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CETPA's Annual Conference Exhibit Show is an extremely popular event. The show does not compete with other conference events, resulting in a large percentage of attendees visiting the exhibit hall. Our attendees use this time for serious research on products and services as well as an opportunity to reconnect with the vendors they know. We recently sold our last available booth. Please click the link below to be added to our wait list. We will contact you directly.
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Wednesday November 15, 2017, 5pm-7pm
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Please note that booth prices do not include full conference access. To gain access to sessions, labs, keynotes, and meals, please register as an attendee.
Regular booth - $3,000 | Includes pipe and drape and three booth staff badges. SOLD OUT
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Due to the E-Rate gifting rules, many vendors find it easier to donate their raffle item to CETPA. Our official raffle immediately after the show on Thursday 11/16/2017, starting at about 4:30pm. This is a long-standing tradition at our conference with many people participating.
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Thanks for helping to make this year's Fantasy Faire such a success – Our combined efforts allowed Wilds of Organica to raise L$28950 for the American Cancer Society!
All new releases are now available in-store and moving forward we'll be working on offering applier functionality and some new coats for the centaurs.
I've received excellent feedback for them so far, but if you have something specific you'd like to ask, I welcome the opportunity to correspond. Send me (Aki Shichiroji) an IM and I'll try to address your questions!
Additionally, I don't recall whether I pointed this out on the blog before, but there is now a Wilds of Organica group. All notices will also get sent here, but there is a group chat component for those who want to socialize or need some help with Wilds of Organica products.

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Latitude: 52.1432 / 52°8'35"N
Longitude: 0.7344 / 0°44'3"E
OS Eastings: 587204
OS Northings: 252963
OS Grid: TL872529
Mapcode National: GBR RHJ.LHG
Mapcode Global: VHKDQ.PD3B
Entry Name: Shimpling Place
Listing Date: 9 February 1978
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1033559
English Heritage Legacy ID: 278516
Location: Shimpling, Babergh, Suffolk, IP29
County: Suffolk
District: Babergh
Civil Parish: Shimpling
Built-Up Area: Shimpling Street
Traditional County: Suffolk
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Suffolk
Church of England Parish: Alpheton St Peter and St Paul
Church of England Diocese: St.Edmundsbury and Ipswich
5377 (North Side)
Shimpling Place
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If you've been charged with a crime relating to marijuana (commonly called pot or weed), it can be an unsettling time. Florida has some of the most restrictive rules in the country related to the possession of marijuana. Knowing what to do next and following through with that plan is a key component in obtaining the best results.
We represent clients in following marijuana-related cases:
Let the criminal defense attorneys at the Law Offices of Germain & McCarthy, LLC, fight your case aggressively. We are experienced in filing and litigating motions to exclude, motions to suppress and motions to dismiss the criminal charges. Our criminal defense attorneys are experienced with the Florida legal system and its restrictions and policies on the possession and use of cannabis. Attorney Mark Germain is also a member of the NORML legal committee, which allows him to network with some of the top legal minds in the area of marijuana defense.
As with any drug-related offense, men and women charge with misdemeanor or felony marijuana crimes run the risk of negatively affecting the following:
Consider hiring the Melbourne marijuana defense attorneys with the Law Offices of Germain & McCarthy, LLC for skilled and knowledgeable legal representation specifically related to both felony and misdemeanor marijuana crimes.
Depending on the particular facts of your case, certain defenses may be utilized in your case to force the prosecutor to drop the charges or to convince the judge to dismiss the charges. Your criminal defense attorney can move to exclude or suppress any evidence in the case that was obtained in violation of your constitutional rights. Additionally, if the evidence is insufficient to show either actual or constructive possession of marijuana, your attorneys can move to dismiss the criminal charges.
Your criminal defense attorney can pursue the following types of defenses in your case:
There are a variety of marijuana-related charges that can be placed against an individual under Florida law, and knowing what the law dictates about these charges will help in your case. Each county in Florida has special programs and procedures for dealing with marijuana offenses. Having an attorney experienced in these case can make a huge difference in the outcome of your case.
For cases dealing with the possession of marijuana or cannabis, the primary factor under Florida law is the amount of weed, pot, marijuana, or cannabis possessed.
Misdemeanor Possession of Marijuana - For a small amount — less than 20 grams - the offense is charged as a first-degree misdemeanor under Florida law, which comes with up to one year of imprisonment and up to a $1,000 fine.
Felony Possession of Cannabis - For a larger amount — over 20 grams, but under 25 cannabis plants - is considered a third-degree felony, which comes with a penalty of up to 5 years in Florida State Prison and a fine of up to $5,000.
For charges involving possession of more than 25 plants, Florida law provides for a presumption that the amount possessed is indicative of an intent to sell.
Trafficking in Cannabis Under Florida Law
Under Florida law, marijuana volume is measured by weight of the cannabis in possession or by number of plants in larger volumes. State and Federal laws view cannabis trafficking as a major crime, though the severity depends on the volume of cannabis being distributed, targeted area, and the presence of minors.
If you're accused of moving between 25 and 2,000 pounds or 300–2,000 cannabis plants, you can face up to 3 years in prison or a $25,000 fine.
If 2,000–10,000 pounds or between 2,000 and 10,000 cannabis plants are being distributed, the penalty is up to 7 years in prison and a $50,000 fine.
For over 10,000 pounds or cannabis plants, a maximum penalty of 15-year imprisonment and $200,000 can be placed against you.
Cannabis Cultivation (Grow House) under Florida Law
Grow house operation and marijuana cultivation is considered a felony, regardless of the circumstances under Florida law. The severity and extent of the punishment, however, differs depending on the situation.
Owning, renting, or leasing any place and knowing that it will be used to cultivate marijuana is a third-degree felony with a maximum penalty of 5 years in Florida state prison.
If you're in actual or constructive possession of the grow house—living or operating in it—it is considered a second-degree felony with a sentence of up to 15 years in Florida state prison.
Operate the grow house the presence or residence of a minor, and it becomes a first-degree felony, punishable by up to 30 years in Florida state prison.
To prove the actual possession of a controlled substance or that an individual actually possessed marijuana, prosecutors must prove that marijuana was uncovered on the alleged offender. For instance, if the cannabis (marijuana) was uncovered from your pockets, the convicting prosecutor would have case of actual possession of marijuana.
Constructive possession is instituted if Cannabis (marijuana) is uncovered in a place where you can still exercise control over the substance although it is not on your person. The prosecutor can even attempt to prove constructive possession if the cannabis is located in a place where many people have access to it. In these circumstances, the Florida prosecutor will often have a complicated time establishing that you possessed the marijuana. Florida law obligates prosecutors to prove constructive possession beyond all reasonable doubt.
