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How to: Improve Performance with Generics
With Visual Studio 2005 and the .NET Framework 2.0, support has been added for programming with generics. With generics, you can create reusable code based on a type parameter. The actual type of the type parameter is deferred until called by client code. For more information on generics, see Generics (Visual C++).
This article will discuss how generics can help increase the performance of an application that uses collections.
The .NET Framework comes with many collection classes in the System.Collections namespace. Most of these collections operate on objects of type System.Object. This allows collections to store any type, since all types in the .NET Framework, even value types, derive from System.Object. However, there are two drawbacks to this approach.
First, if the collection is storing value types such as integers, the value must be boxed before being added to the collection and unboxed when the value is retrieved from the collection. These are expensive operations.
Second, there is no way to control which types can be added to a collection. It is perfectly legal to add an integer and a string to the same collection, even though this is probably not what was intended. Therefore, in order for your code to be type safe, you have to check that the type retrieved from the collection really is what was expected.
The following code example shows the two main drawbacks of the .NET Framework collections before generics.
// perf_pre_generics.cpp
// compile with: /clr
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Collections;
int main()
// This Stack can contain any type.
Stack ^s = gcnew Stack();
// Push an integer to the Stack.
// A boxing operation is performed here.
// Push a String to the same Stack.
// The Stack now contains two different data types.
// Pop the items off the Stack.
// The item is returned as an Object, so a cast is
// necessary to convert it to its proper type.
while (s->Count > 0)
Object ^o = s->Pop();
if (o->GetType() == Type::GetType("System.String"))
Console::WriteLine("Popped a String: {0}", (String ^)o);
else if (o->GetType() == Type::GetType("System.Int32"))
Console::WriteLine("Popped an int: {0}", (int)o);
Console::WriteLine("Popped an unknown type!");
Popped a String: Seven Popped an int: 7
The new System.Collections.Generic namespace contains many of the same collections found in the System.Collections namespace, but they have been modified to accept generic type parameters. This eliminates the two drawbacks of non-generic collections: the boxing and unboxing of value types and the inability to specify the types to be stored in the collections. Operations on the two collections are identical; they differ only in how they are instantiated.
Compare the example written above with this example that uses a generic Stack<T> collection. On large collections that are frequently accessed, the performance of this example will be significantly greater than the preceding example.
// perf_post_generics.cpp
// compile with: /clr
#using <System.dll>
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Collections::Generic;
int main()
// This Stack can only contain integers.
Stack<int> ^s = gcnew Stack<int>();
// Push an integer to the Stack.
// A boxing operation is performed here.
// You can no longer push a String to the same Stack.
// This will result in compile time error C2664.
// Pop an item off the Stack.
// The item is returned as the type of the collection, so no
// casting is necessary and no unboxing is performed for
// value types.
int i = s->Pop();
// You can no longer retrieve a String from the Stack.
// This will result in compile time error C2440.
//String ^str = s->Pop();


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Aire Valley Kitchen and Guest House is situated on the Great Ocean Road, west of Apollo Bay outside the hamlet of Hordern Vale. The homestead dates originally from the 1890s, overlooking the lakes of the Aire River Wildlife Reserve and the Great Otway National Park. The Great Ocean Walk is just 5kms away at Castle Cove, one of the few places where the Great Ocean Walk meets the Great Ocean Road.
The Aire Valley Restaurant specialises in the very best fresh food. Vegetables and herbs are picked from the garden each evening just before dinner. See our youtube video produced by Tourism Victoria.
Come and do the walk in May to July and see why the locals think this is the best time of year to be in the Otways. All Great Ocean Walk Packages can be booked online.
Richard Cornish from The Melbourne Age wrote an article about Aire Valley Restaurant in Epicure on the 13th July 2010 describing Aire Valley Restaurant as "beyond being green". Providing the freshest food in Victoria combined with great service is starting to be recognised. The full Epicure article is available in the Melbourne Age Newspaper..
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Master plan detailed for athletic complex off Route 1 in Groton
Groton - A consultant outlined a master plan this week that would create an athletic complex on the Merritt property off Route 1, including four regulation-sized fields, rest rooms, a playground and concessions at a cost of $7.37 million.
The Town Council received the preliminary plan on Tuesday but did not take action. Councilors are expected to discuss the report more in the future.
The master plan calls for one artificial turf field and three natural turf fields, but it offered two less-expensive options: Replacing the artificial turf field with grass for a total project cost of $6.2 million, or eliminating one of the fields entirely for a total cost of $5.6 million.
Cars would access the complex from Route 1, near the highest point at the crest of the hill on Fort Hill Road, to allow for the best line of sight.
The Representative Town Meeting provided money for a plan during the last fiscal year, to try to deal with the shortage of playing fields for high school and other sports.
Chad Frost, of Kent + Frost Landscape Architecture in Mystic, told the Town Council Tuesday that Groton does not have enough rectangular fields, and teams are using semi-private fields and other fields that aren't suitable for sports because surfaces are uneven and compact.
Most injuries to players occur with ground contact, and there should be some give in the turf when someone falls, to avoid injuries such as ligament tears, Frost said.
Saying open grass is the same as a playing field is "kind of like saying a pond is equal to a swimming pool," he said.
Fields in good shape are also being overused, which will lead to a rise in maintenance costs, he said.
"Fields can only be used so much, especially grass fields," Frost said. "They need rest."
Councilors said they see the need but are concerned by the cost.
