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Recently, I was a resident in the facility of Grayson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Independence.
I had a terrible home accident that resulted in a broken knee and crushed ankle.
We chose the Grayson facility because it was close to my son's job and he could visit after work. I was so happy my family and I chose Grayson. You always have a certain mindset when it comes to any nursing home.
A few years ago I spent four years and several thousand dollars to kill a bull elk in Montana with a bow and arrow.
Stupid me.
In Virginia, deer hunters can do it for nothing. Not one, but four.
We have four different deer seasons, with four deer tags on the table and you can buy extra tags. No other place on the planet can you take an elk for free.
Now, if you think this is a good thing, you should know that Virginia has in place an Elk restoration program.
I am reasonably sure a dead elk cannot reproduce. This is pure stupidity.
After the recent football state championship game I found myself strongly compelled to write my first ever letter to the editor.
Putting my thoughts to pen is a struggle for me. However, I must express my deep and sincere appreciation to the coaching staff and the team of Galax football.
As a proud parent of two sons on the team, Woody and Joseph, I greatly appreciate the attitude of Coach Dixon and his staff to approach the game of football as a means to an end and not an end in itself.
Phillip Berrier represents the Fancy Gap District on the Carroll County School Board.
Betty Perkins of Fries wrote this poem several years ago, when both her sons and her son-in-law were law enforcement officers. She says she has "spent many Christmas Eves wondering if they were alright."
When Perkins lived in North Carolina, The Wilmington (N.C.) Star News published this poem on Christmas Eve for several years. This year, she is sharing it with The Gazette.
I feel the need to answer the Readers' Hotline caller, headlined "out of sight."
First, Christina Bedsaul is not my "child." She is a grown woman with values. The most unselfish person you could meet, and, no, I did not go to work with her.
However, I know that some days she worked 10-plus hours. When I would call her to wish her a good day at 7:30 a.m. she answered her office phone. When I would call her at 5:30 or 5:45 to find out how much longer she was going to work, she answered her office phone.
Like many older people, I have seen much of the world, witnessed history in the making, observed many dramatic changes and events — some good, some bad, and many that are still undecided.
To my fellow seniors I point out that we can sit around and reminisce about "the good old days" and the things we used to do, see, hear, feel, and so forth, but we are, in a sense, walking libraries in possession of a tidy sum of unwritten history.
We have in our memories things that will be lost upon our passing.
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Have you ever heard of Ogasawara Islands? To visit there, it takes about 25 hours from Tokyo for one way! Isn't it unbelievable that people still want to go there? Why should people visit such far islands? Well, here is the thing. Ogasawara Islands offer a rich nature which is registered by UNESCO as a Natural Heritage, one category of the World Heritage Sites. Rare creatures are often found there too! Let's take on the journey to Chichijima, one of the Ogasawara Islands!
A diversity of creatures on the Ogasawara Islands
Designated as one of the World Natural Heritage Sites, Ogasawara Islands is undoubtedly most charming for its nature. Such a precious nature provides a habitat for plenty of rare creatures, and not a few endangered species! Visiting Ogasawara Islands, you may have the good fortune to see these rarely seen animals in person!
Boat is the only access to get there
A boat ride is your only option to get to Ogasawara Islands. The port to start your journey is just a 1-minute walk from Takeshiba station in Tokyo. "Ogasawara Maru" is the only regular ship at the port departing for Chichijima, Ogasawara Islands. Before you go on board, make sure you know that it will take you 25 hours. Considering how precious your experience will be, don't you think the whole-day boat ride is totally worthy now?
Have fun with sea turtles handily without diving or snorkelling
First of all, we are going to introduce "Ogasawara Marine Center" on Chichijima of Ogasawara Islands. The centre features an educational programme named literally "sea turtle classroom". Besides getting to know more about sea turtles by listening to the instructors, visitors can further come in contact with the sea turtles closely through a "feeding experience" session offered in the classroom. What a fun activity!
A great experience to observe baby sea turtles
Apart from educational purposes, Ogasawara Marine Center aims to raise the survival rate of Chelonia mydas, which is commonly known as green sea turtles. One of its programmes is to breed green sea turtles and return them to the sea, so as to save the species from extinction. Therefore, the likelihood is that you can say hello to the baby sea turtles and observe how they are being raised in the centre.
A tiny aquarium on Chichijima
There is a small-scale aquarium in the "Ogasawara Marine Product Center" on Chichijima. Although it is not as big as other famous aquariums, there you are granted the opportunity to meet various kinds of sea creatures living around the island. By the way, the admission is free! Why don't you drop by there?
"Fish teeth brushing experience"…? Wait, do fish brush their teeth?!
The top recommendation in the aquarium is, the "fish teeth brushing experience" offered there. "Hilgendorf's saucord" is the kind of fish participating in this activity. Once you put the specifically provided toothbrush into the pool, those Hilgendorf's saucords will all swim to your toothbrush and open their mouths to let you brush their teeth! Some of them will even grab the chance to brush their gills and bodies. Isn't it funny? Such entertaining activity can hardly be found in other aquariums, so remember to put it in your itinerary!
Be ready to happen on Columbia Janthina nitens, an endangered species
Columbia Janthina nitens, a subspecies of Japanese wood pigeons, is an endangered species. Having similar colours with peafowls, the species is also one of the largest pigeons in the East Asia region, with a length of up to 40 cm long. In spite of the encounter with human beings, Columbia Janthina nitens never slips away. There are only about 30 to 40 left on Ogasawara islands at this moment, so if you happen to discover them, it must be a great fortune!
Take on a night tour! Explore the rich nature under the dark sky
As it is always warm on Ogasawara islands throughout the year, a night tour there is highly praised in all seasons. A guide will be with you all along the tour, introducing every discovery you find. Be relaxed taking on the journey in the dark!
Don't miss the must-see "green pepes" during the night tour! "Green pepe" is a common name for Mycena chlorophos, which is a bioluminescent mushroom emitting a mysterious pale green light at night.
Another encounter you can't miss is with Bonin fruit bats (in Japanese literally Ogasawara giant bat). Bonin fruit bats are found only on Ogasawara islands among the world, and are nationally designated as a Natural Monument of Japan. Being a nocturnal animal, they go out to hunt for flower nectar and fruits at night. It is likely that you will see them during the night tour!
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Sri Lanka mosque to be removed after protest by Buddhists monks
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The government of Sri Lanka has ordered that a controversial 60-year-old mosque be relocated, following protests by 300 Buddhist monks and their supporters, who stormed the Masjidul Khaira mosque in Dambulla on Friday.
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The mosque is situated in a Buddhist sacred zone and was constructed in the 1940's. According to
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reported Sri Lankan Prime Minister Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne has ordered the demolition of the mosque but given assurances it will be rebuilt in a suitable area. His decision has angered senior Muslims. Colombo Municipal Councillor Azath Salley accused Sri Lankan regional radio of promoting the message of leading Buddhist Monk Inamaluwe Sumangala Thera that "Muslims are trying to bulldoze the rights and the heritage of Buddhists, and this cannot be allowed."
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Being highly ambitious is good but to climb up the ladder of power fraudulently is wrong. Tomorrows (27 July 2013) Savdhan Indias (Saregamapa Ltd) maha movie will be the story of a girl from a non-political background who unknowingly marries the son of a gangster. The innocent girl then sadly goes down the illegal path of misusing the power of her father-in-law to rise in politics.
This is Saregamapas fourth maha movie for the series. This film has been directed by Punit G Gandhi.
Sachin Mohite, the Creative Director of Saregamapa Ltd said, Each maha movie of ours has a different flavour- one was located on the train, the second was on rebirth, the third on an international smuggler and the fourth is on the illegal use of power.
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Faculty Profile
Professor of Medicine
Co-Director, Medical Practice Evaluation Center
Harvard Medical School
Physician Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
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- HIV screening
- Test and treat
- When to start antiretroviral therapy
- CD4+ cell and HIV RNA monitoring
- Cost-effectiveness analyses
Dr Walensky is Associate Director of the Program in Epidemiology and Outcomes Research at the Harvard Center for AIDS Research. Her research interests include the promotion of routine HIV counseling, testing and referral, and the economic evaluation of alternative HIV testing and treatment policies. Dr Walensky has published work on the impact of routine HIV screening, on the clinical and cost-effectiveness of HIV vaccines of varying efficacies, and on the value of primary genotypic resistance testing. Her research is conducted both in the US and abroad. Current projects include: 1) a clinical trial on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of routine HIV testing in an emergency department setting; 2) the years of life saved associated with ART in South Africa; 3) the development of and HIV testing program in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; and 4) a cost-effectiveness analysis on routine HIV testing in South Africa. She is practicing physician in infectious diseases at Brigham and Women's and Massachusetts General Hospital.
