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My sweet baby is 6 months old and in the last week or two he has had "smelly" discharge from his eyes. He usually has the normal discharge like most cavaliers, but lately when I wipe it away it smells really bad. It doesn't look yellow or greenish, almost clear, but definetely a remarked change in smell.
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — A widely watched U.S. dollar index hit its highest level in nearly a year on Tuesday as the greenback mounted a tepid climb against its rivals and the euro continued to weaken.
The dollar index DXY, -0.19% , which measures the strength of the dollar against a basket of other currencies, traded at 81.876 on Tuesday, up from 81.572 late Monday. The last time the index was this high on a closing basis was in September of last year.
The dollar, as measured by the index, has been rising since the beginning of July as investors compare the gradually strengthening U.S. economic outlook to other developed economies. The U.S. dollar has risen against the yen USDJPY, +0.19% as investors assess the Asian nation's still-sluggish economy and easy monetary policy. Meanwhile, the euro EURUSD, +0.2112% has depreciated against the dollar as the European Central Bank unveiled easing measures in June and hinted at more on the horizon to combat low inflation.
"The attractiveness of U.S. financial markets relative to the euro area and Japan has increased investor interest in the U.S. as a place to invest and boosted the value of the U.S. dollar," said Sameer Samana, senior international strategist at Wells Fargo Advisors. "Combined with better prospects for U.S. economic growth and the possibility for higher short-term interest rates, it should fuel further gains in the currency."
On Tuesday, the dollar bought ¥102.91, up from ¥102.56 on Monday. The euro changed hands at $1.3321, down form $1.3362, and its lowest closing level since last September.
$DXY hitting new highs for the year, looks strong, so much for all the #dollarburning fear - rate situation still $ positive— Peter Tchir (@TFMkts) August 19, 2014
From here, investors will look to a series of events that may help flesh out the Federal Reserve's monetary policy outlook, including the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday, and Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen's speech at Jackson Hole, Wyo., on Friday.
Although few participants expect the Jackson Hole forum to provide catalysts to move the currency market, Shinji Kureda, head of FX trading group at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., said he is cautious that the event could offer incentives to lift U.S. bond yields and the greenback.
"There are only limited factors to bring the dollar downward, with the exception of geopolitical tensions. So, the dollar will likely ratchet up by gradually clearing its resistance" if the geopolitical situation doesn't worsen, Kureda said.
But some said that directionless trade will be the order of the day.
"It would be difficult to expect the dollar to quickly gain momentum," said Kyosuke Suzuki, head of the FX and money-market sales department at Societe Generale in Tokyo.
The British pound GBPUSD, +0.8568% sank to $1.6621 on Tuesday from $1.6730 in the previous session. The move came after soft U.K. inflation data, which eased pressure on the Bank of England to tighten monetary policy.
The WSJ Dollar Index BUXX, -0.24% , a measure of the dollar against a basket of major currencies, was up 0.3% at 74.16.
Data on Tuesday showed a surge in housing starts and a tepid rise in consumer prices.
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Auto sales continued to be a bright spot in an improving economy in October, despite lost sales due to Hurricane Sandy and uncertainty associated with the November 6 election.
GM reported its best October sales since 2007.
"This is obviously very encouraging," said Kurt McNeil, vice president of US sales, on GM's sales conference call with analysts and reporters. "Momentum is even more important and we think it's real." GM benefited from increased sales for four cars -- Cruze, Sonic, Spark, and Volt -- with Cruze sales rising 34% to 19,121, making it the best-selling GM vehicle after Silverado.
McNeil said light-vehicle sales have increased for eight consecutive quarters.
"All of these gains to date have come without a tailwind from residential housing," he said. "Housing has been the missing link in the economic recovery and the auto recovery," he said, and now it is coming back.
McNeil added that campaign rhetoric has also impacted auto sales.
"They've made the economy a center point of their mudslinging, but we think that once we get past the election all of these strong economic fundamentals are going to continue to play," he said.
As for lost sales due to Hurricane Sandy, Ford analyst Erich Merkle estimated the impact on Ford at 2,000 to 3,000 lost sales, with the industry impact at 20,000 to 25,000 lost sales.
"You will see the sales come back in November or December after the situation normalizes," Merkle said. Edmunds.com estimated the impact at 30,000 lost sales, noting that the last three days of October account for about 17% of monthly sales, on average, and about 20% of US auto sales come from the area impacted by Sandy.
GM economist Sue Yingzi Sue said, "From a historical perspective, after disasters, economic activity picks up pretty quickly ... A large part of the sales will be recouped this year." The lost sales impacted the seasonally adjusted annualized sales rate, reducing it by at least 300,000 vehicles. GM's McNeil said the November rate was around 14 million to 14.2 million. It might have reached 14.5 million.
Another positive sign for the auto industry is that incentive spending declined. TrueCar.com estimated that the average incentive for light vehicles was $2,353 in October, down $140 or 5.6% from a year earlier and down $71 or 3% from September 2012.
"Incentives are at their lowest levels in more than a year as automakers have been able to offer very attractive lease and finance specials at a very low cost, thanks to the historically low interest rates and high residual values," said TrueCar analyst Jesse Toprak, in a prepared statement.
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Lynch Leads Team Again
BOSTON- The Bulldogs men's cross country team faced Harvard on Saturday, and just barely fell to their northern rivals. The team combined for 34 points, just 11 shy of Harvard's 23 points. The team was lead by senior Sam Lynch, and a front group that consisted of upperclassmen, for the second meet in a row.
Lynch traversed the 8k course in 24:29, just behind two Harvard runners to finish third overall. Senior Conor Dooney was right on Lynch's tail, finishing fourth in 24:35. Juniors Demetri Goutos and Sam Kirtner were the next Yale runners across the line in seventh and eighth places, respectively (24:48 and 24:52). Junior Kevin Lunn was the final scoring athlete for the Bulldogs. He finished in 14th at 25:27, just in front of junior Matthew Thwaites (15th- 25:28), sophomore Miles Richardson (16th- 25:28) and senior captain Nathan Richards (17th- 25:29).
The Bulldogs' pack mentality was evident throughout the race: after a single Harvard runner behind Richards, the next three uniforms across the line were blue. Freshman John McGowan was 19th in 25:32, sophomore Michael Cunetta was 20th in 25:33 and sophomore Ryan Laemel was 21st in 25:37. Freshmen Isa Qasim (25th-26:06), Alec Borsook (27th- 26:11) and Tom Harrison (28th- 26:12) also finished in a pack.
Head coach Paul Harkins said that he "felt the men had a solid race today. It was the first race where they let loose and they performed well but I know, and they know, they are capable of more."
The squad's team effort fell just barely short of a victory over Harvard, as only 11 points separated the two teams. However, the fact that the team was able to run together, and place closely, is a sign that they will be able to be competitive later in the season by working together.
"We would have loved to have beaten Harvard today," said Harkins, "but the ultimate focus is the end of the season. I think that if we can progress from here, our men should be extremely competitive at the conference meet!"
The team's next step will be to "work extremely hard over the next two weeks to prepare for the Paul Short Invitational. Paul Short will be a good test for us to see how we stack up in a major competition and in the region, " commented Harkins.
The Paul Short Invitational will take place in Bethlehem, Pa., on Sep. 30.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The MIT men's tennis team remained unblemished in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action following a 9-0 victory over visiting U.S. Coast Guard Academy on Saturday. With the win, the regionally-ranked No. 12 Engineers improved to 10-1 on the year and 3-0 in conference play while the Bears moved to 6-7 overall and 1-3 in the NEWMAC.
Peden Nichols and Samuel Harmatz led off the match with an 8-2 decision against Vince Falco and Isaacson in the No. 3 doubles spot. Kevin Pang and Ken Van Tilburg registered an 8-4 victory in the top slot while David Iba and Brian Wee outlasted Chris Pappe and Wesley Figaro, 8-6.
Pang kicked off singles play with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Greg Mitchell. Van Tilburg followed with a 6-3, 6-2 decision against Nick Martin while Harmatz defeated Pappe, 6-2, 6-1. In the closest pairing of the day, Nichols fought off Wesley Figaro, 7-5, 6-2, in the No. 4 position. Jonathan Farm topped Tim Ozimek, 6-4, 6-2, as Ryan Castonia posted a 6-1, 6-3 decision.
Both squads will take on non-conference opponents next week. MIT will host Brandeis University on Tuesday, April 13 while Coast Guard will travel to Trinity College on Thursday, April 16.
U.S. Coast Guard Academy vs. MIT
Final Team Score: MIT 9, Coast Guard 0
1. Kevin Pang/Ken Van Tilburg (M) def. Greg Mitchell/Nick Martin (C), 8-4
2. David Iba/Brian Wee (M) def. Chris Pappe/Wesley Figaro (C), 8-6
3. Peden Nichols/Samuel Harmatz (M) def. Vince Falco/Isaacson (C), 8-2
1. Kevin Pang (M) def. Greg Mitchell (C), 6-1, 6-1
2. Ken Van Tilburg (M) def. Nick Martin (C), 6-3,6-2
3. Samuel Harmatz (M) def. Chris Pappe (C), 6-2, 6-1
4. Peden Nichols (M) def. Wesley Figaro (C), 7-5, 6-2
5. Jonathan Farm (M) def. Tim Ozimek (C), 6-4, 6-2
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This immersive butterfly encounter is a unique experience suitable for all age ranges to get up close and enjoy a memorable moment with a range of different butterflies. The session will include an introduction from an educator who will tell you and your little ones about the butterflies and different species. Then you will be invited to enter a 3m x 3m butterfly house to feed the butterflies – the lucky ones could even have one land on them for a once in a lifetime photo opportunity!
Tickets available at The Calyx on a first come first serve basis. Each session is approximately 15 minutes long. There will also be some fun and engaging butterfly craft activities to do whilst waiting in line. Please meet outside The Calyx by the island where you will be greeted by a member of staff to register your attendance or purchase a ticket.
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Game 1 at Dodger Stadium
Date: Oct. 4, 1988
Final score: New York 3, Dodgers 2
Starting pitchers: Orel Hershiser vs. Dwight Gooden
How it unfolded: Hershiser, coming off a 59 scoreless inning streak to end the regular season, threw eight more zeros at the Mets and took a 2-0 lead into the ninth, thanks to a Mike Marshall RBI single in the first and an Alfredo Griffin RBI single in the seventh. Darryl Strawberry's one-out double drove in Gregg Jeffries with the first Mets run in the top of the ninth. Closer Jay Howell relieved Hershiser on a double switch, and walked Kevin McReynolds. Howell struck out Howard Johnson for the second out.
Key play: Mets catcher Gary Carter dropped a two-strike single in front of Dodgers center fielder John Shelby, who may have been playing too deep to prevent an extra-base hit. Strawberry scored, and when Shelby dove for the ball, it kicked away, giving McReynolds the green-light to round third. McReynolds knocked over Mike Scioscia and provided the go-ahead run.
WP: Randy Myers (1-0)
LP: Jay Howell (0-1)
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The 2013 FRA Symposium took place on 7 June in Vienna, and aimed at providing a platform to discuss and exchange ideas on the promotion of the rule of law in the EU. This report provides a summary of the discussions and working groups and presents the conclusions and possible next steps identified by each working group.
Conclusions from the symposium
- From the Symposium discussions it emerged that there is a window of opportunity at present to make headway on improving the rule of law in the EU.
- It was also viewed that, despite all the difficulties of capturing the meaning of the rule of law, a comprehensive definition or at least its core constituting elements need to be elaborated and agreed upon in the EU. To wait for a fully-fledged agreed definition before developing an assessment, is not feasible.
- It became also clear that in order to objectively and effectively measure the rule of law in the EU, understandable, commonly agreed upon, measurable, and actionable indicators have to be identified. The means of assessing these indicators should also be agreed upon.
- It was mentioned that any potential rule of law assessment should not only look at available laws and institutions (structures) or policies (procedures) but also, and especially, the situation on the ground (outcome).
- Participants stated that reliable, independent and comparable data is needed. It was also stressed that a rich variety of data sources already exists at national, European and international levels: This data has to be interlinked and analysed in order to provide information from the situation in the Member States. Areas should be identified where data and analysis is still lacking.
- In addition, a robust methodology for collecting and analysing data is needed.
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The Bishop Hendricken golf team finished the state tournament on Wednesday at Cranston Country Club with a two-day total of 619, which would have been good enough to win the previous two tournaments.
It just wasn't enough this year.
Barrington shot an even 600 to win the title, while Portsmouth took second with a 605. The Hawks tipped their hats to those teams and were comfortable in saying they did just about all they could. After shooting a 300 on Tuesday, they came back with a 319 on Wednesday.
"I was really delighted with the number yesterday," said Hendricken head coach Joe Cichon. "That put us right in the hunt. To be able to do that two days in a row was maybe a little bit too much to ask. They changed the configuration of the course. They moved all the tees back and put the pins in different places. I'm not disappointed at all in our two-day score. It was good to be back in the hunt for the state title."
Justin Matrone was the top finisher for the Hawks. After ranking fourth on day one with a one-over 72, Matrone struggled on the front nine Wednesday but rallied for a strong back nine to finish with an 80. He finished in a tie for eighth overall with a two-day score of 152.
Barrington's John Kraunelis won the individual championship with a three-under 139. For the second year in a row, Toll Gate's Phil Krause was the top finisher from Warwick public schools, shooting a 153 to tie Hendricken's Brandon Macedo for 10th overall.
For Hendricken, the strong tournament was a nice return to form. In 2010 and 2011, the Hawks missed the cut for the second day of the tournament.
It was clear Tuesday that the Hawks were back.
Matrone, a sophomore, had never played higher than the third spot on Hendricken's ladder, but he was on fire right from the get-go on Tuesday. Through eight holes, he was four-under.
Eventually, he came back to earth, but only slightly. The 72 was the best round of his life.
"It was shocking to me," Matrone said. "That was the best round I've ever had. I was four-under through eight, and I was just thinking, 'When is this going to stop?' I had never been there before. I made three doubles in a row, but I told myself, 'I can't lose it now.' I got a par and kept my composure."
And Matrone wasn't the only one coming up big. Garrett Quillen, Brandon Pagliaro and Brandon Macedo each shot a 76. That top four put the Hawks in third place with a 300, four strokes behind Portsmouth and three back of Barrington.
For the first time since 2008, when they finished second, they were in the hunt for the title.
"If you want to start to put the team back in the competitive place where they belong, maybe this year is a first step toward that," Cichon said.
Day two didn't go quite as well for the Hawks. Macedo led the way with a 77, while Matrone shot a 43 on the front nine but came back with a 37 on the back to card an 80. Pagliaro and Billy Palmer each shot an 81 to round out the top four.
In 2010 and 2011, the Hawks' total of 619 would have been the best score of the tourney. Cumberland won with a 624 last year while Barrington took the 2010 title with a 621.
Unfortunately, Barrington and Portsmouth kept rolling on Wednesday. Kraunelis shot a 70, Stephen Miller carded a 76, John Howell had a 78 and Matt Marra shot a 79 for a team total of 303. Combined with the 297, that gave Barrington a two-day total of 600, the best winning score since the Eagles won with a 596 in 2009.
Portsmouth's top four on Wednesday shot 73, 75, 78 and 83, giving the Patriots a two-day total of 605.
While the Hawks would have liked to come away with the title, being back in the mix was a good step in the right direction, especially considering the team's youth. Only two of the six players who competed at states are seniors.
The tournament was also a good way to go out for Cichon. The longtime head man is retiring from both teaching and coaching. He's happy in knowing he'll be turning over a strong team.
"Most of them will be coming back," Cichon said. "Out of the top six, four will be back, including Matrone, who shot the best number. Whoever takes the team I think will have a loaded group."
Aside from Hendricken, the Warwick schools were once again led by Krause, a Toll Gate senior. Last year, he made a splash on day one when he shot a 76 to put him into a tie for fourth. The next day he struggled to a 91 and had to settle for 27th place.
This year was all about consistency. Krause shot a four-over 75 on Tuesday and stayed strong Wednesday, finishing with a 78. The two-day total of 153 tied him for 10th.
"Pretty happy," Krause said. "You can always say you could play better, but I felt confident in every shot I hit and I felt good about my scores."
The second day, in particular, was a nice change from last year.
"I had a little stretch where I lost focus up a little bit, but gained it back," Krause said. "I thought it was pretty good coming back with a 78. It was definitely better than last year. I've improved a lot as a golfer over the last year."
Krause was the only Warwick public school golfer to make the cut. Pilgrim's Susie Cavanagh was just off the pace with an 82 on Tuesday, three strokes away from the cut. Toll Gate's Danny Holmes shot a 96.


