text: On Tue, 22 Aug 2006, Joe Landman wrote: > All OO (and GSL is OO in its interface) really want you to go through > their accessors. Basically where I got stuck was that I had to write > the retrieval dereferencer for a Perl object in C, and then store that > in GSL. Thought I could do that quickly, 1/2 hour in and I punted :) Ouch. Half a week maybe. Unless you are already familiar with perl's back-end magic...or can find a really good example somewhere, or a library that does it for you. I think that man perlguts describes the C interface (all through SV/AV/HV accessors that are quite primitive). A world of pain, in other words... > The beauty of OO is that you could in theory change the underlying basic > types and not break the method. The danger is that it adds so much > abstraction that data manipulation gets real slow. Like going through > an accessor function. This particular theory is IMO laughably untrue in nine cases out of ten in actual code, at least numerical code. Places where it IS true are often places where the data can be well (sensibly) encoded by XML. Places where it is untrue are nearly everywhere else. I'm including in "untrue" a large number of cases as well where one "can" encode in XML but the encoding is trivial or obviously needless overhead and hence silly which includes most cases where the data types are standard programming forms -- scalars, vectors/arrays and so on. OO makes sense when your data can be sensibly represented as objects and not as calculational variables and when there is a distinct need for the objects to be self-documenting (contain metadata), extensible (maybe we don't know yet just what the objects should be and want to be able to glue in additional stuff without necessarily breaking what is there), and so on. Graphics is very OO -- the entire concept of the "widget" is of a reusable object with "properties" that can be manipulated in common ways. DB applications are certainly very OO, which is why (I think) OO languages became very popular with business, especially when tightly integrated with graphics. Numerical simulations, linear algebra, and so on are not, really, terribly good candidates for "objectizing". Of course one can do it, but in most cases it is why bother, or at the very least using "lite" objects (lazy objects, ie structs) without worrying much about protection/inheritance, accessors, creator/destructors, "methods", or full encapsulation of same. > Something I was thinking about yesterday were ways to mitigate this. > Basically for arrays, you can (carefully) construct a good C array, and > layer metadata in a separate array, and create a "high speed" accessor > interface to provide effectively the normal (*..*) array semantics. I > think it is a solvable problem. It is a solved problem. That's exactly the way to efficiently handle the GSL objects, for example, and the GSL is even structured to facilitate this if you plumb the depths of its #include files and learn about how a block is a chunk of memory with a length, a vector is a block of memory with a (separately represented) size, a stride, and a pointer to the address of the block (and an "owner" field that controls the freeing of the underlying memory block in case the vector dereferences a block of memory shared by more than one vector. Since it is C, one can therefore access a gls_vector* as: (casttype) vector->data[i] or (catttype) gsl_vector_get(vector,i). The latter dereferences the vector through an obvious displacement/stride (macro?)? The former does the same thing, only it uses the compiler's dereferencing code and almost certainly is considerably faster (in addition to being a hell of a lot more readable in code). C lovers will also see that since they have the base address of the memory block handy, they can repack memory locations at will into a **array (or ***tensor etc) with a cast and dereference the vector as array[i][j] in actual code (in say a derivs function) while STILL being able to pass the vector on to an e.g. ODE solver as a vector. Accessing it via the get, however, permits error handling and so on, provided that you are willing to live with the restriction that now the vector MUST start at 0 and run through size-1 in units of stride and the code is incredibly ugly and unnatural (compared to say, fortran). Accessing the same data via pointers permits one to write totally natural and readable code, but of course gives up error checking. This is really the FUNDAMENTAL issue between strongly typed, error checking languages and C. C makes you face the tradeoffs directly -- you cannot just ignore the cost of providing a safety net for the programmer because you have to directly code any such safety net and in the process can see what it costs. Fortran and C++ live on opposite poles of this -- for fortran the tradeoff is to live with a very restricted standard data representation that is highly tuned to numerical programming (and hence highly optimizable by a good compiler and strongly typed if one doesn't cheat in pointers and structs in a way that defeats the optimizer). Code is fairly readable, except for the eternal silliness over not permitting starting index displacement. C++ provides one with a TOTALLY flexible data representation and encourages you to use it for "everything", but provides strong typing and error checking by requiring that your data representation be rigorously defined according to a standard prescription that clearly slows down nearly everything and again makes certain classes of numerical code very difficult to read. In C you have a choice, and can even have your cake and eat it too up to a point -- you can deliberately code in a fortran-like style and end up with very readable numerical code (but without much error protection from the compiler itself), you can code in a very OO style and add your own protection and error testing in accessor functions (as the GSL does), or anything in between or all mixed up or (as shown above) even both at the same time. To me, the rigorous encapsulation of the simple concept of a C vector in the GSL is a major PITA and a real obstacle to efficient programming, which is obviously not desireable in a numerical library. One of the most attractive features of C is the ease with which one can add an offset to the base address so that a vector can start and end on any index -- I don't even think about this anymore in actual code -- if my indices do in fact run from 0 to 99 I use an ordinary e.g. int vec[100]; declaration. In all other cases I use int *vec and malloc/displace the indices so that they run from -50 to 50 if that's what they actually do in the data I wish to represent. This is something that Numerical Recipes got right, for all that they got wrong -- they have a much simpler and more natural set of routines for creating and destroying vectors and matrices, alas without metadata that might have made it possible to write robust library routines that at least are guaranteed not to go out of bounds on the primary data objects provided that one uses the metadata to set loop limits (although in C obviously NOTHING can prevent you from referencing past the end of a block of anonymous memory if you choose to access it that way via a pointer). Alas, as I said when I gently suggested that it would be desirable to implement a more hierarchically extensible view of memory that enables a more fortran-like dereferencing of tensors of at least a rank high enough to hold common objects from physics -- fourth rank at an absolute minimum, sixth to eighth even better -- well, Brian etc. didn't exactly fall over themselves to agree. And I'm not sure that I blame them -- it would break the hell out of their otherwise excellent code to convert (because god HELP you if you ever have to change the underlying objects, no matter HOW OO your interface was in a major code revision:-) and I suspect that they coded the way they did to make it relatively easy to use the library in C++. And nothing prevents one from writing one's own gsl-like tensor object for use in one's own code, so I did.;-) > Well, you can create typemaps in perl which tell it what to do with it. > This is where you would need some metadata magic on the SV/AV types to > make sense of this in perl. And you are right, this might be where you > could exploit SWIG to do the heavy lifting. Or do the SV/AV stuff by hand. But it all just gives me a headache thinking about it. The GSL types are well-documented and transparent (for all that the provided interface is opaque) so any problem can be fairly easily solved by the bold and skillful. In perl, you have no hope of trying the same trick without reading the source and more. > Hmmm. Perl (and the other dynamic languages) are smart enough to deal > with arrays/hashes of anything, including other arrays and hashes. So > if you wanted to create what you are talking about there in pure perl > > package tensor; > use base qw(Class::Accessor); > 1; > > use tensor; > > $tensor = tensor->new( > xdim => 10, > ydim => 10, > zdim => 10 > ); > > $tensor->{tensor} = tensor->new; > > for($i=0;$i<$I_MAX;$i++) > for($j=0;$j<$tensor->{xdim};$j++) > for($k=0;$k<$tensor->{ydim};$k++) > for($l=0;$l<$tensor->{zdim};$l++) > { > # this parses to something like > # array reference of object tensor->{tensor}->{tensor} indexed by > $i,$j,$k, is set to the result of calling epsilon on the arguments $i, > $j, $k. > @{$tensor->{tensor}->{tensor}} [$i][$j][$k] = &epsilon($i,$j,$k); > } > > or something like that. Coding before coffee, always dangerous ... > Probably some bugs in my tensor. No, you miss my point. I know how to do the same thing in perl a couple of different ways, even -- one hash element could be an array for example, to be a bit closer to the C. I mean how do you build a block of plain memory suitable for passing to a C routine that expects to get a mytensor? As the carefully constructed contents of a string? However you create and fill a tensor in perl, you have to pass the tensor in (by reference, at a guess) and then be able to dereference it in C OR be able to create a block of memory on the perl side that just happens to be exactly what the C routine interprets as "a tensor". Coding this pretty much requires a lot of fairly ugly code in a translation layer using accessors or a really DEEP knowledge of where and how perl stores the actual numbers. Alas, I think that the core perl data storage routines are pretty much all hashes to anonymous memory blocks, so that getting to the data except by means of an accessor or in the context of the interpreter itself is pretty much impossible. But I don't really know, and don't have the time or energy to work it out. > Actually you have far more control over what gets emitted in the > instruction sequence. Sometimes this is a very good thing. There are > some loops in C that are really better off in SSE, though nothing you > can do to the compilers will convince them of this. So you rewrite > those loops in assembler. Sure. I was simply referring to how one views and manages memory blocks. For the actual assembler code itself one is still at the mercy of the compiler. However, inlining assembler in C is really pretty easy, if the payoff is worth it. The C-assembler boundary is a thin one, and for MANY (routine) things the compiler produces assembler that isn't far away from what you'd do with assembler by hand. Using relatively new things like SSE, or tuning code to a given cache or instruction architecture (e.g. i386 generic vs i686) is something that you can only hope is done well in the compiler. But that's why companies like Pathscale exist, right? One CAN write a better/smarter compiler -- it is just a hell of a lot of work, especially since one has some extremely rigorous and demanding testing that is necessary as coders absolutely hate it when the programming environment they use has deep bugs in it. It's hard enough for me to debug my OWN code with a programming toolset I have absolute confidence in (so that I can be pretty damn certain any error I encounter is my own damn fault). I've encountered compiler/CPU errors a handful of times over the years, and they can easily leave one gibbering and looking around to see if the walls of reality itself are similarly crumbling. It's also something I'm very interested in regarding beowulfery and numerical code in general (there, and you thought this whole thread had turned INFINITELY OT didn't you:-). Code tuning and optimization ultimately requires a very accurate knowledge of the timings of all sorts of elementary and structured composite operations, in context. Generally speaking, these timings are hidden from the programmer so thoroughly that it becomes very difficult indeed to estimate whether a given chunk of code will be faster coded this way or that way any way but empirically (and then only in a very coarse grained way by timing whole blocks of code). Yet significant optimizations are sometimes just a matter of reordering instructions or writing loops a certain way. Alas, measuring timings has a sort of heisenberg uncertainty to it (seriously). You have to insert timing code around blocks to be timed, and this of course CHANGES the environment in which those blocks are being executed in addition to adding the times required to perform the timings, which then must themselves be timed and compensated for. Microbenchmarking is the art of making accurate measurements of timings of very small blocks of code (ideally down to atomic instructions, although timing a single general purpose instruction turns out to be VERY difficult as the timing code takes longer to execute than the code being timed and really does destroy its execution context in a real program). Still, I dream of (and have started work on) a microbenchmarking daemon that produces an XML file containing timings of all sorts of low level operations in a generic context, which information can be used by the programmer in assessing how best to write their code or IN the program to do things like autotune loops (stride, blocking, algorithm) or code partitioning in a parallel environment. This is a real job of work, however, and I'll probably need grant support to finish it and maintain it. Which is on the agenda real soon now (as soon as I get dieharder back to par as a library + UI, maybe sometime today as I'm more than halfway there and the remaining work is all tedious boilerplate implementation of existing code). > This is ... fun (e.g. best left to grad students who like the challenge, > and arent focusing upon the drudgery of writing hand coded assembly). I have no such grad students, although that may change subject to the availability of grant money. And I will say from direct experience that one has to get the RIGHT grad student to make this a win-win situation. It is like the situation with kids. Which is faster, getting a teen-age son to wash the dishes or wash them yourself? Which one is EASIER, and less stressful? Washing them yourself, by far and away. I can write and debug several programs on my own in the time it would require to mentor a student through just one of them, unless the student were a born ubercoder. Which exist, don't get me wrong. I've even had a few as (undergrad) students in my physics classes. We don't seem to get them in physics grad school here, though -- go figure. > Unfortunately, my time to do R&D and pursue fun projects is bounded, as > my time needs to be spent on those things that generate revenue. This > is either a blessing or a curse, I prefer to think about it as the > former. If we get enough revenue then we have time to "fund" research > (e.g. spend time on things other than revenue projects and product R&D). This is no different, really, from life in academia. Life is a struggle always, to exist first, to live well second, to live well and get useful and important things done third, where a few selfless folks might invert the order of the last two to at least some extent. But anyway, I think this is enough semi-OT digression and I have real work to do, so I hereby abandon this thread. (sounds of cheering in the background from offices all over the world...;-) rgb -- Robert G. Brown http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/ Duke University Dept. of Physics, Box 90305 Durham, N.C. 27708-0305 Phone: 1-919-660-2567 Fax: 919-660-2525 email:rgb at phy.duke.edu


