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There is a "crime" wave sweeping America.
Across the nation, parents are being arrested for "theft of educational services."
The latest arrest occurred in Pennsylvania where Mr. and Mrs. Hamlet Garcia were arrested, handcuffed, made to perform the "perp walk," charged and, if convicted, face up to seven years in prison for enrolling their 5-year-old daughter in a school outside their Zip Code.
The Garcias are naturalized citizens. They own a local business. They were separated, during which time Mrs. Garcia moved out and went to live with her father in neighboring Montgomery County, enrolling their child in the local school. Eventually, the couple reconciled. Rather than further disrupting the child's life, they left her in the school to complete the academic year.
This is a school that is under-enrolled. It has less than 10 minority students. The district dispatched a private investigator to follow the parents. Based on this, the Garcia's were arrested. Their offer to make financial restitution to the district was declined. The district attorney vowed to "make an example of them." Their first court appearance occurred this week.
The Garcias are not alone. Mr. and Mrs. Callahan were a divorced couple who share joint legal custody of their two children in Illinois. They enrolled their children in the father's academically superior school district. In 2012, they were threatened with arrest.
And then there's Kelley Williams-Bolar, a single mother in Ohio who can only be described as the Rosa Parks of the parent empowerment movement. She was arrested, prosecuted and sentenced to jail for consciously fleeing a poor-performing district and daring to enroll her child in a more successful school. It was only after hundreds of thousands of people signed an online petition calling for clemency for her, that the Ohio governor intervened after nine days of incarceration and released her (though she was forced to be on parole). Usually, gubernatorial pardons are considered for those convicted of crimes such as murder – not mothers fighting for education opportunities for their children.
The list goes on, including a Connecticut mother who "had the audacity" to be homeless in an affluent school district. She was arrested when she enrolled her children in school.
Gwen Samuel, the founder of the National Parents Union and an education reform activist in Connecticut, has effectively begun to mobilize parents nationally to directly challenge "education by Zip Code" laws. Just this week, she and a bevy of education and civil rights organizations – including California Democrats for Education Reform – submitted a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Arnie Duncan calling for an investigation into the Garcia case.
They note that the secretary himself has proclaimed on his own website that a quality education should not be hampered by Zip Code. They are backing a legal challenge to such educational practices – a practice enacted in 1833 when teacher Quaker Prudence Crandall admitted a 17-year-old African-American female student in her Canterbury school, resulting in what is widely regarded as the first integrated classroom in the nation. The Connecticut legislature quickly passed "The Black Law," prohibiting this non-residency enrollment.
Fundamental issues of constitutionality, equality and opportunity are at the root of the legal questions raised by the arrest of these parents. It is long overdue for us to reexamine – and boldly reject – adherence to a law that was enacted two centuries ago to prevent the children of former slaves from crossing artificial geographic boundaries in search of accessing the American Dream.


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Weed of the Month: Johnsongrass
- Jul 23, 2012
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Common name: Johnsongrass
Scientific name: Soghum halepense L. Pers.
Life Cycle: Perennial
Origin: Eurasia
Poisonous: Yes
Johnsongrass is a coarse-textured perennial grass that grows well in pastures, landscape beds, gardens, fields, and roadsides and is highly competitive for soil water in these sites. This weed was introduced into the southern United States as a forage grass, escaped into cultivated fields, and subsequently invaded other sites. Johnsongrass is robust and can reach heights of 10 feet under good growing conditions. Individual leaves can be between 10-25 inches long, and the root system is fibrous and dense.
Johnsongrass reproduces from seeds and underground rhizomes (creeping rootstalks). Seeds germinate most readily at soil temperatures above 65 degrees, while the rhizomes will begin growth at temperatures less than 60 degrees. Each panicle (flower cluster along the stem) produces several hundred seeds, which will remain viable in the soil for more than 20 years. The rhizomes can reach several feet in length and persist for three years or less under Kentucky conditions. Prolonged cold periods (less than 15 degrees) can kill rhizomes, especially if they are on the soil surface.
Johnsongrass toxicity--which might cause neurologic problems and lower spinal cord damage in horses--can occur from prolonged grazing or if a horse ingests it as a contaminant of hay. Thus, try to remove johnsongrass from paddocks and fencelines.
Johnsongrass is not easily controlled without killing desirable forage grasses. Small patches can be removed by hand or by digging the rhizomes. Mowing will prevent seed head formation but does not kill the plant because of the extensive rhizome growth underground. Remove any mowed johnsongrass from the paddock to prevent ingestion by horses. Spot spraying is effective. Consult your local Cooperative Extension Service personnel for control methods in your area.
William W. Witt, PhD, a researcher in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at the University of Kentucky, provided this information.
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Mavericks' Chris Kaman: Why David Stern 'hates the Spurs'
Mavericks center Chris Kaman joined 104.1 FM The Ticket on Thursday for his Chris Kaman radio show. Here are some highlights.
On Dwight Howard and the Lakers:
"I think that's just a big joke, all that crap with the Lakers and stuff. I don't know, they're trying to buy a championship team instead of working hard and jelling, getting guys to go out there and play. They have all the talent potential in the world it just doesn't seem like they can make it fit together."
On the stars joining together to win a championship:
"As a player I would do the same thing if I was that good, if I was at the top of the league like LeBron and Dwyane Wade, trying to get together and make things happen."
"The true haters are the ones that really know that it's all about money and they're not pure fans. The pure fans should understand that hey, this is going to be a team, we're going to have LeBron James for as long as we can and if we don't win, then, hey, he wants to win. He's a lover. He's a pure basketball player that loves the game. He's got to go. He's wants to go somewhere where he can try to win. He tried it here, it didn't work. Most people should understand that."
On fans following players more than they follow a specific team.
"One exception to that is the Spurs. They understand what they have. That's why David Stern hates the Spurs. I probably shouldn't say that but he doesn't like when the Spurs are in the finals because the ratings go down. People say that all the time. I don't know how true it is but you hear stories all about that is that the ratings are down. Their basketball is the purest basketball you're going to find, in my opinion, in the NBA, just watching them play. They play a nice pace game. They're defense is solid. Their plays are solid. They get all their guys involved. That's why when he sat them guys against the Heat and sent them home, they still almost won that game."


text: "Fifty years after The Feminine Mystique ... Sandberg addresses 21st-century issues that never entered Betty Friedan's wildest dreams.... Lean In will be an influential book. It will open the eyes of women who grew up thinking that feminism was ancient history, who recoil at the word but walk heedlessly through the doors it opened. And it will encourage those women to persevere in their professional lives."NYTimes


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Total U.S. rail traffic for the week was down 0.3% compared with the same week last year, AAR said.
Five of the 10 carload commodity groups AAR tracks gained ground compared with the same week in 2012, led once more by petroleum and petroleum products, up 28%. Commodities showing a decrease compared with the same week last year included grain, down 9.1%.
Canadian freight carload volume for the week ending July 20 mirrored its U.S. counterpart, down 3.2% compared with the same week last year. Canadian intermodal mimicked its U.S. counterpart and then some, gaining 5.5%. Mexican railroads logged gains in both categories, with Mexican freight carload volume up 5.3% for the week, and Mexican intermodal up 5%, measured against the comparable week in 2012.
Combined North American freight carload volume for the 29 weeks of 2013 on 13 reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads was down 0.5% compared with the same point last year, while combined North American intermodal volume rose 3.5%.