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Leroy Bentley won the Jasper County School Board District 9 seat in Tuesday's special election. Bentley received 108 (37.37 percent) of the votes. Priscilla Green (97 votes, 33.56 percent) and Pamela Williams (84, 29.07 percent) were second and third, respectively.
There was a 16.98 percent turnout.
The votes will be certified Friday.
Bentley, 71, is a Bellinger Hill resident. He has two grandchildren in the public schools.


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Wiley–Pittcon Virtual Event:
2013 Pittsburgh Spectroscopy Award
Vibrational Optical Activity: A Mature New Field Of Vibrational Spectroscopy
- Date: Mar 20, 2013 - 15:00 - 16:00 (local time)
- Presenter: Professor Laurence A Nafie
- Categories: Raman / Infrared Spectroscopy / UV/Vis Spectroscopy
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Laurence A. Nafie, Syracuse University, received the 2013 Pittsburgh Spectroscopy Award presented by the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh (SSP). The SSP Award, established in 1957, honors an individual who has made outstanding contributions in the field of spectroscopy.
This mini-virtual event comprises a brief 5 minute video which shows Professor Nafie being presented with his Award at Pittcon on Tuesday, March 19. This is followed by a live 40 minute presentation (PowerPoint and live video-feed) of Prof. Nafie giving the presentation that he gave at his Award Ceremony. On-demand users will still have the opportunity to submit questions to Professor Nafie who will reply by email.
Both IR and Raman forms of vibrational optical activity (VOA) were discovered experimentally nearly 40 years ago. The IR form is vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) and the Raman form is Raman optical activity (ROA). For the first 20 years of VOA, VCD and ROA passed through a period of gradual growth spearheaded by a few academic laboratories. Then in mid-1990s two developments occurred for VCD, followed a few years later for ROA. These were the commercial availability of instrumentation for measurements and software for calculations. The comparison of measured and calculated VOA yields new insights into the absolute structure and conformation of chiral molecules. In the past 15 to 20 years VOA has undergone a period of rapid growth and maturation. Hundreds of scientists in both academic laboratories and pharmaceutical companies now use VOA on a regular basis to explore its depth of molecular information and to solve stereochemistry problems of practical importance. Academic labs use VOA primarily to determine the conformation of biological molecules and to explore the effects of solvents and anharmonicity using computed VOA. Pharmaceutical companies use VOA to determine the absolute configuration of new chiral drug substances and to probe the higher order structure of biopharmaceutical molecules. In this presentation, the extent of the routine use of VCD to determine absolute configuration of pharmaceutical and natural product molecules will be described as well as the use of VCD to reveal the underlying supramolecular chiral structure of amyloid fibrils of interest in relation to the incidence of neurological diseases.
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Laurence A. Nafie received his Ph.D. from the University of Oregon in 1973 and was then a postdoctoral associate at the University of Southern California, where he confirmed the discovery of infrared vibrational circular dichroism (VCD). In 1975 he joined the Chemistry faculty at Syracuse University and pursued a research program in VCD and Raman optical activity (ROA) until his retirement in 2010. He has over 290 publications and several patents. Currently he is Emeritus Distinguished Professor at Syracuse University and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Raman Spectroscopy. In 2011 he published a comprehensive book on VOA entitled Vibrational Optical Activity: Principles and Applications.


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NW Ind. man gets 22 years for 2 fire deaths
NW Ind. man gets 22 years for 2 fire deaths
GARY, Ind. —
A northwestern Indiana man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in the arson deaths of a Gary woman and her teenage daughter.
Nineteen-year-old Trevontay Milsap of Lake Station was sentenced Wednesday in July's deaths of 33-year-old Bernice King and her 14-year-old daughter, Angel Harris. He had pleaded guilty to two counts of arson.
The Times and the Post-Tribune report that prosecutors say Milsap admitted to driving co-defendant Rafael Peluyera to a Gary apartment knowing he planned to kill two men at the residence and burn the building down.
Peluyera has pleaded guilty to two counts of murder in perpetration of an arson and faces a 65-year sentence.


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Since 1955 Presbyterian Homes & Services (PHS) has been providing the best in housing, care and services for older adults. As an integral part of service, we are guided by:
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Our current opportunity is for a part time day/evening server. This position will include working every other weekend and scheduled holidays; approximately 24 hours per pay period.
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The One-Minute Set Up Inflatable Cave Tent by Heimplanet: Diamond in the Roughin' It
It's not the lightest (11 pounds) or the cheapest (€500, or $635), but the Cave Tent can claim an innovative feature that many other tents can't: It sets up in less than a minute flat — frame, tent and flysheet included.
Designed by Frackenpohl Poulheim for Heimplanet, the inflatable Cave Tent is equipped with a pump system that rapidly fills air in five independent chambers. Just roll it out and pump it up before the campfire even gets going.
Heimplanet hails the polyester-nylon Cave Tent as the "Inflatable Iron Grid," referring to its ability to withstand up to 75 mph winds. It sleeps up to three people comfortably — assuming you don't accidentally pitch your tent on top of a cactus, that is.
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UMass football move loaded with financial risks
Football upgrade brings no guarantees of success — competitively or financially
AMHERST — For generations, the University of Massachusetts Marching Band has rallied students before the football team's home games by parading through campus, horns wailing, flags spinning, drumline popping.
No longer. The tradition will end Saturday morning when the band's 350 musicians board a convoy of motor coaches for a two-hour trek to the school's home opener — at Gillette Stadium.
The journey to Foxborough, by far the longest commute to a home game in American college sports, will signal a turning point in the 130-year history of UMass football — a test of whether relocating the school's home games to an NFL stadium nearly 100 miles away and investing millions of dollars to try to catapult the state's flagship university into the gilded realm of big-time college football is visionary management or a misguided gamble.
The fact is, no one foresees a financial bonanza anytime soon. Amid the turbulent currents of major college football, UMass leaders have crafted a blueprint for the upgrade that aims to limit the risks of a potential failure but offers little promise of a significant payoff through at least 2020, according to a Globe review.
Any notion of UMass joining Boston College and the University of Connecticut in the rarefied ranks of big-time college football will have to wait. Amid the funding crunch in higher education, UMass has embraced a humbler goal: reducing its annual investment in football.
"I hope people see this as a balanced, modest approach,'' said new UMass Amherst chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy, whose predecessor, Robert Holub, spearheaded the upgrade. "We really are managing to keep our eyes on the downside, and we will under no circumstances sacrifice academics for the sake of moving up in football.''
UMass football has long relied heavily on school funding. Nearly two-thirds of the team's budget this year — $4.2 million of the $6.5 million total — will be derived from institutional support, including student fees and a direct subsidy.
Yet little is expected to change, at least for many years. The university's plan for the upgrade forecasts no reduction in the football subsidy until 2016, when it would drop by only $3,000. After that, the school plans to incrementally cut its football investment each year until 2020, when it would decline by $475,000 — still a nominal amount considering the total football budget is projected to top $9.3 million by then.
Worse, critics say, the budget projections do not include $30 million the university system has borrowed to construct a football training facility and renovate the outdated McGuirk Alumni Stadium on campus for possible future use. Because the debt service on the project will total $1.8 million annually for 30 years, the program effectively could continue losing money far beyond 2020, campus critics contend.
"The difference between the actual costs of running the football program and its revenue is millions of dollars, and it's going to get worse,'' said Max Page, an architecture and history professor who co-chairs the Faculty Senate's ad hoc committee on the cost of the football upgrade.
University leaders said they plan to defray the building costs through fund-raising and will adjust the football budget if necessary to ensure the subsidy does not increase.
"If things work out very differently than planned, we will take another look and see if this is the right thing to do,'' Subbaswamy said. "But right now I'm very comfortable with where we are.''
He said the university's spending on athletics is less than 4 percent of the school's total budget.
"The way we are approaching this is completely consistent with the scale of the role of athletics in our lives,'' Subbaswamy said. "We are committed to making this work, and we think we can do it responsibly, without putting the university at risk.''
Beyond reducing the subsidy, university leaders hope to reinvigorate alumni, enhance fund-raising, boost the university's national prestige, and position the school to one day cash in on the cascade of big money that now flows to a small circle of elite college programs. UMass leaders yearn for the kind of national recognition the university commanded when the basketball team advanced to the Final Four under John Calipari in 1996 — an achievement later tarnished by scandal.
At worst, the football team will return to Amherst amid finger-pointing and questions about its future value on campus.
The Minutemen opened their season Aug. 30 with a 37-0 loss at UConn.