text:
Your Price:
Checking inventory..
Each of these individually hand-numbered limited edition collectibles comes designed with a 10" x 18" photo collage of multi-images of Papa John's Cardinal Stadium and a team logo. It is double-matted in team colors and framed in black wood. It is officially licensed by the CLC and the University of Louisville. The finished piece measures 23.5" x 15" x 1" and is ready to hang in any home or office. Limited Edition of 500.
Stay updated on sales, new items and more:
©2019 Fanatics, Inc., All Rights Reserved. No portion of this site may be reproduced or duplicated without the express permission of Fanatics, Inc.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
You've got a unique message. Make sure it gets noticed.
• Easy to design, with 1- or 2-sided printing
• New paper stocks to help you stand out
• Rounded corners available for a modern, memorable look
• Great prices on all quantities
Free marketing materials sample kit: complimentary marketing materials including postcards, brochures, presentation folders, business cards and more. Request yours today.


text:
Does Early Exposure to Nuts Lower a Child's Allergy Risk?
Are children more likely to develop a peanut or tree nut allergy if their mothers eat nuts during pregnancy or while nursing? Over the years, a number of studies have attempted to answer this question, but the results have been inconclusive. According to a new FARE-funded study, eating nuts during pregnancy does not cause food allergies in children. Further, although more studies are needed, it is possible that eating nuts may prevent a child from developing a food allergy.
In an article published online by JAMA Pediatrics on December 23, a research team affiliated with Harvard Medical School reported on their study, which suggests that mothers who do not have allergies and who eat nuts during pregnancy may lower their children's risk of developing a peanut or tree nut allergy. The study, which was funded by FARE, received considerable media coverage.
The team, led by Dr. A. Lindsay Frazier, looked at the history of 8,205 participants in the Growing Up Today Study 2 (GUTS2) – children who were born between 1990 and 1994. The researchers reviewed records of the mothers' diet immediately before and during pregnancy, and shortly after the infants' birth. Of this group, 308 children had a food allergy, including 140 cases of peanut or tree nut allergy.
The incidence of peanut or nut allergies was significantly lower among the children of mothers who did not have food allergies themselves and who ate nuts at least five times per month compared to those who ate these foods less than once per month. "Our study supports the hypothesis that early allergen exposure increases the likelihood of tolerance and thereby lowers the risk of childhood food allergy," the researchers concluded. They noted, however, that additional studies are needed. "The data are not strong enough to prove a cause-and-effect relationship," commented one of the authors, Dr. Michael Young. "Therefore, we can't say with certainty that eating more peanuts during pregnancy will prevent allergy in children. But we can say that peanut consumption during pregnancy doesn't cause peanut allergy in children."
A study that should shed more light on this issue is currently underway. The LEAP (for "Learning Early About Peanut Allergy") Study, conducted by Dr. Gideon Lack and colleagues at King's College London, has been following 640 children since infancy to determine whether or not exposure to peanuts early in life can prevent the development of peanut allergy. This study, which is co-funded by the National Institutes of Health and FARE, should be completed in 2014.


text:
prints — Prints at init-time using a printf() style syntax.
"string" -- the text string to be printed. Can be up to 8192 characters and must be in double quotes.
kval1, kval2, ... (optional) -- The k-rate values to be printed. These are specified in "string" with the standard C value specifier (%f, %d, etc.) in the order given. Use 0 for those which are not used.
prints is similar to the printks opcode except it operates at init-time instead of k-rate. For more information about output formatting, please look at printks's documentation.
Here is an example of the prints opcode. It uses the file prints.csd.
Example 571. Example of the prints opcode.
See the sections Real-time Audio and Command Line Flags for more information on using command line flags.
<CsoundSynthesizer> <CsOptions> ; Select audio/midi flags here according to platform ; Audio out Audio in -odac -iadc ;;;RT audio I/O ; For Non-realtime ouput leave only the line below: ; -o prints.wav -W ;;; for file output any platform </CsOptions> <CsInstruments> /* Written by Matt Ingalls, edited by Kevin Conder. */ ; Initialize the global variables. sr = 44100 kr = 4410 ksmps = 10 nchnls = 1 ; Instrument #1. instr 1 ; Init-time print. prints "%2.3f\\t%!%!%!%!%!%!semicolons! %%\\n", 1234.56789 endin </CsInstruments> <CsScore> /* Written by Matt Ingalls, edited by Kevin Conder. */ ; Play instrument #1. i 1 0 0.004 </CsScore> </CsoundSynthesizer>
Its output should include a line like this:
1234.568 ;;;;;;semicolons!


text:
Danielle Egan, Professor of Sociology (thank god not Economics), wonders aloud in a Watertown Daily Times article: "Why do we live in a culture where if a woman shakes her groove thing, she makes more money than an elementary school teacher or an administrative assistants?"
I could snipe at the construction of that sentence, but it's from an interview, and I know how easy it is to say silly things in an interview. So, not to be mean, but she could always go live in a different culture if she thinks it's that wrong.
Her question has three answers. One is really cheap and goes like this: "Just cuz". Why does anything cost more than something else? The exact answer to price differentials in labor is incredibly complicated and probably has something to do with the price of tea in China. But that's the cheap answer.
The less cheap answer is to hold jobs constant and vary labor. Who fills what jobs? We could choose them at random, but Danielle would probably not be the best professional basketball player since she's probably not seven feet tall. Not every person that tall is necessarily a good basketball player, but at least they have a chance at it. What if they'd rather be a professor of sociology like Danielle? How would you convince them to make use of their special gift of height? Answer: by paying them lots and lots of money.
Getting closer to the topic at hand, not every woman is well-suited (get it? Well suited?? Well birthday suited? Hahahahahahahahhaa!) for that job. Only a fraction of all women have the ability to make money taking their clothes off. Only a fraction of them have the desire. Judging from the evidence, there aren't enough, at the wages of elementary school teachers or administrative assistants. In order to persuade more women to accept this form of employment, they need to be paid more.
The more technical answer is that every job function has, at any moment, a certain number of positions. In order to fill all of them, you only have to pay enough to hire the last person hired. Why? Because if any one person already working at that job quits, then the person they hire to fill their job will probably take the job for the same amount of money as the last person hired. Or close enough. Now, obviously, experienced workers get paid more, but not an awful lot more.


