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As someone with deep ancestral roots in Canada, it has been eye-opening to see a Canadian consulate representative at every public meeting involving the potential movement of heavy crude Alberta tar-sands oil across Maine to be offloaded into tankers in Casco Bay.
The most current appearance was April 11, at a Portland Water District informational meeting.
Trustees of the Water District and community observers also listened to a U.S. government representative, a New England Petroleum Institute representative and Portland Pipe Line Corp. officials present their case for the transmission of heavy crude from Montreal to Portland Harbor.
I probably shouldn't be surprised by the consistent Canadian presence here. Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government is also energetically lobbying its own citizenry, since community groups in Canada from British Columbia to Montreal are objecting to tar-sands oil being pumped through their neighborhoods and offloaded into tankers in their coastal waters — just as we are in Portland.
Why wouldn't the Harper government send emissaries hither and yon when so much of the Canadian economy has unfortunately been dumped into the Alberta tar sands basket?
It also should not be lost on anyone that the Portland-to-Montreal pipeline is majority owned by ExxonMobil's Canadian subsidiary Imperial Oil and Canadian oil giant Suncor.
We have a classic David-and-Goliath story unfolding all over Canada and the United States as small community groups face off against these petroleum potentates. In the days that come, we will need to decide which side we are on.
Nicole d'Entremont
Peaks Island
Lawmakers' support of MD research appreciated
In February my youngest son, Patrick, and I traveled to Washington to advocate on behalf of those in Maine affected by muscular dystrophy, seeking reauthorization of legislation directing the National Institutes of Health to continue treating these disorders as a priority and the Centers for Disease Control to update "best practices" information for treatments.
I've made this trip annually, since 2001, when the original Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research and Education Act was sponsored by Sens. Susan Collins and Paul Wellstone. This law must be periodically renewed.
Considering that the age of survival for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy has increased by 10 years and that research on these disorders has attracted many millions in private-sector investment leading to new drug development, I believe this legislation has been worthwhile.
Patrick and I visited each office of our Maine delegation.
We met with Sen. Collins, who again chose to be an original co-sponsor to reauthorize the act, stating she wanted to sustain the momentum this law has established. My family and I are grateful for her steadfast support.
We had a lengthy conversation with Sen. Angus King about muscular dystrophy, our hope for current research and the work being done at the Jackson Laboratories in Bar Harbor and how the lab supports research related to this legislation.
We met with the aides who focus on health-related issues for Reps. Chellie Pingree and Mike Michaud. Reps. Pingree and Michaud have consistently supported my efforts.
I am pleased Maine's entire delegation has joined Sen. Collins as co-sponsors. I want to thank each member and their staff for the time spent discussing the effects of muscular dystrophy on families and the importance of research for those living with these disorders.
Brian Denger
Thanks to all who shoveled snow for elderly over winter
I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely and heartily thank each and every person who shoveled snow for all the elderly folks, ages 65 and over, all over the city of Portland in the winter of 2012-13.
This was a particularly bad winter for storms of all sorts. And all the shovelers deserve a great deal of appreciation for the jobs well done.
The seniors really appreciate this service, and it makes their lives so much safer!
I would also like to thank the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office for their shoveling support. I couldn't run this project without the whole department's help.
To date, about 150 addresses are being shoveled — free. My sincere thanks, again, to all of you!
Joan Sheedy
founder-director, Senior Snow Shoveling Project
Story failed to differentiate between groups, terrorists
Tom Bell's April 20 article ("Maine's Russians: Don't lump us with terrorists") describes the fear locals from central Russian have that they will be viewed as belonging to the same Chechen ethnic group as the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.
I understand why people like Lilia Zhdanov do not want to be mistaken as members of an ethnic group not their own. No one deserves to have important aspects of their identity and history misunderstood.
However, there is a major difference between mistaking individuals as coming from particular ethnic or religious groups and mistaking them for terrorists.
I am afraid the article does not acknowledge that difference, leaving dangerous room for readers to interpret that we should be worried about particular ethnic and religious groups — not violence and terrorism itself.
The article goes to great lengths to establish the "huge difference" between Chechens, like the Islamic militants behind the 2004 violence in Beslan, and Maine residents from Kazakhstan, who are mostly Baptist Christians.
In the absence of more context and perspective on the history of Chechnya, I hope the comments that Chechens have a "culture of vengeance" and "blood for blood" do not lead readers to assume every ethnic Chechen in the United States is violent. Likewise, journalists need to be very careful to not insinuate that violence can be equated with Islam.
Most of the almost 2 billion Muslims in the world are nonviolent, and many live here in Maine and make wonderful contributions to our community.
Let us try to remember some of the mistakes of stereotyping and fear that our society has made in the decade-plus since 9/11.
In times like these, we must come together to celebrate diversity of all kinds — as well as to condemn violence, wherever it originates.
Emily Thielmann
UMaine Sports
Drive for a national title fires up UMaine Bear huggers
Solar power achieved a New England milestone on chilly Thanksgiving
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Toy Fund: Brunswick artist raffling piece from paint-a-thon
Varsity Maine
Swimming: Teams to watch
Our View: Judge's refusal to invalidate ranked-choice ruling is a civics lesson


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A tech blog has managed to score Lenovo's official PowerPoint presentation, revealing that the new ThinkPad, or should we say ThinkTab will be aimed at somewhat more serious consumers, or should we say business users. Based on Google's Honeycomb OS and Nvidia's Tegra 2 SoC, the device will ship with a very practical keyboard portfolio case, or keydock, which can transform it into an ultraportable notebook in no time. In addition, it features a 10-inch 1280x800 IPS panel and even an optional stylus.
The ThinkTab will ship with 16, 32 or 64GB of storage and it ships a mere 800g. It packs USB 2, micro USB, HDMI ports, as well as an SD card slot, 3G and 4G connectivity. Pretty impressive compared to other toy-like Android tablets. Getting back to the keydock, it is rather spacious and looks much like any contemporary ThinkPad keyboard. Best of all, it features a proper touchpad, which will be appreciated by users new to tablets.
The tablet should ship in July with a $499 price tag. You can check out the full presentation here.