"There's certainly a need for fields in this town," Councilor Bruce Flax said. "The question is, how do you substantiate to the taxpayers that there's a benefit to the cost that they'd be paying?"
Frost said the athletic complex could bring in money. It could be used to host tournaments with up to 56 teams, and families that travel more than an hour to a tournament typically stay in the local area, he said. They spend $985 per visit, according to an economic study cited in the report.
"It's real money and it has real impact," Frost said. Groton also has the advantage of having a known tourist destination in Mystic, so families may opt to turn a tournament visit into a short vacation.
"There is a direct cost to taxpayers, and it is not cheap," Frost said. "But there is also a direct benefit to the entire community."
With the current supply of fields, more than 2,100 players are using nine town fields, 14 school fields and 12 semi-private fields, the report says.
The greatest need is for more multiuse, rectangular fields, where demand exceeds capacity by 117 hours per week, the report says.
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People don't want to rent their music. So said Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Of course, the Jobsinator also said people don't want to watch video on tiny iPod screens, and we see how far that got him...
So, while 100% unsubstantiated rumor at the moment, The Financial Times (via Apple Insider) is reporting a "tip off" that says Apple is now considering an unlimited music program similar to Nokia's "Comes With Music".
Under the terms of that plan, manufacturers would pay the recording industry a per-device fee (passed on to the consumer, 'natch) that would allow for "unlimited" music over the course of a year. When the year's up, consumers could either renew the subscription themselves or let it lapse and keep "50-60" songs they've already downloaded.
What the cost(s) will be (guesses range from $5 a month to $100 per device), what kind of DRM (digital rights management) will be in place, what quality compression (128-bit like standard iTunes or higher 256-bit like iTunes+ and Amazon MP3) will be used, and basically every and all other details remain to be announced.
It is noted that, because of it's existing cell phone billing arrangement, a more traditional monthly subscription model may also be made available exclusively for the iPhone.
The parties (Apple and the music industry) are reportedly still far apart when it comes to terms, but revenue streams makes for strange bedfellows (hi, AT&T!) so we'll have to wait for another Special Music Event (starring Paul McCartney, of course) to know for sure.
Personally, I wouldn't mind a subscription service. If the music industry had any sense (please, hold your laughter 'til the end...), they would provide radio-like free streams of low bit-rate music with an easy "buy now" button for higher quality. It would allow people to discover music again, just like the iTunes/Starbucks initiative, and give the rapidly dehydrating recording industry their own little sip of water...
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A HUGE thank you to all who attended my presentation of the Versatile Company's "Essentials" webinars on May 20th. There were many great questions and requests, one of which I am fulfilling here - creating a custom field with a graphical indicator.
In this post we will create the baseline checker that was demonstrated in the webinar. The field we'll customize is "Text1", and we will assign graphical indicators to show the results of the check for each task. (Click on any image in this posting to examine the detail being shown.)
Step 1: Insert the field to be customized. In the Gantt Chart view click on the column heading where you wish to insert the new field, then press the Insert (Ins) key on your keyboard. The "Column Definition" dialog box will appear. In this dialog box find the "Text1" field in the "Field Name:" drop down list and select it. Click on the "OK" button. Your "Text1" field should now be visible.
A field name should reflect its purpose. In this example, the field name "Text1" becomes "Baseline?" indicating whether each task is baselined or not.
Step 2: Rename the field and create the formula. Click on the "Tools" menu and choose "Customize", then "Fields…"
The "Custom Fields" dialog box will be offered.
Ensure that the "Text1" field is selected and then click on the "Rename…" button and rename the field to "Baselined?". Click on the "OK" button. Next click on the "Formula…" button and enter the formula exactly as seen in the image above. This is the formula that returns the state of each task's baseline. Each non-summary task should now have either "Baseline!" or "No Baseline!" in the new "Baselined?" field, depending on its state..
Step 3: Create graphical indicators.
Click on the "Graphical Indicators…" button to match indicators to the results of the formula. Enter the data needed exactly as seen in the image below.
Click on the "OK" button. Do the same for the "Custom Fields" dialog box. You're done! Now the baseline state is visible and easy to evaluate.
Once you get the hang of custom fields and graphical indicators, you can dramatically reduce the time needed in your projects for analysis.
As always, let me know how you did and if you have any suggestions for future topics!


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About Prince Far I
One of the many voices of the roots era, Prince Far I was absolutely unique. He certainly cannot be categorized as a singer, although at times -- especially during chanted passages -- there was definitely a singsong quality to his vocals, and in that respect the closest comparison was to Winston Rodney of Burning Spear. However, that group actually wrote lyrics, while Prince Far I vocals were a stream of consciousness that belongs in the DJ realm. But to call him a toaster is equally inaccurate. His delivery was reminiscent of an Old Testament prophet, railing at the wicked, a seething outpouring of religiously inspired righteousness.
Born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, in 1944, Michael James Williams actually started his career in the sound systems, DJing for the Sir Mike the Musical Dragon setup. That certainly didn't pay the bills, however, and the young man also worked as a security guard at Joe Gibbs' studio. Eventually, he was then employed by Coxsone Dodd as a bouncer for the producer's own Studio One sound system. It was a sheer fluke that Williams ended up cutting his debut single for Dodd. The producer had a session booked for DJ King Stitt one day in 1970 and the veteran toaster didn't show. On the spur of the moment, Dodd allowed the bouncer to take the mic instead, the end result was the "Queen of the Minstrel" single. It was released under the moniker King Cry Cry, a name foisted on him by the producer, who'd witnessed more than once his employee bursting into tears when angered. Williams kept the name even after he began cutting singles with other producers. The following year, King Cry Cry scored his first minor hit with "I Had a Talk," recorded with Bunny Lee. Coincidentally, in the U.K. this song was paired with "Zion Train" by a still unknown Burning Spear.
