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Report: North Dakota University System Performing Very Well
Posted on 4/5/2012
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Phone: 701.328.2962
BISMARCK, N.D. - The North Dakota University System performs very well when compared to other states and national standards, according to an accountability review established by the Legislature, State Board of Higher Education and Roundtable on Higher Education.
"The North Dakota University System is deeply committed to meeting - and exceeding - the expectations of the people and state of North Dakota," said Bill Goetz, NDUS chancellor.
The 2011 Accountability Measures Report reflects the system's responsiveness to state needs and addresses five important cornerstones - economic development, educational excellence, flexibility and responsiveness, accessibility, and funding-rewards.
"The University System has made remarkable progress since accountability measures reporting began in 2001, and we will continue on this path of service to our state," said Grant Shaft, SBHE president.
Report highlights include:
66.7 percent of graduates are retained (employed, enrolled or both) in North Dakota and 63.1 percent are employed in North Dakota one year after graduation.
Businesses reported a 99.5 percent workforce training satisfaction level for 2011.
NDUS college-university students meet or exceed the national average on most nationally recognized exams, and 85 percent of NDUS two-year students and 88 percent of NDUS 4-year students rate their overall experience as good or excellent.
The NDUS served 16,416 students in Fall 2011 who enrolled in courses for credit through non-traditional delivery methods. These students made up 34 percent of the system-wide total headcount enrollment.
The Fall 2011 NDUS part-time and full-time degree-credit headcount enrollment was a record-high 48,833.
North Dakota's four-year universities, on average, rank seventh-lowest in the nation in average cost to students.
The NDUS vision is to lead the nation in educational attainment through access, innovation and excellence. The mission is to enhance the quality of life of those served and the economic and social vitality of North Dakota through the discovery, sharing and application of knowledge.
Core values include high integrity; open, honest, forthright and mutually respectful in discussions and actions; trustworthiness; accountability; a cooperative and valued partnership with other state agencies and entities; being responsible stewards of the state investment in the University System; supporting and embracing diversity.
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Digital Pool Heaters ~ my pool heater won't come on!
by John Galcius, September 28, 2009
Digital and electronic pool heaters have come a long way in the past few years. Self diagnostics and digital read outs have made life simple for repair technicians all over. Low flow? The heater tells you. Heater too hot? The heater tells you. Pool too hot? The heater tells you. Filter dirty? The heater tells you. Not much to troubleshoot, but what about the things the heater can't tell you. Here are some frequently asked questions about digital pool heaters that are NOT in the book.
1) My Heater is leaking water.
If the pool or spa heater is leaking, then it can be from several places. Or it could not be leaking at all, just condensation. If the pool water is cold, and the heater has just been fired up, then the heater may emit "heater rain". Heater rain is condensation that drips water down on the burner tray from the heat exchanger. Lots of sizzling, and noise, but rarely enough moisture to leak water out from the bottom of the heater like a leak in the system would. Now, if there is water pouring, or leaking from the heat exchanger, then the internal components are failing, and you need immediate repairs. The most common cause of a leaking pool heater is the heat exchanger. Most heat exchangers are made of copper, and copper is soft, and susceptible to poor water conditions. Low pH, improperly plumbed chlorinator or excessive salt can all reduce the life of a heat exchanger. If the heat exchanger is OK, Then it could be the headers, or header gaskets. Whatever the cause, the heater will need to be disassembled in order to properly diagnose and find the problem.
2) My heater has no power
If it looks like the heater has no power, then you need to confirm that. Is there anything on the display panel? Do the indicator lights come on? If the answer is no, then you need to check the voltage. Regular voltage of 120 or 240 volts is delivered to the heater and wired to the heater transformer that reduces (or transforms) the current to 25 volts. This electricity is sent to an electronic switching device called the IID (intermittent ignition device), sometimes called the ignition control. This acts as a pathway or distributer to and from the control circuit. From here the current flows through the safety and control circuit. The transformer is the key here. Check the line voltage going into the transformer. It needs to be either 120V or 240V, depending on how it was originally wired. You will need a multi or voltage meter to check the voltage accurately. Then, if you have the voltage going to the transformer, and no voltage leaving the transformer, then it's probably the transformer that needs replacing. If there is no voltage going to the transformer, then check the breakers, the pump switch or the heater power supply. If you have power to the transformer, and power leaving the transformer, and still no lights or display, then check the IID, or control module.
3) Heater has power, but no ignition
This can mean several things. The most common cause if flow. A dirty basket, or clogged or dirty filter. A pool heater is an "open boiler" system, meaning the heater is cooled by the water flowing through the heater. All pool heaters have a pressure switch or flow switch the measurers the flow rate of water pumped into the heater. If there is not enough water flowing through the heater, it will not operate, a bit of self-preservation on your heaters part. If the filter and baskets are clean, and water flow and filter pressure are normal, then the problem usually is in the safety or control circuit. Some heaters have a bypass assembly, where some of the water can be bypassed by means of a valve in between the filter and heater. If open too much, this valve can direct most of the water around the heater, causing the pressure switch to open and prevent heater firing. Bypass valves should be set with a use of a Pete's Plug thermometer, to create optimum temperature rise.
4) My pool Heater is making noise
Sometimes, a pool heater will make noise. Heater noise can be caused by several different things. Usually attributed to flow, meaning if the heater is not getting enough water, the water can get hot and begin to boil, causing a banging sound. Sometimes, that sound is loud. Knocking, banging so loud, you can hear it across the yard. Most heaters have an internal by-pass that regulates the flow of the pool water to the heat exchanger. If that by-pass fails, then not enough water will flow through the heat exchanger, and the water will get hot and begin to boil within the heat exchanger. That makes noise. Another cause can be a calcium or lime build up in the exchanger. If there is a water chemistry problem, then calcium will build up inside the exchanger. The buildup can be so much, that it will close off the tubes of the heat exchanger with calcium deposits. If that is the case, the tubes can be cleaned with a wire brush and a drill.
Diagnostic Codes For Laars Pool Heaters
(pressure switch)
1. Pump is not running.
2. Low pump pressure.
3. Device connected at "Fireman Switch" terminal block is open.
4. Pressure switch fault.
(hi-limit switch)
1. Water temperature in heater exceeds the internal limit.
2. Limit switch fault. 2. Identify and correct loose connections or replace switches.
(extra switch 1)
1. Flue gas vent switch tripped.
2. Fusible link fault
(air flow switch)
1. Broken, split, pinched ordisconnected fan/switch tubing.
2. Fan not operating.
3. Fan running slow or premature fan failure.
4. Air flow restricted at intake or discharge.
(automatic gas shut-down)
1. Oscillating pump pressure.
2. Low gas supply pressure.
- Identify and repair incorrect supply pipe size or pipe line blockage.
- Identify and repair incorrect supply pipe size or pipe line blockage.
3. No flame at burners.
- Identify and correct loose wiring connections, or problems with igniter, flame sensor , gas valve, or ignition control.
~ Refer to qualified service personnel.
