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Academic Policies
Academic Standards
Definition of GradesThe following grades are used: A Ś excellent; B Ś good; C Ś fair in undergraduate courses and minimum passing in courses for graduate credit; D Ś minimum passing in undergraduate courses; F Ś failed. In addition, plus and minus grades may be used, with the exceptions of A plus, F plus and F minus. The grade of F indicates that the student failed at the end of the semester or was doing failing work and stopped attending the course after the twelfth week of the semester. Minimum passing grades are D- for undergraduate credit and C for graduate credit. Additional grades include: CR Ś credit (passing grade for non-letter-graded courses equivalent to C- quality or better for undergraduate courses and B (3.0) quality or better for graduate courses); NC Ś no credit (less than the equivalent of a C- for an undergraduate and a B for a graduate, non-letter-graded course); P Ś pass (passing grade equivalent to C- quality or better for undergraduate letter-graded courses and B (3.0) quality or better for graduate courses taken on a Pass/No Pass basis); NP Ś no pass (less than the equivalent of a C- for an undergraduate and a B (3.0) for a graduate, letter graded course taken on a Pass/No Pass basis).
The following marks are also used: W Ś withdrawn; IP Ś interim mark for a course exceeding one semester (failure to complete courses in which marks of IP [in progress] appear will be assigned grades of NC); UW Ś unofficial withdrawal (assigned to students who stopped attending prior to the drop deadline but failed to withdraw); MG Ś missing grade (an administrative mark used in cases when the instructor fails to submit a final course grade for a student); IN Ś incomplete (work not completed because of documented illness or some other emergency occurring after the twelfth week of the semester; arrangements for the IN and its completion should be initiated by the student and agreed to by the instructor prior to the final exam); IX Ś lapsed incomplete.
A system of grade points is used to determine a student's grade point average. Grade points are assigned to grades as follows for each unit in the credit value of a course: A, 4 points; A-, 3.7 points; B+, 3.3 points; B, 3.0 points; B-, 2.7 points; C+, 2.3 points; C, 2 points; C-, 1.7 points; D+, 1.3 points; D, 1 point; D-, 0.7 points; F, 0 points; UW, 0 points; IX, 0 points. Wherever these letter grades appear in this catalogue or other university documents, they represent the numerical equivalents listed above. Marks of CR, NC, P, NP, W, IP, MG and IN do not affect a student's grade point average.
Grades of Incomplete (IN)
Conditions for Completing a Grade of IncompleteIf an IN is assigned as the student's grade, the instructor will fill out the Assignment of an Incomplete (IN) and Requirements for Completion form which will specify to the student and to the department the work remaining to be done, the procedures for its completion, the grade in the course to date and the weight to be assigned to the work remaining to be done when computing the final grade. A student may complete the IN by completing only the portion of required work not finished as a result of documented illness or emergency occurring after the twelfth week of the semester. Previously graded work may not be repeated for credit. It is not possible to complete an IN by re-registering for the course, even within the designated time.
Time Limit for Completion of an IncompleteOne calendar year is allowed to complete an IN. Individual academic units may have more stringent policies regarding these time limits. If the IN is not completed within the designated time, the course is considered "lapsed," the grade is changed to an "IX," and it will be calculated into the grade point average as 0 points. Courses offered on a Credit/No Credit basis or taken on a Pass/No Pass basis for which a mark of Incomplete is assigned will be lapsed with a mark of NC or NP and will not be calculated into the grade point average.
Extension of Time for Completion of an IncompleteCompleting the IN within the one-year period should be the student's highest priority. A student may petition the Committee on Academic Policies and Procedures (CAPP) for an extension of time for the completion of an IN. Extensions beyond the specified time limit are rarely approved if the student has enrolled in subsequent semesters.
In all cases, a petition for an extension of time for completion of an IN must have departmental approval and include a statement from the instructor explaining what is needed to complete the course and why the instructor feels the student should be given even further time for completion.
Missing GradesAll missing grades on a student's record should be resolved before his or her degree is posted. Missing grades can be resolved by the instructor of the course through the correction of grade process. Degrees will be posted for students who have missing grades (MGs) on their record if all other graduation requirements have been met. MGs cannot be resolved after a student has graduated.
Time Limit for Resolution of a Missing GradeOne calendar year is allowed to remove an MG. If an MG is not removed within one year, the grade is changed to UW and it will be calculated into the grade point average as 0 grade points.
Correction of GradesA grade once reported to the Office of Academic Records and Registrar may not be changed except by request of the faculty member to the Committee on Academic Policies and Procedures on a Correction of Grade form. Changes should be requested only on the basis of an actual error in assigning the original grade, not on the basis of a request by the student or special consideration for an individual student. Students are not permitted to complete course work after the semester has ended.
Disputing a GradeThe instructor's evaluation of the performance of each individual student is the final basis for assigning grades. Through orderly appeal procedures, students have protection against prejudiced or capricious academic evaluation. See the student guidebook SCampus for details of the procedure.
Academic Dishonesty SanctionsWhen a student is found responsible for a violation of the USC Student Conduct Code standards pertaining to academic dishonesty, the Vice President for Student Affairs (or designee) will inform the Office of Academic Records and Registrar. In appropriate cases, the Office of Academic Records and Registrar will post the sanction information on the student's academic records. Disciplinary sanctions noted on student records include suspension and expulsion from the university and revocation of admission and degree. Disciplinary grade sanctions (e.g., F in course) are not distinguished on a student's transcript from marks assigned for academic work accomplished. In cases of suspension or expulsion, the student's registration for the current term may be cancelled with marks of "W." More information can be found in SCampus.
Repeated Course Work at USCUnder certain conditions, a student may repeat a course for grade point credit. In no case will additional unit credit be allowed for repeated courses or duplicated work. No student may repeat a course for grade point credit in which a grade of B- or better was received. A prerequisite course may not be repeated after a student has completed a course for which it is designated a prerequisite. (See prerequisite.)
Undergraduate students who want to repeat a course in which a grade of C+, C or C- was received and have the subsequent grade calculated in the grade point average must petition the committee on Academic Policies and Procedures (CAPP) for permission to do so prior to re-registering in the course. Post hoc approval will not be granted.
Graduate students may repeat a course in which a grade of C- or below was received, but both grades will be calculated in the grade point average. Graduate students who want to repeat a course in which a grade of C+ or C was received and have the subsequent grade calculated in the grade point average must petition the Committee on Academic Policies and Procedures (CAPP) for permission to do so prior to re-registering in the course. Post hoc approval will not be granted.
A special provision governs the repeat of courses by students who enter USC as a first-time freshman. These students may repeat a maximum of three courses taken during the first two semesters at USC in which grades of D+ or below (including UW and IX) were received, and only the subsequent letter grade, even if lower, will be calculated in the grade point average. The courses must be repeated at USC for a letter grade, and both courses with the grades received will appear on the transcript. The same course may be repeated no more than once for the benefit of substitution of grade. Students must notify the Degree Progress Department if they wish to utilize this provision. Students who have been assigned a grade as a result of a Student Conduct sanction may not repeat the course under this provision.
The Dean's ListAny undergraduate student who earns a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on 12 units or more of letter-graded course work in any one semester is placed on the Dean's List for that semester. Grades of IN must be removed before eligibility is determined for that semester. Academic transcripts do not carry the Dean's List notation.
Probation and Disqualification of Undergraduate StudentsAn overall USC grade point average (GPA) of at least C (2.0) on course work taken at USC is required for completion of undergraduate degrees.
Academic ProbationA student whose overall USC GPA falls below 2.0 is on academic probation. Continued enrollment requires clearance from an academic review counselor.
Mandatory AdvisementA student whose overall GPA falls below 2.0 is required to seek academic advisement prior to course selection each semester. Proof of advisement must be filed with the Academic Review Department before any registration request will be processed. The Academic Review Department will only accept an official Academic Review Advisement Record form with an authorized school signature as proof of advisement. This form may be obtained in JHH, Room 113.
Academic DisqualificationStudents on academic probation who do not raise their overall GPA to 2.0 after two semesters of enrollment, exempting summer enrollment, will be academically disqualified. However, if a student earns a minimum semester GPA of 2.3 in the second or any subsequent probation semester but has not yet reached the overall 2.0 GPA, the student will not be disqualified and will be allowed to enroll for an additional semester.
Readmission after Academic DisqualificationPetitions for readmission after academic disqualification are initiated by the student through the Academic Review Department. Completion of approved course work from another institution is a requirement for petitioning for readmission. Disqualified students must meet with an academic review counselor before enrolling in courses at another institution. The counselor will provide the Readmission Pre-Approval Form on which both Academic Review and the student's academic department must sign approval.
Before petitioning for readmission, a disqualified student must complete a minimum of 12 semester units of pre-approved, transferable course work applicable to USC degree requirements with a minimum 3.0 GPA. As readmission to the university is never guaranteed, any indication of strong academic performance beyond the 12 units required would strengthen a readmission petition. All grade issues at USC (IN, MG, etc.) must be resolved prior to submission of a readmission petition.
Students must petition for readmission by December 30 for spring semester, by May 1 for summer session and by August 15 for fall semester. Since a student's readmission petition must be reviewed and approved by CAPP before he or she can register, under no circumstances will a petition be accepted after the deadline. A non-refundable fee of $50 must accompany the readmission petition.
Academic Warning and Dismissal of Graduate StudentsFaculty advisors and departments take factors other than satisfactory grades and adequate GPAs into consideration in determining a student's qualifications for an advanced degree. A student's overall academic performance, specific skills and aptitudes, and faculty evaluations will be considered in departmental decisions regarding a student's continuation in a master's or doctoral degree program.
Satisfactory progress toward an advanced degree as determined by the faculty is required at all times. Students who fail to make satisfactory progress will be informed by their department or committee chair or school dean. The faculty has the right to recommend at any time after written warning that a student be dismissed from a graduate program for academic reasons or that a student be denied readmission. Procedures on disputed academic evaluations are described in SCampus.
Ethics Guidelines for Graduate StudyAs participants in an enterprise that depends on academic freedom and integrity, faculty members and graduate students have a special obligation to promote conditions that maintain free inquiry and the highest standards of integrity. USC faculty have developed guidelines to serve as a resource for students finding their way through the often complex academic relationships of a major research university. These guidelines for ethical faculty and graduate student relations are available from the Graduate School.