Back in Jamaica, King Cry Cry's follow-up single, "The Great Booga Wooga," a version of Lester Sterling's "Spring Fever," did equally well. However, the artist's career progressed slowly and as the titles to his early singles show, he had yet to find his true voice. Even after producer Enos McLeod recommended changing his name to Prince Far I -- the Voice of Thunder, under which name he was credited on the "Let Jah Arise" single, the performer had yet to set the island alight. He did, however, chalk up another minor hit with the Coxsone Dodd-produced "Natty Farmyard," a version of Larry Marshall's "Mean Girl." The newly crowned Prince was also involved in several collaborative recordings, including one with Bobby & Tommy, and another with the Maytones, for the fabulous Alvin Ranglin produced "Creation Time." It wasn't until 1976 that Prince Far I recorded his debut album, Psalms for I. Produced by Lloydie Slim, it comprised ten tracks in all -- the Lord's Prayer and nine psalms, across which the artist first previewed the sermon-esque deliveries that would become his trademark. And while the album had a marvelously rootsy sound, the missing element was rhythms heavy enough to support the artist's apocryphal vision. In the meantime, there was the "Zion Call" single to keep Jamaica interested.
Producer Joe Gibbs finally supplied the missing ingredient in 1977 for the seminal single "Heavy Manners." Utilizing the rhythm from Naggo Morris' "Su Su Pon Rasta," the producer spun a deeply dubby sound, the bass line as heavy as a rhinoceros and just as dangerous. Over this fierce, dread backing, Prince Far I sarcastically addressed the trenchant of laws enacted by the government to stem the tide of violence that had covered the island. "Heavy Manners" immediately elicited an outcry of rabid support from Rastafarians and ghetto youth who were living under virtual martial law, and of outrage from those who saw no other solution. This included Lord Stitch, who replied with the "Crazy Joe" single cut for Bunny Lee and Clive Chin. The latter man's shop, Randy's, was a mere stone's throw from Gibb's own and Chin bellicosely blasted the single from his store day and night. But Prince Far I and his "baldhead followers" were not chased out of town, as Stitch suggested they ought to be, far from it. Instead, the artist was hard at work on a new album, Under Heavy Manners. The Roots Radics laid down the thunderous rhythms, from which Gibbs created the doom-laden, dread-laced atmosphere and the artist himself delivered Rastafarian diatribes and scathing political comments.
No album better summed up the mood of Jamaica in 1977. The year before, the island had experienced a blood-letting of previously inconceivable proportions that began during a meeting of the IMF held in Kingston and crescendoed during the election campaign. Calm was now returning, but the wounds were deep and paranoia now gripped the island. The past political chaos was partially responsible, but so was Culture, whose single "Two Sevens Clash" had captured the imagination of the inhabitants with its message of the upcoming apocalypse (which the group prophesied would occur in 1977). Into this maelstrom came Under Heavy Manners with its own doom-laden prophesies, righteous wrath, and revolutionary political polemics. Britain, undergoing its own upheavals, was also taken by the album and it became a cult hit across Europe. With its success, Prince Far I inked a deal with the Virgin label's subsidiary Front Line. The first fruits of this new union appeared in 1978 with the Message From the King album. Self-produced, the record was nearly the equal to its predecessor and filled with more classic songs, including "Blackman Land" and the aptly titled "Armageddon." Long Life was released later that same year and was almost as good; its only major flaw was the omission of the spectacular "No More War" single.
1978 also saw Prince Far I launch his own label, Cry Tough, as a home for his own work and for other artists with a similar philosophy. (Some of the label's artists are featured on 1980's Showcase in a Suitcase album, whose tracks were effectively remixed by Far I himself). Utilizing the superlative Roots Radics (who appear as the Arabs), Cry Tough unleashed a stream of ferocious singles. Meanwhile back in Britain, a young electro-maverick, Adrian Sherwood, was taking notice and established his own Hit Run label, domestically releasing Cry Tuff singles. The Englishman was also responsible for remixing the excellent Cry Tuff Dub Encounter, the first in a series of dub collections all featuring the awesome power of the Roots Radics at their most menacing.
In 1979, Health and Strength should have been released, but wasn't because the master tapes disappeared from Front Line's London office. Boasting the "Uncle Joe" single (which paired Prince Far I with Gregory Isaacs), along with two more tracks utilizing Isaac rhythms and another pair of singles, "Frontline Speech and "Weatherman Tam," the album remained lost until 1998. In that year, a former employee came across an old cassette he had dubbed previous to the tapes vanishing. Taken in its historical context, Health and Strength would have made 1979 a very different year. Instead, fans received the far inferior Livity. A second volume of the Cry Tuff Dub Encounter series was also released just in time for the Roots Encounter U.K. tour with a lineup of Prince Far I and Hit Run labelmates Bim Sherman and Prince Hammer. Sherwood's label had sponsored the tour, but Sherwood himself had no part in the second dub volume and thus the annoyed Briton hit back with Dub to Africa, featuring tracks performed by Prince Far I himself. The artist was not particularly happy with Front Line and having now fulfilled his contract with them, he moved to Trojan and released the 1979's patchy Free From Sin, which swung from the fierce title-track to the mundane "Reggae Music." In fact, for the rest of his career, Prince Far I would record his best work not on his own for Trojan, but in collaboration with Sherwood.
