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|European rabbit[1]
|European rabbit
|Scientific classification
| Oryctolagus
Lilljeborg, 1873
|O. cuniculus
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| Oryctolagus cuniculus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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The European rabbit or common rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is a species of rabbit native to southwestern Europe (Spain and Portugal) and northwest Africa (Morocco and Algeria).[3] It has been widely introduced elsewhere, often with devastating effects on local biodiversity. However, its decline in its native range (caused by the diseases myxomatosis and rabbit calicivirus, as well as overhunting and habitat loss), has caused the decline of its highly dependent predators, the Iberian lynx and the Spanish imperial eagle. It is known as an invasive species because it has been introduced to countries on all continents with the exception of Antarctica, and caused many problems within the environment and ecosystems. Australia has the most problems with European rabbits, due to the lack of natural predators there.
The European rabbit is well known for digging networks of burrows, called warrens, where it spends most of its time when not feeding. Unlike the related hares (Lepus spp.), rabbits are altricial, the young being born blind and furless, in a fur-lined nest in the warren, and they are totally dependent upon their mother. Much of the modern research into wild rabbit behaviour was carried out in the 1960s by two research centres. One was the naturalist Ronald Lockley, who maintained a number of large enclosures for wild rabbit colonies, with observation facilities, in Orielton, Pembrokeshire. Apart from publishing a number of scientific papers, he popularised his findings in a book The Private Life of the Rabbit,[4] which is credited by Richard Adams as having played a key role in his gaining "a knowledge of rabbits and their ways" that informed his novel Watership Down. The other group was the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Australia, where numerous studies of the social behavior of wild rabbits were performed. Since the onset of myxomatosis, and the decline of the significance of the rabbit as an agricultural pest, few large-scale studies have been performed and many aspects of rabbit behaviour are still poorly understood.
Physical description
The European rabbit is a smallish, grey-brown (or sometimes black) mammal, although it ranks as medium-sized by lagomorph standards. It ranges from 34 to 50 cm (13 to 20 inches) in length, not counting a tail of 4 to 8 cm (1.6 to 3.1 in). Weight can range from approximately 1.1 to 2.5 kg (2.4 to 5.5 lb).[5] As a lagomorph, it has four sharp incisors (two on top, two on bottom) that grow continuously throughout its life, and two peg teeth on the top behind the incisors, dissimilar to those of rodents (which have only two each, top and bottom). Rabbits have long ears, large hind legs, and short, fluffy tails. Rabbits move by hopping, using their long and powerful hind legs. To facilitate quick movement, a rabbit's hind feet have a thick padding of fur to dampen the shock of rapid hopping. Their toes are long, and are webbed to keep from spreading apart as the animal jumps.
Ecology and behavior
Rabbits are social animals, living in medium-sized colonies known as warrens. They are largely crepuscular, being most active around dawn and dusk, although they are not infrequently seen active during the day. During the day, rabbits prefer to reside in vegetated patches, which they use for protection from predators.[6] At night, they move into open prairie to feed.[6] Rabbit populations seem to be greatest in ecotone habitats and less in scrublands or grasslands.[7] Rabbits in grasslands are preyed on by carnivores. Ecotone rabbits are preyed on by both.[7]
Rabbits require at least 55% water content in their diet to reproduce successfully and to maintain a healthy condition.[8] Rabbits are essentially mixed-feeders, both grazing and browsing, but grass is their primary food source. They nevertheless have a diverse diet of grasses, leaves, buds, tree bark, and roots. They will also eat lettuce, cabbage, root vegetables, and grains. Birds of prey are their primary predators in scrublands.[7]
Social organization
Rabbits live in warrens that contain two to 10 other individuals living in smaller groups to ensure greater breeding success.[9] Territoriality and aggression contribute greatly to the rabbits maturation process and help ensure survival of the population.[10] Mature male and females are better at fighting off predators.[10] Females tend to be more territorial than males, although the areas most frequented by females are not defended.[11] Rabbits mark their territories with dung hills.[12] They expel soft, mucus-covered pellets that are sometimes reingested (coprophagy). They also expel larger pellets covered with secretions from the anal gland.[13] A rabbit's success in repelling strangers depends on the potency of the pellets. When young rabbits leave their natal warrens, they either settle in their pre-existing territories, take over unoccupied, formerly established territories, or become transients.[14] Females tend to move into neighboring territories, while males tend to move further away.[14]
Rabbits can be extremely aggressive in the wild, and competition between males can often lead to severe injury and death. Although hostile displays are used, and males often squirt urine on challengers as a form of dominance, this nearly always enrages the challenger, resulting in immediate attack.[4] Rabbits use their powerful back legs as weapons, kicking at an opponent's underside, as well as biting and scratching with the front paws.
The male is called a buck and the female is a doe; a young rabbit is a kitten or kit.
The rabbit mating system is rather complex. Dominant males exhibit polygyny, whereas lower-status individuals (males and females) often form monogamous breeding relationships. Rabbits signal when they are ready to copulate by marking inanimate objects while giving off odoriferous substances though their chin gland, a process known as "chinning".[15] Dominance hierarchies exist in parallel for both males and females. Social rank is based on the amount of group aggression.[16] The dominant buck has greater mobility and more aggression than the dominant doe. This is likely because males have to fight each other for the females.[11] The social hierarchy of males is also determined by a number of other factors, such as the size of his patrol area, the number of females that visit his area, resting time near females, the number of shelters he visits, and the distance he travels daily.
Rabbits are famed for their reproductive capabilities. Although certainly not the strongest, fastest, or smartest of the mammals, they have carved out a strong ecological niche through their rate of impregnation, because female rabbits ovulate at the time of copulation. One striking example of rapid rabbit reproduction took place in Australia, where the first 24 rabbits introduced in 1859 had multiplied to form a population of over 600 million over the course of less than a century.[17][18]
The gestation cycle for a rabbit averages 31 days, although it can vary between 29 and 35 days. Litter sizes generally range between two and 12 rabbits. The young are born in a nesting burrow dug by the female, to which she returns once a day for four weeks for them to suckle.[19] The rabbit's reproductive abilities were the inspiration for the phrase "breeding like rabbits". They can reproduce from three to four months of age. They can produce four to seven litters of offspring per year; a mature female can be pregnant continuously for up to eight months. One single pair of mature rabbits is able to produce 30-40 offspring per year. Kittens are born in a nest in an isolated part of the warren. The females build, prepare and defend the nest. A doe will mark the nest with urine and fecal dropping to deter others from invading the site.[20] Does take care of the kittens without help from the bucks. However, bucks show considerable investment in the welfare of young, although much of this aspect of rabbit behavior is poorly understood. Males may be trying to enhance their social status by being surrounded by friendly individuals.[10]
Human relationship with rabbits
Recent research has shown that all European rabbits carry common genetic markers and descend from one of two maternal lines. These lines originated between 12,000 and 6.5 million years ago, when glaciers isolated two herds; one on the Iberian Peninsula and the other in Mediterranean France. It can be surmised that humans began hunting rabbits as a food source, but further research needs to be done to verify this. Little comprehensive evidence of the relationship of humans with European rabbits is documented until the medieval period.[21]
Humans' relationship with the European (sometimes called "true") rabbit was first recorded by the Phoenicians prior to 1000 BC, when they termed the Iberian Peninsula i-shaphan-ím (literally, the land of the hyraxes). This phrase closely resembles related modern Hebrew: i (אי) meaning island and shafan (שפן) meaning hyrax, plural shfaním (שפנים). Phoenicians called the local rabbits 'hyraxes' because rabbits resemble hyraxes in some ways, and were probably more common than rabbits in their native land (the Levant) at the time. Hyraxes, like rabbits, are not rodents. One theory states that the Romans converted the phrase i-shaphan-ím, with influence from the Greek Spania, to its Latin form, Hispania, which evolved into the modern Spanish word España (English "Spain"), and such other variations in modern languages. The precise meaning of shafan remains unclear, but the balance of opinion appears to indicate that the hyrax is indeed the intended meaning.[22]
The European rabbit is the only rabbit species that has been domesticated. All pet breeds of rabbits, such as dwarf lops and angoras, are of this species. However, rabbits and humans interact in many different ways beyond domestication. Rabbits are an example of an animal treated as a food, pet, and pest by members of the same culture. Urbanized European rabbits descended from pets have become pest problems in some cities. For instance, one of the northernmost populations of the species is now hosted by Helsinki, Finland, with an estimated 2,500 animals at the end of 2006 and 5,000 in autumn, 2007.[23] Finland's native lagomorphs are the European hare and the mountain hare. In Iceland, populations of O. cuniculus are also found in Reykjavik and in the Vestmann Islands.
