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For the first time since arriving in Houston, the Dynamo may have a goalkeeper controversy on their hands. Pat Onstad returns from injury this week, but his backup, Tally Hall, has performed well in his stead. However, when asked whether he had a tough selection decision to make, head coach Dominic Kinnear was frank.
"No, not really," Kinnear said. "Pat's been great for a lot of years, so for an injury to knock him out of the lineup would be kind of unjust. … But Tally has done well for us."
Onstad, who flew to Germany earlier in the month to have surgery on a bilateral abdominal strain, was listed as a substitute against New England on Saturday for the first time since the surgery and has targeted Saturday's match against Chicago for his return.
"I'll try to get 3-4 good sessions in and try to be ready for Saturday," Onstad said after Monday's practice. "[Who starts] will be up to Dom. If I'm unable to play at 100 percent, I shouldn't be on the field. I think Tally's done very well for us, and that is the only way I get on the field."
In Onstad's absence, Hall overcame an initial blunder against Columbus to bounce back and put in several solid performances.
"I feel like I played as well as I could, and I'm happy with my performances," Hall said. "Dom has a job to do, and I don't envy his role as a coach. If he wants to keep me on the field, I'll do that with a smile on my face. If he wants me to back Pat up, I'll do that with a smile on my face but be disappointed. I'm like any player that wants to be on the field."
With Onstad, Houston gets a vocal leader in the back, whose experience allows him to make great decisions and always be positioned properly. In Hall, the Dynamo get an athletic, but less experienced, shot blocker.
"It's great to have both available, as they both bring great qualities to our team," defender Bobby Boswell said. "You ask any coach in this league, and they want to make tough decisions and have those options. Pat's a seasoned veteran who has done this for a while, and Tally's done very well with the opportunity that he has, and he's made it tough for the coaches to make a decision."
Dwain Capodice is a contributor to MLSsoccer.com. Questions or Comments can be sent via email to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Please only report bugs if you are running the latest version of WMLL. Older versions are not supported and will not be updated for bug fixes!
Update Times (UK Date):
Thread Last Updated: 21/10/13
Mod Last Updated: 21/10/13
Thread Last Updated: 21/10/13
Mod Last Updated: 21/10/13
When Minecraft is updated, before you ask "DOES THIS WORK WITH <version>?!" Please read the top few lines of this thread. Thank you.
WMLL test releases will no longer be publicly announced. If you would like to help test future versions of WMLL, please go to WMLL's subreddit on Reddit.
NEVER download this mod from an adf.ly link (I will never use ad.fly links) or anywhere other than the following locations:
- This forum thread
- planetminecraft.com
dev.bukkit.org / Curse.com
To the MinecraftDL admin people: I'd appreciate it if you'd remove my mod from your website, and in future, get permission before listing it. I have been in contact with you on this matter. I would appreciate you contact me back via private message or twitter.
If you find WMLL hosted anywhere that is not listed above, it was not uploaded by me and has probably been modified in some way. If the download link is a Dropbox link, check the FAQ to see how you can tell if it's MY link. If you have downloaded WMLL from somewhere other than the sites listed, I recommend you scan your computer for viruses, change your Minecraft password and re-download the clean Minecraft files. You may then reinstall WMLL by downloading it from a site listed above and following the usual instructions. I reserve the right to add and/or remove sites to and from this list at any time without prior notice.
If you wish to link to this mod, please link to this thread. Do NOT upload this mod anywhere else without my permission.
This simple mod makes the game display the light level of the current block you're standing on in the top left corner of the game screen. Very handy to see if your base is lit enough, or if your trees and/or crops can grow, it can even help you if you're trying to make an animal or mob farm!
Please do NOT email me with requests, instead please send me a PM or post a reply to this thread as I'd like to be able to discuss the suggestion and possibly even share test releases with you! If you're requesting permission to include WMLL in a mod pack - private or otherwise - a PM is the best option.
This mod works on both SSP and SMP.
WMLL will never corrupt your save files*, even if Minecraft is updated!
* Only applies to Stable releases. Test releases may cause crashes which can inadvertently cause corruption or other damage. I am not liable for any damage incurred to (including but not limited to) your Minecraft installation, Minecraft World or Computer from using test releases of WMLL, you use them at your own risk.
Slime chunk detection code was added with help from the formula here.
Download | Known Issues | Videos | Install Instructions | FAQ | Known Compatibility Issues | Custom String Parameters | WMLL on Reddit
Class(es) modified:
Minecraft 1.6.4: avj.class, avy.class*
Minecraft 1.6.2: avg.class, avv.class*
Minecraft 1.6.1: ava.class, avp.class*
Minecraft 1.6.1 Pre-release: auz.class, avo.class*
Minecraft 1.5.1 (pre)/1.5.1/1.5.2: aww.class, axl.class*
Minecraft 1.5 (pre)/1.5: awq.class, axf.class*
13w02a/13w02b Snapshot: aus.class, avg.class*
13w01a/13w01b Snapshot: aue.class aus.class*
12w50a/12w50b Snapshot/1.4.6/1.4.7[pre]: atr.class, auf.class*
12w49a Snapshot: ats.class, aug.class*
Minecraft 1.4.4 (pre)/1.4.4/1.4.5(pre)/1.4.5: atk.class, aty.class*
Minecraft 1.4.3 (pre): ath.class, atv.class*
Minecraft 1.4.1 (pre)/1.4.2 (pre)/1.4.2 (release): asc.class, asq.class*
Minecraft 1.4 (pre): asb.class, asp.class*
Minecraft 1.3.2: aow.class, apk.class*
Minecraft 1.3.1: aov.class, apj.class*
12w27a Snapshot: aqz.class, ot.class*
12w26a Snapshot: aqp.class, on.class*
12w25a Snapshot: aqk.class,oj.class*
12w24a Snapshot: aqg.class, og.class*
12w23b Snapshot: aqo.class, ok.class*
12w22a Snapshot: aqm.class, ok.class*
12w21b Snapshot: afq.class, oh.class*
12w21a Snapshot: apt.class, nv.class*
12w19a Snapshot: aom.class, nn.class*
12w18a Snapshot: anj.class, nd.class*
12w17a Snapshot: akz.class, ls.class*
12w16a Snapshot: akl.class
12w15a Snapshot: ajl.class
1.2.4-1.2.5: aiy.class
1.2-1.2.3: ais.class
12w08a Snapshot: aip.class
12w07b Snapshot: aie.class
12w06a Snapshot: aia.class
12w05a/12w05b Snapshot: ahv.class
12w08a Snapshot: aip.class
12w07b Snapshot: aie.class
12w06a Snapshot: aia.class
12w05a/12w05b Snapshot: ahv.class
12w04a Snapshot: aho.class
12w03a Snapshot: aha.class
1.1: agq.class
12w01a Snapshot: agl.class
11w49a/11w50a Snapshot: afw.class
11w48a Snapshot: afr.class
1.0.0: qd.class
Release Candidate 2:: afr.class
Beta 1.9 Pre-release 6: afq.class
Beta 1.9 Pre-release 5: afl.class
Beta 1.9 Pre-release 4: afn.class
Beta 1.9 Pre-release 3: aeo.class
Beta 1.8 Pre-release 2 & Beta 1.8.*: abj.class
Beta 1.8 Pre-release: abi.class
Beta 1.7.x: uq.class
Beta 1.6.4-1.6.6: uk.class
Beta 1.5_01: tl.class
Beta 1.4_01: qv.class
Beta 1.3_01: qf.class
Beta 1.2_02: pe.class
12w03a Snapshot: aha.class
1.1: agq.class
12w01a Snapshot: agl.class
11w49a/11w50a Snapshot: afw.class
11w48a Snapshot: afr.class
1.0.0: qd.class
Release Candidate 2:: afr.class
Beta 1.9 Pre-release 6: afq.class
Beta 1.9 Pre-release 5: afl.class
Beta 1.9 Pre-release 4: afn.class
Beta 1.9 Pre-release 3: aeo.class
Beta 1.8 Pre-release 2 & Beta 1.8.*: abj.class
Beta 1.8 Pre-release: abi.class
Beta 1.7.x: uq.class
Beta 1.6.4-1.6.6: uk.class
Beta 1.5_01: tl.class
Beta 1.4_01: qv.class
Beta 1.3_01: qf.class
Beta 1.2_02: pe.class
Classes marked with an asterisk (*) are optional and do not need to be installed for the mod to work.