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When it comes to religious, pagan celebrations most people are familiar with the eight holy days or sabbats that comprise the Wheel of the Year. In the Northern Tradition, we do not call these celebrations sabbats. Instead, based on words (like the Old Norse hátíðir) used to describe the most holy of these celebrations (like [Read More…]
Wyrd Designs – The Holy Tides – Hlæfmæsse /Freyfaxi
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So I'm having some trouble with my wordlist/dictionary attack on the ssh service of a VM I have set up. That problem being that it takes a ridiculously long period of time to finish the test. I was reading somewhere that the same test took somebody an hour or two maximum. For me, however, I began the attack on one user that I know exists last night before I went to bed. I woke up, 7 hours later, and it had made minimal progress (77000 out of 1,700,000 using the darkc0de.lst).
So I added some more RAM to the VM and that didn't make it go much faster at all. I had initially had it at 1 GB of RAM, then I pushed it to 3 GB. I do realize I only have it set to 5 threads (I think that's the term, at least. Referring to the -t option). However, the "tutorial" I was following did the same thing, and it only took an hour or two allegedly.
Am I doing something wrong? Or does hydra always take an excess of 100 hours to complete?
Thanks for the help!


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Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center training and resources
Learn how to manage your Volume Licenses, grant permissions, view account details, and download software.
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The Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) is an online platform made to make managing your Microsoft Volume Licensing agreements simple. Within the VLSC, you can access your licensing information, view agreements and purchases for your organization, and access licensing summaries of all entitlements by product and version. You can also view all assigned product keys and download products in the VLSC.
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The VLSC enables you to access your licensing information in one place. To use it, just go to the Volume Licensing Service Center and click Sign in.
Before you use the VLSC, make sure that you have an up-to-date browser installed. The Volume Licensing Service Center was designed to work best with Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Also, you'll need a valid business email address and a Microsoft account to register to use the VLSC and access licensing information. The business email address must be the same one that is listed on your volume license agreement. If you do not have a Microsoft account, you can sign up for one for free. When you register to use the VLSC, you'll need to you validate your business email address by using links that will be provided in an invitation email from Microsoft. If you need additional help, contact your Microsoft Regional Service Center.
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Pedro Ciriaco hit the tie-breaking RBI triple in the ninth inning, to help Boston take an 8-6 victory over the New York Yankees in the second portion of a three-game series.
Adrian Gonzalez was 3-for-5 with a three-run home run, four RBI and two runs scored while Ciriaco finished with three hits and three runs scored for the Red Sox, who had dropped six of seven coming into the game.
Jon Lester went six innings in the start for Boston and gave up four runs on four hits with two walks and six strikeouts. Andrew Miller (3-1) got the win for getting the final out of the eighth inning.
"We needed to win that game," Lester said. "Guys came back and kept fighting. That was big for us."
Jayson Nix and Mark Teixeira each hit a two-run home run while Chris Stewart added a solo shot for the Yankees, who had won three of four prior to Saturday's soggy setback.
CC Sabathia had his worst start of the year as he was charged with six runs on eight hits with a pair of walks and six strikeouts over six innings. Rafael Soriano (2-1) gave up two runs in the ninth.
The Yankees had tied the game in the eighth on Teixeira's 20th homer of the year, but with one out in the ninth Jacoby Ellsbury walked and came home when Ciriaco followed with a drive to right-center that Curtis Granderson misplayed and it dropped for a triple. Dustin Pedroia gave Boston some breathing room with a sac fly.
"We haven't seen much of that and getting turned around like that," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said of Granderson's misplayed ball. "It just shows it's part of the game and sometimes players are going to have the wrong reads on balls. It's going to happen in the course of the season."
Alfredo Aceves worked a 1-2-3 ninth inning for his 22nd save of the season.
The start of the game was delayed for a little over two hours due to rain, and when play started the Red Sox wasted no time in getting to Sabathia. With one out, Ciriaco singled and Pedroia followed with a single. Gonzalez's base hit scored one, and after Cody Ross flied out, Will Middlebrooks doubled in two more for a 3-0 lead.
The Yankees got on the board in the third inning when Stewart hit a two-out, solo shot to left, his first of the season and first as a Yankee.
In the fifth, Ciriaco singled with two outs and Pedroia kept the inning alive with a walk. Gonzalez then lifted the ball over the wall in right for a 6-1 advantage.
New York kept itself in the game with three runs in the bottom of the fifth. Andruw Jones walked to start the inning and Nix followed with his fourth home run of the year. Derek Jeter later grounded out to score Russell Martin and make it a 6-4 game.
Raul Ibanez led off the eighth frame with a pinch-hit single, but Jeter and Granderson struck out. Teixeira, though, lofted a pitch over the right field wall.
Game Notes
Teixeira has hit at least 20 home runs in each of his 10 seasons in the majors...It was just the second win for Boston in eight games against the Yankees this season...Hirkoi Kuroda pitches the finale for New York on Sunday while Felix Doubront will take the hill for Boston...New York leads the majors with 159 home runs.


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Corey Lewis Celebrates 'Metroid' With New 'Arem' One-Shot [Interview]
Between Sharknife, Seedless and a host of other comics, artist Corey Lewis has expressed his love for a multitude of his favorite music, anime, manga, tokusatsu shows and -- perhaps especially -- video games. This coming weekend at Emerald City Comicon 2014, Lewis will take his affection for a specific gaming icon to the next level with the release of Arem, a one-shot comic that serves as something of a loveletter to the Metroid series of video games starring the cosmic armored bounty hunter Samus Aran. Read our interview with Lewis to get the full skinny on his new fan jam, plus a first-look at its opening pages, after the cut.