Under Florida law, a theory of constructive possession obligates the prosecutor to prove distinct fundamentals prior to a conviction:
Thirteen states in the United States have proceeded in the process of making marijuana legal, including Nevada, Maine, California, Montana, Michigan, Vermont, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, Rhode Island, Alaska and Hawaii.
Though marijuana is still not legal in the other thirty-seven states, medical professionals in Arizona are allowed to prescribe marijuana for medical purposes. Additional, the State of Maryland recognizes the medical use defense.
Read more about related drug crime topics including: drug distribution and manufacturing, possession of drug paraphernalia, or drug trafficking.
United for Care: People United for Medical Marijuana - United for Care is a non-profit organization based in Florida that is fighting for the legalization of medical marijuana use in the state. Supporters of the cause have banded together to formulate a massive petition and are currently working together towards a constitutional amendment.
National Organization for the Reformation of Marijuana Laws - NORML is a non-profit, public-interest organization that opposes marijuana prohibition including all criminal penalties for private possession, cultivation, and responsible use of marijuana by adults. Their website provides information on marijuana laws (by state) and activism to change those laws.
NORML of South Florida - The South Florida Regional Chapter of NORML meets in a variety of places throughout the area. Schedule meetings are listed on the NORML state chapters page.3341 SW 35th St
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition - LEAP is made up of current and former members of the law enforcement and criminal justice communities who are speaking out about the failures of our existing drug policies.
Marijuana Policy Project - The MPP Foundation is a non-profit organization aimed at gaining public support for non-punitive, non-coercive marijuana policies. The MPP works to change state laws to reduce or eliminate penalties for medical and non-medical use of marijuana by responsible adults.
Students for Sensible Drug Policy - The SSDP is an international grassroots network of students who are concerned about the impact drug abuse has on our communities and who are pushing for sensible policies to achieve a safer and more just future, while fighting back against counterproductive Drug War policies, particularly those that directly harm students and youth.
Americans for Safe Access - The ASA is the nation's largest organization of patients, medical professionals, scientists and concerned citizens promoting safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research.
Western Judicial Service - Drug and alcohol substance abuse treatment center in Melbourne that specializes in criminal justice patients.1600 Sarno Road Suite 110
Talking with Your Child About Marijuana - Tips on how to speak with your child about marijuana.
Office of National Drug Control Policy - ONDCP is to establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the Nation's drug control program. The goals of the program are to reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking, drug-related crime and violence, and drug-related health consequences.
Drug Enforcement Agency - Marijuana - The DEA's web page about marijuana and links to other government organization's online materials about marijuana.
At the Law Offices of Germain & McCarthy, LLC, we are committed to defending your rights throughout the criminal trial process for your marijuana charges. Let our Brevard County drug crimes attorneys understand the impact a criminal accusation can have on your future. Let us represent your best interests and work to get your charges reduced or dropped in Melbourne and the surrounding areas, including Brevard, Seminole, Osceola, Volusia, Orange, and Indian River counties. If you're facing charges related to marijuana, contact our offices at (321) 253-3447 or fill out our online form with case details to set up a free case evaluation.


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Perhaps one of the most discreet yet most recognizable icons in Freemasonry, The Forget Me Not Flower is now available in this stunning bronze lapel pin. Enhancing the brilliant setting of the prominent icon an inlay of blue enamel makes a refined and understated center focus.
Material: Solid Bronze / Zinc Alloy with Blue Hard Enamel
Dimensions: 3/8"h
Weight: 1.20 grams
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Shipping and handling to the continental U.S. Shipments are made Monday through Friday, expect for federal holidays. Handling time may be up to 5 business days after receiving payment. International shipping available through USPS Express Mail.
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Celebrating 25 years
The Open University Business School (OUBS) is celebrating the impact of its flagship MBA as it marks the silver anniversary of the programme, having seen 25,000 students* from 128 countries graduate since it first launched.
Today (Tuesday 3 March) over 200 MBA Alumni will be marking this significant milestone in the history of the OUBS's truly global MBA at an event combining celebrations with updates on latest business and management thinking, hosted by Dean of The Open University Business School, Professor Rebecca Taylor.
Reflecting on the growth and evolution of the MBA programme since it was first launched in 1989, Professor Taylor said:
"Over the past 25 years we have evolved our MBA to reflect the development and diversification of global practices and we have led the way as the world of learning has changed, embracing technology to help our students – wherever they are – transform their careers.
The event is being held at the Radisson Blu Portman Hotel in Marble Arch, London and includes presentations from MBA alumni as well as academic input derived from new MBA short courses including: 'Management beyond the mainstream' and 'Sustainable creative management'.
A further international anniversary event for alumni will be held at the British Embassy in Berlin in April 2015 due to the extensive German network of the OUBS. British Consul General (Munich) and fellow MBA graduate, Paul Heardman will be delivering the keynote speech; he said:
The anniversary coincides with the launch of the 'MBA Explorer iPad' App, with a uniquely interactive design equipping prospective students with all of the information they need to consider before selecting the right MBA for them.
For more information on the anniversary of the MBA programme from the OUBS, please visit the website at www.open.ac.uk/mba25.
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*24,900 MBA graduate in 128 countries (based on January 2015 data). The OUBS will achieve 25,000 MBA graduates by the end of this academic year (July 2015)
**The OUBS is one of a select group of schools worldwide accredited by the three leading international accrediting bodies – AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS – hallmarks of quality of teaching, learning materials and qualification impact
About The Open University Business School:
The OUBS qualifications and Executive Education programme are underpinned by rigorous research, which was ranked 16 out of 101 UK institutions for impact in the UK Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014.
The Open University (OU) and the OUBS have a global reputation for impact and quality. 80% of FTSE 100 companies have developed their workforce with the OU, and 30,000 UK employers – including NHS and O2 – have collaborated with the OU to develop their staff.
The OUBS is one of a select group of schools worldwide accredited by the three leading international accrediting bodies – AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS – hallmarks of quality of teaching, learning materials and qualification impact. It is the only triple-accredited business school that specialises in flexible learning and is home to almost 25,000 MBA graduates in 128 countries (based on January 2015 data).
The OUBS continues to offer the most popular part time and distance learning BA in Business Studies in the UK (according to latest available HESA data), recently expanding its Postgraduate portfolio to include specialist Masters in Finance and Human Resource Management, and an MBA in Healthcare Leadership.


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The process for evaluating and listing digital marketing companies involves a month-long process of testing the top contending companies based on the use of a set of examination criteria and learning more about their solutions and their communications with their clients through referrals. Often times the topseos.com independent examination team communicates directly with clients in order to inquire about the solutions and performance from the standpoint of the client. Other times clients visit topseos.com in order to supply their experiences about the companies which they use.