text:
Game On! Sports Schedule for March 13, 2013
March Madness is amped up big time today.
The marquee conferences begin play, with most of the sub-.500 teams doing their best to keep their season going for another day. Still, there is much hoops action that you can go about 14 hours catching one game or another.
Here's today complete sports schedule, with the full schedule for the major conference tournaments and some key games in the smaller one. All times Eastern:
Miami at Philadelphia 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Washington 7 p.m.:
Minnesota at Indiana 7 p.m.
Toronto at Boston 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Lakers at Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Houston 8 p.m.
Utah at Oklahoma City 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Chicago at Sacramento 10 p.m.
New York at Denver 10:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Memphis at Los Angeles Clippers 10:30 p.m.
Detroit at Golden State 10:30 p.m.
NCAA Men's Basketball
Big East Tournament
Cincinnati vs Providence 12 p.m. (ESPN)
Syracuse vs. Seton Hall 2 p.m. (ESPN)
St. John's vs Villanova 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Notre Dame vs. Rutgers 9 p.m. (ESPN2)
Pac-12 Tournament – All games on Pac-12 Networks
Arizona State vs Stanford 3 p.m.
Oregon State vs Colorado 5:30 p.m.
USC vs. Utah 9 p.m.
Washington vs. Washington State 11:30 p.m.
Big 12 Tournament – All games on Big 12 Network
West Virginia vs. Texas Tech 7:00 p.m.
Texas vs. TCU 9:30 p.m.
SEC Tournament – All games on SEC Network
Mississippi State vs South Carolina 7:30 p.m.
Auburn vs Texas A&M 10 p.m.
Mountain West Tournament – All games on CBS Sports Network
Air Force vs UNLV 3 p.m.
Fresno State vs Colorado State 5:30 p.m.
New Mexico vs. Wyoming 9:30 p.m.
Boise State vs San Diego State 12 a.m.
Conference USA Tournament
Southern Methodist vs UAB 4:30 p.m.
Houston vs. Rice 7 p.m.
Marshall vs. Tulane 9:30 p.m.
Patriot League Tournament Final
Lafayette at Bucknell 7:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)
Ottawa at Montreal 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at New Jersey 7:30 p.m. (NBC Sports Network)
Detroit at Calgary 9:30 p.m.


text:
Thanksgiving is a time of sharing and getting families together. I can remember many of them, usually at my Dad's parents' house. They would invite Mom's parents also as they lived in the same town for quite a while. Grandma was a great cook and never tired of all the family and friends who would show up. She always seemed to have left overs so prepared a lot of extra food. Her dressing was different and one time my cousin just point blank told her it was sloppy. It was always runny, never dry. The day after Thanksgiving Grandma showed us all how to shop. She was a pro at shopping.
After my Mom's parents moved to eastern Nebraska, we spent several Thanksgivings with them. While things were more simple with only six people at the table, Grandma still cooked up a storm. She was from the south so it wasn't unusual to have many vegetables along with pickles (always home made). Grandma made the best dill pickles ever!
The day after Thanksgiving was Husker football in Lincoln, Nebraska. Mom and Grandma would usually stay home, but Grandpa, Dad and my brother and I would go to the game. What fun to be part of the crowd and feel the surge of energy from yelling on the Huskers. We very seldom came home sad that the Huskers lost.
One time we had a different Thanksgiving. We spent it with friends who had three children. They lived in the country and it was great fun running all over the place. Dad and his friend went pheasant hunting early on Thanksgiving morning and the day after. Spending Thanksgiving with friends is great, but not as great as with family. Mom says that is because we are all blessed with family and that is why she loves doing genealogy.
Whether you spend Thanksgiving with family or friends, it's a time to share and be happy. Whether you have sloppy dressing or dry dressing, it's a time to be thankful for everything you have. I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving!
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Thanksgiving Memories
Posted by Growing up Genealogy at 4:45 PM
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Bruins' Thornton's 15-game suspension upheld
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has upheld the 15-game suspension of Boston Bruins forward Shawn Thornton.
Article continues below ...
Thornton appealed the ban last week after he was sanctioned for punching and injuring an unsuspecting opponent against Pittsburgh on Dec. 7. He knocked Brooks Orpik's feet from under him and landed gloved punches to his head.
Orpik was knocked unconscious and suffered a concussion.
Bettman heard Thornton's appeal at a hearing in New York last Friday. The commissioner's decision was announced Tuesday.
Under terms of the collective bargaining agreement, Thornton will forfeit $84,615.45. Thornton and the NHL Players' Association could still elect to appeal to a neutral arbitrator.


text:
Rally venues Around Rayleigh | Rally Nation
Below are the 5 nearest locations to Rayleigh.
Saffron Walden, EssexMin. Age 17
36 miles from Rayleigh
If you've always dreamt of getting behind the wheel of a race ready rally car our Saffron Walden venue is the perfect place to make your dreams a reality. With specially designed rally stages to test drivers of all abilities there's nowhere better to put your handling to the ultimate test.
Bicester, OxfordshireMin. Age 17
76 miles from Rayleigh
Whether you want an activity day to remember, the rally driving experience of a lifetime or youre a serious and experienced rally driver looking for advanced techniques, we have a course to suit you. A breathtaking rally experience that will clearly showcase the high octane action that the rallying elite go through everyday.....experience this thrill for yourself by booking your spot now!
Silverstone, NorthamptonshireMin. Age 18
79 miles from Rayleigh
Nestled in the heart of Northamptonshire and directly opposite the world famous Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit, Silverstone Rally School, the first of its kind in the world, offer driving courses presenting the everyday driver with an opportunity to try what they could only have previously dreamed of! A day behind the wheel of an awesome Rally Car! There is no better place to experience the sheer exhilaration of Rally Driving! Dont miss it!
Brackley, NorthamptonshireMin. Age 18
84 miles from Rayleigh
An extremely well equipped and highly regarded Rally Driving School that is an exhilarating drive from start to finish! It was established in 1983 to provide top quality tuition and coaching for aspiring rally drivers and has seen many rise through the ranks! The action will be sensationally exhilarating from the minute you turn the ignition in our race prepared rally car until you fly past the finishing post!
Cirencester, GloucestershireMin. Age 10
107 miles from Rayleigh
With a mix of tailor-made rally stages to take on our Cirencester venue is the perfect place to put your driving skills to the ultimate test!
"We had a great time, the instructors were great and I even got to do some handbreak turns :D"


text:
Pyramid Strings was founded in 1850 at Schonbach in former Austria and is still owned by the same family. Originally the company manufactured bow and plucked-string instruments. Later, the string production was started and the firm changed more and more to a string manufacturing company.
In 1948 the company moved to Western Germany. PYRAMID established a new factory there with the most modern technical equipment and skillful workers.
As the product line was very successful, demand and turnover expanded quickly and PYRAMID strings were sold throughout the world in more than 100 Countries.
PYRAMID'S knowledge about material qualities and basic principles of acoustics allows, in combination with sophisticated electronic equipment, to construct strings for a wide range. Specialized strings for all kinds of modern and historical instruments are designed to meet the highest-possible demands.
PYRAMID products combine tradition and the state of the art.
Default | Name Up | Name Down | Price Up | Price Down


text:
Facebook hires Alberto Gonzales's former chief of staff
Click to viewAccused of permitting unwarranted spying on citizens, torture, helping to blow a CIA agent's cover and firing non-political appointees for political reasons, former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales left the White House shrouded in ignominy. Facebook just hired his former right-hand man, Ted Ullyot, as its general counsel. The privacy advocates who plagued Facebook during its Beacon controversy might not be pleased, but Washington insider and top Facebook flack Elliot Schrage is giddy. "He has an extraordinary combination of private legal practice and public sector experience. So many of the legal issues we face touch on both of those arenas," Schrage told the Los Angeles Times. "Ted's arrival really demonstrates we're a little more grown-up." Ullyot's impressive resume:
- Served as a clerk for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
- Worked as the top lawyer for AOL Time Warner in Europe.
- Joined Gonzales at the
Department of JusticeWhite House as a deputy assistant and deputy staff secretary in 2003, earning a promotion to chief of staff that stuck when he and Gonzales moved to the Department of Justice in 2005. "[Gonzales's] leadership style is to listen and engage," Ullyot told the Washington Post of Gonzales. "Our job on the staff is to make sure that he's hearing from all the people that he needs to be hearing from."
- Along with Raul Yanes, coordinated the White House's response to the investigation into the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity. The case ended with Vice President Dick Cheney's chief-of-staff Scotter Libby's conviction.
- As assistant to Gonzales when he was the White House counsel, helped defend — or at least did not object to — policies established by the infamous "torture memo," which argued for ways the Bush administration could forgo the Geneva Conventions in order to prosecute the War on Terror. "The tragedy of the torture memo is that it didn't get caught at a much lower level much more quickly," one former Justice Department official under President Bill Clinton told Law.com. "Had that memo received a broader look, there is no question that people would have said this is just wrong, as the administration later admitted it was."
- Earned Alberto Gonzales's unwavering praise: "I appreciate the steady leadership, counsel, integrity, and tireless commitment that Ted brought to this job and the cause of justice. I thank Ted for his great service to the President and the Nation in these challenging times. I wish him all the best as he moves on to this next phase of his career, and I look forward to our continued friendship."
Correction: Part of this post originally suggested Ullyot began working at the DoJ in 2003. He began working with Gonzales at the White House and they both moved to the DoJ in 2005.