(temperature sensor)
1. Faulty wiring or connection
2. Failed Sensor
Diagnostic Codes For Raypak Pool Heaters
CFH Call for heat
CLK Time clock
EOL End of line test (Factory Use Only)
LON Low NOx Unit
OFF Off mode
PRO Propane gas configured
REM Remote control activated
SPK Spark
BD1 Board failure
EEP Microprocessor error
FAN Blower pressure failure
FFL Flame sensing when pilot and gas valves are closed
GVC Gas valve closed
GVO Gas valve open
HL1 High limit switch #1 open
HL2 High limit switch #2 open
IGN Ignition failure
ILO Ignition lockout - Propane units only
PRS Water pressure switch open
ROL Heat roll-out safety switch open
SNS Sensor failure, Water temp. below 36°F or above 110°F
VNT Vent switch open

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MILAN, Italy, April 29 (UPI) -- Italy's need for an international loan remains uncertain, a senior credit analyst at Moody's Investors Service said, but its borrowing costs dropped Monday.
"We cannot yet rule out Italy will end up asking for help from the European Central Bank and the European Stability Mechanism," Dietmar Hornungs said.
The New York Times reported the Italian government's borrowing costs for 10- and five-year bonds fell to under 4 percent and 3 percent, respectively, on strong demand at a bond auction.
The Italian government sold $3.9 billion 10-year bonds, which lowered the yield to 3.94 percent, down from 4.66 percent a month ago.
Interest rates for five-year bonds, at 3.65 percent at an auction in March, dropped to 2.84 percent, the Times said.
Italy's new prime minister, Enrico Letta, said Monday he had assembled a coalition government that restored some confidence in the country's economic state.
"It's clearly an authoritative government. Letta is competent and has experience. The key issue is, however, how long will this government last and what it will be able to do. This will become clearer in the coming weeks," said Andrea Cuturi, vice chairman of Anthilia Capital Partners.


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by Barbara Parry
In late March, the New England landscape softens and greens. The farm comes back to life as the barn and paddocks fill with rollicking lambs sprinting from one end of the barn to the other, practicing their high jumps and ninja kicks. After a long winter, they are a welcome sight. Their arrival signals a fresh start and the beginning of a new season.
For a yarn farmer, each lamb promises a cherished prize. Yearling lambs are called hoggetts; their first fleece (called a hogget fleece) will be the softest, finest wool that animal grows in its lifetime. Each spring's influx of lambs replenishes the farm's wool reservoir and maintains age diversity within the flock.
As a flock matures, the character of its wool changes both in texture and sometimes in color. Black fleece ewes develop a gray or silver patina. The fleece of medium and long wool breeds, such as Leicesters, Coopworths and Romneys, becomes more bold and pronounced in texture. Even the fleeces of fine wool sheep, if not maintained in excellent condition, can show tell-tale signs of aging. Hoggett fleeces are an essential component in balancing the bouquet of a year's wool clip.
While lambs wool may seem to be manna from heaven, raising lambs can be the single most challenging task for a fiber shepherd. Sheep midwifery and tending to newborn lambs is something we learn from talking to other flock owners, from magazine articles, and sometimes just from winging it. For shepherds, there is no Dr. Spock or What to Expect When You're Expecting. Paula Simmon's book, Raising Sheep the Modern Way comes closest. My copy is more than ten years old. I remember studying the birthing chapters, which cover everything from picture perfect deliveries to the really scary stuff: breech presentations, orphaned triplets, and uterine prolapses. Surely I would never have to deal with any of these worst-case scenarios, I thought. My sheep were strong and healthy. I had visions of ewes lambing twins with ease and trouble-free lactation. I had big plans for this little flock. I would be an uber-shepherd. Little did I know.
In the spring of 2006, we had a new generation of Cormo ewes, a hearty ram, and newly renovated lambing facilities. In a moment of extreme confidence, I invited Linda Cortright of Wild Fibers magazine and her photographer, Don Moore, to spend several days at the farm. Linda was writing a feature about lambing on a New England sheep farm and all went smoothly for their visit. They captured the textbook-perfect arrival of twin Cormo ewes for their readership. I exhaled in relief as they packed up cameras and laptops and headed back to mid-coast Maine.
Within twenty four hours of their departure, all hell broke loose.
Another shepherd once told me that a full moon draws lambs. The evening of March 11 was cold and clear with a waxing gibbous moon reminding me that the full moon was still a few days away. I did a last barn check at 10 pm. The ewes were quietly chewing their cud, comfortably ensconced in fresh straw. Several pens held new lambs and mothers. I wished all of them good night and went to bed expecting a quiet night.
11 pm
My sleep is interrupted by the sharp sound of hoof pawing straw coming through the baby monitor on my nightstand. I dress quickly -- insulated coveralls, wool sweater and hat, down vest. Birthing kit in hand, I flick on the barn overhead lights to find Fern, a Border Leicester ewe, in serious pushing mode. Grabbing clean towels, I park myself nearby and let her work. Thirty minutes later a healthy set of twins shiver in the straw by her side. I coax them all into a 5 x 5' pen called a "lambing jug", dip the lambs' navels in iodine and help their mother clean the viscous wet veil from their faces. The lambs, a pair of ewes, are fast on their feet. Instinctively they begin exploring Fern's undercarriage, homing in on the udder. Smart lambs. Fern snickers as she quickly licks their tails and haunches, guiding them in the right direction. Good mother.
While gathering wet towels and the birthing kit, I spy another Leicester ewe, Amethyst, in the corner with her head down. She pirouettes 360* and again stands head down facing the wall. As I fetch a bucket of fresh water for Fern and keep an eye on Amethyst I notice another ewe, Jewel, is drawn to the wet spot in the straw where Fern had dropped her lambs. Interesting.
12:30 am
On my hands and knees I support Jewel's ten-minuteold white ewe lamb while her much larger sibling, a black ram, wastes no time in chugging down more than his share of colostrum, the antibody-rich syrup essential for newborn survival. The white ewe-ling is having trouble using her legs but no problems at all using her vocal chords. She is tiny. And hungry. And LOUD. I milk a little colostrum into a yogurt cup and feed her drops at a time with a small syringe. Like a shot of espresso, the syrup quickly energizes her. She finds her footing and makes her way to Jewel's udder.
My attention is diverted by the new arrivals in pen number two. Amethyst's twins, who arrived at midnight, are looking for seconds but Amethyst is clearly distracted by uncomfortable contractions as she prepares to pass the afterbirth.
Belle, a demure and expectant Cormo ewe, pokes her nose through the wooden slats of the pen checking out the newcomers with an unusual amount of interest. And I then spot Amy, a dark Leicester ewe standing alone in the "the corner". I begin wishing I had brought a thermos of hot tea.
2 am
Three ewes are restlessly milling around the common pen like planes circling in a holding pattern over LaGuardia. Amy and her five-minute old triplets are in the pen adjacent to Belle with her pair of ram lambs. The barn is now ringing with a full chorus of sheep vocalists. It begins to dawn on me that I may need help.
2:45 am
Mike is hauling fresh water while I tend to Sugar and her single lamb. Jewel's white ewe-ling looks cold. I am not, so I wrap her in my down vest.