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Memorandum to Cooperators
This year's total represents a 2.1% decrease in coverage as compared to last year's coverage. Although if the expected 1999 late returns materialize, we will actually be looking at a 1% increase in coverage over 1998. As of now however, 2397 routes have been run in the U.S. Canada had a great year as well; a total of 426 routes were surveyed which is a 2.4% increase over last year's total. See the table on page two for individual state results.
On a related topic, if you ran a BBS route in 1999 and mailed it to our office but did not receive a summary report or email message confirming receipt by our office, please let us know. It is possible that we never received your data.
1998-1999 Coverage Summary
On another front, we still need 89 routes to reach our goal of increasing the total number of U.S. routes by 300. Since 1997 we have added 211 routes. We encourage state coordinators, especially in the mid-west and west, to consider adding routes. State coordinators should contact the BBS office to request additional routes.
One note to participants who may be surveying a new route this year. To delineate the route path on the map the appropriate roads are highlighted. The highlighted path is only a guide, however, and normally extends further then the prescribed 24.5 miles to compensate for potential road problems or topography. Use your car odometer to determine the actual end of the route which may fall short of the highlighted end.
Current state coordinator contact information is available on the BBS web page via the "Contact Us" link.
Congratulations to all recipients and thank you again for your extraordinary commitment to the BBS!
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BBS list serve -- A list serve devoted to the Breeding Bird Survey is also now available. We hope you will use it to communicate with BBS participants around the country on matters related to the BBS. It should provide an ideal forum to share experiences, get answers to commonly asked questions, or to keep abreast of what's new with the BBS. To subscribe go to the "Contact Us" link on the BBS home page and then select the "BBStalk" link, or subscribe directly through email by
Reprints of this article are available through the BBS office.
Use of BBS data soars -- Since its inception, the main emphasis of the BBS has been to provide information on the distribution and trends of all bird species that are regularly encountered on these surveys. And as many of you know, BBS data have become a very important source of non-game bird information over the last 33 years. However, these data have also been used for various other purposes. For example, BBS data have been instrumental in the development of methods to estimate
population trends from survey data, while some of the potential biases associated with survey data have been explored through the use of the BBS data set. As this database has grown during the past three decades, the potential uses for it have also expanded. Questions concerning landscape ecology and community ecology at large geographic scales are being addressed with BBS data, and the potential for future research opportunities remains fertile. The graph above depicts the number of articles where authors have relied heavily, if not solely, on BBS data for their research. This information was garnered from the BBS bibliography which was derived primarily from professional journals and from regional and state periodicals devoted to birds, but does not include newsletters from local bird clubs. Literature sources where BBS data are minor components of the published information, such as many breeding bird atlases, have not been included. A few theses and dissertations have been included where BBS data or methodology have been the main emphasis of the research, but this source was undoubtedly not exhausted. Also a few government publications and similar "gray literature" sources are included, but such references are difficult to locate and some may have been missed. The BBS bibliography can be accessed via the "Data Page" link on the BBS Home Page. If upon reviewing the bibliography you find that we missed a publication of the types listed above, please let us know. We would like to make the bibliography as comprehensive as possible.
Several participants have suggested another good idea. They suggested that we provide BBS identification placards for use in the vehicle window while conducting BBS routes. Basically, the placard would identify the holder as a BBS participant and list the BBS office contact information in case law enforcement or suspicious landowners care to pursue it further. Enclosed in this year's packets are the placards. Their use is optional since we realize that in some parts of the country it may not be prudent to outwardly advertise that you are participating in a federally sponsored program.
Adventures, amusing mishaps & encounters -- While conducting the Whiskey Spring, Oregon BBS route Howard and Elaine Sands reported that they began hearing a strange sound coming from the engine of their '92 Taurus. Upon lifting the hood Howard was greeted with a cloud of steam and a spray of boiling water. Panic began to creep in as they realized they had a dry radiator, no extra water, it was Sunday morning, and they were 15 miles from the nearest town on a seldom used Forest Service road. After calming down Howard observed they were at the crest of a hill and that most of the way to Prospect, the nearest town, was down hill. So they coasted for nine miles, only turning on the engine briefly to get over small hills or level areas to complete the route. Still six miles out of town and on level ground, Howard re-examines the now cool engine and finds a tear the radiator hose. Pulling an empty plastic sandwich bag from the lunch pail and a shoe string from his shoe, Howard patched the tear and then filled the radiator with water from a nearby river. Repairs made they took off for Prospect with their fingers crossed. Twenty minutes later they arrive in town with the engine hissing and the plastic bag a melting mass of bubbles, but they made it! Now Howard goes by the moniker of "Mcgyver" in his household.
Jenny Lowe and Craig Logsdon set their alarms for 2:30 a.m., plenty early to get to the start point of the Ruby Road, Alaska BBS route on time. However upon awaking they found that they had neglected to factor bothersome bears into their schedule. When preparing to load the truck, Jenny and Craig found a bold black bear thumping around on the back porch of the cabin and attempting to get into the bed of the pick-up truck. Efforts to scare the bear away were met with a mock charge so they decided to let him have his way. Luckily while Jenny and Craig ate a quick breakfast the bear left allowing them to keep on schedule. But as they drove from stop to stop, muddy paw prints on the truck windows kept the memory of the early morning visitor fresh in their minds.
Move over Roswell, New Mexico! Arizona has the real deal. Forget about habitat loss, habitat degradation, cowbird parasitism, and agricultural chemicals because the real cause of bird population declines is now apparent -- aliens are abducting our birds! Josh Burns reported seeing a UFO along the first six stops of the Oatman, Arizona BBS route. But according to BBS protocol we can only accept the observation at the first stop. Josh goes on to explain that it was actually a huge balloon fitted with navigational safety lights that was launched in New Mexico to study cosmic rays. It subsequently passed over much of Arizona due to high altitude winds and became the most popularly reported UFO in Arizona for a time.
Visions of a foiled BBS attempt momentarily haunted Paula Hansley and Gary Emerson as they entered their car to run the South Fork, Colorado BBS route. As Gary started the car, the key broke off in his hand leaving the other end of the key in the ignition. Persistence paid off once again however, when they found that the car could still be started by pressing the broken part of the key into the ignition and in that manner they completed the route.
Ronda and David Woodward were just in time to see several birds prepare their breakfasts along the Ragged Mountain, Colorado BBS route. They saw a Red-tailed Hawk with a rock squirrel, an American Kestrel with a wriggling snake, and a Golden Eagle with something small and dark in its talons -- and a pair of crows in hot pursuit.
A bonus to conducting a BBS is that it often gets you out in the field at a time when animals besides birds are also active. Jocelyn Baker saw the following non-avian wildlife while conducting the Badlands, South Dakota BBS route: 3 mule deer, 6 bison, 3 pronghorn antelopes, and numerous prairie dogs. Georgia Frazier and Robert Greene were treated to the sights of 217 pronghorn antelope, 3 mule deer, and 1 coyote along the Ingomar, Montana BBS route.
However some participants must content themselves with the beauty of the surrounding landscape. Chet McGaugh who runs the Cottonwood BBS route in southern California writes, "If the place wasn't so beautiful I would have quit years ago. A singing Hermit Warbler in Pinto Basin doesn't really make up for 18 stops with no birds. The desert is in drought, with almost nothing blooming. Even lizards are scarce."
Besides the thousands of you in the field, I would also like to thank Susan Balenger and Kacie Miller for their outstanding help behind the scenes at the BBS office during the 1999 season. They assisted with numerous tasks that kept the data moving through the office in a timely manner.
Good luck & good birding in 2000!
Keith Pardieck


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A new urban park has been identified in the Markham Centre downtown plan to act as a focus of civic pride for City-wide events & activities for the entire Markham community. The new park is located within the Remington 'downtown Markham' lands located between Warden Avenue to the west, the Rouge River Valley to the north, Highway 407 to the south, and the GO Transit line to the east.
Markham residents are invited to continue to help determine how an important piece of Markham's new downtown will look and feel.
"Let's work together to shape Markham Centre's New Downtown Public Gathering Place." W.Donald Cousens, Mayor
Markham's exciting new urban park is a few steps closer to becoming a reality. The award winning design by Janet Rosenberg + Associates and Oleson Worland - Taylor Smyth Architects has been further refined and developed. The park contains a whole range of features aimed at making this location a focus for community wide celebrations, a gateway to the Rouge River Valley and a centre of excellence for sustainable environmental park design.
Markham Centre Amenity Feature - Downloadable Map [PDF-812k]
Location - North of Enterprise Boulevard, South of the Rouge River and West of re-aligned Tributary 4.
Overall goal:
'To provide high quality, useable and programmable park amenities and facilities at every phase in the development of the park master plan'


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September 14, 2012
Leave it to Paul Krugman to come up with yet another creative rendition of the Broken Windows Fallacy. In today's column, he repeats the claim that not only will the introduction of the new iPhone stimulate the economy because people will have to spend money for it, but that the "iPhone Stimulus" is "proof" that government spending will revitalize the economy.
In my response on Krugman-in-Wonderland, I come up with an even better idea: hope that the invading space aliens that Krugman last year claimed would give us an economic boost will buy iPhones before going on to destroy the world, a move that not only would provide a current stimulus, but also would provide jobs, jobs, and more jobs as the defeated humans have to rebuild everything.
All I can say is that the NY Times editorial page has been on a long, downward spiral ever since the great Henry Hazlitt was pushed out of an editorial writing position there. And, unlike Krugman, Hazlitt understood opportunity cost and he certainly understood the Broken Window Fallacy.


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A real ocean of green full of romantic Italian gardens for walking among statues and Renaissance fountains, parks or to run or lie down just for some sunbathing.
Florence sometimes enjoys hiding its best treasures. Many gardens are indeed behind gates and are opened only at certain times of the year or on special events and exhibitions.
Le Cascine - The largest park in Florence: wanted by the Medici family as a hunting reserve , It covers an area of 118 hectares between the Arno and Mugnone.
Today it is used by the Florentines for jogging, cycling or rollerblading, or just lying down on a lawn to sunbathe. On Tuesday there is a large open-air market with all kinds of stands.
Hours: always open.
Admission: free.
Arranged on a non-flat surface, it offers beautiful views of Florence from higher points (for example near the Kaffeehaus). In summer it is worth to attend one of the shows organized in the column Lawn.
Hours: April, May, September, October: daily 8.15 am - 6.30pm;
June, August: daily 8.15 am - 7.30 pm;
November - February: all day 8.15 am - 4.30 pm;
March: daily 8.15 am - 5.30 pm;
Closed on the first and last Monday of the month.
Admission: Adults € 6
Bobolino - Less famous than its "big brother" (Boboli) Bobolino is the name under which some green spaces are called included in the first area from Porta Romana going up to the Piazzale Michelangelo. It is not exactly a garden, but you can find trees, flower beds and a large tub with jets. In spring and summer it becomes a destination for both people looking for a cool place to rest and for newlywed couples who want to enrich their photographic service including glimpses of unknown Florence.
Entrance by the Boboli Gardens.
Giardino di Villa Corsini - The large garden behind the "Palazzo Corsini al Prato" is another example of a garden with paths marked by hedges and statues. Also fragrant of lemon pots.
The garden is open to the public only during certain events, particularly at auctions or charities during " Artigianato e Palazzo " a show that takes place each year, in May, the ancient artisans crafts are represented. It 'a good time to visit this beautiful garden.
Open to the public only during special events and demonstrations
Giardino degli Iris - Under Piazzale Michelangelo, a very simple garden with flowerbeds of iris. This flower is the symbol of Florence. Open only in May it provides an opportunity to admire endless varieties of this type of flower, in many colours.
Admission: free.
Open only in the month of May
Giardino delle Rose - A small garden below the Piazzale Michelangelo, open during the month of May, it offers a rich variety of roses and other small botanical surprises. Like , for example, the Japanese garden in Florence donated by a temple in Kyoto.
Admission: free.
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In a word or phrase, what does leadership mean to you? Leadership means to gain respect from others and know that you are a role model for others.
Why did you join the program? I joined the program because I like being a role model to others and I also like to do community service projects.
What do you hope to gain from the program? I hope to become more of a leader than I already am.
What is or do you think will be your favorite part of the program? My favorite part is the traveling and helping others.