- World Health Organization Antiretroviral Guidelines Committee (2009)
- National Institutes of Health Office of AIDS Research Natural History and Epidemiology Planning Group (2012)
- Harvard Medical Joint Committee on the Status of Women
- Edward H. Kass Award for Clinical Excellence, Massachusetts Infectious Diseases Society (2000)
- Maxwell Finland Award for Research Excellence, Massachusetts Infectious Diseases Society (2002)
- HIVMA Emerging Leader in HIV Research Award (2008)
- Harvard Medical School Young Mentor Award (2010)
- Washington University in St Louis, AB Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (1987-1991)
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD (1991-1995)
- Harvard School of Public Health, MPH (1999-2001)
- Walensky RP, Paltiel AD, Losina E, Mercincavage LM, Schackman BR, Sax PE, Weinstein MC, Freedberg KA. The survival benefit of AIDS treatment in the United States. J Infect Dis. 2006;194:11-19.
- Paltiel AD, Weinstein MC, Kimmel AD, Seage GR, Losina E, Zhang H, Freedberg KA, Walensky RP. Expanded HIV screening in the United States – a cost-effectiveness analysis. N Eng J Med. 2005;352:586-595.
- Paltiel AD, Walensky RP, Schackman BR, Seage GR, Mercincavage LM, Weinstein MC, Freedberg KA. Expanded HIV Screening in the United States: effect on clinical outcomes, HIV transmission, and costs. Ann Intern Med. 2006;145:797-806.
- Walensky RP, Wood R, Weinstein MC, Martinson NA, Losina E, Fofana M, Goldie SJ, Divi N, Yazdanpanah Y, Wang B, Paltiel AD, Freedberg KA. Scaling up antiretroviral therapy in South Africa: the impact of speed on survival. J Infect Dis. 2008;197:1324-1332.
- Goldie SJ, Yazdanpanah Y, Losina E, Weistein MC, Anglaret X, Walensky RP, Smith HE, Kimmel AD, Holmes CB, Kaplan JE, Freedberg KA. Cost-effectiveness of HIV treatment in resource-poor settings: the case of Côte d'Ivoire. N Engl J Med. 2006;355:1141-1153.
- Walensky RP, Arbelaez C, Reichmann WM, Walls RM, Katz JN, Block BL, Dooley M, Hetland A, Kimmel S, Solomon J, Losina E. Revisiting expectations from rapid HIV tests in the emergency department. Ann Intern Med. 2008;149:153-160.
- Walensky RP, Wolf LL, Wood R, et al. When to start antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings. Ann Intern Med. 2009;151:157-166.
- Walensky RP, Kuritzkes DR. The impact of PEPfAR beyond HIV and why it remains essential. Clin Infect Dis. 2010;50(2):272-275.
- Losina E, Touré H, Uhler LM, Anglaret X, Paltiel AD, Balestre E, Walensky RP, Messou E, Weinstein MC, Dabis F, Freedberg KA. Cost-effectiveness of preventing loss to follow-up in HIV treatment programs: a Côte d'Ivoire appraisal. PLoS Med. 2009;6(10):e1000173.
- Bassett IV, Walensky RP. Integrating HIV screening into routine health care in resource-limited settings. Clin Infect Dis. In press.
Marrazzo JM, del Rio C, Holtgrave DR, Cohen MS, Kalichman SC, Mayer KH, Montaner JSG, Wheeler DP, Grant RM, Grinsztejn B, Kumarasamy N, Shoptaw S, Walensky RP, Dabis F, Sugarman J, Benson CA. HIV Prevention in Clinical Care Settings: 2014 Recommendations of the International Antiviral Society–USA Panel. JAMA. 2014.


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Skip to comments.Daily Kos and SEIU Announce "Public Opinion Polling" Partnership
Posted on 03/09/2011 9:46:39 PM PST by TheConservativeCitizen
In a partnership made in liberal heaven, the left-wing blog Daily Kos and the Service Employees International Union have announced that they will join together to measure Barrack Obamas approval ratings and favorable polling numbers every week. Seriously.
Obviously unhappy with honest, legitimate polling numbers, Kos publisher Markos Moulitsas said, Daily Kos is committed to advancing a new generation of progressive activists across the country and partnering with the 2.2 million members of SEIU is a huge step forward for everyone. (Everyone is defined here as liberals and left-wing zealots.)
SEIU spent in excess of $10 million promoting liberal Democrats and policies in last years mid-term elections. In 2009, then-SEIU president Andrew Stern visited the White House 22 times topping the visitor log that year. An undercover video recently surfaced featuring Barrack Obama leading an SEIU chant in front of frenzied members of the union.
So just exactly how objective and representative will their results be? Heres a peek into the mind of Tom Jensen, head pollster of the partnership: The lunatic fringe of the GOP is basically half of the partys voters in which case, its really not a fringe, is it? Yep, this thing has objectivity written all over it doesnt it?
SEIU National Political Director Brandon Davis: We continue to work to ensure our members have their voices heard in the political process. This partnership helps our members continue their efforts to improve the lives of workers and their families and create a more just and humane society.
Weve heard your voices loud and clear Brandon. Comparing Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker to Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Hosni Mubarak? We get where youre coming from. Threatening to molest his children? No room for confusion there either Mr. Davis. The Wisconsin assemblyman screaming YOURE F**KING DEAD! at a Republican counterpart on the floor of the assembly? We got it.
Oh, and that gibberish about a humane society? Weve seen your idea of that too.
Does a humane society include union thugs in Georgia screaming F**K YOU before crossing the street and attacking Tea Party members?
How about the Tea Party activist in Sacramento who was hospitalized after being assaulted by a Teamsters Union shop steward?
Perhaps youre talking about Fox News Channels Mike Tobin being struck twice by a union member who first threatened to break Tobins neck as he filed a live report on the union-organized protests in Wisconsin.
Or maybe the Communications Workers of America member striking a female Tea Party activist who was filming him with her cell phone camera outside the offices of FreedomWorks in Washington, D.C. is a better example of your humane society.
The left goes ballistic when we reference the state run media. Add in a desperate desire to control the results of public opinion polling and we get the Daily Kos SEIU partnership. The delusional hypocrisy of these people knows no bounds.
...and people will believe those polls because?
Once again, the left proves just how detached they are from reality. And challenging their delusions has proven to be dangerous.
I guess they really feel entitled to their own set of "facts".
Unfortunately, this can only lead to physical confrontations where the ultimate outcome will be to "change up their fat little minds" as the late Vaughn Bode might say...
SEIU-DAILY KOS POLLING for MARCH 10, 2011
Question 1: Do you believe that president Obama is the greatest president in history:
NOTE: we made sure that those stupid Republicans and independents were asked first before Democrats. We have used the most scientific polling analysis from the University of east Anglia polling institute.
...because it will be filtered through the rest of the MSM and taking that cue, will direct other poll results.
I think they will call my house. My wife is a SEIU member and they've called in the past only to be met by my world famous derision! They've had other pollsters calling too with questions like "isn't there somebody there who's not white?" and "can we speak to somebody who was born in a foreign country?".
I hate communists and I hate SEIU!
Back to plan B: push-polling.
The new outfit needs to get up to Wisconsin and finally get some REAL polling done. You know, ask stuff like whether Scott Walker is:
A) Hitler
B) Mussolini
C) Charles Manson
D) Satan
Amd whether they prefer the Benevolent Blue Unicorn should poop red Skittles or green ones?
What credibility they will have!
This should be entertaining.
All the people who really believe that Superman flies in those movies will finally have something to read!!
This is a joke, right?
Sensing that their days are numbered they descend into trixterism.
No amount of deceit can overcome the Truth.
Wailing/Gnashing- company exits stage left.
We know they will be singing to the choir.
LOL More fakery.