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A liver scan uses a radioactive material to help determine how well the liver or spleen is working.
Technetium scan; Liver technetium sulfur colloid scan; Liver-spleen radionuclide scan; Nuclear scan - technetium; Nuclear scan - liver or spleen
The health care provider will inject a radioactive material called a radioisotope into one of your veins. After the liver has soaked up the material, you will be asked to lie on a table under the scanner.
The scanner can tell where the radioactive material has gathered in the body. Images are displayed on a computer. You may be asked to remain still, or to change positions during the scan.
You must sign a consent form. You will be asked to remove jewelry, dentures, and other metals because they can interfere with the scanner's functions.
You may need to wear a hospital gown.
You will feel a sharp prick when the needle with the radioactive substance is inserted into your vein. You shouldn't feel anything during the actual scan. If you have difficulty lying still or are very anxious, you may be given a mild sedative to help you relax.
The test can provide information about liver and spleen function. It is also used to help confirm other test results.
Currently, the most common use for a liver scan is to diagnose a condition called benign focal nodular hyperplasia, or FNH.
The liver and spleen should appear normal in size, shape, and location. The radioisotope is absorbed evenly.
There is some concern with radiation from any scan. However, the level of radiation in this procedure is less than that of most x-rays and is not considered significant enough to cause harm to the average person.
Pregnant or nursing women should consult their health care provider before any exposure to radiation, because fetuses and nursing babies are more sensitive to the effects of radiation.
Other tests may be needed to confirm the findings of this test. Additional tests may include an abdominal ultrasound, abdominal CT scan, liver biopsy, or liver flow study.
Most often, CT or MRI scans are used to evaluate the liver and spleen instead of a liver scan.
Lidofsky S. Jaundice. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Brandt LJ, eds. Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2010:chap 20.
Lomas DJ. The liver. In: Adam A, Dixon A, eds. Grainger and Allison's Diagnostic Radiology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 35.
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Kansas City Power & Light Company
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- 1953 $12,000,000 first mortgage bonds 3 1/4% series due 1983
- 1968 $25,000,000 first mortgage bonds 6 3/4% series due 1998
In 1876 Edwin Ruthven Weeks, after witnessing an electric arc light demonstration, convinced Joseph S. Chick, L. R. Moore, and Judge William Holmes to invest in the new technology. In 1881 the men purchased an exclusive contract for $4,000 to provide power to two counties; the following year they incorporated the Kawsmouth Electric Light Company.
Originally serving thirteen commercial customers, the plant became one of the first to use dynamos with automatic regulators. The system utilized the Thomson-Houston regulator, an invention that balanced electric output to make service possible to multiple customers. Downtown Kansas City was the first section of town to be lighted; by the end of 1882, forty-eight merchants utilized the system. In 1885 the company reincorporated as the Kansas City Electric Light Company. By 1887 the system was at capacity.
Residential customers began demanding incandescent lights. Edwin Weeks developed the Edison Electric Light & Power Company to meet this need and tied its operations closely to the Kansas City Electric Light Company. During the next decade, increased competition, rate wars, and the 1893 financial panic created difficult times for the utility industry. In response to such difficulties, the company's directors began to look for a purchaser and found one in J. Ogden Armour. Armour, heir to the famous meat-packing company, was one of the owners of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company of Kansas City. He purchased the company in 1900.
Infused with new capital, the company was able to buy up competing electric suppliers and eliminate costly duplication of power distribution lines. Eventually the company was Kansas City's only source for electrical power, warranting a new power plant, which was built in 1903. The company began supplying steam heat to the downtown area a year later. Armour and his partners managed two major businesses, the lighting system and the street railway. They expected the streetcar industry to grow more rapidly than the electric industry and thus geared expansion plans toward the railway system. Increasing power demands of the railway system took precedence over the needs of electrical customers. Eventually this dual operation took a toll on Kansas City Electric Light Company.
In 1911 the company went into receivership. Five years later the company underwent a reorganization. The street railway was separated from the electric company, although the streetcar interests retained control of several major power plants. The new electric corporation formed at that time was named Kansas City Light & Power Company. In 1917 the company began construction on the Northeast Power station, its first modern generating complex. Savings from this new plant helped the company's net income increase from $8,550 in 1919 to $562,000 the next year, and five years later to $2.6 million. During this time, rates to customers decreased. In 1919 the company reincorporated again, as Kansas City Power and Light Company. It reorganized after acquiring the Carroll County Electric Company four years later, and became the Kansas City Power & Light Company.
Armour's interest was sold in 1923, and the Continental Gas & Electric Corporation purchased the controlling interest a year later. The company remained under the umbrella of the United Light and Power holding company system until United dissolved in 1950. Kansas City Power prospered during that time. The company enlarged its service territory through the acquisition of other utilities in western Missouri and eastern Kansas and increased its generating capacity from 60 to 260 megawatts. World War II slowed any domestic industrial expansion, including activity at Kansas City Power. Instead, the utility concentrated on providing service to 129 defense industries. The end of the war did create new demands for service. In 1947 the company interconnected utilities in Missouri, Kansas, and Iowa for the first time, enabling the various companies involved to share reserve capacity. The Hawthorn Station, situated on the Missouri River, was started in 1948, and the first of two units were completed in 1951. Two other units followed and were fully operational by 1955. Kansas City Power became independent in 1950 when its holding company dissolved. The company acquired assets of Eastern Kansas Utilities two years later.


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I am Miriam Thompson, a member the Triangle Branch of Women's International League for Peace & Freedom, Jews for a Just Peace NC and part of a growing number of local Abrahamic faith leaders seeking a just and secure peace for Palestinians and Israelis.
Gaza is in the news, but seldom will you hear in the mainstream media that our government gives $3.1 billion military aid to Israel, in violation of our laws that forbid use of that aid against civilian populations. $3.1 billion gives our government, our President, leverage to intervene not only to help assure permanent ceasefire brokered by Egypt, but to condemn Israel's savage and disproportionate bombing of Gaza. Already the bombing has caused hundreds of civilian death and injuries in Gaza and the toll rises. 3 Israelis are reported dead from Hamas rockets.
Our government has leverage to end Israel's brutal siege of Gaza's 1.7 million people – a siege that Israel has imposed since Hamas was democratically elected in 2006. 80% of Gazans need food aid, 45% are unemployed, economic development has been disrupted by the Israeli blockade. Further fueling the crisis was Israel's recent assassination of Hamas Military leader, Ahmed Jabari. Known to Israeli intelligence, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reports that Jabari was poised to negotiate a permanent cease fire brokered by Egypt and was instrumental in securing the release of an Israeli soldier.
Our government needs to hear our voices that demand not only a permanent cease fire in Gaza, but an end to the blockade, an end to the Occupation, an end to Israeli land expansion through its building of illegal settlements and demolishing Palestinian homes. Israel's actions with the support of our U.S. tax dollars endanger its security, democracy and world standing. Our voices must call for bringing the $3.1 billion war dollars home, including right here in Orange County to secure funding for our pubic schools, build affordable housing, expand health care services and early childhood programs. Please call and get others to call the White House comment line at (202) 456- 1414, the State Dept. at (292) 657-4000, and Congress members and Senators at (292) 225-3121, and call or write media outlets to tell the whole story. For more information go to www.trianglewilpf.org where you can find other important news links.