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If her royal sister Kate Middleton's beauty signature is a flawless blowout, Pippa Middleton's trademark is her fondness for pink lipstick. Whether it's of the pink-nude variety or falls towards the fuchsia side, it seems like it always makes an appearance in the bride-to-be's fresh-faced and minimalist makeup looks.
And because we've seen it on her at events including Wimbledon, out and about in London, and even at red carpets, its fair to say the staple could be worthy of her wedding day. We'll have to wait to find out exactly what she wears, but in the meantime, we think these five tubes are chic and timeless options for what could very well be the wedding of the year.
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Bath Townhouse is a beautiful Georgian Townhouse situated in the centre of Bath. This Townhouse is split in to two apartments, one sleeping 14 the other 8. They can be combined to sleep 22. A perfect location for groups of females, males, families, wedding groups and corporate groups. The property has been decorated in a modern vintage style making the most of the many original features plus top quality fixtures and fittings. They are fully equipped for a self catering break, with fully kitted kitchens, wides screen TVS, Free WIFI and top quality bedding and towels.
Bars, restaurants, shops, and all Bath's many interesting tourist sites are within a 5 minute walk. The Roman Baths and Thermae Bath Spa are just a stones throw away. Bath Spa Train Station and Coach station are just 5 minutes walk.
Please see the property website for full price details.
To confirm we require a 50% deposit. Full payment is due 4 weeks before arrival. Deposits are non- refundable unless the accommodation can be resold – any shortfall will be deducted.
A security deposit is required before arrival to cover any unnecessary damage caused, excess cleaning or disturbance to neighbours.
Deposits are non- refundable unless the accommodation can be resold – any shortfall will be deducted.
Full terms and conditions are available during the booking process.
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large lounge-kitchen area. Fully equipped kitchen with all modern appliances. Large Smegg fridge-freezer. Large table to seat 9 people plus colourful modular seating to seat up to 9. There is a wall mounted widescreen TV with digital channels and Bluetooth.
Bedroom 1 with two single beds that can be combined to form one super king size bed.
Walk in Wet room – with large shower with grab handles for mobility impaired guests – WC also has grab handles.
(This floor is suitable for mobility impaired guests – only one step up into the central lobby)
Bedroom 2 with 3 single beds
Bedroom 3 with 3 single beds – 2 can be combined to form a super king size bed.
Walk in wet room with large shower
Large family bathroom with feature Tub style bath and walk in shower.
Large open area with sofa bed plus games room going into the vaults. With Wall mounted widescreen TV, Xbox 360 and games, bean bags seating. Table football. Cupboard with Washing machine and tumble dryer.
All bathrooms have under floor heating. Basement has under floor heating.
Half Landing: walk in wet room also includes Washing machine and tumble dryer and fire exit.
Large open plan lounge with modular seating for 14, wall mounted TV and Bose docking station. Additional fridge. This room opens out on to the large kitchen . Fully fitted with all modern appliances plus large American style fridge- Freezer, Range cooker, large cupboards, belfast sink. large kitchen table seats 14 people.
Bedroom 1 – 2 single beds can be joined to form super king size bed
Bedroom 2 – 2 single beds
Bedroom 3 – 3 single beds, 2 can be joined to form super king size bed
Large walk in wet room
Bedroom 4 – 2 single beds, can form super king size bed
Bedroom 5 – 2 single beds
Bedroom 6 – 3 single beds, 2 can be joined to form super king size bed.
Walk in wet room
Family bathroom with feature copper bath.
There is no parking onsite.
Public car parking is within a 2 minute walk of the property
Children of all ages are welcome.


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In Celebration of the Human Voice - The Essential Musical Instrument
Home | Doo Wop | Barbershop | World | Contemporary | Christian | Vocal Jazz | Choral | Christmas | Instructional | Arrangements
This DVD capture the exquisite sound of the American choral group Conspirare, as heard and seen on a nationally televised, one-hour concert airing nationally on PBS. Repertoire on the disc ranges from classical works by Lauridsen and Whitacre to arrangements of popular songs by Carly Simon and Dolly Parton. Taped live in October 2008 at Austin's Long Center for the Performing Arts, A Company of Voices - Conspirare in Concert is a production of KLRU-TV, Austin, Texas, with executive producers Dick Peterson and Marion Lear Swaybill and director Karen McLaughlin.
|Item code: 9024DVD | DVD | $21.95 |
|Choral | Primarily a cappella | Mixed | United States
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The most prominent standard in low-power radio technology is IEEE 802.15.4. It defines both the PHY layer (e.g., the modulation scheme used) and the MAC layer (e.g., in a network, which mote talks when, on which channel). The first revision of the standard was published in 2003, with revisions in 2006 and 2011. Several working groups are currently working on improving the standard in preparation for its next revision. These groups are identified by a letter, e.g. IEEE 802.15.4e .
The IEEE 802.15.4 PHY is a healthy trade-off between energy-efficiency, range, and data rate targeted at building- sized networks. While the current standard defines multiple PHY layers, the most widely used is the one operating in the 2.4 − 2.485 GHz frequency band, a worldwide and unlicensed band. In this band, the IEEE 802.15.4 PHY layer uses Offset-Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (O-QPSK) modulation with a 2 M bps physical data rate. Internally to the radio, every group of 4 bits of data sent for transmission are encoded as 32 chips ('physical bits') by following some simple lookup table. From a user's perspective, the bitrate appears to be 250 kbps, although internally 8 more chips are sent over a 2 M cps link.
This technique is referred to as Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) and known to yield extra robustness. IEEE 802.15.4 defines 16 frequency channels, located every 5 M Hz between 2.405 GHz and 2.480 GHz. The channels themselves are only 2 M Hz wide, so channel i does not interfere with channel i − 1 or i + 1; channels are said to be orthogonal. The radio can arbitrarily send and receive on any of those channels, and every compliant radio is able to switch channels in no more than 192 us.
When a radio sends a packet, it starts by transmitting a physical preamble for 128 us to allow for the receiver to lock to its signal. It then sends a well-known Start of Frame Delimiter (SFD) to indicate the start of the physical payload. The first byte of the physical payload indicates the length (in bytes) of the payload itself. Its maximum value is 127, which limits the length of a packet to 128 bytes when including the length byte. A radio listening continuously demodulates what it hears. When no other mote is transmitting, it hears white noise and the stream of bits coming out of the demodulator is random. The circuitry in the receiver looks for a physical preamble to 'lock onto'.
Once locked on, the receiver waits for the SFD, then for the length byte. It then fills a receive buffer with the number of bytes indicated in the length byte, after which it can switch off safely. After successfully receiving a packet, the radio indicate reception to the micro-controller. From a implementer's point of view, the only requirements are to send packets of at most 128 bytes, and to have the first byte indicate how many bytes follow. Although in a protocol stack the bytes following the length byte comply to different header formats (e.g. MAC, routing, transport), they can be arbitrary as far as the radio is concerned.