"If they do things the right way and win football games, this could have an enormous impact, as it has at the University of Michigan and Florida,'' said Matt Carlin, who championed the upgrade as chairman of the athletic committee for the UMass board of trustees before his term ended in 2010. "But the truth is, it could go in a couple of different directions. The jury is out.''
The Gillette deal
After years of success in the second-tier Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division 1-AA), UMass decided to join the top-flight Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division 1-A) partly because school officials believed the team's affiliation with the Colonial Athletic Conference would grow costlier amid a membership shuffle. The decision posed two crucial challenges: playing home games on a larger stage than the 17,000-seat campus stadium and joining a suitable FBS conference.
By opting for Gillette, UMass deferred a debate over financing a new stadium — a project that would cost hundreds of millions of dollars, including road improvements — and negotiated a deal that provides the school financial safeguards in case of poor attendance in Foxborough. In exchange, the school granted the Kraft family, the stadium's owners, a greater share of the revenues if tickets sell well.
"If there turns out to be a lukewarm reception in the next few years, then the university doesn't have much of a risk,'' said James Karam, a UMass trustee who was chairman of the board when it endorsed the upgrade. "That gave us a great opportunity to experiment with this.''
Under the five-year agreement, the Krafts will control ticket, concession, and merchandise sales, and equally split with UMass the first $300,000 in ticket revenues per game. The Krafts then will retain the amount above $300,000 to cover their costs of staffing and operating the stadium, an estimated $125,000 per game. Should additional ticket revenue exist, UMass and the Krafts would split it evenly.
The arrangement effectively guarantees the university will earn at least $150,000 per home game, even if attendance lags, because the school will not be liable for operating expenses. But the greater the attendance exceeds about 21,000, the more the Krafts will gain than they would have under a standard lease agreement, according to UMass officials.
"If we have great success, then obviously we traded some things off,'' athletic director John McCutcheon said. "But we wanted the comfort level at the low end.''
The deal requires UMass to play all its home games at Gillette in 2012 and '13, then play at least four games a year there through 2016.
"We need a venue we can recruit the best players in America to,'' the team's new coach, Charley Molnar, said in a news conference. "Playing at Gillette is a perfect piece of the puzzle.''
Conference call
Finding another piece proved more problematic. Stymied in trying to align with the richest FBS conferences, UMass settled for paying $500,000 to join the Mid-American Athletic Conference, a lower-level FBS affiliate with a small television contract and little national exposure.
Unlike New England's other FBS teams, BC and UConn, whose football teams turn a profit, UMass chose a formula that, analysts say, could be a losing proposition.
"I wish them luck, but I just don't see how it works competitively, financially, or educationally,'' said Andrew Zimbalist, a Smith College professor who is one of the nation's leading sports economists and has consulted for the NCAA. "I hope I'm wrong, but it seems like kind of a farce.''
By all accounts, the key to cashing in on college football is joining one of the six major FBS conferences that automatically qualify for championship bowls and command lavish television contracts. BC did so with the Atlantic Coast Conference, UConn with the Big East.
While BC reaps a reported $17 million a year from the ACC's television deal, for example, UMass stands to gain about $75,000 a year in MAC television revenue.
UMass officials said they lack the major funding BC and UConn received to build profitable football programs. As a result, their best hope is building the Minutemen into a regional power worthy of joining a big-money conference.
"That's got to be the goal,'' Karam said. "Ultimately, it's about TV revenue.''
Karam, an appointee of former Gov. Jane Swift, joined several of former Gov. Mitt Romney's appointees, including Carlin, in providing impetus for the upgrade. Ultimately, the full board, including Gov. Deval Patrick's appointees, endorsed the plan.
The board's new chairman, Henry Thomas 3d, said the trustees vetted the proposal and deemed it a "sound and reasonable'' effort to burnish the university's stature.
"As a highly regarded flagship university, you want to operate at a level of excellence in everything you do,'' said Thomas, a Patrick appointee who played football at American International College in Springfield. "Taking the program to an FBS level is a necessary innovation to bring the university the kind of exposure that creates collateral benefits as they relate to the brand and student recruitment.''
Thomas cited BC's blossoming from a regional school to a magnet for students nationwide after Doug Flutie's Hail Mary touchdown pass lifted the underdog Eagles over Miami on national television in 1984.
Costs of doing business
To sell the upgrade, UMass is spending about $550,000 in advertising, aimed both at its 400,000 alumni in Massachusetts and a broader audience of males 25-54 in the Boston, Providence, Worcester, and Springfield markets. But ticket sales have been sluggish, despite the promise of free parking at Gillette.
To date, season ticket sales have topped out at about 2,200, compared with about 2,000 last year at McGuirk. And total sales for the home opener have yet to top 11,000.
Attendance last year for the Minutemen's home opener on campus, against Rhode Island, was 11,167. School officials in recent months have projected ticket sales for Saturday's home opener at 20,000-35,000.
Under the Gillette deal, UMass receives six luxury suites, the largest of which the school will use for corporate sponsors (the university has sold about $300,000 in football sponsorships, similar to last year's total). Three suites will be reserved for the chancellor, the president of the university system, and the opposing team. Of the remaining two, one has sold for $25,000, and the other remains available.
Perhaps the football team's greatest revenue source, however, is the guaranteed payments the school will receive from FBS teams trying to fill their home schedules with nonconference opponents. In all, UMass has signed guarantees for more than $7 million through 2019, including $1 million to play at Notre Dame in 2015 and $1.25 million to visit Florida in 2016.
On Aug. 30, the Minutemen received $225,000 to play at UConn. However, they will pass much of that along when they pay Indiana $200,000 to visit Gillette for the home opener.
UMass entered the season as a competitive underdog, having been picked to finish last in its MAC division. Still, the players and recruits have embraced the challenge of competing in the FBS and playing for Molnar, the former offensive coordinator at Notre Dame.
Molnar will be paid $250,000 annually, plus a $25,000 car allowance; $25,000 for speaking and media appearances; up to $125,000 in bonuses for the team's on-field achievements; as much as $12,500 in bonuses for the team's academic performance; and 10 percent of the revenue from guarantee games, up to $100,000 a year.
Notable among his first recruits is Sam Zeff, a 6-foot-5-inch, 275-pound lineman for Montclair (N.J.) High School. Zeff received scholarship offers from seven other schools, including UConn.
"What set UMass apart for me was that I could be part of something new and really leave my mark on the program,'' Zeff said. "To be able to look back and see this team winning games and say I helped them get there, that was much more important to me than being in a program that already is nationally known.''
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As for UMass students, no one expects them to flock to Foxborough; they rarely turned out en masse at McGuirk. Admission to Gillette is free for students (they pay a $401 annual athletic fee), and the school is offering round-trip bus transportation, plus a cookout, for $10. Yet administrators expect only about 10 percent of the school's 20,000 undergraduate students to attend the Indiana game.
Student government president Akshay Kapoor said students generally are excited about the upgrade. But he expressed a common concern about its economic impact.
"In a time when the campus has been overhauling our academic classrooms and buildings, and the need is still ever strong to update academic infrastructure, I think the increased cost of having such a program should not have fallen on the backs of students and the state, but rather from the capital derived from the athletic program itself,'' Kapoor said.
Much of the faculty harbors similar reservations. Ernest May, head of the Faculty Senate, said his colleagues are "quite divided'' over the initiative.
"I regard the move as a big challenge to the alumni,'' May said. "If they don't come out and make this successful, I'm not sure the program can survive.''
McCutcheon said he expects the alumni's relatively restrained giving to football in recent years to improve. One donor already has committed $500,000, he said, and the university hopes to raise $8 million-$10 million in the next five years to support football-related construction.
Bill DeFlavio, a UMass Hall of Famer who was an All-American lineman in 1971 and heads the Friends of UMass Football, said he is excited about the move. But the challenge of raising money and drawing crowds to Gillette would be easier, he said, if UMass were playing in a higher-profile conference.
DeFlavio said it may be difficult persuading fans to follow the Minuteman if they are losing to lesser-known MAC opponents such as Kent State and Miami of Ohio.
"Is it a risk? Sure,'' DeFlavio said of the upgrade. "But if we can build a good winning record, people will go and they will give.''
By moving up a division, UMass can increase the number of football scholarships it awards to 85 from 63. Under gender equity rules, the school also must fund an additional 22 athletic scholarships for women, which will benefit every women's sport that has not already reached its scholarship limit, McCutcheon said. Football revenues will pay for the additional women's scholarships.
As for the marching band, the upgrade means the musicians will perform at fewer road games because of the travel expenses to Gillette. It also means that everyone from the drum majors to the sousaphonists will be wondering, along with the rest of the UMass community, how the experiment will unfold.
"All of us are excited about the challenges, but we're also anxious,'' Anderson said. "We're interested to see how it goes.''