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Equine Research Priorities
- Mar 1, 2010
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In 2009 the AAEP Foundation conducted a survey to assess the thoughts and opinions of the membership in defining and prioritizing the needs for equine health research. This followed an initial survey in 2003 to establish the needs for equine research and gather the necessary data to accomplish this portion of the mission. The 2009 survey was to see how the needs perceived by our members had changed.
Funding for answering important equine health questions is always in short supply, and a key element of the AAEP Foundation's mission is to act as coordinator of equine research and serve the industry by defining the greatest needs in the realm of equine health throughout the United States and around the world.
In total, 572 members finished surveys (88% in the United States, 6% in Canada, and 6% in other countries). When asked to rank the most pressing equine health care problems they faced and wish they had answers for by body system, members ranked the musculoskeletal system the highest from the choices they received (85%), followed by gastrointestinal (82%), respiratory (74%), endocrine (67%), and nervous (62%).
Specific conditions cited most commonly by AAEP members as needing research were laminitis (63%), colic (52%), arthritis (49%), tendon injuries (44%), navicular disease (36%), racing injuries (34%), suspensory ligament injuries (32%), foot problems (31%), OCD (osteochondritis dissecans, 28%), rhinopneumonitis (herpesvirus, 26%), recurrent lower airway disease (24%), and foal pneumonia (23%).
Members ranked technologies they thought needed research, with 1 as the highest need and 7 the lowest. Seventy-one percent of respondents scored horse-side laboratory tests 1-3, followed by regenerative medicine (64%), imaging (53%), genetic testing (39%), vaccines (39%), tumor treatments (33%), and other (18%).
Another significant finding was that 71% were willing to participate in research by recording data from specific types of cases and controls in their practices. The results of this study are to be shared with partner organizations, foundations, and the industry for their use. In addition, the AAEP has sent these findings to the USDA for its use in prioritizing equine research on a national level and evaluating the necessary appropriations to those projects. A critical audience for the results is the Equine Research Coordination Group (ERCG), which consists of all significant funding bodies and research institutions and is managed by the AAEP Foundation.
Since the 2003 survey, various ERCG members have funded studies (both in progress and completed) on such topics as laminitis, arthritis, and colitis. Participants are listed on the AAEP Foundation's Web site (www.AAEPFoundation.org).
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C. Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, FRCVS, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, Dipl. ECVS, is Director of the Orthopaedic Research Center, Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Colorado State University, and a past president of the American Association of Equine Practitioners.
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Talk:Conferences in 2007
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I think it would be nice to give the dates for conferences directly here, as well as links to the external homepage. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bond (talk • contribs) 16 November 2006.
- That seems like a good idea to me. I don't know the reason for the current system. Perhaps the intention was to provide a place to store permanent information about each conference, in case the external link ceases to function. By the way, you should Sign your posts. --Pdturney 10:32, 16 November 2006 (EST)
- Done.--Pdturney 18:56, 5 December 2006 (EST)
include deadlines?
- I think it would be nice to include submission deadlines as well and cross these out
once they are passed. That looks a bit friendlier than crossing out the name of the workshop/conference.--Ioan 09:59, 8 February 2007 (EST)