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I'm unsure of the time, but the eastern sky is brightening. Asa, my favorite Leicester ewe who is standing beside the row of full pens, softly snickers to her unborn lambs. She hears Kodiak's ewe lamb call out from a pen and panics, thinking it is somehow hers. She looks for a way to scramble into Kodiak's pen. Kodiak stomps her hoof in warning and there's a dust-up. I tell Asa her lambs will be here soon.
We are out of lambing pens. Mike and I lash panels and odd gates together with baling twine. They jut out into the aisle at funky angles.
7:30 am
It's time for morning chores. Reinforcement arrives in the form of Tish, my barn assistant who sends me home to rest. As soon as I set foot in the house, I receive her frantic phone call that Snowdrop is in labor. I pour coffee into a thermos and return to the barn.
1 pm
I am beyond exhausted. My overalls plastered with bits of straw, colostrum and birthing goo, my hands stained with blood and iodine, I survey my once-orderly barn now wall-to-wall with lambs. The east pens are full, as are the impromptu pens set up everywhere else, seemingly arranged by a sleep-deprived maniac. Sodden towels are strewn over panels and the various items from my birthing kit are scattered about.
Half the flock has lambed in a little over twelve hours. Twenty-two new lambs means twenty-two hoggett fleeces for next year's harvest and many potential replacement ewes to sustain the flock in coming years. Not bad for a night's work. I think Linda Cortright would have enjoyed this, but I am rather relieved that the lamb storm of '06 was not a moment sooner.
Whether lambs arrive in gentle showers or in full-blown storms, it takes an entireyear's hard work raising these fledglings to realize a woolly reward. Each yearling's contribution of a single fleece on shearing day ensures a larger wool clip with a higher percentage of soft, fine wool. I'll have the flexibility to process yarns of several different weights or blends, if I choose, rather than limiting myself to one or two varieties. Invariably there will be a handful of stunning hoggett fleeces, precious beauties that are reserved for fleece competitions and later marketed as prized hand-spinning fleeces.
My careful selection for future breeding of the strongest ewe lambs who possess the most desirable wool traits is one of the hardest but most important decisions I will make in cultivating my fiber flock. Ultimately this hand-picked group will carry the blueprint for this flock's future and the yarns to come.


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Best Kids Parties: Flowers
Name: Eva (3)
Location: New York, NY
Eva decided she wanted a Flower Party for her 3rd birthday. She and her friends drank from flower straws and ate fruit cups protected with flowered "3" covers (if you turn it around it's an "E").
Each child planted a flower in their own personalized flower pot that they took home to take care of. They had an amazing time filling their pots with dirt, choosing their flowers and then watering them with the hippo watering can. Uncle Zach made big flower balloons for each of the children (and a few puppies for some of the boys). Eva got to wear a birthday crown made from lace that belonged to her great-grandmother. It was a flower-tastic day!
• flower straw tutorial on www.marthastewart.com
• the "3" flower design and the flower pot labels were modified from eatdrinkchic.com freebies
• "pick a Straw" card was made from a ruffledblog.com card
• a tutorial for the crown can be found at joyfolieblog.com
Thanks Kate! Readers, you can find Kate at her shop, ShopEyelet.
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Carrie Underwood Not Looking to Have Babies 'Right Now'
Ever since Carrie Underwood and her husband, Mike Fisher, walked down the aisle in June 2010, we've been dying for news of a baby bump. As it turns out, the 29-year-old 'Good Girl' singer would rather enjoy married life than start planning a family right now.
At the 2012 Academy of Country Music Awards, the country superstar spoke to 'Extra' correspondent Adrianna Costa about baby rumors, her happy marriage and the possibility of joining former 'American Idol' judge Simon Cowell on his show 'X Factor.'
Underwood admitted that it's difficult to think of having a family when she is having so much fun being married to her best friend. She added that the first years of marriage have been a breeze. "I have my best friend around me all the time," the starlet said. "Everyone's like, 'the first year's the hardest,' and I'm like, 'that was it?!'"
Even though Underwood and Fisher are as happy as two clams, there are no baby plans in the near future. Really. As long as Underwood is killing it on the country charts and Fisher is playing professional hockey, there's just no time for the couple to welcome a newborn into the world. Although, we know the country music sweetheart is private about her personal life, so she probably won't dish to the press about baby plans until it's impossible to hide any longer.
And as far as Simon Cowell goes, it doesn't seem like Underwood will be joining him on 'X Factor' any time soon. Underwood is loyal to 'American Idol' — the show that gave her a big break.
"I think it's great that Simon has 'The X Factor' show, and I love seeing all of these shows giving nobodies a big opportunity. But I'm an 'Idol' girl all the way," she said. "That's the one that I love and watch. I can't see myself being a part of any another show like that."
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Life Out of Bounds: Bioinvasion in a Borderless World
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Author: Chris Bright
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November 1998
Bioinvasion — the spread of alien, "exotic" organisms — is gnawing away at ecosystems all over the world, largely unnoticed and unopposed. The continuing increase in travel and trade around the globe is fostering the spread of more and more invaders of almost every conceivable description, from highly flammable weeds to human pathogens and forest diseases.
Chris Bright tracks the extent and explains the dangers of bioinvasion — an environmental threat that may now be surpassed only by habitat loss in its potential to irreparably damage our planet. Bright explores the counterintuitive mechanisms of invasion, in which the addition of a non-native species to an area tend to reduce that area's biodiversity. He shows that bioinvasions are not only destroying ecosystems, but also endangering public health, disrupting the cultures of traditional forest and fishing peoples, and costing our economies billions of dollars a year.
- The Asian tiger mosquito, now spreading throughout the world, is a potential transmitter of 18 viral pathogens, including forms of encephalitis, dengue fever, and yellow fever.
- Forest pests in the United States alone cause damage that may now amount to $4 billion annually.
- Leidy's comb jelly (Mnemiopsis leidyi, pictured on the front cover) traveled in a ship's ballast water tank from its home on the Atlantic coast of the Americas to the Black Sea, where it has caused the collapse of the entire Black Sea ecosystem, and may now spread into the Mediterranean.
The current rates of invasion, Bright argues, are no more sustainable over the long term than are current rates of deforestation or greenhouse gas emissions. Yet according to Bright, we already have the knowledge and tools necessary to resist or roll back bioinvasions. He outlines a counter-invasion strategy that stretches from international legal reform to on-the-ground control techniques. And, recognizing that the principal challenge may not be so much technical as cultural, he calls for a higher degree of ecological literacy — an appreciation of the value of native plants and animals, and an ability to "read" landscapes well enough to see the invaders within them.
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Hearts ... to the final round of the RBC Heritage a week ago.
There was plenty of drama and the crowd loved the playoff between Webb Simpson and Graeme McDowell.
This year's rendition of the tournament had something for everyone and the weather got a little windy and chilly, but golf fans and residents supported the popular tournament.
Bluffton Today was glad to be at the tournament all week and weekend and to expand our coverage this year. We will build on this effort for next year.
Hats off to all the organizers and people who worked behind the scenes to make the event look effortless and become an excellent tourist attraction, and great event for local volunteers and residents.