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Dragon Ball Online takes place on Earth, 216 years after the events at the conclusion of the Dragon Ball manga series. The villians in Dragonball Online is an evil organisation known as the Dark Eye. The Dark Eye are time meddlers who are changing the events of the past. The members of Dark Eye are under the effects of mind control. Mind controlled victims are characterized by a green gem marked with an X that rests in their forehead. The Mastermind behind the Dark Eye Organisation is currently unknown.
You play as a character who is trying to repair the Cracks in Time created by the Dark Eye. Time Petrol Trunks helps you travel through time so you can repair Time Cracks. Throughout the game youll find similar cracks in time all over the world and must travel through them into the past to preserve the Earths history. All events which take place in Age 1000 take place on Earth.
The story of Dragonball Online is a sequel to that of the manga Dragonball (the animes Dragonball & Dragonball Z) written by Akira Toriyama. Toriyama has creative control over the game and any events from the movies or anime that were not based on his manga will be, more or less, ignored.


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last week all across the South Shore as families, teams and individuals took it upon themselves to sacrifice their time, expertise and even part of themselves for the greater good.
Oftentimes the greatest gift we can give is to give of ourselves. That was certainly the case last week all across the South Shore as families, teams and individuals took it upon themselves to sacrifice their time, expertise and even part of themselves for the greater good.
No. 1: The Johnston family, Quincy
It takes a special kind of person to read about a stranger in need of a kidney and offer his own. Ben Johnston, a Quincy resident and songwriting student at Berklee College of Music, is just that person.
When he presented the idea to his wife, Heidi, she hesitated before giving her blessing. She had recently assumed the pastorship of the Faith Lutheran Church in Quincy and given birth two months before to their son Oliver. But upon reflection, she did what she asked of her congregation – she supported her husband's desire to help someone in need.
Two months ago, Ben went to Brigham and Women's Hospital, his wife and son by his side, and gave his kidney to Dr. Ferenc "Frank" Jolesz, 67, who likely would have died without it. Over the ensuing weeks, Ben recovered and today says, "It was the most amazing thing I've ever done."
We imagine there aren't many who could do the same.
It was Ben Johnston's sacrifice, yes, but in giving her support, Heidi Johnston made a sacrifice of her own. We commend them for their generous spirits.
No. 2: Notre Dame Academy girls hockey team
In 2010, Notre Dame Academy junior Kristina Hill had a stroke. A blood clot in her brain left her bedridden and in rehab for a year and a half.
But she proved stronger than any stroke. She's now skating with her teammates on the girls hockey team and even had some ice time in a recent varsity match.
But it's what Hill and her teammates are doing to help others who have suffered from cardiovascular disease that's almost more inspiring. Last Monday, she and her team played against rival Hingham High on "Go Red Day" in support of the American Heart Association while her team hung posters on the rink's doors for Hill: "We play in support of Kristina."
Off the ice, Hill shares her time and experience raising awareness about strokes. She speaks to elementary and middle school classes and raises money for heart disease and stroke research through races and other fundraising.
"My life changed in the blink of an eye," said Hill. "You might donate a dollar or $20. Whatever you donate could save a life, including mine."
We commend the Notre Dame Academy girls hockey team for proving themselves a true team, and we commend Hill for her ability to turn a tragic experience into something positive for others.
No. 3: Tom Whalen, Marshfield
In her profile of Marshfield's Tom Whalen and his effort to restore centuries-old headstones at a Marshfield cemetery, reporter Jessica Trufant wrote, "History at its core is about people, their stories and the mark they left on the world around them."
Whalen recognizes this and is doing what he can to help preserve our nationally relevant local history by leading the restoration effort.
Each stone tells a story – about a person's lineage, wealth, what role they helped to play in the founding of the country. Some of the graves Whalen seeks to preserve through his own efforts and Community Preservation Act money date back to the times of Pilgrims. One belongs to the first Pilgrim born in America, Peregrine White.
We commend Whalen for his efforts to preserve generations from the past for generations of the future.


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Leo Falkenstein
Born: July 30, 1874
Hochneukirch, Germany
One of three children, Leo grew up in the small town of Hochneukirch, 20 miles northwest of Cologne. As an adult, Leo entered his father's cigar manufacturing business, "Isak Falkenstein and Sons." Leo and his wife, Bertha, lived in a house next to Leo's parents. Leo and Bertha had six children whom they raised in the Jewish faith.
1933-39: Our daughter Johanna has brought her two girls to live with us for a while here in Hochneukirch. Johanna's husband, Carl, has been having trouble finding employment, partly because of the increased discrimination against Jews since the Nazis came to power a few years ago. The girls enjoy playing in our large backyard and helping their grandmother gather fruit from the orchard and flowers and fresh vegetables from the garden.
1940-42: A few weeks ago, Bertha and I were deported to the Theresienstadt ghetto in Czechoslovakia. Leaving our family and most of our belongings behind was devastating. Living here is an even greater test of our strength. There are convoys leaving the ghetto all the time of people being deported "eastward"--the threat of deportation hangs over us daily. We live in squalid, poorly heated barracks. The food we brought from home has run out, and the rations we receive here are meager. How can a tall, heavy-set man like myself hope to survive?
Leo died in Theresienstadt in 1942 at the age of 67. In May 1944 his wife Bertha was deported to Auschwitz, where she perished.