They clearly buy their own voting machines and install them in cities around America so why would this be any different than every other method of voter fraud?
Bwahahahahaha.....now we can look forward to really skewed pollings..... =.=
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Guide for employers on the abolition of the default retirement age (part 1)
The question of how to deal with older members of staff, particularly those who have worked for a business for a long time, can be a difficult one for managers
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The question of how to deal with older members of staff, particularly those who have worked for a business for a long time, can be a difficult one for managers, writes David Regan, a solicitor in the employment team at Mundays Solicitors.
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At present, employers must follow a fairly strict retirement process, which penalises them for failing to comply, but does allow them to choose to retire an employee without the employee having any say in the matter. With effect from 6 April 2011, this process will begin to fall away and, from 1 October 2011, it will be age discrimination to dismiss someone by reason of retirement.
Changes to the law
The key changes to the law on retirement are as follows:
- Notices of intended retirement date cannot be issued from 6 April 2011 onwards.
- The default retirement age will be abolished with effect from 6 April 2011, although retirement will still be permitted in certain circumstances until 5 April 2012.
What does this mean for employers?
Notices of intended retirement can now only be issued for employees who are 65 or over (or will attain the company's default retirement age, if different from 65) on or before 30 September 2011 and the notice of intended retirement date for that employee must be issued no later than 5 April 2011. The notice given can be up to 12 months, so can take effect up to 5 April 2012.
Alternatives to the default retirement age
1. Speak to the employee "off the record"
While this option is tempting, trying to speak with an employee 'off the record' is fraught with difficulty. In brief, simply saying "this conversation is off the record", or "without prejudice", does not mean that the employee cannot use the conversation against the employer. Therefore an employee could argue that these discussions are an attempt to force them out on the grounds of their age, and consequently sue for age discrimination.
2. Speak to the employee "on the record"
The best time to do this is during annual appraisals, or at regular meetings. Indeed, it may make sense for employers to discuss future plans with all employees at appraisal time, because this will give the employer a better idea of who is looking for advancement, who is happy within their role, who is considering taking retirement, and enable them to plan accordingly.
3. Monitor performance
Many employers are concerned that the change in law means they will be stuck with staff members who cannot perform and who cannot be retired. This is not the case. In fact, under the new law, employers will have to keep a closer eye on who is performing well, and manage all employees' performance equally, regardless of age or length of service.
4. Set a corporate normal retirement age
Contrary to popular belief, employers will still be able to set a normal retirement age for employees. Although this will be age discrimination, this will be justifiable if the decision can be shown to be a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.
David Regan is a solicitor in the employment team at Mundays Solicitors, a regional practice that provides advice to corporate and private clients
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Find God in Music
Robert R. Reilly
Surprised by Beauty is highly spiritual. Stephen Hough, the wonderful pianist who records for Hyperion (interviewed in the book), says on the jacket cover:
Robert Reilly has the unusual and delightful ability to infect the reader with insatiable curiosity about the composers he champions. Names that often were unknown, and sometimes unpronounceable, suddenly seem totally fascinating and worthy of discovery at the earliest opportunity. Yet beyond this level of exploration is his personal vision of music as something profoundly spiritual, expressive of what is best and most enriching in human life and having the possibility of leading us to encounter God Himself.That is a good introduction to Surprised by Beauty. The opening quote of the book is from Max Picard: "[In] sound itself, there is a readiness to be ordered by the spirit, and this is seen at its most sublime in music." The love for music never ceases to impress, and as knowledgeable a man as Mr. Reilly is always a pleasure to have along for instruction. Before I delve at some length into examples I (dis)agree with in this book, let me summarize.
If you want loving introductions to the music of John Adams ("The Search for a Larger Harmony"), George Antheil ("Bad Boy Made Good"), Malcolm Arnold ("English Enigma"), Gerald Finzi ("Imitations of Immortality"), Stephen Gerber ("Keeping America Real"), Morton Gould ("Maestro of Americana"), Roy Harris ("Singing to America"), Vagn Holmboe ("The Music of Metaphysics"), László Lajtha ("Music from a Secret Room"), Gian Francesco Malipiero ("Beyond Italian Opera"), Frank Martin ("Guide to the Liturgical Year"), William Mathias ("Musical Incantations"), Carl Nielsen ("Music is Life"), Einojuhani Rautavaara ("New Northern Light"), Albert Roussel ("The Freedom of Personal Vision"), Edmund Rubbra ("On the Road to Emmaus"), Harald Saeverud ("A Norwegian Original"), Aulis Sallinen ("Scandinavian Consolation"), Peter Schickele ("Schickele Unmixed"), Franz Schmidt ("Setting the Apocalypse"), Alexander Tcherepnin ("From Russia With Love"), Eduard Tubin ("In From the Cold"), Geirr Tveitt ("The Music in the Waterfall"), Mieczyslaw Vainberg ("Light in the Dark"), Peteris Vasks ("Another New Northern Light"), as well as Duruflé, Elgar, Janáček, Martinů, Poulenc, Shostakovich, Sibelius, Vaughan-Williams, and Villa-Lobos—you have picked up the right book.
These are the composers dealt with in little chapters, ordered alphabetically and cobbled together from reviews and pieces written in different magazines. Nonetheless, there is a coherent line through the work, culminating in a few interviews with composers such as Robert Craft, David Diamond, Gian Carlo Menotti, Einojuhani Rautavaara, George Rochberg, and Carl Rütti.
Just for John Cage, Mr. Reilly has no kind words ("Apostle of Noise"). And the specter haunting some chapters, not to be rescued until Robert Craft takes up his cause, is Arnold Schoenberg. In fact, Schoenberg so rubs Mr. Reilly the wrong way that he elicits the book's strongest (and perhaps most contentious) statement from him: Ugliness is the aesthetic analogue to evil. When he discusses Moses und Aron and comes to the conclusion that Schoenberg couldn't finish that opera because he hadn't discovered Jesus in his life, I almost choked on my single malt. (To be fair, he is making a metaphysical point of negotiable validity here...)
Let me say it right away. As a lover of modern music—with a much higher tolerance for the unnecessarily absurd (Concerto for two cheese-graters, jet engine, electric toothbrush, and chromatic garbage disposal? Bring it on!)—I have
"All Music is Equal"
In a chapter on Peter Schickele (whose program structured my Saturdays until it was, unfortunately, taken off WETA—as, for lack of funding, no new programs are produced of Schickele Mix) Robert R. Reilly (RRR) notes his objection to Schickele Mix's mantra that "all music is created equal," which he continues to expose as nonsense by asking the highly rhetorical questions: "Is all poetry equal? Is a bottle of Thunderbird equal to a 1987 Caymus Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon? Is 'Who Let the Dogs Out?' on the same plane as a Mozart aria?"
Perhaps there is a kinder way to treat Schickele's statement. The proposition is that music ought to be qualitatively judged not by genre, but by where it stands within its genre. "All music is created equal" is not, to play with analogies, to say "all apples are created equal"—which is indeed nonsense; just look at the innate superiority of the Granny Smith!—but instead "that all FRUIT is created equal." Thus the question of whether strawberries were on the same plane as watermelons seems as silly as it probably deserves to be. One ought not to compare Mozart to Wagner or Wagner to Cage or Cage to Ligeti, and so forth, much less Mozart to Snoop Dogg or Diana Krall or Led Zeppelin. It would be not so much "unfair" (though, perhaps, that too!) but again: silly. The enjoyment gifted to us by—or garnered from—Mozart cannot be the same as that which we derive from Wagner or Ligeti or Duke Ellington. It may be equal for some in intensity, but it is not the same.
"All music is created equal" is not tantamount to saying that all music is the same (or even of equal quality). Hence, the same measure of beauty is grossly inadequate. Perhaps the joy from Cage's music can never be as intense as the joy from Mozart's pieces. This may be true for most listeners—and it is true for many reasons, intent not being the least among them—alas, they have value on their own grounds, if only in my opinion. In part I think that this way of thinking of music might be reflected by the actual quote with which Schickele Mix used to open, namely that it was a show dedicated to the proposition that "all musicS ARE created equal!"
