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What is a zoo to do with its excess panda poo? Denver's answer is to compress it into pucks and feed them to a syngas-powered hybrid-electric Tuk Tuk.
As anyone who's been to a zoo can attest, those animals truly enjoy a good deuce. They do it constantly, typically producing more waste than the facility can reuse. Zoo's often have to haul the excrement away for disposal in landfills—an expensive and inefficient option. But the Denver Zoo has spent nearly a decade working on an ingenious and local alternative to landfills—a 20-year-old motorized rickshaw, also known as a Tuk Tuk.
The zoo collects all of its animal waste, as well as 90 percent of the garbage generated by guests and staff, and compresses the refuse into small pellets. When these pellets are heated in an anaerobic environment, they produce synthesis gas (syngas) which is burned to drive generators to power the Tuk Tuk's batteries, pumps, and electric motor.
Development of the technology began nearly a decade ago, when the zoo began planning for its new Elephant Passage exhibit. Conservation was a major focus of the exhibit, so the planning committee decided the Tuk Tuk needed a more environmentally-friendly fuel source than its original diesel engine.
The zoo then hired a three-engineer team to develop and deploy an alternative power-source. "These guys spent a lot of time in Dumpsters figuring out what kind of trash we produce," zoo spokeswoman Tiffany Barnhart said. In the end, the team discovered that just about any non-metal, non-glass waste can be compressed and burned on-site at the zoo—about 1.5 million pounds a year in all. The Tuk Tuk could be a model for a syngas generator system that can provide a full 20 percent of the zoo's annual energy requirements, reducing the zoo's waste hauling bill by $150,000. Not bad for material unworthy of even a shoe sole.
The Tuk Tuk, which was purchased in Thailand, is actually the second prototype of the poo-powered generator. The first prototype used to be the zoo's margarita blender.
The rickshaw is expected to make its debut on June 1 when the Toyota Elephant Passage exhibit opens. "(The tuk tuk) can be a place for us to interact with guests about this great technology," the zoo's sustainability manager, Jennifer Hale, told the Denver Post. "It was a good theme with the elephants." [Denver Post, Syngas Wiki via Autoblog - Images: Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post]
Mike Dunbar works on the tuk tuk while George Pond, left, watches. To the right, Brian Bruggeman and Paul Quick check on electrical components. Image: Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post
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Ten Stories That Shaped 2008
It's that time again! Read on for some highlights from this year's library news.
10. OCLC Claims Ownership of Data In OPACs
As if charging libraries to provide it cataloging records wasn't enough... what's next? Suing a library-themed hotel?
9. Annoyed Librarian Joins Library Journal
Though some love to hate her, everyone's favorite snarky semi-anonymous blogger continues to garner attention.
8. Censorship Roundup
Penguins continue to make intellectual freedom headlines, as does violence, homosexuality, and sex. Even Sarah Palin made some of the papers she reads with a story about her dealings with the city librarian while mayor of Wasilla.
Truthiness issues aside, Wikipedia and other user-generated sites continue to grow. If you haven't already familiarized yourself with such sites as Wikipedia, Digg, and Facebook, turn in your library degree now.
Kindle, e-paper, and related gizmos made further inroads and advances this year, but mainstream adoption is perennially a few years away.
5. Lawsuits Aplenty
Notable publishing lawsuits this year involved Jerry Seinfeld, Harry Potter, and Electronic Reserve.
4. California Librarian Fired for Reporting Man Viewing Child Porn
Yes, sadly, you read it right. There's more to the story than that, but it remains a reminder that some libraries are short of a full deck.
3. Google Books Settlement
This fall, a payment system was worked out between Google, authors, and publishers, including a subscription model that left some libraries feeling shorted.
Video games in libraries are nothing new, but this year saw incredible growth in the use of video games by libraries to meet patron demands.
1. Can You Spare A Dime?
Those "Recession Boosts Library Use" stories were common this year, but the real news is how hard hit libraries have been in this terribad economy, as typified by the Philadelphia Free Library closings.
What was your favorite story of the year?
Libraries becoming Barnes and Nobles format
Has this guy and the people who agree with him considered the libraries that own thousands of books and have to store many in non-public areas? Without the Dewey system to find them they are totally lost and might as well not be owned. These include books integral to
large libraries.
Some libraries such as the Queens Borough Public Library in NYC already merchandise as much as they can but it is often hard for customers to look over all the sections to find the right one for the book they need. Then there are sometimes copies in more than one area so no one even knows is all copies are checked out. The last time I checked their catalog they did not have notes of the name of the merchandised display where a book would be located.
Dewey has it's shortcomings as any system that could be devised but has served us well for over a hundred years. Another problem would be the logistics and money of changing over to a non-Dewey system.
Has this senator seen what's happening to library budgets all over the country?
What's the source of his beef?
conversion from dewey
I agree, dewey has worked for over a hundred years. Libraries need to find other ways of managing their resources. Now is certainly not the time with budgets suffering and so many people out of work.
Please explain ...
How did the Annoyed Librarian's decision to sell her special brand of ignorance to LJ reshape the library world?
How does a library aide's attempt (NOT a librarian, as your headline misrepresents) to exploit the culture wars and the media in order to make more of her failure to make it through her probationary period reshape the library world? (As you say, there is much, much more to this story. It was clear even in the beginning that her story had holes, and that there was as much support for the library's claim that she failed to meet standards and was insubordinate as for her own claims about her firing. Notably, the police have dropped all charges in regards to the alleged viewing of child porn at the library - no evidence on the library's computer of any "child porn" - and the library's policies remain intact and the library director still has his job.)
These aren't stories about events and cultural changes that shaped or reshaped libraries or librarianship - they're simply tabloid tales about self-aggrandizing individuals whose exploits garnered the attention of the media and the blogosphere. Our own little Paris Hiltons, if you please.
Meanwhile, there's nothing about the state of library science education, or the digital divide, or a dozen other topics that possess more importance for the library community....
Write your own
If you don't like Mr. Hubbard's list, why not create your own then submit a story suggestion so that the authors can take a look? The only thing stopping you in that regard is yourself, whoever you are.
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I would like to praise Boy Scout Troop #153 at St. Anastasia Parish in Douglaston for their ongoing contribution to the church and to the community.
I have been a Cub Scout, Boy Scout and an Explorer Scout and truly understand what these boys do to make a better community due to their dedication to serving others. As past grand knight of St. Anastasia Knights of Columbus Council #5911, I have worked closely with these boys who have helped my council with our blood drive, and will help us out again on Sunday June 8.
Now the troops are collecting donations benefiting the military veterans of St. Albans. The center is in need of the following: face cloths, toothpaste, toothbrushes, men's body wash, men's shampoo, men's deodorant, men's shaving cream, and men's foot powder.
They need these items by June 20. The drop-off locations are Douglaston French Cleaners at 242-01 Northern Blvd and Home N.Y. Real Estate at 40-60 Douglaston Parkway.
If a pickup is needed, call Scout Leader Tom Tuffy at (718) 224-2516. Cash donations are also accepted.