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Guest Post: The Complexity of International Trials Is Necessary
[Stuart Ford is an Assistant Professor at The John Marshall Law School.]
International criminal trials are extremely complex. The average trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) takes 176 trial days and involves more than 120 witnesses and 2,000 exhibits. See here at table 2. In comparison, the average criminal trial in the United States takes less than one day, and even the average murder trial takes only three or four days. Id. at 53-55. As a result, there is a widespread belief that international criminal trials are too complex, and international tribunals have come under enormous pressure to reduce that complexity. See here at Part I.
The ICTY, for example, made a number of changes to the Rules of Evidence and Procedure that were intended to reduce trial complexity. See, for example, here. Professors Langer and Doherty found that those changes failed to reduce the complexity of the ICTY's trials, but why? The answer is important because if we understood what drove the complexity of international trials, perhaps we could find ways to reduce their complexity (and the associated cost) without undermining the purposes of international criminal justice.
My latest project attempts to answer that question by taking the complexity data I collected for my earlier work on the efficiency of international criminal courts and using it to build a model of trial complexity. Trial complexity is the response variable in the model, while the explanatory variables were based on a number of hypotheses about what might cause trial complexity. The hypotheses are summarized below:
|Complexity increases as the number of accused tried together increases
|Complexity increases as the seniority of the accused in the political and military hierarchy increases
|Complexity increases as the total number of counts in the indictment increases
|Complexity increases as the number of crime sites in the indictment increases
|Complexity increases if the accused are charged with genocide
|Complexity increases is the accused are charged as members of a joint criminal enterprise (JCE)
|Complexity increases if the accused are charged under a theory of superior responsibility
|Complexity decreases if the accused are charged as a direct perpetrators
The association between the hypotheses and trial complexity was then tested using a multiple regression model. The results of the regression are presented below:
|Model Results
|Effect Size
|Total Accused
|Total Counts
|Crime Sites
|Superior Responsibility
|Direct Perpetrator
The results suggest that international tribunals will have a very hard time reducing the complexity of their trials. First of all, the number of crime sites is not significant in the model. Thus simply permitting the judge to impose limits on the number of crime sites in the indictment will probably not be successful. The number of counts in the indictment is statistically significant, but the magnitude of the effect is very small, indicating that any reduction in the overall complexity from imposing limits on the number of counts would also be small. Neither the mode of liability used to prosecute the accused or the legal qualification of the charge had a statistically significant effect on trial complexity either.
In contrast, two factors are both statistically significant and have a large impact on the resulting trial complexity. The most important factor is the accused's seniority within their respective military or political hierarchies. The complexity that resulted from increasing the accused's seniority by one level was approximately equivalent to adding an additional ten counts to the indictment. Direct perpetration also had a large impact on overall complexity. Accused who were alleged to be direct perpetrators of violence (i.e., they carried it out themselves), had significantly shorter trials.
The figure below shows the relative contributions of the various factors to the complexity of the median ICTY case. The seniority of the accused and whether the accused was a direct perpetrator account for the majority of the resulting trial complexity.
So, what does this all mean? The results suggest that the key factor driving the complexity of international criminal trials is the geographic and organizational distance of the accused from the crimes they are alleged to be responsible for. Indirect perpetration, where the accused is alleged to be legally responsible for crimes that were physically carried out by others, is a hallmark of international criminal trials. Such individuals tend to be distant, both organizationally and geographically, from the violence that results. (In the model, this distance is captured by the seniority and direct perpetration variables.) As a result, proving that they are criminally responsible for the acts of the direct perpetrators is very difficult and accounts for the bulk of the trial's complexity.
This has implications for the future of international trials. For at least the last ten years, international tribunals have sought to reduce trial complexity by tinkering with the rules of procedure and evidence. This is unlikely to ever be successful because changes in the procedure cannot change the accused's seniority or whether that person is a direct perpetrator.
There are some ways that trial complexity could be reduced, but they all come with fairly serious drawbacks. For example, courts could significantly reduce complexity by trying only low-level direct perpetrators. For policy reasons, however, international courts have been encouraged to focus on the most senior leaders. See, for example, here at 71-74. The result is very complex and expensive trials.
Making international criminal law a strict liability regime would also probably reduce complexity significantly by reducing the difficulty of linking accused to crimes from which they are organizationally and geographically distant. The cost, however, would be too high. Strict liability crimes are only appropriate when the violation is not associated with strong moral condemnation and the penalties are small. Serious violations of international criminal law, however, involve both stiff penalties and strong moral condemnation. Importing strict liability into international criminal law would be extremely undesirable, even if it did dramatically reduce trial complexity.
Another possibility would be to embrace symbolic charging at international tribunals. My calculations (see here at 38-42) indicate that using symbolic charging rather than representative charging would have reduced trial complexity at the ICTY by, at best, about a quarter. At the same time, it would have made it significantly harder for the court to achieve its goals by limiting its ability to inform the historical record, promote post-conflict reconciliation, and help victims find closure. These are important goals of international criminal justice and they are probably not worth compromising for a relatively modest reduction in trial complexity.
Finally, an increased use of plea bargaining might be another way to reduce overall trial complexity by simply avoiding the need to have some trials. Unfortunately, it is unlikely to have a significant impact because the cases involving the most senior leaders are the cases least likely to be resolved through a plea bargain and simultaneously the largest source of trial complexity. Prosecutors, for instance, are probably reluctant to enter into a plea deal with the individuals they believe masterminded the crimes. At the same time, senior accused are more likely to see their prosecutions in political terms and thus less likely to accept a plea deal. Indeed, the majority of plea bargains at the ICTY were accepted by low to mid-level accused.
The last ten years have seen most international tribunals focus their efforts on the most senior leaders, almost none of whom are direct perpetrators of violence. The unsurprising result is trials of enormous complexity. Moreover, this complexity is largely out of the hands of individual judges and prosecutors. It arises from the policy decision to focus on senior leaders, and the model suggests it cannot be meaningfully changed by tinkering with the rules of procedure and evidence. The cost and complexity of international criminal trials is a necessary consequence of that policy decision.
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Thanks for a very interesting post . Of course there is a very complicated moral and philosophical problem with the system :
Everywhere , systems would work no less for avoiding a situation were an innocent person , is sent to prison , over , conviction of guilty perpetrator , for this is the meaning of justice , and just system . We need to invest more sometimes , for avoiding such wrongdoing , over the declared purpose of the system :
Conviction of felons .
You are right , probably " remote perpetrator " demands more resources , why ?? it has always been so :
Dealing with the mental element of the crime , and that one of the accused , is far greater complicated , and doesn't necessarily matter , whether the accused has such or such seniority , it is the occupation with mental state , wich typically can complicate thinks.