Golf is a big deal in our eyes and having the RBC Heritage in our backyard is as good as it gets.
Darts ... to the negative campaigning in the race for the 1st Congressional District.
The candidates should think about why voters fail to show up at the polls as they air TV commercials, radio spots and send out expensive mailers highlighting the negative aspects of their opponent.
Voters are turned off by this negative campaigning and rightly so.
Politics isn't for everyone and some politicians continue to give our state and this particular race a bad name.
We would hope with not many days left until the May 7 special election that the campaigns would try to stick to the issues and let their records speak for themselves.
Beaufort County has about 100,000 registered and eligible voters and it is our hope that more than 10 percent show up at the polls. But who can blame people if they don't vote when the negativity is so intense and uncalled for.
Hearts ... to the gasoline prices that are down again in Bluffton and in the state.
At last check, a gallon of regular unleaded was $3.22. The price of a gallon of gas has fallen 4.1 cents per gallon in the past week. The national average is $3.50 per gallon.
We know Memorial Day is coming up and gasoline prices typically spike, but for now we are enjoying a break.
Just think, a year ago a gallon of gas was about 41 cents more. Those were not happy times. Our prices now are also about 19 cents lower compared with a month ago.
As the school year starts to wind down and people begin to plan family vacations, we all will be watching a definite economic indicator like gasoline prices.
"The slow trend downward in the national average has survived another week," said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan. "While unprecedented, the decline in the national average certainly has delighted motorists who are used to large spikes in gasoline prices that come with the territory of springtime. With Memorial Day just five weeks away, there's good news for motorists: prices will likely continue to lag behind year ago levels," DeHaan said.
We like this kind of news!
Darts ... to the loons and behavior that comes out in people when there is a full moon.
You can tell then there is a full moon and it used to be that crime spiked and other strange things happened when the stars and moon aligned.
While there is no howling at the moon that we have found, there certainly is erratic behavior and moods that come with it.
We watch for full moons and also know that we'll get more requests that seem a bit odd than usual at this time of the month. We guess it's what makes life interesting and never dull.
Hearts ... to the planned public appearances this week by the two candidates for the 1st Congressional District seat: Former Gov. Mark Sanford and Elizabeth Colbert Busch. We are glad to see them spending time in the same forum and actually participating in a debate.
Voters deserve to see the candidates answer questions and to see what the differences are.
SCETV will stream the debate online at 7 p.m. Monday. The debate between Colbert Busch and Sanford is for the seat once held by U.S. Senator Tim Scott. The special election is May 7.
Online streaming of debate can be found at scetv.org.
If you can't watch, we'll put a report from the debate in Wednesday's paper when we also will make our recommendation about which candidate we think will serve residents of the district better.


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TDD/BDD Leading To Incomplete Unit Tests?
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Peter uses the idea of classes being autonomous abstractions of real-world concepts as a foundation for his thoughts that good unit testing is about verifying these autonomous classes and further that TDD and BDD may lead people against this:
One problem I see with Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) is that practitioners simply just center on interaction of the parts of the system and really don't do any "unit testing". They get caught up in the mantras that are TDD and BDD and fail to see the trees for the forest and fall into testing by rote. Unit testing tests individual units, the smallest testable part of an application.In reference to an example found on Wikipedia's BDD entry, Peter presented the following in support of his case:
The tests detailed only test 13 of 4,294,967,296 possibilities. These tests may very well test the expected behaviour of one system, but don't really test EratosthenesPrimesCalculator as a unit. If the system only allows that behaviour, then these tests prove that it will work. But, if at some point EratosthenesPrimesCalculator is used outside that behaviour (and that's really the purpose of encapsulating code into classes: reuse) not much about EratosthenesPrimesCalculator has been validated.In large part, the example relies on the thought that a unit's usefulness/correctness is purely an inherent quality of what it's name may imply in the real world. It is this point that many TDD practitioners may challenge, primarily based on the idea that a unit's usefulness is definable only in the context of the environment (system) that is being used. Further, it is the desire to expose these "uses" that TDD/BDD practitioners propose is the primary benefit of the interaction testing Peter refers to in his post. Steve Freeman, co-creator of JMock:
The idea [of test-first interaction testing] is to drive out the relationships that an object has with its environment. For example, you're mocking a DAO, but a DAO is not part of the domain of the application, it's part of the domain of the implementation.Said another way, many in the TDD school would counter that the primary utility of writing the unit test in the first place is that it is as the explicit specification of what a unit should or should not do. From a discussion comparing TDD to Design By Conctract Mario Gleichmann:
Unit tests as an instrument in the sense of Test Driven Development (TDD) aren't that much about verification of a correct implementation rather than about a specification of how a unit should behave. in fact, it's the specification (not the verification), that will drive development. You can see the comeback of this core idea in the rise of Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) that mainly tries to find an adequate vocabulary to write down specifications (that of course can be verified automatically) in an easy natural way, refocussing on how a component should behave under certain conditions.An often cited corollary to this "a unit is defined by it's context" view is the reminder that unit testing, by definition, does not provide indication to the quality or utility of the system as a whole, and as such should be accompanied during development with adequate levels of acceptance testing. JS Greenwood:
Poor integration tests, as everything is being tested in isolation - we can end up with a system where the constituent parts are clean, isolated, well tested, and known to be correct. But how they fit together is a greyer (or even blacker) area unless [isolated unit testing] is accompanied with a complement of integration tests.
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Isn't it some kind of continuum?
Eric Torreborre
This is why in the specs library there are different techniques for specification and testing:
- a BDD-like vocabulary:
"my system" should {
"behave like this" in {...}
"behave like that" in {...}
- a ScalaCheck integration to be able to thoroughly test properties and generate a lot of the missing cases. You can find a blog entry here
- a JMock integration to isolate the relevant parts.
Unit Testing is not Test Driven Design
Mario Gleichmann
While (Unit-) Testing is in fact not about specifying the intented behaviour of a component (but ensuring that the affected unit under test works properly under any conceivable situation / condition), Test Driven Design is more about 'Design' than 'Test' (at least initially intended as such). Under this Point of View, BDD is only a 'trend' trying to refocus TDD from 'Test' to 'Design' (resp. specifying the Design by the intended behaviour)
I think a good part of the mentioned confusion / complaints is coming from mixing these two ideas.
Re: Unit Testing is not Test Driven Design
Erick Dovale
I also fail to see how not testing for boundary cases is in any way related to TDD or BDD for that matter.
I wish I had this problem
Bruce Rennie
Re: Unit Testing is not Test Driven Design
Al Tenhundfeld
BDD/TDD automated tests should focus on the API (external behavior) of a class. They are fairly dumb and ignorant of the class internals.
Unit tests should focus on covering all of the code and can be written to test specific aspects of the internal class implementation.
That's my general distinction. However, I can understand the article. It's easy to get into the habit of writing your tests, implementing your class, refactoring, etc. and then moving on to the next use case/user story/behavior/whatever. That's part of the reason why code coverage tools are so useful; they can remind you that you neglected unit tests.