In RRR's discussion on Nielsen he makes a comment along these lines: "This makes a dramatic, but not musical point." Unfortunately, he continues calling it a "miscalculation." Quite frankly, I do not understand why. Is music not supposed to be about more than merely music? L'Art pour l'art? I find nothing wrong with that; indeed, I may well expect it from art to make a point that is not part of its essence. If that were the case, art would become a warped meta-communication about art; a chain of self-referential statements. If applied to films, this would mean that there would be no good cinema aside from 8 ½ or State and Main. I specifically want art to make statements. Afterwards, I may judge the statement to have been transmitted successfully or not, or perhaps so much at the cost of the art itself, that I do not value it for much besides the statement. Perhaps a piece of music is less a movie under such circumstances, but rather a documentary. But I will listen with great interest to such documentaries, even if they are titled String Quartet for the End of Time.
Robert R. Reilly, Surprised by Beauty
His passion for Janáček's string quartets is so palpable that not having a copy at home must seem half a crime. His championing of Saeverrud (my initial reaction, too, was: Who???) is passionate and sophisticated. A book, in short, that will get much and repeated bedside reading and the occasional study: a charming companion through 20th-century classical music with amiably strong, if not always agreeable, opinions.


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by Virginia Sowers, ChildFund Community Manager
When the Petrucco family of Australia begins its walk across India in December, their journey will allow them to experience the wonders of life as well as to face its challenges.
Not unlike the pilgrims who traverse the Camino de Santiago (the way of St. James) across Europe or Mahatma Gandhi, who walked on behalf of the poorest of the poor, the Petruccos' footsteps will be a meditative mission. Their goal is to make a difference in the lives of India's most vulnerable children by raising funds through ChildFund Australia. They also anticipate a life-changing experience as a family.
"It's the most challenging goal we have set for ourselves as a family, says Nick Petrucco. He and his wife, Bec, their three children, Nick's parents and sister, along with other family members and close associates have been fundraising and preparing carefully for the ultimate trek. "Together we plan to walk from the west coast to the east coast of India, some 800 kilometers [nearly 500 miles)," he says. "What makes this so incredibly special is the opportunity to experience all of this together as a family."
The plan is to have a daily walking team as well as a support team, with the goal of traveling about 25 km (15 miles) per day. Nick, his eldest daughter, aptly named India, and Nick's stepfather are committed to walking every step of the way. Bec and the younger children (Maggie, age 9, and Gus, age 3) will walk as much as they can, accompanied by other family members.
In early December, the group will start from a seaside town in Kerala (West India), walk through Bangalore (central India) and finish in Chennai (East India) in mid-January, visiting ChildFund programs along the route.
Although the family has traveled extensively in Asia, the U.S. and Australia, crossing India on foot will be a first. "Never before have we attempted an adventure on this scale. We are just an everyday family, certainly not athletes or intrepid explorers," says Nick.
"This trip is about bringing together all of our passions: spending time together as a family, making a real difference in the lives of disadvantaged children and experiencing new people, cultures and places through our travels," he says.
Follow the journey and offer your support on the Petrucco's blog and Facebook site.


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The Administrative Policies and Procedures manual of Josephine County includes those policies which have county-wide application. These have been established by the Board of County Commissioners upon recommendation of the Administrative Steering Committee, after review of Department Heads and Elected Officials, and contain summary statements of administrative policy.
The purpose of these policies is to serve as a guide for the employer/employee relationship. The personnel policy manual contains general employment requirements and information; it is not intended to be comprehensive or to address all the possible applications of, or exceptions to, the general policies and procedures described.
The Josephine County safety and health program is designed to designate responsibilities associated with the following: use of safeguards to protect employee safety to the maximum extent possible; conducting safety and health inspections to identify and eliminate unsafe working conditions or practices; controlling health hazards and complying with OSHA safety and health standards; identifying employee training requirements; developing and enforcing safety and health rules and requiring that employees cooperate with such rules as a condition of employment; investigating, promptly and thoroughly, every accident to identify the cause and correct the problem as appropriate.
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Frapin 1697. I find it a bit more masculine smelling (less sweet)
Thread: Frapin 1697 or 1270?
Which one do you prefer, dollars aside?
What can you share about each?
Frapin 1697. I find it a bit more masculine smelling (less sweet)
Can one actually find a bottle of 1697 for purchase? This limited edition is tough to come by. That might help make your decision easier. :-)
LuckyScent says they will have it in late this month.
I preferred 1270 over 1697. For some reason I found 1697 to end up smelling a lot like suntan lotion after several hours.
- Expect the unexpected
I heard a rumour that 1697 is going to be re-issued by Frapin as a regular release (not a limited edition) and that it will be reformulated when this happens to contain a lower concentration of fragrance, therefore giving it a lighter, less thick feel. Of course, I have not heard anything official from Frapin so I could be totally wrong. But, perhaps this could be good news or bad news depending on your experience with the scent. I pesonally LOVED it when I smelled it, but the drydown was a bit underwhelming.
I have not smelled 1270.
"When you become comfortable with uncertainty. infinite possibilities open up in your life"
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1697 - I like the leather and tobacco hints in this fragrance. Otherwise it is a pleasant spice plum brandy scent that smells great enough to drink. 1270 is a little too sweet and rich for me and ends up being slightly irritating. 1270 has more of a gourmand feel - if you like fragrances that smell good enough to eat - this is it. Caravelle Epicee is definitely as fine a fragrance as 1697; I like it better. Caravelle Epicee is probably the finest spice heavy fragrance I have smelled and I prefer it over 1270 because of the high content of woods and incense notes. Frapin fragrances are pure quality!
1697 is a bit too chaotic for me as everything seems to happen at the same time. While I find 1270 a bit too sweet I also believe it's more balanced and better orcherstrated.
Overall they're both quality fragrances but from the same "family" I prefer other compositions (i.e. Idole, Bois D'Ombrie or Cozè)
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And that's why I chose Caravelle Epicee over both 1270 and 1697.
They are both (1270 & 1697) excellent fragrances but a bit too boozy/sweet for me in particular because I spray no less than 10 sprays per application. Caravelle Epicee glows at 16 sprays IMO.


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Graduate student David A. Hague of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department received a Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation Program (SMART) scholarship. The SMART Scholarship for Service Program provides an opportunity for students pursuing a graduate degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics disciplines to receive a full scholarship and be gainfully employed at a Department of Defense lab facility upon degree completion. Mr. Hague's sponsoring facility will be the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport, RI. The scholarship will pay full tuition and fees for Mr. Hague, and also provides a stipend during the academic year and paid summer internships for the duration of Mr. Hague's graduate program. Mr. Hague was one of roughly 300 recipients chosen from a pool of more than 3000 applicants for the scholarship.
Mr. Hague graduated from UMASS Dartmouth in 2005 with a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering. He is an Army veteran with tours of duty in Afghanistan in 2002 and Kosovo in 2006. From the end of 2006 until August 2009, he worked for Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems located in Tewksbury, MA as a signal processing software developer for a variety of Radar systems. His main academic interests are sonar signal processing, compressive sensing, and adaptive signal processing. He returned to UMASS in Fall 2009 as a research assistant at the Acoustic Signal Processing lab run by Dr. John R. Buck to pursue graduate study in underwater acoustic signal processing.
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I havent been able to get into my blog for about 3 days. A message comes up saying "the serve cannot be accessed".
Can you help??
Thank you
The blog I need help with is whitlocksaroundoz.com.
My blog doesnt work any more: i cant access it, other people cant access it. Whats going on???
I can go into my dashboard, but cant upate anything.
It seems my blog has been cancelled?
Can anybody help please??? Is there someone who administers blogs and can delete the access??
The address is whitlocksaroundoz.com
Someone seems to have gone into my account and changed the website linked to my address... My blog is "whitlocksaroundoz.com" and under my accont the blog "thewhitlocks.wordpress.com".
What is going on...?
Someone has cancelled my blog.
i have a blog called whitlocksaroundoz.wordpress.com, linked to the address whitlocksaroundoz.com.
It seems the different blog thewhitlocks.wordpress.com somehow got linked to our blog whitlocksaroundoz.com...? Their blog got cancelled and cannot be accessed any more. Our blog cannot even be found on google. thte page no longer exists.
I would really apprecate someone's help on this. i have put so much time ad effort on this blog and it has been mistakenly blocked or cancelled by someone else then me. it is very disappointing and frustrating.