But I can come up with a suggestion if you'd considere it :
As you know , every system has that hierarchy of : clerkship , registry , pre trial , trial . in cases which are particularly complicated , it would make it easier , if the weight or work load would be shifted towards administrative discretion and preparation for final discretion , over higher posts or links of final ones ( senior judges ) .I think worth a try or thinking .Thanks
Thanks Professor Ford — I am going to check out your paper and download it soon. I wonder if you compared trials in national jurisdictions dealing with similar level crimes?
Non-Liquet: I have looked at the complexity of domestic trials. That is in an earlier paper on the relative efficiency of international criminal trials compared to domestic trials. A link to that paper is embedded in the main text above.
I have not tried to build a model of what causes the complexity of domestic trials. It might be possible, but I suspect that it would be hard to find enough domestic prosecutions of similar crimes (with all the key documents in English – so I can read and code them) to have a large enough sample to produce any meaningful results.
I have a couple additional hypothesis for you to test if you are interested:
1) The amount of time that has passed since the activity being tried ended.
2) The length of time the activity being tried persisted.
The second is only imperfectly captured by the number of counts test, although not likely I could imagine a regime that both began and ended with abuses but was relatively free of them during some middle period (if for no other reason than that the opposition was so crushed during that middle period as to be irrelevant).
Although neither of these would really provide much assistance in reducing the complexity of such trials. (other than perhaps ditching the historic record making function and only trying the most recent counts of a long running pattern of abuse from long ago). But I suspect that would not be a palatable option to those performing such trials.
Soronel: Your first hypothesis seems plausible. I assume the mechanism would be something like: the more time has passed the more key witnesses die and key evidence is destroyed thus making proof of responsibility harder and the trial more complex. I haven't coded this information, although I probably could for the ICTY.
As to your second hypotheses – why do you think the length of time the activity persisted would effect complexity? I can't see any obvious mechanism for this relationship.
My second idea was mostly related to the first,in that if the activity occurred over a long period (especially where the people involved held power) they would be in a position to make evidence about earlier crimes disappear. More recent crimes on the other hand (again especially if those crimes were committed during a failed attempt to retain power) are more likely to have readily obtainable evidence.
Anyway, that was my basic thinking when I wrote out that test.
Excellent post, thank you Stuart!
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7 practical tips to keep your version integration Agile, and avoid wasting precious time and money
We've recently had to merge a version branch of a codebase back into the trunk. You see, two teams had been working on mostly separate parts of a system for three months. The result was quite painful. We lost several days on cursing, fixing merging- and tree conflicts, testing the code and working through new bugs. This bothered me quite a bit, not in the first place because I was the one cursing as I did most of the merge. But also because I felt that as a team, we were wasting precious time and money.
I am quite aware that spending a few days on merging conflicts is not at all that long. Many teams spend weeks or even months merging branches and trunks. But within the scope of our two-week iterations, even a few lost days are very expensive. So, in this blog I want to explore some practical tips to decrease merging conflicts. A general underlying principle is to keep your files small. Large files, especially when they have to be changed often by different people (like stylesheets, code files or script files), are very likely to cause version conflicts. Keeping everything small and efficient will make your life a lot easier. It was also make your code a easier to understand, maintain and read, so it's good advice for other reasons as well.
#1: Integrate as often as possible (or continuous integration through small commits)
The single best thing you can do is integrate versions as often as possible. If you can manage it, integrate 'continuously'. This boils down to:
- Within the team, commit/push your changes as often as possible, at least a few times a day;
- Keep your commits small, or atomic. A few files at a time is the best, because it makes it easier to determine what's happening in the code base when you have to merge versions;
- Commit/push changes when you've finished functionality, like a user story, fixed a bug or completed another kind of code change. This will also make your commits more meaningful, as they add completed functionality to the trunk. It's useful to add a 'merging requirement' to your definition of done or even add a 'merged to trunk' state column to your Scrum Board. If your user stories are small enough (as they should be) committing periodically should not be a problem;
- If multiple teams are working on the same codebase, integrate changes between the teams at the end of every sprint with the other teams. This will still be painful, but it will be far less painful than having to merge back weeks or even months of changes. This will require some planning, because only completed, working and tested functionality should be merged. But this is why you are Scrumming anyways, right? ;);
If you use a version control system (like SVN) that allows you to comment on pushes or commits, make sure to explain what you are committing. I can't stand commits with comments like 'bla' or 'changed stuff' (I've been quite guilty of this as well, by the way). If you are the guy that has to merge everything, you're going to end up cursing these kinds of messages. Once you start running into merging conflicts, you'll need all the context you can get to determine which lines of code are supposed to end up in the final version. Comments can give you this kind of context. A good comment is something like 'I completed User Story '[story]'. I changed file A because [reason] and file B because [reason]' or 'I fixed Bug [bug] and made the changes [changes] in file A'. If another developer or team changed the same file, and a merging conflicts ensues, you can determine why code was changed and what the final code look be like.
#3: One class per file
Version control becomes very painful if many people are working on the same code file. Although they may be changing different parts of the code, the simple act of re-arranging classes or adding some enters confuses a lot version control systems. Instead, stick to a 'one class per file'-strategy by putting every class in your solution in it's own file (e.g. ClassName.cs). In fact, do the same for interfaces, enumerations and structs. This greatly reduces the chance that two developers are working in the same file and reduces version conflicts.
This is good coding practice in general because it keeps your code files short, easy to locate, easy to comprehend and easy to re-arrange or re-use. Some developers don't like the number of files this strategy generates. I don't see the problem, as long as you organize your files into meaningful folders (again, a good general coding practice). If you have a bunch a classes, put them in a 'Business logic' folder. Or better, come up with a meaningful name like 'Order processing'. This kind of logical grouping is a good thing to do because it helps you to understand the code on a more abstract level.
#4: Keep your classes small
In addition to using one file per class, also keep your classes as small as possible. There is no clear guideline as to what constitutes 'small', but I think a good size is between 1 and 200 lines. If you keep your classes small, you significantly decrease the chance of several developers working in the same file. Again, this advice is a good coding practice in general. Small classes are a lot easier to comprehend, maintain and test because writing small classes requires you to very carefully consider and split responsibilities of your code. It also makes your code more modular and more suiteable for testing and design patterns.