Thank you to all that can give to this most worthy project.
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RICHMOND, Va. – Along with a new location, CAA Basketball Media Day will have new features to allow fans even more access into the annual gathering near Washington D.C.
With basketball season less than a month away, VCU Head Coaches Shaka Smart and Beth Cunningham will share their thoughts with media and fans alike through various outlets made possible by the CAA.
This year's festivities will be held at Champps Restaruant at Pentagon Row in Arlington, Va. and is set to being around 9:30 a.m. and wrap up shortly after lunch.
For the first time ever, fans will get the opportunity to share in all of the excitement of CAA Basketball Media Day. The conference is producing CAA Media Day Live, a three-and-a-half hour webcast which begins at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 19 on CAASports.com.
Hosted by John Castleberry, Al Koken, Christy Winters-Scott and Charlie Woollum, the show will include interviews with all 24 CAA men's and women's basketball coaches, media members and special guests.
Along with the webcast, fans will get the chance to be part of
the media. The conference will conduct a live chat throughout the
morning on CAASports.com, where all 24 coaches will spend a few
minutes answering questions from fans. Fans can submit their
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log on to CAASports.com during media day to get the answers.
Providing even more coverage, radio stations WRHU-FM (www.wrhu.org) and HerbFM (www.herbfm.net) will be broadcasting live from CAA Basketball Media Day and will be interviewing many of the league's coaches. Hampton Roads Va. radio station 102.1 FM "The Game" and VCU student station WVUW will also be producing shows for tape-delayed broadcasts.
In addition to all the interviews and media coverage, the preseason All-CAA teams and predicted order of finish for the upcoming season will be unveiled.


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Offense can't bail out shaky Tillman in return
Davis makes costly error as homer streak ends at four games
BALTIMORE -- The Orioles offense, a group that has carried the team through the season's first few games, couldn't do enough Saturday night to cover for a disappointing outing by starter Chris Tillman.
Instead, a costly error by the player chiefly responsible for the offensive surge -- first baseman Chris Davis -- led to an unearned ninth-inning run that handed Baltimore a 6-5 series-evening loss to the Twins.
Davis, trying to create history by becoming the first Major League player to homer in five consecutive games to start the season, went 1-for-3 with an RBI single. He also allowed an Aaron Hicks grounder to scoot under his glove with one out in the ninth, and after closer Jim Johnson issued a two-out walk to Josh Willingham, Justin Morneau gave Minnesota the lead with a single to center.
"It literally went right between my legs," Davis said of the play, which he went back and watched again after the game. "Just one of those things. I'll wear it on that one."
The loss drops the Orioles to 3-2 on the season, but keeps Davis' RBI streak intact and puts him one game shy of tying Brooks Robinson (1966, 12 RBIs) and Mike Devereaux ('94, 8 RBIs) for the club record for consecutive games with an RBI.
"Chris knows how we feel about him," manager Buck Showalter said of Davis, who is hitting .556 with a Major League-leading 17 RBIs. "And he's done a great job at first base for us since the first day of spring. He's been an asset for us there, just like he has offensively. Drove in a big run for us tonight, muscled a ball out there and took a key walk. He's been a big contributor for us and will continue to be."
While Davis' error led to the decisive run, it was Tillman who set the tone early, allowing five runs over 3 2/3 innings. The 24-year-old Tillman, who was reinstated from the disabled list prior to the game, surrendered seven hits and four walks and said location, not stuff, was the issue.
"I felt good throughout the game," said Tillman, who allowed five or more earned runs just once in 15 starts last season. "Physically, I felt really good. Mechanically, I felt like I was fine. All game long, I was kind of yanking, yanking my fastball and my changeup. Made some good pitches with my changeup, but I threw it to the wrong part of the plate."
The Twins got on the board early with a sacrifice fly in the second, but Tillman -- who twice loaded the bases -- was able to escape without any major damage. He wasn't as lucky in the third, allowing four runs, including a two-run homer from Chris Parmelee, and gave way to T.J. McFarland after a two-out single.
"I was real pleased with the stuff he featured, just couldn't get into a consistent rhythm after that first inning," Showalter said of Tillman. "He'll be better."
It was hard to do any better for a big league debut than McFarland, who threw 3 1/3 scoreless innings and was a bright spot for the Orioles. The 23-year-old McFarland, a Rule 5 Draft pick selected from the Indians at the Winter Meetings, allowed one hit and struck out five in an impressive 40-pitch outing.
"It was an incredible feeling," McFarland said of running out from the bullpen. "Nothing beats it. The adrenaline, the excitement, I really can't even put into words. It really is just the best feeling you could ever feel."
With McFarland settling the game down, the Orioles loaded the bases in the bottom of the fifth inning, scoring a pair of runs to tie the game. A trio of hits from Nate McLouth, Manny Machado and Nick Markakis put starter Vance Worley on the ropes before Adam Jones sent a 1-2 pitch into center field for a two-run single. But that's all the O's would get, as Davis and Matt Wieters hit shallow fly balls, and J.J. Hardy grounded out to keep the score knotted at 5.
The Orioles jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first, capitalizing on a pair of less-than-stellar defensive plays from Minnesota. After Machado singled, left fielder Willingham tried to make a play on Markakis' ball, but it scooted by him for a double. Jones' swinging bunt was fielded by Worley, who chose to throw to first after a late jump on the ball. Machado scored easily, and Marakakis -- who had four hits -- raced home as Worley's errant throw got by Morneau at first.
"It's big early on to swing the bats collectively as a team," Davis said of an Oriole club that is hitting .315 with 34 runs scored in five games. "I kind of think the pitchers have the advantage the first couple of months, when it's cold and hitters are trying to get their rhythm and timing. But we've been swinging the bats well, getting runners on and scoring runs.
"The defense, the bullpen, that's going to come together. It's part of the game. We had a few opportunities earlier in the game where we could have driven in more runs, but we gave ourselves a chance to win the game, and that's all you can ask for."


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The Associated Press, after an initial acknowledgment in a Tuesday evening timeline from Bradley Klapper, has consistently failed in several subsequent reports to cite State Department officials' unmistakable assertion that there were no protests whatsoever at the Benghazi, Libya U.S. consulate on September 11 before the lethal terrorist attack which killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. Instead, later reports create the impression that protests did occur.
It's even getting carried into coverage of different events. In his story (link is to early paragraphs of original version) about the Thursday morning murder of a security official at the U.S. embassy in Yemen, the AP's Ahmed Al Haj (identified as the reporter in the item I originally saw, since revised) betrayed the wire service's uninterrupted obsession with "an anti-Islam video," and wrote as if nothing learned in the past two days has any validity (bolds are mine throughout this post):
Security officer at US Embassy in Yemen killed
A masked gunman assassinated a Yemeni security official at the U.S. Embassy in a drive-by shooting in the capital Sanaa on Thursday, officials said.