Alongside the equally seminal Creation Rebel and Singers and Players, the artist recorded a slew of singles between 1979 and 1981, as well as the album Prince Far I & Singers and Players, which was released on Sherwood's new label On-U. (The Roots Radics, aka the Arabs, also recorded for Sherwood under a second alias, Dub Syndicate.) Compared to these recordings, 1980's Jamaican Heroes sounds positively banter weight with only a revised "Deck of Cards" really standing out, although lyrically and thematically, Prince Far I's vocal delivery was as strong as ever. The following year's Voice of Thunder is an improvement on its predecessor, with "Ten Commandments" of particular note. The third and fourth volumes of Cry Tuff Dub Encounter appeared during this period and featured further scintillating voyages into the heaviest of dub's doom.
In 1982, Prince Far I collaborated with the British band Sons of Arqa for the "Wadada Magic" single. Later that same year, the group and artist paired again during the Jamaican's British tour, this time on-stage in Manchester for a stunning show captured on The Musical Revue album. Prince Far I returned to Jamaica and released his final album in the new year, Musical History. It was not his best work as he had not yet come to grips with the shift in dancehall fashions.
Future recordings with the Sons of Arqa were planned and their dense and sinuous style and love of experimentation would have provided a more fitting backdrop than what was current in Jamaica. But that's only speculation, as the men never had the chance to enter the studio together again. On September 15, 1983, Prince Far I's proselytizing came to an abrupt end when he was killed during a robbery at his home. His legacy, however, remains intact and his power has barely diminished since his death. Through the power of electronics, Prince Far I lives on anew. In 1991, Adrian Sherwood sampled some of the artist's old vocals for the Dub Syndicate's new album, Stoned Immaculate. The band even took him on tour in 1996 and again, through the magic of sampling, Prince Far I provided the thunderous vocals to the group's musical set. In a way, the mysterious disappearance of Health & Strength was perhaps fated, its very belated release introducing a new generation to the artist at his peak and reminding older fans of just how powerful his message and vision had been. ~ Jo-Ann Greene
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BRIDGEWATER, Mass. (courtesy BSU sports information) – Behind the bat and arm of senior Pat Nicholson (E. Walpole, Mass./Walpole), the Brandeis University baseball team held on for a 6-5 victory over host Bridgewater State University on Thursday afternoon at Alumni Park in Bridgewater.
Brandeis (8-7) plated three runs in the third inning and three more in the fourth to jump out to a 6-0 lead.
A sacrifice fly by junior 2B Sean O'Hare (Southampton, Mass./Hampshire Regional) and a Nicholson two-run double highlighted the Judges' three-run third.
After Brandeis senior John McGrath (New York, N.Y./Trevor Day) held BSU hitless through the first four innings, Bridgewater finally broke through in the fifth as Josh Ferreira (Fall River, MA) and Keane Costa (Fairhaven, MA) hit back-to-back home runs. Ferreira belted a two-run blast over the right-centerfield fence. Costa then followed with an inside-the-park homer, the first in Alumni Park history.
The Bears scored twice in the eighth on a wild pitch and a two-out bases loaded walk to John Garabedian (Mansfield, MA). Nicholson, the Judges fifth pitcher of the inning, gave up the walk to Garabedian but then got Ferreira to ground out to avoid any further damage. Nicholson also tossed a scoreless ninth inning to pick up his second save of the season.
Matt Melia (East Sandwich, MA) suffered the loss for the Bears. Melia went four innings allowing all six runs on eight hits with one strikeout.


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Off to a good start in Twenty20s after the "shattering" Test debacle, India batsman Yuvraj Sigh said he was confident that the team would carry the momentum not only into the second and final tie against England here tomorrow but also into the upcoming series against arch-foes Pakistan.
"In Twenty20s and ODIs, we have done well against them Hopefully, we can carry the momentum, particularly with the important series against Pakistan coming up," said Yuvraj after India's five-wicket win over England in Pune last night.
The all-rounder played a key role, taking 3 for 19 to half England's progress in batting and then smashed 38 in 21 balls with three sixes and two fours to help India overhaul the visitors' score of 157 for 6 with five wickets to spare.
India will take on Pakistan in a two-match T20 series commencing at Bangalore on December 25. The second game of that series is scheduled at Ahmedabad on December 28.
This would be followed by a three-match ODI series against the neighbours from December 30 this year to January 6, 2013 after which India would engage England in a best-of-five ODI series from January 11 to 27.
"Losing 4-0 (in Test series in England last year) and 2-1 (recently in the four-match Test series at home) was quite shattering. England played better cricket but we beat them 5-0 in the one-dayers (last year)," said Yuvraj who was part of the Test squad that got beaten by England.
Yuvraj said the younger lot of players improved the fielding of the team.
"It's important to win the first game and get a good start. If we lose we are again trying to win back. With youngsters coming in the fielding is much better and this win also gives momentum and more confidence for the rest of the series and Pakistan," he added.
Yuvraj, who has been unable to replicate his superb show in T20s and ODIs at the Test level, said the shortest form of the game offered him a chance to play freely.