As an invasive species
The European rabbit has been introduced as an exotic species into several environments, often with harmful results to vegetation and local wildlife, making it an invasive species. Such locations include Britain, where they were first introduced by the Romans following their invasion in AD 43;[24] (in November 2004 there were about 40 million European rabbits in the British Isles), Laysan Island (1903) and Lisianski Island in the Hawaiian Islands; Macquarie Island; Smith Island, San Juan Island (around 1900) later spreading to the other San Juan Islands; several islands off the coast of Southern Africa, one well-known example being that of Robben Island; Australia and New Zealand.
Twenty-four European rabbits were introduced to Australia in 1859 by estate owner Thomas Austin in Victoria. They soon spread throughout the country due to the lack of natural predators, widespread farming producing an ideal habitat, and mild Australian winters allowing them to breed year-round. Australia's equivalent to the rabbit, the bilby, was quickly pushed out by the rabbits. The bilbies are endangered, but are now making a comeback due to government protection. Between 1901 and 1907, Australia built an immense "rabbit-proof fence" to halt the westward expansion of the introduced rabbit population. The European rabbit can not only jump very high, but also burrow underground, making fencing essentially futile. During the 1950s, experiments with introduction of a virus, Myxomatosis cuniiculi, provided some relief in Australia, but not in New Zealand, where the insect vectors necessary for spread of the disease were not present. Myxomatosis can also infect pet rabbits of the same species. Today's remaining wild rabbits in Australia are largely immune to myxomatosis. The rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus has been cleared as a biological control agent against the European rabbit in Australia, and has already killed millions of the animals. It was also illegally introduced in New Zealand.
Domesticated rabbits
The only rabbit to be widely domesticated is the European rabbit, which has been extensively domesticated for food or as a pet. It was first widely kept in ancient Rome, where foetal rabbits were known as laurices and considered a delicacy, and has been refined into a wide variety of breeds during and since the Middle Ages.
Domesticated rabbits have mostly been bred to be much larger than wild rabbits, though selective breeding has produced a range sizes from "dwarf" to "giant", which are kept as food animals and pets across the world. They have as much colour variation among themselves as other livestock and pet animals. Their fur is prized for its softness; today, Angora rabbits are raised for their long, soft fur, which is often spun into yarn. Other breeds are raised for the fur industry, particularly the Rex, which has a smooth, velvet-like coat and comes in a wide variety of colors and sizes.
Portuguese National Authorities (ICNB) have classified the rabbit as Near Threatened in Portugal, whilst Spanish authorities recently reclassified the rabbit as Vulnerable in Spain.[25] In 2008, the European Rabbit was re-classified by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) as "Near Threatened" in its native range due to the extent of recent declines[26]
Fossil record
The oldest fossils attributed to the modern European rabbit species are around 0.5 Ma old (Middle Pleistocene).[27]
See also
- American Rabbit Breeders' Association, a non-profit organization focused on all aspects of raising, keeping and exhibiting domestic European rabbits
- Cuniculture, the breeding and raising of domestic European rabbits
- House Rabbit Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to domesticated European rabbit care, education, information, and advocacy
- Rabbit show jumping, a sport involving domestic European rabbits
- Rabbits in Australia, information on the European rabbit's status as a pest in Australia
- Warren (domestic), man-made warrens used for the commercial breeding and raising of European rabbits for fur and meat from the medieval period onwards
- List of rabbit breeds
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- ↑ Hoffman, R.S.; Smith, A.T. (2005). "Order Lagomorpha". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 205–206. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Smith, A.T.; Boyer, A.F. (2008). "Oryctolagus cuniculus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T41291A10415170. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T41291A10415170.en. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ↑ "ADW: Oryctolagus cuniculus: INFORMATION". Animal Diversity Web.
- 1 2 RM Lockley (1964), The Private Life of the Rabbit, Andre Deutsch
- ↑ Macdonald, D.W.; Barrett , P. (1993). Mammals of Europe. New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-09160-9.
- 1 2 Moreno, S. and R. D. Villafuerte, Migues (1996). "Cover is safe during the day but dangerous at night: the use of vegetation by European wild rabbit." Canadian Journal of Zoology 74:1656-1660.
- 1 2 3 Lombardi, L., N. Fernandez, et al. (2003). "Habitat-related Differences in Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) Abundance, Distribution, and Activity." Journal of Mammalogy 84(1):26-36.
- ↑ Clarke, G. M., Gross, S., Matthews, M., Catling, P. C., Baker, B., Hewitt, C. L., Crowther, D., & Saddler, S. R. 2000, Environmental Pest Species in Australia, Australia: State of the Environment, Second Technical Paper Series (Biodiversity), Department of the Environment and Heritage, Canberra.
- ↑ Daly, J. C. (1981). "Effects of Social Organization and Environmental Diversity on Determining the Genetic Structure of a Population of the Wild Rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus." Evolution 35(4): 689-706.
- 1 2 3 Dudzinski, M. L., R. Mykytowycz, et al. (1977). "Behavioral Characteristics of Adolescence in Young Captive European Rabbits, Oryctolagus cuniculus." Aggressive Behavior 3: 313-330.
- 1 2 Vastrade, F. M. (1987). "Spacing Behavior of Free-Ranging Domestic Rabbits, Oryctolagus cuniculus L." Applied Animal Behaviour Science 18:185-195.
- ↑ Mykytowycz, R. and M. L. Dudzinski (1972). "Aggressive and Protective Behaviour of Adult Rabbits Oryctolagus cuniculus (L.) Towards Rabbits." Behaviour 43: 97-120.
- ↑ Sneddon, I. A. (1991). "Latrine Use by the European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)." Journal of Mammalogy 72(4): 769-775.
- 1 2 Kunkele, J. a. V. H., D. (1996). "Natal dispersal in the European wild rabbit." Animal Behavior 51:1047-1059.
- ↑ Gonzalez-Mariscal, G., M. E. Albonetti, et al. (1997). "Transitory inhibition of scent marking by copulation in male and female rabbits." Animal Behavior 53:323-333.
- ↑ Rodel, H. G., A. Bora, et al. (2004). "Density-dependent reproduction in the European rabbit: a consequence of individual response and age-dependent reproductive performance." Oikos 104:529-539.
- ↑ "The virus that stunned Australia's rabbits". Retrieved 2007-06-21.