The Yemeni officials said the killing bore the hallmarks of an al-Qaida attack, but it was too early to determine if the group was behind it. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
Anti-American violence in the Middle East has spiked over the past month, most of it triggered by an anti-Islam video made privately in the United States. On September 11 in the Libyan city of Benghazi, U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans - including two former Navy SEALs - were killed in what U.S. administration officials now describe as an act of terrorism. There is some debate about whether the attack was related to protests about the film or whether it was a premeditated attack unrelated to the film.
The latest attack in Yemen, however, may be more tied to domestic tensions. The assassination resembles other attacks targeting Yemeni intelligence, military and security officials in retaliation for a wide military offensive by Yemen's U.S.-backed government against al-Qaida's branch in the country.
Sorry, Ahmed, there is no "debate" about the role of the "anti-Islam video" in the terrorist attack at Benghazi. Your own wire service's original timeline story told us:
Around 8:30 p.m.
Stevens finishes his final meeting of the day and escorts a Turkish diplomat outside the main entrance of the consulate. The situation is calm. There are no protests.
Here is the Real Clear Politics narrative accompanying Jonathan Karl's ABC News report Tuesday night relaying that info:
On ABC News' World News Tonight, Jonathan Karl breaks the news that there was no protest outside prior to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.
"This is significantly different than what we were being told at the time. At the time, as you recall, we were told it was a protest that went bad and became an attack. Now, we are told there was no protest going on outside that embassy. The first indication that they heard anything outside the walls of the embassy -- of the consulate compound, was an explosion and gunfire. ...
Note that even Karl wouldn't use perfectly appropriate assertions such as "this directly contradicts what we were told," settling for "significantly different."
How hard is it to simply say that there were no protests in Benghazi before the U.S. consulate attack? At the AP, since the initial timeline rundown, it's next to impossible. Subsequent reports clearly lead readers to believe that protests occurred that evening.
Here's Klapper, very early Wednesday morning:
The (State Department) account answers some questions and leaves others unanswered. Chief among them is why for several days the Obama administration said the assault stemmed from a protest against an American-made Internet video ridiculing Islam, and whether the consulate had adequate security.
Readers can infer from this paragraph and a previous "all was quiet" reference in Klapper's write-up that there were no protests, but Klapper never directly said so, and appeared to work hard to avoid saying so.
Here's Klapper's follow-up with Larry Margasak later Wednesday morning:
The State Department now says it never believed the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was a film protest gone awry, giving congressional Republicans new fodder for criticizing the Obama administration's initial accounts of the assault.
The State Department's extraordinary break with other administration offices came in a department briefing Tuesday, where officials said "others" in the executive branch concluded initially that the protest was based, like others in the Middle East, on a film that ridiculed the Prophet Muhammad.
It is impossible to read the AP headline and the report's first two paragraphs without concluding that a "film protest" actually occurred in Benghazi, when none did.
Here's an excerpt from an unbylined item early Wednesday afternoon:
President Barack Obama's counterterrorism chief has discussed last month's killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya with the country's leaders.
... The U.S. has blamed militants linked to al-Qaida for the consulate attack. It erupted as Muslims protested a film that insulted Islam's Prophet Muhammad. The U.S. declared later that militants linked to the international terror network were involved.
Again, it is impossible to read this AP story without concluding that a protest occurred in Benghazi.
Now let's go to a report by Margasak and Matthew Lee Wednesday evening after the hearings:
Four weeks before the election, Republicans used a politically charged House hearing to confront State Department officials about security at the U.S. Consulate in Libya and assail the Obama administration's early response to the killing of the ambassador and three other Americans there.
They also rejected Undersecretary of State Patrick Kennedy's explanation that officials were relying on the best intelligence available in characterizing the attack afterward as stemming from a protest over an anti-Islam Internet video rather than a deliberate, planned act of terrorism.
... (Undersecretary of State Patrick) Kennedy defended (UN Ambassador Susan) Rice for her comments indicating the attack was a protest gone awry.
Though the word "protest" or "protests" appears five times in the report, there is no acknowledgment that there was never any protest at Benghazi before the attacks.
Sometimes you just get to the point where you shake your head in dumbfounded disbelief at the lengths to which the press will go to protect this administration and avoid reality, knowing full well that there would be no such reality-dodging or misdirection if a Republican or conservative were in the White House. This is one of those times.
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There are thousands of customized vehicles at the SEMA show every year, representing the best and most outrageous of the $30 billion aftermarket. Every year there's nothing more fun than picking the king. To determine which one was the most popular on the show floor, SEMA itself started counting the cars three years ago, giving awards based on sheer numbers. Officials wandered the nearly 2 million square feet of show floor the night before the show opened and started counting. While they won't release the exact figures, they did say which vehicle was most popular in each of four categories. And the winners are:
-- Hottest 4x4: Jeep Wrangler
-- Hottest Truck: Ford F-series
-- Hottest Car: Ford Mustang
-- Hottest Sport Compact: Scion FR-S
Again, no hard numbers, but the FR-S won its category by far, we're told. There were not nearly as many Subaru BRZs and no significant challenge was posed by any other car. Last year's hot sport compact was the Fiat 500.
The Jeep Wrangler was the most popular SUV by a long shot. "If there's a bolt hole on that thing anywhere, the aftermarket will bolt something to it," Jeep designer Mark Allen said.
There were something like 100 Ford F-series trucks in the big halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center, though only 2012 and 2013 models counted toward the award. The love of the aftermarket for the mighty Raptor, of which there were more than a dozen, certainly helped.
The car category was, as it has been all three years, a close call between Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro. The first two years of the award the Camaro won. This year it was the Mustang. But by only a handful of cars, said one of the SEMA counters.
"These are the hot vehicles of 2013," SEMA marketing chief Peter MacGillivray said.
"The collective voice of our industry is powerful," SEMA president Chris Kersting said. "The booth space is a ballot, the vehicles the manufacturers choose to put in that booth space is a vote."
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Philip DeFranco wants to create the next news network, and he's doing it with SourceFed – a 4-month-old YouTube channel that's on the verge of hitting the 100 million view mark.
DeFranco and his SourceFed team shoot, produce, and upload five videos a day onto the channel. Each upload is a quick-hit, 2-3 minute video offering witty commentary on a relevant news item. "It's essentially news as it happens in consumable pieces," DeFranco described to us over the phone.
SourceFed is part of YouTube's big push for original content – meaning YouTube advanced DeFranco some cash to get his new channel started. So far, the SourceFed team consists of three on-air talent, three editors, and one producer. The team of seven will soon be upped to eight as DeFranco searches for another host to help push content on the weekends.
As for monetizing the show and making the advance money back, DeFranco isn't worried about that. DeFranco himself is an established YouTube star with his extremely popular Philip DeFranco Show, a 5-year-old YouTube channel that's garnered over 2 million subscribers and 885 million video views. His experience creating and monetizing content on YouTube is why the video sharing site approached him to start a new channel.
"They know that I know what to do to build a successful news show," DeFranco told us.
The SourceFed team produce short videos because that's where they see news going: shorter-form news pieces packed with as much information as possible. "Smaller pieces, 2-3 minutes are how people are going to consume everything. News spreads in 140 characters, that's our 2-3 minutes in video."
