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Iowa to play nonconference tournament in Bahamas instead of Alaska
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Iowa men's basketball team has ditched Alaska in favor of the Bahamas.
The Hawkeyes announced Thursday that they've pulled out of the Great Alaska Shootout and will instead play in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament on Paradise Island in the Bahamas from Nov. 28-30.
The move should add strength to Iowa's non-conference schedule. The field for the Bahamas also includes Kansas, Tennessee, Villanova, USC, Wake Forest, UTEP and Xavier. The Great Alaska Shootout brackets are filled mostly with mid-major programs like Indiana State and Pepperdine.
The Hawkeyes hurt their NCAA tournament chances last season by playing a soft non-conference slate. But Iowa will play at Iowa State, host an undetermined ACC school and play in the more prestigious Bahamas tourney next year.

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A thief forced entry into a Buffalo police officer's locked vehicle and stole a wallet containing the officer's credit cards, drivers license, and police department work ID, police reported Sunday.
The officer reported that his vehicle was parked outside his home when, sometime Saturday or Sunday, an unknown suspect forced the passenger-side window open, pried open the glovebox and made off with the wallet.
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Topic: "Sacrifice" Talk *MAJOR SPOILERS*
Okay, just finished reading the book. If you haven't read it stop now reading this topic now. If you don't mind me spoiling it read on, can't say I didn't warn you. Holy crap. It's as if Star Wars in the NJO series and Legacy of the Force series has decided to kill off all the good characters. First it was Chewbacca, then Ailyn (some of you do have mixed emotions on her), and now it's Mara Jade. They took the time to develop the character in the novel, and I got to enjoy her as a person more then WHAMMO! She is the only ne smart enough to realize who Jacen is. She confronts him and they fight. Mara has the upper hand and then Jacen uses some dart to finish her off. Didn't even do it the proper Sith way. Mandalore is back on the market as a force to be reckoned with because of their new finding of some more Mandalorian iron buried under the planet's surface. So they are now making Besu'liik (sound familiar? Hint hint a certain Old Republic Mandalorian Strike Vehicle). Boba doesn't mind that Jacen killed his daughter. I think that's crap. Oh yah Sintas is supposed alive, frozen in carbonite. Traviss just threw that in as an afterthought near the end. And I still have mixed feelings on the whole Boba thing. I love reading about him but Traviss is slowly destroying his cold ruthless nature. Making him into a loving father type. Harumph.


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Throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries there were many types of thread buttons available. Star buttons were less common than death head or basket but are found on some original garments. These buttons are a perfect size for a man's waistcoat and are made of silk over a pasteboard button mold. It is best to cover buttons in foil before dry cleaning.
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If you have a job, you will be able to earn money while learning your chosen trade by coming into college one day a week. On some courses attendance at college is not required.
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If you are 16 -18 it will cost you and your employer nothing.
Do I need special skills to be an Apprentice?
No, just commitment. Good results in your GCSEs (especially Maths and English) will help you get onto the course you want and could reduce some of the qualifications you may have to take as an Apprentice. Please remember - you must be employed in a chosen career to do an Apprenticeship, otherwise consider a PLA (Programme-led Apprenticeship)
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With Programme-led, you will attend college at least 3 days a week to gain valuable experience in your chosen field through a structured programme of theory and practical training.
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We aim to find you a suitable placement, at least one day a week, to give you hands on experience.
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|multi parameter classes and functional depenedencies required
|Uwe Schmidt (uwe\@fh-wedel.de)
Arrows for managing an explicit state
State arrows work similar to state monads. A state value is threaded through the application of arrows.
- class Arrow a => ArrowState s a | a -> s where
- changeState :: (s -> b -> s) -> a b b
- accessState :: (s -> b -> c) -> a b c
- getState :: a b s
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- nextState :: (s -> s) -> a b s
class Arrow a => ArrowState s a | a -> s whereSource
The interface for accessing and changing the state component.
Multi parameter classes and functional dependencies are required.
changeState :: (s -> b -> s) -> a b bSource
change the state of a state arrow by applying a function for computing a new state from the old and the arrow input. Result is the arrow input
accessState :: (s -> b -> c) -> a b cSource
access the state with a function using the arrow input as data for selecting state components.
read the complete state, ignore arrow input
getState = accessState (\ s x -> s)
overwrite the old state
setState = changeState (\ s x -> x)
nextState :: (s -> s) -> a b sSource
change state (and ignore input) and return new state
convenience function, usefull for generating e.g. unique identifiers:
example with SLA state list arrows
newId :: SLA Int b String newId = nextState (+1) >>> arr (('#':) . show) runSLA 0 (newId <+> newId <+> newId) undefined = ["#1", "#2", "#3"]
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The world of currency exchange traded funds is a small one, but it offers ways for investors to take positions on both single currencies and baskets of curencies. You also have your choice of structures, which will affect the tax treatment.
Here's a rundown, provided by Tom Lydon, chief executive of Global Trends Investments:
Some are organized as a grantor trust, with income and expenses flowing through to shareholders. Profits are treated as ordinary income. These are backed by actual currency holdings, not futures contracts on currencies. Shareholders are treated as if they directly own a share of the assets in question.
Exchange traded notes are treated as debt securities and taxed accordingly or as rolling investments in short-term forward contracts on the relevant currencies.
Finally, there are those thathold futures contracts, or currency contracts or swaps, and/or futures.
The futures-based ETFs follow mark-to-market rules at year-end, which means unrealized gains are taxed as if the assets were sold, says Lydon.
Also, gains and losses are treated as 60 percent long term, 40 percent short term. And, he says, "anything futures related receives a K-1."
On top of all these structures, there are some currency ETFs that are leveraged or inverse plays on currency moves. But generally, these are short-term hedging tools that need to be closely monitored, experts say, rather than vehicles for strategic investing.
Disclosure:Tom Lydon is on the board for some Guggenheim Investments funds.


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Welcome to our second annual list of the top ten crises of the year. This was another banner year for corporate crises and scandals.
1. Global Banking
2012 was a particularly harsh year for global banking. Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, J.P. Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Standard Charter, and UBS all would have been strong candidates to make the 2012 list on their own. Issues included the Libor scandal, rogue traders, fraud, money laundering, and a botched IPO (Facebook), among others. In addition, prominent hedge fund managers were convicted (Galleon) or investigated (SAC Capital) over insider trading, as U.S. authorities significantly stepped up their investigative and enforcement efforts.
All this contributed to a new low in public trust for an industry already held in low public esteem. But how much does this matter? Cynics may argue that while the entire industry is mistrusted, it still fulfills an irreplaceable function in global commerce. Moreover, the size and interconnectedness of global banks may make them (in the words of Andrew Bailey, chief executive designate of the UK's Prudential Regulation Authority) "too big to prosecute." Finally, if the entire industry is mistrusted, no one bank can be singled out. But this view is short-sighted; it overlooks the increasing willingness by politicians and regulators to take action. Public officials may act due to genuine outrage or policy concern, or in response to public pressure. The result is that financial institutions increasingly need to play defense; they fight merely to continue existing business practices – not an encouraging prospect.