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Checking the light level.
Checking if anything can grow or spawn here.
Checking on how well the game's performing.
Checking our coordinates and what biome we're currently in.
Checking the world seed so our friends can play this world, too!
Checking the light level.
Checking if anything can grow or spawn here.
Checking on how well the game's performing.
Checking our coordinates and what biome we're currently in.
Checking the world seed so our friends can play this world, too!
Known Issues
For a list off issues, please see WMLL's issues page on GitHub.
Slime detection is disabled by default on SMP (and SSP as of 12w18a) due to the seed ALWAYS being reported as 0 on servers. Please do not report this as an issue, as it is out of my control.
Gameplay (outdated) (Silent, English)
Gameplay (English)
Gameplay (German/Deutch)
Gameplay (English)
Gameplay (outdated) (Silent, English)
Gameplay (English)
Gameplay (German/Deutch)
Gameplay (English)
Gameplay (English)
Gameplay (English) [Starts at 11:40]
Latest Release
Grab the latest Stable release (1.6.2)
Grab the latest test release (1.6.4)
If Dropbox is blocked in your country, you may be able to download WMLL from here. Which is being kindly hosted by sjjklh (with permission)
Snapshot Releases
Source Code
Source code is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license
Source code is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license
- Download the latest version of WMLL for the Minecraft version you are using (remember where you saved it!)
- Open the file you just downloaded with 7-zip (OS X: EZ 7z/7zX, Linux: p7zip).
- Backup your current minecraft.jar
- If installing on Minecraft 1.5.2 or earlier, this will be located in %appdata%\.minecraft\bin.
- If installing on 1.6 or later, it will be %appdata%\.minecraft\versions\<minecraftversion>\<minecraftversion>.jar
- This will differ if you change the "game directory" option in the launcher.
- Open the minecraft.jar using an archiving program (preferably one listed above).
- If you're using WMLL with other mods, check that WMLL is compatible with it. If it is, install WMLL after those mods. If it's not, conitnue to install WMLL in no specific order, bearing in mind that you may experience issues when using WMLL.
- Drag & drop all the class files and folders from the archive file into minecraft.jar
- Delete the META-INF folder
- Close WinRAR/7Zip.
- Load Minecraft!
- Enjoy!
FAQQ: After I install WMLL, when I open Minecraft I get a crash screen reporting "java.lang.SecurityException: SHA-256 digest error for <class>". How do I fix this?
A: Delete the META-INF folder.
Q: I have installed WMLL but it doesn't show up!?
A: Make sure you copied ALL class files over from the archive.
Q: What do the different colours mean?
- Green: The item/plant/mob/etc. can grow/spawn here.
- Red: Opposite of Green.
- Yellow:
- Animals: Animals can spawn here, but the light level is not above 8. (This is redundant in newer MC versions as animals don't spawn randomly)
- Slimes: You are in a slime spawning chunk, but your y coordinate is not below y16 (in releases after 1.8.1 this becomes y40).
A: If you have never changed the binding before, you can change it by pressing LCTRL + F4. You will then see a configuration window. From here you can change which key cycles the output.
Q: Do I have to change the key binding to toggle the data?
A: No. The default key binding is F4. You only need change it if you want to, or if it interferes with something else.
Q: What if I have forgotten what key I bound it to?
A: You can return WMLL to the default settings by navigating to your Minecraft directory (%appdata%\.minecraft on Windows) and deleting the file WMLL.properties (If you delete it while Minecraft is open, you may need to restart it in order for WMLL to revert to the default settings).
Q: Why are the dates at the top of the thread in italics?
A: If the dates at the top of the thread are in italics, it means the last update was related to a pre-release or a snapshot.
Q: I found a link to WMLL on another website, the file is hosted on dropbox. How do I tell if this is the safe version?
A: Dropbox shows UserID numbers in the download link, you can check their link for my UserID. The link structure is as follows: dl.dropbox.com/u/UserID/somefile.txt. If the UserID in the link is NOT 21719562, it is not the safe link.
Known Compatibility Issues
What's My Light Level is known to have compatibility issues with the following mods:
- Rei's Minimap (Built-in compatibility as of build 256PR1 (Test 247))
- Zan's Minimap (Built-in compatibility as of Test 781)
- Aliens Motion Tracker (Built-in compatibility as of Test 781)
- "Village Info" by trunkz (Compatibility built-in to Village Info; Install regular Village info, then install WMLL and finally install the WMLL Compatible class)
Custom Output Parameters
%x%, %y%, %z%: Displays the players' current possition on that axis.
%fx%, %fy%, %fz%: Displays the players' current coordinates floored (rounded down).
%cx%, %cy%, %cz%: Displays the players' current coordinates ceiled (rounded up).
%feety%: Displays the players' feet's current coorindates.
%fullcompass%: Displays all the players' coordinates as well as their heading.
%biome%: Displays the current biome the player is in.
%heading%: Displays the players' current heading.
%fps%: Displays the FPS/Chunk Updates line that is found on the F3 screen.
%fps2%: As above, without Chunk updates.
%cu%: Displays the current number of Chunk Updates.
%sunlight%: Displays the current Sky lighting value for the block you're stood on.
%skylight: Superseded by the above, exists purely for backwards compatibility.
%blocklight%: Displays the block light value for the block you are stood on.
%rawlight%: Displays the raw light value for the block you're stood on.
%lightlevel%: Displays the actual light level for the block you are stood on.
%clock%: Displays the time of day in 24-hour format.
%12hclock: As above, only in 12-hour format.
%chunkx%, %chunkz%: Displays the respective coordinate of the chunk the player is currently in.
%seed%: Displays the current world's seed if set.
%ind:type%: Displays the indicator for the specified type.
Where type is: mobs, animals, slimes, crops, trees, grass or mushrooms
%localtime%: Displays your current local time in 24-hour format.
%12hlocaltime%: Same as %localtime% only in 12-hour format.
%entities%: Displays how many entities are in the players' viewport.
%fullentities%: Same as above but also shows the total number of entities around the player.
%count:<item name, id or internal item name>%: Displays how many of the specified item matched by the data that the player is carrying.
Using \n will allow the user to split their output over multiple lines.
Using \t will create an indent at the start of that line.
Colours are also supported, using &<colourid or formattingcode> before your text, will apply formatting to text after the code(s). For example: &4Hello World! would produce the text "Hello World!" in red. For a complete list of formatting codes, see this wiki page. Remember to use the ampersand (&) instead of the section sign (§)!
On the topic of donations...
Quote from iPeer
While I appreciate the gesture, I don't feel comfortable taking people's money. Even if they want to give it to me. WMLL is a project I continue to develop because I enjoy doing so. I feel that receiving payment would make it feel too much like a job. The fact that people continue using and supporting the mod is enough "payment" for me.
If you absolutely must give me something, I guess there's always my Steam wishlist. I'd prefer that you keep your money, however.
Last edited by iPeer: Oct 21, 2013
Youtube: TheiPeer or Chris Wignall - Reddit: iPeer - Twitter: @iPeer - Steam: iPeer - I hope you're seeing a trend here...


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All Arts & Crafts
4 Oven-Free Holiday Cookie Projects (and Printable!)
2012-12-21 by Melissa & DougShop the Story
For many of us, the holiday season is a wonderful time to whip up your favorite family recipes and sweet treats. Many children love to join in the fun by either helping with specific activities (like measuring or mixing), or emulating you with their own play food. If you're looking for a "less mess" activity with your child, here are 4 quick sensory crafts for kids to enjoy during the holidays (and all year-round!) Use our Cookie Printable as a starting point, and play away!
1) Scratch N' Sniff
For the aroma of freshly baked cookies (without the flour-covered counters), "decorate" your cookie printable with some sweet-smelling toppings! In little bowls, sprinkle small amounts of the following:
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Crushed candy canes (older kids can help break them apart using rolling pins)
- Colored sugar sprinkles
Then, have your child use a non-roll glue stick to coat each cookie, one-at-a-time (for little helpers, you may want to help with this step. Cover the cookies with their choice of toppings, and you have some sweet treats that are almost good enough to eat.