text:
"Rise of the Guardians" is Peter Ramsey's first feature film after directing the hit DreamWorks Animation Halloween special, "Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space." This project followed the feature film, "Monsters vs. Aliens" on which Ramsey served as Head of Story. While at DreamWorks Animation, Ramsey also served as a story artist on "Shrek the Third," and as a story board artist on "Shark Tale."
Before joining DreamWorks Animation in 2004, Ramsey's talent as a storyboard artist was on display while working on a notable number of live action feature films, including "Adaptation," "Minority Report," "A.I. Artificial Intelligence," "Cast Away", "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," "Fight Club," "Godzilla," "Men in Black," "Independence Day," "Batman Forever," "Far and Away," "Backdraft," and "Predator 2" amongst others.
Ramsey's directing skills were also honed early, as he served as Second Unit Director on live action feature films including "Godzilla," "Tank Girl," "Higher Learning," and "Poetic Justice." A lifelong resident of Los Angeles, California, Peter grew-up in Crenshaw, and graduated from Palisades High School before attending UCLA.
Here, he talks about his life and career, and about being the first African-American to direct a full-length, animated feature.
Kam Williams: Hi Peter, thanks for the interview. I'm honored to have this opportunity to speak with you.
Peter Ramsey: Oh, the pleasure's all mine, Kam. The pleasure's all mine.
KW: I really enjoyed Rise of the Guardians. Let me start by asking you what it meant to make history as the first African-American hired by a big studio to direct a full-length, animated feature?
PR: I thought about it a little bit when I first got the job, but then rapidly got lost in the work. It wasn't until later, when my mom and dad read that fact about me in the newspaper, and I saw how it affected them, that it came back to me. Since I talk to a lot of groups at schools, one good thing is that kids can look at me and have direct knowledge of someone who's doing something they might be dreaming of doing themselves.
KW: How did you get the gig? Judging from your bio, it seems like you've been a storyboard artist most of your career until now.
PR: Right. I got into film as a storyboard artist, but my dream was always to be a director. The way I was able to get into the industry was through drawing. As a storyboard artist, you basically pre-visualize the whole film through drawing. So, I spent a lot of my career doing that with many different directors. That was really film school for me, my training ground, because I got to work with so many great people.
KW: So, what was your academic background? Did you study art?
PR: I'm pretty much self-taught. I took a couple of art classes in high school, and I entered college with the intention of majoring in art. But I was a little too young when I started at UCLA at 17, and I wasn't ready for the concept of art that was being taught there. I was intimidated by Art History, and didn't get it. All I was interested in was drawing. I wish I had been able to hang tough, but I dropped out after a couple years. Of course, I did learn a bunch of that stuff later on.
KW: Editor/Legist Patricia Turnier was wondering whether the film is faithful to the book series it's based upon.
PR: An interesting thing about the movie and the books is that they were both being developed at the same time. The books' author, Bill Joyce, in his talks with the studio, said, "It would be really cool, if I could do a series of books about the origins of these characters, how they came to be and their backs stories while you guys were simultaneously developing a movie about the first time they all came together." So, they're all the same characters and they share the same mythology, but the movie and the books are pretty different.
KW: Patricia also asks: What message do you want children to take away from your movie?
PR: The main message of the film is that you have the power to create magic through your imagination and to bring it into the world, whether that's in the form of the Guardian characters who represent a lot of things we need, or whether it's just anybody creating something. That is the best way to fight fear. That's probably the central idea of the movie.
KW: Why did you tweak these familiar characters, like giving Santa a Russian accent and making him look a little different from what we've come to expect?
PR: The basic idea behind the books was to suggest that you grew up with a made-up version of all these characters, as if there's a secret world alongside our world, and we've never known the whole truth about it. What you see in the movie and the books is the real truth about what these guys are. And it's pretty cool, more like a Lord of the Rings kind of epic, fantasy world they all operate in as opposed to the cute, fluffy image you get from greeting cards. That was the central idea of the books. We thought that was pretty interesting and a really fresh way to get people to take another look at these characters.
KW: Harriet Pakula-Teweles asks: Where were some "Guardians" when the hunters shot Bambi's mother? I can still hear the shot ring out all those many years ago. How much trauma-less support can animation/fable offer young children without some need of a degree of reality check?
PR: Wow! I'm not sure what to do with that question. I can't answer for Bambi. We have a mom in our movie. Some form of reality check? Yeah, I don't know what to do with that one.
KW: Film student Jamaal Green asks: What is your favorite film, and is there a filmmaker whose work inspired you to make the move to becoming a director?
PR: Omigosh, I literally have too many favorite movies to name them all. But I can throw a few out there: Kurosawa… Coppola… David Lean… I'm a huge fan of Ang Lee. And there are tons of French films I love. Like I said, way too many to mention.
KW: The Tasha Smith question: Are you ever afraid?
PR: Of course! Are you kidding? [LOL] But you have to realize that fear is something that lives in your mind, just like all the positive things that reside there. The key is to try to find a balance or a way for the positive to at least cancel out what the fear is telling you. Most of the time, fear is taking something that sounds very rational and blowing it out of proportion, and letting your mind run away with it.
KW: Will you next film be live-action or animated?
PR: I don't know. So much depends on how this one is received and how well it does? I'd love to make another animated film, because I feel like I'm really just beginning to learn how to use all these tools. It's a real experience working in a big studio system. It's like learning how to command a battleship.
KW: The Columbus Short question: Are you happy?
PR: I'm very happy with the work and the spirit my crew brought to the movie. I couldn't be prouder of them.
KW: The Teri Emerson question: When was the last time you had a good laugh?
PR: Today! I've been laughing a lot lately. [LOL] This is my first time directing, and it's been quite a roller coaster ride.
KW: What is your guiltiest pleasure?
PR: Playing the video game Halo 4.
KW: The bookworm Troy Johnson question: What was the last book you read?
PR: What I'm reading a new book by Robert Greene called "Mastery."
KW: When you look in the mirror, what do you see?
PR: I see a guy who always feels like he's a beginner. Sometimes it's a good thing, sometimes it's a bad thing, but I can't shake that image of myself.
KW: I can't recall who said it, but that makes me think of the saying, "The greatest freedom is the freedom to begin again."
PR: Very true. I think there's a Zen saying about a beginner's mind.
KW: The Ling-Ju Yen question: What is your earliest childhood memory?
PR: My earliest childhood memory is very abstract. I must have been about 3 years-old. It's just me in the backyard looking at a flower. I have another one from when I was just a little bit older of my parents taking me to see Snow White at a drive-in theater.
KW: Thanks again for the time, Peter, and best of luck with the film.
PR: Thanks so much. I really appreciate it, Kam.


text:
We can assist you in Website Services, E-commerce solutions, CMS Websites, Mobile App development, Custom Application development, Internet Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, GUI & UX Designing.
Call Planets is a professional web design and development company based in Noida, Delhi NCR, India. Call Planets is a full-service provider for corporate or individual interested in designing their design & development needs of web-based projects. Call Planets has been eligible to provide the best of services to our clients across the world remaining to our years of experience in website design and web development. Call Planets is one of India's leading website design, web promotion, software development and web development company. We provide time bound, cost effective and value added services for technology innovative business solutions that require specialized domain expertise. We also provide responsive website designing.
Read more
Call Planets a established player in the IT market, is a leading provider of comprehensive web products, solutions and internet services, Web Design, web script and application, Web Programming, Search Engine Optimization(SEO) and submission and internet marketing, ready made web site packages, Internet Advertising, search engine and web directory solutions, portal development, Readymade website templates, Software Development, link exchange services, Data Entry, Data Conversion and customer online support solutions.
Basic service delivery isn't enough to differentiate any web development firm in today's competitive marketplace. Understanding not only our client's web needs but their business needs have propelled Call Planets beyond customer satisfaction to loyalty. We have established a reputation for consistently delivering mission-critical, technically challenging projects under tight timelines, while also providing exceptional customer service and support to our clientele. This, in turn, has led to extremely positive long-term working relationships with both clients and solution partners alike.
Bringing your ideas to live, website designs are our forte. We carve perfect designs to build creative websites that engage users on both desktop & mobile devices with its ultra-modern.Read More
Our eCommerce solutions are the most effective online selling tools due to intuitively designed UI, fast loading speed & one step checkout that gives an exclusive shopping experience.Read More
We build interactive mobile apps to extend your reach to potential customers & maximize conversions. Our platform apps designed for the iPhone, Blackberry, Android etc.Read More
Our team of experts builds intelligent websites that actually perform & exceed your expectations. We offer completely customized interactive web solutions to turn your online presence into a profitable entity.Read More
Call Planets Services Pvt.Ltd has evolved as a true professional software company after successfully completing numerous client projects. We develop solutions that best meet business objectives.Read More
Our dynamic digital experts execute effective internet marketing solutions based on your business targets. With 100% customized tactics & focused website promotion strategy, we maximize user engagement.Read More
Here's how a responsive website design can help your business.
Initially, mobile websites were offered to capture Smartphone users. That means that you build a website specifically for small screen viewers. This is a different version of the mainstream website.
Mobile online users do not have much patience for hard to use websites, they will just simply find another site that is easier to use and viewer friendly.
A well-designed and well-marketed website will not work with mobile users without a responsive design. Traffic will be high, so as your bounce rate.
Building different websites to accommodate different devices could also mean duplicated content. To resolve this, you will need to come up with different sets of content which can confuse your viewers.


text:
Mystery Shopper
- Recruiter
- Location
- Aberystwyth
- Posted
- 16 Mar 2019
- Closes
- 27 Mar 2019
- Sector
- Marketing & PR
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Have you ever thought about becoming a Mystery Shopper? At Proinsight we're constantly on the lookout for new mystery shoppers. Mystery shoppers conduct assignments throughout the UK for us and complete reviews based on the customer service they have received. We have clients in many sectors, meaning our assignments are varied in size and format. All information can be found on our website (including where to sign up), please visit: www.proinsight.org ** Please apply for assignments directly through our website ** Anybody can apply to become a mystery shopper and there is no exact fit for the role. It requires a suitable level of literacy skills and the ability to adapt in situations in order to provide the most informative feedback you can about your experiences. If you would like to get more information contact us by E-mailing email@example.com


text:
Last year I had the pleasure of meeting Ashish Soni, Director of USC's IT department, and his colleague Trina Gregory, just as they were launching the first ever iPhone application class at the school. The timing was particularly serendipitous as the LACMA team had an idea for a playful app based on the Celebrating Urban Light project. Since Chris Burden's Urban Light, a sculpture comprised of 202 vintage Southern California streetlamps, has become a key L.A. art experience, we thought it would be great to create a virtual flipbook that could serve as a (free) memento of the encounter. And, for those that can't easily make it to the museum, you could have a chance to see what all the fuss is about.
Ashish's students took on our idea and ran with it. Chris Guitarte, Rachel Wagoner, Susana Ruiz, and Rokhsan Shafiei knocked us out with their hard work and professionalism, and now the fruits of their labor are ready for you all to pluck. Check out Urban Light from Day to Night in the iTunes app store. It's a new, beautiful (and did I mention free?) way to look at this already iconic work of art.