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I'm getting deperate as we're travelling with a two kids & were using the blog as a means to keep in touch with our family & friends.
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Discussion in 'General Gallery' started by ShutterBug4_4, Aug 16, 2004.
I like the first one. Try playing a bit with a shutter speed in the last one. Make it 1 sec. for example and the effect will be great (I hope so )
I agree, a Longer shutter speed, or a neutral density filter would work wonders with alot of these shots.
I like the first one best. Good colors. A polarizer to get rid of the reflection on the water would have been nice.
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Quite simply, college is possible without joining a fraternity, but the level of experiences and connections built while in one is unmatched. Brotherhood in Sigma Alpha Epsilon - the largest male fraternity in North America, with 150 years of tradition - takes the college experience to even another level.
What makes SAE distinctive on Delaware's campus is the character of its members and the unity of the whole. There is the clear difference between joining SAE and many other organizations - brothers in Sigma Alpha Epsilon greet each other as if they had been friends their whole lives. We pride ourselves on having brothers with a diverse range of personalities and preferences who simply strive to achieve above others, while never forgetting to have a good time. We are brothers by choice, and for life.
The Delaware Alpha chapter of SAE was colonized at the University of Delaware in 1994 and chartered in 1997, and in our short time here we have undeniably made our presence felt: We have brothers who hold high positions in the Inter-Fraternity Council, are members of varsity sports teams and form competitive intramural teams, and who continuously receive academic honors; we hold numerous events with sororities each semester, including a Homecoming celebration in the fall, Greek Games in the spring, and everything in between from mixers to barbecues to watergun fights; formal in the spring, and numerous date parties held in surrounding cities.
The things that are made possible in SAE are endless, but they all begin with the quality of our brothers. So, to continue our tradition of excellence, we need you. Sincerely, if you have a genuine interest in not only enriching your college experience, but your entire life in general, joining Sigma Alpha Epsilon is the best decision you can make.
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You know you should write but you don't.
I don't. Let's be clear: I've neglected my blog for weeks now, though I love it. And it took three weeks to send email notes to some people I met at a conference and wanted to deepen the acquaintance. I've had two poems I've wanted to write for months. Sometimes the time isn't right, but how much deeper into the no-longer-new new year will I push evne the attempt to compose those poems? In spite of a few almost-insomniac utterances, I haven't felt like a poet lately.
And why do I keep choosing the petty stresses of my pampered life, the battles that should not be fought and can never be won, keep me from writing–a poem, a blog, a postcard, a letter. Sometimes anything will do.
So I was saved by a friend who sent me a card in the mail.
Amanda tells me, "I'm on a hiatus from electronic communication right now because I cannot be trusted." You and me both Amanda. The letter is the treasure but the bonus is the image of Edwart Collyer's Still Life: A Letter Rack (1692), which is held in the Detroit Institute of Arts. Motor City, where Amanda used to live and which I have never visited.
If I see Amanda now, in San Francisco, many pleasures will be available to me but not Edwart Collyer's fascinating objects strapped to a letter rack. A letter rack? No one sent letters from my house when I was growing up, so we didn't have a letter rack. Are they still in use? The orange straps seem so strict but also comforting, held in place by tacks or rivets. In the straps, a field punctuated by orange–wax on the back of the letter, an orange comb, a copper pendant (or coin?) hanging from a silver tack, another orange seal, and what looks like an orange crayon or chalk or stick of wax for sealing letters.
I look closely at the details–a second comb, white with teeth closer together on one side than the other–and I feel calmer. Some London paper folded up and a feather or quill and a recorder or some instrument that makes me think of a recorder. And I wonder why, for the last two weeks, I was so distracted with my students. I'm trying to teach them poetic form, whatever that is. Today was better: I was really there and until I felt that, I didn't realize I was not there weeks before. What I perceived to be their distraction was also mine. I know there are good and pleasing forms of distraction, restorative ones, but mostly we don't write because we cannot muster the concentration to do so. The mind is either too empty or too full.
I am grateful for the stark negative space around the objects in Collyer's Still Life, even if it is a dark brown I cannot quite name. If the world were so small that it could fit on a letter rack, and all things could be seen as both discrete and overlapping, I would sit down and write my poems, and a letter to my friend, who is waiting for me not in Leyden, perhaps where Edwart Collyer waited for his letters, but in San Francisco, where she might soon be opening a letter from me.


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Content in chapter 3 (The Machine that changed the world)
Supply Chain to Support Lean Production
The production of a car involves enginering and fabricating more than 10,000 major components and assembling them inot around 100 major subassemblies - engines, transmissions, steering gears, suspensions, and so on.
Toyota took a new approach to organize this supply 10,000 major components. It termed the suppliers of complete sub-assemblies as first tier suppliers. These first-tier suppliers form an integral part of the new product development team. They are given responsibility for detail engineering the sub-assembly. They are given the performance specification of the subassembly, which is developed with them as a part of the team developing the new car. The supplier has to deliver the prototype for testing and once approved, the production order was given. Thus the detailed engineering of the subassembly was done by the tier 1 supplier. The tier 1 suppliers were encouraged to talk among themselves about ways to improve the design process. Each first- tier supplier formed a second tier of suppliers for components.
Toyota takes some equity in some supplier companies and these companies are encouraged to take equity in Toyota. Toyota also acts as banker for its supplier group providing loans to finance the machinery for new products.
Toyota share personnel also with suppliers. It provides work-force when load surges and also deputes its managers. Toyota encourages its suppliers to produce for other companies also.
Kanban system: Kanban system is used in Toyota production system to implement Just-in-time (JIT). As a container of parts was used up, it was sent back to the previous step or the supplier and this becomes the signal to make one more container of parts. Reduction of inventories in the JIT system means any error will disrupt the production. But the power of JIT idea is to involve everybody in quality and timely production by removing safety stocks or nets.
It took Eiji Toyoda and Ohno more than twenty years to fully implement JIT within the Toyota supply chain. They succeeded and created a highly productive, high quality, responsive supply chain.
Chapter 6
Problem of supplying 10,000 parts for making a car.
Henry Ford's solution: Do everything in your factory.
Alfred Sloan's solution for GM - Do it all in your own company but set up decentralized parts making divisions.
Toyota's Lean Solution to Parts Supply
At the very outset of product development, the lean producer selects all the tier I suppliers. Lean producers assign a whole subassembly as a component to a first-tier supplier.
The first-tier suppliers assign their engineers as resident design engineers to the lean development program of the final assembler. The development typically starts two to three years prior to production. As product planning is completed with the help of various resident design engineers of various suppliers, the basic design of the subassembly is handed over to the respective supplier for detailed engineering. The detailed engineering is done with support from design engineers of tier 2 suppliers.
The lean producer takes care to learn an enormous amount about the supplier's production cost and quality. Such interchange take place because a rational framework exists for deciding price that gives adequate profit to the supplier. The contract between the buyer and seller establishes ground rules for quality assurance, ordering and delivery, proprietary rights, material supply and pricing over a long-term. The contract lays the basis for a cooperative relationship between the company and suppliers.
Lean Supply Practices
The system of establishing prices: The lean producers work on target pricing and costing. The lean assembler sets a target price for the car and with the suppliers, figures how the car can be made for this price while allowing reasonable profit for both the assembler and the suppliers. The basis of the system is "market price minus" rather than "supplier cost plus" rule.
To achieve target cost, both the assembler and the supplier use value engineering. Value engineering is used during design and it is also used during the entire production phase. We need to emphasize that industrial engineering is used during design as well as during the production phase. Actually, lean systems incorporate industrial engineering objective of efficiency and profit improvement through elimination of waste in the project right from the inception of the new product development. In lean systems, managers take a much more active part in the efficiency improvement by involving all their people in efficiency improvement along with other objectives.
Womack et al. comment that cost reduction is more focused in lean systems as costs can be ascertained more quickly and accurately due to short set up times and batch quantities.
Declining Prices and Costs: A second feature of lean supply is continually decreasing prices over the life of a model in components as well as the assembly. Lean producers and supply chain managers believe that learning curve benefits overcome inflation and plan for reduction in prices and costs.
There are agreements to share the cost decrease achieved in collaboration and for keeping the cost reduction benefits achieved by the supplier alone during the life of the model. So there is incentive to participate in the cost reduction activities during the entire life cycle of the product.