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[Date Index]
[Thread Index]
[Author Index]
Re: split a number to Date format
The nice thing about Regular Expression is that it has been around a while
now and there is a good place to go find tried, tested and sometimes well
documented pattern matching strings. I was very pleased when WRI introduced
Regular Expression in Mathematica. Even with Mathematica's (in their words
"powerful") pattern matching, I learned Regular Expressions some 6-7 years
before Mathematica came out. So I feel more comfortable around Regular
Expressions. As far as I know, I don't see an equivalent publically
available library of Mathematica pattern matching.
So I found a Regular Expression on this site
This pattern match will match ISO 8601 date time format with or without the
([0-5]{1}\\d{1})(?::)?([0-5]{1}\\d{1})"] -> "20$1,$2,$3,$4,$5,$6"]
d = "111205020000";
You may also translate the RE pattern matching to the faster Mathematica
String matching. I don't know how RE is implemented in Mathematica but I
would think it is probably slower than the older built in matching
Also note that a 2 digit year poses a problem of what to use when the 2
digits is greater than current year. When do you use "19" or "20" to
designate century?
The result is a list but it needs further processing to get to a DateList.
You asked for help. This is what I could do with the time I had.
I will come back to it for a complete solution if time permits.
-----Original Message-----
From: Derek Martin [mailto:cdmartin at me.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 1:54 AM
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
Subject: [mg124257] split a number to Date format
I have experimental data in spreadsheet format. The first column is a time
stamp in the format 111205020000.
If I could parse or split the number 111205020000 into {11,12,05,02,00,00}
and replace the first 11 with 2011, the Date commands would work fine. I can
do the replacing, but am having difficulty seeing how to split the number
into {11,12,05,02,00,00}.
DateString[{2011, 12, 05, 02, 00, 00}] gives
"Mon 5 Dec 2011 02:00:00"
Any help to convert my number to the right Date format would be appreciated.
I am using Mathematica 8.
Thanks in Advance


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Selected Community Events
Saturday Salsa at the Village
Feb 16, 2013 10:00 p.m.
Feb 23, 2013 10:00 p.m.
Mar 2, 2013 10:00 p.m.
210 W. 26th Street, Bryan
Saturdays at the Village–is always full of dancers from Aggieland and the Brazos Valley region. The cafe's warm atmosphere–with paintings by local artists hanging from the walls, comfy leather couches, and a friendly staff–have made the venue a popular spot for Latin dancing in B-CS.
The night begins with a fun complimentary salsa lesson at 10pm (no partner or experience necessary). Guests learn all of the basic steps in a jovial atmosphere, with an energetic instructor notorius for making you laugh while you're learning at the same time.
Following the lesson, the dance floor opens for a night of dancing to salsa, bachata, and merengue. Plan on sweating; it gets hot out
there–even in the winter!


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Reading Level: Grade 7+
Card, the author of the beloved Ender Wiggins series, scores again with this new series. 13-year-old Rigg has lived an isolated life with his demanding father hunting and trapping in the wilderness. Despite their isolation, Rigg's father has given his son an exceptional education is languages, science, and psychology. He has also pushed Rigg to hone his unusual path-finding skills.
When his father suddenly dies, Rigg must make his way alone in a hostile world...one that takes a very dim view of a boy with exceptional powers.
If you enjoyed this sophisticated science fiction adventure, try:
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
Enchantress From the Stars by Sylvia Engdahl
Check availability of this book.


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How to write HowTo's
The best way to start creating a new How To is to look at the source of all the others howto's. (Hopefully someone will give a good explanation on how to create a new one.)
At the moment the only core thing for creating a new howto is how to add the new article in to the HowTo category.
This is done by adding the line
at the bottom of the howto.
This will then automatically add the article to the category.


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In the News
Original journalism from the Center's OpenSecrets Blog
Drones: Despite Problems, A Push to Expand Domestic Use
November 27, 2012 | Privacy and safety questions remain unresolved, but a law pushed by makers of unmanned aerial vehicles requires the Federal Aviation Administration to open up airspace to the devices. Police departments, universities, private corporations -- everyone wants one.
Capital Eye Opener, July 27: LinkedIn Arrives on K Street, Anti-Incumbent Super PAC Calling It Quits and Disney World Gets Political
July 27, 2012 | LinkedIn comes to Washington, lobbying for the first time. The Campaign for Primary Accountability, though, is packing its bags, at least for this cycle. And a Republican lawmaker's leadership PAC takes folks to Disney World. Can we come next time?
Anti-Incumbent Group Strikes Again
May 30, 2012 | Tuesday's defeat of eight-term Democratic Rep. Silvestre Reyes of Texas was another victory -- arguably the most surprising one yet -- for the mysterious Campaign for Primary Accountability super PAC. Next up: Charlie Rangel.
Anti-Incumbent Super PAC Looks Beyond Pennsylvania
April 26, 2012 | At the outset, nobody thought Rep. Tim Holden, a 20-year Democratic incumbent from Pennsylvania, would have a competitive race in his 2012 bid to keep his seat for yet another term. But that was before the Campaign for Primary Accountability (CPA), a new super PAC, and other outside spending groups began to focus on the on the district.
Body Scanner Producing L-3 Communications Increases Political Gifts, Targets Power Brokers
November 24, 2010 | The political action committee of L-3 Communications -- one of the two defense contractors behind the full-body scanning machines now used in more than 60 U.S. airports -- has doled out more political cash this election cycle than at any other time, the Center for Responsive Politics has found.
Third Quarter Campaign Finance Reports Show Money Race Is On
October 16, 2009 | An initial Center for Responsive Politics analysis has found that sitting members of the U.S. House of Representatives raised $48.2 million from July 1 through Sept. 30, 2009, based on the 336 reports we have in. The mean amount these lawmakers raised was $143,640, and the median amount was $126,680.
Defense Contractor Charged With Kickbacks Helped Fund Murtha's Campaigns
July 7, 2009 | Richard Ianieri, the defense contractor charged today with accepting $200,000 in kickbacks from a subcontractor, was the president of a company that gave more money to Rep. John Murtha (D-Penn.) than any other lawmaker--including the years after Ianieri left Coherent Systems International and Argon ST bought it.
Tracking Your Representatives' Health Care Cash
June 25, 2009 | Here's a cool tool that brings together data from various parts of OpenSecrets.org to show how much money each current lawmaker has raised from various health-related industries and the health sector overall since 1989 (including President Obama's haul).
Embattled Lobbying Firm PMA Targeted Members of Defense Committees
February 12, 2009 | The close ties between Rep. John Murtha and a Washington lobbying firm raided by the FBI have put the powerful Pennsylvania Democrat under greater scrutiny. The lobbyists at PMA Group have been Murtha's fifth most generous campaign donor over time, but he is just one of 284 members of the 111th Congress who have collected money from the firm, which specializes in securing federal earmarks for its clients. In total, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee have given current members of Congress $3.4 million since 1989.
While Other Pols Dump Tainted Donor's Money, Moran and Lieberman Hold Tight
September 16, 2008 | While other members of Congress rush to dump contributions from a California billionaire who has pleaded guilty in a massive stock fraud case, Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) and Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) say they plan to keep thousands of dollars they received from the man, Henry Samueli, according to Politico. The nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics has found that Samueli and his wife, Susan, have given more than $250,000 to federal candidates and committees since the 2000 election cycle.
Feel free to distribute or cite this material, but please credit the Center for Responsive Politics. For permission to reprint for commercial uses, such as textbooks, contact the Center.