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Manufacturing Philosophy:Cheap, cheap, cheap! As we stated three years ago, their electronics design was the worst we had ever seen on a treadmill. That wonderful design was part of a recall of a model of their treadmills that had a problem reportedly accelerating to full speed. They repeated that problem with another recall in the Summer of 2005. Once again, another recall was issued in Spring of 2006. In our book, just like in baseball and felonies (in some states), 3 strikes and you're out!
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NAUGATUCK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2006--The Eastern Company (AMEX: EML) today announced the declaration of its regular quarterly cash dividend of eight cents ($0.08) per share, payable December 15, 2006, to common stock shareholders of record as of November 17, 2006. This dividend reflects the impact of the three-for-two stock split announced on September 28, 2006 and represents the Company's 265th consecutive quarterly dividend.
The Eastern Company is a 148-year-old manufacturer of vehicular and industrial hardware, locks, metal castings, coin collection and smart card products. It operates from nine locations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Taiwan and China. The diversity of the Company's products enables it to respond to the changing requirements of a broad array of markets.
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The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, in Leipzig, Germany, has completed the genome sequence of a Denisovan, a representative of an Asian group of extinct humans related to Neandertals.
In 2010, Svante Pääbo and his colleagues presented a draft version of the genome from a small fragment of a human finger bone discovered in Denisova Cave in southern Siberia. The DNA sequences showed that this individual came from a previously unknown group of extinct humans that have become known as Denisovans. Together with their sister group the Neandertals, Denisovans are the closest extinct relatives of currently living humans.


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The artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude have been staging large-scale site-specific art installations for decades. These projects have ranged from a red curtain spanning a Colorado valley, entire buildings literally wrapped in fabric, and thousands of orange gates lining Central Park in NYC. They are all grandiose—and Christo's latest effort doesn't disappoint.
Big Air Package, Christo's first project since Jeanne-Claude passed away in 2009, is essentially a huge ballon. It is being billed as the largest frameless inflated envelope (read—balloon) ever, and stands almost 300 feet tall inside an industrial gas-tank-turned-exhibition-space, the Gasometer Oberhausen in Germany.
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The structure—kept inflated by two air fans—is made of polyester fabric and tethered to the floor with 4,500 meters of rope. Visitors can actually step inside through airlocks to experience the vast interior bathed in diffuse light from the Gasometer's skylights and additional projectors.
Big Air Package is on view from March 16th to December 30, 2013. Don't you just want to take a nap in there? [Christojeanclaude.net via This Is Colossal]


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Annual, biennial, perennial herb (rarely shrub, tree), often from taproot
Stem often ± scapose, generally ribbed, hollow
Leaves basal and generally some cauline, generally alternate; stipules generally 0; petiole base generally sheathing stem; blade generally much dissected, sometimes compound
Inflorescence: umbel or head, simple or compound, generally peduncled; bracts present (in involucres) or not; bractlets generally present (in involucels)
Flowers many, small, generally bisexual (or some staminate), generally radial (or outer bilateral); calyx 0 or lobes 5, small, atop ovary; petals 5, free, generally ovate or spoon-shaped, generally incurved at tips, generally ± ephemeral; stamens 5; pistil 1, ovary inferior, 2-chambered, generally with a ± conic, persistent projection or platform on top subtending 2 free styles
Fruit: 2 dry, 1-seeded halves that separate from each other but generally remain attached for some time to a central axis; ribs on each half 5, 2 marginal and 3 on back; oil tubes 1several per interval between ribs
Genera in family: 300 genera, 3,000 species: ± worldwide, especially temp; many cultivated for food or spice (e.g., Carum, caraway; Daucus; Petroselinum); some highly toxic (e.g., Conium). Underground structures here called roots, but true nature remains problematic. Mature fruit generally critical in identification; shapes generally given in outline, followed by shape in X -section of 2 fruit halves together.
Perennial, glabrous, often glaucous; roots tuberous, single or clustered, or fibrous, clustered
Stem erect, branched
Leaf: blade lanceolate to triangular-ovate, generally 12-ternate-pinnate or 12-pinnately or ternate-pinnately dissected, leaflets or segments generally linear to linear-lanceolate
Inflorescence: umbels compound; bracts 0many, conspicuous and reflexed or not; bractlets severalmany, narrow, ± scarious; rays, pedicels fewmany, generally spreading-ascending; 2° umbels generally convex on top
Flower: calyx lobes evident; petals generally obovate, white, tips narrowed
Fruit linear-oblong to round, slightly compressed side-to-side or not at all, glabrous; ribs subequal, thread-like to prominent, not winged; oil tubes per rib-interval 1several; fruit axis divided to base
Seed: face flat to grooved
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Etymology: (Greek: around the neck, from involucre)
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Vivienne Westwood, the grande dame of rebellious British fashion—famed for her punk designs, high heels, bustles, and bustiers—introduced her lower-priced Red Label collection in 1993. Centered around "the adaptation of historical garment construction into modern clothing," Red Label takes a younger approach than Westwoods original line and combines ladylike tailoring with draped designs. Edwardian jackets are modernized, checks and tartans get the punk treatment, and evening dresses are wrapped and twisted in taffeta. In 2008, Westwood started showing Red Label during London Fashion Week, while her main line debuts in Paris.