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A report on executive leadership from public relations firm MWW Group reveals that conveying a great sense of vision - as well as the knack to anticipate business developments and respond to them in nimble fashion - will be the most critical qualities for executives to cultivate through 2025. Leadership traits that served executives well in the past, such as a talent for boosterism or an ability to get everyone "on the same page," are now taking a backseat, the report indicates. These conclusions arrive after a decade in which the speed and volume of information has skyrocketed, while a rocky economy and globalization have presented a host of unique challenges, demanding an overhaul in the skills needed to meet them. "Gone are the days where people are seeking a leader who simply embodies great salesmanship and builds consensus among followers," said Michael W. Kempner, president and CEO of MWW Group. "In today's global world-and due to the perfect storm of economic crisis, unprecedented competition and limited access to capital that we've all experienced in recent years - people are longing for leaders who can anticipate, rather than react." More than 130 executives took part in the survey. Here are the highlights:
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Arriva London starts running the route 157 service from Morden to Crystal Palace
Arriva London has been awarded the contract to run TfL route 157 from Morden, to Crystal Palace for five years, starting from the 3rd December this year.
The service is operated with eighteen Trident ADL E400 double deck vehicles, from Norwood garage with drivers based at Thornton Heath garage. Thornton Heath does not have the capacity for the buses to be parked there following the new contract award of route 64 from August this year so the operation is very much a team effort to maximise the capacity and efficiency of our garage locations in south London. Buses run for 22 hours of the day with the first bus leaving Crystal Palace at 0420 and the last one arriving there at 0217, the service runs every twelve minutes during the day, and every twenty minutes during the evening.
Route 157 started 90 years ago in 1926 as a feeder service from Wallington to the new Morden Station on the Northern Line extension. It remained a local service in the Sutton area until March 1959 when extended from Wallington through Croydon to Crystal Palace replacing Trolleybus route 654.
Thornton Heath had been involved in the operation of the route continuously from January 1973 to February 1985. It also had a short spell of operating it together with Croydon (TC) from August 1987 until November 1988 when the route moved entirely to Sutton as a result of its first competitive tender. In December 2001 the route was awarded to Connex and remained with their subsequent owners Travel London and Abellio for three tender cycles, and finally, as we mentioned earlier, coming back to us at Thornton Heath this month.
Sixty-eight drivers are required to service the route with change-overs taking place on the route at Tamworth Road, West Croydon.
To see what the drivers think about the route coming to Arriva London, we went out and spoke to a number of them about their new experience, including driver James who came with the route from the previous operator. He explained how the drivers are enjoying the new opportunity for themselves and their customers:-
"With Arriva London taking over the 157 route, they've managed to improve the customer experience, by regulating the service more efficiently. I really like the route, the customers are all friendly. From the Morden end there are many doctors and nurses going to the local hospital and it's good to be able to get them their comfortably on time. The other Arriva London drivers who have joined the route have all made similar positive comments."
If you have any comments about the new 157 service please let us know, or if you would like the opportunity of joining our driving team, please apply here.
Published : Thu 24th Aug. 2017 - Thu 26th Oct. 2017
Champagne Gourmet Odyssey with an Arriva London Heritage Fleet Routemaster
Arriva London are proud, once again, to be the providers of the mode of transport to deliver London's most original gastronomic road trip - the London restaurant festival's Champagne Gourmet Odyssey.
Buses are an important part of Barking & Dagenham's Older People Celebration Week
Last week, Arriva London were invited to take part in the Older People's Celebration Week across Barking and Dagenham.
Arriva London hold Macmillan Coffee Mornings in their garages
When our garage staff asked if they could support this year's Macmillan Coffee Morning, we were delighted to encourage them to do so.
Bees back at Brixton garage following green-fingered Roy's gardening efforts
At Arriva London, we are always looking for ways to improve our environmental footprint, and are excited when our staff suggest ways in which they can also contribute to this aim.
Old and new Arriva London Routemasters help raise funds for charities at Imber 2017
On Saturday 26th August, Arriva London was pleased to support the eighth annual bus service to the normally deserted Wiltshire village of Imber, situated in the middle of Salisbury Plain military training area.
Continuous training for our drivers helps them deal with accessibility issues
As part of our continuous ongoing staff training and development programme, this week, together with colleagues from TfL, we conducted a Hello London Accessibility Forum at our Brixton garage, and invited our drivers to participate in the discussion.
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ASUS Xonar U3 USB Sound Card Review
With the push and mass acceptance of HD video came the push and mass acceptance of widescreen HD monitors, and so too, has come the push for HD audio. 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound speakers. Disregarding quality, these can be had for comparatively little from earlier in the decade, thus, they are much more attainable for the mass market than they once were. With this mass adoption of surround-sound has come the demand for the hardware to utilize it, and manufacturers have responded. Gone are the days of the outdated AC'97 chipset, and here are the days of built-in surround sound capable chipsets on even the lowest of low-end motherboards. This mass acceptance of HD audio has raised the bar for audio quality standards, and has made it significantly more affordable for those standards to be experienced. Additionally, more manufacturers have stepped into the HD audio realm and have begun to create their own audio expansion cards for users that crave more quality, by means of higher quality DACs and op-amps, and more functionality, such as that provided by hardware EAX and various Dolby technologies.
This movement has not been limited only to desktop users, but it has also grown in popularity with laptop/netbook users as well. Although today's laptops, tablets, and even netbooks feature these newer audio chipsets, size constraints have generally limited users to ordinary stereo sound. The push for surround-sound, however, is strong enough that manufacturers have taken notice and have started catering to mobile users with external, ultra-portable USB sound cards. These ultra-portable solutions lack true surround-sound support, however, some offer simulated surround-sound by way of Dolby Headphone technology, and this does a very good job for movies and games. One such manufacturer of one of these ultra-portable USB sound cards is ASUS. ASUS only recently ventured into making sound cards with its high-end Xonar line of products aimed at gamers and audiophiles. Most recently, it has created the XonarU3, an external, ultra-portable USB sound card aimed primarily at headphone users and gamers. Today I'll be testing it, but first, let's have a peek.
Closer Look:
The ethereal and wispy colouring certainly invokes a warm, fuzzy feeling inside, and, the box's black satin colouring and compact size almost manage to make a box seem cute and cuddly. All over the box, in various (fifteen!) languages, are plastered the main attractions, which are:
- Headphone Amplifier: The XonarU3 isn't just a sound card, it is also capable of functioning as a headphone amplifier for anyone that not only uses headphones, but wants to maintain an ultra-portable profile.
- GX2.5: As this is my introduction to any of ASUS' audio offerings, I'm not terribly familiar with its many iterations of the GX Audio Engine, however, ASUS claims that GX2.5 is capable of simultaneous playback of up to 128 effects. A very good thing to know for gamers and serious audio editing on the go.
- Dolby Home Theatre: The Xonar U3, aiming to provide 'surround' sound in a small package, utilizes various Dolby technologies to alter and/or enhance audio. Dolby Headphone, Dolby Digital Live, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, and Dolby Virtual Speaker are all aimed at turning a set of headphones into a virtual surround sound system.
- Hi-Fi Class Audio: ASUS seems to push something called 'Hyper-Grounding' that supposedly keeps outside interference from mingling with the waves coursing through it, however, it is a very lightweight and small piece of kit that I suspect has no extra shielding beyond the standard ground.
Along with the compact Xonar U3 are the driver CD, user manual, a laughably short USB extension cable, and an S/PDIF adapter. The Xonar U3 itself is a small device, though not too small to be lost in the largest of hands. It has a protective cap for the USB plug that is attached with a bit of nylon string to the body, and it also contains a key ring loop to bring the Xonar U3 everywhere without thought. The plastic, black gloss housing doesn't feel particularly durable, nor does it feel particularly brittle, and my only complaint about its physical characteristics is the gloss paint that presents oils, finger prints, and the most miniscule of nicks as though they were the stars of a hit television show.


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A mixed close on Wall Street as calm returns
U.S. stocks are closing mixed after a calm trading day interrupted last week's spasm of fearful selling.
The Dow Jones industrial average wavered Monday after opening at its lowest level since December. It had plunged 275 points on Friday after a dismal report on the U.S. labor market.
Investors appeared less fearful about the finances of some debt-strapped countries.
The Dow closed down 17 points at 12,101. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose a fraction to 1,278. The Nasdaq rose 13 to 2,760.
Homebuilders fell sharply for a second day, wiping out one-third of the gains they posted in the first three months of the year.
About four stocks fell for every three that rose on the New York Stock Exchange. Volume was above average at 3.95 billion shares.


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Bombay High Court raps Gopichand
Mumbai - The Bombay High Court here Monday rapped national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand for running a private academy in Hyderabad.
According to the court, it is "ethically" wrong for Gopichand to run a training academy. This was in response to a petition filed by Mumbai shuttler Prajakta Sawant in November alleging mental harassment after not being allowed to participate in the national camp.
"Ethically, the coach who also heads the selection panel should not run a private academy. He may be a good coach. We are not saying otherwise. But in the interest of justice and fairness, a national coach, also part of the selection panel, should not run a private camp," Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice A.V. Mohta said.
A division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice A.V. Mohta was hearing a petition filed by Sawant, who had alleged mental harassment by Gopichand after she was refused entry to the All India National Coaching Camp in Hyderabad.
According to Sawant's lawyer Piyush Shah, the court also directed Sawant include the Badminton Authority of India (BAI) as a respondent in the case since Gopichand is the chief national coach and selection panel head of the BAI.
The matter will come up for hearing December 19.
On November 6, the court had directed BAI to allow Sawant to participate in the camp. However, according to Shah, when Sawant went to the camp November 17 the players had already left for tournament in China.
Sawant had, in her petition, said that she was selected for the training camp, but Gopichand was biased towards her as she had requested that her doubles and mixed doubles partners to be changed