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It's been a long time coming, but CCP has announced that on Thursday January 10, it will begin merging servers of the PS3 title Dust 514 and the PC MMO Eve Online to create a single cross-platform universe between both games. Dust 514 is the second major game in development in the Eve universe. Players are mercenaries fighting ground wars on planets that you have been visiting in Eve Online.
They will be migrating players currently participating in the Dust 514 closed beta from Singularity server to Tranquility server. How will the two games interact with one another? Mercenaries in Dust can join existing Eve corporations if their applications are accepted. Also, corporations will be started by Dust mercenaries recruiting Eve pilots to join up with them. Players also share corporation voice chat with custom channels or private conversations. Faction Warfare, the first component of higher level gameplay, will be introduced, too. Dust mercenaries can accept contracts from the NPC Faction Warfare militias to attack or defend them in the form of corporation battles.
To keep the economy of the 10-year-old Eve Online balanced, CCP will be blocking in-game money transfer between Eve and Dust characters. There will be a taxable transfer system put in later, like many other features that will be implemented as the games balance out and mature.
Dust 514 has no release date yet, but the game is currently in closed beta.
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Patrik Baboumian — beefy only in one sense — tells audience of hundreds that strong men don't need to eat meat. Vegan strongman Patrik Baboumian breaks a world record by carrying 550 kilos 10 metres on the West Jet stage at the Harbourfront Centre on Sunday.
"One day, I just thought, if you see a bird with a broken leg, you really have the urge to do something about it and help the bird," said Baboumian
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Movie Review
Evil Dead (2013)
Rated R for strong bloody violence and gore, some sexual content and language. One hour, 31 minutes.
Publication date: Apr. 5, 2013
Review by Peter Canavese
Released: (2013)
Based on Sam Raimi's charmingly raggedy 1981 debut film "The Evil Dead" (infamously funded by Detroit dentists and doctors), Fede Alvarez's cover version is a different beast. Whereas Raimi's initial "Evil Dead" gave off a sense of its filmmaker's irrepressible fun in making it, Alvarez's version gives off a vibe of ruthless efficiency, establishing its cred with the grimy grottiness modern viewers expect from remade '70s and '80s horror films, before moving on to gonzo horror with astonishingly disgusting imagery.
The new "Evil Dead" also lays out its bona fides for Raimi fans, both onscreen and off. (Raimi, longtime confederate Rob Tapert and "The Evil Dead" star Bruce Campbell produced the remake.) The basic plot remains the same: Five friends abscond to a cabin in the woods, where a book of the dead unleashes demons determined to possess their souls and thereby unleash apocalypse. And Alvarez crams the movie with reverential references to the original (from Raimi's "flying" camera move to a post-credits stinger that fans had better stick around for).
The script by Uruguayans Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues, with an American polish by Diablo Cody ("Juno"), adds a layer of psychodrama by making two of the characters siblings. Mia (Jane Levy) needs a getaway to recover her sobriety after a recent near-fatal overdose, which keeps her brother David (Shiloh Fernandez) and friends Eric (Lou Taylor Pucci), Olivia (Jessica Lucas) and Natalie (Elizabeth Blackmore) worrisomely watchful. When high school teacher Eric curiously reads aloud from the skin-bound book he finds in the cabin, a "taker of souls" comes out to bring fresh hell.
As newly plotted, the story looks at the fine line between heroism and stupidity, while suggesting an allegorical conflation of actual demons and the "demons" of addiction, and how easy it can be to innocently open the door to agents of evil. Mostly, though, this movie is about ruptured flesh and raining blood.
Alvarez's approach evokes not only "The Evil Dead," but the freaky-deakiness of "The Exorcist" and the outré "buckets of blood" stylization of pictures like "Suspriria" and "Carrie." Obviously, what Alvarez's "Evil Dead" inevitably lacks is originality, though it does announce the arrival of a highly competent artiste of gore, for those who like that sort of thing.
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Atmel AVR035 (pdf)) has some tips on code size reduction. Here's what I learned in the real world, reducing my flash-constrained A2D code from 4k down to 1.4k, great because the onboard ATtiny44As only have 4K of flash.
Side note: My A2D boards convert Sharp Rangers or other analog signals to digital -- I2C, and soon SPI and Serial, with oversampling, decimation, and filtering to reduce noise and increase resolution.
Meanwhile here are a subset of the AVR035 tips that helped me save some code space, from a gcc, real world perspective, reproduced here for educational purposes. I use avr-gcc rather than the IAR toolchain that AVR035 (pdf) was written for and avr-gcc provides a few automatic optimizations.
- Compile with full size optimization. In gcc, use -Os
- Use local variables whenever possible. This saved a few bytes here and there.
- Use the smallest applicable data type. Use unsigned if applicable. This definitely helped shave some space. With an 8-bit micro it takes more instructions to deal with > 8-bit data.
- Use for(;;) { } for eternal loops. No effect. Apparently gcc knows how to optimize while(1){}
- Use do { } while(expression) if applicable. Didn't seem to matter in gcc the one time I tried this.
- Use descending loop counters and pre-decrement if applicable. Didn't seem to matter in gcc the one time I tried this.
- Declare main as C_task if not called from anywhere in the program. This is an IAR-ism. The avr-gcc compiler automatically ensures that main doesn't return a value.
- Use macros instead of functions for tasks that generates less than 2-3 lines assembly code. They're right. I tried converting some macros to functions in the TWI slave library I was using. It added size.
- Code reuse is intra-modular. Collect several functions in one module (i.e., in one file) to increase code reuse factor. I don't know for sure if this helped but I program this way normally for maintainability.
I encourage you to read the document as some of the tips I didn't mention may also help you.
Biggest Savings?The biggest savings by far was to avoid floating point operations at all costs. This saved me in a prior project as well. Floating point on a Tiny is just murder on flash memory.
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John Phelps, a charter school board member, said he has wondered whether the district isn't simply setting up the bond to fail as part of some elaborate straw man scheme. Phelps said his misgivings are informed by a number of things — including the district's history of taking his school to court over issues he considers either trivial or made up, and because of the way the district has been framing the bond.
Phelps and fellow BCS board member Joe Hurd, said they are concerned with the way the bond is being presented to the public. According to Hurd, some are already referring to the proposed bond as a "Bullis bond," which he said gives the impression that the initiative is being put forward solely for the benefit of the charter school. Given that the community is deeply divided over BCS, presenting the bond this way will only serve to ensure that it does not get the support it needs to pass.
"This is not about building a brand-new, shiny school just for Bullis," Hurd said. "This is about making the pie bigger for everyone."
The way Hurd sees it, Bullis Charter School has always been a part of the district. As a charter school organized within LASD's boundaries and drawing mostly on children from within the district, Hurd said Bullis has been unfairly painted as an outsider by those who oppose its existence.
Some of Hurd and Phelp's reservations were reflected in a recent open letter from the charter school to LASD. In the Oct. 10 letter, Bullis outlined its position on the bond. The letter, signed by BCS board chair Ken Moore, declared that the charter school sees the proposed bond as a possible road to acceptable compromise. However, the letter continued, "BCS does not seek to be the major beneficiary of a new school bond, and we would not support a bond positioned that way."
Doug Smith, president of the LASD board of trustees, has said he understands and even shares some of Hurd's concerns. If the bond is to pass, Smith said, a large portion of the community will have to get behind it, and that means that the "optics" of the bond and what it is for are very important.
Smith said he wants the bond to pass, and is very concerned with making sure people understand that the proposal is not just about Bullis, but about the improving the district. The district is in need of more space, according to Smith. The LASD student population has ballooned of late, and district's seven elementary and two junior high schools are overcrowded.
While it is true that the district is seeking to add a new school to deal with its growing student body, Smith said the fact is that the district is also taking BCS into consideration with the bond. "To so say that we're not building a school for Bullis is deceptive to the public," Smith said.
Whatever inherent suspicions Bullis officials might have concerning the district's sincerity were only exacerbated by an open letter issued by LASD in response to Bullis' Oct. 10 letter.
The LASD communication, sent on Oct. 16 and signed by Smith, thanked the charter school's leadership for agreeing to explore the possibility of a joint school bond. However, the letter also chastised the charter for allegedly violating the Facilities Use Agreement with the district, a charge Hurd denied.
Hurd said the letter struck him as contradictory, in that it simultaneously extended a hand of negotiation toward his organization while also threatening a lawsuit.
While Smith told the Voice he was encouraged by the charter school's willingness to discuss a potential school bond, Hurd struck a much more hesitant tone.
"LASD can't make up its mind whether it wants to work together or fight," Hurd said. "If you want to work together, then work with us and gain support for a bond that will benefit all LASD residents equally. If you want to fight, continue making unfounded allegations that BCS is in violation of the Facilities Use Agreement — which it is not."
In response to Hurd's comments, Smith said he is genuinely hopeful about the prospect of the bond. He acknowledged that his district and BCS have "significant differences in what it takes to pass a bond," but said he believes that overall the organizations agreement to talk was a sign of "wonderful progress."
Phelps struck a similar, albeit more cautious tone. "We're fully enthusiastic about supporting the bond as long as it's not a Bullis bond primarily," he said. "The overt hostility needs to come to a close if this district intends to peacefully resolve this matter."
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worddd whens the drizzy smokes?
worddd whens the drizzy smokes?
I dunno I can't resume the league from last year as I wasn't the commish so I need whoever was commish to reboot that league and hand over the reigns. Or they can keep control if they want as long as things aren't crazy drama it doesn't bother me.
Could create a new league but then we'd lose all the history of the old league dating back to like 2007.
let me see if I make this work, give me a sec.
I renewed the league, in order to keep the history from the previous season.
I sent everyone an invitation, so check your emails
Those who have hidden their emails in the previous season,
the link is here
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so come join.
smokes, if you can shoot me your email, I can give you commish status and I can cancel my status as current commish.
While scheduling the draft don't forget about me and Rady, I'd opt for Friday October 25th, but not later than 8PM ET.
I'm in..........
You're welcome to keep the commish spot I'm already commish for two other leagues so it's gonna be quite a bit to keep up with three leagues. Or put it up to a vote or whatever.
lol nah I don't want to commish. I got too much non-sense from last year. Would your friend be interested in commissioning?
God damn you smokes, stay loyal to this league. We need your full attention. Don't cheat on us.
I dub you as commish...#deal with it.
I just want you to adjust the rules if you think anything is unfair. I made New Jack City and Rotterdam Co-Comish to help out if theres anything we're missing. I'll stay as co-commish, but you can choose who you want to be comish if you don't have time to handle commish duties.
Fine with me.
I think Clyde should choose the commish since he won last season and smokes can t do it.
BTW, if some of you think 10/25 doesn't give you enough time to evaluate your draft and make some trades, we could do it on Friday October 18th... or actually anywhere between 10/18 and 10/25. An earlier draft might be a good idea.
Is the league already full? If not i would like to join.
We welcome anyone to this league as long as their competitive and check their rosters daily or every two days.
The league is full of competitive players and we invite you to the league if you want to bring that competitiveness and win the entire championship with your team.
I'll leave the decision to Smokes, you can send him your email and you'll be in the league.
I didn't get an invite, maybe i'm registered on this site with an old email address. Can the person in charge send me an invite at [Only registered and activated users can see images. Click Here To Register...] , would really be appreciated