- ↑ "Building a Rabbit "Bomb" in Australia" (PDF). SCDWS Briefs. 10 (4). January 1995.
- ↑ Hofmann,H: Wild Animals of Britain and Europe, HarperCollins 1995, pg.118-119 ISBN 0-00-762727-0
- ↑ Mykytowycz, R. and M. L. Dudzinski (1972). "Aggressive and Protective Behaviour of Adult Rabbits Oryctolagus Cuniculus (L.) Towards Rabbits." Behaviour 43:97-120.
- ↑ "History of Rabbit Domestication -- Western Europe".
- ↑ "The Camel, the Hare and the Hyrax, chapter 6" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2012.
- ↑ Kemppainen, Jouni K. (October 2007). "Kanit keskuudessamme (The rabbits among us)". Suomen Kuvalehti (in Finnish): 76–83.
- ↑ "BBC NEWS - UK - England - Norfolk - Remains of Roman rabbit uncovered". bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ "SECEM 2006 red list" (PDF). secem.es.
- ↑ IUCN 2008 red list available at http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/full/41291/0
- ↑ The Lagomorph Fossil Record and the Origin of the European Rabbit by Nieves Lopez-Martinez, 2008, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Print ISBN 978-3-540-72445-2
- Reversing Rabbit Decline 2005 report concerning efforts to recover rabbits in Spain and Portugal, supported by the IUCN Lagomorph and Cat Specialist Groups
External links
- View the rabbit genome in Ensembl
- View the oryCun2 genome assembly in the UCSC Genome Browser.


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From modern dancer to Vegas showgirl, to marriage in Manhattan and the lucrative dot-com years, the road for Chestnut Hill resident Mary Gulivindala, 45, now a life and wellness coach, has gone from one coast of the country to another and to a very different kind of life.
In June, 2010, she founded Blue Print Life and Wellness Coaching, based in Chestnut Hill. At Blue Print, she utilizes her experience, and certifications in yoga and meditation from renowned institutions like the Kripalu Center in Western Massachusetts, where she is an associate faculty member, to help clients integrate mind, body and spirit and balance their lives in a healthy way.
"I consider myself a flashlight," Gulivindala said about her work. "I'm not a coach telling you what to do. I show [people] the possibilities they can't see. Sometimes when you're stuck in your own life, you can't see the possibilities and choices available.
"I have been in many therapeutic communities on both sides, a patient and a healer."
Now, she is on the healing side. Her services at Blue Print range from workshops for groups of new brides to meet one another to individual sessions that serve as a new-style kind of therapy. She uses tools like movement, meditation, art and traditional talk therapy to guide clients. In 2010, Gulivindala became a certified life and wellness coach/holistic health consultant through the American Aerobics Association International/International Sports Medicine Association (2010).
After graduating from Temple University with a degree in dance in 1991, the young woman from Lafayette Hill moved to L.A., where she knew no one and envisioned that she would "be the next Madonna."
"I didn't get the memo," said Gulivindala. The memo she refers to is the show business idiom that it was singers who go to L.A. and dancers who go to New York.
Because she knew she could make a living, Gulivindala decided to go into entertainment instead of modern contemporary dance, a form she said has taught her to focus on her breath, a key element of meditation, since she began to study it at age 7. Modern dance influenced her to pursue an interior dialogue through artistic expression, movement, breath work and discipline, she said. "It was the beginning of my journey into my spiritual practices."
The last semester of her senior year at Temple, Gulivindala had gone to Japan and performed in a production. She knew she could do similar work in Vegas. And so it was until 1996 that Gulivindala worked in Vegas. After that, she came back to Philadelphia for a short while to be with family and to regroup. That same year she moved into a single room occupancy hotel (SRO) on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. As it turned out, she had unknowingly moved into a residence run by people in recovery from drugs and alcohol. Upon later reflection, she thinks it was "by the grace of God" she moved into such a location.
The years in Vegas and subsequent three months in New York had been years of hard living. In between productions at the casinos, Gulivindala danced in clubs or traveled and led a gypsy-like life performing in other productions. Late nights and drinking were to her life what early mornings and traffic might be to a 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. type.
"Three months after moving to New York, I said this city was going to kill me," said Gulivindala. "I was losing interest in dancing. I felt destructive … I was living large, living the night life. I was being wined and dined. I was pretty into the scene. You know, girl in Manhattan."
But when she observed the women who lived with her, usually when she would come in from a long night around sunup, she decided to change her life.
Gulivindala went to Alcoholics Anonymous and began studying Eastern meditation and yoga. She sought out yoga gurus and attended fasting and holistic retreats at the Omega Center in Rhinebeck, NY. Over time, she developed a working relationship with a woman named Alison Shore-Gaines and began to work on her staff at the Kripalu Center.
Kripalu was formed in 1966 in western Massachusetts to promote yoga and uplift the physical, mental and spiritual well-being of individuals, according to its website. It offers a curriculum of more than 750 educational programs and spiritual retreats attended by over 25,000 individuals each year.
While living in New York, Gulivindala also met a man, and in 1998 at age 32 she married him. In the ensuing years the couple had two sons. They enjoyed a wealthy lifestyle provided for by her husband's dot-com investments, but the same thing that built his success separated his family. When the economy crashed, so did her husband's business. The family fell apart.
In 2006, Gulivindala moved to Orlando, Fla., with her two sons, Ravi, now 13, and a Springside Chestnut Hill Academy student, and James, now 6. In Florida she worked as a dance and substitute teacher, choreographer and at Walt Disney World as a friend of Pluto.
In 2008, after picking herself up through the severe depression and despair brought on by a broken marriage, she moved to Chestnut Hill. She wanted herself and her boys to be closer to her family.
In addition to her yoga and wellness certifications, Gulivindala is also a certified Community Chaplain through the New York Theological Seminary in New York City.
At one point, she worked with David-Dorian Ross, an American T'ai Chi Champion who has won seven U.S. National T'ai Chi gold medals, a world silver medal and two world bronze medals. Ross taught her to coach not only from the neck up but to use specific physical training practices to address emotional blocks and patterns.
Clients seek coaching services during times of personal or professional transition to achieve specific goals. Those seeking weight loss and wellness, brides preparing for a new life, those in career transition, parents and families needing direction, and people going through a divorce are a few examples of the people Blue Print serves.
Mary is now working out of her home, but she is currently negotiating for a space in the area that would be a home base for activities from holistic healing like yoga and meditation to dance classes, drum circles, drama, poetry, music, etc. Gulivindala also maintains a poetry blog.
"I did not go through all my struggles not to use those experiences to help others," she said.
For more information, visit www.blueprintlife-wellnesscoaching.com, email@example.com or call 267-505-1779.


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ECF/API Docs
The ECF API Docs page is a collection of documentation for the Eclipse Communication Framework project's core APIs.
- 1 ECF API Documentation
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- 3 Datashare API
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- 5 File Transfer API
- 6 Presence API
- 7 Remote Services API
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ECF API Documentation
Below are bundle-level documentation for each of the main ECF 2.0.0 APIs: ECF Core, Datashare API, Discovery API, File Transfer API, Presence API, Remote Services API, Shared Object API, Telephony API, and IPC API.
Each API has a link to information about the API bundle(s), and detailed information about that bundle, including required bundles/packages, exported bundles, links to javadocs for exported packages, extension points defined/exposed, OSGi Services exposed, and links to source (downloading and browsing).
ECF Core
The ECF Core API provides support for all other ECF APIs. This includes distributed identity (ID) services, ECF distributed container (IContainer) interface definition and factory-based container instance creation.