text:
Employee Grievance
The St. Charles City-County Library District recognizes that some problems may not be satisfactorily resolved through informal and open discussion. Therefore, a formal grievance procedure has been established to provide each employee an opportunity to present a written grievance for consideration and reply, without fear of reprisal. Each member of management is responsible for assuring that every employee is aware of this right to appeal.
A grievance is a written personal appeal presented by an employee to change a management decision or administrative practice affecting his/her work, working conditions or employment status (including discharge). The grievance must state the reason for the belief that unfair or unequal treatment has resulted from the decision or practice.
A grievance will not be considered when based on any of the following:
An employee who elects to protest a discharge may submit a written grievance to the Human Resources Coordinator within five (5) working days of the date of discharge. The grievance procedure will proceed to step 2 of the grievance procedure.
The initiation of the grievance process does not indicate that each grievance must go through all steps. Resolution of the grievance acceptable to all parties is always the goal.
Records and documentation related to grievances will not become part of the employee's personnel file.
Following are the sequential steps to be followed when an employee has a grievance.
(Revised 3/13/06)


text:
Full time Associate Dentist opportunity available now to join our team in our well established practice in Tunbridge Wells. Tunbridge Wells is situated in the beautiful county of Kent, close to the border with East Sussex with excellent transport links to London.
This opportunity is available full time working across Monday – Friday in the week, with some Saturdays also being available, we are able to be flexible with working hours. This role comes with 5540 UDAs available with an established private list to take over. We are able to offer a competitive UDA rate and the role is available now.
This role can be tailored to you so if you were thinking of part time hours with a smaller UDA contract we would still love to hear from you. We can be flexible on the working days as we have the surgery space available and the working times. Please contact me on the below details to find out how this position can work for you.
Oasis Dental Care is the current market leader in private dentistry and as we continue to grow we would like to welcome you to join in our success. At Oasis Dental Care our primary focus is on patient care and quality dentistry and as such we are recruiting dentists that share our vision and values.
It is a fantastic time to join Oasis as we were recently named in the 'Sunday Times' Top Track 250. Ranking 61st we achieved a massive leap up from 119th last year.
If you are asking yourself the question 'why join Oasis' then please allow me to highlight just some of the incentives that I think you'll really like:
- Excellent Working facilities
- Most enjoy modern equipment such as digital X-rays
- Opportunities to develop your personal career
- Discounted CPD courses
- Discounted Indemnity that actually offers you 'full' cover, bespoke to Oasis
- Opportunities to relocate to other practices, with an easy transition process.
- Clinical freedom and support


text:
In order to keep time properly, you need to select your timezone so that your
system knows where it is located. Look for your timezone in
# ls /usr/share/zoneinfo
(Suppose you want to use Brussels)# nano -w /etc/conf.d/clock TIMEZONE="Europe/Brussels" # date Wed Mar 8 00:46:05 CET 2006
In most Gentoo Linux installations, your hardware clock is set to
UTC (or GMT, Greenwich Mean Time) and then your timezone is
taken into account to determine the actual, local time. If,
for some reason, you need your hardware clock not to be in UTC,
you will need to edit
(recommended:)CLOCK="UTC" (or:)CLOCK="local"
A Locale is a set of information that most programs use for determining country
and language specific settings. The locales and their data are part of the
system library and can be found at
Locale settings are stored in environment variables. These are typically
set in the
|Variable name
Most typically users only set the LANG variable and perhaps LC_CTYPE variable on user level by adding definitions to shells startup files defining the environment variable manually from command line:
export LANG="de_DE@euro"
It is also possible to set a system-wide locale for all users and programs:
LC_ALL="de_DE@euro" LANG="de_DE@euro"
A common practice is to use only per user locale settings and leave the
default system locale unset. In this case system locale defaults to a
special value
For message based localization to work in programs that support it, you will
probably need to have programs compiled with the
Once you have set the right locale, be sure to update your environment variables to make your system aware of the change:
(For system-wide default locale:)# env-update && source /etc/profile (For user-specific locale:)$ source ~/.bashrc
After this, you will need to kill your X server by pressing
Now, verify that the changes have taken effect:
$ env | grep -i LC_
There is also additional localisation variable called LINGUAS, which affects
to localisation files that get installed in gettext-based programs, and decides
used localisation for some specific software packages, such as
# nano -w /etc/make.conf
(Add in the LINGUAS variable. For instance, for German, Finnish and English:)LINGUAS="de fi en"
If you use a locale that isn't available by default, you should use
# localedef -c -i en_US -f ISO-8859-15 en_US.ISO-8859-15
After having generated the locale, you can export the LANG variable as you see fit.
# export LANG="en_US.ISO-8859-15"
Be sure to update the environment after the change:
# env-update && source /etc/profile
After this, you will need to kill your X server by pressing
You will probably only use one or maybe two locales on your system. You can
specify locales you will need in
en_GB ISO-8859-1 en_GB.UTF-8 UTF-8 de_DE ISO-8859-1 de_DE@euro ISO-8859-15
The next step is to run
You can verify that your selected locales are available by running
The keyboard layout used by the console is set in
KEYMAP="de" KEYMAP="de-latin1" KEYMAP="de-latin1-nodeadkeys"
The keyboard layout to be used by the X server is specified
Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard1" ... Option "XkbLayout" "de" #Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
## this is for international keyboards.# Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys" ## this would be used for xterm input...
If you have an international keyboard layout, you should set the option
Deadkeys allow you to press keys that will not show immediately but will be
combined with another letter to produce a single character such as é,è,á,à,
etc. Setting
If you would like to switch between more than one keyboard layout (for example
English and Russian), all you have to do is add a few lines to
Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard1" ... Option "XkbLayout" "us,ru" Option "XkbOptions" "grp:alt_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll"
For KDE you have to install the
In order to get your console to display the Euro symbol, you
will need to set
You should verify that
# rc-update -v show | grep -i consolefont
If no runlevel is displayed for
# rc-update add consolefont boot
Getting the Euro symbol to work properly in X is a little bit tougher. The
first thing you should do is change the
fixed -misc-fixed-medium-r-semicondensed--13-120-75-75-c-60-iso8859-15 variable -*-helvetica-bold-r-normal-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-iso8859-15
Some applications use their own font, and you will have to tell them separately
to use a font with the Euro symbol. You can do this at a user-specific level in
(in your home directory)$ echo 'XTerm*font: fixed' >> .Xresources $ xrdb -merge .Xresources
To use the Euro symbol in (X)Emacs, add the following to
Emacs.default.attributeFont: -*-courier-medium-r-*-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-iso8859-15
For XEmacs (not plain Emacs), you have to do a little
more. In
(define-key global-map '(EuroSign) '[€])
The current stable


text:
News Feature
Originally published in Compass, April 24, 2014
Peninsula writer, artist honored in Augusta
Writer Kimberly Ridley of Brooklin and artist Rebekah Raye of Blue Hill were among authors and illustrators honored at the 25th annual Reading Round Up conference promoting reading and literature for children and young adults.
Four titles received recognition at the conference through the 2014 Lupine Award honoring living authors or illustrators who are residents of Maine or who have created a work prominently featuring Maine, according to a news release from the Maine Library Association.
One of the Lupine Award winners in the picture book category is The Secret Pool by author Kimberly Ridley and illustrator Rebekah Raye. The Secret Pool reveals the diversity of life within vernal pools and the changes that occur through the seasons.
Reading Round-Up is sponsored by the Maine State Library and organized by a statewide committee of librarians dedicated to promoting literacy and love of reading in children and young adults.


text:
Build your own webpage on this site. We'll do everything we can to ensure you can be found by all major search engines.
Upload unlimited photos of your business products and services.
"Your site is really good for getting better Google ranking"
- Cav, owner of Crew Cav
Take a look at some of the great businesses on OurPatch:
Forwalls Decals, Cafe 29 Downtown
If you have any questions about OurPatch just send a message on our live help on the right hand side or contact us and we will get right back to you.
We use Paypal and PayPal accepts Visa and Mastercard.


text:
A High School football player caught on camera fighting another player during a game is at the center of controversy once again, after new video surfaced showing him using a teammate as target practice at the apparent direction of his coach.
Hamburg High School quarterback Joey Cominsky was captured on video tearing the helmet off an opposing player then hitting him with it at least twice during a football game last Friday. Cominsky and the player he fought, Josh Hartman, were both ejected and police opened a criminal investigation.
As that investigation continues, a new video of Cominksy has been released, showing him throwing a football at full speed at the stomach or chest of a teammate during practice. The video also shows Hamburg's football coach, Joe Sinkovich, appearing to encourage Cominsky to throw the ball at the other player.
A former player at Hamburg shot the video on his cellphone, which was later viewed by his mother, Karen Hoagland. Hoagland says she initially had no intention of showing the video to the public. That changed however, when she saw the video of Cominsky's fight. Hoagland claims the new video suggests that the coach has created a violent culture for his team which indirectly led to the football game fight.
"He told him to throw the ball at the boy's chest or stomach, knowing how fast the quarterback throws," Hoagland said. "He allowed four more balls to be thrown until it hit the kid. To me, he's putting kids' lives at risk every day when something like that is allowed to go on."
Hoagland says she wants the video to be added as evidence in the investigation of the high school fight and for Sinkovich to share some of the blame.
"I think if the coaches would be held more accountable for what happened, this stuff wouldn't happen on the field," Hoagland said. "I hope the coach is reprimanded and not allowed to coach the boys anymore, put anymore boys at risk or influence anymore kids."
NBC10 tried to contact Steven Keifer, Hamburg's superintendent, as well as the school's principal. We did not hear back from either person.
Berks County District Attorney John Adams told NBC10 he has seen Hoagland's video and his office is currently investigating.


text:
For more than 150 years the American Literacy Council (ALC) has issued scholarly research, publications and innovative strategies, to help counter the dismal literacy statistics found in most English-speaking countries. Our goal is to share with you tools, concepts, and action plans that support this effort.
We have collected and posted, on this site, a variety of related materials: scholarly articles, practical "how-to" case studies, recordings, videos, conceptual debates, sources for software packages, links to classroom materials, lists of funding sources, professional organizations, statistical studies, and examples of innovative initiatives.
I can be reached at the Boulder Colorado Literacy Research Center by calling (303) 440-7385 or emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
Warm Regards,
Robert Alan Mole, President
American Literacy Council
The American Literacy Council's main purpose is to convey information on new solutions, innovative technologies, and tools for engaging more boldly in the battle for literacy.
English Without Limits - A free video course of Immersion English for beginners.
To volunteer to teach, or to get tutoring in literacy, please visit ProLiteracy.