2) DIY "Sprinkles"
You might want to try making some colorful Chalk Cloud Dough. Here, you can apply to same idea by adding a few colored chalk sticks to a plastic bag (or separate colors in separate bags for a little color identification practice!) Have your child use a rolling pin to crush up into small pieces and "sprinkle" on your cookies!
3) Cut & Color
Ask your child to color each of the "cookie" designs however they would like! Use this as a time to sneak in a little learning by exploring some questions related to the "cookies", like "where do snowflakes come from" or "how many arms and legs does the Gingerbread person have?" Then, using child-safe scissors, have your child cut out each of the cookies (you may need to assist younger kids) to strengthen fine motor skills, as well.
4) Decoration Station
Now is a great time to clean-out that arts & crafts cabinet, so gather up your favorite little decorations and create a cookie decorating station! Replicate what you would be doing during a "real" baking activity by having kids throw on aprons and gather around the kitchen counter, or table. Have them cut-out their cookies and arrange them on cookie sheets. Then, set out your "decorations". Little bowls full of stickers, hole-punched paper "sprinkles", fuzzy pom-poms, beads, and whatever else you find in your bins will lead to endless decorating possibilities for your child. Let their imagination run wild, and don't be afraid to make a mess along the way (because, after all, that's the best part about baking, isn't it?)
Do you have any fun ideas to add to our list? Share them on Facebook!
Don't forget to download our free printable for kids here.


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Early on, Ridgway sophomore Jeremy Breier made it clear he could handle the offensive load against Brockway. Breier scored a game-high 22 points and the first 10 points of the game as Ridgway defeated AML South foe Brockway 43-20 in boys basketball action Monday night at Ridgway Area High School."In this situation, we were hoping that Jeremy doesn't have to carry so much of the load," Ridgway coach Anthony Allegretto said. "Ben had a couple of takes but he needs to give it a couple more. He can go in there and hit that pull-up jumper. He's gotten used to allowing Josh and Joe and Jeremy to look more for their scoring."


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January 06. 2013 10:31PM
Bristol police train on active shooter scenario at school
By DAN SEUFERT
Union Leader Correspondent
BRISTOL - With the help of state police and a few high school students, town police officers received special active shooter training Friday and Saturday to ensure they are prepared for situations like the mass killings at in Newtown, Conn., last month.
Bristol Police Sgt. Joseph Guerriero said his department asked state police trainers to conduct an active shooter training drill in light of the events at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, which left 27 dead in the school, including the shooter.
"Most of our officers have had active shooter training before, but in light of what happened, we asked the state police to give us further training," Guerriero said.
"We have three schools in our town," he said. "This was to help us prepare for a rapid response in an active shooter situation, so that we can neutralize a threat should a situation present itself in one of our schools or in a local business."
The training at Newfound Regional High School involved simulations of events similar in nature to the classrooms at Sandy Hook, he said. Several students volunteered to pose as students in some of the simulations, though Guerriero said he could not describe the trainings in detail.
"The students in our simulations were never in any danger of course," he said. "They were very helpful in giving us a real-life training model."
State police provide such training sessions for police agencies in the state when the training is requested, Guerriero said. Most of the town's 10-officer staff took part in the training, which involved video and live gunfire, though the officers were shooting blanks.
"None of the students were there when the shooting was going on, and there was no live ammunition used," he said.


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The full collection of outstanding Premier Cru's created by Michel Cluizel in one small gift box. Experience the unique characteristics and fine flavours of each single estate chocolate from these chosen plantations. Contains 16 (2 of each), dark chocolate neapolitans of: Los Ancones, Concepcion, Vila Gracinda, Maralumi and Mangaro.
• Los Ancones (Ile de Saint Domingue)
• Concepcion (Venezuela)
• Vila Gracinda (Ile de Sao Tome)
• Mangaro (Madagascar)
• Maralumi (Papua-New Guinea)
• Cane sugar
• Cocoa butter
• Bourbon vanilla pod
May contain traces of nut, milk and gluten.
The Michel Cluizel "Noble Ingredients" Stamp
• Pure cocoa butter (no vegetable oils)
• Bourbon vanilla bean (not artificial flavouring)
• Sugar cane (not refined)
• No Soya Lecithin used
Nutrition Facts:
Serv size: 8 pieces (about 40g), servings per container: 2
Calories 228
Fat cal. 149
Total fat 17g (24%DV)
Sat fat 10g (51%DV)
Sodium 2mg (0%DV)
Total carb 13g (5%DV)
Fiber 4g (15%DV)
Sugars 13g
Protein 3g (5%DV)
Vitamin A (2%DV)
Vitamin C (0%DV)
Calcium (2%DV)
Iron (29%DV)
Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Not a significant source of Trans fat and cholesterol.
Energy (per 100g) 2382.74KJ / 570.03 kCal
Fat 41.37g
Sat fat 25.55g
Carbohydrates 33.37g of which sugars 33.27g
Protein 6.75g
Salt 0.01g
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Today Samsung announced the US availability and pricing of the Galaxy Note 10.1, nearly six months after they debuted it at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The 10-inch tablet will go on sale tomorrow and be priced at $499 for the 16 GB model and $549 for the 32 GB model. Retail partners include Amazon, Best Buy, Conn's, Fry's, Office Depot, Tiger Direct, and more.
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There's a lot of talk these days about using social media to engage with your customers (and prospective customers). A huge amount of debate has taken place between those who argue that social media is crucially important to businesses today and those who say the emperor has no clothes.
Who is right? It's hard to say. It appears that there are companies which have used social media successfully and it also appears that a lot of money has been spent on social media campaigns that don't produce results.
For the business trying to make sense of it all and trying to figure out whether or not social media is a worthwhile investment, I think some cautious but prudent experimentation is probably the best route.
Here's some advice for the company that is interested in social media but isn't quite willing to jump in head first.
Listen, within reason. The big buzz word in social media circles is 'conversation.' What are your customers saying about you? But how can you listen to everything people say about your company?
Realistically, you can't. There are some good ways to monitor your 'reputation' online but unless you have a huge amount of free time to invest, you can't follow everything.
So pick a couple of free reputation monitoring services that allow you to keep track of your mentions and see what, if anything, pops up.
Don't respond to everything. Every time your company is mentioned doesn't necessarily represent a good opportunity to create conversation. You're not going to be able to respond to everything so don't make that your goal. You'll be overwhelmed.
Instead, focus on responding when it makes the most sense.
I'd argue that for most companies just getting started, it's worth responding most when some sort of misinformation is being spread about you.
If somebody is writing bad things about your company and using misinformation to back them up, for instance, jumping in and setting the record straight can be beneficial. It doesn't guarantee that you're going to change perceptions but it does give those who read the misinformation a counterargument to consider.
Be sure not to respond angrily or aggressively. Just post the facts and give others the opportunity to contact you if they have further questions.
Note that you probably won't be able to respond to every criticism you receive - nor should you. That's unrealistic.
If you're receiving criticisms left and right, you're probably better off going back to the drawing board and figuring out why people are unhappy instead of trying to respond to each and every complaint directly.
Use the right tools. Just because something happens on a social media website doesn't mean that a response has to be made there. Most conversations in real life are private so don't feel the need to hold a conversation with a customer, prospective customer or former customer out in the open just because you want to show that you're having the conversation.
If you come across a blog post about your company, for instance, and think a response is best made directly to the blogger via email, send that email. Don't feel obligated to post your response publicly because that seems like the social thing to do.
Invite. Sometimes the most powerful tool is an invitation. Instead of trying to create conversations, invite them.
Let people know that you're willing to talk to them on their own terms and give them the chance to make the first move. Oftentimes that's more effective than trying to be everywhere creating a conversation out of everything.
By taking a measured and conservative approach to your first foray into social media, you'll get a better feel for what's out there and whether or not it's something your business can benefit from.
You'll also get a sense whether it's something you can sustain. Jumping in head first only to pull back later can create problems of its own so it's best to take baby steps in my opinion.
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Interesting post Patrick. A common sense approach to reputation management on social media and anywhere is definitely the right way to go about it.
It is like fighting fires, you don't try and put out several of the peripheral fires using small buckets, you focus your effort on the heart of the fire using a powerful jet of water (pinpoint the main issue that people are talking about and address it), or even better you starve the fire of oxygen and fuel so that it goes out on its own accord (pinpoint the main issue and remove it).