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Extension > Source > Master Gardeners cultivate healthy environment
Ramsey County Master Gardeners like Kathy Smith (left) share tips on low-impact lawn care and composting with homeowners at several yard waste sites each year.
Master Gardeners cultivate healthy environment
Extension Master Gardeners contributed more than 111,000 volunteer hours in Minnesota communities last year, many of which were spent teaching homeowners environmentally-sound landscaping practices or how to eradicate invasive plant species.
Community-wide programs, such as a long-term partnership with the Ramsey- Washington Metro Watershed District, illustrate what can happen when local alliances take off.
As part of the partnership, Ramsey County Master Gardeners work to revitalize Battle Creek, which drains a large part of the east Twin Cities metro area. As water rises in the creek, it undercuts the banks and vegetation is lost, causing further erosion and loss of animal habitats.
"Master Gardeners were instrumental in selecting long-rooted plants that would best stabilize the shoreline," says Sage Passi, watershed education specialist.
Master Gardeners also mentor Battle Creek Middle School students, showing them how to drive plants into erosion blankets. The school's science teachers are working with Master Gardeners to create a creek research area where students can compare different approaches to erosion control.
Students from Battle Creek Middle School drive plants into erosion blankets as part of a service-learning project with Ramsey County Master Gardeners.
Protecting rivers, lakes and streams from yard-waste pollution is another priority for Ramsey County. Runoff from lawn chemicals can enter the waters through storm sewers causing fish kills, algae bloom and plant decay.
To help prevent that, Master Gardeners share tips on low-impact lawn care and composting at the county's yard waste and compost sites. The sites draw more than 500,000 people each season. Master Gardener Kathy Smith coordinates the effort.
"It all comes back to proper management of materials and reducing waste," says John Springman, environmental health supervisor with the St. Paul-Ramsey County Department of Public Health. "Master Gardeners extend our capacity to hone in on our environmental goals with the public."
For more information, visit Extension's Master Gardener program or the Extension gardening site.


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[Produced by Just Blaze]
[Intro: Just Blaze]
It's coming
Ladies and gentlemen
This time around the revolution will not be televised
As we proceed to give you what you need
'09, mothafucka! Get live, mothafucka!
Ladies and gentlemen of the court
In the hearing against The State of Hip-Hop Vs. Jay Electronica
I present: Exhibit C
[Verse 1]
When I was sleepin' on the train
Sleepin' on Meserole Ave out in the rain
Without even a single slice of pizza to my name
Too proud to beg for change, mastering the pain
When New York niggas was calling southern rappers lame
But then jacking our slang
I used to get dizzy spells, hear a little ring
The voice of a angel telling me my name
Telling me that one day I'mma be a great mane
Transforming with the Megatron Don, spittin' out flames
Eating wack rappers alive, shittin' out chains
I ain't believe it then; nigga, I was homeless
Fightin', shootin' dice, smokin' weed on the corners
Trying to find the meaning of life in a Corona
'Til the Five Percenters rolled up on a nigga and informed him:
"You either build or destroy. Where you come from?"
- "The Magnolia projects in the 3rd ward slum"
"Hmmm… it's quite amazing that you rhyme how you do
And that you shine like you grew up in a shrine in Peru."
Question 14, Muslim Lesson two: dip diver, civilize a 85er
I make the devil hit his knees and say the "Our Father"
Abracadabra! - You rocking with the true and living
Shout out to Lights Out, Joseph I, Chewy Bivens
Shout out to Baltimore, Baton Rouge, my crew in Richmond
While y'all debated who the truth was like Jews and Christians
I was on Cecil B, Broad Street, Master
North Philly, South Philly, 23rd, Tasker
Six Mile, Seven Mile, Hartwell, Gratiot
Where niggas really would pack a U-haul truck up
Put the high beams on, drive up on the curb at a barbecue and hop out the back like "what's up?!"
Kill a nigga, rob a nigga, take a nigga, bust up
That's why when you talk the tough talk I never feel ya
You sound real good and you play the part well
But the energy you givin' off is so unfamiliar; I don't feel ya
[Interlude - Just Blaze]
We need somethin' realer!
[Verse 2]
Nas hit me up on the phone, said "What you waitin' on?"
Tip hit me up with a tweet, said "What you waitin' on?"
Diddy send a text every hour on the dot sayin':
"When you gon drop that verse? Nigga, you taking long"
So now I'm back spittin' that "he could pass a polygraph"
That Reverend Run rockin' Adidas out on Hollis Ave
That FOI, Marcus Garvey, Niki Tesla
I shock you like an eel, electric feel, Jay Electra
[Interlude 2 - Just Blaze]
Oh my God! Keep going!
[Verse 3]
They call me Jay Electronica – fuck that
Call me Jay ElecHanukkah, Jay ElecYarmulke
Jay ElecRamadaan, Muhammad A'salaamaleikum
RasoulAllah Subhanahu wa ta'ala through your monitor
My Uzi still weighs a ton; check the barometer
I'm hotter than the muthafuckin' sun; check the thermometer
I'm bringing ancient mathematics back to modern man
My mama told me, 'never throw the stone and hide your hand'
I got a lot of family, you got a lot of fans
That's why the people got my back like the Verizon man
I play the back and fade to black, and then devise a plan
Out in London, smokin', vibin' while I ride the tram
Giving out that raw food to lions disguised as lambs
And, by the time they get they seats hot, and deploy all they henchmen to come at me from the treetops
I'm chillin' out at Tweetstock
Building by the millions, my light is brilliant
[Outro - Just Blaze]
I rest my case
'09, Act 3, first chapter of the end
The last chapter of a new beginning
If it's so? The things we doing we not even tryin'
Be better than a lot of y'all records, don't get mad
Morning after, world premier;
Me? For real though – I ain't even gonna say nothing
Matter of fact, I don't even why I'm saying this
Jay, you should get Puff to do this over
We moving out, onto the next record
And um, I'mma let this just ride, ride, ride, ride… haha
Produced by Just Blaze, "Exhibit C" is the sequel to Exhibit A
Jay does the meme "what's going on in my career right now" trope that is really popular with his peers (c.f. Drake's "Over" and J. Cole's "Grown Simba")
In Exhibit C, he seems to be testifying—in both the legal sense (it's a case) and in the Black cultural sense, testifying, telling his life story.
Just from this song's beginning ("When I was sleepin' on trains…") and its ending ("My light is brilliant"), we can see how far Jay has come.
This song is Jay Electronica chronicling his path to greatness. And this song might be essential to his greatness.


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Brevard, N.C. - Back-to-back six-run innings spurred Brevard College to a 14-6 victory over Ohio Valley University Sunday afternoon at Gil Coan Field. In their first season as full-time NCAA Division II members, the Tornados are 3-0.
Shane Galloway (Rosman, N.C.) started and pitched five innings, earning the victory. Galloway (1-0) scattered six hits and allowed two runs, both earned. The left-hander struck out six and did not walk a batter. Kyle Lawrence (West Chester, Pa.) gave up four earned runs in four and a third innings to pick up the loss. The southpaw allowed just two hits but walked four and struck out three.
Jackie Corn (Hendersonville, N.C.) and Stephen Mullis (Charlotte, N.C.) each had only one hit on the day, but both were home runs, the first of the season for each player. Brice Warner (Clover, S.C) was 2-5 with a triple and 3 RBI's, while Matthew Pruitt (Hendersonville, N.C.) was 3-4 with a pair of doubles and 3 RBI's.
Ohio Valley (0-3) got on the scoreboard first, in the second inning. With two outs, Ben Meneley (Tavares, Fla.) blooped a single into left field, scoring Matt Wharton (Hickory, N.C.) to make the score 1-0.
The Fighting Scots doubled the lead in the fifth inning, when Jake Kight (Adamsville, Ohio) smashed a solo home run to put the visitors up by two.
The Tornado offense came alive in the bottom half of the fifth. After Mullis drew a walk to lead off the frame, Corn launched a moon shot over the right-center field wall to tie the game, 2-2. Three batters later, with runners on first and second, Warner tripled to the left-center gap, scoring Kellen Moman (Greenville, S.C.) and Adam Arrowood (Asheville, N.C.) to make the score 4-2. Pruitt added a run by singling Warner home in the next at-bat; later Pruitt would score on a wild pitch from Kight, who had relieved Lawrence earlier in the inning, to make the score 6-2.
Brevard put the game away in the bottom of the sixth. With two on and one out, Warner lined a double off of Kellen Shepherd (Bloomfield, N.Y.), scoring Moman to make the score 7-2. Pruitt followed, scoring Warner and Vance Crook (West Union, S.C.) on a double to make the lead 9-2. The freshman came home on a Josh Miller (Hendersonville, N.C.) single later in the inning, then Mullis capped the scoring barrage with a two-run homer to make the score 12-2.
The Fighting Scots added a run in the seventh. With Jacob White (Elkin, N.C.) pitching, Kight singled home Justin Wharton (Hickory, N.C.) to make the tally 12-3.
Brevard came back with a pair in the bottom of the eighth. Pinch hitter Michael Calhoun (Florence, S.C.) doubled just inside of the third base bag, scoring Mullis and Bryant Smith (Florence, S.C.) to light up the scoreboard at 14-3.
A trio of Ohio Valley runs in the ninth closed the scoring account. Josh Sizemore (Belpre, Ohio) singled with the bases loaded to score Kyle Fleak (Parkersburg, W.V.), and Cory McCune (Athens, Ohio) reached on a fielder's choice, scoring Kyle York (Villa Hills, Ky.). Shepherd finished the scoring with two outs, a single that brought home Justin Wharton to make the score 14-6.
Brevard returns to the diamond Wednesday with a doubleheader against Virginia Intermont. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. Ohio Valley tangles with Chowan in a three-game series, starting on Saturday with a doubleheader.
Score by Innings R H E
Ohio Valley....... 010 010 103 - 6 11 1
Brevard............. 000 066 02X - 14 11 1
W - Galloway (1-0) L - Lawrence (0-1)
HR: OVU - Kight (2) BC - Corn (1), Mullis (1)
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" More is in yourself "
- Hector Bruyndonckx (grandfather)
Damien Bruyndonckx teaches multimedia at IHECS, a Brussels-based school of communication. He is also responsible for SAM, a new distance-learning platform that he helped to create.
He originally trained as an elementary schoolteacher. He began his teaching career in 1998 teaching French, his native language, in two elementary public schools in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In 2001, Damien returned to Belgium, his home country, and started a new career as an IT trainer. Over the years, he obtained ACE and ACI status on four Adobe Products (Dreamweaver, Acrobat, Captivate and ColdFusion).
In 2009, Damien decided to return to teaching, but this time, in an institution of higher education. Today, he plays an important role at IHECS, Institut des Hautes Etudes des Communications Sociales.