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Michael James
more here:
The Wikipedia page
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A San Diego traffic court has thrown out a citation against a woman who was cited for driving while wearing the Google Glass computer-in-eyeglass device.
Commissioner John Blair ruled Thursday that Cecilia Abadie was not guilty because the code she was cited for requires proof that the device was in operation.
Blair found there was no proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
Abadie is believed to be the first motorist cited for wearing Google Glass while driving. She was also found not guilty of speeding.


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In an industry with a lot of new competition, Belcamp-based SafeNet is a cybersecurity old hand: It's celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.
To put that into context: SafeNet predates the World Wide Web.
The company, founded with a focus on encryption, had a tumultuous past decade that included a stock options back-dating scandal while it was a publicly traded company. Now owned by a San Francisco firm that took it private in 2007, SafeNet says it protects nearly $1 trillion in transactions daily and has more than 25,000 customers, both government and commercial.
SafeNet CEO Dave Hansen is a relative newcomer to the company, coming onboard in December, but he has a background in the tech industry, including security. He chatted with The Baltimore Sun recently about cyber threats, data protection and ways consumers can safeguard themselves online.
How have cyber attacks changed over the years?
Two fundamental ways: volume and accuracy.
Five years ago, organizations and nation states were primarily concerned with keeping hackers out of their networks. Since then, hackers have become more sophisticated and are able to easily penetrate perimeter security mechanisms. Without additional layers of protection, all data within an organization will be left vulnerable once the perimeter is breached.
You're arguing that companies should think about how they store their data, rather than concentrating only on building a wall around that data?
In today's threat environment, it is not a matter of if, but when a company will be attacked. No matter where you look — market data, customer meetings or industry polls — it is clear that organizations know that hackers will breach their perimeter defenses, but they still struggle [with] how best to protect the data itself, which is the ultimate target of any attack.
Perimeter network security will continue to play an important role in keeping some attackers at bay, but as breaches become more complex and catastrophic, companies need to implement technologies and security strategies that better protect the data itself, where it lives and is stored. If the data itself is protected, or as we say, smartly encrypted, even if a company's firewall is penetrated, the data they have access to is rendered useless. …
Why does the average homeowner have a safe within their home? Because we know that locking the front door is only one layer of security. If someone were to get into your home, having a second layer of security for your most valuable possessions dramatically reduces the chances of a critical loss.
When you joined SafeNet, you said you saw growth potential as the private sector moves into cloud computing. What percentage of the company's clientele is commercial as opposed to government, and how is the commercial-client effort going?
While our company roots were steeped in building security solutions critical for the federal government, over time our product portfolio broadened to include more and more solutions for commercial enterprises. As we celebrate our 30th anniversary, we remain committed to having a good balance. …
Given the current threat environment and with many government organizations actively moving to cloud solutions, this is creating new demand for companies like SafeNet. Currently, we have a healthy mix of approximately 70 percent commercial enterprises and 30 percent federal government.
So much of everyday life has migrated online. What can average folks do to protect themselves as they bank, trade stocks, and shop via the Internet?
My recommendation here is to just think about what you are doing, where you are entering your sensitive information, and if something feels suspicious, it probably is.
Financial and retail organizations have put a lot of time and resources into making the Internet a safe place to conduct business, and the tactics used by hackers are almost always noticeable — if you don't feel secure, you probably aren't.
Many financial organizations are offering two-factor authentication technologies to their customers for online banking and trading — requiring a hardware token, PIN number, photo verification, or one-time password in addition to the standard username and password prior to being able to access secure information. Don't bank with an organization that can't offer you this extra layer of security.
Luckily, regarding online shopping, there are industry mandates that require merchants to put security mechanisms in place to protect credit card transaction details. However, even with those mandates being ordered, it is important to only conduct transactions with familiar and reputable merchants.
Consumers should also be sure to navigate to retail sites directly by manually entering web addresses, as opposed to following links from promotional advertisements and mailers. This will avoid consumers being re-routed by a phishing attempt — an attack in which a hacker attempts to gain your trust using bogus emails that redirect you to unsecure login pages which will capture and abuse your login credentials.
You live close enough to work that you can walk there. Does that make it harder to separate your SafeNet life from your personal life?
There are a lot of demands on any CEO, and achieving a good work/life balance can always be challenging. However, I made a commitment to the SafeNet team to lead the company and to do that I need to be very accessible to the employees. As we are headquartered here in Harford County, I did not think twice about living near our office, which borders a beautiful river and has some spectacular views.
In addition, I think it is incredibly important to be very active in the communities in which our company operates. … I have just [agreed to join] the Harford County Economic Development Advisory Board. In this capacity I aspire to help the county to continue to build a great reputation and attract new business to the area.
Dave Hansen
Title: President and CEO of SafeNet
Previous jobs: General manager at BMC Software; before that, CEO of Numara Software, which was acquired by BMC in 2012
Age: 48
Residence: Belcamp
Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science from Lakehead University in Ontario, Canada
Family: Wife Carol, son Erik and two dogs
Hometown: Thunder Bay, Ontario
Hobbies: Golfing and skiing


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A 35-year-old Middletown man is facing multiple criminal charges after allegedly hunting wild turkeys four days before the season opened.
A 35-year-old Middletown man is facing multiple criminal charges after allegedly hunting wild turkeys four days before the season opened.
Howard B. Carter IV was arrested at his home on April 8 after a witness spotted him hunting at the Cedar Swamp State Wildlife Management Area, east of Townsend, and reported him to authorities, according to Sgt. Gregory Rhodes of the Division of Fish and Wildlife Enforcement.
The spring turkey hunting season opened on Saturday and runs through May 11.
Rhodes a limited hunt was allowed last week, but only for youth hunters.
Carter is charged with possession of a loaded firearm in motor vehicle, hunting from the roadway, conspiracy, hunting wild turkey without a permit, failure to register wild turkey, illegal possession of wild turkey, hunting wild turkey during a closed season and failure to wear required camouflage while hunting wild turkey.
Carter was later released on his own recognizance, pending trial.
Rhodes reminded hunters that they must complete a mandatory one-day hunter education class before they can legally hunt wild turkeys in Delaware.
Hunters also are required to carry their Hunter Education Card and public lands permits.
The wild turkey bag limit is one bearded bird per year; birds without beards cannot be taken.
All birds taken also must be check at an authorized turkey check station by 2:30 p.m. on the day of the hunt.


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Even if you aren't familiar with the Older Americans Act, you probably know of services it makes possible: Meals on Wheels, job training, senior centers and family caregiver support, among many others. The future of this safety net for older Americans looks a little brighter because, with bipartisan support, a key Senate committee advanced legislation to reauthorize the OAA on Oct. 30.
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Reauthorization – the periodic process of tweaking, overhauling or ending a law's mission or simply letting it stand as is – is two years overdue. The Senate bill, introduced by Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and cosponsored by Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), would let the law stand pretty much as is.
More than 50 organizations support the bill, including AARP, which issued a statement: "AARP and its allies have been working tirelessly to lobby for this result, as AARP had been supporting a 'simple' reauthorization of the OAA out of worry that controversial changes would endanger the bipartisan coalition that had been built around it."
