintendents, principals, four from each state, who are great people. These are people who are actively involved at their respective state level and they'll make the final decision."
Miller and other Buckeye Local officials will continue to look into the events of last weekend before making any sort of final decision.
"At this point, we will have to consider all of the information and study the situation further," Miller said. "Then we will make a decision as to if we want to continue to compete in the OVAC championship for cheerleading."
The judging of competitions such as cheering, pageants, gymnastics or ice skating are often times questioned because of the subjectivity of it.
According to Rataiczak, the OVAC Cheering Championship utilizes five judges for scoring and then there are two safety judges. The highest score and lowest score are added together and averaged. The remaining three scores are added to that averaged score for the raw score.
From there, the safety judges make their deductions based on violations such as safety, rules or time violations. Once those subtractions are made, the team has its actual score.
"You can argue subjectivity and objectivity, but a person can't single-handedly factor into the results," Rataiczak said.
It's in the judging where some of Miller's concerns lie.
"I admit that I am unfamiliar with the cheering competition and the rules, but considering the recent events, I feel that there needs to be more transparency where the rules and judging are concerned," said Miller. "It may bring to light some things that need to be revisited."
As for the future of the event, which has dealt with its fair share of controversy over the years, Rataiczak doesn't see it getting to the point where the OVAC steps away from crowning cheering champions.
"The thing is, you take School 'A' for instance, it comes every year, participates every year, comes back the next year and the kids just love to compete. For them it's not about winning and losing," Rataiczak said. "If we took the event away, it would be taking away a chance for those kids to compete and showcase their talents."
Shepherd, who is the long-time director of the event, hopes this event doesn't leave a lasting, negative impression for it.
"I know a lot of schools look forward to this event each year, and I hope this episode will not tarnish it for them in the future," Shepherd said.
The OVAC has a band showcase in the fall that's not judged, but just a chance for the marching bands of the conference to display their talents. Could it get to that point for the cheering squads?
"Cheering is a sport in West Virginia, and I believe it will be eventually in Ohio," Rataiczak said. "So, for the fact that you have even half the teams who are taking part in a state-certified sport, I don't see it getting to the point where it's not judged."
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