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Bliss, Misra named to Mines Board of Trustees
GOLDEN, Colo., Nov. 11, 2009 – Stewart A. Bliss and Mohan S. Misra were appointed by Gov. Bill Ritter to the governing board of Colorado School of Mines with terms running Jan. 1, 2010, through Dec. 31, 2013.
Bliss, of Denver, is a senior consultant with a broad range of expertise in the areas of business, governmental affairs and mergers and acquisitions, with specific emphasis on energy, technology, energy and industrial distribution corporations. He presently offices with Faegre & Benson LLP in Denver. For the previous six years, he was affiliated with Green Manning & Bunch, a private investment banking firm, and from 1990 to 1999 he was with the law firm of Parcel, Mauro, Hultin & Spaanstra, P.C.
Bliss serves on the board of directors and as chairman of the audit committee of Spectra Energy Partners, a NYSE-listed natural gas distribution company. He also currently serves as a commissioner on the Colorado Judicial Discipline Commission and as a member of the board for CHC/CJC Building, the entity for facilitating the financing and construction of the Colorado History Center and the Ralph L. Carr Justice Complex. He is a past president of the board of governors of the Colorado State University system and served on the Colorado State University Research Foundation. From 1987 to 1993, Bliss served as chief of staff to former Colorado Governor Roy Romer. In that position, he administered a state government with 17 state agencies.
He has served on the boards of KN Energy, Sunsource, Inc., MACTEC, the United Banks of Colorado, Colorado Springs National Bank, the Colorado Springs Symphony and the Greater Denver Corporation. Bliss was chairman of the Salazar for Senate organization in 2004, and for the Salazar for Attorney General organization from 1998 to 2004.
Misra, of Golden, is the founder and chief executive officer of ITN Energy Systems (ITN), a premier research and product development organization involved in identifying, developing, and commercializing emerging thin film and nano technologies. He is also the founder, chairman and chief strategy officer of Ascent Solar Technologies (AST), a state-of-the-art, roll to roll manufacturer of lightweight, flexible and monolithically integrated thin film solar panels.
Before founding ITN, Misra spent approximately 20 years with Martin Marietta in the areas of material research, development and manufacturing as the manager in the research and technology division. He also served as the corporate strategic technologist for the advanced materials. Misra was instrumental in the development of several enabling technologies for aerospace applications including thin-film photovoltaic, advanced composites and lightweight structures.
At Martin Marietta, he was the recipient of the Jefferson Cup, the corporation's highest award for outstanding technical achievements, in 1984 and 1987; and Inventor of the Year Award in 1982. He was awarded the American Foundrymen's Society Gold Award in 1980. Misra received his BS, MS and PhD degrees in Metallurgical Engineering from Banaras Hindu University in India, University of Washington and Colorado School of Mines, respectively.
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In his commencement address to the 2005 graduating class at Kenyon college, David Foster Wallace pointed out to students that the most "obvious, important realities" are the most difficult to talk about. They're the ones in which and by which we live our daily lives. They are the rituals, traditions, pleasantries, and belief systems without which the world as we know it would crumble. Wallace likens the difficulty we face talking about these realities to fish having a conversation about being wet.
Conversations about reality are difficult not because we are out of touch with it, but because we are immersed in it. For example, Wallace says that our "self-centered" interpretation of the world is a reality no one remembers to think about:
…there is no experience you have had that you are not the absolute center of. The world as you experience it is there in front of YOU or behind YOU, to the left or right of YOU, on YOUR TV or YOUR monitor.
Constructive conversations about the realities we've forgotten often require a good story. Stories, like reality, are immersive, but they immerse us in a different reality with different rules and different modes of living. Then, like a mirror, they become a way for us to compare and see the things in our own lives that go unnoticed.
Most Recently, I've discovered Shirley Jackson, who, in her short story "The Possibility of Evil," explores the evils perpetuated by our sense of pleasantness—a reality by which we live but no longer examine.
To my shame, I didn't know anything about Shirley Jackson until I taught her short story to a class of twenty-seven high school sophomores. My first read did not garner much enthusiasm from me because I didn't "get it." It seemed too obvious. Miss Strangeworth of Pleasant Street is both strange and pleasant with a weird obsession: scouring her town of possible evil. No secret illicit teenage romance will go unnoticed, or a new mother's secret worry that her child might be retarded. Without hesitation, Miss Strangeworth sends anonymous handwritten letters to the ignorant related parties warning them of the danger just under their noses. Jackson, however, does not settle for the obvious analogies and ironies.
Throughout the story, Jackson forces the reader to keep asking the question, "what makes Miss Strangeworth strange?" If nothing else, Miss Strangeworth is a jumble of contradictions. She both takes pleasure in the letters she sends, but never wants her name to be associated with their purported suspicion. Miss Strangeworth also believes that cleanliness is next to godliness and that "a clean heart is a scoured heart," but she herself is a soft, dainty, and fragile old lady who could never withstand her own scouring. The recurring contradictions are strange, yes, but not unheard of.
Instead, it's the pleasantness of Strangeworth that makes her strange. I asked my students at the beginning of class whether they thought Miss Strangeworth is evil, and I received a resounding "NO!" Their argument was that despite the evil incurred by her letters (insulting children, sabotaging marriages, and frightening people of physicians), Strangeworth has good intentions–she wants the town to be clean of evil. But herein lies the problem: the evil caused by Miss Strangeworth's letters are not ameliorated by her good intentions. By the end of the story, Miss Strangeworth's activities are discovered and she receives a fitting punishment.
Jackson's insight into the nature of evil can be difficult to stomach because it pokes through the facade we all like to maintain: pleasantness and good intentions. In fact, I don't think Miss Strangeworth is aware of her own evil. Her obsession with her own pleasant way of life has become a blind spot for her as much as it was to my students and me.
In her writing, Jackson is pointing her finger at an obvious, important reality and saying, "See this? It's causing evil." So, as one of my students rightly pointed out, if we conclude that Miss Strangeworth is the evil character in the story, then we will have to extend the same judgment to ourselves. With phrases like, "It's the thought that counts," we excuse people of misdeeds because we think their intentions are good. Shirley Jackson, on the other hand, suggests that this kind of behavior is a license for evil to run rampant.
After 3 hours of discussion, I left my students with this question: how has our own pleasantness and obsession with appearances blinded us to the evil in our own lives?
It's the kind of question that can always be asked anew; because we are so soaked in reality, new areas for questioning will always arise. Historically, most of the important social changes occurred when people noticed societal constructs that had gone unexamined. Changes in racial and gender equality are two of the most recent and easiest examples to point to. These changes, however, were (and still are) turbulent because nobody likes to question the things that make life pleasant.
Jackson's stories are shocking not just because they often end unexpectedly and sometimes brutally, but because they make us see the reality that soaks us. We are not innocent of the reality we've forgotten to think about, and Jackson is all too aware of the implications of the ways evil can thrive when we leave it unattended. For further evidence of her awareness, you only need to read her most (in)famous story "The Lottery."
The process of becoming aware of reality is painful and shocking. When we realize that the pleasant lives we lead are implicated in evil, we must change. Until we realize it, however, we must practice self-reflection—we must read stories and ask questions. "The trick," as Wallace points out, "is keeping the truth up front in daily consciousness." Shirley Jackson helps us through this process; she awakens our awareness of reality by constantly repeating to us, like Wallace, "This is water. This is water."