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The melding of Stantec and Burt Hill bolsters Stantec's presence throughout the east coast of the United States, and abroad. It also gives Stantec a stronger foothold into the markets that Burt Hill services, which includes healthcare, science, technology, and education projects, "In the last few years, we have worked hard to strengthen our architecture and buildings engineering practices in the United States," says Bob Gomes, Stantec president and CEO. "Through the combination of our existing staff, [including]recently acquired staff from Anshen + Allen, and now Burt Hill, we are seeing the results of our work, building a premiere presence in the healthcare, science and technology, and education market sectors across North America and internationally."
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Senate Bill 1386, introduced in the South Carolina Senate on May 15, 2008, and referred to the Senate Committee on Education, is the newest so-called "academic freedom" bill aimed at undermining the teaching of evolution, joining similar bills currently under consideration in Louisiana, Michigan, and Missouri. Similar bills in Florida and Alabama died when the legislative session in those states ended.
Writing in the Boston Globe (May 8, 2008), Kenneth R. Miller blasts the creationist propaganda film Expelled, writing, "American science is in trouble, and if you wonder why, just go to the movies.
Adnan Oktar, the Islamic creationist who writes under the pseudonym "Harun Yahya," was sentenced by a Turkish court to three years in prison for "creating an illegal organization for personal gain," according to a report from Reuters (May 9, 2008).
House Bill 923 was among the hundreds of bills that died in the Alabama legislature "because they did not pass in the house where they were introduced," the Associated Press (May 7, 2008) reports.
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MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota Twins players Joe Mauer and Lew Ford will join high school students from the Minnesota Action Team youth volunteer corps tonight when they host a pre-game event at 5:00 p.m. at the Metrodome to kick-off Operation Backpack 2007. Operation Backpack is an annual back-to-school drive, sponsored by Volunteers of America of Minnesota, that provides new backpacks and school supplies for at-risk children of low-income Twin Cities families.
The Action Team youth and players are hosting the event to highlight the importance of education, as well as to help disadvantaged kids in the Twin Cities area prepare for school and approach the beginning of the school year with a greater sense of confidence and hope.
"For most children, the beginning of a new school year means new clothes, new shoes or a new backpack filled with fresh supplies. But thousands of other disadvantaged kids here in the Twin Cities begin the school year without the necessary items most of us take for granted," Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins said. That's why the Major League Baseball Players Trust has teamed with Volunteers of America of Minnesota for the Operation Backpack campaign."
The Action Team program was created to encourage young people throughout the United States to volunteer in their communities and is administered by Volunteers of America and the Major League Baseball Players Trust. To date, Action Teams have inspired more than 9,000 high school students to help more than 38,000 people in need by volunteering in their communities. Action Teams, consisting of Major League baseball players and area high school student Team Captains, are working together in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Boston, Cincinnati, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Mobile, New York City, Oakland, Philadelphia, Portland (Maine), San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, DC to encourage young people to get involved in their communities by volunteering. An Action Team-related, school-based curriculum developed in partnership with The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition carries the message of volunteerism and teaches valuable community service skills to 700,000 high school students in more than 5,000 classrooms across the United States.
Also tonight, approximately 50 at-risk youth will attend the game courtesy of the Major League Baseball Players Trusts Buses for Baseball program which provides underprivileged youth the chance to attend a Major League game and meet the players. Mauer and Ford will join other players on the field to present the youth with Operation Backpack school supplies on behalf of the Players Trust.
The Major League Baseball Players Trust, the Minnesota Action Team and Volunteers of America of Minnesota invite the community to join the Operation Backpack 2007 campaign. Heres how the community can help:
Purchase a new backpack and fill it with fresh, grade-appropriate school supplies.
Purchase and donate prepackaged school supplies on-line.
Make a financial contribution to Operation Backpack for the purchase of backpacks and supplies.
Offer your business location as an Operation Backpack drop-off site.
Backpack donations will be accepted at all eight entrances of the Metrodome during tonights event. Additional drop-off locations will accept backpack donations from Aug. 1 though Aug. 24. For a complete list of these drop-off locations, as well as for school-supply lists and more information about the campaign and how individuals, groups and businesses may get involved in Operation Backpack, visit www.OperationBackpackMN.org.