The primary entity in the ECF core API is the distributed container, whose runtime contract is represented by the IContainer interface. ECF protocol providers (e.g. XMPP, ECF generic, IRC, bittorrent, etc) all must create a class implmenting the IContainer core interface.
All other ECF APIs listed below are accessed as adapters via the IContainer.getAdapter(<interface class>). This allows the core container interface to be quite simple, having methods for connection/disconnection and access to other APIs via adapters. See the documentation for IContainer.getAdapter(<interface class>) for an example usage, or test code.
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The datashare API provides support for asynchronous messaging channels. Arbitrary data may be reliably sent to IChannels. These channels can represent both point-to-point messaging and publish-and-subscribe (group) messaging. IChannel instances are created via the IChannelContainerAdapter, which is an adapter interface accessed via IContainer.getAdapter(IChannelContainerAdapter.class).
See test code below for example usage.
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Discovery API
The discovery API provides a protocol independent API for asynchronously discovering remote services. Registering services to be discovered and listeners to be asynchronously notified when service types and services are published is accomplished via the IDiscoveryContainerAdapter.
See test bundles code for example usage.
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File Transfer API
The filetransfer API provides support for both retrieving remote files, and initiating the sending of peer-to-peer file transfer. Initiating the asynchronous retrieval of remote files is done via the IRetrieveFileTransferContainerAdapter, and requesting peer-to-peer file transfer is done via the IOutgoingFileTransferContainerAdapter.
See test code and/or javadocs above for example usage for file retrieval and/or outgoing file transfer.
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Presence API
The presence API provides a protocol independent API for instant messaging, basic presence/buddy lists/rosters display and management, and multi-user chat rooms.
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Remote Services API
The remote services API provides a protocol independent API for accessing remote services on peer OSGi containers. The remote services may be accessed via proxy, synchronous (call/return) invocation, or asynchronous (call and listen) invocation.
API Bundle
Provider Implementations
Test Bundles
The shared object API provides a protocol independent API for replicating Java objects in a distributed group.
API Bundle
Provider Implementations
Test Bundles
Telephony API
The telephony API supports the initiation/receiving and management of VOIP phone calls.
The IPC API provides (native) implementations of Inter-Process Communication mechanisms, typically to allow for communication between an application running inside a Java virtual machine and a native process running on the same host.
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Methods in Objective-C have compound names that describe their main name and any arguments. Functions like invoke that need a method name expect a string with all the name components concatenated together with no spaces.
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The National Retail Federation on Wednesday said it looked forward to continuing to work with President Obama and the new Congress toward the goal of putting Americans back to work and ensuring that the nation's economy remains the strongest in the world.
"The top issue facing our nation the day after the election is the same as it was the day before the election – the economy," said NRF president and CEO Matthew Shay. "The U.S. needs public policy that encourages economic growth and removes barriers to job creation."
Industry experts said that with the reelection of President Obama, the Affordable Care Act was very unlikely to be repealed and that its implementation would speed up.
In a posting on the NRF website, Craig Sherman, VP government affairs PR, NRF, reviewed the impact of the election on other issues critical to the retail industry. Here are some highlights:
Labor: Reelection will likely mean a more active labor agenda ahead. The outcome gives more opportunity for labor decisions and actions by the administration and the National Labor Relations Board. Some of the more controversial approaches taken by the NLRB on ambush elections, micro-unions and union access to the workplace are already under legal challenge as is the challenge to the makeup of the actual board. A decision on the constitutionality of the board makeup is expected in 2013. The Department of Labor is expected to issue regulations restricting employers' ability to seek labor-related advice from attorneys, consultants and other expects by the end of the year.
Tax: Tax issues are ultimately tied to what Congress does or doesn't do during the lame duck session in order to avoid the "fiscal cliff" of tax hikes and federal spending cuts scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1. Most of the $500 billion in tax increases are as a result of the expiration of the Bush tax cuts for individuals, and could have a substantial impact on consumer spending. Some economists have warned of a recession if nothing is done.
Obama has called for expiration of the Bush cuts for individuals with income over $250,000 a year. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has re-iterated his pledge to not allow the upper income rates to expire because of their impact on small businesses that report their taxes using the individual tax system. However, members of both chambers of Congress have been working on frameworks for a bi-partisan deal to address both tax and spending issues.
Sales Tax Fairness: A new bipartisan sales tax fairness bill, granting states' authority to require online sellers to collect sales tax on all sales if certain simplifications are adopted, is expected to be released by cosponsors reconciling differences between the current House and Senate versions. As lead cosponsor of the Senate bill, Majority Whip Richard Durbin, D-Ill., will continue his push to pass the legislation while fiscal cliff negotiations continue.
Cybersecurity: Obama is expected to issue an executive order on cybersecurity in the coming days, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has indicated he plans to consider cybersecurity legislation on the Senate Floor during the lame duck. Without a change in the majorities and presidency, not much progress is expected on the legislation unless the bill considered in the Senate is drastically different and more narrowly focused on information sharing than in the past given the business community's vehement opposition.
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Redondo Beach is often divided into two logical North/South areas with 190th, Anita, and Herondo streets forming its east-west boundary line. South Redondo plays host to the pier and marina/harbor complex and directly borders active Hermosa Beach; life on the ocean side of Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) can be frenetic with restaurants and boating activities keeping people active and engaged at all times. Inland of PCH is largely residential.
Bordering North/South Redondo at the Marina is a massive power plant, which has been the source of substantial political debate in the city over the last decade, largely centered over what to do with the land once the plant becomes inactive over the next 25 years (subject to change and compromise). This power plant sports a 586 ft (179 m) x 95 ft (29 m) whale mural by world-famous artist Wyland titled "Gray Whale Migration".