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CLAREMONT - City officials are expected to finally meet with Golden State Water Co. representatives after months of failing to get together.
The two sides, which have been feuding for months over water rates in the city, have not finalized a date or a location for the meeting.
But when they do get together, Claremont officials offer to buy the company's local assets will likely be a topic of discussion.
"We're still trying to work out the logistics at this point," Golden State spokesman Peter DeMarco said.
Golden State and Claremont officials were expected to meet during the week of Jan. 21, but that gathering never materialized.
The two sides have not been able to gather since their public quarreling started because of an assortment of scheduling conflicts.
City officials have been at odds with the San Dimas-based company since it asked the state Public Utilities Commission to approve a rate increase for Claremont customers of more than 24 percent for 2013 and additional increases in 2014 and 2015.
A proposed settlement resulted in the city's 11,000 customers and ratepayers receiving a 15.1 percent rate hike in 2013, 2 percent more in 2014 and 1.8 percent in 2015. The commission's board still has to approve the increase. A date for that vote has not been finalized.
Claremont officials last year made an offer of more than $54 million to purchase Golden State's assets in the city, but it was denied by the company.
Golden State officials sent a letter to Claremont's attorney on Dec. 20 stating the company was unwilling to sell the assets, but " ... Golden State is happy to meet with Claremont officials to discuss ways in which it can forge a partnership with the city to better serve residents."
Golden State, just a few days earlier, had released a feasibility study that said the water company's local assets are worth as much as $204 million.
Claremont has recently hinted at using eminent domain to get Golden State Water's assets in the city.
While many in Claremont support the efforts by council members to purchase the assets, they do not include Stop the Claremont Water Grab, a program of The California Alliance to Protect Private Property Rights.
Alliance member Marko Mlikotin said he hopes the meeting will help residents understand the cost associated with acquiring the water company.
"How much will it cost and if local residents will benefit with lower water rates or not?" Mlikotin said.
The group recently sent a mailer to Claremont residents suggesting that the use of eminent domain will increase their water bills.
"The purpose of the taking is to reduce water rates," Mlikotin said. "But its proponents aren't saying that. What is the purpose of taking it if it doesn't lead to lower rates?"
Councilman Sam Pedroza has said rates would not immediately fall after a sale, but "they may eventually, once initial costs are paid down."
Groups that support the takeover, such as The Claremonters Against Outrageous Water Rates, said all they want is a fair and reasonable price for water.
"Look at our surrounding cities and see they are paying half, or even less, for their water," Hal Hargrave and Randy Scott said in a Jan. 29 letter sent to the Daily Bulletin.
"On average, our water rates have increased 11 percent per year for the last seven years. Who is looking out for the Claremont ratepayer?"
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Have you tried wireshark?
Also see iptables: man iptables
iptables is the tool for firewalls in Linux...Read iptables, I've read it and it might help you...
I am trying to edit a specific packet, as it passes through Backtrack. Ive been scouring the forums and other places for a week, and have seen similar questions, but nothing so far has helped, or was never answered enough to help.
I would like to use Ettercap, and write a filter to use, but IP forwarding conflicts break that option. And if I try to run etter in unoffensive mode, the connection stays up, but i cant inject/edit data.
Im looking for some help please.
Is there anything that can use filters or rules to edit packets, besides ettercap? Anything where I could search for specific data, and then change that data in the packet when its found?
I have also tried to do this through ARP with a different setup and got unreliable results.
Once, I sent out this packet and seen it, most off the time I never see it come through. I made a filter, and tried over and over to get it to fire off, but it never did. And im sure its not the filter, it just never seen the data it was looking for. Ive also made other filters, just simple things. It doesnt even see a filter thats just looking for source address 192.168.1.20 (the device) and shoot a message when it happens. Also, I used a simple filter to spoof images, and it hit on one image, on one site, one time.
And so i wish to do this on a solid/routed connection. I see all data fine, every time, no fails, but dont know how to edit that data. I really wish i could use ettercap filters, but with ARP wireshark says "unseen segment" and doesnt show even half the packets, that i know are going through.
I seen a post about someone asking this, and then answered themselves, saying that they used something to send some data to a different port, where some program would edit it and send it out.
I will keep trying, and keep looking. If anyone can help me, I would appreciate it very much.
Have you tried wireshark?
Also see iptables: man iptables
iptables is the tool for firewalls in Linux...Read iptables, I've read it and it might help you...
Yes, thanks. Ive started playing with iptables and things. im trying to do it with netsed. i got tcp traffic forwarded to a port for netsed, but when traffic flows, netsed goes crazy. It says it forwarded the packets untouched, but it just keeps saying that, and the only thing that changes from message to message is it now on the next port.
the steps i take are
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -j MASQUERADE
ifconfig eth1 192.168.0.1/24
and everything is fine. then
iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -s 192.168.0.20 -p tcp -j REDIRECT --to 10101
netsed tcp 10101 0 0 s/search/replace
and then i reconnect to get the forwarding working, and netsed goes nutz.
in this post here, he says he got it working, with a bridge, ebtables, and iptables.
Im trying to do things with ports that change everytime i connect, except for the remote server. it uses the same port, but the ip changes between a few.
ill keep at it. Thanks
Would you please post your setup (ethernet cards and networks)?


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Activities of the network
CEPEJ : 3rd plenary meeting of the Network of Pilot courts
Catania (Italy), 24 October 2008
The 3rd plenary meeting of the pilot courts
was held on 24 October
in Catania (Italy) on the the following theme:
"How to
contribute in setting up a quicker justice and a justice
of quality?".
On this occasion, a network of pilot courts of 2nd authority
was also set up and will hold its 1st meeting on 25 October.
After the meeting on 24th October 2008, the European Commission and the Council of Europe awarded the prize "Crystal Scales of Justice".
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Moving towards an Observatory of Judicial Timeframes in
Europe by Marco Fabri
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Forever Missing My Angel
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Mommy's Boy
December 12, 2012
Team Green! It's a BOY!!
42 weeks later --Baby is Here! Born Fathers Day at 2:13am, 8lbs, 5oz.
The day you deliver, outside will be foggy. Your baby will arrive in the early evening. After a labor lasting approximately 48 hours, your child, a boy, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 8 pounds, 12 ounces, and will be 19,19-1/2 inches long. This child will have light blue eyes and curly black hair.
Caiden Felix Ross, Due 23rd June <3
Tessica, wife to Jamie for 9 years, mama to Malachi (almost 9), Samuel (6 in heaven), Jonah (5) and Asher (almost 3) & 2 angel babies.