2. Costa Concordia
According to Karl Marx (a quote recently revived in the movie Argo) history repeats as tragedy and ends as farce. But as the Costa Concordia crisis showed, sometimes the move from tragedy to farce requires no repetition. As a reminder, the cruise ship Costa Concordia, operated by Costa Crociere S.p.A. and owned by Carnival Corp., partially sank on the night of Jan. 13, 2012, after hitting a reef off of the Italian coast and running aground at Isola del Giglio. More than 4,000 people on board had to be evacuated (more than thirty were confirmed dead), and the images of the half-sunken cruise liner made evening news across the world (it still warranted a 60 Minutes story as late as last weekend). Things took a turn to the bizarre when it became known that Captain Francesco Schettino had deviated from the ship's computer-programmed route to treat people on Isola del Giglio to the spectacle of a close sail-past or "near-shore salute." Captain Schettino was later charged (among other things) with abandoning incapacitated passengers. To refute the allegations, Captain Schettino had claimed that he had fallen into a lifeboat by accident. In addition to these operatic details, the crisis raised serious issues over safety practices at the ship's operating company, a forceful reminder that, once a company finds itself in the spotlight, all its previous actions will be scrutinized as well.
3. Apple and Foxconn
A soaring stock price, passionate customers, and an iconic status are no guarantees against reputational crises. This is one of the lessons from the controversy over labor conditions at Apple supplier Foxconn. Following months of controversy over illegal overtime, inadequate safety conditions and poor workers' housing, and highlighted by a string of reported suicides by distraught workers, Apple and its main manufacturing contractor, Foxconn, agreed to significantly improve labor conditions at Chinese factories. Foxconn's decision to make improvements followed an investigation by the Fair Labor Association (FLA) which found multiple violations of labor law, including extreme hours and unpaid overtime. Apple's initial response was slow and somewhat evasive, but eventually Apple's new CEO Tim Cook decided to take a leadership position on the issue of global labor standards.
This case illustrates an increasingly important phenomenon: the rise of private regulation of global commerce via reputational crises. The strategy works as follows: advocacy groups target a particularly well-known company that is likely to generate broad media coverage. If successful, the reputational damage forces the company to change its business practices, setting a benchmark for the industry. This "regulatory" activity is entirely driven by private entities, while public entities play little to no role. Even though Foxconn's compliance with new standards is not mandated by a new law, the practical effect is the same. This is the force of regulation through reputation.
4. Walmart
It was an annus horribilis for Walmart. What started as an isolated corruption case in Mexico has now engulfed the company as a whole involving senior management and the board. A December 18 article in the New York Times states this as follows: "Rather Walmart de Mexico was an aggressive and creative corrupter offering large payoffs to get what the law otherwise prohibited. " Moreover, according to the same article, Walmart's leadership was informed about the allegations, but decided to shut them down. This (still ongoing) issue follows on the heels of the recent fire at the Tazreen Fashions factory in Bangladesh, a maker of clothing items for Walmart and other retailers. Bangladesh is the world's second largest apparel manufacturer after China, and the fire, caused by gross negligence, has refocused attention on the country's unsafe working conditions.
These crises have re-energized the anti-Walmart coalition in the U.S., which had lost some of its steam after Walmart embraced sustainable supply chain practices, universal health care, and even moderated its anti-union stance, at least in some instances. The case also points to the exposure for globally operating companies due to supply-chain risk: reputational risk cannot be outsourced.
5. Lance Armstrong and Livestrong
When Lance Armstrong was stripped of his record seven Tour de France titles following the damning report by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), and lost major sponsors Nike and Anheuser-Busch, the crisis quickly spilled over to his cancer foundation Livestrong. Although Armstrong stepped down as chairman, the foundation has faced the difficult challenge of creating a successful separate existence after being so closely associated with its founder.
This is not the first case where a personal scandal has created severe difficulties for associated entities. Examples include Martha Stewart's Omnimedia, as well as Tiger Woods' corporate sponsors. The risk associated with highly personal brands is that the personal life of the endorser/founder/owner is closely tied to the success of the business entity. In case of a personal scandal, the positive spillover from an admired celebrity can quickly turn to a reputational crisis for the associated entity, now caused by a negative spillover, especially if the scandal undermines the very values on which the personal brand was built. Things seem to go reasonably well, so far. Livestrong's donations actually increased immediately after Armstrong's resignation, though some donors asked for their money back.
6. Susan G. Komen Foundation
Nonprofits feature prominently this year on this year's list. This may be a coincidence, or a reflection of a broader trend that managing reputational risk is as important for nonprofits as for companies. After all, what are the assets of successful non-profits other than their people and their reputation?
Nonprofits may believe that they have a reservoir of goodwill, a trust bank account that can be drawn upon when times get tough. This view is largely misguided. Trust does not work like a bank account; it resembles a currency. The same message coming from a trusted source will have more credibility. But if trust is not maintained, this multiplier effect can vanish quickly. When Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the nation's largest breast cancer advocacy organization, considered cutting off most of its financial support to Planned Parenthood in late January 2012, it was quickly engulfed in a firestorm of protest, initially stirred by social media advocacy before it reached traditional media channels. Now caught on the battle lines between pro-life and pro-choice advocacy groups, the leadership quickly stumbled. Unconvincing, overly bureaucratic, justifications gave way to a quick reversal of its decision to cut funding for Planned Parenthood. Subsequently, CEO Nancy Brinker and President Elizabeth Thompson announced plans to step down from their posts. But recovery has been difficult. Participation at its signature Race for the Cure is down by 19 percent, according to a recent New York Times article. Once the Komen foundation had been associated with the vitriolic abortion debate, any decision was criticized by somebody, a common feature of highly polarized issues. During last October's National Breast Cancer Awareness month, the foundation ran a new ad campaign focusing on the individual women whose lives have been saved by the foundation's work. While this particular attempt to refocus public attention on the mission was well-executed, it remains to be seen whether the Komen foundation can ever fully recover its past status.
7. Chick-fil-A
Another controversial issue, another company. This time the controversy was over gay rights and the company was the family-owned fast food chain Chick-fil-A. The uproar began in late July when President and COO Dan T. Cathy stated that Chick-fil-A supported "the biblical definition of the family unit." While the deeply religious roots of Chick-fil-A's founder and family owners were well known, the new comments quickly led to boycott threats by gay rights groups, statements by public officials in cities such as Boston or Chicago that the company was not welcome there, and the decision by the Jim Henson Company, creator of the Muppets, to no longer supply the company with toys.
What made this case particularly interesting was the support of Chick-fil-A by conservative advocacy groups and politicians, including then candidate for the Republican presidential nomination Rick Santorum and former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. Conservatives asked supporters to increase their visits, effectively organizing a "buy-cott." The sales impact on Chick-fil-A seems to have been limited, raising the intriguing and somewhat worrisome specter of consumer preferences being significantly correlated with political ideologies. Picture the Whole Foods shopper compared to the Cracker Barrel customer, Starbucks versus Dunkin Donuts. But before embracing another new marketing fad companies should be careful with (unintentionally?) defining themselves as a "Republican" or "Democractic" brand. Otherwise, they will be in for some interesting times.