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1. The interpretation of a policy of insurance is a matter of law. An appellate court exercises de novo review in interpreting such a policy. If the terms of the policy are plain and unambiguous, the appellate court looks to the policy itself to determine its meaning and the intentions of the parties. Finally, the appellate court evaluates the trial court's findings of fact to determine if there is substantial evidence to support them. In doing so, the appellate court does not evaluate the credibility of the witnesses.
2. In a workers compensation case, an employee-employer relationship exists when the employer has the right to control and supervise an alleged employee's work, the right to direct the manner of performance of the work, and the right to direct the result to be accomplished.
3. An independent contractor, on the other hand, contracts to do work according to his or her own methods, without being subject to the control of the hiring authority, except as to the results of the work.
4. K.S.A. 44-503(a) does not apply to an individual who is a self-employed subcontractor. And when, under the facts presented, the self-employed individuals do not employ others, they are not subject to the Workers Compensation Act at all and, therefore, do not expose the insurer to any potential liability for workers compensation benefits under its policy.
5. An appellate court reviews the failure of the district court to award prejudgment interest using the abuse of discretion standard. Under the facts presented, the district court did not abuse its discretion.
Appeal from Leavenworth District Court; MARTIN J. ASHER, judge. Opinion filed August 5, 2005. Affirmed.
J. Brock Rowatt and Daniel S. Rabin, of Overland Park, for appellant.
Cynthia F. Grimes, of Grimes & Rebein, L.C., of Lenexa, and Thomas M. Franklin, of Law Offices of Thomas M. Franklin, of Kansas City, Missouri, for appellee.
Before ELLIOTT, P.J., MARQUARDT and McANANY, JJ.
McANANY, J.: The Travelers Indemnity Company of Illinois (Travelers) appeals from the district court's judgment in its favor against Challenger Fence Company, Inc., (Challenger). Travelers claims the judgment was inadequate to compensate it for the premium it was due on an insurance policy it issued to Challenger. Finding no error by the district court, we affirm.
Travelers issued its workers compensation and employers liability policy to Challenger for the period June 15, 2000, to June 15, 2001. The premium was based upon the following formula contained in the policy:
"C. Remuneration
"Premium for each work classification is determined by multiplying a rate times a premium basis. Remuneration is the most common premium basis. This premium basis includes payroll and all other remuneration paid or payable during the policy period for the services of:
"1. All your officers and employees engaged in work covered by this policy; and
"2. All other persons engaged in work that could make us liable under Part One (Workers Compensation Insurance) of this policy. If you do not have payroll records for these persons, the contract price for their services and materials may be used as the premium basis. This paragraph 2 will not apply if you give us proof that the employers of these persons lawfully secured their workers compensation obligations."
The employees of Challenger described in paragraph C. 1. were generally carpenters, salespersons, and clerical workers. This suit involves persons--here, subcontractors of Challenger--whom Travelers claims should have been counted in the premium calculation under paragraphs C. 1. or C. 2.
Challenger paid $3,511 as the estimated policy premium when it first purchased the policy. The exact premium for the policy was to be calculated retroactively based upon an audit conducted by Travelers at the end of the policy period. Following the audit, Travelers issued to Challenger a premium adjustment notice which Challenger disputed. Challenger contended that the calculation included Terry Schmidt, Todd Navinsky, and Robert Libel, who were independent subcontractors and not Challenger employees. When it was apparent that Travelers and Challenger could not agree on the premium, Travelers sued Challenger. At trial, the court ruled that Schmidt and Navinsky were subcontractors who should be excluded from the premium calculation. The court entered judgment in favor of Travelers in the amount of $3,437. Travelers appeals.
The Premium Calculation
Travelers claims the court erred in excluding Schmidt and Navinsky from the premium calculation. Challenger claims they were independent subcontractors not covered by the policy. Interpretation of the Travelers policy is an issue of law which we review de novo. Unrau v. Kidron Bethel Retirement Services, Inc., 271 Kan. 743, 763, 27 P.3d 1 (2001). If the terms of the policy are plain and unambiguous, we will look to the policy itself to determine its meaning and the intention of the parties. Zukel v. Great West Managers, LLC, 31 Kan. App. 2d 1098, 1101, 78 P.3d 480, rev. denied 277 Kan. 928 (2003). Since the policy relates to workers compensation coverage, we must also look to pertinent provisions of the Kansas Workers Compensation Act, K.S.A. 44-501 et seq., and cases applying them. Finally, we evaluate the trial court's findings of fact to determine if there is substantial evidence to support them.
An employee for purposes of workers compensation is "any person who has entered into the employment of or works under any contract of service or apprenticeship with an employer . . . . [except for] individual employers . . . or self-employed persons." K.S.A. 2004 Supp. 44-508(b). In a workers compensation case, an employee-employer relationship exists when the employer has the right to control and supervise an alleged employee's work, the right to direct the manner of performance of the work, and the right to direct the result to be accomplished. Anderson v. Kinsley Sand & Gravel, Inc., 221 Kan. 191, 198, 558 P.2d 146 (1976). An independent contractor, on the other hand, contracts to do work according to his or her own methods, without being subject to the control of the hiring authority, except as to the results of the work. Falls v. Scott, 249 Kan. 54, 64, 815 P.2d 1104 (1991).