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A message from President Di Pasquale, Jan. 28, 2013
Happy New Year and may 2013 be a good and healthy year for all of us. Welcome back to the Community College of Rhode Island. CCRI's spring semester began last Tuesday, and I hope all students, faculty and staff enjoyed the holidays. This is always an exciting time for all of us, and I wish everyone a great semester. During the past week, I've had the opportunity to visit our campuses and see our outstanding faculty and staff already hard at work.
At CCRI, we have much to look forward in the months ahead. Our biennial Society of the Knights event will be held on April 5 to honor notable alumni. For all of us, All College Week will be a celebration of our good work at our campuses and in the community from April 8 to 12. Event committees are already planning for Community Service Day, the Wellness Fair, a celebration of our cultures and Professional Development Day.
This semester also will see many of our students engaged in the final leg of their CCRI academic journey as they work toward successfully completing their requirements for graduation on May 17. Despite the trying economy, I am proud of all of you for your continued commitment to changing lives and achieving dreams as we prepare for our 48th commencement.
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Academic Strategic Plan
In 2008, the Academic Strategic Planning Committee was convened and charged with developing a contemporary and ambitious Academic Strategic Plan to guide decision-making through 2015. Through an intensive year-long process, which included input and feedback from many members of the campus community and external constituents, six key initiatives emerged.
Learn more about the Academic Strategic Plan, including:
The Guiding Principles that helped shape the plan;
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A Message from the Provost
The ambitious initiatives set forth in the Academic Strategic Plan demonstrate the University's continued commitment to excellence. Through thoughtful planning, resource management, careful execution, and assessment, we will accomplish the initiatives and achieve our goals.
A well thought-out strategic plan communicates internally and externally what our priorities are. For a more in depth review, please download the full Academic Strategic Plan.
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New York suspect arrives to face murder charge
Anthony Pratt, who is charged with murdering Margarita Fisenko Scott of Westbrook, arrived at the Cumberland County Jail on Wednesday from New York, where he had been held since his arrest on April 2.
Pratt, 19, of Queens, N.Y., is scheduled to appear in Cumberland County Unified Criminal Court on Friday morning for his initial appearance on the murder charge.
Scott, 29, was found dead on Jan. 17 by her estranged husband in the back of her SUV, which he found in the parking lot of the Motel 6 on Riverside Street in Portland. Court records indicate that Scott was killed on Nov. 11.
Police say Scott was killed by a single gunshot in a first-floor apartment at 266 West Concord St. in Portland. Neither she nor Pratt, whom she was dating, was a tenant of the apartment.
Police believe the SUV with Scott's body was in the motel parking lot for an "extended time" before it was found.
State announces reduction in cost of replacing bridge
The Maine Department of Transportation has lowered the estimated cost of replacing the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge between Maine and New Hampshire from $172 million to $160 million.
The department said Wednesday that a team working on the replacement of the bridge has found $12 million in savings.
The new figure includes the cost of the design, engineering, property acquisition and construction of the new bridge.
The bridge across the Piscataqua River between Kittery and Portsmouth, N.H., is scheduled to be replaced in 2014. It's now closed for repairs because an oil tanker hit it.
A new Memorial Bridge is scheduled to open this summer.
The only bridge open between the two communities is the Piscataqua River Bridge on Interstate 95.
Store owner recounts subduing armed robber
A Millinocket man was jailed after a Bar Harbor store owner wrestled him to the ground and held him for police after he allegedly tried to rob the store.
Richard Simis said he was in the Town Hill Market at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday when a man came in carrying a gun and a roll of duct tape and demanded money.
Rather than give up the cash, Simis told WZON-AM, he lunged at the man and wrestled him to the floor. He said the gun went off a couple of times before he could disarm the man.
A passer-by called 911, and Simis held the man down until police arrived.
Chris Stevens, 39, is facing multiple charges.
Fee for registering vehicle due to rise if bill passes
Maine motorists could pay higher vehicle registration fees if a bill that has final House approval becomes law.
The House voted 89-57 Tuesday to allow an increase in the motor vehicle licensing and registration service fees collected and retained by municipalities. The renewal of a license or registration would increase from $3 to $5, and the allowable service fee for a new license or registration would increase from $4 to $6. The bill, L.D. 405, awaits final Senate action.
Republicans blame majority Democrats for the proposed increases and say they are "raiding the pockets of hardworking Mainers to the tune of $3 million."
Plan to tax PAC donations raises free-speech concerns
A Democratic lawmaker has a new idea for raising state revenue: Tax PACs.
Rep. Terry Hayes' bill, L.D. 815, would impose a tax on 5 percent of the amount contributed to political action committees.
Hayes, of Buckfield, told the Taxation Committee on Tuesday that if there had been such a tax last year revenues would have been around $382,000, money that could be used to cover expenses to regulate PACs. Hayes' research shows no other state has such a tax.
The bill drew questions about whether the tax would be an unconstitutional tax on free speech. Hayes says that if she buys a T-shirt with a political slogan on it, she still pays a sales tax.
The bill drew no other supporters, opponents or neutral comment.
State files suit to prevent deterioration of Arsenal
The state is suing the owners of the Kennebec Arsenal, saying the historic compound in downtown Augusta has been allowed to deteriorate while it awaits planned renovations for commercial, retail and residential use.
The complaint by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services and Maine Historic Preservation Commission, which was announced Wednesday, names Main Street I, LLC and Niemann Capital LLC, the current owners of the arsenal property.
The case, filed in Kennebec County Superior Court, claims the defendants violated a covenant by neglecting the property, resulting in significant deterioration. It seeks damages for the cost of repairs and return of the property to the state if the conditions aren't met.
An emailed message to Tom Niemann of Niemann Capital was not immediately returned Wednesday.
Waterville men sentenced for drug-trafficking roles
A federal judge has sentenced two Waterville men to prison for their roles in a drug-trafficking ring.
Patrick Hanson, 22, was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Bangor to five years in prison after previously pleading guilty to drug trafficking charges involving cocaine and oxycodone.
Jesse Jones, 25, was sentenced to one year and nine months in prison for his role.
Prosecutors say Hanson and Jones were part of a drug ring in which cocaine and prescription drugs were sent from New York to be distributed in central Maine.
More than 20 people in central Maine and New York were charged in connection with the scheme.
Pittston man admits to theft of pension payments
A Pittston man has pleaded guilty to theft of more than $83,000 in federal pension funds by continuing to receive retirement payments even after he returned to work.
Federal prosecutors say Gerald E. Bailey, 68, pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Bangor.
Authorities say Bailey retired from Springfield Terminal Railway in 2004, began receiving his pension, then returned to work for Maine Eastern Railroad from 2007 to 2010. To avoid detection, Bailey used another person's name and Social Security number on his time cards.
He received $83,398 in pension funds that he was not entitled to receive.
Bailey faces as much as 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Carmel man, 30, sentenced in beating of year-old girl
A Carmel man who authorities say beat his girlfriend's 1-year-old daughter in the parking lot of a Bangor hospital has been sentenced to 18 months in jail.
Scott Peavey was also sentenced Tuesday to two years of probation and ordered not to drink alcohol.
Peavey, 30, pleaded guilty last month to charges of assault on a child.
Police say Peavey struck the girl several times in the face in a car in the parking lot of St. Joseph's Hospital. The girl suffered bruises to her face. Police say he was drunk at the time.
WABI-TV reports that Peavey's lawyer thought the sentence was appropriate. Peavey apologized in court and said he hopes to get the help he needs.
Two women launch canoe on lengthy trip to Fort Kent
There's still ice on some lakes and ponds but the first paddlers have begun making their way from Old Forge, N.Y., to Fort Kent, Maine.
Traveling by canoe, Emma Carlson of Farmington, Maine, and Emily Rooney of Fairfax, Vt., launched Tuesday and plan to complete the 740-mile journey through four states and one Canadian province in 40 days.
Kate Williams of the nonprofit Northern Forest Canoe Trail says the first paddlers setting forth from Old Forge after the ice melts is becoming a rite of spring.
The group says the women will be traveling without aid of cellphones, computers or GPS. They'll be communicating via postcards with students at two schools in Maine.
Maine's two senators push American-made footwear
U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King of Maine have written a letter signed by 13 other senators asking that the Department of Defense be required to buy only American-made athletic footwear for military personnel.
The letter, dated April 19, asks President Obama to direct the department to follow a 1941 law requiring the military to buy American-made products for soldiers whenever possible.
As a rule, the Defense Department buys shoes and clothing that are made in America, the senators said. The department used to treat athletic footwear the same way, but in recent years it has been giving military personnel a cash allowance to buy their own footwear.
Collins and King said the military's policy has jeopardized jobs in states such as Maine and Massachusetts, where Boston-based New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc. has offices and plants. New Balance is the last major American athletic footwear manufacturer.
U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud of Maine has been calling for the military to buy U.S.-made athletic footwear for a couple of years.
Local Elections
Deqa Dhalac wins big in special election for South Portland council seat
Auburn woman pleads guilty to heroin trafficking conspiracy
UMaine Sports
UMaine's football success leads to creative recruiting pitches
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USM tightens control of pop-up courses because of protest targeting Sen. Collins
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China arrests former Canadian diplomat


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Destinee Barrette started her track career at Pilgrim High School as a sprinter. When her coach told her he wanted to try her as a thrower, she was game.
"I knew I had something special because everything I said, she absorbed like a sponge," head coach Tom Dolce said.
It turned out to be a good move.
Barrette became a state meet regular in the indoor and outdoor track seasons over the next three years and she took it to a new level this spring when she qualified for outdoor states in all four throwing events – hammer, shot put, discus and javelin. She was the only girl in the state to do all four events and she placed in two of them, taking third in the hammer and fifth in the discus.
It was a busy day – and an impressive one.
"She's probably the best all-around thrower I've ever coached," Dolce said. "I don't think I've ever had anyone entered in all four events. At divisions, she actually scored in all four. It was remarkable."
Barrette never expected to have a day like that when she first started track. She wanted to try a little bit of everything so she was excited about the move to the throwing team, but she didn't take to it right away.
"I didn't like it at all," she said. "It was frustrating. I would never PR. Coach always said you can't hit a home run every time, but I really wanted to."
By her junior season, she was taking that message to heart – and understanding it is what ultimately helped the home runs to come.
"When I stopped putting so much pressure on myself, I think I really started to get it," she said.
That attitude combined with a strong work ethic set Barrette on the path to big success. She took home two medals at indoor states then turned her attention to outdoor, where her four-event prowess was a big reason why Pilgrim emerged as one of the best teams in the state. The Pats finished in a tie for third at states.
Barrette would have liked to come home with four medals, but two was pretty good and she tied the school's hammer record in the process.
"Being realistic, it was a great day," she said.
Barrette will now head to Rhode Island College, and she plans to throw for the Anchormen.
"I think when she gets into a weight lifting program, she'll be even better," Dolce said. "She's going to have a very good career there."