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|July 19, 2012, 06:57 PM
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Graduation hunt
Okay, so my father has told me that if I finish High School on time, he will take me on a graduation hunt. I have chosen to go to Alaska for either bear or moose. I think moose are cute, so I chose the bear.
My question is this: which rifle do any of you think is best that meets the minimum requirements of taking down a full grown Grizzly? I currently own a .257 Roberts that has served my needs very well in the three years I have been hunting with my father. Will a 120gr bullet be enough for Grizzly?
Attention all game animals:
Flight .257 is now departing.
|July 19, 2012, 07:25 PM
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Get a soft shooting ,338 Win Mag with a good 225 grain bullet. Savage makes good ones for not a lot of money. I like the .257 Roberts, but I think it's too light for bears.
|July 19, 2012, 07:29 PM
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At minimum, a 30-06 and a 200 grain bullet... minimum. After that, any of the .30 cal magnums... and up.
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|July 19, 2012, 08:50 PM
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From what's been written here over the last dozen years by guys from Alaska, a newbie after a Big Bear is generally advised to use something more than a .30-'06. Or even more than the .300 Win Mag. It's one thing for an experienced hunter to be able to control his adrenalin. For a newbie, that can be a problem--"sorta" solved by a cartridge with a lot of Oomph.
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|July 19, 2012, 09:11 PM
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Mr. Eatman,
This is a one time hunt, and being rather small, the less recoil in the gun, the better.
I have asked my father about this subject before and I don't remember him bringing up any of the calibers you have mentioned, so I shall show him your advise and, of course being a teenager, shall ask questions as to that effect. We already own a 30-06, and, if it should ever fall to that, it shall be for back up I think.
I thank you and everyone else for your suggestions
Attention all game animals:
Flight .257 is now departing.
|July 19, 2012, 10:23 PM
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Hooo boy. This is the part where I lay claim to the OP as my daughter, as well as out her as a bit of a troll; She knew the answer before she posted. Upon reading her post I reminded her that she had actually hunted for 4 years now, not 3. It should also be noted that her aversion is to Magnum recoil. She shoots the '06 into 1.5" at 100 yards from a hastily set up bipod. Her 50yard groups from cross sticks with a .58 cal sidelock run about 2.5". She has shot a .50 BMG well, and asked only for more ammo. Silly girl.
While she might, maybe, have tried a moose with the Roberts, brown bear of any kind would not be attempted by her, nor allowed by me. I have explained to her what "trolling" means...the other than fishing type that is.
As far as field marksmanship goes, she dumped her last speed goat at a measured 535 yards...with one single shot.
For the bruin? Dad is inclined to think along the lines of a .35 Wheelen.
You'll probably never NEED a gun. I hope you never do. But IF you do, you will need it worse than anything you've ever needed in your life.
IF we're not supposed to eat animals,
howcome God made 'em outta meat?
|July 20, 2012, 01:23 PM
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30-06 or higher, and I would sure as heck have a pistol or have someone by my side with a pistol just in case. Bears don't mess around when they get mad! Good luck with the hunt, Alaska is awesome and an absolutely beautiful place!
|July 20, 2012, 04:25 PM
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This is the best post I have seen in a long time! Youngster asking about a new rifle...hint, hint,hint! Dad coming along and correcting said youngster about all that is cosiddered "truth"! I love it.
It looks to me as if many good grades and hours of studying the three R's are in the cards for this young lady. She is going bear hunting with a new rifle!
Get that diploma and enjoy that bear tag!
Go Pokes!
Go Rams!
|July 20, 2012, 07:01 PM
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Buy a 30-06, load it with 200-220 gr Nosler partitions or a 180 gr Barnes TTSX.
Read this.
These are recomendations from the Alaska game and fish dept on bear defense. According to their tests the only rounds that outperformed the heavy loaded 30-06 were 375 mags. and larger. Several others have duplicated these tests and came to the same conclusion.
The 300 mags tied the 30-06 in performance at closer ranges and only offered an advantage at long range. The 30-06 out penetrated everything between .30-.375, including 338 mag, 45-70, 444, and 35 Whelen.
|July 21, 2012, 02:42 AM
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What sweet little Shell'sButt does not know is that her dear old Dad has his eye on two potential rifles for her: one is a stainless Ruger in .35 Wheelen, the other is a less costly Savage in .30-06. Either will suffice I think.
Dad on the other hand, is looking for a P-17 enfield so he can open it up to a magnum bolt face, and rechamber to .458 Win. with a target weight of around 8lbs., and barrel length of 20". It will NEVER be fired from a bench without a lead sled, but it should handle anything toothy & mean. This gun will revel in being tractor axle ugly, and under it's intended purpose will feel positively recoil free.
You'll probably never NEED a gun. I hope you never do. But IF you do, you will need it worse than anything you've ever needed in your life.
IF we're not supposed to eat animals,
howcome God made 'em outta meat?
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The American Land Title Association membership is composed of more than 2,000 title insurance companies, their agents, independent abstracters and attorneys who search, examine, and insure land titles to protect owners and mortgage lenders against losses from defects in titles. These firms and individuals employ nearly 100,000 individuals and operate in every county in the country.
ALTA appreciates the concerns that have prompted the introduction of the Predatory Lending Consumer Protection Act of 2000 (H.R. 4250; S. 2415) and other legislation. As noted below, predatory lending practices are a source of substantial claims loss to title insurers. In general, we support reasonable legislative and regulatory action to address the problems and abuses that may exist with regard to "predatory" lending practices targeted at vulnerable consumers. We recognize that there is a fine line between subprime and predatory lending . We are therefor concerned that Congress, in reducing the thresholds for determining when loans are subject to the additional limitations and restrictions imposed by the HOEPA (Homeownership and Equity Protection Act) amendments to the Truth-in-Lending Act (TILA) and in eliminating the current exclusion for "residential mortgage transactions," does not inadvertently reduce the availability of legitimate financing to low-income or less-than-prime borrowers.
Predatory lending practices are a source of claims loss to title insurers. For example, we are aware of an instance in the District of Columbia where a claim was made in which the company involved, First American Title Insurance Company, a community oriented corporation, developed a solution that let the homeowner stay in his home. This claim arose as a plea of title due to Mr. Watson, the mortgagor?s claimed incapacity at the time of his execution of the mortgage. In this situtaion, First American, took a deed of property from the foreclosing lender, in consideration of policy limits. The company reached an agreement with Mr. Watson under which he will remain in the property for six years as a tenant, at a rent which covers basic maintenance only. He will also pay $500.00 per month into an escrow fund. If he should die before the six year period ends, the escrowed funds will go to the company. Otherwise, he will be able to take an "annuity" from the funds until they are exhausted, or until his death. This agreement serves the individual in allowing him to continue to live in his home, which is his first concern, and affords some recovery to the title insurer. This story demonstrates not only the type of problem this creates for the industry. It also demonstrates the time and financial resources this particular company gave to this individual to allow him to stay in his home and the community.
We hope that the Congress, the agencies, and the lending industry develop a fair, reasonable, solution to these problems. Because we are clearly not central to the lending decisions, and only see the results of these loans at closing, or in limited situations, where claims arise, we are limiting our comments to those provisions of the bills which directly affect the title insurance industry.
If the Committee ultimately concludes that legislation is needed, we would like to draw your attention to three aspects of the Predatory Lending Consumer Protection Act of 2000( H. R. 4250) and one aspect of H.R. 3901, the "Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2000," which cause concern.
First, we do not believe that the current exclusion for "residential mortgage transactions" ? transactions in which the loan is being used to acquire or construct the dwelling ? contained in the current language of TILA § 103(aa)(1) should be eliminated. The concerns raised about predatory lending practices have related to refinance and second mortgage transactions. There is simply no reason to extend HOEPA to potentially millions of purchase money mortgage transactions in which there has been no evidence of the kind of abuses to which HOEPA is addressed.
Second, the bill eliminates a current provision of HOEPA that we believe should be retained. Under the current law, a second mortgage or loan refinance is subject to the HOEPA requirements if it bears a high annual percentage rate (i.e., more than 10 percentage points higher than the yield on Treasury securities having a comparable maturity) or if "the total points and fees payable by the consumer at or before closing will exceed the greater of (i) 8 percent of the total loan amount; or (ii) $400."/1 In determining what constitutes "points and fees" for purposes of this provision, HOEPA provides that certain settlement charges, including "[f]ees or premiums for title examination, title insurance, or similar purposes" are not included if: the charge is reasonable the creditor receives no direct or indirect compensation and the charge is paid to a third party unaffiliated with the creditor. /2
ALTA believes that this current exclusion is both reasonable and appropriate. Some ALTA members do participate in both affiliated business arrangements, and we do understand the policy rationale behind the inclusion of affiliated business arrangement fees under current law. As the Senate Banking Committee report on the 1994 HOEPA legislation made clear, the purpose of imposing a trigger based on points and fees charged in the transaction was to "prevent unscrupulous creditors from using grossly inflated fees and charges to take advantage of unwitting customers." /3 On the other hand, if the lender is not benefitting from the charge, the charge is made by an unaffiliated third party, and the charge is reasonable, the charge does not affect in any way whether the loan is "predatory," and, as Congress correctly concluded in 1994, there is no reason why such charges should be included in determining the trigger for HOEPA coverage. We hope that the Committee keeps in mind that title insurance fees are regulated in most states, and that these fees are based on costs and risk, and that adherence is required to ensure solvency and consumer protection.
Unfortunately, H.R. 4250, unlike the other bills that have been introduced on this subject, eliminates this aspect of HOEPA. In fact, the rationale for maintaining the current language is even stronger in light of the other changes made to HOEPA by H.R. 4250. H.R. 4250 would modify the total amount of points and fees that triggers HOEPA coverage from 8% of the loan, or $400, whichever is higher, to 5% of the total loan amount, or $1,000, whichever is higher. The reduction from 8% to 5% would mean that, on a $50,000 refinance loan or second mortgage (for example), total fees and points of $2,500 would trigger HOEPA coverage, whereas under current law the total points and fees would have to exceed $4,000 before the loan would be deemed a "high-cost" loan triggering HOEPA coverage.
While Congress may conclude that this reduction is justified where the lender is pocketing the $2,500 in points and fees (and therefore may have an incentive to engage in equity stripping and repetitive refinancings), there is no justification in also eliminating the current exclusion for reasonable third-party charges in which the lender does not participate. Indeed, by reducing the trigger amount and eliminating that exclusion, H.R. 4250 risks converting many non-predatory, non-abusive loans into HOEPA-covered loans. This prospect could adversely affect the availability of financing to higher-risk borrowers. Accordingly, we recommend that § 2(b)(3) of the bill, to the extent that it eliminates the third-party charge exemption from the current language of § 103(aa)(4)(C) of TILA, be changed so as to leave in place the current language of § 103(aa)(4)(C).
Our third concern relates to new § 129(k) of TILA that would be added by section 4(a) of H.R. 4250. The new provision would prohibit a creditor, in connection with a HOEPA-covered mortgage loan, from charging a borrower for credit insurance or a debt cancellation contract on a single premium basis through an up-front charge paid by the borrower at the outset of the loan. We express no views on whether such a prohibition is desirable or appropriate. What we are concerned about is that the language of new §129(k)(1) states that "no creditor or other person may require or allow" the collection of such premiums. The "no . . . other person may . . . allow" language is unnecessary, ambiguous, and would set a questionable legislative precedent.
The language is unnecessary because the provision, without the additional words, would still prohibit lenders from collecting single premiums for credit insurance. The language is ambiguous, because it imposes obligations on unidentified "other persons" not to "allow" ? whatever that means ? lenders to collect such premiums. Finally, it would set an unfortunate precedent for Congress, when it imposes direct obligations or requirements on particular parties (in this context, on lenders), to extend such obligations to "other persons" who may be deemed to have "allowed" an action to take place.
Our members are involved in the closing of mortgage loans. Accordingly, we are concerned about impractical obligations being imposed on us because title companies who close loans or who issue title insurance policies to lenders might be viewed as "other persons" who have "allowed" the lender to obtain the single premium in connection with the transaction. Neither TILA, nor indeed other comparable consumer protection statutes, have sought to impose such obligations on third parties, and Congress should not start down that road in this bill. Further, in some states, mortgage loans are "net funded" and checks are not written for the lender items. In addition, in many instances, there may not be enough detail for a closing agent to determine that there is a single premium credit insurance premium. There is no need for this additional language and we urge the Committee to delete the reference to "or other person" on page 15, line 3, of the bill.
Finally, we note that HR 3901 contains a provision referencing "conforming home loans (currently 240,000 or less)." That provision states that "a conforming home loan document in which blanks are left to be filled in after the contract is signed shall not be enforceable under Federal law or the law of any State." We believe this exclusion is overly broad. There should be room for correction of scrivenors errors in a Deed of Trust or Mortgage, and for filling in the recording information of a document referenced on an instrument which is not yet recorded, but will be recorded at or before the recording of the Deed of Trust/Mortgage.
We thank the Chairman and the Committee for the opportunity to submit this statement.
1/ TILA, § 103(aa)(1).
2/ TILA, §§ 103(aa)(4)(C) and 106(e).
3/ S. Rep. 103-169 at 24 (1993).
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The boil order issued for some Northeast Yell County Water customers has been lifted as of Tuesday by the Arkansas Department of Health. The areas affected were Liberty Road north of State Highway 27, Bethel Road, Nebo Road, including Mount Nebo, State Highway 22 West and all side roads and subdivisions. For more information customers may call the office at (479) 229-2800, or after hours customers may call the pager at (479) 964-3421.
Gateway PCG revival
Gateway PCG will host a revival starting today and continue through Friday. Services will begin at 7 p.m. each night. The guest speaker will be Evangelist Jim Laudell. Pastor Jerry Vinson welcomes everyone to attend.
M.J. Hickey Pool to close on Sunday
M.J. Hickey Pool will close for the season on Sunday.
Mount Nebo State Park Pool to cut hours
The Mount Nebo State Park Pool will close on weekdays (Monday – Friday) beginning August 19. The pool will be open on weekends (Saturday and Sunday) Aug. 24-25, and will be open Labor Day weekend Aug. 31 through Sept. 2. For more information please call (479) 229-3655.
Relay For Life Celebrity Waiter Event
Relay For Life of Pope and Yell counties will host a Celebrity Waiter Event on Friday at Italian Gardens Cafe on Main Street in Russellville. The event featuring local celebrities will take place during the dinner service from 5 -9 p.m. All tips received by the celebrity waiters will go directly to the American Cancer Society. A silent auction will be conducted throughout the evening with products and baskets from businesses throughout Pope and Yell counties.
If you are unable to attend the event but would like to help finish the fight against cancer, you may donate at www.relayforlife.org/pope. Relay For Life is the largest fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. For more information, contact Tracy Roberts at (479) 858-1876 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