Delivery Schedule: In lean supply chains, the universal practice is to deliver components directly to the assembly line many times in a day, with no inspection of incoming parts.
Production smoothing (Heijunka): Lean producers try to smooth production not through inventory buildups but through other means and share ups and downs with supply chain.
Supplier Associations: A final feature of lean supply is the supplier associations where the first tier suppliers of the company meet to share new finding on better ways to make business. That how the supply chain improvement effort is carried out. These supplier meets have been extremely important for disseminating such new concepts as statistical process control (SPC) and total quality control (TQC) in the late 1950s and early 1960s, value analysis and value engineering (VE) later in the 1960s, and the computer aided design (CAD) in the 1980s.
Research Papers
Investigating "The Way" for Toyota suppliers: A quantitative outlook on Toyota's replicating efforts for supplier development
Type: Case study
Author(s): Phillip Marksberry
Source: Benchmarking: An International Journal Volume: 19 Issue: 2 2012
Development of lean supply chains: a case study of the Catalan pork sector
Type: Research paper
Author(s): Catalina Perez, Rodolfo de Castro, David Simons, Gerusa Gimenez
Source: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal Volume: 15 Issue: 1 2010
Improving construction supply chain collaboration and performance: a lean construction pilot project
Type: Research paper
Author(s): Per Erik Eriksson
Source: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal Volume: 15 Issue: 5 2010
Lean supply chain and its effect on product cost and quality: a case study on Ford Motor Company
Type: Case study
Author(s): H.M. Wee, Simon Wu
Source: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal Volume: 14 Issue: 5 2009
Strategic considerations in the development of lean agri-food supply chains: a case study of the UK pork sector
Type: Case study
Author(s): David H. Taylor
Source: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal Volume: 11 Issue: 3 2006
The making of a lean aerospace supply chain
Type: Case study
Author(s): L.M.J. Michaels
Source: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal Volume: 4 Issue: 3 1999
An Analysis on Application of Lean Supply Chain Concept for Construction Projects. Full Text Available
By: Baladhandayutham, T.; Venkatesh, Shanthi. Synergy (0973-8819). Jan2012, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p25-36. 12p.
Modelling and analysis of workflow for lean supply chains. Full Text Available
By: Ma, Jinping; Wang, Kanliang; Xu, Lida. Enterprise Information Systems. Nov2011, Vol. 5 Issue 4, p423-447.
A Lean Supply Chain Manifesto. Full Text Available
By: Reese, Andrew K. Supply & Demand Chain Executive. Aug/Sep2006, Vol. 5 Issue 7, p23-27.
Build and Manage a Lean Supply Chain. Full Text Available
By: Srinivasan, Mandyam M.; Srinivasan, Tanushree; Choi, Emily W. Industrial Management. Sep/Oct2005, Vol. 47 Issue 5, p20-25.
Reinventing Lean: Introducing Lean Management into the Supply Chain (Google eBook)
Gerhard Plenert
Butterworth-Heinemann, 26-Jul-2010 - Technology & Engineering - 328 pages
Lean Supply Chain: Collected Practices and Cases
Productivity Press
Productivity Press, 2006 - Business & Economics - 136 pages
Lean Supply Chain Management: A Handbook for Strategic Procurement
Jeffrey P. Wincel
Productivity Press, 2004 - Business & Economics - 239 pages
Lean SCM Consultants
Lean Warehousing
Lean concept has been used in supply chain and warehousing
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Collaborator of Bethlehem by Matthew Rees
The murder of a leader of the Palestinian Martyrs Brigade leads to the arrest of George Saba, a Palestinian Christian accused of collaborating with the Israelis. Omar Yussef, a modest history teacher at a United Nations school in the West Bank, is impelled to investigate the murder to exonerate his former pupil, who he knows is innocent. As he struggles to save George, Omar Yussef is drawn into a complex plot where it is impossible to tell friend from enemy.
Matt Beynon Rees is the former Jerusalem bureau chief for Time. His Omar Yussef mysteries include The Collaborator of Bethlehem (winner of the Crime Writers' Association New Blood Dagger Award) and A Grave in Gaza. He is also the author of the nonfiction work Cain's Field: Faith, Fratricide, and Fear in the Middle East. Born in Wales, he lives in Jerusalem and maintains a website at www.mattbeynonrees.com.


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Hi, Dan Given the detailed description of HL7 RIM and Domain Vocabulary, it is quite tempting to generate the RIM ontology directly from some kind of conversion scheme between UML and RDF/OWL , preferably some automated tools/scripts. I assume you must aware some similar efforts in generating RIM ontology. One such ontology is made by Bhavna Orgun (http://www.ics.mq.edu.au/~borgun/Software.html). However, when examining closely the fundamental theories behind UML (OO) and RDF/OWL (Model theory), you will find that the direct translation from UML to RDF/OWL is not so straightforward as it seems. For example: 1. Mapping UML classes to RDF classes UML class hierarchy is shown in class diagram. In a typical OO fashion, if class B is the subClass of class A, all attributes of A will be "inherited" by B. Furthermore, class B often will have additional attributes that impose further restrictions on B. RIM class diagram only shows those subclasses that have additional attributes compare to their super-classes. Translation of RIM class diagram into RDF/OWL classes and subclasses can be quite misleading. I find a more adequate categorization is the class type list in the domain vocabulary, for example, for classification of the act class, I have used the domain ActClass ("A code specifying the major type of Act that this act-instance represents" ). 2. Mapping UML attributes RDF properties In OO, all attributes of a class will be inherited by its subclasses. In RDF/OWL, there is not such "inheritance", such that {?A ?P ?X. ?B rdfs:subClassOf ?A} => {?B ?P ?X} (the above rule does not exist in OWL semantics) Some semantics in OO inheritance can be mapped to RDF/OWL using restrictions, but great care must be applied not to over-restrict your ontology. Maybe we can look at some details during one of our Tcon. 3. Mapping "relationship classes" to RDF property There are "relationship classes" in RIM, such as ActRelationship class, RoleLink class. These classes are used to state relationship between two acts, or two roles. In OO, they are designed as classes, and can be easily mapped to the ER model for database, in order to accommodate one-to-many relationship. In RDF/OWL, it is natural to model them as properties, and their types as sub-properties. This is how they are modelled in our RIM ontology mentioned in my previous email. These are a few points I have encountered during my exercise of constructing RIM Ontology. I am copying HCLS list on this subject, hope to hear from other people's experience in "converting RIM ontology from UML" or from UML->OWL in other domains. Many domain knowledge is captured in UML type of models and diagrams. If we can find a good way to convert these domain knowledge in UML to OWL, I believe it would offer some value for Informatics as general. Kind regards. Helen http://www.agfa.com/w3c/hchen email@example.com 08/25/2006 12:34 PM To Helen Chen/AMPJB/AGFA@AGFA cc Subject RE: invitation for next ACPP call Thanks for the welcome Helen. I hope to learn a lot and perhaps, at least, contribute a little. I've been exploring transforms from UML to RDF and have found some resources. Do you have anything written on mappings or transforms from the RIM to RDF expressions? Dan Russler, M.D. VP Clinical Informatics Oracle (VM) 404-439-5983 --- Original Message --- Hi, Dan and the group My sincere apology to all with regard to this week's ACPP Tcon. I was on vacation the whole week and did plan to attend the Tcon on Tuesday. Due to a health problem of my father, I ended up only getting back to my computer this morning. Welcome, Dan, to this group. It is so good to hear your interest in working on HL7 RIM ontology. We have the same intention and worked on a draft which you can find at ACPP group's attachments section: http://esw.w3.org/topic/HCLS/ACPPTaskForce?action=AttachFile You can download the RIMV3OWL.zip file which contains all files of RIM ontology in protege. I had some design consideration and choices made during the design and implementation of this ontology and discussed them once with Chimizie. I am very much looking forward to hearing your comments and working together. I hope to talk with all of you on our next Tcon at 3pm, Tuesday, August 29. Kind regards. Helen http://www.agfa.com/w3c/hchen "Davide Zaccagnini" <email@example.com> 08/22/2006 08:27 AM To <email@example.com>, <firstname.lastname@example.com>, <firstname.lastname@example.com>, Helen Chen/AMPJB/AGFA@AGFA, <email@example.com>, "'Brandt, Sam \(MED US\)'" <firstname.lastname@example.com> cc Subject RE: invitation for next ACPP call Dan, Here are the details SW_HCLS(ACPP) SW Life Sciences IG Tuesdays 3:00pm-4:15pm +1.617.761.6200, conference code 2277 ("ACPP") Regards Davide -----Original Message----- From: email@example.com [mailto:email@example.com] Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 6:18 PM To: email@example.com; email@example.com; firstname.lastname@example.com; firstname.lastname@example.com; email@example.com; Brandt, Sam (MED US) Subject: Re: invitation for next ACPP call Thanks!...I'm looking forward to working with this group. Can someone send call-in information? 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20mph limits - 457/16
Dated: 22 Apr 2016
Provision of information held by Northumbria Police made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the 'Act')
Thank you for your e mail dated 7 April 2016 in which you made a request for access to certain information which may be held by Northumbria Police.