DeFranco's popularity on the web has certainly caught the eye of several news outlets. He told us that he has been approached by several news stations to host their online ventures. DeFranco has higher aspirations, though, as he aims to create his own version of a news outlet.
"It was really interesting, because there's always a part of me that goes -- is there anyone outside my audience who know I exist?... Taking a nice pay check now, it's not really what I'm going for. I really want to create the next news network."
With 100 million views in just four months, the Philip DeFranco-led SourceFed YouTube channel just might be on the right path to becoming the next big news network.


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Incoming Ball State freshman Markus Burden's college days are off to a great start.
At a "Welcome Week" event for the Indiana-based university, the 18-year-old sank a half-court ball and won free tuition for his spring semester.
Burden was randomly selected from the crowd. He said he missed three times before sinking the shot, sending the crowd into a frenzy. The shot was caught on camera.
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"It was an overwhelming feeling," Burden told the Indianapolis Star.
The school has been sponsoring the contest for several years, but Burden is the first to make the shot and win the tuition money, valued at $11,084.
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McGowan, Brian, Chaney, Ursula, Lagan, Briege M, McGarvey, Helen, Melby, V and Marley, Jerome (2017) Online Assessment Submission and Feedback. In: 28th International Networking for Healthcare Education Conference, Churchill College Cambridge. NET; Networking for education in healthcare and HEA Higher Education Academy. 35 pp. [Conference contribution]
McGowan, Brian, Lagan, Briege M, Chaney, Ursula, McGarvey, Helen, Marley, Jerome and Melby, V (2017) Online Assessment Submission and Feedback Project. [Other]
McConnell, Donna, McCance, Tanya and Melby, Vidar (2016) Exploring person-centredness in emergency departments: A literature review. International Emergency Nursing, unknow . [Journal article]
McDevitt, Joseph and Melby, Vidar (2015) An evaluation of the quality of Emergency Nurse Practitioner services for patients presenting with minor injuries to one rural urgent care centre in the UK: a descriptive study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 24 (3-4). pp. 523-535. [Journal article]
Goode, Deborah, Melby, Vidar and Ryan, Assumpta (2014) Management of patients with mental health needs. Emergency Nurse, 22 (5). pp. 32-37. [Journal article]
Harkin, Maureen and MELBY, V (2014) Comparing burnout in emergency nurses and medical nurses. Clinical Nursing Studies, 2 (3). pp. 152-163. [Journal article]
McLaughlin, Kieran, Melby, Vidar and Coates, Vivien (2013) Family-centred care during resuscitation events. Emergency Nurse, 21 (3). pp. 28-34. [Journal article]
McLaughlin, Kieran, Melby, Vidar and Coates, Vivien (2013) Family‑centred care: review of opinions among staff. Emergency Nurse, 20 (9). pp. 20-25. [Journal article]
Melby, Vidar, Deeny, Patrick, Hagiwara, Magnus Andersson, Jonsson, Anders, Kangstrom, Anna, Kernohan, George and Suserud, Bjorn-Ove (2012) Patient comfort in pre-hospital emergency care: A challenge to clinicians. Journal of Paramedic Practice, 4 (7). pp. 389-399. [Journal article]
Melby, Vidar, Gillespie, Mark and Martin, Stephanie (2011) Emergency nurse practitioners: the views of patients and hospital staff at a major acute trust in the UK. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 20 (1-2). pp. 236-246. [Journal article]
Melby, Vidar, McBride, Charlene and McAfee, Alexandra (2011) Acute pain relief in children: review of pain rating scales and analgesia. Emergency Nurse, 19 (6). pp. 32-37. [Journal article]
Melby, Vidar (2010) Living with HIV in Ireland - exploring the challenges. VDM Verlag. 235 pp ISBN 978-3-639-17199-0 [Book (authored)]
MELBY, V (2009) HIV and infectious disease management. In: Foundation Studies for Caring. (Eds: Glasper, A, McEwing, G and Richardson, J), Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 660-682. ISBN 9780230552685 [Book section]
McFetridge, Brian, Gillespie, Mark, Goode, Deborah and Melby, Vidar (2007) An exploration of the handover process of critically ill patients between nursing staff from the emergency department and the intensive care unit. Nursing in Critical Care, 12 (6). pp. 261-269. [Journal article]
Ryan, Assumpta, Melby, Vidar and Mitchell, Liz (2007) An evaluation of the effectiveness of an educational and experiential intervention on nursing students' attitudes towards older people. International Journal of Older People Nursing, 2 (2). pp. 93-101. [Journal article]
Griffin, Miriam and Melby, Vidar (2006) Developing an advanced nurse practitioner service in emergency care: attitudes of nurses and doctors. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 56 (3). pp. 292-301. [Journal article]
Norris, T and Melby, Vidar (2006) The Acute Care Nurse Practitioner: challenging existing boundaries of emergency nurses in the United Kingdom. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING, 15 (3). pp. 253-263. [Journal article]
Melby, Vidar and Ryan, Assumpta (2005) Caring for older people in prehospital emergency care: can nurses make a difference? Journal of Clinical Nursing, 14 (9). pp. 1141-1150. [Journal article]
Gillespie, M and Melby, Vidar (2003) Burnout among nursing staff in accident and emergency and acute medicine: a comparative study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 12 (6). pp. 842-851. [Journal article]
Gillespie, Mark and Melby, Vidar (2003) Assessing acute myocardial infarction. Emergency Nurse, 11 (5). pp. 26-29. [Journal article]
Hislop, Ethel and Melby, Vidar (2003) The Lived Experience of Violence in Accident and Emergency. Accident and Emergency Nursing, 11 (1). pp. 5-11. [Journal article]
Parahoo, Kader, Ridley, Tanya, Thompson, Kathryn, Melby, Vidar and Humphreys, George (2003) A qualitative evaluation of information leaflets for gastroscopy procedure. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 9 (4). pp. 423-431. [Journal article]
Thompson, Kathryn, Melby, Vidar, Parahoo, Kader, Ridley, Tanya and Humphreys, William G (2003) Information provided to patients undergoing gastroscopy procedures. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 12 (6). pp. 899-911. [Journal article]
McKinney, AA and Melby, Vidar (2001) Relocation stress in critical care: a review of the literature. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 11 (2). pp. 149-157. [Journal article]
Melby, Vidar (2001) Principles of perioperative practice., Blackwell Publishing Ltd [Other]
Melby, Vidar (2001) The adrenaline rush: Nursing students' experiences with the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service. JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING, 34 (6). pp. 727-736. [Journal article]
Cook, Neal and Melby, Vidar (2000) Acute MI: analysing health status and setting immediate priorities. In: Aspects of Cardiology Nursing. Quay Books (Mark Allen Publishing Ltd), pp. 88-97. ISBN 1856421724 [Book section]
Melby, Vidar (2000) Enhancing clinical effectiveness in emergency care through educational diversity and collaboration. Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing, 4 (3). pp. 138-147. [Journal article]
Melby, Vidar (2000) Experiential learning in pre-hospital emergency care: a qualitative study. Nurse Education Today, 20 (8). pp. 638-645. [Journal article]
Cook, Neal and Melby, Vidar (1999) Acute MI: analysing health status and setting immediate priorities. British Journal of Nursing, 8 (3). pp. 150-158. [Journal article]