For more details on the impact of boycotts, see my Harvard Business Review blog post.
8. The BBC
This fall the BBC faced the biggest crisis since its existence. The first blow was revelations that TV personality Jimmy Savile had sexually abused children while he worked for the BBC. Moreover, prior to the revelations by a rival news program, an investigation conducted by a BBC's news program had uncovered credible evidence that Savile was a pedophile. Yet the BBC canceled the investigation in December 2011, the same month the network ran a glowing tribute to Savile. A recent report on the incident pointed to chaos and confusion rather than a cover-up.
But that was not all. In the aftermath of the Jimmy Savile scandal, BBC flagship program Newsnight investigated a North Wales child abuse scandal. A former resident of the Bryn Estyn children's home was reported on Newsnight claiming that a prominent but unnamed former Conservative politician had sexually abused him during the 1970s. Rumors on Twitter and other social media named the politician. After The Guardian reported a possible case of mistaken identity, the politician stated that the allegations were wholly false and seriously defamatory. The accuser unreservedly apologized, stating that as soon as he saw a photograph of the individual, he realized that he had been mistaken. The BBC subsequently apologized.
The decision to broadcast the Newsnight report without contacting the person first lead to further criticism of the BBC, and the resignation of its Director-General George Entwistle. Following Entwistle's resignation, Lord Patten, Chairman of the BBC Trust, called for a "thorough, radical, structural overhaul" of the organization. Tony Hall, a former BBC journalist and subsequent successful director of the Royal Opera House, was appointed the head of the BBC. While this appointment inspired confidence, the BBC has a tough road ahead.
9. Japanese companies in China
We can now add "country of origin" to the ever increasing list of headaches for today's multinational companies. The most recent example is Japanese companies operating in China following the controversy over a cluster of uninhabited islands northeast of Taiwan. This conflict has had severe consequences for Japanese companies doing business in China. Compared to last year, Toyota has seen its sales drop by 49 percent, Honda by 40 percent, and Nissan by 35 percent.
Other examples of this phenomenon include the 2005 boycotts of Danish products in the Muslin world after the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published satirical cartoons which depicted the prophet Mohammed, as well as the oil company CITGO, which is owned by Venezuela's state-owned national oil company. Venezuela's leader Hugo Chávez gave a highly inflammatory speech in 2006 where he called then President George W. Bush the "devil" and "sick man." As a result, CITGO faced immediate calls for boycotts in the U.S.
These intense reactions are usually triggered by moral outrage, either because of violated national pride or firmly held religious beliefs. In the ensuing angry protests, companies may find themselves the target of popular rage. The strategic options for companies to respond are limited. They usually are well-advised to stay out of the political debate, in part because allying themselves with one government will alienate the other. A more promising strategy is to highlight local roots. The problem with such strategies is that they run counter to a brand-based strategy that has downplayed local independence up to this point. Having it both ways is difficult for companies: you live by the brand, you die by the brand. This insight holds even if the brand damage is beyond the company's control.
10. The NFL
The NFL is by far the most successful sports league in the United States. TV viewership is up and fan passion runs as high as ever. Moreover, compared to other leagues (the NHL comes to mind) bargaining issues were resolved successfully leading to a landmark 10 year agreement. So, why did the NFL make the list? No, it's not the issue of replacement referees, highlighted by the missed call in the Packers-Seahawks game. The issue is player safety, especially the issue of head trauma and concussions that are being linked to dementia and player suicides. In June 2012, more than 2,000 former NFL players filed a lawsuit against the NFL, the biggest sports-related lawsuit ever, accusing the league of concealing information linking football-related injuries to long-term brain damage. The suit alleges that the "NFL exacerbated the health risk by promoting the game's violence" and "deliberately and fraudulently" mislead players about the link between concussions and long-term brain injuries.
What we have here is an example of slow-burning crisis that remains unresolved and leads to repeated flare-ups, especially whenever another player tragedy hits the headlines. The NFL has responded decisively, donating $30 million to the National Institutes of Health for brain-related research, changing concussion policies, and engaging in ongoing rule changes. That said, at this point there is no solution to the problem. Moreover, some of the policies intended to better protect players are resented by some players, e.g. the controversy over penalties for Steelers linebacker James Harrison. The recent decision by former commissioner Paul Tagliabue to vacate player suspensions over the Saints bounty scandal was a further setback in this direction. Maintaining the popularity of the game while making it safer will be a challenge for years to come.


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text: HomeArticlesIslamic BeliefAL-MUBASHSHIR - The Giver Of Good News AL-MUBASHSHIR - The Giver Of Good News Harun Yahya That is the good news that Allah gives to His servants who believe and do right actions. Say: "I do not ask you for any wage for this—except for you to love your near of kin. If anyone does a good action, We will increase the good of it for him. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Ever-Thankful." (Surat ash-Shura, 42:23) Sincere believers who display the attributes mentioned in the Qur'an, who remain loyal to Allah's religion, and who do not associate partners with Him are given the good news of rewards both in this world and in the next. For example: Their Lord gives them the good news of His mercy and good pleasure, and of gardens where they will enjoy everlasting delight. (Surat at-Tawba, 9:21) There is good news for them in the life of the world and in the Hereafter. There is no changing the words of Allah. That is the great victory! (Surah Yunus, 10:64) The angels descend on those who say: "Our Lord is Allah," and then go straight: "Do not fear and do not grieve, but rejoice in the garden you have been promised. We are your protectors in the life of the world and the Hereafter. You will have there all that you could wish for. You will have there everything you demand. Hospitality from One Who is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful." (Surah Fussilat, 41:30-32) Apart from the good news of Paradise, the source of eternal happiness and joy, Allah gives many glad tidings to His sincere servants in this world as well. He proclaims these glad tidings in the Qur'an and describes how He answers prayers. For example, Allah told the Prophets that those nations who are insolent toward them would be destroyed. Similarly, He answered the prayers of those Prophets for sons. He gave Prophet Zakariyya (as) the good news of Prophet Yahya (as). Similarly, Maryam was given the good news of Prophet 'Isa (as), and Prophet Ibrahim (as) was given the good news of Prophet Ishaq (as) and Prophet Ya'qub (as). The related verses read: "O Zakariyya. We give you the good news of a boy named Yahya, a name we have given to no one else before." (Surah Maryam, 19:7) And We gave him the good news of a forbearing boy. (Surat as-Saffat, 37:101) Tue 11 Jan 201118106 تعليقات (0)أضف تعليقك تعليقات


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Clancy's 72nd is the spot to be on Thursdays in Omaha! Not only do they have awesome drink specials ($1 Rolling Rock Draws, $4 Rolling Rock Pitchers, and $3 UV Bombs!) but they also have karaoke with DJ Gotti from 9:00- Close!!
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RIT and Dresser-Rand forging stronger ties
Samuel Haas '08 (mechanical engineering) and Jacob LaManna (sixth year B.S./M.S. mechanical engineering student), worked on a senior design project sponsored by Dresser-Rand. They developed a system to recapture energy from machinery in manufacturing.