As you may be aware the purpose of the Act is to allow a general right of access to information held at the time of a request, by a Public Authority (including the Police), subject to certain limitations and exemptions.
You asked:
I would be obliged if you would let me have sight of any written policy concerning the detection and/or prosecution of drivers contravening the twenty (20) speed limits within the Northumbria Police area for the past 3 (three) years
I would also be obliged if you could release details of the numbers of drivers prosecuted/cautioned for contravention of the 20mph limits.
We have now had the opportunity to fully consider your request and I provide a response for your attention.
Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted with the both the Motor Patrols and Fixed Penalty Units of Northumbria Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by Northumbria Police however cannot be disclosed for the following reasons.
The information, particularly regarding prosecutions, is not held in an easily retrievable format. There is no specific code for searching to see if a prosecution for speeding related to 20mph or indeed any other speed limit. In 2015 alone there were 2433 speeding offences which resulted in prosecution. Each of those would require manual review to establish the speed limit exceed. Even at a conservative estimate of 1 minute per record, which we have considered as reasonable, we have estimated that to locate and extract this information would take over 40 hours, therefore Section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information Act would apply. This section does not oblige a public authority to comply with a request for information if the authority estimated that the cost of complying with the request would exceed the appropriate limit of 18 hours, equating to £450.00
You should consider this to be a refusal notice under Section 17 of the Act for that part of your request.
Although excess cost removes Northumbria Police's obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, as a gesture of goodwill I have supplied information below, relative to your request, retrieved or available before it was realised that the fees limit would be exceeded. I trust this is helpful, but it does not affect our legal right to rely on the fees regulations for the remainder of your request.
The information provided is for the last 3 calendar years, 01/01/13 to 31/12/15.
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Chinga-Carrasco, G., Miettinen, A., Hendriks, C., Gamstedt, E., & Kataja, M. (2011). Structural characterisation of wood pulp fibres and their nanofibrillated materials for biodegradable composite applications. In J. Cuppoletti (Ed.), Nano composites and Polymers with Analytical Methods - Book 3. Rijeka: InTech. Retrieved from http://intechopen.com/articles/show/title/structural-characterisation-of-kraft-pulp-fibres-and-their-nanofibrillated-materials-for-biodegradab
|Structural characterisation of wood pulp fibres and their nanofibrillated materials for biodegradable composite applications
|Chinga-Carrasco, Gary; Miettinen, Arttu; Luengo Hendriks, Cris. L.; Gamstedt, E. Kristofer; Kataja, Markku
|Introduction: The utilization of wood pulp fibres in composite materials has gained major interest during the last years. One of the major motivations has been the potential of wood pulp fibres and their nanofibrillated derivatives for increasing the mechanical properties of some materials. However, in order to exploit the full potential of wood pulp fibres and cellulose nanofibrils as reinforcement in hydrophilic and hydrophobic matrices, several characteristics of fibres and their interactions with a given matrix need to be understood. With the increasing capabilities of novel microscopy techniques and computerized image analysis, structural analysis is moving forward from visual and subjective evaluations to automatic quantification. In addition, several microscopy techniques for obtaining 2D and 3D images of a given composite material, including field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and X-ray micro-computed tomography (X-µCT), have evolved considerably during the last years. X-µCT is a non-destructive method for obtaining the three-dimensional structure of a physical material sample. It is well suited for structural analysis of complex heterogeneous materials such as paper, biological materials and fibrous composites (Samuelsen et al., 2001; Holmstad et al., 2005; Axelsson, 2008). In addition, FESEM is a powerful technique for assessment of a variety of materials. One of the major advantages of FESEM is its versatility and high-resolution power (Chinga-Carrasco et al., 2011). Structures down to 1-2 nm can thus be visualized and quantified. In this work we will focus on practical and complementary imaging and image analysis techniques. We will also give a brief introduction to SEM, X-µCT and to 3D image analysis methods, emphasizing topics that are relevant for characterisation of composite materials. Selected case studies of wood pulp fibre-reinforced composite materials and their corresponding microstructure-property relationships will be discussed. ...
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|Nano composites and Polymers with Analytical Methods, Book 3. - Edited by John Cuppoletti. ISBN 978-953-307-352-1.
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|Copyright © 2011 InTech. All chapters are Open Access articles distributed under the Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike Attribution 3.0 license, which permits to copy, distribute, transmit, and adapt the work in any medium, so long as the original work is properly cited.
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Rugby Championship: Australia unchanged for Eden Park
Last Updated: 20/08/14 2:20pm
Australia coach Ewen McKenzie has named an unchanged side for Saturday's Rugby Championship clash with New Zealand in Auckland.
The Wallabies drew 12-12 with the All Blacks – ending New Zealand's 17-match winning run - at a rain-soaked Olympic Stadium last Saturday and McKenzie has resisted the temptation to tinker with his side.
Australia's task is huge - they have not won at Auckland's Eden Park for 28 years. And New Zealand have won 32 straight games against all opposition at their spiritual home dating back to 1994.
Kurtley Beale retains the fly-half position with Bernard Foley again left on the bench, while Nic White holds on to the starting scrum-half role from Nick Phipps, who impressed as a replacement last Saturday.
McKenzie said: "We were impressed with the pressure we were able to apply in the opening Test and, despite some errors, were pleased with the intent of the group to continue attacking despite the poor weather conditions.
"I imagine both teams are excited by the prospect of a dry evening in Auckland on Saturday night, which will have an influence on the way the game is played.
"For us, we know we need to be more clinical in certain areas, but overall we feel the same group of guys deserve the opportunity to have another crack."
Beale kicked all of Australia's points in the first Test and McKenzie is backing the mercurial match-winner to continue sparking the Wallabies' attack.
"Selection is never easy, although we've made a lot of tough decisions in this space over the past 12 months with the ultimate goal of winning games," he said.
"You're always looking to improve and I'm confident the sum of those hard choices has put us in a better position today.
"While we didn't quite get there on Saturday night, I do know that we've made good progress since our first Test against New Zealand a year ago.
"That gives us some confidence heading into what will be an extremely tough challenge in Auckland on Saturday night."
McKenzie believes that last weekend's draw is proof that the gap between the two teams is closing.
"Recent results would suggest Eden Park hasn't been a happy place for Australia and already this week we've seen that not many people are giving us a chance in Auckland," he said.
"Sporting records are there to be broken and we'll look forward to the opportunity of playing the All Blacks in their own backyard on Saturday night."
Team: 15-I Folau, 14-P McCabe, 13-A Ashley-Cooper, 12-M Toomua, 11-R Horne, 10-K Beale, 9-N White, 1-J Slipper, 2-N Charles, 3-S Kepu, 4-S Carter, 5-R Simmons, 6-S Fardy, 7-M Hooper, 8-W Palu,
Replacements: 16-J Hanson, 17-P Cowan, 18-B Alexander, 19-W Skelton, 20-S Higginbotham, 21-N Phipps, 22-B Foley, 23-T Kuridrani
Watch New Zealand take on Australia live on Sky Sports 4 on Saturday, with coverage from 8am.


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A thirsty burglar who damaged 18th century windows as he smashed his way into a former Fartown vicarage was caught – after helping himself to a bottle of sherry.
Alcoholic Marcin Kramarski couldn't remember breaking into the historic house which dates back to 1790.
He was snared by his DNA after taking a swig from a bottle of Coleburn sherry.