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10:37 PM CDT on Friday, October 15, 2010
Column by BILL NICHOLS / The Dallas Morning News | [email protected]
He gained 91 yards on 12 plays, including the game winner, in the opener. He added 99 yards the next two games and then 133 last week, when he assisted on the winning score.
Through four games, his 313 yards are 116 more than the Cowboys' leading rusher. Only 10 NFL running backs have more.
This imaginary player is what the Cowboys have created with their penalties. He has become a very real problem.
Penalties personify Dallas' precarious situation. The Cowboys have taken a lot of steps backward to reach 1-3.
The Cowboys have 7.2 more penalties and 52.3 more penalty yards than the league average. They have more than doubled their opponents in penalties, 38-16.
If you wonder how Dallas can outgain opponents, 422-305, yet be even in touchdowns (9-9), then consider:
The Cowboys have 189 nullified yards. Philadelphia, which has played one more game, is No. 2 with 121 nullified yards.
So instead of averaging 116.7 more yards than the opponent, the Cowboys are actually losing the yardage battle by 72.3 yards.
"You can't win with penalties and turnovers. They will kill you every time," Cowboys receiver Roy Williams said after last Sunday's loss to Tennessee. "We're a 1-3 team, that's the reality. Are we better than a 1-3 football team? Of course."
Well, not exactly.
That's like saying you played a great round of golf but you just couldn't make any putts. Penalties are part of the equation. They are the result of poor execution, or getting beat on a block, or losing a step on your receiver.
Penalties have directly affected the outcome of two Dallas games: Alex Barron's hold on the final play nullified what would have been the winning touchdown against Washington.
The Cowboys were flagged six times in the fourth quarter against Tennessee. Marc Colombo's excessive celebration penalty after the Cowboys tied the score forced a kickoff from the 15, leading to a 73-yard return. Add kicker David Buehler's 15-yard facemask penalty, enforced at the 11, and the Titans needed only 5 yards to drive for the winning score.
"If you're a good football team, you overcome penalties," quarterback Tony Romo said. "Those things end up costing us. We have to find a way to be perfect in other areas and we're not right now."
Since Wade Phillips took over, the Cowboys have been among the league's top eight in penalties and penalty yardage. This season, penalties have been particularly costly, resulting in 10 first downs for opponents. Eleven Cowboys drives have been stalled by flags.
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Lila was born to a Jewish family in the largely Jewish city of Stanislawow. The Lam family owned an oil field and refinery, and Lila's father, who was trained as a lawyer, helped to manage the business. When it came time for Lila to begin first grade, her parents decided to have her tutored privately at home rather than have her attend an elementary school.
1933-39: The Jewish holidays were always special times. Although my family wasn't religious, the holidays were wonderful opportunities for my five aunts and uncles and all of my cousins to gather at my grandfather's house. In 1939, when I was 15, the war broke out and Soviet troops invaded Stanislawow. My final two years of secondary school were spent in a Soviet school.
1940-44: German troops invaded our town and established a ghetto in 1941. By summer 1942 my mother, brother, uncle and I escaped and, using bribes, got to Warsaw. Each Sunday we'd leave our house and pretend we were going to church. One Sunday, as my mother and I went out, we were stopped by a Polish policeman, who said he suspected that we were Jews. For a fee, he agreed not to turn us in. When my mother ran to fetch the money, he dragged me to a house and tried to rape me. Luckily, he let me go.
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Osamu Tabata was born in 1956. He received a M.S. degree and the Ph.D. degree from Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya, Japan, in 1981 and in 1993, respectively. Since 1981, he had been with the Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories, Inc., Aichi, Japan. In 1996, he joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, Shiga, Japan. From September to December 2000, he was a guest Professor of Institute of Microsystem Technology, University of Freiburg, Germany and from January to March 2001, he was a guest Professor of ETH Zurich, Switzerland. In 2003, he joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. From April 2005 to now, he is a Professor at the Department of Micro Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. He is currently engaged in the research of micro/nano process, MEMS and micro/nano system synthetic engineering. At the new position, he started the research to realize a unique and novel nanosystem by assembling the various functional components such as a microchip, a particle, a microcapsule, a cell, etc., with sizes ranging from the nanometer to micrometer scale on a few mm square MEMS substrate. This technology is termed SENS (synthetic engineering for nano systems), and experimental and theoretical research on the establishment of SENS is pursued.
He is an associate editor of Journal of Micro Electro Mechanical Systems and an editorial board member of Sensors and Actuators. Also, he is a program committee member of many International Conferences. He was honored with the Science News Award for research in "Monolithic pressure-flow sensor" in 1987, Presentation Paper Award for research in "Anisotropic etching of silicon in TMAH solutions" in 1992, R&D 100 Award for research in "Thin film Young's modulus measurement apparatus" in 1993 and R&D 100 Award for research in "Thin film Tensile Tester" in 1998, Best Poster Award of 19th Sensor Symposium on Sensors, Micromachines, and Applied Systems for "Determination of Optimal Mask Movement Pattern for Moving Mask Deep X-Ray Lithography" in 2002, Best Patent Award from Ritsumeikan University for "Material Processing and its apparatus using X-ray Lithography" in 2004. He is a member of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, senior member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.


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Sea-level rise may be the greatest threat to mangroves
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Mangrove ecosystems are under threat from climate change. Initial research led by IUCN and three leading universities shows that most mangrove sediment surface levels are not keeping pace with sea-level rise. The greatest impact will be on those mangroves where there is limited area for landward migration.
Research has demonstrated Pacific Islands mangroves to be at high risk. However, adaptation measures can offset anticipated mangrove losses and improve resistance and resilience to climate change. Coastal planning can adapt to facilitate mangrove migration with sea-level rise.
Other management options include better control of activities within the catchment that affect long-term trends in the mangrove sediment levels, rehabilitation of degraded mangrove areas, and designation of protected area networks that include mangroves and functionally linked ecosystems.
More research is needed on assessment methods and standard indicators of change in response to effects from climate change, so at this stage, there is less certainty over other climate change outcomes and mangrove responses.
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This week's winds and rains felt like a blessing for the town's parched lawns and drooping hydrangeas. But for the Greater Hyannis Civic Association, they also postponed a picnic – and a membership drive – at Veterans Park.
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HIGH ON HYANNIS – Dee and Tony Pelletier think they live on "the windiest hill in Hyannis," and during this week's storm no one would argue with them.
Planning a picnic, reaching out for new members
This week's winds and rains felt like a blessing for the town's parched lawns and drooping hydrangeas. But for the Greater Hyannis Civic Association, they also postponed a picnic – and a membership drive – at Veterans Park.
The picnic, which was intended to bring together residents of Hyannis, Hyannisport, and West Hyannisport, and encourage them to join the Association, has been rescheduled for Sept. 1 at 5:30 p.m.
Tony Pelletier, the president of the Assocation, looked outside Monday at weather so windy that boats rocked in the harbor below and even the water in his swimming pool sloshed. "We say that this is the windiest point in Hyannis," said Pelletier, and no one would have argued. A visitor's car door had slammed shut on its own from the force of the wind, and some of the many lawn chairs he and his wife Dee maintain for friends and family had overturned or slammed into the shrubbery.
The wind seemed like a metaphor as Pelletier settled into a chair by a bay window of his home that overlooks the bobbing boats. "I like it when it's busy," he said, as two dogs that the couple were babysitting for their family vied for attention.
Pelletier grew up in Cohoes, NY, and served in the Navy, which brought the Cape to his attention. Before he retired, he owned motels in Hyannis and Yarmouth.
President of the Association for "four or five years now," Pelletier said that membership growth is a major challenge. "We have about 150 members now," he said, "but we want about 500."
He would also like to strengthen relationships with other civic associations in town; Greater Hyannis board members have assignments to stay in touch with a particular village association, he explained. The board also allots "one, two, or three" town departments to monitor and stay in touch with, said Pelletier.
The board, which consists of 14 members and four officers, meets from 7 to 9 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month at the Hyannis fire station at 95 High School Road. "But we're outgrowing it," Pelletier said of the space. "We're looking around" for a bigger space "and may be moving." He added, with a smile, "I envy Cotuit with its Freedom Hall,"
The Association "has always been small," Pelletier said, because, he guessed, Hyannis has "a city attitude as opposed to a village attitude."
He shared a story of a time when he volunteered at a booth at an Association night at a Hyannis Harbor Hawks baseball game earlier this summer. "I think I got maybe one or two new members," he recalled, "but it seemed as if 8 out of 10 people had come from Cotuit to root for the Kettleers,"
The controversies over sewer and housing issues occupy much of the Association's time, said Pelletier. The next public talk they will sponsor, scheduled at the Steamship Authority's meeting room off South Street in September, will feature DPW director Mark Ells with an update on sewers. "We try to offer a program on a timely subject four to six times a year," said Pelletier.
Pelletier shares his duties as an officer of with Deb and Ralph Krau as vice president and secretary, respectively; Barbara Flynn as treasurer; and Gloria Rudman as parliamentarian.
Dee Pelletier is known in local music circles as the director of the Cranberry Shores women's barbershop chorus, and has recently become a consultant for the Surftones, the men's corollary. "I came out of the womb singing," she said as the wind sang outside, "and I haven't stopped since."
Membership in the Greater Hyannis Civic Association is open to all residents of Hyannis, Hyannisport, and West Hyannisport, according to their publicity. A fee of $15 for an individual or $25 for a family includes a membership card that offers discounts at some local restaurants and businesses.
After the rescheduled picnic (bring your own supper, and they'll provide soft drinks and watermelon), the next recreational event for the Association is the harbor lighting at Bismore Park at Christmastime.
The Greater Hyannis Civic Association can be reached at PO Box 783, W. Hyannisport MA 02672. According to Pelletier, they are planning a Web site.