text: The trick is this: An average first-world person is probably burning between 1500-2000 calories a day just to keep their body functioning as they go about their day, assuming they're not entirely sedentary. If they burn an average of an extra 750 a day from activity beyond that, they can then consume that much more food without it being stored as energy. If they're using that activity to build muscle, their body will be consuming more energy at rest in addition to that extra caloric consumption from exercise. The thing about a 400 calorie serving of fries (or an 800 calorie burger) is that if you ate a healthy alternative you are likely still consuming several hundred calories in that meal. So if I stay at home and have a turkey(150 calories) and cheese(100 calories) sandwich(200 calories from bread, 50 from mayo, etc.), a small salad (with dressing: 150 calories) and a glass of skim milk (100 calories), I'm eating say, 750 calories. If I replace that meal with the fast food equivalent, I'm nearly doubling my caloric intake from that meal to a ridiculous 1400, but that 1400 really only comes to an extra 650 calories. Now that is like an extra meal, and certainly not recommended, but going back to our original numbers, if you eat that 1400 calorie dinner, but had a 400 calorie breakfast and a 500 calorie lunch then your intake for the day is 2300, most or all of which will be burned off by simply existing if you're a fairly large person. In short: as long as you're balanced in your approach to your overall diet, eating things like a basket of fries a couple times a week alone really wont have that much impact on your overall caloric intake and, in turn, your weight.