Certainly an interesting read, and it echoes last week's e-Consultancy article by Karl Havard on brand engagement within social media.
The value of identifying where conversations are taking place, listening to the nature and sentiment of these conversations (and even who has particular influence within them) and taking a subtle, relevant, targeted and engaging approach which will clearly add value to the user's experience cannot be stressed enough!
A really interesting article... one of the problems is that big brands hear so much about social media campaigns and they just decide to try and do something without thinking it through.
Hit the nail on the head about not responding to everything written about your brands on the web, something marketing managers everywhere are keen to do without realising it will only lead to a splurge* of new negative comments.
*Recognised social media term! :-)
I have to agree with Andy. Many organisations just go in feet first or do some reactionary attempt.
The very thing that makes social media so powerful is the same thing that will turn people off when they hear the corporate voice. It's a conversation and nobody wants a conversation with Alastair Campbell.
Funnily enough, this debate about social media is still raging on but really only between people who haven't managed to implement a successful strategy that really does drive results.
Social media, for companies willing to put time and effort into it, with great output is working incredibly well.


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There's been quite a few posts out there with SQL implementations of Suduko puzzle solvers:
So, I'd like to add one more to the list. Listed below is my T-SQL Set-Based Suduko solver. I have yet to encounter a puzzle with 1 possible solution that takes more than 2 seconds to solve on my machine, so it's pretty quick and efficient.
Most of the work is done setting things up by creating 3 temp tables:
Also, of course, we have the key to elegantly solving almost any SQL problem: a #Numbers table, simply storing values from 1-9. Plus lots of CROSS JOINS!
The bulk of the solution is just 4 insert statements, executed over and over until none of them add any rows, in the WHILE loop. All of the code before that loop is just set up to get things ready. The #Groups table and #Numbers table could be permanent tables stored in the database if you like, instead of re-creating them as temp tables each time.
The key is to my algorithm is getting count's of 8. If 8 values have been eliminated from a single square, we add the 9th value that square. If 8 squares in a group have had a certain value eliminated, we add that value to the 9th square. You can see this logic in the SELECT's with the HAVING COUNT(*)=8 clauses in steps 3 and 4.
create Procedure SolvePuzzle(@puzzle char(81))as begin set nocount on -- Set-based solution for Suduko puzzles. -- Best part? The only variables used are for keep tracking of the # of passes need and row counts. -- Plus, we use normalized tables. A true SQL solution, not -- a procedural solution written in SQL. :) -- Our Main working table: create table #Squares (Row int, Col int, Value int, primary key (Row,Col)) -- We keep track of values that are eliminated: create table #Eliminated (Row int, Col int, Value int, primary key (Row,Col,Value)) -- The best thing you can use to solve almost any SQL problem, a "numbers" table: create Table #Numbers (n int primary key) insert into #Numbersselect 1 union all select 2 union all select 3 union all select 4 union all select 5 union all select 6 union all select 7 union all select 8 union all select 9 -- The key to our set-based solution: a Groups table that -- stores all sets of rows/cols into sets of GroupID's that -- indicate which row/cols are grouped together. -- (probably a bad explaination) create table #Groups (GroupID int, r int, c int, primary key (GroupID,r,c)) -- put in all horizontal lines in groups 1-9: insert into #Groups (GroupID, r, c) select R.N, R.N, C.N from #Numbers R cross join #Numbers C -- next, all vertical lines in groups 10-19: insert into #Groups (GroupID, r, c) select C.N + 9, R.N, C.N from #Numbers R cross join #Numbers C -- and all "blocks" in groups 20-29 insert into #Groups (GroupID, r, c) select ((R.N-1)/3)*3 + (C.N-1)/3 + 19, R.N, C.N from #Numbers R cross join #Numbers C -- Let's put starting the values into our Squares table: insert into #Squares (Col,Row, Value)select Col, Row, Valfrom (select C.N as Col, R.N as Row, substring(@puzzle, (r.N-1) * 9 + c.N ,1) as Val from #Numbers R cross join #Numbers C ) xwhere Val <>' ' and Val <>'0' -- even though this is SQL, we must do a loop. declare @Count integer;declare @Pass integer; set @pass = 0;set @count = -1;-- Here is where the work is done; it is simply 4 INSERT statements repeated until none of them -- add any more rows. At that point, we are done and either have solved it, or need to give up. while (@count <> 0)begin set @pass = @pass + 1 -- Step 1: Eliminations Part I -- anything that is already entered on a square eliminates all other possibilities -- for that square: insert into #Eliminated (row, Col, value) select S.Row, S.Col, Vals.N From #Squares S cross join #Numbers Vals LEFT OUTER JOIN #Eliminated E on E.Row = S.Row and E.Col = S.Col and Vals.N = E.Value where E.Row is null set @count = @@rowcount -- Step 2: Elminations part II -- Using our #groups table, which groups together all rows, columns and 'squares', we can -- eliminate values for each group based on what is currently there: insert into #Eliminated (Row, Col, Value) select Others.R, Others.C, #Squares.value from #Squares inner join #Groups on #Groups.r = #Squares.row and #Groups.c = #Squares.col inner join #Groups Others on #Groups.GroupID = Others.GroupID left outer join #Eliminated on #Eliminated.Row = Others.r and #Eliminated.Col = Others.C and #Eliminated.Value = #Squares.Value where #Eliminated.Value is null group by Others.R, Others.C, #Squares.Value set @count = @count + @@rowcount -- Step 3: Add Squares Part I -- Add numbers where there are 8 value eliminated for that row/col. -- We add the one number *not* eliminated, of course: insert into #Squares (row,col,Value) select OneLeft.row, OneLeft.col, Vals.N from ( select row, col from #Eliminated group by row,col having count(*)=8 ) OneLeft cross join #Numbers Vals left outer join #Eliminated E on OneLeft.Row = E.Row and OneLeft.Col = E.Col and Vals.N = E.Value where E.Value is null set @count = @count + @@rowcount -- Step 4: Add Squares Part II -- If a number has been eliminated in all squares in a group except for 1, -- Add that number to the one square it has not been eliminated. -- We only execute this if the previous code could not add any new squares to avoid -- the need to update the #Elminated table again. if (@count = 0) insert into #Squares (row, col, value) select distinct G.r as Row, G.c as Col, GroupElims.Value from (select groupID, Value from #Eliminated E inner join #Groups G on E.row = G.r and E.Col = G.c group by GroupID, Value having count(*) = 8 ) GroupElims inner join #Groups G on G.GroupID = GroupElims.GroupID left outer join #Eliminated E on E.row = G.r and E.col = g.c and E.Value = GroupElims.Value where E.Value is null set @count = @count + @@rowcount -- that's it. loop until all the steps add no rows. end set nocount off if ((select count(*) from #Squares) <> 81) -- we have failed. begin print 'puzzle could not be solved! ... tried ' + convert(varchar(10), @Pass) + ' passes.' end else begin -- we *think* we have succeeded ! -- But we need to check. because this is SQL and we have our #Groups table, the check is quite easy: if exists(select GroupID, Value from #Squares S inner join #Groups G on S.row = G.r and S.col = G.c group by GroupID, Value having count(*) != 1) -- If this SELECT returns any rows, a single group has a number -- repeated more than once. print ' Error! the solution is not valid' else print 'Success in ' + convert(varchar(10), @Pass) + ' passes.' end -- show final results: -- (cross-tabbing the result to make it more readable) select row, sum(case when col=1 then value else 0 end) as Col1, sum(case when col=2 then value else 0 end) as Col2, sum(case when col=3 then value else 0 end) as Col3, sum(case when col=4 then value else 0 end) as Col4, sum(case when col=5 then value else 0 end) as Col5, sum(case when col=6 then value else 0 end) as Col6, sum(case when col=7 then value else 0 end) as Col7, sum(case when col=8 then value else 0 end) as Col8, sum(case when col=9 then value else 0 end) as Col9 from #Squares group by row order by row -- clean it up: drop table #Squares drop table #Eliminated drop table #Groups drop table #Numbers end
My code can solve all of them except for the one labeled "tough", above. I suspect this means that there may be multiple solutions for it. Of course, it could also mean I missed something or screwed something up!
I feel that it is fairly elegant, and I like the fact that all of the logic is done through JOINS, which is what a SQL solution to this problem should be all about.