The bill now goes to the Senate floor.
Sanders emphasized the safety net value of OAA programs: "Seniors should not be worried about how they will get their next meal. They should not be forced to choose between paying their electric bills or buying their medications. They should have the supports available to them to remain in their homes and communities. American seniors deserve to live with dignity and with a sense of security, and the Older Americans Act helps to provide that."
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Research and Analysis by Charles L. Franklin
Characteristics and Taxable Wages of Negro Workers, 13 Selected Southern States, 1938
from Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 4, No. 3 (released March 1941)


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2013 Toyota Prius c: New Car Review - Video
The 2013 Toyota Prius c is a smaller version of the standard Prius, and it's already a winner with hybrid buyers. Having shed some of the outer space styling of the regular Prius, the subcompact c hatchback still offers all the positive attributes you'd expect, including superior fuel economy, but at a lower price. Furthermore, with its Toyota Yaris underpinnings, the Prius c is nimble and concise, which helps it navigate well in city driving.
Simple Interior
There are four numerically branded trims to the Prius c lineup: One, Two, Three and Four. They all get iPod/USB and Bluetooth connectivity. Step up to trim Three and enjoy the Entune interface that links to your smartphone to deliver handy apps such as Pandora Radio.
The front seats are comfortable and offer good support. And, in the rear, there's adequate headroom and legroom, but knee room comes up a little short.
We found the instrument panel to be cleaner and simpler than that of the regular Prius spaceship layout, but we would have liked to see push-button start across all trims. The interior materials are a little lower in grade than the standard Prius, and the telescoping steering column could use more range.
Hybrid Drive
The front-wheel-drive Prius c uses an inline 4-cylinder gasoline engine teamed with two electric motors to produce 99 horsepower. A continuously variable transmission is the only gearbox offered. The Prius c can be driven as an electric vehicle only under light load.
In any case, the Prius c is clearly underpowered. And at full throttle, it emits a noticeable moaning. Plus, the no-frills Yaris chassis gives it a stiff ride.
But if you don't mind a little sluggishness and rigidity, fuel economy is where the Prius c really shines. How does 53 miles per gallon in the city sound? On the highway, the Prius c yields an impressive 46 mpg. All of this means far fewer trips to the gas pump.
Affordably Priced
The base price for the entry-level One is under $20,000. The top-shelf Four stickers for a shade over $23,000. For cross-shopping, you'll want to look at the Honda Insight, Honda CR-Z and the standard Prius.
The Final Ruling
The Prius c is pretty cool for a budget hybrid. It has outstanding fuel economy and a more "Planet Earth" appearance than its standard Prius cousin. It also has plenty of features to choose from. A little more power wouldn't hurt, but overall the 2013 Toyota Prius c is a stylish hatchback with a stingy fuel appetite and a sticker price to match.


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Shafter holds on to defeat Taft by a touchdown
Losing a game is one thing. Coming within inches of winning is quite another especially when it is the first game home in awhile.
The Taft freshmen football team had to deal with both Thursday afternoon in a 20-14 loss to the Shafter Generals in Taft.
"It's a hard loss," said Taft coach Eric Newton. "I feel for our boys. They have been working hard the past two weeks."
Shafter had the momentum early in the first quarter with Ryan Brown's two runs totaling 40 yards to get to the Taft 28-yard line. Taft ended the drive a couple of plays later by recovering a fumble with 9:03 remaining.
The Generals had another chance to score on their next series by driving to the Taft 21-yard line but the Wildcats eventually took over on downs.
Shafter finally broke through on the first play of Taft's drive thanks to Israe;l Bermudez's interception before returning the ball to the Taft 19.
Two plays later Brown ran three yards for a touchdown with 3:44 to go in the quarter. Taft dodged a bullet when the two extra point was blocked.
Taft bounced back on their next series by driving deep into Generals territory. Facing a fourth down in the second quarter, Taft's Zack Gable tied the score with a three yard run. The Wildcats were unable to take the lead after the two-point conversion was no good.
Each team had a chance to retake the lead over the remaining minutes of the half. Taft had the first opportunity on their next series thanks in part to Tevin Howell's 16-yard pass to Andrew Hodges to get to the Shafter 10. Taft got the ball to the Shafter 9 on the following play but Taft had to turn the ball over on downs three plays later.
It was Shafter's turn to try to score when they advanced the ball to the Taft 10-yard line highlighted by Peter Espinoza's 13-yard pass to Brown on fourth down with 31 seconds remaining in the half. That was as far the Generals got before time ran out.
Momentum switched sides in the third quarter with Taft taking up most of the time by driving deep into Shafter's side of the field. Howell put the exclamation point to the Wildcat drive with a four-yard touchdown run with 4:37 remaining in the quarter. Howell followed up with a pass to Donovan Watrous to complete the two-point conversion.
Led by several big yard plays includingJuan Ruben Chavez's 18-yard run and Diarte's-12-yard run, the Generals drove to the Taft 9-yard line before Chavez ran for a touchdown with 1:28 remaining. Taft was able to hang on to the lead after the two-point conversion failed.
Shafter got their go ahead drive going 56 seconds into the third quarter. Over the next 3:49 the Generals marched down the field before Diarte ran in for a touchdown. Shafter completed the two-point conversion to take a 20-14 lead.
Taft's final drive was jumpstarted by Gable's run and a personal foul to put the ball at the Shafter 49. Following several short plays, Howell found Hodges for a 29-yard pass to get to the Shafter 2. On the following play, Taft got the ball to the half foot line. Taft had other chances to score but that was as close as the Wildcats got.
Newton feels the key to a win is consistency.
"We have highs and lows but never consistent," he said. "They know they're this close now we got to get them over the hump."
Taft will have some time before their next chance. The Wildcats will return to action Thursday, Oct. 11 when they host Cesar Chavez.
The game begins at 5 p.m.


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Voters face a stark choice next week, or so we've been told over and over. But in at least one realm, we the people face almost no choice at all -- fashion. If you believe clothes are the measure of the man, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are closing in on one and the same.
In the era of "gotcha" memes and gaffe patrols, it's pretty clear that these guys' handlers have decided to keep the sartorial choices as bland as possible. That fits right in with radically narrow dress code that already prevails inside the Beltway: dark suit, boring tie (red, blue or bipartisan blah), white shirt (or, heavens to Betsy, blue!) and always, always that little flag lapel pin. On the campaign trail, add khakis and the no-jacket look: rolled-up shirtsleeves, open collar, sometimes a faint check, the very very occasional plaid. You'd think paisley ties and real jeans were un-American.
Of course, there are plenty of cautionary tales when it comes to looking presidential: Remember Michael Dukakis riding in a tank with a helmet on his head and a goofy smile on his face? Or George W. "Mission Accomplished" Bush in full fighter-pilot regalia? And Al Gore's earth-tone sweaters? Oh so wrong, as it turned out.


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1) Introduction
2) What is Research?