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Separation of church and state
Religion and the application thereof is indeed a touchy subject. That's why the framers of the U.S. Constitution were careful to ratify a secular document that has been amended 27 times without breaching that fundamental principle.
Nonetheless, the apostles of religious correctness have been assaulting the concept by saying that the literal phrase, "separation of church and state," does not appear in the Constitution. This is true, but that does not mean the concept is not there. The First Amendment clearly says, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," etc.
To clarify the point, Thomas Jefferson, when he was president in 1802, wrote a letter to the Danbury (Connecticut) Baptist Association declaring that the American people through the First Amendment had erected a "wall of separation between church and state."
James Madison, who is considered the father of the Constitution, wrote in an undated essay, "Strongly guarded ... the separation between religion and government in the Constitution of the United States."
The right to a fair trial is generally accepted to be a constitutional principle, although the term "fair trial" is not found in the Constitution. Neither is "religious liberty," yet the concepts are clearly and eloquently written and explained in the document that has been the foundation of our American democratic system for more than two centuries.
The same religious zealots accuse Jefferson and the others involved in the drafting of the Constitution with being inconsistent because the Declaration of Independence clearly refers to "the Creator" which they believe is synonymous with "God." They are talking about the first sentence of the preamble that says: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by 'their Creator' with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
The Declaration of Independence was an official document drafted by the Continental Congress and sent to King George III of England as a reaction to unfair taxation. The U.S. Constitution was ratified on March 4, 1789, 13 years later.
Although the Declaration of Independence is an "offi cial" document, it is not a "legal" document. The opponents of separation of church and state often refer to the word "Creator" in the declaration as proof that the framers of the U.S. Constitution intended for the United States to be ruled by a sovereign being. Not so.
The U.S. Constitution, a secular document, was written and ratified by elected officials. Most of them were traditional Christians who were deeply concerned about entanglements between religion and government.
The U.S. Constitution is the only legal document that defines the democratic principles of the United States of America.
Without doubt, there are many contradictions to the separation of church and state. "In God We Trust" is still on our currency. The Congress of the United States, the same governing body that ratified the Constitution so many years ago, also declared Christmas, Thanksgiving and Easter as "offi cial" federal holidays. All have religious origins.
Christmas and Thanksgiving are obviously Christian. Easter, although the celebration has pagan Anglo-Saxon origins, is still religious. Christians celebrate the resurrection of Christ, not Easter. The two celebrations happen to fall on the same day.
The word "holiday" comes from the term "holy day," and I believe anything "holy" requires some religious involvement.
When taking an oath, we are no longer required to swear on a Christian Bible. A notarized affi davit of oath is an alternative to that practice. However, we can swear on the Bible to take an oath if we wish to do so.
The point is, all of the aforementioned contradictions are not legal – they are official. A federal employee cannot be arrested for not observing Christmas.
The concepts in both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution are in agreement with the fundamental principles of Judeo-Christian ideologies. They also agree with most of the fundamental principles of the other three major religions, Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam.
To greatly simplify the concepts, all five major religions have their version of the Ten Commandments. They are universally accepted philosophical tenets.
The applications of the principles of our Constitution have always been open to debate and interpretation.
Despite the many flaws that our government may have, it has wisely allowed the country to maintain its Judeo-Christian identity without compromising the secular principles found in our Constitution. Those principles allow everyone to practice the religion of their choice.


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Keith Vieira joins Shidler College of Business as executive-in-residenceUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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The University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Shidler College of Business has appointed Keith Vieira, former Senior Vice President of Starwood Hotels and Resorts, as an executive-in-residence beginning this Fall 2014 semester. Vieira is currently a Principal with KV & Associates, Hospitality Consulting, assisting clients in Hawai'i, French Polynesia and Samoa.
The Shidler College of Business Executive-in-Residence program gives students, alumni and faculty the opportunity to learn from and work with a prominent business leader. Vieira will primarily conduct Personal Branding and Career Development workshops in partnership with the Shidler Career Services and Professional Development office. He will also serve as a guest lecturer and share his experience, knowledge and advice with students, faculty and alumni.
"In today's market place, personal branding is more important than ever, as 'everything communicates,'" says Vieira. "Personal branding, coupled with being fully prepared for the job interview process – aka, being able to successfully convey your core values and how the hiring company will benefit from them – is necessary to winning that first and future job."
Prior to KV & Associates, Vieira was with Starwood Hotels & Resorts for 33 years. Under his leadership as Senior Vice President and Director of Operations for Hawai'i and French Polynesia, Starwood grew to a combined 14 hotels in those island regions. Previously he worked as Director of Travel Services, Director of Communications for Sheraton Hotels in Hawai'i, Vice President Director of Development for Sheraton Hawai'i/Japan Division, and Vice President Director of Marketing for ITT Sheraton Hotels in Hawai'i.
Committed to giving back to the community, Vieira has served as a board member for many organizations, including the Blood Bank of Hawai'i, Hawai'i Business Roundtable, University of Hawai'i Shidler College of Business, Catholic Charities Hawai'i, 'Ahahui Koa Anuenue and Friends of Hawai'i Charities. He was on the advisory boards of the Hawai'i Convention Park Council and YMCA of Hawai'i.
In addition to his service as a board member, Vieira has chaired boards for several organizations, such as the Ho'okako'o Corporation and fundraising campaigns for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and Aloha United Way. Vieira served two terms as a member of the Hawai'i Tourism Authority, and served for many years on the Hawai'i Visitors & Convention Bureau and the O'ahu Visitors Bureau. In 2003, Vieira was named Salesperson of the Year by Sales and Marketing Executives of Honolulu.
Vieira is a key member of many travel industry organizations, including the Hawai'i Hotel & Lodging Association, American Society of Travel Agents, Hotel Sales & Marketing Association International, Japan Association of Travel Agents and Travel Industry Association of America.
Born in Hilo, Vieira received a BBA in personnel and industrial relations from the Shidler College of Business. In 2013, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawai'i announced the creation of The Keith Vieira Ho'owaiwai a Ho'ona'auao Endowed Scholarship at the Shidler College of Business to honor his 36-year career in the visitor industry, 33 of which were spent with Starwood.
To learn more about the Shidler College of Business Executive-in-Residence program, contact Unyong Nakata, director of development, at email@example.com or (808) 956-3597.
For more information, visit: http://shidler.hawaii.edu/


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Alex Ovechkin's 3-point night leads Capitals past Hurricanes 5-3 despite Tlusty's hat trickNHL.com @NHLdotcom
RALEIGH, N.C. - Alex Ovechkin had two goals and an assist, and the Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 Tuesday night despite allowing three goals to Jiri Tlusty.
Mike Green scored two goals, Joel Ward added a goal, Nicklas Backstrom matched a career high with four assists and Braden Holtby made 31 saves.
Washington trailed 2-0 early before scoring five goals on its first 11 shots, won its seventh in 11 games and won for the first time since 2007 when allowing a hat trick to an opposing player, according to STATS LLC.
It also was the Hurricanes' first loss when a player scored three goals since the move from Hartford in 1997.
Eric Staal and Alexander Semin each had two assists for the Hurricanes, who lost defenceman Joni Pitkanen to an apparent leg injury late in the second period.
Carolina's Dan Ellis stopped four of the seven shots he faced.
He left after Green's second goal tied it at 3 with 15:34 left in the second and was replaced by Justin Peters, who stopped nine of 11 shots.
Ovechkin gave the Capitals their first lead with 8:54 left in the second when a poor clearing pass led to a 2-on-1 rush that he capped with a goal that made it 4-3 and a celebratory leap into the boards.
Ward then stretched the lead to 5-3 with a short-handed goal with 44.9 seconds left in the second.
That ruined the first career hat trick for Tlusty, who scored twice for a Carolina power-play unit that entered as the NHL's worst and was a big reason why the Hurricanes picked up power-play specialist Marc-Andre Bergeron earlier in the day in a trade with Tampa Bay.
That defensive depth may be tested after Pitkanen was hurt with 1:57 left in the second. He was racing to beat an icing call when he went into the boards and was taken off the ice on a stretcher.
Tlusty took care of the hat trick just 1:52 into the second period and just 70 seconds after Green tied it at 2, taking a pretty cross-ice pass from Staal and pushing it past Holtby.
He put the Hurricanes up 1-0 midway through the first by stuffing in a rebound, then made it 2-0 roughly 2 1/2 minutes later on the power play with a wrist shot from the circle.
But ultimately, Tlusty became the answer to a trivia question: He's the club's first player to record a hat trick in a loss since Jeff O'Neill did it for the Hartford Whalers on Jan. 31, 1997, in a loss to Anaheim, according to STATS.
The Capitals needed just 81 seconds to wipe out that two-goal deficit.
Ovechkin started the rally by beating Ellis with a rising slap shot with 39 seconds left in the first period, and Green made it 2-all with a power-play goal just 42 seconds into the second.
NOTES: Ovechkin extended his points streak to nine games. ... Washington C Marcus Johansson had two assists. ... Carolina D Jamie McBain was a healthy scratch. ... The Hurricanes were busy before the game, activating D Bobby Sanguinetti from injured reserve in addition to picking up Bergeron. ... Washington activated D John Erskine from injured reserve and had him in the lineup.
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Buying technology for seniors this holiday season
Seniors aren't as wary of technology as some might think. In April, the Pew Internet and American Life Project reported that more than half of the 65 and over population were online and using email. The number is growing as seniors see the advantages of technology, from convenience to safety benefits. And that's good news for kids and grandkids in desperate need of great gift ideas.
Help the seniors in your life manage more from the comfort of their home. A new laptop or tablet can be a valuable tool for communicating with loved ones, managing finances and even taking care of some shopping. More than the gift itself, they'll appreciate the time you take to show them the ropes with a video chat program or online bill pay services, not to mention getting them connected with family and friends on social media.
If you're in the market for a portable computer, there are numerous options. An all-purpose laptop typically offers a larger screen, which can be helpful if eyesight is an issue. At 4.5 to 8 pounds, they are ideal for the home, but can be carried to the corner coffee shop without much hassle. The Acer Aspire offers a 15.6-inch screen, great for viewing videos and images, and weighs less than 6 pounds.
Netbooks are smaller and more lightweight, good for some simple Web browsing and email, but often not robust enough to handle streaming video or multiple applications running simultaneously. Asus offers some high quality options, which are generally more budget-friendly than a laptop.
Tablets have taken the market by storm, and new devices are being designed with seniors in mind. The Claris Companion blends in with a home's decor, featuring a bamboo bezel, a stand and speakers built into the front. The 10-inch screen has big buttons, large text and a simple user interface, and it accommodates alerts set up by the senior or family to keep abreast of medication or other critical tasks.
Provide seniors – and yourself – with the gift of a cellphone and peace of mind. Even if they don't text or surf the Internet, your loved ones can benefit from having a convenient way to call for help in an emergency. Consumer Cellular carries senior-friendly phones, like the Doro PhoneEasy 618, with large and backlit buttons and hearing aid compatibility. No contract phone service with flexible plans means paying only as much as they use the phone.
Of course, some seniors may be ready for smartphone features at their fingertips, including powerful cameras for capturing memories of the grandchildren. As with other products, consider a device with a larger screen size to avoid eye strain. Also, keep the interface simple. Apple products tend to be fairly intuitive, so an iPhone may be a contender. The LG Escape from Consumer Cellular is another option, particularly if you want to give a phone loaded with advanced features.
If shopping for avid readers, consider giving an e-reader and load some classics to get them started. The Amazon Kindle starts with a 6-inch screen, but larger sizes (up to 9.7 inches) are featured on certain models. Seniors can increase fonts to a comfortable size for reading, and they don't need to spend a bundle on books as many libraries now lend e-books.
Keeping connected with parents and grandparents may be the biggest gift of all this holiday season, so don't shy away from the gifts that can make that happen. Seniors may surprise you with their tech savvy.