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The ambitious plans of top Republican leaders in the House of Representatives to tackle immigration this year may already be in trouble, before the House speaker has even had a chance to unveil his ideas on how to fix problems that have long plagued the nation and, more recently, divided the GOP.
Republicans plan to kick off a three-day retreat this week where leaders are expected, among other initiatives, to call for legal status for millions of undocumented immigrants. Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, intends to unveil his legislative outline, which also is likely to include strengthening border security, adding more high-tech visas and revamping the guest worker program.
But several members of Congress' influential Republican Study Committee say a consensus is growing that bringing immigration to the floor this year is a bad idea and might seriously hurt the party in an otherwise positive-looking year. There were subdued cheers on the Republican side of the gallery during the State of the Union address Tuesday night when President Barack Obama called for immigration restructuring this year.
"It's time," Obama said.
Hours beforehand, members and staff of the Republican Study Committee had huddled on Capitol Hill. Several stood up during the meeting and expressed concerns that an explosive debate on immigration could wipe out Republican political gains over the president's health care plan.
Rep. James Lankford of Oklahoma, the House Republican Policy Committee chairman, was among those who spoke out against pursuing immigration this year. Lankford said in an interview after the State of the Union that opposition was strong against any large-scale proposal that included legalizing immigrants who were in the country illegally. But he said the main concern Republicans had was with Obama, who isn't seen as a trustworthy partner willing to seriously address some of the tougher problems of enforcement.
"I do think we should reform immigration – this is a very serious issue – but this has all the appearance of just being a political game instead of solving a problem," said Lankford, the fifth-ranking House Republican. He's announced that he's running for the Senate.
Even some of the most devoted supporters of an overhaul have backed away. Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, who helped lead a failed bipartisan effort for a comprehensive solution, said he expected committee members, as well as a majority of the Republican coalition, to recommend not pursuing the leadership's plans.
He cited the State of the Union and Obama statements about bypassing Congress to pass executive orders on minimum wage increases and other issues.
"He's willing to go around Congress to do things that we're unwilling to pass. Why would we trust him?" Labrador asked.
The issue will be brought before all Republican House members this week at the retreat.
"The speaker believes we need to act, in a step-by-step way, to start to fix America's broken immigration system," said Michael Steel, a Boehner spokesman.
Boehner and other Republican leaders want to solve the immigration issue as part of efforts to change the perception of the GOP to a party that's more welcoming to a growingly diverse electorate. Obama won a second term with more than 70 percent of the Latino vote.
The speaker has demonstrated that he's serious about taking up the immigration debate this year. He hired new staff members who've worked on comprehensive plans and publicly criticized outside groups known to oppose immigration.
Not having the support of the Republican Study Committee would be a blow to him and the immigration debate. The influential committee is made up of more than 160 conservative members of the coalition.
Boehner conceivably could act without their support, but he's unlikely to do so. Any effort to steamroll conservatives and work out a deal with Democrats would risk his speakership.
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California said Wednesday that she was eager to see Republicans' immigration principles. She didn't know specific details, she said, but she thinks it's a good-faith effort to find common ground. She welcomed any proposal, including one that didn't include a path to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally. But she said Democrats would insist on some kind of citizenship track.
"When we talk about a path to citizenship, it doesn't say you're instantly a citizen, all of you," she said. "No, there are hurdles to get over, the path is in some ways an arduous one and people have to go down the path to make it happen. But we need to have that path."
Staffers for the Republican Study Committee acknowledged that immigration concerns were raised at Tuesday's meeting but they said it was part of a broader discussion of several issues that the members will take up during the retreat. No official recommendations were made for or against pursuing immigration this year, staff members said.
But multiple attendees who spoke to McClatchy about the meeting said the opposition was strong. Some raised concerns that the debate could hurt several Republican Senate candidates as well as derail chances of taking over the majority of the upper chamber.
The discussion lasted about 15 minutes, with about eight or nine members speaking out against the plan, according to Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, who's one of the staunchest opponents of giving legal status to the undocumented. No one, he said, spoke in favor of leadership's plan.
"If one were to listen to that discussion, they could easily conclude there was solid consensus that debating immigration this year is a bad idea," King said. "A very solid consensus in that room."
Some in the room discussed recent editorials from leading conservative journals that advised Boehner to abandon the immigration effort.
The Weekly Standard's William Kristol said an explosive debate could "blow up GOP chances for a good 2014."
"The basic tactical reason not to act now is that the last thing the party needs is a brutal intramural fight when it has been dealt a winning hand on Obamacare," editors for the National Review wrote. "It is not as though the public is clamoring for an immigration bill."
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., said she wasn't sure whether the committee would stake out an official position on immigration.
"But I do know that a critical mass of members will declare an all-out war on this subject," she said. "We won't let it go."
David Lightman contributed to this report.


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He's making another push for à la carte billing.
John McCain seems to be working hard as of late to make up for that whole Sarah Palin business: He backed the Manchin-Toomey background check legislation, he's part of the Gang of Eight supporting immigration reform, and now he's fashioning himself the savior of cable customers fed up with ever-increasing bills. Today, the Senator Formerly Known As Maverick introduced the Television Consumer Freedom Act, a new twist on something McCain has long supported: forcing cable companies to stop "bundling" TV networks in a group, requiring fans of Lifetime and AMC to also subscribe to ESPN and Disney, even if they're childless and hate sports. The cable industry calls this "bundling," and executives have long said it's a necessary evil to ensure a broad range of cable channels and to keep overall bills lower. What McCain's legislation would encourage is a so-called "à la carte" option, where cable (and satellite) subscribers could pick and choose only the channels they want to watch. In a speech on the floor of the Senate today, McCain called the lack of access to à la carte "unfair and wrong — especially when you consider how the regulatory deck is stacked in favor of industry and against the American consumer. This is clear when one looks at how cable prices have gone up over the last 15 years."
As the L.A. Times' Joe Flint notes, McCain tried to get à la carte legislation passed seven years ago and failed. And it's not clear that his new bill has any more of a chance, particularly since McCain has also included other aspects likely to annoy the big broadcast networks: One provision would revoke the broadcast license of any big-city affiliates that pull their signals off the air in protest of the online-TV-streaming service Aereo, assuming Barry Diller's service is cleared legally. (The networks think Diller's device threatens their ability to get compensated by cable and satellite companies.) Another provision would make it tougher for sports teams to force blackouts of home games, but only if the team's stadium was built with government money. Basically, there's something for at least three big lobbies to hate.


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Norman Eugene Brown
Norman Eugene Brown, 75, of Alexander went to be with Lord Saturday, June 16. He was born May 8, 1937, in Dubach, La.
He was the son of the late Norman and Annie May Havens Brown. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather.
He was an avid Razorback fan, loved western shows and movies and loved fishing, hunting, and camping.
Norman was a member of Springhill Missionary Baptist Church and a U.S. Army veteran.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Lavon Brown.
Norman is survived by his loving wife, Ima Jean Funderburg Brown of Alexander; four sons and daughters-in-law, Roger and Kelley Brown of East End, Randy Brown of Alexander, Richard and Kelly Brown of Little Rock, and Robert and Amy Brown of Alexander; his siblings, Betty and (John Henry) Daniel of Louisiana, Katherine and (Tom) Durrett of Louisiana, James and (Ann) Brown of Louisiana, Charles and (Dorothy) Brown of Louisiana, Kevin Brown of Louisiana; a sister-in-law, Liz Brown of Louisiana; nine grandkids and four great-grandkids.
Pallbearers will be Adam Combs, Garrett Neal, Dillan Brown, Jesse Brown, Walker Brown and Danielle Brown. Honorary pallbearers are Cory Combs, Riley Neal, Rachel brown, Delaina Brown and Ben Brown.
Funeral will is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 19, at Springhill Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Roger Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Pinecrest Memorial Park.
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A fire broke out below ground at a dam house in Bartow County, Georgia, in mid-May, when the powerhouse was in the process of being re-energized. The Allatoona Dam House had been undergoing some reconstruction, including new electrical work, according to a report from the Daily Tribune News. The fire was two to three levels underground, the fire chief said, but there was no known threat to the Allatoona Dam structure.
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Suffolk, ss. DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW APPEALS
Appeal of:
Anayancy Ramos,
v. CR-07-735
State Board of Retirement,
Appearance for Petitioner:
Anayancy Ramos, pro se
Soldiers Home
91 Crest Avenue
Chelsea, Ma. 02150
Appearance for Respondent:
Melinda Troy, Esq.