text:
In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and the new threat of widespread biological attacks across America, the demand for security services and products has taken off. Security has become the primary concern for every organization; protecting employees, customers, and assets from terrorism, sabotage, and general crime has become a new priority.
A report issued on Oct. 1 from the U.S. Secretary of Transportation's Rapid Response Team on airport security notes, "new technologies for the positive identification of passengers, airport workers, and crews, detection of explosives, and more effective passenger and baggage screening should be incorporated in airport security programs as soon as practicable."
A task force of The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat is exploring several safety plans to increase security and awareness in tall buildings, including the following two:
Building systems should be designed with multiple sources and independent distribution routes to better withstand disruptions caused by extreme events.
There are numerous measurement, monitoring, and control systems inside and outside a building that, if integrated, could provide on-site and remote information about the building and its occupants to the appropriate authorities in the event of an attack.
Earlier this year, a study from the Cleveland-based Freedonia Group, Inc., "World Security Products & Systems," projected the world market for security products and systems to grow nearly 9% annually through 2004 (approaching $60 billion). The study predicts the best gains will be seen for electronic security products, including closed-circuit television surveillance systems, access controls, and explosive detection devices.
As the fast-growing security market evolves, new profit opportunities should open up for electrical manufacturers, distributors, and contractors. As cold-hearted as it may seem, we must continue to push forward with our lives, grow our businesses, and help kick the economy back in gear. If we don't, then the terrorists will win.
For those of you involved in the purchase and installation of security systems, this might be just what the doctor ordered.


text:
NEW!! ID Verify is now FREE with any purchase of CoreCoins! * You can upgrade to Donator and get 10% extra CoreCoins here
Get attention, increase sales!
With premium threads you get a special green color & icon for your thread in trade forums. You can activate premium thread inside your thread for a week.
Get feedback on premium threads! Earn trade points and become a loyal seller with reputation. Trade feedback is given when trade is completed in premium threads (sometimes).
Win big prizes with more than 250,000 CoreCoins in each jackpot (100 USD +)! Go to the raffle page and buy ticket(s) to win prizes.
You can activate Red+Bold in your thread, and your thread title will become red or bold in the trade forums list for a week.
If you like us here now or in a thread you will earn 1000 CoreCoins instantly.
You can advertise your thread with a 250x250px banner in forums section to increase visibility and sales. To advertise please go to this page.
By visiting ownedcore.com you earn CoreCoins, also when you are active on the site such as creating threads and replies you earn corecoins!
Earn more with CoreCoins Plus - read more here.


text:
Is Beyonce Pregnant With Baby No. 2?!
Are Queen Bey and Jigga gearing up for another heir to the Throne? Rumor has it that Beyonce and Jay-Z may be expecting a sibling for Blue Ivy!
Hollywood Life reports that Beyonce was snapped in New York City sporting a snug leopard print dress that clung a little tighter than usual to Bey's midsection, exposing what they insist looks like a baby bump. Truthfully, we can't really see anything based on their "evidence" — Beyonce has always been simultaneously curvy and toned, and the dress is a wrap style that doesn't really cling to anything (that's the point of a wrap dress!).
Still, multiple reports have come out, notably Media TakeOut and Hollywood Life, insisting that Bey is, indeed, with Babeyonce. Media TakeOut reports that the 'I Was Here' singer is roughly three months along, and when Hollywood Life asked Bey's rep if she's preggers, the response was "I do not comment on her personal life." So it's not a denial, but it's not a confirmation, either.
We wouldn't be surprised if Beyonce is keeping any potential pregnancy under wraps (or wrap dresses, as it were) for at least a few months. Jay-Z revealed in his track 'Glory' that the power couple suffered a heartbreaking miscarriage prior to the birth of the beautiful Blue Ivy, so it's beyond understandable that they'd use caution and keep their private life as private as possible. Perhaps there will be a big red carpet reveal in a few months!
Watch Beyonce Perform 'I Was Here' for World Humanitarian Day


text:
Easter Surprises
Easter Eggs by Katie McCall
The joys of egg hunts, chocolate bunnies, and Jelly Beans. Easter is always full of special surprises! We couldn't resist hosting an Easter theme!
Happy Easter from JPG and don't forget to share your favorite Easter photo!
Closed April 10, 2012
Bennie thought the hot chick would see him in all his chocolate goodness. Drat, foiled again! by Susan Littlefield
RSS for photos in Easter Surprises


text:
KROQ-FM's KEVIN AND BEAN NAMED
CHICAGO -- Kevin and Bean of KROQ-FM Los Angeles was named Major Market Personality of the Year at the 2011 National Association of Broadcasters' Marconi Radio Awards. The awards were announced Thursday night at the annual NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show held during the Radio Show in Chicago, Illinois.
The prestigious awards recognize radio's outstanding personalities and stations in 21 categories. Marconi finalists were selected by a task force of broadcasters, and the winners were voted on by the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Selection Academy. The votes were tabulated by an independent firm.
For more information, contact Steve Carver, 323-937-9331.
The NAB
Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show was hosted by Premiere Network's
Elvis Duran from Z100 in New York. The show also featured a performance
by Arista Nashville country music artist Ronnie Dunn.


text:
Mikey Curtis Skater Profile
Sponsors: Santa Cruz, Indepednent Trucks, DAF, Bills Wheels, Lakai (flow)
Hometown: , Stance: ?, Age: , Status: Am
Last Update: Thursday, January 1, 2004 Submit an Update
In Stock Now With Immediate Shipping
Couldn't find any Mikey Curtis products, but check out some random products from our Shop. Yeah, Mikey Curtis probably shops here...
Mikey Curtis Comments
Other Skater Links
- Full Skater Database - 6000+ skater profiles.
- Skateboarders on Instagram - browse your favorite pros and ams on Instagram.
- Skate News and Videos - daily skate news and videos from around the web.
- Media Coverage - we log all major magazine coverage by skater and photographer.
- Skate Photographers - we log all major magazine coverage by skater and photographer.
- Contest Results - over a decade's worth of contest history.


text:
We made these fun paper candy canes for our first stocking advent activity. I had seen the idea the day before at The Chocolate Muffin Tree. It looked simple enough to do for an after school project. Little did I know that it was also simple and easy enough for a before school project because that's what ended up happening. Yep, 7 a.m. and we were crafting these.
All you need to make these is:
- a couple of markers (red and green are traditional colors, but any will do)
- several sheets of white copy paper
- clear tape
Start by drawing your stripes around the edges of the paper. No need to worry about the middle because you won't see it once it's all rolled up.
Mina (age 2) didn't understand why I would be limiting her to the edges of her paper so she just started to draw.
I pulled out some bingo dot markers and Mina was able to place the dots around the edges just fine. Lou joined in and created some polka dot candy canes.
After the edges are decorated, use the marker to help roll up your paper in a diagonal fashion. Then slide the marker out and secure it with a piece of tape.
Next, take your marker and use it to curl one end of your paper stick.
There's your candy cane!
I love simple crafts! What other super simple holiday crafts have you done?


text:
SAM/BAM format v1.5 extensions for de novo assemblies.The current version is a terse three pages (trying to meet an "application note" page limit), but nevertheless should clarify the intended usage of these parts of the SAM/BAM specification.
Peter J. A. Cock, James K. Bonfield, Bastien Chevreux, Heng Li.
bioRxiv DOI: 10.1101/020024
Bioinformatics lessons learned the hard way, bugs, gripes, and maybe topical paper reviews too...
PrePrint: SAM/BAM format v1.5 extensions for de novo assemblies
Here's a little back-story on my latest preprint (based on my email to samtools-devel), which went live on the biology preprint server bioRvix at the end of last week:
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)


text:
I dont even think this is the Plum Tree but i'll plonk it in here and sort it out when I next get there.
I got the Plum Tree from Willis Orchard.
Definatly getting bigger.
Definatly getting bigger.
This seems to be doing really well having grown loads over the winter.
Cant wait until its 100 feet tall!!!
This tree is doing OK, lots of new healthy growth at the top of the tree where its supposed to be.


text:
An earache is a sharp, dull, or burning pain in one or both ears. The pain may last a short time or be ongoing. Related conditions include:
Otalgia; Pain - ear; Ear pain
The symptoms of an ear infection may include:
Many children will have minor hearing loss during or right after an ear infection. Most of the time the problem goes away. Lasting hearing loss is rare, but the risk increases with the number of infections.
The eustachian tube runs from the middle part of each ear to the back of the throat. This tube drains fluid that is made in the middle ear. If the eustachian tube becomes blocked, fluid can build up. This may lead to pressure behind the eardrum or an ear infection.
Ear pain in adults is less likely to be from an ear infection. Pain that you feel in the ear may be coming from another place, such as your teeth, the joint in your jaw (temporomandibular joint), or your throat. This is called "referred" pain.
Causes of ear pain may include:
Ear pain in a child or infant may be due to infection. Other causes may include:
The following steps may help an earache:
For ear pain caused by a change of altitude, such as on an airplane:
The following steps can help prevent earaches:
Call your doctor if:
The doctor will do a physical exam, and look at the ear, nose, and throat areas.
Pain, tenderness, or redness of the mastoid bone behind the ear on the skull is often a sign of a serious infection.
Bauer CA, Jenkins HA. Otologic symptoms and syndromes. In: Flint PW, Haughey BH, Lund LJ, et al, eds. Cummings Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby Elsevier; 2010:chap 156.
O'Handley JG, Tobin EJ, Shah AR. Otorhinolaryngology. In: Rakel RE, ed. Textbook of Family Medicine. 8th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 19.
Lieberthal AS, Carroll AE, Chonmaitree T. Clinical Practice Guideline: The Diagnosis and Management of Acute Otitis Media. Pediatrics. 2013;131(3): e964-e999.
Coker TR, Chan LS, Newberry SJ, Limbos MA, Suttorp MJ, Shekelle PG, et al. Diagnosis, microbial epidemiology, and antibiotic treatment of acute otitis media in children: a systematic review. JAMA. 2010 Nov 17;304(19):2161-9.