The small business district near the pier and marina was revived in the 1990s by beachgoers and new residents wanted to sell beachwear and surfing accessories. That district was once focused on fishing and canning when the pier was used to transport fish-based foodstuffs and canned fish to American and Asian consumers, but that industry had an economic downfall in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Overview and History Alllllrightie now, here's your soundtrack. Please click on "Hollywood" before you make another move. "LA Woman" is next up on your playlist.Quick math lesson:"If you've got it, flaunt it. If you don't got it, invent it and then flaunt it."Los Angeles is the second biggest city in the USA, it's in Southern California where you can go surfing or snowboarding whenever you want, and it means "City of Angels."LA was first named in 1781 by a Spanish governor who called it "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de la Porciuncula", which means you need to go back to Spanish class.I mean, "The Village of our Lady the Queen of the Angels of Porziuncula." (The Porzincula part refers to a chapel in Italy dating back to the fourth century AD, not a native American tribe or anything local.)Mexico inherited Los Angeles when it won its independence from Spanish rule in 1821. Twenty-five years later LA became part of the United States territory in the treaty that ended the Mexican-American War. California became a state of the US soon after, and LA started getting excited for the arrival of Jim Morrison and the Doors.Railroads laid track to LA in 1876, which was very convenient for transporting the oil supply which was discovered in 1892 and Pow! The economy took off. With that, the population exploded, everybody ran out of water, you know, the usual story.Now that I think about it, LA has documented this story in a TV series called "The Beverly Hillbilles." Just watch the opening credits and you'll get the whole concept. This was one of the longest-running and most popular TV shows ever made in the States, which is why most Americans will think "swimming pools... movie stars..." when you say "Callyfurnia."And LA is where the TV and movies come from, specifically Hollywood, or Tinseltown, in the Hollywood Hills. This is where it all comes from, dancing pictures across the silver screen! If you've watched American TV, you've seen it. Here's the Bat Cave from "Batman".The first movie made in Hollywood dates to 1910, ("In Old California") and the first western TV station began broadcasting there in 1947.Oh, by the way, LA sits on the San Andreas geologic fault line. Fault lines are prone to earthquakes, and everybody expects LA to fall into the ocean someday.Getting There As soon as the wheels touch the ground, the cellphones flip open and you start overhearing people loudly telling everyone what their next appointment is. That's how you know you're in LA. The phone doesn't even have to be on.LAX is the main airport where it all goes down. Shuttle buses connect the airport to the city's Metro Green Line.TransportationLA is a driving city; you need a car so you have a place to sit while you are waiting in traffic. Worst traffic jams and road rage on earth.Contrary to popular belief, they actually do have a public transportation system with buses and a metro and everything in LA. Fares cost $1.25 for a single ride, $5.00 for a day pass, if you're interested. See, the thing is you need a window you can roll down to flip people the bird.Visit the LA Union Station just to see one of the last great railway stations, as it's known.People and Culture Rock and roll! Do you know what that means? That means you can do whatever the hell you want, really loud, and it should probably bounce up and down at some point... sort of like the Baroque Period, but instead of gold you can use neon and breast implants too. They both bounce a lot better than gold, anyway.Charles Mingus, The Doors, The Mothers of Invention, Guns N' Roses, Public Enemy, N.W.A, Snoop DoggThese people did not get there by asking anyone else for permission, see what I'm saying? Dr. Dre's classic album "The Chronic" will instruct you in everything else you need to know about L.A.Famous L.A. writers who did the same thing but on paper: Charles Bukowski, Raymond Chandler, John Fante.Q:How do you say, "F--- You" in LA?A: "Call me."Things to do & RecommendationsDisneyland is a massively popular vacation destination, especially for people with children. Walt Disney was the pioneer of animation who created Mickey Mouse, Bambi, Cinderalla and some interesting WWII training films.Architecture: Disney's Concert Hall designed by Frank Gehry. For more architecture, look up the architect Frank Lloyd Wright and visit some of the residences he built.For some of the artistic flavor of LA, you can do lunch at Casbah Cafe on Sunset Boulevard, and catch some live jazz at Spazio.Absorb the genius of Diego Rivera in the LA County Museum of Art, and then ask yourself how you will do something to keep up with him and Batman. Thank you L.A.! Text by Steve Smith.


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Mae West: and the Men Who Knew Her
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Born in a working-class section of Brooklyn, she became a show-business giant, a personality so distinctive she transformed forever the way women and sex would be presented on stage, in films, radio, TV and cabarets around the world. Her name was Mae West and she was the first and the most outrageous of all "blonde bombshells." Included in this retrospective are clips from such films as Night After Night, She Done Him Wrong, I'm No Angel, Belle of the Nineties, Klondike Annie, Go West Young Man, Every Day's a Holiday, and the evergreen My Little Chickadee. Also included are period archival footage, rare home movies, vintage stills, and interviews with Anthony Quinn, Robert Osborne, Rex Reed, and others.
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I did not collect during the Toy Biz LOTR era. I had a question about the Treebeard figure from that line and how it might compare scale-wise to this line. I see on ebay there were 2 versions of him, a 7 inch and a 15 inch. Which version would be more accurate to this line? Can anyone post pics of either Treebeards with figures from this line on him? I guess preferably putting a Bilbo figure on him might be the best for a comparison.
any idea if this company plans on doing all 13 of the Dwarves?
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Career Guides >> Browse Articles >> Internships
Students Describe the Benefits of Internships
Peter Vogt MC Career Coach
If you're on the fence about whether or not to pursue an internship during college, the statistics alone should convince you to do one. Employers overwhelmingly point to internship experience as the most important factor they consider in hiring new college graduates for full-time positions, and they have a variety of self-serving reasons for feeling that way.
How do you benefit from taking part in an internship? Here's what a few of your fellow students and recent graduates had to say:
Gain Industry Knowledge You Won't Learn Anywhere Else
"Being able to talk with people working in the industry I'm studying to work in is priceless," says Jared Smith, a 24-year-old junior at Shasta College, beginning his second Web development internship for Redding Electric Utility in California. "I was able to spend the day in the control room at the power station, which was amazing for me. I was also able to see the data that is going to be important to me in my career. I learned about things I'll never find in the classroom. Now I can focus on my studies and strive for the knowledge I'll need in tomorrow's workforce."
Accumulate Evidence of Your Abilities
Eugenia Sozzi, a 21-year-old senior at the Catholic University of America, majoring in human resource management, says her recently completed internship at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington, DC, "Gave me many opportunities to test and refine my skills." She spent her summer creating, implementing and managing a new internship program for the organization.
As a visionary, she says, "I had to create a program from scratch, setting down its foundations through a mission and vision statement and creating the core aspects of the program accompanied by the supporting details. As a saleswoman, I needed to sell this program to the supervisors and directors who had better things to be doing than supporting this program and even allocating resources to it."
Now, Sozzi says she can demonstrate her leadership talents to future employers, her ability to work well with different types of people and her skills in seeing projects through from start to finish.
Make Critical Professional Contacts
"One of the benefits I took away from my internship was the personal references I can use when [future] employers ask for them," notes 22-year-old Michael Charron, a recent communications graduate of Worcester State College who interned for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette newspaper during his senior year. "That's important, because now I have an actual reference letter from a work-related person rather than a family friend. Plus, I've also been able to do some networking and get prospective leads on other workplaces that might be hiring."
Your Confidence Will Improve
Michelle Jost is a 22-year-old senior at the University of Wisconsin at Madison who will graduate with a degree in conservation. She's interned as an animal educator at the New England Aquarium in Boston, as an assistant for Natural Health magazine in Boston and as an attractions hostess at Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida.
"How have my internships benefited me?" says Jost. "I'm in the process of finding a job right now, and my resume rocks! I'm not concerned about finding a great position in the field I want. I'm going as a Disney-trained, internationally published educational presenter who has the New England Aquarium as my main reference. So I have the confidence of someone who's been in my field for several years, and I have the names, references and organizations to back me up."
Possibly Land a Full-Time Job
Forty-seven-year-old Wendy Stubbs is now a career development specialist at the University of South Dakota, thanks in great part to the internship she completed at the USD Career Development Center last year as a graduate student. Meanwhile, 24-year-old September McIntyre, who just finished her master's degree in public relations at the University of North Texas, landed her new job as a public relations specialist for BSMG Worldwide in Dallas following a six-month internship with the company.
Research shows that 85 percent of companies use internships and similar experiential education programs to recruit for their full-time workforces.
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A New Zealand man will today hand back treasures his great-great-grandfathers ransacked from a Burmese pagoda more than 160 years ago.
Gareth Bodle has travelled to Myanmar to return items including a silver Buddha, a temple gong and a brass incense burner in the shape of a snake.
Mr Bodle said his ancestors, Major Donald George Angus Darroch and Ensign George Bodle, took the treasures during the capture of Shwemawdaw Pagoda in Bago in 1852.
"I think that we have to concede the term 'pilfer'. For the British troops these were novelties of a pagan race that they were subjugating," Mr Bodle said.
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The Bills are giving it the old college try with a new coaching staff, populated mostly with inexperience.
The Dolphins ought to be more interested in free agent WRs than drafting one, according to Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald.
The Patriots are focusing on their deep ball defense to contain Ravens WR Torrey Smith (and maybe they should try a "not falling down" drill).