The various factors the court should consider in resolving this issue are set forth in the Restatement (Second) of Agency § 220(2) (1957), and are spelled out in Knorp v. Albert, 29 Kan. App. 2d 509, 514, 28 P.3d 1024 (2001). However, as noted in McCubbin v. Walker, 256 Kan. 276, 281, 886 P.2d 790 (1994): "The single most important factor in determining a worker's status as an employee or independent contractor is whether the employer controls, or has the right to control, the manner and methods of the worker in doing the particular task."
Challenger presented testimony at trial that it did not control Schmidt or Navinsky or monitor their daily work hours while on any particular job. Challenger did not pay taxes, unemployment insurance, disability insurance, or provide other benefits to either Schmidt or Navinsky. Challenger did not set their work hours, nor did it provide them with tools, company vehicles, or other company workers to assist them in their work. Neither Schmidt nor Navinsky was paid W-2 wages. Challenger used them as subcontractors to do piece work as needed and solicited bids from them for the work.
Travelers claims Schmidt's testimony on these matters at trial was unreliable and should be disregarded. However, we do not determine the credibility of witnesses. State ex rel. Morrison v. Oshman Sporting Goods Co. Kansas, 275 Kan. 763, 775, 69 P.3d 1087 (2003). There was substantial evidence to support the district court's finding that Schmidt and Navinsky were independent contractors and not employees covered by paragraph C. 1. of the policy.
Travelers argues that even if Schmidt and Navinsky were not employees for purposes of premium calculation under paragraph C. 1. of the policy, they should still be counted under paragraph C. 2. because they were "persons engaged in work" for whom the workers compensation coverage of the policy could apply. Travelers relies on K.S.A. 44-503(a) for support of this proposition. However, this subsection of the statute concludes with the provision: "For the purposes of this subsection, a worker shall not include an individual who is a self-employed subcontractor." K.S.A. 44-503(a). Since that was the status of Schmidt and Navinsky, K.S.A. 44-503(a) does not bring them within the aegis of paragraph C. 2. of the policy. Further, because Schmidt and Navinsky were self-employed and there was no evidence they employed others, they were not subject to the Workers Compensation Act at all and, therefore, did not expose Travelers to any potential liability for workers compensation benefits under the policy. See K.S.A. 44-505.
In the course of negotiating the premium amount, Challenger provided to Travelers notarized statements from Schmidt and Navinsky. At trial these statements were admitted not to prove the truth of their contents but rather to show that Challenger had complied with requests for documentation from Travelers in an effort to resolve the premium dispute. Travelers claims, however, that once the documents were admitted, the district court erred by treating their contents as substantive evidence, thereby rendering the statements inadmissible hearsay. To support this contention, Travelers notes the comment by the district court in its ruling that it was taking out of the premium calculation "the two that have provided the notarized statements." This does not establish, or even suggest, that the district court relied upon the contents of the statements. This was simply the court's way of identifying Schmidt and Navinsky about whom there was substantial evidence of their independent contractor status.
Travelers argues that the district court must have relied on the substance of the statements in order to determine that Schmidt and Navinsky had otherwise secured their own workers compensation obligations. This does not follow. Schmidt and Navinsky had no obligation to secure other workers compensation coverage since no evidence was presented that they had employees for whom they might be liable for workers compensation benefits. Paragraph C. 2. of the policy extended Challenger's premium obligation to "[a]ll other persons engaged in work that could make us liable under Part One (Workers Compensation Insurance) of this policy." The requirement that Challenger give Travelers "proof that the employers of these persons lawfully secured their workers compensation obligations" arises only if "these persons" could expose Travelers to liability under the policy. Since Schmidt and Navinsky presented no such exposure for Travelers, Challenger had no duty to prove that they had their own coverage. Thus, it does not follow that the district court had to consider the substance of the statements admitted into evidence in order to come to the conclusion that no premium was due under the policy for Schmidt and Navinsky.
Prejudgment Interest
Finally, Travelers argues that the district court erred in failing to award prejudgment interest from March 11, 2002, pursuant to K.S.A. 16-201. We review the failure to award prejudgment interest using the abuse of discretion standard. Varney Business Services, Inc. v. Pottroff, 275 Kan. 20, 44, 59 P.3d 1003 (2002). The key requirement for prejudgment interest is for money to become due. The lack of a readily identifiable liquidated sum and the lack of a clear explanation of the significance of the claimed March 11, 2002, date suggest why the district court was silent on the issue of prejudgment interest. Travelers fails to demonstrate that the district court abused its discretion in this regard.


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Halifax Health Medical Center's dream of developing its vacant 77-acre property across from the hospital has taken a key step toward reality.
DAYTONA BEACH — Halifax Health Medical Center's dream of developing its vacant 77-acre property across from the hospital has taken a key step toward reality.
This week the city's Planning Board unanimously approved a zoning change that could lead to the wooded property being turned into the home of a new college, dorm rooms, apartments, hotels, restaurants, shops, professional offices and medical buildings.
The hospital doesn't know yet what it wants to do with its land north of the K-Mart on International Speedway Boulevard, and the City Commission still needs to give its OK later this year. But the site on the west side of Clyde Morris Boulevard is poised to begin a new chapter.
"This is just another piece on the chess board of Daytona Beach that's being developed," said local attorney Rob Merrell, who's working with the hospital on the project. "It's very exciting."
The land, which includes a parking lot and a large forested area, is currently zoned only for hospital and medical uses. The hospital is seeking a planned master development that would allow a mix of uses that could include nursing homes, churches, restaurants, gyms, hair salons and light industrial.