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Missing Voices: I'm queer but my prof's not here! Forum on the lack of LGBTQ faculty presence
When Thursday November 29, 2012 @ 8:00 PM (1700 days ago)
Where Common Grounds Coffee House
Duration 1 hour 30 minutes
At EMU we have been open and accepting of students of minority sexual identities, but continue to not welcome openly LGBTQ faculty. These faculty could bring important voices, insights, and experiences to our learning and faith community – but our school continues to practice exclusion. We do this at the risk of alienating people who are valuable, both students and professors, all siblings in Christ. What does this mean for our campus? What does this mean for our identity as a body of people seeking to work for justice and against oppression? What values do we claim surrounding inclusivity and love, but fail to practice in our institutional life?
Join Safe Space and friends for a discussion on how we see this affecting the community, to share you voice, and engage respectfully with each other. Looking forward to seeing you there!
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My association with NatureServe dates to the founding of the organization at which time I was the natural resources program manager for the Department of the Air Force. In that capacity I was responsible for ensuring compliance with environmental laws and sound natural resources stewardship was practiced on Air Force lands. The nearly nine million acres of Air Force land is distributed throughout the country and is typically characterized by high biological diversity and other important environmental values. Ensuring sound stewardship of the Air Force lands was imperative for the accomplishment of the Air Force's primary mission of military testing and training. Although the Air Force, as well as the other military services, maintain professional staffs to manage the natural resources on individual installations, those individuals often required assistance in dealing with specific issues involving critical species management. For that reason the Department of Defense established a partnership with NatureServe to assist in the management of its critical species management programs as well as other efforts for the general conservation and enhancement of biological diversity. Over the years that partnership has yielded spectacular results and directly enabled the military services to effectively manage their natural resources programs. NatureServe has felicitated access to Natural Heritage databases and other resources to help military natural resources managers make assessments of the status of individual species on their lands. Additionally, they have provided resources to assist military planners in reducing the impact of future military operations on sensitive species and they have provided educational resources to help inform military natural resources managers of current issues and strategies for enhancing biological diversity on military lands.
Since my retirement from the Air Force, I continue to use NatureServe programs and resources. For example, as an active member of the Arizona Native Plant Society, I and others in our organization working on the protection of Arizona's native flora have found NatureServe's Explorer website to be an invaluable source for information on the status of the sensitive plants and ecosystems we are attempting to protect.
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Halle Berry comes out swinging against paparazzi for terrorizing her daughter
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The 46-year-old pregnant actress appeared at the California State Capitol in Sacramento on Tuesday to testify for a bill that would restrict paparazzi from photographing the children of celebrities and other public figures.
The Academy Award winner, who has had so much trouble with pesky paps that she wanted to move to Europe, got personal during her testimony, sharing stories about how her 5-year-old daughter, Nahla, has become terrified of "the men" and fear they may even kill her.
"My daughter doesn't want to go to school because she knows 'the men' are watching for her," Berry, who said she was speaking on behalf of her young daughter and the baby boy she will soon add to her family, said, according to theWashington Post. "They jump out of the bushes and from behind cars and who knows where else, besieging these children just to get a photo."
Berry recalled a comment Nahla made to her, saying, "'They don't do this to other little kids. Why can't you do something mommy?' I have to look at my 5-year-old and say because I have no rights to do anything."
"The Call" star also talked about the April incident when she and her fiancé, Olivier Martinez, touched down in Los Angeles after a family getaway in Hawaii and were cornered by what she estimated to be 50 photographers. The French actor appeared to lunge at one of the shutterbugs for getting too close, and Berry exploded on them, screaming, "Get away! There's a child! Jesus! What's wrong with you people?"
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Bruce Meuller Jr., 32, of Diamond Bar died at the scene at 2 p.m. Monday on the southbound 15 at the Mojave River Bridge, San Bernardino County coroner's officials said.
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In his first 12 minutes on the floor Monday night, Jazz forward Marvin Williams scored 12 points and launched his team toward a comfortable victory.
Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin clearly deserves praise for another brilliant substitution.
Well, some credit must go to the officiating crew that sent Derrick Favors to the bench with his second foul exactly 60 seconds into the Jazz's 102-91 defeat of Houston at EnergySolutions Arena.
You think somebody might be trying to tell Corbin something about his Big Lineup?
Otherwise, the Jazz looked just fine.
So they're 12 games into this season, standing 6-6 and tied for seventh place in the Western Conference, basically right on schedule considering their road-heavy November.
As opposed to being in a hurry to figure everything out, Corbin is finding comfort in the calendar.
At this time last year, the NBA lockout was still being enforced. So what's the harm of a little experimentation?
"It's early," Corbin said. "We get a chance to look at some different things. … We'd like to get it set as soon as we can, but it's such a long season [with] so many different obstacles."
In other words, check back later when more information becomes available.
Here's what I do know about these guys: They may be predictably average, but they're not boring. They're unbeatable (4-0) at home and horrible (2-6) on the road, yet those records only begin to tell their story.
The Jazz already forced a huge coaching change by beating the Los Angeles Lakers in Mike Brown's last game, they needed three overtimes and 140 points to beat Toronto and they had to recover from a 15-2 deficit Saturday in Washington to keep the Wizards winless.
The personnel situation keeps evolving. The Big Lineup, with Favors replacing Williams and joining Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap, has worked well just not when Corbin tried it to begin these last two games. Asked if he laughed when Favors picked up those two fouls, Corbin rolled his eyes and almost agreed with such characterization. "You try it, and then you're right back … because of the fouls," he said.
Describing himself as "not completely sold" on the approach, Corbin said, "It may be something we have to go to during the course of a game, more so than starting out that way."
In other developments, Corbin buried DeMarre Carroll and then rediscovered him. Enes Kanter's improvement got stuck somewhere between the preseason schedule and the real games, although he made progress Monday.
Gordon Hayward is playing better now that he's coming off the bench and being needed to score which Corbin would have known, if he'd ever asked Hayward's high school tennis coach in Indiana (Hayward innately responds to his level of responsibility, such as playing singles).
The greatest sign of hope is guard Randy Foye's 3-point shooting, addressing the Jazz's ongoing problem in the absence of Kyle Korver and Mehmet Okur. Foye increased his season percentage to .442 with a 4-of-7 night, spreading the defense to the delight of the inside players.
"Most definitely," Jefferson said, "it makes my life a little easier."
Having returned from a four-game trip, nobody played more than 27 minutes for the Jazz, and now they're off until Friday.
The schedule is so demanding, with 12 of their first 18 games on the road, that merely remaining around .500 for a while will be an achievement.
They'll get better, eventually. For now, this Jazz season remains a nightly adventure, subject to varying forces at work including some unintentionally helpful officiating, in Monday's case.
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Now that summer is in full swing many of you are experiencing sticker shock as you open those water bills. There are some ways to save some water and save some money without emptying your pool or turning your yard into a barren wasteland.
City Property Management oversees nearly 300 homeowners associations in Arizona and understands that most homeowners have the desire to save water, save some green, and plant something green.
Think before you plant. If you are landscaping or re-landscaping your property remember you live in the desert, but that doesn't mean you have to limit yourself to cactus and rocks.
A Mexican Blue Palm makes more sense than a Queen Palm. An Acacia tree uses much less water than an orange tree. A Brittle Bush produces leaves all year long and uses much less water than a typical juniper.
If your landscaping is in place with plants that require moderate or heavy watering, there are still some ways to save water.
* Make sure your sprinklers are adjusted so you are watering the lawn and not the sidewalk
* Water in the morning or in the evening when temperatures are cooler to reduce evaporation
* Split lawn watering times if you have excessive runoff
* Use mulch around trees and shrubs to help your plants retain moisture
* Direct water from rain gutters and air conditioners to water loving plants
* Regularly check for leaks on automatic drip systems
* Consider a pool cover in the summer to reduce evaporation
* When backwashing your pool, use the excess water on landscaping
"Where possible, we encourage the use of low water trees, shrubs and grasses in the associations we manage," said Brian Lincks, President of City Property Management. "But that doesn't mean these associations have to sacrifice aesthetics. There are countless green plants that flourish in our desert. There are also countless ways to save water and save a few dollars in the process."