Melby, Vidar and Murphy, Mary (1999) Psychological needs of patients with HIV disease: reviewing the literature using Nichols' (1985) Adjustment Reaction Model as a framework. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 6 (2). pp. 101-106. [Journal article]
Clements, H and Melby, Vidar (1998) An investigation into the information obtained by patients undergoing gastroscopy investigations. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 7 (4). pp. 333-342. [Journal article]
Melby, Vidar, Canning, A, Coates, Vivien, Forster, A, Gallagher, A, McCartney, A and McCartney, M (1997) The role of demonstrations in the learning of nursing psychomotor skills. Nursing Times Research, 2 (3). pp. 199-209. [Journal article]
Baker, C and Melby, Vidar (1996) An investigation into the attitudes and practices of intensive care nurses towards verbal communication with unconscious patients. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 5 (3). pp. 185-192. [Journal article]
STEELE, A and Melby, Vidar (1995) NURSES KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEFS ABOUT AIDS - COMPARING NURSES IN-HOSPITAL, COMMUNITY AND HOSPICE SETTINGS. JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING, 22 (5). pp. 879-887. [Journal article]
Melby, Vidar (1993) That thinking feeling... unit philosophy. Nursing Times, 89 (22). pp. 50-51. [Journal article]
Melby, V, Boore, JRP and Murray, M (1992) Acquired-Immunodeficiency-Syndrome - Knowledge and Attitudes of Nurses in Northern Ireland. JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING, 17 (9). pp. 1068-1077. [Journal article]
McGaughey, P and Melby, Vidar (1991) Attendance at A&E departments. Nursing Times, 87 (41). p. 51. [Journal article]
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"We're all on the same page for the first time, and it's amazing", Wes Erikson, Commercial Fisherman
At the Hague Global Oceans Action Summit last month, Tom Grasso of the Environmental Defense Fund had the opportunity to facilitate a co-management workshop under the theme of 'Models for Governance,' featuring:
- Wes Erikson: fourth generation Commercial Fisherman, British Columbia
- Raul Garcia: Director of Fisheries, WWF Spain
- Momo Kochen: Science and Programme Director, Fishing and Living, Indonesia
- Cathy Demesa: Executive Director, Network of Sustainable Livelihoods Catalysts, (NSLC) Inc., the Philippines
- Dr Sunoto: Advisor to the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesia
Attendees discussed the best way to achieve a transition from top down, centralised fisheries management to bottom up, community-led approaches. All agreed that successful co-management takes time, due to a need to build sustained trust and willing co-operation across different sectors such as fishermen, government, NGOs and processors – but that the investment of time pays major dividends. Read More


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DES MOINES, Iowa – Sophomore Kiara Porter concluded her spectacular 2013 season with a 52.54 second run, placing 14th, in the 400-meter dash at the USA Track and Field Championships on Friday night.
"Kiara had an unbelievable season," VCU Head Coach Jon Riley said. I'm so proud of her accomplishments this year. She is a joy to coach. I'm not surprised by her accomplishments during the regular season, but her post-season accomplishments were unbelievable. To do what she did without her support group (athletic trainer, massage therapist) on hand was remarkable. Asking her to run lifetime bests weekend after weekend with all the travel and training involved was no easy task. Her toughness, tenacity and hard work got her through this post season."
Competing against the best in the country, Porter qualified for the semifinals with a time of 52.44 seconds in Thursday's opening round.
The Yorktown, Va. native earned Honorable Mention All-America honors, as she qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 400-meter earlier this month. Porter was the Atlantic 10's Most Outstanding Performer after taking home gold in the 200-meter, 400-meter, 4x100 relay and 4x400 relay in May.
Porter became the first-ever VCU Track and Field athlete to compete in the USA Track and Field Championship when she ran a school record 52.33 seconds in the 400-meter at the NCAA East Regionals.


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Juror Jean McLaughlin approached the pieces in "Materials: Hard & Soft" from the same perspective a lot of non-experts use to approach art.
That's saying something, considering that McLaughlin is the director of the Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina.
"I look at the title of the work, then I look at the craftsmanship, and then I look for originality," McLaughlin said. "I want to see evidence of a particular maker on the work."
"Materials: Hard & Soft" is the flagship exhibit of the year for the Greater Denton Arts Council. The show is a national American craft contest, bringing the works of the best potters, quilters, metalsmiths, glass workers and weavers in the country to the Meadows Gallery.
Craft is the elevation of objects originally made for a function — such as teapots, quilts and furniture — to a purely decorative purpose. The title of the show, now in its 26th year, has been the same since its inception, and the show itself has become a challenge to craft artists — either to test the limits of their chosen material and medium, or to toss out their comfortable material altogether. Hence the weaving of wood and plastic, and the crafting of teapots out of fabric.
"I like the national focus. It's an opportunity to see a wide variety of art," McLaughlin said. "I like the titles. They offer a lens through which you can look at the field of craft."
McLaughlin chose the show through a blind selection. She studied slides of the work submitted by artists.
"I didn't want to have more than one piece by any artist, but since this was a blind jury process, I had to get the exhibition chair to help me make sure that the artists didn't get more than one piece," she said.
The idea was for McLaughlin to present as wide of a view as she could, given the submissions.
The result is a collection of works that stretch the imagination. Some pieces are clearly meant to make the viewer smile, like Carriage Dress, a silver bracelet by M. Annie Kilborn that covers much of the forearm, suggesting a bodice and ruffle of a gown all while mimicking a suit of armor. Then Michelle Startzman's brooch, Obscurity, sits like a microscopic organism — maybe an amoeba dividing right there under a slide — with red, spongy-looking cells clustered in the center of a cool and dark dollop of amorphous metal.
Other pieces are a marvel of craftsmanship. Carole P. Kunstadt used a parish psalmody — a book of Psalms for group prayers — dated 1844 and 1849. Kunstadt removed pages from the book and sliced even, tiny strips into them. She sewed the strips together using a sewing machine, then interleaved the strips with fine tissue or gold leaf. In Sacred Poem XVIII, the feather-like pieces of tissue and text form an organic, book-shaped mass emerging from the center of the page.
"Materials: Hard & Soft" also includes pieces that show craftsmanship and a certain depth. Take, for instance, Chris Cunningham's yoked ceramic teapots and cups in Cohabitation Series, Tea.
Pottery is domestic at heart, and Cunningham considers the way two separate things adapt when bonded. The spout of one teapot is covered, the other is open. Two drinkers might be able to drink from the yoked cups at the same time, and yet the real point is probably connected to the opening in each cup, which means each cup's contents will mingle in the opposite vessel.
Over the years, "Materials: Hard & Soft" has celebrated simple pieces that say so much, but say it without excess.