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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Protection challenges remain amid widespread displacement
|Norwegian Refugee Council/Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (NRC/IDMC)
|Publication Date
|14 December 2012
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|Norwegian Refugee Council/Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (NRC/IDMC), Democratic Republic of the Congo: Protection challenges remain amid widespread displacement , 14 December 2012, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/50cee37b2.html [accessed 16 January 2018]
|This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States.
In recent weeks, sources estimate that 200,000 people have been internally displaced by fighting between M23 rebels and the Congolese national army near Goma, eastern DRC. As of 4 December, 130,000 people remain in IDP camps in and around the city. In addition, about 47,000 people have fled towards South Kivu. For many, this is the second or third time that they have been forced to flee their homes this year due to violence. By contrast, some 20,000 people have returned from overcrowded sites in Goma to the relative calm in Rutshuru area. Despite the volatile security situation, humanitarian workers have been able to address the affected population's most urgent needs in terms of access to water, health, shelter, food and critical non-food items (NFIs). However, concerns over long-term assistance for IDPs remain, especially as the fighting continues and further displacement is likely.
Protection remains a key challenge , as reports of looting, rape, arbitrary arrests, children separated from their families or recruited into armed groups continue. On the 1st of December, non-identified gunmen violently attacked and looted the Mugunga III IDP camp near Goma, taking advantage of the security vacuum left by the M23 withdrawal. Humanitarians have called for an increase in security patrol s near camps to ensure the IDPs' safety.


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Iterative Methods for Linear Systems
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An Analysis of Low-Rank Modifications of Preconditioners for Saddle Point Systems
Elec. Trans. Numer. Anal.
37 (2010), pp. 307-320
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The Convergence Analysis of Inexact Chebyshev and Richardson Methods for Solving Linear Systems
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Police have now confirmed that a body they found Thursday in a remote part of Virginia is that of a volunteer police reservist, who had been reported missing more than a week ago.
Kevin Wayne Quick, 45, of Rockfish, Va., was a 25-year veteran of the volunteer reserve officers of Nelson County and had a 4-month-old daughter. His family was notified of the identification Friday night.
Police offered a tribute to him before a news conference Friday and lowered flags to half-staff. His father was also a police officer.
"The Quick family has been an institution here for 30 years," Waynesboro Police Sgt. Brian Edwards said. "Kevin was an amazing, kind individual."
Thursday night, three people were taken into custody in Prince William County in connection with Quick's death, bringing the number of people behind bars in connection with the case to six.
Halisi Uhuru, Leslie Hope Casterlow and Anthony Darnell Stokes have been charged with principle in 2nd degree to the crime of murder. Geller said the suspects have not being charged with murder, "but in association with his death."
Uhuru, Casterlow and Stokes were taken into custody Thursday night after they were identified as persons of interest. They are being held in Henrico County, Va. and State Police say they were members of a street gang.
Quick had been missing since late Friday evening. He was last seen at his mother's Afton, Va. home. Police say Quick left the home around 10:15 p.m., and was reported missing when he never arrived at a friend's house for a surprise party in Albemarle County.
Earlier this week, a brother and sister from Albemarle County were arrested and charged in the theft of Quick's silver 1999 Toyota 4Runner, which was found Monday.
Mersadies Shelton and Daniel Mathis, who is also known by the last name Shelton, are charged with possession of stolen property and grand larceny.
Another sibling, Shantai M. Shelton, 24, was arrested on an unrelated outstanding arrest warrant from Louisa County. Mathis was also arrested on four felony warrants and three misdemeanor warrants issued by the Louisa County in an on-going shooting investigation.
The three were arrested in a hotel in Alexandria, police said.
Quick's SUV was recovered outside a home in Monday in Mineral, Va and found rubber gloves, swabs, a wallet and a green, leafy substance inside.
The homeowner is not believed to be connected.
All three siblings have been denied bond.
Stay with NBCWashington on-air and online for more on this developing story.


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Cast, Doncaster's new performance venue which opened in September 2013, has been awarded a total grant of £960,000 over those three years from Arts Council England.
The boost will see the Waterdale facility receive £320,000 each year between April 2015 and March 2018.
Kully Thiarai, Director of Cast, said: "We are delighted that Arts Council England have offered to support Cast with an uplift in funding.
"It really is a marker of confidence in the incredible journey we have been able to take audiences on in just a few short months, and validation that - as one of the UK's newest arts organisations - we're very much on the right track in achieving the Arts Council's goal of "great art for everyone". So far over 70,000 people have been through our doors in our opening months and have been wowed by what we've been able to achieve.
"It has been a challenging context for the organisation, opening a brand new venue in the current economic climate in a town that in a recent national survey came out with one of the lowest levels of engagement in the arts.
"Though not as much as we requested, this additional funding assists us in getting more aligned with other venues of our scale and ambition from across the UK. With this security in place we can plan the next four years with more confidence and give a stronger cultural voice to Doncaster."
She added: "We are, however, acutely aware of the national context; its bittersweet knowing that other arts organisations are finding themselves in much more difficult circumstances and urge the government and local authorities to have the vision and strength to support the arts and cultural industries as an essential contributor to our towns and cities both culturally and financially. We will continue to ensure Cast is the "cultural living room" of Doncaster and that we support artists and communities to create and enjoy exceptional work."
Arts Council England scored Cast "Outstanding" in meeting their goals, "Excellence is thriving and celebrated in the arts" and "Everyone has the opportunity to experience and to be inspired by the arts".