Jets QB Tim Tebow is working out in Arizona, but didn't shed any light on his future.
Ravens RB Bernard Pierce was limited in practice yesterday.
There is no real consensus about what the Bengals need among mock-drafters.
The Browns might not have landed Chip Kelly, but they did hire Sashi Brown and Brent Stehlik.
Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert said they'd consider drafting a younger backup for QB Ben Roethlisberger in the earlier rounds.
Some former Texans take a look back at the current season, and what lies ahead.
There's open lobbying in Indianapolis to keep Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians in place.
It's no accident the assistant coaches the Jaguars allowed to leave were on the offensive side of the ball.
The Titans are in good salary cap position if they wanted to spend for help this offseason.
The Broncos hope to have a replacement for offensive coordinator Mike McCoy by the weekend.
New Chiefs defensive coordinator Bob Sutton said "You don't have to junk the system," in regards to staying in a 3-4 defense.
Raiders legend John Madden defended coach Dennis Allen by saying he "was playing the game without a full deck."
The Chargers say having consultant Ron Wolf aboard added something to the coach and GM searches.
New Cowboys defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin has first-hand knowledge of how explosive new Eagles coach Chip Kelly's offense can be — to the tune of averaging 601 yards per game in three meetings.
Giants QB Eli Manning is looking forward to hanging out with his brother and his teammates at the Pro Bowl.
Ron Jaworski said new Eagles coach Chip Kelly is going to have to adapt his style to the NFL.
Not only did the Redskins lead the league in rushing and yards per play, they also set a franchise record for fewest turnovers (14) and games without a turnover (six).
Bears QB Jay Cutler is sold on new coach Marc Trestman (he obviously hasn't talked to Tim Brown).
The Lions could be looking at pass-rush options, picking fifth in the draft.
Packers veteran DT Ryan Pickett "definitely has another good year left in him," according to defensive line coach Mike Trgovac.
Former Vikings coach Bud Grant approves of the Bears move to dip into the CFL.
Falcons DE John Abraham practiced on a limited basis Wednesday.
Tom Sorensen of the Charlotte Observer says of the Panthers' request for public money: "If this feels like a shakedown, it's a genteel shakedown."
Saints LT Jermon Bushrod will be watching the NFC Championship Game with his bags packed, hoping to make the Pro Bowl as a replacement.
The Buccaneers figure to add CBs in bulk this offseason to fix a league-worst pass defense.
Paola Boivin of the Arizona Republic thinks the Cardinals reputation for being cheap no longer applies.
Taking a look at how Rob Ryan would potentially fit with the Rams as defensive coordinator.
For 49ers DT Justin Smith, there's a "love-hate relationship" with the arm brace he has to wear to stay on the field.
The Seahawks enter the offseason troubled by a trend of letting late leads slip away.


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Hearts ... to the no pain at the pump right now as gasoline prices have continued to drop over the past few weeks. We're not saying we don't wish they were even lower, but we are thankful for the recent drop. Keep it coming.
National reports also indicate that summer travelers may get some relief.
The government last week lowered its gasoline price forecast through the end of September, after initially estimating that filling up could cost almost $4 per gallon.
Thank the falling oil prices for that. The Energy Information Institute adjusted its outlook, setting average gasoline prices at $3.79 per gallon, about 16 cents per gallon below the previous outlook. On the year, gasoline prices are expected to average about $3.71 per gallon in 2012, and drop to $3.67 per gallon next year.
Darts ... to school officials who want the Bluffton Police Department to spend time and energy getting to the bottom of what was a pretty good prank on the Bobcats.
The 250-pound Bobcat statue disappeared from Bobcat Stadium. Frantic calls for its safe return were put out by the mayor and others. They just wanted the beloved mascot back. No harm, no foul.
But some administrators apparently are seeking an investigation and potential charges against those responsible. Let it go, folks.
There is a pretty neat video making the rounds about the incident. You can see it on our website on Lawrence Conneff's blog.
Hearts ... the USCB baseball team, coaches and fans on the team's trip to Idaho this week to compete in the NAIA World Series.
The Sand Sharks, in their fourth season, played the comeback kids and staved off elimination last weekend to become eligible for the next step.
The team routed Sun Conference rival St. Thomas 11-2 to advance.
We congratulate the school, team and wish them well in the tournament.
Regardless of its outcome, the Sand Sharks are No. 1 in our score book.
Darts ... to the investigation into the double homicide discovered last week off a dirt road in Hardeeville.
After a week, there are no suspects and no arrests. But there are plenty of leads to check, said police.
Octavia Scott, 26, of Bluffton, and Desmond Brown, 25, of Hardeeville were found dead in a ditch along with a car they were in that hit a tree in what first appeared to be a wreck.
After law enforcement and medics arrived on the scene, they quickly realized both had been shot in the head.
We hope this violence is not a sign of things to come. And we hope those responsible are arrested and charged in the heinous crime.
Hearts ... to the State Ethics Commission for its decision to investigate further allegations of unethical behavior in the case of Scott Ready's candidacy for City Council in Hardeeville.
The local election commission came under fire in March for disqualifying Ready because of basically a clerical error and Ready appealed that decision and won. He also filed a complaint with the State Ethics Commission about the chair of the local election commission who is the mother-in-law of a sitting City Councilman.
Ready gained national attention from Comedy Central for his story. And it's not over yet.


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On the other hand, perhaps you want your space to look cozier (and you need some storage). Stash baskets, trunks and old suitcases under simple legged coffee tables to ground spaces that are otherwise too open. Solid tabletops usually have a very square corner. If you have little kids or the circulation is tight, allow extra space at the ends so it's easier to get around the corners without hitting your shins. Go for color with an upholstered coffee table, as it will draw people to the surrounding sofas and chairs. Top it with a tray to hold books and other items. Choose your fabric wisely, since people may want to put up their feet (and shoes). Outdoor fabrics can be smart; steer clear of linen and fabrics with high amounts of rayon or viscose. Take a swatch home and test it out with dirt, red wine or whatever you think your coffee table will encounter, to make sure your fabric choice can handle it all.
When you have two sofas or any larger seating arrangement, a big coffee table might seem like the obvious solution. But also consider a pair of matching coffee tables. They will keep the focus off one large piece of furniture and let your eye move around the room more easily. One classic coffee table size is 48 by 24 inches, so you can plan on that when thinking about your furniture arrangement. A large coffee table is often double that: 48 inches square.
A lip edge or tray top on a coffee table is always a smart choice if you have a tendency to spill your coffee or have kids that will be using the coffee table for snacks and drinks. They're also good if you entertain often and don't want to worry about red wine getting spilled on your carpet. Coffee tables should be the same height as the surrounding seating, with 18 inches being a good average (although it will depend on your furniture). If you select a coffee table with a lip, make sure the lip isn't higher than the adjacent seating, or you'll end up hitting your drink against the lip when you try to set it down. The idea is to put your drink down, not up.
A coffee table does a lot of work. It needs to hold books, magazines, drinks, food — even games on game night. You might want to put your feet up on it, or the kids might need a place for coloring. Plus it's usually smack dab in the middle of the room, where you can't miss it — so make sure it's a good one. Sculptural wood coffee tables tell their own story and can add a natural element and warmth to a room with multiple upholstered pieces.


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Children in the United States are full. Full of empty calories that is, according to a study from the National Cancer Institute.
The Bethesda, Md., based group's review of information from the National Health and Nutrition Examination survey found that approximately 40 percent of calories consumed by children ages 2 to 8 were empty.