State Board of Retirement
One Ashburton Pl. - Rm. 1219
Boston, Ma. 02108
Administrative Magistrate:
Joan Freiman Fink, Esq.
Pursuant to G.L. c. 32 §16(4), the Petitioner, Anayancy Ramos, is appealing the September 5, 2007 decision of the Respondent, State Board of Retirement, denying her request for accidental disability retirement benefits (Exhibit 1). The appeal was timely filed in accordance with the provisions of G.L. c. 32 §16(4).
A hearing pursuant to G.L. c. 7 §4H was held on February 19, 2008 at the offices of the Division of Administrative Law Appeals, 98 N. Washington Street, Boston, Ma. Various documents were entered into evidence at the hearing (Exhibits 1- 8). The Respondent's Pre-hearing Memorandum containing Stipulations of Fact was marked as "A" for identification. The Petitioner testified in her own behalf. One cassette tape recording was made of the hearing.
Based on the testimony and evidence presented, I make the following findings of fact:
1. The Petitioner, Anayancy Ramos, d.o.b. 1/20/56, commenced employment as a Facility Worker I in the Dietary Department of the Soldier's Home in Chelsea on January 24, 1988 (testimony of the Petitioner).
2. A few years later, she was promoted to the position of Facility Worker II (testimony of the Petitioner).
3. Her duties as a Facility Worker II included assisting the cook in processing food, serving patients their breakfasts and juices throughout the day, preparing coffee and other beverages for meal service, and assisting in the preparation of patients' trays (testimony of the Petitioner, Exhibit 5).
4. When she commenced employment with the Soldier's Home on January 24, 1988, the Petitioner was in good health (testimony of the Petitioner).
5. In 2002, the Petitioner experienced a pain in her leg while at work. She initially attributed the pain to a pulled muscle in her leg and kept on working. Eventually the acute pain subsided (testimony of the Petitioner).
6. When the pain returned a few years later in both her back and her leg, she went to Dr. Bayoan Martinez-Cruz, her personal physician, who prescribed pain medication and ordered diagnostic testing (testimony of the Petitioner).
7. An MRI of the lumbar spine performed on July 7, 2005 revealed "large sacral tarlov cysts…mild degenerative changes" (Exhibit 8)
8. An MRI of the cervical spine performed on August 20, 2006 revealed "C5-C6 and C6-C7 degenerative disc disease and spondylosis with mild spinal stenosis ….moderate bilateral C6-C7 neural foraminal narrowing…" (Exhibit 8).
9. The pain in the Petitioner's leg and back continued to increase in intensity and in or about November 2006, she stopped working (testimony of the Petitioner).
10. The Petitioner never applied for workers' compensation based on an injury to her back and/or leg (testimony of the Petitioner).
11. The Petitioner did not file any Notices of Injury related to a back and/or leg injury (testimony of the Petitioner).
12. On December 3, 2006, the Petitioner filed an application for accidental/ordinary disability retirement claiming that she was permanently disabled from performing the essential duties of her position as a result of a cyst on her sciatic nerve and mild degenerative changes and that her daily duties exacerbated her pain (Exhibit 3).
13. Dr. Martinez-Cruz submitted a Physician's Statement in Support of the Petitioner's Application in which she responded to all three certificate questions in the affirmative. However, in the addendum sheet attached to her Statement, Dr. Martinez-Cruz noted that she is "unable to certify that any injury happened while at work. However, her condition may have been aggravated by her duties" (Exhibit 4).
14. Mr. Stephen Powers, Food Service Supervisor for the Soldier's Home in Chelsea, completed the Employer's Statement Pertaining to a Member's Application for Disability Retirement. In this Statement, Mr. Powers indicated that there was no specific incident or hazard that occurred while Ms. Ramos was at work that may have led to her condition (Exhibit 5).
15. On June 8, 2007, the Petitioner was examined by a Regional Medical Panel comprised of Dr. Anthony Caprio, chairman, specializing in orthopedic surgery, Dr. Victor Conforti, specializing in orthopedic surgery, and Dr. Avraham Almozlino, specializing in neurology (Exhibit 7).
16. The Panel responded to the first two certificate questions in the affirmative indicating that the Petitioner is permanently disabled from performing the essential duties of the position of Facility Worker II. However, the Panel responded to the third question concerning causation in the negative (Exhibit 7).
17. In its narrative report, the Panel diagnosed the Petitioner as suffering from "progressive degenerative osteoarthritis of the spine, chronic sciatica, and radiculopathy…" (Exhibit 7).
18. With respect to the issue of causation, the Panel responded that it does not believe that her disability is causally connected to her employment, rather, "her problem is one of degenerative process and cyst, resulting in chronic postural mechanical arthritic/arthalgic low back pain with chronic degenerative changes of the spine and chronic sciatica" (Exhibit 7).
19. On September 5, 2007, the State Board of Retirement notified the Petitioner in writing of the denial of her application for accidental disability retirement. At the same time, the Board notified the Petitioner that it had awarded her ordinary disability retirement benefits (Exhibit 1).
20. On September 18, 2007, the Petitioner filed a timely appeal of the denial of her application for accidental disability retirement benefits with the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board (Exhibit 2).
In order to receive accidental disability benefits pursuant to G.L. c. 32 §7, an applicant must establish by substantial evidence certificate that he/she is totally and permanently incapacitated from performing all of his/her duties as a result of a personal injury sustained or hazard undergone while in the performance of his/her duties (emphasis supplied). See Retirement Board of Brookline v. CRAB, 33 Mass. App. Ct. 478, 484-485 (1992).
In this case, the Petitioner failed to present any evidence of a personal injury or hazard undergone while in the performance of her duties, a threshold requirement for entitlement to accidental disability retirement benefits as outlined in the statute. The Petitioner's personal physician, Dr. Martinez-Cruz, who filed a Statement in Support of the Application for Accidental Disability, despite having responded in the affirmative to the certificate question concerning causation, stated that she (Dr. Martinez-Cruz) was "unable to certify that any injury happened at work."
In her application for accidental disability retirement benefits in response to the question asking her to describe the incident or hazard undergone, the Petitioner merely stated that "daily duties exacerbate my pain." The Petitioner did not file any Notice of Injury Reports with her employer concerning any injury(ies) received at work nor did she file for workers' compensation benefits based on an injury to her leg and back. Thus, I conclude that the Petitioner failed to cite any personal injuries incurred at work as required by the statute as a threshold requirement for eligibility for accidental disability retirement benefits.
The Medical Panel responded in the negative to the question of causation. In order to receive accidental disability benefits pursuant to G.L. c. 32 §7, an applicant must establish by substantial evidence, including an affirmative medical panel certificate that he/she is totally and permanently incapacitated from performing the essential duties of his/her position as a result of an injury sustained or hazard undergone while in the performance of his/her duties (emphasis supplied). The medical panel's function is to determine "medical questions which are beyond the common knowledge and experience of the local board (or the Appeal Board)." Malden Retirement Board v. CRAB, 298 N.E. 2d 902, 1 Mass. App. 420 (1973). Unless the panel applies an erroneous standard to fails to follow proper procedures or unless the certificate is "plainly wrong", the local board may not ignore the panel's medical findings. Kelley v. CRAB, 341 Mass 611, 171 N.E. 2d 277 (1961). The Medical Panel opined that the Petitioner's injury was consistent with a degenerative arthritic condition and further that there was no history of trauma or injury. Additionally, the Medical Panel specifically addressed the issue of aggravation and concluded that there was "no documentation that the work aggravated any condition." Based on my review of the record in this case, I conclude that the Medical Panel did not apply an erroneous standard when it concluded that the Petitioner's disability was not such as might be the natural and proximate result of the personal injury sustained or hazard undergone on account of which retirement is claimed.
The State Board of Retirement did, however, award the Petitioner ordinary disability retirement as she satisfied the requirements outlined in G.L. c. 32 §6 for the granting of such benefits.
In light of the foregoing, I order that the decision of the State Board of Retirement denying the Petitioner's application for accidental disability retirement benefits be affirmed.
Joan Freiman Fink, Esq.
Administrative Magistrate
Dated: 3/21/08
This information is provided by the Division of Administrative Law Appeals .