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In one lab on the RIT campus, a group of students are testing a device designed to recover wasted energy exhaust that may someday help manufacturing facilities increase energy efficiency. In another lab, students are developing a condition monitoring system that will improve the maintenance and operation of large compressors.
These projects are just two of several research initiatives that are part of a unique collaboration between RIT and Dresser-Rand, a manufacturer of equipment to the worldwide oil, gas, petrochemical and process industries. The Dresser-Rand / RIT Campus Partnership Program was established last year to enhance educational opportunities for RIT students and to help Dresser-Rand recruit highly skilled alumni, new graduates and co-op students.
The partnership has enhanced relations between RIT and Dresser-Rand that go back decades. Numerous RIT alumni work at Dresser-Rand, which operates manufacturing facilities in the United States, France, Germany, Norway, China and India, and maintains a network of 28 service centers worldwide.
"By establishing relationships with key educational institutions such as RIT that have strong engineering programs, we can leverage significant research, training, and alumni and new graduate recruiting opportunities," says Elizabeth Powers, Dresser-Rand vice president and chief administrative officer "It is through these types of partnerships that we improve our ability to recruit top engineering talent and increase access to cutting-edge research in the field."
The Dresser-Rand / RIT Campus Partnership Program kicked off in late 2006. In September 2007, D-R hosted a tour and presentation for nearly 120 mechanical engineering students who spent the day interacting with engineers, designers, and managers at Dresser-Rand operations in Olean, N.Y. Dresser-Rand also funded four projects in 2007-08 through the Kate Gleason College of Engineering's Multidisciplinary Senior Design Program. The company is currently funding additional design projects that build upon these efforts and hopes ultimately to incorporate aspects of all these research projects into its manufacturing operations.
"Our research project allowed all members of the student team to apply the skills we learned in the classroom to a real world project while allowing us to interact with people at Dresser Rand who are working in the field," says Garry Studley '08 (mechanical engineering). Studley, team leader on an equipment monitoring project, was hired by D-R as an engineer following graduation. He's based at the company's Olean facility. "Dresser-Rand is a great company to work for, and I'm pleased to have had the opportunity to make connections with the company while attending RIT," he says.
Janet Ofano '97, '04 (professional and technical communications; communications and media technologies), communications coordinator at Dresser-Rand, is responsible for the company's marketing communications activities. She received the 2007 RIT College of Liberal Art's Distinguished Alumni Award. "My nine years at Dresser-Rand have been incredibly rewarding," she says, "and I'm grateful to all of the people at RIT who helped me reach my professional goals."
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A high will be 74 degrees.
A warm and pleasant spring-like day is in store for residents of Volusia and Flagler counties and race fans headed to Daytona International Speedway for the Budweiser Duel.
Expect no rain and partly sunny skies with a high near 74 degrees. Winds will be light and variable becoming east at 5 to 10 mph Thursday morning, according to the forecast from the National Weather Service.
Tonight, skies will be mostly cloudy with a low around 62 degrees.
The warming trend continues for the weekend, with highs reaching into the 80s on Friday and peaking at 86 degrees on Saturday. The forecast for Sunday's Daytona 500 calls for cooler temperatures, with highs in the low 70s and a 20 percent chance of rain.
In traffic news, no visibility issues are reported close to previous brush fires at State Road 40 and Rodeo Road near Ormond Beach, U.S. 1 and Shiloh Road in Oakhill and State Road 40 and County Road 3 near Barberville.
Expect heavy traffic around the Speedway Thursday both before and after the twin qualifying races, which begin at 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
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There has been some confusion this morning surrounding a tweet that was published by the Italian LG Twitter account. The tweet in question was in reply to another user who queried whether or not the LG Optimus 7 would be receiving the upcoming Windows Phone "Apollo" update, which stated that the device would not be upgraded as confirmed by Microsoft.
Microsoft hasn't officially confirmed anything regarding the "Apollo" update, apart from app compatibility. LG has since published a follow up tweet explaining that the previous statement was made in error. It's still up in the air whether first and second generation Windows Phones will be updated to "Apollo", so we should all continue to await confirmation from the software giant.
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Let's say you can buy three cars from the current overload-of-pretty Bonhams auction in Paris. One for thirty grand, one for a hundred grand, and one for a cool million. Which three cars do you pick?
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Why is number activation just pending?
Address validation is an important part of setting up Calling Plans in Office 365. If for some reason a phone number isn't activated and is listed as pending because of address validation, you will need to create and submit a service request. How you do this is based on the size of your organization.
For organizations 150 or less follow these steps
- In the admin center, choose Need help?
- In the Need help? pane, tell us what you need help with, then choose Get help.
- If the results in the View solutions section don't help, choose one of the following:
- Let us call you (Recommended): Confirm your contact number, then press Call me. The expected wait time for a call back is indicated in the Need help? pane.
- Email us: Confirm your email address, then choose Send. The call response time is indicated in the Need help? pane.
For organizations with more than 150 users, create a service request to validate an emergency address
Sign in as an administrator to Office 365 with your work or school account.
In the admin center, in the left navigation, click Support > New service request.
Under Service requests, click Add.
On the Create a service request page, click Online collaboration.
On the Identify the issue page, select and enter in the following:
Feature: Select Domestic Calling Plan and/or Domestic and International Plan.
Symptom: Enter Emergency Calling.
Issue summary: Enter Address validation.
Issue details: Enter any details about the address(s) you want to validate such as the:
Street number
Street name
Town or city
Country or region
Put the country/region where we offer Calling Plans in Office 365 that you are trying to validate an emergency address in when you are assigning phone number.
- Postal or zip code
Click Next page, click Yes, continue to continue.
On the Add details page, select and enter the following:
Is your service unavailable? Select No.
How many users are affected? Select Some users.
Enter an email address of someone affected by this issue or leave blank.
Select Domain(s) you want to list
Attach a file if you have multiple addresses you need validated.
Click Next.
Enter your contact phone number.
Review the information, and then click Submit request.
The reference number will be listed on the Service requests page in the Microsoft 365 admin center.
If you need to get more telephone numbers than this, please contact support for business products - Admin Help
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Database corruption is one of the worst things you can encounter as a DBA. It can result in downtime, data loss, and unhappy users. What's scary about corruption is that it can strike out of the blue and with no warning, and without having some way of telling if a database has become corrupt, it could be that way for months or even years before anything gets done about it.
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QuantiTect Virus Kits are intended for molecular biology applications. These products are not intended for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of a disease.
Amplification using QuantiTect Virus Kits provides steep sigmoidal curves over a range of dilutions, even for low template amounts with high CT values (see figure "Unambiguous determination of CT values over a wide dynamic range"). This enables accurate CT value determination for quantification of viral nucleic acids in real-time PCR.
Multiplex assays enable the detection of multiple viral RNA and/or DNA targets plus internal controls over a wide linear range without loss of sensitivity (see figures "Reliable detection of viral RNA over a wide linear range" and "Improved detection of low amounts of viral RNA").