The end result could be some combination of up to 1,600 apartments, nearly 5,000 hotel rooms, 1.3 million square feet of retail space, 2 million square feet of hospital space, 3.1 million square feet of business space and 3.1 million square feet of office space. Those are the maximum numbers the city would allow under the planned master development, and not all of the different types of uses would be allowed to hit the maximum figures — nor would all of that fit.
No decisions, detailed or even general, have been made yet, said Mayor Glenn Ritchey, who is the vice chairman of the Halifax Health Board of Commissioners.
"We're getting the property there in position," Ritchey said. "This prepares the hospital for any potential opportunities. We don't have plans to build anything there in the near future. There's been no decisions other than the general discussions for land use."
Merrell, an attorney with the Cobb Cole law firm, said the hospital has had some discussions with private developers, but agreed nothing specific is in the works.
The hospital has plenty of room and will stay where it is on the east side of Clyde Morris, the mayor said. About the only other thing that has been decided is that the large white building at the southwest corner of Clyde Morris Boulevard and Dunn Avenue, a former hospital, will be torn down, Ritchey said.
"The Atlantic building is beyond modifying. It needs to come down," Ritchey said. "It's very old, and it would cost a lot more to renovate it."
The hospital also owns the Clyde Morris Boulevard land the Florida Healthcare Plans buildings are on, but there are no plans to take down those structures, a hospital spokesman said. There are also no plans to demolish the office buildings fronting Dunn Avenue, Merrell said.
A report on the 77.5-acre tract that was put together by Dennis Mrozek, a senior planner with the city, said development of the property "is intended to occur in several phases."
"The size, order and configuration of future phases of development will be dictated by market conditions and will be at the discretion of Halifax Health Medical Center," Mrozek wrote, noting the hospital would have to install all necessary infrastructure, such as water and sewer pipes.
The city would review the hospital's future development requests, and would impose terms of the agreement the hospital is seeking. That would include the hospital limiting its building heights to 75 feet, about seven stories, and any building larger than 20,000 square feet would require review and approval by the Planning Board.
The next step is for the City Commission to take an initial vote on the zoning change. That's slated for Nov. 7, and commissioners are scheduled to take a final vote Dec. 5.
Planning Board member Tracey Remark wholeheartedly supports the hospital's ideas.
"I think it's a boon for the community," Remark said. "It's exciting to see some things take shape in the community."
Sean Snaith, an associate professor of economics at the University of Central Florida's Orlando campus, said the economy is recovering very slowly, but the timing could still be right for the hospital to be getting ready for new development.
"It might be the exact right time," Snaith said. "Governments are hungry for economic development."
"This will open up options for the property," Merrell said. "I'm excited about all these new developments. I really hope it's contagious."


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Spirits from the past emerge Thursday with the opening of the three-evening New Bern Ghostwalk.
It is the 23rd annual event by the New Bern Historical Society. The 2013 theme is �The Haunted Housewives of New Bern.�
Thursday night, the venues include ghosts at historic Cedar Grove Cemetery on Queen Street, Agony Ally at the Attmore-Oliver House, along with theatrical entertainment at New Bern Civic Theatre and at the Masonic Theatre, home of the RiverTowne Players. The three-hour walk tour is from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Among the cemetery characters are Sarah and Keith Blalock, played by Audry Lee and Kyle Nozek. The Blalocks hailed from the western part of the state. At the outset of the Civil War, they wanted to join the Union Army, but were pressured by their neighbors to join the Confederacy. They had hoped to defect to the Union, but the second Battle of New Bern brought them to this area. Sarah Blalock, who was disguised as a man, was wounded and her secret revealed.
The two returned west to fight a pro-Union guerilla war against their neighbors.
Another interesting character actor is Richard Taylor, who will appear in a wheelchair. He plays the role of his father Joe Taylor, who was a wounded and decorated World War II soldier. Richard Taylor wears his father�s actual medals for the Ghostwalk. And, it seems, his father Joe was quite a story-teller.
On Friday and Saturday, ghosts will be on hand at all 17 sites, including many historic homes, churches and businesses. The Friday and Saturday events begin at 5:30 p.m.
Ghostwalk ticket is good for all three evenings. Tickets for adults are $15 in advance, $20 on the days of the event. Active duty military, their dependents and students with current IDs are $10, children 3-12 $5, under 3 free.
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The Gospel Jazz group includes Orr, along with saxophonist Talton Manning of Richmond, Va.; keyboardist Johnny Ward of New Bern; bassist Chuck Eatmon of Morehead City; and master percussionist Pedro Perez of New York.
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The two front windows of Brian's Barbershop on Lincoln Way in Lisbon were the only two causalities of a two-car accident around midnight Saturday. Terry Bishop Jr. of Rogers was eastbound on Lincoln Way in his silver 2012 Cadillac CTS when Scott Wagmiller of Hanoverton, traveling south on Beaver Street in his maroon 1993 GMC pickup, stopped for the blinking red light at the intersection and then proceeded through it, hitting the Bishop vehicle in the rear door and quarter panel. The force of the crash spun Bishop around, sending his car between two utility poles and into a bench in the front of Brian Davis' barbershop. The bench crashed through the two front windows. No one was hurt in the crash investigated by Lisbon officers Brian Deack and Jason Sletvold. Wagmiller was cited for a red light violation. Above,
Lisbon officer Brian Deack (left) and Brian Davis view the damage outside Davis' barbershop. Morning Journal/Patti Schaeffer
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