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Jan Davion (d. 1545)
Jan Davion, an Anabaptist martyr, was beheaded at Antwerp, Belgium, in February 1545. He was a merchant at Rijssel (Lille) in France, and an adherent of David Joris. He was arrested at Antwerp in September 1544.
Mellink, Albert F. De Wederdopers in de noordelijke Nederlanden 1531-1544. Groningen: J.B. Wolters, 1954: 413.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1957). Jan Davion (d. 1545). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 17 December 2018, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Jan_Davion_(d._1545)&oldid=65696.
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NEW YORK (AP) -- A rise in German consumer confidence pushed the euro to its highest level against the dollar in nearly 14 months Tuesday.
The GfK institute said its forward-looking consumer confidence indicator rose to 5.8 points for February, up from 5.7 points in January.
The euro rose to $1.3486 in late trading Tuesday from $1.3456 late Monday. The euro jumped as high as $1.3497, its highest point against the dollar since Dec. 2, 2011.
In the U.S., the Conference Board said that its consumer confidence index dropped 8.1 points in January from December to 58.6, the lowest since November 2011. Economists blame a tax increase for the drop.
The British pound rose to $1.5759 from $1.5695.
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Recently, I bought a pair of those new Western Digital Caviar Green drives. These new drives represent a transitional point from 512-byte sectors to 4096-byte sectors. A number of articles have been published recently about this, explaining the benefits and some of the challenges that we'll be facing during this transition. Reportedly, Linux should unaffected by some of the pitfalls of this transition, but my own experimentation has shown that Linux is just as vulnerable to the potential performance impact as Windows XP. Despite this issue being known about for a long time, basic Linux tools for partitioning and formatting drives have not caught up.
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First of all it's important to distinguish between logical block size which is used when sending commands to a device and the physical block size which is used by the device internally.
Linux has supported (SCSI) drives that present 4KB logical block sizes for a long time. For compatiblity with legacy OS'es, however, consumer grade ATA drives with 4KB physical blocks continue to present a 512-byte logical block interface. The knob indicating that the drive has 4KB physical blocks is orthogonal to the logical block size reporting, allowing the information to be communicated without interfering with legacy OS'es like XP that only know about 512-byte sectors.
We have worked closely with disk manufacturers for a long time to make sure we were ready. Western Digital have been instrumental in the ATA specification in terms of the alignment and physical block size parameters. The engineering sample drives I have received from WDC have all implemented the physical block size knobs correctly. Which makes it even more baffling that they end up shipping an advanced format drive that gets it wrong. I have no idea why they did that. The location of the block size information in IDENTIFY DEVICE is unlikely to be inspected by legacy systems, so I highly doubt it's a compatibility thing. Brown paper bag time for Western Digital...
It is true that the effects of this particular drive reporting incorrect information could have been mitigated by a 1MB default alignment. However, that would still have caused misalignment for other drives that come wired with 1-alignment to compensate for the legacy DOS sector 63 offset. So blindly aligning to 1MB won't cut it. Windows Vista/7 don't do that either. Like Linux, they compensate based upon what the drive reports.
Linux 2.6.31 and beyond will report device alignment and physical block size for all block devices. It is then up to the userland partitioning utilities etc. to adjust start offsets accordingly. You'll find that both parted and util-linux-ng have been updated to do this. And that modern fdisk will in fact align on a 1MB (+/- drive alignment) boundary by default.
Caveat being that Fedora is the only community distribution I know of that's using the updated bits. I don't think all of them made it into Fedora 12 but I'm sure Fedora 13 will do the right thing.
So I encourage you to work with your distribution vendor to ensure they start shipping recent partition tooling.
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I'm sorry Toby, but after reading your stories it's clear you didn't learn lesson #1: come in BEFORE the storm gets close.
Your 2nd and 3rd stories have the same mistakes that get people killed: launching when bad conditions are nearby, and staying out when bad conditions are approaching.
You got lucky, and a lot of guys do - but you can't play those odds repeatedly and expect to win in the long run.