These types of calories can promote childhood obesity and lead to health problems.
"At an individual level, childhood obesity is the result of an imbalance between the calories a child consumes as food and beverages and the calories a child uses to support normal growth and development, metabolism, and physical activity," according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website.
Nearly 40 percent of Kentucky's children are obese, according to the CDC. This means their bodies are more than 30 percent fat. The national average for childhood obesity is 32 percent. Body fat is measured on a Body Mass Index scale, and the CDC provides a child and teen BMI calculator on its website. The BMI calculators for adults, should not be used to calculate body fat for children, which can vary with age and gender.
The CDC also said that children's diet can contribute to childhood obesity. Consuming empty calories foods also plays a factor in whether children become obese.
According to the study, children are getting the majority of their empty calories from just six foods: soda, sugary fruit drinks, desserts like cake, cookies and doughnuts, pizza and whole milk.
So, what are empty calories? This means they're foods high in calories, but low in vitamins, minerals and nutrients. They're often high in carbohydrates and fats and tend to come from processed or refined foods. They are energy-dense, but nutrient poor.
And although the CDC said the first step to removing empty-calorie-foods begins at home, Madison County Schools is taking steps to prevent students from consuming too many empty calories while at school.
In addition, the school system also is taking steps to promote physical activity.
"I feel like were doing more than people are aware were doing," said Rebecca Carr, district nurse coordinator.
This includes eliminating soda from elementary schools and introducing fitness programs, such as Into Fitness4Life, which encourages children to see physical fitness as fun and healthy.
Two schools, Caudill Middle and Shannonn Johnson Elementary, conduct physical education classes daily.
In addition, the school system recently purchased Fitnessgram software.
This software, in use across the district, allows schools to test children's fitness levels from elementary through high school, Carr said. The schools can retrieve data from this software that lets them know what they need to change, and if the programs in place are helping children stay fit.
In addition to keeping kids active, the school system also is ensuring that children are fed healthy foods while at school, said Emily Agee, child nutrition director.
A point of pride for helping children stay healthy is the Healthy Celebrations program.
This program encourages students' parents to provide healthy snacks at parties, Agee said. Cupcakes and other goodies still are allowed, it's just that more healthful snacks are preferred, she said.
School lunches often have been mocked as bland, but that's not so in Madison County Schools, Agee said.
"People should come to school and see what's being served," she said.
Yes, there might be pizza served to children, but it's got a whole wheat crust and low-fat cheese on top. Children are being served french fries, but they're baked and not fried, she said.
In fact, she said, the district has removed almost all of its deep fryers and is attempting to serve more whole grains to students.
Even though money is tight, schools are finding ways to serve children healthy foods, she said.
The public attention focused on childhood obesity has encouraged the food industry to revamp their products and provide healthier options at low costs, Agee said.
Instruction on what foods are healthy also is part of the curriculum, both women said.
"We want the people of Madison County to know that we do care about the kids. It takes everybody, the parents, the community," Agee said.
Emily Burton may be reached at email@example.com or at 624-6694.
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Matt Theriault needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 155 designs submitted by 33 freelance designers.
Do Over
I am a serial entrepreneur and author launching a personal development brand, Do Over. Will soon need web design, blog design, product design, etc... Looking to build a mutually beneficial relationship with a responsible, professional, creative and accountable designer.
Target audience... think Anthony Robbins, T. Harv Eker, Dr. Wayne Dyer. Looking to appeal to busy professionals, entrepreneurial spirits, success oriented and money-motivated people.
I'm giving a ton of creative freedom on this, I'm looking for something I wouldn't think of (something bigger than myself). If I were to give any guidance, the logo would embrace these characteristics:
Simple (must look good in black n' white)
Also, the logo should lend itself to easy and consistent modifications by swapping out "sub logos"... e.g. Do Over "Book", Do Over "Plan", Do Over "Guru"
I'm not attached to any colors, fee free to experiment.
The files we will require are:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
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Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo.
I'm now focused on the design for The Do Over Guy, and I do not want to see any more blue and green combos. Thanks.
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WHOI Moves Toward the Head of the Class
Half of the U.S. populationnearly 140 million peoplelives in coastal counties, but few students or citizens ever learn much about the ocean or meet the people who study it. At the same time, scientists are increasingly being asked to get involved in educating the public, though many do not have the time, resources, or training to do so.
In 2000, a group of concerned ocean scientists and educators organized a workshop to help bridge this gap. Participants proposed that research institutions, formal educators (K-12 and collegiate), and informal education groups (aquaria, museums, and science centers) should find a way to work together to improve ocean science literacy. These teams would collaborate to bring more current research into education, to increase the involvement and impact of scientists, and to raise public awareness. The result was the establishment of seven Centers for Ocean Science Education Excellence (COSEE), funded by NSF's Division of Ocean Sciences.
Late in 2002, NSF awarded a $2.5-million grant to establish the New England Regional COSEE, a collaborative effort proposed by the New England Aquarium (NEAq), WHOI, and the University of Massachusetts. The program will last five years. An advisory board of researchers and educators will help steer the operations.
"This new partnership combines the strengths and capacities of three well-known institutions," says New England COSEE director Carolyn Levi of the New England Aquarium. "It creates a synergy whereby educators, researchers, and citizens can build awareness of the importance of the ocean in our region and in our lives."
The COSEE@WHOI team is led by Deborah Smith, senior scientist in the Geology and Geophysics Department, and Andrea Thorrold, program coordinator. They are supported by staff from Academic Programs, Woods Hole Sea Grant, and Communications.
"As we developed the national COSEE plan, I realized that it was a great opportunity for WHOI," said Smith, a participant in the workshops that spawned the COSEE initiative. "We have a chance to be a leader among science institutions in coupling research with education."
Within the New England COSEE, each institution is focusing on a
different audience while participating
in each other's events (see box, opposite page). In the summer of 2003, the University of Massachusetts team (led by Bob Chen) held an ocean science institute for middle school teachers. In November, the New England Aquarium team (led by Levi and Billy Spitzer) hosted a meeting to establish partnerships between ocean scientists and educators from science centers and museums.
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breadandsoup necesitaba un nuevo diseño de banner publicitario y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 53 diseños de 19 diseñadores freelance.
I am a Special Education Teacher for 20 years in New York City. I developed Freedom To Be behavior curriculum as an extension of my personal core values honesty, integrity, excellence, creativity, respect and diversity; each of which are present throughout the materials, workshops and application of Freedom to Be in the classroom.
Freedom to Be (which I now call Learning Styles Freedom) is a tool for teachers to help students maximize their learning in a positive structured, welcoming environment with high expectations for the students. It is not just a way to "control" a classroom, but a path to help teachers gain tools and techniques that will assist them in injecting excitement into their learning environments. It is designed that teachers are equipped to help each student learn, receive the information presented while allowing everyone to learn in innovative ways.
This workshop will provide you with tools and techniques, while challenging your existing knowledge, provide a new knowledge base, and present ways to further engage students in their educational process. Each exercise has been created with the need to infuse respect from students to teachers and teachers to students, foster understanding, model integrity, and promote a working relationship which establishes the classroom as a place where everyone has the Freedom to Be.
My Target Audience are School Districts and Private Schools that are looking for a training program for first year teachers and workshop for staff development with on going coaching. It is also General Education and Special Education teachers.
My target audience can be any teacher who is eager to help create success for his/her students. Learning Style Freedom will help teachers to look beyond what seems to be the lack of motivation; and find a way to reach each student. With Learning Styles Freedom, each student can experience some measure of success in academia.