QuantiTect Nucleic Acid Dilution Buffer, supplied with the kits, stabilizes RNA and DNA standards during dilution and reaction setup and prevents loss of nucleic acids on plastic surfaces, such as tubes or pipet tips. The buffer enables reliable dilution of standards used to quantify viral nucleic acids, giving a wide linear range, from low to high CT values and ensures longer storage of standards without degradation (see figure "Reliable dilution and storage of RNA standards").
QuantiTect Virus Kits provide highly sensitive detection of viral nucleic acids in single or multiplex assays on the first attempt (see flowchart "QIAGEN multiplex kits"). The optimized master mix ensures that PCR products in a multiplex reaction are amplified with the same efficiency and sensitivity as PCR products in a corresponding single-amplification reaction.
Amplifying control and target genes in the same reaction, instead of separate reactions, increases the reliability of gene quantification by minimizing handling errors. The QuantiTect Virus Buffer contains a balanced combination of K+ and NH4+ ions as well as unique synthetic Factor MP stabilizes, which together promote stable and efficient annealing of primers and probes to the nucleic acid template, enabling high PCR efficiency (see figure "Unique PCR buffer"). In addition, the unique formulation of Sensiscript Reverse Transcriptase ensures highly sensitive reverse transcription of viral RNA, while HotStarTaq Plus DNA Polymerase provides a stringent hot start, preventing the formation of nonspecific products.
QuantiTect Virus Kits provide highly sensitive real-time PCR analysis of viral nucleic acids (RNA and/or DNA) and internal controls using sequence-specific probes. Reactions can be carried out with or without a reverse-transcription step, enabling flexible design of multiplex assays to detect RNA targets, DNA targets, or both RNA and DNA targets. Follow the protocol in the handbook for fast and reliable results.
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Hoboken, NJ still has thousands of customers without power and a strong National Guard presence. The marina, about a quarter mile from where this picture was taken is a mess, with docks ripped from their moorings and scattered about. Many homes are still underwater and the streets are lined with cars filled with water and driftwood.
This sailboat was lifted from the water Monday night and heaved onto the riverwalk. It's one of the first things people here mention when they start talking about the storm. "Did you see the boat?" They ask and offer a loose set of directions.
It's easy to find. The topside of the beached boat, which is what we saw as we approached from the town, is plenty dramatic, but it's the writing on the back that everyone is talking about.
Someone had written: "GLOBAL WARMING IS REAL" on the side.
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Challenging and exciting daily quiz show based on the best-selling computer game of the same name (which was created by Broderbund Software.) Contestants compete to recover exotic treasures from infamous thief Carmen Sandiego, and audience learns geography in the process. Aimed at 6-13 year olds. Stars Greg Lee as the host, Lynne Thigpen as "Chief,"features the four-man a cappella group Rockapella. In each episode, contestants decipher a variety of clues to determine where master criminal Carmen Sandiego is hiding out with the day's stolen loot. Clues come in the form of animations, wacky live characters, props and "reports" from a wide range of celebrities. Grand prize: a trip to anywhere in the contiguous US. Series release date: 11/21/1995
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Looking at the various portable scanners the other day, as I have a bad habit of borrowing family photos from my Dad and forgetting to return them. Then I had a thought – my phone has a five megapixel camera, and I spend more time reducing image files after scanning than I do actually scanning, so how would photos of photos turn out?
I tried half a dozen, and the results were quite pleasing, given that I'm still getting used to the phone/camera.
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Did you know that Katy, Texas is home to a chocolate laboratory? The Araya laboratory is located at 1575 W Grand Parkway South, Suite 1000, Katy, Texas, and the store is located at 2013 W Gray Street in Houston. Both locations sell the Araya products to the public.
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Intents can used in many ways to invoke another Activity. The tutorial is not very explicit on the two main kinds of Intents so the I had to discover them myself in the documentation of the Intent class.
- Explicit intent targets a particular class that has been declared intent receiver in the AndroidManifest.xml
- Implicit intent targets an intent receiver with particular characteristics (like a particular action)
I tried out three setups in the simple test program (that actually consists of two Android applications).
- Explicit intent addressing with the invoked activity internal to the application (exp/int).
- Explicit intent addressing with the invoked activity external to the application (IntentSender application invokes IntentReceiver application) (exp/ext).
- Implicit intent addressing with external activity invocation (imp/ext). The invoked activity is again in the IntentReceiver application.
The implementation of this simple application did have its adventures. :-) The tutorial uses a simple form of explicit intent creation.
Intent i = new Intent(this, NoteEdit.class);
This was not usable for me because in the exp/ext case the target activity class was not located within the application. The solution seemed to be simple and relied on the Intent class' setClassName( pkgName, className ) method. Who could have thought that the right form of parametrization requires full path in className too (after having received the package part in the pkgName parameter)? This took me something like an hour wasted and was resolved by finding out, how the tutorial version of explicit invocation works.
The critical piece of code is the following:
Intent i = new Intent();
i.setClassName( "aexp.intentreceiver", "aexp.intentreceiver.IntentReceiver" );
i.putExtra( "i1", new Integer( 4 ) );
i.putExtra( "i2", new Integer( 5 ) );
startSubActivity(i, ACTIVITY_INVOKE);
The target activity needs to be declared in the AndroidManifest.xml. IntentReceiver class in IntentReceiver application happens to be the app's main intent receiver therefore no additional declaration is necessary. The internal IntentReceiver in IntentSender needs to be declared in IntentSender's AndroidManifest.xml.
[activity class=".IntentReceiver"]
(of course, this is XML with <> characters, I just can't get it through the #&@@! blog engine).
After getting through the explicit addressing's arcane package name/class name convention, I went after the implicit addressing which seemed similarly simple. In this case, there is an extra level of indirection between the invoker and invoked activity. The intent does not carry the target class, it carries a set of information that is used by the system to identify the target activity. In my example, I used only the intent action that I set to an action string I made up myself (aexp.intentsender.add).
Invoking code is simple:
Intent i = new Intent();
i.setAction( "aexp.intentsender.add" );
i.putExtra( "i1", new Integer( 5 ) );
i.putExtra( "i2", new Integer( 6 ) );
startSubActivity(i, ACTIVITY_INVOKE);
The intent receiver is identified according to the intent filter declaration in IntentReceiver's AndroidManifest.xml.
[action android:value="aexp.intentsender.add"/]
[category android:value="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/]
There is one point here to note that costed me again some half an hour wasted. :-) Although I don't use any categories, Intent's constructor creates one category by default, the Intent.DEFAULT_CATEGORY whose string format is android.intent.category.DEFAULT. I did not include the category originally into the AndroidManifest.xml and that's why the intent resolution was not succesful. This problem was rectified using the fantastic adb logcat command.
Guess, what goes into the log if there is an action match whose category does not match?
W/IntentResolver( 461): resolveIntent failed: found match, but none with Intent
Thanks, emulator developers, this log message was really helpful!