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Algirdas Šemeta
EU Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud
"Revising the Energy Taxation Directive for a more efficient, greener and competitive EU economy"
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Brussels, 13 April 2011
This morning, the Commission adopted a proposal that will ensure that energy products are taxed in a smarter way in Europe.
Energy Taxation is an issue that affects everyone: Member States, businesses as well as citizens.
What is at stake?
Until now, taxation of energy products was a mere revenue raising instrument for Member States. With today's proposal, it could become a much stronger policy tool. I believe energy taxation could help Member States and the EU as a whole to reach their energy and climate change targets while ensuring that the Single Market functions properly.
This is an initiative that my colleague Michel Barnier also presented under the 12 measures which are key to the re-launch of the Single Market.
The challenge we are facing is to ensure that energy taxes continue generating revenues for Member States, while promoting energy efficiency and encouraging the use of less polluting energy products.
I believe that smarter energy taxation will play a crucial role in moving towards a more resource-efficient, greener and more competitive EU economy.
Today's shortcomings
The current Energy Taxation Directive does not sufficiently reflect the objectives above. It may even contradict them, for instance providing lower levels of taxation and thus giving incentives for more polluting products. The Directive does not provide for a proper taxation of biofuels. It does not take into account the EU Emission Trading Scheme.
The revision of the Energy Taxation Directive is urgent: it should allow Member States to make their overall tax system not only "greener" but also to foster growth and employment.
Let me stress a major element. Our proposal is not about introducing a new tax. It is about restructuring energy taxation so as to meet the EU's high priority goals of climate change, energy efficiency and fair competition. Given that many Member States are now defining their policy strategies to exit from the economic and financial crisis and are considering structural reforms to their fiscal policies and tax systems, our proposal comes at a particular appropriate time.
Main features of the proposal
Let me now turn to the main elements of the proposal:
First, it will split the minimum tax rate into two elements: a first element based on CO2 emissions and a second one based on the energy content of each product. It will therefore base taxation on objective criteria and provide for a consistent treatment of energy sources and energy consumers regardless of the source of energy that they consume. All energy products for a given use – for instance use as motor fuel – are subject to the same minimum rates. Over time, this would be reflected in the rates applied by Member States.
Second, our proposal will introduce a CO2 element in all areas where the EU Emission Trading System does not apply. Of course, companies subject to the EU Emission Trading System will not be subject to CO2 taxation.
Third, it will address taxation of renewable energies, in particular biofuels, reflecting their lower CO2 emissions and energy content. This will lead to lower taxation of biofuels than under the current system in which they are in principle taxed at the rate of the fossil fuels they are supposed to replace.
Impact of the proposal
Finally, I would like to say a word about the expected impact of the proposal.
The new taxation system is based on objective criteria – CO2 emissions and energy content. In the long term, it will have an impact on the rates Member States have to apply. The actual impact will depend on their current national rates and on how Member States will implement the new framework. However, it could reach up to 2% of total EU emissions or about 4% of emissions outside the EU ETS. In absolute numbers this corresponds to 92 million t CO2 and represents more than one third (about 37%) of the GHG reduction effort needed outside the EU ETS.
Possible additional revenue from energy taxation could be used to reduce the employers' social security contributions. According to our models, the number of additional jobs created as a consequence of reforming the ETD could reach up to 1 million in 2030.
As regards sector-specific impact, the goal of the proposal is to tax all motor fuels at an equivalent level, this will change the relationship between taxation of different fuels. The Commission is aware that moving to such equivalent taxation cannot be introduced overnight and therefore foresees a sufficiently long transitional period.
As a general feature, the proposal also addresses specific sectors. For instance, industrial [and agricultural] sectors and companies not covered by the EU Emission Trading Scheme would be partly exempt from the CO2 tax. This would happen when they are deemed to be subject to "carbon leakage", meaning the risk of relocation of the activities to third countries.
As regards households, the proposal acknowledges the social dimension of energy taxation and maintains the possibility for Member States to apply exemptions or reductions for energy products used for domestic heating.
To conclude, I want to underline again the importance of the adoption of today's proposal. Once it will be fully in place, I believe it will provide the right incentives for citizens and companies to switch to cleaner fuels and use energy more efficiently. It will contribute to green growth policies. It will foster competitiveness and employment in Europe.
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Going grocery shopping with young children can be challenging. The constant battle as they ask for every unhealthy item they see can be exhausting. For those of us who are avid label-readers trying to buy the most ecologically responsible, healthiest products I think it can be even harder as so many of the products in the grocery store are not options for us. But the children don't know that. They see the colorful packaging, the TV characters and don't understand why they can't have it. It can be difficult to teach the very young child the reasons behind the "No."
Here are 8 things we've tried to teach her so she understands our values and how we choose our food:
- Using words she understands – When my daughter was 2 we started talking about how things made her feel. When she had a tummy ache or wasn't feeling good we would talk about how she's feeling "yucky." We talked about feeling big and strong. When we talk about food, we try to use these concepts that she understands. We tell her we only buy organic strawberries because the other ones have been sprayed with yucky stuff. We talk about the importance of drinking water because it helps her body grow big and strong (also helps reinforce the message that girls can be strong).
- Teaching about Organic – When we are shopping, like all kids, my daughter asks for everything she sees. When she asks for something that is organic, I try to say Yes whenever I can so she understands that when it's healthy we can get it and that I'm not always going to say No to the thing she wants. By trying to say "yes" to the organic but no to everything else she is starting to learn. Since preschool kids are very visual we've also taught her what the USDA organic certification logo looks like. Now she gets really excited as she discovers all the organic products as we walk through the store. I love to see the expressions on people who over hear her saying "look mommy, this green circle means it's organic."
- Teaching moderation with sugar – Similarly with sugar we've tried to say yes to small portions so we can explain to her that too much sugar could make her sick. She's learning portion control and how food affects her body. Also, that just because something is for sale doesn't mean it's good for you. With cereal she knows she can pick any cereal that has 5g or less of sugar. And, she is already looking for the organic logo so we haven't even had to teach her about GMO corn & soy…yet.
- No TV character policy – We have a policy that we don't buy anything with a TV character on it. We told her that companies put them on products that are really bad for you to try to get you to buy them anyway. It doesn't matter if it's organic. If it has a TV character on it, we don't buy it.
- No HFCS – Like organic we are teaching her we don't buy products that have high fructose corn syrup. When she asks for something instead of immediately saying no, I pick it up and read the label. If there's HFCS, the answer is no. But, because I didn't just say "no," I listened to her request, considered it, and read the label first she accepts the "no" a bit more easily.
- No individual serving sizes – We try hard not to buy individual serving sizes of food, such as yogurt. Now that she has an understanding of how our actions affect the environment (see article on Earth Song video) I can explain to her that we can have the large yogurt, but we don't want all the extra packaging that goes with individual servings. We also try to keep reusable water bottles in the car so we aren't tempted to buy bottled drinks when we are out.
- Modeling the behavior I want her to have – Any time she asks for something at the store even if I know I'm going to say no, I try to pick it up and read the label first. My hope is that she will see I didn't just say no for no reason. As she grows older, I hope it will be natural for her to pick something up and read the label before making a purchase rather than being taken in by slick marketing campaigns and greenwashing.
- Teach body awareness – We also do a few other things that aren't related to food, but help her understand her own body and be in touch with how it's feeling. We talk about how she gets cranky when she's hungry and how she's happy and sweet after she's eaten. We stretch first thing when we wake up. We take 3 deep breathes when we are upset. We talk about outdoor play as exercise and how it makes our body feel good. My hope here is that she is learning the connection between the things she does and eats and how her body feels. She'll learn that we don't eat food just because it tastes good, but because it nourishes our bodies and allows us to do the activities we want to do.
My daughter is 4 and absorbing everything like a sponge. I hope that by starting early, teaching her our values in ways that are sensitive to her stage of development the lessons will stick into the years when she doesn't want to listen to anything her mom has to say. I guess time will tell.
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Lady Bucs in search of program's best eight-game record
FARMVILLE, Va. (Sept. 13, 2012) – The ETSU women's soccer team will look to secure its best record through eight games in program history on Friday, as it travels to the Athletics Complex in Farmville, Va. to take on Longwood at 2 p.m.
In what will be its final non-conference game, ETSU (6-1-0) will also be looking to surpass the school mark for wins outside the conference. The 2000 Lady Buccaneers played nine non-conference games, posting a mark of 6-3-0.
Junior forward Ramey Kerns (Kings Mountain, N.C.) and freshman midfielder Sarah Zadrazil (St. Gilgen, Austria) have led the Lady Buccaneer attack through the first seven games. Kerns has scored nine goals to lead the team and Atlantic Sun Conference, while also ranking tied for third nationally in both total goals and points. Her 1.29 goals per game and 3.00 points per game rank tied for second in the country. The catalyst for the majority of those goals has been Zadrazil, who leads the nation in both assists and assists per game. The Austrian and Stephen F. Austin's Kylie Louw are the only two in Division I women's soccer to reach seven assists this year.
ETSU's Last Outing
Last weekend, ETSU earned a home sweep by defeating Western Carolina and Winthrop. Kerns netted ETSU's 10th hat trick in program history to defeat the Catamounts, 3-2, and sparked an ETSU comeback from two goals down on Sunday to help defeat the Eagles, 4-2. Zadrazil scored the last two Lady Buccaneer goals, putting ETSU ahead five minutes before halftime and sealing the win with an insurance goal in the late stages.
For the weekend, Kerns accumulated 10 points en route to being named both Atlantic Sun and Tennessee Sports Writers Association Player of the Week.
Scouting the Lancers
Longwood (4-2-0) is returning home from a 2-1-0 road trip, which included wins again Howard and UMBC. The Lancers began the three-game swing Aug. 27 in the defeat of How ard, but suffered a setback in their next outing with a, 3-0, loss to Appalachian State. Friday's meeting with ETSU will be Longwood's first home game since defeating Richmond, 2-1, in double-overtime back on Aug. 24. LU is 2-1-0 at home this season.
Lindsey Ottavio enters Friday as Longwood's leading goal scorer, having found the back of the net twice off 10 shots. Longwood's other four goals have come from four different Lancers, as opponents are holding LU to 1.00 goals per game on the season.
The Series
ETSU and Longwood have met just one other time, with the Lady Bucs pulling out a thrilling double-overtime victory on Sept. 2 of last year. Former Lady Buc Jessica Hiltenbrand (Bartlett, Tenn.) lined up for a free kick from more than 30 yards out with less than two minutes to play, and managed to bounce her shot through the box and into the back of the net for the, 2-1, victory at Summers-Taylor Stadiium. The win also began ETSU's current 12-game home unbeaten streak.
Live stats will be provided via Stat Broadcast through ETSUBucs.com
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Transformation of sensor signals into stable and standardized output signals for all industries
Unsurpassed reliability, accuracy and long-term stability in critical processes over all industries. The configurable transmitter not only transfers converted signals from resistance thermometers (RTD) and thermocouples (TC), it also transfers resistance and voltage signals. The standardized output signal is a 4 to 20 mA signal. Swift and easy operation, visualization and maintenance by PC using operating software. Installation is realized on DIN rail as per IEC 60715 (housing width: 22.5 mm)
High accuracy in total ambient temperature range
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PC programmable (PCP) temperature transmitter for converting various input signals into a scalable 4 to 20 mA analog output signal
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