Some educators are frustrated because they believe students don't want to learn. The truth is some students don't know how to turn on their learning process. Students have different learning styles and the old way of chalk and talk is no longer effective in the classroom. We must find different ways to engage the students and Learning Styles Freedom is on of these ways. When the student's learning style is engaged, he grasp concept much faster and retain the information for a longer period of time. As a result, a higher percentage of success is attained per classroom.
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BriteComputers needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
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ResponderTech.com is the world's first technology provider specifically focused on computing equipment for Police, Fire and EMS agencies. ResponderTech offers best-in-breed rugged, mobile, and in-vehicle computing products and solutions.
With a team of public safety computing experts on hand, ResponderTech has extensive product knowledge and practical experience. Our team has deployed thousands of computing solutions across the nation and is ready to present a solution that is reliable and customized to your agency's requirements.
Police, Fire, and EMS agencies. All first responders looking for rugged and portable computing equipment.
- A sharp, rugged, and "Powerful" feel. A feeling of authority.
- Appeals to Police, Fire, and EMS agencies (First Responders)
- Do not use purchased Stock Photos - all work MUST be original
- You may or may not use a space between ResponderTech (ReponderTech or Responder Tech)
- Must look good on white and black backgrounds
- You may use any colors.
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Ferrari Portofino model in 1:43 scale
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The iconic collector's Ferrari Portofino is made in a new 1:43 miniature scale.
For fans who want to relive the history of the great cars of Maranello, Scuderia Ferrari presents the 1:43 scale Ferrari Portofino model, assembled by hand. This perfect reproduction features an attention to detail, such as functioning steering and doors that open. The model rests on a leather base, while the elegant cover is made from plexiglass. Featuring a customized plaque, the Ferrari Portofino model is accompanied by a sophisticated red gift box.
- Plexiglass case
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- Assembled by hand
- Composition: 60% Polyester, 30% Resin, 10% Soft Leather, PMMA - Acrylic


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The Distinguished Lecture Series in Sports Medicine at Hope College will present three addresses during the 2012-13 school year.
The series, which will feature a variety of topics, is designed for health care professionals with an interest in physically active patients, and is intended for students, educators and clinicians alike. It is co-sponsored by Shoreline Orthopaedics, Holland Hospital Rehabilitation Services, The Bone and Joint Center, and the college.
All three lectures will begin at 7 p.m., and will be presented at Graves Hall on the Hope campus. Admission is free.
The series will open on Monday, Nov. 19, with "Recognition and Management of Lower Leg Pathologies in Athletics" by Dr. Bruce Stewart, who is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine at Shoreline Orthopaedics.
The second address, "Preventing Sudden Death in Athletes," will be presented on Monday, Jan. 28, by Dr. Douglas Casa, who is a professor in the department of kinesiology, director of athletic training, chief operating officer of the Korey Stringer Institute and a research associate in the human performance laboratory at the University of Connecticut.
The 2012-13 series will conclude on Monday, Feb. 25, with "Truths/Myths of Concussion Management" by Dr. Jeffrey Kutcher, who is a clinical associate professor, neurology, with the University of Michigan.
Graves Hall is located at 263 College Ave., on College Avenue between 10th and 12th streets.
Additional information about the series may be obtained by contacting Dr. Kirk Brumels, who is lecture series coordinator and an associate professor of kinesiology and program director of athletic training education at Hope, at (616) 395-7356.


text: Dr. Ahmed Subhy Mansour: Dr. Ahmed Mansour is the President of the International Quranic Center in Virginia and a renowned Muslim scholar and reformer from Egypt. He worked for several decades advocating religious freedom and international human rights from within Islam. With the support of the Crapa Fellowship, his research will focus on highlighting progressive Islamic thinking, based on Islamic holy texts, culture, and history as well as informing U.S. foreign policy on how to counter religious extremism.


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Welcome to Arts and Sciences at California State University Channel Islands (CI). As the newest California State University, CI administrators, faculty, and staff are dedicated to student success. The interdisciplinary nature of our programs is unique as we prepare students to make significant contributions in the 21st century and to the forces of globalization.
We are dedicated to providing undergraduate students research experiences and opportunities to engage in community service and experiential learning. We offer a wide variety of excellent programs and classes as well as a number of exciting international learning experiences. Our faculty come from the finest institutions both nationally and internationally, and have superb reputations as teachers and scholars.
As our campus grows in the coming years, we are dedicated to preserving our student centered mission and to deepen our culture of excellence. We hope you will join us.
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No region in the North Island has more defined character than Taranaki. Wherever you are, the symmetrical cone of Mount Taranaki gazes down at you.
Seen from the summit the green fertile lowlands below are threaded with roads and dotted with toy-like towns and the coast is rugged and wild. It's a place where you can go snowboarding in the morning and surfing the same afternoon.
The region offers a huge range of outdoor activities. You can take a gentle stroll through cool native forest or embark on a multi-day hike. There's river rafting, ocean surfing, and winter snow sports in Taranaki, New Zealand. Or experience the thrill of riding down the historic Normanby hydro dam – a locally invented adrenaline rush.
If you fancy a little less adventure, walk the New Plymouth coastal walkway and see the Wind Wand, conceived by the pioneering kinetic artist, Len Lye. There are art trails, festivals and award-winning museums and galleries and a thriving café culture. Pay a visit to one of the last working lighthouses in New Zealand, the Cape Egmont lighthouse. And there are gardens. Walk the parks and gardens in the rhododendron season and they are a beauty to behold.


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The HCPL-625K is a four channel hermetically sealed optocoupler in a 16-Pin ceramic flat package and the highest level of reliability, Class K. Gold plated leads are available.
The product is capable of operation and storage over the full military temperature range and may also be purchased as either commercial grade, with full MIL-PRF-38534 Class Level H testing or from the DLA SMD 5962-88769. The HCPL-625K is manufactured and tested on a MIL-PRF-38534 certified line and is included in the DLA Qualified Manufacturers List QML-38534 for Hybrid Microcircuits.
Each channel contains an AlGaAs light emitting diode which is optically coupled to an integrated high gain photon detector. The detector has a threshold with hysteresis which provide differential mode noise immunity and eliminates the potential for output signal chatter. The detector in the single channel units has a tri-state output stage which allows for direct connection to data buses. The output is non-inverting. The detector IC has an internal shield that provides a guaranteed common mode transient immunity of up to 1000 V/µs. Improved power supply rejection eliminates the need for special power supply bypass precautions.
Package styles for this die set in one, two or four channels are 8-Pin DIP through hole, 16-Pin surface mount DIP flat pack, and 20 pad leadless ceramic chip carrier. Most devices may be purchased with a variety of lead forms and plating options. See the datasheet for details.
Because the same electrical die (emitters and detectors) are used for each channel of each device listed in the datasheet, absolute maximum ratings, recommended operating conditions, electrical specifications, and performance characteristics shown in the datasheet figures are virtually identical for all parts. Occasional exceptions exist due to package variations and limitations and are as noted. Additionally, the same package assembly processes and materials are used in all devices. These similarities give justification for the use of data obtained from one part to represent other parts performance for reliability and certain limited radiation test results.
- Highest reliability, four channel, 16-Pin flat pack
- Performance guaranteed from -55ºC to 125ºC
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- Four hermetically sealed package configurations
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- Wide Vcc range (4.5 to 20 V)
- 350 ns maximum propagation delay
- CMR: > 10,000 V/µs typical
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