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The Arizona Cardinals could be moving from Flagstaff, after a quarter-century of training there.
The team has issued a request to Glendale on proposals to host training camp beginning in summer 2013.
Julie Frisoni with the City of Glendale said they have until Friday to give the team a plan. City officials are meeting Tuesday afternoon to discuss the matter.
Glendale is facing budget issues after the council approved a $300 million deal to keep the Coyotes. The city will have to cut almost $20 million and 200 jobs within the next five years.
"The Cardinals have had a sellout every game since they moved to their new stadium in Glendale in 2006," said Frisoni. "Certainly if it makes sense to host the training camp as well, it's something that we would definitely want to look into."
For Flagstaff, possible loss of the NFL franchise would hurt but "wouldn't be catastrophic," said Wayne Fox, assistant dean with Northern Arizona University's school of business. Still, the city would hate to lose the team.
According to an NAU Center of Business Outreach study, 38,000 fans attended the 2010 camp, generating $9.7 million for the region, and was responsible for 125 jobs.
The report found that more than half of the visitors stayed an average of three days and spent more than $250 per person on each day.
"To me the bigger loss would be the exposure NAU and Flagstaff receive. People around the nation don't think of pine trees when they think of Arizona," Fox said.
The team could very well end up staying in Flagstaff.
Flagstaff and Glendale aren't the only would-be suitors. Other Valley cities could be on the list, although nothing official has been released.
Frisoni said cost is the top priority for Glendale.
"We obviously have to look at all the benefits that hosting an event of this magnitude would bring."


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A few weeks ago we wrote about our strategies for indoor training, including ways to cope with the fact that you're riding your bike indoors. But if you really want to get the most out of your indoor training (and spice up your solo sufferfests), check out some of the new technology available to track, plan and interact with your trainer rides, all from the comfort of your smartphone or tablet.
1. Wahoo Fitness KICKR Power Trainer
First up is the Wahoo Fitness KICKR Power Trainer, recognizable for its use of a "wheel-off" design (since you remove your rear wheel and mount your bike directly on a trainer-mounted cassette). Its super flywheel design with electronic resistance is engineered to replicate the inertia of an actual rider on the road, give the smoothest indoor riding on the market, and run extremely quiet. But we're here to talk tech, and the KICKR Power Trainer has that in spades. Bluetooth Smart and ANT+ technologies wirelessly connect to your iPhone, iPad, iPod or Garmin Edge and let you control resistance levels, structure interval workouts, and simulate real-world courses using your favorite App (including the free Wahoo Fitness App and many other popular cycling Apps and 3rd party software). You even get truly accurate power measurement, since the wheel-off design allows for direct, lab accurate power measurement at the hub which is consistent and calibrated throughout every grueling mile.
But that's not all for the KICKR Power Trainer, as their newest trick is Strava app integration through the new Wahoo Segments app. The Segments app lets you ride any Strava segment indoors – you can compete in head-to-head matchups against any rider, on any Strava segment, anywhere in the world! The Segments app controls resistance to match the elevation profile of each course, meaning the KICKR Power Trainer realistically simulates the grade of each Strava segment's climb in real-time. Resistance adjustments are instant, making it easy to replicate everything from a flat or rolling hill course, to the coast down a hill after a hard climb. When you're finished you can then upload your workout to your Strava profile as an indoor workout.
2. Elite My E-Training App
The folks at Elite trainers have taken a different approach with their e-training technology, but the good news is that all you need to get going is your Elite trainer, the My E-Training App (there is a small annual fee for this service), an ANT+ Wahoo Dongle (for your iPhone), any ANT+ speed/cadence sensor, and any ANT+ heart rate strap (if you want to track heart rate data). Since many of you already have some, if not all, of these pieces, you can be up and running with Elite's sophisticated e-training tech in short order.
It's like having a virtual coach that travels with you whatever your destination – you'll be able to track power, pedal cadence, heart rate, speed, time and distance directly from your iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch with the My E-Training App. You can establish your anaerobic threshold, create personalized monthly indoor training programs, or even create races from all over the world with Google Maps. And of course all of your training data can be saved, shared and exported to chart the course of your training and improvement.
3. Kinetic inRide Watt Meter
If you are interested in the benefits of a wattage-based training program and you've got a Kinetic fluid trainer, then the new Kinetic inRide Watt Meter is a perfect add-on to your training. This watt meter pairs a heart rate monitor and power sensor pod (included in the kit) with the new Kinetic inRide iPhone App to measure wattage with any Kinetic fluid trainer using the Bluetooth Smart communication protocol from your iPhone or iPad.
A highly accurate power curve allows precise wattage readings at exact speeds – firmware in the inRide Sensor Pod measures speed and cadence at the tire, translating it to wattage, and finally, that data and the heart rate data are collected and displayed on your paired iPhone or iPad. When you're done, you can upload your postworkout file to a favorite website or email files to a remote coach – the Kinetic inRide Watt Meter is a great tool for the aspiring cyclist in training.
4. CycleOps VirtualTraining App
The folks over at CycleOps have come up their own VirtualTraining App, for desktop or tablet, that lets you control your training on CycleOps trainers, Wahoo trainers, power meters or with any ANT+ speed/cadence sensor (for a monthly subscription fee). If you're connected to a trainer that lets you control the resistance (like the Wahoo KICKR Power Trainer), you can manage the resistance level to match a virtual route or pre-set training ride. The Virtual training software even integrates GPS and Google Earth technology to synchronize route mapping and videos with actual outdoor terrain, while adjusting the load generation of the resistance unit to reflect actual changes in terrain along the route. It even supports consumer-generated real life video content, so you'll be able to share courses with other cyclists from around the world!
If you have a trainer where you can't adjust the resistance level remotely, like the CycleOps Fluid2 Trainer, you can still use the VirtualTraining App (in conjunction with an ANT+ speed/cadence sensor and ANT+ heart rate strap) to record all of your training data from connected ANT+ or BlueTooth Smart sensors and then upload to the VirtualTraining portal for detail analysis.


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Alumni Basketball Game - Fun for All!by Tom Runge • January 23, 2006 Share:
The annual alumni basketball game included an alumnus who graduated 32 years ago, Paul Smith '74, and one who graduated eight months ago, Nate Bell '05! Regardless of their age, they all played well. At the end of regulation, the score was 53 for the alumni and 53 for the JV team. Somehow, we are still unsure exactly how, it was decided the winner would be decided by a half court shot. After several attempts, Jimmy Owens '06 drained one for the JVs.
Many thanks go out to Mike Warren '93 in the alumni office for setting up the game and to Jon Pactor '71 and Pat Walter '69, the games referees, for making it a fun time for all.


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Last Supper icon
The Last Supper icon (Mystical Supper icon) is over the royal doors of the iconostasis in most Orthodox churches. In front this icon, is where the faithful come to receive the Eucharist at the Divine Liturgy. Beyond the icon, in the Altar, is where the Mystery of the Holy Eucharist is celebrated. A remembrance of the Savior who instituted the Sacrament at the Last Supper.
The icon depicts the last meal of Christ with his disciples in the 'Upper Room' before his arrest. Christ is the central figure at the table. The chalice containing the Precious Blood of Christ is on the table or sometimes being held.
The Evangelist, Saint John the Beloved, is seated next to Christ, as the youngest of the disciples, he is depicted as beardless. He receives in his left hand a piece of the Body of Christ; another morsel is on the table before Christ. The chalice containing the Precious Blood of Christ is sometimes in His Left hand
Judas Iscariot the Betrayer is depicted dipping into the dish (Matthew 26:20-25).