3) Choosing a Topic
4) Determine Sources of Information
5) Develop Search Strategy
Defined in simplest terms, research is searching for and gathering information, usually to answer a particular question or problem. Research projects of various types and complexity are an integral part of the college experience and offer you the opportunity to learn a valuable set of skills. In fact, the ability to locate and evaluate information - which is the essence of research and a valuable skill in many areas of life - is a large part of what it means to be an educated person.
The focus of this course is on bibliographic research, which is any research in which information is gathered from published materials. Traditionally, this has included books, magazines, journals, newspapers and various specialized documents. In addition to printed materials, bibliographic research may also include audio and video recordings, photographs, films, and, more recently, computer-based programs and online information. Until recently, most bibliographic research was done only in libraries, but with the arrival of the computer certain amounts and kinds of bibliographic research can now be done wherever a computer and phone line or network connection are available.
Although this course will emphasize bibliographic research, there are two other broad categories of research you should be aware of: empirical research and oral research. Empirical research is any method of collecting information from direct experience, observation or experimentation. A laboratory experiment involving mice is an example of empirical research. Oral research is any type of research which involves gathering information by directly talking to people. Examples of oral research include interviews, surveys, polls and questionnaires. Most of the research done at the undergraduate level is bibliographic research, but keep in mind that these other two methods of doing research can be incorporated into your overall research project. For example, personally interviewing an expert about a research question on which you are working can often give you insights and information you might never find in published sources.
When you undertake bibliographic research, what should be your overall purpose and goal? What end result are you striving for? In some courses, your instructor may only be seeking a summary of what others have already said or written about a topic. For example, you may be asked to write a paper, in which you present both sides of the controversy over global warming, thus summarizing the scientific debate. Your own position on the controversy would not be included.
Very often at the college level, however, you will be asked in research projects to go beyond merely reporting and summarizing, and present your own evaluative perspective. Thus, you may be asked not only to summarize the debate over global warming but also to evaluate each side in order to develop your own thesis, i.e. your own view, opinion, or stance. This is a far more complicated and challenging undertaking than merely copying facts, figures, and dates from various sources, reorganizing and rewriting that information and calling it "research". Of course, you will still read what others have written on a topic, but you do so because it will inform, strengthen or complement your own ideas.
Therefore, the goal of research is to develop an informed opinion on a topic (Dornan and Dawe 367). This goal is only achieved when you have carefully and widely read what others have written on your topic; analyzed, compared and evaluated those ideas; and come up with your own conclusions. Although no instructor will expect you to become a world-renowned expert on a topic or settle a long-running debate, you will often be expected to show original thinking in your thesis statement and discussion.
In sum, "a research paper is more than a summarized version of what others have said or written . . . Ideally, your research paper represents a synthesis of your own perceptions, attitudes, ideas, and experiences supported by information gained from other sources" (Dornan and Dawe 367-8).


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A Companion to Classical Receptions, A Companion to Classical Receptions
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Examining the profusion of ways in which the arts, culture, and thought of Greece and Rome have been transmitted, interpreted, adapted and used, A Companion to Classical Receptions explores the impact of this phenomenon on both ancient and later societies. Provides a comprehensive introduction and overview of classical reception - the interpretation of classical art, culture, and thought in later centuries, and the fastest growing area in classics Brings together 34 essays by an international group of contributors focused on ancient and modern reception concepts and practices Combines close readings of key receptions with wider contextualization and discussion Explores the impact of Greek and Roman culture worldwide, including crucial new areas in Arabic literature, South African drama, the history of photography, and contemporary ethics
List of Figures ix Notes on Contributors xi Acknowledgements xviii Introduction: Making Connections 1 Lorna Hardwick and Christopher Stray Part I Reception within Antiquity and Beyond 11 1 Reception and Tradition 13 Felix Budelmann and Johannes Haubold 2 The Ancient Reception of Homer 26 Barbara Graziosi 3 Poets on Socrates' Stage: Plato's Reception of Dramatic Art 38 Chris Emlyn-Jones 4 'Respectable in Its Ruins': Achaemenid Persia, Ancient and Modern 50 Thomas Harrison 5 Basil of Caesarea and Greek Tragedy 62 Ruth Webb Part II Transmission, Acculturation and Critique 73 6 'Our Debt to Greece and Rome': Canon, Class and Ideology 75 Seth L. Schein 7 Gladstone and the Classics 86 David W. Bebbington 8 Between Colonialism and Independence: Eric Williams and the Uses of Classics in Trinidad in the 1950s and 1960s 98 Emily Greenwood 9 Virgilian Contexts 113 Stephen Harrison Part III Translation 127 10 Colonization, Closure or Creative Dialogue?: The Case of Pope's Iliad 129 David Hopkins 11 Translation at the Intersection of Traditions: The Arab Reception of the Classics 141 Ahmed Etman 12 'Enough Give in It': Translating the Classical Play 153 J. Michael Walton 13 Lost in Translation? The Problem of (Aristophanic) Humour 168 James Robson Part IV Theory and Practice 183 14 'Making It New': André Gide's Rewriting of Myth 185 Cashman Kerr Prince 15 'What Difference Was Made?': Feminist Models of Reception 195 Vanda Zajko 16 History and Theory: Moses and Monotheism and the Historiography of the Repressed 207 Miriam Leonard 17 Performance Reception: Canonization and Periodization 219 Pantelis Michelakis Part V Performing Arts 229 18 Iphigénie en Tauride and Elektra: 'Apolline' and 'Dionysiac' Receptions of Greek Tragedy into Opera 231 Michael Ewans 19 Performance Histories 247 Fiona Macintosh 20 'Body and Mask' in Performances of Classical Drama on the Modern Stage 259 Angeliki Varakis 21 The Nomadic Theatre of the Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio: A Case of Postdramatic Reworking of (the Classical) Tragedy 274 Freddy Decreus 22 Aristophanes between Israelis and Palestinians 287 Nurit Yaari Part VI Film 301 23 Working with Film: Theories and Methodologies 303 Joanna Paul 24 The Odyssey from Homer to NBC: The Cyclops and the Gods 315 Hanna M. Roisman 25 A New Hope: Film as a Teaching Tool for the Classics 327 Marianne McDonald Part VII Cultural Politics 343 26 Possessing Rome: The Politics of Ruins in Roma capitale 345 Catharine Edwards 27 'You unleash the tempest of tragedy': The 1903 Athenian Production of Aeschylus' Oresteia 360 Gonda Van Steen 28 Multicultural Reception: Greek Drama in South Africa in the Late Twentieth and Early Twenty-first Centuries 373 Betine van Zyl Smit 29 Putting the Class into Classical Reception 386 Edith Hall Part VIII Changing Contexts 399 30 Reframing the Homeric: Images of the Odyssey in the Art of Derek Walcott and Romare Bearden 401 Gregson Davis 31 'Plato's Stepchildren': SF and the Classics 415 Sarah Annes Brown 32 Aristotle's Ethics, Old and New 428 Rosalind Hursthouse 33 Classicizing Bodies in the Male Photographic Tradition 440 Bryan E. Burns 34 Homer in British World War One Poetry 452 Elizabeth Vandiver Part IX Reflection and Critique 467 35 Reception Studies: Future Prospects 469 James I. Porter Bibliography 482 Index 533
"This variegated and sizeable volume has for me been stimulating and informative, a pleasure to read for review . . . The 'future paths' he proposes seem to me to amount to different configurations of intellectual history, so no surprises there; but his clear statement of the opportunities offered by reception studies in the classroom is admirable, and his call for 'a new kind of classicist-academic: the engaged public intellectual' is visionary. " (Translation and Literature, 2011)
Lorna Hardwick is Professor of Classical Studies and Director of the Reception of Classical Texts Research Project at the Open University. Her publications on Greek cultural history and its reception in modern theatre and literature include Translating Words, Translating Cultures (2000), New Surveys in the Classics: Reception Studies (2003) and (co-edited with Carol Gillespie) Classics in Post-colonial Worlds (2007). Christopher Stray is Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Wales, Swansea. He is the author of Classics Transformed: Schools Universities, and Society in England 1830-1960 (1998), and editor of The Owl of Minerva (2005), Classical Books (2007) and Remaking the Classics (2007).