#5: Split up your stylesheets
Stylesheets are often a major pain when merging versions as they tend to grow very large and have to be changed often by different people. Instead of putting your entire style definition in one file, consider splitting your stylesheet into many smaller files. A good strategy is to put your global style elements in a global stylesheet (e.g. 'global.css' or 'common.css') and your page-specific style elements into separate files (e.g. 'customerview.css' or 'logoff.css'). In the head of your HTML file, you can do something like:
<link href="common.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<link href="customerview.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
This approach will require you to consider which styles are global and which are page-specific, but it seems to me like this is a good thing to be aware of anyways. There are further advantages:
- Less bandwith used by visitors: By splitting up your stylesheets, visitors don't have to download all the style definitions. Instead, they only download what they need. The browser will cache further calls, but the initial download will be quite a bit faster if a combined stylesheet is very large;
- Easier to maintain: Smaller stylesheets are a lot easier to maintain, as long as they are carefully grouped and split. It's good to think about how to split up your stylesheets, because it gives you a more abstract understanding of which styles are needed where;
- Easier to comprehend: Whenever I run into a very big stylesheet, I often feel inclined to just add my style element somewhere at the bottom of the stylesheet (you're probably doing this as well ;). It takes a lot of time to comprehend the entire stylesheet and find the best place to insert my own style. But this is a bad practice. Smaller stylesheets make it a lot easier to comprehend what's going on. If you are adding a page-specific style, put it in the page-specific stylesheet. Put your global style elements into your global stylesheet;
If you are using MVC4, make sure to check out the cool new bundling and minification features. You can use this feature to create bundles of stylesheets and script files and also minify them while you're at it. If you are using WebForms or another framework, you can consider Cassette. But it's not hard to build your own framework. You can make a common handler like 'stylesheet.aspx' that takes the pagename as a parameter. Within the handler, you can load the global css and the page-specific stylesheet(s) and combine them into one file. You can even add your own minification logic. It's not very hard to do something similar with a StyleController in MVC1, MVC2 or MVC3 or even with HTTP modules.
#6: Split up your script files
Javascript files will often give you headaches comparable to those induced by merging stylesheets. In sticking to the principle of keeping your files small, also consider splitting up your javascript files. Javascript files tend to bloat even more than stylesheets. Instead, put global javascripts in a global.js and page-specific scripts or handlers in page-specific scripts. You can do something like this:
<script type="text/javascript" src="global.js" />
<script type="text/javascript" src="customerview.js" />
The same advantages apply as splitting up your stylesheets. You can also use the MVC4 bundling and minification feature for this or Cassette.
#7: Use a distributed version control system (DVCS)
A lot of version control systems are so-called 'centralized version control systems' (CVCS). Well-known platforms are Subversion, CVS or Perforce. A more recent approach to centralized version control is a distributed version control system (DVCS). In this scenario, all developers working on a codebase have the entire repository with the entire version history on their machines. Changes are synchronized between peers using a peer-to-peer protocol. When a developer is working with a DVCS, he usually makes many small commits to his local repository. Once a whole piece of functionality is done, an entire change set can be pushed to peers. The peers will take care of the merging if there are conflicts.
The chances of version conflicts are significantly smaller with DVCS because the merging logic has a lot more information/context to work with. Instead of file commits, DVCS uses the concept of a change set (a set of related changes) to determine how to merge files. In other words; DVCSs know (when used correctly) which changes are logically related, and can merge more intelligently because of this. An added benefit of this approach is that a DVCS stores change sets themselves in the version control system. This means that you can always revert to before a change set. Information is never lost because of merging conflicts, which happens quite often with centralized version control systems.
A nice benefit of a DVCS is that it's very robust against data loss. Yes, a developer can lose it's hard drive with a copy of the repository. But the chances of losing your entire codebase is a lot smaller with many different copies of the entire repository living on every developer's desktop than when you have one centralized repository.
For Agile Teams, speed is of the essence because the sprint is always putting pressure on delivering business value. Instead of losing precious time and money on version merging conflicts, invest time in learning how to avoid unnecessary conflicts with your team. The above tips may give you some practical pointers to get on your way. Good luck and happy merging! And let me know what you think!


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This job was posted over 30 days ago. This means the position is now most likely filled & no longer available.
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As a talented Lead Programmer, you will develop our 3D video game gameplay as designed for our universe. Your goal is to develop out solid gameplay code as directed and designed, based upon previous successful levels of development. You code in C++ and Unreal Blueprints.
You will create and develop our AAA game to fully interact with our game App. Whereas players, team members, our partners and our investors will be able to create bundles of Virtual Goods that increase in value strictly and securely fixed to our winning algorithm. You're an expert at money security. You will anticipate hackers, and create a system of locks and roadblocks that restricts their access to our core code.
Experience – only digital applications will be accepted such as attachments or as links to online information.
You will work remotely from your own studio location. You will track your time accordingly in our time tracker. Revenue will split based on your completed work share. We have an Agreement process for our pre-funding stage and have designed a Virtual Goods exchange to allow you to liquidate your time investment into cash, once the App is ready. Developers, who are also gamers, who will play the thrilling games they help create are preferred.
About the Company
IMU Studios is working to harvest a fresh revolution in the video game industry. Our game design is meant to shake up and disrupt our competition, drawn from what gamers believe is going in the wrong direction. Early tests revealed that we have unique original gameplay and a structure that gamers find attractive to be loyal to long-term.
As advised by Amazon, we openly share our game development process in our live-streams and at anticipated reveal events with our team, testers, and partners. Where game development was once hidden, IMU pulls back the veil and shares our process. Gamers come to know our team, following our stages as the game is created. Our community is closely engaged and their feedback considered in each aspect of game development, thus putting this epic vision directly into our players' control.
Our AAA project has both a mobile item exchange application design mixed with a fresh and exciting AAA FPS 3D game that work together in harmony. IMU Studios is a start up company owning a mature Intellectual Property. This is made up of a thoughtfully designed and engaging first-person open world video game with RPG elements, a pro-league seasonal playoff system, a deep story as told across novels and around the campfires in the game. Planned animated graphic novel series, virtual goods players can buy, sell and trade, all set to original music. Together, we are making a thrilling prototype drawn from our design, our lore and our characters, all built upon this beautiful Unreal Video Game Engine.
IMU Studios was founded in late 2000 when game developer Robert Strutin's market research revealed fresh opportunities in the video game industry that crossed market lines. Our home studio is nestled in the beautiful inspiring mountains of British Columbia Canada, with active Team Members contributing worldwide. Our expert team of game developers and artists are passionate about their craft and producing profound entertainment experiences. Our mission is to create exhilarating video games that enrich your life and empower you as players. We help gamers earn a profit on every purchase they make with our game.
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Dr Graham Lowings
BA, BSc (Hons), MSc, DClinPsy, CPsychol, AFBPsS
Clinical Partners
Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist
Location: Midlands, Lincolnshire and London and elsewhere within the UK and abroad given notice
Dr Graham Lowings is a highly experienced and qualified Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist. He is a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS), and on the Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists (BPS) and the Register of Applied Psychology Practice Supervisors. Dr Lowings has a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, an MSc in Clinical Neuropsychology & the BPS Qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology (QiCN).