"Hard and soft can mean so many different things," McLaughlin said. "Hard choices, hard line, soft center or hard shell. There's a wonderful amount of room for an artist to play with those ideas."
LUCINDA BREEDING can be reached at 940-566-6877. Her e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com .
• What: Greater Denton Arts Council's national American craft competition and exhibition
• When: Exhibit runs through April 5. Gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.
• Where: Meadows Gallery at the Center for the Visual Arts, 400 E. Hickory St.
• Details: Admission is free. For docent tours, call the council at 940-382-2787.


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Microsoft has launched a special version of IE8 along with the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre that offers embedded advice, help and report services.
Customised browsers are far from uncommon, but the laudable efforts of CEOP on the internet makes Microsoft's latest effort worth consideration.
The CEOP-customised IE8 browser has a 'clear and direct' route to CEOP with a special button and is available from www.clickceop.net/ie8.
Jim Gamble CEO of CEOP said: "Internet safety advice needs to be at your fingertips and not hidden away. Parents and children should not have to go searching through numerous web pages to find the help they need.
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"The new CEOP-customised Internet Explorer 8 browser will embed advice, help and report services directly into the toolbar to provide a constant, reassuring presence for families who will be one click away from the support they need.
"We again applaud Microsoft for this development in child safety and look forward to working with other browser developers to make an even safer online environment for our children."
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The effects of a stroke vary from person to person: some people die, others recover completely, but many have effects that could last a lifetime.
Here's what could happen to you after a stroke:
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|Moderate-to-severe disability (you can function on your own but with difficulty)
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A stroke can affect many different parts of your life, depending on the areas of the brain that were damaged:
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You could have weakness or paralysis along one side of your body, painful muscle spasms, vision changes (double vision or "blind spots"), difficulty swallowing, constant pain, poor balance, or a loss of fine motor skills (the ability to make small, precise movements).
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You could have trouble speaking, understanding speech, remembering recent events, or learning and remembering new information.You could also have personality changes, poor judgment, and impulsive behaviour.
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You may also feel frustrated, angry, depressed, or emotionally out of control.
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$1.35B trove of Nazi-looted art found in Munich closet
A $1.35 billion treasure trove of art works apparently looted by the Nazis — including pieces by Picasso, Matisse and Chagall — have been found stashed in a storage closet of a reclusive 80-year-old Munich man, the German magazine Focusreports.
The magazine says a Matisse painting found among the hidden items once belonged to French art dealer Paul Rosenberg, who represented Picasso and Matisse and other artists. He fled France in 1940.
The magazine says investigators have valued the works at about 1 billion euros, the equivalent of $1.35 billion.
Focus reports that the works, hidden behind cans of food and cartons of juice, were discovered by chance two years ago as a result of a probe by tax authorities of Cornelius Gurlitt, whose father, Hildebrand Gurlitt, was an art collector and former museum director.
Gurlitt came to the attention of authorities in 2011 after customs officials, in a routine search during a train trip from Switzerland to Munich, found him carrying a large amount of cash in an envelope.
After further investigation, the magazine reports, police raided Gurlitt's squalid apartment in the Schwabing district of Munich in spring 2011 and discovered the cache of masterpieces.
Gurlitt is believed to have inherited the works from his father, but was careful only to sell pieces occasionally, when he needed money.
At least 300 paintings in the cache are believe to be among about 16,000 works declared by the Nazis to be "degenerate art." Other may have been sold quickly by Jewish owners fleeing Germany.
Hildebrand Gurlitt, who was half Jewish, reportedly was forced out of his museum job when Hitler came to power but was later commissioned by the Nazis to sell works abroad, which would explain his access to so many works of art.
One painting was sold at auction in 2011 for roughly $1.2 million in Cologne.
The Guardian of London says German authorities may have kept mum on their their discovery for the past two years because of the huge diplomatic and legal issues it raises regarding ownership and restitution.
British art historian Godfrey Barker tells the BBC that most of the works probably came from owners in France.
There are international warrants out for at least 200 of the works, Focus reports. The collection is being held in a secure warehouse in Munich for the time being, the BBC reports.


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Rumor: MySpace Buying iLike
Two interesting points about this developing story: 1) According to TechCrunch, it is MySpace making the acquisition, not MySpace Music (the arm of the company that works with record labels); 2) $20 million seems awfully low, given iLike's popularity, especially on Facebook. What gives?
"I think the reason for the distressed sale of iLike despite lots of 'user traction' is that there is no business model here, the company was running out of money, and active users on a FB app don't necessarily amount to a business," said David Pakman of venture-capital firm Venrock (and formerly of eMusic), speaking of a hypothetical sale of the company. "We'll see if Myspace can do anything to try and direct those users into Myspace Music to try and get ad revenue from them or sell t-shirts/tickets, but I am skeptical."
TechCrunch's post doesn't prognosticate on what the post-acquisition iLike will look like, or which social networks will be able to continue using it (if any). The only response we could get from iLike is "We don't discuss rumors and speculation." We'll let you know when hear something more.Originally posted to AppScout.


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Our latest Ofsted report says…
Reading is very well promoted within the school and pupils develop a love of books and reading as a result.
Teachers are aspirational for pupils and provide high levels of appropriate challenge which ensures all pupils learn well.
Behaviour is exemplary throughout the school.
Pupils are polite, courteous and well behaved.
Leaders at all levels are highly ambitious for the school and individuals.
Highly effective leadership and management at all levels, including the governing body, have driven considerable important improvements in the school's work.
Those pupils who are disabled or have special educational needs also do better than similar pupils nationally.
Teaching in the Early Years Foundation Stage is outstanding due to excellent resourcing and a high level of challenge.
Teachers ensure pupils are clear about what they are learning. Effective use of questioning helps adults to put right any misconceptions.
Teachers and adults have high expectations of what children and pupils can achieve.
Teachers plan and teach lessons which aim to stretch pupils academically but also aim to systematically develop their spiritual, moral and cultural awareness.
Teaching assistants play a central role in ensuring that pupils eligible for free school meals, disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs make as good progress as their peers.
Teaching strategies and resourcing are carefully targeted to help tackle pupils' specific difficulties and build their skills and confidence.
The behaviour of pupils is exemplary in classrooms and pupils move around the school site calmly and show a high degree of respect for adults and their peers.
Pupils are enthusiastic learners and are very proud of their school and successes in their learning.
Pupils have a very strong sense of right and wrong because the school promotes moral development very well.
The school fosters excellent relationships as the school staff encourage pupils to show manners and kindness towards others.
Pupils respect each other's views and listen very carefully to adults and their classmates.
Leaders at all levels are exceptionally ambitious for the school and individual pupils.
The curriculum provides highly memorable learning experiences throughout the school.
Teachers engage pupils exceptionally well in their learning and pupils are very enthusiastic about school as a result.
The school offers families a range of workshops which help parents and carers to be more involved in the learning of their children.
There are very strong links with the parish church and the local community, which help the school to develop pupils' spiritual and cultural understanding extremely well.