text:
At that time, there were two Germanies. China was closed to the outside world. Personal computers did not exist.
Is this pledge, and the anxieties to which it responds, out of date?
I have a feeling it might be. But there's no question that the issue is complicated.
After all, there is expansion through the urban renewal methods of razing and displacing, which did happen in Hyde Park, and didn't happen in Woodlawn; and there are other methods of expansion, through erecting buildings on vacant lots that would otherwise remain magnets for crime, and bringing jobs to a community that will help pay for rents and mortgages.
The University can without a doubt play a role in the latter strategy. It certainly requires sensitivity and open communication with neighbors on the part of the University, but it also requires and openness to change south of 61st Street, with change understood to mean that not all of the people in Woodlawn will always be poor, and that the neighborhood might one day approach the balance of household incomes it has known historically.
Take another look at the above picture of a longtime Woodlawn resident taken near her home. The University, in the end, never did expand south of 61st Street. In fact, it didn't do a thing in Woodlawn during the heyday of urban renewal, when it kept itself busy instead bulldozing solid chunks of Hyde Park.
Hyde Park, comparatively speaking, is now flourishing. Woodlawn has vacant lots the size of city blocks like the one above, not far from where Amadou Cisse was murdered.
The picture is taken from Monday's column by Chicago Tribune writer Dawn Turner Trice, who did the service of pointing out that Amadou Cisse was not the only one murdered recently nearby the University; in fact, two women have been found strangled and burned beyond recognition in garbage cans in or near Washington Park.
Trice spoke with two longtime Woodlawn natives who think the Washington Park homicides would have gotten a lot more media time if they had involved University students. They are probably right. The fact that the Cisse murder got such immediate and sustained attention from the media and from police, Trice argues, is part of why there are powerful racial and class tensions between the University and neighboring Woodlawn to the south.
That's certainly true. But things get a little less clear when the column takes a further turn, and as with so many issues in this part of town, brings it back to real estate. In particular, to the Big Bang of urban renewal, to which so many things around here can be traced back.
Like the idea that, instead of helping to get rid of those vacant lots, provide jobs, and partner with local organizations and developers to build market-rate and affordable housing, the University should be kept out. It all sounds very familiar to anyone who pays attention to Hyde Park politics, because in so many ways the terms of the debate were cast at this historical moment for both neighborhoods.
Trice quotes longtime resident Helen Latimore:
"People still see the University as harboring dreams of taking over our property." Latimore said. "Of waiting until Woodlawn is in such disrepair that all they have to do is swoop down and take it over."
It didn't help that a few years ago, the University hired a planning consultant that recommended the University expand south of 61st Street, which it has long said it wouldn't do. University officials quickly nixed the idea. But not before it reignited the suspicions and the mistrust among some Woodlawn residents.
Woodlawn residents, organized into the vibrant community and civil rights activist organization TWO, helped block University-led urban renewal plans in Woodlawn, and eventually elicited a sort of "61st Street Pledge" from the University in 1964.
But then, in the 1970s, long after most whites had left, most of the black middle class left, too. A neighborhood numbering 81,279 people in 1960, Woodlawn declined to 27,086 in 2000, a loss of 54,193. That kind of loss is not unlike that resulting from the incendiary carpet bombing of a large urban area. It constitutes the death of a neighborhood, if not a large part of a city. The number of vacant lots in Woodlawn and other similar neighborhoods attests to this massive depletion of human capital out of the neighborhood.
But without bringing human capital back in, and allowing investment from outside, things are never going to change.
So does this ban on University development south of 61st Street make any sense today, in the 21st century? Woodlawn may be able to fend for itself, with some of the indirect kind of help and support from the U of C described in a 2006 Chicago Magazine article. And, over the last decade or so, the market has finally started to notice Woodlawn; as the Chicago Reporter notes, "Between 2000 and 2004, the number of single- family attached units sold in Woodlawn tripled."
But this movement represents only a slow nudge towards what Woodlawn used to be. It's been hearly 50 years since things began to slide downhill for Woodlawn, and it may be another 50 before it returns to anything like what it was before it became pocked with vacant lots.
Considering that the University never did tear anything down south of 61st Street, maybe it's time to revisit this old treaty that keeps it behind an asphalt curtain.


text:
R.I.P: Brother of Rapper Trina Shot, Killed in NW Miami!
" Wilbrent Bain, the brother of the famous female rapper Trina, was shot and killed Tuesday morning in northwest Miami, residents said. Family friend the Rev. Gary Johnson spoke about the incident, as did neighbors Demetrius Hammond and CJ James, and a neighbor who only wanted to go by "Trimel."" - 6 News
Please click the "Report" button below if the video on this page is not working properly.
Comments will only be displayed by verified emails. No Spamming or Racism.


text:
Apr 13,2009
Senior Advice: Never wait to strengthen family ties
by Doug Mayberry
Q: Our close friends recently lost their 22-year-old son in an automobile accident. My husband tells me that the father has expressed strong guilt feelings because he had never been affectionate with his son. He also said he was sorry he had never told his son he loved him. The father said he was using the same parenting techniques his father used to raise him. He believed sons should grow up to be strong emotionally and physically, be protective, and always be in control. Both the father and mother of the young man who died are experiencing depression and guilt. This news has made my husband and I believe we should do better with our two sons. What are your suggestions?
A: The sense of grief can be overwhelming for the whole family when a child dies. Seldom does a parent truly get over the loss.
Because life can be short, remaining closely bonded to family and friends needs to be our highest priority. Yet we frequently become so busy in our day-to-day lives that we lose sight of this important fact.
Talk with your husband about your feelings and encourage him to share his feeling with you. It is a healthy thing to do.
Remember to give your sons regular hugs, and make it a point to understand their feelings and desires. Praise them for their successes and listen to their concerns. Put aside electronic toys to share time and values. You learn more about each other when you stay involved in their activities.
As individuals, we need to remember how important it is to communicate our love through words and touch. Make it a habit to tell your sons how much you love them and how proud you are to be their parents. Mothers and daughters are able to do this more comfortably. Fathers and sons should do the same.
When you express your love to someone else, you receive a similar response. Through this process, husbands, wives and children all become winners!
Q: I have found two good friends who are also widowed. One enjoys a happy and outgoing attitude. The other thrives on every piece of bad news. My positive friend and I like her and want her to lighten up so she will be happier. How can we help?
A: I would recommend that you encourage your negative friend to become a committed volunteer. There are so many positive experiences that come from helping others. If you and your positive friend already volunteer, take your negative friend along. If not, find a charity that really needs you and make it a threesome.
Volunteers often change in a positive way when they see how others cope with life's problems. Volunteers see for themselves how much need there is in the world, which helps them to see their own good fortune.
Other rewards that come volunteering include finding a purpose, becoming involved, using acquired skills in a productive new way, positively affecting a child's future, and helping to improve the world around us. The list of benefits goes on and on! Where else could you find better incentives to brighten your relationships?
Doug Mayberry makes the most of life after work in a Southern California retirement community. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
Thus far, Art "Lionheart" Hovhannisyan's road to boxing glory has been a bumpy one, slowed by a myriad of injuries and bout cancellations.
Still, the action fighter with an unbeaten record finds himself poised once more to knock down the door of opportunity and become a title contender.
Hovhannisyan is slated to fight Logan McGuinness on Feb. 22 in a "Shobox" main event with a possible World Boxing Assn. championship bout as the winner's prize.
"We cannot be fighting the Joe Schmoes anymore," said George Bastmajyan, Hovhannisyan's manager and cut man. "We need a career-defining fight. This is it."
Hovhannisyan (15-0-2, eight knockouts) will face McGuinness (19-0-1, nine KOs) in a 10-round super featherweight (130 pounds) bout at the Morongo Casino in Cabazon.
According to Bastmajyan, by next week it should be determined by the WBA if the bout will be a title eliminator for the right to face champion Takashi Uchiyama.
Nonetheless, the bout is another step in the right direction to contendership status for Hovhannisyan, a hard-charging fighter, whose hard-training style and just some bad luck have led to a share of hand injuries over the years for the 31-year-old Armenian native.
"This is the only direction we can go," Bastmajyan said.
McGuinness, 27, is a Canadian native ranked fifth in the super featherweight division by the WBA and also holds the North American Boxing Assn. title. McGuinness will make just his second appearance in a United States ring after a six-round draw in Connecticut in 2010. Other than single bouts in Ireland and the United Kingdom, McGuinness' fights have all been in Canada.
Trained by Edmond Tarverdyan at the Glendale Fighting Club, Hovhannisyan most recently had his debut on HBO fall through. That was coming on the heels of a split decision win over Miguel Acosta in July of 2012. The Acosta bout was also on Showtime, as was a knockout victory over the previously undefeated Archie Ray Marquez in June of 2011 that was likely Hovhannisyan's most impressive performance to date.
His camp is hoping, and confident, that changes against McGuinness.
"We are very confident," Bastmajyan said. "Art is very confident."
"We don't overlook any opponents, but this should not be a problem for us."
The bout begins a two-day span that will be monumental in the local fighting scene and most notably for the GFC.
Tarverdyan, who's been getting assistance with Hovhanissyan's training from former Glendale standout boxer William Abelyan, also trains Ultimate Fighting Championship women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and UFC featherweight fighter Manny Gamburyan.
The day after Hovhannisyan's bout, Rousey will headline UFC 157 from Anaheim when she faces Liz Carmouche in the first-ever UFC women's bout for Rousey's title. On the same card, Gamburyan will take on Chad Mendes in a matchup of former featherweight title contenders.
Bastmajyan also said GFC boxer Gapo Tolmajyan might also fight on the Feb. 22 Showtime undercard.
So, for Hovhannisyan and his Glendale Fighting Club stablemates, the last weekend of February may indeed be a weekend of career-defining fights.