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This weekend, Neil Young is holding his annual Bridge School Benefit concert at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. The all-acoustic concert will feature Young playing with his usually-electric band Crazy Horse, as well as Guns N' Roses, another band more well known for loud, electric music. Also on the bill is actor Steve Martin with his bluegrass band, The Steep Canyon Rangers, as well as Jack White, The Flaming Lips, Sarah McLachlan, Foster The People, Lucinda Williams, k.d. lang, Gary Clark Jr. and Ray LaMontagne.
The same lineup performs on Saturday and Sunday. You can watch Saturday's show (but apparently, not Sunday's) by contributing $5 to the Bridge School online. For more information go here.
The Bridge School assists children with severe physical impairments and complex communication needs. One of the thrusts of the program is the use of advanced augmentative and alternative communication and assistive technology. Pegi Young, Neil's wife, is the co-founder of The Bridge School, and recently spoke to CBS Local about the school and it's mission.
Neil and Pegi started the shows in 1986 with a lineup that featured Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Bruce Springsteen, Don Henley, Tom Petty, Nils Lofgren and Robin Williams. In the years since, the lineups have featured Bob Dylan, Metallica, Sonic Youth, Billy Idol, Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phish, Paul McCartney, The Who and Brian Wilson playing acoustic sets. Pegi says that it's too difficult to choose a favorite musical performance. A lot of her favorite moments took place backstage, where the artists interact with the children who are benefiting from the concert.
To learn about, or contribute to, the Bridge School, go to their official website.
— Brian Ives, CBS Local


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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (NNPA)—A traffic jam in the streets of Downtown Port-au-Prince makes it barely impossible to navigate the van from block to block. People walk along the edges of the streets, seemingly defying the moving vehicles only inches away.
Some sit on chairs or upside down buckets on the sidewalk, selling goods or cooking in large pots.
Others—in sweltering 90-degree temperatures—balance large baskets and bundles on their heads with great poise. For an American in Haiti for the first time, it's momentarily difficult to tell what's normal and what is due to the devastating earthquake that occurred a month earlier.
But, then it's made starkly clear at the sight of a heap of rubble. What was once a building is now a mountain of cinder blocks and metal. In some areas a shifting breeze brings the sudden whiff of a putrid odor, a reminder of mass graves holding thousands of bodies not far outside the city.
A young woman walks topless and exposed in the streets, turning heads and exacerbating the confusion. The Haitian driver explains that mental health hospitals are among those destroyed by the earthquake; therefore many patients, like her, who were formerly confined, are walking around without care or medication. He further explains that the traffic jam and nearly impossible parking is due to the destruction of parking decks that existed before the earthquake.
On the other side of the city the day before, a basketball game between young men in the streets appeared like any major city in the U.S. But, that was only if you chose to ignore the sea of tents in the background where their families now live. Women cook in open air and people bathe with little privacy; doing the best they can to resume lives that will never be the same.
Considering all that's happened, the hustle and bustle in the Capitol City of Haiti is a good sign. It is a sign of a city, still ravaged and mangled, still reeling from the pain of massive death; yet struggling to return to life. The people of Port-au-Prince are reaching out for all the help it can get – from the U. S. and around the world. This is not only because of the earthquake, but because the rainy season that is about to start could cause even more death and destruction.
"We're asking the international community to continue to finance all of the projects that are in the pipeline," says Haiti's Minister of Tourism Patrick Delatour, a graduate of Howard University in Washington, D.C. Even his life is a dichotomy as he sits at the conference table, speaking passionately to a group of nine African-American media representatives as President Rene Preval's point man for reconstruction. He envisions the future of Haiti through eyes that still grieve the loss of both of his own parents, killed in the Jan. 12 earthquake.
Speaking for Preval who was unable to keep an appointment with the delegation, Delatour makes it clear that money allocated for pre-earthquake development in Haiti should not be reallocated for earthquake-related needs.
"He does not want to use the humanitarian needs of that disaster as an excuse to divert money that happens to be in the pipeline and redirected toward Port-au-Prince," he says.
The severely underdeveloped infrastructure of Haiti, the financially poorest nation in the Americas, was already due millions of dollars in international relief for development of roads, hospitals and food. "All of those programs must continue while we are looking for fresh money [for the Earthquake relief]", says Delatour.
And the earthquake relief need is great, he states. It amounts to at least $1 billion for demolition alone; plus $4 billion for reconstruction.
Conditions observed during the delegation's tour of Port-au-Prince underscored the depth of needs outlined by Delatour. The dome of the Presidential Palace is toppled eerily forward. Churches are demolished, including the once majestic Catholic Cathedral; hospitals, health centers and schools are either wiped out or too dangerous to re-inhabit.
At least 400,000 people, about a third of the population of Port-au-Prince, have already left the city for other provinces. Thousands are in tents, but hundreds of thousands are still in need of shelter as the rainy season approaches.
Delatour was the highest ranking among a string of presenters who briefed the delegation of working journalists during the whirlwind tour Feb. 9-12.
The group included Herb Boyd and Eddie Harris, Free Speech Television; Daniel Berdiel, XM/SIRIUS Satellite Radio; Joe Madison, Host, Madison and Company, XM/SIRIUS/WOL; Sharon Madison, also Madison and Company; Hazel Trice Edney, editor-in-chief, NNPA News Service; Richard Muhammad, editor-in-chief, Final Call; Omarosa Stallworth, Haiti Support Project, celebrity ambassador; and Ron Daniels, president and CEO of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century and founder of its Haiti Support Project.
Now that food, water and medical help is being provided, the most pressing need is shelter from the coming rains, Delatour says: "Fortunately, for us, God is on our side because the rainy season has not started yet."
He hopes for mass deliveries of tarps, an open but water-proof tent-like shelter which he believes is best.
Though the weather is warm year-round, starting in March is a three-month rainy season during which it pours daily. Floorless tents and coverings without walls are a major concern of Ron Daniels, who led the delegation on the fact-finding mission to Haiti.
"I am so fearful of what may happen if somehow more stable structures or temporary housing is put in place before the rainy season begins," Daniels says. "Just the drainage and the lack of sanitation and what that water is going to mean when it starts carrying all of those contaminants and fluids will just be a disaster on top of a disaster," he says.
But, overall, Daniels who has long been an activist for Haiti says he is amazed that the country appears to be stabilizing although the need for help is consistent and growing. But, the resilience of Haiti—with a proud history as the first Black-led republic in the world after gaining independence as part of a successful slave rebellion in 1804—is no surprise to anyone.
Daniels is hoping that empathetic African-Americans will continue to reach out in masses.
"I am not here to organize the Haitian community. The Haitian community can organize itself. My task has been for the last 15 years, bringing the African-American and other people of African descent to the table to partner with Haitian-Americans and we take that seriously and we obviously want you to take that seriously because we want to bring the vast resources of the African-American community to the table."


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text: I've stealth camped all over the US, up to Alaska and back, all over the Rockies and everywhere that bears like to be. I've also spent a couple of weeks backpacking through Glacier National Park, and have encountered bears a couple of times. The fact is that bears really don't like being around people and will usually flee from humans. 95% of the time when someone is mauled by a bear, there are extenuating circumstances involved (like they were following it trying to get pictures or they'd rubbed themselves down with bacon beforehand). The other 4.99% of the time, they accidentally startled a bear while hiking or something. There are the very rare freak incidents where a bear flips it's shit and destroys a campsite, but these are SO VERY RARE that you hear about it on the news. You've got a FAR better chance of getting hit by lightening. Don't be a dumbass, keep your food stuff away from the tent, don't sneak up on them trying to get a picture, and you'll be fine. I like carrying bear spray; I'm not sold on having some giant penis-compensating canon of a firearm with me. I don't want to kill the thing, I just want it to go away, and I think in some states there's a huge fine for killing a bear even if it was in self-defense. And having a firearm may limit where you can travel through and camp (Legalities vary on them from state to state and park to park, I haven't looked into it). Besides, when I stumble out of my tent at 2am and there's some vague black shape poking around my dark campsite, I prefer the "fuck up anything within 20 feet" approach rather than firing blindly around hoping that I score a critical hit.