From antiquity to the present, Greek and Roman literature, drama, myths, ideas and art have influenced every aspect of human achievement. Examining the profusion of ways in which the arts, culture and thought of Greece and Rome have been transmitted, interpreted, adapted and used, this volume explores the impact of this phenomenon on both ancient and later societies. A Companion to Classical Receptions is a comprehensive guide to the field that combines close readings of key receptions with wider contextualization and discussion. The volume brings together essays on ancient and modern reception concepts and practices, and focuses on key turning points and areas of convergence and divergence. Contributors explore the impact of Greek and Roman culture worldwide, including discussions of new research on Arabic literature, South African drama, the history of photography and contemporary ethics. The book challenges readers to reassess their assumptions about both the ancient and the modern world, and reveals the vitality of classical culture and its centrality to modern debates.
"It is impossible in a short review to do justice to every single contribution of this multifaceted volume. One of the many attractive features of this collection is that it offers not only innovative essays about the reception and translation of the most read authors of antiquity … but also expands the horizon of the reception studies by introducing into the discussion untraditional themes and providing original approaches to the concepts frequently discussed in the context of reception." (The Classical Outlook, Fall 2008) "This volume is an essential introduction to reception studies for both school and university students … .Written in an accessible and engaging manner with useful sections for further reading." (Journal of Classics Teaching, Autumn 2008) "…importantly, this volume exemplifies the recent boom in reception studies, and its potential to critique our subject and methodology." (Greece and Rome, Vol 55 No. 2 2008) "The scale of this enterprise is such that the complete collection will compete with established reference works … and should prove useful." (Scholia Reviews, 2008) "Hardwick and Stray's Companion pushes lingering worries about elitism and irrelevance right off the table. Companion offers bold reasons to treat classical studies as the cosmopolitan glue of the postmodern world. The book sparkles with the excitement that makes A Companion to Classical Receptions such an eye-opening delight." (Times Literary Supplement, October 2008) "Bursting-at-the-seams … An eye-opening delight." (Times Literary Supplement) "A spectacular volume from the massive series of 'Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World' … The editors have pulled in a wider splay of trades and topics than any of their companions' companions or their own now mushrooming rivals can boast." (Bryn Mawr Classical Review) "There is sufficient careful scholarship, critical analysis, and contextualisation in this collection to warrant the claim that it provides a sophisticated and far-ranging overview of this burgeoning and dynamic field." (Scholia)
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There were 42 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Monday. At that time, there were 1,463 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.
Robbery: Two men delivering pizza in the 600 block of East Oak Street about 9:30 p.m. Sunday were robbed by two thieves, one armed with a pistol. The gunman was described as a black man 25 to 28 years old, 6 feet tall, 220 pounds and wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt. His accomplice was described as a black man 20 to 23 years old, 5 feet 6 to 5 feet 9, 110 to 120 pounds and wearing a red and black hooded sweatshirt.
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Resisting arrest: Officers responding to a report of a man with a hatchet vandalizing an apartment in the first block of South San Joaquin Street at 11:12 p.m. Sunday ordered the man to drop the hatchet, but he refused. He eventually complied and was put into a patrol car, where he began kicking a door and a window. Police arrested Steven Deason, 52, on suspicion of felony vandalism and resisting arrest.
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Ford debuted the 2014 Fiesta powered by a 1-liter EcoBoost engine at this year's LA Auto Show. If you're thinking 1-liter seems pretty small, that's because it is. It also only has 3-cylinders, which is a first for Ford. Although the 1-liter is tiny, it's just as powerful as the current Fiesta's 1.6-liter 4-cylinder , according to Ford. The 1-liter engine produces 123 horsepower and 148 lb-ft of torque.
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New York, NY – The NHL announced on Sunday that the 2014 Winter Classic will take place in Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on New Year's Day.
The game will feature the Detroit Red Wings hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs at the home of the Michigan Wolverines' football team.
This contest was supposed to take place during the current season, but the extended lockout forced a cancellation of the NHL's annual outdoor game back in November.
Detroit and Toronto will be division opponents next season thanks to the NHL's new realignment plan that will begin for the start of the 2013-14 season. This will be the second game amongst division opponents during the Winter Classic, with the other being a contest between the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers at Citizens Bank Park in 2012.
"The history of the teams' cross-border rivalry, the nobility of The Big House and the growing tradition of the NHL Winter Classic will raise the anticipation for this event to new heights," NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said. "We are delighted to offer our fans a spectacle at which the energy will be unmatched and the demand for tickets will be unprecedented. For anyone involved in any way -- as a player, a coach, an official, a fan -- this NHL Winter Classic will be a truly memorable hockey moment."
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Organization says two men claiming to be God are blocking its service to homeless people
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WTVC) Two men who claim to be God and several other things have forced the shut down of an organization that helps Chattanooga's homeless.
Mercy Junction rents out parts of its building to fund its mission.
The director of Mercy Junction said its the actions of the two tenants that are keeping homeless people from receiving the services they need to survive.
They call themselves co-founders of The Church of Urth and say they aren't leaving.
For the last six days, Beth Foster says the men have been posting frightening things about cults and demons on Facebook.
"We don't feel like with the unpredictability of the situation that it's a prudent thing to do to invite the public in," Foster said.
Ryan Homes and Tyler Short both claim to be God and say anyone who wants to can be Good too.
The pair says nothing about these posts is supposed to be threatening.
"We are intergalactic missionaries from the Gemini constellation and what we are here to do is reveal the truth to you that you are not alone in the universe," Homes said.
They say they've been using space in Mercy Junction's building for the last year and a half to formulate a plan but wouldn't tell us the details of it.
"I am not at liberty to discuss that it is classified," Homes said.
Foster says what they're doing now though is hindering people who rely on Mercy Junction's services.
"Our elders have just been meeting them at the door to say we're sorry we're closed," she said. "They've been handing some snacks out the door to people."
Foster says the Church of Urth is breaking the clause in its lease that prohibts tenants from hindering others using the building.
Foster says the sheriff's department served an eviction notice to Homes and Short Thursday morning.
Now, Mercy Junction's council that approves renters is reconsidering the policy they use to do so.