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In the previous post we've taken a look at the WiX solution/project structure and project properties. We're still playing with our super SuperForm application and today we'll take a look at the general parts of the main wxs file, SuperForm.wxs, and the wxi include file. For wxs file we'll just go over the general description of what each part does in the code comments. The more detailed descriptions will be in future posts about features themselves.
Include files are exactly what their name implies. To include a wxi file into the wxs file you have to put the wxi at the beginning of each .wxs file you wish to include it in. If you've ever worked with C++ you can think of the include files as .h files. For example if you include SuperFormVariables.wxi into the SuperForm.wxs, the variables in the wxi won't be seen in FilesFragment.wxs or RegistryFragment.wxs. You'd have to include it manually into those two wxs files too.
For preprocessor variable $(var.VariableName) to be seen by every file in the project you have to include them in the WiX project properties->Build->"Define preprocessor variables" textbox.
This is why I've chosen not to go this route because in multi developer teams not everyone has the same directory structure and having a single variable would mean each developer would have to checkout the wixproj file to edit the variable. This is pretty much unacceptable by my standards. This is why we've added a System Environment variable named SuperFormFilesDir as is shown in the previous Wix Tutorial post. Because the FilesFragment.wxs is autogenerated on every project build we don't want to change it manually each time by adding the include wxi at the beginning of the file. This way we couldn't recreate it in each pre-build event.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><Include> <!-- Versioning. These have to be changed for upgrades. It's not enough to just include newer files. --> <?define MajorVersion="1" ?> <?define MinorVersion="0" ?> <?define BuildVersion="0" ?> <!-- Revision is NOT used by WiX in the upgrade procedure --> <?define Revision="0" ?> <!-- Full version number to display --> <?define VersionNumber="$(var.MajorVersion).$(var.MinorVersion).$(var.BuildVersion).$(var.Revision)" ?> <!-- Upgrade code HAS to be the same for all updates. Once you've chosen it don't change it. --> <?define UpgradeCode="YOUR-GUID-HERE" ?> <!-- Path to the resources directory. resources don't really need to be included in the project structure but I like to include them for for clarity --> <?define ResourcesDir="$(var.ProjectDir)\Resources" ?> <!-- The name of your application exe file. This will be used to kill the process when updating and creating the desktop shortcut --> <?define ExeProcessName="SuperForm.MainApp.exe" ?></Include>
For now there's no way to tell WiX in Visual Studio to have a wxi include file available to the whole project, so you have to include it in each file separately.
Only variables set in "Define preprocessor variables" or System Environment variables are accessible to the whole project for now.
We'll only take a look at the general structure of the main SuperForm.wxs and not its the details. We'll cover the details in future posts. The code comments should provide plenty info about what each part does in general.
Basically there are 5 major parts. The update part, the conditions and actions part, the UI install sequence, the directory structure and the features we want to include.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!-- Add xmlns:util namespace definition to be able to use stuff from WixUtilExtension dll--><Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi" xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension"> <!-- This is how we include wxi files --> <?include $(sys.CURRENTDIR)Includes\SuperFormVariables.wxi ?> <!-- Id="*" is to enable upgrading. * means that the product ID will be autogenerated on each build. Name is made of localized product name and version number. --> <Product Id="*" Name="!(loc.ProductName) $(var.VersionNumber)" Language="!(loc.LANG)" Version="$(var.VersionNumber)" Manufacturer="!(loc.ManufacturerName)" UpgradeCode="$(var.UpgradeCode)"> <!-- Define the minimum supported installer version (3.0) and that the install should be done for the whole machine not just the current user --> <Package InstallerVersion="300" Compressed="yes" InstallScope="perMachine"/> <Media Id="1" Cabinet="media1.cab" EmbedCab="yes" /> <!-- Upgrade settings. This will be explained in more detail in a future post --> <Upgrade Id="$(var.UpgradeCode)"> <UpgradeVersion OnlyDetect="yes" Minimum="$(var.VersionNumber)" IncludeMinimum="no" Property="NEWER_VERSION_FOUND" /> <UpgradeVersion Minimum="0.0.0.0" IncludeMinimum="yes" Maximum="$(var.VersionNumber)" IncludeMaximum="no" Property="OLDER_VERSION_FOUND" /> </Upgrade> <!-- Reference the global NETFRAMEWORK35 property to check if it exists --> <PropertyRef Id="NETFRAMEWORK35"/> <!-- Startup conditions that checks if .Net Framework 3.5 is installed or if we're running the OS higher than Windows XP SP2. If not the installation is aborted. By doing the (Installed OR ...) property means that this condition will only be evaluated if the app is being installed and not on uninstall or changing --> <Condition Message="!(loc.DotNetFrameworkNeeded)"> <![CDATA[Installed OR NETFRAMEWORK35]]> </Condition> <Condition Message="!(loc.AppNotSupported)"> <![CDATA[Installed OR ((VersionNT >= 501 AND ServicePackLevel >= 2) OR (VersionNT >= 502))]]> </Condition> <!-- This custom action in the InstallExecuteSequence is needed to stop silent install (passing /qb to msiexec) from going around it. --> <CustomAction Id="NewerVersionFound" Error="!(loc.SuperFormNewerVersionInstalled)" /> <InstallExecuteSequence> <!-- Check for newer versions with FindRelatedProducts and execute the custom action after it --> <Custom Action="NewerVersionFound" After="FindRelatedProducts"> <![CDATA[NEWER_VERSION_FOUND]]> </Custom> <!-- Remove the previous versions of the product --> <RemoveExistingProducts After="InstallInitialize"/> <!-- WixCloseApplications is a built in custom action that uses util:CloseApplication below --> <Custom Action="WixCloseApplications" Before="InstallInitialize" /> </InstallExecuteSequence> <!-- This will ask the user to close the SuperForm app if it's running while upgrading --> <util:CloseApplication Id="CloseSuperForm" CloseMessage="no" Description="!(loc.MustCloseSuperForm)" ElevatedCloseMessage="no" RebootPrompt="no" Target="$(var.ExeProcessName)" /> <!-- Use the built in WixUI_InstallDir GUI --> <UIRef Id="WixUI_InstallDir" /> <UI> <!-- These dialog references are needed for CloseApplication above to work correctly --> <DialogRef Id="FilesInUse" /> <DialogRef Id="MsiRMFilesInUse" /> <!-- Here we'll add the GUI logic for installation and updating in a future post--> </UI> <!-- Set the icon to show next to the program name in Add/Remove programs --> <Icon Id="SuperFormIcon.ico" SourceFile="$(var.ResourcesDir)\Exclam.ico" /> <Property Id="ARPPRODUCTICON" Value="SuperFormIcon.ico" /> <!-- Installer UI custom pictures. File names are made up. Add path to your pics. –> <!-- <WixVariable Id="WixUIDialogBmp" Value="MyAppLogo.jpg" /> <WixVariable Id="WixUIBannerBmp" Value="installBanner.jpg" /> --> <!-- the default directory structure --> <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder"> <Directory Id="INSTALLLOCATION" Name="!(loc.ProductName)" /> </Directory> </Directory> <!-- Set the default install location to the value of INSTALLLOCATION (usually c:\Program Files\YourProductName) --> <Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Value="INSTALLLOCATION" /> <!-- Set the components defined in our fragment files that will be used for our feature --> <Feature Id="SuperFormFeature" Title="!(loc.ProductName)" Level="1"> <ComponentGroupRef Id="SuperFormFiles" /> <ComponentRef Id="cmpVersionInRegistry" /> <ComponentRef Id="cmpIsThisUpdateInRegistry" /> </Feature> </Product></Wix>
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Rescue officials say the man died on impact. The state Department of Natural Resources is continuing to investigate, but the sheriff's office said Saturday that speed and alcohol appear to have been contributing factors.
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Dec 8: Basil, Switzerland-based Roche pharmaceuticals company reports positive results from two international phase III trials of its MabThera – a form of rituximab that can be injected under the skin rather than delivered intravenously.
Rituximab is used to treat illnesses involving overactive or dysfunctional immune B cells, such as lymphomas, and some autoimmune disorders such as RA; and, according to pilot trials may benefit at least a subset of ME/CFS patients. (For background click here.)