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Natural Gas and Our Energy Future
We just added a brief on natural gas to its Climate TechBook that helps to explain why natural gas is unique among fossil fuels. Natural gas is both a contributor to climate change (natural gas combustion accounts for about 16 percent of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions) and an option for reducing emissions since natural gas is less carbon-intensive than coal and petroleum. The United States could actually reduce total greenhouse gas emissions by burning more natural gas if it's displacing other fossil fuel use (this is particularly the case for fuel switching from coal to gas in power generation).
Like coal, but unlike petroleum, natural gas is primarily a domestic energy resource, with net imports of natural gas constituting only about 13 percent of U.S. consumption and about 90 percent of imports coming from North America. Unlike coal (93 percent consumed for electricity generation) and petroleum (more than two thirds used for transportation), natural gas consumption is more evenly split across the electric power, industrial, residential, and commercial sectors.
The past few years have seen a "revolution" in the outlook for natural gas supply. Until recently, experts thought that the United States would become increasingly dependent on expensive imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from overseas, but the recent boom in domestic "unconventional" gas production (driven by shale gas) and the dramatically increased estimate of U.S. gas reserves have led to projections of increasing domestic natural gas production and declining imports.
Natural gas is receiving a lot of attention in the discussion about U.S. climate and energy policy. The gas industry is pressing for favorable treatment in possible climate and energy legislation, with a specific set of policy priorities recently put forth by a major industry lobby group.
While some tout natural gas as a "bridge fuel" to a low-carbon future others fear that a "dash for gas" (i.e., fuel switching by electric power generators) could increase demand for and the price of natural gas, thus negatively impacting manufacturers that rely on natural gas for energy and as a feedstock.
Recent analysis by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) of the climate and energy bill passed by the House in June 2009, illustrates how the projected role of natural gas in reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions depends in large part on the use of offsets under cap and trade and the relative cost and commercial availability of low-carbon technologies (e.g., wind, solar, carbon capture and storage, and nuclear power). When low-carbon technology deployment and offsets are constrained, EIA finds a much heavier reliance on natural gas for electricity generation under cap and trade, but the new outlook on U.S. natural gas supply means that even this pessimistic scenario does not lead to major increases in projected natural gas prices.
A new modeling analysis from Resources for the Future (RFF) sought to quantify the implications of the dramatically expanded U.S. natural gas supply. RFF researchers found that without new energy and climate policy, more abundant and less expensive natural gas could actually mean slightly higher U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2030 than would otherwise be the case (as cheaper natural gas competes with non-emitting energy sources and increases total energy consumption).
This last point brings us back to the overarching importance of implementing a policy that puts a price on carbon, as a greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program would do. Putting a price on carbon would harness market forces to drive the deployment of a portfolio of low- and lower-carbon technologies and fuels, including increased natural gas use to the extent it can cost-effectively reduce emissions.
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Arnold School of Public Health researcher gets $3.7-million grant to study sleep loss
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Most of us spend about one-third of our lives sleeping, but as we age, we sleep less and appear to need less shut-eye.
A University of South Carolina researcher is beginning a national study to see just how much, or little, sleep people between the ages of 60 and 80 really need to remain physically and mentally healthy. With a $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Shawn
Youngstedt, an exercise science professor in the Arnold School of Public Health, is collaborating with researchers at UCLA, State University of New York Downstate and the University of Arizona to study the effects of spending one hour less in bed. Specifically, the researchers will measure inflammation, sleepiness, body weight, mood, blood glucose regulation, quality of life, incidence of acute and chronic illness, and frequency of automobile accidents.
"The amount of sleep older people need is an ongoing topic for debate," Youngstedt said. "Some scientists believe that older adults are particularly vulnerable to the negative effects of sleep loss. Other scientists argue that many older adults spend too much time in bed and that moderate reduction of time in bed could improve sleep quality and promote health and longevity, particularly for 'long' sleepers."
Youngstedt and his team will study 200 individuals for five years. Half of the participants will be drawn from a group that sleeps eight to nine hours, and the other half will comprise individuals who typically get six to 7¼ hours of sleep each night.
In contrast, most sleep restriction data are gathered from studies of people who suffer from extreme sleep deprivation, typically 24 to 72 hours. "We want to look at what far more people experience, and that is moderate sleep loss," Youngstedt said.
Participants will fill out daily questionnaires and undergo extensive monitoring by a medical team. Anthropologists will interview the longer sleepers to try to determine why some people sleep longer than others.
Youngstedt's previous research has shown that people typically don't experience negative side effects from moderate sleep loss.
"There is tremendous publicity about our being a sleep-deprived society and that sleep loss explains so many ills, such as obesity and diabetes, Youngstedt said. "We think that this notion is grossly exaggerated. Spending too much time in bed leads to fragmented sleep. We think less time in bed, or restricted sleep might actually lead to better sleep."
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Inheritance diagram for CS::Geometry::TextureMapper:
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|Map (const csVector3 &point, const csVector3 &normal, size_t idx)=0
|Map a 3D coordinate and a triangle plane to 2D UV space.
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Class for controlling texture mapping on the generated meshes.
Implement this class and pass it to one of the csPrimitives functions to create a mesh with specific texture mapping requirements.
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Member Function Documentation
|virtual csVector2 CS::Geometry::TextureMapper::Map
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|const csVector3 &
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Map a 3D coordinate and a triangle plane to 2D UV space.
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point is the point in 3D space. normal is the normal of the point that we're mapping. idx is the index in the model.
- Returns:
- the resulting uv mapping.
Implemented in CS::Geometry::TableTextureMapper, and CS::Geometry::DensityTextureMapper.
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The Map Collection at the University at Buffalo is the largest in Western New York. It contains over 450,000 maps, 6,000 aerial photos, and more than 500 atlases covering all regions of the world, with emphasis on Buffalo and Erie County, New York State, the United States, Canada, and the University at Buffalo campuses.
Location: The University at Buffalo Map Collection is located in the Basement level of Lockwood Library.
Hours: Open the same hours as Lockwood Library (see building hours).
Map Librarian: The Map Librarian David J. Bertuca can be contacted directly at 716-645-1332 or send email. Reference assistance - including online searching, cartographic interpretation, and information regarding the purchase of maps - is available.
Borrowing: Maps in the Map Collection (except for those in Map Reference & Atlas Collections) may be borrowed by UB students, faculty and staff and by those with other borrowing privileges.
Scanning: Color scans of maps can be made in the library using the free, public scanner located near the circulation desk on the 2nd floor; please note that this scanner can make 8.5 x 14 inch scans. To make color photocopies, items must be checked out and taken to a copy shop, such as Great Lakes Graphics & Printing in the UB Commons, Suite 105, 716-636-8440.
Arrangement: Most of the maps in the collection have been cataloged and are included in the UB Libraries Catalog. The Map Collection is arranged using several methods. Maps are arranged by: (1) title (alphabetical); (2) by Library of Congress call number; or (3) by U.S. Government SuDocs number for government-issued maps. Using the catalog will assist you in determining which system to use for a particular map/atlas.
Support This Collection: We encourage donations of maps, aerial photos, atlases, and other cartographic materials of any type, including travel maps in brochures, road maps (historic or new), custom-produced maps, and GIS files or data sets from research or classes; contact the Map Librarian, David J. Bertuca.


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Photos – Citi Field TourNovember 7, 2010
I recently went on a tour of Citi Field. The tour consists of a visit to the Mets Clubhouse, Field/Dugout, Press Box, Sterling Suite Level, Empire Suite Level, the Mets Hall of Fame and more. The tour is about an hour long and cost $10 for adults, $7 for kids under 12 and $7 for seniors (60+).
I thought the tour was pretty nice and the Mets staff members do a good job of explaining things throughout. There are a few ground rules that must be followed:
If interested in taking a tour, go here for more info. I've segmented the pics below into different galleries based on the areas of the ballpark we visited. Click on an image to get a larger/popup view. I'm trying out a new photo tool plugin so if you have any issues viewing the images, let me know.
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Great pictures. I like how you broke them into little sections. I hope to catch a tour sooner than later.
Thanks Julie. So many pics I took I figured it made sense to organize them so everyone knows what part of the park they are looking at
Nice Pics! No tour of the Shake Shack? That's my favorite part of the park.
You know I've yet to visit the Shake Shack. I refuse to wait on that long line LOL.
Why are parts of the fiels covered in sand?
Not 100% sure. Something to do with the maintenance of the field and putting down new grass along those areas I believe.
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