The school takes great care of pupils developing them intellectually and emotionally.
The real sense of belonging to the school and very good moral development are reflected in the children's outstanding behaviour.
Governors share the vision of the school and state that they have the same passion for the school to secure the very best educational achievement for every child.


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Our July Virtual Tasting wine will be the 2007 Hogue Genesis Syrah. This wine retails for $16 and is widely available. The tasting will take place on Thursday, July 29th from 7-8pm Pacific Time.
What you need to do to participate is:
1. Buy this month's wine from a local retailer or from the winery
2. Post your comments/tweets on the wine that night between 7 and 8pm. For those on Twitter, follow me @wawinereport. I will be using the hashtag #wawine during the event.
Look for updates to the blog and comments and tweets from virtual tasters starting at 7pm on the 29th. Hope you'll join us.
Previous Virtual Tastings
June Virtual Tasting - Saviah Cellars The Jack 2008
May Virtual Tasting - Kiona Lemberger 2006
April - Kung Fu Girl Riesling 2009
March - #WAMerlot Twitter Tasting
February - Hedges CMS Red 2008
January - Columbia Crest Grand Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
December '09 Virtual Tasting - Brian Carter Cellars Abracadabra 2007
November '09 Virtual Tasting - Columbia Crest H3 Cabernet 2007
October '09 Virtual Tasting – Owen Roe Sinister Hand 2008
September '09 Virtual Tasting – Novelty Hill Cabernet CV 2006
August '09 Virtual Tasting – Barnard Griffin Cabernet 2007
July '09 Virtual Tasting – Charles Smith Kung Fu Girl Riesling 2008
June '09 Virtual Tasting - Waterbrook Melange Noir 2006
May '09 Virtual Tasting - Charles Smith Boom Boom! Syrah 2007
April '09 Virtual Tasting- Columbia Crest GE Shiraz 2006
March '09 Virtual Tasting - Magnificent Wine Co. House Wine 2006
February '09 Virtual Tasting - Hedges CMS Red 2007
January '09 Virtual Tasting - Columbia Crest GE Merlot 2006
December '08 Virtual Tasting - Ch. Ste. Michelle Indian Wells Cab 2005
November '08 Virtual Tasting - Russell Creek Tributary Red 2006
October '08 Virtual Tasting- Columbia Crest H3 Cabernet 2006
September '08 Virtual Tasting - Tamarack Firehouse Red 2006
August '08 Virtual Tasting- L'Ecole No. 41 Recess Red 2006
July Virtual Tasting - Hogue Cellars Genesis Syrah 2007
Our July Virtual Tasting wine will be the 2007 Hogue Genesis Syrah. This wine retails for $16 and is widely available. The tasting will take place on Thursday, July 29th from 7-8pm Pacific Time.
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Chris Says:
We've participated in six of these (I think) with great enjoyment and will again next week. The amazing thing though is that so far you've managed to miss any of the 250 or so Washington wines I already have in my cellar, so I'll again have to buy more wine. Darn.
Sean P. Sullivan Says:
Chris, glad to hear I'm doing my part to help the economy! ;) Glad you'll be joining us.
Lim Berger Says:
I'm hoping to attempt my first virtual tasting on Thursday. I'm assuming I just post my notes on your web site, as I don't tweet. And for any interested parties, I just purchased the wine at Cost Plus World Market in Silverdale, WA for $11.99 (plus another 10% off for four or more bottles).
Sean P. Sullivan Says:
Hi Lim, glad to hear that you'll be joining in this month. All you need to do is post your comments to the blog that night. Note that I will be creating a separate post for the event that day so make sure to comment on that link and not this one. Much of the discussion of late has been happening on Twitter but I'm sure we'll see some comments here too. See you then!


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Daryl Hameetman grew up like any other kid in Ft. Myers, Florida. He played in the dirt, ran around outside, and even cleaned up the house when asked. But his average childhood stopped when Daryl attended his first drag race at the tender age of 12. Two years later, the Nova chronicles began. What started as a way for a father and son to spend quality time together quickly turned into more than just a joint venture.
We first met up with Daryl during last years NMCA World Finals in Commerce, Georgia. We also found out that this 71 Nova has earned its fair share of prizes including Best of Show. But the story doesnt end here. Daryl is further enhancing his passion for wrenching at the School of Automotive Machinists in Houston, Texas, which caters to those who want a career in the high-performance and racing industries. It all sounds promising, and we cant wait to see whats in store.


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I have discovered that I will need to presumably generate the array with the 10,000 numbers, shuffle them, and then sort them.
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Here is a snippet of what I have tried so far with no clue as to how to go from there. I thought I could write a while loop that would fill each one with (sum = 1+ sum), but I am not sure of the syntax or if that is even possible with arrays. Any help would be oh so helpful.
package array.sorter.project; import java.util.*; import java.util.Arrays; public class Sorting { //generating 10000 spots in the array public static void main(String args[]){ int[] tenthousand = new int[10000]; //loop to add 1 to x and set the new value of x to the array spot int sum = 0; while ( sum < 10000){ sum = sum + 1; Arrays.fill(tenthousand, sum); } for (int i = 0; i < tenthousand.length; i++) { int smallestNo = tenthousand[i]; int posWithSmallest = i; for (int j = i+1; j < tenthousand.length; j++) { int val = tenthousand[j]; if (val < smallestNo) { smallestNo = val; posWithSmallest = j; } } int tmp = tenthousand[i]; tenthousand[i] = smallestNo; tenthousand[posWithSmallest] = tmp; } for (int i = 0; i < tenthousand.length; i++) { System.out.println("Position " + i + " : " + tenthousand[i]); } } }
I apologize in advance in any of this is terribly written or just completely wrong. As I said, I have no clue.


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In May's issue of Ministry of Context I began a series of articles drawing from a little book by George Mason titled Preparing the Pastors We Need: Reclaiming the Congregation's Role in Training Clergy (Alban, 2012). Pr. Mason has led Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas since 1989. For the past 12 years, Wilshire has hosted a pastoral residency program focused on mentoring young pastors in their first years after graduation from seminary.
In the last post I discussed the crucial feature of learning in practice: one has to 'try on' the role of pastor! The classroom always remains at some remove from the moment when a person looks to you as their pastor, expecting ministry in God's name from you! To those who have spent years in ministry, the magnitude of this moment can be forgotten. But for those going through it for the first time, well, it is a "Holy Cow!" moment.
Mason couches his discussion of forming a support team for preparing pastors in a congregation by saying it takes the whole congregation. I would summarize his perspective as entailing a three-legged stool of support for learning ministry in practice. The three legs are the staff leadership, the lay support persons, and peer colleagues. The crucial thing is for each of the three to work together in being a "teaching congregation"- a place both deeply engaged in God's ministry and continuously reflective about what God is up to in, with, and under their life together.