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The St. Louis Cardinals were up 14-6 in the seventh inning last night when Nelson Cruz hit a fly ball to right center. It was at that point that a Texas Rangers fan threw a wiffleball in an unsuccessful attempt to distract outfielder Matt Holliday. That fan got jeered and ejected, but college friend "John Lee" felt the need to vouch via email this morning.
If it means anything, he wasn't really a douche in college, just a diehard Rangers fan. He even traveled to New York for the ALCS last year. Though I agree, that was a very douche thing to do last night. I can also guarantee that he did not have a drop of alcohol to drink.
John also included a couple screengrabs from name-redacted ball tosser's Facebook page for edification.


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WP.24 reviews weights and dimensions of containers and swap-bodies for intermodal transport
"Weights and dimensions of intermodal transport units in a pan-European context" will be the main subject for discussions at the forthcoming session of the Working Party WP.24 in Geneva (21-22 October 2013).
Since October 2006, the Working Party has regularly reviewed permissible weights and dimensions of intermodal transport units (containers, swap bodies and semi-trailers) suitable for intermodal transport and able to be carried without restrictions on the pan-European road, rail and inland water networks.
Within the European Union (EU), Council Directives 96/53/EC (maximum weight and dimensions of road vehicles) and 97/27/EC (masses and dimensions of motor vehicles and their trailers – type approval) are currently under review and could possibly lead to greater permissible width and lengths of road motor vehicles and vehicle combinations.
Since modifications in the permissible weights and dimensions of intermodal transport units have considerable consequences for investments in transport infrastructure and rolling stock as well as for the organization of intermodal transport, the Working Party will consider the following issues:
- Latest developments on permissible weights and dimensions in road and rail transport in the EU and in other UNECE member States;
- Latest developments in container transport by sea and inland waterways;
- Role of UNECE Governments to safeguard transparent and stable framework conditions.
Eminent speakers will lead the discussions focusing on intermodal road, rail and inland water transport requirements.
Programme (English and French)
|ECE/TRANS/WP.24/2013/1 - (WP.24 informal group of experts and the secretariat) 2013 Theme: Weights and Dimensions of intermodaltransport units in a pan-European context: Weights and Dimensions of intermodal transport units in a pan-European context
|ECE/TRANS/WP.24/132 - Provisional agenda for the 55th session (21-23 October 2013)


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Put down your champagne and think of a way to tell your butler the bad news: There will not be a Bentley Mulsanne Convertible in your garage anytime soon.
Bentley had shown a Mulsanne Convertible concept to a private audience at Pebble Beach 2012 and began to gauge interest from buyers. While there was interest from people in Europe and the USA, it just wasn't enough. The Mulsanne is already a niche vehicle that sells about 1,000 worldwide each year, so the convertible would be even more niche.
Plus, Bentley sees dollar signs with their upcoming SUV which will become the new Toyota Corolla of China and other growing economies.
What the cancellation of the Mulsanne Convertible might be is a Porsche situation. Of course, Porsche was planning on going back to Le Mans in the early 2000s, but cancelled the project to develop the Cayenne instead. That allowed them to produce the Carrera GT, Cayman, Panamera, and go back to Le Mans next year.
So if the SUV is a hit, I'd expect the Mulsanne Convertible could still come back.
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On evolution, regulation, humiliation and exultation
Darwinists refuse to see alternatives
In his letter to the editor last Sunday, Jacob Hill claimed I made "numerous false statements," but failed to identify any. He also presumed my "lack of understanding of evolution ... and science. ..." While I�m not a certified scientist, I have studied evolution extensively, and did, in fact, believe it for 30 years. I also majored in oceanography in college (though costs kept me from finishing). My "understanding of science" was sufficient to earn me acceptance to MIT. I have also taught the sciences through high school level. For clarification, I was referring to macro-evolution (one species evolving into a different species) vs. microevolution, which more accurately fits the definition he gave in his opening paragraph.
Evolutionists love to claim their theory is "well-substantiated." but, like Mr. Hill, can�t supply irrefutable evidence. Every "proof" they supply can be countered just as scientifically. It was my research of evolution that convinced me the theory is a sham. Mr. Hill says "species change over time." Of course they do, hence the abundance of dog breeds (much of that change intelligently guided, by the way). But not one shred of evidence exists that "species change over time" to new species. That�s the macro/micro difference.
Mr. Hill refers to the Nature article on the ENCODE Project (ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements). I read the original report, but of course Nature views the project from their Darwinian predisposition. But in reading the Nature article, it�s amazing how the authors typically refer to the process of evolution as though it were a thinking entity. "Why evolution would maintain large amounts of �useless� DNA had remained a mystery, and seemed wasteful. It turns out, however, that there are good reasons to keep this DNA." (Ines Barroso)
The ENCODE scientists, especially lead coordinator Ewan Birney, have received outrageous criticism from hard-core Darwinists who are terrified of anything that threatens their paradigm. ("...The public now believes that the concept of junk DNA has been rejected by scientists and that our huge genome really is full of wonderful sophisticated control elements regulating the expression of every gene. It�s going to take a lot of effort to undo the damage caused by scientists like Ewan Birney." � Larry Moran, University of Toronto biochemistry professor) DNA research continued in spite of evolutionary thinking, not because of it. Of course, science will progress, even in spite of wrong thinking. But how much has progress been slowed by the dogmatic approach of Darwinists who refuse to consider any other possibilities?
I would encourage Mr. Hill and anyone else who doubts the validity of evolution to objectively weigh the evidence in support of or against this scientific theory. Anyone who refuses to consider learning about creation or the intelligence of our universe�s design is depriving themselves of understanding some of the most enthralling and awe-inspiring features of the natural world. ENCODE Scientist Ewan Birney: "I get this strong feeling that previously I was ignorant of my own ignorance, and now I understand my ignorance," he joked to Scientific American. "It�s slightly depressing as you realize how ignorant you are. But this is progress."
"The fool hath said in his heart, �There is no God.� " Psalms 53:1
Tina Taylor
Government rules costing consumers
An electric rate increase has been requested by Duke-Progress Energy, as reported in Thursday�s Free Press. The first thought is the merger caused this increase but it is actually the government of the United States � the ones you elect to office � that are major players forcing this increase.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is forcing the closure of perhaps 250 coal, oil and natural gas generating plants that together generate over 34 gigawatts of electricity. Progress Energy is requesting a 14 percent rate increase, the first increase since 1987 and will close 12 coal-fired generating units.
Congress and the cxecutive branches of the United States government insist that there are members of our society who do not pay enough taxes, i.e. rich people and those businesses, large and small, that make over $250,000 a year. Business can deduct expenses but must pass on any increased costs to their clients or go out of business. Congress and the legislative branches say no one making under $250,000 will be taxed but fail to tell you that we will have to pay that tax increase when it is passed to the consumer.
So why is this important? Government has legitimate reasons to take a certain amount of money (taxes) that is specified in our Constitution. But government seems to be taking more and more and they never seem to have enough. Look at federal, state and local taxes of all kinds and most of us are already taxed around 40 percent or more.