His principal work involves clinical psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of patients with neurological conditions. He sees patients with acquired brain injuries (ABI) and central nervous system difficulties for assessment and rehabilitation. He also undertakes neuropsychological assessments where there may be a forensic aspect. Dr Lowings provides a range of one-to-one therapies, as well as facilitating therapy group sessions.
Dr Lowings has published several research papers, and is the co-author of a book supporting learning for adults with neurological conditions.
Dr Lowings is an Expert Witness (Bond Solon trained) experienced in giving written and oral evidence in Civil, Family and the Criminal Courts. The range of his assessments have included Neuropsychological and Cognitive Ability, Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty, along with assessments relating Personal Injury Claims involving the brain & the ability to return to work. He has experience working in high secure forensic units with clients who have mental health and personality disorders.
Clinical Partners strongly recommend Dr Lowings both to individuals and professionals looking for compassionate and highly expert support in these areas. He has a warm an empathetic nature towards his patients, and offers a sensitive support structure to both assessment and treatment.
- Acquired Brain Injury
- Neuropsychological assessments and rehabilitation
- Medico-Legal and Personal Injury reports for court
- BSc – Psychology
- MSc – Clinical Neuropsychology
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
- QiCN – Clinical Neuropsychology
Professional Registration
- Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society
- Registered - Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)


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ASB/PTSA Family Fun Night
Thanks for a great 2017 Family Fun Night!!!
Thanks to Mrs. Seal, ASB, all the student volunteers, Mrs. Chatman, Usha Kalahasti, Shakila Cochinwala and Zainab Baqar for all the work that you each did to make this an amazing event!
Thanks to New Seasons Market and Nothing Bundt Cakes for the donations to the Cake Walk!
You and your family are invited to Family Fun Night!
The 1st Annual ASB/PTSA Family Fun Night
X-Quad Friday September 15, 6-8pm!
Music, food, games, FUN!
All SC Families are invited!


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Eastwood Homes
Eastwood Homes proudly offers a wide variety of innovative and flexible floorplans to suit nearly any lifestyle. With a home office in Charlotte, NC, Eastwood Homes serves communities in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, and continues to offer not only a place to live, but a way of life.
Founded by Joseph K. Stewart in 1977, Eastwood Homes is a privately held residential builder with a reputation for providing homes of outstanding craftsmanship while delivering unparalleled customer service. From the very beginning, it was Joe Stewart's dream to build reasonably priced homes of superior quality, while maintaining a focus on conducting business with integrity. Nearly 40 years and thousands of happy homeowners later, Joe, his son and business partner Clark Stewart, and the entire team at Eastwood Homes work together to carry on this dream. The Stewarts take great pride in the company that they have developed. They walk through the homes under construction in each community on a regular basis. Their hearts and souls are rooted in the success of the company.
At the Village of Selkirk in Berewick, Eastwood Homes offers Ranch style, 2-level, master down, and 3rd level bonus room plans starting in the mid-$200s. A single, private entrance maintains the peaceful feeling of our secluded section of Selkirk, perfect for those seeking the quiet life near the best shopping and entertainment in Charlotte. Special features include Hardiplank siding, architectural shingles, stone and brick exterior accents, and extra-large homesites. Buyers have the luxury of customizing their home in the award-wining Eastwood Homes Design Center. For more information, visit www.eastwoodhomes.com.
For more information call (803) 493-5895.


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Free Car Show
Join us for our inaugural car show on Saturday, Feb. 27 from 10 a.m. – Noon!
There will be free face painting, snacks and music all located at our school's campus! 8038 W. Military Road
If you are interested in bringing your car, we would love to have you! Please email Susan at email@example.com for more details!


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The thrift store at CLF is open on the following days and times:
- Monday: 10:00am-4:00pm
- Tuesday: 10:00am-4:00pm
- Wednesday: 10:00am-3:00pm
- Thursday: 10:00am-4:00pm
- Friday: 10:00am-4:00pm
- Saturday: 10:00am-4:00pm
- Sunday: CLOSED
801 SE 10th Street Suite 3
(Right next to Dunkin Donut)
Deerfield Beach Florida 33441 United States
Call Us: 954-421-3555
We accept donations of nearly anything.
Cash and Credit cards are okay. (Visa - MC - Disc)
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Mumbai bloggers, listen up! We have a once in a lifetime opportunity for you, and if you're a music lover, it's going to be a chance that you don't want to miss! We're inviting you to attend a music concert by Rekha Bhardwaj.
Rekha Bhardwaj needs no introduction, because her distinctive, soulful voice is her identity. The voice behind memorable hits like Namak Ishq Ka, Sasural Genda Phool, Ranjha Ranjha, Phir Le Aaya Dil, Kabira, Ghagra and many more will be holding fort at Phoenix Market City, Kurla at a concert on Sunday, 14th June, 2015, 6 pm onwards.
MCA and BlogAdda invite you to be a part of this soulful evening on 14th June in Mumbai. Music lovers all across Mumbai are vying to get their hands on the passes for this event, and we're giving you a special entry into the concert. Awesome, right?
So what do you have to do listen to Rekha Bhardwaj live? Drop us a mail on email@example.com expressing your interest before the 11th of June and we'll get back to you at the earliest!
Apart from Rekha Bhardwaj, you will get to witness performances by winner of Dance India Dance 4 Shyam Yadav, child prodigy Varenyam Pandya (of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs fame) and a four play act.
Hearing Rekha Bhardwaj on screen or on your music player is great, but watching her spin her magic live is going to be an experience you will never forget. So register for this event at email@example.com and have a great Sunday evening on the 14th! Go ahead, this one's on us! 🙂


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Types of Engineering Surveying
Surveying is primarily categorized as below :
1. Plane surveying
2. Geodetic Surveying
Plane surveying refers to the survey in which the earth surface is considered as plane and the curvature of the earth is not taken into consideration. The plane surveys encompass only over lesser areas and the lines linking any two points on the surface of the earth are defined as straight lines and the angles among such lines are assumed as plane angles. To start with plane surveys, understanding of plane geometry and trigonometry is essential. In plane surveys, the covered are must be up to 260 km. In this regard, please remember that the variance in length among the arc and the subtended chord on the earth surface toward a distance of 18.2 km is only 0.1 m.
Geodetic Surveying refers to the particular type of surveying in which the shape of the earth should be considered primarily. All lines assigned in the surface are arc or curved lines and the angles belong to spherical angles. So, it contains spherical trigonometry. These measurements are applied for modifying curvature on maps and plans. Geodetic surveys also offer a wide array of control points over the Earth's surface which produce perfect plane surveys. All Geodetic surveys comprise work of larger magnitude and superior degree of accuracy. The motive of geodetic survey is to obtain the exact position on the surface of the earth. Geodetic surveys are initiated with extreme degree of precision to arrange broadly spaced control points on the earth surface for successive plane surveys.
Categorization of surveying
Surveys are also secondarily categorized with no. of headings which describe the applications or objectiveØÇ of resulting maps.