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Waterville, Maine – MIT's women's swimming and diving team dropped first place points in only two of the 16 events on Saturday en route to a 199-92 rout of Colby College. The Engineers stayed perfect on the season after being ranked sixth in the country this week by CollegeSwimming.com's College Swimming Coach's Association of America (CSCAA) Division III Poll.
A tandem of freshman started the meet off with a victory in the 400 yard medley relay for MIT. Katelyn Rossick, Morganne Klein, Christy Rogers and Joanna Yeh combined to win the race in 4:06.01. Another first year, Alexandra Hall, followed that event up with a 10:51.40 showing to win the 1000 yard freestyle before Colby pulled back with first and second place finishes in the 200 yard free.
Rogers got the Engineers back on track with a fin in the 50 yard backstroke, in 27.92, and freshman Calley Murphy took the 50 yard breaststroke in 31.77 before Yeh won the 200 yard fly in 2:11.78. Rogers would pick up her third event win later in the race when she won the 200 yard backstroke in 2:09.88.
Klein would get a second event win in the 200 yard breaststroke, in a time of 2:31.57.
Murphy picked up another event win in the 50 yard fly, in a time of 27.41, and Rossick won the 400 yard IM in 4:42.68.
It took until event 13 for another classman to win a race for the Engineers, and it came when sophomore Elina Hu won the 50 yard freestyle in 25.32.
Senior Katie Creasey teamed with Hu, Murphy, and Yeh to win the final event of the day, the 400 yard freestyle relay, in a time of 3:41.59.
Senior Dian LaScala-Gruenewald won the 1 meter diving competition for MIT, with a score of 186.90. Beth Stavely won the 3 meter competition with a 215.40 score, with LaScala-Gruenewald taking second place
Tech will not have much time to savor the victory, as they are right back at the Zesiger Pool on Sunday. MIT will host a tri-meet with Coast Guard and Springfield starting at 1 PM, which is available for webcasting at http://www.b2livetv.com/partner_members.asp?id=246 .


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Pleated Designer Dress - Member Model Challenge
Added May 22, 2014
by KIMAIS
Fremantle, Austr...
Here is my entry for the Member Model challenge of the Pleated Designer Dress!
Made out of Cotton-Spandex with a slightly shiny satin finish. I opted not to fully line the dress because the fabric is quite thick and with the climate in Australia not really necessary ;-) I did however sew Hong Kong binding on the zipper edges and seams of the bodice for wearing comfort and a bit of couture feel on the inside. The hem on the sleeves and skirt I finished of with a satin ribbon on the inside to add a bit of pizzazz. I made a muslin to check the fit and altered the pattern to fit my 5 ft something petite frame.
Sewing the dress was not very difficult and it does not take much fabric, which was good because I bought the 1,3m left on the bolt and had to puzzle to get the pattern pieces in the right spots to achieve matching of the print. – unfortunately the print was not 100% straight – quite tricky to match the pattern at the seams.
Thanks to my fellow sewing ladies from the BurdastyleSewingClub Perth for helping with the fitting :-) pinning in the back is difficult and I don't own a dress form yet.
you find the pattern here
it is based on a dress by designer Jason Wu – it was worn by Rachel Weisz at the CFDA Awards 2010
Material Notes
Cotton with Spandex, invisible zip 60cm, fusible interfacing, eye+hook closure, satin ribbon, cotton bias tape
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May 27, 2014, 10.02 PMby dirtgirl1949
Excellent work! Love it, you have certainly put a great deal of effort into this, not only with the beautiful fit, gorgeous eyecatching fabric, but the actual matching of the intricate pattern, that alone can be such a frustrating, time consuming part of constructing a well made garment. You have my vote, good luck from the Eastern States….
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May 28, 2014, 07.05 AMby KIMAIS
Thank you – it was a lot of work but totally worth it! I sometimes think to skip the extra time for the muslin, but I know if the garment I make does not fit – I end up not wearing it – and what a waste would that be! ;-)
May 26, 2014, 04.13 AMby sewing fanatic
this looks SO good
May 23, 2014, 08.06 PMby Lindsay Hodgson
Well done! I hope you win. Yours and Anna's were my favourites! :)
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May 24, 2014, 12.31 AMby KIMAIS
Thank you Lindsay! I really liked you dotted version :-) happy sewing
May 23, 2014, 07.15 PMby burdastyle
Congratulations, you are a finalist in our Member Model Challenge! http://www.burdastyle.com/blog/vote-on-the-top-three-picks-in-our-member-model-challenge
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May 24, 2014, 12.10 AMby KIMAIS
Woohoo! This is so exciting – thank you
May 23, 2014, 02.03 AMby Vanessa Da Silva
Fabulous dress, I can't believe you managed that pattern matching with so little fabric.
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May 23, 2014, 02.15 AMby KIMAIS
;-) there was a lot of puzzling around and sore knees involved – I can highly recommend to use transparent foil for the pattern pieces to achieve the print to match at the seams
May 22, 2014, 09.29 PMby Ellen Hatteland
Wonderful!! You have a Great talent!! :-)
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May 23, 2014, 12.29 AMby KIMAIS
Thanks – my first competition entry – so exciting!
May 23, 2014, 06.29 AMby Ellen Hatteland
I cross my fingers for you and wish you all Good luck!!
May 22, 2014, 08.51 PMby maggieg5
Well match pattern on the front, back and sleeves :0) looks great, well done
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May 23, 2014, 12.28 AMby KIMAIS
Thank you! The print on the sleeves is different – I had to cut them in this way to get it to match for the seam in the middle because I ran out of fabric. At the skirt it was impossible due to the shape of the pattern pieces ;-)
May 22, 2014, 01.44 PMby kisses
Love the print…overall nice dress.
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May 22, 2014, 04.51 PMby KIMAIS
Thanks! at first I was not sure about the print – it turned out even better than I imagined. In the shop they had the same print in a lilac-purple- hue as well, but I think this one was the better choice for me
May 22, 2014, 01.31 PMby liliv-1
I LOVE this dress!
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May 23, 2014, 02.08 AMby KIMAIS
Thank you! I am really happy how it turned out :-)
May 22, 2014, 12.12 PMby Michelle Staunton
Wow! I'm in awe of your pattern matching skills with that zipper. Well done, it looks amazing.
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May 22, 2014, 02.48 PMby KIMAISI took the muslin apart and retraced all the pattern pieces twice on transparent foil – worked like a charm for matching the print ;-) unfortunately the print was not 100% centered – I almost freaked out when I saw it
May 22, 2014, 12.02 PMby Couture Academic
Amazing dress! You really hit a high note with this one! Love the fabric and your construction and pattern matching is impeccable. The pictures are really great too – you really nailed it :)
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May 22, 2014, 02.48 PMby KIMAIS
Thanks! You inspired me to give the dress a bit of a couture touch :-D I did not use Claire Schäffers 'figure-8-stitch' in the end though
May 22, 2014, 11.42 AMby Lindsay Hodgson
Wow! Stunning dress. You've definitely nailed it (more's the pity for me as a fellow contestant!) :) The fabric is like a work of art and your construction and matching the print is excellent. Well done and very best of luck!
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May 22, 2014, 11.55 AMby KIMAIS
Thank you! I did spend quite a bit of time on puzzling around with the pieces on the fabric before I cut into it and I double checked over and over before sewing each seam – but I think it was totally worth it!
May 22, 2014, 11.40 AMby IDia
I LOVE the print!
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May 22, 2014, 12.43 PMby KIMAIS
Hehe, I am a bit obsessed with digital prints at the moment ;-) there I bought several prints in the past few month at this shop – they must think I am a bit crazy
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Two local companies coordinate the design, supply, and installment of all the field lighting for AutoZone Park, home of the AAA Memphis Redbirds.
It's no wonder AutoZone Park, the home of the AAA Memphis Redbirds, is getting so much attention lately. This state-of-the-art facility represents a major addition to Memphis, Tenn.'s growing downtown, and it has received rave reviews from both fans and players since its opening last spring. This major hometown project also represents a significant partnership between several local companies that designed and installed the lighting system at the park.
Memphis-based Thomas & Betts Corp., a manufacturer and supplier of connectors and components for the worldwide electrical and electronics markets, designed, manufactured, preassembled, and tested the outfield sports lighting system for the stadium. The company worked closely with another local firm, TAM Electric Co., to facilitate the onsite assembly and installation of the outfield lighting system. With 556 individual floodlights, the system supplies an infield lighting level in excess of 250 footcandles and an outfield level of more than 200 footcandles.
Special sport reflectors that use single-end metal-halide lamps ensure a very narrow beam spread, while the interior coating minimizes spill light.
"In a large sports facility like AutoZone Park, where you're aiming light from as far away as 250 ft, maximum beam control is critical," says R. Keith Booker, lighting applications manager at Thomas & Betts. "Our new reflector and interior finish allow light to be focused on the playing field with significantly improved precision and efficiency."
AutoZone's extensive sports lighting system includes four freestanding steel poles that support three service baskets for up to 72 floodlights per pole. These 130-ft towers, specially designed to sway in an earthquake or high wind, weigh about 35,000 lb each when fully assembled. The companies installed additional sports lighting at three points on the grandstands and at one point on the adjacent Toyota Center office building - for a total of eight field-lighting sources.
Thomas & Betts also supplied all exit lighting and datacom materials for the ballpark, as well as most rough-in electrical products, such as fittings, metallic boxes, conduit hangers, and about 1800 ft of cable tray.
With these new installments, the new lighting levels at the facility exceed even Major-League requirements.