The MabThera studies suggest this subcutaneously delivered rituximab, submitted for approval to the European Medicines Agency on Dec 4:
• Requires much less patient time in an infusion center (5 minutes vs. 2-1/2 hours for administration)
• Delivers comparable ("noninferior") concentrations in the blood vs the IV mode of administration, with similar, mostly mild to moderate adverse event and administration related reactions.
• Based on an exploratory switch from IV to subcutaneous administration, does not appear to compromise proven response rates (in this case anti-lymphoma efficacy).
• And as a ready-to-use formulation should reduce pharmacy and staff preparation and administration time.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Volvo Group recently signed an Academic Preferred Talent Partnership agreement with Penn State -- one of only eight universities worldwide to have such agreements with Volvo. The three-year program provides Penn State students with co-op, internship and mentoring opportunities and offers talent recruitment benefits to Volvo Group.
Representatives from Volvo will tour the University Park campus Wednesday (April 10) and Thursday (April 11) and will meet with leaders from the Graduate School and the College of Engineering to continue discussions about the partnership. A public event to be held from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday, April 11, in Heritage Hall at the HUB-Robeson Center will feature related presentations by Lena Lind, senior vice president, talent management, and Hans Persson, vice president, technology and innovation. This visit was originally scheduled to take place last fall but was postponed due to Hurricane Sandy.
"We are delighted to join the Volvo Group as a Preferred Talent Partner," said David Wormley, Harold and Inge Marcus Dean of Engineering at Penn State. "This partnership will directly lead to relationships benefitting our students and faculty and our partner, the Volvo Group."
"Penn State offers stellar technical and supply chain programs, making them a natural partner for the Volvo Group," said Torbjörn Holmström, Volvo Group chief technology officer and executive vice president, Volvo Group Trucks Technology. "Penn State's academic programs strongly align with the needs of the Volvo Group as we look to achieve our vision of becoming the world leader in sustainable transport solutions with pioneering products and services."
The Volvo Group considers criteria such as academic standing, student diversity, international connections and its research institution when selecting a university with which to partner.
"The Academic Preferred Talent Partnership agreement with Penn State provides students with an opportunity to gain hands-on, real-world experience and mentoring with a global company," said Kerstin Renard, Volvo Group executive vice president, human resources. "The partnership also furthers our ability to establish a long-term relationship with the University, which we view as a source of top talent within functional disciplines vital to the Volvo Group."
Volvo Group currently maintains Preferred Talent agreements with seven other universities around the globe – Chalmers University of Technology and School of Business, Economics & Law, Gothenburg, Sweden; EM Lyon and INSA Lyon, France; Tsinghua University and Tongji University, China; and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C.
The Volvo Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks, buses and construction equipment, and drive systems for marine and industrial applications. The group also provides complete solutions for financing and service. Headquartered in Goteborg, Sweden, the Volvo Group employs about 115,000 people, has production facilities in 19 countries and sells their products in more than 190 markets.


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1. Re: Missing Thumbnailsstation_one Apr 25, 2012 5:21 AM (in response to kitjv)
In Bridge, go to the Tools menu and Purge the Cache for each offending folder.
Of course, FIRST make sure your camera model is supported in ACR 5,7:
Well, as a matter of fact, I just checked: your camera model is NOT supported, you need at least ACR 6.2, which only works with CS5.
You need to download the latest version free Adobe DNG Converter, 6.6 or 6.7, and convert four Canon raw files to DNGs first, then you'll be able to see the previews in Bridge and open them in ACR 5.7 hosted by CS4.
2. Re: Missing Thumbnailskitjv Apr 25, 2012 9:49 AM (in response to station_one)
Thank you for confirming my suspicions. In the past I haven't had a reason to use the DNG Converter; now I do. My first step will be to download the Converter & familiarize myself with it. You mentioned that I should "convert four Canon raw files to DNGs first ...". Could you please explain this briefly? Thank you.
As an addendum ...I downloaded Adobe DNG Converter 6.6. When I attempted to convert a folder containing 43 CR2 images, the DNG Converter would "hang up" after about 10 images were converted. This required a "force quit". Is this related to my question above?
Thank you kindly for help.
Message was edited by: kitjv
3. Re: Missing ThumbnailsNoel Carboni Apr 25, 2012 11:31 AM (in response to kitjv)
How long did you leave it alone after it "hung up"? Was there any disk drive activity?
I believe "four" may have been a typo, where "your" was intended.
4. Re: Missing Thumbnailskitjv Apr 25, 2012 12:10 PM (in response to Noel Carboni)
I noticed that while the conversion was taking place, there was a rotating icon in the lower left corner of Bridge indicating progress. When the process "hung", the icon was no longer there. I left it alone for about 5 minutes before I forced quit.
5. Re: Missing Thumbnailsstation_one Apr 25, 2012 12:28 PM (in response to kitjv)
kitjv wrote:
…"convert four Canon raw files to DNGs first ...". Could you please explain this briefly?…
Typo, indeed—sorry. Should read convert your Canon raw files to raw DNGs first, then open them in ACR hosted by CS4.
Some users have had problems with DNG Converter 6.6, I'd definitely try the (beta) Release Candidate ACR 6.7 version.
6. Re: Missing Thumbnailskitjv Apr 25, 2012 2:30 PM (in response to station_one)
I will give v6.7 a try. Thank you.
7. Re: Missing ThumbnailsNoel Carboni Apr 25, 2012 2:57 PM (in response to kitjv)
I don't use Bridge, so maybe I'm missing some integration that's supposed to be there, but I thought the DNG converter was a standalone application. That's the only way I've ever run it.
8. Re: Missing Thumbnailskitjv Apr 25, 2012 3:16 PM (in response to Noel Carboni)
You are right. When I import RAW images from my memory card to my Mac, my image transfer app automatically launches Bridge. This enables me to view which images I want to import. The images are then imported into a folder in my Home Folder. In the DNG Converter, I select the images in my Home Folder for conversion. So Bridge is not involved in the conversion to DNG.
BTW, I just downloaded DNG Converter 6.7RC & fired it up. For a handful of images, it successfully converted them. So, I am cautiously optimistic. So, we'll see.
9. Re: Missing Thumbnailsstation_one Apr 25, 2012 3:24 PM (in response to kitjv)
Yes, the DNG Converter is indeed a stand-alone application.
Be advised that if you point the DNG Converter to a folder, it will convert ALL eligible files to DNG, including any DNGs it finds there in that folder, it will re-convert them again, so make sure the folder you point it to contains only raw files from the camera.
10. Re: Missing Thumbnailsstation_one Apr 25, 2012 3:28 PM (in response to kitjv)
The reason I mention this is that, in the process of re-converting any DNGs it finds in the folder, it will ignore any edits you may have already applied to them and overwrite the original DNG, so you'll lose any and all adjustments you may have applied to them already.
Bridge is just an image browser, it doesn't edit or convert anything. It just hands the files over to ACR, Photoshop, Illustrator or Microsoft Word or any other applicable application.
11. Re: Missing Thumbnailskitjv Apr 25, 2012 3:29 PM (in response to station_one)
Exactly. I have a dedicated folder used only for newly-imported images.
Out of curiosity, I noticed that after the conversion on DNG, the icons for the camera's RAW files are still there & have to be deleted manually. Any way to have them automatically deleted? Thanks.
12. Re: Missing Thumbnailsstation_one Apr 25, 2012 3:35 PM (in response to kitjv)
There should be a setting in the DNG Converter allowing you to do that.
Personally, I'd keep the originals, just in case some future technology is developed to take advantage of something or other that is not currently used.


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I have taught 3rd grade for four years, and just moved to 2nd grade this year. It has been a great change, with a lot of opportunities to create new and different things!
I guess I'd say my teaching style is fun...I love to laugh with my kids. My theme this year is the Riley Ranch, and we've had a great time making up sayings and slogans that go along with it. I love to celebrate all things good that my kids do...we're currently learning a flash mob dance to do later in the year. We only get practice time if my kids do well on something in class.
Over the past five years, I have received four grants through various organizations that were written primarily for technology pieces in my building! You can check out my newest endeavor in attempting to blog at http://runteacherrunriley.blogspot.com/
-B.A. in Elem. Education from DePauw University -M.S. in Educ. Administration from Butler University
I love running, especially with my dog, Scout! I finished my first marathon in October, and am looking forward to more races (maybe not a marathon!) in the future!
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