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6, this year. You have a choice to vote for federal, state and locals that say they cut taxes while voting to increase taxes time after time. Albert Einstein said that "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." You already know what a majority of those in elected legislative offices will do � tax more and spend more. But it is your choice. Get out and vote and take a good look at your candidates. You will get more of the same if the same people are voted back in even though they will say "not me!" "Actions speak louder that words."
Let�s see! EPA costs for over regulation, health insurance dropped because of excessive rules and regulations, increased taxes passed to the consumer are only three examples of thousands. Some government is needed. Excess government kills the economy. Is there a happy medium in there somewhere? Gerald R. Ford, the 38th president of the United States, said in a presidential address to a joint session of Congress August 12, 1974, that "A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have."
Is this what you want with your vote?
Alan Harper
Balancing budget a matter of will
"Balance the budget" is all the American people have heard in recent months with the presidential race. What the American people have forgotten is that in order to balance the budget funds have to be shifted. Money has to stop going one place in order to pay bills.
We all know this. We pay bills at home. If we do not have enough money for groceries, we don�t go to the movies.
That is what Washington has to do. If we are in debt and want to get out, the government has to stop paying out. To balance the budget, stop free breakfast and lunch. Moms, get up and fix your kid something to eat, pack a lunch if you cannot afford to buy.
To balance the budget, stop paying unwed mothers. They can live with their parents or put the baby up for adoption.
To balance the budget, get out of the rental business. Sell the government housing to the current renters. Owing a home gives people a sense of pride. Crime may go down because people will not tolerate drugs and violence in their neighborhoods. The neighborhoods may stay neat and clean.
To balance the budget, stop giving money to countries overseas. If the United States is in debt, we certainly do not need to give money away.
To balance the budget, get out of the Middle East. They have been fighting since the beginning of time. Let them duke it out.
To balance the budget, go to a 10 percent flat federal income tax. Everyone pays the same.
It does not take a really smart person to figure out how to balance the budget of the United States government � just a person willing to cut government give away programs and make Americans take care of themselves.
Anna Grey
Democrats got us into this mess
I believe that Reuben Davis, Linda Rouse Sutton, and Craig Hill are decent people. I don�t think that any of them would subscribe to the anti-God stance of today�s Democratic Party. I suspect that they are running as Democrats to get the black bloc vote. If so, they should be ashamed. If I am wrong, they should have the courage to come out of the closet and say so, and express their love of Obama.
The Democrats are responsible for everything that is wrong with Lenoir County. Every county around us is growing, while we are shrinking. The only way we can change this is by countering the black bloc Democratic vote, by selecting the one-button straight Republican vote. Don�t vote for any Democrat, not even your mother!
I�m not a Republican and never have been. I just have enough sense to know that there is no way we can change things as long as we keep voting for the same crowd! It�s time for voters to stop being part of the problem and start being part of the solution.
It should be obvious. These democrats are like Obama. They have no answers. Re-electing them, will only mean more of the same. Wake up!
Kenneth Smith
Having cancer not a laughing matter
Not too long ago, my family decided to go and eat pizza. That was an outing for me and I was excited. For you see, I have cancer and the treatment left me with no hair. To be a woman, with no hair is embarrassing enough.
While we were waiting for our dinner, we noticed a couple across from us laughing. Well, later we learned that they were laughing at me and my toboggan. This toboggan was made for me by a lady who herself had cancer. We tried to finish our meal and make the best. Hopefully, as you can see my night out was not so good. I felt like a toboggan was better than a bald head.
Laughing at cancer patients is not the right way to go. It is hurtful and hard enough to go through treatments and medication. The Bible says, "Turn the other cheek." And we did. Please remember, we are people to and have feelings. Also, no one knows when, where, or who this could happen to. One day this could happen to you or someone you care about. Again, please put yourself in our place
We have feelings, too. Make us feel extra special by buying our meal, a smile, a handshake, a pat on the back or shoulder or simply a big hug. I hope this will bring awareness to those of us that go through these situations with a positive attitude and to know that many, many, many and many more love and care.
Janice Kornegay
Relay for Life a chance to help
As we all know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and we make great strides in letting people know about this disease. Breast cancer is truly a disease and it does not discriminate according to color, age or sex.
Our country, our county has a good Relay for Life program in which I am a member. I am team captain for a small group � small in number, big in heart. I have been a captain for four years and I have thoroughly enjoyed it. Relay for Life has helped me and many more people. It makes me feel good to be able to give back a part that was so freely given to me.
Cancer can consume your life. We have to guard against that by staying active and fighting for a cure. So if you are approached by someone asking for a donation, please give from the heart.
But for the grace of God there go I. Something to think about.
Sue Grady
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May 31, 2007
By ANDY KIRKALDY
VERGENNES — In a special meeting held on May 22 the Vergennes Union High School board voted against two administrators' recommendation and preserved the school's German language program in a decision that may be a preview of future difficult choices that lie ahead at VUHS.
About 25 citizens and staff members came to the meeting to support the German program, which Principal Ed Webbley and Addison Northwest Supervisory Union Superintendent Thomas O'Brien had said should be phased out over the next three years after the retirement of longtime teacher Joy Minns, who will step down at the end of this school year.
O'Brien said he was disappointed by the board's decision given the school's scheduling and funding problems, one of many tough calls he said the VUHS board may have to make in the next six years, when enrollment is estimated to decrease by as much as 20 percent.
By JOHN FLOWERS
MIDDLEBURY — Vermont House Speaker Gaye Symington said the state should be proud of what she characterized as a "very productive" 2007 session during which lawmakers passed initiatives that will have a long-term, rather than a short-term, payoff.
Symington, a Jericho Democrat, acknowledged that while the Legislature did not make a lot of big headlines and breakthroughs on issues like property tax reform, she believes lawmakers did take important steps to ensure that Vermonters will have energy savings, a better telecommunications network and stronger farms in the future.
May 28, 2007
By ANDY KIRKALDY
VERGENNES — Vergennes board of listers chairman Mel Hawley told aldermen last week that the effect of the just-completed city-wide reappraisal would be "staggering� on many homeowners, but that the results of the 18-month valuation effort were fair.
Since 1993, the last time the city's property was reappraised, Hawley said that the value of Vergennes homes has increased at a faster rate than the value of the city's commercial and industrial properties.
As a result, he said, homeowners have actually been paying a lower percentage of the city's taxes than they should have been. Now, according to examples Hawley provided aldermen at their May 22 meeting, homeowners could be looking at tax hikes ranging from 4.5 percent to 37.3 percent.
"Residential properties over the past 14 years were paying less than their fair share. So what this is, is actually corrected,� Hawley said. "I know it's staggering, but it's correcting inequities that occurred over that 14-year period.�
By CYRUS LEVESQUE
LINCOLN — A local resident is planning to build six houses on about 60 acres of property between Purinton Road and Downingsville Road in Lincoln into six separate housing lots. If the plan goes through, it will represent a substantial development in the area.
The Lincoln Planning Commission will evaluate the proposal at a public hearing on Monday, June 7, at 7:15 p.m. the town office.
The property belongs to Lincoln resident Dhyani Ywahoo. She said she decided around 2005 to build houses on the land both to develop the investment, and for some friends of hers, who will be living in some of the houses. "I wish to regather some of my investment, and also wish to have friends living nearby,� she said.