text: One of the best job hunting tips that I have heard lately is to do something for your job search every day. On busy or uninspired days, this may seem like a tall order. But take inspiration from this guy, Jonathan Mann, who is writing a new song and posting it online every day (where potential employers can see his skills in action). The ditties are kooky and actually very entertaining in a "Flight of the Conchords" kind of way, especially given the low production input. My personal faves are the ode to Paul Krugman and "From My Front Door, Vol. 1"


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Russ/Paul, how about adjusting the light level of these new lights? Are you planning multiple levels without filters so that we can do some stealth low-light shooting at night?
The Sunray 1000 and 2000 will have an adjustable brightness, probably a low, medium and High setting like our Elite lights currently use.
Is the battery pod for the Sunray 2000 going to be a complete redesign? I had 2 mystery floods in the past with your existing pod design, hence the guard that I've built for my Bluefin to protect those wee doors on the front. I think the pod design could do with a bit of beefing up. Also I can rarely get the IR light control from my handgrip to work properly. It's hit or miss and I end up having to use the red buttons on the pods to synchronise the levels of my 2 lights (halogens). Would much prefer a simple 3-position switch and some visual feedback about what light level I'm at without cycling through the levels to find out.
The battery pods will be a different design then our current, we are looking at a more robust and simplistic design than what is currently available from any manufacturer. We are on the same track with a simple switch which I also would prefer and lose the button.
Also I'd love you guys to change cables from Subconn to EO. I've had the steel conductors in your Subconn cables fatigue through a few times at either the cable gland or at the change in diameter at the pod end. Never had that problem with EO connectors on various products I've owned. I think they might be copper rather than steel and so survive the repeated bending better. I've now converted the crimped connection inside the lamp heads to a tiny connector block so it's more easily serviced in the field by replacing or shortening the cables when they fatigue through again.
This is also something we are investigating.
Oh, and I had a lamp head flood completely the other day when a cable gland worked loose without me noticing. That could be improved. It only cost me a new bulb after washing everything out.
And last but not least I'm converting my light arms from Locline to Gorillapod links as the Locline just gets noisier and noisier with age. It's kind of embarrassing and I've recently noticed critters actually flinching when I move my lights. In contrast the similar Gorillapod links are silent. I don't know whether that's because of different material from Locline or the fact that they're less hollow.
The Locline has always been a noisy product, not sure about changing over to something else it would have to be something superior for us to consider changing.
Sorry for all the negative stuff. My L&M halogens are brilliant lights when they're working properly, which is most of the time. Nice wide beam with no hotspots at all, having multiple levels is fantastic, and I've only ever had a bulb fail when the light head flooded or I turned the light on with a hot, very freshly charged battery.
[color="#FF0000"]To answer the question on the angle of the beam for the Sunray 2000 its the same as our 21HID lightheads which has an approximate coverage of 75 degrees.
Will shortly send a fuller report on my Bluefin and lights to Paul as discussed by email.
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1. Re: Logging redactionsGeorge_Johnson Apr 6, 2012 9:30 AM (in response to colinodden)
Are you saying that you're using the Search & Redact feature? It's possible with a script to count how many redaction annotations are present. It's also possible with a script to search through a document for a word and automatically add text highlights, and then count how many there are.
2. Re: Logging redactionscolinodden Apr 6, 2012 10:55 AM (in response to George_Johnson)
Hi George,
Thank you. True, I'm using Search & Redact (I'm batch processing OCR, then Search & Redact). I'd use highlighting if I knew how to highlight via script.
I'm glad to know it's a possibility, but searches for various combinations of highlight + logging, redaction + logging, etc. have come up blank. Any suggestions for where I should look?
3. Re: Logging redactionsGeorge_Johnson Apr 6, 2012 11:39 AM (in response to colinodden)
Is all you're looking for is a count of the number of redaction annotations that were added? I'm assuming that the redactions aren't actually applied by the batch prcoess. Is that correct?
4. Re: Logging redactionscolinodden Apr 6, 2012 11:54 AM (in response to George_Johnson)
I'm writing this to clarify: I'm running two batch processes:
Process one: OCR originals and save a copy.
Process two: operating on the documents saved from process one, Search & Redact (marking for redaction) based on one or more search terms.
Now, if marking for redaction doesn't create a "redaction instance" that gets logged / counted, no problem. We don't mind doing the actual redactions on a copy of the PDFs, since we'll retain the un-redacted copies to actually read.
That is, we could OCR in one step, search&redact (applying redactions) in another step that creates files we'll just toss because the point was just counting / logging, and then search&redact marking for redaction but not applying so that we have little red rectangles around our search hits.
(thanks again)
5. Re: Logging redactionsGeorge_Johnson Apr 6, 2012 12:54 PM (in response to colinodden)1 person found this helpful
Here's a simple script that will count the number of redaction annotations in a document and show the total in an alert popup.
syncAnnotScan(); annots = getAnnots(); var sum = 0; if (annots) { for (var i = 0; i < annots.length; i += 1) { if (annots[i].type === "Redact") { sum += 1; } } } app.alert("Total redaction annotations: " + sum);
This just demonstrates that you can determine the number of redaction annotations with a script. You can adapt it to suit your needs. For example, you could use it in a batch process and write the number for each file to the JavaScript console by changing the last line to:
console.println(documentFileName + ": " + sum);
When you open the console (Ctrl+J) after the batch process, it will show a line for each file that shows the file name and the number of redaction annotations.
6. Re: Logging redactionscolinodden Apr 10, 2012 8:17 PM (in response to George_Johnson)
This is extremely helpful. Thank you. Now I'm off to figure out how to reliably write to files rather than to the console.


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Santiago: Three Chinese citizens died after jumping into the sea from a fishing boat in the Strait of Magellan in an apparent attempt to reach the Chilean coast and seek asylum.
A fourth member of the boat`s crew is still missing.
The incident was confirmed by Chilean navy Lt Cmdr Milidrag Delic, who said they were able to recover the bodies of three men from the Hong-Da 2, currently anchored near the strait.
Delci said he was notified around 8 am Sunday when officers of the Hong-Da 2 said that the four men were no longer on board and some survival equipment such as life jackets were missing.
They concluded that the Chinese fishermen had jumped in the sea in order to swim to the Chilean coast.
"That morning the dead bodies of three crew members were found. A fourth crew member is still missing, so the search continues," Delic said.
Radio Bio Bio, which identified the crew members as Wang Hao, Yin Xingqi, Yang Cunbao and Sun Changman, said that the water`s freezing temperature was a key factor in their deaths.


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RTC Conference Primers: #26 – Big South ConferencePosted by Brian Goodman on October 9th, 2011
Mark Bryant, Big South Director of Multimedia Development and writer of BigSouthSHOUT, is the RTC correspondent for the Big South Conference. You can find him on Twitter at @BigSouthSports
Reader's Take I
Top Storylines
- Mountain High Expectations: Will UNC Asheville hold serve as the favorite, now that the team is no longer in its typical role as the scrappy underdog? Observers and opponents will not have their focus elsewhere this year, and Asheville will be showing off a new arena, no longer in the extra-cozy confines of the Justice Center which always provided a significant home court edge.
- New to the Big South: Some familiar names to SEC fans have found their way to the Big South. Mamadou N'Diaye, who played for Cliff Ellis at Auburn, will join Ellis on the Coastal Carolina bench, and B.J. McKie, who played at South Carolina when Barclay Radebaugh was an assistant there, will be part of Radebaugh's staff at Charleston Southern. Meanwhile, Radford is the lone school with a new head coach, as Mike Jones comes in to lead the Highlanders. Campbell, a founding member of the Big South, rejoins the conference for the 2011-12 season.
- Tourney Turnover: Changes to the Big South Championship format will allow all ten eligible teams into the field (Presbyterian College has one remaining year of transition to Division I and cannot play in the postseason). Championship Week will be a wild ride, with the #7 & #8 seeds hosting the #9 and #10 seeds as "play-in" games on Monday night to get into the straight eight-team bracket. The winners will be reseeded as the #7 and #8 seeds for the quarterfinals to allow for traditional pairings (1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs. 6, 4 vs. 5). Wednesday and Thursday of that week will be the quarterfinals and semifinals, all planned for the top seed's home, with the Saturday final at the home of the higher surviving seed.
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Body Found in Egg Harbor Township
Authorities are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found Friday morning on Uibel Avenue near Tilton Road in Egg Harbor Township.
According to The Press of Atlantic City, police and the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office had part of the intersection and a nearby property blocked off by yellow crime scene tape and officers were talking to area residents. The prosecutor's office has confirmed that a dead woman was at the site. The investigation continues.