Kirklees magistrates jailed the self-employed gardener for more than six months after he admitted burglary.
Prosecutor Andy Wills said that the raid on the five bedroom property on Woodhouse Hill happened on October 5.
The old vicarage was described as set back from the main road and not overlooked due to the number of trees surrounding it.
The 60-year-old owner left the property locked and secure but returned later that evening to find that it had been burgled.
Mr Wills said: "Those responsible had entered by the downstairs toilet.
"The windows had been broken and these particular windows had been in the house since it was originally built back in the 1700s."
Kramarski carried out a tidy search of the home, taking a half-filled bottle of Bell's whisky and a drill with him when he left.
He had ripped the burglar alarm off the wall to silence it after he triggered it and gone into the bedroom of the owner's son and opened a camera case.
Mr Wills told magistrates: "A bottle of Coleburn sherry had been moved and someone had a drink from that bottle, left the top off and left it on the worktop.
"The defendant was linked by the bottle left at the scene, a DNA swab was taken and this matched him."
The raid left the owner facing more than £1,000 of repair bills.
Magistrates heard that the 34-year-old had an offence of attempted burglary on his record, committed in similar circumstances.
In 2015 he targeted a house not overlooked by other houses and used a large rock from the garden to smash through a first floor window.
Kramarski, of Riddings Road in Deighton, fled after being disturbed but was linked to the crime after leaving his DNA at the point of entry.
He initially denied responsibility for the burglary in interview, claiming that he did walk past but had gone to a friend's house for a drink.
However when the DNA analysis was put to him by police, he could not explain how he could be attached to a bottle left inside the house.
Aftaab Hussain, mitigating, said that his client was an alcoholic and could not remember committing the offence.
He said: "He drinks heavily on a daily basis and there are occasions where he does not recall what he's doing.
"It's not the most sophisticated offence. He's gone into the property and taken a drink from a bottle of alcohol, leaving his DNA which has linked him to the offence.
"The only mitigation is that no one was in at the time and there's been quite a tidy search with the items taken being of relatively low value."
Magistrates jailed Kramarski for 26 weeks and 19 days.


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Entries Tagged as 'TL;DR'
Oh Grandpa, you tell the funniest bedtime stories!
April 12th, 2011 · 65 Comments
Tags: dishes · guilt trip · kids today · most popular notes of 2011 · San Francisco · TL;DR
Take a moment and look up the word RUDE.
January 6th, 2011 · 76 Comments
Just in case you were still under the impression that leaving an anonymous note will somehow allow you to maintain the moral high ground, take a look at this classic neighborly exchange from Drew's apartment building in Atlanta.
related: I hope your cat chokes
Tags: Atlanta · neighbors · noise · not-so-veiled threats · obnoxious definition · oh snap · rebuttals · TL;DR
Need another reason to ditch the elevator for the stairs? Two words: nose grease.
November 19th, 2010 · 67 Comments
Our submitter, April, fills us in on a little background: The CMB building on the UT-Austin campus is home to Austin's local PBS station, KLRU, and NPR affiliate, KUT, as well as classrooms for the University's Radio-TV-Film department.
Apparently, one of the jokers frequenting this building is fond of pressing his or her nose on the surface of the stainless steel elevator doors — or at least that's the conclusion drawn by the exasperated author of the following screed.
Tags: art · Austin · elevator · most popular notes of 2010 · that's disgusting · TL;DR · WTF?
Another 4-year-old gets wise to the cruel, cruel world we live in.
October 28th, 2010 · 128 Comments
With Halloween upon us, it's not just uprooted flowers that are breaking the hearts of 4-year-olds around the world. Now entire families (of pumpkins) are being destroyed!
Once again, this compulsive over-sharing seems to be a uniquely American phenomenon. As Archie in Brighton witnessed, the Brits manage to get straight to the bloody point.
related: People suck. (A valuable lesson for any four-year-old)
Tags: guilt trip · Halloween · kids · stealing · TL;DR · Won't somebody think of the children?
People suck. (A valuable lesson for any 4-year-old)
October 21st, 2010 · 160 Comments
Cait spotted this artful example of parental passive-aggression "in front of a very, very wealthy residence" in New York's East Village. "I get that ripping up the flowers was a douchey move," Cait says, "but this seems a little over the top."
To which I'd add: Um, yes. (They had me at the first semicolon.)
Meanwhile, across the globe, another 4-year-old was given a similar learning experience. In Australia, however, they don't bother beating around the bush.*
*Apologies. Bad pun intended.
Tags: Australia · flowers, trees, houseplants & gardens · guilt trip · kids · Moms & Dads · most popular notes of 2010 · New York · rhetorical question · runaway run-on sentences · semicolon abuse · stealing · TL;DR · Won't somebody think of the children? · You call that punctuation?
The Toilet Paper Ministry
August 24th, 2010 · 70 Comments
Hey, look — it's almost the entire 12-step program in one note! I especially like the abridged version: "To the idiot who stole: the world is your oyster."
Tags: "helpful" advice · heart · Orange County · stealing · TL;DR · toilet paper
Sorry to break it to you
July 5th, 2010 · 101 Comments
The following message is a bit long, yes, but I had to post it because it reads uncannily like what I imagine as the epistolary novel of the future — complete with an unreliable narrator à la the Adrian Mole Diaries (or the sub-par American ripoff, Youth in Revolt).
It comes to us from Helen in Northern Ireland, who gives the following backstory: "So, I met a friend of a friend on a night out and he offered to 'walk me home.' Seeing right through that clever ruse, I left, only to be bombarded with no fewer than four texts, a Facebook message and a voicemail all saying some inebriated yet romantic things."
Months later, Helen ran into a mutual friend of this would-be Lothario, and casually said something along the lines of, 'He tried to walk me home once, but I think he is a bit strange.' Shortly thereafter, she received this gem of a Facebook message. "Luckily," Helen says, "he removed and blocked me from Facebook immediately after sending it. Nice chap!"
related: And women like u wonder why u get judged and labeled shallow
Tags: Facebook · just an asshole · just not that into you · oh no you didn't · spurned lover · TL;DR · U.K.
The joys of teaching
July 1st, 2010 · 99 Comments
Our submitter, an English teacher in Thailand, received this letter from a parent so notorious at the school for notes like this that she has her own nickname among the staff — "SS, as in nuttier than squirrel shit." The exasperating part, our submitter says, is the mother's uncanny ability to "correct" non-mistakes in her daughter's essays. ("As you may guess from reading, the daughter's English is better than her own," she says.)
And as tempted as she was to correct the mother's grammar in her note, "I had to stop, for fear of my head exploding."
If that note left a bit of a bad taste in your mouth (or you're one of those short-attention span "TL;DR types,") not to worry: enjoy this end-of-the-year note written to a first-grade teacher in Atlanta. No, it's not passive-aggressive…just adorable.
related: Sympathy for the Devil
Tags: Atlanta · kids · schools & teachers · Thailand · TL;DR
So…I'm guessing you don't get many visitors in your neck of the woods.
May 27th, 2010 · 90 Comments
Our anonymous submitter saw this notice up in Canada's Yukon territory. "I always knew that dogs were a very important in the life of the Yukoners," she says, by way of explanation…an explanation that, frustratingly, explains next to nothing about these people or their "visitors."
Also, re: points #4 & 6 — my dog isn't very good at coming when called, but he happens to love hanging out with "drug-using people." (Lots of Cheetos crumbs and whatnot to lick off the floor.)
related: Your are welcome
Tags: Canada · cats · dogs · guests · questionable logic · TL;DR
Passive-Aggressive Kitchen-Sink Poetry
April 23rd, 2010 · 116 Comments
So, which of these cutesy little rhymes is least likely to make you stab yourself in the eye?
Exhibit a) from an office break room in Atlanta, Georgia?
Exhibit b) from a college dorm suite in Winston-Salem, North Carolina?
Or — smiley-face-free! — exhibit c) from a share house full of frat boys in Los Angeles?
Still there? If so, you probably need a palate-cleanser after all those cringe-worthy couplets, so I'll leave you with this delicate haiku from an office in Washington, D.C.
related: Scatological Poetry Slam
Tags: Atlanta · clip art catastrophe · college life · D.C. · dishes · office · pure poetry · rainbow-colored · roommates · smiley · TL;DR · Winston-Salem