Originally, she said there were ambitious plans for a "green� development that would have greatly reduced energy use and relied on renewable fuel sources such as solar or geothermal energy. "With the cost of fuel, it's really become very significant,� she said.
May 24, 2007
VERGENNES — Like many World War II veterans, Vergennes native Martin Casey says he was just doing his job when he signed up to fight fascism, a decision that led him to fight under Gen. George S. Patton in Germany and then do post-war service in Japan.
Although he enlisted to serve in WWII, it took some arm-twisting on the part of officials of Vergennes American Legion Post 14, an outfit Casey has served as commander four times, to get him to agree to act as the marshal of the city's Memorial Day parade, the state's largest.
Casey, an accomplished musician and former Vergennes city clerk and shop owner who has also held many other key offices for Post 14, said others are more deserving of the honor. His parting words to an interviewer discussing parade duty with him were, "Don't make me out to be some kind of war hero."
May 24, 2007
By MEGAN JAMES
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury College officials and town police are gearing up for what they believe will be the largest graduation ceremony this town has ever seen.
Former President Bill Clinton will deliver the commencement speech at the college this Sunday, May 27, and 7,000 people have secured tickets to see him.
In an effort to keep the ceremony, which will celebrate the approximately 600 graduates of the class of 2007, as intimate as possible, tickets were reserved for graduates and their families, alumni and friends of the college. No tickets are no longer available.
Secretary of the College John Emerson could not reveal many of the details of Clinton's visit, only that he will speak at 10 a.m. on the green below Mead Chapel, and that only people with tickets will be permitted. Commencement is scheduled to run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
ADDISON COUNTY — The last weekend in May is always a big one for anyone who likes to listen to brass bands play, wonder at the precision driving of Shriners in pint-size vehicles, and watch a procession of friends and neighbors march past holding banners and waving. This year should be no exception.
Six Addison County towns will host Memorial Day parades this weekend.
As usual, Orwell will kick-off the festivities with its traditional Sunday afternoon parade, which gets under way at 1:30 p.m. The 34th annual parade will line up on North Orwell Road and proceed through the village to the green. This year's parade marshal, Cindy Watrous, will lead a procession that includes the Fair Haven Union High School band, the Catamount Pipe Band, four American Legion color guard units, at least six Shriners units and a collection of fire department and rescue vehicles from area towns. The Rev. John Tatro of the Orwell Congregational Church will give the invocation as part of the memorial service on the green.
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In any sport, it is difficult to be talented enough at what you do to gain sponsorship from a large company � even more so when you�re 11 years old.
In any sport, it is difficult to be talented enough at what you do to gain sponsorship from a large company � even more so when you�re 11 years old.
Local motocross racing prospect Gauge McElvain did just that this year.
McElvain earned a second place finish in the 65cc class at the Thor Spring Classic at Millcreek Motocross Park in Pell City, Ala., earlier this year.
His results at that race as well as a third place finish at the International GNC Motocross Final at Oak Hill Raceway in Decatur, Texas have earned him a sponsorship from Thor.
Thor is one of the motocross industry�s leaders in producing racing suits, other clothing and racing goggles.
�I�m really stoked about getting my sponsorship, it�s an honor. It�s something that probably only the top 10 racers in the world at my age group have,� McElvain said.
McElvain has already qualified for one of the nation�s biggest races, which he competed in last year at country music legend Loretta Lynn�s ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tenn.
Prior to running at Loretta Lynn�s, McElvain will compete in his regional race in New York.
�Right now I�m probably the third best rider in the country for my age group,� McElvain said.
�My goal is to run both the 65cc and 85cc class races at Loretta Lynn�s and I want to win the championship in both of those races.�
McElvain will move up this year, as it will be his first competing in the 85cc class.
The 85cc class is designed for riders 9-16 years old and who weigh at least 70 pounds.
Currently, McElvain tips the scales at 65 pounds.
He trains with former professional motocross racer Jimmy Weinert at the Jimmy Weinert Training Facility in Maysville.
�Moving up to the 85cc class is going to be tough. The bikes are bigger, heavier and faster,� McElvain said.
�Training with Jimmy (Weinert) has really helped me a lot. He has me faster going into corners and better at speeding through the corners. It�s an honor to be able to train with him.�
In addition to having a pro trainer, McElvain also already has a physical therapist.
�I�m really thankful to have Thor, Jimmy Weinert and Angela at Peak Performance in Havelock helping me,� McElvain said.
�I feel like since I�ve been training with Jimmy, I�m faster and such a better racer. I just want to keep training hard and win every race that I enter, but my biggest goal this year is to win at Loretta Lynn�s in October.�
Jordan Honeycutt can be reached at 252-635-5670 or at email@example.com. Follow Jordan on Twitter @JHONEYnbsj29


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I think one has to consider exactly what is meant by gifted. Is the primary criterion that they are doing fine, but could do harder work and aren't being challenged by the normal curriculum? Or are we going more for a classification type of definition - they are children who will actually fare poorly in school because they have different learning styles and something innate to their giftedness causes the standard curriculum to not "work" for them? In the former case, I think the solution is to go back to tracked classes. The modern concept of "differentiated learning" is really just a code word for conducting multiple tracks within the classroom which is a ridiculous expectation to put on a teacher with a class of more than several children. To me, this is not a money issue, a "neglecting the gifted issue" - it's political correctness and the self esteem movement once again running amok.
The second case is more intriguing to me. If gifted children are, among other things, characterized by an inability to flourish within the standard curriculum, then I think we have to ask ourselves some questions before we can determine whether we are neglecting them: Do they benefit in the long run from a specialized program? That is, does being in such a program have benefits that extend into adulthood, leading to intellectual development and successes that would not have occurred without the program? Or, once they are confronted with a more traditional setting (work, college, etc.), do these individuals simply flounder again?
Ideally, all children should be challenged to the maximum of their abilities. I say ideally, because I think we've taken on a financially crippling burden of expectation in some cases - I know there are people who would disagree vociferously, but I don't see the point of spending tens of thousands of dollars yearly on out of district placement for an individual who has a profound level of MR, for example, because at the end of the day, what education has been accomplished? I'd apply the same criterion to providing gifted education - it can't just feel good now and keep the kids out of the teacher's hair. There has to be some long term benefit.


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I am using the SOAP XML api without difficulty in my custom pvr code:
http://dd.schedulesdirect.org/tech/tmsd ... ivery.wsdl
I convert it immediately to JSON, which led me to test the new JSON service. There I found that, as documented, my website (http://www.schedulesdirect.org) defined lineup does not feed into the JSON. Also, the schedule period requested is less flexible -- but I didn't spend a lot of time on that. As of now, I would prefer to stay with the old interface for my limited purposes.
Q1: Will the old SOAP interface continue to be available indefinitely ?
Q2: Will the website defined lineups NEVER be connected to the JSON api? Maybe I'm missing something here, but it seems odd to provide a website which is useless -- unless, of course, the old interface continues to be available.