More than this, however, as one student put it: the congregation "allowed my skills to develop and mature in real time, but from the safety of protected space." While everyone deserves to enter into a new practice with space for growth and learning, sometimes new pastors are expected to already be wise mature pastors. Yet they are just beginning a learning journey lasting for decades. Wisdom in ministry comes by the Spirit's work in us week by week, situation by situation, as new pastors faithfully open themselves to the needs of the world before them.
Staff Leadership means, of course, the lead pastor. While the lead pastor need not be the primary supervisor, the support of the lead pastor is crucial. Her or his support matters for the overall buy-in of the congregation, but also in opening up time to engage the new pastor. All staff members, from custodial and administrative support to associate pastors and music ministers, have wisdom to share about life in ministry. Both regular participation in staff life and openness to experiencing the breadth of congregational life facilitate time learning with and from the mix of staff.
Lay Support begins with a designated lay committee to pray for the intern, provide structured opportunities for feedback and encouragement, help integrate the intern into the congregation and community, and offer their perspectives on living Christian life day to day. They might also be an entree into specific aspects of leadership learned best on internship including administration and finance. They are also an entree to neighborhoods as the intern develops skills for reaching out with a Gospel invitation to those not connected with church.
Peer Colleagues are, despite what many might think, the deepest source of ongoing learning for pastors. Those who do not have peer friendships often suffer from loneliness and depression. Those who have good peer networks find they learn exactly because they share similar questions, concerns, and experiences, and talking through these in a safe environment offers an important space for reflection on learning as well as a space for idea sharing and generation.
Most congregations do not have more than one intern at a time. If they do, peer collegiality can fit in naturally. If not, seeking out a cohort of interns or new pastors can build in the space to learn together through the many firsts of beginning in ministry. Supervisors, too, Mason argues, need peer colleagues to learn from as they practice the art of teaching in practice.
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City directories fill in gaps in our research by providing information on our ancestors during time periods not covered by other records. We can see where are ancestor lived, possibly marital status, or a hint at migration or death, as well as occupational information.According to the 1850 Census, John Hagey of Philadelphia, PA was a confectioner, as were other members of his household who served the same occupation. The same John Hagey is employed as a clockmaker in 1860. Upon initial review, this appeared to be a drastic change in occupation, but using Philadelphia city directories, the answer was found.
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KENTWOOD — In light of recent events, West Michigan offers no better argument for open membership than Community West Credit Union, formerly Steelcase Employees Credit Union.
"Frankly, if you live in this area, you're aware of the problems Steelcase has faced," said CEO Charles Rea. "Steelcase is still a very important part of our membership and it always will be. But we needed to open up our membership. If not, it would have become increasingly difficult to serve our members."
Although Community West completed its conversion and name change in January 2004, it still lost 1,500 members last year. Since 2001, it has lost nearly 12 percent of its membership.
Only recently has it started to turn that tide.
It has attracted new partners like X-Rite and Ramblewood Apartments. Although essentially landlocked in
A special emphasis on technology has aided those efforts, Rea said. By making more services available through the Internet, it has lowered geographical barriers for its technology savvy members.
Further spreading its penetration, the credit union for the first time has established finance partnerships with automobile dealerships.
Last year, the Credit Union Modernization Act provided
Under the old state credit union act, credit unions that wanted to adopt a community charter had to demonstrate a common bond between the members it currently served and the members in the new community it wanted to begin serving.
The old law did not permit the mixing of membership fields. In other words, if an employer-based credit union wished to serve a community, if approved, it could no longer serve new members from its previous field of membership unless they had a sufficient connection with the approved community.
Twenty credit unions made the change after the new law took affect, including Meijer Credit Union, Bell Com Credit Union, and Multi Product Credit Union in
A great many more predate the law, some by only a few days, including Community West, Family Financial (formerly Sealed Power, SPX), FEDCom (formerly Grand Rapids Federal Employees), Howmet and Kent County Employees.
Federally chartered credit unions have followed suit; Stampers Federal Credit Union recently became Rivertown Federal Credit Union.
Like Community West, Family Financial adopted a community charter months before the deployment of the new guidelines.
"We needed to grow," said CEO Christine Val Aelst. "In order to offer our members the products they expect and the rates they deserve, we had to expand our membership."
Previously defining its membership by a long list of employee groups, Family Financial now draws from the five Lakeshore counties.
"The opening of membership has been going on for quite some time," said Michigan Credit Union League President and CEO Dave Adams. "There are certain economies of scale that any financial institution can benefit from."
"Of course, it's rare to have a sponsor of that size,"
The only state-chartered community credit union among such company is
The rewritten law has led to just as many mergers and consolidations as charter changes. LSI Credit Union merged with Capital Community Credit Union last year, taking advantage of the law's new permission to market under two separate brands but function as a single entity. The merger created a credit union with a territory spanning the
Earlier this year, one-branch Family Financial acquired neighboring Oceana School Employees Credit Union. Spartan Stores Credit Union acquired K-V Credit Union last month. Federally chartered Credit Union One has swallowed half a dozen small credit unions across the state in the past year.
In the past three months, the number of state-chartered credit unions has shrunk from 260 to 257, according to OFIS.
In the face of such a trend, Lake Michigan Credit Union presents an interesting case. Last year, its attempt to restructure itself as a bank failed. As credit unions begin acting more and more like banks, can they still function as credit unions?
"If by behaving like a bank, you mean providing competitive services and products to its members, I can't imagine how that would be a negative,"
LSI CEO Kurt Thelen agreed with
"There is still a difference in the way decisions are made," he said. "Credit unions aren't burdened with having to keep stockholders happy every quarter. They can make decisions based on what is right for their members."
After the merger, LSI Financial now has well over $200 million in assets.
"As we grow, however, it takes a certain degree of discipline to keep that mentality," he said. "It's tempting to look at assets and the bottom line, but you have to make sure everything you do has a benefit to members."
"Banks are run by people with an equity stake in stock but not necessarily membership," he said. "You don't have to put your money in a bank to own stock in it."


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Homeowner stops would-be burglar; 2 arrested
Friday afternoon, a judge sentenced Bruce Linson to one to two years in jail for breaking into a garage in April 2013.
Linson told the court he accepts full responsibility and apologized for his actions.
Charges against Linson's alleged accomplice were dismissed.
Last year, Rob Wegman found Linson in his garage, and held him at gunpoint until police arrived.
Rob Wegman said he works hard for everything he owns.
"I mean they cleaned out my refrigerator, everything," Wegman said.
That Saturday morning, Wegman suspected someone was in the garage. He ran to get a gun and found someone in his "man cave."
"He tried holding the door so I couldn't come in, and I just busted the door and clicked the shotgun, and he headed toward the back of the garage. And I said, 'Get down on your knees and don't even think about moving,'" Wegman said.
Wegman said he did not know the man at the end of his gun, but it became clear the man had been there before.
"'I can get you all your stuff back, and a thousand dollars,' and I'm thinking, 'You think I'm going to let you go?'"
Police arrested 22-year-old Bruce Linson and found 20-year-old Tyler Robart close by.
"Like my oldest son said, 'Dad, you shouldn't go out there. They could have had a gun.' But like I said, you know, I just needed to do it, you know?"


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