text:
If you don't have fava beans (check for frozen too), you can use regular peas. If you don't do mint, use basil. And goat cheese would be wonderful too. This pizza doesn't have a traditional sauce base, although the onion adds moisture. We drizzled the finished pizza with a little olive oil, as well. A layer of ricotta cheese, seasoned with herbs and thinned slightly with milk might be a nice replacement for tomato sauce. It's pizza, so creativity is a given. In fact, it's hardly a recipe, so here's how we did it, written up shorthand style.
To blanch beans, remove from pods and boil 1 to 2 minutes (use full 2 minutes if very large); drain and rinse with cold water; peel. To caramelize the onion, heat 2 Tbs olive oil on low to medium low, add onions, salt and pepper to taste and cook 20 to 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
1 ball overnight whole wheat pizza dough, at room temp (1/2 recipe)
1/4 lb thinly sliced prosciutto, torn into smaller pieces
1 large red onion, sliced and caramelized
1 lb (in the pod) fresh fava beans, blanched and peeled
3 oz (approx.) feta cheese, crumbled
chopped fresh mint
extra-virgin olive oil for serving
Place pizza stone in oven and preheat to 550 F at least 30 minutes. Prepare dough as directed. Top with prosciutto, onion, fava beans and feta in the order listed. Season with freshly ground black pepper to taste. Cook 9 to 10 minutes or until crust is browned. Top with mint and serve, passing olive oil at the table.


text:
[--- This text is not currentlyin the database but will be addedas soon as we obtain it. ---]
This text may be protected by copyright under Canadian copyright law, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
Text added to the website: 2008-07-03 00:00:00.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:02:46
Line count: 0
Word count: 0
Browse imslp.org (Petrucci Music Library) for Lieder or choral works


text:
1 River Basin, 9 Countries, 1 Vision
1 basin, 9 countries, 1 vision was in a brochure of one of the Council of Ministers meeting of the Niger Basin. The first time I saw that brochure I smiled as I right away thought about 9-1-1, the emergency telephone number used to respond to emergency circumstances in North America. It made me think about the numerous challenges that the Niger Basin faces.
This large Basin of 2 million square kilometers with a complex hydrology, running through nine countries, including its central part in the Sahel, has significantly untapped potential (agriculture, energy, etc.) that represents high stakes for large groups of communities, environmental degradation, and frequent water shocks (drought and floods). The Basin territory is also home to numerous political challenges, including instability and terrorism activities as highlighted by the ongoing events in Mali. Quite daunting when you look at it from this perspective, and it does give a sense of urgency.


text:
Making Experience Executable
Experience is the essence of our lives. It is created in the moment we bring to life what we know.
Making your experiences executable is what we do at Arago.
Imagine what you could do with your people and resources if anything that is a process in your company was run by an AI
Successful enterprises are looking for possibilities to optimize their IT and business processes at any time. By definition, cost reduction is always strong in focus. But what would be, if you could not only reduce cost and in addition become more agile, get more time for developing and innovating your business by using artificial intelligence that autonomously runs your business processes, IT operations and more? If you think about using enhanced AI technology and you need experts for supporting and consulting you, you don't have to go any further.
Arago's general problem-solving AI HIRO™ manages and automates every process within a company – from IT operations to business processes and transactions. HIRO™ frees up resources allowing companies and employees to be dedicated to driving business and fostering room for creativity, rendering large companies faster and more versatile. Do you know what's best about HIRO™? It is the only general AI already available and waiting to run your business.
Arago is a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence and one of few companies worldwide to offer a commercially proven general artificial intelligence platform. Our mission is to guide our clients' transformation into future-proof AI-enabled enterprises and to empower them to unleash the potential of their existing intelligence – regardless of industry. In 2014, we partnered with leading global investment firm KKR to scale and internationalize our business.
As one of the leading experts Arago is pushing the research and development of AI beyond boundary. We have made a 20-years research effort to deliver a general AI platform that combines dynamic reasoning and machine learning. Our autonomic problem-solving AI HIRO™ leverages its algorithms to efficiently analyze large problem sets, apply knowledge and past experiences to find suitable solutions and retain gained knowledge to counter future challenges.
A general AI platform that constantly learns and enables enterprises to face the future worry-free – HIRO™ is market proven, following five years in commercial use and R&D investment period of almost 20 years. HIRO™ takes problem-solving to the next level: it dynamically reacts to a changing environment and is able to autonomously solve even ambiguous and complex problems. Its ability to create solutions for specific tasks grows exponentially with knowledge stored.


text: Hi, >Anyone have suggestions for textbooks? Know of existing class >outlines available on the web? Any other pointers? > >I'm considering: Parallel Programming With MPI by Peter Pacheco to >cover the MPI part, Have a look at MPI course material from EPCC: http://www.epcc.ed.ac.uk/epcc-tec/documents/psform-sn-mpi.html > but probably need an additional book on parallel algorithms and programming. What about this one: Introduction to Parallel Computing : Design and Analysis of Parallel Algorithms by Vipin Kumar, Ananth Grama, Anshul Gupta, George Karypis http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0805331700/qid%3D985946846/107-7176547-6865350 Petr


text:
Here's a crisp, refreshing drink for summer afternoons. I'm certain this isn't original, but I can't remember where I ganked the idea from.
Lemon Cooler
- 2 oz. gin
- 1 oz. limoncello (preferably homemade)
- 1 oz. lime juice
Technique: Build in a tall glass, top with tonic water, and stir gently. Dash in some bitters, too, if you're so inclined.


text:
The Mustang
Hollywood Cinema
(920) 734-7469 (920) 830-0390
Special Offers
Retro Film Series
Head Back to the Future this March at Marcus Theatres!
View Details »
Mother's Day Brunch & a Movie
Enjoy brunch and a screening of The Sound of Music this Mother's Day!
View Details »
Family Classics Retro Series
Bring the whole family to these classics films at Marcus Theatres!
View Details »
Kids Dream Summer Film Series
View favorite family flicks for $3 Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays and Wednesd…
View Details »
SuperSaver Value Days
At Marcus Theatres, we are dedicated to providing great entertainment for …
View Details »
See Pokémon Detective Pikachu opening weekend and receive a FREE Exclusive Detective Pikachu card while supplies last.
In-Theatres April 25
After events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins. With the help of the allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe.
Opens June 6
Continuing the story of Max and his pet friends, following their secret lives after their owners leave them for work or school each day.
Want to make your event or meeting even more memorable? Marcus Theatres provides a perfect venue. Find out more.


text:
a cappella music camp
for girls age 13 and up
November 22 – 24, 2014
Occidental, CA
Sponsored by Region 12, Sweet Adelines International
- Enjoy the beautiful coastal redwoods as you sing under the direction of our clinician, Queen of Harmony, Baritone of Love Notes, Caitlin Castelino.
- Experience Barbershop Harmony at its best, while receiving hands on instruction in ensemble singing, from Sweet Adelines' 2014 International Quartet champions, Love Notes!
- Enrich your performance skills with fun choreography, taught by Studio 10 Dance instructor, the founder and artistic director of Tap Explosion, Gayle Greenbrook.
What will you learn?
- Effective Vocal Warm Ups
- Vocal Production Instruction
- A cappella Ensemble Singing
- Barbershop Style
- Showmanship
- How to Sing Your Part Smart
What will you get?
- Two nights lodging
- Five meals
- All instructional materials
- Camp T-shirt
- Participation in the show
- An experience you'll never forget
Sing along with Love Notes quartet as you learn two songs, enjoy two days of specialized coaching from our clinician, and rotate through exciting classes, offered by certified music educators, and top performing singers in the Barbershop genre, all designed to help you sing a cappella harmony with confidence. We will end our camp with a show for family & friends, performed by you!
Download the registration form here. Return it to Cyndi Sharp at email@example.com
For more information or to receive a registration packet, email the following information, to our Camp Director, Cyndi Sharp at email@example.com
Name ______________________________________
E-mail ______________________________
Address ______________________________________
City, State _____________________________________
How do you want your packet sent? Postal mail / E-mail
Send to:
Mountain Harmony Camp
c/o Cyndi Sharp email@example.com
4125 Modoc Ct., Concord, CA 94521
phone: 925-671-9895
Click to open them in your browser. Right-click to save.


text:
German software developer SoftMaker Software runs an annual program called Load and Help that makes its software suite freely available to download from its website. Each time someone downloads, a € 0.10 (about 13 cents) donation is made to BetterPlace.org, a charitable foundation that sponsors aid and development projects throughout the world.
Last year, the company received almost 61,000 downloads and raised over $8,150 (6,089 Euros). The donations went to a broad variety of projects ranging from medicines for a children's health clinic in Nepal to disaster aid for flood victims in sub-Saharan Africa. In all, SoftMaker supported nearly 50 projects, details of which can be found on the Load and Help website.
The SoftMaker Office download contains office software, including:
- TextMaker 2008, a friendly, full-featured word processor
- PlanMaker 2008, a reliable, full-featured spreadsheet
- SoftMaker Presentations 2008, an alternative to Microsoft PowerPoint
- BasicMaker 2008 (Windows only), a BASIC scripting language
- Unrestricted software, can be used perpetually
- Seamless compatibility with Microsoft Office
- Discounts on future versions
- A collection of 80 fonts for Windows, Linux, and Apple Mac
SoftMaker president Martin Kotulla said, "I enjoy making people happy and this seemed a simple way to double the impact. Just by clicking a download button people are not only getting something for themselves, they're also helping others who are far less fortunate."
This year, Kotulla and company hope to double last year's total. The Load and Help program runs through December 31, 2010. People can participate by downloading SoftMaker Office and track the results of their donations by visiting the Load and Help web site at www.loadandhelp.com.