Categorization is done on the basis of type of field and there are three types of surveying :
1. Land Surveying: It is further divided as i) Topographical survey ii) Cadastrial Survey and iii) City Survey. It usually handles natural or artificial features on land like rivers, streams, lakes, wood, hills, roads, railways, canals, towns, water supply systems, buildings & properties etc.
2. Marine Surveying: Marine or hydrographic survey handles bodies of water for navigation, water supply, harbour works or for assessing mean sea level. The work comprises measurement of discharge of streams, arranging topographic survey of shores and banks, consiering and discovering soundings to ascertain the depth of water as well as observing the variations of the ocean tide.
3. Astronomical Surveying: The astronomical survey provides the surveyor means of ascertaining the absolute location of any point or the absolute location of and direction of any line on the surface of the earth.
There are four types of surveying which are given below:
1. Geological Surveying
2. Mine Surveying
3. Archaeological surveying
4. Military surveying
Categorization on the basis of types of instruments applied:
1. Chain surveying
2. Compass surveying
3. Plane table surveying
4. Theodolite surveying
5. Tacheometric surveying
6. Photographic surveying
Categorization on the basis of techniques used:
1. Triangulation surveying
2. Traverse surveying
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Do you know what I've done since then to ensure that my dreams would unfold as scheduled? Not a damned thing. I've been working. It's been busy. I uh... yeah it didn't get done. There was that misspent $30 on Match.com. If you're looking to hook up with people as equally frustrated and messed up as you, it's the place to be! Either way, I've gravitated back to my standard hopeless romantic status. And it's good. I'm not dating, or engaged, or ya know... in a committed relationship, but it will happen when it happens.
If it doesn't happen... it's not like I don't have a crap load of other things to be thankful for.
Crap Load of Things I'm Thankful For If My Life Isn't Perfect By 40
(Feel free to make this a drinking game. If you can say the same, take a drink)
a) My mother gets a special mention here because she is and always will be my hero. If you know her and who she is as a mother, wife, grandmother... you'll understand.
b) My children are my end all be all. No matter how much we complain about each other, bicker, or fight they are my main reason for living. They are amazing, and the depth of their personalities and their hearts make me proud to be their mother.
2. Friends- I can't name all of them because it would single-handedly bring down the internet. No matter where I've gone in my life I have managed to make the most amazing friends. Without them life would be so very sad indeed. From my girls to my guys, they have provided such warmth and love.
3. Health- What can I say? I'm not sick. Physically. The body is, thus far, holding up pretty well. Cheers to that! Except for the gravity shit. Not real pleased with that, but with some surgical intervention that can be undone. Until then I could probably use duct tape.
4. Employment- I go to work and get paid for it. This job does not suck. Even when the work itself did, the people made it okay. I'd list all the perks of working here, but I don't need you all asking for applications. Suffice it to say, things could be a lot worse.
5. Laughter- The ability to laugh at myself and my situation, even when the chips are down, is a Godsend. I am fortunate in that respect. No matter how down I get, I can always find a reason to laugh.
6. Tears- Wha what?! Yeah, tears. Sometimes the eyes they get itchy, ya know? Sometimes you just need to be able to let it go, and there is nothing like a good cry to do that. I am not thankful for the puffy post-cry eyes or the red nose or the fact that God didn't make me a pretty crier. I am still thankful for the tears.
7. Past Love- Love them or hate them, past love has brought meaning to my life today. Each broken heart has been a lesson in what I need, what I need to work on, and a stepping stone to a future love.
8. New Love- I love someone. It's true. I consider it a little reminder that I'm not as broken as I think. I'm still capable of loving. That's pretty damned miraculous, right? All things considered... No? Whatever, I'm considering it my super power.
9. Social Media- As I've moved, my friends have moved. As I've changed, my interests have changed. In so many ways technology has added people to my life, many of which I've had the opportunity to meet in real life. They have become my friends and, in a way, my family. If it weren't for technology these incredible friends and family and experiences wouldn't have been a part of my life. From MSN, Match.com, Twitter, Facebook, and Blogs... I swear to God, some of the most amazing and horrendous experiences of my life. You all know who you are. <3
10. The little things- Whether it is easy to make dinners, short lines at the grocers, lower gas prices, or the fact that I'm living somewhere far better than so many other people in the world (and as much I fight it, it's still true), it's these little turns of luck that put you where you are right this very moment. I'm thankful for all those damned little things. When I think, "I wish I could go ____ or maybe even do ____", I have to remind myself that perhaps that isn't what I am supposed to be doing right now. Perhaps that is my tomorrow. Perhaps that is my never, but life could sure as fuck be a lot worse than it is without the little things.
So, if life isn't exactly how I wanted it to be when I am 40... it's been pretty damned good to me, all things considered.


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After nearly three weeks on trial, the verdict is in on Nicki Minaj's brother's child rape case. Jelani Minaj has been found guilty of predatory sexual assault against a child and endangering the welfare of a child.
Maraj was accused of raping his then-12-year-old stepdaughter. During the trial, the victim and her 10-year-old brother testified, explaining their side of the story to the jury. While experts testified that there was "less than 1 in 348 billion chance" that the DNA found on the victim's pajamas belonged to someone other than Maraj. Weeks later, the jury found him guilty of predatory sexual assault.
Although Maraj will be sentenced next month, he is facing 25 years to life in prison for the crime.


text: Odysseus's journey takes place in a world in which vast swaths of uninhabited land separate human civilizations. Traveling between those settlements involves facing both natural and supernatural perils, as well as logistical problems like shortages in provisions. The code of hospitality operates as a linchpin that allows individuals such as Odysseus to undertake these kinds of journeys at all. It is a set of reciprocal expectations and obligations that not only mitigate the privations of travel but forge and reinforce bonds of friendship and goodwill. Not surprisingly, the Odyssey doles out harsh punishments to those who do not respect this sacred social code. Polyphemus, the suitors, and the Achaean soldiers at Ismarus all suffer for violating it. By the same token, individuals such as Eumaeus and the Phaeacian royalty prove their worth to Odysseus by showering him with selfless generosity and kindness. Within the Odyssey, adherence to the code functions as a kind of imperfect currency. If one acts in accordance with the rules, one will generally, but not always, be rewarded.


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We'll double down
As an organization that has fought for clients with chronic health care conditions for 30 years, we decry the House of Representatives' vote today to dismantle the Affordable Care Act and make it harder for Illinoisans, and Americans, with chronic health care needs to receive the medical care they need to prosper. The bill passed today by the House of Representatives is deeply flawed and will make Americans less healthy and less able to support themselves and their families. We stand with the millions of Americans who face loss of health care should this bill become law. We will continue our work to preserve the gains in health care through the Affordable Care Act.